Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 4, 1895, Page 6

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1895. COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Everything Opened Weak in the Specula- tive Markets Yesterday, WHEAT CLOSED WITH A SL'GHT GAIN Demand for Cash Wheat and the Melting Away of the Supply of the World Gave Wheat Its Upward Tarn. CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Everything opened weak in the speculative markets and closed strong as regards wheat, firm as to corn and oats and strong for provisions. Wheat closed with a net gain of %¢c, corn and oats show no change and provisions are higher. A demand for cash wheat and the melting away of the visible supply of the world gave wheat its upward direction, De- #pite plenty of bullish news, the bears were winners in the fight at the opening of the wheat market. Chicago recefved only 48 cars, Instead of 80, as estimated. Minneap- olis reported receipts of 111 cars and Duluth €, or 176 altogether, as compared with 246 on Thursday of last weck und 300 on the corresponding day of last year. The total of the primary market receipts was 20,00 bu, agalist 366,00 bl a week ago and 400,000 bu, on the corre- eponding day of last v Foreign markets were quoted fairly steady. Lon- don quoted cargoes of Argentine from 3d to 4%d per quarter higher. Liverpool was dull and easicr for red American and Paris 10c higher for wheat and flour. The export clearances from the Atlantic ports were lib- ularly of flour; 465,000 bu. was . the equivalent of the shipments in flour and *° wheat combined. The market began to stiffen up gradually after the first few min- utes of the session, but not until Brad- gtreet’s visible supply statement was re- ceived dld the advance proceed with any degree of spirit. The publication of a de- creasge of 2,463,000 bu. in the world's visible supply stirred up the discouraged bulls and caused May wheat to rise from 57%c to 5%c wnd GTe, | Previous o that the price been plaving wearlly between Gil4e and from 57%c to & Some sales near_the opening were made at from b7%e to h7le. Late cablegrams quoted French markets closing strong, with a decidedly bullish tendency, owing to very light farmers’ de- liveries. 'May closed at 57%e, helped by re- Ports of very liberal cash business, Corn was dull and heavy, and appeared to be only saved from a sm decline by the closing firmness of wheat. May opened at, from 47%c down to 47%c, improved to 47%c, dropped back again to 47%c, and at the close was at 47%c bid Oats met a fair sale and were active dur- Ing the greater part of the day. The in- uence of a weaker corn market was for- ward in causing the slight heaviness notice- able. May started at 31%c, sold at 31%c. oft 10 8likc an1 was selling at {rom 31%c to 81%", closing at the latter price, Provisions cpened quite weak, owing to the realization of yesterday's estimate of 4L000 hogs as the Tun for today, At the close the early loss was all recovered. Com- pared with yesterday’s closing, pork rested With a gain of The, lard Zitc and ribs be. The reaction was due to rather liberal buy- ing and sympathy with the grain markets, The leading futures ranged as follow 53 b7 573 63428 bTHGH o8}ud 44%a3 4Thwd X5 kxS ELI =] =: 23 23 83 23 532 TR ARCS rejected, 16@47c; sales by sample, on ‘change, f. O pMsminsippl river: No. 2 hard, Sae; No. 3 @570 “ORN—Steady and strong; No. 2 mixed, 046 A1%c; No. 2 white, 40%c. OATE Slow; No. & mixed, $1G81%c; No, 2 white, 80, RYB_Firm: No. 2. nominally 4. FLAX EEED-Dull, nominally §1.5761.9. BRAN—Firm, 65@6ic. HAY-Steady; tmothy, $5.0089.50; prairie, $7.00 @s.5 HUTTER-Firm; 19622c; @1, EGGE-Steady, RECEIPTS oats, 5,000 by SHIFMENTS-None OMAHA GE! creamery, dairy, 13 L 2,000 bu.; corn, 18,000 bu.; NERAL MARKET, Conditlon of Trade and Quotations Staple and Fancy ¥ o BUTTER—Culled stock, Se; common 9@10c; fale to good country, 106120} fancy, M@16c; gathered creamery, 19G20c; rator creamery, 20@21c, BGGS—Strictly fresh e, L1V on to cholee tair, to sepa- aid, 18¢; POULTRY-—O1d hens, ducks, 6e; turkeys, o POULTRY. hotee Taise ducks, fair to good, ; spring chick- 56 isc; heavy tome, DRESSED cholce Targ Keys, fair to gvod, cholce emall, 10c; ney, 100; goese, GAMBE-—Dilue wing teal, p green wing teal, per doz., mixed, p 2, $1.00G1.% 5.00; mallards and red heads, $2.5062.7 rabbits, €0@76c; jack rabbits, $1.25; squirrels, 60c. VEAL—Choice fat, 70 to 110 Ibs., are quoted at BaBige; a yaie. CHIE sn full cream, 13c; twins, 12c; Nebraska and Towa 1le; Nebraska and Iowa, part skims, burger, No. 1, 1ic; brick, No. 1, 1c} “hickens, small, i chole falr to falr, se; 1 heavy, $@ic; good, $i9e 6o; $1.25a1.50; canvasbacks, coarwe, Young A, full cream, @sc; Lime wiss, No. $0; midland, $5.50; lowland, Color makes the price on hay. Light Only top grades bring top prices. PIGEONS—Old birds, Vi estern per doz, ABL| stock, Be@$.00, POTATOES car emall lots, 65 OLD BIZAN ns, per b, S—0n order BEAGE—On ord ‘—Per doz., lots, 6 @63c; navy, $1.9052.00; CARROTSTer bl $2, CAULIFLOWER—Per doz., $2.75G3.00, HORSERADISH—Per 1b., 7G5 PARSNIPS—Per Lbl,, 2 RUTABAGAS-Per Bhl., $2. PARSLEY-Per_doz, binches, TUR Per bbl., §2. LIT PEAS-Por b, 3ie. g Per u,, "$1.25@1.35 SHES Per do 5 UCE—Der doz., SPINACH=Per bl $1.50@1 FRUITS, ifornia, per 50-1b. box, $1.50 . none. o’ Nellls, § Good stock, ' ps ; castern stock, $3.50 IRAPES—Concord, 68-1b, bbls., gross, $0.0079.50, CRANBERRIES—Jerseys, fanc TF AL FRUITS, The first carl of orangs s shipped The fruit was sold f. o. b. at This is later than usual for the first shipments to be made, but it Is said there Is a desire to hold the fruit until it is riper. ORA for " th r box, 160s, 17Gs, —Floridas, per half box, $2 Cholce stock, $2.0002.50 per bun LEMONS—Malaga, $8.75; fancy, Florida, and one, MISCELLANEOUS. XL, Sc; medium, extra’ standards, company selects, 20 per can, 10c; 15¢; extra_se- ew Yok horsesh lects, count NEW choice, HON 25 ¥ xtra fancy, 16 13¢; Callfornia, bag New York, 1 strained, 4 to 10-1b, cans, per Ib 3 MAPLE SYRUP-Gallon jugs, per doz, $12. NUTS—Almonds, 15c; English walnuts, soft- shelle standards,"10c; filberts, 9@I0c; Brazil nuts, §c; shellbark hickory nuts, per bu., $1.500 2.00; large hickory nuts, $1.25@1.50; fancy raw. Deanuts, Gc; roasted peanuts, Th@sc. HIDES—No. 1 green hides, 8le: No. 2 green hides, 8ic; No. 1 green salted hidce, ic: No. 2 green salted hides, 8tc; No. 1 green 'salted hidy 25 to 40 1bs., 4lec;’ No. 2 green salted hides, 2 to 40 1bs., 3ici No. 1 veal calf, § o i5 1bs., 7c; Ny fancy, 1fc; Calitornta, 16c; 10c. Cash auotations were us followa: AT Mo 3 o @59%¢; No. 3, sprh —No. 2 spring, 5T%@9%c; No. 3, spring, No. 2 red, Slla@ilc. IN—No. 2, 4d%c; No. 3 yellow, d1ke. No. Z_2%c, No. 2 whité, 31%@81%c; Fade. RYE-—No. 2, 48c. BARLEY—No. 3, 8%c; No. 3, 524@55c; No. 4, nominal. FLAX SEED-No, 1, $1.39. TIMOTHY SEED-—Prime, $5.0214. PROVISIONS—Mess_pork, per bbl., $1L40G11.50, Lard, per 100 1bs., $6.77%@6.50. Short Tibs, sides, loose. $6.721@5.75. Dry salted shoulders, ' boxed, $5,0005.1214:" short clear sides, boxed, 36000, \WHISKY--Distillers' finlshied " goolls, per gal., BUGARS--Tnchanged. ‘The following were the receipts and shipments Receipis.