Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 19, 1902, Page 10

THE OMAHA DAILY BE SATURDAY APRIL 19, COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Anticipation of Rains Deafens Speculators to Plentiful Bullish News, ALL PITS DOWN WHEN MARKET'S SUN SETS Opening Spurt in Wheat Short-Lived ~Corn Inclined Toward Lurking Attitude—Activity in Oats, but Prices Suffe thack. CHICAGO, April 18.—Grain _speculation was of a4 nervous and see-saw character today. ‘Traders realized that rain must come soon to the relief of the winter crop and local opinion and prices swung up upon this pivot. Every breath of rumor Sug- gesting molsture effected prices. In_the $na the crowd turned bearish and May Wheat closed %@%c lower, May corn %o down and May oats %c lower, Provisions closed 2Yc@izige depressed There was not such a volume of bus iea_betite ness In_the wheat pit as for s ral da past. The crowd was in a guessing frame of mind and feared possible rain news might cause a break at any moment. There was any quantity of bullish news, but Under the prevaillng sentiment much was lost gight of and the trade seemed deaf to anything but rain possibilities. . Conditions, s one expert put it, Is one of dryness of ennsylvania to Texas and north to the orth Dakota line. No rain, save an occasional shower, has tallen In twenty-four hours and the 'fore- cast was for clear, dry weather In general Kansas City reported high winds and bugs Injuring Kansas wheat. One statistician ut up a clalm of »@ld points injury in ansas since April 1. Argentine advices stated that the outlook was bulllsh—the government helping the provinces buy seed wheat. At the opening there was short- lived mpurt, May prices starting %@%c up at 4%@74%c. Cables were only steady and under the influences of the prevailing ner- vousness of the pit prices were somewhat erratic in their fluctuations. There were frequent drops and as frequent rallies, though the latter were weaker each time. Gradually the bears prevalled. There was @ rumor of rainfalls west and profit-taking and ome short selling pressed uniil May closed weak, %@%c lower at TI%@73%c Local recelpis were 38 cars, no contract grade; Minneapolls and Duluth reported 9 cars, making a total for the three points of only' 13 cars, agalnst 197 last week and 308 cnrs a year ago. Primary receipts were 197,000 bushels, compared with 391,000 bushels last year. Arfl“ tine shipmenfs for the week were 92,000 bushels, against 106,000 bushels the week before. 'Seaboard clear- ances in wheat and flour equaled 451,000 bushels, Trade In corn was Inclined toward the wadting attitude. Business was active at times, but the uncertainty of the course of the wheat market was a bar to marked sympathetio action. There was a_disposi- tlon to wait for some one to take the lead. Reports of hay crop damage did result in a hurried upturn in corn at the opening. May started %@%c higher at G2%@62%c, but at once broke. Rallies followed wheat somewhat, but the market showed bearish tendencies, Oats contributed strength at times. The late wheat weakness brought May corn to @ weak close, Hc down at ecelpts were only 6 cars. Oats had a fairly sharp trade. Business was big in general and prices fluctuated rapidly. The strength in other grains and the fear that the dry weather would be more dangerous to oats than to any other grain pressed prices up at the opening. Re- eclving and commission houses bought liberally and the market seemed to take op_independent strength. Later consider- gbip pelling pressure cimeout and the ish aspect of the pit underwent a change. Wheat and corn weakness were only moderate factors in the setback. May #0ld between 44c and 43c, closing weaker down at the latter price. Receipts were 1 cars. Provisions looked like a manipulated market today. Though trade was quiet prices earl were strong on the grain stren; The hog market was only steady and May hay contributed to a growing weakness, but_prices were pressed by the local bears. Packers supported but Jttle. May pork cloted 134c lower at $168, Moy Jard B0 down ut 8976 and May Fibs ZHGSe Tower at $9.20G9.23%, Estimated receipts for corn, 80 cars; oal 16,000 head. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles.| Open. | High.| Low. | Close.| Yes'y, R "o ey ' 4 gfiz‘ morrow: Wheat, 145 cars; hogs, & & 1895 | 167 1716 17 124 17 07 25 31 . 2. a0ld. Cash ‘quotations were FLOUR—Firm; 290; winter st 1 clears, $3.00@3.40; spring speci Jatents, & .60; spring straignts, "WHEAT—No. 3 spring, T%@7%c; No. red, S1GYc. e #M%e; No. 2 white, 45@46c; sprin, $2.75 No. 2 . 8 white, {8@dée. ood feading, 6534@ssc; cholce maiting, . Ship to SEBD—No. 1 flax, $1.80; No. 1 northwest- ern, $1.80; prime_ timothy, 36.85@650; clover, “PROVISTIONS Meas bbL, $16. ] L, 1645, | Lard, per 100 1be 0.0 Short rby de salted should- (loose),’ $9.16@9.25. D #1.62407.15. Bhort clear sides $1.30, is of high wing i The following were the The following Teceipts and ship- Recelpts. Shipments 16,000 30,000 23500 69,000 Rye,'bu. becivis Barley, bu 1,000 On the Produce exchange today the but- ter market was easier; creameries, 25Gd0c; dairies, 25@2ic. Cheese, steady, 12@l3c. Eggs, firm; fresh, 16%@15%c. NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET, Quotations of the Day on Various Comm en. NEW YORK, April 18.