The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, December 17, 1922, PART TWO, Page 8-B, Image 18
_MARKET, FINANCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL NEWS OF THE DAY_J Omaha Grain Omaha, Dee. IS. The government report Issued yes terday after the close had a bearish affect on our grain prices around the opening this morning. However, a good class of commission buying ab sorbed the offerings on the hresk and the market steadied and preaented a strong undertone the remainder of the day, closing around the beat fig ures of the day. Total receipts of grain at Omaha were 151 ears, against 216 cars last year. Total shipments were 123 cars, as compared with 150 cars a year ago. There was a alow demand for wheat In the Omaha market and prices were unchanged to lc lower, the market being generally lc lower. Corn moved slowly, but brought unchanged prices. Oats were In somewhat better demand, with prices unchanged. Rye was Quoted He lower, and barley nominal ly unchanged. WHEAT. No. 2 dark herd: 1 car. $1 22. smutty, .01 per cent hem damaged: 1 car. $1.24. No. 1 hard winter- t car. $117. No 2 hard winter: 9 care, $1 16: 1 car. $1.14 (amutty). No. 3 hard winter: 6 Cara, $1.1$; 1 car. $1.15, ri 3 per cent damaged. No. 4 hard winter; 1 car, $1 12, 1 per Cent heal damaked. No. 6 hard winter: 1 car, $1.10, • s per cent heat damaged. No. 2 yellow hard: 1 car. $1 16. No 3 spring ■ 1 car. $1 16, red smuttv). No 2 mixed- 1 car. $1.20; 1 car, $1.10; 1 car, $1.02, smutty, durum. No. 3 mixed: 2-3 < ar. $1.15. No. 1 durum: 3 cars, $1.02. No. 3 durum: 1 car. $1.02. No. 3 durum: 1 car. $1.02. CORN. No. 2 white: 1 car (special billing) «8>4o. No. “ white: 1 car, 67 54c. No. 2 yellow: ! car (special billing), Tic; 1 car. 7054c; 6 cars ,70c. No. 3 yellow: 3 cars, 60c. No. 2 mixed. 1 car (shippers1 weights). $8 540. No. 3 mixed: 1 car. 6 7 54c. OATS. No. 3 White i car (38-lh). 44'4c: 7 car (special billing). 4(c; 3 cars. 44c; 1 8-5 cars. 43 54c. No. 4 white: 1 car (special billing) 44c; 1 car, 435Jc; 3 cars, 4 3 54c. RYE. No. 2: 2 cars, 8,614 c. No. 3: 4 cars, 86c. Sample: 1 car. 8.6c. OMAHA RECEIPT? AND SHIPMENTS (CARLOTS), _ Week Tear Receipts— Today, -Ago. Ago. Wheat . 60 30 53 Corn . 61 39 165 Oats . -3 jo jy Rye . 8 '2 4 Barley . .. l j Shipment 1—* Wheat ...84 74 62 Corn . 65 46 59 Oats . 21 28 9 Rye . 8 1 Barley . 6 5 EXPORT CLEARANCES Bushels— Today. Yr. Ago. Wheat and flour.691.000 180,000 Corn . 69.000 412 000 CHICAGO RECEIPTS W eek Year (arlota— Today. Ago. Ago Wheat . (8 26 40 Corn . 392 458 853 Oats . 136 135 69 KANSAS CITY RECEIPTS _ . Week Year Carlots— Today. Ago. Ago Wheat .220 267 153 Corn . 33 38 63 Oats . 13 21 8 BT. LOUIS RECEIPTS. Week Year Carlots— Today. Ago. Ago. Wheat . 67 66 64 Corn . 43 67 118 Oats . 40 4 4 26 NORTHWESTERN WHEAT RECEIPTS. Week Year Carlots— Today. Ago. Ago. Minneapolis .393 426 209 Duluth . 89 103 100 Winnipeg .770 936 972 New York Cotton. New York. Pec. 16.—The cotton market came under the Influence of the uaual weekend evening up by professionals and at first met a little more professional cov ering than liquidation, reflecting this by advancing some 5 to 18 points after a nar rowly Irregular opening of 6 points loss to 2 points gain. The spot month. Decem ber, was inactive and lagged behind the rest of the list, but business on the whole was featureless and dull. The heaviest buyers were probably Liv erpool Interests, Wall Strcot operators and wire houses. Sellers included the eouth, spot people and room longs. The market met a better class of buying as tbe session progressed and in tbe final half hour of trading developed a decidedly firm undertone and advanced more than ^io above Friday night's close In several Instances and closed around the top, 18 to 30 points net higher. Spot was st- ady, 25.70c for middling up- | land, 20 points advance. Southern spot markets: Gaheston,j IS. 66c, 20 points ad'ance; New Orleans. > 2S.B0c, unchanged; Savannah, 25 98c, 18 | points advance; Augusta. 25.60c, 25 points i advance; Memphis, 25.76c. unchanged | Houston. 26.46c, 15 points advance; Little’ Rock, 26.50c, unchanged New York t offee. New York, Per 16.—The market for coffee futures showed continued steadi ness, probably reflecting a more optimistic view of general European conditions, the recent comparatively steady ruling of Brazil and reports of firmness in the I spot market. Futures opened unchanged j and sold up 9.75c for March, with tbe n.arkft closing pet unchanged to 5 potntr. higher. Sales Mere estimated «t only 12.000 bags rinsing quotations; De cember, 10.otr ; January. 9 92c; March, 9 76c; May, 9.|0c; July, 3.07; September, 8 68c. Contracts for delivery noj.t December were qQoted at 8.25c. Spot coffee firm. Rio 7s, ll^c; Centos 4s. 16G 16Hr Now 1 ork Dried Fruit*. New York, Dec. 16.—Evaporated Apples — Dull. Frunze—Unsettled. Apricots and Poach eg—Quiet Raisins—Weak f Itlrago Stocks Range of prices of the leading Chi'ago •tocks furnished by Logan & Br an. 248 Peters Trust building; Close. Armour & Co., preferred . 93 Airaour Leather common . Edison common .137«i Continental Motor . 11’* Earl Motor . H I Ibby. new .. 6 'i Montgomery-Ward .... .. 22'a National Leather now . 7S Ptfgley Wiggly . 89Vj Swift & Co.104*4 gwlft International . 1^* Union Carbide . Wahl . 59 YVrVgley .^. New York Dry floods. New York, Doc. 16.—Cotton goods were firm with buying quite well scattered • mo ? printers, converters and Jobbers. Yarn Mere steady ami reports said that some fairly large sales were made this week by southern mills Wool gooks wore firm ami tending higher. Silks were steady. Knit goods sold well, the outer wear trade in second and retail division being good. Linens were firm. Turpentine and Rosin. Savannah. Ga Dec. 16.—Turpentine— Steady. $1.30; sale*, 100 bbl*.; receipts. 421 bbls.. shipments. 657 bbls., stock, 14, 214 bbls —' Rosin—Firm; tales. 1.125 casks; re ceipts. 1.972 casks; shipments. 6.19o casks; stock, 110.oon ca»’-.*. Quote: R, D. K. F O. if. T. $4 90: T\. 15 074; M, $5.30; N, I*.60; WO, ».xS5; WW, $6 65. —_ Foreign Exchange Hate*. New York, Dec. 16.—Foreigu exchanges, firm. Quotations in cents: Great Britain—Demand. $4.6a: cables. 64.654: 60-day bills on banks. $4-624* France—Demand. 7 624; cables. 7.634. Italy—Demand. 6 104; cables. 5.11. Belgium—Demand, 7.024; cabJrs. 7^03. Germany—Demand. .0197; cables. 0198. Holland—Demand. 40.00; cable#, 4*.04. Norway—Demand. 19.05. Sweden—Demand. 26 90 p.^rn-rV- T>ema**d *0.85. Switzerland—Demand. II.IT. Spain—Demand. 1L.7». Greece—Demand. 