Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 22, 1901, Page 10

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Fudden Break of Ninety Cents Ocours in Pork, WHEAT TRADE CHIEFLY PROFESSIONAL | Corn Market Mode; Undertone in Basy—Onts Rale Do and Fluctuate, Closing somewhat Lower, Iy Active While ll break of e i change o lower CHICAGO, March 21.—A May pork was the feature day. This commodity closed 5 while lard closed a shade and ribs higher. Yesterday's serious war talk uncenfirmed and this had a depressi fect on wheat, which closed at a decliy Bie. Corn closed e and oats e lower The provisions market opened strong on 1ght hog receipts and higher prices at the stock yards, May pork 15a2c higher at $17.06617.10. Selling by brokers wald to be acting for Armour, who Is popularly Heved to be in a position to control th market, started realizing by other longs and May broke on an exelied market to $16.20. T sed for 10c and 16 recoveries ay down, but thes rallien wer: incidents. Meanwhile Armour wa buyer of ribw, Iis purchases b il b WD pounds. This, r with the readiness )t the market to absorb pork at de cilne, caused a gradual reaction in May pork’ to 81645, The close was 5 nd Yesterduy at $16.3. May lard sold tween $i% and $7.95 and closed a shade up at §i80% while May ribs fluctuated he- tween $:.70 and $7.85, with the close 547 higher at $7.76@7.17%. Armour s still lieved to control the ‘market and some traders took the long side on the decline. Wheat was only moderately active, trade being chiefly of n professional ch acter. At the opening vesterday's rumor & clash betweel sians and at Tien Tain remai confirmed. | cables fr in Iine with the mupposition was efther 1 fornded Northwest ceipts were Wberal and in addition to this bearleh array of facts the Price Curient estimated the wheat in farmers’ hands at 46,000,000 bushels more than the govern ment approximation and the warehouse #tocks at 47,000,000 bushels more than ap- pears at the polnts of which the official Visible supply statement takes cognizance Muy opened e lower at 76%¢ to 10oe, but Rold to 16%c on a recovery of 14¢ at Ant- weorp. in was followed by ' dfp 0 1% %¢ and a further recovery to 7 Lib- era) primary receipts, small seaboard clear- ances and i report that the trouble betwe Russfa and England had heen sottle amicably induced further selling and May dropped to 76%c, closing heavy, %e under yesterday at 164@76%c. Seabbard clear- ances in wheat and flour w il to 13,- 00 bushels. Primary ipts_ aggregated 637,000 bushels, compared with 679,000 bushels Tast y Minneapolis and Duluth reported 377 cars, against 257 last week and 708 a year BKo. Local receipts were 112 cars, none of contract grade. Corn was moderately active, while undertons of the market seemed easy advanced for a small gain early with pork strength and broke later in sympath: with the latter commodity. Moderate buy- commissfon houses at the decline caused a slight recovery toward the e the resgion. May kold between 1% 414c ind closed e lower at 4li4c. R were 279 cars, b of ontract grade Oats were dull, fluctuating in &ympathy with corn. May sold between - 248, and closed 4 low Teading benrs were the best sellers and as the demand came mostly from small scalp- ers the decline was accomplished. Receipts were 162 car Istimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat, 70 170 cars; hogs, 22, Y4 y the report the eading futures ranged as follows: Articles.| Open.| High. | Low. | Close.| Yes'y. *\Wheat | Hocadd 618 764 | | a4 a1y 4% \ W@ 0 1% it 2% i al T4y g | panera 210 ke 20 o | 247 16 1 5 90 | | 0 67%4| quotations were as follows: FLOUR—Steady; winter patents, $3.606 280; straights, $1.20q3.50; clears, spring specials, $4.20; ‘patent ralghts, $3.0003.30; bakers, $2.20@2.5 WHEAT—~No, 3 spring, 68Lawdc; red, ThATTl4e. ORN OATS 28%¢c: N No, llow, 403 2 white, 2@ BARLEY cholce malting, SEEDS-—N 0d feeding, 2057c 1 flux, $1.55%: No, western, $1.56%; prime timothy, $4. contract grade, $10.6510. PROVISIONS—Mess pork, per bbl., $16.204 16,2, Lard, per 100 Ibe.. $7.00G7.921. Short ribs sides '(loose), $7.00a7.00. Dry salted shoulders (hoxed). $6.50a6 Short clear des (boxed), $8.12144. WHISKY—2asis of high wines, $1.27, The recelpts and shipments today were as follows: Articles. Rec Flour, bbls g Whea't, bu Corn, by Outs, bu.... Rye. bu. . Barley, bu i On the Produce ter market “ dairies, 11@1sc. Cheese, e, KRS, falrly active; f NEW YORK 4lc; fair to 1 north- clover, ipts. Shipments. 