Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1902, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Grain Pit Prices Advance, Though Business Volums is Light. PROVISIONS CLOSE SOMEWHAT LOWER Affect Wheat — Strong Deménd Oftaets These Elements and Se Values Up. CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—Prices In the grain pits were higher today, although trading was only moderate, May wheat closing %@ e higher, May corn igc higher and onts f4¢ up. Provisions were easier, the January products closing at from 1i'sc to 2i%c lower. Lower cables and a b-arish government report caused an easier feeling in wheat at the opening and there was considerable short selling early. The small recelpts and a good cash demand brought out general buying by commission houses, part which was reported to be for the leading long. Offerings were rather limited through- out the day and a strong tone prevailed, the close being at the high point for De- cember, with a galn of lc at H%c. Ma ned a shade to %@%4c lower at T84@ 6%c, and advanced steadily up_to Ti%c The close was %@%c higher at Tra@Ti%c Clearances of wheat and four were equai 10 430,00 bu. Primary receipts were 781,000 bu., against 1,107,000 a year ago. Min apolls and Duluth reported recelpts of cars, which, with local receipts of 63 cars, six of contract grade, mude total receipts_for the three peints of 636 cars, against 719 last week and 733 A year ago. Corn was moderately active throughout the entire day, the feature being rencwed covering by a prominent short who covered y yesterday. Offerings were not at any time and with a good demand a strong tone was manifestcd, although considerable liquidation prevented any ma- terlal advance in May, which closed lye higher at 44%@#%c, but December showed & gain of %e, closing at 57c. Cables wero Jower, but fhe prospects of unfavorable weather overcame the bearish the forelgn news. Local r cars, with four of contract grade. There was a fair trade in oats, and after a little depression at the start, the market ruled firm, the strength in corn being the main factor. Commission houses were good buyers and there was but iittle for sale, which was partly responsible for the better tone to the situation. May closed Y@%c higher at 33%@33%c, after selling betwcen " ¢ and W%@s%e. Local receipts were 100 ears. voeakness in the hog market caused lower prices in provisions at the start and liguidation by outsiders added to the de- cline. The volume of trading was lght and the market lacked any special features. January pork closed 2jic lower at $16.65, Jard was 17%@20c lower at $3.80 and ribs mere down 11%c, closing at $5.42'4, Estimated recelpts for tomorrow: Wheat, 40 cars; corn, 175 cars; oats, 6 cars; hogs, 6,000 head. The leading futures ranged as follows: Articles. Open. | High.| Low. | Close.| Yes'y. 71%! 75! % i3 'n% Kl 6] iy Y| ko e e [ o W UUT% KT E VAN 315 WRIKG%| 8L 1660 |16 65 |16 92% 16 45 | 16 6734 16 67l 2y 82 SIR@U | 3% 1660 |16 85 1585 |15 60 ers, “-fl%, 3 VYHBAT— oANI !.pfldn"il 7 3 arn..%lac; 0. 2 red, . pCOEN— o 2, b7c; No. 2 yellow, 67 OATS—No. 2, 62c; No. 3 white, 32 RYE-—No. 2, . BARLEY—Good feeding, 35@3%c; fair to cholce malting, 46@b6c. SEED—No. 1 flax, $L1 ern, $1.23; prime timothy, $. tract , $10.75, PROVISIONS—Mess pork, per bbl.,, n‘.tnt @17.00. Lard, per 100 Ibs., $i0.40@10.45. “Shor ribs sides (loose), $8. Dry salted shoulders (boxed). $. Short clear sides (boxed), $8.75@9.00. Following were the receipts and shipments of the principal grains yesterday: Receipts. Shipments. Flour, bbls. 21,000 8,700 Wheat, bu. Corn, ‘bu. Oats, bu. Rye, bu Barley, % On the Prod 352 Buirice, 110%c: B ; dalries, ) &e, e, Ch 1 , steady, loss of returned eese, steady, 1%9 NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET, Day om Varieus Commodl NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—FLOUR—Receipts, 2,695 bbls.; exports, 22189 bbls.; market very firm and held ; winter patents, $3.60G0.90; winter stralghts, $3.45@98.55; Min. nesota 3.4 1 winter extras, $2.80G3.10; Minnesota bakers, $3.2004. {ax low Erades, GEGLE, Rye flour, r to E 3 $3.0G3.5. Buckwheat flour, 2.35; spot and to arriv COR! MEAL—steady ty, §1.22; Bras 40@8. western, 6%c, f. 0. b., quiet; quie 24 ol by T No. 2 o SA@4e, track; stal ‘BAKLEY—Dull; feeding, Buffalo; malting, ©. I f. Buffalo. WHEAT—Recelpts, 56,67 bu.; spot, firm; No. 3 red, 8%c elevator and 79%c f. o. b afioat: No. 1 northern, Duluth, 85%c f. o. b. afioat; No. 1 hard, Manitoba, 86%c f. o b. afoat. In face of the bearish crop re- SEher today; ‘the, Srowa. being short, ook er today; the crowd being short, too alarm at the small interior movement, ru- mor of rain in Argentine, a cash trade and % light offering, and bought freely all day. 2, S T T ST .\ . o] ol at 3 July, c: Slosed at f9c; ,_closed at Sdlge. RN 41,30 bu.; exports, B4, 64c elevator and ellow, new,®$lc; No. 2 Option market was advanced moderately by smaller re- celpts, unfavorable weather, the e i t, at a_partial sc net advan: . closed at closed at December, éfigagete, cloged at 6liic. AT Recelots, 15000 ki, exm bu.; spot, firm: No. 3, $ic; No. 3, 8ic; No. 3 whit c; track white, i, ‘miced weet shipping, 65@70c; HOPS—Quiet: state, common to ch 1908, HGOSE; 1801, Sudic; oids. T@IIGe, Fa. €l coast,’ 1902, S@llc; 1901, 28@c; old g HIDES-—-Qulet; Galveston, 20 to 2% lbs. 19¢; Texas dry. 4 to 3 Ibs., ldc. LEATHER—Firm; acid, I ‘00, 16.00: Pleklea Deilica. 87105 !.r..‘é.u; piekled hams, $i1.4 easy; western steamed, continent, $1L.4o; i 76; compound, $7.507. o i S50 shory clear, $21 wcrg.' 0 TALLOW-—Eaay: city, RICE—Firm: domestic, pan, %@6c, nominal. o Ji AN Sday:" Tancy hana pic angsc: other domestic, uuuc W ABBAGE—Steady; ' domestic, per white, $1OG30; Ted, $1.6008 00, BUTTER—Recelpts, 185 pkgs.; state dairy, c; extra creamery, common_to eholce creamery, 21@2%c. CHEESE--Rece 2 frm a t . 