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Pasturage in Nebraska Is Above Normal Some Cattle That Ordinarily Are Sold as Feeders Are Expected to Go as Fat Stuff. By Amoriated Frni. T.lncoln, July 22.—Nebraska ranges are In a condition of more than 100 per cent of normal, according to the bureau of agricultural economics of the United States Department of Ag riculture, and if range conditions con tinue favorable, some cattle that would ordinarily go ns Stockers and feeders will be sold as fat stuff this fall. The number of fat cattle to bo marketed this fall will depend in some measure upon the feed supply anil financial conditions existing at that time, its statement said. "In western Nebraska, a decline is rioted in the number of cattle for fall marketing.” the report continued, "and possibly about 88 per cent of the cattle marketed last fall will be avail able this fall, or 350,000, of which about 130,000 will be grass fat and 220,000 Stockers and feeders. “The past month has been favora ble to pastures and ranges through out most sections of the west, und the condition is considered above nor mal in some states. The average condition of all pastures is 93 per cent, of 6 points above June 1. The condition of ranges is above 100 in Nebraska. Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, Oregon anil Washington, while South Dakota, Colorado and Montana aver age 95, or over. "In Nebraska all pastures were normal as compared to a condition of T3 per cent July 1, 1922. Ranges were 102 per cent of normal, as compared to a condition of 95 per cent June 1, 1923. The condition of cattle was 96 per cent as compared to a condition of 81 per cent June 1, 1923. "Ranges in Nebraska were sur passed only by those in Kansas, with a condition of 100 per cent; Idaho, 104 per cent, and Nevada, 103 per cent. "The condition of Nebraska’s pas tures compares favorably with those of Idaho, where the cbndltion was 101 per ct-tii. of normal. Nevada, 102 per cent, and Oregon and Washington, 102 per cent. The Nebraska condi tion was 100 per cent July 1." Mixed Small Grains Given Lower Grade Winter wheat containing rye is dis criminated against on the market, according to the federal grades for wheat,,and brings a correspondingly lower price. Although the certified seed examiners are finding fewer wheat fields containing rye than they found three or four years ago, there is still a high per cent of fields with rye enough in them to lower the grade. Much oats is also mixed with barley and this is objectionable In case the oats is sold on the market. Buying certified seed ia one of the best ways of getting pure small grain seed and also seed of high yielding strains and varieties, the state agri cultural collpge advises. The cost of certified seed is only slightly above that of common seed. Approximately 100 fields of the different small grains are being inspected for seed purposes at this time, previous to harvest, and a list of those who meet the require ments will be available about July 15. This work is conducted by the Ne braska Crop Growers association and the agricultural college co-oribrnting. In addition to purity, the certified seed is of the improved strains and varieties such as Nebraska 21 oats, Nebraska 6 and 60 wheat, Minnesota 1M barley, etc., which are high yielding sorts. Speakers Announced for Poultry Men's Meeting Fremont, Neb.. July 22.—Will W. Blackman, president of the Nebraska Poultry, Butler and Kgg association, announces the following program for the meeting of the Nebraska dealers and producers of these products to be held in Grand Island July 26, under the auspices of the association: Grant L. Shumway, secretary of the state Department of Agriculture, who will explain the new Nebraska egg candling law which will go into effect August 3 and tie enforced by Ills department; Prof. Frank E. Mus selil, of the Instructional staff of the agricultural college. Lincoln, who will talk on "Eggs and Their Market Value;" George R. Boomer, agricul tural college extension agent in mar ket organization, who will show by his address the competition with w’hlch Nebraska eggs meet and the necessity for standardization of this product; and David Cole of the King Cole company, Omaha, who will rep resent the produce dealers of the state. Tour of Potato Area in South Dakota Planned Brookings, 8, D., July 22.—Produc tion of a better commercial crop and better seed potatoes are the purposes of a potato tour to lie conducted In eastern South Dakota, July 25 to 2#, inclusive, the trip to be made by automobile and to Include stops In the various counties In this part of the state, where potato raising Is carried on extensively, according to the agricultural college here. County agents will have charge of arrange ments in their respective counties and will organize tours to Join the larger potato tour. Lincoln County Fair to Be Held From September 4 to 7 Mpeelal Dispatch to The Omaha Dec, North Tlatte, Neb.. July 22.-r-Laek tnati Exposition shows will he the headliner at the Lincoln County Ag rleulture society’s fair, September 4 to 7. The Women's club exhibit of canned pints of fruits and vegetables has been added for Ladles’ Aid and community organizations. Charles D. Barton Is secretary of the fair. Plan Corn Show Brookings, 8. I)., Julgr 22.—Plans have been made by the South Dakota Experiment association for s state corn show and school to he held at Sioux Kails in January, 1»24. accord ing to an announcement made by the association secretary, Ralph E. John aton of the extension service of state college. • A New Member of the Club # GWME A.5TACK OF CHIPS AMD DEAL ME : A HAND THE NEXT TIME ''■ROUND. "> lul /a — I_ County Wheat Yield Is 1,400,000 Bushels Beatrice. Neb., July 22.