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Big Potato Crop Will Be Planted Near Kimball Man Who Made Fortune in Wheat Will Demonstrate Spud Growing on Dry Land. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Kimball, Neb., April 22.—Frank H. Cunningham, who made a fortune growing wheat in Kimball county during the War and who, built the famous Wheat Growers hotel in Kim ball. now proposes to go Into the po tato-raising business on a largp scale. He proposes to raise between 600 and TOO acres of potatoes on dry land. Two tractors have been running 24 ' hours'^ day plowing and disking the land and a big eight-plow outfit will j go to work at the job soon. The land to be planted is wheat 1 stubble and corn ground. He pro poses to apply for certification on a part of the fields. Air. Cunningham is the same man who sold land here soma/ years ago for two crops which were raised on the land under specifications as to how the crops should be planted and grown. • The acreage of potatoes in Kimball county for seed will be largely In creased this year, but the above planting will Ijh the largest heard of so far in western Nebraska. ('limbing Roses Suitable for Nebraska Climate For the summer house and arched approaches fo the formal flower gar den the climbing roses are of su perior quality with the superabund ance of bloom in June. The hardy native prairie rose, rosa setigera. al lhough not a verj- tall climber, is very suitable for covering medium sized buildings; this is very free from insect pests and fungus diseases. After the period of flowering, the red seed pods are very decorative in late summer. Prairie Queen, a progeny of the setigera. with all TT the good habits of its parent, covered with a profu sion of sihgle pink and white flowers, has real merit for our Nebraska cli mate. The Dorothy Perkins, one of the wlechuriana or memorial rose hy brids. has the good qualities of the parent in regard to its lustrous foli age remaining on the plants until late fall. The coral pink clusters of flowers are borne in great profusion *and last for a period of three or four weeks. If is one of the most rampant glowers, which makes it a good plant for covering large, unsightly embank ments. The crimson rambler, very conspic uous with its wealth of blossoms, has use as a climber if planted in the right place. Plant if possible on a ’ trellis or arbor away from Dorothy Perkins or red brick buildings. This variety Is very susceptible to mildew. Profit From Dead Animals Obtained by Pawnee City Man Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Pawnee City, Neb., April 22.—Coun t> Commissioner \V- J- Steiner has devised a profitable way to dispose of dead animals, lie recently lost a calf in a storm, which he dragged t<> a straw pile on the /arm That night the coyotes enjoyed a big feed. But the next night traps had been set and three intruders remained to meet the commissioner. Another fell prey to a trap the next night and the four pelts were brought to Pawnee City for bounty. A bridge contractor who enjoys taxidermy, w as in town and bought the hides from Steiner for tuO. Nebraska Developed Wheat Nets Farmers $4,000,000 Winter wheat was not always grown in Nebraska. The oilier farm ers of Nebraska can remember when the agricultural college was first pro moting winter wheat in Nebraska. For aeveral year* the college has car- ' l ied on work urging farmers to plant the earlier varieties of winter wheat, and today it is conservatively es tmlated that 40 per cent of Uie winter wheat grown in the state is Kanred, Nebraska No. 6 or Nebraska No. 60 wheats. No. 6 and No. 60 wheats were developed by the agricultural j college experiment station. The value , of these improved wheats to Nebraa ■ ka farmers is figured at $4,000,000 a year. This la based on an increased yield flf three bushels per acre due to their use. Beet Acreage Increased in North Platte Valley Spcrisl Dispatch to The Omaha Bcc. Scottsbluff, Neb.. April 22.—Almost •V2.000 acres have been contracted for the raising of sugar beets In the North Platte valley this year, ac cording to an announcement by Edmund Simmons, vice president and general manager of the Great West ern Sugar company. This is 4.000 acres more than were planted to the crop last year. Several more thousand acres are expected to he contracted for. Growers, how ever. are already planting seed. Beet* will be paid for nn a »lldlng scale, beginning with a guarantee of $5.50 a ton. 135 Mome Made Pumpkin Pies Served at Field Hog Sale Special Dispatch to the Omslia Be*. Shenandoah, la.. April 22.— Pumpkin pie*. 135 home made ones, were serv ed at the Henry Field hog sale, and old time musio by the Field orchestra was enjoyed by the visitors. Seven ty-five head of bred sows averaged $88.77 and 13 boar pig*. $48.08. Tlie sale totaled $8000. W. E. Jones and Son*. Elkhart, Ivan., paid the top price. $100. Hog* were shipped to nine state* from the sale, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kan sas, Illinois, Ohio, Smith Dakota, Min nssota and Wisconsin. Beet Plow Crust Breaker Invented by Oshkosh Man Special Dispatch Is the Omaha Be*. Oshkosh, Neb., April 22—Georg# W. Carey, a beet, raiser at this plare, has Just patented a crust-breaker at tachment for the ordinary beet cul tivator* that agricultural men of the sugar factories believe will revolu lIonise the heel culture. The ma i hine Is now being made at. the tier ing under control of the Great West i-rn foundry Sugar company, and tho Inventor is receiving a royalty on the ■ales. 9ft<? Boy on tfuPJarm ' Besides having a good time and learning a lot about corn, Nebraska farm boys have a chance to win some worthwhile trips, some good cash prizes