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w 1 1 - 1 ■ Cut in Federal Irrigation Aid Project Urged Export Warns Reclamation Faces Ruin Unless Construc tion Lets Up—Cites Mounting Debts. 9 _ Washington, Oct. 21—ITndtte prom inence given new construction was declared to be the basic weakness of the government’s reclamation policy today by Miles Cannon, field commis sioner of the Interior department, ap pearing ns a witness before the spec ial advisory committee. Mr. Cannon submitted an exhaustive report of a : tudy he had just completed which resulted in his conclusion that con tiohuation of the present policy "eventually will lead to general cur tailment, If not the destruction,” of .lie national program. Estimating that 28 per cent of the farm units embraced in federal pro a i ts were being operated by tenants, Mr. Cannon declared these arid “non resident speculators” were among the chief obstacles now met by the bureau. The witness declared the depart ment's estimate of $2,922 as the av erage indebtedness of the individual water user was too low, adding that personal examination led to his be lief that It was nearer $4,000 per user. “But figuring the average at $3, 000," he continued. ”it will be shown that the burden of debt, exclusive of governmental charges is $114,255,000 or approximately the same as they owe the government. In other words, commercial and loan organizations are contributing as much to the sup port of reclamation as the federal government.” The annual increase of national v. ealth. represented in the product of the reclamation projects, the wit ness said, probably “equals the total cost of construction” and warranted the assumption that the public Inter est in the settlers' welfare went be yond the mounting aggregate of pay ments overdue. The witness urged the committee to recommend a strong practical and capable business organization in Washington with a field force trained {n organization, production and busi ness principles to guide the farmer.^ ■Lack of co-operation between govern ment agencies W'as indicated, he said, by the recent suspension of federal land bank aid to reclamation farmers in the St. Paul, Omaha and Spokane divisions. Charles E. Lobdell. general counsel of the land bank system, denied to night that any general suspension had been approved for those or any other districts. Refusals of credit. .Ur. Lobdell insisted, were confined to individual cases and were based on the merits in each case. He re called. however, that the original land bank act had practically prohib ited aid to irrigation farmers bv re quiring the banks to take only a “first lien.” Most reclamation set tlers had already assigned this claim to the reclamation bureau on taking up their land, he said. Nebraska Farmer Finds Brush Dams Successful Weeping Water, Neb.. Oct. 21— Practically every one of the 25 brush dams in washes on the farm of B'rnnk Spangler, northeast of here, held their places and were successful in filling the washes with dirt, even in the last heavy rains that did so much damage to many other hillsides of the county, according to the county ex tension agent, L. R. Snipea. These brush dams are in an eight acre cornfield on one hillside and in ditches that were washed deep enough to make U Impossible to plant corn across them. Dirt deposited above some of them to a depth of 18 inches to two feet, the county exten sion agent states. Some of them are Ailed to the top of the brush, he said, adding that In another year or two the whole Aeld could probably be farmed again. The brush dam is built by farmers to stop the rush of water on the upper side long enough to deposit silt which tfce water car ries down. Experts Explain How to Build Poultry Houses Lincoln, Oct. 21.—Ventilation, room iness, convenience and economy of construction are the four fundamen tal principles of construction for serviceable poultry houses, experts at. the etate agricultural college stated. They said that the fail of the year brought to many poultry lalsers the problem of poultry hous ing during the cold months. "How well the house meets these four requirements may he measured fey the health and productiveness of the flock maintained In it,” the poul try experts declared. The agricul tural extension service of the college has prepared blue prints of poultry tabuses that are the types found suc cessful on many Nebraska farms. * 245 Cars of Sheep, 238 of Cattle, Fed at Alliance Alliance. Neb., Oct. 21—Harry Johnson, manager of the local stock yards. announced that 245 cars of sheep from Wyoming and 238 cars of cattle from the same state, had been unloaded and fed at this place dur ing the last week. Most of the sheep unloaded for feeding here were consigned to feed ers around the Colorado sugar beet factories. Mr. Johnson said the cat tle were shipped through Alliance on ihe way to markets. Agricultural Bodies to Meet at Lincoln, Jan. 7-11 Uncoln. Oct. 21.