—County Agent Boyd Rist estimated the Gage county wheat yield at 1,400,000 bush els. He based his forecast on an aver age yield of 14 bushels. The county’s wheat acreage Is about 100,000 acres. Early threshing shows that the yield runs from 8 to 35 bushela to the acre. Buy Pure-Bred Hogs Special Dispatch to The Omaha Her. Guide Rock, Neb., July 22.—A car containing 3S pure bred Chester White hogs arrived here from Fre mont for farmers in this vicinity, who will make a specialty of this breed of hogs. Culls If you'd five house ante the "cere" Mix 'em up a poisoned belt. Killing (hose that neat outside Can bo done with biaulphld. The dairy cow, of all domestic ani mals, Is the most efficient producer of human food. From 1*10 pounds of digestible nutrients the dairy cow re turns IS pounds of edible food solids, the hog 15.fi pounds, the steer 2.5 pounds, and the sheep 2.6 pounds. Finely ground red pepper sprinkled on tender garden crops will keep sparrows from nipping them. Marcus Garvey, self-styled "Em peror of Africa," who raised and squandered a million dollars of his people's money, has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment in the states. He had planned to make Africa Into With the County Agents Douglas County. Omaha—The l.veatock committee of the west central region advisory board, which Is working in co-opera tion with the railroads and shippers to bring about a better understand ing of the needs of shippers in this territory with reference to freight cars needed for moving grain, live stock and commodities to markets, will meet here Saturday, July tl. to formulate plana for supplying the need of shippers for livestock ears in Nebraska and nearby states this sum mer and fall. The livestock commit tee is composed of representatives of shippers, railroads, co-operative mar keting organizations, farm bureaus and other farmers’ organizations. J. T. Pierson of Ijeerborn, Mo., lias been employed as tester by the Doug las County Co-Operative Cow Testing association, according to Karl O. Max well, county agent. The association has 22 members and expects to add four additional herds before the first month’s tent is completed, Mr. Max well said. laincaster County. Lincoln—New paving project* contem plated for this fall arc expected to In clude several mile* of inLer-auburhan roadn giving Lincoln paving. which reaches more than J» mile* from one side of the city irruo to ttie onpoeite aide, and making thla one of the beat paved elite* of Ita size In the United States. Work on the new state cupitol build ing I* at the atage where It seemingly N pro ,-re.iaing alowly. the outer wall* hay ing been left at the same elate for lip last few week* while work wa* being done on the Interior of the building. However, within u short time It I* ex pected by the builder* that more evident progress will he made hi file wnrk on the ground floor Is about completed and everything In readiness for laving the wall* up to the tup of the second floor. Dodge County. Fr-mont —rn<* vermeil* in ripening «f email gralna hi** relieved the labor situa tion In thin lection of Nebraska, accord ing to H. S. Hamer. Dodge county igent. In the Immnliab' locality the Ruptily of m«-n baa generally kept up with the de mand, which has not *e»-med eapedally heavy thla yeor* the county agent aald. Injurtoua dtaeasa and Insert paata and unfavorable climatic condition* will keep Dodge county'a wheat crop below normal thla year according to reporta from wheat growers received at the office of R. N. IIau»fT, county ugetit. Wall fusion ('minty. Blair.—Destruction of the wheat atubble by deep plowing shortly after the harvest, tn order to entrap the Hessian files In the bottom of the plowed furrows, la urged upon Washington county farmers hy the county HKsnt s office. The enrllest date for sowing wheat In Washington county and safely escaping the IfesNlun flv In Juries la September 2.r», according to the county agent's office. Farmers are being advised to seed patches of rape for late summer pasture for hogs, sheep and cattle, except in the f*ae of milk cows, when the rape taints tho milk, by tho county agent. Ths Washington county agent’s office Is co-operating with the department of agricultural chemistry of the t'ollego of Agriculture, University of .Nebraska, In obtaining the baking quality survey of the 1 ®’-*2 wheat crop. The effect of the season, kind of soil and preceding crops on the land «r« factors affecting the quality of th* wheat. Cun County. Weeping Water.—Ten summer clubs In rnnn county are doing clothing work this summer, according to Ida M Wllkene, homo demonstrs tlon agent. Several of the t *iiha already are working on Iheir team demonstrations and ere getting ready to exhibit st the State and county fairs, the •gent said. The »!a«a county farm bureau placed 101 irtfi as harvest handa during the first 12 days of July, according to i. k Pnlue-. county agent, who declared that the class of men this year was better than usual. Cats county farmers art finishing th« 'owls for market by crating them for 10 •lays to two weeks and feeding them on i ration of finely-ground corn and wheat bran In equal part*, mixed with butter milk or tour sklnj milk, according to L K tfr.ipo*. county agent. A email quan tity of middlings or ground oats are add ed t.) I he feed, he said. Saundrr* County. Wahco —More economical production In place of gre*t»,r production