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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1924)
Three Moves on Foot to Better Farm Methods Plans to Rc'Establish Farm Bureau, Abolished After War, Being Made in Platte County. Columbus, Neb., March 3.—Three different movements, all of which have aa their slogan the Improvement of farm methods, are under way in Plitte and the adjoining counties of central Nebraska. Shortly after the close of the war peHod, older farmers among the for eign-born element succeeded In abol ishing the farm bureaus here and In tome of the other counties. Now a number of the farmers, among them chiefly the younger ones native to Nebraska and a large part men with agricultural school train ing, are backing a move to re-estab lish the farm bureau. Advocates of diversified farming are finding many followers, espec ially among the wealthier farmers, through the increased demand for dairy cattle. Heavy shipments of these continue to be sent to Platte, Koonr, Nance, Colfax, Butler, Polk, Merrick, Madison and Stanton coun ties. Agricultural schools and rail road lines are largely responsible fo> this activity, while produce and packing interests are increasing poul try raising and as a result incuba tors with egg capacities as high as 10.000 are being sold. The third and newest phase of faint relief comes from the organiza tion work of the National Producers’ \ alliance. Organizers are holding meetings at all of the small towns urging far mers to join a combine to control prices and not to sell farm products unless they can obtain cost plus a icasonable profit. Hogs Pick Food Under New Plan Iowa Expert Urges System of Allowing Swine to Be Judge of Own Needs. Dixon, Til., March 2.—Profitable hog production, based on the Idea of giving the animals all they need in the way of feed constituents and let ting them be the Judge of their needs, was urged by Prof. John M. Evvard -of the Iowa State college at Ames in an address here before the state farm ers’ institute. Hogs need mineral feeds in addition to ths best gTain mixtures and pasturage, he said, In order to make cheapest and fastest gains and most profits. In the course of long experimental work at Iowa State college. Professor Evvard has developed the soundness of the so-called "cafeteria” or Iowa free choice system of hog feeding, let ting the animals choose their own feeds while on pasture, which has practically revolutionized the pork production practice of that state. Ex periments of recent years show that mineral mixtures kept where hogs can eat at will, enable in all cases more profitable gains than feeding with-, out it. "The simplest mixture we recom mend," he said, "consists of 35 pounds salt, 40 pounds ground limestone and 25 pounds bone meal, with one-half ounce potassium iodide. The iodide prevents goitre, and, fed to brood sows prevents production of hairless pigs and is recommended for all min eral mixtures. In one test with lots of 10 pigs each, gains from use of mineral mixtures like the above fig ured In the ratio that a ton of the lime and salt mixture saved 48 tons of feed. Only a little is eaten, but this seems essential.” Farmers’ Union Notes Monroe—Members of the Farmer*’ union have organised a shipping association hero lo handle livestock. The association will not purchase livestock outright, but will simply ship It for farmers at a spec ified charge for the service. Twentv flve members joined the association at the beginning, end others are coming in. The board of director* consists of Henry Hein*. Pat Lgan and John Clayborn. D. O. Lawrence ha* been employed tempo rarily as manager. Funk—Three hundred persona attended g Farmers' unton man meeting here in the evening of February 25. which wai addressed bv C. J. Osborn, state president. Heveral ioc.aU were back of thl* meet ing. «lie idea being to ■timulate the mem bership of the organization In thl* terri tory. The Formers union he* the only •tore In thin town, and also operate* an • levator. President Osborn held two of ti ll- meetings in Plielns county. Jn the •veiling of February 26. he spoke at Wil liamsburg. an inland point in the north ern part of the county, and succeeded in starting a new local. The next evening, he spoke near I xjo mis. leaders of the Farmer* union in this county are greatly encouraged with the prospect* for an in creased membership following the slump which ha* occurred in the last two or Ml res years. Beatrice—A campaign for naw mem bers and to reinstate old ones who had dropped out of the organization was re cently inaugurated by the Farmers union In Gage county. A mass meeting of mem here was held In this city to make plans. Then the ones engaging in the campaign drive In automobiles to all parts of the county, and with members of the differ ent locals went right out to see the farm ers themselves. The result has been a great Increase In membership, and the end Is not yet, the leaders nay. In Cub Creek local, west of this city, of which Frank Uangworthy is secretary, f.fi new members were secured in the campaign and nine old members paid up. Fullerton—A volume of business total ing $124,662.94, consisting of grain, coal and warehouse commodities, was trana acted by the Farmers Union Co-operatlve ; association here In the year 1923. accord ing io an audit of the books recently completed. The association has been liquidating Ite debts and getting onto a more secure financial basis. A year ago it was using $10,000 of borrowed mone>. This was reduced to $5,000 by the end of the year, and since the first of the new year it has been still further reduced to $2,000, and It tn expected thgt It will be wiped nut by harvest time. Uew Hadley is president of the aseoclatlon and H. H. Kissell is manager. Bristow—Professor Hlbert. head of the Bristow schools, wae the principal speaker at tho February meeting of Rosuuale local of the Farmers union. He especially ein • phi)sized the need for education that will connect up with the dally life and experi ence of farm boys and fHls. and score. - whs* he called the frills of the school systain that have been made compulsory In older to get credits The Rosedale singers and male quartet sang several selections from the new Farmers union eon* book recently published by the state union. Julian- The volume of buslnese In the elevator department of th" Farmers Union i *o operative association here In the latest fl.r.I year w.u. »l HI.M7.iW. an Incryme of • 000 over the year before, and the vol ume In the etore department was •-;}*,ao. an Increase of nearly IS.yuj over the previous year. The consolidated net profit of the two departments was iA,7.1.1 :o This brings the undivided profits lo snd In addition the association has reserves amounting to $:r.7MH.I9 The aim Is to build the gur iilus until It equals the paid-up capital or »15,f.oo. Within the last year, the••••«»; cist ion has paid off Its last I*.000 ot borrowed money, and Is now operating without