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Nebraska Seed Potato Output Is Tripled in Year Inspection Work by State Col lege of Agriculture Self Supporting and Helps Growers. Lijjcoln, Nov. 4.—Nebraska has tripled Its output of certified seed potatoes this year, according to Prof. H. O. Werner of the state college of agriculture, who has Just returned from the western part of the state. He estimates that the crop of pota toes that have passed three rigid field tests from the college of agriculture will total 250,000 bushels, or approxi mately 400 carloads. For several years seed potato au thorities have been working to build up Nebraska’s crop, which can find a ready market in the south if it can be labeled "tested and certified seed potatoes." Under the plan now in force, field agents of the college of agriculture are sent to every grower of seed potatoes who applies for in spection. The first inspection is made in July, a second in August and a final field inspection in September. t After the potatoes are in the hins there Is a last inspection, when they are looked over for scab, insect in juries, cuts and knobs. The inspectors are instructed to reject potatoes that do not come up to grade one of thp federal stand ards, the only exception being made In the matter of size. AVhen the last test is completed the owner of the accepted potatoes is given a certifi cate and a tag which he fastens on the bag in which the potatoes are placed for shipment. The bag is sealed and purchasers of seed po tatoes in Louisiana and Texas are as sured that they are receiving only “Nebraska certified seed potatoes.” Before potatoes were planted this season the college .of agriculture re ceived requests for inspection from owners of 5,800 acres, representing 315 fields. As the season wore on the inspectors rejected acre after acre that did not meet requirements, -until the final field Inspection was made on 2.900 acres, or 125 fields. In the field, according to Prof. Werner, tests can be made that are Impossible after the potatoes have been put in the bins, and certain tests are neces sary at certain periods in the de velopment of the potatoes. The inspection is self-supporting, each grower paying a specified fee per acre. The college has found that itA can support the work by charging a minimum fee of 25; «n additional charge of 50 cents an acre Is made for every acre over 10, and 25 cents is paid for every acre over 50. If the field Is rejected after the first inspection half of the fee is remitted, a quarter Is returned if It fails on the second Inspection, and no money is returned if the potatoes fail to meet the bln tests. On potatoes that have been passed a charge of 3 cents a bushel Is Imposed befors the cer tificate is given. Last year the greater part of Ne braska’s seed potato crop went to Louisiana, it having been highly recommended by the Louisiana col lege of agriculture which has been conducting an educatior.a. campaign on the value of certified potatoes to the grower. The remainder of the crop is taken up by Oklahoma and Texas. It has been found that these southern states cannot produce their own seed potatoes wdth the same facility as the more northern ones, as potato diseases and insects thrive more readily in the warmer climates «nd the stock deteriorates more rapidly. ^The seed potatoes that Nebraska sells to the extreme southern tip of Texas will be planted between Christ mas and New Year's day and will be marketed in April. Lpuisiana and Okihhoma will plant in February and their crop will be gathered in Way. Egg Show Special Poultry Feature Exhibit at Auditorium, No vember 26 ^ ill Include New Department. The Omaha Poultry association is planning to include an egg show as a special > feature of its 10th an niversary poultry exhibit to be held at the Municipal auditorium Novem ger 26 to December 1. The announcement comes as a step in the "better egg” movement which is finding favor with poultrymen s as sociations throughout Nebraska. Co operative marketing organizations have included the standardization of the egg as one of their numerous activities. In some places tho white egg. which is laid by such chickens as the White Leghorn, is popular, and all other fowls are being sent to market. Ire other sections of the country, the brown egg is in great demand. Much energy is being directed toward having farmers buy ail their chicks from day-old and week-old nurseries, and send all their roosters to the slaughter pen. At the Omaha egg show, a silver cup will be awarded for the best dis play of white eggs. A similar trophy will be given for the best display of brown eggs. Besides these prizes, the association is offering several cash specials. Farmer Has Elevator and Dump for Handling Grain Falrbury, Neb., Nov. 4—Carl Bohlmeyer, a farmer living In Gibson precinct, built a storage granary on his farm a year ago with a capacity of 7,000 bushels. He has just com pleted putting a dump and modern elevator system to conduct the farm products to the storage bins. When he threshes wheat, he emp ties it In the dump. It is carried from the pit in revolving cups and is deposited in the bin. requiring about three minutes to carry a 60 bushel load. He is now shucking com and empties a 40-bushel load of ear corn In the pit and that is car ried to the corn bin In elss than five minutes. This storage house Is not a large one but was constructed at a cost of $2,000. and the dump and elevator at an addiona! $400. - With the County Agents Blair.