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6 C THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 20, 1917. AUTOMOBILES. AUTOMOBILES. Most of TTQTTTi P A T Q Come These UOHjU UiiliO Fresh FROM THE PACKARD SHOP LIVE" STOCK MARKET Cornfed Cattle Bring Highest Price of the Season; Hogs Break Again; $2 Lower Than Last Week. 2,950 2,750 1,800 f350 500 500 1,200 Omaha, August 25, 1917. Receipt were: Cattle. Ran Sheen Official Monday 20 100 1.361 18.121 orncial Tuesday ...... 10. JS7 7.470 0.71 Official Wednesday .. J.797 1.601 13.02 7.447 6,480 820 66.714 '."OS 43 (J 43,562 55 S? Sam dayi laat year.. 20.717 29,0(0 99,546 Kecelnts and dlsoos tlon of lk stock l the Union atock yarda, Omaha, lor twenty four houra ending at t p. m. yesterday: RECEIPTS CARLOADS Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. H'r.i. 1 3. That means that the renewed Packards are fit to carry a new car guarantee and that some of the overhauled cars of other makes are i F i a .1 a. .a. a in as gooa snape as wnen tney were snipped to tneir original owners, i-very car onered is unquestioned t ULlVALUE A1SD MORE THE WORLD'S FINEST CAR IS THE PACKARD TWIN-SIT AT THESE PRICES EACH DOLLAR DOES THE WORK OF TWO. o fTcia'i 7$mr ."ll 'HI PACKARD 1.35 Twin-Sii- titirino- ear ia vonr laro-a.an.Hrr.nniw T I Estimate Saturday ... 100 now Deing inorougmy overnauiea in our own snops ana. Will De I six day's thia week..43,4.04 ' repainted and returned to its original condition. This car will sam daya last week.. 24.790 carry our Packard guarantee and cannot be duplicated in our Is. V i lit UMl present model for less than 4,000 $2,450 1 same daya 4 ks. ago.23,846 PACKARD 2-35 Twin-Six seven-passenger car. This is our demon strating car, which is now available since the arrival of our new series demonstrator. This will be returned to its orieinal me chanical condition, repainted and will be guaranteed in every respect , PACKARD 2-25 Twin-Six touring. This is our smaller seven-passenger, 126-inch, wheelbase. In excellent condition with Goodyear cord tires all around and one extra. Equipped with bumper and Wead chains, paint. good; , APPERSON 1917 eight-cylinder touring car. Has been used by the original purchaser only a few hundred miles. Painted liirht brown with dark brown striping: Is absolutely as good as a new car which costs around $2,200 .". PIERCE-ARROW "36" six-cyinder chassis with bucket seats and tank. Can be built into an attractive speedster CHALMERS 1915 6ix-cylinder touring car STEVENS-DURYEA five-passenger touring; equipped with Northeast starting and lighting system HUDSON Super-Six,: 1916. - Firestone non-skid tires, bumper front and rear; spot light.. ..... COLE Six, 191o model, 4-51,! five-passenger. Two brand new Firestone cord tires on rear and front fabric tires; in excellent shape, with one extra. Painted dark red with natural" wood wheels. A re markable buy at. OAKLAND "8,"' 19 i 6, Seven-passenger car. Goodrich Silvertown cord tires all around. This car will put up, as good a demonstra tion as any new ear; has plenty of power and will give the pur- - chaser good value ior i; , C. M. A Bt. P.. Unin Pacific C. 4 N. W. west. C, St. P.," M. O. . C, R A Q.. east.. C. B. A Q., west.. C, R. I. & P., east Illinois Central ..N Total receipts 1 14 1 4 ' 2 2 40 GRAIN v AND PRODUCE NEW YORK STOCKS All Cereals Decline and Wheat Becomes Active; Receipts Are Heavier, With a To tal of 146 Cars. DISPOSITION H EA D. -Cattle. Hogs. Morrt -Co:.. Swift A Co 48 CuTlahy Pack. Co 13 Armour & Co Schwartz A Co........ .. Oudahy, Denver , Kearns A R. . 69 320 706 1,101 347 123 Sheep. 343 860 850 950 Tele phone Harney 414. PACKARD "Used-Car'Department ....-..., . r ' A postcard will ' bring any car to your house. Overland ' Used-Car.Department Honest Values Low Prices r Write, phone or call for ' FREE BULLETIN showing large list Time Payments. Willys-Overland, Inc. 2047 Farnam; d! 3292L Open Evenings . and Sundays. WE MUST CLOSE OUT BY SEPTEMBER 1 IF YOU ARB LOORINQ FOR EXCEP. ' TIONAL BARGAINS IN SLIGHTLY USED CARS. DON'T FAIL TO INSPECT OUR LINE. Below you will find listed a few of the Bargain we are offering 1117 HUPMOBILB. Model y "N, practically new la avary (eat of the word BUPMOB1LE. Model N" roada4er... ' 1(16 CADILLACS Tourlnr. Made! 61. . This ear ha Just been overhauled and newly painted. A wonderful buy. LOCOMOBILE. -4$ touring. -' 1(11 6CRIPPS-BOOTH. $-eyllndr chummy roadster. ' ' HUPMOBILB. 