Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 27, 1895, Page 6

BNPPRe— COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL @ain of One Oent in Wheat Was Scored Yosterday. MANY FACTCRS FIGURED IN THE RESULT Corn Startcd Strong Early Without Any- thing Particularly Encouraging that Was Not Proviously Known Be- fore the Trade Openod. CHICAGO, Feb, 26.—A gain of 1c In whéat today made a red letter day for the bulls. A decrease of nearly 5000,00 bu. in the world's visible last week, 2,800,000 bu. of it oceuring in this country; shipments from ex- porting countries, Wwhich fell 13,000,- 00 bu, short of supplylng the weekly needs of the Iimportations and ev- jdences that American wheat s now the cheape in the world In the ghape of an anxious Inquiry for it for abroad, were ail eclements of strength. Today country millers bought 130,000 bu. in stored winter wheat, and New York re- ported 13 boat loads. The wheat market re- ported firm and ruled strong during the en- tire forenoon. The Liverpovl market was called firm at an advance of %d, and with an upward tendency, Paris was quoted firm. Berlin % mark higher, and New York re- ported a continental demand for wheat. Tne I0glish supply, which yesterday was reported to huve increased 0,0 bu. last week, It was found had decreased about 00,000 bu., a mistake having been made in the quantity of Hour said to have been im- ported, which made the above difference of about ‘20,000 bu. in the resuit. The total quantity afivat from all the exporting coun- tries last week fell 3,000,000 bu, short of the estimated weekly requirements of the in orting countrics, and about noon it became nown that the 10cks in this country at the points ineluded in Bradstreet's visible sup- ply statement had decreased 000 bu., compared with @ decrease bu. at the same place week of the year befor bearish feature in the was the receipt of 615 carionds of wheat at Minneapolis and Duiuth, but that is ail shipping wheat, worth e to 10c per bu. more than the article which is used to specu- late in. Sorn started strong, without anything par- ticularly encouraging that was not pre- viously known concerning it. The receipts here were 439 cars, comparcd with 306, but the course of the market yesterday was not quite satisfactory to the local shorts, and they were inclined to cover. The breaking up of the country roads, which was one of the reasons given for the firmness of the day before, was again referred to, and peared to be one of the actuating influen against firmness this morning. S firmation of the effect of D found in the fact cf the estim for tomorrow being only 160 cars. St. Louis gent bullish dispatches and buying orders. The opening price for May was 45%c, and very soon it touched 45%c to 45tec, reacted to 46¢, and then became strong again, ad- yancing to 45ic, and closing with buyers at 5%, There was considerable actlvity in oats, The price was influenced principally by the firmness in wheat and corn together, ‘with gome effect resulting from Bradstreet's re- port of a decrease in oats of 230,000 bu. May opened at 20%c, sold at 20%c’ down o from 29%c to 29%c, and 1p to fiom 20%" o 20%¢, at ‘which price it closed, an advance of e, The receipts of h 15,000 head, ana that, confirming yest o light run. Fave the provision ma * start o gain of about Sc in pork and At the close that gain was 10st ai Pork, which closed yesterday at _$10.25, a at $10.273% and sold as high as $10.30 5, but owing to the closing strength in price recovered to $10.2% and_closed at that. Lard sold at $6.52%5 and closed at $6.473%, Ribs sold from $.30 10 $.25, and closed at $5.971, Recelpts for tomorrow are estimated: 14 cars; corn, 160 cars; oats, 107 cars; 9.000 head. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. | _Opon. | High. | Low. | Oloss. 51 B3| 543 one solitary & announcemerit Wheat, hogs, 52 543 6534 543 B1% Bl 8o il i 4 a1y 203! 24 29) 29 Ju. 27! 28 Pork per bbl Feb. Srsz ozl et 10 27i4) 10 30 o B2 RibA= 55075 H0 Cash quotations were as follows: FLOUR—Unchanged. WHEATCNo. 2 spring, Si¥c; No. 3 epring, No. 2 red, b2, No. 2, 43e. OATS—No. 2,'28%c; No, 2 white, 31%@31%c; No. 3 white, Stic. RYE—-No. 2, Glle. BARLEY—No. 2, 53@3%c; No. 3, 51@53c; No. 4, BOG31 e FLAX SEED—No. 1, $1.%9. EED-Prime, $5.55. per 100 1bs., $6.57%; short ribs, sides (loose), dry salted shoulders (boxed), nominal; shoit ¢ sides (boxed), nominal. WHISKY—Distillers' finlshed goods, per gul., 25, he following wero the recelpts and shipments Receipts. 12,000 7500 Flour, bbla. . Wheat, bu... Corn, bu & 171250 Qas. bu.. 11 200000 Rye.bu, . 9.150| Barley, bu 57,400 On the Producs €xchange todiy the butter mar- ket was dull: creamery, 10w22ic: dairy, 96 Eq steady; really fresh, 17@20e, ' NEW YUORK GENEKAL MARKET. Closing Quotations on the Prit modities and Staples. NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—FLOUR-—Recelpts, 27,- 000 bbls.; exports, 20,400 bbls.; sales, 3,600 pkis. Market stron, it firmer prices, which are freely Dbid. Business again lagely In city milis. Bpring patents had a good call; ity mill patents, $4.0004.15; city mill clears, $3.35; Minnesota pat- ents, $3.0503.80; Minnesota bakers, $2.00G3.60; winter extrn, $.00G4.80; apring extra, $14602.65; winter low grades, $1.70 Southern tlour, dull; common to falr extra, $1.80%2.40; good to cholce extra, $240G295. Kye fiour, frm salcs, 50 bbl erfine, §i X funcy, §170G3 00. Buckwheat flour, quiet; §i BUCKWHEAT-Quiet; $1.6001.70, CORN MEAL—Dull; west §1.05@1.10; Bran @ywine, $2.00° sales, 40 bbis., 5,00 sucks. RYE—Nominal; car lots, 0ic; boat loads, 56 BARLEY—Dull; two-rowed state, 60GCle; Can- ada, 0@72%c. BARLEY MALT—Nominal; 10a20; six-Towed, 73GT6e. WHEAT—Recelpts, 5,200 exports, 89,800 bu.; sales, 4,290,000 ‘bu. futures and 104,000 bu, -rn(. 8pot market firm; No. 2 red, in store and elevator, B§ie; afloat, 5%e; 1. 0. b., 60%e, afloat; 88%c, delivered; No. 1 hard, Options opened firmer on a cor- glish visible supply from 600,000 to 600,000 bu. decrease; closed @ i February closed al 55¢; M % closed at B8ic; May, G3%@5u June, BSWGOIC, closed at B94e ‘clowed August, 68 ip Com- western, bu. ; 1 ‘northern, e, dellyered rection in the 4, at @ige: December clo; 3 CORN—Recelpts, 25,400 bu.; exports, 21,100 bu.; sales, 6,000 bu. futuies and 21,000 bu. spot. Spot market firm; No. 2. 