Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 31, 1902, Page 8

e P— THE OMAHA DAILY BEE WEDNESDAY‘ DECEMBER 31, 1902 COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL| Obicago Wheat Pit Has Its Eyes on Govern- ment's Report. EXPECTED BEAR NATURE BRINGS EASE Wheat Closes Slightly Lower for May and Corn and Oats Also Show Light Drops, Though Demand is Fairly Active, CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—Prospects of a bear- ish government report caused an easier feeling In the wheat pit today and the close was %G%c lower for May. Corn was %c lower and oats were also_off %c. May pro- visions closed from 5c to Ti@Ivc lower. Wheat was only moderately active, and rices disposed to slump off, the mar- et being especially weak early in the day, but later on a fair export demand and a | decrease In the world's visible supply, to- gether with covering by shorts, a partial recovery followed. Quite general selling of December soon after the opening was the cause of the break on prices, May be- ing affected by the cash month. It was expected that the government report, which was made public late in the afternoon, would show a good increase over the pre ous estimate and this tended to weaken the market. The ciose was easy and near the low point. May opened unchanged at Tic and ranged betweer T6%@i5%e and closing W@ie lower at Tonc. Bradstre ‘world's vislble showed a decrease of 216,000 bu., compared with a decrease in the corre- sponding week last year of 813,000 bu. Clear- ances of wheat and flour were equal to 20,000 bu. Primary recelpts were 456,00 bu., agalnat 614,u0 & year ago. Minneapolls and Duluth reported receipts of 27 cars, which, with local receipts of 111 cars, with one of contract grade, made total receipts for the three points of 36 cars, against 417 last week and 529 a_year ago. Inactivity was again manifested in corn and this fact taken in conjunction with the od weather for the grading and move- ment resulted in an_ easler undertone throughout the day. Weakness in wheat was the principal bear factor, although liquidation by locals late In the session added to the general depression. The close was easy with May %c lower at 43%@i3%c, after selling between 3l@ii%c and id%c, Local receipts were 632 cars, with six of contract grade. Oats were fairly active and the market was quite steady after a fractional decline carly along with other grains. There was considerable liquidation ‘at the start, but the offerings were well taken. Commis- slon houses were the best buyers. There was less doing in the last halt of the ses- slon and the close was easter, with May 3¢ lower at 33%c, after ranging between 33%c and 4K@34%C. Local recelpts were cars. Proyisions reflected the weakness In the situation. due to extremely heavy receipts, there being 50,00 hogs posted on the ar- rival sheets, and prices at the yards were 10@16c lower. This led to considerable sell- ing early by locals and there was also a good deal of January sold by brokers, pre- sumably for ‘the account of some of the ckers, Thero was a good demand for May rd, which helped prices, The close was steady, with May potk 7%@loc lower at nc.uqium. May lard was off 7T%c at $0.55 and ribs were Sc lower at $8.62%. Estimated receipts for tomdrrow: Wheat, 86 cars; corn, 260 cars; oats, 110 cars; hogs, 5,000 head. ‘The leading futures ranged as follow: " 7 44 44 il 4354814 @% 4334 82 | ”&fi it nlnrm 1720 |17 2% 17 | n 16 45 | 16 4715 16 4216 16 47h| 1 6 | 0 (1040 (105 j1030 |10 9y 1000 | 9% 965 | 9674l 9623 s v ra 1 0. 2. *New. Cash quotations were_ follows: rwu'it—."?'um but, fm; winter patents, o 50; hs, $3.10G%. B D ioga v vivatght ers, '52.28@2.75, WHBAT—No. 2 sprin F4c; No. 2 red, 4! CORN—No. 2, c; No. 2 yellow, 4@ 49c. .OATS—NQ. 2, ¥%e; No. 3 white, 24@ c. &fl%—b feeding, 39@i2c; falr t ng, i Ir to cholce malting, 45@6c. - SEED-No, 1 flax, §1.14; No. 1 northwest- ern, $1.22; prime timothy, $7. Clover, con- act grade, ¥11. PROVISIONS -Mess pork, per bbl., $17.55. , per 100 Ibs., $10. 10.1 . Short ribs ahies’ “(loose), 3. 621, Dry salted ‘shoulders (boxed), $i. ; “short clear les xed), $9. 1”1 WHISKY—Basis of high wines, $1.31. Following were the receipts and shipments of flour and grain Saturday: Recelpts. 8hi, ts. Flour, bbis. TEl0 T i ‘Wheat, bu 900 11,100 124,00 im : 100 On the Produce exchan the but- ter market wag quiet and steas cream- erles, dairies, 17G%c. Eggs, quiet and firmer; loss off, cases returned, 2c, heese, dull but steady at 1GINGC. NEW YORK GENERAL MARKETS, Quotations of the Day on Commedities, NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—FLOUR-Recelpts, 37,382 bbls; exports. 4478 bbls.; dull, but teadlly held: winter patents, $.603. winter straights, $.46@8.65; Minnesota_pa! ts, $4.00Q4. winter extras, 32.8@3.15; innesota bakers', $3.25@3. winter low grades 2.6gets. Ryo flour, steady; falr to e A cholce to fanc: . 50@3.60. uckwheat flour, quiet, u.l-afi. spot and arrive. CORNMEAL — Lasy; yellow western, L10; city, $L1S; lrlnx 'wine, $3.40G3. uRYl—auhl; No. 2 :u;:n.u&, l.