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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

8QHH q ruU OF sheep WAS HLaLn
mUutrbrl. tut practically everything vas
q q vErmed-up or shOIt-fed character and
EverHE -QuHlty was none roo good fHrh-
ers needed & few strings. how ever, and
cleaned ~ offerings HbuaT az fasI 81 tnvA
were yErued. Prices ruIeo generally sttaly
with yesterday ana the market 10 most re-
EpeC-E was q repetition OF yeEtBraHT p
trHdE The better classes 81 Killers were
naturally favored. OF course. and the trend
~ values possibly some higher On well
finished sheep and lambs. Really choice
material was scarce. however Rn1 actual
trading too Limited 20 warrant an advance
-u me scale o. prices
The feeder branch % the trade was al
most bare o. supplies and values remained
4~LctHhly sleauy. There as s-A d EeJ-
strong ueLEud far suitable STOCK Eueep anc
lambs and HUFIh-uE IN LulE line has been
selling readily lately 81 very sHtlstECtoIT
LEuI-s. lhs best kIud OF thin lambs are
guytAhie NJ TO sta ana while tLuishers
have been paying a. nigh as FOR STOCK
a. lake back into the country. II muHt bs
remembered that this h~IEh-priced stuff
oGruul properly be ClussH1 as feeders in
the narrow sense OF the word. as IL Eener-
ally bears evldluct Of more or less feeding.
quotations On Eat sheep and lambs God
70 choice lambs, E.5Jub1b; tRrr 10 good
Amhs 4.aq 80; EoOo light yeErlnEs. M.5o
q 90; good heavy yeHrlInEs. SbTbut.Bb, good
70 choice WeLhBrs, G.10ud.5O. fair q good
wethsrsg &7UQa1D; good 70 choice ewes
E.SBG5-& LEr 10 Eouc ewes. A.UJu4-st.
Quotations on feeder stock. Good to
choice 1Hmbs. ~ LOOSE: fair TO good lambs
yssriinEs, &50G4 7; EOuo 10 choice ewes.
81 15Q3 u breeding ewes, s. 15aa.50. ysarhng
breeding ewes. E.50aG-O0-
REPRESENTATIVE safes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
SPRECKLES AND VANDERBILT
WILL NOT LIKGER HERE
MiIlSonnires VIII Ran Through City
in Private Cars on Way 10
California

Two men nationally known are slated 70
spend q few hours il Omaha this week
this Afternoon Claus STreckIes the Cali
furniH ruunr king and steamship owner,
viii pass through IN route from New York
10 the Pacific coast Thursday morning
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Of New York
VIII 70 through 10 Cheyenne, rsburntng to
Omaha Christmas day,
Mr.. SprHclJes viii travel in the private
CAR Rainbow. which viii arrive over the
Northwestern line al s:2s u'cloez in the aft
ernoon. CiBus Spreck1es Is q son Of the
late Claus :. Spreckles, the disnuverer Of
q new sugar refining method With his
brother, pm y. Sprecklss, C1Eus is q
heavy owner Of the Oceanic SteAmship
company plying between san Francisco
and Huuolulu, and the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company. operating between PuEet
Sound ports and san Diego. The brothers
also own large sugar Teflneries al san
Francisco and operate q 1.50O-aure beet
sugar farm near W-atsouvine, Cal Rudolph
spreckles, friend Of Hsney. is another
brother.
The nature Of Alfred G. vnnderbilt's mis-
sion in the west is a matter Of speculation
He will spend FRIDAY and Christmas eve
Al Cheyenne and VIII then hasten east
REuin. His private car "WRytare1, viii
reach OmHhB from the east Thursday
morning AT 100 o'clock over the Northwest
ern line and viii be routed two hours later
to Cheyenne over the Union Pacific
Cornelius Vanderbilt, q brother known
as ID inventor End 3 scientific man, be
sides being interested heavily in railroad
projects, is nav IN the west II rs not
likely the brothers viii meet west Of the
river. as Cornelius is nov concerned with
Missouri Pacific improvements between
Kansas City and PuHblo, Colo. II Is pos
sible. however, thai ne VIII come TO
OuHhR over the Missouri Pacific 10 inspect
the line between the VIZ cites, be was
in Kansas City sunday.
Timothy t. Byrne, vice Rresident Of the
New YORK New Ravens Hartford rail-
road. accompanied by his family passed
through Omaha Tuesday afternoon IN his
private car en- route for the Pacific coast,
where Mrh. Byrns and children win spend
the winter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
NEW TORKSTOCKS AND BONDS
Spectators Are Suspicious Of Possible
Developments in Money Market
LIST Is GENERALLY INERT
RuIlrnaa steck. and United
states steel Arr Under Mere or
Less Pressure - Ben h.
Are Irregular.