13c; fancy em: Beptember, 134c January, stead firm of | cholce to’ fancy, 2.3 December, 85%G wheat rength and the covering and closed firm i May, 9%@i9%c, i July, 48%c, closed at «s/:cr: exports, 455 | a@asc; No. ¥ white, ern, nominal. good to e country, 6e. falr' to extem 44 100, e mali late where standard $11.55; electrolytic inal in the local market is quoted at $10.75; lake and casting, f11.45. Lead was dull and un- changed here at $4.12% and In Lordon at £10.1%s 0d. Epeiter aleo was quiet and un- chahged in London at £19 17s 64, while here it was easy. hit likewise unchanged, 34.9. Iron in Glasgow in’ Middlesborough at was qbiet and nomirally unc rants continue nominal; N northern, s quoted at $23.00025.00; No. 3 foundry, northern, No. 1 foundry, southern, and No. 1 foundry, southern, soft, $22.00G 2506 LESA MARKETS. OMAHA WHC Condition of Trade and Quotations on Staple and Fancy Produce. FGGE- Candled stock, 23G24c. LIVE POULTRY -Hens, 7'4@Sc; old roos- ters, 4c; tarke 0@ 11c; ducks, S@9c; geese, 8@9¢; spring chickens, per Ib., $15G9C DRESSED POULT Jens, 10c: young chickens, 1lc; turkeys, 12@l4c; ducks and geese. 1011c. BUTTER—Packing stock, 16@16%c: cholce dairy. In tubs. 20@?2lc: separator, L FRESH CAUGHT FISH—Trout, Sc; her- ring, pickerel, Sc; pike, 9¢; perch, buffalo, dressed, 7c; sunfish, 3c; bluefins. 3c; whitefish, 10c; salmon, 16c: haddock, 1ic: cofish, 12¢: redsnapper, l0c; jobstera botled. r Ib., 30c: lobsters, green, per Ib. 2% ullheads, 10c; catfish, 1dc; black bass, 20c; halibut, 1lc. CORN-—New OATS—g%. RYE-No. 2, #5c RRAN--Per ton, $13.50 HAY—Prices qiioted by Omaha Whole- eale Hay Denlers' assaciation: Cholee No. 1 upland. $850: No. 1 medium, $7.50; No. 1 coarse, $1.00. Rye straw, $6.00. These prices are for hay of good color and quality. De- mand. fair: receipts. light. OYSTERS—Standards, per can, 38¢; extra selects. per can, $c: New York counts, per can. e bulk, extra selects, per sal., 317 bulk, standards. per gal., $1 CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, TREES— to 6 feet, per dozen, SLTS; 7 to o feet, §3.60; 5 to 7 feet, $250: 9 to 10 feet, $4.50; large,for school and church purpose 12 to 14, feet, each, $1.00@1.50; extra lacge, | 15 to 20 feet, each, $200@4 00. | HOLLY HRANCHES—Ver case of 2x2x4 | teet (about 50 Ibs.). $4: per barrel, $1.60. | gLONG NEEDLE PiNa=Fer Joms, £2.50 | 3.00. MISTLETOE_BRANCHES—Per Ib., 30c. VERGREEN WREATHING—In colls of | 20 vards, per coll, 90c; five-coil lots, S5c. ! WREATHS—Magnolla and galax wreaths, | per dozen, $1.506@2.00; evergreen wreaths, per dozen, $1.50G2.00; holly wreaths, per dozen, $1.50@2.00. VEGETABLES. NEW CELERY—Kalamazoo, per dot., 23¢; Utah, per doz., 45¢; California. per dos., for stalké welghing from 1 te 1% Ibs., each, @, POTATOES—New. per bu., f0c. SWEET POTATOES—Kansas, per bbl, $2.25. TURNIPS—Per bu, 30c; Canada ruta- bagas, per Ib., le BEETS—Per basket. 40c. CUCUMBERS--Hothouse, per doz., $1.5¢ PARSNIPS—Per bu., 40c. CARROTS—Per bu., '40c. GREEN ONIONS--Southern, bunches. 45c. RADISHES—Southern, per doz. bunches, 5o WAX BEANS—Per bu. box, $3; string beans, per bu. box, $1.50. CABBAGE—-Misc. Holland seed, per Ib., e, ONIONS—New home bu,, 7c; Spanish, per crate, $1.7. NAVY BEANS—Per bu., $2.60. TOMATOES — New fornia, per 4- basket crate, $2.75. u%mrwwmn—cnluomu. per crate, FRUITS. PEARS—Fall varieties, per box, Colorado, per box, $2.25. APPLES—Cooking, per bbl., £2.25 $2.50; Jonathans, 3. N $3.26; L'alifornia Bellflowers, bu. box, $1.60. GRAPES—Catawbas, per bpasket, 18c; Malagas, per keg, 36.00G7.00. CRANBERRIES isconsin, r bbl. $9.50; Bell and Bugles, $10.50; per box, §3.%. TROPICAL FRUITS. (BANANAS—Per bunch, according to sizs, EMONS—California fancy, #4.0004.80; choice, $3.75. ORANGES—Florida Bright fornia navels, $3.7504.00; C: Jaffas, 1 sizes DATES—Pers| 70-1b. boxes, per Ib., 6 per case of 30-Ib. pkgs., $2.25. FI1GS—California, per 10-1b. cartons, $1; Turkish, per 35-1b. box, 14@isc. GRAPE FRUIT—Florida, $6. MISCELLANEOUS. (HONBY—New Utah, per 2-frame case, CIDER_New York, #.10; per s-bbi, §275. SAUERKRAUT—Wisconsin, per i-bbl., $2.%; per bbl., 8.7, POPCORN—Per Ib, HIDES—No. 1 gre No. 1 salted, Sc; N veal calf, 8 10 123 Ibs. No.'2 veal calf, 12 to 15 lbs., 6c; dry hides. $@itc; sheep pelts, 26@T5c; horse hides, s.0062.50. NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 sott shell, per Ib. 16c; hard shell, per Ib., 14c; No. 2 soft shel er 1b., 18¢; No. 2 hard shell, per Ib., 12 razils, per Ib.. 12¢; filberts, per Ib.. 1% almonds, soft shell, per 1b., 1éc; hard shell, per Ib. loc; pecaris. largs, per Ib. 12ic small, per 1b., 1lc; cocoanuts, per doz., foc chesthuts, per Ib., 10c; peanut 10asted peanuts, ‘per 1b., 7c; bi per lb., $1; hickory nut Cocoanuts, . 34, 'C.—A. B. Alpirn quotes iron, country, mixed, per ton, $11; iron, stove piate, per ton, 5 copper, ‘per Ib.. §%c; brass, h 8c; brass, light, per Ib., Sigc; lea 8c; Zinc, per Ib.. 2e; rubber, per Ib., 6%e. WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY, 40c. per doz. own, in sacks, per No. § n, fc; , Tc; No. { 110-111 Board of Trade, Omaha, Neb— Telephone 1516, CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—WHEAT—The only weakness wheat showed today was at the opening, when there was selling on the ernment report which came out announcing a large area and higher condt tion. The market early s0ld off i4c, but all the loss was recovered and prices advanced 34c to ¢ over Wednesday's close. The bull mainly from the northwe: thelr markets were up more than ou 18 rumored that Duluth will not have over a third as much wheat as last year, Jan- uary 1. Houses there reported all’ their manitoba wheat sold, but was even an in- quiry as to what It would cost to ship wheat all rall from Duluth. Receipts were small everywhere; primary points had 757,- 000 bushels, against 1,107,000 last year; in the northwest 68 cars, against 66 a year ago. Locai recelpts, 63 cars, with § con- tract. New