Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 25, 1903, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL Weak Wheat Oanses Bullish Board of Trade Market to Slump. CHIEF INTEREST CENTERS ON CORN PIT Al ne Finally Take Slight Tam- ble, While Provisions Close About Stendy, with May Products Inclining Down. CHICAGO, Feb. 24.—The corn pit was ths eenter of attraction on the Board of Trad. Ltoday and that market was decidedly bu 1ish, but the weakness In wheat caused reaction late in the day, and the close was | lower. May lower, With oats down the May to 12%e ®bout steady, with May e wheat_closed ‘%@« %e. Provisions closed steady, roducts being a shade higher wer. Wheat was strong early on higher cables | and on the strength in corn, but the #d- vance was not maintained, liberal offerings from the local crowd causing a eharp reac- tlon during the latter part of the day Trading was rather dull and the volume of business in the aggregate was not large, although there was a_good demand 1 porthwest account. — May opened 4@%c higher at @784 ang under u falr demand from commission houses there was an a. vance to T84@78%c, but later on reports of expectations of% iarger recelpts in broke to TTl¢ and the close was near the bottom, K@se lower at TT4@IT4c. World's shipments werc over 8,000 bushels and the amount on passage increased 1,184 bushels. The visible supply showes a decrease of 000 bushels Clearances of wheat and ur were equal to 291,000 bushels. Primary zecelpts were 524,000 bushels, against 561,000 a year ago. Minneapolls and Duluth re- forted receipts of @1 cars. which. with loca! receipts of 31 cars, 1 of contract grade made o total for the' three points of cars, against 408 last week and 474 a year ago. Corn was strong, iInfluenced largely by the higher Liverpool cables, which were up ¥Gl%c. There was good general commis: o “house buying, the demand being to a large extent from shorts. The amount of business, however, was not large, owing to & ecarcity of offerings, especially In May, although in the July delivery there was a moderate selling pressure. Small receipts werc also a_bull factor. Selling on the weakness In wheat caused an easfer feeling late in the day and the close was about steady, with May e lower at 45%c, after selling’ between 45%c and 46%c. Local re- ceipts were 453 cars, with only 1 of con- tract grade. Oats were irregular and unsettled and the volume of business was small. The early market was strong. in sympathy with other grains, but selling by commission houses and realizing by the principal long caused a decline, and the decline was weak, with May Sc lower at 4@, after ranging between ke and 36%c. Local re- celpts were 262 cars. Provisions were dull and unsettled, open- ing casier on a liberal run of hogs and on lower prices at the yards, but rallying earller on a good demand from packers, with a scarcity of offerings, and declining ggain on selling by commission houses The close was about steady, with pork rather weak and 12ic lower at $17. ay jard closed a shade higher at $3.57%4@9.60, but ribs were 5c down at $9.62%. The late weakness in grains had a repressing in- uence and helped to bring out liberal of- erings during the latter part of the ses- sion. Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat, 36 cars; corn, 680 cars; oats, 206 cars; hogs, 45,000 head. ‘The leading futures ranged Articles.| Open. | High.| Low, | Close 2 FX s P F se2 # _égtt b w5 1 X 7 17 16 H ’ k] 9’ 9 a55 5o o nes gy G__G—Oi"I Jateady; ainier pat- ral , $3.30@3.40; sprin, " atraighte, - $.1008.40; WHEAT—-No. 2 spring, 78@Mc; No, 3, 7 @c;, No. 3 red, NG e ORI No. 2 38456 No. 5 white, sasse. o 2 5. s ‘White: ; RYE-No. 2, #c. BARLEY—Good feeding, 43@déc; fair to cholce malting, 46@élc. SEED-—No. 1 flax, $1.13; No. 1 northwest- :rl’ll. $L.18; prime timothy, #; clover, con- kers, $2. $17.37 60, " Short ( TGhE. Snart”clear siden (boxed), $.57%G10.00. bserd Following were the receipts and ship- ments of flour and grain: Recelpts. Shipments. 6,400 5'%‘22‘:, S8 e Produce exchange today tha but- ket was firm; creameries, 184273 ; 14@24c. Eggs, easler: at mark, in: cases, 144@G1i%c. Cheese, steady, NEW YORK, Feb. 2. 4872 Tbls.; 813 bbls.; mar steadily heid, with moderate demand; win- ter patents, $.65@4.00; winter straights, $3.6) winter nnesota bukers, §3.200 Rye ; falr to good, $3.00@s.35; choice @3.65; Minnesota patents, $4.1004.20; extras, $2.80G8.10; M 240; winter low grades, $2.600/2.90. flour, stead: 40G3.5. Buckwheat flour, qulet, spot to arrive. EAL — Quiet; city, $1.1 L Brandywine, $3.40g3.55 afoat; state, 57@e2c, c. 1. £, New York. BARLEY- Steady; feeding, 4ic, c. i. Buffalo; malting, 62%@édc, c. 1. £., Buftalo, WHEAT-Receipts, 21.650 bu 918 bu. Spot market easy; No. 2 red, Silc, elevator; No. 2 red, 8¢, f. 0. b., afloat; No. northern Duluth, 89! %o. 1 hard Manitoba, . 