—County Agent J. A. Fouts of Washington county reports a decided shortage" of corn plckera. He says that m. few men are being placed each day through, his office and the co-operation of the county farm bureau, but that the demand "keeps well ahead of the supply. Mr. Fouts says that about 10 men are needed at present and that they are to be offered 5 cents per bushel where an elevator Is used and 6 cents where the corn must be scooped. Seward.—Corn planted for seed snd variety tests In this county was husked recently and It was found that In most cases the smooth corn brought a better yield than the dent corn, according to the county agent. Syracuse.—The county agent reports that Interest in the agricultural exten sion dressmaking schools in Otoe county Is quite large and that nine dress forms have been made by the 20 women who are working under th*- horn*- economics division of the extension service. Plan Corn Show. Stockvllle—Farmers in this county have been invited to exhibit their corn at a corn show which will be staged Novem ber 16. | Meadow Grove—An exhibit of yellow sweet clover sent by S. M. Switzer, living near here. Is thought to be the only graiu exhibit sent from this county to the International Livestock and Grain khow at Chicago. Battle Creek—Farmers in this county completed the year's c^airy milk and feed record projects sponsored by the agricul tural extension service. They will open the next year's work on this project about the first of next, month, according to County Agent R. A. Stewart. Dlscuse Feed Experiments. Verdon—About 60 livestock feeders Richardson county attended a recent meeting at the farm of Emerson Bowers near here, and discussed the experiments carried on by the state agricultural ex tension service and the experience* of local feeders. Blair—A sewing society and a pig club, both of which completed the year's pro gram prescribed by the agricultural ex tension service, recently held their •'achievement day" celebration. . Recita tions. club cheering and songs opened the program and after the certificates of I achievement, which recognize the year's work, were presented, the boys and girls wars served luncheon. Ngcors—Poultry culling, feeding and housing were discussed at a recent meet ing on the farm of Harry Erlcksen, near here. County Extension Agent C. R. Young promoted the meeting which (was well attended. "These subjects are pertinent at this time as the flock and Its environment should be at their best for winter egg production," the county agent declared. Demonstrate Dams. Dakota City—Brush darns snd soil erosion were subjects of a demonstration at the farm ef Nicholas Simmons, near h*r«- __ Wahoo—M. P. Posson, state agricul tural extension agent, Lincoln, is scheduled to address a meeting of live stock feeders here November 16. Lexington—Smooth corn yield in tests conducted on six farms In this county averaged 66 bushels per acre, while the rough corn yield was but 45 bushels per acre, according to the county agent. The county agent declared that farmers are much Interested in the tests, because fully 75 per cent of them have been In the habit of selecting the rough type for seed purposes. Geneva—Girls of the Wide Awake Can ning club canned 2.447 quarts of fruit, vegetables, meat, pickles, relishes, Jams and preserves fluring the season, accord \ Jng to the county agent s report He de clared that the market price for the canned goods was about 11.282. and that the total cost was more than $620. there "**Unmaking a profit of $661 or more "The girls of this club are properly named, he ssid. _ Discuss Corn Tests Jackson—The demonstration corn plot on the H M. Heals farm, three miles southwest of here, is being husked There ere 17 lots of corn in the test plot, rep resenting rough and smooth types of corn# secured from farmers In this vicinity. After husking Is finished s meeting Is to be held at whi'h farmers In attend Anee will discuss the results of the testa. Fremont—Members of Dodge county agricultural clubs are being urged by Countv K.xtenslon Agent P N Hauser to devote some time to *he "finish up of their club work The "flnUJ* up. he mi y s is the writing of reports of the work done during the summer, so that dub members mav receive the "rertlfl cMe of achievement" Issued bv the agri cultural extension service to those com pleting a year’s work In addition to the certificate he announces several swards, including • ash premiums srhol s rshins ami free trips to the authors of the reports. Fremont—From reports comibg Int; the office of the county agent and the county farm bureau here 1t la apparent that the corn yield in Dodge county will fall short of the original estimate, with a large number of moldy ears, ranging from 2 lo 10 per rent and with manv fic.ds showing deficient In quantity and quality, R. N. Hauser, the county agent, said. Teat Petitions Signed. Wahoo—Petitions for testing and eradication of tuberculosis in this bounty are coming in fine, according to Countv 1.xtension Agent Walter F. Roberts, who said that 517 stork owners had signed th« petition* for application of the n**w state Jaw on bovine tuberculosis. Mr Roberts, In urging cattle owners of the county to ask for the inspection and lnaetnnlfi atlon of their cattle by th • state, said that tuben ulosl* irr cattle, if left undisturbed, will double itself every 15 years, but that it is possible to entirely clean out the infection. Hattie Creek — At a cornhusker meeting here, several cornpn kers expressed the opinion that it would be unwi,-* to at tempt to set any specific price for pick ing wages, because of the difference in cot and the distance from Feld* and elevators. Fanners in the county are rt ported as paying 5. 