Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 25, 1902, Page 23

CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Outlook for Future Business Never Better Than at the Present Time, PRICES FIRM ON PRACTICALLY ALL LINES Meports trom the Country Indicate a Very Heavy Demand and Retallers’ Stocks Are Going to Pleces & Rapid Rate. s bels .Ill( 1006 for this season of the y only s immediate business in good shape, but the prospects for the future, they say, could not well be improved upon. The raine of the last two weeks have put crops in_elegant condition throughout the terri- tory tributary to this market and not only have the crops been improved, but the rains have also served to bring renewed confidence into all branches of trade. Re- tallers out through the country say that the Improvement in their business sin the rains has been something phenomenal and they attribute the Improvement to the fact that farmers are now reasonably sure of harvesting good crops. When retallers are enjoying a nice patronage jobbers and manufacturers are of course also busy, so that there s nothing to complain of in the Ppresent situation. ‘The markets are also in very satisfactory eondition., Prices are not fluctuating to gny extent, but on the contrary, are being held firm. ‘A few lines are moving upward to _some extent owing to excessive con- sumption and light supply, but during the last week there have been very few changes. Those who are posted on the general 'situation look for firm, healthy markets for some time to come. As 18 always the case at this time of year the demand for sugar ls Increasing Quite rapidiy. There has, however, not been much change in prices within the last week, 5o far refined sugars are con- cerned. Raws however, are a littie firmer and higher prices would cause no surprise. In ned goods there has been little change with the exception of a firmer feel- ing on tumatoes owing to the fact that stocks are geiuing pretty well cleaned up The new pack of pineapples s expected to appear on the market within the next thirty days. There has been no change since last week in the prices ruling on beans, but large operators in Wisconsin and Michigan are of the opinion that higher prices will rule owing to the fact that farm sell at present prices. Starch Is somewhat gher than it was a week ago, quite an advance having tal place a tew da. on one of the well known br Bardin tic olls and must %8 are PO! getting | scarce packing points and prices in oo lfll! C most any claimed spring catch was un- usually light and another heavy run will not take place before August. The cheese market still retains its strength owing to the fact that the de- mand is in excess of the supply. The coffee market Is iu just about the a week ago. Eastern markets are reported as rather dull with- | out material change in prices, One day the market goes up 6 or 10 points and the next day the advance is lost, 8o there Is no quotable change In either direction. The demand locally tor all lines of sonable groceries Is reported as being very heavy for this time of the year and job- bers \are making a good substantial in- creass over last year In the amount of 800ds sold. Dry Goods Remain About Steady. There was no quotable change of impor- tance last week 'n the prices of leading lines of dry goods. Many desirable lines of fall goods, however, are reported as be- ing n1 manufacturers in some cuses are declining reorders. This Is par- fl:::nre:“lfl:; otl opular-priced lines "ot , domestic and lower grad blankets, RS Advance by at tine very 1are and thert Jroparations N elr preparations for fall are belng mude in like proportion, Bales 80 far have broken all previous rec- ords and have alvo gone far ahead of ex- pectations. Immediate business is also im- e:fnv‘hl,l:"r: to ‘lhe‘hlltl\'y ldemblnd now nced In the country by retail- ors. Al 'linen of sumnter gooda are WOME 0 ]Sg:l .xgvlioll Tl‘l a llp; rate, o that will soon well b lecesaitating sorting-up orders; " OKeR MHardware Active and Firm, The demand for hardware continues ve active and local jobbers say they Dave about all the business they can comtort- ably handle. There iy no special demand for' any one ¢lass of goods, but simply a Bood active trude on all kinds of e sonable goods. The only complaint that i de fs the scarcity of urers seem to be gettin; thor behind with their orders and job- rs have nearly given up the idea of ever belng sble (o get goods at the tme They want them and in sufficlent quantities to supply thelr customers without delay. It s getting so that they have to place their orders 80 far in advance that it is abse- lutely impossible to tell anything about | {how much of any line of goods “will be | |needed, and if they fall to order enough they cannot buy more goods, as they have need of them. Such conditions naturall cause & great deal of dissatistaction in all branches of trade. There has been practically no change in ruling quotations since the report of last ! /week. All lines are being held good and | firm, but there seems to be