Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 28, 1890, Page 18

4 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; SUNDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1800.-SIXTEEN PAGES, —_———-_—_———___ THE .CONDITION OF TRADE. Holiday Stagnation as Usual Preveils in Jobbing Ciroles. A CHANCE TO REVIEW PAST TRIUMPHS. Itis Given Omaha Dealers at the Pres- ent Season—The Fine Weather Helped out the Hollday Trade in Omaha, Lie usual holiday quiet is prevalent in Jobbing circles and the commerce of the coun- try is taking its annual breathing spell, Tho traveling men bave been withdrawn from the rond and few country orders can be expected. TIn the meantime many retallers and whole- salers are taking stock and figuring up the profits and losses of the year, The past year's business in all its phases s reviewed and plans laid for the year to come. It is & subject for congratulations that Omaha's wholesale dealers, in spite of their constaifily . increasing number and the tightening of (he knes of competition, can roview the business of the past year with satisfaction. Short crops in some parts of the country trioutary to this city was a serious drawbaclk, but the pushing of trade into new torritory and the opening up of new lines of business have beea more than sufiicies overcome the unfavorable circumstanc worst that can be said in any line of business is that.trade wus fullyas good as forthe year previous, but it is only in rare cases that this 1s ¥ruo, nearly every firm, in whatever line of business it may be, reporting a lavgely in- creased volume of trade. Under such cir- cumstances the dpportunity offered by the present lull in business to review the year's trado cannot be unwelcome to those most n- tereste In retail civcles, or at least to that portion of thoretail trade handling holiday goods, the past week has been very satisfactory. . It is'safe to say that more holiday goods were sold in Omaha this season than ever before. This may seem a littie strange in view of the fact that money was considered rather closo, but dealers find & reason for it in the pleas- ant weather prevailing during the whole of the month, People were not forced to spend their savings in clothing and other articles rendered necessary by cold weather, and could afford to make more liberal purchases of other goods. At the same time the pleas- ant, weather was a standing invitation to in- dulge in the time honored custom of shobping oxcursions, As frequently happens in trad when there is any great ain in one line there is some loss in others, and the rulé held good in the present instance. Whilo dealers in holiday goods were enjoying an unexampled prosperity, those handling all kinds of winter supplies were not so fortunate. The genoral result is the same, thousands of dollars, representing the savings of weeks, or even of months, have been returned to the avenues of trade, One local failure in business was chron- fcled last week, the first of any importaite in a long time, but it was no a nature to seriously affect other houses or to occasion any alarm, In this matter Omaha has been most favored, and it is only one more proof of the stability of business iu this city that such is the case, and that, too, ata time when trade in other cities has been embarrassed by the many unox\m!lctl and heavy failures, The financial horizon of the country is brighter and the prediction that money would be casier after the first of the year soems to be already veritied in part. Money was at no time very tight in Omana, the re- quirements of the regular patrons of the local. baunks being ~well provided for, but oceasional borrowers and those who had alveady drawn heavily found it difficult to megotiate new loans. Money is_ now easier in the east and that will have a decided tendency in the same di- rection as vegards western banks. As the national banks were. anticipating a call for a statement, tney were not so liberal in the matter of discounts as they might otherwise have been, as it is only naturai that they should desire to make as good & showing s posssble. The call has now been made and it may be expected that the banks will be more liberal. The of the condition of six of the mational banks of _Omaha, at the closo of business December 19, are worthy of more than a passing notice as showing how well they have stood newirin that caused serious embarrassment, among eastern bankers. The following com- parison of the deposits of December, 1500, ‘with those of 1880, furnishes conclusive evi- dence of the solidity of Omaha's financial institution: DEPOSITS DECEMBER, 1880, Omaha National First National veports Nebraska 813,060,204 87 '0SITS DECEMBER, 1800, Omaha Natlonal, First National. Merehants' N “ommercial Natlonal. United Stuates National: Nebraska Nutional.. 