Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 11, 1892, Page 6

e e e THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS Rumors Concerning the Anti-Option Bill Largely Influenced Prices. BULLS AND BEARS WERE ON A STRAIN Prices Were Very Ragged at the Outset, Excitement of Delivery, Prices Were Made at the Pit, and, In the Varying Throug! The anti-option biil ngress had more to do board than all other With the fluctuation of sprnlon and the circulution of rumors tend- ing to show that 1t wou d or would not be- 2omo u law prices went up or down, The mar- kets, especinily wheat, were nervous and “sbaky.” subject to periods of great activity or dullness, followed by declded dullness; without warnlug prices woula shoot up or down. and then for considerablo lengths of time would remain very steady. Bulls and bears allke were on & strain, and ready to run b the first slgn of danger. On the curb yesterday afternoon, May wheat which hal closed at 80%c. sold off to 87%¢, and this, together with a reduction of from 'd to 3d In values at Liverpool, made the murket woink at the start this morninz. Prices. how ever, were vory ragged at the outset, and in the excitement of delivery varying brices were ninde in different parts of the pit. Those who hid not recovered from the scare of the day before mude low offerings while many of the cool heads who did not much fear o ) sage of the bill, and who wanted 1o forestall mnything ke a panic at the start. bid well up. The result was that the quotation from the jferent parts of tho pit rauged from &e to B0lge. The buyers, however, were in a b Tty. and in & short tinie Uhere was an advinee 10 803¢, many seaipers tafiing on in_ the buy- ing n tut the price montioned. The undertool tize thelie prolits by uniou ing, but the demand havinz in the mean e been about satisficd there was no one t sell to, und prices plungzed down In two mir utes from S%e to sse. Then followed verlod of lnnetivity, followed by an advance 10 805c, then q hreak to 88%e. Tiuring the Tast hour the mirk tinued nervous. but with Tight trading, p zand fluctuations ra Ing at from 80 to 80e. Near the close was reported that Lamson Bros. had recelved dispateh from someone in authority in Washinston that 1t was extremely doubtful whether the committee would ever report on the anti-option bill. and that there was no danger of 118 passing. On this there was o zush to buy, and tho_ prico wont up to ot Near the close it eased off some und closec 80%c, un advance of Lo compared with yesterday's tigures, Pardridze bought consid - erable w arly around K, but on the subsoques co he put it outazuin, Asu rule. however, there was a big trading duri the day. Bradstreet's reported un inereas of 63,05 b, in the available supply of wheat east of the Rockies, but n decroase of 82,000 bu.on the Pacific const: the receipts in the northwest were liberal and the clearances trom tho seaboard 1izht. Corn opencd quict und weak at from ‘dlhe to 4ite for flay. against 41%e ut tho elose yesterday, advinedd quickly to 43¢, Lut broke aguin to 41%c. There was but fittie business and nothine in tho way of mfluential news, the maricet being 1 wholly by i uneasy and uncertain i which has grown out of the proposed fogis.ntion in Washington. Near tl e thicre was o raily which sent wheat 1o 42izc und the e10so wits 424 Oats were dull and comparatively steady and closed with a giin of from 'ye to s Hog products fluctuated severad v in a narrow range, lirzely in sympathy grains, though increased recelpts’ and prices for hogs hud . weakening effect. prices were hizhe Estinated roceipts for tomorroy corn, M40 cars; oats, 112 car Cnicaco. 1. Feb. 10 #hich is pending in « with the prices on the influences combined with- with lower The Wheat, TANTICLES. WHEAT-N February.. May. COnN No, ¥ Februnry . March May..... QAT NG, 2 February.. May....... MERS TPORK] ¥ebrunry.... May.. LA, February. . May....... BIORT LMy February. M 403 A by Agdlly h quotations were s follows: Duli; 10@ 5c lower: spring putents, .00 winter pntents, $.50Q4.5; bakers, @4.00; straizht, $4.3024.50. AT—No. 2 spring_ wheat, 8iisc; No. 8 whoat, 4e: No. 2 red, 801c. irm 423c; N i No! No. Rye—No. 2 e BAurey—No, it 164 56B58e; No. e, TiMoTHY SEED—Drinie, 1250150, Tonrk--Mess pork, per bbl., #8.6); £0.50450.52%4 : short ribs sldes (loose), $5. dry silted shoulders (boxed), short clear sides (boxed), 36200z Distillers’ finished goods, per gal. 3, 45@48c: No. Iard. per L ipts and shipments today were as fol- o o 000 Corn, hushels, 0 Onta, bushels 1000 On the Proluce oxchango toduy the butter U was unchanged; fancy creamery, fine westorn, ordinary, 216 cotod duiry, ordinary, @ze 2, e Clikrse—f flats, 10115 2@ full cream cheddars, 11@1150; Young Awericas, 12@1de. s—Lower: frosh, H@:2 Hipes—Unchanged. TALLOW—Unchinged, New York Markets, New Yonk, Feb. 10.—FrLour—Receipts, 220, packnges: exports, 6,1 bbls. 7300 sacks: market unsettled, elosing steady, moderate y. exports, 2| snles, futures, 208,000 U, spot. Spot winrket unsotiled, opening lowe closing firm: No. 2 red. $1.0.