Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 16, 1891, Page 6

[} THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: (48 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, I891. TAE SPECULATIVE MARKETS. Tarly Trading I fluerce Was on the Bear Bide, HAMMERING DISCOURAGED HOLDERS. English Visible Supply Showed an Increase for the Wock, While Cables Were Lower— and Do) w 16.~Wheat thon of t was o day, but the close was only a moderate loss compured cnicago, 1, Dee. Auring o conslderable n with yosterday's lnst quotations. 1n the trading nostof the influence wis on the bear gide. Cables were lower, domestic markets tending downward anl the general feeling heavy, Bears wero aggressive, holders dis- couraged, and under the persistent hammer- lack ot support May went oft about Bulls had some things in their favor, es- atly the decrenss of 825,000 bu. In amount on pussuge and tho gloomy reports con- eerning the condition of wheat in Kan- gus and Llnols, but 1t did not help wuch and was entirely overshudowed by the wonk factors which came Into sight. The Enzlish visible supply showed un increnso during the week of 250,00 hu, while cables were 14 10 1d Jower iind foreien mar. M} depressed. There was (ree selling by Bald- win, Farnam. Milmine-Bodman, Mitchell Raxter, Harry Lester and Pardridge. T demand was siuggish, no one seeninzly hiv- i the courage to buy except the shorts, wno it out Hberal Hnes some diys ugo and opened on the break to seeure profits. There wus i 810p in the aownward cotrse when the export I jee of nearly 1010000 bu, at v York was mnde known and o rally of ¥e foi= lowed. cables were weak however and the adv 5 Jost during the lust bour and the clo bout e lower thin yesterd Corn nd F, prtly I sy nd partly owing to the re expected in Inspec- posted wero 607 ¢ L the estin wits pathy with the break Jarger receipts than tion. ‘Lhe receipts aloat 160 ci ore th included 104 ¢ of ~contract opened e lower, 80ld off to 50 first two hours, rill.cd some but w Vottom fizures agiin during the lust 4t 5140 May wi strengthening with wheat und elose Junuiry closed with a loss of Use. only lie lower. Outs were very dull and steady without fea- ture of note, Hog produ receipts we Hox i ts were inelined to firmness, Inree, hut the buy ine wus ! led by Chariey Wrlzht, Anglo-American Baldwin, Farnam and linately’ ros. ‘The geliers were the Cudahy, Packing company, pin Edwards and Norton-Worthinzton, elose shows only slight advances over yosterduy's figures, Th ading futures rang TARTIC OPEN. | HIGH, | LOW. | CLOSE. Witka No. 2| | Docember... | January. - 058 MESH POIIC Decemler. were as follows and 10@15¢ lower In some ash quotation LOUR—Easier, cuses. WiEAT—No. 2 spring wheat, 0115@ spring whneai, 83:@s8440; No. 2 red, Conn—No. 3, dlc. iage; 1icq No. 8 e No. 2 white, 82: No. 8 per’ b, # short,_ribs y sulted shoulders (boxed), $4.57% O0; short clear sides (boxed). 8.7 @5.75 iskEY—Distillers' finished goods, per gal, Wi ) %e; granulated, 44405 na Firm: full eream roun * Ameriens, 12 123e. Un . ow—1 nehinzed. ARTICLES, cheddars, Flour barrol Whent, bushols .. Corn, Dushels Onts, bus Ryo. bushels. . Barley, bushels. On tho Produce exe market was quint; ;hm w‘-'-‘mirn ccted duiry, ¥4 A@He. X7 ange today the fanoy eroauery, thes ordinary, 30 i ordiaary, 18@210; New York Markets. New Youx, De pPLES: eXpOI 4 and irregul oy »ull, WhEAT eipts, 432,000 bu orts, 606,153 bu.: sales, HES00 hu. Of tuture 00) bu, of spot. Spot market lower; No. 2 rod, $1.051,@ 3¢ instoroand ¢ : L064@108 £. 0. b.: No. § 31,011,093 un- graded red, 03e@$ .14 No, 1 northern, #1051 @1.085: No. 1 nard. 811 No. 1 northern, $1.034: options deciined %@ic on the inerease in the Enzlish visible supply, lower cables, local longs and foreign ~selling: advinced 4@ie on reported cold weather west and closed steady und quiot at %@3e 1073 wflout; under yesterdiy. No. # red. December, $105 L4, closing £1.054: Januury, $1.05%@1.001, closing 81.06; Fobruary, $LOGL i, olosing £1.0743 March, & 08,108, closing BLUNY4; April, 81085109, closing $L(87: May, 81.07%, fltnun{ BLO0N; June, FLOGK@ILASY, closing BARLEY @i, iR Wiie. exports, 414,03 future 000 b, spot. . weuk, modorately Steady. No. 2, p@dle in @ibe nilonty ungraded mixed, 57 wh te ©; No, i 50Gehle; steamer e Optlons: deciined fully e on December ind Yo to 1%¢ on other months on wenk eubles. largo recolpts and their bet- ter erading: closing woaks Doceniber, 58000, closing . 88ige: Junuary, 6@a‘ae, closing &o; - Februnry, d3%@he, closing = 63%ce; duige, closing o2}, June, dlige, celpts, exports, 80,630 %000 bu. of ately act- irregulur; at dbe; Junuary ales, 1,154,000 bu, Spot market irreguly aetive; clostng sules. i Spot + options December, 30%@d0c, BOL@INTe, closing nt B%e Fio Wizt No. 2 white, 4'@ilize Chica o, 41o HAv=Bteady and quiot, Hors—Fuirly active; firm, SuGAit-Ruw, dull, “ensyi falr refining, & 1-16c; contrifugnls, % tests ut §7-10c; refined, quict und easy; granulutod, 41,@die. MorAsses—New Urleans, fair demand; firm. Rick—Falrly active: firm, PrrioLEUN—Was extrenely dull and nar- row throughout the aay, vhere being no flue- tuation in prices from” the opening till the close. Ponnsylvaninspot sules, none; Jununry option sules wt 50%se; Lima oll, no sales; total ,000 bbs. ON SEED O1L—Quiot, stondy. TALLOW=—Dull, steady. 44 RosiN—Steudy. quiot. TURPENTINE—L @03 0, Egas--Dull,ousy; western, 4@244e; recelpts, 8,514 pucku e Woot—Quict, casy pullod. 