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Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
STOCKS AND BONDS.
Security Market Was i'm the Main I'm
interesting

NEW YORK, March Birthdays stock market
was in the main uninteresting. The record of
transactions was below even the slim total of the
previous day, and the fluctuations, as n rule. re-
Elected the backing and films of the board room
scalpers. American Tobacco was again the
leader in activity. followed by st. Paul and Louis
vile & Nashville, the last two on about an
none of the prominent uhares made even an
approach TO activity. Some disappointment was
Of any suggestion of the rally which was in
progress at the close yesterday. The London
there were sales of Louisville & Nashville by
the arbitraga houses. The foreign dealers, how
ever. appeared TO lack the courage of their
supposed convictions in st. Paul, and that stock
was relatively firm. Leather preferred, on re-
newed reports OF cutting in union tan prices in
Boston and at other New England leather cen
tors was also pressed f6r sale. American To-
reports of a meeting to obq held Mt st. Louis,
with the object Of attempting a compromise be-
and is powerful compeatotsH The traders rushed
thu price up 2 per cent tpnsah, at which figure
noteworthy movements. OCCURRED on very light
dealings, Pacific Mail, loGthed into prominence
toward the close of a fair volume of business
and advanced 2% per cent 10 27h per cent. The
d,tensible cause Of the. Improvement was the
continental meeting. Witch was in session up
to a late hour. Another theory was that the
move was to compel ~fcvsrtng of shorts. Man
ings, though he trading nj was very, light.
In detail. the market Shaded slightly at the
outset to a moderate extanr, but the strength OF
Tobacco and a covering movement by the shorts
changes light in mot gases. The losing. was
quiet, but firm at slight fcotfcess.ons generally, as
compared with yesterday ,ss final figures. Tho
dealings in bonds fell ,bepwy the recent average.
and the tone was heavy. The declines of conse-
qucnce were confined to stlte unusually inactive
bonds. In this class. Fulton Elevated SIS figured
for s per cent. and Atchhson, Colorado & Pacific
lists for 81 per cent. In the active list, North
ern Pacific IS headed the losses with ~ per
cent. The sales were s1,O05. 900. governments
We're quiet. Prices We're practically unchanged
on dealings of $40, 900, 3
The Evening Posts London financial cable
gram says: The markets today were stagnant
and featureless. Americans We're neglect ID.
Business was restrained by politics. Paris and
Berlin markets were firm, although. in the latter
place tho bourse reform committee has declared
against dealings in mines for the account.
The following were the closing quotations on
the leading stocks Of the New York exchange
todav.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
WEST is THE ONLY BRIGHT SPOT.
All Other Sections Show n Disappoint-
inn Dusiness Condition.

NEW YORK. March 20.-Dradstreet's tomorrow
will say: General trade throughout the United
States for the first quarter of 1896 Is disappoint-
ing. When the Improvement in Industrial and
commercial lines between March and Septem-
Der. 1895, is recalled, occurring as It did. two
| years after the panic OF 1898. reason would seem
| T. have been behind the confidence that the cur
rent calendar year would bring a general re-
vival. But the most favorable reports at this
time are those which declare the volume OF bus.
mess only equal TO, and, In a few instances, in
eXcosa of the like total one year ago. The
fact that interior merchants are buying more
freely in Missouri. Kansas, Oklahoma and parts
of Nebraska, where the snow and rain have pre-
the only favorable announcement for the week.
In almost all other parts OF the country, east
OF the Mississippi. stormy weather has tended
10 check the volume OF business, and stll
further restrict mercantile collections, which have
been unusually slow for a month.
The unusually large number OF business fail
ures taking place during the first quarter Of the
current year promises to make a record. The
total for the current week throughout the coun-
try Is 800. or eighteen more than last week
forty-elght moro than In the like week In 1895.
1903 more than In the corresponding week in
1884, and nlnety-elght more than in ths third
week OF March 1893.
There is a sharp decline in total exports OF
wheat Nour Included. from both coasts Of the
United States this week. the total amounting to
only l,592.O 0O bushels, against !. iol. 900 bushels last
week. 2.9Ss. 900 bushels In the corresponding week
one year ago, 2.346,0 900 bushels In the third week
OF March, 1857 and 2.TsG.ooO bushels In the like
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
Run Of Cattle and Market Devoid
of Interest.
HEAVY STEERS WERE TEN CENTS LOWE
Receipts Of Hogs Fall on aud the
Market Continued Its Down
ward Tcndcucy-Loucst Point
Of the Month.
FRIDAY, March 20.

