Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 7, 1894, Page 15

CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Oooler Weather Has a Reviving Effeet Upon Business Operations, COLLECTIONS ARE QUITE SATISFACTORY Beasonable Goods In Active Demand ns the Weather Becomes Coolor—A Declded Decrense in Business Failures Sinoe Last Year. ‘While the weather Is not yet cold enough %0 cause any great stampede on the part of consumers (o buy winter goods, the fow cool days of the past week had a very beneficial effect upon trade in general. The volume of sales in both a retail and a wholesale way has been somewhat enlarged and the feeling in all trade circles is decidedly better, Business men are now free to say that an early winter would make business good in spite of all the drawbacks in the shape of hard times and short erops. The retail trade in boots and shoes, dry goods and clothing, has shown the greatest improvement during the past week and the leading merchants representing those lines appear to be much elated over the more favorable turn in aftairs, The improvement in the retail trade in these lines all over the country, as well as In Omaha, has caused a corresponding awakening in the wholesale trade, which was already good in the lines mentioned. This is especially true of the dry fnodl business, the Omaha jobbers represent- ng that line having done the largest Septem- :er business last month in the history of the ous The grocery business is reported as very satisfactory In a jobbing way, and the hard- ware men have noted some improvement during the past six days. Business in the former s limited largely to the sale of the taple lines, while in the latter improvement appears to be due to the natural increase in the demand for seasonable goods, which was - %0 be expected with the advent of cooler Weather. . A grocery Jobber remarks that the removal 80 many merchants from the drouth Mtricken districts of Nebraska into Wyoming and other western states Is demoralizing trade In those sections of the country to some extent. A Wyoming merchant was in Omaha the other day inquiring for cheaper goods to compete with a Nebraska merchant that had located in his town. He sald that he had never handled anything but the very best g00ds, but the advent of a cheap stock of &00ds in the town had started the cheap Craze and he was obliged to put in such 0ds to hold his trade. The country west of ebraxka has always been a liberal buyer of the best staple and fancy lines of groceries. Collections in most sections of the territory covered by Omaha jobbers have been fairly #atlsfactory during the past week. The fact 48, most jobbers are rather surprised th; gallections should be as good as they are en the gegeral conditions of the country are taken into consideration. A peculiarity of collections in the west, especially in Ne- braska, and one that a' new-comer never falls to notice, is that few merchants, how- ever good their credit, make any pretension to pay a bill untif they receive a dun in the shape of a statement. Sometimes in the rush and hurry of business a jobber by some Means overlooks an account and fails to send A statement to the merchant, and in that way bills have sometimes run sixty days past due, and when at last discovered, and the country merchant is written to regarding the matter the invariable reply Is, “Why, you never sent me a statement.” If a jobber were to follow that policy in paying his bills in the ast he would soon find his credit sinking to @ very low ebb. The custom of not paying A blil until a statement is presented is not Fecognized as “business’ outside of a limited " @rea In the west, and the jobbers are trying to break up the custom here. BUSINESS FAILURES. %‘Accurdln! to the figures compiled by Brad- Street's, the number of business failures in Nebraska for the nine months of the pres- ent year was 191, as against 308 for the #ame period of 1893. The total liabilities for «the nine months of 1894 were $1,973,075, (@gainst $6,088,096 for 1893, This is certainly (& remarkable decrease, and would seem to . .be a sure indication of substantial improve- .ment in the business situation. The north- Western states as a whole report 25 per _eent fewer failures this year than last, with nearly 90 per cent less liabilities. Nebraska 8hows a heavier falling off in the number of ‘fallures than either Iowa or Minnesota. The figures for the United States as a “whole are highly interesting, as showing the [progress made toward recovery from the Panic of last year. There are 9,251 failures fiuwmd throughout the United States dur- b the past nine months, compared with 11 140 in nine months of last year, a decrease of 1,880, or 17 per cent. While this shows & striling falling off in the commercial mor- Mality rate, the total of 9,251 still remains, with the exception of the total for nine (months of 1893, a larger aggregate number of business failures in the United States “than in any preceding corresponding period, although in nine months of 1891, which, it will be recalled, Immediately followed the < disturbance in financial circles due to the “Baring crash, the next largest total of business failures was recorded, 8,866, Other years in which nine months' total of busi “ness fallures were conspicuously large were “1An 1885, with 8,433; in 1889, 8,334, and in 1884, ‘*a year of financial panic, when the aggre- © Baie reported was 8,302, Thus in the past ‘thirteen years the total number of busness fallures for nine months equaled O exceeded - B.900 In six years, though prior to the last ;wu years, during eleven years, in only four . tyears. " The total amount of Habilities of falling Andividuals, firms and corporations in the Past nine months is $110,674,934, a falling off / from the corresponding total last year of 66 per cent. The significance of this fs shown in that while only one-third of what they . Were last year, they are less than in nine months of 1891, of 1834 and of 1883, and only Slightly in excess of the grand total of labii- + dtles reported in nine months of 1889, The grand total of assets of failing indi- Viduals, firms and corporations during the Past nine months amounts to $59,707,031, about one-quarter what they were in the 1ike portion of last year, considerably smaller than in nine months of 1891, and in nine ¢ months of 1884. The ratio of assets to lia- © Dbilities Is thus seen to have fallen off to ' B4 per cent, as compared with 70 per cent last year, which was an obnormal proportion. < In years when there is no panic or disturb. ance In business the ratio of assets to la- Dilitles of those failed has rangeds from 49 to 51 per cent, from which it may be in- - ferred considerable progress has been made (.40 the matter of regaining normal conditions I commerclal and industrial circles. AS DUNSEES 1T, .