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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices on Board of Trade.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2-An estimated decrease
OF large proportions in the weekly snip
ments OF world wheat had bullish effect
today on the wheat market here. At the
close wheat for May delivery was UP &c.
Corn was on hc. Oats were unchanged and
provisions showed a gain of lZ1ka3Oc.
Trading in the wheat pit was very light,
but the market after the first half hour
had firm undertone. At the opening senti-
ment was somewhat bearish because OF inn
proved weather for the movement of the
crop in the northwest Offerings, however,
were readily taken by commission houses
and shorts and this soon resulted In a
firmer feeling. Purchases of the May de-
livery by prominent bulls also strengthened
the market. The most influential of the
days news was the estimate by an English
statistician that the total exports OF wheat
from oil countries for the week amounted
TO s,0O,UO bu., large reduction from the
within half cent range. the market closed
firm May opened unchanged to a shade
lower at SO to s7qsIlsc, sold up, to $50
Of wheat and -four were equal to $4,000 bu.
Primary receipts were $4,000 bu.. compared
with holiday last year. Minneapolis, Du-
luth and Chicago reported receipts Of 53
cars, against So cars last week
Sentiment In the corn pit was somewhat
bearish because of the situation in the De-
cember delivery. The fact that the move
ment of the crop shows "A tendency to in
crease and that larger percentage of the
receipts of contract grade was a depressing
influence. Trading was small and confined
chiefly to commission houses. The close
was steady. May opened a shade lower at
tIsc, sold between Aa441sc and 44ltc, and
closed at the lowest point OF the day. Local
receipts we're 400 cars, with 20 cars OF con-
tract grade.
Moderate demand by commission houses
and pit traders held the oats market steady.
Aside from some selling early in the day
from cash houses, offerings were light. Ex-
port trade was reported as slightly im-
proved. May opened unchanged at 3l&a
3lBc, sold up to 31Hc and closed at 31Aa
3l1sc. Local receipts were "a cars.
nf Inc hNyF anlrn afran 10Th
in provisions. A decrease in local stocks
because OF heavy shipments of meat and
| lard strengthened the situation. At the
close May pork was up soc at 1890 Lard
| was up 12lzc at S75Oli7. 521s. Ribs were 15c
| higher at S.371A67. 40
Estimated receipts for Tuesday: Wheat
| 6S cars; corn, 964 cars; oats, 407 cars hogs
| $1,000 head
There will be no session OF the Board OF
| Trade Monday on account of Christmas
| day.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
DRUIDING's FINANCIAL REVIEW

brick which he subsequently turned over
TO the Erie and which he must he under
the necessity of turning back. II is dis
trCSsing TO realize that property such ~
the Hamilton n Dayton which few years
ago no more valuable property existed.
should. through connvunces, finally come
20 such an ignominious end as receiver
ship.
The money situation has not yet been
solved .S and loo, look for no solution n6 until
unlikely that IL the bull movement con-
tnues that there will he movement or
the conservative bankers who Will sue
antics in Wall street
OF the pig iron market Rogers. Brown &
Co. have this to say; The quiet attitude
of the market prevailing during the last
week cannot he said to he unexpected, as
the end OF the calendar year usually marks
the terminus OF the fiscal year for many,
and consumers are busy rounding up their
internal affairs, and are not disposed to
consider purchases except for immediate
needs. The usual run of small orders was
placed but no large transactions arc re
ported Prices arc being firmly maintained
and It is, generally felt that with the
veope for deliveries covering the second
quarter and last half. ono large stack of
the local furnaces Is ont OF hlaSt tor re re-
strengthen prices In this district The coke
supply is covering all needs at the present
time"
one of the most interesting rumors circu-
lated recently was the rumor to the effect
that the Standard OIL crowd are seriously
contemplating a reorganization OF STANDARD
Oil so that prices will reach an ordinary
investment level. The present NO0,ON.0N
par value OF capital stock, which is seling
around csc, will he raised to about 5000
coo COO par value. on which basis the stock
would show a selling power Of about per
cent a year. instead Of 10.
1t is expected that such an arrangement
would have the effect of quoting puouS
rumor. The reason for such a change ol
policy might further be attributed 10 the
- ~. IA ri
looking toward the Russian oil fields long
ingly for a number OF years past. In order
10 secure the kind OF control that the
Standard OH would want in the Russian
fields il would be imperative to raise con
siderable capital, which might easily DC
done in the event of reorganization.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24