6. b Optlons had firmness’ early in the duy on bullish cables together with weekly for- elgn and home statistics and covering, but after mid-aay heavy selling was impelied b o w in the southwes: and y, closin © lower; arch, TGS, closed At Bee B 81xe, ‘closed “at Sle: July, TSK@T 13-16c, closed at TSic: September closed at T6ic. CORN—Recelpts, 146,000 bu.; exports, 2,- 50 bu Spot, steady; No. 2, 6. elevator, and 5fc, f. o. b., afloat; No, 2 yellow, b7c; No. 2 white. early on stronger cable rivals and & Secreased visible, afloat. the | United Kingdom after next week the price | , FLOUR—Recelpts, et yellow _western, E—Quiet; No. 2 western, 62, f. 0. b, f.. exports, 59,- afloat; e d Optlons, atter advancing | iight contract ar- | large, colored, fall made, 14%¢c; late made, 13%c: large, White, fall made l4%c; late made 1314 POULATRY — Alive, unsettled. Dressed, firmer; ‘western chickens, 14@l4sc; western @1 i%e; turkeys, 18619 ALS-Tin declined 1:s6d in London 1g at £132 1fe for spot and £1353 stures, and in the local market i aleo was hade lower, but quiet at 29,50 pper was 13s 94 _higher in toda on last Friday, with sing at and futures €58 1is 6. Locaily the were about 10 points nigher. 8tanaard is quoted at $12.50, lake + $15.006113.20, electrolytic at $13.006713.35 and camting at $15.0@13.00, Lead advanced in London to £1: 138 6d, but remained qulet and unchanged. Speifer was aiso higher in London, advancing os to £2178 6d, but like leaa was unchanged locally at $.00u L1e. Iron In Glasgow closed b4s 11d and ac b8 50 in Middlesborough. Locally fron was quiet and unchanged 1 four.dry nortn- ern is quoted at §24.006124.50; No. ¢ foundry northern, $22.00622.60; No. 1 roundry south- ern and No. 1 toundry southern soft at $B.50G2A.50. Warrants continue nominal. WHOLESALE MARKET. Condition of Trade and Quotations on Staple and Faney Produce. EGGS—Market weak; fresh stock, 13c. LIVE POULTRY—Hens, 10@10%c; old roosters, 4@oc; turkeys, 1s@lsc; ducks, @ be; geese, i@SC; chickens, per 1bl, 10@10%c DRESSED FOULTRY—Chickens, 11@lc; hens, 1lgizc; turkeye, 15@18c; ducks, 11@le; Liglze ThH—Packing stock, 13¢; cholce in tubs, 16Glic; separator, U@2e. OYSTEKS—Standards, per can, 25c; extra Selects, per can, doc; New York Counts, per can, 42c; bulk, extra Selects, per gal., $1.75; bulk, Standard, per gal., $1. FKOZEN FRESH FISE 9@10c; herring, sc; pickerel, 8c; pike pérch, 6 buffale dressed, 7c; sunfish, 3c; bluefins, Whitefish, Sc; salmon, 16c; haddock, 'lici 1 codfish, '12c; redsnapper,’ luc; lobaters, | bolled, per b, 33c green, per b, 8i¢; buithead: bass, we; halibut, lic. BRAN—Per ton, $15,50. HAY-—Prices quoted by Omaha Wholesale Dealers’ association: Choice No. 1 upland, ¢(; No 1 medium, 1 coarse, $5.50. K¥e straw, . Thess prices are for hay of good color and qually. Demand fair; re- ceipts light. CORN-—43c. OATS-—-3%. RYE—No. 2, 4sc. VEGETABLES. NEW CELERY—Kalamazoo, per doz., 25c; California, per doz., 46@ioc. POTATOES—Per bu., 404 §SWEET POTATOES 2. 25, NEW PARSLEY~Per doz bunches, 40c. NEW CARROTS—Per doz. bunches, 40c. LETTUCE—Per doz. bunches, dic. BEETS-—-New southern, per doz. bunches, s0c; old, per bu., 40c. CUCUMBERS-Hothouse, per doz., $1.75. PARSNIPS—Per bu., ¢, CARROTS—Per bu., i0c. GREEN ONIONS-Southern, | bunches, 4oe. RADISHES—Southern, per doz. bunches, e, | TURNIPS—Per bu., 40c; Canada rutaba- gas, per lb, 1jc; new southern, per doz. vunches, 50 ONIONS-Red Wisconsin, per Ib., 1%c; white, per Ib., 2c; Spanish, per craté, 1.7 SPINAC H—Southern, per doz. bunch Bae. WAX BEANS—Per bu. box, $3; string beans, par bu. box, $1.5. CABBAGE—Holland seed, per 1b., 1%c. NAVY BEANS—Per bu. §2.56. per 6-basket per crate, spot ¢ OMAHA 40gse. ~lowa and Kansas, per doz. TOMATOES—New Florida, crate, $4.50@5.00. CAULIFLOW ER—Califorr! $2.00 FRUITS. PEARS—Fall varieties, per box, $3.30. APPLES—Western, per bbl, % Jona- thans, $6; New York scock, $3.2; California Bellfiowers, per bu. box, $1.60. GRAPESMalagas, per keg, $6.0087.00, CRANBERRIES — Wisconsin, per ' bbl $10.50; Bell and Bugles, §11; ver box, $3.50. STRAWBERRIES—Floriaa, per qt., tc. TROPICAL FRUITS. LEMONS—California fancy, $.60; choice, ornia navels, fancy, $3.00 25, ORANGES—C: @3.15; cholce, 32.75; Mediterranean sweets, $2.2; sweet Jaffa, $2.50. DATES—Persian, in 70-1b. boxes, per Ib., ®e; Bor gase of b, pkga, s, FIGS—California, per 10-1b. cartons, %0c; Turkish. per 35-lb. box, 14@lsc. MISCELLANEOUS, HONEY—Utah, per 24-frame case, $3.25; Colorado, $50. CIDER—New York, $; per %-bbl., $2.60. n, per %-bbu., num;.gmt%—wlncow oL MBFALS, ETC.—A. B. Alpltn quot the following prices: Iron, country mixed, ger tons, ml;b ro& sioys nla?, per ton, lr: copper, per Ib., C; brass, heavy, per S brass, light, 6l4c; lead, per 1b.; b3 8c; zine, per Ib., Zie. APLE SUGAR—Ohio, per Ib., 10c. POPCORN—Per Ib., 2¢; shelled, dc. HIDES—No. 1 green, bc: N;_'d 2 green, bc No. 1 salted, 7c; No. o hi'ru. B2 veal calf, 8'to 12 Ibs., calf, 12 to'15 Ibs., 6c; dry pelts. 2@ibe; horse hides, $1.50G2.60. NUTS—Walnuts, No. 1 soft shell, per Ib. 15c; hard shell, per Ib., 14c; No. 2 soft she 13¢; No. 2 hard shell, per I izc; ulberts, per Ib 2¢ per 1b., 16c; hard shell, 15¢; pecal per 1b., 1234 small, per 1b,, 11c; per doz.. fc} :hesthuts, per Ib., 10c; peanuts, per ib., Skc; roasted peanuts, per.lb., 7Tc; black walnuts, per bu., $1; hickory nits, per bu., #1.50; cocoanuts, per 100, $4, St. Louls Grain and Provisions, ST. LOUIS, Feb. %4—WHEAT—Lower; No. 2 red, cash, elevator, Tlsc; track, 4@ May, 79%c;-July, T0%¢; No.'2 hard, 71% CORN-—Lower; No. 2 cash, 41 013@“’;‘ May, 41%@41%c; July, 41 @41%c. IATS—Lower; No. 2 cash, 85%c; track, g(‘:c May, 36%c; July, 831%c; No. 2 white, Sige. YE—Higher, 0@i0%c. FLOUR-—Steady; red winter patents, $3.40 @3.55; extra fancy and straight, $3.10@3.; c‘;“kr. t!.flufi'fl.m.h SED—Timothy, nominall .00@3.60. CORNMEAL- Sieady, 230 * BRAN-Firm; sacked, east track, 24@25c. HAY-Firm; timothy, $.00@15.00; prairie, $8,00G711.00, RON COTTONTIES--Lower, $1.05. BAGGING—Lower, i%@6c. HEMP TWINE Lower. fo. PROVISIONS — Pork,’ low Jobbing, standard mess, $17.60. Lard, stronger at $9.45. Dry salt meats (boxed), lowgr; extra shcrts, $9.624; clear ribs, §9.62)%; sKOTt clear, .76. 