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MARKET, FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL NEWS OF THE DAY Omaha Grain Omaha. Dec. 14. VI though foreign cables and sterling exchange wore weak and lower this morning, first transactions in our grain market showed considerable strength, especially in the December future of wheat and corn. On the bulge considerable liquidation1 of long con tracts was in evidence and tiest prices were not maintained. However, a good close of buying appeared on the setback and valnes agajn advanced making new- high levels in the far deliveries of wheat and corn. Total receipts at Omaha w<yo 157 cars of all grains1, against 18G cars last year. Total shipments were 114 cars, igainst 129 curs a your ago. Omaha cash wheat prices were about unchanged with a very good dcniond. Corn was steady at unchang ed to 1 2c up. i tats were slow and 1 2c lower. live was quoted 1 2c low er ami nominally unchanged. No. t dark hard; 1 car (aprcial hill ii.fc), $1.27. w in; \ • Vo. 1 hard wloter 1 car, $1 16’*; l car, $’ 20. smutty. Vo. 2 hard winter; 1 car. $1 f 9: 2 cars I* 18; 1 .'1 cars, $1.16; 2 ran, $117; 1 car, $1.17 V, Vo. hard winter: 1 car. $1.1$; 2 cars, *• 1 • ; 1 ‘ar. $1.19: 6 cars. $115; 1 car, $J 1*. 61 p»p cent dark. No. 4 hard winter 1 car. $1.12, 0.8 heat damage, i car. > 1 12; 1 car $1.20. smutty. 72 per rent dark; 1 car. $1 14. 0.7 per cent heat damaged. No. o hard winter: 1 car $1.14 musty; 1 ear. II 14. 1 -ar. $1 12. live weevil, musty; 1 tar. $1.08, 1.5 per cent heat damaged, musty. Sample hard winter: 1 car. 99e. 3.5 per ceut heat damaged; 1 car. 9U, 14 percent] lv*«t damaged; 1 < .*• r. S7>\ 29 per cent heat damag'd; 1 car. 92 No 2 yellow hard: 1 car. $1.16. Vo. j spring. 1 ear, $1 1. dark Vo. l mixed; 1 car. $1 02, durum No. 2 mixed: l car $1.02. durum. No I mixed i i ,,p, $1 01. .*».» p ; spring: 4* per cent durum. No. 2 durum: 1 » ar, $1.03. CORN. No 1 white: 1 car, 68c. No. 2 white; 2 chih. 66'fee; cats, 6Sc. No. 3 whit*. 1 car. 67c; 1 car. 6.V i nue«*ia I billing}; 1 car, 69*4c (special billing). No. 3 How: 4 cars. 70*,«c (special hilling), 2. cars, 69*ac (shipper's weights); 1 «gr. 6 9’3 r X cars, 70c; 3 cats, 70c (special billing). No. 3 yellow: 1 car. 70**0 (special bill ing); t car. 69c. Samph* >ello«r: 1 car. 67c (3 per cent lirid d.imaged i 20 per cent damage). Vo. 3 mixed: 2 '-sre, (J9’*c (special tilting* 1 car 68'.c (special billing); D«ar. *.r, . 2 cars 67 W. \<» 3 mixed l car. 44« No. 3 mixed: 3 earn. 43c. No. 4 white i car, 43e (special bill lAih); 1 car. 42 V R Y R. No. 2: 2 cars, «,'’ac. No. H: 1 car. V. *.*••, 1 oar. 85c. OMAHA RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENT?. (Carlots.) Week Year Receipts— Today. Ago. Ago Wheat..66 61 40 (fern .74 6 8 133 * la ts . 12 20 10 Ity e . 4 :: 2 I lit rley . . I 1 Shipments— Wheat . 35 7 • 38 <V>rn . 50 45 SO Oai«i 12 32 5 Ujo . 15 1 Barley . 2 2 6 ■jlRIMART RKC'KII'TS ASH SHIPMENTS. < Butdiels.) Receipts— Today. WU Ago. Yr. Ago. Wheat .. 1.151.000 1,571.000 805.000 IJorn 1.101.000 941."00 1,793.000 i>yts «i*1.000 673,000 487,000 ‘ Shipments— What .. 897.000 1,936.000 547.000 Corn 493.000 (47.000 836.000 17 \ I*0RT CLE A RA SCES Dus Ik is—* Today. Year Ago. Wheat and flour. 532,000 1,459,000 'orn . 17.000 304,000 Jats ... . .. 50,000 CHICAGO RECEIPTS, ft ’a riots. » Today. W’li Ago. Y r Ago. TV hf a t .19 20 13 Corn .... .371 30? 426 Oats . 86 95 76 KANSAS CITY RECEIPTS. (< 'arlots.» Today. W k Ago. Y'r Ago. Wheat . .1 28 1.84 179 W heat . .24 32 43 u o io ST LOUIS RECEIPTS. (Carlots.) Today W k Ago Y r Ago. Wheat. 59 107 81 Corn ... ....... 42 47 103 Oi ts . . . 3'2 64 34 NORTHWESTERN WHEAT RECEIPTS. (Carlots.) Toda; . W'k Ago. Y'r Ago. Minneapolis .384 129 J07 Duluth . 11? *J2 Winnipeg i9.» 0.-.9 116.) CHICAGO CLOSING PRICES. B I'ml'ka Grain Co. OO. 5657. Dec. 14. An. ] (>!'■ n. I High, i l.ow. I Clote. I Y«». i1,4 ' I 25*ji:!S. ; i«; •M.S ’ l.C! l.MSl »-«H 1.7JH J-iSH 1,53'.. 1 ' 1-4 ' 1.33-4 lulv 111", l.U»» MS'. I-' 46® 1-14’i l.H',1 • I 1.149, 1494 n... I ri»<- »0 .90’, .90 1 .90 -4 ' .9094 May 95’, 93 91 ’, 93 I .9294 .92 "41 ! .92 94 i *oin ' i ' I Dae. .73’, .70-41 .111, .7 5 94 . 7 3 94 .73941 I .73*1 M.; ,77N| .«S .71%; .741,, .WH July *2V .73T* -72 H j -73,V 1“‘* 1*443'-, .49 .44*. ' .40 1 .45‘4 43 ’4 I May l« I .47 45*. .40% -40H A 4t* 1^ ‘ I | • ^ 7 ,l’4j .43 | 41’. .4^ .«-4 \(Rv 10.4ft 1ft 42 10.35 10.40 '10.42 jMn 10.12 10.12 10.10 '10.12 110 15 K' l’S l„, 10.30 10.30 10.30 10.30 10.30 1,00 to. 10 10.10_'10-00 Kmutart City Cirsin. Kansas «'ity Mo, Dec. 14.—C'a h wnfat: 2 bard. M U© $-23; No. 2 rod. tU^tP 1 Corn—No. 2 vello*. T 41 j«•. No. 3 yellow. 7o V Il«y— fnehangod lv u neas City. Mo. Dec. 14.—W h^a. |., t-mber. $1.13^; May. Sll4«4; Julj. (•o n—December, 72'i^; May. 72c; July. 7 I n« <• MliiiicAHii C»rain. Minneapolis. Minn.. I'."' 1 * —'S.K' i ,.ii. No. 1 northern. *1.24 •, trl. U s ; 1 e inter. St.23’, May. S122-»; .luly. ,1 14',. l orn—No.3 yellow. 8t\ 965»4r * tats—No. white, .1", W43’,c Barley—53®65r. Five—No. 2. 41H 1? s. 7»e. 1-yasseed—No 1. 82.70H92 .2 >4 St. lamia t.rnln. st. I.ouis. '!"• Dec. 14 — Closo: Wheat— Decotnbsr. 23’,. . May. I1.22*,. • 'opii — December. «.»* ; May. t4’* <» .4Sr .tats—December. 46Ho; May. 68c. Minneapolis Flour. Minneapolis. Minn . Dee. 14.—Flour— I... higher; family patents, 86S5&7.10. Brand—*23.Qil.lg123.60._ New Vorli hugsf. New York. Dee 14 —.The lotal market lor raw sugar was easier, although prtres ere nominally unchanged at 4c for t_u hat cost and freight, equal to 5 i«c for . entrlfugal. It was reported that a very .mall lot of Cubas in port was sold to a 'on., 1 rifjnet at slightly below quoted fifteen and old crop Cuba* on final were t,, bea*vallabls on the basts of 3He. , oat and freight, equal to 5.65c for een ' trifucal. but found no buyers. I'gw miii/ht f ut u i'*>m were Iow*r again UrdPr renewed liquidation, prompted by • he continued liberal offering* of new . rop Cubas and the poor demand for re fined Prices at one timo showed declines of 2 to 5 points, but there was h align* rally on covering near the close and final prices wore 1 to 6 points lower. Closing: December. 3.56c; March. 3.3Sc; May, 3.45c, JUTh* refined market continued quiet and while reftm-rs Dotations were unchanged «> 7.10c for granulated, sugar Jn second hand quarters ia available at 7c. There were no transactions in ref.nea '1 he'raw ugar market continued easy in the late dealings A sale of J.800 bags of Cubas In port at 3 lM6c. equal to ■. .a. for rontrifhgal. "as followed by an additional -ale Tot 2.600 bag- of Cubas at nd freight, equal to 5.c3c lot i cuii ii,. , tstabtirbing the market at thu basis. Chicago Grain By C HARLES D. MIC HALLS. Omaha Be# Le«*#er| H ire. Chicago, Dec. 14.