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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1921)
a Hankers Forecast tuc nnmo " it in coLOM BUYER FOR A. GUMP & CO. Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith Copyright, 1 11,1 t'bi.-sso Inbune CnieB IE TALES IN HIE UNDAY Btt SBB THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, DKUSMBfcU i. 1921. S'UtVPYWIrV h .1.1 Iff A a v L 1 1 A u ( Steady Revival in Industrial Activity Financial Institution in Shape to Meet Any De niaml That May Be , Mailt for I'umls. . By HOLLAND. , tare figure which report the daily arrivals of gold in the United Stiles from other parts of the world are not aj imjiressixe and full of meaning as is a statement made a few days o. This statement con veyed the information that the gold cover for federal reserve notes in cir culation after betting aside 35 per cent against deposit liahilities was somewhat in excess of 1X) cents to the dollar. This has occurred 'be ll fore, but not in the present year. It i means that for the time being at least, everyone who holds a federal reserve note can feel assured that there is $1 in gold behind every $1 in paper. Of course, if tbat could be continued, these notes would be regarded in fact as they arc in name, equivalent to a gold dollar for every paper dollar. Tills la far In excess of the gold which ! held permanently In th rolled Wales treasury as the basis for lilt legal tenilrs I nr B-reenhai ks. And crwntnirk In ic . Furrled the v.-orld uver fully us Kn.rtl . and poimlhly now even better than a bank ' of Kngland note. afc There In ho-.vr ome:lilng Iht:ii1 inmi p statement that I he cold nwrvn h"ld I. ".'... t ........... t...L.. un.l hu IhA ntlonnl banks sro now vax'ly In exrei4 ' the b-Riil, and as well the economic Istlon. of reserves In note Immjc. .doubtedly means that sometime In the Inter American finance, postithiy acting co-operation with the financial powem f (Jreat Itrllaln. Frame and one or two other nations, may ha in position tn take such international action as will tend to remove the embarrassment caused by the abnormal condition of foreign exchntiKe. o-Operntloii IMunneil. In other words, while independent slei-1 Industry In the t'nlted St.ites It now con BlderinK combining into a Mingle great cur roralloi, and while some of the railroad Authorities are contemplating a merger of i-Hllrond systems as toon aa tha railroad situation haa Improved, the men of finance, the authorities wiio direct the na tional banka and the Federal Heservo bunks, are even now conxtderfiiK. althouwh informally, co-oparation which If perfected will be of world-wide benefit. Homo who are now giving thought to Ihis subject say that tho l ulled States is in not only pro-eminent, but also an un precedented condition to aid through co operation, international finance. Whether thia will be done or not in the future vhleh ia comprised In the next calendar year, It aeema to be tho opinion that after the first of January, certainly before the spring equinox, the American bankers will demonstrate to American business aid In dustry that they now have the sl'uatlon well in hand. They will be In poal'lon to pull out tho stops which havo for two years stood in the wny, in part at least, of business and Industrial recovery. The banks being In possesion of enor mous stores of gold available for reserve purposes will bo abla to furnish, at com paratively low rates of interest, all the aid which responsible American Industry needs. When industry can obtHln needed tfunds at a reasonable rate of interest there Is no doubt that the demand for these funds will be large. Whatever the demand may be, it will be easily met. For this reaaon some who are of authority In the financial district and from whom Information was asked and was obtained aay that the forecast now is for a revival of American industry which will be notice able and gratifying early in the spring. Those who give this information are care ful to aay that they do not look for a audden and overwhelming spurt of the kind which Is called a "boom."' On tho other nand, they do look forward to a gradual, steady and healthful revival of American Industrial activity. Some Important (lueslbms. Some questions that are. of Importance remain to he answered and of these finan cial leaders speak with freedom. One refers to the treatment which by act of congress the secretary of the treasury may undertake for tha purpose of putting into permanent form the .obligations of foreign nations to the United States which am now represented by demand notes In the treasury. Another question refers to the tariff, another to tho German financial situation and to the part the depreciated mark ta playing in oar trade with tier many. And yet. Important as these questions are and as necessary as It Is to find the correct answers to them, nevertheless they are regarded as not vital at present. American finance, American funds and American resources are so vast and the power which Ires behind these is soxgreat that In co-operation with England, France, probably Italy and other nations wo can take the leadership in an effort to un tangle the various twists in the foreign exchange situation and also aid in greatly increasing international trade. For it is recognized here that after all international trade is to be tho chief means whereby reasonable and normal conditions can be ultimately restored. A Financial Conference. Ranortx have been In publication for several days that a financial conference in which the United Htates. Great Britain, France and Italy and .tapan will -hare, may begin soon after the. confer? 