Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-01
MARKET FR0LICS.
Fha Jolly Traders" Indulge in a New
Years Fr0liC.
Black Goats and Plug Hats Doused
With Flour.
The Air Filled With All Kinds of
Agricultural Products.
The Center Sex Lavishly APP
plaud the Boys.
Policemen, Do Your Duty, Cost
What 1t May!
The Market Mainly Devoted to "Get-
ting Even"-No Market
After II O'clock.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
CATTLE,


Special Telegram to IHE BRE.
CHICAGO, December 31.-A year ngo to-day
the anti -hilarious element of the board man.
aged to have all messenger boys and most of
the settling clerks excluded from the floor dur.
ing the latter part of the session, and, conse-
quently the old time practice of smashing hats
and bursting bags of the whitest -four over the
blacklist coats was only observed to a very
mild extent. Everything was so quiet and or
derby this morning that no one dreamed what
would be the direful result of the l%,artite Pit up
determination of the boys to be r. 81 on
those who had forcibly despoiled themtG Weir
rights q year ago. The three big policenss
seemed to smell the coming storm from affJ
though, for when shortly after the noda
hour they were badly, very badly
wanted bv certain of the respectable element
they were found to be very much absent.
The ball was opened by IN innocent looking
sack of -four which a minute or two previous
ly had rested quietly on q table near the tele-
graph office, in the northwest corner of the
hall. It's explosion on the rear elevation of
the corpulent but eminently respectable men,
Der of the board, was the signal for the con-
certed onslaught of the gang, whose appetites
for that sort Of thing had been whetted to a
razor edge by two long years abstinence.
Five minutes later the air was full of agricul-
tural produce, battle cries and no end of pro-
family. The respectable element at first
were transixed with horror at the sight of its
awful mandates 30 disregarded, and finally
shook itself together and framed order, di-
rectipg the three big policemen to do their
duty. costwhati it might. Thegallery wascrowd-
ed with spectators who applauded vigorously
when q particularly dignifed gentleman with
a particularly black coat and shining hat was
reduced to a total and loury wreck, Many of
| the spectators were ladies, and their approval
60 Iavishly demonstrated, spurred the boys on
to their most daring efforts. The absence, of
tho three tisSNleemenamade it necessary for
tthe oHiss-s and directors of the board to ex-
| efeise Individually the authority vested in
| them. Their fidelity to-day was affecting to
behold, but as one by one they were converted
into their unrecognizable befioured clothing,
were forced to succumb to the inevitable. 1t
was impossible for the spectators to repress
simultaneous signs of "How are the mighty
fallen" The early portion of to-day's mar.
kets wers active and fairly strong with bust
ness largely confined to changing into the
new year and a general evening up of all
kinds of deals There was no trading after II
o'clock, attention on all aides being given
up to the annual frolic, the closing
figures given below are largely nominal. being
as near as possible the figures at which the
last trades were made.
opened steady at &c advance for long deliver.
les. A gcod-sized business was done, but il
was in the Lature of closing deals and getting
"even" on the ma,ket. Nothing in the way
of trading was done, and in the afternoon,
toward the last, there was a general setting
closing about steady. No. 2 spring sold al
153@75scc. o.
ruled steady, range for the day being an av
erage of ac. No unusual features were devel
oped and no attention paid to the marke
|, after about noon. No trades could have beel
effected even had there been a disposition t.
make thsm because of the great disorder pre-
5 vailing. No. 2 cash sold early at 354@35c.
OATS
! ruled steady, quiet and inactive, the genera
course being downward, within a range of &c
T continues steady and moderately called for a
1 52tc for cash; oslo for February, 534c bein
. bid: 54c for March, and 594c for May. TracI
stuff ranged from 45@b2Ac for No. 3 to No.
PROVISIONS
/, opened stronger and higher and FOR an hou
oe two were in brisk demand at prices 100
124c over opening, but n reaction st ia an
eased prices off &c. Market closed nominal
steady at quotations. Cash pork was quote
Sl1 90; lard, 81 60; ribs, So 67a.
AT H STOCK YARDS ~.
the market was active and 102l5c per IL
higher on shipping aud dressed beef cattl,
q making advance of about 2beper hundred f.
!; the week go far on such as would snit til
! above trades. Shippers were the most actiy
|. buyers, as they had to fill their orders and g,
4 stock away TODAY on account OF the closin
: of the ,hipping division and bank tomorrow
then again both shippers and dressed be-
dealers were rather nervous and u~pcertai
as to future receipts, ms to how far the n
ported floods west of us would interfere wit
prompt deliyery of stock. The roads center
ing at st. Louis teem to have teen a
!. ected in this way, as receipts the
! yesterday were very light, butcher
3 stock was quoted AZ fiuner; stockei
and feeders remain dull and ara SO likely
a to remain until after New Year. Good
2 choice, 1900 to 1900 lbs, So 100000; commc
to fair, S4,20@5.C0; inferior to fair cows, So
: az 90; medium to good, $4,000 90; bull
81 5o@3,25 st'ckets, $s.25@4OO; feeder
SO 90g4.25.
HOGS
We're active, strong aud higher all arouu,
Common and rough packers sold around abol
d 81. 10@4.15, and good mixed, S4.25@430, wit
best heavy at 8 .4Og4.5o. Fancy and close