—While tho grain market showed a tendency to pause tn its upward course flut ing the early trading, due to heavy profit taking sales, the bulge was resumed toward the Last, and with the exception of December oats. all deliveries wheat, corn and oats advanced to a new high fog the season. Wheat closed l*84f3 4c higher, corn up S-S'fi 2c, oats 3-8<8>7-8c and May rye 1 4c. December rye was inactive and l 4c lower. A slight change in sentiment was noted among wheat traders early. The sharp advance of late, with eas ier Liverpool cables and an embargo issued against several interior points in Kansas by tho Union Pacific, in duced selling and a decline which carried price® off around 1«• with May clown to $1,22 1-4. At that figure there was free buying on resting or ders which finally alwnrbed the sur plus in the pit, and when general buy ing started Inter, offerings were very light. May selling up 2 1 8c over the early ^bw and closed within 3-Sc of the top. July Wlif'Ht Slow. July wheat whs Inclined to draff a lit I tie, rs compared with the old crop fu tures, although numerous unfavorable weather reports were received from Kan 1 sas. Forecast was for snow and muf^i ' cooler over the greater part of the h* It. Argentina cables said harvest was <l> - layed and the biff movement would not j start until late In January. Despite thet 1 strength In exchange, export demand was I slow*. Shorts In December corn were given a twist when tlv explanation of small buy- j ling orders shortly after the opening found ! very limited offerings and the price jump 1 od 2\ to 79'v Stop-orders were caught ! on the way up, but «.*> s«*on as the buy- * mg ceas-d, a reaction followed that was as rapid a* was the advance. Deferred deliveries. aft.*r cosing early vvith wheat, turned strong toward the lust closed about the top. Sales of 11)0,000 bushels t i were made to go to store Receipts, 312 cars, with sample values unchanged. Action of oats was a reflection <*f that of other grains. December was under pressure and went to 1<* und-r the May. Receipts. 90 cars, with 60,000 bushels sold to go to store. There whs no trading in December ' rye, but tlm May was in demand from houses with eastern connections, while the selling was for northwestern ac count. St. Louis reported strong bids for shipment to th*‘ gulf. The two northwest ern markets had 163 cars. y I'll Notes. The government report giving final re turns on the crops for 1922, vvith the re vised figures for 1921, will be given out in Chicago 411 3 Friday. Expectations arc for slight Reductions in winter wheat and corn figures from previous returns. Estimates on winter wheat acreage and condition will be given out Monday, De cember 19 at 1:16 o'clock, Chicago rime. A revision of the acreage given last year also i« to be made at that time. Esti mates oti corn are for 2,76000,000 to 2. £00,000.000 bushels. It vvaa claimed ly closo observers that, the viii day advance In grain prices had discounted the effect of the movement for extended farm credits and foreign credits and tho materialisation of the assistance to farmers is now necessary to bring higher prb es A slight change in sentiment regirding the future trend of wheat values is noted In some quarters. The belief prevails that from now on the action of the market will be more erratic and that the cream i off tho bull side unless there are rad ically bullish developments. Owing to tho crowded condition of mills at Saline, Russell, Topeka and Hays, Wan., the Vnion Pacific railroad has em bargoed shipments of wheat to these points for a few days. Omaha continues to do a good business In cash corn. One house there sold 39.O0f) bushels No. 2 mixed at equal to 75c track Chicago. Burlington, la., sold 5.900 bush els No. 2 yellow corn on t lie basis of 76 %C track. St. Louis. Hroomhall'a report on Argentina was of rains ar.d delayed harvest, also of depleted reserves of old cereals. It was said that shipments of wheat from there would be mi all until tho end of January. Kansas City Livestock. Kansas City. Dec. 14.—Cattle—Receipts 8.000 head; market, beef steers, unevenly lower, mostly 15@25c lower; mixed year lings, $10.00; best matured steers, early $9.50; pom-- held higher; small lots. $9.00 @12.00; a ill other classes around steady v. ith undertone weak on fat she stock; bulk cows, $3.50@ 4.50; better grades. $5.00 U'6.00; many medium Heifers. 95.00@ti.00; bulk cutters around $3.00; cantvrs gen erally $2.00® 2.25; bulk bologna hulls, $3.50 <& 4.00. Hogs—Receipts 17.000 head; market. 10 15c lower; ^packer top, 98.00; shipper top, • 80; bulk desirable* 1 00@ 280-pounders, $7.90@8.00; bulk of saleH. 97.80@7,95; packnig sows, 10@26c lower; bulk. 97.25® < 3u; stock pigs, steady *o strong; sales. 1 Iti.71> tl 7.1 5 ; few at $7.25@7 15. Sheep—Receipts 5,000; market, lambs generally 26c lower: spots off more; on— 'b-e 1cchoice natives. m.OO; other native f*;d lots largely 914.00® 14 75; M-pound 1 ippc.l lambs, 112.75; shr*fy. steady; most f.»t ewes. I6.25@ti.86; 117-pound clipped ’'ves. $8.35: lest feeding lambs, 914.00, St. Joseph Lire Stock. «t Joseph. Mo.. Dec. 14—Hogs—Re ceipts, 12.000 head; practically no early sales; packers and shippers bidding nrost ly -on lower; 97.85 bid early for choice butchers; packer sows, mostly 10c lower bulk around $7.25. Cattle—Receipts. 2,500 head; beef steers and yearlings opening alow, steady to weak; bulk desirable steers and yearlings. ♦ arly $7.4O@9.00; some heavy steers held higher; a lew loads common westerns, 95.00@3.75; canners and better grade beef cows About steady; in-between kinds weak; beef cows, mostly $4.25@&.5«; canners mostly $2.40@2.50; thin shell. $2.1 5@2.25; 'oal calves, slew; about steady; fop. $9 00; a few odd head btock^rs and feeders. 95.00 I @8.75. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts. .3,000 head; most of receipts not yet yarded, only early sale, one double dock 120-pound fed western ewes, $7.00. looks steady. Turpentine and Ko*in. Savannah, Oa , Dec. 14.—Turpentine - Firm, $1.30; sales, 100 bbls; receipts, 297 bbls; shipments, 253 bbls ; stock. 14,369 bbls. Hosln—Firm: sales. 1.507 casks; re- ' eejpts, 1.464 casks; shipments. 