Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 9, 1894, Page 15

b L CONDITIONOF OMAHA'S TRADE Business Not Quite Up to the Record o Former Weeks. COLLECTIONS AS A RULE VERY FAIR Pleasant Wenther Not Pleasing to the Men Who Have Winter Goods to Sell—The Holiduy Trade Promises to be Falrly Satisfactory, The energies of salesmen and clerks at the local jobbing houses have not been taxed very severely during the past week. The number of buyers arriving on the mar- ket has not been large, while mail orders have been none too numerous. The best that could be said of business is that it has been only fair during the six days past. The dry goods people have had their rush and the heavy trade is over for the year. This 1s the season when the dry goods job- bers have, as a rule, little to do aside from taking stock. With severe and stormy weather there would, without doubt, be a demand for some lines of winter goods to fill in stocks in the country, but so far this season there has been nothing in the weather to stimulate business. The boot and shoe trade would also be alded very materially by stormy weather. While the present very agreeable weather continues such goods as rubber boots and shoes are quite likely to remain on the shelves of | the retall merchant, and no additional or- ders need be looked for by the jobber until there is some prospect of retail stocks being broken, Nothing ghort of an absolute scarcity of money could prevent a large business in the dry goods line, as prices are such as to stimulate free buying on the part of con- Sumers. It is safe to say that there never has been a time in the history of this coun- try when people could clothe themselves more cheaply than now. Therc has been @ decline in values ‘during the past year to a remarkable extent, and consumers have received the benefit. The American Wool and Cotton Reporter says that this has been @ 50.cent season on heavy underwear: that is, the goods selling at retail at 5 cénts have had the call, and the quality of some of the garments that have been sold and are still obtainable at that price, is something remarkable. But a few ago the trade would have stood amazed at the quality. of the garment now offered to retail at that figure. Such a bargain would have been pronounced among the impossi- bilities of this generation. The same is true with reference to misses' and men's hosiery, the quality of the black goodsoffered to the trade to retail at 25 cents per pair far sur- passing that of any previous season The season has been a more profitable one to the retailer than to the jobber or manufacturer. As low as retall prices have been it Is doubtful if they are, as a rule, as propbrllnnal(-le'r low as the prices od at first hands. Thus the not long ago, would not have objected Mrehuously to sell at $3 per dozen, today ex; not more than $2, or at most $2 to sell at the same price. He cts to pay for good: than he did a few Jess for that priced hosiery "than Consequertly his profit is larger. Omaha grocery jobbers report a moderate trade the past week. The generally favor- able character of the groe ry trade has been a source of surprise to jobbers, who did not expect it to hold up as well as it has, in view of the unfavorable trade Pr«vaumg in the country. During the com- n he did. ng week there ought to be a good, active orn, ¢ demand for fancy groceries for the holiday | DBARL 3 The decline in sugars came rather unexpectedly at a time when the refineries trade. were reported to be closing down. Loc; jobbers Jook upon the elosing of the re- he It s claimed that the con- sumption has been materially reduced by s fineries as a natural of sugar situation. consequence the hardl times, and that dtocks are becom- ing very burdensome. The production rope the Efl!l season. The jobbers of hardware report a movement of goods In their line. There have been a good many orders arriving, in fact, “about as many as would be expected at this season. ~character. The retajl merchants of country are only buying as they immedjate demands of their customers. volume cf business remalns rather small. While there is every reason for believing that buyers will practice a good deal of economy in making their holiday purchases dealers as a rule are anticipating a_fair holiday season Is always bound to be remembered by a great many people, even if they are something movement of holiday goods. The forced to practice economy in that is more in the nature of a necessit While the coming of the new year is still com- mencing to look forward fo its arrival, and not a“few are speculating as to what is in some little distance off, jobbers ary store for them in the future. Just at the present time this looking Ints the not a very pleasant occupation, as thei does not appear to be very much of encour agement in it for the members of the trade. As a rule merchants are predicting a very quiet January, while some go even farther and declare that they cannot discover any reason for expecting other than a dull trade until the coming cf another crop. lack of business in their near-by by reaching out into new fields. cessful they will be remains to be seen. AS DUN SEES IT, * Retall Trade Dul), but on the Mend—Cur- reney Question Discussed. Mr. W. H. Roberson, Omaha manager of , #peaking of trade for R. G. Dun & C the week, says: “Trade continues dull in retail circles, al- though a marked improvement is reported among clothing houses and in some of the In wholesale circles the week his been rather good, considering the is little to boast of, and the usual ante-Christmas Novemb r (ra le, | 2@2ic; dicted last week, shows an aggregate [ YIow. dry goods stores. weason of the year, though there 1 aetivl y is not exper enced. as pr equal to November of a year ago. “Perhaps the most unexpected feature of local trade s the receipts at the stock yards. Iven the more sanguine commission men and packers were of the opinion that Lthe cattle and hogs in the country would be shipped In early, and that by this time the supply weuld be very short. The contrary < has Deen the fact, and during this week and last receipts at all stock centers have 203 been very large. How much longer ship- ments can continue before the supply will be exhausted remains to be seen. “Among_bankers the president's message and the Carlisle scheme for a new system of currency is the principal theme of dis- cussion, with opinfons differing very widely among our most conservative men. Lvery- body ccncedes that our currency should be to more elastic, but there fs a disposition deprecate any congressional action in that line at this time. While the subject s in- teresting as a topic of conversation, and much lzstruction cas b obt:ined by a stuly of the various plans proposed, it is safe (o assert that the present congress