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6 THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS, Bull Feeling Which Prevailed in Wheat Wednesday Was Lost. IT EVAPORATED DURING THE NIGHT. Active But Easier, Chiefly the Depressions Corn Was Fairly in Sympathy with Which Ruled in Other Ce —Activity in Stocks, enls omicaco, 11, Jan. 7.~The bull foeling wheh prevailed in the wheat pit yesterday svaporuted during the nightand the seotimont toduy was decidelly bearish; then everyoody seemed confident and the buylng was general, but today the feeling was one of discourave- and the selilnz was oqually un:nimous. The result was that the uppreciation in value. which It took all of yesterday's sesion to bring aboat, had all disspeired befors the trading began. And yet the advooates of lower prices were not satisfied: so they offered with treedom and prices broke stoadily with soarcely any reaction and the close wis weak at a net loss of %45 compiral with yesterd iy, There were soveral bearlsh pleces of news, but the potental oue was the gOvernmiont estimates on Jast seison's crop. The market has been for months staggering under the load of the enormous ¢rop, gencr- ally estimated ut 610,000,000 b, but now the statistioan of the Department of Agriculture piled aboift 12,000,001 bu. on top of that; it was uch: it was the proverbial last straw h broke the camel's back. On tob of thit came the news that the stocks of wheat and flour In London were the larzest of the se son. beinz 450.000 bu. of the former and 1,00 bhls. of the tatte inst 2.200,00) bu. aud 10000 DD 8. respes ths time last eur. The fongs wh n holding in the hope thit something might turn up to heip them out and the generous bu of yester- day made haste to un oad. The boars who were temporarily ratt ed yesterday, rallied in toree and pounded the mirket. _ Tho domestlc minrkets were ull weak. New York, which closed last nizht at 8107, fell to #0554, Daluth also soid off lc, Min polls 14, and St. Louis I, Foreignors, \owever, did noc seem to take such o pes- imistic view of the situation. T ather was reported at zero and be! 1n the northwest and v d in the wi wheat dfstrict but with 1Hitle snow, sold u blg Hine and afterwards gave A name. “Nearly all the blg houscs had seliing orders, * Pardridze - sold wheat early buv covered a good deal on the sabsequent d cline. May fluctuited for some time between 04%e i 03550 und then grew decldedly weak and without piaterial reaction broke to uie, recovering some, but closed weak &t 9tc. Corn was fulrly active but eusier. chiefiy in sympnthy with the depression which ruled in wheit, but there wis not tho same discouraze- ment ind loss of confidence. 'Tho rocoipts are not very heavy and inspection continues to show a very small portion of tho contract ade, Outs were quiet and wewk In sympathy with wnd corn nud closed with a 1085 0f %o, products opened lower fn sympithy the weakness in whent. but there was ing. This was met by freo offerings by packnrs ' Thioro wero some fasther fiutuin tfons within a narrow range and the close was pmpared with yesterduy. ipts fo i Wheat, 1i2cars: corn, 152 cur 114 curs; hogs, 34100 heud. The leading futures ran o us follows: " s with” fair b WHEAT-NO. 2 January.. May. . . conx No. January January. May...... smonr it Junuary. Cush quotations were us FrLoui—Dull and easier; deders fnclined to concessions 0. 2 sprinz_wheat. §7i%c; No. s wheat, 80@s1'sc; No. 2 red, 8c. iic; No. 2 white, 31%4@ @ile. , £, 0. b, 45@0c; No. Prinie, $1.19@1.23. per LbIL, 830078, 12:4; 1ard, hort ' ribs sides (loose $05.40: dry houldors (boxed), #.5715 ); short ¢ (boxed), ¥5,605.65. Wiisky—Distillors' finished gools, per gal., K--Mess pork Wt , 80, 106 12 ~Cut loaf, unchanzed. Civpse - Unchanged: full cream cheddur: 105@114¢; Young Amerious, 12B12%5¢: fluts, @114 Hipks— Unchanged. TanLow—Unchanged. ; Receipts and shipments today wore us fol- ows: AUTICLER, T RECEIPTS.| SHIPMEN' Flour, b Wheat, bushels. ... 24,000 55,0001 185,000 On the Protuce market was unchanged 28¢; fine western, : selocted duiry ange toluy: Butter funoy creamery, Markets, NEW Yomk, Jun. 7.—FLOUR—Receipts, 25 134 packages: oxports, 5,415 bbis.; 4),406 sack: mu ket less uctive and heavy; sales, 24,150 Conry MeaL—Duall, WHEAT-Ttucelpts, 15 Dbu.; sales, 8810,000 bu Spot murket unsettied, closing heavy,dull snd lower; No. 2 rad. #1050 1.0: oro and ol vator: SLO3A@L06Y nfloat; $LO4LGL0TY 1. U.: No. firod, TLOKEL0te; ungraded red, 8ie@ 8i81: No. ' 1 northern, BLOMMG@LOSR: 'No. 1 Bard, 41087 @1.00% : No. 2 northern, $1.007100% No. ¥'spring, (0%@07e. - Options soid off steady and closed 5@ ¢ under last night. and weak- 0 chiefly on the large crop estimite of th wovernment and lower cables, with some influ- ence from the lurse break in cotton; the for- vs und joeal longs were free seilors, and maurket was falrly active: No. anu- i, closing nt $1.02%: Fob at 41033 March, Abril, 810 exports, 160.750 7u,00) UL, SPOL. iy, B0 L01%, elosi . Rye—Dull and un USequiLo0l, coipts, 14,275 bu.; exports. bu. sales 400,000 b of futures; 28,000 bu. of spoti' spot murket unsettlod but fairly active, closing weak; No. B1%@i'se In elevator; K@xo aflo gradod " mixed, madie; Noo b steaner mixed. 