467 tasks; j stock, 114.716 casks. Quotations: It. D. I K and F. $5.02 <$ 5.05; O, M and I, $5.05; ' K. $6.07 ^ ; M. $5.30; N. $5. t5 @ 5.50; 1VO, $5.75; WW. $6.45. — London Metals. London, Lee. 14—Copper—Standard,! spot. £62. 17s. 6d: futures £63. 12s, Cd. Electrolytic—Spot, £69; futures. £69. .'.a. Tin—Spot, £176. 17a. 6d; futures, £17*. Lead—Spot, £26; futures. £25, 5s. Zln«—Spot, £37, 7». 6d; ftuutrea. £34, 5f. Live Stock Omaha. Dee. 14. FO' *ipt» were— Mattie. Ho*.**. Sb* • p Official Alomlav , . , . 1 J.** 3 11.656 12.5*3 Official I’usd.i; . .. ■*.!• I 12 x5 12 9mn «'fft<iHl 1\ • dm day . . •. 71* l 14.416 12.891 estimate Thursday. 6.now lo.nnu t.nou Four da s this v *k .. 35.6x8 48,45. 4'. 5*2 Same days last w' k . ,29,6V® 17.692 2 63m Seme da vs 2 w's h'o 2 2.51* 22.97.5 7 4.952 Satio- da a 3 w’s . <• 7.9ms 4i .65 51,67 1 Same da>s year ago. Is 265 3.7,4 22 41,342 Receipts and disposition of livestock at J ? h« Fnioi) stockyard*. tjmaha, Neb., for I 24 hours, ending at 3 p. m . December| 14, 1922. RECEIPTS—MARS. Mattie Hogs Sh ' p I Mo Pa Ry . .. .11 5 Mulon Panin' H. R.*4 42 20 I M «v N. \V. Ry., ea.^t .... 5 5 I I M. ,V N. W. Ry., west ....19 50 4j M. St p. M .V O. Ry... 39 15 2j M. It. & t| Ity , cast .... 11 3 • • j M. H. tic it. Ky., west ..44 21 •' M. R |. ,v P . oh,-i .... 4 1 M. R. I. P., west ... 9 3 1 ‘ Illinois Central Ry. 2* 1 ; M. U. W. Ry. I ..! Total receipts ... .... 229 146 3t | DISPOSITION—H BAD Matle Hugs Sheep Armour .v Mu ... 904 29x3 7625 j Mudahv I’m* king Mo... 973 .'•269 2786 I>o!d Parking Mo.DPI 1010 .... ! Aifii s Paekijig Mo... 711 17*♦ 7 7 59 Swift & Mo ........ 636 2105 169u .1 W . Murphy . *47 .... S warty, .V Mu. 144 .... Morris. Sioux Falls... 719 .... Lincoln Packing Mo.. 5 .... .... Wilson Packing Co... 99 . .. .... \1 Glassburg . 7 6 .... .... l.eo. Mary .......... 10 .... .... Hoffman Bros . 3 .... .... Mayerwicli Vail 7 .... .... Midwest Pa* king Mo. 3 .... .... P. O Dea . 2 .... .... Omaha Parking Mo.. 10 .... .... Kirkpatrick . 35 .... •••• Lubber** r ..155 .... .... B« ntou tv Vim Sant.. ^9 .... .... .1 H. Bulla . 92 . W. H. Chock . 4 . H. tl. Christie tv Son . 2 .... .... Dennis tv Francia .... 41 .... .... Kills & Mo.. . . . 16 .. John IIarvey ....... 132 .... .... Hunt/.ingcr & Oliver. IS .... .... T. .1. Inghram . 23 .... .... F M, Kellogg . 19.i. ,\|o Kan. M. \ M. Mo. 19 .... .... .1 B Root .v Co. .. . 12 . Rosenstock Bros. . . 11 ' .. . . .... SulIIVan Bros. 7 .... .... Wertheimer & Degeri 17o .... .... Smiley Bros. 102 .... i Other buyers ... . 386 . iy . 11ST Total .51 71 12783 9022 | Cattle—Receipts. 6.000 head. The gener al condition of tlm cattle market was about the same a a on former days of the week a few r ai good steers and desirable yearlings sold at steady price;, but on the general run of fat cattle the market was slow and a little lower Cows ami heifers also sold unevenly steady to lower. Stoek . rs and feeders were about steady. For the week some of the best steers and yearlings do jmt show much decline, but , plain and medium grades are mostly 50c lower, Rest cows nnd heifers are higher 1 If anything, but others look 26c or more j off. Stockers nnd feeders are steady to strong. Quotations on cattle: Choice prime beeves. $11.00013.00; good to choice beeves. $9.60 011.00; fair to good beeves. $*.00 09.50; common to fair beeves. $6.60 (a 8.00; choice to prime yearlings. $11,260 13 00; good to choice yearlings. $9,260 11.25: fair to good yearlings. $7,750 9.25, common to fair yearlings. $6,000 7.50; good to choly grass beeves. $6,600 7.50; fair to goocr grass beeves, $5,500 fi.35; common to fair grass beeves. $4,000 6.25; grass heifers. $4 UU06.OO; good to choice grass cows. $1.4005.25; fair to good grass cows. $3.500 4.40; common to fair grass cows. $2.0003-25; good to choice heifers. $7.25(??>7.85; fair to good heifers. $5.2507.25; good to choice cows. $5,250 6.50; fair to good rows, $4.0005.00; com mon to fair nows. $2.0003.25; good to choice feeders. $7.0007.60; fair to good feeders. $6.0007.00; common to fair feed, ors. $4 5006.00; good to choice Stockers. $7.0007.75; fair to good stockers, $5,760 6.75; common to fair stockers. $4,600 5.75; stock cows, $2.75 03.75; stock heif ers. $3.5005.00; stock calves. $3.6008.00; veal calves. $4.5009.50; bulls, stags, etc. $3.00 0 4.75. REEF STEERS. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 19.1220 $7 00 13. 712 $7 15 1 1 . 696 7 21 42.1015 7 60 I 1 . 759 7 75 21.1239 7 85 19 .90S 8 00 10.1033 8 15 5.1 018 8 2.i 20.1 T *'0 S 30 21 . 1248 8 50 5.1068 8 75 20 .121 1 9 00 40.1331 9 35 12.1016 9 80 10. 750 10 00 2.1035 12 00 STEERS AND HEIFERS. 15 . 713 7 15 6.\ .... 918 7 50 II . 759 7 75 COWS 17. 794 2 25 7.1052 3 00 10.1181 4 50 8 . 942 t 65 5 .1 186 4 75 9.1 145 5 00 6 .1251 5 50 1 2.1047 6 Oo HEIFERS. 16 . 922 5 25 4 . 390 5 75 6 . 643 6 00 1 1 . 942 8 00 4. 695 8 50 HULLS. 1.1270 4 25 1.1540 3 50 1 .1720 4 00 1 . 1410 4 10 1 . 1300 4 60 CALVES. 4 . 150 8 50 Hogs—Receipts, 1 ii.OOO head. Ilogs met with a slow s«lc today and the market was draggy through the full session, prices ruling mostly 15 0 26c lower. Light hogs and butchers sold largely at $7,65 0 7.75 with a top price of $7.80. Mixed loads sold at $7.2507.60 and packing grades largely at $6.7507.on. Hulk of sales was $7.5007.75. HOGS No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. 40.. 308 80 $7 40 68.. 269 .. $7 50 68. . 185 7 65 79..212 ... 7 70 76.. 205 ... 7 75 50..231 40 7 80 77.. 256 ... 7 85 Sheep and Lambs—Receipts. 7,000 head. Although supplies today were compara tively light, the market was slow at prices ruling generally 15 025c lower. Fed wooled lambs sold larg* y at $11 25014.50 with oc casional sales of heavy native lambs on down to $13.25. One lot of rather com mon quality clipped lambs sold at $12.26. Feeders were steady, moving mostly at $14.25. Supplies in sheep division were light with quotations generally steady. Quotations on sheep: Fat lambs, good to choice $14.25014.75; fat lambs, fair to good. $13.25 014.26; fed clipped lambs, $12.00012.76; feeder lambs. $13.25014.50; yearlings. $10.60012.25; wethers. $7,600 8.50; fat ewes, light, $6.600 7.50; fat ewes, heavy, $4.6006.50. Sioux City I4ye Stork. Sioux City. la. De\ 14.—Cattle—Re ceipts. 1.500 head- market steady: short fed steers and jearlings. $8.50(010.50; warmed up steers and yearlings, $6.75® 8.00; grass cows and heifers. $3.50®4.50; fat cows and heifers, $1.50® 8.00; ran l»ers, $2.25® 2.70 ; veals, $ 1.00(q lift; feed ers, $6.00(06.60; calves. $4.400®7.00; feed ing rows and heifers. $3.00® 4.50; stock - era. $4.50®6.75. liogs—Receipts. 