SHEEP-There were no fresh receipts
here this morning, and so far as could De
judged from appearances, none were
wanted. AS noted yesterday. the usual mol
iday dullness has settled down over the
sheep and lamb market. Packers have
filled their orders for fancy Christmas NUT
ton and are not in need of anything IN thdt
line. on the other hand, the holiday de-
mand for cheap grades OF mutton Is always
light, SO that packers have no pressing eau
or lambs. In other words, there Is not
likely to be any very great demand either
here or At any other market point Tor sheep
or lambs until after the first or the year.
II sometimes happens during the honoay
season that a few loads of killers Will sell
to very good advantage TO MI IN wnere
some packer happens TO run short, but IL Is
always a good plan for shippers intending
to send in anything at this time TO keep IN
close touch with their commission hrms and
act on their advice.
The sheep market has been In very salts
factory condition all this week on desirable
kinds of fat sheep and lambs, prices re-
naming just about steady with previous
week until Thursday, when packers seemed
to get their orders filled and the market
lost Its wire edge, prices sagglng all OF lO1
l5c. Feeder sheep and lambs have been II
very moderate supply all the week, while
the demand was fully equal to the absorp'
of this the market, II anything, showed
little strength during the week.
Quotations for fed sheep and lambs are
as follows: Good to choice lambs, Colo
radios, N.4Oq7.65; westerns, HOOgI3O; year
lings, S6.OOq65; wethers, $5.6Vg6.1b; ewes
81 1896. 40.
Quotations for feeder sheep and lambs
Good feeding lambs, S5.I5q6S5; yearlings
81 1895. 49, wetheTs, $450q5. 90; ewes, $500
$780, breeding ewes A.b0450O
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARRET
Foreign EIOhang" Closed and No
News Come&
DIZZINESS cHARAcTERzES THE TRADE
Liquidation in wheat Apparently
over for Present-Corn Dull and
shade Lower for Current
Months option.
OMAHA, Dec. q. 1906.

,, OMAHA, Dec. %. 1896.
With foreign markets closed and no news
OF Importance developing, the markef
naturally was dull. The liauidation in The
current delivery seems over for The time
small, wheat closing a little higher corn q
shade lower and oats practically un-
Corn was dull and a shade lower for tho
current deliveries, but steady for the far
months. OF the Chicago cars today twenty
hlne graded contract, which is an inn
proVement on the recent proportion Indi-
Sauohs In the sample crowd pointed to
more liberal arrivals Of the deliverable
oats were steady, with practically no
trace. There was no feature worth men
December wheat closed at S2%c MAY at
eihgsIho and July at S3ssqS31kc
Corn closed with December at 44Lc old
december at 4Sc, May at 4ig44lsc and July
., December oats closed at sOIkc, May at
3l%c and July at 302sc.
-Slearances were S3, 600 bushels Of wheat
mS,W bushels Of corn, 300 bushels OF
oats and 5000 barrels OF flour. Primary
shipments $1,000 bSsRe Hv corn GIshG rece hha
were $1,000 bushels and shipments 10000
p.shels. The day last year was a holiday.
NO cables came from Liverpool. the
market there was closed for the holidays
Broomhall estimates the weeks shipments
this country lie predicts a good increase
@ on ne0 p pa Last week shipments were
Australian wheat shipments were 80 900
bushels against 1900 bushels last week
and $4,000 bushels last year.
Elevator interests figure that the Decem-
Der corn bulls will get 100000 to $500, 900
bushels OF corn by the end of the month.
contract corn is going TO Chicago from
Kansas City and the country generally.
The driers are making 200 OOO bushels a day
contract grade.
The price OF wheat Friday night had
Der 2s
Firm the Inter Ocean: ',rhe open with
drawal OF the Armour interest in wheat is
looked upon as good feature Tor the
market, as 1t will cause the operators to
work on the news and the real situation
Instead OF what they believe Armour OF
some other large trader Is doing, so that
1t can have full swing The market has
run into a period of December liquidation
and with the large interests out Of the
market some OF the best posted traders
last night were looking for a break
Inc props of the bulls have fallen one
} by one Russian news has little effect for
the time being, though 1t probably will in
huence trading Inter The Argentina croT
scare has been dissipated. The European
demand for wheat has been disappointing
Manitoba supplying the greater part Of 1t
Omaha Cash sales.
WHEAT-No. 2 hard, l car at zoe; No
mixed, 1 car at 77hc.
CORN-No. g. D cars at 3S1zc; no grade
car at 36c.
oATs-No. 3. 1 car at 2skc.
Omaha Cash Prices.
WIIEAT-No. 2 hard. 77d79c; No. 3 hard
n H4Nc; No. hard 1Oaitc; No. spring, 4
Q7Sc; No. 3 spring, 73a76c
CORNING. g. 3SlPc; No 4, 361xq37Rc; nj
grade, 36c; No. yellow. Ssc; No. white
OATs-No. mixed, 2shc; No. white
2SRM29c; No. 4 white, 2SAc.
RYE-No. 2, size; No. 3, 6Od6o19c.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
New York Live stock Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. %. - BEEVES - Re
ceipts. AS head; market slow but steady,
prime native steers sold at $3.50 per 100
lbs; dressed beef dull at 5hq9c per ID. for
native sides. Exports LEO head beeves and
CTS quarters of beef
CALVES 80 head; no trading
OF Importance; feeling weak; city dressed
veals slow at SzglSc per ID; country
dressed, Sdllhc.
HOGS-Receipts. 2,l04 head; the feeling
in this market was steady
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts, II ,691
head; no sheep offered. lambs slow tO
lOc lower: common to prime lambs sold
al S6.s5u7.6O: dressed mutton in poor de-
| mand at 7laq1Oc per h.; dressed lambs,
Ildl21bc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
Receipts of livestock at the six principal
oils md RosIn.