@L02% in store BL025@1.00% aflo; 9 No. 3 red, 0905 @004 red. 91c@81.06; No. 1 northern, 8L.U2%G1.04; No. 1hard, 81061061 Options declined 4@ 5 on Hauldatinz. udvanced 14@ie on Bradstreen's decrewsein supp inson Pucilio voust. nd covering, declined from Ae@l'se on w cubles, navanced 15@13e on un_expectution that the anti-option Wil will be defeut closed firn ut ly@ise over yestorduy. No.2 Februury, $LOXG10:44; Mareh, $1.01%G1.0: olosing " '#L.023; April, - 8LOI@A.0%5, olos- inz BLO2%: Muy, 0%0Ws0lk, © osing 810 June, 98109 L Closing %503 July, 90a @97k e, ier; quiet; western, 00@9! e, Banvey—Qulet; steady, WARLEY MALT—Dul Corn—Receipts, 45,575 bu.: exports. 56,17 bu.: sa LUT,000 bu. of futures; 167,000 bu. of spoti spot murket oponed weak, but closed firmi No. 2, d8%@iolsc 1n elevator; 50 aflout; ungraded mixed, $1@5le; No. 2 w Gies No. i, dxlge: steamer mixed, tlons varied with wheat, declining %@ie, ad- vanced L@Ye, closing unchanged to e up; moderate.y active: Febranry, 485@40%¢. clos- dng, d0lgoi Murch, #04@U070, closing 4% Aprll, 40%5@5040 closlng, 50! e, closing, 40ie: June, OATS—Roceipts, 14,2 bu.; sules, &4,000 bu. of fairly activeand firm; partly 40 up; Februur, e farch, 36%c: M TG AT U106, CLORINK 1t #7is0; No. 2 white, February. #7i4e; Mureh, B7i3e; No. 2 mixed westoru. 3%0470: white wost- ern, §7@420; No. 2 Chicugo, S0@ifTe, Hay—Steady. Hors—Easy and quiet. BuaAn—Raw, guiet und steady: quiet and steady. MoLASSES — Foreign, dull; stoady and quie BiCE—Stoaay; falr demand PeTROLEUM—Steady and olosed ut 530 for Miroh, TALLOW—Steady, RosIN—Quict. PURPENTINE—Quiet and steudy at Eh@die EGGs—Quiet, unsettled; westorn, 20'5¢; rof celpts. 1,800 pi YoRk—More active and firm; mess. $0.75 10.80; extra prime, $10.00 Cur MEars—Dull and firm; middles, short cloar. 86,773, Laub-About stesdy and stoum, 8585 bid: sales, 1,600 ticaces at §.8% option sles, 4,50 tlerces; Lebruary, 813 March, $1.85, closing at 8688 L1d; M 07,02, closing at €700, Burrki—Dull and wouk: western duiry 1065 "0; western _creamery. 21@ile; western fuctory, llW{ Elzin, #0ls@ile. CHEEss--Falr.y active wnd fira; part skims, gl G steady; 15,7517 CorpkR-Qulet and weak; leke, #1060, Lran-Dull and easy: domestic, $i.1215. Tis—Dull and steady: straits. 619,60 i exports, 866,000 tutures: 7,000 bu. of nd dull. Ootions refined, New Orleuns quiet; Uniid firm: qu! western roN-Quiet and Amerioan, a Minneapolls Wheat Market. Runvzaroris, Minn, Fob, 10.—Wheat d clined 1igc before noon today on the con tinued distarbed condition resuiting from the uncertain feeiing wbout the Washburn ant option biil, Tue price was plungine headlong and went o ow %ic. a decline from the high= ost price yesterduy of de. when n Washin.ton dispatch 10 the effect that sentiment was growing against the bill gave the shorts courage and they proceeded to cover, which cnused quite an adv. nee. May wheat opened ut ®%e. The price rali ed 10 K twice after goIng to 8Miic. and then dropoed to to 84, Tho close wys ul Biac, Ci falrly active and No. 1 n 8hc to Kie. A good de was sold. Roceipts were Duluth, and Superior enrs. Closing— No. 1 _morthern, February, closing o Muy opened wt sihe. highest &te K0, Ciosing tod 1y it Kige, On trac 1 hard, $c; No. 1 northern, kic; No, 2 northern, @ He, Lof low rade stuff i cars here and at roduce Markets. bulk of best country roll Omala Burren - Weak: RoINg At 10c: fulr to good, 1@ I EaGe—A good muny ®ales reported at 10 receipts lurzor: market unsettied, POCLTRY:"Chiciens, 0@10c; geese, ducksand turkeys, 1@ Fruirs 2.5; Washington tanzerines, 1 brights, £1.00; russets, #2.60 kerines, Ko @1.00, half boxe: ¢holoe, B00@2.50 pet DL, fancy bronz more: New York apples. £ lemons, #5,0003.23; cholce storfes per bbl.. 18.0000.00; bananas, ¢ 50; cranberries, §1.5°G@7.0. VEaETANLES—California_cabbage, 214@2%c PerIb, In crates: home grown lettuce, 4ic per doz.: potatces, duwil; Cullforafa califiow |2 1+ onlons, 8028100 per bu.; Nebraski hind picked buans, $1.00G mediun 1.75: celery, & i sweet pol Froun—Omana Milling company's Rell Patent. £250; Tnyincible Patent, £2.40; Star Superlative. $2.25: Snowflake, $.00; Fanc Fumily, $1.80; &, 10’ Mednl, 825 Snow White, $2.50; & £2.00; low grade, £1.60; Queen HinES—No, No. 2 green salted hia h saltod hides, 25 10 401hs.. 4146 . 2 green silted hides, 23 to 4) Ibs. dwdtse: Noo | veal calf, 8 to 15 1bs., 6e; No. 2 Veal ealf, § o 15 1bs., d¢: No Ldry flint hides, 7@se: No' 2dry flint hides, 6@6¢; No. 1 dry salted hides, sabe. Tal- low, No. 1. Ba@de; tallow. No. 2§y white A, 4@1 se, white B, 84@iiei ollow. o; grese, dark, 2'ac; old but- 3 beesway, priuie, 16c; rough tallow. Tifornta riverside oranzes, #2 K : California orang Florida ta westeri apples stand might 3@.00; fancy 2100004, 75: ed. prease, Kansns City Markets. KANSAS Ciry, Mo. lob. 10.—~WHEAT—Very dull; No 2 ), 5@ 6c; No. 2 red. Ko Cop--W dy ‘mixed, E@se WIS e OATS - Were st white, 10 sc. wh'te, mixeld, 2e; No. 2 wls of pure. Brasx—We 3 HAY—Weik but jerfons fancy prarie, §0%; REck oats SHIPMENTS outs, 1,00 bu. timothy, 8. good to chole ~Wheat, 8,000 bu.: corn, 12,600 bu.; 00 bu.; corn, 2,600 bu.; Liverpool Murkets, Liverpoor, Feb. 10.—C0TT0: pot steady. with fair demand; middling. $%d: sales. 