8.000 In-ad; market. 10 to 25? lower; butchers, $7.75®7.86; stags. $5.50: top. $7.95; mixed, $7.60®7.75; pack ers. $7.0ii7.50; w stern pigs. $S.00; 4>ulk of sales. $7.60*1 7.85. Sheep ami Lambs—Receipts, 600 head; market steady; Iambs, $14.85. Financial !• NKW \ OKK Tim Oniiil'it He* 1 f«««l Hiff. New York. 1 >*»«-. 14.—Todays irregu lar movement of both stock and bond markets conformed, on the whole, to the similar precedent for just this tiin*- of year: nevertheless, the drift of | prlcea^Jn both markets, so far as it ! indicated anything, pointed to under* ! lying firmness. Probably the course I of foreign exchange was awaited with more interest and curiosity even than that of securities, the question having apparently arisen in many minds whether Wednesday's reaction might not have meant the breakdown of an overdone speculation. There were no visible signs'to that effect today for sterling recovered 2*&c from Wednesday’s final rate and closed at a net advance of lc. Fur thermore, the continental exchange rates rose again. Paris in particular reaching considerably the highest price of the month. Inrn'HHS In KfM*rxr, 'I’lic weekly statement of the federal re serve had M-vt-ral points of seasonably in terest. Increase of $15,300,000 In gold re s-ive indicates that part of tho $37,100, 00b decrease In tho preceding week was caused by gold in transit. Another particularly interesting show. Ing was tip Bank of Franco report of 313.90a.ttoo francs reduction for the week in tho Maper currency, cancelling most of tho 59:pO00,00o expansion of the p re reed ing fortnight and resulting in 300.000.Onu repayment of its bank, ilebt by the state. This Ik doing better than the Paris finan cial correspondent had predicted for De cember. Tho upward movement in agricultural . products continued, wheat going 1 cent a ; bushel above thg previous high price and torn gaining 3‘ic oxer tho seasons best1 record to date. Ill one respect the grain growers have, been more fortunate than the cotton ; planters; they are not only getting high p« ices when the hulk of their crop is still unsold, but the harvest yield lisclf "»»' above tho average of the last few years, whereas the rise In cotton has oc curred x\ ith the smallest yield (except for 1931 > in 30 years. Hall Street Notes. A sheer drop of 10 points in Piggly "iggly. fr .m 55 to 44*4. attracted a gre;it deal of attention on AN a 11 street, but it did not upset trading aa a whole. hm doubtless It would have done had the stock been one of the speculative leaders The shipping stocks, ah a group, lost ground. Murine preferred ended the day xxith a net loss of 31, points, while the ominon shares were down \ net. Amer ic.-ij-j ^hip and Commerce dropped a point, xxhlle United Fruit was off only frac tionally. National Lead and AVoolworth are two of i lie high priced stocks w hich sold off today because of t lie failure of the direc tors of either company to declare a stock dividend or make some extra distribu tion in the form of cash. Byth issues ham been advancing of late in anticipa tion that some action in these lines would be taken. Railway quarter* were of the general opinion that the St. Louis & San Fran ciscos purchase* of the International & Great Northern would be of material benefit to both companies. Tt was pointed out that the development would give the St Louis & San Francisco an outlet to xvatir, through Galveston, and would also bring about a direct connection with the National Railway of Mexico at Lar edo. Tex. topper advanced another fraction of a cent a pound, to a new- high record for the year It is reported at 15c a pound, but producers arc now asking 14 V4 c. The last few days lias noticed considerable Improvement in demand, the result being that producers expected that the higher price will establish tho market within tho next few days. New York Quotations Range of prices of the leading stocks furnished by Logan & Bryan, 248 Peters Trust building: RAILROADS. Wed. | High. Low. Close. Close. A T A- S F . ...101% 101% 101% 101% Baltimore A-'Ohi.o 42% 41% 42 42% Canadian Pac. ....144 143% 143% 144 New York Cent... 94 92% 93 93% Ches A- Ohio . 68% «6 68 % 66 Grt Northern .81 79% 81 60% Til Cent . .. 107 K c Southern .... 19% 19 19 ^19% Lehigh Valley. 63% 63 63% 63% Mo Pacific . 16% 16% 16% 16% New York & N H. 22 21 % 21% 22 North Pan . 767* 75% 75% 77% Chi A- N Y . 79W79 79 % 62 Penn R R . 46*»tO%1 46% 46% Reading ..79% 78% 7*7* 76% C R I A P . 32% 32% 32% 33% South Pac . 86 % *0% 86 V# 86% South Ry . 24 23% 24 22 % C M & SI P. 23 22% 22% 22% Union Pac .138% 137% 137% 138% STEELS. Am. Car Foundry! 88 188 188 188 % Allis-Ohaimers 43% 43% 43% 14 Am. Locomotive. ..124% 123% 123% 123% Baldwin Loco.128% 126% 127% 127% Bethlehem Steel.. 64% 62% 61% 63% Colo. Fuel & Iron.. 25 25 25 26% Crucible .% 72 67 % 72 67 % Am. Steel Foundry 38 27% 37 % 3*% Laekaw'a Steel.. 76 76 76 Midvale Steel .. . 28% 82% 28% 28% Pressed Steel Car 83% 83% 83% / 82 Rep St eel A Iron.. 47 46 % 47 46 % Ry. Steel Springs.116% 116% 116% 115 Sloss-Srheffield . . 40 Sloss-Schef field . 40 U. S. Steel _• .106% 104% 106 '104% Vanadium . 36% 34 35 35 % Mex. Seaboard.16% 16% 16% 16% COPPERS. Anaconda . 49% 48% 48% 49 Am.S. & R» Co- 65% 55% 55% 54% Cerro De I?asco....46% 44% 4 5 4 4% Chill . 27% 27% 27% 27% Chino . 24 24 24 23 % Cal. &. Arizona ... 66 56 56 .... Green Canauea . 25 Inspiration 33% 33% 30% 33% Kcnnecott . 37% 36% 36% 37 Miami . 2 7*4 Nevada Con. ...*..14% 14% 14% 14% Ray Con.13% 13% 13% 13% Seneca . 7 % 7% 7% 8 Utah .„- 63 63 63 63% OILS. General Asphalt .. 47% 44% 47% 44% Cosden ... 60% 49% 60 7*0 C al. Peterol . 67 56 % 56% 56% Invincible Oil _ 14% 14% 14% 14% Mex Peterol _243 240 243 242 Middle States _ 11% 11% 11 % 11% Pacific Oil . 47% 46% 46% 47 Pan-American .... 8 4 % 81% 82% 80% Phillip* . 43 42 % 42% 42% Pierce Oil . 4% 4% t % 4% Pure Oil . 27% 27% 27% 27% Royal Dutch ..... 61% 60% 51% 51 Sinclair Oil . 32 41 % 31% 32 Standard O. N J .198% 196% 198% 196% Tex ns Co.48% 47 % 47% 47% Union OI! _ ... 18% 18 18% 18% White Oil. 4% 4% 4% 4% MOTORS. Chandler .. 64% 63H 63% 64% General Motor**. .14 13% 13% 14 WlUys.Overland .. 6% 6% 6% 6% Pierre Arrow .... 12% 11% 12 12% White Motor . 60% 60% 60% o'»% St udebaker .135% 1*2% 13*% 134% RUBBER AND TIRES. Fisk . 12% Goodrich . S3 ?4% 34% 34% Kelley-Spgf Id.45 44% 44% 44% Ke> stone TP# . ... in% in% in% 10% AJa\ .*.12% 12% 12% 12% t'. S. Rubber ... 53% 52% 5£% 63% INDUSTRIALS. Am. Beet Sugar. . .41 A. G. Ac W. I.... 24 25% 23% C4% Am. Inter. Corp. . 