Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1890, Page 11

THE CONDITION CF TRADE, An Ircrease in the Olearings of Omaha National Banks. A BRISK DEMAND FOR MONEY. The New Year Opens up With Plenty of Borrowers From Hoth City and Country—Collections Res ported Searce. In Liocal Commercial Circles. The clearings of the Associated National banks of Omabu for the week, as reported by Mr. Hugh manager of the clearing house, foot $3,197,320.88, an increase of 8 610 per cent over the same period of last year. Rates for prime paper are § to 10 per ceut, Bankers say the new year opened with quite an active demand for money, and borrowers are plentiful. The call is as heavy from the country as atany time during the past sixty days and the city wants its full share, but there is no scarcity in the supply, if legiti- mate wants alone be considered, There is a class of borrowers, however, with whom a renewal is tantamount to payment and Whos Jast thought 1s to proauce the currency 10 final settlement, and this class is meeting with a cold shoulder nowadays. Bankers have a curiosity, sometimes dormant, 10 know whether their customers can pay n logal tender, and there seems to be just now a desire on their part to ascertain just how easy it will be to awaken these easy- going people to a proper realization of their obligations, Prompt pay- ers, however, have no trouble in obtaining all they want. Collections are vretty good, not exactly brisk, but about the usual grist arrives in each mail and there is no serious cowplaint as yet on this score, Stil the con- tinued open weather renders it certain that a good deal of persnasion will be necessary to obtain a liquidation of balances due for purchases made durivg the last half of 1880, Failures have not been 80 numerous nor 8o large in amount during the past month as they were in December, 1583, and the opinion seems to be that the country merchants, while hard up for funds, feel themselves a position to pull through and pay up satis factorily if affordea a little extra time, and the disposition is general on the partof our bankers and merchants to favor their cu tomers liberally where they can see that _ul- mately the proper results_will obtain. Ne- bruska has fed large numbers of cattle, sheep and hogs during the past fall, and these will now be going to marker, but returns 1o currency will not be large till along about the first of February, so that it may bo necessary to accommodate 'debtors till then, and this will be done cheerfully if the latter can show their ability to meet their obligations at the extended time. City dealers are in pretty fair shape, and while it 0 that they have not made during 1889, they claim to have kept even, and there have really been no failures of amount; the few firms which bhave succumbed to the pressuro have all paid more than 50 cents on §1, and this is re- gavded as a good sottlement. = A majority of our traders are taking stock and casting up the profits for ti . Salesmen are over- hauling sumple cases and preparing for an- ign and the feeling that we will rade in 1800 and make it a reck- oning post in the history of the city seems universal. The sales for 1830 were some- what disappoiuting, as the spring months showed a consideranle decreuse und trade was dull, while the fall months did not Bhow footings as heavy as we anticipated, but we did us well, if not better, than our neighbors, and the growth of Omahs as a jobbing center has shown a normal incrense, and we do not flatter ourselves unduly when we take comfort in the ussurance that we are always gaining and must within a period short enough to satisfy even the im- patient take precedence of our sister cities west of tho Mississippi river gs a jobbing and manufacturing center. Our position there is assurred and in due time we will oc- cupy it N Prices are steady as a rule in manufac- tured goods. Sugars are stronger, with granulated quotable at 7!{ to Coffee is unchanged though the disturbances in Bra- zil give an unscttled feciing to tbe market and higher figures for Rio and Santos coffees are not improbable. The window glass trust #eeins to be very solid and in a position to g\lL the screws to the public and it will likely 0 A0 The produce markets are liberally sup- plied and while butter is somewhat firmer there is 80 much poor stuff coming 1n that quotations are necessarily shuded and lower, though choice goods are in_demaud. Eggs are very plentiful and have heen sold at 15 to 17c for strictly fresh, but should the weather grow cold a sharp advance may be looked for. Poultry s in lightsupply and prices aro firm, Game is about the same though the demand is slack on account of the soft weather. Pork products and dried ‘beef hams are lower, Below we give fluctuations in the stocks of tho principal Trans-Mississippi roads : 1887, 1888, Atchison. w1 b0y Chic., Burlington & Q... 1304 1103¢ Chic., Burhngton & N, {50 Chic, Mil. & St. Paul.... 7ok 637§ Chicago & N. W .. 10736 10887 Chicago & Rock Tstand, . 11455 995 Mexican Central Missouri Pacitic e Northern Pacific prof ., Oregon Imp. Oregon 1K & N Oregon Short Line, Oregon Trans..... .. Toxas & Pacifl g Union Pacific, . 64 Wisconsin Centrai. . 