and establish a seed corn busi ness by getting into a corn club for the coming season. Here are the pos sibilltres: The highest ranking member in ciirii club work in each county is en titled to a free trip to Boys and Girls Club week at the agricultural col lege. Usually arrangements can be -made for more than the highest win ner to ge^a free trip. Gold and silver medals will be given to the club mem bers ranking first and second in corn club work in each county. The Union Pacific railway offers to the boy ranking highest in each coun ty through which this road runs, a $75 scholarship in either the agricul tural college or the School of Agri culture. .Numerous prizes are offered at conn- ! ty, state and winter fairs and corn shows. Quick action must be taken to get started in time for the coming season. Three Injured in Battle Over Raisin Contracts Armenian Growers Clash With Solicitors for Co-Op eratite Concern — One Man Reported Dying. Fresno, Cal.*. April 22.—One man was shot, probably fatally; on" man had part of his hand cut off with a cleaver, and one man had his arm crushed in a fight at Yettem, Tulare county, when 20 raisin growers soliciting new contracts fur the Sun Maid Raisin Growers’ associa tion. clashed with a group of Ar menian raisin growers. The Sun Maid concern is a co-operative market ing association. A riot followed and Sheriff Hill of Tulare county rushed ttrYdttem with several automobile loads of his dep uties, who stopped the disorder. More trouble was feared as the Armenian growers at Yettem were reported to he arming themselves as a result of the clash. R. H. Kennedy, editor of the Par lier Progress, was wounded in one leg by a bullet during the shooting affray. It was reported that growers of Yettem threatened the visitors from Orosi and Dinuba, Tulare county, and the shooting followed. Constable Sayre of Parlier lost his right thumb and sustained cuts oii the right wrist when attacked by several Armenian raisin growers armed with butchers' tools. It was claimed that Sayue shot In defense and wounded an Armenian grower three times. This man is reported dying in the hospital at Orosi. T lie ralBin campaign contract com mittee of 20 men in several auto mobiles was beaded by Carter llack ley, president of the Parlier Cham ber of Commerce, and R. H. Ken nedy, also of Parlier. They motored to Yettem to persuade the Armenian growers to sign new contracts. The Armenians are said to have refused. Jleports of the argument and sub sequent shooting which occurred in front of a butcher shop in Yettem streets, soon spread to vineyards in the neighborhood and several dozen ranchers swarmed to the scene. Kearney Potato Acreage Planted With Nebraska Seed Special OUpatrh to The Omaha B«. Kearney. Neb., April 22.—Seventy live per cent of the estimated 4,000 acres of spuds in the Kearney dis trict have been planted. Practically the whole is sown to western Ne braska and home grown seed, the pro portion of Minnesota seed being small this year, delays in shipments of the latter being in a measure responsi ble. Growers report the soil in ex cellent shape for spring work and the seed of the best. More than 4,OOU,OOO.UOO cabbage plants hare been set out in the vicinity of Kearney and Gibbon. It is feared the tender plants have been somewhat damaged by dry winds. Farmers also report winter wheat fields blown out in some localities. University Warns of Variety Test Danger Farmers who have been trying uut different varieties of corn have found that there is a danger of placing too much emphasis on one year's results, according to the .University of Ne braska college of agriculture. It :» found that one variety may be the best one year and another variety the best another year. If these variety tests are conducted for a number jf years, however, certain varieties will show up'_ much better than others, when the average for a number of years is taken. It is found that there is a difference in yield of as much as 10 to 15 bushels between the liest varieties and the poorest. This difference in yield Is .n most cases due to the higher yield ing varieties being better adapted to local conditions. A variety of corn that does well in one locality may not do so well in another . At the same time there may be considerable differ ence in the yield of different selections from the same variety. •Tiiali that have been conducted for the last few years here have shown that the smoother type has outyielded the rougher type by about seven bushels pet ane. Wire W orms Are Reported W orking Near Oshkosh special I>U patch to The Omaha Bee. Oshkosh, Neb.. April 22.—Wire worms lire reported to lie wflfking on some of the wheal In the south part of oh is county, and much alarm is felt by the farmers that some of the wheat that went through the excep tional winter will • not amount to much. Many fields are showing up fine, some thought to have dried out in the early fall before the late rains before freezing, having developed Into promising looking grain. Record Farrow of Pigs Is Reported at Kearney Special lllspatch te the Omaha Bee. Kearney. Neb., April 22.