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THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1899.
GRAIN MARKET STAGNANT
PROFIT TAKING AND FREI2 SELLING
WEAKENED WHEAT.
aiar Corn and Oats Were Sympathetic
1 and Went Down. Slightly Pro-
visions Showed Strennrtli
and Closed Higher.
CHICAGO. Dec. 9. The grain and proTlsloa mil
ieu -were dull to-day. 'Whet was firm early, but
eased off on profit taking and rather tre celling
against weekly calls, dosing Uc under yesterday
tor Hay. May corn and May cats closed a shade
lover and srorlslons 285c better.
The nheat market was steady at the opening vita
the Initial figures tor May unchanged from yester
day, at 70US70HC. Cables vat steady and re
ceipts light, but this support failed In the face of
free selling against veelly calls and some profit
taking. The Argentine news vaa confusing by rea
son of the conflict In the reports, a private wire de
claring the weather unsettled, -while Liverpool as
serted that climatic conditions were favorable and
that the Argentines would hare 75,000.000 bushels
exportable surplus. A shade more credence w&ia
given the English advices. May ranged from C9;ic
to TOUc, closing Uc down at ESUS'Oc Primary re
ceipts were K3.&00 bushels, against 1.1S4.S00 last
year. Minneapolis and Duluth reported 4C9 cars,
against 31 "art week and S34 a year ago. Local re
ceipts were CC csrs. 11 of contract grade. Clear
ances were 2S0.GQO bushels. Primary receipts for the
week showed a falling oS of about 6,000,000 bushels
under the corresponding week last year. Towards
the close the market felt some uneasiness over the
money situation in New York. The Inanimation of
business was due largely to the scarcity of decisive
statistics and partly to the fact that it was Satur
day. Corn was steady, but very dull, end held on the
wet weather, prospects cf rain and the good all rail
demand. Local professional bulls bought May. Re
ceipts here were 225 cars. Liverpool was 1c higher
on spot, which was something of a support. Stocks
here are expected to increase 250,000 bushels. Clear
ances were 159.000 bushels. May opened a shade up.
ranged from 32"ic to S3Uc. closing a shade under
yesterday at 32Ti833c
Oats held their own In spite of the dullness, but
trade was quiet and the range Tery narrow. Light
receipts, together wltr- the supporting factors In
corn, were a steadying influence. Receipts here were
149 oats. May sold from 24c to 24Ug21Uc. closing
a shade down at 24824HC Clearances were 23,090
. bushels, stocks are expected to show a moderate
Increase.
Provisions opened strong and although the market
met considerable commission house liquidation con
tinued steady throughout. Hogs were up a trlfie at
the yards and Liverpool better for bacon, condi
tions which supported the price. Trade was not
active and fluctuations accordingly narrow. May
pork sold from $9.974 to J10.00B10.05. closing 5c
over yesterday at $10.05; May lard from 15.50 to J5.55
GE.5TH and closed ic better at $5.575. and May
ribs from $5.35 to $5.374, closing 25,85c up at
15.3754.
Estimated receipts Monday Wheat. CO cars; corn,
HO cars; oats, 175 cars; hogs, 41,000 bead.
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.
Wheat Weak to Lower Corn Higher
Oats Steady.
In store Wheat. 2.112.300 bushels; corn, 87.600 bush
els; oats, 18,(00 bushels, and rye, 30,000 bushels.
Wheat.
Receipts the past 2 hours C9.159 bushels
Receipts same time last year 66.300 bushels
Shipments the past 24 hours 8.450 bushels
Shipments same time last year ........ 73.450 bushels
An easier feeling pervaded the market yesterday,
aiming wheats were In good demand and sold very
well. But the low grades were dull and lower.
Liverpool was up a fraction and so was Paris, but
the Improvement was sufficient to affect values in
this country. The London Times reports the Ar
gentine crop prospects as excellent, and says with
the old wheat on hand that country will hare an
t exportable surplus of '0.000,000 bushels. And the
Trade Bulletin makes the world's visible 71.000.000
bushels, against 54.500.000 bushels this time last
year. After the receipt of this news the speculatlva
market weakened a little, and buyers of cash grain
held back and were bearish. Low grades were un
doubtedly lower, but there was a Question as to
milling samples, while if not off were at least weak
In sympathy with the poorer stuff. In Chicago May
sold down fie and here the same option lost c
and closed near the bottom. The cash market, as
said before, was uneven, and sympathized with the
Wtak feeling in futures. JCa. 2 bard aold at 6(J7c
over test. No. Z hard IfiCc oier and No. 4 hard 2S3c
- under. By cample on track here at Kansas City;
-No. 2 hard, 1 car 59 pounds at 66c, 1 car 59
pounds at C5c. 2 cars 59 pounds at C5c
No. 3 bard. 1 car SSH pounds at 64ic, 1 car 5
pounds at C4c, 1 car liH pounds at Clc, 1 car 57
pounds at 63c, 1 car 57 pounds at 62c, 1 car S
pounds at 62c. 1 car 57 pounds at 605c 2 cars -6S
pounds at toe. 2 cars 664 pounds at ISVic, 2 cars 66
pounds at 5914c. l car poor C7 pounds at 9c, 1 car
LC pounds st 59c
No. 4 hard. 1 car E5H pounds at He, 1 car
pounds at E84e. 1 car 19 pounds at 56c 1 car ra
pounds at 55Hc, 1 car 56 pounds at fc4c 1 car 54
pounds at 54c, 1 car 68 pounds at 55c, 1 car 57
ponnds at E5c 2 cars 53 pounds at 55c
Rejected hard. 1 car 54 pounds at 53c 1 car E0J4
pounds at C2V4e, 1 car 50 pounds at 52c, 2 cars 40
pounds at 49c
'No. 2 red. nominally C9B70c
No. 3 red. nominally 64668c
No. 4 red. 1 car 654 pounds at 64c, 1 car 61H
pounds at 55JJC .
Kansas City futures yesterday and the day before:
Closed
Wheat Opened. High. Low. Closed. FrL
Dee 64H 64S 61U 64H s
May 67. 67?, 67A 67 6,H
"ecT. SS 28 2Tt
May H 29S 29H 2SK h
Corn.
Receipts the part It hours 67.500 bushels
Receipts same time last year 15.000 bushes
Shipments the past 24 hours M.-M bushels
Shipments same time last year......... 11.250 bushels
Coming in a little more freely, but there was a
good demand for all offerings. Exporters were free
buyers of mixed, and white was firmer In sympathy.
The market as a whole was the quickest and sharp
est for some lime. Receipts at primary points were
slightly lighter than this time last year and the
cables were firm, though not quotably higher. But
while the cash market here showed some Improve
ment, speculation was light and showed no special
change from Friday. The May option, both here and
In Chicago, closing much the same as on the prev
ious day. By sample on track here at Kansas City:
No. 2 mixed. 1 car at 2S4c, 10 ears at 2Sc, 23
cars at 2SUc
No. 3 mixed, nominally 274328c
No. 4 mixed, nominally 27S27UC
No grade, nominally 27c
No. I white, 1 car at 2SHc
No. 2 white, nominally 27482Sc
No. 4 white, nominally 2782714c
Oats.
Receipts the past 24 hours 11.000 bushels
Receipts same time last year 10,000 bushels
Shipments the past 24 hours 2,500 bushels
Shipments same time last year 5.000 bushels
The market yesterday ruled much the sane as
on the previous days of the week. A fair demand
was hsd from feed dealers and order men. But there
was no buying ahead. Futures in Chicago were
hardly so firm and the feeling here vrould probably
have been w taker, but for the better feeling and
freer movement In corn. The consumptive trade Is
about taking the receipts and as long as that Is the
case, prices may be expected to rule fairly steady.
. By sample on track here at Kansas City;
No. 2 mixed, 1 car at "34c 1 car at 23c
No. Z mixed, 2 cars at 2214c
No. 4 mtxed, 21fi22c, 1 car red at 22c
No. 2 white, 1 car at 25c
No. 3 white. 1 car at 21Kc. 1 car at 244c
No. 4 white, nominally 238234c
Rye.
Receipts the past 24 hours 650 bushels
Receipts same time last year bushels
Shipments the past 24 hours .............. ... bushels
Shipments same time last year bushels
Only one car in. Not enough to make a market,
and as wheat was weak buyers were cot anxious for
that one. Price nominal. By sample on track here
at Kansas city:
No. 2. 47H04SC
No. 3. 46HB47C
FLOUR Still quiet, but steady. The quotations:
Sott wheat, per barrel, patents. SS.25C3.40; straights.
S2.7082.M. extra fancy. J2.70S2.S0: low grades, Ji.40
1.60. Hard wheat Patents. $3 0083.10; straights
$2.0J2SO; bakers'. J2.10S2.30; low grades. $L202
3.60. rlty mills. POc higher.
CORNMEAL steady and In fair demand. Bulk.
I7H05Sc per cwt.
CORN CHOP Slow sale. Sacked. 564(J57c per cwt,
BRAN Active and firmer. Sacked, 1 car at 68c
per cwt, and 1 car at tSHc.
SHORTS In fair demand and steady at t823SUc
per cwt,
COTTONSEKD MEAL-Car lots. J21.00 at Kansas
City and points carrying Kansas City rates.
GROUND OIL CAKES-Car lots. J23.00 per ton- ton
lots. J24.00; 3.000-pound lots. $12.30; less. 11,22 Mr
300 pounds, sacked, f. o. b.
BROOM CORN Steady. Quotations per ton for car
lots. f. o. b.. Kansas City:
Choice green hurl jUj qq
Choice green self-working 125 M
Choice red or yellow tipped hurl 115 00
Good green hurl j5 m
Good green self-working 13,3 00
Choice red or yellow tipped self-working 110 00
Common hurl . . inn tin
FLAXSEED Receipts 1 car: same day last year.
2 ears. Higher. Cash and December, J1.37 per
bu-hcl.
CASTOR BEANS In car lets. $1,05 per bushel and
$1.00 per bushel for less.
