THE OMAHA BATTiY 1JEE : TTIVRSDAV , APTlTTj in , 1810.

Again Wheat Strengthens and Gains Oent-

on Drop Damage Bcports ,

CORN AND OATS ARE A SHADE BETTER

Arc HourMny MiiiiMn-tlon

-

llrliiK SUM t'mlcr AVny PorkIjOMt'N Twite nnil n Hnlf-

CIIICAOO. . April 12. Persistent reports to-

day¬

of crop damage (strengthened wheat nndMay clo'ed with a gain of Ic. Corn Im-

proved¬

4p and oats He. Pork lost 12'4c , lardJtic nnd ribs Be-

.Reporttl.

of crop conditions were the chiefconsiderations again with wheat speculatorsnt the opening nnd those being of one un-

varying¬

tone of badness the market openedlitrong. Receipts here nnd In the northwestwere small , Chicago Betting only 35 cars , ofwhich 2 were graded contract , and Mlnne-

npolls-

und UulutU 188 , colnpared with 112 ayear ago. The MKsourl weather bureau ro-

jiort-

of wheat condition In that stale saidmany correspondeula reported half thewheat killed , and the Iowa state reportclaimed late sown wheat wow about all deadend early sown seriously damaged. PrivatereporlM wore almost Unanimously of a mostdlscouraglnK character with regard to ''thoinjury done. Those were not repetitions ofprevious reports , but from fresh sources.-Mny

.

wheat opened to .ic higher at .KM ?, and during the llr t two bourn rose to-

72'Jc. . At that point , however , realizing com-menced

¬

nnd forced the price back again to-

ijamogo claims again became popular ,

however , nnd were- given the most considera-tion

¬

Thcro were several UPS and downs as-

thn session progressed , with trade verylight. On ono ot the downward reactionsabout forty minutes frirm the close somettioavy shorts attempled lo cover. Imme-diately

¬

the price shot up , May touching72-Vc , -losing with Heller * nt ij .2lic.

There were a number of considerations' In-

rorn of bullish Import and the. market ruledIlrm. Receipts were only 93 cars. Liver-pool

¬

cables weru Mjd higher on futures andthe cash situation was Improved , owing tothe now reduced export rates. Mny started3.i ttUe higher at Sl&H lfcc , sold up to 31'fc-clind closed at 31Hc.

There was. llttlo doing In the oats marketnnd outside of nn occasional spurt withwheat It wa* very slow. The bulk of biisl-np."rt

-consisted of buying May and selling

July nt lc premium. Cash demand wasgood. Receipts small , 100 cars. May beganHe higher at 2fi-c , sold oft to 2 and roseto 2fi'ie at the close.

Provisions were very hoavy. May liquida-tion

¬

was still under way and the course ofprices was controlled by that and coveringliy aborts on the ctevllno. May pork openedf c lower at $ ! . declined to JS.Ri4' and Im-

proved¬

to $ i.924 at the close. The range Inlard and ribs was Inconsequential.-

ISstlmnled.

receipts for Thursday : Wheat.03 cars ; corn , 135 cars ; oats , 92 cars ; hogs ,

23.000 head.Leading futures ranged as follow-

Articles.

*-.. Open. Hlirh.-

72M

. L w-

.71M

. Clone-

.72H

. Yend'y.

May. . .

July. , 71M7U-

36HMK

72M 71-

nsTorn.-

May..

. . . S4MJuly. .Sept. , , 3511-

EfiH

30 t-

25M

3BH-

C4M2

30 'M'H-

8I12H

35M-

24M

OatB-.May.

.

. . .

July. . , *Pork.-

May..

. . . 000-U

000-U

8R7W sonJuly . . 10-

rI''M 000-

tyoo-

S2B

B17KLanl.-

May..

. . . , ir 5 15-

can10 620

July. . . canSept. . . 645 5 40-

4JJ7H

537 *BlhH.-

May..

. . . 4 G2K 4in-

4H7H

( 402)),July. . . 475-

487X47ft 480

Sept. . . 4 00 4874 490-

No. . 2.Cash quotations were as follows :

FLOUR Steady ; winter patents.$-3.COf3.CO

.

; straights , 3203.30 ; clears , 3.00( 3.10 : spring sp'clals , 410ff4.25' ; ivitents.I-3.20f(3.CO

.

( ; straights. J290S3.10 ; bakers , $2.20-CJ2. . 1-

0.YHBAT.

No. 2 spring , 71T72c : No. 3-

BprlliR , GGi5i70c ; No. 2 red , 73fT75Vic.CORN No. 2 , 3lV4c ; No. 2 yellow , SMSiSfa.OATS No. 2. 27W27 4c ; No. 2 white. SOJj-Slc ; '

INo. 3 white , 29U.rr30'4C-.RYIC

| .

No. 2 , 63Uc-.HAHLI3Y

.No. 2. 395 17c.

SEEDS No. 1 flax-seed , J1.20 ; northwest ,

J123U. . I'rimc timothy sccd.u O. Cloverneed , contract Krade , not quoted. t

PROVISIONS Mess pork , per bbl. , JS.90g895. Lard , ner 100 Ibs. , J512i5515.! Shortribs slde.H (loose ) , $ l455riSO. Dry saltedBhoulders (boxed ) . 437V4Q4CO. Short cleartides ( boxed ) , 485iif495.

WHISKY Distillers' finished goods , perEal. , $1.2f-

i.SUGARS.

Cut loaf , J5.S3 ; Kranulated , 533.The following are the receipts and ship-

ments¬

for today :

Articles. Receipts. Shlp'ts.Flour , bbls. 1S.OOO 32.000Wheat , bu. 51,000 8.CO )Corn , bu. 272,000 111.000Oats , bu. 245.000 20fi,00-03lye. . bu. 7,000 1,00-0JJarlcy. . bu. 21,000 13.000-

On the Produce exchange today the but-ter

¬

market was quiet and easy ; creameries ,

] lf20e| ; dairies , lUi nHc. Eggs , steady :

fresh , Wic. Cheese , steady ; creams , ll }; ®

MOW Youic < ; IMHAI: , MAHKIST-

.IliiolaUoiiM

.

for ( In- Day nil GeneralCniiiinodltli-N.

: YORK. April 12. FLOURRO-celpts

-, 20,920 bbls. ; fxporta , 3,120 bbls , ; a

little more active and firmer with wheat.RYE Stronger ; No. 2 western , GS' gGGc ;

state , file-.UARLEY

.Nominal.-

NARLKY.

MALT Dull-.'l

.I EAT Receipts , 2SG7f bu. ; exports. 39-

915, -

bu. Snot , Ilrm ; No. 2 red , 83 ic ; No. 1

northern Duliith , Slic ; No. 2 northernDuliith , SOVdc ; No. 1 hard Manitoba , S4iic.Option * opened Ilrm on cables and cropJiewf. Speculation very light , however, andalthough crop accounts became sensation-ally

¬

bad later In the day prices respondeds'.owly. affected chiefly by moderate. cover-Ing.

-. Export trade and clearances were dis-

nppolntliiB.-

. Closed Ilrm on crop news at Icnet advance. May , 3-lGc ; closed ,77liiC : July. 7G4'fi7GHc! ' : closed , 7GHC ; Septem-ber

¬

, 71 % i(7l( ic , closed , 74 ic.CORN Reccipta. 1,950 bu. ; exports , 42.S3S-

fcu. . Spot , Ilrm ; No. 2 , 43Uff43ttc. Options ,

quiet hut Ilrm all day on light receipts ; ex-port

¬

demand and strong cables ; closed Ilrm-ut % (Q'ie' net advance ; May , WMiW.te ;closed , 3UTic ; July , iOTilOUc ; closed , 40Uc.

OATS Receipts , 138,100 Int. ; exports , 330-till. . Spot , dull. Options , du'.l.

HAY Firmer ; shipping , 45J53c ; good tochoice , G5fi75e.

