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THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS Wheat Opened Weak and Lower With Much Bearish News. PARDRIDGE WAS A LEADING FIGURE iort Was Made to Cateh the Daring Operator Overstocked but Without Success—Activity in Stocks and Bounas, ©OnicAGo, 1L, Feb, 1.—Wheat opened weak and lowor this morning, and as the news was nearly all of a bearish quality many traders 1ooked for a sharp break. Cables were weak with Liverpool depressed and one penny lower. Domestic markets were heavy und tending downward, Receipts in the northwest were 1arger and foroigners were tree sellers at the soabonrd. The market, however. was very steady for a considerable part of the torcnoon In the nolghborhood of tho slight opening reductions in values, being sustained by an unexpectedly good demand. Pardridee was a heavy buyer, Tanding about all that was offered atic; com- mission houses also had buyinz orders at that figure. the sealping crowd tailed on and the scllers wore soon bailed out. Then a cold wave was reported as threatening the winter whent beit west of the Mississippi river, and as they have hud recent liberal ralns where tho wheat plant Is exposed, fonrs were felt that a short freeze woula do materinl injury This holped to develop considerable strength and there was o gradual upward turn. The visible supply probubilities also proved u strengthening factor. It was estimnted on Baturday thut an Increase of 50,000 bu. would be shown. but as the fizures came in it becume evident that only that there would be heavy buying. ‘Ihe heavy buyers with more cont denco and Pararidie continulng to vuy, wn aporeciation of %e at theopening wassecured Pardridze was the central flgure of the oit. and his operations were probably the most potent tactor.n fixing vilues, 1t was vnd 8tood thit lie sold 500,000 bu. on sales at from Whe to O Buying against these by h's brokers was very sharp and helpea to give the market its strong blas in spite of the beur sh churacter of the genoral nows. It Wis purt of the gossip that If Pardridee's wheat was called he would be short fully 10,000,0:0 hu, and that the crowd would make u s effort to run him in. There wus con- blo buying in view of this possibilit When the advance culminated the crowd was again disappointed for Cutler, Puraridge’s n.ost prominent bro'er, began seliing heavily, and in spite of the efforts of Coster-Martin, who were reported to hiuve bought 1.000.0:0 bu. of Pardridge’s calis and who weresuid to huve 4,000,000 bu. n all, prices began Lo wenken and halfof the advance was lost. [t firmed up 80mo Intor and closed steady. May started atwie agalnst %0ige at the close on Siturday. tonched 8% ¢, udvanced 10 03¢, broke to 0)7e and closed ut 0 e, Corn was Strong and somewhat higher; the local receipts wore moderate and congalned none of the contract grade: the demand from the east kneps vencrous, the wet weather in the SOUthWeSt wus i Tather strong factor ns wiis the strength in wheat. May opened lyo Jowor ut 403¢ ana under liberal covering ad- vanced to 41%c, then grew quiet and casy and closed at 4le. Oats were withont feature. od lower—the recelpts of irds were 45,000, 9,110 wbove estimate; prices were quoted 10¢ lower. Products sympathized with the hog market in the carly “trading, then there were severul Httle rallies and recessions and the market finally closed steady at slight changes from Baturday's final figires. Estimited receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, CUTS: corn, §2 cars: oats, 32 cars: hogs, (00 hiead. The leading futures ranzed us foliows TANTICLES. | OFEN. | WIGH. | LOW. |CLOSE. WHEAT-NO. 2. Fobruary....$ 09 20 05| 1 60 11 % ary 40 § 6 2l BrouT Rins Februur. 56 _May..... b g Cnsh l|\|n|v|(mn~ were ns tollow: FLouk-Steady ana unchunged. WHEAT-No. 2 spring_wheat, 8iije; spring wheat, 7'4@x2e; No. 2 red, SR yellow, 301,@8:3c. . 2 white, w@ilize; No. No. Mess pork, per bbl., 8. . por #0.4244: short ribs sides (loose), ¥6.7214@ 675 dry salted shoulders (boxed). $4.02i3a short cloar sides (boxed), 8600@0.0% Wiisky—Distillers’ finished goods, per ga! s a ]Ju-r«uua ud shipments wday wero as fol- ows ATICLES, WECEIDTS. | SHiny Flour, barrels. ... . 16,000 Wheat, bushels 4500 Corn, bushels. ... 5 150.000 | Onts, Lushels... 1100000 166,000 | Rye, bush 13,000 | Barley. bur i 65,000 On the Produce exchunge toduy th markot was weuk;: fancy Elgin creamery Bic; fino wostern, 200 ordinar, solected ry, 24Q220c; ordinury, 1719, kKges, 220 206¢ 'HEESE—Firm; fuli cream cheddars, 1@ R‘,"' flats, 1@!1¥ce: Young Awmericus, 13@ Hives— Unchanzed; wet salted Now O leans solected, 45 to 75 1bs,, 6@Sc; Tected, b to 60 ., (@Sc. TALLOW=Unchingcd, New York Markets, NEW Yonk, Feb, L.