— Henry llojt. registered Dtilon Jersey hog breeder, reports what is believed to be a record farrow of pigs, one of his big sows giving birth to a litter of IS The animals are all healthy [specimens. As their family table" i an only accomodate 12 of the young slers. th* remainder of the litter is living the life of foster children. With the County Agents Douglas County. Three boys and girls clubs were organized in Douglas county the past week with 28 members. Spring Grove Pig club, Spring Grove Rope club and a rope dub at Valley." Charles L. Warren will lead the Spring Grove Pig < lub composed of the following members: Hubert War ren., president; Robert Donahoo, vice president; Dwight Warren, sec retary-treasurer; Henry Paasch, Ray mond Donahoo, August Klsman, Shel don Warren, Kenneth Donahoo and Carroll Saunders. Loren Saunders will lead the Spring Grove Rope club with the following members enrolled; Hubert Warren, president; Robert Donahoo, vice president; Sheldon Warren, secretary tieasurer; Lloyd Donahoo, Raymond Donahoo, Henry Paasch. August Kls man. Kenneth Donahoo, Dwight War ren and Carroll Saunders. J. L. Johnson will lead a rope club at Valley with the following members enrolled: Clyde Allen. president; Chailes O'Brien, vice president: Donald Harrington, secretary treasurer; AA’rI ler Miller, Paul Sholwell, Glen Allen, FrPd Shotwell, Milo Miller and Glen Timmons. More members are wanted for the Douglas County Corn club organized recently and which Is being led by Fred Orau. Bennington. The mem bers in this club will compete for i he Union Pacific $75 scholarship, ifree trips to the Junior farmers' week, I cash prizes amounting to $85 for corn exhibits offered by the Douglas County Fair association and Walter W. Head of the Omaha National bank. Fillmor* County. Hy AuoHiled Frees. Geneva—One of the nidst riestruttiv* peeta in Fillmore county la the po< ket gopher, according to County Agent I.ee VV. Thompson The** little peats are especially destructive to alfalfa fields, he ■aid. The presence of the pocket gopher would be extremely Reiloue If It were not for the fact that they can be fairly easily • ontrolled by poisoning and trapping. Ar cording to Mr. Thompson, a number of farmers tn the county have found It a good practice where there ate a number of gophers, to begin putting out poison, and when the number has been greatly reduced, they aet trap* for the remaining few. It la not expensive nor does it re quire a great amount of time to beep the gophera undir <ontral on any farm. It doea require continual attention, especially where one farmer potion* nr tmpa and hla neighbor* do nothing. Mr Thompson ! xald llthiila County. Dakota city—Hardener* and other* in terested In the forming of a produce marketing association In Dakota county gor the purpose of selling co operatively, held their second meeting In Sioux City Iasi week The organisation was perfected and the following offb era ele* r ed: Con Turner of Morningalde. preel 1 dent; <i**)rge ilir*hhn< It. Knot b Won* Oh y. vice president; Don Forbt*. Dakota City secretary treasurer For the purpose of j adopting a constitution and bylaws and determining detail* of the aaanV t%i ion, an other m«’ og will be held April 21. Clay County. Clay Center—The farm bureau of <*lay county ha* planned on having several demons! t ationa this year where a few lit ter* of p!f* are given the special i are called fur In the McLean county system, according to J. II. Ciaybaugh. county agent. In the*e testa the demonstration Utters are to be kept away from Infected quarter* and injected hog*. These litter* are to be compared with litter* farrowed, housed and yarded In the regular man ner. The county agent met with the girls of District 70 last week where a « lothlng club with 10 member* has been formed. A dub program was developed end the first flub lessor* handed out. These girla will work under the leadership of Mr* A Isa Schwenk and after school .* out will meet as an aualllary of the new ly organised Ulandale Womens club. Crm Count). ' Weeping Water—SI* girl* frotn Weep ing Water ha\e organized 4 clothing club and the following officers were elected: President. Mary Kllen Brown; view pr'ai dant, Wilma Burch; secretary. Charlotte •loy< * Mia* Stella Spangler wa» chosen fo'-al leader. Twenty women from the Fairview club met for an all-day meeting last week. Hlitccn attractive bungalow house dresses, which had been planned and • omp|et»d Hi previous meetings, were worn by »h* women, a< cording to the county agent. * Bhet clubs to meet during ih" week tveja ’h#* Four Leaf CJovar club, the Kaglt club and the Clover f lub. Mewird County. Reward—'I lia following suoje. ta will be ♦aken tip at tha poultry school which I* | to be hrtil in Seward county April 24-2l, | "Selection of the Breed. Incubation. Brooding and tirowing of Ha by < hi« k» • MHertlon of Bayers." Mb nn g«Anent of f»ie Flock. ' and Poultry Dia-aae Prob I iem* ” These tuple* will be dlst usaed by '* V Summers of the extension service, | according to County Agent t. A Wilton, , and an opportunity will be given for the | bringing up of any questions which tho*e (fprefent rare lo have discussed A motion picture film showing the soli erueloti problem will be shown in the county April 23 and I. |». Wood of the I extension service will dis* uaa ways of handling this problem. The picture is Wen In Nebraska, pa it of It in Seward | county, juat north of Pleasant l»al* SAiinderu County. Walioo—Thirty four Maunders county farmers ha\e enrolled In tha pure bred sires campaign W F Roberts, county agricultural agent, said that Maunders county »* very low in t Ijr like of regia tewed shea Of J.tO# aaf* s only 1A6 or 14 K per < enr ara reported as registered. Mix Ha und*'i a county ling raisers arc revising tlielr system of hog raising In order to ooptrol round worms and other diseases. Mr Roberts said They is*e go ing to l*e carefully w*t«h«d an that the sip'cesa of the system may be known According l#> Mt Roberta. Maunder# coring' ha# been unable to meat the de mand for farm labor. lie said the prob lem Is under consideration and It is hoped that a solution will b* found sofln 1 1 1 | When in Omaha Stop at Hotel Rome Plan Launched to Extend Grain Act to Sugar Market Louisiana Representative Is Drafting Bill to Place Ex changes Under Control of Secretary of Agriculture. By rnlvernsl Service. Washington, April 22.