paying Interest to outsider* r" A Hen Sense l With a "bad egg” It's a case of out of the fryln’ pan and Into the carhsge can. proving that hard boiled eggs should not be wholly condemned. They have their place. But don't feed ’em to baby chicks, please. The hard-boiled egg idea Is nonsense. It may not kill the chirks, but if it doesn’t, they are getting plenty of green stuff nnd are a good, healthy brood to begin with. The poultry experts have turned their backs on the practice. The hard-boiled egg is an outcast in his own family. The first two weeks are all Im portant. The right start means a lol. Remember that these babies are your first investment. You’re going to put more money into them as they go along, so make your investment a good one. Begin fig uring now on dividends and build tlie chicks from the ground up. %ouil not only realize quicker re turns, hut in the end—larger re turns, and you’re going tb rut out a lot of the lodses. The big trouble is overfeeding at the start. Most of us are too gen erous. A few pounds of the right kind of feed will give 100 chicks all they should have for the first 14 days—four or five pounds for each 100 chicks at the most—and 14 days just about finishes babyhood in the poultry family. Get them over that period and biggest risk is past. Feed them little and often is a good rule, so don’t try to save money on a chick starting feed. You really need so little—file cost doesn't amount to anything. There are inanufaeturers that make a spe cialty of chick starting mashes. They know their business from scientific and practical experiments. Generally, complete feeding instruc tions are given, and the wise thing to do is to get a few pounds and follow instructions on the package. One thing to w'atch, of course, is is fibre rontent. The intestines of the baby chirk are about the size of the lead in your pencil. Bulky stuff cannot be carried off easily. Your feed must be highly concen strated and finely ground, although not or a floury nature, whirli might have a tendency to clog. White diarrhea is dangerous and frequent, but not nearly so danger ous or so common ss bowel impac tion. When they begin to die right and left and you can’t figure out why—the chances are it’s a case of impaction. Watch your fibe con tent, don’t let it run over 4 per cent. W’liat a boy of II will thrive on, will kill a month-old baby. Don’t fig ure lo feed all your chickens out of the same hag. It can’t be done suc cessfully. Milk Cows Sell at High Price in Boone County Albion, Neb., March 2.—Boone county farmers evidently are becom ing Interested in dairying, as evi denced by the high price of milk cows. At a recent farm sale, 20 cows sold for 12,190, an average of $109.50 each. About half of them were year lings and had never had a calf. There are eight cream-buying stations here, and the monthly cream check is an important item in the town's busi ness. Bulletin Gives Hints on Ho«£ Agriculture Experts Also Of fer Information on Chickens, Dairy Cows and Soap. Lincoln, March 2.—With the ap proach of the end of winter, experts at the state agricultural college here would assist farmers *n their spring plans. A bulletin made public l>y the extension department of the college gives hints on care of hogs and their quarter, hatching of chicks, shelter of the dairy herd and home manu facture of soap. Concerning the soap, which many, farmers make after their butchering is finished, the bulletin says: "It-aoap made by boiling process shows a dark layer at the bottom when cut, it means that more water should have been added while blending. If the soap separates, leaving a dark liquid In the bottom of the mold, more water Is needed. "Process lye forms a hard crumbly soap. Vigorous stirring of soap made by the cold process causing a sepa ration of lye and fat. Heating in an oven will remedy this." In order that dairy cows use the feed given them to the best advan tage, it Is important that they be housed during the late winter and early spring chill winds, says the bulletin. "Cows cannot produce the most milk from feed ftlven them If they have to use it to keep warm. See that your cows do not stand out in the open lot with no Rhelter or protection from the weather." It pays to hatch chicks early, be rause: “1, chicks hatched early in the season grow more rapidly than those hatched later; 2, early hatched pullets mature younger nnd therefore lay sooner: 3,-surplus cockerels from early hatches are ready for market when hrnilers ore in demand at high prices,” the bulletin states. Following this is a summary of the best times for hatching different breeds. Mere scraping, shoveling and sweeping the dirt out of the hog shed will not make the shed safe for new born pigs, continues the bulletin. Disease germs lurk in the cracks and holes and can only be removed by washing. The only way to destroy, worm eggs Is to boil them. Then the recommendations include use of boil ing lye W'ater for cleansing the sheds, followed by a spray of disinfectant. Albion Coolidge Club Formed at Courthouse Albion, Neb., March 2,-r-A Coolidge cluh was organized at a meeting held at the county courthouse. The fol lowing officers were elected: A. W. Ladd, president; C. A. Bull, vice presi dent; G. W. Williams, secretary treas urer. New Pig Club Formed. Harvard, Neb., March 2.—Another boys' pig club was organized by the county agent last week, according to his bulletin. The club is in the Sar onville community and is comjmsed of Martin Carlson, president; Dualn Se grist, vice president; Irwin Hember, secretary, with other charter mem bers. George Carlson is listed as leader. With the County Agents Bee—At a meeting here Wednesday eve ning, slides picturing work in eradica tion of pig diseases on Nebraska farms will be shown and N. W. Gaines of the agricultural extension service will address, the farmers on an agri<ultural topic. All farmers of the county have been invited to attend. Seward.