NEW YORK. Dec. M-operhturF In
stocks kept one eve on the money market
today and seemed 10 be suspicious o. pos
Ehe Developments. IN spite q superficial
tranquility there. The heavy calling 81
loans by some OF the banks YESTERDAY was
EHchRnrt for Fridays sailing com
handed lower rates than for current De-
livery. Prom TINS II iE Inferred that eX-
change rates are likely 10 decline with
the passing q The special demEnd for re-
Of Christmas m0ney and for payments Of
January Z interest Hno dividends on
foreign securities This week the
domestic interior has discontinued its re-
mitrRnces to New York and rs retaining
funds for holiday demands. The suhrrHas-
reserves through the large government dis
hursemeurB. This IS offset in pErr by
the shipment o. gold 70 south America.
The body q the security list was inert
today and the only perceptiAle play Of
prices was r. specinltiPs. which are not
usually leaders In comprehensive stock
market movements. The dispr0of Of the
rUmur which carried ID the Atlantic Coast
Line group has proved d-isCou-aEfnE TO fol-
lowers Of this KIDD q reports. The
copper stocks enjoyed q brief spurt
Of activity and strength on no
the GuEEenheIm merger heretofore reported
and an advance In the price Of lead ny
the American Smelling Rumors
Of coming dividend increases were effective
IN moving some Industrial stocks. The
market leaders such as the great railroad
stocks and United States steel were under
more or less pressure.
Bonds were TreEuiB Total sales, par
value. 81 4ss CO.. United States Is want
y per cent on call
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

CHTISt RecezVsa
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

DISPOSITION

\ gAfA eH'-
CATTLE-Rsceiprs ~ cR1ut we're AELl
EE6ln today Is compared with lRsI Week
excessive I'm. For LlF TWO days o. Lnt
week 10 date there mas been Z Ia-hng on
Of over h,BJO head as Compared with mt
same Two days last week, but stu re-
csEpts are just about on 3 par with the
same days q year agD. The market as 8
whufe WIS IN q COED healthy CONDITION.
and entirely satisfactory 10 sellers.
The supply Of beef Steers WIS not very
Large and, as there was 3 good demand,
buy ers and sellers were not long IL getting
together on the basis 81 prices LhHI were
STEADY 10 strong a. compared WIKI yes
lkraay. There WIS nothing very cAOlCef
buI there we're q Few cattle good enough
To bring Sos,
at steady 10 sIrOnE prices ana The arrivals
changed HANDS about as fast as they came
II Enu were ready 10 be SHOWN
There were MOI very many feeders, but
What there we're sold qurle freely al prices
that were strong As compared win yes
changed hands IL E0od season II me
morning.
U-uolauons on cattle Guo5 to choice
cUrufsd steers, S6-25q7 SO; fair 10 good corn
led Steers, s. -25Qt-20, common TO TAR corn
led steerG, -. lbUH-Aai gUOd 10 cnOlce range
steers, = -5Dn6- M EEir 20 good range steers,
~ 6B00. 5U; CONNER 10 far range Steers,
- G5A4. 90 good to CHOICE COrut1d COVE and
heIfeTs, - bJua.Ov far 10 good corn4sn Cows
ana hei1ers, - ZIG 90, COMMON ID tAf
c0rufeG COWS ana hEIferE. ~ .1Hn8. -; EODo
70 cnOics range COWS and heIfErE, q. lbQ4.40
far 10 good range COWS and neders, 50 ~
3.7b, common 70 TAR range COWS and he'll
erE, = Bios = good 10 CuUloe BIuCkars ana
and feeders. SG.BtQ4-A. cOmmOn 10 tEIr
sL0Ckers and feeders, - I0na- 90 STOCK neif-
srs, s. laUs-50; veal calves, &-50ql 90 bulls.
ELEEh, etc. E.7BEz 90.
RamwGglnTET tive gn hHEH
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
Have to Handle
Millions of Pennies
Total Of Three Hundred Million Left
IN Z. T. D. Boxes by Post
office BensficiArie&

