Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 9, 1890, Page 15

| I | i 5. 3 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1800.-8 IXTEEN PAGES 15 B e R U THE CONDITION OF TRADE. No Changes in the Monetary Situa- tion the Past Week. '\\ AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF FUNDS, Grocery Jobhers Report B Satisfactory and in Kxcess Last Year — The Produce Mhrket Rather Firmer. iness or The Local Commercial Situation. The clearings of the associated bauks of Omahba for the week ending February 8, as reported by Mr, Hughes, manager of the clearing house, foot §4,444,702.01, sn mcrease of 18710 per cent. There has been no change in the monetary situation during the past week, Bankers report an ample supply 7/ “of funds and a fairly active demand, Prime mercantile paper has been readily taken at the usual rates—Sto 10 per cent—while a great deal of off-color stuff is presented and refused. Money is plentiful generally and reports from finuncial centers show easy markets and low rates prevailing every- where, und at the same time complaints ars bad of dull trade, low prices for produce and an unsatisfactory situation existing in com- mercial circles. This is attributable mainly to the weather which has been unsefisonable throughout the country and in the territory contiguous to Omaha has beon especially 80, and traders are feeling the results in dull trade aund siow collections. Neverthe- less we are no worse off than our brethren of the North south and east. Complaint is general and business 18 ad- mittedly dulleverywhere. There have been, however, fewer failures this year to date, in Nebraska, than during the same period last: year and our joboers say they are content to 8oe trade quict for the present, with retailers disposing of their winter stocks slowly aod remitting as they can, rather than to have them buy spring goods and add to the load which, should spring weather be late, would bo more than they could carry and result in frequent failures and loss. Grocery jobbers are an exception just now and they say trade is satisfactory aod in ex- cess of last year. Cotton goods are steady and firm with an vamoe of 2(2'¢ per cent noted in wide shoeetings and the market oversold by many weeks’ production. Woolen oods are strong and a feeling of confidence in the future of the market prevails. Silks are ad- vancing. Sugars are firm at quotations but no great assurance is expressed that present prices can be maintained, as Mr. Spreckies again appears as the “little joker,” and his pluy will be watched with anxiety. Coffees are unchanged and the future soems vory doubtful if the bears seem the most confident. The produce market is perhaps firmer but not 8o strong as to enable an advance iv the rrlccn of aairy products to be maintained. Bggs aro slightly up, as Lent {8 approaching, the demand Increasiug. Butter is about lllu samo as last week, and the average re- ceipts sell at 8 to 10¢ per pound. Packers and commission men say that more poor but- tor has been sent to market here this winter than ever before, and that while therais now ana always a demand for cnoice aairy butter, in neat, clean puckages, thore is none for the slush and greaso shivped as butter. Hides are in fair request and the market i stronger. Flax seed is firmer. City retailers report a fair business with collections somewhat improved and a feching prevails that trade 1o the city will be good this spring, OMAHA LIVE STOCK, Catcle. Saturday, Feb. 8, The receipts today, estimated at 900, were fairly lurll for Saturday. There was quite a lot of good steers on the market, several of which sold at or above the $4.00 mark. The whola ntiment was strong. There has boen a steady domand at. strong or advano- E prices for all the best grades of steers, ile for some time the receipts have not only been limited but have not equaled the demand. The fine steers in today gave round for the opinion for a stronger mar- et, if not for an advance in prices. The market opened active on all grades at all de- sirable. The best grades of steers sold read- ily at an advance of 5o to 10, some report them up as much as 15c. Cow stuffs were active at u shade’s advance. Not o fow on the market quoting cows up from 5o to 10c. The quality of the re- ceipts of cows was only common there being quite 8 number of poor ones while there were no_real good ones, the top on cows being #.60. The receipts of bulls were Hbernl and prices ruled strong several sell- Ning from $2.75 to $3.00, Feeders and stock- ers are still in demand at an advance corres- ponding with the greatest advance of any other kind of catule. Half the sales were at or above $3.00. Cauners sell readily and range from $1.25 w $1.95. Calves remain steady selling at §2.00@5.00. Stags are stroug corresponding with the general ad- wvance on the better grades of butchers’ stuff. ‘With a general advance yesterday and today nearly the whole of the decline since Satur- day last has becn recovered. Yesterday and today were the most satisfactory markets daring the week. The market closed active und strong with everything sold. Hows, [Bzhe hog market was well supplied_with airly good stock today, there being roceipts estimated at 50, 'llle wmarket opened ac- tivoand strong. 