|Shipments. 5,000 45,000 4,000 21000 27,000 137,000 1,000 12.00) tha buttor mar- 12¢24c; dairy, 108 bu riey, bi. On the Produco exchnnge (0 Xet was firm: _creamery, 20c, Eges, 13@20¢, NEW YORK GENEKAL MARKET. Olosing Quntations on the Principal Com- moditics and Staples, NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—FLOUR-—Receipts, 28,- 100 bbls.; exports, 40,20 bbls.; sales, 5,800 pk Market steady for winters, w'th a falr dem; other brands quict and heid too high. Southorm flour, dull. Rye flour, stead. 400 sacks. Buckwheat flour, casy at $1.75G1.85, BUCKWHEAT--Steady at 530 CORN MEAL-Quiet;” sales, 2,000 sacks. RYE-Qul car lots, 86@0bc, delivered, BARLE Nominal, BARLEY MALT—Firm. WHEAT—Receipt 700 bu.; exports, sales, 1,605,000 bu. futures and 104,000 bu. spot. Bpot market firm; No. 2 red, In store and el yator, Wic; afloat, 62%c; f. 0. b., 62%c afloat No. 1 northern, 6ite, " delivered; No, 1 hard, 0%c, dclivered. Options were at first steady on falr local covering; ruled very dull and a little easier at noon, but finally turncd strong and advanced sharply with the west and on an in- ereased demand “from shorts, clos g %@14e net ~ mdvance; No. 2 red, January closed at 60¥%c; February, 61G6i%e, closed nt 01%c; March, 619G A glomd at Suci, May, @ 1160CHKo, clded at : €5 June clos al c; July, 62 Bi4e, eclosed at G3l4e, i CORN—Receipts, 20,000 bu.; exports, 48,100 bu.; sales, 230,000 bu. futur and 10,00 bu, spot. 61%e, In elevator, t' market dull er mixed, S0%c; No. 3, 49%c. Option mar- t opened quiet; eased off under local llquida- but subsequs red aid elosed firm at Wale 5100 Bl%e, cloxed at 0l 51 1-16a51 e, glgmea st Biko; May, closed “at 1400 bu.; o, ATS—Receipts, 47300 bu. males, 950,000 futures and 40,000 bu. spot. No. 2 deiiyered, 8%c: No. § Wiaie, Op- but rallied nuary cl closed at 85! nd; none; frack, white western, the mornin uary, 35 516633 ¢, closed at 25} shipping, §0G35; good to cholce b OPS—Qulet: state, common to cholce, old, K. o3 new, 6@2c; Pacific coast, old, 3%@Tc; new, 12c, IDES-—Steady: wet salted N ted, 45 to 63 lbs. w_Orlean; 44@be; Buenos Ayres, dry, 1024 1bs, 120; Texas, dry, 25 to 30 1bs, 6% c. LEATHER—Quiet; hemlock sole, Buenos Agpes, Mgt o heavy weight, 1434018 L—-Quict; domestic fleéce, 11G33c; pulled, PROVISIONS-Cut _m Aull and ca led shculders, 4%e. Lard, firm; westorn i closed at §7.10 asked; sales, 500 tierces at g G . finu eity, $6.0215; January closed’ at g hoininal; eilned, " quiet. ER—Firmer; 10g16c; tern creamory, S50 western factory, 94 creamory, 12G18¢; state creamery, 10{2c, dyi large, 9G114e] %O ; part skims, 3%@oc; full skims, ‘2G3c GE—Weak ! state and Pennsylvania mlor, 1800, westera treah, UQ! de. ALLOW-Firm: demand good. ETROLEUM-Steady; United closed at 95¢ URPENTINE-Quiet and steady at 215@28c. NGES—Stong; fancy, $3.60; others, $2.0) IG_IRON--Dull; Scotch, §19.00420.00; Ameri- 9.506 13.00. N—Barely steady: stralts, $12.85613.45; plates, .. Balew on ‘change today: Five tons cash 3 $13.40; 10 tons 8. 0. to April 9, $13.60; 20 Spote B13.30; 50,000 Iba. Januiary copper, §0.65. MTER-Easy; domestic, §3.20, pr AD-Quiet; " brokers' price, 83, exchunge i 3 xin'—s«um!; brokers' price, $9.87%; ex- rice, $9.75. w»: BEED OIL—Inactive and ml“:nl: Quotations noming prime Minneapolls Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 3.—The market ruled al- slagnant, with @ tendency (o sag on the ofterings. cash wheat was fakly ive, with & ood demand from local millers. o, care, asainat mw.;.mx:c. year: i Januar ; 5 i uly on track: No: i hard, e, No- i north No. 2 northern, '§TAC. ' Flour, quiet; s, $310u3.50; sécond patents, §2.850 ey export bakers, 321062.30; red dog, ity Markets. s Kunsas 5 W 3.~ WHEATNominally i tnding crude, ITY, . ke B N S NG NG 2 veal'calf, 8 to 15 Ibs., 5¢; No. 1 dry fiint hides, 6c; No. 2'dry fint hides,"dc; No. 1 dry salted art cured hides, e per 1b. less than RAUT—Cholce white, per Lbl., $4.50; per half bbl., $2.00. MINCE MBAT—Fancy, in half bbls, 5lc; 10-gal. kegs, 6c; condensed, pe doz.’ pkgs., ‘$2.50. FISH—Suntish and perch, 6c; buffalo, 7c: crop- catfish, 12¢; black bass, 20¢. .50: half bbl.. $3. ple, 10c; R—Pure'Julcs, per bbl., PELTS—Green saited, each, 23@0c; CIDE SHEEP ereen salted shearlings (short wooled early skins), each, 5@l5c; dry shearlings (short wooled early skins), No. 1, each, 5@10c; dry shearlings (short wooled “early’ skins), No. ‘2, each, fe; dry fiint Kansas and Nebraska butcher wool pelts, per 1b., actual welght, 5GSc; dry filnt Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool pelts, per lb., actual welght, 4@6e; dry fint Colorado butcher wool pelts, per 1b., actual weight, 4@6l%c; dry flint Colorado _murrain wool pelts, per ib., actual welght, 4@be. TALLOW AND GREASE-Tallow, No. 1, 4@ 4tc; tnllow, No. 2, 8%G@dc; grease, white A, 446 grease, yellow, 84c; B, 3% old 'butter, 2@2ic;’ bees: wax, prime, 17@20c; rough tallow, 2. RS—Bear, black, No. 1 large, $20.00@25.00; 1 medium, $15; No. 1 small, $8.00@10.00; bear, yearlings, No. 1 large. $2.00@15.00; No, 1 mediim, $10; No. 1 amall, §7; bear, black, cubs No. 1 ldrge, '$6.00@5.00; No. 1 medium, $5.00@6.00 No. 1 small, #4; bear, black, Montana and Rocky mountain, No. 1 large, $18.00§22.00; No. 1 medium, $4; No. 1 small, $10: bear, black, Montana year- lings, No. 1 large, $i2; 1 medium, $8; No., 1 small, 35 bear, lontana cubs, ' No. 1 large, $6.60; No, 1 med'um, $1.50; No. 1 small, $1; bear, siiver tip, No. 1 large, $2); No. i medium,” $12; No. 1 small, $8; bear, siiver tlp, yearling; . 