40X@51C Options declinea L@3c on weuk cables, lurze receipts and in sympiathy with wheat; January, 5I4@5H %e, closing ut Alie; February, b6, el March, 615@51 5. i stse. closlug at WE B0%c. OATR—Recoipts, 120,150 bu.; exports, 10,04) bu.; sales, 30,0 0 bu. of futures: 125,000 bu. of Jutket woaker, quiet a oderately active and uary, ML@ITGe, ¢l at B04ac, closing ut i spot. No. 2 white, BIQ@N 5 white western, oo, I8N HAY=-Firn and quiot. Hora—Firf and falr demand; state com- mon to cholce, 134 Pacifio const, 1% SuaAnr—Raw. quiet and firmer; fale refin- salos, 10/ bugs Muscovado, 8 test 16¢, und & our:0 of contrifugals, U6 test, o Canadi ramored at about 3§ -i6e; refined quiet und firm. éhlm sES—New Orleans, fulrly aotive und rm. RiOE—Falr domand and firu, PETROLEUNM—Stoady and quiet; closed at 610 for Pebruary. crude, 20@20'4 CoTToN SEED OIL—1) Ap0e. —Dull, steady; eity #1200 for puck- ages.) dyo. HosiN—Sieady and quiet. TURPENTINE--Qulot und steady 3 western, 2520 Unitea t B C. rovelpts, i mess, 80.50@10.50; oxtra pr CUT MEATS- short clear, LARD—Loworand dull; western steam closed at 80.46; sules. 5,000 tierces at 86.45G0.574; op- tlons salos, 500 tierces: Junuary, 86.44; Febr aey. 86.47@0.40; March,” 88.55@657; May, 8.7, closing ut #0.65a6.7) BurreR—In tair demand and firin; wostern duiry, 150310; westorn creamery, 0@ile: fuc- tory, 1H@e: Elgin, suk@dle. irly notive and frm; part skims, 00 . Tiox=Quict; American, $15.75@17.70. Corren -Dill. LEAD-Quiet und steady: doiestio, 8.2 eapolls Wheat Market, MiyaEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan, T.-WREAT—Muy whout opened this moraing at 9l¢, de under Tast night's close, and that was the highest olnt of the day. There wis a break of lo be- fore ugou, The decline was # eady, for when \ uiot; middles, easy and quiet; the lonzs saw which way the market tendol they bronght aut thelr whent and continued offorings only hastonul the depression. Hut there was o St greater deeling Lo o break to 0 hud been in fuctunth e, Then Chleago mile a break, in W rush the longs dimping. minutes the exeltament wis high, for such deciine in duy had not. boen ex perienced in many months. The bults were not prepared for it and fought hard, The bears kept b wwity and the price going lower, and when the elosing bell rang it was traveling down grade pretty lively. for in the next ten min lites the breuk had boen e, 1t wus the Tow- est point for May wheat this season, At t Close 1t wis 80t n dectine from Iust nizht's close of 25e. THo cash mariet was in an’ in- wetlvo condition und No. 1 Northeen held up 0 yosterdny's price of t4s n spite of the break In futures. Severa) cars of No. 1 hari s0ld toduy nhove Sov. Recsipts of wheat here wore 811 ¢ues and 110 avDuluth and Superior. Coosing: No. I northern, January Yestorday, 8ic; May opening at 0 le: lowest, )ye: closing, ¥ M40: on track, NO. 1 hard. 8ilge; ern, 81407 No. 2 northern, uee Markets, BurrEr—Round lots of goed coun.ry butter went at 154 4c. Seiect lots sold & small way Bl 3 38— Fresh stock PourTiy—Chickens, good stook, B@oe; tur- Keys. 12alic: goese and ducks. 1031 1e. GAMg-Mallird ducks, $200; clue winged tea', #1.75: green winged ‘teal, $1.50: ‘mixed ducks, $175; jac < rabbits, $5.00@40): small, 81071257 sauirrels, 31.0° Hin 1 green salted hides. No. 2 green saited hides, 5@i'4c: No. saltod hid 1041 1hs. 4% # dted hidos: 25 to 4) b3, culf, 8 o 15 by, fo: N 4c; No. Ldry flint hido 2 dry flint hides, 5@%¢; No. | dry s ltea nides. 5@5c, Tul- low, No. 1. 34@1ke; tallow, No. greaso, white A, 4@4%ci groase. white B 44@1ke grease, yoliow, e; £rease old_but- 15e; boeswax. pri low. 1452, FLovi—Omaha Millinz comp ing's R Pa ent. 26,5 Lavineible Patent, $250; Lone Star Superiitive, #2.25: Snowilake, 81 wicy amnily. 81.80; & an's Gold' Modil, $2.65; Snowflake. $200; low grade, Pantry, #470; bran, #15.00 Aa@iye; nee 2. cash, dle b, e asked. con--Murket low bid, Bige nsked; Januur, OATS-Lower; N s bid. Burrer—-Unchan zod; cre umory, dalry, 14217c; store packed 10@lic @15 2@C; roil, 19 Unchanzed at 10e, Unchanged; timothy, #7. prairie. 1. 3 FLAXSEED—DUnchanzed at 81@32%, on a basis of pure. RECEIPTS outs. non SHIPMENTS—Wheat, 63,000 bu,; bu,; outs, 6,000 bu. Omaha Grain Market Prices based on delivery at Mississippi river points, Nbraska . inspeation, and ten days' Shipment. uniess otherwiso stated. Cash grain calls for shipuent within five aays. WHEAT—No. 2 apring, 814e bid. Conx—New No. 2, cash and Junuary ship- ment. #7e bid; No. . e, RyE-No. 2. §c bid. OATS—No. 3 white. Jle bld; No. 3 No. i red 20¢ bid. EOARD OF TRADE NOT! sher ot Fisher and Simeck of Wahoo, was i visitor on the eall. /hite. one of Nebraska's most promi- in men. wis on 'chin ze tod Charles Sunz of Linwood, Neb., and J. Jaz- Kowialk of Washington. Neb.. wers callers on tl.e numerous broicers in the Chamber of Com- merge. @3.00; tancy Wheat, 20,600 bu.; corn, 2000 bu.; corn, 21,000 white, 30c Duluth Wh Durura, Minn., Jan. break in wheat today lowed by a further de hero was a blg t the opeainz fol- ne of e in the after- noon on May. The opening wis from 'se to e Off from 1 duy's close. The main cause of the break was the publicatibn of the govern- ment report for i8.0, showinz that this was the greatest crop year over known. ‘Uho market ruled dull thronzhout the sess on. no trading of any lar:ze anount ben: done after the first bour. The close was duil_and irrezulur b from 13ge 10 2ige below yesterday's lnst quo- tations. Foilowinz were the closing figures: No. Lhard. cash, 85%e: Januury, iige: May. 0. 