Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 9, 1894, Page 6

6 COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Buying by Armour at the ying. by . topped Wheat's Declino, OF A PANIC VERY EARLY eling of Wednesdny Was Present with Reinforcoments at the First Tap ©0f the Bell - Offerings Poured In Ragldly. Feb. 8.—Heavy buying by Ar- | mour & Co. at lmv opening today stopped the decline in wheat, and May closed %e higher after having made a low price rec ord at 61%c for May. Free offerings and heavy lquidation were fresponsible for the early break. May corn Is unchanged, May oats %o higher and provisions siightly higher all around Wheat be CHICAGO, an the day with fair prospects for a panle. The weak feeling of yesterday was present with relnforcoments at the opening, and May began at a loss of %c at 617%e. Traders threw up their hands, and offerings poured out with alarming rapidity. Sales were made as low as 61%¢, but the bear raid was cut slort by the appearance of Armour as a buyer. Northwestern re- coipts were heavy. Minneapolls and Duluth reported 320 cars, as compared with 2 cars on the corresponding day last year. This announcement caused a temporary re- Iaxation, but the price soon started up again A report from London of a bank fallura the caused a slight drop, but the depression was short lived. The ure of the day was Armour & Co.'s ing_ through H. V. Lester. He took all he could get at 6 under for May, and scemed to have an petite like that of the historic hired man. He bought in lots from 25,000 to 100,000 bu., while Valekine, Armour's regular broker, diligently absorbed what was left. Closing cables averaged firmer. The bulls refused to retire from the field, and May closed at the top. May opened at 61%e, declined e and with slight advanced B¢ to close at 62%c. The corn market riled quiet day, prices keeping within % @%c The opening was Yc lower ‘in sym with the drop in wheat, but the demand goon Improved and a %@%e advence was scored. Free offerings at the improvement checked any further upturn and the market later on ‘sagged back a fraction, ruled steady and closed with May but %e from the day’s top figures. In oats there was a better fecling and although trading was not large, prices advanced %c and the market closed strong at the top. A scarcity of offerings prevented a decline early and the later strength in wheat and corn was re- sponsible for the advance. A fairly steady feeling prevailed in pro- visions early on the light run of hogs at the yards, there being about 4,000 less than esti- mated. Some little strength was developed on three prominent packing Institutions sup- porting the market. The market continued to rule steady except that just before the tap of the bell pork was forced down on a slight order to sell, which caused an easy closing for that product. Closing prices were near the day's outside figures. Compared with last night, May pork Is 12%%c higher, ay lard 2lc higher, and May ribs Jlc higher. timated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 60 cars; corn, 600 cars; oats, 203 cars; hogs, 17,000 head. The leading futures ranged as follow: ) ) gh. | Low. | Close. 2| fluctuations most of the limit. | hy | | February May ... July iie Quin No. ebruary May ... July York, er Febrizal May Lard, Fobry i i240 73 13 7274 100 i, Cash_quotations were as follows PLOUT By 2 2 spring, 58%c; No. 3 spring, white, 30tc; No. 8 i No. 3, No. 1, $1.381@1.20. D Prime, 3$1.1 44@sic; No. bbl, $12.42%Q @T.40; "short Tibs salted shoulder sides (boxed), ROV lard, per Bides (looge), ), $6.2560.60; 5407, 12) —Distillers’ finished short’ clear ‘] goods, per gal., RUGARS—Cut 5. standard A, 8,12, ollowing were the receipts and shipments lonf, granulated, Receipts. Shipments, bbls..... b0 0 bu.! b [T bu [ the Produce exchange today the butter market was quiet and unchanged. steady and unchanged. Fiour, Wheat, Cor Onts, 1000 New York Markets. NEW YORK, Feb. §—FLOUR—Recelpts, 000" bbls. L000 b1, ; sales, 5,000 Dk, ; market gencraily weik, demand lght and prices nominally unchanged BUCKWHEAT CORN ME. RYE-=Nom BARLEY two-row Duil; state, —-Had " steads’ Quict: 2 No. 2 Milwaukee, 02G6c; P—Receipts, 2,410,000 Ly, Spot market steady; vator, 60ge; afloat, 4e; No. 1 northern, and’ steudy, clow No. 2 red, F 6660, closed closed 674¢; July, 69§ IR@ T, closed TIe. CORN—Recelpts, 700 bu.; sales, 280,000 bu, of futures spot. market steady; vator, afloat. closed firm 101 closed at 4 M, Muy 43 5-1 . 2 red, in stor 85%@66e: f. 0. b.. e. | Options opened at closed 4% May, 66 Mo, closed B34c, -16 Decem! expdrts, 39,200 bu.; and §6,000 bu. of in ele- opened easier, advance: Februar closed 423} Btions at net 900 bu, ; sales, firm and 31860 o 3 v track white track white stute, S80I, firm all day with Wheat and t advance; February closed at M%e; March, 34%@%e, closing at May, 4@ %o, closing at Moo, HAY—Quict; good to avera: endy; state acifle const, 1642 Dull; wet Tbs., 4146 Buenos Ayr dry, Hai0 s, 4lc; Options’ generally corn, closing e 1 $6.50G5.50. common to cholce, LG Orleans, bs., A Lard, western am closed at $7.90 uary closed at §1.7 Pork, dull’ but fifm; n HBOE50; family, $15.000 atein dairy v, 18627407 Avestern factor 2ie; state’ dalry, 16624 ady: large, 9G11%c; sm 12%c; part skims, 4G10c; full skims, 2. EGGE-—Market weak: fee-house, '$2.0062.75 case; wostern fresh, 13%G14%e; southern, 1640, Recelpts, 8§76 plgs. TALLOW-Qutet but sieady, TROLICM-Steady: United Dull; strained, comm per 1640 closed at 35,10 to good, 10 | ans, open Kettle, IRON —iMrmer ER-Quiet; lake, Harely steady lor; Stralts, R-—-Brrong; 1 1D OIL=Dull ales rume At lower pr exporters and western buyers market. Quotations: Prime crude, bbls, | i prime crude, looke, 26'aG Mt crude. eayiic; summer, $3GHc; o wumer, ter, low grades, i prime white, 376 e, UOAR—Raw, ' stiong; falrly active and firm, Wool Market, Fob, §.