25,000 ! %, Ib@2lc; active, 10144 h, 11%¢ MARKE GENERAL Quotations of the Day Varlons NEW YORK, March celpts, 17,751 bbls.: market qulet and patents, $L00G130; Minnesot 3,000 55, winter patents, $1.00G1 ‘stralghts, $3.4603.55; winter extras, $2.4v 280 winter low grades, $246a2.60 Rye flour, dull: fair to good, $2.50a3.15; cholee to fancy, $1.2009.45. Buckwhent flour, qule 12,1042, BUCKWHEAT-Dull New York CORNMEAL Steady : 9lc; eity, We; Brandywine Y E-Bteady LOUR — Re- 4413 bhls.; Minnesota bakers, 5: winter at 60a62c, e 1. f, vellow westorn, 1541250, westorn, e . carlots, ¥ B isye, « New York: malting, 6207 BARLEY MALT-Dull WHEAT- Receipts, 51,9 250 bu. Spot, casy; No, | afloat, and '‘sody ! ern, Duluth 0,5 b hard, Duluth, 9%c, f. 0. b tions were generally weaker ail Ang less warlike conditions abroad cables, small scaboard cl able home crop conditions & small_export business Su@he net decline. March closed at My May: 80 0-16a81 1-16c, closed at M%e: Ju BONGSAc, closed at' 80%e; September, 19l 80c, closed CORN- Re Spot, steady f. 0. b, af n small we: later with wheat, but reco on i big xport_trade, closing steady at e net tine. March closed at 9e; May, 16 closed at 46%c; July, 484@HRe, cloed 4814c; Beptember, 46 16048k, | closed estern, 65 bu.; exports, Ky, f No. 1 atlout afloat 2 re elevator; b, north English fuvor lHauidation and Closed easy at ceipts, 1 at at A6l BXT8Recelpts, 22000 bu.: exports, 41 bu.” Spot, steady: No. 2. 80%c; No. 3, e, No. 2 white, S3%@Ga3ec: No. § white, B8, track mixed western, 0@y track white, 82a%c. Optlons, slow but falrly steady HOPS-—Qulet: state, common to choice, 1900 crop, 17@20c; 1889, 11@15c: old olds, ? §c; Pacllic coast, 1900 crop, 16g1%c; 1899, 110 lie old olde, ke o ~8teady; shipping, 7 ; good cholce, $5q0%c. HIDES--Steady: Galveston, 20 to 25 Ibs., 18igc; California, 21 to %' Iba., 1810 10¢) exas dry. 24 to 30 1bs., 14G1415c. LEATHER--Firm; hemlock sole. Buenos T Avres. light to heavyweights, 24@3c; acid, St OVISIONS—Beef, quiet; tamily, $1 11.50; mess, $5.6009.00: heaf hams, $18.500 10.60: packet. $0.560610.00; extra India mess, 15.00@ 16.00. Cut meats, steadv; pickled b fes, $8.004710.00; pickled shoulders, $6.5066.75; plekled hams, 38.2509.75. Lard, steady; west ern s AN, refined, firn i eonti- nent, th America $9: compound 5621405, K, irregular: family, {‘3' short clear, $15.006017.00; moss, $15.600 6,60, TALLOW=Firm; ity (82 per pkg.), 4%c; country, (DKRS. free), AGoixc. RICE-Steady; domesiic, | gtye. | “BUTTER-Recelpts, 2829 pkgs.; stron to fair to extr frosh creamer 13011914 held creamery Kages; firm 111115 small steady 13 mark, | EGGS - Receipts, 14,032 tate and Pennsyiyanin western k, 1 JTRY - Alive, A chickens, 101y teady and unchan MIZTAT eral conditions local mefal circles were rather ! satisfactory nature. Today's market was | slmost entirely Iacking of speculative | energy and trading was confined to a small hand-to-mouth busi Tin was @ 1 points | than the close of last night the f dixappointing cable ad vices and the bearish average to statistic in this country for that metal. The marks v ruled dull all day, closing dull The 1 \ market reported a 6, to Twhd for spot and £111 | 8 on fitures wwper wis quoted at §17 | ind $16.62 wak the current basis for cast- ing and electrolvtic. A decline of 28 61 was shown in London, spot closing at £68 138 di 1 futires at £ 9% 60 Lead remains dull nd unchanged at $4 Spelter, though indicating « wesk undercurrent of senti ment, was nominally unchanged and quoted $5.8716@0. 9%, American fron markets cre practically at a standstill and prices remain nominally unchanged. At Glosgow warrants Closed at 728 4 ark, at wouthern at fowis dressed and firm 1)1 irkey prevalent in of an un € OMAHA WHOLESALE MARKETS, rade and Quo Faney Pro ipts liberal; good s ons ok, 104 LIVE POULTRY. staggy and old roosters. 7e; geese, Blg@ic; turkeys, 6 FRESH DRESSED POULTRY. @Sc; roosters, Antic; ducks, Sasige; Slac) turkeys, lightwetght, Mallard ducks, per doz., 81250150, mixed, $1.26@1.50. mmon (o fair, weak at separator, OYSTERS-F New York counts, pe cts, 32c; standar 1 grade, slack fille York cotnts, oxtra selects, 26c; standards, rds, per gal. $1.25. ¢ FRESH FISH-Black bass, 18¢; 10¢; bluefish, 11c; bullheads, 16 fo; Catfish, 13c; cod, 9; cropple, halibut Herring, 4@t mackerel perch, bi7c; plekerel, 7e; pike, 9c;' red’ snapper, loci salmon,'14c; sunfish, dc; smelts, 10c; trout, 10 whitefish, S per s . 8110¢ INS-—-Live Chol Trices qiioted by Omaha Wholesale Dealers” association: Cholee upland, No. 1 upland, $7.60; medium, $7 irse, 9. Rye straw, % cse prices are for hay of quality. Dema fair. R OATS-N CORN-N BRAN-$15, Heng, Blg@ic; young. ey ducke, 6letr Hens, T4 geose, 87 daloe; heavy, i AME teal T solid can, 38c; ox- medium, . blue fins, 1 10c; clucoes, 7c; haddock, 9e; v Hay 3 and SPINACH UCUMBE 0, a8 Lo uize PARSNIPS RN P 'S CARROTS LETTUCE. RADISH E t8—Hothouse, per doz., $1.50@ Per bu., 40c Per bu. basket, 50c. or b, 40c. Por bu., 0 s@dc; Tdaho, 50@ iy Ohlos, 5@60c; Triumph, $1.10. TATOES—Per bbl., $17 Holland seed, per’ 1b. “lorida, per 6-baski d4-basket crate, $2.50. per bu., $1.76. ds to size, 0@TGC; California, per crate, Red Riv BWE : Mexic 10 ns, pe S-Ohio. RY—California, Kalamuzoo, 254 30c CAULIFLOWER Wax, per bu, $3.50; string, per LANT—Pe Per, bu. box, $2.76, box, $2. FRUITS STRAWBERRIES—Florida, 