Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1894, Page 6

(OMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Wheat Opened at a 8till Lower Level Yesterday. WERE RAPID FLUCTUATIONS QUITE res in the Grain Had Teen on T g F Chieago Cireulated the Curb, 1ors of Tmpe Trade ¥r at y sold at higher wheat psed 140 imy opening cHIC b7t toda AGO, Feb. 16.—May , but rallied and cl | than yesterday. Rumors of an nding | failure caused a weak and “ free selling sent the price down to the new rec covering by shorts and buying | values up May closed at ligher, May ed strong rd, but orders sent and b5% 3 oats and May corn closed Y 4 higher and provisions clo higher after decline The wheat market opened Jevel today. There were a May low as 57%c, but the first transactions were at from 58c to a shade highor. That was a drop of from e to %c wince Rumors of impend- had been fre afternoon. of wheat an carly at a still lower few sales for bulk of the yesterday's close in the trade here the curb yesterday about 500,000 bu. it was turning confidence twenty minutes ing sales by un which ing failures eireulated on One firm sold after the close There was a endured the start, nerved holders at oceurred sent prices tumbling agal fore forty-five minutes of the passed the price of May lad dropped to 57%c, new low price record. The Liverpool mar was weak and the continental markets lower for futures. There had been recovery here from b7i%e for May to 58%e, but the decline in continental cables caused sther downward reaction to from There were plenty of buyl orders late In the day which gave the markef a firmer tone toward the end and 58%c was the ruling price about half an hour from the close. There were a few sal 4o near the close, and May closed at the top. May opened at 58, declined e, advanced %c, declined 1c and reacted 1%c to the close, at B3%e. Corn yestorda med wave of r for about but despa the slight W hich after advance nd be session had ke was moderately active, fluctuations being a little more frequent within limits of from Sc to %e. The general tone, with the exception of a short spell at the opening, was firm and the closing showed a gain, The opening was fractionaily lower and sold off a shade more, but at the decline a good demand was developed and advanced from ¢ to %e. The market ruled firm, closing with May at the day's top figures, In oats there was a fair trade and an frregular feeling. The opening was weaker and from e to %e lower, but reacted and closed higher, There was moderate seilling early, but later a better buying movement developed. The rally In the other grains wlso Yelped the market. A good demand existed for cash grain, which also assisted in making the tone better, and May closed at the day's top figures. There was a fairly active trade in pro- visions at better than yesterday's prices. Thie lowest price of the day prevailed at the opening and the highest at the close. Hog receipts were 26,000 head, instead of 30,000 ns estimated yesterday, The quotations from the yards showed a decline of from 5e to 10c, which aided in the ecarly decline, wiile the later action of wheat and the rather free buying caused the subsequent advance. The was a gain for the day at the close of 27%c in May pork, 10c in lard and 123c in ribs. stimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat, 45 cars; corn, 43 cars; oats, 92 cars; hogs, 13.000 cars. The leading futures ranged as follow “Open, | _High, Porie ...-.-' bl \l l}' A suly 1 Lird, 105 ita. 1, 81 IOTHY SR e, $1.108415 TROVISIONS—-Mess per bbl. 8 a lard, per 100 Ths., $7.40G7.42%; short ribs Pides (loose), 360, dry salied shoulde boxed), | $6.256.50 clear sides (boxed), $6.7507.1215, o1 JHiBKY—Diatiliers SUGARS-Cut standard A, $4 \ohe tollowing finlshed goods, .44 ere the receipts and shipments per gal., loaf, granulated, $4.65; clos, bbls bu. bu.! Recelpts. Shipments. 11,000 6,000 1 azon © 313,000 S 1o Flour, Wheat, n, it 111,000 2000 43,000 the bulter 1715@15¢, Produce exchange ¢ quiet; creagicrios, g3, firm; steclly fresh, New York Markets, NEW YORK, Feb. 1 LOUR-—Tec Bbls.; oxports, $,500 bbls.; sales, i dull on account of the pte. 7.0 frregularhy in bond, BUCKWHEAT-Dull; Canadian, sa t lits | W from 1% fum will have a untry A pre from will Oma BUTTER T Joot tut ¥ almonds, 106217¢ Pure jujce, per n, per bbl ha UL, $6; half bbl., T~ Per bbl., b per . alifornin lia torn_navy, $1.7601.80 YIATOLS 1, ckg plant, per doz., § turnips, 1 7 beots, per d 5 FRUITS 0d stock 1 shading ) APPLE »_constantly 2,252, CRAN Ing too hipmen rable demand “od b, 8 ALIFORNIA ORANGIR T in_good condifton and Riverside seediings, T sizes, $2; Ry Much Ing. smill regular lings, regular 8, $2.25 fzew' i 10-box lots, $1,90 Redland seconds, sizes 350 t TROPICAL ¥ Pric nain per DANANAS- bunch, lur medium, . New Mes .00 Fancy Tem OTtANC idas, Fi Per box, $2 r box, $1. FURS black, 1 8. 