29 28% 28% 29% Ain. Sumatra . 50 29% 30 29% Am. Telephone ..126 12 4% 125 126 American Can ... 74% 7 2% 75% 73% Central Leather. 35 % 55% 33% 84% Cuba Cano . 14% 14% 14% 14% • uban-\m Sugar. 26% 25% •'.'•% 26% t orn Trod . ._132% 130 151% 132% Fatuous Player .. 94 •ix 92 •% 9.;% 94% Gen Electric _ 1“1% 181% 1*1% 182 Gen Eire ..1*1% 1*1% 181% 182 Grt North «»ro .. 50% 30% ;0% 31 Int !lar\ . 91 87% 89% 87% Am 11 & L pfrt .... 62% l S Ind Alcohol .. 68 66% 66% 67% Int Paper .' 53% 63% 53% 63% Int M M pfd . 61% 49 49 61% Am Sug Ref . 76w* 76 7 6 76% Soars-Roe . 83% 82% 83 85% Stromsburg . 57% 57% 67% 58% Tob Prod . 56% 64% 56% 54% Worthing Pump .. 33 33 33 32% Wilson Co . 57 56 37 36% Western Union ..112% 111% 112% 111% Westing Elec . 59% 59% 59% 59% ! Amer Woolen .... 97% 96% 97 97 % ' MISCELLANEOUS. Amer Cot Oil . ... 18% l* 18 Amer Ag t'hni ... 31% 50% 50% 52% Amer Linseed .... 31% 30% 31 51% Union Hag pfd.... 6s 68 68 Roach Magneto .. 35% 35% 36% 36% H. It. T. 15% 14% 14% 16% Continental Can ..112% 110 112% 111% Cal. Pack. 81 Col. G A. E. 103 102 % 103 103 Col. Graph. •% 2% 2% 2% Nat l Enamel .... 65 65 66 .... I lilted Fruit .157% 156 156 156% Natl Lead . 1 27 124 124 % 127% Philadelphia Co. .. 41 40% 40% 40% Pullman .131 127% 127% 128% PtllRa A Sugar.... 48% 48 48 48% S. Porto R. Sugar. 4t 43% 44 Retail Stores . 7<'% 69% 7n% 69% Superior Steel .... 29% 29% 29% .... St. 1,. &• S F.21% 21% 21% 21% Vs. Car Them. .. 24%' 24% 24% 25 Total sales. 923.000 shares. Money—Clo8.\ 4 per cent; Wednesday % close. If % per cent. Ma rkb —Wednesday’* close, .0001 %. Fra ip s—Close. .0716; Wednesday'* close. .0716 Sterling--Close, $4.64%; Wcdneadsj's dose, $4.66%. I New York Bonds Now York, Dec. 14.-—Heavy trading in United States government scour) Hen, most of which registered losses, featured to day’.-, irregular bond dealings, which wet* nearly doublo those of any previous day tills week. Liberty 3*^a improved fir on lion and the Third 4’45 4c, but the Sec ond 4‘,s dropped 24«- and the new 4 Vie J6c, with tlie other active, issues showing losses of 2 to |A cents. . .strength of Brasilian bonds was tho , outstanding development in the foreign list, the 7^9 improving 1and the large 7’zs 2 points. Chinese 8s dropped l points. Other changes were fractional. Over night announcement of the plan of tho St. Louis At San Francisco railroad to take over the International and Great Northern resulted in heavily expanded dealings In tho adjustment 6s of the hitter road, which advanced 3 points and fhen reacted j point Frisco prior lien 4s and adjustment 6s also were active and higher, the latter climbing 1^* points. Elsewhere in the railroad list the changes were mixed. Carolina, Cltnchfield At Ohio 5h improved 2 points and St. Paul refunding 4 V» s, Chicago & Northwestern 3V4s, Katy adjustment 6s. St Paul deb enture 4s and St. Louis Southwestern advanced 1 to l'i points, while St. Paul 4h of 1925, the general 4VsS. Louisiana A Northwestern 5s. Kansas City Terminal 4s, New York Central 4s of 1934, and Norfolk A Western convertible 6s regis tered losses of 1 to 1 h points. Ccrro do Pasco 8s were the feature of the industrial list, opening a point lower and then rallying 2 points to a new high record for* ho year. United States Steel sinking fund 5s got up to within a point of the year’s high and Republic Steel f,s were pushed up 1 Va points. Bethlehem Steel refunding 5s dropped \\ points, but recovered their loss in response to the rally In stock price*. Atlantic Fruit 7s, Cuba Cane 8s and Bush Terminal build ing 5s were active on the. upward side, while Remington Arms 6s and Brooklyn Rapid Transit stamped 7a were reac tions ry. Total sales (par value) were 124,083, 000. Announcement was made that the $13. 000.000 offering of 4% per cent bonds of the Philippine government, which were put out a* 98c, had been oversubscribed and the hooks closed. The issue of 112, 000,000 of 7 per cent preferred stock of tfc* M. A. Hanna company also was over subscribed. High. Low. Close, 1 478 Liberty 3%s.100.34 100.24 100 32 117 Liberty 1st 4 *4 a - - 99-00 9S.84 99.94 685 Liberty 2d 4%s... 98.50 98.22 98.22 5426 Liberty 3d 4 4s... 98.92 98.80 98.84 7087 Liberty 4th 44s... 98.74 98.62 98.G6 1*7 Vic 4%s uncalled... 100.42 .. 30 Vic 4%s called_ 100.02 100.00 100.00 Sol New 4%s. 99.81 99.08 99.68 Foreign. 58 Argentine 7s.100% too4 100% 1 City of Bergen 8s...108 4 . SCIty of Berne 8s-1114 HI 111% 111 City of Bord 6«- 78% 78 - 2 City of Cop 3%s.... 90% . 23 City of Gr P 7%s.. 75% 7 5 .... 30 City of Lyons 6s.... 79 78 4 78% 17 City of Mar 6s- 78% 78 5 C of Rio de Jan 8s 96% 96 4 96% 11 City of Toklo 5s.... 72 71 % 71 % 27 Czech Rep 8s ctfs.. 86% 86 % S6% 2 Danish Mun 8s A..108% . 104 Dept of Seine 7s... 86% 86% 86% 35 D of C 5% p n ’29.101% 100% ... 142 D of C 5s ’52 . 99 98% 99 55 Dutch E t 6s '47.. 94 4 93% 93% 25 Dutch E I Oh ’62.. 93% 93% .... 35 French Rep 8s. ... 99 98% 92 French Rep 7%s... 94% 94 94 4 13 Japanese 1st 4%s.. 93% . 36 Japanese 4s . 82 4 61% 82 57 Kgdm of Bel 7%s..l00% 100 4 100% 2 Kgdm of Bel 6».... 95% 21 Kgdm of Den 6s... 9h% 98% .... 10 Kgdm of Italy 6%s 93%" . 133 Kgdm of Neth 6s.. 98% 98 98% 5 Kgdm of Nor 8s_111 110% 111 16 Kgdm of Swed 6s.. 104 *4 . 57 P-L-M 6s . 73 4 72% 73 4 17 Rep of Bolivia 8s.. 93% 93% 93% 3 Rep of Chile 8s ’46.103% . 15 Rep of Uruguay 8s. 105 104 % 105 2 St Of Queens 7s-108% 108% 108% 6 St of Queens 6s....l0f>% 100 4 .... 4 St of S P s f 8fl_ 98% 98 98% 4 Swiss Confed 8s.... 1104 .. 266 l KofGBA f 6 %s *29.114 113 113% 24 UKofGBAI 0%s '37.103% 103 103% 26 U S of Brazil 83_ 98% 98% _ 112 U S of Brazil 7%s.. 96% 94% 95% 13 US of B-C Ry El 7s 86% 86% 88% 8 U S of Mexico 5s... 50% 49% .... Railway and Miscellaneous. 2 Am* Ag Chm 7%s..l02 9 Am Smelt 6s... .. 93 4 93 74 Arner Sugar 6s ....102 4 1°1% 102% 3 Am TAT cv 6a.116% 1164 62 Am TAT col tr 5s.. *1% 98% 98% 37 Am TAT col 4.-.. 91% 91% 91 % 1 Am W W A El 6s. . 84 28 Anton Jurgen 6s 81 804 yl 3 Armour A Co 4%h. 90 89% 90 48 A T A S F gen 1a.. 90 89% 89% 12 At Cst Ln 1st cn 4s 88 87% 33 Balt A Ohio 6*....100% 1004 100% 5 Balt A Ohio Q 4%s 81 80% .. 15 Bo)| Tcl Tenh 7s.,10«% 108 4 108% 9 Beth -St ref 6s_ 96 94 % 96 6 Beth p m 6s..,. 93% 93 4 93% 3 Bkln Ed gen 7s D..108% 7 Bkln R T 7s ctfs.. 90 89% 90 1 Cal Gas A El 5s.. 96% .. •• 1 Can North T9 .113% 14 Can Phc -1 4s . 79% 79% 79% 1 Cent Ga 6s .loo** .. 5 Cent leather 5s.... 98% 98% 1* Cent Par gtd 4fl. . . 87% 87 87 % 110 Ferro de Pasco 8s .137 J34 15* 154 Ch- > A Ohio cv 5s 95% 95 93% 62 Ch*'H A Ohio cv 4%s 69% * •* % 89 6 C A A 3%s. 24 % *3% 5 (' .v S 3s. 52% 52 62 % 10 C 11 A <4 rf 6s A. .100% . 