—FLOUR—Receipts 14307 Bbls.; exports, M0.621 bbls.: sates. 15400 Pkgs.; quiet, steady, closing dull; Minhesota patents, $190G4.00; winter extras, 33.100 4.55; Minnesota bakers, 32.90¢8.20; winter low' grades, $2.9009.2%5; winter straights, 8 winter patents, $3.8G4.05. Rye four, dull; fair to good, $.25GI; falr to £00d. fancy, $3.66@3. (‘ORNlléAL—m yellow western, $1.30; clty, $1.28; Brandywine, $2.55. RYE-Easy; No. 2 western, éijc, f. o ® AT y—Dul EY—Dull; feeding, #4G6sc, c. 1. New York; Maiting, Tie, ¢ L f. N Y%&"}mer Vi ‘~Recelpts, 208,80 bu.; 17,000 bu. Spot, easy; clevator, and §78e, f. 0. b., afloat; No. i Duluth, '83¥%c. £." 0. b., afloat; . Manitoba, 86%c, f. o. b., afloat. Except for a short time at the start, when bullish crop news and small receipts ad- vanced prices a little, wheat was unsettied and_easy. reflecting’ a pressure of long Stuff on the market and less vigorous sup- rt than usual. Export trade also proved ight, The close was rather weak at e net deeline. May, T5%@%0%c, closed at July, 801-16@8 15-16c, closed at S0ge; Sep- tember, 783 osed at T9%¢; Decem- ber. 8011 al 803 COR exports, 4,00 bu ) b, elevator, and s ons opened up 1ithie. “with ‘wheat, but met sencral" wn: loading, which forced declines in face of small recelpts, and closed weak at e net ‘{m‘nu‘ (-.[;nneds at I’I,"x 3 e, © at 6lc; September, c. closed at fbe. P Spot, firm: 2 ‘white, i track mixed western, #Gc; track w 51@She. Options were firm at first on bullish erop news and then reacted with corn H. shipping, W@ee; good o w exports, No. 2 'red, s6%c, exports, 1% TN, 3" do: to 1900, 4e: olds, H 19%c; 1900, OP! miénta common to cholce. 1 o il e, g 4e: olds. 3 o HIDES - Firm n te it it meats, strong $10.00@11.00; pickied shoulders, $560; pickled ham 1.00g1200. Lard, steady; western steamed, $10.10; refined, firm; continent, $10.35; South America, $11.£0 compound, $8.13%@8.311%. Pork, firm; irmny. short’ clears, $17.(5G20.00; mess, $16.75G) POTATOES—Firm; Maine, bag, $240G25%); New York, falr to prime, sack, $2.16@2.%6 Jersey sweets, barrel, $3.50@5.00. RICE—8teady; domestic, falr to extra, avigc; Japan, 4%@sc. TALLOW—Firm; city (82 per pkg.), 6%c; country (pkgs. free), 6%@8%c. BUTTER—Recelpts, 348 pkgs.; firm; state dairy, 21@82c; creamery, state, 2389g3ic; June creamery, imitation, 26@30c; factory 24 CHEESE—Recelpts, 1240 pk firm; fancy, large, full cream all ma colored and white, 13@12%c; fancy, small, state, full cream, early make, colored and white, 139 1334c. FGGS—Recelpts, 10,798 pkgs.; firm; state and Pennsylvanla, 17igc; western, at mark, 1654 17c : MOLASSES—Firm; New Orleans, @4lc POULTRY—Alive, weak; chickens, ilc; turkeys, lc; fowls, 13%4@l3c. Dressed, weak; fowls, 12@12° turkeys, 12%@13c. METALS-Some business was closed in copper for future delivery at $11.20. Spot standard closed at $11.1214@11.%. Lake was quoted at $12.25 and electrolytic and casting at $12. At London copper was 3s %1 higher, with spot and futures both closing at £5§ 1s 6d. Tin was steady and unchanged at New York, with spot at $28 50@29. At London the metal advanced £1, quiet, clos- ing with spot at £130 158 and futures at 1% "os. Tead was quiet and unchanged here, while London was 1s 3d higher at £13 188 9d. Spelter locally was firm and unchanged at $4.45, and was 2s 6d_higher at London at £18 The New York iron market was firm, but quiet. Pig iron war- rants remain nominal; No. 1 foundry, north- ern, $19.00820.00; No. 2 foundry, northern. $15.00219.00; No. 1 foundry, sihithern, $17.50 15.00; No. 1 foundry, southern soft, $17.50 15.00. The English markets were 'lower. Glasgow closed at 6is 4d and Middles- borough at 488 734d. OMAHA WHOLESALE Condition of Trade and Quotations on Staple and Fancy Produce. EGGS—Including new No. 2 cases, Mic; cases returned, ldc. TIVE POULTRY—Chickens, 9%@l0c; old roosters, according to age, 6@9 turkeys, 10@12c; ducks and se, S@SYC; dressed stock in_good condition, 1@2c higher than live stock BUTTER—Packing stock, 2ic; dairy, In tubs, 4 separator, 30c. FRESH CAUGHT FISH—Trout, 10c; crapples, 10c; herring, 6c: pickerel, 9¢; pike, flc; perch, 6c; buffalo, dressed 8c: bluefing, fc; whitefish, 12c; black bass, 15¢; halibut, 13c;’ salmon, 1c haddock, 11c; codfish, 12¢; red snapper, 10c roe shad, each, S0c; shad roe, per pair, 30c; split_shad, per Ib., 10c; lobsters, bolled, per 1b,, 27c; lobsters, ‘green, per b, 25c. PRESH FROZEN FISH—Herring, 2%c; trout, headless, 7c; whitefish, 7c; smelts, No_1, 7c; smelfs, No. 2, be. OYSTERS—Mediums, per can, 2¢; stand- ards, per can, Zc; extra selects, per can, 3c; New York Counts, per can, 40c; bulk standards, per gal., $1.20; bulk, extra se- Jects, 31.00@1.65; New York Counts, per gal., 5 PIGEONS-Live, per doz., §l. VEAL—Choice, 64sc. CORN—59e. OATSATc. BRAN—Per ton, 817, HAY—Prices quoted by Omaha Wholesale Hay Dealers’ assoclation: Choice hay, No. 1 upland, $9; No. 1 medium, $850; No. 1 coarse, $8. Rye straw, $. 'These prices are for hay of good color and quality. De- mand fair. Receipts light VEGETABLES. SEED POTATOES—Per bu., Ohlos, $1.50; Rose, $1.25; Triumphs, $1.16. POTATORS—Northern, ~$1.0091.05; Colo- rado, $1.%0. CARROTS—Per bu., T5c. BBETS—Per bu. basket, 65c. TURNIPS—Per bu.,, G0c; Rutabagas, per 100 1bs., $1.