York reports 50 loads taken for export. Clearances, 430,000 bushels. The Price Current sald wheat {5 maintaining a higher condition. Argentine reporis favor- e weather. Snows reported in Russia, affording wheat protection. Weather on | this side favorable; rain in middle west colder coming. Armour supposed to ha been the best buyer. Estimates for tomor- row, 40 cal CORN—Market has been strong, in- fluenced by the unfavorable weather. There nas been a continuation of the Patten,bu: ing, who took the May through brokers commiesion people (n a moderate way. There has been a demand for December and it has been for sale, presumably by St. Louts longs. Local recéipts, 212 cars, with 4 contract. Estimates for Friday, 175 cars. There was about 40,000 bushels contract out g¢ private houses; primary receipts, 547,000 | bushels, against 67,00 last year; clear- ance, 113,00 bushels.” New York reports 22 loads for export. Cash corn was e higher. The Price Curfent sald corn was curing slowly. OATS—Market has been quiet but firm, with only a -nlme trade. The May at its best was up %c. Local receipts, 100 care, with 9 contract. Estimates for Friday, 6 s | cars. Clearances, 15,000 bushels. New York reports 12,000 bushels taken for export. There were 7 cars standard and 7 cars No. % out of private houses. There was very {ittle interest in the 0ld Deeember today. PROVISIONS—Market has been easy. in- fluenced by a smaller cash demand, larger hog receipts than expected and lower prices at the yards. le was scattered. An easler feeling existed for nearby futures. products were in good demand by jon houses on the break. There were 43,000 hogs here; estimates for tomor- row, 3,00 head; hogs in the weet today, 6,000 head, against 69,20 last week and 123, V' . Private estimates for stocl New York, 3,100 barrels: old, 11,000 d ribs, 4,500,000 WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY. . rhi elphia Produnce Market. PHILADELPHIA, Deec. Firm, good demand; ;| ery. 3oksc: extra nearby prin EGGS8—-Unchanged: fresh n mark; fresh western, 25¢, | Vats, 0. 1 Cal December, bs_ sl CORN—Spot old, i Futures s 3. Pl AS-Canadian, ste PROVISIONS—Beef, firm; exira India mess, 1l6s. Pork, firm; prine mess west- ern, 92 6d. Hams, short cut, 14 to 16 Ib quiet, 54s. Bacon, Cumberiand cut, to 30 Ibe., quiet, 48s; short ribs, 16 fo 24 Ibs., quiet, bis; long clear middles, light, 22 to 5 Ibs.. quiet, 5s; long clear’ middies, heavy, 3 1o 40 Ibs,, quiet, 6z 6d; short clear backs, 16 to 20 Ibs!, quiei, 53s; clear bellies, 14 to 16 Ibs., dull,’ 6ls. Bhoulders, square, 11 to 13 Ibs.,’ quief, Ms. Lard, prime west- ern, in tlerces, firm, 59s; American refined, in_pails, quiet, 598 6d. BUTTER—Nominal CHEESE-—Strong; American, finest white and colored, 59 TALLOW Prime city, stealy, 28 64; Australian in London, firm, 34s id. Recelpts of wheat during the last three days, 9,00 centals, $8,000 American. Re- ceipt corn during the last three days, none. Firm; May, ornia, 68 %d. ¥ 6s 14d; March, Quiet; Ameri American mixed, Firm; January, 4 tures 14 mixed, ew, 1d d;' March, 6s Tid St. Louin Grain and Provisions. 8T. LOUIS, Dec. 11.—WHEAT-—Higher; 0. 2 red_cash, elevator, nominal; track, 072%c; December, 7T1%c bid; May, #%c; 2 hard, 6i@72c. CORN_Higher; No. 2 cash iguTic; alc, track, 47@4i%c; December, 48c; M oAh‘;:‘uz’h— 3¢ bid; No. -2 ' cash, track, 8ic; December, 33ic bid; May, %c;’ No. 2 white, 36 RYE—Firm; {9c bid. FLOUR—Qulet; red winter patents, $3.30 @3.50; extra fancy and straight, $.0a3.%; clear, $2.85612.95. SEED—Timothy, steady at $290G3.40. CORNMEAL—8feady at $:.30 BRAN-S8trong; sacked, east track’ HAY—Higher; timothy, $10.50@11.5 rie, $11.50@12.50. 1RON COTTON TIES-$1.07%. BAGGING—6 5-16@7 1-16c. HEMP TWINE—bc. PROVISIONS—Pork, standard mess, $18.50. Lard, lower, $10.50. Dry salt meats (boxed), ‘steady; extra shorts, $8.25; clear ribs, $0.13%; short clears, $9.62%. Bacon (boxed), steady; extra shorts, $10.50; clear ribs, $10.50; short clear, $i1 METALS—Lead, firm, $4; spelter sold at $4.60. POULTRY—Steady; chickens, §lc; epring. turkeys, 11}@12c; ducks, 1ic; 8%@dc; creamery, 23@30c; lower; jobbing and geese, ¢ Hl'TT:II:;itnndy: 18160 S—‘glendy at 22¢, loss off. Recelpts. §,000 53,000 129,000 34,000 Kansas City G and Provisions. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 11 cember, 8%c; May, T04@i Lzt §1@6sc ) CORN-—December, 41%@41% 38%c; cash, No. 2 mixed, 41%c 4ls@4zc; No. 8, 41%e. OATS-No. 2 white, 35c; whe, RYE—No. 2, 45@46c. HAY—Timothy, $10.50@11.00; prairie, $i0.00. BUTTER—Creamery, %@?2ic; fancy dairy, 2. EGGS—Fresh, 21%c. ‘Wheat, bu Corn, %u Toiedo Graln and Seed. TOLEDO, Dec, 11. — WHEAT higher; cash, 77%c; December, Sltge. ESRN_Higher; December, 4ic; May, e, OATS—Dull, steady; December, ~33%c; May, 34%c, asked. RYE—No. 2, 62%c. SEED—Clover, dull, higher; December, $6.55; January, $6.60; March, $6.67%, asked; prime timothy, $1.75; prime alsike, $8.25. Shipments. 9,000 64,000 33,000 Flour, bbl Wheat, bu Corn, ‘bu Oats, bu. No. 2'white, No. 2 mixed, Receipts, Shipments. 60,800 5, E 9, Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 11.—WHEAT—De- cember, T4c; May, 76%c. On track: No. 1 hard, %c; No. 1 northern, 74%c; No. 2 northern, 73%ec. FLOUR—First patents, $3.85@3.95; second patents, $3.70@3. first' clears, $2.90@3.00; second clears, $2.30@2.40. BRAN—In bulk, $12.25. Duluth Grain Market. DULUTH, Dec. 1L.—WHEAT—Cash, No. 1 hard, T%¢; No. 2 northern, 71%c; Decem- ber, T8ic; May, T6%¢. OATS—December, 31%c. Peorin Marke! NP’E,OI‘K;CL Dec. 11.—~CORN-—Steady; new, 0. 3, d5c. OATS—Steady; No. 3 white, 1%, track. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—MONEY—On ca firm, 6@ per cent, ciosing at 9@10 per cen time money, firm, accommodations sma ith stxty days at Ti4 per cent, ninety days at 7@7% per cent and six months at 6 per cent; prime mercantile paper, 6 per cent. STERLING EXCHANGE—Firm, with ac- tual business in bankers’ bills at $4.5725 f. demand and at $4.65375@4.5350 for sixty day: posted rates, $4.84% and $4.85; commercial bills, $4.828,@4.83%. SILVER—Bar, 47%c; 3Ti4e. BONDS—Government, weak. The closing quotations on bonds are as follows: U. 8. ret. s, reg. Mexican dollars, weak; rallroad, 07% L. & N. unt. ds 03'4 Mex. Central 4 07% _ do 1s inc. 07} Mion. & St. 00% Reading gen. St St L & T M do 18 inc. Ches. & Oblo 4is. Stock Quotations. BOSTON, Dec. 11.—Call loans, 6%@6 per cent; time’ loans, 5 per cent. Official closing of stocks and bond Atchison ds. 100% Alloes ... Mex. Central ds. T8l Amaigamated | Atchison 9% Bingham .. 9714 Calumet & Hecla |Centenntal . Copper Rang: Domiaion Coal Franklin ... . N. Y., N. Unton' Pacific Mex. Central American Sugar Trinity |Utan Victoris Winona .. Wolverine . a0 ptd |United Copper . Westingh. Common. Adveture ... Tt Closing quotations: w York Central....154% rfolk & Western... T0% do ptd sk Ontario & Western... 281 10 3 Atchison . do ptd ool Baltimors & Ohio.. . Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio. . Chicago 0. W C., M. & 8t P DeBeers ... ... Denver &' R. G ™ prd Southern Rallway. do pfd ebs Southern Pacific Union Pacific do prd..... 6| United States ‘Steel do ptd Wabash do pta *l100% Tiiinols Central... Loulsville & Nash Missourl, K. & T BAR SILVER—Steady at 22%d per oun MONEY-34@® per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short bills New York Mining Quotations. NEW YORK, Dec. the closing pricee on Adams Con. 1L—The following are mining stocks Little Chiet Ontario ; | southwestern, 26G2c, loss off; fresh south- ern. %e. loss off. CHEESE—Firmer: New York full creams, rime small, 13%@18%¢; fair to 1 fil!\gr.cr;::mo large, 13%c; Recelpts, 6.078 pkgs.; quiet; state | large, 1% nd Pennsylvania, steady; wi : western. poor to fancy, POULTRY-Alive: Weaker: c! keys, 11@ilc; fowls, m; western chickens, 123G/ s, llmlv. western turkeys, B T S iy uoted II.SII' ) dl lnrflllum at 5 6d; il | 96G725. 16s 34, but remained dull ickens, 12¢ t Y juenced by this advance, the loca was higher, with spot & Copper was lower in Lon- at £60 8s 8, lll.‘.xllllll‘l i candled, MILWAUKEE, Dec. 11.-WHEAT-—Firm; ‘mfl‘}".:::;’,; No. 1 north T arket ' ad- Milwaukee Graim T; o ern, fl'\\:; No. 2 northern, 5@ Y- Firm: #a. X fugmye. GPARLEY—Steady] No.'2, 6le; sample, 5@ 1| CORN—May, His@he. ‘| Liverpool Grain and Provisions. s| LIVERPOOL, Dec. 11.—WHEAT—Spot: Firm 0. 1 red western winter, bs H vada Small Hopes - . 2% Standard OMAHA, Dee. 11.—Bank clearings today 1116.68] corresponding day last year, increase, $48,223.71 Dec. 11 —Clearings, $237,- $10,050,213. . 1.—Clearings, $26,620,907; balances. BALTIMORE. Dec. 11.—Clearings, $3,515,- 28; balances, L88; money. § per cent CINCINNATI, Dee’ 1l -Clearings, $,306, 850; moned, § per cent; New York exchange t to mium. P ECAGO, Dec. 11— Mearings, $0,257, | were the immediate cause | loan, which were sold in th | and they aleo reported that where maturing | sent to South America. | changes: bala 711; New York lW@de premium; forelgn exchange, _ur changed; steriing posted at $4.4% 1or sixt days and at #4358 for demand. 8T UIS, Dec, 11.—Clearing: balances, 3i6911; money, steady cent; New York exchange, s premium NEW YORK AND STOUK BONDS. Erger Unloading Regardiess of Price Leads to Violent Declines, NEW YORK, Dec, 11.—The stock market had a demoralized appearance at times today, when an eager unioading of securi- tles was_in gress without regard to prices. The v me of dealings rote to over 1,000 shares, or about double those of yesterday, which were again more than double those'the day hefore. The throwing upon the market of this greatly augmented the volume of liquidation met and with poor wosorption and vioient declines were tne | result. There were points in the market where better resistance was shown than in others, notably among the Pennsylvania group, Keading, Amalgamated and Sugar The last named closed the cuy with an ac- tual net galn of a small fraction. On the other hand the Rock Islands, the United States Steelers and Pacifics gene proved easily vulnerable. 'The extreme d cline in Kock Island common was 4l and in the preferred The final prices were ctively % and 2 points higher than the Steel lost 3 piints and the preierre. , and their final prices were only a frac- tion better than the low points. The un- supported condition of these stocks had a strong gentimental effect on the whole mar- ket. The Venezuelan _situation exerted only a sentimental influence. The resl mo- tive for the precipitate selling was the growing conviction that a_rurther exte sive loan contraction will be necessary to meet the requirements for money between now and the first of the ¥ ‘There was more or less forced liquidation from the refusal of lenders to extend maturing loans, but many holders were moved by ap- prehension that the same conditions would hortly become effective in their own caee, so that they threw over large holdings. There were some of the largest lenders in | the street, who withheld their funas from | the time loan market, with the avowed in- tent for higher rates on time 10ans cas_served to keep some supply in the loan market. As high as § per cent was pald, however, for call loans Time loans for short periods were pra tically unobtainable and rates were very tirm for the longer periods. The rates | quoted were purely nominal and all sorts of devices were resorted to to Increase the ac- tual rate of return over the nominal rate, | such as commissions and implied agree: | ments on the part of the borrower to with- draw only a certain portion of the account joan. Time loans maturing at this time of the empar- rassment of holders of stocks. Rumors were current of the liquidation of a loan of several milllons to a single bank, which necessitated heavy realizing on coilateral, A curlous feature of the incident was that this_collateral included many hundred snares