—A total of 136 farmers attend.! ed the five meetings held in different points in SewaJ-d county for discussion of hog raising in the county. M. B. Pos-| son, swine specialist of the state agrl i uitural college, addressed all of the j meetings. Tecumsch—The county agent advised farmers that the United States Depart ment of Agriculture recommended white blossom sweet clover as the better of the two varieties (yellow and whit* blos som; for soil building purposes. Farmers of the county having high yielding varieties of corn were Invited by the county agent to contribute samples to the state extension service for tests of j ields of smooth and rough and white and yellow corn. These tests are con ducted each season by the service. In co operation with th* slate agricultural col lege. Syracuse—It cost V. L. M&fflt of South Palmyra precinct. Otoe county, an aver age of 98.69 per acre to raise 65 acres of corn, according to his cost sheet kept dur ing the corn growing season. Yield for the 65 acres wss 2,925 bushels snd total cost, figuring man hours and horse hours at plowing, discing, harrowing, checking, cultivating, shelling and husking, was 9569.82. Farmers of the county met at Pleasant Prairie with a representative of the state agricultural college to discuss soil erosion. Lantern slides of the work were shown. Calling attention to the recent letters of commendation for crop rotation work, the county agent made public the letters snd urged more farmers of the county to take up this method of rebuilding the soil. K. H, Hopper! gave four demonstrations of orcaard pruning work In different places in the county. Farmers and or chardists attended. Elmwood—At a meeting on the farm of Howard Capweil here farmers dis cussed Improvement of their lawns and tbs plan ing of shrubs and trees. Boya and girla In Cass county who par ttcipated in agricultural club work last year were all mailed pina to signify their membership In the clubs. Weeping Water—The county agent re ported that tests made on seed corn from thia county showed that seed picked last fall grew 90 per cent or better, while the average of the crib run corn whs lower. "There is plenty of good seed In Cass county," he declared, "if you will use care in picking the seed." Martland—The community club gave a chautauqua here with sll local talent. The hall In which the "five day series In one" was given was filled to capacity with farmers and their families of this county. Oeneva—-Th* girl* of this count? who par t Icipated In tanning club work last summer inrt and formed I heir club for the second year's work, officers were elected anti h ] 9J4 program taken up. Th® women of Fillmore county who formed a food selection (last recently met for the se. ond time to take up that work. "Food and Its Relation to Health" was the topic to which the rmu-tlug was given over. Three orchard and pruning demnnatrn tlona am to h® given In this county next week, starting Monday. Drape vln® and fruit tree pruning that will assist In mak Ing hatter yields will h® demonstrated nattl® Draek A top® club, on* of the primary organize tmn* of the standard boys’ and girls' cluha In Nebraska, has been organized In Madlnon county. The youngsters Joining the club are taught how to mend ropes hat may break on the farm and how to apllco short mpe» Into long ones for farm use Oral Jensen, winner of a railroad boys’ and girls' club prize scholarship, returned j from his short courae study at. the state | agricultural college H® racelvad ln»trur I Don In forge work and In th® repair of ] automobiles and tractor*. Dakota t'lty Fight seed corn testa wera made for fr»rnier* of Dakota county due i ing the last week, showing an average of 7f» per cent germination. On® sample fell to 31 par cent Motion picture shows wera staged by th* county farm bureau nt ttvo points In tha county, for the benefit of farmer*. The film dealt, with agricultural topic* The second dress construction school, attended by women of the county who entered the project outlined by th® state horn* economics extension service, was held Wednesday Delegatr* from sll i lube In the cniMiiy attended ami are scheduled to relay th® Instructions to their separata club* Winners In the boys' and girls’ clubs of trips to the annual club week In Lin coln next May were announced 4>y the county agent. Lexington—Officers of the county farm bureau estimated that 60 per cent of t he farmers of the county will have to buy seed corn thin spring, an«l warned the farmers to start early to find need that would germinate well A supply of corn has been secured by the bureau for seed purposes, for the farmers who selected peer seed. A representative of the federal Deport. I inent of Agriculture Is to be in Dawson 1 county soon to organise a "ring ' of dairy sire owners. These "rings'’ are or ganized by ''blocks'* of four or five farm ers who use the same sire for their cows and Interchange at times with other "blocks.'* Two monthly project leaders* classes have been conducted in the county this month, the county agent leported. These are for the instruction of leader* In the iclub work sponsored by the agricultural extension service. Omaha—Nineteen farmers of ths coun try have expressed their intentions of carrying out the round worm control project of ths agricultural extension ser vice. This is an increase of 17 over the number practising the project last year At a fain burati meeting near here N : M. Switzer, Madison county farm, ex plained the benefits of crop rotation for preservation of soil fertility. Henry Sunderland, fanner near Madi son, has offered 10 acres of his farm, to be divided Into one arre plots, for conducting corn seed variety tests this summer. The county agent of the county lias asked farmers to tak« up the plots for trial of their various seeds. Wahoo—In aupport of the hog lot sani tation project of the state agricultural ex tension service, the county agent cited the atatement of one Maunders county farmer that 'it would coat him 11.000 to • hang** hie system of raising hog*.’’ and the statement of another farmer that he had taken up the hog lot sanitation project at a coat of approximately $100. In announcing the opening of the entry Mata for the boys’ and girls' clubs of Maunders county for the next season. County Agent W. F. Roberts declared that four new clubs already had been enrolled Part of the membership of these la that of previous clubs, he said. An exchange Hat Is to be published by the county farm bureau next week, the county agent announced. Any farmer In the county who has anything he wishes to sell or exchange has been invited to enter the article on the list. Sutherland—Farmers of the county staged a mock trial of the "soil rob ber." turning the school house here Into a courtroom, with ft farmer taking the role of the robber and other farmers pros ecuting and defending The r>»<* was to demonstrate the benefits of crop ro tation for betterment of soil fertility. Blair—1? I/. Keefe, president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau federation, deliv ered an address on nrganlsat Ion and tax ation before a meeting of the Washing ton county farm bureau here Several of the member* of the Wash ington t’ounty Women'* Extension Huh met at the '-all of their president to hear the report of Mrs. K. J. Colley, their del egate to the organised agriculture week, held recently at Ihe agricultural college. Lincoln, WEEKLY REVIEW Omaha Livestock Market Siniigliter ( Mill* and tal%e*. Receipts of •atiie tor the first four days this week have totaled approxi mately -9.87o bead, as compared with an at t us 1 supply or 50,o0« head the same period last week and 27,2a 1 bead the * ort espouding period this wreek a year ago. Mild fluctuations featured the trad* In most all killing classes during the week under review. Better grade* of beef steers, w nidi were In most demand, showed less response to the price barome ter and value* gradually improved to the extent of 10c to lf»c Order* ior these