00710.00 medium, GRAVE FRUIT BEAR— 1 dium, $15 small, large, ) 00 cubs, lar $4; Black Mont $18.0022.00; medium, $14; tana vearlings, large, § black Montana ctbs, small, $3; silver $8; iy ; small 50; s 2 and sma i ‘sl ; b all, smal to Do $1.0001.50; medt large, 8% as 16 ¢ $100; me ing to 207 cros large, $1 medium, 50 dium, 40c; small, dium, 32:" small, $1. medium, $1.50; "small, 80c@r$1.00; © medium, darl, N mountain 1ic cording ,$00; smi beauty, large, + small, 40c; $1; m rfect Bl casc sm medi Tai broad wolverine, No. 1 $3; small, ' §2; wolf- large, $3] medit, $2; smo large, 704 medium, _60c per skin, i medium, large, narrow’ small, alum, fe; smull, HIDES, HIDES—No, 1 green hides, e, cen TAL ereen ; No. 1 gree green galted hid ted hides, Ve Kansas and actual we Nebr murrain wo ual welght, 4G6e; dry flint wool pelts, per Ib., actual fint, “Colorado in actual wel ST. LOUIS, ¥ at vesierday's @2.95. Wi b, 16 change FLOU in AT—Nervous, unsettiel fzed early with rapid chang; Toward the close buyers and final prices were 4e close. No. 2 red, cash, SINE Y@ e 2 s, closed May, 81te; July, 845, OATS-"Tume, hut Nigher; N May, 2 Higher; 660 §1.0: cast tr [ CORN MEAL-More actiy B50R 270, RYE-Dull BARLEY-Dull BARLEY MALT-Dull; rowed, T8SIe: WHIBAT—Recelpts, bus sales, 6,120,000 bu futures Fpoi. Spot market firmer; No. nd elevator, @%e; afioat ey . 1 northern, ® 69%c. 3’ ope eloked firm at @ dvance; daury, closed. at closing it G1c; May July, G 5 August i mber, 69 eloxing at 69%c. COIN “Recipts, 409,000 b, futu ket very dull yellow western, 6@ exports, 41,200 ana 96,000 bu. red, in store western, six- 1,800 bu.: [ none; exports, 2100 bu.; sales, M b, POt Spat mar I elevator; 4% 1%He Option market g R@%e net advance; Mureh, 421 @42%40, May, 425G 43%e, closing at 43%e; Closing At 437 7400 bu.i export 18,00 by Honing at uly, 434GA3%C, OATS - Receipis, wilex, no_ futures; il but high No. 3, wok wostern, thn marke Hosed nomi bu. ek aelive S o 3 white @isiac: track whi white state, S@ile, Of ¥i no sales were reporied higher: February closed May, e 3 No, 3 mixed a1 ATHER—Steady WOOL~Steady; don flecce, plekl 1962 1 bellle steady continent " mess, family, 3 extra 15, clours, Steady g2 part WG} skims, 4G10c; full L0 per case; at Yioadtir: clty PETHOLEUM — Dall; Quiet; 1040115, PURPENTING-Stoady; “E-Dull; 4latite. RIS Dull 3c. Dull; American lake, 39,621 Aamestic, its, $19 minal syi omestic, $3.65 Raw, firm; fulr refning, ' fairly active ) OIL—More actly crude, In bbls,, o Pk, closed ste strained, common /to good, D301ie New Orleans, g 15, : open_ kettle, TRON -1 t—Dull; 50@15.00, plates dull bid e 215160 re- oft w@se; crude, primé 10088, Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 16.~Recelpts of wheat todiy were 138 cars: shipments, € cars, Some 400.000 bu. of wheat have been sold to Duluth millers In the last few days. The opening price was 65¢ for May and 5680 for July. The market Mus more buoyant W the lutier past of the day D= Firm, prime 1o ch i crean % “hid. £3. 00, il and demand, Lard, “prim 3,000 1 5,000 b, 5,000 1 i oat, 6,01 o 81,000 bu. YORK with bids highor cember point alos M )\ and 19, 14185 16— Ma Hpf Steud LONDON to 64 higher 18 New Y YORK ric Dry Good Feb, 16, The feels the Influénce of better A larger local demand and g Wi buyers coming in, Ine and altogother with prices us 2 rule change. Prints and re froely on orders NEW active clab ling Ay, Dress koods are lery and underw e n Liverpool POOL, Foh, 16 AT Déinand poor ur Clow Demand poor Spot, demand fair 3 PROVISIONSTPork, deman demand poor; futures, no den oIL 1 uic Pa., Feb. v Sles, bbls, 01 bbis, PIT P, Feb, certificates opened it §1; Slig; lowest, 81 Sales, n Duluth Whe Feb. 16 'Y, 16 s open 1 at 81 DULUTH, closed firm and steady bruary, 6Me: My northern, cush, 874e; Febru 1 Murket fair Wtable ABLI 1-pleke navy, searcity and prices B sio; 26,0068 00; medium, Rocky 12 skins, to ‘beauty, smill, Targ, 243¢, OW, hides, wool pri e aulet 5. wheat, $16.60415.7 LG Bteady] nghams and woven wash & e Ol Markets. highest 15,000 bbls. 18 losed ut $lig; t Market % Worth- | Tight and ovator e of A Chick: au above 1ok and statinary e nd oIl below the e call for difficulty in andthe holce, & Ttalian Tnglish wa large, 18@1ic; pe L. 8550 1 bbl., & . halt half bbl., £1,9072,00 white bean! and §1 and Minne from st o, from tore, tge from the coun- B0, er bhl,,$2.2 