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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-28

"Say when. Miss Daisy" remarked
the fresh youth as he was pouring q
llass OF water for the young lady.
"Oh. this Is so sudden. Mr. FROST"
Exclaimed the damsel. grabbing Tor The
young man.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-28

Excuse my referring to so old sub
1ect." said the funny man. but do you
know the quickest way to bring a man
up with a sharp turn"
mo" replied his friend.
PUT bent pin under him."
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-28
WIT AND WISDOM.

Joheicfs That Nay he Taken with q
TinEc of scriousncss.
Dlll-Dld You ever see n river rise?
Jill-Sure. I've seen 1t lcave its bed
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-28

Sue Brette--Did the audience throw
anything at the actors in the new play
the other night?
Foote Llghte-Eo: why?
"Why, | notice the dramatic critics
did the aext day"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-28

Ycast-Does the editor use steel or
a gold pen?
Crnsonbcak-i think his friend told
re 1t was one OF those trenchant pens.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-12-28
The Missouri Girl

over live years ago. her ability has been fully recognized
by the foremost managers and dramatic critics of the
United States and her popularity has spread with rap
dity almost cyconic. Her regular opened last
August with an extended engagement in Chicago The
Chicago press tells of the crowded houses that greeted this
of soubrees at every performance of the onthns
asm of the vast audiences and finally gives their
opinion of this charming little woman and her work in
glowing terms. An early engagement of New
York popular play houses is slated for Miss Raymond
and her excellent company.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
liverpool Grain and Provisions.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. 16.-WHEAT-Spot
firm; No. 1 California. 6s 2da6s 211d; No. 2
red western winter, 5s sgd; No. northern
spring, IS I'D. Futures closed quiet; De-
cember, nominal; March, 5s 1Olsd; May,
5s 10d
CORN-spot firm; American mixed, IS I'd.
Futures. quiet; December 3s 6I5d; January,
IS 62sd; February, 3s esd.
PEAS-Canadian, 5s 3D.
FLOUR-St. Louis fancy winter firm, 7s.
PROVISIoNS-Beef steady; extra India
mess S2s Sd; prime mess, 76s Sd. Pork,
steady; prime mess, ives tern, 57s Cd. Hams,
short cut IA to 16 lbs, dull, 45s. Bacon,
Cumberland cut, IS to 80 lbs, dull, Sis; ;
short ribs. 1S to % lbs steady, 35s; long
clear middles, light, 80 to IS lbs, steady
34s Cd long clear middles, heavy, S5 to 40
lbs, steady, 3is; short clear backs, 16 to IS
lbs, steady $685. clear bellies, IA to 16 lbs.
dull 32s Cd, Shoulders, square, u to II lbs,
Arm, 33s 3D. Lard firm; prime western in
tierces, 2Ss Cd; American refined, in pals,
30s Sd. Tallow, prime city, steady, 25s Cd;
Australian in London, firm, 26s Sd.
BuTTER-Finest United States, 95s; good,
75s
CHEESE-Firm; American finest white,
SIS; American finest colored, $685.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Dec 16,-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, $50 head; supply was too light to
test strength of the market and prices were
largely nominal Weeks receipts were
large for the season and consisted largely
of half-fed, unfinished cattle that depre-
ciated in value from 15d30c, while good
killing and feeding cattle that had finish
or breeding sold from steady to a trife
lower; fancy Christmas cattle brought Sc. 30
@S.0O; heavy native steers. So. 00d6 15: light
weights, S.30d6.00; stockers and feeders,
50 25g5 Is; western feeders, $3.0O@i.50; Tex
ans, So. .0OGI4 50.
HOGS-R Receipts, $500 head; market ao-
tive at 10c advance in prices advance this
week amounts TO about Csc; heavy and
mixed sold today at &.O5Q4 Is; lights, $500
"A. .121a; pigs, s.. .9OQ4. 05.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Recepts, 1000
head; steady; supply this week was liberal:
demand Indifferent; prices steady for best
grades, while common focks sold 1Oc lower:
lambs brought 81 &.75@565 muttons, 81. .00D
4.5O; feeding lambs, 50. so; feeding
81 50Gt2. so,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations for the Day ON Various
.t-a Commodities.

