Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1889, Page 11

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, DRCEMBER 22, 1‘580---T\\ ENTY PACES THE CONDITION OF TRADE, A Brisk Demand for Money Raz- ported by Bankera. ALL CALLS PROMPTLY MET. Funds in Request in the Country by Those Whe Are Feeding Stock— Standing of the Othor Branches, In Local Commercial Circles, The clearings for the week footed 84500, 862.14, an incroase of 10 1-10 per cent, ankers report a brisk demand for money, but say they have been able to meet all calls, though rates are decidedly stiff at 8 to 10 per cent, and the market closer than n week ago. The country is calling for currency to loan to stock feeders, who are heraing larger num- bers of cattle, sheep and hogs 1n this state than usual, and the money paid out for grain, for this purpose is having a very beneficial effect and has given great relief locally in sections within a distance of about two hun- dred miles from this citv, Farmers are re- ceiving 15 to 18 conts for corn, and where they have seventy-five to eighty bushels to the acre they find their year's work re. munerative. In the western partof the state prices are iower and much complaint is heard. Jobbers report trade quiet. Salesmen are coming home and after the Christmas jobber has disappeared preparations for stock taking will begin und the uet results of the year’s business be nscertained. Sales will probably not show larger in dollars and cents this year than last, but theve are very few houses but what bave male money and all seem fairly satistled, at the samoe time regretting that the extraordinary weather of the past two years has so seriously affecied nearly all branches of trade. Coal men are hurt more perbaps than others, as they have felt not only the effect of the weath but also a scarcity of cars, the enormous aemand on the railway companies for roiling stock to handle grain preventing them from serving almost all others, The produce markets have been quiet. The warm weuather the first of the week and the wet spell of the latter part united to do- press the market and concessions were freely made_to effect sales, Choice butter held its own, however and prices are firm. Eggs are lower for ice house stock, of which large quantities have been thrown on the market in poor condition, but strictly fresh are in active demacd at quotations. Apvles uro higher and scarcer, and potatoes and onions are in good demand and firm at quotatious, Collections arc not as readily made as job- bers wish and there is no doubt but what traders in the country could exert a bene- ficial pressure on their debtors and by forc- ing payments there be able to remit more hberally in setilment here. Quite a number of extensions have been asked for and granted till jobbers are bezinning to tire of the state of affairs existing and ure inclined to compel payments. ‘There is no doubt but what country merchants can, 1\f they will, help matters materially by forcing coliections and they should go to work at once and per form this very necessary and essentiul duty . Retail trade is brisk for holiday wares, but collections have fallen offngain. Secretary Windom’s advance statement of xports of beef, hog and dairy produvcts for November shows a total of §9,808,000, against 3,000 for November, 1888; and for the en months ending November 30 a total of 58,000, again: 191,000 for the corre- g period of 1888, hhi pers of gruin to the seavoard are still comp nining of & freleht biockade, though 1t o ostimatod that not far from soventy thou: sand carloads are now in process of removal from the west to the east, and the weather does not interpose a bar to the work. How much londer the compluints would be in case of a deep snowfall it is impossible to guess. _.And it 1s about equally dificult to estimate the extent to which the consumption of corn is stimulated by the fact that a good article is offered at exceptionally low prices, 'f'he total amount of anthracite conl mined thus far in the year 1889 is 33,278,614 tons, compared with 6,250,457 tons for ‘the same period last year—a decrease of 3,001,873 ons, The Cincinnati Price Current reports the paclang at thirty-eight points in the west Jast week as amounting to 435,000 hogs, against 400,000 for the corresponding weel in 1888—an'increase of only 25,000, Weskly Bank Statement. New York, Doc. 21.—[Special lelegram to Tie Bee.]—The weekly bank statement ahows the following changes: Resarve, increaso.... 