49%¢ ; Giwe afloat; steamer mixed, 49%c, de Options opened steady; later 'advanced vering, due to small ‘estimates and predictions of rains, and closed e higher; February closed at 49%c; May, WG closed at 4%e; July, 49@He, closed Rocllnll, 82600 bu.; exports, 600 bu,; o . futures and 20,00 bu. market firm; No. 2, 33%@340; No. Livered, MKG3Ec: No. 3, Sic; No. Bko; No. §'White, FNGTige; trick, Waite west- om, 8, white tate B4, “Options quiet t steady, clos'ng unchanged at Ho advince; February, 33%,033%c, closed at 33%c: March, wht. closed at 83%c: April, - 33% @4 at 8%0; My, 33%@d3ke. closed at 3%c “gfiv—mm shipping, 46@édc; Kood to cholce, uiet: state, common to cholce, old, .m' Paclfic coast, old, 3%@Tc; 184, @11 b‘a&-m«:\u wet alled, New “oricans, 44 @se; enos Ayres, ‘exas, dry, 1G7%e. LEATHIR-Steady; hemiock - role " Buens light to heavy weights, 141@iTc. L—Quiet; domestic fleece, 1062Ke; putled, WISIONS—Heef, steady; family, $11.00§12.00, mess, $7.50G8.00; beel hams, $17; packed, 00610.00; ' clty, extra India mess, $16.0/G18 0) It meats, firm; pickled bellles, 6%@6c; plekied pickled hams, La at $0.101 olty 81 64 GoNc, wulon, 170 at $6.70; clty & o wales, 170 e closed at $6.90, nominal; Ma Rominal’ refined, sivad Inent, $G1o , b@9%e. Pork, steady; no family, 311.5001 'ER—~Weak; western dairy, bgibe 1502, western factory 10@1Tc; state dal 1%e; Elgins, 25¢, Dart skitne, 308, full st T use: § i fuil sichins, e 8~ Firm e and Pennsylvania, 8lc; lce Washington in bulk. American, $0.50§12.50. Copper, rice, $9.60; exchange price, $9. rokers’ price, $3.02% Tin, quiet; Straits, $) fat: brokers . Lead, q exchange price, $3.074. 00@13.0713; plates. steady. Speiter, duil; domestie, $.1 tes on “cannge, 10 tons July tin at $13; 2 tons August, §13; 2 tons to April 3, one day's notice, $12.95. ROSIN-Firm; strained, common to good, $1.40 TURPENTINE-Firm at 8o, RICE-Steady; domestie, fair to extra, %@ @c; Japan, 4156%e. MOLASSES—Steady; New Orleans, open kettle, good to cholee, 330 ORANGE fornin, #. COTTO ) OTL—Thnctive; oft crude, 21c; prime_summer _yellow, yeliow, 2@thc: yellow butter grades, prime ‘white, 20@abc. Florlda, $1.00G3.00; Call- 209 OMAHA GENERAL MARKET, Condition of Trade and Quotationy on Staple and_Faney Produce, | The butter market has Been slow for som Nttle time, and tho feeling Is weak The receipts of egge are very light, and the market has advanced quite rapldly during the t few days. While the wenther Is very mild, does not nppear o have any effect upon the ation g an increase In the Wtock, 6@8c; comn frr1 mery, 18 in to falr, choles 13015 sep Strictly fres LTRY—Chicken 6c; heavy PO Y rator Sa% Pl0e; ancy, full d 4ol cholce heavy, ducke, falr to good, ed, 9@ e, fair to @se; fu full , 9@10c. AME—BIut wing teal, per doz., green wing teal, per doz., $1.25§1.50% mixed, doz., '$1.0041.25; "canyasbncks, 6.00; mallards and red hends, $2.50G3.00; rabbits, Bic; Jack rabbits, 7Toci squirrels, OO f~Choice fat, 70 ta 110 Jbs., are quoted at e and coarse, 3a4c. Wisconsin full cream, Young Ameri- cang, twing, ¢; Nebraska and Towa, full cre A and Towa, part ekims, 70 fe; . 1, 1le; brick, No. 1, 1le; $1.50; ducks, 000 mail Upland hiy, $9; midland, $5.50; lowland §8; rye straw, $6. Color makes the price 01 hay. Light shades sell the best. Only top grades bring top prices. VEGETABLES. POTATOES—Western stock, car lots, 65c; small Tots, T0e, OLD TEA Lim be ONTON 2.0, CATIAGE-On CELER er Hand ns, per Ib., Glc. S—0n orders, $l. ple $1.90G2.00; 0G1.10; per bbl., $2.36@ ers, 2e. w@tle; Callfornia, 9@ 2.50; Kan- t—Per crate of a doz. and hall Per doz. bbl., $1.60. Ktoc 5 Coneord, none; gross, $10,00410. CRANBERRIES—Jerseys, ver bbl. TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES—Floridas, per box, 8.7 fornia navals, $2.50; ‘seedlings, $3. $2.0042.50 per bunch. 200 to 30, choice, GRRAPES per 66 to G8-1b, bhls fancy, $1LOO@ILGO 94.00; Cali- 0. MISCELLANEOUS, RS—Medium, per can, 16c; horseshoes, , 21¢; extra’ selects, com: i New York counts, 30c; bulks, . $L70. Xtra fancy, 16c; ; Californfa, bags, 7e. New York, 17c; darl ained, 4 to 10-1b. can allon Jug English selects, standard, pe NEW 'F choice, 12 HONE fornia, faney, 14c; U@1Ge; Cali- , per Ib., 1 per doz., $12. walnuts, soft- oice white, per bbl., $4.50@ 5062 7. ney, in_halt bbis., per Ib., 6c; condenscd, per case of 3 S AND TALLOW. en hides, 3Gdc; No. 2 green hides, n salted hides, Ge; No. 2 green’ sal 14c; No. 1 green salted hides, 25 45 40 bs., 5c; No. 2 green saited hides, 25 to 40 1be,, 414ci’ No. 1 veal calf, 8 o 15 Ibs., Sc: No. 2 veal'calf, '8 10 15 Ibs,, fe; No. 1 dry flint hides, No. 2 'dry fiint hides,’ Gc; No. 1 dry salted hidcs, fe; part cured hides %c per Ib. less than fully ‘cured. SHEEP PELTS—Green salted, = each, 2560c; &green salted shearlings (short wooled eatly skins) each, 6@l5c; dry shearlings (short wooled carly sking), No. 1, ench, 6q10c; dry shearlings (short wooled “early' sking) No. 2, each, Ge; dry fiint, Kansas ‘and - Nebraska butcher wool pelts, -per 1b., actual. weight, 6@Sc; dry flint Kuansas and Nebraskamurrain wool pelts, per. Ib., actual welght, 4@6e; ary fiint Colorado butcher wool pelts, per Ib.,! actual weight, 4@6%c; - dry -flint Colorado murrain wool - pelts, ~per ib., actual weliht, 4@6e, TALLOW AND GREASE—Tallow, No. 1, 8%c; tallow, No. 2, 8c: grease, white A, 3%@4isc: grense, white B, 8c; grense, yellow, fc; grease, dark, 25@3c; old but:er, 2@%c; beeswax, prime, 17@20c; rough tallow, 2¢. FURS. FURS—Bear, black, No. 1 large, $20.00@: No. 1 medium, $15; No, 1 small, $8.00G10.00; black, yearlinis, 1 large, $12.000015. mediim, $10; No. 1 small, $7; bear, black, cubs, No. 1 large, $6.0003.00; No. 1 'medium, $6.0066.00; No. 1 small, $; bear, black, Moatana'and Itocky mountain, No. 1 large, $18.00@2).00; No. 1 medium, $14; No. i small, 310; bear, black, Montana yea lings, No. 1 large, $12; No. 1 medium, $5; No. 1 smali, $5; black, - Montana No. 1 large, $6.4 1 medium, $4.00; 1 small, $; bear, siver tip, No. 1 No. 1 medium,’ $12; No. 1’ smail, $8; bear, silver tip, yearlings, No. 1 large, $1i; No. 1 medium, 35 No. 1 small, $5; bear, silver tip, cubs, No. 1 large, $6; No. 1 'medium, $1.50; No. 1 small, $ bear, brown, No. 1 I 0G25.00; No. 1 medium, $16: No. 1 small,' §12; bear, brown, year- lings, No. 1 large, $10.00¢12.0); No. 1 medlim, § No. 1 small, 10; bear, brown, cubs, No. 1 large, 7, No. 1 medium, $6; No. 1 small, $8; badger, No. 1 large, $1.00G1.60; No. 1 medium, 6dc; No. 1 small, G0c; fisher, No. 1 large, §§; No, 1 medium, $6; No. 1 small, $4; fox, silver, us 6 color, ue: cording ‘to beauty, No. 1 large, $100; No. 1 medium, $60; No. 1 small, $50; fox, silver, pile, according to beauty, No. 1 large, $60; No. 1 medium, $30; No. 1 gmall, fox, cross, No. 1 large, §7; No. 1 medium, 13;° No. 1 small, §2; fox, red, No. 1 large, $1.60: No. 1 medjum, $1. No. 1 small, §1; fox, griy, No. 1 large, T5c; No, 1 medium, No. 1 smail, 40c; fox kits, No. 1 large, Sc; No. 1 medium, 40¢; No. 1 small, 3) lynx, No.' 1 large, $3: No. 1 medium, $2; No. 1 small, $1.50; marten, No. 1 large, §2:' No. 1 me- dium, $1.50; No. 1 small, $1; mink, No. 1 large, 60@tic; No. 1 medium, ‘40c; No, ‘1 small, gic; mink, dark, No. 1 large, 65¢; No. 1 med:um, 40 No. 1 small, 30c; mountain lion, perfect hea and No. 1 large, $1.00@2.00; Imperfect skin No. 1 small, $; olter, pale, No. i 7: No. 1. medium, $5; No. 1 small, $4; No. 1 large, €@70c; No. 1 medium, Gci No. 1 smoli, Sc; raccoon, black, as to beaut ¢ 2, G0C@S200; skunk, black, cased, na 1 No. 1 large, 8c; No. 1 mediun, 40c; 2e; skunk, broad striped, No. 1 wolverine, No. 1 large, $4; No, 1 0. 