NEW YORK, Dec. l6.-FLOUR-Receipts
1888 bbls.; exports. 2362i bbls.; dull and 5a
10c lower to sell; Minnesota patents, $500
, 400; Minnesota bakers, 81, SOa3.lO; winter
patents 5ogS SO winter eer,9 straights SSg.
grades, 81. .e5l2; 40. Rye -four firm fair to 70
good, S3 lOa3.25 choice TO fancy, 50 ,SOa
$50. Buckwheat -four, steady at 81 .25a2 z. 20.
BUCKWdEAT-Nomi at oOc c. l. l.
New York.
CoRNMEAL-Quiet; yellow western, soc
city. lSc; Brandywine. 81 25q2.S5
RYE-Easy No. western, Gle I. o. b.
afioat; state rye 66q51e c. !. T. New YORK
BARLEY-steady; feeding. Ale C. l. f,
Buffalo; mailing 44q4Sc c. /. f. Buffalo.
WHEAT-Reeeipts. siis5 bS; %ests; exports. fs ss
62b bu Spot, easy, No, red, 74c T. o. b.
anoat' No, northern, Duluth, 79c T. o. b.
shoat. nominal; No, 2 red. 72c elevator.
Influenced by the bearish government re-
port and short selling. A fair visible sup
ply increase is looked for on Monday.
had little effect. The market closed dull
and easy at asc net decline; March. "a l5-16
@75 1-16c. closed 75c; May, "A 5-l6QH 9-l6c,
closed, 74lsc; December, 72Ac
CORN-Receipts, 1875 bu.; exports, ST.
443 bu. Spot easy: No. 2, iO9so (. o. b.
ahoat and 39Ac elevator. options opened
easy at Isc decline with wheat and on lower
cable news sympathizing also with a break
cline: May, 3SJsN39c. closed, 39c; December,
SshG394sc, closed, 39hc,
oArS-Receipts l02 200 hu,; exports, $40
No, white, Slc No 3 white, s0lsc; track
No 2 mixed, 29QSoAc; track. white Si0Sic.
.MooL-pull; domestic, 2l@2Sci Texas, II
HoPs-Quiet: state, common to choice,
1855 crop. &c; 1895 crop, 7q9e; 1899 crop, l2g
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
MOVEMENTS OF STOCKS AND BONDS.
Market is DemOra1ized with Prices
Lowest Of the Week

| NEW YORK, Dec. 16,--The New York
! stock market today made a determined
stand against the Generalization reflected
from the London exchange and by the end
OF the first hour seemed to have overcome
the weakness. The appearance however,
was deceptive. Active liquidation was in
full force early in the second hour and ate
away the recoveries that had been achieved,
forcing prices below the opening low level.
The market closed with all the symptoms
OF demoraliZatton and at the lowest prices
of the week.
The days net losses for the principal ac-
tive stocks run from to points. In the
railroad list, the greatest sufferers. natur-
ally were the shares that are listed on the
London Stock exchange and especially those
which have been recent speculative fa-
yorites there, such as New York Central,
Pennsylvania. ST. Paul, Louisville, Atchi-
son preferred and Missouri Pacific. In the
list of industrials and specalties the New
York City public utilities, Sugar. Tennes-
see Coal and others of the iron and steel
stocks. were the largest losers. The early
resistance was due In large part to the de-
termined support afforded by the dIstribu-
by inside interests in the various stocks
These Interests had not waited for the open
ing here to dc, this. but had cables buying
London in the meantime had been com
forting itself with rumors from South
Africa of retrieval Of General Buffers bit
steamer is the last that will be available for
shipments of gold gave assurance of relief
IIom tnat urdln curing the coming week,
There was a resumption of selling orders
by cable during the second hour and a
growing uneasiness over the situation in
Boston, growing out of the announcements
OF a bank failure from that center. The
bank statement was construed as unfaYor-
able in the items OF loans, although the
cash changes conformed closely to fore
casts. The small loan contraction barely
served to offset the cash decrease so that
the gain In surpl.>S reserves Is only nominal.
The statement does not include today'S gold
engagements, which aggregate $2,450 900
The weeks experience In the stock mar
ket has been a severe one to show such
small active development in the money situ-
alton. 1t is evident that large part OF the
money called in has been put out again
under the urgent stress of circumstances
A large amount Is known to have been
transferred to Boston TO strengthen the
monetary situation there. The local money
outlook was the determining cause OF the
late break in prices and withdrawal Of
support.
II is many months since the stock mar
ket has been subjected to sQ violent and
drastic a LIQUIDATION as that of the last
week. At intervals II was met with some
aggressive support by friends of different
stocks and the professional bear operators
have occasionally closed out their short
contracts at the inviting profits offered, but
at other times all other support seemed
withdrawn, while heavy blocks Of securi-
ties were being forced TO sale by the wip-
ing out of margins The shrinkage IN val
ues reached an enormous aggregate. COM
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

