Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 4, 1894, Page 15

THE CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Week Just Olosed Shows Much Change for the. Better in Businees, REVIVAL IN INDUSTRY IS THE FEATURE Starting Up of Factorles Further Demand for G el the sk just closed has recorded a de- cided fmprovement in the business condi- tions of the country. With the reopening of industrial establishments, the better feel- ing in the money market and increased ac- tivity In nearly every line of trade, there can be no question but that the reaction from the continued and arduous depression of the past six months fs fairly under way. The readiness evinced by eastern financial institutions to accept the new bond Issue and some increase in the amount of com- mercial paper in the market are accepted as unfailing indications that confidence Is becoming restored and the favorable re- ports from dealers in all lines go to show that business has taken a long stride wed prosperity. that the number of which are respan‘ng w shutting down by ten to ons as another and imporiant omen days. The slight 'mprovement noted in businsys eircles a week ago has gathered str I day and scarcely a business man can be found who does not seem much encouraged by the changes of the woek. The change for tho Il ported from other cities fs felt to a consid- erable extent in Dmeha. The jothers of the city, who are generally (%o fi-st 19 feel-the impulse of the ups and downs cf tus busi- ness world, have almast wiltwLe exception gained much enconrngyment from the trade of the week. There has deen n pencra! and welcome activity all along the line, and it Is safe to say that the ageresiie bux‘ress of the Omaha jobbers for the week is fully 25 per cent in excess of the 182 weekly trade during January. The dry goods houses scem to have caught the big end of the movement. For the first time since the holidays there have been days when they had more than they could do'to keep up with the orders that Kept coming in. It can scarcely be sald that re- tallers are ordering as freely as they usually do, but they are now beginning to branch out with a little more confidence, and a good many fair sized orders are being re- ceived. That the improvement is permanent is a general opinion. For the past five months the small dealers have been working their stocks down to hard pan, and as business feels the pressure of even a slight activity, they are compelled to order at least a part of the goods on which they have been hang- ing fire all winter. Traveling men report that the general feeling among the retailers seems to be much better, and that the pros- pects for the spring trade might be much less hopeful than they are. The Omaha bank clearings show a de- crease of 41.6 per cent from the correspond- ing week of last year. That this is not an unfavorable showing Is evidenced by the fact that most of the other western cities have fallen off in a still greater ratio. Milwaukee has taken a drop of over 61 per cent, St. Paul 44.2, Denver 52 and Sloux City 53 per cent. The record of the Omaha clearing house for the weel is as follows: Monday...... cel$ T4, Tuesday 700,915.55 Wednesd Sinoisat Thursday. 188,48 Friday....... Saturday.... Total.. industrial 15 tlose pointed out of better which wus or which 18 re- aver seee $4,601,580.51 AS DUN SEES IT. Ploa for More Parks and Other Places to Take Visitors. “This week in trade,” sald Mr. W. H. Roberson, manager for R. G. Dun & Co., “has been absolutely iifeless and feature- less. Save possibly one grocery house and one dry goods firm, all report the week as dull, even for this season of the year. Weather and almost all other conditions are still against the merchant. Collections have been slow since the first of the year, too. There is a little Interest in real estate cir- cles, Bldders at foreclosures of good prop- erty are quite keen and men with money are quletly taking what are known in real estate parlance as ‘snaps,’ The impression appears now to be strong that property in Omaha will never be as cheap again, and in_ spite of high special taxes in many lo- calities home buyers are paying fair figures for desirable locations. “An ex-judge and a well known citizen speaking of the local situation, Insists tiat Omaha should do more to attract visitors. He cites the fact that nature has been very niggardly in providing the city with resorts, and thinks our citizens should pay. more at- tention to the matter of amusements and other forms of entertainments for visitors. The gentleman is right. Omaha has a beautiful location, a live enterprising citi- genship and I8 well equipped generally for comfortable habitation and successtul Dbusiness, but the ornamental portion of her carcer {s not quite in keeping with the other conditions. Only one altractive park invites visitors in midsummer. Others are growing and -some day will be a source of pride as well as comfort and enjoyment, but the interior of the city is sadly wanting in breathing spots. On this account I do not favor giving up Jefferson square to the hungry man of business. Instead of abandoning this handsome little plat I would rather sce half a dozen others added. “Money is not in Jarge d:viand in Omaha. Perhaps this is not to be regrotted, for the banks are still between $3,000,000 and $1,000,- 000 short of the deposits of a vear ago. East- ern money Is offered as low as 4 per cent on six. months commercial paper, and even goes begging at that, “Commercial club discussion this week'has been divided between charity and Texas rates, though Commissioner Utt has varied the monotony a trifle by stirring up some interest in a proposed glucose factory. By, the way, it occurs to me that talk is becoming too cheap. 