1be top was §3.82¢, n shade avove “yestorday’s top, abd the average showed the prico at $3.73% compared with $3.711¢ yestorday. The bulk sold st $3.75 @3.80. - Sheep. Receipts ouly 170, compared with 125 y torday. ‘Ihe iamb and sheep market show ~——=gu active demand with ready salos. Prevailing Prices. ‘The following is a table of prices paid fn this market for tho grades of stock men- tioned : Prime steers, 1300 to 1600 Ths &’i 80 @4.40 Good steers, 1250 to 1450 b d Good steers, 1050 to 1300 Ibs. Ordinary to fair cows. Fair to good cows Good to choice Light stookers and feoders Feeders, 950 to 1100 1bs. (3.2 Fair to choice light hog: (@3.821¢ Fair to'choice heavy hogs. @3.80 Falr to choice mixed bogs. 8,773 Representative Sales, STRERS, Pr. No. 2 Av. Av. Pr. 275 §3 40 )lBl 340 e s cmnnnrene Kesgsgu2seenes 180 22 185 350 18 225 18 29 145 3 2 00 5 200 ] 200 P 205 205 285 205 985 210 985 30 18 9 43 g1 b = 260 2% » \ 150 230 23838538 CALYES. 00 6 235 800 00 8700 00 2% 80 HEIFE Lo 1300 3 15 MIXED, S..00000 1810 378 sTAGS, 1........1810 8 00 WHSTERN CATTLE. Owner and No, 70 feeders 40 feeders 38 steers, corn-! tod. 1008, No. No. Av. Sh. Pr. 160'365 120 120 151111P5]]¢2 Average Price of Hogs. Showing the averagoe price paid for loads of hogs on the days indicated in 1357, 1883 and 1889: Day.| Ieb. 1800 Feb, 1838, | Fob. 1857, 8 am 528 484 4 87 523 40 5 B 76% b2 4 87 T2 5 31 Sunday. 7l sy b 40 451 8] 3% b 42 %0 Comparative Tables. The following tables show the range pricos on hogs during this and last weok : in Days. in.u week, : Tast woek, Monday...., Tuesday Wodnesday., Thursday Friday Saturday. Average Cost o1 Hogs. The following table gives tho average cost of hogs on the dates mentioned, including the cost today, a8 based upon sales reported : Price. Daze. rice. feb. 4,. 7w Feb, Feb. Feb. 7 Highest and Lowest Sales of Hogs. Yestorday. $3.80 U805 23§ Highest Lowest. Stock Roceipts. Offcial yostorday. - - Estimated today, Cattle 75 cars...1005 Cattle, 43 cars. ... Hogs, 53 cars....3420 Hogs, 50 cars Sheep, 1 cars... 125 Sheep, 1 cars Horses, 1 cars Purchases of Cnttio for the Week. Swift & Co.. Geo. H. Hammond Packing Go. “Tho Armour-Cudahy Packing Omaha Packing Co Foeders and shipper QF Purchases of Hogs tor the Week. Showing the number of hogs bought by tho packers and leadmg buyers during the weol : Armour-Cudahy Packing company Omaha Packing Co Swift & Co. George H., Hammon, J. P. Squires & Co Speculators.. 7,17"0 Purchascs of 81 Swift & Co, Hammond Paciing company Armour-Cudahy Pac 100 MeQueen. . o102 Cunuinghaii T4 PN vy L6 Disposition of Cattle. Showing the number of cattle bought by the leading l)u\url on to-day’s market: Swift & Co . George H. Hamu 107 ‘I'ne Armou (,uduhy l’unkmg company. 174 Nels Morris : 10 Sbt pers and foedors ecker. \ln Zanat, Hogs. Armour Cudahy racking company. 601 Omaha A'nckln.( company . 2 Swift & Company 677 G. H. Hammund P 408 Hogs yestorday avoraged 800 1os, " and 64 to the car. With Cattie, On the market with cattle: N, W, Knapp, Cedar Bluffs; John Dern, Hooper; J. Haslie, Panama; W. F. Bodley. Oakland; F. Schuedhelf, Bancroft; J. L l!nrmtl Malvern; D, W. Austin, Perlin R. Stnndun, Columbus; T. B. Hord, ‘Central s City ; Fisher Bros,, Central City; B, F. Ward, Wabash; A. C.’Adams, Eagle; J. Englehorn, Scrib ner; Harrewt & H., Wisner; Carroll & Spitzer, Stanton; . O, Fisher,'Wood River; agers & Doyle, O'Neill; 4. W. Young, EIlLE; Worth & Manchoster, North Loup; Willmm Rounds, Wood River; Conor Bros., Ohlowa; Millr & Co., Bradshaw; C. F. May, Burwell; L. Wiliamson, Bloasant Dale; W. A. ifindlay, Greenwood; J, H. Curyen, Greenwood; Babbitt & ' Eyans, South Bend; G. P. Chessman, Toayer J. Power & o, Henderson; Emioy 1Bros., Wasner; C. W. Branch, Norfolk; Wagers & Doyle, 'O'Neill; Cook' & Hamilton, Buel Junction; Davis & Cunningham, Malvery; Baok of Cown, Com, Ta.; Wallico & slm, Colu, In.; Bell, G b lehell Sidney . W lL 3, Rawloy, Wilcox: Millor & Co.,Bradshaw; l‘ urney, Broken Bows: 1 Foley & Co. Groeley Center; Rooney & Co., Brayton; C. W. Parks, Burwell; A H. Smith & dianola; Paxton & Dempster, Geneya: Bros., Hastings: O'Counor’ lros; Garnet & Co., Monaawmin, T, J. Caldwell, H, lu: J, K. Groynn, lmo {: W. O.'Swarts, Silver City; G. W, Silyer City; H, Hammer, Mineola; o (L insella, Pauama; H, A. Nol u, le horn; E. D, Gould, Columbus; Sterens, Denison, 1a.; Kenyon Bml Bol- lus; J. B. Huwe, Madison. With Hogs, Ou the market with hogs: Unthank & Smlm Arlmgwn R. E. Roberts, Arlington A. E, Tunberg, Hooper; W. Dwarak, Verdi: rr. John_Ptiofer, Johnstown; J. Hastle, Panama; John Schwab, Manley; Kelkenney & l.lrlnn, Honey Lreek la; J. R B, Woodbine, Ta.; F. O. Ad H. Duliow, Crescent. Wit Sheep. Oun the warket with sheep: Parks, Burwell. aws, Logau, Ia,; O, cow Ohips From the Market. E. D. Gould, the big shipper, marketed hoes from Columbus. J. K. Gwynn of Imogene and W, C Swartz of Silver City were among the lowa shippers of hogs. E. H. Mitchell, a successful farmer and toeder of Sidnay, Ta., was over this morning with a car of hogs. Heuory Hammer, an_extensive shipper of Mineola, In,, and D, Kinsella & Son of Panama marketed hogs toda M. Cunningham of Davis & Cunningham, well known stippers of Malvern, la., was over today with a car of hogs. wrence of the firm of Bell, Grogory ce, was over from Tabor, Ia., l0ok- 1 car of hogs, Cook & Hamilton marketed a car of* hogs this morning from Burlmgton Junction, Mo. D. Gamet of Gamet & Ogden, heavy deal. ers at Mondamn, Ia., in with aoar of hows, F. Schwedheim, the well known stockman croft, was down today with a car of of cattl Yesterday fourtecn loads of cattlo woro shippod out into the country for stokers and feeders, OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS. Produce, Fruits, Etc. ¥ Strictly fresh, 13¢2 14¢; cold storage, 10c. Hioes, Perrs, TAI.LHW. Erc.