will ad- Jcurn without adopting any plan for a ma- terlal modification of the existing banking system. Personally, 1 am free to confess that I cannot bring myself to Secretary . Carlisie’s views, and would regard with es- peclal suspicien his plan for a state cur- " renc “Th re is a littie union depct ta k agaln, Wut to all appearances It is talk without a special purpose, 1 was somewhat struck wit Views of one of cur prinelpal jobbers the other day, when he argued that {wo or even three depots would be better for the city at large than a single central station into which all the passenger business of the elty is concentrated. His theory is that the benefits to the community of a transfer sys- tem and of two or three local traffic cen- ters Is a ccmplete offset to the convenience Wwhich the central station is for the travel- ing public. My impression is, however, for & city of the size of Omaha & handsome cen- tral ‘union station would be an ornament, an advertisement. a convenience and a posi- tive benefit to ali concerned. “Reports from the east indicate that im- provement in the commercial conditions is very slight, and the most conservative busi- Ness men Now agree that the date for a marked recovery In trade must be set past the first of the year at least. In Omaha it In 1o be expected that conditions will re- main ussatisfactory until prospects for a od crop stimulate the people to purchases n_anticipation of harvest. “It was a fortunate thing for Omeha that the Billings extension of the Burlington was completed this fall. With bad crops in lowa and Nebraska Omaha jobbers would ha experienced very werious loss of trade had not mew territory been opeved to them in one way and anothe is Billings line penetrates a section which can exchange cattle for goods and thus benefit our stock yard and king Industries und at the Bame time up trade in the wholesale districts. The Sxoursion (o Montana of & . party of representative wholesale men can- years | retaller paying $2.50 for hosiery to eils a much better stocking at the rate of $3 per dozen ears ago, but he pays conditions of bect sugar has been unusually large in Bu- fair The great trouble is that the trade 18 nlmost.entirely of a-hand to mouth the require the goads, and then only enough to fil the a result there are a great many very small orders which require as much time and at- tention as larger orders, while the aggregate future is This means several months of a hand to mouth trade. The jobbers of Omaha ave prepared 10 dp all that they can to make up for the territory How suc- the 44 not prove otherwise than advantageous to the trade and interests of the city. It strikes me that our jobbers should seize upon every opportunity to cultivate an acquaintance in all the territory which can be served from this city.” SNOW, CHURCH & CO/S VIEWS, Retall Dealors Inelined to ¥oree & Deferred Holiday Trade from Now On. Albert Andriano, local superintendent for 8now, Church & Co.'s Mercantile Agency, writes: “Owing to the lateness of the season some of the larger retall establishments have deferred their usual cpening display up to the present. This, and the approach- ing holidays, 18 the cause of much active preparation in retail circles. “During the next few' weeks local dealers will be very busy, and it is to be hoped that the season will be a profitable one, Some of the displays are very fine, and it Is sur- prising to note the richness and complete- ness of stocks following on the dull busi ness of the past few weeks. Omaha mer- chants seem determined to force trade, and every inducement of price, quality and as- sortment is held out to tempt the public. “It gives me particular pleasure to note this spirit of enterprise. It is a good ex- ample and serves to encourage every busi- ness man who comes in contact with it. In wholesale lines there is little worthy of note. The activity in retail circles char- acteristic of this period is of itself the cause of a certain falling off in jobbing trade. Dealers are too busy selling to think of placing orders and confine their purchises to, the immediate necessities of the trade. ‘The extremely dry weather which con- | tinues to prevail is the cause of serious con- cern throughout the winter wheat belt There i8 much fear that this crop will suffer a heavy shrinkage. No extensive dam- age has been done as yet, and it is to be hoped that a heavy rain or snow fall will occur before the ground freezes up. The report of the state banking board makes a remarkably good showing for Ne- braska. Of the seventy-three banks which have failed during the past two years, all but nineteen voluntarily retired from busi- ness, and less than that number will be unable to pay 100 cents on the dollar. This applies only to state banks, of which there are 500 now in existence in this state. After such a siege of financial disaster as has swept over this country in the last two years, this I8 certainly a remarkable record, The withdrawal of gold from the United States treasury is agnin causing uncasiness Coming o soon after the recent bond issue, this is of itself an indication of the weak: ness of the present currency system. ‘The currency laws of this country are a eon- glomeration of emergency measures,’ or words to that effect, fs a récent utterance of Comptroller Kckles, which best expresses the exact condition of affairs, A revision of the financial gystem of the country is the great question which is now in thé minds of the business public. The recent bond issue has no doubt resulted in a feeling of confidence, but the almost immediate re- currence of a feeling of uneertainty in cer- tain quarters should stimulate congress to the revision of existing laws and the pas- sage of measures assuring a fixed financial policy. NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET. Yesterday's Quotations on Flour, Grain and Provislons, Metals, Kt NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 25,600 bbls.; exports, 19400 bbls.; sales, 4,000 pkgs. Mar- ket dull and weak; city mill pateats, $4.00@1 winter patents, $2.85@315; city mill clears, $3.35; w.nter straights, $2.35G2. Minneapolls patents, $3.06@3.70; winter extras, $1.90G2.40; Minneapolis bakers, $2.0063.60; winter low grades, $170G2.1%; spring low grades, $LI3G1L9; spring $1.66@2.95. Southern flour, dull; common, t0_cxtra, $LEGZA0. Rye flour, superiine, 2. fancy, $2.80@3.00. Buckwheat flour, extras, fair 250 dull; 1ELY; 5 —Cy t loads, 56@sse. BARLEY—Wos 0T, WHEAT—Receipts, 11900 Lu; exports, bu.: sales, §85,000 bu. futures, no spot. dull; No.'2 red, in store and elovatsr, Ghe; afloat, GIKGEKC! L. 0. b, 62c; No. 1 northern, delivered; 'No. 