“o. b. afloat. Y—Steady: feedlug, 39@dc, c. 1 £ B\alo, maltng, s, o1 8 Buttalo. WHEAT—Recel) 3,%" bu.; exports, 16,94 bu. t. No. 2 red,’ 80%c, el vator; No. 2 reéd, i%e. f. o b. afloat; No. northern, “Duluth, f. o. b, afloat; 0. 1 hard, Manitoba, . £. 0. b. afloat. tions were slow all day and at first de- ," but gradually rallied on export rumors, a decrease in world's stocks for the week and local covering. Near the close it softened through liquldation and finally was c net Toss. July, 787-160 8%c; um&n + December, $1@84 7-16c; Ry CORN—Recelpts, 78,500 bu.; exports, 6,243 Bu Beot, easy: No. 2. e elevator, and f. 0. 'b. afloat; No. 3 yellow, 6c; No. 2 e, ‘The Option markei was dull Y, steady throughout the session. dull and_ecasy at a partial %c net Various Recelp! 90,000 bu. Wige; standard white, $¥c; No. 2 white, _li?u—n-z; Galveston, 20 to 25 Ibs., to % 1bs., 19¢; Texas, dry, WOO! domestic fleece, 2qdoc. 'vumd-nnt. ulet: family, $i6.00 mess, $10.0G11.00; beef hams,’ $2. ekt SISty exis Ingn et cut meats, qulet; kled be!l e piekied Shoviabrortied, bebes: hams, $11.25¢11.50. Lard easy. R e 1 ehort clear, §21.00g25 0 s, 6,880 pkgs.; irregular; /: fanc =. Ml— creamery, extra, nery, common 10 " choien Pork, 13 taney. made tie: Be; fancy dmall white,fall’ made, PO 10 féncy, . LTRY—Alive, ular; H@lic; towls, lfilk i chickens, 12012’ i western turkeys, The local mar i sta avoted at $11, nominal; lake, $11.62%@11. electrolytic, " $1L.60@1L.7; casting, $11 11671, Lead advanced is 30 in London to £10 178 64, but remained quiet and un- changed here at $4.12%. Spelter declined 2%c here to $4.70, but advanced 2s 64 in London, closing at £19 178 6d. Iron at Glasgow closed at 538 64 and in Middles- Locally iron was dull and unchanged; warrants continue nomi- nal; No. 1 northern foundry, $23.00@2.00; No. 2 porthern foundry, Mo. 1 southern foundry and No. 1 sof: southern foundry at $22.00623.00. OMAHA borough at 46s 4igd WHOLESA MARKET, Condition of Trade and Quotations on Staple and Faney Produce. EGGE—Fresh sfock, 2. LIVE POULTRY—Hens, $%@c; old roost- ers, A@oc; turkeys, 12@i3c; ducks, sGdc; geese, @i DHRESSED POULTRY — Hens, young chickens, 9@ioc; turke: ducks, 10G11c; geese, 11@12c, BUTTER—Packing stock, 17@17%c; cholce ry, in tubs, 20GZic; separator, 29g30c. 10@11e 16417, RYE—No. 2, #c. OYSTERS-Standards, per can, #c; extra selects, per can, 3 ¢ York counts, pet , 42c; bulk, 3 |!.J'I’ 8al, $1.75; standards, per gal., $1 H FISH-Trout, 9@ilc; herring, 5c; sc; pike, 6c; buffalo, c; sunfish, 3 fish, ¥c; salmon, 16c; haddock, 1lc; codfish, 12¢;’ redsnapper, 10c; lobeters, boiled, per 1b. 30c; lobsters, green, per lb,, 28 bull- heads, 10c; catfish, ld4c; black b ), 20c; halibut, 1le. BRAN—Per ton, $13.60, HAY—Prices quoted by Omaha Whole- sale Hay Dealers' assoclation: Cholre No, 1 upland, $850; No. 1 medium, ; No. 1 coarse, $1.00. Rye straw. $6.00. These prices are for hay of good color and quality. De- mand fair, receipts light. VEGETABLES. NEW CELERY-—Kalamazoo, per dozen. 2c; Utah, per dozen, oc; Callfornia, per dozen, for stalks welghing frum 1 to 1% ibe., eac Pl er bu,, 60c. SWEET POTATOES—lowa Muscatines, per bbl., $8.5; K 25, TURNTFS—Per bu., gas, per Ib, ic, BEETS—Per basket, 4c. GUCUMBERS—Hotriouse, PARSNIPS—Per bu., 4c. CARROTS—Per Ib., fe. GREEN ONIONS-Southern, bunches, 45c. RADISHES—Southern, per dozen bunches, 46c. WAX BEANS—Per bu. box, $3; string beans, per bu. box, $1.50. CABBAGE—Miscellaneous Holland seed, per_1b.. 1ic. ONIONS—New home grown, in sacks, per bu., 76c; Spanish, per crate, §1.7. NAVY BEANS-—Per bu., $2.60. TOMATOES—New California, per 4-bas- ket crate, $2.75. (;:ULIFDOWER ~ California, per crate, . FRUITS, PEARS—Fall varieties, $2.00; Colorado, pef box, $2.35. APPLES—Western, per bbl., $2.75: Jona- thans, $4; New York stock, 33.25; California Bellfiowers, per bu. box, $1.60. GRAPES-Catawbas, 'per basket, 18¢; Malagas, per keg, $6.00@7.00. CRANBERRIES — Wisconsin, per _bbl., $10; Bell and Bugles, $i1; per box, $3.60. TROPICAL FRUITS, BANANAS—Per bunch, according to size, $2.00G2.50. LEMONS—California fancy, $3.7; cholce, .60, ORANGES—Flor! Brights, $375; Cali- fornia navels. $3.5); California sweet Jaffas, all sizes, $2.75. DATES—Perslan, in 70-1b. boxes, per 1b,, 6c; per case of 30-Ib, pkgs., $2.25. i"1GS—Callfornia, per 10-ib. cartons, $1; Turkish, per 35-1b.' box, 14@1sc. GRAPE FRUIT-Florida, 3. MISCELLANEOUS. HONEY—New Utah, per 2-frame case, CIDER-New York, $4.50; per 3% bbl., $2.75. SAUERKRAUT—Wisconsin, per % bbL, $2.25; per bbl., $3.7. POPCORN—Per Ib, 2¢; shelled, 4c. per dozen per box, r rasis, almonds, per Ib., '1bc; pecans, small, ber 1b, 11c; per chestnuts, per i peanuts, 1b., Si4e: roasted peariuts. nar I ol black walnuts, per bu., $1.00; hickory nuts, per bu., $1.50; cocoanuts, 5% 100, $4. OLD METALS, 'ETC.—A. B. Alpirn quates the following Iron, country, m!xe?‘ per ton, $11; b. 12 120} hell, ron, stove plate, per ton, $§; copper, per’Ib. 8i4c; brass heavy, er c; brase, light,’ per b, "oke: lead, per 1b., Sc; sinc, per ib., rub’ ber, per Ib., 6%c. WEARE COMMISSION COMPANY, 110-111 Board of Trade, Omaha, Neb.