Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 11, 1891, Page 6

THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Epasmodio Pusine's in Cora with Ooca- sional Rashes to Cover, CONSERVATVE SHORTS QUET ANXOUS. No I'oubt of the Ex'stence of a Clique Prepared to Control Prices But it Can Nov Be Located. Cnicaao, T, Dee. 10, attracted th attention 1 the feoling wus very feveris edly unsettled, but with prices averaging conslderably above yesterday's close, The business was quite spasmodi: with ocenslonal rushes to cove which would send prices up 2eorde in short order, and when the spasm wus over, dullness would rule fora time and sharp decilnes follow. Conservative shorts were anxlous to cover, and outside operators 1n purticular were disposed to even up. The selling wus tricted. as In tl of such evidences of manipulution as the last two duys have furnished there is not much disposition yeur short and the offerings were niostly of long corn tosecure profits, othing more definite is yet known us 1o who the clque I8 com= pos of but there Is no longer much dispute 08 1o 1ts existence or as to its ability to make prices. The trading was attended with less oxcitement than thut of yesterduy, partiy beenuse the fluctations were somewhat less wide and violent and partly b quse the trade Is bee pg used to the changes in the prices of ths corenl The proportion of the receipts grading con tract remiins very small. Of 220 car loads in- spected during the past twenty-four hours, only Keventeen pussed muster. Docember L the close yester- [ittle business passing and o numberof fluctuations within a pretty wid range nbove that fizure, finally touched which prove | the hizhest price of nst G us the top Azure yesterday, son_ of weakness which carrled prices e oceurred. During the remainder on the market wa The corn pit of operators today, and decld- to sell n s down to of the sess close win rather fr y closing ‘e lower closed unchanzed. Whont opened dull but_quiet with cables which lent no enconra; nt fnvestors and beewuse there was i tendency awalt the appearance of the government erop re May held for a time at 08lge and 08%c. It wus known that New Vork had el 32,000 bushels of wheat and 58,000 picka flour the trude revived a little and with good buying there was rally to #0%e. During the last hour, however, Reum and other shorts besan to sell, breakint the price to 08%c, und the close wi steady at 088 Oats were quiet but firm during th Ing. but were slow and easy during the last hoiir, closing stendy without muteriul chanze from yesterday. except December which was higher. Hog products opened lower on an_ estimate that the receipts of hogs at the yards would reach 56,000 head, while prices there were 10¢ Jower. Later in the duy, however, the market firmed up and the elose was at a moderate ad- vance. Tstinated receipts for tomorron Whent, cars; oats, 180 cars; hogzs, 43,000 head. The leading futures ranged s follows: OPEN. |1 [eLd Fom 43¢ to 48 less affectod and in sympathy AT LOW Decembe Jnnuary. . ¥ MESS PORK December. . Januacy May LaAnb Decon Junuary May. .. EHONT Rinis December. January May. .. COash quotations were as follows: Frour—Steady and unchanged; spring pat- onts, H.05 winter straights. $1.55@4.45, W spring wheat, 021407 § ¢ No. 2 red, 0:3ge: 4¢; No. 2 white, H@i5t4e No. 2 OATS—No. B8 white, B13@%i RyE-No. BARLEY 5t 0. b, H@s No. 4, . 0 Bt 2 Moas pe ver bbi, BTE@8.50; lard, . 40, IMII:.L. 4; short ribs sides (loose), iry silted shoulde #9714 t clear sides (boxed), Distillers' finishod goods, per gal, Pork- "GAR—Out 10 Clekse—Unch Hines—Uncha £, unchanged at 5@5xe. TR | SHTPMENTS 22000 115,00 Ryo. bushels 24000 was weaks fine western, ki New York Murkets, NEW YOuK .—FLOUR—Receints, 28,045 kus: oxports, 5,569 bbls, 34,127 sucks: sules, 2,700 bbls. conns WiEA1 DLs, 215,47 oxports, 561,725 bu.: sales, 1 U00 b, of tutures; 58,000 bu, of spot. Spot market opened str Tosed eus~ u- quiet. No. ed, $L0615@! in m.ru 1 elovator 01,0814 13 l,N! 0. b.; No. $ red, $1.01@1. Ul' !Ill.lullv(l |v‘1 @iz orthern, $1.01 2 northern, $L04; options advanc ll from NS A prEm e QUL R nce railroad bockude: declined from %o to 'e on weak -~ enblos and dull export’ demund; closod from o to 1o lower last nizht with i general dull feeling. A1l purtios wre awalting the government roport, 2 pod, Decem- ber. $L0640LUT, closing #1.06: .lummry,ll 07 @074, closing BLUTL; Fobruary, $1L.0SL@ 1087, closiug. $1L0NtsE March, § 0004 110, Closing 81.00%: Soptomber, closing, $1.00% | May, 8109 7-16661,19, closing $1.00%5; June, §1.08%; @LUAY: August, 8108 RyE—Nogleetéd; wostorn, $LOKG 1041, BArLey—Qulet 1llll steady; sales, 10,000 un~ gradoed western ut e, BARLEY MALT—Quidt, CorN—Ree s, 170,220 bu.; exports, bus sules, 1,424,000 hu. of futiires, 8,000 by spot. Spot_market stronger; closed i dull; BIL@Te (0 elovitol The aflont; ungraded mixed, B@6ithe: Slaei mixed, 624¢. Options ml\' neod which was afterwards lost with the ciose, {rregular and dull, - at e decline i mbor, 64%@6c, closing Bbige: Junu; 867023740, closing 50%e; Februury, 54%@ closing bidie; March, ps@ase, closing May, a@ii%e, closing bic; stewmer oL, (ai2e, elosing 60c. OATs-~Receipts, 144,525 bu.; bu. sules. H5,000 by spot. Spot market wealk, options fulrly autive, st ber, 41%adi%e, closing at 41 @40, closing at 4050 ing at S%e; spot. No. western, @4o; W Chiew A Hops—T SUGAR centrifugal of wonk 0T No. i mixed. exports, 59, of tutures, 1 moderately 24 000 b, of aetive ind iy Decin- s Juiary, § May. L@ o; closs 2White. 