of the stock of the bank calling the open market, Money brokers reported that there was not much calling in of money placed on call, time loans to the local banks had to be paid off they were unable to secure a con- Yention, for borrowers from interior hanks The rate paid in such cuses was consider- ably above the nominal rate. Where the Jocal banks are lending at all it is simply to supply the urgent neede of their regular customers for business purposes. It was expected that more gold would be The retention of the 4 per cent discount by the Bank of England is believed to be an indication of confidence that the South American de- mands on London for gold can be diverted to New York. All rumors of rellef measures by the Treasury department met with denfals. To- day's extreme declines reached from 1 (0 3 points quite generally and in some of the fess active specialties ran from 4 to 12. The tone at the close was feverish and uneet- tled, but quite materfally above the lowest. Bonds were weak in_sympathy _with | Same three stocks. Total sales, par vaiue, $4,340,00. United States 3s and 4s, coupon, declined % on the last call. The_fullowing are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchange: 0% So. Rallway Bt 7% Texas & Pacific, 94ia Toledo, St. L. & W. 921, do ptd . 126% Union Pac | _do pld 4% Wabash 0% _do b 0 (Wheeling & L. B o 2d pd.. Central T2y do ptd. 5213 Adams Ex. 3¢ American Ex. 214 United States 16% Wells-Fargo Ex. Copper *Chicago & E. Chicago & G. do lst pfd. »! 0 amer L. il 4% do ptd. 154 American 5. & 240 do pid. 36% Anac. 8 Brookiyn R. T. 30% Colorado Fuel & 1. 617 Cons. Ga Cont. Tobacco pid. G Gen.' Electric 97% Hocking Coal .95 Inter. Paper do pra.. Inter. Power Laclede Gas National Biscuft . National Lead 1120% No. American {143% Pacific Coast . acific Mal Great Nor. Hocking Valley . % a 101% Pullman P, . 2313 Republic Steel .. bi% do ptd: 160 | Sugar ... 145% | Tenn. Coal & Pennsylvania Reading do st pfd. do 24 _pfd t. L. 8. F. So. Rallway *Offered. Forelgn Finanelal. LONDON, Dec. 11.—Money was much wanted today in connection with opera- tions on the Stock exchange, the market being largely dependent on the Bank of England. Discounts were quietly firm. On the Stock exchange the features were the depression in Americans, which were wholly subject to the New York market. They were firmer‘at first and gained a fraction, but later they reacted and closed weak. Consols were steady. Canadlane were erratic. Rio tintos were lower. Kaffirs had a hardening tendency and were quiet. The weekly statement of the Bank of England shows the follow- ing changes: Total reserve decrensed £316.- ), eirculation decreased £247,000, bullion decreased £622118, other _securlties de- creased £1,443,000, other deposits decreased £1,708,000, pubiic deposits decreased £1,625,- 000, motes reserve decreased £384,000, govern- ment securities decreased £1,500, The proportion of the Bank of England's re- serve to liabllity, this week is 44.54 per cent, as compared with 42.34 per cent last week. Rate of discount i3 unchanged at 4 per cent. RIS, Dec. 11.—Prices on the bourse y opened firm. Rio tintos weakened and rentes advanced siightly, Kaffirs wero animated and hardened. Later Spanish reacted and depressed the whole list. In- dustrials were weaker. Kaflirs closed firm, but the ghest prices of the day were not maintained. The private rate of discount was 213-16 per t. Three per cent rentes, 9f 70c for the account. Exchange on Lon don, 25¢ 16c for checks. The weekly state- ment of the Bank of France shows these Notes in_circulation decreased 41,660,000 france; treasury accounts, current, increased 8,175,000 francs: go in hand d creased 450,000 francs; bills, discounted, de- creased 45,650,000 francs; siiver in hand de- | creased 1,550,000 francs BERLIN, Dec. 13.~Business on the bourse today was dull and prices were fairly firm. Internationals were well maintained. Banks and locals were steady. Canadlan Pacifi reacted on New York advices. The Vene- guelan situation had no effect on the mar- et. ©0il and Rosin. OIL CITY, Pa., Dec. 11.—OIL—Credit bal- ances, $1.4%: certificates, no sales: ship- ment bbls.; average. 95,685 bbls.; runs, hbls.; average, 15,450 bbls. SAVANNAH, Ga., Dec. i1.--OIL—Turpen- tine. firm at Slc. Rosin, firm; quote: A, <, D, $1.45; 0; ¥, $1.55; G, ; H, M, $306;' N. $3.65; 11.—OIL—Cottouseed, . 3la3sc. Rosin, firm strained, common 16 good. $1.77%@1.8. Tur- entine.’ steady 3Gl “Petroleum, w York, $5.20; Phlladelphia and Baltimore, $8.15; Philadelphla and Baiti- | more in bulk. $.6. TOLEDO, Dec. 11.—OlL—Unchanged LONDON, Dee. 11.—OIL—Caleutta seed, spot.' 458 3d; linseed, s 10! troleum, 6isd. Turpentine spirits, ln- Pe. s 10440 Whisky Market. CINCINNATI, Dec. 11.—WHISKYDis- tillers’ finished goods on active basis of $1.32 CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—WHISKY—Basis of high wines. '$1.22 IT. LOUIS, Dee. 11.-~WHISKY—Steady at 0 PEORIA, Dec. 1.—~WHISKY—§.32 OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Frices for Fat Cattle Suffered Another Sharp Desline. HOGS OPENED ABOUT A NICKEL LOWER Receipts of Sheep and Lambs Light that Prices Held Nearly Steady, Although Other Markets Quoted Lower. SOUTH O Receipts were Official Monday Official Tuesday Officlal Weane: Ufhiclal Tharsds HA, Dec. 11 +. Hoes. Shecp. Four duys this week ame days inst week. me week before WECKS KO Same four weeks age Same days last year 6 i, The following table shows the price of noks soid On e South murket the last several days, with co: arisons with former yeurs: 1902, 5% »zzaze 08 Py 59’ Indicates Sunday. ** Hollday. RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the recelpts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha, for the year to date, and comparisons with last year: Inc. De: Cattle Hogs 6 2, 5 Hogs C10664671 1286571 77,800 The official number of cars of stock brought in today by cach road was: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. H'r's. 13 13 . . 