Patrons Of the rursl free delivery Fvstem
have such D profound fhIth in thai service
that during the fiscal wear ending june 30
1ggs. they left 800 G80.0 900 pennies N their
mail boxes for the purchase OF stamp SUP
plies Tor their accommodation by the rural
mail carriers.
TINS enormous number Of coins was
placed more or less looHe IN The huEas and
the carriers were ooupsRed 20 gather VI
the coins with no iftus GlffiCulty. But 70
their credit, Il may be SAID hat scarcely
a LOSE was reported.
The aggregate work thus eutRiled upon
the rural carriers has Induced the Post
office department to Issue 8 circular lstteI
cOurreously requesting The patrons OF the
rural free delivery system to arrange for
stamp supplies in advance Hnd 10 equip
their mai boxes with suitable coin-hOldtns
reCeptRCles.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
COLOR SYMPHONY IN COURT
DHn Golden and steve gray, Beth
CSlsred. APPEAR AZ
and PrinriHnl Wifaess-

Oar Golden and Steve Cray bo1n black
were -protarouist ana G-utseouist in district
court on the criminal side. Mr. GoideH
took d shot al Mr.. GRAY and wounded
Grayrs fseIiug IL not his cprp3rsal frsane
The county aftornEy's once AYERS IL mas
been uncertain Whe1her Golden offended
moss il shooting or In FOOTING 90 bsdlv
Goioen plsHdsd guilty Sentence hss ma
yet been pronounced Ths nEmsnrlature q
the parties and is r~slatiou 10 the nompleK-
SON 81 both reuiu6ed r6urt honse hnnF-
rra-uu ~ me case a wAleh Er RF1wa
who r. BLACK. saut Mr Waite. Nhu d
brown
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
AranRhle Nunnlies ID I'D.

NEW YORK, Dec. E-Special cable and
releErHphic communication received nv
Bradsrreats show the following changes
IN available supplies Is cOmperBd with
previous account. Available supplies:
Whsat. United States east Of Rockies
decreased 1G5.O00 bu-; Canada, decreased
OK. 90. Total IN the Tut1ed States and
Canada decreased 2.5p4B0o bu.s afloEt for
and in Europe, decreased a,B00.R06; total
American and European, decreased A1ts,-
600 hu.
Corn in the United States and Canada.
Increased 1.5EI. OK bu.
Oats in the United states and Canada. IN
creased ", D0 IN.
The leading Increases and decreases re-
ported This week follow
Dscreases-MeafOrd- 1880 bu; Chicago
private elevators. a6D. 600 bu.- Midland, &S.-
900 ba.. Portland. Ne ~ 600 bu- MRnitObR-
1g6. aN bu., Port COlbarne, T4.D0 bu;
Omaha, I50. coo "a
Increases-OEdensburE l5 ,BB bu Fort
Worth, 1850 bu.s SRrniR. HBW bu-; Nash
vile. "a. OB bu-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