't hard, ilise, deiivered; Jan: closed at 6lige; February closed ut 62ie 621@dc, closed at May, 63HK@E%C i June, 63 11 . closed at. 6do; LY, GGG, Closed at 6tic; December closed CORN—Receipts, 5,60 by sales, 90,000 bu, future macket casy; . | steamer, mixed livered: No. 8, Opjt'ons gon- | eratly weak under fres realizing and. larg ceipts than expected; clcaed at %e net deelin Januaty, e, clos ¢ closed SNC; May, GI%@adwes closed at 32ipc; Decem- ber closed at 53%e. OATS—Receipts, 5.0 bu.; exports, G400 bu. sales, Tutures, none, 15,000 bir. spot. Spol market inactive: ‘No. 2, Um@ULe; No, 2, delivered, B%GIse; No. 8, 335 No. § white, 3850; track, white, 37gp2e. Options very dull; no seliers re- ported; unchanged; January closed cloed at’ sic; May closed closed at 4l shipping, WG 93,00) Spot 5,107 . spot. bu.; Spot at i ood to clio'ce, to old, common st, Slatr y: wet sated Now O.lcans, lected, “45@65-1hs., 44@5c; Buenos Ayres, ' dry, 20@21-1bs., 1lc; Texas, dry, 2HG6)-1bs., 6ubise LEATHER-Fasy; hemlock sole, Buenos Ayres, light to heavy wel 1S, WOOL—Quiet; do fleece, 19@24c. PROVISIONS- dull;. family, oxtra mess, beaf hams, 317,000 city, extra Ind | SI6.00@719.00. Cut meats, ic; pickled bellies, 6@6%¢; pickied shoulders pickled hams, Sk@ie. Lard, yi toam closed at $1, 6%c; sales, 1 3725, nominal; January, §7.95 asked; refined, dull ; South American, $§; compound, Sc. ork, slow; new mess, $1L50@14.00; family, $12.50613.00; p | shoit_clear, $14.90616.50. BUTTER—Stead: duiry, 11G16c; west- e creamery, 16G12c; ry, 1@18c; Elgins, 2e; imitation’ er ate creamory 18 24c cholce, HIDES-Stead: e 18@2c; pulled, $10.00 sy; state, large, 9@UYce; ms, 315@90; full skims, 24 i tate and Pennsylvan'a, 2c; western frosh, 22 cases, $3.2004.00; receipt, 5,249 OW~—Firm; %e; e, to_quality. PETROLEUM--Entirely nominal; United closed at $%c bid; Washington, bbis.. $§; refined, New York, & Philadelphia and_Haltimore, $5. ROBIN—Strained, common to good, $1.30G1.37%. TURPENTINE—Quiet and steady; 23> RICE—Steady: domestic, fair o extra, 6c; Japan, 1@ MOLASSES—Steady; New Orleans, open kettle, good (o choice, 28! —Quiet; fancy, bex, $1 —Weak; Scotch, $19.00 can, $9.506913.00, COPPER—Strong: brokers' price, LIBAD—Steady: brokers’ COTTON SEED OIL—\Weak; rish cabies; pr crude, buttor grades, al: prime y dAime w raits, tin, small, a2 230; south city, country, 21 314 tow, @32, nom| sales on yellow, al *change, off_grades, TIN-Steady; 16 tons December $1. $13.70. Liverpool Murkets. Dec: 8.—1:3) p. m—WHEAT— 2 red, winier, s %d; No. 2 1ed, xhausted hard, Manitoba aliforn close with far positions 1 lower v posi- lower; business was equally December, 43 11 J g 45 114d; March, 43 1143d; April, 45 11%d; May, 48 1%d CORN—Spof, firm: American mixed, Gs %d; futures closed steady, With near positions 1d lower and distant p sitions unchanged; business henviest on middle positions; December, b5 1gd: Tanuary, ‘58 February, 4s 4%d; Mareh, 4 Gd: April, 4s 83: May, 48 Gl PROVISIONS-Hacon, steady; demand erland cut, 2G30-1b., 3: short. ribs, long ¢ Vght, 38@45-1bs., 38 a; short clear, U, equare, 1561818, 3 1@16-lbs., il LOW—Firm; North American xtra_India moss, ‘Tis 3d . fine western 6)s. Lard dull; LIVERPOOL Sp't, dull; No. fal hams.’ short nomlnal, 23s. Pork, prime prime west- demand American w 605 6d. BUTTER—Finest Unitel States TUR! ENTINE—Spirits, 2's &l ROSIN—' 38 1040, Liverpool res moderate; finest sed, 188 60 d, Gid At London (Pacific coast), £2 108, RIGERATOR BEEF-Hind quarters, 3%d; fore quarters. $%d. ACHING POWDER-Hard wood, f. o. b., pool, 1 10w, AS —Canadian, 45 11, UR—Steady; demand moderate; St. fancy winter, Gs. [ Louts, Minneapolls Wheat Markot. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 8.~The market opened very quiet and the tendency was to lower prioes. After fluctuating somewhat, it closed at the opening price. Hardly anything was done in any future, except May. The mills are turning out very little flour no eraging loss, it was estimated, than 30,000 bbis. o day for the po woek. The reason for shutting down mills quitting the production was due more to ex- cessive frelght rates imposed since the close of navigation by the lakes than to any other cause. The close was at 67ie for December, @i for May, 0o for July; on track, @e for hard, 384e for No. 1 northern f 2 223,650 bu.; shipments, e 18,76) bu. Milwaukes Markets, MILWAUKEE, Dec. § ~FLOUR-Steady. WHEAT—Woak: No. 2 spring, 63c; No. 2 ern, @%c: May, 89%c. CORN—Firm; No. 3. &¥%c. OATS—Lower; No. 2 white, 3 white, e, BARLEY—Lower; No. £ Sic; sample, #@Sic. RYE-Weaker: No. 1, %o, , PROVISIONS--Steady. Fork. $2 Lard, 3.5 JCEIPTS - Flour. 6,800 bbis. wheat, 2340 5,000 bbls; wheat, 100 north- 2 No. peggs are coming in from the country. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Grain Markets Were Weak and Wheat Olosed with a Loss, CDRN FOR MAY IS A FRACTION LOWER Bollish Items In the Day's Nows Were Not Unimportant, but the Bearish ¥Fon- tures Were Too Much for the Bulls. CHICAGO, Dec. 8.—The grain markets were very weak. Wheat closed with a loss of %e per bu., and corn for May Is also %c lower. Oats weakened to a similar extent and provisions are unchanged. The major- ity of the traders look for an increase of 1,000,000 bu, in the visible suply, and that was largely responsible for the decline in wheat, the other markets following. Wheat was very weak at the start at.ic under yesterday's closing prices, The cable notes were against it. The northwestern receipts maintained their previous proportionate in- crease over those of the year befcre, and the aggregate of the primary markets was as large as last year, and compared with shipments from the same were not sug- gestive of any tendency toward the reduc- tion of the visible supply. The damage to the Argentine wheat crop was again stoutly disputed, and the fact that offers of Argentine wheat for forward ship- ment were reported to be getting quite urgent in Liverpool and London was taken as confirmation of the re- port that many of the statements of damage to the crop had been greatly exaggerated. The bullish items in the day's news were not unimportant, but a still growing visible supply and the bearish items already enum- erated were too much for the sorely tried bulls. Among other matters to be added to the list on the bear side was the statement that the sales for English account made today in New York antd Chicago were un- doubtedly against purchases of Argentine wheat to arrive. May wheat opened at 53ic and 59%c to 89ige, sold off to G9%c, with a sale at from 59%4c to G%%c. It recovered to 59%¢, and closed with sellers at 59l4c Receipts of corn were over the estimates, and withdrawals frcm stores were only 51 000 bu. That and predictions of colder, fair weather caused a pressure of sales in De- cember and January dellvery, which weak- ened those months and also May to a lesser extent. Compared with yesterday's closing prices, December Is lc lower, January %c and May c lower. There was no change for the better In the oats market as regards activity. = Kluc- tuations were governed entirely by corn. May closed at 32c bid. The range during the day was from 32%c to the closing price. A very dull day in the provision pit re- sulted in the closing prices today being practically the same as on the day before. Hog receipts were 16,00 head, and for Mon- day 41,00 head are estimated. The leading futures ranged as follows T High. | Low. | Closs AR ov@H| a7l4| 40%@ b1l 47)‘&0%‘ \‘117,‘ oo [ 4876 W)fi] 204 4 20| o204 32%@H | 829X | 4%/ mw«.xn‘ AH@HS o0%@l May. Pork per bbl TS v MAY... .00 Lard; 100158 Jan May..... Sliort Ribs Jan. . 