1If in some way we could manage to act more than we talk, the results would be better all around. Since I have been In Omaha I have seen a dozen of the most promising enterprises arouse the talking spirit of the community, and then flatten out entirely before any defi- nite results had been obtained. It would be well for the Commercial club to initiate a roform in this particular and confine the talk to executive sessions largely and wait for actions to speak for themselves." M polls Wheat Markot. BAPOLIS, Feb. 8.—The arrivals of wheat s ‘were rather larg aaller in Duluth und Superior, by the larger arrivals of wheat than 0 wold to o the previous week. ©a in the three states have been marketing Whent than for several weeks previous, 80 that It is probable whon the account is made up Monday stocks in country elevators will show incr Ao, 18 not posed o L There 13 although the increuse, It any, large decrease in stocks in publie vators In Minneapolis, which ure now about 11 000 bu. less than thoy had o week Duluth will show a small {nerease and o The recelpis at both places have been small, but owing t) the llleness of the mills they have ground vory Little into flour. 1t {s supposed. the output of four this week will ut 115,000 bbls., ugh this Is an ap only, as and’ will will Sup nge of wheat pris and cash age of We s were entire ¢ ke, or e opened at €3e and closed at aterduy's fnish. Track whoat hard, $44c; No. 1 northern, 1% orn. ‘00K, ‘Much wheat wan bought during the week - that not thrown on tho mirket which s ¢ the impression that it was bought for Investment and will not be shaken out by w amall decline oF sold out on a moderate pront It is supposed o be taken o be carried thiough unill May at least. and perhaps later. Ay ops above * 130 above élgwed was Pt That feature of the situation fs mainly what created the strength In the market today. T Iarger arrivals of cush wheat during the la or diys of the week cr An_easier feeling and there was less en on _the part of millors to obtain track samp ome millers wore buying freely of May wheat and the promium wanted to take all the good grain offcred that was sultable for milling® and would have taken any reasonable amount had it been . Recelpts were 2% cars, thirty odd cars shipped There was stendy and it s belfeved situation |8 past Snles of the best patents ranged from about $3.40 to $3.50 per hbl, although® some sales w above, while others of different grades went at a lower' pric Kers remained steady at about S50 to $2. Low grades are still going in as stiorts, the lntter market remaining steady. pds Market. business better with markots, s flouk flour of th fArmness that the ew York Dry Ge NEW Y Fob, avernge of past week has shown n rather ot nfairs in the dry goods district, with ncy (o Incroase the aize of oiders and of_mall or ng rather larger. Print cloths ‘are low In stock and firm on the Dasi of 2@ 13-160. Prints and printed fabrics and ginghams with wash fabrics generally of Tight * welght ~meot a ready demand at full prices. Woolens and dress “goods must be of attractive pattorn and lght welght to sell rap fly. The Jobbing trade shows & fair degres of activity and all around stoadiness, with a more cheerful outlook than heretofore entertained. ¥ Market. Feb. CORN—Market 2, 83%c: No. 3, 3% Market dull, easy; No. 20 3 white, 28340, RYE-—None, WHISKY—Market PEORIA, aufet but OA 2 white, %G firm; high wines, Wheat, 1,200 bu.; corn, ats, ; rye, nohe: barley, SHIPME Wheat, 600 bu 9,400 bu.; rye, none; bariey, 5,600 bu. rkets. WHEAT—Qulet; offer moderately; No. 1 No. 2 red, western, win- Liverpool LIVERPOOL, Feb, mand poor; holders irornin, Ge 30658 4d; 1 demand moderate; de- mixed west- PROVISIONS. prime mess, o Bacon, 1t long cle g b WANTED MEN OF fine, ana’ short 4 1bs., Pork ne ERVE. Bold Plan of a Sch Compa PHILADELPHIA, Feb.3.—A clever scheme of robbery was revealed when Victor H. Echorn of the Pennsylvania Salt Works com- pany was arrested for trying to steal $16,- 000 of the company’ money from the runner of the South Park bank. It was fully ma- tured and carried out in every proposed de- tail, with the exception that instead of get- ting $16,000 Echorn got a bag of bricks and paper. He was caught redhanded. His plan was to have the runner bringing $16,- 000 to meet the biweekly pay roll waylaid and robbed. He needed an assistant or two, and on January 2 he inserted an advertise- ment in a morning paper for ‘“‘men of nerve.” George O. Thomas of New York, who was In the city seeking employment, answered the advertisement, as did also Frank J. Mullin. Both these men independ- ently informed the police. They were di- rected to acquiesce in the scheme in order to punish the would-be thief. Theodore Armstrong, president of the Salt company, was acquainted with the scheme and orders were sent to have the money ex- pressed direct to the bank Instead of convey- ing it to the company’s office. In order not to create suspicion, Mr. Arm- strong visited the bank yesterday, as was his custom upon the days when the money was drawn from that institution, and De- tective Murray was stationed close by in a buggy, while' another vehicle, containing horn, Thomas and Mullin, was standing on Second’ street. When the mesenger walked out of the bank carrying a “‘dummy” pouch, marked on the outside 31,250 in large letters, the horse attached to the other vehiclo started on a run up Second street, and long before the bank's conveyance reached the place Thomas, the inside man, had taken his sta- tion in the hall leading to the office, and