CATTLE-The receipts of cattle have not
averaged very heavy the latter half of the
week, there being only l,459 head reported
in today, as against 1894 head ON Friday
of last week. The trade as IA whole was
of n rather Indifferent character, and the
market was devoid of any very interesting
features. In a general way the market
might be said TO have been satisfactory
to statesmen on all kinds OF cattle except
ing big heavy beeves.
The demand for heavy cattle is light to
what 1t usually is in all the markets of
the country, and 1t does not take many to
oversupply the trade. The demand runs
to light cattle this year, end they have
been selling, all along, to much better adj
vantage than heavy cattle. This is true
not only of this market but of all markets.
Today there were a good many, heavy
beeves among the offerings, and that, to.
gether with the unfavorable condition of
the market in Chicago, made the market
here weak to 10c lower. Chicago reported
n still further decline today. with 5000
with such advices from the east it was
not surprising that the market should be
slow and lower here.
The market on handy little cattle was in
about yesterdays prices. The demand for
that Kind was good, and the offerings were
mostly all taken in good season. one good
bunch Of whitefaces sold at 81, the high
The market on butchers stock was in
good shape, and cows and heifers sold
freely at yesterdays prices: Under the
influence of a good demand the market
was active and was soon over, everything
Feeders and stock cattle were present in
rather ltelited numbers, and the trading
accordingly was not on a very extensive
changed hands, largely at $S.55GS.I5. Val
ues have not shown much change during
the past few days. Representative sales:
~ Gr,I-t,Ty
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Wool Market.

BOSTON, March 2D.-The Boston Commercial
Bulletin will say tomorrow OF the wool market;
The sales are again insignificant. The American
clip has opened in Arizona at 6Ac. These prices
do not affo,d AN exact criterion. but the indi-
cations are that the opening. prices VIII be on
about last years basis. or slightly below. The
tralian, or Cape wOols is now so wide that
sample lots of American are now being sold for
export. Bradford. England, is beginning to suffer
from the lack OF American demand for cloth,
with which the market is glutted. The sales
of the week are 100000 pounds domestic and
Gi3, 900 pounds foreign. against SOS, 900 pounds
and / ADJ, 900 pounds domestic, and $4,000 pounds
foreign for the same week last year. The sales
to date show an increase Of $40, 75 pounds do
nestle and $3.50, 500 pounds foreign from the
sales to the same date in 1895. The receipts to
date show n decrease of 4.372 bales of domestic
and an increase of 81. 1902 bales of foreign.
colonial wool sales, which opened March 3 and
closed today, was highly successful. Merinos
showed during the sale 10 per cent higher, except
for American qualities, which We're not much
from American representatives. Cross breds sold
10 per cent higher for fine qualities, owing to the
continental buying, while coarse showed 3 to
10 per cent higher. The total number of bales
sold was $4,000, Of which the home trade took
1900. the continent los. 900 and America only
300, according to brokers' estimates The num-
VIM open April IS, is 5000 bales; Today's nelee,
tions were good. and the offerings aggregated
1909 bales. of which 600 bales Were withdrawn.
Following are the sales in detail: New South
tAalld. Queensland. 1.335 bales; secured. Is I'D
@ls sd; greasy, 6A910d. Victoria, +23 bal u;
greasy, slsdgls. South Australia, 1874 bales
greasy, 6h4Slsd. Swan River. z3 bales; secured.
Is I'D; greasy. 6l5aShd. New Zealand, 3.77i
bales; secured. 9hdals Id: greasy, 7hd11d. Cape
OF Good Hope and Natal. l,03s bales; secured,
NEW YORK, March 2o.-Wool quiet; domestic
fleece. 16@22c: pulled, 19q26c
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
COMMERCIAL and FINANCIAL
Wheat Started Business with a Slight De-
cline.
,oRN FELT THE WEATHER INFLUENCE
y There Was n Fair Business Trans
acted In Oats, Prices Ruling
Heavy, in sympathy with
Wheat and Corn.