SHIP YOUR HAY ."& c--s.
commission m e r
chants. Quid returns guaranteed. 1316 and 1318
Grand are. Established 1866. Telephone 2S3.
Hay.
Receipts and shipments by cars the past 24 hours:
Receipts. Shipments.
1SS9. 1S9S. 1S99. 1SSJ.
Prairie 43 42 11 4
Timothy 11
Clover mlxtd S
Clover 4
Flax straw
Straw ... .................. .. .. .. ..
Millet . ........... .. .. .. a.
Aiiaira ... ................. .. .. .. ..
Totals ,
. C3
42
11
All cr4OneIuded In prairie.
A stf-rdy rain Interfered with the market yesterday,
and tales were slor"- Choice and No. 1, however, uu
der r--arclty, were brW,',2ra; and with good weather
wcad have moved with fair frcedim. The tales and
quotations: -f
Sales: One car No. 1 clover Ivd 57.60; 1 car
put clorer J7.W; 2 can good No. lMlrlt 17.00, 3
cars JC.75. 1 car $6.50; 2 cars good No. 2 prairie $6.50,
1 car $6.25; 1 car No. 3 prairie $5.50.
Quotations range as follows: Prairie hay. choice.
$7.0087.50; No. 1, $6.5037.00; No. 2, J6.00S6.60: No.
3. $5.5036.00; No. 4. $4.5005.00; packing, $4.0034 60.
Timothy hay. choice. $9.0069.50: No. 1. J8.50S9.00;
No. 2. $8.0088.50; No. 3. $6.5087.50. Clover mixed.
No. 1, J7.00S7.50; No. 2. $6.5087.00: No. 3. $6,003
6.50. Pure clover. $6.5037.25. Alfalfa, $7.0088.00.
Rye straw, $1.0004.25. Wheat straw, $4.0064.50.
Oats straw, JJ.C0S4.OO.
Yesterday' Chicago Market,
Furnished by French Bros.' Commission Company,
room 22, Board of Trade building:
Closed
Opened, highest. Lowest. Closed. Friday.
WHEAT
Dec $ C64-H $ 66 $ 6G. i 664 S 66H
May 70-i 70Vi 67"i 69V70 70,-'.i
July 70V-T, 70T, 70V4-54 70H 705-Ti
CORN
Dec 31 31'i 30T 30( 3051
May 23 S3H 32Ti 32T4-23 33
OATS
Dee 23'4 2254 22S-54 22S.-H 24
May 24H 24H-U 21 24-H 24'4
PORK
Dec 9 70 8 60
Jan 9 80 9 S24 9 75 9 $2',4 9 7S
May 10 05 10 05 9 974 - 10 03 ' 10 00
LARD
Dec E174 5 124
Jan 5 35 5 374 5 35 5 374 5 05
May 5 55 5 574 5 524-55 5 574 5 524-55
S. RIBS
Dec 5 224 5 174
Jan E 224 5 224-25 5 20 5 224-23 5 20
May 5 374 6 374 5 35 5 374 5 324-35
Chicago grain receipts Winter wheat, 2 cars: con
tract, none. Spring wheat. 64 cars; contract, 11 cars.
Corn. 235 ears; contract, 7 cars. Oats. 119 cars; con
tract. 16 cars. Shipments of spring wheat. 75.116
bushels; corn. 135.366 bushels; oats. 1.400 bushels.
Estimated for Monday Wheat, 50 cars; corn, 290
cars: oats, 175 cars.
WHEAT Cash No. 2 red. 6Sg69c; No. 3 red, 650
67c; No. 2 hard. 65666c: No. 3 hard. 62S65C
CORN Cash No. 2 mixed, 31c; No. 2 white. 31c
OATS Cash-No. 2 mixed. 23c; No. 2 white, 25Hc
Pureed Grain Co.,
SC3 Board of Ti-afle bid., Kansas City, Mo.
Grain Commission Merchants cash or future. Cor
respondent and consignments solicited. Write or
wire us for bids, your track. If you are dolnc any
tradlnc In futures In Kansas City or Chicago, would
be clad to handle your deals.
Grain Xotes.
A Rosario cable reported Argentine weather unset
tled. Australian wheat shipments the past week were
none, compared ulth none last week and none a year
aco.
A New York message reported 20 loads of wheat
taken late Friday for export, and 4 loads taken yes
terday. Puts on Kansas City May wheat, good Monday, sold
at 66HS663ic, and closed at 66HG66Xcf ca.ll. 67UCP
Puts on Chicago May wheat, good next week, were
quoted at 6S51c; calls, 71&c; puts on May corn. 3214c;
cells. C3Hc
Yesterday's clearances of wheat and flour for ex
port at all ports amounted to 301,000 bushels, and
com 159,422 bushels.
A Washington message yesterday said: The govern
ment crop report will probably not be out until Tues
day or Wednesday.
Minneapolis received 374 cars of wheat yesterday,
against 503 cars a jear ago, and Duluth 95 cars,
against 421 cars a year ago.
Deliveries on December contracts at Chicago late
Friday were 75.000 bushels of wheat, 25,000 bushels oi
corn and 50,090 bushels of oats.
The cash business at Chfcaro Fridav win vzn nvn
bushels of corn and 50,000 bushels of oats. Exporter
took 120.000 bushels of wheat and 112,000 bushels of
corn at the seaboard.
Puts on Chicago May wheat, good Monday, sold at
69SG69c; calls. 7OU07OUc: May wheat sold on tbe
curb at 69ftc; puts on May corn, 32?ic; calls, 32Ti0
33c, and closed at ZZ'ic.
The exports of corn from the United States In
twenty-three weeks since July 1 amounted to 100,073,-
uuu Dusneis, against 67, C3 1,000 bushels a year ago.
C5.914.OO0 bushels two years ago and 57,624,000 bushels
three years ago.
Exports of Indian corn from the United States the
past week amounted to J3.S16.000 bushels, aralnst
4,442,000 bushels last week. 4.3S9.000 bushels a jear
ego, 3.126,000 bushels In 1S97, 3,541.000 bushels In 1S&6
ana z,i,vw Dusneis in i$9i.
The total exports of wheat, flour Included, from
the United States and Canada the nast week were
5.1S2.000 bushels, against 3,699,400 bushels last week.
b.Bw.uuo Dusneis tnis weeic a year ago. G.266,000 bush
els In 1S97. 4.223,000 bushels in ISM and 2,458,000
bushels In 1S95.
The Michigan state crop report says: The winter
wheat condition is 80 per cent. It suffered materially
In November. Good growth would have been made
but for the ravages of Hessian fly. Late sown was in
some cases as badly damaged as early sown.
A Broomhall cable says: The advance In America
Friday and a better spot demand were the causes of
the higher opening at Liverpool yesterday moraine
and subequent CrmneES. Corn also opened at an ad
vance, me market continuing nrra throughout the
session.
The primary market receipts yesterday were 609,476
bushels of wheat, against 1,185,000 bushels a year
ago; shipments were 213,978 bushels, last year 704,000
bushels. Corn, receipts 54,525 bushels, a year ago
635.000; shipments 352,904 bushels, last year 35S.0O0
bushels.
The exports of wheat and flour from both coasts of
the United States and Canada in the twenty-three
weeks since July 1 amounted to 94,853,000 bushels,
against 104,868,000 bushels a year ago, 115,638,000
bushels two years ago and SL 100,000 bushels three
years ago.
BUEN'OS ATRES, Dec 9. The wheat prospects In
the Argentina Republic are excellent. There will
probably be an exportable surplus of 72,000.000 bush
els. The linseed crop will reach 350,000 tons, and the
total wool clip Is about 225.000 tons, which guar
antees an exportable surplus.
The exports or flaxseed from New York for the week
endln; December 2 amounted to 120,164 bushels, 89,605
bushels of which went to Holland, the balance to the
United Kingdom and Germany. Bran exDorts were
7,473 bags, about equally divided between Germany
ana liamc eea points, and all of the hay, 3,775 bales,
went to Liverpool.
According to a Broomhall cable to the Chicago
Dally Trade Bulletin the stocks of wheat In Europe
and afloat December 1 were 71,120,000 bushels, com
pared with 71,600,00 bushels November 1 and 64,400,
C00 bushels a year ago. Russian stocks increased
1 MSO fWXr hiiila In nvmwr rvnnnor1 irttfc 1 rcn
'OOO bushels Increase a year ago In the same month.
Tne total stocks in Europe ana anoat decreased 470,000
Dusneis last montn, comparea wttn an increase of
5,490.000 bushels In November. 1899, and an Increase
cf 8,840,000 bushels In November, 1897.
Car lot receipts of grain In Kansas City:
Wheat. Corn. Oats. Rye. Flax, Hay.
Past week 322 298 64 1 13 32
Previous week ....212 316 40 13 275
Two weeks ago (5
days) 243 Z54 49 .. 3 197
A year ago SSO 1SS 40 7 9 199
Two years ago.. ...829 631 98 23 5 193
Three years a?o...259 C79 92 7 9 430
Car lot receipts of wheat:
K.C. Cht ELL. Mpls. Dltn. ToL
Past week 322 451 113 2297 0S4 41C9
Previous week ....213 59 157 31S8 2122 2i$
Two weeks ago (5
days) 243 375 120 2203 223S 51S1
A year ago SSO 1335 418 35GG 2521 SSOO
Two years ago 829 1311 430 423S E39 7347
Three years ago.. .259 250 lil 3200 468 4U9
Car lot receipts of corn:
K.C. Chi. SLL. Tot.
Past week 29S 17C6 S76 2740
Previous week 316 1906 77 2799
Two weeks ago (5 days) 254 1133 434 la J I
A year aeo 1S8 2359 635 31S2
Two years ago 831 253S 3761 130
Three years ago C79 la65 983 2227
Car lot receipts of oats:
K.C. Cht. StL. Tot.