—FrLour—Recelpts, 4, puckages: exports, 108.000 barrels. 8,162 snck aull and henvy; sales, 15430 bbls; low o 5 winter heat low grudes, 1oy, ELD @480 putents, clenr, $10004.75: stralghts #0W! ..lu- stralghts = tent, #.5,G65,25, \ |(l'|~1v!||ll, 20,0.0 bu.: exports, 158, (00 Du. futures. 82,000 ni spot. Spot market unsettied, closing ensy wnd aull; No. 2 red, BL01%@1.01% In store and o vator; #1.0] W@, 4 No. 4 red, ungraded rod. X No. 1’ nordhern, EL04; No. 1 hard, $1.00)4@!1,00%, No. 2 northern, o8 @ie’ " Ovtions “declinea S@ihe on dall and depressed cables and v 'intorior celpts; ndvunced G rouse in tho visible and Liverpool s s: declined ly@ic on welling Dy Western oparators, o osed stoady ut @he under Suturday 2 red, Fobrii- ary. BLL0LG@LOLG, closing at $1.01%; March, #LOIS@LOM,, clobing at $1.02#: April, $L09. closing nt fy 0:3: Muy, $LOI @10V, closing Bt 10143 June, ISK0C. o Rt July, 975@07%¢, closing R¥E—-Dull and lower; westorn. 800 Stocks of grain in store and nflont January 80i, Wheuts 078302 bus corn, LU0 3,801 DU S rye, Si4ST bi. s malt, 50,700 B irley, 107146 b 0%, 5,200 DU, Hancey—bull; No. 2 Milwaukee, 69@71c. BARLEY Mart—Duil Coun—Recelpts, L8 bu; exports, 47,508 silos. 2,500,000 bu. of futures; 4,000 bu. of spot: spot murket higher and quiot; No. g@Aniic tn elovator: 5% wlont; un fllllh‘l' nixed, d6@@dde; No. 2 white, Se: No. 8, QARY 0] SEOAOT M ixed, IRY@HIe. Options v“hm! from 'ye to ¢ with Whl'nl. advanced from 40 L0 e on HZht recolpts, s01d OfF from 3¢ 10 130 on realizing and olosed weik with Februury se up und others partly ¢ down; bruary, 48 5@4s%c, closing at 494e; Murch 0G0 closing W April, ‘W@ e losing at40%e; May, ~ 85@dilgo, closing 1 4007 June, SUASAC, CLOSING WL 480 July, 48340 closing at #ise. UATS—Roceipts, 118,000 bu, exports, none; sales, 300,000 bu. of futures: 86,000 bu. of spot; spot ' market irregulur and quliet closi steadier; options weaker, moderitoly wetive; Februury, aing Wi March luy WX, closing S04 ¢; frod cago, Casy and quiet. Hups—Easy and qulet, Suaai—ltaw wotive, tasior, olosing staudy i centrifugals, 96 test, centrifugals, 90 test ut 0 bags contrifuguls. o v, 200 bugs Brazil, 87 test o hihds and 1,800 bugs muscovidu, 8 test refined qulot and y. The outside quotations are those posted by e trust; inside over the rebate: No. 0, ah@ite; No. 7, No. Sa@iho Oft A, S0-16a8 % ; powdered, 464 'ye MOLASSES—Now Orleans, Steady and Gulet Rick—Steady and guict PETROLEUM-Quiet and steady; united closed ut #7.63 for March, COTTIN SEED OiL-Firw; orude lc; yellow Hie. TaLLow-—Dull Rosix—Stoudy. Tun teady and quiet ot 2@®He, firwer; western, % receipts. 1. POk :eudn mess, B.TI@IOT; extra 7' MEATS-~Quiet and firm; widdles, qulet and fira,. Laup--Opened weak; closed steady; western stoam closed at 14 option sales. 1,000 tier February. 867 bids March, #381065 May, 86.04@6 08, closing at #6.08 bid. BUTTER-—Quiet, firm: wostern dalry, 189 o; western creanmery. 29 R4 western fac tory. 1065%¢; Elgin, 32140 o HEsR= L air demand, firm; part skims, 6@ 'l'ul [RON=Dull und steady: American, 4 CopprR—Steady;: 1oke, $10 LEAD~Dull, stoady; domes TI8-( stondyx straits, £ Omaha Produce M Frurra--Calitornia riverside orang 2.60; Washington navels, %1.75@4.00; \'M\lnrull tangerines, #.00 per box: Florida orange richts, $2.15800; russets, $2.50G2.00; Flg neerines, 5.50@4.00: western appies, $1.75@ 2,50 per UbL., funcy stand _might UFing mor Now York apples, #2.0502.75. GETABLES. ifornia cabbage, 2 per 11 ates: home grown lettuce, 450 doz, POULLRY-— Chickens, B@To; geess, ducks and turkoys. 0 0c, GAME-~No sale for rabbits, will not bring enough to pay shipping char TiurrenFilr ogood country, 17@100; choee country, 104 BLOCTL Omitin Milling company s Rellance ent, #2.6); Putent, $2.50; Lone Star Superintly Snowflnke, $1.60; Fane Famiiy, $1.8 i ‘s Gold \|1'(|z||. 12,65 Snow White Snowfluke, 8200, 1w grado 81,603 Qteen of the Pantry, #2.70. HibES— No. | green salted nides, 44@iXo: No. 2 groen salted hides, §@ite; No. 1 green salted hides, 25 to 40 1bs, 4's@4%c; No. 2green sulted hides 1040 1ts, 3@3'%4c: No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 15 Ibs,, ) . 2 veal calf. 8 to 15 1bs., ic; No. 1dry flint hides. 7@8e: No. 2 dry fiint Nides, f@ic; No. 1dry falted hides. 5a6e. Tal- low. No. I, d4@de; tul ow, No. 2, digc: grease, white A, daud'ye: grease, white II BRIy Hre: yellow, de rease, dark, old but- b Do, 100! rouxh tatlow, over supplied: 8.00@5.50 per ton. Eaos—Murket bare; sales generally at 23 though 24e was offered Duluth Wheat Market, Dururn, Minn., Feb, 1.—The onening today was considerably weaker at about 8sige, sel= lors, on May. The principul demand was for the May option. but some trading was also done in‘cush wheat. Prices advanced o be fore noon. The market, however, was ner- vous und’ prices sureed off again after the noon hour. The weekly statement of stocks grain In store here for the week ended Suturday inst shows: Totul wheat in store. 