— Telephone 1516, CHICAGO, Dec, 30.—WHEAT—The mar. ket has been weak, especially for Decem. ber, the discount widening to 3¢ under the May at times. The selling has been scat- tered, trade small and of a holiday order. Weather both in Argentin coun- try very favorable. The map shows mors #now protectioa than sup) . The mar- ket was somewhat influenced by the idea the government report would largely raise earller estimates as to wheat yield, Con. tract stock, 4,152,000 bu.; increase, 106,000, Tho seaboard reported 35 loads taken for export. CORN—Futures were up slightly early, with some demand that seemed (o come from local shorts. The eash corn started strong, but like the futures closed with the slight advance lost. The whole trade has been quiet. Weather is favorable. OATS_The market has been easy for fu- tures. There has been selling by local holders and come buying that siggested Paiten. Samplco were Xe higher. PROVISIONS — The provision market opened off on larger receipts of hogs than expected. Cudahy Packing company sold May lard. Swift sold 2,00 tlerces May lard; commission houses bought. July product has been rather weak. WEARE COMMISSION GOMPANY. St. Louls Gr: d Provisions, ST, LOUIS, Dec. 30.—WHEAT—Lower; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, -u!. c asked; track, Tbe _,ll-y. 6%e bid; July, 71%ec; No. 2 hard, 0 track, No. 8% @34c; May, 3¢ ! bl ‘24 Y, 34%@si%e RYE—Firm at 49%c. FLOUR—Dul winter tents, $3.35 .50, extra fi d straight, $3.08@4.90; clear, l‘.’.ma.oo.cy 04 Rriont, » SEED-—Timothy, steady, $2.90G3.40. CORNMEA L 8teady, i’zm‘zm o BRAN lrm;lc; sacked, east track, 71Q T2c; direct at uArqmsa Umothy, $11.00@15. Steady at $1.32. rie, $10. TRON COTTON 1 831 C 1ES-—$1.07%. BAGUING—$ 5-1647 1-16e. s HEMP TWINE—¥e, PROVISIONS—Pork, steady; jobbing, standard mess, $18.00. 'Lard, lower at $10.00. Dry salt meats, qulet; baxed extra slort; $0.12%; clear ribs, $9; short clears, $9.50. Bacon, quiet; boked 'extra shorts, $10.50 clgar. Hbe, ’t‘“?l short clear, 81l LS~ Lead, stea € $3.95@8.974. ltan frm ot S ) ot REeumy chickens, Sc; POULTRY — Stronger; springs, Sc; turkeys, 11i@ic; ducks, 12c; Beese. BUTTER — Steady; 28G30c; dairy, 18G2c, f EGGS—22c, loss off. i track, i No. 2 wiite, creamery, Receipts. Shipments. 6,000 X 14,000 L 42,000 107,000 - 42,000 Toledo Grain and Seed. TOLEDO, Dee. %.—WHEAT—Dull and easler; cash and December, Tiigec; May, MoORN-Dull and easler; December, 45%c; ay, OATS—Dull and easier; December, sc; May, 3 RYE— 701 SEEDS—Clover, $8.60; March, $6.00. Prime alsike, 8.2, Milwaukee Grain Market, MILWAUKEE, Dec. 3.—~WHEAT-Mar- ket stead; ; northern. RYE Stea N BARLEY- Firm ORN—May, 43%c. Duluth Graln Market, DULUTH, Dec. 3'—WHEAT—Cash, No. 1 hard. itsc; No. 3 northern, e )rr‘..c 1 northern, 3 cember, T8%¢; 0 3 OATS-May, "fi‘ 4 * Liverpool Graim amd Provisions. LIVERPOOL, Dee. 30.—WHEAT—Spot, firm; No. ? red, western. winter, bs 11! No. 1 California, 6s 8d; futures, quiet; 6o 2d; May, 68 1d. Dew, fairly active; January, Prime timothy, $1.80. i%@sc; spring chickens, per Ib., 9% | | of Rockies, decrense, | western 11%4d; American mixe fures,” quiet; January, 4" %ai March, s PROVISIONS—Hams, short cut, Bacon, Cumberland cut, stea } short _clear ‘ba-ks, quiet, 47s 6d; clear bel- lies, dull, 678 6d. Shoulders, square, quiet, 428." Lerd, prime western, in tierces, quiet, 568; American, in pails, CHEESE—Finest, firm, 60s; eady, 6. American, | finest colored, firm, @s. wheat during the past two! Recelpts o days, 150,000 centals, including 75,000 Ameri- can. Recelpts of American corn during the past two days, 24,600 centals. Visible Supply of Grain. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Cable and tele- graphic dispatches to Bradstreet's this week show the following changes as com- pared with last accounts: WHEAT—Uni‘ed State of Rockies, increase, and in Europe, aecreage, ply, decrease, 2,1%.000 bu COk—United States and Canada, east of Rockies, increase, 1,044,000 bu. OATS—United States_and Canada, 183,000 bu. Among the more important increases re- ported are those of 30,00 bu. at Chicago private elevators, 75,000 bu. at Davenport, 63,000 bu. at outside Lincoln elevators and 5,000 bu. at Portland, Me. The leading de- creases are those of 600,000 bu. at north- interior elevators, 100,000 bu. at rort Huron, $4,000 bu. at Syracuse, 76,000 bu. at Dallas, 2,000 bu. at Depot Harbor, 52000 bu. at Milwaukee private elevators and 50,000 bu. at Nashviile. and Canada, east 000 bu.; afloat tor 0,000; total sup- east Kensas Clty Gra KANSAS CITY, Dec. cember, 63¢; May,'88@g0c; cash, No. 2 hard, 681%c; No. 3. 6s@bic; No. 4 hard, 53@élc; re- jected, hard, 53@b7c; No. 2 red, 61@8sc; No. 8, 661 67 CORN—December, 3%c; May, 37i%c; cash, No. 2 mixed, 31%@38%c;: No. ¢ white, 35@ 38c, No. 3, iTisc, A White, 33@33%c. 451 16c. HAY—Choice timothy, $12.00§12.50; cholce prairie, $9.50610.00. (B UTTER—Creamery, 25a2ic; datry, fancy, 22¢. EGGS—Weak; fresh Missourl and Kansas stock, 21%c, loss off, cases returned; new No. % whitéwood cases_ineluded, 22c. Recelpts. Shipments, . 