32, 6-passenger. ' I LIOM 40 " f MITCHELL. I v Roadster, bargain. McSHANE MOTOR CO.,' Douglas (481. 1638 Farnam, . Omaha, Neb. y AUTO EXCHANGE CO. . BARGAINS Careful buying Is the reason w can sell .our used cara to you at such attractive prices. Scores of people have found that the bargains we offer cannot be dupli cated anywhere elae In ths elty. Tou benefit yourself by Investigating what w oner. 176 200 276 200 Ford Roadster, In good running order. $175 rora Touring, good tires..... Ford Chassis, ltl , Ford Touring 1918, all new tires. Ford Touring, 1IU, like new Ford Touring, Kit, $76 worth of extra equipment ., ,. 100 Hudson Sl Chassis, alectrlo starter and lights 220 Chalmers "30'' Touring f 376 Oakland Touring, w Urea 176 Everett Touring, good running order.. 146 Marlon Speedster, very fast.,., 200 Monro Roadster, like new, ....(..,, 260, Jeffreys' , Touring, alectrlo light and tarter' 200 Cadalllo Touring, aleotrto I ahta and starter, 6 new tlree. .............. 800 Haynea Too ring, newly painted.... 460 Maxwell Speedster 226 Chalmers' Six, 7-pasaenger 460 Overland Touring, cleotrlo lights and atarter 276 Vella Touring, alectrlo ' lights and . atarter 236 Klaaell Six. Ilk' new 660 Chalmers" Roadster. 121.. .......... 060 Cola ")" Roadster at bargain Serlpps-Bootb, nearly new. $660 Windshields, all stsea , 4.60 Presto Tanks, large slie. ......... 4.60 Larg hand horns.. a... .$ Totals ,.120 3,106 cattle As usual on Baturdav. there was nothing In the way of beef rattle nn tne market and prices were nominally nn changed. For the week receipts have been heavier than ever during August, soma 43.. 000 head of cattle showing up. 18,000 more man a week ago and 14,000 more than a year ago. . Fully 90 per cent of the offer ings nave. Been western rangers, Only a few choice corn-fd nttl. h.v. oeen received, and they have been -niil quickly at the high price of the season, anywhere from 60o to $1.60 higher than ten days or two weeks ago, a top of $16.66 be ing registered, which Is not onlv the hlh. est price ever paid In Omaha hut . nink.i higher than any price ever paid In Chicago. om or, in western range cattle have also sold at steady to atrong price and as high as $12 40 was paid for choice 1,260-pound Wyoming beevea. On the short-fed and half-fat natives, as well as. on the general run of weaterners, the market has simply been oversupplled, and trend of values has been downward from start to f(nth. th. decline on beef steer amounting to 60c76c and on. cows and heifers fully $1.00 on an average. Quotations on cattle! rinnri in ,hi,. beeve, $12.6018.66i fair, to good beeves. si a.4Dio ij.se; common to fair beeves, $9.00cara. v.w, ,wH iv vnuice yearlings, six ibqp 13.46;' fair to good yearlings. $11.60012.60: common to fair yen r lings. .O011.0O; good to choice gr.iss beeves. $10.26012.60; fair to good grass beeves, $0.00010.00; common to fair grass beeves. t7.60iS8.7r.! mr.A t choice belters, $7.6002.00; good to choice cows, $7.25 8.26: fair to a-ood cnw. s no 07,00; common to fair cows, is nrnss r,A good to choice feeders, $8.008.00; fair to good feeders, $7.268.26; common to fair feeders, $6.7606.76; good to choice stock, ere.-$7 7608.76: stock helfera. . IS 60i mi stook row. $1.0007.60; stock calves, $6,609 0.00; veal calve. $8.00012.60; bull, stags etc, $8,769$ 60. Hogs RecelDt wera tha Hhtf ,h.. bav been In a larg tlm. only 2.600 head being on sale. In SDlte of tha small run price broke again, bulk of hog selling at price that war 1626o lower than yes- IV.6??. Mo,t ot th wer "" t $16.361918.70. while as hl?h ti? um-on gooa snipping hogs. Prices are $2.00 lower than a week ago and about $3.25 lower than th extreme high time. jiepreseniauv sales: NO. AY. Bh. Pr. No. At. 10. .874 ... 