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-OIL-Cotton seed
oil steady: prime crude, nominal; prime
yellow, zg14qzs34c. Petroleum, steady; re,
fined New York, $3.50; Philadelphia and
Baltimore, $3.50; prime in bulk, S46S. Tur-
pentine, quiet, 6719c.
ROSIN-Quiet strained, common to good.
SAVANNAH. Ga, Dec. 23-oIL-Turpen-
tine, firm, 6iRc. o =,
$3.50; +, $50; G, 1915; ii, 1885; |, $50; X,
$3.50; NJ. 500; N, $3.50; VIC, 800; WV
S6.00. ~
ances, N53 Runs, S9,l27 bbls.; average.
66, COO bbls. Shipments, 1911 bbls; aver
Runs, Lima, 57s97 bbls; average, 27,5ls
bbs.; shipments, Lima, 6S,4S5 bbls.; aver
age, 669l7 bbls.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
st. Louis General Market.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2S-WHEAT-Higher
No. 2 red cash. elevator, ss9slc; track, 92a
sc; May. s6.sc; July. so7sc; No. hard.
CORN-Lower: No. 9 cash. aOI1c; track,
4lh9i2c; December 4Ol4c; May, 49u42lse
OATS-Steady; No cash. aic; track
a3c: D0Sscember. SSltc May, size; No. 2
FLOuR-Steady; red winter patents, 81. 10
Q450; extra fancy straights. IS. sOd4SO; clear.
s. sodS 80.
sEED-Timothy, 81 5Oa26O; prime. $3.50
CORNMEAl.-Steady, $50
BRAN-Firm; sacked, east track, 7SQSOc.
HAY-steady; timothy, sS.Ooql5.Oo; prairie,
!700dlO50.
IRON COTTON TIES-s9c.
RAGGINC-9hc.
HEMP TWINE-7nc.
PROVISIONS-Pork, higher; jObbing
SS75 Lard. arm; prime steam, $3.50. Dry
salt meats. steady: boxed extra shorts, s. CO.
clear ribs. SSl2is; short clears, $500 Bacon
steady; boxed extra shorts. SS.75; clear ribs
500: short clear. SIS.
POULTRY-Firm; chickens, NC; springs
ShGsc; turkeys, l4isc; ducks, l0lsc; geese
cents.
Blu T TIE R-steady; creamery. si6e5c
dairy, 1SG2lc.
EGGs-stesdy, 2.iso. case count.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
Eyaporated Apples and Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-EVAPORATED
APPLES-Market quiet; Common are
prime, sIxa9ssc; choice, 1012c; fancy nqizc.
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS-Prunes
remain in fair demand. chiefly in the way
of small lots for the interior, with quota
lions ranging from 4iac to Sc. Apricots are
firmly held with choice quoted at s1fploc;
extra choice 10l8ql0ac; fancy, llql2c.
choice are quoted at loo: fancy, l019gllc;
extra fancy, 1117q13c. Raisins are quiet,
with loose Muscatel quoted at 524Q7t4c;
seeded raisins at 6Aq9c. and London
LAYERS at $50.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
new YORK STOCKS AND BONDS
Market is Inactive On Approach Of Holiday
but Values Are Firm.
TRACTION ISSUES AGAIN THE FEATURE
ProAt Taking Late in Session Gives
List "A Temporary Setback from
which ~ Partially
Receivers.