—Charging I ha "stop* now being taken with such a blare of. trumpets to punish the '^njgar gamblers' are little short of farcical,” Representative Asweil, democrat of Louisiana, announced that legislation is being drafted that will prevent a recurrence of the present scandal. The proposed remedy, which Repre sentative Asweil says is backed by a considerable group in both political paVtles, will bring the principal sugar exchanges in the United Slates under the category of "contract markets" and extend the supervisory authority of the secretary of agriculture to them, as in the case of the cotton and grain exchanges. "It will be found, ’ the Louisiana congressman declares, "that the ink is not dry on such a statute before the gamblers will be rushing to cover." Representative Aswell s bill will fol low closely the plan of the grain futures act, recently upheld by the United States supreme court. This law lodges with the secretary of agri culture authority to designate what exchanges shall be "contract mar kets." Trading can be carried on only by such exchanges as are given the secretary's approval. Every ton of sugar sold on any exchange, under the terms of the legislation, would have to be sold un der the strict supervision and regula tion of the Department of Agriculture. Mofeover. every transaction would have to be evidenced by a memor andum in writing showing the date, the parties to such contract and their 1 addresses, the quantity of sugar cov ered. the price, terms of delivery and other data, all of which would be kept on record for at least three years. Demand for Sound Geldings Reported by Eastern Markets The horse market is slowly recov erlng and good, drafty, sound geld ings are in great demand on eastern markets at the present time, accord ing 10 the University of* Nebraska agricultural college. Because of the low prices of horses, farmers have re fused to bleed their mares and the number of good horses which have been raised during the last two or three years are not sufficient to sup ply the demand. The scarcity of good horses Is going to be felt more and moie each year and prices will, no doubt, increase in proportion. If the demand for good horses is to be met, it will mean that every good mare in Nebraska must raise a colt each year. There is very little demand for the common plug horse, and it Is doubtful if the demand will increase to any degree. Farmers Union Notes Firm«ri union member* In Montana will be supplied with hinder tw.n* Again hie year through the Nebraska Karmen I’nion State Exchange Thin arrangement w*s < ompleted recently. when <*. K. Mar lenslon of the Nebraana ex« hang* vl».?ed th*- Montana exchange in Billing* Th* initial ordtr placed by the Montana folk in for toy.utb* pound* Mr. Marteeon re port* that financial condition in Mon tana a e Improving, ar.d that the Farm er* un.on i* making a good growth there Build strong Keaerte. Julian-—A turnover of 118,344 §6 in the elevator, and "ale* amounting to • ?. Ms Os In the *tor c. mere shown by ^ he .lultun Farmer* t'nion Co-operative ae*o ‘ Iatlun for the firet quarter of t he year. Th e vii a large im re#**- In etore -alea compared with last y»fi The *tore show ed a net profit for the quarter of a little more than flOO Building etiong leaerve* ha* b*-en a settled policy of thla association, until '*.• j»*#erv*** now total S4.10: 8® on a paidup capital of 11a.*0®. Fa> h IHjO "hate of the .stock now ha* 8140 of a«*et* hack of It. Dm>*| la 4»rowlng. flheatak—Bft Blue local of the Farmers union i* adding many new members thta year The local now ha" a m*mber*hip ..f 75. and ,* still growing Five new member* will be initiated at the neat meeting Jn< teased intereaf in the or ganization it being rffleeied in an in ! ureaaed volume <•£ bunlnea* done by the Farmers union elevator here tttudjr County Activities. v-*gt*—A fommittea wa* appointed at (he convention of the Malln* County Farmers union to meet with (lie county 1 commissioner foi a study of the dlffei - ent • ounty activities and the road work of the county with a view of bringing about a reduction in co*t. The roBven I non Also appointed a telephone commit (He Farmer* complain that th* eervUa 1 l* not as good a* It should b*. and that, because Of th* small aiea MTtred bf •*rh exchange, they are required to pay too much total charge*. The commit f"e will mak* a study of th» telephone situation In other eountlea for uompari *ion A county piclnlo will be held in t’ffte. probably in June. Volume of N*l*a lucre**#. • mreola—A large Increase In volume of ■ a lea (.ompated with last >e»r. Is re ported by. I it. Kberhart. manager of 'ha Farmers Vnlon Co operative aaaor latton here, which operate* * general store and handies farm siippiieji Sim e last fall, the H»«oriation ha* sold seven « srlnnda of tankage to hog rsiaets In the « *rn rnuplltj. A carload of luhi (rating nil was ordered th!a spring and has *|| been ■old evcepr a few drums All depart ments of *he business show an increase in sales. The profH showing is also tin proved, Mr. Kberhart says .100 \t(end Nnial. Klch'a nd —Mora than SOO p< son a a' tended a anriai and bualnega meeting of Shell i’reek local of the Fanners union in Wehh community hall c Mct'arthv manger of ihe Farmers Union tftate K* « hnnge, Omaha. and C. K. Mortmaon, head "f the twine department of that iiiatttu non. wars present. Mr MiCarthy m«i rlressed the meeting on the subject of eft-opera!loll, telling of the schlev ementa and alms of the Fanners union. The In cel voted to Join with other 'Farmers union members in the territory to pur chase a carload of twine. Refreshments were served. % < HU M.O MAUUI/IS Til 1 ..dike Grain Co AT 4*1 JA till \ • | <)pen High. | Low its > * j May I 1 14 I 21 l.tlH 1 24H » 4\ I 1 *«‘e , I ' 1 ‘4 * t July 1.1- '» 1.IIH 1 11 'a J 22Vfc| 1 . ' 1 2» V I I !!