205sie: Toxi s Ponk—Dull ‘and unchanged; old mess, 80.50; $10.50; oxtra prime, #.50, T MEATS-Quict, ensy; plekled hams, TN@ middles. qulet, easy. ok ieniek und qulet: westorn stoam, £0.4214: salos. 2,000 tierces at #.40@0.4214: option sitlex, 7,600 tierces: Decomber, #.88 bid: Janu- Ary, M@ closing at Wb bids February, .00 Murch. $8.00; May, $6.75@0.50, closin $0.80 asked, BUTTER--Quiet, weak: western dalry, 16@ 220: wostern crenmory, 102203 0; Elgin, 2030, JukEsE-Dull; part skims, $54a0 1 (RoN—HBettor demand; Awerican, $15.50 Decewber and i domestic fleece, B0@Ate; 16a0240 'm(;lmll heavy; lake, 10,25 “Nominal; domestie, $4.50, Tin—Quiet and steady; straits, $10,00, St. Lou.s Markets, 87, Louts, Mo. Dec. 15.—WueAr-Steady; oash. 034ges May, BSie. May, 0@ JoRN—-Steady; oush, oush and December, 825c. 3034@400; 0e. JATE—Steady: W IsKEY —81. 18, Pork—Quiet; new, 811, Laup—-Weak at f3.85 Burrer-—Easy | creamery, T4 i datry. Su Toledo Grain Marker Toukpo O Des 18—WnEat-Steudier; wsh and December, o, Coun—steady; No. & dush, 4 Oars—Qulet; No. %, cash, $ie; No. 2, white, e, Minue Kot MiNNEAROLIS, Minn. Deo, 15—Thero was o support 1n wheat foduy and v dragged hrough the sesalon with but littlo attention ow traders, Lhe markes fuctuated nearly 16 today, but most of the time It held very stendy, Muy opened at ®ie and closed At Wige.” There was a decline of ¢ within the first bour, touching 92¢, and for an hour after uited hetween 72'e and s the bidding active und there was not a single psed at e and Janunry 4 wis weak. The ensh mana for No. 1 northern, dos dragged somewhat. Recelpts rs_and 220 at Duluth and superior. Close for No. 1 northern: smbe opening at_ 86e bid, closing today at S0 yesterday, 86ie. May opencd at 0:%e; high- est. 9% 0; lowest, ‘0201 closing todny, @ yesterday, 02%c: January closinzg today, & yesterday. fie, On track, No. 1 northern, 8i3c No. I hard, No. 2 northern. 8X@sie. but lower here were 411 Omaha Grain Market. Prices has points, Nsbraska Inspection, and ten duys' shipment. un‘ess otherwise stated, WnEAT-No. 2 red win ¢ bid; No. 2 spring, ¥e bia, RYE--No. 2, 8ic bid: No. ?, 82 hid. OAT=--No. 2, white. 3330 bid, St. Louls terms; No. 4 white, 3ie b Cor v 340 No. 2. Philadel- phin ternis, #te bid; No. Sor better, 10 days, 400 id. Among the sales were: corn, Junuary shipment, 0c. BOARD OF TRADE NOTES, & M. Millikin of New York City Is spending » duys here. Willlam Davidson, Graham, T fug over the market, W. L. Perkins of board, At the elose of the eall Harry Miller stated thut the St Paul and Kansas Clty Grain com- pany, owning some twenty-five elevators in Town, was thinking of transfering its head- auarters to Oniahn, yean Clurk of Alblon was among tors on the bourd 50,000 No. 3 or better et 90,000 samo, ., was In look- David Clty was on the the visl- " Waol M rket. Iostd Bostox, Mase, Dee, 15.—~Wool, demand falr, prices remuin ubout the same; Ohio fleecos are selling ns they are wanted by man- ufacturers at e for XX and 8ic for XXX and tichizan X has been solling at %615 1 clothing wools are quoted ut Ohio nd AR for Michigan wools, dull at e s laine, In steady demand at unwashed and unmer- a Michizan wools are in de- territory wools sell quite an for fine: 0Xgxe for fine ¢ for me: here have no sales of fmport Texas and m. o in n Culifornla wools; pulled wools are In steady request_ at #6si0e for super and 2:@ie for exira; Australian firm; foreign carpet wools are dull. n D¢ 6 Market. The market was qulot and frrexdla Mg steady wnd un- changed on eash whent and Le helow yeste day's close on futures. The murketruie with declinins tendencles, Prices decl 30 on <pot stafl and e on May on very @ and slow trading, subscquentiy recove fuln'h DuLuTH, Mino the opeuing prices. It is Thy of ro that i year ago today May wheat comm @ preniium of 10¢ per bushel over Deoember and against from 6%c to 8¢ ut prosent. The eloso was dull and Tie off all around from yesterday, except for rejeeted, which was un- Chan, iz woro closing prices No. mber, 8c: May, o No. 1 northern,’ cash, 8sci’ December, seci My, 0 No. 2 northern, cash, 824¢i No. § northern, Mige; rejected, Liverpool Markets. Rroot. Dec. 15.—WiEat—Dull; holders er moderate No. 1 Californin, 8s 8igdasss d per o 88 2a@Se 54d; No. 2red. Winter, $s 4d. Recoipts of wheat during pasc three duys, 134,00 con- tuls, includinz 16,000 Amerio. Coun—Quivtand lower; mixed western, 58 60 per cental. Recelpts of Americun corn during past three days, 1,000 centuls, LARD—Prime westoru. 3is 0d per cwt. Coffee Markers. EW Yonk, Dec. 15,—Options ovened from 5 points down to 10 points up and sroug from 3 (o 0 points up: s 96,000 bugs, ineluding: December, #12.5 anuary, $1245@1 70 Pebruary, FU220@12.40:° Murch, 10,0046 1 My, #ILT@IL0: June, $1L8 ; July, $1170: spot Rio, netive and hixhe BLABTLE@I4.00. Cincinnati No. 7, Markets. WaeAr—In good 40440, OArs—Dull; No. 2 mixed, #'4e, WHISKEY—$L.1: Traders' talk, Ciicaao. Dec. 15.—Counselman & Day to Cockreli Bros.: Wheat opeaed unchanzéd In price and heavy in tone. and under miscellan- cous sellinz declines %c und ciosod at % de- for the day. Sample lots in uctive and, but mostly for storaze agalnst May sales. Lorcign news gencrally bearish and professional tradors inclined to sell on rallies, Corn opened weak on lurger centaze of contract grado among arrivals. Your corn was especialiy heavy in [X onse to the extreme wenk s In others. January corn was the active future. Tho ather Is untivorable for high grading und we prefer buyinzon good breaks now. Outs quiet and dull. Pork ovencd e | r lirge log receipts, rallied 15¢ on” buying for January by packers and elosed from de to 7 over yosterday. Buad roads are expe clioek recelpts” and may cuuss a #ie when p again, Lard and moats and closed from 25 to 7 Cuicaao, 1L, Dee. 15.