'Bacon (boxed), lower; extsm shorts, $10.50; clear ribs, $10.60; short clear, $10.62%. METALS—Lead, firm at $3.97%. Spelter, firm at $4.85. POULTRY—Lower; chicken: keys, 18Gic: ducks, lic; geese, T UTTER — Higher;' creamery, dairy, 18@2c. EGGS—Lower; fresh, l4c. Recelpts. Shi, ts. Flour, bbls.. honic 7,000 8,00) Wheat, bu. 3800) Corn, bu e 94,00) Oats, bu....... 66,000 c; track, Liverpool Gral Provisions. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 2.—WHEAT—Spot, No. 2 red weatern, winter, steady at 6s 1bd; No. 1 northern, spring, quiet at 6s 8%d; No. 1 California, quiet at 65 11d. Futures, qulet; March, 6s 3id; May. 6 214d; July, 65 1%d. CORN — Bpot, American ~mixed, steady at 4s 6%d; old. no stock. Futures, steady: March. 48 6%d; May, 48 4isd PROVISIONS—Beef,' easy: extra India mess, 97s 6d. Pork, easy; prime mess west- ern, ‘. Hams, short cut, 14 to duli, 525. Bacon, Cumberland cut, Ibs.,' strong. 49s 8d; short ribs, 16 fo 24 Iba, strong, 6%8; long ¢ middles, light, 1bs., steady long clear middles, heavy, 35 to 4 Ibs., strong, 49s: short clear backs, 16 to 2 Ibs.,'strong, 50¢ 64; clear bel- 30s. ‘Shoulders, 25 64 | new, | @gc; cash, No. 2 mixed, 3fidoc; white,'$0G40%c: No. 3, 9%@dic OA'TS8—No. 2 white, 354 BRGEBC. KYE—No. 3, t6c HAY_Timothy, $1260G13.00; BUTTER-reamery, 21G% 2 Frech, 12c The following were the receipts and ship- | ments for two daye No. 2 mixed, prairie. dairy $9.00, Recelpts 120.8% 161,300 ) Shipments. | Wheat, Cory Oat bu bu bu WEARE COMMI 2054 COMPANY. 110-111 Board of Trade, Omaha, Neb— Telephone 1516, CHICAGO, Feb, #.—~WHEAT—The mar- ket waa firm early on stronger cables and in sympathy with corn and oats, but thers not much outside trade, and when ths coarse grains broke wheat prices deciined a cent from the typ. Liverpool futures were %a higher and London '4@%d higher, but cash houses reported thelr bids ‘from abroad a cent lower than Saturday. Min- | neapolis demand was not &> good. The statictics were bearish, show.ng u decreas in the visible of only 6,00 Wushels, com- pared with 1021000 decrease last year. World's shipmenis were 817,000 busheis. | There was an jncrease on passage of 1,164, 000 bushels. Clearances only 259,000 bushels Broomhall predicted larger arrivals in the | United Kingdom from increased movement of Danubian wheat. The seaboard r 6 loads taken for export. Primary receipts, 824,000 bushels for three da | last year; primary shipments, 4,000 by against 350,000 a ‘year ago. Northwest celpts, 691 cars for three days, against 401 a year ago. Local recelpts, 31 cars, with 1 contract; estimates for tomorrow, & cars. CORN-The market was strong early on continued buying by the provision inter- eats, which have been the factor of late. Cables were strong, English markets up %@1%d. There was selling of July by Pat- ten later in the day and the resuit was ths July discount increased to e ana the market lost its early advance. The eastern demand was poor, and therc was some ef- fort by New York to re-sell. Local re- celpts were 483 cars, with 1 contract; estl- mates for Wednesday, 660 cars. Clear- ances, 140,000 bushels. New York: reports loads taken for export. Primary rec 1,308,000 bushels for three days, against 000 last year: primary shipments, against 307,000, The visible decreased 9,000 bushels. ~ The local stock increased 209,000 bushels. ~ World's shipments, 4,863,000 bushels OATS—There has been continued selling of both May and July oats by the Patten interest, and these futures lost ¥@lc from the top. There was some evidence of thos: who took the Patten oats so freely last week were selling them out today. Local receipts, 262 cars, with 15 standard; esti- mates for Wednesday, 205 cars. The visible increased 831,000 busheis. The local stock Clearances, 12,000 bushels. The cash mar- ket was rather easy and the demand very Poor on account of the car situation. * PROVISIONS—The market opened steady commission house buying. There were 000 head hogs; prices at yards 5@10c lower, closing weak and fully’ 10c lower. This had some influence on the market. Harris & Gates led the selling of May and July ribs, which caused the decline. Estimates for 'tomorrow, 45,000 head. Hogs in the week and 84,200 last year. # WEARE COMMISSION Toledo Gral TOLEDO, Feb. 24.—WHEAT-Dull and weak; cash, T7%c; May, 79%c; July, T6%e. ull and weak; February, 46%c ¥, d5%c. l ull and weak; February, 37%c; May, 38%c. E—No. 2, bke. SEEDS—Clover, dull and steady: Febru- ary, $.40; March, 7174 Prime timothy, $1.80. " Prime alsike, $8. COMPANY. and See Minneapolis Wheat, Flour and Bran. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 24.—WHEAT—May, 4@ T6%c; July, T6%@76%c. On track: No,. 