9 for the limitation of armament ends. But this Is.nolhing new. Informal conferences of that kind have been In progress for mapy months. The evidences are plentiful that there begins to be good understanding be. tween the financial powers of the leading Kuropenn iiattons, as well as Japan and the I'nlted States, l'ersonal and informal conferences between American bankers ana those of other nations and of which the public has had no knowledge nave oeen under w'av since early spring of this year. Tha demonstration that the United States now is in possession of a great accumula tion of money and also of gold reserves appears to have stimulated the continued holding of conferences of this kind. The suspicion is strong; in the financial district that Mr. Morgan has taken advantage of his sojourn In Europe since early autumn. tr. ... In rinse touch with the great financiers of England and of France, and that hereafter some or tne results m 01 .ersonal communications may oe dis closed by action which he will take. Hay Market. Furnished by Omaha Hay Exchange, December 1. 1S21: Prairie Hay Receipts have been light during past week; demand fair; top prices slightly lower. Alfalfa Receipts light; demand good; prices steady. Straw Limited demand; prices un changed. Upland Prairie No. 1. $ tl.50 12.00; Ko. !. S9.S010.S0; No. 3, l?.50f8S50. Midland Prairie Xo. 1. lloSOeiLOO; Ko. 1. $S.50i910.tiO: No. S. $7.IOj? S.CO. Lowland Prairie No. 1, JS.OOfeS.OO; No. t, S7.oaiSS.OI). Alfalfa Choice. IH.00j819.00; No. 1. f W.e0H7.0l; standard. S1.1.0015.0u; No. 2, llO.eOtr 12.00; No. 3. S4.00&S.O0. Straw Oat, $S.OOS00; wheat, $7.09 f S.0. Chicago Live Mock. Chicago, l'ec. I. Cattle Receipts. It, 000 head; beef steers, mostly steady; prima 1.021-pound yearlings. tlS.OO-. ton heavy steers. JS 00; weight. 1.571 pounds: bulk beef steers, lrf.2iSili.75; she stock, uneven, steady to ioc lower; few ca'vei: Blockers and feeders, steady. Hogs Receipts, 17.009 head; mostly Steady to strong with yesterday's aver age; packing sows. 10 e Sic lower: closed strong; shippers bought about 17.500; big packers bought sparingly; all smaller lo cal houses out of market; holdover, light; top. I7.2S on light light; hulk lights. S7 00BJ.IO: bulk others. SI.7Sei.00; pigs, mostly ioc higher; bulk deau-able. Kh.r and Lambs Receipts, H.00S fcead: fat iambs, steady to :c higher; fat steep and feeder lambs, steady: rat lamh top. IUJt; bulk. ll.!; culls, mostly S.I50; ,t l"" lings. t 50; fst ewe top. 15 .50; bu.it. St 60 C 5 00: ranae on rome-back feeder lambs, largely SS.tisjS.50. Sloax City Use) Stock. S-.o-r I Deo. J. Cattle Fe- eeipts. l.soe head; market, killers, steady to weak; storkers. strong: fed steers snd yearlings, $7.5)11.0; warmed p. ; fat cows ana aeners, .i.-. r.nn.r 1 Ml!Sl! veals. st.sOarT.?: feeders. 11.756 5.75; calves. $S.St: fecdiac costs and heifers. SI-jOO: Crass cows and heifers. i.ie-- i. R,nt a eae head: market. steady to strong: liaht sad butcners- S 5 ; mixed. lBl: neavy, nj Sheeo Receipts. H aesd; Market, steady. fMU TOX K MJkiL OHM. M wr Vsrttt V tot t -MOWJ MUCH t LiveStock tiinsha, Iwcmber i Tteceipts were t'uttle lloa hlieep Offlclul Mmtdiiy "..'17 ;t,U' 7,"2i Uffurlal Tuesday ... 4.!J O.KM '.'.110 Kslllnale Weilliesd.iy i.Tml l.Mm S.nOi) Threo dnys this v k . M.ini'l IMWS 14.741 Saliie days lust k..tS,S! :i0.7 In ti.lmi Miinte 2 wks. ago .,.li,:i-'7 t'H.9;,:s L,uri; Silne a wks. Kgu ...iii.21'4 l'll.6ii 3 1.517 Name car ago '0.47J l'w.711 6,12- Ilc-'.'lpis and illspostti'ir, of liv stuck at thu I'nlon stock yards, iiinulia. Neb., fur 1:4 hours ending ut 3 p. m.( IJtceiu. tier 7, 1S2I: rtKOKIl'T.- f'AHS. fat. Hgs fhp. II M. f.. Jl. m, V. Jly 3 4 ! ... Wabash' K. It I . . Mo, 1'ac. Ky I 1 I'nlou Fo It. It 44 U li ... I'. Ac N. W. Ity.. east , . H i 1 ... I H N. W. l!y west ... Hi i ... f., HI. P., M. O. Ily . . i a 2 ... I'.. H. & Q. Ky.. east ..6 II a 1 C, H. & W. Ity., west.. IS S 2 ... V., R. I. I', east .... ID ... 2 1 l. It. I. & t, west 1 4 ... Illinois Central Ily 4 1 3 .". . C O. W. It.v 2 Tolal receipts 110 71 tISPOSm i.N IIHAI. Cat. Hits'. Slip. 317 27 1.612 87 us s: 1!4 ' i'Vi' "4 1 "I :i04 5"r, i,4oa J.snS . . soa 16 . .. 206 it "'77 Armour Co. . fuilahy I'kg. Co. Hold 1'kg. Co. . Morris Packing Co. Swift & Co. J. W. .Murphy Swart -z Co Lincoln Pkg. Co. ... Ond"ti I'ki;. Co M. lilassDurg Higglns 1'kg. Co. ... Hoffman Bros Maysrowleh & Vail . Midwest Pkg. Co. ... Omaha Pkg. Co So. Omaha Pkg. Co... .1. H. nulla K. II. Christie Ar Son Dennis Krancla ... Ellis tt Co John Harvey HunUlnger & Oliver St, Clair Pkg. Co ... F. II. Kellogg Joel Lundgrcn P. Lewis Hunley J. B. Root Co Rosenstock Bros Other buyers Tolal 7 S3 1 8s 21 31 tl 354 SH 6 9 36 7 65 411 543 1.398 4,045 7,900 Cuttle On account of tho packing house' strike and the more or less de moralized condition of the cattle market the country has shut off receipts and Wednesday's run was comparatively light. Beef steers were in only moderate 3'ip ply In spite of the fact that several loads were held over from Tuesday. Local dressed beef men seem to want more cat tle than on either Monday or Tuesday anil as mero whs jih niitjw...i.. shipping demand "trade was moderately active at prices strong in inc msuvi " both beef steers and cow stuff. Fair to very good beeves sold largely around Ji; 5iiS7.f0, or anywhere from 2Sfi60c lower than the best time last week. Stock ers and feeders continue steady. Quotations on Cattle Good to choice beeves. 7.258.45; fair to good beeves, $fi :s7.00; common to fair beeves. $5.25 ffiiB.25: good to rholco yearlings, JS.OH'nl 9 50; fair to good yearlings, $ i . 2 5 fl 7 . 7 f ; common to fair yearlings, S5.25Sji6.2i: good to choice heifers, 5.50JC 6. 25 ; fair to good heifers, S4.50tyS.50; good to choice cows, J4.50iS4.85; fair to good cows. $3.75 1(84.50: cominon to fair cows, J2.75'3.&0: gbod to choice feeders. J5.75i. 6.25 ; fair to good feeders, $5.24i5.7r; cominon to fair feeders, Si.60W5.25; good to choice stockers, l. 15ui6. 75; fair to good stock era, S5.60ffu6.10; common to fair stockers, $4.75jj5.60; stock heifers. $.1.7 5 B.OO : stock cows, $3.00 3.75; stock calves, $4.00 iitl.til); veal calves. $3.508. 25: hulls, stags, etc,, $2,604)14.611: good to choice grass beeves, $5.75B.50; fair to good grass beeves, $5.00(Jii5.6ll; common to fair grass beeves. $4.50 jf 5. "0. BKK1? STKKKS. No. Av. Pr. No. A v. Pr S 1052 6 00 9 ,. OS.', 6 60 90 .. 