1 northern, cush. 8ige; January May. 9i%c: No.'2 northern, cash, T8¢ 81c; rejected. 6) AT—Easy; My, § No. I northern. #c. Cory—Quiet; No. 3 OArs—Iiirm: No. 3 white, 3014@ e BAR ufet; No, 2. 58%c; track. 12 RvE—Quiet; No. 1. §7c. PROVISIONS—Qu Poitk-—May, 811 LAwD — 80,40, Keceieri—Llour, 7! ley. 1 SHIPM bu; burley, 31,185 bu. Liverpool LIvERPOOL, Jan. maund poor; lers o ifor- nin No. I K8 T@83 1 por centul: red western spE e, S 205ds No. 2 red whater, 85:0@ Rt ‘Conv—Quiet; de oft; western. 58 5'4d pe or ewt. d per ewt. de- fallen mixed TURPENTIN| St Louts, Mo, e; May, 2. C' ry-—Eas, OATs Pork LArb—Steadys $) WHISKY—$1.I~ Burrer—Steady n.6.—\WnEAT—Weak; oash, ash, o7 sh, 32 May. 814e. New York Dry Goods Market. NEw YORK, Jan. 7.—There was some im- provement todayin the dry goods murket. More buyers were present and the demand on spot and by mail showed more Interest in both cotton and woolen goods. There wus no activ- but there wis more doing sl around. The twas unchanzed intone and tendencies. NEW ORLEANS. 7.—Cotton fn mod demand; middiing, %o low middli @%5e: good ordlnury, 6ige. Net receipts, 16,481 Dales: gross, 16,802 Dales: exports to the con- tinent, 675 bales, sales; sules, 5,400 bales; stoek. 491,200 bales. St. Louis Liv St Lowts, Mo, t, 4y Stoek Market, —OArT 8 ~Rocelpts, 1.00; shipments.” none; maricet dull; natives, £3.0)004.60; Toxx 2035, Hoas—Kocelpts, 0,101 shipme ket higher: heavy, £.00@410; mixed, Hight, $190@1.03 NEW Y bags, fneluding: tf 1K, 7,500 Janunry B 5: "February. Murch, BILO5: Muy, 811656 ); June, $116 spot Rlo qulet and firm; No. 7. 152 Cincinnati Markets, AL O, Jan. 7.=WheAT-Good de- No. 2 rad, 5 No. 2 mixed, ddc. OATS— No. ¥ mixed, $7 Watsky- -1 I8 Toledo WHEAT—-Lower; No. 2 LONDON, Jan. T.—lAxseen O—16210s per ewt. Oi10AGO, 111, Jnn. nett, Hopkins & to 8. A, MCWhorter, 215 Board of Trade, Ouahni Wheat--The inhorent weakness of the situation is evidenced by the faot thut wheat 1ost in two hours today ull the advance that two duys of lubor und energy has estib- lished. Very muny ascribo tho loss to Me Dodge, No doubb bLis report the - deol but 1t wonld have come naturally In & few days had no report hoen Issued. poulution Is at the bottom of the temporary fluctuations, butsupply und demaad wre the” governing fuctors in tho long ran. Wheat Is weak and Wil he still wenker because the visible supply i3 stoaaily growing, and the foreign demund 1s us steadily deelining on the largest crop this orany other country has ever raised. The situation does not fmprove, and if the for- elgn domund shrinks with prices in Amer- loan warkets us 1t has done for the past two wonths there would seem to e a strong probabllity thut we shull carry into the neur harvest i laraer surplus than in any one of the five precedius yeurs. How any ono van see legitimate ground for an advance under such conditions Is more than we can understand, Cora and oats general woakness Iative support, Outs belne ]lml‘lh-u- arly heavy. We feel very ndly to corn, belleviog it will sell considersbl higher ou its merits before it drops much lower, but of course no material advance can bo looked for while whoat 1a so siok, but if one Isabull und wants to be doing something that won't cause him to lle awake uights, bo will probsbly find more comfort in ourrylog eurn than sny olker gra Provisions bave about held thelr own, Which may be considerod quite encouraglng to nolders. In viewof theserious decline ln grain wud the excessive supbly of hozs we advise pmors 1 stay long on breiks and walt pa- llullll( for the good time co Iur. Ciicaao, 1L, Yun. 7.~Couuselman & Day to uccolerated shared 1o the luck of specu- have from THE OMAMA DAILY Oockrell Bros.: The government orop report Summary, 1ssued unexpeotedly aftar the mar- kot olosad yesterday. was gonerally consid- cred rathor bearish, and holders bacame anx- fous to sell hefore the rezular market opened thi moraing, 1 wheat was offered lo lower than yesterday's closinz The early trading was fight, with New York houses ger erally selling and traders buying cover short wales. Cloarances from the seabourd wers small. Late oables were weuker, und bring solling orders New York ' reported stocks falling rapidiy and siles dificult. The New Orieans Cotton oxchnnge discontinued truding in deferred deliveries on nccount of the panieky feeling there, and the Onicago market suddenly be canie floode 1 with selling orders from all di- rections durinz the last few minutes of the session, The resu t wi s rapld decline nod a weak closing. Provisions were firm early on large purchases by packers, out broke under speculative selling. Near the close prices again rallied on renewod buying Ly pavkers and ali hut 2140 to e of the decliie was recovs ered. The uasettled condition of finuncial mutters In tne south s Iikely to cause further apprehension of specuiat holders. It it contintes av the moment lguidation will be snvage CnicAao. 