134 “"fi 34 ‘Tlie ChicagoeTribune says of the faxseed market: “Flaxseed was eoasy, though in fair re- auest, with the small cash offerings meeting ready disposition at #1.34}¢ for No. 1, or ¢ decline. No new business was developed in a specalative way, with May salable at s former figure of §1.40L. January was changed to April at 4c difference, or at 81,34 @1.88, respectively. In timothy seed the business was lurgely in the way of settling January contracts, with a hiberal nunber of cars delivered, while sample offerings on cash account were rather neglected and fu- tures in fair request at 1@2¢ dechne, _Janu- ary sold at §1.211.22 and March at #1.4715; for next mouth §1.23 was bid, Country soed sold by sample at $1.13@1.23 for common to contract prime. Cloyer seed was guiet and practically steady, with sales of bag lots at 003,30 for poor to nearly prime. A salo of Murch was reported at $3.44, OMAHA VE STOCK, Catue, Saturday, Jan, 4, The cattle market opened with a littie boow, some desirablo beoves selling 100 higher, After the buyers had oL a few they dropped out and intimated that thoy ‘would not buy the balance nnless at a reduc: tion, The market closed slow and easier on all grades and the general market would not show much improvement over yesterday. T'he apparent reason for the market not hola- ing up as well as it opened until the close was the foar of a heavy run atthe beginning of next week, There was one bunch of beeves good enough to bring $4.15. The prices paid were 8L75@2.75, but tho buik #0ld at §2.00@%. 70, There were a fow stock- ers and feeders but not enough to cut much of a figure in the market, Oue small bunch of feeders went at §2.80. Hogy. The packers set out to hawmer prices this morning, bidding #3.50 for the bulk of the offerings. The sellers wanted $3.55 for the most of their boldings, and as neither party seomed inclived to yield the trade came to u standstill. The sellers were forced to come, down and in the end $3.50@3.58)§ bought the bulk of the hogs. The market was upon the whole a shade to 5o lower than yesterday, Sheep. The receipts were the heaviest of the week sud a good wany head changed hands. Recveipts. int Prices. table of prices pald in OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 90.~SIXTEEN this market for tho grades of sto tioned : Prime steers, 1300 to 1600 hs. Good steers, 1250 to 1 Good steers, 1050 to Common 1000 to 1150 T stoors, 2.8 Common canners Ordinary to fair ¢ Fair 1o good cows Good to choice cows Choice to fancy cows Fair to good bulls. .. Light stockors and feoders ., Feedors, 950 to 1100 s, ... ", r to choice light hogs. Fair to choice heavy hogs. Fair to choice mixed hogs. . R-presentative Sales. STEERS, No. 6 18, cows, WHSTERN CATTLE, Owner and No. 1068, off. Pr. 40 £3 40 SO 200 200 120 snerr. westerns, corn-fed, 506 westerns, corn-fed. .. 180 westerns, corn-fed. 181 westerns, corn-fed... 187 westerns_corn-fed, Purchases of Cattle. Baoyers, Swift & Company George H, Hammond & Co... . Av. 16 steors, corn-fed . 1200 3 steers, corn-fed . .1 24 steers, corn-fed. . I 1 steer, corn-fed..l (@150 @1 80 @2,10 (@2.60 @3.90 Pr. 194 8 40 Pr. £3 40 865 The Armour-Cudahy Packing company . Hamilton, Stephens & Co 000 0 R. Beck o Nols Morris . Shippers and Omalia. Purchases of Hozs. Showing the number of hogs bought by ackers and leading buyers on today's Cudahy Packing company. Omatia Packing company ity & Company .. orge H. Hammond & Company Squires & Co....... Hogs averaged yesterday 275 108, and 63 10 the car, Purchases of Sheep. Armour.. Swift. M. W. Deo..... Hamiiton, 5.'& Co. . 190 Purchases ot Hogs for Weask. Armour & Cudahy. Omaha Packing Co. swift & Co...... . G. H, Hammond & Co... Jones & Co.., . . Live Stock Notes. The Drovers' Telegram: The Kansas City live stock exchange voted yesterday, by a vote of bS8 nays to 17 ayes, not to join the Displeasure at Chicago was the leading cause of the neg- ative decision. Auvother cause was the opinion that the organization would be use- less, Some of the afirmative votes were With @ view of gettingon fighting grounds National Live Stock oxchange. merely, The aunual meeting of the Nebraska state farmers’ allance will meet at Grand Island, . 6454 . 6,117 815 commencing Tuesday, Jauuary 7, 1800, Cattle opened light, but closed weaker, Almost everything in the yards sold. B, F'. Clayton of Macedonia, In., secrotary of tue National Farmers' congre welcome visitor at the yards. With Oattle. On the market with cattle tie, Cooke; J. 8. Young, Douglas: J. Hastie, Wyoming; George P. Reu, Silver (‘ll{ Ta.; V. g J. H. Roca; J. Cedar John VanKerk, Silver City, Porry, Wayne; J. Lunny, Ruby} Dixon, Bennot; H. Warner, Gravow, Gretna; M. P, Williams, Creelt; 1. A, Allen, Risings: Jobn Fernow, Holstein: Hins Thompson, Millard; Georgé Western; J. T, Goodell & Co., Western; Abe Cox, Witt; Bank of Coin, Coin, Ia.; James Ken- nedy & Co., Rochester, 'Minn.; J. Hooper; D. Henderson, Hasting, Boetel, Millard; B. J, Morris, was & J. Has- Dearn, Ravkin, Plattsmouth; Poterson Hrothe Weston, Ia.; K. A, Peckard, Manilla, fa.; J, Hastle, Talmage, With Hogs. On the wmarket with hogs: George Welsh & Son, Rising; Meyers & Hop- Kins, Benedict; Clark, Heaton Weston; H. A, Nolte, Elkhora; L. E. Good ell, Western; W, H. Tuomell, Spurck & Greenwood, Nelson; K. inden; J. L. Pratt, Kustis; M, Cobb, Funk; Gund & Co., Blue Hill; J, T, Goodell & Co. Western; M. Hathaway, River Sioux, Ia.; J. B, MeCartney, Genova; William Gehrke, hickley; N. W. & M. Co., Surprise; George F., Newman Lee, Stockham: Fulior 5. & & C Swanton ; H. Gilson, 3 A, 0. Steufer, Dodge; L. B. Shey West Point; H. H, Hegarty, Qakland, Ia. ohinstock, 1 0. W. Lemont, Inman; Coburn, Hill & 8., Atkinson: Howard & M., North- boro,la.; J. R. B.,Woodbine, Ia.;J. W. Stock- er, Logan, | Wilson & Loss, Logan, Ia.| R, E. Roberts, Arlington; Stelter, Valen- tine; W. Dworak, Verd gre; H. C. Lefler, Springfiold; John Ossenkop, Lowsyille: B, Laucks, Hauvsen; Parsons & M., Lewis, Doop, Casey, In.: Harriss & B., la.; Hruen & H., Oaklana, 1a.; M. Stevens & 8,, Tewpleton, I, ; H. 8. Kiosella, Panama, Ia.