1 large, $1i; No. 1 medium, 3§; 1 $5; bear, silver tip, cubs, No. i 1 'medium, #.5: No. 1 small, $3; No. 1 large, $9.00G%.00; No. 1 No. 1 small, $i2; bear, brown, year- rie, $10.00@12.00; No. 1 medium, 38; 36; bear, brown, cubs, 1 large; : 1 small. 33, badger, No. 1 large, $1.0061.50; No. 1 medium, 6c; N 1 small, 5ic; fisher, No, 1 large, $5; No. 1 medium, 36; No. 1 small, #; fox, silver, as to color cording to beauty, No. 1 large, medium, $60; No, 1 small, $59; fo! ording to beauty, No. medium, $30; No. 1 small, §2 1 large, §7; No. 1 medium, 33 No. 1 small, $2; fox, ved, No. 1 large, $L.50; Nc. 1 medium, §1.25} No. 1 small, $1; fox, gray, No. 1 large, 75e; No. 1 medium, §0c; ' No, ‘1 small, 4ic; fox, kit, No. 1 large, 50ci No. 1 medium, 40c; No. 1 small, 3ic; Iynx.’ No.' 1 large, $3; No. 1 medium, §2; No. i smail, $1.80; marten, No. 1 large, No.' 1 medivim, '$1.50; No. 1 small, $1; mink, large, 60G65c; No, 1 medium, 40d: No. 1 small, mink, dark, No. 1 large, 65c: No. i medium, 40ci No. 1 smali, c; mountain lion, perfect head and feet, No. 1 farge, $1.0062.00; imperfect skins, 2i@s0c; otter, No. 1 large, $: No. 1 medium, $8.00G7,00; No. 1 small, $5; otter, pale, No. i rge, §7; No. 1 medlum, No. 1 small, # raccoon, No. 1 large, 60@ite: No. 1 medium, Bc No. 1 small, 8c; raccoon, black, as to beauty, No. 1 large, 50c@s2.00; skunk, black, cased, striped, No. 1 large, 60c;. No. 1 medium, 40c; No. 1 small, 25c; skunk, broad striped, No, 1 lurge, ic; wolverine, No. 1 large, § 8; No. 1 small, §2; wolf, mountain, No. 1 medium, §2: No, 1_smali, $1.60; pradrie, No. 1 large, 65G90¢; No. 1 medium, e 0. 1 small, 40c er, per skin, No. 1 larg 00@6.00; No. um, $4.50; No. 1 mnall, $2: aver kits, No. 1 large, §2; No. 1 medium, §1.50 No. 1 small, 75¢; muskrats, winter, No. 1 large, S@ioc; No. 1 medium, 9¢; No. 1 small, 7; musk- rats, fall, No. 1 large, 4@6o; No. 1 medium, 7c; .1 small, Ge; muskiats. 2qsc. St. Louls General Market. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8 ~FLOUR-In better demand, but not quotably changed. WHEAT-Opened lic lower, but soon recovered, and " thougl ruléd unseitled, closed 1e@d b No. 2 red, cash, Bliac; Januar; ici grense, Whit grease, dark, 2@ 512 N medium, 31 lings, No. 1 7, lation, clo 0. % cash, 80c; January, $2%c; May, RYE—No. 2 offered, east side, 8¢c; bid, Slie, dy: sales, lowa, b6e, olce, $8.50G8.60, 5034, 753,25, Strong; not quotably ehanged. BUTTER-Fancy Elgin, 26G2Tc; separator m a22c; good (o choice dairy, 16@18c. §2.60. & minal, CORN MEAL-$205G WHISKY 3 COTTON TIES 85, BAGGING —5% U6k, PROVISIONS ™ Park, $11.6345. Lard, prime steam, $6.625 .72 Dry’ salt meats, boxed, on cash shoulders, $4.75; longs, Fibs, $3.87%: short clear, hacon, boxed shoulders, - $5. 756587 ; Tong ribs, $6.75; short clear, §6.874. RECEIPTS—Flour, 1.000 bbls.; wheat, 2,000 bu.; corn, 23,000 bu.; oats, 11,000 bu. BHIPMENTS™Flour, 5000 bbls.; wheat, none; corn, 2,000 bu.; oats, 23,000 bu, Milwaukee Markets, MILWAUKEE, Jan. WHEAT-Steady; No. northern, 6ie; May, 574c. CORN-Steady; No. 3, #ie. OATS—Steady; No. & white, 31%e¢; slwsllge. BAKLEY-Higher; No. 2, S4lc; sample, track, 3i@o6e RYi3-—Scarce and nominal; No. 1, 49%e. PROVISIONS—Pork, $11.30° Lard, $6.7 RECEIPTS—Flour, 9,300 bbls.; wheat, 5,200 bu.; barley. 11.300 bu. SHIPMENTS—Fiour, 2,600 bbls. ; barley, 1,000 bu. New York Lry Goods Market. NEW YORK, Jam 3.—In the general character i LE. i 10, " standard mess, Jobbing, cholce, order No. 3 white, on | cases are higher, the prineiy and business will be of Increased proportions As the month advances. Printing cloths are cafer, with sales of 40,000 pleces at 2%c pef 64 sjuares. STOCKS AND BONDS, Security Murket Was Characterized by Wenkness at the Opening. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.~The stock market was characterized by weakness at the open- ing, which extended to almost the entire list, and some shares sold at figures below the lowest point touched during the year 1804, to-wit: Northwestern, which sold down to M7%, against 964, the low point of last year; Reading to 12%, against and St. Paul & Omaha at a1, against 32, St. Paul sold at 51%, within % per cent of last year's bot- tom figure. In the early dealings New Jersey Central was the special mark of attack of the b nd under brisk selling broke 31 per ¢ the stock coming, it fs sald, from ' an insider, who, it 18 ¢laime Nquidating his holdings. Towards noon tF change In th temper of speculation, swnward movement being checked and good buyers coming to the market. This resulted in gencral advance in prices, Sugar moving up 1% per cent, Sugar pre- ferred 1 per cent, New Jersey Central 1% per cent, 'St Paul, Burlington and Cordage preferred 13 per cont, Cordage guaranteed 2'per cont, Northwestern, Rock Island, Man- hattan and St Paul & Omaha 1 per cent and the rest of the from % to % per cent. peculation was notably strong during the Ia€t hour, and in many cases the last prices made were the 1 { the day. In' only some. instances, Was the break of the morning fully » and, compared Wwith yesterday, the final figures of the day are ver irregular, but in a majority of 1 gains, beinge: Cordage guaranteed, 2 per cent; Cordnge preferred, 134 per cent; Cordage common, % per cent; St! Paul, Rock Isiand, St. Paul & Omaha and Lead preferred, 14 per cent, and Chicago Gas and Western Unfoh % per cent, The trading In bonds during the ‘morning was rather heavy, owing to the depressing influences of the share speculation, but in the afternoon there was @ rally ih wWhich most of the issues alt in participated, and the closing was In good tone, The trading was rather quict, the aggregate of Sales being $34,500, The Evening Post's London cablegram: Of the ncrease of £H5,000 in the coln and bullion of the Bank of England this week only f! M0 net was imported; the rest was cturned from the country after Christmas, he heavy increase fn other securities 1 due to large borrowings by the market at the end of the vear. This was fully bal- anced by the increase of over 300,000 in other devosits, ' The details of the gold movement for the week are: One hundred and fifty-three thousand pounds in gold hars Dought; £30,000 imported from Australia and £13,000 from Roumania and £128,000 exported to South America. The $tock markots wore dull today, except for the class Investments. Americans v it throughout. The hen fall in Canada Pacifics and Tilinols' Centra] was mainiy dus to ths c0811g of the account of the Paris operators and also to the s mors here that the dividend of the Tiinofs Central will be reduced, The following were the closing quotations on the leading gtecks of the New York ex- change today: Atehison.. ... Adams EXpross..., Alton, T H . ...". do ptd.. Am. Express.. ... tmore & Olifo. 