503 o i)T;fl o _May.l oatwl oaghoo Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR—Winter patents, $2.50G2.80; straights, $§2.25@2.60: xln‘mk patents, $3.00@3.60; spring straights, $2.20@2,50; bakers, $1.85@2.20. WHEAT-No. 2 spring, 59@6lc; No. 3 spring, nominal; No. 2 red, G4%@551%: CORN-—No. 48%c: No OATS—No. 2, 29%ci No. white, 31%c. RYE—No. d9c, BARLEY—No. 2, 52@3c; No. 3, 48@5: s, FLAX SEED-—No. 1, $1.50%. TIMOTHY SEED--Drine, $.6065.85. PROVISIONS—Mess pork, per hbl., " §1 .Ouif 12.12%. Lard, per 100 1bs., $6.87%@6.90. -Short ribs sides (loose), $3.95@6.00; dry ealted shoulders (boxed), 5%@5%4; short clear sides (boxed), Ba 6%e. WHISKY—Distillers’ $1.23. SUGARS—Unchanged. m‘l;he following were the receipts and shipments toda: ARticion. [Recolpts: | SHTpmonts. Flour, bbls 1 6,000 6,000 ] 32/000 ¥ 2 white, 32tkei 'No. 3 e No. 4, finished goods, per gal., Wheat, bu... 27,000 Corn, bu.... 209,000 Outa. bu.. sl 177:000 Rye.bu : .| 9l000 Bavley. bu.... Wil 69.000 On the Producs exchange today the butter mar- ket waadull: _creamery, 13@28c; dairy, 12@20 Eggs, steady. c. OMAIA GENERAL MARKET. Condition of Trado and Quotations on Staple and Fancy Prodace. The past week has witnessed a decrease in the recelpts of almost all lines of country produce, as compared with the previous week. The butter murket has shown some little im- provement in the demand for the low grades of butter, commonly known as packiug stock, and quotations are a little flemer. Some butter men commencing to predict a better market for the near future. The egg et has not been during the past week, but as cold storage stock in this city is pretty well reduced there ought to be a steady market at least, even if an ad- vance is not scored. A good ‘many very ‘poor Some of these egga have apparently been held for a long time by the farmers, and then many shippers are not yery prompt in Keeping thelr stocks cleaned up. The resull Is a good. mapy eggs, though freshly received form the countly, are no better, if_as good, as cold storage stock. L Thore has been a heavy falling off in the ar- rivals of poultry during the past week, as com- pared with Thanksgiving week, and (e market has be anity’ (o recover some- what. demand, s usual after .a_holiday week, been mostly for chickens, while tur- Keys s0ld so freely. In game it may be said that ducks are about out of the market, Quail Is lower and the warm weather during a good share of the week made it difficult to unicad all the venison that ar- rived. Rabbits are slow and are not bringing mough to warrant their being sliipped in by ex- overly strong hay market was rendered somewhat ady by the heavy reccipts the first of week, none but the best bringing full prices. Following will show the receipts for the weeks ng on da heads of columns, 3 0f. egKS, CoOps of butter and dressed un- the s indicated cpresenting o packages of rs of potatoes. 7. Nov. 3. Nov. 23. Nov. 16. Nov. 770 ki T2 1063 39 8L 1,00 81 poultry, and’c Dec Eggs " poultry Potatoes 12 12 i ] ~Packing stock, 8¢; fair to good coun- 10@12: choice to fancy, 14@l6c; gatherpd mery, 10(20c; separator cr ry, ' 23c. EGGS—Strictly fresh laid, 2192%; fresh storage), 16g18c. LIVE POULTRY—Old hens, ens, 6@5lo; ducks, 6G6%e; (cold 4%c; spring chick- turkeys, 6c; heavy {—Chickens, (air, 4%4@5c; choice small, §@1e; turkeys, fair t> good, 6c; cholce heavy, 1@3c; €aoice smal, $@9c; ducks, falr to good, 6@7c; fancy, S@8\ec; geese, fair to good, 6@7c, faicy, B@¥%e, GAME—Prairie hickens, per do: $3.75@4.00; grouse. por doz., $9.3363.60; blue wing te roen wing teal, per do d, per Aoz e saddles, rabbits, quail, ' 31 antelope saddles, jack rabbits, $1 12@idc Tosie are quoted Wc; twins, 12%c; Nebraska and Iowa, full cream, le; Nebraska and lowa, part skims, 7@8c; Lim- burger., No. 1, llo; brick, No. 1, llc; Swiss, No. 1, M@be. HAY—-Upland bay, $0.50; midiand, $; lowland, $850; rye straw, $6. Color makes the price on bay. Light shades sell the best. Only top grades bring top prices. PIGEONS—OId birds, per doz., T, POTATOES-Western stock, car lots, OLD BEANS-—Hand-picked, ? MG o T gen g X3 T SWEET POTATOES BEETSPer bbl., §2. CARROTS— P bl., $2. HORSERADISH—Per 11, ¢ PARSNIPS—Per bbl., TURNIPS—Per bbl., $3 e BPLIT PEAS—Per Ib., 3%e. GREEN PEAS-Per @ navy, Lima 40c. Home grown, §2. $1.5061.75, @8e. QUINCES—California, per 50-ib. bo PEACHES None. PLUMS—California, none. PRUNES_None. . PEARS—Winter Nellis, §2: Viears, $L75. APPLES—Good stock, per bbl, 2.0QLTS; $1.2501. Michigan stock, 9 NEw=Fork or New England, GRAPES—Concord, Malaga r 6 to ross 1. OB by Lo 1S-des fancy, $10.50 per bbl. TROPICAL FRUITS. In roviewing the '"('flin 4 In the orange mar- ket the New York ercial Bulletin says: The outlook for the Florida nl‘ll!‘:‘ erop this year appears to _be more ff le than in previous seasons. The crop hi thus far to contend with the heavy recel apples, and while the fruit which has reached the market has been in, rather poor condition, the ‘average price. re. celved was about ¢ ‘e per box than at the opening of the season last_year. The exp de- mand s larger and flrulu"l thus far are nearly equal o the résult of the entire season last year, The auction _system has found favor and the bulk of the Jrugts received this season will be mold by auction, A leading agent of Floridw growers, in review- Ing the situation, sald: The Florida crop this year promises to' be @uAIito that of st year In quantity. About 5,M800 boxes were shipped last season and about the same number will go forward this season. he fruit is at present in rather poor condi- tion, owlng to the rains and prices at the end of the week are lo ndition of the fruit and the prevailing bad wedther. The market at present is also affected by the very large quantity of apples still remaining unsold However, they are not keeping well, and before thirty days their influence will no longer be fi as affecting the price of Florlda oranges. 