is being urged uotu »hc farmer* of Rounder* coutoy P> AValter F. Itoberts, coumy ag^nt. F.arly plowing for winter wheat ha* n rrwmi ihr yield of grain in Raunders county during the last eight years. It was slated here today by Walter R. Rob erts, county' agent. The eight-year aver age for field* plowed early was a yield of two bushels an acre mors than fields where late plowing was done, he said. Parking also Increase’] the yield by two bushels to the acre, the county agent de clared. Dawson County. I.exlngton—County Agent Alvah H. Hecht is advising Dawson county farm ers to plant carrots, rutahngas, Chinese cabbage and other such crops before the first of August, so that they will he grown by tho middle of October and pro vide a variety of fresh vegetables for storage for winter use. Alice Rmlth, member of the Farnam canning club, and Josephine Cole of the Ccxtri canning club, were awarded fir*t place In the • xhlblfa held at I*ake Helen during the past week. These girls both won on Jars of greens they had canned. First place In Judging was awarded Jointly to Thelma Miller of Lexington and La Rene Peterson of Farnam, L. ,T. Mitchell of Lexington is In charge of the work of organising the exhibit* of Dawson county not regularly handler! by the precinct committee* for the com ing Nebraska Htate fair, according to A1 v- h R Hecht, county agent. Dawson county has not been represented at fh*» fair during the last **-\cral years, but will have a large exhibit this year, Mr. Hecht said. Seward Count}-. Reward—Reward county farmer* are be Ing urged to fumigate their wheat bln* before storing the n-w crop, as a pre caution against weevil*, by L. A. Wil son. county agent Last year the weevil* caused < onHderahl* damage In this county. Mr. Wilson said, and enough of the Inaecta may now remain ir» the bins to cause a* much damage this year un less preventive measures arc taken. Otoe l oudly. Syracuse— The Otoe County Farmers’ I'nlon annual picnic will be held st Dun bar. Auguat 10, according to A. H. De Long. county agent. The plrnh commit tee is headed by Fieri Market of Nebraska City A baseball tournament will be a feature of the day Fanners are being urged bv A If T>e f«ong, munty agent, to protect their farm building* from lightning by Instal ling lightning rods. Ninety-five per cent of the fire Iobhcs from lightning occur on unroddeU buildings, he declared. Ilnkoo County. Dakota City-—-—The produce market Opened nt fllnux City. Th . luat arroan tl»e Mlnsmirl river from here. (■ proving val uable to farmer* of Dakota county, ac cording to C H. Young, county agent. The mnrkrt opened Monday of thla week and while It waa intended to lie primarily a wholesale market. man\ women were there with baaketa buying vegetables from I he farmers. The bureau opened it* tuberculosis eradication campaign will* n meeting at the Dakota City courthouse Inat evening Dr. C. || tiaya of the bureau of anlttiHl Industry, fTnlted HtaPw Department «.f Am rloultute. whh the principal speaker Killuyirp County. Geneva—Although wheel price* at* low and the wliti«i crop Is lighter then usual there la n heavy demand for har vest help at about $4 h day, according lo Dee W. Thompson. Fillmore county ngenl II tin* been Impoaelhle to supplr the demand for harvest labor, the coun ty agent said. Poultry disease work Itae claimed much nt tent ion In Fillmore count,v during the ! Im■! few week*, according to I *** W Thompson, county aaetn. Half of the I Mrnc spent on the unit I try project whs •‘peril on dlavAae work, the county a Kent said The report of Dee IV Thompson. Fill more . onnt> iigenf. for »b- month of June shows h total of ;»7 different prub'te on which tome work wa* done, but « large proportion of tim* spent on com paratlvely few subjects Quality Lincoln Is Leading Honor Roll Kt Associated Preaa. Lincoln, July 25.—Quality Lincoln, a Holstein cow owned by the Univer sity of Nebraska, led the mature class of the June honor roll at the college of agriculture by producing, in her third month. 5,275 pound* of butterfat In two days. Closely following her was Florena Anna JJe Jong, owned by Union col lege, with a production of 5,US pounds of fat. Anna Topgy Lyons of the Nebraska School of Agriculture ’at Curtis, took third place, her pro duction being 5,035 pounds of fat In her fifth month. -.-. Poultry Tulls Should Be Finished for Market This Is the season for culling out the non producing and low producing hens as well as disposing of surplus cockerels. So bird intended for eat ing should be sold without finishing, the state agricultural college warns. The logical place to do this Is on the farm or poultry plant where they were grown. The birds Intended for market should be confined to a crate and set for 10 days to two weeks on a ration of finely ground corn ami wheat bran in equal parts with a small quantity of middlings or ground oats added. This should be mixed to a thin mortor consistency with buttermilk or sour skim milk. Feed lightly the first day but after that feed all that the birds will clean up in 20 minutes three times deily. Italian Steamer Lost. I/Ondon. July 22.