Past week 64 1210 197 1171
Previous week 40 1523 1SS 1753
Two weeks ago (5 days) 49 923 117 10S9
A jear ago 40 233C 167 2513
Two years ago. 93 2379 119 S096
Three years ago 92 20S5 219 239G
The Chicago Times-Herald of rriday saysf Flax
seed people jesterday were treated to pyrotechnics in
the wiy of advancing fluctuations, although the vol
ume of business was small. On transactions which
aggregated less than 100.000 bushels there was an
advance of from 2c to 5c About half of this was
keld tiptop prices on the crop were made, the
December getting to 11.44, the May to $1.29. The
Dickinsons were In charge of the demonstration. The
shorts, however, were the ones really after the seed,
and the ones who kept the price Jumping. "I hae
rhlpping contracts to the extent of several hundicd
thousand bushels of seed," said one of the Dickinson
ptrty, "and It is obsolutely necessary for me. In or
der to keep my business contracts good, to have the
seed." That was the explanation from one side of the
seed crowd. From the other side came disgruntled
hints at manipulation and the claim that at every
effurt on the part of a short seller to get his contract
back there was a higher bid from some member of
the bull party. There was one point, howeer, on
which both the happy bull and the unhappy short
agreed. It was that the market was tied up In a
hard knot, and that every effort on the part of the
short resulted in drawing It tighter. Duluth set the
pace. It opens an hour cr so before Chicago, and was
up yesterday about 5c a bushel before the Chicago
trader opened his mouth or had a chance to. Jt was
a sort of torture, because the Chicago man who hap
pened to be short on the market knew to a certainty
there would be a wild time here, and at the same
time knew he could do nothing until the noon hour.
For th benefit of those who have not been keeping
track of this gentle operation it is worth explaining
that yesterday's flaxseed prices show an advance
within less than ninety aays oi aDout iuc a ousnei, a
fluctuation meaning either enormous profit or enor
mous loss to the man who has kept in the market
during that period.
Dry Goodn.
NEW TORK, Dec 9. There was no change of any
importance In the dry goods market to-day. The de
mand for staple cottons is of ordinary character, and
supplies of brown bleached and coarse colored goods
continued Insufficient. Prints are in good request
at the new prices made this week. No change In
ginghams. High grade woven patterned fabrics ad
vanced 010 per cent. Print cloths quiet for regu
lars, but good demand for narrow odds: prices firm.
Cotton worsted and woolen yarns are still strong and
difficult to buy.
Rye and Seed.
CHICAGO, Dec 9. FLAXSEED December closed
lc higher at 3L444; May. $L40: cash Northwest.
JL45; cash Southwest, JL45. BARLEY Cash. 35
44c RYE December, SlUc; May, 53c TIMOTHY
December. 32.40.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 9. RYD-HIgher. S2i$c FLAX
SEED Higher. JL40. TIMOTHY SL90C2.15.
TOLEDO. Dec 9. RYE Quiet; No. 2, cash, B6c
CLOVERSEED Higher, steady; prime cash, old,
J4.S0; December. 15.574; March, 35.62H.
Lead and Zinc.
NEW YORK. Dec 9. LEAD-Steady. $4.704.73.
Brokers' price, J4.40. Spelter Finn, J4.SO04.85.
ST. LOUIS. Dec . LEAD Firm, J4.52tt34.55.
Spelter Firm, J4.65.
MONEY, STOCKS AND BONDS
STOCK aiARKET AXIJIATED DURING
SHORT SESSION.
Determined Liquidation. In Sugar
Caused "Weakness) In Industrials
Bond Market Moved In
Sympathy TVltb Stoclcs.
As usual Saturday, there was but little doing
yesterday save OYer the counter, but this business
was fairly good. Some little new paper was In from
the country, but home borrowers wanted nothing.
Hates steady st CS8 per cent. Currency shipments
to the country only fair. Bank clearings, 1.95S,42S.
against J:.0SS,914 the same day last year, a decrease
of J130.4S6. a loss of 6 per cent; for the week, 114,
54.117. against !i;.l!6.72S last year, an increase of
J2.127.5S9, a gain of 17 per cent.
Eastern exchange In better demand and higher.
Houston, Flble & Co., eichango brokers, quote It
as follows: New York, 10c premium; Chicago, 25c
discount; St. Louis, par.
The New York bank statement Saturday showed a
decrease of JOLSOO In loans. $1,315,400 In specie.
Jl.329.900 in legal tenders, $3,992,500 In deposits and
$l,C77,17a in the surplus reserve, making It now
$C,S59,525 in excess of tho 23 per cent rule.
Imports of 6pecle Into New York the past week
were: Gold, $23,401: silver, J93.S51; exports, gold,
$S4.S39; silver, $1,010,129.
K. M. Snyder, president of tho new City National
bank, got In yesterday from New York. James O.
Strcan, until yesterday assistant cashier of the Na
tional Bank of Commerce, Is to be its cashier and
will hereafter be found at 812 Delaware street. The
Mechanics' bank, of which Mr. Snyder Is now pres
ident, will wind up Its business and. with the
starting of the City National, go out of existence.
Stocks nnd lionds.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9. To-day's short session of
the Stock exchange was an animated one. due In
great part to the continued demoralization among
some of tho Industrial stocks. The determined liqui
dation manifest in Sugar, gave the tone to the
market from the opening and soon spread a conta
gion of weakness all through the industrial list.
OpeninK sales of 2,500 shares ran the price down
from 118 to 14415, compared with 147H last night.
The stock fell to 142?; before the appearance of the
bank statements and the covering movement by the
bears which followed the publication rallied the
price to above 144, together with the whole market.
The heavy offerings of Sugar brought out by this
advance again decided the tone of the whole market
and broke prices throughout the list. The last sale
of Sugar was at 1S3!4. the lowest, at a net decllno
cf 8K. American Tobacco kept the leader close
company, especially in the late break. It sold at
103, and on the next and last sale at 104, a net
loss of GH. There were w Ide breaches at other points
in the list of specialties, notably in Metropolitan
Street Railway, which fell an extreme S5;. The
steel and Iron stocks continued weak, but were not
so ulnerable as they had been recently, and they
held the late rally better than other specialties.
The railroad stocks were relatively much firmer than
the industrials. The extreme declines reached a
point In only a few of them. The late rally brought
prices of many railroads active last night and net
gains were saved for a number of them. Bears had
commenced to cover before the appearance of the
bank statement and their buying became rather
more urgent after the statement, owing to the un
expectedly small loss in cash. The general convic
tion that the return was untrustworthy as an Index
of the real condition of the banks helped to the
final yielding of prices. The outgo to the sub
treasury alone, which Is a matter of record, has
amounted to nearly $7,000,000 since the last return,
whereas the statement indicates only $2,675,400 al
together. That there has been a wholesale contrac
tion of loans all week hag been palpable in the
stock market and that actual new loans by the few
banks holding the surplus reserve can have offset
the contraction so far as to bring the latter down
to $C95.500 was skeptically regarded by the specula
tive public Under the belief that the vagaries of
the average system of computation clouded the re
cults In the statement, the market closed with
pressure to sell In full force again.
The week has been given over to liquidation In
the stock market and prices are lower throughout
the list. The belief In difficulties ahead in the
money market was the motive of the selling and
additional considerations emphasized the weakness
In the Industrial list, so that losses In that depart
ment ranged up to 10 and 15 points In some cases.
In the railroads, most of the losses range from a
fraction to 4. It Is probable that the money strin
gency and loan contraction were the primary causes
of weakness in the industrials, as in the railroads,
but several Incidents helped to make a poor market
for them and the farced liquidation brought some
violent declines. Monday's supreme court decision
against the Iron pipe combination In the so-called
Addison case was given cumulative effect by the
references In the president's message to the malign
effects of some of the industrial combinations in
forming practical monopolies of production and In
advancing prices. Friends of the different Industrial
stocks have been diligent In urging that the prac
tices decided to be illegal In tho Iron pipe combi
nation are not practiced by their combination, and
that they have not arbitrarily advanced prices. But
their efforts have not availed In the face of the
conviction that the coming presidential campaign
will bring clamor against the vast Industrial combi
nations which have become operative In many lines.
The president's reference to the prospective recom
mendations of the industrial commission which Is
Investigating this subject brought home to the spec
ulative mind that some concrete measure of restric
tion and regulation might be forthcoming from this
source. Stages In the gas war in New York city,
the sugar war and formulated rumors of new and
powerful competition In the tobacco trade have
served to demonstrate the vulnerability of the
"trusts" to encroachments on their fields by reason
of unwieldy capitalization and dividend obligations.
The admitted overcapitalization of many of the
newer Industrials begets a spirit of distrust. The
fact that the activity in the Iron and steel trade
has received a check for the first time since the
"boom" was reflected In the Etocks of Iron and steel
companies. For all these reasons lenders of money
have chosen loans to call first which had any of the
Industrials among the collateral with which they
were secured. Those who controlled the limited
supply of loanable funds showed equal discrimina
tion against industrial stocks In making new loans.
The supply of money in New York has suffered from
a renewal of the Interior demand, especially from
the South, where cotton Is still coming forward.
The subtreasury operations have made heavy In
roads upon the cash resources of the banks and the
relief by government bond redemptions has been
gradually running down until on Thursday It ceased
altogether. Bids for government bonds In the open
market are at a higher figure than the government
offers and the government project for refunding the
national debt prompts the owners of government
bonds to hold them with the existing surplus over
the legal reserves shown by the clearing house banks
Is partly Illusory, as fully halt the members of the
association were down to the legal limit last week.
Even those who hold the surplus are anxious to
have a little more room to turn around as the New
Year's period approaches. Provision must be made
for the largest interest and dividend disbursements
on record. The course of the foreign money mar
kets disclose an apprehensive frame of mind, the
most important incident of tho week being the ad
vance In the official discount rate of the Bank of
Trance from 3 to 3H per cent, to the highest rate in
thirteen sears. The drastic contraction both of
loans and of note Issues by the French Institution
Indicates preparations for some kind of crisis and a
determination to contest the Bank of England's ef
forts to attract funds to that center. The London
money market has shown signs of case and has been
able to repay large sums to the Bank of England.