1.18. Toland—Demand .0056. Czec h o - SI ova k la—Dem a n i, 1 — 96. Argentine—Demand, 31.06. Brazil—Demand, 12.50. Montreal—ft*. _ . C liicago Produce. Chicago. Dec. 16.— Butter—Un^hnaged. Eggs- Lower; receipts, 4.813 ££J?®: firsts, 60© 52c: ordinary firsts, 413>45c, miscellaneous, 45 ©50c. Chicago Grain Chicago, Dec. 10.—As was expected, ths grain markets broke raher sharply in the early trading, due to the bear ish construction placed on the govern ment crop report, with the active de liveries of wheat off around l^c from the previous day’s finish, but the sur plus in all the pits was taken off the market by commission houses on rest ing orders and a rally came toward the last that carried values above the previous day’s finish for all grains. Closing trades were %®lc higher on wheat, with corn ’fcc lower to Uc higher, oats higher and rye lower. All grains sold at a new high for the season the past week, and while values have been on the upgrade for nearly two weeks, the undertone at the last was distinctly strong with sen timent decidedly bullish. As com pared with the finish the previous week, wheat was up l%(tf6c, the lat ter on July. Corn gaifted l7*@2%s, oats and rye l%@2^4c. Lar£ was up 25(&32V^c and ribs 75 @ 90c for the week. Higher Prices Kxpcoted. General run of news was decidedly favorable for a higher range of prices. Contineufbl exchange was higher, ami while Washington denied that the Ger man loan whs assured, the fact that the United Kingdom and the continent bought wheat and torn In North America had considerable influence on sentiment. Wet weather has delayed harvesting of wheat in Argentina and private cables from there indicated that a rdcuction in crop estimates would he necessary. The trade forgot about the government re port shortly after the opening, and local statisticians were inclined to be rather skeptical regarding the amount of wheat raised. Country offerings of corn were not large, one of tho largest houses operating in Illinois and Iowa buying only a few cars overnight. Larger receipts arc ex pected, however, as tho Illinois Central ta furnishing cars In central Illinois, <'u#h corn premiums were firm with elevator lntcrest« good buyers. Interest In oats is Increasing with a somewhat broader trade. Sentiment more friendly to the buying side, with demand for cash grain fair and move ment relatively light. Despite talk of a big export business tn rye. with sales of around t.300,000 buslxela reported at the seaboard the p«. t two days tho market made a poor re sponse to buylnggand closed slightly eas ier. Norway, Sweden and Greece were Identified as buyers of cash grain. Pit Notes. Action of the wheat market today showed what trade leadens here and for eigners thought of the government re port. Thouo who sold prices off on it*, early bought bade their grains lnter in tho day at higher price#, while foreign ers cams in and bought 800,00') bushels of wheat, considerable corn and 3,300,000 bushels rye, Sweden taking 500,000 bushels. There was an extended short Interest early, and at tho close trade leaders saw nothing bearish In tho situa tion. Traders friendly to corn took the buy ing side at the start and continued throughout the day. Liquidation spent its force early. The government reduced estimates on'y 5,000,000 bushels from the previous figures and the trade in general was convinced that th«re is no more corn In the country than will be required for domestic consumption and export, and leave a fair carry over at the end of the season. Local trader* who are friendly to oh fa continue their buying of May on all | dip.*;. Lnough December la coming out from day to day to satisfy all buyers. The movement la heavy, but la being well taken car® of. and there la a friendly feeling to the buying side on the breaks. The government report arbitrarily in creases the wtnter wheat acreage 1.000, 000 acres over the previous estimate and Increases the area harvested In 1921 by 700,000 acres, says B. \V. Snow. The basis for auch changes can only be known to the officials. To accept the present fig ures It is necessary to believe that some 48.000.000 acres were actually seeded last year, a figure that can not b*» reconciled with any facts previously of public record. Movement of grain in h'*avy, especially of corn. Total receipts of all grains at primary markets last week were 24.526,- ! 000 bushels, the largest at this time since 1918 when they were 28.357,000 bushels. There was a loss of 300.000 bushels for the week and a gain of 2.300,000 bushels over last year and 2,600.000 bushels over the 6-year average. Torn receipts in creased 600.000 bushels for the week and nearly 4,000.000 bushels under last year's. Cars are more plentiful tn some sections of the grain states and short In others. There Is a big movement of corn from the Mis souri river section to the west, one rail road having orders to movo 600 carloads. The Illinois Central railroad brought In al most 25 per cent of the corn received at Chicagx. last week. . CHICAGO CLOSING PRICES. Ry t'prlik* Grain Co. HO. 2627, Por. 16. Art. | Open. | High. | I.ow. I Otoee. I Tea. Wb*. i T I i i Per. i 1.2214! 1.21 ' 1.51*41 1.24 I 1.23*4 May I 1.72 1.23% 1.211* 1.2814 1.22*4 I i.2i *. : i.23’4i 1.22*4 ■tan. I 13V 1.14*4' I 12V 114*41 1.13*, I 1.12*4! I I 1-14*1.1 1.181* Ry* I I I I I per. I ,»»V .83*4 .8* V -MV .M M*y .MV •»:’« .MV .33 ! .9214 C*rn i Per. ,3 V .7414' .23*4 .24'41 -74*4 I .73*4] ! i I -7414 M*.V .73V .74 l .72V .74 | .731, I . 13 *41 I I I .73*4 July .72V .73**' .»SV .73V .7814 ! .7:%] ! I -’3*1 Oats ! ' I I Do- A5 I .46% .48 ' .45%! .45% May .46% • 4 6 % | .45% -46%; .46% ’ .45%) I I I July -43 43 1 .42 I .43 ! .42% La rd I July 110.27 ,10.4'* 110.27 11 0 80 110.25 N Mav Il0.r*n 10.56 '10.b0 [10.57 ] 10.6 0 Ribs I I I . July '10.40 ho.85 10 40 10.65 10 33 May ,10 30 (10.60 I10.30 jio.60 |10.30 Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, Minn., Per 16.— Wheat— r*ash. No. 1 northern $1.23% ® 1.30%; De cember. $1.22%; May, $121%; July, $1.18%. Corq—No. 2* yellow, 67®67%c Oats—No 3 white. 41%®$?%*'. Barley—63® 66c. R"#—-No. 2. 83 % ® 83 % ■ • Fiaxseed—No. 1, $2.67 % ® 3.61%. Ksliana City Grain. Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 16.—Wheat —No 3 hard, $1.16®!.S3; No. 2 red. $1.26® 1 28. Corn—No. S white, 72®72%c; No. 2 yel low, 74%*~. llay—Unchanged. Kansas City 4»raln Kansas City. De4.\ 1 6 — Close - Wheat. 1 December, $1.14%; May, $1.14 split; July. $1.08% Corn—-December, 71 %c; May, 71 %c split; July, 7l%c. ht. Louis Grain. St. Louis. ‘Mo.. Dec. 16.—Wheat—De cember. $122. May. $1.22. Corn—December. 