Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 19, 1893, Page 11

CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Week's Business Amoug the Jobbing Houses Not Overly Large. RECORD OF THE LOCAL CLEARING HOUS General Conditlons Fairly Satistactory and the Volu “ Well Up to Last ¥ A Dally 1 Bourd, 1 Conversations with the local jobbers in the diffevent lines of business would secem to in- dicate that trade during the past week has not been quite so rushing us it has been at times in the past. While thereis a little eas ing up in business ‘it must not be assumed from that fact that there is any great cause for complaint or thut the jobbers are doing any complaining, On the contrary, the vol ume of trade is generally considercd as pretty good for this scason of the year. In fact, when it is taken into consideration that th jobbers have for months heen domng an im mense business, it would appear that trad at the present time §s nolding up remarkably well Collections out through the country are very fair and taken all in 41l there would not appear to b for dissatisfaction among merchants at present of affairs, A comparison would show up ver 1803, Now that there 1s o 16t up of steady cold weather the loeal retail merchants are look ing for a little better results. At the sa time it is doubtful if there will be & change until the scason is far cnc r vanced to admit_of the opening up of build ing operationsand oth 1 weather enter prises which will afford work for a greater number of aboring men and put more money into general civeulation ain Market. I the renew much cause e condition this the time year with last year at fa v ably for Omahn's G The past week has witness of the daily sessions of the Board of Trade and the holding of a grain call. A daily 1 was maintained for some time a_year 20, but was finally dropped although it had gencrally been well attended and had re sulted in a good deal of business being trans acted e call hind not been suspended long before grain men were sorry that th let it drop. So long as the call was main tafned there was o regularly established Omaha grain market which was reported to the country and grain shippers knew what they could do here and the market brought lots of busin When the call was dropped, the market no longer reported from Omaha, only by individual firms, and the attention of shippers was called in other directions where they had a regularly estab lished market. o The object of the daily call is to establish a market and if it docs that it will be worth maintajning cven if the amount of trading on the board is not very largeat fiest. If the sales happen to be light on a certain day that is nothing to the discredit of the plan of hay ing a daily call, At St. Louis, which is prob ably the sccond largest grain market in the country, they have a daily call and it is noth ing unusual for little or nothing to be soid during the call, ‘The great bulk of the busi ness is done after the call or even before. At Kansas City they do a large grain business but the daily call does not bring out any trading than does the one at Omaha. Omaha's Bank CI The clearings of the national banks for the week just closed would indicate that busi- ness is being well maintained in Omaha, The total shows a small_gain over the week immediately preceding though smaller than some other weeks. As compared with the average for the month of January there has been a falling off of about $250,000 per weel in the total of the clearings. On_the other _hand if the comparison is made with the cor- “responding week last year it will be noted that thero-has becn d gain amounting to 740 per cent. Mhe following will sow the clearings for each day of the weelc under review together with the total for the week as compared with previous weeks Monday. Tuesdiy Wednesdiy. Thursduy . Friday. Saturday. Total...... Week ending Febr Weok ending Januury - Weck ending January Week ending Junuary 14 Week ending Januury 7 Week ending December 1 q Week ending De wis arings, 126885834 819.650.44 ember - -.7nu.174..'l AS s 1T, Effects of Continued Cold Weather Appar- ent—Bright Prospects. Mr. W. H. Roberson, Omaha manager of R. Q. Dun & Co., in discussing the local trade situation, says: “For the first time in a year the baunks generally report funds well loaned up, Some of them are not secking loans at present and are even turning away good offers In wholesale circles opinions are not unanimous as tothe conditions of trade. Some houses are very enthusinstic, while others admit thatsales and collections are not as good as anticipated. One large house which keeps very close watch of its busi- ness reports trade for the week 40 per cent Tbetter than last weelk, but upon comparing figures for February with those of a year ago finds a slight falling off. In general it would appear that the continued cold weather has finally effected the wholesale trade and caused & falling off in both sales and collection “Not much is to be exvected of retail trade at this season; most of that which i enjoyed is forced by cial sale In retail circles one failure is recorded in the boot and shoe line. This suggests the rather re markable fact that although retail trade in boots and shoes has been better than in other staple lines, there have been three heavy failurcs and several small ones within a year. “Real estate men more inquiries than deals under way “The legislature having resumed business. there is again a little talk about a concerted movement looking to an amendment of the collection laws, but unless some of the Jargest houses will take the watter in hand and lead in this direction nothing will be accomplished. Ouly five days re- main in whith bills may be’ introduced, and the chances ure that unless some of the Jegislators have clear ideas of their own fiich they wish incorporated in