1 hard, iy No. 1 northern, Tric; No. norther: B@T6%c. FLOUR—First patents, $3.00G4.00; second patents, $3.80@8.90; first clears, $2.55; second clears, $2.10G2.20. BRAN—In bulk, $15.00G15.25. Milwaukee Grain Market, MILWAUKEE, Feb. 24—WHEAT—No. 1 northera, 3 2 northern, %@ 'I’kc: Y, c asked. ke eady; No. 1, 51@52c. BA Y—Dull; No, 2, 64@6i%c; sample, i —May, 46%c bid. ! Duluth Grain Market, DULUTH, Feb. 24.—WHEAT—Cas) 1 hard, 77¢; No. 2 northern, 7ic; northern, 77ic; May, Ti4c; July Tic. OATS—May, M. oria Market. 1l, Feb. 24.—CORN—Lower; teady; No. 3 white, #ie. New York Momey Market. NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—MONEY—On call, steady at 2K@8 per cent; closed at 2%@3 per cent: time money firm’ sixty days, 1140 per cent; ninety days, 4405 per cent; prime mercantile paper, @b per cent, STERLING EXCHANGE—$4.878 for de- mand and at $4.8450 for sixty days; posted rates, $4.051 and $4.80%; commercial bills, $4.535@M.54%. BILVER—Mexican dollars, BONDS—Government, firm; regular. he cloyng quotations on bonds are as follows: 2, reg.. No. No. 1 PEORIA, No. 8, OA’ 3%e. raliroad, ir- L & N. unl. & Mex. Central 4s. v 4o 13 ine 1074 *Minn. & St 1053 No. Pacific 1028 do 3a 5 102 N, & W. con. da.. 91% Reading gen. ds.... 105" *St L & I M e. bs. v o8l L & 8. F. ds. s e L 8 W, ... TN av Atchison gen. do adj. is. Bal. & Ohlo 4 do 3ys.... do_conv. 48 So. 2% Central of Ga. 1s fuc. fic 48, So. Rallway Ba... 4|Texas & Paclfic 1 9RT, St L & W. 4. 110%|Unlon Pacific 4s. 132%| do conv. 4a. 100% | b ” g L9 7 11y 1084 1175 108 Wheeling & L. E. &, |Wis. Central dn Con. Tobacco 4., Colo. Fuel & Ere prior lien 4s do_meneral ds. SF. W, & D. C. is.. Hocking Val. 4is *Bld. **Offered. Doston Sivek: BOSTON, Feb. 2 cent; time loan closing of stocks and Atehison 4s... 1001 N. E G & C. k] Atchison 51 do pfd....... 10034 Boston & Albany.... 260 Boston & Me. e Boatun Flovated. .. 100% N Y., N H. & H...30§ Fitchburg pfd s | Unlon Pacific .| Mex. Central American Sugar do ptd...... &7 &S » and Nonds. —Call loans, 3@4 per @ per cent. Ofclal bonds: Adventure Alloues Amalgama Birgham Calumet & Hecls Centennial CopperRange Franklin lsle Royals Mohawk %|01dDomision 121% [Osceola 1214 | Parror 1674 | Quiney 641 | Tamaraci 198 ”| Trimountat 3644 Trinity 100" | Utab Victoria Winon, 103 Wolverine e W% ) D% 0 830 31y T 1% B g1 n a2y 118 184 10 18% e s American T. Dominton 1. Gen. Blectrie Mass. Electrie . United Fruit U. 8. Steel do ptd Westingh a4 Common [ 20,00 | afloat and in'store increased 353,000 bushels, | and advanced some on light offerings and | west today, 90,400 head, against 53,000 last | | Banhastan L0 balances, $2,72450; New York exchangs, % discount’ foreign exchange, unchangea; sterl.ng posted at $4.85 tor sixty days and at 4.8 for demand. YURK, F balances, PHILADELFPHIA $18,600,6.9 money per cent BOSTON, Feb. 24—Clearings, § baarces, $132,206; money, § per cent T. LOUIS, Feb. M.—Clearings, 39,034,973 lances, 31,8 483; money, stcaLy. 6uG8 pe cent; New York exchanke, luc ulscount CINCINNATI, Feb, #.—Clearings, % el oy, a9 pe New York han iscount 4~ Clearings, $142,- 2.—Clearings ety 1,941 it NEW YORK SIOCK AND BONDS, Wenker Money Back i Sennt NEW YORK, erators in stoc arned upon the he significant upward Louis « San Franclsco and in Wabash piecerred hag very ittle sympathetic effect upon the geheral tone of the market infiience of the weax bank statement on aturcay and of the devewopments of today in money proved more than sufficient to overcom: any sympathetic effect trom these manitestationg of strength. But in the afternoon, when the senate had tak Aldricn snarciai blil, a et in and a large pr § Wi recoverea was largely pre A fair demonstr attached in the financial com- munity to everything that promises relief from the threatenca financial stringency of the coming fall. In this connection any assurance, such as provided by the Ai- drich bill, against withdrawals from the meney market by the government in the collectlon of surplus revenue is considered of prime importance. The Saturday bank statement, since which there was no ses- sion of the Stock exchange until today, was regarded as rather formidable evidence of the rapid Inroads beirg made upon bank- ing resources by large corporation require- ments. ‘The very large decrease in cash gives rise to the supposition that the local trust companies are also beginning to an- ticipate their needs in the enlargement of cash reserve to conform with clearing house requirements. Much significance was attached to the developments today of quite an acute pressure for funds from Chicago. The trangfer of $00,000 to that center through the subtreasury Is known to have been largely supplemented with direct shipments by cxpress. it is belleved that large payments coming due on March 1 on real estate operations in western towns are responsibie for this unexpected de- mand. ‘Ihe extent of commitments in west- ern land speculation has been a subject puzzled conjecture in New York for many months. Large ventures were known to have been made in preliminary payments, with the idea that future payments would be provided for by a resale of property, but that market lost its activity, as it has in S0 many other lines. The extent of the requirements for these supplementary pay- ments for real estate becomes of greater interest by rea: of this demand for funds. The local money market hardened on account of these developments and caused a reaction in _sterling exchange away from