1ada Pacific. ... Canada Southeri.. Pacitic s, & Olfo. cago Alton, & list A [Northwestorn. 140 | do prd.. 14N, Y. Centrai. .. N. Y. &N. B.... Ontario & W. 1| Oregon Imp. |Orezon Nav. $0.8. L & UN. acific Mail. - P.D. & E |Pitsburg. Pullman Pal Reading.. ... Richmond Ter. <3| el EaZSnERS X XK SRL 1§ Chi Congolidated Gas. C..C.. C. &St. L Colo. Conl & I LG W Cotton Ofl Cert R G, W. pfd. .. D Rock Tiand; E. L pfd... Hocking Valley. Iliuols Central, St. P. & Duluth. K. &T. pfd. Lake Erle & West do pfd... 3 Lake Shore.. Lead Trust.. Lowsville & N...! L. &N, A.veoeiii Manhaitan Gon.... Mempis&C.. ..., Michigan Cent. Missourl Pacific.. Mobile & Ohlo.. Nashville Chat.... Natlonal Cordaga. do ptd. N.J. Centrai N. & W. pfd. North Am, Co. ..\ Northern Pacific.. No. Pac. pfd... U.P. D &G.... The total sales T. & 0. Cent. p Union Pacific. U. S Expres W.St. L& P do prd Wells ¥a Western Unlon Wheeling & L. E of stocks today were 171,081 shares, including: American Sugar, 30,400; Bur- lington, 12,000; Chicako Gas, 17,800; Louisville & Nashville, 3,200 New Jersey ' Central, 8,700; Northwestern, 13,600; Reading, 5,700; Rock Tsland, 6,600; St. Paul, 3,400; Western Union, 3,000, New York Monev Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—MONEY ON CALL—Easy at 1G1% per cént; last loan, 1 per cent; closed, 1 per cent. MERCANTILE PAPER—2%G4% PRIME cent. STERLING EXCHANGE—Quict and stendy, with actual business in bankers' bills at $4.85% @A4.58% for demand and at $4.878@1.87% for xixty Posted rates, $1.8474.881 and $4.891%, Com- merclal bills, $4.861@4.86% SILVER ¢ FIC, per (o bid, . notably for are down 1% State bonds, aull, except for Virginia deferred stamped, which are ‘active and strong. Ra lroad bonds, fitm, Closing_quotations on bonds were a: 0.8, on. roz. T3 UL 8. 68, coup. 1184 |Erio 2ds. .. U.S. 48, rex. 113 U. S, 4s/coup. U reg. Pacitic 68 of 05, Ala. Class A...... Class B Class C, G. H. &8 A8, 40 7H.... ... H. & T.C. by do 0. ... A La. New Cou. 45, Missourl 08, : West. 1sis...” St. P, Consols 78.. & P. W. by nturies, ferred. Atchison 48, do2d A. . Canada 8o. 2ds. C. P. 16ts of '03. D.&R. G. 7 £ Weat Shora 48, S0. R. R. ng Stook Quotations. The oMcial closing ocks today wera a3 fol- San Franctsco SAN FRANCISCO. Jus quotations for mining st lows: Alta Alphi Anaes Beleher. Belle Tnie.... . Best & Beichie Bodie Con..... Bullion. ... Bulwer Con. Caiedonia. , Challenge Con CLOLIAF. Yy vorssonsss Confidence. ...\ Con. Cal & Vii..!! Con. Imperial..;. ) Con. New York... Srown Point . Gould & Ci Silver birs, DO Sle. Drafus, sight Halo & Norcross.. 120 1 Lady Wash. C Mexican., Ophir.., Overman Potosl..... . Savag |Scorpion. Slerra Novada, Silver Hill, ...\ Union Con’, Utah Con. ... Yellow Jackot. Mexican dollars, 60'4@ elegraphic, 10¢. Boston Stock Quotations. BOSTON. Jan. 8.~Call loans. 2@3 por cent: time loans, 24@4 per cent. Closing prices for stocks, Doads and. mining shares: KT &S F. . 1| Westingh, Eloc Ain, Sugar. BN | W, Blee. pfd... Am Sugar pid..", 0% Wia. Ceutral. . Bay stuto 114 | Atelitnon 2as " Tell Telephone, .. 100 (Atchison 4s. Boston & Albany.. 208 |New England 4. Hoston & Malne... 100k |Gen. Electric 54, C.B&Q. 7044 Wis: Cont. 16t Fitehburg. 83| Atlntlc., Gen. Electric. 8414 Boston & Moniana Tilinols St 46" | Bute & Boston. .. Mexican ¢ 61| Calumet & Heels N X 8174 | Centennial Old Colony... 180" | Pran lin...... Ore, Short Lijie. 0 | Kearsarge..... Rubbe 43| Union Pacilc 114 West End . W. End pf Loadon Stock Quotations. LONDON, Jan, 8.—American securities opened weaker on the Stock exchange today, with prices ranging from 4 to 3% per cent lo than yesterday's closing figures, the latter in Ilinols Central. The weakness was caused by continued unloading. Canadlan Pacific declined 13 per cent. Eoaglish consals opened atrong, With Guotations for both money and the a unt e higher, LONDON, Juu. 3.4 p. m. closlug: 60 (81 Paul com .. 10 1N Y. Contrall 11! 20 2! ennsylvania. 21 8244 | Readlng. o 1 _14ig| Mex. ce, 563 Loomsols for money,” 108 16-16; consols, account, MONEY-¥ per cent. The rate of discount in the open market for both short and three months bills 18 % per cent. New York Mining Quotations. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—The following ara the closing mining QUOLAtIORS [Ontario |ophir. 321 — 18 Deadw, Gould & Curry . Hale & Norcross of the demand no change has taken place, and business modera has been e, Thi b deliveries o' shippiag orders loTge salés Bave been eached, Standurd. Unlon Cou . Yelloy Homentako. Moxioai. .. W Jaciie OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKETS Oattle Receipts Still Light and Demand from Buyers Oontinnes Good. PRICES RULE STEADY Trading Eversthing Sold— Lively and ' Soon TO STRONG Over, with ogs Wenken Still Further and Sell Ten to Fif- teen Conts.Lower, THURSDAY, Jan. 3 The recefpts of stock today were 1,998 cat- tle, 7,910 hogs and 160 9 cattle, 5,81 hogs and day. The market on the was about sfeady, while th | tle, which were apparently buyers today, sold market was fairly active, had desirable lots found their holding . beeves brought $1. for the day, while beef stecrs went There was a_good, o cow stuff, and A fuw cholce cows . with the bulk of Stockers and in very large supply. buyers, and the lighter o stronger, while heavy fe steady, ive sal a it 55 $2 L1 950 °3 00 660 3 00 300 300 105 1050 1000 06T 107 101 1107 177 1070 1006 COWw: 820 1000 . 