—A dispatch to Lloyd's from Alexandria, says the Italian vessel Pietro Brizzolarl, of 1,184 tons, hag been lost. Th* crew was saved. Farmers Union Notes Over t.tOO.OOQ pound* of twin* will have bo#-n handled by th* K»rm*r« Union Stale richangfi thl* year when the Uto order* front the northern and weetern parta of the state h»v* been filled, ac cording to t\ McCarthy, manager. Thl* t* slightly less twin* than we handled in the season of 1923." eald Mr. McCarthy, "but considering the smaller amount of tw<ne used In the state this rmon. V »• feel that It represent* % rela the vain." 4 u-0|i, Hoard Meet*. The semi-annual meeting of the board of director* of the Farmer* Union i'n ttperatlvo Inauran* e company of Nebras ka was held In the office of the com pany here on June SO. Reports auh rnltted by Manage* Hen l*. I'eter* hhnwed that the gain in Insurance in force be tween January 1 and June 30 this year was 92.792,326. compared with a gain In the corresponding period last sear of 42.944.Ilk. Total Insurance In fore* on July 1« was III.047.11 & The report* kI#o showed that losses paid have been lighter thl* year than laat year. The direct ora of the company are Charles Mc Leod, Htanton, president; J. H Swanson, Westerville, secretary; M Wltienburg. Hid* Spring*. N. V Anderson, Towles, and C. K Johnson. St. I’aul. I nton Il«w4 at Picnic. Champion.—<\ J. Oaborn, atate presi dent of the Farmer* union, spoke at tha farmer*' picnic held hare under tha mi filcaa of the Farmer* union membership n thl* locality. Rain cut tha attendant c i o about ao«* From hare Mr. Oaborn want to fulmar anil held a night meeting Plana era on foot to organise several more locals of the Farmer* union In chaaa tounty. and than form a county union. Mr** fttnge Program Htockvllla.--Men put on the anllre prn Krant. served tha refreshments. clean d th* tables and washed the dlanea at a meeting of Holden Rod local of the Far* mars union in Community Cental school' house. Mora than 100 persona ware pro# cut. Three new members were added to 1 he local. 'Ihe ladle* felt a« though they were on a vacation with servants along whan thay did not have to prepste the refreshment* or wash dishes The men are not saying that the> expert ihrlr Innovation to grow into » habit. Midyear Hook %uillt Fuller ton The midyear audit of the hooka of tha Farmers Colon Co operative Clevator • ainpativ of thl* place *h<>w •* n volume of business In the alt months' period of fM.MI A4. which wa« 1*4,7»4 ">» leas then in the corresponding period Inat \eur This reduction In volume, nod the handling of grain. « oal and wars* house commodities on narrow* margins te milted In a net loaa for the period of fr.tit However, the company has * *ui plus of over I i.OOO. and ne.irly H.ooo In reserve During the fioo«) of lost spring the elevator stood In in f-at of water. Hint heavy louse* were am fiord In coll and wheat. The lownt a pout of the wheal bln awsltel and burst, dropping many • •'labels of wheat into the wntei l.ew Hudlay la rueaident of tha company, ant) 4 t» K lags 11 la manager Organization in Production Held Need of Farmers Purchasing Power Must Be Stabilized, Agricultural Ex pert Says—Fair Re turn Is Rare. Br Associated Press. Lincoln, July 22.—Nebraska farm ers lack organization in the machin ery of production, and there is a gen eral tendency toward increasing pro duction, while prices do not show a corresponding increase, according to a statement prepared for the College of Agriculture of the University of Nebraska by Frank Oyr. “Agricul tural prices are affected only to a cer tain extent by production," Mr. Cyr said. “Very little has been done in com puting the purchasing power of agri cultural commodities. Farmers, as compared with persons engaged In other industries, have been able only in a general way to determine their prosperity. As more material show ing purchasing power becomes avail able farmers will know better what to produce. “Co-operative movements are now on foot to improve the marketing of farm products by reducing handling charges, securing a more even season al flow to market and adjusting pro duction to demand. "Farmers have always been urged to produce abundantly. The nation has wanted cheap food. The indi vidual farmer tries to increase pro duction per man and per acre. If one farmer does this he makes more, but if all do it prices drop. Some of our largest crops have actually re turned less to the farmers than crops of ordinary size. “The farmer's real return depends not on how high prices are, but on the amount of other things he can buy with the fnoney he gets for his products." A study of the purchasing power of corn, wheat and oats for the period between 1877 and 1921 Indicates that the farmer rarely has been able to buy a dollar's worth of the neces saries of life with a dollar's worth of his products, the statement declared. The method of stabilizing purchas ing powers, suggested in the state ment. was study of the needs of the market and adjustment of production to meet those needs; also organiza tion of production machinery. Comhusker Notes Many of these weeds are no more sturdy than some of the plants that we have domesticated. Cut them or pull them at the right stage anil they will not return. .Sweet clover Is one of the easiest plants in the world to kill If we mow It close to the ground along In July, but how we used to fight it and Imagine that it never could be killed. Some of the experiment stations have shown that home grown corn Is the corn for the home locality, anil we wonder If this doesn't hold true with more things than corn. There is the home merchant, for In stance. We think that his goods are the best and the cheapest In the long run. What we need In this country is a training school for the grain shocker. When we see a field of grain whose shocks spraddle everywhere because of careless setting up. we know that here may be much wet and moldy grain. Then what of the germination next spring? Just when we have al>out decided that grain shocking is a lost art, we rome to