—Agricultural as SO, iatlonn of Nebraska will meet at the Nebraska Agricultural college here January 7 to 11, It was an nounced here. The agrlcultursl col |,..,o official*, In announcing the dates lo, the organized agriculturist*’ no tings, said that plans were be in. made for a “bigger, better and no Interesting meeting for all nsso t int iofl*.” 310,000 Head of Livestock to Omaha hy Truck, 9 Months During the nine months just past, more than 540,000 head of livestock have been brought to markets here by automobile truck stockyards of ficials announced. This number was ded os follows: 200.874 hogf, 28, <13; cuttle and I3M.791 she p. Moo \ta.ni Ads l'roduc* Kesulls. The Farmer’s Wife By MARY ANN GRAY. Materials for Fall Wardrobe. In selecting the new fall wardrobe it must be remembered that materials play a very important part in the ef fectiveness of the finished garment. Especially the woman who Inclines toward stoutness should select with great care the fabrics for her cos tumes. ' Shiny materials reflect the light and give appearance of roundness. For instance, a satin or velvet dress will make a woman seem larger than a crepe dress of the same color. Materials which are soft In texture fall in graceful vertical folds and make one look more slender than when stiff fabrics are used. Crepe and voile make one appeal more slender, while taffeta and organdy produce a broader silhouette. A coarse weave in fabrics also in crease the apparent size, as do wooly and rough surfaces. Earge patterns In dress goods attract attention to the size of the wearer, so stout peo ple should use plain and small figured materials. Ban Put oh Monopoly Sugar Beet Industry Washington, Oct. 20.—An order to "cease and desist from conspiring to maintain the monopoly in the beet sugar Industry enjoyed hy them" was issued today by the federal trade com mission against the Etah-Iilaho Sugar company. Salt Lake City; Amalga mated Sugar company, Ogden, and E. R. Wooley and A. P. Hooper, Salt Lake City. The complaint against E. F. Cul len, Rigby, Idaho, was dismissed. In issuing the order, the commission closed a case that has Wen hanging fire many months, during which sev eral hearings were held and a search ing Inquiry conducted by Its agents into ths beet sugar industry of the west. Specifically, the order is directed against any conspiracy among the respondents; “(1) to prevent the estab lishment of beet sugar enterprises and the building of sugar factories by persons or interests other than said corporation respondents, and (2) to obstruct or prevent competitors or prospective competitors from en gaging in the- purchase of sugar beets and in the manufacture and sale of refined beet sugar.” Ear of Corn 15 3-8 Inches in Length Wins Contest Prize Blair, Neb., Oct. 21.—Th© corn con test put on by the Farmers State bank of Blair awarded the following prizes: For the best ear of corn: First prize, R. T. Whorlow, Kennard, Reed’s yellow dent; second prize, Er nest Boh*, Biair, Reed's yellow dent. For the longest ear of corn: First prize, William Brunton, Blair, length of ear, 15 3-8 inches: second prize, Chris Benson, Blair, length of ear, 15 inches. For the ear of largest girth: First prize, John Schroeder, Calhoun, girth, 9 1-2 Inches; second prize, E. J. Nat ter, Blair, girth, 9 3-8 Inches. A great deal of interest was shown in this content, there being 94 en tries. An ear of corn came in the day after the contest closed, which mea sured fully 16 Inches. Sells $54 Worth of Milk and Cream in 150 Days Battle Creek, Neb., Oct. 21.—Byron Steward, member of the Jefferson township dairy club, who lives near here, reports to the state agricultural extension service that in 150 days he sold $54 worth of milk and cream from the cows he milks. He got $41 for the cream and $13 for the skim milk. Farmers’ Union Note9. The regular quarterly meeting of the board Of directors of the Farmers Union Mate exchange was held October 17 and IK. A profit for the third quarter of 1 w as shown by the manager a . waa a,*° *hown that the now building lease, effective November 1, will make a laving in rent of $1,600 a month. Manager McCarthy waa authorized by the board to employ O. K. Wood for falea promotion work. All of the mem ber* of the board were present, includ mg John Havekoat, president. Hooper; ft JPoIlard. secretary, Nehawka; <; McCarthy, manager. Omaha; L,. Laurit *enJ P?