706,050 bu.:_afloat in harbor, 400,703 bu.: total ‘Wheat, 7706762 bu., an increase of 200220 bu. during tho wo vliricy, 20180 bu.; flax seed 1n store, 38441 bz the (lose was at practicaily the ‘same figires us Saturda lie following were the closing prices: No nard, cash 8hiy : Muy, Bl No. I'northern, 8e; | G M No. 2 northern. cash 75c: No. i 71408 T 6 t5e: on track, No. 1 hard. 865e; No. 1 norths orn, 8340 British Grain Trade Review. LONDON, Feb, 1.—The Mark Lane Express in its weekly roview of the British grain trade | ve ngain declined 1 ve been Increased sules at the redu tion. Forelgn wheats are depressed; 1 fornin is quoted at 30s 4l and American red winter at8sid. Burloy is nezlected; onts are dull; American bring 1% 3d: corn 1s difficult to pluce; American March shipments have sold '~ as low as 21s Gd. At to- y's murket Enelish wheats sold slowly at” the reduction, all foreign wheats were lower: American and Indians 0d, the pr.ces of flour were again steady. Good inalt- ing barley was firm: grinding barley was 6d lower. Outs declined 3d. Americun flat corn dropped 6d; round was senrce an fivuily Pons were 18 10 28 lower. Beans and rye wero ne:lected. Linseed und rape seed were down 6d. Kuansas City Markets, KANSAS O1rv, Mo. Feb. 1—WnEeAT arket was weak, due to the Dlockad: southorn roads. No2 hurd sold at 7 red. Sie. Cony--Very weak; No. se at the Mis- sissippi river: No. 2 white, 1 premium OATs—Weak; No. 2 mixed, 20¢; No.2 white, 20¢; Rye—Steady; 77c for No. 2. "LAX SEED—Sic on tho basis of pure. BrAN—Easier; suckea, 63 HAY—Weuk: timothy, $830; fancy prairie, #.5007.00; good to cholce, K003 LOW grides. 25,00, RECEITs—\Wheat, 19,000 bu.; corn, 3,000 bu.; oats, 1,000 bu. SHiPMENTS —Wheat, 12,000 bu.; corn, 1,000 bu; oats. 1,000 bu March, @ . $12.400 July. #12.05@ 0; Sep- tember, $11.85 ; ‘spot Rio quiet and firm; No. 7, #814.0 10 JANEMO. Feb. 1.—Roegular firsts nom- inal; good seconds 0,40 rets por 10 kilos; ceipts during the week. 63,000 bag: for the United 3,000 bags to_the United States, none; stock, SANTOS, Ieb, 1.—1,100 re 8 per 10 kilo celpts during the w 75,0.0 bags; purchi for the United St 21.00) bugs; shipme to the United States, none, stock. 503,000 bags. Omaha Grain Market, Prices based on dolivery at Mississippl river points, Nebraska inspestion, and ten days' shipment. unless otherwise state2. Cash grain s for shipment within five duy's No. 2, 81c bid; No. 3, Tie bid. e Did. cash. ¢ bid; February, 864c 2 white, #75e bic. sules were: 5,000 bu, Jes 20,000 bu, 0. 2 corn, 8t. Lo D)0 bu, new mixed corn, Bal kets. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 1.—WHEAT—Exsy; de) poor: holders offer freely; No. 1 Calitorn 130 per centali red western spring. 2 red winter, 7s 8d@7s 8'ad, CoiN-—Quiet; mixed western, 48 5i4d per ital for new. LAID—1 Time western, s per ewt. Stocks of breadstufts: Flour. 110,000 sacks; wheat, 1,560,000 centals: corn, 344,000 centals, Milwaukee M nrk:n. MILWAUKEE, Wis. Feb, L—WHEAT—Qulet; May, 87hci No. No. 1 northern, e, Conx—Quict: ) se. OATS St white, 31@31%c; No. 3 white, 20153 e, EY-Quiet; No, 2 55%0; sumple on track, “Quiet; No. 1 New York Dry Goods Market, New York. Feb, 1L—Business in dry goods was very falr; prints and other specialties were improving: a good demand existed for brown and colored cottons: fine goods con- tinued to be sold ahead, The Garner & Co. shirtihgs advanced 4ic, the standard shirt- ings advanced to 4e und the Harmony shirt- inzs advanced St st Louis, M 3 shi, MiGe s My, U101 e Oy -Standy h, dtc; Muy. Th OaTs—Lowers ensh, 201,¢ Ponk—Stendy; new, .75, LARD - Eusy ut#, WHIsKY-—$1.16, avana Sugar Market, ITAVANA, Feb. 1—8UaAR—Quict: on Sutur- dny 1.00)" bugs centrifuguls 07 degrees polari- zutlon wore sold for specalation nt 8,21 gold porquintal. Tomorrow will bo observed here s holldiny ~WnEeAT—Higher; Cineinnath Markets, CINCINNATL 00, Fob, 1L—WHEAT—Easier; red, U150 fons—Steudy; nixed, 401@40%e, OATs- Stondy | No. 2 mixed, 5244 ke, SKy—Steady at 8110, Toledo Grain Market, 0o, 0., Feb. L—WngAT—Dull; No, 2, ~Dull; 05— Quiet oreign 011 M LONDON, Feb, 1.~CALCUTTA LINSEED—40s, 3d per quartor, LANSEED— 188, 1014d@19s per cwt., Chicngo Contract Stecks, OiicAGo, 111, Feb, 1L—Contriaet stocks 1n storo here! Pork, 162000 bbls. Lard lost 6,000 tlerces. Kibs, 60,706,000 pounds. Traders' Talk, Cricaao. T, Feb. 1L.