one of those fields where Ute shocks are as sturdy as stumps and the wind could hardly budge them. Much a shocker as that should lie the Instructor In that training school for grain shockers There are several good ways to shock grain, we are told, but If we master one of them it will be suffi cient for this year. Sock the bundles down good and hard so that the butts set solidly. That Is half the secret. New York Bonds By Associated Preu. New York. July 22 —High grad* in vest ment bond* recorded fractional Im provement during the last week and many of the low priced Issues Improved to a greater degree, the latter being influenced by the better tone which prevailed In the stock market toward ths end of the week On the whole, however, the market was a dull affstr. with a relatively small volume of transactions. New bond ofrer uian fell off to |lo *71.000. or only about half the total of $21,624,000 offered the prevlou* week. Time Monev Higher. Th* dullnr-ea of the market was Indi rat.’d by the fact that offU era of many Investment house* were on vacation, while bond salesmen also wera enjoying a holl ' ^iime money rates wers somewhat *tif fer, but few loans were made Hank* federally held out for 5 ** per • ent, while rokera were bidding 5 per cent. There was a noticeable Increase in the demand for foreign government bond*, a number of the French Issues advancing a point or more on the week. South Amerl ran issues generally wer* steady but Argentine bonds ami the American Issues moved forward slightly Industrial l.lens Move I pwanl Specula t Ive Industrial llena moved up ward w ith the stocks, although there tv .a »«m» selling on Saturday. Hallroad mort gagee were In fairly large volume and the demand covered both the high grade dividend paying rnada and Hens of the, nondividend paying road* Advances ranged from large fraction* to more thani 1 point* In a few <a*ea railroad mort gages f«ll off. but by far tha majority | Improved , m a ■ • Important new offering* included 13. "lo.nfto. t to 10-ye*r a per cent equipment bond* of the Central Hallroad of New Jersey »t prices tc yield 5.05 to 5.20 per, rent 5.1 250.00°. 4-year. percent gold notes of the Penn-Ohio Hllaon company Mt v* to vield 7 15 pel cent, and fl.0°0 - tn»0. jo to 30-year. 4 V% percent road bond* of North Hampton county. Pennsylvania, at price* to > leld 4 05 per cent. The Farmer’s Wife By MARY ANN GRAY. Mother and Daughter Picnic. Winter months bring mother «m daughter banquets, but July is the time set for picnlca arranged for mothers and daughters In South Da kota. These menus are suggested hv the extension service; Fruit cocktail, creamed chicken in patties, escalloped corn or peas in butter; rolls, plum jelly, pickles; let luce salad with Thousand Island dressing and cheese straws; pearl; Bavarian cream and spenge cake: Iced chocolate or iced tea. Veal loaf with creamed new pota toes and peas; bread and butter san 1 wiches; fruit salad with whipped cream dressing; layer cake and a cold drink. Salmon loaf with potato salad: tu lip radishes, rolls and butter, lemon jelly, olives, ice cream and wafers. Strawberries with powdered sugar, date and peanut butter sandwiches new buttered beets, cold fried chicken, perfection salad; angel food cake with whipped cream, iced tea or milk. Wax ornaments are stylish and popular, not only as beads but for pendants, hat pins and girdle trim ming. Many beautiful and artist* effects can be obtained by blending different quantities of sealing wax to gether. The results are \aried by the amount of heat applied. HmV quantities of colors should be us* u the blending process or the founda tion color will be covered, The color combinations are recommended (the foundation color is given flr. followed by the color to be blended . Alice blue, orange white, silver'* American beauty, gold, navy blue; blue bronze, light jade green, gold or apple green, silver; jade green, gold, black, navy blue; lilac, verdure gre?n, purple, silver; light rose pink, gold, silver, white; light azure blue, gold, black; yellow, jade green, gold, black. Orange Ice.—One quart water, tw< and one-half cups sugar, six oranges, one lemon; add sugar to hot water, stir ingredients together; greeze. Farmers Hold Up Wheat Threshing c Low Prices and Poor Harvest' l.ause of Delay in Central Nebraska. Special IMspatrh to The Omaha Bee. Grand Island. Neb.. July 52.—Pre liminary reports from carious coun ties in central Nebraska indicate that the farmers generally will d< lay threshing to a much greater ex tent than ever before, owing to the loev price of wheat and the poor har vest. In the vicinity of Ravenna, Custer county, farmers report a fair crop, but that many fields have been hailed] out from 10 to 2J per cent. Harvest ing Is practically finished, but thresh-' ing machines have not started opera tion. At North Roup, Valley county, a light crop ia anticipated because heads are small and kernels unfilled. No small grain has yet been threshed. The oats crop is much better. No threshing is reported in the vi cinity of Shelton, Buffalo county. Many farmers are stacking their grain to allow jt to go through the sweat before it Is threshed. Threshing will be delayed in anticipation of a better price. Only two farmers are reported to have threshed In the vicinity of Gilt r.er. Hamilton county, the crop run ning from 10 to 12 bushels per acre. In Hat! county, reports indicate that while a few /lelds showed good results, the average throughout will be less than 12 bushels per acre, and H * attitude of many i f the older and more experienced farmers la that for some vears corn acd alfalfa, for live stock feeding, will bo much more profitable. Omaha Livestock Receipts have been of nwiial volume total lor titv *e«a footing uu approxi mately 29,6*0 head, as compared »nn J*. 