*nt • T. Henry Freeae, Elgin, and F. c. Shultz, Rockford. Farmer* Want Creamery. r f ,1° k£,n. Bo1w~Th« board of directors of the Nebraska Farmers union waa asked to take steps to organize a co-operative creamery to aerve the central part of rf**19’ In a rea«'kJtloii adopted by the Custer County Farfnera union, other resolutions commended the state hail in surance law, endorsed the persistency of .Secretary of Agriculture Wallace in allow ing the disparity between prices of farm products and prices of manufactured goods, and condemned the Ku Klux Klan. All of the officers of the county organi zation wcra re-elected, as follows; J. H. .Swanson. Westerville, president ; Frank Hall, Mason City, vice president; tieorgc Young Sargent, secretary-treasurer, and J. Fx. Hrlnt, Sargent, legislative commit teeman. State President, c. J. Osborn and National Secretary a. O. Jtavls were present and addressed the convention. Plan Insurance Company. Bristow—A committee of five to con sider a plan for it county mutual ha.I Insurance association has been appointed by County President Wakefield, hm a result of action taken at the annual convention of the Boyd County Farmers union. The committee will report at the quarterly meeting of the county organi zation on January 6, J»24. Ail of the county officers were re-elected, including K K. Wakefield, president; William Pres cott, vice president; John Hut her, secre tary-treasurer. and CjjMt Andersen, legis lative committeeman. .Vienna to increase the membership of the Farmers union in the county was one of the principal topics discussed in the convention. More Interest fCasentinl. Lincoln—That members should give more of their time to the work of the Farmers union if they would have a strong and influential organization was advocated by II. K. Anderson of Ceresm and W. F. Dale of University Place, at the annual convention of the Lancaster County Farmers union. Mr. Dais also urged that the county meetings should be more of a social nature, and that entire families should attend and take their dinner together. W. O. Huo| of Hickman was elected president of the county union for the coining year; L. K. Schoenleber, Bethany, vies president; A. it. Wallick, Roca. secretary-treasurer, and W. F. Dale. University Place, legislative committeeman. More Members Hong lit. Dawson—A campaign to increase th* membership of the locals was decided 1111'in at. the annual « ■invention ,,( tin* lllchnrdeon County Fstmore union All i he funds now in the hands of the county secretary-t rensurer wen* voL-d for that purpose. Officers elected for the corning year were: N. M. Ulmer, president; tjeorga Wlltaey vice president, K < Hill, Jr., ••eoretsry-treasurer, and J. < >. Hhmyer, legislative committeeman. A. .1. Hart man wse chosen delegate from t lie coun ty organization to the state convention next January Htate President «'shorn whs present and gave the principal ad dress of the day. No Profit In (irpli. Murdock The total volume "f business of the F m rin** rs union olevstoi here in the first nine month' of this year was 1119,00*36. drain shipments in fids pn jod consisted of 4T. cure of wheat and <4 cats of corn. Although operating I** - penseM ware kept down to l P**r c.-nt, no profit was shown, because of the very narrow margins on which grain whs handled Fled Stock Is president of t Uo association and 9. P. Lels la manager. Nebraska Grass - Nearly Normal * Pasture* Reported 94 Per Cent of Normal—Ranges Also in Good Shape. Lincoln, Oct. 21.—Nebraska's pas tures were 94 per cent of normal on October 1, compared with 60 per cent of normal at the same time last y6ar, says the range report of the United States Department of Agriculture, made public by A. K. Anderson, fed eral crops and livestock statistician, here. Ranges in the state are listed in the report- as being normal this year, as compared with 87 per cent of nor mal last year at the same time. "Cat tle in 'the state," says the report, "reflect the excellent condition of the ranges.” The report gives cattle in Nebraska a mark of 94 per cent of normal, compared with 86 per cent last year. Tbe report, covering 17 states west of the Mississippi river, says that in Nebraska "grass continues to grow luxuriantly, but its feeding value is still low; curing is retarded by rains. Wild hay is abundant, but the quali ty is poor.” Heavy Apple Shipments Are Reported in Wymore Wymore, Neb., Oct. 21—Three car loads of apples are on the tracks here to be sold out locally. Several cars a day are passing through the local railway yards, destined from the growers In the southeastern corner of the state to points in Nebraska and Kansas, almost every town re ceiving from one to three carloads. The quality w>f the apples appears to he very good, and the supply this year seems to be much greater than for some time, and it is said It Is beginning to be difficult to find a market for them all, most merchants having their stock in and all towns supplied. The price has ranged from $1.25 to $1.75 a bushel here. Fremont Poultryman to Try Out Fall Hatching Fremont, Neb., Oct. 21.