1 shipments of Mediterranean oranges are to ar- rive until ‘the very end of this month, when 2,000 boxes of Messina ofanges are due here "‘Last season the FlorMa Fruit exchange ex- ported 25,000 boxes to England and 18,000 boxes thus far this season. But shipments have almost been suspended owing o the grent fail in prices In the London and Liverpool markets, caused by the enormous sales there of American apples and also of oranges from Valencia and St Michaels. On_ Friday, according to cable reports, the Lon- don market ‘was from 6 to 10 shilings, Wwith an average of § snillings (82) per box. The Li pool market was lower than the London mar and not more than 6 shillings (§1.50) per box was recelved, and as the freight from e to Liverpool Is 36¢ per box, and to London 5 per box, it has pald to sell oranges in this market. The Florida Fruit exchange exported 1,000 hoxes thin week, but exports next week will' be lght and as the exports of apples are falling off some- what it 1s belleved that the Engltsh markets will_recover and prices for Florida oranges will advance. Quotations: ORANGES-—-Floridas, $2.75. BANANAS-Cholce stock, $2.00@2.50 per bunch. _LEMONS—Malaga, $3.76; fancy Florida, sizes 250 and 300, $4.00@4. PINEAPPLES—None, M CLLANEOU! OYSTERS—IXL. 8c: meduim, 120; “extra_standards, company - #elects; per can, 1:; 16c:_extra_ se te; New York 1@c; Californin, 16e. ns. per doz., $12. nglish walnuts, 12c; 18e; cholee, Cali- MAPLE 8YRUP—Gallon ¢ NUTS—Almonds, 15@16c; filberts, 12¢; Brazll nuts, fc: eastern chestnuts, §ood stock; shellbark hickory nuts, per b large hickory nuts, $1.75; fancy raw peanuts, roasted peanuts, 7hc. AUER KRAUT-Choice white, per bbl., $4.50; per half bbl., $2.60. MINCE MEAT—Fancy, in halt bbls., per Ib., 6lc; 10-gal. kegs, 7c; condensed, per case of 3 PKEX., §2.75. FISH—Fresh caught croppies, flsh, 3@sc; buffalo, 3@4c; pike an catfish, 8@c; black bass, 1261 CIDER—Pure juice, per bbl., $.50; half bbl., $3, 1 green hides 3e; No. 2 green i4c; No. 1 green salted hides, 4%c: No. 2 salted hides, $1c; No. 1 green salted hides, 0 40 1bs., 4tc; No. 2 gréen salted hides, 2 to 3%o; No. 1 veal calf, 8 to 15 Ibs., 7e; No. 2 veal calf, '8 to 15 Ibs., 5e; No. 1 dry flint hides, 6e; No. 2'dry fiint hides, 4c; No. 1 dry salted hides, Gc; part cured hides, Y per Ib. less than fully cur. SHEEP green sal erch and_sun- plekerel, 6@Sc; PELTS—Green salted, each, 25@60c; shearlings (short wooled enrly skins). each, §@l5e; dry shearlings (short wooled early sking), No. ‘1, each, 5@10c; dry shearlings (short wooled early’ skins), No. 2, each, sc; dry fiint Kansas and. Nebraska butcher wool ‘pelts, per 1b., actual welght, 5@8e; dry flint Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool' pelts, per Ib., actual weight, 4@6e; dry flint; Colorado butcher wool pelts, per Ib., actual welght dry flint Colorado murrain wiol' pe actual VRALLOW AND, GREA! ALLOW AN SE @ 4t4c; tallow, No. 2, 3GAC; grease, white A, 446 izci grease, white B, 3%ci kr yellow, 3lic grease, dark, 2%@lc tter, 2020 wax, prime, 17@20c; raugh tallow, 2. FURS—Bear, black, yNo.;<1_larke, $20.00 No. I medium, $15: Noy 1 siall, $5.00¢10.00; black, yearlings, No. 1 [arge, $12.00615.00; No. medium, $10; No. 1 small, $7; bear, black, cubs No. 1 large. '$6.00@8.003 Nox 1 ‘medium, $5.0006.00 No. 1 small, $1; bear, bincic Montana anl Recky mountam, No. 1 large, $18.00G22.00; No. 1 medium, 314, No. 1 small, $10; bear, black, Montana year- lings, No. 1 larke, $121 Na. il medium, $8; No. 1 smali, $: bear, blacki ‘Montana cubs, No. 1 large, $6.50; No. 1 medium, $1 small, ear, ailver Up, Na. 1 large, i medium,” $12; No. 1’ smsly 38, bear, siiver tip, Yearlings, No. 1 ‘large,s#y No. 1 medium, $8; No. 1 small, $5; bear, stiver tlp, cubs, No. i large, $6; No: 1 'mediym, §6.5; No. 1 small, $3 bear, brows,” No. 1 dfge. $80.00025.00; No. i uedium, S18; No. 1 small, $13; bear, brown, year- 4. 1 large, $10.00G2.00; No. 'L medjum, $8; 1 i, $6; bear: IO, cunas Roo 1 e No. 1 medium. $57 No."1 small, $) badger, 1 large, $LOVGLE0; No. 1 meditm, ‘6ic; No. 1 emall, sog fisher, Na. kdurge. $5; No, || medium, 36; No. 1 small. $8:, f0x; slker, s {0 color ac. cording to_ beauty, No. 1 large, $100; No. 1 medium, $62 No. I small, §50; fox, s}l acconding o beauty, No. 1 large, $0; No. medum, $30: No. 1 small, $20; fox, cross, No. large, $7; No. 1 medium, $3 fox, red, No. 1 large, §1.50; No No. 1 small, §1; fox, gray, No. 1 medium, 50¢; No. 1 smill, dic; fox, 3 large, 50ci No. 1 medium, 40c; No. 1 smull, c; lynx,' No.' 1 large, $3; No. 1 medium, 33; No. i smail, $1.80; marten, No. 1 large, 25 No. 1 Ihim, $1.50; No. 1 small, $1; inini, 1 $0@e5e; 'No. 1 medium, 40¢; No. 1 small, mink, dark, No. 1 large, Gic; No. i medium, : No. 1 emall, 3c; mountain lion, porfect head . No. 1large, SLOYG2.00; imperfoct sk ns, otter, No. 1 large, #: No. 1 medium #7.00: No. 1 small, $: otter, pale, No. large, 1 medium, & 1 small raceoon, No: 1 large, 6@ 1 medium, No. 1 small 5 1o beauty, . 1 large, , cased, No. 1 large, $1.25! No. 1 i No. 1 small, 6ic; skunk, ~ short Stip large, $1; No. 1 medium, 7e; No. 45c; skunk, narrow striped, 'No. 1 large 1 medium, 40c; No. 1 small, skunk, striped, No. 1 large 2@e; wolverine, No £4: No.1 medium, 33: No. 1 small, #2; wolf, mountain, No. 1 large, 8! No. 1 medium, §2 1 small, $L69; wolf, prairie, No. 1 large, 63@%0; No. 1 medium, 6 No. 1 small, 40c; beaver, per skin, No. 1 larg: $6.0096,00; No. 1 medium, $4.50; No. 1 small. 32} beaver kits, No. 1 large, §2; No. 1 medium, $1.50; No. 1 small, muskrats, winter, No. 1 lage. 8@ioc; No. 1 medium, 9; No. 1 smail, 7c; musk- ts, ‘fall, No. 1 large, 4@6c; No. 1 medium, 7c; 0. 1 small, 6c; muskrats, hits, 2G3c. B, broad 1 Targ STOCKS AND BONDS. Early Realizing Movement the Feature Speculative Clroles. NEW YORK, Dec. 8—The feature of speculation on the Stock exchange today was the early realizing movement, operators showing anxiety to secure sbme of the profits of the recent advance. Consequently the trend of prices was downward, there being, however, occasjonal rallies, due to the closing, out of short contracts by trad- ers who preferred to be out of the market over Sunday. Mcre ‘than ono-half of the day’s business was done in Sugar, which fluctuated within a 2 per cent range, and closed at a loss of only 3 per cent from the closing prices of yesterday. The stock opened 3 per cent higher at 92, rose to 93%, was held between that flgure and 92' until near the close, when brigk sellig caused an additional deciine to 913, the final sale being 14 per cent above the'lowest point touched: The abandonment by’ the directors of the company of the intention to issue a statement to stockholders was the subject of much talk on the street teday, which was snot at all compli- mentary to the members of the trust, but as the threatened danger of a_revisicn of the sugar schedule of the tariff bill seems to have been arrested there is no immedi- ate necessity on thelr part to show their hand. The grangers advanged % to % per o in the early decline, but on the receipt of Washington advices“sgying opposition being developed to thewallroad pooling bill, a decline was recorded of 1 per cent in Burlington, % per centn Rock Island and % per cent in St. Padl and Northwestern, all ‘but the latter, Whllh recovered 1% per cent, closing at the 10{{/gst of the day, the ecline from yesterday wangin per cent, the lattdy Jg Hock lsland. 