8 7(&'5‘075 Deposits, increase. . Circulation. decroaso. The banks now hola $3,303,7 5 the 35 per cent rule. The axporls of specio from the port of Now York last week amounted to §1,15,000, of which 860,797 was in gold_and 1,118,260 silver. Of the total exports $10,101 in wold and $1,116,000 silver, went to Europe and 36,600 in ¢old and $1,600 in silver went to South Amorica. The im- ports ot specie for the week amounted to F503,03, of which #284,2%4 was 1 gold and #19,040 silver, ————— OMAHA LIVE sTPOCK, Cattle, Saturday, Dec, 21, There is not much to be said of today's cattle market. There were only a few cattle here, but such as the buyers wanted they took at steady prices. Good cuttle were scarce, but there was one bunch of good steers that sold at $4.00, There was some tradajng in cow stuff and stockers and feed- ers, but it was rot heavy. The week closes Wwith the yards preu,v weel cleared, Hogv, ‘The hog market opened at about steady prices, but weakened shortly and closed 5@100 lower, The decliue was due appar- ently to.the break in castern markets. The weather whigh we are having now, warm and damp, is VYery bad for the packers, and without & doubt must huve more og less effect upon the market, Cold weather Would be greatly appreciuted just at present. The s0ld on Monday at $3.45@3.00, princi- ly at#3.50(@8.05, On Tuesday over halfjof l.he hogs sold at #3.45, with a few top loads at 355, The market showed some improve- ment on Wednesday and $3.47:5@3.50 bought -lmnluvo thing, with the exireme range £3.4003.55, The pruvllllnf price on_Thurs. day was §5.50, with a few londs at #3.521(@ S.M and n mp loud at 857}, On Friday bou ht the hogs, with the great ik Sty Sheep. ‘Thero were a fow sheap here today, some of which sold at #4,25, Leveipts, PETTI . 8% L 5,000 s 519 Prevailing Prices. “Pho followine is & table of prices 0id in this 1arket for tho grades ol stocl men: 60 @0.10 288 & 8 e 5 B e SEusrezzees Esagezeesd 001 P 58 238 gg Ripresentative Sales, STEERS, Av. Pr, 2 g P— gesgead L1510 120 o Owner and No. i7 steers, rough cornfed., Dixon— ! " cows . Eldridge — 34 feeders. A feeders, N foeders. 30 steers, ( Av. Sh. 3100 & 160 2)0 160 80 160 e N T S £ 3 B e siBar. 210 westerus, cornfed Purcha Buyers, Swift & Company George H, Hommond & Compar Armour-Cudahy Packing wmpmn_v Rotnschild & Lee. Hamlton, S. & Co.. Shippers and feede s Armour-Cudahy Pa Purchascs of Hogs Today. Showingthe number of hogs bought by the packers and loading buyers on today's market Armour-Cudaby Packing Co.., Omaha Packing Co Swift & Company G. H. Hammond & Co 2,260 Livs stock Noton A few sheep sold. Cattle unchanged. Hogs opened steady. Hog warket closed H@10c lower, Liberal hog receipts for Suturday, ‘V‘lll Cattle, On the market with cattle: Wright & Allen, Germantowns entry.” Adums; Philip 15. MeDouald, Cra H. Brennan, Ponca; A, C, Butler, Ponéa; W.L. Boughn, Harlan; W. H. Erretr. Harlan; A. I, Nich ols, Hazard; J. It McKeo, Palmyra; Stan- dard Cattle company, Ames; Charles Strath- ern, Long lsland, Kas.; H. & ., Riflo Cresk, Co ' Dietz, Buda; 1% C. Dick- son, numm.m,nuk Flarldreau, ¥, Flotcher, Flandreau, Dak.; J, 4 vor City, [n; . A. Morton, Hen- derson, L. C. . Percival. With Hogzs, On the market with hogs : George Boetel, Millard; . Adams, Logan, In.; J. Hastio, Cook; Manley; R. Blaco, Arlington; N Morehouse company, Colon; Packard L 3. company, Creighton; J. H. Blaukinson, Coleridge; C. Sprecher, Donison; M. ). Stévens, Denison ; i J. Cutduwell, Hatlau; | W, . Breoty, Hur an Schonflold & L, Walaut; Bradshaw; Hins & Hross, Masons AT, Aichols, Hg arn; J. L. McDonough, Parks, Burwell; Price Dilter; J. T. Goodell, Western. rostrom. Malmo; W. C. Shelton, Cent- ral Citys P, J. Murphy, iogers; T. Hodges, uou‘.mie, W. . Rickléy, Columbus; W. L. KKearney; C. A. B. Ass'n, Cambridge; R. N. Gilson, Minden; Leslie & B., Bolvi- dere; J. W. IPrice, Brax Minden; J. R. Mayne, ng; J. Jotgenaon, 1enderson 3 Olinger, Kearney: . L. Willis, M.uu-un- G. B. Kelsey, Mount Vernon: M. Bruner, Binghaw, fa; L. Stitt, Coin, In.} Wood & i, Clarmont: Howard & Morrill Northboro; J. C, Welch, Clarinda; Lowis Hatawall, Macodoma: . W, Shelton, Por- cival. uromcn.' With Shoep. market with sheep: J. S. huylor. OMA HA WHOL Groceries, Produ Fruits, Ete, I&L 21@230; cold storage, Hipes, PeLs, TALLOW, E7c,—Green salted c: No. 2, G, 8, hldal, iye; dry flint To; call hudes, 43{@4ige; damagea 2¢ loss; sheop pelts, froes, cach, 250@ n!mnnpun dry. per 1b,, T@13}e: tal- B@ilfe; greuso, white, No N yollnw, B @i —Creamery, fancy, 23@25¢; choice, m@.nm Dairy, fancy, 16@i70; cholce, 14 6. Country, &AIIO_VA T4@1de; xo%&o chioice, 1@ nforior, KLEs—Medium, per. bbl, $5.00; small, ww ghorkius, 8 um); C & B chow cliow, qts, 85.85; pts, &i. HoTiribesboi@ios for ololce, Ox10: 600 Savkn Kraur-—Bbls, $475; ' bbls, $2.85, . SugAks—Cut loaf, w cut loaf, cubes, Sigo; ‘standard, powdered, §'Jc: X, nowdered, 9c; granulated, ssandard, 7040; confeo- tioners' A, 7ige; white extra G, 003 exira graah 3¢o: amber, 63¢; Califoraia goldou Buv Toxa Salt, Luls, $20.00, Hax—$5.00@¢.00. Cuor l“ll’l)—.l: 00 Bran—$10.00, Corxn—19c, Oars—17e. Vnp—(,ham medium size, J5@dc; choice On the Fordyce, S ALE MARKETS I Case. r doz,, $1.50. Gani —Prllfle chickens, $4.00; mallard ducks, $3.00@3.50; wixed