83,200 108,500 10,000 and Provisions, 30.—~WHEAT—De- Wheat, b Corn, 'bu.. Oats, bu. Philadelphin Produce Market. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30.—BUTTER— Firm, good demand; extra western cream- ery, 3c; extra nearby prints, 33c. EGGS-Firm, good demand; fresh nearb 20c. loss off; fresh western, 2c, loss off: fresh southwestern, 2, loss off; fresh southern, joss 'off. CHEESE—Firm but steady; New York full creams, prime small, lc; New_ York full creams, falr to good small, 13%@15%; New York full creams, prime’ large, 1i New York full creams, fair to good larg 13%@13%c. Peoria Market. PEORIA, Dec. 3.—CORN—Dull; new No. , dlc. OATS—Steady; No. 3 white, 32%c, billed through. WHISKY~On the basis of $1.31 for fin- ished goods. Minneapolis Wheat, Flour and Bran. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 3.—FLOUR—Dull; first _patents, $3.65@3.8; second patents, $3.45@8.65; first clears, $2.90@3.10; second clears, $2.302.60. BRAN—In bulk, $13.00G13.2%. STOCKS AND BONDS. Review of Operations on Stock Ex- change Up to Noon. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—Prices moved downward in the opening dealings, Amal- gamated Copper leading the way with a cline of %. Brooklyn Transit ‘also lost a large fraction. Sugar showed a small advance and Chicago Great Western rose 1, but the preferred B stock lost 14. Busi- ness was on a very small scale and there were no changes excepting a small frac- tion beyond those mentioned. The scarcity of offerings on the decline checked any further short sales, and the bears bought to cover, causing a quick recovery. Sugar, -Manhattan, = Brooklyn Rapld Transit were conspicuously firm, but did not rise more than a fraction above last night. Metropolitan securities rese 4, International Pump preferred 3 and St Joseph & Grana Island preferred lost 4 Bugar was sold freely to realize after It touched 130 and had gotten below 129 before 11 o'clock. The etiffness of the dull money rates at 12 per cent and above did not prevent large buying of the Erie stock on account of the favorable November earnings. Other coal- ers advanced in sympathy, but the sym- athetic responses in the Gould list was fight. Erie Fose 14 and the second pre- ferred 1%. There was an advance of about a point in Reading; Delaware & Hudson ained 3; Chicagc Great Western, St. Louls, Fouthwestern preferred, Cieveland and Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louls, lowa Cen- tral, General Electric and Anaconda gained a _point. Bonds were irregular, Realizations only caused a temporary check to the advance which was renewed with more confidence in all quarters. Ad- vances of a point o aver were numerous, while Erle and Rock Island gained 2, Erie second_preferred 3% and Lackawanna 4. Jowa Central preferred also sold 2 and the United States Express 2% higher. The strength of the coal permeated the general list and .here was a more active demand for the standard raliroads and nu- merous speclalties. The _transcontinental ocks were In good demand, led by St. Paul. which reached 178. Advances else- where ran from 1 to 1% for Great Northern, Unlon Pacific, Rock Island, Louisvill Amalgamated’ Copper, Manhatta iyn Transit and some others of Jess promi. nence. General Elsctric rose 3 and West- inghouse Electric 6. The_fullowing are the closing prices on the New York Stock exchange: . 8% do ptd. 00's Texas & rlflfl ptd.... Chicago & E. I Chicago & G. W. do 1st ptd. do 24 ptd. Chicago Chicago Te L 69%/ do ptd. 4315 Amer. 70%| do pfd 258 [American © | do pta © $8%|Anac. Mining Co. © 38% Drookiyn R. T.. © ésm(Colo. Fuel & Iron. 51%:Cons. Gas \199% Cont. Tobacco pid 3643 Gen.” Electric 95is Hocking Coal i Inter. U3 do prd.... il 73 Inter. Power Lake Erie & W.... 48 Laclede G do_pfd.. National Blscuit . L &N Manhattan L. . Met. St Ry Mex. Centra Mex. National Mina, & 8t L. Pacific ... kb 263 Pullman B, Car... % Republic Steel | ptd. N. ¥, Central Norfolk & W do ptd...... Ontario & W Peansylvania Reading -....... [ do et pid.. 5 do 2d pid.ll n L8 W.. n v do " ptd.. % Western Uni 0% Amer. Locomotiw. 61ty do pid K. C. Southers e 3%/ de prd....... 5% U. S. Leather . | 4o pta 5 U. 8. Rubber do pid.... 8. Steel . 6@7 per ; time'loans, 54@6% per cert. Ofclal closing of etocks and bonds: wevereea02 Adventure . +..100% [Allow 76" (Amaly .. 8% Blogham 100 N. Y., N. H. 214/ Praukiin Fitchburg ped.........141 Jisie Ro et Union Pacific ~1100% Moha: ) 2 |0ld_Dominion 1128% Omceola . 130% Parrot 184 " Quincy Ssaninad © §1% Saata Fe' Copper 18 | Tamarack : y 8 94 |United States United Fruit 110%, Utab Daly West. °|Victoria U. 8. Stesi..... ... 3% Winons 4o ptd S5 Wolverine Westingh. Common. . % IUnited Copper *Bld. Forelgn ¥ LONDON, Dec. %.