—F. G. Logan & Co, to J.8ands Commission company: Speculation is lzht and many tired holders sold out on the decline. Oables aro lower, the goneral tone abroad discourazing: our own winter wheat erop represented as wuch improved since the government reports were nundo onds {0 depress the market. With the y souson near at hand we_eannot look for much chunge in the values. EXports from the seaboard keep up but 1t Is on oid con- tracts, and thero 18 no new business coming, For the present tho market IS nurrow and good enoush for small profits on eitner side. Corn weuk with 1ight business. There is no.y onio prospect of fncreused rece pis scoing the blockide in ears is rafsel. Toe fear of mi- rally, rs will probably seil May pork & wenerally firmor higlier nipulution in January has disapponred and we look forsome reulizing in the next few duys. Outs steady, litte chanse in prices, Tn hog products there is Wit loss pressure from to sell it. E Cnicago, Tk, Ded, 15.—~Kenr much better feeling the packing interest ott. Hopkins & Co. to 8. 'A. "MeWhorter: Tho incrouse in shipments from all quarters of the globo for the weels of 1G60,000 bushels over the previous week and the decr © on ocean passage of £00.00) bushels shows that the foreign markets wust huve r d_avout 2,500,000 Lushels more Inst week thin for the week pravious. Tl expluiing why those marikets huve shown unusual wonkness. This surplus was already large and they could not absorb the argely inereascd receipts on fulling mar Cleurances have been' considerably above tho averago and some traders assunie that if they should continue at anything like this rato they will further depress foreign markets, los were he vy toduy, and whit added to the weakness was the dispatch from the Liverpool Corn Trade News saying thut Rus hud ssued un officlal report saying that the crops of that countr, including potatocs, were 25,000,100 bushels In ©oxcess of Russian requirements. This 18 in portunt it true and will huve its effect on Jrices. The prospect of ucold wive stimus ated short covering and the market closed at i recovery of e Roceipts of corn were larzely over the estimate and there was an caxy market In consequence, but pricos woro sustalned - better than - scemed probuble, as the wajority of traders are bullish —und offerings lmited. As stated bofore, Muy corn looks like sule on allhard spots. IT it follows the record of other years when conditions were ubout the sume us now, it will sell niuch lower berore the expiration of the option. Current recelp contain but little contract corn and it would not be surprising If the manipulation of De- comber and Junuary should convinue with disustrous results to shorts. The oats market 18 very dull and without any speclul fouture In provislons the bears made un_enrly offor at ralding and stampeding holders, but the of- ferings were accepted toa considerable ex- tent by u prominent loval trader who has made a good deul of money on the short side and hias now ehangod his position to the long side. The battle Is betwoen professionals and outsiders seem to take little interest STOCKS AND BUNDS, NEW YoRk, Dec. | stock muriet toduy was still only moderately active and for the amount of business done exhibited less fea- ture than for auy duy for some time. The strength, however, remained unimpaired throughout the session while the advances aro not marked except in one or two stocks they are general and unitorm. The Vander- Dilts, the grangers and specialties wonops olized the movements wh'le the genoral list moved slowly and quletly throughout the day. Tho featurn of tho transactions was the contlnued buylug tor Investuient and the tivity ana strength I New York Contral. The “oxpeotution has become quite generai that 8 per cent will be declared on the stock 10F the y. The fnul announcement of the deal by the Milwsukee, Lake Shore & the Northwestern cuused the solli lutter Lo some extent, but without any lmpression on the price. while th woen and advanoed another 134 per cent on trivial trunsactions. There wns lurge buying of Rock Islund, but the reulizing wales wore sufficient to proveut Its getting muech above 87, while the truding wis very moderato of Interdst. The move in the other grangers nd marked by no foature jonts in the other Van- dorbiits wore not speclally important, and while Ounuda Southern and Michi- gan “Oentral wero both strong, they wore kept within comparutively nar- row limits. Thestrong polut in the list todny, bowever, was Chloago Gas, whioh was uob | only the most active but scored the most im- I)flr(llvl( Wfflll of the day. ho buying was wrzely for the jong acenunt, and while the traders were Inclined to take profits on the advance the deniand was most urgent and the advance rapid, espocially during tho forenoon. The market opened strong and re- mained so throughout the duy, while makin rozress townrd higher figures, und the deaiinzs remuined barren of fonture. The close wns qulot but firm to stronz at or about the hizhest price of the day. Almost all of