CHICAGO, March 2O.-wheat started
with n decline of from &c to &c and wound
up at n net decline of &c after an inter-
mediate break of about 1c per bu. tluctua-
tions were almost entirely attributed to
scalpers' manipulations. Corn and oats
were both heavy and lost NC each. Pro-
visions Jared better and closed unchanged.
In wheat there was a good trade, the
market at times ruling quite active, the
range being &c. The tone developed was n
continuation OF that prevalent at the close
yesterday and still lower prices were
scored. though the close showed little
change. May opened heavy, with sellers at
from 62kc to 617sc. against 62Am62%c at
the close yesterday. For about three-quar-
tiers of an hour no further break occurred,
but meantime the buying induced by the
above decline began to slacken and when
New York reported that wheat had cleared
from there yesterday the big short sellers
poured their contents into the pit. ,The
price on that had a quick 9Teak if fba
opening. was again occasioned in q large
degree by the heavy receipts at Mlnneap-
oils and 81, Duluth, which n n1 5Sn en- g tSe cars oaS,
responding day of the year before. NO
attention whatever was paid to the steadi-
Of the lie break here. yesterday. That was
perhaps Offset In the estimation of the
wave, witch had been predicted for the
winter wheat country today and the prob
. aDlllty OIL q Illlu, DTluBllht tilpc WV
the next thirty-six hours. The shorts APP
peared satisfied with the break to 6l9sc and
commenced to collect their tribute from the
market, which arose again to &c under
the operation, reaching that point at u
o'clock. 1t was calculated that the visible
supply on Monday will be found to have
decreased 500, 600 bu. at least. That and
reports of good export engagements at
the seaboard helped along the inclination
to cover, and during the last hour. May
touched 62Ac, but eased off a trihe, closing
steady at from 611sc to 6lhc bid.
Corn felt the influence of the, prevailing
mild weather and ruled weak all day,
though the decline was slight. May opened
about &c lower at from 29lac to 29Ssc and
sold to 29hc, rallied with wheat and closed
easy at 29Isc. Trading was only fairly
active.
There was a fair business transacted in
oats, prices ruling heavy in sympathy. with
wheat and corn. May opened &c lower
at 20Ac and sold off to from 1890 to zoe,
closing at that price.
Provisions opened unchanged, though an
easy feeling prevailed, owing to the weak
live stock prices. Considerable liquidation
was INDUCED in soon after the opening
and prices broke sharply, but on the re-
duction the. packers bought and the mar
ket s%tiffened up again. closing prices show
ing no change. May, pork closed at .s9.!5,
Nav lard at $3.50 and May ribs at A.92k.
The estimates for Saturday are: Wheat,
Is cars; corn, 500 cars; oats, 22 cars; hogs,
15, 900 head.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
CnICAGo LIyE STOCK.
Trading In cattle Was slow ut steady