—Of the wool market the Waal and Oy Reparter will tom rrow say The leading features of the week have been the sale of 1,615,000 Ibs. of fine and fine medium ter ritory wools and about 17,00 Ibs. of Ohio and the urchase of 660 baks of high mixed and supers of A F & Co. by the leading house In this mar- et Pulled wools have been Guite active and the wtior grades which have so long been a drug w have atiention. We note a sale i this mar ket of 82,600 . Culifornia pulled on a basis of E2 dbe otal secelys mioce Jasuary 1 bave been | American, $12.00015.00. Y. COTTON heav demand ctically and some cal; out of | 20 sales, none; refined, ROSTON. Opening | 2 | 8s sua THE TURATIA AT 20867 Ve agninat 46,86 foroign for (y I8 & decrend foreln, blen nd 4,807 domestic and 11,386 ponding pertod of 1893, Thin bales domestic n i of the weelk amount to Ui and 144,000 The. foreign, {3,500, 00 Tbs., against o to [ ns weel and o total of rroaponding week last year. 5. WOOI,-Shows a_hotte demand, but no quotable . bates bales 19,2 Todace Market, in the markoet i the medium cking stock Thers 15 q Chole i ot, count no change erpociully. 186 iic; 4 have been DRESSED POULTRY is but a Wght for sevoral duye, wmill + romain ab stationars Chick: turleys, fc; goese and dicks, 91 atoek would sefl below the above Vi demnand_for \ Well sup- it bt therd ut Interior wome I falrly | s, and there cholee, § FOULTRY -1 Kk and U | stock The yecody nand for ch thin or . th o 18 kot nd ventwon on the mar: pallard smull GAMI ket ‘ox du, s jotel mani e } 00 $1: s, The supply | o) limiited b atre ) the market wrEN dre 11146 but the de. aaditional wale for cold Strictly fresh vory 1ight, Eive y Thy iy price, clover California, g c; horseahoes, 2M0; extra s 30c, che medinm, 10, v half bbl., clarified halt bbl, jufce, por bul. $5.60; bbl., '€: half bbL., § AlT LhL., 83 v bbl., $.5006.00; ADLER, hand-picked nav $1.86001.90; common are quoted at Spanisi onlons, ) clder, SA{ $3.0004%, 25, $1.008 white NS beang, §1,50 ONTONS ordirs at $1.50. POTATOR: Rrown potatoe same in car Colorado, Tots CABIBAGE-Ordors for cabbage from the coun- try are fillad at 202ige per Ib, CELERY ROOTS-According to size, nEA Californin tern_navy, 17 e, and on per ¢ atock, 8%c; extra faney Call- The supply Is fair; good J38—8pinach, doz.; radish anions ‘per bbl., per doz. of 30 Ibs. box: parsl $2.00. this market $2.15@2. is i fancy wes it on terns, The supnly and prices highe box. CRANDE Iy and £6.0001 6.0, ARIES—Cranberries nre s in good demand; ¢ Dell_and bugle, 1 cherry, $5. ORANGES—The stock condition; ,Riverside Washington navels, i Rediand scedlings, $ TROPICAL FRUITS, BANANAS—Prices remain_about bunch, large, $2.00@2.60; per bunch, mediuin, $1.7562.00, LEMONS @5.00; s ORANC sizes, $2 ape C $6.00; Jersey, 18 arriy. Ing in_good box, ~$2 navels, § steady small -t lemons, size, 300, $4.50 per box, $2.5 fancy Floridas, §: large, chioce TANC SPer box. H. GRAPE 4. —Per bo; Feb, ‘putents, LOUR—Dull, 50%2.00; LOUIS, 1; . easy and $2. a fancy, .A\n —Opened Y @ke off, hich closed 1@%s (u.uy.«x July, ‘aming nent. bruary hut good buying G014 60° L on the No. 2 mixed, and’ March, No. 2, sed at 281c; May, 30%e. weather cash, — cash al \I‘l“ -|wlm ¥ ’i?( BARLEY-Unchinged; sales Towa A, S, BRAN—Lows Cower, dull; $5.73G7.00. HAY—Unchanged; prime to_choice. $8.0010,00. BUTTER-Firm, unchanged: creaniery, 24@2c; @ COTN WHISH TAGC COTTON TIE PROVISION: and f 9508100, tronger, with better demand ofing, and some advance in prices. Pork, s, $12.87%. Lard, $7.30@7.35 Dry siioulders, $6: longs and ribs 6.00; boxed, 1ie more. Baco $6.8714: longs, $7.121¢; ribs, $7.25 shorts, $7.0007.62i4, - ECEIPTS—Flour, 40,000 bbls.; wheat, 13,000 ; corn, 81000 bu.; oats, £2,000 by SHIPMENTS—Flour, 4,000 bbls.; wheat, 7,000 bu.; corn, 41,000 bu.; oats, 7,000 bu. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. §—The wheat market opened lower and closed higher today. The early break was due to continued selling on the part of the tired longs and in sympathy with markets at other place Prices opened lhe lower than they closed last night. If there had been a rise Instead of a decline in the last few days the receipts at country elevators would have been heavy. As it was, the tendency to close up until there is another rise in the mar- ket continued. S0 far this week therd has been an increase in stock in local elevators. It is probable that the lighter receipts during the re mainder of this week will prevent an in i1 the country stocks. May opened at G8%e July, 6. Close: February, b8%e: May, e} July, 60%e. On track: No. 1 hard, 8i%e: No. 1 north, No. 2 morthern, bisc. Receipts were ipments, 86 cars. Flour was weak and about fc lower. shorts were firm, with bran higher, the sales were few, Coffee Market. NEW YORK, Feb, 8-—-CC opened barcly steady under weak European ad- vices and selling for forelgn account; market closed barely steady at 5@10 points net decline sales, 13,000 bags, ~Including: February, March, 50; duly, $15; Bran and although "FER-Options SN sales, Rio, ntral Americ: . —Market stead; pts, 15,000 bags; 107, 000 bag —Market Feb, nw sales, 4,000 bags. —Market dull; opened K@% bas. Feb, U600 “bais: e stock, HAMBURG, Ypfe_lower. HAVR lower; sal RIO DI 1RO, receipts, 20,000 bags; stock, & LONDON, Feb, '8.