1hs. parsiey 2.2 aspar per fancy westorn stock 18 becom. there In lurd var el and e stock s arriv trade ix iner sular sizes, § hington navels, Redland seed il sizes, $2; edlandnavels, 100, $1.8001.90, RUITS about bunch, steady; n per to size 300, $4.50@ 5 choice Flor- £20.00§2.00; me- bliick vearlings, small $7; black smail, mountain, large, 11, $10; black Mon- i Wi, larie, $20.0 Vearlings, 1, "$6; diger—No. B0 fish 1, $;_fox, ity —N 3; small, Al $1; gra Kit, 11 N inkc, farge; i me- Tarke, No. wadie! otter, 0: small, , $5; No. d, N ali, im, large, short small, medium, striped, rie, large, '$4; me: ountain, 'No. 1 all, $1.50; prairie, beaver, 00; mediim, §4.507 , 31 5@oc; medium, ETC, 26@3 n' salted hides, los, 20 V. wool_pelts, flint, Kansas per 1b., . Colorddo. butcher weight, 4@ic; dry pells, per 1b., St. Louls Markets. R—In fair demand patents, §: 1, almost demoral- in all directions. ed themselves above yesterday's and unchanged. vice timothy, $5.50 mery, 58, $12.6: Dry @ it i 00 wheat, months .](, Deluding: ol My, 312,230 1301307 0. quiet but S bags of a average, ket i ) ady; sales, prices unchanged 13 Market. ary koods market weither. Thore I8 quite u number of Mail orders show market |8 more wing no appre- printed fabrics are by mail and wire, s are qulet but olding thelr own. olected ki ing 2 red, winter, dull n i futures, demand a poor, Lard, spot, mand. tional Transit ¢ Bid; lowest shipments, Natlonal Transit highest, T--This 1 hard, cash, G July, ' @9&e:’ No. 1 ¥, blac; May, S8le; market e SWAHR DY BFF Tuly 2 northern, cash, ¥ on track STOCKS AND BONDS, Action of Buriington Directors in Doclarin the Regular Dividend ¥ &ing. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—The declaration ot the fall quarterly dividend of 13 per cent by the dircctors of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway at its meeting today re- moves an element of uncertainty on the spcculative situation, the stock of the com- | pany has boen depressed by reports that the Sarnings of the road did not justify the pay ment ¢! the regnlar dividend and that it would be certainly sealed. That it has not been reduced . seems to be accepted as evidence that the directors of the company have confidence in the future and that It the money to pay the dividend has been_earned in the quarter itself there Is sufficiént promise of better times to come | to Justify a continuance of the regular divi- dend payments. A decline of % per cent oceurred in Burlington early in the dealings ales of small lots of long stock, but the | iward tendency was checked by purs chases on orders from Boston. Then an upward movement was fnaugurated, the price reaching 2% per cent from the low point of the morning. Realization of profits caused a reaction of % per cent at tho cl The raflway and miscellaneous bond mars ke was moderately active and firm The Post say One interesting ques- tion was settled today by the declara- tion of the Burlington & Quincy full quarterly dividend. This question was doubtful, because under the present conditions a reduction of the divi- dend would have been amply justified Whatever n have been taken by the Burlington’s actions there can be no doubt as to its market ts, The price of Bur- lington itselt ad d, before the day" ciose, upwards of 2 points from its lowest forenoon pric The other granger stocks were similarly though aggressively strong. Apparently th » incident gov- erned th ulative feeling throughout the market. Sugar certificates in particular ex- perienced an upward rebound of strength due doubtless to buying for the account of yesterday's venturesome trade Western Union recovered sharply and New York Cen tral stock advanced 1 point. Outside of these stocks, howeve tivity was very slight. The following are the ciosing quotations on the leading stocks on the New York ex- change today fre sing Tacine..., 44 1% T prl P, Northw “do_pfid &' 3 & Oliio Pacific Southern. . il N. F ) & Westorn Tmp Ny & U Ma |23 if D. & Pittshurg Pullman Reading Ricimond a0 prd...... R, Gi & W.... Ded.. . 0, Rock Isiand., Palice.. Cotton_ Ol Cert Term... Hudson, . Hocking Tilinols Cent Dulii Lead Trust Louisville & L. & N, A Manhatian Memphis Con. & C L Cent! Natfonal Lin CoOF & T Ao pfd.. I A A T, 8t. 1. o prd & Ohio’ e dividend. The range of pri Co., Bo ard of Trad Stocks. ces a8 reported by J. W. Deane & hal, § Op 1 [ High | Low. | Close] ‘ 103 16| 105 a6’ | a6k hony mm 1013[1025g 1 Mo, Pacific. . iE <ee| 223 Union Pacf § s N Puoific, p'id.. N. Pacttic’ com. Western Union. SugarTrust. Now England, | Atchison ...... Chicago Gas. .. Reading. . D.C.F... (5 Mo Cordage . The total sales shares, including lingtos A 8,400; Krle, §,600; 10,600; Rock Ivland, of stocks tod American Su Chicago Gas, eral Electrte, 3,400 5,500 44,300; Hur- Distilling, Reading, Western Union, 4,100, w York Money Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—MONEY ON CALL Casy at 1 per cent; last foan, 1 per cent; close 1 per cent. PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-3%@3% per ERLING busincss in demand and posted rates, $4. 