dunkl, $1.50@2.00 5 teal, $1.25@1.50; jack suipe, $L.OO@ 1.2 uu-u. $1.25@173; ;wx rabbits, #$4.00(@d.60; su; rabbits, $L. 1, squicrels, $1.0M@1. lfl. plover, T5o( ison saddles, 11@lie; carcasses, 6(@100, Lenoxs--For y, $5.50@7.50; chowe, $3.50@ i vew! Crreny —Per do CALIFORN 1A GiRAT SALsonA- 1% @415e per b, Sranci—43@se per Ib, Srove Porisi—$2.00605.87 per gross. Broows—4 tie, §2.60: 3 tie, $2.20; stable, £3,80; common, $1.50@1.75. TLATn—Tierces—Retined, 59 01505 kettlo rondered, Te. Add !v\HlUv r quantities. FARISACEOUS Goons—[arle rina, a3o; peas, Joi oat meal, dii@e; mac: aroni, 1le; vermicelli r saso and tapioca, 6@ pure leaf, s¢ o ige for Jimi boans, 8 {0 ' Arbuckic's — Ariosa, XX. 4% ‘( l'rumn yrih, 24 ireen—Fancy old unldcn Rio, old peaberry, #ige: Rio, choice to Rio, prime, 21¢; Rio, good, 19 L 20¢; Java, fane| Java, good interior, s CANNED Fisu—Brook trout, 3 1h, mon t om, 2m, 8 3 chowder, 3 deviled &350; unlmh balls, 2 1, § 2.95; cels, 1 1h, $3 407 lobaters, lnbuen 21, obstars, deviled, ig M, mackerel must- mackerel tomato auuce, 8 1, §2.00; oystors, 1 1b, $1.00; oysters, 9 1, {'saimon, C. R., 1 b, '$1.60; saimon, C. 1k, 2 1h, $.50; salmon, Aluska, 1 b, §1.03} salmon, Alaska, 2 1, §2 surimps, 1 1, 2,008 Duriep Freir—Currants, new, fe; casks 1200 Ibs, 43v; prunes, bbls or bags, o, druins, 20 1bs, He; lemon 2 1bs, 20c: fard datos, apricot oice evaporate: apricots, jelly, 25 1b boxes, 15c3 aiey, Mount Hamilton, 25 '1b apricots, choice, bags, 80 1bs, 14}gc’ ovaporated, Alden, 50 1b boxes, 9ijc; abplos, star, $%c; applas, ‘fancy, Alden w.-. apples, fancy, Alden, 2 1b, 10i5c: Lake, 9/j0: ' blackborries, "evaporated, boxes, big@iige; cherries, pitted, dry o prunes, apple: s, Cal. No. 1, faricy, ¥s unp bags, hectarinas, 'red, 14c; nectarines, vitted piims, Cal, 25 ruspberries, evap. N. Y. ne , Cal, R C, 90-100 boxes, 25 108, 83 pranos, Culy 1 C, 8070, s orarigo pecl 1503 rmsins, Calitornia Londons, crop 1580, ; raisins, Cal. looso muscatels, crop 1880, Galencias. 1888, 8i5c: Valénoins, old, 7c; Cal. scedless sks, 7'40, OAxNED MEATs—Corned beef, 11b square cans, €1.20; corued beof, % 1b Square cans, 05} corned beef, 6 1b 'squure cans, & corned beal 14 1o saunre cans, ¢1400. Lunch tougues, 1 1b round cans, $2.60; -lunch e R e T squaro cans, §1.20; brawn, 3 [b square cans, £2.00; brawn, 0 [b square cans, $.50; brawn. 14 1b'square caus, 814.00. Ox tongues, 13 10 round cans, .10, ox to.Zues. 2 Ib round cans, $6.00; ox tonguns, 23 1b_round caus $7.0050xtongzues, 31 round cans,$.00. Chipped beef, 1 1b round cans, $2.00; chipped beo 1b round cans, $4.00. ' Roast beef, 1 1b round cans, $1.20; roast beof, 2 1b round Potted ham, i 1b round cans, ham, 1§ 1b round cans, Sl 0. i{ 1b round cans, round cans, $1.20. round cans, © round cans, 31 square cans, $ 80 Ivs, silver boxes, boxes, 814 ‘Devilod ham, doviled ham, 1{ 1b Potted ox tongue, 1 1b potted ox tongue, 3¢ 1b Compressed bam, 11b compressed ham, 2 1b square cans, 8.5, ‘Tripe, 2 1b round ca $1.80. Mincad collops, 2 1b round cans, Boncless pigs feet, 3 1b_square cans, Oue pound cans aro packed two dozon and four dozen to the case. Two pound can e packed one dozen and two dozen to case, Half pound cans packed two dozen to case. Quarter N)Ilnd cuns p'\ck(,d four dozen to 15 16 ruzils, pecan 8lyey X 114et i walnuts, 1215¢; roastod, 11e; Tenneseo filberts, peanut cocks, peanuts, 7c. AussGE—Hologua, 4@@4)¢e; Pravkfort, Te; tongue, Sc; summer, 15¢; hoadchoese, e, Povrriry—Chickens, ver doz, live hens, .25, spring, §2.50@2.75; dressed, per 1b, turkeys, live, S@llc: dressed, S@l0c; y per doz, §2.50(@3.00; dressed, per geess, live, per doz, §.00@9.00; dregsod, per - b, S ArrLEs—Per bl 504,00, MeaT—20 1b cans, 7ic, per Ib for choic 4@l por Lb. common, §2.00@2.2: e 10 i, 10b average, 1005 20 0,22 1bs, S340: 13 to 14 1bs, 10}40 shoulders, 5gc; breakfast bacon, No. 1, 85 ham sausigs, Sigos dried beof hams, 7' o3 boef tongues, $.:00 per dozen dry salt me B her 1By N ONIatia 03¢e: aa 10 per 1b for small lots. Mzss Pork—Per bbl, $10.50. i According to size, per bunch 00, Ut e—Tabs, 1903 rolls, 1ic, Cocoay —Per 100, $5.00, AvrLe Burrer--b Ciper—Bbls, £5 3 bl M2 2/¢@lbe per 1b. 2¢ per 1b. CHOCOLATE AXD Con German chickory, red, Sc. Pras Feer—Pickled, kits, 76c; spiced pigs tongues, kits, £2.35; pickled tripe, Irits, 6305 pickled H G tripé, Kits, 85cs spiced pigs hocks, kits, $1.15. Seices—Whole, sia, China, o; clov No 1, 73¢; pepper, 1H@1 GINGER-—Jamaica, 57 pints, §3.00 por do: LsE-—Young A factory twius, 11@12}c Vun Rossen Edom, $11. 23¢; brick, Swiss, 18@14c. CIIA\I\PNHIBH—C!\DB Cod, $9.00610.00, Onaxaes—Ilorida, per box, &.00(@5.00, Buekwiear FLovk—Per bbl, .5 WoorL—Fine, average, average, 31@2%c; quarter blood, (@le: course, average, 151 rough, average, 14@1ic, Funs—Beaver. per h, $2. each, #.00@7.00; wolf, each, coon, each, 25@ibe: mink, each, muskrat, fall, 5@0c; skunk, rat, badger, rat, 25@80c; deer skius, mu pur b, 18@27c; winter, 12, BeANs—Choice hand-picked navy, choice hand-picked medinm, .