%5. PARENIPS—Per bu., 6c. ASPARAGUS—California, per Ib,, lic. CUCUMBERS—Hothouse, per doz., $1.50. GREEN ONIONS—Per doz., according to size of bunches, 16@%c. SPINACH—Southern, per bu., Tsc. LETTUCE—Head, per hamper, $2.50; hot- house, per doz., " PARSLEY—Per doz., 30@c. RADISHES—Per doz., 2@2c;, per box, 60, FPAX BBANS-Florida, per basket, #.000 450, GREEN PEAS—Per basket, 75c@$1. RHUBARB—Home grown, per Ib,, be. CABBAGE—California, new, 3c, ONIONS-8panish, pet crafe, §2; Ohios, per_bbl., $4.50. CBLERY—California, 40@Tsc. TOMATOES—Florida, per 6-basket crate, $3.00@3.60. NAVY BEANS—Per bu., $1.80@1.90. FRUITS. APPLES—Ben Davis, per bbl, $5; Wine- saps, $5; Willow Twigs, per bbl, $5; Jona thans, $5.50; Belleflowers, per box, $L75. FIGS—Cal fornia, Dew eartons, $1; im- 2 , per Ib., c, STRAWBERRIES-—Texas, per 24-qt. case, $4.00@4.50; Louisiana, per 24-pt. case, $2.75. TROPICAL FRUITS. ORANGES—California navels, fancy, $4; choloe, $3.75; budded, $3; med. sweets, '$3.25 LEMONS—Fancy, $3.50; cholce, $3.25. BANANAS—Per bunch, according to size, $2.25@2.75. MISCELLANEOUS. NUTS—New crop walnuts, No. 1 soft shell, per 1b., 12¢; d_shell, per Ib, 11%c No. 2 soft shell, 10c; No. 2 hard shell, 8¢ Brazlls, per Ib.,, 14c; filberts, r 1b., 12¢ almonds, soft shell, 16c; ha shell, 15c pecans, iarge, per Ib., 12¢; small, 10c; cocoa- nuts, per sack, $3.60. HIDES—-No. 1 green, 6c; No. 2 green, bc; No. 1 salted, Ti%e; No. 2 salted No. veal calf, 8 to 121 Ibs., 8c; No. 12 to 16 Jbs., 6c; dry hides, pelts, Toc; horse hides, $1.50: HONEY-—Per 24-section case, CIDER-—Nchawka, per bbl, York, $3.60. POPCORN—Per 1b., bc St. Louls Grain and Provi ST, L()L‘ls“ April 18.—WHEAT—Lower; No. 2 red cash, elevator, 'm,k,c- track, 8e: May, %c; July, B%e; No. 2 ha CORN-—Lower; No. 2 cash, 63%c; track, cholce shelled, 6e. MARKETS. | May, 63%c; July, 62%c; September, c. ATS—Easy; No. 2 cash, Mc; track, 46@ 4blgc; May, e; July, 36%c; Septemiber, sic; No. 2 white, 46tge. FLOUR—Steady; red winter patents, $3.65 @3.8); extra fancy and stralght, $3.35G3. clears, $3.00G3.16. SEED-Timothy, steady, $.0066.0. CORNMEAL—Steady, $5.10. AT Steady:” tmoiny. 310011 50; eady; ' timothy, $11. rie, $10.50613.00. WHISKY- Steady, 3120, IRON COTTON TIES—Steady, $L. BAGGING—Steady, b HEMP TWINE-Steady, PROVISIONS—Pork, lower; jobbin $16.55; new, $17.45. Lard, quief, $5. Dry salt meats (boxed), steady; extra shorts and clear ribs, $9.624; short: clear, 39.75. Bacon (boxed). 'steady: extra shorts, $10.50 clear ribs, $10.575%@10.50; short clear, $10.62 METALS—Le: qulet at $3.974G4.00. Spelter, dull at $4.15. OULTRY—Steady; chickens, 10c; keys, 1lic; ducks, 10c, geese, 4@dc. BUTTER—Firmer; creamery, %c; dalry, ngse £GGS—Steady at lic Flour, bbls, Wheat, bu. Corn, bu.n Oats, bu. tur- Recelpts. Shipments. . 8,000 7,000 +20,000 172,000 -29,000 67,000 44,000 Liverpool Grain and Provisions. LIVERPOOL., April 18.—WHEAT—Spot, quiet: No. 1 northern, spring. 6 3d; No, i California, 6 40; futures, quiei; May, 6s %d; July, 58 11%d. CORN—8pot, steady; American mixed, new, bs 64d; 'American mixed, old, bs T futures, steady; May, bs %d; July, §s; O tober, Bs. FLOUR—8t. Louls fancy winter (Includ- ing duty), firm, Ss o PEAS—Canadlan, firm, 7s. HOPS—At Londan (Pacific coast), firm at £ Tba@ 4 168, PROVISIONS—Beef, firm; , extra India mess, 888 9d. Pork, firm; prime mess, west ern, firm, 798 6d. Hams. short cut, 14 to ibs., firm_ 63s. Bacon, firm; Cumberland cut 2 (o 30 ibs. firm, 48s; short ribs. 16 to 20 ibs., firm, 4ds 6d; long clear middies, ligh 2 to 84 1bs., firm, 60s; clear middies, h 9 to 40 Iby , 195} short clear bacl to 20 Ibs., firm, i98; r bellies, 14 to firm, §s: shoulders, square, 11 to 13 firm, 3 64. Lard, prime western, in firm, 495 9d; American refined, in rm, 4ds 6. "R~ Finest United States, firm at %s: good United States, nominal CfleksE- Firm: American finest whits, 53s; American finest colored, 45s. TALLOW—Prime city, firm at 2s 6d. Recelpts of wheat during the last three daye, 30,000 centals Recelpis of American corn durlpg the last three days, 15,000 centals. Peoria Market. PEORIA, 111, April 18—~CORN—Firm; No. 3 X SAY§-Firm; No. 2 white, %e, bllled through. WH’IKY—OH the basis of §1.3 for fin- ished goods. Kansas Clty Grain and Frovisions. KANSAS CITY, April u—wun-r—u,.‘y, 0. 0ige; July, W0%c; cash, No. 2 hard, T3¢ i No. 2 red, Sic; No. 3, bR, a0 Meaver o aan, 41,000 | No. 3 mixed, 0sc; No. 2 white, 6c; No L] e, OATS—No. 2 _white, 45%@45%c. RYE—No. 2, 60c. HAY—~Cholce timothy, $13.50; prairie, $13.00613.50. rl‘"'T’l"El(w(‘renmrry,u dalry, se. EGGS—Steady; at mark, new No. 2 white- wood cases Included, 14%c; cases returned, e, Wheat, bu.. Corn, bu.. Oats, bu cholce fancy, Recelpts. Shipments veve 18,400 14,400 46,400 21,00 Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA, April 18—~BUTTER Firm and %c higher; extra western cream- ery, 2c; creamery, nearby prints, 3oc. EGGS—Frm and 14 hig fresh nearb; 16'gc; fresh western, 1 fresh southwestern, 16lgc; fresh puthern, 16¢ CHEBSE—Firm but quiet; New York full creams, fancy, small 12@13c; New York full creams, fair to cholce, 11@12%c Toledo Graln mnd Seed. TOLEDO, O. April 18 and weak; cash, 82c; May, Si%c; July CORN—Iull and weak; cash, 60ic; 623%c; July, 62%c. OATB—Dull ‘and weak; cash, #c; May, 43ci July, 36lc; September, 2. SEEDS-Clover, dull but firm; cash, %.05; April, $.05; October, $5.15. Milwaukee Grain MILWAUKEE, April 18 —WHEAT— Steady; No. 1 northern, T%@i6c; No. 2 northern, 744@1c; May, T84@73%Hc. RYE—Firm; ‘No. 1, #8%c! BARLEY—Firm; No. 2, ®c; 0qgese. COKN—May, 61%@s2c. Duluth Grain Market. DULUTH, April 18 ~WHEAT—Cash, No. 1 hard, 68%c: No. 1 northern and May, Te; Ju Ao B CORN-—$lc. NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS, ket. sample, Gener: Movement More with Dealings on Large Scale. NEW YORK, April 18.