*, i I sept. ! 1 US! 1 20*4 l ItI. " i IV I 1.1*14 I 1 20 h: 1 l*H Rve J f I I I j May J IM*! »I'« .44** «!', I July I 17 | .17 J i*t«| h; i M\! l Kept | I7>4| .17 HI *«*. .17 |V .17 H < ’4*1 r» I May .71M .7*H! .77 .71 V .71 H itk ■ * K July «o*. .iftH .in .»o\ Kit « .*•**[ «#•, tOS Sept .11 ; .*i«; k0‘. %a\ *\\ .i#V n Oala | | | May I 41 4IH 4 4 »* 4i*. « . ’* i I «’.! ! Julv .lit, 41S 45'. I*1. 4* I 4 5'. *ept I . 44 Hi 4 4 I4‘, 44V 44H 44', i l.ard | Vlav 'll? If 12 II b'. ‘Ill# II 20 1 July 11 37i II 17 I 1 37 ! I 36 1147 i R1ovj I v * Msv Mil • Ito • ».« t ftft « *2 j July i Ml | j ».** 1 Ml ( f *T The Business Barometer This Week's Outlook in Co mmerce, Finance, Agriculture and Industry Based on Current Developments. II; THEODORE H. PRICE, Editor. Com m or re and Finance. New York. Copyright. IMS. The fact that nearly everyone now realises the probability of a lessened de mand. if prices continue to advance, is engendering a spirit of conservatism that justifies b renewal of confidence in the future, although in many of Ha aspect! the outlook still suggests caution. I had to spend the first few days of last week In the mlddlewest, where I had unusual opportunities to acquaint myself with business conditions Most merchants and manufacturers are bus; filling orders already hooked, but nearly all of them report that there has been a noticeable letup in buying dtir. Ing tho laat two weeks. This they at tribute to the hesitancy of retailers in Increasing stools at the higher^prices made ne< esdary by the advance wages and to the abandonment of much build ing that had heen planned befortTThe cost of construction had become as nearly pro hibitive afl It has recently been made by the scarcity of labor and the advance in pay that skilled mechanics ate able to obtain. This advance is not so much due to the demand of the workers themselves as it is to the competition of contrac tors. who are overbidding each other to get the men they n#e«fMo complete proj ects already under way and until the con struction row in hand is finished. It J* doubtful whether much new work tan be undertaken. i he retail merchant in the raiddleweat has also been deterred from stocking up as usual by ht.s knowledge of the obli gationn that many of his best customers have assumed in order to buy the agto tnobi!*y t hat they use. 1 was told that the practice *if buying automobiles on time has been go encouraged that most of them arc DOW pO Id In this nay. and that as the average man will deprive himself of almost anything rathgr than aurrender his car. the retail trade in many cities has been much curtailed by the economies made ne'**aary, "hen the notes due for th* automobiles mature These considerations and the vtgld neas with which the depression of 1920 in remembered have made ooth banks and business men exceedingly careful. and while their carefulness may avert any thing like a boom. It is also an assurance against anything^like a panic or an acute cijais. In the merchandise markels of New York much the same conditions obtain an in the middle west. There are notably few out of town buyers in the city, sod manv of ‘hem are looking only for bar gain* which the * an turn over quickly ar special sales running much risk of being caught without large inventories in the event of a decline. Teak la fgued. Tt seems to be true that industry and commerce are like individuals in that they cannot work perpetually at full ►peed. They a re capable of periodical hursts of activity which carry them to record heights, but an Interval of relaxa tion must ensue When wages are rais ed many workers seek more leisure in stead of more earnings and it has rare ly happened that production has increased after wage advances. I am therefore dis posed to think that the peak of indus trial and commercial activity has been passed except mb It may he exceeded by the seaaonai*-^!' reaxe which ia to be ex pected next fall There are as yet few statistic* to bear me out, but though the total consumption of cotton by the mills during March tha greatest alnce May. 1917, the daily aver age was actually less than February. Al! records of Iron and steel production were broken during March, but tha out put has already fallen off slightly as -ales have decreased. The silk mills are less active. Lumber sales have fallen off considerably from their peak. Prices are easier in many marke's. Including crude oil and its refined products, rubber, cot ton and cotton yarn-, coffee, lead, pig Iron, copper and livestock. The grain markets, on the other hand, are firm on unfavoiabte reports of the new wheat crop. Nugar Decline Doubtful. The Action of the government in seek ing an injunction to prevent trading in sugar futures on the New York Cof.*ea and Kugar exchange ban attracted wide spread newspaper attention and has per haps raised the expectation that a mater ial decline in the price of actual sugar will be compelled in the unlikely event that the exchange ja pul ouj of business. It is extremely doubtful. however, whether any such result would follow, f</r the United States has become a consum er of sugsr on an enormous s< sle sines randy. Ice cream, soft drinks and can ned goods have been made so popular and since C uba la not pressed to sell her sugar by the burden of surplus supply nor by urgent jiecd of money. she un doubtedly ( an make u» pay well for tha gratification of our sweet tooth. Decline In Katlo. Among the other developments of the week there are none which are likely to he remembered when the business history of the year .