But the bank, not content with the recuperation
from the source, has been selling government secur
ities, or. as It is termed, borrowing from the mar
ket. This Is a measure designed to keep up the
private money rate so that It will be responsive to
the bank and may be preliminary to a further ad
lance In the latter. The London money market Is
feeling not only tho cutting off of the usual supply
of gold from the Transvaal mines, but the needs of
the unprecedented activity in trade this country Is
doing. War expenses change South Africa to a
dtaln on the money market from being the principal
source of supply. The severity of the London need
for money over the end of the year yet remains to
bo developed but until It Is appeased any relaxation
In the New York money rate would certainly lead to
prompt withdrawals of gold to lend In London.
Speculators have therefore abandoned hopes of easier
money for the present and have sold stocks.
The bond market has moved In sympathy with
stocks and a smaller volume of dealings and over a
narrow range of prices. United States new 4s old
4s and ts advanced and the 3s H In the bid price.
Range and closing prices of active stocks In' New
Tork sestcrday. as furnished by Houston, Flble .
Co., 723 Delaware street, telephone 2005:
Closed
Yes, rn.
Stocks.
American Cotton Oil
American Steel & Wire
do preferred
American Smelt. & Rcf. Co.
do preferred
American Sugar Refining...,
American Tobacco
A.. T. & S. F.
do preferred
Baltimore & Ohio
do preferred
Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
Colorado Fuel & Iron
C B. & Q
a. a, C. & St. L. common.
Chicago & Eastern Illinois...
Chicago Great Western
do preferred A
do preferred B
Continental Tobacco
do preferred
Consolidated Gas
High. Low.
34'4 33H
24'4
34
. 40i
3S,
83
35i
87
139
103
21i
63 i
64 i
79",
SO'i
3s;i
91
35 'A
87
139'4
104
21'5
64 V,
K
79U
SIX
40;
9214
36U
'..
1471.
10.SL,
2i;
63 i,
65 tf
8CS
82
. 91i
. 3G4
. 63
.IK
.110
21-,
. C4H
. E5K
. SOU
. 82?i
50
49
49
51
.131i 129TJ 1304 130,
Cl!i
60
60
94
ll!i
SO
4014
S3?4
61V
. 94
. 'i
. 81
. 4014
. 3311
94
so
29
93
144
81S
40
3oU
67
33
85
S614
S3
.894 18St4 189
1904
1225,
1651,
a. M. & St. P. common
-.122;. 121 ;4 122
Chicago & Northwestern 163
165 1C3
;'n-,var-vi: m'i llizi 1H m
Chesapeake & Ohio CO 29 29i 29Ji
Canada Southern 5214 cu rt4 rt-L
a. St. P.. M. & 0 123 123 123 120
Delaware & Hudson 117S 116 11614 118
D.. L. & W .is; isis 1S3V4 JS4
Denver & Illo Grande 2014 20 20 201
do preferred 73' 73 73 73V,
Erie i.ff
Federal Steel E7U 53U 56 6vl
do preferred 7514 76 7314 73'
General Electric 125 124 12414 I'm
Glucose 4S?i 4Si 4S?; 49'
Illinois Central 114 113H 113-j 113?.
International Paper 2014 1914 195 2014
do preferred 671
Iowa Central 13 13 13 131.
K. C, P. G 9 8 J 9
L. E. & W. preferred gj
Louisville & Nashville 834 S254 82"4 S3
Manhattan 102H lots 102' 102H
Metropolitan Traction 1S7 182 1S3 1S7?
Mexican Central 1214 1154 12 124
Missouri Pacific 46 43V 454 45i
M.. K. & T. preferred 36S 364 2C. ze
National Lead Co 26T4 264 26 26!t
National Biscuit Co 23J1 35 354 3(
National Steel 41 40 404 40
do preferred 914 SO 90 91U
New Jersey Central 1174 1144 117 116H
New York Central 132 131T, 13214 13214
Norfolk a Western 26 25 25T4 26
do preferred 69 6S54 C3 694
North American 144 144 HT4 14!,
Northern Pacific 54-4 544 644 55
da pr-ferred 75H 74T4 7614 7614
.2414
. 434
,109
133-1
19
. 56
, 2914
190",
. 294
, 401,
124
, 5C4
104
,106
, 17
, 494
. 76
127i
244 24H
42 424
10714 10S1,
132 1334
19 19
554 MT4
2414
43H
1094
133?,
19
56
2914
191
354
294
404
12H
66-4
10",
10611
17
4914
70-.
12-,
77-4
40
108
21-4
8714
234
29
29
190
190V4
294 294
39. 40i
1214 1214
b6 651
104
104
104
104
16-4 1C"4
4SH 4S-,
73S
1214
12-.
77
771,
394 4114
214 21T4
87 8714
28-4 2914
21 "4
S74
2914
State and Railway Donds.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9. Closing quotations on the
New York Stock exchange;
Alabama, class A....1104Nortb Carolina 4s.. ..103
Alabama, class B....111
Alabama, class C....101
Alabama currency ...100
Atchison general 4s.. 93
do adjustment 4s... 81
Northern Pacific lsts. 110
Northern Pacific 3s... 63
Northern Pacific 4s. ..1024
N. Y-., C. & St. L. 4s.105j
N. & W. consoi 43.... 9214
Can. Southern 2ds....l06",
Ches. & Ohio 414s.. 95H
Chcs. & Ohio 5s 11614
do general 6s 132
Ore. Navigation lsts.. 103
Ore. Navigation 4s. ...1014
O. S. Lino 6s 120
;. & n. w. con. 7s.. 143
do S. F. deb. 6s. ...120
do consoi 5s 1144
Chicago Term. 4s 94H
D. & R. G. lsts 10154
Reading general 4s... 854
R. O. W. lsts 974
St. L. & I. M. con.5s.l094
St. L. i. S. F. gen.6s.1244
St. Paul consols 1714
St. P., C. & P. lsts.,120
LI. & it. U. 48 99
E. T., V. & G. 1SIS..103
Erie general 4 71
F. W. & D. C. lsts.. 74
General Electric 5s.. .117
G., H. tt S. A. 6s.. ..110
G., H. & S. A. 2ds..l05
St. P.. C. & P. 6s.. ..121-4
Southern By. 5s 103
Stand. R. & T. 6s S3
Tcnn. new set. 2s.... 93
Texas Pacific lsts.. 112
H. & T. C. con. Cs.. 11214
no consoi 6s 110
Iowa Central lsts....H2"j
Texas & Pacific 2Js.. 54
rw. 1.., r. is u. lsts.. 70
La. new consoi 4s. ..109
Union Pacific 4s
..103-4
..114-4
..100
..111
.. 914
.. 86
.. 6
Wabash lsts
Wabash 2ds
L. & -.. unified 4s.. .. 994
M.. K. & T. 2ds.. 634
West Shore 4s....
Wis. Central lsts
.u., jv. ec t. 4 go
N. Y. Central lsts..H24
Va. centuries ....
Va. deferred
.. j. .ent. gen. &S..121
North Carolina 6s. ...127
Colorado Sou. 4s.,
, S14
Southern Pac 4s SI,
Kansas City Local Securities.
Following are the prices of local stocks and bonds,
as reported by H. p. Wright & Co., 730 Delaware
street, telephone No. 2631:
Annual Last
dtvl- dlvl
.. ., . dend. dend. Bid. Aakcd.
National Bank of Commerce.. 6 July '99 132 133
Kansas City state bank 6 July '99 60 65
Irst National bank 12 July '99 273 300
Interstate National bank 6 July '99 133 113
union National bank 7 Oct. '99 126 130
American National bank 6 July '99 S3 924
Missouri Savings bank 8 Oct. '99 140 150
New England National bank. 7 July '99 133
Guardian Trust Co 6 July "99 90 93
Kansas City Stock Yards 6 Nov. '99 119 121
Metropolitan Street Railway.. 4 Nov. "99 9714 934
K. C., rt. S. & M. common 13 20
do preferred 6 Oct. '95 43 62
Central Coal and Coke Co S Oct. '99 63 70
do common 5 10
United States Trust Co 95 93
Hdellty Trust Co 103 110
Metropolitan general bonds. 6s 1064
Metropolitan Consolidated 6a 1044 105
K. C, Ft. S. M. bonds. 6s 103 106
Kansas City, nttsburg Gulf stock 9 94
Kansas City Elevated Railway bonds, 4s... 90 91
Kansas City Elevated Railway bonds. 6s.. .103
Kansas City Belt Railway bonds, 6s 115 1164
Kansas City, Mo., school bonds, 4s 103
Kansas City city hall bonds. 4s 103
Missouri state 34 per cent bonds. 1004 1064
Jackson county court house bonds, 4s. 103 105
Kancas City, Pittsburg Gull bonds, 6s... 70 704
Kansas City 44 per cent water bonds 116 1174
Kansas City, Missouri, gas bonds 101 103
American Smelting and Ref. Co. pret. 7s.. 83 8S4
do common 35 154
Government Bonds
As reported yesterday by Houston, Flble ft Co., over
their private New York wire:
Duo. Int. due. Bid. Ask.
Reg. 2 per cents Opt. Q. Mar. 10214
Reg. 5 per cents 1904 Q. Feb. 112 1124
Coupon 5 per cents 1904 Q. Feb. 112 1124
Reg. 4 per cents (old) 1907 Q. Jan. 113 113K
Coupon 4 per cents (old). ..1907 Q. Jan. Ill 1144
:K. per cents mow) 1925 Q. Feb. 1334 I34s
Coupon 4 per cents (new). ..1923 Q. Feb. 1324 134!,
'& per cents lyis t). Aug.
Coupon 3 per cents 1918 Q. Aug.
1094 11014
10954 11014
Colorado Mlnlnc Stocks.
Following are the closing quotations of yesterday
and Friday of the leading stocks on the Colorado
Springs Mining 'exchange, as reported dally by wire
to H. P. Wright Co.. 730 Delaware street:
Closed-
Closed
Yes. Frl.
.. 30 20
.. 63 50
.. 54 6
,. 27?4 2814
..213 249
.. 5 54
.. 114 11
.. 3154 2414
Yes. Frl.