HOPS Dull ; state , common to choice ,

1S9 crop. GffSc ; 1SU7 crop , 110l3c ; 1SDS crop.3-Glffl7c.

.

. Paclllc const : 1S9G crop , GQ7o ; 1897crop , llff12c ; 1S9S crop , HiflSc.

HIDES Firm ; Oalveston , Texas. 12'i l3c ; California-

VOOIQtilctj, s-

domestic Ileecc , lCQ21c ;Toxns , I2 ? llc-

.TALLOW.

Dull , IK-c ; country , I'.WJic.HICK Firm ; domestic , fair to extra , 4',4'iJ'

7e ; Japan , fifi5'ic.-MOLASSKS

.

Firm ; Now Orleans openItettle. good to choice , 3Mi37e-

.HUTT13H.

HcceliHH , 5H4 pkgs. ; steady ;western creamery , UiilSVjc ; Klglnn , 21c ; fac-tory.

¬

. 13Til5-c.CIIKKSKRccelptH

.

, 1,005 pkgs. ; Ilrm :

large , white. ISiiT-'iic : small , white , 12MJ-13c ; '.arKO. colored , 12fll2'ic ; Hiniill , colored.12iiJ'13o( ' ; light skiing S iiiriOuj part fcklins ,75i iOc ; full skims , 4S3c.

KGOSRecelpUlliB pkgs , ; firm ; statennd Ponnsylvanla , W4cj western , 13 i

; southern. 13U13ic."

LARD Weak ; western ntenrned , 5.40April. f' .3" & , nominal. Hcllned , easy ; con ,

tlnfnt. $5.G-O.COTTONSHKD

.

OIL-FIrm ; crude , 2282Hc ; crtido yellow , 2il; c-

.MICTALS.

The market for metals was Ir-regular , tin Helling off 37'i' polnU , lead 2'',DolntK. Pig Iron warrants , dull and nominal at 10.fiO Lake copper , nominal , willSluv limited 1S. Tin , lower and easy , willJ21.50 bid and 24.73 aoked. Lead quiet , willJ1.2T >i bid and $ l.32 .

. asked. Hpoitfr , firmwith $ (1.60 bid and Jt!. 0 asked. The brokersiirlces for lead IB $4,10 and for copper $ lS.25ii

Ilalllinore1-1ALTIMORE , April 12. FLOUR -Qulel

and unchanged ; receipts. 11,021 bbU. ; ex-

bid : receipts , 1S.OSS bu. ; exports , 16,000 bu-Buuthern. . by sample , 717U ! c : southern , 01trade , 72SY7G-

e.t'OltN.

Stroimi mixed spot. OSSiSiSOljie : thmonth , Ss ; May. 3S , i i3S ic ; June39Uo linked ; xteamer , mixed. 3V< i3Ue ; re-cclpts , 11S.537 bu. : exports. b5,714 bu. : fouth-

rn< white corn , 41o ; eouthcrn yellow corn!Wb-

e.OATSDull.

; No. 2 white , 35G35 io ; No.mixed , 32y32i e ; receipts , 25,162 bu. ; exports

'KTMNIIN Clljiraln and rrovUlonN.

KANSAS CITY. April 12. WHEAT FirmSlay opened ?ic higher , at B4 ? c , closetAround that figure ; cusli , No , i hard , cS

No , ?, ftJi n, ) ! , Nn 2 rtd , " ' , No. 3 , 7tr73c ;N.I 2 s.irli , IMCrti . N . 3 , 6C'i04c|f'ORNrik No. 2 mixed , 33c ; No. 3-

wiiitc ,' ; } ' ! < NO s , MI-

OATS l-.rm , No 2 while. 29 sS30c.RYE No 2 SlillAYaini > . chrtlcP timothy , 9238.50 ;

ch" | . , pr.Irle , l7ri'V'rtS.-OO.lUTTTERSteady

' .; creamery , 14S20c ;

dairy , 16 ' .

El(3S-Stpndy ; fr ° h , 10'4-c.RKciCIPTSXYhent

.

, 21,600 bu. ; corn , 17-GOO bu. ; ontd. 4OdO bu.

SHlPMENTS-Whent. 22,160 bu. ; corn ,

22,000 bu. ; onts , 5,0f ) bu.

OMAHA < ; , MVUICKT-

.Condlllfin

.

of Trnilp nnd (Inolallonn nilNtniilc nnd I'nnc- Produce.-

KOOSRccclpts.

light ; demand Rood ;

market He-

.lIUTTERCommon.

to fair. 111T12C ; choice ,

separator , 20c ; gathered creamery ,

POULTRY-II n.i , live , Sc ; drcsvcd , lOc ;

old and stagey roosters , llvo 47c ;

drrsFcd , Gfl'c ; ducks and geese , live , 7',4'i-ltte

'

; drcs cd , lOc ; turkeys , live , ;

dressed , , lightweight , 12',4S13c ; heavyweight ,

IHilZc-.PIOKONS

.

Live , per dozen , 75Q90c-.VKA1.H

.

Choice. 9-e.OYSTERSltulk

.

Standard , per gal. , 1.10 ;

medium * , per can , 15c ; Standard , p r can ,20c ; Extra Select , per can , 25e ; New YorkCountM , per can , 30c.

FRESH WATER FISH-Cntfl'h , per lb. ,

lie ; buffalo , per ! . , dressed , 7c ; white fish.-

9c.

; lake Irout. 9c : small trout , green , lie ;

yellow pike , Sc ; silver herring , Ic ; perch ,

lOc ; bullheads , dressed , lOc ; black bass , veryEiarce , 16TISr ,

SEA FISH-Flounders , Sc : haddock , 9c ;

Columbia river salmon , 15c ; halibut , lie ;

No. 1 smelts. lOc ; blue llsh , 10c ; Spanishmackerel , 10r ; red snapper , lOc ; extra largomackerel , each , 30c ; roe shad , each , 70c.

FRUITS.-STIlAWnWRUIUS

.

Per crate , 600fC.EO ;

pints , 2751300.APPLKS-HMi Davis , per bbl. , 5.00 ; Gen-

iton.-

.', 1.75 ; New York Unldwlns , arcenlngsand others , choice , per bbl. , 5.50 ; wcatertiboxed , $2.0-

0.CRANHERRIESDell.

and Uugle , $ D.O-

O.VEGETABLES..

.

RADISHES 1'cr bu. , box , JlSOffl7G.TOMATOES None In market.SPINACH Per basket , 125.LETTUCE Homo grown , per dozen

bunches. I0ti45-c.ASPAIIAWS

.

California , per lb. , 12Jfl5c.ONIONS Home grown , per doz. bunches ,

according to size , 30f35-c.WATERCRESS16qt.

.

. cases. $1.6-0.CAHHAGECrated.

.. per lb. , 3Uc.

CAULIFLOWER Per crate. 250.ONIONS Per bu. , 90c ii$1.00-.1JEANS

.

Ilnnd-plcked , navy , per bu. , $1.60-ffl.GO. .

POTATOES Choice Iowa , sacked , 70c :poorer stock , Gl> c ; Minnesota Uurbnnlra , 8-5f90c ; Colorado. 1.00 ; early Ohio seed po-tatoes

¬

, 1. OWil. 10.SWEET POTATOES Per bbl. , Mcd-

.sweets..

. 3.00 ; seed awests , 200.TROPICAL FRUITS.

LEMONS - California , fancy , 3.76 4.00 ;

choice , 3Mtf3.75( ; Mestlna , fancy , 400.ORANGES Navels , fancy , 3.75 ; choice ,

3.00 ; seedlings , $2.50fi2.9-5.HANANAS

.Choice , crated , large stock ,pr bunch , 2.0i>012.25 ; med im sized bunches ,

I1.7SB2.0-0.DATESHnllowee

.

. GO to 70lb. boxes , Gc ;

Salr. Gc ; Fard , 9-lb , boxes. lO-c.MISCELLANEOUS.

..