—Experi ments are being carried on near here by Ivar Johnson, local poultry rais er, Into the possibility of hatching chicks in the fall, to provide early spring layers. The experiment, which Is the first of its nature carried on by the local poultryman, may prove that hatching can be carried on dur ing the whole year, if under favor able condition/1. Mr. Johnson has a. 5,000-egfr capa city incubator, housed in a strictly weatherproof structure, and brooder pens that are partitioned off in a warm, dry part of a poultry house. I Financial Iljr Associated Frm. New York, Oct. 21 — Irregularity with : a fairly steady undertone in the chief speculative markets during the past w>*ek speculative markets during the past w*ek. satisfaction with the existing volume of trade and Its uncertainty with regard to the prospects for next year. llusinen* bailers continue to take an optimistic view, pointing out that credit resources have not long been subjected to strain, that stocks of goods have not been ac cumulated and that liquidity of assets has been maintained. On the other *4iand. those who are In '•Jlned to pessimism point out that Iron and steel production has been declining steadily since the late spring and claim that the activity of that period will prove to have been the peak of the current movement. They consider that fopr con secutive monthly declines in imports sup port this conclusion. Imports during September amounted to only 1256,000,000 as compared with $32®. 00O.00D In January. With exports showing i normal fall pick-up, September's ex I cess of exports was $126,000,000, a sum whh h was sufficient to wipe out the im port balance which had accumulated dur- I j tug the . arlier months of the year Reports front the steel Industry indicat ed that output Is still receding, although i he trade is somewhat encouraged Dy tne fact that the xate of decline Is becoming slower rather than faster New buying during October has been better than in September but. on the other hand, de liveries s* ill exceed bookings An unfavorable development of the week was a sizeable reaction In grain prices which carried wheat off about 5 ents fi ©m I he r. - ant I Re ports of large foreign crops also ha<J a depressing Influence. Cotton, however, while subject to con siderable fluctuations, closed the week strong with the leading futures well above 2#c. . _ Money remained relatively easy and the bond market displayed an Improved tone. Offerings of new securities becHtne more numerous and met with a satisfactory reception. Foreign exchange rates were reaction ary, sterling losing ground despite foe fact that the Ilrltlah government defi nitely repudiated any Inflationary Inten tions. Pressure of commercial bills against fall exports •/ otton and wheal was conaldersd to be responsible for tins decline. Fren*1f francs »Hgged off in response to the setback In the Ruhr ne gotiatlons. The Business Barometer This Week’s Outlook in Commerce. Finance, Agriculture and Industry Based on Current Developments. Hy THKODORK H. FRICK. . Kditor, Commerce nml Dmirwe. New* lork. Copyright. 1028. More than 20 years ago Max O'Rell commented upon the blessedness of this country be« hush tt was compatati\ely tranquil and was not constantly mak ing history. It Is. however, questionable whether the business men of the United States aro entirely In agreement with this sentiment, for many ot them seem to feel that we cannot he prosperous unless prices are constantly moving upward and some thing like what used to he called a boom impends. But economists have long acclaimed sta. bility in the price level hm an ideal con dition. and if stability is to he preferred lo instability then the record of last week is most encouraging, for lhere has been but little change in the value of any of the more important commodities. React From IVak. Wheat and corn have reacted slightly from the peak of a week ago. An un important recession in cotton futures is also to he noted, and raw silk has set tled somewhat as the excitement caused by the Japanese earthquake has sub sided. Sugar, coffee, wool and rubber are practically unchanged. Opinions dif fer as to the future of st**ej. but the mills seem to be fairly well employed, and the demand is fully up to normal. Copper is a shade steadier, but the price has not changed significantly. Car loadings are still up to or In ex cess of previous records, and a slight shortage in cars is reported from Home points in the middle west. A distinct revival In the hardware trade is dis cernable and the agricultural implement companies ar^ preparing for a better business. Retail trade Is good. The sales of the B and - 10-rent stores and other chain stores for the first nine months of 1923 are in most cases substantially above those of the corresponding period uJ any preceding year. The Standard Dally Trade Service pre dicts a record-breaking volume of business for the present quarter. The department storey air. preparing for an exceptional large holiday trade Sears-Roebuck coin panv report an increase of 12"2 per cent in their September business, while Mont gomery. Ward .v Co. announce a gain of 40.3ti per cent for the same month. The comparison in both cases Is with Sep lembcr. 