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1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1902. (ONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE Immediate Business Quiet Owing to Usual Holiday Dullnese. PRACTICALLY NO MARKET FLUCTUATIONS Wholesalers Now Involeing and Mak- Ing Preparations for Spring Busi- n Which They Expect W e & Record Breaker, Business In a wholesale way ls préc- tically at a standstill and not much we- tivity s looked for.until after the first of the year. Jobbers are busy, however fin- volcfhg and getting thelr sfocks in shape for spring goods. Traveling men are spends ing their holidays ‘at their homes, so that they are not taking spring orders, Retallars are also involoing and getting their goods in shape after the rush that was experi- enced previous to Christmas day. Accord- ing to all advices recelved, ~merchants cleaned up thelr supplies of Christmas goods fmuch better than they anticipated, and in fact had the best trade on record. That was true of the country store as weli as of the stores in the larger towns. The demand. though, was not confined to strict- 1y hollday goods, for the cold weather made all kinds of winter welght goods very popu lar and merchants went a long way toward selling out their stocks of staple lines, continued cold weather jobbers look for a very nice reorder business to set in im- mediately after the first of the year. They also expect their travellng men to find merchants ready to place their advance orders for spring lines, owing to the suc- cessful trade they have had so far in winter lines. Unless something unexpected happens to change the general eituation, the feeling Is that the spring trade of 1903 will break the record of 1%2 by a wide margin. Collections have also been showing great improvement and now no complaints are heard on that score. In the early part of December, before much cold weather had arrived, there was some talk of slow col- lections, but now that merchants have'been selling out their stocks they are meeting Their bills with unusual promptness. The markets have shown very little change during the w under ~review. Everybody seems to be waiting for the new jear and as a result there have scarcely een any quotable changes worthy of men- tion. The outlook for the future, though, is very encouraging, as the demand seems’ to be fully up to production, so there is no chance of goods accumulating. The general impressfon seems to be that merchants are safe in buying thelr spring lines at present prices. Active Preparations for Spring. Business with local dry goods houses is very quiet, as the usual holiday dullness prevails. Active preparations for spring are being made, however. Travelers are in off the road having their samples remod- eled, trunks repalred and getting ready in every way for the spring campalgn of 19, Trainloads of spring goods are arriving and every available foot of space s being used to display the new lines, which they claim_are much more extensive than they have heretofore carried. The growth of the dry goods market in this city has been exceedingly rapid during the last few years and jobbers have been able each season to #how o big Increase in their sales over the preceding one, and they expect this coming spring to make even a larger increase than ever before. This year has been very satis: factory, both in sales and in results, and wholesalers are calling attention to the fact that Omaha now stands in the front rank with the leading western markets There have been no quotable changes in the prices of leading staples since last re- port. The mills claim that stocks of cotton goods are well under control and any change from the present basis will be in the direction of an advance. * Hardware a Little Quiet. Wholesale Hardware men also report im- mediate business ther dull. Merchants are busy in the country getting their stocks back in thelr usual form and involcing, so that they will not order more s unti after the first of the year, even thoughthey are short. In the meanitime. jobbers are involcing and making preparatfons for the future, 8o they find plenty to dé. They nll have & ood word {0 say regarding their Christmas trade and_ their reports trom the country indicate that retallers also q‘d concerned, there not much to be sald, as prices are just out . the same b they were a week Wgo. Thero ls not much buying In ' an: quarter 'at present, though, «nd probabl! will not be until afier the first of the year, but no yery radical changes are looked for, except those caused by the readjustment of treight rates. No Change In Groceries. There was not a single change in the grocery market during last week that ls worth{ of mention. Sugar is in practically the same position it has been for the last several days, and 50, also, are dried fruit canned goods, farinaceous goods, chees rice, coffee, teas and all other staple lines! The markets are apt to hold about eteady hristmas