NUTS Almonds , per lb. , 17c ; Brazils , perlb. , 9W10c ; English walnuts , per lb. . fancyoft shell , 12ifM2Hc ; standards , lOc : filberts' ,

per lb. . He ; pecans , pol.s.hed! , 8I10c ; cocoa-nuts

-, per 100 , 1.00 ; peanuts , raw , BV4Q6c ;

roasted , G1iir7-c.CIDBR

.

Per half bbl. . 3.SAUERKRAUT Per half bbl. . $2-

.HONBY.

Choice white , l fflSc.MAPLE SYRUP Five-gal , cans , each ,

2.50 ; gal. cans , pure per aoz. , $12 ; halfgal.-cans.

.. $ G2. ; quart cans , 350.

MAPLE SUGAR Choice , In boxes , 9@10-c.HIDES. TALLOW. ETC.

HIDES No. 1 green hides , 7c : No. 2green hides , Gc ; No , 1 salted hides. SVic ; No-

.Ited.

hides , 7Uc ; No. 1 veal calf , 8 to 12-

Ibs. . . lOc ; No. 2 veal calf , 12 to 15 Ibs. , 8c-

.TALLOW..

. GREASE , ETC. Tallow , No. 1 ,

34c! ; tallow , No. 2 , 3c ; rough tallow , 1' c ;

white greapc. 24l3e! ; yellow and browngrease , I'.iSICH-

c.FURSMlnk..

. 10J75c ; bear (black orbrown ) . 500f20.00( ; otter , 150TS.OO ; beaver ,100JTG.OO : skunk. Ini75c! : muskrat , 3910c ;

raccoon , 155i50c ; red fox , 25ciT1.25 : gray fox ,2.VfiSOc : wolf ( timber ) , 25cif2.BO ; wolf ,( prairie ) , coyote , 10 60c : wildcat. 10S25c ;

badger. 5ff40 ; silver fox , 500067500.SHEEP PELTS Green salted , each , 15 ©

75c ; green salted shearings (short wooie < learly skins ) , each , 15c ; dry shearings (shortwooled early (-.kins ) . No. 1 , each , EC ; dryflint , Kansas and Nebraska butcher woolpelts , per lb. , actual weight. 4 50 ; dry flint.Kansas and Nebraska murrain wool pelts ,per lb. , actual weight , 3JT4c ; dry flint , Colo-rado

¬

butchr wool pelts , per lb. , actualweight , 4175c ; dry flint , Colorado murrainwool pelts , per lb. , actual weight. 35f4c.-

St.

.

. I.iinlK Market.-ST.

.. LOUIS. April 12. WHEAT-Ontlons

strong and higher ; spot stronger ; No. 2

red , cash , elevator , 75c ; track , "Gc ; April ,

75',4c ; May , 7Gic! ; July , 7HMJ71Uc ; No. 2-

hard. . 7oyOVsC.CORN Options firm , fractionally higher ;

spot firm ; No. 2 , cash. 3lc ; track , "MViftSSc ;

April. 34c ; May , 33Uff33Me ; Juiy , y s-i c.OATS Dull , nominally higher ; No. 2 , cash ,

2Sc ; track , 2SV.fi 29c ; April , 2Sc ; May , 27Hcbid : July. 24c bid ; No. 2 white. 31c.

RYE IllL'her at 55-c.SURDSl'laxseed.

.. higher nt 116. Prime

timothy seed , 215.CORNMEAL $ l.SOfl.85-.URAN

.Strong and higher ; sacked , east

track , GOc.

HAY -Timothy. 7BOiT11.75 ; prairie ,stronger at $ G.OOii9.0-

0.UUTTER.

Steady ; creamery , lSS22c ;dairy , 14JT1-

9c.EGGSHlBher.

at ll c.WHISKY Steady at $1.2-6.METALSLead.

.. steady at 4.12 {r4.17V-

4.Spelter.

, higher at 6.27 .PROVISIONS Pork , quiet ; standard

mess. Jobbing , 912Vfc. Lard , lower ; prlmosteam , 4.95 ; choice , 300. Dry salt meats( boxed ) , shoulders. $ l.37Vi ; extra shorts ,

4.87i ; ribs , 5.00 ; shorts , 5.12V4 ; ribs. $5.37V-j.liacon

.

(boxed ) , shoulders , 5.00 : extra shorts ,

5.25 ; ribs. 5.37Vfc ; shorts , 5.62 .

RECEIPTS-Flour , 2.000 bbln. ; wheat , 4,000-bu. . ; corn , 22.000 bu. ; oats , 33,000 bu.

SHIPMENTS Flour. 4,000 bbls. : wheat ,

7OW bu. ; corn , G2,000 bu. ; oats , 13,000 bu-

.Xew

.

OrIniiN Mnrlcct.NEW ORLMANS , April 12.PROVISIONSSteady , Pork , standard mess , 9Vi@9' e.

Lard , refined tierce , D se e ; pure : nrd. 6T4{iCc- Hexed meats , dry salt shoulders , 4.50 ;sides , J5.12M , . Bacon , clear rib sides , 5.7f W5.S71Ham; ? , choice sugar-cured , $ S.50 g9.5-

0.COFFEEQulet.

; Rio , ordinary to fair ,

RICE Steady ; ordinary to good ,

FLOUR-Extra fancy , 3GOG3.75 ; patents ,$ I.OOfl4.1-

0.IJRAN72C.

.

.

HAY Prime , llT12c : choice , 134W14c.CORN No. 2 sacked , white , :

mixed. 43Vje ; yellow. 43U-c.OATSNo.

.. 2 sacked , 34c.

Liverpool Craln and I'rovlnlniiH ,

LIVERPOOL. April 12. WHKAT-dhigher : May. 6s 5d ; July. 5s & ' * .

CORN-Qulet , ,id higher ; April , 3s 4Hd ;

May. 3i4jd : July. 3s 4Tid.PROVISIONS Lard , American refined , in-

2Slb. . palls , Hteady , 27s. 9d ; prlmo western ,dull. 27s.

COTTONSEED OIL-Dllll ; rcHned , firm ,15 * 9d.

't'oli-ilo . ,

TOLEDO. O. , April 12.WHEAT Higher.Ilrm ; No. 2 cash , ? ) ' {.c : May , 71ici.

CORN Dull , steady ; No. 2 mixed. 35Ao.OATS Dull. Htcady ; No. 2 mixed , 2ic.RYE Nominal ; No. 2 cash , r 5-c.OLOVERSEKUDui

.: ; prlmo cash , old ,

3.30 ; new , cash and April , 3.5214 asked-

.MnrUi

.

t-

.MINNEAPOLIS..

. April 12.WHEATIn

HRANUnchangcd-

.I'lillndiliililn.

Produce Miirl.'et.-PHILADI3LPHIA

.

, April 12.BUTTER-St

-ady ; fnncy western creamery , 22c ; fancywestern prints. 23c-

.KOlTS.

l-'lrm ; fre-ih nearby , 13o ; freshwestern , VIV-jc ; frfsh Boutlnvestern , 13c ;

fresh southern. 124c..f (iralii Market.-MIMVAliKEE

., April 12.WHEATFlrm

ii°-l , "" them , 72j724c! ; No. 2 northern ,

Oil i Ot. c-

.RY.

1-3-1 Uglier ; No. 1 , 6Gc.llARLEY.-Flrm ; No. 2, 4Sg4SV4cj sample ,

1'iorlaP-EORIA. . April 12.CORNFlrm ; No. 2 ,

HfcC.OATS Firm : No. 2 white. 2S ; ft29c.V HISKY-FIrm , on the basis of 1.20 foifinished iooda-

.Dululli

.

Wlifiil Market.nrijJTlr' April 12WHKATNO. Mian ]

. (3Uc ; April , 73ic( ; May , 7 Uc ; July1E c : No. 1 northern cash , 70iicj No. :

northern , C6c.-

X

.