the gold export point. The ex- change market was not affected by heavy sales here of stocks for London account, the light seaboard grain clearances or by the decline in the export demand for cot- ton. It was evident that exchange was af- fected rather by a gessation of the demind for rémittance to repay to forelgners ma- turing loans owing to firmer money. The movements ir. St. #louls & San Francisco and in Wabash prefarred were shrouded in mystery, but specufators supposed the two movements were Aconnected. The stock market hypothesisfwas that a newly se- cured confro! of St Rouls & San Francisco carried a threat of complication to the Gould southwestemi system and that the Pennsylvenia ralipad was availing itself of this to press for: substantial Wroperty Market News Helps Raily. The were market Keeps minds of marifestly outiook. movement in St P s ubstantial rion The whole fonal, but it on of the im- movement was but portance holdings in the Wabash system on account | of the latter's trubk line aspirations. The strength of Amalgamated was attributed (0 the further rise;in the metal and sugar rises seemed to bi connected with an ad- vance n the price of coffee. The market closed- quite active and firm. There was some breadth to the bond market, but the largest activity in St. Loufs & San Francisco funding 4s and Wabash deben-' ture Bs. The general tome was irregular Total' sales, par value, $4612,000. United States coupon 3s advanced % per cent on the last call. The following arb tue closing prices on the New York Stock exchange: Atchison Chicago & Alton. do pfd.... Chicago & E. T1I.... Chics i do 1st ptd do 24 ptd Chicago Ter. do_ ptd c. ¢ C. & St Colorado So.. do 1st ptd do 24 ptd Dol do 34 btd.... Wis. Contral do_ptay Adams Bx. il American: Ex. 173 United_States Ex. 3% Wells-Fargo Ex |Amal. Copper ...: Amer. Car & F.. do_pta 4 Amer.” Lia. 0ii do ptd. American 8. do pid.. Anac. Miging Co Brooklyn R. ... Colo. Fuel & Iron Cone. Qas ... Cont. Tobaceo ptd Gen. Electric ... Hocking Coal Inter. Paper do ptd |Inter. Power lede Gas ... fonal Blecuft 1. ational Lead No. ‘American \ [ Pacific Coast Pacific Mall 2104, 1155 Hocking Valley 13 do pfd Iiinots Centrai . Towa Ces L &N Met Mex Mex Minn, Mo. Pacific MK &T do ptd...... N. J. Central N. Y. Central Norfolk & W. do ptd...... Ontario & W.. Pennsylvania Reading ] do 1st ptd St Ry Central . Téla Tenn. Coal & %" 'Union Bag & P. 3% do pld..... {1483 U 8. Leather i3’ 4o pfd....... 18 U 8. Rubber. 4o 24 pld. % do pfd....... St L &S F 1% U. 8. Steel do st pfa 17867 a0 ptd o 24 ptd.. . 1\ T6% Western Union ...... " LS w. 2713| Amer. Locomotive .. a0 “ptd o pfd st Paul K. C. Southern .. 40 _pfd 4o ptd So. Pacific 80, Railway do ptd FHitsl {m m Cotton Market, NEW YORK, Feb 24.—COTTON—Opened easy at a decline of 5@ points. The c trofling influence during the early session was mn?omunu English cables. There was considerable selling by the room ele. ment, and a general absence of support on the part of the bull clique. The only fea- ture of the trade was selllng of summer months by the south and a little buying of July for European account. In general way th ket was very fe ish, re- 1'ng so throughout the day and sug- gestng a fear on the part of the lceal traders that an important change of some aracter was near at hand. Short sel ing was restricted somewhat by the late rallies at Liverpool, but room sentiment was mistakably mixed. Near months show & steadiness, principally on covering by be- lated Marci: shorts. The difference between May and July ranged from 18 to 20 points most of the forenoon. After the first sell- ing movement had subsided there was a ral steadying of the whole list, which continued until after mid-day, when ssion house selling, partly on stop rders, broke May to Se. t was also as- sumed that Wall street operators, in dis- ™ Toe | t was anoounced that | 1 up the consideration | (ONAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET Literal Receipts of Oattle, but Prices Held About Steady. | | HOGS SOLD FIVE TO TEN CENTS LOWER! | | Sheep with Toward Weak Market Opened Active, Fully Steady, but the Feeling W and Last Sales Were Lower. Prices Cloxe | SOUTH OMAHA, Feb Cattle. Hogs. Sh u n, dod | were lc ohaay { Oniidiai ‘i uesday | | r | | . Fwo days this week 9,314 Sume vays lasi week | Same week betoge..... | Same three weeks ago | Bame tour weeks ago. Same days lest year... AT RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR TO DATE. The foliowing table thows the receipts ol cattle, hogs and. cheep at South Omaha tor the year to date, with comparisons with last year, 1. 1902, inc. Dec | Laltie, 10,88 1o, 00 18481 .. | Hogs BB A0 .l B0 . 188,256 119,100 69,136 | e price paid for nogs at South tor the last several days with comn- | parisous: Date. 16,080 16,086 16,4 1704 11,468 | 16,49 14, | 1908, (1902, 1901|1900, {1899, 1585 | 6.9 62 i 8% : 8 ;’E!E’. ¥_¥ & SETE cacace _E2 =) R 28 ° LIRS FIag 3 ¥FF i £ & e € BEEHER "SEFERE "Srr Y 258 I&_FE ey R (EEERS L3 3414 F = [FrRr——. Ee | zz32zg CERERER °B! wosues oo BBEEEE ceses =8 Z2EELE | zmzn * Indicates Sunday. The officlal number of cars of stock brought in today by each road was: Roads, Cattle Hogs. Sh'p. H'ses. C., M. & St P. Ry... 20 1 o Wabash R Missouri Pacific Ry.. Unlon Pacific system. Q8 W Wo Byl oo F., E &M V. R R. C., 8t P, M. & O. Total receipts... 