670 850 HEIFERS, 410 L0 24 heep, as against 615 sheep yester- heavy beef stee e handy little cat- in favor with the le stronger. The and sellers who little gdifficulty in s, One bunch of ), which was the the bulk of the at fiom $3.50 to active demand for the market was brought from § the sales at from feeders were not Speculators were free attle =old a little eders were about les: 280 0 240 2 50 265 « et e S0 es8 # 5HE2888¢8 3323ceaERReEE 14 oot re sttt tans e ke S 1SS sttt s S s S ks e RS oS SEHEERE 42 250 P 3S—Today's receipts of the largest run in some tim Chicago reported a lower market, 233588se 2882 gz 88:ANS & as et ee ettt s 1ons BEBLLESZRSSERRERRS hogs, 95 cars, was ne, and_in addition Under these conditions the market here was 4 liltle slow to open, but when once under fairly active and the pens early hour. market about fic lower on h Off on light, The buyers, ho they were niot able to obuin a_reduction. The best brought § Lightweights sold $#4.10. The bulk of the hogy $4.20, aw agalnst from $.10 Representative sales: No. Av. Sh. Pr. 3L........163" ... 83 5 3 AiEsion, i) 390 200 390 . 390 § 39 gsssse s82888s g PIGS. sheep in gheep In the yarde Lodgl at §2.25G3.00; fal erns, 12.0065.00; common and- stock sh 2.00; good 400. Representative salesi No. 106 feeders.... - New York L NEW YORK, Jan. 3. head; none on sal ican ‘steers at 10@ile per | refrigerator beef, TR@e; Deeves, 3,151 sheep, and CALYES—Recelpts, cholce, Sgte ves, $2.6003.50. AND LAMBS-—Re SHER ars on sale; shcep, stead esmen_ were gene: Toads 0, while the top yesterday was $1. principally " at way the trade was were cleared at an lly calling the heavy hogs and 10c wever, claimed that quite’ that much of of heavy from $4.55 to sold at from $4 to to $4.30 yesterday. Av. Sh. Pr. L H10 40 40 410 50 410 . 410 10 10 88888 E one fresh load of Fair o choice na'ives r to common west- . 41.00Q 10 cholce 40 o 100-Ib. lambs, $2.500 Ay. Pr. 76 3120 Stock Market. BEBVES-—Recelpts, 423 b., dresed weights: Cxports toduy, 961 410 quarters of beef. @ head; harnyard calves, $2.255G2.75; wes veals, poor 1o elpts, 6,392 head; 23 ambs, e lower; p. Inferior 10 fair, $2.0093.25; lambs, inferior to prime, $3.751.621 OGS Receipts, ferior o cholce, $4.60G:5.05. 1,086 head; market weak; in Duluth Whent DULUTH, Jan. 3.—WHEA' 1 hard, cash, 6lc: May, 63! northern, cash, Wlic Market. Close: Firm July, 6o 2 northern, cash, S§%c; No. 3, 83igc: rejected, 50%c. To arrive: No. 1 hard, in_round lots, 61sc; No. 1 hard, In car lots, 614c; No. 1 northern, §9%c. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, As Compared with Wednosday's Market the Situation Was Improved. CHICAGO, Jan, 8—As compared with yester- day's market the situation in cattle was slightly improved, with fresh receipts of less than 11,000 head, and a prospect of small supy for to- morrow and Eaturday. Sales of dressed beot and @hipping steers were on a basis of from 3 10 8575 for very common to extra quality With most of the trading at from $.55 to #6 . feeding steers were held at from $3.5 culf market was strong at the The general market W r than yes and ¢ hie quality of the hogs ‘on today's ma up to the recent low avern ive, both for local st of the ¥ frof > 44,65, and th Welghts from $4.35 to $ t the | trading was done’ at from $4.55 to $435 for aver 8 of over 200 1bs, and at from $4.10 to $1.% © welkts arket was dull and unsettled about. s s at a decline elpts, th nevdd of A arried over. Sheep to $3.50 and lambs at not dem ace | and en | t 160 to though prices, fully 10c pert 100 1hw, The r were In excess of ny lots had to 1 oted ot from $1.2 to $1.25 eipte—Caitie, 40,000 head 10,500 head; calves, sheep, 13,00 head. 30 head; hogs, CHANGES OF GRAIN STOCKS, Bradstroet's Report Covering Prineipal oints of Accamulation In Amorica. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Special » and graph advices to Bradstreet's, covering principal polnts of accumulation in the United States Canada and Europe, Indicate the following u in stocks of grain last com- with the preceding United States and Canada, cast of the R ; corn, iner 1,600,000 1 Roc © and in By Large y Rocky mountains not hanges include 240,00 vators, 60,000 b, ut Fort. William, Ont 100000 B, 1n priva bu. at Fort and at bu. At Akron, bu. at N 122,00 bu. at fous Manitobn | points, . Stocks of in at St 1 in ami on % 8,000 b mber 71,000 bu. less than on Novem- orted byt in northwe nd, and nding de ini Liverpool Markots, POOL, Jan. .—WHEAT—S; 1y; deinand mo A "2 ved eprin Manitoba, o8 ;' No. opened dull, with nea higher ‘and equally _distribu pot, quiat red winter, shausted; Ni ifornia, § and distint closing st a; buf stead N b ady; new. Futur tant positios s 'lower; closed with near positions 4 farthings lower and distant positions 8 farthings lower; busin, Ty positic o h, 4% 2iad; I, 4 FLOUR—Dull;" deniand winter, by PROVISIONS—Hacon, moderate; Cumberland with nea 24d; Ma poor; auiet, st cut, 2§ ong’ clear, light, 18 b 45 108, 6 ; shy clear middling, 14 10 16 s, 4 Hatns, short cut, 14 to 16 ibs., 4ls. Noith American, nominal, 63 prime mcss, 608, western me western, n 5. Beef, Pork, prim jum,’ 53 8. Lard, s 3d; refined, in pails, CHE Steac Amcrican, white, Bs 6. BUTTER—Finest United Staf TURPENT Spirits, 208 3. 35 90, ) OIL—Liverpool, refined, 185 6d. D OIL—21s 4, 'ROLEUM-—Refined, 5%, REFRIGERATOR BEISF—Fore quarters, hind quarters, 6d BLEACHING POWDER—Hardwood, pool, 17 10s. HOPS—At London (Pacific coast), £2 158, PIAS—Canadian, 4s 110, demand moderate; finest finest American, ' colored, s; good, 60s. 3 %d; t. o b, Coffee Market. NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—COFFEE—Options opened firm at unchanged to 10 points advance, ruled quiet after exccution of demand for for- elgn buying orders; weakened under lower clos- ing of Havre markel ady at net un- changed to § points sales, 13,500 bags, including: January, $13.250 13.40; April, § 5 Rio, steady! Cordova, 184@10¢;" sales, bags Rio, spot, $14; 600 bags Santow, No. 7, epot, 16%c; bags Matacaibo, p. L.i wilrehouse dellVeries from New York yesterday, 6,995 bags; New York stock today, 214,639 bags; United States stock, 238,590 bags;’ afloat for the United States, 268,000 bags total’ visible for the United States, 506,59 bags against 520,453 bags last year. SANTOS, Jan. 3.—Firm; good average Santos, $18.20; receipts, 19,000 bags; stock, 401,028 bags. HAMBURG, Jan. 3.—Qulet; prices %4@% pfg. higher; sales, 1,000 bags. HAVRE, Jan, 3.—Close quiet; total sales, 19,000 bags. RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 3.—Firm; No. 7, Rio, $12.50; exchange, ' 10%d; receipts,” 22,000 ' bags: cleared for the United States, 6,000 bags; cleared for Burope, none; stocl, 234,000 bags. LONDON, Jan! 3.