- Green salted nides. 41 o} dry flint damaged hides, 2c less; sheep peits, green, bach, $1.00; sheop polts, dry, per Lb, 7@133¢ low, No. 1, 8igo; No. 2, 8c; grease, white, d@itge: yellow, 2@ BurTei—Creamery, fancy, 20@22¢; choice, 16@l7c. Dairy, fancy, 14@l6o; choice, 11@ 12¢. Country, fancy, 11@I2¢; good to choice, O@iles fair, 7@Se; inferior, 4@be. Arpies—Per bbl, common, ¥2.00@2.25; choice, $2.50@3.00; fanoy, $4.00@5.00 Mixok MEAT—Se per b, HoNEv—15@16e per 1b for choice. Preserves —8@10c ver Lb, ans—4@4kge per lb. BEESWAX—NO. 1, 16@1ic, Pras Frer—Piokled, kits, 70c; spiced pigs tongues, kits, ; pickled tripe, kits, 6505 pickled H. C. tripe, kuts, 85c; spiced pigs hocks, kit Froun fancy, $4.00@ .60 o, $3.00@4.00; 5.00. Lrvoxs—Fancy, $3.00@6.00; choice, MI’(M Pork—Per bol, $J (@ h) Nfl\uwrmug w0 size, pr bunch, RN —Tubs, 13¢; roll, 14c 15 —Per 100, £5.00, © BuTTER—0. CRANBERRIES—810,00@11.50, OrANGES—Fiorida, per box, $3. 00@'; 00. frwaear FLour—Per b '5(@ Woor—Fine, averags, 22@33c; average, 21@22¢; quarter blood, nvomze, 13 @0c; coarse, average, 15@170; cots and rough, average, 14@10c. ConrN—18e, Oars—16¢. VeaL—Choice, medium size, 6@8c; cholce, beavy, 4@be. Live PiaeoNs—Per doz, $1.50. Grocories. Duiep Fruir—Currants,new,5¢c; prunes, casks 1,300 lbs, 5c; prudes, 'bbis'or bags, 5i4c; citron peel, arums, 20 1bs, 2%c; lemon peel, drums, 191bs, 18¢; fard dates, boxes 12 1bs, " 10c; apricots, chowce evaporated, lic; avricots, jelly, cured, 25 1b_boxes, 16c; apri- cots, fancy, Mount Hamilton, 25 '1b boxes, apricots, choice, bags, 80 lbs, 1415c; ap- vles, cvaporated, Alden,” 50 Ib boxes, 0o apples, star, 81{c} npph-s, fancy, Alden, 51b, fancy, Alaen, 8 b, 10ie] Salt i kherrluu. BVII]N)HH.LJ cherrids, l)lltml dry vears, California fancy, 1{s boxes, 231, 12c} peaches, Cal. No.1, fancy, '¢s, unp bags, 80 1b, nectarines, rad 14c; nectarines, silver boxes, 15¢; pitied plums, Cal 25 1b boxes, 5¢c; raspberries, evan, N. Y., now, 25c; prunes, Cal, R. C., 90-100, \-.oxcs‘z.nm, 7c; pranes, R. C. 60-70, c; orange peel, 150} raisins, Cahifornia London, crop 1589, $2.25¢ Cal, loose, muscatols, crop‘ 1851, £2.005 Vall encias, 1886, 0c; Valencias, .now, 8¢c; -Cal. acedless, sks, 75gc. i sruits, Catitoraia Cannod Standard Brands, 2i41bs, per doz— ts, $170@1.85; upricots, pie fruit, ; malons, $4.65 blackberries, $2.25; herries, hlnLk $2.00@2.25; cherries, Whllc, $2.25@2.50: erapes, $L.O3@L.80; vears, Barts lett, $2.10@2.20; peaches, \ellow. $2.10@2.25; lies, lemon cling, $2.35; plums, egg, i, plum, goid drops, $LSD; pluma, green gages, $L65(@1.80; peaches, Bay City, with pitts in, 81.60 § BOOSe- berries, $230; nectarines, quinces, $2.10; raspberries, 8 90; strawberrios, peuches, 31 eastern castern seconds, $1.¢ 6 1b rie, £2.00; gallon, apples. high standards, 5 31b pie, $L.10; u. $3.00; Crescent E- 505 2 1 gnuiobch ries, 00c; 2 b strawberrics, 90@dsc; 2 I raspberries, $1.005 2 1h_blueberrics, S0 2 1 biackberries, (5@75®; 2 1b strawberrie preserved, $1.80: 2 1 raspberries, nroserve $1.80; 2 1 blackberries, preserved, $1.20: pineapples, unnumn chopped, $2.00; 2 th Bahama grated, ; 2 1 Bahama nlxcul $2.50; 2 1 Standard. shl ed, $1.251.50; cher rics, 1b red, Baltimore, S@bhc. CANNED Fisn—Brook trout, 31b, 82.40; mon trout, 3 1b, §2.25; clams, 1 lb, $1. clams, 2 1b, $2.00; clam chowder, 3 1b, 81 deviled cravs, 1 1b, K 25; deviled crabs 2 b, $4.50; codfish balls, 1!1 ‘81 75; cavier, Iubslurs 1 1b, $i , £2.05; lovsters, deviled, X Ib, $2.25; mackerei, 1 ib, 81, mackerel, mus- tard sauce, 3 1b, $2. mackerel, tomato sauce, 3 1b, ¥2.80: oysters.1 1b, $1.10; nysters, 21b, $1.85; M C. R., 11b, $1.90; sal- mon, L R. 1b, $2.80; nnlmml Alu!l‘ nvl‘xlru(;cargus new,bl{c; Grand w, 4130t Turkey cod, large middles, 8ife; sn\n'r.m vlocks, o snow white, 2 1b bricks, 7';c: snow white, crates 125 Jb e A O Dl scaled herring, 203 aled_herring, 220; domestic Holland herring, 55c; Ham: huru spiced herring, $1.50; Russian sardines, 7be; Russian sardines, plain, 5he; umported Holland nerring, Crown braud, 80c; do, tancy milicors, 90c. Fisu—Mackerel, No. 1_shore, half bbls, $15.00; bioaters, half bbls, 815 00; White flah, balf bbls, §7.00; trout, naif bbis, 85 ily white fish, $3.00; salmon, $8.50 erel (herring) $1.00@1.10; 1 1h $1.75; 2 Ib lobsters, $2.00@3.00; 1 Ih lobsters. £1.90@2.00; 1 1h Alaska salmon, Aleut, $1.60} 21b oysters, 10 oz, Baltimore Pecrless, $1.55: 1 oysters, 5 oz, Baltimore Poerless, 81 2 1o seloct, 13 oz, Pocrlcas, $2.00; 11b clam little nec! 2 1b Claus, little neck $2.10: i 1b mdlne- imported, per case, 100s, £11.00@016.00; 5 1b sardines, imported, pev casoe 100s, $15.00(@20.00; 3¢ 1b imported bone- less sardines, 20c; i 1b sardines, American, Der 100, French style, $4.50@5,00: 3§ 1b sar- s, American per case 100s, French style, 0(28.00; 1 1b sardines, mustard, per case 0 # 00 imported key 'sardines, ll VesrranLes—Tomatoes—3 Ib extra, $1.00; 8 Ib Stauaard, Western brands, 5 gallons, strictly standara, $2.90, Cern —l'reterra.] stock sugar ' corn, finest grown, 81.60; gilt-edge sugar corn, very fine, $1.50; M(,Murra,vs 2 1b sugar corn, $1.20:2 Ib extra, Western brands, $50@#L.00; 2 1b standard, Western brau: T0@80c. (@250 Mushroons—I Ib French extra fine,22 11b French, fine, 18@322¢; 1 1b French, ordi- X 'res fine, por cab, 250; 10c; 2 1b ‘extra, sifted, .00; 2 1b Barly June, $1.25@1.35; 2'1b Ma row, standurd brand, $1 10; 2 Ib soaked, 59c. String Beans—2 Ib high grade refugee, 80 2 1b Golden Wax beauns, 75e; 2 1b ul.rmg beans, 70¢, Lima Beans -2 b soakod, 7 Boston Haked Beaus-3 1b Lowis, $1.05; Crown brand, 81.50. Sweet Potatoss—3 1b New Jorsoy, $1.60: Daisy, $1.85. Pumpkin— 3 1b new puln.