11.10 7 00 60 ,. 805 7.25 '2 . 1K!4 7 35 21 1245 7 50 STEliRS AND HEIFERS, in 876 6 SS 11 1081 6 65 6 69 7 00 7 1131 7 85 4...... 5C2 7 60 HEIFEH3. 11 825 4 25 1 768 5 15 BEE I' COWS. lies 3 80 4 1070 4 10 7 837 4 2- 10 115 4 75 9 1002 4 80 STOCKEKS AND FEEDKP.S. i; 970 5 60 15 1042 S "0 35 991 6 60 , BULLS. 1 1790 3 65 1 1 120 S 00 1 1700 4 10 CALVES. 8 150 S rn 3 148 C V5 3 186 7 50 Hogs Hog receipts today ivero esti mated at 5,500 head. The market opened steady to 10c high'er, closing strong to 10fc15a higher. Shippers wera active bidders, particularly on the lightweights. Lightweight hogs sold today at $6.5lHp 6.65 with a top price of $6.75. Mixed loads sold at $tf.O0&$.35 and packers $5.50 6.00 with the heavier grades quoted down to $5.00 and very hard to move. Pulk of sales was $6.256.65 and top of $6.70. HOGS. No. Av. Sh. Pr. i So. Av. Sh. Pr. 2S...1H8 180 5 60 67. .284 40 6 00 40. .290 ... G 05 63..2H3 70 15 69..214 23" 6 25 61. .233 ... 6 35 65. .268 70 6 40 74. .220 ... 6 43 7.1. .224 43 i SO 90. .176 ... S bi 0..188 ... S SO 76. .212 ... S 65 76. .217 ... 6 70 Sheep Receipts of sheep and lambs to day were estimated at 6,000 head. The market opened strong to 25c higher to day, eastern shipper buyers being active bidders and taking the bulk of the choice fat lambs. Good to choice fat iambs are quoted at $10.00610.50; fair to good lambs at $1.26010.00; feeder lambs $ 50 t.2o: fat ewes were quoted at $3,004(5.00 with some sales mado today at the top figure. Quotations on Sheep Fat lambs, good to choice, $10.00 10.50 fat iambs, fair to good, $9.2510.00; feeder Iambs, good to choice, $8.509.00; feeder lambs, fair to good. $7.50frs.50; cull lambs. $5.2S6.:5; fat yearlings. $6.007.50: fat wethers. $4.$0t5.25; fat ewes. $3.O0g5.OO; feeder ewes, $2.753.50; cull ewes. $1.0002.50. FAT LAMBS. No. At. Pr. No. A v. Pr. S14fed...7 10 0' 27 fed... 83 10 50 tl fed. ..SO 75 FAT EWES. 11 fed.. 124 4 (0 FEEDER LAMBS'. 25 Nat... 65 I 75 318 Nat. . .t S 35 Kansas City Lira Stock. llansas City. Dec. 7. U. a Bureau of Markets.) Cattle Receipts. 7.000 head; calves, S5(27c lower than Monday; bulk good and t-hoico vealers. $7.00 0 8.00: top. $8.50; rannera. dull: soma early $2 25$ $60; other classes uneven but generally steady; top steers. $7.65; other early sells. $5.2507.75: bulk cows, $.1.7584 25; few lots up to $5.09; good heifers, bid, $7.6"; closed generally. $.S0t4.: bulk stockers and feeders, early. $5.004? 5.50. Hogs Receipts. 5.000 head; mostly steed to nrrnir: few tight Itghts tn shippers. 10a higher; extreme top limit lights. $6.85; choice. $na hogs, to ysrd trader. $6.75: practical top paid by pack ers sda shippers for lights and light butcher. $6.70; hulk of sales, 50es.7; gfwd packing sows, $5.75; pigs steady, $;.. Sheep and T-smbs Receipt. S.SSS hes: rarket steady; most far na'.r.-o earea, ...'5C4;s: fed western lambs. $ 75; ra-l-ves tl.t. liar Silver. New Torlc. Dee. f Foreign Bar fiirtr 4lle; Mexican, dollars, 4H. HOO.t o , tHmk 1 AM 6000 W I ' III I 1-1 1 ... 1 KOSB. . BWt I Market, Financial and Industrial News of the Day Omaha Produce Furnished by Hists of Nebraska, do. partinent of agrlculturt, bureau of mar kets and lii.irk'lliig: -Live Poultry. Wh'sals Wh'fcala Buying belling Price. Price. Hrollera 17 42(1 !l . 25 Springs 17 tins 18 H 19 Kens, light 14 u!7 17 VII IK-iih, heavy 19 tt2l 20 (1 23 cu'k 111 m i 2 12 41 1:1 I lucks 16 WIS 16 (121) tleese 12 ol5 16 20 Turkeys 20 425 25 (u JO Droned Poultry. Broilers 30 :!6 Springy 18 23 22 w25 II. lis 17 1 23 2.1 4311 Cocks 12 Wit 1H lit 2 II Duck 19 W22 23 ii'5 Geese 18 42) 20 (ui25 Turkeys , 32 (u35 - 35 tt 12 KgB. Eggs, per case. . . . 12 14.10. Select, fresh 48 45U 55 (1 M No. I, fresh 41 I4H 49 4n5il No. 2, fresh 26 Hi -III 25 il 40 Cracks, frusli 23 43o 30 Iu32 Storage eggs (ac cording to grade) 23 (u t'J liutter. Creamery, prima 4.1 (a, 46 Creamery, tub 44 Q45 Country, best 3i 4':!2 ' :i5 47'36 Country, common. .23 4i 261a 2a 43U Duller flit, ula Men price 32 Hay. Prairie No. 1 Upland No. 2 Cpiand No. S Upland No. 1 Midland No. 2 Midland No. 3 Midland No. 1 Lowland No. S Lowland Alfalfa leh'cc) No. 1 Standard No. 2 No. 3 Oat Straw Wheat Straw JI.5Hffel2.r,0 .5Oi)lll.60 7.6111' 8.I1U 10.6011 5i 8.6i(nil0.00 7.0IIIS) 8.00 8.00 9.00 7.006D 8.00 I8.OO1B 19.110 1 COO 1 7.00 : 3.00 415.00 1O.005S12.00 8.00(a) 9.00 S.OIIfJ 9.00 7.00 8.00 Potatoes Potato shipments continued to decline last week, as shown by the unload reports. A tutal of 10 cars were unloaded in Omaha during the first five days of last week. Very little trading was done and prices remained unchanged. No. Nebraska Early Ohio potatoes sold to re tailers at $1.75 to $2.00 .per cwt., with No. 2 selling at $1.50 per cwt. Rod River Ohio stock sold to retailers at $2.00 to $2.25 per cwt. Hay Hay receipts ran slightly heavier last week than for ths pieceding week. A total of 52 cars were reported for the first five days of last week, as compared with a total of 60 cars for the six days of the preceding week. Of last week's receipts, 28 cars consisted of prairie hay and 24 of alfalfa. The prices of No. 1 reupland and No. 1 midland were reduced 50 cents' per ton. The receipts were very light the middle of the week but were heavier than usual the last of the week The demand continued good, especially for the better grades. Poultry The extra heavy shipments of ail kinds of poultry into the market that prevailed during the Thanksgiving sea son became lighter last week, especially on live stuff dealers offered about lc more per pound on live springs and hens than they were willing to pay the first of tho week. Dressed poultry was In abund ance on the market and the demand was very light. The prices of pressed poultry remained unchanged from what was quoted the first of the week. Eggs There was a material Increase In the receipts of fresh eggs on the market last week, but prices remained quite steady up until the last of tho week when some of the larger dealers quoted the buying price at a sharp decline. Most of the dealers are buying eggs case count and paid $11.00 to $13.00 the last of the week for No. 1 eggs. Some paid $14.10 to $15.00 per case. Ions off. Storage eggs are selling at 28u to 40c per dozen, according to ffrude. I Butter There was no change reported In the prices'of butter last week. Cream, ery prints sold to retail city trnde at 46c per pound. Receipts of country butter were somewhat heavier last week, hut dealers were quoting the same prices that prevailed a week ago. Fruits Panatlas, Per lb., 2ffi6lo. Oranges: Size 216 and larger, $.5(lW7.00 ; size 260. $fi.00li7.00; size 280, $5.506.10; sine, 324. $5,0116.60. Lemons: Boxes, $5.5(lfa!fi.;.o. Grapes: Emperor, in lugs, $4.