—Stock, January 1, 95,608 bags; last month, 98,655 bags. Forelgn kank Statements, LONDON, Jan. 3.—The weekly statement of the Bank of England, lssued today, shows the following changes as’ compared with the pre- vious account: Total reserve, increase, £301,000 circulation, Increase, £242,000; bullion, * increase £543,601; other securities, increase, £5,012,000; othe deposits, increase, £5,578,000; public deposifs, in- crease, (2,332,000; notes reserve, increase, £342,000; government sectrities, increase, £1.900,000. ‘The proportion of the Hank of ingland’s re- rve to liabllity, which last week was 63.59 per cent, is now 53.34 per cent. PARIS, Jan. 8.—The weéekly statement Bank of France, issued today, shows lowing changes as compared with the previous account: Notes fn circulat'on, increase, 197,560,- 000f; treasury accounts, current, decrease, 42,765, o00f} gold In hand, 2,0000; bills dis counted, increase, silver’ in hand, decrease, 6,375,0001. Cotton Market. Quiet; middiing, 5,500 bales; ship- of the the fol- 108,850,001 ; y: chruar 10; Augusi i5; October, NEW ORLI middling, 6 11-16c ordinary, 4 9-1 13,87 binles; coustwise 404,107 b Jan, 3.—COTTON-—Weak; fow middiing, 413-16c; good i net receipts, 13,855 b ETOES, DoIts to Great Britain, 12,637 bale 1,180 bales; sales, 7,145 bales; stock, Toledo Grain Market. TOLEDO, Jan. 8.—WHEAT—Firm, 2, cash, bike: May, 08 CORN—Duli, mixe OAT white, 82c. higher; No. 3 2 mixed, 4lc; No, i [ No. mixed, 30c; easler; prime, cash, RECEIPTS—Wheat, 18,600 bu.: cprn, 68,600 bu.; oats, 1,000 bu.; clover seed, 650 hags, SHIPMENTS—Flour, 1,00 bbls, 603 bags, Di bu. clover seed, Reserve, ZW YORK, Jan, 8.—Gold to the amount of 000 has boen engaged for shipment to rope, and the treasury will thereby be reduced below ~ $85,000,000. bankers are agreed that shipm with short int ruptions, for many weeks, and the opinion 18 expresscd by some New York bankers that the moven e ‘8o extensive that the gold reserve will be reduced to what 18 con- sldcred the danger point by the administration. sugar Market. YORK, Jan. 3.—SUGAR-Raw ags cenirifugal, 96 test, active; i 830 bags Ol Murket, Jan, 3—CALCUTTA LIN Junuary and December shi) i, "Erisco Wheat Market, FRANCISCO, Jan, 3.—JVHEA vilhes LONDON, Spot, 8ix b via Cape, SAN May, —Steady; Wool Market. 8T. LOUIS, Jan. 8.—WOOL—Quiet, unchanged. Financlal Notes NS, Jun. 8.-Clearings, 3.—Clearings, $17, NEW ORLE. BOSTON, Jan. ances, §1,949,830, BALTIMORE, Jan, balances, §1,061,145. NEW YORK, Jun. balances, $10,852,43 PHILA 850; balar BERLIN, Jan days' sighi, 20 marks 39 pK. PARIS, Jan. 3.—Three per ¢ for the account. Exchange on London, for checks. $3,586,018. 3.-Clearings, $5,168,221; 3.—Clearings, $140,304,901; 4.—Clearings, $19,420,~ on London, elght nt rentes, 101¢ 251 15 I8 adrid, Athens, quoted today 12.00; Lisbon, 23 Peteraburg, 0; i Rome, 106 IN, Jun. rate of diseount cent. MEMPHIS, Jan. 3 ri ances, 386,670 New York exch par 1 $1.50 premiun Jan. ances, Money, dull at Exchange on New York, Tic pre CHICAGO, Jan. 3-Clearings ¥ on call, 4g4% per cent; on tn cent. New York exehange, 80 pre elling at 9,067; bal- per’ cent plum bid. $17.875.10), 566 per am. Ster ling commercial, #86% @4, 5i%. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8—The Treausry depart ment was adviedd today of the withdrawal of $300.000 gold for export to Canada, leaving the true amount of the gold reserve at §50.4,032; cash balance, $161,279,50 proiilidte S S—— WEEK WITH THE MILLE Oatput Light at All Conters and the Flonr Trade Very Dall, MINNEAPOLIS, “Jan. 8.—The Northwest- ern Miller says: Minneapolis mills ground only 55,320 barrels of flour last week, against 81445 barrels the week before last and 141,476 barrels in 1883, This week the output p Ises to approximate 48,000 barrels, The little change In flour unless the dullness is more pronounced. Light as the output was the week's sales lacked some of dlsposing of it. A little more export seems to have been worked, though low prices had to be accepted. Forelgners have shown a_little more interest for a few days past. Export shipments were 9,258 barrels, against 13, barrels the week before and 20,635 barrels in 1803, Duluth-Superior barrels, against 3 week and 46,624 barrels mill 1s grinding this wee improved and wheat is The forelgn trade 18 Were no exports last week Milwaukee's output was 19,630 barrels, against 36,498 barrels the previous week and rrels fn 1803, The mille will be shut down most of the present week, having enough flour on hand to Ml the few orders coming. Trade is very dull, Export ship- ments were 5,500 sacks, against 1,000 sacks the week before. St. Louis mil last we made onl mills ground only 1, 2 barrels the previou in 1893, Only one ek. Flour has not a fraction higher. nchanged, Th most of . .and those in 19,200 barrels, against 55,900 by 'k befor Trade was stagnant, ing reported for either domestic op few sales 1 or_export, All of the Ohlo mills reported bu: ould be, with nothing ch ness as ring as report British t, with pri bout the same, New ork experienced nother week of small trade, with business much curtailed by the holidays. Tennessee millers state that the past week broke all records for duliness. 'The week in the Baltimore mar- ket was conspicuous for dullness. In North Dakota the week was unsatisfactory. ———— IRON TRADE REVIE Our markets qu slgn cablegrams General Anticipation of Hetter Demand During the Vear. CLEVELAND, Jan. 8.