12,000 bales. of which 103 were_for speculation and meluded 10,600 Americans futures closed quiet but stendy: American middiinz low mid iling grade. Febraary, 3 4-64 value: I ary and March, 2 4-64: March nnd April, § 49-64: sellers. April and May 61 value; May ana June, 50-064 buyers: June and July, 3 58-64@3 59-64 WHEAT—Quiet: holders offer moder No. 1 California, s wiadais 10%d per ce No. red western, 7@ 7iad, Coun--Dultand lower: 4d per cental. Pork—Prinie mess western, 7s per bbl. Duluth W t Market, Dureti, Minn. Feb, 10.—The market opened weaker tor largely owing to th passaze of the Washburn bill. ~ Liter reports. however, caused u firmer feeling toward. the end of the session and prices advanced. Clos- ing prices were: $Febru- ary, 8ueiMay. cish. Sie; February, Sife: M northern cash, Te; No. 4§ noriher rejected, (0c on track, No. | hard, No. 1 northern, e, il mixed western, 48 ukee Markets, Feb. 10— WHEAT—Ex- 2 sprin No. 1 north- W@e, .2 white, 823@3%; No. Milw MILWAUKEE, Wi a3 No white, 3@ BARLEY—FiT : 5 RyE—Quict; No. I, W@k, Coftee Market, NEw Youx. Feb. 10.—Options opened firm at from 5 t0 15 poli 1y at from 510 15 points up; sules. 110 0 bags, including: Fobru £30@li00; March, $ 1131 April, $1 iy, 8128 @1290: Junc, 81 July, #1235 September. $1245@12.50; spot Ko, quiet and firmer; No. 7. 81 St. Louis Markets, ST. Louts, Mo, Peb. 10. —WHEAT May. vie. C RN—Irregular; cash, OATS sh. 0e; Miy Pouk—Dull; new i1 LARD-Quict at 83, WHISKY—81. 4. wiple, 3@00e. Irregular; May. 38%c. New York Dry ¢ NEW YORK. Feb. 10— Business in_dry goods was apparently on the mend, although it is still uneven as to makes and qualities of woods. Bids were in for round lots of plain cottons. but all _trausactions learned of were at unchanged prices. pods Market, Cincinnati Market CINCINNATL, O., Feb. 10.—Wnear—Eusier No. 2 red, 6215@hic, Conx—Weaker; No. OATS —Ensier: mixed, 5215w WHISKY s 14 Foreign Ol Market LoNDON, Feb. 10.~REFINED PE @i%d per gullon. TUnee ANTWERP, and sellers, Huv - M HAVANA, Fob. 10.—Narket trifugil, ik decrees po 1 ut BLI0G12. 3 fold per qu 2 mixed, $1ige. ROLEUM—H% per ewt. OLEUN—103E paid, rket, quiet: 780 bags zation, were CnicaGo, 1L, Feb. 1.—Counselman & Day to nekrell Bros, Wneat opened unscttled with trades made it ye variance indifferent pirts of the crowd, the bulk. however, athic to Rote for May. The feverish tone prevailed until within the last hour when reports from Washington prophecying the defeat of the verso loglslation azainst the trade in products restored confidence n measure and produced a firmer clos- inz. Cables bringlug buyinz orders from the continent of Europe caused 2 und the market closed Le higher than yesterduy with the punieky fenling allayed, but not full confidence restore f, owing to'the’ uncertainty about the anti-option bill. Corn and oafs were somewhut unsettiod by the racket in wheit, but averaged steady to firm and closed from %eto %e higher for leading tut 5 Sumpie lots in good demund and un Increased attendance of buyers of shippinz grades. Pro- vistons openod custer, but quickly firmed up on tuying by packers, One soft spot ocenrred during the ruid in wheat, but packers aguin supported the market and the final closing wis 5 higher for pork, With lard und ribs firm and stendy. Cuteaao. T, Feb, 10,1 G, Logan & Co. to J. Nunds € Company: The feeling Pro and cou regurding the passuge of the anti- option bilt was the predominating influence in the wheat and corn murket. In the former il the fentures excepting the distrust enzen- dered by yesterday's decling and its cause were strong; unusially so, we would suy, con- sidoring the reporis of heivy purchises of flour for export it Minueupolis, wheat at Du- 1uth and Minneapolis, und: wheat, both cash and futures, at the seaboard. While we hardly ©XDUCE L0 S0 11y 1ATEe ODErator or st of op- erators tuke the long side with the action of congress huneinz over the market, yet we feol that the hand which the foreigners showed today 1s quite imports rn was bought heavily ourly by le The prospect is for ligh ipts. The sume remark ap- plies toouts. Provisions opened weak on in creased receipts of hogs Luter on the win and covering by shorts lm- wariet, which closed at about the Trade was lizht. STOCKS AND BONDS, Reading Securities Con- sumed the Attention of Operators, New Yonk, Feb. 10.—1In view of the facts in the “coal deal” which were glven out today, the stock murket sales were little wmore than baulf in Reading, bothin the stock and bond list. Certalnly the transactions in the Read- | g stocks und bonds were niore thun haif the entire business in both the departments. Of the other coal stocks only Jersey Central made any respouse to the stimulation and the general list was comparatively quiet and remained feverish and irregulur throughout whe entire day. The general ten- dency was upwards, however, unaer the fnflu- ence of the fmmense rise o the Rouding se- curities, and, while the professionals und traders ure still bearlsh on the general hist thelr ¢fforts to get prices down were entirely veutralized, and wost stocks show slight ulus ag the result of the day's operations y fur 4he largest vroportion