MV York Dry ( Joiid * llurUft.NEW YORK. April 12-Thero was falrlj

liiuivy 'buying today In nearly nil lines 01dry goods. Cottons wors linn us a rule.The feature of this week's market Is tinojionlinr of printed ilcivod goods and othe :

lines of fall TMI.JM 1 fabrics on thft r.rd r of-flnnr.f'ls A ft.w tf thiso lmbetn op nc.l-ftt ji. iuw whl'h wcrn RituKilly slightly Inadvance of lat y ar' quotations. Tnc Flt-tiatl.jn

-eems to foe ,i very strong ono on all

f.ill lines juwl ( hero are intimations thatprice* on nr w fall prints wMl show a acneral-ndvniKo. . The demand for print cloths hascontinue *! light , in tht local market thedealing ' ! n staple cotton1 ? liiu been on a re-stricted

¬

ialo. . There have been no heavyIndividual purchases of either brown or-blcvichd goods. Although thft totals for eixchday have been pontirnHy satisfactory. Ex-port

¬

goods have- been 'old steadily and thedemand cthowa no diminution. In mostgrades the prices have be. n sail'factory.STORY 01' HAY IX WAI.fi STIIKBT-

.Itiinli

.

of .SpeenlatorN in liny nnil Spc-HiiltlcH

-Atnkc I.drwc ( inlnx.

NEW YORK , April 12. There was ai wildrush to buy at the- opening nnd the special-ties

¬

mad ? larger galnr , part of which theyretained , while the railways , which had 1m-

ipnoved-

smartly , left off nt about yesterday'sf-igures. .

The rise of Americans In London 'beforethe opening and the mom .ntum of yester ¬

day's advance wore responsible for the earlyGxellr-mont In the. market. Call moneyranged from 4 to 5 per osnt , closing it thelower ilgure. and sterling exchange wasstrong throughout , demand sterling rising',4 per cent. The rnp'dlty of the early ad-vance

¬

Induced heavy realization. , 4 ut a g n-

eral-

tone of strength ] until t'heafternoon , when some sharp recessions w-curred.

-. The killing of uVmerlcnn and Eng ¬

lish navy olllcrs In Knmoa seemed 1o arouseni prehenslon In some quarters of furthercomplications. Among the specialties'strong features were Brooklyn Trnu-lt.CoiiHolldntod Gns , People's Gns. SilRUr andthe Iron nnd steel shar s. linaumore .tOhio Issucfl , Norfolk .t Western preferre 1

and Northern Pacltlc were strong. Foreignhousoj were ertdy purchasers , but r oldabout half n. milch on the locnl rise. Sameof the foreign purchn.i'lng was connectedwith London' * fortnightly settlement. A-numbpr of shorts were driven to cover earlyowing -to the commission house demand ,

ospoeuilly Tor Industrials , becniH'e of a moroliberal position taken by a number of bankstoward such stocks. The market closedsteady.-

Th.

ire was imoro activity in railroad bondstoday and .while a few Issues were Hhadcd ,

the general ndvnntingo was slightly betteron the daj. Total .rnlcfl , 3750000. United''States 3s advanced. % per ont In the bidprice.

The Commercial Advertlserts Londonflnnnclal cablegram says : The- marketshero were good early today. New YorkCentral was th ? feature. Now York ac-cepted

¬

London's level and then there was a-ahairp c-cllpse. Later New York .boughtNorthern Pacific , causing a general rallyon the street. Th ? best Issues were St. Pauland Norfolk & Wn-tern preferred. Parissaid Spanish 4s to R7T4. French Insiders are.reported to bo bearish. Tlrttos wore -IJ.Other copper shares were dull , The bankboucht .1:53,000: in gwld .bars.

The following are the closing quotationsfor the lending stocks on the New Yorkexchange today :

The total sales of stocks today amountedto 845,120 shares. Including American Steel &" 23iOO ; Amcrl-can Supar , 34,000 ; Ameri-can

¬

Tlnplate , 800 ; Atchlson preferred , 29-

000, -

; Baltimore & Ohio certificates , 4,500 ;

H. & O. W. I. . 23,300 ; B. & O. W. I. pre ¬

ferred. 7,400 ; Brooklyn Rapid TranHt , 75.300 ;

Burllaston , 1D.COO ; Chesapeake & Ohio , 3.300 ;

ChlcaifO Grciat Western , 4.COO : Chicago Ter-rmlnal

-Tranrtt preferred. 9,000 ; Cleveland ,

Cincinnati. ChfcaRO & St. Louis , 100.SOO ;

Conso'lidated' Gas. 7,100 ; Continental To-.bacco.

-. . 81.800 ; Continental Tohacco preferred ,B.OOO ; Federal Steel , 51,000 ; Federal Steel prc-ferrod.

-. 13.COO : Kansas .t Texas preferred ,

3,300 ; Louisville Sc Nashville. 19.ROO ; aianhat-tan Consolldatsd , 24,400 ; Missouri Pacltlc. 31-

.100

. -: iN-'atlonal' Steel , 20,500 ; Nc.w York Cen-

tral.¬

. 17,500 ; Norfolk & Western preferred ,

4,400 ; Ontario & Western , 3.000 ; Pacific Mall ,

r.tMO ; People's Gas. 48,000 ; Reading : fin-I pre ¬

ferred. 19.700 ; Reading ? !cond preferred ,

3,030 ; Rock Island , fi.700 ; St. Louis & South-weBleni

-preferred , 5,500 ; Southern Railway ,

G.300 ; Tenne-sseo Coal & Iron , 12.200 ; Texas& Paclllc. 4,000 ; Union Pacltlc. 16,000 ; UnionPacific preferred , 0,000 ; United Statesleather preferred , 4800.

MV York Money Market.-NRW

.YORK , Aflrll 12. MONEY ON

Steady at GJJ5M, Wr cent.PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-3V4 - U

per cent-.STBRLIN'G

.EXCHANGK-Strong. with

actual oiulness In bankers' bills at JI.KfiUff4-.S6V4 for demand and at 48404.8111 fortlxty days ; noated rates , { 4.S4 ! ( (i4.SS and4S7ff4.S7W ; commercial bills J4.S3V-

4.SILVElt CERTIKICATES-COfflCOVJc.BAR SILVBR59UC.MEXICAN DOLLARS 17 0.GOVERNMENT BONDS-FIrm ; 2s , rep. ,

99'A ; 3 , rcff. , 1075H ; coupon , lOSvi ; new 4s ,

129 i ; coupon. 129 ; old 4. , res. . 112' ; 4scoupon , 118i ; Es , rcK. and coupon , 113.

Closing ipiotntloim on bonds wera :

In ( In* l''orlun I'MiiiincliiI AVorld.-UONDON

., April 12. American railway

shared ojiened ralhcr rirmer In rc pen * to-

heller overnight prices from New Yorkund were w ll maintained. Norfolk & West-ern

¬

prcferrtd was the feature. The cloH.'ngwas steady , with n moderate demand. .Span-ish

¬

4s doted at 57c.? ; Amount of bullion

KJ nt Intthi n nk of l-.n. l.ii. 1 on L.tlmtuday jcjf; io. OUl n' Iivicnoo Ayns 1.7 w-

I'AHls Apri' U I'riit * ip iul tlrm onthe bourse ted ly nnd axr th y Wire Ir-

rciniinr-

and cK . i it wcnk , isiicililly In thi-case of lnt ( rn.itlon.il SL-curllrs.| Turks w rt-In not I xv demand early M the dny. but IK

came ensk-r Spanish 4s relapsed on frej li-

Cnrllst reports and lllo Tlntos and Ue Heer.succumbed to realizations. Knlllrs wereflrm In repons <" to Ixindon advices , butclosed below the best quntntlons of the day.Three per cent rentes , lolfflOc for the ac-count.

¬. Spanish 4s eloped ni 5S.7-

5.HI3HMN.

, April 12. International securi-ties

¬

were tlrm on th1 bourse today nnd Ar-Bcntlnes

-were In special favor. Americana

and Canadian Pacltlcs were buoyant andmade marked advances. Local sharesstarted Ilrm , but Inter were ! rr RUla-

r.FHANKFOHT.