« Tradq 18 Comparatively Good and Appar- ently Getting Botter Daily, Mr. W. H. Roberson, manager for R. G. Dun & Co. In Omaha, speaking of trade for the week, say: “The boot and shoe dealers have been in high clover. Their trade has been excep- tlonally good, of a higher grade than usual, @nd several opening stocks have marked the Week's business. In this connection it is interesting to note the fact that Omaha- * mad- boo's and shoes are p:netrating a very | Wide territory, and the succcssiul experi- © (ment of the last two or three years in this flirection s quite likely 1o stimulate furher investments In that Ime of manufacture. “Contrary to the expectation in August, tlures have been few and far betwoen. ¢ floomy erop prospect at (hat tme madg #:. hbers very uncasy, and predictions of Tullures were heard on all sides. For- 3 unately for all concerned, the country mer- £ ehants have taken steps’ to protect (hem- ves, and credits are really better than il Collections are also vod, conside everything, and the volume of trade it September 'und these first days of Oc- . fober has been larger than many of our 3 }w"fl}" sanguine merchants predicted, t 18 a very gencral opinion that if the S glection were past we would ranidl readsin rselves to the new conditions produced 3 the Wilson tariff and business would re. sume Its wonted vigor. Within another month we shall pass this crisis. o T have boen much struck with a sugges- tlon made in a trade journal lately 1o the fiect that 1bly wé are under estimate the relative condition of trade. Every- ly admits that trade is better than in 150, we all know that 188 wes a bad year. have we any right to compare present 3 itions with those exiating in 1892 Was i B hixh pressure year, and would 1¢ L require & Broncunced bocm €0 1ifs bus: ness above the result: a an _impression that 1 DA with the average of say ten years, will make it menifest that trade conditions for the year, taking the country at large, have been about normal, and this is gratifying enough to satisfy even an optimist. ‘1 hope 1 may be excused for raoferring o the political demonstration which was made on Thursday night at the Coliseum. Governor McKinley, with his national rep- utation, drew into that immense auditorium the largest gathering of people ever wit. nessed in this city. The governor stated that it was the iargest audience he ha ever addressed under a roof, and paid Omaha the further compilment of saying that there were but two other structures in the union in which so large a concourse of people could be housed, One of these is in Minneapolis, and the other is tn Camden, “From an advertising standpoint, at least, the meeting will do Omaha no harm, and it is gratifying to students of the economic conditions prevailing in the country to find 50 pronounced an Interest in public ques- tions as was manifested by the attenda of the people at the Coliseum. Whate may be the difference fn views on the tarift question, it is admilted that the agitation of the subject and the legislation proposed and pending for so many months had ity effect upon trade. Whether the policy of republicans s correct from a business stand- point will probably be determined within the next two years, as it is practically cer- tain that we shall live under the Wilson bill during ‘that period. If the conditions throughout the country improve and the prosperity formerly existing s restored the advocates of tarlff reform will have their vindication. “Retail trade has been rather better dur- Ing the week, but is still not what dealers hope for. A'cold snap would do more to- ward stimulating buying than anything else. At South Omaha cattle recelpts —have been quite liberal, but the general market has been rather weak. The receipts for the year up to Friday were as follows: Cattle, 96,836; 1,617,79% hogs, 166,421 sheep, 5,627 horses and mules, showing a loss of 638 cat- tle, a gain of 408,288 hogs, a loss of 18,802 shéep and a loss of 5,23 horses and mules as compared with 1803 SNOW, CHURCH & CO.'S VIEWS, me Pecullar Conditions Presented by the Local Situation in Trade. Albert Andriano, local superintendent for Snow, Church & Co’s mercantile agency, writes: “The cold snap during the early part of the week had quite a perceptible effect on retail business at Omaha, resulting in an increased demand for fall goods in all lines of business. In wholesale lines there is little change in the situation. Dry goods men report business very good, stating that the first days of this month have thus far ven exceeded the corresponding days of September. It is expected that business in this line will show up very well for the first half and fall off somewhat during the latter part of this month. The offer of the Commercial club for free transportation closes on the 15th of October. Many mer- chants who opposed this move when first in- stituted now admit its benefits. Boot and shoe dealers also state that business has been very good thus far tiis month, and the same may be said of clothing manufac- turers and grocers. In furniture lines busi- ness is only In hats and caps it is not extra_good, and lumber dealers complain of poor business, “As an indication of the decrease in val- ues, the statement is made by a local hous to the effect that {heir shipments last month in bulk of goods were far in excess of those of the largest months since they began busi- ness, but that in amount of monay ey fell somewhat short of the same period. In dry goods a decre: price averaging 20 re lines, also, there perceptible decrease in price, a perlod of years. Wire nails, on Janu : were quoted at §3.2 n 1594 at $Li5, and In 35, at the present rate of reduction they will probably sell at $1.35. This Is not at- tributable to the tariff, for the reductions from this cause have not yet been put into effect. The reductions have been caused more directly by overproduction and the dual decrease in values of all descrip- of husiness in some lines of trade is easl accounted for, and yet it s a strange condition that presents itself at this time, a very good trade in some lines and a very poor trade In others. 