of the business wiis done In Lhe Lust Lour, ufLer the announ ment of the deal which b 50 long, and Erle BCa i © nore prominent in the trad- whilg plsing fractionally. e opening of tho markot was made on & voluwe of businss, comparatively Aking, with prices generally lower than 1080 Of lust evening, and 4 rumor that aul contewplated an issue of $10,000,00 ne stock opened that stook off % por cent. rdst of the |ist were irrogular within narrow iimits, but marked sirength was soon devel- oped - Reading. Lackawanna and Jerse Central, The industiials followel at n dis- tance. hut the changes in quotat'ons were insignificant us w rule oxcept in the few stocks mentioned, Prices rose or feil according to the prevaiing temper of the pulers — and the general tendency was upward. In the last hour, how- ever. Reading went up with a_rush. but’ with ont bringing the genersl 1St aiong 1o any narked extent, and Lickawanni was esp clully sluggish In fact, the industrinls and those stocks which have' any cor with the coal trade, dircet or indirect. were the only ones displaying any red stren:th throu.liout the day. The close was active nnd fitay, with most of the st at close to first pricos. The net gain In Rending was 6 per cont, though 1t §o1d 1 per cont hizher than its last price, und Jersoy Central roso 2 per cent, Distiders 1% per cent, New England g per cent, und Delaware & Hudson and Chicigo s cach 1 per cont. while St. Paul lost 1's per nt and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & Louis each 1 por cont The following are the closing quotations for the leading stocks on the New York Stock ex- change toduy Atehison. @1y [ o preforred . ... 140 Adams Kxpress.... 145 " N.Y. Central BRI Alton, T, M. 818 [N YL CRL & 8ET Ting *do preferrad. |11 | o preferred. .1l ik American Express tohlo” Misstsippl... 21 B CR &N do preferred....... 8 Cannda Pacific Ontario & Weatern . 2014 Cannda Southern ... Oregon Improveme't 28 Central Pacifle Orogon Nav.. . Ches. & Ohl Orozon Trans.. do 18t preferred Pacific Mall 0 2nd preferred PD. & K. 1Chleago & Alton PItEsburg. L C.h & Q allman Painee. Ty Roading ... 0% Rook Istand. .0 00 3 St L. & 8. K T8t pfd 18 D. & LG pfd A% 8L PAuL L East Tonnessee .\ 31| do preferred o I8t preferred. L 45 St P Min, & Man. do nd preferred.. 17 St Paul & Omaha, Lt 2! do preferred o’ preferred 724 Tenn. Conl & Tron Fort Wayne. 1621 Texas Paciflo Chl. & East i i Tol. &0, Con. p Hocking Valley 1% | Union Pacific Houston & Texas s U 11linols Central St Paul & Duluth Kansas & Texns. ... Loke Erie & West 140 1078 1i2ig 48y 115, ay [ ¥ S & T HHomestake * 7 1ron Silver., ontarl |Quicksilver. . do preferred sutro Bulwer., . itich. & W. Wisconsin Contr t Northern pfa Loulsvillo Momphis & Char Michigan Central .. 107 ML L 8, & W i “do preferred s Minn, & St L0l 8y do proferred. . 1 Miswourl Paeific] |1 (2 Mobile & Ohito At sille Chatt tral Sugar Trust outhern Pacitic R G.W T n e 1L G W dis Northwes “hld. exdiy. ales of stocks to ading: Atehison, 2).000; Chicigo 0: Chiengo & Eastern Tllinois pre i Delawure. Luckawannn & West- Nashville, 5 0: New Jersey Cen- 1. 3,40); Northern \y were 712,40 preferred. 1 mond & West Point. Texns & Pacific. 169 Western Union, 4,45 w6)); St Union P; neial Review, NEW YORk. Feb 10.—The Post says: To- duy's further advances in exchango brinzs stérling rates within lcof the god export level. "Ashas been the ease in every previous advance of sterling, w superficlul expianition is casily found, while the fundamental canses puzzle cveryboiy. Europe hias been a busy selier of certain” iines of our securities this week, particularly Reading stoeks. and this hus, doubtless, ~ hastened the traditionnl “spring wovement” on exchanze In an up- ird dircetion. - But, it our securities huvi lutely been sold for European aceount in suc quantities us to rev the apparently loz- ical movenentof exchange, the selling his not at any rate been done in the open London mirket. “As to what securities and how many, carsied In this country for foreign uccount, may have veen realizod on by the foreigzners Is ‘necessarily a matter of simpie con- Jecture. Courageous theorists may be Feady to connect a hypotheticil movenicnt of this kind with heavings and wearings of the stock market after every suceessful advanc On the other hand the professional operators who have experimentod lurgely on the bear side ve not found their operations furthered by liquidation from outside sources ou such o 8 as this. The obvious trouble with the stock murkoet has been the .uck of ny orders from outsider her than tho présence of outside oracrs to sell. Financial Note PARis. Feb. 10.—Three per cent rentes. 93t for the account. NEW Youk. Feb. 10.—Clearings, $159,508,745; balunces, $.741,785, IKANsAs Crry, Mo. ings were § BALTIMORE, Md.. Fe balay 120, EW ‘ob. 10.—Today's clear- . 10.—Clearings, rate, 6 per cent. Lu,. Feb. 10.—Clearings Clearings today, $1,60,- 584, ORLEANS, 501,272, BN PRICADELPIIA, Pa., Feb. 10.—Cloarings, 817 420.152: buiunces, #, 1. 3 money, $'s ver Mespmis, Tenn.. Feb, chunge sellin s at par. ances, B8, 150, NNATL O, Fe ‘ork’ exchunge, Eeb, 10.—Bank 3 5,807; exchange on New . Feb. 10.