1 emall, §2; woif, mountain, No. ,'$3;' No. 1 medium, § mall, $1.60; wolf, prairie, No. 1 large, 65a%c; No. 1 medium, 40c; beaver, per wikin, No. 1 .00;’ No.' 1_medfum, No. 1 2; beaver Kkits, No. No. 1 medium, ‘$1.60; No. 1 small, muskrats winter, No. 1’ large, 8@10c; ‘medium, fc No. 1’ small, 7e; muskra No. 1 large, 4G6e; No. 1 medium, 1c; 1 small, 6o muskrat kits, 2a3c. Wool Markot, PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.—WOOL—Moderate mand, steady; ‘Ohlo, Pennsylvania and West Virginid, XX and abo X and above, 16@17¢; ‘medium, - 20G21c 21@2% common, 18G19c; New York. Michigan, Wash: Ington, ‘ete., 16@17c; X, 15G6c; medium, 190 e; quartér-blood, ' 20@21c; common, 11G15c; waihing and combing and delaine, fine, 18@2c; medium, 21G22c; low, 22G23c; coarse, 20@2lc} unwashéd 1ight and bright, fine, 11G12:; medium, 16@16c; low medium, 16@17c; coarse, 15@16c; unwasied dark colored lght, fine, 9@10c; heavy, fine, 5@Sc; medium, 12@13c; finé medium, 1@ 12¢;’ coarse, 11@12c; territorial and northwestern light, fine,’ §@10c; 'fine, 1G9¢; medium, fine, 10 @lici medium, 11@13C; quarter-blood, 12G13c; coarse, 10G12c. BOSTON, Feb. 26.—The wool market continued quiet, but firm in’tone, the volume of sales foot- g UP to & very falf average. Manufacturers are buying with consjderable freedom, and the lots of wool shown by most of the dealers are now pretty well broken up, but that does not seem to strenkthen prices appreciably, — Buyers are turning thelr attention more toward foreign Koods, now that the domestic offerings are get- tng low. Territory wools, Montana, fine and fine medium, $@12¢; No. 2 medium, 12G13c; Wyoming, Utah, Dakota, 'Nevada, 1daho'and Colorado, fine and fino medium, $@lic; No. 2 medlum, 11@12c; Calitornia wools, ‘spring. northern, 10G1215c; mid- dle counties, spring, @11c: Orcgon Mills, eastern, fair, 9G10c; cholce, 11G12c: Australiin wools, wcoured, combing, super, 41G4c; average, 36GdTc, HID| bear, No. 1 No. arge, 3 Kausus Oity Markets, KANSAS CITY, Feb. 26.-Wheat e higher; No. 2 hard and No, 2 red, bligfescc ATG4Sc; sample sales, Mississippl river basis, en- H.:rl)’ nominal; no satisfactory quotation obtain- able. CORN—Steady; No. 2 mixed, 404@40%ec; No, 2 white, e, OATS-—Unchanged; No. e —Firm: No. 2, . —Dull, §1.28. 656c. L BUTTER=Eusier; creamery, 11021c; dairy, 120 EGGS—Lower, 20¢ RECEIPTS-—Wheat, 1,00 bu.; com, 15,000 bu.; outs, T.000 bu. BHIFMENTS—Non 2 mixed, 2i%c; No. 2 Liverpool Mar. LIVERPOOL, Feb. %, —~WHEAT—Spot firm; de- mand moderate: No. 2 red winter, 48; No. 2 red G 30: No. 1 hard Manitoba, 68 2d4; No. 1 la, 68 20; futures opened fiim, with near and distant postions 1 farthing higher, and n wition % 1o 1 penny higher, and distant THE OMAMA DAILY BEE: WEDN feritions 1 tarthing hihe arch I, 4 1%d; May, 4 acon, _stendy: ate; Cumberland cut, 28 to 8 Ibe., Fibs, 23 Ibw., 8s; long clear, light, 3 2w, long_clenr, backs, light, \ ; short clea heavy, 2; clear beilies, 1 to 16 1bs. ders, squate, 12 to 18 Jos., 27s 6. 18 Ibe., 3. mess, 638 90, Pork, prime mess, 628 61 Lard, steady; prime western, fined, 'fn ‘pails, s, FLOUR=Firm; demand fair; 8t. 1 winte . CHERSE—Steady; American white, 48s; s, BUTTER-Finest United States, 768 TURPENTINE—Spirits, 238 6d. ROSIN—Common, s 6. COTTON SEED-_Liverpol, NSEED OlL—218 90, . finest refined, TROLEUM--Refined, IFRIGERATOR DE| fuarters, bigd ACHING POWDER—Hardwood, HOPS—At London, Pacific const, £2 S—Canadian, ‘48 11%d. The rece of 'wheat during the days W 5,000 centals, fncluding 6 fean, The receipts of American corn three days were 115,800 centals. Wenther cold and dr: STOCKS AND BO Dull Opening, NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—There was volume of business in the Stock ¢ but the trading closing prices were, in a majority of ¢ the final sales of yesterday. Speculs Aull, but firm, and some slight gains A raid pn C stock down 1% per cent, general - market. aceo Tk tral sold oft 1%, Mis Manhattan %, % to % per coption, ad: te v was dian Pacific nt. the Cordage stocks, which catme Into & the buying, 1t i believed, belng for the a_new bull piol. On the purchase o Northwestern preferred per. proaching nocn, some of the fndustr ing Sugar, Chicago Gas and Tobas from % to % per cent, and ville 108t 1 per cent, and list a smaller fraction, but steadied itself, and during the noon a firm tone prevailed. —Cottonseed up 1% per cent, and the general list fr nt, jtions being St. Paul & hern Pacific preferred, which dec cent, and Rubber, % per cent. A ( the ‘grangers was made about was chiely directed toward Northwe stock glving away 1, Burlington and and Rock Island 14 per cent. communicated to the rest of the list ceded At hour and recove cent, the mar from % to T per cent. the market became firmer, took place, speculation being falrly Susal na & Western pr during the early afternool cent, with a_final rally of American Express dropped 2 p recovered 1 per cent. ms K gain of 4 per cent. nes on the day ol a_Consolidated cent_ (du in_gra franch mpany and to an electric pany); Northern Pacific preferred, and Susquehanna & Western prefcrred, Cotton Seed Oil lian Pacific 26 per cent. was in the market only extent, and mainly as a seller of tl speciaitics, The market almost entirely in the hands of traders. There was a fair amount in bonds today, day prices sagged off, but in the lat firmer feeling prevailed g00d tone. The aggTe The Evening Post's an etters will be posted ton| was applied for eighteen tim:s rate of allotment will vary from as 4 minimum o 10 per cent as the All_possible care will be taken to favo applications in preference to premiu; The Stock exchunge settiement has a small account, but dearer mone: on Americans were 23 o 3 per cent. eral tone of the market today was firmer. Americans _ improved, Canadian Patifics rallied 3 Trunks have risen sharply