04 2,123,040 27 1,574,465 44 3 3,830,707 74 “T'he totals show on their face a dberease in the deposits of $140,407.13, but the Mer- chants’ National voluntarily gave u $100,000 government deposits, whicl wipes ont the greater part of this de- crease. A faliing off in the deposits of six national banks of only 840,407, is certamly remarkable in view of all 'the talk about a money stringency. A comparison of the reports made October 2 and December 19, 1960, shows altogethor a loss of 3,475,108 but this is caused chiefly by the withdrawal by country banks of their deposits and does not indicite auything more than thatthe money was required in the country, As to the condition of finances in'the coun- try tributary to Omaha, it is asserted that for a considerable distance on both sides of the Missouri river money was never more plenty than at the present day. In fact, wherever crops were good the high prico at which those’ crops have sold has brought plenty of money mto the country. ~— Under the existing circumstances there is no reason for the prevalence of any other than a feeling of confldence in the future of tradein general and especially as concerns Omalia and the west. One of the best ind cations of what is 10 come is that this fecli of confidence does actually exist in trade and financial circles, and that Omahw's enter- rising business men are already prepared to ncrease their facilities and to branch out in mew directions. OMAHA MARKETS, OMAMA, Dec. 27, 150, CarTiE-Estimatod recolpts of o as compared with 417 yestorday Saturday of last week, The market on beeves was getive and firn, with others about steady. Butchers' stoek active and stoudy on the lest grades and slow on others. Good foedors wre in domand, while the poor grales are neglected. Hoas—Estimated rocelpts of hogs ko, s compared with 457 yesterday and Saturauy of last week. “The market was ne- tive and firm on the best grades aud stoady onothers. The quality was good. All sold early, closing firm. The range of ‘prices was ROOGEAB5; the bulk solling at 840064501 pigs, BLI02.35; lighi, $L80GH20; heavy, Ehids, mived, KL, SnEEp—Estimated receipts of sheep 180, us compurcd” with I8 yesterday. The muiton market s steady. Natives, $.00450; west- orns, $2.00%4.15. Prevailing Frices carTin Tho tollowing Is a tablo of prices patd on ' this market for the grade of stock mentloned: Fancy steers, 1350 to 1600 Ibs Primo steers, 1250 to 4T | o0d steors, 1150 to 1350 1 utchors' steers, 1030 to Lio Falr steers, 100) 1o 1150 1bs. Gonimon, 50 10 1200 11 Wir 1o good cow: 00d 10 0holco co hoice to fanny cow, elters. Westorn steers Western cows . 180 0 v LOO @2.10 Stock Receipta. Estimated Today. 98 cars. | 800 Cattle. .. 1 car, Highest and Today. Showing the officlal recelpts an Officinl Yesterday, Cattle... 23 oars, 417 030 Hogs.... Tears, 467 y 188 Sheep ... 1car, 188 Horses . lear, 1 Lowest Sales of Hogs. Yesterdav. Highest 3 shipments of cattle, hogs and sheep on the dates indi= ented: Datos nosdny, 1 T . | Sheep. w2 Third woed of Dec Second week of Dy First woek of Dec oy 12 1161 | I [SHIPNE Com The following prices on hogs Tuesday, 1 Wednesda, Thursda riday, Decor Saturdiy, Dec Monday, b Tuesdiy, Docen Wednesday, Dec (hursday, Decen Friday, parative Table. table shows the range In omber iber 18 Jecember 19 Saturdiy, December 5. Monduy, Decen Tuesday, De ednesday, 1) Thursda ol Friday. Dectubel Saturdiy, Decen Ra The tollowing for shos I'rime fat sheep. Good fat sheep, Comnion 0 med Western ., The following t hogs on the daty November 17 Novembe Decen Decembeor ber ber 4 ber 5 December 6. \ber 22, mber 2 r 2 nge of Prices, SHEEP table shows the pricos pald uni sheep. Hogs. able glves the uverage cost of s mentionod: December 8 ber 9. ber 10 ber 1 mber December 5. Decembor 24 Average Price ot Hogs. Showing the av: hogson the days 1800 Days. | Dec. '0. | erage price pald for loads of Indicated in 1857, 1888, 1880 and Dec. '83. | Dec. 87 &4 389 540 54 84 B | Bunday’ g % 11 368 | Sunday. 8 50 501 849 51 353 ¢ 3 bi Sunduy. 804 847 8 844 Sunday. 510 s 2 Ee=g Sunday. 515 EBESS 2 Eeots 'B::izféiu-- 8 349 350 50 3 45 Sunday. 848 346 844 349 345 z SEsssE;Es FLCE DT TS FEFIeY ] Sunday. 5 S| 519 Sunday. Holidny 52 Holida; Bl 567 Dispo owing the number of he: his of December 27 Buyers. Swift & Co o G, I, [Tamm he Cudahy b Lee Rothschild, Nels Morris. ... sition of Stock. d of stock pur- market as reported by the tho Stockyards company for CATTLE. No. ond packing company.... 116 King compuny 81 Shippers and feeders. ... The Cudah Omaha packing Swift & Co. OGS, packing company company Representativo Sales. No. Av. Pr. 1.. T80 #2 50 10...776 250 1105 woew RESSS! STEE! ze5s88kK88 8 e et e €3 1, STEERS, ll‘{,fl Av. Pr RS AND HEIFELS. COWwSs. 2 1085 100 L007 165 J1105 165 02 165 8 170 L8 175 1000 175 L1070 200 1040 210 w210 BHERE RE 3 181026 19. 104 18,1018 31167 81165 81048 181150 IBERERE &2 U5 180 1..1300 00 180 1..1600 0 185 10100 65 210 CALVES. .. 215 350 1 1100 360 i 2en 260 e g COWS AND HEIFERS, 20.. 018 1.5 210 BTAGS. 1..1000 220 2..1500 STOCKERS ANIMFEEDERS. 1.. 40 40012 17 240 6. 02 200 1.. 