1n the coalers, New Jerscy Central recorded a decline of 1% per cent-un moderate selling, Lackawanna, % percieont and Reading b per t. A report wamin circulation that the KErie l‘«'\)l’qulllz;flllfll‘ plan was to be abandoned and that 'n‘new one was in embryo which would g\r\'ldu for a 12% per from ¥ to cent “stock assessmERE—This led to free selling of the stock,)&Rich declined 1% per cent on the day. The-Gerdage shares were heavy on unfavoraBle¥trade reports, the guaranteed stocks breaking 2% per cent, preferred % per cenféamtl common 1 per Sent, Tilinols Centralgropped 214 per cent, Metropolitan Tracti Jgown 2% per cent, Manhattan 1% per htignd American. & press 1 per cent, thaygiher losses being in the small fractions,o [actede, as preferred, made an advance of 3§ per cent, and about half a dozen from -the specidlties made small declines. The Mmarket closed heavy at about the lowent pfices of the day. During the past k the trading in stocks hus been on an:nnusually large scale, the AEETeRate of tha transactions being 1,480,000 shares, about one-half of which was in Bugar wlone. The speculation In the stock was the feature of the week, and was at times attended by great excitement. The course of the movement of the shares was controlled by the clique of insiders, but they had a large following, and the tradin in the stock was Interesting to the general public by reason of ils magnitude and be- cause of holdings used by the clique to Induce the Insiders to help them to play the game of blind man's biuff, in which only the outsiders were blindfolded. Sugar com- mon advanced r cent on the weak and the preferred 1% per cent. The com- mon stock sold at on Monday and at U today, these belog the low and high polta rempectively, and the last sale was a 3 The other important changes of the week were: Advances: In New York New Hampshire & Hartford, 2% per cent; North- western, 3 per cent: Burlington, 2 per cent; Laclede’ Gas, preferred, 3 per cent; Laclede Gas, common, 3 T oent; tisburg & West- ern,’ preferred, 2% per_ cent; Consolidated Gas, per cent, and Chicago Gas, 2% per cont. lines: Minnesota Iron, 10 per cen National Starch, first preferred, 3 per cen Lllinols Central, 3% per cent, and Metro politan Traction, 214 per cent.' The railway and miscellaneous bond market was heavy during the day on a very large volume of business, in which the Atchison firsts and Southern fives were most prominent. The total sales were $1,081,600. On the week the trading resulted in ‘a pretty division between gains and losses, with a slight preponder- ance of advances. Dealings were on a very extensive scale and reached the heavy total of,_$7,730,000. Tho following were the closing quotations on the leading stocks of the New York ex- change today: Atehison s Adams Express.. Alon, T H ... do pfd. Ani. Express.. Baltimore & Ohto, Canada Pacific Ganada Southern.. Central Pacifie. . Chea. & Ohio L‘M;'xl 0 Alton. .. Giiteio Sins: Consolidated C., C.. C. &8t L Colo. Conl & Tron.. Cotton Ofl Cert Delaware & Hud. Del, Lack. & W... D.& R. G, ptd... D. & C. F. Co. B Liee dopfd.... . Fort Wiytio G. Northern prd. . & E. I ptd Hocking Valley Lilinols Central... St. P. & Dnluth.. K. &T. pfd....... Lake Erie & West doptd...... Lake Shore, Lead Trust. . .\ Lowavillo & N.\.. L. & N.A... Manhattan Con.... Memphis & C. . Michigan Cent.. Missouri Paeffic.. Mobile & Ohlo.. Nashville Chat. N:‘;Ihn;:r Cordag o prd.. N.J. Central.. N & W. ptd., North Am. Co. . Northern Pacific. No. Pac. pfd i§ | Norihwestern. . 141 | do pfd. 304 |N. Y. Central 1034 N Y. & N. E. 110 " |Ontarlo & W.. 08 |Oregon Imp. 8% |Oregon Nav.. 6040 8 L & U'N Reading. ... Riehimond Ter, o pfd.. RGW.. R.G. W, pfd. Roek Isiand. 130 (St Paul 34 | do pfd. 814 |8t P.& On 10| do pfa..........: 23 |Sonthern Pacifie Sugar Refiuery 100% | Toun. Coal & Tron. 93 " [Texas Pactfic...... 17% | T. & 0. Cent. pfd. B0 [Unlon Pacific.. . 22 |U.'S. Express.... 208 W. 8L L. & P.. 16| dopfd ; 701 | Wells Fargo Ex. 63 | Westorn Unlon . 404 | Wheeling & L. B., 63/ do pra. M. &St L & R G 27 124 1 a0 ptd.. | iy were 141165 700; Tur- ling_and [600; General Rlec- National Lead, 2,20; 200; Rock Ielind, The total sales of stocks shares, including: American lington, 5,400; Chicago Gas, Cattle Feeding, Brie, Manhatan, 2,200 tern, 4,000; Rending, Paul,’ 6,200; Southern Rallroad Southern Railroad preferred, 1,500 Union, 1,800; Wheeling & Lake Erle, New York Mon NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—MONE Easy at 105 per cent PRIME MERCANTILE cent. STERLING EXCHANGE-Firm but dull, with actual business in bankers' bills at $1.58% @188 for demand and $4874@L87% for 60 days; pos el rates, SLBTIGASS and $.59G4.89%; commercial bills. $4.86@4 85%%. SILVER CERTIFICATES—61%c; BAR SILVER—613c. MEXICAN DOLLARS—50c, GOVERNMENT BONDS- Inactive. Railrond bonds, we Closing quotations on bonds were T8 6. reg...... D& It G. dn.... U 8. 58, coup. . Erie 2ds. U. 8. 48, reg. | |G, H. & 8.AL . U. 8, 48.coup. . +U. 8. 26, Prcie | ON CALL— PAPER-24@41 per no sales. nominally. irm. State bonds, follows: Rk 06 06 a. Currency..... N.J. C. Ge La. New Con. 4 No. Pac. 18is ... Missouri 0s. . 40 208 N. W, Consols.... N.C. p do 8. F. Deb. b 8.C. nonfund. ... R. G, West, 16ts Tonn. new sot 48 5 ki Tenn, new set 08 Teni, old 0. Va. Centuries. do deferred. . Atehison 4s. Aodd A il Canada So. 2ds. .. C.P. 18t8 of '95... D.&R. G. 78. “bid. do2ds.. ... U. P. 1888 of 0. West Shore 48. 103 s 114 Boston Stoo Dee. R.—Call timo Toans, 44 per eent. Blocks, o 143 and AT &S F ... ©§ Am. Sugar..... 01k A’ Sugarpid... ik Hay State Gas. ..., 107 Bell Telephone. .. 198k Boston & Albany..” 207 Boston & Malue... 1001 Gen. Electric 5s... €. B.&Q. . 718 Wis: Cont. 18ts. Fitchbure, ... Atlantic. . Gen. Elect Bostan & Montana Tliiiofs Steel..” Butte & Boston Mexican Centrai. Calumet % Heel N, Y. &N.E. Centennial. Frankiin. ... 000 Kearsarge.. Oscoola. uiney ‘amarack. tion loans, 214 @3% per con Ciosing prices for BOSTON mining shares " | Westingh. Elec. E prd....... b 1 W. Eie Wis. C % Atghlam el Atdhison 4s. 03 New England 4., 1114 KoM 1 f3 7 Ola Golony. . Ore. Short Line Rubber.......... Union P; i WestEnd .. 1 W. End pfd San Francisco Mining stock Quotations. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.—Tho offielal closing quotations for mining 8t03Ks LoLay Wars a3 fal- Juistico. . Kentueky Lady Moxica MOT0lentiesons) Mount Diablo.. Occldental Con. Ophil R Overaan. Bodie Con Bullion. Bulwe Catedor i Challenge Con, Chollar....... ufidence. n. Cal & Vi Con: Tmperial. Crown Pont Gould & Curry... 