on the increase in traffic. lower on a general house tip to sell stocks were sentimentally better on 1 e other e sales we London_cable international monetary conference. today: February, 4n demana demand moderate; American Forequarters, was unsettled In tone and lcago Gas was soon made oulsville w of the stralght 1 o'clock, and in the early part closing per cent. 144; 14d; June, moder- 0s; short to 40 Ibs., 65 1he., 2 short clear, ar, middles, 3he. Shoul ams, 14 to Peet, extra India mess, 63¢ 83; prime fine_western, 38 6d; re- Louls fancy finest colored, ; 8004, 508 178 90, a%a; Liverpool, 15 2,000 A Auring the Followed by Considerable Trading, and Lower Close. a moderate change today, the ases, below fon opened were made. which nd_ weike 1 New Pacific ‘and 'ind other shares from Was an_ex- The declining 11 o'clock, and a m % o % per cent took place, led by od demand, » account of 100 shares cent, Ap- als, includ. fell oft & Nash- ket quickly hour followinz 1 Ol moved rom % to 9% Omaha anl lined % per ive against which estern, that St. Paul % The depression w . which erdelivery 1 a partial which ranged up o % per steady ot forr ) e action of th I5e8 to an- light com- 2% per cent ) 3 per cant, hows u gain of 2% per cent and to a smalt he interna- as a_ whole ix professional of trading of the session and_the closing v I8 at 4% premium today. fght. over her 5 per ce maximum. or bona fide m hunters. begun with Contangoes The gen- quiet, but steady, Grand unexpected Louisville was exceptionally it Silver the parlia- mentary discussion tonight of the question of an The following were the closing_quotations on the leading stocks of the New York exchange Atchison.. Adams Express. Alton, T o A, EXpress.... . Balilmore & Ohio. Canadu Pacific. ... Canada Southern. CTentral Pacitic Ches. & Ohio. N W.pld.... N. Y. Centrai. N. Y. &N. E. Ontario & W. Oregon fmp. Oreron Nav.. 0.5 L & U Pacific Mail P.D. & E Pittsburg. 34| Pullman Readl Colo. Conl & Tror Cotton Ol1 Cert. Delaware & Hud.. y G. Northern ofd... C.&E. L pfd. Hocking Valle Iilinols Central... St. P. & Duluth K. & T. ptd. Lake Erle & Wost T. &0 Cent. Union Pacifi U, S. Express W.SL L. & P, Lead Trust. Loulsyille & N Lo & N. Ao Manhaitan Con. Memphis & C. Michigan Cent. Missourl Pacific.. Mobile & Ohio.. Naghville Chat Naftional Corda o ptd. M. & St. 1, N No No.Pae. pfd. U.P.D.&G... Northwestern..... 8814 Texas Pacific...... pid. i Wheeling & L. .. The total sales shares, including: American Sugar, 28,700 cago Gas, 23,600; 10,700; Loulsville' & Nashville, Burlington, 2,400, NEW YORK, Feb. closed_at PRIME cent, 13 per cent. business in bankers' bills at $4.88%@: mand and rates, $4.88@4.89%; commercial bills, SILVER CERTIFICATES—60%c. GOVERNMENT BONDS—Firm. Sf Qull, Railroad bonds, steady. at $1.57G4.57% for 6 dayvs American Tobacco, 8,500; Chi Distilling and Catlleféeding, 6,000 Pacific, 4,500; New Jersey Central, 4,900; North- western, 13,400; Northern Pacific preferred, 4,200; Rock Island, §400; St. Paul, 5,000; United'States Corduge, 3,800; United Statés Cordage preferred, ‘Missouri New York Money Market. 26.—MONEY ON CALL— Basy at 1% per cent; last loan, 1% per cent; MERCANTILE PAPER—8%@{% per STERLING EXCHANGE—Strong, with actual 4.89 for de- posted $4.50G4.56%. tate bonds, Closing quotations on bonds were as follows: 0.8, on, reg. D. &R G. 4. U. 8. b8, coup. 0. 8. 48, reg. ..o U. 8. 48’coup.. U. 8. 26, reg... . Pacific 6 of 3., Ala, Class A.... Ala. Class B, Ala. Class O, Ala, Currency. La. New Con. Miguour! 04 new set by, Va. Centuries do deferred. Canadn 80, 2d6. C. P. 18t8 of '05.. D. & R. G. 7. Boston Stoolk BOSTON., Feb. 26.—Call tme loans, 3k@ils per toeks, bonds and mining Quotations loans, cent. Clo shares: 3Gd¥ per cent; ng prices for KT &S F. oo Am. ‘Sugar. ..., Awm. Sugar pid. Hay State Gas. ... Bell Telephone,. .. Roston & Albany.. Hoston & Maine... 0. B.&Q. Fitchburg. . . Gen. Electri Mexican Centrai.. N Y. &N. 0id Colony. Ore. Bhort Lii Rubber........ 40} Union Pacific. - West End dop... P (01 § 102 208 102 |Wis: Ces 09% Atluntic. H5 Atchison 48, U4 C: 2034 1793 | Fraukiin 44| Kearnarg Onceola. uiney . olverin Weslingh. Blec. 801G W. Eloc. pfd.. . 48l4@40! Atchison 2d8 ... 17 New England ds. Gen. Electric 5s. 3 Boston & Muitana L 28) 2 lfullu & Boston... New York M| NEW YORK. Feb. 20. cloaing miniug quotations. ug Quotations. ~The following are the Bulwer Ontario. . Ophilr. . Deadwood. Gouid & Cu) Hal 1il. Central. 30; Philadelphia and and Baltimore in Bceoteh, $19.00G20.00; penay’ bigher: business sbout equally dis- tributed; February, 48 Tid; May, 4s $iad; June, 48 Bld: July, 48 Bigd CORN-Spol firm;" American mixed, new, ds 14d; futures closed’ frm, with near and distant Mexican ordinary. BAR VER—2T 1-] MONEY-1% . e Tate of Slscount in the open both short and three months' bills Is TRO0 ' market for 14 per cent. | No. y OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKETS 1d Among the Ofl‘ering:fl;re Many Fair Corn- fod Beaves. —— EVERYTHING WAS "W/LL CLEANED UP It Is Either a Feast 6r a Famine In the Hog Market of Late and Yester- day Was No Excep- thon, ~AURSDAY, Feb, 2. The receipts todaylwete 1,80 tle, 8450 hogs and 65 sheep, as against 1,665 cattle, 9,234 hogs and 98 shegp on Tuesday of last week. The total receipts for the two days of this week show 2,500 cattle, 11,300 hogs and 1,000 sheep, as against 3,057 cattle, 10,717 hogs and %03 sheep Monday and Tuesday of last week. CATTLE-There were seventy-four loads of cattle on sale today, as agalnst twenty- three loads yesterday. Among the offerings were some pretty fair corn fed beeves. he demand was good, and though the market was not € very active, the offerings were pretty well cleaned up in good season. Sum- med up In a few words, it was a good, strong market. Buyers in gome cases were claiming an advance of 6 to 10c. As high as $1.8 was pald for some 1,315-1b, beeves, while the bulk of the sales were at $1.2 to $4.70. One bunch of 220 head of hay fed westerns went at $1.25, The offerings of cows and mixed butcher stock were considerably in excess of yester- day's light run. The demand was quite 8ood, and though buyers were abie to dis- criminate a litde more closely in making their selections, they bought about every- thing offered, and at tuily steady prices. Canners were rather slow and inclined to be weak. Stockers and feede light supply. Light quite plenty her, s were again In very stockers, which were a few days ago, have been pretty well worked off, while the fresh ar- rivals have been very' light. The hay fed cattle which are coming are mostly good enough for killers, o that the stocker and feeder market is very poorly supplied. While the demand is not large, it is sufficient to take all the cattle that are coming. Rep! sentative sales: STEERS, Av. Pr. No. [ b 1 T PUUS P EEEE -e882858 240 Luei 250 1220 270 070 3 50 HEIFERS. R e seterm BERRSEE tEeN2g g388w escsesiors 15 2.0 200 B 88 T AN1Y FEEDERS, 470 455 'OCKERS 5 e 0000 80 20 00 014 0 00 0k -] £gsSsssaaa SEEEEEREESES e tone Av. 060 §2 5 1226 235 140 2 40 950 2 40 Steele & Adams. 