little inclina- | tion to put prices on a higher level, even | thoy goods are scarce. Local jobbers say that in all thelr experience have nDever seen as Ay a market as ruled for the las T 18 ex: 'platned by the fact that the manufacturers of different lines have combined and thay !;nv'nl prices from fluctuating back and orth as they did before the combinations ‘were made, Shoe Business Trospering. Local leather goods jobbers are ‘n) pleased with the wa < has been going with them so far th n. Their sales- men are still on the road hammering awa. after fall business, and 80 far thelr sd e sales are far in excess of last year of any previous year, and the prospects SAw are that the increase during the re. inder of the season will be greater mhu than less. So far the market for ther goods s conce there s not | much to be sald, as there have been no important changes of late, although the market Is good and firm. Not only is advance business in good ehape, but the immediate demand is also | a8 large as could be expscted. There has Been & blg lmprovement {n ‘retall trade within the last few daye and as a result gising up orders are beginning fo roll in, t is thé gemeral Impression that before the seasun comes to & close there will be & lively re-order tra Fruits and Prod nd for fresh fruits and veget Dies during last week was very satlatadtory | and a {ncreass over the previous we k| ‘waa no Fresh stock arrived in larger quantities n bet condition _than at any previous time this season. The ten- dency of prives was, of course, downward, | as will be seen from the quotations given 4n_another colum torther and The de: very high for this | to ‘the short crop. | tmed that shipments from Missouri | are about at an end, but this week home grown. stock Iy expected to arrive quite reel ns are will &rown berr.es than for | past and that they will come to | market In good Shape. It seems that the d:’ ‘eather last season did not kil off ax many of the planis a did farther south, in Missourl and Arka; The egs murket held up 00d shap all the Week, the closing p ing 13440 | Qéc. The eges are not arnving in as good condition s they were & short time g0 owing to the warmer weather Poultry was in quite Hbera! supply last week and rrices broke to some cxtent Chickens at the close of the week were uoted @t $4@de, as compared with e at the close of the previous week. The buttes is I holding its | the h'ghest it has been #00d many years at this time of the e t see.ns to be the almost unanimous opinion of local de i Satirely too high and th serious laas to holders next fall. dency, they say, seems to be 1o expect toc much 'from the oleomargarine bill and that the present high prices are being main- tained largely on the strength of what it . thought that bill will do for the dustry. OMANA WHOLESAL® MARKETS, Condition of T Quetations on at there | £ Staple Fauney Produce EGGS—Incladh new No. § cases, Mo: ses returned, mlall‘ POULTR' -;Cluh Wulhgl-‘ aters, aoen o A Gucks P '-u.'? % lers, per tolig _ wtock. choice per palr, c; split shad, per Ib., 10¢; lob- ll'rl|h htgl:d. per Ib., 25c; lobsters, green, PRIGEONS-Live, per doz., The. VEAL—Chotee, RAN_Fer ton, $18.00. —Per ton, HAY—Prices gloted by Omaha Whole- salo Hay Dealers' assopiation: Cholce hay. No. i uplend, 8 No. 1 medium, $.%; No. 1 course Rye straw, § 60 hese prices are for hav of good color and quality. Demand fair. Receipts light. VEGETABLES. EGG PLANT—Florida. per dos. SLI8 BQUASH~Florida T Goz., $l.0gLE, CAULIFLOWER--Southern, = per box, W, POTATOES — Northern, $1.00; Colorado, $.10; new potatoes, per Ib., . GKEEN ONIONS-Per dos., according to size_of bunches, 15@2c. ASPARAGUS—Home grown, per doz., % e, #CUCUMBERS—Hothouse, per doz, %@ ¢. LETTUCE—Hothouse, per 372, $c. PARSLEY. ‘er dos. e RADISHES—Per doz., 20@25. WAX BEANS—Ilinols, per box, $1.60@ 2.00; per 1-3 bw. box, 75¢; _per market basket, 78c; string beans, per box, 15@20c GREEN 'PEAS—Per_bu. box, $1.50g2.00; per_one-third bu., &@c. RHUBARB—Home grown, per Ib., 1% CABBAGE—Califoraia. new, 3 ONIONS—New southern onion: per ib., 3c TOMATOES—Floriaa, per 6-basket crate, $35; cholce, $2.753.00. NAVY BEANS—Per bu., 8 FRUITS. CHERRIES—Callfornia, per box, $1.00Q 76, oS LRAWBERRIES-Per 3-qt. case, $.00 GOOSEBERRIES—Per M-qt. case, $2.50. TROPICAL FRUITS, ufiNEAPPLE&‘FWI’IdI. ¥ to 3 count, BANANAS—Per bunch, according to size, ORANGES—Budded, $3.25; Mediterranean sweets, $3. . ncy, $.60; cholce, $3.25; Mes- In sacks, 1 LEMONS—Fa sinas, $4.0004.50. MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY—Per 24-sectlon e CIDER~Nehawka, per bbl, $3.235; New York, 33.50 POPCORN—Per 1b,, §c; shelled, e. NUTS—Walinuts, No. 1 soft shell, per Ib., 12¢; hard shell, per Ib., 1lje; No. 2 soft shell, 10c; No. § hard shel Brasils, per 1b., 14c; filberts, per lb., JZc; almonds, soft shell, 16c; hard shell, 1ic; pecans, large, per mwuc. small, 10c; cocoanuls, per sack, * HIDES-—No_ 1 green, §4ci No. 2 sreen, Se; No. 1 salted, 7c; No. 2 salted, 6%oi No.'1 veal calt, § to 144 Ibs., 8c; No. = veal caif, 12 to 16 Ibs., 6c; dry hides, s@lic; sheep pelts, 7oc; horse hides, $1.50@4.50. OLD METALS—A. B. Alpern quotes the tollowing prices: Irom, country mixed, per ton, $10; iron, late, per ton, §150; copper, per Ib., 8c; brass, heavy, per Ib., $hc; brass, light, per Ib., 6. lead, per Ib., We; zine, per Ib., 2c; rubber, per 'ib., se. $t. Louls Grain sad Prov! BT, LOUIS, May 24.