the com mercial law of Nebraska we shall 2o on an other two years as in the past. It is diffieult to explain the inditerence ol the wercantil community on this point. [very man wh sells goods on tinie appreciates the skimmer like consistency of the laws and yet it is claimed by merchants who took the matte up that no substantial interest could be roused or concerted action agreed upon “Immediately after the Oontinental fire 1 called attention to the importance of or: fumth\u a salvage corps to be paid for by the nsurance compan divection of the five department. T am giad 10 see the newspapers taking up this matter and urging some action without deluy. “The particularly bright and interesting event of the week w the Monday night meeting of the Sundown club, when the topic of the proposed Platte river cunal was dis- cussed entertainin and instructively by two well known citizens. The club com- posed as it is. of business men in alt lines, ap- arcd unanimous in favor of the pro- ject as outlined and it certainly s & most attractive enterprise. No ei zen will gainsay the proposition that no more important undertaking has been before the people of the city, und if capital can be int ted enough to construct the canal as proposed, the direct and indirect benefit to every citizen of Omuha and the county at large can scarcely be overesti mated. 1t is to be hoped the idea will not end in talk, but will materiilize into a fixed fact at an early date. *The extent to which local liquor dealers are carried by brewers und wholesale men is one of the phenomena of business experience in Omaha, A heavy dealer 1 this city is authority for the statement that this house put $40,000 for license this year and he says that more than Lwo-th of the saloon- report few sales, but usual, with some good | the plans and spec | than ¢ . but to work under the | keopers of this city licenses by brewe are carrled for their r wholesale deale: “The agreement relating to the party wall between J. E. Markel and Mrs. Balbach may be taken us an nssurance that the | McShane hotel, on the corner of Fifteenth nd Harney strects is a fixed fact. 1t is learned that the architects are at work on feations and by the mid bids will be asked f:r th is to be 132 feet squars, ~irht il fireproot throughoo It may not be wtisfactory for adveri'sing purposes as a structure costing £1,000,000 but it will undoubtedly be more profitable to its stockholders, “At South Omaha the marked by a still further advance in the price of hogs. Top hogs on Thursday reached £4.90. Since the first of November hogs have advanced at the rate of &1 per 100 pounds per month and the demand is so largely in excess of the present supply that it will tot be sur prising to learn that prices have still further dvanced when the summer packing season opens. dle of March structure. It stories high o week has been FACTORY FACTS, The Manufacturers of the State Will Visit Line The arrangements are all completed for the opening of the munufacturers carnival at Lincoln Monday evening. Quite an ex- tensive program has been prepared for the night in which the state oficials, neluding will take a promi nent part. The earnival will continue one week, elosing on Saturday nizht 1 firms will make yduced in the state. Be ted at Lincoin there will n other Nebraska cities. The Nebraska € real mills will exhibit their products and the Indianola Paint and Ocher company will make a showing of Nebraska paints. The W. A, Page Soap company of aakhia has shipped down a car of soap and machinery so that this city will not be with sresentative sident Page has called a meeting of the association for Wednesday at Lincoln Tne meeting lled largely at the solici tation of the Lincoln members, who are anx ious to meet and exchange experiences with the manufacturers of the state. They be lieve that the better the manufacturers of the state become acquainted the more inter- est they will take in home patronage and in aiding each other, e ladics of Lincoln very interesting prog ment of the will serve i supper m products of Nebraska's soil and factories “The Omaha members of the association will leave at 10:15 on Wednesday morning over the B. & M. road. They can return the same evening. President Page says that he must have at least forty members from Omaha, and that it will be to the advantage ofiall to attend. The ladies arve invited to ompany the party o] tary Holmes of the state association is in Lincoln working up the carnival and is meeting with great success according to the sports from that city. President Page and Vice President Stewart arc very sanguine that the result of the work at Lincoln will do th se of home patronage more good ube easily estimated. Lincoln has in the past been very backward about taking up the fight for Nebrask ories, but she is now apparently making up for lost time. There is o good deat of very commendable public svirit in Lincoln. As soon as it was decided to hold the carnival there the parties owning a building suitable for the purpose came forward and offered it to the associa tion frec of cha In Omaha the associa- tion paid £1,000 for the use of a_building for leven days. The Lincoln Electrie T company offered to furnish the lights of churge and the water commissioner and the telephone company promised their services gratis. The strect car company promised o furnish the power nceessary to run the machinery without any charge. The committee having in charge’ the arrang ments are congratulating themselves that they were able to secure without solicitation, frec of charge, services from the different companies in the t cost the associ tion ut the time of the exposition in Omaha 25,500, Notes Gat the governor a About sixty manufactur exhibits of goods | sides the fivins loe: be few fr have prepared a vam for the entertai Wednesday. — They loup entirely