800 WESTERN CATTLE, No. Av, Eldrege L. & . Co 02 81 1cow. No. 7 Wil e 2 oo cocses seces Lz aEEtEssLEs x B No. 150 westorn. ors, corn-fod 1224 BEEEER 9 GS AND HOUGH, £ EsesssuceceeesEesss T, 0 W5 OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS. Groceries. CANNED ERuITS ~Califor pouchos, $2.752.90 es, 81, chorries, bl 003 Dlock. quinses, berries, #.00; strawberries, 82.00; currants. #2.9: gooseber- | ries, $2.25; plums, ogg. $1.85401. lums, ereen gl more stundar: raspberries. #1.40; berries, $1.30; blackberries, 81,105 @1.65; pl wd, 81, 250,40, MoTAsERS tancy, per gal, 460 #80; cholce, 00450] 200, WGNC: Cubm, baking, jo; blackstr i syrap, W grad kegs, $1.24; 2-gal SUdAR—Granula N loaf, powdered, stan po ey yeilow O, g Aihic ; confeotic doz, M.00 pints, per doz, 0. Olivt oll, 1y pints, 2 Ero-—-Cotton I\ ib bales, brand. l4-1b bales, 18 s, 1o 10-foot cotton elotl cotton elothes lines, $1.65 8 -£o0t jute, #1.85; wool twines, 8t pe-All sites tro 1o} 1 sizes from 7-16 to 1 in, processes, " all sizes from 7-10 to 11u, wn rope, i in. 10c. Cngse—F, O, twin flats, per 1b. 1o} Young Ameriea, 11t5¢; domestic Swiss, brick, 1e; Edam, 1 fofl, each, $1.00, twine cotton p twine, ndlo wick: twine nilla r PICKLES=Mediim, bbls, #.00; small, $10.00; gherkins, $11.00; Boston miixed, $12. 00, o= Juva, 6ei cholce, 6¢; fancy, 6c; head, o CipEr—Per bbl, refined, $6.50; halt bhl. £60; hard clder, pure, per Bbl, §.00; orange cider, L € DD, 8600 ponr elder, half bbl, & DRIED FRUITS—Tarkish prunes, less than hnds, [0, K05 apples, ovapor new_ ring chio\ce, 141501 apriots, fancy, i sioks, 10405 blackberrlos, niew, ;. raspherries, % 1bs o bo. currants, new, 544e;Votizza currants. tra, Th hoxes, 6403 peuches, Calay, cholce, 174403 California dried grapes, in bugs. secdloss Sitanas. sacks, 1014ei mu o3 new Viilencla, so; Ondura liyer, dc citron, Leghorn, ols. figs, lemon Te s 100 cakes. 24c; 1-1b bricks, 8 1bs'tn box, pure, 1e. 1 flor, ®,00; 4-tle, tie, plain, #L80; warchouse, #.005 toy, whisk, #1.00@ stile. mottled, per Ib, 10e; de white. per 100 birs, 5.1 shaviig soap, D Kkes per box, per doz, HCGAR.25, J er 1h—Admonds, 1 Brazils, 21c; fil- pecans, 14@i140; walnuts, 1 oy white, 8¢; roasted, 10, 20 1bs in bbis, bulk, ; best grade, 100 s, grade, roek walf, crushed (S OpA—Puckages, 0 1ba to box, 630 e SALSoDA-Kegs, 1% per 1b; bbis, 15¢, granu- lated, 100 1 boxes, 2. CANNED VEGETABLES—Tomatoes—3-1b, $1.00 orn—Very fine, $1.2501.85; 2-1b sugar, .15;'2-1b standird western brunds, Mushirooms—1-1b French, extra fine, 22 1-1b French, fine, 18022 ) nary, I6@ise. Pens—2 Marrow, standard brands, #1.1 e, b high 1b string hoans, 8o K, Boston b Sweot potatoes— 1b okra and tomn toes, asparagus, d-1b, 2853 toyal, dime cans, 1 Jersoy, K 1b okra, ‘hubarb, 3-1b, n«;r doz, st straw, 15x18 ra_quality. dry gooll durk rag, minilla tea, 12X18, f¢ de 03 green peas, Bule bls, ¥ 111, 120; sS40 and vapio- nbeaus, 5%o; coreatine, 8524; e, ZRio, 234 Java, %e; i Biinoln, ory, 7 ple clder, 10c; double cider,12 triple strengely oo, prime white, 03405 150 wator white, 11% light, 13e; 74 gasoline, 1l%c. OIl ans—1 gal, $.0003.25; 2 gal, $.75@4.80; 6 gal, $13.50@15.0 cco—Fine_cut, perlb, 2@ T5e; plug, 22 @i smoking, 2@l fancy brands, ¥Xe@ 1,50, Japan, basket fired, 20@35c; sun drled, 2a@de: green. 20@sc; gunpowder, 20@ilo: English B i Young Hyson, 0@, B0c; Oolon b package dus 1b piils, S5@Se! stick, 3 French mixed, 13 hoar- 8ta0; Jur and caso candies, 5-1b extra fine goods, 5¥m6oe. INEASE — Per gross—Irazier's large 30,00, medium tins, £27.00; small, #15.005 ihe: ladles' shoe dressing, 4 polish, [per gross, #2.00005.50. BrLuriNG--Liquid, 4 0 doz in box, 00 fluz,lu‘l'&z in box, BLH@2.75; Pepper—Singapore, allsplee, 1 T@1ihe; I mats, r, G3¢; plekling oyster, Blie; 1b boxes, ‘B@He; Xipdoc; Bromio, and 1 1b packag nils, @i spice, 1 CRACKERS—S 8i40; ginger sn CHOCOLAT cream. 2a270; bulk, ACTS—Lomo i vanilla, 20 dlea gingor, 4 0z, 3.5, MaTCHES—Parlor, 200 und 170 por gross; sulphur, §1. BRusnes—Shoe. per dc T5e@ALO0: sorub brushe: STARCH—Per b, 6, Binn SeEp—Miked eanary. Wool No. 2, best, #1. 100 por o $1.65@ b, 00; daubers. ird, 1-1b puckuges, 5c; 3 hemp, #1505 anise, 1oe, WARE—Per doz—Tubs, No. 1, 8. No. 5, 8 ; kecler, ok grain, 5-1 white ceda 1, 4-in, best, pails, B-hoop. ouk grained, 81.75; 2-hoop, 31 yru #1.85; dowell. 31 per, metal hoops, & cedur, 3 brass hoops, No, 1, all red, $ eda 3 brass hoops, No. 2 'red, #.00; seedar 8 bras hoops, No. 1 striped, #.00; cedar, 3 brass hoops, No. 2striped, #.50; horse. extra heavy, No, #2275 well buckets, £.25. Butterwaro—Tub in, per nest, fc; ash, 2-1n, 2 large siz per nest, 45c; butter ladies, hard wood, 70 hutter paddles or spades, 70c. Washboards- Sinile, FLAGS.00; double, 230832, Clothos Pins—5 gross boxes, CANDLES—40 [bs 10%¢; wax, 1le, Provisions. Fresn Pork—Pork loins, 5%c; tenderloln: 11 spare ribs, bo; shoulders e; hocks. 3 trimmings. 5¢; back bones, 20; dressed hogs, 40; clouned plgw toot, Dot dor, do;, rousti uneleaned pigs' foet. per'dor, 2uc. MurroN—Cholee dressed mutton, 8ie; racks utton. 1e; saddles of mutton, 9¢; breasts ;'log of mutton, 10c. FRESH BEEF CUTS—Rolls, 7i4¢: beof tender- Toins. 140; sirioin butts, 7e; boncle striploins, b4c rounds, rump off, e rump on, fe; rounds shank off, 50 rumps, i chueks, #o; pl halves. 4c; shoulder clods, 4ic; beef loins, No. 1. ste i hoef lpins, No. 2. 10@11 beef loin: 3, Tise; beef 'ribs, 6@sc: be sweetbreads, por doz. i : ox tails, edeh, 3o; liver: eef hearts, each, 40; beef tongues, MeArs—-Sugar Cured—-Hams 14 to 16 hams, 20 t0 22 1b average, 8% hams, 121b average, 1e; skinned hams, 0% shoulders, 513¢; clear breakfast bucon. boneless breakfast bacon backs, 6ige; boned ham, 7¢ boneless hi [ to box. 0%4c; mining, 0@ Amou Callfornia or pichic hams, dried beef hams (sots) dried beef clods, 6e: short spiced rolls o roulette, 6ic; smoked beef tongues (per do: ; specinl hams, 1b average, 10 special boneless breaktast bacon. 