18 00 73. .246 87. .268 64. .272 87. .201 68. .234 76. .191 Omaha, August 25, 1917, Receipt of all cereals excepting wheat were much heavier today, with 146 can all toft, eleven of which were wheat, forty six corn, elghty-on oats, one rye and seven barley. The samplea of wheat were taken freelv and at the close of the session few f thrse wer left. Quotations on this cereal Yanaul from 2c to 6c lower the bulk of the sales oeing made at the 2c decline. The trading In corn today was verv alow. Traders did not get together till noon and up to this time pot a sale In this market wss made, but snortly after a few sales of in yellow and mixed varieties were re. ported at prices ranging from lc to 2c lower than yesterday's quotations, fl-he No. 2 yel low sold today at $1.86. 7HSo over the mixed Only one car of white corn wiifl sold, this being a car of No. 2 at 31.88. Receipts of oats were much heavier, with fair demand for this cereal at a decline of from Tc to He under yesterday's quo tations, the No. 2 white selling at 84 064 He One car of No. 2 rye was sold at $1.69, lo lower than yesterday' price, and only one of barley was sold, this being a car of No. 3 at 31.22. Clearances were: Wheat and flour equal to 242.000 bushels: oats, 33,000 bushels. Primary wheat receipts were 813,000 bushels and shipments 441,000 bushels, against receipts of 1,480.000 bushels and ahlpments of 1,177.1)00 bushels last year. Primary corn receipts were 349,000 bush els and shipments 396,000 bushels against receipts of 616,000 bushels and shipments of 227.000 bushels last year. Primary oats receipts were 1.648,000 bush els, and shipments 1,152.000 bushels, against receipt of 2,212.000 bushels and shipments of $79,000 bushels last year. CARLOT RECEIPTS. Wheat Pnrn H.l. unicago , 8! Minneapolis uuluth Omaha Kansas City . St. Louis Winnipeg .... ..255 11 85 ..13 69 72 46 12 N 24 205 43 81 36 126 TradinxDerives Sole Support on Hopeful Views Eegard ing Washington Price Control. These sales were reported today: wneat No. 1 hard winter: 1 car yel Inn. I tn n T. n . . w ". .. inu. t nara winter: l car. ii.isi ; x cars, z.35. No. 3 hard wirter: tar toara). sz.iift; cars, 2. 30. Samd nara winter: i car (live weevil), 32.31 i-o car, si.jo; j car. J2.00. No. 2 spring . " e.u. no. a spring: l car, ti.it. Hample sarins:: 1 mr r4i i ..u. 9 rmxea: i car. 12.15. Ryo No. 2: 1-ear, $1.69. Barley No. S: 1 car, $1.22. Corn No. 2 white: 1 rr ti k yeiiow: i car, ii.g. No. 8 vellow; s !! Ill ara' 18SH. No2 mixed: 1 car! .; i cars, si. is. iso. S mixed: cars, t.7. no. 4 mixed: 31.77. No. 6 white), $1.86. Oat No. 2 white ard: 6 A car, $1.78: mixed: j car (near 2 cars. EEn. fttar.A 1 car, 64c: 1 car. K4V. 7 w. i win io a care, t,o; 2 car, SSfce: Pi. nnn- 29- o . . . ' r osiiiDie wn ik l i.mpiior weignts, 63V4C; 1 car. 624c. wmana uasn rir.M whu.i, kt u j fi.siwj.ai: iso. i narn. lilRASln, spring, 2.38 02.40; No. 3 spring, $2.342.38 wnua. i.lliI1.851A ! Nn ..lu., i .ca. ... jonuw, i.o;tgl.s64 . No. 2 m'"d-.$1.7801.7814: No. 2 mixed. $1.77 iiumirZ 055c; aundard, w.7tc; no. i wnite. 6454c; No. whit. 68 054c. Barley: Malting. $1.1801.25 - -' - , .... UF1..3. Local range of option 15. .226 86., 209 31. .292 18. .263 79. .206 Sheep Bh, Pr. ... 46 26 120 16 85 70 16 65 ... 16 66 40 18 75 40 17 00 Open Sundays and Evening. If you are dissatisfied with your 14 'car trad It In and gt on you caq u, Mak small payments each month, w (tor it zor you until you want ic AUTO EXCHANGE CO. ... 16 30 70 16 60 ... 16 60 ... 16 70 160 16 80 and Lambs Rerelnta thia auk hav been aboat 63.000 head. Thl Is the largeit of th season so far, but I only half a larg a for th corresponding week of last year. For th month to data sup pile show falling. oft of nearly 100.000 head aa oomparad with 1916. Feeders were eager buyers JJ week and th bullish ton that lamb showed was entlrelv dua tn tha hp. feeder competition. Monday there was a 61umri fn fat Iamb, hut tha h.i.nn. Of tb wk prices mo CO gteadlly and en th el looked nearly T6o higher than 0f l ( and close to $.() abev th vihi unur. i jm ion ai tn close law Douglas (035, Ml Farnam Bt, USED CAR BArJGAlNS. 1917 Briscoe, brand "iewr a bargain, , 1911 4-0". Chevrolet louring. - . 1914 13-66 Bulck . 191T Saxon six touring. 1916 Saxon six touring. 2 1917 Saxon four roadster. The car are new and- equipped with electric (tarter and Ilgau. . 