_ MARKET, FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL NEWS OF THE DAY__ -- - i Omaha Grain Omaha, Dec. IS. Sterling exchange sold at $4.69 1-4 today, a new high level since 1919. On December 6th it was $4.52 3-4 and in the middle of November it was $4.46. There was persistent buying of wheat by commission houses, shorts were eager buyers and prices were sharply higher on all grains. Total receipts at Omaha were 161 cars. as compared with 113 cars last ' ear. Total shipments were 139 cars, pgainst 109 cars a year ago. Cash wheat was In good demand cm the Omaha market and sold un changed to 1 cent higher, being gen erally 1 cent up. Corn was strong and 1 to 2 cents higher; oats sold readily at 1 l-4c higher. Rye was quoted 2 cents higher and barley firm c.ncf unchanged. WHEAT. N'n. 2 dark hard: 1 car, special billing. $1.26; 1 cur. $1 24. 1 car, smutty, 11.24; l car. smutty, 11.20. No. 3 dark hard: 1 car, smutty, $1.24; l c*r. smutty. $1.22. Sample dark hard: 1 car. smutty, 2.5 p<“ cent heat damage, $1.05. No. 1 hard winter: 1 car. $1.18; 1 car. $1 17. No 2 hard wlhter 1 car. 53 per cent « ark, $1 17; 1 car, shipper's weights, $1.17, 0 cars, $1.16; 1 car, atnutty. semi dark, $M9; 2 car. $1 17; 1 car. $1.16 V*. No. 3 hard winter; 2 cara. $1.16; 2 am, $1.15; 1 car, smutty, $1.16; l car. live weevil. $115 No. 4 hard winter: 2 cars. $1.15; 1 • «»r# 7 per cent heat darnuge, $1.12. Sample hard winter: 1 car. 6 2 per '•cal heat damage. 96c; 1 car, 25 per cent damage, $1.03. No. 1 spring 3 cars, dark, $1.32; 5 uih, dark. $1 30; 1 car. dark. $1.26; 1 ■ nr. special hilling. $1.25; 1 car, d*rk, $1.22; 1 car. $1.22 No. 2 spring; 1 car, $1.26; 4-5-car, dark smutty $l.2S. No. 3 spring: 1 car, dark. $1.28. No. 1 mixed: 1 car, smutty $1.25; 1 ar. durum. $1.02 No. 3 mixed: 1 ear. 2a per cent spring, & per cent winter. $116. CORN. No. 1 white: 2 cars, special billing, 68c. No. 2 white: 4 cara. 6Nc. No. 3 white 1 car. 67c; 1 car, IC^c. No. 1 > el low: l car. special billing. r. 0 >4 e. No. 2 yellow: 2 cars, special billing, 70c; 6 <*ars. 69 He. No. 3 yellow: 1 car, special hilling. 70c; cars, special billing, 69c; 4 cars 69c; cars, 6*‘^r. No. 2 mixed: 1 car. special hilling. ’.8\*e; 1 car. shippers' weight. 68c; 2 cars, »>7“*e; 2 cara. 67 He; 1 cur. 68c. OATS. No, 2 white: 2 «ara, 4 4c. No. 3 white: 5 cars. 43'ir. No. 4 white; 1 car. 42%c; 1 car, 4'J^o. '•'ample white: 1 car. heat damaged, musty, 40,<*e; 1 car, heat damaged, musty, 40c. RVR No. 2: 2 cara, 86c. No. 4; 1.5 car, 83c. HARLET. No. 3: 1 car, 63 %r. OMAHA nEl'EIPTS AND SHIPMENTS, j (Carlots) Week Tear Receipts—• Today Ago Ago Wheat . 62 5» 18 Corn . 73 73 gt Oats . 2" 84 8 , Hye " (» 6 Harley . z 6 1 Week Tear Shipments— Today Ago Ago Wheat . .40 45 18 Corn . 60 40 86 Oats . 21 34 4 Rye . lb n Harley . L* 9 1 PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS (Huahela) Week Tear Receipts— Today Ago Ago " heat .1.147.000 1.494.000 886.000 Corn .1.463.000 1.337.000 2.297.000 Oat* . 853,000 694.000 480.000 Week Tear Shipments— Today Ago Ago Wheat . 1.253.000 1.769.000 51 1.000 Corn . 61J.000 531,000 676.000 Oats . 592.000 763.000 383,000 CANADIAN VISIBLE. Week Tear ' Week Tear Bushels— Today Ago Ago Wheat .26.926.000 22.622.000 23.440.000 Oats . 3.748,000 3.572.000 6.691.000 CHICAGO RECEIPTS Week Tear Carlots— Today, Ago. Ago. Wheat . .... 71 36 17 Corn .366 229 670 Oata .132 111 62 KANSAS Cl T Y R EC EIP VS. Week Year Ca riots— Today. Ago. Ago. Wheat .121 149 163 Corn . 11 26 45 Oats . 6 20 12 ST. LOUIS RECEIPTS. Week Year Ca riots— Today. Ago. Ago. Wheat . 51 107 43 Corn ... 22 4 It 67 Oats . 30 6 4 21 NORTHWESTERN WHEAT RECEIPTS. Week Year Carlota— Today. Ago. Ago. Minneapolis . 284 316 258 Duluth . 348 373 191 Winnipeg . 609 1,497 1,186 lH1CAGO I'lAMilMi I*KI( ES. By l ddiko Drain Do. DO. 2627. Deo. 13. Art I Opan. 1 High. ( Low. J Clone. | Tea. whi i p "7 i r — Dec. l.SSV 1 2t >4 1.22% 1.21% 1.22% '.;.I.; 1.24% 1.22% May | 1.11%' 1.51%, 1.21%l 1.23% 1.21% 1.22 .1. 1.23% 1.21 % ; 1.22 i. 1.23% 1.21% July 1.U%] 1.16 1 1.12 1.14% 1.13% I 1.12%|.i.! 1.14% 1.12% Kya 1 I I I Dec. , .9* I .99%i %9 | .90% | .99% May i .91 % | S3 | • 91 % i .12%: 90% i.;.i.i.»o* .*'orn It: Dec. .7* ' .74% .72% .73% .72% I..|.12% May .72 .73% .71% .73% .71% .71 %. .73%,. July .71% .73% .71 %l .72% .71% 1.. .73 .71% Onto 1 ^ Dec .43 .45 % .44% .45%' .45% ^ May .45% .45% .46%' .46%. .46% July 1' *.Vl %i' '.*42% |" '.41%'j .42% ! 41 % J^nJ 110.05 110 15 ; 9.95 10 16 !l0.10 May |10.2f llO .45 |l0.25 110 42 U0.35 1 M 030 *11030 *10.30 ,10.30 10.30 May 1 9.92 |10 00 | 9 92 110.00_I 9 90 Kantian City Grain. Kansas City. IV<- IS—Wheat—Cash, No. 2 hard. II. 1701.2J; No. 2 red. 11.24 iQ 1 25. t-orn—No. S white. 72c; No .2 yellow. 74%r. Hay—Unchanged. Kanaa* City Grain. Kansas City. Mo.. Dec. H.—Close: Wheat—Perenlber, 11.13%; May, 9114%, July. 91.17 % hid . . Corn—December, 71 %c asked: May, . 71 %c asked; July. TO*c split asked. Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis. Dec. 13 —Wheat—Cash, No. I northern. $124*013!*: Oec.. $1.22%; May, $122*; July. II.1»*. Corn—No. 3 yellow. «7 4©*l*c. Oats—No. 3 white. 