841004, 84 SILVER CERTIFICATE GOVEVRNMENT BONL inactive. The cl U S 48 rex Ul 8 4 coup UL 8! 4k e Pac, 65 of "9 Louistana stmd 4. Missouri 6s... Tenn. new set Tenn. rew set. Tenn. new set Canada § Cen. Pac. D. & R. D. & R. Erie EXCHANGE-Flrm, _with _actual bankers' bills at $4RTH@LETY for at $4.8564.850% for sixty-day bills; S50 @50 commercial bills, AL @6 Ye. ~Iirm, State bonds, sing quotations on honds €. Paul Con..... UP.C. & Pac. ists. P.L.G.Tr.Rets... Rets.. . 1254 10814 7614 211 T4 103 [ | West Shore R. Q. W. Is Altchison s, Atehison 10 01 L 100 Mutual_Unlon 6s.. N. J. C. Int, Cert. . Pac, * 2nds Northwestern Con do Deb. 53 St.L. & LM SUL & non. fund.. class A cluss B.oll class Ci.iiil |Alal currencies 112 % 89 Boston Stock Quotatio el 16.—Call | @d percent. Closing quo & Shares: BOS' time loans, stocks, bon AR Sugar. por cent; Ations on tingh. pid. . Albuny Maine Q. ton & B & tehburg en, Electric Mexican Centril Y. & N. Eng ony. Oregon 8. L Rubber n DIeK0. ... Union Paciiic West 1 Dutte & Boston. .. 114 Calumet & Hecld 1l b OBCROIN »vetr 2 7/ Quincy A3 Tamarack Mining Stock: , Feb. 16.—The fficlal olosing quotations for miniig stocks today were as fol- Tows: Alta 0 i | Hale & A Mexican Mono Ophir Potost |say Norc Helcher 110 Best 240 odie Bulwer Chollar 1.0 Con. Cal,’ & Va Crown Polnt Eureka _ Con Gould_& Curiy & Tio Chor rra Hon Utah Yellow dacket... New York NEW YORK, Feb. closing qus 8 for Tholar Crown I Con. Cal Deadwood uld & Hale & Homestake *Mexican Ontarlo *Ophir * asked. sin| 18.—Th minin Quotations, wing are the Siorra Novia |*standara Union Con | Yellow Jack Tron Silver.. Quicksilver do ptd.. Bulwer & Vi Curry cross lon Stock Quotations, D, 18.—~Closing, 4 p. . T-16| Mexican ordinary #)%|8t. Paul common TGN Y. Central 168 | Pennsylvania 9% | Reading 3| Mex., Co W per cent scount In_the and three months bi 15 Minlng Stock Quotatic Feb. 16.—Mining stocks Ing 0@ B Tiopen m.: Pacific s 8 Central DAR SILVER per ounce market for 1% per cent. b oT teatu LOUIS Cle Adams without | resumed, 3 Am. Ne Bing 3 3ran UNG 2% | Elizabeth @ 325 | Hope @18 DUN'S AND BRADSTREET'S | Last Week One in Which Prices Dropped Away Out of Sight. PRINCIPAL S'l/\PL[S‘T LOW-WATER MARK Ll n, However, No Serl- s Hnsued-A Peculiar Raports from Business At'ille Country .__‘_ eb. 16.~R. G. Dun's of tradd says: This has been record breaking in wheat, In Romo- LOEREEOL TN SRR Ee]) at Connellsville, as well cotton and woolen i the prices ever known have been made Is gratifying that disaster has not re While no action affecting business p s at Washington, the continued of revenue and monetary the uncertainty constunt Desplte the ¥ ous Conseq & nte weekly a week of silver, in and coke YORK, review as in lowest and it ulted taken discussion meas ures and them unfavorable and indifferent markets have caused sudden flue- tuations in pric Wheat at 60% cents not only lower by 41; cents than it was for single day last year, but lower by 3% cents than it had ever been in the previous seventy: years, visible supply of over 0,000,000 bushels ~ February 10, with sales and receipts from farms con- tinuing large, has completely destroyed faiih In the official reports of the yield last year, and caused enormous liquidation. Recelpts last week were but 1,810,314 bushels, against 01,500 last year, but Atlantic exports were ouly 659,962 bushel. against 1,013,015 last year, and the recent decrease in foreign demand has been an important factor. Some trust companies have arranged to advance money against wheat as collateral security, but with results not a vet encouraging. Corn and other products fluctuated but little, though receipts of corn were large. Cotton declined % cent, with distrust of short crop estimates. The re ceipts from plantations for this wlek hav been larger than a year ago, and at no time mall enough to support the idea that the crop of 1843 was but 6,600,000 bales, which would mean that 500,000 bales are yet to come into sight in over six months. The slight recovery in prices of iron pro- ducts I not been maintained. Bessemer pig has declined at Pittsburg to $10.65, an gray forge to $9.65 and steel billets are sold below $16 