[;kln. ne, per can, ory, red, sc. Ols—Keroseno—P, W., 100; W. W.. 12i0: headlight, 18¢; gasoline, lJc‘ salad nil L35 (@9.00 per dozen, Suaans—Cut loaf, 8c; cut loaf, cubes, Tho; uundurd powdered AX X, powdersd, gra) ranulated, stan L”"k” uunuu‘ A, 05c; white exu-u C Nob, b¢; amber 53¢, Soaps—Castile, mottied, per I, S@10¢; do, white, per b, 13@15c, CANNED MEaTs—1 1h luuch tougue; - $2.60; 2 1b lunch tongue, $4.75; 1 1b corned beef, $L20; J nacnrnmlbal '3“5' 6 1 coroed corned beat, 814.00, 9 1 (Lllwl $2.25; 1 1 English g‘nwn, lish brawn. B080; 1 "waua ha glish brawn, 1 cam) “"";i.:n—l onnwrauul bam, I& THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS Wheat Opens Higher, Becomes BEasler and Uloses Firm. — CORNONLY MOE‘ERATELV ACTIVE A Strong Feeling in Oats Through- out the SessiorMore Interest in Provisions W ery Few Cattle t Sale, CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKETS, Cricago, Feb, 8.—|Special Telegram to Tur Bem,|—The wheat market opened o little higher and stronger on cold weather and the clearing of 146,000 bushels of wheat from the seaboard, and values held steady for a time, bat the speculative demand was limited and the demand got easier, though closing firm. The strictly porsonal factors were Hutchinson and Charles Smith buying and Pardridee selling. Cables were steady and ocean freights from New York are quoted as firm. Jn the news dispatches from the other side were to be found some disquieting advices pointing to possible po- litical complications over the interminable “‘eastern quostion,” but this nows produced no impression here. On the Chicago market the cry of “wolf” has been raised so often that the appearance of an actual wolf would not be creditea. imtial trading in May wheat was on a basis of 78}§@78%c. The market advanced to 788{o, sold back to 78%c and Inter to 781¢c and still later to T8} @73y fluctuating in a minor key the while. wards the last the market developed a slightly. hardening tendenoy and closed at 7850 bid, as against T8 @78%c yesterday and 7sige bia a weok ago, March at 0%50 & and July at 77%gc. The cash market was firm and steady today. Ior noma No. 2 spring 76c was paid, or within 2igc of the May price, and offerings are scemingly held off the market in an independeat way. The corn market was weak, moderately active and prices averaged lower, though tho closing figures show but littie change. There were no features in trading calling for es- pecial notice. It was of the usual local scalp- ing character and was a mero struggle for 1 16c profits. The closing prices on the lead- ing denveries were March 20i(c, May 8lc bid and July 815(c. Oats were quuu active today in the specu- lative branch of trade and the feeling throughout was steady and firm. Specula- tion as usual was largely in May, about 1,000,000 bushels for that aelivery bemg traded in at 22%c and at 22% @22'¢c on ‘the split. Counselman was credited with doing most of the buying through George Ellison, and Hutchinson was also a fair buyer, Some eastern buying orders were said to have been exccuted. February was ;o lower, selling at 23c, and July was easier, being quoted . No.20ats in store were nearly nominal and samples went off fairly well early at about yesterday's prices, though the market closed dull. In provisions more interest was taken and prices about recovered the loss made yester- day. The opening was rather quiev but strong in_sympathy with toe how market. For May delivery pori openca at §10.00, or a fraction higher than last night's close, de- clined to & then sold up to $11.07%¢ and closed at £10.05@10.07}¢. . Lard for the same month sold at .93, split and closed at §6.00. Short ribs for May opened at #4873, ranged at $.8005(4.00, split and closed at $4.90. In the cash market a largo business was done, especially in ribs, which 80ld at #4.83!¢ for 40-1b average and $4. 4.85 for 55-1b average. The forcign markels were quiet, with lacd dull and provisions in poor derand at ui nche CHI1CAGO blVL STOCK. Omioaco, Feb. 8.—{Speocial Telezram to Tam Bee.|—Carrie—Searcely a sufficient number were on salé to miake a market, as a large per cent of the nlipiber ou sale came direct from the west to one of the dressed beof operators, yet the few loads on the market sold at fully as high prices as yester- day, if anythinga shade stronger. About everylhing was sold. Cows, bulls and rough stock venerally was cleaned up aud all sorts sold about the sameas yesterday. There wera about 1,000 stockers and feeders left at large T the call, which is not considered a nuwmber to carry over. There were no £4.00(@4.70 £0 | 1,200 1b # @4.40: 950 Stockers and cows, bulls aud mixed, Texas_corn: fed steers, 8250 grussers, 2.40@2.90. Hoos—[3usiness was once move active, with an up turn of & good 5e, bringing val- ues up to where they were on Thursday. Packers paid $3.50@3.95 and shippers .90 4,00, Light sorts sold within_a range ot £3.00@4.00. A few lots of mixed sold early at'a low range of the close yesterday. FINANOCIAL. New York, Feb, 8.