, April 12.lrlces wen- gen-erallv

-ilrm on the IxMirso today , but the

trnnractlons were light. Spanish 4s , Otto-mans

¬

and Greeks were strong. Americanswere harder , especially Northern Paclllcs.-

iMAUIiro.

, April 12.Spnnlsh 4s closed to-day

¬

nt 0099. Gold quoted nx 19.2 .

lloxtoii Slock ( ( notation * .nOSTON. April 12.Call loans , 3JT4 per-

cent ; time loans , Sliil Its per cent , closingprices for stocks , bonds and mtnlliKshares :

do

XIMV Vurk Mlnlnu Quotation * .NEW YORK. April 12.Thc following

are the closing prices for mining sliaros :

oil oi i n r iTTTTTTTTTrrr 30 omnrlo r nfrown Point 22-rvn.

( > ! )lilr iso. C I ,t Vn..l70I-

VmlwoodPlymouth 1-0Qulrki.llxcr. . ,. M ISO

flotild & riirrle. . . , jo rte pM 73-0florraHale & N'orcrora. . IS N'evaila 1C 1

Homontnko jyi) ) Standard 22-3t'lilrnIron Silver no ( "on P-OYollcwMexican jg .larkct 3-

1I.oiuloii Stock ( tnoaoiiK.L-ONDON.

.

. April 12.11 p. m.-Clo.slns !

Con.iol.i , mnn y . .llo7irN ! V. ( "cnTrnl . 1K.C-nmlii , iux-t. llu'i Pennsylvania . BS iCnnaJlnn 1'aelllc . . M % Keatllns. KKrle. H'i.U. I' pfd. SS i

! ' l8t pM. SMfclAH-lils-on . L. . . , !2Illinois Ontml . . .nuj-ij. ,n N'. C7HJ1'- llacino pra. . . . Sl-1 jGnind Trunk . t%Sjt. Puil , . . ? !,

_BAH SILVEH-Qulot at 277-lCd per ounce.MON i-2 per cent-.Ilia

.rate of discount In the open marketfor long and short bills Is 29-10 per cent-

.I'lnaiicliil.

.Voles.CHICAGO , April 12.3tocks active andhigher. Alloy L , 79 6 ; Diamond Match. MS ;

North Chicago , 22S ; West Chicago , 101 ;

Strawtioard , 3S ; Ulscult common , RO',4 ;

UlFCtilt preferred. 10)) . Clearings , 20SCfi.915 :balanccii , ' .OW OO ; New York exchange , 30c

t' Sterllni ; exchange : Posted , 4.SH4actual , 4SI5T4.S 'i ; sixty days ; $ |Jj;

CINCINNATI , April 12. Money. 2 *Jf6 perfelfrlng

S mexchttn . 2= c "l5 " " ' :

ST. 1OUIS. April 12.Clcnrlngs , 3732.933 ;toalnnccs $813,750 : money , 507 per cent ; Ny15 par

$23,123,821 ;. .

V5U1'BANS , April 12-cearlng9:, $1-

.2U2.0 . -; New ork exchange , bank , $1 pre ¬mium ; commercial. $1 discount.-

COJfDlTIOX

.

OF TUB IVOOI , 3IAIIKUT.-

Mlllm

.

Coniicutvil >vltli CoiuIiliiGi-N. .

DOSTOX April 12.The American AVooland Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow :

Some of the largo woolen mllla , including'both thos ? In the combine, have been rep ¬

resented In the market during the last" '"" o.Purelinswl verj- liberally of

' e JVa hlnBton , Wnnskuck and Pa-mills been espcsclally promlivrnt-tArri , hf'A1'10'1' ' ' semi> vcr >' lnrS° ] 1nc

.°M'C' { ,0rJeKn nn(1 nuarter nnd- '. - ileeces. The sales ofterritories alone aggregated over 4COO.OOJ

Ibs. , which , combined with those of otherlines , make a total business , for the weekof near y S.OOO.WO Ibs. Thsro Is no changeto note In prices , howewr. The sales of theweek In Boston amount to 7,4C1,000 Ibs. do-met tic and 1C8.COO Ibs. foreign making atal of 7.9275W Ibs. , nRUlnlt'n of424i.SOO Ibs. for the previous week and atotal of o30S30 Ibs. for the corrcapondlngw.ck last year. Sales since Januarv 1 , 1SO !"amount to 07,003,800 Ibs. , against 40,7C7S10

Jbs. last year at this time.

CollVtMnrkct. .NEW YORK , April 12.COFFEEOtlons|opened steady , with price. ? unchanged to 5

!lna rl"C(1( fnlrl >' nctlve andllrnier , showing an advance on covering andmoderate investment liuvlng , followingsmaller receipts at lllo and Snntos , ilrm-iiess

-In Brazilian markets nnd larger ware-houBo

-deliveries In this country. Closed'

: ,""cte.e.S J° 5 Points lilghcr ; sales.-

blng.

.

. C 13lGc. Mild. Ilrm' ; Cordova , SfflCe.

Cotton .NEW YORK , Apri : 12Cotton. spotclosed quiet and unchanged ; sales , 523 bales ;

1"3 > 1 st "ly ; April. 5.760 ; June , 5.85 ; July. 3.00 ; August! : October. 5.89 ; No ¬

boccmber , $3,93 ; January ,. 5.W : Jtarch. $n04.A"r" 12--COTTON-DUII andno sales reported ; middling ,

I'rvHHctl Sti-fl Dlvliloiul.NEW YORK , April 12. The. Board of Dl-

Teelors-

of the Pressed Steel Car companvtoday doclaired a quarterly dividend of earn ¬ings to April 1. The earnings for threemonths were ovtr 500000. No dividend oncommon stock was declared on nccount ofthe charter s renulrement thait 7 per centof the earnings for the lls il year bo firstpaid or set asldo for paymtnt of dividendson ''tho profcirred stock.

NEW ORLEANS. A'irl ! 12SUGAIT-

NI5W YORK. April 12SUOARRnw.Htrong ; fair rcllnlng , 4 1-lfic ; centrifugal , 90" 8'04'' 8l'Knr' 3 ls-1Cc : rclintd ,irrn and

fiilirornlii Hilcd-3SSJL. . April 12OAI.IKORNIA

' ' Apricots , royal , 13171 Ic ; Moorpark , 13Mjl7c.' I'eachos , impeded , ;peeled , 25'a2Sc per pound.-

SI

.

, I.OIllH I.IVC SIOI'-l.JJ'

.- ., ? * ? ' Al'r" 12CATTIERcceIpts.

, ( Irad , Including l.KOO Texans. Marketlaw and weak. Fair to good native ship ¬

ping land export Hteei-H , $ | .Cfrf fi,50 , with fancygrades salable nt 3.75 : dressed beef nndbutcher steers , 4.00 fi5.23 : steers , under l.W(ll . 3.33 T4.S5 ; stockers and feeders , 3.25ifI.SO ; cows and .lielfwx. Ji.0ri4C0 ; bulls. 2.7u© fl.a ; canners , tl50ije.83 ; Texas and Indiantoers , 350fjl.90 ; cows and heifers , $2.75-

0'nOGSmocelpts. . 11,100 head. Market Belownr. Plgrt and llgh.ts. 3raf73.SO ; packers ,

370W3.S3 : ibutchers , JS.WTiU.iC' '. .

SHEKP-Reicelpts , 300 head. Marketstrong and acMvo. 'Nntivo muttons , 4.00S4.03 ; lambs , 310Q13.50 , the top being for

St. .loHcpb Iv| < - Sloi'K-ROUTH

.ST. JOSEPH , Aiprll 12.SpeclalOi-

'ATTMS(- Receipts , l,0f 0 head ; marketsteady 1o weaik ; quality common to fair.-

Natives..

. $ T ! i4.40 : Tcxnns and westerns ,

f1.SOn4.n.cows; and helfen- . 20ord.J5 ; veals. .