—The Tron Trade Review this week will say: What Is or is not done in fron and steel in the last week of an old y nd the first week of a new year does not, signify o much as the in- dications as to future business that are at such times most closely scanned, There may more of hope than of prophecy In the general confidence expressed that the new year is to be one of enlarged demand. but the old reason for this lelief still holds ol as most frequently applied to the railronds—that imperative requirements have not been met yet they soon must be. It is nowhere beliéved that the railroads can go through another year with purchases of less than 760,00 tons of rails for both new mileage and renewals, but the imme- diate developments as to rail contracts are no more promising than a month ago. In active business through the holids week the east appears to lead, with Chicago and the central west quiet in most lines, At Philadelphia _inquiries received both in raw and fin'shed goods indicate that January will exceed sctatio Sastern fu are holding prices st and have accumu- lated little stcek. The Novemb.r increase in coke iron stocks n western Penn and eastern Ohio furnace yards are sible for the weakness evidenced in sections the past fortnight, with Be still selling at from $10 to $10.15 at Pit admittedly cost for soms furnac Structural developments in eastern cities, particularly New York and Boston, ha een encouraging, and mills west of the Alleghenies are not likely to stand too stiffly on prices when the work is given out. Bar fron men east of the mountai getting together to stop the elimination of extras’ and to put the trade on a better footing—something the western manufactur- s have been unable yet to start to ac- complish. —_— PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE, $ semer burg, Seven Persons Injured In a Wreck on the Philadelphia & Reading. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.—Seven persons were injured in a railroad wreck which oc- curred early this morning on the Philadelphia & Reading road a short distance below Ger- mantown. The injured are: C. W. Fell, brakeman, contusion of the shoulder; R. 0'Grady, cut about head by flying glass, and T. Snyder, Police Sergeant Redfern, Police Lieutenant Keyser and Frank Bacon, all of whom were able to go to their homes. The colllsion was between passenger trains 181 going to Chestnut Hill and 88 returning to the city. Both engines were badly smashed and two cars of the down train were completely wrecked. Both engincers escaped by jumping. The down train left Germantown at 12:15 a. m. It met the other, which started from the terminal at 11:47, reaching Germantown at 12:16. The up train was just leaving Wingohocking and by the time it got to the Mill street bridge it met with a crash. The switch had not been correctly turned and the switchman can glve no reason for such fail- ure. He was standing in front of his box and claims that he did not know that the switch was not all righ e L SENDING CORN TO THE WEST. Southern States Making Up Rellef Ti for the Drouth Suffercrs, ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 3.—Contributions of corn for the Nebraska relief train which fs to leave here January 15 are pouring in from every section of Georgia and the indications are now that the amount donated by gener- ous farmers of the state will exceed the ca- pacity of one train to transport. The town of Demorest sent a carload, President Hoff- man of the Seaboard Air line and President Spencer of the Southern rallway have each contributed one car and President Spencer has tendered the use of the Georgia Pacific warehouse free of charge for the storage of the contributions. All roads will haul the contributions free, NASHVILLE, Jan, 3.—Friday there will be a public meeting of citizens at the Cham- ber of Commerce to donate food supplies to the Nebraska drouth sufferers. In Hunts- ville, Ala, a carload of provisions Is being donated for the same purpose. RALEIGH, C., Jan. 3—The farmers of Robertson county are making up a carload of corn to be sent to the people of Nebraska, Ladies are collecting money for the same purpose at several points in North Carolina. Falr and Colder in Eastern Nebraska with Variable Winds. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—The forecast for ska—Tair; colder in the eastern variable winds. Missouri—Fair; northerly winds. For Towa—Tair; colder; northerly winds, For South Dakota Air; warmer in the western portion; variable winds. For Kansas—Fair; colder; northerly winds, Loeal Record, OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Jan. 3.--Omahi record of temper: atre anil rafifall, compared Wit e corre: Sponding day of the past four years: PORIng oy VAR 1l 1503, 1892 2 19 a0 QLSO B A . 16 16 14 28 ipitation ... 06 T T .0 ndition of temperatiire and precipitation | at Omaha for the day and since March 1, 1804: Normal temperature....... Deficlency for the day... . Normal precipitation....... Excess for the day. Total precipitation & Deficiéncy since March 1. Koports from Other Stations decidedly colder; Maximum temperature. ... um temperature, . age temperature. 2 1 inch ATV inch ce March 11607 inches <+ 1871 inches at 8 M. STATIONS WTATE OF WEATHEK, w AR cumrduRg, ~AeD 0 amre ~eauiaY, KUK - woneNapag] Omaba..... North Piatto Valentine. Chicako 8t. Louis. St Faui, .01 Davenpore. Kansus Clty. . Denver........ 8alt Lake Ciiy.. .. Hapid Cly Helena, ar. K cloudy. 00/ Cloudy. 04 Cloudy 16 | Snowlng, 00| Clear 00 Clear teloudy, | Poe—— cenFid s City. " caion Mile G indicates trice of precipitation. LOOKING FOR THEIR MONEY Atohison Stookholders Think They See & Plan to Recover It, INVESTIGATING THE 810,000,000 LEAKAGE 1t They Can Ascertain Who Secared it They win to Recover Tt—Share holders Asked to Help Defray the Expenso of Investigating. Proceed NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—The Atchison Proe tective committee, of which Theodore Myers I8 chairman, has issued a circular to stocks | holders of the company, soliciting contribus tions to a furd for an independent inves! gation of the affairs of the company and the prosccution of those upon whom rests the responsibility for the alleged extravagant | waste of time and money, aggregating $10,« 000,000, and for the alleged falsification of the books of the company. “While," says the circular, “the report of Stephen Little bo accepted as accurate so far as it goes, for some reason not a word is vouche safed as to who recelved the misapplied funds, nor as to whother any facts exist which may enable the shareholders to res ceive cither the whole or any part of it from the parties responsible thercfor, and who were the participants In the falsification of the company’s accounts and who of the management can be held liable for the losses sustained by security holders who wero des ceived by the false and misleading states ments published by the company.