7There 1s no doubt that the failure of (rops in this state has in a measure reverted to benefit of local jobbers. Many ratailers ac- customed to purchasing their goods in the eastern markets are buying in Omaha. Bn- couraged by these conditions local jobbers have In some instances vigoroasly pushed trade and largely extended thely tuiritory. Omaha dry goods houses are now doing business on quite a respectable scole, as far west as the coast, receiving 1'beral orders from Washington, Oregon, and other west- ern states, “Affairs in this country ahpear to be in the best possible condition, as in many cases merchants have anticipated their bills, and in most instances have taken advantage of the best discounts, “This trade is pecullar, said a leading jobber recently. ‘Traveling is more expen- Sive, the distances from one point to an- other are great, and it hardly pays to keep a man in this territory all the time. We have worked our trade most successfully by making an occasional trip through this ter- selling large bills and selling gocds right. Merchants In these states are many of them very wealthy and do an enor- mous business, Others are ab.o ute y worth- s, By using ‘a little discrimination and chossing our customers, selling them right ard remaning satistied with a small marglo, we have buiit up a very satisfactc traae in this territory, and lose very little on bad_accounts.” The complaint is frequently heard that it is too expensive (o do business so far from home, but the foregoing opinion shows that there is more than one way in which it can be done. If other jobbing towns have found it profitable to do business in that ter- ritory, there is no rca on why Omaha should not. As merchants here become cognizant of this fact and push business more lib- erally, their trade will increase, and with 1t f Omaha as a Jobbing cen- ry traveling salesman who invades new territory advertises Omaha and Owmaha houses, and it only depends upon the man- ner in’ which trade is handled as to how great will be the influence of this city in that territory. Minneapolls Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 6.~The wheat market opened steady and firm this moming, and with moderate buying advanced %@lse. The demand for cash wheat was s active us ever and the closed higher for fresh arrivals on n terday, Millers were the largest b A ani the modrate Amount wis t Close: Octo %0 December, b 59! On track: No. 1 hard, ern, 563c: No, northern, o 000 "bu. : sisipments, 25,000 bu. The flour market was steady and firm, sales. Patents, $3.2008.45 akers', The production was 1At bbls. for the twenty-four hours; shipments, liwaukes Markets, 6.~FLOUR~—Easy. No. 2 spring, 64%c; No. Sithe, 3, Bllse. 0.2 white, 32c; No. 3 white, ROVISIONS—Steady. Pork, $12.80. Lard, $7.60. 4,800 bbls.; wheat, 10,400 18,600 bbls,; wheat, none; Middling, T%c: shipments, 5,600 bales: stock, NEW ORL 1 ;. stock, 93,657 bales; 41,000 bales; Oc December $5.86 8@5.99; " July, New York Dry Goods Market, NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—Favorable weather condi- were d benefit 1o the retail trade. but wer in the week to be of im portance o § was gen- erally quiet.” Special il and wire called for a fair quantity of seasonable stuffs and such requirements, with the forwarding on onders, guve a betier than avergae volume of busincss. Printing cloths were firm at 3¢, with inal quantity of spot goods in sight. 6.—WHEA d, dside; rejected, 42@isc, 2’ mixed, dic; No. 3 white, No. 2 mixed, 29G3c; No, 2 rm; creamery, 19Glc; dalry, 17 EGQS-Quiet at Wi, Sugar Market. NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—SUGAR—Raw, dull and nominal; falr refning, 3%c; centrifugal, 96 test, Ko selos, non B Wayard and Family Keturning, LTONDON, Oct. §.—United States Ambassa- dor Mr. Thomas P. Bayard and Mrs, Bayard, accompanied by Mr. 8. D. Warren and J. R. Carter, left Waterloo station this morning In order to embark for New York at South- ampton on board the American steamer Parls. All the members of the United States embassy were at the rallway station to wish the party bon voyage. Mr. P, Shoreman and W. W. Thomas traveled to Southampton by ti same train and will @lso leave for New York by the Parls. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Firmness Oharacterized the Principal Specu- lative Markets Generally Yesterday. WHEAT BEING LARGELY FED TO STOCK Receipts at Primary Polats Belloved to In- dicate that the Article is Disappear- Ing at a Rapld Rate—Stocks and Bonds. CHICAGO, Oct. 6.—Trade was firm on ‘change today, and firmness characterized the principal speculative markets. Wheat gained %c as the result of the day's business. Corn rose 1e per bu. for October delivery and 3¢ for May. Oats are without change and pro- visions higher. Diminishing recelpts helped wheat, and the other markets sympathized. The hogs insist upon being seriously consid- ered as an important feature in the wheat situation this season, and it was because of their forcing themselves prominently into notice that the market for that article im- proved. Exports for wheat and flour, both coasts, were likewise a supporting element at the start, but the hog matter was much the more important. A conservative estimate based upon the figures supplied by the stock yard firm which collected statistics upon the feeding of wheat to hogs suggested a possi bility of 10,000,000 bu. per week being at present used for that purpose. If the article is disappearing in the manner referred to, in a few weeks at most the receipts will give conclusive evidence of it. It was apparent today that the holders thought the indications are already pointing in that direction. The amount received at primary markets today, including Kansas City, amounted to 699,000 