kind* • -specially weighty offering*, were good ami supply comparatively light. In be tween grades, on the oilier hand, made up the oulit of ottering* and slumped off early In the ween ujider k good supply and a narrow outlet. iJemand improved and receipts diminished as the week piogrcssed, however, and gain* of 10c to 16c aia to be noted ou these kinds. Year lings shared In the advance tendered | steers, althuugu Iho quality was plainer than of beef steers. Heavy steer* sold mostly within the price spread or $9,00 0 9.76, with a tew loads at $10.00. Top ! ste ers, comprising 18 head of Whitt faces, averaging 1,4*7 pounds, realized $10.46 to day. Tne next highest price during the week wan $ lo.35, paid for a two-load lot averaging 1,304 pound*. Top medium weight Meets made $9.90; bulk turned at $8.0009.15, with a sprinkling at $9,250 9.75 and a fair number at $7.7 v downward, although these latter me in lighter sup ply tnan a week ago. Few yeirlinga were her* that sold above $8.60, although an occasional load reached $9.00 and $9.25 and a part load sold at $9.90. Jiulk cashed at $7.7608.50 and light plain offerings dowuwaid to $7.60 and below. the plain end of both bleera and yearling* has beam hard to dispose of at all time*, especially light rough duHcriptions selling at $7.60 and below, but have shown tne full advance tendered the better grades in most in stances. Fed heifers, especially the better grades, found a good outlet during the week and are now selling 16c to 26c higher than the corresponding time a ' week ago. Heavy heifers, in odd iols, sold upward to $5.60 during the week but few were here that cashed above $6 75. Bulk of butcher heifer* turned at $4,500 6.60. Fed cows also gained price ground and are selling strong to 15c higher. Hulk of fed cows cleared at $4.0006.60 and heavy kosher cows sold upwaru to $7.00. fanners and cutters found a iairly active outlet and are selling fully steady. Hulk of canners cleared at I2.330J.OU and cut ters at $3.000 3 60 today, with strong weight cutters upward to $3.76 and above. A iight supply and a good demand, re sulted in dulls closing fully steady with a week ago. Hulk of bologna* sold at $4.0004 50 and beef bulla sold at $4.oO0 5 00, mostly, on closing session*. A con tinued light supply of vealers and a good demand, both from packers and out siders. forced vealers upward 60c to 76c. Backers purchased the bulk of vealers at $9.ou0 9 5u today and a few choice selec tion* sold to the same interests at $10.Qo. Heavies shared in the advance; bula sold at $5.00 0 7.00 ou closing sessions. Today s quations: tfteers—Heavy weight (1,600 lbs. up); Prime, S i 1.50(1,1 1.75, choice, $10,460 1150; good, $9 35010.45; medium, $7,350 9.35, common, $5.(507.36. Medium weight 11,100 and 1,300 lba.) , Prime, $ll.aO0 11.75, choice, $10.35011.50; good, $9,250 10.35; medium, $r. 2609.2a, common, $6.7607.2ft. Jught weight (1,100 lbs. down ); Prime, $1 1 50011.75; choice, $10,260 11.5**; good, $9.15010.25, medium, $7.2509 15; common, $6 2507.25; ca fi ner and cutter, $3 0006.2». Bight yearlings, steers and heifsrs (800 lba. down); Prime. $10.50011.00; choice, $9.76010.60, good, $9.2509.76. Heifers—($30 ib». up); Good and choice $6.7509.65. All weights; Common ami medium, $4.2506.76. Cows—Good and choice, $4 8507.00 common and medium, $3.75 0 4.46, csnnef and cutter. $2.160 3 75. Bull*—Good and « hoica (beef yearlings exclusive), $4 6005.75; common and me dium (boglona), #4.00 0 4.60; tanner, $3.35 0 4 00. Calves Bight and handy weight (190 lba. down): Fancy. $ 1 "00 0 10 25 ; good and choice, $8.25 0 1 ('.WO; common and medium, $5,500 t 'it, • ul I, $4.0005.6'*. Medium weight (190 and 260 lbs.): Fancy, $9.7 6 0 lu.00; good arid chone. $7.26(4 9.76, common and medium. $5.250 7.25; cull, $4.0006.25. Heavy weight (260 lbs. up»: Good and choice, $6 6007.6"; com mon and medium, $3.7505,50; cull, $3.0003.75. mocker it nil rVerter « attl* and Cwlvee. Cutlet for Stockers and feeders to the country hat been broader th:s week, ship ments thie week numbering 4.219 hi ad, aa compared with 3,t»*9 h«.id last week. Fresh receipts hate been light all week and. under a fair demand, prices ruled steady to strong Belter grades have been scarce and given the best attention at all times. *>ne- load of meaty feeders, averaging 1.213 pounds, made Iv.lW early in the week and a few loads sold at $7.5008 00. iiuik of Stockers and feeders sold at $6.0007.26 at the close. Mock, cows and heifsrs have found a good out let at fully steady prices Bulk of stock cows rasned at $J 2504 00 and heifeis at It 0005.0c on closing rounds. Mock • elves told at 15.0007 00. mostly at the close, or. steady with a week ago. To days quotations follow . Steers— (7so lb* up): Fancy, $|3f0 I GO. good and choice, 15 h50* 16; com mon and medium, |5 250t»6$; inferior, $4 ..0 0 : 25. stn*ra--(756 lb* down): Fancy, |S 150 8.50, g«>* 4 and choice, I* ZittC.JS, com mon sn<1 medium, $4 €506 2*. inferior, $3.2504.66. Heifers—Good and choice. $4 2505.26; common and medium. $3.6004 25? i.’alve#—Good to fancy. $5 73 0 7.60; common and medium. I4.UO05.76 Receipts of hogs locally for ins four duy period this week foot up approxi mately 77,700 as compared with the 16,181 actual arrivals the same four days last week, and 65,017 th# corresponding tiuiu a Year ago Sharp price fluctuations have marked the period und*r review, inflecting the uneven distribution of receipts. The ups and downs, however, show little price change from prevailing values last Thurs day, quoted as mostly weak to 10c lower. Supplies have met broad outlet to local packer# and creditable clearance h«a been effected daily. Shipping demand has provided narrow and a minor factor in the trade Top today was $4 15. with bulk of the good and choice 220-pound to 300-pound buti he? * clearing mostly at $6 650s.so. Rees finished grades of these weights, carrying a percentage of Packing sows and lights, found a If.4006 70 market Desirable 140 to 210-pound hogs cashed readily todsv at $4 6006 70. with plainer rrades end light lights $6?QO0* 60. Darn ing sows sold largely at $6.1006 20, with stags out at $6.09 Bula of all sale* ranged from $6 6o0f> 40, with top at |6 4i. Today's quotations follow; Heavy weight ( 260 and 360 lb#); Mi di u u i good and choica. $6 7006 46. Medium weight (200-260 lbs.). Good and choi. e. $4 60 0 6.10, common and medium, $6.4606.71. Right weight (110-200 lba ): Good and rhol* e. $<260 6.60; common and medium, $ 6 Ot' 0 6 60. Right lights (130 and 160 lba ); Common medium, good and choice. $5.2606 40. Fucking hogs Smooth, $6.1606.11; rough. $6.0006.16. Feeder and atockvr figs <130 lba down). .Medium, good and choica, $I.Ou0 6 25. Hoars—$2.5003 60. Stags—(Subject to dockage): $1000 6.50. Slaughter Mkeep sad I a mb* Receipts for the four-day period this week total approximately 46.600 bead, aa compaied with actual re*«lpta for the : corresponding period last week of 46.111 head. The total for the sfcven principal western