NEW YORK, Dec 23.--Operations in the
stock market were naturally circumscrtbed
by reason of the approaching holidays ana
the suspension of business on the leading
European exchanges. There was, however,
a moderate degree of activity with consid-
cradle strength in a number of the better
known Issues.
Interest continued to revolve largely
around the local transportation stocks and
still an absence of official information
There was much speculation as TO the sta
biity of the per cent guarantee dividend
on Metropolitan Street Railway, which has
been the basis of more than one legal at
tack. Metropolitan stocks moved irregu-
larly and Metropolitan Securities were
heavy. Third Avenue, one of Metropolitan s
leading lines, was very strong, presumably
on the assumption that the new deal would
strengthen its position. In the railway list
burg. Chicago. Cincinnati, Cleveland & st.
Louis and the Minneapolis, st. Paul and
Of strength. The United states Steel is
sues were strong and active, the common
advancing to a new high level on the pres
ent movement. Anaconda Copper also was
in active demand at a high record price.
Other active and strong features were
American Smelling, Corn Products pre-
ferred and common, American Cotton On
and Virginia Ca rolina Chemical.
The bank statement aroused little interest
but profit taking gave the list temper
recovered. The feature of the late trading
was Anaconda Copper, which, on rumors
OF another IlSh hne IN Ihe company - :
gain of over . points. Anaconda Is a
quarter of SIS stock, however, so Its gain
in points represents only one-fourth that
amount in dollars. Anaconda is practically
controlled BY Amalgamated Copper interests
and that issue was naturally strong in
sympathy. There were feverish fiuctua-
tions in the general list toward the end.
especially lin Metropolitan Securities and
Third Avenue, but the closing though ir-
regular was in the main strong.
Total sales of bonds. par value. 81, 2S5 600
Quotations on the New York Stock ex-
change ranged as follows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24

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be interested in speculative securities we
have made arrangements with Mr.. F. u
Druiding OF Chicago, an expert writer on
financial topics and delineator Of stock ex-
change probabilities, to furnish weekly
review OF the salient features Of current
financial topics CLEANED from the various
exchanges
We desire. however on the part Of The
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may make concerning future prospects OF
any investment or enterprise.
All special inquiries about the present or
prospective value of any particular Sc
curity should he addressed direct to Mr.. y.
c. Druiding. No. b24 First National bank
building, Chicago. ILL.,
CHICAGO, Dec. s.-(Speclal. )--Firrnness
IN the money market has acted as check,
combined with the usual tendency to liqui-
date over the holidays. When | look at
the events Of the last few weeks as from
panoramic standpoint | cannot help nut
find some amusement from such antics in
Wall street, chief among which Brooklyn
Rapid Transit must be mentioned. The
buying frenzy for this stock was the result
of carefully circulated rumors to the effect
that Pennsylvania was TO take over this
line. Speculation in these shares at such
high level did not discontinue until Presi-
dent Cassatt of the Pennsylvania very
generously made statement I'm which he
dispelled tho illusion.
The next act of tho play shifts to Tennes-
see Coal Republic Steel and Sloss-Sheffleld.
To my immediate knowledge at three diff
ferent times rumors were disseminated that
a combination Of these interests was to be
effected. whereupon the speculative ele-
ment Immediately gobbled down this deli
cate morsel and refused to disgorge until
such action was superinduced by events
which showed conclusively that no con-
solidation OF the kind would be made OF
course, National Lead has kept up this
kind of thing until IL is an old story.
The many Tumors which were dissent
mated that Erie had gained control of tho
many spectators to look for very much
higher prices I'm Erie, but before the stock
could be doomed the public press began
to declare that Morgan had bought gold
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
Kan.a. city Live stock Market.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 8.-CATTLE-Ke-
ceipts, 1900 head. including go southerns.
Market Unchanged; choice export and
dressed beef steers, $5.25q6.25; fair to good,
50. 75GI5.00; western fed steers S32@4.S0;
stockers and feeders, S2.50Q4 40; southern
steers, 81 50(p4 40; southern COWS, 81 75G3. IS;
native cows, s2OOq4.0O; native heifers, t275
"A 80; bulls, S2.25Q3 70; calves $S.OVa63 Re-
ceipts for the week, 1850 head.
HOGS-ReCeipts 1900 head. Market &c
higher; top, $l12h; bulk Of sales, A.95q5.l0
heavy, &O0q5lzls; packers, S495a5.lo; pigs
and lights, $L5Om5O0 Receipts for the week
So coo head.
SHEEP AND LAMBS--Receipts, 4OO head
Market nomnally steady; native lambs
So 1910; western lambs S5.75g735; fed
ewes and yearlings, A5Og6.o0; western fed
yearlings, S5.5OG635; western Z ID sheep, Is
stockers and feeders, $3.25Q475
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
Wool Market.