167 The dispositifn of the day's recelpts was as follows, each buyer purchasing the num- indicated: Cattle. | Swift and Company. Armour & Co........... Cudahy Packing Co. rmour, from Sloux City. Vansant & Co... Carey & Benton. Lobman & Co... ‘W. 1 Btephen..... Hill & Huntzinger. Livingstone & Shailer. F. Husz... olf’ & Murnan..... F. Hobblck... Werthelmer. B. Hamilton Other buyere Totals .. 4,068 CATTLE—There was a blg run of cattle here this morning, but local packers took hold In good shape and there was very little ghange from vesterday in the prices paid. Trading was not exactly brisk, but atill the bulk of the offerings was disposed of in fairly good season. The steer market could be quoted: about steady. The market was a littie slow in openig and salesmen in some cases had time to get what they considered steady prices, but as a rule there was prac- tically no change from yesterday in the same it has been for some time F.ll which means that there were no finished cattle on sal The cow market was active and stead: In some cases sales were made that looked a little stronger, but the bulk of the offer- ings sold in yesterday's notches. The greatest demand was for cutters and the | better grades of cornfeds. Canners con- | tinued to be more or less neglected and | certainly brought no more than they did yesterday. Although a large proportion of the receipts consisted of cows a good clear- ance was made. Bulls, veal calves and stags all sold in ust about the same notches they did on onday. There was qui ite a demand this morning | for anything at all decent in the way of stockers and feeders. Quite a few buyers were in from the country, so that specu- | lators took hold with considerable life and | paid fully steady prices for practically everything offered. The better the quality the easler they were to sell. Representa- | tive sales: BEEF ST! No. Av. Pr. 1 Bl 02 418 1097 430 a6 42 190 435 prices pald. The quality was just about the | T2 2ZRRBRINERTSBRZELIR PEIE2RR and raarket opened active and steady. buyers seemed to that soon disposed of. ® $1,50 5 Per Cent Serial Gold Debenture Bonds. ISSUED BY (EST Manufacturers of Plows, 2498 | Coupon bonds of $500 and $1,000 each, with provision for reglstration a Dated November 1st Optional on Interest days, fn numerical order, at Deere & Compan LISHED 1847) Moline, 1. to principal 1902 105 and intery ' PAYABLE. $125,000 per annum from 1903 to 1912, ““ “ 50,000 Principal dnd Semi-Annual “ 1913 to 1917, Interest Payable . at Tie First National Bank of Chicago The Wirst Nat 1 Bank of New York. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. RESOURCE:! Total assets..............$8,118,325.56 LIABILITIES: nly indebteghess (in ad- dition g0 tbis -issue of bonds).:1... ... $392,333.50 |o l The NET assets of the Company therefore exceed FIVE TIMI: the bonded debt. Average NET annual profits for the last five fiscal years This is more than EIGHT TIMES the maximum annu: . -$640,918,27. 1 inter charge and over THREE TIMES the annual require- ments for both principal and interest. e Special circular, contalning price and full pafticulars, upon application Peabody, Houghteling & Ca., or First Nitional Bank of Chicago, 154 DEARBORN STREET, 3 2S2ISHER enalRumxio e YA e 1068 HOGS—-Recelpts of hogs were very liberal this morning and the market was gen- erally 6@10c lower than yesterday. Trad- ing started out very slow and it was late before much business was transacted. The bulk of the hoge sold from $6.50 to $6.90. The better welghts sold mostly from .85 to $6.9, with prime heavy welghts selling up to $7.00. The medium weights went from $6.80 to $6.85 and the light stuft from 3680 down. There was no great amount of activity o ,thé market at any time, but stily After buyers and_ sellers nn-fl{'{n toxétheér on ‘prices, it was not long ore the big s ‘was disposed of. he light and common stuft was.of course nelhc{ and sellers found hard to Eoge th ‘tl'h"h:' stuff at _any price. epresentative sales:|, o ':'v. 8h. Pr. 2w 28823333333 052%. No. Av. Sh. Pr. 192 0 67 o £l - & SEEEEEEEEET EBEBBIAY s & 8 P 8BTELS: BRERSH REERE ERERE BRRE R R RSB ERRRERELERARRER 128RaEELEIan EBBRILBTBLLEBBZ % & e BLEY DT P 2EIIIBSRBAR W FEEEEE suasER SRR R bk BRARARBRRBLLTLLET HEERDEH s it b oo EEIEE LR td14d 1 83888 PR AR RRRENRRRBRRRRBARAR 2. %% g B o 35Rs55gEEETEer e RESLESERRIAAAITIRNAIAY H Jose 173 ! . 243 . &8 | SHEEP—There was a liberal run of sheep | lambs here this morning, but the All the have liberal orders, .ol | PR OB P RN RReRRRRRRRRRRERAGC EAGACARIRRRBARARRICANARAAREEAREABAAARS RERRERZZBR g 1 8 the bulk of the early arrivals was Toward ‘the close there emed to be a little casier tone to the | 35 cunp ewes.... B4 westorn ewes, g % western cwely ' | 6 _western ewek . 3ewes and wilthers 201 westerr wethers. 156 western lambs 67 western lambs...... sheep and yearlings.. sheep and vearlings. western wethers... yearlings and weth lambs and yea western lambs. weste, lambs.... westefin lambs. . nativeé lambs. g 219 448 ] «EHE | | | CHICAGO LIVi S™0CK MARKET. Oattle Are Steady, but Hogs and Lambs All Go Lower. CHICAGO, Feb. M.