10c per at., @ RAPES-—Malaga, APPLES-Per bbl., $.25; Washington, per bu. box, $1.i6: HBellflowers, $1.90. CRANBERRIES—Bell and Bugle, $9 per bbl; Jerseys. per bbl., $8.50; per crate, $3. TROPICAL FRUUTS. \ifornia seedlings, $2.00@ per_ keg, $7.50@9.00, a, extra fancy, $3.25@ AS—Per bunch, according to size California, new cortons, 75c c; imported, per 1., 12@13c. DATES--Persian, in 60-1b. hones, Sairs, per 1b.; Halloween, Sl per 1b. MISCELLANEOUS, NUT glish wainuts, per Ib., 1ic; fil- berts, per Ib., 13¢; almonds, per Ib., 18G20c; peanuts, per’ Ib., s@dlc: roasted, Sl ; Tirazils, lic; pecins, 10@12c; cocoanuts, layers, e No. 2 green, 1 2 salted, 6lc; 1 veal calf, 5'to No. 2 veal calf, 12 to 15 Ibs., 6c; dry hides, 8g13c; sheep pelts, ¥5@e; horse’ hides, $1.50@2 No. 1 gree 1 salted, March 21.—WH cish, elevator, T34¢ Ay, Tc; July, T2%c¢ cash, 89%c; track, 26%@ 2 ‘white, track, 754 No. 2 hard, track, Quiet, DS Timoihy, steady; average pts, $5.76@4.00; prime worth move; 51 FLOUR-Steady €ancy und straight, $3.1; 2.90; low grades, 12.50, MEAL—Steady at $2.05, Steady to firm; re- patents, $3.66q 5@3.85; clear, $2.700 acked, cast mer; timothy, $5.00@12.50; ). Steady at $1.27. IRON COT TES—$1.00. BAGGING-T HE PROVISIONS shorts, clear sides, 38 lots. extra shorts, ides, $8.76. Spelter, Clear ribs, stoady : clear ribs, $5. TALS—Lead, aull. $4.724 POULTRY Kkeys, Bl dairy EGGS xed firm; Firm; ducks, 0 Steady; chickens, 7l@se; ) Beese, 4@ creamery, tur- 1662 cases returned 1,000 bble.; wheat, bu s oats, 31,000 by Jur, 6,000 bbls; wh L 86,000 bu; oats, 30,000 bu Higher, 10%c, and Provision h 21— WHEAT-S s digd ey 1 northern May, P00, firm; No. 1 western, winte 68 . Futures, 65 11740 | TeonN 38 10%d; tures, quiet; mber, s 10140, AS-—Canudian, steady, 5s T%d FLOUR-St. Louls fancy winter, steady, | 85 601 PROVISIONS. mess, 1% western, Kis strong, | #s puils, stron tlerces, stron cut, 26 to 8 Ibs 16 1024 Ibs. light Mar ifo red spring, auiet; 68 14d; July, Spot, firm; American mixed, new American mixed, old, 45 1d. ¥ May, 8 1075d: July, 38 0%d; Heef, Pork, Har casy; extra India steady; prime mess hort cut, 11 to 16 Ibs, American refined, in prime western, in Bacon, Cumberland Ar bucks " , sauar At Londo £4 w0 £4 178, IR-Dull; finest United States, 90s; good United States, 65 CH Dull; A and colored, 58 TALLOW- Prime city, dull, 24s 6d; Aus- traltan tn London, dull, 26s &1, short ¢l clear #hould HOPS Ore to 16 Ibs 11 10 13 1by steady; ¢ strong, 468 6d; firm, 35% 5q alifornta, £4; clean finest white rain acd March @67sc; cash, No. 0. 2, T1@T1lse; No. 3, cash, mixed, white, 3815c; No i OA HAY prufrie 2 white, 27%4 Choice timothy, $10.00@11.00; choice i 4o . 17@20c; dalry, fancy, fresh Missouri and stock, 10%e, loss of whitewood cases i PTS W heat S » Wheat, 00 bu.; oats, 0 hu Minneapolis Whaa MINNEAPOLL Cash, track, T4%e: No. 2 northe FLOUR-Steady second patents @3.16; second « BRAN Flour and Bran, h 21 —WHEAT— e on rihern, o frst atents, $4.0664.15, $5.06@4.06; first clears, ars, § In bulk, $13.2 THE OMAHA DATLY BEE: FRIDAY, western prints, 2% fancy nearby, 2% Firm and e higher weatern and southwestern, 13c; ari, 12001 2 CHEESE-Firm fa York full cream York full cream exceptional lots, treal nearby tresh south: and fair demand; New ney emall, 124c; New falt to chofce, 10%12¢ 0 TOLEDO, cash, Tge! May, Mk CORN-ZDull but firm OATH Steady; cash RY 5o CLOVEERSE nd March in mad Seed. WIHIEAT July, %% cash, A1c May do March “May, 42 51 1500 October me. $6.50; Milwankee MILWAUKEE March Steady: No. 1 northern, northern, (267 RY B Firm 1, Ktkc BARLEY~Higher; No, 1 30 rain Market WIS T No. wasse; sample, Peorin Market. JRIA, March 21.-CORN AT WHISKY tshed goods MOVEMENTS IN STOCKS AND BONDS, Higher track for Ik rm n No. 2 the 't white sl of Yt s fin- Renewed Buying Checks Market and General NEW YORK, March 21 ing by specul « to reall ried the whole market down v checked today and there w coverfes and showing of n aing for the day In 0 majority of cases e was con- tinied prescure on the market at the open- ing of business and 1t wis emphasized by the depression In the London market on account of uncasiness over the Then Tain affalr and fears f harder money th But renewed buying of some stocks proportions and conducted with siich confl the selling and the sul was helped by the nd from n extended short in left une fler yesterday's ¢ for the speculative leaders were very active fn their efforts to cause a resumption the strong bull market which has recently prevailed, They were only partly success ful. although they had the a stance of a report late in the session that the Angl Russian difficulty had been settled. A nun ber of stocks were fairly buoyant during the day thers were markedly strong. but th nees were not all well held and there were frequent reactions after the recovery had et in. Burllngton in m the shorts and the a d upward movement grangers, Pacifics and