60 C A E I 5s. S.% 8<»% 81 " 4. .... 13 CMASiP cvt os B.. 67% *7 .... 121 CMAStP cv 4% • * % *.'• 65% 66 CMAStP ref 4%« . 59% 68% - 8 C A N W 7e .108% . 9 Chteago Rys 5s.. . 78 77 % 78 SO C R 1 A P ref 4s... S:\ 63% S.3% 36 C A W T 4s. 75 74 % 75 43 Chile Copper **....112% 111% ••• 36 chile Copper 6s.. . 9* H 96 9b % 5 C CCASt E gen 4s.. 81% . 7 C A S r.-f 4 %s. . . . 87 % 87% 87% 1 Col G A E 5s. . . 96% .. 6 Cons C of M 5s. . . 88 % 8s .... 122 Cuba C S deb 8s.. 93 93 92% 1 Cuba R R 7 %» A. . 14)4 % ... 2 Cuban A S 8s.107% 107 .... 5 P A H cv 5s- . . 97 % 97 97 % 15 P A R G con 4s. . . 73% .i fl Detroit Ed ref 6s..104 103% 104. 2 Detroit U Ry 4%s.. *4% f. 5 ponner SI ref 7s... 89% .1 1 Pup de N 7*a*....107% .... «... I 2 Duquesiie 1, 6s.... 103% 103% . .. 40 Emp «1 A F 7 % s cl 94 93% M 21 Erm pr lien 4s . .. 7*6 F*5% •S Er^e gen lien 4s.. 45 44 \ 7 Ft am 1 D 7%s. . ... 90 ‘ .. 3 Gen Elec d 5s.100% 32 Goodrich 6%s ...101*4 P'l 101*% 28 Good v oar T 8s 31 ... 98% 98% 14 Goodyear T 8s 41.-114% 111% •• 1 Gnd Tnk Ry C 7s. 112% 15 Gnd Tnk t* c 6.. 10 4% 1"3% 104 30 Grt North 7s A ..110% 110% 110% 28 Grt North 5 %s P. 1<»2% 102% 102% IS Hud A M ref 6s A. 84% 84% 84% 7 Hud A M ad inc 6s. 61% 61 13 Humble Oil 5‘as ,. 97% 97% 97% " III Cent ref 4s. 88% 88 88 % 5 111 St d 4%a . 92 4 Ind Steel 5s .IOI64 . . 5 Tnt Met. 4%s . 80% 7 4 Tnt Met 4 %s ct stp 10% 1"% . . 37 Int R T 7s 96 9 3% .. 29 int R T ref 5s .... 7:.% 73% 72% 22 Int R T ref 5s et... 75% 7 3 73% 623 Int A tl N aj 6s wi 61% 49% 5 InWM M Kf <;». 89% 89% 89% 3.3 Intel’s ref f>s B.... 87% 87 87% 2 Ja Cent ref 4s. 38% 3S 38% 6 K C Southern 6s .. 89% 89% 89% 26 K <* Term 4s . 83% 82% 83% 4 Kelly-Spring T 8s..107% . 3 Lack St I 6.8 I960.. 90 95% .... 1 Ear O of S I. 1 5s 92% . .. 15 T, S A M S d 4a '31 9 % 92% 93% 9 Ijehigh Valley 6s.. 101% 104% - 2 Elg A Myers 5s.. 97 96% 97 7 1. A N W 5a. 77% 76 77 11 L A N rnf 5%s. ..104 105% . .. 2 L A N unified 4s.. 91 . 2 Magma Copper 7s.. 114% . 17 M ana t i Sugar 7%s.. 98% 98 . ... 18 Mar St Rv eon 5s. . 92 91 % 92 14 Mar nil 7%s.105 . 1 Mo ll t>n dob 4s.... 91% . 53 Mid Steel cv 6s ... 89% *>9 . .. 2 MSP A SSM 6%8. .106 J04% 105 20 M K A T pr I 6s C 97 96% .... Ifi M K A T n p 1 6a A 84% . 46 M K A T n a 5a A 60% 59% 60% 11 Mo Pac eon 6s.... 99 98% 99 93 Mo Pa«* gen 4s....\63% 6.3% 62% 14 Mont P 5s A. 97% 96% 97% 10 Nassau E Ry 4s. 60 59% .... 3 8 N E T A T 1 5 etfs 98% 98% .... 20 N O T A M Inc 6s 79 . 76 N Y C deb 6s.101% I'M .... 202 N V r rfg A imp 6p 97% 97% 97% £5 N Y C eor* 4s.. 82% . 55 N Y Ed ref 6%m..110% I1n% 110% YU NYNHAll cv 6s '48. 7.3% 73 - 19 N Y Tr! i*f 6s '41 . .105 74 105% 106% 25 N Y Tel gen 4%s.. 91 93% 94 8 N Y W & B 4%a. . . 46% . 11 N A W ev 6s.113% 312% 113% 24 No Am Edi s f 6s. 93 % 93% 93% 18 No Pae ref 6s B...10R% 108% 108% .30 No Pae r A t 5s C. 99% 98% 98% 16 No Pae pr lmn 4s.. 87 86% 87 32 No St P ref 5s A. . . 92% 92% 14 N W Bell Tel 71*... 107% 107% 107% 1 O A C 1st 3s. 99% . 10 Ore S L ref 4s. 92% . | 31 O-W R It A N 4s., 82 81 % .... 2 Otis steel 7 %s ... 93% . 15 Pacific G A E 5a. . 92% 92% _ 18 Par TAT 5s '25 ctfa 91% 91 % .... 7 Packard M i’ar 8k.. 107% .. 7 r-A r AT 7s.102% 102% _ 21 Penn R R 6 %*.... 110% 110% .... 19 Penn R R g.*n 6s . 101% 101% .... 16 Penn R R gen 4%s 92% 92% 92% 1 P A 1 inc 4s. 29 . 7 Pere Mar ref 6s. . . . 97 96% .... 26 Phila Co col tr 6s.. 100 99% .... 24! Pub Service f-s. 85 84% .... 5 Reading gen 4s. .. 86% . 4 Rem Arms s f fis.. 94% 93% .... 1 Rep 1 A St co| 5s.. 93 6 R I A A L 4%s... 80% 80% 5 St E T M A S 4s. 85 84% 84% 0 St T. A- s F P ! Is A 71% 71 % 71 k 87 St I/ A S F ad 6a. 77 % 76 76% 61 St L A S F inc «s. 69% 58% 59 31 St E S W con 4a. 78% 78 3 S P A K C S E 4%s 82 81 % 82 10 S A A \ P 1st 4h. 75% 13 Seaboard A E cn 6s 59% 59% 42 Seaboard A E rf 4a 39% 39 3 Sharon St lip *s A 98 % 97 98% 23 Sinclair Con Oil 7a. 101 100% 100% 21 Sinclair Crude 5%a. 98% 97% 1 So Bell Tel 6s. 95% 30 So Pac cv 4s. 92% 92% 92% 25 So Pao ref 4a _ 87% 87% . . 25 So Ry gen 6%a....l01$fc 10J 27 South Ry ton 6s.. 97% 97 27 South Ry gen 4s . . 68% 68 " v % 13 So Prt Re Sg 7a. 100 99 % 100 19 Stan Git Cal il 7a.106% 106% .. 3 Tex A Pac 1st 6ep. 96 96% 96 10 Third Ave ref 4a.. 61 % 76 Third Ave adj 5s.. 56% 66% 1 Tidewtr Oil 6%8... 103% .. 2 Tob Prod 7 a .I Oil % .. *• 32 Union Pacific 1 4s 91% . * 54 Union Pac cv 4h. . 95 94% .... 16 Union Pac ref 4a.. 86% *6% ..., 6 Union Tank O 7s.. 103% 10.3% .... 4 United Drug 8s....112% 112% . .. 2 United Fuel G 6s. . 9* 97% 98 2 IT Ry fnv 1st 5a P 87% . 2 0 U S Realty 5s. 99% . 5 U S, Rubber 7%fl..108 . 4 3 IJ S Rubber 5s.... 8*% 88 8**% 73 U S Steel a f 5s. .. 103% 103 108 % 9 Utah Povv ALt 5s 92 91 % 92 21 Va-Car C 7%a w w 92 91 % .... 24 Va-Car C 7 ct fs . 96 95% 95% 7 Virginia R.v 5s . . . 97*4 . 5 Wabash Jst 5s. . . . 9 8 . .14 West Md 1st 4s... 62% 62 - 20 Webt Pao 5h. $0% 80% 80% 3 West Elec 7s.107% . 2 W A Con s f 7%s 104 . 1 Wll A Co cv 6h. . .. 95 . 20 WIs Cen grn 4s. . 81 % 81 .... Total sales of bond a today were $24. 083,000 compared with $13,337,000 pre vious day and $18,618,000 a year ago. ' New York Tot ton. Now York. Dec. 14—t’otton futures prices continued to gain with increased support from various quart erg. Substan tia! early gains were the result of the heaviest consumption for any month in more than a year, better Liverpool ca bles than expected and a fooling in th# trade that the market’s technical posi tion was improved. fries were bid up 30 to 40 points over Wednesday’s final* before midday, buying power coming matnly from foreign and domestic trade, speculative shorts and spot people. Tn tlie afternoon increased liquidation developed, but the market showed its underlying strength by holding within lo or 15 point* of its top. At its high the market showed net gains of 27 to 4 7 point*, and final prices wr* 20 to 33 points ns» higher. Local spots steady. 20 points advance. 25.75c for middling upland. Southern markets: tJalv*flton 26.85, 20 points advance; New Orleans 25.60c. un changed; Savannah 25.XI<\ 31 points ad vance; Augusta ;’5.5Go 1« point.* advance; Memphis 36.76c 50 points advance; Horn t,,n 26.60c, 20 points advance; Little dock 25.50c, 25 points advance. • Omaha Produce | (Wholesale ) By S*ata Department of Agriculture Bureau of Markets sad Marketing BUTTER. t ,, Creamery—Jobbing price to rfta*'^s Extras, 63c: extras in 60-lb. tuba, 64o standards, 62**; ftrs»s. 60c. * Hairy Hu are paying e round f.