l5c; Pacific coast, 1896 crop. 4T6c: 1897 crop,
fn9c; lSgS crop, l20i5c.
HlDES-Steady; Galveston, 20 to q lbs.
lslsc; Texas dry. "a to 30 lbs, 14lkc; Cali
fornia, q TO Is lbs, 21lzo
LEATHER-Steadv hemlCck sole, Buenos
Ayres. light to heavyweights 25d251kc; acid,
2Jft25iHc.
PROVISIONS-Bee dull; family, sl2. .50D
800; beef hams $22 .50d23 90; packet. sl1 so
gl2.W city extra India mess, S2l OOa23 co.
Cut meats, steady; picked bellies, s. 75Gl
500; picked shoulders, s. .75a6 %; picked
hams, S.00U0.00. Lard weaker; western
continent. IS 10: south America. ss 80: com
pound, s.. 25d5.S7l5. Pork, firm; mess, $40 90
al0. short clear, 81 Oo6i2.0O; family,
sl2.O0nl2.50. Tallow, firm; city, SC; country,
4AG5c.
RICE-Steady; domestic, steady, 4arkc.
MOLASSES-Ste New Orleans, open
kettle good to choice 32di0c.
PEANUTS-Steady; fancy hand-picked, 4
aiiac; other domestic, 3hd4c
FRB1GHTS-To Liverpool, quiet: cotton,
by steam. 25d; grain, by steam. 22Id
METALS-The brokers' price for lead is
S4.i5 and for copper $l6.75.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Total receipts - % Isl


CATTLE-As usual on the last day of the
week there was not much of a cattle mar
ket, the receipts being very light What
cattle were here, however, were sold in
about the same notches as yesterday, at
least no lower.
The cattle market this week has been bad
and far from what sellers like This has
not been peculiar to this market alone, but
other markets have suffered fully as much
or more. The demand has been limited
almost entirely to good fat stuff, while the
receipts, on the contrary, have consisted
almost entirely of short fed or warmed-up
cattle. The market on this latter kind
has been very slow and prices have gone
down steadily While good cattle are not
more than 10Gl5c lower the short fed cattle
are fully 25c lower than last week. and in
extreme cases common cattle have sold
40c lower.
The market on cows and heifers has been
about the same the market on steers,
that is, the best cattle have been in de-
mand, though perhaps a dime lower, but
the common to medium kinds have sold off
in about the same proportion as short fed
steers. Chicago reports the market 25q40c
lower for the week.
While fat cattle have been going lower
the market on stockers and feeders has
been pursuing opposite course. The
supply of that kind of cattle has been very
small all the week, and as there was con-
siderable country demand the market for
the week is stronger and on good kinds
about as high as 1t has been any time.
Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Butter, Egg and Cheese Market.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16-BUTTER-
Firm: fancy western creamery, &c; fancy
western prints, 2Sc.
EGGS-Firmer and Ac higher; fresh
nearby Gle; fresh western, 2lc; fresh south
western. 19c: fresh southern, 1sc.
CHEESE-Frm but quiet.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. l6.-BU1NTER-Steady
creamery, 2ia27c dairy. 19q2Sc.
EGGS-Steady at lie,
CHICAGO, Dec. 16,-BUTTER-Stead
creameries, 16q25c: dairles, 16q22c.
EGGS-Firm: fresh, zoe.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16,-BUTTER-Re-
ceipts, $3.50 pkgs; quiet; western creamery,
2Sq27c; June creamery, 22q25lac; factory,
15lh@20c
CHEESE-R 5,l5s pkgs.; firm; late
fall made, fancy, 12%@l3c; fall made, large
fancy, 12aql2%c; late made. small, 12ql2Ac;
large late made, 1lA@l2c
EGGS-Receipts, sos pkgs, steady; west
ern ungraded; at mark. 16q2llRc; western,
2d4c loss OFF
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 16-BUTTER-
Creamery, 22q25c; dairy lSc.
EGGs-Firm; fresh Missouri and Kansas
stock. tirsts Ice, cases returnedi storage,
higher at l0al4c.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
s---@---- ----~-7@ss----
st. EOufs Live stock.