1922. Figures Kiirouraging. The figures of our foreign trade for September are also encouraging. Export* were valued ;» $381,000,000 as compared with $313,000,000 In August, and Imports at $255,000,000 as compared with $275, 000.000. Th* excess of exports over Im portr^l* therefore $126,000,00*. and the Indication* ar- that the calendar year will show a substantial balance of trade in our favor Furthermore, we continue to draw gold, net imports for September being $27,00,000. The Income of the American Telephone and Telegraph company, which t* com ing to be regarded as barometric, teli* substantially the same ' story. bur me first nine months .»f 1923 it shows an in« reaae of approximately 14 per cent over 1922. The same statement is true of railroad earnings. For the year t h« net and gross will probably be the largest on record In the history of American transportation. The lobbing trade is satisfactory, though nof abnormally active. < otton good* are distinctly firmer in sympathy with th* market f.,r the raw material Sum* of th* Now Kmtlami mtlla r re until Idl* arr going to work again now that their fears of a Ik-hour week n Main* have been allayed by the referendum held Iasi Monday, when the proposed law wan defeated by a majority of .a.UtlO out of a tOfal '"te of about Sd.lOO. - bain In (.old. Th* weekly ataternem of tha k'lleral Reserve syatem show, a (fain of in the gold held anil a reserve ratio ”f J per rent These figure* a.sure eontlnuod abundance of credit T,‘l- »»■ .urnnee la reflected In the bond market, which baa hern somewhat ateadler for seasoned Issues, and has absorbed Wllh .iHiv $4 7,000,000 of Federal Land bank bond1* $21.000.000 of Illinois bonus bonds ,j„l an issus «.f IH.1"1".111"1 »»■«'»• Omaha Produce Otpaha. Oct. 20. BUTTER Creamery—Local jobbing price to retail era. extras. 46c extra*. In 6U-!b. tuba., 45c; standard a. 45c; first*. 43c. Dairy — Buyer* are paying -•«' lor be.*t table butter In roll* or tuba: 33c for common jacking stock. For beat sweet unsalted butter iome buyer* are nopm* 40c. BUTT Eft FAT. For No. 1 cream local buyer* are pay ing 3Sc at country station*; 46c delivered Omaha. FRESH MILK $2.40 per cat. for fresh milk testing 3 t delivered on dairy platform Omaha. EGGS. ‘ „ Delivered Omfthi, ln new cnee*: Fancy whites. 33o; selects. 31c; small and dirty, 24--. •rack*. 20021c. Jobbing price to retailer*; U. 8. special*. .He; U S. extras. 35c; No. 1 small. 27 0 28c; checks. 23 0 24c; short held selects, 32c. POULTRY. Live—Heavy hen*. 18c; light hen*, luc, Leghorn* about 3c lea*, spring*. 16c lb., broilers, 1 H lb*, and under. 20c. l.-g horn broilers and spring*. 12c; rooa’era. l"c; spring ducks, fat and full feathered, 12'O 16c per lh : old ducks, fat and full feathered. JO0 lie; geese, 8 0 10' ; pigeons fl 00 per oozen; no cull*, *U k or crippled poultry wanted. * Jobbing price* of dreaaed poultry to re tailers: Springs. 23c , broiler*. 32i. ; hens, 21026c; rooaters 17014c; sprint? ducks. 30c. Frozen stocks: Du eke. 20025c; tur key*. 25040c; getHC. 2u02i»C. BEEF CUT*. Wholesale prlc es of beef cut* effective today are as follows: No. 1 ribs, 30c, No. 2, 22c; No. 3, 16c, No.,1 round*. 21c; No 2. 16c; N<> 3, 10l%c, No. 1 loin*. 40c: No 2. 28c; No 3. 17c No. 1 chuck*. 1 t»c; No. 2.1lk' . No 3. tc No. 1 plates, 8c; No. 2. 7 S c. No. 3, 6 84c. FRESH FISH Omaha Jobbers atv aeirtna at about the following price* f. o b. Omaha. Fancy white flan, 28c. lake trout. fancy sil ver salmon. 22c; pink aalinon. 17c halibut. 32c; northern Bullhead*, jumbo, 20< cat fiah. regular run. 18c: channel, northern, 3U0 32c; Alaska Red Chinook aalmon. 2 8r , ■ tnped baas. 20c; yellow plk», fancy, 22c; | T» ckeral. 18c, fillet of haddock. 25c; ! black cod sabla fish, steak. 25c. smelts. 20c; flounders. 18- . rap pie*. 20 025c. black bass. 3&c; red snapper. 27c. freah oyster*, per gallon. 82.754/4.15. ♦JHEE3E Local Jobbers are selling American . heeae, fan -y grade, fl* follow* Single <lai«les. 28 Sc; double dulsle* 38c; Young America*. *•«•; longhorn*. 28 He; square print*. 30c. brick. 3tc; Swiss domestic. 