} J. Small. Persia, la.; E. & H,, Neola: H. Hammer, Minneola; 1. Jobuoson, Blair; De- ewell & B. t slla & Co. Craig; Anders : Menagh & Co., Denison, Ia.; C. Sprecher, Deuison, J. M. Cox, Hampton J. W. Nicholeon, H, Jaquot. Mema; Woodruff & R, Reynolds & Harris, Central City} F. Kropp, Schuyler: Farmors' Co-Operative pciation, North Bend; K. D. Gould, ulierton:' A. 1. Kenyon, Dannebrog; August Arricsus, lboolus; C. F. Way, { North Loup. With Sheep. On the market with aheep: Odbert | & Winnett, Raymond; Suckett & Widve, Albion; . M, Sackett, Albion, OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS, Groceries, Produce, Fraits, Eue. Eoos—Strictly fresh, 21@230; cold storage, 17e, Hings, PELts, TALLOW, Ec.~Groen salted hides, 4%¢: No. 2, g. 8. hid @iy calf hides, 41 hides, 20 less; sheep pelt £1.00; sheep pelts, dry 8 low, No. 1, 4c; No. 3, $aidigo; grease, white, d@d'go; yellow, 2i4@dc ButTei—Creamery, fancy, 23@35¢; choice, 20@21c. Dairy, fancy, 15@17¢; choice, 14@1 Country, fancy, 14w@15c; good to choice, 12 18¢; fair, 10@l1c; inferior, B@de, Prekues—dedium per bbi, £.00; small, 6,00 gherking, £.00; C & H chow chow, qts, $5.8! 3 Potators—35ad0e for choico, ONI0NS—10(@Hce SAvER KrAUT—Bbls, $4.75; half bbls, £2.85. SvaArs—Cut loaf, 8%¢; cut loaf, cub Sie; swandard, powdered, 8ic; XX powdered, Ye; granulated, stan, confectioners’ A, 31,03 white extra C, 0bge; extra C Neb, 67g¢; amber, 6%c; California golden C, 6i{e. Beer Toxores—Salt, bbls, $20.00, Hay—25.00@0.00. Cior Fep Brax- £10,00, Coux Oats—lie. -+ Vear—Choree, madinm size, 5@te; choico hoavy, ;u‘u —Der oz, $1.50. Hums, No. 1, 10-1b average, 22-1bs, Sige; 19 to 14-1bs, 100} shouiders, 53 broakfast bacon, No. 1, Sic} ham sausdge, 9c; dried boef hams, 8¢ boof tongues, $5,00 per dozen; dry salt meats, blg @bije per 1b: ham roulette, 6yc; add 1¢ per 1b for small lots. MEss Ponk—Der bbl, §10.25. 13A¥ANAS—According to size, per bunch, $2.00(@3.00. Burtenixe—Tubs, 133 rolls, Lo, CocoaxtTs—Der 100, $5.00, Avr be. CipER—13bls, $5.50; hf bbls, $8.00, MAPLE SUGAR—1214@15¢ per 1b, CANDY—01; (@22 per Lb. 3 ape Cod, $10.00@11.0 ori da, per box, $3, Brokwiigar FLoui—Per bbl, 85 Woor average, 22@28c; medium, average, 91@2%¢; quarter blood, average, 3oy coarse, average, 15@17ci cotts and Tough, average, 14@L0c, Funs—Beaver, per 1b, $2.50@4.00; otter, cach, £3.00@7.00} wolf, cich,b0c@$1.25; coon, 47503 mink, ench, 1b@60c; muskrat, skunk, rat, 35@b0c: badger, rat, 25@80c; deer skins, fail, per Ib, 1¥@27c} Winter, 12@22c. hoico hand picked navy, &1.75@ i chowe hand picked medium, $165@@ .70} choi hand picked country, $1.50(21.65; clean country, $1.50@160; inferior country, £1.00@1.25. Gave_Draire chickens, #.00; mallard ueks, $3.00@3.50; mixed ducks, $1.50@2.005 teal, £1.23@1.50: jack snipe, 1.00@1.25; quail, @1.75; jack rabbits, $.00@4.50: small rabbits, £1.00@1, squirrels, $1L.00@1L1035 s vevison saddles, 11@ise; S—lancy, $5.50@7.50; choice, §3.50 (@>5.00. Crreny—Per doz, 80c. CALIFORNIA GRALES—82.00, SALSODA—1%(@434c per b, Srarci—4%;@s¢ ver 1b. Stove Pouisi—& 87 per gross. Broows —4 tie, $2.20; stables, £3.80; common, $1.50(01.75. Lan— Tierces—Refiued, 614¢: kettle rendered, 63gc. Add } for smalles quantities. B FARINACEOUS Goons—Barloy, 3@ farina, 4lgo: peas, 8ci oat meal 28{(@bec; macaroni, 1lc; vermicelli, 1lc: rice, 3%4@ Be: sago aud tapiocs, O@7c; lima beans, 2ide. v rren — Roasted — Arbuckle's Ariosa o McLaughlin's XXXX, 245703 Gorman 24ic; Dilworth, 243¢o; Alaroma, 205c. CorrrE—Green—Iancy old golden Rio, 21c; faucy old peaberry, 331¢e; Rio, choice to fancy, 22¢; Rio prime, 2lc; Rio, good, 10c; Mocha, 20¢; Java, fancy Mandehling, 27c] Java, good lnterior, 24c; African, 20} CaxxeD Fisit—Brook trout, b, §2.40; sal- mon trout. 2 I, $2.35; clams, | Ib, $1.25; claws, 2 1b, §2.00: clam_chowder, 3 1, $1.253 deviled crabs, 1 1h, §2.25: deviled crabs, 2 b, $3.50; codfish'balls, 2 1h, $1.75: cavier, 3¢ b, €295 cels, 1 b, 83'40; lobsters, 1 1b, $1.90} lobsters, 2 1h, £2.05; lobsters, deviled, 3 1b, $22.5; mackerel, 1 1b, §L.75; mackerel must- ard sauce, 3 Ib, $2.60; mackerel, tomato sauce, 3 1, §2.60} oysters, 1 Ib, 8.1 ters, 3 1h, $1.00; salmon, C. salwion, C. K., % b, $2.805 salmon, Alaska, 1 i, #1053 saluion, Alaska. 210, 823 sbrimps, 11, § urrants, new, 6¢; prunes, 00 1hs, 41gc; prures, bbls ‘or bag 414c; citron puel, drums, 20 1ba, 24c; lemon peel, druns, 20 ibs, 20c; fard dates, boxes 12 bs, ‘Oc; apricots,” choice evaporated, lic; apricots, Jelly, cured, 25 1b boxes, 16¢} upri- cots, fancy, Mouut Hamilton, 25 Ib boxes, 16c; wpricots, choico, bags, 80 s, 143¢c, ap- ples, evaporated, Alden, 50 Ih boxes, 9150} apples, star, 8%,0; apples, fancy, Alden, b b 10¢c; apples, fancy, Alden) 31, '10gc; Salt ckborrios, evaporated, 50 1b boxes, 5@l {o; cherrics, pitted, dry cored, 1ic; pears, California fancy, 1s boxes, 25 1b, peaches,Cal. No. 1, fancy, s, unp bags. 80 1hs, 15¢; nectarines, red, 14¢c; nectarines, silver boxes, 15¢c; pitted plums, ' Cal. 25 s, Doxes, 8}4c; raspborries, evap, N, Y., new, 20c; prunes, Cal, R U, $0-100 boxes, 25 Ibs, ‘Cal, & C, 6070, 9ic; orange peel, 18¢; raisins, California Londons, crop 1880, $2.25; raisins, Cal, 100se muscatels, crop 1889, $2.10; Valenclas. 185, Bige; Valencias, new, Cal. scedless, sks, 71 Nors—Almonds, 1b@16c; Brazls, 1214ct filberts, 12)¢c; pecans, 110;* walnuts, 123g0; peanut 'cocks, Bige; roasted, 1c; Tennosses peanuts, 7c. Savssaz—Bologna, 4@43¢c; Frankfort, 7e; tongue, Sc: summer, 2005 Leadcbocse, 6c. Pourrry—Chickens, per doz, live hons, £2.25: spring, 82.50@2.75: dressed, per lby @sc; turkeys, live, 8@10c: dressed, B@10¢; ducks, live, per doz, 82.60@3.00; dressed, por 1b, 9@11c; geese, live, per doz, $9.00@D.00; dressed, por 1b, S@0c. Apruks—Per bbl, common, $2.00@2.25; choice, $2.50@4.00; fancy, $4.00@5.00, Mixee Meat—20-1b cacs, Tic. HoxEY—15¢ per b for choice. PREsERYES—§ @100 per 1, JELLIES—4@4iqe per 1b. Brrswax—No. 1, 10@190, CHOCOLATE AND (oCOA—21@37c per bl German chickory, red, Sc. Pias Ferr—Fickled, kits, 750; spiced pig wongues. kits, $2.35; pickled tripe, kits, 65¢; ploklod H C tripo, "kits, 850; splced ' pigs iocks, kits, 81.1, CHERsE--Young Americas full cream,1214c; actory wins, 11@1230; oft grades, ‘T@ot Van Rossen Edom, $11.50 per doz; sup sugo, 203 brick, 123gc; ' limburger, 110; domestic Swiss. 