KANSAS CITY. Dec. N-CATTLE-Re-
ceipLs, $500 head, including 800 ~sOutherns,
Market strong TO 1GC higher. Choice export
and dressed beef steers. s600dI 40, fair TO
good. G-01TG %, western steers, s.. "a 90.
st1ckers and feeders, S2.46d4.90: southern
steers, Sa-50G6.2b. southern COWS, s2T5d
ar, native COWS, & 40Q4. So native heiferB,
BGG
HOGS-Receipts, 14.OB head Market
strong. Top. sB.4O; bulk Of sales. S8.1a0
8H- heavy, s. GOA AZ; packers and butch
erE, sS.28n845i light, E.s0p6.35; pigs, EBQ
$50.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. b.EH
head Market SLOW. Lambs. S6-250g. 80;
v~eRrhnEs S5.7506T: Wethsrs. S5Oed5. II:
ewes, &.75G5.25; stOckers and feeders, $3.50
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
an
kERoPLEKE COMPANY STARTED
CHpr0n NrfEht auto Concern VIII
sell FOu BiPIHRe or HeIi0PIlSsF
on

The CApron Wright Automobis company,
which has Just flied ARTICLES o. lncorpora-
ton. does not propose 10 be caught nap
ping. In cRse asroplsnsE shah put the
automobile business on the blink the Gag
ron Wright company VII be there E1th
biplaneF and m~DnOplRnes, dirigih4ss hello
pLcers and turkey burners
At east the CEprnn WaEht AuturnOhile
company mas incorporated 10 Dc general
auto bushes and 10 buy ana sell air
ships. aeroplznes' and al other mauhiueE
for navigating the air" The wright part
q the cunpEnE is not O-yile nor Wfbur,
BIT L L. Wright. and the otheT inc0rpor-
G1urs are : D. Carpon and H. II schnsi-
Der The capital stock is 40 be s. go pai6
I'D In cash-nut air.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
Coffee Marke1.

NEW YORK Dcc A-COFFEE-Furur-s
opened duI al uncha1 Eeu prices 10 an ad-
TaI ce % 2 points IT. rht face q q partial
Decline q ~ al Fave There was no
business al TIE STAR. but later The market
became q utle mlre EcLIVe and prices I'M
proved tGrLnEr "a q scattering demand
from VAN street and trade sources. which
Seemed 10 be based upon rbpCr-E a. a more
bCuVe demand 1ur aBat c1ff=es and firm1r
primary markets. THE French market re-
covered fts l0hf CLOSING uncaauEed 10 ~
higher. TIE ksuI mrrEet closed rteadr.
net unchanged 10 ~ points higher vie
March ~ f-nc M al 2 HDc aud Julv and
8 premher a. T.16c. ag1-. etaarV. Nc 2
Bio g1Q@ec No 9 santos Sc. MA quis
COrlnra &TII1sL
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
WESTERNS

HOGs-HUEs i0oked up q little Lals morn
luE. LII the uIr1reIelt Mas nut ErvH-
enough 10 spend very mucL time talking
IL. As with yssrerdhy
moruiuE the MARKET might be quoted a.
STEADY 10 q lrLlf stronger. buI n WHE son
ElGerahE hiEnu Than yesterday low
cl Sc Thus ne genera market was around
A SHADE 10 &c hIEnar than FesIerdETE aver
age market. nile Lhe uEde WEE SLOW IL
getting q STAT owing 70 lEIe trains. Nhere
WEE d far amount OF ACTIVITY when LEf
market Vas once under WEy. and the early
rsce pts changed hands IN far season IN
The muruElg
A good many N LhF early ~ Hlld nf
EEwGE52la. win EN 4 popular price o.
against 80 yesterday Good hogs sold
on ID a. nigh as sac = FOR TIE I0p-
Later trains Gic not fare ~ vel a. Inf
early. the mHrkCt closing with the srrenE1H
o. The morning lErEey wiped Du1 Thnr
hUWever. b. IRE case pretty nearly ever
dHy. While prices are 50 LiEh u is uulh
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