404 42
7H 64
ikm- 8
1184-1174
-t3ln294
1374 1394
59 594
26 264
Anaconda
Matm
Arrow ....
Moon Anchor..
Bob Lee .
Elkton ...
EI Taso ..
Isabella ..
Drlole
Pinnacle
Portland
Priori. AThArr
Jackpot ..
Specimen
Lexington
Union
3Ioner nt Home and Aljroad.
NEW YOP.K, Dec. 9. Money on call steady at 4
per cent; prime mercantile paper, 5Q6 per cent;
sterling exchange, Fteady, with actual business In
bankers' bills at $4.S6';S4.86T4 for demand and
$4.811404.814 for sixty days; posted rates, $4.82
4.824 and $4,874: commercial bills. $4.804.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 9. Clearings, $1,169,415; balances,
$646.10S; money, CS8 per cent; New York exchange,
par bid; 25c premium asked.
NEW YORK. Dec 9. Clearings, $158,634,769; bal
ances, $5,834,388.
BOSTON, Dec 9. Clearings, $23,803,621; balances,
$2,911,563.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 9. Clearings. $14,684,241;
balances, $1,530,433: for the week, clearnlgs, $83,360,
233; balances, $10,776,861; money, 6S6 per cent.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 9. Clearings. $4,081,093; bal
ances, $431,939: for the week, clearings, $23,071,372;
balances, $3,537,955': moner 6 per cent.
LONDON, Dec. 9. Money, 6054 per cent; rate of
discount In the open market for short bills, 5"4
5:4 per cent; for three months' bills, 54654 per
cent.
Sliver.
NEW YORK, Dec 9. Bar silver, C9',4c; Mexican
dollars, 4714c.
LONDON, Dec 9. Bar silver, steady, 27144 per
ounce.
MARKETS DY TELEGRAPH.
ST. LOUIS. Dec 9. WHEAT Receipts, 13,000
bushels; shipments. 41.000 bushels. Weak. No. 2
red. cash, elevator 6S"4c track 704071c: December,
69c; May, 7237214c: No. 2 hard. 67S08C. CORN
Receipts, 64,000 bushels; shipments, 49,000 bushels.
Higher. No. 2. cash 304c. track 30430"4c; Decem
ber. 304c; May, 314g314c. OATS Receipts, 28,000
bushels; shipments, 9.000 bushels. Steady. No. 2,
cash 24c, track 244c: December, 23Hc: May, 23c; No.
2 white. 26?4027c. PORK Firm; standard mess. Job
bing, $9.50. LARD Higher: prime steam. $3.20;
choice, $5,224. CORNMEAL-Steady, $1.7501.80.
BRAN Quiet, steady: sacked, east track. 62c. HAY
About steady; timothy. $9.00011.00; prairie, $6 000
8.60. COTTON TIES. BAGGINO AND HEMP TWINE
Unchanged. DRY SALT MEATS Extra shorts,
53.S74; clear ribs and sides. $5.50. BACON Boxed
shoulder-. $5.75; clear ribs, $6,124; clear sides, $6.25.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 9. WHEAT In store No. 1
Northern, 6314c: Slay. 66"4c; July. 6814c. On track
No. 1 hard. 6614c; No. 1 Northern, 644c; No. Z
Northern, 62"4c.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 9. WHEAT Steady; No, 1
Northern. 674c: No. 2 Northern, 6606614c. RYE
Firm; No. 1, 634036c. BARLEY Firm; No. 2,
424c; sample, 35040c.
DULUTH. Dec. 9. WHEAT No. 1 hard, cash,
634c bid; No. 1 Northern, cash, 644c; May, 6Ssc;
No. 2 Northern, 6214c; No. 3 spring, 6854c.
LIVERPOOL. Dec 9. WHEAT Spot, firm; No. 1
California, 6s 114d to 6s 2d; No. 2 red Western win
ter. 5s S4d; No. 2 Northern spring, Cs 114d. CORN
Spot, American mixed, firm, 3a 64d. Futures, De
cember, nominal; January, steady, 3s 64d; February,
steady. 3s 6'4d. FLOUR St. Louis fancy winter,
firm, 7s. HOI'S (at London) Faciflc coast, firm, !
10s to 6 10s. BEEF Steady: extra India mess, S2s
6d; prime mess. 76s 3d. PORK Steady: prime West
ern, 57s 7d. HAMS Short cut, 14 to 16 pounds, dull,
46s. BACON Cumberland cut. 28 to 30 pounds, dull.
32s; short ribs. IS to 22 pounds, steady, 36-; long
clear middles, light, 20 to 35 pounds, steady, 35s;
long clear middles, heavy, 35 to 40 pounds, steady,
34s 6d; short clear backs, 16 to IS pounds, steady.
'33s: clear bellies, 14 to 16 pounds, easy, 33s.
SHOULDERS Square, 12 to 14 pounds, firm, 33s 6d.
LARD Steady: Western. In tierces. 27s 8d; American
refined. In pails, 29s 3d. BUTTER Finest United
States, 91s; good, 73s. CHEESE Firm; American
finest white. 57s; American finest colored. 53 Cd.
TALLOW Prime city, steady. 27s 5d; Australian In
London, firm. 23s 5d. COTTONSEED OIL Hull re
fined. November-April, steady. 17s 6d. TURPEN
TINE Spirits, steady. 37s 6d. ROSIN Common,
firm, 4s 44d. PETROLEUM Refined, 5Td.
Ilntter, Eggs, Poultry nnd Clicese.
NEW YORK. Dec. 9. BUTTER Receipts, 3,104
packages; firm: Western creamery, 23027c: June
creamery, 22023c; factory, 154020c. CHEESE Re
ceipts. 3,006 packages; firm; fall made, fancy, small,
1254013c: large, fall made, 1240124c; lato made,
small. 1201214c: large. ll4c. EGGS Receipts. 2,900
packages; steady: Western ungraded at mark, 16
0214c.
ST. LOUIS. Dec 9. POULTRY Steady; chickens,
6e: turkeys, 64c: ducks. 3406c; geese, 5c. EGGS
Quiet. 17c BUTTER Steady; creamery, 210274c,
dairy. 190234c.
CHICAGO, Dec . BUTTER Steady: creamery. 16
025c: dairy, 16022c EGGS Firm; fresh. 20c
DRESSED POULTRY Firm: turkeys. 9094c;
chickens. 708c.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 9. BUTTER Steady: fancy
Western. 27c: fancy Western prints. 2Sc EGGS
SI eady: fresh nearby. 23c; fresh Western, 22c: fresh
Southwestern. 20c: fresh Southern. 19c CHEESB
Quiet but firm.
DENVER. Dec. 9. EGOS Steady and In fair de
mand at ISc BUTTER Creamery. 27030c: dairy,
16018c: roll, 14017c. POULTRY Turkeys. 80104c:
hens. 5374c: springs, 70S4c. POTATOES SOcB
$L00 per cwt.
t
1 Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 9. COTTON Quiet and
steady: sales, 2.60O; ordinary. 64c; good ordinary
65c; low middling. 7 4c; middling. 7ie: good mid
dling. 7 9-16c; middling fair, 7Tie; receipts, 12.713
bales: stock, 574,923 bales; futures, steady: Decem
ber, 7.21c bid; January, 7.277.28c; February, 7.21
7.22c: March. 7.2207.24c: April. 7.2507.26c; May
7.2707.2Sc: June, 7.2907.30c; July, 7.3107.33c; Au
gust. 7.1607.18c; September, 6.5036.83c; October, 6.70
06.72C.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 9. COTTON Steady; no sales;
-wis, 7 7-llc; rtcalpts, 7,151 bales; 11001-, 10!,
Sl baits
Ontario & Western
Pacific Mall
People's Gas (Chicago)
Pennsylvania Railroad ,
Philadelphia & Reading ,
do first preferred
do second preferred
Pullman ...
St. U1S.P. 2d preferred..,
St. L. S. W. 1st preferred
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
do preferred
Standard Rope & Twine
Tennessee Coal & Iron
Texas & Pacific
Union Pacific
do preferred
United States Leather
do preferred
United States Rubber
do preferred
Wabash preferred
Western Union
W. & L. E. second preferred,
LOCAL LIVE, STOCK MARKET
VERY PEW CATTLE IS AXD THE
USUAL SATURDAY'S DULLNESS.
Hobs Fairly Active on. Moderate Re
ceipts' and a. Shade HlBlier But
.Few Sheep In and Bat
Little Tradlnc.
Western receipts the past 21 hours:
K. U. Chi. St. L. Onto. St. J.
, 41.500 60.000 12.70 16.500 12.700
. 56.010 206.000 43.200 46,400 30,000
. 22.200 90.700 5.100 13.500 2.500
Cattle: Hogs. Sheep.
129.SO0 430,700 131.000
117.100 47-.40O 1(15 (M
CattI
Hogs
Sheep .. ..
Total. 1899.
Total. 1S9S..
i, - -U"K. u- 9. Cables steady. Cattle. 110
line per pound: refrigerator beef. 74c per pound:
London market steady: American. 12-4c Exports.
610 cattle. 60 sheep and 6,233 quarters of beef.
CATTLE Movements the past 21 hours:
r, , . Cattle,
Receipts ci7
Shipments 4,125
Tlrll. n.nuia n -A
Calves
20
S13
cry little doing yesterday; only a few hundred
In and It was a rainy, disagreeable day. besides be
ing Saturday, which was a further inducement for
buyers to keep Indoors. But few sales In consequence
was made and prices showed the usual weakness In
cident to the last day of the week. Milch cows
i, ' "" cnolce In good demand and firm: poor
dull. Common, $15020; medium to fair. $23333
good to choice. $10033.
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
COWS.
No. Av. Trice. INo. Ar. Price.
No. Ay. Price.
1..1060..$ 3 50
1.. 990.. 2 60
1..1110..$ S25
.1073
350
BULLS.
1..1060.. 2 70 I
7.. 797.. 3 S3 I
HEIFERS.
!.. 933.. 3 00 I
CALVES.