the netive stocks nre iractionally hizher but hieago Gas 18 up 1% per cont und Milwi Luke Shore & Western preferred 11 per cer Rufiroud honds were comparatively mos animated than the stocks nnd the deniings showed the usual wide distribution without any specinl prominen o In any one fssue out- side of the Chieago & Erle incomes, which contributed $£240,000 to the day's total husiness of £,700,000. The bonds mentioned were sj fally strong and scored n_net gain for the day of 2 per cent, closing at 47, the high- est price th have attain Many otber tadvances wore mude, and Hocking V. rosa 214 Lo vilie, £t Louls & Texns firsts 2 ber ¢ Nor: 101k & W pstern bs, 2 to 9414, and some other of a lfke character. Government bonds have been dull but firri, State bonds hive been dull and steady, The following Are the 0losin £ guotitions for the luading stocks on the New York Stock ex- change today: o, preferred. roforr Mississippl o preferrod Amerl i« Canaw I’ §Ontario & Western Canada Southern.... G4 Oregon Improven'n. Central Pacific. ~illg Oreon Nav.......... 18 Chesapenks & OWio.. 26 [Oregon Trans..... 00 10 do 1t preforced. . 4| Pacttic Mall...... ... kg A0 20 proferred.. . B 1% D, & Bl 200 lienio & Alton..... 137 (Dittsbure, ... L8 B & Q 21031 Pullman Palace.. ... 180 O & ST T RORAINK o0 ovrires 3996 3| Rock Island 1§83 St L. & 8, K. Enst Tennosseo do proferred. . 214 18t proforred t. P Min. & Man. 114 do 20 preferred 4|8t Paul & Omaha .. 38 Erle. 3 forrad. ... 104 o pre nl & Tron... B84 Wayne. g Chi. & Enst 111 Hocking Vall Houston & T 1iinols Contral Paul & Duluth. a0 b § Wells Isviile & Nash Isviilo & N. A 1phis & Cha, 1 Central 5. & W proforred Min & St ... ontarlo Quicksll 1 | Bulwer . ] do profer Rich. & WP 11 Missourl % Wisconsin Contrai:. 17 Mobile & Ohlo Great Northern pfd 120 Nushville Chatt:[[] 10 | Clicago Gns.......... (614 N entral, L SG2 (Lead Teuat L 1T ugar Trust Norfolk & West pfd. 7 Southern Puclfie | Northern Paci do preferred 34 Oregon 8. 1. & U'N! 24 U. P Denver & G.o0 17i R G WL e Al Northwestern....... 1144 |R. G. W.dis 2000 T2 hid, ] The total sales of stocks today_were 232,021 shares, including Atchisd 7 Southern, 6,700 Chieazo Loulsville & Nushville Picfie,” 5. Northwestern, Issouri W York Central, 154713 Northern Pacific proferred, 12,- 0. 0.208; N 900 10, R chmiond & W <t Point. 9,090; St. Paul, 0; Union Pacific, 20. Financial Geview. NEW Yonk, Dec. 15.—~The Post says: At first slght 1t will sceni siranze that sterling ex- chinge rates should be d in the face of the large export movement of grain, the low rates of interest in London anl the ab- sence of sceurity shipments from Europe to New York, Itsliould be remembered to bezin With, however, that the heavy zrain ship- ments, exceeding 100's record in November by 900 bu., and Iast weck to Deen largely suppressed as tors in tho present movenient of rates by wing of biils on ontions i fortnizht or Hence the bills now coming on the marketare absorbed so promptly for aelivery on these future transictions that the open nuirkou s doscribed as virtually bure of grain ills. be d; New York Money Market. NEW Youk, Doc, 15,—MONEY ON CALL—FEasy, ranging from 214 to § per cent; lnst loan, 244 per cent: closed offered at 21 per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER—45@i per cont. rERL NG SHANGE—Quiot and_strong at #4823 for sixty-duy bills and $485 for de- miund. The' following wero the closing prices on bond nion Ga.... 1045 nt. Cert.. .. 110 cific Ist. .. 1174 North, Pacitic 2nds. 111l orthwestern Con, . 187l 0| aeitic e i La. stamped s ‘onn. new set tis | | North. Devent 5. .. 10itg Tenn. new setds..... 97§ St L. & L M. Gen. 3., S Tenn. new wot 58 .1 704 SC L. & S, I, Gen. M.100 Canada 8o, 2nds.. 22100 | S Paul Consols. ... 127 [0ng .+ C: & Pac. Tsts. 113l “Con. Paclilc Ints I i 1sts. 1115 Tex. . T, 9 |Tex. . R. G. Tr. Rets 20 74 *Union Pactile ats. . 108% | West shore. 10383 D& R G\ 0 i Tr, Rets 8l MK & T K & “bid. fusked. London Stock Markets. [Covurightsd 591 by ames Gor lon Bennset,\ T.oNDOY, Dee. 15.—(New York Herald Cable— Specinl to Bek]—Dullness prevailed everywhere, The stock markets continue to sulfer from the want of busin Prices move up and down, but th nzes represent very limited donli Home rallways were gen- eraily aull today, but the American market was somewhat botter under the stimuius of the higher dividend distributed by the Lock Island company. The Grand Trunk stock im- proved on the lirge ncrease in traffic, but subscquently fell bick and closed lower for the duy. Foreign stocks moved irregularly. The only interesting chunzes were the rises in Russia and Spanish und the fall in Brazilian, owing to the outbreak of the revolutionists in Paulo. Contiucntalund New York mur- reported - quict and steady. f and Canndinn railways Central fmproved 15 per cent, fivo-cighths of 1 per cent, St, Paul sof I per cent, Lauke Shore, Nort or preferred and Union Paclfic one- half of 1 per cent, Erie threo-olghths of 1 per cent, Louisville, Ohio & Ontario one-fourth of Tper cent, and Ontario and Reading one- cighth of 1 per cent. Oanadian Pacific re- ceded one-half of 1 per cent, Grand ‘Trunk or- dinary five-sixteenths of I por cent, guaran- teed three-fourths of 1 per cent, first prefor- ence fivo-cighths of 1 per cent, second 1 per cent, and third threc-cighths of 1 per cent. Mexican railway ordinary and second prefor- ence rose 4 per dont, first proference one-hilt of 1 per cent. Discount rates were not strong toduy. thre s binke paper baing quoted 1% por cont at best. The cull loans rate was 110 1'% per ¢ Loxnox, Dee. 15—The following wero the don stock quotations elosing at 4 p. n 95 5-16| Moxican ordinary... 