1818 MaxweH 46 touring. .'.".' ' , ' Com tn and look these car over. They are all p. teed ; right and sold with, th yih ARE THE USED FORD MEN. 1917 touring, run is good new ,.$360 ; -aie touring, iook like new..... 310 ' ' ltlS li.nrln- , ... f ; 191 touring, new top and eat covers 376 1916 touring, good buy. 286 ' 1916 touring, a good on ,. 365 1916 touring, good hp 334 .-, - 2 new 1917 touring bodies. TRAWVER AUTO SAL VAGE AND EXCHANGE . w - . ' LQTjy. Jt070. - MAXOTIRES Th greateet mveatloa sine Ur be es me troublesome. . - AU(uua.in mad or th tarn ms-.enai as your oaalBg. Seml-cured. will not deteriorate. . MAXOTIRES fit perfactly between th tube and casing, holding th pressure. Ther Is no friction, ne heating, no chane to wrinkle and Injur th Inner tab. ' . Ellmlnat puqoturea, blowouts and rim cut. ... K , Com outaisd m th MaxoUr and our guarant. . - T. 3. OARVErS MAXOTIRC SERVICE STATION, 8919 Leavenworth. Harney 1801. J""9 CLEAR Wast Sid fin resident corner . on th market. 43d between I and J, east . rvady to build on without expense. S, E Elm wood Park, on Woolworth Ave. and 48th 6L If yon want a home lot Th choice resident district, look Into thl offer, when yea want to (all you can at a profit Non resident owner, will accept Auto with some money aa first payment. Post yourself on thl location, elos to ear and business. C. J. Canan. 310 McCagu Bldg. "4 1.409. OWNER going west; neat 4-room horn on north 28th St and Sprague, one block from 24th St ear line and all line of business, walking distance, all home - owners, clos to school and churchy $39 i eaah and Ford for equity. A map, C J. taaan. sit McCagu Bide, USED FORDS We nave a large assort ment of good used Fords, : which must be sold fX once. Call and look them over. Prices are right. M'CAFFREY MOTOR CO, FORD SALES AND SERVICE! 10th and Howard D.35C0 M 116.66. reader showed t0O76o up. tyrs (or th week, closing with good 60 6$ pound l.mbs selling up u $17.00017.10 Quotation on sheen and iamh- i..h. fair to oholce, $1616017.00; yearling, fair td eholc. $1060013.00: wethers, fair to l;.!1.0.00n lr cholc. $9.00010.26: feeder lm ha lit iuio.it it. 25r,tnic' 10' ; $dr ew.,' w.vvvtr.vv Bt Lonl Ur Stock Market. " St LOUI. MO.. AUK. 25. Cattle Raalnt. n, ft. . . . , ... . omu, nauv xeei steer, $8.00016 00 yearling steers arid heifer. $7.00014. 00 cow. 1t.go01o.oo; docker and feeders. v' i iair prim southern beef steers. ss.vuwi3.60; beer cows and helfera, $6,000 i..Bf, auutnorn veariinv araara anrt n . i r... et.ouigiiv.vv; native calves, $5.7514.76. tlOg Receipt. 3.000 head: marlrat sieaay; ugnt. 617.25017.75; pigs. $12,000 is.ooi mixed and butcher. $17.0017.75; ffJl ;V $1'-lI bulk ot salea. oneep and Lambs Rclnt ika h... market steady lamb. $11.00016.40: ewes! $9.0001.60; wether. $10.60012,00; canners vuuppera, ti.BVg.tu, Art. Open. High. I Low.l Close. I YT WhU 1 Sep. i Vr I 20 2t3 2 12 213 l orn. Deo. 1 06 1 06 104 1 06 106 Oaf C 1 104 1 04 104 P. $5 65 65 BB" I 66 ..Deo. ' 64U 64t4 644 64 64 Chicago closing prices, furnished Th Be ii .,.""' ,na ra" broker. "' "'""iin atreei, Omaha: Art . )pen. High. I l.ow. CloeeTTTes" Wht I Sep. Corn, I Dec. 1 May Oat. Sep, Deo. May Pork. Sep. 43 Oct 43 rd. Sep.- 2$ Oct 23 Rib. Sep. 23 Oct 28 IS 10 58 54K 68 1 IS 1 10 I 08 63 6414 68 43 60 42 45 23 07 23 66 I 28 60 23 8 m j 107! 105 I 62 63 66 42 35 41 56 I 32 60 22 37 i 23 901 22 H U213 07 06 62 63 67 43 25 41 60 23 67 23 65 2390 23 76 110 108 63 64 $7 43 05 43 70 23 10 23 07 128 67 28 50 for Kansas City Llr Stock Market. Kansas city. Au. is r.attiaR..i... vw noau, m.rnri sieaay; prim led steers, ....vvWi..vv; ucriiea peer steer, $11.00 j. io. western ateere. i. nnwii tn, m.. $6.76 0 10.00: heifer. 37.60sD12.Oo:i Btnck.r. ana leeners. is.eooix.oo: bulls. It (mm s calve. $7.00012.60. Hog Receipt. 600 hed; market 80o lower; bulk of sales. $16.65017.80; heavy, $17.00017.40; packer and butcheii, $16.76 vai.aa. USUI, mit.ia I , ,OU ; pigs, $13.50 26.00. . f ' Sheep and Lamb Receipts. 