40©42%C. Barley—S3W»»c. Rye—No. 2. $4*®»5e. Flax—No. 1. I2.2202.7S. i St. Louie Grain. St. Louis. Dec. IS.—Wheat—Dec . 11.21; MCorn—De*! 74%e; May, 73*®73*c. Oats—Dee. 4«*c; May. 47*c. Mlnnrapolle Flour. Minneapolis. Minn., Dec. 13 — Flour—'Un changed to 10c higher; family patents, §1.7107.00 bbl. Bran—122.80023 00. New York Sugar New York. Dew 13—The raw eugar market continued quiet aa no sales were reported. Prices were unchanged with gpot Cuba! quoted at 4 cents, cost and freight, equal to 6.7»c for centrifugal. New crop sugars were easier and offered freely K*w sugar futures were easier owing to the increased new ' crop offering*, which led to rather general selling with final prices at the lowest of the day and from * to 1* points below the previous night. Closing; December. 3.16c; March. I.lie: May. 1 4$e; July. l.Mo. The market for refined was quiet and prices were unchanged at i.Hc for fin# granulated. Business In refined futures consisted of •ne lot of June at 7.10c or unchanged. New York Dried Fruits. New York. Dec. 1$.—Evaporated Apples •■Dun. prunes—Easy. Aprlreta and Peaches—Slow. BaUlng—Wggfc. j__4_ Chicago Grain , ! Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Dec. 1.3.—Influenced by a fresh upturn in sterling exchange, the wheat market here averaged higher today during the early dealings. All deliveries touched a new high price record for the season. A trade review dwelling on shortage in world pro duction of wheat as compared with last year induced considerable buying, h'Jt was partly offset by forecasts of snow or rain for the entire domes tic grain belt. Opening quotations, which ranged from 1-8 to 3-4 higher, with May. $1,211-2 to 1.22 and July. 1.12 1-2 to 1.12 3-4, were followed by moderate further gains. Subsequently, purchasing on a broad scale developed, and the mnr ket showed power to rally quickly from minor reactions due to profit taking on the part of holders. The close was unsettled, l%c'to 2%c net higher with May, $1.23% to $1.23% and July, $1.14% to $1.14%. Corn and oats climbed with wheat. May and July cor reaching the top most figures yet this season. After opening unchanged* to 3-8 higher, 71 3-4@72. tlte corn market scored upturns all around. Tree buying on the part of houses with eastern connections brought about further advances later. The close was firm. %c to l%c net high er with May. 73%c to 73%r. Oats started unchanged to 1-S off. May. 45 3-8, and later showed a sub stantial general advance. Oats started unchanged to 1-8 off, May. 45 3-8 and later showed a sub stantial general advance. . Provisions were boorishly affected by weakness of hog values. Wheat—No. 2 hard. $1.24% ©i.25. Corn—No. 2 mixed, 74%@71%c; No. 2 yellow. 74%c. Oats—No. 2 white, 46%@47%c; No. 3 white. 45% © 45 %c. Iiye—No", 9(1% ©91c Parley—wi©71c. Timothy Seed—$G.OO@6.75 Clover Seed—$15.00©20.00. Pork—Nominal. i Lard—$10.36. Hibs—$10.50 ©11.00. Hanna* City Lire Mock. Kansas City. Dec. 13.—Cattle—Receipt,. 13.000; beef steers, steady to 2f>o lower early top. $9.36; better lots bid around $10.00; part load mixed yearlings made 712 00; fat she stock steady to week; cows mostly $3 7005.00; better grades $5.00 atul higher; all other classes around steady; canners generally $2.0002.26; most cut ters, $2.7603.75; bologna hulls largely $3.5004.00; better grades vealers, $8,000 9.00. Hogs—Receipts, l.'SOO head; few snles to packers. 16c lower; most bids, 20 to 26c lower; shipper market. 10 to 15c lower; packer top. $8.10; ahlpper top. $8.05; 140 to 175 pounds at $7.7607.90; bulk deslra blo 190 to 270-pound. $8.00®8.10»fe bulk of sales. $7.9008 10; packing sows. 10®) 15c lower. $7.40® 7.00; stock pigs. 20c bds er; bulk. $6.76 0 7.00; few at $7.25 07.60. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 4.000 head; lambs, steady to strong; choice Colo rado*, $15.20: other fed lambs. $14,750 15.15: sheep, steady; no choice light ''Wes offered; most sales, $t>.00® 6.60; best feed ing Jambs, $14.00. ftloux City Lire Stock. Sioux City, la Dec. 13.—Cattle—Re ceipts. 2.500 head; market, killers. 26c higher; >dockeis. steady; short fed steers and yearlings. $8.60 010.60; warmed up steers and yearlings. $5.7608.00; grass cows and lieifers. ton, $12.60; fat cows and heifers, $4.5008.(10; canners, $2.26® 2.70; veals, $4.0007.50; feeders, $5.00® 6.50; calves. $1.0007.00; feeding cows and heifers. $3.000 4.50; sto.-kers. $4.5006.75. Hogs—Receipts, 8.000 head: market I steady, 10e lower; butchers. $7.85)3 8.00; stags. $6.500 6.76; top. $8.05; mixed. $7.6007.85; packers, $7.0007.60; bulk of sales, $7.7508.00. Sheep—Receipts, 1.000 head; market, steady. f St. Joseph Live Stock. St. Joseph, Mo. Dec. 13.-j—Hogs—Re ceipts, 20.000 head; market steady; bI$Iw, nothing doing early; packers and ship pers bidding 25e lower. Cattle—Receipts. 