7 5c; May, 74 %o. Oats—December, 48%c; May, 47 %c. Minneapolis Flour. Minneapolis, Minn , Dec. 16.—Flour Unchanged Bran—$23,000 26.00." St. Louis Livestock. Fast St. Louis, 111., Dec. 16.—Cattle — Receipts. 1,000; compared with a week ago, choice steers, light yearlings, cau ners and Stocker steers steady; medium and good steers. 25o to 50c lower; cows, bologna bulls and light vealers, 25c high er; top steers for w**k, $13.75; bulks for week; steers, $6.7509.25, light yearlings, $5.00'a 8.50; cows, $4.0005.26; canners. $23502.50; bologna bulls, $4.0004.50. Hogs—Receipts, 11,000: 15c to 20c low er; top. $8.15. on sorted shipping hogs. J8.10 on butchers; bulk 110 to 180-pound uvorages, $8.06fa8.l5; butchers. $8,000 8.05; pigs. $h 0008 15; packer sows, $7.00; few up to $7.25. Sheep and Iamb*—Receipts. 300; for week, fat lambs and yearlings, 26o high er; culls, steady; few western ewes, 25c lower; natives unchanged; week's top on lambs, $16.25; fat ewes, $7.00; bulk fat lambs. $14.75016.10; culls, $10.00011.00; few western ewes. $6.7507.00; handy weights, natives, $6.60; heavies, $4,000 4.60. New York Produce. New York. Dec. 16.—Butter—Firm; creamery firsts, 464 0 53*40; packing stock current make No. 2, 34c. Eggs—Firm; refrigerator firsts, 31*4 0 33c. Cheese—Steady. Bar Hilver. New York. Dec. 15. — Foreign Bar Sil ver. 62 Sc. Mexican Dollars—47 Live Stock Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday ...12,033 11,666 12,583 Official Tuesday.... 8.954 12.385 12,908 Official Wednesday.. 6.701 14,416 13.891 Official Thursday. . 0.674 12,287 9.937 Official Friday . 3,693 10.760 2,986 Estimate Saturday . 400 5.700 . Six days this week 38.305 67,204 52.304 Same days last wk. «>3.324 63,881 34.296 Same days 2 wk. ago 29,088 44.389 28.399 Se days 3 wks ago 34.670 !7.3b8 65.652 Se days years ago ..21,406 45,652 45,055 Receipte and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock yards, Omaha. Neb., for 24 hours, ending at 3 p. m., Decem ber 16, 1922: R EC hfl RTS—CARS. C., M A St. Jr*. Ry. 19 Missouri Pacific Railway . .. t Union Pacific R. R . 18 C. AN. \V. Ry., east . 2 C. A N. W. Ry., west . 5 25 C., St. P . M. A O. Ry. 5 C., B. A Q. Ry., east . 7 C., B. A Q . west . 10 C, R. I. A P east . 4 4 C., R. I. A r.,' west . 2 2 Total receipts .13 93 DISPOSITION—CARS. Armour A Co.1649 Cudahy Packing Co...1892 Do Id Packing Co. . 999 Morris Packing Co. 791 Swift A Co.1068 J W. Murphy . 118 Morris from Sioux Falls . 329 Armour from Sioux Fulls .1096 Total . 7934 Cattle—Receipts 400 head. Cattle were dull today at the week’s declines most of the arrivals being held over for Mon day. With unusually heavy receipts this week, about 38.400 head and the holiday season nearly here the market on fed cat tle has been dull at uneven declines of mostly 25©>75c. Many cows are selling as low as any time this season. Hulk • •f the steers is moving at $7.26@8.75 and only real good grades above $9.00. Good feeders closed slow' and 26c below the week’s best time while plainer grades broke as much as 25©50c. Quotations on t’aule—Choice to prime beeves, $1100©'13.00; good to choice beeves, $9.00© 11.00; fair to good beeves, $7 75©9.00; common to fair beeves, $6.00 * 76; choice to prime yearlings. $11.25 ©13.00; good to choice yearlings ,8900© 9 00 ;common to fair yearlings. $6.00©) • -25; good to choice grass beeves, $6.50 ©7.50, fair to good grass beeves, $5.30 © 6 35; common to fair grass beeves, $4.00 ©5.25; grass heifers $4.00© p it; good to choice grass cows, ?t to©u—6; fair to good grass heifers. $3.50© 4.40. common to fair grass cows. *2.00 ©3.25; good to choice heifers, $7.00$/8.60; fair to good heifers. $5.00©6 76; good to choice cows, In.00fp6.26; fair to good cows, $3.76© 4.75; common to fair cows. $2.00®>3.25, good to choice feeders. 56.75©7.60; fair to good feeders, $5 76 ©6.75; common to t.:1r feeders, $4.00©6.7o: good to choice Stockers. $6.75©)7.75; fair to good stock* er*. $5.60@6.75; common to fair stock °rs. $4.25© $5.60; stock t ows, $2.75@3.75; stock helf-rs, $3.60© 5.00; stock calves, $3 50© 8.00; veal calves. $1.50©!).50; bulls, stags, etc., J2.50@4.50. Hogs—Receipts 6.70ft head. Saturday s market was active and a strong tone to the trade prices ruling 6 ©10c higher. Right hogs and butchers sold at $7.80®) .90 the Utter top price. Mixed loads sold mostly at $7.50@7.8O and packing 17 °0rc/ 7 ,U Rulk of sal*>s was T‘V.r ‘?° prices for the week are about lv©35o lower than at last week’s close. . . HOGS, r hh’ rr No- Av. Sh. Pr. 5K..539 260 $ 7 25 39..217 ... $ 7 45 36.. 364 ... 7 50 30..405 40 7 55 53.. 320 450 7 h0 50..267 ... 7 65 38. .296 ... 7 70 72.. 197 ... 7 76 i HO..260 ... 7 80 69..239 40 7 85 66.. 229 ... 7 90 . Sheep—Receipts none. Lamb prices have fluctuated very little this week the market ruling steady on mojt days, the 15©25c lower session Thursday about rep resenting the week’s decline. Bulk of woo led lambs are selling at $14 36© 14.60 with a top price of S14.70. Clipped lambs are selling *t $12.25© 12.60. Feeders are fully 60c higher moving at fH.26@14.50 wljb high mark for the week at • ! aS! .» are moving mostly at $ i.00©7.25 With heavy ewes at $5.00 @6.50. Quotation*! r,n sheep: Fat lambs, good to choice, $14 25© 1 4 70; fat lambs, fair to -V3;25^ 14 fpd ‘‘liPPed lambs, $ 1 2.00© I J.7.>; feed, r lambs. $13.26@14.50; jearllngs. $10.50© 12.23; wethers. $7.60@ 8.50; fat ewes, light, $6.5ft©7.50; fat ewes, heavy, $4.50@fl,60. < M.-iiko Uv« Stark. ' hlrago, lire. 1#.—(t.-nlteU States De partment of Agrleult ure. I—Cattle—Re ce.pts Estimated. 1,600 head; market compared with week ago. l>eef steers un evenly 25©76c lower; inbet ween grades reflecting most decline; extreme top i fhristmas yearlings. 14.00; best matured ! steers, $13.09, better grades of butcher she btock 26059$ off: lower grade* beef cows and heifers, canners, cutters, bulls and veal calves about steady; stoekerp and feeders 25 0 40c lower; weeks bulk prices, beef steers. $8.9009.60; stockers and feeders, $5.7606.76; butcher she stock, $4.0006.60; canners and cutters, $2.75® 3.35; veal calves, $3.9909.75. Hogs— Receipts, 9.000 bead; holdover, 11.286 head; market closed active, steady with Friday* close; bulk 220 to 260-lb. butchers, *8.0008.05, bulk 140 to 180.lb. averages. $8.1008.20; top, $8.20; packing sows, mostly $7.3507.60; desirable pigs, *8.0008.20; heavy hog*, $7.9008.05; me dium. $8.0008.19, light. $8.0508,20; light, lights. $8 10®8 29; packing sows, smooth, $7 4007.50; killing pigs. $8.0008.20. Sheep—Receipts—Estimated, 1.000 head; market compared with week ago. choice fat lambs of desirable weight steady; heavy lambs and lower grades lighter weight weak to unevenly lower; fed year ling wethers 500 76c lower; fa* sheep fully steady; feeders strong to 36c higher: week's top fat lambs $15.60. closing top, $15.60 to city butchers; $15.49 to packers; , bulk of fat wooled lambt, $14.75015.40; clipped 80.lb. fed lambs. $13.00-. choice 1 89-lb fed yearling wethers, $12.50: heavy | fat. ewes. $5.00®* nn; lighter weight kind | up to $7.69, desirable 190-lb. age! wetherr.. : $8.2608.59. >♦. Joseph LlTfatork Pt. Jotepb Dec. 16.