0% t. Panl, common L Central........ 12llg it Consols money Consols necount. Y. P & O, 1sts Canndian Pacttic ansylvan [y Er A 174 | Rendn 2 Krle, dnds./ 110 (1L 108K | Mexiean € ol ilinoly Central | BAI SILVER—H( MONEY—L§ per cent. Ratoof discount quiet: market for both short and three-month bills, 15@? per cent. Amount of buliton gone into the Bank of Englund on bulance today, £339,000. Financial Notes. KAN8AS C17v, Mo, Dec. 1 learings today, 15.—Clearings, $147,903,760; Paris, Dec. 15 —Three per cent rentes 05f 8o for the account. 2,557, rute, 6 per cent, Doc., 15.—Clearings, 210,085,603; balances, $1,301,018; money, 4 per cent. Dec. 15.—~New York ex- Clearinzs, 865 bal- Mivpms, Tenn. change selling av par, ances. $0. v 1 Dbl « chunge on New Yor Bostoy, Mass, Dbalunces, cont; exchuanze on lun Deo, 15~ Money 0 per cent. Tngs. 813 i exchinge &2 for sixty-diy bi'ls, und #.843 for sight drafts. Olearings. 81, @S per cent. emium, Cleurings, 816, i rate for moi New York, 1420 Ex- D @ioo New York exchange. Bank clei 200 premium, Boston Stock Market, BosToN. Mass, Dee. 15,—The following were the olosing prices on stocks on the Hoston stock market toduy: Atehison & Topoka.. 434 Atlantie.. . b oston & Albany....200 Boston & Moniana.. i onton & Malnv.. W7 |Calumet & Mocla... 3 CBo&Q Frankli Fitehbury Koarsage. Flint & ¥ Osceola Has 4o preferr Fo Copper K. C. 8L J. & C. rack k& FL S 1 1t x. Con. common 20 i X 1ike Rutland pro d... 70 " |N. ey 03 Wir. Cen. common... 107|B: & B0 g du preferred. . © | Thomson Houston. . 4, L (new). Alloues M. C¢ St Lou 81, Louis, Mo. markel today 3 ‘The mining stock steady and firm Lo stroug except Central Sliver and Silver Age, which were wouk. Sules, 4,4 0 shares, A kg Montroe. ... ¥ Bl 2800 " M. lreen. [ Central Silver 16 |Fat Murphy 7 Ellzabeth 03¢ (Sliver Age... s 8 Granite Monntati’ 1600 * [Small Hop LW Littie Alberts. ! Denver Mining Stocks. DExyEB, Colo., Dec. 15.~The followlng list s the closiug quotat onwom the Mining oxehango | today. Sates, . {Hmavenworth (ke xington 62 |Tittle Rule 5 |May Marepps Blg| Matoh| ik 81x Brownlow Calllope Claudin J Contury Cluy County Dlamond 1 | Denver Gas asa Oif | | | y Roek o8l ... A4 | I'nrzler ... 10% | itialto | Emmons 45 nnning Lodo... Gettysbur 2| Whale Golden T . 15 |sutton Gold It e 85 |Paul Goid Sun Francisco M SAN FRANCISCO, O closing quotations for mining stocks today s follows: Gould & Curry Halo & Norcross Mexican © Quotations, New Youk, Dec. The following ure the closin ¢ mining stock quotations ) [Tron Siiver Mexican. Ontario Ophir Plymouth Homestal Horn 81l OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKEL. OMARA. Dec. 15, Recelpts today 1,706 o ittle, 7,68 hozs ind 234 sheep, making for the pust two days §,40) cit- e LL000 hogs and 2 sheop: agalnst 5363 cat- tle, 14030 hozs nnd 415 sheep Monduy and Tuesday of lust weok. The receipts of cattio were not as heavy as alers genorally were expecting, and” this uct together with reports of substantial fm- provement in Chicago produced a firmer feel- ng. and trading wus fairly active at goneral a stronger prices, One bunch of fat 1. beoves brousht #1.4) und several | protty good 1,200 to 1400-1h. steers at from 850 to 0. The run of fair to gooa beof mostly at from £2.05 to .40, Tradinz fairly nctivo and about everythine usoful hid changed hands at the close. The advince sinco Friday, the low day last week, hus been 10¢ to I5e on wll desiruble grades. Common and infertor grades huve developed some lit- Ue strength but ure still rather indifforent sile. Tho more desirable srades of cows and holf- ers sold at from be to 10¢ higher than yester- day and ut from 13¢ to e higher thin Iri- day. A bunch of smooth helfers brought §2.00 and there wero porliups a dozen out of tho forty 1o1ds on saie thut brouzht &2 Let- ter. Medium and fulr cows sold lurzely at from 8160 to 8210 and canning stuff mostly at from 81.2 to §1.50. A good cloarance was ef- fected. Business in the stocker and feeder line was somewhat slow. The fresh supply was not overly large and was tuken mostly by the re- ulur dealers at about steady prices. The out- sido demund was lacking and the feoling somewhat weak. Represcutative sules: STEERS. No. Av. No. Av. Pr. 1. 830 15,3107 33 201310 47,0120 020041 1198 $30 440 1 70 210 1 0 210 1 7 210 1 5 210 1 b 215 1 15 1 215 1 315 1 215 i 220 1 19.71006 2% 145 0. K75 220 150 130 80y 225 150 2 150 g 235 150 295 150 2 15 2 150 2 1095 15 i 2 21000 150 81030 220840 100 4.0 007 240 180 727 16) 1..1090 240 1701004 168 B2 240 120 084 165 990 245 301057 1635 2).0 706 250 490040 165 20, 00 2 HEIFERS, 2..0% 2 19.. 030 290 CALVES. 1..210 350 BULLS, 1 11470 100 2..1440 1 1095) 160 11010 1 1..1600 1 60 1 1 101 16) 1. 1 121500 1 60 1 1 801508 160 1 13 11070 160 1 1 101100 160 1 STAGS. 17 2..1005 175 1.1210 225 OXEN. 175 STOUKER AND FEEDER3. 10,020 250 20,73 209 5., 08 265 4. 