bu., of which 510,000 bu. were at Minneapolis and Duluth. That leaves only 189,000 bu. as the aggregate of all the other primary mar- ket receipts, including Chicago's. The clear- ances from both coasts for the week were 3,430,000 bu., compared with 2,662,000 bu. last week. The Minneapolis and Duluth receipts in carloads were 862, compared with 980 a year ago. The cables were of various charac- ter. The Liverpool was quoted steady, but Paris and Berlin lower; a dispatch from an exporter at Baltimore, however, reported Antwerp and Germany asking offers of wheat, Business in the pit was dull and the trading without special feature. The general tone was firm, and December closed at bdc and May at 593c. December opened at 63%c and fluctuated between those figures and 5454c. Corn received but moderate attention tion, the market ruilng much less active. The feeling was fairly firm, but there were only 88 cars in to- day, and this created a steady opening, but on a little realizing by local longs, carried prices down e, the trade being of the even- ing-up order, the prices afterwards advancing %ce to %e, changed some, held steady and closed at 5lic. There was a moderate call for October, and it was generally held at from %c to e premium over May. May was sold early by some larger shipping and private wire concerns, but later the early sellers turned buyers and steadied values. The estimated arrivals for Monday were light at 65 cars, and these had a strengthening tendency. In oats but a very small amount of stuff changed hands, and with a very narrow range of prices the market ruled dull throughout the entire session. There was no disposition to trade either way. May started steady at 34c, sold off to 33%c, and continued easier all day until just previous to the close, when 34c was again paid, and the market rested at that price. Provisions started weak, but immediately began to gather strength and rose gradually in sympathy without a great deal of business passing, and closed at a fair advance In prices. Hog receipts were 9,000 head, and 24,000 head are estimated for Monday. Com- pared with the closing prices of the day be- fore, pork is 12%c higher, lard 7tc and ribs 10c higher. Freights slow at 1%e for corn to Buffalo and Port Huron. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. | _Open. | High. | Low. | Olowe. WheatNo. 2 i o e ct. i 2 51 Bl 4 19@494 48 POt Eri e 5035s 514 S i nzi:I 34 12 574 May... Pork per bbi Jan.......| 1265 | 12 12 65 Lard. 100 1bs) Ue 760 R 72T Short Riba=| * Qet.... 675 [ o | Jav... 637%| o Cash quotations were ns follow FLOUR—Winter patents, ~$2.00a%80; strafghts, $2.2 petents, 8,000 spring_straigh 1275 1 TG0 WHEA 5 mina 210 CORN 3 yellow, Bi%e OATS .2 white, 32G32%c; loj No. 3, W@S3Me; No. 4, FLAX SEED—No. 1, $147% TIMOTHY Prime, $4. PROVISIONS—Mess pork, 13.12%. Lard, per 100 b ribs sides (100se), $6.80@6.90 shoul- ders (boxed), $8.5TH@6.50; s ¢ sides (boxed). $7.35607.37 la. WHISKY—Distilicrs’ finished goods, per gal., 31,23 The followlng were the recelpts and shipments “odny: Articlos, Receipta. |Shipments. Flour, bbls. 15,000 20,000 Wheat, bu, L] 74000 000 82000 112,000 185,000/ 91,000 8,000 148,000 Onthe Produce exchange today the butter mar- ket was casy; creamery, 15Gzde; dairy, 134G 21¢. Eggs, steady al 10}4@174e. NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET, Yesterday's Quotations on Fiour, Grain and Provisions, Metals, Ete, NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—FLOUR—Rcceipts, 3,600 bbls.; exports, 31,000 bbls.; sales, 9,00 pke: market steady; demand fairly active at low heretofore current; holders want more, checking business. City mill patents, $4.004.15. clears, $4.15; Minnesota patents, $3.1063.50; Min- nesota bakers', $2.30G9.20; spring low grades, SLT0@1.80; spring extras, winter pat ents, $2.75@3. G270, win- ter w_grades, $..70G 2.15. Southern flour, quiel; sales, 200 pkgs.; com- mon to falr extra, $1.80@2.40; good hoice extra, $2.40@83.10. Hye flour, steady; bbls. | superfine, $2.85G2.75. fancy, Buckwheat flour, dull and nominal. CORN MBEAL--Quiet, steady; saies, 260 bbls.; Brandywine, '$3.10, YE—Quiet; car lots, 49@8le; boat loads, 52G Dull; No. 2 Milwaukee, 60G02c BARLEY MALT—Dull: western, 5 WHEAT—Receipts, 2100 bu.; expo 120,700 bu.; sales, 690.000 bu. futures and 45,00 bu. spol, Spot' steady: demand moderate; holders encouraged by betier speculative fecling: No. 2 red, in store and elevator, 5%ec; delivered, bée No. 3 red, 66%@s6%e, f. b, afloat; northern, 6dc, delivered; No. 1 hard, 66 Tivered. trade light o small rtone ease In interior 530,000 bu.; exports ! visible estimat 1 increase; closed S, closed at 62%c : November, G6i4c, nomi: nal; Décember GT%@5Tie, closed at G7e. CORN—Recelpts, 2,700 bu.; exports, 10,500 bu.; sales, 20,000 bu. futures and 45,000 bu, spot. Spot opened dull, ruled inactive and closed duil; No, 2 G6e In elevator; BM%c Options steady: ruled firm and f inte, for movement decreasing: visible estimates decre: s ay, Bi%c, closed at Gi%c, minal at 56%e; December, 64%@5i%e, OATS—Reoelpts, T2.000 bu.; exports, 23,100 bu.; sales, 120,00 bu. futures and 96,00 bu. spot pot opencd, stoady, ruled firm with corn close No. 2, 3NGsic: No. 2. dellyered, ) No. 3. $2%c: No. 2 white, 384G30%0; 3i%o; truck mixed. 3io; truck — white, S6gdic. ‘Options generally Arm ail day in sym: pathy_with bullish tecling in other grain; Ge er, 32%c, nominal; November, 333,@33%0, clo at 33%c; Decomber, H1GMMe, closed at’ 3% HAY-Steady; shipping, $0.5); good o cholee, 7.0068.00. HOPS—Qulet; state. common to choice, 3@ Sc; Pacific_coast, 44G8bec HIDES—Steady; wet, walted New Orleans, so- lected, 4310 65 1ba., 414G0c; Buenos Ayres. dry, 2 0’2 lbw, Mlc;' Texas, dry, M o 30 lba, § 3 LEATHER—Steady: hemlock sole, Bucnos Ayres. light to heay 166 15e. WOOL—Quie . 