Mullin, the outside confederate, was posted on the steps, while their wagon stood near. The bank wagon was stopped In front of the door, and the messenger jumped out with his dummy . As soon as he reached the hall he was met by Thomas, who grabbed the pouch and ran, and Mullin on the outside attempted to carry out his part of the busi- ness by clapping the iron bar of the door, but that part of the plan miscarried in the excitement. The two men hastened to the wagon, jumped in and started for Market street. Just as they reached the corner of Second they were joined by Echorn, who car- ried a small hand satchel. He was arrested. Thomas was to get $2,600, Mullin, $1,500, and the rest was to go to Echorn. Echorn will be held in $2,000 bonds for conspiring to commit a felony. e CODY’S LATEST SCHEME. per to Rob a Salt Buffalo Bill Will Turn Quaker and Estab- lish a Nebraska Colony. NEW YORK, Feb. 3.—(Speclal Telegram to The Bee.)—'‘Buffalo Bill” is at the Hoff- man house and there are wild rumors that the colonel, after all his stormy career, was about to become a Quaker. “I am free to confess,” said he, with a resigned alr, “that I have had some dealings with Philadelphia Quakers. They are excéllent people, the very salt of the earth. I have been negotiating with them to start a col- ony on my ranch, three miles from North Platte, Neb. I'own 4,000 acres of fine land there. It is rich soll, well watered, wild grasses grow luxurlantly and peace is every- where. My intention is to divide this land into small holdings of forty and eighty acres each. A Quaker family will occupy each holding. Each tenant Is to build a substantial house of frame or brick and to cultivate his hold- ing for ten years. My idea is to estab- lish a community of interests and to keep the property forever in control of the Quaker sect, At my own cost I am to construct an irrigating ditch large enough to furnish to each tenant water for his holding. 1 will thus, I hope, have 500 Quakers about no less re- Cody. Why it Peace hath her victorles nowned than war,” sald Colonel “Many strange things have happened. should not Buffalo Bill become Quaker he sees fit? Southern Cattle and the Cold. FORT WORTH, Tex., Feb. 8.—Careful In- quiry has developed the fact that last week’s “blizzard” was not as severe as at first expected. In southern Texas the dam- age was greatest. In a few of the southern counties quite a number of cattle are re- ported to have died from the cold rain and freezing weather that followed. In the western part of the state there was but lit- tle_loss among live stock. W. E. Hallzell of Vinita, L. T., says the storm was more se- vere In the territory than in this section, and it was hard on cattle. A large part of the cattle there are strong and in very good shape, and can go through a great deal of cold weather, but those that are thin and weak will die in large numbers. gt fleis i THE REALTY MARKE INSTRUMENTS placed on record February 4, 15 WARRANTY DEEDS, W E Winter and wifo to Fidelity Trust compuny, lot 21, bloek 2, Avondale park A Murtin Riehardson wnd Wity to Alviih W I;\rmml. 8 80 ucres of nonw 13- I ig dhianno Jaéalion, lot 5, bloek 8, Park Fory teeien Annio Tartlo 1o Christ Kocher, w i lut 4, block 9, Parker's add.. .. G W ios und wifo to L A L Il‘lh-hl. 1015 8 and 4, block 4, Ames J I Wheeler and wife to D W ‘\Iurruw, lot 6, block 4, Pruyn park DR Kulght to J L Oarr, feviogton,. .. B 1 Parish and wife to Myris Whidden, 1ot 2, block 16, Walnut Hill,. B 1 Allen to D S Crain, lots 4 wnd 5, Ulock 7, Melrosa Hill... Uh arlotte Johnson and husbana Magnusn, lot 8, block 9, Marsh's block' 8, Fulis's ‘whs, 045 lots' 1 aud 2, block 87, fot 14, biock 87, wis ot 6, block 73, ni 'lot 4, bldek 86, 5% 1ot 6, (ox w 50 foet of § 10 foet) block 86, South Omaha. ... B O Voss et al to O O Voss, lot 2, I)lwl( 2, Pratt's sub-diy QUIT OLAIM DEEDS. Charles DeRoberts and wife to D. W Merrow, ‘lot 6, lock 4, Prayn i WO Riuaon 66 13 idho, iok i3, block §, South Omubn park Total awount of transfers. .. 814,877 | OMAIIA DAILY BEE: CONMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL After a Weak Opening and Early Decline Wheat Was Firm, VERY LITTLE SPECULATION IN Opening Was Especially Dull and ke CHICAGO, Feb, All Day Was Q less — 1 « Onts ood Bu CORN ho Mar- ot und Feature- 2.—After a weak opening and an early decline wheat was firm today and closed %c hanged. higher, May visions lower all around. Whent opened easy, with May e lower at 64%c, and soon sold off to Gdc. western receipts ances amounted 2,947,000 bu. advance, The were lar, to 2,803,000 bu., on the previous week. reaching 64c for May the market began to presented influences corn 18 May odts unchanged and un- pro- The north- The cloar- against After were, nearly all favorable to sellers, but there was a feeling that some persons were buying up considerable quantities of wheat quietly, and this induced shorts to cover. The mar- ket ruled stronger in spite of the not alto- gether favorable news, and the advance con- tinued slow but steady until the end and May closed but e from the top. at 44%c, declined l4e, advanced %c and re- acted %e to the close at 64 In corn there was a ver tive trade, the featureless, and mark et all day was May opened light specula- the opening being especially dull quiet A comparatively steady feeling existed, values showing no material change The opening was inclined largely to a lack of interest, later on, tion of tremely quiet and closed with May but Y%c wheat. to be easy, duo bat firmed up the price being heiped by the ac- The market then ruled ex- from the day's top figures. In oats there was more good buying than of