LONDON, Dec. 23.-WOOL~-The arrivals
of wool for the first series of the 1906 wool
auction sales amount to lO52lS bales, in
Guiding $1,000 bales forwarded direct to
spinners. The imports this week were:
New South Wales 4,3Z2 bales; queensland,
1876 bales Victoria, 24l9 bales; South
Australia, 6.756 bales; Cape of Good Hope
ana Natal, l.O4S bales; China, 2,Ss3 bales;
Marseilles, 700 bales
ST. LOUIS, Dec. Steady; me-
dunn grades, combing and clothing, 26G
soc; light nne, 2lQz6c; heavy fine, lSqlc;
tub washed. S3lIil13c.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24

Cattle steady-Hogs Strong to Higher
Sheen Steady.

CHICAGO Dec. 23-CATTLB-Receipt
400 head. Market steady; beeves, 3.2o4
$50; cows. N.S5g4.S6; heifers, s2.15gASo;
calves. $500. 70; good to prime steers, s. IS
Q6.5O; poor medium, So. 25QI6.20; stockers and
feeders, S2l0Qil0.
HOGS-Receipts. 1900 mead; estimated
Tuesday, 5000 head. Markets trong to &c
higher; mixed and butchers, s4.90q5l71a;
good heavy, $505Q5.20; rough heavy, A.S5R
4.95; light. $4.SoQ5l217; pigs, &6OQ5.l0; bulk
of sales. s5.0Og5.l0.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. 1900
head. Market steady; sheep, 81. 40Q5.so;
yearlings, $5.70Q6.50; lambs, $5.6q7S.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
Indicates Sunday.
Nr~UN r.

The following list shows the number of
cars of feeders shipped to the country yes
terday and their points of destination:
CATTLE. Cars
Ballnger q s., Sidney, Ia.-Q ............ ]
Gold Hendrix Griswold, a.-Q........... 2
G. A. Jobes Cumberland, Ia.-Q.........
w. E. Boyd, Tabor, Lao. ...............
Paul Bostwick, Woodbine. Ian. w.. 5
Thomas Adams, Vail, Ian. W.. 3
Vail Mill and Elevator company, Vail.
IAN. W.................... ...............
John Nellen, Malvern, Ia.-Wab. ......... /
c. Lorenson, Wisner, Neb.-F. E......... 2
Tim Priest, Battle Creek, Neb.-F. f.. |
Carson & W., Aspenwall, Ia.-Mil ....... ]
J. Rogers Ord, Neb.-U. P................ 2
The official number of cars of stock
brought in today by each road was.
Roads Cattle Hogs. Hrs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24

NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations of the Day on Various
Comm odities.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23-FLoUR-ReceIpts
S,6A bbls.; exports, s,9Ss bills; market
sofa bakers, $3.6OqSsO; winter patents $40
Q4.56 winter straights, SS.scd4lO: winter
s2O Rye flour, quiet; fair to good ;8SOa
40; choice to fancy, $4.15d4.4O. Buckwheat
-four, dull. s2.iOa22O, nominal, spot and to
BUCKwHEAT-Dull &c, nominal, deliv-
cred New York.
CORNMEAL-steady fine white and yell
5 Ssio a'''' coarse ai'ai'is; kln-dried' $500
RYE-Nomlnal; No. western. 75c, c. t. e..
BARLEY-Feeding, nkc c. I. (. Buffalo;
mailing, 5000. c. l. (. Buffalo.
WHEAT = Receipts l9S,OO0 bu.; exports.
sii1c elevator and ssIsc +. O. s., aHoat; No.
] northern Duluth 94hc Z. o.. b., afloat: No.
! hard Manitoba, nominal {. o; b., atioat.
The wheat market was naturally dull to-
day; but owing to prediction, for light
worlds shipments. was steady, closing
sOseS Al e ne' J nghes a nay s eISsed @
-aSoRNSReccipts iis,s5O bu,; exports ST.
old elevator and sic (, o. b., anoat No.
yellow, sic; No. white, 5li4c. Option mar
ket was without transactions and closed
net unchanged; January closed at b34.c,
May at SOC and December at 56Ac.
oATs.Receipts, ll4,o9 bu; exports, lbs
Ss aSe H natural sG"V R6ite S So to 81 IL bs
SIh@Ssc; clipped white. IS to 40 lbs, 4c@
4llRc.
,HAY-ouiet; shipping, 5Oa55c good to
choice. sO@S6c.
HOPS Steady; state, common to choice
1906. 106ll9c; 1904 1Oa15c: olds, 5GSc Pa.
eiho coast. 1895. lOgl4c; 1894, 9al2c; Odds
HIDEs-Firm: Galveston, % to q lbs
zoe; California p to Is lbs, 2lc; Texas dry
a TO 30 lbs, l9c.
LEATHER Steady; acid, 2GlEa27Hc
PROVISIONS 80 Beef, steady; family
81, 50Gr12,50; mess, 50. 5OdlO50; beef hams
$40 ,5Oq22o %; packet, SO 5odll,5O; city, extra
India mess, H7:5Cqls5o Cut meats, duh
picked bellies. $S.5One5O; picked shoulders
se6og7Oo; picked hams, s925a9 IS Lard
steady; western steamed, $7S0Q1S5. Re
lea. Ss.65; compound $3.62iad5.S1la Pork
quiet; family, $3.50: short clear. sl5'UOdl7 90
mess, 14.50d1475.
TALI,oW-steady; city, &c; country, ~
R1CE-Steady; domestic, fair 20 extra
3ikd6c; japan, nominal
POULTRY-Alive, steady; western chick
ems. lie; fowls, 12Isc; turkeys. lic. Dressed
steady; western broilers, 1890; turkeys
12Qlsc
EGGs-strong; state. Pennsylvania an,
nearby fancy. selected white, S6H3Sc: stat
choice. 80 SIC: state mixed, extra. 32da3c
western, finest selected. l90S0c; state, aver
age best. 2Sc; southern, 2202Sc.
CHEESE-Firm: state full cream, smal
and large. colored and white. October best
l5d13hc
BUTTER Firm; street price, extr
creamery, s5G95hc; official prices un
changed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
Clearing House Averages,

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The Weekly state
ment Of the clearing house banks for this
week shows that the banks hold surplus
over the legal reserve requirements OF
s. l59, 400. The statement Is as follows:
Loans, 81, o06 l07. 100; increase. N54S. 100. De-
posits 1886, 02S 400; Increase, N,l3s,900. Cir
culation, $50, 049, 100 decrease, Sll,O Legal
tenders S742O3 100; decrease, $3.50, 100
Specie SIZE. 2l2 500; Increase, 81 $685. 100. Re
serve, $3.50 4l6. $50; increase. $4S3 800. Reserve
required s246, PSI. 100; increase, $2s4, g75 Sur
Dlus. 81 l59, 400: increase, $lSS, 325. Ex-United
states deposits, 81, 324 80; increase. S2ll, 775