19G24¢; pulled 0G2c. PROVISIONS- Beef, steady: family, 10G12c extra mess, $5.0008.60; beef hams, 310.006519.50 clty extra, ‘India mess, $16.00015.00 Cut meats, dull and weak: pickled bellies, Ti@8c; pleklcd shoulders, G msked; ypickled ham, 944G l0c. Lard, fir; ‘western steam closed at Sc;® salos late 'yestorday, 0 tlerces at $7.90; city, 1@ THe; “option sales, mone; October nominal at $8.05; Junuary nominal at $.05; refined, quiets contineat, 3.60; 5. A, #; compound, W.ITHO 0. P new mess, T5@15.95; extra prime, 7o 0 Bk [ Ja.00mua 5 “tamity, ;' short clear, 185001780, ER-Quiet and jsasy; wostern dalry, 18 @17c; westorn creamery.. M0 weatern fao- tory, 13%@15%e; Bigina, Ma) imitation creamery, ::«I"O state dairy, Jdgssc sUAte creamery, 5o, in CHERSE—Dull nrgei ABrorec: small, 10%¢; part skims, 4G8c; full -skims, 30340, EOGS—Dull; state and TPennsylvania, 1563e; fee house, 164 @170; westegn® frosh, 185G 10¢; cames, $2.25013.25; receipts, 4 NTopkes. LEATHER~Firm; heminak sole, Buenos Ayres, light to heavy weights, 156 18 PETROLEUM-Dull; e closed at 82%c; ‘ashington, bbi; $6¥ Washington, in bulk, $3.50; refined New Yorl $3.15; Philadelphia and Baltimore, $5.10; Philadbiphia and Baitimore, in bl $2.60, 0 ROSIN—Quiet; strained, common to good, $1.25 1.3, e Tt Ar [y 28%628%c I fair to extra, %@ A4c: Japan, ANG4e. MOLASSES—Dull;” New Orleans, open kettle, good_to choice, 286, Dull; Scoteh, #19.2@2).25; Amerl- o 0.00713,00. PER-—Quict; Inke, $9.6500.70, AD—Firm; domenth : plates, quiet. ; domestic, 3 Ol L—Inac and _nommat; prime _ceude, T@We; off o 204p27c, nom- inal; yellow’ butter grades, 37@ise; cholce low, M@3se, nominali prime yellow, 33G3c; yellow off grades, 31G32c; prime white, 39640c. OMAHA GENERAL MARKETS, Condition of Trade and Quotations oa Staple and Fanoy Produce. The cooler weather and the {mprovement In the pasturage due to late fall rains is causing a steady fmprovement in the grade of butter ar- riving on this market. The receipts and demand have been about equal, and the market has remained practically unchanged as regards prices. Fresh eggs have been in much lighter re the past week, but at the same time there has been no scarcity owing to the number of cold storage and salted eges that are being thrown upon the market. While there was a firm fo ing in the market for strictly fresh stock, owing (o the lighter recelpts, the amount of storage eggs on the market has prevented any substan- tial advance that might under other circu stances have occurred. The fecling, however, was a Hitle stronger on fresh stock @t the closé of the week than at the openin Although the receipts of pouilry were lighter last week than for the previous week the market was weak, owing to tha moderate demand, and old fowls' declined, s will he noted from the quotations. Recelvers of old fowls have found it difficult’ to keep thelr #tocks cleaned up. The coming of colder weather will have a natural tendency. tow he demand for gecse and_ducks, have been In very light re- quest during the summer, The arrivals of game have been light all the week, but at the same time there has been a little’ more owing no doubt to the slightly cooler weather. he hay market has been slow and weal. on clicese has been firming up, owing to the decreased production as a conse- quence of the poor pasturage in the chesee mak- ing districts, The following will show the arrivals of the leading lines of produce on this market for the weeks ending on the dates at the head of column, the figures representing cases of cggs, packages of butter and coops of poultry: Oct. 5. Sept. 28. Sept. 21. Bggs . OTTOTTI TR 1 Tt Buter "....0.000 WL 10 1087 PoMitey Srossiiyyiadsisiii L o8 BUTTER—Packing stock, 1io; f country, 14@léc; ch o' tane ered creamery, '20@?le 2. EGGS—] LIVE de; spring_chick i ucks, b@70; turkeys, 7@sc; @S gobble 6e; old geese . GAME=Prairie chickens, young, per doz @3.00; prairie chickens, ofd or dot., $3. winig tan, per oz, ks c 3.5000 quail, veals are quoted ndcourse, 30 ie. 2 onsin, Lull; cream, new ; Nebraska and Toym, full_cream Ka and Towa, part gidis, c; brick, 'No. 1, 430 Siwiss, pland hay, 38 midland, 3 i rye straw, $6. Colo price ¥ Light bales sell the begts Qniy top grades bring 10p, prices. : PIGBONS—OId birds, et doz., Toe. VEGETABLES, POTATOES—Good stotk, &) OLD BEANS—Hand-picked, navy, $2.25; me- Jium,” 810215, common White beans, $175G ONIONS—On orders, 0@ic. CABBAGE—On orders! 1141%c. CELERY—Per doz., 30qi4c. SWEET POTATOES—=T¢r 1b., 3¢, or $3.50 per bl 85,50 per b1 FRUIT, The season for California.fruit is rapidly draw- ing to-a close, and all kinds of fruit from_that section of the country is becoming searcer. Win- ter pears usually hold until about else has disappeared from the market, will in all likelihood be a liberal quantity of them for some time to eome. During the past week @ fair busiiess was done, but with the coming of cooler weather the demand fulls off very rapidly. A few Florida oranges have arrived during the past six days, but the supply Is still limited Apples are 'in fair supply, and as prices are reasonable there {s Teasom for expecting a good deman. On Monday the first car of Mexican omnges will be offered for sale at the auction house, be- (wo cars of California peaches, pears’ and grapes. stock, per bbl. PEACHES—Callfornii frec $1; clings, Toe. PLUMS—Californin, %0c@$ no good shipping stock; B. Hardy and D. Clairgeay, §2; winter Nellls, $1.% Concords, 10-b. baskets, 2lo; round tots, 30c; California Tokay, $1.50; muscat, $13.Q 1:40; cornicheon, 31 CRANBERRIF Cod, _fancy, $9.75@10.00 per bbl.; Cape Cod, eholce, $9.60615.75. TROPICAL FRUITS, ORANGES-—Mexican, 150, 200, per box, $4.50; Flordas, 128, 200, $3.60, BANANAS—Clioice stoek, $L.T per bunch, LEMONS—Pancy Messina, 300, $5: 80, $8.16} cholce Messina, 900, 31.23; 360, $4. 