2 500 head; over half the run ullll back: little dopo early; later bidding sharply lower; few early .sales medium to good steers and yearlings, $8.25 ®9.25; few beef cows, $4.2505.60; odd bead up to $6.00; canners, $2.2502.50; cutters. $3.0003.60; veal calf top early, $9.00; few storker yearlings, $6.500 6.75. Sheep and Lambs—Receipt^ 4.000 head; most of run still back; earlj^salca lambs, steady; $15.20 paid for 79-pound fed west ern lambs; good 86-pound shorn lambs, $7.1*5. .New York Coffer. New York, Dec. 13. — The coffee market romalned very quiet, but was generally steadier today on reports of slightly high er cost and freight offers and steadiness in Brazil. The market opened unchanged to 2 points higher and active months sold 2 to 4 points above Tuesday's dosing prices, with March touching 9 Tand May 9.22e. The close was ut about the best, showing a net advance of 2 to 5 points. Sales were estimated at in.09* bags. December, 9.85c; January 9.71c; March, 9.55c; May. 9.22c; July. 8.9$c; riep tember, 8.42c. Contracts for delivery next December closed at 8.10c. Spot coffee was moderately active ut 11c for Rio 7s and 15®15%c for Santos 4s. New Yorl: Cotton. New York, Dec. 13.—After a feature less opening, today’s cotton market moved into hingner ground during the third hour on a steady increase of buying orders. Several options were bid up more than 40 points o\er Tuesday's clpsing. Senti ment was optimistic on the technical po sition of the market, demand from the trade was better, and there was considera ble covering as stop loss orders were reached. In the final hour profit taking eased the*tone ajid the market slid down 15 points from the top, closing at net gains of 25 to 27 points Local spot market was steady. 26 points advance; 26.66c for middling uplund. Southern markets: Galveston, 25.45c, 25 points advance; New Orleans 25.50c, 60 points advance; Savannah 25.50c, 25 points advance; Norfolk 25.38c, 38 points ad vance; Memphis 25.25c, 25 points advance; Houston 25.40c, 26 points advance; Little Rock 25.25fc, 25 points advance. New York General. New York Dee. 13.—Wheat—Spot, strong; No. 1 northern spring, 81-49V6; No. 2 red and No. 2 hard winter, $t.39Vfc; No. 1 Man itoba, $1.34and No. 2 mixed durum, $1 26 c. 1. f. track, New' York spot. Corn—Spot, firmer, No. 2 yellowr and No. 2 white, 92\c, and No. 2 mixed. 92 Me c. 1. f. New' York, all rail. Oats—Spot, firmer; No. 2 white, 67c. Lard—Weak; middlewest, $10.90® 11.00. Other articles unchanged New York Dry Goods. New* York. Dec. 13.—Cotton goods were steadier today, with trading a IJttle better in the gray goods divisions. Yarns were steady but quiet. Hurlaps were firmer. Wool goods markets were quiet and firm. Silks were in moderate demand. Knit goods remained firm. g New York Produce. New York. Dec. 13.—Butter—Barely steady. Eggs—Finn; feesh gathered extra firsts, 67 ® 58c; do firsts. 53®56c; Pacific coast whites, extras, 67®G8c; do firsts to extra firsts, 61® 66c. Cheese—Steady_ Chicago Produce. Chicago. Dec. 13.—Butter — Lower; creamery extras, 63c; standards, 30c; ex tra firsts. 49® 62c; firsts. 45®48c; sec onds. 42 ® 43c. Eggs—Higher; receipts, 3.477 cases; firsts. 51® 65c; ordinary firsts. 48® 50c; miscellaneous. 5Q#52c; refrigerator extras, 29 Vi ® 30c; refrigerator firsts. 27® 28 Vie. Cotton feature*. Ne*«* York. Dec. 13.—Cotton futures opened stcadv; December. 26.05c; January, 25.05c; March, 25.20c; May, 25.31c; July, 24 97c Cotton futures closed steady; December, t!.tte; January. Si.Ste; March. »6.67c; May, 25.57c; July. 25.28c. Kansaa City Produce. Kansas City. Mo., Dec. 13.—Eggs—Un changed. Butter—Creamery lc higher. 66® 67c; packing unchanged. Poultry—Unchanged Live Stock Omaha. Dec. IS. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday .... 12.033 11.656 12.583 Official Tuesday. 8.ft 4 12.385 1J.908 Estimate Wednesday. n.W»> 13.300 9.000 Three days this wk.27,687 37,341 34.491 Same last week.24,498 36,407 26.934 S»:me 2 weeks ago...22,518 22.975 24.962 Same 3 weeks ago... 29,884 39,308 41,990 Same days year ago.13.772 26,307 31,219 Receipts and disposition of livestock at th® Union stockyards, Omaha. Neb,, for 24 hours ending at 3 p. m , December 13. 1922. RECEIPTS—CARS. Cattle Hogs Sheep C., M & St. P. Ry 30 16 3 Wabash R. ’R.. 1 Missouri Pacific Ry. ,*r 2 6 Union Pacific R. U. 50 52 JO C. A N. W. Ry., east. 12 C AN. W. Ry., west. 4 8 9 C., St. r.. M A O. Ry. 36 12 9 C.. D. A g. Ry., east. 8 4 2 C.. B. A g. Ry.. west. 47 32 13 j C., R. I. A P., east... 5 ... <\, R. I. A P.. west.. .. 2 j Illinois Central Ry.. . . 6 . 4 C„ U. w, Ry. 4 Total receipts . °G3 177 60 DISPOSITION—HEAD. Cattle Hogs Sheep Armour & Co.1.078 2,833 3.728 [Cudahy Pkg Go- 1,188 3.059 2.357 I Hold Packing Co.... 412 1,395 Morris Pkg. Co. 813 2.048 2.222 Swift A Co. 888 2,698 1,595 J \V. Murphy. 517 . . • Swartz A Co.. • 89 ... Lincoln Pkg Co.. 57 .... Wilson Pkg. Co. 86 .... Hoffman Bros. 19 •••• ' Mayerowich & Vail. 39 .. .... Midwest Pkg. Co.... 23 1C .... I\ O’Pea . 27 .... I Omaha Pkg. Co. 23 .... .... John Roth A Sons.. 1C - - s. Omaha Pkg. Go.. 24 .... •••• i Benton A Van Sant 24 . . I J. II. Bulla..V. 43 ... - W. H. Cheek. 32 £.* - , Dennis A Francis... 21 ••• •*** John Harvey . SJJ •• •••* | Huntzlngcr & Oliver ~9 • ! T J. lnghram. ‘j * * * F. O. Kellogg. 127 ... F. P. Lewis. 53 .. •••* Mo. - Kan. C.AC. Co. J . J. B. Root A Co- 163 •• •/** Rosenstoek Bros. *. . 