—Clenring unces, $1,525.803; 10.—New York ex Clearings, $400.041; bal- 4@h per premium todi. CHICAGO, 11, Feb. 10.--Money _casy at 56 percent. Clearings, $13.640,811. “New York ex- change. 10¢ discount. Steriing exchange stendy at $1.85' for sixty day bills and #1587 tor sight drafts. New York Mo v Market, NEW YORK. 'ob. 1.—MONEY 0N OALL—Eusy at 1@ per cent; last loan, 1% per cents closed offered 1% per cent. Proste MERCANTILE PAVER—314@ 4 per cent, STERLING EXCHANGE—-Quiet but strong at #1831 for sixty-day bills and $1.87% for de- wand. The closing quotations on bonds: U i rex BT U S, 4n coup Rt SUL S, digs TeR. ..., 100 “Pacific' BT Lu. stamped ds. LR “Tenn. new ket 41105 08 J. eIt Cert .1 111% North. Pacific Ists.. 116lg Arth Pacitic 2nds. . 114 N rthweastern Con. |1 Jorthi. Debent. 08,105 &1 M. Gen. bs. Bl &8, F. Gen M. 107 n S0, 2043, tPaul Consols... . Pacliic s C. & Pac. Ista & R G, st [t} ) 1l e ol v Roty 24 fle 1sts . 107 K& TG YL1a. t asked. London Stock Market, pyrighted 1892 by James Gordon Bennett.) NDON, Feh. 10.—[New, York ilerald Cable pecinl to Tk BEE]-The settlement en- ginged the attention of the Stock exch toduy. So far iv has mude proarcss. Rates of been eneraliy casier than on previous occasions. Tome rillways were buckward, Consols wero stoady. Forogn povernment securities nre dull, "A feature s the fall of 2 to 3 per cent in_ Greek bonds, Home raliways wero somewhat heavy, notwithstanding the scure- ity of the stock,” Brixhion deferred has fallen 3per cent, and several oLhers i Lo % per cent. American, after belng dull ana Leavy, nas shown more strength during the lust liour. Philadelphia & Keading has been largely bought. There was an ad @ of 1y per cent 1 Atehison, and others are only partially re- covered from the full noticed during the duy. it s compured with last night prices ire wostly lower. Denver preferences ire excep- tionally flat, with adeciine of 1's per cent Cunadiun Hnes have been littie dealtin, Can- adiun Pacific 15 by per_cent better, Grand Trunk issues are somewnnt lower. Owing to the Btock exchunge settlement no Leen more wanted. Short loans hiu ehiurged for ut 1y per cent. The discount mur ket Cwus slightly tirmer. Two and three months' bills were quoted at 2 por cent. LoxboN, Keb. 10.--The following were the London stock quotations closing st 4 p. m. Consols, money - U50-108L Paul common. .. Consols. account. 951116 New York Central N.Y. P. &0 Ists... 7 Pennayivaniu.. Can. Paciic Wby Reading e o St aanes 21 Mex. Cen Mex.‘ordin | new is BAR SILVER—41340, MONEY—1@ 15 per cent. Denver Mining Stocks, DENVER, Colo., Feb. 10.~The following list Is the olosing quotationson the Mining woduy. Sales 18,500 Allokbany...... 10 |Getiysbur ~ Amity 24 | Golden Treasure Argonaut CL 157 |Gold Roek: Hallarat 20 |Ironciad Baogkok-Corn B0 6% [ Justic s Hupter W Lexington Big ludian 16 |Little Kule . b1 May Mazeppa 4" Matehless i Oro 344 Park ilduted. Pay o n Contury ... Clay County teed Natlonal x| Hialto 45" | Runniog Lode Boston Stock Market, BosTON. Mass,, Feb, 10.—~The tollowing | 01a Cotony the closint prices o1 atgeks on ths Roston | stock murket today: '8 Atehison & Topexa, g § Swnta be Copper Flint & Pere M pfd TAmAarack K. C.O% 0 &G BUTs 122 Anniston Land Co Mass. Central RBaton Lar Mex. Cont comnion. 21 t End Lan1 Co NV & N England. 4816/ Bell Telephoae Do preferred ... 121 ° Lamson Store & g ¢ M Wis Con, common, 189 Houston ihomson Allouze Min.Co.new BOAT oo Atlantic Ao Sun Francisco Mining ¢ 1ons. SAN FRANCISCO, Ol leb, 10, ~The offietal closing guotations for mining stocks today were us follows Alta 110 Belcher. ., . L6 Hest & Heiclinr 300 Hodie Consolidated. & Chollar Potosi .. Savage sierra N i87t¢ Union Con ceve 18 (Utah oy arekn Con 20 | Yellow Jacket puld & Curry § Tinle & Noreross Mexican Mono New York Mining Quotations, NEw York. Feb, 10—The following are the elosing mininz Stock quotations. Alico. 115 [Horn Siiver Aspen tron sliver.. Host & Moxlean Chollar v Ontario Crown Point 15| Ophir..... Con. Cal. & Va.. 110 51t Plymouth Deadwood T D0 Savage ... Eureka Con.... [ 1% | Sieres Novada juld & Curry’..L 16 |Standard Hale & Noreross.. . 10) | Cnlon Con Homestake.. L1200 | Vellow Jacket Helcher. ... K MARK Cattle Coming to Omaha in Liberal Suppl, dny's Prices and Sales, 10.—~Recelnts for the past three Attle, 16,700 hags and 204 sheep 6 cauttle 18,103 hogs and 1358 sheep, 1 0f Tast wo 180 in throe OMAIl avitinst the first b, An iners and_ extr or 2,500 cattlo nely unfavoravle reports from Chicago caused a very weak feeling here. Dressed beef buyers uppeared to want the entt o and thore was a fair shipping demund. but all buyers were bidding lower. On nico handy fat steers just suited to the Kilier's taste there was soine competition and prices consequently were fairly well maintained. On zood eatile welehing 150 Ibs. and unwards such a8 shippers waniod,” prices were not great deat lower, but on fair to good L10) to 130)-1D steers prices wore loe lower than Tues- dity. Goo | L2 to 14a0-1b, steers sold from £1.70 10 fuir 0 good 1,051 0 120 -1b, stecrs sold from §5.25 to £.60 and common light thin steers sold at good feec er prices from $5.00 to £525 Trading was naturally slow and the elose found quite n few Hunehes stiil unsold. Butchor stuff was in liveral supply and there were plenty of very good cows and heif- ors among the offer ngs,” Outside orders were 11:ht and local butehers and canaers, having a clear field, were ineiined to be ratiier indif- ferent and learish. Cloice fat cows und hoif- ers sold about steady. but on medium and ! comnion grades prices wero very uneven, 100 te 15e lower than Tuesday and i5e to 252 lower thun Monday. As usual when thicre is o big Fun Tough il eanning 10ts S04 4t il Sorts of meun prices. There was a pretty good de- mand for bolls. oxen and stugs. both from butehiers ana feeders, Sales were from #1.