late, and a firm feeling most of the day. The opening but advanced May, Wi s easy at the decline for e and closed steady at Ye from the top and at the same prices as on yesterday. The fluctuations were on- tirely in sympathy with wheat. Provisions opened firmer and prices for pork advanced on the run of hogs at the yards being about 4,000 less than estimated. As soon as prices were hammered down enough to suit the bears they turned buyers, taking considerable quantities of pork at the decline. Lard was also offered freely, with fair dealings at slightly lower prices. Packers were sellers to a great extent and two preminent At the close pork ruled steady; lard firm and at near the outside prices, and ribs were weak at the inside prices. institutions were buyers, Compared’ with last night pork Is 12%c lower; May lard 2c lower and May ribs 10c lower. Estimated receipts for Monday: 60 cars; corn, 604 cars; oats, 164 cars; hogs, 28,000 head. The leading futures ranged as follows: Op en. | High. Wheat, Feb. Ma, July ConN— Fob.. Ma 740 o 6 I i 603 601 G| 0414y i34 05%| 85 87% ELY 28 P 283% 35! 3! 3H74 TR IS 745 787% 740 0 321 6 5254 Big 321 50 Cush quotations were as follows: FLOUR- ulet. WiEeAT-—No. 2 spring, 60%c; No. 3 spring, No.2 red, 6056 L] 59@61e Con OATs—No. 2, 81i5¢; No. 8 white, No. 2, 8515e: P No. 3 RYE—No. 2, 45¢. BARLEY—NO. No. 4, 42@45c. FrLAX SeRD—No. 1, $1.39. TiMOTHY SEED—Frime, $4.25, PORK—Mess, por 100 (boxed), 86,8744@7.25, Wiikky—Distillors' finished goods, per gal., #1.15. SUGAR 2, nominal; No. 3, er bbl., $12.65@12,67!4; Ihe., §7.45@17.50; (loose), $6.3713@6.42! —Unchanged. The following were tho recolpts and ship- ments for today: elloyw, 363c. u'.'syl.- No. 2 white, 30%@ 30! 46@52¢; ; lard, short ribs® sides dry salted shoulders #6.26@6.50; short clear sldes (boxed), ARTIOLES. WECEIPTS, BHIPMENTS. Flour, bbls. Wheat. bu. Corn, bu Outs, bu..... Rye, bu Barley, ... | a0 38,000 251,000 5,000 4,000 24000 47,000 2,000 14000 On the Produce exchange today the butter market was firm, unchanged; crewmer, dairy, E 26¢; 152 21@ weak, unchinged; strictly fresh, 18 NEW 40,300 Dbbls.; bbls.; New York Markets. YORK, holding out ents, mills, @3.05; tras, winter $1.60@1.85 more 92,60 flour, flour, 3 w0t w grade spring act good quic exports, steadier with' a Feb, 7,900 bbls.; hetter higher pri winter patents, a0 winter patents, $3.50@ Minne: 8, 3.6 $1.90G2.40; i pmimon to choleo extras, ; superfine 3. —FLOUR—Receipts, sales, inquiry, city mills, 5,250 Mills pat- 2.70 20; spring low grades, southern falr extra 326000 $2,7002.85; fa @3.00; buckwheat flour, ‘dull’and easy, $2.25 2,30, HUCKWHEAT WH Im\‘l' sales, 4 ke, red, May,'0 TIKC, ing at market v dull, arrivaly ports, cle ary Clos unsettled at’ Ko decl closed Tuary M Recel| Op closing at 7i%c; S eipts, 000 bu. ry dull; west sing fr 42401 360 y, HRGIKC, Ay “Hops Pacific HID lectod, 60 Iba, Dull; shipping, Quict and Dull; s6e Milwaukee, western, pts, 700 b xport futiires a s ot. yellow western, delivered. 32.550 Gaac; 60Gs0c; six- 5,000 bu. Spot n and eleva ; No. under more favor le weather west and decroase in weekly ex- ports, rallled sharply toward noon on flme and closed firm at K@he net advance reh, 61 t 9% ptember, . closing M bu.; ex and §,000 bu. 1 fuatures No. 2, the increase in at B@ke net advance; May, 100 Murch, 48%¢ 3,200 bu. ports, spot ; Optins but firmer with wheat on smaller car-lot weekly July, 71 S%@T6e, ox- Febru- HHO bu,; and 51,000 bu. of spoi | iaase; 2 white No. 400, Options o to e ; March at 8%, 65e; good 3434 closed common to choice, walted yros Now Texas, sel net advance; to e dry, 2024 1bs., No. 2, 15a Orlenns, 10l . Buenos Ayres, lght to heavyweights, 14@19. PROVISIC 00; extr 5 Xtra Indin mess, plekled bellle: pickled Haltimor ROSIN RIC ort clear, R—Firm o state Unis Lo, ore ol oll fn b TR, hams, o steam closed at $1.85 n ruary, §1.50 ted quiet; $5.5060.00 $20,006723. 00, plekl rd, weaker; minal; s Mal famity, inal; none, May, niinent, $8.1 $14.000 ms, $17; eity, i B 1 shoulders, western firm 375 8. A, ork, casy: new mess, ¥ $13.00014,00; . $15.00717.00, : western dairy western dairy, 16@22%; stat o). Dull: 0 bhls., New York, $6.15: in bbls., $6.10; ulk, § family, ; west- 12a16c ; mery, S@IKe: s i ikt iph Philadelphia and Firm; srained common to good, $1.100 RPENTI ~Flrm; d e MOLASS 1G IRON=~Dull; ¥ COPPER—Quiet LEAD—Quiet; domestic, Nominal TIN: some naw Bouthern teady; omestic, 316 3y Orleans, Japan, “wo open kettle, g y, hand pleked ,3%@Ac. minal;’ frelghts to Liverpool Scoteh, .47 53,5, Diaies dull. minal prospect in market are advices OIL—Quiet placed at still indicate Bo pressure $20G22.50; American, and SUNDAY, FEBRUARY Recolpts during the week, T.0i1 Lble Prme crude, Me; prim T Do Svdpine; brimetdeon off grade summer yellow; 836 24c. SUGAR-Raw, strongs demand fining, cohtrifugn test, more Active; No. , 3% I%e; No. 8, 3 71640 10, 4 S-163i4c; No. 11, 3 a1 . 