—Hogs—Receipts 6.500 head, shippers took about 690 lights and butchers; market., mostly 6c higher: packer market fairly active, steady to 5 ceflts higher; shipper and packer top, $7.35; packing bows, steady to strong. -^Tiostty $7.2507.35 "Cattle—Receipts 290 head; market, com pared with week ago Beef steers and yearitngs, generally 25036c lower, *pot* 50c. off; canners and better grades beef cows, steadp: tn-betveerj kinds, weak to 23 lower; bulls, steady; veal calves, 60c lower; etorker;' and feeders. around | steady week s bulk prices; Desirable beef steers and vearllngs. $8.0009.66; beef I cuwa, $4.0005.25. odd head up to $6 75 heifers, mo*tly $4.7507.00: canners, $2 2 5 02 75; cutters. $3.0007.60; bulls. $3.25 © 4 50 vgaT calves, $3.00; stockers and feeders. $5.00® 7.00 Sheep—Receipts 600 head: market com. pared with week ago; Killing classes, about steady, fat lamb* having lost 25 to 40 cents gain made early in the v*ek. Dtjlkc pricea: Fe<1 western lamb* $14,60 16.20; natives. $14 10014 39; fecJ western lambs. $14.350 16 20 matlves. $1 4.19®] 4.60; shorn lambs, $13 00® 1 3 50; fat ewes. $6.60®7 60; a few feed, nig lambs, $14.00014.25. Kansas City |,It« Stork. Kansas City, Mo.. Dec. 16. —(\j. S. De partment of Agriculture.)—Cattle—Re ceipts. 1,500 head. For week: B*ef steers mostly 25 050c lower; some off more; one Joa.l llo .S; next best. $12.75; bulk. $7.00 •j 3.00, fanners, strong to 25c higher mostly #2.0002.25; bulk common to me d’um cows, $3.500 4.00; better grade veal ers, $8.0009.00. Hogs—Receipts. 4,000 Imad; generally steady to 50c lower; packittg top, $7.95; shipper* top, oo; bulk light ana light light*. S. ■ 7 r> (R* 7.91>. bulk butcher* and '■'ylcr weight*. |7.SS®7.»S; hulk of sales, i *7.7507.95; packing sows generally etcaily; mostly around $7.25; stock pigs dull, most sales, $7.0007.25. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 1,500 head For week: Lambs, steady to $1.00 lower; top $la 20; bulk better grade natives and f*%d lots, $14.25015.10; sheep, steady; best light ewes, $7.25; feeding lambs. 25050c higher, most sales around $14.00. Sioux City LIvo Stock. Sioux City, la., Dec. 16.—Cattle—Re ceipts, 700 head; short fed steers and yearlings, steady; market compared with week ago; beef steers, top. $12.50; fat cows an<i hejfers. steady. 25<; higher; canners steady; veals strong, top, $9.50; feeders, steady; calves, steady; feeding cows and heifers, steady; stockers. steady. Hogs—Receipts. 7.500 head: butchers. $7.8007.90; market, strong; pigs $7,500 8.00; top. $7 90; mixed. $7.6007.8*0; pack ers. $7.2507.60; westerns, $8.25; bulk, $7.7507.90, Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 100 head; market compared with a week ago; Jamba steady; top, $14 75; ewes, 25c higher; top, $7.50. New York Cieneral. New' York, Dec. 16. — Wheat—Spot easy; No. 1 northern spring, $1.48; No. 2 red and No. 2 hard vdnter, $1.37; No. 1 Manitoba. $1.32,«. and No. 2 mixed du rum. $.123 c. i. f. track, New York spot. Corn—Sp>t, easy; No. 2 yellow and No. 2 white 92 V1. and No. 2 mixed, 92’,4C c. \. f. New York, all rail. Oats—Spot, easy; No. 2 white, 57*£c. A1 other article# unchanged. Financial New York, Dec. H.—An uncertain and Irresolute movement of stocks, a firm bond market, a fuither advance In foreign exchange rates and an up ward movement of the grain and cot ton market, brought the week to a close In much the same financial atmosphere as had prevailed on Its preceding days. Today's advance In European exchange attracted the greater Interest, both because It fol lowed the prolonged rise which seemed to have been checked In the middle of the week and because little business Is usually done on Saturday at the European end of the exchange market. The p-oeumptlon. therefore, was that most of today’s business orig inated In Now York. It did not great ly alter the price of sterling, though even that rose a fraction. But the franc rose from 7.46 1-2 to 7.63c, the highest price since October 5. The Italian lira again went above the season's previous highest; It Is now only about 3-Sc below it best figure since the war and 1 l-3c above the low rate to which it fell at the end of October, when the fascist! govern- j ment was about to be installed. Mnrkff Stronger. Perhaps even more interesting because more unusual in these days, the mark re covered from .001% to nearly .002—a handsome upward reaction If one mea sures by percentages. Tt can hardly be doubted that this week end rise in the continental exchanges was largely based on expectation of something important happening in regard to the reparations aettlament. No one can rea sonably doubt that the prospect of some practicable international agreement In more encouraging than it has been since the London conference in the spring of t#2l. But the market will be wise if It keeps on its guard against premature conclusions Floating of an international loan for Germany means the finding of in vestors who would take it, and the find ing of investors of the necessary resources would depend, first on Germany’s giving evidence of an honest purpose to reform its disordered currency and home finances; second on the rate of interest which the German government would pay. The real ground for confidence is the extent to which the French and British governments have approached a common attitude on the question. ITnamliil Toplm. The annr uncemert of the declaration of another 20 per cent stock dividend on the common shares of the Tan-American Pe troleum and Transport company , an nounced after the close of business on Fri day, caused the wildest seramb’e for stock witnessed on the floor of the Stock Ex ' hango in many months Only a few days ago rumors were circulated in the street that “salt water would again be pumped into the Mexican oil stocks’’ This caused heavy speculative selling for the account of professionals and created a large short Interest. Consequently when ths professionals were « aught off their guard bv the un expected announcement of the stock divi dend the ' crowd * assembled around the “Pan Fete” post before the opening await ing an opportunity to cover their short commitments. The renter of speculative Interest dur ing the rowing ueek. so far as the rail road shares are concerned, will be the a-tjon of the directors of the Great Northern, who meet the latter part of the we*k to discuss »hc semi-annual dividend. All sorts of stories have gone about Wall street this week about what they vill do and of course all of these ate guesses The directors themselves are noncommittal, but in unofficial conver sations say that they hope to be able to maintain the regular rate, which is 7 per cent for the year. The steel Industry of the country has experienced some slackening of activity during the past week. This development if of little importance, according to the opinion expressed hy leaders In the in dustry. and can be looked upon as a seasonal development always experienced at this time of year. Producers say that their order books show’ a large balance of unfinished business and they can con tinue to operate at the recent’rate of 8^ per cent or more lit they desired to do ar New York Quotations Rang© of price* of the leading stock* furnished by Logan & Bryan, 248 Tetcra Trust building. RAILROADS. Friday High. Low. Close, close. A.. T Ar 9. F ...101% 101 101% 101 Baltimore A Ohio 41% 41% 41% 42 Canadian Pacific .143 143 143 142% N. V. Centra! .... 3 02% 92% 92% Cheea. & Ohio ... 71% 70% 71% 70% Gt Northern .... 80 73 79% 80% Illinois Central . 107 K. C Southern .. 18% 18% 18% 19 Lehigh Valley . ... 65 S3 63 »;S Missouri Pacific 16% 16% 16% 16% N T. & N. H. ... 21% 21% 21% 22 Northern Pacific . 76 % .4% 74% ',4% Chicago A N W.. 78% 77% 77 % 78% Penn R. R. 46% 46% 46% 46% Reading . 79% 73 79 78 % C . R- 1 P.32% 52% 32% 32% Southern Pacific ..87% 87% 87% 8714 South. Rail. ..... .. ,, n3%, ‘"hi, Mil. A St. T. 2J% 22 52 22 % Union Pacific . 13/ 136% 1SS% 156% STEELS Am. Car Fojridry 1«4 1 *4 184 184 % Allls-Cbalmers 44% 44% 44% 44% yoco.134 1:sh 124 12J\ Baldwin Loco....127 12 5 *4 128\ 126'! Bethleh.ro Steel.. S3 4 S3 S3 4 S3 t'olo. F. A Iron... 3S4 2Sl> JS4 254 Crucible . 7:4 70^ 71*4 711Z Am. Steel Foundry 37 4 37 C 37 V. 37 >, Lark.’a Steel. 76s* Midvale Steel .... 28% **% 2g i> 28% Pressed Steel tar 83% 83% 83% "... Rep. Steel & Iron 47% 47% 47% 47% Ry. Steel Cprings . 114 U. 8. Steel. .... .jos jo/ 107% 108% Vanadium ...... 36% 35% 35% 35% M«*x. Seaboard .18 16 16 18% COPPERS. Anaconda . 50% 40% 50% 49% Am ? A* Ref. Co 67% 67 67% 67% Cerro U© Pepco... 45% 44% 45% 43% CW11 . 28% 27% 28% 27% ^hlno . 5*% 56 % 28% 24% Cal. A Arizona. 68% Green Cananea n8 ^ Inspiration . "6% 34% s<i% 34% Kennecott ....... 37% 57 37% 37 Miami . .37% 37 37% 37 Nevada. Con . 15% 15 if% 14% Con . 13% 13% 13% 13% Seneca . 8 774 g *1: Utah . 84 63% 64 63 OILS. Gen Asphalt . 46% 48% 48% 4>% Cosden . 53 51 % 61% 51% CaJ ©terol . 56% 68% b6% b6 Invincible Oil . 14% Mexican Teterol . 242 % 239% 242 % 240 Mid States . 11% 11% 11% n% Pacific Oil . 44% 44% 44% 4*% Pan-American .... 88% 88% 88 83 Phillips . 41 % 40% 41 41 % Pierce Oil . 4% 4% 4% 4% Pure C1I . 57% 27% 27% 27% Royal Dutch .51% 61% 51% 51% Sinclair Oil . 33 31% 31% 31% Stan Oil N J.197 196 196 Texas Co .. 47% 47% 47% 47% Union Oil . 18% 18 18% 18% Whit© Oil . 4 3% 4 3% MOTOftS. ^handler . 64% 64 64% 63% General Motors... 13% 13% 13% 13% Willya-Overland .. 6 % 6% 6% 6% Pierce Arrow . 13% 12% 13 12 White Motor .... 50 49% 50 50% Studebaker .133% 182 133 152% HUB BE It AND TIRES. Fisk . 12% 13% 12% 12% Goodrich . 34% 34 5.4 % 34% Kelley-Spgfld. .... 44 43% 43% 43% Keystone Tir# ... 10% 10 10% jn% Ajax .12% 12% 12% 12% U. S. Rubber. 52% 52 52% 62% INDUSTRIALS. A., G A TV. I_23% 23% 23% £3% Am. Int. Corp.... 29% 29% 29% 29% Am. Sumatra .... 29% 28% 29% 29 Am. Telephone ...125% 124% 124% 126% American Can ... 73% 73 73% 73% Central Leather... 33% 33% 33% 34 Cuba Can© ..' .... 14% Cub-Amar. Pug. 36% 25% 26% 25% Corn Prdouot* ....131% 130% 151 130% Famous Player* ., 90% 90% 90% 90% General Elec.180% Gt. North Ora.31% 30% 31% 30% TEXAS OIL RADIO FREE FOR THREE MONTHS Get all the news of the great oil fields of Texas and the Southwest through this bi-weekly illustrated magazine. Complete market quotations. Information on all companies. Texas Oil Radio tell* the truth. We will send it» to you absolutely free for the next thred months upon re quest. Write today. TEXAS OIL it STOCK EXCHANGE 368 Anderson Bldg. FT. WORTH, TEXAS Internat. Harvester... IS Am. H & L. pfd. 66 66 65 88 U S. L Alcohol .. 66 66 66 66% Internet. Paper 63% 63% 61% 53% Inter. M. M.. pfd. . 61% 60% 51 60% Am. Sugar Ref. .. 75% 76% 75% 76% Sears-Roe.86% 16 86 66% Strorosburg . 62% 61% 62% 61% Tobacco Product* 66% 66% 66% 66% Worth. Pump- 33% 33% 33% 33% Wilson Co. 37 37 17 87% Western Union ..112% 112% 112% 118 West. hTlectric _ 69% 69% 69% 69% Amer. Wool.95 94% 86 94% MISCELLANEOUS. Amer. Cot. Oil . 18% Am. Air. Chemical ,31% 31% *1% 81 Amer. Linseed _ 31% 31% 9i% :»1% Union Rag, pfd. 67 Bosch Mag . 40% 37% 40% 36% Brook K T . 14% 14% 14% 14% font Can .112% 111% 112% 111% Calif Pack . 81 Colum G & El ...106% 105% 106% 104% Colum Graph .... 2% 2% 2% 3% United Drug .... 82% 82 82 82% Nat Enamel . .. .. 65% UnUcd Fruit . .. .. 167 National Lead . 123 Pullman .131% 140% 130% 129% Punta Alegre Sug. 47% 47% 47% 48 So Prt Rc Fg. 43 42% 42% .. Retail Stores . 71 70% 70% 70% Superior Steel . S0% St L 4 S F . 21% 21% 21% 21% Va Car Chm ... 24% 24% 24% 24% 11 o'clock sales 266,400 shares. Friday Money . .04% Marks .000170 .0001 % Franca .0758 .0731% Sterling .$4.65 $4 64 New York Bonds New York, Dec. 16.—Price changes In listed bonds were irregular and generally unimportant in today's relatively quiet dealings. Foreign bonds showed a firm tone in reflection of the higher exchange rates and the hope held out for an early settl- ment < f the German reparations question by a revival of agitation for a German loan, but the gains were largely nominal. Mexican 5s, which have been active at rising prices of late, moved up 1 point today. , United States government issues moved within narrow limits. Tho flrat 4%e advanced 6c cn $10o. the second, fic, and liberty 3 Vie. 2c, while tho uncalled vic tory and new 4%s each lost 2 cent* and tho others were unchanged. Erie convertible 4*. series A, moved up 1% points unci griina of a point ea^h were scored ly Atchison convertible 4s. Kansas Teiinitial 4s and Seaboard Atrllne adjustment is, but Seaboard Consolidated 6s and St. Paul debenture 4a were rear, tionary. Copper bonds moved up in response to higher stock prl.es, Chile 7s gaining a point and Ccrre de Vas.o 8s, 1 %. Marland Oil 7%s, with warrants, and 'Montana power 6a were reactionary. Total sales, par value, were $6,331,000. I'. S. Bond®. High. Low. Close. 