HOGS Receipts. 4rhead. . Market 10,lower. Helling at 3WJ.75 ; 3)Ulk lit 35of3.70

SHEEP Receipts , l.lrt) head. Market ac-tive nnd strong ; Colorado lambs , 570.

Stock InFollowing are the receipts at the foui

principal western marke's for A'irll 1" :

Cattle. IIogH. SheepOmaha. 'J.sfti 5,133 5.21Chicago. 13.WO 2SOO( IC.OOf

Kansas City. 5,550 12,170 7,00 (

St. houla. 3.COO 11.100 3W

Totals. 24.C1I C7.723. 28Cj

fliicliuuill llv < Stock.-CINCINNATI.

.. April I2.HOGActlve al-

$3.26lT3.S7H.! .

CATTKE-Strong n't' $2.75173.0-0.SIIKKP

.Dull und lower at J273U5.00i

lainbti dull ut } l23tj2S5.

OMAHA STOCK MARKET

Liberal Supply of Oorn-Pod Oattlo is

Offered ,

PRICES STEADY AND A LITTLE STRONGER

AVIIIi Hi-nvy Itccrlitt * nnil n Drop InValue * nt Ollior Point * noun Sell

UII Unit It Dime DurltlK-tin-

SOUTH OMAHA. April IS.

Cattle , ll'og * . Strtop.Receipts today 2,3d4 o.l53 6,21-1Olllclal Monday 1,6JO 2,52 ? 7,379-

OIllcUU Tuesday 3.W 7,541 4,673

* Indicates Sunday.The olllela : number of cars of stock

brought In today by each road was :

Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.-C.

.

. , M. & St. P. Ry 1-

U. . it St. 1 . Ity 1Missouri IM.'lllc Ry G C

Union P.iclllc System 13 12 8-

C. . it N. W. Ry G 1-

F. . , K. ft M. V. R. '11 7 23 .4-

C' . , St. P. , ''M. & O. Ry 25 S-

II. . Jt M. R. 11. IR 'JG 17 8-

U. . , II. & Q. Ry . .

K. C. ft St. JC. . , IR. 1. & P. Ry. , 13 . .

C. , R. 1. ft P. Ry. . W 2 1 4

Total receipts OG 73 21

The disposition ot the day's receipts wasas follows , each buyer purchasing the num-ber

¬

of head Indicated :

Buyers. Cattle. Hogs. Sh'p.Omaha Packing Co 131 . . . . CCO

The (.; . ! ! . Hammond Co. . 30 ,! 1 , HSwift and Company ell 1,260 797The Cudahy Packing Co. . 403 1,351 875Armour t Co 'J71 1.3SB 1,72-5Cudahy P. Co. . from 1C. C. 31Swift , from the country 1,053-

It. . Decker & Uegun 10-

Lobnian it Co 70-

McCreary & Clark 81-

W. . I. Stcph-na 4-9Itenton it Underwood 2-7Huston it Co 1-4LIvlngHton & Schaller . . . . 11G

Hamilton it Rothschild. . . 47-

L. . 'F. Ulusz 1-

McVlckcr it Co 77Other buyers 1SG . . . . 4i5Holdover 100 . . . .

Totals . . . .2200 6,154 5,55-

5CATTLEOver fifty loads of cornfedcattle were on sale this morning , a fair runfor the middle of the week. There was alarge run at other market points , so thatthe total offerings of cattle for th- daywere liberal. This fact , however , did notappear to have any material Inlluence uponthe market at this point , as there was a-

very good local demand , which caused abetter feeling to prevail. The most of thecattle sold early and at price* that weretully steady with the best time yesterdayand a little stronger than the low timeyesterday. There were no very good eattluhero so that the sales did not show upvery high on paper.C-

OW.M.

and liultcrB were In good demandand the market active at steady prices.Everything In the way of cow btuff wassoon disposed of. The bull market con-tinues

¬

unchanged , fat bulls being extremelyalow sale nt the low prlce.3 preval.lng.Light and good quality stock bulls are goodsellers , but heavier ones are slow-

.Thcro.

was no change In the stocker andfeeder situation. Values this week onstock cattle have shown no material cnango.The demand continues good and fully equalto all arrivals , so that holder.-* meet with no-dlfilcuity In disposing of the cattle at satis-factory

¬

prices. Reinsentuive sales :

BEEP STEEJXua.-

ntK

.

a[ hud a naturally

wenkenlni ; effect upon the market nt thl-lioint , the iii'iierul run of the hoga m-UInt ?6c lower. The demand was BOdd and liuyiri-ull wantr-d liberal tiiipiilleH , lint pe'lcrs weredetermined to siiiucze ovury cent out of theIIOKH that tlu-y j oKallly could , mid accord-ingly

¬

wen- Blow about nmulng the conceu-hlon

-cleinanikcl by buyera. Kor that reuson-

Uio inornliiK was unite advanced beforethe IIOKK wer ? ull disposed of. The marketcloMCd weak at the decline noted above.-

Thu.

( juallty of the buys wa i lte goodon an uv raBc , there belnt more heavyhoK.'i than un a KOOI ! many days of '.uit ,

and tfoniu urlme fat backx whlcli broughttbu lei of Hit1 market.-

TJiB.

no * od! today very larfioly at JS.COt ?3.U5 , a UKiilimt WtCJra.70 yesterday. It willlie noted fiom the table of ilturea at

of coiumn thnt the nuirkit t-i.lny wnn liuillv-nn hlKh on n , HR it win n w ik-HKO but iuj It Ilk Tn irr.diiy of Inuts k-

II will nlfo be noUtl from the t ibu uf r-

icll.ls. thnl thr nrmnlso fnr thin woi-kshow a toi lilPMl li' fn.HnR off nfl C"in-arnl

-

| ) with In't wcik.-As

.

a Ken * r.il tiling everyone * lookingfor n v ry llRht run of hops iliirlni ; thethree WCOKM to come , n , they llKurc Unitformers will bo too busy In the Held to-mnrkct lingsllenreaentntlve snls :

No. Av , Sh. IT. No. Av. Sn. IT.-

f,7.

164 40 S 15 M MS 11W 3 ffM-

S( , l . . . 3. CO 271 24(1( 3 fi! <i10 33s! 120 3 K 73 2(0( SO 3 (Si!31 CS . . . 3B7'i' ff! 2M SO 3 IH't'70 M 40 3 f.7iS fil ICe . . . 3 2'471 153 SO 357.4 27 31C 120 3 CI <

4-

IK) 2M 160 .1 BO If. 2S2 . . . 3 HIM ,

5.3 231 40 3 BO M 271 SO 3 ((121 *63 218 . . . SIX ) 69 207 . . . 3 62',4'70 210 . . . 3 IX) 77 277 ISO 3 f.2'4-

JS, 2.11 $0 3 CO 03 273 201 3 62 4j-

CO 2(11( 4C SCO fi.1 2Sfi 120 3 C2'' ,

IB 2vHi . . . 3d ) 30 22S 40 3 ti2J4-

IS 1S.1 . . . 3 W CO 263 . . . a C2J4-

IB 213 . . . 3 (HI CO 201 . . . 3 2Hi-3S 220 . . . 3 fiO 78 2ifi; 120 3 C2'', j77 22G SO SCO 7G 2f S 100 3 C2J441 2SS 120 SCO fiS 22(5( 40 3 ( '.: :71 24 ? . . . 300 CT. 2. 120 3 62'a'77 2.11 120 3 CO 71 2SO 1GO 3 l.2 4-