421404 nixed air, middling firm, Ruw, quie dy G 'test ut molusses Sug refined, steady, ~New Orleans. firm, g Rick-Firm. PETROLEUN—Opened steadys Junuary op- tlons advanced lye and elosed steady spot o1l moved up %c oarly but lost e on o reuction. Pennsylvania_spot opened at 6c; bighest. 601405 lowest, 3%0; closing, 88%c. Junuary op- tlous sales, 63,000 bbls.; opening, dtge; highest, B850 lowest, S8%c: closing, oeye. Lima oll salos, 1,000 bbIs. at 144507 total sa 3000 bbis. 0oTTON SEEDO1L—Quict and about steudy; yojiow, o vld. Tarrow—Firm und quiet at 4 1-10¢, RoOsIN: Q\nll butstead, stralned, common to,_kood, 815140, URPENT Dull and weak at EGas--Dull and weaker; western, Reocelpts, 4000 Dkgs. Pork—Moderate demand and stoudy; 410,50, Cur MeATsS-—Qulot and weak; plekled bellios, on@e: middies, dull and vasy; shortelour, 00,2500, 35, LAkp—Unsettled, dulli western 80,4214 bId: sales. 80 tiercesi option 700 Ueroos; December, KLINI Jani 48, closine ut 8.48; Februnry, #0.57; 65 May, #6.85, closing at 0.8 BUTTER—Quiet, easy; western dalry, 10 Weslern crowmiery, 20@0c; western fuctory, W@ he CHEESE Fia_IRON $15. 754D 18,00, Corpei--Steady; - 17,85 IN—Qulet; stralts, $18.50. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MinxgapoLis, Minn, Dec. 10.—WiEAT— Market dull and featureless, though cash had z00d demund, new Muren, Dull; part skims, 4 Dull, unchung @50, a; Amerloan, lake, Decomber and Junu- o, Reccipts, 376 cars Close: Decomber, soige; Mag, 03i5e; June, 8ilge; on track, No. 1 hard, 8¢; No. 1 northern, #8140; No. 2 northern, Kz, al notlvity. A urain Market. Prices based on delivery Mississippl river Nobraska inspection, and ten days' 1t. unless otherwise stated ; WhEAT-No, 2 red winter, 92 bld; No. 2 spring, ¢ bia, Ry file usked white, ey NEw Cons--No. 4 or ent, 4le bid; Junuary, asked Oom No. % white, 2o better, year 8hip- 10¢ bid; b duys', Milwaukes Markets, MILWAUKEE, Wis. Do 10— Wi Muy, tde; No. 2 spring, 8oc; No. 1 AT=Firm norther go Cony—Steady; Ne. i, 4@ K84 OATS-Stondy; No. 2 white white, B2yakic, BARLEY de; No. sample on track, Qulet; No. Coffee Market v York. Dec. 10.—Options ovened steady 105 polnts down to 10 up: elosed barely stendy 15 down to h up 5 bags, Includ- ng: iber, #1205 Junuury, #12 4145 1% 03 inry, $121v012 March, #1100 12,105 S10,75@10.85: July, #$ULO0G@ILG 53¢ spot Rilo, duil, steady ; No. L St. Lou's Markets, st Lovis, Mo. Dec 10.—WneAT—Iig cash. Oige: May, We bid, Coity—Stowily diiage: May. 0%e bid, OATS—Firm 1 bid; May, Sike. Poik—Ensler; LARD - Steadv WHISKEY —#1 18, r cush, new (8 1} Liverpool ‘Markets, Livervoor, Dee, 10.—~WneAT—Qulet; ers offer moderately ; demand pos Conz—Demand poor; western, 68 114d cental. LAwD—Prime western, 58 1'4d per cental. hold- per Cincinnati | O |\l I‘l\A'l'l. 0. Dee. i No. 2 mixed, He. > OATS—In good demand; No. 2 nifxed. WIHISKEY—$1, 18, arkets. 10.~WHEAT—F1rm; Toledo Grain Mariet. , Toreno, O, Dee. 10,—WneAt—Steadys ) S, 06 Conx—Dull OArs—Quict New York Dry Goods Market. New York, Dee. 10.—Business in dry £00ls continued fair with « tendency to widen out and to beconie more active, Prices as a rule continued steady. cash, 40c. cash, i, Foreign Onl diarset. LoNDON, Dee. 10.~LINsEED O15~18 10%d per cwt. Araders' Talk, Cnicaco, Tk, Dee, 1h—Counsclman & Day to Cockrell Bros.: Wheat opened easy, with a fair amount of buying by cominission houses, Sea pers generally were seliers on account of the tame eables. A bearish Cin- cinnutl Price Current crop report, und Brad- street's showing of European stocks and the stocks afloat. the posting of California stovks and the rather iow conditions of growiug und th win wheat crop Shown' by the " state agrieultur wrtments caused some appreh sion of a_ buillsh goverument report today and shorts pretty generally reduced their lines, glving the mirket o 3¢ rally. Late cables were lifeioss and lower. nccepiances al 3 XHNI buying limits velow a The “conernl disposition x speculators wis to even up trades and walt for the Washington report which wus ex- r--cwlmslum i con fition of about te. Very ittle doing in cash lots owing to the freight Dblockade. ~ Corn an i ¢ mand and such 1ots o 1d manded a premium from shippers. ance had to be put in store, Near were active and ¢ osed stronz at the advance auoted. Lute futures fractionally hizher. Provisfons opencd casier ou very large re- celpts of hogs, but advanced steadily all day on paekers buying and coused with pork 106, rd je. and ribs 2i4e higher, We liberal run of hozs next week and consider- able falling off afterward and ady.se invest- mwent buyinzg of hoz product on soft spots. Cn1eAGo, Til., Dee 101, G. Lo & Co., to J. 8unds Commission company N has been quiet throughout t L business hus oeen lizht und lurge European advices are duil and” gonerally lower, The government report due this after- noon restricted business, ‘The gucesses on it have been for i condition wbout ten points undera year ago. Should it come mueh over this the trade here will regard it us not in favor of higher prices. Wo look on present prices us sufe. Weather conditions will be an mportant factor, with a s ckly plant, as winter wheat Is now said to be. The' excite- ment fncorn has sudsided for the present. The searcity of cars limits our receipts. og produes ulet until the close. The puekers meet the dem nd as it comes on all declines. We tavor buying the whole list. CnicAGo. 