—WHEAT—Recelpts, 65,796 bushels; market firm; No. 2 red c: elevator, ; track, 19%@03c; May, 7 July, Tl ",c: No.'2 hard, 16@TT%c. CORN—Higher; No. 2 cash, 6i%c; track, #4c; May, odc; July, 62%c; September, OATS—Firm; TR @esnC No. 3 cash, 42! 2%@i5c; May, 43ci July, 8e; Zigc; No. 2 white, 46c. RYE-—Steady at 60c. FLOUR—Dull, unchanged; red winter patents, $3.05¢3.50; extra fancy and straight, $3.35@3.50; clear, $3.00G3.20. SEED—-Timothy, steady, $5.00@6.25. CORNMEAL—Steady, $3.15. BRA Steady; sacked, 89@92c. HAY~—Dull, lower; timothy, prairie, $il $1.30. \v}usKY~81ead¥jEPM d eady, %@, $2.75@3.00. c; track, eptember, 12.00@14.00; IRON COTTON: BAGGING—Stead HEMP TWINE. PROVISIONS-—Pork: Higher; $17.20 for old, $17.60 for new. Lard: Higher at $10.07%. Dry salt meats (boxed), firm; extra shorts and clear ribs, $10; short clear, . Bacon (boxed), firm; extra_shorts hort clear, $il. 95@8.97%. Spelter: steady; turkey .05, Jobbing, a r ribs, $10.87%; METAL—Steady at Nominal ‘at_$4.35. chickens, 9¢; ducks, creamery, 17@2c; Liverpool Grain a; LIVERPOOL, May No. 1 norther lgrifl{. quiet at 6s 3%4d; 1 California, steady at '6s 5d. Futures, quiet; May, g di July, 6o 4d: Scptember, s iad. CORN—S8pot, quiet; American mixed, new, 68 7%d; American mixed, old, bs 84d. Fu- ;ul:' nominal; July, 682%d; October, s 'EAS—Canadian, steady at 6s 10d. FLOUR-—St. Louls fancy winter, firm, 8s_9d. HOPS—At London (Pacific coast), firm, £3 16s£4 168, PROVISIONS — Beef, firm; extra Indla mess, 1023 6d. Pork, firm; prime mess, western, 16s. short’ cut, 14 to 18 Ibs., steady, b3s 6d Cumberland cut, 26 to 30 Ibs., st 6d; short ribs, 16 to 24 1bs., steady, 31s'6d; long clear middles, light, 38"t0 31 lba, steady, Ws: long clear middles, heavy, 3 to 40 bs., steady, bis 6d; short clear backs, 16 to 20 Ib eady, 62s; Clear pellles, 14 1o 16 Ibs., steady, kis 6a. £houlders, square, 11 to 13 Ibs., qulet, 39s. Lard, quiet, American refiped, in pall Sis' $a; prime "western, in 'tlerces, quie s 9d. BUTTER—Nominal; finest United States, firm, 96s. TALLOW—Prime city, firm, e 94; Australian, In London, firm at 84s. CHEESE—Firm; American finest white, ald, 57s; American finest white, new, Ms; American finest colored, old, 60s; American finest colored, new, firm, &4s. an City Gr A8 CITY, May M ~WHEAT-May, @59%¢c; cash, No. 2 i3¢; No. 2 red, L ‘F\; Jugn'. iio’icé: s:purab-r. < No. 2 mixed, 61 ; % hite, ieliqure; o'y Woske, ouNC: No. 2 white, H@ddic. 0. 3, 6. holce timothy, §12.80; prairie. $10.00G10.50. c; dairy, faney, l‘?"TTER—CNI ery, EGGS—Steady; uew No. 2 whitewood cases included, 13%c per dos., loss off; cases returned, 13c. bu bu bu Provistona. WHEAT—!&?I. o. at Ka W 6oc. choice Recelpts. Shipments. . 29,600 17,00 19,900 25000 Wheat, Corn, Oats, Seed. TOLEDO, Q. May ~2_WHEAT-Dull easier; cash, $3c; May, 83%c; July, T%e; RN Bt ™ stead N—Dull steady: cash, 6%c: Ma wige; duly. S%e: Beprember, Be. ’ OATS—Act.ve, firm; cash’ and May, #e; July, 3%c; Beptember, 3%ec SEED—Clover, fairly active, firm: cash, i October, $.07%; No. 3, $.25@5.40 Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA, May #.—BUTTER— Steady, but quiet; éxtra western creamery, 22%c; extra nearby prints, [e, HGGE=NFirm, good demand; fresh nearhy, 17c; fresh western, 17%c: fresh southwest: érn. Tic: fresh southern, 6o CHEESE—Firp. fair demand; New York i1l creams, prime small, new, 1LINgi3c New York full cr-ams, falr to good, new, 13G12%¢. Min eapolis Wheat, Fiour and Hran, LIS, May #.—~WHEAT-May, September, Tligc. = On ) No. 1 northern 7434677 secon: 4 BRAN—In bulk, $4. Milwaukee Grain Market, MILWAUKEE, May 24.—WHEAT—Mar- ket lower: No. 1 porthern, i8c; No. 3 north- <rg, Tie: July T:‘«. 5914 @00c RYE--Btead BARLEY—Lower: No. i, 124@Tc; Qe CORN—July, @\e. ample, PEORIA, 1, May 24.—CORN-Lower; No. 4 &¢ OATS—Easier; No. 2 white, 43%c, billed thro! W EK ~On the basis of $1.30 for fin- ished goods. Duluth G Market. , May U.~WHEAT-Cash No. 1, hard, ‘?c. No. I porthern, 78i¢; No 1 fl:"..m' K \h‘elhy. Téhe; July, TH@71N¢; WA Cush visie Weekly Bank WL IR T statement o r week Saponiis st L 600" cireulation * $81,170,800, 0. | 88%4e, ¢ | December, 8 THE OMAHA DAILY BER: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Government Report Deals Blow to Early Grain Market. PRICES RALLY LATER AND PITS GAIN Cereals Start on Downward Course, Bull ne ut Excellent Export Dem: Values to Gaine—Prov Recover Declines. CHICAGO, May 24.