Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 10, 1889, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1889, THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. . Wheat Active at a Lower Aver- age Price. CORN DULL, BUT RATHER FIRM, Oats Exceedingly Tame—Provisions Slow—~Traders Inclined Act Oonservatively—Cate tle—Hogs. w CRICAGO PRODUCE MARKETS, Cnicaso, Dec, 0.—<[Special Telegram to Tue Bee, |—Wheat was active at an average lower price than on Saturday and the market closed weak, though in the opinion of many in shape for a reaction. temper of the market has been decisively bearish for quite a time—long enough pos. sibly to develop a larger short interest than is strictly safe. Such at least, however, do not have much confidence and are not talk- g in @ hopeful vein, Strangely enough they are gotting their strongest support from tho northwest. The movement of wheat up in that verritory is still larger than expected, but the proof is to strong to be disputed that the receipts at forwarding points will fall off sharply. Tho whoeat carrying roads are dropping off their “‘extras’ and the number of empties is on the increase, The graud “cleaning up” now 10 progress accounts for the prolongation of the heavy receipts at Du- luth and Minneapolis. The speculative lines of wheat put out for northwestern account are being freely covered and buying for in- vestment is reporied on an extensive scale for millers, grain merchants and others in that section. Locally there was a general disposition on the part of the longs to liquidate and on be- half of the shorts to cover. Trade was quite acuve most of the time though price Huctua- tions were restricted to narrow limits, May wheat opened at 8ic, advanced to 83l5@ 841{c, sold off to 82I¢c, rallied again to 83gc. It settled back Lo 824 @S27gc. Sev- eral times thereafter the prico got to $3¢ and during the day an immense awount of May property changed hands at this figure. After the visible supply statement wus posted the price got to d2fie. During the last hour 823¢c was the prevailing price, The close was 827;@Sdc. December opened at 78%c, ranged "t 78M@iNMe and closed at TSigc! January ovened at70lge, ranged at 790 high and to 785 @idd{c low. ' The close was 785 Compared withi Saturday’s prices the clos. ings show a net depreciation of J@c, ho corn market was inanimate but rather firm. The mildness of the weather and the humdity of the atmosphere is preventative of new corn grading into contract quality and is consequently a constant menace to those who are short for near deliveries, There was a good demand for cash corn and only moderate offerings to go to store, The fluctuations were narrow und the business dono was chiefly local in character, but moderate firmness prevailed to~ the close. The estimated receipts for tomorrow were 880 cars. The closing prices, December 32¢, January 81 ‘e, show very little change since the closo on Saturday. Oats were exceedingly tame with only light speculative business, chiefly in That future was practically steady at 22%¢c, while Junuury was @ sbade weaker and the other months neglected. The posted recoipts were large with 95 out of 268 curs passing into contract grade, while the withdrawals from store were unimpor- taot. Trading was mostly of & scalping character with the small decrease in the visible exerting no wfluence. No. 2 regular was dull with 203¢c bid, while trading in cash oats was chictiy by sauple. The provision trade opened in a rather slow manner, Hutchinson bought consider- able property of all kinds, but aside from this there was no murked feature to ‘the murket. Traders as a rule were inclined to act conservatively and the little speculation indulged in appeared to be largely of a scalp- ing order. January shorts continued their covering of contracts inaugurated last week, Packers made only moderate offerings and in their selling favor May to nearer months, Fluctuations in prices all around were con- fined to small limits. Selling was also easier. Compared with Saturday closings showed a decline of 12}4c in Decetmber porl, 214k in Muy pork and_all delverics of lard, and 23¢@5c 10 short ribs. January pork was unchanged. CHI1UAGO LIVE STOCK. Cmicaco, Dec. 9.—[Special Telegram to Tae Ber.]—CaTTLE—On account of the big run business was siow to get under way; receips and salesmen had to busy them- selves 1n getting pens, feed and water before they could show their stock, and then again buyers finding that cattlo were pouring in over every road and on every train, were in no hurry, having plenty of stock to select from at their own convenience. 