% to s Jalves were in_moderute supply and steady at from £.00 to #.00 for cholce vels. There was a tolerably aetive trade in stock- ers und f s, both ontside and local spe lators t hold freoly at good, strong pricos. Tlhiere was very little trading at under 500, and sules were mostly from $..0) to $5.25. Kepresentutive sales STEERS Av. Pr. 16, 1168 8 18,12 10110 4.1 101050 101087 310X 0. 128 101176 0. 247 15.115) s of 0 No. Av. . Av. Pr. £170 370 211005 21,1106 20,0110 3 18,1167 o8 1103 2. 1121 19 71100 200 0% 101018 22071041 1..1002 1.1 24 o 11201043 9..1040 182106 01077 2.1 el 2 0..1203 160 31140 2 221170 431106 19,0 20 HEIFERS. 1..670 30 2. 000 K70 1 0) 2.0 015 30 21T CALVES, 1170 50 BULLS, L1630 2 25 1 1409 1..1410 1570 22 101300 2 1. 1490 4107 L1760 1770 1 1 11540 1 1 . 180 1540 10 240 250 1 b 101610 25 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS, I G600 81519 4 320 60, K6 20 2000 506 3 3 2 2. 806 33 9. MILKENS AND SPRINGENS, 109) 142) 1350 940 2y Wi A0 00 05 and calf and cuif 1cow and calt’’] 1cow und calf. T s s ST Hoas—The run was again liberal, bringing the receipts for the first half of tho weok pretty close up to the sume three days of lust week. In the quality of the offerings not much change wis noticeable. althoush as a rule the hogs were hurdly so good and there were not so muny choice hogs us on Mondiy and Tuesduy. Business opencd ruther dull, with prices ranging from steady on the best 1ight and butchor welht hogs to ¢ lower on pucking grades. In fact, puckers’ carly bids were from 5 to 1 ¢ lower than Tuesday. ~ Both shippers and fresh meat buyers were too 1ib- eral buyers to allow such’a break, and the market finally sett.ed down to a se deoline, ou wh.ch basls trading was tolerably act.ve ind the pens finully cleired, The best lvavy hozs sold ut from $i 5 to #4.6): common hesvy and mixed packers at from $.5) to$L5. Light und buteher woights again sold at the’ ex- treme it of from 8440 to $4.605 tho bulk ut iy ading wus larZely at froni $1.5) to . against at from #4.55 10 $1.60 Tuesday, the uve agv of prices pald, betux 8160l uguinst 8.5 Tuesduy und #4204 last Wednesduy. Repre- sentative sales: No- Ay, sl sh. 0 B i 250 40 Fin 40 80 LRk 10 40 - 240 . 250 120 04 3w 80 ; - 400 Tt 8) 120 240 120 0i0 20 160 40 16) 160 120 K 240 1cow 1 cow BEEDRRED i 10 S AND RHOUGH, 510, 5) “EHEEP—The offerings were about the samo 8 Tues luy is to quantity. and i differen but the feeling was Tather nearly stondy nat 108 nat 130 Col- 130 Col-Tex.. 1) Col-Tex., mixed Rec Officiy shown b ¢ CATTL Cars. |1 3 Omaba . Wil & “udnhy to Ta 4 big disadvantaze, shupe of i bu could held be gencrally sold at a de were sorts wore the dec of cheerfu allivw Sules w cows ares: eattle. espeeiully hird want 1 shoek Daid tor Forty thousand w ceipts of huzs. cess of consequ it wi nov . there were Sales of culls und y heavy snow storm aid Ibs. e The « vl was fair, asier, althou:h out at_substantlally wtions: Natives, $1.950 und stock- Representa- Av, Pr ives, mixed o 8L #4050 wethers S0 500 ive ewes Vsl 4D Pex.. mixed . W 3 4 lex. mixed G K4 Ly 0t A8 L0 quality. hing sold Quol eve colpts and Disprsiting of Stosk, Al rocelpts and disposition of stosk by the hooks of the Union Sio. as rds Kb, Febraary 10, 1592 JECEIPTS e oGS, su ond|Cars. | Head | Car. 11! DISPOSITION. WUV IS [CATI R TGS, [SHERT. Packing ammond o hiis Packing company Louls.. 1230 a1 o Live stock Market. L'eb. 10, Speciai T Sollers of catilo today were at There wus nothing in the ock for which Tuesday’s prices be obtained. Choice cows and bulls tter thin other descriptions, but they ling of e, Other off fully L and there not a few instances where line amounted to The preva once not add to the 1ness of the situation, and taken all in 5 0 moSt unsatistuctory market ere principally at from $1.85 to # buils, and from .30 to #.40 for and shipping steers, Course heavy yihin - weizhing over 1,10 [bs., were to sell.” Nobody appeirs to hit crade, and they are selling at 11y low prices, as compared with thoso rlighter wo ghits. s posto This wus at | the number gencral v ient'y the opening wis ver oon fearncd that” the arri ch those figures and then ing took possession of t urket e ata reduction of from e to 10¢ per Mho closing quotations were from 0 for poor to choice heavy and weizhts and from H.4) to 3455 for The proportion of prime hogs Leng fow sules at the outside but the bulk chan i BEE.