2M hearl: market steady; lambs, $16.76..''6; year- nngs, siv.vvvix.uu; wethers, $9.00 011.00 swaa, $8.60010.00. ; BUICK J-TON TRUCK.. Oood $ new. Firm gon out of busi ness, j t Nebraska' buick auto co., Phon Tyler 1740., 1914 Farnam. ABBOTT-DETROIT "8" Run lees than $.500 miles. I . Bargain. Must elL'- Call Win. Tagg. ) Doug la 1870. ; , . ! Chicago llv Stock Market" L Chicago, Aug. 25. Cattle Receipt. 3.000 neao; marxei iteaay; natlv beef cattle, $8.36016.60; western steer. 87.00A12.40: atocker and feeder. $6,100 25; cow and neirers. it.tsowiJ.tio; calves, $11.50016.00. Mots Receipts. $.000 head; market mostly uo lower than yesterday's avexna. closed steady t-Ui decline: early Iod. $17.40; bulk of ssl's, $15.60017.25; light $15.60 0 17,16; mixed. $15.60017.25; heavy, $15.60017.10; rough, $15.600 17.60; pig. $10.80014.00. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 2.000 head: market weak: wethers. $7.76011.10; ewe. si.zouiv.vu; lames, $10.60016.76, Sioux City Lrv Stock Market. Sioux City. la.. Aua. 25. Cattle Remilnta. 600; market steady; beef steers, $7.00 14.00; fat oows and helfera. 8.00aou: canners, $6.0006.90; stor Iters and feeders. i.vvsji.; cane, ll.00OI3.50: bulla, stsss, Jo-. $; feeding scow and heUer. $6.75 0 8.00. ' , Hog Receipts. 2,000; market steady to 15o higher; light $16.60017.16; mixed. $14.60016.76; heavy, $16.00014.76; pig. $13.00014.00; bulk. $16.40016.70. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, J.000; mar ket steady. tonti a i actual cost to tile owner year go. It 46, block 1, Armour Plac. Soath Hid. On of th oldest additions on in marxet 434 between I and J, east ' front half block from cara. wall Improved i addition, look It up so you will know what yon ar d allng for. Will accept -an auto and little money, for first pay. ni.ni. oaianc mommy. (Think twle.) J. i.ansn, i saccagu Blag. TOU NEED TIRES AND TUBES REPAIRED 1W'T TOUT - ALL RWHT. WE DO THE BEST WORK IN TOWN. . TRY US. ' THE TIRE SHOP. ' 8513 FARNAM.' " DOUGLAS 478. ATTENTION IvTl RE REPAIR MEN! wv ar manufacturing patent rul- oamaer lor ail else of Urea. Will run for It a day. Moat wonderful Invention in lire repair work. 'Let as demonstrate It JOS. .MATHE. , 259 Famam. Harney 4884). AUTO CLEARING HOOSB.' 2209 Farnam. Douglas 2210, Scrippe.Bootb roadatar at a sacrifice. 16 Ohevrolet $s 14 Maxwell ,v ujj , Moon Bis ...I Stwrlfio St. Joarph lit Stock Market.' St Joseph, AUa. 25. t-attla Ttanalnta S00; market steady steers. 88.004Sl4.Ofl! cows and helfera $5.50013.00; calves, $6.00 aa.nv. Hogs Recelnts. 2.500- lnr Inn ItT Oft- hulk. $16.70017.30; heavy, packers. $16.00 VK.so; .mixed packers, $14.00016.00. oneep and Lamb Kecelots. SAO: market teady; Umba, $19.90 0 14.60; ewes, $5,000 .V.VW. . - Omsha Hay Market. Receipts light demsnd cood. marVat tim and steady on all grafa of pralrla bay and alfalfa. Pralri Hay Choice nnlanit tAA 21.00; No. I, $18.00020.00; No.' S, Sltiooo 17.00: No. g. $a.06812.0a. No. 1 mlril.nH $17.0019.0S; No, $ midland, $18.00016.00. No. 1 lowland, $10.00 0 12.00; No. 2 lowland. $7.00 0 9.00: No. S lowland, $5.0OJ6.00. Alfalfa Chplc. $23.00 23.00; No. 1, $20 90021.00; standard, $17.0019.0; No, I, $15.0t17.OO; No. $. $11.00013.00. Straw Oat 8s.oei Ka- h..i T(in t.ti.- ' " Elgin Butter Market. F.lgln. 111., Aug. 25. Butter Fortv-one cents ws bid for 100 tuba of buttar on Jb Elgin Board ot Trad today. There wr no aalea. This Is an Increase of 1 cent vr laat week prlc CHICAGO GRAIN AND rROlSIOKS. nnea jror Fntnr Delivery .Cease Pwold of Wari Oats tow. er,. C,ff. An'' "Trading In wheat for ...... u.u,.rj ceaseq loaay on th board or iraa until after th war. September, the -"" maae a aigniried ex t m.ar.'?t at J "H: which was e :.7hir.;;":: -" n. oiuiia pressure tnreughout th session and closed weak 22c net lower, S iS ?.,?1 $107 1.07 and May ...v.. Taw. .von. uais iosi to lo and provisions had weak supporit and finished " fi.iv lower. Settlement nrlces for nntatanHiaa. oAn.. ber contravt will be fixed by a committee appointed by president of the board of trade. September, price through the ses sion ranged between $2.03 and $2.10, few transactions being recorded as much of th eventng-up In expectation of cessation of .mum iraaing naa oeen accomplished dur Ing the week. Unofficial reports current around tha wheat pit were that th govern- meni price