1t is almost needless to say that with an increase of 4,000 on the run ot 71,000 last week that prices on about everyting ruled lower: msdium and common grades of natives were literally neglected, left to'the very last. With about 1,000 cars' of stoock on the marketamong ‘which were only 4,000 Texans, it will be un- derstood that there was at least 10,000 plain and common steers, cows, bulls, etc., smong the offerings, and as stated bove all sold & shade lower. few fancy Christmas steers that sold at big prices cut no figure in the general trade, Texans sold steady and there was some mquiry for stockers and feeders, At the el there was a large number of fair to Eood cattlo that had uot been offered. holce to extra beeves, Christmas, $5.10@ X edium tosgood steers, 1850 to 1500 , #3.90(@4.75; 1,200 to 1,830 1s., §3.50@4.25; 950 to 1200 1bs, $2.85@3.75, Stockers and feeders, $2.00@2.55; cows, bulls abd mixed, $1.80@2.85; bulk, §1.90@2.80. Texus steers, $2.10@285; cows, $1.50(@?.10, Hous—Owing to the exaggerated rumors concerning the big run the market opencd a shade lower, but ut the decline there was an active demand, the great bulk of heavy and anlm“ #rades selling at $3.70, afew at 05@3.0714, and o few at $8.75. Light sorts - were steady ut $8.70, FINANCIAL, New Yonk, Dec. 9.—|Special Telegram to Tux Ber.|—Srocks—The close of last week left Wall street feeling more hopeful than for some time, The poor bank statement 'was woré than overbalanced by the im- proved oal-lnnll caused by a liberal buying of bonds. uch anxivty was expressed about the action of the market early tlis week, The opening proved to be comparatively quiet this morning and while a firm tone prevailed after tho opening the tirst sales were made at concessions from Saturday's elosing figures of )¢ to 3¢ per cent generally, ‘while Lackawanna was down ¢ per cent and Reading und Burlington each #{. There were slight further recessions in some in- stances, but prices soon began to mend and the opening los were generally made up ‘with something in addition, though the only really strong stock on the list was New En- glaud, which rose 1§ per ocent to 45%. Buar, on the other hand, was exceptionally weak and reduced 1% to 68§ before its de- cline was checked. The upward movement became more pronounced toward the end of the hour aud Wheeling and Lake Erie pre- ferred rose 1, and Chicago Gas 13, swocks, New England, and were active features and o'clock the market wi sctive and strong at the highest prices weached. During the hour to noon New England lost ) per cent, Missouri Pacific went off to 673 and up again w €S, Chi- ©ago Gas showed further gaiu to 48} while Sugar proved very uustable, going off to 673 and later selling at 63, Graoger group was firm at best figures. Except a little rufiie caused by the Burlington & Northera, there were uo rate disturbauces today, The money market was fairly active with loans 84510 6 pes cent. There was & reaction from the best prices touched about noon. A second upturn occurred in many stocks before the close, while a few, noticeably Grangers showed a sagging tendency to the close. Cbi- cago wentto 441 and closed at about 2i¢ better at 433, Sugar showed a netloss of i at 6815, Louisville, Cunada Southern, Lake Shore, New Engiand, Manitoba, and Ten- neesee Coal all closed with gains, extending from I to %. Northwestern, Burlington, and Atchisor, wern steady at the close. Rock Island, St. Paul, Missouri Pacific, Union Pacitie, Lackawanoa, and Reading showed iosses of 14@% per cent. The total sales wore 207,700 shares, The following were the closing quotations ; 1. 8.48 regular, Northern Pacific . 48 coupons. .., (1o preferred. B digaroguiar. M1 . & N, W, 8,448 conpons. . 104 o prarerred NeBs of "5.....115 | N,Y.Central Central Pacific. ... 34 1.& Chicago & Alton . 130 Chieago, Burlington &QUINGY . ... 1031 .. L& W, L1 iinols Centrai 2 11 T 18 W iy [ Ransas & Toxas Lake Shore Michigan ( t. L. & P do preforrad Western Union Moxey—Easy, ranging from 8 to 6 cent, last loan 4 per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE cent. StErLING Exomaxer—Quiet and steady: sixty-day bills, $4.8015; demand, $1.54. ParER — 07} per Mining Stock New Yonk, Dec 9.—[Spocial Telegram to Tite Bee.]~The following ara the min- ng stock quotations: Alie |Horn Silver Homestake |Mexican. . |M. Diablo {Ontario Plymouth [savage ...... PRODUCE MARKETS, Crioaco, D 215 Con Cala & Comatock, T, I Comstock, T\ Sci Deadwood El Cristo. 9.