Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 16, 1894, Page 15

THE _OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, D MBER 16, 1894 CONDITION OF OMAHA'STRADE Jobbing Fusiness Fairly Good for the Last Month of the Year, COLLECTIONS AS A RULE VERY FAIR Olearing Fouse Reports for Eleven Months “Omana Does Not Show as Heavy a De- erense ns Some Other Citles. sant Wenther Brings Out Shoppors, The jobbing houses of Omaha have been Boing about as m ch business as was ex- pected for the last month of the year. The volume of business is not so large as it might have been had the weather been colder, 50 as to have caused a greater de- pletlon of retail stocks in the country. Thus far this season the weather has been 80 mild that consumers have been enabled t0 do without much in the line of clothing and fuel that would be an absolute neces- sity in cold weather. This has caused a rather slow trade in those lines In the country, with the result that stocks have mot been broken to any extent and sorting up orders are not coming in very fast. In the regular lines of staple goods it Is expected that business will be dull the bal- ance of the month, and jobbers in those lines are not expecting much demand for ®oods until after the first of the year. During the past week thero were several exceptionally fine days, which brought out & crowd of shoppers in the elty, who took advintage of the occasion to make thelr holiday purchases. - As a result the retail dealers reported alarge trade on those days, but as a rule they have been complaining that they were not getting as much busi- ness as they had a right to expect at this season. It is a fact, however, that Omaha purchasers usually 'put off ‘their holiday shopping_ until about the last minute, so that there fs a big rush of business at' the end cf the season, which makes up for the lack of business at the commencement. BANK CLEARINGS. There has been very little said about Omaha’s bank clearings of late; in fact there has been little to .say beyond the fact that the volume of clearings was con- stantly falling considerably behind the pre- Yons vear, fime totals for the past cleven months are now at hand, and it may be of interest to know that ‘Omaha makes as &ood a showing as the mujority of western cities, and a great deal better than many. In this connection it must be borne in mind that Omaha has suffered from the effects of the gercral depression existing in all parts of the couniry, the same as other cities, while In addition the crop failure in this section has placed an additional burden on Omaha. Under these conditions Omaha bankers are of the opinion that it speaks very well for the stability of the business interests of this city that the bank clear- ings make as good a showing as they do, The following will show the total clearings at & number of leading western cities for the eleven months of 1894 as compared with the corresponding period of 1892, and the de- crease: 1594, ... 822,402,820 580,938,807 06,020,532 Aitiaiicis R Minneapolis 5450 116,654,23: 8t Paul 244,815, 9,667, 4 Kansus City 461,250,483 23,028,000 The comparison is made with 1892, when business was in good condition and’ before the panfc of 1893 had set in. It will be noted that Omaha's decrease 1s small beside that of Mirneapolis and Milwaukee, cities that are frequently compared with Omaha. FIRE INSURANCE BUSINESS. According to the statement of a prominent local insurance man Omaha |8 not the only city in the country that is complaining of an advance in the rate of fire insurance. Dur- ing the Jast few months of 1893 the rates of insurance had dropped to such a low figure that- insurance companies insisted that gomething had to be done to make the busi- ness more remunerative. Underwriters gen. erally appeared to be of the same opinion on this matter, and the varlous rating or- ganizations were induced to put forth strong efforts to Improve the situation. As a re- trateu have been advanced in various \seetiona of. the country wherever any excuse wfersuch action could be found. At the pres- it time rates average considerably above those current fn 189, Insurance men -now admit that the business in most all sectlons of the country is in very satisfactory shape, with the possible exception of the Pacific const. While the business men in citles like Omaha that have had to bear the full bur- den of the advance in rates are complaining of the extra tax, insurance men are con- gratulating themselves upon the favorable condition cf their business. The year 1894 promises to be the best the fire {nsurance companies have experienced in a number of years. It Is claimed that the annual state- ments, which will appear the early part of January, will show handsome gains for all well-managed companies. This is due not entirely to the advance of rates, but also to the fact that the fire loss of i8%, up to the present dnte, has been very light as compared with the record made during 1893, NEBRASKA MANUFACTURERS. The event of the week in manufacturing clrcles was the barquet given by the Man. ufacturers and Consumers assoclation . of Nebraska to the business men of Norfolk and surrounding towns, Thus far the home industry campaign, a8 far as the operations of the associution are concerned, has been carrled on for the most part in the southern ortion of the state. The banquet given at Riorotlk Wwas. tho first nome Idustry demon: stration made in the northern portion of the state, The banquet was attended by quite a num- ber of the manufacturers of Omaha, Lin- coln, Beatrice and Fremont, and o far as can 'be learned they were all highly pleased With the results of the first effort to interest northern Nebraska business men n the cause of building up the manufacturing in- dustries of the state, Secretary Holmes ls very emphatic In the assertion that Ne- braska goods will meet with a largely in- creaded sale in that