13, B0t O X, 4 5166 14c; standard N/ 16414 toners' etdout loaf, ecrushed, fgowdored, granuluted, o Quotations good 10i4e; monld ;i contec 4 1216 4 16480 4 1160 e a Produ; 18 som Omal BUTTER-The market, and the best buit figure than for wome time try, 16G17c; packing stock DRESSED POULTRY -#Pirkeys are hecoming more plentiful, but othemwise there 18 but little ch in the marketoeChiokens, baric; tur keys, geese and ducke, 9610, Inferlor stock would sell below the above figures LIV JULTRY—There Is some demand for cholee stock and the maeket (s fairly well sup 1 stock 1 quotabls at b Ihe recelpts light and® th for cholce stock: ciolee, & © henvy, i wirie chickens, quall and venlson 18 but 1ittle on the mar nada geese, $6; mallard ek rabbits, $L5062; small rab. o Markot. ont fn Dot past 113 ol I8 a sl fat except ducks, $2@ than the de W, Fresh stock Falted cgwe, 010 i California, n chest walnuts, pecans, he tra fiberts, 15 e wants to by CIDER-—Pure Brazil hut Dec medium, 1 Juleo; b $2.25; Oregon, por b half n Chiler, por bbi.. $5: hai bbl., § KRAUT-Por bl 55 halt bhl., larified o1t bbl,, VEGETARLL fornta hand-sic $L86G10; ¢ NS-—Call n_navy 1.7 ONIONS orders at $1.5 POTATOES—Nebraska, Towa grown potatoes, in_smali lots (¢ same In car lots, 60c; Colorndo, Colorado, lots, T BBAG r ealt are fille per 1 el navy, §1 on white | Onlfons are qu 65 Spanis . and on rer - erate, Minnesota m store, 56T from stere, from the coun try. e per oxtra fancy Cali The supply 53,5, ABLES per_doz, ; , ‘per. The: on doz,, $1.0062.00; cumbers, $2; tor tring beans, doz., 3c; 18 fair; good pinac: radishes, ns, D per bbl., per doz., lettuc ocs, per 30 per i plant, pe Isify, 3)@ 5¢; endiv cauliflow do. of 30 Ibs box: parsicy, Der rate - oz, FRUITS, ket; Malagua 8@ I bbls, net, $5.2506.00; and prices box. CRANDERRIES froely and_are in € 0; bell 36,0076, 2 and_cherr CALIFORNIA ORAN ing In_good condltion; Washingte Rediand s PROPICAL I BANANAS—Prices remain bunch, large, o ‘urm. $1 rriving very pe Cod, per 6.50; Jersey, de and Rive noy novels, about st per h, small to me . 30, $4.60 ORANGHS Mexl: sizes, $2.25G2.40; faney E b Floridas, PANGER) - GRAPE FRUIT large cholee boxy 82 Per box, . S, Louis Markets, ST. LOUIS, Feb, 3.—Produc on account of death of Président therefore no grain quotatlons GHIAY=Steady, unchangyd; prime{o choico 3 BRAN ot cast A )= 31,32 CLOTER SBED 8@ for faie to_ prime, BUTTER—Unchan, scparator creamery, cholce ‘duiry, 190! exchange closed A. T. Harlow, track. sall and_ribs, Bacon, shoulders, 7.60; shorls, flee Marke YORK, = Feb.= quiet at’unchanged prices: to decline, ruled dull and generally weak small Tocal trading and closed - steady at © points decline to 5 potnts advance. Sales, 2,260 ng March at $16.10; May, $15.70; 40; July, $1580, Spot coffes, Rio, ma 5 0; mild, market quiet; 3.—Market firm; good . celpts, two days, 4,000 158,000 b, HAMBURG, Feb, 3.—Market dull; higher. HAVRE, Feb. unchanged’; sales, 2,000 bags. RIO JANEIRO, Feb. 3.—Market quiet; No. 7, $15.15; recelpts, two days, 16,000 -bags; stock, 212,000 bags; cleared, 3,000 bags. LONDON, Feb. 3.—Market quiet; to 3d high with aver- bags; *UG@Y%e generally, age, 3—Market quiet; unchanged nsas City Markets. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 3. HIEAT—%c higher; No. 2 hard, 53c; No. 2 red, CORN—Unchanged; No. 2 mixed, 31G31%2; 2 white, 32@82%c. OATS—Unchanged; No. 2 mixed, 25@28%c; No. 2 white, 2G30c. S—Active and firme Steady; no BRAN—Firm HAY--Weak; timo BUTTER—Firm; ¢ 18e, RECEIPTS—Wheat, oats, none. SHIPMENTS~Wheat, oats, none, $5.50G6.50. dairy, 16G corn, 3,000 bu.: ; pairte, Bazic; 7,000 bu.; 12,000 bu.; corn, 4,000 bu.; Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3.—WOOL— without ‘quotable ehangs LONDON, Feb, 3.—WOOL—Today were offe o wale and Li00 bales w drawn. fuli_attendanc: active ecially from France, was the heaviest buyer, taking most trallan greasy combings. The home tri listless, owing to the absence of cross bree: he net arrivals for next week's sales 000 bales; the week's import amol 16 bales. duey sales. 4178 bales: scour greas Steadler, but .2 white, 81c; No. 3 whit 06 87 BARLEY- Ge; sample, RYE—S, PROVISION RECEIPTS bu.; barle: SHIPMI bu.; barl Pork, bl Lower, Flour, 6,300 100 bu —Flour, 5. Lard, wheat, 11,400 bbls.; wheat, NEW aulet steady; March, 7.50; §1.90007. fur Rt Buptomber, : LOUIS, Feb, aling, Thee; sales, 100 shipm COTTON. Recelpts, mid. bules New York Bank Stat EW YORK, Feh. 3.—The w shows the followlng chinges 32,680,000 loaws, ineres $768,900 Increase, $2,663,100; legal tenders, incrense 394,600 o increase; $4,114,000; circulation, nks now h 1§11 requirements of the uth Wheat Market, 61%c; \r, .Inly W northern, .95 In excess of the eant rul STOCUKS ANIL BONDS, urities Fairly Active fora !lllnrllu‘y. NEW YORK, Feb. 3.¢/The speculation was fairly active for a Satyrlay and during the two hours of business tofay the sales aggre- gated within 20,000 shares of the transac- tions made during fivesnhours yesterday. Two-thirds of the busitess, however, was done in the Industrials, St. Paul and West- ern Unfon. Sugar led In the dealings, a brisk movement being developed in the stock at the opening, under Influenco of which prices advanced, with only an | occasional fractional reaction almoat to the close. The saies were within 1% per cent of the highest touched and 2% per cent above yesterday's close. Lead shares were also in demand and made gains of 12 per cent in both com- mon and preferred. St. Paul lost % per cent in the early dealings on a report that the fourth week of the January earnings would show an extraordinary decrease, but when the official statement was published showing the decrease to be much less than was expected a rally of % per cent took place. The general market opened firm and a shade higher, but was fairly dull and gradually became depressed. -Shortly before 11 o'clock an almost complete recovery took alation in Se 1 ‘H -STX 'I'H 4 place and the .-,wmnn.m continued firm to the close. Last sales are irregular compared with yesterday, but the changes are mainly fractionally better. The bond market was irregular but erally firmer. The Post says: Except for the inlustrisl stocks the market today was completely apathetle. The industrials wore notably strong, the explanation of which is easy Some speculators have been sciling Sugar and Lead in particular in the belief tuat every successivo step foward the \Wilson bill's<cnactment would be followed hy stock liquidation and general wreck. When neither catastrophe followed tiwe vote of Thursday, only one course was loft. 