Southwesterns. Heavy reallzing met this advance and dificulty was__encountered, os lally in the case of Missourl Pacific, In upward course, The Kries were the conspleuous feature of the later market a were Nfte from 2% 1o 5 points, the latter second pr ferred, on enormous buying. Recently re- ports vidend action were all revived. Th Wabash s tles were in good d mwand, rred rising 1% ove A night movement in the Eries helped all the coaler: Sugar shot up g points and People’'s Gas and Tobacco had thelr perfods of strength he International Paper stocks were very mg, rising @4ty for the common and the preferred 7. There was quite a long list of minor railroad stocks which moved up from 1 to 4%, Including Chicago Great Western and the preferred A, the Chicago, Indianapolie & Louisville stocks, the lowd Central stocks, the Minneapolls & £t. Louls stocks, Lake F & Western, Peorla & astern and th ork, Chicago & St Louis ste American advan 64 over Amalgamated Copp wits Strong on the r nd declar tlon. The steel siocks were deeldedly qulet id moved narrowly, but recovered to some cxtent from carly heaviness. Not- withstanding this quite impressive showing of strength there was no renewal of the universal upward movement which affected the w le market at times during the last w days. The weakness of the Brooklyn ransit had a somewhat unsettled effect and American Snuff preferred broke 44 That there is some latent cusiness over the mcn tlook is shown by the cager discuss| r the possibility that th retury ment b market which sterday, w general re and thus benefit the he excess of government r over government expenditures thus far this month is only about half that for the cor- responding period of last year, but it was not until after March 14 that the heavy dis- bursements on account of premiums on re- funded bonds began last year and it is b ginning to be perceived that the money market will keenly feel the lack of some such source of replenishment this year The possibllity of war between European nations draws attention to the international exchange situation. Today discount rat hardened in London again and sterling ex- change here rose to a hlj level, while call loan rates ruled from 2l to 3 per cent. “The raflroad bond market continues ve active, many new issues coming into prom- inence today. The price movement was frregular. Total sales, par vilue, $9,255,000 United States refunding 2s advanced Ty and old 4s declined ' per cent on the last call The following are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchange: Leens 0% Wabash L. M%) do pfd 929 Wheel, & 1., 4| do 2d pfd L8| Wis. Cent ¥ Third A & O, tonal Atchison . do prd. Baltimore & O ‘anadlan Pac hada 8o, & Ohlo. G i B Tube Ind o pfd Cot. pfd . Amer. Maiting do pfd g |Amer. 8. & R do pfd Amer. Spirits.. **do pfd . mer. 8. 1loop. *do pfd. A r 8. & W prd. . Tin P.... g *do pfd PRSI Amer. Tobacco. 128 do pfd 14 Anac. Min 5% Brooklyn R. iy Colo. Jruel & 1000 489 |Con.” Tobacco ... 1% do pfd ™ “deral 483y *do pfd 10115 en. Electric 314 lucose Sugar... 4 do prd . 4 Inter. Paper ... a 1 | Lac National do pfd Natlonnl do pfd *Natlonal *do pfd Y. Alr Brake American Pacific Coa do 15t 3 4 Amer oil Colorado So.... \ 0 do 1st pfd do 2d pfd . Del. & Hudson. .16 Del. L. & W Denv & R. do pfd Erie . do 1st Gt. Nor. pfd Hocking Coal ng Valley. Central @ ki i pid. Lake Torie & W 0 e Lake Shore L & N g Manhattan . Met. St. Ry..... Mex. Central Minn. & St do pfd...... Steel bt Central Y. Central.. Norfolk & W do pfd No. Paciilc do pfd g ontarlo & W', “Oore. Ry, & N wdo pld Pennsylvaniu Reading Gas . Biseult Tend Steel.. p2tg 1% 15 ullman ¥ 8. R & T Sugar do pfd Tenn. Coal & T U. 8. Leather a0 pfa Southw prd Paul 1. pfd St P, & Omaha.125 |1, 8. Rubber So. Pacific 1% 0 prd 8o, Rallway | Western Union pid % Amal. Conpe & Pacifie.’’. 22 " Republic 1. & n_Pacific.... 3% do pfd prd vois SR P. C.C, rust receipts, **Nomlnal celnts and ex-dividend The ~ Commercial Advertiser's financial cablegram says: The stock mar- ket was generally weak in the early hours today on the Imbroglio with Russia, but prices hardened later on some reassuring private messages which were recoived in the city from St. Petersburg. Tt was noted and it 18 notable that ritles were not affected In any way. Nese se- curitles, however, were flat. 1 I tak- ing a more serfous view of the Corean dis- pute than it fs of the clash at Tsin Consols were 951 at one time the lowest since January, 1802 The of the market Wwas {n much bettor tone. merican stocks, depressed under the cloud weakness in New York last night, hard- ened a little on the Russia messagn to privite persons here and then were helped by the rise In New York. In the street after the close the udvance in New York caused a sharp rally. especlally In Eries and Northern and Unfon Pacifies, The eall loan rate was 3% ; bills, 3@, The Rank of Bengal has reduced its rate from 8 to 1 per cent s & 81T e Trast re- London OMAHIA, Kk clearings to- $1,M4,855; corresponding day last year, ; increase. $133.580. ILADELPHIA, March 21 + balances, $2,407,643, NIMORE, Mar balances, $454 BOBTON. March 21.