of th visitors o ed at Random. Some idea of the cause for the advance fn the price of soap may be gained from the fuct that at the present time a car of tallow costs about £2,100 while the cost only a few weeks ago was £1,100. The hirt company has put in two machines to be used in_instructing new beginuers in the art of shirt making. The increased demand for help in this branch of manufacture caused by the growth of the business has made a moye of this nature necessary, s it is impossible to get enough help. Omahia o is style new has opened for business in the Creighton block. They will manu ture and repair gold and silver wateh cases. They have all the latest appliances for re- pairing, refinishing, electro-plating and engraving. Work of this kind has herecofore be t cast as there was no establishment of the kind in the west. Western jewelers can in the future save both time and expense by having this work done in the state. Tt is the intention of the Kilpatrick-Koch Dry Goods company to commence operating the overall plant in East Omaha some time in April. WEEK IN The company the firm that PRODUCE CIRCLES, What the Produce Men of the Country Are Doing und Suying. During the early part of the present week the local produce market was about as quiet as it has been at any time this season. The receipts were not lavge and the demand was extremely light. Toward the close of the week there was more doing, but at the time it was not at all active. De have generally looked for a more active market with the coming of milder weather. The milder weather has materialized, but it has not put any great amount of life into the produce market so far as can be discovered, Changes in values have not been very great since the opeming of the present week, still the market has not been entirely featureles “The fluctuations have simply been small In poultry everything has raled steady ex- cepting chickens, which weakened tow the last of the week, under the influenc a moderate demand in the face of liberal Choice light fowls still bring good s, but they are not to be had in any great quantities, The greatest trouble with the present receipts is that the poultry of all kinds coming to this market is too large for the trade. A private family of ordinary size does not want a twenty-pound turkey and it is hard work to dispose of such except to the hotels. The same thig is true of other kinds of poultry. Country shippers are in- clined to regard poultry that is fat and well dressed as worthy of the top of the market irrespective of size, when in veality it is only the small sized that brings the top. For some u that s rather hard to account for pts of egirs huve been light this week although the warm weather was expected to bring in any quantity of As a result there has been a gradual Looning in prices. The wek started out with the market quoted at 20 cents and at the close it was 2 to 3 cents higher. A good many dealers are anticipating a heavy run the early part of next week and a breik in the market. The demand has not been very heavy and is not likely to be until the price 1s lower and then consumers will buy mor freely The butter market has also weuakened somewhat during the week under the influ ence of more liberal receipts. The quantity of strictly good butter arriviug on the market has been light and few packages are good enough to receive the top price. There has been practically nothing doing in the game market as there has been noth- ing arriving to make s market. The holders of Salt Lake potatoes are putting up prices. A good many banana steamers running to New Orleans have been laid off owing to the dulluess of the trade, Ed Lytle of the firm of Riddell & Lytle has retorned from a business trip to Chi- cago, during which he visited the World's fair grounds About the only article in the list of goods handled by the commission men that is cheap is hay. There is some advantage at present in being a horse. A shipper writes to a local commission house: 1 ship you two coops of chickens, please return coops and not fail.”" A con siderate shipper like the writer is worth having. A good many shippers not ouly ex- pect the coaps to be returned, but also want returns for the chickens as well and th wonder why comwission men sometimes fail in business. re ‘w\mmm AND FINANCIAL | Oonsiderable Fresh Export Business Reported | from the Seaboard, WHEAT AT THE OPENING WAS LOWER #fter Ruling Firm for a While That Cereal ned and Closed a Frace tion Lower for May CHICAGO, TI1 that hud 10 7630, ness repo from the re There erably lower before. The resps and corn, each ¢ fron 10 e, Wheat at tl than yostel tned % steady, and 1¢ for July long property portant lines from The weakness was ts th for inz developed by the snow ste lower and the supply o0 were weak and that the visible crease of from stock situation in financial outlook also created wnd were inportan Corn was he seemed o b Operators w supply, whic this 1 h far o the wuds wer and Shorts falr cansed Ounts wer corn Hoi products we and, for lack of s porfers, sageed v the Dot ton fix tinated 20,000 he The v AWTICLES. OPEN Whenat No 2 Fubruary s | |4onee oy | g February Mg, . Mess Pork Muy Lara Muy. July Bept i Short Kibe Muy Cash g FLOUR WHEAT spring, now No. 2 ully 45ter No. 3wl RYE--No. 2, b BAILEY ) Nog 4, 1. 