13@ic, WRAPPING PAPER—Straw, per lb, 1i5@ '.\xf'. rag, 2is0; manilla, B, b@die; No. o " Baas—Union Square, 35 por cont off list, SALT—Dairy, 280 1bs'in bbl, bulk, $2.10; Dest grade, 60, 53, $2.30; best grado, ' 100, 8s, 82.40: best grade, 28, 10s, 8. d, §180; duiry' salt, A Dags, 85; bulk, 224 1b bags, $3.23; common, in bbls, 8125 Frour-~btate, $.00@5.00; fancy, $.00@ 5.40. Fisu—Dried codfish, 4)¢@8o; sealed her- ring, 26 per box; hol. herrlnfi, dom., 56¢ Hawburg, spiced berring, $1.50; bol. herrin, ., B0C; mackerel, No. §13.50 ver 100 1bs mon, $5.50; auchovies, O11s - Kerosene—P. W., 91de; W, W, 1205 headlight, 12!5c; gasoline, 740, 1203 lard, No. 1, 44e; No. 2, 40¢; salad oil, §1.25@9.00 per dozen. Soaps—Castile, mottled, per b, S@10c; castile, white, per 1b, 13 Twines and Rope. Bixpers' TwiNg—Sisal, 18¢; Hf. & Hf. manilla, 15¢, ks—Cotton, 50 ft, $1.17: corton, ute, 50 ft, We: jute, 60 ft, $1.00, Cortox Twing—Fine, 20¢; wmedium, 1903 heavy bemyp, 14c; light hemp, 16, Bain TWiNe—B, sail, 20¢; Calcutta, 140} wanilla rope, 14c; sisal rope, 1134c; new process, igo; jute, ¥ Jge; ecotton, flw; hide Tope, 176, TRE SPECULATIVE" MARKETS, Government Crops Report a De- pressing Factor in Wheat, CORN WEAK AND NEGLECTED, Only a Moderate Busines acted in the l’ru\-l-i_un Pit—Carttle and Hogs Again in Active CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKETS, Special Telegram to Tur Beg, |—The government crop making the crop of wheat 490,000,000 bush- eols, was a depressing factor in speculation opened this morning weak and demoralizing, with May 1t specdhly ran which point was bumped against sev- Pardridge bought beavily below bougkt freel auoted at $2°(c, and Hutehinson Subsequently he took offerings on scale and he was also accredited with being r of wheat in St. Louis. chases there were placed by some as high as 1,000,000 bushels and a number of wild esti- mates of the extent of his operations here were afloat, a few naming as the measure of his bu result of this heavy concentrated absorption of offerings was au advance in the market to the point from which the decline started. May worked up from 20/ Later 1t sagged back to 1ng the last twenty minutes of the session the market experienced a sharp boom, going to 8274c und closing at 821 @82 ige, I@ige below yestorduy's ranged at 771,@ise and left off at was a trifle better than yesterda were not altogether dissatisfed with affairs The ending was better than from the proceedings early in the day. They quite recovered their nerve befora the close. ‘The news for the Cables reflected fuir steadiness abroad. The corn market was weak and dull and cted by speculators, 2,000,000 bushels The natural they_expected t was bullish, in n great measure ne Receipts hero were 3 other poiuts were not excessiv ulating stocks are being reported from every- where and that had 18 effect upon to-day Bradstreets’ figures, showing an in- craase of about 6,000,000 bushels in stocks in sight at points covered iu their enumeration, heiped the declining tendency, weakness of the wheat market also assisted in the same direction. Speculators are also visible supply of grain of about 3,000, bushels, and point to the price at which No. 3 is selling in the cash market when their opinion of the present prices for May. Trading was limited to the doings of the scalpers in a very great measure, and again a line of long corn was dropped by some tired holder. some recovery from the lowest point of tho but are at about ;¢ under those of the and as follows: 291/c ana May 8175 Tho closing pri hero was mod- erate trading in May, but operators aid not soom to take any intorost in nearer deliver- ies, with little or nothing downg o to 32, but thore was suflicient support 4t that point to re Tho receipts were about us expeeted withdrawals from store were increased to 36,010 bushels, li No. wactive at 20¢ and cash trading was con- tined to sample In the provision pit only a moderate spec- ulative business was transucted and the only notable feature of the_seasion was the pur- & Worthington of some barrels of May pork at Of this amount 5,000 barrels unched several The remaining ent u decline, i Regular oats were chase by Norton seven thousand around £9.70, was spld by Wolff, who orders to sell at that vrice, 2,000 barreis of the purchase werc scattering These transactions excited some com- ment because it is part, evidently, of a large buying order which has been here for sev- eral days and under which thousand barrels of May pork have been ac- cumulated by Norton & Worthington, Logan & Co., and Poole & Co. tho opening was one of firmness and in early dealings mess pork worked up 5@7lg, May Later a reaction of 10c occurred and tne undertone thereafier was easier, the final closings being 21{@5c below those of yesterday. Lard and ribs were weaker relatively thau pork. hogs at the stock yards were well main- tained, but a run of from 165,000 to 175,000 is ext week and this was the principal cause of the easier closing to- day. The net 10ss in both lard and rib ‘The general tone at. going to §9.72}g. being figured on for fuilires was 21 The May future of lard showed the greatest weakness. latest quotations for May property stood at .65 for pork, $6.00@8.027% for lard [astern markets were only o limited shipping demand Cash sales embraced lard ot §5.80, 16-pound green hams for January de- livery at 73{c and 16-pound sweet pickled hams at 8@8!