10¢; se dried beof hams, insides and knickles, 9e; s lected wide clenr breakfast bacon, Oic. e MeATs—Funey light weight short. ong clears, short elears, s e shouiders, 4ige; elear bellie 53¢} clear backs, 5i4c. MOKED MEATS—DRY SALT CURED—Funcy light weight bacon, short clears, 6ie; bacon short ribs, 6e; bacon short elears, 64¢; bacon long clears, 6o; bacon elear backs. Gie: bacon clear bellies. 6lic; bacon shoulders, 4 SWEET PICKLED MEATS—Hams, tiorces, S shouldors (N. Y.cut),terces, be; bellies, tiorce Gic; California ham, tierees, 5%c; beef hums, bbls. 31 3 PICKLED BERF TONGUES—Barrels, 820.00; halt barrels, 100 Ibs, #10. tluurlcr barrels, 3 1bs, #6.00; eighth barrels, 25 1hs, K150, LARD—Pure leaf. per 1D, flerce basls, 6@6to; compound, per 1D, tlerce basis, 5iye; speclal kettle rendered loat lurd, per 1b, tlerce basis, c. BURRELED PORK AND BEEF-Per barrel— Mess pork (new) 810.75; family pork, 8.75: back Hnrk. 11.25; Cudahy short eut clear pork, $11.50; underlind short cut elear pork, 8.7 less plg pork (fancy), #$13.00; extra mess beef. #0.00; Plate beef, ¥.0; extra plate beef, #.00; extra family beef (boneless), 3.00; rolled beef (boneless, 83.50; rump butts, $8.50, P16 Pork—Boneless—Barrels, 200 1bs each, $13.00; half barrels, 100 1bs each. §.00; auarter barrels, 80 1s oacki, K70; elghth barrels, % ibs each, &.00, W , 4504 extra No, d oll, 41e; No. 1 lurd oil, #ie; No. 2 lard oil, 0i extra neat's-foot oil, 4505 tallow oil, 4ée. SAvsAGEs—Bolognas, 40; smoked sausuge, 70; blood sausage, 44c; liver sausage, 440; heese, #1301 fresh pork sausage, (n Ilinks. 6e; fresh pork suusage. In bulk. blc; smoked pork sausage, 5. Frankfurt sausage, head cheese 6o; Pollsh sausage, sausage, To; LODZUE SAUSAEC, ummer sansage, lic. The above prices are for lots of 80 pounds and upwards—a less quan- tity a half a cent more. Country Produce. Gaue-—Quall are comlug in very frecly and do not sell at 'k""“ 50 strong prices. Squirrels snd small rubbits. d@s00 por doz; arie b~ bi i qunll. $116481.20; prairie chickens, | @aoo; ¢ rrot, 4i@A2e; gum urabi ouse, $L50: deer saddles, 1250, ULTRY—Uhickens sold at 3@7o, the latter fee heing obtalned wely for very cholee !"'m-k. Turkoys, 0@i1d] ~ gecse, 8@05;0ducks, e, T Burrar—-The mnrllwi slow and wenk and auotations are Towet than a few duys 4go. Select country rolls, 15@16e; rolls, 1 inferior,_i@ibo: solid packed, 15¢; cholce, creamery, 2 good country fair_ country, dairy, i6@1ic; good + fanay, 25¢ arkot TeRiIng About steddy st 200 ¢ Praroxs—Not much $fé at #1.00 per dozen for 11 o por dozen heads off. Vemetahles. SwERT POTATORS—Thero 18 some very choleo jtock on the market whish {s”quoted at #4.010 Crrury—Ch; CANBAGE-Ds Porarc fnge at K0cad] « ON1088—Cholte #1.50 per erute. RUTADAGAS S selling at 606 LETTUCE: $1.10021, H140@1.H $1.25@1.50. Fresh Fruits, TANGERINES—Per hox, $4.50. ORANBERRIES—Fancy Cipo Uod, 8120081300, Arrpes e supply ls snall and - choleé stock Is held very high, $4.00%5.00. GrapEs—Some vory cholee Concords, held (n cold storage, are heing put upon the market BLEGIe per 10-10 baskots. Malaga, 890 CALIVORNIA PrArs—Large and fancy, por ox. £3.00G5,80. LEMONS—Cholce stock, #.50@6,00, lexioans, boxos, Dright, #.00064.50; Fussots, APPLES--Stocks are not vary heavy and any- thing at all desirable is held at .00 Floridas, R. T. Davis Mill Co,, highpatent No. 1 and Cream, #2.70; Bluo D, full patent, 82.50; Hlawk- eye. half patent, $2.30; special royal patent, No. 1o, &.80; Minnosoti putent, nt. £.50 N ow roller mills Cream, ; Clalm, 2.2 X, pta O, 2.3 p's ready to ase of .’HE 1b packuges Excelsior brand, FrozEN—Por 1b, — Lake — Trout, small, ¢ trout, large, 8o white, 10 00; _pickerel, Sci black bass, 18, croppie, 10c; Sen fish-tea cod, Hey fiound: ers, {07 red snapper, 1e; blue flsh, 2e; eols, 18c: Tobsters, 18¢; scollops, per gal, #1.40; mack= erel, large. 30@3c each. medium, Dry Goods. OnEcks—Oaledonia X, 0Y40; Caledonia XX, ; Economy, Sige; Otis, 830, ANNELS—Plaid, raftsman, 2c; i Clear Lake, 32%¢; Maplo C H No. 2 G H No. le: 3 Quebeo ) Agwan, 13%0; ,15e; M AL, ¥, 50; 5i4e, not; uched, 4¢; brown No. 00, 16¢; 2D om0 N—Di Best Yet., 6 ' all, 6L 11 Semper 1dem, ng Phillip cambric, 10t Lonsdale, Vo; dale York mills, 11c; Lawn, onoiEn CAMntICs-C b E ors leextra GINanAMS—Plunket olietks, 03 ork, 03¢; Normandi dr cutta dress, Thse: ford drsss, Bi§@ e, SHERTINGS AND ' PILLOW CASINGS—Brown— perell, 43 in. 10i0; Pepperell, 8-4, 150; wrell, et 2o 1 -4, 2214 Whitten- \ Sej 1 \Vhl!xflonlou dress, s¢; Bed- Pepperell, ! Pepperel Poppoerell, b, sei Bios Ut Duck—West' Point, Point, 28 in, 10 oz, 1 ost, Point, 0z, 16¢; W 3 1oz, 1 BATTS—Standard, So; Mohawlk, 1044¢; beauty 12%¢; Boone, 140 B, cused, $.00; Bee, §.75 per « CorroN WAre—-BIbY, 8, white, 184 Pepperell, 46 in epoerell, 0-4, colored, e, ¢ {ExTocKY TEANS—Mbmorfal, 15c; Dukota, Dunham Hercules, 10c; Lemington, Rige; Cottswood “Molville, e, FINGHAM Anfoskesgy §0; - Amoskeag dress, Bates, 03 0; Warwiok dross, 8. Luncas Glenaire, Whittendo PRINTS -- Fancy — [ River, Ge; Rania) A e Snirting—Martha Merrimac. 