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Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25

forequarters native steers Fsc; good hind
quarters COWS and heif6rs. stsc good hindquar-
tiers native steers sl4c' COW rounds, Sc; COW
steers chucks sac. beef tenderioins. isc: heef
rolls homeless. ec sIrlon butts homeless sue:
ribs. No. g. &C; COW loins No. q. Sc: beef
trimmings. &c; rum7 butts &C. shoulder cicis
PoRK-Dressei hogs Be-. pork Ioins. &c: pork
tcnderloins. l5c, spare ribs o.: ham sausage.
butts butts, 5lsc' pork shoulders. rough. &c; pork
leaf lard not rendered Gisc
MUTToN-Dressed lambs. &c: dressed mutton,
tG; racks mutton &c: legs, mutton. Sisc, sad
sheep tongues. per doz 90
HIDES AND TALLow.
HlDEs-No. / green hlles. Sc; 40. green
green saltei hides Sc, go ye5 lq' salS TO 10 i,
Sy mint hide; sasc 30 d S2 q iih G' hides les ;e
, 10 i ary sailed hides &c part cured hides. nc
SHEEP. PELTS-Grcen saltel each. 2jasOc
green sailed shcarings short wooded carly
short wooded early skins,. No, ! each, Sc. dry
per h.. actual weight. 4dSc: dry flint Kansas
and Nebraska Murrain wool pelts. per b.. act
wool pelts per H. actual weight 4u5e; dry
nint Colorado Murrain wool relts per h.. actual
weisht. 9a'S; feet cut ~ n is useless to pay
TALLow AND GREAsl,-rnliow. No. l. &c:
taiiow, No 2 2lsc; grease. rhite A. Sc; grease,
iIs.e; Old butter aFgg' bccswa,s prime, i5S
2sI poT Segsh lal!ow ~ AZ, ,.,,,,., -
Chicago: Dry buGa16,J ~; ton. Sl2oOaiLO0 dry
country. bleached. pet no codi2c Coz dry coun-
try. damp and meASy, ~ ton 81. ooasoo
woot-Unwasf<d;7 as.l y,err=. sG7c; hne. light
Snsc; quarter hlgzi, AZ ~ seedy. bury and
co,tei and broken nrek ,sfstSe Fleece washed
Medium. i5nisc. fine. flui6c: tub washed lGa
lsc; black SC; bucks. 6c tag locks. 2a5c dead
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
Securities Display About the Ayerare
Vol Of

Volume of Business
NEW YORK. Oct. 2i-The stock market dis
played about the average saturday volume OF
trading, and was irregular Of movement some
exceptionally wide fluctuations being recorded IN
the specialtics, Predictions of an unfavorabIe
bank statement which subsequently proved to
have been unfounded. and sympathy with Il
further reaction In the wheat market. consti-
tutei the speculative influences The Jpsniug
was weak and fractionally lower on account Of
a reaction in the prices OF American securities
In London and realizing by the room traders and
DINERS Inc declines were soon checked. how
ever, and the entire list rallied. led by Nan
haitian, which advanced u. per cent; Towards
the eni OF the irst hour. in which Sugar, the
Strangers. Manhattan and Tobacco were the
most prominent the last mentioned stock bore
tle bruut of the selling. and yielded ~ per
cent. The statement Of averages Of the asso-
GATED banks were much more favorable than
had been anticipated, showing an increase In
i.snl reserve OF S,OiS,S0O, and prices rallied on
US publication to the best figures OF the day
me rubber shares were active in the late deaf
lhgs, advancing 2a per cent and =. per cent
Effectively for the common and preferred The
closing was strong M fractional net gains gen
a. hGlh99d bonds were active and generally
hIh LOUISVILLE. New Albany consol 5s were
nspicuous by a rise Of ~ per cent TO g0l. ana
Texas Pacific hrsts gained 2ls per cent 10 So
me ehanges otherwise We're slight. The sales
We're $4,000 Governments lacked feature but
we're well held on sales OF $1,000 silver GER
tincates were easier on transactions OF $50 600
The boom In the wheat and tributary narleis
and incidental reports OF crop damage abroad H. .
ducing enormous movement 81 ceraais fnr
export 70 the seaboard. again constituted the
chief motive power In the stock market OF the
week, The bulllsi speculation as 20 the far
reaching beneficial effects OF the foreign demand
FOR our hreadstufs and other food products TIE
reported utter inadequate transportation facill-
ties for 20 great tonnage. and conviction OF
decided Improvement IN railroad earnings ana
len the general business and financial situation 4
result. lpse,her With the steady inflow OF gold
ov-rshadrwcd all other considerations. Including
continued fitlrFency in money. higher
market Tor tJfeigE exchange and al
advance Of per cent in the mini
mum rate Of Discount OF the Bank or
Engiand 10 pr cent The early course OF
exchange has been downward previous 10 the
last meatiuaci development, owing 10 the pres
sure OF commercial hills. Bullish sentiment was
stimulated additionally BY the treasury stats
tics, sac&ing increased interna tional trade
balance In cu- favor. and, In addition 20 other
receipts % gold fsJla abroad. by THE engagement
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25