— 5 p. m. closo— December, 78'5¢; Jauuary, Steady; December, May, 333, Steady; December, o IRye—December, 4414c. Barley—Nothing doing, Primo Timothy—8§1.21. $L4L January, $9.40; May, eady: January,$3.90@5.921¢; May, teady; unchanced: winter wheat, spring wheat, $3.65@4.90; rye, buckwheat, $1.50@2.00 per cwt. ons—Shoulders, #4.1215@4.25; short 85.10@5.15; short ribs,” January, $4.770@4 , Butter—Lirm;creamery, 18@27¢;dairy, 16@ 230, Cheese—Firm and higher: full cream ched- dars and flats, 9}5@9;¢c; Young Americas, 10@1015c. liggs—Shade easier; fresh, 22@23c. Hides—Steady; light green salted, 6c; dry calf, 5@bc; deacons, each, 20c. Tallox Steady: No. 1 solid packed, 4c; No. 2, 3I{@3gc; cake, 41 Receipts. Shipm'ts. e 14,000 21,000 L T3000 2 Flour, . Whoat. Corn. Oats, 1 New York, Dec. pt 000; exports, 44,000; spot dull and weaker No. 2 red, 8@41c in clevator; 85 0 afloat; 847 @s6ic b, No. 3 red, 80} ;@ 8le; ungraded red, {c. Options niod- erately active, weak and lower. Corn--Receipts, 103,000; spot stronger and fail 2, 43¢ in elevator; 43%{@44c afloat; ungraded mixed, J7@40%c. Options dull ‘and unchanged 0 firmer. Oats—Receipts, 102,000; exports, 60/000: spot fairly active and casier, Options quiet 3 January, 28%c; and lower; December, 283/ spot No. 2 white, S1@$1%c; mixed west steady, 20@30 ern, 27@30c. Coffe: points Decemwber, $15.70@ $ 053 'spot Rio firm and active, fair cargoes, $19.75@10.874. Sugar—Dull but firm; vefined, firm and quiet, Petroleum—Quiet and steady; closed at $1.04}5 for December, Eggs—Quict and weaker; western, 27c, Pork—Active and strong; $11.00@11.25, Lard—Easier and moderately acti Western steam, 80.80(@6.3214. Butter—Quiot; western, Y@19}4c. Cheese—Quiet and steady ; western, 7@10c. Minneapolis, Dec. 9.—Sample wheat— Lower: receipts, 522°cars; shipments, 102 cars for two days, Closing: No, 1 hard, Docember, 77i{c; May, 83¢; on track, 78c} No. 1 northern, December, 75c; May, 8015 on track, 76; No. 2 northern, Décem ber, 72c May, 77i4c; on track, T2@Tie. 4.— Wheat — Easy; closed United Bo; teady; No. 3 on track, 204 @30c. Oats ~Quict; No. 2 white on track, 223§ 23¢. @liurll’y asy: No. 2 in store, 40c. Provisions—Quiet; pork, 9,133, 8t. Lounis, Dec. 9. —Wheat — Lower; cash, 7 8 Corn @30, Oats—Dull; cash, 201§ Pork—Quiet at §10.00, Lard ull at $5.70. Whisky—$1.02. Butter—Unchanged; dairy, 21@23¢. Kansas OCity, Dec. 9.—Wheat—Weak; No. 2 hard cash, 61c; December 603¢ bid No. 8 hard cash, 55!4¢; No. 2 red cash, 3 No, 8 red cash, 63 Corn—Steady; No. 2, cash, 2814e; Decem- e bid; No. 8 cash, 225%(c bid; Dacem- be. 931¢c bid. % o Oats—No, 2, cash, Dec. 9. — Wheat—Steady; Cincinnati, No, 2 red, 80! Clorn—Searce; No. 2 mixed, 881¢c. Oats—Stronger; No. 2, mixed, 24}¢c. Whisky—81.02. Liverpool, Dec. 9.— Wheat — Quict; holders offer ‘moderately; California, s 1d per cental. Corn—Firm, aemand fair; new western, 48 14d per cental, LIVE STOCK Onteagd, Dec. 9.~The Drovers' Journal reports as {ollows Cattle - Receipts, 10,000: market dull and bids 100 lower; beeves, $5,10@5.00; steers, 2,85@4.75; stockers and feeders, §2.00@2 55 Texus catiie, $1.50@2 togs—Recoip! ,000; market averaged lower aud closed strong; ‘mixed, 83,50@3.50; heavy, §3.05@3.50: light, $3.50@8.50; skips $3.00@8.40. Sheep—Receipt Dnatives May, 20% 23c. creamery, 20@24c; 10,000; market_steady: $3.00@5.93; westerns, corn-fed, $3.00 3.10: ‘Texuns, 88.00@4.20, ‘he Drovers’ Journal's London cablegram quotes American cattle }¢c lower. Best steers 12 per 1b estimated dead weight, Kansas City, Doc. 9,—Cattle—Reosipts, 5,000; shipments, §,400; markev lower} natives, $3.004,00; cows, $1.40@2.50; stock. ers ‘und foeders, #,20@5.00; ‘Texans, $1.75@ 2.80, Hogs—Receipts, 7,900; shipments, none; warket opened 5¢ lower and closed firm; light avd heavy mixed, 3 50@3.60, Sioux Olty, Dec. 9.—Cattle—Receipts, 340; shipments, 600; market strong; cows, $1.00@2.15; swockers and feeders, = $1.50: 2.90; veal calves, §2.00@3,15, Hogs—leceij market lower; lignt, $3.40@ beavy, 83.40@3.47'¢: mixed $3.85@3.423¢! National Stock Yards, East St Louis, Dee. 9.—Cattle — Receipts, 2,000; shipments, ¥ market steady; fair to fancy native steers, £3.35@>5.10; stockers and feeders, $1.85@8.10; ravge steers, §2.10@3. 15, Hogs—Receipts, 4,000; shipuients, 3,300 market stoady: heavy, $3.603.70; packing grades, $3.50@8.65; light, $3.40@3,55. e OMAHA LIVE 3r00K. Catule, Monday, Dec, 9, Today's cattle market was in uufvlhlnn but @ satisfactory condition for the seiling inter- est. ‘The reports from eastern powts of heavy receipts and lower markets were de- moralizing, aud the forenoon passed here without anything of importance being done, ‘The buyers were slow to commence the day's trading, and when they did got into the sad- dle it_was only to look around and not io buy. Sellers found it no easy matter even 1o get & bid, to nothing about selling. If salvsmen priced their cattle at steady prices the buyers would ride away with s what-do- | Platte Center; Little, & you-mean-by-asking-such-prices look on their faces. In the afternoon there was some trading. but the market was anywhere from 10¢ to 20¢ lower. A small buneh of Polled Angus beeves,which were contracted for earlier in the fall for Christmas beef, were brought in and weighed up at $5.00, Good feeders were scarce, the supply being made up largely of littie Iowa cattie, and the trado was not very active. Cows suffered in about the same proportion as peef oattle, There were, however, few canners, and some who had that kind of stock thought they got pretty good prices, Hogy. Light hiogs were scarce and commanded firm prices, but heavy and mixed hogs sold a shade easier, The market was fairly active at the prices and the buyers bought up every- thing in short order. Sheep. There were a few sheep here, but the de- mand was extremely light. Reveipts. Cattle, . Hogs, v Sheop . . Prevailing Prices, The followine is a table of prices paid In this market for the grades of stock men- tioned : Prime steers, 1300 to 1600 Ths, . $3.00 Good steers, 1 to 1450 Mhs 00 Good steers, 1050 to 1300 ths. Common 1000 to 1150 1b steers. 