275 4 25 Fred King. 17 cown....... 92 275 .35 steers...... 963 880 HOGS—It Is either a feast or a famine in the hog market. Yesterday there were only thirty-six loads here, while today the number reached 109 loads, It was the largest run of hogs since Tuesday of lnst week, when 9,234 hogs arrived at the yards, Good mixed and heavy hogs sold very readily at fully yesterday's prices. The lighter and more common stuft was @ Kttle slow, and if anything a little weak. Light welghts, averag- ing under 200 Ibs., s0ld from $3.37% up to 8,80, but principally at from $3.60 to $3.80. Mixed loads averaging 200 1bs. and upward, sold largely at from $3.85 to $3.95, with a few loads of good heavy ‘at from $ to $4.05. The bulk of the sales were at from $3.70 to #, as against §$.75 to $i yesterday. The market closed very weak on the common_ light, with a few loads sl unsold. Representative sales: Av. 8h. Pr. No. ST 1Y 76, YR ) 4z 110 1160 1184 1 ste 1030 385 Av. Sh. Pr. 40 83 821 3 82 & eSS CEERE S SRRt ARG E S 8855 SSESERRNRARRE FE [ = > REZTZTBETTESAAAAII. 0 5508 G 05 8059 6 5915 08 8 85 €9 6915 65 €324 €389 553 68 80 - E88R B &RESS [epspe—— &8 SHEEP—There were two 1oads of sheep in the yards today. The marke shows very lttle change, Representative sales: Av. Pr. eesineens 08 $8 25 New York Live Steck Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-~BEEVES—Recelpts, 474 head; none on saie; ne trading. Liverpool cables quote American plecrs at 10@1le, dresscd welght, Exports {oday, 120 beeves, 4086 shecp d 2489 quarters o f and A8 AN CAMIS-No e about 3,500 head on sale; market flat; yet unsold; few sales effected. HOGS—Receipts, 6,207 head St. Louws Live Stock. LOUIS, Feb. 2.—CATTLE—Recelpt head; shipments, 100 head; market actl native huh&:‘:_'l‘ $1..005.2); light, §3.6004.15; teers, $3.65 0. ’ F Rebcipis, 100 head; shipments, 1,00 head; market steady; medium, $416@4.25; mixed and iught, $9.000410; piks, 1510038 SHEEP—Recelpts, 1,2 head; shipments, none; market dull. Kunsas City Live Stock, KANSAS CITY, Feb. 2,—CATTLE-Receipts, 5400 head; shipments, 600 head: market steady and active; Texas steers, $3.00G4.50; Texis cows, Colorado siecrs, 83 40G4.40; beel %; native cows, §1.60G2. ¥, $2.0004.10; bulls, $1.90G3. s, 16,700 head; ' shipments, 700 16 Colorado lambs. arrivals; nearly 80 low but firm. 3,600 rong Texas It v ers and fee HOGS— Iy P head; markel steady; bulk of sales, }.70G8.9; {DAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1805. heavies, $3.8504.00; $3.706M4.00; _mixed, packers, $3.6503.98; lights, §3.00000.70;, Yorkers, $1.60G3.70; pigs 8.363 00 HEEP—Recelpts, 1,600 head; shipments, 2,000 head; market steady, unchanged. OHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Demand for Cattle Was Unasually Spirited And All Sold Early. CHICAGO, Feb. %.—Cattle prices again showed great firmness. The demand was unusually #pirited and with scarcely 4,000 cattle In the pens holders did not find it necessary to look for buyers. The average of prices was about 10c higher than for yesterday or from 20 to 3o Nigher than at the close of last week. Very common_ steers sold at from $3.75 to $3.85 and tho offerings did not need to be choice to bring a8 much as from $5 10 $.25 Most of the day's business was done at from # to .2 for steers and at from $2.35 to $2.50 for cows, heiters and bulle. Texas cattle were wanted at from .50 to $4.76 for comm:n to cholce fed ste The hog market had a steady tone. The frosh and stale offerings combined amounted to not more than 34,000 head, and as the quality was K und ““the demand good, tie pens were ol at an earlier hour than ukual. - Prime - heavy hogs were taken At from $4.50 to $.35 and at from $.95 to # was for light. From th Fnles rang nward to from $3.90 t mon heavy and from $3.10 Tight 40 1bs. and_15) to 1 principaily at from $3.8 to 3 n unaccountably lght demand fo and_the market was weak s were con at 10,000, they fers W to make Ihe runge for poor o 0 from $. g 1. 4,000 head; %, 5,00 head; K in Nigl f recelpts at the four Tuesday, February 2, 18 Cattle 1,80 400 540 1500 15,050 ncipal m; Hogs. Sheep, South Omaha . 8,450 Chicago 2 St. Louls Gensral Markot. ST. LOUIS, Feb, 2.—WHEAT—Opened strong, e higher, gaining %e mor of points, but rallied to n close le above red, cash, 6% May, 534e trong early, stimulate later, and closed e above yesterda: mixed, cash, 41%c; May, 42%ci Jul Firm, quiet, March, ‘80c; Ma: , held at ulet; without chang BRAN—Firm; FLAX SEED-$1.9, CLOVER SEED-Cholee, higher; $.2@ MOTHY SEED—$ 5,60, HAY—Dull and heavy; prime to choice timothy. .5010.60; prime to cholce pralrie, $8.6009.50, GGS—Lower at 20c. LEAD—Tleld at $2.90, SPELTER CORN MEA L—$1.05G2,00. WHISKY—THigher at $1.25, COTTON 1 c DBAGGING PROVISIO! standard mors, Jobbing, $10.35. Lard, prime steam, $6.25; cholce, ‘$6.10. RECEIP r, 8,000 bbls.; ‘Wheat, 2,000 bu.; [ 0% bu.; oats, 14,000 b MENTS--Flour, 10,000 bbls.; wheat, 13,00 corn, 14,000 bu.; oats, 18,000 bu. Coffee Murket. NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—COFFEE—Options opened barely steady at 5G10 points decline, ruled generally dull under forelgn liquidatoin und local attempts to sell and closed barely steady at 104 polnts decline. Sales, 11,70 bags, including: Febs ruary, h, §15.00; April, $15; May, 14, 4.80G14.90] September, $14.500 1. November, $14.60411.70; 1 cember, $14.60714.70. Spot coffee, Rio, quict} 7. $16.60. Mild, firm; Cordova, $18.75619.50; sales, 2,100 bags Maracaibo and 600 bigs nilia, p. L. 250 mats Palembang, deliveries from New York yesterday bugs; New York stock today, 197204 bagsi United States stock, 3 bags; afloat for the United States, 203,000 total 'visible for the United States; 414,278 462,047 bags last year. ‘eb. #6.—Qulet; good average Santos, receipts, two days, 13,000 bags; stock, Feb, 26.—Qule to 16 pfg. decline: salcs, 4,000 RIO DE JANEIRO, $17.00@18.00;exchange, 9%d;rccelpts, two di Dbags; cleared for the United Staies, n cleared for Europe, no returns; stock, 157,001 bags. HAVRE, Feb. '2,—COFFEE--Market opened quiet; %f declin closed without further change; 000 bags, 15 altimore Marke BALTIMORE, Feb. ~2.