would be set at $2.10. Larger deliveries wera looked for with the determi nation of th official prlc for wheat under governmental control. Higher corn price expected by the trade loaay oecaus of the hint of frost y ester day did not materialise. Mora favorable weather condition prevailed over most of th belt and offering from long stocks were aounaant Buying power seemed limited and th market, had a downward trend all day, th decline being accelerated toward th close when weakness developed in the cash market The close jyas near the low point Offering of oat from local houses wer heavy and prlcea sagged with corn. Reports ot ravoraoi weatner and tiding of thresh Ing with heavy yield added to the decline Provision receded at th start on stop loss selling. Further recession met only feeUe rallies. Toward th close packers who had been buying withdrew their sup port and the close was at about bottom fig ure Of the day. Weakness ef live hog price -oontnoutea to th downward course of meat products. Cash Prices Wheat: No. 2 red. $3,200 2.23; No. 3 red, $3.1803.30; No. 3 hard. $2.30; No. 3 hard, nominal. Corn: No 2 yellow. No. 8 yellow and No. 4 yellww, nom inal. Oati No. 3 white, 64054c: stand ard, 6455o. Rye: No. 2, $1.77. Bar ley: . $1.0501.28 Seeds: Timothy. $4.00 7.76; clover, $14.00018.60. Provision: Pork, $42.25; lard. $22.27; ribs, $22.65 23.15. Butter Higher: creamery, 7c41c. Egg Unchanged; receipts, 7,766 cases. Potatoes Unchanged ; receipts, 40 cars. Poultry Live lower: fowls, 22023c; springs, 220240. MlhneapoU tiraln Market. Minneapolis, Aug. 15. Flour Unchanged. Ry $1 1701.18. Barly 97cO$l 22. . . Bran $25.60026.00. Wheat September. $3.14. Cash: No. 1 northern, $8.602.6&: No. 3 northern, $2.56 O2.60; No. 2 bard Montana, $2.50. Corn No. t yellow, $1.820 1 84. OiL-No, 3 white. 6152C. ' Flaxseed $17103.76. - 1 t Kansas City Grain Market. Kansas City. Aug. 35. Wheat No. 2 hard. $3.402.60; No. S red, $2.26; Septem ber. $2.20. Corn No. S mixed. $1.7901.80: No. 2 whltr. $1.8701. : No. 3 yellow, $1.8401.85; December. $1.0S1.07; May, xi.V4. Oat No. t whit. 6804tc; No. 1 mixed. 6767c St. Louis Grain Market. St. Louis. Aug. S5. Wheat No. t red. $2.2002.28; No. 2 hard, $2.28f 2.35; Sep tember $.2.07. Corn No. 3, $1.86: No. 2 white. $1.95: September, $1.60; December, $1.07. Oat No, 2, 454Kc; no. i wnue. & . Fra porn ted Apple and Dried Fra!t. Nw York. Aug. 25. Evaporated Apale Firm; fancy, nominal; choice, 11(4 12o.; prime, im12c. . Dried Fruits Prunes, firm. Apricots and peaches, steady. Raisins, quiet I.ondoa Silver Market. London, Aug. 25. Silver, bar, 44d per ounce. Money, 3 per cent Discount rate, short bill. 4 par cent; three month' bills, 413-1$ per cent New York, Aug. 25. With one exception that of the previous week-end today's b-lef -rlort of trading on trl, ,tork exchange wss the dullest of the year, transactions falling tn the mess-er total of lin.nno shares. The course nf the market was ltn-the In Vej)lnr with thse apathetic rnnrlltlors. f-nrtln rWlvlng It sol sunport from fur. Ihr short cove-lng on the more honefnt vle-xs entertained resnectlns; Washington's at"tde tows'rts prici control. SHa-ht pressure unoVi metal stocks and enulnments represented nothing of a ranpinie cna'scter and wss more than neu trs'lwd hy fl'mnes elc-where. Dealings In alls wefe llnht. hut malnlv at hlchnr levels, with Rock Islands airaln the feature at extreme gains of 1 to 3 points. Specialties comnrlsed the other strong Is- ". noiemy oils, toharooes snd Gr.,1 Northern Ore. together with American Cen. Chandler Motor and several Inactive stocks. Interesting developments of 'the day (Ti- eluded transfer of $8,000,000 gold to San F'AnHscn for amnrt tn la... an ,mnn.. withdrawals of the metal for shipment toA son in America. Competent authorities lxaned encourarlnir trade reports, although nothing for caution pending sdinstment of schedules by Wash ington. Leading railway Issued additional favorable statements of earnlntrs at Chi cago representing a net gain ef $880,000 tor juiy. No feature of especial Interest wefe nn. sented by th bank' atateraent. actual re serve showing a decrease of about $7.700,. uu" ana loans a aecreaBe or $22,600,000.