—CATTLE—Recéipts, 4,600 h i stead: 0od to prime steers, $5.25@5.75; poor to medium, $3.25@4.75; stock- Reltarn, 40,4 To; canmers, S 60; bl elfers, $2.00G4.75; canners, $1.40@2.00; 82 %; caives, $3.2507.75; Texas-fed steera, $3.256M.25. HOGS—Receipts today, 31,000 head; esti- mated tomorrow, 3,000; lef¢ over, 7,000, 10 150 lowor; mixed and butchers, ' $6.80 .I5; jood to cholce heavy, §1.20G7.35; roueh e, SHEEP AND LAMBS—Recelpts, 12,000 head; steady; lambs 1 lower; good to cholce wethers. $5. fair fo choice mixed, $4. sheep, $4.76G5.75; native jambs, western lambs, $4.75G 7.25. Ofmelal Sheep yesterday: Receipts, k!hlpme’nz‘-fi 0678 1,622 Cattle . Hogs ... Sheep ........ Kansas City Live Stock Market, KANSAS CITY, Feb. 24.—CATTLI—Re- celpts, 11,800 natives, 400 Texans, 100 native calve: corn cattle about steady; cows steady to 10c lower; bulls strong: stockers d feeders steady; cholce export and ensed beef steers, #.5065.25; fair to good, $3.50@M4.46; stockers and feeders, $3.00G4.%0; western-fed steers, $3.50@5.00; Texas and Indian steers, $3.10@4.20; Tex 52.00 @3.00; native cows, $1.50@4 native heif- ers, 33.0064.10; canners, $1.00G2.00; bulls $2.25@0.90;_calves, $2.75G1.00. HOGB—Receipts, 14,00 head; market 100 180 _lower; top, $1.10;" bulk of sales, $6.99@ 7.00; heavy, $5.90G7.10; mixed packers, $6.75 @1.00; light, $5.4000.8; yorkers, $.76g5.55; plgs, "85, 3 SHEEP AND LAMBS-—Recelpts, 86,00 head; market opened steady, closed weak to 10¢ lower; native lambs, $4.00@6.75; west- ern lambs, $3.85@6.50; fed ewes, $3.15@6.00; native wethers, $3.50@6.60; western wethers, $3.4096.70; stockers and feeders, $2.50@3.65. cows, New York Live Stock Market. NEW _YORK, Feb. 4.—CATTLE-—Re- ceipts, 240 head, mainly consigned direct; no eales reporte dressed beef, steady; clty dressed native sides, extremo range, jfe. ‘ables quoted American steers at 18%c, dressed welght; refrigerator beef at 10c. Exports, steady; beef estimated at 810 beeves, heep, 4,566 quarters of beef. CALVES-Recelpts, 255 __head; about eady; veals sold at $5.0099.50; one bunch at $0.78; city dressed veals, general sales, 1@lde per Ib. OGS—Recelpts, 4315 head; slightly easler; state sold at $7.65; common mixed western, $8.75; state pigs, $7.40. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Receipts, head sheep and lambs rated at steady; common and medium lambs. w and weak; sheep sold at $4.0094.25; lamb $6.55@1.121%; dressed muttons, T5%@c per Ib. dressed lambs, 9@1Zc. 250 head sl 2,984 about St. Joweph Live Stock Market. 8T. JOSEPH, Feb. 24—CATTL celpts, 3,600 head; natives, $3.35@3 weaterns, $3.95@4.65; stockers and feed-' 25a3.60. HOGE ecelpts, 2825 head; light and light mixed, $6.7066.95; bulk of sales, 3.8 7 50446, 0. TRUEES P A0 LAMBES—Receipts, 430 head; top native lambs, §1; Colorado year- lings, $6.55; ewes, $.15 Stock in Sigh reacted | c net arch, 2%} exports. 10,- 43%c; No. 3, white, 4o} track ‘white, lles. 1§ to 16 Ibe. strong, square, strong, iis 6d. La western, in tlerces, fined, in pails, 49s. BUTTER- { United States, nominal; good United tes, steady, Sos. CHEESE—Stcady; American finest white and colured, 62 6d TALLOW-Drime city, gteady, 2s; Aus- trallan, in London, easy, 33s 6d. Receipts of wheat A|Hrlnf the last three days, 188,000 centals, including 61,000 Ameri- can Receipts of American corn during the last three days were 236, centals. Philadelphi PHILADELPHIA, London Stock Market. LONDON, Feb, 2.—Closing quotations Consols, money....$3 1-16 New York Central...151 do account 924 Norfolk & Western.. 76 | Anaeonda 64l o’ pta.. a2y ontarlo & Westera 2165 | Pennayivania 100% Rand Mines 141" [Reading 8 | do lm pid.]l 31| do 24 bid.. 181 |Southern Ry 21| o pi 414 [8outhern Pacific 1% | Unfon Pas 20| do ptd-..... © 12 *|United States Sioai 0" pHA. it Wabash ... do” pra.. ireas, were identified with a movement to break the market. Under selling of this character the market became very nervous and feverish, with the July discount under May widening to 22 ponts, or the greatest of ‘the season. Large export clearances and the firmness of southern spot markets had little effect In checking the relling and the close was officlally called steady, with prices 2 points higher to 2 lower. Sales estimated at 30,000 bale ST LOUIS, ~ Feb. dling, 9%c: sales, bales; shipments, 506 bales. trade, owing partly to the fact that re- perts ‘rom Chicago were not favorable to the sclling Interests and also because Luy- ers had their more urgent orders filled Practically everything was disposed of in §00d_season. Western lambs sold as high as $665 and a_little bunch of natives | brought #10 "Yearlings sold up to %6 and ewes 4.0, ose! Rrspbpyeesd 0 There were a few feeders on sale, but | S Josenh s SO8 they sold at just about sfeady prices | “Quotations: Cholce lambs, $6.56.78; falr | to good lambs $.50§6.25; choice Colorado lambs, $6.50g7.00; cholce lightweight year- lings, ' $5.85616.00; cholce heavy yeariings, $.40G5.05; fair 1o good yearlings, $.00G8.50: cholce wethers, $5.2.