—Keunett, Hopkins & Co. 10 8. A, MeWhorter: Weuk cables on | wheut were offset by the threutened cold wave following the rains which feil on bare ground. Much Interest was taken in the possible effect which the heavy sales of calls on Saturday by Pardridge must huve had on the market und his operations were closely watched, Around ¢ he wus & large ouyer taking ail he could get. On the bulge luter he sold freely. evideutly to closo the market below his calls News hus been mixed, hut favorable to holders, Forelgi- ors sent very slok eubles wnd ure’ reported to have sold from 2,000,000 to 500,000 bu. in New York. Thisisa heslthy sign. If they have quit taking wheat for export and gone Lo selllng it short in A leun markets it is only & question of time when they will be 1ib eral buyers at higher pric The world's shipments for the weok are 1,220,000 bu. less thun for the previous week, and more than 200,000 short of European ‘requirements for | the week. Liverpool stocks Gocreased last month _over 2,000,000 bu. Cleurs wer nearly 500,000 bi.. and if flour shipments from Baltimore and Philadelphia on Saturday re- ported by letter wre' tneluded the Sxpors wili reach about &0,000 bu, The decreuse of nearly 600,000 hu. In the Visibie supply wus & surprise as the recelpts at primury markets last woek were lurger and exports smaller thun for the previous week. Should the awount on ocoan passage decreuse materlally and the weatler Lecowe much colder the wmarkoet THE OMAHA DAILY ought to be better tomorrom. With receipts of “corn_ut primary markets 50,000 less and exports 500,000 bu. more than for the preceed- ing weck, thoe visibie supply showed a small Increase. Saturday's exports were about 901,000 bu., and if the mull dvices trom Phila- deiphla aha Baltimore are religble they were 1,200,000 bu. The murket his been fiem here and elsewhere, and the ontiook continies en- cournging for holders. Oats were firm enrly. nut clgsed a put the sume as Saturday with little doing. Trovisions were heavy and lower opening, but rallied a little before the Traders who sell on lower hogs and ased receipts generally find texpensive to get back thelrstuff, {-w York repoits stocks of lard there 26,000 tierces less than a your ago, but it s expected that there will be Increase in stocks here for the past moj CHICAGO, 11L., Feb, 1.—Counselman & Day to Cockrell Bros.: Wheat fluctuations cov- erad about the same range us on Saturday, and the market closed tame it 1o to i ud vance. Cables were disappolnting and re- colpts liberal nt primary points. The world's shigments to Europe wore reported as 8,630,000 nnder requirements. and Interior mills were fmportant buyers in the various exchanzes. The visible supply figures occusioned some buying ‘o secure profite on ehort sules and un expected decronse in the amount on passage tomorrow contributed toward a be ter fecling at the close, Corn_and onts wore firmer for futures on covering by shorts. Sample lots were slow sale and seliers more anxlous than buyers to trade. Provisions wero lower under large receipts of ~hogs Packers 14 a rule wore sellors and the huying ing was ilmited to the demand from shorts, The murket lacked snnp and closed without ang important features, CHICAGO, 111, Feb. 1.-Lo, & Co. to ), Sunds Conmission Company: Trade in wheat was dull today, there being no new inqulry at western points for cash and recoipts were roderate. The visible supply showed a de- crease of over a haif million bushels, contrary 1o popular expectationof an inc se. The amount of wheat put afloat for the week was 130,000 [ess than that of the previous one and this’ together with former cables toward the close, with some_private ones noting an ad- vanece, prevented local talent from bringing about'a decline and kept them well employed to prevent a lurze line of calls from being culled. Some advices from fown were to the effect that fair fiolds of wheat last fall wero looking badly, but Michizan ana New York reported blankets of snow still protecting the We feel friendly to wheat and think % hus developed the existence of & good buy ing demand there. Light trading in corn and provisions, traders selling the latter toward the close of the session. STOCKS AND BONDS, Fluctuntions for the Day Were Insignificant asn Rule, NEW YOIk, Fob. L.