CATTLE-The usual light receipts of a
Saturday were reported i'm the yards today.
and of the number here 22l head were con-
signed direct TO packers, so that the actual
number of cattle on sale was small There
right good ones on sale, but not enough OF
any one KIND to create much interest in
the market.
In the way Of killing cattle there were
rev loads OF western steers but no
cornted natives, and only six or seven
loads OF cows and hetfers. The market
was Without special feature OF interest
and values were not materially changed
buyers seemed to want the cattle and
the yards We're soon cleared
me stockcrS and feeders were slow, as
usual on the last day OF the week and
the feeling was easier.
While the receipts of cattle the past
week have been fairly liberal, desirable
beeNeS have been I'm very moderate supply
Native beeves are few aud far between "A
load or two a day being about the extent
or the supply. Values on really good
beeNes have held up very well owing TO
the scarcity, but the common grades have
Deeh IN larger supply and the market has
eassd off somewhat.
Cows and heifers have been go,d Sellers
ail the week, and At prices that have ruled
just about steady
owing to large receipts and sudden drop
IN country demand stoCkers and feeders
nave experienced a decided decline in
values Prices at the close of tho weel,
could safely be quoted 2OH25c lower than
tnc week before. Scarcity OF money and
the inability of sellers to discount their
cattle paper are the apparent causes for the
suduen dropping Off In the country demand
uiu mus indirectly responsible for the de-
c'ihe IN the market. Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
Coffee Marker.

NEW YORK. Oct. 2i.-COFFEE-Opened
steady at Yesterdays closing prices. cables
being indifferent: rallied on local covering and
small offerings; closed firm at l0ftl5 points adj
vance; October so 2iH 1850; December s. Ct az Is
Spot coffee, Rio, quiet; No Z, jobbing. Sll25;
invoice. SOB MID, quiet. Coriova. SlGcJdl7.CO
Total warehouse deliveries trsm the United
States ss3 bags including 1854 bags from
New York; New York stock today. 2l4743 baEs;
United States stock, 80 ss2 bags; gfoat for the
United States. $4,000 BAGS. total visible supply
for the United states. c37,S92 bags. against 5si,
SOS bags last year.
SANTOS. oct. I-COFFEE-Frm; good av-
eraEe Santos. $500 rels; receipts 5000 bags;
stock AS go bass.
HAMBURG oct ?i-CoFFEE-steady and UNI
changed; sales eco BAGS.
HANRE Oct 4.-C'OFFEE-Closed dull at az
advance: sales. % O00 bags
RIO, oct 24.-COFFEE-Firm: No. Rio.
II Geo refs: exchange. 5led receipts. 90 bags:
cleared fer the United States, 60oO bags; for
Eurnne. 5000 bags. stock. 81. 80 bag.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
GRAPH, As THE TIME Is sH'
THE DEMAND ACTIVE.