11 F, G. Logan & Co. to J. Sunds Comm(sig pany: Wheat opened fairly steady at 9 iy, 8old up to Hiige. as 10w 08 93¢ ana closed ut We. The gover ment report, giving total erop of 811,00,00) DU (8 agningt 505,001,000 & month a 0. was the principal eause of the decline. This, with ower foreizn advices and small exports from the seaboard was responsible for the liberal soiling, The government report s a gurse to the grain trade. foreign and domostio. ns woll a8 to tho farming community. We sald on the last raport no one with any sense belleved what it said. and yosterday’s roport confirms it. Men who do know put the erop at 56).00,- 00 b and they know more thin ail the school'mvams employed by the Agricultur: tment. 038 foreigners come in heral buyers wo wlil drag to u lower The visibie supply Monday niay show + little decrease, which may steady the ket a iittle. Should it show any increase, r prices are luevitable. Corn Is dull. It is going lower. May closed nt 1l to dUge. Hoz products are firm We wrote Monday the Jow water murk had been passed for them. We believe so. Should any let-up in hot re- ceipts occur as we look for there will be o sharp advance on Muy pork, lurd and ribs. eal STOCKS AND BONDS. NEW Youk. Jan, 7.--Tho market was the most active wo have had sinoe the ravival of business last fall, bat while displaying a dlropz tempar during most of theday, It violded throuzhout the list in tho lust hour, ‘and all the early galns were lost with some- tiing in addition. The raid was made durin ¢ the last hour of business by a combination of would bé seliers of stocks an | wio have been endeavoring to become buyers at lower prices, The movement started by a sudlen drop In Chicaro Gas, which is believed in some quarters to have been the result of a settle- ment with the shorts in tht stock, and with this settlement all the necessity of keep'nz 1ts prices up was dono away with. consequently muny heavy stoporders in which were covered atover 1 por cent down, and the suddenne of the deciine his seldom been equalled. Tk drop was tollowed by a determined attack on the whole list, t) whi h the bulls did not ap- ponr to make any strong resistance, the more prominent wnong them expressing the opinion that this react on would bring ina frosh lot of uyers. Tho forenoon'’s “dealings were markoed by great strength all uround. The upward move- ment in England which furly led the list, was very larze anlthe stoek rose about 5 per vent on heavy transactions, brinzing the whole list along with it. Other particuluri stronz stocks were Rock Island, Richmond & West Point. Atchison & St. Paul. together with many of the low priced specialties among which Louisville, New Albany & Chi- cngo. Kunsas & Texas, wn | St. Paul & Duluth, were especially prominent. The most con- spicuous feature at this timo, however, was the strength i the industrials. including Chi- cazo Gas. which rose from Ti%c to 8le. The only real weak point in the list, however, was Loulsville & Nashvilie, which 'retired over { per cent in the fuce of strenzth of the rest of he market. The break which carried all the est down had little influence on it, and it elded only siightly when other stocks were oft runhllr. A its decline for the is not much lirzer than thut of some others which were stronger In the forenoon. The close was very active ‘but weak, gen- erally at tho lowest” prices of the day. I'h fmportant lo: include: Chicugo Gas, 4! Louisvilie & Nushviile, 15 : Cleveland, Clnein= ti. Chicawo & St. Louis. 1%. nnl Cotton Oil, . and Wheoling & Luke Erfe 1 per cent. while New Enxland stands nlone tn showing i galn, its advance being 214 per cont. ornment bonds have been’ dull and steady. State honds have been dull und 6. The fo'lowing are the closing quotations for the leading stocks on the New York Stock ex- change toduy: T 1| Ag preterred. b atral. . N. V. Chi, & 8L'L Q0 preferred Alton, T H..... do proferre 123 American Express.. 117 |Ohlo Mississippi.. . B.C.IL& N .31 | 4o preferred Cannda Puciti a3l |ontarlo & Western Cannda Southern ... 61 |Oregon Improveme't 273 Central Pacific. oOregon Nav s Ches, & Ohio. |Orozon Trans 1l do st preferred. . 3 Pacitic Mall....! 8% Ao 2nd preferred... 9% |P. D. & B..... 00000 2 Chicago & Alton.....189 | Pittsbur, ot [ a 109 | Pullman Palace.. .. 185 44| Rending § | Rock Istand &8 F. 1st pfd Ao 2nd preferred.. Erie.. Qo preforred. . a0 i enn. Covl & 101 161 " Texas Pacific.. & | Tol. &0, Cen. pf Hocking Vall 31%| Unton_Paciic. Houston & Texan |US. Express. Tlinots Central . | Wabash, 8. L. St Paul & Dulut i Kansns & Texa 63| Am. Cotton Ol A | Colorndo Con ... il 2| Ho 12 208 Lron Siver. 6 |Ontarlo....l |Quicksiiver. . do preferred. o preforred. Lake Shoro... @ Loulsviile & Nash. Loulsville & N, A Mowphis & Char. Michigan Central.. ML L. S, & W a0 proferred Minn. & St. L. do preferred ¢ Missourl Pacltic. 1e | Wisconsin ¢ Mobile & Ohlo...... ireat Northorn pfa. Nushvllle Chatt..... 90 [Chicago Gas..... N. L8 [Lend Truat, Norrolk & West pfd. 54 |Sugar Trust North 25v% | Southorn Pclfic. . do preferred. ' Orogon 8. L. & U N U. P Denver & G- { R G.W. Northwostern W, The total sules of stocks toduy were 75 shares; Including: ~Atchison, $),000; Canas 70,210 s & Missouri Northwestern. North 5; Northern Paclfic *preferrod, 4570: Pacific Madl, 4,01 Itouding, 25,0 jond & West Point. 047; St. Panl. 31.625: 8t. Paul & Omuha, 4, Union Pacifie, 17,66, Awerlian, 9.520: New'E Financlal Review, NEW YORK. Jun. T.