NO. 2
Cash quotations were as follows.
FLOTR-FErm; winter patents, s5-18db so;
winter srrRights AB0ud-85 spring slrEiEhts,
- 7hd4M. bakers, EaB59B.M.
RNE-NO, = TIC.
EAELEY-Fesd or mixing. 5sG62c; fair TO
-holoe mailing. EIaLc-
SEEDSF9HN. No. ] Southwestern. E.RS:
Nc ] northwestern A-b. Timothy, ER
ICvsr, E47ss E.&
PROVISION pork, per hbL. 81, so
Or z. Lard. per noe lbs. E2.85 Short ribs
t1des QouEeA Elb0luEHn- Short clear sides
OcNedA. 81 u91l2.&.
TutHi cleGianceE Of wheat and flour were
eQu,al 70 Ad.Ob hu- Primary receipts were
ItNB bg- compared with act 0D hu. the
eD~TrrEpund1ng dhy q year age. The world E
visible supply, as shown ny Bradsureet s.
dcol eased a-1AD bh bu-
receI1us tur tomorrow. Wheat.
nc care. corn AZ cars oars, I6 cars hogs.
s6t head.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

ST. LOUIS. Dec. E-CATTLE-Receipts
$500 head, including 2.3O0 Texans. Native
market l0C higher Texans strUnE. Native
shipping and export steers. 81. B0Gg. 50.
dressed bea and butchers steers. s.. $50
$50; steers under l08D pounds. s.. gnGb no.
ELOCkBrs RnG feeders s2.B0a4. e., COWS md
heifers. E.250G-10; Gamers s21B02 70. bulls.
y 4O06-B0, calves, G.BGSB0; Texas and In
dian steers. S250G515. COWS and hetfers.
2 -25da.S 80.
HDG-Reeeiprs, 1890 head. Market
steady. PIG and lights. 81. 00l8. 20. packers
hl5nb.B5 butchers ano best heavy. s. AGO
$50.
SHEEP AND LAMB-Receipts. aaB
head. Market strong. Native murtuus
80 HEb'T; lambs. SC.50d8 40: uuuE and bucks
tS-25@b.s6; Erocksrs, sSi61Q40l
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
NEw ToEK GENERAL mARkTT
enoratioHs OF she Day an Vnrisus
mmaaHI

steady. stuane psaehts ~ s0a6.s5. winter
s1rLights @Sat& winter patents s. 4aa
s~tralghfs. asaab.H recssprs q EB bhis-:
shipments, $50 hhls Rye flour. steady
far - good Sgsa4M chDice 10 fancy.
@1th4bl E~prEWheRt -four, STEADY hulk
$50 rnwinG per 100 Ths.
cORNMEAL-Tirm; fine white and vel
i's 49, 49, e2arss as5zI@
nnl 2 O. b.. New TurF.
BAElEy-9uet feeding Gsasbei nomi-
WHEET-s1Gi snrS 4 , -s. g ssa7 a.
hie1EtQr domestic. ana 9 nominal r. b.
E1oAti No. z northern nuluth Usa No. 2
option maiket Thert We An $3.50 +ss-
ne ~ wheat, prices declining over III 4
bnshel ugaer wptessienal selling. on the
elusng az me December p0Ern8n In lie
lenutug markets w3thuux huuish dersJon-
marts. AT The CLOSE PRIZES were 10 ~ ~,
nsi Agssr Denemhsr CLOSED az lE. NAV
~ NlsE and July Al Esh
DOhA-Spo1 AsEdys No. 2 nc. elevator.
domestic ~ teHvered and Egzc 4 q b.
aflnaL nuutE& opuuR mUrket was win
uut -uansA1iunE closing unchanged DE
ssipts. W% h
oAT-sgs arm miEsa ? 10 & ms sc;
Slipped White - 10 a hs- as@GESa oprion
nErkef Wa W1uhout atuGnsEcfions cloginF
ASy closed al E&c Receipts.
Mlbe bu shipments 90 ~.
EAA-NuUs prime EM
HluE@lhet Central Au1sriea- snac
LA4HEh-sleadT hsmlocks. firsts. 2Rd
sc secundE Es1E7c.
PROV1sION-Pork steady: ness EgAM
mAm family S2600HI N. Ehurr cIears.
&m0E4 hel Era mess, NLb4a
In family 81 eo6H haef harms. % n
mM@ Cut meats STEADY; pack Cd bsuIeS.
20 70 - 1hs- GfNEac picks5 hama 100
~ Lara eGEy made west prime. E8zl
HlA@ rtened eAETs Continent Ganfl-Ah1.
rdM
EuTrhR-sumE creamery specialz
Esc erLfak. Nc
HEhhEA-Flrm1 stale new fun cream.
special EIEla new Eui cream
Sepismber tEncE. lie; EtEre new ruE
cream o8lh heal k t-Hte new
cream, lE-f best E1r. E1e new
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
asked