'They have adopted this course with great agility and today fhe price of Sugar stock nd- vanced on the recovering purchases 2% points. There was hardly any othor feature elsowhere in the market and ‘ot changes were slight. The undertone, howover, con- tinued firm. The following on the leading exchange today Atelitson. Adams EXjoss. . Alton, T, .o do profd Northwaestern. American Bxprss o profd Haltimore & Ohlo.. N.Y. Contral Canada Pacitie..... 71'% N. Y. & N. K Cauada Sontheri. 81 °|Ontarlo & W Con, ¥ off'd..... 12% Oregon Imp. Chie. & Oitfo. 1111 1774 Orogon Nav Chieago Alton Ore. S L, & U.N, Co Bk Q cifie Sail ciil Consolidated Gas. C.C.C &St L Col. Cont & Cotton OF Del. & Hid Del; Tansk.& Wost D. & K. G, profd Din. &0, Fdra, Co.. gon- are the stocks closing quotations on the New York 174 Northarn Pacifie North'ea P. prafd. |0 P D, & ang 1ike Tl 104 216 Southe 03| Shgar 1 103 Tenn. 'u.\ H' 04 | Toxas Pacific T & 0. Con, b 1| Uhlon Pactiic U8 Bxproas 1 W SL L. & Pae 6| "do prord. ; 14| Wella Fargo i Loutsville & Ni. 7. §ite| Westorn Unton Loutsville & N, A.. Hif Whoellng & L. B... Manhiattan Con 14| do prof'd Memphis D0 Me S L Michiean Central., 994 D. & R. G Missourl Paciile... 2% G. B. Mobiie & Oh N L Chati! O. & T a0 ordage.. | do pref'd {H&T. Couoo s T. A A & N. M..... 2114 T. St. L. & K.C...0.. Wisl_do praf 1L p d Hocking Vall 1ol O St Pau & Dt Kan. & Texas pr'd Lake Erlo &West A0 profi... .. 6 LakoShore... . ... Lead Trust. . North Ameri'n Co., The total sales of stocks shares, including: American lington, 2,3%0; Chicago Gas, National ‘Lead preferred, St._Paul, 10,0005 today gar, ,000; Distiliing, 2,700; 20; New York Weatern Union, wero fiek: |w 1hig[ 1 | $) 17 401§ 40 101 104 1 M o l‘x"'{‘?)‘ €D, 4 Roele Tyland. Western U Sugar Trus New England. Atelitson ... 70 Gas. I D.C. ¥ G.E New NEW YORK. Basy at 1 per ¢ PRIME MERC cent. STE busi man: Posted ork Money Market. Feb, 3.—MONEY ON nt. ANTILE PAPER—31%@G5% per RLING EXCHANGE—Dull, s in ors’ bills at $1.87G1.87% for de- and 1360485 for sixty-day bills, ates, $8661.85; commercial bills, $1.83% @ CERTIFICATBS—6T%c last bid; SRNMENT HONDS—Inactive; osing quotations on Londs: 1St Paul Conaola . i |SLP. C. & P. ata. T.P. L. G. T. Rots, : TP.R.G.Tr. Ris 26 . 43 N 316U, . lota.. Misaouri 3 Weat Shora Tenn. new 8ot 0 |R. G. W. 1at.. Tonn, now ot 9. Alelilson 48, Tenn, now do 2§ A G, T &8, A G 1078 oftered M.&T.C. 5a.. & T, C. 08, . C. 68 of with actual no state same. 128 Erie 208 M. K. & T M. K. & T. Gon. 43 Mutunl Usilon 68.. 1 N. . Cert. Tonn. oid Va. Conturies do deferred S, C. non fund Ala, class A. |Ala class B.2 Al class C Ala. cur....... N. Pac, 2ds. . N- . Consols..... 137 W. Dab. 08. St L. &S, F. Gen. M__ 90 Boston Stock Quotatlon: BOSTON, Feb. 8.—Cull loans, 14@2% per cont: timefoans, 255 per cent.’ Olosing quo- tations on stock’s, bonds and mining shares Westng. B do preferred. Atehison 2nd Atehison 48 {General Ele |Wis. Central 18 | Allouez 3 |Atlantic. Bagton & Montaia |Bitte & Boston...... Salumet & Heela. Centennial.. Poston & Maine CoB &Q. " Fitehburg .. Mexiean Central N. Y. & N. Eng. ola_Color Oregon Short Line. San’ Diego Union Pacific West End San Franclsco Mining Quotations. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb, 8.~The officlul closing uotations for mining stocks today were as Op hir. Po tosi Crown Point..... Gould & Curry Noreross, mlxl cholor . Crown Polit, Con. Cal & SBihaWood. Gould & Curry.. Hulo & Noreroas. oo Mexiedn. Ontario Ophiir kod 100’ | Unlon Con. Yollow Jaclo 5{Iron Siiy 0| Quicicsil 100 “do prefd. 450 Bulwer. Londo ock Quotations. Feb, 3.4 p. 0% 15 -10] Mexican ordinary. % 09 | St. Paul common., 603 w York Central 1045 insylvania, o014 LONDO Connols, mone: Consol, fdeent. .. Canadign Paci 014 per 0z, =1 per eent, ~ of discount In the open market for short @2 3-16 and 25§ per cent for three months St. Louis Mining Stock Quotations. §1. LOUIS, Feb. 8,~Minlng sharos todiy were dull and without change. Tho following are the closing quotations: b TBid, Askod.| Adams ....$ .15 § .30 |Elizab AmNedle, 27y Hopes. Bimetallie, 2.25 Hope. ito .. 100 | Harcolve . Anknd. 15§ .20 ¥ ial Notes. KANSAS CITY, NEW ORLEANS, PARIS, Feb, 3, e per Tlo for the accou LONDON, Feb. into the Bank of £18,000, CINCINNATI Ings, cent $1.001,620, rentes, 97¢ amount of bulllon gone ngland on balance today was 31,6 PHILADILPHIA, balances, - §1, 441,00 latices, 7,741,416 Su, i NEW fob. 3—Tmpo of New York were: Spec $1,478,147; general merchan of wpecle for the week 3560 CHICAGO, for the we e premium. ta from th Gold, 7. 3.—Clearings, $11,619,000. Total $105,385,000. New York exchange, Sterling exchange, quiet and firm; actual rutes, $1.85% for sixty-day bills, $1.81% for demand. Rates at t bunks are 4G5 per cent on call and 5@ pe time, b, , 8. ¢ statement y for the shows the following 500,000 mArks; treasury nots, inorease, arks; other recelpts, increase, 4,180,000 clreulation, decrense, 6,880,000 marks LOULS, Feb. 8.