—The stock market toduy was uctive only In spots and these shades were the ones on which the bears concentrated their efforts. Atehison, Louisville. St. Paul, Rock Islund, Burlington and Distillers were most conspicuous during the entire day. The rest of the murket fell away slightly fn sym- puthy with the leaders, but fluciuations as a rule were Insignificant and for the greater nortion of the time there was scarcely any pereeptible tendency of prices in either direc- tlon. There wus the usual proportion of good purchases of both bonds and stocks, but the buying power was limited and ut no time was itsuflicient to make head way against the pres- sure of the bearish element. Atchison was the most prom nent feature among the rail- list and the denlings werc especially lurge, the stock being under the hummer throughout tho session and closed within a slight fraction of ita lowest figure. Distillers was sold freely all day long, thie supply of at- tack com'ng upparently from Chieugo azain the stock suffered the heaviest de of unything on the list. The selling of Louls ville & Nuxhville was encouraged by the poor showing of the rond for December, and the compuratively high prices ut which it ope alone prevented a universal decline for the . On the other hand, Manhattan wis agiin strong und rose 2 per cent, while Consol- 1dated ¢ ter opening up 4 per cent, actod over 1 per cent The statement of the Buriington for Decem- ber. however, nict with better reception than that of Louisville, und the stock ciosed 1 per cent higher after’it was made pubic. The general list opened generally lower and dis- piaved a drooping tendency throughout the greater portion of the duy. thouzh when the pressure was abated prices rallind, especially during the affernoon. The sellicg was ro- sumed with vigor in the last few winutes, and the warket closed with considerabie activity und weak at about tho lowest prices of the duy. The final changes of note comprised the losses of 24 per cent in Distillers: suzar, 114 per cents Atehison and New England, each, 13 per cent; Union Pacifie, Rock Island and Burlington, 1 per cent Government and stato bonds dull und firm, Tho following are the closing ¢ for the leading stocks on the New York Stock clinnge todi Atehinon.. T a% [ _do profon Adamn. NIV, Contral Alton, T M. U8 (NDYLChi & 8t *do_prefer 128 | ido preferred American Express. o116 {00 Misslssippl B.C R & W0 |"do preferred Canndn Puctfic; ... &9 ontario & Weat nnda Southern ... 804 Oregon Ln tral Paclilc.. Ches. & Oblo o ist preferred 0 2nd proferred. Chlcago & Alton. . Pittsburg Co B & Quosoee oos 1083 tPullman Palnce € €08 SE LI T Reuding iludson.... .. 11255 Rock Isiand. ... I L& W, Sb L & ST o St Paul a0 preforred o Int preforred. .. Min. & Man.. a0 zna preterred & Omahn. . 3 a0 preferred T 1& lron Tol. & 0, Cen. pfd Unlon Pactiio Houston & T L U8, Expre Hiinols Central ... 108% Wabash, St. 1. & 1 St Paul & Duluth do preferrod Kansns & Texns. ... 12 Fargo Exp Lake Erlo & West. | 22 | Westorn Union “do_proforred Lake Shore... ... Loutsville & Nash. . 79% *Homestake. Loufsvillo & N.A.... 283 Iron Silver.. Memphis & Char. .20 26 |Ontario. ... Michiwun ( 1074 | Quicksiver MIL LS & W.... 4o preferrod “do preferrad 5 4 Minn, ‘&8t L. 1 83 Bulwor.: . Rich. & W 4 usin Contral Mobile & Olio-....20 85 *|Great Northern pfd Nashvilie Chatt 10RKO GRs..... .. N.J. Central...... . 115% Lead Trust Norfolk & West pfd. 49| Sugar Trust Northern Pacific. ... 2ii|Southern Paciic o proforred. ..., 7k Oregon 8. L. & U UL P Donver & G120 W, Northwestern. .. ... w!dis Thld. tex div. §asked. The total sulos of stocks today were | including: ~Atchison, 5, i50: Erle, 48; Loulsville & Nushville, Manhattan, #:315: Northwestern Paclfic ' preferred. 7. Richmond & West Union Pac.fic, 4,957 Western Ur Financial Review, NEW YOuK, Feb. L—The Post says: It was currentiy reported toauy that one of the most eminent fabrl Wall strect canar lately abs 1 make the resumed opera- tlons on the bear side today. This was not improbabie judging from the character of the boar rumors which flooded the exchinge. Among thew was the confident and wholly fulso assertions that the Atchison had ¢ faulted on its Colorado Midland cou- pons, This “rumor” spread great gloom over the xchanze, whieh was but slowly dissipated by the very favoral Decomber statements fssued by hoth the Atchison and the Burlington & Quincy. These ftems of genuine news naturally caused s B covering in the afternoon and strengthencd the weak stocks, but no outside support de veloved and a rild at the close currled prices pretiy generally down Lo the lowest of the duy. “So fur as superficinl causes control th sterling exehunge market toduy’s further ad vance in rates will be uttributed to our sone whut decrensed oxports and the recent sales of our securities by London, In a rger sonse. these explunations are of course sat- isfactory. New York Money Mark NEW Youk, Fob. L—MONEY ¢ runging from 1 2 por cent loin closed offered at 2 per cent. Prise MERCANTILE PAVER—315@5'4 per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE-Quiet ind ‘stronz at 88413 for sixty day bills und #1834 for de- on bonds: 1 North, Pacitie lsts.. 1103 Pacitic s North Pacitic 2nds.. 114 amped 48, 1 80 [INOrthweatern (on. 140 enn. new KoL G North. Debent. ... 1061 Tenn. new set St L& L M. Gen. s, 8big Tenn, aew ol 3. | st L & 8. K Gen M. 108lg Canada 80, 20ds. SLPiul Consols ... 