* written. The federal re serve ratio showed * slight decline to 70.5 per cent on an Increase of tJ4.<M)0.0i0 in b lis discounted and a drop of |3,00®, 000 In gold reserve*, but there is such a plentitude of credit that the ratio is no longer particularly significant. The stock market has been stronger under ih** leadership of the railroad shares and a few industrials which are expected to report large earnings this year, but there are many who think that present prices have fully discounted the business ipipro\ement and that the large gioss sales will not produce equally large proflta because labor takes a greater share of them than it formerly did. This sen timent Is supported by knuwledge of the cautious attitude of buyers and bv the fact that fabricators of goods are loath to raise prices for fear of curtailing the volume of their business. Speculation I« ( harked. In nearly all the markets and all *e< - tiona of the country an increasing fear is discernible that, a period of costly deflation similar to that of 1>29 is ahead and that fear is the best assurance that such a catastrophe will be avoided It has greatly 'becked the speculative accumu lation of goods and expansion of inven tories. It has prevented in most markets the placing of duplicate contracts in the overeagerness to get goods, and the con sequent cancellation of one when the goods are delivered on the other It has caused the emphasis of management to be placed on the sound principle of keep ing goods moving In all of these wa># it has been effective—with some con spicuous exceptions-—lr keeping prices within tha consumers’ reach Therefor# I ' am disposed fo expert s continuance of profits bla activity, though not si the present remarkable rate, as long a* this caution is exerc:sed. Trad* R*Tlr»r. I Bank olearing* (Bradat reets) *n thou sands . . Business fa.lures . Federal Reserve rat <» Security Prices. N Y Rfo«k Exchange— 20 Industrial* . 20 Railroads ... . .... 40 Bonds .. Commodity Price*— Wheat May delivery Chicago . torn. May deliver?. Chicago .... Pork, i:be. May delivery, Chicago .... Heef. gd dressed steers. Oh: ago. ... Rugs', refined. N># York .,... Coffee H o No. T. New York .. c«dtnn. middling. New York .. Pilnt cloths. N’ey York.. Wool, domestic average New York ... S Ik. No 1. Sinshiu, New York % Rubber, crude plants New York Hides, pack. No t. New York. Iron. No 2. Philadelphia. ............. Steel billets. Pittsburgh .............. Kn»t or Ena *>r ]i»- w* Ir previous week. f.*«* > es r ?T r.27.*55 *7 15? .725 f7.03s.49S “.»© ' 3*4 44* T.V3*S 7o.*r. *‘3re i©2 i#i.:i »- 43 *1 ©ft k« 19 *4 7 4 14 *3 M.iS M U « 1 25% * I ?4% I 1 4 :»S *1% V«7 tn ©7 11 si ]©ft 14 50 U S** .Of*© 0»:« »'i2 3 .11** .11* :io© :»«5 .4.7% 44 4235 4335 91ft I *i 7 1 % * 7 % 1?% 14% 12 7© 13.14 45.00 45 •© Financial By BROADAN WAI4-. • tty I Bjvmal Serflrt. New York. April 52.—The stock market Is now suffering from the one factor which assures continuance for at least 90 days of the constructive movement in the stock market—ran- ■ tion. Ho many bankers and import ant captains of industry have been advising caution that the country as a whole is unconsciously heeding the warnings with the result that rapid expansion has been checked in most directions. Ivess urgent demand is causing prices of some raw materials to react. This will delay indefinitely the col lapse which would have occurred had expansion kept going ahead at the rapid rate noted at the time Wall street first Mtard about the possibility of a general advance in rediscount rates Oplnen t arefnlly Molded. Oplnon governs th# trend of quoted #fo- k merk#* values It hsa to he rare, fully wiildad befoi# »h« general public srt» Th# absence of the public from stock speculations i» th# result of con stant advice given customers by broker sge bouses to fake profit*. Kverybody has i become saturated with taution Another reason for expecting n con ; tlnuatlon of business prosperity h#e In th# possibility of a mill buyers’ strike Pom# of th# buyers for different department ■'tores have already informed manufac turers of r• rialn lines that they do not intend to follow up th# rise In prlrea tine Influence which is retarding th# i < onstru< tlv # movement I* th# large sup ply <>r undigested stocks which are afloat | i in th# atrc#». This week may witness a broadening of business in th# transportation shares i coincident wiiih th# publication nf th# earlTthge of th# common carriers for March New tom Pugar. New York, April ?1 —Th# reduction In »h# estimate for tht# '■■ir i sugar crop [ by if. a llimeiy. a leading authority, to ! J.7J&.00tl fona. bad a bullish effect In th# sugar market today. In raws business wms light and thar# was no Indication of whst refiner# would pay. although there appeared to be nothing available below 61, rent# for t'uba#, co*t and freight, equal in £ fftc for centrifugal. There »m a sale of 7 509 begs of <\u..as to an operator at • -**c, fob Cuba. Th# opening wee 19 to 17 points higher and price* continued to work higher, with May selling at 9.41c, July at 6.2a* and September at «.7»c, or 41 to 42 point* above yesterday's close Realis ing checked the advance and caused re action* of I to in point* with final prices IS to 2« point* higher Closing Mar. I 22c, July, 5.57c; September, 5 5tc and L>e'-eniber 4. lie Refined sugar was firm and unchanged at • for fme granulated but th*» de mand w-a* moderate with buyer* at! 11 in. cltned to be cautious. Ttef.ned augur future* nominal The r*w sugar future* market closed strong with final quotation* 15 to 25 points higher than yesterday's close gucis'ion on augar future* ro*e to new high for the } ear but fell back a> profit* were