ST. LOUIS Dec. 6.--CATTLE-Receip
500 head; market dull and steady; native
shipping and export steers, A75G6.70 with
beef and butcher steers. si.4OG5.5O; steers,
&.55a55O; steers under 1000 lbs, s3.35@5O 90;
stockers and feeders S2.75@i75; cows and
81; 25@S25; Texas and Indian steers, S2.9o@
HOGS-Receipts, 51OO head; market &C
higher on good hogs and Others steady: pigs
and lights S3.9O44OO; packers, si.00a4. 10;
butchers, $i.C5Q4 15
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 600 head !;
market steady; native muttons, 50. .25a4 so; /;
lambs %.50Gli S5; stockers, 81. .G013 90; culls
and bucks, 81. 25Q3 SO; Texans, 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Cattle Generally steady, Hogs Higher
nnd Shecn md Lnmhs StcnhN.

CHICAGO, Dec. 16-CATTl. .lG--Generally
steady; weeks receipts, 62. 900 head largest
this year and largest week in December
since 1898; fancy Christmas beeves, 81 9O(D
500: good to choice, 81. 40II6. S0 poor to mo
dium, 81 30d5.25 mixed stockerS, SO 0Nd3. 75; ;
selected feeders, 81. 25di IS: good to choice.
50 s0Gp4 So; heifers, 50 50G5.00; Gamers, 81. 90
as co. bulls, 50 50d4.2 20: calves, S4.0VnI 90;
fed Texas beeves 81 .2565. .25; grass Texas
steers, SO, 25G4. 90.
HoGS-Active and 1Oc higher; good clear
ances; mixed and butchers, S 05GI4, 25; good
to choice heavy, si.l06ii. 25; rough and
h,avy, $S.9Od4.0S; light. si.0od4.2O bulk of
sales, 81. 106I4 90.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Steady: native
wethers, 4.00iI4 S5: lambs 81 00a5. 70: west
ern wethers, A.OOd45O; western lambs, 81. .G5
as so.
Receipts: Cattle, 300 head; hogs, 10000
head; sheep, 1000 head.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-MoNEY-On call
easier at per cent. Prime mercantile
paper, 51a@6 per cent; sterling exchange,
steady with actual business in bankers
bills at $4ak@4SI& for demand; at A.Sl1s
d4.Sl34 for sixty days Posted rates, 81. .S212
and $4.SS12 commercial bills, s4.S.
SILVER-Certiticates, 5s1Ac; bar silver,
57hc.
BONDs-State bonds inactive; railroad
bonds, weak; government bonds, steady; Is
reg, 1O2; 3s reg, 1O9% coupon, lO9% new,
A. reg, 13S%; coupon, 1881; old As reg,
112A.
The following are the closing quotations
Iaf,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
New York Live stock.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16-BEEVES-Re
ceipts, SO head: / car of old cows sold at
sl.75; no other trading; feeling weak. Gables
unchanged; exports, 1,3OS head cattle, 55
head sheep and $500 quarters OF beef
CALVES-Receipts, IA head; steady; COM
mon to prime veals, S5OOdS.o0; city dressed
veals SGDl2c per Id.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts 2,203
head: sheep steady; lambs, steady, 10c
higher; sheep, s35OM4.50. lambs, 81. 5.5049s0;
Canadian lambs, S5.S54590
HOGS-Recelpts, 1882 head; none for sale;
nominally higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.
Condition of Trade and Quotations on
staple and Fancy Produce.