CHICAGO. March O.-1n cattle. although re-
ceipts today showed q great falling on. trading
was slow at barely steady prices. The recent
advance has been pretty wei lost, prices ruling
loo lower than q week ago, and heavy cattle
are about as low as they ever sold. Beef steers
ranged from Sa15 to N.S5.l THIS bulk Of the cat
tie sold at from sS5 to $40. prices are very
low, as compared with former years, prime cat
tie having sold at from Sc to S6Ss n year aga.
and from StS6 TO N6S two years ago. Rut choice
Gattl, and feeders sold slowly. good feeders bring
ing from so to $500. Texas cattle were active
at easier prices. fed steers Stinging from 81 to
40. Veal calves were quoted at from AB to
In hogs there was the usual decline today, and
at the reduced figures the supply was we'll taken
by Chicago packers and shippers; common to
choice droves sold at nom $40, to sass, largely
AZ $3.50, and fancy assorted light sold at from
$3.50 to SiUS, very few EoinE over $500. The
week has proved n bad one for sellers. and they
tCel somewhat disc outraged. Prime heavy are
now 81 lower than a year ago, and if receipts
continue ON the present scale they are likely
To 80 OF some mote.
In sheep there was a fairly good demand ana
prices were well maintained; common to prime
nocks brought from 81 to 81, the offerings con-
sisllng largely OF westerns, Lambs sold from sass
to N.G5, few going below Nl5.
Rec'ipts: Cattle, 1900 head; hogs. $1,000 head:
sheep, 5000 head.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21

BOSTON, March 2O.-Clearlngs, sl2, NS,5O9; bal
ances, Sl,5i3, $50.
NEW YORK, March 2O.-Clearings, &6.S35, 2O2;
balances, 81, 100, 503.
BALTIMORE, March Chickering's, s2,Oli,5S g
balances, Sl2. 403, us.
PHILADELPHIA, March 20.-Clearings, S,l57,-
1927; balances, Sl,si5, 1896.
ST. LOUIS. March 2o.-Clearlngs, 81, go, 900;
balances. s40S, 302. Money, Gas per cent; New
York exchange. Csc discount lid; par asked.
CHICAGO. March 20.-Clearings, $i2, 76i.i S59.
Money on call. steady at 617 per cent; on time.
6 per cent; New York exchange, 75c discount;
foreign exchange. steady; bankers'( London) ster-
ling, si.ST& and $4.S63i.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
MARKET WAS pull AND DEpREssEu
.IMcrcnt 10 AM,crIcnna

wv hNH
NEW YORK. March 2rl1Iiradstreets financial
review tomorrow will kat; Dullness, accom-
panied depression, has Imapked the speculative
situation this week. Transactions have been
almost entirely professional, and the market
as a whole very narrow. Some liquidation OF
long holdings could, HOWEVER, be traced, and
the trading element on The Stock exchange sold
at times with more or less vigor, although the
Increase Of the short interest resulting there
from resulted in SOM covering, and furnished
the only support to prices that was Mt all in
evidence. The public Is absolutely out OF the
stock market and London's indifference to and
distrust Of the speculative situation here Is no
less apparent tnan IN the past Al depart
ments there were, indeed, unsettled by the at
TO Ensland's policy In Egypt though by last
Thursday. this situation had improved SUI
there. The interest in American stocks Is,
however, Of the smallest character, and though
London bought late in the week, It was in such
thrilling amounts that no effect was produced.
The fact that foreign exchange rates keep
fail to attract attention. Any beneficial Ell cts
on speculative sentiment are, however, Offset by
the result Of the hardening Of the money mar
ket.
lines during the autumn and winter are als3
cropping out in. the form of failures. Wall
circumstances, and to regard as general the
conditions which affect only particular localities
pressions which undoubtedly exist In financial
circles as to the present outlook for the bust
ness community necessarily AFFECT the temper
Of speculation and check investment.
Another factor Of seine Importance is the slow
of farmers to sell Mt the present price reduces
the tonnage and profits of western railroads, and
creates a sense of disappointment. which Is
shown in the inactive speculation in railroad
shares generally, despite the evident fact that
the new Joint Traffic association is working
well, and the trunk lines and other roads are
conducting competitive business with a mini
mum of rate cutting or friction. Nor Is 1t
possible to ignore the fact that the approach Of
the presidential campaign has an unsettling
effect and that this feeling is supplemented
by apparent venturesomeness of the present
congress in regard to the country's foreign re-
lations and its impotency when the finances are
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
MIXERS AND sPRINGERs,