48c; block. 38c; imported, 60c; Imported Roquefort, 65c. New York white, 34c. With the County Agents WaHoo—Petitions are being circulated In Saunders county for bringing bovine tuberculosis eradication and indemnities into the county. On petitions turned into the county farm bureau office *»» far. 4J9 formers have signed for and acsinst application of the new state law In the county. Meetings to push thia project are to he held at Prague and Yutan next Thursday, and the government film ‘'Out of the Shadow r ’* will be shown, it was announced Last week meeting* were held for the same purpose at Morse Bluff and Weston. Stock vllle—The Frontier count v farm bureau advise* farmer* In the county fo get together regarding t h** price to l»« paid for corn picking atid "not pav over *> cent*, since help can be secured for that price." orders are being turned in at the farm bureau office, it wa* announced, for th»- corn pickers The Frontier coun ty com crop promises to be a good one. it wag stated at the bureau office. Enter liny JMmht. Sidney—t’ouniy Extension Agent L. P Willey haa sent for entrv blanks. In preparation for entering t’heyenne coun ty corn In th« International hay and grain show, which la to be held In con nection with the International livestock exposition ut Chicago. December 1 to *. <'orn from this county will complete with that entered from “region which in cludes t he western two-thirds of the state and Kansas, and all the western state* where corn la grown. "No entrv fee is to lie chaiged bv the show and the free advertising obtained through the county exhibit will more than Pay for th« effort nut forth t" make the ex hibit a good one." Mr. Willey save. Wnhno—Minnesota seed potatoes. plant ed for teat purpose* near her**, seemed to lwiVW> been diseased and of low vitality, according to <'minty Kxtenslon Agent Walter H* flnberta. who conducted the teat*. Ilu added thul th** northern grown need did not grow, except tinder favor able condition*. "Wh'T« they did grow they were food potatoes, hut *«* m»nv plant* were missing that tho yield per acre wa* low." he said. I rge Listing Nerd. Stockr I lie Farmers of Frontier coun ty are urged by tho county farm Init •*all to take good rare of their audan. mllo, maize, kaffir and calm seed tht* vear ami to ll*t it with ill** office for sale The demand lor good dean seed of these • rope will he strong this whiter, accord ing to t'ounty Kxtenalon Agent Campbell. Murray—The Young Ladles’ Clothing club of this town held Its "ailvancement ■ lny’’ program recently, according to the report of t’ounty Kxtenalon Agent Wil kins of (’u** countv, who said that the I mix girls of th** *luh had < i.mulcted t I garment* during their year of club work, ! The chib won rlral anti second prize* on I bungalow dreaae* anil third on collet live ohlbh* of clorhlng In (he exhibits they iiihiIh *t the »'n a* county full' Joint Ai'lilet emeiil IHU. Tllglr- The Sunshine Hewing socials and the Mlue Itlbbot) I’ig club w|l| hold tlmir • nnunl achievement day together on «v* lobar 21 at the Wmnrh school house, near h«*re( founty Kxtension Agent A« Hold Fouls said tod*' This i eiehratlpit Im held at the completion of their *••» sun's club work Mi Font* said, adding that he was bnuating for mote babv beef clubs vine year and for igiger oiube. Wihoo—Boy*' and girl*' club mem ber* from Saundera county won about 11 f.»» In < uah nnd special premium* at the boys and Kir!*' Hub and pet slock *h<>wr at Kremoni recently, an ord'ng to the county e*ten*lon agent. t'alf. poultry, sewing, canning and rope club* were rep reaented and won prliea. Test Af Crude rigs. Tecumawh—Edward Wolff, member of a Johnson county pig club. Is »atd to ha\e demnnst rat *»«J, to tne satisfaction of a*' - eral farmer* near her* that » grade pig la not **<11101 to the purebred om* In mak ing rapid gains lie raised one of him father’s good arsdn pise with hie litter of purebred Chester \\ hits* Although the grad** pig weighed ih** uni" ms ihe average of tne lltte*- end was vigorous and healthy when the experiment start, ml, the pursbrad* weighed oQ pounds iimre per pig si the cud of the • * day project period. They hail been fed ex a< Ily alike on a ration of corn and oats tu *t self feeder and skim milk Mini shorts In a slop Ked ('loud- Oulde Rock high school won > hc livestock Judging contest held at th*< \V*»hster county agricultural *o . lety shuw recently, with a s ore of 1,6?3. Teams from the nigh school* at t owles. Red I'loiid. F kl«*y Mild Mine Hill ranked In th*» order named. The 11ulde Rock irnni will represent Webster county Ht the state hlgn school contest, which Avlll he held at the ugrlcult ursl college at l.incoln, nest May. at t h#< time of th« :xt H annual