(I05.25; in kegs. $7.00; Almerla, $10.00. Grapefruit: Crates, $4.50&6.00. Apples: Jonathans, according to j;rade. $2.2.1'&'3.25; Delicious, according to 'grade, $3.505.00; Rose Beauty, according to grade, $2.00ftr3.00; Spitz, according to grade, $2.60$f'2.75. Cranberries: Bill,, $20.00026.00; 1-3 bbl S8.00l&)8.60. Figs: 24-8 oz., S2.25W2.I0; 12-10 oz., $1.50; 50-6 oz., $:i. 506it3. 75. Dates: Dromedary, 36 pkgs. per box. $6.75; Fard, ner lb., 25c: Hallosi, per lb.. 17c. Vegetables Potatoes: Nebraska Early Ohios No 1, $1.762.00; Nebraska Early Ohlos No. 2, $1.50r 1.75; Red River Ohios No. 1. $2.002.25; Red River Ohios No. 2, $2.00.. Sweet potatoes: Per bu., $!.50f 2.00; per bbl., $5.00(5.25. Celerv: Jumbo, $1.25l.50; Michigan, 66il75e. Head let tuce: In crates, $4.00e4.5O. Leaf lettuce: Per dozen, 60j00c. Onions: Red (Im.), 6fc'7c; yellow, lh., 661'ic; Spanish, crates, regular, $2.504p3.75; Spanish, 140 lb. crates. $7.00i5 6.00. Cabbage: Per lb., 4c. Cucumbers: Dozen, $1.50fn,2.50: box. $5.60. Cauliflower: Crate. $!.'753.00. Radishes: Dozen, 755i90c. Squash: Hubbard, lb.. 2 2tjC Turnips: Per lb.. lij3c. Carrots: Per lb., 244$ 3c. Egg Plant: Dozen. $2.50. Garlic: Per lb., 25c. Peppers: Per lb., 1 5 4i 25c. Brussels Sprouts. Per lb.. 25c. Shallete: Per dozen. 90c. Carrots: South ern Young, dozen, $1.00. Beets: Southern fresh, dozen, $1.00. Miscellaneous Honey: Case, $5.506.00. Nuts: Black walnuts, lb., 68c; English walnuts, No. 1. lb., 30 '11 33c Brazil nuts, washed and large, lb.. 18c Brazil nuts, washed and medium, tb., 154116c; pecans. No. 1, lb.. 20630c: filbert", round Sicily, lb.. 16ffrl8c peanuts. Jumbo, raw, lb., 12 4 16c heanuts. hand picked, raw, lb., 9c: peanuts, hand picked, roasted, lb.. 11 12c. Green Vegetables Green peppers: Per lb.. S5c. Root Vegetables Parsnips: Per lb., 3c. Rutabaroes; Per lb., 2c. Beets: Per lb., 2c. Carrots: Per lb.. 2c. Turnips: Per lb.. 2Hc. Cucumbers: Fancy or extra, box, $5.50; fancy or extra, dozen. $3.00. Hides and Wool. , Beef Hides Green salted No. 1 (late take off), per lb., 67c; green salted No. t (lata take off), per lb, 6fi6c; green No. 1 (late take off), per lb., 4 5c; green No. 2 (late take off), per lb., 29 4c; green salted (old stock), per lb., 3 5c: green salted bull hids, per lb., 2c; green bull hides, per lb., 2c. Horse Hides Large, each. $2.50!.0O: medium. . $2.00; small. $1.50; pony and glues. 75rijl 60. Sheep Hides Pelts, green salted, as to size and wool, each, 1590c; shearlings, green salted, as to size and wool, each, 5fi"(lr Wool Choice fine an t '4 blood, ! per lb.. 15 ISg; choics medium and H flood, per lb.. 12$ 15c; choics low H blood, per lb.. 104? 12c. NUTS. Black walnuts. 6 4? 6c. English walnuts. No. 1. 23c. Brazil nuts, large. 18c; medium, 15916c. Pecons. No. 1. 20tf24c. Filberts. 16916c Peanuts. Jumbo, haw, 12 Hi? 15c: hand picked, 11c. The wholesale prices of beef cuts are as follows: No. 1 ribs, 18 He; No. 2, ltiic; No. 2. 12Uc: No. 1 loins, Ztte: No. 2, ISc: No. 3, 13c: No. 1 rounds, U4c: No. 2. 13c; No. 2. 10Hc No. 1 chucks. SHc; No. 2. e: No. 2. 7c; No. 1 plates. 7ttc: No. 2. 7c: No. 3. SHc. Miscellaneous Figs: 1 4 K-oz. oacksges. Ms. $2.0: 10-12-oz. pack-ige. box. $1.5. Hoaey: Crt , 2 frames. $.. Cacoanula: fer sack, Sf.SS; per dozen. $1 ?i. VC "nNlNO TO 6tr It AU &1Z V Chicago Grain j By CHARLES D. MICHAELS. ( Iilriigo Tribune-Omaha, lie leased W ire. Chicago, Dec. 7. Wheat market continues to' fluctuate in an erratic manner, beinpr higher early in the face o a decline in foreign markets and broke sharply later, with nu merous stop loss orders uncovered on the way down. Closing trades were on a fair rally from the low point, with net losses of -JsCftlic, with December leading. Corn was dull and He higher to c lower and oats unchanged to C lower, while rye was otl J4(Uc Local traders were fair buyers of wheat early, expecting that the mar ket would have an upturn on ac count of the stronger technical posi tion, but after values had advanced I'iOimc commission houses took the selling side and the early buyers started to let go. Scattered liqui dation was in evidence on the way down and with bearish cash news from the west and southwest, the decline was easily attained. A break of 5 cents in red winter premiums at Chicago had consider able influence on local sentiment and the continued liberal movement in the southwest was also a factor, supplies there exceeding the demand. Minneapolis mills were credited with selling December at Kansas City, but a better flour demand Jed to buying of December at Minneapolis, which put it to lie premium over the May at the last, against Jc dis count the previous d;iy, the finish there being to sc higher. Kuins In .Southwest. Rains were reported in central and southern Kansas and parts of Oklahom.i and are expected to Improve the outlook for winter wheat in that section. The Clement-Curtis report showing a condition of 75.x, the lowest on record, with the acreage 38.811.000 or 1,794.000 less than last year, led to a-little buying early, but on fiio whole bullish news had little ef fect: Exporters wore buyers of futures here to remove hedges against 600,000 