—The grain markets were thrown out of gear today by the pub- lcation of the government report of last year's crop ylelds. The report was con- strued quite bearishly for a time, - cially since foreign markets were depressed by it. In the end, however, an excellent export demand helped traders to view the revised figures most dispassionately and July wheat closed a shade higher, Jul corn % up and July oats a shade advanced. Provisions closed 6@i%c higher. Wheat suffered materially at the opening. Cables were weak, the government report ehowed an Increase of 70,000,000 bushels in lust year's crop over the former figure: trade was light and the crowd was o bold on beautiful weather talk. Kansas oints reported that harvest would begin [r ten "days and that the conditions in many ,places were fine, with prospects of thirty’five to forty bushels to the acre. Estimates of this years winter crop ex- ceeded 400,000,000 bushels. Under these in- fluences and the bearish effect the govern- ment report had on the curb last night opening prices were depressed. July 4@ o to c lower at 78c to 72%c and huig tween these figures dull for some time. After the market there weakened on stop- ioss orders coming out at 7c, the shorts and some leading bulls started In to do a falr business. Sentiment changed com- pletely when a good export and cash de- mand developed and prices rallied. The northwestern receipts, which have been running small for some time, were again curtailed, but advices were to the eftect that o car famine in the west was prevent- ing_an otherwise iiberal movement, July worked up to T3R@T%e and closed firm, a shade up, at 7o%c. Local recelpts wers cars, no eontra ade; Minneapolis nd Duluth reported 1% cars, making a total for the three points of 182, nst 112 last week and 260 & year ago. Primary Teceipts were 29,000 bushels, compared to % bushels a year ago. Seaboard clear- ces in wheat and flour equalled 815,000 New York reported 6 loads taken similarly affected to wheat b, the government report. There was a brea of %c on the arbitrary Increase of 8,529,000 mcres in the area and 164,000,000 bushels in the production. The crowd, however, was inclined to the view that consumption had been proportionately greater. Cables were lower and crop prospects good, with the exception of dry subsolls in some districts, Nevertheless good strength developed and July rallied sharply to G%c, after opening as low as 81%c. July closed strong, %c up, at_62%c. Recelpts were ™ car Oats were dull and uninteresting. The early tone was weak under the infiuence of the other grains. Recelpts were in- creased somewhat and crop prospects con- tinued to be favorable. After the early weakness a falr support developed and prices rallied. July outs sdvenced from 6%c to 3TH@3Hc and closed steady, & sghade up, at 37%c. Recelpts were 182 cars. Provislons recovered some from yester- day's decline. The run of hogs at the yards was smaller than had been estimated, yet prices were lower. In spite of this and the srain weakness prices opened only slightly easler and upon the development of a good packers’' support advances were made. Jul ork closed b Tuly 1are’ dortke up at $10. July ribs 5c higher at $9.62%. ho!! for the week, 170,000, Estimated receipts for Monday: 2 cars; corn, % cars; oats, 215 37,000 head. ‘The leading features ranged as follows Wheat, rs; hogs, ‘Articles.| Open. | High.| Low. | Clos *Wheat n % N 78 | " SR o S oo 43 .&gmgfi onon % 17 0 17 07%| 10 123 1015 | @ ol WEBE i 17 074! 17 10 720" 17 12 102 [1015 10 22%/ 10 17% 9 62! 9 57! H no“ 17 0734 17 22%| 1020 10 22%) 9 62%| 965 Ribs— July | 965 Bept. | 960 0.2 aOl b w. Cash quotations were as follows FLOUR—Steady; winter patent 4.00, straights, . 40@73.80; clea & spring special $4.500M. 40, 809; straight $3.00@3.30. WHEAT—No. 3 spring, 70@73c; No. 3 red, mg(m\ua. ATE—No. 2, 18@43%c; No. 2 white, 4X@ 45%c; No. 3 white, d@¥e. 'YE—No. 2, 60c. BARLEY-Good feeding, 6@7c; fair to choice malting, 70%@7%c. SEED—No. 1 flax, $1.59; No. 1 north western, $1.7 prime timothy, $6.30@6.35; clover, contract grade, $5.35. £17,00 PROVISIONS—Mess' pork, per bbl, 1706 © Lard, per 100" ibs. " $10.17 hort ribs sides (loose) salted shoulders (boxed clear sides (boxed), $10. WHISKY—On basts of ‘The following were the recelpts and ship- ments yesterday: Recelpts. Shipments. . 11.000 11,000 iange_today the b“s eady: creameries, S, Cheese, casy, 11k y;: fresh. 15c. ter market wa: i dalri 11 12%¢. E SEW YORK GENERAL MARKET. Quotations of the Day om Varl Commod NEW YORK, May #.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 16,569 bbls.; exports, §2,7% bbl dull and winter patents, x .25; Minne- tents, $4.00G4.20; Minnesota bakers $3.16@3.55; winter straights, $3.| 1.00; win- fer extras, §8.16G340; winter low grades, | $2.953. 20, Rye Hou dull; falr to good, 0; cholce to fancy, $3.5063.65. CORNMEAL—Bteady: vyellow weatern, .32, city, 31.30; Brandywine, $3.46@3.55. Y E-Steady; No. 3 western, ®3e, £. 0. b, afioat: state, tgede, ¢ I f, New York carlot BARLEY—Nominal; western feeding, uo | @c ¢ i f. New York; malting, 67%4@iic o 1. t. New York WHEAT—Recelpts, 65,60 bu.; export 34 bu. Spot, steady:'No. 2 red, #7c, ele- yator; 2 'red, S$%c, f. 0. b afloat; No. Duluth, ~ 8e, f. b 3 1 hard, Manitoba, o. b., afloat. A sharp decline oc- eurred in wheat this morning, due to the bearieh crop report figures. Liquidation was also impelled by fayorable weather News and lower cables. Later. however, prices rallied a little on covering and for- elgn buying. The close was steady at a partial e net May, WH@9%e closed at’ T9e; @19%¢. closed at c; September. closed at T1%¢; bu.; export: T0igc, elesator and Influenced by the flered a sharp tly rallied per- mn-lold decline. July, 187 @ COR Spot, ; @lhe. 1. 