—Clearings, §3.696,000; this K, 320, 240,157; last week. 111,970; co sponding week of 1893, $23,689,006; balances to- duy, $645,802; this week, §3.03,198; last week $4,415,004; corresponding week Of 1593, $3.004,966 Money, quiet, 667 per cent. Bxchange on New York, e premium. of the Im week ending Bulllen, in- 140,000 ks l‘A(‘ [‘.S ¢ OMAHA LIVE E STOCK NARKETS Reoceipts at the Yards Present an Interest- ing Problem for Dealers, DEPRESSION IN CATTLE STILL CONTINUES Loeal Trading Shows a Mome ery ~Hogs Still ¥ Up and ing ary Recove Down, and Are S o High He: SATURDAY, Feb. 3 Tane most noteworthy feature of the mar- kets during the past week has been the ex- ceptionally small run of cattle. Hof sup- plies wore heavier than last week and the corresponding week last year. There has not been much change in sheep. The figures are as follows: Cattle, 210, Hogs. 26,109 8heep, Recelpts Py 8 Receipts this week last week. . Same w In’ 180 Same w in 1802 During the month of January there w sharp falling off in cattle recelpts as pared with last year and a slight decrease in the number of hogs marketed. Sheep supplies nearly doubled. The figures are as follows ipts ipts Receipts last month.... 64,608 114,280 24,882 Dec,, Nt () 106,21 P Jan., ¢ 120,175 16,0 The following table shows receipts at the four leading markets for the month of Jan- uary with comparisons: CHICAGO, 1892, Cattle. Hogs Sheep. Cattle.., Hog Sheep 11,3 193,258 30,193 OMAHA. 7,614 120,175 16,664 Cattle.... 64,608 23,124 905 10,208 The combined receipts at the four points have been as follows: Month. Cattle, Jan., 18M. Jan., Jan., Hogs. 1,261,468 1,008,087 1,560,263 1,648,448 The trade in cattle during the past week has been about as unsatisfactory as it well could be. Starting out about steady on Mon- day, there was a sharp decline on Tuesday, and on Wednesday prices were down to bed rock, by long odds the lowest in over a year. On account of the exceptionally light re- ceipts during the latter half of the week, there was a reaction, and closing prices for both beet steers and butchers' and canners’ stock were about the same as at the close of last week. From a perusal of the above statistics it fs evident that the low prices for cattle now prevailing are not caused by heavy receipts at the leading markets. The fact s people are not eating as much meat for economical reasons, and in consequence the slaughterers need fewer cattle. A leading buyer for one of the biggest local slaughterers says: “The present depression in the cattle market s due entirely to the big falling off In the de- mand for meat and not to any oversupply of cattle. On a recent visit to several ecast- ern cities I was surprised ‘at conditions as I found them. Mills of all kinds were shut down and the unemployed were walking the streets by thousands. Small butchers who formerly ordered half a dozen carcasses now only want from one to three and want a cheaper grade of beef. The people simply did not have the money to buy with and meat was regarded as a luxury beyond their reach. This state of affairs existed all over the east, and as the local slaughterers send from two- thirds to three-fourths of their product to eastern points, it can readily be scen that they do not need a great many cattle. The demand from the east for dressed beef has fallen off 25 to 40 per cent and while the fall- ing off in the west has not been so much, it has been enough to make the disposition of their product a serious question with packers. FEATURES OF YESTERDAY'S TRADING. Receipts today were the smallest in nearly six months or since early in August and the quality was pretty much the same as it has been all week, that is only fair. A good many half fat and short fed cattle are belng run In now, their owners having be- come discouraged at the outlook, and this does not help matters any. For the past three days recelpts have hardly averaged 1,000 head of cattle a day and in conse- quence the meager offerings today were all wanted, in fact, local houses needed them 8o bad that they did not give outsiders a show. Trade was brisk and prices averaged strong to a dime higher on all grades. As usual, there were no choice beeves here, but falr to very good steers, weighing from 1,000 to 1,282 1Ibs., sold readily at from $3.80 to $3.65. Poor to fair grades and odd lots went at from $3 to $3.25 and mixed stuft down around $2.60 and $2.75. The trade was brisk throughout and long before noon the pens were cleared, The firmness developed during the past few days was due entirely to the meager sup- plies and not to any improvement in the de- mand from any quarter. The cow market was about the same as the trade In fat cattle. In fact, there has been more than the usual amount of sym- pathy between the markets all week. There were not over fifteen loads on sale today and sales included poor to prime cows and heifers at from $1.25 to $3, fair to good butchers, cows selling largely At from $2.20 to $2.70. Calves were In good demand, at steady to strong prices, common heavy to cholce veal stock selling at from $2 to $5.50. The supply of rough stock was limited and did not present a very extensive assortment. Prices aver- aged up about steady, common to fair bulls, oxen and stags selling at from $1.95 to $2.55. The stocker and feeder trade was rather limited all week. Recoipts were light, and the demand from all sources was of the most indifferent character. Regular dealers managed to keep prices up pretty well on account of the rather limited offerings, hut the general tone to the trade has bheen rather weak on account of the demoralized condition of the fat cattle market, Busi- ness today, as Is always the case on a Sat- urday, was dull. Hardly any trading was going on at all, but prices generally were not far from steady. Good to choice feeders aro quoted at §3@3.50; fair to good at $2.70@3.00 and lighter, commoner grades at from $2.70 down. Shee) 390, r.{fn REPRESENTATIVE SALES. D BEEF, No. Av. Pr. Av. 9..733 §3 00 1040 83 4. 8803 00 1115 3 I 100 3 1 2% WESTERN C. WYOMIL Av. Pr No. COLORADO., (Hay-fud.) 120 336 3 steers _no urgent need of stock. 