—The varled ac- tivity of very large speculative forces was still manifes: in the stock market today The movement of prices was entirely char- acteristic of an active speculative” move- ment under a well centered and aggressive leadership. The dealings were on a larger scale than those of yesterday and progress was made also in the breadth of the move- ment and the varety of the stocks dealt in. Those stocks which spurted late in the day yesterday and those which opened this morning with & vigorous upward movement almost without exception were gubjected to realizing today and closed the day with small net gains below the best prices. This was notably true of Atchison and the anthracite coalers and was measurably true of stocks which showed periods of strength lager in the day, Broadly speaking, the leadership of the advance was shifted to St. Paul and then to Unfon Pacific, with a more moderate response among the other southwestern and Pacifics. Southern rallway and Louls- ville fell into the background again, The_ bituminous coal carriers enjoyed a period of strength and there were a number of wide advances among scattered indus- trials and speclalties, Colorado Fuel was active and strong on speculative supposition that absorption, of that company into the United States Stecl corporation had been assured as part of the settlement fo the control of Loulsville & Nashville. International Power was extremely er- ratic, but rose an extreme 10%, presumably on the dividend declaration’ = yesterday. There were gains of between 2 and § poinis in_ North American. Peopie's Gas, the rubber goods stocks, New York Alr Brake, the American Bnuft’ stocks, Fort Worth & Denver City_stocks, and Nashville, Chat- tanooga & Bt. Louls. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern dropped 10 points on a single sale and Brooklyn Union Gas fell 3 points. Amalgamated Copper was quiet, but _somewhat depressed after vesterday's dividend reduction. American Sugar was sold on the strength of the proposed amendment to the Cuban reciprocity bill to rescind the differential duty on rcfined sugar. The preliminary figures of the cash movement for the week indicating a gain In reserves ‘of _over $1,500,000 and an easler tone in the money market were calculated to sustain the speculative movement. The market closed active and irregular. The activity in stocks has diverted inter- est_from the bond movement, which was rather dull and irregular. Total sales, par value, $6,975,00. United States 3s, coupon, advanced % per cent and the old 4s. coupon, declined 3 per cent on the last call. The Commerclal Advertiser's London financial cablegram says: Stocks were very excited today on the definite statement regarding Boer peace conditlons printed in the Dally Mall. Betting is 4 to 1 on early peace. There was free buying all around and the bear contingent scrambled to cover, but after the close of the exchange Bal- four's announcement that negotiations had been suspended for a consultation among the various Boer leaders had a depressing influence on Kaffirs and Americans in the street. Consols were again the center of interest. The list closed at 11:30 o'clock, covered twenty times over. Large ap: plicants will get & per cent of their call tonight. The premium touched 211-16, at which £50,000 was taken by the continent. It closed at 113-16. Old_consols touched 9, and closed at %% Home ralls were buoyant. American Stocks in sympathy opened well_above parities and hardened untll New York came irregular, with a smart setback on Balfour's _statement. Local business in Americans is much im- proved. Copper was ' up to £53 the ton Gold to the amount of £30,000 has arrived from France and £600 has gone out to South America. There is a rise in Paris cheque to 2%.14. This has dried up the French demand. The bank will take £500,00 in gold due tomorrow from Africa and India. The lockup of money because of the consol issue makes the market entirely dependent on the Bank of England. “T'he following are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchange: Apparent A« LI Balimors & Obio ‘lo Chicago, 1. do ptd . Chicago & E. Chis & do st ptd do 24 pid. Chics E RN e Chicago T. & T. do_ ptd . Wis. Central do_ptd s |Adams Express . 5% Con. Tob. pfd 186 ° General Electric 83% Hocking Coal _ 913 Int'n'l Paper an, American 13614 Pacific Coast . 1644 |Pacific Mq Manhattan L Met. St. Ry Mex, Central Mex. National Minn. & St. L. Mo. Pacific . M. K &T do pd ... N. 3. Centrai N. ¥. Central Nor. & West do ptd ... Ontario & West Pennsylvania Reading o 1st pid do 24 ptd. iy do ptd_ 101% o Pullman P. C | TR e T8 (Western Union .. D7 |Am. Locomotive . | do pra o K. C. Southers. an ‘ do ptd 193 New York Mining Guotat NEW YORK, April 18.