portion of the state, W. A, Page, president of the association, says: “The people of that porticn of the state were not very well acquainted with the workings of the Manufacturers assocla- tion, and they were not a little curious as to (he cutcome of what seemed to them an experiment. After it was all over with <X could see that the manufacturers had made a favorable impression. Heretofcre we have invited only business men, but this time we included the ladles as well ‘We had exceptignal facilities for handling and entertaining the crowd. We had a large reception room, which was provided with tables, where those who desired could play cards, then there was a large auditorium for music and dancing, with dinicg reoms adjoining, Over 60 pecple partook of the refreshments, and after that chalrs were brought inio 'the auditorium and the people seated, where specches were made. 1 belleve the effect of the banquet will be good, and1 heard g good many people talk ng about the subject of home patron and saving to each other that they would patronize home industry in the future. The manufacturers were very well pleased with the treatment accorded them by the railroad oflicials, and to show thelr appre- elation passed the following resolutions on thelr return: Whereas, The great success of our ban- quet at Norfolk has been due 1 large mens- ure to the many courtesies extended to our members by Major J. R. Buchanan, general senger and ticket agent; Mr. K. ( oorehouse, general freight agent, and to Mr. 8. A. Mosher, general frelght agent at Lincoln of the Kremont, Elkhorn & Mise jourl " Valley " Rallroad company, " therefore Reselved, That the thanks of the Manu- facturers and Consumers assoclation of Ne. braska are hereby tendered to these gentle- men und to the liberal company which they represent. esolved, That the thanks of the Manu- facturers and Consumers assoclation are ex- tended to Hon. G. M. Lambertson and Hon. W. 8. Summers of Lincolo: Major J. R, Buchanan, Rev. 8. Wrisht Butler and Mr. L. M. Rheem of Omahs: Hon. John R. ays and Mayor H. C. Mutrau of Norfolk for their interesting addresses in behalf of home patronage at our Norfolk banquet, AS DUN NEES LT, Dusluess Gotting Nottor In the East with Prospects Excellent. ‘W. H. Roberson, local manager of R. G. Dun & Co’'s Mercantile Agency, speaking of the trade situation, say; “‘The reports from the east concentrated fnto definite figures by our eastern oflice show & marked improvement in the number of wage earnevs employed and November closes with a good percentage more at work than a year ago. Reports from different tlons of the country are quite contlicting, owever, and aslde “from ‘the encourage- ment afforded by the figures themselves here 1s nothing to base euthusiasm upon. o arluloa 8 quite universal among con- servative business men that the winter will Bride, Tudlieh an'tmprovedent ey B st ra 9 R al the first of the year, I3 R o T o B ext season the re- madiate, men are what e aa ALY TR QX the part of congress to oarry out the Cleveland-Carlisle idea of an elastic cur- rency. Those who agree with them are not certain that now s a ood time to attempt a currency experiment, and those opposed to them are quite a little agitated. Most busi- ness men regard this as a good time to be ultra conservative and favor keeping in beaten paths. “Locally, times are a little better. Rotail trade fs ploking up in anticipation of the holldays, and dealers in jewelry and other nonessentinls are quite encouraged over the outlook. Tn spite of hard times Christmas trade promises well, One dealer in dia- monds says he has £0ld more high priced or- naments this week than in any other week in 1864, In wholesale circles there s not much to boast of, though orders in staple seasonable lines are quite good, and if lections were a little better most of the houses would bs easier. “General regret Is heard over the fire loss which befell the Consolidated Coffee com- pany, but it is encouraging to know that they ' have hired temporary quarters else- where and will continue in business. It is one of the pecullar incidents of business ex- perience in Omaha that the fire fiend should s2em especially bent upon destroying our Most valuable business estabiishmenta, while shanties go unscathed. “One of our travelers just in from the state writes that a prominent capitalist who resides in a flourishing city less than 100 miles from Omaha claims to have within reach enough money to open all the sugar factorles our farmers ean supply with beets, and he says If the state will restore the bounty this industry will be stimulated im- mensely, and everybody will be benefited, 1 belleve he fs right, and hcpe to see the coming legislature retrieve the reputation of Nebraska and the faith of ths state made good to the promoters of by far the most important agricultural industry in the state. This capitalist Is not a beet grower or a sugar man. He is a miller and he ships Nebragka flour to Holland and Germany. It costs 52 cents a hundred from Schuyler to Holland or any German port. Of this 20 between the point osnts goes to the lin where he lives and Chicago, and 23 cents goes to the lines east of Chicago, who prob- ably pay the steamship company 5 cents a hundred out of their 23 cents. It will be en from this how little it costs to land German sugar beet sugar in New York, and perhaps will make the reader stop to con- sider the difficulties of competing against German sugar factories without some gov ernment aid.” SNOW, CHURCH & CO.'S VIEWS. Cliristmas Displays Magnificent but Not Knough to Reassars Timid Peeple. Albert K. Andriano, local superintendent for Snow, Church & Co.'s mercantile agency, writes: ““There has been considerable activity in retail circles during the past week. The several opening displays were In every way creditable and_gave no indication of the goods displayed with great care and at much expense