9] • • j Sullivan Bro,s. J .. Henry Luberger . • »» ! W'thelmer A Degen el M. A. Wolowltas.... Ho Krehhs . „ " , 'nki Other buyers . 69. 1.903 Swift. Ft. Worth.. 69 .... Morris. Sioux Falls. ... J}* - Armour. Sioux Falls.... St. Clare . J George Carey . •» Kirkpatrick Bros... n» - '' ‘ ‘ Totals ."MOS 14.M7 U.»0» Cattle—Receipts, 6.700 lieail. In nearly all respects the market for tat cattle tVeUneiiUay whs the same uh it was on Monday amt Tu.sday .Urtc.ly !' 0 .choice beeves ru'InK m'.lve anil • with further ilecllnes riKl.ured on me ulum ami common steers anil cows that maile up til- hi* bulk of the offerings, lies! her? steers ami yearlings sold up aroun.l I3.60W10.00. while many of the warmed-up steers sold down a round %6,.M W7.60. As has been the ease all week, Stockers and feeders wore In acllt o de ■" Quotations'’".^ "‘catVle: Choice prim, beeves*. $11.00013.00; good to choice beeves. $9.50011.00; fair .to good beeves. $8.0009.60; common to fair beeves. $6 50 U s.OO; choice to prlmo yearlings. $11-°® f 3.0 0; good to choice yearlings. J^-2u0 11.25; fair to good yearlings. J7.TJ® 9 25; common to fair yearlings $6,000 7.50, good to choice grass beeves. $6.60(0) 7.50; fair to good grass beeves. Je.oO® 6 35.- common to fair grass beeves. $4.00® 6.25; grass heifers. $4.00 06.00; good to choice grass cows. $4.4005.25; fair to good grass cows. $3.5004.40; common to fair grass cows. $2.00 0 3.25: good to choice heifers. $7.2507.85; fair to good heifers. $5.25®7 26; good to choice cows. $5.25® 6 50; fair to good cows. $4.00®5.00; com mon to fair cows. $2.00® 3.25; good to wholes feeders, $7.0007.40; fair to good feeders. $4.00®7.00; common to fair feed, era. $4.5n®6.«)0; good to choice atockers. i $7.no®7.75; fair to good atockers. $5.75® 6.7 5; common to fair atockers. $4.50® 5.75; stock cows, $2.750 3.75; stock heif ers. $3.5006.00; stock calves. $8.6008.00; veal calves $4.50 0 9.60; bulls, stags, etc. $3.0004.75.* BEEF STEERS. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 22 . 1060 $ 7 20 10. 652 0 7 40 fi.1931 7 50 29.1240 7 95 19.1301 8 00 30. 997 8 25 24 994 8 35 20.1238 8 50 16. . 1 . . .1 369 8 75 20-.1 240 9 10 9 . 907 9 25 21 . 924 9 7o 40.1 348 10 001 STEERS AND HEIFERS. No. Av. Pr. No. • Av. Pr. 15 . 774 6 50 4. 1037 9 50 COW8 No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 6 . $33 3 00 4 1035 3 53 12 .... 920 3 60 11 630 3 75 26.1006 4 40 5. 984 4 90 4 .1012 6 60 HEIFERS. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. i 5 . 480 4 00 17 ..... 556 5 25 13 . 649 5 90 13. 920 6 75 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. I*r. 25 . 824 6 50 1 . 1320 2 75 12.1218 3 lb 1 . 1640 3 75 CALVES. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Tr. 7 . 328 4 26 21 451 6 40 ; Hogs—Receipts, 13,#0 head. There was a fairly liberal supply on hand today and the trading w as slow at 10® 20c low er prices, with the bulk of sales about 15c , lower. Good quality light ami butcher hogs moved at 47.8508.00, the latter top price. Mixed loads sola at $7.500 7.80 and packing grades largely at $7.00®7.25. Bulk of sales was $7.6608.00. HOG.*. No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Tr. 26.. 422 250 $ 7 1 5 59..323 ... $ 7 40 68. .197 .... 7 75 38..202 ... 7 85 56.. 200 ... 7 90 68..295 ... 7 96 78. .211 ... 8 00 Sheep—Receipts. 9.000 head Fat lambs were In fairly liberal supply and the market was slow at weak to 10®15c lower prices. Fed wooied lambs moved largely at $14.50014.66, with a top price of $14.75. Feeding lamm* were strong to 25c higher, I with early sales reported at $14.35014.50. Sheep were strong to higher, strong weight ewes selling at $6.2506.50 and best handy weights quoted at $7.50. quotations on sheep; Fat lambs, good to choice. $14.40014.86 fat lambs, fair to good $13.50® 14.40; fed clipped lambs, $12.25012.85: feeder lambs, $13.26014.50; yearlings, $10.50012.25; wethers. $7.50® iK 50; fat ewes, light, $6.5007.50; fat ewes, heavj’, $4.500 6.50. C hicago Livestock. Chicago, Doc. 13—Cattle—Receipts. 14. OOo head; beef steers, alow, uneven; gener ally steady to 15c lower; spot. 25c off; in between grades reflected most decline; killing quality, plain; bulk short fed steers. IN. 25010.00; top yearlings, mixed steers and heifers. $12 50; beat matured steers. $11.00. weight 1.410 pounds; desirable beef heifers, active, strong; other grades and classes, alow, generally steady; bulk de sirable calves to packers. $9.2609.75; out siders. hand picking, upward to $10.50; bulk cnnners. $2.65 02.75; bulk desirable bonogr.a bulls. $4.0004.35; bulk atockera and feeders, $5.7606.76. Hogs—Receipts, 36.000 head, closing weak. 10c lower; some lighter weights. 