—The following are closing prices on mining stoci : 20 |Little Chief . 11 @ (Ontarto 950 Opbir e sl Phoentx ... . 5% | Potost 3 0 130 Savage 10 160 Sierra Nevade 20 i ' Comatock Con. Cal Deadwood Horn 811 iron Silve Leadville ‘o Smait W 8 ‘lunuli”- . 38 ; posted exchange, on demand; New 176. L balances, S5 money T o PEINGINNATI, April 16—Clearings, - 7 ' 686,90; money, 4@6 per cent; New York ex- change, nomirial at par. BALTIMORE, April earings, .- TISZK; balances, $704,08; money, 5 per_cent ST, 'LOUIS, April 18.—Clearings; 642, 382, balances, $1,1%,463; money, steady, 4la@ 6 per cent; New York exchange pre- mium WEEKLY CLEARING HOUSE TABLE, 18.—C Asgregnte of Dusiness Tr the Associnted Banks. NEW YORK, April 18—The following table, omplled by Bradstreet, shows the bank clearings at the pr cipal cities for the week ended April 17, with the percen- tage of increase and decrease as compared the corresponding week last year: cted by | | CITIES. ) Clearings.| Inc i Dec. | Hoston .. Philadelphia 8t. Louls .. Pittsburg ‘Baltimore . Ban Francisco . Cincinnati . Kansas City Cleveland Minneapols New Orleans . Detroit ... Loutsville .. Indianapolis Providence OMAHA . Milwaukee Buffalo 8t. Paul . 8t. Joseph Denver Richmon Savannah . Salt Lake C s semsemspanpsBEEEEENNENES ks S Rt Memphis Fort Worth Seattle ... Washington Hartford Peorla ..., Toledo . e Portland, Ore... Rochester Atlanta Des Moines . New Haven MWorcester Nashville ... Springfield, Mass. Norfolk ........ Grand Rapl Scranton Portland, Me Sioux City Augusta Byracuse Dayton, Tacoma . Spokane . Topeka .. Davenport ... Wilmington, ‘Del Evansville Birmingham Fall River Macon_...... Little Rock . Helena ... Knoxville . Lowell Akron . Wichita ..l Springfield, Tii... Lexington o New Bedford Chattanooga Youngstown Kalamazoo Fargo .. Binghamton Rockford Canton ......... gacksonvilie, Fla. Springifield, O... chester ... Quinc seeiase Bloomington . Sloux Falls ... . Jacksonville, Til Fremont *Houston alveston ‘olumbus, Wheeling . Wiikesbarre **Beaumont **Decatur, Tl Totals, U. 8. Outside New Yoi LT TR R 0. i 601,816 . 582,063 54,167 630,102| 469,084 327,373 402,300 475,608 628,000 402,246 418,048 514,061 . $2,541,841,707/ 838,523,119 Montreal 18 26,840,472 Toronto . | 19787584 Winnipeg 3,149,335 Halifax . Victoria, **Quebec Ottawa .. contain- ing other items than clearings. **Not inciuded in totals becau: comparison for last year. of no New York Money Market. NEW YORK, April 18 -MONEY—On call, steady, 4%@S per cent; closing bid and asked, 415 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 455401, per cent. BTIRLING EXCHANGE—Steady, with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4.57@ 4.87% for demand and at $4.55@4.854 for sixty days: posted rates, $4.38@4.88%; com- merclal bills, $4.8415@4.85%. “HIL\'ERAHBr. b2%c; Mexican o, BONDS—Government, irregular; state, in- active; rallroad, irregular. The 'closing quotations on bonds are as follows: v. dollars, 8. ref. s, reg....109% 4o coupon do s, do do do do do do bs, do_coupon Atchison gen. ds do ad). s 2 = L. & N. unl. 4 Mex. Central 4s.. Baltimore & O. Unilon_ Pacific 1s. do conv. 4s. & R G Erle prior lien 4s... do_general 4s. ¥7%| Wis. Contral s F. W. & D. C. is...11413/Con. Tobacco Hocking Vailey 43s. 111 *Offered. Boston Stock Q BOSTON, April 18. cent; time ' loans, I loans, 4@+ $4@5 per cent. and bonds: per Official Atchison 4s. Gas 15 ... Mex. Contral ds N. E G &C Atchison ........ do pfa Boston & Al Boston & Me...... N Y., N H & H Fitchburg ptd Union Pacific 103 Ailoves #5'% Amalgamated 1303 Dingham e 8| Catemer. & 'Hocia.. $3% Centennls sesces 100" Copper Rangs 263 |Dorminton: Coai 1+, | Brankiin 224 |Mohawk i4a_ [0l Dominion 104% Osceola . 29 Parrot s Gy 1isia|Banta ¥ Copper 178 | Tamarack i . To [Trimountata saurgl Trimey . 45%|United States R e 171 i O Y 4 [Vittoria Thttea Frtt 10t | Winona UE teel S| Wolverine R Daly T General Electric Mass. Electric on Stock Market, April 18.— p. m.—Closing money...... $4%|Nortolk wccount..... #4 13-15) do i Anaconds . . 5% Ontario & Western Atchison 8% Penneylwania do pta. i.....108% Reading ... Baltimore & Obio. 112X do lat pfd Cansdian Pacifie 1344 do 24 ptd Chesapeake & Ohio.. 49% Southern Raliway 26| do pld & 5P 1754 Southern & R G 46% Union Pacific ptd Soby & Western 4 ates Steel do 34 ptd Hlinols Central Loulsville & Nash MoK &T pid New York Centrai BAR SILVER—Weak at 24%d per ounce. MONEY—2i5 per cent. L ] discount in the open market for short bills is Piogont and for three months' bills 2 11-16@2% per cent. Sugar Marke NEW YORK, 18.—8BUGAR—Firm; falr refining, 2 29- A0 % test, i 3 n Refined, rm. W ONDON, April 18.