were offered to tempt the buying public, and the class of goods were in no way inferior to those shown in past years. “Notwithstanding these efforts, however, buyers appear to be timid, and there is a very evident hesitancy to purchase as 1ib- erally an increage in sales to out of town trade. There 1s little doubt that trade in holiday £0ods will be much larger during the com- the bellef that although it Is slow to start up this season, when it does there will be words, more of the buying even than usual will be done during the last few days im- mediately preceding Christmas. “Retaliers in general are very anxlously nowing as they do that the two firsi be even quieter than usual, Wholesale trade is characterized by the dullness incident to the season. The ban- ouet cf the Manufacturers and Consumers assoclation at Norfolk was quite a success. It seems that the party of Omaha jobbers that Is taking in the new Burlingion,ex- tension Is much pleased with the prospects for business in the new territory. While rain {3 sadly needed just now, it Is to be hoped that the weather during the coming the weather will have much to do with holiday trade, and it is very necessary that cvery ‘possible favorable condition should prevail at this time. “‘Bankers and business men are much in- terested in the questions before this se slon of congress. The bill to defray ex penses for the collection of the income tax has passed the house and i now. before the senate. It is absolutely .ecessary to the succegsful “collection of t s tax that this DI shculd be passed. T . currency ques- tion riow under discussfon s one of the most important measures that .as been presented to the people. Upon the successful solution of this problem depends the entire future prosperity of the country, and bankers and usiness “men are therefore becominly in- terested. It Is important above all things that the plans should be laid with a view to the establishment of a fixed financial policy, “This matter Is of particular importance to western business men. It is not 5o much the per capita circulation as the unnatural expansion and contraction of the circulating medium, that creates the feeling of uncer- tainty always coincident with hard times. Financial upheavals in the money centers have in the past dcne serious damage to the west, and representatives in this part of the country should co-operate with their eastern collengues to secure a law that will give to all parts of the country a valuable and permanent medium of exchange, . “This instability is responsible for a lack of confidence which may at any time result In a panic. A fixed financial policy, an exchange medium of no uncertaln value and an attitude on all matters of flnance 89 well defined that it admits of no manner of misconsturction or doubt in the minds of the people should be the end and aim of all legislation on the currency bill.” PRINT CLOTH MARKET. More Quiet During the Week Than Since the Strike. FALL RIVER, Muass., Dec. 15.—The print clath market has been more quiet during the past week than it has been for some time before the strike, Today ends the perlod of sixty days that the manufacturers have to wait for the margin_ between cotton and cloth to reach 8 cents and to restore wages. The margin has not yet reached that figure, and business (s not in sich a shape as Lo tempt the operatives 1o make another demasd just now. They are mat Inclined “to mtrike, for they make fair wag. afwer wll, and {hey have had enough of fdlones for a time. The production will, therefore, be kept up. The siles of the week wore nearly all odds, and they were about evenly divided between pots and futures. With the large gales for Decomber Ivory (he few spots brought tha deliveries nearly“up to the production. Toth spots and futures ard holding steady at 236, and the demand Is light, the buyers showing very Hittle interest, Production for the week. 200,000 pleces: deliv- ovies, 156,000 pleces; stock on hand (ordersy, 34,000 X8, 3300 pk., 117,00 piece last week's stock, 15000 pleces: sales (ordcrs). 54,000 plo Cxbia 8,000 pk., 62000 pioce 63,000 futures, 29,030 69,000 plece .00 plecess April, 10,000 piecos; Ma 3 June, 30,000 pleces; July, 2,000 p neapolls Wheat Markot. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 15.—Wheat was atronger toduy and_closing prices for futures e samo as on Monday. leaving the weel without galn or loss and with osly moderate fluciualon in the meantime. The stiensth ap o 1o b due to w searcity of offerings 1cally, for atively, Minneapolis and Duluth were' conalds ably stronger than Chicago. This steength is puszimg the trade considernbly, 10 the face of the bearsh mill position. 1t inay be partially accounted for 1 the fact that the offerlngs are a good deal wmaller t3an they were a fow wo ks ago. One feature of strength Veally for a time was the repart that a Now York operator had bought 1.000.00) Fu. of wheat in Duluth foday, but “the latier matket denlel all knowledge of such a transaction, and it was not belluved after this had been r . "There was a disposition o even up on the trades, and the closing firm- new was due to this demand. ko ned about ¥ erday. May entorday at onvd today ot und went o Bl July opened At G U to 60, agalnst o close yesierday at Gic heat, steady. unchangs a fair ad from (he nlless for the moderate offar- reoelpla, 22 cais. Cleso: Docember, §Tic B9%e: July, @04ic: on track, No. 1 hard ¥o. 1" northern, 85¢; No. 2 porther lowr, unchanged; Grst patents, $3. 093 80, Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, Dee. 15.—CATTLE-Rocoipts, 3,100 head: shipmenta. 3400 hend. Market s endy: Texas steers, $2WGLH; To beef steers, 39,6560, 00 slockers and feeders. §2.5963. HOGE—Rocelpts, 9,00 head; head. Market weik 10 100 awer, 4 $4.1661.35; heavies, $4.1574 40; vackers, $41044.47; mixed.” $4.00004.90 “lights. §9.004.00; 006400 pigs, §2.5063.60. SHEEP-Recelpta, 20 Liead; shipments, 1,500 head. Market stcady. Mt Louls Live Stock Mark ST. LOUIS. Dee. ¥ CATTLE-Recepts, not veported; shipments. 