7C 221 120 SCO f 0 2o.1 . . . 3 Co-

7S 1U7 . . . SCO BO 24-, . . . 3 C510 249 40 SCO 72 225 40 3 (S73 2thi . . . 3 tn Cl .V 40 3 6fi14 2)0) . . . 3 CO B3 !S8 . . . S l"73 227 40 SCO 43 275 40 3 C5-

f.S 231 . . . SCO Cl 301 . . . 3 (W-

CO 219 240 SCO f.5 2X! 40 3 Co70 212 120 SCO 70 2.12 . . . 3 IM-

til 2S 4 ICO SCO 40 252 SO 305-M 224 11X ) SCO C2 270 40 3 IIS-

1C 207 . . . 3 BU 61 271 40 S Co-

C3 227 40 SCO 7i( 2S5 3SO 3 C5((17 225 10 3 tSVj , C2 275 . . . 3 fii72 2SS 40 3 IS'.J M 353 . . . 3074-C7 2.M SO 3 C2'S' 131 333 120 3 07V4fifi 3JS . . . 3 G2U | IX) 300 . . . 3 G7'i'122 2fl2 200 3 GZ'.S' ffl 312 . . . 3 07-

Cl 272 SO 3 C2' . W ) 303 . . . 370-CO 23S . . . 3 02i( 00 410 SO 375

WAGON LOTS1MGS.1 1,10 . . . 200 S 290 . . . SCO1 390 . . . 225 2 230 . . . SCO1 3.M . . . 250 7 219 . . . SCO3 113 . . . 300 B 241 . . . 3001 370 . . . 3 00 H 1 ! . . . S ( M-

S US . . . 350 G 223 . . . SCO9 143 . . . 355 8 1S5 . . . SCO-G 273 . . . 3 B7',4 B 227 . . . 3 C2'44 170 . . . 360 1 430 SO 3 C2U2 1S5 . . . 3 GO 7 420 . . . 3 C2 42 ISO 40 3 G-OS1IBI31 * Arrivals today were considerably

Inrscr than a we.ek ago and sllg-htly liu-Rurthan yesterday. Of th. total number re-ceived

¬

, however , live or six earn wore con-fllitned

-direct to packers und not

offered for sale. A considerable proportion ofthe receipts consisted of sheep , while choicelambs were very scarce.

The market as a whole was In very satis-factory

¬

condition as regards the scliliiK I-nlrcsts

-and values were generally 10 higher.

The demand for all kinds wa.s Rood andthe movement active , so that everythingwas sold and welphcd up at an curly hour.-

A.

bunch of six double decks ofhecp Ihatsold on Monday at 4.70 brought $ I.S3 today.Western yearlings brought J3.121 * . andMexican yearlings 535. Western lambsbrought 3.10 5.5-

0.Quotation'.

are : Good to choice fed wcsl-orn

-wethers. $ IG5CT4.90 ; fair to Rood , j.t.r.OTf

4.13( ; Mexican y.arllngs , 520115.35 ; choicelight weight western yearlings , $ IS05i4.93 :good heavy weight western yearlings , $ l.70Tj4.90 ; good to choice western ewes , S435ti4.50 ;

fair to good western ewas , J3.90i 1.25 ; good tochoice native lambs , Ki351fS.40 ; good tochoice western lambs , J5.40fl 5.30 ; Fort Col-linn Mexican lambs , good to choice , $5.50'Q'-5.GO

'; fair to good Fort Collins Mexican

Iambs , 525fi5.35 ; feeder sheep , 425Ti4.50 ;

feeder lambs , J4COH52o. Representativesale.s :

No. Av. Pr.135 cu'.Is i9 250

5 cull (MVCP 70 $3 001 cull , ewe SO 3 ( K)

45 bucks 15G 3 5070 Mexican ewes 7G 4 2547 native ewes Ill I 303 ewes S6 4 30

13 shorn lambs 50 4 C591 native wethers 135 4 SO

11 shorn lambs 70. I S319 yearlings S7 4 S3-

S7S western wethers Ill 4 S3

415 western withers 110 4 S5-

SO western sheep and yearlings , . S3 4 S3

9 wethers 103 B ft )CSO western yearlings M 5 12'i'

45 native yearlings 107 515-S.I Mexican lambs 07 525-

2S1 Mexican yearlings 78 5 35-

2SO Mexican yearlings 7S 5 35

372 western Inmbs 73 5404-

GO western lambs SO 5 45

221 lambs , westerns 7G 5 504 native Iambs 77 5 C-

oCIIICAOO J.IVI3 STOCIC MAIIICET-

.Trudc

.

In Cnttlc SliMV nml Tricon-Ilnn ly MltMiiIy How Active.

CHICAGO , ..April 12.Tho cattle- markettoday -was provoklngly slow nnd trade wasunusually late In getting started , buyrsholding .back and refusing to bid. Afterimslnees was fairly under way , prices werebarely steady. Fancy gnulea sold at 5.055.75 ; choice steers , 5.30 f5.CO ; mediums , 4.70

4. !>5 ; le-f steers , 3Wi4.r! ( : stockcrN nndfeeders , 3SOTir.00 ; bulls , 2COJfI.IO' ; cowsand heifers , *3.40 f4.C5 ; Texas steers , Jl.OOy15.15 ; calven , 350fiBCO.

There wa.s a fairly active demand for hogson local nd eastern snipping account , butbuyers succo'ded In putting prices about ftclower , on average , the market ruling veryweak from the i tart. Fair 10 choice , $3.7oi7-S.fiO ; heavy packing lots , SU.oOTia , ; mixed ,

$-1.WMG.S2'i ; butchers. 3C5f3.S7i ; light , S3.C-Of3.SO ; pigs , J330fl3.70 ; bulk of snles , 3.75ir3R5.

Trade In sheep was brisk and prices ruledsteady , at the recent advance. Lambs made'tho bulk of offerings and Hold at 530JiG.0' ! )

for wooled and 47515.15 for shorn. Cullsbrought SIIXVG4.75 ; Colorado lambs , 3.SO fji5.90 ; western lamb ? , 55055.75 ; wooled i-heep ,$4 50ig5.00 ; Texans and westerns , $ l.75fti .00 ;

Uiaivyexports , 475tjH.S5 ; yearlings , 4.SOQi

5.10.HECHlPTSCattle. . 13,000 head ; hogs, 2S-

000, -

head ; sheep , 10,000 head-

.Xtiv

.

York Ilvo S < 4)clf-

.NRW.

YOniC. April 12.HRKVKSRCc-eipts.

-. 2,015 head ; market iow ; teers. Mtv >c

lower ; bulls , steady to lirm : cows , steady ;

medium to choice steers , 1.70 5.50 ; Ktagsand oxen , 32Bf4.E5 ; bulls , 3.23 % 1.35 ; cal lesplow and unchansed ; exports , 140 head ofcattle and 4,531 quarters of beef-

.CAIVKS.

Receipts , 1,034 head ; marketslow ; top grades , 23c lower : others I.fi25coff ; noor to choice vea > , 350f3.CO ; tops ,

370ii5.75 ; few head fancy , 6.00 ; generalsales , JI.SOJjo.B-

O.SlIKJM'.

AND LAMHS-necelpls. 7.015head ; active and Ilrm : lambs , EfflSc hlgh-r ;

wooled s-heep , 30073.10 ; clipped , $ ) 75fBC2M. ;

unshorn liimliH , $O.OOffi.SO ; cllpneil lamb ,

$ l75f5C2i.( ! ; spring lambs , $ IOOffC.25 cash.HOGS Itecclpts. 7,231 head ; Ilrm at $ l.00f?

423.

KIUINIIH ( "ll.v Ilv < Stock.I-CAXSA'S

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PITV. April 12. f'ATTLH Ile-ccipts.

-. 4MO head natives , C30 head Texnim.