—8UGAR—Beet, April, A April 18 -8UGAR— 33-16c; open ket 1 yellow, |OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET ’0lnle Reosipts Very Light and Good Btuff | {; Oommanded Btrong Prices, HEAVY HOGS STRONGER, OTHERS SLOW | Not Enough Sheep and Lambs on & to Make a Market, but the Week Ewes and Wethers Are Higher and Lambs Strong. for SOUTH OMAHA, April 18, Recelpts were: Cattle. Hogs off, Monday 253 2641 Officlal Tuesday 4157 Otficlal Wednesd, a1 Official Thursday 1821 Official Friday 89 Five days this week...13,227 Same days last week....16,314 Same week before Same three weeks Ago Bame four weeks ago...14,380 Same days last year... 1682 RECEIPS FOR THE YEAR The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs &nd sheep at South Omaha for the year to date, lm! last year. Cattle Hoks Sheep Inc. 7 44,608 7 674,556 117,641 351,08 289,509 market the past several d parisons with former year 11901 {1900 3 6, [rp—— 2x8s ‘2858 qu.go-:u i cemest e e SLERER NBBUES 2 228852 s g v ENVRRT_ BTELES SESEE B & prere— PR 22 "% R2B R, ?: '55-95’ 8z= 3 P, | seean oo eseseacses * Indicate Sunday. YESTERDAY'S SHIPMENTS. The following list #hows the number of cars of feeders shipped to the country y terday and their destination: Cars, Charles Butler, Billings, Mont.—B. & M O. M. Ireland, De Soto, Neb.—M. & O C, ‘Stahl, Bioomfeld, . Lambert, Basset! J. B. Burton, Kellogs, George E. Morse, Ladore, DeCou Bros., Woodbine, La. The official number of cars brought in today by each road was: Cattle. Hogs. Horses. il 3 o i w9 T day's receipts was Total receipts. The disposition of the as follows, each buyer purchasing the num- ber of head indicated: Buyers, Cudahy Packing Co. Bwift and Compan Cudahy Packing Co. Armour & Co.. G. H. Hammond Vansant & Co.. Hill & Huntzinger. Livingstone & Schaller. Hamliton & Rothschild L F. Husz.... H. L, Dennis & Co B! F. Hobbick 8 &S.. Other buyers. 40 Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p. 33 RTRE LS Totals pac hardly be said that there was & market. The fe ar freely at good, strong prices, quality was satisfactory. A good proportion of market was strong. As high as $7.00 was pald for a string of cattle weighing 1457 pounds, which is the highest price paid s0 far this season. The market on good light welght cattle and on prime export cat- tle 1s closing up a little stronger than it was 0 week ago. The medlum weights and the commoner grades are not much differ- ent from last week. There were only a few cows and heifers on sale this morning, and the better grades sold at strong prices as compared with yesterday. The medium grades and can- ners were about steady and none too ac- tive. The market today was higher than on Wednesday, but still the loss of the first part of the week has hardly been regained except on the very best grades. There was not enough change in the prices paid for bulls, veal calves and stags to be worthy of mention. Anything de- sirable met with ready saie, but the com- moner grades were neglected, the same as usual. The stocker and feeder vrade was none too mctive today as is generally the case on a Friday. Anything choice would un- doubtedly have commanded fully steady prices, but common kinds were slow ana Weak. About thirteen cars of caitle were shipped to the country yesterday. Repre- sentative sales: BEEF STEERS. No. Av. % 1133 A (1 2 17 i 1330 n. 1049 i1 1% 1 1072 1323 1408 1382 is Tl AND HEIFERS. B reee 960 Av. 2 H STEERS e 1102 ’ COWS. trsrsasessitiff 1 raeneastoes S8 1020 1160 1300 590 810 ame 10 900 1020 1350 83 1260 1078 855 126 o 1300 “ 1740 1 dseqs 100 gl 1062 3% ) S8 AND HEIFERS, 140 HEIFERS. 0 3 5 1 10 3 D10 0 w1 950 gnIzs 1200 1400 1060 130 1420 1150 1440 1180 1350 150 0 130 120 140 888,83TIERESE 5 2 STAGS. 1100 6 45 STOCK CALVES. 30 276 1 7 380 1 2 450 100 6 50 BTOCK _COWS AND HEIF 80 230 s 0 360 1000 0 i i b} STOCKERS o 300 L o 0 I o o o P s Scelpts of hoy ony " fas e g8 were only fair 0od welght hogs 80ld atrang o [ an yesterday. Pack to want the good h Iike to pay the advance. market wa, h .. When it came to the medium welghts tradig was ex- tremely dull and packers would not even look at the Mghtwelght stuff, espectally it it run dowa to plgs. The most of the good 0 50 1 15 8 ssSsuY sgsesaTy L toda; but they did not d as a result the te | Sheep. 4] comparisons with Dec. The following table shows the average price of hogs sold on the South Omaha with com- (1809, 1898, |1897. (1805, 36 i 1 b.—M. & O 1 : 2 [ CATTLE—There was an extremely light supply of cattle here today, and althougi ers were all anxlous for supplies thece were 0 few cattle here today that it could ew cattle on sale changed hands quite where the the offerings this morning consisted of beef steers, and the [ hogs were sold In good season, hut it was lage before anything like a_clearance was flected owing to the slow sale the | lighter grades. Heavy he rold largely | from $7.00 to $7.15, and medium welkhts Jm $6.9 to §7.00. Light hogs went from down. There was not much change from yesterday in the prices pald for the | light and light mixed hogs. Representaitve | | sules of Av. Sh " 0 0 0 % 180 Pr 8 1 1% 6. k) 70 @ a 81 k) 7 0. n s i) 50 80 s 120 o 120 W 700 SHEEP—There were only just a few sheep and lambs on sale this morning, and hardly enough to make a market. Pack: ers took hold In good shape, though, and bought up what was offered at good, steady to strong prices Some clipped lambs sold as high as $6.20, and_some wooled year- lings “brought $.%. For tne week sheep are a little higher and lambs can also be 1||wlm| stron There has been an active demand all the week for sheep and of good quality, and owing to the light supply of sheep prices on ew: ers and yearlings have strengthened more thar on lambs. Quotations for clipped stock: choice lightwelght yearlings, $.75@5.00; falr to_good, $5.25@5.75; good to choice wethers $.36G5.00: fair 00d, %.00G5.3%; good to cholce ewes, 00; 'falr to goo 4.75; good to choice lambs, $6.006@6.35; to_good, $5.76@6.00; feeder wethers, $1.50@ 5.00; feeder ewes, $3.75G4.50; feeder lambs $5.00@6.00. Wooled atock seils about above clipped stock. Representative No. Ay 1 buck ... . 