2560460 PINEAPPLES—None, MISCELLANEOUS, OYSTERS—Medium, per can, i%c; horse shoes, 1ic; extra standards, 18c; extra 22; company selects, 2c;’ New York counts, $0c. FIGS—rancy, per 1b., 15 HONEY—California, 15c; dark honey, 10@12c. MAPLE SYRUP~Gallon cans, per doz., $i% NUTS—Almonds, 15G17e; English walniits, 109 12c; flberts, 12; Brazil nuts, 10; eastern chestnuts, 1ic. CIDER™Pure julce. per bbl., $8; half bbL, $3.35. HIDES—No. 1 green hides, 8iic; No. 3 green hides, 3%c; No. 1 green salted hides, 4lac; No. green saited hides, ige; No. 1 green salted hides, 2 t0 40 Ibs, d%c; 'No. 2 green salted hides, 25 to0 40 Ibs., 34c; No.' 1 veal calf, 8 10 15 1bs., Te; No. 2 veal'calf, '§ to 15 1bs. Ge; No. 1 dry filnt hides, fe; No. 2 dry fiint hides, de; No. 1 ary salted hides, §c; part cured hides e per Ib, less than tully” cured. SHEEP PELTS—Green salted, each, 25a60c; green salted shearlings (short wooled early sking): ench, 1020c; dry shearlings (short wooled early sking), No. i, each, 5@loc; ary shearlings (short wooled ‘early’ skins), No. 2, each, be; dry fint Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool ‘pelts, per ib. ectual welght, 5@Sc; dry flint Kansas and Nebraska _murrain_wool' pelts, per Ib., actual welght, 4@tlsc; dry filnt Colorado butcher wool pelts, ‘per Ib., actual welght, 4@6le; dry flint Colorndo murrain wool pelts, per ib., actual welght, 4Gfc: (have feet gut off, as It is uscless to,pay’ freight on them), TALLOW AND GREASE—Tallow, No. 1, i%c; talow, " No. 2, 4c; grease, white A, 4c: grense, white ‘B, 3i4c? grease, yeliow, 34 2%c; old butter, 2G2%o; beeswax, pr tough yellow, 1%@ze. TONS OF WHEAT RUIN Weevll Playlug Havod with Grain In San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct) 6.—An evening paper states that weeyll are playing havoe with the stored wheat In this port and If something is a0t done soon there WAIIZDE no grain left with which o load the diseniaged ships now in the Port: oIt was published TRAET0 (ona of wheat at Port Costa were weevily dnil now it is announced that 11,10 tons at the Nevada dock and 4400 tons at Port Costa are affecti“und will have to be removed. That makes 16,200 tons unflt for ship- ment and will have (o De~wmed for chicken feed. If the wheat had been Im: ' at the low. rates of freigh I existence & JebvCnonths ago a small profit might have beed, made. Now It will be almost & total lows, ) WHEAT—Steady; Degafilber, Si%e; May, 83%e; cleared, 125,600 centals. 2 WOOL MAEKET. Attendance at the London Auction Sales Smallor Thuw Usual LONDON, Oct. 6.—Thestdendance at the wool sales today was smallee_than heretofore. selections offered wergOgocker than usual, the bidding was fairly_good. Prices remain un- changed. Severnl Ameriean b have left for the United States, Giete being few lots suit- able 1o thelr wants. lefhy American purchases today were unimportant,: The number of bales offered was 10,96), of ‘Which 1,50 drawn. The presént merles of sale Thursday. The quantity sl to ered n 48,25 bales. During the week the total imp o 13,731 bales. . LOUIS, 5 Unchanged. Chleago 1on CHICAGO, Oct. 6.—The Earl Fruit company sold California frult’ at auction today, realizing the following prices: Salway be . OYGH.00; Tokny grapes. single crates, 1 crates, 32000238, Muscat, double crates, $2; Malaga, 110: Glout Moreau pears, 3160117 Is, $1.291.30; Orange quinces, 1,30, - pany, New York, two cars: peaches, T0@8c; Nalf crates Tokay g $1.2002.40; hal $1.3062.05; Mor SLH0G1 8 $L55; Malvoise, Sulway peact Duluth Wheat Market. DULUTH, Oct. 6.—WHEAT—Close: hard, cash and October, 8c; No. 1 Rorthe and October, §Tic; December, §7%c; May, S0ie; No. # northern, cash, bitee; No. 3, 5c; rejected, e to arrivé, No,' 1 northern, §7jc. OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKETS Week Closes with a Light Run of Oattle DECLINE IN CATTLE PRICES CHECKED Sellers Had the Hest of the Bargain Yester- day and Recovered Some Still Lower—Sheep Holding Steady. SATURDAY, Receipts of both cattle and sheep this week show a sharp increase, as with the week previous and the correspond- ing week last been expected, hog supplies show able of a falllog off. The figures are as fol- Receipts this week . Recelpts last week . Same week last year Same week 1502 The past week has been about the hardest range season opened. week in September was full of promise for cattlemen, and the result was a general rush to market and a general depreciation in val- trade was brisk, under a very good demand, and prices were fairly well sustainod. Thurs- day's record-breaking run of 8,647 head was tollowed by nearly 5,000 more on Friday, and this, together with the reported 30c to 60¢ decline in Chicago, break badly, Friday's closing prices on beef steers being all of 26c to 40c lower than LIGHT RECEIPTS RESTORE Today's run was the lightest of the week and enabled sellers to take a successful stand agalnst any further reduction As has been the case all week, receipts were made up well nigh exclusively of low grade There were no native beef cattle here of any description, and the few desirable western beeves were readily picked up by buyers at prices steady to a shade stronger than Friday. light and the general quality so poor, in- telligent comparisons of prices were tremely difficult. Western rangers. the supply so thing was certain, buyers were not so indifferent, and it was possible to sell anything in the beef steer Sales included only fair 1,000 to 1,250-Ib. western While it was line at fair figures. to pretty good steers at from $2.50 to $3.75. difficult to discover any quotable advance in prices, there was a stronger, healthier tone 10 the trade and the close of the week found practically cleared for the first time in the past six days. CANNERS AND STOCKERS DO BETTER. market for cow the steer market to a great degre has followed better sustained, owing to good outside com- Up to the close values in general had dropped all of 15c to the excessive light run brought about with steers, today Buyers were all after supplies all week. Bulls, with a fair demand, and price tially the same as a week ago. Notwithstanding the big receipts, the de- mand for stockers ciently vigorous to absorb about everything offered without any are substan- day and Friday, with the pens full, buyers cheaper, and prices shaded off 10c to There was some slight improve- today, but Saturday's feeder trade fs never very extensive and never a fair cri- Better fall pasturage, how- is creating a good ecountry demand for stock cattle, and dealers are looking for a better trade teaders are good, $2.40@2.70, and common grades from terion to go by. next week. REPRESENTATIVE .33288‘” £13 31441 £&3 888 e —— - £8 weans COLORADO. TR EEURKRETRS e € strs, tig, . 837 2 P B2858 RS EBERRSSTSSRRRKES P e2gngsstzugny 1 steer. § stoors. 6 steers...... 9 feeders DAKOTA 1 bull... 2 cows. 4 cows. . 1 cows. 2 cown. i1 1 cow.... 1 cow. 3 cows. steers, 12 stoers.. 