1L, Dec. 10.—Kennott. Hopkins & Co. to 8. A. MeWhorter: Cables on wh con- tuined no signs of strength, but were not us weak us ex ted. Room traders who were short thought best to cover in_ anticipation of bullish zovernment report ‘n the afternoon. The as some buying on good cicurances and the moderately bullish’ sentiment this created resulted in an advance to 9o bid - for May. Around this point the market halted for some e, but closin: cables camo in easler and the price siropped to 98tae bid, rallied to 085 wnt closed offered at that price. There his been a zood deal of speculution as to what Mr. Dodgze will say sbout the condition of winter wheat. Sonie suuzuine | to be us low us *0, while 1y pronounced Dulls think it may be us hih s 0 Of course the first would Le considered bullish and the ltter docidedly benrish. The market scems well evened up und the re- port Wiy give ita fresh start tomorrow. In and outs the practical suspension of grain shipments owing to the searcity of cars may prove n serious matter and interrupt trallic for a lonz time. As the corn roads have thelr frofsht cars coiployed in shipping from Luke Erie ports und are unable to send any nsiderablo mber west to recelve consignments at Chicazo. The western roads being short of rolil stock themselves cannot poastorn roads and as country shippers oblect to huving their grain go into store here they wre holding It buck until the blockudo shull have been removed. This may result in Kkeeping stocks of contract grain hore so smiull us toinvite manipulution, restrict legithnate $radeand koop tho mirkots unduly exoltod, another in your” corn but T thit'ire Boing closed and actlvity may not long continue. January was strong ctive, but May" showed no Tn onts there was little trading u within nirrow lmits. There wis o big run of hogs and prices wre 10e_ lower at the virds, 1t provis ons held up well and close.d quite i com- it futures 1lls expect it New York Monoy Market, Niw Youk, Dec. 10.-Mox ng from 24 to 3 per ent: lust loan, ent; elosed offered it per cent. N 5 t0 6§ per cent. STERL!NG EXCHANGE—-Qu et but Strong ut #.82 for sixty-duy bills and #4843 for de- mand. L& S K, Gen. ML10: Paul Consols. ... 12 % & Pae. 180115 T, Rets K21 v Rty Mg +Union Pacitie, 1sts. 10814 10434 West Shore g b | I G W, 186 L. 1834 L i ‘Tenn. new sot is. noda So. *Con. Paclite Ints Den. & I G, st on. & I € D. & K. G Erie 2ndn MK & MK & T *bid. ou. bn STOCKS AND BOND, NEW Youk, Dec. .10.—The stock still more active and re pociuily during the ufternoor was consideruble falling off the finul prices ure wonerally hizher t those of lnst ovening, and a feiv stooks show marked galns, The market continues to vroaden, and the strenzth displayed is a s prise to'hoth bulls and bears, us 8o much uwetlvity was notlooked for until after i enc of the year. The docrense of rate dis- count on tho Bank of England, while confi- dently expressed in some quurters, hud its logitimate effect on prices on tho other side und the London market was buoyunt this morning. Here the widening of the market was miarked by increased business on the purt oF comuisulon housey while some of tho | Fier traders came again into the market. their purchuses gIving creat stronsth to the early dealings of the leadine shures. The out of town speculutive ele OVOF, Wiks DOt pr and Boston hou i o favo westorn Docame agaln prominent In the trading, Hurilngton * leading 1 polnt of - activity throughout the day, while its strenzth even more remarkable, Missourl P il Northern Pacifie’ preferred, and Kock Island following. The industrinls were not fuctor I the day's trad ing, though Chicago Gus was moder- ately active. Tho opening was stewdy only, but the oxcollent demand. soon developed strong tone und everything on the list moved upwurd nt u moderate galt, thoush Burling- aud somo of the speclaltios, 1ko Susque- ina & Western proforred, rose over I per noon by i sharp rise in tother thues Rock [slund, Chieago Wheotlng & Lake Erio preforred, kee, Luke Shoro & Westorn proterred’ aud Cunada Southern were espe- clully strong, but In neither these did the (- provoment reach more than u fraction. The early demund slucked off wppreciably toward noon and “after that time prices recedod slowly without the developmeut of any fes While tt ater In the duy ont, how- Chieago st | | HE OMAHA DAILY BEE: “FRIDAY ture of note. Tn 8t. Paul and Erlo. tn ench of hich the activity was groat, thelr extreme uetuntions for the day were only from 's per tto % porcent respectively.” The market 1y closed gulet and rather heavy. but prices in most of the list ut close to first prices. The final changes are generally small gains but Buriington is up | per contand Missour: Pacific 1§ per cent overnment bonds ady. State bonds have been fonture. The followlr the leading stocks on the changs todny Atchison Adams K Alton, T. I have been dull and dull and without are the closinz guotitions for Now York Stock ex- v Ao preforrod g Central 01N Y., Chi. & $i.T, “do proferred. . 1 | do preferred American Expross. 