9.0 2 11185 2 205 2. K00 35 0 1101083 240 270 Hoas—Recoipts were only fair. faliing 3.000 or 4,000 short of general expectations. The quality was pretty good generally, somewhat better than yesterday, Eastern ndvices wero favorable and scilers st 1sh, while buy W from steady to e higher than Monday. ness was rather s ow, but when the ma had finally settlod ‘down to a e advane ceipts quickly ehanged hunds, the tone to the trado rather improving as ihe mo vanc 1o of the late sules boing from be to 10¢ gher than Monday. Choice h ho 0ld at from FL.55 to $5.65, common h und mixed packers at from $1.50 to £1.55, 11 and Hght mixed loads at from #.4) to & The bulk of the sales were from $5.30 to § againse from 445 o §.5) yesterday. buyo putting on toduy about what they took off vestorduy, making the market abont stondy with Sutirday. The ayerage cost was &L.5314, weainst #1143 vosterday and 864 last Tuesday. ed out rather bull- all the way Busi- e bidding Representutive sules No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr, 40 %3 40 70 ) 5214 200 3 45 76 20 345 [ 20 355 80 200 80 120 200 240 560 160 160 200 [ g 0700 h SuEEe--Fresh recelpts were two single decks ofmixed nutives, Oneload was too common for the trade here. A bunch of prime 100-1b. nutive lumbs soid for 8360 and a fow mixed continues natives brought #.25. Tho don very active una prices are stroug. Kecelpts ure’ not nearly suflicient for local require- ments. Fulr togood uatives are quotable at from K175 to 8,00, westerns ut from 450 to £1.75, common ant stock shecp nt from .50 to $170, fifty to elghty pound lnnibs ut from $1.00 10 $.00. Representative sules: N, Av. Pr. R T Y] es mixed LI 4 Reoeipts and Disposition of Stock. Ofclal recelpts and disposition of stocks as whown by the books of the Unlon Stock Yards company for the twenty-four hours, ending nt So'cluck p. .. Decembor 15, 1801 RECEIPTS, CATTUR | WOGA. | WAREF.[WORES TR Cars, [(lend Cara. | Hoad|Cars [Hond| Cars. | Hoad 1| rosel 2l ol DISPOSITION, o CjeATTR TGOS, SHEED. WUVE Omahia Packing company i | G 1L Hammond company Bwifi & Co..... 4 Cudahy Packing D Armour Shippors wnd fe Chicago Live Stovk Market. Cn1eAGo, Dec. 16.~([Spectal Tolo rram to Tie Bre.]—Not much good 1s expected to como out of Tuesday's cattle arket, the shipping de- mand on that day always being light Ihere _Total Left over was nseusible strenzthoniug of values toduy, but for no other reason than that there was only a bandful of wultable shipping cattle in the yards, The receipts of ull kinds were os- timitted nb 5,50 which nukes 20,857 since S urdiy, or about 11.0) less than for the suime tme List woek. The suppl soon out of salesmon’s bands at prices i 1nz from 100 10)1bs above those current list Cows d bulls sold pr ipally and the prevalling prices for dressed beot und shipping stoers were from 8. 50, The extreme range of quotatjons (Christmas steers excopted) was from § 00 to 5, e supply of yoal calves was short and ot from 200 1o $335. The weather wis fir too warm to suft packers wnd they wanted fewer hogs than would have been the case under more fuvorahle conditions, nee It fs thut aithough the arrivils were 801 16,000 head Jess than for yester thut duy's prices were no niore thin sustained. Trade opened slow in hozs and continued so throughout at_fron &5 to £.60 for poor to medinm and .00 for hopvy ) Ibs. Not er than $1.85, r partot the boing K50 to hozs left over, at b 1z were noted rAngo wt wl tho supply went ov £440, “The close found some but the foeling was fairiy fire The Evening Journal reports: celpts, 7,000; shipments, 20005 mau native stecrs, o prime or fan steers on sald; stockers, 81, @270, Hoas—Receipts, 40.000: shipments, 8000; markot fairly netive, steady to higher: rough mixed and packers, and common, 8340 L50; . me heavy and butchers' welghts, CATTLERo- tsteady: X% cows, 8155 shipments, alker: nutive ey 4005 mix; nd lumbs, $.2504.7 mas wethers, ¥, 503 Texuns, & orns, $1.20@1.85; 1ambs, § New York Live market sto Market. BW York, Dec. 15.—BeEvES—Recelpts, 117 all for sluughter; trade, feeling dressed beef low @sice per 1v, Shipments today, 432 beeves; tomorrow, 6,427 quarters af beef. CanvEs—Recelpts, 214 hend; steady; veal. #.0/@8, 100 108} grussers. 82,0007 Snekp—Receipts, %125 hed: murket i sha cuslers sheep, $4500),75 per 100 1bs; L, & @5.%; " drossed mutton steady at 6'3i8c por 1. : dressed lambs wenk at 7@3'%e per Ib. Hioas—Receipts, 7,660 head consizned direct; nominally steady wt $56X@31.0) por 100 1bs. OM.iHA WHOL AL MARKETS. Country Produce. Eaas—Sales were reported at 20@21c for cold storage stock, while strictly fresh go largely The market is not very strong. Round lots o od stock sold at lic. Small lots of the best sold at 1718c to the retail wrade, Oceasionlly 20c was reached. PovLTRY- Chickers, (@S with a consider- able proportion of the roceipis at 7e; turkeys, 10@1e; ducks and @1 GAME—Prairie el Y ., $3.00 wallurd 3 green winzed teal. $1.50; bbits, &1.70004.00; squirrels du wllow. 