™ The circular continues: “The committee ays a contribution on the part of the share- holders of 10 cents per share will yield a fund cufficient for the purpose, and it re- spectfully requests if you are in sympathy with the movement and desire to co-operate with the committee in its efforts in your behalf that you remit your contribution at the rate stated to William Palmer Smith, treasurer, 96 Broadway, New York, either by draft, postofiice money order or in cur= rency by express, the receipt of which will be duly acknowlédged.” can NOT BUYING THE ROAD, { Denlal that the Vanderblits Wl Parchase tho Oregon Short Some western newspapers, and particularly those of Wyoming, see in the divorcement of the Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern from the Union Pacific a Vanderbil: deal to secure @ transcontinental line by the aps polntment of George W. Ristine as receiver of the Short Line, with headquarters either at Portland or Salt Lake City. The scheme, ac- cording to w n ideas, Is an extension of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missourl Valley rail- road, a part of the Chicago & Northwestern system, from Casper to Opal, a distance of about 400 miles, and then make traffic ar- rangements with the Short Line and the Oregon Railway and Navigation company, thereby giving the Vanderbilts an independ- ent road from New York to Portland via Chicago, Missourl Valley, Casper, Opal, Hunt= ington and Oregon points. An official of the Northwestern system flatly contradicted the rumor to a Bee man yesters day and said that the building of any extens sion at the present time was out of the quese tion. He conceded that such a plan might have been thought of at one time, but the country did not warrant the building of any new, roads at this time. The Elkhorn, he stated, had been built for the future, and while the counties along the line were in fairly pros- perous condition, still the road continued a burden on the main system and it would be 50 until the country traversed by the Elk- horn was more largely inhabited, He depre= cated in the talk to The Bee man the sensa- tional stuff being sent out by new:papers relative to the needy of the western countles: He thought the state was entirely able to take care of and provide for the drouth suf- ferers and criticised the methods resorted to to get sympathy, in a broad, conservative manver. In Boston, he said, people having large interests in Nebraska were growing fearful that the whole state had gone to the dogs, when as a matter of fact there were but few counties that could not take care of their poor. He stated emphatlcally that the calamity utterances of the papers would re- tard the growth of Nebraska for the next five years, until in an abundance of crops and easier financlal conditions the sensational articles would be forgotten. DIFFICULTIES SENT TO COMMITTEES, Union Paclfic Boycott and Atchison Troubles Delny an Agreement. CHICAGO, Jan. 3.—The gencral meeting of the western lines convened again this morning to take up the question of the Transcontinental Passenger association. The matter of lifting the boycott from the Union Pacific was referred to a subcommittee com- posed of all the lines Interested, and it will report to the general meeting at the con- clusion of its work. The matter of grant- ing differentials to the Canadian Pacific was referred to the advisory committee of the Bmigrant Clearing house, which will in this instance act as a subcommittee to the general meeting. The troubles between the Southern Pacific and the Atchison were referred to a committee consisting of Gen- eral Passenger Agents Eustis of the Bure lington and Goodman of the Southern Pa- cific and Passenger Trafic Manager White of the Atchison. It is not expected that any of these committees will report befors tomorrow afternoon, and they may be later than tomorrow in doing so. The net earnings of the Atchison for the month of November were $1,405,188, a_de- crease of $28436 from November, 1893, Barnings of the system for the five months from July 1 to November 30 show a de- :g;;m of $291,080 from the same period of ONLY ONE RECEIVER NEEDED, Fort Worth & Donver Road Flaced In Churge of Morgan Jones. FORT WORTH, Tex., Jan, 3.—The suit of the Mercantile Trust company of New York for the foreclosure of the first mortgage bonds of the Fort Worth & Denver rafle road and the appointment of a receiver was heard by Judge Green today. The attorney stated it was desired that only one receiver be appointed for the interests of the bonde holders as two or more would be a useless burden and the road ought to be under the management of one man, and he was aus thorized by the Union Pacific, Denver & Guif people to ask that but one receiver by appointed, Judge Green agreed to appoint one receiver and to give the rellef asked in the petition and stated he would make an order to that effect. Both sides agreed to the appointment of Morgan Jones as recelver and the property covered by the mortgage will be turned over to him. The action taken by the court in the appolntment of a recelver does not Indicate any dlssatisfaction with John D. Moore, who s at present one of the receivers, but was simply a matter of expediency, though formerly when It was included in the Unlon Pacific, several were required. -— Nelson @ Nenutorlal Candidate, AUL, Jan. 3.—The re-election of Sens ator W. D. Washburn was made somewhat doubtful by the announcement this afters noon of the candidacy of Governor Knute Nelson for that position. Ex-Congressman Comstock came out In opposition to Senaton Washburn gome days ago, but until today, Governor Nelson has kept'out of the fight, although generally considered as the ong man who might defeat Senator Washburn, The announcement was made by G Nelson to Senator Washburn in person, and s supposed o Nave been partly caused by, attacks on the governor by friends of Bens ator Washburn, but distinclly disavowed by that gentleman 8 s Car Load of Provisions Enroute to Lexingroi, PLYMOUTH, Ind, Jan. 8.-The citizens toduy shipped a carload of merchandise to the Nebraska sufferers, the dest/nation belng Lexington, Dawes county. The car cons talned several hundred suits of clotues, three tons of flour and oal meal, many bushels of vegetables and a large amount of old clothing and provisions. The business men of the city also raised several hundred dollars in money, which will also be sent t@ L A WELSH, Observer. the same address,