5 V* and *, < sots p«-r tushei to cot-p pickers. The yield in the county is estimated to average 50 bushels per acre. Lexington—A total of 631 patterns were cut by women who attended a childrens' clothing demonstration staged by t hr agricultural and home economics exten sion service In several towns tu this coun ty' recently, according to the county agent Rompers, dress©* boys’ suits and apr .ns were patterned At som* future date the childrens clothes made from the pat terns will be exhibited, the agent an nounced. Cooking I* Discussed. Red Cloud—Miss Florence Atwood, foods and nutrition specialist from the ■state agricultural college Lincoln, ad dressed five community women’s meet. *5®>* R* this county on "Comparison of Menus’’ recently. The women were part of^ those who have psrtlcipated in the ’’Fruit and Vegetable Budget’' project backed by tho extension service. Fremont.—Up to date men have been coming In slowly for com husking work In Dodge county. County Agent Mauser states, adding that of the 200 needed In the county, only a few buskers are placed each day. Pfockvllle—-Animal parasites ars "profi teers’’ and "unnecessary middlemen." County Agent W H. Campbell deflates, adding that there is not room on the farm fo'- "so many business interest* to work If the farmer t« to make a profit." Mr. Campbell recommends the use of a mixture of one part of kerosene and two parts of lard for eradication of parasite*, which he declares make cattle thin and thereby cause a large loss of feed. Feed Meeting f ailed Dakota <Tty—For the purpose of dis cussing the result* of cattle and hog feeding experiment* carried on at the state agricultural college *( Lincoln dur ing the year M P. Poaaon of the agri cultural extension service hne been In vited to apeak to a meeting of Dakota county farmers on November 15. Rod Cloud—Women * clubs In several communities In Webster county are sponsoring the formation, through the public schools, of better food habits for glowing children. The children are weighed and measured and »*rh child given a card to denote his or her physl cal condition. A white card is given to those of normal weight, a blue one to thoso less than 7 per cent under weighr and a red -ard for more than 7 per cent 1 under weight. In six week* the < hlldrcn ars again weighed and silver or gold Hfars are presented to those gaining weight, if found under weight at the first weighing. Orchards Need Fare. Geneva—The reason Nebraska has fewer smnll orchafd* of fruit now than In for mer years Is that the tree* that have been dying In the Inst few years were Planted by early saltiers who came from the east and who had given the tre. * more patience and care. says County Agent L. W. Thompson of Fillmore coun ty "We people who were raised on the prairie* have not learned the psti*n e and care that was practiced bv our fore fathers and therefor** we have not been successful In this work *s they were The fact that there are some good srehards In the counfv I* proof that they can be grown, hut they require care ’ Dakota City -It whs decided at a meet Ing here to hold (he annual farm buiesu meeting Um Dakota county ni (hi* dtv on f)e« ©mb t 7 Marry L Ke f**, presi dent. of the state farm bureau federation, has been asked to address the meeting. It was said. Falmvrs torn variety test* carried on near here and near Fugle will be com pleted thi* week find sample* will be husked and weighed bv t ->un»v extension Agent DeljoniL and I»v I' M Stewart, agronomist, of the state *grtcitltoral col >er< who will also conduct field meet ings. The Business Barometer . _ Thif Week"? Outlook in Commerce, Finance, Agriculture and Industry Based on Current Developments. By THEODORE IX PRICE. Editor Commerce and Finance. New York. Copyright. I{>23. *Thls is written on u trip through the south and mlddlewest Thus far I have visited Charlotte. N. Macon and Co lumbus. cia.. and Apelike and Montgom ery. Ala In each place manv men of affairs have been interviewed. With but few exceptions, they are all opti mistic. but until Wednesday, when the New York stock market turned upward, their optimism was querulous and quali fied by an admission that hcv could not understand the weakness of stocks. The doubt created by the recent droopl ness of quotations on the Stock exchange is mentioned because it as a psycholo gical Influence *0 important that it (an nul be ignored. In the south theru ia but little marginal speculation in stocks or bonds: the quotations are. neverthe less. widely published and carefully scanned, especially by the bankers and more important business men. whose views shape public opinion. Until Wednesday they feared that the persistent weakness of the stock market portended some un seen trouble, but the action of the United States Steel corporation in raising Its quarterly dividend on the common stock to 1 per cent has dissipated the apprehension felt, and here, as elsewhere, the result has been distinctly tonic. I’roSTTerlty for South. Therefore, there Is nothing In sight to Impair what is probablv