221 head received last week and 42,046 bead this week a )cn ago. l'n?venn*»a h.s i.een (be outstanding feature inn week in tne beef steer trade The scarcity of choice and prime grades has kept competition keyed up and these have ueen maintained uu a basts that compare* favorably with a week ago. Heat lung fed yearlings and strong weight bul locks reached a limit of I110U. with HO.09 to flu.76 taking in tn« bulk of thou a grades. Good and medium steers have been subjected to a downward re vision. loss being quoted aa mostly !->« to Me for the period, with common light yearlings oft as mum as 40c to 4f»c. i»e cline is traceable to tut supply of gras* cattle which are being substituted by the packers tor thcae v armed ups. In other word* the market i* undergoing a readjustment to the summer basis, with tne price spread widening between com mon Mill choice. Hulk of salt** now of fed steers, all w»,gAp. ia quoted from Ik.If to 110.vu, wttn graseer.v from 99 uu to 17.00. beat of the fieahy western steers aelllr.g to feeder account «>n up to ft.69. Mut h the same conditions were noted in the market fur she killing stoc a as for steers, in between grades and grass of ferings showing a loss amounting in mo»t cases to 16c to 29c, while extremes of quality held steady. The bulk of dry lot cow* and heifer? are now quoted from ♦ 6.60 to !» *6. best dry lot cow* stopping at |7 40, with »ha \»eek * top on * ho ice heifers at ft 49. Grass heifers included this week, averaging l.Ona lbs . sold at li d. t anners an t cutters hrbl firm, bulk now. $: 40 to f.> fat*. Hull market mostly 26c higher, hulk bolognas now 14 mi (o fii 00, heavy i-vef bulls. la.tV to ♦ 009. lights UP t* f».5u. Veal* were *ut» jetted to a downward pressure, bieak fur the period figured from fl.ou tu 11 69, light vcsiers today mostly 4*09 to |v.7fa, lop. I9.J4, heavy veals mostly, ffa.uo to f7.00. i ulla down to |J &u. Hun included only a very limited show ing of tattle In atocker and feeder flesh. As is usual at th s season. Inquiry haa been narrow, but tha small run haa been absorbed at prices showing very littl* dif ference fr im the previous week Hun in cluded the first shipment of choice west ern feeders, these came In for competi tion from packers aa they carried con siderable flesh and sold to good advan (ago averaging 1.144 lbs., and selling at M.S0 Other sales of fieahy feeders were noted at IT Sfl to M 24. with the general UPDIKE GRAIN SERVICE CONSIGNMENTS— Your car of train in our car# gats tv-try advantage our long eaperltnaa , and batter fecilitice can give. The bueineaa of (bit company fa founded upon tke tolid principle of looking out for our cuetomera' beat interests. Nat Only RELIABLE SERVICE But SUPERIOR Eat safety and satisfaction'# aaka have yaur killing rand. "Notify UPDIKE CRAIN CORPORATION" at nay of tka markets where wa operate. . TELEPHONE AT LANTIC B31I Updike Grain Corporation OMAHA m«|« Kmhi City Milw.uk** . run of *tork©r and feeder *!«*rs st to $7 2s and common on down to Is.00 end under Thin cows and heifers, ex treme* of quality, sre quoted from Vila to $o.80. Receipts for th© current week foot up approximately $59.aOu head of sheep and lam os, a* compared with an actual sup ply of 3 5.581 head last week and 06.044 head ihi* week a year ago Market conditions in the lamb trade have been bearish. Increased receipts lure and elsewhere, together with de clining prices In the dressed limb mar ket. were influent ©s that brought about a sharp downward revision in prices Compared with a week ago. lambs are fully $2.00 to $2.25 lower, with ps'keis sorting lamb* closely at the cheaper schedule. Closing bulk of fat western lamb* cleared r.t $12.50 to $12.76. while a week h go choice western Iambs sold from $14 50 to $14.75. Natives shared In the general break and are now quoted from $11.75 to $12.25. w.th culls at $6.00 to $6 »0. Yearlings have l***en In light supply but worked low©.* In sympathy with fat lambs. The few lots of sheep have met with a broad demand, inqu.y from breeders and feeders tending ro key up competi tion. and the light fat ewes have worked higher, advance on these being quoted around 60c, while heavy ewes are steady to strong. Good light ©Wes are clearing from $5.75 to $6 00. with top for the week, paid for two loads of choice west ern ewe* average 117 lbs, teaching $6.60, with heavy etvos mostly $3.76 to $125. Market for feeding limbs held up well the first two days of the week. but worked lower later in sympathy wnh the breaking fat iamb trad--, and loss from a week ago 1* quot'd as mostly 50c to $l.o0 Good and choice sorted light western lambs are now clearing at a spread of $12.00 to $12.25. with lan.b* up around th* lb., average op down to III.Of, with medium and common gride* under the latter price. yearling* that were in feeder flesh this week sold to ad ventage, one seven « ar string wr ern yearlinv*, iU lbs., average on Tuesday's trade sell ing at SlO.lti, but wiih limb prices lower there ar© now quoted ns w-sker. The few ]o©d* of fending ewe* have j'Old to advantage at $ t 50 to $4 ;,n. with bids up to $6 50 reported on choice young breed ing ev.es Receipts of hog* this week have totaled up approximately M.aOo head, as tom pared with an actual supply of **.531 head last week and 53.321 head this week a year ago. Moderate supplies here and elsewhere early in the week