there, while at Philadelphia most rolling mill products are lower than eve The decline is the most noteworthy because an Increase in the demand is reported both in eastern and western markets, cspecially in structural iron at the west and herc where several large buildings are projected. The demand for wire rods, nails and fenco wire continues remarkably large and sus- tains prices, but rails are stagnant, Con- nellsville coke sells at 8 cents, the lowest price ever made, and while the output in- creased for the week 1,633 tons only 51 per cent of the ovens are in use. Heavy redic- tions in the price of lake ore is reported, with large contracts at $2.75, Cleveland de livery. Minor metals are weaker, with re- stricted consumption, Shipments of boots and shoes from the east are 19 per cent less than a year ago, with cheaper grades predominating in order and in_manufactures, and not so many tories fully employed. Textile industrics dp not seem to have gained within the past week, for as many works have closed as have resumed work and in woolen and . cotton manuf more. There has been a sharp breu print cloths to 2% cents, some of known cottons have been put at the low prices ever made, and there is more talk of a general closing ¢f milis. The demand for woolen goods does not im- prove, and sales of wool decreased sharply after the brisk activity two wecks ago, being only 4,114,691 pounds for the week. Thougi some grades are scarce and prices relatively higher west than,bere, the markets do not advance. Exports of merchandise were about $500,- 000 more for the week than last year, and for six weeks tho Increase has been only $3,100,000, or 7% per cent, but imports last week were little more than half as large as last year, and for the vear thus far the de- creaso is about 42 per cent. Failures for the week have been 323 in the United States against 197 last year, and fifty-five in Canada against thirty-six last year. Though several were of some magni- tude, the aggregate liabilities appar- ently below the weekly average for January. For the week ending Iebruary 8 the liabil- ities thus far reported were only $4,079,657. With nearly complete returns for January, the aggregate of liabilities in 2,080 fallures is $30,046,497 of which $11,631,305 was of manufacturing and $18,193,416 of trading concerns, BRADSTREET'S REVIEW OF TRADE. arding influence re have a seven increasing Tariff Uncertainty Still Affects Business to “n Considerable Extent. NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—Bradstreet’s to- morrow will say: Telegraphic advices from leading trade centers make it plain that the volumo of general business since the begin- ning of the month shows a decrease as com- pared with the corresponding portion of January this year, and it is dificult, of course, to determine how much of it Is due to a natural temporary recession of the wave of the Incoming tide, There is a disposition to continue disposing of stocks and buy for immediate wants until after the tariff ques- tion is disposed of. This evidently is having somo effect, Commercial travelers for dry goods, clothing, hardware, shoes and other houses, In a number of instances, are on the way home or have arrived home and report many orders of tiose secured depondent on the passage or otherwise of the tariff bill, Snow and storms have temporarily checked business in the west, many railroad lines being blocked and country roads rendered impassable, though northwestern advices are that the snow is valuable to wheat. The greatest activity in commercial lines is in dry goods, hats, shoes, rubbers, and in the south in plantation supplies and fertiliz Wheat prices have again gone below pre- vious records, with as little certainty as previously that they have touched bottom. Anthracite coal production will continue restricted this month, and prices for stoyes have been cut 25 cents Cattle and hogs are in full supply and 16 cents lower at the west. Wool Is duller, with manufacturers working on orders and buying as needed. Rye is in good demand and strong. Sugar Is % to % cent higher Bessemer iron at Pittsburg holds its 75 cent advance, although fears are expressed of a reaction, now that makers will begin to pro- duce from lower price or The recent expan- sion of demand for maunfactured iron and steel continues, although checked by con- sumers awaiting on the disposition of the tarift by congres: The recent governnient report on marketed from plantations indicates able crop of 7,100,000 bules Bradstreet’s report qf embarrassed banks, by classes and states, for (he calendar year 1893, shows a total of 598 (exclusive of South Dakota), owing $170,000,000 and having $184,- 000,000 assets. Nearly one-third, or 193, have liabilities. having been only $66,- 000,000 and assets $95,000,000. The remain- ing banks, whose daors are still closed, number 403, the uggrogate debts being $104,- 000,000 and '‘assets 1$89,000,000, Bxports of wheat (flour included) from both coasts equal 2,005,000 bushels, against 2,678,000 bushels last week, 3,080,000 bushels in the second week of February last year and 4,020,000 bushels In that week of 1892 In the first six weeks of the calendar year 1501 avallable wheat stocks in the United States and Canada decreased, net, 3,000,- 000 bushels, and in the same portion of 1892 the net decrease was only 3,025,000 bushels. In a like portion of last year the change in the si of avallable stocks was an increase of 1,096,000 bushels, while in the past six weeks the net available supply decreased 777,000 bushels. Business at O grocerle At Cincinnati there s an Increased inquiry but no gain in volume. Mercantile failures throughout the coun try th week number 888, against 326 last week, 5 in the week a year ago, 0 two years ago and 243 threo years ago At Chicago there has been no gain of im cotton a prob- eland is qulet except for portance. In dry goods the volume bus de- | ¥z SCRUROAY. FEBRUARY 17 7691 creased and the dema expectations and stoc Building operations than expected The most 8t. Louls, the distribu textiles, and been stimulated by The reverse appear nd to an extent at-Ox and Minneapolis mode country merchants ser Business is quiot th although Toronto re favorable nd for leather is bolow ks arc heavy at-Detroft are smaller from heavy having trade report is itive demand for clothing there ormy weather. s true at Kansas City maha, but at Milwaukee ito business was seen nding In lers. roughout the Do ports dry goods vinfon mer chants expect an improvement soon, WALL STREET FOR A WEEK, Nothing Sensational © Sugnr th NEW YORK, financial review ish sentiment has bec tinuance of the professional speculatc count the unfavorable interests, 1T rrow here 1bs of t W deel allway continties Qo na ment, the public part, while in the tion the leaders activity to a circums(ances, the the railway share list tone of the market the irregular and exerted by the board prices subject to shorts. The only been Sugar, which varying reports rega tion in’ regard to the movement of most co decline in the stock long holdings on intin of concessions to the would be probably di peet of a speedy re some attention to cago Gas was traded veto of the ordinance opposition company, the veto was sustai there was little in the of note, the apparently unchanged ral fe h CLEARING 11( Feb, 1 will say: specialties, impre sugar attitude disturbe © Feature the Market Bradstreet's s hear oused by the con ine in wheat and the rs are inclined to dis » effects upon he market, (howey for any decided move and abroad taking no ence of such participa he strect confine their Under the n in prices in has been slight. The still irresponsive to changeable pressure and room traders and llies on covering of ture of the week has been Influenced by rding the senate's ac sugar dities and the sequence was a sharp due to liguidation of mations that the hope ining inter The pro attracted M on we Dpointed organization w England, and Chi in energetically on the giving privileges to an nd on the fact that ned. Apart from this » week's record worthy of speculation being 1. JUSE REPORTS. st W Assock YORK, F Business of 1 NEW b, loas T cd by the 16.—The following table, compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the total clearances at the per year: th ¢ of increase or dec compared with the corresponding and as week last principal cities crres. Chieago. . Boston. ... Philadeiphia §t Louis, Baltimore Pittsburg Cinelnnati Houston St Pt I'nIL\vnpu[.A poe Colunivns, O Hartfon. Richmond. .. Waslington.. . puluth Dallas. St. Josepil Peoria Syracise. s Molnos, Wilmingto Norfo sioux Cit Los Angeléi., Tacomi..... Saginaw. Mi Spokane. ... Jackronviile Lincoln New Led (o Wichita Birminghiau, Topekit. ... - KY. i Springfieid, 0. “Canton. O..". +Sionx Fally +Hastings, Neb....110 ‘Chattanooga ... DOMINIO: CLEARINGS. 