similar calls silver not insured good TN
December 3lst at 20 cents per ounce are also 70
be bought NJ about IL cents per ounce premium.
We invite your correspondence upon the above
subject or any other connected with our pusi-
ncrs rs bankers or brokers.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations of the Day on Various
Comm odities,


NEW YORK, Oct L-FLOUR-Receipts "a 900
Dds. exports. H779 bills. lower to sell but
fuiea Ners quiet, owing to the break In wheat:
winter patents, S45uIcO; winter straights 81 2u,r
4.'V' minnesota patents. IL25gL55. winter extras.
S'WgS.i0' Minnesota bakers. S32Oa2sO winter
Low sra4es. SZ.SOg@.y0. Rye Hour steady; super
i ,tne, sa.,Dg1s, fancy. s-.sVGS@v. BIckwneat
CORN MEAl.--DuII; yellow western, &C.
CkMHEAT-Duu. y.zu3sac.
IA E-f'irm. western. 44sIu45,,c.
kLEl-Steady. western FEEDING. 2Sg2sc
HARLEY MALI-Dull; western, s.. U0alJ.5O
MhEAT-keceipts. 1890 bu, exports. 81 S64
bu spot weak No. red. (. o. b., sO,sc no. l
, nafd, ,y,se. I. o. b., ahoat Options wound up
lowest point since Monday. The heavy selling
was prompted by Unexpectedly lower cables ana
sales, Included. No red. May, iyssgSU3sc, closed
a. csc. october closed at Issc. December.
1G@sq5l l5-lSc. closed at 7CSsc.
,OkN-Receipts. l54.ioJ bu.. exports 523 bu.
Spot quiet: No ?, SSigc. options opened weak
again at the close i4c. finally i.lic net lower,
May, Sisc. closed at sc; December, lt4g5l'sc,
OATS. Receipts. 1iLsCo bu.. exports. Is bu.
Spot dull 40 2 use options were quiet and
october closed at 2sa.c: December 2iq2isc,
.HAY-s,eady; shipping, 5s0c5c; good to choice.
fsEkTHER-Flrm at 2oaaac: hemiock sole,
~ nos Ayres. light to heavy weights, lsiga20c,
HoFs-Steady: Pacific coast. 1884. crop. 2l,aic:
1875 crop 5p7c 1886 crop. 1ul0isc.
HIpEs-Flrm. California. p TO 25 lbs i5c.
fRoNlSIONS-Besf steady; family. S90oUi0 ~.
Beef hams, Sld.09Ut5oO: packed SsOoIg 10. cut
meats; easy picked bellies. 5TjAo; picked
anS sie,Sj Picked Pickle hams Go Gar5
higher. Pork firm; mess. 81 7o9e.Oo; short clear.
81 15mi050 family SiO.50Gl2C0.
BtrTER-Receip 37ll ukss s;ea iy; western
dairy. eHl2c; western creamery, 2lguc0c; Elgins,
2)c; factory. 71llAc
CHEESE-Receipts 1921 pkEs.; quiet; large
I4Tohc; small. 5t9i0hc; part skins. 3isGSa.c
fun skins. 2i-ft.c.
EGGS-Receipts 1891 pkgS; steady; state and
Pennsylvania lshm20c. western, lfdibc.
OII.S-Petroleum, dun: United closed at 81 II
asked Rosin. firm; strained. common to good,
n90. Turpentne, steady; cSa. I29C. Cottonsecd
oil about steady: prime crude, 22d23c. urime
GUNNER yellow. 2sisG27c; prime white. 2Sg29c
TAlLOW-SteRdy: city. &c; country 31c.
BCE-Firm: domestic. fair to extra; 37-G6c;
Japan, 4GIisc
29TT7c
TREICHTs TO LIvERPooI-Firm; cotton. By
steam. 3-i6d grain. by steam Cd.
MErALS-pig iron steady; southern, $40 25d
II. -: North American. $40 EOI1250 Copper. nrm:
lake brokers SiO.7s Lead steady: domestic brolt-
ors g 90. Tin, firm. Spelter. hrmer; domestic.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
LiNcrnnnI MnrL.t