-- Honas were steady, Liberty 3 Vis again ranging from 99.83 to 99 98., Total aales. par value, aggregated $2B,000. unitedtStatrs registered 4s declined V per cent on All during the week. Number of sales and ranee of price of the leading stocks: Sales. Hl?h. Low. Close. Amer. Beet Sugar American Can Amer, C. A F. , . . Amer. Locomotive. Amer. S. & R.... Amer. T. & T. . . . Amer. Z., L. & S. Anaconda Copper.. Atchison A.. O. 4 W. I. S. Bal. & Ohio Butte & Sup. Cop. Cal. Petroleum . . Canadian Paclfto . Central Leather.... Ches. & Ohio C, M. & Stt P... C. & N. W.; C, R. I. & P. ctfs. Chino Copper .... Colo. F.& I Corn Product Ref. Crucible .Steel .... Cuba Cane Sugar.. Distillers' Sec 600 800 92 44 400 69 86 44 65 2,600 74 73 "600 107 " lii" 200 68 68 88 44 72 67 117 118 21 73 99 105 68 V 35 19 300 162 159 101 1,400 88 88 88 200- 69 67. 69 600 67 67 67 107 1,900 30 29 30 900 64 54 64 300 47 46 46 400 32 32 32 3,100 79 78 78 1,300 $4 34 34 .... 23 Erie General Else General Motors ... Gt No: rfd Gt. No. Ore ctfs.. Illinois Ceutral .. InsDirstton Cnnnrr IntM. M. pfd.... Inter. Nickel .... Inter. Paper .... K. C. Southern ., Kennecott Copper Louis. A Nash.... Maxwell Motors .. Mex. Petroleum Miami Conper ... Missouri PaclfUf.. Montana Power .. Nevada Copper . . New York Central. N. Y.. N. H. & H. Norfolk & Western, Northern Pacific. . Pacific Mall Pacific T. A T.... Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh Coal . Ray Cons. Coo... Reading Republic I. & 8.... Shattuck Art. Cop. Southern Pacific . Southern Ry Studebaker Corp... Texas Co Union Pacific I. 8. Ind. Alcohol. IT. 8. Steel U. S. Steel pfd.... Utah Copper Wabash pfd "B". Western Union ... Westlnghouse Elec. Total sales for the 200 23 23 23 151 600 113 111-4 111 105 8.00 3li 34 36 101 400 64 64 64 89 37 300 34 21 31 19 800 43 41 41 .... 122 32 1.300 96 93 95 200 36 36', 36 1.900 31 20 30 86 ... 22 700 84 -83 84 31 ' 118 .... 101 26 Vj a 700 52 52 800 27 2,900 88 1.000 87 26 24 62 54 26 88 88 V, 86 86 200 94 94 1,900 28 27 . 700 52 62 1.700 172 178 24 94 27 52 178 136 ..... j3g 20,600 121 121 121 117 600 12 101 101 .... 25 92 500 47 47 47 day. 110,000 shares. New York General Market. New ybrk, Aug. 25. Flour Market un changed; spring patents, $11.90013.15; win ter patents and winter straights, nominal; Kasnas straights $11.90012.40. , Cornmesl Easier; fine white "and yel low, $5.255.85; coarse, $5.155.25; kiln dried, $10.05-0.15. Wheat Spot, dull; No. 2 red, $2.22 bid No. 2 hard, $2.27, nominal, c L f.. New York, export. Corn Spot, firm; No. 2 yellow. $2.03: No. 2 mixed, $1.99, e. 1. f.. New York. Oats Spot, standard, 68 c, nominal, i Feed Easier; city bran. 100-lb sacks, 835.00! WMt.rn hran 10A-IK .antra .t Kit standard middlings, 100-lb. sacks,' $31.50; standard middlings, 100-lb. sacks. $38.00. nups rirm; state, meaium to choice, 1916. nominal: 1915. 17c- Par-inn i-ng.t iqu 2026c: 1915, 1619c. ' ' Hides Market quiet; - Bogota, S4c; Central America, 42c. Leather Market firm- hamlnr-v ffrata 57c; seconds, 65c. Provisions Pork, unsettled; mess, $46.00 046.60; family, $45.00; short clears, $46.00 0 48.50. Lard, weak; middle west $23.00. nominal. Tallow Market, easy; city special, loose, 16 o. Cottonseed Oft Marlrat afaariw (.-. Summer vellnw. annt flft-An fsIntaMKAa $15.48; October, $15.32; December, $14.96. Wool Market firm; domestic fleeces, XX Ohio, 65c. Hav Market firm TJn 1 1 IKifltl .ft. xt 2, $1.051.10; No. 3, 9096c; shipping,' 80 DC Rice Market, nteariv! fancv hai4 Brfl 8c; blue rose, 7 08c. Butter Steady. receipts. 4.S50 tubs: cn-amery. hl&hv-r than extrui. 42j,434-: extras (82 score 1, 42c; fl.s:s, 4142c: seconds, Z4M0c. Eggs Steady; receipts. 15,923 cases; fr-sh gathered extras. 46-1? 46c: extra firsts, 45 iy 44c; firsts, 4vfi 42c; seconds S6T3ic. " Cheese Flrr receipts. J.. 253 boxts; stata whole milk f lifts", fresh npcetuls, 23 S24c; state, avuragu run. 23i03C. -Poultry Live firm; chickens i'728c; fowls, 25c; turkeys nominal. Dressed firm and uuchanged. New York Cotton Market. New York. , Aug. 25. The recent cotton breaji weakened gray goods and there wrs an easier tone in the cotton1 yarn markets today. Trade was quieter, tut government purchase- were on a la-ge scale. Finished lines ruled steady. Linens were steady and firm with some government business pend ing. The cotton market today closed barely steady at a net decline of 46 to 68 points. Oils and Roeln. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 25. Turpentine Firm, 37c; safes, 2ti6 barrels: receipts, 371; shipments, 159; stock. 35,324. Rosin Firm: sales, 1,690 barrels; re ceipts.. 1,161 : shipments, 2.849; stock, 94,629. Quote: B, D and E, $5.20; F and O. $5.20; A. $5.22; H. $5.2:5.25; I. $5.256.S0; K, 35.85; M, $5.75; N, $6.506.65; WO, $7.00 7.05; WW, $7.157.25. 0 New Y'ork Money Marliet. New York. Aug. 25. Mercantile paper, 4 5 per cent. Sterling, sixty day bills. $4.72; commercial s'.xty day bills on banks, $4.71; commercial sixty days bills. $4.71; demand, $4.75 9-16; cables, $4.76 7-16; bar silver, 88 c. Government and railroad bonds steady. Bee Wants-Ads Produce Results. This May Be Your Last Chance to Buy BIG BEAR Oil Stock at 12!2 Cents a Share The Big Bear Oil Co.,T though only five months old, is drilling two oil wells in the Big Muddy field. This rapid financing is due to the -fact that it is a co-operative company, no official receiving any salary or commission. Your money goes for actual drilling. Officers are efficient and reliable men. Because of the rapid sale of this stock, we offer it now at 2V cents per share, reservint? the right to reject your subscription and return.your money if your subscription comes in after 100,000 shares are sold at this price. Stocks now selling for $40, at the start sold for 10 Vents a share. Capitalization is only $500,000: stock full paid and nonassessable. Sold on month ly payment plan if desired. Drilling in the famous Big Muddy field, where all wells drilled to Wall Creek sands are over 600 barrels daily capacity. One 600-barrel well should make this stock sell in the dollars. If you want some stock at the 12-cent priee, write at once. Get literature, bank references and map. Wm. G. Krape Inv. Co., 943 Gas and Electric Bldg., Denver. Colo. SIX DAY: R-THRIFT Next Friday, August 31, is the Last Day for Special Part:Pay Of fering of i. Mcbrasba Powier Conapany Partnership 7 CnranIaOvc Preferred Slock UPPOSE you wished to lay away a little of y6ur income and were casting about for a safe and sane spot to plant this seedling where it woulcLgrow. AND SUPPOSE you learned that you could secure Nebraska Power Company cumulative preferred stock at par in denominations to suit almost any purse, for cash or on easy payments, such stock drawing seven per cent interest, payable quarterly. ERT probably you would be interested, yet would wonder why "YOUR ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY" should make this possible, forgetting, perhaps, that only recently it publicly an nounced its desire "to make all its patrons and employes partners in name and fact. s ' '. . . .1 . I V T IS here that you have the opportunity to purchase a security that has n unfailing dividend-paying record of many years stand ing to. which your attention is directed, and this offer is the out come of the Nebraska Power Company's endeavor to interest' its customers and employes in the conduct of its business, to make that "business their business, and by so. doing afford them a new and profitable method of money conservation. M OT only that, but the Company thus offers actually to furnish thousands of such customers the opportunity of paying their annual electric current bills by the interest upon this saving-investment, for seven per cent on one or two shares of this stock will liquidate such bills in a great majority of insjancesl ' ' j ENERAL interest "has been .shown in this proposition by many con U "TT sumers and by more than 50 of 'the Company's employes wh'o have already seized the chance, but there is yet time for others to make up their niinds, as we have this special offering of stock for disposal up to and including Friday, August 31st. We will be glad to discuss with anyone the detaib of the plan, or we will send descriptive circular on request v Burns, Br inker & Investment Semrities 449-452 Omaha National Bank Bldg. Company