0. D, LAX SEED TIMOTIY SEED | PORK - Mess, per er 100 s, $10.307210.40: dry 20.971,@10.00; was shight reqe BL2HT short cl 108t of the puts on wh profit in them, ¥ haps 1,000,000 bushels in that w Mhere wis som: ed from the sealy ent com nd pr cle ctive d onts nd ribs 74 opening was about ‘4 luy's closing, held May and ¢ 1 the closing was There was fr including o supy necou . to 4( as found tod atsold yesterday ge recelved per- ¥, from 7614c @ fresh export busi- ard,beinz a cha rdr wrative weakness of that | very sneral heaviness ovisions were consid- e than on the leclines ure in wheat e, pork lard lower then ruled May unloading of of i posed clique. sources inted for by the fee i, while cables Prospects were show an in- 00 bu, he firin and for Jul i lower for numbe mizht Wall strect and the general vy tl ro talking nbout the xeecds that of last y and pointed to the fairly b ion. also slow and weak ) ver Istand Tnost ures. ceipts fol | 30| 80 | Bty 1970 59@t e, hbl., sulte Tibe the small some distrust factors, Tuck of support of general liquldatio g visibic ar at different cash Wovement fron export hasiness ud ul s at the decling and followed y sparingly de fo from the usn steadily and alt in 1 sup- closed v Monday oats, 1 ding futures ranged as follows: LOW. | CLOSE. YES ¥ ar oy I Tt Uig [ 4esg@ng | aoiq 0| a0ig i i ASWH 10 4] 1050 | 107034 2 smg| 12 |1250°| 13 215 stations were as follows: Dull and unchanged spring, No. 8 2@ 723%@ 730} Vic; No. 2 red, 3. cash, 39@39%4c; yollow, 893915c. No. 2'white, f. 0. b, 8234150, 0. b, 43208¢ 4.45014.50. F1%.90@19.00; lard, hort ribs sides, (loose), shonlders, d, ar sides (boxed, $10.90 sKkY-—-Distillers' finished goods, per gal., "The following wer ments for today: the o recelpts und ship- “Articics Flour, bbls ... Whi Corn, bu. Barley, bu On the fwas qui s, | Recoints, | SHIpments. roduce exchange t U creame unsottled; strictly fresh, 26 2003250 dalry, Market. The week closed with arather quiet market and the attendance on call was light. The following p rices ver poins 0ATS—No. bid; No. 8 white, hetter, M ch, Among the sales 0. 2 spring, spring, 60c bid; No. 2 hard, 683c bid. 2 white, Louisville term 32¢ bid. ConN--No. 2, April shipment, hid, St wer are for delivery at 70c bid; No. 38 244 88¢; No.3 or i shipment, 38c; No. 8 or botter, 87ise, St. Louls terms; . Louls te 59 cars N pril shipment, Omaha terms, 38c; 25 cars 3 or better arch shipr. it, 38¢; 10 cars ebruary or March shipment, 37'% BOARD BRIEFS. the board Char Co. of Chi market, wer 20, W om; Tho changes there will a Pr week closed with active for the day and seaso be not ot, while e representing Erwin, looki due ator North of Columbus was a_visitor on n & ng over the Omaha Market. the market fairly In the way of od a weakening in the eges and hay huve ad- Stocks are held at #.50@4.00 for ofco stock, 3 o Be, BurTeR—The e nav, arrl f\ i at 8 2,00@2.50 per bunch 2,25, 1s are considel larger than thoy were n few d; there Is an asler feeling in the warke Packing stock sells down to about 18¢, while good country r 200 11 goes hnwli occasional package of extra chy LIFORNTA CABBAC CRIRRY- Per dl CRANBERI sey o Cod, GGS wjority of the A géod m y run the ear , A0c, I an sile: ny di 1y p: at 19@20e. An oice roll brings Per1b., 23c. 23c d bugle, $10.50; Jer- pts were agaln very light, S 4 consequence the 1 arket advan being reported alers are anticlpi f Kand a consequent brealk in the marks Small rab ibits, $1.50; Jack rabbits, Prices were a little stronger and sales ranged from 6,006 Hipks—No. 1 green , 8'4¢; No, 1 g salted, 84 No. No. 2 groen Safféa 55 & 40 "'ymmnu 314, 7i4¢; No. 2 vi dry flint, 6¢ dry salted. 20¢; fair to good, 1 LEMONS—Choice, #1.001.25, ONI0NS arifsh pe ORANGE to ten Florid: hox s lots, L, argo bickory, 6.50. L ANe; No. 1 »It"\lr 8 to 15 Ibs ¥o. 2 dr P pound less than Yy cured, Choice to AT B18c. n salted, 0. 1 green 2 green salted, veal calf, 8 to 15 Ibs., 5e: No. I y fiint, 4@blc; No. 1 ired hides b nt y' white clover, 18@ rudishes tuc i ; groeen onfons 40 Home grown, crate, § fur ¥ 8.20; Mexican oranges, sh to ten box_lots, #3.00 15, 84, being offered at Dts of ul this nd as the de little ble to get 116 for went at 10e, but strl ites on other kinds of poultry Choice and hi and rough, 97 10¢ changed. rough and ducks, cholce, 1141 POTATC store. Weste 75RO, nmrk t whicl I ure Targe und thin, S0 New ¥ Yok, Fob. 839 ,,u\ i exp sules, 6,700 pkes.; wheat, low grades o fancy, $2.5 mand woak. £1.50 black walnuts, 1.2071.25 per bushel; 302,00, , per box, russetts, boxes, §3. California 00, 50; five 3,000 16a@ duction of 4 ver cun. hickens were n_ they have | Wi ot very While it w v smull y fow sales at that pri kens PoO) it uulv smail lots sbraska stock Is quoted Utah and Colorado, Wing 1 s ork 18, small cl FLOUR 5, 868 bbls., 9. urket dull, we. Iy cholee und not plenty remain ui- kens, 10@ cholee tupkeys 118c; geese und or, 910 moving from at 0; cholce were, #1.00@1, re area few in at #4 the In half boxes, ull fut’ veals, 7@9c; arkets. R 75 wiCKs: ki winter wheat pat- ents, $3.85@4.25; Minnesotd clear, $2.5003.50; Minnesota pat Cony MEAL #2.75@2.80, Rye-Nominal; BARLEY - Dull, fir Toronto, B4iLN5E, stralts, L&) 18, $4.2535.00, Dull, steady; western, miow 60054.00; Minnesota yellow western, BOG@OSC. stern, 604280c; No. 2 BANLEY MALT--Quict, steady; western, 65@ city maude ¢ W ILA}:' Reey 780,4 spot. active furv and elevator, 0 b, Spot murkoet lower, with unada, #1.0001,05. pts, 1,150 ‘bu.; exports, 40,412 | futures, 46,000 bu. of ptions mod- PESaports No. 2 red, in_store (e afloat, 794Q79%c; Apts, 24,- | : SUNDAY, fimuunv £, 0. b., 78%@80NCi No. No. 1 hard, 873 @880; Bige. Options opened wed western cligue rl'||ul|lfl"‘~4u‘]|lll‘( ndvanced Tye and elo stendy withtrading fairly active and entirely loeal, with Tgps o under ve Terdiy: No @ red, Marcll, 1057750, cloving Bt 77aes May.. BOGAOTES Blosing nt SOMC: July, 81 3-16G51 5-160, losing at B1ic, CoRN—HKecelpts, 46,744 bu.; exports, bu.; sales, 260,000 bu, fufures, 21,000 b | Spots dull, firm; Nc -m..