markets of 148.00* represents a decrease of over *4,000 a a compared with a week ago. The bearish Influence exerted locally through rather llbetal receipt* was offset by light receipts and stronger price* at other principal market, au well as by stronger prices for dressed product. De mand locally wea broad from both ship per# and packers, and prices maintained a consistent upward trend, fat lamb* ad vancing mostly 60c to 60c as compared with Thursday a week ago. Aged sheep scored a 26c to 36c upturn, receipt* con sisting mostly of ewes. A little more discrimination against weighty lambs has l.oen evident this week, although good to i hull« 90 pound to 91-pound lambs reached the top price early In the week, hut later lambs averaging around 95 pounds wen* discounted 25c to 60c so compurrd with lighter weights. Good to choice 90-pound lambs cleared today *t 116 10. and the top price of $15.25 was made hr 65-pound averages Hulk of d»* slrable weights for the week cleared *t 115 01) to 115 76. with a high mirk of $18 3 5 (’Hoped limbs averaging 43 to When you think of GRAIN, CONSIGNMENTS, SERVICE You think of UPDIKE •t OMAHA—KANSAS CITY—CHICAGO—MILWAUKEE i Ample finance* aaaure country shipper* of Immediate payment* of their drafts and balance due alwaye remitted with return*. Telephone AT lantlc #311 Updike Grain Corporation **A Reliable Consignment llnuse*' *9 bounds cashed at 912 700131®. Light and handweight ewes turned J large!v at $9 0*10 9 50, with »ih*<J to choice 106 pound averages at 19 75. Today** quotation* follow: Lambs - Light and handywreight <54 'be dmwii Choice a id print*. $15 00015 34. medium and good, $14 00016 00; cull and common. $9 750 14 oo, M*dturn weight CM to 92 lbs ): Chute* and prime. $14,750 15.10 medium and good. $1150014 75, Heavy weight <92 lb* up): Choice and prim*, $14.00011.0$; medium and good, $12 500 14 oo. Yearling Wether*- Light end handy weight 196 lbs down;; cholcsBT AOINN weight t96 lbs. down): choice and prime, $17 6001$.00; medium and good. $10.00f 11.50. Wethers <2 year old tip>—Choice and prim*. $9 50011.00; medium and good, $7.5009.60. Ew««—Common to Choice, $4 2609.75; canner and cull, $2.2506 25. Feeding Sheep and lamb*. The supply of feeding lambs has be^n f*f rather light proporiiona and demand proving broad the supply at hand has moved readily at strong prices, an upturn of fully zbr being noted for the week. Hulk of the movement wa* at $14.25 <o $14.60 with a top price of 4I4.G6 paid for the string of desirable latuba averaging around 65 pounds. The latter part of the week Interest centered largely on shear ing lambs, with bulk of 70 to 80-lb aver ages clearing today pt $14.60 to $16.00. Today s quotations follow : Stocker and Feeder Shipments From Twelve Market*. Cattle and Calves—February t4 to 22. 1524: 26,718; February 9 to 16, 1924: 39.33$; February 17 to 23, 1923. 41.987. 17.2 per cent decrease. Hogs—February 16 to 22, 1924: 7.177; February 9 to 16, 1924: 1 1.629; February 17 to 23, 1923: 11,729. 32.7 per cent de crease. Sheep—February 16 to 22. 1924: 24.932; February 9 to 15, 1924: 21,016; February 17 to 23: 19.68b. 39.5 per cent Increase.1 Financial News V_^ New York. March 2—Report* received In financial and business quarters during the last, week were interpreted as indi-; eating that hand to mouth buying i« still the rule, but that production and con sumption are continuing at a hight rate. The steel and automobile industries are working at their best rates for the year and building activities continue at an unusually high volue. The railroad carloading figures for the week ended February 16 disclosed a marked lncrea.se over those for the pre vious week and set a new high record for that season of the year. Loadings of forest products set a new record for sli time and shipments of miscellaneous and less than carload freight allowed sub stantial increases. This showing was consistent with the Indications of high activity In other In dustries. That a real recovery in ac tivity occurred after the turn of the end of the year was made abundantly clear by tbe federal reserve**^,* rd’s statistic* for production an# trade during January. The boards index of production increased 8 per cent as compared with December, and equaled the level «of a year ago This is the first Increase since The decline set in last May. Its index mt wholesale trade increased 11 per cent, as compared with December, and was slightly higher than a year ago. Other Interesting facts brought out by the reserve board's survey of gains in business are an increase of 26 per cent in building contracts aa compared with the previous January gains of 7 per cent iti department sales and 11 per cent in sales of mail order houses Sales of dry goods and shoes were, on the other hand, amnlier than a year ago. This was Interpreted as reflecting the open winter and the difficulties into whh h the textile trade has been thrown by the high prices for raw materials The cotton market continued unsettled, making a low at 284c. rallying about X\e and then dropping back to about 28 l-5c as the week closed. Well-posted observers considered that the speculation for the rise has been well liquidated. The mills are reported, however, to be storked with goods produced with cotton at high er levels and to b» little disposed to buy more of the staple until the situation in the dry goods market improves Horn* hedging by mills was. in fact, reported In the main, however, the improvement in Industry which occurred during Jan uary seems to have been maintained dur ing February. Steel booking* for the last month are expected to equal those in January, automobile output is being 1n < teased and the railroad* are buying free ly of materials for maintenam e of way. An improvement has occurred in the equipment business, about 30.000 car* be ing ordered during February, as com pared with 10.060 in January. Steel buyers show no disposition, how ever, to contract far ip advance. The present level of price* seems to be fa*rly well established but after the buying movement of the last two month* there l* an inclination to seals back and watch dev alopments Rank Clearing!!. Rank clearings In the United Statea for the week ending February 2*. aa report ed by telegraph to Bradstreet > Journal. New York. aggregate 96145.170,060. agalnat IS.222.467.000 last week and 16.632.644.000 In thla week laat year Can sdlan clearings aggregate f 100.272.004. as agalnat 1202.314.O0u laat week and 12*6. 266.000 In thla week last year. Following »ra the returns for this week and last: v, _ . February 28 February 21 New York . ..13.604,000,000 J4.5fo.000 0*0 •"hleago 496,606.000 410.300 000 Philadelphia 4l*.ooo,ooo 622 000.000 Boston . 3S0.uoo.oon 392 ooo 000 Pittsburgh ... 146.669.000 162.236 000 San Franclaco 133.400.000 183.I60.060 8t Loult . 1 16.460,000 1 44.800,000 I/OS Angeles 1:3.764.000 160.604 060 Kansas City .. 105 966.000 120.112 600 Detroit . J 2 4.364,000 162.234.000 Cleveland .... 