—|Special Telegram to Tug Ber. |—Stocks—The close af the stock market for the week wasof a dumpish character, After the first half hour thers was 10 buoyancy inany part of the list. The bank statement, showing a decrease of £4,400,000 in reserves, only added to the de- pression of the last hour and net losses re- sulted all through the list with fow except- jons, There wasan abundance of bullish talk up town last night, but that influence id not last loug. The strength in Reading and the manner in which the insiders moved prices upon the shorts who attempted to cover was generally discussed. The bulls think there will be a similar scene in many other stocks when the short interest under- takes to seek protection. The action of yes- terday was not continued to any extent. Dealings in Reading were on a much smaller scalo and were surpassed in both volume and interest by thoso in Lackawanna, Those two stocks, with Suzar Retineries and Richmond & West Point, wero the only ones 1 which any speculative animation was at all visible. The opening was quiet and steady, but immedi- ately after the opening all the leading shares moved up fractionally, Sugar, however, was an exception and after opening down 3¢ per centat 59 it further retirod to 53l but then recovered to 1. Rock Island jn the mean- time had again joined théactive stocks and risen 1 per cent to 04%. ‘A partial reaction followed. There was q’n further advance anywhere after 11 o'clocky but the goneral yielding of prices Iasted wtha close, Louis- ville, New Eugland r Atchison each showed ® net loss pf A& per cent. Roclk Island dropped bick & SMH point from 94X to 08%. Missouri Pacific and Union Paciflo each lost 4. Lackawauia went off to the opening figure at 1374, Cplorado Coal, after touching 514 ou the ajivaice, closed ay 50, ‘The total sales were buv 491,000 shares. ‘The following were shalosing quotations: 0. 8.48 vegular. 123: Ndfthern Pacific., 8. 48 coupons ‘ l'g.m!e!rofl " & fisrequln leago& Alton 130 u‘m Burlington v 0% flmonnl’mmu » Xl Moxer—Easy with no loans. Prise Mesoaxtice Parsi — 43{@63 per cent, SresuNG ExcmaNas—Quiet and steady; sixty-day bills, $4.58'{; demaud, 84,57}, New York bry Goods Markert. New Your, Feb, 8,—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—The stormy weather continues aud busivess in dry zoods is curtailed on :.n- spot, both demand aud delivery being ight. Mining Stooks. New Yorg, K'eb. 8.—[Spocial Telegram to Tim Bra.|—The following are the min - ing stock quotations: Alice 10 |RI Cristo. .........180 Aspen 0 |Gould & Curry... 160 Belcher .. L.170 |Hale & Norcross...280 Best & Belcher ....20 |Homestake ) Caledonia B. H....150 |Horn Silver 1l 20 |Iron Silver |Ontarto.. Ophir . Savago . Sierra Novada.. [Sutter Creek Union Con... Euroka Con PRODUCKE ¥ MARKETS. UnioA00. Fab. 8.—1:15 b, m. olose— Wheat—Steady; March, ©; May, February. ""L. 'ge. Mny. Feburary, 2 Rye—NMay, 450/c. Barloy. -Nothing dolag. Prime ' '—8$1.20, Flax— . Whisky Pork— St $10.05 {0} May March, $9.80; Lard—Steady; Fobruary, 85.805(@5821¢; V. 00, our—Unchanged; wintor wheat, £2.00 i spring wheat, $1.10 2,50 S5; buck wheat, 81.25@1 80 per o Provisions—Shoulders, $ ) clear, $5.00( A i Butter—Quiet; T@30c. creamery, cheddars and Young Americas, ged; frosh, 12@18c. changea; hoavy and light green saltod, 4l,(@ilge; salted bull . roon salted calf, 5'ge: dry flint, 6@7c; dry salted, 6i4c; dry calf, b@tc; deacous, each, 2o. Tallow.—Unlehanged; No. i, sold packed, 405 No. 2, 3 @340, cake, 4 lh!wmlu Shipm'ts. 9,000 10}{@ mo 10,000 L1180,000 240,000 112,000 147,000 Now York, Fob. 8.—Wheat—Receipts, 11,600 bushels ; export: ,000 bushels; n]m{ firmer; No. od, 85@ an (‘I\‘VII(HI 0,4 @S63{C afloat, S6@Sitc f. 0. b options steady, No. 2 red, Feoruary, closing ab S17¢c. Corn—Roceipts, 2 bushels: exports, 00 bushels; apot steady: No. o in so afloat; ur gradea options steady, February 120,000 bushels; exports, ¢i options firm} mm No. 2 wlm.n umnu—npuonu closed steady and un- changed to 5 points down; sales, 16,000 bags; February, $16.00@16.05; May, $15.85 .05 spot Rio firm; fair cargoes, $19. Sugar--Raw, quiet and easy; refined, more activo and firm. Pelruleum United closed for March at 1,08, Ergs—Stoady; westorn, 13%@14o. Pork—Firm. Lard—Quiet and stronger; western steam, $0.20; closing at $6.20, Butter—Quiet; Elgin, 23@320c: western dairy, 8@l7ic; creamery, 12@27!4c. Cheese—Iirm ; western, 8@10c. St Louis, Fob. 8.—Wneat—Higher; cash, 70c; May, 7 Corn—lLower’ c: Oats—Lower; cush, 213, Higher at $10.125@10.25. Pork Lard—Strong at £5.62} Whisky—8$1.02. —Wheat—Stronger; hard, cash, 0ic; No. 2 red, cash, Corn—About_steady; No. 2, February, 22 bid. pQus—No,"2, cast, 180 bid; Fobruary, 1. Milwaukee, No. 2 spring, 50, cash, 223 13¢ Fob. 8. — Wheat on track, cash, 72@7 Firm; i May, Corn—Quiet; No. 3 on track, 25@28!5c. QOsia—Steady: No. 2 white, on traok, 2. Rye—Steady; No, 1, 1 store, 431{ Barley—Quiot; No. 2 white, ou track, 42. Provisions—Firmer; pork, $0. Minneapois, Fob. 8 Wheat—Slightly advanced- Receipt: i N 1 Jo; on track, T6}@7ic; No, 2 narv.harn. Feoruary, 72c; May, 75c; on track, T3@ e, Cincinnari, Feb. 8. —Wheat—Strongers No. % red, 30@sc. Corn- 3 No. 2 mixed, 314c. Gate—Firm: No. 3 mixed, 250 Whisky—81.02. Liverpool, Feb. 8 — Wheat — Steady; Qamand poor; holders offer modorately; Cali: fornia, No. J, 7s 115d per cental. demand poor; westorn, 3s 10d per cenval, new mixed STOCK, Onicago, Feb. 8. reports as follows Cattlo—Receipts, 2,000 becves, $4.80(5.00; ste ers and feoders, $2. @3.60, Hogs -Receipts, 16, 'he Drovers' Journal market strong; £3.00@4.70; stoc (@3.40; 'Lexuns, $2.40 000:strong and 5¢ higher, mixed and heavy, $5.75@+00; light, $.75@ 4.05; skips, 83.00@3.70, Shoep—Heceipts, 2,000; strong: native £3.50@5.00: westérn' corn-fed, $4.75@b. Texans, 3,505,005 lambs, &.00@0,25, Sioux City, Feb, S.