—Clearings, § W YORK, March Clearings, Mouey, 14 per h 21— Clearings, 20 Money, 414w 54,668 ; Philadelphin Produce Merket. PHILADELPHIA, March 21, —BUTTER-— Firm; fancy western creamery, 2'4c; fancy 1~ Clearings, $346,- 07,318 balances. $15.738,7 CHICAGO, March 21. learin, $21.467, - 170; balances, $1,741,66. Posted exchange, Weak; | tk exchange, dis. h 31 Clearings, $8, | balances, $1,381 Money, easy At ent. New 'York exchanges, premium bid, 3¢ premium asked CINCINNATI, March 8204750, Now York exchange count. Money, M per cent 1 Clearings, 15 dls New York Money Mark NEW YORK, March 21 - M( cnll, steady at Ne@dtg per cent ntlle paper, gt ils per cent STERLING EXCHANGE-Firm, with ac. tual business in nkers' bills at $4.87%@ 48K for demand and at 4,945 @ 4844 for sixly Posted rates, $4.%51% and $4.80, Com- relal bills, 84 84m4 840 erilficates, B1%@sc; bar, 8%e. A lars, {9 BONDS- State, inactive A regular; rallroad, jrregular. I'he closing prices on bonds today are as tollows: U8, ref. 2, do coupon do coupon do new is, reg do coupe do old 4= do coupon o8, re cotpon D. of C. 3s, s Atch, gen, 4s. do adj. 4s Canada 80, % C. & O. 1%s Y - On Prime mer- government, Y. Central 18.1¢ C. gen. b8 Pacific 38 do e NY C&BLs N. & _W. con. 4. reg Ore. Nav. 18... Reading gen. 48 Rio G, W. 18 a8t 1 & 1M c. b, 1061 8t 1, & 8 I g 621311 10715 8. Paul consols. 184 121% 8t. P., C. & P. 18118 140 do b 20 121" /8o, Pacific 2ty ¥ty 8o, Rallway 116t Mty 8. R & T 1021y Texas & P. ) do 8. 8 10415 Unfon Pacific 48,10 17 |Wabash 1s 1104 11715 do 28............110% 101% West Shore 4s.. w13 Wis. Central 4s. Sig Va. Centurles e N, W. e, I do 8. F, deb. b Chicago Ter. 4s Colorado 8o, {s & s, [ on Stocx Quotation March 21..-Call loans, 5G4 loans, 3@ per cent. OM: BOSTON, cent; time closing: A & 8 nfd per clal West End ... MY Westingh. Flec.. 6% Atchison ds.......102% G. & C.5a. 6% Adventiire ... 13 Ring, Min. Co. .. 247y Ama L0ty do Amer. Sugar do pfd Amer. Tel Boston & Alb'y. 258 Boston Elevated 174 |Amal. Copper. Hoston & Me % |Atlantic - C, B & Q 16415 Boston & Mont. 355 Dominfon 3 | Butte & Boston.102l do prd 10 |Cal. & Hecla.....888 Federal ntennial do_pfa ranklin Fitchburg pfd Humboldt Electric prd.... | Elec. 1ii | Mex. Central N B G. & C. Old Colony Old_Dominion Rubber Union Pacific 1481 121 1611 Coal Steel ¥d Quiney. v 724 |Santa Fe Cop.... 12 |Tamarack ... 208 |Utah Mining 3% Winona, 1013 Wolverines 3% London Stock Quotations. LONDON, March 21— p. m.—Closing: 9% Pennsylvania © %7 Reading 6% Brle ... do 1st pfd.... 69y 1% |No. Pac. pfd..... 81l 139 Grand Trunk .. 8 101% Anaconda S7°' Rand Mines . L Atchison Canadian St Paul § Hiinols Central Loufsville . Union Pac, pfd Y. Central BAR SILVER - ounce. MONEY-3%@4 per cent. The rate of dls- in the open market for short bills {s 4 per cent and for three-months’ bills s per cent Pac “Weak at 2715-16a per W YORK. March 21.—The following are quotations on mining stocks: Little Chiet mtario Adams Con.. Alice Breece ... % Brunswick Con Comstock Tun.. Con. Cal. & Va Deadwood Ter.. Horn Silver Jron, Sitver .. se235 Savage coe |Slerra Nevad: Small Hopes |standara’ ... of the Treasury. March 21.—Today's state- ment of the treasury balances in the gen- eral fund. exclusive of the $150,000000 gold reserve in the division of redemption, shows: Available cash balance, $151,357,801: gold, §9 218, E tton riket. Arch 21.—The cotton mar- ket opened easy at a decline of 39 points and further declined 6@12 points, cables being disappointing, receipts still heavy, cotton goods trade accounts still unsatis- factory, southern spot markets still lower and the earller Indications as to the situa- tlon of affairs between Russia and England not of a reassuring order. Several of the more important lines of cotton, notably a few for Wall street account, were lqui- dated, after which the market rallled par- tially, but again turned weak under some renewed active selling, said to be In good part for southern account. There was some buying on the weak intervals by good par- ties on later reports of a_settlement of matters which threatened the relations of Russia and England. The buying for a re- action was increased by the expectation of better ccbles tomorrow from Liverpool on this account. he spot movement promises to ‘eed that of last on the other hand and checked confidence on the long side of the ac The market was finally at about Towest_figures of the session, tne decline being 7@ points. Spot closed auiet and e lower; middling gulf, §9-16; middling uplands, §5-16c; sales. 304 bales. o8 closed steady at the decline; h 18T April, 7.88¢; May, 7.89 June, July, 785c: August, 7.63c; September, T35¢: Octooe November, 7. De- 7.21c; cember, 7.20c; 'January, 7.21c. LIVERPOOL, March 21.