—Monev was in fn- créasing demand today. Discounts were easler In view of the cheaper rates for money which ure expected soon to prevall On_the Stock exchange prices were gen- erally nirm, with a fair business and an increase ia the outside interest. Consols were a fraction lower at first on the clos- ing of the accounts and owing to some apprehensions In regard to the affairs in orocco, but they closed firm Home ralls were cheertul dull. Encouraging reports from New however, caused them to Impro some- what with much irregularity. A good re- covery was made later and the market closed strong on New York buying orders. Bouth Americans were firm. Rio_tintos were lower, Kaffirs were steady. On the street at 5:3 p, m. Americans were boom- ing, Erie being the feature at 38%: Read- ing was ‘tualm at 33, Southern Pacific at 6% and Unlon Pacific at 102%. PARIS, Dec. 3.—Prices opened heavy on the bourse today owing to the sltuation in Morocco, but a general improvement soon set in and it was especlally marked toward the close. Forelgners were irregular. Rio tintos dropped on the fall in the_price of copper and unsatisfactory New York ad- vices. Kaffirs closed heavy as a result of realization. Three per cent rentes, 49f 6c_for the ac- count; exchange on London, %f Mic for checks, BERLIN, Dec. 30.—Prices opened weak on the boursé today owing to the alarmin news from Moroceo and New York advicy but grew firmer on account of the speculat colliery purchases and more encoura reports from Vienna. change on London, 20m ks; discount rates for short cent; three months’ bil pig for ills, 314 3% per cent. New York Money Market. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—~MONEY—On call, firm at 3@14 per cent; closed at 3@4 per cent; time money, easler for sixty and ninely days; prime mercantile paper, § per cen; STERLING EXCHANGE—E: tunl business in barkers' bills at $4.865250 4.86% for demand sixty days; posted SILVER--Bar, 48 , Se. BONDS-—Government, steady; state, firm; rallroad, Irregular. The closing auotations on bonds are as foitows U. 8. ret. upon . 35, reg. coupon new 4, coupon . N. Y. Central is 110 do general 3y ..103% N. J. C. gen. ba. 103% No. Pacific 4 O i 0% N. & W. con. 4. 102 Reading gen. 4s. 965 SUL & ) M c. G 1043 8t 3 {Canada’ So. 3s... Central of Ga. b 4o 1s tnc “hes. & Ohlo 4% Chicago & A. Ban.... Raliwa, C., B & Q. n. 480 %7 Texas & Paciflg i CM&SUPg 4..113:T, St. L. & W 4. &N W. e kP lcec e siL Chicago Ter. Colorado So. Denver & R. G. s, Erie prior lien ds do_goneral 4s....... F.W. &D C 110%; Con. Tobacco 4s. Hocking Val. 4 109 " 103 8o.” Pacth London Stoek Quotations. LONDON, Dec. 30.~Closing quotations: Consols for money... 9 New York Central...156 do account. 93 Norfolk & Western,.. 84 Anaconda v it Atchison ...l s v ‘a do pd..... Sevesiis WM imore ‘& "Ohio sy adian Pacfic L 31% sapeake & g Chicago G. W. C., M. & 8t. P DeBeers ... Deuver & R. G do (ex-div. 2% do pld... 403 Southern Pacifie. .\ 90k Unlon Pacific... 3k do pta. % 6" United States Btoel 8% do’ ptd Wabash 9” do pra Missourl, K. & T.... 26% BAR SILVER — Steady at 223164 per ounce. MONEY—4@4% per cent. The rate of dls- count In the open market for short bills i 315-16?1 er cent and for three-months’ bills 3%@$ 15-16 per cent. New York Mining NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—The following are the closing prices on mining stocks: 18' Little Chiet wEiBonty . Beanu s, Bank Cjearings. OMAHA, Dec. %.~-Bank clearings, $1,181,- 796.38; correspondis A lagt 1,145, ey - Yo , Dec. '30.—Clearings, $24,757,958; R YORK, Dec. 2. cufl i N . 3 —Cleari: , od 615,066, balances, $10,705,244. Sl BOSTON Dec. . 30.—Clearings, $21,197,858; PO HA, D L) ec. 30.—Clearings, 390,425,600; baiances, $8,38152; money, s por cent. BALTIMORE, Dec. 30.—Cleart . §3,368,- 266; balances, $669,612; money, Gnn.e.r C.;l? ST. LOUJS, Dec. 8).—Clearings, $7,737,060; balances 1,154 687; morey, steady at 5@6 per cent; New York exchange, 50c premium. CINCINNATL Dec. 3.—Clearings, 33,366, o0; money, 5@ per cent; New York ex- change, ‘Wool Market. BOSTON, Dec. 3.—WOOL~—The market has ‘been ictive notwithstanding the holi- day season and the situation fs stronger than noted last week. Some of the largest buyers have been buying freely. Apparently the future strength of the market is a settled fact. The situation grows atronger “rom week to week, upon ‘this Doint the trade being a unit. Leading houses report that as fast as they can get wool opened up and arranged it fs quickly taken up. Stocks are unusually small for the season and t has been u general cleaning up of all lots of wool which have been carried over from the previous season. It begins to 100k as though buyers who have not yet secured their wool will be obliged ‘0 pay advanced prices. Territory wools are es- eclally active, with prices fully sustained. ine staple térritory, 5.00c; fine and me dlum fine, 30@58c; medium, 46@47c. Texa wools have been in better request and some 800 sized sales are reported. Prices are i six to elght months, b53@8e. Wools are firm n - counties, 48@bic; southern, 4o@dic; fall, tree, dstic. There Is & good demand for fine’ fleece wools, with prices firmly held. Ohlo and Pennsylvania, XX and above, 31G 32 X, 27@28c; Michigan, X, %@2e. De- laine wools are even firmer than previously reported, with the demand actiye. Ohlo {and Pennsylvania washed Delaine, g Michigan, 30@Slc; No. 1, 31G32%; Na. 2, 306G 3lc; coarse, 26@21c. Australian wool s qulet, with light offerings. <Qu.tations are largely nominal. Combing, cholce scoured basi To@slc; good, 13@i6e; average, 12@Tde. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30.—WOOL—Firm; me- | dlum_grades and combing, 17@20%c: light fine, 16g1ic; heavy fine, 13Gise; tub washed. 1 15@2%¢. middle Cotton Market. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30.—COTTON—Steady and 1-16c_higher; middling, $%c; sales, 157 bales; receipts, shipments, 7,277 bales; stock 27,517 bales. LIVERPOOL. ' Dec. 3.—COTTON—Spot, moderate business done; prices polnts higher; Amerian middiing fair, 4.24d; good | middling, 4.78d; middiing, 4.62d; low mid- | dling, 4.50d; good ordinary, 4.35d; ordina 4.266. The sales of the day were 7,000 bale: of which 500 were for speculation and ex port and included 550 American; recelpt: 9,000 bales, including 41,600 American. Fu’ tures opened firm and closed strong; Amer- ican middling, g 0. c. December, 4.62d; December and January, 4.334.62d; January and February, 4.61d; February and March. i81a; March ‘and April, 481d; April and May, 4.60@4.62d; May and June, 4.62d; June and July, 4.824; July and August, 4.42@4.50d. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.—COTTON. Firm; sales, 6,600 bales; ordinary, 6 15-16c sood ‘ordipary, 77 1iée; low middiing, Txc] middiing. 85d; good middling, §13-164; mid- dling falr, 94d; receipts, 19,68 bales; stock, $1 “Dies.” Putures y; December, January, 8.29g830c; February, & 5.4308.44c; April,’ 8.4708.45¢; ' Ma; 85208.03c; June, §.55@8,57c; July, 5.88@8.5%¢; August, 8.3ic bid. NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—COFFEE—The market for futures opened steady at un- changed prices and was very quiet under | featureless forelgn news and the approach- | ing holidays. For a time the market was steadled to a partial advarce of 5 points by buying for scatiering accounts then be- came more active and eased off again on sales led by short houses and Europe, finally closing net unchanged to & polnts lowe ith sales of 41500 bales. incliding at 440c; February, 48c: March, 4.%c; May, 4.8%c: June, September, 5.0665.10¢. Sugar and Molasaps. NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-S8§GAR—Ra nominal; fair refining, 37-16¢;Jeentrifus: 9 test, flc; molasses sugar, 8 §l6c; refined, quiet. A MOLASSES—Firm. NEW ORLEANS, 3 Quiet; open kettle, 1-16¢ centrifugal, 3%@3 1-l6e; centrig jated, 4 3180¢ w SUGAR— n kettle, OMADA LIVE STOCK MARKET Heavy Receipts Oaused Another Break in Price of Oattle. HOGS FIFTEEN TO TWENTY CENTS LOWER » an Market on Both Fat Stuff and Feed- ers Ruled Active and Steady to Stromng for Good Stum. BOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 3. Receipts were: Officlal Monday Otticlal Tuesday . Two days this week Same days last week Same week before Same three weeks Same four weeks ago Same days last year. 6, RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DAT ‘The following table shows the recelpts of cattle, hogs and sheep at South Umaha for the year, to date, and comparisons with last year: 1902, 1901, Lnic. Cattle 12,185 810,190 192,945 Hogs . 1361 2,261, 81 1311 | 1902 [1901. /1900, |1899. [1895. 1897 |1596. CEEFEEE T 2] s geng yeeses “ for Sy e sNENZE @ E cess o stescss smeccss =1p8 ’g "rEg, e 3 33258 s8E 3 1 ! e mesnes 88 £ ot ti cacs f3-1] £ s.‘l:fl SRREeY - 225 ‘o P BEEPE g ® Senas Eent £ Pnuse 'tg l§ £2 [PYSPOR—— eeseses &5 ssns iy BER | . ** Holiday. The official number of care of stock brought in today by each road was: Cattle, Hnll!‘-flheev. Union Pacific s C. N. W, & M. . & Q . 1. & P., ea: Illinois Central Total receipts.. The disposition of the da; as follows, euch buyer purci ber of head indicated: Omaha Packing Co Swift and Compan: Armour & Co. Cudahy Packing Co. Armour, from Sloux Vansant & Co. Lobman & Co. W. 1. Btephen Hill & Huntzinger. Willlam Underwood. Livingstone & Shaller. Hamiiton & Rothschild. B. F. Hobbick, Dennis & Co. ‘Wertheimer . Other buyers. recelpts was ing the num- Cattle Hom Bheep. s 1, b4 2,715 2,982 229 STER 1S lflzz_ssfl. Totals....... 5,35 1.84 6,708 CATTLE—There was a much larger run of cattle here this morning than was gen- erally expected and other poin ad heavy receipts, so that prices took another tumble. Trading was rather slow from art to finish, as there seemed to be more ttle than p: ers cared for, and conse- quently they took thelr time. The market on beef steers did not suffer as badly as might be expected owing to the fact that the bulk of the offerin sisted of cow stuff. The kinds ot that just sulted the buyers sold at right around steady prices, but the general mar- ket could be quoted from nearly steady to a dime lower. The bulk of the cattle were only half fat, but still there were several loads that were in pretty good condition. The day was well advanced before a clear- ance was made. The cow market was lower again this morning in the great majority of cases. The general decline amounted to about a dime, though some sales of the best and also some canners sold at what looked to be