-m BADSA Na, 2 northern, &3a@ at 4 decline; 27,974 spot dige’in clevate ixed, 40702 No. §, 40D40¢c. @he with the west, and WiLh2qe, closing at closing at 51'¢; sing 517 20,404 DU exports, 000" bu. futues, 64,000 by, spot Spots quiet, easiers optionsull, lower: March, ligi Muy, 88yc: spoty white, 8Kci No. 8 white, 3 white western, dull 19,87 mixed 40450, | HAY=Firm, f | d 1o ch Tops 21@24¢; ¥ A HiDEs - Mode Orleans e Texas se Cur MEATS-Quict, steady; p 1111 5¢ piekled shoulders, plekled hums, 14@14'5c: middles, short ¢ 11tc; Ined, quiet, easier; western stean closed #13.10 bid; sales, none n\v(l«m sales, none; March, $18.10 ¢ ay, #18.10 asked: July, §12.85: pork, § 01d mess, F19.75020.00; now 3 Dull, wes Western, 85739 demand; shipping, 65@70 »mmon to cholce, 10 10 60 1bs, Tbe., 4'5@ Klod bellies, 10a210%¢ dull, firm; amory, 24@ western fuc- Cieese - Moderately ski 0% Sa8—Fair demand, steady; receipts, 6,061 western fresh, 2915c PALLOW - Wanted, stronger; pkge), St CoTTON SEED Ol @bie; yellow, G4 PETROLEUM - Quiet, urs, 86,50 ton_[n bhis 50: refined N and Balti bid for March. TURPENTINE RICE steady: part city 32,00 per Quiet, firm; crude. 57 in_bhls. 10: Washe 1 in bulk hiladelph at b9 Steady; erude s in bulk 50, Washing Tk 30 5.26; United closed MorAsses—Forelgn nominal; New Orleans | open Kettle, good to- cliolce, fn good demand | Al Raw, ntrifugals, quiet, steady 47,05 1-16¢ fectioners A dull, steady: fair refining 06 test B3 T-16¢; off A, 4 Standard yiu4 11-16¢; cut loaf, ; crushied, 514@5 7-16¢; powdered | i BT ed, 4%@4 16-16¢; A, on- 514 Cubes, mold 1603 Quiet, steady; Awmerican, $12.75 CoppEr—Quiot, steady LEAD —Inactive Tix—Quict; Str St. Louls Markets s1. Lowrs, Mo., Feb. 18, — FLoun but not quotably lower. WitgAT- Closed © lower; Mureh 68t May, 705071150 Conx—Dectined stead}ly and under yestordny; cash, 85¢; March, 88%¢; | 30K@A0Le; ke, #12,00, #4.00. Weak, @ cash, 67%¢; closed %@c May, r; bid; May sold at Small sales; Minnesota, 55¢ Better; 6415c. Unchunged XSEED-—Firm; $1.20%, LEAD-#4.87 CORN MEAL WHISK Y-8 BAGGING AND COTTON PROVISIONS —Very quiet Jobbing trade done’ RECEIPTS—Flou: | bu.: corn, 13 none: barley, SHIPMENTS 000 bu.: co rye, 5,000 bu, Firm; $2,00. 1T Unchanged nd only w small t previous quotations 8,000 bbls: wheat, 17,000 oats, 18,000 bu.; Tye, 7,000 bbls.; wheat, 20,- ; outs, 14,000 bu.: Kansis City Markets. KANsas Oy, Mo 18, WREAT- | Firm: No. 2 hurd, 655@66es No. 2 red, 70¢. CoiN- @t ae lower: No. 2 mixea, 34@34 No. 2 white, 1851% Oars W 0. white, RYE -Steady: Iirm; #1,12; a0, 1k mixed, 2913@30¢; No. & FLAY SEED | Brax"Fir HAY- Steady; timothy, 10,00 - LTEht demand and dull; creamery, 274501 dairy, 17@20¢. Piru it 28¢. s —Wheat, 52,000 bu.; 18, none, SHIPMENTS W bu.; oats, non @113, #8.00@9.50: prairie, corn, 27,000 t, 64,000 bu. n, 14,000 Cotton Murket. GALYESTON, Tex., Fob, 18, Firm; widlings, ow middiing, 5 7-160; good ordinity, net and gross receipts, 4,104 bales; eat Britain, 90 bules; sales, 608 18.—Firm: good iddiing, 9c; fow middling, ary, B3c; not receipts, 0,749 s gross recelpts, 5,801 bules; exports 1o Britain, 4Jl4 bales; to the IHII«HL 469 bales; saled, 2,800 bales; stock, 33,609 hilos. NEW ORLEANS, L , Feb, 18.—Futures steady; 484007 ¥ % bruary, $5.87 bid; Marc 88,8708, K8: April, #5.94@8.95; May, 89.00@ 9.01; June, $9.06@9.07; July, $9.11@.13; sust, #0.11@9.13; Koptember,; Y4690 bid. Coffee Markot. NEW Yonk, Feb. 18.-Options opened steady, 5 10 10 point’ up, closed steady and unchanged to 20 points up: sale: L0560 bags. including March, $17.20@17.80; April, #16.95@17. l(?‘ £16. H'V‘blh 003 .Ylllll‘ ?lb 80, @10.85: 216.70%. September, #16.5516.70; iber, #16.40. Spot Rio, dull, stendy; No. 7 #17.121,@18.00, t Market. APOLIS, 18, Tra Alpinge busis, range of p | jurket wealor. Close: No. 1 north- a No. northern, 63@64ce. Re- colpts, 264 cars. Close: Feb angs 65¢; May, 3ici July, 70%: On (rack: No. 1 hard, 674c: No.' 1 northern, 66¢; No.'2 northern, 634 4 Markets, L1verroor, Feb. 18, —~WhEAT—-Qu ; holders offer moderately; No. 1 Californid, 6s @ os 4d .2 red, winter, s 9'5d@5s 101, dy, deniand fair; mixed western, il for now, nest United States, 65s pe SED OIL—225 per ewt Milwaunkeo Graln Market. MiLwAUKEE, Wis, P ~WHEAT y, 681203 NO CoRN—-Quic OATS LT BARLEY—(f KyE-07 ewt. N Sy; ‘white, 85¢; No.3, 334@ Philadelphin G PrirAveLeHis, Pa. Weak and lower; No. 76150, Conx. Feb, 2 red 15— Wieat February, 76@ No. 2 February, March and \d for ear lots. Futures Baltimore Grain Market. TNORE, Md., Feb. 18.—~WREAT—Eusy; red. spot, 7514 Conx—Quiet wnd Stoudy; mixed, March, 484@ 483, OATS—Quiet and steady; ern, 41c. Cincin CINCINNATI, N d, 7 We spot and No. 2 white west- ath Graln Markots. Feb. 18.—WREAT—Stgady, b1 0. 2 mixed, 4 Weaker; No. 2 mixed, 3 Toledo Grayi Market. Toreo. 0., Feb. 18 Dull steady; No. 2 cush and Fehruary Conx-—Stedy; No. 2 ¢ish, 4214¢. OaTs—Quict] cusl, 86¢! STOCKS AND BONDS, Reading Shares Monopulized Attention and Five Hundred Thoasand Were Sold. NEW Yonk, Feb, 18- In the two hours of business at the Stock exdhange today 639,000 sha wged hands, nnd of this amount over 500,000 were Readinz alone, leaving only 139,000 for the remaindgugof the list. The fig- ures sufficlently indicate where the interest luy, and the general murket presonted fow features worthy of nate. ‘The general tendency was still to break away-rom the influence of tho serious declines I Reading, New England | andafowof the industrials which have oc- curred during the weeky and at one time a de- cidedly strong tone was inimnitested by some ot the industrials and most railroad shures, esp cially the grangers, which wero bought some extent for foreign account. The street Is inclined to take & more favo able view of the situation the declines are about over disposed to advise thelr again, but the influence of the breuks hus been seen 1 1ts tull extent. rhe Hquidation in Readiug was resumied i full foree this morn- Ingand the volume of business for tho first hour was entirely unprecedented, while the drop from 4K (o 86% accomplished in wbout ten minutes. 