1.. 170.. 5 50 I
I
-VF-Ti-nj ----?-
4. .1002.. 3 SO J 1.. 910.. SSO I
WESTERN COWS.
65.. 593.. 2 60 1.. 780.. 2 75 11.. 323.. 2 75
HOGS Movements the past 24 hours:
Receipts B,6S2
Shipments 157
Drive-outs 9,723
A fair run was had yesterday for the last day of
the week and the quality of the offerings very good.
The market east of us also favored sellers, which
encouraged buyers. Packers were all out in the
yards early and wanted hogs and bid a little strong
" nd sales were generally 2403c higher than
Friday and 24c up from Friday's close, and the
pens were cleared early. The extreme range was
$3.5003.974; bulk of sales. $3.92403.974.
. REPRESENTATIVE SAI.-S
uk.at. price. No.Dk.Av. Price.
1 .. 320 $3 50 3 .. 3SS $3 75
No.Dk.Av. Price.
73 200 276 $3 90
67 280 291 3 92',J
69 240 202 3 324
76 160 233 3 924
73 200 222 3 93
133 200 274 3 95
62 120 271 2 95
63 .. 231 3 95
70 80 200 S 974
74 80 207 3 674
1 40 310 3 65
62 200 2S9 3 924
57 40 237 3 924
52 120 321 3 924
78 120 270 3 93
72 .. 271 3 93
6? 240 227 3 93
77 120 234 3 95
74 120 222 3 974
62 80 263 3 974
71 ..233 3 9714
19 .. 113 3 S3
72 .. 137 3 924
79 .. 187 3 974
71 120 157 3 85
97 410 162 3 924
90 .. 193 3 974
lours:
110
J. 3.237
.'. 2.419
54 240 331 3 924 64 SO 232 3 924
50 320 221 3 924 6 .. 341 3 92
73 .. 279 3 924 60 .. 334 3 924
on lou ."J J u 9-4 iz .. ZjZ 3 9 j
71 80 259 3 95 CI 160 2C9 2 95
5C SO 318 3 95 93 120 219 3 93
71 160 273 3 95 71 SO 217 3 93
61 SO 241 3 93 S3 ..202 3 974
i.- .. ZU '2 97ft 83 80 211 3 974
62 .. 216 3 974 93 160 210 2 974
74 160 290 3 90 63 SO 319 3 90
63 240 276 3 924 33 120 312 3 924
62 .. 2S6 3 924 66 ..261 3 924
64 240 261 3 324 71 160 262 3 924
3; 80 209 3 95 70 80 262 3 95
72 .. 212 3 95 66 .. 325 3 95
83 80 254 3 95 76 2O0 219 3 95
87 ICO 231 3 95 83 SO 213 3 95
S3 80 222 3 974 77 40 201 3 97
77 40 219 3 974 76 40 276 3 974
21 80 ZjZ 3 974 1 .. SO 3 60
72 40 123 3 90 17 .. 123 3 90
82 200 193 3 95 82 SO 133 3 95
112 .. 169 3 974 5 .. 100 3 75
74 80 189 3 90 SO 40 1S2 3 924
59 .. 155 3 95 45 .. 193 3 95
SO .. 1S1 3 974
SHEEP Movements the past 24 hours
Receipts
Shipment!
Drlve-outs
Only a handful In yesterday and what here mostly
trashy stuff. Only one little lot of native lambs In
and that sold well. The poor offerings also moved
in a quiet way and the pens were well cleared of
what few sheep and Iambs on sale and prices were
fairly steady with Friday.
HORSES AND MULES Movements past 2 hours:
Receipts 39
Shipments 323
Little or nothing doing yesterday. Receipts were
good, but what stock coming In was reserved for
Monday's market. While there was little or no
trading, prices were generally heald steady. The
quotations:
HORSES Draft horses, good, 1.250 to
1.450 ponnds $70 003123 00
Chunks 40 000 85 08
Drivers, extra jo 000125 00
Drivers, good 0 003 S3 00
Saddlers, good to extra 60 000100 00
Southern mares and horses 20 000 40 00
Plugs 5 000 20 00
Range horses, 800 to 1,000 pounds 15 000 20 00
Range horses, 1.100 to 1.200 ponnds 25 000 40 00
MULES Mules, 12 to 14 hands 30 000 40 00
Mules. 114 to 15 .hands. 4 to 7 years.
good flesh and hair.. 43 000 65 CO
Mules. 15 to 154 hands. 4 to 7 years.
good flesh and hair.
. 65 000 89 00
Mules. 154 to 16 hands, 4 to 7 years.
' 50 000110 00
gooa nesu ana nair.
THE GOVERNMENT OF KANSAS.
Working- In Harmony In the Inspec
tion of Southern Cattle.
Chairman M. C. Campbell, of the Kansas live
stock sanitary board, was In the city yesterday and
made the following statement of the reported con
flict between his department and the government In
inspection of Southern cattle:
"I note In the morning editions of the Kansas
City papers a special from CofTeyvllle, Kas., stating
that there is a clash between the live stock sanitary
board of Kansas and the government department In
regard to Inspection, and that government inspectors
permit cattle coming from points south of quaran
tine line to points north of same to proceed with
out further restrictions, except those Imposed at
points of destination. That la a very fair state
ment of the case.
"The points of destination for these cattle are
points in Kansas and the Kansas City stock yards.
as all the railroads bringing cattle Into the Kansas
City stock yards unload upon the Kansas side. This,
of course, makes the Kansas City stock yards a
point in Kansas and subject to its rules and regu
lations. For points beyond the state of Kansas the
Kansas board exacts no restrictions. The govern
ment officers Issue permits carrying them to these
points, subject only to any restriction that may be
Imposed by the states at destination points.
"The Kansas board is not interfering in sny way
with Interstate commerce: It simply requires all
cattle which originate south of quarantine line for
points In Kansas and the native division of the
Kansas City stock yards to comply with Its regula
tions. "The government department is In full sympathy
and co-operation with Kansas In this matter.
"The Kansas board Is not attempting to stop
these cattle because they do not pay fees, but be
cause they refuse to allow Kansas Inspectors to ex
amine them and Issue health permits where they
are entitled to the same.
"The fees are necessary to maintain the system
because the state of Kansas has made no appropria
tion by which the system can be maintained other
wise. "Even though the cattle are billed to the Kansas
City stock yards of Missouri it does not en
title them to pass the Kansas inspectors for the
reason above given, and for the further fact that
Missouri has passed the same regulations by an or
der Issued yesterday, and which was in effect even
prior to that, making all of the Kansas Inspectors
Inspectors for Missouri, and the Kansas board has
made the Missouri Inspectors Inspectors for Kansas,
maintaining a Joint arrangement in this matter.
"The Kansas board intends to prosecute all vio
lations of Its rules and regulations and the sooner
the railroads and shippers realize this the better it
will be for all concerned.
"No. thero Is no clash between the government
inspectors and those of Kansas. Each has Us duties
to perform, which do not conflict with the other
In any way,"
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SOUTH OMAIH, Dec 9. CATTLE Receipts. 500;
steady.
HOGS Receipts, 8.400; 6310c higher; top, I3.97H;
bulk. J 3. 90.
SHEEP Recelpti. 400; firm.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 9. CATTLE Receipts, 200; mar
ket steady.
HOGS Receipts, 3.500: best 5c higher, others weak;
top. U.IZ$'. bulk, ZZ.VJQ4.Ki.
SHEEP None.
SOUTH ST. JOSEPH, Dec. . CATTLE Rsc 1 1 pts,
200; strong.
HOGS Receipts, 6,000; 5&7HO higher; top, S-L00;
bulk. S2.95&3.97U.
SHEEP Receipts. 200; steady.
CHICAGO, Dec 9. CATTLE Receipts, 300. Gen
erally steady, unchanged. Good to choice, 15 60 Cr
7.35; poor to medium. Sf.50Q5.40; mixed stock ers.
I3.00G3.T5; selected feeders, (4.00&4.C5; good to
choice cows. $3.6554.75; heifers, S3.256S.50; cannera,
S2.OO03.OO; bulls, S2.3504.5O; calves. J4.00C7.25; fed
Texas bee res, S4.OO05.25; grass Texas steers, $3,503
4.25.
HOGS Receipts, 25,000. Market active; 5c higher
for heavy packing and shipping, steady to shade
higher for light; good clearance. Mixed and butch
ers', S3.95G-t.121: good to choice heavy, 34.0084.12:
rough heavy, S3.80S3.95; light. S3.90G4.07Vi: bulk of
sales, J4.00G4.07H-
SHEEP AND LAMBS Rftcslpts, LW0. Steady.
Native wtthers. S3.S594.75;-limhs. 4 003.50: West
ern wethers, S3.00G4.49; Western Iambs, S5.003o.40.
OP INTEREST TO STOCKMEX.
Western States to Co-operate Against
Tnbercnlosls Other Items.
An adjourned meeting of the llv& stock sanitary
boards of this section, or, more properly, their new
organization, the Western Live Stock Sanitary Asso
catlon, was held yesterday morning at the stock
ard. and the following adopted In reference to tu
berculosis: "And this association does recommend to the states
and territories, which have become members that they
make the following rule in relation to tuberculosis a
part of their rules and regulations for the year woy.
and tor all following years during the lite of this as
sociation: ' 'It having been ascertained by the Western As
sociation of Sanitary Commlsdloas that a great many
of the dairy and breeding cattle in the following
states: Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont, Massachu
setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. New York, Pennsyl
vania. New Jersay, Delaware, Ohio. Indiana. Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin. Iowa. Minnesota. California,
Kentucky and Tennessee, am infected "with a danger
cus and infectious disease in cattle known as tuber
culosis, and that many of said cattle are being
shipped Into the states and territories which are mem
bers of this association fcr breeding and dairy pur
poses; It Is further ordered that from and utter this
date it will be unlawful for any cattle to bo shipped
or transported from any of the states named Into any
of the states or territories which are members of this
association for dairy or breeding purposes unless they
have been examined and found free of tuberculosis, a
permit or bill of health given by a veterinarian of the
United States bureau of animal Industry, or a vet
erinarian under the order and directions of the live
stock sanitary board of either of the above named
states, and a certificate given in duplicate, the origi
nal cf which shall be forwarded to the secretary of
the sanitary hoard of the state or territory to which
the cattle are destined, and & duplicate given to the
railroad company to be attached to the bill ot lading
for said cattle.'
