Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-03

MONEr ON CALI-baSy ranging from lt3WS
per cent; last loan N per cent; closing
at 1hM2 per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-5@6 per cent.
FOREIGN ExcnANGE-Dull and firm at s4.S6
for sixty day bills, S4.ss for demand
PRODUCE MARKETS.
Chicago, May 2.-Following are the
2:30 closing prices:
Flour-Firm; rye 15c higher; winter wheat
In sacks, S2.50(03.60; in bbls, 81. 7504.40;
spring wheat, IN sacks, sl.75@3.S5; in bbls,
S3.b0014.50; rye -four, in sacks, 81. 70d2.90;
in bbls, s2.8O@3lO.
Wheat-Firmer and the decline of yester-
day entirely recovered; opened abot the same
rs yesterdays close and closed 35@%c higher;
cash, SITc; June, S2Xc; July, S3Ic.
Corn-Ruled quiet most of the session;
opened about the same as yesterdays close
and closed ss@16c higher; cash, 551sc; June,
5514c; July, 55s6c.
Oats-Showed about &c Improvement over
yesterday; cash, 325Ec; June, 81 Lice.
Rye-Nominal at 6316c.
Barley-Nominal at 77@7Sc.
Prime Timothy-$2.S5.
Flax-seed-$1.45.
Whisky-S1. Is.
Pork-Fairly active and stronger in a gen
eral way; cash, $l3.70; June, $3.50; Julyh
$500.
Lard-Moderately active and steady; cash,
eS,034; June, $S.05; July, SS.07%.
Dry Sailed Meats-Shoulders, 81. 75@6.O0;
short clear, S7.75@7S0; short ribs, $3.50.
Butter-Firm; creamery, 2O@26c; dairy,
19h@23c.
Cheese-Steady full cream cheddars, and
flats, 10@lOL5c; young Americas, 10%@ilc.
E~ggs-Firm; fresh, 12@12L3c.
Hides - Unchanged; green hides 41&c;
heavy green sailed, SIC; light green sailed,
&c; sailed bull, 416c; green bull, 319c; green
sailed calf, SC: dry flint and dry calf, l2@l3c;
dry sailed, 10c; deacons, 3Oc each.
Tallow-Unchanged; country, 494@5c; No.
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Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, bbls .............. $4,000 1000
Wheat bu. .............. $1,000 10000
Corn, bu.................2i9,OO0 2I,0OO
Oats, bu. ......... 80. .2lS,O00 173,0O0
Barley, III. 5000 $1,000
New York, May 2.-Wheat-Receipts,
none; exports, %t4l,000; spot dull and
nominal options dull and irregular; options
slightly higher, later advanced 8@lc, after
few slight variations closed steady at 405sc
under best; unFraded red, 95(l97c; No. . red,
nominal, 95G95l& in store and elevator; 96c
f, o, b., 956@953lc delivered, June closed
at 03Ac.
Corn-Receipts, $4,000; exports, $500;
cash firm; options advanced 4@1&c early,
but closed with reaction of 5@Ac, after dull
business; ungraded 65A@67c; No. 3, Csc
in elevator, GGj%c delivered; No. 2, 671966Sc
nominal in elevator; June closing at 62Mc.
Oats-Receipts, $1,000; exports, "A; opened
higher but lost ad vance, closing steady;
mixed western, 37@39c; white western,
40@45c.
Coffee-Spot fair; Rio, firm at $1,000;
options more active and higher; sales, 10000
bags MAY, Sll.g5@12.05 June, s11.40@11.75;
July, Sl0.S5@ll,00; August, SlO.4O@l0.6O;
September, Sl0.l5Ml0.30.
Petroleum-United closed steady at SEC.
Eggs-Steady and fair demand, western,
12k@134c.
Pork-Dull and unchanged; mess quoted at
S14.25@l450 for old; Sl5,0 so for new.
nml IIt-har nnaltV md nut .ptt1
a couple points reaction; western steam,
spot, $40.
Butter-Fair demand and steady; western,
IS@271Ic.
Cheesc-Rather easier; western fiat, 1116c.
Cincinnati, May 2.-Wheat-Steady;
No. 2 red, SS3 @S9c.
Corn-Dull; No. 2 mixed, 5613c.
Oats-Steady; No. 2 mixed, 34A@35c.
Rye-Steady; No. 2, SOC.
Provisions-Pork firm at $14.5o; lard
strong, at SL75,
Whisky-Steady at s1.09.
st. Louis. May 2.-Wheat-Higher; cash,
S4Ac; May, S4s6c; June, S54c.
Corn-Higher; cash, 5o3G@5OTc; June,
oats--Higher; cash, $3.50; May, $3.50.
Pork-$l4.25.
Lard-$1.6213.
Whisky-Sl.09
Butter-Firm; creamery, 29@24c; dairy,
$4,000.
AFTERNOON Observation-Disclosures; May,
s41fc bid; June, S51Ic; July, S3Tc. Corn,
lower; May, 55c; June, sic bid; July, Size
bid; Oats, quiet; May, 1890 bid; June, S219
@328c bid.
Minneapolis, May 2.-Wheat-Receipts,
240 cars shipments, 3S cars; trading slow.
C~losing-In store: No. l hard, cash and
May, S2Lc; June, S34c; July, sac; No. !
northern, cash and May, Sic; June, Slkc;
July, S2&c; No. 2 northern, cash and May,
79c; June, soc; July, size. On track-No, l
hard, S312c; No. ! northern, SEC; No. 2 north
ern, see.
Flour-Unchanged; patents, in sacks to
ship in car lots, S4.20@4.40; in barrels, s4i5
@4.55.
New Orleans, May 2~.-Corn-Quiet and
steady; mixed, 64c; white and yellow, Csc.
Oats-Steady; No. 2, 4lK@42c.
Corn Meal-Quiet at S2.S5.
Hog Products-Quiet and weak; pork,
&l475; lard, S7.25.
Bulk Meats-Shoulders, $500; long clear,
$3.50; clear rib, S7.6216.
milwaukee,, May a-Wheat Easier
June, S0s4c.
Corn-Quiet; No. 3, 55c.
Oats-Unchanged; No 2 white, 34c.
Rye-15c higher; No. /, Csc bid for fresh.
Barley No. 9, old, 69Lc bid for May.
Provisions-Steady pork, May, Sl3.T5.
Kansas City, May 2.-Wheat-S Steady
No. 2 soft, S0Ac.
Corn-Steady; No. 2 cash, 1870 bid, ACC
asked; May, 45Ac; June, 40 bid, 46Sc asked.
Oats-No, 2 cash, 29c bid, 29ssc asked.
Liverpool, May 2.-Wheat-Steady; de-
mand fair; holders offer moderately.
Corn Steady and fair demand.