15 to 20c lower; bulk 150 to 275-pound aver age. $8.1508.25; top. $8.30 early; pack ing BO'va/ mostly $7.4007.75; desirable pigs $8.0008.26; holdover liberal. Sheep—Receipts, 15.000 head; better grade fat lambs, steady; others, weak; top $15.60 for native lambs to city butch ers; *15.50 to packers for fed westerns; summer clipped lambs, up to $14.25; fresh ly shorn 113.40® 13.65; bulk fat wooleJ lambs. *15.00015.40; culls, mostly $11,500 12 50’ feeders, active; feeding lambs, ioc. higher; top, $15.00; sheep, around steady; heavy fat ewes. $5.0006.00: lighter weights, up to $7.00^ paid for 115-pound uwei ____J_ St. I/ouk Livestock. East St. Louls. LI.. Dec. 13—Cat tie— Re<*lpts, • 3.500; strictly choice steady common and medium grades. lo*® 25c lower: $13.75 paid for short load Here ford yearlings; common and medium l.gnt yearlings, weak; light vealers. steady to 25c higher; other classes steady; light mixed yearlings. $10.60; bulk $4.OO0..2o; earners. 32.3602.50; bologna bulls, mostly , $4 0004.50; top vealers( $9.50; bulk. $9 Sheep and Lambs—Receipts. 1.6 JO; I steady on lambs; four decks 93-pound fed • iambs, $14.86; choice handy weights quot | able at $15.10; fit ewes, steady; handy I weight natives. $6.60; heavies. $4.0004 60; choke fed western ewes, quotable at $7.00. Hogs—Receipts. 22.500; mostly 510c lower; top. $8.35; bulk mixed and butch ers, $8.2508.30; light shipping hogs. 140 to 180-pound averages. *8.30 08.38: bulk 110 to 130-pound averages $8.1008.25; un derweights. $7.8508.00; packer sows, prac tically steady; bulk, $7.75. Chicago Potatoes. Chicago. Dec. 13.-^Potatoes—Steady; re ceipts, 55 cars: total United States ship ments. 360 cars; Wisconsin sacked round whites, 7/0 85c cwt.; Minnesota sacked and bulk round whites, 700 80c cwt.; Min nesota and North Dakota sacked Red Riv er Ohios, 75 080c cwt.; Idaho sacked Rus fcela, $1.20 01.25 cwt. Financial NEW YORK TIMES Omaha Bee Leittd Wire. New York. Dec. 13.—The advance in foreign exchange once more over shadowed nil other financial move ments, and although in the later hours sterling sold down 5‘3ic from the day's highest rate, that did not occur until after a f.sc of nearly 6 cents from Tuesday's closing and of 12 cents from last week’s final pr©e. The point of interest was therefore still the advance rather than the re action. That the advance should have received a definite check for the first time since it got well under way at the opening of this month, was neverthe less a matter of interest. This may he explainable merely by heavy real izing sales of hills bought at lower prices for speculation, or it may have indicated that the mysterious "spe cial operation” at which the London market has been hinting was com pleted. lombard Street in Bark. London has not been obliging enough to give particulars, but Lombard Street has really seemed to be as much In the dark as Wall street, the last named authority, having, in fact, given way to some rather wild conjectures, such as » hug- British government loan secretly negotiated here or a program by the Bunar Law ministry to push sterling back to parity by brute force. Proceeds of some of our foreign loans of eight or nine months ago may have been partly "ear marked” for payment of London indebtedness by the borrowers. Any such transactions, however, would fall short of explaining the recent extraordi nary rise In sterling uqder the other seemingly unpropit ious influences which prevailed, and the market is likely enough to rest on the belief that the steady en hancement of England's International credit is the real secret after all. European exchanges arose with sterling; Amster*rtm went practically to par. Stock holm returned to the season's highest pre mium. and Paris reached the best rate in three weeks. The German mark was again unmoved. •hi the whole, today's stock market showed signs of strength. The highest prl, os of tho day wero not, in most cases maintained up to the close, and there were some net losses. But the tendency of prices seemed to be at least towards increasing firmness. Bunas moved less distinctly than on other recent davs and changes w’ere irregular. Financial Topics. New York Central's shares sold lower, following the announcement that the di rectors had declared only the regular dividend, Instead of putting th*- stork on a 6 per cent annual basis, as had been re ported in Wall street? The progress of the railroads in han dling tli» movement of coal following tho termination of the strike was indicated in a survey by the American Hallway asso ciation This showed that the average daily loadings of the first week of Decem ber. 1922, were 6.414 car3, as compared with an average dally loading for the month of Decembef last year amounting to 4.726 cars. In November. 1 920, the a\ erage dally loadings were 5.447 cars, as compare^ with an average loading of 5.919 cars for November, thia year. New York Quotations Range of prices of the leading stocks furnished by Logan & Bryan, 248 Peters Trust ^building; RAILROADS. Tues. High Low. Close. Close. A.. T. A S. F.101% 101 10J % 100 Balt A Ohio. 43 42% 42% 427* Canadian Pacific. . 144 % 143% 1 44 1 43 % New York Central 93 93% 93% 95% Ches. A Ohio.... 66% 66 66 66% Great Northern... 82 80% 80% 80% Illinois Central ..107 107 107 107 K. C. 8. 19% 19% 19% 19% Lehigh Valley .... 63% 63 % 63% 63% MIgsouri Pacific ..16% 10% 36% 16 % N. Y. A N. H- 22% 21% 22 21 % N. Pacific . 77% 75% 77% 76% C. A N. W. 82% 81% 82 81 % Penn. R. R. 46% 46% 46% 46% Reading . 