—COTTON-Spot, quiet; prices Yl lower; "American micdling fair, 514d: good middling, 427-32d; middling, 421324 _jow middling, 41 nary, 4 ; ordinary, 3 A bales, of which 500 w peculation #nd export, and Included 7.400 American; re- Ipts, 10,000 bales, Including 4,400 American utures "opened ‘quict and_closed quiet; erican middling 1. m. ¢, March, 4 3i-54q. rs; March and April’ and April _and 4'34-84d, sellers; May and June, June July and July' and August, 434-64@ #id, sellers: August and September and September, 4 3-#@4 20-64d, buyers: October, 3 641 10-64d, nominal; October and November. 4 b-84@4 6-64d, nominal; Novem- ber and December, 4 4-64d, nomina NEW ORLEANS, March 21.—-COTTON asy: sales, 6,85 bales; ordinary 8O ordinary, 69-16c; low middling, i mid- dling, 8 good middling, Sige: middiiag fair, § nominal; receipts, 8,031 bales; bales. IFitures, steady: March, April, May. 881a8.92} T8GTNT 2a7Ale; August, Hep! 7,307 October, November, ¢ bid; December, TOUIS, March 21 middl 7 P NEW YORK ST lower shipm L COTTON--Dull, e fe: sales. 43 baloy; bales; stock, 73,84 bales, March 21.—COTTON-Dull, Waol Market, ST. LOUIS, March 21.—WOOL—Quiet and steadyi medium grades, 13@18ige; heavy, 10a12C; Mght fine, 14@17¢; tub washed, 186 LONDON, March 21~ WOOL-The offer at the wool auction sale today inted to 12,379 bales. There was A large attendance. Competition was brisk and prices were firm. | Merinos | were in ood Tequest for Germany. High - prices were pald by American buyers for sultable parcels of merinos and they nlso bought several lots of crossbreds. Farmers' 1 met with o brisk demand and sold well to America and France, the iatter securing the bulk. Following are the sales: New South Wales, 2800 bales; scoured, 44d@i1s [H greasy, a9y Queensland, 1,50 bales; scoured, 1& 113d@ls bd; greasy, Sle@ 105, Victorin, 1600 bales; scoured, ‘ded 18 Ti3d; gronsy, 4ix@1iigd. South Australia. 200 bales: greasy, 4@8'sd. West Australia, 300 bales: greasy, 4L,@%sd. Tasmania, 100 pales greary, Wi, New Zealand. 30 bales: scoured, 1s 21 greasy, « o Gond” Hope and Natnl 2208 batas; Beoured, 10%dG1s b; greasy, 44@T4A, on Ros OIL CITY, March 21.—OILS--Credit bal- ances, $1.30; certificates. no bid; shipments, 72072 bble.: average. #.472 bbla. | runs, 111,128 bbls. ; average, 56,479 bbls. NEW YORK, March 21.—OILS—Cotton- seed, firm; prime crude, 30¢; prime yellow. 063 steady. Rosin, quiet, Turpentine, steady, 37438, LONDON, March 21 —O1L8—Linseed, s 30." Turpeniine spirits. 278 2140 I.l\'F.AI’UOI‘. March 21.-OILS--Cotton- eed, Hull refined, spot, firm. 20s 34, Tal- low, Australlan in London, dull, 26s. Sugar Market, NEW ORLEANS, March 21.—-SUGAR-— Quict: open kettle, 34@3%c; open kettle centrifugal, a@4iye; centrl utul yellow, {ig @6 9-16c; seconds, 2%@3 15-16¢. Molasses, very strong: open kettle, §a2c NEW YORK. March 21-8SUGAR_Firm; falr refining, Mgc: centrifugal, % test. 413-2c; moldsses sugar, 39-32ci refined; steady. MARCH 22 A 1901 OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Desirable Oattle of All Kinds Active and Higher Than Yesterday. HOGS AVERAGED A BIG DIME HIGHER Good Sapply of Sheep, but Demand w Alse Liberal and Market Ruled Active an ully Steady on All Grades, SOUTH OMAHA, March 2i Receipts were, Cattie. Hogs, Sheep Ofclai’ Monday e 31687 A2 9210 Official Tue e 417 Official Wednesday Official Thursday Four days this week...11,521 Same days last week... .. 11,088 8ame days weck before. 10115 Same three weeks ago...11641 Same four weeks ago.... 010 Bame days last year..... 10,60 31,213 Average price paid for hogs for the past several days, with comparisons: | 11000, 1599, /1598 1897, {1896, 378) 3 | 4 66, 3 8 169 38 aon 0| 38| 67| 4 74| | 1901 1895, March 1..| March 2. March 3. March 4 March March March March March March March March March March March March March March March March March 388 : 38 1 | | | e mEm e [E— Indicates Sunday. The official number of cars of brought in today by each road was: Cattle, Hogs. Sh p.11'ses ‘M &8P Ry..02 v Bystem W. F E & M. . & P. Ry Bt P, M. & B'&M R RR , B & Q Ry JRIL & P, east Co R I & P, west Tilinols Central Ry.... 10 Total receipts L 2 2 2 The dlsposition of the day's receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing the num- ter of head indicated: 3 Buyers. sh'p. Omaha Packing Co €. H. Hammond C. 249 Swift and Compuny Cudahy Packing Co Armour & Co........ R. Becker & Degan Lobman & Co W. L. Stephen . Livingstone & Schaller. Hamilton & Rothschild.. Lol B i oivivions B. Hobbick....... A. 8. Mawhinney Wolfe & M....... Morton & D... Other buyers . Totals senees 4.2 4,640 CATTLE—There was a lignt run of cattle here today and, the demand being of Iiberal proportions, prices were stronger all around. Receipts Included about 25 cars of beef steers today and anything at all desirable sold at stronger prices. The market has in fact been in good shape all the week and 1t is safe to call prices on the better grades fully 15¢ higher for the we I commoner grades have also improved some what, but not quite as much as the cholcer cattlé. Everything in the yards today was sold in good season. The cow market was also active higher_today. There were v ab cars offered and they were picke hurry. For the week the market be quoted 15e to a quarter higher. greatest advance has been on the chole Cows and heifers, but the medium kinds have improved casily lic. Canners haye ot ahown much of any change, but still sellers find little trouble in disposing of them at very satisfactory prices. ht and handy weight bulls were in request this morning at good, strong glect the and 1H LA good prices, but the tendency was to ne cavy and coarse kinds. m’rh.irp were very few feeders offered thi: morning, but, the demand being in shape, it did’ not take long to clear Vards of all desirable stock cattle of a welghts. So far as prices are concerne there was not much of any change notic able from yesterday. Representative sales BEEF STEERS. . Pr. 3 s r the 1 i NN ke e B BB = TEERS _AND, a9 4 30 &34 4 At 932 JERS AND COWS, COWS. 300" 00 i L1120 L1086 1M 3 1081 923 3 1080 3 "COWS AND HEIFER) s, PR 9 0 CALVES, [ ! 7 1 60 |} 6 25 BTAGS. ) 1 1560 i 0 STOCK CALVES, i BTOCKE 1 AND FEEDERS 18 1% 1104 1000 s There toduy higher (h hogs sold at $5.50 and .8 el heavy weights selling i and a toy £ .87l AU those market wis v netive being light It did not bulk to change hands. The Hghtweights were very hurd to dispose of this morning as puckers would hardly bid on them at They finally sold, however, from .77 down The last and strong hogs sell HOGS here 1ime th light and ot run of opened n The bulk of with th it 858 1 big tly prices the rec long for [ half of the market " which made the long string of At $0.82, s0 that the eral market can be quoted 10c to a shillink Bigher than yesterday. As will be seen from the table of average prices, d vance s far this week amoun and since March 11 prices have gone over f2c. As compared with March 1 market f4 Hc higher. The market is at the highest point since 159 The | day of 1801 was Se when Average cost was $5.80, foes now at the highest point wed | January, 1883, when hogs were sellis high s §7.88 Representative sales Av. 8h oy R e up the w g the W L 355 160 5 871 SHEEP—There was a good run of sheep here today, but the market ruled active and strong all around. The demand was iIn good &hape and the bulk of (he offerings was sold {n good season. Colorado lambs sold as high at $.25; wethers brought $4.65 and standard cwes sold at $1.20 The fow feeders offered were also in good demand and sold at good, steady prices, The market being active all around, every: hing was sold and weighed up in good Feason Quotations: Cholce fed 465 falt to good lghtweight vearlings, $4.60¢4.80; Bood yearlings, $4.40¢24.80; chof ewes, 3164480 falr 4.15: ‘choice Tambs, lambs, $4.90@5.15 feeder wothe $4.30G 4,60, No, 1 cull ewes 10 call yearlings 9 Colorado ewes 308 western yearlings 218 Calorado lambe | z3 ¢ wothers, $1.406 fair to e lightwelght ewes, $3.900 54,00, feeder lambs, Representative sales: Av. . wee 100 83 bl " lorado lambs... do lambs ado lambs | | | Cattle and Hogs Strong « ~ Steady. CHICAGO, Mar CATTLE-Receints 8000 head, including 200 head Texans; steers. Strong to 10c higher; butchers’ stock., steady to strong; good to ‘prime steers, $5.0006.00 poor to medium, $3.75G4.%0; stockers and feeders, $2.75@4.%: cows, $2.704.40: helfers. | $2.754p4.70; “canners, $2.00a2.65; bulls, $2.60 | 4.50; calves, strong, $4.5006.00; Texas-fed | Steers, $4.00(15.00; Texas grass steers, $3.100 xas bulls, §2.5013.75. HOGS—Receipts, 16,000 head; 15,000 head. estimited; left ove active, S@ine higher: top, $6.1 butchers, $5.85a%.15; good to ¢ $6.00016.15 Teavy, 85a6.0714; bulk of sales, SHEEP ' AND LAMBS head: sheep, steady to steady; good to choice w fair to_choice mixed, sheep, $4.76@5.00; yvearling: tive lambs, $1.75@5.40; western 5.40. nd Higher— tomo lambs L $4.7505.00; western 5.10; mbs, §.10a St. Louis Live Stock Market. §T. LOUIS, March 21.—CATTLE-Re- ceipts, 2,300 head, including 1,400 head Tex ans; market, steady to strong; native shi ping and export ste $4.90615.85; dressed heef and butcher $1.0065.5; steers under 1,000 1ba.. stockers ders, $3.35@4.80. 