0. b. afioat Crop report corn aiso eariy break, but subscqu tally on coverl "the steady at %e eciine otherwise Tie; July, wlygasise, cioss d at tember, 64 <, closed at o4 ber closed at dlige. OATS—Recelpt 40 bu.; exgorts, i T ou. Spot, easy; No. 2. 4blc; No. 8 2" white, jo 3 white, bec; irac ixed western, i track, S0g6Sc. Were quiet and easier at Bttt ot ¢ they rallied with the other markets. AY—Dull: shipping, $)gee; good to SiSr e nn; atate, prime to chol 1 HOF§—Firm ) holce \')‘ue. iofa. tidhbe: olde, S@e. cific goal 1991 evop, 17gGtic; 1900, 13@lse; S—Firm: alveston. 20 to 25 1bs., 18e; rola, 21 R i ot Rl R g T ) LEATHER-Steady: ucld, U@%c, WOOL—Qulet; domestic ficece, H@e. TALLOW-Easy; city (32 per pki.), 8%¢; . falr to extra, 2 No. | o G | Donver & R RICR-Steh ..’y New Orleans, open keitle: good o choice. s3ulc. PROVISIO . firm: family, $16.00 @16.00; mess, $14: be 32 00 ‘an 16.60: oit . Cut mea’ acket %!,l 0. ha ext plek 3 e e g AR sty americy SUNDAY, MAY 235, 1902 short clear, $18.50@21.00; mess, 8. BUT ngnmer, creamer; tactory, 17gific; renovated, 1fb=7m; tation” creamery, 18@20%c; state 19%@22c; mi- 1% q}mnn-*vun: new state, full cream colored, cholce, 12¢ white, colored, 104@1lc; white, lic. BGGS—Firm; state and Pennsy| Jigttern storage packed, 11giic; steady today, with & modera: 12%e; large lvania, 180; southern, 15c ETALS—The metal markets were all te jobb trade going on. Tin was quoted at §29. 30.35. Copper was quoted at $13 ard, spot to August; $LEGI: 12.85G12.80 for elec or casting, Lead stands at $4.12 Is quoted at $.7. unchanged. . for sta Iytie and 81 1. Bpeit Iron was steady and NEW YORK STOCHS AND BONDS, eral Market Steady, Pa Canadian Makes a Record. NEW YORK, May 24—The only feature of importance In today’ buying of Canadian Pacific, market was the which ha been in evidence for several days p t an which was halted by the president's state- ment that the company was al he knew of for it. fieneral, prosperity of the to_account The price reached a record figure today at 138%. This movement helpe: keep the general market steady. to There were a number of special movements in the less important stocks, but the whole was Inert and closed at changes either way. list as & small net The hopeful views of the peace outlook In_Bouth Africa did no aftairs, nor did the ban) alter this state of statemen There is a disposition to await definite results in South Africa, and a feeling might be a hiteh that would a the situation. The outcome o strike is also awaited. The report that the control of that there ain del y the coal Loulsviile & Nashville, and, in consequence, the Chi~ cago, Indlanapolfs & Loulsville project are, in a measure, cont! absorption ingent and dependent on holdings under options was somewhat disturbing in the pos: gested of complications. The weather map was favorable to crop prospects, bility sug: construed although showers In the northwest are not dried at this time. The bank statement shows an ing recuperation of reserv: encour: but neither the increase in cash nor the reduction in loans was fully up to_the . expectations formed by the strest. The effect on thi market was, therefore, s The market closed about Business in bonds h rices are well sustained. , new, declined 3, Unt perceptible. not been lai ted Sta the olds % and the nd bs % per cent below the closing of 38 last week. The_ following are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchange: Atebison do ptd Daitimors & 0. do, ptd Cansdian Paci Canada 8o Ches. & Oho. Chicago & Alto ... pia. Chicago & B Wi Chicago & G. W. . C.C. & Bt L. Golorado So. @o st ptd.. 'N. J. Central . N. Y. Central Nortolk & W Pennsylvania Reading do lst do_3d New York Money Market. NEW YORK, May 2.—MONEY—On call, nominal; no loans; prime mercantile paper, 4%@6 per cent. AN EXCHANGE—Steady, actual business in bankers' bills at l‘:m#@ 4.87% for demand, and at $4.841,@4. for sixty days; posted rates, $4.85 and 34.85; commercial bills, $4.83%@4.84%. BILVER--Bar, b2%c; Mexica C. ONDS—State, _inactive; easy; ref. 28 reg. and coupon, and ocoupon, 1 136%; ol and coupon, I n dollars, overnment, new 4s reg. and coupon, 43 reg. and coupon, 110%; b reg. The closing quotations on bonds are as follows: ref. 25, coupon 35, rex.. coupon new 4s, TOE.. 0% L & N. unl i Mex. Central 207%| do 1s b 207% (Mino. & Bt M, K& T. e coupon Atchison gen. 48 do 4. 480000 Baitimore & 0. és. 8413/80. Railwa; - 105 P Jeamey | 95% Texas & Pacific is 15 [T., St. L. & Chicag Colorado W. e Boston Stock Quotations, BOSTON, M 24.—Call loans, cent; tme loa) & closing of stocks and bonds: Atchison 4s.......... 108k Adventure Gas 13 . L. 84| Alloves . #1 | Amalgamaied N E G © bt Bingham Atchison © 8% Calumet do P 3% Contennial oston & Aibany..... 