| as the day's re- Ast 10,700 I ex- looked for and weak. But s wou d any- re from $2.00 to §4.10. o buoy trade on'the procedi| demund continucd f increased insisted prices was nbg yestorday. 1 sheop, and few lumbs s coipts, steady #3001, Hio:; murket and con B0, 4.5, SHEEP—Receipts. market mixed, western New York Live NEwW head, steady; native buils an | 57300 qu CALY sheep, 7503 a ib.:‘are: Hoa nomina K KANs ceipts. dull an and fo dresscd cows foeders, Hoa e riet v n| Lows, m heavy, H.10@5.00; mixed, 1.2 @85, WE! Ope ciner to Tuk suy: P duced, 0.0 n St Loui tions for t sheepiand lwmb market lacked the ey eharacterizing thut branch of tne 7 duysof the week. The fv. but the supply wis pectations, and jons. The ) e to 10e lower than for buying the bulk of the ling whove 3.40. attle, 21,0005 hogs, beyond 1 upon conc CATTLE: owand others, @20, ts, 1000 wer: rough nd_puckers, zht, $1.600Q 0 lower: best ste 5: stockers, §1.7055.60; iteceipts, wL000; shipm tairiy active wnd 5@ioc | mmon, ¥4.5 @1.60:- mixed, 85; prime heavy, H.85@1.95: 00): shipments, #00%; nbs higher; ewes, $3.000 Vo5, 0 wethers, $1.95@5.40; lanibs, 5 ativ s, Stock Marke —BEEVES—Receipts, cars for sale; murket 6B 105 per LU ibs 0 cows, $1.2574.00; aressed beef steady s per 1D.; tomorrow suipments wiil beeves and 4 sheep. Shipments toduy, urters of bee ~Recoints. 630 heud: market steady; @800 per 100 1Us. Keceipts, 6.60) head; market firm; §1.5 @6.50 per 10) 1bs.: lumbs, 670 rossol mutton, steady at 1@H5e por ssod T firmh at S 10050, ~Receipts, 7.14, he ul; consigned direct: 1y stendy at 3110475 ver 100 1bs, YoRrk, Feb. 1 including 58 ansas Clty Live Stock Markst, As Ciry. Mo, CATTL 4.100; shipnent steors wo dx0c to 30 lower than Monday; cows cders were steady with y diy eof sind shipping steers.” 8550008 8 nd, helfurs, $L.25G115; stockers und 10.500; shipments, 4.800: the opened A¢ low 1 closed fe to e all wrades. £.0004.6); bulk, p—Rocelpts, 600: shipients; 10); ged, .40 1,50, arket St. Louis Live Stock Market, Mo., Feb. 10.—OATTLE —Recoipts, arkoy lower: fair to good steers, 85000 Rocelpts, 4.000: morkot opened steady; light, 34,0 STERN PACKING s Past We ally Reduced, T'eb, 10.—[Speelnl Telegram srrow's Price Current will ations ure considerably re The total for (he west the pist Week 0 hogs, nguinst 430,000 the preceding nd 410,000 last year. making 7185, 0) Ovembor 1. agiiist 7,195,000 i YeAr ago. ¢’ NOW OperaLing Compire as k Very M NNATI BEL e e [T 2,4 | 2,620,000 28,000 e e Precfrreryn, oo 01000 Inaianapoliy’ Milwnukve Cineinna Codar 1 ath . aplds. Sloux City. Wichita Nebraski All_others u Ciiy.\ ' ————— Sickness Among Children Especiaily infants, is prevalent more o at all times, but is largely avoided by giving proper ‘The mo Gail I Milk. VAN HOUTEN'S nourishment and wholesome food. st successful and reliable of all is the jorden “'Eagle” Brand Conaeunsed Your grocer aud aruggist keop it. Go 020 COA. | PLEASE READ THIS. OO Cents a pound for VAN HOUTEN'S OOCOA (“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 81 half-pint cups PR R 1 ¢ “ V., H. Cocoa “ therefore 90c,, * also 93 s 4 90c., “ 150 ¢ * “ S~ Which is the Cheaper Drink ? "W 93 cups of Coffee, RETAIL PRICE 00 conta por_pound. i 900.-=’“ 5 ‘‘¥,H.Cocoal! Sold by every Grocer. ().MAI—IA’ , Manafacturers” and dobbers” Divectory AWNING HARDWARE, Omaha Tent 0 Flags. hiamn AND TENTS, - Awning Recter & Withelmy O, | Lobieck & Linn, Bullders hard wara Cor.10th And Jackson Sts waehaales toil 8 ks, oll and rubber clothing. Sand for entaly, 1118 Farnam BAGS AND TWINES, Omaha. 104 e st -_— IRON WORKS, Benis Omana Bag co. | i Tarton & Vierting Irom Importers and man turers. Flour Sacks. Burlaps and Twine _— BICYCLES, fac butlding work, engines, brass woneral —_—m 11IQUOR Wor 1 | Wrought and cast fron | work | | AL Verrign & Co, M 10 send O, Daron Her & o i Grotte, iwhne ot Dodge strant Wievele: [ Tignor Morehants, 1112 Harney Stroet. Manufaetur'ra Kennedy's = KnstIndin Hitters BOOTS AND SHOES, = - for one citalogue and prices 07t Farnam st, Ominhia bl il . BT 1020 ana 102> Farnam S, Price 144 on appiication. | Freka Hortert, Morse-"lce 8102 Comvary, 1104 Howard Street Factory corner Hih andt Doagiac streats We are making 6l0<o prices to cash bayers, and are elling n class of goods which 13 very sal satle with merchants. Wholesale 1quor deaters Kirkendall, Jones & Co., Ale Manufactues Amevican Hand Sowed Shoe Co. i) Boots, shoes, rubbors | Agents for Boston 1tub it goous, ber Shoe Co. 1102 1104 root. | and 110 Harney stre Charles R, Lee, Hardwood Tumber, wood carpets and parquet Tmpostel Amoriewn b Rooring, Inn {eemeat, Milwan hydraciic coment sl and Douglar, Quiney white e e, ————— MIL: INEL MUSIC i O AL Stonehill, 4 John A, Wakeie d, nud COAL, CORY, K Omaha Coal, Cole & | Coutant & Sq ok i Aty Hard and soft conl ship Horpe, i pers 1908 Farn Tlard and soft conl. S K Millinery eorner ith and Douglas streots notlons,elonks Planos ote, artlste ot L1188 16th st Oaha | 1815 Dowstas street, Julins _— ‘ OVSTERE, | 1014 Farnam stro vty - : ’ A Boath Packing Co. Plat & o, organs, material strect, Hros, i Oysters, Fiih and Colary, 10 South 10ty St David Cole, Mana zor. N OIS, Omiaha Neb. e CORNL B, | CLOIHING Packers of oystors, fish 01 Celory 008 Luavonworth St le Cornize Works Gilmore & Ruld, Mannfa of Gal Manufacturers and vanize €ornlce. lidated Tank Line Window metalle Wholesale Clothiers, gt s, 110 ana 7 i | Dodge st AR LU AL Refined and lubrieating —— e olls, axle groas DRY GOOD- Dy PRODUCE COMMIS M. E. Suith & Co. Rilpatrick - Koch IN. ol furnishing goods Dealers In country prod- Cor. 1t ad Howard sts. frulty, vexotablos, Ribbeil & Smiith, Produce, Dry goods, notlons, nishing fraits of il Corner 11th and Howard. | Kinds, oysters, hand Uaries Streets, Kirsitrauwn o sons. | Jos. A, Glark & Co. | Butter, cheese. eans, poultry and kame. o South 15th Street. 