—Cattle—Recepts, 404 hipments, '350; markot dull; canners, (@ $1.25: cows, $! u(rm] 253 ll.udu\rn £1.50 @225 !Ndcrs. 2.256@2.90; veal Lulvul, $2 00 Ho; , 11,6005 market firm, wnh vesterday's opening. Light, heavy, & 70@3.75: wlxcd (@ <. National Swek Yar a8t Lows, Feb, 8.—C: utllc -— l(t,ngpls 5003 shipments, 800: market nauve steers, #3,20.@4.00 ers, $1.90@3.80, Hogs—Keceipts, 2,000; shipments, 1,300; market steady; heavy 90@4.00; packing, $3.80@8.053 light, §3.75(@8.90. Kansas City. Feb, 8,—Cattle—Receipts, 2,000; shipments, 1,300; market steady, high- or for good; steers, $3.U5@4.75; cows, $L.75 (@2 70; stockers and feeders, $2.30@3 Hogs — Receipts, 4,500; shibments, 1,100; markev steady, closing weak ;all grades, $3.70 @3.80, Weekly Bank Statement. New YoRrg, Feb. 8.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee]—The weekly bank statement shows the following change Reserve, decreaso Loans, increase Specie, decreaso. . Lux&l tendors, deoreaso. Deposits, increase. uruulullul sincrea trong; fair to fanc stockers and foed- 3 o0 8, lfl.) 100 1,781,900 2,024,900 of ma 25 per cent rule, T he' expuru of specie from the port of New York last wesk amounted to §51,940, of which $3,050 was in ®old and $348,010 iv silver. Of the total ex- ports 81,300 in gold aud $345,300 in silver went to Europe and $1,780 in gold and §3,610 in silver went to South America. THE REALTY MARKET, Imlmumm T8 piaced on rewra during yosterday. Co-operative Land & Lot Co to Williamn Taker, 1ot 5, bk 1, Kverett Place, q ¢ d.§ N A Kuhn, trustos, to John McDorlald, pt Jots 1 and 3, blk & Capitol Hill yad, 3 J K MaMery to A V . Ponn, Moumouth Lark, w.d, Siringer & Penny to K B9 ad to Bonth Omaia, w d" . 2 SR and wite 10 7 aiid "o B Cramer, lot 2, bk 4, Wise & Fifmile d, wd. . poutn Umllul Lind'Co to I it Davi 13, iot L bik 118, South Omaha, wd. . Bouth Omaha Land Co to 8 A Chamber- asin, lot 11, bik L ~olllh Omaha, wd south (Imlhl Land Co to B N Duon, IOLI blk 04, Bouth Omaha, w d ala Lund Co to E B Starr 133, Bouth Omaha, w a4 © fi Stoman and ausband to W J' Carrol 1ots 13 to 19, bk 11, Orehard Hill, w d. © 1 Bloman and hiusband to W J l t 11, blk 1, Walnut Hill, w “ 000 a0 1,100 1,800 1 1 560 Tand 'l O Jeifries to Mrs ) | & Gl 1ok 6, blk 2, Leffries replat, B A H Clandall to £ L Cemndall, il prop: erty. Wil Thirty transfers, 8 09,690 The mew play which Miss Marie Wamn- wright bhas secured is a dramatization by an American writer who has done much good work for the stage, of one of George Eliot's novels, It will not, bowever, be seen till ouatm. 1591, as Miss Wainwright's tour for next season in “Twelfth Nmnb" bas already been fully arrauged. THREE THINGS ~ NEEDFUL. Annoxation, the Mothodist Confer- enoe and the Big Hotel. MOVING FOR MANUFACTORIES, What the Real Lstate Exchange Is Doing—A Boston Excarsion to Omaha—~The Weok's Business. Three Pressing Noeds. A gontleman writos to ono of the principal ofticers of the real estato exchange: “There are throo things of prossing im portance for you people to accomplish an- nexation, the genera. conference ana the vig hotel, ““The union of Omaha, South Omaha, Dun- deo Place, West Side and ali the suburbs within a circle of five miles from the post- oftice, 80 a8 to have them one solid city be- fore the next census is taken 18 of prime im- portance, This ought to show at least 145, 000 people under one municival government, As Council Bluffs cannot be united closer bonds should be encouraged and estabhished Dbotween the two places, When this s done that thrifty city, now containing about 45,000 people, will join forces with Omaha, 80 as to make practically 190,000 people living within ono Rgreat city, 80 far as business and othor pur- poses are concerned. ‘‘Council Bluffs and Omaha” should always be coupled together, 80 a8 to impress the public mind with the fact that the population of both is virtually one city. Iansas City, Mo., takes adva tage of this, It1s known as ono large city because Kansas City, Kan,, is always counted as a part of the Missouri city. It is abigcard to induce investment. On the other hand the population of this city is aplit off into outlaying suburbs and separate for which Omaha gots rodit. It is apparent this must bo remedied Dbefore the next census 18 taken if we will reap the full benefit of our rapid growth and development in the past ten vears, 1 regard- tho vunion of Omaha, South Omaha and the suburbs ns of the most vital importance if the two citi bect to command the financial and commercial con- fidence wo deserve. Rest assured if Omaha and South Omaha by remaining apart, show an inferior population and porcentage of growth in comparison with St. Paul, Minne- apolis, Kansas City and Denver, castern capital, population aud investment will seck those cities in preference. If we lose our prestige as the most rapidly growing city of the west, by the short sightedness of the citizens of Omaha and South Omaha throvgh any failure to become one city instead of great metropolis, inferior only in ravk to Chicago, this will sink into the insignificance of a ‘‘river town.” Let us take warning in time and heed the example of Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis when e compare these cities to Chi- cago. “\\o can only escape these evil conse- quences by the early union of Omaha, South Omaha and the suburbs. The area in the event of the union will be less than fifty square miles for the combined cit: The present area of Omaba is twenty-four square miles, This is small. Chicago has 180 .md Philadelphia 136 