340 head Merket quiei and Bominal, without ehange. HOGS—Recelpts, not reported; shipments, 3,49 bead. Market oule top price for heavy, $4.65; butchers, $L.25644; common (o ordinary light, $3.0004.20. not reported; shipments, 300 & mative mixed, §3; fair southwestern, §2.75; common southwesiorn, $i.40. New York Dry Goods Market NEW YORK. Dec. Ji-—In the character of the general domand thero was no change fa any respect. © was & widor request for spring spoclalties (n eotton Kelsce Wheat Quotations. business heaviest on neas.and most distant tons; 1‘».»;.:1;«. A8 TRT January, 48 84; ruary, 45 £%4; CORN—S8pot, near positims 2 fn COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Wheat Had a Soft Spot Barly in the d. i moderate; Ameri- 4 atstant positions 10 | e aences $. December, 48 11%d;_J FLOUR-Dull; demand_goor; St. PEAB-—Cang Louis fancy . quiet but steady; deman) FLUCTU\TIONS WERE RAPID AND MANY short ribs, 28 Ibe., light, 3% to 43 Corn Was Strong After a Weak Oponing May Started with Eighth Cent Decline—Stocks and Bonds, ; el houlliees squar Teef, extra Indin_ mess) Alw 64 fine western, CHICAGO, had a soft | “HUTHR spot early In the session, but it was firm close, aided by firm cables, the previous day's closing prices wheat Is l4c higher, ccrn is up from e to %o and provistons are lower by 12%e lard and 10c in ribs, Buying orders were on the majority in the wheat department, and could only be filled by paying a slight ad- ‘s closing price, all over at the TURPENTINE SPIRIT Compared with OMAHA GENERAL MARKET, Conditlon of Trade and Quotations Fancy Produce. The receipts of bulter during the past w were the lightest of ahy woek since the latter As 4 result the market has so far as the in pork, 6o in closed unchanged. part of November. been in pretty good shape, were concerned. teh s good enough to and packing stock ha The best grades of butter have been rather ne. prices on such vance over comparative fore'gn markets ard (he fact that the week's exports from thix went almost eutirely from perts were reasons for the slight change in speculative displayed for few minutes at the opening soon gave place to weakness when it was telegraphed from Minneapolis that the stocks in regular ele- vators will show an increase for the week of and that Duluth stocks had in- considerable the retail trade, readily on arrly glected and have been a the avorasc r a8 quotations are cancerned, 8tocks of cold storage eggs huve besn exhaustod, o supply the demand are being re. celved from other points, receipts of 1iv ather becomes colde poultry are decr creased 1,100,000 addition to the visible supply was immedi- ately suggested by the above anncuncement, and on the supposition all hope of improve: and the price began to give ich at the opening was from had in the course of half an The market changed During_the past many chickens in the market and prices were o © in_consequence ment was lost Aisappointed remana to be the Thanks- giving trade and Will by the outcome of the Chr'stmas business. The game markoet during the past six days The market hns be full of ventson, and much of 1t in poor 50 that there has been a wide range in prices. Quail has not been in very active demand and the market has been weak at quotations. Prairie ns have been bringing pretty good prices, The game season will end on the first of the v and after that tme taere will not be much ) de from rabbits and squirr The veal market 1s weak as the result of heavy hour declinec again from weak to strong, and gradually until it . Which price it held during the Closing cables were firm. ket closed firm at the best price for the ~88%c for May. Corn was stron May started with with an advance of opening quotation near the close to S, w 50%c the final trading receipts and generally wet weather predicted for the country fonight and all day tomorrow were the chief factors in encouraging Business was fairly good after the advance started, Trading was dull in oats and fluctuations and governed entirely by corn. m 32%c to 3M4e and Up to 32, rice it was offered at the close. in provisions was acking to date was given at nst 093,000 for the similar period n a year ago. The leading futures ran overly active s up to o8 g after a weak opening. a e decline, and closed from 60ige to g The continued [ Following will show the recelpts for the weeks ending on dates indicated at heads of columns, the figures representng cases of eggs, butter “and dressed poultry, and cars of potatoes: ge shorts and hard times. Magnificent assortments of ). Nov. 21, Nov. were narrow May sold froi Dressed No car lots of potatoes were recelved during 1,148,000, agal; of the seasor king stock, 8¢; falr to good coun- s usual. Some dealers repert quite choice to fancy, as regards Sugar by the intr German Reichstag of g resolu a policy of reprisal to me duty on sugar, a reaction set in which was Strictly 'trosh laid, Inz week; in fact, some merchants express considerable more cf it than usual. In other Choles amaty i Ehoice heavy, 3 ducks, fair to good, fair to good, choice large, ass 255 watching their sales. They realize the im- portance of the holiday trade this year, 2 £5 ZF5 £ reen wing teal, per o; @L5%; ducks, mixed, per Aoz 3.00@1.2; canvas- months ‘of the coming year will probably ool ¥ et Jack rabbits, 1. ‘VEAL—Cholce, mx =% s2 o e e a3 5 2 fat apd small veals are quoted large ‘and cgarse, 3ac. sconsin’ fully cream, ebraska and I Short Riba= £T 13¢; twins, 123c; 1lci Nebraska and Iow, burger, No. 1, lic; brick, wa, full cream, Cash quotations were as foll FLOUR—Patents, change today: nter, stralghts, 3.6 HAY—Upland hay, #.50; midiand, $9; lowland, 1. Color, makes " tiy hades sell the best. Only top grades PIGEONS—OId birds, per doz. VEGETAVLE! o Btobk, car lots, 80@65c —Hand:pleked, beans, yer b, G, ONIONS—On ordars, CADBAGE—On orders CELBRY—Per doz. WEET I OTATOES—| week will be pleasantly clear. The state of CORN—No.2, iT%c; No. bring top pri. No. 2 white, 3214@3c; No. 3 “white, “S2aziic, RYE—No. 2, 45lc, BARLEY—-No. 3, 63 FLAX SEED--N». 