re#'tied CHICAGO % 9 0 oaTDkeeLr BIG LIVE STOCK SALE On account «*f insufficient lummrr pasture. The Platte Valley land A In* ves*ment Co will aril at public auction on their ranch located 14 mile* south west of Holdrege. Neb 12 mile* southeast of Bertrand, Neb and la miles northeast of Oxford. Neb. TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1923 bOO—HEAD of CATTLE—bOO Consisting of 400 HEAD CHOICE YOUNG HEREFORD COWS 100 OF THESE WITH CALVES AT FOOT The*# rows are bred to pure herd Hereford hulls 100 HEAD OF CHOICE SEPTEMBER CALVES 90 HORSES—These are all good Percheron mare* rang ing in age from four to six year* old. Weighing from 1,000 to 1,300 pound*. FARM MACHINERY—10-20 tractor, nearly new. Two row cultivator. Two-row litter. Two-bottom gang plow. One nine-foot di*c. Eight-foot binder, nearly new. Two-di*c plow. The above machinery equipped with tractor hitch, (talk drill, horae power feed grinder. TERMS Purchasers who do not have hanking connection* with the Mold* rrge banka will please come prepared to pa? ca»h : to those who do hav# Hold* reg# hanking connection* a credit of six months will be extended on approved note* drawing 10 per e#nt interest Free transportation front llaldreg# to and from Ranch for buyer* from a distant* Hampton llot*!, headquarters Sale start* at 10 a. m. Barbecue lunch at noon. PLATTE VALLEY LAND & INVESTMENT CO. R. M. TERRILL, Manager. Col T. C. Jensen and Col. Oocor A. Carlson, Auctioneers. C O Olson. Clerk New York Bonds By Auofiated Press. »w York. April 22.— Bond prices displayed a slightly firmer tone dur ing the past week due largely to easier money rates and fresh buying power because of the comparatively small amount ot new issues offered. Excluding the offerings of $73,000,000 in federal land bank bonds, new issues during the week totaled only $18,646. 000. Only one industrial issue was offered and there was no new rail road financing. The features of the bond market was the strength ot foreign govern ment issues, most of the French bonds and the Tokto 5s going to new high records. Buying of foreign bonds was attributed to speculative expectation of an early settlement of the Ruhr problem. Government Honds Kfurtionnry. United Staffs government bond* were slightly reactionary, du« no doubt to spec ulative uncertainty as to the t*rnis of the 1 next financing by the government. Flue-j t ua' Ions, however, were within < ompara tlvely narrow limits. Sugar company bonds, whicn mov*d into h gher ground! during the e arly days of i h* * **k «m augar prices for raw .sugar. reacted' aonie vjth the siocka. on i^»- announce snent of the government's suit to curb speculation in th» raw product. An Increased demand for railroad nmrt- 1 gages was apparent. particular y t h , high grad* investment issu* - Munh . f this buying was Influences) by optim ~i < anticipation of the March earrflnga manta, Money rat** continued relatively ca*:, call loans on th* New York stock ex change dropping up low as 4 per cen* at the end of the week. Th*ie was more time money available at 51* per cent fori th* shorter maturities. While there is no new foreign financing in immediate prospect. considerable in tereat was displawd In New York >n the Austrian international loan which .* expected to be offered In London a.id other Kuropgan centers neft week Maturing Obligation*. Corporation obligations motor ng In May totals $44 11$ 950 as compare.) with $84.80$,$70 rn April and with <'<*714510 in May. 1$2. The larg*»t railroad i«-*>j*» maturing ia ISdOO.NO 4 p*r r*nt bonds of the Delaware. La^kawaia & Western I'ailroad company and th* iaigc-st ndua trlal issue is a t15.000.0u0 Chile Copper company conxertibl* 7 per cent bond The major portion of th* latter if sue • ! ready has h** n convert edgin’o stock The important Issues Affyred during the week, in addition to th* <75,000,000 Farm [.and bank bonds inelud* Threc milllon. se\en hundred fifty thousand dollar * p*r cent one to eight year gold notes of the Bo**on Store of Chicago at, prices to yield 5 1$ f<> * per cent, accord ing to maturity: <3.000.000 7 per « -nt 30-year first mortgage bond* of the B*af Mountain-l!uds<>r River Bridge company at 981* to yield ".In* par cent; f- OOO.uOU 5 per cent ‘’•-year f rat i.*n and r*fund:ng mortgage bonds of the Houston Lighting 6 Power company at Mr>3 to >;*id 5.75, per cent; <2.500,000 5 p*r « »*nt -0-year farm loan bonds of the Southern Minne sota Joint Stock Land ban* at 1 •* : to yield 4 H *o 5 per cent dependent on matur ity and $2,000,000 8 p**r rent 24 year f:r*t , mortgage bonds of the Portland Light A Power company at $4** to yield C 4a per i«nt. Omaha Produce BUTTER. Creamery—Loral jobbing price to retail era; Extras. 4>o; extra in '0-lb. tuba, Uc; standard. 4* firsts, 44r. Dairy—Buyers are paying 24c for besi table butter 'wrapped roll) 22c for com mon anu 37c for p«' king stock. BLTTKKF AT For No. 1 cream local t uyers are pay ing 24r a' country rations. 4*c detiv sred Omaha; Sc '*■-■#» for No. 2 cream. FKKell MILK Some buyers of whole milk are quoting I? -i per <w- for f e*h m. a tea ng 34. delivered on dairy platform Omaha. BOGS .Moat buyera are pa; ng around IT 29 r*r aae for fr*-rh egg* «rew cases In ude«j«. either by freight oj atpreat prepaid Oma ha; e*ate h^ld eggx at market ‘Slue Jobbing pri e to retailer* Extra fan^y. , 20. aele'-'s. 34c; current receipt®, 37.. No 1 small. 2»< ; cracks. 22c. POt’Ll RT 1 ve—Heavy he a an-, oui'e'.s. 2'c; light ( he *• ar<l pullet® 2' . 1323 br« ; e-a. I4* t» to 1 t%-lb . 40c p*r lb. stag* all siaea. !7c., capons, over 7 lb*., 2»c; Leghorn poultry about Sc lea*. nrd cocks. 