2. Wostern steers ¢ Common canners . Ordinary to fair cow Fair to good cows Good 10 choice couws Fair to good bulls. Light stockers and Feeders, 950 to 1100 Ibs. ... Fair to choice light hogs. Fair to choice heavy hogs Fair to choice mixed hogs. Common to rough hogs. R presentaiive Sales. STEERS, Av. Pr. No. Pr. 125 $275 20, 2 275 80 . 358 8 45 8 80... 370 8 65 3 20 85 3 Av. 7 1 nEFERS, 3 40 CANN 115 CHlRISTMAS BEEVES, 1342 5 00 CALVES, 160 4 50 WESTERN CATTLE. Av. Pr. Gisteers, corn fed, Tdaho.......1205 $3 50 Av. Sk. Pr. 160 83 53l¢ 240 160 40 120 120 80 160 120 240 120 80 160 80 sopaaoas SEREATLEE K The Week's Record. Showing the number of cattle, hogs and sheep bought on this market by the different buyers during the past week : OATTLE, Swift and Company.... S George . Hammond & Company . ... Armour-Cudahy Packing Company. .. Omaha Packing Company Shippers and feeders. .. Local...... Molaltys siassses’s: Armour-Cudahy Packing Company. Omaha Packing Company ..., George H. Hammond & Compan) Swift & Company...... Total.oesenaensns tereesaeas 20,747 SHEEP, Swift & Company ..... George H, Hamuwond & Company Armour-Cudaby Packing Company Omaha Packing Combany . Others Total.... 101 Live Stock Notes. Cattle take a tumble. Heavy hogs easier. Light hogs strong, Three cars brought in thirty-five head of buffalo, 006 cow, one moose, one Ksquimeaux dog, six foxes aud one horse. ithrow, an old time railroad man, eteen years connected with the Northwestern, has accepted a position with the Stockyards company and will travel in Nebraska for them, The present week opens with the hog market at about the same point as at the opening of last week, Russia 18 pricking up her ears and gettin, readyto take a hand in the dressed bee! trade. Onoce she gets down to business she will be a competitor in earnest, for she has cattlo on a thousand plains and cheap labor. Her meats, however, will be of o poorer graae than ours, and the competition will be more against Australia and South America than against this country,—Northwestern Live Stock Journal, — With Cattte, market with cattle: Van Ho- rent & Company, Sioux City, Ia., two cars; 8. H. Smith, Swoux City, Ia.; W, Bierman, Battle Creels, Ia; A. H. Hansel, Battle Creek, In.; H. Hangfe, Battle Creek, Ia.: J. W. Risk. Battle Creek, Ia.; M. J. Hughes, Bautle Creek, la.; Philip Unis cars; C. Nutzman, Edison, Ia.; W Eustis: R, Bair, Greenwood, 3 T lor, Shelton, two cars; Farmers (i, & paoy, Mead; W. H. Lee, Wood River, . B. 'dergren, Mead, two cars! Frazler, Siwver City, Ta.; J. Bowers, Blanc! ard. Tu.; Bowers & Company, Blanchard, la. O. Burgess, Weepiug Water; A, L. S man, Sprivgfield; . C. Witham, Douglas G. W. Hushwan, Avoca; George £, Smit Herman; W. Denny, Herman; A, G. Weaver, Bancroft; R B, McGoon, Decorah, {a.; Frank Youung, Fort Atkison, Ia.: K. £. McGoon, Huwkeye; W. Mobaw, Hawkeye; Falkner & Son,| Rodgers; Eddy Brothers, Grand lsland; Willam' Lawn, On the vent . com- two toring & R., Council Bluffs, In.;J. M. Emerine, Council Bluffs, Ia. ~yre With Hogs. On the market with hogs: F\, G. Keine, Alblon; A, Stenfer, . Dodge: J. S. Fordyce, two cars, Central City: J. ). Oar- enter, Central Clty; Sicket & Hawks, Jedar Rapids; C. Welkier, St. F Stanton B, F. Company,- Madison Welch, Clarinda; B, . i First National bank Van Alstine, Arcadia n, Ta.| Hastings, Ia:J. F. McCart' Jennings' & Walker, Daven- J. Jorgenson, Minden, Ia; C. D. , Harvard; J. D. 'Wilson, Fairmont; D, Reed, Crote; W. A. Findlay, Gree H. M. Cubbins, Gibbon; Y. C. Goodell, Budda; Buckley & Rose, Stromberg ; P. L. & Company, Plainviaw; J. W, Stocker, Logan, Is.; P 'Diedrichson, Bennington, three cars; R Blaco, Washiugtony H. C. Lifler, Springfield; G. L. D. Burr; O. Holm- quist,Oakland; E: T H. Pork, Ba Dunlap, Ta.; G. P, George Morehead, Varnes,Missouri _Valle Bortel, Millard; H. A. Nolta, F Thomas _ Harrls, Central City: Rentig, Platte Center: M. H, Jeffrey, Dun can; Nye-Wiison-Moorehouse —compan Johnston & Perry, Weston; Johnston & Comy Wahoo' J. Brown, Blanchard, Ta.; J. C. Seeley, Wilcox, Mo. With Sheep. On market with sheep: J. 8. Fordyce Central City. — OM AHA WHOLESALE MARKETS Groceries, Produce, Fraits, Ete. trictly fresh, 21@23c; cold storage, Peis, TALLOW, ETe.