LIVERPOOL. oct 24-wHEAT-Spot. quiet.
demand poor; No red spring 6s I'd; No /
hard, Manitoba, nothing quoted No l. call.
iornia IS %. Futures closed fiat with near
positions 2hd lower and distant positions eigd
lower; business about equally distributes Octo-
Ter, IS sad; November. December January. Feb
ruHry and March 6s 3isd
CoRN-Spot. firm; American mixed. new IS
S'1d. Futures closed dun with near positions
APld lower and distant positions sd lower:
business about equally distributed; October g.
2'sd November. IS 2iRi: December IS pad: jan
uary IS 2iri; February, IS %: March IS "a.
FLOCR-Steady: demand moderate: ST. Louis
fancy. winter, 81.
fRONlSlONS-Bacon. firm: demand moderate;
Cumberland cut, % TO so lbs ass: short ribs. 20
10 "a lbs, sos: long clear light. 3 to IS lbs
Sis; long clear, heavy. 80 TO Is lbs. POS sd shor
clear backs. light, is lbs 2Ss Cd; short clear
middles, heavy. IS to so lbs 25s Cd: clear bel
lies, II to 16 lbs, sos Cd. shoulders square 70
to is lbs. 1Ss Hams. short cut. Il to Is lbs
bls Talow. fine North American. 2is ga Beef
extra India mess, SOS; prime mess. ios. Pork,
prime mess, fine western. ais Cd: medium west
ern. 4os. Lard. quiet; prime western. 25s Cd. re-
fined in pals 2ss Cd
CHEESE-Firm; demand moderate: finest
American, white tAugusu, i9s; finest American
colorci (AuCust). sos
BUTTER-Finest United States 60; good Cos
oIIs-Linseed oil. ISIS Cd; petroleum, refined
esd.
REFR1GERAToR EEF-Forequarters. SID
headquarters. SID.
HOPS-At London Pacinc coasO Es
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25

bulk Of the cattle crossed the scales az from
$50 TO SA50. with good many sales at from
$50 TO "a % Texas grass cattle have weakened
slightly on receipts Of about GOO head. as com.
pared with $500 head last week
In hogs the demand vas active. Fair pur-
Chascs made by shippers together with ainin-
ished receipts resulted In the Development OF
n stronger feeling. and prices were strong today
ana isc 20 80 higher than week ago. sales
ranged from S&2s to Sass packing droycs
brought from s. . to $500 and heavy. medium
and ughtwcichts sold close together
In sheep only about SEQ head arrived today.
The market closed quiet at from $50 70 50 -
Tor inferior TO prime sheep. and AT from $3.50 TO
- 80 for lambs Few sheep sold above 81 80, AMI
Sass
Receipts: Cattle, coo head; hogs 1900 head;
sheep. 30 head.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
Condition OF Trade ana Quotations
ON stnple and Fnncy Producc.