{c. CHI1UAGO LIVE STOCK. was reported. Cmioaao, Jan. 4.—[Special Telegram to ‘The demand was again active and prices ruled as strong as yester- day or any day this week. There wero a few Texans on the markot, but not a suffl- cient number to interfere with the prico or demand for native butchers' stock, henco the same s0ld fully as strong as yesterday. “Thero was o fair demandand steady prices for stockers and feeders. arrived from Virginia yesterday and were looking over stock today, Choice to extra Tre Bee.]—CATTL A party of buyers 1850 to 1500 1bs, $+.00@4.90; 1200 to 13 £1,50(24.50; 950 to 12001 bs, ers and feeders, §2. mixed, $1.40@3 steers, $2.40@?2. 00@14.90. Stock- @3.10; cows, bulls and . 20/@2.60; Texus ; cows, $2,00@2.15, The demund was active and pric ihe same as yesterday on best packers und prime heavy, while light mixea aud assorted light sold apout u nickel lower. paid §3.00@3.724, largely 83, common sold as low_as $3, pers pald $3.70@3.75 for selocted heavy and rime butcher weights sold at £3.70(@3.75. ight sorts sold largely at $3.60 to §3.65. FINANCIAL. 70, ana a few 55w3.57¢. Ship- New Yonrk, Jau. 4.—|Special Telegram to Tus Bee |—Srocks~There is much halt- ing betwoen opinfons i the stock market. There i$ much differen ing the money key to tho situation. The pub- lic and a greater part. of the trade believe that much of the apparent stringency results A few bankers and op- erators attempt to show that money is scarce and active, Mr, Nat Jones, since his return from the west, is not so decidedly bearish, aud now he conceded that stocks and the money market of opinion regard- from manipulation, may be forced to covar. | much snap to business thiy morning, but the bulls were succesaful in asmall way during the early trading. The, business done was very well awtributed wmong the leading ac- tive shares, though bulls'wore more promi- nent thau usual of late. compared with those of last evening were rather irregular but generally higher, and the advances extended to % per cent. demand for stocks was so urgent during the There was not First prives as comparatively largea busines ouly important upward movement wus in Colorado Coal, which spurted up sharply 1{ per cent better than last Trusts, with the ex- and at 437¢ was nighv's closiug figures. ception of Sugar, were firm with the regular and Sugar again developed marked aund dropped from 59 to b7:, against 503¢ last night. Prices reacted from the highest point toward the middle of the hour, but the demand was revived later and Bugar regained greater on of a8, The closiug hour brought no special activity to the market, but the firm tono continued. The bank statement was not very favoravle, showing & small decreaso in resorves, Money was easior than for some time, with last loans at 4 per cent. The closing prices wero about the best of the aay and the bull lead ers prodicted that the time has come for a general advance. The following were the closing quotatio 8.48 reguiar. 126 |Nocthern Pacifio 48 coupous ...1¢ |0 oroferred A4araUIAT L IAY O, & N, W 448 caupons | 104 _de preterred He by of *05.....116 | N.V. Central Pacitic. .. 85 P D& K .. | Chicago& Alton . 132 K lsland Chicago, Burlington &yuinoy e 071 Te DL &W...0, 1067 St.Paul & Omak WiinolsCentrai. ... 110 | dopreferrea L& W 914 Uadon Pacifio Kansas & Taxas LakeShore ..., " dopretorred Western Union, Missourt Pacitic MoxEY—On eall, casy, ranging 3@+ ver cout. Prise MERCANTILE PAPER — 51,07 per cent., STRRLING BXCHANG Julet and firm; sixty-day bills, $1.50; demand, $4.54. PRODUCE MARKETS, unicaao, Jan, 5 . m. oloso— Wheat—Irregular i February, e . Corn—Wenker; ' Jannary, 2010 asked; Febuary, 20' 503 May, 817e. Oats—Unchangea; danuary, 20ic asked; February, nominal, 20i5e; My : Moss Pork—Weaker; January Nomiually 53@noc, Nominally, 443, Prime Timothy—$1.17. 1, nominally $1.341¢. Short Ribs—Weakers . BT, Pabruary, $4.05; Moy, $1.85@4.871¢. Flour—Steady aud unctanged: wintor whieat, < apring wheut, §2.05:4.90; rye, 82.50@285; buckwheat, $1.50@2.00 per owl. Provisions—Shoulders, $4.1214@4.25: short cloar, $4.95@.003 short ibs, $4.50001.55, Butter—Very slow and_unusually dutl; 10@250; dairy, 13@2%. s—-Quict; fresh, 16@18e Cheeso-—Steady full_cream cheddars and flats, 91,@01j0; fancy Young Americas, 10 10140, Hidos—Unchanged; moderate sale; he groon salted, 43¢c; light groon salted, salted bull, 4¢. Tallow—Unchanged, Receipts. Shipm'ts. Flour....... 16,000 16,000 Wheai 000 Coru. i 000 Oats. LTI Lasslono New York, Whent—Recaipts, 3,530; exports, ; ‘spot market dull and nominaily unc No. 2 red, Sta3ie in olovator, 87i¢c ufloat, S1/@¥slye 1. 0. b Options dull but closing’ steudy; No. 2 red, January, 87e. Corn 120,000: exports, 50,7005 spot, steady; in elovtor, e aflont; ungea i, 2idte. Options quict and unchangeds January closing at 0%e. Unts—Receipts, 83,0003 exports, 50,1003 spot, ficm, Options steady: January, 24 Sbot No., 2 white. 8033 mixed western, 2034@30c; white wostern, 30@34! jc. Coffec— Options closod 'steaay and 25 to 35 points up. Salos: 83,000 bags uary, $15.05@15.85; May, 815,050 apot ' Rio, firm; fair cargous, 319.02:4, Sugar—Raw, firm and quiet; refined, fairly active and firm, Petroloum - Steady; United closed at 1037 for Fobruary. Egga—Quiet and oasy; western, 12!4¢; Jan- uary, 130 bid. Butier—Weal; Blgin, 23@c; westorn dairy, 9@180: creamery, 13@=7c. Cieese—Quict; western, S@ioe. Manneapots, Jan, 4. — Wheat—Quiet carly, but improved later. Receipts, 113 Closing: No. 1 Fobruary, 8ic; 1 northern, —Firm; cash, 78c; May, 82!5c. Corn—Lower; cash 3 May, 25%c. S1ige. 6214 Lard—Dull, 85.60. Butter—Easy; creamery, 18@2lc; dairy, 2le. Kansas Oity, Jan. h—Wheat—Stronger; No. 2 hard, cash, 63:¢c_bid; Jaunuary, 63'gc bid; No. 8 hard, cash, 57c bid; No. % red, no bids nor offerings, Corn—Steady; No. %, casl, 21!4c; January, 211ge asked; No. 2 cash, no bids. Oats—No, 2, cash and Junuury, 18!