—Green salted hides, 47(c: No. 2, G. S. hides, #3gc; dry flint hides, b@ic; calf hides, 4!4@4} damagea hides, 2c less; sheep pelts, green, each, 25c@ §1.00; sheep pelts, dry, per (b, T@13ige: tal- low, No. 1, 40: No. 2, S@3ige; grease, white, 4@i!jc; yellow, 2 Ns—Fancy Cai SALsoDA— 1%, @4} STARCH—43¢ (05 Porisu—§2,00@5.87 por gross. —Whole, per_1b—Alspice, 9c; Cas- sia, China h factory twius, 11@12%c; off grades, Vau Rossen Edom, $11.50 per 28c; brick, 3 limburger, 1 I T(@Sc; sap sago, i domestic CraNBERRIES—Cane Cod, $9.00@10.00. ver box, $3.00 bbl, common, $2.00@ 0. 20 1b cans, Ti{c. per b for choice. 1g@10¢ per b, i§c per 1b. . 1, 16@19c. PRrov. - Hams, No. 1, 16-1b average, 1bs, 9kgc: 12 to 141bs, 10ic shouldors, 5lge; breakfast bacon, No. 1, 8i7e] ham sausage, Sie; dried beef hams,’ 7ijc} beef tongues, $0.00 per dozen dry salt' maats, 51j@pi{cper 1b; ham rouletto, Oige; add 1c per 1b for small lots, Mess Pork--Per bbl, $1 BANANAS. ccording to size, per bunch, $1.00@3.00. BurreriNe—Tubs, 13 rolls, 14c. Cocoaxurs—Per 100, §.00, Arrr 5L4c. Cin h-bbls, $3.00. Mar: 21 (@150 per 1b, ous Goons—Barley, rina, 4%c; peas, 8c: out meal, 2;( aroni, 11¢; vermicelll, 1lc: rice, saso and tapiocs, 6@ic; Lima beans, 3i Corree — Roasted = Arbuckle's — Ariosa, 249{c: McLaughlin’s XXXX, 24%c; German, 24%c; Dilworth, 243¢¢; Alaroma, 24%c. CorrrE—Green—I'ancy old golden Rio, 28c; fancy old peaberry, 28ic; Rio, choice to frocy, 22¢; Rio, prime; Rio, good,19c; Mocha, 29¢; Java, fancy 'Mandenling, 28¢t Java, good interiod, 24¢;” African, 2034, CANDY 22 per 1b, CHOCOLATE AND CocoA—21@37c per 1b; German chickory, red, Sc. SAusAGE—Bologna, A@dige; Frankfort, 7c; tongue, Sc summer, 16¢; headcheese, 6o, PovrLrry—Chickens, per doz, live hens, 3 spri 50@2.75; dressed, per 1b, 9@ o1 turkeys, live, 8@l0c; dressed. 7@dc; ducks, live, per doz, §2.50@8.00; drvssed, per 1b, 8@c; geese, line, per doz, ¥3.00@9.00; dressed, per 1b, S@de. Pras Feer—Pickled, kits, 75¢; spiced pigs tongues, kits, §2.85; pickled tripe, kits, 63¢; pickled ' H C tripe, kits, 85c; spiced pigs hocks, Kits, $1.15. Drikp FRuiT—Currants, new, 6c; prunes, casks 1300 1bs, 143¢c; prunes, bolsor bags, 434c; citron peel, drums, 20 1bs, 24c; lemon peel, drums, 20 1bs, 20¢; fard dates, boxes 12 [os, 10c: apricots, " cholce evaporated, 14c; apricots, jelly, cured, 25 1b boxes, 15¢; apri- cots, funcy, Mount Hamilton, 25 1b boxes, 16c: apricots, choice, bags, 80 lbs, 14igc; apples, evaporated, Alden, 50 1b boxes, 917c; apples, star, 8%c; apples, fancy, Alden, 5 1b, 10c; apples, funcy, Alden, 2 1b, 10i4c; Salt Lake, 9'4c: ' blackberrics, ‘evaporated, 50 1b boxes, 55@bige; cherries, pitted, dry cured, 14c; pears, California fancy, 1¢s boxes, 251b, 12¢; peaches, Cal. No. 1, fancy, s unp bags, 80 1vs, 15c; necturines, red, 14¢; nectarines, silver boxes, 15¢: vitted, piums,’ Cal. 25 Lbs, boxes, 8igc; raspberries, evap. Y. new, 2514c; prunes, Cal, R C, 90-100 boxes, 25 Los, 65¢c; prunes, Cal, R C, (0-70, 9¢; orange peel, raisins, California Londons, crop 18 i , Cal, loose muscatels, crop 1859, £2.10; Galencias, 1888, 8/{c; Valencias, old, 7o; Cal. seedloss sks, 7igc, Lanp—Tierces—Refine 614c; kettle rendered, 7c. smaller quantities. Woor—Fin average, 21@23c; puarter biood, average, 20 (@21c; coarse, average, 15@17¢; cotts and rough. average, 14@1ic. Funs—Beaver, per 1b, $2.50@4.00: otter, each, $3.00@7.00; wolf, each, b0c@81.25} coon, each, 2@ mink, each, 156@60c; muskrat, fall, 5@de; skunk, rat, 25@60c; badger, rat, 25@8s0c; deer sians, fall, per b, 18@?37c; winte 0 Burrer—Creamery, fancy, 23@25c; choice, 20@21c. Dairy, fancy, 16@isc; choice, 14@ ._Country, fancy, 14@15¢; good to choice, o fair, 10@11¢; inferior, 6@, PiekLEs—Medinm, per bbl, $.00; small, £0.00: gherkios, $7.00; C & B chow chow, C. , Bifc; pure leaf, Add J5e to Jge for medium, OxNI0Ns 0 SAUER KuAur—Bbls, $4.75; h'f bbls, 82 85, Suaars—Cut loaf, 9¢; cut loaf, cubes, Sige; standard, powdered, 8!gc: XXXX, powdered, 9c; granulated, standard, 7 tioners' A, 7Hc; white extra C, 63(c; Cali- fornia golden C, 8%c. Beer ToNGUES—Salt, bbls, $20.00. HAY—$5,00@0.00. Cuor Ferp— Brax—$10.00. CorN—20c, OaTs—18c., VEAL—Choice. medium size, 5@hc; cholco heauy, 3@idc. LyE—$175@4.50 per cas Lave PiaeoNs—Per doz., 81.50. GAmE—Prairie chickens, $4.50; mallard Aucks 00 3 mixed ducks, $1.50@2.00; teal, $1.25@1.50; jack snipe, $1.00@1.25; quail, $1.50@ Juck rabbits, ' $4.00@4. small rabbits, $1.00@1.20;, squirrels, $1.00@1.10, plover, The@#1.00; venniswn saddles, 11@1 carcasses, 6@l0c, 1 Beaxs—Choice hand-picked navy, 8L.75@ 1.80; choice hand-picked inedium, $1.65@ 1.70; choice hand-picked country, $1 50@1.65; clean country, $1.50G81.00; ; inferior country, $1.00(@1.25. d Nurs—Almonds, 15317¢; Brazils, filberts, 12!c; pecans, 1te; walnut: peanut co. slje; roasted, 1le; Tenneseo peannts, e WiAPPING Parerl-Straw, per 1, 2igo; rag, 2){e; mahilla, 1, 7e. Baas—Union Square, 85 per cent off list, SALT—Dairy, 250 1bs in bbl, bulk, $2.10; bost grade, 60, 5s, 82.30; best grade, 100, 3s, #2.40; best erade, 25, 10s, $2.20; rock salt, er hed, :Ifl?;‘ju“‘ry it, Ashton, 50-1b ags, 850; bulk, 224-1b bags, 25; common, in bbls, $1.25, i