114 |Ohlo Mississippi BCOR&N s |0 preforred Canada Pelfic e o & Wostor annda South i {mprovem'n onteal Peif AN Nav hosapenke & ON0 .. 26% Oregon Trany o AL preforred. ... S8t Paciiie Mall 40 20 preferred.. . 8% P D, & K., Nicngo & Alton.... 13 Pittabure Bk siviiviv Pullman 1 3 cading {rudson K Island. . Dol L & W &8 TR pfd 7 D& I G.oprd Enst Tennossoo o It pre 40 20 preferr Erle. Qo prefor Fort Wayne. Chi. & En Tol. & ¢ Hocking Vi I Unlon Houston & U.s Tiinois Contral..... 1064 Watinsh, St. L. & i St Paul & Duluth do proforred ... Kinsas & Toxas W it Exp Lake Erlo & W ostorn Unlon..... o preforred Ami. Cotton Ol Lake Shora. ... Colorado Conl Loutsyllle & Nt Tomostake. Loulsviile & NALL Tron Sliver Memplis & Char, Ontarlo Miehigan Contrai Quickativer. [ MIL L S, & W fdo preforred.. . do pireterrod Sutro Min & St 1 Bulwer o pref i, & W Missourl Pacitic. Wisconsin ¢ Mobilo & o100 ashvilio Chati! Contral BCITTR i Ao proforred. Min. & Man ul & Omaho Ao preferred ¥ Te & Tron.. Toxas bacifle..... ! Sugar Tr Southern Orezon 8. L. & U i G W Northwostern, ... R G W The total sales of atocks toduy were shares, including Atehison, K7 4 Southern, geAnay ) Gus. wanna, 1700 ; Erie, 26,070 Lou \»m.-& Nush- ville, 8.20: \llwuun Pacific, 1 Northern Pacitic preferred, 26,150 ding, 00; tich- ond & West Point, St Paul, 20,7205 fon Pacific inancial Review, Dec. 10.~The Post says have been in‘djcations for some days that the utstanding short interest in the niar! wreor thin has been sencrinly supposed. A strong conviction that cortain hear interests were in u somewhat preearious situation, encouraged the bull lenders this morning to vizorous attack. Burlington, which ~the Dears have been seiling impradently in the face of heavy daily shipments of the stock to Boston. at = once proved the truth of these surm’'ses anl some- thing like an old fushioned squeczo of shorts wis effected in the firgt hour, Lrom this <higher prices promplly turned o the c stocks which, In the absence of recent covers ing operations. surgested a similur state of amalrs. The result of tho biddins up of brices was equally satisfactory. The restof the list sympathized. but with less activity. realizing sules being naturally an important fuctor. London Sto 1Co yrighted 1S9 by yames LONDON, Dec. 10, —[New Y fpecinl o' Te Bee]—Busin xchunge has been mearly at a stand with the exception of some investment stocks which were again demanded. dircetors of the Bank of Enzland reduced the rate of discount from 4 to' guve a better tone to the partment; American and Canadian” ac- seriptions were also_firm, but the foreign market wis weak, spunish and Portuguese being espectally ilut, Bruzittan opencd dl tinetly down, but recovered considerably. She b uk rettirn for tho wook ended Decor: Derd was £ 13,680,000, acainst £116,563000 for the corresponding week last year. No bullion operations. The reported” reduction in the bank ratc had no effect upon the discount markets, the alteration being fully expected. Three months biils, 2 per cent; eall louns, 115 per e Loxno 10—The following wero the quotitions closing at 4 p. London stoc 516 linols Central Mexlcan ordinar. %|St. Paul, common . w York Central ennsylvania ... Reading Markets. Lo Banns'h| Terald Cable— on the Stock rajiway d 10ls mone ols account.. P& O Istal Canadian Pacltic.. Erie e Erle seconds SILVER—31(d. MONEY—114 per cent. Rate of discount in the open murket forboth short and three months’ bills, 214 per The bullfon in the Bank of England cuensod £140,00) durinz the past weck. The proportion of the Bank of England reserve to Habilities which lust week was 4144 per cent 15 now 4407 per cent. in- ncinl Notes. Dee. 6.—Cle arings, $2,- Fin NEW ORLEANS, La., 030, NEW York, Dec. balances, #0657 HAVANA, Dec. 10.~Spinish gold, 2.561,@2. 104 exchunge quiet; sugar quict. BarroRre, Md.. Doe. 10.—~Clearings, 82, 2875 balunces, 82 ; 6 per cent PHILALELUHIA, D 10.—Clearings 20,515,802 b ilancés, §1 money. 4 per cent. CINCINNATY, O.. Dee, 10.—Money 4726 per cent. New York_exciianze par to 2¢ premium, Clearings, #2.10.450. BErLiy, Dee 10.—The statement of the Tm- perial Bank of Germany shows a decrease In specie of 290,000 marks. Boston, Mass. Doc, 805; bal:nces, 81.034,6103 per centi exchungo discou 10.—Clearings $120,345,015; 10.—C| rite for moncy, on' New York, I Three per eent rentes. 8750 for the nccount. The weekly statement of the Bank of Frunce shows u” decrease of 00)f gold and 1,250,000 silver. 1n1CAGO, 111, Doe W Yori s@2e dis-onnt. Bunk elearings, $13.057,08; #8015 for sixty-duy bills; $18 forsizhtdrarts, R0 JANEIRO, Dec. lv.—A panic prevatied on the bourse hero today owlnz to . hewvy fall in the shares of the Le inus raes and the Rio Jano! is fearea thut this decline in prices will entail numerous fuilure Dee. 10, exchange. Boston Stock Market, 81, Dee. 10.—The following were the closing prices on stocks on the Boston stock market tod Atehison & Topekn Boston & Alba Boston & Ml G TR s Fitehburg it Flint & Pere M. pi'd K. C.. St. J. & C. 13, 7512 Lit. Rock & F. 8.0, Mabs. Central Mex. Cen. common N Y. &N land.. 0 7y o L1 Beil phone old Colony 165 | Water Power. utland proforred. . 10 M. Wis. Cen. common’ . 1744 | N, BT Wis. Cent. preferred 40 | B & B Co.mew). 1 109 iy 4 Allouer 2025 | Atlantle... 165 | Boston & M 1105% | Calu Copper.. urack . 