1, $1.48. TI. [OTHY -SEED—Prime, $5. LR Lard, per 100 B8GR5, Die Raiied $5.00425.12%; short clear sides, “\VHIBKY—DH[“]UI‘I’ .23. SUGARS—Cut loat, The following were POTATOES—Westes small lots, 63aoc. OLD BREANS. c; No. 3, 80@Sen No. 4, bl ${150@ Short ribs, sides, ‘hoxed, $6.550@6.3714, finished woods, per gat ome grown, $2.75; | Belaware & Hud.. 1364 Rock Island. . P B CAULIFLOWER—Per doz., $1.50G1.75, HORSERADISH—P, e PARSNIPS—Per bbl, RUTABAGAS—Per bbl, PARSLEY--Per doz. TURNIPS—Per bbl., SPLIT PEAS—Per ib., 8ie. RADISHES—Per doz. t,m'rm‘:r,—’yer doz. ACH—Per bbl., §L60@1.75, MATOES- Calitornia: o busket crates, the recelpts and shipments Recelpts.|Shibments. 3 On the Produ The American Cranberry Growers' assoclation ket was stead mates the cranberry crop of 1894 as follows: New England, busiels. New Jersey 1C8 € xchiango today the buttor mar- Vi agamery, 12@22ie; dairy, 116 Eggs, steady; 21 NEW YORK GENEKAL MARKET. Yesterday's Quotations on Flour, Grain and Provisions. Metals, Ete. NEW YORK, Dec. 15. Ubls.; exports, 6,500 bbls. ket weak and nominal The same authority Secretary Rider in h “'Friends of the foreign trade pleased to knyw that cranberries of 200 crates per weel ing the high prices, gives the crop of 1893 as = report says: enterprise will be s nre going abread k, notwithstand- FLOUR—Receipts, 28,500 sules, 1,800 plega. ; ‘mar- city mill patents, $4.0)¢ 415, winter patents, $2.80§3.15; city mill clears, £.35; winter stralghts, $2.35G2.75; Minnesota pat- 1T per §0-1b. box, $1.25@1.50, ents, $3.05@3.70; winter extras, RI QUINCES—California, PEACHES--None. ELUMS—California, none, PRUNES—None, PEARS—Winter' Nellls, $2; Vicars, APPLES—Good Southern flour, Michigan stock, 33, i easiern stock,”” $3. GRAPES—Concord. none: ross, $8.00029.00. RIES—Jorseyw, fancy, $10.60 per bbl. &ood o choice extra, eral merchandise, $9.000,89, Clearings, $102.99 S balances, $6.21.%. For the week, $565,811,- 175; balances, §34,230, 408, PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15.—Clearings, 19,505, Clear ings, 969,084,952, bala: ST. LOUIS, Dee. ances, #2431, For ancea. $2,%0, change on New Y WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The eash balancs in the trensury txday was $155,64,82, and the amount of the gold reserve, after deducting en ® ments mot formally feported, $95, 438,810, CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—Clearnigs, $13.59),00; fotal for the week, $91188,000; corresponding week lnst year $81,84,000. Money, 4641 per cent on call B@6 per ‘conit_on time, ' Now York exchange, 75 premium, - Forelen exchange, easfer. Stetling commercial, $4.86%@A. 87 STOCKS AND BONDS. Speculation in Secarities Yesterday Was Tn- nctive an rrezular. NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Speculation on the Stock exchange today was inactive and the market was frregular and unssttled, but tending toward weakness rather than strength, and most of the sh s dealt in closed at a decline from final prices of yes- terday. There was no very pronounced pressure to sell, except, perhaps, in Sugar, but there was evinced a disposit to close out contracts, and especially in the matter of taking profits. The current news of the street was mostly bearish, It was rumored that the Chicago Gas dividend, if declared, would be in serip; that the assets of Baltimore & Ohio had materi- ally decrcased; that Germany would take action to meet the protective clauses of the sugar schedule of th> tariff bill; that the foreign exchange market was hardening and would induce increased exportations of gold, and that a reorganization of the Dis- tilling & Cattlefeeding company was among the near probabilities. On the other hand it was reported that tl earnings of St. Paul for the second week in December would show an increase, and the purchases of this stock by London and the local trad- ers were in reason thereof. The market opened heavy and declined for the first half hour, Sugar, Consolidated Gas and Oregon Short Line leading the downward movement. Then came a rally in_which only Pittsburg Western pre- ferred and Cleveland, Columbus, Chicago & 8t. Louis advanced more than a fraction, A reaction quickly followed, the losses being fractional except in Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago_Gas, Denver & Rio Grande and Oregon Improvement. The depression con- tinued to the end, the market closing heav: Chief among the losses of the day are: Sugar, 1% per cent; Sugar preferred, % per cent; 'Oregon Improvement, Oregon Short Line, Denver & Rio Grande and the gran- from 3 to 4 per cent. During the week the market has been crratic in its course. In the early part the repeal of the anti-pooling section of the interstate commerce law by the lower house of congress excited a favorable influence in_the railway list, and the senate caucus’ refusal to consider the tariff question in its relation to sugar strengthened the stock of that company, which is the acknowledged stock of the market. An improvement in values consequent upon these favorable in- fluences was partly lost during the latter part of the week, when, by selling to real- ize profits by the cliqus manipulations and iction in the ion to adopt the protective most pronounced in the closing dealings. The total sales of the week were 1,213,000 shares. The trading In the bond market today was very quiet, but the tone of the market was firm. The ‘sales reached $494,000. A majority of the securities dealt in recordsd advance The volume of business during the pa week was the largest of any week in many months, and reached a total of $8,000,000. The dealings In the more active issues were generally firm in tone, and in most cases advances were rec securitfes which w depreciated materially in value, ded, but many of the re infrequently dealt in The following were the closing quotations on the leading stocks of the New York ex- Atoniwon.. .. Adams Express. Alton, T. H Northwestern. ... do pfd.. .87 IN.Y. Central *do ptd. 105 [N Y. &N, B. Am. Expresa...... 