1 Copper Ran oston & i 148 |Dominion Boston Bl 3 | Franklin MY, N H &H Fitehburg pid.. Union Pacific . Mex. Central ... American Sugar do_ pid J American T. & T Dominion 1. & 8. Gen. Blectric Mass. Electric . do ptd....... N B G. & Gl United_Fruit U. S. Stesl do pid Weatingh niral 4. & C. 383 [Isle Royale 146 | Mobawk STy Daceols 128 Parret 118/ Quincy e danta ve 5% (Tamarack als " (Triniy 4% Unite $6|Utah 1 Victoria 108 |W % 0 | Wolverins Common . 107! per cent. 5@6 _ per Omclal & Hee .:106% 0ld_Dominiga ! States §0ig United Copper London Stock Market. 1HNDON, May 24— p. m~Closing pld. .. b Baltimore & Oblo... 109% anadian Paciic Chy ke & Ohio W tias 3 & Bt Paui [ do ptd., pilRotm ontial v i u‘.:xv T woy Caini BAR SILVER-G MONEY—34Gi%. @lacount in the o 42 Spanish s 1L ey Mand Mines o e M MMd cent. T ket for per_ounce. a both i % per cent, NEW YORK, P the Lleeing pribes do BI Candition of the Treas: WASHINGTON, Ma ment of e u—T.’ :1 “1: fi ant fltfl:fi“ T toll, Be 1o owing are -ry. ) st 000,000 ‘goid | Armour & Co...... with | OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET | Better Grades n{v Bteers and Oows a Little Higher Than & Week Ago. HOGS A LITTLE LOWER FOR THE WEEK | Big Decrease in Sheep Receipts at This Point Prevented a Drop in Prices in Sympathy with the SOUTH OMAHA, May 24. Sheep, it 2418 9 1,368 Receipts were: Official Monday Qtictal iuesday Official Wednesday Official Thursday Official Frida, Official Saturday Total this week Week ending May 17. Week ending May 10. Week ending May 3. ‘Week ending April 26 X Bame week last yeas 13,489 RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DA table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year to di ompassons with Ing. Dee. 126 . The following taoie srows the &veruke price of hogs suid on the Bouth Owmseaa market the past several d with com- PArisons with former years: | 1902, (1901.(1900. (1599, 0 8313 | 22 | .| 10T * 1(‘&‘}5“ ] « 2 ¥ srasse "28 s 2% e e eses ¥ e =1 SEENER il 25 127 Teveee oo _EESEER g S | EEFSAB & £ =2 {343 Mt 33 SSEBS si’ [Ep—— 2! RLEE_T & [RyS=— 5 BEEREN 33 PO BEES8E eeocmemmec 2 P — Je— Fiv & & 'asis=§‘=e=:ia ooman [ErRp— =4 dits 44 POV BE BEEELR & BE2LEE 228838 oF [SYS— 88ESLE SERENS SERNBEENEERERRERenansmer e e 2288 B8R | * Indicates Sunday. The officlal brought in today b, N N Total receipts'.... m 1 The disposition of the day's receipts was as follows, each buyer purchasing the number of Head indicated: P Buyers, Cattle. Hom Bh'p. Omaha Packing Co. 1,42 Swift and Company Cudahy Packing Co. Cudahy, Kansas City gwift, Kansas CI, G. H. Hammond Co. Armour & Co., Kansas City 8 Other buyers B s .95 7,908 662 E—There were practically no cat- gale today, which leaves the re- celpts for the week & trifle in excess of last week, and also of the same week of last year. The demand on the part of local ' packers has -been in good shape practically ail the week and quite a few cattle were also bought by outside pack- , 80 that there was a ready outlet for I'the desirable were offered, Beef steers ma bulk of ~the offerings every week and the au;my was fully up to the average. The emand was best for the cattle that were well fatted and such kinds improved 10@ 16c during the week. Welghts or gquality dld not seem to make as much difference as the amount of fat. When it came to the part fatted cattle the market was slow and prices on such grades are no y for the week. The kinds that have advanced the most are those that were selling a week ago from 6.0 to $6.90. Cholce cattle are quotable from $7.00 to $7.30, and they are also strong for the week. The commission men are calling the attention of their customers to the tact that cattle showing grass will soon be on the market and that they will come in competition with the haif fat cornfeds. A widening range of prices is looked for from this time on. The better grades of cows and heifers were In good demand all last week and prices are g little higher. “There was some Very cholce stuff offered, however, as is shown by the fact that as high as $6.25 was paid. The better grades In a good many cases undoubtedly sold 10@i5c higher than a week ago, but still the situation be described by calling g and active. The com- moner grades are If anything a liitle lower for the week. Cows und helfers showin Erass are now beginning to come forward and the tendeacy of prices is uf course downward, which means that the common dry lot cows and helfers must go down with them. Desirable grades of bulls commanded strong prices all the week and 8o also did gs. Veal calves are a little higher than they were a week ago, as choice grades sold as high as §7.25. The supply of stockers and feeders w very Mght all the week, and so als the demand from the countr: Biety, fesders el about steady, bu ght stockers, and particularly those lac ing in quality, were slow lower. Representative sales: BEEF STEERS. le and a little Lo 10 6T BTOCK COWS AND HEIFERS. fos 1060 3 50 HOGS—The receipts of hogs were lib- eral