stimulated the demand rrorn a’I source* with a suno-quent ad vance of 25c to 4 *. On Wednesday a record run. for a day In July, of 23.000 n-ad proved turd' nsu.ne with the early advance wiped out. However. ©ome re action has taken place towards th© close of the weeg with f urrent prices for butch ers about l.c higher^than 4 week ago and parking giudes, 15c to 25c up. Top to day was, 25 with bulk of L" pound butchets from $*; 00 to f15. Mixed load* carrying packing sows and lights ranged from $6.40 r© $6.85 with parking sow* largely from Ib.OO to $*, 25. Trade Review _ B.» K. O. DC# * CO. Expansion Jn July is not expected, yet the volume of trade in many of its de partments is above normal for this season A little uncertainty as to the financial reJurn *n agricultural section from wheat and other leading crops, causes hesitancy in some lines, and it is doubt ful If in any recent year so much has depended on the outcome of the cotton « rop, which Is now at the critical period of Its growth, yet a larger acreage and generally favorable condition in most sec tions up to this time seems to assure a good out-turn. Hank clearings for July to da'e exceed those of a >ear ago by 3 7 per cent, a considerable loss at New York city reflecting stock market condi tions reducing pavments through the banks this year compared with 1921 clear ings this month are 2- per cent higher. The loaded car movement for the latest week continue* much heavier, exceeding very largely the movement a year ago Wholesa'e commodity prices still show a predominance of declines, as they did a >ear ago. and at this time in 1921. Re ports from various trades indicate thst i seasonable merchandise is being well ab sorbed and that relatively small stocks, are in retailers’ hands. Labor in prac tically every part of the country is fully employed at high wages. which provides assurance of a steady demand for ail c lasses of coinmoditJ *#. Dry goods buy ers Hie ov> numerous In the whole**!#] markets, but are operating with con 1‘inatiMTi. owing to the uncertain price situation and the widely prevailing policy to confine purchases as closely as possible ts actual requirements. The Iron and steel market shows eom* signs of better ment. bu* so in# new business is being plaied despite expectation# of lower prices, due to a further concession in pig: Iron. Export* Exceed Imports. The preliminary figures of foreign trade In June ahow an excess of exports over imports of 11.f*00.f>00, as compared with ar. excess of exports for June last year of 974,6&S.0tH> In March. April and Vay Import* greatly exceeded exports, the bal ances against this country for the thae* rnonths aggr-gat.ng 91&1.S17.267. These adverse balances were the largest ever recorded and It ia necessary to go back more than half h tenlur>—to August, is72—to find an excess of Imports over export# approaching them. For the 12 months ending with June, imports showed a gain over the preceding year of 11,119. 923.194. Much of this Urge gain was due to increased imports of tropica! products and material# for manufacturers, raw and partly mar. ufat tured. Exporta for the 12 months showed a smaller, but none the lees substantial, gain of 9194,119.971 over the preceding >ear. indicating that the low point in the decline in overseas shipments has been passed and that these are now once in«*re on the upF*r'd swing—a tend ency that la likely to be accentuated as the low merchandise stocks reported in many bu> ing markets are gradually re* plen.shed In eight consecutive months out of the 12 ending with June, from October to May inclusive, exports were greater than for the corresponding month# the yea before. I-q nidation »n sw. The recession from the heavy produc tion record# of April and Mry that ha* marked the recent progress of the iron and Steel market# continue- although the loss in ; K »■ x ahd vteel ingot 1, as ret tr flina Pittsburgh advice chi- week indicate the hanking shortly <>r i i»» blast furnaces in th‘ Valley dts tri t and the further restriction in eulput b> b_»t h *t, . 5 mak'ng and merchant m Cere-ts; and b‘ AuruM flr.-t tannage 1 gur.s may shift somewhat Current bu- n*">i « upon * autioua bass roi ron lunuN of finished *tce| are holding off because of the steady decline of p.g iron. *teel and scrap, not l*eing disposed to buy much ahegd Th« liqui dation in unfilled tonnages still proceeds thouvh in certain quarters an artive toying movement i* anticipated with mors settled prices. a \\-rehouse stocks ar*- ti t now eaceaeive Soma accumulation of : on at merchant furnaces is reported and surplus iron haa already entered the market from steel making sources. Test He Production C urtailed. Curtailment of teatila production in cr* a-es, especially in New Knglatid cotton mills. Print cloths and sheet'ngs are lower, bleached cotton# this week being quoted nearly one cent below the recent level*. Cotton yarns are irregular and low»r The price trend in most cotton goods haa eased, while in wool goods the new line# ah iwn will be opened at higher quotation*. likewise. knit good* are being opened at advance* over a year ago but varns are falling. Burlap* hav** declined and linen* for future delivery They bo had at lower f.gurea In the *Ck trade the price trend varies In industrial section* retail distribution i* well maintained but In the agricultural district# uncertainty regarding the return for wh^at and other Important grain* for this year a yield haa caused some hesitancy In buying. Hide Marketa Firm. Firmer conditions continue in the do mestic hide market# Fully do mestic packer hide* were sold during the paat w ek main!