78% 77% 78% 76% r.. R. T. & P. 33% 32% 33% 33 Southern Pacific.. 86% 86% 86% 86% So. Ry. 2 4 23 % 23% 24% C.. MU. A St. P... 23% 22% 22% 22% Union Pacific .139% 138% 138% 138 STEELS. Am. Car Fdry.188% 185 188 % 184% Allis-Chalmera .... 44 43 % 44 #41 Am. Locomotive. . . 1 24% 123% 123% 3 24 Baldwin Loco.128% 125% 127% 124% Beth, steel. 63% 61!% 63% 62% Colo. Fuel & Iron.. 25% 24% 26% 24% Crucible . 68% 67% 67% 66% Am. Steel Fdry... 38% 38 38 % 38 I*ack. Steel. 77 Midvale Steel. 23% 27% 28% 28 Pressed Steel Car. 8 2 78 % 8 2 ... Hep. Steel A Iron.. 47 45 46 % 46% Ry. Steel Springs. 115 115 116 .... Sloss-Sheffield ... 40 4«* 40 -! U. S. Steel.104% 103% 104% 3 03 % \anadlurn . 35% 33 36% 34% Me.x. ’Seaboard.... 16% 16% 36% 16 COPPERS. Anaconda . 49 48% 49 48 % Am. Smt. A R. Co. 66% 54% 64% 64% Cerro De Pasco... 46% 44% 44% 46% f’hill . 27% 27% 27% 27% Chino . 24 23% 23% 23% Green Cananea.... 25% 2 6 2.> .... Inspiration . 33% 32 % 33% 33% Kennecott . 37 36% 37 36 Miami .. 27% 27% 27% .... Nev Con . 14% 14% 14% 14% Ray Con .. 13% 13% 3 3% 13% Seneca ... 8 ' Utah . 63% 62% G3% 62 OILS. Gen Asphalt . 47% 4 3 44% 4 6% Conden . 50% 48% 50 48% Cal Peterol . 67% 66% 66%' 66 % Invincible Oil - 14% 14% 14% 16% Me.x Peterol .242 240 • 242 235 Middle States - 11% 33 % 31 * Pacific Oil . 47% 46% 47 47 % i'atiH-American ... 83% 80% 83% 8t Phillips . 43 42% 42% 43% Pierce Oil . 4% 4% 4% 4% Xu re Oil . 27% 27% 27% 27% Royal Dutch . 52% 6«»% 61 62% Sinclair Oil .. 32% 31% 32 31 % Stan Oil N J.200 196 % 196% 199% Texas Co . 48% 47% 47% 47% Union *"i 18% 3S4* White Oil . 41 ♦ 4% 4% 4% MOT' >K3. Chandler . 6 4% 53% 64 64 Willys-overland .. 6% 6% 0% 6% Pierce-Arrow . 12% 12% 12% 12% White Motor . 60% 60% 50% 60% Studebaker.135% 132% 134% 133 RUBBER AND TIRES. Fisk . 13 12% 12% 12% Goodrich . 3 5 34% 34% 34% Kell -Spring . 45% 44% 44% 44% Keystone Tire .... 11% 1°% 3[JV* 33 Ajax .. -. 12% 12% 12% 12% U S Rubber . 63% 52% 63% 63% INDUSTRIALS. Amer Beet Sug... 41 41 41 40% At G A W I - 25 24 % 24% 24% Am Int Corp - 30 29% 29% 30% Amer Sumatra.... 30 29 % *-9% 30 Amer Tel . 125 124 % 125 124 % Amer Can . 74% 73% 73% 74%. Central Leath .... 34% 34% 34% .*4% Cuba Cane . 14 7* 14% 14 * 14% Cub-Ain Sug. 25% 24% 25% 24% Carn Prod .133 131% 132% 132% Famous Players . 94% 93 94 % 93 4 General Electric. .. 182 % 182 182 3^“ Grt. No. Or*». 31% 31 31 31% Inter. Harvestei . . 87% 86% 97% 8<% Am. H. A L. pfd.. 62% 62 6.% .... U. S. I. Alcohol.. 68% 67% 67% 6,% Inter. Paper . 64*aF 53% 63% 53* Inter. M. M. pfd.. 62% 61% 51% 52 Am. Sugar Ref... 76% 7H 76% . .. Sears-Roebuck ... 83% 8*. 83% 81 -* Stromsburg . 58% 57% 58% 57 * Tnbncco Products. 65 54 % 4 •* 54 * Worth. Pump .... 32% # 32% 32% 3 Wilson Co. ...-36% 36% 36% 35 * Western Union.... 112 311% 111 11° * West. Electric- 59% 59 59% r'9% Am. Woolen . 97% 9* 97% 96% M rSCELLANEOUS. Am. Cotton Oil. 17% Am. Agrl. Chem.. 32% 32% 32% 3.% Am. Linseed . 31% 31% 31 * 31 Bosch Magneto .. 36% 34 36% 34-* Bklyn. R. T. 16% 16% 16% 16% Continental Can...111% 108% 111% 108% Calif Packing.... 81 81 81 Colum. G. A E. ...103% 103 103 ^ 102% Colum. Graph. ... 2% 2% 2* 2 % United Fruit .167% 156% 166% 156 National Lead ...129% 127% 12 <% 127 Philadelphia Co. .. 41% 40% 40% Pullman .131 129% 129% 129% Punta A. Sugar. 43 -i^tall Store* .... 69% 65% 69% »’»% St. L. A S. F. ... 21% 21% 21% 21% Vir. Car Chem. ..25% 25 26 24% Total sales: 901.200. Monty, close. 3%; Tuesday dope. 3%. Mark*. close. .0001 %; Tuesday close. .0001 %. Franc*, close .0716; Tuesday close, .§725. Sterling, close. 4.65%; Tuesday cloae, 4.62%. _ Ig>ndon Wool. London. Dec. 3 3.— A .varied selection amounting to 12.707 bales was offered at the wool auction s.ib-.s today. All grades wero well absorbed at unchanged prices. — — j New York Bonds I New York. Dec. 13.—Bond prices gen erally showed a firm tone in today's re lative light dealings. United Kingdom l&Vis of 1920 climbed Is* points to 115. , a new Jiigh record, in the early dealings in sympathy with the further sharp rise in sterling exchange, but they canceled their gain later when the sterling rate dropped to slightly above Tuesday’s close. | Mexican 4s ami Jurgen 6s were also strong during the morning, but yielded : somewhat lat**r. United States government issues were irregular, the second 4s and the first 4V4» j each gaining 20c on $100 and the uncalled ; victory 4*4k 4c, while the other active issues registered losses of 4 tp 8 c. There was an appreciable lessening of demand 1 for these issues. Marked strength of most of the* Erie issues was the feature of the railroad group, gains of l to 1*% points being registered by the consolidated 4s ami the A. B and D series of the convertible 4s. Other strong spots were Minneapolis.St. liouis refunding 4s. Iowa Central re funding 4s and St. Paul 4 Vis. with New , Haven 3V*s of 1954 off 2 points, the only i conspicuous weak spot. In the Industrial and public utility I groups there was a fairly good demand for Cuba Cane 8s, Hush Terminal Build ing 5s. Maryland Oil 8s. with warrants. American Telephone convertible 4s and • Third avenue refunding 4s. all up 1 to nearly 2 points. Cerro de Pasco 8s lost , nearly 2 points on profit-taking but re duced the loss to \ at the close. K«- , public Steel 6s also were heavy. Total sales, par value, were $13,337,000. There were no large bond offerings put j out, although maiked Interest was ex hibited In the $500,000, f> per cent issue of the Municipality of Bayamon, Porto > Rico, which was sold to yield from 4 fiO to 4 65 per cent. Announcement also wan j made that a local syndicate! headed by | the Chase Securities company was the successful bidder for the $13,000,000 Pl/Uppino government 30-year, 4>2 per cent bonds at 95.07. They probably will , be offered next week. I lilted States Bonds. Sales (in $1,000) High. Low. Close. 