to 600,000 bushels hard winter, at tho gulf, partly to the United Kingdom and partly to tho continent, with Austria taking 200,000 bushels. There was some talk that the government final report which would be issued December 15 might show revision upward. Corn held within a range of tfco, with tho December showing more strength than the May, due to spreading operations. There was a let up in country selling to arrive, due to the break of the previous day which tended to restrict sales to tho seaboard to some extent, as bids appar ently on a full working basis from Iowa to Baltimore failed to buy grain, the ex cuse being that the country was not sell ing. Domestic Demand Good. Local handlers sold 75,000 bushels to the seaboard and the latter claimed 600,000 bushels sold abroad. Domestic demand was good with sales of 204,000 bushels. Sample values were unchanged with re ceipts 233 cars. Liberal shipping sales of cash oals have been mado out of Chicago the past few days, but tho totals have not been re ported. Futures held within a range of lie, with December rather firm on buying of that delivery against sales of May. Do mestlo cash demand was better, with sales of 160,000 bushels. Sample values were unchunged with receipts 60 cars. Buying of December rye to remove hedges against sales of 200.000 nushels to Austria absorbed tho offerings early, but the market weakened later with wheat and closed within Ho of tho bottom. There was some buying of December and selling of May at 6c difference by cash houses early. Receipts, two cars. Pit Notes. Clement, Curtis say: "Our reports show 38.81 1.000 acres of winter wheat, a loss of 1.794,000 acres or 4V& per cent, the de crease being in the dry area west of the Missouri. Aerago condition is given at 75.8, a low average. Whila December forecasts are not reliable, the acreage and condition, assuming average winter kill. Indicates a crop of 460,000.000 bushels. Report Is subject to revision If government tinai next week revises the acreage and yield f Ih's year. Rye acreage is ro pcrted at 6,127 000. an Increase of 474,000, or 10 per cent; condition at average :f 90.1 per cent. Rtstrvts of wheat on the farms, exclusive of spring wheat ssad, is reported at 182.000.000 bushels; last year govirnment estimate was 306,000,00'J l-uah-cls " Winnipeg No 1 northern is quoted 11c over December, or lo better than Monday. Wlnniocg futures did not decline .is much as Chicago did yesterday, and this tended to check selling here and caused some short ccering. Minneapolis was strcrg relative to Ch ci.gc also, after being weak yesterday. .Mil n Hi-olis wired K. F. Lcland & Co. that some mills reported a little better Inquiry for flour, with fair acceptances over nighi. There was quite a little buy ing for mill account reported at Min neapolis, mostly In the May. rtank E. tiullck, with Adolph Kempncr company. Chicago, writes from Cedar Rapids: "i was infermed December 3 at Tipton, la., that con: at farm sale in hwi few days before sold at -15c per bus-hel. That station Is bidding 3c and setting r.ct-e. Too many hogs and cat tle to cr.usi.me corn at equivalent to 60c on the fcrm. I cannct help feel from my obyrrv.Tious to date, that corn will work higher." Local bulls were not Inclined to be ag gressive in the wheat market, although they felt that the decline yesterday was unwarrarted in view of the news. Ho ever thtrc- did not appear to bo murh further l:r;i:idatton and prices rallied rather easily, tho restive firmness In the northwest markets and at Winnipeg oelng factors. Export business in Mamtnbas continues liberal and from all reports, shippers are finding It no easy task to fill all their sales from the Canadian ports, judging from tho strength in premium for cash whe-it. In some quarters a liberal run of wheat is expected in the northwest and southwest for a week nr so, as selling increased with the recent ndvance in prices. However, In many sections .t is claimed this run w'll sbout clean up the remaining- surplus stocks. Minneapolis Orain. Minneapolis, Dec. 1. Flour 35 to 75c lower; In car load lots, family patents, quoted at J4.l03j7.25 a barrel in 18 pound cotton sacks. Bran $1S.OO ( 1S.0O. Wheat Receipts. 161 cars, compared with 28$ cars a year ago; rash No. 1 northern, $l.:2t 1.251.; December, l.ISi; May, $1.17H- Corn No. 2 yellow, 3mf46 Oats No. 2 white, 29Vt29?iC. Barley 366K Rye No. 2. 7.fT6Hc. Flax NO. 1. 2t.7701.25. St. Lonl liraln. St. Louis, Dec. 7. Wheat December. $l.nS bid: Msy. $1.09, asked. Corn December. 47c; Xsy. 614 9 61 e. Oats December. S5c: Msy. 2$?c asked. Kansas t ity (.rain. Kansas City. Dec. 7. Wheat Decem ber. $Hc: May. $l.3'i: July. SJ'.c. Corn Dacsuiuer, 40c; - Msy. 46Hc; July. !fco. THt -HCXT 0HV V4aLC COMt AIOM0 At VfMCN fHt MA'V- MA Tvyat,. THt tAt.m VWt A ACK Financial By ALEXANDER DANA NOYES. Chicago Trlbune-Onittlm lte Leased Wire. Xcw York, Dec. 7. In a day whose general humor seemed to be for low ering of values, foreign exchange re acted moderately, stocks declined, bonds again moved uncertainly and wheat and cotton prices yielded, The stock market advanced in the early hours, but weakened throughout the afternoon. The day's net declines were not, as a rule, important and there were a few advances, but the market 'as a whole lost ground. Much of the market's interest con verged on the railway stocks, par ticularly St. Paul, which declined more than 3 points, to the lowest price of the period. The day's un usually large sales of that stock were unquestionably speculative and they were based merely on conjecture from facts which are known to every body; namely, that the company has a $27,000,000 loan to the government, due to mature next March, and has not been able to lay a surplus during this year of trade depression. " Kurnings Increase. Meantime, today's final compilation of all October railway earnings showed 5 per cent earned on property valuation, against 3 in June and ;:!4 as recently as April, Sterling