ST. LOUIS Dec a-wHEAT-Futures
lower; cash. firm: track, No. . red cash,
H-2S1d1&; No 2 hard. E15O1-Z Deosm-
Der. E1Hh May, G12A0IEM
COEN-PutureE lower. cash higher. rack
No. . cash. GSc; No. ? white, Csc December.
EE3sC May. 66e06G2C.
~OATE-F1rm; Track. No. ? cash, 45c; No. 2
white, 46lSc; Deceuber. el4c; May, 451se.
RF-UHshHnEed al 7Bc.
FBOTB-UnChRngedf red winter patents
IS T0Bf 10, extra fHnCy and straight, &.18d
$50, hard winter Gears, sS.B8949
SEED-Ttmuuhy. s2.B0d2.59
CORN MEN11S30O
BRAN-F1rm; sacked. east track, BIZ
d112.
HAY-Firrn; timothy, a4OOG1750s prairie,
RREGING-6NC.
HEMP TWINE-7C.
PROV1SIONS-PDrk, unchanged; Jobbing
s22.m Lard, lower; prime steam. S2.B5
6Ig@ Dry salt meats, unchanged
S12 s5QI3@. DRY shr meats, unchanged
boxed. extra short. SI3.5B, clear ribs. S12.50;
short clears. a36 Bacon unchanged:
bsxsd. extra short, 81 70 clear ribs, s14.T
short clears. $1h.M.
POULTRY Firm; chickens, 1e1c:
springs, Inee; turkeys, 1Sc; ducks z21sci
geese, Sc.
Bt-7TER-Hsrhsr creamery. glfg3sc =
nTAEE- LHEhng "a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
AND PRODUCE BARKET
Wheat Traders Sitting Stesdy and
Await Developments
tzEsT OF ADVANCE 10 CONE
Cora CHschss spirit OF General Bali
E-s1eHs-ONtside BuyinE HEAVY
Ser uuntry 1nvetIcrs
surae ProntinE sales.