time, but that has been the o this year to a greater extent than usual; Jobbers say they do not look for any important changes until after Janu- ary 1. Frado was exceptionally heavy ' with wholesalers up to ristmas day, but the last two days of the week were rather quiet and jobbers look for a light demand the rést of this year. They are making big preparations for next month, however, us they expect a very brisk demand in all lines. Heavy Rubbers in Demand, There was a very good demand all last week for arctics, !ol{ohootl and all that class of goods. The extreme cold weather made such a demand in the country that retallors’ stocks were soon exhausted and sent In rush orders to local jobbers. With continued cold weather wholesalers say they will do an enormous business all next mont Leather goods jobbers also did a_ very satisfactory business, especially in Christ- mas specialties. They are not counting on :l';‘li\ch more business, though, the rest of 8 year. After January 1 their traveling men will start out after epring orders once mors and they expect to meet with good suc- cess. Retallers have sold out their winter lines In good shape, and that always en- courages early mylu of spring lines. Traveling men so far have taken more ad- vance orders than ever before up to this time, and they hope to keep up their rec- ord during the remainder of the season. Fruits and Pro The demand for frults was exceptionally heavy the first of last week, but the de- mand. the latter part was very limited. The cold weather, of course, also had a tendency to cut down shipments. The Christmas trade as a whole was very sate tsfactory and stocks were cleaned up in 800d shape, Christmas decorations were also In good demand and almost everythin, s disposed of except one car that arrive ate. 80 far as quotations go, there were al- most no changes at all, and the ruling prices will be found in another column. The market on turkeys held up in shape, and the wholesale price ruled from 16 to 18c. The demand was sufficient to take all that was oftered. except a little stock that arrived late Wednesday after- noon, and as there has been very little trade since Christmas, mest of that stock is still In jobbers’ hands, lllh\#h they have been ‘offering it at reduced prices. The market on chickens, ducky and geese also held fully steady. There was no particular change all the week In the market on butter and eggs. 00d WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY, 110-111 Board of Tri Omaha, Neb.— Telephone 1516, CHICAQGO, Dec. 21.~WHEAT—The wheat market had been dull and featureless, Within ¢ range. < Trade has been of no importanc way. Argentine reports weather settled and. fayorable. New York reports 15 loads taken for export. There were 15 londs of Manitoba wheat sold from luke ports. Argentine shipments only 32.000 bushels. Biocks should {ncrease liberaily, as recelpte have ben 511.000 bushels and shipments only 6,000 bushels for the week Flour bids from Lendon are reported 6d higher, Private houses here turned out 4 cars and 5000 bushels of No. 2 red CORN—Market has been firm for the near futures, but anly very little ehange in the May nd July. In December there are occasional trades in small amounts which are hard to All and affect prices by good sized tractions. in January there has been me covering by those who. sold at h rices. New York reports 7 | taken or export. Stocks here will increase liber- ally. Weather is favorable for movement. Samples were steady. | OATS=Oats have been firm and rather Sctive, There has been profit taking by local bulls. The buying has been by com- mission houses. “There has been a good #hipping business, with sales today of 50,000 pushels by one concern. It ls said over alf the atock of standard oats is under ontraet for sale PROVISIONS—The _provision market opened strong: sold off on locsl offerings. Jauuary pork strong and advanced on shorts covering. There has been no feature to the market: trade rather elow. WEARE COMMISEION COMPANY. OMAMA WHOLESALE MARKETS, 1on of Trade FEGGS—Fresn stock, %e. LIVE POULTRY—Hen $@5c; turkeys, 13@ic; d epring chicken SED POULTR @10c; turkeys, 10g11c So; old roosters, ; gee young s, 100 pickerel, §c dressed.’ 7o D fish, Sc; salmon, 16c; haddock, lic; codfish, redsnapper, 10c; lobsters, bofled, per S0c; lobsjere, green, per Ib., bull- ds, 10c; catfieh, l4c; black bass, 20c; RYE—No. 3, 6e. BRANL Per ton, $13.50, HAY—Prices quoted by Omaha Whole- sale Hay Dealers’ assoclation: Cholce No, 1 upland, $860; No. 1 medium, $7.%; No. 1 coarse, $1.00. Rye straw, $6.00. These prices are for hay of good color and quality. De- mand fair, receipts light. NEW CELERY-Kalamazoo, per dozen. %c; Utah, per dozen, 45c; California, per en, for etalks weighing frum 1 to 1% Ibs., “each, 46@isc. POTATOES—Per bu., i0c. SWEET POTATOE per bbl., $3. TURNIPS e, porIb e BEETS—Per basket, 40c. % CUMBERS—Hothouse, 1.50. PARSNIPS—Per bu., 40c. CARROTS-—Per 1b., lc. GREEN ONION&-Southern, bunches, d5c. RADISHES—8outhern, per dozen bunches, e, WAX BEANS—Per bu. box, $; string beans, per bu, box, $1.50. CABBAGE—Miscellaneous Holland seed, per_ib.. 13 ¢ ONIONS-New 'home grown, in_sacks, pe 7c; Spanish, per crate, $1.7. NAVY BEANE—Per bu., $2.60. TOMATOES—New : Calitornia, per 4-bas- ket crate, $2.75. CAULIFLOWER'— California, $2.60. FRUITS. PEARS—Fall _varfeties, $2.00; Colorado, per box, $2.