exchange declined, recovered and ender1, firm at $4.08. a fraction under Tuesday. Most other European rates also reacted. Including that on Germany. On the other hand, following tho recent movement of Swiss exchange, the rate on Madrid went to ttro highest since Febru ary. Financial markets have by no means lost the habit of taking the reckoning, in the. drift of business conditions, from re. turns of Iron production. That industrial "barometer" has, in fact, vindicated Its accuracy ever since the war. The month s average dally output of 47,183 tons, an nounced today. Is 17'.i per cent above that of October and 69 per cent above last duly, when the low level of the period was reached. The Iron Age finds activo fur nace capacity on December 1 nearly 10 per cent above the November daily aver age; furthermore, it reports "unexpectedly heavy buying of pig iron" and the "rapid blowing in of furnaces," because of the "large Inroads upon iron stocks" made by expanding steel production. Observant people will recall how a precisely similar occurrence in tne middle or August fore shadowed the first turn for the better in the general business situation. Omaha Grain Omaha, Dec. 7. Fair arrivals of corn were on hand today, wheat moderate and other grains light. Corn constituted the bulk of the receipts with 79 cars. Wheat prices were about 2c to 3c lower. Corn was z,4c lower for early sales. Qats were Viz to 34c off. WHEAT. No. 1 hard, 1 car, $1.00. No. 2 hard, 1 car. $1.08; 3 cars, $1.06; 1 car. $1.06 (smutty); 1 car, 99c; car. 98o (smutty): 4 gars. 98c (yellow); 9 cars. 97c (yellow); 1 ear. 97c (smutty). No. 3 har 1 car, $1.08 (dark, smut ty); 2 cars, $1.05; 1 car. $1.05 (smutty); 2 cars. $1.00; 2 cars. $1.00 (smutty); 1 car, 97c; 2 cars, 97c (smutty); 1 car, 97c (yellow); 6 cars, 960 (yellow); 1 car, 95c (yellow). No. 4 hard, 1 car, 98c; 2 cars. 93o, (yel low). 1 No. 6 hard, - cars, 94c (yellow, musty); 2-6 car, 90u (yellow). Sample hard, 2 cars, 93o (yellow, weevil); 1 car, 90c (yellow, weevil dam aged): 1 car. 87c (yellow, 61 V lbs.); 1 car. 82c (yellow). No. 1 spring. 1 car, '$1.22 (dark, north ern ). No. 1 mixed, 1 car. 82o (durum). No. S mixed. 2 . cars, 81c durum); 1 car, 78o (durum). No. 3 mixed, 1 car, 3c; 1 car, 77c (smutty), CORN. No. 2 white, 1 car, Sttyo (shippers' weights); 1 car. 394c. No. $ tfhlte, 1 car, 39 Uc No. i yellow, 3 cars, 39 He; 3-5 car, 39 "c. No. 2 yellow, 6 cars, .19 tyje. No. 3 yellow, 3 cars. 39 Vic No. 1 mixed, 1 car, 40 He (special bill ing). No. 2 mixed, 3 cars, .19 Vic No. 3 mixed, 3 cars. 39c. OATS. No. 3 white, 6 cars, 29 Vic. No. 4 white, 1 oar, 29 He. . OMAHA RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Receipts Today Wk. Ago Yr. Ago Wheat 42 49 69 Corn 79 84 8 Oats 21 6 4 Rye 2 6 9 Barley 2 2 1 Shipments Today Wk. Ago Tr. Ago Wheat 42 34 35 Corn 69 26 5 Oats 6 3 12 Rye 2 0 6 Barley 0 4 4 CHICAGO RECEIPTS. Carlots Today Wk. Ago Tr. Ago Wheat 20 69 72 Corn 467 209 61 Oats 95 44 64 KANSAS CITT RECEIPTS. Carlots Today Wk. Ago Vr. Ago Wheat 183 144 146 Corn 69 14 12 Oats 2 7 6 ST. LOUIS RECEIPTS. Carlols Today Wk. Ago Tr. Ago Wheat 55 44 78 Corn 77 91 48 Oats 2 20 54 NORTHWESTERN WHEAT RECEIPTS. Carlots Today Minneapolis 161 Duluth 2Ta Winnipeg .........78$ PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. (BUSHELS). Receipts Today. Tr. Ago. Wheat 8S8.000 1,623.000 Corn 1,673,000 182,000 Oals 471,000 461,000 Shipments Wheat $44.00 1,232.000 Corn 685.000 31J.oi.in Oats 394.000 439,000 EXPORT CLEARANCES. Wheat and flour.. 966,000 258.000 Corn 514.000 35,600 Oats l.o New York Dry Goods. New Tork. Dec. 7. Gray cotton goods were slightly more active today, sales of print cloths being made for delivery the next thre months. Yarns were more m demand. Wool goods were quiet- Knit roods, outer wear and underwear were in demsnd for fmmedisto shipment. Bur laps were firmer. Silks were quiet. New York Dried Walts. Xe- Tork. Dec. 7. Evsporated Applies Quiet. Prunes Barely steady. Apricots and Peaches Film v Raisins QultC A 0VT et - vl tLU WA AV TO Mfc- vTs H04 MUCH ck vt THV M0HTXV tlt U)t WrltH TMttt AUt OHlY 30 aPtNOINO PASTJ IN A MONTH -AWO kJHtN VttWeVfty COMtS AUN& A ITAVf Tvi.wiwo ivr New York Quotations Kangfteof prices of the leading; stocks furnished by L,ogaii & Uryan, l'eters Trust Blili.i It A U.S. Tues. II mil Low Closo Close A. T. & 8. V. .... 90ij 0 9U 89 Bait, Ohio K7Mi a', x', 37 t un. Pacific 122ty 1211 IJili, 119', N. Y. Central .... 71 73', ti'-, 74-'i Ches. H 57 'i fits ' 66 V 67 Kris It. It ; . . 1 1 , 1 1 Mi 114 1 1 til. Northern, pfd. 77, 76 ' t ill. tit. West. .... 7 7 7 7 1. Illinois Central 991 K. C. Southern ... 24ij, 24Vt 24i 2t', Mo. Pacific 184, 1 R 4 18 18 N. Y.. N. It. & II.. US 12H 12 13'i No. Pac Hy 83j 80 80 HD Chi. & N. W 69 684, 681. (i9 1'enn. R. R 331, S2: !t2' :i;;;4 Reading Co 7St, 71 H 71 v, 72-i C. R. I. & 1 31 Vb 82i .13 "i So, Pacific Co. ... 81 79 V, It hi 80 'i So. Railway 19Vi 19 19 19 ij Chl.. Mil. St. P. 22iJ 19 19V, 22'i I'nlon Pacific 12SV, 127 127 127 Wabash T 7 7 Ti STKKL. Am. C. F 1474 J45 IIS 116 Allis-Chal'ers Mfg 38Vj 37 37 38 Am I-oco Co 99 V, 97 7 V 99 Utd Alloy Steel ... 2E! 85 25 85 Haldwln l.nco Wk 95 9.1i 94 94 Heth Kteel Corp ... 57V 67 67 67 Colo Kuel, Iron Co 25 25 25 26 Crucible steel Co. 65 64 64 656, Am Steel Fdrys .. 35 34 34 $4 Lackawanna Steel. 47 4 Vi 46 46!'J Mldvale Kteel. Cird 28'i 28 28 28 Pressed Steel Car 67 66 66 67-i Rep Iron. Steel Co 54V, 53 bi 6:1 Ry Steel Spring... 63 93 9:1 i Utd States Steel.. 8i'i 83 83 84 Vanadium Steel ... 33, 32 32 33 COPPERS. Anaconda Cop Min 474 46 46i Am Smlt. Rf(f Co 45 43 44 43 Chile, Copper Co. 12si 12 12 12 Chlno Copper Co.. 27 27 27 27 Calumet & Ariz.. 5514 65 55 55 Inspirat Cons Cop 36 37 38 38 Kennecott Copper. 26 25 25 25 Miami Copper Co. 26 25 26 25 Nev Cons Cop Co 14 14 14 13 Ray Cons Cop Co 14 14 14 14 Utah Copper Co.. 61 59 60 59 INDUSTRIAL. Am Beet Sug Co. 28 28 28 29 All. (i & W I S S 32?i 31 ::l 31 Am Internal Corp. 42 89 40 41 Am. Sum. Toh. Co. 83 32 32 33 Am. Cotton Oil 21 21 21 22 Am. Tel. & Tel.. ..116 116 116 116 Am. Ag. Cheni. Pr. S2 .11 31 31 Bosch Magneto ... 