—Tho Post tor which returdod prives generally was tho movement in Louisville & Nushville. It hus 11 alonz exuotly what role this southiern railroad stock would pluy in the up- ward movenont at it had much against it, both from the congested state of the cotton trade and from the widespread. paraiysis of southern inlustries, all intelligent observers admitted. London operators begun tosell the stock heuvlly at the open ng, ter on thi selling proved Lo be bused on_ocarly Informa- tion of the Loulsville semi-annunl Statement, which was pubiished in the afternoon. A shar p desling followed on tho Tosul market. but the wild flue of Chicagn Gas in the afternoon, alt the result of purely professionul work, was of a fur more Injurions charnctor though the enormous realizing sales might have been expocted. uftor the extravi- gane “polnts” disseminatod on Wall street during the forenoon, New York Mo ays: A fuo- been a puzzie Market, 1sy, from 24 to 4 poreent; last loan, § P sed offered at# per cont, Piein MERCANTILE PAPER—43000 b STERLING EXCHANGE -Quiet i #825 tor sixty day bills and 81513 mand The closing quots U R AN TR 114 [Mutaal Union UL 48 conp ILtlg N U ot Cert 100" | Noryh, Pacific In 2109 | North Pacltic mpod 4y, 5 | Northwester: Menn. now set . . ..104 | North. Debant. 5s. Tonn. new set 5. ..., ¥ “Tenn. aow sot 3s. . 2nds, Con. Pacifec 1sty Den. & I G, Iats. Den’ & R. G Krie 2nds. MK & TG cent. firm at for de- 16us on bonds: |5t 1 & LM, Gon. G 3t L & 8. F. G SUPRul Consols ... 12 It 1L Rets day Rots 313 ) Pucific 1sts. . 100k ST ) RIS 1054 |BL. 1., O & Py S Pex. B L 7 |Tex. It I G Unl don Stock Murket, righted 1592 by James Gordon Bennett,) New York Herald Cable— al o Trk 1§ he SLock markets hive boen generally Hlat on vague rumors that English blue Jackets have been lunded ut Tungler owlnz to difficulties which have arlsen between our governmoent and Franc in rezard to Egypt. howover there has been nothing to confitm tho reports Tho markets have shown a better tendency toward the close, but there was no iry of prices, Consols are 1 percent lowe orican rull- ways shared & general scare, produced by the rumors referred to b At one D prices fell materlally. Durinz the last hour Piiore s boon & deelded lnprovemont fn the tone, Prices bayo been only partially recov- ored. A gonoral decline wa tiblished ranglog trom ' Per cent to % per o - dian 1ines have not escaped. i ¢ tuken place in Cunadian Pucific and Truuk Issus Mexloan ordinary preferences 1% BEE“TRIDAY are lower. N(ll‘hmi&‘flumdfi In the bank Fate, Which romain: 3 per onnt. Money was almost unlendible. Short loans were offored e from s prpaent o % por cont dis: count. Tne markef 8 nlso very quiet. Two v threo inonthe WIS were quoted at from 114 per cent to 2 por g, 1,0 Jun. Tewlthe following were the London stock 410 atkass 0l0sing At 4 p. m.: fifnojs Central ... 1184 ) W n ordlnsry 284 19t Panl eommon 85 Htovding Doy Moxican €., new iy 70 pnsois money Consols Recount N.V.P. & O 1st Can, Paclfic Erlo Erle BAI S11,VER--43) MONEY--1§ por con k! Rate of discount in i open markot for both short and throe mont biils, 2 per cont. The buillon in tifé" Bank of Eogland in- creused £.7400) durine she past woek. The proportion of the Bank of { 1's reserve 10 Hubility, which Tnst week was 30.1 per cent, is now 21 per cent. Inancinl Notes. KANSAS Ciry, Mo.. Jau. 7.—Olearlngs today 8, Cloarings today, $.52,812,- W, BALTIMORE, . Jan, 7.~Clearings, toduy, 827001875 bulinoes. $154,34 13 rate. 6 per cont. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Jan. T.—The bank clear ings todiy were #11, funcos, #.0 5,1 Mesenis, Tenn., Jan. -New York chunze selilnz ut par. Clearings, 3 bulunces, ¥7185. _O.NCINNATL. O, Now York Fxchin Clearings, §2,50,2 BOSTON, Muss., Jan. 7.-Olearings, $1K.110,438; ances, $LO/1'2); rate for money. 2 per ent; exchinge on New York, 10@15 per cent'discount. HAVANA, Jan, 7. Money, 4@6 per cent ver cent discount Spanish gold 201@04 exchange firm. Suzar fiemers 7,000 “bugs cens trfucals sold on Tuesduy at Cardenas, ut gold por quintal rentes, 95f, The woekly shows an in- N nd o decrease 5,575,000 francs slive Denver Mining Stocks, DENVER, Colo., Jun. 'ho following list is the closinzquotitionson the Mining exchan wday. Sales, 21,60 shares. Allcghany . 8 Tronciad... Argonaut. Hollarat Jnst! Tenvenworth.. . Hangkok-C Lexington. Bates-Hun Little Rulo. Big Indian . |May Mazeppa | Morning Giim: Oro .. P Park Consolidated Claudia J Contury. Dianion G Rialto... Denver Gas and Of Runolng Whale |Paul ck Market, BoSTON. Mass.. Jan.7.—The followinz were the closinz pricos on stocks on the Boston stock market toduy Atchlson & Tof Boston & Albany Hoston & Maine.. C.B.&Q. Eastern i, Fitehburg Rt §43¢ | Santa Ke Copp Flint & Pore M prof. 85 |Tamarack Ltt. Hock & FtN... 81 [Anold Masn. Central. 17 |Boston L Mex. Cent. com; N. Y. & N England o 78, 0ld Colony n & Montana.. ot & Hecla Water Powor. B &B G do preferred {7 Houston-Thomson . Allouez M Co.(new). Atlantie Wis. Cen. commo; It: M 1 12 IR GBI San Francisco Mining Quotatios SAN FRANCISCO, U Jan. 7.—The officinl closinz quotations -for mining stocks today were as follow. Alta. Beloier." ! Best & Belche: Bodie Cansolidaté Chollar......... . Con. Cal, & Va Crown Boint.. Sureka Con Huye & Nore Mexican Mono Nav New York ! NEW YRk, Jan. closing minlnz st Alice...... Aspen L Best & Belcher.. Crown Poln).. Con. Caln. & Va:.! Deadwood. ... Bureka Con’ Homestnke Horn Silver. 