475, canners, $4.2 and Ind it heifers, §2 HOGS- Receipts, head Dher: piigs and lghis, 08005 $5,75015.90: butchers, $5 SHEEP AND LAMBS--I head; murket, 15@%c higher 5; lambs, $4.504 B cows and bulls, $2.25 $3.50a4.75; 4.2 Cows market 10c cefpts, 6,500 culls and celpts, 50 head calyes: marke native beef steers, $i weste Ally 100 high ; st heifers, $3.5071.85; canne 105 biills, $5.00G4.60; calves, $1.0046 Receip M head: market 10c top, $6; bulk of sales, $.80G5.00; highe 5,805 Q01800 mixed packers, $.80415.90; heavy, light, 3 8| LAMBS-Re 4 strong; western lambs, 85,000 ; 'western_wethe $4.5070.00; _western Flings, $4.76@6.10; ewes, $1.0001.50; culls, bipt 1,200 ‘k Market. JOSEPH, March (8pe- quotes: CATTLE-Recelpts, 800 head 2 higher: quality common to natlyes. #1505 100 Texus and westerns, $3.85015.10; cows and heifers, §2.2564.7; bulls and stig $2.00@4.90; vearlings and culves, $650180 Klockers and foeders, $3.4061.65; veals, $1.704 HOGS-—Recelipts. higher: all gr sales, $5.8566.90; Digs, SHISEP AND LAMBS d; market, active, steady yearlings, $4.40a5.00; we cwes, $184.25 v he Jour active, 10 r 1060 | of 3,400 head: market, 12 0416.00; bull 4,600 $1.9007 $140@ Recelpts, nibs, \ers, 45 New York Live Stock Market. NEW YORK, March 21 -BEEVES- R ceipts, 118 head: no trade and feeling | steady. Cabjes steady; shipments, 30 head SREATV B8 Tteccints, 102 head; feeling trifle wenlk: veals, $.5007 HEEP AND LAME heep, firm; | lower; sheep, $4.0045 HOGS — Recelpts, worth noting; nomi wenkk 10 shido mhn trade St R10UX Telegram. market, steady bulls, mixed. ers, $3.2504.25 W AN 1 feed $3.000 heavos, $1. Wad.00; slockers Calves and yearlings 1061 of market HOGS ik 15e higher: sulos, $5. Recelpts selling 5. 1,700 head A ¥it5. 80 Stock in Sight. ollowing are the receipts at srincipal western markets for M prialoel Cattle, Hogs 2,088 4, K100 21800 the rch 21 Shoep 0 four Kansas City 8t Louls Totals Coffee Market, N YORK, March 21 -COFFEFE -8pot, Rin, steady; No. 7 involce, 7e. Mild, dull B A idige, Futures opened 'qulet With Prices o paints lowar; further declined abont points under realizing, following farge receints, adverse cables, some Buro: pean melling, expectations of lirge Brazil Mpments and dnsatistactopy spot demand he decline was checked by covering. The market at in 'lwu.‘ I Drices . N ian 'ware April b0, May Beptember, the close was steady @10 points net lower 10,60 bags, Including s July, $5.65; Augist October and Novembe ry ‘i0os NEW YORK, March 21 Home trade auiet In all d Market. DRY ethers, $4.25G4.40; cholce | b214; packers, | native mut- ATTe 1N conr Print cloths fnact . Prints and ginghams ol Rusiness 0 Woolen grades divisl low gri colored ¢ medium price and unaltere inderwear dull changed ’rad Byapornted and Deled Proits NEW YORK, March 21 EVAPORATED APPLIE There was a fairly active ket for evaporated npp with the undertone — wenk on light Fe prices were fully st WL prime, Agfdtiee; chol " CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS stoady. Pranes, $a@ic per Gunlit Apri i ik, Mgfilac, Peachos, i1 f0c ' UBBERS & MANUFAGTURERS OF OMAHA AWNINGS AND TENTS. Omaha Tent and AwhlngEfi.. Omahn, Ne Manufacturees of Tents and Canvas Goods, | Send for Catalogue Number tmporters and Jobbers ot | Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods AND NOTIONS. WHEN IN OMAHA visit | Byrng-Hammer Dry Goods Go. HOWARD STR OMAHA'S GREAT NEW HOUSE, ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, \A/estern Electri : Company Hlectrical Supplies. | Brectric Wirlog Bells and Gas Ly W. JOHNS Mgr. 1510 Howar: SAFE AND IRON WORKS. Hall's Safe: Cash Register: Typewriters - Hall Safe and Lock Company, 1116 Farnam St. Davls & Cowgill Iron_ Works MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF MACHINERY. GENERAL REPAIRING A SPECIALTY IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS, 1801, 1508 1508 Jackson Street, Omaha, Neb. Tel. 538, B. Zabriskie, Agent. J. B. Cowglll, Mgn “"TE LEVA10R SUPPLIES ELEVATORS Improved Quick and Steam, Eleatric and Hand Power Elevators, AUTOMATIC HATCH GAT Send for catalogue. llllflctlib BROS., COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia Agents for the Richmosd Sarety Gates and r repairing & speclaity. Leather tors, Engines 1008 Stzeet. Telephgue 14, LJ Fire Doors. - Davis & Son Elevator Hydraulle and Hand B | Printing Pressses. C Manutacturers and Jobbers of Steam and Water Supplies Of All Kinds. 10 nd 1016 DOUGLAS 7. GASOLINE ENGINES AND GRAIN ELEVATOR MA CHINER avid Bradley & Co. Council Bluffs, Towa Gasoline Engines Vertical, Horlzontal and Portabl ! from one horse power up. Jobbers of Agricultural Implements and everything in water, steam and gas sup- plies. WALL PAPER . Yetter Wall paper Co. JOBRBERS WALIL PAPER. Large, well selected stock, prices same as eastein houses—latest noveities. Dealers ccUncle Oscar” The Favored 5c Cigar. Strictly hand made by Hene & Co. Allen Bros. Co., Distributors IMPLEMENT S \ mahalmplement and Transfer Co. Agents for Lambert Gasoline Engines the Goodhive Rotary Grinder, the Erway Three Row Cultivator and the Home Comfort Lawn Swing. Send for catalogues, Cor. Sth and Jackson Sts. CIGARS. e Stocks and Bonds Bought and Sold and Bonds for Investment. CHARLES C. ADSIT, 224 La Sallo‘ St. Chicago, BANK It URNISHED, PRIVAT '0 NEW YORK. JAMES E. BOYD & CO,, [ olep 0, Omaha, Nebh, COMMISSION, PROVISIONS and Board of Trade, arried on Margin ne 1 GRAIN, STOCKS, little to be had for export ings and drills quiet and Lrregular, Correspondence: John A. Warren & Ca. Direct wires to Chicago and New Yorw