381 Liberty 3%s ....100.30 100.22 100.24 1 Liberty 2d 4s_ 98.64 .i 241 Liberty 1st 4%s.. 99.10 98.74 98.88 915 Liberty 2d 4%s.. 98.68 98.46 98.46 766 Liberty 3d 4%h.. 98.90 98.76 98.84 1274 Liberty 4th 4%s. 98.80 98.68 98.76 262 Vic 4%s Uticbl. . .100.60 100.40 100.44 4 1 Vic 4%s. old_ 100.00 . 226 U S 4%s new..., 99.88 99.80 99.84 Foreign. 17 Argentine 7a .100% 100% .... 1 City of Ber 8s... *.108% . 2 City of Bot'd 6a 78% .. 6 City of Chris 8s..108% . 15 liity of Copen 6%s. 90% 90% .... 17 City of lit Pg 7%s. 75 . 34 City of Lyonn 6s... 78% 78% 78% , 17 City of Mars 6s.... 78% 78% 78% 3 City of R d Jan 8s. 96% 96% 96% 7 City of Tokio 5s... 72 . 7 City of Zurich 8s.. 112%, 112% 112% 25 Czeclio Rep 8a ctfa. 86% ... ... 4 Dan Munlcl 8s A.. 108% lti« .... 23 Depart of Sein 7s. 86% 86% 86% 13 T» of C 5% nts *29.. 10|% 101% 101% 109 It of C 5s 1952. 99 98% 98% j 11 Dutch E Ind 6s '47 94 % 94% ... 28 Dutch E Ind 6s ’62 94 93% .... 3 3 French Rep 8*.... »8% 98% 98% 57 Frenrn Rep 7%s.. 94% 94 94% 9 Hol-Am Line 6a.. hx% 88 ... 18 Japanese 1st 4%s.. 94 93% ... 26 Japanese 4s. 82% 81% 82% 11 King of Ed 7 % s. .10 0% ion% . .. 16 King of Bel 6s.... 95% 95% 96% 18 King of Den 6s ... 98% 98% 98% 2 King of Italy 6%.s.. 94 93 % .... 97 King of Neth 6a.. 99 93% . .. 4 King of Nor 8M. ...Ill 110% 20 King of Sweden 6s..104% 104% 102 Paris-Lonn-Med 6s 73% 73 .... 15 Rep of Hoi 8.«. 9 2% 93% . 7 Rep of Chile 8b *46.. 103% 1 03 103% JO Statu of Queen 7s.. 108% 108 108% 2 State of Queen 6s..100% . 2 State of S I* a f 8s 98% . 3 Swiss Confed 8a... 118 . 480 FKoMBAT 6% '29.. 115 112% 113% 107 I'Kofi IBteTG % ’37..1 03 !* 103 103% 63 C S of Brazil 8s.. 99 98% 98% 60 IT 8 of Brazil 7%s 95 9 4 94 % It 1'S of B-C Ry E 7s 86% 86% 13 IT S of Mexico 6a.. 60% 60 _ 16 U S of Mexico 4s. . . 37 36 Railway and Miscellaneous. 21 Am Agri Ch 7%s...l02% 102 102 8 Am Smelting 6h . . . 93% 92% 93% 19 Am Sugar 6s.102 DM % 102 8 Am T A T cv 6s.. 116% 116% _ 36 Am T A T col tr 5s 98% 98% .... 197 Am T A T col 4s... 92% 91% 92% I 2 Am Writing Pap 6s. 84 .I 3 Am W W A 13 6s.. 8 3% 85% 83% ! f.P Ant J M wks 6s... 80% 79% 80% 16 Armour A Co 4%s.. 90 % 89% 90 32 A T A S F gen 4s. . 89% 89% .... in ft o Ci.ioi io«% .... 29 B A O cv 4%s. 81 80% _j 2 Bell Tel of Pa 7s. . jnx% .... '_ 2 Beth $fteel ref 5s.. 96 . 2 Bklyti Ed gen 7s D.108 . 4 Bklyn R T 7s ctfs. 90% . 11 Can No 7s.113% 112% 113% C2 Can Pac deb 4s.... 79% 79% 79% 7 Central of lla 6s. .. 100 . 17 Central Leather 5s. 99 98% .... 26 C*»n Pac gtd 4s.... 87% .: 60 Cerro el & Hud cv 6s... 97 96% 97 5 I» & R G ref 5s. 4G . 1 1> & R G eon 4s ... 73% . 13 1> Edl ref 6s.l«>:t% 102“* 103% 4 IMst See 5s . 48 .... 1 Dormer Stl ref 7s.. 89% .... 20 l»uP de Nem 7%s..lOS 107% .... 7 Duquesne Light 6s. 103% 103% .... 81 Bmp OAF7%sct94 93 % 40 Erie pr In 4 i 56% 55 66 37 Erie g* n lien 4». . . . 44% 34 16 Framer I H 7%s.. 90 89% 89% 6 Gen Klee d 5a.100% 100% 100% 8 Goodrich 6%s . ..101% 101% J01% 35 Goodyear T 8s 31.. 9 9 9s % 9% % 20 Goodyear T 8s 41.. 114% 114% 114% 6 G/ul Tnk Ry C.112% 112% 20 Gnd Tnk Ry C 6s..104 103% 104 32 Grt North 7s A .110% lin% 26 Grt North 5%-= H.1D3 102% 102% 25 Hud & M ref 6s A. 84% 84% 84% 6 Hud & M ad Inc 5s. 61% 61 % 71 Humble Oil 5%s .. 98% 97% 98 64 III Cent 5%s .101% 101% 101% 2 III Cent ref 4s .... 88 % * . 15 III St d 4 %s .... 92 91 % 91% 1 I nd St 5s _101 % 1 Int Met 4%s _ 8% 129 Int Met 4 %h ct st. 11% 10% 21 Int R T 7a . 96 47 Int R T ref 5s.... 74 73 % 19 Int R T ref 6m c»fs. 73% 73% 20 Int & G N ad I 6s wl 48% 48’., 37 Int M M sf 6s. 89% 89% 89% 18 Tnt Fa ref 5a 13... . 87% 87% 87% 7 la Cent ref 4s .... 36% 36 6 K C Ft S & M 4a. 79% 79 79 % 21 K C South 5s . 89% 89 % 89% 37 K C Term 4s .... 84 9. 84 3 Lack S 5r '60. 90 89% .... 3 L Gof St L 1st 5s.. 92% 92 .... 18 LS&MS deb 4a *31.. 92% . 9 Lehigh V 6s .104% . 2 Llgget & M 5a. 97% . 2 Lorlllard 5s.. 96% . 1 L A-N 6a. 7 7 . 7 L & N ref 6%s. ..104 . 29 Manatl Sugar 7%s.. 98 . 13 Market St Ry c 5s.. 92 91% 92 2 Marland 011 7%a.. 103 . 35 Mid Stl cv 5a. 89% 89 .... 14 M & St L ref 6s... 36 _ 130 MK&T pr In 6s C. . 97 96 % 9 7 87 MK&T ji pr In 5h A. 84% 83 % 84% ' 57 MK&T n adj 5s A.. 59% 59 59 % 22 M 1* con 6s. 99 98 % .... 66 M P gep 4s. 63% 63% 5 Mont Power Cs A.. 97% 97 .. . 22 N E T & T 1st 5a et 98% 48% 9s% 44 N n T & ir Inc 5s. . 