1. ; du k« fat. full feathered, l*c. geese fat full feath ered. 12c; turkey*, fa* * lb* and up 2be; , no • uils. *1-k or cr ippled poultry wanted. Jobbing price* of dres-ed poultry to re tailers. 1423 broiler*, ihr: *rrjng*. 2ie; 1 heavy hen*. 2*c; light her.*, 24« : roo*ters. i lie; ducks. 2ic . ge^e. 22- turkeys, lie. BEEP* CUTS The wholesale price* of beef cute in ef feel today ate as follows Ribs. No. 1, 26c; No. ?, 24c; No, |, JSA I,Oin»—No 1, 3$c; No. 2. 31**; No. t, t(j<% Roun»l»—No. 1, 164c; No. 2. 16c; No, %* 12 4*. Chucka—No. 1, 12c; No. 2, 114c| No. 3, 10c. CHEUMC. Local J-.bbers are selling Amerirt(| ch**se, fancy grade. at the fol owe lng price*; Twins, 234^; sing!* daisies, 24c; double daisies. 234c; Toung Ameri ca*. 25c. longhorns. 244c; square prints, 25c; brick, 25 4c.* FRUITS Pineapples—Florida 20~3C sizes. per crate, I? SO. Rhubarb—California, per box, about 49 lbs.. 33.50. Strawberries—Louisiana, fancy, 24 full pints, per crate, $6.0* Bananas—Per lb, 6 4c. Oranges—California navels, extra fan**y, per box* S''ordfng to size, ft 59 0 5.50, choice, according to size, 25 0 50c leas; Tan gerines. California, 13.75 per box. Lemons—California, extra fancy, 200 to 360 sizes. 17.00: choice, 300 to 360 size*, |6.60; limes. 13 90 per hundred Grapefruit—Florida. fancy, a;i g zes. 14.50 0 5.50 per box. chor-e. * rding to size, 60c to 11.00 l'«i |>r box. «'ranberrie#—Fancy tape Cod late Howps, 50-q* boxe*. $6 00 Box Apples—Washington Jonathan*, fancy. $2 25; Northern Hp> choice, $175: Rome Beauties, according ’o g *d«\ $2 00 ^2 60; Newton Pippins, a $: '0. Pet main-*, fan'-. $j Win pxi-g fancy Washington, f -7 3 €z Arkansas lila>k. extra fancy. *‘ 500 2 75; Hp.’zen bergers. all size*. $3 90. i • saps, 17.50; fancy niaaka B» n i- ■ $5.75; fancy Nebraska On no $• fa - * Iowa Grimes Gold*;!. $3.0'*; cl* e Ne braska Ben Davis. $4 7' , choi'e N- * ■ a • iano. $5.75; choice Nebraska Wines* ps, $6.50/ Figs—California. 2 4 1 ot carlo- l*o*fe. $2.75; 50 *-oz. carton boxes. $ 7: New Smyrna figs, 5-lb. >*«»x, per lb.. Dates—Hollow*. 7“ - lb. but'S, J' *• per Dromedary. 56 10-oz. cases. $6.75 per case. VEGETA HI.El* Potato**—Nebraska. No. 1 Ru*«et Hj rais. sacked. $1.25 per nvt , Ne-braasa Lari* Oiiios. V - 1. $1.25 pnr ewt.; Nebras ka Early t»bi<>* No. 2. $1.09 per ttv . •Minn'1 -a <J River Ohio; No. 1. $] 60 Per cwt . i'o<L,r,i<i*t Brown Beauties. No 5 $1.69 pe v. Idaho Russet Burbarw • $1.75 per - wt. N* Po a ■ -—1 vda n sa^ks. per lb . lOc I i • r rots, per doz bunches, $: 00. Old Root*—Beets, -arrotjr, turnips, pars nips. rutabagas, per lb, -4c; In sacks, per lb . 3c. Sweet Potatoes — Southern, hamper, #2.00; Jersey Seed. 4". b* , $175 Ra lights—New southern. per dox. bunch's, 75 0$0c. Onions—Southern, new, p*>r d-z. bur.cbes, 99c; Ohio whites, per c*i.; likOO. Red Globes sack lots, per lb. 4 4c; yellow, sack lots, per Ib-, 4 4c; Imported Span* tsh. pe- crate. * J 5 0. Lettuce—California r ad (4 doz >, per crate, $425; jk dOf., i. . . hot llOUSC. leaf. per do;-. . Mushrooms—Per ib . 76015c Egg Plan*—Selected, per lb . 20c. Pepper*—Green, market basket, per ib , 25c. Bears—Southern wax or green, per hamper. $5 00. Asparagus—1"Per i- . .n crate*. pm lb . 29c. W Cali flower—California, per crate, 12.00. Parsley — Per doz. bunches, 70c. Celery—Plor.da. r *»r doz. bunches, ac cording to size. $2.0001 60. II Chicks Will I Grow Faster I —stronger, nea. truer, I too, if they're rightly I fed. The easiest Way f to make bone, nuscle, I and feathers, in the I little bodies is to feed I Pratts Buttermilk I Baby Chick Food I the onelna! “baby food for M baby chicks"—contains the I hn^st ingredientsforhealthy ■ I growth and prevefuingcbick I I ailments. 1 ry it— 1 | "Vour Monet Ba h ff YDU I I A r« .Vo/ Sahtftm J (||j M * Prat? dca'.er n*»r ■ I I PttATT FOOD CO Phila Chicaco. Tor.m'.a. M PWATf5~SO-» YEAR The Farm Paper’s Place in the Community. ’ The farm paper i* a great clearing house for ideas and '» formation Its messages o< better farming and marketing methods add millions of dollars to the farmers' income Its fair and sane presentation of the problems of the farmer in their relation to the problems of other industries tends to create that spirit of cooperation which Is necessary for uni versal prosperity. Its advocacy of better living conditions on the farm brings modern conveniencies to many'farm homes. This is the service that a good farm paper renders *o the community. For more than half s century The Nebraska Farmer has been counselor, friend and companion to the farmers of this territory. Thru good years and bad It has fought shoulder to shoulder with the farmers for the ad vancement of agriculture —helping, in its own way. without fear aDd without bombast, to make farming a little easier, to make farm homes a little more comfortable and farm facv llies a little happier. Many of the readers of The N-'braska Farmer are men and women whose parents and grandparents were reading it when the present generation was ' et unborn. Growing up ta homes where, from infancy. It was common for them to hear The Nebraska Farmer quoted as an authority on agricultural aubjects, they naturally think of The Nebraska Farmer • imply as "My Taper". What its subscribers read in The Nebraska Farmer thev believe because they have not been intentionally mislead, either thru the editorial or advertising columns \\ hen an error of Judgment has caused some read er a loss he has been promptly reimbursed. If such a publication la'of interest lo you. either to he’p you keep Informed about agricultural conditions in Nebraska, or to help you Increase your sale* in this territory, w* will appreciate the opportunity of sending you a sample copy. THE NEBRASKA FARMER 7U Omfy Wmkty Fmrm Fmprr PxM.hrJ m S^rmtka LINCOLN J» . $i par ****** § ***** ?** 11 **** * »«•