the soundest prosperity tho cotton states have ever enjoyed, .for while tho cotton crop is very short. the sum received for it promises to be the largest on record. The government report on Friday esti mated the yield at 10.248.000 bales The estimate did not subtract a bale from the actual yield, but it caused an immediate advance of more thnn a cent a pound. When to the sum received for their cot ton there is added what the farmers have obtained for the other things th«*v have learned to produce, the total will probably exceed nil precedents in ^lie history of southern agri. uiture. There are, of course, certain districts in which the people Hre suffering because thev planted nothing but cotton and failed to get a crop, but in most localities the de ficiency in the yield of cotton has been more than offset bv what has been ob tained for 1 he tobacco, fruit and live stock produced. The great prosperity of the southern cotton manufacturers and the money put into circulation bv the construction of new plants, as well as I'V the sale of older plants to northern capitalists, are also factors which make for a sustained prosperity unless there shall be an out burst of speculation that carries values into altitudes that are dangerous. Tourists (in to Florida. One th'ng bv which the obForvant trav eler in the south Atlantic, slates will be greatly impressed, is the number of auto mobile tourl.^s who are already on their way to Florida. For the most part thev appear to be people of moderate means, but with funds enough to spend a win ter of idleness in a semi tropicaj climate. Manv of them explain their early start by saving they are anxious to get to Florida in time to enter their children in the public schools there. From this it is to be inferred that they do not. expect to return until the late spring The movement. which includes many me chanifs and other wave earners with their families, must number at least lou. 00<» persons. Bv those who believe that, a winter of Idleness for sc anv potential producers is economically desirous, this heglra will not be approved, but it cannot be denied that it furnishes Impressive evidence of our national prosperity and the oppor tunity for .-nloyment which high wages have brought to the working people of this country. Mbv Reduce Wages. Manv thoughtful persons are asking, however, w hether reductions in wages h re not among the probabilities for the future The cut of 10 per cent an nounced bv the copper companies, and the statement of the leading "movie producers, that thev will stop work until costs come down, came close enough to gether to attract much attention. Neither of these industries Is trulv barometric. Hut demand for steel continues low. ami if the companies find if. necessary to re duce prices thev are likely to cut wages also. Nor would It be surprising if the same temptation presented Itself to some of the textile mills. for wages, in terms of buying power/ are the highest in our hlstorv. which cannot bo said of profits. In the possibility of wage reductions there is no cause for pessimism, for they would level inequalities rather than re duce the general buying power. By many economists reductions in certain costs and prices are regarded as essen tial if 1924 is to be as good a business year as 1923 has been. Major Factors Favorable. Most of the major factors in the busi ness sit nation are distinctly favorable. Prices .if farm products were firm last week and the Department of Agriculture points out that their purchasing power., though still at a disparity compared with manufactured goods, is the highest fn three years. There Is no noticeable let up in the great volume of business being transacted, as Indicated by railroad load ings bank clearings and statistics of an and mail order trade. Our foreign trade has been growing re cently. So much .(instruction work re mains to be done that nustness Is sure to get a great Impetus from it next spring and much mom building than usual will lie undertaken rhis winter, for the con struction people are trying hard tu keep busy the year round. The pit So of money is the best assurance that this work will be carried on. Af ter several months of firmness rales arc going off slightly as money Is being re turned to the financial centers from the ! agricultural districts faster than Indus try n-eds it. This augurs well for the bond market and for business enterprise everywhere. Ah George K. Roberts of the National City bank points out. “We have never had n serious depression in this country which began in an easy money market- It is not conceivable that a real crisis can develop wh j pressure which results from an over ex tended credit situation.” Ktirope Still liisrttled. Hopes entertained in some quarters that the conference of experts on repara tions would produce great results have been dashed by ' Poincare’s refusal to discuss the really vital aspects of the . uestion and little can be expectetKof th< meeting if it is held Premier Baldwin s .inrun! that. Great Britain contemplates a policy of Inflation is the most impor tant news from abroad. The issue is not disposed of. however, and a general elec tion is among the probabilities. otherwise the European situation is not improved, bpt our markets continue impervious to It. Trade Review. Figures are for last week, the previous week, and last year: Bank clearings (Bradstreets) in thou sand . $7,295,176. $6 940.687, $7,794,359. Business failures, 310, 387, 3GB. Federal Reserve ratio. 