{c bid. Cincinnati, Jan, 4.—Wheat—firm; No, 2 rod, ¢, \ Corn—In moderate demand; No. 2 mixed, B2a@32ge. Oats—irmer; No, 2 mixed, 24c. Whisky—$1.02, Milwaukee, Jan, 4. —Wheat—Firm; No. 9 spring, on track, cash, T4@75e; May, T675c; No. 1 northeru, 83)¢c. Corn—Easier; No. 8 on tracl, 27! {@2Sc, Oats -Quiet; No. 2 white on track, 22@ 2204, 215c. Rye—Quiet; No. 1, mn store, #43¢c. Burley—Slow; No. 2 in stove, 46}5c. Provisions—Flrm; pork, §0.221. Liverpool, Jan, 4.—Wheat—Quiet; do- mand fallen off; holders offer moderately. California No. 1,’ 78 43{d per cental, Corn—Steady; demand poor, LIVE SIOOK Onicago, Jan. 4.—The Drovers' Journal reports as_follows. Cattle—Receipts, 8.500; market steady and strong; beeves, $3.00@5.20; stockers and feaders, §2.20@3.10; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.40@3. Hogs -Receipts, 10.000: steady; mixed, £3.55@8.75; heavy, $3.50@3.75; light, #3.50@ 3,80, Sheep—Receipts, 4;000; shipments, 1,000; market steady; natives, $3.50@5.00; western corn-fed, #.50@5.40.. sioux City, Jan, 4.—Cattle—1eceipts, 200; shipments, 150; warket duil and un- changed; cannors, 5c@$1.20; cows, $1.00@ 2,15;8tockers and fecdors, 81.50@2.90, Hogs—Receipts, 8,400; market steady for good, others weak: i D2 (@3,57% 3 heavy, $8.50(@3.62!¢; mixed, $3.25@3.525. Kansas Oity, Jun, 4.—Cattle—Reoeipts, 8,800; shipments, 1,000; strong: natives, $3.15(@4.05; stockers and feoders, $2.30(@3. 10, ‘Hogs—Heceipts,710; shipments, 100; strong; all grades, §3.50@8.55; bulk, §3.55. ational Stock Yards, [Bast St 4.—Cattle — Recoipts, 400} shipments, 1,100; market stroug; fair to fancy native steers, $3.403.45; stockers and feeders, $1.90@3.20. Hogs—Receipts, 2,800: shipments, 2,400; -wmif heavy, 0(@8.0714 ; packing, $3.450@ 8.60; light, $3.40@3.55. B Democracy and Plutocracy, Every year we shall become more democratic, The monarchy, shorn of its wasteful and expensive tomfooleries, will continue, writes Henry Labouchere in the January Forum. The aristoc- racy, as political leaders und as heredi- tary logislators, will disappear. The established church will be deprived of its endowments, which will bo' devoted to purposes of education. Onr great landlords will, by the effect of natural laws, be improved off the face of the country. and the occupier of land will to all intents and purposes become its owner. Taxation will be apportioned as shoulders are best able to bear it. Kduecation will be free and its scope enlarged. All privi- leges that are due to the law will be swept away. The social lines of de- markation ~ between classes will be less sharply defined. Economy will replace exwravagance in our public depart- ments, Sinecures and excessive sala- ries will no longer exist. Our Iuroigu licy will be modeled on that of the Jnited States. In our villages, village councils will replace the ruleof the squire and of the person. There will be fewer very rich men in the land, and fewer very poor wen. Ire- PAGES. land will have her own parliament, and her own executive, paramount \n all loeal matters, and will become a source of strength, aud no longer of wenkness, to the empire. This will probably be followed by a general fed- ralization of the United Kingdom, England, Wales and Scotland will each have, like Ireland, a local parliament, and an imperial senate will replace our prosent lords and conmons. Greatly as'we admire the constitution of the United tes, we deplore the ex- cessive influence of the plutocracy in that country., Wo shall do our best to provent an - aristocracy or money re- placing an arvistocracy of birth and acres, - ETIQUETTE OF FOREIGNERS, Politencss in One Country Would Be Rudencas in Another. In Sweden if you nddress the poovest person on the street you must lift your hat, London Wit and Wisdom, The sume courtesy is insisted upon if you pass a lady on the stairway. To enter a reading room or a bank with oue's hat on is rogarded asa bad breach of manners, To place your hand on the arm of a lady is o grave and objection- le fumilinri over touch the per- son: it is sacred, isone of their proverbs, In Holland a lady is expected to rotive precipitately if sho enter o store or o vestaurant where men are congregated, She waits until they have transacted their business and departed, Ladies seldom rise in Spaiv to receive a male visitor, and they rarvely nccompany ham to the door. For a Spaniard to give a lady (even his wife) his arm white out walking is looked upoun as a decided violation of propriety. In Persia, among the aristocracy, a visitor sends notice an hour or two be- foro calling, and gives a day's notiee if the visit is one of great 1mportance. He is met by servants before he reaches the house, and othor conside ions are shown him according to velative rani. The left, and not the vight, consid- ered the position of honor. o Turk witl enter a sitting room with dirty shoes. The upper classes wear tight- fitting shoes with gloshes over them. The latter which reecive all the dirt and dust, are left outside tne door. Water is poured over his hands, so that when polluted it runs aw: In Syrin the people never take off their caps or turbans when entering the house or visiting a fricnd, but they vays leave their shoes at the door. There are no mats or scrapers,outside, and the floors inside covered witn Sxpensive rugs, kept very clean in mos- lem nouses, and used to kneel upon while saying prayers. ol Bords, Iture is dto tly at times at the rate of above 100 miles an hour, writes Prof. R. H. Thurston in the January Forum; the wild goose and the swallow in their migrations make H0 miles an hour, and the earvier pigeon has certainly flown long distances at rates