1g Quotations, =The following are the Quotations: 1 Tiron Sirver |Mexican... {ontarlo |Qphir. . |Savage g |8ierraNevida Standard St. Louls Mining ¢ St. Louis, Mo, Jan. 7.—Mining stoc were qulet and . b Adams. . . American Netiie Central Stiver. . Elizaveth @. Mountiin. OMAHA, Ju| Four days' receipts foot up 0,516 cattle, hogs and 017 sheep, wzanst 6.900 cuttlo, 2208 hogs und 1187 sheep the corresponding four duys lust week, Thesupply of enttie was liberal. but not ex- cessive, und the weneral quality good, but oxtra. While eastern wivices were somowhat bearish 1n their tone the demand here was such that with the number of cattle in sight buyers could not afford to stil further depress values. Seliers woro generally asking gool stiff prices, but the buvers not only refused to puy more than stead 7 prices {or oven the hest cattle, but had to bo couxed to buy common stock' at yesterduy's figures. The trade would hirdiy be calied 1ively: still there wus considerab o of it, and but iittle reully desirable stock remainod un- sold ut the close. Taken ug a whole. prices woro practicully steady, Vory wood 120 to 1.4.0 1b steers so d at from $3.70 to 812, and common £o gnod 83 to 1,500 15 stock sold at from 8.5 10 8430, Tho drlinary ruv of catule sold largoly ut from .25 to §5.7 Trade in the butcher stock iine was tolora- bly active. good to cholce grades selling strong, whila common and inferior stock was no lower thun yesterday. Fair wo good and he.fers solu lur.oly at fre $1.8) 1o With some choleo stock as hizh as .10, and common as low us low as $1. Rulls, oxen and stags were firm_ ut from 8150 (0 #3.25, Citlyes scrong b from 82,00 to $4.75, "The aemand for stockers and feeders was better than It has been for several days back, whilo the supply w.s little if any larger. Prices were wencrally stronger. Good 90 to 1,100 1b feeders are quotible it from #28) to .10, fair to good at from €40 to §280, conmon and stockers at from £,0) to &2, e sup- Dly wus couslderably short of the demund, und regulur dealers'were unable to fitl their country orders owing to the scarcity of desir- ablestock. Keprosentative sules: STEERS. No. Av. Pr. .. 1118 %5 40 3..1110 3 40 15 40 34 850 Pr. No. Av. Pr. £80 8..1150 2012 10117 191151 21 1154 230 40,1103 Cows. 1800016 2 18016 L0 e TN 1o 1155 [l i 4 e K0 o B 0.1 870 - p 15 fiard 8. LUz CLPERS, o 24 Bl 2 50 CALves L. %) 300 2100 450 BULLA, 1,168 1. 00 1170 ol P 214 1.160) 21870 1100 1.1 oxex YEARLINGE, 'y STEERS, 20., 07 80 1001 2 8 870 B0 1 & Hoaws- stunding an Celpts &0 Car this wosk, co i pared of 1200) head. the mirket continnes to ad vance. The ~\)u‘)¥y wns mguin liberal, but hardly up to antioipations, und thia (8 th strong feature of the situation. Offerings were ns usial I oly, almost_ent rely, on the lieavywoizht order., the genoral quality being very good. Therc wins a good uctive shippin¢ d, New Huaven, Inaiananoiis and. Chi- king over a fifth of the receipts. The \d WS business openea aetive at prices fro 1 ¢ higher than Wednesduy's nvora 0 Tho best hozs sold from EL8) t with cons mon heavy nod mixed puckers voly nt §.7 in fuct, $1735 bought about half the ‘recelpts, both heuvy wod fght. hogs sold from 8160 to &.75, largely, however, at the Intter figure. Trading was fairly active allday, butso ve late are vals found ‘a wouk market. as buyers haa all flile | thelr orders, and other markots hivd ciosod casier. Sever | 10108 were unsold. at the bulk of tho trad.ng was it from 8475 gaint §1. yesterday. The avernge cost was 470 vestorduy, und .02 last ntative sales: Av. 8h Pr. No. Av 160 120 3 060 [ " Lo 17120 860 L2 CURNT aW 3T yissio8t 180 240 22 3 410 Increase in re- with Iast, a%0 480 380 380 3R 12) K0 120 28) 80 80 100 920 24) *0 A0 120 160 240 - 3 280 3% rias -3 SniEe ~Receipts of sheep consisted of a double deck of westerus thut were consigned direct to Swift & Co. und not offercd for saie. The demund continues good and tho market Nutives ure_quotable at $1.00 to £5.0; at 8575 10 81.7; common and stock 25 10 8457; 40 to9) prund lumbs at AND ROUGH. Recelpts and Disposition of Stock. Offciul receipts and Gisposition of stook shown by the books of the Union Sto:k Yards I:Dm‘mny for the twentv-four hours, ending at 50o'clock p. m., January 7, 18! RECEIPTS. | SHEER. [HORSES & W18 llnnd‘('nrn. |Hend Cars. DISPOSITION. N 0GR [SHERE, Omaba Pac) 3 G. M. Hammond company & Co ly Packing e P. D Armour Sperry & B... L2 Shippers and fesde e ot Sl oaw| w0 Chicago Live Stock Market, cnicaco. 