76.3 per cent. 76.8 per cent. 76.0 per cent. Security prices, New York Stock ex Twenty Industrials, 888.41, $86.48, $98.50 I Twenty railIroads, »$80.01. $77.78. $90 «8. Forty Bonds. $^«J. $86.56, $89 41. i Commodity prices: Wheat, December delivery, Chicago. $1.07, $1.07. $1 15*4. Corn December delivery, Chicago, 71 78 %c, 6SC. Pork. ribs. January delivery, Chicago, $9.20. $9.30, $9 70. •Wcf, good dressed steers. Chicago, $177)0 $17 on. flff.no Sugar, refined. New York, 8.70c, » 10c. 6c Coffee Rio No. 7, New York, llHc, 11 Ur, 10 84 c. Cotton, middling. New York. 81.60c. 31 r . 24 36c. Print cloths. New York. 7*4<,1 "’4c. 7Hc. Wool, dnrrscstlc average. New York. 74.28- . 74 28c 76 Mr , Silk. No. 1. Sinshiu. New York. $• 10. $8 '25. $8 35. Rubber, crude, plantation. New York 267ir 25*4c. 22c. Hides, packing, No. 1, New York. 15c, ' iron. No. 2, Philadelphia, 126 71, 136.25, * steel billet,. Pltteburith. It: Ml. 542 50, Ho no _ Omaha Produce Omaha. Nov. 3. BUTTER. Creamery—Local lobbing price to retail ers. extra*. 49c. extras in oO-lb. tuba, 4Sc; standards, 4*e; firsts, 46« Dairy- Buyer* are paying 37018c for bent table butter In rolls for tubs 32 ©34c for common narking stork. For best sweet, unsalted butter 4‘tc. BUTT ERF AT. For No. 1 cream local buyers aj-e pay ing 43c at country stations. 49c deliv ered Omaha FRESH MILK $2 40 per cwt. for fresh milk testing t 5 delivered on dairy platform Omaha. EGOS. Delivered Omaha, in new cases: Fancy white* 41c: select* 38 ©40c; small and dirts. 25 0 20 o teks. 21022c as Jobbing price to r« tollers; 1' s specials. 4 4 : u S extras. 40041c; No. 1 small 1032c; checks. 210 25c. storage selects. • 2c. POULTRY Buyers are paying tne following prices Alive—Heavv hens 16© lsc; light hens. 14013c; Leghorn* about ;*.e ]es* spring*. 15016c lb.: broilers, It, lbs. under 210 21c; Leghorn broilers and springs 12# 14c; roosters 10c; spring ducks, fat and full feathered 124/16/ ih old du ks. fat and full f-afhered. 10 012c; ge. se. loc; Pigeons. 11.00 per dozen, no culls, sick or | crippled poultry wanted. Buyers paying 1 # 3c more than price* above for di eased poultry. Jobbing1 prices of dressed poultry to re tailers: Spring*. 23©24c: broilers. 35c; hen* 21 025c: roosters. 160 17c; spring ducks 3Of Frozen stocks: Ducks. 20 <4 25c; turkeys. ?S*ftAc; geese. 20©25c. BEEF CUTS Wholesale prb •* of beef cuts effective today are as follow*; No. 1 rib*. 29c . No. 2. 22c: No 3 16c: No. 1 round*. 19c; No. 2. 16c; No. 3. lOt^c: No. 1 loins. 36c; No. 2. 28c : No. 3. 17c; ip*4c; No. 1 chucks 15c; No. 2. 11 Sc; No. 3. 9< No. 1 plates. Rc; No. 2. 7He; No. 3. 6 t,c. RABBITS Cottontails, per doz 12 40; lacks Per do*.. 12.4 0. FRESH FISH. Omaha jobbers are gening at about the following price* f. o b Omaha K.mcv white fl*h mkt.; lake trout 26c; fgnev sliver salmon. 22c:; pink salmon. 17c: hali but. 10c; northern bullhead*, tumbo. 20c: sat fish regular run. 21c; channel, north ern. 30© :t2c ; Alaska Red Chinook salmon. 2 sc: yellow Pika. fancy, mkt.; pickerel. He; fillet of haddock. 25c; black rod sable fish, steak. 2tfc. smelts. 25c: flound er* H- crappiea. 200 25c: red snapper. 27c: fr*-«h oyster*, per gallon 12 75©1.It CHEESE. Local jobbers are selling American chee***. fancy grade, a* follows Single dal*i»•*. 27Uc; double daisies 27c; Young America*. 29- ; long horn*. 28V*c: auusre prints. 29c; brick, 2&Vfec; Swiss, domestic. 4hc: block. 18c. Imported. 60c: Imported Roquefort. 65c: New York white. 34c. FRUITS. Jobbing prices: Grapefruit — Florida. fancy. per box. 14.50; Isle of Pines, fancy, $3.76 Cranberries—100-lb. barrels. $11.00; 60 lb boxes. $5 30 Orange* —California Valencias. fancy, per box. 15.00©7 f>0. choice. $4,600$ 00. Bananas—Per pound. 10c. Lemon*—California. fancy. per box, $7 5008 50: choice per box. $6 0007 00. Quince*—California 40-lb. box. $1 ' 0 Pears—Washington De Anjous, box. 13 75; Mbhlgan Kelfers. basket. 11 60, Colorado, $2.0002 60; Winter Nellie, bask et. $2 50 Grapes—California Tokays, about 2 4 lb* net. $2.1302 60: Emperor, kegs. $3 no. Avocados—(Alligator pears), per doaen. $6 00 Apples—Jn boxes Washington Delicious, extra fancy, $'2503 <r fancy, 12 75m 3 00; choice, $7 50; Washington Jonathan*, extra fancy. 12 50; fanrv. 12 tin. Colnr»/li. Jonathans, extra fancy 12 26; fancy, $2.00; choice. 11 50; Winter Banana, f.incy. $2 36; Washington choice, $1 75 Spltzenberger, choice, $1,76; Orltnes Golden, choice, $1.76. j Apples—In hflsketa of id'in 44 lbs. Ida ho Jonathans, choice, fi 7502.00; Grimes Golden, choice. 11 90. looking apple-/ choice 11 10. Delicious, fancy, $2.50; Kmg David, $1.60, old fashioned Win ess ps, $1-76. Apples—In barrels of 146 lbs 1 Iowa StaymaA Wlneaaps. fancy. $« 00 . Delicious. 1 fancy, |6f>0; Jonathans, fancy. $6 00; Ml* sourl York Imperials, fancy, $3 60. Ben Davis, fancy. $4.50; Jonathans, commer- | clal pack. $4 7 6 VEGETABLES. Jobbing price* H«*ney Dew Melons—Colorado, eratea, 10 to 12 melon*. $2 00 Squash—Hubbard. 2c per lb Roofs- Turnips parsnips, beets and car rots. In sacks. 2©3**c per 1b ; rutabagas. I In sar ks. 2c; lex* than sacks. 2 tfre. r*lery—Idaho, per dozen, according to s$: 0002.00: M rhigan. per dot.. 75r. Pepper*- «»reen Mango. per market bat kef. 7 '" »r 11 "0- red Mango, f] Potatoes Nebraska Ohio*. per hundred pound* II 10; Minnesota Ohio*. 11.60; Idaho Whit®-. 