K FLoUr—State, $4.00@5 00! fancy, $5.00@ Fisu—Dried codfish, 4/@se; sealed her- ring, 24c per box; bol. herring, dom. B5c; Hamburg, spiced herring, $1.50; hol, herring unp, 80c; mackerel, No. 1 shore, #11.50; fancy mess, $13.50 per 100 1bs; white fish, No. 1, §7.00; family, §2.75; trout, $5.25; sal- 0; anchovies, s5e. OiLs—Kerosene—p, W, 9ige; W, W.,113{0; headlight, 12; gosoliue, 74, 12¢; lard, No. 1, 4425 No, 40c; salad oil, $1.25@9.00 per doze) ‘astile, mottled, per pound, 8@L0c; 134@ B, 5@iie; No. b 5o, castile, whits, per pound, 18@15c. CANXED MEATS—Corned beof, 1 1b square cans, $1.90; corned beef, 9 1b square cans, $2.05; corngd beef, 61b 'square cans, $0.50; corned beef 14 1b square cans, $14.00. Lunch tongues, 1 1b round ocans, 2.60; lunch tongues, 2 1b round cans, $4.75. Brawn, 1 1b square cans, $1.20; brawn, 2 1b square cans, 2.00; brawn, 6 Ib square cans, $6.50; brawn, 14 1b square caus, $14.00. Ox tongues, 13§ 1b round cans, $5.00, ox tongues, 9 1b round cans, $6.00; ox tongues, 23¢ 1b round cans, £7.00; ox tongues, 8 1b ‘cans, $3.00, Chipped beef, 1 1b round cauns, §2.00; chipped beof, 2 1b round cans, $4.00. ' Roast beef, 1 1b round cnns, $1.20; roast beof, 2 1b round cans, $2.00, Potted ham, 3 1b round cans, 65c; potted ham, ¢ b round caus, §1.20. Deviled ham, i 1b round deviled ham, 15 16 round cans, . Potted ox tongue, i Ib round cAns, potted ox tongue, b 1b round cans, Compressed ham, 1 1b square can compressed ham, 2 1b square cans, £75. Tripe, 2 1b round cans, $1.80. Mincad collops, 2 1b round cans, §3.2 Boneless pigs feet, 3 1b square cans, Ono pound cans are packed two dozen and four dozen to the case. Two pound cans ae pucked one dozen and two dozen to-cuse. 1alf pound cans packed two dozen to case. Quarter dozen’ cans packed four dozen to case. All vrices per dozen, net. CANNED Frsn—Brook trout, § 1, $2.40; sal- mon trout, 2 1, $2.35; clams, 1 1b, §1.2 clams, 2 15, $2.00; clam chowder, 8 11, §i.25; deviled crabs, 1 h, §2.95; deviled orabs, 2 1b, £350; codtish ball b} caviar, 2 1, 11, &8 s, 2 1h, £2.05: lobsters, de: , 4 25; mackerel, 1 Ib, $1.75; mackerel must- ard sauce, 8 T, $.00; mackerel tomato suuce, 8 1h, $2.60; oysters, 1 1b, 3c: oysters, 2 1b, §1.60; saimon, C. R., 1 t, 81 wlmon, C. R., 9 Ih, §2.80; salmon, Alaska, 1 b, $1.65} salmon, Alaska, 2 1, §265; shrimps, 1 1b, £2.60. A Drugs and Chemicals. Acmn—Sulphuric, per pound, 21{e; citric, per pound, ble; oxalic, per pound, 14e; tar. taric powdered, per pound, 42¢; carbol (@dde, ALUM—per pound, 2 Amyoxia—Carbonate, per pound, 113e. ArRownoor—Per pound, 16c. Barsasm—Copaiba, per pound, 63¢; tolu, 52 0. orAx—Refined, per pound, 10¢. Twines and Rope. Bixpers' TwiNe—Sisal, 13c: 14¢; manilla, 15¢, CroTiEsLINES—Cotton, 50 ft, £1.20: cotton, 60 ft, $1.40; jute, 50 ft, 99c; jute. 60 ft, §1.00, CotroN TWINE—Fine, 20¢; medium, 18¢} heavy hemp, 14e; light hemp, 17c. Sain TwiNe—B, sail, 20c; Calcutta, 14¢; manilla rope, 14c: sisal rope, 113§¢; new proces ! jute, Uigc: cotton, 16¢; hide rope, Hf. & Hf., Lumber and Building Material, Stock BoARDS—A, 12 inch, 6 1 8, 14 and 16 feot, $40.00; B, 12 inch,s 18, 12, 14 and 16 feot, $41.00: 12 1ch, al s, 12 14 and 16 feet, £26.00; D, 12 inch, 8 1 s, 12, 14 and 16 feet, $25.00; No. 1 com 12 in, & 18, 12 feet, $18.00; No. 2 com 12 1, 8 1.8, 14 aud 16 jeot, $17.508 18.50; No.1 com 13 in, & 1 s, 1018 and 20 feet, $10.50; No. 2 com 1210, 8 1 8, 14 and 16 feet, $17.00. PorLAR Lusner—Cloar poplar box bas, % in, 8 28, $85.00; clear poplar, % panel, $80.00% clear poplar, 9 1 panel, §25.00; clear poplar, 3§ 1 panel stock wide, s 2 s, $23.00; clear poplar corrugated ceiling, 7¢. $30.00, Posts—White cedar, 6 i halves, 12 cedar, 514 in Lialves and 8 1 quarters, llc; white cedar, 4 in round, 16c; Tennessco red plit, 16¢; split oak, white, 8c; sawed white Siur Lap—No. 1 plain, 8 and 18 in, $17.50; No. 2 plain, 8 and 16 in, $15.50; No.'1, O G, $15.00. DIMENSIONS AND TIMBER. 121y 14 1t 16 ft 1St 20 fu 22 ft 24 fo 1500 15 00 1500 16 00 16 00 18 00 18 00 1500 15 00 1500 16 00 16 00 18 00 18 00 500 1500 15 00 16 00 16 00 18 00 18 00 2x10 1500 1600 16 00 18 00 18 00 1500 15 00 16 00 16 00 16 00 i8 00 18 V0 2x48x8.16 00 16 00 16 00 17 00 17 00 18 00 19 00 FeNciNG—No.1, 4 and 6 in, 12 and 14 ft, 50; No. 1,4 and 6in, 16 ft, 2, 4and 6 in, 12 and 16 ft, 4 and 6in, 16 fr, $15.00 18t and 2d cleur, 13 inch, 8 2 8. £40.00@ st and 2d clear, 13 and 8 juch, 235, $17.00050.00; 3d clear, 11{ fach, 8 2 s, $43.00@ B solect, 114, 13 and 2 inch, 8 25, $37.00@38,00; 1st and #d clear, 1 inch, s 2 s, $15.00; 8d clear, 1inch,’s 2 s, $36.00; A'se- 1ect, 1 inch, 8 2 8, $34.00; B sclect, 1 inch, s 2 s, £30.00, SuINGLES—Per M—XX clear, $3.20; extra *A¥, $280; standard A, $2.00; 5 inch clear, $1.00@1.70; 8 inch clear, $1.75@1.80; No. 1, clear red cedar, mixed widths, from Washington territory, $3.40: California red wood, dimension widths, $1.50: cypress, clear heaat, dimension