EGGS-Receipts light; fresh stock, lee
DRESSED PoULTRY-Cholce 20 fancy
turkeys, loc; ducks, Sc; geese, Sa9c spring
chickens, 6hq7c hens, 6q6l5c; roosters,
4d5c.
LIVE POULTRY-Hens, 595ikc; spring
ehlekens, &c; old and shaggy ROSTERS, &c;
dneks 4Is,,,1, and geese. ed6llc: turkeys. saec.
BUTTER-Common to fair, 16Ikc; choice,
22d2sc
PIGEoNs-Live. per doz.. 9Oc.
.rd;,lI GAMEgPrairIe = chickens, per doz, $50;
" c0a3 3; blue wing teal. Sl75: green wing
oYSTERs-Medium per can, 1Sc; stand
nrd. per can, 22c; bulk standard, per gal,
exen pep ss se' so per Ee% Sa YosS sS eonns n
per can, SIC; New York counts. per 1OO
,HAY-Upland, choice, $3.50: midland
choice. s6; lowiand, choice, S.; rye straw
choice, $3.50; No. 3 corn, &c; No. 8 white
9aS oatS a3 cracked corn per ton a
ton. Sl3; shorts, per ton. s4,
VEGETABLES.
SWEET POTATOES-Per bbl., Kansas,
" 20; Jerseys, IS; large bbls., Nebraska
PoTAToEs-Per bu., choice, soas6c.
=, ,ClAaBBAGE-Per lb.. 1hc; Holland seed.
CAUL1FLowER-Per crate, $780,
CRANBERRIES-Cap Cod Sc 0oa6 80.
Bel d Bugle, per bbl, $3.50; Jerseys. S6.25.
>aes ANetah way, yelloW, ooC, reu, 10
CELERY-Per. doz, 25@scc; California,
per bunch. 45Q6Oc
,TURNIPs- RutabaRas. per lb.. 1Ac: Cana
dian, 1RM1aC
WiAA,TERCREss--Per 1s,qt. cases. $780,
MUS MnStiROOMS-Per ID. box. soc.
$500.
FRUITS.
APPLES-Cholce western shipping stock
~. I5n3OO: New York stock, So 756I4.00.
GRAPES-Calfornia Emperor 81; Cataw-
bas, per small basket. 1Sc: Malaga grapes,
per bbl., $700675G
PEARS-Wester varieties, $3.50
TROPICAL FRUITS.
CHARACTERIZATION, per box, $350d375
Cqlifornia naveis. per box, sS75q4oO.
LEMONS-California fancy, $4259450;
choice California, $i0O@450; Messina, $3.50
d475.
HIDES. TALLOw. ETC.
HIDBS-No;- green hides. SIC; No.
No, salted hides. &c: No. ! veal calf, to
Il lbs, Sc; No; veal calf, u to 15 lbs, &c.
i, tS. 4c; No. z aNc; rough, &c; white grease.
2&q3hc; yellow and brown grease 2k@p3c
MISCELLANEOUS
HONEY.Per 4-section case, S3,25635O
,NuTS-Hickory nuts. large, per bu., 81:
shell barks, SSq1.35.
100; California carton, per io-lb box, sIiS M
MAPLE SUGAR-Per lb.. Sc.
CHRISTMAS GREENS.
TREESo15-ft,, per doz., 81; to s-ft, per
lift, per doz., $3.50; extra large sizes, Il
10 24-ft., 81. 2.0oa4.50.
- HOLLY BRANCHES-Per case of about
MISTLETOE BRANCHES-Per h.. zoe:
per 2o-lb. box, S3.75: wreathing, 20 yds 90c
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