223 Liberty *%■*.100.56 100.46 100.60 27 Liberty 1st 4%s.. 9* fifi 98.72 98.86 256 Liberty 2d 4%s.. 98.20 98.10 98.20 160 Liberty 3d 4%s .. 98.78 98.70 98 72 694 Liberty 4th 4%h. 98.64 98.42 98.48 109 Victory 4%e. un.100.34 100.30 100.32 136 u S New 4%s_ 99.78 99.70 99.72 Foreign. 11 Argentina- 7s.100% 100*4 100*4 21 City of Lord 6s.... 78% 78 78% 6 City of Cop 6%8... 90% .. 11 City of Cit P 7%s. .76 13 City of Lynns fis.. 79 78% 78% 7 City of Mar 6s.... 78% 79 78 % 6 C of R tie J 8s... . 96% 96 % 96% 6 Czech Rep 8s ctfs. . 86% 86% 7 Dan Mun 8a A_108% 108%, 108% 5 Dept of Seine 7s... 86% 86*4 86% 11 T> of r 6% n ’29 101 % 101 % ... 97 D of C 09 '52. 99 98 % 99 29 Dutch Tl T fis 47.. 94 93% .... 24 Dutch 17 T fie ’«2.. 93% 93% . 25 French Rep fis. 98% 98% 98% C2 French Rep 7%s... 94s* 94% 94% , 6 Jlo|-Am L fis. .... . 89 % ... . 8 Japanese 1st 4%®.. 94 93% .... 2 Japanese 4s . 82 . . 21 Kgdm of Bel 7%s..l0i 100** 100% 1 Kgdm of Bel fis..,. 96% . ? Kgdm of Den fis.. 98% . 3 Kgdm of Italy 6%s. 94 .... 67 Kgdm of Neth fis.. 98% 98% ’ \ . 1 Kgdm or Nor 9s ...110** 9 Kgdm of Swed fis..1^4% fifi P-L-M 6s . 7 3*4 73% 3*t 22 Rep of Bolivia 8a.. 93% 93 ° Rep of Chile 9s '46.103 1 Rep of Uruguay 8*1105% ... 3 St of Queens 7s...109 108% 109 4 St of Qeena 6s ...101% 100% 101% 3 Swiss ( on fed 8 s . . 118 ** . . ... . j 168 UKofGB&I 5%« ’29.113% 113% _ 161 L'KofOBAT 5%s ’37.104 % 103% 104 22 U S of Brazil 8s... 98% 99*4 98% 23 17 8 of Brazil 7%s. 96% 96% 9fi% j 13 US of B-S Ry El 7s 86% 8fi% 86% 88 U 8 of Mexico 5s... 61 50 50% 9 V S of Mexico 4s.. 36 . 25 Amer. Smelt fis 93% 93% 93% 10 Amer Sug 6s ...102% 102% 102% 6 Am T A T cv 6s 116 . 85 A T & T col tr 5s 98% 98% .... 19 A T & T col 4s 92 91 % .... 1 A W W & 15 5* 84 . 10 A J M W fis ..82 . 14 Ar A Co 4%« ... 89% 89% .... 23 A T S K gen ♦« 89% 89% .... 1 At C L 1st con 4s 87% . 2 Chi Gt West 4s.. 62% 30 Baltl Ohio fis ..100% 100% 100% 16 Baltl A Ohio cv 4%s 80% 80% .... 11 Bel T nf Pa 7s ..108% 108% log % 3 Beth Steel ref 6s 95% _ 1 Bkl.vn E gen 7s D 108 . 2 Cana. North 7s ..112% 112% 112% 4 5 Can T’a deb 4s .. 79% 79% 79% 7 Cen of Georgia fis loo ... 3 Central Leather fis 99 98% 93 41 Cen Pac gtd 4s 87 86% ... 3 5 Cerro do Pasco 8e 135% J34% 135% 78 Chesa & Ohio cv 5a 95 84% 81% 5 Chen A Ohio c\ 4%s 88% . 5 Chi A. Alton 3%s .. 23% 23% 16 Chi A E 111 fis. go7^ gn% ro% 117 C M A S P c 4%s. 65% 60 65% 26 C M ASP ref 4%s 58** fiR f>8% 3 C.hi A N W 78.110 109 4 Chi Rys fi« ... 78% 4 C R I A P ref 4b.. 83% 81% 93% 7 Chi & W Ind 4b- 74% 74% 74% 38 Chile Cop 7s .113% 113 113% 14 Chile Cop 63 . 96% 96% 96% 1 CCC A St L gen 4s 80% 5 Col G A El 5e. 96% 96% 96% 1 Cons Coal Md 5s... 88% 88% 8»% 30 Cuba Cano Sg d 8s. 93 92 % 93 t Cub Am Sug S» ..107% 1 Pel A Hud cv 5s.. 98 .. . • 2 D A R G ref fis .. 46 .. 4 P A R G con 4s.. 73% 73% •• 2 Pet Ed ref 60 .303% .. .. TRADE SAFELY IN THE STOCK MARKET 70r.AYOrES Mft Unlimited TION FOR v Profit* □Stock Exchange Issue PUTS and CALLS Writ® for Booklet 56, Fre® C. GOLDHURST & CO. Largest Put and Call Dealer In U.S. 50 Broad Street* New York WEALTH AT 40 Manv an employe bda become a buslneee man and capitalist on j BIG PROFITS erstoirstidily securer trading in the Block Market, with BTOTfc PRIVILEGES and up *111 6lsrt you. Fre® booklH No. 14 explain*. PAUL KAYE, 149 B'w«y, N. Y. WHAT OF STOCKS IN 1923? 1922 was a Bull year. Will 1923 bo a contin uance of the advance or will big liquidation take placef My 1023 Forecast will tell you. It Is j hSRt'd on purely mathematical science, not guese work. The 1922 Block Forecast, issued December, 1921, called every important t°P and bottom; foretold final tops for October; and warned of a panicky decline In November. M.v forecasts have beet) very accurate on all markets for the past 5 years. Every Investor and trader should have some well defined plan for buying stocks In 1923. Wise tnanipuiatois do not gun**; they follow careful de fined plans. Why not you? Prominent business mon, bankers and traders all over the country have followed ray forecasts successfully for years. 1923 Htock Forecast—-now ready—will tell you what stocks are going to do. It contains a chart, showing all Inijmrtant moves, with date* when j high or low prices will he reached, aid gives best stocks to buy or sell It will help you to < make profits Instead of losses. Price $100.90. COTTON and GRAIN FOR 1923 My 1922 Cotton and Grain Forecasts have been remarkably correct. One trader writes that he made 30 trades. 29 showed profits and only one a loss J923 Cotton and Grain Forecasts will prove correct and be \ery valuable to you. Price $100.00 each. Daily Supply *tn-l Demand Letter, entering stocks, cotton and grain. 515.00 per month. Gl»® my service s trial and l» convinced that It is the best. 1921-22 Forecasts, testimonials, end newspaper comments on my accuracy mailed free. Wit A||H 49 Broadw*y, * U. UHUB, New York • Det Uid Hya $%•.. 13% .. 1 Dpnt Nam 7%a ....107% .. .. | Puqueane Lt 6s ..103% ft Em O A F 7%« otfs 94 13% 14 10 Erls pr llsn 4a. 66% . 71 Erls gen lieu 4s. 44 43% .... 6 Pram I D 7%«. 00% 90% - 6 Gan Else dsb 6s ..100% . 34 Goodrich 6%a _101% 101% 101% 39 Odyr Tlr# 8a *31_ 98% 98% 98% 14 Odyr Tirs 8a *41_114% 114% 114% 6 G T Ry of C 6c. .104% . 25 Gt No 7s A.110% 110% 110% 2 Gt No 6%a B.102% . 6 H A M ref 6s A. . . 84% 83% 84% 16 H A M adj Inc 5s.. 60% 60% 60% 14 III Central 6%a.101 . 1 III Car tral ref 4s.. 91% . 12 III Steel deb «%a. .102 1<H% 101% 22 1>M 4%a rtfs stpd. 10% 10 .... 15 Int R T ref 5». 73% 73% .... 1 Int R T ref 5a ctfa. 73 .. 6 I A O N adj 6s wi. 60% 60% .... 18 Int M M s f 6s.... 89% 89% 89% 4 Int Tap ref 6a R... 87% 87% - 2 K C Southern 6a... 89% . 3ft K <* Terminal 4a... 83% 62% 82% 2 Kelly-Spring T 8a 100 . 1 Lack Steel 5a 1950 90% . 1 Lehigh Valley 6a.. 104% . 5 Lorillard 6a. 97% . 18 L A N W 5a.77% 76 77% l Magma Copper 7s. 114% . 1 Manat! Sugar 7%s 98 .. 41 Mar St Ry con 5a. . 92 . 18 Midvale Steel cv 6s 89% 89 69% 1 M A St L ref 6«.. 36 . 6 MSP A SSM 6 %s. .103% . 20 M I< A T p 1 fta C 96% . 4 M K A T n p 1 5 A 84 83 % 83% 120 MKA T n a«JJ Ds A 60% 60% 60% 9 Mo Pac con 6a_ 98% 98% 98% 37 Mo Pacific gen 4a.. 63 62 % - 8 Mont Power 5a A.. 97% 97 97 % 9 N K T A T 1st 5c c 98% 98% - 16 N’ Y Cen deb Ch...103% 103% - 58 N Y C rfg A imp 5s 97% 97% 97% 5 N Y Cen con 4a ... 83% . 14 N Y Tel ref f.a 41.. 105% 105% 105% 14 N Y Tel gen 4%s .. 93% .. 5 N Y W A Boa 4%s . . 