1 COW and c.. 80 90 COW and c.. 40 90
1 COW and c.. $50 90 l springer. $35 90
HoGS-There were BEES hogs counted in the
yards today, as against 3.54S yesterday and
.2l6 on Friday of last week. 1t was not the
kind of a market that statesmen like to see.
though the trade was in as good condition here
as at any other point. The downward course of
the market which set in on Wednesday still
continues. Values today showed II decline of
&c. and in some cases Zoe. as compared with
yesterday, The great bulk of all the sales today
was ut $S,G5aS.7 70. as against s3.I0I3.77M for the
previous day.
The market was slow at tine decline. for the
reason that statesmen were backward about maxi
ing the concession, but one after another cut
loose. and the most OF the hogs sold in pretty
good season.
Today's decline carries the market back to
the lowest point touched since the last day of
February. when the hogs sold at about the same
prices as today. In other words, today Is the
lowest point of the month so far. Representa-
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Knnsns civ Markets..

KANSAS CITY, March showed no
improvements No 2 hard. nominally, 6ln62e; No.
J, nominally, 4ldS2c; rejected, $50 Toe; No. 2
red, i2tlTsc; No. 2 spring, eoqGic; No. 3, b765sc,
RIFF lc higher: No. . mixed, csc; No.
2 white, 23% m24c.
.oATs-Nominoliy steady; No. . mixed, i6m@
lie; No. . white, coI2 Oirc.
RYE-No. 2, SIC.
HAI-Firm; timothy, s9,5oGll.5o; prairie, $50
also.
d17c.
EGGS-Fitm at Sc,
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Knnsns City 1.-Two s,ock.

KANSAS CITY, March 2l-CATTLE-Receipts.
1900 head, shipments, 200 head; best grades.
steady; market SLOW; Texas steers. S2.sla3.6O;
Texas CONS, slSOq2.GJ; beef steers. s2.25Gi2O,
native COWS. Sl.O0Q3.i 40. g~toctefs and feeders.
81. 50a3s5; bulls. s.. q 70.
~HOGs-Reeeipts. 1850 head; shipments. 200
head. Market 5Ni0c lower bulk d sales, t2.5AV
i.!pi heavy, S.5iJs7sa; packers, Ss,G5g3,5j;
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
81. Loui. Live stock.

ST. LOUIS. March 20-CATTLE-Recelpts.
900 head. Market steady to strong; native
beeves, Including exporters, ~s3..oaIGj; stockers
and feeders. S2.3503.GJ; COWS ma hclfers, S2.9dg
800: bulls. chiefly S2.2ou2I5: Texas steers, S2.G0g
gO:cows and heifers. s2.O)d325.
H~OGS-Recsipts. 600 head. Market Be lower;
heavy. s3.GOQ3.sj; mixed, S3.J0a275; liglt. 1859
3.S5,
natives. 81. 25a3.S5; western, S3.39uS.1o: southern,
81 sos 80; lumbs, SA75di.jp,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
Peoria Markets.

PEORIA. March 2O,-CoRN-Market easier; No,
2, new. &c; No. 8 new, 26lsc.
OATS-Martet dull. lower; No. 2 white. 19Aci
No. 9 white. lSlsc.
RYi5-Mnrket duh. lower: No. 2. 36c.
WHlSk Y-Market steady; finished goods on the
basis OF 81 for high wines.
RECEIPTs-corn, 5000 bu.i oats. 69.o5o bu.
rye, COO bu.; whisky. $50 gal. wheat. 200 bu.
SHIPMENTS-Corn. p. 100 bu, oats. 80. 700 bu.
rye. none: MhLsky. SIS gal. wheat. 1000 blu.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
New YOrIt Money MnrI.ct.

NEW YORK, March 20.-MONEY ON ALL
Easy at 3g4 per cent; last loan 8 per cent; closed
at 3 per cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-5a6 per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE-Dull, but steady.
with actual business In bankers bills at Si.s7izG
4.S7A for demand. and st.aggi SGH for sixty days:
clal bills, S4,S6. n ~
SILVER OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
BAR S~ILVER-6Shc
GOVERNMENT B~ONDSLSteady; state bonds.
dull; railroad bonds, eatIer.
Closing quotations on bonds were as follOMs:
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THE REALTY MARKE T.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record March 20.
i0'O' WARRANTY DEEDS.