1031 200 218 1 1460 2 00 H i 100 2 HOG PROBLEM STILL U There has been no the general situation f8 still a discropancy 60c per hog between slons prices, This in the case of most of our local killers {s evoned up by thelr Jobbing trade, but the business of packing exclusively Is a losing game at present and has been most of the time during the past yoar. According to the rent's figures: west from 000 190 368 150 285 SOLVED. matorial change In in_ hogs and there ot somothing like the hog and provis Cinclnnatl Price Cur= he total packing fn tho November 1 to January 81 is against 3,900,000 a year ago—dos rease, 85,000 hogs. The packing last year in February was very moderate, averaging about 180,000 hogs per week. In order to reach the estimate offered thres weeks ago, & total of 300,000 In excess of last yoar, there must be an average gain of 100,000 per week during February, or an averago packing of 280,000 per week, which may bo regarded as quite possible, and not fmprobs able. Even with this enlargement the total packing would be small, and far short of any recent season other than last year. Recelpts have been considerably this week both here and elsewhere, and in consequence the range of prices has been lower than last week. They have been so high here, however, 10c to 15¢ higher than at other Missourl river points, that eastern shippers have given this market the go by and done all thelr buying oither vp at Sioux City or at Kansas City. Local slaughterers have used every hog offered hore this weeks With Tower markets east and a fair sups ply here prices averaged about a nickel lower today on all grades. Local houses were practically the only buyers, and they started in paying $5.15 to $5.20 for fair to good hogs of all weights, and $5.10 for the commoner grades. This was a shade to 6o lower than Friday. On bad roports from both hogs and provisions in Chicago the market weakened further, and late trading was mostly at $6.10 for fair to 5yod hogs of all weights, or a big bc lower. The close was very weak at the extreme low point of the day and a few loads were loft in the pens. The top today was $5.25 for one load of chofce light stuff, but prastically the hogs all sold at a range of from $.10 to the big bulk of them at ¥5.15. On Fria day and on last Saturday the Lilk of the .trading was at $5.15 and $5.20. REPRESENTATIVE SALLS. No. Av. Sh. T Sh. Pr. ... 828 40 8 10 160 46 15 2 50 618 518 515 515 515 515 615 518 515 515 618 5 16. 515 heavier 50 160 SHEEP TRADE STEADY. There was no fresh receipts of sheep tos day and nothing of any consequence here to make a market. Local houses have been pretty well supplied this week and were in Prices were nom- inally weak at a decline of from 10¢ to 150 from last week's quotations. Quotations wero as follows: Fair to good natives, $2.76@ 8.40; falr to good westerns, $2.25@: com- mon and stock sheep, $1.50@2.15; good to choice® 40 to 100-Ib lambs, $2.50@4.00, Representative sales: No. 25 native lambs.. 30 native lamb 81 native lam Wt. .. 68 Pr. 310 Recelpts and Dispo Officlalracalnts and disp)sition of storlk az shown by tha byo'sof thy Union Seask Yards company for tha twenty-fourhours ending at 5 o'clock p. m., Fobruary 8, 1594: RECELLTS, OGS, | SHEEP. HOMATES & ML, Head|Cars. | Head Cars. | Hoad | Cars. | Hoadk 812) 04/4,088) 7 1ET) DISPOSITION. GATTLE. 202 302 119, 101 ¥ 1 e [N 10 140 CATTLE. Cars, 82 BUYERS WOaH, [SHERP 1007 v L148) sie 1,187 The G. H. Hammond Co.. Swift& o, \o Cudihy Packing Co... Nelson Morris. 5 Shinpers and f, Left over.. .. Total....... 4.077 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, Small Offerings of Cattle Promptly Taken at Friday's Prices. CHICAGO, Feb, 8.—The twenty odd carloads of cattle offered today were promptly taken at Fri- day's advance, but after all there was an undors tone of weaknews, as buyers are counting upon large recelpts for Monday and are anticipating uence. Thousands of cat- or Just such n turn in y ay and 1t s supp. will et theim AgOINg. head, L ago. aigo; The rec at 10,000 Ay Todny's receipts King 47,247 for the week, & %008 0 year ago and 61,736 two yeurs Prices stand about where they were a weelk (s of hogs for today were estimated ad, making 146,602 for the week, ear g, 162,- Small an on re ap- o many for the and to hold up prices. t zosterday's old in At that day's of matter to get a bid of mor d 1t took o really good o e aw §6,29 was a diffienlt $5 for anything cle to by falr demand for shee for poor to cholce quulities, and e suleable at from $1.25 to $4.6. The Tink was steady at that range. Recelpts wers estimated at Lo hewd, making 64,58 head for this woek, st 60,057 head for last week, A yeir ago and 21,8540 two yours g, ipta: Cattle, 500" head; calves, 100 1; kheep, 1,000 head ening Journal Teports Rucelpts, estimated, 500 head: ship- Wi a falr businbss for Satw 4 selling at $4.8004.00; cad; shipments, 4,00 pacie 1 inixed, and } welkhis, head; “sheep, Ic Market. CATTLE~Recolpts, 1: markot stronger Mhipping steers, Cows, $1.5005.16] s and feeders, 1700 hed; shipments i Tve; "Toxi stoors, § i Lght, Yorkers and 200 packing ks §365.5 L1 —Receipts, ad; market slow , 35@5.15; head; shipments, St ST, . LOU head: mark prices today HOGS -1t top pr 3 $6.26; bulk LSHT 00 head steady; no shipments report Ktock In Sight, s of stock at the four principal western y. Felruary § bout the sainc 000 headt 5,00006, 25, arkot nominally ) today, Re mar Houth 4,088 Chicako ik - 00 Kansus Clty h 0 Bt Louls AT 0 200) Omaha PO 1.00) i 100 M 3 L3712 10,888 J, E. McElroy & Co. INVESTMENT BANKERS, 134 Washington St., CHICAGO. MUNICIPAL BONDS, Bonds of Electric Street Railway Companies. High Grade Investment Securities COMRESPONDENCE SOLICITER 1,100