8'*.122.006 114.570.000 Baltimore .... 81.263,606 07.ono.6on Minneapolis .. 64.234.000 67,411,060 Cincinnati ... 58.320 ©on 76.419.000 New Orleans . r>2,115.006 6f.3J3.O0o Atlanta .* 46,240.000 65.8*4 000 Richmond ... 4 '..|o\ooo 51.494.000 Buffalo . 37.06l.ono si.949.000 Omaha . 33.764.000 29 0*3.006 Meat! le . 34 116.600 45.292.000 Milwaukee ... 22.053.606 fino Portland. Ore. 29.824.000 3T.9.34.60O Dallas . 46.68.3.000 42 177.000 Denver . 28.1*6.006 31.o28.O0e 1 -nilsvl|!e . 47 9 «i00 528.000 Houston ... 23.091.000 30,141.006 Birmingham 24.9C1.O00 27.851.oom Oklahoma City 160*8.000 2:090000 Memphis ... 1« 011,000 21.909.660 Wa.hln’nD C. 1 4.738.006 22.224.000 Indianapolis 17.5l9.OO0 20.259.000 Nashville 17.035,000 26.250 000 Newark. N J . J 5.677.000 19.307.000 Fort Worth .. 10.701,000 11.447,000 Savannah ... 1 2.056 000 1 7.488.oo6 8t. Paul . 12.333,000 1 7.750.060 Oakland . 1 2.928.060 J6.566.o00 Columbus 16 564,000 13.145,000 Salt Lake City 1 2.002.000 14,522,000 Providence . . 1 1,501,000 1 1.750.000 Dee Molneo .. * 914.000 in.464.600 Rochester .... 7.800.060 11.600.000 Wichita . 5.447,000 7 161.060 Galveston .... 6,749.000 9.052,000 Norfolk . 4.44T. 000 7.346.000 Akron . 8.u*0,#O0 8 553.006 Pious city ... 5.651 006 4.570.000 Spokane . 8 694.606 10,402.000 St. Joseph ... 8.189,006 8.074.000 Total. T* s. .6.645.370.006 1.222.497,900 Weekly Failures. "Business failures for the wee* ending February 28 number 319, fhlch compare with 384 last week. 402 in the like week of 1823. 454 In 1922. 1-3 m 1951. and 129 In 1920. Send in your Local Iji's to tho j Local Ijif Editor, Tho Omaha Bee, ( and win a prize. -I ( Trade Review Ml R. Ci. IHN A t«. It Is made plain b> dlflcrent statistical measure** that current busmens is of very Imirh volume in the aggregate. Yet the •ante unevenness of conditions and the same conservatism that have been seen for many montha still prevail. Uain* exceeding expert at Ions have come thi* year in Nome ^uarteis. but In others there is continued hesitation, and the price movement reflects the Irregularity of buy ing '1 he aleel industry is operating at a high rate and is the brightest spot in the general ailuation but the textile trades lag. with cotton goods manufacture restricted, and the recent expansion in demand for hides and leather has not been fully held. It is a period for a natural lull in some markets, yet the practice of limiting commitments to ac tual needs and of keeping stocks low remains sharply defined In about all lines. Frequent purchases of inodersta size, rather than large individual orders, are I the rule, and It l» not the common ex periences now. as it was at this time last year, for producers to be engaged well abend With i ho large consumptive re quirements. however, and with relatively little unemployment of workers, the un derlying conditions are strong. As the end of the winter approaches, more In terest develops in the prospects for a new season, which are considered en couraging In many branches. Kven with the noteworthy activity a yeah ago. aver age daily bank clearings then did not equal the current average, and there Is not much difference In the general level of prices. In some cases, competition for business Is leading to concessions, and a narrowing of th» margin of Increases In wholesale quotations indicates that fewer sellers have the advantage at present. Bxchnnge Uepr«MM>«, There has been no repetition of the re cent conspicuous un&ett lernpnt in the stock market, though prices were de pressed lor a time this week by the sus pension of dividends on the shares of a prominent copper company. But general trading was restricted, with a lack o f active outside participation, and there was a sms Her demand for money from Wall street sources This lessened the1 effect of the first-of t he-month banking requirements, so that the call loan quota tion did not go above 4'^ per cent? The outstanding finarn tal movements oc rurred in foreign exchange, with a break in Belgian francs tQ a new low level, at 2.49c, and a decline in the Paris rate to practically the lowest point on record, at 4.0&^c. The depression apparently re sulted largely from speculative selling, which was said to have been based main ly on political developments in Bur op'-. Price Movement Irregular, i February brought an e* »-ss of advances over declines In Dun's list of «ommod Ity prices, but the upward trend has been less pronounced in recent weeks. Yielding has lately come In some quarters wheru strength had formerly prevailed, amd this week there were only three mors in creases than reductions. Kven though pub lished quotations on steel are unchanged, shading of prices is reported in certain Instances, and the sharp rise in hides has been followed by some casing. With a fall In the pn« e of cotton this year of fully $30 a bale, lower markets for goods were to be expect'd, and print cloths, sheetings. and ginghams are among the lines lhat haw declined. In foodstuffs, the break in the price of eggs, which went further this week, has been a prominent feature. Drv (kmxU Declining. When the price of cotton broke an ad ditional $'. a bale early this week, it was natural to look for further easing in markets for goods. Several reduc tions were made in primary channels, as much as 2 cents a yard In certain Instances, and quotations on a number of lines of cottons are now below those of * year ago. Openings of fall dress goods by the largeflT producer, moreover, showed the first declines In three seasons, rang.nr from 4 to 11 per ' "nt. and prices of hosiery and knit underwear, and of raw* silk and some siU< goods, have also weakened. fMgna of an in'r^ase in de mand for textiles are not lacking. buf buyers hold to their policy of keeping ■ forks down, and individual orders are of moderate size At sonic New Kngland centers, cut t a * lmeut of «-ottoil goods out put exceeds 6b per < ent of r apacity. Mee! Opmition* Haitainro. The beat news at HI comes from the «te*d Industry. Kvsn with demand mainly for moderats-sixe 1 lots, and chiefly to cover current or nearby need*, th* principal producer la operating at close to a >5 per < ent rate, and the genera! average for all companies la around per cent. Th’* result has been achieved without1 sr>e< ulattve loving which la conspicuously J absent, and it ha* not been marked by rising prices In some quarters, in fact, j there is talk of pro e concession*. though Jt is not heard w 'h referen ** to prod ucts on which mill* *r* W«H booked A slight livin'* this week brought a coin notir pig iron nrice to a point more than 10 per cent above the low level of laat . November, but recent effort* to ob'a'n higher prices in that market have met wUh Tittle success The Iron Age lays. Hide Market Retcr-ed. There has recently been le*s business in hides. wi»h some of it at lower prices. The # har*e has followed a period of slr sble trading on rising markets, and both domestic and foreign kind* have been affected. F^aaier conditions in the