24c per lb ripior.a—Washington yellow*, In sarka. per lb. 4 Iowa r*-d *»k. 4c; whites, in sacks. 6c per !b . Spaniah per crate, *2.75; white pickling, per market basket, II 60. I teana—Wax or green, per hamper. 13 fn ' Lettuce—Head. p*r crate, 86.00; per dozen 11.60; leaf. bOe. Egg plant — Per dozen. II 25. Cabbage—Wlaconsln. .5-70 lb. lot*, per lb. 2 4c; In crate*. 2c; 2.000 lb. lot*, lfer. Celery cabbage. 10c per lb. Caullflnw r—Colorado. i er erat*. 11 heads. 6.’ 60 per pound. 15c. Swe-'t Potatoes—Southern, fancy 60-lb. hampers *1.6002.00; barrel, 14 6005.00, Jersey, hampers. 12.50. Parsley—n bunch**, 40c. Ctjruinber* Hothouke, per dozen, 12 00 02 50. FTFLD BEEP* Field Seed ■ -maha and Council Bluffr prb » s for field seed thresher run deliv ered. lobbing houRe* are raying the fol low ng Alfalfa. 115.00011 00: red clover, sir..00014 < • timothy. 16 0007 0": sweet clover. 1*700 9 60. Price* subject to change without notice. HAT. Prices at which Omaha dealer* ar* *#!1 Ipg in carlots. fob. Omaha: Upland Prairie—No. 1. 114 60015 69; No 2. Ill 0‘>4/12.00: No. 3. 17 000* 00 Midland Prairie—No 1. I13OO014OO; No 2 11" 000 1 2 00; No. 3. ISO" 0 7 00. Lowland Prairie—No. 1. 19 "06 10 00; No 2. 14 000 7.0" Packing Hay—11.0007 00 Alfalfa—Chulre. 822.00022.00; No. 1. 82" 0" ff 21 00 standard 118 00020 00; No. 2. lit No 3. 811 000 1 4 Of. Straw—--Oat. |x 0" a 9 00. wheat. 17 00 6 a 00. FEED. Omaha mills and Inhher* are selling their product*, n carload lota at the fql !o mg i>' i f o b (irnaha Ptan—127 60. brewn aborts 13" 00; gray short*. 11150. middling- 131 "0: reddog. 834.00 alfalfa meal, -holce. spot 832 49; lK-rcjnher delivery. 129 60; No 1. spot. 127 4". December delivery. 124 40. lin seed meal, 34 per cent 10; cotton seed meal. 43 per cent. |51 60* homlnv feed, white or vellow. 135"": buttermilk, con. dented. 10-b»-l lota. 3 45c per lb; flak* buttermilk. f*"0 to l.60"-ihe 9r per lb.: eprshejl. dried and giound 1"0 lb bags 8:7 00 ter ton digests, feeding tankage. C" ner cent 140 00 per ton Wheat, feeds, immediate d*llv#ryi FLOUR. First patent, tn 94-lb bag* 14 2004 70 per hbf : fancy clear, in 48-id bajra If 10 per bid Whit# or yellow rornm**a1. per wt., |2.t5. Quotations are for round lota, C. o. b Omaha. HIDES WOOL. TALLOW Trice* printed below are on th* basis of buyers' weight and selections, deliv ered in Omaha Hides—Strictly ahort haired. No. 1. €*; No. 2. 6c; long haired. No 1, 4c. No. 2, 3c; green 5c and 4c. bulla. 5c and 4c; branded. No. 1 6c; glue. No. 1. lr. calf, 10c and *4r; kin. Me and 0 4c; glue sktna. No. J. 2c. dry hide*. No 1. Ic; dry salted. No l. 6c, dry glue. No 1, 4c. deacon*. 60o each, ponies and glues. ll.Lo each; colts. 26'1 each, hog skins. 18c each. Wool—Pelts. II to |1 60 for full wooled skins: spring lambs. 40060c according to slzo and length of woof; clips, no value, wool, 23032c. Tallow and Oreaso— No. 1 tallow. 84o: "H" tallow, 6c; No 2 tallow. 4c; "A** grea *e, fi^r; "B" grease. 6c: yellow grease. 4 4c- brown greaao. 4c; pork » ra> kllngs |6R per ton: beef crackling*. |.15 p»er ton, beeswax 829 per ton. Minneapolis firntn. Minneapolis Minn . Nov * —Wheat — • ’ash. No 1 northern fl 11 4 H l 114: No 1 ilark northern spring, cholc* to fancy 11.04 0 1264 good to choi-» 1114 4 0 1 194: ordinal v to good, ll 1 4 4 ii t 16 4. December 81 l24 May II IS 4 Corn —No. 3 yellow. 790*0'. fiats—No 3 whit* 114 0 284c. Bariev 4*0 59. It ve No 1. 6 4 0 84 4c Flaxseed No 1. 12 37402 404 Poultry Short Course at Lincoln Jan. II to IB Lincoln, Nov. 4.—Th* slat. . of Agriculture hnn eompldcil I.iti* for It* nnnunl poultry abort ..tiir*. which will lie held thin year fn<m January 14 1*. Inclusive. A rcglntm tlon fc« of $1. to h* pnhl on nrrlvnl nt th* rnllcg*. will b« char**<l. I’rof. K. n. Munsrhl of th* college poultry r1*pnrlmctlt will h* In charge. UPDIKE GRAIN SERVICE CONSIGNMENTS— Tour car of groin In our roro grta avary adrantaga oar long aararlaaaa and hattar facilitlaa ran glva. Tha buainraa of thia company la founded upon tha aolld prlnrlpla of looking out for our rU'tnmrra' baot Intaraata. Nat Only RELIABLE SERVICE But SUPERIOR For aafaty and oatlafartlon’a aaka hava your hilling raad. "Notify UPDIKI GRAIN CORPORA! ION** at any of tha markata whata wa oparata TELEPHONE AT LANTIC MIX Grain CkUM» Kanaaa City Mltwaukaa Omaha Livestock Furnished by Bureau of Agricultural Economies. Inited states Department of Agriculture. Receipt* of cattle thi* week have to taled approximately 3H.260 head, a* com pared with an actual supply of 46.233 head last week, and 43.622 head this Week a year ago. The outstanding feature In the market for fat cattle this week has been the broad outlet for veatimg* and medium weight steers and the discrimination against warmedups and the heavy bul locks. While the undertone to the trade has been fairly healthy and there has been no radical change in prices, yet )*>ng cartings and medium-weight fed st-'Ts of good and choice grade are * muted as around 26c* higher, with other grades barely steady* to a little easier. * lie lop for the aevdti rlav period was reached on prime medium-weight steeis at *12 .no. paid for a two-load lot of Hereford*, averaging 1.216 pounds, with numerous sales of choice yearlings and medium-weight steers at a spread of * 1 0. .;U 'n 1 l 6U. with the general run of HteerM and yearlings, all weights, from J.S.25 © 10.60, with warmedups on down to *J 00 As is usual towards the close of the range, season. Quality was