widths, $3.25; laths, 2x4., 6 ns—No. 1 com, s 18, 12, 14 and_16 ft, No, 3, do, $16.50; No. 8, do, $14.50; No. 4, do, (shin's cuil), $11.00. Add 50c per M ft for rough. Barrexs, WELL Tunixe, Pickeis—O. G. Batts, 21 inch, 60c; O. G. Batts, 23$@3, ss, 355 dan well tubing, D. & and bev., $22.00; pickets, D. & H., flat, $20.00; pickets, D. & H., square, $19.00. FLookiNG—1st com 6.inch white pine, $34.00; 20 com 6 in whito pine, $31.00; 3d com (i white pine, $26.00; D com 6-in white pine, $2.00; com 4 and 8in yellow pine, $15.00; Stur d-1n yellow pine, $17,00; 1st and 2d clear yellow pine, 4 and 6-in, $19,00, CEILING AND PARTITI 5t com 3f-in white pine partition, $32.00t 3d com fi-n white pine partition, §27.00: clear 5-in yellow pine_ceiling, clear J-in Norway, $14,50; 2a com %-1n Norway, $18.00. Laye—Best, 80c. CEMENT - -$1.25, PLASTER—$2.20, Ham—20c, Buitnine Brick—Common, $8.00@7.50 per M3 solccted, $7.50@9.00 per M: sewer brick, $9.00@10.00 per M. Sasu—60 per cent discannt, Doons, BLINDS AND MouLpINGs—50 and 10 per cent off. TARRED B Stiaw Boar —$2.00 per cwt. 60 per cwt. — Writers Who are Not Readers, Miss Fannie Aymar Mathews enter tains her literary friends most charm ingly in _her beautiful home in Wes- One hundred and Thirty-third street says a correspondent of the Nashville American. Her druwinfi rooms are most artistically furnished and decor- ated. She is oneof the youngest of New York authoresses. Her books which have been most widely read are ‘*His Will and Her Way” and “Tonight at Eight,” a volume of come- dies and comediettas, which had a considerable run. In fact, it is, as she says, the only book of comedies written by uny American author. Re- membering having seen a letter of hers published in Belford’s Magazine, in response to a request sent out to writers by the editor, to obtain_the names of their fayorite books, I expressed my surprise at noting her acknowledge that she had read none ot the works of famous or well known authors with the exception of Shakespeare, **Yes,” said she, *'I guess that was a surprise to the l.)uh\ic generally, and many no doubt thought that 1f I did noy have appreciation enough to enjoy books I ought to have had sense enough not to have confessed 1t, I don’t know why I have a distaste to reading current literature, Isimply know that it is very much like work, and I don’t feel interested in it enough to pursue it. like to write, but 1 dislike reading,” This is another argument in favor of the view taken by so many leading papers not long since indiscussing Mrs, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s limited book education, linked with her un- paralleled success, to the effect that au-~ thors can do good literary work and not be deep readers. Perhaps thereare more writers in the world toaay in Miss Mathews’ condition than would eare to ackoowledge it. I have met a good many writers in New York, and have not found them, ds u class, very foud of talking of books aside from their own, and perhaps of their rivals, In *‘Pen- dennis” Thackery almits, in re- ferring to & visit Pendennis had paid to a gathering of Lon- don literary lights, that no class of jeo- le in the world read less than writers. t may be that writers of fiction at least have preuty well developed imagina- tiousund are fond of exercising them at the expense of receiving the ideas of others. Olive Shreiner, in *'The Story of an African Farm,” touches upon the thought in these words: ‘‘It isa ques- tion whether it were not hetter to be | the shabbiest of fools and know the way up the little stairs of imagination to the land of dreams, than the wisest of men, who seeing nothing that the eyes do not show and feel nothing that the hands Go not touch.” womcdifreieas Mothers will find Mrs. Soothing Syrup the best their children, Winslow’ remedy for 25 cents a bottle. SHROEDER & DEAN, GRAIN, Provisions = Stocks Basement First National Bank. 305 S« 13N h cet, - Omah COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK. = $400,000 Capitaly, <« @ Surplus, - = 40,000 Oficers and Directors—E. M. Morseman, G M. Hitchcock, Jos, Garneaw, Jr., A. Henry, B ndorson, Wm', G, Maul, v pres': L. 1t Will A. D Hopkins, pres.; A. Millard, casnier; Tyant, assistan! nie: NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANK. U. 5. DEPOSITORY, OMAHA, NEB. Capltal..... A 400,000 Surplus Jan, 1st, 1889..... 52,000 OFFICERS AND DIRECIORS: Hexny W, President. L Vice President. A, W.'V. Mons Jony 8. CoLut 1. ¢ J.N WK Cashler, THE IRON B K. Cor. 12th and Farnam Sts, A Genoral Banking Business Transacted. ON SALE PRINCIPAL POINTS EAST, WEST, NORTH and SOUTH 1802 FARNAM STREET. (JOSEPHCILLOTTS . STEEL PENS GOLD MEDAL PARIS EXPOSITION 1559. | Nos, 303-404—170-604. . | THE M0ST PERFECT OF PENS. et Expelled - i sixty minutes with head or no fee; no fasting required. Send 2c stamp for circular. ' D M. 18t. 722 Ollve st., St. Lou Debllitated thro® o R or RKFUND NONKY, & . Worat pamphiet be. atamy lleBi. CHICAGO, WEAK suering tr T Yot iy :'f Lpariculars for Bomo cure, FOWLER, Moodus, Gonn. THAEL WANUFACIORERS KIRKENDALL, JONES Buccessors to Reed, Jones & Co. Wholesale Manufacturers of Bots & Sioes Agents for Boston Rubber Shoe Co., 1102, 1104 und 1103 Iiarney Street, Omaha, Nebrasks. free of ORZ & ILER, Lager Beer Brewers. 