nearly sieady prices. The medium grades have suffered the worst decline. As compared with last Friday the general inarket I8 right close to & quarter lower, Bulls, veal calves and stags were ail a little slow and weak owing to the decline on steers and cows. There were scarcely enough stockers and feoders on hand to make a market, and speculators all wanted a few, it iv' nafe to call the market on desirable grades strong. Common stuff is srill somewhat neglect but owing to the extremely light offerin, it is an easler matter to dispose of the interior than it was & short time 0. Representative sales: BEEF STEERS, No. No. 1 1 s CEFEEPETS PP T3 PP ERT PP g 8 2pRSessTTILsTSaRERRERUNSY & SRS SRR LSRR EEBRRRRRFRRNITIIRATLLLLETLSERVERNRESE 88 P28 BRSBTSt RN R NN NS ERRERREESE5E55583888 ol SRR EeeEBanniaf enbe 4 i ND HEIFERS. BU Enty 1530 1320 110 1630 1260 1240 Do 1640 BT - ST EFEEEES BIETELBuLNE . | of the heavy welghts sold from $6.3 to $6. | and those \eighing under 200 pounds were rades | S EW L dfbcxmmmc'nn 50 1 ] 80 w 16 cows.... 815 2 40 iheliers... 783 2 % HUGS—There was a more liberal run of hogs herd today than has arrived in some litte time and, as reports from other points were very unfavorable to the sell- Ang interests, the market took a drop. Packers s'arted In_ bidding 15c lower than yesterday and, as sellers did not see much’ chance of preventing the break, the hogs besan moving toward the scales in fairly good scason. The bulk of the sales went from $5.3) to $6.40, with a. few prime loads seliing above that fgure. The most wlth the lighier loads selling from 3.2 down. ‘Ihere wae not much change in the mar- ket from start to finish, but, of course, the lghtweights were left until the last end very hard to dispose of at prices. Representative sale No. Av. 3n. ¥ L ewiid 115 Line 112 e R R 0 e %0 18 3 veies B9 1 . 21 0 satisfactory Av. Sh. Pr. nnmsnnangnny FEudiE 3 P iF % w© 120 » secomssscanaasnan gERERERERRERERE S, ssEsssatntant : 40 20 160 6 60 SHEEP—There wi a fair run of sheep here this morning and the market on all_desirable grades of killers ruled active and Aleld{‘ to strong. Western yearlings sold as high ae $4.7, western lambs broaght $.5 and wethe! . All the packers seemed to be anxious for supplies, o that practically ‘everything in the yards was disposed of in_good season. The common kinds, of course, did not sell quite as readily, but_still they brought as good prices ac were pald yesterda The feeder market did not show any quotable change. .The supply was very light, £a that prices held steady. Quotations for fed stock: Choice lambs, $5.0065.%5; falr to good lambs, $1.5005.00; cholce " yearlings ~$4.16G4.T; falr to good yearlings, $3.75@4.15; cholce wethers, $5.90@ 4% falr' to good, $3.60G3.%; cholce ewes, JLo0GA00; falr 1o’ good, So0ut0; feedat lambs, §3.00@4.00; fe-der yeariings, $.0003.50; feeder wethers, $2.70@3.25; feeder ewes, $1.50 @2.%. Representative sales: Av. ot western western ewes western yearlings. western yearlings western yearling: western y westerr western western buck . buck . weatern ewes. native ewes. western ewe western ewes. feeder lambs e S western wethers. western wethers. lambs and yearlings. native cyll native lamb: cull ewee Western ewes. western wethers. .15 feeder lambs. 167 bucks 246 ewes and wethers 244 western lambs CHICAGO LIVE 0CK wEvencBEEE sxaBated 23 BE5E SerszizseaEteia az CRTTTETRERKARTTERAANNNDRSSBRIARRNBAIBISRE2 2L LR 31 €8 00 O O N e €9 69 69,9 00 5 653 515 10 e 55 5080 00 e G0 85 MARKET. COattle Receipts Light, but Hogs Show Large Recelpts, Small Price. CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—CATTLE—Receipts, 800 head, including 40 Texans: markef slow; food to prime steers, $.40G6.30; poor to” medium, $2.755.00; stockers aud feeders. $2.0004.40; Gows, $1.3@4.25; heifers, $2.000 850; canners, W.BG2A bulls 00gLe: calves, $3.507.90; Texas fed steers, $3.600 4.7 50,000 head: _estimated tomorrow, 30,000; 'left over, 21,000, market 15G25c lower; mixed and butchers, 361! 6.40; good Lo choice. heavy, 36.50g6.0; roug J20ges; light. $.90G6.35; bulk o 800 $ western sheep, $4.0084.90; native lambs, $4.10 @5.90; western lambs, $4.25@5.90. Officlal yesterday: Reoetpts. Bhipments, 17,404 5,681 - 81621 840 990 Stock Market. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 3.—CATTLE—Re- 2,900 natives, 100 Texans, 50 native corn-fed cattle lowest for year; cows and heifers lower; stockers and feed- | Bellevue 3 7 steady; veals s0ld at $5.0069.00; ofty dressed veals, 11@ldc per Ib. 'N‘ml!‘t--nmm “}Y{gnd: steady; a few state_hogs 8ol 7. SiekE AN LA Re Receipt head; generally active and stea €old ‘at $3.000M.50; lambs, %5 deck at $6.90; culls, $3.5084.75 ton, bl@ike per Ib.; yearil HOG8-Recelha, ecelpts, &:M '"ié""'."’“‘u 45 ;n;dgnlh n'-‘ heavy e .50076.20; bulk, $6.3506 B AND' | TAMBE-Hecolpt jop. native lambs, -98.65;: fop’ wes itock Market, SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. 30.—(Special Tele- gram.)