here today for a Saturday, the being a decided increase over both yes- terday and Saturday of 1ast week, As the reports from other poin: me lower the market here dropped oft just about ¢ on the opening here were a few loads sold that were not over 3 lower, but these were exceptional. The opening elow all around, but good hogs were alr demand at prices right around 6o lower, and ranged mostly From $1.06 to high as $.22% was pald Medium welghts went from $7.00 to $.05 and light trashy stuft from $695 down. On the close the market strengthened up & little and a good clearance was made comparatively early, For the week the receipts have been a little heavier than for last week, but there Is a_decrease as compared with the eame week of last year. Prices ha fluctuated back and forth to some extent and for the weck the average price has been lower. Thursday and Saturday wer low days, so that the average today 8@10c lower than the close of last Representative sales: Av. 8b. Pr. s . 197 it 18 1 10 203 L . 199 419 1o 220 s ¥ 252233382 EEEFEL L & & FESEE s 3232323332883228338338338828832 SRS 200 20 i 20 120 180 180 5 120 0 218 80 302 7 22% SHEEP—Two cars of sheep arrived this morning, but they were consigned dircct to a local packer, so that there was noth- ing_with which 'to make a of the market. The supply all the week has been exceedingly light, and in fact has been the smallest in & good many months. A decrease of over 13,00 head is noted as compared with the same week of last year. As there has been only about 600 head on sale all the week it fs difficult to_teil much about the market. On some days the feeling was a little stronger than on others, but taking the week as a whole the market {s about steady on anything at all goo Chicago, however, “broke badly the last haif of the week and weth- ers are quoted 25@#0c iower for the week. Lambs are 85c lower in Chicago than they were the first of the week. Old ewes and common stuff of all kinds are quoted all the way from bl to $1 lower than a week ago. Buch reports from Chicago naturally have @ bad effect upon this market, and it is hard to tell what prices desirable stuff would bring. Quotations for_clipped stock: Good to cholce wethers, §.75G6.00; falr to good, 8510 @5.75: guod to choice ewes, $8.00@5.50; falr to 00d, .66@6.00; good to choice lambs, $6.18 &40 Tair to good, $6.60@8.16. Wooled stock sells about 25@tlc above elipped _stock. Cholce Colorado wooled lambs, $6.75@7.%5; fair to good, $6.50@s.7S, CHICAGO LIVE FREZRIRZEZRRIIE TOCK MARKET. Cattle Nominal and Hogws, Sheep and Lambs Steady. CHICAGO, May 24.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 200 head; nominal; good to prime steers, #.0097.65; poor to medium, $5.00@6. ers and feeders, $2.75G5.25; cows, §1606 lelters, $2.60g6.95; canners, $1. ulls, 35.6000.60: calves, $.0097.00; Texas-fed steers, $5.50@5.75. HOGS—Recelpts, 13,00 head: Monday, $3,000; et over, 5000 Friday's close; mixed and butche 7.80; good to choice heavy, $7.15¢1 heavy, §6.9007.10; light, $6.76@6.95; sales, '$0.9@1.15. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, sheep and lambs steady; gooa to cholce Wethers, $.60G6.25; falr to cholce mixed, 34.76@5.60; western’ sheep, $.2508.2; native lambs, $3.00@6.90; western lambs, $5.25@6.90. Officlal yesterday: Cattle Hogs Sheep estimated steady at $6.900 Tough bulk of 1,600 Recelpts. Shipments. vees, 1,300 1,501 24,340 411 Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANBAS CITY, May 2%4.—CATTLE—Re- | Tues: JAdian alesrer 3 %3, ndian steers, $ A8 004.30; cows and. helters, L 50, HOGS—Recelpts, 1,700 head: market ba lower; pigs and lights, $6.65g6.90; packers, $8.55g7 10, butchers, §7.00g7.32% SHEER AND = LAMBS-Recelpta, 10 head; steady; native muttons uhas lambs, $5.00G6. culls and bucks, ood 4.50; stockers, $2.00¢" New York Live Stock Market, NEW YORK, Nne‘ 4. —~BEEVES—R celp 17 cars; dressed beef, ateady at # n per _Ib. Cables unchanged; exporti today, 1,559 head cattle, 13 head sheep ane 9,235 quarters of beef. CALVES-—Recelpts, none; fe In! steady; chyndrunfl veals unchanged at 8@ per 1b, HOGS—Recelpts, 684 head; feeling ate: ' BHEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpts, head; market very slow; even&ln. o elined from 15c to ¢ except cholce spring lambs, which were about steady; clippe sheep, $3.00G0.25: choice sheep, $5.65; clip) lambs, $6.255¢6.7; unshorn lambs, cholce, $7.60; spring lambs, $6.50408.25; dressed mut- ton, 9G1ligc; dressed lambs, 7@llc; spring lambs, 13@l7c. Stoux Oity Liv ock Market. SIOUX CITY, Ia, May 34.—(Special Tele- gram )—CATTLE. - Receipts, 30 market beeves, $6.00G7.00; cows, bulls a $2.75@5.50; stockers and feeders, §8.00 ; calyes and yeariings, $3.0004.40. HOGS—Recelpts, 4,200; market weak to 8o lower; selling, $.80@7.10; bulk, $6.55@6.%. Stock in Sigh . The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at the five prinel) markets for May 24 South Omaha . Chicago ppeh Kansas City 8t. Louls o St, Joseph Totals Wool Market. BOSTON, May %.