170 111 western yearii £ 0 up Good_ to 400 6 0 ST MARKET, CHICAGO LIVE Cattle and Sheep Steady and Hogw Steady to Stronm. CHICAGO, April 18.—CATTLE-Receipts, 15,000 head; steady; good to prime steers, nominal, $6.50@7.25; poor to medium, $.6G 6.50; ers and feeders, $2.50@6.25] $1.50@5.75; heifers, $2.5006.00 ; bulls, §: f Sige. calves, Texas fed steers, $5.256.2. HOGS—Recelpts, 18,000 head; estimated to- morrow, 15,000 head; left over, 6,000 head: steady fo strong; mixed and bitchers, $6.50 @1.30; good to cholce heavy, $1.2507.40; rough heavy, $7.0097.20; light, bulk of sale 7.00@7.25. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 3,000 head; steady: lambs, steady; good to choice wethers, $.5006.20; fair to $4.75@6.50; tern sheep, $4.75@$. lambs, $4.75@6.50; stern lambs, Official yesterda,; Cattle Hogs .. Sheep . New York Live Stock Market. NEW YORK, Aprll 18—CATTLE-Re- celpts, 3,600 head; steers, slow and 10@lic lower; about steady; cows, steady steers, $4.50G7.00; tops, $7.30¢ oxen, $5.50; bills, $5.50; cows, $2.4009 5.00; cables quoted live cattle easler at 13% @l4c per Ib., dressed welght; refrigerator beef, higher at 1lizc per 1b.} exports to- mor 1,651 cattle and 6,1% quarters of ee CALVES—Recelpts, 87 head; steady; veals, $1.0007.50; tops dressed veals, $@10%c per Ib. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts, 6,100 head; g0od handy sheep firm; others firm; lambs, steady to a shade lower; shee unshorn, $4.5066.00; clipped, $4.00a5. shorn culls, $4; unshorn lambs, $6.25@ clipped lambs, $5.25@6.50; unshorn cull $5.50, HOGS—Recelpts, weak; state hogs, $7 market i elty head; market Kunsas City L KANSAS CITY, April 15.— ceipts, 1,100 head ‘natives, 100 head Texans, 100 head’ calves: market steady; choice ex- port and dre f steers, $6.50¢/7.00; fair to_good, $.5 stockers and _feed $3.60075.40; western fed stqe $5.506.7 Texas and Indian steers, $4.60@6.2 33.50@5. native e £3.50@5.00 $4.00a8. nner: p@3.50; bulls, .25; cal 4. 506.00. HOGS—Receipts, 5000 head; marke higher; top, $7.35; bulk of sales, $6.8¢ heavy,’ $7.20@7.35; mixed packers, $6.90a7 cows, heffers, $3.50@ 6.60@7.20; plgs. $6.1066. SHEEP AND' LAMBS—Rec market shade higher; native lambs, $6.550 7.00; western, $6.40@6.85; native wether: $5.60@6.00; western, $5.50@5.%; vearlings @$.50; western clipped sheep, $5.4075. §es. 8500360 clipped grass Foxas she $4.75@5.60; clipped grass Texas lambs, $6.00@ .50, ipts, 800 head: St. Louls Live Stock Market. ST. LOUIS, April 18—CATTLE—Receipts, 1,000 head, including 350 head Texans; mar- Ket steady; native shipping and export steers, $5.55(17.00; dressed beef and butcher steers, $4.6006.50; steers under 1bs., $4.25@6.25; stockers and feeders, .00 cows and helfers, $2.25@6.00; canners, $1.95G 2.9; bulls, 3$2.70@5.25; calves, $3.0006.00; Texas and Indian steers, grassers, g ] 4.40; fed, $4.50416.50; cows and heifers, 4000 head; market fe b HOGS—Receipts. a blgher; pigs and ishts, $870G1.00; packers, S—Recelpts, 1600 20; butchers, $7.1 SHEEP AND LAM native muttons, $.25 culls and bucks, . Joweph Live Stock Murket. JOSEPH, April 18—CATTLE-R cElpts, 500 head: steady: natives, $6.6067.) cows ‘and heifers, $1.25@6.50; veals, $2.606 6.00; stockers and feeders, $2.006%.25. HOGS—Receipts, 4,00 head: fo higher; light and light mixed, $6.924G7.20; medium and heavy, $7.107.25; plgs, $4.8506.3. SHEEF ' AND LAMB! head; steady; western western sheep, $4.70@6.10. Receipts, 2, ambs, 36.35@6.90; Sious City Live Stock Market. SIOUX CITY. April 18.—(Speclal Tele- gram.) — CATTLE — Recelpts, 100 head; Steudy; beeves, $.15@5.40; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.50015.50; stockers and feeders, $3.00 @4.75; vearlings and calves, $3.0064.60. HOGB—Recelpts, 3,000 head; strong to be higher, selling at $6.8067.15; bulk, $6.85@7.05 Stock in Sight, The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at the five principal markets for April 18 Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. 900 650 o 18,000 3,000 6,000 800 4000 1,600 2,300 8,180 South Omaha Chicago "Kansas City . 8t. Louls St. Joseph Totals 0il and Rosin. OIL CITY, April 18—OIL—Credit bal- | ances, $1.20; certificates, no bid: shipments 190,622 bbls.; average, 109.013 bbls.; run 102:410 bbls.; av OLEDO, 0., Apri s8¢; South Lima and Indla NEW YORK, April 18 —OIL—Cottonseed, | firmer; prime crude, nominal; prime yel low, 434@ii%e. Petroleum, steady. Rosin, steady. “Turpentine, dull at 4@ 6 LIVERPOOL, April 18 —OIL—Cottonseed, Hull refined, spot. steady at 25s 1gd LO? April 18 —OIL—Caleutia seed s 9. Turpentine spirits, y AH, Ga.. April firmer lin- 32 18 —OIL—Tur firm; A B. C $1.400 H, §1.6); $8.