'In examining cattle from the states above named
destined to points within the state or territories
nhlchare members of this association, the regular
scientific tubercullne test shall be made, as well a
rbyslcal examinations of the animals offered.
"In addition to the states above named, cattle cannot
come Into either ot the states or territories of this
association from the states of Colorado or Nebraska,
unless they are accompanied by an affidavit setting
cut the facts that the cattle offered for shipment
destined to states and territories that are members of
this association, that the cattle offered are natives
born and raised within the state and are free from
disease. It cattle bo offered for shipment are from
any of the states scheduled above, and requiring
tubercollne tests before being allowed to be shipped,
then they will be subject to the same requirements
as the states scheduled and will carry the same pa
pers. 4,No railroad company shall accept for shipment not
receive from connecting lines any such cattle, nor
bring nor ship them Into any state or territory that
are members ot this association for breeding or
dairy purposes, unless all the provisions ot this order
have been fully complied with.'
After the Joint meeting of the live stock sanitary
boards Friday the Missouri commissioners met and
adopted the following:
As there has been some dodging the question In
regard to inspecting cattle by the Kansas board,
when the same are billed to Kansas City, Mo., the
Missouri board hereby takes action which will leave
no further room for quibbling on the part of ship
pers and railroads,-and
It Is hereby ordered. That during the months of
November and December. 1S09, cattle comlns from
points south of the quarantine line to points in the
state of Missouri (unless for Immediate slaughter In
cars tagged "Southern cattle") they must be accom
panied by a health permit signed by one. of the fol
lowing named Inspectors: D. F. Luckey. D. N.
Jewett. C. E. Collins, R. G. Ross, J. W. Chamber
lain, C. M. Floyd or L. Musrove they being Joint
Inspectors for Missouri and Kansas for the months
named. Any violation ot this order will be punished
as provided by the law ot Missouri.
Passed this 8th day ot December, 1S99, by the
Missouri state board of agriculture.
The 23 red Polled cattle from J. W. Martin. Rich
land City, Wis., billed to J. H. Jennings, Martin
dale, Tex., delayed here for test for tuberculosis,
passed a satisfactory Inspection and proceeded to
th'elr destination yesterday.
Jim Slmcox wa3 up from St. Louis yesterday.
Receipts of quarantine cattle the past week were
3,221 cattle and 2 calves, against 3.7U cattle and 1
calf the same week last year.
J. K. South ee was CS years old Friday and, as
befitting the occasion, his office friends called him
to account and caned him with & handsome gold
headed cane.
John Sparks, of Reno. Nev., who has been selling
so many high-priced Hereford cattle here, took home
a motley shipment yesterday. There were a few new
bought Hereford, some Shorthorns and Jerseys, and
with a number of live opossums, foxes and bulldogs.
Mr. Sparks Is a Southern gentleman, and Is very
fond of baked 'possum once In a while.
Visitors nt the Yards With Stock.
Curtis Bros.. Blaine. Kas.. had In hogs yesterday.
Rogers & Pearcy, Odessa, Mo., had In bogs yester
day. H. M. Thorp, Marlon, Kas., was in yesterday with
hogs.
Kemp Tracy, Odessi, Mo., was hero yesterday with
hogs.
II. P. Snow, Eaton, Kas., was In yesterday with
hogs.
Morris & Runyon, Wheaton, Kas., had In hogs yes
terday. Nel-e Nelson, Norcada, Kas., was In yesterday
with hogs.
J. V. Corder, Blosser, Mo., was here yesterday
with hogs.
Hulbert, Perry, O. T., was In the yards yesterday
with hogs.
Frank Hobart, Glen Elder, Kas., came In yester
day with hogs.
C Hunter, Inarale, Neb., was at the yards yester
day with hogs.
L. Boggs, Coolage, Col., was at the yards yester
day with cattle.
Austin Thompson, Ray county. Mo., was here yes
terday with hogs.
J. D. Andrews, Geary county, Kas., came In yes
terday with hogs.
E. T. Wears, Lowry City, Ma, was at the yards
yesterday with hogs.
Clarance Taylor, Dickinson county, Kas., was In
yesterday with hogs.
P. J. Hederlck, Buckner, Mo., was on the yards
yesterday with hogs.
John Harder and Edward Clawson, Butler county,
Kas., were on the yards yesterday with cattle.
PRODUCE MARKET.
Write or ship your apples, game, butter, eggs and
poultry to H. C. GARTH. Kansas City. U. S. A.
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
Little Chaneetl and Sloir Under Bad
Weather.
Quotations below are for car lota. On small lots
L! finer prices are asked and obtained, enough being
asked to cover the cost of caring for and filling them.
BUTTER Coming In more freely, but all good
stock wanted at full prices. Receipts, 321 packages.
Creamery, extra fancy separator, 25c per pound;
firsts, 22c; dairy, fancy, 15c; store packed, 15c;
country roll, 15fil6c; packing stock, 14c
EGGS Weak and low sale. Much storage stock
offering. Receipts, 204 cases. Fresh candled Mis
souri and Kansas, 15&c; storage, 10 12c per dozen.
POULTRY Quiet and weak. Receipts, 173 coops.
Hens, live, Cc pound; old roosters. 15o each; young,
20c; large springs, 6c; large capons. "GlOc lb; ducks.
5&c; geese. 5c; turkeys, hens, 6c; springs, 6c; old
torn s. 54c. Plgeffhs, 60c dozen.
BUTTERINE Quoted: Dairy grades. 12c; medium
grades, 14c; creamery grades, 16c; 1-pound rolls,
bricks and prints, lc over above prices; 2 and 3
pound rolls, 10 and 20-pound packages, lHc over
above prices.
CHEESE Steady and firm. The quotations follow:
New York and Ohio full cream, 13-c; Wisconsin
fancy and full cream, 13 He; Young America fall
cream, 12&c; Missouri, Kansas and Iowa full cream.
12Hc.
POTATOES Sel II ns fairly and prices unchanged,
but demand only moderate. Home grown, 35G37c
per bushel from growers; sacked. 40c by the car;
Northern, 40G5Oc per bushel; Colorado, 55G60c per
bushel.
SWEET POTATOES Higher. Home grown, 60
65c per dozen from growers.
APPLES Steady and good to choice In demand.
Home grown, 75cGJL00 per bushel; good to choice,
$3.0004.00 per barrel; fancy would brins more; poor
to fair. S2.00G2.50 per barrel.
PEARS Only California on sale and In fair de
mand. Quoted at S2.00G2.50 per box.
HICKORY NUTS Large. 75c per bushel, and ahell
barks. from the country. 90c per bushel.
GRAPES Doing fairly. The quotations follow:
California white, $1.401.50 per 4-basket crate. To.
kay, S1.65S1.75; Verdel, S1.65 per 4-basket crate;
Malaga. 37.00GS.QO per keg. Emperor, J1.70GL73
per crate.
GAME Moving fairly well. The quotations are:
Prairie chicken. S3 per dozen; quail. SI.0OGL23;
bear, carcass, 15020c lb; venison saddle. 12G14c;
carcass, 9G10c; wild turkey, SQIQc lb; raccoon. C0c5
$1.00 apiece: wild geese, $4G5 per dozen; ducks, can
vasbacks, S4 dozen; mallard, tat, 34; common, S3.0
3.50 per dozen: teal, fat. 32.25; thin, Sl.SOtf?2.00:
mixed. S1.25S1.50; red heads. 32.50; plover, SL Frogs,
35cGJ2.00. Rabbits, Jack, 75cSl.00; cottontails, 75c
Squirrels. 6075c. Brant, S3 dozen.
FRUITS Lemons, California stock. In car lots,
fancy, S3.75S4.00; choice, S3.25S3.50; common, S3.00
C3.25; Messina, fancy. In small lots, S4.00S4.50.
Oranges, new crop, navel. S2.23 In Jobbing way;
Mexican. $3.50 per box. Bananas, shipping Jumbo.
S2.2502.5O: large, S2.00S2.23; medium, SL75G2.00;
culls. 90cSS1.0O. Figs. California. 31.23 per 10-pound
box. Cranberries. Cape Cod. 35.50 per barrel.
VEGETABLES In fair demand and firm. Quoted:
California tomatoes, $1.75 per 4-basket crate. Squash.
Hubbard, 305Cc dozen, $7 per ton. Pumpkins. 35fj
60c. Beans. S1.23G2.0O per bushel: Texas. S1.25 per
1-3 bushel box. Navy beans. SL90. Radishes, 150
25c per dozen bunches. Lettuce, curly leaf. $1,000
1.10 per bushel; head. 75cS$1.00 dozen. Endive, $1.00
per bushel. Beets, 25S35c per bushel. Carrots. ZW
40c per bushel. Turnips, purple top. 15025c per
busheL Cabbage. S1.33 per cwt., 325G30 per ton, 75c
GS1.00 per dozen; Northern red, 2c per lb. Onions.
home grown. 65S65c per bushel; Northern red globe.
50 g 60c per bushel; yellow globe and red Wethers
field. 55S60c; white globe, Michigan, S5c; Spanish.
$1.50 per crate. Watercress. 15030c dozen bunches.
Parsnips, 35050c bushel. Egg plant. Florida. SL50
01.75 per dozen. Oywer plant. 20030c per dozen.
Celery, Michigan. 450 5c per dozen bunches; Cali
fornia. 40c. Cauliflower, California, 32.50 per crate:
Long Island. 33.50 per barrel. Cucumbers. 3L350L5O
per dozen. Mushrooms,40e lb. Green peppers. $2.50
per 6-basket crate. Canadian rutabaga, $1.10 per cwt.
Spinach, S1.00 per bushel.
GAME- GAME - GAME
T111 bur .11 Tour cisie at highest market prices.