§ BAD 84O, 2ige; limburger, 1le; domestic o average, 2 cotts and L@ 8165 1:70; choice hand-picked country, $1 30@1.653 clean country, $1.50@1.60; inferior country, $1.00@1.25, v PArer—Straw, per 1, manilla, 13, 5@ Tuion Squarc, 35 por cent off list., S01bs'in bbl, £2.10 "8.00: best, grade, 100, £2.20; rock salt, It, Ashton, Bi-1b $3.203 common, Frovn—State, $1.00@500; fauey, $5.00@ Fisn—Dried codfish, 41¢@c: sealed her- ving, 240 per box; hol, herring, dom. 35¢; Haaiburg, spiced herring, 81.50; hol, herring wmp, 80 muckerel,, No. 1 shore, $1L50; fancy mess, $13.50 per 100 1ba: white fish No. 1, #7.00; family, $2.75; trout, $. mon, 88.50; anchovies, soc. Ot —Rroseno—P W, hfe; W, W.llie; headlight, 12; gasoline, 74o, 12 , 'No. 440; No, B, 40c; salad oil, u.‘.&@aw par dozen. Soars—Custile, mottled, per pound, 8@100; castils, white, per pound, 13@15c. heu grade, 60, $2.40; bost. rmde crulhe(l 5, Drugs and Chemicals, Sulphurio, per pound, 21{( citrie, per pound, 5lo; oxalle, per pound, 140; tar- ll:l‘tp{)\\dulu‘. per pound, 42¢; z.arlmlw, ur ArLvM—per pound, 2}e. AMMONIA—~Ci nrbunn:‘e. Der po\lnd 1le. ARRowroor—Per pound, 1 Hassan—Copaiba, por po\m! 83v; tolu, 3 @dde llmnx -Refined, per pound, 105 3LUE VITRIOL—SC, anmuvm!u CueaM TARTA CurtLe Fisi- DEXTRINE—12¢ GLYCERINE—210, Hors—3Te. IND1GO— Insecr Powoen 432, MonpPmiNe— 2.5, OPIOM—$3.60, UININE--4TC, DOK SALTS 270, BAPFRON Aw.—830. wlll)! Sran.—$1.07, bolu. B1-Caxi SILVER-NITRATE~§1. HITE Wax—bie YELLOW Wax—ile, Laxseep OiL—60c, Laxseen—Raw, bic. Castor O1—~No. 1, $1.24 BresM O1L—$1.10. TUKPENTIN —Bic, NEarsroor Oi~No. 1, 5ie. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Bear Leaders Show the First Un- easiness in Many Weeks. DECEMBER CORN HELD STRONG. A Little More Doing in the Provision Pit—The Week's Reccipts of Cattle Show = Falling Or-—Quotasions, CHRICAGO PRODUCE MARKETS, Ciicaao, Dee. 21 ~[Special Telegram to Tur Bee,|—For the first timo since they started in a few weeks ago to sell the wheat market down the big bear leaders today showed signs of uneasiness. Several of them covered their wheat and general alarm was experienced among the shorts, The outside situation continues to look so very strong that the public is bocoming interested, Any increase in outsido business is likely to bo a stimuius and not a factor of depression, The local situation is feeling the effects of the strength abroad and it 18 also taking on n independent color of strength of its own. he northwest is getting very bullish and the local poople who have dealings direct with the old world are almost to a man be- lievers in better prices. Today Warren worked 2,000 sacks of flour, and several firms confess having executed orders for a consid- erable aggregate quantity of wheat. They do not go into details and are as a rule mum as oyaters, a circumstance which may be ac- cepted @8 confirmatory, in a degree, of the theory that there is more business in sight. This studied sileuce on the part of people who are usually willing to communicate news avhen it serves their purpose to make 1t public is one of the things that makes the shorts nervous. There was no special promise at the start of the sossiou of unusually active speculation, but a8 the day advanced the operations in the pit enlarged. Tu the aggregate a heavy business was done in futures, May as usual being the favorite month *'by a large wajority,” May opened at S27¢c und settled ke, or back to S28¢c. Thereatter the tendency of the mar- ket was strongly upward, The price slowly ascended the scale until 8315@S8%o was reached. That seemed to be the top for a couple of hours, when the market gotto 831jc. The price was freguently as low as S3%;c, once 831{c and several times ut a split. However, shortly after noon the market gave renewed indications of a bulging spirit. It took a great mass of wheat offered by Huteh- inson and Pardridge, but it happened that ut the moment the shorts were uncom- mouly voracious. They were buying greedily through McHenry, Singer, Baxter, Logan, Jones und others and the market turned up. A sharp rally occurred a fow minutes before the close, tiie price going to 83%c aud rest- ing there. The first q\m\mmu in D was 077¢c, which was the bottom. The top and last price was 783¢c. January opeued at 780, ranged at T8@79¢ and closed at tho out- sido. Predictions of a decrease in the visi- ble supply were heard today. The prova- bilities point to a small change either way, The total receipts at all points are 750,000 bushels less than last week, and exports show an increase. Shipments of wheat and flour from the threo principal Atlantio ports today equalled 202,343 bushels, The corn _market opened dull but firm. The December future was strongly held and buyers bad to