1581 North Eighteenth Streot, Omans, ornice. ORNICE WORKS Pumps, Pipes and Engings, 5, lay and mining supplies, etc. i, 2), ¥z and Y24 ¥arnam street, Omal U+ S. WIND ENGINE & PUMP CO., Steam and Water Supplies, Halllday wini mills, 918 and 920 Jones st., Omaha. G. ., Hoks, Actl Bteam, BROWNELL & C0, Engings, Boilers and General Machinery, Bheet-iron work, steam pumps. saw mills, 12152215 Leavenwortl strevt, Omahis, ol o PAXTON & VIERLING 1RON WORKS, Wrought and Cast Tron Bullding-Work. and l}!h stioet, Un:lll‘ OMAHA WIRE & IKON WORKS, Manufactavers of Wirg and I Railings Deak rails, window guards, flower stands, wire s1gus. 10, 23 I street, O OMAHA SAFE & IRON WORKS, Manr'rs of Fire and Burglar Proof Safes, Ve ireon aron o et ad dathson Al o 0 B, M. A. DISBROW & (0, Wholesale manufacturers of (81, Duor, Blnds aud Mouldlugs, ~SoUTH omARA UNION STOCK YARD €O, Of South Omaba, Limited, OMAHA JOBERS DIRECTORY, ~=~JINNORA 8 MRTCALF 00, ¥ { Agricult'l Implements, Wagons, Carriagey Bugkies, eto. Wholesale. Omahn, Nebraska. DDDARD O tarers nnd Jobbers in Wagons, Buggies, Rakes, Plows, Bta. Cor. 9th and Pacific streets, Omahs. _____Artists’ Materials, A. HOSPE, Jv., Artists' Materials, Pianos and Organs. 1513 Douglas strect, Omahin, Nebraska ___Boots and Shoos. _ W. V. MORSE & €O, Jobbars of Boots and Shoe: 101, 1104 1105 Douglas stroct, Omahn. Manufactory, Sumimor stredt, Boston. Coal, Coke, Eto. TTAMES W. THAT HER COAL CO, Miners and Shinpers of Coal and Coke, Room 21 U. & Nattonal Bauk Building, Omal TOMAHA COAL, COKE & LIME Oy Jobbers of Hard and Soft Coal. 200 Bouth Lith street, Omaba, Nebraski NEBRASKA PUEL 0O, Stippers of Coal and Coke, 214 South 13th street, Omaha, Nebraska, Commission and Storage. _ RIDDELL & RIDDELL, Storage and Commission Merchants, Bpeciaitios -Hutter, . eame, 0 i = DEAN, ARMSTRONG & CO. Wholesale Cigars, 402 North (th Street, Omaha, Neb, ““Hello" 1439, —__Dry Goods and Notions, UM B SMITH & 0., Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods and Notions 1102 and 1104 Douglas, cor. 1ith street, Omaha, 3 KILPATRICK KOCH DRY GOODS GOy Timporters & Jobbers in Dry Goods, Notions Gents' Furnishing Gools. Cornar 1th and Marney streets, Omaha, Nobraska. Furniture TDEWEY & STONE, Wholesale Dealers 1 Furniture, ‘ set, Gmalin, Nobrasca 1IVERICK, Farnitare, Omnhu, Nebraska. ____ Grooeries. MeCORD, BRADY & €0 Wholesale Grocers, 15th and Leavenwcerth streets, Omaha, Nebraska. __Hardware W.J. BROATCH, Heavy Hardware, Iron and Stecl, 8prings, wagoz stock, harnw lumbor, ete. 1209 1310 Harney street, Omaha. HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR, Builders' Hardware aud Scale Repair Stiop Mecbanies Tools ‘and Buffalo Scales. 1405 Dougiag street, Omulin, Neb, _Lumber, Eto. JOHN A. WAKRFIELD, Wholesale Lumber, Etc. Imported and_ American Portland Cement. agent for Milwaukee lvdraulic Cement Qi White Limo. CHAS. R. LEF, Dealer in Hardwood Lumber, Woud carpets and parquet flooring. 9th and Lougles treets, Omalia, Novraska. OMAHA LUMBER CO., AllKinds of Building Material at Wholesale 18th street and Unlon Pacific track, Omaba. LOUIS BRADFORD, Dealer in Lamber, Lath, Lime, Sash Doors, ele. Yards—Corner 7th and Dougias, OMos Corner 10th and Douglas. FRED. W. GRAY, Lumber, Lime, Coment, Etc., Ete, Corner ith and Douglns streets, Omaba. Staty C. N. DIETZ, Dealer in All Kinds of Lumber, 13th and California streets, Omaha, Nebraska. Millinery and Notions. Bk 1. OBERFELDER & CO. Tmporters & Jobbers in Millinery & Notions 203, 210 and 212 South 11th street. Bt G Wholesale Notions and Furuishing Goods, 1124 Harney sireet, Omuha. 'ON LIDA A C Wholesalo Refined and AXlo Grense, etc. _Omaha, Lubricaing 01 A. H. Bishop, Manager. P e 02 e e v CARPENTER PAPER CO., Wholesale Paner Dealers. ©arry A nice stock of prin'ing, wrapping and writl paper. peotal witention u1von 1o card papere 8 __Safes :to, 4. L. DEANE & (0., General Agents for Hall's Safes, Jobbers of Toys, Dolls, Albaus, Fancy Goods, House Furnishing Goods, Children's Carriages. 128 Farnaw sireet, Omnhia, Nob. v ey —THE—— CHICAGO SHORT LINE OF THE Chicago, Milwaukes & St. Paul R'y, The Best Route from Omabia and Councl) Bluffs to ———THE EAST TWO TRAINB DAILY BETWEEN AND COUNCIL BLUFFS ouan4 —AND— Milwaukee, Minueapolis, Cedar Rap! Rock Island, Freeport, Rockford, Dubuque, Davenport, Madison, Janesville, Winona, La Crosse, And all otber importamt Kast, Nortueast anll s » Yor through tickets call on the tieket P‘-;Dnm 1SR Geke Srt nf.fi":'#}fl ul \lman Sleepers and non Mauoager. ral Passenger anll