SOUTH ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Dec. 16-(Spe-
cial.)-Journal quotations.
ATTLE-Receipts 100 head; steady; ma
tives, 50 $3,75@6.00; choice to fancy. $3.50
6.75; Texas and westerns, SS.0Oa5. .S5; cows
6D4 60; yearlngs and calves, $.75q5, 90;
stockers and feeders, 50 0Od4.6O; veals, .25
HOGs-Receipts. 400 head. market 1OD
12lac higher; all grades, A.O7lag4 Is; bulk
of sales 81. i.10G415
SHEEP-Receipts, 800 head; market
steady,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

NEW YORK, Dec. I6-Clearings SasS-
sos, $50; balances. IS, sSe.160
BOSTON, Dec 16-Clearings, SO e1e,etS
balances 1896 $50
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16,-Clearlnss
Sl6,927, SIP; balances, S2.06b22.
BALTIMORE Dec. l6.-Clearings. S,7lS,-
BIS; balances. SSSS,765.
ST. LOUIS Dec l6-Clearngs. A.SlS5SO;
balances, A20556; money, td7 per cent; New
York exchange, Csc premium bid, SOC pre-
MUM asked
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
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ToICdn Market.


TOLEDO, o. Dec. 6--WHEAT-Dull
steady; No. cash and December 6SAc;
May, 72Ssc
CORN-Dull, lower; No, mixed, SIC.
oATS-Dull. steady; No. 3 mixed nc.
RYE-Nominal; No. cash, S5c,
SEEDS-Clover, higher, steady; primo
cash, old, A.sS; December $50 bid March,
IS 50 bid,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
-=--
ESports and ImDorts.

NEW YORK, Dec. i6.-Tho exports of
gold and silver from this port to all coun-
tries for the week aggregated S1S0,66 silver
bars and coin and Sid4,Ooo gold, Tho i'm.
ports of specle this week were A6,s92 gold
and Sl62,35S silver. The imports of dry
goods and merchandise at the port of New
York for this week were valued at Sl0,3iS,-
cq0
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
kansas city Grain and ProvIsions.

KANSAS CITY, Dec l6-WHEAT-May
667sc: cash No. hard CSC; No. 3, 5Sd62c /;
No 2 red. 5Sq7oc No, 3, 62lsq6Sc; receipts
sc cars.
CORN-May, 29%c; cash. No. mixed, 20
qg9i4c; No. white, 2sq29Ac; No. 8, 2SAc.
OATS-No. . white, 2il2q25c.
RYE-No. g 47c.
HAY-Choice timothy, S9.00a9,50; choice
prairie. S7.00dT50
bu.; oats. 10000 bu.
800 bu.: oats, 1000 bu.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

SHEEP-There were no fresh receipts In
the yards and nothing to make test OF
the market today. so that about all that
can be said OF IL Is to quote prices as
nominally steady.
The sheep market this week has not been
exactly to the liking of sellers. In the first
place, as Is very apt to be the case Just
prior to the holidays, there is not very
much demand for anything except for
choice Christmas mutton, The result has
been a slow and dragging market. with
the tendency lower on all kinds, but es-
peCially on the heavy weight stuff. buyers
seeming to prefer the light but fat stun.
The quotations below will show the kind
of prices paid:
Quotations. Good to choice fed yearlings,
81 2Sa4.5O; good to choice heavy wethers.
S3g0u4.l6: good to choice light wethers, A.l5
@i.30; good to choice fed ewes, 50, T5ml.O .OO
fair to good fed ewes, $St0u365; good TO
choice native lambs S5.o0G5 40. good to
choice fed western lambs S500dS.2 %; fair to
good fed western lambs, A.75d5.O0; feeder
wethers, 80 65dS7 70; feeder yearlings $500
4 IS; good to choice feeders lambs, sl.25I4.t0
fair to good feeding lambs, 81 0Omi. %; feeder
ewes, S.2543.OO. Representative sales:
No. AV. Pr
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