1. Hale & Noreross.. Sllver birs, 013 sic. Con.. Sierr: Silver Hill.. Union Con’. Utah Co) 2 Yellow Jacket. . @814e. Mexican dollars, 5044 2 Drafts, sight, e; telegraphic, 7Tic. Naw York Minlag Q1sativa. NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—The following are the closing mining quotations: Bulwer. Cholo Crown C T ) L 100 25 150 1500 Ontario.. ophir.. . ) Plymouth 5 Quilckailve do ptd. sterra N Standard. .. Union Con. Yellow Jueike! & Curry...! Hale & Norcross. . Homestaka. ... ... 1550 Mexican.. a0, 10 London Stock Quotations. m. closing: St. Paul co: N. Y. Central Pennsylvania.. 4 A Reading. .. Mexiean ordinary. Mex. Co PAR SILVER-—28 3-16d per ounce. The rate of discount in the open short bills, % per cent; for three months' 7% per cent. Money, ¥ per cent. New York Weekly Hank Stateme; e 101ty 5134 N market for bills, specie, _dect T, s, $5,40 400;eirculation, Dbanks now hold $3 quirements of the Dosits, $1.100, 05630 n excess"of re- cont rule. rings, $1.9:2,880. nge on London, elght 20 Dee, New Qays® sight MEMPHIS, $104, 828, 8. —Clen York bal- selling at PARIS, Dec. 8.—4 p 102( 5T%c for ihe account. 2¢ 13 for checks, LONDON, Dec. & —The amount of bullion with- arawn from the Dank of England on balance today was £195,000 BALTIMORE, Dee, 8.—Clearings, 32 332,761 For the week, i balances, 2,085,335 LONDON, Dec. 8.—Gold is quoted today at Buenos Ayres at 216; Madrid, 12.00; Lisbon, 23.0; St. Petersburg, 60; Athers, 71; Rome, 107; Vicana 103, CINCINNATI, De: New York exchange, For tae ast year, $12,755,600. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8—Clearings, $3.935,83; bal- ances, $435.891. This week, §26,706,163;" balances 08, Money, dull, 5@1 nt. . Exchange on New York, e premium offered at He premium. NEW YORK, Dec. §—The exports of specle trom the port of New York amounted to $1.213,263 in gold, and silver. 307,381, The hmports for (he week were $30,315; #lver, $10.613; dry woods, $2,285,258; general merchandise, $7,946,81 CHICAGO, Dec. B.—Clearings, $14,583,000; total for the week, $105,054.000. Correspondiag week lust year, $91,027,000. Money, 4@4% per cent on call; 5@8 per cent on time. New York exchange at S5 premium. Sterling, commercial, $,85%@ H.86%, cent rentes, n London Money, 21:@6 per cent @0c premium. Clearings, week, 114233,3%. For th: bid. Sugar Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 8 —SUGAR—Raw, nominal; falr 3c: centrifugal, 96 test, it none: refined, dull; No. 6, '314@3 11-16c 16G3%c: No. 8, 3%@3 9-16c; No. 9, 3 6o No. 19, 34@3 7-1ic; No. 11, i 3-16g3%e; No. 13, 34@3 S-18c; No. 13, 3 G-1c: off A, IRGIH mould A, 4 3-16@4%ec: standard A, 3 13- confectioners' A. 3 13-1604c; cut loaf, 4 13- orushed, 4 1316G50; powdered, { 3-10 6% 10 414o; cuben, 4 116 he. ulated, 3 15-16c, waki SUGAR—Cane, very dull; LONDON, I [ centrifugal, Java, 1is 9d; Muscovado, fair refin: ing, 95 3d. Feoria Grain Market. PEORIA. Dee. 8—~CORN—Market steady; 3 S%e; No. 3 e, OATS- Market stead i No. 3 white, 31G01%e No. 3 white, 33Xe, No. celpts last wee Same 1s a percoptible in It will also be nc cattle coming Is co tore. the supply was mas tae re conalsted stock, mainly owing to telpated very during the winter, of be Notwithstanding the past week, favored by strong spec At welght and and higher wiped out around. Today's supply fed native beeves, the best seon he Kh o be o on - med| t a dime nor the t cows and I higher pices, grades were slow Stock cattle 2 19 50 0 I B 200 No 20 steers.. bulls cows, 2 cows. ... steers... strs, g, 116) 1 1043 . 885 stoers.... 1171 8 cows. The rec of upward of 1 ptsfor contains a number the offerings With an_Increa: for the w by rapid was no e was s the and gener th the market - findin light we'ghts, of from ¥ 1o ¥ market went Av. 196 180 Sh. k) 120 1 it st PRI Recelpts of market a from day to today was to cholce natives, erns, $2.0002.85 200 good 10 ¢ .85 Represental No. 43 Colorado mixe 264 Colorad) mixed. 67 native ewes.... 1 huck & native mixed KANSAS CITY, ‘exas_steers, HOGS—Recelp! head; heavies, #2044 market stea week. . k.. eek last year, Same week 1892 ... It will be noted by a comparison of the rec ot the past week with that pre or it siderably 1a At this scason a year ago a lar OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKETS Receipts Furnish Food for Refloction Both a8 to Quality and Quantity, FEW FED CATTLE ARE COMING TO MARKET Majority of the Offerings Are Grassers, but Sellers Have the tlon—Hogs Lose Under Liberal Supply Everywhere, t of the Situa- SATURDAY, Dec. 8 < 5 attle, Hogs. Sheep. 4,428 45, 3,417 1. 20,300 18,014 in the marketings, a 1 that the number of fed rger than hereto- e part of e up of cornfed beeves, while he being fed in this section. moderate and es offered In one day is quite noticeable. n Timited any Increase have markets, usual number of thin usual, and while days when the supply small’ have been characterized by sharp markets, when enotigh cattle were hers (o go ally true for holders of f; t cows cattie h the contained u welght De suppl pts now and heretofore this season have of grassers and native fed number of lors generally a of fed cattle reasonable number in the marke heen more or and this bas b to good medium and heifers. The ave beon offered, s has been trading would be ngs advance fa'r proportion of one ot ¢ in o long imed as Christmas b gher, while neithe heavy rough ffers sold IPPING AND vhile on' the in fair Av. 1120 83 114 1w 3 138 4 L1043 3 1200 3 MIXED, 380 5 o stock were _sought readily at strong, ther hand canning and usually lower, were were well sustained on all des Representat DRESSED BEEF. No. 1% i 0 and holdin, request able ilues © Sales. No. 1 T 17 EXPORT. 50 0 COWS AND HEIFERS, HEIFERS. CALV .. 1080 81D 360 et 49 665 395 1 L 80 340 19 s, 220 i BULLS. 102) 1300 18 150 16 170 170 200 20 20 180 0 1370 199 19 100 20 120 2 STAGS. » STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 1882l 240 2 40 240 24) 2.4 24 243 250 260 260 250 No. 9 ¢ 6 WESTEKRN CATTLE. Av. 2} OWa......n 21086 ows. WYOMING. orge Reade 185 235 260 0) 00 0y number than was looked for L [ ght hogs are coming In 31 eers..... 1005 COLORADO. eifers... COWS. . M yearlings.. 13 ‘teers.. 20 cows.. he week er Tast 104 man: et no Hogs Have Decllued on Al Grade show an week, a far grea either sellers or " pigs and y ey of choice hogs as fine in close of from Se to 10c lower all around. largely at from $4.35 to $4.50, grades rold around $4.25 o rr. 320 $4 00 00 i 400 50 400 10 sheep T day, sufficient offered and prices were n the main steady. the sup a corrersponding decrease in pi is noted on all grades the past few days has been most erratie fluctuations, lower at the windup of the day's business. Todny ption to the rule, ne strong_trading ¢ but trade w ab bulk yesterday of from $. Kopresentative Sales. . Av. No. esult, to 32. 