—FLOUR—Dull, chunged; receipts, 16,33 bbls.; shipments, bbls.: sales, 450 ble. ‘mer; spot_and month, , LIR@EGI%; May, S959% M@H¥c: Tecelpts, 6,958 bu saics, 42,000 bu.: southern whea 3 wheat, on grad spot ' and month, i May, 485@4STc; 1546 bu. October, $14.8 245,000 bagh HAMBURG, prices unchanged un- 560 5T @5, steamer No. 2 stock, 615,572 AETie; steamer 5, OATS—Quiet and steady; 36%@36c; No. 2, mixed, BIE@H0; receipts, 603 bu.; stock, 29,422 bu. RYE—Steady; ~ No. 2, B6@3Tc; receipts, 58 bu.; stock, 20,817 bu. HAY—Qulet' and steady; g0od to cholce tim- othy, $13.00013.50. EGGS—Steady; fresh, 30c; cold storage, 20G22 CHEESE—Tirm; faney New York, 60c; poutl crn, 11%c; southern size, 12%c. Minneapolls Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Fib. 26.—WHEAT—Closing: ry, 6T%c; May, 57c; July, G8c; on track, hard, " oc; No. 1 'morthern, 5Sc; No. 3 nern, G6c. The market closed up Srong. Local recelpts were moderate. Some look for a check soon In northwestern recelpts. The cash trade was not important, the millers belng u willing to accede to the demand of the elev: tors for a premium over Ma: Flour, lower; first patents, In wood, 2. ; second $2.65@280; first clears, §2; low grades, Toledo Grain Market. TOLEDO, Feb. 26.—WHEAT—Active, higher; No. 2 cash and February, Goc; May, Shic, CORN—Dull, firm; No. 2 mixed, i3c; May, 45c. OATS—Steady; No. 2 mixed, 82¢; No. 2 white, e RYE—Dull; cash, §c. CLOVER SEED--Active, steady; and February, 3.60; March, $5.47%. Wheit, 17,000 bu.; corn, 50,000 bu.; clover eed, 320 bug: SHIPMENTS—Flour, 12,000 bbls.; wheat, 1,000 bu.; corn, 8,000 bu.; rye, 500 bu.; clover seed, 65 bags. prime cash Sugar Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 2—SUGAR—Raw, steady; 15,%) bags centrifugal, %_test, 3c, ex-shipi 310 fons Muscovado, 89 test, 211-16c; 000 bags molasses sugar, 2 11-16c; refined, stead 87-16c; No. 7, 8%c: No. 8, 3 d-ite; No.'0, 3G 3 6-16c; No. 10, 3 1-16@3%e; ‘No. 11, 3@3 I-16c; No. 12, 216-16G3%¢; No. 13,2 11-16@2%e; off A, '3%@ 3c; mould A, 4 1-16@4%c; standard A, 81115 e’ confectioners” A, 8 11-16G3%c; ‘cut loaf, 17-16@4%c; crushed, 4 7-16G4%c; powdered, 4 1-1§ @ilo; granulated, 8 18-16@ic; cubes, 3 3-1603%c. New York Liry Gouds Market. NEW YORK, Feb, 20.—There was more busi- ness than usual for Tuesday. The demand of agents was somewhat irregular, yet it absorbed many goods, to which telegraph orders for all kinds of printed fabrics and other seasonable specialties ndded largely. The market Iy very full of smail buyers, and jobbers are very busy, Prioting cloth market very dull Oll Market. CHARLESTON, Feb. 26,—TURPENTINE= Firm: 28c. WILMINGTON, ~ Feb. 20.—ROSIN—Firm; strained, $1.10; good, $1.15; spirits, steady; 8oc, Cotton Maric ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2.—COTTON—Quiet; mid- aking, B%e; sales, 700 bales; receipts, 3,400 bales; shipments, 3,800 bales; stock, 06,20 bales. Manchestor Textiles, MANCHESTER, Feb, 26.—Cloth and yarns dull ane” unchanged. Koreign Financial Affair PARIS, Feb. 26.—Three per cent rentes, 1030 1210 for’ the account, Exchange on Loadon, 25¢ 25c for checks. LONDON, Feb. 26.—Gold Is _quoted at B Ayres today at 254; Madrid, §30; Lisbon, 2, 8t Petersburg, §0; Athens, Ti; Rome, 1061 Vienna, 10. The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of England on balance today was £7,000, Consols, for money and the account, 1011, BERLIN, Feb. 26.—Exchange on London, days' eight, 20 marks 4T% pig. Weekly statément of the Imperial Hank Germany shows the followlng chunges, as com- pired wiun the previous wccount: Cusli in hand decrense, 1,420,000 marks; treasury no.es, increase, 930,000 marks; other securities, decrease, 2,640,000 marks; Dotes In circulation, decrease, 30,240,000 marks Financial Notos. BOSTON, Feb. 20.—Clearings, ances, 31,463,071, BALTIMORE, balances, §257,4 NEW YORK, balances, $6,891 PHILAT 163; balane ST, LOUIS, Feb. %.—Clearings, 33,17 ances, §943,07. Money, 0G8 per cent. York exchange, $5¢ premium bid. CHICAGO, Feb, 2.—Closring, $13 60,623; bul- ances, 385,422 New York exchange, 'S0c pre- Titim. "Bteritng_exchange, actual, $1.671GA 8% Money, slow; rates unchanged. WASHINGTON, Feb. %.—Gold coln has been recelved by the government on the hond Issues un follows: New York, $21,711.928; Baltimore, $10 94, Vhiladelphia, $104.493; Hoston, $626,467; Chis Ccago, $50.165; San Francisco, §1.4%,000; depository banks, $12,840,680; total, $96,%08 121 “Today's state. ment of {he treasury: Avallabie cash balunce, $176,43,964; gold reserve, §16,177,318, N, W. HARRIS & €O, BANKERE, 163-165 Dearborn-st., Chicago. 15 Wall-st., New York. 70 State-st., Bostes s BONDS Bought d Bold. Correspondence Boliclicd. $13,280,137; bal- Feb. 2.—Clearings, $1,817,781; 2. —Clearings, $93,059,814; 2.—Clearings, $12,814,- 630; b Ne BADLY BEATEN BY A LOVEL| Florenco Rimons Receives Strong Proof of 0. W, Haskins' Burning Affections. BROKE A BROOM STICK ON HER FAC He Poundy Her Features Into an Unrecog~ nizable Mass and Leaves Her Sonse~ less on the Floor of er Shop, Feb, 26.—(Special Telegram.) A brutal assault was made today upon Flor- ence Simons by C. W. Haskins, He broke a broomstick in three pleces across the girl's face, break'ng her nose and otherwise wound- ing her, until her features were bathed in blcod. Florenco s a barber, who runs a shop op- posite the Burl'ngton depot. She came to Lincoln from Chicago for the purpose of getting rid of Haskins, but he followed her, and has continued to abuse her at different times for several months, Up till tods girl has declined to swear out a warrant for his arrest. She was senseless when found on the floor of her shop, and when the waist cf her dress was unbuttoned blood flowed in streams from beneath her cor- set, where it had collected from her face while she lay on the floor Haskins s bel'eved to be an ex-conviet who Is wanted at Atchison, Kan. He was ar- rested, charged with assault to do great bodily harm. There may be considerable litigation in settling the Lincoln hotel muddle. The late proprietor, Mr. Shears, has been advised that lie has good cause of action for damage against the hotel company. The company clajms a I'en in a lease does not take pre- cedence over a bona fide chattel mortgage. Appraisers are etill at work, and deputy sherifts are in possession. Mr. Shears movel out today. He filed an assignment of his ac counts reccivable, consisting of $839 wcrth of board bills, to 0. G. Ballard, to be applied upon a ealary roll of $1,230. Today the Chemical National bank of New York obtained a judgment of $2,375.40 against tho defunct Capital National bank. The following additional witnesses have been endorsed on the information against orge W. Davis, accused of wrecking the Rock Island train last summer. F. A. Rol- lins, Ira Shortridge, Dr. W. B. Smith, B. B. Fairfield, 8. W. Dehass, Eph Corneal, B. E. Ragland, Sam J. Dunbar, Mollie Sexton, Andy Gullberg, E. M. Allen, Nettie Collier and Detective James Malone. Ashland Notes and Personals. ASHLAND, Neb., Feb. 26.