Ar gentino have bad their influence here, and buyera* views «»n Chicago packer stn/k are down ’-c or more, from late selling rates. Tet the nrlc# movement in r* Ifak'ns in contrast to the trend in hides, has continued tmward on New York city descriptions and the west re port* ■ g s*mng situation T>em*nd i» *ci|ve. wb.He supplies are short in dtf ferent sections j New York Bonds _ By Associated Tress. I New Tork March 2—Bond rrh"e% drifted Irregularly lower las*. week be fore steadying Jn re*pon«- to a favorable turn in tax legislation. Reactionary mo\ement« early In the week, attributed to uncertainty over the final outcome of the fax measures, were halted with the rejection of the high surtax rat* con tained tn the Garner plan, and the mar ket Imrred.ately reflected returning con fidence In the situation t’onatructlve news front abroad, indi eating early settlement of the reparation* problem on a bast* forcing Germany to assume a fair abate of a possible inter national loan, continued to aid foreign government and municipal Issues, which mad* the best showing of the week. Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent $3 to $10 per Year Burglar and Fire Proof Vault Ground Floor Banker* Raaarra Lift Bldg., Dougin* at 19th AT lantic 2945 The Annual Tribute to Crooks Embezzlement and defalcation... $125,000,000 Fraudulent bankruptcy and credit swindles . 100,000,000 Worthless checks cashed by mer chants . 100,000,000 Forgery, graft and other items.... 225,000,000 Cover your business with a Surety, Forgery or Fidelity Bond and protect yourself against this industrial strain. Your Turn May Come Next rayit ine unim rimi Howard at 18th St. AT lantic 9555 Surety Bonds—Insurance Wench. Helglsn and AuatrUn *«•«<«• *M reached new high level* for Ilia y»«r While standard In*,, tne n t • *c ur 111 *• and speculative leauee were benefited by JroapeSte ..f downward >a» revision un certainty ovrr >h» change* retarded a, tlvitv In United State* government *nd municipal bond* Numeroti* reduction* in prfc*gPwere ’reported by deal*" to move three IMU-1 ■T"1,.1'** yield we* eeld to have declined about » POOmlaal0B of regular dividend, hy the AriHf'nndH and Inspiration coppsj com panics the outstanding unfavmabl* msr kel development nf the * dstiraMing Influence on ins < opp*r »■ iu'J Heavy selling of Ana-Hind* bond*. off*st by ‘switching op eratlona* In the obligations of £?1!Ep5|!j£! known aa low coal producer*, which d*m ,,n»lraled Ihelr ability to' c‘I'Jw! dend payment* end reported earning* "Uh elanllally in ,v»,« of requirement*. Speculative uneasiness over the arraire of the Virginia , «r„lltia « hemlca com^ pany. which were the subject of banking . onferencea her. thia week, caused * »h»rI> hraak In the company « bond* of from * to more than 17 point* to new low price* The drastic decline '' ” It. suited in a loss »l hS ’ ,Vn,,w1*tl,,ii convertible 7 ',»* while heavy or the same issue with "*'"n , the price of these t.ond* down 14 point* The 7 per cent Issue. *'I**®*! *■ _SV 1„! mortgage on Ihe company-* PJowl* 4 fared better resistance and yielded only, 4 point*. The collapse of tbe»e bond-, which followed overnight a ecu mill* non III eelllng orders, unsettled the entire list ^Advancing more than 7 point* In line with a sharp rise In Norfolk & Western stock. Ihe railroads converllbl* « P-r"") honde gave Ihe tieet individual display or strength during the week. The movement wan attributed to prospects nf e S‘> p"T cent slock dividend and report* that the road would he leased to the Pennsylvania on a hasi. guaranteeing annual dividend* of 8 per rent. Mined price movements took place In the general railroad list with particular strength in * hlcago * Alton and other low priced Issues.. New financing continued in light voi lime, totalling only week. Offerings Included I go 00.0 0(1 Mon treal I ramways Os, f5.000.000 Central of Georgia Railway 5 and ffl.OOO.OOO Max well Motor 7 per cent debenture*. Omaha, March 1. BUTTER „ Creamery—Local Jobbing price to retail ers: Extras, 51c. •xiras in 60-lb. tubs. 50c. standards, 5*c; firsts 49c. Dairy—Buyer* are paying 24c: for best table butter in roll* or tuba; *€®.8c for common packing stock. For beat *weet unsalted butter. 26c. BUTTERFAT. For No. 1 cream Omaha buyer* are paying 420 per lb at country stations, 48c delivered Omaha. FFKJffl MILK 12.26 per cwt. for fresh milk testing 2 I delivered on dairy flatform Omaha, EGGS Delivered Omaha In new case*; Fresh *•*»* on case count basts, straight, $r 3U j;<-r gome buysn are In y 22c for nearby, new-lald. clean and uniform ly large egg?-, grading U. S. *peclal* or better. Jobbing price* to retailer*: U. S ape cials, 2§c; U. b. extras. country run, 25c; No. 1. small. 23c: checks, 22c. POULTRY Buyer* are paying the following price*: Alive—Heavy hens, a ib*. and over, 21c, 4 to 6 lbs.. 18c; light hen*. 16c; ■prlngs. smooth legs, 18 020c; stags. 16c; leghorn -prings, 16c; roos»«*rf«. 12c; duck*. f.it and 'ull feathered. 12014c; geese, fat. fall feathered. 11’014c; No. 1 turkey*. 9 lb*, and over. 16c: old Tom* and No. 2. not • ull*. 14c; pigeon*. fl.Ot per dozen; ca. pons 7 lbs. er.d over. 26c per lb., under 7 lbs. 22c per lb; no culi*. sick or crippled poultry wanted. Dressed — Buyer* are paying for dressed •hlckens. decks and geese. 2 0 3c above alive price a, and for dr^seed turkeys. 5 0 6c above live price*. Some dealers are accepting shipments of dressed poultry and selling same on 10 per cent commis sion basis. Jobbing pr!ceS 0f dreaa-d poultry to re tailers: Springs, soft, 200 55c; brollera. 43 a 45c; hens. 24r: roosters. 17016c; ducks. 25c; geese. 1*0 20c; turkey*. 24c; No 2 turkeys, considerably less. FRESH FIHH. Omaha Jobbers are •* !ng a? about the following price* f o. b Omaha: Fancy white fish. 30c; lake trout, mat.; hall bu* mkr ; northern bullheads. jumbo. 21c; flab, ' f ’r' uf had dock. 25r: bla k cod sable fiah. steak. 20c. smelts, 2t* : flounders. 2c- crapT pies 200 2 black bass 3 Spanish mackerd 114 to 2 lbs 25c. Frozen fish, 3 0 4c Use than prices above. Fresh oysters. per gallon 22.6504 *9. Fhell oysters and clams, per 100. 12.00. CHEESE T.rval Jobbers ar« selling Ara»rl',*n rheese. fancy grad**, as follow a: Single daisies. 24H* double daisies. 24c; Young America*. 25c: longhorns. 24’xc; square ; r nt«. 2*ttc; brick. 25c; limburcer. l-!b e'yle. $4 25 per dor: Swiss, domestic, 4*c: block. 3^c; Imported. 60c: imported Roquefort. €5c New York white. 24c BEEF CUTS Wholesale price* of beef cut* effective today are as follows: No 1 ribs. 26c: tro ?. 25c: No. 2. 16c: No. 1 rounds. Ifc; No. 2. 17c; No. 1. lie; No 1 'o.n* 35c: No 2. 31c: No 3. 17c: o 1 chuck# l“c; No 2. 12c; No. 2. 9c: No. 1 piste*. 6»4e; No. 2. 6c; No 3. 4c. FRUITS. Jobbfng price#: Strawberries—Florida, quart* 5*06*0. Grapefruit—P**r box. extra fancy. 2 56 0 4 50 fan< y $3 26 0 4 0* Cranb^rric*—Jersey 5f,-Ib. boxea, extra fancy. Js 00; fane* |4.25 Oranges—California navaL fancy ac cording to sir*. S2 2*50566: choice. 