pay asked prices, sellers being few, January and May participated in a mild way in the advance in December and were perhaps influenced to some extent by the strength of wheat. ‘Trading waus very limited and flue- tuations narrow and infrequent. The improved weather conditions had no_eftect upon_prices. Enghsh markets were barely steady. the closing prices showing a slight advance all around, December closing at e, January at 3115c and May 323;@327¢c. Oats were dull and slow, with ouly a light speculative business recorded. The receipts were less thun expected. There were a fow solling orders present, and. with little or no support, weakness ensued. No decline of occurred, however, with May e, or 1g¢ below yesterday’s close. Near futures were in utter neglect, with January 2¢ under May, and December scarcely mentioned, Trading in cash oats was coufined to samples, with No. 2 inactive around 2015(@205¢c. In provisions there was a little more doing, There was no continuous activity, but an un- oxpected run of Logs for the closing day, of the week braught to the front freer seliers. whose offeriugs occasioned & weuker turn. On the depression witnessed pork was more seriously affectea than eithier lard or ribs, yet the decline suffered ali around was quite moderate. The weak- ness developed brought ou. a good short de- mand and made the pit an active and rather busy spot for a while. Packers were larger sollers than usual, especially of ribs. The offerings of pork consisted largely of ‘“stop order” property unloaded by grain commis- sion_houses, ‘The greatest activity in the warket provailed during the first half of the day. The closings were the same as vestor- day for January short ribs,2!ic lower for December pork, January and May lard and May short ribs, 714c lower for Januars pork and 5¢ lower for May pork. Pork sold on “igtop orders” was almost wholly for Jan- uary delivery, and property bought by the shorts was also mainly for the same month. The short interest in May property is on the increase. Pork for that month sold today at $0.5714(@9.0214, lard at 8 056,075 and short [0 @9.25. Pork " for Nay the close av $0.00, lard aud short ribs b ' 492, For Jmmnrv pork closed at $.17}, after selling ab $0.12!5@0.20. Lard for “January closea ot $5.87'5@5 90, and short ribs at $.72)¢. The Docember product was quiet. Cash buyers increased their porchases, mostly of green meats. They paid 8.2 for néw moss pork, $).25@0).473¢ for old mess pork, 85,8714 for lard, 714c for 16-pound green Rams, 8i¢o ‘for Now York green -nolderu, 814 for 16-pound sweet pickied bams and 50 for boxea shorv clears CHICAGO LIVE sTOCK, CricAco, Doc. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.)—CarTiE—Receipts of cattle for the week show @ decreuse of 16,000 as com- pared with last weok, but owing to ex- tremely warm aud soft weather prices have notimproved. Fat cattle have held their own, whils other grades are selling dower for the reason stated. Dressed beef men are over-supplied with beef, If there is a change in the weather there wilk be a very material change in prices. No doubt there will be a heavy run of cattle \n January, and vhe low prices for the past four ivecks has caused commission merchants to advise ship- pers to dolay in shipping, uptil after the firsy of the year. It scems that the difference between fair, fleshy stéers and fat steers is 80 great that it pays a feeder to get bis stock fat before markeung it, us nine-tenths of the cattle received in thése yards are com. mop steers, The receipta of Texans were highor and largcly oru-fod and are solling ong as natives of, the same qualivy, have been but few Eriss cattle coming in, The demand for canni s strong. Some grass stoers sold for 35@!&1 as canners. ‘There have been several’droves of corn-fed cattle nere tnis week, sellive at $2.90@ Choice beeves, #4. 7:(0)0..5 l,:mdm 0 tockers and $2.25(@3.00; cows, bulls and mixed, 3 bulk, 82.00@240. Texas steers, 8, $1.50(@2. 25, The blu falling off in the receints of hogs up to Friday night bad the effect of ad- vaoeing prices about 15¢ per 100 pounds, but the big run today wiped thut advance out of sight, the general market opening a straight 1clower and closing 15¢ lower at about $3.50 @3. seaina $3.05@3.70 yesterday. A fow lots of rou, rwken 80id as low us $3.40@ 4.50 and a few lots of selected heavy at $3,65, Assorted n.lnn s0ld ut §3.00. The aggregate exports of how products from the United States during November were 00,050,821 pounds, against 47,144,771 pounds duri - vember of 1588, posda 2usiagHo FINANOIAL New Yons, Dec. 21.—|Spacial Telegran to Tas Bee.