1, wt th tinie, reti 483 at this point 1 wis developed for both 44% and w ud Now A1 o 8K selling was resuu; 363, while New England droppe | to 4. Thelast named, however, railied |n'r cent toward the close, its inal loss being % per cent, but Reading at 86% was down 43 per cent A tory that the other coal rouds were shad- ing March prices indul 1o bewr selling, and Lackawanna was depressed 133 per cent Ilm in t - | stock as indicating powerful oppositio Options | loss. | but both closed e 346 | closing only 1 | Atenison and, stendy; wet salted | refined | and belleves that | and bankers are | ame | 19 189 =9 IXTFFN PA(} FS 10 1493, and Jersoy Contral 1 per cent to 124, Those losses were afterward made up. The action of the Pennsylvanin in withdraw: {ng from connection with the New England was n o in making lower pri for that to the combination. Among some early weakness Cor depfessed 1 per cent to followed by a recovery to 66, but ong fron th outset, risiug ent t0 1264, The late drive, | out the Ais, and both cloted with u Ny Burlington at one time showed a gain 1% per cent and General Electric one of 1%, 1y unchanged. Man- deilings from 159% to Ided o portion of the advane ber cont higher at 1614, The remainder of the st was inclined to_ ndvance, but renaained within narrow limits and their final changes were insignificant. f the closing quotations of son the N k Stock ex- the inc age, ustrinls in wh hattan rose 1624, but. y Fihern Pacific do proferred. ... 824 |U. . Den. & Gulf 180 Northwestern 0 proferred N. Y. Central........ Y.&AN E. Ontarlo & Western. Orogon Tmp.. ¥ Oregon Nav 0.8 1. & U. cific Mal orla, Dec. PILAbUK ..\ Pullman Paince. Weading. ... lg | Richmond Terminal o proferrad Rio Grande W. do preferred. Kock Taland StL & S K. det prd St Paul do praforred | iy 5% 15% RWRTH M 5 1094 4 Adams Expross. .. | Alton, T, H... . do preferred..... American Expross. Baitimore & Ohlo Canada Pacific Canada Southern. .. Central Pacitic. Ches. & Ohlo .. Chle QB & Qi Chicago Gas Consoligated Gas € C.C. &N L. Cotton Ol Cort.... Del. Hu. D1 & W D ARG D. & C F. Co Enst Tenn Erlo.. Vo do proferred. ... Fort Wayne...... Gt. Northern p C & B pfd.. Hocking Valley... linols Central Paul & Duluth Knu. & Tex pfd.... Lake Erio & Weal Tol. & O, Cent, do proferred.. Unlon Pacltic Lake Shore. { U 8. fxpross Lead Trust.. ... WSt L & P Louls, & Nash! o preforred Louls. & New Aib'y Wells Farko Exp Manhattan Con Western Unton Memphis & C.... Whoellng & L. K Michizan Centril do proforrod Missourl Pacific..... Minn & St. L, Mobile & Ohto...... D&RG... ashiviilo Chatt.. noral Eiectric: at'l Cordago new.. 644 Natlonal Linseed N9 preforred ... 1134 C. Fuel & fron. N.J. Cantra) 1203 | do pre Q. Norfolk & W. pfd.. &il Hous. & 2 th Amerlenn N A k' otal sules of stocks including: = Chica 5,400; " shares, incy, 1 Cordaize. Readinz 18,500 0. Rock Isla & Omah; 400 3,000 R St st London Financial Review. [Copyrighted 1893 by James Gordon Bennett.) LONDON, Feb. 18.~[New York Herald Cable —Special 'to Tre BEEI—A moderate a of business was transacted on the Stock ex s s are unultered. Indian r puper is 1 per cent easier, though no alte tion has taken place in the price of silver. foreign government securities close tolerably incipal feature being un adyanc it in Spanish. Mexican 65 im- perg cent, oreck i to b Seyptians, French rentes, Hungarian = gold and — Argenting issues ' to % per cent. Home rather stronger than they opened. Southeast- ern deferred was espec nmy firm and ady 4 per cent, owing to_the revenue s for January being better than Amcricans were quiet and quite having stmply followed thos while the tendency at the elose otter than Reading lower, Atchison ' S 3y 10} per cent dull especinlly Canadian 1 given way % per cent. ( without quotable cha and preferenc e cent, i i, ber “wnadians close fic wh and Trank issues i Mexican ordinary close fiem at u substuntinl ad- pce. Money wis in good demand and as much s 2 per” cent has been paid for short loans, but the ordinary rate was 110 115 per ent.” The discount market was firm: two and three months bills belng quoted at 31 9-16 to 317% per cent. most oth Money 18. ew York Yonk, Feb. ¢ § por cent. TERCANTILE PAPER STENLANG EXCHANGE-—QuIet und stendy, With ual business at #4386 for sixty-day DS and 45515 for deniund VERNMENT BONDS--Dull und steady. State bonds dulizand firm.. The closiiig quotations on ponds: rket. W MONEY ON CALL— 526 per cent. K U.S. s coup UL N iigw rox Loulstuna st'ped 48 Tenn. new sat iy W', Kets. . Tr. Rety. 4| Bt oo West 8hora. 68 (1 G W. ) 1033 Aten. 45 Qi vten’ 24 4G5 M &S 13| do 4 5w 12| &1 Gy nmlu &1 C Conw s Pacitie lsts It G, I8ts, D& RG4S, Erle 2nds ... MK & T Gen, B MK & Mutual Unfon N. J. C. Int. Cert... Northern Pao. lsts 106 118 107 Clearings #1,- Paris, Feb. 18, 70¢ for the accou KANSAS (1Y, Mo., Feb. 18, 757,676, Total for week, #1 LTIMORE, Md,, Feb. 18. nees, §416,640, s, Tenn., Feb. ances, $97,312. hree per cent rentes, 98¢ Clearings, #1,- 38,908, Clearings, $2,708,- Money, 6 per cent. 18.—Clearing 10,- New York exchange New YORK, nees, 84, 5,781,601 ¢ DELPIIIA, Ings, 7 Pui bilances, $38, Pa., Feb. 18.—Clearings, #12,488, nces, $1,775400. For_ the woek_clearings, $76,995,345; bulances, $10,- 008,872, Money, 4 per cent. BOsTON, Mass,, Feb. 18.-Clearings, 16,719, 9 Innce 36, Monev, 5 per York, 10i15¢ dis: count. arings, $103,6: Dalances, #11, Sr. Loun 976 blan, 136, ¥24,204,940; bulances, ‘puxullll}:” Mo.. Feb, 18.—~Clearings, #3,8 Clearings this wee $2,890,679. fasi” yeu Monéy “quict, Exchinge on New York, b0¢ discount. (1 AG0, [1L, Feb. 18.—Clearings, $15,767,- 0; for the woek, 395,881,878, agiinst $05,- 4,907 for the pr last y New York exch: unt. Sterling exchange, heavy; 8504 for sixty-day bills; 4883 for demand. Money stroug at 6 per cent. Chicago Live Stock Market. Cicaco, 111, Feb. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tk Bee.]