farmers' fair. It was an nounced list* tie it mated. \ Alvo—About 20 women pi this com munity met recently, bringing tholr old huts to the rneeiliig, when* thev renovat ed the material In the hats and remodel ed them Millin'rv school will be held at meetings her*. October 10 to Novem ber 2. It was announced. Stock vlll* If farmers nre to have a profit in i his year s corn crop "they ought not turn It over to others." sava County Kstsnslon Agent \V H Campbell, In discussing high wage* f«*r corn hiiik ers. H# urges th« farmers to "get t*» get her" end agree on m A cents per hushel uniform wage for th* corn plrk • rs, adding that nil those who -an ns sure one month's work will Its sent “out ride lie Ip." Nebraska Need lies*. Mattie Creek Foil*toes, plumed for var btv test* In lh‘s county, were dug up and weigh'd, and II whs found that N’t* to n ska «.Tllf1d seed yielded 15*7 5 bushels per acre; Minnesota uncertified stork produc'd M*4 bushels per *ter«; another Minnesota seed bought from n gro» rry Ht,.,,. yielded 117 bushels per sere, and |o, III grown yielded H o bushels per acre The cert If led seed potatoes are hmM to have shown much heller color tid lo have had stronger vine* Harvard lt«sults of dress construction ■>< hool* Iom< hilig will he discussed at the In, itl asHdiibly hall here Mcloher 24. by fanners* wives and other women who at tended the *< bools, ol an Interested In I hr work, which Is backed by the «tato extension service The following Friday a meeting of the same nature will he held in <'lay *’enter, It was announced • ('lav I’snler A post 'Mid vote Is br ing taken In this county, on whether I he rainier* favor testing of «»Ule In (he county, under the new bovine tubercu losis i-tw The toon'* agent and th farm burtsu art avuding ih« post cords out. bv tli. Republic of rinland on a baeta that yiabla «.S» par rent. In addition to these bond Issue, the market has also taken $16,000,600 of the preferred stork of the Nickel Plate rail road and I2.0UO.OOO of bonds Issued by the Italian Power company, the proceeds of which are to be used to develop hydro electric power in Italy. Prosperity Indicated. This brief recital, which Includes all the more important commercial and financial happening* of the week, would seem to indicate prosperity, both present ly and In the Immediate future Hut on the New York Htock exchange pessimism persists, the market is lifeless and both railroad and industrial stocks are some what lower than they were a week ago. The stock broker* who attempt to ex plain the blight that seems to have at tacked their business attribute it to the heavy income taxes which deter men of means from speculative operations, the continued issuance of tax exempt securi ties and the larger share of the profits of business that labor is receiving through the higher wages paid, as a consequence of which there is lea* money for specula tion and more for expenditure in auto mobile* and other luxuries formerly denied to the workingman. The president s suggestion of a reduc tion in the rati freights . n grain intended for export, the fear that congress will pass a bonus bill and the rather gloomy picture that Lloyd George has painted of conditions in Kurope are also alluded to as factors which may exercise a de pressing influence later on and act as deterrents to those who may otherwise be‘willing to purchase some of the un deniably low priced .securities that are dealt in on the stock exchange As between the encouragement that is to be found In the rei ord of general busi ness and the pessimism that prevails in th- stock market, business men must make H choice in determining their policy for the future, hut It is difficult to be lieve that there can be any depression in American trade or industry while every one l* fully employed and relatively high prices are obtainable for every important agricultural product except wheat It is true that the foreign wtuatlon is still unsatisfactory, but It is better than it was. and allowance must be made, for the strategy of Lloyd Georg* in describ ing conditions abroad as bis admitted purpose Is to secure the co-operation of America in mending them If In this purpose h* is successful th»-re can lit* fit*le doubt that the transatlantic gloom which he depicts so eloquently will soon be succeeded by a renaissance of business and prosperity by which America as well as Great Britain would profit greatly. Tr»<lr Review. Figures are for last week, the previous week and last year Bank clearings < Hradstreefs) In t hou sands. $6,753,743. $6,778,328. $8,914,743. Business failures, 3&1, 326. 