—Market lower, dull and —Market steady; 00 bags, dull “and 3@6a Milwaukee Market LOUR~Dull, 2 “spring, 85¢; MILWAUK WHEAT—Steady: 3 northern, i May, 60i4c. CORN--Wenk; No. 2 8ilc. Steady; No. 2 mn(c, 20%c; No. 8 white, ; No. 2, 48c. “pork, s12.40. wheat, Lard, 29,300 9,800 CRIPT! bagle: SHIPME Flour, 19,000 bbls.; barley, 19,000 bu. wheat, Cotton Market, DANS, Feb, 8.—COTTON — 1,600 bales; to arrive, 400 bales; low ¢; ordinary, Gle; good, 6%c: low middling, 7 good _middling, elpts, 5,541 bales’ bales; continent, Fiitures dull} bid; March, 37 $7.63; June, § '$7.60 bid; September LOUIS, Feb, 8.0 Aling, Tlc; sales, 100 biles. nsy spot, ordinary, middiing, Tho. ain, 7,0 April, 37460 .+ 81 FTON—Site Receipta, K, § dy; 1,200 bales; 100 bales. @121, timothy, HHAN-F| HAY-Dull prairie. $5.0006 BUTTER—Firmer 180, and lower; $8.0069.00; creamery, 190 dal Pooriy PEORIA, Feb. § g & Grain Mark: CORN—Market active, firm; [t No. 2 white, 38%¢; No. 8 %rm; high wines basi 3,560 bu.; o 200 bu.; ba 5,200 bu. ;o ) bu.; barley, aluth Whent Market. b, 8.~WHEAT—This market was unchanged figures from ye I Ko higher for May and’ 4o arrive. Close: No. 1 har Btge; May cash, 60c; 1 % northern, rejeeted, Ge. Gic $L.15, 0 bu.; ) b 200 bu.; 50 bu. 3 1 north hruar Tuly, 63% northern, northern, to arrive, Markets 8.—Close: Livery LIVERPOOL, ¥ mand poor FLOUR—Demand. poor, CORN-—Spot_and futures ste new mixed uary, April PHOVISIO. tures, no demand. ool b. WHEAT—De dy; demand fair; S8 B4d; March, demand u . . spot, Pork, poor New York Dry W YORK, Feb. & in the dry goody ¢ ter. Mail orders show @ increase. Print cloths, on the basis of e, Jy. Ging- Baus, prints, pribled fabiics and worsted wash poar; Market. Whatever changes are are for the bet NE seen = Johbin without goods Are linlding thelr own, T! mand shows signs of improvement terial changes In prices. Ol Markets, OIL CITY, T b, 8.—Nah Uflcates opened nt 80%: highest 0 ar 0%, les, 1,784 81874 bbiw, PITTSH R certificates highest, 81%; nal Transit c $0%; lowest bbls; runs, ational 80 1 Transit at at 0% S0% west, STOCKS AND BONDS, Speculation in Securities Was Trregular, U interesting and Fnnctive, W YORK, Feb. 8.—Speculation on the Stock exchange today was irregular, uninter- esting and Inactive, and in the active list the trading has not resulted in any material change In prices, Very few of the apecial- tles have made any special movement either, and taken as a whole the share market has been more foaturoless than in many weeks. There were periods of severe stagnation and spurts of activity, but neither was the buy- Ing strong nor the pressure to sell heavy at any time during the day. Sugar led in the trans, fons, fluctuating between 80% and 9%, the latter being the closing price, Towa Central preferred today shows a decline of 214 per cent, Pullman and Cotton Oil preferred 1% and New York Central 1 per cent. The bond market was generally firm throughout the day. The Post : Today's movement for prices was quite as favorable as yesterday's. It centered in Western Unfon, concerning which the favor- ite bear argument is that the telephone competition is hout to ruin the business. This sounds singularly like the predictions of ruin to the city surface railroads when the elevated system was introduced. The Bell Telephone company's old and rathe transparent move to water its own stock has, of course, added to the material used in Stock exchange logic. Although the market as a whole was h there were some striking exceptions; Sugar certificates advanced again on covering of shorts an Lead certificates on, the company's good report for 1893, Reading securities, too, both stock and bonds, advanced on the not very startling or unexpected news that the opposition to the present management's plan had given way. The movement els where, especially in the afternoon, was of the most desultory character, with a closing by no means uniformly weak. - The following are the closing quotations on the leading stocks on the New York ex- change today: Atemison .. Adams Alton professional Baltfmor Canada Canada Central Ches, & W Imp..o0 Pacific. . suthern. . Pacific Ohifo.... Alton.... Q.. Sntafio Oregon 4| Oregon 0. Pactile Mall....... D. & . PILsburg... ... .. Pullman Palace.’. Reading Richmond’ do_pfd R. G, Del. Lack. do pfd..... D. & R. Roce, Tafand: L0 D. & C b St Paul. East Tenn..... St. Paul’ Brie .. St P. & Omalia.. do pfd offered... do pri. Fort Wayn. . Southern Pacitic G. Northern pfd.. Bugar Refinery. C. & BTy pfdii, Tenn. Coal Hocking _Valle s Pacitic Tllinos Central.. . & 0. Cent. St. P. & Duluth.. o C., B, & Chicago Congolldat Conl & iroi. ton Ol Cort BTN pfd. 1204 205 W TNCEN 10 46| Western U ion. Loufsville & N, 8 W, & 1 Manhattan Con... Memphis & C.... Michigan = Cent.... Mo. Pacific........ Mobile & Ohio!!! Nashvills Chat.. . Nationz] Cordaj do i Norfolle & . N. J. Central, North Am. Co. North The range of prices a8 repor ted by J. W. Deane & Co., Board of Trade hall, 18 a5 {6110ws; Stocks. M D! & St & R Linseed. . 0010 i o ‘pfd....o |H. AN N T, St. L. & K. C Qo prd... Brie.... Pacific Mali! L.