—(Special)— Miss Lena Cole left this afternoon for Pitts- burg, Pa, where sho has been secured as superintendent of the Kindergarten of the Alleghany City public schools, Miss Cole is considered an’ excellent worker in this line having taken a three years' training cours in Chicago, A farewell party was given last evening at the residence, to which a number of intimate friends were invited. Otis M. Hendricks, aged 20, living near this city, died very suddenly Sunday night of inflammation of the stomach. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the rezidence. Mr. and Mrs. Trickey of Lincoln were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Meredith the first of tho week. 0. D. Hartford and Dr. Meredith attended the banquet of the Shriners at Lincoln last evening. Frank Enlow of this city received a tele- gram from his old home in Iliinois stating that his mother was seriously ill. He left on the evening train, David Dean of this city and §. 0. Salsbury of Papillion, in company with a few Omaha gentlemen, laft this afternoon for Montana on a land exploring and pleasure trip. A very Instructive and interesting stereop- ticon lecture was given by Rev.-Mr: White at the Immanuel Baptist church last eyening, The =cenes showed were the productions of the finest works of art from moral, re- liglous and comic subjects. Will Build Its Own Water Works. NEBRASKA CITY, Feb. 26—(Special)— Plans and specifications for a new system of water worke and an electric lighting plant were submitted to the city couficil last even- ing. The plants are to be owned and op- erated by the' city. The est'mated cost of the water worka Is $85,000, and for the clec- tric light plant, $18,200. The plans were ac- cepted and placed on flle. An ordinance sub- mitting the proposition to vote $90.000 in honds for the erecticn of the water works was also read for the first time, and will doubtless go through. The election will be held in April, should the crdinance pass. This step is the result of long standing trouble between the city and the present water and light company. A quiet and happy wedding took place this morning at the residence of the bride’s par- ents, the contracting parties being Frank Landis and Miss Annie Millar. The young couple are well known and popular. Mr. and Mrs. Landis left for Omaha this afternoon. A gentle, soaking ra'n set in early this morning and continued all day. Farmers say three days more of such weather would be the greatest blessing that could visit Ne- braska. Prayer Versus Irrigation, NORTH LOUP, Neb., Feb, 26.—(Speclal.)— Rev. Mr. Sexton of Seward, synodical mis- sionary of the Presbytery, occupled the pulpit at the Presbyter'an church here Sunday. A leading thought of the sermon was his advocating the propriety, and even duty, of praying for material blessinge, esp:clally rain, which {dea just now appears to strike no dis- sonant chord in the public mind, Dr. Sexton stated that the pulpit here, which has no regular pastor, will be filled Sunday February 30, by a theologlan from Omaha, A meeting of the farmers was held at the town hall yesterday in order to make known the probable dmount of grain that will be necded In this township for geed, 5o as to re- port the eame to a county committee, sup- posed to be in conference with representatives of the Chicago Board of Trade. Young Farmer Arrested, STANTON, Neb., Feb, 26.—(Speclal.)—Last evening Sherlff Ackerman went out to the farm of Anson Bennett, three miles west of Pllger, and arrested Charles Davidson, a farmer, on complaint of Miss Abble Holmes, charging him with illegiti- mate parentage. Davidson was arralgned before County Judge Mackey, who set the hearing for March 26, and the prisoner was released on $600 bonds, The plaintiff Is of &od family. District court convenes at this place Mon- day. There are two criminal cases of in- terest to be tried. 1co Men Form a Trust, BEATRICE, Feb, 26.—(Speclal Telegram.)— The five ice dealers of Beatrice have formed a stock company and organized under the name of the Blue River Ico company. The capital stock is $25,000. The officers are: A W. Bradt, president; L. G. Laselle, vice president; R. J. Copeland, sccre tary; Charles Elllott, treasurer. The incor- porators claim that the forming of the com- pany will decrease expenses and make ice delivery more prompt. It Is also intimated that the price of the product will be slightly advanced. Large Dry Goods Stock Kulned. NEBRASKA CITY, Feb. 26.—(Special Telegram.)—Fire broke out in the second story of J. H. Price's dry goods store this evening, threatening the entire block for a #nort time, but the flames were drowned out before spreading. Price's stock, valued at $15,000, was ruined by water; fully insured, Anti-Liconse « wmpnign at MG, MINDEN, Neb.,, Feb. 26.—(8peclal)—The anti-license party began the campalgn at the Methodist Episcopal church with a crowded house. The state vice Templar also spoke in this city In furtherance of the work. Pierce Will Have an Opers Houx, PIERCE, Neb., Feb. 26.—(Speclal)—The opera house question is settled, and Plerce will bave a $5,000 play house by July 1. A stock company has been organzed, with D. Upton as president, Thomas Chilvers, sece tary, and C. A. Reimers, treasurer. Tho suthorized capital fs $6,000. Architect Stitt of Norfolk Is now preparing the plans and specifications, and the company" will advers ise for bids as soon as the plans are come pleted. YORK, Neb, Feb. 26.