of speed ranging from 60 up to 80 miles an hour, and for many hours to- The common crow ordinarily across country ut the rate of a 25 miles an hour, the speed of a railway train. Prof. ngley finds that the power exerted by the eaglein full flight is but & fraction of one horse-power. Mr. Chanute computes the powerexerted by a pigeon llying 2,200 feet per minute, 25 miles an hour nearly, at 1-200 of o horse power per pound, or 9% horse power for a flying machine of equally good form, weighing one ton, at 25 miles an hour,0 50 horse power per ton weight at iles. Mr. Wenham, a member of the British Aeronautical so- cioty, finds in the pelican an expendi- ture of 1-11 horse power by 21 pounds of bird, and this is one horse power to 231 vounds, or about a horse power for the weight of a man,allowing ample margin for surplus power. The birds are found to have a surplus lifting power of about one half. Prof, Langley has purchased recently for the'Smithsonian institution the prize steam engine of the Aeronaut- ical society of 1868 which, with car and serews, weighs only 16 pounds, and but 13 without these essentials. To the en- gineer these facts certainly look en- couraging. ST A Pictu nf" One Part of Parliament Lord Salisbury is an aristoerat to the back bone. He vegards the house of commons ns n necessavy evil. Among his lieutenants there is no man whom even flattery could call n statesman, writes Henry Lobouchere in the Junu- ary Forum, One or two of them are fairly able administrators, but most of them are arvistoerats who would find it diflicult to earn a living, if without prestige or protection they were to en- deavor to maintain themselves as clerks in a commercial establishment. These flies in amber huve all the preju- dices of their Tory predecessors, but they are greedy and needy. Thoy thoroughly appreciate the value of the spoils of of- fice; and there is no baseness that they would not commit, no principle that they would mnot recant, no policy that they would not adopt, in order to retain their hold on these spoils, As for the tory ruck in parlinment, they have pre- Judices but they have no opinions. A more contemptible set of men it would be difficult to conceive. Thoy seldom either take part in debates, or listen to discussions; they hang about in the li- brary, in the tea room.and in the smok- ing room of St. Stephen’s. "When a di- vision is about to take place, they crowd into the house, and they ave directed by their whips to the government lobby, to which they flock with the docility and stupidity of sheep. e John uart Mill and His Wife, This extreme language about the “slavery” of women who are not in possession of political power has its origin lm‘qely in John Stuart Mill’s treatise on *The Subjection of Women,” which has become the manual of the movement and set its tone, writes Gold- win Smith in the January Forum. Without disparagement to Mill’s gen- eral powers or to hisadmirable char- acter, it may be said that in this partic- ular subject of the relations between the sexes he was influcuced in his writ- ing by the disturbing circumstances of his own life, as was Milton on the same though in a different direction. Brought up by his grimly intellectual father in such a way that if his nature had not been \'er‘y fine, the spring of his affections would have heen utterly dried up, he at last became attached, with all the passionate vehemence of feeling long suppressed, to a woman who at that thngma another man’s wife. That his aftection for Mrs, Taylor was not per- fectly pure, nobody has ever said or dreamed; but it drew comments upon him, as one of Carlyle’s letters shows us, and it placed him in antagonism to established usages and ideas, The im- mense expectation of improvement in government from the participation of women which he had formed may be traced in part to the passionate affec- tion which had caused bhim to see a enius equal to that of the greatest man, ru a woman whose intellectual gifts, to cooler observers, appeared not to be ex- traordinarily high, B e Farmor Oatcake (sternly)—What do you mean by hunging 'round iy turkey roost at this time o' night, Moset ose—Hress wy soul! Am dat yo', Mr. Oatcake! I wus uardin’ de place, sah: I was guardin’ it! 'here's & kood many thievin’ niggahs 'round sbout Christmas tiwe, WHATWILL THE HARVEST BE? The Roal Bstate Men's Prospects & For the Coming Yoer, SOME INTERESTING GUESSES, The Weak Points in the Present Building Inspector's Ordinance pector Whitlock's Views —The Week's liesume, The roal estate men are all onthusiastie over the prosvects of a good year's busincs in Omaha in 1860 The business of 1880 wam large and satisfactory, but they expecy Rreater results the coming year, Eastorm capitalists had their representatives liere last year and the Investments that wcre made were so satisfactory and profitable thad a large amount of outside capital 1s expocted 10 be placed m Omaha dirt this year. The number of intending buyers is largor thuy v was & year ago, although the values ure higher. Acro property, which was in ratior light domund last year, is sure to tai up early m the season. It is abso certain that the coming be un active one in the industeial world and that o number of 10 facturing plants will be removed to Om and the wideawnke real estato moen are ready looking up suitable si for factor and houies for factory employ The sauguine sentiment voncernis prospects for 1800 that prevails amone th real estato brokers may bo judged by the guesses made by members of the roal estate oxchange as to the amount of the real nstute transfers for the present yoar, The u; bers were compuring the amount of trausfers for 1888, §14 the total for last ye X 034, when some one suggosted : cach one write his estimate of the awoun for 1800, Here are some of the gnessos: C. Hartman M. A. Upton 3. M. Stenberg e W. 8. Selby s 2 500, 10 J. 8. Gibson, . . 