118§ HOG TRADE PECULIAR. s 28Esz 82 The trade this week has been simply a repetition of last week's market. Packers east are taking advantage of the liberal re- ceipts In Chicago to pound both hogs and provisions. Values here have .declined in gympathy, notwithstanding the continued unusually 1light receipts, and the hogs are selling fully half a dollar lower than a fort- night ago, the decline this week alone being 20c to 30c. Of the existing situation the Cin- cinnati Price Current says: “From March 1 the total packing in the west is 7,600,000 hogs, as against 6,020,000 a year ago—increase 1,680,000. From the report of stocks of pro- visions now on hand in Chicago it Is evident that the new season opening on November 1 will find the supply of meats smaller than usual, and that prices at this time would !mly bo decidedly higher but for the under- (00d effort to break the prices of hogs, which reflects unfavorably on the values of product on hand made out of hogs at higher values current a few weeks ago, by which severe losses have been incurred. Our correspond- ence indicates that something of swine mal- ady Is existing in various sections, but it does not appear to be severe enough to disturb caloulations as to the supply available for marketing during the winter months, which may be expected to fully equal and probably exceed the quantity last winter.” The week closed with a very moderate run, the quality of the offerings being about as poor as It has been any time lately. There was absolutely not one choice load of hogs in the yards, and a large percentage of the ar- rivals were poor light stuff. The market wad a packers' market, and prices averaged 50 to 100 lower than Friday on all grades. They bought fair to good mixed hogs largely at from $4.85 to $5.00. A couple of the best heavy butcher weizht loads brought $5.05 and $5.10, and the poor to fair light mixed and rough loads sold at from $4.50 to $4.80. Pigs and stock hogs were not in very good de- mand, but several bunches changed hands at around $2.75 to $3.75. The early market was not very brisk, but trade improved toward the close, and the late sales were the best. Trading was largely at from $4.85 to $5.00, as against $4.75 to $5.10 Friday. On last Satur- day the bulk of the hogs sold at from $5.20 to $5.35." REPRESENTATIVE 8h. Pr. No. 0 840 6. i 48000 8 a 16 20 -S!!ZSES: ‘s SHEEP SELLING BRISKLY. Today’s liberal receipts, fifteen double- decks, were all billed direct to Swift and not offered on the market. There were a few held over from Friday, however, and the market was quotably unchanged. A'big string of 110-Ib. western wethers sold late Friday for $2.50. The demand for desirable stock continues good, but prices are all of a quarter lower than last week. Common and stock sheep are a drug on the market at bottom figares. Fair to choice natives are quotable at from $2.25 to $2.60, fair to good westerns at from $2 to $2.50, common and stock sheep at from $1.25 to $2.25, good to choice 40 to 100 1b. lambs from $2.50 to $3.65. Representative sales: 401" stock lamb ve mixed Recelpts and Disposition of Stock. Official receipts and disposition of stock as shown by the books of the Union Stock Yards company” for the twenty-four hours ending ac 3 o'clock p. m., October 6, 188 RECEIPTS. Head Cattle v {hi 2,149 Hogs A ¥ 2888 Sheep oy 4,02 Sheep. ond company Swift and Company.. Cudahy Packing R. Hamilt 5. . i cago Shippers and feeders. Left over. R Totals CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Market Was Without Special Features and In General Very Qulet. CHICAGO, Oct. 6.—In cattle the estimated re- celpts for today were 2,000 head, making 76,150 head for this week, against 81,56 for last week and 64,086 a year ago. The market was without special - features. There was the usunl last day of the week quiet and the usual nominal con- ditions as regards values. There were orders in hand enough to absorb the moderate supply of stock (n the yards, and prices were about steady at from $1 to $6.20 for natives; trom $1.50 to $4.50 for westerns and from 3125 o $3.25 for Texans. Recelpts of hogs were estimated at 10,000 head, making 125,926 head for the week, or about 12,000 head more’ than for last week und 20,000 head more than for the corresponding week last year. The situation was unimproved. There was not competition enough to sustain even the low prices established_ vesterday. Shippers appeared {0 have very few orders and the packing contingent aid_not want to pay _within from be to loe of Friday's quotations. There some saley to shippers at better = than but almost the entire supply sold under §5.25. That figure bought Kood heavy hogs, but some very decent stuft sold at 5. The ‘bulk of the sales to packers were at from $4.90 to $3. Poor to mixed sold as at from $4.50 to $4.60. SHEED—Receipts today were estimated at 6,000 head, and bu d sellers in general consider about the correct figures. Nolwithstanding beral recel arket I8 somewhat shape. sold shghtly a chofce wes it from Se than to $4.2 for lambs. Receipts—Cattle hoge, 10, The E 5: HOGS—Rec 10,000 head; official yesterda: 17,441 head; ments, 17,339 head; left ove about 6,500 head; quality r; market dul {; market qulet SHEEP—Re head; market qulet, without change. Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, Oct. 6.—CATTLE—Receipts, 2,000 head; shipments, 2,400 nead. Market slow but steady; Texas stecrs, $2.35G3.10; beef steers, IG5 native cows, 31I00LHS; Slockerd and | feeders, §2 603,50, HOGS—Receipts, 2,00 head; shipment head, Market stoady; bulk ot salen, 3 onvies, $5 ; 5.0016.10; HSG510 : . SHEEP. head. St. Louls Live Stook Market, ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6-CATTLE-Receipts, 100 head: shipments, 1,000 head. Market lifeless for lack of suppiy. HOGS_Recelpts, 50 head; shipments, 8800 head. Market Arm - at yostorday's prices, S SEP ~Recelpt: none; shipments, 100 head. Market unchange > il Stock In Sight, Record of recelpts at the four principal markets Saturday, October 6, 1584 South Omaha.... ' "9 Chieago § ¢ 2,000 Kansas City. .00 2000 8000 St. Louls.. 0 aftle, Hogs, Shi ) Totals ... 15,388 St Louls 6 ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6 and “unchanged WHEAT-Guined on clearances and small recepts; No Ac; Ov December, 8to: May, #ic —Followed “wheat., gaining %@%e; Nov 2 mixed, cash, Gle; October, 3o; Decembers s May. o A OATS-8{cady but quiet; No. 3 cash, we: May, HHe. 4 ading, . No trading. enst track, macked. 