7k % 78% 78% 225 N Y Cen deb 6s. ..104% 104% 104% 27 6 N Y C rg & im 5s.. 97% 97% 97% 15 N Y f Ga B..109% 108% 20 N P rfg As liny 6s C 99’* 98 4 *9 % I 16 No Pac pr lien 4s.. 87 864 *" 5 N S Pow ref 6s A. . 92% 9 2 .... Is N W Bell Tel 7s.. 107 4 107 4 10 <4 20 i» S I, ref 4s. 92 4 9- 92 4 43 O.W H H A N 4s... 824 *1% 81% 8 Otis Steel "43. 94 934 94 5 Tac (1 A K is1. 92% 92 4 92 4 22 V T A- T is 1952 C 914 914 - 3 Park Mot Car 8s..1074 . 2 Pan-Am P & T 7s..1024 19 Penn K H 64s ..lit 1104 111 121 Penn H U gen 6s . 1014 101 1014 2U Penn a H R gen 4 4* 92 4 914 924 3 1* At Kasf Inc 4s.. 74 4 . 113 Pere Mar ref 6s. .. . 97 4 9 7 13 Phi la Co col tr 6a..l00 994 100 10 I* Ry t.t At P 6s.. 834 834 8 Pub Service 6s. 86 84 4 8« 11 Rend gen 4s. 86 824 9 Hem Arm a f 6s. ... 95 9 4 95 9 Hey I A St col 5s 92 4 91 4 2i* St L I M A 8 4a. 86 84 4 8a 9 St H St S F y 1 4s A 714 7" 4 71 66 St 1. A S F AitJ 6s . 7 6 7 4 76 \ 64 St 1. A- S F Inc 6s. 69 68 4* 68 4 6 1 St 1. S \V con 4s.. 7s 77 4 8 S A At A P 1st 4s 75Vi 76 76 4 25 Sea beard A l* cn 6 m 69 4 6*4 21 Seaboard A I. ad 6s 23 224 23 Seaboard A L rf 4s 39 4 39% 16 Sinclair Con Oil 7s 101 loo4 100 4 8 Sinclair Crude 5%s. 984 974 984 4 S01 :h Bell el 5s.. 96 100 South Pac cv 4m . 92 Vi 92 92 % 14 South Pac. ref 4s.. 8H 87% 8 8 4 South Pac col tr 4s *5 8 4 % 85 13 South I'y gen 6%s.l01% 101 1014 29 South Ry con 6s. . 97'* 97 4 • 62 South Ry gen 4s.. 68% 6.4 68% 11 So Pr' K* Sg 7s 99 4 7»94 99 4 5 Stan OP Cal <1 7m. 106 4 6 Think Ave ref 4s.. 614 614 •• 23 Third >ve adj'5s... .<7 ef.»» 66 4 22 Tub Prod 7s .l°4 104 1 i’n Bag & Pa 6a A 98 IK r P 1st 4s. 914 914 ;;;; 15 U P cv 4b . 964 95 95% 6 U P ref 4s. 864 86% Kb 4 . 3 United Drug 8a... 1124 13 V s Realty 6s. 9i»4 99 * - 21 U S Rubber 7 4s. ..108 . 7-5 V S Rubber 5s.... 88% 88 4 .... 61 U S Steel « f 6a.. 103 4 102 4 103 15 Utah Pr At l,gt 6s. 914 91 • • • 13 V-C Chem 7%a w tr 92 914 ** 13 V-C (’hem 7h rtfs.. 96% 95% 11 Ylr Ry is . 97% 97 9.4 3 Wabash 1st 5a.... 984 98 984 2 Went Klee 5s.. .. 99% . 37 West Mary 1st 4s.. 62% 62 .... 19 Western Pacific 5s. 80% 79 4 81) * 1 West 1'nlon 6%a ..M10 13 Westhse Elec 7n ..107 4 107 107 4 1 1 Wick-Spene Stl 7s.. 94% .j 16 Wil Ac Co h f 7%s.l044 1034 •; * * 6 Wil A* CO cv 6s... . 95 94% 9.. 10 Wis Cent gen 4h . .. 81 . Total sales of bonds today were $13 337.000 compared with $12,218,000 pre vious day and $16,228,000 a year ugo. Turpentine and Rosin. Savannah Ga.. Dec. 13 —Turpentine— Firm. $l.30®1.31; hhIcs. 261 bbla.; re ceipts, 1,960 bbls.; shipments, 731 bbls.; stuck, 14 345 bbls. Rosin—Finn: sales. 50" casks; receipt a. 63.3 asks; shipments, 53 casks; stock, 113.699 casks. tr ,.,u . yu.,t. : 1:. I', K. 1. a. H. 1. K.. *•»•'»'H . M lo.'JO; N. io.DO; WO. J3..5, WW, I'M'.._____ WELL LOCATED BUSINESS PROPERTY in Omaha is more valuable today than ever before. Each succeeding year shows enhanced values. The prime securities owned and recommended by Home Builders (Inc.) are based upon first mortgages upon down town business property of large earning power. Wc offer to investors a limited issue of Real Estate First Mortgage Bonds Yielding 7% secured by business property in Omaha. Ask us for dc scription of this property. We hold for re-sale a limited number of Home Build ers' Preferred lrk Shares, par $1. Investment bankers predict a decline in interest rates on securities. Buy now and thus protect your income. Call and see us. American Security Co. 18th and Dodge Sts. Omaha, Nebraska. Chicago Slock*. Range of price* of the leading (*hl°a*<' stock* furnished by Peg an A Bryan, 4.15 Peters Tru»t building; Armour & Co. .. Armour leather coin... 2,* Cudahy . 63 Edison com...J ** Cont. Motor ... ** '» L.lbby . Montgomery-Ward . . **7* Nat. Peat her. new. 7** Plggley Wiggly . Stew art-Warner . » Swift A Co.107’4 Swift Int. 2! * Union Carbide . ®3 4 Wahl ...64’» Foreign Kxolmnge Kate*. Following are today's rates of exchange a* <>f 11 a. m as compared with the par valuation. Furnished by the Peters Na tional bank. PHr Val. roda? Austria .20 000016 \% Belgium . .... .195 .0660 Canada ..l-ou Uzerho Slovakia .20 Denmark .27 20PO England . France . 193 Oerinany .238 .000161 (Jrecce .196 .ojl.i 11 & l y .195 .0605 Jugo Slavin' .20 .0158 Norway *....2 7 -'92 Poland . -20 .0«M»o6i Sweden .27 .2706 Switzerland .196 .1901 Liberty l$on«l Price*. New York. Dec. 13.—United State* gov ernment bond* at 1 p tn : 3%*. 10(» ‘is second 4s. 98 M: first 4 % s. 99 00; ■eennd 4 >4 s. 9 x.r. r ; third 4’*s. 98.88; fourth 4’«s, 98 80; Victory (uncalled) 4%*. 100.4 2; Vic tory (called) 4\s. 100.00; now 4‘;h, 99.84. Flaxseed. Duluth. Dec. 13—Closing cash price*. Flaxseed—December. $2.76%; January, $2 67% bid; May. $2 49 ; July. $ 2 44 bid. \ illage Can t Dissolve Because of Past Debts Kant Omaha cannot dissolve itself, because it has debts amounting to over tf>f!0 in back salaries, due vil lage officials, according to Harry Ketterer, jeweler. At the November election the resi dents of the village voted. &7 to 8. to dissolve their corporation. A house-to-houso canvass will be made to try to get the money needed before January 1. 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