110 [Ontatio & W. Baltimore & Ohfo. ~604|Oregon Imp Canada Pacific.... 59%!Orezon Nav.... Canada Southern.. 60%/0. 8. L. & U”N. Central Pacitic.. Ches. & Ohlo. 187 IPID & Bl “Chicago Alton.... 140 |sPlitsburg. ... .. 166 Coo B Qo 793 | Bullman Baiace.: 150 Ciileaxo Gas. . 70%| Reading............ 143 Consolidated Gas. 73| Richmond Tor.... 163 C.. C.. 0. &St. L... 88%| do pfd.. 20 Golo. Coal & Tron Bi§IR. G W0 163 Cotton Ofl Cert,... 244 |R. G. W. pld. &, St Paul ... 40 pfd... 0l 119k St. P.& Omaha.... 334 do pra...; Southern Pacific: fi A 2“! 18% *do pi 3 +Fort Wuyne!, ", 157 [Sugar Rommeey . o7 G. Northern ptd... 101%/Tenn. Coal & Iron. 17 C.&E.L pfd . 0344 Toxas Pacific...... 9% Hocking Valléy.., 174|T. &O. Cent. pfd.. 75 Iliuols Contral... 895 Union Pacific.. ... 11} 8t.P, & Duluth..\, 21 |U. & Expreas...... 42 K. &'T. pra 22%|W. St L. & P 63% Lake Erio 177 doptd.........ll 14 do pfd.. 71 |Wells Fargo Bx... 105 Lake 8ho 130k Western Union ", ~8i Load Trust.. 39| Wheelng & L. B.. 103 Loufsvillo & 53%| do pfd. 304 L &N A St, ! 2 Manhaita 11% *Memphis & C. 343 Michigan Cont. 173 Missourl Pacifi 20t Mobile & Ohio. 70 Nashville Ch 21 Natlonal Cord 2ig do pfd.. 1 N.J. Cenitrai 6 N.&W. pfd...... S.R.R. 113 North Am. Co.""\. “8%| ‘doptd. 36y Northern Pacific. 44| Am. Tob. Co. 07y No. Pac. ptd....... 173 do pfd... 105 U.B. D &G T8k “bid, The total sales of stocks today were 88197 shares, including: American Sugar, 49.10; Bur- lington, 3,800; Gen 1,500 300; Chlcago Gas, 8$,800; Distilling, I' Electrie, 1,700; P, C, C. & St. L. Rock Island, 1,300; St. Paul, 4,800, Closing quotations on bonds were as follo TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES—Flortdas, per box, 2008, $2.50@92.75: 128 size, $2. TANGERINES—Florldas, BANANAS—Cholce stock, LEMONS—Malagn, 20 and . 4@5.00. PINEAPPLES—None. 8t. Louls General Mariet. FLOUR—Dull, ancy, $2.30@2.95; fancy, BUCKWHEAT--Dull, 52%G60c. 008, on. rex. ... CORN MEAL—Dull; o ellow western, $1.18@1.20; per half box, $L.75. $2.0092.50 per bunch. fancy Florida, weatern, 62@63c, H new Messinas, sizes 300 eady; western, 70@73c. Ala; Clans *Ala. Currer *La. New Con. *Missouri 08 *N.C. 08... *N.C. d.... ] 8. O, tionfund; *Teny, new st 08 *Tenn, new set 08 *Tenn. old 68 Va. in store ‘and’ elevator, 9% S14@614¢; No. Spot, dull! No.'3 red, « aficat, 6040 Option market ty, $2.00G2.60; extrn under lowor cables, hoice, * $1.804 1. BAT—Closed Yo u ah, 024¢; Decem disippointing weekly exports increases in northwestern stock. market finally partially reco 59 1-16@00%c, closed at G0%c: March cf 162%c, closed G2 4c. Closed 6314 liberal clearanees er, B2ige; January, ered with corn and No: 2 red, oa: 53% Iight receipts; ember, 46%c: Jnnuary, 44%e OATS—Quict, firm: No, ber, 30%e: May, 324e, No. 2, offered, east side, Bic; 52 losed at 61%c June closed 56%c; December closed 691, bu.; exports, 34,400 bu.; Atchison 4. Canada So. 2ds. 1. C. P. 1818 of 95" 2, old, G¥%c delivered; steame D.&R.G. 78. Gl%ci steamer mixed, 60k nominal; No, TN —Steady; sales, cholce Minnesota, caslor with wheat, but B BRAN—Firm 60%c bid, sacked, east track. 1,40, Monday and rains west; closed at lg 8 BOSTON. Dec. 15.—Call loans. 24@3 HAY—Quict, uncl n BUPTER-—Weilk, separator cream- —Receipts, 2,200 bu.; exports, 100,000 bu.; 000 bu. spot. LEAD—Firm; o (TER-Offere CORN MIAL COTTON TI. Bay state Gas..... 104 Bell Telepho Bosfon & Al Optioms duli nged prices; January, and easter, ol closed” 3i%e; December clos: PROVISIONS—Park, Boston & Malno... 161 . Elcet e C. B.&Q L 72| Wis. Cont. 1sts.... Fitehburg.. ATH [Atlantle.. ... Gen, Rleeirie)! ][] Thinofs Steel.... ") 45 |Butte & Boston. Mexican Central.. 63| Calumet & Heeli.. N. Y. &N.E........ 15! 0la Colony i Ore, Short Line... = 7°|Kearsarge.......... Rubbe; Unlon Pacific WestEnd W. End pfd.. —Market heavs old, 3@Tc; new, 3 o, London market, firm, state, common to choice, 1, old, 31@7c; boxed ' shoulders, 31 PTS—Flour, Tuenos Ayres, dry, Texus, dry, 24 to 3 Ibs., 66 Qits, 23,000 bu, 2 1o 24 s, corn, 10,000 bu. to heavy' weight, 14@ise. rain Market. D. &R G. 48, Erle 2ds.... % °G. H. & 8.'AL 06, 4| %4078, M| *H. & T.C. 8.0 8. 58, coup nturl do deforred. 163 U, P. 188 of 06 1054 | West Shore 48..... 104 |80 B B.. do2d A. ost, n Btoos Quotations. loans, #a4 per eent. Closing prices 8, b0 di and. mining sharas: 5| Wostigl 0174 | W. Elec. 91%(Win. Contral. . Atchis o 208 202" | Atehison 8. .. any’. 208 |New England 0 85" [Boston & Montana Centennlal........ Franklin.. [0 17, L 423/ Oseco .. 1ll4|Quincy. . e b8 Tumardci. WOOL~Steady; domestic flecoe, 17G23c; pulled, PROVISIONS—Beef, quiet; family, $10.00@12.00; PEORIA, Dee. a»’-“nrk t easier; No, ‘eitlly; No. 2 white, 31%c; NO. 2 hbide Market firm; b Duluth Whea | Market. July, 63%e! No. 1 northews, ber, ‘t8%c; May, OATS—Market siow, neats, auicts pickled bellien, 6G6te: pickied ahouldern, wine basis, $1.23 15, nominal; city at #3c; sl family, $12.0:@12. western dalry, 10@16c; west- western factors 1501 No. 2 northern, . 49%c; to arrive, i northern, G8%¢. Challenge Con.. Chollar.......... Confidence . T Cou.Cal & Va'!!l 3% |Unlon Con Con. Imperial,..... Crown Polut"..) 72 |Yellow Jack. recent quotations NEW ORLMANS, Ded. f- 5 4,00 pkas. ~Clearings, $1,669,387, San Franolsco Minlng Stock Quotations. SAN FRANCISCO, D ‘The oMclal clostn g tlons for mining slocks lay wers as fol - Arta.. . 10 & Curry. a3 Alpha Cos 12 |Halo & Norero; 4 Ana 30 |Justico 2 Belcher. ] 65 Bello Isie, 5 Beat & Boi 07 Bodie Con. I Rullion A i Adental Co Bulwer Con.. .. 4 |Ophir R Caiedonta,. ... 8 |Overnin, © 30 |Potosl...... 