lacking in ^he range steer offerings, and such was the case this week. The deal is rated as weak for the period under ie vlew. bulk grass steers to packers at I5.U0 ©6.60, a few on up to *7.35. Market on grass cows and heifer* received good support from both packers and shippers and a degree of strength, figure* 16© 26c. Is noted from a week ago. A spread of * 5.60© 4 60 takes in the maturity of sales of gras* cows, with the ordinary run of heLfera from *4.25©5.25, few odd lots above this figure. Hardlv enough gram fed she stock has been Included to test market conditions or to establish Quota tions Canners and cutturs have ruled stronger, closing Quotations, canners. *2.25 © 2.50. with cutters on up to *3.25. A dull undertone ha* featured in the mar ket for bulla, with current prices Quoted as v.eak to 25c lower than a week ago. Bolognas ure now moving from *3.00© 3.60, tew native bull* earning *3.75. with beef .bulls on up to 44.50 and a littlo above. Veals were maintained on a steady basis, selected lights mostly *9 no ©10.00. a few on up to *10.50, with heavies mostly *4.00©>6.00, cull* and com mon on down to *3.00. Light Feeders Sought. There has been sufficient demand for ?tock*r and feeder cattle ami calves and a fair clearance i* in sight for the week, interest has centered on the good and choice quality light feeders and Stocker steers, and these have been maintained on a steady basi* for the period, while in-between grad-*. as well as heavy feeders, have been subjected to slight downward pressure, loss for the period being quoted as weak to as much as 2Ci .lower. A spread of *6 00©7.00 has taken in the bulk of the feeding steers that ar rived, with choice grades noted on un to *7,75. with stocker* largely *5.00© 6.50. i hop e on up to *7.60. There ha* been a slight touch of strength in the market for thin cows and heifer* in sympathy with the stronger trend on fat she stock. Thin cows are now auoted *3.00©? 50 heifers on up to *4,25 few choir® quality breeding heifers on ud to *5 25. Receipts of sheep and lamb* ®t the local market thla week werb estimated at approximately 46,500 head, a» compar ed with an actual supply of *>9.240 head last week and 54.09S head thla week a year ago. The local market nluatlon haa been governed to a large extent by the small ness of the receipts, and in face of a declining market at ^ eastern centers where supplies have been liberal, the lo'-al salesmen have been abl# to main tain the Improvement scored the fore part of the week. Compared with a week ago. lambs. yearling* and sheep are quoted as strong to 15c higher. Western lambs, at the close, cleared from $12^50 to $12.90, while fed wooled and native lambs are Quoted from $12.50 to $13.00, with fed clipped at $12.50. yearlings are selling largely from $9 00 to $9.75, while the wethers Included, cleared from $7.00 to $7.50 with handy weight ewes $5.50 to $5.75. with the ex treme top for the period on light fat ewes noted at $6.15. Feeding I .a mb* Strong. Market for feeding lambs closed strong for the week. Quality of the supply Is showing deterioration which is usually the case towards the end of the range Sort ed light wpuljra lam by are clearing rapidly from IW 00 to with good offerings. 55 to b5 lbs, from $1150 to $12.00, medium grade from $11.00 to $11.50. natives and ‘peeweea under the latter figure. Feeding and breeding ewes show II m® or no change for the period. • wes cleared this w* ek mostly within a spread of *1 00 to S'. On, with breeding s-wes, fi*41 mouths, mogtly from $6.00 to $6.50. yearlingH and twos above the lat **Rc<*ipta of hogs this week have total ed approximately 45,oi>o head, as com psfed with i.n actual supply of 34,„il last week and 26,937 head thla week a y With" light receipts at hand again to day. about a third of which were di rects the market ruled active aft1 r a slow start at prices generally at*ady. mixed loads and hacking grades snow ing a degree of Mrcngth while on the opening good quality butchers were weak to a shade lower. As usual on Satur day. quality was somewhat less attrar tive With fewer loads of desirable butch ers included In the run. Bu.k of the desirable :6<) to 325 lb. butchers, cleared at $6 7 5 to 16 90. with a top price of sc 97. Mixed loads. carrying packing -nos and lighs .ashed at »*.«5 to *•;?'• and packing sows largely I ,. . o *« an occasional smooth load selling at 16 7: Hulk of ail sales were Included 111 the range of J6.S0 to M 67. top. »6 »a. t'ompared with week ago laght hogs and butchers. 2" to 30c lower and pack, lng grades. 15 to 20c lower. By AiMiriated Pre®®. New York. Nov. 4 —With the United States Steel corporation'** announcement of excellent third Quarter earning* and an extra dividend furnishing the start ng point for a vigorous and successful drive against the bear party In securi ties. unosnai interest was dianlayed laat week In business an«l financial circles In ' the position of the steel trade Latest reports indicated that the some what better buying which developed In October had almost checked the decline In production which started last sum mer l'ig Iron prices still show a dispo sition to yield, but steel prices remain steady around the high levels reached during the spring The action of the steel corporation's subsidy In opening Its first quarter books for sheets and tin plate at the existing level was taken In the street as suggesting confidence In the future. . That