31,42, spot U SEED-$7.1008.05 TIMOTHY 8 15.00415. 20, Dull and unchanked Dull and unchanged, and’ unchanged 2,05 LTER-$5.3) AL 32002, 45 31 IONS—Dull and easy. Pork, stande Jobbing, $1350. Lard, prime steam, Dry salt_meats, loose shouls ribs, $6.75; shorts, $6.80. packed shoutders.” $7.60;" longs, ' $7.08 ribs, $8; shorts, 35,1214 EIPTS—Flour, 8,000 bbls.; wheat, 19,000 8000 bu': oats, 6,000 bu. ur, 10,000 ‘bbls.; wheat, none; ts; 16,000 bu, Liverpool Murkets. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 6.—WHEAT—Closin 8 offer_moderately; No. 3 red, wi 40 No. 2 red, spring, s 5. CORN-—Firm;' holders offer sparingly: 1, spol, 48 THd: futuros, holders offer s October, stendy, 48 740: November, fitm, 4d; December, firm, 48 G%d. FLOUR-Dull; holders offer moderately; 8t Louis, fancy winter, 6s 34 PROVISIONS—Lard, dull; holders not oftering: spot, 39s; futures, olders not offering. _Por easy; supply poor: prime western, 718 prime mess medium, 63s 91, Beef, dull; su poor; prime Indla mess, T6s; prime mess, 6ls Hams, dull; hold: sales; short cut, 45 facon, dull; ho freely; Cumberland cut, 39s; short ri s, 45 Ibs., 40s; long _and short [ 40s; shouiders, dull, 33 HEESE-Dull; holders offer freely; finest white and_ colored, 49s 6, TALLOW- holders mot offering; prime city, COTTON SEED OIL-Steady: 21a. PENTINE—Steady; holders offer freely; spirits, 20s 94. ROSIN—Steady; holders ofter sparingly; eome mon, 3% 6d. HOPS—At London (Pacific const), steady; hold= ers offer mod Coffee Market NEW YORK, O« 8, ~COFFE! Opened irreg- with prices 5 points higher on May and months 5610 points lowers ruled generatly J 5410 points net dee . inctud ng:"October, $12 & Decomber, $11.25011 i March, 1070, May, $10.70 ; #pot coff Rio, dull and nominal; No. we: mild, l%vlh 1: Cordova, 184f1%0; ow, none. | Wa deliyeries from ' New York yesterday, 681 bags: New York stock today, Gant United States stock. SW,218 A 215,000 baj visible for the Uni 462,218 bags againat 63,218 b lnst year. TOS, Oct. 8, —Steady: Kood average San $10.80; receipts, 25,000 bags; stock, 485,000 HAMBURG, Oct. 6.—Good; prices lower; sales, 29,000 bags. HAVRE, Oct. 6—Irregular, W@t closed eariy months Others unchanges total sales, 3,000 ba RIO DI2 JANEIRO, Oct. f.—Quiet; No. 7. Rio, quiet; exchinge, 100 bags; cleared for the United cleared for Europe, 3,000 bags; stock, 285.000 bags, Toledo Graln Market. TOLEDO, Oct, 6.—~WHEA 0. 2, cash gnd October, 61% ])m-t]ml"‘ls. \’ll) ?!II_V. fl:lkv. i—Dull; stoady; No. 3 mixi, 5 teady; No. 2 white, 8207 'No. 3 white, , $5.15; February, $5.30 .35 p RIECEIPTS—Flour, 500 bbls.; wheat, 57,000 bu.; 1000 Tu.: oats, 3,000 bu: rye, 1,500 bu 1,300 bags. SHIPMENTS—Flour, 6,000 bbls.: wheat, bu.; oats, 500 bu.; clover seed, 1,046 bag: Buffalo Grain Market. BUFFALO, Oct. 6.—WHEAT-Good demand; No. 2 red, 66lc; No. 3 red, No. 1 white, CORN—Demand light; No. 2 yellow, f7c; No, 3 yellow, §ic; No. 2 common, Sise. OATS—Firm; No. 3 white, 33}i¢; No. 2, 32 —————————————— FINANCIAL. SPECULATION. SAFE—-SUCCESSFUL, A successful speculation Is one in which some- thing 18 sold for more than it cost. It may be » or corn, whisky or wheat, beef or bonds, cks. In every tr: somebody akes money. Trading in stocks and grain pays gger profits than tradmg in anything else, The deals_are made more quickly than n of calico can be bought. Small, quick profits, much multiplied, soon roll up into considerable sums, A shrewd operator will make a dozen deals a day with the same moncy. There is al- ways & buyer ready for good stocks and good grain verybody says, ‘‘Money makes money.” “The first thousand is the hardest to go A mil- lionare makes money easily.” Just so—we take your money—$2) to $1,000-and put it with the money of 1,000 others. We have a million to operate with—make it quickly—safely. Here |5 the profit we have paid our customers since January 1, 1804: January 212 pef cent’ June 1 i per cent 15,10 per cent 15, 1& per cent February i, 11 per cent 1b T per cent 5 16, 15 per cent March 1, 9 per cent 15, 8 per cent April 2, 9 per cent 16, 8% p cent 16, 7" per cent May 1, § per cent Oct, 1,8 per cent 15, § per cent Making a total of 165% per cent in 273 days. A sum which in selling dry goods would re- quire five years to earn, or In owning real ese tate would take 15 years to earn. Our charge for making this profit for our cuse tomers Is one-tenth of their net profit, Wo have Jost a dollar for any customer in_any of our combinations. We have not a dissatisfied eustomer, Money can be withdrawn at any time, Profits sent promplly by check on the 1st and 16th day o feach month. Write to us for further information, for free clrculars and for our weekly market report, Our system 18 Interesting, even if you think you do not care to join. FISHER (0., Stock and Grain Brokers, 18 and 20 Broadway, New York City, WM. LOUDON., Commission Merchant Grain and Provisions, Private wires to Cnicago and New York All business orders placed or Chicage Board of Trade, 2 Correspondence golicited. Office, room 4, New York Life Building Pelephone 1308, S VMONEYN\. BY OUR PLAN OF SYNDICATE SPECULATION =] N 8TOCKS, BONDS, ETC. afest for Moderate Investors. Enormous Returna on the Investment, No Knowledge of Speculation Necessary. .lg ggl.n:nxmm invested lm:‘mon Shan m’n"fl" degran Of safoly, as all transactions are made DrTompéuent exper 8 Sxportonco ad unquoationed ablity. iy able whon ai 3 ur.un mh:vum‘:g‘r Lo get Bow ln Jm-':"?:n:" gad 3 it v e {be buness o 1B Ratlonal i b 1882, and id st 8000 taariegemsest - OUR RECORD OF DIVIDENDS 0 credit ean be withdrawn if des o e bondit of Somboun (atorest. pound interest, for four years, i of the rap Onder proseat manggement lnoa PROFIT fi‘.':fa'ww;r‘:?z‘:u':n xactly when It will start, frrey senalng the wmauo 70 desira tnvest in our Syndicate, s it may come sny time and we 10 be rei e R i e Estabilshed August, 165, OONSERVATIVE, SAFE, RESPONSIBLE. Bank reference. Our Prosident has been for Afteen years tho president of one of our National Bavks. Highest referenes 8 10 Integrity, Full particulars sent froe on application to ~The Traders’ Syndicate TRADERS' BUILDING, OPPOSITE BOARD OF TRADE, Representatives Wanted, CHICAGO, ILL.