1207 Howara & LIRS, 1207 Howard Stroot. ELECTRICAL SUL Omaha Conlidat:1 Blacteinal Oy, E ynamos. Lamps, Wire and ctrieal Sup plles of AlLKInds: loward stieat, Omab; Wolf Elec rical Ca., Butter, eggs and poultry. 12 140 Farnam st | Riddell & Co., Butter. choeso. eggs, voz etables, fruits, poultry and game. @. Pegau. Commission Merchant Produce, Butter. Egzs, e nd Poolter, 12L0 and Hownrd Sta, Bingham. & Son, Send ns your Fggs, Bute Gue, Tilustrated eatalogue free. 1614 Capitol Avenue, Mullin & MoOiain, | i | nisre Co., 1531101 et Lt Nat! | | bank | 1 Riiooesttrs b G A Hacbo . | 13015 Leavenworih 8t. | & Co. = | Graceand tith sts Oman PAPER. King Pap:r 0). Wrapping paper, il kinds of twinew, et FURNITURE AND CARP Carpenter Paper Co., | - | Carry n full atock of Notion | vrintiog, wrapplog and 1O | Neiting papor, card b 104 Howara st ver, oic. | Tel. 1), Gonts® furnlshing gonds, | mm— g nd | y Hrand S1OVE tikPAL S re cralls, = = | pants, shirts, conts. et | Cor. 12th and Howari sts. G GUODS, Robinson Co Gl sa puld ples expross sy Ouah Sove Ropair Wor:s. Stove ropairs and_ wate Artnehments for any kind of stove mule 1207 bouglas James Hughes, Stoves ropairs of alikints | Cooks und Heaters C for sale. 07 9. 13th Stray. 1115 Harney. RIES. | D. M. Steele & Co., ’ Blakie, Brice & Co., | | TOYS, H. Hardy 0o, Toys, dolly, nibumy, fanoy guods. Nouse furs nihing goods, childe ron’s carringos 1319 Farnum Street "SOUTH OMAHA. LIMITED = 1201-1205 Jones street, | 10th and Harney, Omaha, M. A, Disbrow & Co, | mouldings. Braneh of fico, I12th and Tzard Sts Om:h3, Neb, Neb. GRAIN AND PROVIAON Cockrell Bros., | S oA MeWhorter, okers and cash huyers. ivate wires to New | 216 Board of York, Chicako, and St | Proker in graln, provi- Louts. 16-15 Poard of | 8lons andstocks.” Private Trade | wires to N, Y., Chicago Traae UNION STOCK ;ARUS Co,, SHp S K0 | QOMMISSION MERVHANT: Aven Root & Oo.| Gasmini & Dallay. Bullding South chanza balidiag, Omaba South Omahi A, L. Gibbon & Co. | Geo. Osterns & Co., Hats, eaps, straw goods | Buyer: of hilos gloves and mitten talloy ant furs, 515 South 13th-st w0l 12th and Harney, S Every MAN cin be > STRONG und VIG- 2 OROUS in all respects by using SPANISH NERVINE, the great $Spanish Remedy. YOUNG MEN = OR OLD sulftering fron NERVOUS DEBILITY, LOST or FAILING MANHOOD, nightly cinissions, convulsions, nervous prosiration, causr d by theuse of opium, tobacco or alcoliol, wake: mental depression, 1oss of power in_either sex, permator- BEFNORK AND AFTER UK, thova caused by self abuse and over indulgence or any personal weak® ness can be restored to perfect health and the NOBLX VITALITY OF STRONG MEN. We give a written guarantee with G boxes to cure any case of refund the money, 813 box, 0 boxes 85 For sale in Omaha by MceCormick & Lund, 15th & Farnamsts. stantly stops the most excruciating pals: never fails (o kive ease to the sutferat. For sprains, braises, hiciaeie, prin in the chost or sidss, healie’is toatiachio, or any external puin, a few applications, ruboed on by hand, act like mazic, cause ing the pain to instantly stop. For conz stions inflummatioas, rhevnathsm, new ralgin, lnmbago, seitics, pains in the smali of the haek, mo-e extonded and re- peited appllcations are necossary: Allintarnal piins, diarrhe s, dyseatary, colie, spasms, nauses, faintinz <sells, nervonsne s, s'e eplessness, wre rel aved instantly and quickly cured by taking inwardly 20 t66) drops in half o tumbler of water 50 cents a Dottle; sold by drigypists, With RADWANY'S PILLS there is no bettor cure or preventive of Fever and Azue. BONDED PUBLIC WAREWOUSE CAPACITY 600,000 BUSHELS, = NMorae for M Kins of Grain MONEY ADVANCED ON CflNSllGN.‘dEN'l'S. All praln welg SLOrige rate established by sta » Write for rates and fuil particulars and consign 1 RITCHIEC O OMAHA, NEB 1816 Douglas Street, Omaha, Neb. private. bioo), skin and unnary Jise ainr o ‘ertificates sow. 18 still treating wilhi the gre (et siee weakaess. night'losses lwpatoaty: srplills wiristuro. o ow treataiont for 108 of vital power, Partios onuble Moivine 0 lostruments sent by O personsl nterview p of Life) sunt free. UM ne ewinent ape kalist 10 nersous, chronic registered kraduate in wedelne. an oip afarrh, spLrmutorenoed, sk maghood, s Flieh, Gleet. s aricouule,cto. NO mertury ke it me (o1 at homie DY Cortexpondence ourely ke L0 i ate conients OF dendar. ree. gostrictly wrivate. ook (Mysteries Nadeys IV & . b0 13w beud staiop Lor repiss <