OMAHA. dec. ~ 1l0A
. vhsa- Situation remains Unchanged
y o. Inc market nervous and traders hold
tuE values Ftahdy. uu-tlnE fur develop
mHulE
Sentiment is ceneranv buliFh ard pre-
olcuguf are thar prices have not reached
The high paiuI as Set.
The corn market has uauEhI the bml
fever and uuta6e buying b. htayy for cOun-
uE investors STE repair severe moisture
carnage.
Nhsnr STARTED lower AID was nervous
during tne wh1lF EesHiun. Cables we're
strong. Uut hd1derF were Anxious Tor profits
and soio begrE eas-ug Wlces BON 1NT ~
rute and CaEt deIrurE,
The corn ularket ~We8kenst lndaF VIII
wheat and heavier rece'p1E touE the euEe
OF LhH buIlsb seutlmEnt mht Las been
prevailing TIM last few Gays C&Eh stuff
vas SOW aua offerings we're z crhE On
Lne market
PRIMARY wheat rsre pts wHre EZL0N IN
shipments were 2h On bu- hE6inst re-
ceipts ias1 veEr o. 4b6.Bn bu and shipments
~ 2g 0O hu.
PrfuErF corn receipts were ~ 00q hu. and
shipments we're 2s6gH0 bU-. against recsiplE
laHt wear II LIE 600 bu. and sniprnsnts q
GB.G sc bg
CIearauees were ". 0D bu. Of corn. 1850
hu. o. nsts and wheat and flour equal 10
A1.a 10 bU..-
Liverpool closed 1adI5p6 hEhsr on wheat
Local arg u upffunf
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

un-v q nursru auld ct M points hHluw -
j. sc and Ere UPWARD muN euieuf vas htld
Hruunf this level hV ~raIElrr Ind while
there Was no Aggressive EaauE thf MAJ
kat eEHed of a point ur tive duriuE the
uiddls Of the muruiuE
IlIlres opened STEADY. Dertwber fAHru
Is uc January. afH4rs Wnrch. 1aHOc. mEy.
U TNc June. Roe offered. sur. MoAr
August Gsbc. September Ocloher
is 80.
Spot CLOSED uuirt 20 points hirAer; mia-
durE urIHuds 1h aec mddlIuE ruf h.ipc.
sales gN bales
F.ru~uf closed barely stea8F. Deccmhgr,
Ta rnr. .nruF~V. Ih rsC. hrunrT. 1h.Wc.
March II 6oc. April HGc: MAJ Ek,cs
june. Ii -lc. July. laTHc AuCuEL AAahc.
September. 1aIc Octohgr, lah4c
GALNEsTON pee. Go TITO -
STEADY. lie
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
WEATHER IN THE SRAIN BELT
snO-, Is Coming AIonE with santa
Cunua-

NAH Dec. q. 1893.
The pressure continues high over the
n0rth est. the eastern Slope q the Eocky
Mountains. the Missouri and lover MiHEis-
sippl valleys. and Calf states. and has
Increased decidedly over the southern and
south Atlantic states A relatively low
pressure continues over the Lake region
and o Depression EtIl U~verhEuEs the tx
IRENE southwest TemperHrurea have risen
slightly In the central rameyE Hnd through
ouI The southwest since the preceding re-
purL. hut they have fallen again IN the
northwest and on The Pacific slope. SHOWS
continue general tu The lower EoCkv Noun
tain region AND southwest. and are seal
tered Throughout the northwest, the upper
Missouri and upper Mlssiss ppl vBueyE ana
Lake region. With The unsettled CONDITION
~ the mountains and upper valleys lhs
outlook is for probable SHOWS in inns vicin-
Iy tonight or ednesdEy. with no i'm
purtRnt change 81 temperature
Record OF temperature AND precipitation
compared with the correspondents gay Of
the past three years.
1sN 1905. 1877. 1906
MINIMUM temperature. ... = u =
Precipitation .-..-.---.... 90 90 90 7
Normal temperature for To-Day, 70 degrees.
Excess IN precipitation since March asst
Aat inches.
Deficiency corresponding period In 1000.
AZ inches.
pshuHacy corresponding period in 1907.
az inches. I. A WELSH.
Local Foreoaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET
Ca4tIe SaeHdE-RpGh BSwer-SkeeB
and lambs Steady TO WEAK