&N. Northwestern. Mo, Pacific. Union Paetli N Pacific, p'f Pagific’ com B & Q. 165 5% 1103 1031 22| 22 | 18 Chicago Gas. . Reading. . D.C. F.. E. G. Cordage The total shares, ing lington & Quincy, tillers & Cattlefeeders, 8,100, 8,400; Readin 00; Richmond & West Point, econd nssessm baid, 5,600; Rock Island, 4,400; St. Paul, 1 Western Union, 29,500, . New York Money Market. NEW' YORK, Feb. 8. —MONEY ON CALL— Easy at 1 per cent; last loan, 1 per cent; closed, 1 per cent. PR cent. BRLING EXCHANGE-Dull, with actual business n bankers' bills at $4.864G4.86% for d mand and at #5664 8% for sixty_ days; posted $486@4.8%; commerclal bills, $4.83%34.84. ZRT 4 at Gite T State bonds, 16 were 8,300; Chicago Ga National Lead, MERCANTILE PAPER-3%@5% per BONDS—Firm. LS, dlas rex. Pacific s of Louisiana stpd. Au. Issouri Gs..... . new 108 “ao U H, & Cen. D. . Pac. & R & R £ 75 offored G. i G. Ratual Unlon Gar: nt. Cert.. Conts..... do_deferred.. 8. . non. fund..! Ala, Class’ A Ala class ‘B! Ala class C, Ala cur... N.J. No. do_2nds. N. W. Consols.. o Deb. 08......n Boston Stock Quotations, TFeb. 8.—Call loans, 1%@2% per oo @4 per cent. Closing quotations on borids ‘and minin : & B F.. 11K Westingh. T Al Sugar. stingh, B, do pfd...... 6. Contral.. Bay State Gas. Bell Telephone.... Hoston & Albaris. Loston & Maine. C., B & Q Filehburg Gen. Ele Centrai ! N. Eng.. Colony...... 10 Short Line.. BOSTON time loan: stocks, AT pfd. |Puttte & Galamet &L | Centennial ... ranklin .01 1 closing tations for mining stocks today were as fol- 15 [ Tale 9 A 19 |Ophir Bodie ' Con...oooo. it 10 |1 Bulwer 3 r 50 32 0 0 70 reka Con...,.. ould_& Curry.... Adjourned until Satu tend the funeral of M New York NEW YORK, Feb, closing mining que Cholor: Crown 1 oint.. n. Cal: & Va JeRAWOOd 1.0r ould & Curry Hale & Norcross.. Homes Mexican Onturio Ophir ‘The following are the and lon Yellow Tron Silyer..... |Quick Silver.. do pref'd asked St. Louls Stock Quotations. ST. LOUIS, Feb. The followlng closiug_mining quotations W Biizabeih 274 | Small H Hope are the NEW YORK, specia) financial cable land's reserve incr which €191,000 wus bars. Other secur India_ council having the bank, deposits money outside is getting scarce, London sy Bank of Eng- this weelk 694,000, of ted, chiefly 1 £1,500,000. The to £2,000,000, e revenue BEE FRIDAY, ash return was exceedin o exchango to 13%d. The rianized, The bank e Bank _of today, The day. Amerk a further fall of .H Market was comple atock marke featureloss London Stock Quo LONDON, Feb, 8.~The fol losing stock auofations Twglstoxicnn orainity Taul_common. Y. Contral inng vivanin W Reading ox. Cent M Absort ations, ho wimg were the Consols, Conwole, aecount “anadian F it new 48 rate of dis bills fn 2140 o months market for per cent the open nt and 2% in l»m(.nvl.;l Notes. TY, learings, v Cleardn 206, AS € 4 1,457,647, reb 8. Iob, #aClearings, 63,860, TON, Fob, 8.—Clearings, $13,612,026; b Three per cent rentes, O8f Go LTIMORE arings, $1,898,001; Ances, $25,067, EW YORK 1,948,765 PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8. 3845 badances, $1,176,243, CINCINNATI, Feh, ew York exchange, 2 §1,048, 000, ST LOU ances, $466,581, s Exchinge on New York, 50c NDON, Feb, §—The amount of bullion gone Into the Hank of England on balances today, £140,000. Rupee paper fell to o the lowest on reeon, CHICAGO, York exchinny dull; actual rates, 4@5 per on time CALCUTTA, alsed its rate and the Ba Feb, 8,~Cl Teb, 8.~Clearings, $71,143, Clearings, 8 Money, 214 premium. per cent Clearings, bl cent Feb. 8.—Cleatin Money, dull $3,400,526 607 por Fob, learings, $19,308,000, New. Sterling exching: GG 871 Inter on call and 646 per cent Feb, 8,—The Tank of Bengal has of Giscount from 8 to B por cent K of Bombay has raised i rate of m 7 (o 8 per cent. Both banks take this action on account of the siver situation. . YORK, Feb, 8 ~The statement of i the six months ending Dec ings, $0,197.010; net ome, $4,340,798; | alance, §631,8: the ingy, and WS FOR THE ARMY. List of Changes in the Announce WASHINGTON, Feb. Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—Army orde Captain Charles S. Smith, ordnance department, will make not exceeding four visits duriag the month of Februa from Philadelphia to the works of the Benjamin Atha & Illing- worth company, Newark, N.J.,on official business. Lieutenant Colonel George L Gillespie, corps of engineers and member of the board of visitors to the Engineer School of Appli- cation, will proceed to Willett's Point, N, Y., for the purpose of attending the semi- annual examination of the school,'Febru- ary 20. ‘I'he leave granted First Lieutenant Wen- doll L. Simpson, Seventh infantry,1s ex- tended two months, upon the conditions specified. Captain David A. Lyle, ordnance depart- ment, will proceed from Philadelphia to the works of the Benjamin Atha & Illingworth compuny, Newark, on ofticial business per- tainiog to the inspection of carriages. The following ofticers of the medical de- partment arc relieved from duty in this city. to take effect upon the comvletion of the present course of instruction at the army medical school, and are assigned to duty at the stations hereinafter designated. They will report in person to the commanding ofti- cers of tho posts to which they areassiened, respectively, and by letter to the command® ing generals of tho proper departments: First Lieutenant William W. Quinton, a: sistant surgeon, Tort Riley, Kan.; First Lieutenant T'. S. Bratton n‘ssl!l’\nl.!