%. APPLES—Western, per bbl., R15; Jona- thans, $4; New York stock, $3.25; California box, $1.60. 18c; bbl., 11 TS, per by 60, PERAPE por” busket, Malagas, T Keg. CI:XNB RR IL—- isconsin, per $10; Bell and Bugles, per box, $3.50. TROPICAL FRUITS. BANANAS—Per bunch, according to size, 2. 2. NS—California fancy, $3.75; cholce, .50, S RANGES -Fiorida Bights, 875 Call- fornia “mfi"i [ California sweet Jaffas, 1l sizes, $2.75, h “HATES Perstan, ‘in %-Ib. boxes, per Ib., 6c; per case of M-ib. pkgs.. $2.25. TP‘ fl'r._c'""fl?' Mnr)o-h: cartons, $1; . per 3-1b. box, 14@1sc. GRAPE FRUIT- Flotida, $ MISCELLANEOUS. I;IDONEY—NGW Utah, per 24-frame case, CIDER—New York, $4.80; per i bbl., $275. A AT W eonst por % Bbs $2.25; per bbl., $3.75. POPCORN—Per Ib., 2¢ No. 1 salted, 7e; No. veal calf, § to 12% lbs., Shc c;l(. 12 lw 1;@“%'0:’ 'Glt‘; drKld 4 shee) elts, 7 orse . NL“TS—“’!I uts, No. 1 soft shell, per Ib. 16c; hard shell, per Ib., l4c; No. & soft shel ¢ Ib., 18c; No. 3 hard shel razis, per Ib.. 1c almonds, soft shell, per I per Ib., 16c; pééans, large, per Ib., 12 small, per Ib., 1lc; cocoanuts, per doz., chesthuts, per Ib., 10c; peanuts, per I Be; Tousted peanuis, ‘per Ib. 7o; black walnuts, per bu., hickory nuts, per bu. g‘fi caeommsl 3 , per 100, $. OLD METALS, 'ETC.—A. B. Alpirn ““”?fl' lho.hllowun: rices: Iron, country, mix per ton, $11; jron, stove plate, per ton, $; copper, per'Ib.. Sikc; b heav r b, i 'brass, ad, per ib., fc ber, per b, Ge. Muscatines, ; Canada rutaba- per dozen, per dozen per crate, per box, itght, ib., zine, 'por lr.r e m ST, LOUIS, Dec. 27.—WHEAT—Quiet; N 2 red, cash, elevator, nominal; track, us Ti%c; May, T6%@76%c bid; No. 2 hard, o. ‘'ORN—Steady; No. 2 cash, 46%c; track, <; Deceraber, 4o, {4 s ay: e W Tl s c; May, $8%c bid; No. 2 White, YE—Steady at abmf FLOUR—Steady; red winter patents, .3508.60; extra fancy and stralght, §3.06G B Tymoty, steady. $2.90G5.40 mot eady. $2.90G9.40. CORNMEAT - §teady, 3.9, sacked, ecast track, 12@ :fl"s‘xra_bx'x'fi; timothy, $11.00G15.00; prai- v . TRON COTTON TIES—$L074. BAGGING—6 b-1¢ 1-16c. HEMP TWINE—be. PROVISIONS — Pork, higher; jobbing, standard mess, $18.50. Lard, weak at $10.17 Dry salt meats, quiet; boxed extra shorts, .12%; clear ribs, 39 short clears, $.50. acon, quiet: boked extra shorts, $10.60; clear ribs, $10.60; short clear, $11. METALS—Lead, steady at $3.95G8.97%. Spelter, dull at $4.456@4.50. ULTRY—Steady: chickens, 8$%c; tur- keye, Hge; ducks, lo; geese, Se. - jeady; creamd g i L Yoy Et teady at 22%c, lolr ::l]m Flour, bbls wloon 00 Wheat, bu. 54,000 Corn, 'bu. 000 Oats, bu...... 3:«» Kansas City Grain and Provislo: KANSAS CITY, Dec. 21.—WHEAT—De- cember, 6c; May, R ol B e N Wi el e Jeoted, dc. 5%, N1 CORN—December, 37%c; Ma. No.' 2 mixed, ST4@8T4C; No. 0. . B a8 Ko, 3 white, sui4e. RYE-No. 3, #e. Wheat, bu Corn, bu.. Oats, bu.. Philadelphia Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-BUTTER— rn creamery, S0¢; extra nearby EGGS—Firm and in good demand; fresh nearby, 28c, loss off: fresh western, 2ic, | off; fresh southwestern, 26@27c, loss of fresh southern, 25¢, loss off, CHEESE—Qulet but firm; New York full creams, prime, small, 13%@4c; New York full créams, fair to good, small, 13@): New York full creams, prime, large, 18 New York full creams, fair to good, lar 13@13%c. ST. LOUIS, firm; medium nd combing, 17920%c; light fine, 16@1%c; heavy fine, 16c; tub wished, 18@c. LONDON, Dec. 27.—~WOOL~The arrivals of wool for the first series of the 1902 auc tion sales amount to 9,648 bales, including 41,000 forwarded direct to spinners. d; Iwaukee Graln Market. MILWAUKEE, Dec. 27—WHEAT—Mar- ket steady: No. 1 northern, TI@7i%e¢c; No. 2 northern. %@76; May, Ti%e. RYE-Steady: No. 1, 'slige. HBARLEY—Firm; standard, S6c; sample, Kansas Oty Live Stoek Market, KANSAS CITY, Dec. #1.—CATTLE—Re- celpts, 100 head; market unchanged: native steers, $2.76@6.16; Texas and indian 75@4.25; cows and helfers, $1.76G3.00; na. tive cows and_heifers. $1.75¢M.25; stockers and feeders, W0@4.00; bulls, 82 25 calves, 32.75(16.50; western eteers, 8. .30, western cows, $2. cattle receipts for the week, 31,000 head HOGS—Receipts, 2,00 kead: market 5@i0c of ' sal ; heavy, higher: bulk oo, 38 g" o i ncnrl'i«hc‘s- ‘o'k;onn.flw 5; pigs, ufw‘tg Tecelpts for the week, 26,000 head. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, none: market steady and nominal; muttons, $8.00 e e, R, Sl R X oW 3 week, 6,000 head. St. Louls Live Stock Market. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2. —CATTLE-—Receipts, 1% head, including 0 Texans; market steady; native shipping and export steers, g‘&ifl. with ltrlrll' fancy worth up to 75; dressed beef butcl steers. $4.00 000 L, 8. .00; cows and .50; bulls, .00, and 1 A helters, Tl “nflilg:.‘mm- 1000 head: e s COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL All Oommodities Are in but 8light Demand on Board of Trade. PRICES STEADY IN SPITE OF DULLNESS Wheat and Oats Torn Rises Close Unchanged, htly, W ¥ Oscillate Between Small Losses and Ga le viston, CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—There was little do- ing in either grain or provision pits today, but in spite of the extreme dullness the market exhibited steadiness, May wheat cloging unchanged, May corn ¢ higher and oats unchanged .any provisions were e lower to Bwsc higher. he only feature in the wheat pit was the steadiness manitested In the fce of a very dull market. Receipts in the north- west and at primarjy points were again small and helped in" maintaining There was o tendency early toward higher prices, but realizing by the bull leader held the market and fluctuations were confined within a very narrow range. May opened unchanged, a shade higher, at .x({n C, and sold between Tiyc and ik, closing unchanged at 77%c. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 247,400 bushels. Pri- mary receipts were 676500 bushels, ngainct 618,000 bushels a year ago. Minneapolls and Duiluth reported recelpts of 217 cars, which, with local recelpts of 60 cars—with only one of contract grade—made the total re- celptd for the thres points of 33 cars, com- pared with 488 cars last week and 4% cars a year ago. Cotn ruled extremely dull in the absence of influential news, Nearby deliveries were firmer, due to covering by a few scattered short lines. The weather was a weakening factor, being clear and cold throughout the Wi May was %c higher at the close ut e, agter selling vetween AniGisyc and 48 Local receipts were 26 cars, with 7 of contract Oats ruled rade. eady, with only a light trade, and there was Iittie change In prices. The h situation was again a bull facter and traders were largely on the bull side. May closed unchanged at 3ic, after ranging be- fyoen 83%c and 3434c. Local receipts were 172 cars, Provisions were stronger at the opening, influenced by a light run of hogs and higher prices at the yards. Packers were not as active buyers as they had been for several days previously, and with no outside sup- port the market sagged and part of the early rise was lost. The trading on the whole was light and the close was steady, )hx 2xmrk being 2%c lower at $16.45, with lard 21%4@5Sc higher at $9.55 and ribs un- changed at $8.67%. Bstimated receipts for Monday: Wheat, 50 cars; corn, 250 cars; oats, 236 : hogs, 36,000 head. . The leading futures ranged as follows Articles.| Open. | High.| Low. | Close.|Yest'y “Wheat | Dec. | 'Ié& {-‘:3% % May [ 4% G kit 45! 4 8% 22 u‘i s, 7% kit 8 t&flfi l} 1720 (1720 [|1702% | July *Corn— Dec. Jan. May *Oats— **Dec. May Pgrl— an. 1645 | 1645 | 16 473 | 10 30 ins:"& | 52 *No. 2. *New. Cash quotations were & ] FLOUR—Quiet but firm; winter patents, $3.4038.50; straights, $3.10@8.30; spring pat- ents, 3$3.40@8.70; straights, $2.90@3.20; bak- oy, RBALT, ‘WHEAT—No. 2 spring, 78@7c; No. 8, 69@ 78c; No. 2 red, 74 ; CORN—No, 2, 451 c. OATS—No. 2, 82c; No. 8 white, 32%4@3%c. RYE-No. 2, '4c. BARLEY—Good feeding, 39G42c; fair to cholce malting, 45gesc. SEED—No. 1 flax, $1.16; No. 1 northwes ern, $1.24; prime’ timothy, $8.7. Clover, contract grade, $10.85. PROVISIONS—Mess pork, per bbl, $17. Lard, per 100 Ibs. mgsgxd . Short. ribs wides’ (loose), $8.5048.T. Dry salted shoul ders (boxed), $8.26@8.50; short clear sides (boxed), $8.874@9.00. Following were the receipts and shipments of flour and grain yesterday Recelpts. Shipments, Flour, bbls. . 81,800 10,200 ‘Wheat, bu. Corn, bu. Oats, bu. Rye,'bu Barley, bu On the Produce exchange today the but- ter market was quiet and easie) erles, 18G2T%c; dalries, 17G25c. Eg loss off, cases returned, 2c. 13@13%e¢. NEW YORK GENERAL MARKETS, , Steady, Cheese, firm, Quotations of the Day on Various Commodit NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—FLOUR—Recelpts, 30,323 bble.; exports, 17,000 bbls.: stead without change; winter patents, $3.60@3.1 winter straights, 33.46@3.55; Minnesota pa ents, $4.0004.20; winter extras, 328Gl Minnesota bakers’, $3.25G3.4 winter low Brades, $2.86@2.%; Tye flour, dull; fair to , §3.10@3.40; choice to fancy, §3.5003.60; flour, steady, $2.30G2.35, spot and to arrive; cornneal, steady; yellow w ern, $110; city, ¥L18; brandywine, $40gd45 ule! 0. 2 western, f. o. b., afloat, L [ BARLEY—Steady; feeding, 39@i0c, c. £ Buffalo; malting, 460%, c. L. ¢ Buitalo. WHEAT—Recelpts, 9,80 bu.; spot, firm; No. 2 red, 8ic, elevator; No, 2 red, 80c, 1. o. b., afioat; No. 1 porthern, Duluth, stie, f. 9. b., afloat; No. 1 hard, Manitoba, Sike, £ o' b, afioat. In absence of cables or other important ne wheat was dull all day, but steadily held on the strength of corn and light rings; the close was steady; December, off, under deliverles; May, S1%@81 6-16c, closed Si%c; July, closed . 