2Sc less Florida pineapple oranges, per box.! 14 50: tangerines. 14 06 Banana*—Per pound. 9 01*.-. Apple*—In boxes; Washington D«- i llcloua. extra fan**>. 13 5603.75: fancy, I 23 **0 3 25. sroa i!. I. ** v: 2 5*; Washington 5”. fancy 12 W. R»m. BaaWy. -in, ?.ncy. u U. fancy. 12 VV.jtfj';* •%"' . Pearmaiti. eitra fancy. l9.tO0J.7t. » lnr££;iviiiWr«... fA«r. r.r b«. .Top a than*, extia fancy, fl*0. Wto««*|'». 11A vocadea—(Alligator p««*). ptr do*. Apple*— In barret* of 14* *he • Jow* Winctapa, fancy. 16.76: Mlaaourl Bla < twla fancy. M.»«: Jonathan.. fancy. SI 6(j. Ben Davia, fancy: IS.60; Jonathan., commercial paelp 11.7*. O.noa fane/. Si 75; Virginia Beauty. 16 00; Ocnctorn. ,S 5,‘ VEGETABLES. Jobbing prlcee Tornatoea-'t.raI•, elc ba.k.t, I* 69, per ba.kat. |1 75; Florida, era**. 16.00 Eggplant—Per (log , 12 *<t; 20c par lb New Boot*—Tczaa bacta and carrn-a. per dozen bunchea. *0c; carrota. buabel. Pe'ppera—Green Mango, par lb, ?8e. Hoot.—Turnlpa, paranlpa. haata and carrot., In aacka, 2 it 3c per lb.; rutaba. **-. In aacka. 2S-; laa. than aacka, Jc t'ucumber*— Hothouse. |2 ■ 0 per dozer Parsley—Southern, per dozen bunches, fJ.*0CH.2t w Onion*—Yellow, In sacks, per lb . l‘*c; r*d. sa- ka, 4 V,r. white, sacks 6c per lb . Spanish, per - ra*e. |2.5f® 2.75. ... Potatoes—Nebraska Chips, p^r hundred jtour.ds, 11.60; Minnesota .Ohio*. A1..■ e . Idatio H>ikrT5, 2c per lb.; Colorado White*. $2 no p#*r cwt. Sweet Potatoes—r>orgla crate. II I,ouisiana irate. 12.60. Beans- -Wax or green, per hamper. |4 ? 0^5.00. < 'abbage—Wisconsin. *ark lots, per lb., 4a; in crates. i'*jc; red. £c: celery rsb hag*. 10c per lo.; new Texas cabbage. IV.0 par lb. 0 Prices at which Omaha mills snd Job ber* are *HI ug in round lots flees than r*r|ot«i f. o. h. Omaha, follow: rirat patent, In 98-lb. bag.. H.J'OM.40 p.r bbl fonev clear. In 4*-lb. bag*, tw.lv <,.< 5 25 per bbl.; white or yellow cornmeai. PC, CWt, 1.83 SPEED. Omaha mills'and jotjoer* ■-• - a their prod net * in carload *ots at tr.a ro* lo'vlnc prices, f o. L> Omaha Wh»*at feeds. Immediate delivery: Bran. $24 M). bro^n abort a. »2*,.94i: «r«» aborts, $2*25; “dug. $J1C0; alfaia meal, choice, -pot. $3“ 49: N"-„ « >1*;■. $23.99; April and May delivery. $.» 9" 2 spot, prompt. $->0 99; lineeed meal, .< per rent. It' .19. rot I on seed meal. 4 per ren*. $49 59: hominy f*»d whr'o ■ * yellow. $2* 00; buttermilk rond«n»ed. 1 bM. lota. $3 43c per lb.; flake but tern: ■ 500 to 1 590 iba . »c p»r lb.: »r**h* ,, O' H and ground 100-lb bare $2» r,o per tor , digeater feeding tankage. 50 per cerr. $59.99 per ton. _____ field seed _ Omaha and Council Bluffe Jobbing house- are paying the folio sing prl; -* for field reed, thresher run per pounds, delivered: Alfalfa, $Lj.00B19 red rioter. $ 13.50© 14.50: aweet elov.-. $7.5" & ‘ 1*0: timothy. I6.90B9.99; Budan grass tl.60B4.S6; cane s—d. $d.0951.9. Price* subject to change without notice. HAT. „ Prices at which Omaha dealers are «en Ing. rarlota. f n b Omaha, follow: S' raw—Oat, $*.9029.00; wheat. $7.$#9 'Upland Prairie—No. I. «i Ni. 2. $1®.G©©12'•©; No. . $. ©o©& ©o Midland Prairie—No. 1 * i L5©© a-; No. 3. $1 'f.Qti a 1 1 ©0; No. 2. $*/;©©M® Bo a la n d Prairie—No. 1. $3.00© 10.00. No 2. $«.#e®s.fo. Pa king Hay—$5 '• gr 7 *0. Alfalfa—Choice, 121.®©<r22 >;r»- _ !* 11!) 0®t? 20.0©; standard, $ 15.Q0©11.®®; No. 112.3©© 14.©0; No •. f I0.©0 ©12.00 H1DK8. WOOL, TALLOW. Prices quoted below arc i>n the bass of buyers’ weight and selections, delivered in Omaha _ Hides— Seasonable. 1. ir\ No. 2 •> : green. 5c and 4' bulls. 6c and 4 branded. 5c; Klue. 3c; calf, 14' and 12V kip. 11c and SVl skins, ic; dry flint. 10c• dry salted. 7c: dry *’ue. i leaf ons. “5c •‘a'li; horse hides 14 0® a* ! $4 ©0 each, punies and glues. 11.5© ea h; to!?#. 25' ea-h: hog ►kins. 15c ea* h. Wool—Pelts. $15© to $2.00 each.^d* pending on quality, lambs. 75c to 1. ‘j clips, no \a!ue wool, 3®©4©c. Tallow and Grease—No. l tallow, B tallow, ©V; No 2 tallow. 5c A r'$1' *4 4c; B grease. 54c: yellow grease, r brown grease, 44; pork crackling*. J per ton; beef, ditto, $50 per ton. beeewax, $30 per ton. The hide and leather markets of country »re seemingly a? a stands ver> little trad ng In e • ,*r pa'-kcr 'our'ry h-de« for th<- pa*’, two or tr-#* A»fk$. except a •rat?*:’** rar he»e a-* there for country hides Hides a re of 1 quail-, y at this time ..f v#tr. and ?ift $rc no* interested in »"'umu!»tinr •tel** • alf «- n market l ”m a^d ?• * r!o?4»?y sold up Horse hides are steady at quotations thoueh ’he demand ta ”r-’ urgent Woo! anil sheep skin market keeps firm and s’oeka of wou! a-*’ -e i coming depleted. Some woo! £a« so d n < *maha lately at 41c. although the gene-. > l range :« f- rn '€f 40 Tallow and area*** a*e barely holding steady; and *.he trend aeem* to be rather easy. Food Index Lower. Brad»’e**t's Food Index Number, bayed on Ihe whole**!© price* per pound of 21 12.21 X with f* 24 las* w »ejc and 2' 42 for the wak e**S:ns Mar h 1, 122S- Th*a week * number showy a loss of 1.5 per cent from last w*>*k and of ?t per rent from the like week of <a«t year. Of the ■2 commodities of all kinds »juot»d in'-; ly. 17 advan ed a* compared with 1**7 v. eek 2$ de-hr d and 42 remained ui. ■ hang»d. a* follow* Increased: Wheat, red wheat, spring; rn-r bar>> rib* smoked; sugar r- • coffee, cf ton *r#d Oil, t-*xns, pea«, l1' tatoea. beeves, lambs, cotton, lead, t:n, rubber Decreased: Hama tallow bu’ter. rgc*. ohee»e h *t. sheep. ole© oil. print olo’b1. srav good*, h*' . ar wheels old. Fh ’ • oelphia: car wheel*. <jld. Chicago: #**ej scrap Pittsburgh; ateel scrap. Chicago spelter. The Feed that put the {Star in START THE start of the feeding period is more im portant thgn any other time in the whole existence of the baby chick. Tender, undeveloped digestive organs re quire easily assimilated, rich in bone, muscle and tissue-building proteins. Without such feed chicks are listless, stunted, prone to disease of every description, and even if they live will never develop into the strong, husky, mature fowl which are money-makers for the poultryman and a delight to the eye. Red Feather Chick Starter will start your chicks right because it is first of all a Scientific Starting Ration which fills every natural feed ing requirement of the baby chick. The first 14 days is the danger period. Carry the chicks safely through that period and you have won half the battle of raising chicks. For that rea son we have designed RED FEATHER CHICK STARTER. Packed in a convenient self-feeder, this product will take the trouble and worry from your chick raising this season, eliminate bowel trouble and other digestive disorders and help you raise 90?< of the chicks you hatch. Sign the coupon and send it in today. Free booklet “S” furnished on request. Call your Red Feather Dealer or Grocery Store or the coupon heloie. % M. C. Peter* Mill Co , Omaha, Nebraska. Gentlemen:' F.ncloted (ind $2.00 in payment for three package* of Red Feather Chick Starter. Nam# ... Addret* .