the steel corporation was able to I do so well in the third quarter was ex plained partly by the fact that opera tions have been maintained at a blah rate, shipments having fallen off only about '• per cent from the peak and partly bv the gradual working off or older and lower priced contracts. It was estimated that, the corporation might still be able to earn In the neighborhood of $11 a ton despite complete installation of the eight-hour dav. provided the pres ent rate of activity and the present price structure persisted There was a disposition meanwhile to re-examine previous estimates of the general business outlook. Heads of large companies reported that demand was be ing well maintained, that working capital provisions were liquid and that the pros pects for next year were encouraging. An extremelv sharp runup in cotton, following the publication of the govern ment’* crop enimate. was a feature or the week. The official report set the prospect yield at 1".24S 000 bales, which corresponded to the lower figures men tioned In the previously private esti mate*. The report found the market in a sensitive technical position, there having been considerable selling on ap prehensions lest the government estimate not quite so bullish The figures indi ct#. that with anything like current consumption. practically no carry-over win exist at the end of the crop v*ar. next July. All the futures ran up to above 32 cents Weakness In the foreign exchanges re sulted in a number of new low records for the year, sterling being one of the currencies to b<- sffected_ The decline was attributed partly to French reserva tions In the matter of a reparations in quiry. although sterling also suffered be rause of talk of a general election to be fought out over fiscal policies. Money rates continued to show the easier tone which recently b^cam® ap parent. time money being available at 6 per cent. New York Bonds By Associated Press. New York. Nov 4—While the United States government bonds declined slight lv and the volume of new offerings fell considerably behind the previous week. la*t week’s bond market as a whole re corded moderate improvements. The decline in new offerings was at 'rlbuted largely to absence from New York of many Investment dSinkefs. who attended the annual convention of their organisation lrr Washington. The total for the week was $12,493,000 as com pared with $73,404,000. Two issues aggr-gat'.ng S1 09.r.r.n non were announced for public subscription tomorrow. On* is an isau# of Ion* term bonds bv the American Telephone and Telegraph company, totalling IJOO.OOO,Q‘"» and the other in * $9,000,000 issue by the province of Alberta. Canada. The sharp upturn In stock prices which followed the unexpected declaration of in extra common stock dividend bv the United States Steel Corporation influenced much better prices for a wide assortment ^ of convertible, adjustment and income bonds, the buying being practically effeo rtve among the aecondary railroad mort. Sages Bankers asserted the total of new capital issues for the year may reach new high levels The October total of new corporate financing aggregated $ 66 - 660,000 as compared with $155 930.830 in September and $184,427,500 in October of last year. Important new offerings last week were: $5,000,000 five to nine year 4 4 per cent Missouri Highway bonds at t rices to yield 4 40 »o 4 45 n»*r rent. $2,600,000 24-year 6 per cent Penn Pub lic Service Corporation refunding mort gage bonds, aetje* <_ at 98 4 to yield *>.13 per rent; $7,250,000 ] to 40-year 44 per cent Dallas. Texas, gold bonds at 99\ to yield 4.55 per cent; and $1,115,000 1 to 5-year six pgr cent electric railway equipment corporation trust certificates at prices to yield 6 26 to 6 per cent. CHICAGO MARKETS. Hv T'prtika Grain r«. AT. 012. Not. I. ArlM, Open High. I Dow. (Close. Y.«. WhtT 'ill Dec. 1 OT'; 1 .01 1.07’i I «;n jot 1.07%l I I 1.07* 10**4 May 1.1.%. 112* 1.12* 112% 111* 1.12 Si ! '1.12 July 107% 101 1.07% 1.07% 107* „ 1.07%' I I j 1.07 Z Rye | Dec ' .70 I .70% .70 I .70 ' .*0% May ' 74 % 74% .72*4 74% .72% July .72*1 73 % .72% .73% .73 1 orn i | | | I Dec. .74 .74% .73*4 .74 *4 ,TS«i 74%' .74% ,73* May I .72*' .72%; .72* .7.5% .72 July i :SS*; .73*. .72 ; '.*73*; .72* Dec. .4141 .414 41H .414 414, Mav .44 4 .44 4 44 44 4 .43% •Inly .43 4 43 S'* 434' .43 4 -43% Lard 1 i •L*n 11 72 11.72 ,11 67 11.67 111. 76 Ribs. Jan i 0 30 o **7 1 9 30 4 35 9 46 Chicago Butter. Chicago. Nov. 3.—The tone of the batter market here became easier today although ?»rices remained practically unchanged. Dealers were free sellers, in some In stance* offering confessions in order to clean up for the week. At th*» same Lime demand was very dull as most buy ers had supplied their n^f-ds earlier. The market was particularly hiuggish in the medium scores, the supp'y of Which had been swelled by cars cf c#n •ralired offered in smaller lots Thus, while whole milk lota of 88-89 score we-*, salable at the below listed prices, the »ame scores of centralized could be bough* at concession* of one-half to lc. Ninety *« ore cars were scarce and flrrr 4B Lower * ore and storage turned quiet HOW often you hear the expression, “My family has taken The Omaha Bee for 20 years.” It is this army of loyal readers that has given The Omaha Bee its pre-eminent position as the spokesman and interpreter of the middle west. 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