0% San Diego Lond 3 West End Land De ning Stocks. nexveR, Colo, Dec, 10.—The following 1ist Is the closing quetations on the Mining exchange toduy. Sules, Alieghany Amity Argonaut.! Ballurat BUngkok Bates Iy dian Littlo Rt May Mazeppa. : Mateh| Browntow 1lope audia 3. ntury Clay County Cush Diamond i Denver Gas and Ol Emm : tLyaburk A 1don Treasure Sutton | 10 Roek ... Paul Gold Nationai 1% Rl v @ [Kunning Lode 2| Wanlo an Froncisco Mining SAN FRANC Deoc. A'hmIn):ll mining wore Quotations, 10.—~The ofti stocks al today ollows: Ophiir 450 120 1 1% Crown Point 10 & Curry NOFCross Navalo 15 New York Mining Quotations, NEW Yonk, Dec. 10.—The following are the closing mining stock quotutions Aliei Awmador Hest & Belcher Choliur Con. Caln. & Va i85 Deadwood n Hale & Norcross. 0 Homostake 100 Horn Silver ey Iron Sliver T Moxican 170 Ontario 00 bir 450 Plymouth Savage 4 Slorru Nevada Standard Unlon Con Yellow Jucket L 20 110 St. Louls Mining Quotations. 8. Louis, Mo, Dec. 10,—The mining stock warket today was qulet and firm, Aztec and Y Silver Age volnz tiHlonly weak ones. Sales 10, 00, Wi AT i Mo e ][y A LS (SHiver Age | American Nett trai Biivor Ellzabeth Granite M. Small Hopes, OMAHA LIVESTOOK MARKET. OMATA, Doc. 10 Officinl receipts todny wore 2,700 cattle, V013 hogs, 5 sheep and @0 fiorses, Receipts 8o far this week foot up 109 cattie, 4,0 0 hozs and 000 sheop, azuinst 4055 cattle, ogs and 7 shoep for the caFPgapondIng tour dags lust k. CATTiE=Tuken all in all the eattle market wis ulout the slowest, lowest and meanest it hus been this year. Offerings included the ususl miscelluneons assortment bub wers ads up Inrgely of fair to good shortfed itives welghing from 1,100 th 1450 pounds, prket wus flat and about as thoroughly yralized s it goets, Dressed beef | deverything in thelr own nhanas, th dition of the trade in Chlengo belnz un ef- fective bar to uny speculative movement. Bids were 16¢ to 250 lower thun yesterday on fulr to zood beef stoers and buyers wor overly anxlous for the eattle it the de Trading dragged. but seenz nothing to galn holding on sellers ge 1 1 th evitable and reluctintly tfrom & 1,40 for steers thut woild huve sold Friday turduy of tast week at from 50 to M. have declined all of half adoliurin pust four duys. There was u considerab o amount of unsold stuff in the pens at the close and several loads will o on o Chicazo. The market wus fully us bad cF even Worse on butcher stock. In most cases bids were a quurter lower than yestorday and the weral ran of cows did not sell within from 4 ¢ to de of lust week. Good to cholco sold slowly at fron #2035 o 8225 fair to goc stock from $1.75 to 82,00, comnion and cannin 10ts from 8L0) to $1.75, ' Bulls, oxen and st were in moderate demund at from $1.60 to £2.60. Thero was comparatively litt.e doing in the stocker und feedor line. ~ Although the de mand continues uctive und prices are quo bly strong the fresh receipts ure extremely ager, Sules were largely b, from ¥ ). Representutive sales W 1133 109) 122 106) 3..1057 00 1. 1070 ¥ 101110 0,107 1. 1260 1501074 1015 6. K83 2. 1050 16,1014 [ STAGS. STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 1B 86,105 250 ) W16, 814 2 ] COLORADO CATTLE, Av. Pr. No. Geows. ... 1103 16 cows. 1cow... ..l 150) 2 cows, Teow...... 130) 2 Cows. 1020 5 2 8 2 steers.... I8T8 3 00 Hoas—The liberal run continue: 50 fur this week not falling over the big run the cariypart of last week. There vas i considerab e wnount of rather common ht and mixed sfuff among the offerings but plenty of good heavy hogs. Tn fict the general Guality of the offgrings wis 001, Business openodwith prices from 5e to 10c er than yesterday and showed very little ull” day. : There nothing in the stances agd conditions surroundir the trade o encourage sulesmen to look for better prices, and a8 buyers were willing to take the hogs at thedecline the murket rly active, abous’everythiug being up before the closd Tie best b scld at from %355 to $163, common_heuvy and mixed packers at from §450 to £.55, Hzlit and Lght mixed louds wostly at fron 814 to & H 1y ac from £.45 1o 8500, agninst Trom S0 16 Ba0 Wodnes Ihe average Zost was un even 8450, Keprésentative sule No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. P 120 83 2755 6L 40 83 50 16 58 . 210 8. 6 ol 640 o1t .80 Av. 280 285 receipts 00 short of 300 B I k) L 8 “Fresh recelpts consistod of u smu buneh of natives, mostly owes, that sold read- ily for $4.65. Thé *uiueket s steady and the démund good. Quotations: Natives, LT to 0,003 3 _to $4.50: common and stockors, 3735 lumbs, $475 to .00, Representative sulys No. S natives, ewes Av, P e 1B W, Receipts and, pispo:ition of Stoc Offcinl receiptsand dlsposition of stock as shown by the boaksof the Union Stock ¥ards company, for th »ur hours, onding at 5 o'clock p. ., Daesmbér 10, 150 RECEIPTS, BHEED CATTLE. | HOGN. | i Cars. | Hend|Cars. |Head Cars |Head| Cars. | Head 15, 2wl aw| mosl 1| 4 DISPOSITION, WUV EIS. CATTE| HGOS. | SHEET, Omaha Packing company G. M. Hammond cowpany Hwift & Co Cudally Packlig uunpuuy . D. Armour Sperry & B Jersey C. P (o Bulppors and feeders Left over : Total. 20011 13418 Chicago Live »t ok Mirket. Cnicaao, 1L, Dee, 10.