2, ¢, o 2 yellow, 60c; Decem- nt on covering, al all positions up to Ma; stocks being light and srading the December option closed 1c hy uary, e up, and May, unchanged; January, S4%@sc, closed 55c; May, 48 7-18@iSic, closed digc: December, GiuGte, closed OATS—Recelpts, 135,000 bu.; exports, 2, bu.; spot, firm; No. 2, 38@#8%c; standard ; No. 3. §7%e; No. 2 white, 3le; No. 8§ white, %e: track mixed west- ern, nominal till poor: her; Jan- 38 ; white, 6Gc; common to choice, T@12%e; F e; 1001, 23@26c; old, 1@ o, IDES—Quiet; Galveston, 20 to 18c; California, #1 to 2 Ibs., 19¢; Tex: % to 30 Ibs., dc. LEATHER-S§ WOOL—Firm; domestic fleece, 25G30c. NS—Beef, steady; tamily, $16.00 $10.50G11.00; beef hams, $2.500 acket, $4@16; city extra India mess, qulet: pickled bellies ; plckied shoulders, $8.25G8.50) plckied hams, $11.25@11.50. Lard, firm tinent, §11; South American, $11.80; pound, $1.80@7.7. Pork, firm: family, hort ‘clear, §21.23; mess, 318.00318.50. BUTTER—Steady; extra creamery extra factory, 16%@8le; creamery, com: mon to cholce, N@ETe; held creamery, 21 state dairy, ; renovated, 164 8¢ nmEIEI—FIm state, full crea small, colored, tall made, lic; late made, i84c;’ small white, fall made, lo; late made, 13%4@1%c e colored, fall made, late made, “‘3: large white, fall made, 13%c¢. te and refri good to fancy Pennsylvania, erator, 18%G2lc; c; western, poor rim LLOW--Bteady; ecity, %c; country, e ULTRY—Alive, changed. Dressed, Irregula l‘:“c western fowls, 12 keys, 17 META' The metal market was qu today, but steady, as there was no pr sure to sell. Copper. dull and unchanged, at $1L.00 for standard, $11.75 for lake and i34 for electrolytic, and casting, nom- al: tin, firm, at §26.00926.35: lead, quiet, at $4.13%: spelter, weak, at #.75; iron, quiet and nominal, unchanged. - and un- estern chicks, western tur- New Yeork Money Mark NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—MONEY—On call, steady, with all loans ai 6 per cent; time money quiet at & per cent for @ and flm and %4 rr cent for six month prime mercantile paper. 6 STERLING EXCHANGE—Slightly easter. with actual business in bankers' bills a fl_w-fl for demand and at 345304 5525 for sixty daye; posied rates MM and 887 mmercial bills, 3. “SILVER- Bar. s¢; icaf dollars, e GOVERNMENT BONDS-Closed: Re- rices. | ]fundln‘ s, registered, 108; do pon, 108%; ed, 107%: do coupon, 108;" new 1 and coupon, 1 109; ao_coupon, 110; ipon, 1 follows: U. 8. ret s reg @ coupon do B, reg do coupon do do a0 108 'L & N. uni. 4. 10814 Mex. Central 4 107 _do 1a Inc 108 ° Minn. & St 1L M, K & T 185% _do_ds. 09N Y 10| @0 gen. i 109% N. J.C. gen LL.108% No. Pacific 4s 1027 o 38 NN & W e 102 Reading gen. 4 NSt L & 1 M c b 1044 8t L. & S F. 48 108 8t L 8. W. s 108 | %30 8. 648 A & APl 108% So. Pacific 4s 80 go. Railway & 9 (Texas & Pacific n T, St L & W 133% Unfon Pacific 4s 108151 _do “ 9514 Wabash 1s % | do 924/ o deb. B 101 West Shore 4a 9 '(Wheel, & L. 8§81 Wis. Central ds. 110 " (Con. Tobs 109 10 old 4s, reg ntral ‘1 4o coupon do 5s, re 4o coupen Atehison ~gen do adj. 4. Bal. & Ohlo do s do conv. 4 Canada So. 35 Central of Ga. 4o 1s ine Ches. & Ohio ik ago & A. She B & Qo0 4 M SUPE e C. &N W. e T ., R1 & P4 CéCaSstLE 4 Chicago Ter. 4 Colorado So. 4 | Denver & R. 6. 48 Efle prior lien 45 dg_general F W &D C Hocking Val *Oftered. o - - “ i [y is 4ige NEW YORK STOCKS AND BONDS, Market is Uncertain at First, Closes Firm at General Advanece. NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—The stock market eral recoveries, mated Copper were effective leaders. 2% {m nt rise in Rock Island had no other explanation than a good statement or earn- ings for November and claims for very large future earnings. The buying of the stock was concentrated and was attributed to western orders. The movement in Amal- gamated was reported t on account of rival interests, which was of- by arbitration out disclaimers of these rumors. The tock advanced 3% on very heavy buying. There was palpable profit-taking in Brooklyn Traneit, Manhattan and under cover of the new movement in Rock, Island. Reports from the west of a threatened breach in raflroad relations growing out of the recent test in Colorado Fuel caused a break in Denver & Rio Grande preferred. The de- crease of over $2,000,00 in_banking reserves was larger than foreshadowed. Some re- llef was felt, however, at the decrease in loans, although it was small, as there was some ‘apprehension that loans had been ex- panded during the week to obtain funds for the liquidation of forelgn obligations. The heavy drop in cash reserves and the enormous expanslon in credits of the banks of England and of Germany attracted at- tention. This is not abnormal in the great central banking institutions abroad, ~and there is always a_quick and violent return of funds Into the reserves