%5; WG, $3.60; pentine ¥ of Cotton. April 18 —Secretary Hester's statement 'of the world's visible supply of cotton shows the total visib as 8,886,510 bales, of which 2,746,510 fe Amer- ican cotton le Sup ORLEANS, Coffee Market. NEW YORK, April 18—COFFE: Rio, dull; involce. B%ec; mild, quiet: Cordova The market opened steady with prices 5 points lower, and for the resi enormous Brazillan receipts and tame spot demand. Speculation was qulet here most al! (he session. The close was dy, with pri net 5@10 points lower sules, 31,500 bags, Including: May, 5.000; July, b.10§6.10c; Sep. 5.30c; October, Decem Janaary, b. ruary, s to. Waol Market. N, Apri) 18 clal Bullettn will pOrt on the wop! tr Wool fs dull. Demand thi limited and even the inquiry bugs has are tor most ™ nominl " of ' ‘teat large reign were on The ror reat 3 n for the west this Vyoming and other see- eported at 11612, > means & landed cost here at. which i wools could not be sold today. The re. celpts of wool In Boston since January 1 142, have been F4168,190 pounds, against 42, W _pounds for the same period in 1901 The Boston shipments to date are #1611 M4 pounds, agalnst shipments of 1008 pounds for the same period in 1801 The atock_on hand in Boston January i, 1w vas 483 pounds. The total stock today is % pounds, & o or ste sample opped ady, 1| n () o importatior manufacturers n markets is s have left In Utah, sales are ot d bsen, of tions Evaporated Apples and Dried Frul NEW YORK, April 18—~EVAPORA" APPLES—Market, firm 1n tone, bt whie out change. fair business is doing in prime and chl grades, which are held rather higher. State, common to sood 1@s%c; prime, 9a9%ce; cholce, 94@10c; fancy, 10g@rllc CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS—Prunes are steady on most grades, old frult show- Ing_rather an easier fecling. Trade is moderate for jobbing account at unchanged rrI .. Apricots are steady and qulet, hes show a little activity and a stendy - Sh@ske. Apricots, Roval, Park, 11%@i2%c. Peaches, unpeeles 2, Dry Goods ) NEW YORK 18.~DRY GOODS— Firm and un , with a moderate amount of busf Sellers ure as firm as ever in their prices and buyers appear to be gradually falling into lMne. Jobbers re- port @ slow t MAN Aprll 1S~DRY GOODS s, quiet but firm. W YORK, April 18 d_dull, 1-l6e higher; 16¢; midd g gulf, closed with April at 9.13c; May, 921¢c June, July, 9.16c; August, 8945 Scptember, ; October, 816c; November, 8$.03c; De- cember and January, S.18c. . GALVESTON, April %, ket steady at Sic. e RAILWAY TIME CAKD, -COTTON—Spot middling upland, 911-16c. ~ Futurcs COTTON—Mar- UNION STATION—10TH AND MARCY, and & Pact EAST. Chieago. Rock Chicago, Daylight. Chicago Express. Des Molnes Locai Chicago Fast Express..u Des soines, kock I land and Chicage. Colo. Sprin; Pueblo an Colo. 5 Oklahoma Flyer i Chicago, Minneapoiis & St. Paul Limited......a Peal Qverland Limited Fast M alifornia Express Pacific Express.. Eastern Express.. Atlantic_Express Lincoin-Stromsburg EX.b 4 Grand Island Local.....b b Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, Chicago Limited.........a Chicago & Omaha ‘Ex...b h Ko & Northwestern. “The Northwestern Line." Chicago Speclal.. 0 am Chicago Passenge LSustern EXpress. Eastern Special Fast Malil Omaha-ti Twin City ixpre: Twin Cliy Lilite 8loux Cliy Local.. Minnourl 8t. Louls Expres: ; K. C. & Si. L. Bxpress..al0:s0 pm Express a6:15 pm a 8:2 Bt towtas Locai, Councii o ey Blufts ... 1000 am a10:30 pry phatilidiy WEBSTER DEPOT—10TH & WEBSTER Fremout, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley. Leave. Black Hills, Deadwood, Arrive Hot Springs &30 pm @ 500 pm d 3:00 ym e 5:00 prm 3, Dt City, superior, Genev: Exeter und Seward Norfolk, Lincoln Fremont Fremont Lo Massours caeli Nebraska Local, Via Weeping Water b Chicupo, >t Vmanha. Twin City Passenger.... Bioux Clty Passenger Emerson Local. b 3:00 pm b 6:00 pm .b 7:80 am b10:2: o1 am D0em :10 pm a10:25 am Minueapolls w 6:30 am a 9:00 4 20 pm 41120 b b 6:40 pm b 5:46 am e BURLINGTON STATI0N~10TH & MASON Chlea Chicago ) Sfl"": estibu icago Local.. Chicago Limite , Burlington & Quincy, Denver Black Sound Express.. Lincoln Fast Mall. Fort Crook and P B ove & Pacifis Jot i = Bellevue & Pacific Jet..a 3:00 :m s Livy, 3u Juseph « Councll City Day Ex. am a 6:06 pm Bt. Louis Flyer a pm all:lf am Kansas City Night Ex.al0:80 pm & 6:15 am a Daliy. b Daily except Sunday. c Sun- day only. d Dally except Saturday. e Dally cxcept aMonday. HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE New York-Hotterdam, via Houlogne, S. M. New Twin-Berew s. ». of 13U tons register. Twin-Screw Steamer Statendam apr. 15. 42 o Via Plymouth und Boulogne Sur. Mer, THimere®™ Potsdam apr. 2,10 4. 20 R,fldam May 3,10 & m, Twin-Screw Steamer Harry Moores, 1415 Farnam 8. McNuwiy, 1222 Parnam street; 8 Jo , 1602 Farnam street; Louls First’ National Bank. Omaha. to H. Neese, DominioN LINE ) FOUR SEPARATE AND =" DISTINCT SERVICES. ‘ Fast Twin-Screw Passenger Steamers sall- ing regularly from Boston, Portland and Montreal to Liverpool, also Boston to Mediterranean ports. Send for booklet, Mediterranean Illustrated.” For rates, ete., apply to local agent or company's office. G Dearborn St BOYD COMMISSION COMPANY Room 4, New York Life Bidg GRAIN, PROVISIONS, STOCKS Bought and sold for cash or on margin. All telegraph, telephone or mall orders will_receive careful and prompt attention. Telephone 1039. OMA! NZB. L SECURED Industrials, WRITTEN, i of the day was under vy lquidation | bear selling and some foreizn | brought out by weak Bur gest Ao Edward D. Sniffen, Manager Life Insurance Compas " 6 Wall Surest, New York. i