43gc; Turkey Red—Fountain, 6}40; Garner, 7c; Crenfleld, 8%c: Berlin, 6%c. Prixs—indigo Blue—Net—Martha Wash- Ington, 5%c; Ameriean, 6lic; Arnold. 6i4c; Ar- nold B, foug cloth, 10ci Stifle A, i13ge; Merri- 8, 10; Gold' Leaf, 8ie; Hamilton, 5ige: Allew’ Clintmbray, 60; 'Glou- 540 HEAVY BROWN OOTTONS—Atlantic, Tie; At- lantic H, 7o; Atlantie D, 63c; Atlantio P, fo; Aurora €, 43{c; buck's head, Tige; Cabot W, Gige; Durlington, 6 armers” No. 1, 4%@ Hoosier LL, Sige: Indian head, 75 Lawrence LL, 5%ci Henrfetta LL, bie. Fixt Brows COTTONS—Atlantlc L, 6c; Au- rora B, 6140; Aurora R, 6}c; Atlas, ONB, Ties cheese cloth, Peppercll R, 6%c; Langdon, DENTMS —Not—A ; York Hay- camlet, I sei makers’, Tie; Old York, X Lawrence, The 220, 0; Lawrence, U 0z, Ihlse; fancy stripes and cheeks, 1130, COTTONADES—York, nankl 10'4¢; Everett, § 0z, Ihci Lowiston, 10 0z, 240 Workingman, o Tick8—York, 82 in, 12/4¢; Swift Rive Thorndyke, O, Kide; Thorndyke, E Thorndyke Thorndyl Cordis, No. ), B Cordis, No. 4, 9% WiaANs-—Net—Thistle, 04¢; Red Cross, Stovens' B, 16-inoh, Inch, 6%c: Stevens' A. 16-in 18-Inch, 8c; Stovens’ M, 15 N. 20-inch, 9¢; Stevens' NN, N véns' STR, 20-1nch, 120; bienched. I extr Lumber, Huotations are for car lots on board cars at Omaha: DIMENSIONS— 4 .'l‘.’ ft 14 ft 1 6 1t 15 00 15 00 X8 15 00 15 00 15 00 2x10. 15 00 15 00 1500 1550 1600 17 50 2x12. 16 00 16 00 16 00 1600 1700 1830 ixito 8x8 16 00 1000 1600 1700 1300 10 00 FENCING—No. L, 6-in. 12and 14 t 0, 1, 6-1n, 16 ft. $19.00; d-in, #10.0 nd 14 ft, rf, §14.00; 4-in, $i4.00; No. 2. G-in, 16 10.003 \ 816.00; No, 3, 6-n, 12 und 14'ft, 00; 4=in, 813.00; Na.3, 6-in, 16 ff, $18.00; 4-in, 813,00, 1 com, #18.50; No. 2 com, $15.00; No 4 com, 811,60, ©, 817.50; B, ORING—A, 6-in, White ‘plne, #5.00 #20.50: B, 6-in, white pine, §6.00; D, 2, 6-in, white pine sel. fencing), $17.00; drop sid- in, ber M extra. STOCK BOARDS— A, 12-1n, s1s $5,00 sis, $15.00; C. $40.00; 1, §£20.00; No, in, 818, 10, 12 und 15 ft, $21.00 0. comumon, . 818, 14 6, 820,005 No, 2. % 1 common, 12-in, s1s, 16 ft, $10.50; No. N >4Il common, in, s1s,20 ft, $21.00 18 16 20 t6 22 ft 1550 1600 13 00 1560 1600 18 00 1550 1600 17 50 21 1 18 00 18 00 18 00 18 00 19 00 10 00 £, $10.00; v-in No. 1, pl in, 8 and 10-in, 0. n, $19.00; No. u“‘.‘mll? 1t, 81 i nd . 1-in, 825, $40.00;13 3 cloar, 1-in s2s. #15.00 (4 06 1-in, sls. §41 SO ok Bl 1t seléet) 1-in, sus, 827.00; 1k, L604.00 extrn, NE—I8t and nd cle Do 0 ng. 14 r, I . $14.50; 15 nd 20 clewy, ovlling, and 2 ar, finish, 82, rom 1 in, #27.00; and 2d elear, finlsh, s2%. from 1% in, $0.00 cledr, finish, sgs( from st and 2 clear, y.p gasing: SAsH, DooRs, Ere.~Tarhoard, $1.50; sush. per et: doors, 50 per @ blinds, 50 per mouldngs, 50 for ot tarsel felt, pir cwt, B straw bourd, #1.20, 1100 PorrAr LuMner—8 inohand up, 1st and 2nd cloa s, s2x, 30.00; & neh und up, 15t ana 2nd clear, 15'in A" pine, standard v cedar, #2 inch clear pine, 280, PosTs—White cedar, 6 inch, s, 11c; qrs, le; white h, 148, Oc ars, se; white cedar, 4 inch, rouna, ise; ouk, 5¢; Tennessee red cedar, split, e, Drugs. uinine, per oz, P. & W. dde; German, b, Tc; insect powder, 2 Jrphine, per oz, #10; hops, por rine, I8¢ dextrine, e lebon Crowm tartar, pure, fc; commoreal, | hor, 0ei am. carb, 1ie: blue vitriot, 7 holic acid, 20G@die; oitrie, 45Gadse; tartar e; sulphuri sperm oll, 4.1 pentine, 47c; Tonka beans, $1.8562.00; balsan tolu. 41¢uic; enlomel, $1.03@1.05: caniharldes. SLIu1.18; oussln buds, 22} ohlorotor copodium, 0@4ic; mercury, alum, 23¢; Sopperu glauver sale. 1%y {pyriue, anistol, #1580 por oz; antlkamn, eryst. strychina, $1.0@81.15 per €pso icoriea root. ReB; I 100: oft casstn, 1.0 per. o1 ofl elove 1,25 per 07 i1 anise, §2.00; ofl lemon, #1.65: of L B35 por oy binlsam copaiba. 2 per nit b'smuth, .00 peroz; lodide potas- .78 por ozt bromide potassium, #e por licylie acid, #1.42 per oz; benzolo aeld, 620 Paints ana Oils. Ott—Winter strained), #o; ox- i extra No. 1 lnrd ofl, 40¢ 2 Iard ol dler extra hal=bbls | 50 over bhls; 1 1g-gnl cans | NGINE O1L&—]) gallon, #00; @al cans @ Ina oase) 10e over e over hhls, ereseent englne 0 engine B0 \ercules englne ofl, furniture, No. 1. #1.10; conch, extra, light, 81.20, 1§ 01— b lots, Commereial wh Paris white, per I RED Dity=—An Chattanoogn, 1 rol i fan No.1, 120; ing)lsh, sL0W-Orome yelloy, 6@10c: ocher, Ro- chelic, 2ig; ocher, “wasl Duteh, 4¢; ocher, v and tubs, 24e; in bladders, 2 VEGETABLE bar pergallon boiled, in barrels, per galion ANIMAL AND T'1¥ winter, per gallon, winter, t0c; sper domestie bleached ched and 4, 3 andd, Cross Fox red, No. 1, § No. 1, medium, $4.006 2, 3 and 4, Me@s Wild Ca Opossun @100, Budger s No. 3, Bear : No. Inrae primo 003 No. 1, sni 0. 1, full furred, 50@7e; No. 2, 0@ 210 0. 1, $10,00@20.00; grizzly, ack, 1, B0@150; brown, No. 1, #5.00@10.00; Be@e1.00; #1.00@5.00, Buckskin—Tndian dressed, per I, door, sutmer. per 1b, 2e; fall. per 1b, @b 5 green salt, per 5200 elk, pe 1,7 5.00; wolverine, ) nalls, od Dboiler siz 200 porlb: i sieeting, 2o per ib; pit bar. 3o ver b, GALYANIZED §11 ! 50-10 per t; pat. plan. iron, Nos. B, 9%0. scellaneous, LArgo, por 1t 84.50; Ber b, chopped feed. bulk, n. 0,003 11b frames, perlb, k slaughter sole, 2 hide sole, 2y French Kkip skins, culf’ skin, 1. 