—(Speelal Telegram to TiE BER1-NOU fur from $.0°0 eattle wero packed dito the yards”toduy. Thers was s githnate demund for perhips 15,000, The usual number of buyers wus prosent and a large business was traisacted, but prices ure ruinously low. They areonly a tritle above those rullog In December last year. and they DECEMBE were the lowost over known stoers went hogging at hofew 000 to & mon truck it Any price. At from 76 of and shippli while Wil Cows and qualities were ns bulls s {0 2,50 for poor to oholos steers at fro R 11 Good_shipping from §L78 t0 #h.00, AN oL wanted b’ over o poor nd com- difficult to mov at are, how' auoted Illlw\l”l [ 1 stockers and feeders ut from #1.50 to &1.%, otations indle ¥y of from s o Bu per \te u deeling sinee Tust 100 1bs. Tl s of cattio still lle In vho yards and it 1ot eusy remarkably wide ran: oy hollday be 000 o ¥ hog tr mildwe overations of ocul therefore, proved t ped another no s closing quotat myking o red The oh ot o days for for heavy. ter than §.00, indeed. had 1o bo eurred he Evening Journul celpts, 16100, and lower; good to Chicistmas stoors, 7 pws, 5,219, 00, Hoas— Receipts, market lower: rough vixed and piekers, 8 and butchers' welghts, @370, SiEEP—Recclpts, market slow und 1 7,00 New York Live NEW Yok, Dec. 10 1d, all for exporters e and feeling firm. at Uige per 1b. CALY Receipts, veuls, § 24714 SnEEP lambs, Lanibs, Recelpts, sheep 3. 00426,00 10 800 how thuy wre to | excopt at a further deciine, 0 of from de was more than Shippingorders continue 1 light and ther interforod to som packers, lnrge s ction of market Is off (o from poor to prime 1izht and to from 510 to #4105 Phere were very fow sules it prices the greater purt of the supply. oy, aulte weak at the wbove quotitia shipments, 4.5 h 2 @i; stockers, 000 wori nutive liers, $,40@5.00: Shipnicnts, 808 0@ per 100 1bs; gotten wero at the to #7105 A d hunds ut Sal rves chan usunlly qu'et Yo s extent with The supply, and the market Compured with yester. there was a docline e for the two 2135 (0 £1.65 bet- took ny hogs close was W Not n th CATTLE market s co rs, #4007 | 15; others, $160a04.25¢ 20084005 good but Ro- W reports shipmonts, 0.0 v common, #1500 TGt 51 prime heavy HAO0@I05; light, EL40 0; shipments, 13(0; ewes, 825000 westerns, $1.5; o 7 Stock Market. BEGVES—Roceipts, and slaughterers Drc steady 530 beeves. market ssers, stond LI drossed mutto; 1b.; dressed lambs weak ut Hoas—Recelpts, reet: nominally steady St Louis Live T, Louts, Mo, celpts, 180 excopt for prime mediun K006 | Hoa, jarket lower 4207 mixed, ¥ 10,40 head, shipujents, 1700 choice Christmas stoers, nd Tndinn steors, $20.0048 ). G400 to fuir cons WURLGIGA.0) per 100 10 Market CATTLE—Re- market weak cattlog good to H6.0: Dutehers, toc < Dec. 10, 4 shipments, H - pramim, Ly $AD@3.60. OMAHA WHOLUSALE MARKET Countr; s —Tli:- murket is Produce. alittie firmer thi and striet.y fresh o, —The market 1s easier. the best countr. whie alurge portion of the arrival about the outside on 16418 Poui #eese und ducks, K ME—Canadi geese, $H.50@5.00; praivie chiekens, H.50 24005 mallurd ducks, #. green winged teal. : Jnck rabbits, $4.0000 Ty —-Chickens, 6@Sc; e but Roos 10@tle; and turkeys, £0.0@7,00; small geose, 09; Grouse, blue winged toal, 31.5; mixed ducks, small. $1.25@1. quirrels, $1.00; deer saddio ner Ib.: suddles, 14015 ides and T salted hides, No. 1 green reen salted hides, 4@l 0 40 '1bs., hides, 25 to 40 1hs, suited Nide ealf, ¥ to 15 1bs., tie: No. d4e: No. Ldry flint hides, inides, 5@ic; No. 1 dry suited low, No. 1, i3 3¢5 "tallow, No. 2, white A, 10150 grease, Xy lhmrll of 1. Borneimer, over the market, The car blocl turbing cer curen o CAreass ses, 10@lle; S, U 10c, antelope low. 41340} i green sul No. 2 gi saiize; No. 1 veal 11,810 15 1b8,, @Sc: No. 2 dry fling hides,” 5 No. white ” dark, 1063 5¢ prime, rough trade Notes. Keeton, North Bend, was on tne board. Murdoe, Neb., was in looking ade continues to be the dis- fuctor in the zrain market. e KNO AS HL BUSINESS, A Metropolitan Sleuth and How He Followed a C! Detect lice force ve Vaughn of is figu ing justnow as a benefactor, but ho doesn’t know 1t. 1e. the metropolitan po- public It is by permitting himself to become & laughing stock and butt of ridicule at which people can smile audibly and grow fat. what they are doing, 5o that tho gra. Aud this whis kered sleuth is unwittingly contributing to tho good health aud enjoyment of tho entire commufiity, As1s well known, & was beld up and robbed at West Missour1 Pacific train Side several wecks ago aad Mr. Vaughn has lain awake nights spending, in his the reward that would the robbers in jail, it finally came. magination, be bis when he landed He waited for a clueand A couple of thieves who were under the surveiilance of the police saw that they must square authori themselves with the s or they would be_unable to pros per in their unlawful calling in Omaha. So one of them went to Mr. Vaughn and intimated that he knew a thing or two if he be bo could assured would promised and given a “doad straight concealed. the that s This was readily detective was tp,” to the effect that identity it county and city ofticial, who for the present shall bo nameless, had engineered the train robbery and had received their share of the plunder from the eang thoy had cmployed to (o the work. These two oflicials, who by the way were soon to go out of oftice, had~ just avranged for future occupation