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KANSAS C1TT. U. S. A.
The leading Game Dealers In the West.
"Wool, nides and Pelt,.
WOOL Finn. Tie tollo-rlsf art th. quotations;
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Orders on New Tork Stock Exchange and ChlcirJ
Board or Trade promptlr eiecnted. PrlTate wires ta
Chicago and New Torlc Local securities a special:-.
CORRESPONDENTS: Schwartz. Dupe. A Ca.Chl.
csr;o; glrong. Sturgls & Co.. New York.
FARM LOANS
la Iowa, lll-jourl. Eastern Kansas and Oklahoma at
taiorable rates. See or writs
THE DEMING INVESTMENT CO.,
Sixth and Delaware. Kansas City. 31a.
Missouri and slrallsr Fine. ISSMc: combine. HO
c: coarse. 193:ie. Kansas. Nebraska and Indian
Territory Fine. 111716c: line medium. HGlSc: me
dium. K4016!?c: combine. lSSIOe; coarse. K313C.
Colorado Fine, 13815c; fine medium. 11816c; me
dlum. 14816c; coarse and carpet. 12?81t':c; extra
heavy and sandy. 12Qllc: burry. 283c less.
HIDES AND PEWS Steady and la good demand.
Green salted. Nos. 1 and 2 and butt branded, all
around 10c; side branded, around 94c; green saltd
bulls and stags, around Sc: green salted bulls, s.ds
branded, around 7c; glua (tainted or spotted
hides). 5c; greea uncured. lc less thaa cured:
green part cured. He less thaa cured. Greea horse
hides, large. 32.00; medium. $2.7; : small. 11.50. Dry
bulls and stags, around 13c Sheep pelts, 73Sa
per pound, dry; green. 40300c. Deer skins, summer.
25c; fall, 23c; winter, 20c Antelope skins, summer.
20c: fall. ISc: winter. 16c
BEESWAX No 1. 24c; No. 2; 20c
TALLOW Country run. small shipments. No. I.
sHc: No. 2. 4Hc; packers. No. 1. 5Hc; No. 2, Be.
GREASE-Car lots, white. 4c; yellow. lj.e:
brown. 3c
FURS We quote: Raccoon, large. 70c; medium,
"c: small and No. 2, 40c. Skunk, black. 11.00S1.23:
short striped. 70'BSOc; narrow striped. iOQXe; Broad
sniped. 15820c Mink, large, JL00OL23; medium,
7390c: small, C080c Opossum. large. 15820c: me
dium. 10812c: small. 5010c. aluskrat. fall. 7cr win
ter. 10c: spring. 12Hc Civets, prime, 15820c House
cats. 5810c. Fox, gray, 50875c; red. 75ceil.00.
Wolf, mountain. 75c8n.00: prairie. 40860c Wildcat.
15fl23c. Beaver, large. 16.00; medium, 11.10; small.
11. 00-32.00. Badger. 10050c Otter, prime large,
16.00; prime medium. 1L0O: prime small, 12.00.
Bear, 115.00 and down, as to size and quality.
ST. LOCIS. Dec. 9. WOOL Firm: generally held
higher. Medium grades. 19S25c: light fine, 11822c:
heavy line, 14 "iff 13c; tub washed. 21835c
ProvUlnna.
A Tery good and steady trade continues to be had Is
most meats and lard, but mainly cash buslncs
Spcculatlon still light, though there Is a more coua
dent fcr ling all round. The quotations:
GREEN MEATS Hams. J7.O0OS.00; shoulders. 15.00
5.23.
SWEET PICKLED MEATS Shoulders. .50
5.62H: hams. J7.73S9.25.
DRY SALT MEATS Shoulders, cash, 33.5065.624
per cwt.; short ribs, 13.1533.20; short clear. (5.201
5.23.
LARD Prime steam. 13.00.
Coffee and Sugar,
NEW TORK. Dec. 9. COFFEE Fulures opened
steady at 5810 points advance oa better European
cables thaa expected and covering la absence oC
cables from Rio and Santos, closed oa account ot
holidays. The trade was encouraged by beaTy ware
house deliveries reaching 26,043 bags. Light local
liquidation caused further advance and caused a par
tial reaction near the close, with the market finally
steady, net unchanged to 5 polnta advance. Total
sales, 8.500 bags. Including March at 6.1Cc: April.
6.15c: May, 6.20c; July. (.20c: September. 6.35c. Spot,
coffee Rio. firm: No. 7. Invoice. 7c: No. 7, Jobbln-.
7(4c:' mild, steadier: Cordova. 6;oilic SCGAU
Steady ror raw; fair refining. 3 13-16c: centrifugal.
96 test. 4Uc: molssses sugar. 3 9-16c; refined steady;
No. 6. 4Kc: No. 7. 4 7-ltc: No. 8. 4Sc; No. . 4 5-16c:
No. 10. 4 3-16c: No. 11. 4 l-16c: No. 12, 4c: No. 13.
4c: No. 14. 3 13-16c; mold A. Sl-lBe; standard A.
4 15.16c; confectioners' A. 4 15-16c; cut loaf. 5 9-16c;
crushed. 5 9-16c; powdered, 5ic; granulated. 6 3-16c;
cubes. 5 5-16c
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 9. SCCAR Ftna: opea ket
tle, 3H33"ic: opea kettle centrifugal. 3tiCi5-16c:
centrlgula plantation granulated. 4 l-16c: whites, 4i
tMHc: yellow, 3Ti844c; seconds. 2H84C. MO
LASSES Strong: opea kettle, 37813c; centrifugal.
10831c; syrup. 33839c.
Government Quarantine Order.
WASHINGTON. Dec 9. The usual annual quar
antine order against the area where splenltlc or
Southern (Texas) fever exists among cattle will be
Issued shortly by the department ot agriculture to
take effect January L The order will be substantial
ly like that ot last year, the most Important dif
ference being that whereas last Tear the whole ot
California was Included in the proscribed area the
quarantine line now. In view ot the co-operatloa ot
state authorities, will be drawn across the state
la an easterly line from Saa Francisco. The quar
antined area will consist ot all ot the states ot
South Carolina. Georgia. Florida. Mississippi, Ala
bama. Louisiana. Indian Territory and parts ot the
states, of North Carolina. Tennessee. Texas. Oklshoma
and California. The boundary lines may be modified
slightly later where the co-operation ot state au
thorities may Justify It.
Flour.
NEW TORK. Dc 9. FLOUR Receipts. 9,92$ bar
rels: exports. 13.172 barrels. Dull, but steady. Win
ter patents. 33.5083.80; winter straights. 33.35S3.4a:
winter extras. 12.60S3.O0; winter low grades. $2,239
2.40; Minnesota patents. S3.8084.0O; Minnesota ba
kers'. 12.808110. RYB FLOUR Quiet: fair to good.
83.0083.20: choice to fancy. J3.258S.W. BUCK
WHEAT FLOUR Steady. 32.2382.35.
CHICAGO. Dec -9. FLOUR Receipts, 26,000 Tar
lels; shipments. 17.000 barrels, steady. Winter pat
ents. 32.4083.50: straights. S3.0083.20: clear. 12.90 U
3.10; spring specials, 13.80; patents; 1X2033.50;
straights. I2.70S3.O0; bakers'. SL9082.U.
ST. LOUIS. Dec . FLOUR Receipts; 5.000 bar
rels: shipments. 5.000 barrel. Quiet. Patents, 13.45
03.60: extra fancy, 33.1003.20; clear. 32.7582.90.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 9. FLOUR In fair demand
and output moderate. First patents. 33.4083.50; sec
ond patents, S3.2983.20; first clear, 32.20S2.S0.
Personally Condncted
California Excursions) Vis
Santm Fe Route. .
Three times a .week, from Kansas City. In
improved wide vestlbuled Pullman tourist
sleeping cars. Experienced excursion con
ductors In charge. Call at Santa Fe route
office, northeast corner Tenth and Main
streets, for particulars.
nomeueekern Excursions December
19, Via the Bnrllnjrton Route.
One fare plus $2.00 for the round trip to
points In Nebraska. Kansas. Colorado.
Utah. Minnesota and the Northwest. Final
return limit 21 days. For detailed informa
tion call or address City Passenger Agent.
S23 Main street.
San Antonio. Tex.
Santa Fe Ronte.
Through Pullman palace sleeper and
chair car, leaves Kansas City dally at o
o m.. arriving at San Antonio the second
morning. Winter tourist tickets now on
sale at Santa Fe office, northeast cornec
Tenth and Main streets.
To
St. Louis
Vestlbuled Express
Dally at 9:10 D. m.
Via Burlington Houte.
Ticket Office. 823 Main Street.
San Francisco Short Line.
There is only one. and that Is the TJnlon
Pacific. No change from Kansas City to
San Francisco. Only 72 hours. No other
line makes the time. Ticket office, 1000
Main street. Telepnone 1109.
Tho j .
Fast "Ell"
To Chicago
Dally at 6:20 p. m. .
V i a Burlington Routs.
Ticket Office, S23 Main Street
Portland and Pn-get Sonnd Line.
Only 71 hours. No other line does It.
Tourist sleepers. Dining cars. Ticket office,
1000 Main st. Telephone 1109.
THE VERY FINEST TRAIN3
tu
CHICAGO AND ST. LOUIS
via
CHICAGO & ALTON R. R.
Short eat Line to Salt Lake.
The Union Pacific, of course: hours
quicker time. All the comforts of Home.
Ticket office, 1000 Main st- Telephone 1109.
Thron-glt Pullman Tourlat Sleeper to
California Via Ilarllnsrton Route.
Personally conducted, leaves Kansas City
every Thursday. 10:40 a. m.. via Denver and
Salt Lake, through the beautiful mountain
scenery of Colorado. Ticket office. 823 Main
street.
California Limited.
Santa Fe Route.
Leaves Kansas City every "Wednesday,
Thursdav. Friday and Sunday at 9 a. m?
53 hours from Kansas City to Los Angeles.
vestiouiea anu eiectric iigntea tnrougn.
out. .tines-, train went ox nnnsan city.
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