8e@dl15; Anieric Ameriean oalk Be: Quiney white, K0o; Louisy i Milwaukeo cement, .45; Utica ce i English D ont. %145 plasier, pinsie ort Dodge plaste : white sand, P. P. hiair, per bale, 81,06 zen hid flint hide el ) ench, o early skins) 3 dry fiint rlings (shol cach, @10¢; No. h nsas’ and N T wool pelts, por pound, actual w Iry flint Kansas and Nebraska niu pelts, per pound, 1 welght, fiint Colorado bute vol pelts, per al weight, 106 i dry flint Colo= vrain wool polt r ‘pound, actual 10c; dry pieces and bueks, actual T@ve rain W 1205 d pound rado Mallow No. 1. buffalo, per dry country, bleached, per damp and o at Omah 20.50 per ton; coarse blue straw, 80.00 per ton. SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, A. 0 U. W. Relief Measures. Messrs. Jacob Joskolel, C. W. Miller and M. V. Doyle, the committee appointed by South Omata lodge, No. 66,” Ancient Order of United Workmen, have issued an invita- tion to all other fraternal socicties to select a committee of three and have invited the mayor and two othier city officers and a rep- resentative of each daily vaper, to meet ia neient Ovder of United Workmen hall on hursday evening, January S, for the purpose of concentrated action toward relieving needy brethren in the stricken districts in the wesi- ern part of the state, A Christmas Dinner, Mrs. Arthur W. Saxe, with her daughter Theo, Mrs. Howard Meyers with her daughter Bessie, Mrs, L. J. Carpenter with daughter Jessie, Mrs. Dr. W. H. Slabaugh with her daughter Fannie, Mrs. B. I, rpenter with her daughter Cornelia, Mrs. Daniel Sullivan ¥ith her daughter Margaret, Mrs, John P. Evers with her daughter Gertic, Mrs. Dr. T. H. Ensor with her daughters Eunice and Nellie, Mrs. A. V. Miller with her son Charles, Mrs, E1i H. Doud with her daughter Mary, Mrs, Mabel Clifton with her aghter Mattio, and Mrs. L. C. Gibson and Austra J. (! and Mable, daughter and Drs. . O. Mayfield, and Fior- ence, daughter of Mr. and Mys. Fred M. Smith, accepted the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. C. Van Liew, Twenty-fourth and N , to attend the Christmas tree cele- bration of Master Carl P. and Miss Mary Margaret Van Liew, Friday afternoon. The rooms were darkened ana the tree lighted with wax canales, making a very attractive sight. An elegant dinner was Donations to Destitute Farmers, During the past week the secretary of the board of trade has received the following, which has been sent to the sufferers in the western part of the state: Cash, Herman Kountze, $2; Richardson, Tni ates windmill and pump com” 1 Orendorf & Martin, §25; Richardson drug company, #25: St, Mark's fon, §0.1: Stimmel, $10; McCy harvester company, $10; Lininge; Co., $10; Avery planter company, . Total, $341.12. Clothing, Barnaba's. clurch, twelve bundles ; real estate oxchange, two_bundles, and unknown, two bundles. “Len car loads of coal have been shipped to the following counties: Hayes, Dundy, Hiteheock and [urnas, one car” each; Keith, Deuel and Lincoln counties, two cars each. —_—— Rok.earsal for “America,” All those taking part in the historical pro- duction of “America,” under the auspices of the Ladies' Relief corps and Custer post, Graud Army of the Republic, will please call at the Grand opera house next Tuesduy night, December %), at 8 o'clock. All the mombers of the Ladies' corps, No. 82 and Custer post, No. 7, are requested to be on band, A full attendance is earnestly re- quested., stealf & THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Extreme Dullness Rulos After the First Half Hour, All Around. LOCAL TRADE ANXIOUS TO SELL WHEAT. Shaw Makes the Big Sale of Cornof the Day—Oats Follows the Train As Usual—Cat= tle and Hogs. OnICAGO, Deo. 27.~(Special Telogram to Tire BEE]—There was hoaviness without speclal in all quarters on ‘change at tho May wheat started at 075¢, and sold Corn wis at51%0 to Slge; onts at 4330 10 &4 to 41%e; pork at $11.00 1o $10.00; lard At 80.40: ribs 0t #5074 to £.6214@5.65, all the first halt hour after which trade settled down to me duilness Tho loeal trade wanted to sell wheat agaln toduy, and thero was nothing In sight to pro- ventit. Scllingout by early buyers late in the day was helped along by raiding by the bears and together prices were put down very Early trading promised no deve ments and news was very meagre. The t was without cable advices from British mar- kets. Recolpts at Minneapolis were and Duluth but 21, For this weok stocks at these points are expected 1o show only atout 150,000 increase at Duluth and a small dec at Minneapolis, This heiped the buylng some in the hope t the visible supply for Mon- day mightglve a falr dec Clear, cold weather over tho winter wheat states helped some enrly. Later, continental eables told ot an Increaso in flour duties in Spain and the enforcement of increased French duties from January 1. This gave more cou ago to the bears. New York cleared no wheat and 9,000 packages of flour. Exports from four ports for the weok were 270,000 bushels of wheat and 220,00 packages of flour. Wheat and flour from both coasts were 1,400,000 Lushols, against 2171000 last week and 2251000 & year ago. Noew Orleans cleared 17,00 bust for Liverpool. Duluth bought wheat n this market. Late In the day Pardridge