35 35 35 35 Cont, Can 47 Amer. Can Co 32 22 32 32 Chandler Motor .. 52 48 48'i 50 Ylentra! Leather .. 31 30 30 31 Cuba Cane Bug. .. 7 T 7 "7 Cal. Packinu Corp. 70 70 70 70 Corn Pro. Rfg. ... 90 88 89 89 Nat. Enam-Stmp. 43 42 42 42 Famous Players .. 73 72 72 72 Fisk Rubber Co... 10 10 10 11 Gen. Electric Co.. 43 42 42 143 (it. North. Ore.... 32 31 31 32 Oen. Motors 11 11 11 11 Goodrich Co 36 35 36 36 Int. Harvest S3 81 81 Sim Am. lllde-I.eath. . 69 68 68 68 U. S. Ind Alcohol 38 37 37 37 Int. Nickel 11 11 11 11 Int. Paper Co 6.1 52 62 63 Island Oil .., 3 " 2 2 2 AJax Rubber Co... 19 18 18 19 Kelly-Springfield . 44 42 43 44 Keystone Tire 11 10 11 10 Int. M. M.. com... 16 14 14 15 Inter. M. M., pfd.. 66 63 63 66 Mex. Petroleum ..113 llt 112 1 12 Vi Middle States Oil.. 15 14 15 15 Pure Oil Co..:.... 37 37 37 37 Wlllys-Over'd Co.. 614 6 6 6 Pacific Oil 46 46 45 45 Pan-Am. P. & T.. 61 61 61 61 Pierce-Ar. Motor.. 15 14 14 16 Royal Dutch Co... 48 48 -48 48 XL S. Rubber Co.. 55 63 53 65 Am. R'r Rfg-. Co... 65 64 64 65 Sinclair Oil & Rfg. 32 22 22 22 iears-Roebuck Co. 67 65 56. 57 Stromb'B Carb. Co. 34 33 33 33 Vj Studebaker Corp... 62 80 80 81 Tob. Products Co.. 60 69 59 60 Trans-Cont. Oil.... 11 10 10 11 Texas Co 47 45 46 45 tr. S. Fd. Pr. Corp. 11 10 10 11 Union Carbide .... 47 47 47 46 Whito Motor Co... 41 41 41 40 Wilson Co., Inc.... 29 29 29 29 West'so Airbrake 93 Western Union ........ 91 Weit'so El. A Mfg. 49 49 49 49 Am. Woolen Co... 80 80 80 81 Total sales. 987.800. Money Close, 5 pr cent; Tuesday's close, 5 per cent. Marks Close, ..48; Tuesday's cVse, .0057. Sterling Close, $1.08; Tuesday's close, $4.08 '.4. CHICAGO CLOSING PRICES. By Updike Grain Co., DO 2027. Dec. 7. Art. Open. I High. Low. Close. Tea. Wht. I I Doc. 1.09 1.11 1.07 1.08 1.09: 1.10 1.09, May 1.13 (1.13 1.10 1.11 1.12 112! 1.11! 1.12 'July 1.01 1.02 1.00 1.01 1.01 I 1.01! 1 1.01 1.01 Rye I I If I Dec. .83 I .82 1 .81 I .81 .81 May .$8 I .88! .86! .86, .88 Corn I ) I Dec. .46 .47 I .46 .46 .46 .46 1 May I .63 .53 .53 ( .53 .53 .63 July .64 .55 I .54 .54! .54 Oats I III I Dec. I .32 I .32 .31 .32 .32 I .S2 31 May I .37 .37 .37 .37 .37 I .37 Tuly .38! -38 .38 I .3$ .38 Pork I I I 1 I .Ian. '15.15 15.15 15.10 15.10 16.20. Lard Jan. $.60 8.60 8.52 8.55 8 55 May I S.95 9.00 8.95 I 8.95 8.95 Ribs I I I I I Jan. I J f I I 7.45 May 7.77 I 7.7? 7.77 7.77 (7.80 M. Joseph Live Stork. St. Joseph, Dec' 7. Cattle Receipts, 3,000 head; for steers, steady to strong; butchers. Bteady to weak; steers, $4.5013 10.60: cow-, and heifers, I3.2510.25; calves, 1 3.0C6j 8.0. Hobs Receipts. 10.500 head; market strong-. fwlOc higher; top, J6.73; bulk, 111 45 6.711. Sheep nnd T.smb's Receipts. 4.501 heed: I mnrKet fcicaoy W26e metier; lambs, 9 50 6 10.40; C-.VCS, .0lf4.75. London Wool. London. Dec. 7. At the -wool auction sales today. 11.383 hairs were offered. There was spirited bidding- and the bulk of the offerings was cleared. The series close tomorrow. Turpentine and Rosin. Savannah, Ga Dec. 7. Turpentine Firm, 744,c; sales, 167 hbls.; receipts, 165 bbls.; shipments, 133 bbls.; stock, 11.6S9 bbls. Rosin Firm: sales, 1,148 casks; receipts, 611 casks; shipments, 609 casks; stock, 75.06S tasks. Quote: B, T), E, F, C. J3 8ii2 IO; I, fl tiij I 15; K. 64.6004.66; M. IS. OS; N, 15.30; W. O, $5.4565.60; W. W, $6.46. Kansas City Hay. Kansas City. Dec. 7. Hay Unchanged. Write For On FREE BOOKS 0i MUNN 8. CO. Tnrr Billldirt. Cnii'ACO. Scientific Atnencsn Bids. WARHINGTtiv, J. C. Weolaons. BmUunf. KtW tOBK Hvbart Bids.. CAN MA.NCISOO. I'Ali K,Or4M OS tM"l - i P0H1 f.fl - r a, Pirt LINE Tf Bonds and Notes Miorl Term Noles Am. T. A T. Co. tn. 192! Am. T. A T. Cu. . 1924 Anacuud.-t is. 1929 .... 0n 99 I li 2 in? i. 100 6.87 1 ) 6.47 i2 6 8-1 i: 6o K'5 7 59 ll 7.10 Jllll 5f 1)9 Ml 95 6.87 70H 65 101 3.70 10J 7 75 109 J. 20 KH S 100 7 96 96 7 93 08 7.60 111 fi.H1 10t 6.10 87 8.90 71 8.43 110 7.06 108 6.24 105 6.23 106 6.05 106 6.92 101 6.54 Ml 6.70 1'I3V 6.63 11.1 6.73 105 6.75 107 6.60 101 6.70 105i 6 19 10.1 7.71 104 7.1.5 Armour 7s, 1010 Belgian (invl. 7s. 1941 .104 HelKlllll tiovt. 7. 1915 in nein. mi eel 7. m::i.,.. British 6s, 1922 British l. 1929 Cauad'it North 6s, 1946 C. H. y. .It. . 1936 Chile ha, 1941 Denmark sx. 1945 .... Du Pont ,, 19.H ... French tiovt. Us. 1945. . . French Oovt. 7s, 1941 B. K. lloodrich 7s, 1925. lloodyear Tiro 8s, 1941., (Irent Northern 7s. 1936. Jap. Govt. 1st 4s. 1926 Jap. liovt. 4s. 19.11 .... Norway s. 1940 N. B. Tel Co. 7s, 1941... N. Y. Central 7s. 19.10... Penn. It. R. Co. 7s. 1930 Hit 100 6 7 110 1(18 $6 70 109 107 104 Penn. It. R. Co. 6. 1936 S. H. Tel CO. 7s. 1925. Swift ft Co. 7s, 1925. Hwltt Co. 7s, !9:tl.. .101 00 01! Swim (Suvt. 8s, 1940 .111 U. S. Rubber 7s. 1930 104 lllC. Vacuum Oil 7s. 1930. West Union s. 1936 .107 Wesfgh'se ttlcc 7a, 1931 105 102 Uruguay 8s, 1946 , Braid 8s, 1941 ... N'ew York Cotton. New York, Deo. 7. fienerally quiet op erations marked today's cotton market, but pressure in the lalo session on near deliveries forced prices down somewhat, Tha market as a whole, continued fairly steady, however, and price changes for the 'most part were narrow. Tho list eased off 5 to 15 points after tho opening, but In the second huur cams hack tn within a few points of Tuesday's final bids. The market continued generally narrow nnd unsteady in the afternoon, with the list fluctuating around last night's clos ing level. Aside from scattered profes sional givo and take and a little demand from room traders, there, was little to af fect the trend of values. The close was 18 points lower on December and 4 to 8 lower on the other months. New York General. New York, Dec. 7. Cornmea! Easy; fine white and yellow granulated, $1.65Q 1.65. . Wheat Spot. Irregular; No. 2 red, $1.21. nominal; No. 2 hard, $1.21; No. 1 "Manitoba. $1.22, and No. 2 mixed dur ui... $1.07, c. 1. f., track, jiew York, to arrive. 