1264 en. Pacitic o 8L P O & Pac late: 1l *hen. & K. G. 1sts Tox. 1 o G. Tr. Rets 51 Deon. & K. G 4. Tex. . I G Tr. Rets 2014 Erie 2nds Union Pacific lats...10 MK & T.Gen. s 1a| West SLore ... 10814 M K & T Gen. o *bld. tex lut Notes. BOSTON, Mass, Baulk clearings today, [} 1617 bula) 402 Money, LoF eont on New York, i@ diseount. PHILADELPINA, Pa. Feb. L—Bank o fngs today, L.wn balunces, #2 Money. 4 per BAUTIOnE M, Jun, 80.—~Olenrings, T 156.- 011 bulunces, 85LME Rute, O per cent B wis, Mo Feb. L—Clearings, #4845, 047 bula #092,116, Mouey, ti per cent, Ex- chunge on New York, V¢ \1{1 i CHICAGO, T, Feb. L-Money easy. at 415@0 per ¢ Clearings. #17,500,0il. New Yor oxchunge, 10 per cent. Sterling exchan #4804 for sixty duys biils and #4360 for sight drafis. PARIS, Feb. 1. —Three percont rentes, 93¢ 43¢ for the account. HAVANA. Fob. L—Spanish gold, $404@ 240§, EAGlango woukson the United Stats [ BEE:=4'U | ahort sight gold., premium; on Lon- y trom KANsas Ciry, Mo 1=Todays elearings, [Copyrighted 1992 by James Gordon Bennett.) INbw York As rogards day on the heen 1ittie dispo nto néw engagemonts. Consols | Stock exchan sition 1o ente ranging from ve been very unsettled, one d the next wouk and so'on The result 1s nearly Including 115 por I«lwlnhnumumm..l per cont: ninute strong i Atchison 14 per cent Denver preferred. for others, Loulsville & © sligiitly bette vory determin on conneeted ing today has not been of ars to hinve showed woakness. 1inn Paclfic an 0l0so was 1l rather more wanted at the rate of from 1 t discount market not muny bil Those for two months were quoted at from 1% to A decline was ostablished Short loans were charged were brought London stock quotations i Mox. ordinary K01y account : s New Vork 2 1003 Mex. Central, now i TLVER--41 13-16d, Amount o bullion withdrawn from the Bank gland on balane i Boston Stock Market. BOSTON. Mass., I the closing prices on stocks on the ek market toduy: Atehison & Topokn, Boston & Albany.. Boston & Maine followinz were Tumet & Hecln Fitehbori i it Flint & Pere M pid Annison Tand co Y. & N England. Bell Telephone. Boston & Montan, an Francisco & Quotations, closing quot ning stocks today FEBRUARY 2, 1892 from #.0 to Saturdny. The average cost was 84181, ugainst 824 Saturday and 820 last Mon( Representutive salos No. Av. 8h No. Av ceen 400 60 G AND ROUGH. 300 5 100 - SuEkP—Fhere were no fresh receipts of gheep but some stock ewes that were driven into the yards sold for #.00. Sheen are selling lowerat” other markets but on account of their searcity they would still bring good prices_here. Quotacions: k good 1 tives, $,75@b.00 i5; conmon and Stockers, ' #2504 008,25, Representutive sales: No. v. Pr. 107 S10CK OWES. ..o vious overeniies B0 8300 Receipts and Disposition of Stock, Official recelpts and disposition of stock ns shown by the books of the Union Stock Yards compuny for the twenty-four hours, ending at 50'clock p m. February 1, 1502 RECEIPTS CATT HOGS. | SHEEP, TMONSES & M LS Hend | Cars. | 1lead| Cars. | Hend Best & Beleher Hodle Consolidated Crown Polnt New York Minlng Quotations, L—Tho following arc the wlning stock quotations: NEW YOuK, Crown Point Dendwood T Hale & Norero only moderate recélpts and rather discourag r.aigs 0f boef steers were meager and the outside of pne or two load Reports'from eastern markets were b, und this faet hind a phing orders.while the loc. ing but brisk dull and dragging order were gene murket beinz very. ady and’oters 0- il steers sold ail Trading was on Good 0,200 o 1, beeves at 3. n very dull = nosnap oF life to the trade. Ne. verything found- & purchasor hefors close, tha.pens Le.n: Butcher stock v chunge either way. with*a goos el maintained wellcleared. Taes showed no The supply w d stock sold from § r to good cows sold from Common and cannini was disposed of in goo | season. and stugs were steady to slow s in fairsupply” and steady Tiiore was not line, trading L zular dealers outslde demund fully stoudy. sales boinz from 318 to .10 for Kepresentative doing in the ing mostly was light, but COWS AND HEIFERS, Receipts were fair, 70 ears g y the murket closed Satur- Tin Wis 801, larger than Ihere Was no f UWith everything in Uhe S 20 WIS FepOTUs| o mind wus vory Hght o All buyers sturted in I thig, Baturday. ally bearlsl ing to very little tve 1resh meat buyers took nearly half the und shipge 10 rading wis sloW Lrough, and seve pnsold at the olose, 1,40 10 34,20, 0 mixed puckers frong #i. it ixed louds wtfron $4,05 1 snipping de- vrices trom uekers were ly sevenore Phe host heivy Logs Hany INSLANCes not bel while some of the best heavy loade Cudany Packing ec Coey & Co Sperry & W ¥ Shippers and feeder Lottover LAST WHEK'S PURCHASES. BUVERS | Cattle.