20, (N '«Ia J. B, Cros Cere rees 21.000,0K 100,000 . Cobb . 0 ! Tukey. .. G o0, 000 5. Berlin 0,000 . Darling g R ) Ball. . ot X000 0,000,000 Several new on the guesses. The kxchange. Tue committees of the real estate exchanga who have been soliciting subscriptions ta the stock of the proposed knitting fuctory and tho bonus fund of the proposed sioa fuctory have met with very encouragsing success and will have a report to make at an carly date thut will be very gratifyins to those interested in the woi seeuring ine dustrial institutions in Ow There will be a special business meeting of the exchange on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of acting upon a number of upe plications for membership. Building Matters. The question of getting a suitable ordi ance and a system for the conduct of tie buiiding department is. engrossing the atter= tion of the builders of the eity and sowc of the councilmen who are desirous of seciring an effective and practical method of prevents ing the erection of tinder box structures, und to furnish o suitable system of inspection and at the same time proyide a means (0¥ securing o reasonable, correct record of the building improvements and their cost All who are ut all familiar with the facts realize that the showing made for the st year was far short of the actual nxnuun% expended in improvements. The records o the building inspector show that tho amount expended for buildings in the city was 7,004,506, The building inspector estuintes that this amount is at least 25 per cont lowoyd than the actual cost of the buildings erected, exciusive of the cost of plumbing, painting aud kindred improvements that in large buildings cost -abouy 10 per cent of the cost of the bare structure, “These facts render the value of the building departments estimated cost of build.ng im- provements almost if uot absolutoly. worli~ ess. Building Inspector Whitlock appreciates the worthlessness, as a matter of record, 0f the statistics compiled in the building des partment, but says he doesn't sec any way out of the difficulty. It is the same cver, place. Men who are going to build will no% give the amount that their improveiwits will probavly cost, and_there seems to be no of securing the information. In Chicay e fee for pormits 13 fixed by the size of the building without reference to tho cost, The plan is to charge 10 cents for each 1,000 feet of nrea in all buildings larger tha 40 feet and one story hizh. For buildin of this and smaller size a foe of §1 is charged, Under this arrangemcnt, where the cost of the building does not | any way interfere with or relate to the size of the fee for the permit, 1t is almost itipos- sible to secure a reliable eatimato of the vos of buildings erected. The building inspe:to of Chicago, in his report for 1881, discourse: 2t 80mo Joneth UpoD 1ho troublo Sxpariancad in his department in securing reliable statis ties concerning the cosy of building improve ments, Mr. Whitlock considers the Now York ordinance regulating the building dey ment the best that hobae examined. In thah city the cost of the building to be erccted i estimated by the aepartment, The pling pass through several branches, One mian estimates the cost of iron work another the masonry and s o and the total of these in recorded as the cost of the structure, N feo is charged for buildings, The departe ment is supported by fines derived from vioe lations of the five limit and building ordis naces, and such cases have preference in uuy of the courts over any other business, In his Omaha experience Mr. Whitlock soys he has found it very difiicult to proses cute violators of the building ordinance, Cases when commenced usually hane fire | the courts for wecks, until all interest in the prosccution is gone, or clse they are tried before a jury, which is equi m'nl almost without excéption to an acquittal o the accusad, In reply to the criticism made by Tir Brs upon the poor quality of work that is bein done o the city, Me Whitiock says that b does all that can be done with the belp he has. He 18 allowed but two ugw siatants, whose business it is to inspect wori in progress, when he could easily keep u halt dozen men employed. Poor brick are daily used and ne is powerless to prevent it unde; the presont ordinances. 'The ordinanc maukes the salo of defective material a mindes meanor and provides a penalty, IHe Lus caused & number of arrests under the oradis nance, but the dulays experienced in securs ing ® trinl of the cascs has made his proses cution fruitless, and the brickmakers go on furnishing poor waterial with impunity. Very radical changes in the law and thg methods of enforcing it are necessary to ses ocure the character of buildings that shouid alone be tolerated, Weckly Bank Statement, New Yourk, Jan. 4.—[Special Yelegrimg to Tie Ber)—The weekly bank statewent shows the following changes: Reserve, decrease. TLoans, ibcrease. ... Specie, increase Deposits, increase. Circulation, increase. ‘The banks now hold 1, the 25 per cent rule. ‘The exports of spec.s from the port of New York L weeld amounted to §775,05, of which #5 wis gold and $606,834 silver. Of the total ex- portsall the gold went to South Aumeric and 652,076 silver went to Kurope and $44,. 400 silver went to South America. 'The in. ports of specie at the port of New York last woek amounced o §150,004, of which §120,450 was gold and $30,505 silver. New York Dry Goods Marker. New York, Jan, 4.—[Special Telegraw to Tue Bek.]—The dry goods market showed little change today. The tond of cotton goods continues firm, There were Lo due velopments respecting new wooleus,