-There was' cnough demand to ab- sorb the small supply of cattle in the yards at fces as were pald on Fridiy. Not but hutchers' and canners ‘stock winted. The loms. wis trom $1.00 10 84,25 for ifers and bulls, $3.40 to dressed beef and shipping ste nd 50 to #4.35 for stockers and feedoers. Sules 0f hogs Were at s lower rango of values Although the total number of stale and_fresh receipts did not exeeed 20,000 head, there was not enough strength in the demand 'to hold up orices. The averuge wus fully from 10c to 15¢ than for yesterduy, the greater: part the stufl Leing weighed " at V88 10 $8.10 TRy, Prons st B 1o sa s For. modium and mixed wnd from £5.30 to #5.45 for heavy. Clos- quottions were fro to 5.10 for poor to fine drover from 150 to 195 10s.3und of for heay averages: There wis an unchy lambs. Quotati er and This w for sheep 4 0 0.8 Cipts exceed ad, thus beating the cord, which 3 for the week ended October 4, 18 Cattle, 1,000; hogs, 8,000; sheep, 54,000 h Wits 7,6 Receipts )00, Ivening Journal reports: CATTLE - Receipts, 8,000 head; market quict, prices stromg; | prime steers, $5.76@6.10] others, $3.905.50; cows, #2.0673,70. Hoas—Receipts, 8,000 head; shipuionts, 000 he urket slows closed = we mixed ana packers, and butchers SHEES I(wupl- 1500 heads weak; natives, #4.2505.00; westerns, 85.005.25; lumbs, $5.256.25 St. Louls Live Sto Market, r. Louts, Mo, Feb. 18, —CATTLE-Recelpts, 1,000; shipuients, 1,400; market firn; fair 10 Eoodmative steers, $3.0004.00; choice, ship- ping, #T5GE00; " fed Texus sivers, 4. fed Texay cows, $2.6003.60 50, 8- Receipts, 2,800; shipments, market steady: heavy, $8.00%8,50; Ing, $7.9015.35; light, $7.9028.30 eEP—Receipts, 14005 shipments, market steady; fair to good natives, 4.75; cholee nuttons, §5.05015.50), Kansias City Liy: stask KANsAS Ciry, Mo, Fob 15 ceipts, 4,300 head; shipments, good, steady; poor cows weaks lowe Hoas—Recelpts, 6,700 L head; murket 5@ 10c lower; ull grades, 8¢ 1203 bulk, $7.90208.10. SHkEp 26,000 head; ship 1,100 head; market” strong and’ un ttons, $4.0000.00; top wuttons, ibs, 86,00 gruss 4,400; vack- none #3.50@ Lat, CATTLE ~Ro- 2,600 heud closing 10¢ 1; shipments, 400 ot If you have piles De Witt's Witch Hazel salve will surely cure you. L iy Dr, Gluck treats catarth, Barker block, always closed | O\I\H\ LI\F ?TOCI\ \I\RI\IT‘ Features Facts on About the celpts the p 7,000 hiead. Res Receipts last The rathe cattle heavy b ered From U vious, Aft changed and advanced finds days ago. unchanged continuane cinnati Pric wition, incidentally remurks con irket o str Tl lemand is ov cdttle 100K i markot that th will g tions in cournge Rrowers, on, inducing the marketi e wge younger thin he the to portion of the Market a8t we | plies of sheep. the week previous of about 8,500 head, over the corresponding week last year of over cipts this week Samo weok last veur pfavorably, re, but the tra a until prices, and with SOUPCES, Prospects of present high priecs, the Surplus has been disposed ttie grower Favorable Conditions in the Oattle Trade at the Olose of the Week. ABOUT THE PRESENT PRICE OF HOGS the Other Hand -Outlook for Raisers and Consumers— © General Trade. SATURDAY, Peb. 18, notable feature to the re- Kk has been the heavy sup- These show an increase over nly The exact figures are as follows Hogs. Sheep, 46 2,168 1t week 2,771 this week started out Receipts were not at all hurdly recov- of tho week pro- Tuesday, however, the sentiment since then prices have steadily the close of the W fully * as high as The sltuation §s materl ood demand from all very favorable for w The Cin- in reviewing the hog crniig the “A féature of the general out- igthening position of the cuttle indications point to the fact i the supply and Condi- 1o dis o, going at an market Current in th rrowe us. vo fve Teen chan i of anini etofore, have b basis of supply. 1 cere long the ng the sume offerings ctual will be expericnc et that the hog raiser now does, that he tout done ol restored cattle The we and Olerings included portion of exe and the plies ot mprovenent eustern mark on the part [ good to choice fully steady d and t rather loads of fat 1,300 \ al sold at 1,000 10 1,200-1h. st £4.15 grade not ove effected. ) $4.5 11 Butchers' stock at good, 1 cow stuil as low o J0-1beows it #4105, yws wold freely poor, t fat 1, good n good de rood St prices, poor to 0l stiges sell s of culy juiry was good und | at from $2.50 The stocker od shape al ily 1} est prices of the season ever the countr far in exeess ¢ lvely Wwere emptier past Av. H20 §01 981 O . 890 L 034 111060 1010 1020 1086 1365 1040 1015 1073 11005 1072 ..1090 1091 L1200 1371 L1024 560 960 70 940 743 907 KOO . 670 676 iee 819 . 906 i 1020 L850 L. 8B40 L. B8Y 851 KGO 920 513 747 930 K30 B§2 760 t SFETNSIURS 1t Juit — —xEoen 11085 . 033 .. 950 . 981 1040 913 K33 999 1003 978 L1046 509 1030 1070 1065 016 480 852 20 403 1cow and calt 1 cow and calf 1cow und calf 1360 1450 1820 1150 1550 1160 960 920 1270 1260 1080 1140 1200 1300 HHO 1060 1540 1200 f the wise, hefore ) closes with ¢ , with poor 10 1 #4 down 10§40 lyuctive, but a very faircle Wi Representative EHIPPING AND E: pss when he should Tiave he hog supply will be plentifuliss — of madd vy run crally firy \ unusually 10 tionally desirable | eral quality of lnte has shown Favorable advices — from ots led 1o considerable activity of speeulative shippers aoid e he heeves sold readily at prices.The same was true of t steers that suited de. Coarse heavy at stuff was - slow prices. There were 10 §4.60 to $5.15. to good « changed hands at from fair underweight Husi wis husi be i ark 1 pro- steers sup- dectded though beef t halt lower. fr changed hands Sales ncluded 1.7, and prime The bulk of the fair 50 o #3.50. There I stoek of all kind Joice bulls, oxen ing af from #2256 10 #4. Olter- tite diberal but the in- rices ruled fully dy id canners' firm prices At from $2.5 mand for rot t0 #5.75. feeder trade has heen in 1week. Receipts have included poriion of stock and feeding have sold frecly at the hizh- The demand trom the present war prices is St the demand, Trade is never on n Saturday, but the pens at the close todiy thun for weeks dles: un DRESSED BEEF. Pr. 55,0001 ronr. 1391 1500 1350 1457 3 90 420 60 59. ...1001 942 £11050 2 90 2 90 2 90 3 00 300 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 3 00 300 300 3 00 3 00 3 05 810 8 10 810 815 15-Sen 21 . 