149 |Bavage.."Nl 3 5 |Slerra Nevada, ., 1 Utah Con. BERLIN, Dec. 15.—Exchange on London, elght m; ey, e Fiigher; Un'te 2 marks 3 peg. A Fir PETROLEUM Washington, York, $5.4), ‘nominal ROBIN-Quiet; strained, common to good, 1.5 closed at #%c; Slc. Drafis, sight, 75 \ladelphia, 5.4, nominal. | rentes, 102¢ $2ic for the 4 15, —Clearings, ances, $61,66. New York exchange selling ai TURPENTINE-Quiet; 5%G#%c. clostng mininy quotation 1 dollars, 605 i telegraphie, 10¢. Silver bars, 60%@00%c. Mex) New York Mining Quotations. NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—The followlng ars ths RICE—Steady; domestic, falr 1o extra, Japan, dh@de. M S—Quiet; New Orleans, open ketile, good oice, ‘2G3Tc. OUANGES—Quiel; 0 PIO JRON-Dull; Scotch, $19.09.00; Amori- —Firm; brokers' price, $9.75. LBAD-Steady; brokers' price, $3. TIN- Plates, market dull. COPTON 8BED OlL—Dull; prime c; off crude, dle; cholce yellow, 2ho; yellow grades, Zi%c; primé white, 31 15.—Clearings, Shwer, BALTIMORE, Dec. bal For the week, $13,251,68; bal i0. ances, 181074, 108 43%c for the account. London, 2o for cheeks. Halo & Norcross Homestako, Me ances. 3L8713,602 For the week: 646,846; balances, 319,64, at 250, Madrid, 12. 5; Athens, 7; butter grades, inal; prime yel: CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.—Money, New York exchang 32,013,600, for the w last year, $12,3%,500 Dee. - 16.—Exports of New York for 594,071 in gold Liverpool Markets. L., Dec. 16.-WHEAT-Spot, 13961450, for the week | Bk Gentra s "unmmted mu" 2 W& 8 or. The rta (o the weel 7,47 + 4i0.688; ry goods, B 08,077; gen: sllver. i 8 Slerra Noviid - lean.. London Stock Quotations. LONDON, Dec. 15.—4 p. m. clostug Pucllic ....... GiK|8k Paul o BAR SILVER—2 13-164 per ounce. MONBY 4@} per conl The rate of discount in the open market for ample supplies and the absence of $2.80 to $3.35, falr to good 973 405 COWS, 100 185 250 185 2 50 19 250 200 2,60 3 200 250 1. 200 1400 84) 256 8. 200 16971 260 2! 2.00 26 1 2 00 263 2. 200 275 1. 210 1 275 1 215 ¢ 285 4 215§ 285 1 225 2 285 7. 23 3 285 5. 22 100310 290 9. 230 17000 200 6 ED 1 30 1 230 7 300 2. 230 ¥ 300 0 230 300 2. 305 303 2. 305 3 303 1 a1 1. 32 1. 40 32 4 240 3 325 2. 250 8.0.01%46 350 ORI D. T, Cattle ¢ 12 cown....... 1003 2 60 11 steers 88 feeders....1040 3 00 IDAIIO, Sands Bros. 2 bulls....... 185 160 21 cows.. 4 steers.,. 191 3 6 NEVADA, 21 fecders. ... 1002 40 steers..... 1051 were about over, the marke What In excess' of Inst 3 celpts were 34,093 head, about 11,500 shoi, of kst w same week last year, 5o far (his year recefpls of hogs run pretty clase The in the off of priccs this P [ action on t prices for pacliers 1o pound the o both ‘hags” and Brovielons in- Chisagy ey | markes and make 910 & day with eompar tive regularity and safety, They send it freq and about all (he trading wis 6 for the askin o prime heavy hogs #old wt fron both short &nd three months bills 18 %@16-16 por cent, Stulf at from 8.9 up Lo OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKETS Weck Closes with a Liberal Run and a Very Uncertain Demand, ALL LINES OF TRADE IN BAD SHAPE Dressed Beof Men Show Some Aot ty, but Everyone Else Seems Deprossed and Business | Consequently De- eldedly Unsatstactory. SATURDAY, Dec. 15, This has been a wack of rather moderate receipts. A comparison of receipts for the past week, half month and for the year up to date is given below: Cattle, Hogw, Sheep, Re 8.2 0 pta this woek s last week 00 week last year L1 025 week 189 16,998 33,430 Recelpts past 15 days........ 33,604 S 15 days November 125 ays December, 18], Ays December . 56,105 96,067 1,884, L (823,811 1,38), Increase 206 On account of the continued moderate sup- plies there has been a rather firmer tone to the cattle market all week. Drices have not advanced materially, but the demand has been better, the movement freer and the trade has taken on a healthier tone all around. This has been in spite of the usual ante-holiday dullness In the besf market, and, of course, was due to the modernte marketiig of stock. The character of the receipts has changed of late, until the bulk of the offerings now ar corn-fed natives with a very small proportion of westorn rangers. As usual at this time of year, the finished heavy cattle are not selling so well as the handy light grades. Both Ship- pers and killers are after these, to the n lect of the heavier and lighter grades. ' Ing into account the rather unfavorable co ditions surrounding the trade, the market on_the whole Is not in bad shape. For a Saturday the supply was unusually liberal, today being 1,00 heavier than a week 0go. There was also a larger than usual proportion of corned cattls included in the supply. The market, however, was not a very satistactory one, viewed from the seller’s standpoint. Tndifferent reports from the east, disagreeable, wet weather and the pmple, Fupplics all tended to make Duyers bearish. The handy, fat beef steers that ail wanted sold very nearly if not quite as well as on Friday, while the good heavy cattle, as well as ‘the medium and light grades ruled dull and about a dime lower. Bu ness was Inclined to drag all day, but aside from some very fancy hoavy cattle about everything offered changed hands, Possibly a third of the offerings today were cows and mixed lots. The market w active and firm on fair to good butche cows under the influence of an active de- mand from all sources, while anything cholce or anything very common was in indifferent request at shaded prices. Good veal calves ruled firm, and bulls, oxen and stags about steady. The stocker and feeder trade is never very active on Sauturday, and it was duller than usual today, owing'to the bad weather, th large buyers. In some cases prices w to I5c lower than Friday. The week’s trade, however, was very satisfactory. Up to to- day there was an advance of i5e to 2 and a big volume of business was transactsd. Good to cholce feeders are quotable at from m $2.35 to $2.75 down. and common grades from §: Representative Salo DRESSED BEEF. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 423 33 40....1002 §3 85 izt 400001143 3 85 1080 120071000 3 85 1109 2)...1307 383 1163 400,128 400 1172 100112) 400 102 MIXED, COWS AND HEIFERS, HEIFF A 2560 60 CALV] n 350 - 10 350 1 400 BULLS. 1....1460 2.5 PRSI 1.7 100 1250 140 155 05 00 1350 OXE! e STAGS. 1150 200 1.1 2 STOCKERS AND 02 125 693 K0 2 00 10 200 RS 50 200 200 65 2 5 2 H 2 90 2 2 1 st 4 bulls 2 cows etch Tiros. 24 feeders, 13 steers. 0 wieers., . 1056 2 85 5 sleers... . 114 175 3 3) 15 38 111065 & ¥, 5 wies, Ug. 1105 2 e ©1060 335 167 mteers..... A3 336 Hogs Tend Downward. ' Although It looks as If the big runs of hogs continues soni This week's re. ek, and 4,000 1 ore’ than arfived during the ) 10 the 2,000,000 mark hing reans over last i quality of not been elpts have Included fower cholce vy | us fewer 1 he bulk of &8 buve uverigel t0 220 Ibs. In spite of the veduced markeling tie tendency ek hay been decidedly lower f about 230, and the close is mo 10w point Ko far this year. At of hoga und provisiona, packars do business very satisfuctory, and it If thers was . more or lews concorted i ATt 1o even matters up w Al business orders placed Board of Trade. Omaha 15 PiEs was very nearly stesdy nnder & good de mand, prices being largely At around $5.80 S8 There was a very filr degres of activit to the trade throughout, and & geod ey ai Ance was made. Sales were mostly at from o W& Friday, and $0.35 (o $1.50 on Iast Satur day. Representative Sales. No, . Pr. No. Av. Sh, Pr. » L5 4083 W T 207 W ™ = " 12 N 110, R moim 8 » 1 .. 5 © ) © il % B a0 a® 0 au 0 15 9. » 15 . » 15 8, I 15 s ” 15 82 » 15 57 » 15 N n 100 o ) i 9 I 151 » I o0 . 0 . ” ” [ o o SSTBARANSSSSNRRRNANRURSIBBL L83 h 1 1 . 4 . 1 1 1 \ 1 ‘ 1 1 4 | . 1 ‘ 1 1 \ h 1 1 1 1 . \ 1 4 4 1 1 ‘ ) i 1 0 ¢ o o 12 ¢ 03 3. 05 . § . 10 6. 10 6. LA I W0 410 Wi Bisii e 410 Wil %0 10 . WA i A0 LI PIGS AND ROUGH. Livebeeni 00 Vel w300 i N 1 . NS 1 Lae 1 S 1 Loam Ty ¥ 40 365 B % 365 1 . .36 2 Lam 2 ool &} { Lain L3n L3 & 37 v 385 Sheep 8111 Steady. The supply of sheep was but included a few. bunche vely light, ere cholce. omparal that The ordinary demand was not particularly vigoe ous, bul prices, 48 a rule, were fully steady. lambs brought $4 and fancy wethers mas_trade. Fair to choloe natives At $2.20473.00; fair to good westerns, ok whecp, $1.0082.00% 0 100-1b. lambs, $2.60@3.85. Wt Pr. e 121 83 60 mbs mbs 8338 n of Stook. of stock as ock yards s ending at 8 Reonipts and D! Official receipts and shown by the any for th Head. 3,058 7,585 w3 Sieep. Omaha Packing Co. .....ovees The G. 11, Hammond Swift_and company .... The Cudahy Packing Co. ! Wilson S G. M. H., Sioux City Nelson Morris .......... A. Haas ....... R, Becker & 1 i D. Armour ANSANE ... Lee Rothsehiid . Benton & W. ... J. Lobman .. Hamilton, 8. .. ¢ Shippers ‘and feeders .00 Left over ... Total ..o CHICAGO LIVE STOUK. Demaui for Cattlo Was Limited and Not Many Were Taken, CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—The total receipts of cat- e for this' week were 61900 head. There 18 an increase of 8,50 head over last week. The demand todsy was limited, and not all of the small number on salo was taken, the market being dull and weak for all grades. Hog receipts for this week were 175,600 head, against last week, 247,598 head. Not much ctly- ity was developed today, and the market was weak and unsettled, closing lower. Sales wero principally at from $4.20 to 4.2 for light, and from $1.3) to $4.55 for medium welghts, and at from 3.5 to $4.60 for heavy, with from $4 {5 $4.75 the range for quolations of merchantable Tots. Sheep recelpts of the week were 63,328 head, which s abaut 8,5000 head less than arrived last week. Prices were without important change, ranging from §125 (o §8.2 for poor to cholce. Salea of lambs were on 4 basis of from $2.35 to 4 for poor to pri Recelpts: Caitle, 12,000 hoad: calves, 60 head; hois, 24,000 head; ‘sheep, 3,000 head. The Evening Journal reports: HOGS-Receipts, 24,000 head; 26,000 head; shipments v over, about ket moderately fMcinl yesterday, 6,935 headq lot Bonable: mar- i weak, and prices 5o lower; sales range at'$3.8564.35 for light; $4.0000 4.2) for rough packing: $1.00@4.50 for 'mixed; $1.2564.65 for heavy packing and shipping lots, 30G14.06 for Diss, LE-Recelpts, 12,00 head; market steady and firm, but dull SHEEP—Receipts, 3,00 head; market steady and unchanged. Stock in Sight, Record of recelpts at the four principal mar- kets for Baturday, December 15, 1594: Cattle. Hogr. She 3,006 7,685 5 12000 24000 3,000 3100 200, 200 South Omaha Chiea 7 Kansas City, St. Louls. 1500 2000 Totals. 38,385 IS 1500 MILRS FROM OMAHA i BUT THE TELEGRAPH, COMBINED WITH OUR PRIVATE CODE, REDUCES THH TIME TO LEN MINUTES AND THE EXPENSE TO A FE T. E. WARD & CO. 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CORN For delivered prices on Corn or Feed any description in car loads lots, Wil or telegraph W. H. BOOTH & CO Kansas City, Mo, Welghts and grades guaranteed. © WM. LOUDON, Commission Merchant Grain and Provisions. Private wires o Chicago and New York, on Chicago Correspondence solicited. Otfice, room 4, New York Life Bulldiag Telephone 1308, HO ¥ TO TRADE SUCCE SFULLY. iven Though on tho Wrong Side of the Markot, t Lefore the new year. They have been most ounced bears, and say prices must go stlll as it seems Impossth sions. The comparatively heavy supply loday enabl rhet ulniost at will, ausistod by the bad reparts from 1 lces were ull o 100 1o 15 wer (han Vriday, basts, Falr 310 up ta Uil ang pooroto eholea ught und ight n.u...,l,n,m 16 The miarket for That's the title of a little booklet just re- celved from Valentine & Co., Commission 1o dvance the | Merchants, of 195 Traders' BIdg., Chicage. 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