43@i%c; Hides and No. 1 green salted hid roen sulted hides, #@stse hides, 25 to 40 1Da, 415 alted hides, 25 10 40 1bs. If, 810 15 Ibs,, (e: N AL, 8 to 15 1bs., No. Ldry fl'nt hides, 7@8 0.'2 dry flint nides, 5tc; No. Ldry salted hides Tow. L@ ies tllow, No. 2. i white A, d@ile; krease, whito 'l grease, yellow, dei grease, dark. utter, 2 beeswax, prime, i@ 5c; rough tallow. I Flour. Omaha Milling company 8270; Invincible. Putent, $ porlutive, $2.3): Snowllak 180, PG tunce, Patent. Lone Star, Su- 2.0): Pancy Fam- man's Gold Medal, & White. Snow ke, £2.00; low 3 Queen Pantry, $ Minnesotn Superlutive, 2.75: bran, $14.00; chopped feed, $20.00 Snow 8 Groav interest is being taken by our citi zens in the lecturo of England’s great jour- nalist and author, Siv Edwin Arnold, at tho Grand opera houso on Monday, December 23, This will bo Sir Edwin Arnold’s first, as well as his last, appearance in this city. Asido from his world-wide reputation as a_ poet, Journalist, author, etc., he is said to be one of the most flueut spoakers of tho day, and possesses the raro faculty of boing able to hold the strict attention of his audicnces from the commencement to the finish of his lectures. The sale of seats will commenco tomorrow at Max Moyer, Bro. & Co's store. The operetta, Twin Sisters, will be given for the benent of St. John's Episcopal church at Goodrich hall, North Twenty-fourth street, Thursday, December | DeWitt's Little Early Kisers; only pill to cure sick headacho and regulato the bowels. it AMUSEMENTS, Miss Lillian Lewis and company presented “l'Article 47" .at the Boyd last evening. Tho play is the strongest and best con- structed of the three in Miss Lewis’ ropertory, and it affords her male support scope for some excellent acting, SRgaE i Sing A very small pili, but a very good one. De- Witvs little Early Risers. R Manitob 's School Troubles. WissErEG, Man,, Dee. 15.—The applica- tion made by the Church of England squash the act vecently passed by the Maui- toba government avolishing all separate schools 1n the province of Manitoba came up before the full court yesterday morning. The deciston declares the act 1llegal. Tne 0 will be appealed und carried to the orivy council of England if need be. -~ Mrs, Winslow’s Sod thing syrup for chil- dren teothing givos quiot, helpful rest. 25 cents a bottle. e Charged with Opening Letters Frank McFarland of Stanton was brought in yesterday upon a charge of having opened a package of lottors in the Stanton postofice. He furnished bond for his appearance at the January torm of court. - DeWity's Little Early Risers. pill ever made. Cure constination time. Noneequal, Use them now. e Marrviage Licensos, Tho following marriage liconses wera is- sued by Judee Shields yesterday: Nume and Address. James W. Wilfonz South Omaha. 1 3ky Ramey, South Omaha 2 § Eimer J. H) nahn 1 Amunda ud, C § John Foster, Omuhi........ 1 Emma Sreeves, Omahu..! Best little evory Browning, King & Co.’s Monthly: Mamma —Why, Jack dear, I didn't suppose vou and the policeman wers such warm friends, Jack- O, yes, mamma, we and him's Lwo regular chumps B DoWitts Litus Early Risers for the liver, _———ese—— SOUTH OMAHA., UNION STOCK YARDS €O, - - LIMITED _QOMMISSION MEROHANT:. _ Alen Root & Oo.| Gasmanu & Dudley, Toom 34 Kachange Bulld- | Rooms, 6) and 61 Kx- Bullding South change bullding. Vmaha Bouth Omaba, AWNINGS Omaha Tent & Awa- ing Oo., Flngs, hammocks, oll an i rubbor olothing. 8and for eatalogue. 1115 Farnam OMAHA Manufacturers” and Jobbers DIRECTORY. AND TENTS. TWINES. Importers an1 Manufao- turors, Flour Sa Twlo. i BIC'Y A. H, Perrivo & Co. 1408 Dodgo St Send for our eatalozaa and prices. BOOTS A Morse-Oce § Factor! corner 11th clons pric Williams, Van Aer nam & Harto 1212 Harney strast P, E. Frodorick &| Bons. Commisslon dealors Morwes. Room 38 Exchange Bouth Omaha _CA RRIAG W. T. Seaman, Omalia's Largost Varloty WAGC n RIRIAGES, Bemis b;xmhn Bag o, Xs. iurlaps and 110 Howarl Stree Koo 14 which 1§ very "CLE M. 0. Daxon Bloycles sold on monthly paymonts th stroot ND SHOE 03 Cont 1, and Doiging Steo 38 10 o il buve: | Kir’keudall,]onuz& Oo lesaloManufactie'ry Boston b oo, 1102, 1101 Harney streot bor S | ana 110, 1fllll.\'l.'. Gilmore & Ruhl, Manufacturest ani Wholo ale Clothl 1109 Harnoy street. ] COAL, CO KE, E10, Omaha, le,i(h‘m & Lime £, Hard and sofi coal. S cor. 10th and Dougld troots P. H. Mahoney & C», Coal—Soft. 816 N. 1th, Hard 1607 Farnam Eagle Cornice Works, ManufacturorsofGalvan Lz Tron Cornice. Window | caps, motallo aKyifhts, ote. 1110 and 1112 Dodge s Coutant & Squires, Hard und soft coal ship- pors, 103 Farnam streot Omaha. Johnson Bros,, 914 Farnam treet, Omahn, Neb. LIME J. J. Johnson & Co, 2208, 15th Strodt, Omaha, Nob. —_— DRY GOODS. M. E. Smith & 0o, Dry goody. nottony, far- nishing goods. Cornerilth and Howard ELECTLICA Kilpatrio - Koch Dry Goods Co,, Dry g0ods, notions, zents farnishing go cor. 1ith an't iar L SUPPLIES. Wolf Electrical Co. Tllustrated catalozun froo, 1614 Capitol Avonuo. RO -AUTOMATIO Elootrio Motors v Catalozny froo. 11 A. Kinnoy, Gon'l 6320 NV LI i F:llfll MA lI?A‘l;'I.’Y, E1C Perlin, Orendorff & Martin Co,, Corner Jones and vth Bts. Owahs, Neb. FURNITURE AND CARPET: Beshe & Runyan Fur- niture Co, Sucoossory (0 0. A. o> ® ., Grace and ith te.c 1aha GEN1'S FURN ISHING GOODS. J. T. Robinson Notion Co. Gunts' furnlshing good s, mL'y colobratod brani * Buskskin " ovoralls, panty, shirts, couts, ote. Cor. 13th and Hownrd Sts. GLAS PAINT, OLL AND DRUGS. William Cummings, 617 and 619 South 10th St Omaha, Neb, AABlnka, Bruce & Co., 03-003 Leavenworth St. Omiaha, Neb. GROCERIES. DM Steels & 6;, 1201 5 Jonas Sireat, Omaha, Neb. —e e GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Cockrell Bros Brokers and cash buyers. to New & S ‘Board of Louts. Trade. S.’;\. M;Whurtur 215 Board _of Trade. Broker In grain, provi- slons and stocks, Private wires to N Chicago and St. Louls 7. Sands Commi:sion Co, Broker Direct wires toChicaizo, New York, and St Louls! Y. Lifo Bullding W.AL. Gibbon & Co. Hata. Caps, Straw Goods, Glaves und Mittons. 