@5.50; fair to good, $.78 @5.25; cholce ewes, $4.65064.75; falr to good ewes, SLToqAS; fecder lambs 34754650 feeder yearlings, $4.55U4.T5; feeder wethers, $.0004.65; feeder ewes, $5.00g450. Repre: sentative sales: No. 168 1 16 sharply with wheat and closed 4@ Jower.” February closed at 9%c; BT@stc; May, 62%@olc, closed at July. w.fimc, closed at 50%ec. OATS—Reccipts, 115 31 bu._ Spot, steady 42%e; No. ite, #%c: No track mixed western, nomin; &%@4sc. Options, irregular all day, being Brm at first, but eventually weak with olflc{ mlc;l ‘l;‘)' (ih-led‘z:': 41%c. shipping, 86a7c; good choice, Kc@sl.05 o o HOPS—Quiet; state, common to cholce, 1803 crop, 9Gc; 1901 crop. UG2Tc; old, 12%e; Pecific coast, 182 crop, %@sic; 101 crop, 2 @ife; old, Sui2ike, HIDES—Firm; Galveston, ® fo 35 ibs, rola, o 8., 19¢; Texas 3 to 50 1bs.. Mo Lid LEATHER-—Firm: acld, 24%@2c. PROVISIONS—Beef, dull; family, $15. 16.00; mess, $10.006010.50; beéf hams, $20. 31.50; packers. $12.00813.00; city extre India Mess, $23.0026.00. Cut meats, irm; pickled Dellies. $9.2%5@10.25: pickled shoulders, $5.50 pickled ~hams, $11.00G1150. Lard, quiet western steamed, $10.00; refined, 'ste uth America, $10.86; rd, firm: prime The following were the receipts of live 48s 64, American re- stock at the six principal western cities Yosterday: ey Cattle 4,900 L 4500 1150 Hogs. Sheep. 11,500 5,000 31000 12,00 6,000 2,00 120 o0 Omsha Chicago _..... Kansas City St Louls U800 Chicago G. W C. M. & St DeBeers Denver & do ped.. Erie ... do st pid do 34 pta Nilnots Central Louleville & Nash M. K &T BAR SILVER—Quiet at 2244 per ounce, MONEY--3%@4 per cent. e rate of di count in the opeh market for short bills 3%@3% per cent and for three months’ bills is 89-16@3% per cent. ~COTTON—Firm 120 bales; receipts, 6 bales; stock, Totals 1o 81,800 e —————————————————— R G | 6g0. A, Adams Grain Co. GRAIN, PROVISIONS AND STOCKS. Members Chicago Board of Trade, St. Louis Merchants Exchange and Kan. sas Clty Board of Trad Room 324 Board Trade Bl4 Phones 1006 and 1017 J. E. Von Dern, Viee Preside L\ rodace Market, Feb. '24.—BUTTER— Firm, @l higher: extra western cream- ery. 3§lxc. extra nearby prints, 8le. EGGS—-Weak and lc lower; fresh nearby, 15c, at the mark; fresh western, 15c, at the markjs fresh southwestern, lbc, at the mark“fresh southern, 14c, at the mark. CHEESE—8teady: New York full éreams, prime small, 14Gl4lc; fair to good small, 1 rime la lic; falr to good St. Louls Live Stock Market, ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24.—CATTLE—Recelpts, 6000 head, including 4,000 Texans: market steady: native shipping and export steers, $4.0065.50; dressed beef and butcher steers $3.5065.20; steers under 1000 Ibs., $3.75G4 flockers and feeders. & W0G4.0; cows and helfers, . 5@3.00; bulls, W04i4.00; calves, $5.2607.50; Texas and In: dian steers, $3.00g4.40; cows and heiters, - 60l 15 N rn ewes. western ewes native ewes. Colorado ewes western ewe western ewes native lambs western wethers. western yesrlings western lambs western lambs. western lambs western lambs culls cull ewes culls . western cwes buck western ewes cull wethers cull lambs. western ewes. New York Mining Stock NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—The followin, the quotations’ on the New York exchenge: Adams Con Alice Hreece. Brunswick ' Con Comatock Tunn Con. Cal. & Vi Tora Silver . iron Stiver 2 i Bl 5 . Omaha. HOGS—Recelpts, 9000 head; market 10c - lower; pigs and lights. $6.70@7.00; packers, 16 7.10; butchers, §7.00G7.5 SHEEP AND LAMES—Receipts. 2.000 head: market strong: native muttons, $1.30 30; lambs, $.50G7.00: culls and buck: 30¢14.7; stockers, §1.003.00; Texans, & Visible Supply of G NEW YORK, Feb, 2.—The visible supply of Erains Satirday, February 21, as com- by the New York Produce exchange, s an follows: Wheat, 4595400 bu.; decrease, 16,000 bu. Corn, 16481000 bu.; decrease. 9,000 bu. Oats, 5.974.000 bu.; ‘Increase. §31.000 bu. Rye, 988,000 bu.; increase, 34,000 bu. Barley, 1,862,00 bu.; decrease, 185,000 bu. Kansas Olty Grala und Provisio " KANSAS CITY, Feb. 24— —May, 3 B o ipts, 1908 Feb. 2#.—WHEAT--May. state full pkr'.: firm: | 6% o; July, c; cash, No. 2 hard, cream, fancy, small. colored, fall o, 3. ige; No. 4, 61 3 made, lc: late made, dc; small, Gsc. Vhite, rall” o' o 3 Jected, 5 ; No. 2 red, Tic; ‘made, ddie; late. made, ‘c; | " CORN-ApH, Ske: May. Mone; July 85 are econtinent. 310.80; tock compound, §7.50@7. Pork, gulet; family. J,% U ‘short clear, $I&T0G%.50; mess, A —Basy; elty G2 per pks), 5Xe: kgs. free), C. Yalr to extra, 84 i ulet; domestl i 7,281 firm ; Ju Eg‘ nominal. state dairy, 15G%c; creame e creamery, common to cholce, c. EGGS—Recelpts, 1,367 pkgs.; steady; state and Pennsylvania, average best 17¢; west- ern. faney. | CHEES szseg 1 1 10 8 Write for our market letter and casi ; i } i } ; LT 23R country ( RICE— 9 < 2 @ 2 @ € A P Eatablished e " T WEARE COMMISSION CO., CHICAGO Meinbers 06 Lbe Frincipsl Excha, Wires to All Folnts. GIRAIN, MHOVISIONS, S1OCKS, Bought and soid for cash o future delivery. OMAHA BRANCH, 1lv-111 floard of Trade W. E 195 180 130 1% 8 6 S§TOCK COWS AND HEIFERS, ) S§TOCKERS AND FEEDERS w8 3 w s b 50 25 60 o N Sloux City Live Siock Market. SIOUX CITY, Féb. 2.—(Special Tele gram.) — CATTLE — Receipts, 1,000 head beeves, $3.8085.00; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.5%0@4.00; stockers and feeders, 32.75g4.2 calves amd yearl 525001285 HOGS—Recelpt: 500 heed: S@loc lower, selling at $6.504/7.00; bulk. $6.866.80. [l —Receipts, @0 Lead; strong, 5 pkgs. . extra, Swall Hopes Leadville Con Standard *Assessment paid. Bank Clea OMAHA, Feb. %.—Bank clearings today, . d! day last yea; M52 432 09, —Clearings, $34,740,18; BONDY “Lelephone 1316 Ward local Menaget. Teense 0