| Hogs. | Sheep. Packing company. H. Hammond company Swift & Co. 5 Cuduny Paciiing uunw Others. ! Totnl.o.onn PUNCHARES FOI JANUARY. TIUVERS, T Cattle.| Hogs. Omaha Packing compan.y.. | G 11 Hammond company . | Swift & Co | Cudaly Packing Othiers. GEaTihs coriavetssisnsels | ODLOL Chie: ok Market, 10AGO, T11.. Fob. L--[Special Telezram to Tuk BEe.] - Thicre was a_very full turnout of attle buiye nd, as all classes bought more or less [berall large number of cat- tle was required. The combined daemanad did not, howover, eull for any such nuniber as the yards contained, and, waturaliy, the market developed a weaker tone. 1t was fairly steady round the opening. but luter in the forenoon alesten found 1L neeessary 1o mako conees sions. and tl Wils oveil more weak. ‘The receipts, estimated at from 19,000 Lo 20,000, were never proviously equaled in Februury, und sellers woere unable to make clearince. Sales were on u busis of from #1.25 0 83.00 for poor to choiee cows. 8150 Lo $4.30 for and %100 to .51 for very comimon to Sx L auoted at from 5 nnd us wus puld for funcy bulls. Littie was dono in the stocker market and quotations are nominal at from #1405 10 80,65, Prices for hozs eased off another nickel to- day, drapping to from §.03 to $4.3 for poor to chofce hienvy, and to from $4.06 to #.45 for At the decline there was free buying by shippers aud packers, but the market re- mained weak throvghout. The soft weather and the fact that the arrivals were much arzer than exopeeted $vere the causes of the heivy feeling, Much dissatisfaction was ex- pressed woth' tho quahty of the offerin Light and common mixed lots comprised an unusuallv rt of the receipts. and while chol vy sorts were fn demand ut . tlittle trading 35 Miny course rouzh and 1zht clow $4.25 The sheep market was from 10e to 15c lower thun at the close of last woek and was dull at the lower prices. Buyers did not want (0 piy o £3.20 for' nuything und not many of the offerines changod hands at over £5.10. Laribs niso were lower, the best being graded from 620 to 8630, Sules of sheep were rgoly at from $4.00 to 5.0 Recoipts were: Cattle, 9,005 hogs, 45,0005 shicep. 5,000, Evening Journal reports: pis. 10.000; “shipments slow, lower oo 5, $14D05.25; stockers, $1.75 »ws, 1.0 3 Hoas—Recelpts, shipments, 10,0001 market lower; rough and common, #.00a 4.15: mised and packers, #. primo hoavy and butchers’ welghts, #1. lizht #4.2004.45. Bupep--Receipts, 9,000: shipments, 5:70; market_siow, lowers ewes, 845.@42: mixed £3.60004.75; wothors, $1.8.@ westerns, .50 nbs, $4.00025.55, New York Live Stoek Markot, NEW Yon. Fob! L—Beg nead, inciuding 66 cars for sale: murket dutl and steady: nitive stee ; e 100 10s.; bulls and cows, $1.13G450; dressed beef steady at Gig@ie per b Shipments tonor- Tow. 423 beeves and ihg2) quarters of b CALVES—Recelpts, 400 head s mirke dy; veuls, £5.0006+50 per 100 108 grassers, it SigEr—Receipts, 7.700 head: marke dy; Lumbs 1 shade Ligher: sheep, M.00@6,121 per 100 1bs; lambs, #6..5607.25; dressed mutton steady at Ti@iize per Ih3 dressed Jambs frm at 00 per b, HoGs—Receipts, 16,171 head, Including two cnrs for sile; market nominally steady at $1.10 @4.70 per 100 1hs, Kansas City Live Stook Mark: Kaxsas Crry, Mo, Peb. 1, —Ca1 celpts, 27005 shipment and steady to 10¢ lu\\m, Cows fir others steady (o Le lower, and fee ers st drossed l.‘.rmm shipping steers, & cows ana heifers, #1.55@00 siockers and foeders, #1705 Hoas—Iteceipts, 5,200 shipments, 1,500: the mariet wis dull and 5ie lower; all grades, £L004,20; Dulk, 811004, 15, Snerp—Receipts, 200: shipments, 200; cholee shecp are in demand and nominally steady St, Louls Live Stock Market, gr. Loms, Mo, Feb. 1L—CATTLE~Receipts, W; siipients. 100; market slows Texins, n“ s HoaGs—Recelpts, 4,000: shipments, o ket lower: heavy, #2304 50; wmixed, #. Mght, #410604.3). W i Drankenness, A disense, treated as such and perma- nently cured, No publicity. * No lnfirm- ary. Home treatment. Hurmless and effectual. Refer by pormission to Bur- lington Hawkeye, Send 2¢ stamp for pumphlet. Shokoquon Chemical Co., Burlington, Ia R - Be sure to try the Quail rolled oats und take no other, e Dr. MeGrew, private diseases, 14th & Far PIOTOIIIPITISTEES O PP 8 TV, " PLEASE READ THIS. OO Cents a pound for VAN HOUTEN'S GCOCOA (“Best & Goes Farthest") seems to be high. Let us compare it with the price of Coffee: 11b. of zood coffee costs at least 30c., makes 31 half-pint cups therefore 90c,, ¢ 93 "o also 90c., “ 150 ¢ -Wluch is the Cheaper Drink? ‘“ 93 cups of Coffee, “l160 “ ‘V,H.Cocoa! Sold by every Grocer to 10c lower thap on Saturday. Sales were lnrgoly At from $4.15 to 8.20, agalnst ()’M AHA . anufacurers” and Jobbers” Director AWNINGS AND TENTS, Omaha Tent & luulrl\]‘ Flags. hammocks, oll and | Jthing. Sand for 1113 Farnam. BAGS AND TWINES, Bemis Omaha Bag Co, ‘ Importers and manatac turers Flour Sncks, Burlaps and | Twine. | BICY CLES AT Ferrigo & Co, | M 0. Daxon, 1408 Dodo streat Bleseles sold on monthly pryments gend for our catalogne and prices. 