square miles, which are nono too large for the wants of Lhusu great cities, Men occasionally say, * cago is larger than Omaha.” “Whav of IU' Twenty-five years ago Chicago was smaller than Omaha,” Cincinnati and Louis. It was tho hizhiest ambition of Chicago to be come as large as St. Louis. TLe energy of her business men bas carried her be- yond that point, and now Chicago is expecting to surpass New York in less than fifty years., Our business men oan worthily imitato those of Chicago. With & country behind Omaha boundless in its resources, there ismo reason why this city should not stand next to Chicago in wealth and population at the beginning of the twentieth century. *‘The second important thing 18 to secure the location ot the next Methodist general conference beyond the shadow of a doubt. Why not rally en masse around Bishop Newman and the clergymen of the church, tendering them our moral and financial sup- port! Wouldn'tit be well to invite these eminent men to “speak to the people” on the floor ot the exchange about the ad- vantage to Omaha of having this great as- semblage in our city? Few realize what a vast influence the Methodist church commauds. It 18 estimated at least 40,000,000 people are the followers of John Wesley's teachings, Can Omaha as a city, now orin the future afford to ignore this tremendous power! The coming conference promises to be one of the important in the history of the church. Vital questions are to be solved, and sitting in this city, it will make Omaha'a housekold word wherever the Christian religion is known, ““The third and last is, we must do some- thing to get the big hotel, and do it at once, Othor things not so pressing should be subordinated to this demand, if wo wish Omaha to rank among the metropolitan cities of the country. As you will remember, Owana came within one vote of securing tha last National republican convention, and that vote would have been given had our hotel accommodations been sufficient to take care of the crowd This only is what defeated Omaha in the contest for that great prize. The next convention will assem- ble in two years, Omaha expects to entor the lists to'secure it. What havo wo to show a8 o accommodations! What will we have at the rate we are going? If we expect to stand auy chance there 18 no tims to be lost, It will take two years to build and complete the hotel. As it is feasible to do so, 1 hope the exchange will take immediate measures to start the movement.” e An Eastern Rustler, Au eastern man writes Tng Bee: *I have three deals on hand aggregating $3,500,000 in real estate, 1 am negotiating for the pur- chase of some manufacturing establishments, Haye three coal mines for sale and not far from these an iron property in all amounting o §2,500,000 for which parties are consider- ing their purchase, In the spring I expect to buy another plaat wortb several millions, and hope to give my attention to some of your Omaha real estato, Your oiLy isa krowing place, with a sure and proserous future,” This gentleman is well known to many Omaha business men, but for the present requests the withholding of his name, A Tt Estate Banquet, An annual banquet by the Treal estate ex- change 18 proposed. This 1s a capital idea, It will promote sociability among the *'boys" and liven up the market. The avnual bun- quet of the real estate board is ooe of the distinctive features of Chicago, and things are worked up there in splendid style. The orators, architects, builders, ministers, real estato and business men sound the praises of Chicago and the press publishes thew to the world. Omaba can 4o as baodsomely, and 1f nece v excel in every way, On these occasions busiuess, professional and real estate mon, architects and builders, should come together to work for the common good aud rejoice 1 the result of splendid achieve- ments, ‘These men rank s bigh in common sense, eloquence and skillas those of any ciuy in the United Statés, *“‘Let these men assemble at the banquet once u year,” says o real estate man, *'to pay tributo in eloquent words to the progress of Omaha, and let us invite some of our eastern friends w hear the story of a noble city rising iuto grandeur as tho great metropolis of the west.'” Prospective Dluuul’nulurlrn. Mr. D, J. O’Donohue, the chairman of the real estate Sxchange committee on manu factures, is something of a hustler. The matter of securiug stock subscriptions for the proposed woolen gaods factory and sub- scriptions to the bouus funds for the pro- posed shoe factory was referred to him just after New Years, and sluce that time he has been reticent. Hus silence became almost g,lmlul and he was pressed for a report. esterday he stated that he had been at work oa the schem and was doing well. ‘Ihe bonu fund for the shoe fuctory has ovtained 8 bealthy size and is bewng incroased rapidly. A sumber of good SUDACFIPLIONS to tho stock of the woolon 0ds tactory have been socured and one of the head representatives of the company witt wnd Mr. O'Donohue 1s confidont that there Wil be no groat diffioulty in securing the farther subscrip. tions required to sccuro the location of the industry. And ‘now in the there are somo fire, At the mooting of the exchange yestor- day propositions were received = from threo other manufacturing institutions that want to locate in Omaha, Oue of them is & norse shos nail and tack works, that wiil employ 100 men, and will come to Omaha if roasoneblo inducoments aro offered. A shoe faotory also wrote for offers. Tho company now employs