WARRANTY DEEDS.
G.. ". Hines and wife to w. =. Cilon
ct al. lot 10. block S, Kountze's 4th ~.
hdu ..,..-,......,.,. .....-...,.,..,...,. 3,SUJ
Fred Schroeder and wife 10 Henry
Schroeder, Sc 7-14-ll ,........m..". 5000
Florence Leming to. Anna and John
FiXa,, n u of G e of lot il, Kountze's ooo
Terrence Brady to elias Svensen, lot
%, Tuttle's subdiv .,............... $500
c.. NJ. Webster and husband TO. w. X,
Anderson, . Y OF lot G, block !,
Hillside add No. /; lot 9, block /,
Potter's. add ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 5000
Charles Hulitt and wife to T.. s. Stout,
lot Z, block III, Omaha Heights...... 125
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS.
Leonidas Link and wife to Globe Loan
and Trust company. lot O, Devries'
Mary Flothow ct al. to Mary Harm,
lot 4, block 10, Park Forest ...,...... /
DEEDS.
Special master to Truman Buck, lots
2, 3 and 4. ID. J.. Holmes subdiv.... 1850
Same to Joseph Goldsmith, e u of lot
2, block 81, Omaha ........,,....,, 1896
Sheriff to S. n. Peterson, lot 10, block
Same to Merchants National bank, n
u of lots j and 2, block 3is, Omaha. 1850
-
Total amount Of transfers ........ .S29,4 27
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New York Live stock.

NEW YORK. March MISUNDERSTANDING,
l,iS2 head. Market more active. but no stronger;
native steers: ps3or to prime $&s5gi.si; stag7
Sl.5oa2 15; European cables quote American
steers at 9q9lGc, dressed weight refrigerator
beef at 7IQSC.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Recelpts. aga head:
sheep. steady; lambs, quiet; sheep, poor 10
prime. s3,oOat3O; lambs, common TO choice,
HotGs-RcccIp,s. 1855 head. Market steady AZ
"a 0.14 IN
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collective takings Of bleached %cottons, prints.
dress goods. denims, tickinEs, colored duck and
other articles returned good sales. Wcolen goods
disclosed very slow demand, but there was more
doing In clOakings. Print cloths were in light IN
quiry with sales at 2tac, but there was a much
better business In odd goods on the same basis.
MANCHESTER. March 20.-The market for
cloths and yarns Is steady, with little businebs
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21

NEW YORK. March 2o.-coTToN-Futures
closed steady; sales. lse, 100 bales January. 81
July. yITs; August. 81 10; September. Ns4; octo-
Der. s123: November, Sill December, sTis. Net
Great Britain, So bales; forwarded. s72 bales
sales. $50 balsa. all spinners; stock, lse. AS bales.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
New York Mining Quotations.
NEW YORK. March 2O.-The following are the
closing mining quotations.:
FOREIGN Financial Affairs.

BERLIN March 2D.-Exchange on London,
eight days sight, 20 marks s5s pig.
PARIS. March 20-Three per cent rentes. 10lf
2lkc for the account; exchange on London. 25f
22hc for checks.
LoNDoN. March 2O.-Gold is quoted at Buenos
Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-21
Sugar Market.

NEW YORK, March 29-sUGAR.Raw, arm;
sales, 1000 bags San Domingo. centrifugal 06 test
at 4 s-i6c; centrifugal. 90 test. 4Ac; fair refining,
sac. Refined. market steady crushed 6Ae;
powdered. 5Ac; graduated, sac.
LONDON. March 2o.-suGAR-Cane. firm and
steady; centrifugal, Java, las: Museoyado. fair
refining. LIS %. Beet, arm; March i2s Sd April,
foa "a