46% .. r# Norfolk A So 5s A 61% 1 Norfolk A W cv 68.112% 7 Nor Am Ed af 6s. 93% 93% 93% 13 Nor Pac ref 6a B.109 108% .. 6 N W Bell Tel 7a..108 107% 2 O 8 L ref 4a . . . . 92% 92% 92% 4 Or-Wash RRAN 4s. 81% 7 Otis Steel 7%s - 93% •• 3 ITac Gas A Elec 5a. 92% 92% 92% 1 Pac TAT 6s 52 ct. 91% 4 Pun-Am PAT .7s. 102% 102% 102% 10 Penn R U 6%a ...110% 110% .. 21 Penn R K gen 5s ..101% 101% 9 Penn R P. gen 4%s *2% 92% .. 22 Peoria A East Inc 4s 28% 28 6 Per»\ Marq ref 6a.. 97 •• 3 Phil Co col tr 6s ..99% 99% .. 4 Port R L A P 6a.. 82 . . . 2 Pro A Ref 8s w w.120 119% 120 2 Pub Srv 5d . 85 • • 3 Reading gen 4a .... 84% 84 1 Renting Arms sf 6s 94 .. • • 10 S L A S F Pr 1 4s A 21 % 21% •••• i 12 S L & 8 F adj 6s 77% 77 <7% 16 S L fl S F Inc 6s 69% 68 31 8 St L S con 4s ... 78 77% 78 6 St r A K C S L 4%s 81 • • -••• 17 Sea A L con 6a 59% 59% 69% 27 Sea Air L adj la 23% 23 .... 1 Sea A L ref 4j 39 . 49 Sin C Oil col 7a 101 100% 101 6 Sin Crude Oil 6%a 98% . 1 South Bell Tel 6s . . 96 . 2 South P cv 4s ... 92% .• •• 33 South P ref 4a . . 87% 87% 87% 1 South P col tr 4a . 8 4 % .... .... 7 South Rail gen 6%a 101% 101 . 11 South Rail con 5s . 97% . 17 South Rail gen 4a 68% 67% 68 7 South P R S 7s .99% 99% - 3 Stan O of C deb 7s 106% 106% . . . 1 Third Ave ref Is 61% . 0 Thlrti Ave adl 5a .. 56% 66% 56% 6 Tobacco Prod 7s 103% 103% . 2 U H A P 6s A ct fa 9a 97% 13 V I’ 1st 4.*.. 91 % 91 % 91 % 2 l* P cv 4s. 95 . 4 Union Tk Car 7s...104 103% 1"4 10 U S Realty 5a. <>9% 99% 99% 2 U P Rubber 7%a. . .108 . 3 U S Rubber 5s. 88% 88% .... 8 V S St I a f 5s _103% 102% .... 2 Utah P A L Da ... 91% 90% ; » V-C Oh 7s ctfa.... 98 95% .... f _ Virginian Ry Dp.... 96% . 4 West Md 1st 4a. ... 61 % 61 | 11 West Pacific 6s... 80 79%. -! 8 West Electric 7a.. 107% 107% .... j o Wick-spen Stl 7s.. 91 93 _j 3 Wll A Co cv 6s. . . . 9 4% .. Total sales of bonds today wero $6,331,- j 000. compared with $13,81 7,000 pre\loua day and $6,586,000 a year ago. Omaha Produce (Wholesale.) By S*ale Department of Agriculture Bureau of Markets p;i<1 Marketing: BUTTER. Creamery—Jobbing price to retailers: Extras. 6oc; extras tn 60-lb. tuba, 64c i standards. 62c; firsts, 60c. Dairy—Buyers are paying around 37c ; for selected Iota of table butter and 27c , for best packing stock; cheesy and dirty considerably less BUTTERFAT. Delivered price :a lc 1 <rwer, th<$ first decline this winter. Omaha buyers are now Quoting 46c et their country stations, and 64c delivered Omaha. KGGS. The price being paid for fresh eggs, de livered at Omaha, is around 46c, but only selected lots of extra pallty and size bring the top price. No. 2, held eggs, and small sizes are bringing only market, prices, which range around 26c; cracky. 22c. Some buyers are quoting on the case count basis, paying about $12.00 Jobbing prices to retailers: Fresh, fancy, 6f«c per dozen; selects. 5 R, storage, selects, 36c; No. J. 33c; trade, 27<j^2&c; cracks. 26c. I’OULTRY. LIvo—Broilers, 2ic; heavy bens and pul lets, 16c; light heii.M and pullets, 12c; spring roosters, all sizes. 16c; old cocks. 10c; Leghorn poultry about 3c less, ducks. . fat, full featherod. 36c; geese, f3t. full I feathered, 14«-: Turkeys, fat, 9 lbs. and { over, 80c; capons, over • lbs., SO®lie, guineas. 40c eacb; pigeons, dozen, 11.00. Rick, scrawny and crippled poultry not wanted. Dressed—Prices being about an follows: No. 1 dry picked turkey*, both hens and young .toms, 40c; old tom turkeys. No. 1, 38c; No. 2 turkeys, not cull*, 80c; N >. 1 ducks, fat, 20c; No. 1 geese, fat, 18c. Roms buyers sre accepting receipts and re selling on It per cent commission. Coun try shippers should leave heads and feet on dressed poultry. Jobbing prices to retailers: Pressed, broilers. 32® 34c; springs, 22 & 24c : heavy hens. 24c: light hens. 22c; roosters. 17c; ducks, 22®25c; geese. 25c; turkeys, 45c. RABBITS Buyer* ars quoting the foi’owlng price* Cotton tails, per dot., 12 40; Jack*, per doz . $1.60. BEEF CUTS. The wholesale prices of beef cuts In ef fect today are ss follows: Ribs—No. 1. 23c; No 2. 31c; No. 8. lie. Loin*—No. 1, 28c; Nek 2. 2*c; No. 8. 18c. Rounds—No. 1, 14c; No. 2, 13c; No. 3, 10c. Chuck*—No. 1. 10Vic; No. 2. 10c; No. 8. 7c. Plates—No. 1. 7c; No. 2. €He; No. 8. 6 Vie. HONKT Jobbers are selling at prices listed below: New attracted. ?4, lo-or. 3 doxen to case, per caee. 16 00. new comb. 24 sec tiona per caee. 14 50; new extracted clov er 10-Jc. cans. 6 c»ne *o case, per lb., 15c FRUITS. Bananas—Based on selling price of 9 per lb. 14 0007.60. Oranges—Extra fanes California nnvele, per box, according to sise. |4 0006.60; : choice. 50c less; Mississippi Satsumas. ^ box, 13.60. Lemons—Extra California- RQ0, R601 sizes, p.*r box, $10.00; choice, $00 to $60 , sizes. $9 00; Limes . 100, $3 00. Grapefruit —Florida. fancy, all sizes, per box. $5.00; choice. 36-slze, $3.76; 4G-siie. $4.60; other sizes, $4 75 Cranberries—Bbl.. 100 lbs. $15.60017 O'* box, 50 lbs. $H.50; Jersey Howes. $17.00. Apples—Delicious, according to size and quality, per box. $2.0004.25: Washington Jonathans, per box, $1 9002/0; Iowa Jonathans, per bbl.. $6.00; bu. basket, $1.85: fancy Urines Golden, per bbl., $5 50; choice, per bbl,, $3 60; Missouri Pippins, fancy, per bbl. $4.25; Northern Spies, per box, $1.9002 26: choice Hood River Banana, per box. $2.00; Spltzenberger. fancy, per box, $2.75; Gann, fancy, per bbl.,’ $4.60. Grapes—Red Emperor, per keg. $5.60; per crate. $2.75; Almerla (white), per keg. $9 00. Figs—California. 24 6-oz. carton ^fcox, $2.76; 60-CHrton box, $3 75. Dates—Hollow!, 70-lb. butfi, 12c; Dromedary, case, 36-ox.. $6.T5. * Avocados—Alligator pers, per dozen, $7.60. VEGETABLES. Potatoes—Minnesota Red River Ohlos No 1, $1.25 per cwt.; Nebraska Early Ohlos, No. 1. 91.10 per cwt.; No. 2 $100 per cwt Sweet Potatoes—Bushel basket, $1.75; bbl. $5.00. Old Beets. Carrots. Turnips. Parsnips. Rutabagas—Per lb.. 2**c; In sacks, rer lb.. 2 >,r. Artichokes—Dozen. $2.00. Lettuce—Idaho head. 4-dozen crate $6.50; per dozen. 91.60: California crates, $5.60: hothouse leaf, per dozen bunches. 45c. Peppers—Green, market basket, per lb., 25c. Egg Plant—Selected, dozen. $2.75. Tomatoes—California, per case, $3.60; Florida. 6-basket crate, $3.00. Beans—Southern, wax, hamper, $5,000 | 7 00. Onions—Southern, per dozen bunches, \ 60c: Ohio Whites $3 00 per cwt: Imported | Spanish. crate. $2.50; Red Globes, per lb., ■ 2 V,c. Parsley—Dozen bunches. 90c. Spinac h—Per bushel, $1.25. Cauliflower—California, crates, $3 80. Cabbage—Crates, per lb.. 2V»c; sacked. 2e; red. per lb , 3c; celery cabbage, per , lb 10c; Brussel! sprouts, per lb.. 20c. Celery—Michigan. Der dozen. 