after the turn of the year. The retention of the 4 per cent Bank of England rate, however, 18 not of much significance, as the bank has been charging 4% per cent. And $100,000 was trahsferred to New Orleans through the subtreasury today, and the squeeze of De- cember shorts in corn disclosed the possi- bility of an emergency from Chicago for money. A feature of the day was a number of gharp advances’ in inconsplcuous stocks. The_ following are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchangs Atehison 434 So. Rallway o pfa 1004 d4 pid..... Bal. & Ohio 99 Texas & Pacifc 3 (Toledo, St. L. & W. 182 | o pra.. o 724 Unlon Pacific 4% _do ptd 394 Wabash 7oty do ptd 74 (Wheeling & L. 91 | do 24 pd.. 195 (Wis. Central %! do pHd..... 8 |Adams Ex... 39 |American Ex... 217 |United_States Ex. 17% Wells-Fargo Ex 324 Amal. Copper 3 (Amer. Car & Bta... Chicago, Tnd. & L. do i Chicago & . Tii Chicago & N. W 38,699 58%c, | 74| do_ pid 914/ Amer. Lin.” Oil. 43°| do ptd 166%/ American 20 | do pfd. 40 [Anac. Mining Gy do 88% Brooklyn R. T. Erie a0 do Great Nor. Hocking do_pta Tlinols Central Towa Central . .’ Electric 9 Inter. Paper . 154! do ptd.. 3814 Inter. Power . 125% No. American 1084 do pfd.... 107% | Pullman P. Car * 26% Republio Steel (86| do ptd s 3 [Sugar ...l 1152%|Tenn. Coal & Iron 72 Union Bag & P do ptd 30% U. 8. Leather 5% do pid...... 614 U. 8. Rubber D881 do ptd.... T U. 8. Steel Y _do ptd i 80 Western Union Mo, Pacific . M, K &T. do pd.. N. J. Central N. Y. Central ... Norfolk & W. do ptd 1% Amer. Locomotive. 274 do pMd.... i K. C. Southern o "pta Rock Isiai . 64% do pra 564 5% D s Boston Stock Quotnations. BOSTON, Dec. 21.—Call loans, &%1 per cent: time loans, 6% per cent. Officlal closing of stocks and bonds: Atehison 4s +100%) Allouez 2 Gas 1s... 799" |Amaigamated Mex. Central 4s...... 15 |Bingham .. Atehitson . D84 |Calumet & Hecla. do ptd.. I, 99% Centennial Boston & Albany....257 |Copper Ran, 7 [Dominion C 100% | Mohawk . 23%l0ia Dominion . 12944 Onceola ) lparor 4 uiney . fl"rllllrlbl . AT T 35% United Btate 935 Utah 1014 Victor: 5% Winona © 4% Wolverine n ill!ly West. Stock Market. london LONDON, Dec. 27.-Closing quotations: 93 New York Central. Consols for mon 1-16 Norfolk & Western do account.. Anaconda g ‘Atebison 56% Ontarlo & Wester '102% Peansylvania 10215 Rand Mines. , do pld Baltimore & Ohio. 136% Reading .. 5% do lst pfd. Canadian Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio. . Chicago G. W.. 2%/ do 2d pra... C., M. & St. P 26% Southern Raliway DéBeers . 23 | do ptd........ Denver & R. 4134 Southern Pacific do ptd.. 93% Union Pac Erlo T4 do ptd......... pid 6814 United States Stee L8| do pfd..... 140% Wabash 13°|"do ptd. American T. Deminion 1. Gen. Electric . Wetsingh. Adventure 4o do 24 ptd Tiiinots Central Loulsville & Missourl, K. & T.... 27%/ BAR SILVER—Qulet; 223-16d per ounce, MONEY—4 per cent. The rate of dis- count in the open market for short bills is 4@4% per ceni and for three months' bills 4 per cent. New York Mining Quotations. NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—The following are the closing prices on mining stocks Adams Con 1L Alice 20 Breece 2 Brunswick Con 4 Comstock Tunnel 5 Con. Cal. & Va 135 51 3 |Phoentx |Potost . Savage Hora ®liver Iron Siiver Leadville Con Bank Clearings. OMAHA, Dec week as compared with the corresponding week last year: Monday . Tuesday Wednesday . TEursday Friday Saturday Totals ........ Decrease ... ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21.—Clearings, $5.097,53; per o CHICAGO, Dec. 21.—Clearings, $%0.4%5,471; balances, §2.621,3%; New York exchange, 15¢ premium; forelgn exchange, unchanged; sterling posted at $4.84 for sixty days and . or _demand ORK, Dec. #7.—~Clearings, $226,452,- 968; balances, $10,253,158. BOSTON, Dec. '21.-Clearings, BALTIMOR 008; balances, $465,640. CINCINNATI, Dec. #7.—~Cleari: 450; money, § per cent; 15 -per cent discount, cou- bs, % closing quotations on bonds are as but halted In an uncertain way today before the publication of the bank statement, and after a dip following the publication ~ was strongly supported and closed firm at gen- Rock Island and Amnl_‘x:- o be due to buying fered as corroborative evidence of the ru- mors of an agreement to end the copper war Amalgamated Interests put Bank clearings for the balances, $1,321,980; money, steady at b@% $22,347,758; —Clearings, oney, 6 per OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Owing to Light Receipts Fat Oattle. Some Higher Than a Week Ago. HOGS FORTY CENTS HIGHER FOR-THE WEEK at Sheep and Lambs in Good Demand AN the Week nt Strong Prices and Not Much Change Developed in the Feeder Trade. SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 21. Recelpts were: . Hogs. Sheep. Official Monda 4,248 Official Tuesday .... Official Wednesday Thursday (holiday). Official Friday Officlal Saturday Total this week. ek ending Dec. 0. k . 