*r selected lots of table butter and -»c. for best packing stock; cheesy and dirty considerably less HITTKRFAT. Omah.i buyers are now’ quoting 49c at their country n ition*. and 66c del|\ercd Omaha EGGS. The price being pa 1<I for fresh eggs, de livered Jit Omaha, ih around 4 • . but only selected loth of extra pality and ! .si*.- bring the top pro * No. 2, held eggs, mnd small sizes are bringing only market prices, which range around 26c. cracks, I 22c. Some buyers arc quoting on the case count basis, paying abotH 612.00. | lobbing prices to retailers: Fresh, [fancy* per dozen; selects. 61c; storage, a«|e.:t«^S6c; No. 1, 33c; trade, :7 0 28c, i cracks. 26c. POULTRY. Live Broilers, 31c; neavy hens and pul lot-. 17c; light hens and pullets, 12**; I spring roosters, all sizes. 16.*; old eoi*V-s. 10v; Leghorn poultry about 3c leah; ducks. ' f„t.’ full feathered. 16c; fa*, full feathered. 14--; turkeys, fat. 9 lb- md . vrr. 30c: capons, over 6 lbs. -"«( • gulness. 40c each pigeons, dozen. 6100 I sick, a* raw ny and crippled poultry not | Dressed—Prices being about ns follows: No. 1 dry picked turkeys, both lions and vouug toms, 4no. old tom turkeys, No. 1, r,xc. No. 2 turkeys, not culls, 3n<’; No. 1 ducks, fat. 20c; No 1 geese, fat. 18--. Some buyers are accepting receipts aud^ re selling on 19 per cent commission. Coun try shippers should leave heads and feet on dressed poultry. nro . Jobbing prices to retailers: Dressed, broilers. 32034c; springs. 2-0-4c. hea\y I hens. 21c; light hens, 22c; roosters. 17c. iluck,. 88®2i. ; 25c; turkcv,. 45c. BABBITS. Buyers ace quoting the following Prices: , Cotton lalla, per doz., 12.40; jacks, per doz . $1 60. REEF CUTS. The wholesale prices of beef cuts in ef fect today are as follows: Ribs —No. 1. 23c. No. 2. 21c; No. 3. 13c. l.#olna—No. 1. 28c; No. 2. 26c; No. 3. 16c. Rounds—No. 1. 14c; No. 2, 13c; No. 3, i 10c Chucks—No. t. 104c; No. 2. 10c; No. 3. I 7o. plates—No. 1, 7c; No. 2, 6 4c; No. 'i. i o Va c. HONEY Jobbers are aelllng at prices listed below; New extracted. 24, 16 -oa.. 2 dozen to case, per case. 66 90; new comb. 24 sec tions per case. 64 50; new extracted clov- ( «r 10-1 c. cans. 6 cans to case, per lb., 16c. FRUITS. Bananas—Based on selling price of 9 per lb. f4.OO07.6G. Oranges—Extra fancy California navels, «rr box. according to size, *4.nn®rt.6fl; choice. 60c less; Mississippi Satsumes, Va box. 63.50. Lemons—Extra California. 300, 86P, size.1-, per box. 610.00; choice, 300 to 360 1 *-izen| 69 00; Limes.. 100, 63.00. Grapefruit—Florida, fancy, all sizes, per box. 65.00; choice. 36-size, 63 76; 46-size. 14 50; other sizes. 64 75 Cranberrles— Bbl. 100 lbs , 613.60®17.U3 I box, GO lbs , $* 50; Jersey Howes, 617.00. Apples — Delicious, according to size and j [quality, per box. 62.0004.25: Washington' Jonathans, per box, *1.90®2. 0; Towa [ ' Jonathans, per bbl . 66.00: bu. basket, i 61.86; fancy Grimes Golden, per bbl.. 65.50; i choice, per bbl.. 63 50; Missouri Pippins, fancy, per bbl.. 64.26; Northern Spies, per box. 61-9002.23; choice Hood River Banana, per box. 62.00; Spitzenberger. fancy*, per box, 62.75; Gsn®, fancy, per bbl.,’ 64.SO. Grapes—Red Emperor, per keg. $.» 60; per era t<*. 62.76; Almerla (white), per keg. <9 00 Figs—California, 24 8-oz. carton box, 62.76; 60-carton box, 63.75. Dates—Hollow I. 70-lb. bufts, 12c; Dromedary, case, 36-oz., 66 76. Avocados—Alligator pers, p*r dozen, $7.50. VEGETABLES. Potatoes—Minnesota Red River Ohlos No 1, $1.25 per cwt.; Nebraska Early Chios. No. 1, 61.10 per cwt.; No. 2 *100 per cwt. Sweet Potatoes—Bush*?! basket, 61 75; bbl. 6G.00. _ Old Boots. Carrots. Turnips. ParsnlpUr Rutabagas—Per lb., 2*4c; in sacks, per lb.. 2'4c. . Artichokes—Dozen. 62 00. Lettuce—Idaho head. 4-dozen crate $5.60; per dozen. 61.60; California cm tea, 65.GO; hothouse leaf, per dozen bunches, 45c. Peppers—Green, market basket, per lb., 25 c. Egg Plant—Selected, dozen, 62.75. Tomatoes—California, per case, 63 60; Florida. 6-basket crate, 69.00. Beans—Southern, wax. hamper. 65.00® 7.00. Onions—Southern, per dozen bunches, 00c; Ohio Whites $3.00 per cwt: imported Spanish, (Talc. *2.50; Red Globe#, per lb., 2 !jr. Parsley—Dozen bunches. 90c. I Spinach—Per bushel, 61.25. Cauliflower—California, crates. 63 GO. C’ubbage—Crates. per lb.. 2 Vic; sacked, Je; red, per lb., 3c; celery cabbage, per lb. 10c; Brussell sprouts, per lb.. 20c. Celery—Michigan, per dozen. 6O07fie Idaho, per dozen, 61.36®>1.60® 1.85; Cali fornia (not trimmed!, per crate. *7.00. Cucumb^s—Hot house, per dozen, 63.50. Garlic—Per lb.. 25c. FLOUR First patent, ’-s, 17.10; fancy, clear, 'is $5 9... Quotations are f. o. b. Omaha. FEED. Omaha mills and .jobbers are "e|Hng their products in round lots at the follow ing prices, f n. b. Omaha ■ Itran, $23.50; brown shorts. $25.00; gray shorts. $27.00; middling. $2V50; reddog. $31 00; alfalfa meal. choice. $28.00; N<>. 1. $26.60; No. 2, $24 60; linseed inoal. $-4 00; cottonseed* mea 1. 43 per cent., $52.7*); hom in'* feed, white. $27.50; yellow. $27.60; but termilk, condensed. 5 to 9 barrels. 3.*lc per lb.; flake buttermilk, 500 to 1,500 lbs.. 7Vjc per lb ; egg shells, dried and ground, 100-ib. bags., $25.00 per ten. MAY. Prices at which Omaha dealers are selling In carload lots foljpiv: Upland Prairie—So. 1, $16.00017.00, No. 2. $13 00015.00* No 3, $9.00012.00. Midland F’ralrle—No. 1. $15.^0 016 50; No. 2. $12.50014.50; No. 3. $R.50011.50. Lowland Prairie—No. 1. $10.00012.00; No. 2. $8.0009.00. Alfa I fa—fhoicc. $22.00 023.00: No. 1. 819 50(it 21.00, standard. $17.50019.00; No. 2. $14.50016.50: No. 3. $12 00014 00. Straw—Oat. $8 00 to $9.00; wheat. $7.00 to $8.00 SEEP. Omaha buyers ore paying the following prices for field seed, thresher run. do- 1 livered Omaha. Quot atone are on the basis of hundredweight measure: * Seed—Alfalfa. $12.oo to $19.00: red | clover, $10.00 to $1V0(); alsyke. $8.^0 to $15.00; timothy. $4 oo to $6.25; Sudan grass. $8.00 to $10.00; white blossom gw ret Clover. $6-00 to $10.6^ : millet, high grad« German. $2.25 to $7 76; common millet. $1.50 to $2.00; amber sorghum cane, $2.25 to $3.00. • HIDES. FURR. $VOOT. Prices printed below are on th° basis of buyers' weights and selections, for goods delivered at Omaha: t’urr nt receipt hides, 11c and 10c; green hides. 9«* and 8c; hulls. 8c and 7c; brand ed. 8c, glue hide-. 6c; kip, 14c and 12%c; calf. 15c and 13**c: deacons, 80c each: glue calf and kip, ■••*; horse bides. i4 60 and $3.50 each; ponies. 76c each; culls, 25c each; hog skins, 15c ^h; dry hidf-s No THE GUMPS—who’s afraid? 