147,109 Union_Pacific system 34 C. & N. W. 19 g la s receipts was asing the num- Total receipts 130 The disposition of the day" as follows, cach buyer purch ber of head indicated: Buyers, Omaha Packing Co. Swift and Compan Armour & Co.. Cudahy Packing C Armour, from Sioux City Vansant & Co. Carey & Benton. Lobman & Co. W. I Stephen. Willlam Underwood. Livingstone & Shaller. Hamilton & Rothschild. Wolf & Murnan. B. F. Hobbick. Dennis & Co. Wertheimer Other buyers weee 1,264 Totals. 8,856 3,676 CATTLE—There was another heavy run of cattle here today, which makes the sup- Ply’ for the week (o date considerably n excess of the same days of last week and Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. 7 1,434 1,520 2,101 1,598 1,608 1,253 as compared with the same days of last | ear there is an enormous increase, as will seen from the table above. Other mar- kets have also been recelving much more stock than usual at this seaeon of the year, 80 that prices have been going down- ward at a rapid rate, The beef steer market opened very slow this morning and unevenly lower. Sellers differ somewhat as to the amount of the deciine_for "the week, owing to the un evenness of the prices paid, but as a ge eral thing prices have declined rully 23 and in some cases c. The break effects all kinds, though perhaps the commoner grades have suffered more than the cattle 8ood enough to sell from $5.00 up. The cow market was also slow and lower again today. As compared with the close of last week the decline may be put at fully 3@0c. As is generally the case when prices have been going down as rapidly as they have this week, there Is a good deal of ‘unevenness, eo that some siles look much_better ‘than others. was_very late in the day before the of the offerings was disposed of. Bulls have taken a drop of 1562 during the woek, but veal calves have held right close to steady. The stocker and feeder market was a Ittle lower today alfo. Up to today the market held up in good shape and the de- cline this morning was confined largely fo the less desirable grades. Strictly good feeders have been scarce, 50 that they are not_much over a dime lower, but common stuff and iightweights in particular have been hard to sell at any price. ‘Western range beef steers were In light supply, but sold a little lower in sympathy With the break on cornfeds. Range cows may be quoted 36@d0c lower for the week and stockers and feeders are fully 10glsc in some ¢ s more. Representa- BEEF STEERS. Pr. N It v 2555y sggizsgansadd wwnn,, Boonn. CENTY- ize 62 calves... 2 feeders.. 28 feeders. 13 cows. 39 feeders 16 co 11 cows. 60 feeders. 53 feeders 2 feeders. 9 steers. 1 steer. 1steer.... 1002 104 1000 A 758 T. W 1020 1014 1180 G. C. 56 feeders. ™ 730 1270 13 feeders H § feeders 3 3 feeders H Dougherty—Neb. 19 cowe..... 10 28 - 1 steer.....1120 S cows.... 781 150 1cow.... 1% HOGS—Receipts of hoge were not quite as heavy today as they were yesterday, as Will be ‘seen from the table Eiven above. The market was lower at all points and the deciine here at the opening amounted to fust about a nickel Packers started in fididng around $6.07'% for the general run of hoge. with the heavier grades selling At 8610, and as high as %.15 was paid for ' Drime load welghing 8 pounds. By the time about thirty loads naa changed hands the market weakened a little and then buyers wanted to get their droves at $6.06 Sellers were holding for the earlier prices, 8o that for & time little business ! | wae transacte bought them K Prices, £0 Wwent irom . No i “ 1 . i | i | & | o6 %0 180 160 “ © %0 120 8 160 50 180 160 50 10 180 120 W arket there hey were na At “the same market could weakness in little change The feeder change. The supplies of go $4.76@6.00; cholce yearlings, $3.7 $3.663.65; cornfeds. No. 14 native lam 2 cull ewes. 158 native ew: 1 fed fed fed fed 130 4 CHICAGO native lam| I Cattle Are CHICAGO, 17,500 hea to medium, ers, $2.0064.50; @5.00; :-ul\'cn. $3.4 “H sales, SH head; native $4.2505.10. Cattle Hogs | Bheep 400 head calve lower than Pt stockers and talr to_good, cows, $2.00@2 tive ‘heffers, | lower; tcp, $6. | 6.00. market , @5.3; N celpts, about' 134 cars at steady prices; sales included dry cows at $1.6508.00; dressed beef steady; city dressed native sides, T%@11%c per 1b.; Texas beef, 6Gi%c. Cables quoted American steers at dressed _weights; 12%@13%c, beef, 10igc per beeves. CALVES—Receipts, steady; sold at veals, 1G4 head; sheep, sheep sold at d lambs, Th@10c. ST. LOUIS, worth up to heifers, ‘indian eteers, $2.2503.90. Jower; plgs an 36.00@6.20; butc! SHE head 1880 <) market lambs, st. ST. JOSEP! celpts, 2,200 he and westerne. ers, $3.00074.40. | HOGS—Rece! | heavy, 36.10@6 @82k SHEEP head; SIOUX gram. — steady; killer cows, bulls ap ers, §2 ‘The Omaha .. Chicago 8t. Louls 8t Joseph Stoux City Totals YOR with price 5 po the immediate 218 120 607l 60.... SHEEP—There was a sheep here this morning, celved messages from Chic fresh supplies an prevented much of a break in calling it steady the less desirable grades. Lambs were scarce and there was very 20 native ewes. 26 native ewes. 15 native lambs. fed western natlve ewer native wet native wethers. western lambs. native wethers Sheep F ;_western steers, $4.00@4.50. 'OGS—Receipts, 38,000 head tomorrow, 30,000; 10@20c lower; mixed and butchers, 0od to_choice heavy, eavy, $5.00@6.20; light, $5.95@6.20. BEP AND LAMBS—Recelpts, 25,000 sheep steady to 15c lowe | steady to 25¢ lower; good to choice wethers, BTG ’;“' to choice mixed, $2.75@3.60. ambs, Official yesterday: Kansas City Live Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, ceipts, 11,450 head natives, 550 head Texans, last ve and heifers, 50c lower than Monday; export and dressed beef steers, $.30@6.75; ers, $1.76@4.65; western fed eteers, $3.00675. Texas and Indlan steers, $5.000; $2.90@4.00; bulls, $2.00@3.25; calves, HOGS-—Receipts, 8,500 he Y% ‘2 mixed packe! 