|—H5100ks~Not the least import- aut bull feature v the stock warket today was the bank statement, uho\\mg m\nrlv £1,000,000 increase in reserves, when it had been strongly binted that there would be a docroase of $2,000,000. The figures came 100 late to more than counteract the bearish in- fluence of the more unfavorable statement predicted. On the whole, however, it was another bull day. People who talked 1 to 2 per cent advance threo days ago last night talked a movement of 5 to 10 points. The action of Vanderbilt in extra dividends caused very bullish cables to go out last night and the effect is expocted to bo plainly shown by moro extendod European buying of American securities. It is claimed that Cammack had a pointer to buy Missouri Pacific #hd did so, and pownts are freely oir culated on Western Union, Union Pacific, Lako Shore, Michigan Central and Wabash The Burlington people are Jubilant over the prospect of a 5 per cent dividend and that stock was second only to Missouri Pacific in its strong advance, In the early market today Missour: Pacitic and Burlington were the only really active stocks, followed by Union Pacific, Reading, Lackawanna and St. Paul. The opening prices were generally from !4 to }¢ per cent higher than last evening's closing figures and a firm tone macked the dealings, but outside of Missouri Pacific fluctuations wero coufined to the smallest fractions, Missouri Pacific opened up cent at 7 advanced to 74% within 1 of 1ts best pric of yesterday but retired again to 73’(. The general list also sagged off somewhat late in the hour, Before the close at noon thero was again an improved focling aml the market closed for the week strong with ad- vances of 6 points in Missourr Pacific, n Burlington and very fair gains through out the list except in coal stocks. The fo'lowing were the closing quotation: 0, 8 4s rogular, 128 |Northern Pacil U.8.48 coupons ...137 |%do oreforred UL K 4igsrogular ¢ N, W U, 84148 conpons Pacinicts of "0 Central Pactfic. Chicago & Alton (‘h\uvin.lmrllm,ton M. &StP 73| dovreterred.. Paul & Omatia 18%| dopreferrea 2:3) Uaton Pacifio 11% W8t L, & P, B unmumm\ Ay Western Union... 83y Missourt Pacitic 31 MoNEY—On call, clmzc\l easy, atadjper cont offered. PrisMe MERCANTILE cent. STRRLING PAPER — BI{@7§ per =—Quict but steady sixty-day Dbills, and $.843{ for demand. g Stocks, New Yorg, D pocial Telegram vo Tine Bee,|—The following ara th2 min- m.. I/u,k qvmmtimn: |Hale & Noraross. Homestake. . {Horn Siiver " {North Belle Isie Ontaro .. Plymouth., Bt & e W Caledonia. B 11 Crown Point Con. Cal, & Va Comstock, 7. Bl Deadwood T.. ELCTisto . Gould & Curry. mmnua; MARKETS, January, nominally | {c. Corn—Loyer; D 3 u: January. 3 January, 208 @213 Barlev—N Rye—451 Flax Se . 1, Prime Pimothy—§1 Whisky—8$1.02. Mess Pork— Lower: $0.17%; February, $.30; May, $0 Lard—Weaker Javuary, 855714@ February, 145 May. $6.05 Short ~ Ribs January, $1.i2i4; February, #. May, $4.524. January, ). @4.90; 0:@2.85; buckwheat, $1.50@2.00 per cwt, Prnvl am~shoumurs, unchanged at hort clear, $5.00@5.05. “No demand; unchanged; creamery. 271¢(@280: fine, 18@2le. Eggs—Unchanged: 20@21c. Cheese—Quiet and firm; full cream ched- dars und flats, 93@9){c; Young Americas, 10)c. ’l‘allowAWeuk‘ml! unchanged; No.1 solid packed, 4c. Hides—Dull and unchanged; heavy green %nllzfl 43{c; light groen salted, 43{c; salted ul Wheat. Flour Coru, Oats. Wiew York, Dec. 21.—Wheat—Receipts, 27,0003 exports, 40.000; spot moderately ac- tiveand firmer; No. 3 red, 854@Shi{c in elevator, Bi3{@8ic afioat, sn-;ummx 0. b ungraded red, 75@sse. Opuions higher and tirm; No. 2 red, December, cluslm.' at 83 e, e rye, faney Receints. Shipm'ts. 000 10,000 000 aflont} 10,3003 quiet; 314@ west- Oats—Receipts, oxports, spot, dull and easy ; options, firm _but Decembar, 237c; spot No. 2 white, 134c; mixed western, 27@30c; white 50, Coffos — Options _openad steady, varely steady, and 10 points down. 65,000 bags; December, §15.75@15..50; May, smw@m 10; spot Rio, dull; fair cargoes, $19.67) ki Ratr, doll 802, nominal, Petroleum—Refinod steady; United closed $1.03% for January. b western steam, $6.221(@ .27, closing at & Pork—Quiet; $10.50@ 1075, Eggs—Western, 28}¢@c. Dec. 21.—Wheat—No, 2 © bid; December, 613{c bid; No, 8 red, nothing dois 3, cash, 22%c bid; De- born—-(euwl. No. \dab, 170 bid; Decomber, 173¢e mess, inspected, St. Lonis, Dec. 2 Wieat—Higher; Dacember, 7815¢; May, pSorn—Lower; Decomber, 20}c; May, 2035¢. Onta—Lower; May, 2235@22!4c, Pork—Steady at 15, Butter—Unchanged ; dairy, 20@2le. Minuneapolis, Dec. 21.—Wheat—Sample wheat slow; rewlpw‘ 217 cars; shipments, 16 cars, Closin, .'1 hard, December and A Ay, T0o) May, SA(01. 0B Srack, B0igo; No. 1 noruwrn. ‘December and Jununry, Ticy May, 82 on track, 73c; No.2 northern, December and January, 78¢; May, 78¢; on track, B@7oc. Dec, 2L.—Wheat — Firm; clnnng) I\o. 2 red, 77c. ‘Coru—asier; No. 2 mixed, 82@ise, Oats—Easier; No. 2 mixed, 25¢. Whisky—8$1.02. hlllwullku 9. g creamery, 21@%o: Dec, 21, — Wheat — No, 2 T4@77c; May, 1.5,:0. y jet; No. § on track, 26@03c. Oats ~Slow; No, 2 white, on lrm,k. 2@ 230, Kye—Easicr; No. 2 1n stove, . Barley—Dull; No. 2 {nstore, 46 Provisions—Quiet; pork, Livernool, Dec, 21.