1 Corn Spot, easy; No. 2 yellow, 68c; No. 2 white, 68 0 No. 2 mtxsd, 66 c, c. 1. f., New York, all rail. Oats Spot, quiet; No. 2 white, 45 46c. Pork Barely steady; family, $28.00 30.00. Lard Easy; mlddlowost. $9.30(1.40. Other articles, unchanged. a New York Sugar, New York, Dec. 7. The local market for raw sugar was quiet and no sales were reported. Old crop Curias were quot ed at 2c. cost and freight, by the com mittee, equal to 4.11c for centrifugal, but new crop Cubas are offered rather more rreely at 2 l-16c cost and freight, equal to 3 67c for centrifugal. Raw sugar futures closed 1 point high er to 3 points net lower, with January and March at 2.11c; May, 2.21c, and July, 2.33c. New York Coffee. New York, Dec. 7. The market for coitee futures was higher today on indi cations that the recent big buyers of liecenmer contracts were not only giving lhat month continued support, but were buying March and -May at the discounts. The opening was 2 points lower to 4 points higher, late months being relatively easy, owing to the, unsettled ruling of Brazil, but prices soon firmed on the support of the near positions and covering. De cember advanced to 8.70c. or within 5 points of too high record cstabiishe early lat month, while March sold at 8.64c, making new high' ground for the movement. Closing prices were nearly the best of the day, showing- not ad vances of S to 24 points. Sales were es timated at about ul.000 bags. December, 8.69c; January, 8.64c; March, 8.64c; May, 8.45c: July. 8.44c; September. 8.49c. Spot Coffee uiet, Rio 7s, 99c; Santos 4s, 12fil2V,r. New York Metals. New York. Dec. 7. Copper Steady. Electrolytic Spot and nearby, 13?ic; later, I3rl4c. Tin Steady; spot and nearby, 31.62c; futures, 31.75c. Iron Steady; prices unchanged. Lead Steady; spot. 4. 7044. 80c. Zinc Quiet; East St. ouis dellveiy, spot, 4.80S)4.65c. Antimony Spot, 4.55c. Updike Grain Company OPERATING a large, up-to-date Ter minal Elevator in the Omaha Mar ket, is in a position to handle, your shipments in the best possible- manner i. e., cleaning, transferring, storing, etc. -MEMBERS- Chicago Board of Trade Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce N Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce St Louis Merchants Ex change Kansas City Board of Trade Sioux City Board of Trade Omaha Grain Exchange All of these offices except Kansas City and Milwaukee are connected with each other by private wires. It will pay you to get ia touch with one of our offices when wanting to BUY or SELL any hind of grain. We sojicit your consignments of ell hinds of grain to Omaha, Chicago, Milwaukee, Kansas City and Sioux City. Every car receives careful personal attentioa. Updike Grain Company "The Reliable Consignment House" - THE TALE OF CHArTF.R XI. The Wren'i Home. Tlicrc wasn't a hint on the farm Hat didn't dislike Mix Kilty lit. And there i the Wren family. And 1 1 icy lud a Kod reason for fcrliiid mfe from Mis Kitty. Mix Kitty Cat always I'luiiercil whenever she unbent herell ciioiikIi to tstlk wilh anybody uhout Kusty Wren and hi bitty little wife, who hd their home in the cherry tree outside Farmer lireen'i window. "The Wren needn't feel t proud of their house," Mist Kitty Cat sometimes taid. "It's nothing but an old yrur can. And I know for a fact that Mr. Blinhird looked at it last spring when she wa himtinft for a home. And she tail the would not live in muIi a place, 1 heard her tell her husband so." Now, the reason why Mr, and Mrs. Wren liked their house and the reason why MitH Kilty tat didn't were one and the samel Miss Kittv couldn't get inside it. Tho mouth of the syrut can. which the Wren We like our houserEustvj Wren aii family used for a door, was no lin ger than a quarter of a dollar. It was entirely too small for Miss. Kitty Cat, though it was1 hip; enough to admit Kusty Wren and his plump wife. Miss Kitty saijj everything1 she could to persuade the Wren family to build themselves a nest in a crotch of the tree like oher birds. "I'm sure," she told them, "you'd like such a home much better than this. There's no reason why you shouldn't be as fashionable as every body else. You wouldn't have to look for a place to build. There's room enough right in this old cherry tree for 100 happy homes if any body wanted to build them." "We like our house," Rusty Wren said. ' "I wouldn't move, even if he want ed to," Mrs. Wren declared. "Maybe you'd move because lie doesn't want to," Misi Kitty Cat suggested. "But Mrs. Wren shook her head in a most decided way. "No!" she said. "I'm satisfied with my house. And our neighbors would be far better off if they built as we do, inside a snug sort of box." "You'll never know what you're missing," Miss Kitty remarked, "if you don't try an open nest sonic time. Now, only yesterday I visited Jolly Robin's farniily over in the or chard. And their youngsters cer tainly did look beautiful. But you keep yours hidden inside that old syrup can where nobody can see them. It's a shame that the public can't have a chance to admire such fine nestlings as you must have in there." Miss Kitty Cat was sitting under the cherry tree. And she looked up and smiled most agreeably at Mrs. Wren. Rusty Wren looked thoughtful. "There's something in what she says," she whispered to his wife. "It is too bad not to let the neighbors admire the finest nestlings in Fleas ant Valley." ' "You know they say a cat may look at a king," Miss Kitty simpered. "Well, a fortnight ago I went over to the pine woods and had a look at a Ruby Crowned Kinglet's fam ily. So it bt'cins only fair that I shouldn't be denied a look at your little wrenlets." (Copyright, 1921. by Metropolitan News paper Service.) Unseed Oil. Duluth, Dec. T.I.inseed, on track, $1.11 1.85; to arrive, 1 1.62. OFFICES AT OMAHA, NEB. LINCOLN, NEB. HASTINGS, NEB. CHICAGO, ILL. SIOUX CITY. IA. HOLDREGE, NEB, GENEVA, NEB. DES MOINES, IA. MILWAUKEE, WIS. HAMBURG,- IA. KANSAS CITY, MO. IT i : 1 'i' i r