\ugvnu, Fort Niobraras, Neb.: First Lieutenant Deance C. Howurd, assistant surgeon. Fort Buford, N. D.; rst Lieutenant Alex- ander S. Porter, A assistant surgeon, Tort Keogh, Mont.;" First Lieutenanv William H. Wilson, asssistant _sur- con, Fort * Leavenworth, Kan.; Licutenant Benjamin Brooks, assistant sur- geon, is relieved from duty at Fort Worth, to take effect upon the arrival of First Lieu- tenant William H. Wilson, assistant surgeon, at that post, and will report for duty to the commanding officer,’ Camp Pilot = Butte, Wyo., und by letter to the coramanding gen: eral, Department of the Platte. The superintendent of the rceruiting sery- ice will cause fifteen recruits at David's island, New York hurbor, to be assigned to the Fifth artillery and forwarded to the De- partment of California; twenty recruits at Columbus barracks, O., to be assigned as follows, and forwarded to Fovi Leaven- worth: Three to company A, Fifth infan- try; three to company H, Seventh infantry: five to company I, Tenth infantry; four 10 company I3, “Twelfth infantry; three to company F\. Thiiteenth infantry; two to company H, Fourteenth infantry; five recruits at Columbus barracks to be assigned to company H, Fifth infantry, aud forwarded to Mount Vernon barracks, Ala,; fifteen recruits at Columbus barracks to be assigned to the Seventh infantry and forwarded to Fort Logan, Colo. ; ten recruits at Columbus barracks to be naslnned to_the Thirteenth infantry and forwarded to Fort Sill, Okl : ten recruits at David’s Island. New York harbor, to be assigned to the Seventeenth infantry and forwarded to Fort D. A. Rus- sell, Wyo. Second Lieutenant William C. Davis, Fifth artillery, now on leave at Mount Vernon, N. Y.. will rcport to the superin- tendent of the recruiting service, New York City, to conduct recruits to the west. Regular Service as How Hedberg Was Killed. CHICAGO, Feb. 8.—Before the federal grand jury today in the Hedberg investiga- tion Private Zdwards of Fort Sheridan said that he heard officers cursing each other just before tho shooting, Private Treggott said that Hedberg struck Maney in the face and reached toward his hip pocket. Then Maney fived the fatal shov and ordered ‘I'regy gott to go for a doctor. Al ER HIS IS A FRAUDULENT CLAIM. Arrest of an Applicant for a Pension for Services During the Mexican War. SPRINGFIELD, 111, Feb. 8.—A case simi- lar to the noted Newby pension fraud has come to light. Willlam W. Wood was ar- rested at De Soto and brought here, having been indicted by the federal grand jury for presenting a false pension claim. Wood, now 70 years old, made afidavit in 1891 as a veteran of the Mexican war. Wood claims he enlisted in 1846 in Roanoke county, Ten- nessee, in Company C., Fourth regiment, Tennesssee volunteer Infantry In place of bis uncle, Isaac M. Burke, who was home on a furlough, and that he entered as Burke and served through the war as such, particl- pating in all the battles from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico. ‘The government claims Burke came back from his furlough and served through the war, was discharged at Mempliis, Tenn., fnd clalmed bounty land, which at his death went to his sons, and that the Fourth Tenmessee regiment never participated in the battles named. Threo messmates of Burke from Tennessce, all officers in tne federgl army during the civil war, are uére to testify against Wood. One of them says-he knew Wood before the war and recognises hin now. i S CHEAPER THAN STEAMSHIDS Dr. dw Pynchon's Sl me of Aerial Locomotien by Dynamite. CHICAGO, Feb! 8.-Dr. Edwin Pynchon last night told the Western Soclety of En- gineers about the alrship which he proposes to build which will bp propelled by the ex- plosion of dynamite cartridges and upheld by a system of-aeroplanes. He sald his vessel would be gimilar to the vessel now being built by Maxim with the exception of the method of propelling. The doctor's principle is the diseharge Arough tubes ex- tending to the rear of tho airship of dyna- mite cartridges. These cartridges are to be discharged under a plate, and the elasticity of the air will act in pushing forward the ship. The prineiple fs the samne as that of the explosion of dynamite on fixed bodles. The doctor asserted it would cost $1.20 a minute to move his shIp, and &t the rate of 200 miles an hour it would make the expense of a passage over the ocean about $1,000 and the vessel would carry about twenty-five passengers, thus ‘providing cheaper transportation than that of the steamers, L e I Chronle coughers are stupld bores and should be forced to use Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup, the only infallible remedy, I’E'.HKUAKI ‘O\I\ll\ll\hbTO(I\ NARKETS | &30, L Receipts of Cat Liberal Y, 18, tle afid Hogs Still Continue at the Local Yards. BRISK TRADE IN BEEF CATTLE YESTERDAY In the Demand with s~ Hogs Come Up Lighter Supplies THURSDAY, Feb. So far this week compared with last there has been an incj 1,000 hogs, whil crease of over 1, After days and and weak with shipping bu for local houses tle. They late, 3 ednesday's pri able tone brisk from star| limited receipts hands choice here, sold for $3.60, most of the steers: of which composed. at under $3, bu stock were made The cow mark case with close to a_ dim markots, was a big relief. to eastern before noon. but fair Nothing of fat cattle, @ of about 400 cattle and o sheep receipts show a de- 000 head. 1 weeks of dull, slow trading today's brisk business Recoipts were light, and iyers looking around, buyers started in to get some cat- indifferent buyers of re been but needed cattle today and were the to p ay a light advance over ces on account of the favor- advices, Business was t to finish, and the rather had practically all changed There was nothing very good 