sold and Baldwin helped to raid pri The action for May wasas follows: Opeued at 07%c with few sules at 97%e, sold ut 07K@IT\e, Tecov- ere declined to 96%¢, sold at 07@ 074 and off to %6%0 bofore 1 o'clock, or Just 1o under the elosing price Friday. no good in corn afterthe first halfhour, The disposition was to sell. Halt- hearted bulls stood about nsking why the market was 5o heavy, but made no move to support it by buyin, Kecelpts were a liftlo over the estimate at 805 cars, and liberal for Monduy at 300 cars. .Four Atlantic ports cleared but 400,000 bushels for the week. Bulls Werc ence 1 aJittle early by reports that the decling had largely checked ors' de liveries, There was little conspicuous trad- Ing. Purtridgo was a seller at times and pro- Aicted that the crowd would notaguin see oven 50 much as a ! 50, 0%e. The ro was je under the close yest Before the close corn sold at bottom p jces for the session. touched Bize, 1e 0# from the opening closed ut 507, under yesto wus no business in D quoted nominally #3e under May. Was quoted at 4% off 1o 750 at the Oats followed the othe Sales of May w 3¢ the declino carried the price to 350 OF 340 0 last night, at 404 e to 409 to B0%e to % atd03e to40% e to 40140 to 40%e. Wit received ut the yards, muke v tho - week, ~and’ with hogs 106 off on u weak mar- o rk sturted about stendy £10.10 for J and #1100 for May. The best pr #10.07% and 311.0215. Early selling earried May down 16 #10.00. Tl L rally of o f nts when May down to $10. tou and elosing p logs for Mouduy and i_pr ment next w was a bearlsh mftuence. Cudahy sold pork’ freely. Dunn was o good at one tim The 1ard But declined only 1d §0.57 5 for May. 0 #4.05 for January and & prices ket, of 40.000 ble heavy moves CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Cn10AGo, Dee. 27.~(Special Tologram to Tar Bre)—Carrre-For Satu ¥y the gencral cat- tle trade was in rather an encouraging condi- tion. Prices ruled about steady, but the tone inclined to strength and better, yet w good rance was effected, the pens at finish con- taining a fow old cows, some thin course bulls and u moderate number of stock cattle. Sales s on n hasts of #1.75222.2 forcommon stock 2.95 for fair to good steers, $3. 40 for medium grades, #.00@4.40 for pretty good to good fat shipping steers, #4.25@4.50 for ex- port qualities, and around $4.75 for hollday finished descriptions. Only three loads of Texuns e n and bids Indlcate a steady market HoG8~The market opened 1oe lower than yesterday morning, but not much, it any. dif- Terent thun the finish thatday, As the morn= ing passed values continued to weaken and long before noon all eiasses of hogs and pigs were selling 15 under Griday morning's best rices. Sales show a genoral range of 550 to 5 for common to good heavy. o few fancy at 5,860 5.5, hut the bulk of the heavy shaped up for shipment sold _uround #L.6 Mixed hogssold slowly at &L 5 for Lghit and .40 @360 for heavy bulk, and §48.5 agninst ELOGAT yesterday, Most of the hog buyers were out of the mirket, and aside from the strong welght light but fow droves were Dought. Sales were largely at 84 heayy welght sorted light” and #5106 Tight-light” shapes. About 8,00 were carried over, mainly pigs and rough common hogs. to —~There were less than 5.000 shares s traded indurinz the halt day ses- ) n improved feollng, 05 Is shown by the recovery in prices, which more than made up for the lght business. The bank statement for the third week In suceession showed a good increase of over 3,000,000 in re- serves and added to the confident feeling which Is fast returning to financlal circles. A jump in of nearly 3 points in Sugar Receipts was attributed to some agrecraent betwe Spreckles and the trust people. First prices re generally slight fractions higher than st evening's fizures, and further small frac- tional udvances were scored in early Union Pacific, Atchison and Lacka- ma still retained the leadership In the market, but their movements were en- tiroly insignificant. while Su nis showed mar % were ancl the at 503, rose fo wrading. After 11 o'cloek with Sugar Re ke Shore 1007,, ‘4. Bt. Paul Kawanna 12 ne ut the from the best figures but the net gains for the day werce '3 10 1 per cent. Sales were 46,000 shares. hie following were the closing quotat I8 regalar., TG Northern Paolic oupe roforred 14|, 1. & I 124 | Rock Ixla I St P 0 proforred. ul & Omabis Hiinols Central 1 do preforred L., B& W Kansas & 1 [ Lake Shore. Michigan Central. Missourd Paoltic. MoNEY—Ou call, ous; cent. PIIME MERCANTIL STERLING EXCHA sixty-day bills, #. do preferred Western Unlon, losed offered at 4 per PAPER-T0 i-Quict and demand, 84,85 per cent, soady Mining Shares. New Yors, Dee. 27.—(Special Telogram to Tue Bee]—The followins are the mining stock quotations Auador. . Adama Con-.... Test & Belehior, ureka Con ueatal | Mexican. Horn Silye 3 lnynuulh Outarlo Btandsrd The Dry Goods Market. NEw Youk, Dec, 27.—~[Special Telegram to Tue Ber]—The dry goods market was un- changed In a general way, but the opening prices of prints bave Gnally been determined upon a Y lower busts than last year in view of the low price of wrint cloths, The Pa- cilics, the Cachocos, the Windsors, tho Merri- miucks und the Muanchesters have all openod utde w yard aud the Gloucesters ut dhe. Other_announcements are yet defered, bat they will doubtiess be on about the same basls. PRODUCE MARKEYS, CwicAGo, Dee, 971 E Ranyi oash . B0 ik 0, cash, closo—\Whoat— wnuary, Sste; May, ATt i 4 “’l“::"l:.