120 wud 1aznoy. li.lrlll; 'l",l 143 Rector& Wilhelmy Co Cor. 10th and Jackson Sts Omalia, Neb, IRON H{J3; BIO. Gos, Oborno & Oo Buyers of hides, wool tallow und furs, 513 South Lith st WORKS Paxton & Vierlinz Tron Works, Wronght and cast_{ron building work, engines, brass work, 0. P, Ry, and 17th 8% 0L Tier & Co,, Lignor Merchants, il12 Harnoy Stroet, Manufaotur'ra Kennody's st Indin Bltters. JORS, % R. R. Grotts, Importer and Jobhor of Wino Aquors, 2 Far olists 0 Appllc: Frick & Herberts, WholesaleLiquor Daalars lon. 1001 Karnam St. LUMBER. Ohbarles R, Lo, Hardwood lumber, wood carpets and parquot fooring. oth and Douglas. John A Wakefield, fmported, Amoriean Port Iand ¢ o Milwa L koo Hydraulis “Ce | and Quitioy Whits Lim) e “MILLINERY AND NO1ION: 0. A, Stonehill, Millinery, Notlons.Cloaks K, 116-118 8. 16th 88, Owaha. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, K1'C. OYSTER3 Sl Platt & 0>, Opsters, Fish and Colery, 819 Bouth 10th 8 ABooth Packing Co. Packers of oyster fish DY L eavenworth St | David Cole Mannger. —r———————————————— OILS. Oonsslidated Tank Line Oo. Refined_and lubricating olls, AX10 groase, oto. ———————————— PRODUCE, COMMISSION. " Ribbel & Smit} Branoh & Oo, fraits of all etc. | 1267 Howard Stroet. | 13th and 1larney Strosts. Kirschbraun & Sons, | Jas, A, Olark & Oo, Butter, choots, exas poultry and game. @y South 13th Stroos Butter, eggs and ponltey. 1209 Howard Steoet Ridde!l & Oo., C¢. Pegau Cash buyer of butter Butter. choese. 0gas.vos- | ang 24 K 1 con i gaine, PRI Mullin & M:0la n, Spoctaltlos, buitor, 0zes, clioose, poutry., ot N A158011Eh, itet. 1ab Nat tank Al hant. 12th, PAPER. Oarpenter Paper Oo,, | James Hughes, Carry a full stook of | Stovesrepalrs ofalikinds printing, weapping and | Cooks and Heators writing ' paper, card pa- for salo. per, otc. 007 3. 13th Strast e ———— L e ii\.l&'ll.r-lmal.‘ , BLINDS, E‘I_c';_ M. A, Disbrow & Co, Manufacturors of sash, doors. blinds and mouldings. Branch of fice, 12th and Izard Sts, —_——— - A, Hospo, Jr, Planos, Organs, Artisis Materls Kte. 1813 Dovglas Streek STEAM AND WATER SUPPLIES U. 8, Wind Engine & | Pump 0o, alliday Wind Mill 918 nnd 020 Jones Stray G.F. Rosn, acting mana e Omaha. Nob ey 10Y H. Hardy Co,, Togs, dolls, fancy goods, nlshing goods, ren's carringo: 1519 Farnam Stroot. — ey PENSIONS Pensions procured for soldiers of the Rebellion who served 9) days and are now disabled from ANY cause. The pen- sion is payable whether the disability was incur.ed before, during or since A. L. Strang & Sons, 1002-1004 Farnam Stroot albums, house fur child- service. Pensions for widows and child- ren without regard to cause of soldier’s death. Pensions for mothers and fathers who are Now dependent, whether they were dopendent on soldier when he died o¢ not. Widows, child- ren and parents are regerded ns *‘de- pendent” in all cases where they hive notsuflicient property for their support. Soldiers pensioned at less than twolve $12,90) dollars per month and suffe.ing from disability in addition to that named iv their pension certificate, may obtain increase unler the now liw. Information and advice given with- out charge. Best facilities ever offered to claim:nts to have their claims pro- perly and diligently prosecuted. No charges unless successful. Writo for nformation to The Bes Burgau of Claims. OMAHA, NEB. Bureau s uirintcol by the the Ploneer Press unl the Sun PATENTS r INVENTIONS Bee Bureau of Claims OMAHA, NEB. P This Omalin Bee, Equal with _the st the, Toso thio b rest of thow having elalmy ont 13 that 0f INVENTORS, who ofte of the incompetency or liatl empluyed to abtaln thele pa oaploying comp: o patonts.” for 1 notentirely, upon the Caro wnd skill Of the attornsy. Wl tho view of protacting ayontors fro n worth loss or careloss attornays, and of xeclng thist Invon. tons nre w By vall 1 patonts, T8 B BUIKAU has rotatnod counsol export 1o patoat practico; and are Lherofora preparol 1 GUtain patents, Conduct interferences, Make special exwninatio Froscente rejected cases, Register trade maris antd copyrights, Rendey opinions as toscope and vallds ity of pazents. onecute and defenl infringemen suits, eto., eto. Ifyou have an Invention on hand send TIIE BEW BUIEAU u sketeh or photogeaph theroof, togothor with o brief description of the Important’ festures, and you will 0 ad 1A 45 L0 Lo Dt C01irsn Lo pursue. Modols are not nece sary unloss the invens ton iv of a complicatod natura. If othors aro ine fringing on_your rights, or 1€ ara charzod witl Infringement by others, subnit the matter to TH BURKAU for @ rellable OPINION beforo acting on the matter. THE BEE BUREAU OF CLAIMS, 220 Bee Builling, Omaha, Neb, Persons who haye lost property from Tudlan raids should fi'e thelr claims under the Indian Depre lation Act of March i, 181 The time 18 Lmited, and the olaims aro taken up by the court in the order in which they aro received, Take Notice thatall contracts enterod inta with attorneys prior to the Act are made null and void. Informution given und all clalms promptly attended to by the BEE BUREAU OF CLAIMS. 220 Bee Building. OMAHA, NEBRASIK A._‘ A, M, HENDERSON, Hatablished 1872, COMMISSION MERCHANT, Grain, Seeds, and Provisions. Nos. 2 and 4 Sherman 8t., rellablo xolie tors to pi of & patont dapands ¥ Rooms 68 & 60. CHICACO, Fi=tclags factlition forthe handling of shipments £ Urain. ¥ioid and Fiax Hoods Refarences Cara Nutlonal Banke - GYAL PilLs xchange and American fxel YR e E B, 10,000 Tl "Ohlabemier Obosienl Co. Wald W al Lesal Draggions.