60075'* j Idaho, per dozen, $1.3801.6001.86; Call- i fornla. (not trimmed), per orate, $7.0<*. Cucumbers—Hot bouse, per dozen, $3 60 | Garlic—-Per lb. 25c. FLOUR First patent. *^s, 97.30; fancy, clear,*4*. $6.3 6. Quotations are f. o. b. Omaha. FEED. Omaha mills and jobbers are selling their products In round lots at the follow ing prices, f. o. b. Omaha: Bran, $24.00; brown shorts. $26.50; gray shorts. $27.50; middling. $2850; reddog. $31.50; alfalfa meal, choice. 126.0ft; No. 1, $26.50; No. 2, $24.00; January prices on alfalfa meal are 60c higher than December prices quoted here; linseed meal, $64.00; cottonseed meal, 4 3 i er cent, $62.70; lion) tny f..d, white, 12* Ob, yellow. 119 #0; but termllk. condensed. 6 to t barrel*.. J-lO per lb.; flake buttermilk. 500 to 1,500 lbe# 7He per lb.; egg shells, dried and ground, 100-lb. bags, $25.00 per ton. HAT Prtcea at which <>mah* dealsre ara telling In carload lota follow Upland Ur a trie—No. 1, $16.00910.60. No. 9, $13 00915 00; No. 3. $h.00© 12.00. Midland Prairie—No. 1. $15 .00 911.901 No. 2. $12.00914 00. No 3. $8.00(ff 11 00. Lowlnnd Prairie—No. 1. $10.00913 OOj No. 2. $3 00 91.00 Alfalfa—Choice. $22 00923 00; No. 1, $19.50921.00, etandard. $17.50919.00; No. 2. $14 50916.60 No 3. $12.00914 00 Straw—Oat. $S 00 to $9.00; wheat, $7.00 to $\.00 SUED. Omaha buyera are paying the following prices for field a» «>d. thresher run. de livered Omaha. Quotaions are on th# basis of hundredweight measure: Sued—Alfalfa. $12 00 t<> I1K.00; red clover, g10.00 to $1*00: alsyke. I* oo to $16.00; timothy, $4 no to $' 25; Sudan grass. $3.00 to $10.00; white blossom aweet clover. $6.00 to $10.5U: millet, high grade German. $-’ 25 to $2 76; common millet $1 60 to $2 00; amber sorghum cane. $2.25 to $3.on. _ - HIDKH. FUHS, wuni, Market conditions are very much In llna with our report of n week ago. I.ooal quo tations remain unchanged. The most Im portant news In the trade Is that the dead lock between the packers ami tanners was broken late last week nnd heavy trading resulted. From a half to thr**e quarters of a million of hides of various selections changed hands at prices ranging from - to 3kc per pound lower than simuar hides had sold a nhort time before which is sufficient evidence that hides had ad vanced higher than the price ot leather would warrant. tanners claiming tney could not sail leather on a replacement busts. This is an unusually severe decline amt at this time it is ha-d to foretell what the effect will be on th« industry ns a whole. However, local buyers have not reduced prices this week, and. realizing that their customer* like to clean up be fore the first of the year, they are giving their customers an opportunity to sell ir they are disposed to do so. The calg'skln market is especially de pressed and lower nl eastern points. It W reported locally, nnd them hns been little trading on which to base n market. Horse hides are easier, naturally, s. they always hear a relative value to cow hide". If one goes down the other Is likely to follow. . , There Is not much change in wool Or sheep skins. Both are rather quiet, hut local buyers are Inteleated In securing tna best lots of wool and pelts. The tallow and grease market snows hand to mouth trading where a buyer wants n certain amount to fill In on some requirement, and thin will bring “^out steady prices. Thera is no Inrga trading* and buyers prefer to close down as soon ns possible for the balance of the year. The T/ondon market la reported Bd I*"** I.o«al buyers are bearing down oil prices, although no chan go has been made in qu Current receipt hides, 11c and 10c, Fre.n hides. »c and 8c. hulls. 80 and tc: brand ed Sc. alue hides. 5c; kip. 14c and calf, loo and tr.Hc. deacons. lOeHeach. glue calf and kip. 6c; horso hides ras’ and 13.60 each; ponies, 76c each: cd". C*0 each: hog skins. 16c each: dry hU«. No. j. 15c per lb; dry salted, l.e lb., ©S' *lu • *C Price* printed betow are on th< has:, of buver*' weights and selections, for goods delivered at Omaha: Fur.—Skunk. central stats*. narrow stripe. No 1 large. 4100; No. 1 medium. 42 00: No 3 small 4160. No. t Kp°d un* r.rltne 41 "0 kfoskrat western. firs i«sg* 41.75;’ medlom. <1 00; small. 76c Rareoo".. rent rah ordinary, large. 45 00; medium 43.50; small. 42 25: No. 2. 42.25 Mink central, ordinary, large. 45 B0; medium 43.76: small, 42.23; No 2. 41 50 Wolf, northwestern, soft, large. 412.00: medium. 19.00; small. 46 60: No 2. SJ.B0 Fox. cen. tral fcrev. large. *2 00: medium. 41 60; small 75c; No. 2. 75c. Civet, prime. 6t ©25c tvs-Di cat. 48 00© 1 00 Beaver, le gally caught *30 0003 00 Fisher. 475 01 ©10.00 House cat. Fi0©10c. I.ynx. 415.00 ©5 00 Otter. 430 00® & 0 0 Weasel, while, 41.00026c. W'ld cat. *1 60 © 2 5c. Badger. »1.50@J0c. Marten. I40.00@5.00. Bear, 426 00 ©1 0* Velvet ane* Plush Coat* and Wraps Scientifically Clear.-n and Steamed. DHESHER BROS. 2217 Fa mam Street. Telephones: Omaha, Atlantic 0345. South Side, Market 0050. For December % Investment Funds Rate Maturity " Price Yield Republic of Haiti. 6a 1952 96.50 6.25% Camaguey Sugar Co........ 7a 1942 97.50 7.25% Georgia Light 4 Power.5a 1941 82.00 6.80% Central Vermont Ry. 5a 1930 89.00 6.90% Omaha 4 Co. Bluffs St. Ry. . 5a 1928 87.00 8.20% Bonds Make Ideal Xmas Gifts Omaha Stock & Bond Company PAUL J. VOLLMAR. Mgr. 250 Peters Trust Bldg. Omaha, Nebraska _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ Select January Investments Now l We will reserve securities to be taken up with funds due in January. The following offerings are selected from our list. Complete infor mation about these safe investments wlil be forwarded on request. MUNICIPAL BONDS Due Yield Grand Island 4V4% Sewer Bonds. 1942 4.50% McCook School 5% Bonds. 1935-40 4.70% Central City Funding 5*4% Bonds. 1940 4.90% Craig Refunding 6% Bonds. 1942 5.25% Crookston Electric Lighting 6% Bonds. 1942 5.80% Dix Water Works 6% Bonds. 1941 6.00% Hot Springs, South Dakota 6% Paving Bonds. . .1924-31 6.00% Johnson City, Illinois 6% Sewer Bonds.1924-31 6.00% The income from municipals is free from Federal Income Taxes Nebraska issues free from State and Local Taxes. FIRST MORTGAGE FARM LOANS AND BONDS Tax Free in Nebraska A pood selection of first mortgages is now available. Rates range from 5 Vi to 6 Vze/o. Straight loans in denominations from $700 to $12,000 and bonds of $100, $500 and $1,000. CORPORATION BONDS Due Yield Consumers Power Company 5% Mortgage Bonds. . .1952 5.50% B. F. Goodrich Co. 6Vi% First Mortgage Bonds. . . .1947 6.35% Jacob Dold Packing Co. 6% First Mortgage Bonds. .1942 6.00% Omaha National Bank Building