decrease, N@toCO; specie, decrease, s.. .7SS,-
its. decrease, A,5e,9Co: circulation, de-
crease, $4,000. The banks now hold So
02S,S2S in excess OF the requirements of the
% pcr cent rule
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Minneapolis Wheat ana Flour.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 16.-WHEAT-In
store: No. / northern, December. csc; May.
663sGt66iac; July, 6I7sa6Sc. on track. No /
hard, 66c; No. northern, 64lac; No.
northern, 62i5c.
FLOUR-Market about quiet; first pat
ents, 50 4Oq350; second patents, s. 2Oq3 80;
first clear. 81 20Q2. 80.
BRAN-In bulk, Sll .O0dll .25.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
N,ir,rl.cc Grain market.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 16--wHEAT-Mar-
ket steady; No, ! northern 66,sc No.
northern, 6tif665c.
RYE--Steady; No. |, 55G56c
BARLEY Firm; No. 2, i4ISc; sample, 81
@44ic.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR-Steady; winter patents. So. 40a3 so;
straights, S3.0Od3.2O clear. s2.9Na31O spring
specials, $50, spring, patents: s3.2Od3.5O;
straights, s.: 7oa3.30; bakers, $l.9Od2. so.
red 6716Sc.
CoRN-No. .. slAc; No. yellow, alA9
oATs-No. ?, 22s.@esc; No. white, 254c;
No. white, 2i%@2S1kc.
RYE-No. 2, 51a@o2c.
BARLEY-No. 2, 3SQl45c.
SEEDS-No. 1 fiaxseed. $1.49; northwest.
s1.49, Prime timothy, $3.50 Glover, con-
tract grade, IS. 256iS. so.
PROVIS1ONS-Mess pork. per bbl. sS700
1920. Lard, per 100 lbs. S. 15q5. .52s. Short
ribs sides Qoose), .$5;2oq545 Dry salted
sides (boxed), $5.45a655
HISKY-Distillers' finished goods. on
basis high wines. per gal, $l.23lR.
SUGARS-Cut loaf, $50; granulated SSH
Following are the receipts and shipments
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

on the Produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady; creameries, 16@25c;
dairies, 16lI22c. Cheese, firm at 1l&0l2l1c
Eggs, firm; fresh zoe.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

Weekly Bank statement.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserves, increase, sl66,SO0; loans,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
st. Louis Gratn and ProvI.ionn.

ST. LOUIS, Dec 16.-WHEAT-Lower
No. 2 red, cash, elevator, CSC; track, 7Ola6
tic; December, Csc; May 71sc: No. 3 hard,
67G6Sc. Receipts, 1888 bu.
CORN-Firm; No. cash, soc; track 31A
q32c; December. S07sc; May, 31A@317sc
OATS-Firm; No. cash, 24c; track, 24hc;
December, 2ic May, 25c; No. white, 26lac.
RYE-Firm at 52ac
FLOUR-Quiet, steady; patents, 1880
$50: extra fancy, sS1Og3.2O; clear. s2.75d2 So
SEEDS-Timothy, s2oOd2.S5; flax, nom
inal, s1.H
CORNMEAL-Steadya at 81. 706D1 80
BRAN-Firm; sacked, east track, 62963c.
HAY-Steady; timothy. $950ap11.75; prairie,
WHISKY-Steady,$ 81 2S1k
COTrONTIES-S105.
RAt,G1NG-5% @61.c.
HEMP TWINE-Sc.
PROVISIONS-Dry salt meats, extra
shorts, $50; clear ribs and sides, S. 62Is
Bacon, extra shorts, Sc; clear ribs and clear
sides, $6l212 Pork, steady; jobbing 1915 for
old; $l1.25 for new Lard, lower; prime
steam $5.35; choice, $5.3719.
METALS..Lead, higher at A.65. Spelter,
higher at S4.65.
POULTRY-Steady; chickens, old, 51sc
young, &c: turkeys, 71ac; ducks, 6q6iac
geese, 51SG6c.
RBCEIPTS--Flour 1000 bbls.; wheat, b.
900 bu.; corn. 5000 bu.; oats, 900 bu.
SHIPMENTS-F'lour. 5000 bbls wheat,
$1,000 bu.; corn, $1,000 bu. oats, 5000 bu.