11l [Special Telegram to THE Ber)—There was a pretty fairsort of a catt e market today—quite us good as sellers had iny reason to expect. It was active in all its Dranchos and the previous day's prices were vory generally adhered to. The steadier tone wus u result of the niore tenip ceipts, the total being about 5000 iess than for yesterday. Gool to cholce cows und helfers were In active request at only a slight reduction from iast week's quotations and cnttio fiv for the oxport trade were wanted at the prices then prevailing, Lean cows und rough half = fatted steers were less firm than other descriptions, thoush there was nothing in the shape of n bullock that could not Lo sold at Wednes lny's prices. Quotations ringe from § 5 for cows and bulls, $1,85 to £.50 for nd fooders and from 8100 to $0.00 for drossed be shipping steers. Veal culves wero f frou 200 to £.00, {0, medium welghts que The advance in hog close of yesterd only u brief time round #,5. cstublished toward the (ing was sustained for this mornine. Shippers dia’ not hesitate to pay that day's closing price. but kers demurred; therefore, ftor the wants of the former had been sut- fsfied, salesmen found it necessary to shade the opening fixures to the extent of a_ulclel, tho alosing quotations ba'ie from §18 (o §1,10 for howvy, and from $1.50 to .05 for lizhit Around the opening, from 415 to §1.20 was piid for u fow houvy, and i loud or two of is- Sorted 11zt weights made 8.1, The offerinzs ran pretty uniform as to quality, und mosv of ho supply was sold at from £.0 1o &,10. "Phere was o stoudy tone to the sheep mar- ket. while for Jumbs the feoling was less firim. The demand for both was fairly active, the not too liboral supply was bo about yesterday's prices. Rales of sheep we rincipally at from #.5) to 8,20, with 82 B the extrenie runzo lues. Lambs were quoted at from 8L5) to .50, thoukh there were few sales outside the lmits of from .05 to #0.05. Kecoipts were: Cattle, M: hogs. 55,000: sheep, 7,000 The Evenlnz Journal reports: celpts, 14,100; shipments, 4.500. prime steers, .20 @4.25; good to _cho $75: othors, §7603.K5; cows, $1. 25! Hous—Receipts, hipments, 17,000¢ marketopened steady and stronger but closed lower: rough aud common, §1815L9): mixed M0 puekers, 81.00410; prime heavy and Dutehers' welihis, #0504 15: Uight, $400704. 16 SuEep—Receipts, shipments, 16003 market. nctive and stoady: natives. &1.75@ 4.15; westerns, 8.7 nbs, H4,0.G0.50. New York Livs kW YORK. Jun. 7.—BEEVES -Recoipts, 2 heud, all for exporters and slaughterers: no feeling dull; dressed hoef steady 7@ 1*4¢ per 1b; recelpts today, ¥4 beeves. CALVES—Itocelpts, 20 head: market als, $6.00600,00 per 100 1bs; grassers and west- cipts, KAT0 D por 1b. Nigher: shoep, & dressed muttons, »@) ambs, firn at 96116 per 1! head. consigne I dircet: 0 per 100 CATTLE-R: Market s1ows 0, M.10@ ad: sheen firm: per 100 Lhs; b: dressod iy Hoas- acelpts, 11,74 market nominully siendy at ELOEL 105, Kansus City Live Stock KANSAS Crry. Mo, Jun. ccipts, 4,000; shipments, 1o 100 highem cows and 1 Mendy’ stoers. L 10@1L00; cows, $1.75.00; kors aud foedors. & 50740, tacolpLs. 15,010; sh pments. 4,000; mur- ades, 844505903 bulk, arket, CATTLE 000; steers st stockers and feodors shipments, none: SOUTH OMAHA. UNION STOCK YARD3 CO., « LIMITED 00MMISSION MEROHANTS, Alen Root & Co.| Gasnmini & Dallay, Moon 34 Eachange Bulld- | itooms, 6) and 61 Kx- Bullding South change butlding. Umaba South Om: P. E. Frederick & Son Comimission de Koo K Bouth Light and lizht mived | OMAHA ]b'lanu{aclurors' and Jobhers’ | DIRECTORY. ANNINGS AND | Omaha Tent & Awa- ing Co., Flags, hammocks, o/l ant rubber elothing. Send for caralogne. 1115 Farnas BAGS AND Bemis Omaha Baz 0, Importers an i Manitao turors Flour Sacks. Burlaps and Pwine A. H. Perrito & Co. 1408 Dodge Strest Bond for our eatalogs and prices. Williams, Van Aer- nam & Harte 1212 Harney strad- Omaha, N CARRIAGES, W. T. Seaman, Omnha's Largost Varle! WAGONS AND CARRIAGES, TENTS TWINES. BICYCLES. M. 0. Daxon, Bleyoles sold on monthly | payments. 120 N, [5th stroet BOOTS AND SHOE Morse-ce 8103 Compaiy, 1100 THoward Str ot Factory cornor 11h And Do aginy Steo e Wo are maklag 61083 pr33 €0 011 bivers aoling & chuns Of §3011 wals Sabie with moreh ints ant are V18 vory wal Kirkendall,Jones& Uo WholosaloManu taotne'rs Agentafor Hoston Ity ber Shoa Co. 1102, 1101 | ana 1103, iarney stroet Anerican Hand Sew:1 8noe Co. Boots. shoes, and felt good s 1)1 Harney ruth e CLOTHING. Gilmore & Ruhl, Manufacturery ani Whole le Clothlers, 1100 Harney street. KE, E1C, Lime ., Hard and sofi coal. 8. h and Dougl Tard —Coal—Soft. 1607 Farnam. 813 N. Lith. Contant & Bquires, ; Hard and soft coal ship- pors. 1308 Farnam streot Omiaha. Johnson Bros, 914 Farnam treot, Omaha, Neb. OILS. | Oonso lidated Tll';t Line Oo, | tefinea_ana tubrieating | “olls, axie grease, eto. N PRODUCE, COMMISSION. Ribbel & Smith, Branoh & Co, Denlers In countey prod- | . uee, fruits, veotables, | PrOMNCR fruits of ay oto Kinds, oyaters, 1207 Howard Stroet | 13th and Harney Streets. Rirscbbraun & Sons, | Jas. A, Olark & Oo, Butter, oan poultey and game. @0 South 15th Streew utter, egks and ponitey oo 1200 Toward Strast. Riddell & Co., Butter. chooss, ogys, vor etables, frults, poultey and gamo. | Maullin & M>0lain, Spocinition. buitsr. oxds choese. pouitey, eie No. 158 71UL ReC [4: Nat bank. . Pegiu, Crsh buyer of buttey And exg i, konecal oo misslon morehant 414310 8, 12¢h, Bingiam. & Son, s your ks, Bute Pouliry, Uiame, Hidow, ko 1701 Loavenworih 88 King Paper 0o, Wrapping paper, all kinds of tw e, Carpenter Paper Co,, | Carry w full atock of printing, wrapplog and welling paper, card ps- ver, ote. Tel. 1750 REPAIRS. STOVE James Hughes, | Omahy Stove Repair Stoves repates of allkin s Cooks and Heators for sale 107 8. 