EGGS-Good stock lec.
BUTTER-Conimon 10 fair, &c; choice TO fancy
country. ilGl2c; separator creamery. l59l6c,
gathered cream. 1e9I3c.
GAME-PraIrle chickens, per doz., S375G4OO:
quail. n75Ge.O0; teal ducks. $3.50; red heads and
malards. s. ,5a2.O0
cHEEsF-Bynestie brick. &c: Edam per doz.
irS; olrh house In jars, per doz s. Is: Lin
Jars; per doz':, SEQ: Young Americas l6,.c;
.NEAl-Choice fat. 50 to 100 lbs are quoted at
'@Se' large ana coarse, 4d5c.
DRESSED PoULTRY--Spring chickens. &c;
Siu mems. s'sV'c; turkeys loal2c; geese. lOc;
LIVE PoULTRY-Hens 5'sc; cocks. Sc; spring
chlckrn@ CSC spring ducks, 1dSc; turkeys. Sc
,HAY-upland, s.; midland, $50; lowlani
nay nay, ishi bales sell the best only top grades
crop, delivered track in country; choice green
seI-rorknE carpet Dcr n &c: choice green.
running 10 hurl 7Hc: co;omnn. 1iAc.
VEGETABLES.
S SWEE kTo Pr9TAToEsSon orders, per Dbl, '7s
i miHlI0NS ,T, Ss stock :; per bu'' 3jg5oc
LEI IS HAM nlesed navy. pcr hu - 4nar 80
cAAhEERR9Ho% g, @ per nup ors I S
POTATOES Good stock per bu.. 3OGs5c.
FRUITS
with the exception OF two years ago The
cranberry crop Of 1895 is the smallest in the
past eleven Years, and is only half that OF
5
being almost a complete failure Returns from
correspondents, summarized Indicate a total cron
or little more than 5Oo 900 bushels comparej
WIN geop ID 1875 40 900 In 1894. and 1000 900
The loss in cfop yield falls almost altopetber
on New Jersey; New England will furnIsh mis-
season by far the bulk Of the mere hantabla her
rles, IN New Jersey everything points 10 a WELD
~ merchantable fruit for the entire state II
les than 50 900 bushels, compared with N 90 In
iSS. and an average Of 100000 bushels for a
series OF years.
Tho crop ~ Almerla grapes for 1885 is esti-
~ m n bqrr MIN
yard devoted to these grapes Is being
steadily expanded, The season has been very
favorable ana the crop Is of The best ever
ga thercd. This is good news, for Amera grapes
In favor with American consumers not
wiihstanding the abundance ana low cost Of
pound basket OF Concord grapes for the cost OF
one or two pounds OF Spanish grapes when
supplies are heavy, Quotations;
GltAPES-New York l2i.C. large lots i2c
CALIFORNIA pEACHES-None
PLUMS-No shipping stock.
fancy varieties. MS
CRANnERRIEs-Cape Col. per hbl Sc OOGs 80
APPIES-Cooking. per bill N.Is: eating. 81. 50
~ JonnihRns, fancy, H.25; fancy New York
CALIFORNIA PEAHs-Per box 81 S5gso0
ouLNcEs-rer hill. s.
TROPICAL FRUITS
ORANGES Mexican, 81
LEMONS - Messinas, IS ccGsso; California
lemons SiQoGA n.
BANANAS Choice large stock per bunch.
u oeHs.sS; medium sized lunches sisO92oo.
FRESH MEATS
REfF-GUol native steers. zoo 10 coo lbs enGl
&c, western Steers effslec good COWS and heif-
err, e1A'gc, medium cows and heifcTs 4lse; good
foFeqaariers cows and helfers 3sei good
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
THE REALTY MARKET.
placed on record Satur
day, October "a. 1896:
WARRANTY DEEDS