. CHICAGO Dec. &@CATTLE-Receipts,
JIG, 00G head. Market STEADY. Steers, S5BDa
300. COWS, S3.50d5.W; heifers, SS-40QG.gli
bulls. 90 4B04T5. calves, S3.99Q975; stOckers
and feeders, S2.Tbab.T
HOGS-Eeceipus. . 600 head. Market nc
lower. Chuice heavy. sG.5BGSF7h; butchers,
sS.41QE574. light mixed. Ss.10RS.35i choice
light. So 230b 30; packing &&m6-5D, pigs,
a-25GA.7e: ak Of sales, IS I5IR.a
SLEEP LAMBS-Receipts, 1900
head. Market steady 10 weak. Sheep,
AOBQ6 90; lambs, s6.75dB&; y~eGrlinEs s5-25q
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

LIVERPOOL. Dec G-WHEAT-Spot
firm; Ma 2 red western, winter, Sc g7pd:
futures firm Deeembsr, IS g1sds March.
s. &c MEy, Is 1Olud
CO8S-spot steady; new American mixed
tvin Galveston, BE- ID old bE 1g-sd; JRnB-
airy Is I'D; plate, Be- I'd
PEA-cEuEdiGns steady Is I'd
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22
~ yorE wonev Marked.

NEW YORK. Dec, E-MONEN-0n call,
firm: 4dEA per cent. ruling raLe, ~ per
cent. closing hid. ~ per cent offered al
- per cent. TIME loans, sort and fairly
BCrfve. sixty Gays, "a per CENT. ulnsJy
days, A0e1a per cent SIX munLhs- - per
cent.
PRIME MERCANTILE PAPER-5q54
per cent
STERLING EKCEANGE-SIeady, win
RuLusl business IN bAhKerE bulls a. f.e4bp
@z.Bf7H for s~iKry-dBE bills and 81 4stH
Tor demand cammercial BILLS. &GHdAE4M
gILVER-RHr. bgaec, Mexican dollars, 44c.
BONDS-G3rernmenL firm; railroad ar-
Cloglas quotations. On New York bonds
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. H-WHEAT-De-
uember, E1I7F May, Huz' cash, No, ]
hard, lL2AQ114As No. ] northern. AEEq
liza: Ne. 2 northern, G1UAG1u%; No. g.
N-ngA@11D&-
FLAA-Cused at &WA
CORNING. 3 yenOW, 62iz06SAC
GATS-No 8 white, s29s@ 423BC.
RYE-No. 2 T2Ad7SAC.
BRAN-In 100 pound sacks, SZ4M
FLOUR-Ffrst patents, in wooc T. o. O..
Minneapolis. E60a5.so; second patents $40
as 50. first clears. A.gya4&, second clears
81 2Ra2 40.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

BOSTON, Dec Nv oOL-InfsreEt IL
LIE local mETksl hEE revived ziLh q DE-
mEn1 fr California ard TeEEE STOCK Per
rifurE fine cluLltnE WOO IL also acrtpe
Nhle waves HhuW no HufteutnF rendeucg
AluoiLE Tor the WD clip "a EEld 10 be fairly
trlEh IN me WeE Lthuueh n eeuu a. 3
bass dDEE not EEpeA 10 local ha3erE Ken
tucET Indiana And Aiasuuu-ThreeeiEEtn
blood. AG&c quarter blood. E1dZ8c.
81 Lofts. dec Nv D0L~Lncnznrsd-
territory and western ueG umk, 4H2sc. fine
mes 1GZE. fine, L2HMC
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

cream common % good. 1l6IFsc skins
fuI tu special Hd1Fer
EEG-Su1nr western extra ftrEts, $50
Nc frsft 11aGc SECONDS, @aIc, refr1E-
orators. EnEc.
F0TLTHT-Anvs, steady western chick
aTE Lar fuu .E Er. rurEers lauGr
dressed sthndT western chickenE 1sGIc;
lLuLE 10. =. rurEEIs 1920
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-22

SIOUX CITY. Ia Dec. I-lsprcial TeIe-
gram )-CATTLE-Rsestpts lO0 head;
market higher.
HOGs-Receipts. $500 head: market &c
higher range o. prices, sEB5mG.G, bulk OF
BEleE. eA1blAA