70,281 711 2106160/ ¢ \ OF CANADA. Montreal Toronto.. Hallfax.. . Hamflton. Winnipeg... Totals ot fneli KANSAS CITY, Feb. changed; M hied, 4 CORN-ige’ lower; white, 3150 s Unehanged firm; t Qulet, fir steady; None. Noe. NEW active middiing, 2,400 blew;, bates; sto steady; gust, 7,60 i, ST, sales, bules; bid; November, On the L YORK, Ieb, wpecial financial by, the the belief thi import. duty on of the prese mand 5 n NEW Londe reference induces pose. an At th auit tend v \to specul “Waol LOUIS, Febo 1 unchan = otherwlise Financh 1Y, Feb, Feb, 18, KANSAS MEMPHIS, ances, 05,617 BOSTON, Feb, ances, 81,200,473, NEW YORK, Tob. balances, $5,879,963, PHILADELUIA 649; bainnces, §228,648, PATE, Feb. 16, Thr the " account Feh. 16 Bank of 16, e ONDON, gone It CINCINNATI X Money @’ per par (o e premium, LOUIS, Feb, 10 n New ¥ i ORLEANS, Fob I exehange, bun Jal, #0¢ per $1,0 CHICAGO, Feb. 16, York exchangs pron ateady: actunl, $.80k demand. Money 4G5 per cent on call g loar NEW YORK pany hau decly per cent, pay lington & Q com regular quarterly divide able March 1 ern_ Pacific Railr whow “ . ih ST ance change NEW W Yo T a0 iy i No. exp 4,586 tembe secreta 10— W1 i4815c; No. 2" mixed, 2 mixed, nominally 4fe. 00; praiile, m; azc; COTTON—Spot 750 bales; to ar 3 low middling, miadiing_fair, Se.; re its to Great’ Tiritain bales, Futures, quict ) hilosi February, $7.17 ADHiL, ST.TATE M 565 July, 160760 Au 060 bid; Ociober, 1bid; December, middiing, Hpments, [0 Quint; don Market. 18— The Evenin, Canle says: - Ambiguous ary for India lasi night the government may im V silver taken Into India nt fiscal year, This cre for spot silver, which he stock markets were tion of business is (o ex PATUNONLS, Mark I.- WOOL st 5 Quicter, but ul Notes, 16, Clearings, Clearings, $1,691,702, $386,610; bl learings, $11,285,087; bal Clearings, $78.717,807; b, Clearings, $8,8i2 oo cent rentes, 08¢ hullion 0 The amount England on b of 16,—Clearing . New York 31,0 8 16, Cleard ik, $1 per §1 M premiunm learings, $12,740,000. New mium. Storling exchunge or KXty duys; W87 for At most of the banks are nd 566 per cent on time bal Bx 0 prémium The Nutional Les dividend of Chicag declared 15 Hur 15, I wpany hi nd of 1 i per Mot 1 48 039, 048 0 184k OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKE 1\ Cattle Receipts Continue to Exoced th Number Here Last Week SPECULATORS AND SCALPERS ON THE JUMP all Grades Attr: Hogs In Short Sup- Good Demand rade Qulct. Low Pr casl Sheep 18 last, 1,000 supplies Feb with rly FRIDAY, So far compared there cattle this woek has been and 3,000 have fallen off Consider the cattle day, supplies t ave been expected light. If thera v quality of the offerings ter than or Thur provement in th Prices an increase of nea gheep, while hog mething like 5,000 he condition Thur the demoraliz of m Wednesday market and lny were larger than might nparatively the bet although ¢ difference in slightly it There 5 t hardly e was lay wa market, b low t1 took busin to quote. s0 vscalpers' this made somewhat liveller, although it did prices. Good to materially advance fat beeves weighing from 1,060 to 1,348 Ibs gold at from $3.10 to $3.60, while fair to good 1,000 to 1 st sold at from §3.05 to §3.25, and fair to poor stuff at from down to ). There was undoubtedly a firmer tone to the trade today, but it was due entirely to the low prices and the meagre receipts and not to rease in the demand from the dressed beef men A better feeling was also noted in the mar ket for butchiers' and tock. The supply was racher light, twenty cars, and it did not t long to change hands. Sales included common to very clolece cows and leifers at from $1.75 to the bulk of the fair to good stock sclling very largely at from $2.45. Calves sold at from $3 to for common large to prime veal stock, or good, firm prices. The market for hostock was gener shade fir ) to $2.75 buyin, the offerings Business in more life and n f not large and suita speculators and hand today and not canners’ ot over them very and fecders mer tone. Supplies werc ble grades met with a ready sale at ra stronger prices. A on the two preceding days quite a good many half fatted and ouly warmed up steers sold to the feeder men at better prices than the dressed beef men would pay. Good to choice feeders are quoted at from $2.75 to $3.40, ir to good at from $2.75 to $3, and lighter, r grades at from $2.75 down. Rep- entative sales DRI stock BE o o 3 00 300 100 1 034 PING 1958 MIXED, 1060 1553 1120 1660 160 1600 1810 1740 1340 70 OXEN 1570 240 240 0 AND FEEDET 4 . 