INSTRUMENTS placed on record Satur-
day, October "a 1896:
WARRANTY DEEDS.
c. s. Davis to II. A. Gray. lot ],
block 10. e. V. Smiths add 49,. S25 900 90
Globe Loan and Trust company to
II. b. Taylor 81 feet of lots ]
and 2 block 81" Shinn's I'd add. 1000 90
South Omaha Land company 10
Omaha NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. >. as7 80
w. f. Tozer to f. d. Wittum. lot
II. block 4. Potter 4 C.'s I'd add
TO South Omaha. Observation-Disclosures. 90
a. l.. Reed and wife TO H. +. Mel
son. 22isxlS0 feet in lot CD, Redick's
William Meaiey to Anna Cunning
ham, lot r. block IL. Carthage;
lots ! and 3. block 2; Cunning
hams subdiv of undiv Y OF lots
10 "a, Jewett's add lots 2, g. G,
T. s. ., 10, II, l5 l6 and q, Gun
ningham a BIS add; lots II. IL,
Is 10 IS. 81 TO "a and 81 10 AZ, Au-
burn Hill: undiv "a OF lots / to p,
block /: lots to "a. block 2, God
frey's add: lots IL and IS, block
2; lot I. block 81 Bedford Place:
lot ], block 4, Arbor Place...,....., $500 90
DEEDS.
Sheriff TO Antonio Rack, 76 feet
OF lot 5, block s, Kountze's Sd
add northumberland. $50 %
Total amount of transfers. -. ,,sl. as 50
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
SAILORS PUT Up a GAME FIGHT.
Six Lake Scnmcn Quarrel and Two
Are Seriously Stabbed.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 24.-In a desperate
fight between six sailors early this morn
ing two men were seriously cut and one
will probably die. What the fight was over
is not known; the men Themselves being all
intoxicated at the time were unable to
tell what precipitated the trouble. Knives
were used and blood flowed freely.
While the fight was at its height John
Koehler Of Wisconsin threw up his hands
and fell to the sidewalk with a deep cash
In the abdomen. At the same moment Mike
Mullen was stabbed in the arm. Koher and
Mullen We're taken to the hospital, where
the doctors say the former cannot recover.
The remaining four men who participated in
the affair are in jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
John w. Foster Goes to the Orient on
Diplomatic business.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 24.-Hon. John w.
Foster of Indiana who negotiated the treaty
between China and Japan at the close Of
the recent war, arrived here last night. ac-
compaEied by Mrs. Foster, from Washing
ton, d. C.
Mr. Foster is on his way to Hawaii, Japan
and China. It has been hitherto announced
that he was going TO Hawaii on a delicate
diplomatic mission. but 1t is now stated
that his real mission concerns only Japan
and China. II being late. Mr.. Foster de-
clined TO 90 into any details except 10 say
somewhat humorously that he noticed one
of the papers said he was going on a diplo-
matte trip to the Hawaiian islands. He will
sail on the Hong Kong steamer Peru, Mon
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
Kansas City Markets.

KANSAS CITY. Oct. 2i.-WHEAT-Practlca
at "a standstill; elevator men bid &c To So lower
on hard wheat. ana receivers refuse TO sell al
any such decline No, . hard. Gsc; no. B. 5SI
COi,c: No. red 50lI-c bid; 14ai5e asked; No.
g. nomnally. sJG5oc: No, spring. 5Sc; No. 8
nOminally, 55c.
CORN-Active at nc decline fer mixed; white
steady; No. mixed, 2lG2lisc; No. white
22iec.
OATS-Low grades. lower; No, . mixed norni.
nally, lie: No. white, old, nominally, 2ll
22c: new. l7c
RYE-I.ower: No 2 offered at 27df2Sc.
HAY-Steady and unchanged.
BUTTER-Creamery, firm Al l5dlsc; dairy loa
re
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
EGGS-Firm at lie.
Perrin Mnrketa.

PEORIA oct. A.-CQRN-Steady; No ?, sSe
No g. 22isc
oA1's-Irregular; No white, 9oHo; No. 3
white l00l9bc
RYE-Quet and easy; No. ., SIC
WlilSkN-Market steady: finished goods on the
basis ~ Sis for high wines
WHFAT-Not quoted
RECElPTS-Corn A. 0oo hu,; oats, % 30 bu
rye. lNo0 bu.: whisky. none: wheat G.Sn bu.
SHipNENTS-Corn q G0O bu.. oats N ono hu.
rye. COO hu.; whisky. 100 gals: wheat SEQ bu.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK. Oct. 24-MONEY on CALL
Easier: offered at per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-Nominally.
Cd9 per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE-Stcady, with actual
business in bankers bills at %4iEGISiSi FOR
demand. and S4.SiEd4 SlA for sixty days: posted
rates. 81 S2a+S2h. and ASJ4Sis. Commercial
bills, Si9is.
BAR SlLNER-s5hc
MEXICAN DOLLARS-5OAc
STATE BONDS-Duil: railroad bonds. firm;
government bonds. firm; new IS. reg, 117is:
coupon llsIs 5s reg, 10; coupon, 1liA Is, reg,
lO7; coupon, los; 2s. reg. 80; Pacific Gs Of 81.
iol.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25