by pure ing a saloon, and the veteran Hawkshaw ai oace declared that he thing, v through tne whoie The men had planted the train rob- bery in order to get meuey to buy the saloon. Why, ot cou so they had—the case w just, as clear as mud, and away went Mr. Vaughn to geva little more ovidence and claim tho reward. that one John Johnson The designing thief had told him had led the gang em- bloyed by the instigators of the robbery, and Mr. Johuson landed in jail, clous character. was prowptly arrested and charged with being a suspi- Thne story of his wonderful cateh was too greut for the dotective to keep locked within his own bosom, 50 credulous roporter was taken into his confidence and the details of Datective Vaughn's “clever capture’ world. were horalded to an admiring Johnson was put in the ‘“sweat box” ana saedulously nothing, tell. The pumped, robbing a train, and buvof courso he tola simply because he had nothing to man hadn't nerve enough to put his hand in a sugar bowl, the court him, whilo Mr.'Vatgha looked 10 suy nothing of discharged regretful after him as ho faded out of the duor. Still the detective He was satisfled that the afores wero_guilty, and for da their saloon \\ul(.h\ll).' every one He tucked bis whiskers insido his _collar vassed vicinity of who went in. shirt, buttoned ears, and patrolmen on their beats s1gn as to his identity, up to the present time, was not discouraged. aid cfficials s he haunted the up around the regular without giving a And this ko has kept while the wwo thieves, Sheluy and Garlich, were given op- portunity to do their work uny e was held One night a peddl ched. up at Fif teenth and Mason streets, add these two men were arrested on the following Tho indentify thom, but after they were rele said that they were tho would kill him if he said so. doing the job. was afraid the; Shortly aftel teonth sireet W ward, a men wero again found in their pos Jjail awaiting trial still at work with tuined fr the officials. entered by ook 8114 worth of clothe arvested ana ossion. and Dotective the info m thein endeavoring to for to sed he morning victim refused men, but that room on South Thir- thieves who , and the same two the clothes They are now in Vaughn is uution he ob- run down And the city pays Mr. Vaughn §70 a month. SOUTH OMAHA. UNION STOCK YARDS CO, - - LIMITED OOMMISSION MEROHANT?, Alen Root & Co. | HKoom 34 Exchange Bulld Butlding South Omaha, Gasmanu & Dudley, South Omakia P, B, Froderick &| Bous. Commission denlers Horses. I Exchiange South Ouwaha. "A. D. Bojer & 0o, | -6 Bxchange Bulldiog, ia w 5§ Bouth Owalia. Hunter & Green, Exchange Bullding South Omaba oM Manufacturers” and Jobbers AHA DIRECTORY. AWNINGS Omaha, Tent & Awn ing COo,, Flags, hammocks, ol an. Fubber elothing. Send fo alogue. 1113 Farnam _——— AND TWINES. BAGS A \II Ih.\ 1 Bemis Omaha Bag O, | Traporters ant Manifae. turers, Flour Sacks. Bur Twine, —— e e BIC A. H. Perrizo & Co. 1406 Dodgo Streat. and pricos. BOOTS YCLES. 12 N Morse-Oce 8hos Compary, 10 Fnotory, corn We are making seling a eable with Williams, Van Aer- | Kirkendall, Jones&Co nam & Harte 1212 Harney strast. Onviv N CARRIAGES, W. T. Seaman, Omaha's Largost Vurloty WAGONS AND CARRIAGES, COAL, ( Lime ., Tard and soft conl cor. " lith and Dougla; atroots, CORNIC Eugln Oornice Work‘!, anufacturersofGalvan 1zed Iron Cornice. Window caps, kyllghts, ete. 1112 Dodgo st. DRY Howar! S e 11Eh and Do 1gine Strost ‘0 Omaba_Ooal, Ooke & 8. B metalle 1110 aud 0 el buyo merchants. tesaloMa /» M. 0. Daxon, Bloyelos 101a on monthly paymonts 15th streot AND SHOES s ant ey 0f g0de which 18 very sal- nutaotur'rs tefor Boston ituh. | ber Shoe co. 1102, 1101, | and 1105, 1arney streot CcLorl Wholosalo ¢ 1109 Harne KE, E10, | Coutant & | Hard and sote G| 1003 varna Johnson Omaha, CHEMENT- 2208, 15th Omaha, GOODS. 1ING. @ilmore & Ruhl, Manutacturars and lothler y street. Squires, coal ship pors, m streot } Omaha. Bros, 914 Farnam treot, Neb, LIME |J. 3. Johnson & o, Stroot, Neb. OYSTFRS fi B oth l’nflnuT Co. | Packors of oyaters, fish | Platt & 05, Oyaters, Fish and Colery, and Colory, 19 South 10th B¢ 0% Loavenworth St Davld Cole Manager. -—_—-s e OILS Oonslidated Tank Line Co. itefined_and lubrieating oils, aX10 KFOARD, OL0. — LIQUORS § Tler & 0y, R. R. Grotte, 1gor Morchant ter and Jobbor of TR ey Sireet, Winos and Liguors. Mapufactur'es Kennody's | 1020 and 1022 Farnam St. East India Bitters. | Pricelists on appiication o Frick & Horberts, WholesaleLiquor Doalors 1001 Farnam St —————————————— PRODUC ‘OMMISSION. Ribbel & Smith, Branch & Co,, et 15th and Harnoy Streets. 1207 Howara Stroot. Kirschbraun & Sons, | Jas, A, Clark & Oo, Buttor, cheeso, exgs Butter, oggs and poultr; i g > poultry and game. €00 South 15th Streok all fruits, 1209 Tloward Stroot. | Riddell & 0o, | | Butter. choese, eggs,vog etablos, fruits, poultry and game, —— e PAPER. | STOVE, | James Hughos, pniea of il kinds Oarpenter Paper Oo,, Carry n full stock of | Stoves printing, weapplog and | Cooksand | writing paper, eard pa for sule il Lith Stroot SNASIH, DOORS, M. A, Disbrow & Oo, Manufacturers of sash doore. blinds and mouldings. Hranch of fice, 12th and Tzard Sty LINDS, B1C M. E. Smith & Oa,, Dry goods. notions, fur nishing good. Corner11th and Hownrd. ELECTIIC AL Kilpatrick - Goods Dry goods ot nishing Tith ant | Koch Dry O, lons, zonts ko0ds farney’ Sty SUPPLIES, Wolf Electrical Co, lustrated catalogua free. 1614 Capitol Avenue, f.ll.)