/ in medium slao lot*, at firm price# .Native *teer*. July take off. ao!,| at 1#V Buyers and sel lers are etill somewhat apart in their views regarding prices for country hide* and the market In consequence la quiet, but buyers are raising their bid* on some grades. There la steady trading in foreign n.dea and prices are a shade firmer Op erations Ir. leather continue quiet There a fair business :n upper atoey. espe cially from out of town shoe manufactur er* Sums he*iianc\ i* noted in the mar Fewer Grain Gars Needed This Year Railroads in Better Condition to Move Crops, Report Says. Lincoln, July 22 —Fewer grain ear* will be needed to move Nebraska's grain crop this year than in 1922, while the railroads are better pre pared to handle thi* freight move ment than they were a year ago, ac cording to a statement by C. B. Steward, secretary of the Nebraska Farm Bureau federation. The state ment is based upon estimate* made by A. E. Anderson, agricultural sta tistician of the bureau of agricul tural economics. United States De partment of Agriculture, and by man agers of grain elevator* over the state. The total number of car* used in 1922 was 9,650 during July, a* com pared to 6,907 needed this year; 12,093 in August, 1922, as compared to 8,853 Heeded in August this year, and 7.885 in September. 1922, as compared to ;,640 needed in September this year. This is a total of 29,634 used in the peak shipping month* of 1922, as compared to 21,400 needed during the same period this year. The 1923 needs are 72 per cent of those of last year. Small grain production in Nebraska is estimated to total 130.673,000 bush els, as compared to a total produc tion last year of 122,408,000 bushel*. In addition there will be a production of at least 180,000,000 bushels of com, it is estimated. Veterans to Picnic at Krug Park Friday The first big local gathering of ex service men since their return in 1313 will be held Friday at Krug park, under auspices of the Douglas Coun ty Legionnaire. All service men In the county and their families are invited to be the guests of Dougles county post of the American Legion at the picnie. A program of athletic events and novelty contests will be staged and pVizes will be awarded, the Legion announced. Tickets for admission to the park, ballroom, bathing beach and ridea will be given free to all former service men who apply at the Legion offices in the courthouse. A baby show for children of ex service men will be a feature. Nurses of Douglas county post are in charge of this contest, with Miss Kllzabetji Bradford as chairman of the com mittee. Prizes for the most perfect babies will be awarded in three classes, as follows: S months to 1 year: 1 year to IS months: IS months to 2 years. Nebraska Clothing Co. Buyers in New York The following buyers of women's wearing apparel for the Nebraska Clothing company are in the New York markets: Miss Sora Barker, women's and missea’ dresses. Mies M. Grfrenbergr. blouses, skirts, sweaters, kimonos, bath robes. Mrs. J. Wnopp. suits and coats. Miss Minnie Moore, stylish stouts section, coats, suits, dresses. *et for fancy styles of leather for women a wear, owing to doubt aa to tho future demand for goods made up from these grades, although current trading la dose and suede leather la in heavy volume. Ordera for staples in shoe* are fairly large. VlaJunr bay era are numer ous in Boston, aa usual at thia season, and acme order# are being placed. A further reductluo in insolvencies dur ing July, both aa to number and de faulted indebtedness la indicated by the returns for the month, which ahow to date a total of fll.t7T.lSf of liabilities. IT.fit. 77$ bring for manufacturing d* faul'a. wh’ch tr recent months ha\e bee*' b**vy, f:. Iff fSf for trading f -mi. ana only I'M 373 fur agents and brchers Omaha Hay Market. Prairie hay: Libera! receipt* ef new prairie ha* cauaed hirer price* la prevail Off colored or heating hay hard to aeli at any price Alfalfa bay: Arrival* few and price* quoted znoatly nominal A few , an of new alfalfa eo’.d during the week at quo tation* shown Price* below are for carload let*. Vpiand prairie No. 1, til.44 te 114.44: No tit 00 to 917.44; No. J. $1 49 tc 110 04 Midland nrairto No. 1, 912.49 to 919-94 No. 19 44 to $1144; No. *. IT.44 to 114 04. Lowland prairie No, 1. tl 40 to ft ft: No 2. 17.40 to 9.44 Packing hay. It 00 to tf 44. Choice Alfalfa, $17.44 to 111 44; Na. llt-44 to IK *0: Standard 91S 44 te $1# 04 No. 5. 112 44 to 111.04 No. J. 99.44 to *11 44 Straw—oat. |7.4t to 91.49: wheat. $« 94 to >7 44. 7% Semi*Annual First Mortgage Real Estate Bonds in Denominations of $1,000 and $500 A Well Secured Sound Investment. PAYNE Investment Co. S37 Omaha Nat'l Bk. Bldg. Phone AT laatic 5960 New York and the East 'by way of jChica go - Detroit - Buffalo Two splendid Wabash train* leave Chicago—Dearborn Bte* tion daily for New York via Detroit and Buffalo. They are •'Number 6" at 10:30 a. m. and “Number 12” at 11 :2S p, m. All steel equipment and the Wabash standards of srr v ee on dining ears make these two fine train* models ot gomfort, safety and convenience. Excursion Fares via Wabash Railway Round trio excursion to Toronto. Ont.; Portland. Me.; KntJ Oal, Quebec and many other points are now • ago and the Wabash Ry. Use the Wabash 'm Chicago and go by way of Detroit and ■ou are planning a trip anywhere East, wa ilially invite you to write, phone or call for information, tickets and reservations. . C. Shields, Division Pass. Agent, 1909 Harney St., Omaha, Neb. Ticket Office, 1416 Dodge St. BASH