The hanks ability TO do business is based
upon the deposits. which I'm $50 were SIS
$50 62S but which had shrunk to $S,15i.55S in
October OF this year. a decrease of over
$4,000 600. In the meantime loans and dis
count9 have been brought down TO 81 1871. .
90; from $lS OIl,9O5 In 1890, n decrease OF
S3SIe,52; 1t is very easy to see from the
above figures why the banks have been
compelled TO refuse accommodations. and
that such reiusnls are made necessary by
the conditions.
Omaha's bank clearings of the past week
snow n slight decrease. as compared with
a year ago, but the amount OF the decrease
rs much smaller than at many of the lead
ing cities in the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
Stock In sight.
ST. Louis Live stock.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 2i-CATTLE-Rec Receipts. so
head Market steady
HOGS-Rcceipts 5000 head. Market SC higher
Workers. $34OG3JO: packers, s3.30g3.ij; heavles
sHEEP-Recepts, 800 head Market steady.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
Toledo Grain.

TOLEDO. oct. - WI AT-Ta wcr hut active
No. cash nc: December. -ghc
CokN-Aeiive but lower: No. mixed. 9sc.
OATS-Dull, but steady. No. 2 mixed isc
RNE-Dull. hut steady: No. . cash sc
CLOVER SEED-nun and UNCHANGED. prn,,
October f5es asked
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25

Financial Notcs.

BosToN Oct 2L-Clearings Si3 $50 ss7; bal
ances, N.ii52gt
BALTIMORE, oct st-Clearinrs 81 O:s SEA.
balances. S2j5.S2S
PulLApELPHGA, oct 2A-Clearlngs, 80. i274ol,
balances. S.4SS lO1
ances, sl7Si6i Money cas- per cent, New York
exchange, NsS discount bid; 81 discount asked.
CHICAGO oct. 2l-Clearinus Sl4Igg COO: bal
ahCts' Sl.s-ooNO. Money firm at : per cent; for
elgn exchange. steady. sterling. London 81 SAT,
ana NSlii; posted rates SLS5a ami sass
NEW YORK, Oct. 2i.-Clcarlngs sos. si5 7le;
the port Of New York for the week amounted TO
sieWV IN gold and tt7Sse In silver. The imports
were Gold. s.. ~. ga; silver s2i Jas: DIRK goods
E,ool. I46i general mefrhandise. SO clE 90
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25

Week Ended with scenes of I'm
parRllcied Excitement.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2A.-The wheat market
ended the week It began it--ln whirl OF
excitement. Last Monday the bulls pushed De-
cemher up TO Sc il-i6c and today the bears
ground II down 20 IGsSc. The break OF from SIC
to ilsc today was based expected decline
~ from 2i-d to 2i.d in the Liverpool cables As
he trade was prepared fer advance instead
~ break. the news fell like a bombshell and
quickly turned the market into pandemonium.
The bulls badly frightened. As prices fell
they caught large stop loss orders. which fur
ther weighted the market. After a brief respite
the wholesale unloading renewed again
near the close with reioubled vigor. Prices slid
down the scale from &c to izc at a clip. until
the stroke OF the gong cut short the descent
The surprising fall in Liverpool the sub
ject OF much comment ON change. Late pri-
vste cables attribute II TO heavy realizing by
small holders English houses here were sup
piled with selling orders around the opening.
Lots OF small long accounts were begun yes
terday, the idea that wheat had reached
bottom. but they all came out today. Transac-
tlons for the morning were 2A5 600 hu. The
week past has broken the record for constant
ana violent fluctuations and daily sensations.
Honors have been about equally divided be-
tween bulls and bears.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-25
Sugar Mark Ct.

NEW YORK. oct @-SUGAR-RRw. firm;
fair refining 202Hc; cen rifugal 9S test Sdl IL c.
Refined firm: standard "a" &c; Cunfectioners'
"a" &c. GRADUATED, 4'Sc.
LONDON oct 2I.-SUGAR-Cene dull; no de-
mand: centrifugal. Java los Cd: Muscovado. fair
refining 9s "a. Beet sugar. firm, hut little offer
ing; October. IS I'D: November. 9s lid.