253,00 om: mon native lamba.. . 32,80 8. dy; bulk Dackes Dee, 8. 8, as couls in the were remaing The be desired there has been a decline The market marked main_tending ply and while there rly on cholce heavy s uneven and market weak un- and the same the close of hogs, m 4.0 o $1.45 against a and the unchanged inquiry of all Fair fair 1o kood west- falr Tocal take care olce 40 10 100-1b, Kansas Cluy Live Stock Market. CATTLE—Receipts, 3,800 head; shipments, 2,200 head; market steady’ 60 Texas cows, 162 ll‘,‘u%vu WG, mized, catils | less | on | | ings o shoulders, 56,2 £2.0004, 15 pigs, §3. 256,90, SHEED- Receipts, head; market steady light, 1,000 head; sh SLEP90; Yorkers, $3.9004.10; ipments, 3,200 Heoceipts and Disposition of Stook. Offelal recelpts and disposition shown by the books of the Union of stock as Stock Yards company for the twenty-four hours ending at 3 o'clock p. m., December §, 1804 RECKIPTS. Omaha Packing company.... The G. H, Hammond company Swirt_and Company The Cudahy Packing oo Wilson A Haas.. R, Be &1 P D, Armour Vansant L. Hecker. J. L. Carey. J. Lobman Shippers and Left over 13 s oih ) a otal Cattle. Hogs Sheep. i 1158 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. There Was a Vory Weak Tono Market. CHICAGO, Dec. were 1,500 head, Last week th little inquiry ply on sale making 63,231 receipts were 4,471 and prices were about A There was again a very weak tone market 16,000, but the hogs, and with only ‘an_ indiffe further con The day's recelpts were was an_equal little inquiry ent packing demand, wions. The average o about e 1 A sale of reported at $4.75, but there a sale at over $4.85. The bulk went at from $4.10 to $480 fo om $4.30 tc 0 for medium Sheep recelpts today were about 3, for this week. There was a falr as well cleared at yesterday’s Quotations range from $1.50 o $1.75 to from $3.25 to $3.35 for Th Kot was steady at from $2 4 Cattle, 1,600 h heep, 3,000 hea vening Journal reports: Recelpts, 32,821 head; left not_ good at yestorday's price a little lower; sales $4.10004 2 $4.30004.7 vy hogs, The over, about ange at 81856 heavy packing and S.—~Cattle receipts for for closing 16,00 head; ofelal 1,600 hea market quiet; good grades are strong . while common ean be had to the Hog today the week. There was & <nough to exhaust the small sup- s last quoted. to the hog only about number of stale for shipment and sellers made ot prices was aney heavy hogs was there was only her and of the offer- or Ught, and nd heavy weights. 000 hoad, and . against 3,464 for last demand and they are prices. for culls, and he lamb ‘mar- 2. '8, 1,000 head; Jestorday, i auality 440 for light, for rough packing, $1.10704.60 for mixed, I shipping o 500 head: market dull and mand, SHEEP—Itocoipts, 3,000 head; weak at 6@100 decling St. Louls LOUIS, Dec. 8—~CATTLE shipmentd, 700 head; market being too small to establish qu HOGS—Recelpts, 3,000 head: shi head; market steidy; best medium 470; " fair to good mixed, $4.2004. lights, $4.10. 100 head; SHEED—Receipts, head; market quiet; native mixed, ST, head pl ook i Tecord of recelpts at kets for Saturday, Sight. December §, Calttle. 2,02 1,500 3,500 20 7,502 South Omaha ... Chicago ... Kansas City St. Louls Generat 8 18, WIIEAT- way of the sossion, declined slowly ing K@¥e off; No. 2 red, cash, b2% May, 63t weak g iy, CORN 3 i Decémber N mixed, D —$8.0068. 75, THY SEED-— Nothing doini Unchan, dy; prime 1o chole Unchan; HAY 10.00; prime BUTTER. Firm 73, 1-$5.10 asked. AL 82,0502, 10, N TIES—Unchanged. ING—Unchanged. ISIONS—Pork, standard _m Lard, prime steam, 36.76; meats, loose shoulders, $6.1214; shorts, $6.25% i RECELPTSflour, 3,000 bbls.. ,000 bu.; onts, 32,000 NTS—Flour, 4,000 bbls. 1,000 bu.; oats, 21,000 bu. Coffes Market. corn, shipments, 32,5029, closing e market dull and Stock Market. Recelpts, 200 nomtnal, sap- aotations, pments, " 1,300 heavy, ' $1.500 .30; ordinary 300 the four principal mare 1804: Tiogs. Sheep. CXUTRT 10,000 3,00 100 100 451 Markot. Dec. 8.—FLOUR—Unchanged. Weak and with o al'ght rally mia- 1 day, clos- Deceémber ot V A%e; Ja “to choice pra‘re, 9.00@ timothy, $10.00G11.00, ese, Jobbing, cholee, $6.86. 35,25 ' longs, acon, ” picked fongs and ribs, §7; shorts, §7.13%. wheat, 14,000 bu. whoat, nope; NEW YORK, Dec. 8. —COFFEE—Options opened bvarely steady, with December & rallied on covering, but again closed quiet, 6615 polats net deelin points lower, urned weak, o; sales, 9,250 bags, including December, $13.10014.15; January, $13.63611 March, $13.10G113.20; May, $1250; September, $12.75. No. '7, $17@18; mixed, quiet; eg, ‘none ANTS 0; HAMBURG, %@1 plg advance; sal HAVRE, Dec. '8.—Open changed to %f decline; o decline of Y@K RIO, Dec. 8.—Strong 1050 recelpts, States, 180,000 bag: Warehouss day, 18,366 bags; buigs; total visible Dec. $.—Market strong; Dec. 8 —Sted barely No. 7, $13. cleared for Kurope, deliverics from New New York stock for the United Spot_coffec, Cordoya, April, $12.85 R, $14@1; good average, pts, 12,000 bags; stock, 345,000 hags. Wy ; prices unchanged, 37,000 baxs. steady: un- sed barely steady at total sales, 11,000 bags. 10; exchange, 000 baks; cleared for' the United none; stock, Yok yester- today, 203,990 States, 515,508 bags, agninst 449,698 bags last year. Kunsns SAS CITY, Dec. 8.—CORN: A1%@420; No. 2 whits, 43%e. ilrm, 'mctive; No. 2 mixi No. 2 waite, nominally 30Gile. RYE—Firm; No. 2, ddc. FLAX 8 $1.3201.35. BRAN—Firm; 63@6ie. HAY—Steady; timothy, $5.0089.50; KAN: mixed, OATS. v Markots. U@ke lower; d, 30GN%o; pratrie, $7.00 SR—Very dull, weak; croamery, 16@2lc; 3aie. Faifly active; 19c. ~Wheat, 2,000 bu.; corn, 41,000 bu.; 0 b SHIPMENTS—Wheat, oats, 1,000 bu. 52,000 bu, Toledo Grain Murket. TOLEDO, Dec. 8 —WHEAT—Dull 2, cash and December, G6%c; May, CORN—Dull, weak: No. 2 mixed, corn, none; . lower; 5914 @S9G de; No. <. Maye No. 3 mixed, 42%e; No. 4 mixed, 4le; No. A2ike. ady; No. 2 mixed, Sloj 2—Dull;_cash, Gle. R SEED-Active, higher: No. 2 white, prime, cash 5.60; February, $5.70. i wheat, 20,500 bu.; corn. SHIPMS bu.; corn, 200 'bags 500 bu.; oats,. 600 bu.; Wool Market. LOUIS, Dee, FINANOIAL, NEW YO I8 1,900 MiLES pROM oM PRIVATE CODE. REDUCES TH 8.~WOOL—Steady, 111 TELEGRAPH, COMBINED clover sded, without RK AHA TH OUR TIME TO FEW MINUTES AND THE EXPENSE TO A FE! CENTS, T. E. WARD & CO. Bankers and Brokers, 81 & 33 Broadway, New York City, STOCKS, BONDS, COTTON, Dought and sold for cash, or carriod cent. nargin. 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Telephone 1508 o Tkl York Life Bullding, CORN For delivered prices on Corn any Juuflpllgn in car loads or’ telegraph W. H. BOOTH & Ransas Welghts and grades guarant S Weilh co., ity, Mo,