—WOOL~Th tions on 'cholcest the scoured basl Fine, 60@62c; fine ) mediums, d46c, while the ordinary scoured are: Fine, 47@isc; fine medium, 130 medium, v fleeces are thorolghly well sus limited offerings_Ohio_and P XX nominal, 18@20¢; XX and @c; X, 24@%c; Michigan, laine wool 18 in very small su; the market firm. Michigan, 25! washed combing. 26%4@27c; Australian _wools, firm scoured, 10@T2c; good, 6 68C. 8T, LOUIS, May_ 4—WOOL—Steady: medium grades, 16 %c; light fine, 1p¥e; heavy finé, 10G15%e; tul washed, Sugar Market. YORK, May 24.—SUGAR—Raw, steady; fair refining, 2%c: centrifugal, 9 test, 37-l6c; molasses sugar, 211-16c. ‘Re- fined, steady: No. 6 4.10c; No. 7, 4c; No. 8.90c; No. 9. 4.85¢; No. 10, 3.80¢; No. 11, 3.1 No. 12, 3.70c; 18, 4.70c; No, 14, 8.700 standard A, ‘4.45c: confectioners' A, 4.450 mould A, b¢;_cut loaf, 5.16c; crushed, 515 powdered, 4.75c; granulated, 4.65c; cubes, 4.90¢. LONDON, May 4.—SUGAR—Beet, May, 6 i34d. o 5 NEW Bank Clearings. OMAHA, May 24.—Bank clearings fr . th week ending today show an increase of $314,847.46 over those of the co"!lpond‘:? week of last year. Thf”%nlly figure Ilr Mond. $1,200,608 02 1,181,069 15 1,025,067 98 1,188,180 68 1,144,812 68 1,199,608 00 Wednesday Thursday . Friday . Baturday Totals ..... CHICAGO, Ma balances, $2,350, e for sixty days, $4.88 on demand; exchange, 3lc premium. NEW YORK, May M—Clearings, $254088,- 212; balances, 311,908,988, BOSTON, May 24.—Clearings, $20,624,301; balances, $1,830,016. PHILADELPHIA, May 24.—Clearings, §18.402,081; “bafances 82,558 91; clearings fof the week, nz«.m.étnz balances, $16,53.668; mone; 4% per cent. AT O, May 9. Clearings, $4,106,- 584; balances, : “clearings for the week, $21,640,814; $3,507,931; money, 6 per cen W. Farnam Smith & Co. S8TOCKS, BOND! INVESTMENT SECURITIES, We offer: subject: Unfon Stock Y; toek Omaha Street Rajlway stock. 1320 _Farnam St. Tel. (064 174 balances, celpts, 175 head; market unchanged; cholce export and dressed beef steers, $6.90G7.25; $4.00@6.85; stockers and feed- . western fed steers, $4.000 6.06 and Indian steers, $4.7 Texas cows, 33.00@6.00; native cows, 6.76; native heifers, 33.40@6.25; canners, @3.00; bulls, ‘33.15g3.60; calves, $3. receipts for week, 18,400 head. HOGS—Recelpts, 8,000 head; market weak to 6c lower; top, $7.57%; bulk of sales, $7.05 7.30; heavy, 14; mixed ?l\d'l.fl%: Yignt S 7507 10; yorkers 3 000 .10, DI! $6.40@6.60; receipts for week, 41,- 800 hea BHE! AND LAMBS—Recelpts, 2,000 head; steady; native lambs, $.403" ern lambs, $5.8096.95; native wethers, $.30 6.10; western wethers, $4.3096.90; fed ewe: & 10; Texas clipped lp“ $5.50@ .30@3.60; clipped s| stock- . k Market, JOSEPH. May . CATTLE_Re- 128 head ! steady. natives. &.3g7.15; cows and heifers, §1.506.50; veals, .70 6.30; stockers and feeders, §2.250.35. HOGS—Receipts, 5,000 he ady; light and light, mixed, $69@7.221% mediim and vy, $1.15Q7.375%: pigs, $4.0006.00. BHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 1,100 head; steady; Colorado lambs, $6.). St 1oois Live Stoek Market. UUIS, May %.—CATTLE—Receipts inclgding 130 head Texans; mar- ket steady fof natives, with prices 10@1ic higher l.lhan the ‘cln:‘ of last w:le‘k tlv)r M‘df steers; Texans stea native shippin n Sxport steers, $8.00G7.00; dressed beef and butcher steers, $5.50@7.00; steers under 1000 1bs,, $4.00@6.40; stoc and feeders. 32009 4.55; cows and heifers, $2.25@6.30; canners, 8T. celpts, D. C. IMBODEN, Financial Agent 205 La Salle 8t., Chicago, Ill. WANTS country bank stocks, gas, electric and street railway bonds and commercial paper. Will finance business propositions. BOYD COMMISSION COMPANY Room 4, New York Life Bldg. GRAIN, PROVISIONS, STOCKS Bought and sold for cash or on margin. All telegraph, telephone or mall orders will_reccive careful and vy attention. Telephone 1039, OMAHA WNZIB. DO NOT SPECULATE. ‘We have & safe business proposition, where your principal is secure and where you will recelve a handsome Income. /rite us for particulars. THOMAS & CO,, The Bourse, Philadelphia, Pa. . PULP for PAPER. SUPPLY: ‘the world’s supply of pulp for paper must come from the wi of the United States or the forests of North—~Canada. e corn flelde NATIONAL FIBER & CELLULOSE COMPANY, GHICAGO, owns and controls machinery, patents, und progesses for converting this enormous waste of corn ficlds into pap: MARKET: Now Building INVESTIGATE; !nvestors invited to examine our machines, patents, processes, pro- ducts and ¢verything pertaining to this business, STOCK: Shares in this company now s¢lling at $1.00, Par value $10.00 per share. ADVANCE: May 28th shares advance to $1.50 per share, To sccure stock write or wire at once to SANFORD MAKEEVER, 84 Adams $t., Chicago. “"feinsore pulp and by~ products. Every paper mill in this country will be users of this paper pulp. Every city in this and foreign countries will be users of this feed, Manulacturers of cellu oid, leather and rubber substitut: insulating materials, linoleum, and pipe covering will be users of the cellulose. Coatrasts have besn let for michinery for the first plant with Torris Wold & Ce., 78 N, Jefferson $t., Chicago