8. X Week ending Nov. 41,007 Same week last year. 4,966 RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The following table shows the receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Omaha for the year, to date, and comparisons with last year: 192 ' 1%l - Inc. Dec. Cattie 75 811,628 186,847 . Hogs . 2,216,182 2,356,983 Sheep 1,726,440 1 5 The ing_table price of hogs sold on the South Omaha market the last several days, with co parisons with former year Date. | 1302, [1901. (1900, (1899, |1898. [1897. |1506] 4637 3% 83310 . 6| 8 28 3 2/ 8 09 BERES ¥ 22 =z o e [psp— BSENZS 8RS S8EBTE. e mne assae Sug zgz 13 R B8 _BEZEE et rone oS SEESER BT 2 [Pysps— S8 BESZER Bl ) £8! # weeseces craaae 1] EES 5 8°% EE! 3! ceses z satsssses 5 FE_aFSTEE 344 8 e wesssseses oo £R2% S8 22 S Lo S vy "mmy sers 8 - _ssncon 23y "xe £ %2 f1-F) =5 e estrticass SRERER g fenas 5o gs? 8=} "sasess sy o st € ¢ Indicates Sunday. ** Indicates holiday. The officlal number of cars of stock brought in today by each road was: Roads. Cattle, Hogs. Sheep, H'r’ C, M. & Bt. P. Ry.... § 3 ) Wabash Ry sy Union Pacific system, C. & N. W. R; . 1 1 1 10 13 1 6 Total receipts .... 13 The disposition of the day's recelpts was as follows, euch buyer purchasing the num- ber of head indicated: Buyers. Omaha Packing Co. Swift and Compan! Armour & Co.... ... Cudahy Packing Co. Armour, Sloux City. Lobman & Co......... Livingstone & Shailer. Dennis & Co. Other buyers Total CATTLE-There were bunches of cattle In the yards this morning and almost nothing was offered for For the week recelpta were only about as large as for last week, but there is qulte an increase over the same week of last yoar. The demand was in fairly good shape, 80 that sellers had a good oppor- tunity for advancing pric A good proportion of the offerings all the week consisted of cornfed steers, but the most of them were only short fed and for that reason could not be classed as cholce beef. Packers, though, had to have a few cattle, and, owing to the ifght ofter- ings, they had to pay considerably more money for what they got. Wednesday was about the high day of the week, “when prices showed an advance over the close of the previous week amounting to safely 25@40c. On Friday, however, the feeling was not as good and several salesmen found they could not get Wednesday's prices. It looked as though packers were waiting for a big run on Monday. This weak under- tone to the trade left the market rather uneven and the advance for the week could not be ut &t much over 2 e, The top price of the week was $.3, which was paid on Friday for a well fattened bunch of steers welghing 1,510 pounds. The bulk of the cattle are selling from about .23 to $4.75. The cow market was active and stronger all the week, owing largely, to light recelpts und a fairly good demand. All kinds im- proved and the total advance could be quoted at 25@i0c. There did not seem to be any more on sale than packers had orders | for, w0 that the week closed up without any weakness. Choice cows sold largely from $3.50 to $4.25; falr to good from $2.50 to $3.50, and canners from 32.00 to §2.50, Bulls and stags were also a little stronger for the week, but still they did not advance as much as cows. Veal calves were also strong all the week, choice oncs selling up o $6. The stocker and feeder market was very quiet all the week. Shippers evidently re- alized that Christmas week was no time to send in stock cattle, and as a result receipts were extremely light. The demand was of course very small, but still prices showed Cattle, Hogs. Sheep. s . RSN AN lambe. The “halt fat coutse, not been in ae still prices have held ab | that class of stock Feeders have been In very light supply all the week, =0 that although the demand has been limited, as is Iy the case at this season of the year, the market has held Just about steady on good stuff. Quotations for fed stock: Cholce lambs, £.00G5.5: ‘alr to lambs, $4.5005 cholce vearlings, ;. falr to good yearlings, $3.75¢14.00; ch wethors, 33.000 4.00; fair to good, 8. 3 oice ewes, $3.50@4.00; falr 1, $3.00G3.50; feeder lambs, $3 00GH.00, yeariings, $3.00@ feeder wetle ; feeder ewes, . sales: 206 fed ewes....... 41 fed wethere CHICAGO SWR - has, of ood demand, but ut steady on even goo Hog Repr Pr 3 80 [E ) Av & o L Hogs Are a Dime Higher—Sheep Steady ~Cattle Nominal. CHICAGO, Dee. 21.-CATTL 700 head; market nom steers, $5.50g6.50; poor 5.0; stockers and feeder: $1.25G14.60; heifers, 8.8 2.40; bulls, calves, Texas fed steers, 5.00. HOGS—Recelpts_today, 13,000 head; esti- mated Monday, 3,000 head; left over, 3,100 head; market 10c higher; mixed and butch- ers’, $0.10@6.60; good to cholco heavy, $ { rough heavy, light, $.9 6.30; bulk of SHEEP AND 3 Recelpts, head; market stendy; good to cholee wet ers, $.00G4.50; falr to chol , 83 4.00% western sheep, $4.0004.50; e’ lambs, $4.00G6.00;, western lambs, $4.25@6.00. Official yesterday: Recelpts, 1 to prime um, 8.0 4.50; cows, canners, $1.2{ $R.00G7.M; Recelpts.Shipmants Cattle vees 8,080 2, Hogs Sheep eph Live Stock Market, CATTLE—Re- @6.25; Texas nd heifers, 2. 