3$5. 10; yorkers, AND LAMBS—Recelpts, western lambs, §3. ewas, $3.00@3.85; native wether: western _wethers feedets, $2.00@3 New York Live Stock Market. TW YORK, Déc, 11L.—CATTLE—Re- 669 head, rassers and westerns, e .00@9.25, a few at $9.50; $3.00G3.75; ‘westerns, $3. HOGS—Receipts, 7.970 h reported sales Included .35, HEEP AND LAMBS-Recelpte, stea little bunch at $6.25; d_ mutton, 5,000 head, Including 3,800 hs s Ket _active, steady; native shipping and ex- port steers, $4.75@5.70, with etrictly fancy §i: dressed beef and butcher steers, $4.25@5.50 @4.25; stockers and feeders, $2.85G4.00; $2.25@4.75; bulle, $2.50G4.75; calver HOGS—Recelpts, AND (064.00; stockers, Joseph L ipts, L0W head medium and AND top lambs, lings, $4.90; top native Stoux City L CITY, TTLE following were the receipts of live stock at the six principal cities yesterday: Karsas City ... though, finally morn- d. Packers, ap at right around h tnat_the LUK ot &l 10, 5 10 10 1% o 1215 €12 e O light supply of but packers re- ago_quoting the considerably lower, $o that turally a little bearish here. timeg they all had to have the limited offerings rices. The escribed by to ‘a shade lower. The most cases was confined to probably best be in prices. Good lambs, in particular, were in light supply. market did not show any demand was not heavy, but od stuff were limited, 8o that values remained just about steady. Guotations for ‘fed stock: Choice lambs, fair_to good vearlings, lambs, . 10004.25; 4.10; cholce” wethers, $4.0094.75; fair to goo« L 390: falr to good, $3.40@3.65; choice ewes, fair to good, Jamba, $3.00G3.75; feeder yeariings, $i feeder wethers, §2.75@3.00; feeder ewes, Grass fed stock , $3.00G8.3; feeder $3.00673.25 $1.500 lower than 25@30c. Representative sales: ¥ HALL2STBSRSBAANSLBET bs PO e bs AV MARKET Dull, Hogs Lower and rly Steady. Dec. 11.—CATTLE—Receipts, T ‘;m:‘l;:ml 15g200 ](‘\fiwer and very § me steers, '$5.60@6.60; poor $5:0006.50; stockers and foed- cows, $1.66@4.50; heifers, $2.00 canners, $1.25G2.40; buils, $2.00G4.50; 00@7.00; Texas 'ted neer-.mg.m 50. estimated left over, 20,000; market R e $5.66@6.00; bulk of lambs $4.005.50; western lambs, Recelipts. Shipments. S 3,377 47,259 447 3,75 8158 Dec. 11.—CATTLE—Re- ea; good srass beeves. 500 ureday; good native teeders, slow, weak; cholce $3.00@5.25; stockers and feed Texas 1.0062.50; bulk of nnl'e"l?rlkielto%l?llssc. T06G8.10; 3,000 active, steady; native lambs, S5@5.25 fed $3.0004.10¢ tookere sud native cows, $L7I ners, 25. mainly consigned direct; of rough butcher stock sold refriger; Tb. EXPports today, 16 .. Bras: 50@3.60; clty dressed ; about steady; ate at $5.35 ; lambs, $2. 2 Canad: 8gT%e per Ib.; ireasd Dec. 11.—CATTLE—Regelp! steers under 1,000 Ibs. canners, $1.50@2.50; $4.0007.00; Texas a $2.0085.00; cows and heifers 4,000 head; market 10c | nd iights, $5.90@6.10; packers, hers, $6.1066.40. LAMBS—Recelpts, steady; native mutto $4.0005.50; culls and 50@3.00. e Stoek Market. H, Dec. 11—CATTLE-Re-| ad; natives, $3.6006.35; Texas $3.0085.65; stockers and feed- | pligs, $4.00@6.00; bulk, $6.10 | 1.AMBS—Recelpts, $.75; top western wes, $4.25. ve Stock Market. Dec. 1i—(Bpacial Tele- . - 1d mixed, $1.60G4.00; stockers 50@4.25; yeariings and calves, 5,200 head; 10c lower, sell- bulk, 5.96@6.05. Cattle. Hoes. Sheep. 5,500 00 . 000 : 000 50 200 0 6,200 oftee K, Dec. 11.—COFFEE—Spot invoice, ige. Mild, dull; Futures opened steady, easler cables. readily count of Kuroy nd_shortiy tendency e was couraged by th ies dUFing (ne forenoon were purchasing for the ac nierests ana looul short mid-day cais class aominant tactor, with ) howing onsiderab.. imp closo wes steady and unchanged to 5 pointe higher. Sales were reported amounting to 2,260 bags, includ ing: becember, 4.0@4.60c; January, 4.6 4.85c; February, 4.7 March, 48004 5 May, be; Septemb October, b.85¢ atter Cotton Market. W ORLEANS, Dec. 11.—COTTON 'm; sales, 6400 bales; ordinary, 613-i good ordin 74-16c; low middling, 7 middling, -8l d middiing, §%16c¢; mul dling fair, 8igc; receipts, 13,351 bales; stock 66,006 bales. Futures steady: Decemb January, 8.16@8.17c; y Mareh, " 8.57@8.3%;" April, 83 £3@8.3¢; June, 8.57G8.99¢; July, August, §17@ Sc. NEW YORK, 11.~COTTON--Th market opened firm at an ad of 2 points and ruled steadily upw covering and bro ened Investment dem on_continued lighter receipts and ot bullish features. The demand was the most active since the bureau report of De cember 3 and was largely stimulated by evidences of atronger spot markets In th south and abroad. The Liverpool market advanced 4 points on spot cotton and 3 3% on the future market. Buying w fur ther Increased by large clearanc and ciaims that heavy frelght engagemenis forecasted large outward movement for th remainder of the month. All classes of buyers bought In a large way in the local market, which, however, was led much of the time by New Orleans, where May cot ton was sel Hn(, at 8.34¢c, while 831c was the price. here. New Orléans buying orders were a large factor in the activity he The advance in prices was in the face of unsettled Wall street conditions, on account of which there was a good deal of selling by Wall street parties who held cotton and wished to realize in order to take care of thelr security interests. But for this phas. of the situation the advance in the 1o cotton market would ha been grealter, the buying was very heavy throughout the seeslon. Total sales re and the market was finally firmer at a net advance of 3@17 points GALVESTON, Dec. 11.—COTTON—Easy, 11.—COTTON—Quiet; ’ Dec. middling, Sic; sales, bales; rece:p a, 4,237 bales; shipments, 3,837 bales;’ stock. 2.- 456 bales. LIVERPOOL, 11.—-COTTON—Spot good business done: prices 468 points igher; American middling falr, 5.124; good middling, 4.64d; middling, 4 jow nid diing, 4.884; good ordinary, 4.26d; ordinary. 