1007l Farnam st EOOTS AND SHOF Morse-Ooe Shos Company, 1103 Howard Stre Factory corner 1th and Dougias st are aking 0100 prices to cash bayers, and are selling o clasy of ko0ds which 13 very sal onble with merchants Willi ims, Van Aernam Kirkendall, Jones & Co., & Harte, Wholesale Manu Agents for Bost Harney street, | por Shoo Co Omahia, N and 1106 Harney street Ameriean Hand Shoe Co, Boots, shoes, rubbers And felt goods. 1201-6 11arney stract CARR b O IHING, COAL, COK e, Omaha Coal, Colie & Coutant & Squires, Lime( Hard and soft coal. 8K, pers. er 15th and Dougias Y street, strects P. 1. Mahoney & Do, Soft-Conl - Hard 813N, 16th Omaha CORNLLE. Gilmore & Ruhl, Manufpcturfrs and Wholesale Clothlers, 1104 Harney streot Tlard and soft hnson Bros, 1014 Farnam stro ct, Eagle Cornice Works Manufacturors of Gal- vanized Lron Cornlee Window caps, metalle | skyllghts, ote. 1110 und 1112 Dodge st. DRY GOOD . Suith & Co. | Kilpatrick - Koch Gouds Co, Dry goods.notlons. g furntshing goods. Cor. 1t and Howard sts. _————— fur- Corner 11th and Howard S LECTRICAL SUPP " Omaha Oonsolidatsd Bleotrioal 0y, Eleetro Dynamos. Lamps, Wire and Eiectrieal Suj. , Biles of &1 Kinde Wolf Elec'rical Ca., Tllustrated catalogue trea. 1614 Capitol Avenue. § URNITURE AND CARPE & Co. Blot hky & Colien, | J. Robinson Notion nts’ furnishing goods, Co. clothing and - NOUONS | Gents! furnishing koods, Tivous trial, We neni | Gents' farnishine D O el P ) Dt panty, shirts. eoat 115 Harney. COr Todh and toward st _GLAS: Becbe & Runyan Fur- nisure Co,, Suceessors to C.A. Grace and lith sts,Omaha —_— INTS' FURNISHING GOODS. Neb. —_— GRAIN AND PROVI-10\S, Cockrell Bros., 1. McWhorter, Brokers and cash buyers. gy Drivate wires to New | 218 Howrd of York, Chleago, und st | Broker in grain, Trade. | ana St Louts, ands Commission Co. Brokers. Dircct wiros | toChicngo, New York, and St Lowis Lite Bullding. “Blake, Brice & Co., 10th and Harney, Omaba, HA 110, HIDE WAL Gibhon & Co. | Gea. Osberns & ¢ Hats, enpe wods, | Buyers of iiew wool, 10704 A mitten s tllow and fars 12h and Harnoy 514 Sonth 13h At B — HARDWA Recter & Withelmy O, | Builders' nardware Cor 10th and Juck on Sta naehanies t il & Omaha 1404 Doulas St TRON WORKS, rarton & Vierling Iron Wer Wrought and cast fron bullding work, o beass work, 11QUORS, ler & o R R Grotte, 1Aquor Merchants, Tmporter and Job i112 Harney Stre Wines anit 1lqn Manufaoturrs Ken: 1020 nt 1022 st Indin Bliters. Price l1sts on application. Fr ok & Horberts, wh oalors 1001 Farnam st. Charles John AL Wakcfie d, Hardwood lumty enrpots. and pir Tmporte1. Amorien Porg Hooring Tand comeat, Milwaikeg Dydeaulie coment and th ana Dougla Quincy white lin e, _—mmm MILIINERY, MUSNICAL €, AL Stoneh 1, A oy Millinery, notions,el ete, Planos. organs, nrtists’ m terial, ote 11G-118 8 1ith st Omaha | 1513 Douglas stre it ool BB AL ARSI OYSTIIRS, A. Booth Packmg Co, ; Natt & Co,, Puckers of, oysters, fish | Oystors, Flsh ana colory, ann'Calory, [ s Soum o st @ Lenven David Colo, Mana O1LS, Cosolidat=d_Tank Line| Co Refined and lubriosting, olls, axle greasc, ete. PRODUCE COMMIS: 10 Branch & Con. [ Tebell Smith, frult prod- | Produce, frults of nll T | kdbay Bitess) 1207 Ioward Stroot. | 16th and Liarney Streets. Kirshbrawn & Sons. | Jas. A, Clark & Co. Butter, cheeso, exu8, poultry nad gamo. 104 Farnam st. @) South 15th Stre Butter, eggs and poultry Riddell & Co., G. Pegan. | Commiast Buttor. chooso. egus. vex ce. it bles, tru pouitey o und o frutes, poultey | Gk ha Toward' Sta and gawie. Omabia. Mullin & MoQlaia, | Bingham. & Son, Spuclnltios, buitor, 0228, | Send us your | chieese. poultry, eto tor. Poultry, « ERICat Thidon, L 1701-3 Leavenworih St. Unrpenter Paper Co,, King Pap:r 0,' Carry n full stock of | Wrappini papor, all kindg printing, wrapping ang | OFUSnes e writing pper, card pa- 403 Howare Ver, et Tel. 159 SIOVE BEPAIRS Jnm[‘s Hughes, Omahx S,am Repair Stovesrepairs of allinds Wor s. Couks and Heatees for sale. 7073, 1ith Streat | water | nta for wny kind | o | 1207 botglas, SASH. | TOYS. M. A. Disbrow & Oo, . Hardy Oo, n ot mnsh, | Toya, dolls, wibu Manufacturors, o "end | faney goudi, Nouse fues ot | mihing @015, childe R nd Tzard Sts, | 1oB's carringos. Oeoilstuisndiar St 1519 Farnam Stroot. —_— ~ SOUTH OMAHA. UNION STOCK YARDS3 CO., LIVITED = _ COMMISSION MEROHANT: A'en Root & Oo. | 3asnwia & Dalbyy, Koom3# Exchange Bulld- | Rooms, 6) sod 81 K2 Bullding South chango butldii g, Omaha Soath Omaba. 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