50G18.75; bulls and stu nd calves, $2.50G4 . $3.0074.35. 4 head: light and 1ght mixed, $6.2066 59 medium and heavy, $3.0008.60; plgs, $1.2566.15; bulk, $6.4216@6.65. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, 38 head; active and stronger; top western lambs, $6.40. ST. celpts, @4.66; yearlings ockers and feede HOGS—Recelpts, 810U v gram,)—CATTLE ket steady; beeve mixed, $2..0G3.7 6; calves and pts, 1,80 he 0616.50; bulk, $6.2065.35, SH D L Heceipts, 100 head; steady; 13 lambe, %c@$.70; 20 mixed, $1.U@ 4.00. —(Special Tele- 0 head; mar- cows,” bulls Stock In Sight. The following werd the receipts of live stock at the six principal cities yesterday: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha 943 661 Chicago. Kansas City St. Louls St. Joseph . sioux City . Totals ... 4,151 ~WHEAT--Cash, No. 1 2 northern, Tic; c; December, 3llge; May, W. Farnam Smith & Go. STOCKS, BONDS INVESTMENT SECURITIES. OF ALL KINDS FOR SALE. 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A few shares of stock uf'ln 24 per cent per annum and which in the near future will pay even greater dividends for sale at $100 per share. very little change from the close of last entative sale BEEF STEERS. { light run here this morning and the market opened right around a dime higher on the heavy hogs. The lightwelghts were somewhat neglected d In most cases did not advance as much the he hogs; the better welghts sold largely .47T% and $6.50, with a load welghing pounds at 36.82%; the lighter loads sold largely at $6.45 and from that down to $6.25 for a load welghin ounds, Trading wi ffll!lj’ active, so that the bulk was soon disposed of. A late train arrived about 11 o'clock, after packers had thelr more urgent ordérs filled, so that the close of the market was slow and weak, es- peclally on the lightwelghts, The receipts for the week have been very lght, Ihl)'lll’lg quite a decrease, both as compared with last week and with the cor- responding week of last year. The table above will show the enact ngures. Owing to the moderate offerings and the good de- and prices advanced steadlly all the week, showing a net gain of 36@40c. This advance carries the market to the highest point reached since November 7. Representative P Av. 8b. Pr. 219 645 304 248 L 249 Av. 144 189 No. ) 4. ®... s 6@l 52 Fa L 257 25558 FEF R a 1 by & “ o “ [ n 6.0 il 8. i L) 24 40 3} 17 BHEEP—There were only about of sheep here today, so there enough with which to make a falr test of the market. A bunch of ewes sold at $.5, which was pronounced a good, strong price. For the week receipts have béen very light as compared with the several wee but as compared with the same week of la fear the supply was nearly three times as arge. The demand, though, was sufficient 1o take all that was offered at good, strong prices.” Each day's offerings changed hands freely and the week closed with & good, strong undertone to the trade. There has been very litle change in the pries paid all the week, 50 that the market éan best be described b, c.ll.\l? it active and strong on all desiral srades of both fat sheep SELESSOLSESSRRSSSSSLSANRAENE $LELLEET R three cars was not SUCCESS it permanent, must be the result of abso- lute honesty. The Grain and Stock Mar- kets offer a fertile fleld for fraud, too often worked by the unscrupulou 12 we could o write an ery reade ike an honest business; Pl investis @ate 1t,” we could double our subscription iist in & week. 9 per cent of our subscribers renew at explration. It's no trouble to hold them, but we want new ones. Let us “show you.” Send for our free booklets or try our forecasts on grain and stocks for @ week. It only costs §1.00. Then you'll:re- new for a year, because IT WILL PAY YOU. #8'n year for daily forecasts. THE MARKET CHART CO. 405 Mallers’ Bldg. 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Sloux City, Towa, el Property located in the, Black Hills any controls 65 acres of ground an@l eposits of the Homestake and the Hi stake Co.’s stock has advanced from § stock started a year ago at about 50 share, and will undoubtedly advance There 18 no reason why Columbus shou; above col unies, as thelr property co they have the experience of the above velopment work Is being carried. on in mill is now In operation, the profits the development work. Hundreds c been shipped from this property, and have been opened up for a mile {n leng nitude of this property. A limited amo Fer Share THE PRICE WILL BE BOON AS THE ABOVE and non-assessable. $100.00 investment $10,000.00 There is no rea well ‘Write for full particulars. excellent surrhnn. most wonderful property HERBERT References: Western Bank, Deny missed a dividend in the past 22 years. BLOCK 18 DISPOSED OF. BUY COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINING COMPANY'S STOCK AT 76 CENTS PER SHARE. , near Lead, South Dakota. 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