[ MAC. Parlm, Orendorff & Martin Co,, Corner Jones and 9th 8ts. Ounha, Nob. == GEN1’S DETROIT -AU and Dyamos, froo. 1L A. Ki Agt. 81278 N.Y lll‘\' ERY, General Sk niture Graco and Lith 3.T. Robins meg colobra iuckskin pants, shirts, or. 12th wna i wostorn dla Plow Co., Sucoossors to ¢, & Co., ITOMATIC Electric Motors alozin nney, Gen'l Lito B’ 1C T. @& NunhwnllT7 ngent \ D« /l RPETS, Beche & R\myan Fur- Co. A.Boab 4ts.0maha URNISHING GOODS, on Notion Co. Gents' furnishing goods, ted ‘brani overalls, conts, 10 GLASS, PAINT, OIL AND DRU( 3. A. Fuller & Co, 1402 Douglas Stroot, Omaka. William Onmmings, 617 and 619 South 10th St. (,Iu( Paxton & Gallagher, 05-711 8. 10th Street, . Omaha, Nob, DM Steele & Co, 1201-1205 Jonoy Sirast, Allen Bros, 1103-1110 Harney Steays Omanha, Neb. ® GRAIN AND w0 Omab Eth Omaa, Sloan, Johas el and Lons, Omaha, Blake, Brucs & Uo., 5 Leavenworth St. ML_yLl‘ & Rmnpku, 1403-1403 Harnoy Streot, Neb. & 0O enworth Streots, Ne McCord, Brady & Oo, th and Leavenworth, Cockrell Bra! oeotonn, % Yok, Clictd s Boura of Room 18, Brok New Louis. J. Sands Commi:sion | Co., Brokers. Direct to Chlcuizo. ) St Louis. ¥ Bl | wires | ow York,and | Life LUMBER. A 8, MoWhorter Ronrd of Trac crs, Private wir ork, Chioag Cashgral G W, Dourrhsv& Co Hardwood Lumber, 1510 North 16th Streot Charles R, Lea, Harawood lumber. wood carpets and parquet flooring oth and Dot glas HIDE 3, BTC. Rector& Wilhelmy Co Cor. 10th and Juokson Sty Omaha, Neb. In lant koo 11 I RDV Geo, Obern: Buyers tallow un: 513 South of hld Tohn A Wakefield, lean Por; ) IIH o & Co wool 1 furs, Lith-st -_— 1RON Paxton & Vierling Tron Works, wght and bullding work, bras work, & foundry, machie blackamiith work Ry. and 17th 8. W cant fron WOI K ] Mll.l,l NERY 70, A, Btonehill, Millinery, Notlons, Cloak: Kte. 116-118 8. 16th St, Omaha. MUSICAL Max Meyer & Bro Co rs 1o v Farnam and 10t INST, AND RUMENTS, A. Hosp: Planos, Orga Materials, 1613 Dougl NOTION, 1. e Jr., Artisty Lo Street. —_— e STEAM AND W. lll.lfl SUPPLIES U.8. Wind Ev:gm: & A L. Strang & So1s, Pump 0o, Tatitday Wind Sty oz B Jones Strast. | o, neting managr | 10Y8. H. Hardy Oo,, dolls, albums, faney goods, house fur nishing chila- Farnam Stroet Omaha. Neb. BILLIARDS. The Brunswiok- Balke-Collender Oo,, Billlard merchandlse. Suloon fixturas ™ < S, 10th Stroet, malin PENSIONS Pensions procured for soldiers of the ellion who served 9) days and are now disabled from ANY cause. The pens sion is payable whether the disability was incurced before, during or sinco service, Pensions for widows and child- ren without regard to causeof soldier’s death. Pensions for mothers and fathers who are Now dependent, whethier they were dependent on soldier when he die} ovr not. Widows, childs ren and parents are regarded as ‘‘des pendent” in all cases where they have notsuflicient property for their support, Soldiers pensioned at less than twelve $12.00) dollars per month and suffering from disability in addition to tha§ named io their pension certificato, may obtain increase unler the new Liw. Information and advice given withe out charge. Best facilities ever offered to claimunts to have their claims pros perly and diligently prosecuted. No charges unless s ssful. Write for nformation to The Bee Bureau of Glaims. OMAHA, NEB. Bureau is the Ploneer | aminer. 3 iranteet ess and ny the EPThis the Saa Omala Bee, Franisceo PATENTS for INVENTIONS PROCURED BY THE Bee Bureau of Claims OMAHA, NEB, Al with tho Interost of thoso Iaving olatmy aguinet thegovernment I that of INVEN TORS, who Ofton Toso the beneilt of valuwhls (ivontions bocanse of tho ncompetency or tnatiention ot ths attornoys employed to obtaln thele patunts. oo much car cannot bo oxerolsed 1n ealoylng coupatont an Ao K11 tOrs to procure patents. for thy vl a patont d spends greatly, 1f notentiraly, upon th 1t skill of the attornay. Withthe view of protecting Inventors fro n worth | lows or careloss attornoy s, nid of 8€3in¢ Lint Invens tlons ace well protected by valld patents, Tl Ba@ BURKEAU has'rotained counsel oxport 1 patoah wractice: and are therefore proparol Ly Gotain patents, Conduct Interf Make special examinationy, Prosecute vejected cases, Reyinter 5 and copyrights, Keender opinfony as toscope and valids ity of patents. Prosec.ate and defent infring wuits, ete., elo. 1fyou have an nvention on hand send TIE BEY BUIRKAU o skotoh o photokraph thereof, togothor with o Urief desorlption of the lmportant’ foaturos, W you wiil bo 0nco adviset ws Lo the Dot C0/:r36 Lo Diirsue. Models are not nuco swary unloss th invens Hlon 1y of u complicatod natare. 1f athors are in. 2 your Fghts, or 1€ you ars churgod wit tnt by others, submit tho matior to UL 10N befory woting o8 e watter. llH BEE BUREAU OF CLAIMS, 220 Beo Bulldinz, Omaha, Neb. “MOTHERS IEriD“ r GER m LIFE 09' DIMINISHE ,,,,..M”,,,W}MOTHE MAILED FREE PANRIELD REGULATOR 0 pufll*P UNION DEPOT HOTEL, Corner 10th and Mason Stroots New bullding, finost 1o jonte; S r 8hop L o y part of U wo have west of Chioako. K JOSEPH GILLOTT'S STEEL PENS. GOLD MEDAL, PARIS EXPOSITION, 1889, Y THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS. new furniture, evory thing fire. tho ety I dero iy o i