—CATTLE—Recelpts, i _stockers steady, killers weak; beeves, = $3.60@5.25: cows, bulls and mixed, §1.80G3.75; stockers and feeders, $2.80G4.00; yearlings and calves, $2.2663.75. HOGS—Recelpts, 6300; market 10c lower; ; ‘bulk, '$6.006.30. selling, $5.75@6. 'SHEEP—RQCQIM 400; weak. Stock In Sight. The following were the receipts of live stock at the six principal citles yesterday: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Omaha . v 10, Chicago Kansas City 8t Louls 8t. Joseph Sloux City Totais.... Whisky Market, CINCINNATI, Dec. 30.—-WHISKY—Distli- lers’ finished goods active on basis of §1.31 "sx:l". LOUIS, Dec, 30.—~WHISKY—Steady at SPECIAL Treats all forms of BISEASES AND DISORDERS OF MEN ONLY 27 Years Expariencs, 17 Years in Cmaha ces d every day brings many flatter- e Sorta’ of the §06d ne In doing. oF the Teflet he has given: Hot Springs Traatment for flpm i 11 Blood Polsons. NO “B! Axlfla (')‘Ber". on l:l skin or face and all extern: slgns of the dist disappear at once. | BLOOD DISEASE "rtitzio ey, Cures guaranteed in VARICOCELE Liti'#fid's"52vs" . cases cured of nerve debliit Joss of UVER SU.UDY 5t lacllt, lose ot Kiduey and Bladder Diseases, Hy- QUICK CURES—LOW CHARGES. Treatment by mail. P. O. Box 766 Office over £1a 8. 14th pireot, betwoen Marnam and Doukias streets, OMAHA, NEB., P. B. Weare, Pres. C. A. Weare, V-Pres. Established 1862, WEARE COMMISSION CO., CHICAGD Members of the Principal kxchanges. Private Wires to Al Pointe, GRAIN, PROVISIONS, STOCKS, BONDS Bought and sold for cash or future delivery. OMAHA BRANCH, 1 I‘u..~ rd of Trade ond W. E. Ward, Local M~nager SHIP US YOUR HIDES STRANGE BROS. HIDE CO. Stoux: Clty, Town. ' RAILWAY TIME CARD, BURLINGTON STATION—10TH & MASON Burlington & Missourt River. Leave. Arrive. 8:40 am b11:55 am 5:40 am a 7:45 pm 4:25 pm a 6:45 am Wymore, Beatrice and Lincoln ... Nebraska Expres. . Denver Limited Black ‘Hills and Sound Expres: Colorade Ve Flyer Lincoln Fort Crool mouth a11:10 pm 2:52 pm 3:20 pm Bellevue & Pacific Jet Kansas City, St Blofis. Kansas Cit; Bt. Louls Fiyer. Kansas City Night €x. Chicago, Burlington & Quiney, Chicago Special Chicago Vestibule Chicago Local Chicago Limite Fast Mall Unien Pa Overland Limited The Fast Ma: Californ! Pacific The Atlantle E: The Colorado Specl: Chlclfo Specla Lincoln Beatri Stromsburg Exp: North Platte Local Grand Island Loca. Chicago, Rock Ixl Daylignt Lt s Chicago Daylight L't Chicago Daylight Loc Chicago Express. Des Motnes Expre Chicago Fast EXpry Wi Mountain L't'd Colo. Spring: Pueblo and ers steady to higher; choice export and dressed beef steers, $5.10§6.10; fair to good, $2 0045.06; stockers and feeders, $2 A Western-fed steers, $3.0046.25; Texas and Indian steers, $2.76G4.25; Texas cows, $1.75 @2.25;_native cows, 31.7504.2%; native heif- g, 82.7504.0; ceiners, $1.000%.%; bulls, $2.56G0.75;_calves, §2. : HOGS—Recelpt 15000 head; market 7 100 lower; top, $6.57%: bulk of sales, 3. $0.f0adn; ‘mixed packers 36.00@6.40; yorkers, $6.300 g, $6.26006.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Recelpts, 2,000 head; marKet steady; lambs strong; na- tive_iambs, $4.0035.45; westorn lambs, §3.%5 .: fed ewes, $5.0008.95; native wethers, OO estern wothers, $3.0004. 20; Stockers and feeders, ¥2.0038.35. st. i Live Stock Market. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 3.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 3,500, Including 2,000 Texans; market lower for native steers and butchers; Texans steady to weaker: native shipping and ex- port steers, $.6566.00, with strictly fancy Quoted up to 36.75; dressed beef and butcher Stoers, $4.2@5.50; steers under 1000 Ibs., $3.7205.16; stockers and_feeders, $5.6004.25: cows and heifers. $2.5@5.2; canners. 31.500 2.7; bulls, $5.2004.%5; calves, #.0067.50 Texas and Indlan steers, $2.66G4.90; cows i )'6%'—'?:‘«“1'?”4‘@ h market slow. C celpts, e ¥ b T and lights, 6.2 d 16 lower: pigs Zf‘%h‘;‘;'um‘.‘ % 40ah®; butchers, 3.560 6.75. A BI:EEI' AND LAMBE—Recelpts, 1,400 ad; market steady (o strong; tona i 8004 35, lamby, $4.0008 60: culls and bucks, §2.00G4.00; stockers, $1.50G3.00; $2.950G6.%0. New York Live Stock Market. NEW YORK, Dec. %.—BEEVES-Re- celpts, 66 head, mainly consigned direci; no sales reporied; dressed beef steady city dressed native sides Tis@llc per 1b. Texas beef, 644@itc: cables quoted Ameri- can steers’ at 1214@13c, dressed weight; refrigerator beef at l6c per Ib.; exports to- day, 810 beeves, 187 sheep, 4400 quarters of beef. the latter estimated. CALVES—Recelpts, 8 head; quiet and Local Carro Fast Chi, Fast St Limited Chicago. st Mall... al Sloux City. $IRERIzERERS - H ‘Cannon Bull" Chicago Express. Chicago, Minneapol t. Paul Limited fcago & Omaha Ex. Ehieato Limited Bxoms.. Missouri Paclfie. uls Express & & WEBSTER DEPOT—10TH & WEBSTER Elkhorns & Missouri Lol 3:00 pm @ B:00 Vork, ‘avid o . jupertor. Geneva, Exeter and Seward.. Bonesteel. Lincoln, Nio- Drara and Fremont. Fremont Locai 8:00pm b 5:00 pm b 7:30 am bi0:] 30 am .o Chicago, Paul, Minveapolis & Omah, Twin City Passenger. Sloux City Passengei...a Oakland i Missouri Pacifie, l, Via Aler ..o b 410 pm £10:26 am s Daily. o Daly except Bunday. il except lnuna‘ « Dally emoept