13th Strast 1207 bouglas. —— e DOualas SASIL, DOORS, BLINLS, E1C. M. A. Disbrow & 0o, Wis Manufacturers of sash doors. blinds and mouldings. Branei of flee, 12th wnd lzard Sts, | —_— SIEAM AND Wa ll’."i SUPPLIES U. 8. Wind Eagins & | Pump 05, | talllday Wind Milly. | 018 and 00 Jonos Strost. .1 Ttow, noting manag'e 10YS8S. H. Hardy Oo,, Tors, albums, faney nishing Eagle Oornics Works, ManufacturersofGalvay zd Tron Cornloe: Window caps, metallo akylights, ete. 1110 and 1112 Dodge st. DRY GOODS M. E. Smith & 05, Dry gouds. notlony, fur- nishing gools. Corner11th and Howard. Kilpatrick - Koo Dry Goods 0o, Dry goods, notlons, zents furnlshing goods. cor. 11th an Tarnay 8ty ELECIRICAL SUPPLIES. Omaha Consolidat:d Electrical 0., Motors, Dynamos, Lamp, Wire and Electrical Sup- plies of All Kinds. 1112 Howard street, Omaha. Wolf Eleotrical Co. Ilustrated cataloguo Tree. 1614 Capitol Avonuo. FURNITURE AND CARPE1 T GEN1'S FURNISHING GOODS. Beobo & Runyan Fur- niture 0o, Sucoessors to 0 A. B33 Co. Grace and [3th §ts.omaha Blot:{y & Oohen, Gents' furnishing goods, clothing add notlons. Give nsa trial. We sond somples expross pre- patd. 1113 Harney. J. T. Robinson Notion Qo. furmshing goods. i shirts, coats, etc h and Howard St GLASS, PAINT, OIL, AND DRUG! Blaks, Bruce & Co., 10th and Harney Bis, Omaha, Neb. e . GROC D.M Steele& 0o, 1201-1203 Jonas 8trad Omaha, Neb. e ] RAIN AND PROVISION Cockrell Bros Brokers and cash buyors. Private wires to New York, Chlcago, & St Louls. 16-18 'Bosrd of rade. 8. A, MoWhorter 215 Board of Tradc. Broker In_graln, Provi- slons and atocks. Private wires o N. Y., Chlcagu and St. Louls. Sul; Comaision Co., Brokers. Diroct tuChlengo, New York, St Louls. N. . Butlding. W.A.L. Gibbon & Co. 00ds, Go. Oborns & Oo., Buyors of Wity wool tallow and furs. 513 South 1ith-st HARDWARE. Rector& Wilhelmy Co Omaha, Neb. | | Lobeck & Linn, Builders' hardware and muechanies ool 1401 Doalas St WORKN. Paxton & Vierliny Tron Works, Wrought and east iron building work, *endny brass work, U I Ry. and I7th 85 QUOR Tler & 0, Liguor Moro) 1112 Harney Stroat, Manufaotur'rs Kennsdy's East India Biiters R. R. Grotta, Lwporter and Jobhor of Winas and Liquors. 1020 and 1022 Farnam 3. Prico lists on application. Frick & Herbarts, 5 | WholesateLiquor Daslazs 16:1 Farnam 4. Tohn A Wakefield, fmported, Amarioan P ’ Milwat Conai and Quinoy Whits Lini MILLINERY AND NO1IONS 70, A, Btonehill, Millinery, Planos, Organs, Artisty Materlaly, Kto. 1513 Douglas Street ‘RUMENTY OYSTERS. ABooth Packing Co Paokers of oystors, nd Celery (6 Lervermuith St fab | Orste: Platt & 0o, Fish and ¢ 319 Bouth 10th 86 David Cole Manager. PATENTS For Inventions PROCURZED BY THE Bee Bureau of Claims- OMAHA, NEB. . Equal with tho interosz of thoso having clal agninat the government is that of INVANTORS, W often lose the benetit of valuable inventisns o’ai- on of thy attof8f) of tho Incompetency or Inatier ats. Too muci 63te employed to obtaln thelr pat cannot bo exerolsed in omploylng conpatsat and reltable xolle Lors to procire patents, for ta) valuo of a patont dapands greatly. If notentirely, upon s care and skill of the attornsy. With the teoting inventors from wort! Jess or carelo y Ing that iaved. tions e well protocted by valld patonts. Ti18 B 48 BUREAU has rotalnod counsel export in pateat practice; and Is therefore prepare L) Gbtain patents, et Interferanses. Make special examinations, Prosecute rejected caxes. Beplater trade mariky and copyrivite Kendey opinions as toscope and valids ity of patents. Frosecute and defend infringemsit wuits, eto., etc If you have an Inventlon on hand sen1 THE 'E“ BUIREAU a skoteh or photozeaph thersof, togothée it a briof deseription of the Important fosturey, i you will be onca adylsed as Lo tho be it pursue. Models are not necossary unlo: o 10 of W ‘comfcated Twinro. 1 othit MO {ringing on your rights, or 1€ yoi ara cnarzed wl Infringoment by others, submit ths mitter to THA BUREAU for a rellabls OPINION befors acting da the watter. THE BEE BUREAU OF CLAIMS 220 Bee Buildinz, Omaha, Neb. B This Bureau Is g Omuhn Bee, the Pionecr P Francisco Examiner. rinteod by the ess and the Cui this out and send it with your in quiry. INDIAN DEPREDATIDN GLAIMS Persons who hinye lost property from Indian raads should file thelr cinims under the Indlan Depre lation Actof Mar:h ', 18 L ‘Lhe tine ls limited, snl the elnims are taken up by the court iu the order In which they uro 10zeived, Take Notice thatall contracts entered into with attorneys prior to ths At are made aull and void. Tnformation given and all clulms promptly attended to by the BEE BUREAU OF CLAIMS. #20 Bee Building. OMAHA,NEBRA SICA, P#"This Burean s Omahu Bee. the Ploneer P'ross an | Francisco Examiner. Cut this out and send it with Cold Feet Mado wiem by using ll(i'll; t\;\l';\"l‘l‘lli 8qunrt. ... .$1.00 4quart . ... 8152 guaranteel by the the San your 1o Physiciens tions pr Jow price Tue Alop & Peaold Co Next to Po toffice, 16th stroct, prosor Ip pared & navle nuBsER €3, Stockholders' Mceting Union 4 Company. Notice 15 hereby that the a moeting of the stockholders of the Land coumpany for tho cloct ofi of fiye dires: tors und such 'other business us iy lawfully comp bofore L I witl bo heid at rood 1, third tloor, Pieifle buildini, in the eity of Omah Mpon \luu‘l Ay, the 1Ith AL 10 /00K . 1 W. J. CARKOLL, Ansistint Secretarsy Omaha, Neb, Deconber 22, il D2sdotHl Asslgnes Sale, The whole stock of sehool furaiture, oMot supplies, und cabinet letter Blos and viio safe, or wili séll in Job lots S0 W, HARRLS, Assignee. Bavings buok Call ut Germau-Awmerican Diedit Mée Omiaba, Neb