'Prawn for The °g±t,1Si.l,ar Sidney Smith ©<?*i• T CH<ik6S y^T ~ “ r i » 6ot THAT LETTER- TESTER.RM FROM ' x / S»STK S AtTORMEM \M ARSVJtR- TO THE I OPT.Si let VER. \ SEHT TO the NEWSPAPERS - \ TMReA.TT.SS TO T>RAC, ME INTO l COURT UNVtSS l RETRACT >T ~ THROUGH / V._ THE RA'LT PRESS- WHAT / \NOOMU^ TOU T>0 1 / WEt-l I PERHAPS WOULDN'T MAv/E. WRrTTEVi TME I UTTER. IN THE EVRST PLACE fcuT MOW TNATT \ l NOV WAVE WR\TTEM IT ( D OM'T SEE HOUJ vcv \ I CAM RtTRAcY it IWVTWCUT COMPROMISING NoUfcStLE-/ 1 But ^omNt let me inpujemce nou- \>on-x / l 60 INTO COVfcT \c NOV ARE AP«AVt> ■ — ■■ ““ / AFE?A\V MC AFRmT>‘? 'LL -SEMt) v>-t A-VTORMtT'S \ / Letter together with MV anEaueR. to the. \ I NE'WLPARERO; - ''LL t>ARL HIM TO WA& I'E INTO COURT- I AVRA'O ' JUSL L'*E a LICEl IS AFRA'C> OF A LA V* - V OR A •SPlt>ER 'S Ac RMT) O'- A TIT - \Avie_K ' GET ] I THROUGH Vmi'WT VMM HE MAT SV'EV, BE A COM GRESSAAAH J tut HEEL BE WAMGIMG CM BV AM THE. lash - 'J I, He per lb. dry salted. 12c lb.; dry glu». 6c lb Wool pelts 91-75 to 91 60 for full wools* skins; spring lamb*. • <■ t<* 90c for ists tak« off. dips, no vslu* . vi»ol, 39c to J6r. Tallow, No. 1, 7c; It tallow, 6tj No. 2. f.1**'; A grease. 7c. 11 grease. 6r; jellow area* ■. 6 brown gi-as< 5t9c: pork - ruckling*. *8" per hoi; beef cracklings, $60 p**r ton: beeswax, $20 per ton. Furs—Skunk. central grates, narrow •tripe, No 1 large. $3. OP; No. 1 medium. $2.09; No. l email 11 5ff»; No. 2 goad un 1 prime, 91 .on Muskrat, western, fall Urge. $1.76; medium. $100; small. 76e. Raccoon, central. ordinary, large, 95 1*0; medium, 93.50; small. $2 25; No. 2. 92 25. Minn, central, ordinary, lstg., L t0; medium. 99.75; small. 92.25; n„ •• $i 60. Wolf, i northwestern. *»*$', larg. . $12 00; medium. 99.00; small. *6 5"; No r." Fox. cen tral grey. Urge. $2 00. medium. $160; small, 75c: No. 2, rivet, prime, 60 # 23c. Lynx cat. 9 h . tt 0 # 1 00 Heaver, le gally caught 930.00# 5 qp. Fisher. 9 on #10.00 House cat. 50#10r Lynx. 915.00 #5 00 Otter. 930.00#,. no. Weasel, white. II. OOfsSr.c, WMd »nt. II u" ' Badger 91.50#10c. Marten, $4 0U#5.U0. Best, 935.00 #1.00 € lilcngo LhcubN k. < hi* go. Dei 11.— r.itth- - Receipts. 19 000. beef dte<Ts and > cat ling-, uneven, w.-ak to 25c lower; mostly !.•■• t«* 2*' off, better grades reflecting most decline top Darling*. $13.00, weight I.•• *'» 1 pound* . best matured steers $117 ; bulk native bo f Hirers. $8.00 <t :» 75 . light supply west < rn giiiss* rs; klnd» mostly in f d t '■lies: sh* stock slot', stonily to r.taU| ln-b*iw. ii grades beef cows lower >t» spots, ttflmi classes generally chad- ■ bulk d< >Irahi veal calx- .., $9.25# 9 . ifna bu around 94 <fi 4 35; bulk ' wnners, 92.i*or#i 2 75; bull atockers and feeders $5.75# 7.00. Hogs - Hc -lpta. 55.000; closed weak Hr t<* 20c lower; bulk 225 to 260-poum butchers. 9 v 00# 8.05; few $8.10 early* bulk 150 to 200-poUlid averages. $805*0 8JO; few $h 16; top. $s 16. packing sow* 97 25#7.76. d<-^irable pigs, around $8.00' holdover liberal at noon Sheep and Lamb- Receipts. 17.onn choir* fat lamb*, steady to weak; In be tween grade*. weak to 15c lower; tup $15.60. to packer*; bulk f ii winded lambs $t-1.85(ti-15.40; desirable* 9o-pound fed yeai ling wethers. $12 2*5. some axrraglng 10. pounds. $11.00; feeders fully stead, about $7.00 strong weight feeding lambs $14.66; sheep, around steady; heavy fa ewes, $5.00(8 6.90; lighter weights, up u $7.75; ono load 125-pound ng <L wethers $7.75. New York Dried Fruit*. New York, Dec. 14.—Evaporated Applet —Quiet. Prunes—Ea*> Apricots and Peach's—Quiet. MIX KKTD'K.MK.Vr. SfOOOOOOO-XM^^OOOOOOO^fiO^fC^ I The Best Cough Syrup 8 is Home-made. llfrr'f<%M fM.v w»y to varr I?, uid Y yet hair th« l»p»t toii|li remedy Y • you ever tried. S Yoii'vi' probably heard of this well known plan of making rough syrup at home. But have you ever used it! Thousands of families, the world over, feel that they could hardly keep house, without it. It's simple and cheap, but the way it takes hold of a cough will soon earn it a permanent place in your home. Into a pint bottle, pour 2Vs ounces of Pinex; then add plain granulated sugar syrup to till up the. pint. Or, if desired, use. clarified molasses, honey, or corn syrup, instead of sugar syrup, hither wav, it tastes good, never spoils, and gives you a full pint of better cough remedy than you could buy ready-made for tbree times its cost. It. is really wonderful how quickly this home-made remedy conquers a cough—usually in 21 hours or less. It seems to penetrate through every air passage, loosens a dry, hoarse or tight cough, lifts the phlegm, heals the membranes, and gives almost im mediate relief Splendid for throat tickle, hoarseness, croup, bronchitis and bronchial a-tluna. Pinex is a highly concentrated com pound of genuine Norway pine ex tract, and has been used for genera tions for throat and chest ailments. To avoid disappointment ask your druggist for “2'.{> ounces of Pinex” with direction-, and don't accept any thing else. Guaranteed to give abso lute satisfaction or money refunded. The Pinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. Cuticura Talcum Soothes And Cools After a warm bath w^h Cuticura Soap there is nothing tytore refresh ing for baby's tender skin than Cuticura Talcum. If his skin is red, rough or irritated, anoint with Cuti cura Ointment to so-.'the and heal They are ideal for all toilet uses, SaapltSackrraabTMall tddrw "CatlaajaUk aratortaa. Dapt Mr, Maldrii4l Waaa Sold a t—t •hara Soapffl-. Ointmant 25 and 50-. Tmlnm) Ifc W**Cuticura Soap aharaa withaat BUS. \m I l<TIM AU NT. ! Mr?. Kathryn Schmidt 1J2 Proctor St., 13th Wnrd. Pittsburgh, l'a . write* under date of December 17th. 1021 . "J can highi? recommend M; ntho-Laxene. One bott'e cured my child, ft years of age. of an ugly bronchial cough th^t he contracted with a cold last October. I was terribly distressed eni 1 had one doctor's prescrip tion filled a .'ter mother and tried dif ferent medicines of th-* ready-made kind, but everything failed to check the dread f' ? wunhinc. Then i* wa* ] tried voui Mentho-Lavne. which I think i great. I am deep] • sorry i did not know of it sooner. It would have saxcd me many a doctor hill You may pithlinh rny not* *u (°r * thin*, every mother should know what a xsteguard she mit have to keep her children well, in this wonderful. home-made cough ayrup, Mentho-1 ,a nsns." I -e the pure e sene*—or mix it with sura- syrup into a full pint Hu- Mentho I axene today and drive the eo'd and couTih away. All good druggnLa