816 2 COLORALO N 3 305 180 2 310 feoors 28 teqleral, i 310 HOGS—Recelpts were not much different from Thursday either in quantity or quality, but fell over 1,000 head short of last Fri- day’s run, the five days supply showing a falling off compared with last week of nearly 5,000 hogs. The quality of the offerings, us a rule, was good, the bulk of the receipts being light and mediun weights, Everything indicated a lower mark tho feeling at the opening was v y Shippers and speculators were doing nothing, and reports from other markets were in the main bearish. Buyers for local houses irted in bidding lower, but as sellers were stubborn and they evidently needcd the hog they soon raised their hands, and from the time trading actually began up to the clo the market continued to Improve, late sales being fully a nickel higher than early Weight cut little figure, and fair to good hogs sold carly mostly at $4.85 and $4.90. The same grades sold lator at $1.90 and §4.95. Extreme prices were $4.75 and $5, but the hogs sold mostly as oh Thursday, at $4.85 and $4.90, or fuly lower than a week ago today, when the bulk of the trad- ing was at $6 to $5 Representative sales No. Av, S Tr 3 1% 1 908 5 ! §0 0 & b 10 Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. { 1o SHERP liberal, and as the was decidedly sla pricos ruled stead I'a to good westerns stock sheep, $1 to 100-1b. lambs tive sales upplie a 0 native mixed Roceipts Buyer I Hamni Wit & Co Cudahy P Shippers and Total CHICAG Sellers Fonnd Litt cHic. AGO, Feb, 10 at $5.10 them at that, T from #4900 35,10 from $L75 o $4.8 4.5, “The sheep matk and only o 1t ter was solely u whieh, in Had' rece o the are from At from’ $1L50 ¢ s of very cholce .75, From $2.50 (0 ingw. Lambs iy tion” in £ to $1.00 for poor t sules ke ot from o Ih CAT changed common, OGS 1 10¢ highor mixed an I Journ, it it the o $4.004 1 Kan KANSAS 5,500 head and 5010, ns City CITY, 1 sl Towr Pl o HOGE head; market closed weal mixed, $1.800 1.9 071441 SHBIE 1 market dull o §i, cipt 1oy ST, LOUIS, 1ob, 1 1 shipments cnough natives oxa fod ieors OGS Receipts, head; market i losinis_fe later El Sio SI0UX x City CITY, It Stoe e t tay, followin, cipal cities I th €0 . a5 City Louis., Total .. ght Bells” Brothers Byrne, pantomimic stage, matinee, February comp production and it been an outlay of left nothing the best and m for three nights, ing nest. It Iy plac s Ist in Kentucky. the incidents nart terization of the drama, the [ the mountains, as quil blue gr way In which combine, It tion and hold from the featurcs, peculia which the sece play has been enthi ever it has becn one of the most the year. morrow morning. the elaiy the THE NEXT MORN My doctor says it Yverand kldnews. k I8 made from b 511y 43 ten. Al drig eanz ot gut Ik, wend v ne's Funily \h h ey, 1 ord e luited Cth in' Wi Telophous price a 5 wl undone “In Old Kentucky" %8 rej ANT v der ok, y to Ir to good natives sell at 2.9 60@2.15; L2 day's Cattle Ma huy ) ROUGIL ratliof rom all sources was dull and on_all grades, $2.75@3.40; fair common and to choice 40 Representas wer nd trading easlor 01 4.00, Wt 108 Pr. 8265 nd Disposition of Stock, and 1507 4,408 VE STOCK, onsolation in Yeste ket e only ¢ Dulk Many and culls we turn it o, fod 3 J000. 25,000 he or S , 45,1005, sheep Liv 1,000 1700 head; T Live i in he re strengthy the 1 propors been s demand now, practically contined “The 1 of sitles ms anl sealawiks there were i fow ns at from 80, took most of the ¢ cone bul slight varii- about stead from tra and_the bulk of the to $i. hed 100 cilves, 1l 200 head; : market a; market nee bt el 15,10 pri wideash vy and < 70; top lam i lights, 'Y head; shipments, noneg St. Louls Live Stock M A Recelpts, 2,210 ey, price 0 ship 1, steady; native Stock M; at $L8i officlal yestord; market slow arlings, wnd $2.5502.85; colpts at the four prine Sheep, 1,720 K000 1,000 400 1115 ANNOUNCEME, will at 18 is w ov W omin an ho have and st o comedy on the stago. be presented by no peer on the the Fifteenth Strect theater for one weck, commencing Sunday, Brothers Byrne hava ted the new material for this season's onderful. $15,000. hav omplete There licy have undoithtedly, pantomimia N has ill be given at Boyd's neing Sunday evens mbitious attempt ta before the public in an attractive and sditable way two kinds of life as they ex- The romantic quality of ted, lea: ithful rep well wh ned, It ginning to the is lald, iven pretentious The sale of seats Will 0pen _{ s o= the ding skillful characs actors in the ssentation of life in s in the more and the charming o story Is related, to attract the attens rest of every hearew end. 1 to the country in o introduced.” Tha tically received whers and is undoubtedly productions of N NG act d [4a erh Aic st Ort 1083 I'FEEL BRIGHT AND NEW AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER, tly on thie stomach, varnnt laxative, This 'and Ia prepared for use TLis cnlied LANESMFDIGIHE L nel11” L H0C AT s packak. 11 you BT (Fa 1 o Baven i i boweln A FAIR PRIGE PAID FOR GOOD Dental Work by & competout man. 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