1,2304-1h. beeves while $3.20 to $3.40 bought to good 1,000 to 1,150-ib. the offerings were mostly any consequence sold it sever: es of common 2 at that figure. et was active and as was the prices averaged pretty pe higher: than Wednesday. Something like a third of the offerings were cows and mixed and heifers sold fair to good but from $2.25 to §: veal calves sold $2.25 to $5.50. There was not a very ur 1 lots, d at Poor to choice cows from $1.50 to $3, with chers' stock very largely at 0. Common heavy to choice at good strong prices from nt demand for rough stock and prices averaged up barely stead: and stags going There was a v, poor to prime bulls, oxen t from $1.50 to $3. air degree of activity in stockers and feeders and prices were firmly held on all grades. latively better choice feeders a to good at §: grades at from sales: D Av. Pr. 1026 $3 00 30 950 908 885 801 850 780 ‘1018 560 1100 1110 1.:1060 41060 .. 985 110 918 {1010 1.1040 1165 1100 [ 1% 1 2 1 1 1.11010 1. 50 : 809 260 290 340 310 100 . 970 . 70@ Feoders are selling re- than fat cattle. Good to re quoted at $3.00@3.40; fair 00, and lighter, commoner $2.70 down. Representative R D BEEF. No. Av. P’ 1. 1105 14..1110 2..1000 5..1120 13.21019 3. 11051 017 5.1171 3 30 COWS, i 4. 2.01060 2701000 L1013, 670 3% b L 868 D740 250 CALVE 1. 80 42 20125 500 10100 500 4019 500 10140 525 BULLS. 1..1600 2.185 1..1520 1..1400 1..1630 1.11560 110 Lm0 235 240 i 10..1290 MILKF 1 milker.. No. 29 frs.. 2 fdrs 13 cows. Av. 0 2 bulls, 29 fdrs. 1 cow 2 strs, U HOGS—In the of the hog and of prices depends largely on receipts. a liberal run W decline, market quickly were reported h erate supply hel higher prices. demand, buyers to pay much wanted the hog IRS AND of an advance. 1..1630 OXEN. 2.1750 250 STAGS. 1.1360 275 AND FEEDE! 8362 90 697 2 90 5 300 803310 240 3 10 1075 3020 1076 8T 17.11207 SPRINGERS. TERN CA'l COLORADO. Jbr. No 55 fars...... 28 far. 82 cows.. \\'\o\lnn Dbulls. 3 tdrs. i % present unsettled condition provision trade the matter With ednesday there was a sharp while with a light run today the rallied. Eastern markets igher, and with only a mod- re sellers started in asking As there was no shipping for local houses hesitated They all s, however, and the market finally scttled down to & 10c to 15c advance. to choice at § Good largely loads went at $4.90 and $4.95. light load scratched out $5.02% hogs of and §5, all welghts sold while poor to fair One choice The trade was lively throughout, and the market closed strong at the advance. at $4.95 to Wednesday and today. No. Sales were largely as against $4.80 and $4.85 10 to $5.15 a week ago Representative sales: No. sh. T B0 $4 05 0 “§0 50 300 12 0 120 0 200 28 450 SHERD today,six loads ing some. Trad changed hands good natl orns, $2,26@3.28 $1.50@ lambs, § No. 1 stag 24 natve native watth westorn weth: nutlye mixed nutive lmbs YORK, | wenk pou YRiEie AND' L 3 cars; ma 4,500 Tambs, d lower Recelpts weak St. 8T. LOUI head; ship native medium ot good 0@4.00. 3 Bood stal uls Live Sto There was a very respectable run \d with local houses all want- le was brisk and they soon at good fiem prices, Fair to 40; fair to good west- i common and stock sheop, to choice 40 to 100-Ib. Representative sales: Wt Pr. W0 w 00 5 Ntock Market, BRIV ES-Recelpts, 216 no demind and no trade in Liverpool and London Wolghtii refriger 3 hoeyes i on wale, 490 h Veal, 6@Thc; b ‘eb. 8 oA ity a i o cholce AMBS—Recelpts, 3,246 head; on et stil glutted, demand very unsold poor kood fair to primé, 3004 2,292 h sule, 3 $0.706G0.00. un hogs, k Market, CATT ¥ head; sup light steady, with Texans abiout unchang % $.0003.60; cows, ILWGLI; cars; 2,400 | | | uaranteed by beste Wl oure you, 2660295, Nght prass ot Wi ehipme I moved oy Rraden Wore slow v butehers, $5.1 mmon tght and 1 o .r roo 1 packers heavy 1 SHERT Al U Fepresen part of the Ran ntrong $3.1002.50 and m lght d, bt other wold 175, .00 . Wl ma ket sl ut at $1.45 ads shipien Inadequate to meet_only a wants of the loeal trade; the fale 1o native mixe A bunch of small lambs CAGO LIVE STOCK, There Was a Better Feeling in the Cattle Market Yesterday. CHICAGO, 8.—There was a better In the eattle market today. The lght for the Inst four days and the certainty supplies for the remainder of this week lated the demand and imparted a firmer tone the market, The most useful cattle in the diffe ent cla nerally sold from 10 Lo 15¢ higher than yesterday and all deseriptions made a gain in strength, The opening was quicl, but later in the morning buying beeame quite free, and by noon- nearly everything had been closed out Extra 160 1o 1,700-1h, rs wvert from 4 to 85,10, hut there were fow 1.80; Indeed, wimost the entire 20 From L5 o $.76 b 100 0 1400 steers, and bulls werd gencrally at from $2 Compared WIth sesterday's sales planly show an value of h The na from $4.05 to $5.30 for and remained | until el Supplie t 1 sparingly, e 18,000 head, anid this week fallin less than for the same offerings appearing (0 Lo suflicient to Shippers hought more freely (han on and a8 the usual number of packers flold_sellorn did not have to carey over any hoks. From $.10 to $5.20 hought most of the wtull, though there Wers sev los at and two or three ut . The 1o o stronger. former low pric 1 he cr recwipts ot small stinu il wwd v expired part ot Hut no time in K0 round. ¥ Wednesdiy were in - the sheep mark mifned th, t was without spec ulet and prices wi h to choice qualit vt was duil of quotat and for lambs 0 $3.60. Receipts: ¢ 1; cnlves, head: hogs, 10,0 15 shoep, 9,000 heud. i erling Journal reports Tecelpts, 9,00 head; market demand; ho extri lere; top, $L50G4, 0. TIOGE--Receipts, 10,600 héad; market active, 100 higher on packers nd heavy: light sorts un changed; packers and mixed, $.10; heavy, $.2 30 fow 0t $6.305 Lght, §6.10 BHEEP. AND LAMBS—Recelpts, 900 market o trifle higher; top sheep, $ 50 Tambs, $4.0004. 