—(Special)—Judga Robert Wheeler, handing in a decision in the case of Brown against Black, et al. ends an Interesting and queer controversy. Tho case has been In court for vears, being one of tho oldest cdses on the docket of York county. Robert Black, who was one of the defendants, owned a quarter section of land in this county. Being old and having no tamily, ho“offered to allow his uephew, Charles Brown, who then resided in Mis- sourl, {f he would come to this county and take care of him (Dlack) the control of the land, and bequeath him the same at his death. Tt scems that on becoming pose sessed of the land, Brown mortgaged the same twice. Black had no knowledge of this until notice of the foreclosure sult was brought to him, when he began to fight the incumbrances, and succeeded in defeating one of the claims, and thus saved one-half of the quarter section. He then loft Brown, stat- ing that his conduct toward him was cruel and inhuman, and went to the home of one James Murphy, and resided at hiz home until the time of his death, which occurred ently. He fevoked the former will and deeded all of the land to Murphy, who at onca began proceedings for possession, which was granted. Since that time the suit has been pending, until a few months ago it was tried before Judge Wheeler, who took it under ad visement. The case has been through the supreme court of the state, and, although under different titles, it involved the same questions, The former sult was taken up under the title of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance company against Black, et al. and was declded in favor of the defendant. Judge Wheeler really sustained the same and granted a verdict to the defendant. EXETER, Neb, Feb. 26.—(Special)—The Young People’s Society of Christ leavor of the Congregational church conducte cd a splendid evening service Sunday night. Three very good papers were read by somo of the members, and the songs were rendered better than usual. Mr. Willlam Sheehan of Red Mountain, Colo., son of Mrs, N. Sheehan of this place, stopped over Lere for a few days' visit with his numerous relatives and friends. He s returning from an extended tour through the castern states. William H. Hunt, who came from Kan! four or five weeks ago to superintend cutting and disposal of the cottonwood on his farm here, returned to his home Tues- day. He intends to put In a crop of small grain there, and will then return here and put in a crop of oats and corn. Sanford Willilams of Kearney, Neb.,, came in Monday to look after some business intere ests here and to visit old friends. Miss Mary Borland and Miss Carrie Ray= burn_and Fred Buck went as delegates from the Congregational Sunday school to the Sune day =chool convention at Friend. Rev. C. H. Huestls attended the Sunday school convention at Friend Tuesday. Mrs. Cherry of Omaha, the Evangel of Christian Science, came in Monday and s holding a series of meetings for the benefit of her class here. ¢ the Erove Socinl Affairs at Columbus, COLUMBUS, Neb.,, Feb. 26.—(Special.)— The Ploneer Hook and Ladder company gave its twenty-first annual masked ball at the opera house. The bulding was crowded with maskers and spectators. The net proceeds amounted to $47. The bullding was neatly, decorated with flags, firemen’s cart wheels, ete. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Henry have just celos brated their twenty-fifth anniversary. About sixty invited guests were present, Hon. and Mrs. Barns of Grand Island; Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Barker of Silver Creek, Miss Susan Gustan of Kearney, and Hon. J. E. North and wife of Omaha were among the guests. Quite a stir Is being made by the Union Pacific detectives in their search after thieves. Hydrophobia Ravages In York County. M'COOL JUNCTION, Neb., Feb. 26.—(Spe= cial;)—About one month ago Chris Norquest’s dog went mad and made a wide circuft of LeRoy and McFadden townships, and at nearly every farm bit stock—horses, cows, calves and hogs—and finally at Red Lions mills he was shot and killed. ~Within the last week farmers whose stock was bitten have been compelled to shoot their stock. John Peterson lost a fine lot of hogs, A. Miller had to kill several calves, Elliot Flocke was obliged to kil his fine 3-year-old colt. The dog followed several farmers, but never offered to bite. General Store at N v Closed. NELIGH, Ncb, Feb. 26.—(Special Teles gram.)—The general merchandise store of G. A. Lancaster was closed this morning under a chattel mortgage for $2,000, glven to W. T. Wattles of the old Commercial State bank. The stock is now in charge of the sheriff under a claim of the First National bank of this city, amounting to $2,900. Unsecured claims of wholesale honses .are outstanding and will amount to not less than §2,000, with a probability of largely exceeding that sum. Several Omaha houses are caught, but for what amount is not yet known. This Is the first important fallure here for years. Waterioo Hrev ties, WATERLOO, Neb., Feb. 26.—(Speclal)— Mrs. R. A. Royce is entertaining her brother, F. W. Corliss of Omaha. L. W. Denton shipped a car of hogs to South Omaha today. This village has made all arrangements for. collecting an occupation tax. The busi- ness men are bitterly opposed to this move and say they will fight it. J. C. Robinson, who has been making business trip through the castern states, was called ome by the sickness of his daughter. Clifton Hinckley, who was badly hurt while sawing lumber, 18 slowly convalescing. District Court at David City. DAVID CITY, Neb., Feb. 26.—(Special)— District court was convened today by Judge ‘Wheeler. The docket was called and cases assigned and court adjourned till Thursday, when the jury for the term was summoned to appear, E. J. May, former manager of the Perkins hotel is in the city. The Orang» social given last evening by the ladies of the Congregational church at the residence of L. J. Walter was a decided success, and largely atte FREMONT, Feb. 26.—(Speclal)—There I8 an indication that sugar beets will be planted extensively in this portion of the Platte val- ley this season, The success of the Standard Cattlo company with several hundred acres the lest two years, and of several other parties In a smeller way, has convinced many that beets is one of the surest and most profitable crops for this section, and' a large number will go into the bus'ness in & emall way this year as an experiment. Raining 100 rado. HOLYOKE, Colo., Feb. 26.—(Special Teles gram.)—A heavy raln fell here all of last night. Rain is reported east and west of this place and indicates that the rain has been general in this country, It will prove of incalculable benefit to western Nes braska and eastern Colorado. Hoeone County Sead Honds Defeated. ALBION, Neb, Feb. 20.—(Special Teles gram.)—The indications are that the proposis tion submitted to the voters of Boone county yesterday to lssue $15000 reed ang feed bonds has been defeated by a large majority. Not Guilty of se ling Diseased Meat, HASTINGS, Feb. 26.—(Speclal Telegram.) —The case of Aaron Ransom sgalnst Kauf & Rinderspacher for kelling diseased meat came up today and the defendants were ace quitted for lack of evidence. ECIALTY P MILLET AND CRASS SEEDS TIMOTHY.