seventy-five mon, but wants to more irons businoss materially incroase its plant, A subscrip tion of 20,000 in stock will secure this fae- tory. he third proposition was from s plass munufactory that now emplo skitled workmon und wants to doublo 118 ca: pacity. A subscription of 8100,000 to the stock of this plant will secure its location and operation in Omaha. These propositions bave been referred to the exchange commits teo on manufacturers. ¥rom Boston to Omaha | The real estato exchange has received an announcement of the coming to Omaha of & big oxcursion of Boston and New Eugland capitalists and business men. The excursion numbering seventy-five people, left Boston on Wednesday and will visit all of the large cities of the west aad south, including Chiy cago, St. Paul, Mineapohs, Omuha, Den- ver, San I'rancisco, New Orleans and othor powits, The party will reach Omahn on March 4 and will spond one aud possibly w0 days in tho city. The_excursion is under the auspices of tho New Kugland Grocer, The real estato exchango will com- mence work at once providing a_ propor ontertainment for the distimguished oxcur- s10nists, The Woek's ausiness. The real estate market has boen very active for the past weok. The number of salos roported at tho meotings of tho: ox} change and recorded aro groatly in excess of auy week for several months. Desirablo property is in good demand and satisfactory prices aro being realized. The followin figures show the busines in realty un:‘ building circles for tho week as compared with tho corresponding period of last year: REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. 1850, $45,207 Totals. A Lost Opportunity, ‘[ can sympathize with those passen- gors who are snow-bound on the west- ern railroads,” he said to a Detroit I'ree Pross man, as he laid down his paper. “I have been right there my. self.” “Give us the particulars,” his audience. “It was the second year of the Union Pacifie road, and we were caught in the Rocky mountains. It was a sudden storm, and o one was prepared for it. We were six duys in the drif “How did you keep warm? *Burned nll the wood and then tne baggage car. How were you off for provisions?" ‘‘Had nothing after the second day, and we had to cut up our boot-legs an chew ’em. On the fifth day we were going to kill and eat a boy, but his mother made such a fuss that wae de- cided to wait ony duy more. I have al- Ways been sorry. What—for waiting?” “Yes. My stomach has mever been right since, and it wasn’t two weoks later when the boy fell out of a window e in San Francisco and was killed. He would have made a good square meal for twonty-five of us and been of real benefit to his fellowmen. make no simpleton of my But T don’t self again.” @ ¥o' a holla incinnati Times-Star: Special Officor Wessel was standing athis post at Iifth and Walnut streets, yesterday, when he noticed a sudden obscuration’ of the al- ready murky atmosphere, and a voice de said: “Kin yuh tell me de neares’ way to de k\mml\ clerk’s offus?” *‘Straight up to court, one square to your right,” replied the club swingor, surveying with astonishment four dusky 4-n||]llus all smiles, plug hats and fine t with the cle joing to give o bali?” “Ball? Hyah, hyab, hyeh! Ball? No, mun. Why, we'se gwine t' git married. Weall cum ober from C ington t' git spliced, moight git it done all togedder. See “you'll have to pay 75 cents for each couple,” snid Officer Wessel, after ex- plaining that the county clerk was not the marrige license clerk. “Bet ye we givall fo’ uv 'em for two dolluhs,” declared the spokesman, ag the procession moved on up Walnut street. an’ tought wo eapah if Wwo wuz D Have Your Shoes Shined. New York Tribune: He was the por- ter of asleeping car on the Washing- ton night line, and _he had evidently turned over his New Year's loaf with the resolute intention to lose not dime. He pulled aside the curtain for a late comer, planted the man’s satchel under the berth and his hat and coat over it, luul mellifluously remurked: “pPut yo' shoes on de ilo’, sah, and I'll ’tend to de shine part when de ‘bus’ness ob de obening am ober.” **Doan’ want no shine. sah? Reckon vo’ better, boss, 1'o’s bad luck. Dere was fo’ men wot wouldn’t have no shine in that smashed up sleeper up in York State lus’ mounth, and shore nuff, dere’s threo pore white trash on dis yere cyar, wot's tuk duy shoes to bed wif ’em to keep de po'ter from his fee, Bf youse fo'th, boss, I'se shorely ’fraid ob de omen *“Ihank you, sah, I'se put 'em on de flo’, mul ' get 'em later, san, Chaock, please.’ e Bis Intentions Wern Bad, New York Tribune:—Sir” she said leaning across the car, with cheeks ullumo and an angry sparkle in her eyes, “'you are imperfinent.” “You are no gentloman, sir.” 1 don’t understund, ma’am. you do. 1I've ridden nine blocks, and every time I look your way, you smirk and smile. You better bo- lieve I'm not that kind,” she added, takiog in the rest of the car, “*Madame,” he said sadly, “I wish to heaven 1 could help smiling at you. I have had *-l Vitus’s Dauce. If it an- noys vou,” he added apologetically, *1'll smile out of the window,’ Texas Siftings: Judge—The prisoner denies having created any disturbance as stated by you, Indignant witness (a night waulnnnn)~uut your honor, if he dign’t raise the hlggml lkind of a dis- turbance how the mischief did I cowe to wake up? sl “How would you like to'siag in our church chioir!” asked the deacon, “‘Thunk you," sho replied sweetly, “but I never tad any wuwbition 1n the wiy of light opera.”