- Wheat—Steady but ffer moderately, Corn—Q) upply in excess of demand ; new wixed western, 48 3d per cental. LIVE STOCK Cnicago, Dec. 21.—The Drovers’ Journal reports as follows ; ttle—Recewpts, 2,600; market steady and quietj choice beeves, §4.75( ; medium to K;’“Z’.é'f%" X wub&.fi-w« ‘f.“" undd(s'e):d&n 25@3.20; cows, bulls aud mixed, §1,: $1.50@ 25. ? awnr- mixs ¢ ; heavy, §3.4 ! Light, #3.45@9.70. Sheep — Receipts, 2,000; market steady; natives, fancy, $4.00@5.75; medium to good, $1.00@4.50; western corn-fed, $4.00@5 00, Nadonal Stock Yards, Kast St Lows, Dee. 21 —Cattle — Receipts, shipments, 300; market steady; fair fancy natives ' $3.30@5.10; stockers feeders, #2.00@3.80. Hogs—leceipts, 2,600 market lowar. heuvy 60 #3.5098.05; £3,45@3.60. Kansas uu. uuu.n .—Cattle—Receipts, 4,200; shipmen! l, 1,000; morket steady ] v.'» ana shipments, 1,700; w705 nmilnz‘ | ehan . It was a sprig strong: nommon natives, &3.00@3.50; cows, $1.40@2.40; steckers und feoders, $2.2003.10. Hoga—Receipts, 7,400 shipments 0 market lower; everythiug, $3.50@3 57! ux Ofty, Dee. 91.—Cattlo—Roceipts, 200; shipments, 4003 markoet weak and un ed; canuers, 7hc@8l.20; cows, $1.20@ 2153 .stockers and feeders, $1.5 calves, $2.00@3.15, Hogs—Receipts, strong; hght, 42! 8.00; mixed, #3450 4,400; ket close 3 o 4 REALTY AAD RUILDINGS, A Resume of the Weoek ImpFovement € The atteution mecessarily demanded by holiday events always has o depressing in- fluence upon the real estate market, but the showing is ver, factory to brokers. The intorest in realty investments is constantly increasing, and the number of improvement projects now heing planned assure a decided upward movement in the market with the beginning of the new year. The following figures suow the amount of business in realty and buildings for the past week compared with that of the corre- sponding weok of last year: © NEAL ESTATE TRANSPERS, Day. Mondny Tuesday Wednesday Thursday . Friday. . Saturday 19,000 3,000 20,700 “Totals R, TR TR o1, Building Notos, The totais of the building pormits for the yeur must be increased by over §300,000, the amount expended during the past year in the erection of buildings in Dundee Place, This suburb lies just outside the city limits and the improvements made do not appear on the books of the auilding department. ‘I'ne Thomson-Houston Klectric L pany has commenced work on @ th brick station on Jones street, near cost, §25,000, J, R. Barnacle will build a §3,000 residence at 2518 Nowton street. H. W. Yates is building two 82,500 resi dences on Webster and Thirtieth streets, D, R. Shannon will build a 85,000 brick rasidence on Lowe avenue, near Cass streot. Mrs. L. W. Smith will build a two-story double frame dwelling on Harney street, near Twentieth, to cost £,000, . John R. Webster will build a $5,000 dwell - ing on Haraey street, near Twenty-fourth, D. R. Shaunon will baild a $5,000 brick Sixth, to resideuce on Fortieth and Cass streets, - THE LITTLE STRANGER, Eeautifal Cnhrist th Children of There is o popular that is repeated year after yen man childrer at the Christmas holidays, to kindle the spirit of charity, whichallustrates thild mind the words of our Lord: “T was a stranger, and ye took me in.” In'Ger- many every chMd passes through fairy- land, and receives the great truths of moral and spivitual life in parabl says the Youth’s Companion. The stor is substantially as follo: Ina little cottage on the borders of a large forest there once lived a poor woodchopper, with his wife and two children. He wasu good and prous man, but was scarcely able to earn enough to provide food for his family. For all that he began his daily duties with prayer, und ended them with praise, and the family were very happy. His children’s names were Valentine and Marie. One snowy evening when the wood - chopper came home he brought with him some green boughs, and after the evening meal began to hang them over the mantel-picce. “*Christmas is heve,” said he, “and I have no presents for you; but we will offer to the Lord the beautiful altars of grateful hearts, God will bless us.” He then said grace atthe simple table as they gathered around it to par- take of the evening meal, There came a knock at the dooi **Who is there?” chopper. “*A home! “Come in. A child entered, very beautiful, but in ragged clothing, aid stood before the fire. “Who are you?’ asked the woodchop- per, kindly. = “Whence do you come?” “I am a stranger, and hayve no home,” answered the chiid, **Come to the table, little stranger,’ said Mavie, ‘‘There is not bread enough for us both: you shall have my supper.” **And T will let vou sleep in my bed,” said Valentine, ‘‘There is not room enough for two. I will sleep on the floor. The I'umlly hymn demanded the wood- s child.” sung their evening *Plie woods are ail sil Ny and the little stranger qu LI\]\' asleep in Valentine’s beg. At midnight the family were awak- ened by the sound of music without the door. The storm had abated and the stars shoue clear in the vold sky. Very sweet music it was. “Hark!"” said Mavie. ‘[t is the song of children, What do they sing?"’ *Listen!” said Valentine, The fam- ily was still and the voices sang: +0 happy home, to heaven nighes Wherein Thou, Little Stranger, liest.” Tike the softly attuned musical plasses seemed the music out of which rose the caiol. The family heard it with delight. The song was repeated: ©0 happy home, to heaven nighest Wherein Thou, Little Stranger, liest," The music drifted away asin a cloud of light, higher and higher, und was lost in the air. In the worning the Little Stranger woke, and said that He must go. “You will be blessed,” he said, simply, “‘because you took mo in. Tuke this sprig of evergreen,” ITe added, break- ing a twig from the tree that cotter nad brought home, “‘and plant it, and you shall one day know Who I am.” g of tho fir, The cotter did as he was bidden, and the sprig grew, and the fir tree horo silver nuts and golde: apples, and Marie and Valentine never again know the want of food ora hml, or of an abundant Christmas table, It was the first Christinas treo, Who was the Little Stranger? e s The Seven Bibk The seven bibles of the world, notes a writer for the Urnu re (N, J.) Journal, are the Koran the Mohammedans, the Tri Pitikes u( the Buddhists, the Five Kings of the Chinese, the fhrse Vekas of the Hindoos, the Zendavesta, and the Scriptures of the Christians, The Kovan is the most récentof the five, dating from about the seventh century after Christ. It is a compound of quotations from bcth the Old und New Testaments and from the Tulmud, The Tri Pitikes contain sublime morals and pure aspiratious. Their author lived aud died in the bixth century be- fore Christ. The sacred writings of the Chinese fell ; veal | me called the Five Kings, the word “kings” meaning web of cloth. From( this it is presumed that they wero originally written on five rollsof cloths They contain wise sayings from the s on the duties of life, but they can not be traced further hack than the cleventh century bofore our ¢ The Vedas nre the most ancient hooks inthe language of the Hindoos, but they do not, according to the 1+t com= moentators, ante-date the twelfth century before the Christinn era, The Zendavesta of the Persiang 10 our bible, is reckoned nmong as being the greatest and most learned of the sacved writings. Zoroaster. whoso suyings it containg, lived and worked in the twelfth centu hefore Chvistd Moses lived and wrote the I'entateuch 1,500 years beforo the birth of Christy therefore that portion of_our bible is ad lenst 800 years older than the most ancient of other sacred writings. The Eddas, a semi-sncred work of the Scandinnvians, was fivst given to the worid in the fourtconth century. - noxt holars Hollday Excursion Rates, Tickets will be sold at reduced rat to al! points on the Burlington within distance of two hundred mileson Decome ber 24 81, and Januar . pood o return until January 3, 1890, Ticket office, 1223 Farnum st. Depot, Muason and 10th sts THE RALWAY TIME TABLES, OMANA, BURLINGTON ROUT Depot 1ith & Mason sts. N Lon Omatis. | Omahn, Chicago Vestlbule Ex Chie il Lig Vet Lincolu & Con Kansas City l-l|\| Kansas City Kxpross. CITY & PACIFIC b & Webater sts.| Oru Arrive sts.| Omaha. | Omana, " MISSOURI PACIFI Avtive a Depot 1ith and_ Webste) p Gmahn UNION PACIKIC Depot 10t and M *0verland Flye sLimited Fast M *benver Express drand lsland a3 “Kansas City Express sPapiliion Passengor. . *Dail; DALY Excopt Sunday. TERN. Depot 10th & Marey ors. Arrive Omahs Arrive Omahn, Lvave C. R Depot Iiith Oniihin, |_Omata. Atlante Kxpr Night Expros lbnlud | Leave Omaha, Jxprows Ac'mmodat'n (Amited.. 8loux Cit Leave | Arrive Omuba. | gmans, Chicago tixp. p Fast imned Atlantic M Lonve Omaha. Arrive Orauha Black Hllls Kxpross Hastings & Superior’ Fx.| Lincoln & Wahoo Pass David ity & York Pasi, Norfolk Pass. SUBURBAN TRALNS, Westward, Running between Council Glufts dnd Ate bright. i udditlon to the stutious tauitionad, trafas ston"at. Teiencioth And ‘Twenty-fourth streets, and av mit_ in Omuhs Broatei outa] Bies- um-h.—'rnnu ha| Depot. 55 ettt S fllllmrl)ln ’l‘ll e Oard. BELT LINE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY. Leave Omaha daily oxcent Sunday for points hetween Wobitor at. and Wost Bide=Di) 8, iy 6350 @, 15 p. b 1~mm Pduily exeon Siinday-- 5) 8, M v'?‘r Portal Suudays ouly—8:35 a w., 12:46 “Arrive dally except Sunday from West Side and rmm.s between § w ot mde and Wobater st —8:4h @ . 0 p. cem BEE BSE wma Nol pmA No.b. No. 2. OMAHAS ST, LOUIS' No. 8., A:%pm A No.T CHICAGO, BUKLINGTON 14 QUINCY. 9id0 s . A No, l.|.. o w.‘.\ No'hil iibad i §:-0dsn A daily; B datly, t Saturd lnudq.'infl' y‘unu Bunr y; O exceph