“fl.“.uufll‘l January, 0% cash, ®.124; 0.00; I} cash, %5.80; January, ©.774@ Nl onsh, 8705 Tanuaty, 805 January, January, yo y Hirlov—N "l{ll\ Qu LILINEY "imot )y m at 1100120, Whiskv. #1.11. . Fiour U winter put Bulk minul at 002050, pring patents, s, $1. 706000 bakors’ Shoulders, short ribs, 8. - Qulet; croamery, dalry, Steady: full_cream choddars, 04,@ flats, 04,@I0e; Young Amerieas, 108 Exgs—Qulet; fresl 1 {dos ~Unchanged: DAl 0. y and light green sulted bull hi Ary fiint, Sc; dry & s doieons, onch, 2. 1, solld packed, pts. Shipments, 20,000 00) 61,000 4,00 202,000 Wirat—Re: expOrts, spot firm 45 In olevator; $L0GY@1.0 Tl f. 0. b, Options months unchan ber, closing at ur, bhis at, bu, Iptions unch 81RO e - Recelpts, unel d, closiug stead oxpurts, 560 firmger; stoady "% test, 1100011, demand; western steam, western datry, 1@ Slgin, 00, v BKlws, 44@0Ne. \eat—Lowor; cash, May, U} Corn—Tas : s Quiet: casl k—Stoudy ut i croamery, @ , Dee. 7.~ Wheat—Good demand but poor wheat. Receipts, shivments, 110 cars. Closing: Junuury, 874e: May 1 northern, Decen o Wilye; on tra or wnd January, ~Wheat Stondy bid, N 2 hard, . 2 red, cus) bid. ySorn Easler; No. 2 cnsh, 0o bld; Docember, se bid, i 8 —Quiot; No. £ cash, and Decemibor, é2}0 bid, cush, 8143 MiLwAvkER, Deg. spring, cash, KI086¢; Muy, S0%c. Corn—Dull; No. 3, g0, 0. 2 whito, 4114e. sier; pork, January, $.90%, Wheat—In fair de- —Wheat—Easy; No. 2 Oats—Stoady; Whisky—$1.i4 LIVE STOCK. OnicAGo. Doc. 27, stockers and feedors, § .00, Receipts, 21.000; goohoavy, mixed, & lower; common to @ finey, B150@3.8; 1ight, heavy, 834060360, Receipts, #000; market weak and woesterns, #.8001.024; nutives, $.95@ Louis. Dec. shipment ancy nutive stec ders, $2.1033.10. 2,000 he: heay, “Cattlo — Recoipts, 1 kot steady BLB0@ K065; stockers hed falrto nts, S0 mixe Jattle—Recelpts, 4:30) hoad; marketgstrong ; kers and feeders, #2000 ipts, 580 head; shipm head; market steady to strong; 85,0003.65. — District € Judge Clarkson devoted the whole of his time yesterday afternoon to disposing of criminals and the criminal docket. Thomas Carroll, the young thug who bur- glarized Dr. Ludington's residence in broad day light and carried away $30 worth of prop- erty, was the first evil doer calied for sen- tence, Carroll's lawyer was ou hand to move for a new trial on the grounds that the court had erred in the instructions tothe jury. The motion was overruled and a sentenco of three The defense asked for a s days in order to pi preme court. This was granted, and Car- roll's bond fixed at 2,000, should he be in- clined to roam outside of the jail during that tiwe, Upon motion of County Attorvey Ma- honey the following parties were released from jail and the cases againstthem dis- missed and stricken fromthe docket, Charles Webb, embezzlement; John Wood, refusing equal rights to colored people; Dan Conuell, assault: Delphia Casey, disovderly conduet:; Anton Dragood, illegal voting; Felix Draboski, assault and battery ; J. n,uun.lpm., shooting with intent to kill; William Gil lan, receiving stolen property; Lewis Rinaldo, embezzlement; A. K. Campbell, workiug on Sunday ; Edward Sexton, forgery ; Ed McGieo lavceny ; Ed Sutton, laveeny ; John O'Hanlon» solling mortgaged property : Geovge Hailer, larceny; James Abraham, Chavles Abraham and Havvey Wilson, taking impounded stock away from the poundmaster, The following cases were continued until the next term of court: Ernest Meyer, forgery, bail §00; Willism Green, disposing of mortgaged property, bail £00; C. D. Can- non, obtaining goods under false pretenses, bail 1,003 A. Parsons, passiog counterfeit money, bail &0, Judge Doane granted an injunction whero the county commissioners had ordered o rond laid out through the property of A.J, Popple- ton near Elkhorn, In Judge Clarkson’s court the motion docket will be called Weduesday morning. S. Jaffray & Co. have commenced sult in the district court against Henry Iiseman Co. to recover on five notes uggregating 6 and an attachment on the property he defendants was issued, Tho Improvement Record. The following figures give the totals of real estate transfers, building permits and bauk clearings for the past week ATE TRANSFEN hursdiay Fridny Suturday. v Thursd Friduy turday Total..... . Aliuy, sy Wednesday Thursday ... Friday ..\ Saturday Total.. ) . A decrease of 103 per cént fron sponding week of last year, - A Card from Buffalo Bill, N onn Prarre, Neb, Dec, £2.—To the Ed ftor of Tie Bre: 1 have always consistontly advocated and upheld the Indian schools and have never telegraphed or said anything that would injure or belittle them, 1 sincerely re- grot that all scholars do not reflect oredit on their tutors, who [ hold are not respousiblo for the failure of good seed well sown. [ am trying to attend to my own business and often pray that others would attend;to theirs, Sometimos, though, I think it is Tunny to note the difference whose ox is gored. . ¥, Cooyw, 1A, 001,50 the corro-