3,000 in bet- te head i top ipts and Disposition of Stock. and_disposition of stock s of the Union Stock Y twonty-four hours, ending February S, 1504 REC Official receipts shown by the boc ompany” for the 5 o'clock p. m., Cattle Hogs . o Horses and " mules i DISPOSITION, Packing e mmond cking mpany. compiny Ke Shippers Total.. Live stock Mark 8.—CATTLE-Receipts, W head; market stro $2.5 and S2.TGB.60; 8 CITY, F shipmints, Ic- 5,600 head; shipments, 800 SG10¢ higher; b $3.007175.05; 5107 lights, market picker 100 he tket nominally st Sionx € Stock Market. SIOUX T ipts, 1,000 Ho 120 shipments, HE I 5 bulk, #1506 SH head; shipments, 100 ty Liv CITY, Feb. i I G oo market teccipts, hip strong; feeders, cows, $2.5043.00% 1 yesterday, 1 head i Stock in § are the receipts at the four prin- s Thursday, Februgry, e 7o) 1000 1500 2400 ‘The followin, On hicago Kansas City St. Louis . tha Total . WATER WORKS QUESTION, v OMAHA, Feb. 8.—To the Editor of The Bee: I notice a letter in The Evening Bee of February 7, by J. Rosicky, which on ac- count of its misrepresentations and injustice to the water works company, calls for a reply. Mr. Rosicky’s jumbled-up attack on the water company is from start to finish a mixed up mess of falsehoods and stupid in- sinuations. He starts out with “Why not demand of the water company a fulfillment of its contract?” Then he attempts to de- seribe what the contract is. Now, most every Intelligent person In the city of Omaha knows what the contract between the water works company and the city of Omaha is, and they also’ know what Mr. Rosicky does not seem to know, i. e.. that the water works company is carr out, and more than carrying out, that contract, Mr. Rosicky to the contrary notwithstanding. He writes of the decrease in pressure. Mr. Rosicky’s establishment must certainly not be possessed of a_common pressure guage or he could see for himself that the pressure in the water mains has not varied a pound since the works were finished, some ten years ago, and cannot vary until the location of the reservoirs are changed. Does Mr. Rosicky reside in Omaha and does he read the Omaha daily papers? If so, does he not known that the tests referred to have been made a number of times, the last one with- in six months, all tests complying with the requirements of the contract, Mr. Rosicky takes water from company for his establishment through a meter and pays for just the water that passes through his meter. His water bills for the past year amount to an average of $4.50 per month. This certainly seems a reasonable Dill for such an establishment as he describes. Mr. Rosicky called at the waterworks office and demanded that the meter be taken out and that e be, rated. Mr. Rosicky gave the rate clerk the number of employes as thirty; also giving three or four water closets, three or four basins, urinal and other fixtur®s, and on being in- formed that the rating would amount to more than $4.30 per month he became abusive and threatened the company that he would give them a “roast,” hence his violent attack. I would ask Mr. Rosicky what other city of Omaha's size can show the record thas we can of a high and unchange- able pressure, and one where the supply has never failed In a single instanco during a fire. A. B, HUNT, Recelver Waterworks Company. ANOTIL 3 the water American R SUSPECT ARRESTED, Harvder Taken Into Custody Sus- plcioned of Murdering Lawyer Carr. DENVER, Colo., Feb, 8.—City detectives avrested Harry Harder this afternoon on suspicion of beinz the murderer of Lawyer Henry L. Carr, and two other persons are under surveillance. Hurder is known to have visited the Carr residence, but whether he called there to see Mr. or Mrs. Carr is not known. When arrested ho was wearing a naivof Carr's old trousers, which wero given him by Mr. or Mrs. Carr several weeks ago. Harderis 22 years cld and has a baa yeputation in this city. In 1%) he was arrested on o charge of burglary, but escaped conviction. He says he has been at Rose Hill, above Boulder, for three weeks and did not return to the city until after the murder, but he has been caught in several contradictions Mrs. Carr 1s still under arvest. The - quest was to have been begune this after- noon, but as the state asked for an autopsy it was adjourned untii Saturday. Itwas the intention of the state's attorney to huve the inquest sccret, but Edgar Caypless, Mrs. Carr's attorney, obtained a mandamus’ com- peiling the coroner to allow him and h client to be present. It was learned today that Care had lived with five wowen in this city at diffeient times—the Bultimore wife from whom he obtained a divorce in Bent county after one wus refused here; Fmma Walker, Lucette Wilkes, who Kkiiled herself on account of jealousy; Bessie Moore, and the present Mrs. Carr, . “Tho sherif’s oficers ave still working upon the theory that the murder was the result of lu()llvahnl' but the police ofMicers are of the opinion that it was committed by burg lar is 1 Harry o, - the people Salvation s liniment, | a rancher tors CAFFAIRS AT SOUTH. OMAHA How Mr, Mitchell Has High Old Times Without Paying