4144 The sales of the 'day were 12000 baies, of which 1,000 were for speculation and export and included 10,000 Ame: Recetyfts, 17,000 bales, including 18,000 icans. Trutures opened and closed & ; American middling g. 0. c., 4.47d; December anad January, 4.45d; January and February, £.4@4.450; February and March, &40 45 March and April, 4.4 d; April and May 4.4@4450; May and June, §45@4.46d; June and July, 446G4.46d; July and August, 440 4460 Dec. Wool Market. ST. LOUIS, Dee. 11.-WOQL_Strong; me- dlum grades and combing, 15@20c; lIght fine, 13g18e; heavy fine, 11flde; tub washed, 17 @2¥iec, BOBTON, Dec. '11.—WOOL—There very strong and active market fo grades of wool, with a decided impro ment In. the price situation. Dealers re port an Increased business, with an ad- vance on_many kinds of wool of X@le per pound. Fine wools have been especlaily in demand. While in some cases the advance {8 perhaps more in the asking price than in actual sales, yet there can be no doubt that there is really a high level of valu with sales belng made at substantially a higner range than a week ago. Territory wools continue in a very firm position, with an excellent movement. Fine staple terri- torles, 66@d0c; strictly fine, 50@6: fine and medium fine, 50@s3c; mediim, 45@i7c. is & very firm market for Texas woql, with prices on the lower range. Fall cleaned basls, 46@48c; twelve months, 58@elc; six to elght’ months, spring, 63@sse. California Wools are steady ‘n price, with a_good movement. Northern county, cleaned basls, 52@S5c; middle countles, 48@50c; southern countles, 45@i7c: fall, free, 4i@sc. The s n il sints lower, the decline being result of sales here for the account of leading importers, though the market for Oregon wools s steady at re- vised quotations; eastern staple, 18@19c; choice, 14@l5c; average, 12@13c. The market for feeco wools is firmer and prices are advanced full lc per pound on XX and above wools. Ohlo and Pennsylvania, XX and above, 81G82c; X, 27@28c; Michigan X, 2514@26%c. 'There is a very strong market for delaine wools, with quotations vanced, Ohlo and Pennsylvania washed d laine, 33G%4c; Michigan, @slc; No. 1, 3@ 32¢; No, 2, 30@3lc; coarse, 26@27c. The local market for Australian wool Is quiet, with rices firm, “but not quotably unchinged. “ombing. cholce, scoured basls, 7@wc; good. T3@Tbe; average, 72iTdc. NEW YORK, Dec. WOOL~Firm. Evaporated Apples and Dried Frults, NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—EVAPORATED APPLES—Continue firm, with common quoted at 44@5%c; prime, B@dtéc; cholce, 6astec; fancy, 7@ 1%e. CALIFORNIA "DRIED FRUITS—Spot prunes show no ange from the conditl recently note belng firm at 3@7%c for grades. Apricots attract a_fair jobbing de mand_ard are steady at Tg@1%c In boxes T@10c in bags. Peaches also are v uctive and steady, with peeled quoted at 12@18¢c and unpeeled at 6%@’c. Sugar and » NEW ORLEANS, open_ Kettle, SUGAR— 7-16c; open , 'centrifugal, §7-16@ 16c; centrifu- gal, granulated, 4 3-16@4}4c; white, 3%@1%c; vellows, Big@Mc; seconds, 244@3 b-16 MOLASSE: dy; open_kettle, 21@3c; centrifugal up, 23@28c. NEW ~ YORK 11.-SUGAR—Raw firm; fair refining, centrifugal, test, 815-16c; molasses sugar, 33-16c; fined, ‘firm MOLASSES—Fir 648, 3 1 re Dry Goods Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 1L.—DRY GOODS-— Wide sheetings and made up sheets con- tinue very firm, with some other makes ad- vanced 5 per cent. General demand on Thome account of moderate proportions. Nothing doing for export. Tone of general market without change, Print cloth market steady. Merger Hen: Continued, ST. PAUL, Dec. 11.—The case of the state of Minnesota against the Northern company, known as the merger iven 8 further hearing today in States district court the federal rather slow attorneys were athering. The morning was largely taken up with the introduction f statistics relating to the mecurities com- any and the Great Northern and Northern acific roads. Wil Lease En s and Crews. ST 10118, Dec. 11.—A temporary adjus ment of the difficulty between the world fair management and the three rallroad directly interested in the switching of cars on the site has been announce The world's falr agrees to lease from the rail roads as many engines and switching crews as it need Sugar Strike Is Settled. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.—The strike at the Spreckels sugar refinery has been amicably settled, all of the men who Walked ‘out returning to work. The em- ployes whose discharge caused the strike will be reinstates some at once and the others as soon as there is work for them. Capital Stock Increased. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Dec. 11.—Secre+ tary of State Cook today Issued to the St Louls Bridge and Terminal Rallway as- clation a certificate of increase of capital stock from $12,000,000 to $50,000,000. Prom [2 BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 11.—George Cassy, former chairman’ of the democratic county central committee, and C. E. Alsop, who was & candidate for the legislature, have been bound over to the district court under bonds of $1,000. THE REALTY MARKET. INSTRUMENTS day, December Warranty Deeds. Willlam Byrne and wife to F. J. Morl- arity, edd feet lot 6, block 2, Jetter's B s oaise s it - s aisari e Res LM W. J. Conneil ‘and ‘wife ‘to’ Michael Kulakofsky, n% lot 6 block 1, Kountze's dth add.......... . 2,625 Omaha Realty company to T. A. Fry, €2 feet lot 5, block 10, Omaha.... 8. M. Smith and wite to Hilda and Clara Anderson, lot 23, block 1, Mon- mouth Park. o e Jflsced on recora Thurs- 2,500 Total amount of transters T P. B. Weare, Pres. C. A. Weare, V-Pres, Established 1862, WEARE COMMISSION C0., CHICAGD Members of the Principal Exchanges. Private Wires to All Point GRAIN, PROVISIONS, ATOCKS, Bought and sold for cash or tuture delivery OMAHA BRAN 110-111 Hoard of Trade. Telophone 1316, W. E. Ward, Local M-nager. nONDY