Good demand for cattle today , with prlcruling steady '.n common grades , and strongfor the good offerlngH ; no choice nativeotuenoll'ercd. . Medium steers , $ ( .15 ;

light weights , $ I13T4.0| !) ; stockers nnd fi d-

crs-

, 375J5.25| ; butcher cows nnd heifers ,

''ft .10 < an , . r J" . . ' J . h. r bu'-s ,' ( i , WV..K n ,. . i. 4. . v.iMJ. Texnii.ii-

f.i t M-

HOUS lUv .L . IM.t h- , Fury m-

tlo Jininl f r a i , i. out i-i in..Hti.l-on t r r.iiig , r t " ' ' - tc MK-won fully m under yi-tti il.iy n quotntl nl.-

ll! .

ivy. $ .! RVM7A. mlxitl , | 3.Vitil ,"0 ,

_ . .HEP Receipts , " .pi ) hejicl. The voltunsof liitslti'i's ill heep and l.un'j * wax lUMMMi ;

ITTC! ( wttefor the inot imrt iinrhani ; l ,

Kprlnir lanilw , $7fiO, ; fill Ininb * . Jfi.sVu j . <) !

crs aiwi'fccilors * . $Jat1l.75i cliNs ,

POSTOKKH'IJ MITK13.

( Should bo read T > A1LY Jiy all Interestedas changes may occur at any lime. )

Foreign mail * for the week ending April15 , 1S99 , will close ( PROMPTLY in iillc.i ? a )

nt the llcnornl Postolllt-e as follows : PAR-OKI.S

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POST MA1I.8 close on- hour earlleithan closing time shown below.

TrniiNntlniitlc-

THURSDAYAl S a. m. for N'KTMKIl-LANDS direct , per n. s. AVerkendam , viaAmsterdam ( letters must bo direct d "per-Werkcndnni" ) .

SATt'linAY-At ((1 n. m. for KUROP1C. pers. s. Ktrurlii * . via ( } ueentowu ( letter * f. r-

France - , Switzerland , Italy. Srt.iln Portu-gal

¬

, Turkey , Kgypt nnd Hrltlsh tndl.i ni'ist-bo directed "per Btrnrla" ) ; at 7 a. in. forKRAXCK , , ITALY ,

SPAIN . PORTVOAL , TI.'RKKY , KUYPTand HR1TISII INDIAr s. o. La lire-taglie

-* . via Havre ( letters for other jvirla-

of Kuropi * must IIP directed "por 1 Hro-lagno"

-) : nt S a. m. for XBTIIKIU.AN1 3

direct , per s. n. Stateudam , via Hntii-rd un( letters must be dlr ctcd "per Si n i-tdam"

-) ; nt ! a. in. for ITALY , per t

finale , via Xales| ( letters mu t be ilim' . , !

"per Sa.ile." ) ; nt 11 a. in. for NORWAY( letters for Costa Rlea must bo dltvrt..l-"per Altai" ) : at 11 a. m. ( mipplcmoni u v11 : n a. m. ) for CtTRACAO , also YKXK-X.ITKLA

-, SAVANILLA and PAUTIIAC-

5ICNA-

, via Curacao , per s. s. A. II ,

Tlionie ; at 11 a. m. for Ct'HA. per o. s-

.Orizaba.

, via Havana ( letters must lie ill-

.I'i'c'tcd.

"per Orizaba" ) ; at 1 p. in. rtNORTH , per s. s. Trc . .

Para , Maraiihnm and warn ; at I p 111

for NUKV1TAS. OIHARA and HAliO.-COA

., per s. s. Ollnda.

St'NDAY At 'JlSn a. 111. for XASSAV. M-

P. . , per slenmer from Miami Kin. : at v ; (

p. in. for ST. PiniJRH-MlQtlKLoN pelsteamer from North Sydney.-

Mall"

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for Newfoundland , by rail tn XnrltiSydney , and thence by steamer , eln r atthis olllcc dally at S:30: p. in. ( conm-i-tlituclose here every Monday , andSaturday ) . Malls for Mlnuelon , by rail to-Unstcii. . and Ihenc" 1 - r'n-.inier , clo o itthis ofi-f! dTl'y' at S0: ! ;-, . m. Malls f.tCuba , by rail to Port Tntnpa , 11. . ni l

thrnee by steamer , close nt thH ollli-adally ( ex 'eit| Monday ) at " a. m. , cnn-peellng

-clr >s H hero every Sun lay.Vcdm.i -

day ,ind Krlday. Mails for fuli.i , by rail'to Miami. Fin. , and thetie > by i-leiimer ,close nt this otllee everv Monday , Tues-day

¬

and Saturday at * 2:30: a. m. , con-nectlnp

-closes here every Tuesday and

Saturday. Mails for Mexico City , over-land

¬

, unless specially nddrosned 'for dis-patch

¬

by st nine.r , close at this olllee dallynt 2:30: n. in. and 20: p. in. "Registeredmall clones nt fi p. m. previous day.

Registered mall closes at C p. m. secondday before.

TrniiNpnclllf Mull * .Malls for China and Japan , per s. H. Km-

pres- A

- ? of Japan ( from Vancouver ) , close Where dally up to April "llth at ( l-.M p. m.Malla for China , Japan and Hawaii , i r s.-

K.

, City of Rio Janeiro ( from S-an Fran-cisco

¬

) , close here dally ! to April 14th atf-l:30: p. in. . Malls for Australia ( ex pt-UKI.O fo - Wect Australia which are f'-r-'

warded via Kurope ) . New iCea.'and , H'a-wali.

-. Fiji and Samoaii Islands , per n a. L.

direct , per s. s. Norgo ( letters must bodirected "per Norgo" ) . f

PRINTED MATTOR KTC.-Germansteamers sailing on Tuesdays take printedmatter , etc. , for Germany , and speciallyaddressed printed matter , etc. , for otherparts of ISuropc. Am ncnn and WhltoStar stcn.ners on AVcdncsdays , Oernuinsteamers on Thursdays , and Cunard ,

French and German steamers on Satur-days

¬

take printed matter , etc. . for allcountries for which they are ailvtrtited-to carry mall.

After the closing of the supplementarytransatlantic mails nnnu-d above , addi-tional

¬

supplementary malls are opened onthe piers of the American , English.French and German steamers , and remainopen until within ten minutes of the hourof sailing of steamer.

Mull * for South anil Central America ,"Wc-l InilU-H , i : c.

THURSDAY At 1 p. m. (supplementary1:30: i> . m. ) for NASSAU , N. P. . SANTI-AGO

¬DE CUHA anil MANHANILLO , per

s. K. Santiago ; at 9 p. in. for JAMAICA ,per f-teamer from Hoston.FRIDAY At 12 111. for Porto Rico , per

s. K. Evelyn , via Ponce.SATURDAY At 10 a. in. (supplementary

1I.TO) : a. in. ) for FORTUNE ISLAND.JAMAICA , SAVANILLA , CARTHA-GENA

-and GREYTOWN. per s. Altai

Mnrlposa ( from Snn Frnnclscoj , OIOKP neradally after Mnrc-h "30lh tip to fiD: n , m-.on

.day ot arrival of s. . Campania.

which will probably arrive April"15thMall.s for China and Japan , per s. s. Glen-ogle ( from Tucomu ) close here dully upto April 17th at fiM: ; p. m. Mniln for theSociety IflandH. per ship City of Papelt !( from San Francisco ) , c'ose here dally upto April 24th nt C,0: p. in. Mnlln for Ha-waii

¬

, per s. s. Australia ( from San Frnn-cl.sco

-) . close here daily up to April 27th-

at fi:30i.: . m. Mails for Australia ( exceptWest Australia ) , Ntw Zealand. Hawaiiand FIJI Islands , per s. s AortuiRl ( fromVancouver ) , close here itally after April"15tli and up to April 2Sth ;it fi:30: p , m-

.Transpaclflp

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mails nre forwarded to port ofsailing dally and the m-hndtilp of closingIs arranged on the presumption of ( lu-lruninterrupted overland traimlt. Regis , vtercd mall el sen at fi p. in. previous day V

CORNELIUS VAN COTT. Postmaster.-Postollice

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, New York , N. Y. , Apri : 7. 1S9D.

& GO , ,Telephone 1030. Omaha , Neb

COMMISSION ,GRAIN , PROVISIONS and STOCKS

flOARI ) OH THADH.Direct wlrex to-Correscondrntii

..111.1ew York.John A. Warren i Co.-

FCNC

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