for His Fun, SERIOUS CHARGE CONFRONTS M'DONALD Young Men's Institute Equipped ¢ Aslum—Sollelting Charity Itteo Finds Canse for Encour City n Newlys Com Nows. Charles G, Mitchell is the name a stranges gave (0 Maggle Smith, aud then he proe covded tgrwork the woman for a few dollars and had a good time while he lasted Maggio Smith resides at a castie on Rall~ road avenue, where thera is a three-cornered glass sign on which is painted fn red letters the word *Welcol Three hundred and fourteen 18 the number and hers is whero Misehell has put in the most of his time for tho last week. Ho told Maggle that he was and that lie had all kinds of stock on sale at the yards and that as soon as he got hls money he would set up in busi= ness In a way that would knock all competis silly. Mitchell all-around masher. He did not landlady, but asked every other girl house to elope with him, Wednesday Mitchell went to Sweeney's barn and hired a horse and buggy. Getting Mag- Eio in the rig with him they started for Omaha. — Before leaving Mitchell borrowed v few dollars from one of the girls, as he had left all of his change at the hotel. Tak= ing the Smith woman to an Omaha carpet houso Mitchell ordercd enough carpets to lay on the floors of the old rookery from basement to garret. Then he took a look at the furniture, and selected a parlor set and several extra chairs, Maggle busied herself o sucker pick out goods, ftchell wasn't o big a sucker aft He didn’t have a dollar and never. intended to do anything but order the stuff. On the way home Mitchell bo d anothen dollar from Maggie, and told her that he d paid $25.50 down on the goods ordered. 1t Is suflicient to state that the goods ‘wero never delivered After taking his companion home Mitehell drove back to Omaha, where he tried to sell Sweeney's horse to Goldsmith, the sa- loon Keeper. Sweene: me anxious about his rig and sent out a tracer about 9 o'clock in the evening. The man found the horse, but Mitchell had disappeared Mitchell fs an assumed name, and it is safd the fellow has worked the same livery racket in Council Blufs, Kearney and other towns. ~Captain Austin telephoned a descrip= tion of Mitchell to the Omaha police last night, and it he has not skipped he will be taken in. Charlty There was a was stop at in an the the m meeting nittee Meeting. of the soliciting committce at the rooms of the Asso- clated Charit esterday afternoon which was largely attended. Al the ladies ree ported that there were no cases of extreme poverty in their districts and the report of the secretary and treasury shows the as<' sociation to be in a healthy financial condi- tion. The receipts of the recent concert, given for the benefit of charity will reach about $200. One hundred and twenty-six families are now being regularly provided for by the association They Were Too Noisy. Gudgeon, boss sheep butcher at Cudahy’s, came home last evening from a trip to Chicago, bringing with him a bride. Some of Fred's friends spread the news and about 9 o'clock a large crowd of men got around the house and created such a dis- turbance that it was mecesary to call the police. to quiet the gang. Had it not been for the fact that there was a sick woman in the house next door Fred would not have objected to the boys having all the sport they wanted. Newly Equipp fum. The members of the Young Men's instituts have purchased new gymnasium appliance and the boys got together last night to get!' their apparatus in shape. Everything that goes to make up a first-class gymnasium is there and in the future some lively sport wilt' be had in the institute club rooms. There are some muscular lads in this society and the contests will not be uninteresting. Both Men Were Fined. ' L. Alex was fined $5 and costs for as~ saulting Mrs. Cesiky. Mike Smith caused Alex to be arrested again last night for disturbing the peace and the evidence was strong that Smith had also cracked the silence of the community and he was fined $2.50 and costs. Fred South Omuhn Gossip, Attorney Bayless was much improved las€ night. i Officer Argabright has gone to Nemaha county on a vacation. | Dan O'Nelll is back from a trip to Hot Springs, Ark., where he was for severall weeks taking treatment He is much better. i L. D. McDonald gave bail last night in the sum of $500 and was released. Yo admits having kissed Mrs. Willson, but denfes making any further . advances, Gerge Mosher signed his bond. PGt ey Bank of Bazland Statement, LONDON, Feb. 8.—The statement of (g Bank of England issued today shows tus following: Total reserve, increase during the week, £695,000; circulation, daroase, £274,000; bulllion, increase, £420,625; other securitics, decrease, £1,836,000; other de= posits, decrease, £2,120,000; public deposits, increase, £976,000; notes reserve, increase, £670,000. Government sccurities, increase, £70,000. The proportion of the Bank of England reserve to liability is 58.68 per cent. The rate of discount remains at cent. 214 2% pen JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 8.—Will Parvis, a whitecap, was executed at Columbia, Miss., for Killing a man named Nuckley. Parvis' crime grew out of a whitecap out CURES BREAST “MOTHER'S FRIEND” b, £t offered child-bearing woman, I have been a I where **Mather's Friend'* had beenused it has acoomplished wondera and rclicyed wuch suffering. It s the best remedy for rising of the breast kuowa, anst worth the price for that alone. Mus, M. M. 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