990 1053 1060 1070 908, 987 KOO EReRelosElosse ! —E o asm oy © oo - 1260 1002 L1076 1078 084 1170 1076 1076 on e STSEISSTeS 1000 1061 1160 998 1008 8 50 8 50 1460 42 1200 IEIFERS, H KOG 810 i 010 £30 00 1 25 00 42 00 CALVES, Tker 1 springer 228 00 25 00 105 150 190 150 800 8 00 1600 1400 Compared with 45 10 By this 1150 14760 88 2 90 OXEN 2 40 5 00 STAGS, 40 18 1600 NS AND PEEDERS 76 1 50 14 o0 an 00 1080 1800 1860 1673 1340 8 STOCKE 760 740 659 1009 csuscesee® 60 60 60 6 86 80 85 == 900 HOU 748 682 There is w situntion 1ent has been ca t of the hog 1080 nothing hle new in speculation d by tho gov uply, but conclis from satisfactory. “Ihe Cinefnnat} nt in commenting on tho eport says: Tho following compilation shows the ro- ported numborof hogs in January for the years vious to this season. und the yoarly mar- ing of hogs for twelve months nding Octos 1, weeording to the Clnefnnuti Price Cav= t's records of wostern and eastorn nd recelpts at New York, Philadelphin Baltimore ment's r Nuniher in Januar A8,270,0 441201000 15, 142,000 A6,0021000 A4.613.000 443461000 0,301,000 51,508,000 Marketed 12 nonth S15.000 545,000 22014000 21246, 000 21,500,000 i The nunber <hown 10 hive | duringthe perlod of ten years aver cent of the supply in January - the por being smaller fh earlier yoars, ai in the Iate years. Taking “the last five yonrs of the perivd the average was nearly 40 per cent. 1t this were to be applied 10 the nuw- ber now reported o reach conelusions. as to the year's probable total visible marketing, the Fesult would Lo about 18,435,000 or 151 por cont dec representime about 3,305 000 hogs Tess tho preceding year, This conclusion, however, canno: be aecepted A consistent with L indieations for there has already been o decrease 1 wests ern packing operations since November 1 of nearly 3,000,000 hogs, whilo the period hence to November 1 next will greatly add {0 ihis deficiency, beyond question. 8o that it fs dif fleult 1E 1oL ipossible to reach reliable deducs tions as to futire marketings on the basis ot the danuary estimates of supply of hogs. 11 this canncetion the September 1og the Department of Agriculture iy f to. That statement indicated number of stoek hogs for fattening Was 04 L ereentin comparison with coding yeur, for the entive country, cont for the Surplus states the it these statemonts hive as i rulo understuted the relative supply so far as sube sequent rocords of niwrketing could verity, did much toward setting aside the aecamulating evidences of w very niuch greater decrease in marketable supplfes than thus suggested. Tho western pieking has fallen short 40 per ecnt, and the total visiblo marketing for the four win tor months, west i cast. i Nkely to e fully seat’short of the corresponding perlod is result cannot bo atiributed a holding buck policy, for 1t Is evident that hogs have been mirketcd in advance of ordis nary conditions of uiturity, The market the past week has been deeidodly unever, but in the madn the tendency of prices las been higher. The shippiug deinand has inereased and there lias heen no ot up in_he Tnquiry from fresh neat houses, but packers st parsue their bearish tactics and any in- crese in receipts 15 alwiys the signal for sivage attuck from that quarte ¥'s market in point. Re- swere the | far this month, t dealers | arted in ower than Fri- welght und 185.15 10 $5.85, with and wmived stuly 88, #5.20, Packers held — off on the ket, hut when receipts swelled by | trains | fo oyer 6,000 nead and ish nuture began to come in fron the Chicago hog and provision warkets, packers got In their fine work after fresh et and shipping orders had been filled by bidding on aud buylng pretty goed hogs ot all welghts at from §7.95 to $8.10 or 10e to' 100 lower than the early market. From this on trade dragged and the narket closed ex- tremely weik with about 1,500 hogs still un- sold. Of the hogs sold the bulk went at around §5.00 10 $5.15 18 ngainst 88,15 to 18,25 £.10 (0 #8.10 one week ugo. Reps ules: heen od that the on hand the pros or 91 por This e¥hibie, with tocl hos sold at o butehor fro; 4088 o 320 b 160 240 40 120 160 40 80 120 120 5555500000000 aaaRT St 190 219 240 PP IIIXXIIPIIIITLIEITIEIDIIELLLLL L DT ZDDI L~ mxx:xxx:xzx;xzxxxxxzzxxxzzzxxxx:x:zzmuxz x PIGE AND ROUGIH. — 400 0. 1110 6 - 600 8....200 7 50 G600y 7 85 neEr—The bulk of the receipts were lnmbs signed through to Chicago and not of- d on the mark Thers is a falr de- and for desirabie muttons and feedors, with ces quotably steady at the ceent decline. Fair 1o good nati #3.75080.00; fale to good woswrns, #8.50%4.75; +ommon and stock sheep, $2.2 good 1o choice 40 o 10w, $4.005.5 1 Disposition of - ek, Ofcinl receipts and disposition stock as shown by the books of tho Tnin St wk Yards compiny for the twenty-four hou s ending atd o'clock p. m. Fehruury 18, 1893: rCEIE, 2 wre. [Head |Cars. 8,05 | &l 618 1l 10w DISPOSITION. CATTLE. VENS. Omaha Packing (0 The G, 1. Hams AWt & CO. ‘The Cudahs Pi John . Squire A Hane i . Becker & Degen V! &carey..., | Shippers and feedors Lettover ing o’ &C 1,000 | Ir, JAs B Booaw Seoy & Treus, HAWKEYE COMMISSION CO. Capital #25.000: Omaba and Sioux City, Vice Pres, Grain and Provisions Railroad Stocks and Bonds PRIVATE WIRES Room 212 New York Life Building OMAHA., REFERENCES: Sloux City; Comun Omuna, lowa State National Bank, preinl - National Banks Speciul attentlon given to outside orders, ll,'x.uunyu aence solicited.