398. Federal re»#-rv» ratio, 75.3 per cent. 76 1 per «ent. 75.2 per cent Security prices, New' York stock ex 'Vwenty industrials, $87.46. $87.54, Twenty railroads. $7* 42. $79 76.192 59. Forty bonds. $86 2«. $86.35. $90.23. Commodity prices: Wheat. December delivery, Chicago. ll.h5V». $1 09*4. *' Corn, December delivery, Chicago, 76 V. 76 V. *i77*r Pork, ribs, October delivery, Chicago. $9.40, $9.62. $D» 50. Beef, good dreared steers, Chicago, $16 50. $16.50. $16.00 Sugar. refined. New York, 19.15c, I9ir,c. 6.8Oc coffe*. Rio No. 7. New York, ll*iC, Cotton, middling. New York, 29.80c, 28.80c. 23.05c. Print cloths. New* York. i**c. <V. JV Wool, domestic average, New l ork. 74 28•'. 74 . 73 1 3< Sdk, No 1. Sinahiu. New York, $9 35, $ 10 i n. $*.25. Rubber, crude, plantation. 26V, 2 • V. ' ifides. pack. No. 1, New York. 15c, 15c, vl?',n, No. 2. Philadelphia. $26.76. $26.76. Sterl billets. Pittsburgh, $12 50. $42 60, $40 00. _ FRUIT*. Grapefruit—Florida, per box. $3 00; Isle of Pine*. $4,000 6.00. , Cranberries— 190-lb. barrels, $U 00; 69 lb boxes, $5.50. Orange*—California Valencias, fancy, per box. J.‘..5O0 6.o'.1 holce. $4.500 *. .O'*. Unions—California. faru*v r"‘r. $7 5009.00: choice, per dox, $7.0908 50. banana*—Per pound. 10c. Quinces—California 40-!b. box. $3 00. p. are—Washington De AnJous, box. 1.7 75; Michigan Kdfers,. basket, $2 00; Colorado. $2.25 (JraD***—Michigan con^orda, per has. ket. 6-lb. gross. 37r, California muscat, about 24 !hs. net. $176: Tokays, about 24 lbs. net. $2.250 2 50. Emperor, keg*. $5 00. A \ oca d os—(Alligator ptare), per doxeof to oo. Apj.'i*s—Iowa and Minour! Jonathans, fancy, barrel** f5 «O0 6 50. Colorado Jona thane. box. $? 254* :\50; Grimes Golden, per 1 . r box. 91.760-’ 6«; Idaho King David, basket. $1.75; Delicious, extra fancy, per box. 13.60. Washington Jonathans, box, $2 50. VEGETABLES Squash—Hubbard, ic per lb. Hoots — Turnips and parsnips per market basket. 60 075c; bieeta s(id car rot*. per market basket. 60o; rutabagas. In *a< ks, 2 . less than sacks, 2 Hit. Celery—Idaho, tier doxen. according to six-. II OOf* 7 00 Michigan, per dox.. 75c. Peppers—Green Mango. per market basket. 60060c: red Mango, market. Potatoes—Nebraska. Ohioa. per hundred pounds. $1 10; Minnesota Ohioa, $150; Idaho whites. IV Der Ih. Onions—Washington vellow. In sacks, per lb . 4c; Iowa red sack. 4c: whites, tn sacks 5c P*r lb : new Snanish. per rate. $2 75: whits pickling, per market basket. $1 16 ^ Tomato**—Per market basket, market; 11-lb. Climax basket, $1.00. Cabbage—Wisconsin, 75*60 lb lots, ner lb. 2 V* c. In crate*. 2c; 2.000 lb. lots, l\c. Sweet Potatoes—Southern fancy. *o-lh hampers $1 60; barrel, $4.76; Jersey, hampers. #2.f-§ Hr*na—Wax or green, per market baa ket. wound $1.09. __ Lettuce Head. per crate, $5.00; per d<>z«*n. 11.50, leaf. *0< Egg nlant — P-r doxsn. $12$. Cauliflower— Colorados. per crats, 1 he.ids, 12 50; per pound. 16«\ Cucumber# Home grown, basket nr two - n. $1 00; hothouse, per doxsn, $1,760 2 Ilf*. Parsley—Dozen bunches. 49c. FIELD SEEDS. Field Seed—Omaha and Council Bluffs jobbing prices, round lots, per 100 lbs., tn< k of fiir average quality, r o b. • unaha or Council Bluff* Alfalfa. 1.1 000 i*y; red clover. $23 000 26 00, timothy. 17 ' 908.00; enwet clover. $14 00016 00 Pricea subject to change without notlcs. H41 Price* at which Ornnha dealers art sell ing in carJots. f o. b. Omaha. Upland PrMlrU--.No 1 $15 * 0014.00; N<* 2. $12,000 1$.00. No. 1, 1**1001 00. Midland prairie—No. 1. $M««016.M; No 2. $11 50012 50; No 3 |7 OftfM.liP. Lowland Prairie—No, L $9 00010.00 N- .2. $4 00 0 7.00 packing Hav—•$.0007.00 Alfalfa—Choice. $. 2 00028 <•«* No 1. IJ0 r»n',t 21 00; standard. f!fc 0"C 0 00; No 114 00 017.0u; No .7. 110 400 13 00. Straw—Oat, |8.nO09 OO, wheat, $7 000 S.00. feed. Omaha mllla and tobtsra are selling their products In carload lota at the fol lowing prbes f. o. b. Omaha; Wheat feeds. Immediate delivery: Hran—$28 60; brown short*. $80.00; gr»> shorts. $82""; middling*. $37 on. reddog 634.00 alfalfs meal, choice, $28-69; No. 1. |2« to; linseed meal, 34 per cent, 163 10. cotton seed m«|l. 48 per cent. $60 o0, hominy feed, white or vellow. $J7>0; buttermilk. condensed. 10-phl. lots. 3 46c per lb ; flake buttermilk. 600 to 1,600-lbs , 6. t*er |b eggshell, dried and ground. 100-Ib bags. 126.00 per ton; digests, feed ing tanksge. «0 per cent, $40 00 per ton. FLOUR. First patent, In M-lb. bags, $6 .1004 40 per bbl-i fancy clear. In 48-lb bag*. $6 20 per bbl. Whit© or vfllnwa corneal, per . wt . $2.91 Quotations are for round Iota, f o. b. Omaha HIDES. WOOL. TALLOW. Prices printed below si* on the basis of |bti/sra' weights and selections, delivered ° HP1*V—Utrlctly short haired hides. No 1. 7»,c; No 2. 4*40, long haired hides ,'.c and 4c gre?n nine*. 6Qc and 4kr h ills Ic and 4c: branded hides. 6c: glu,' hides. 3c; calf. 10c and IH kip. «o and liUc; deacons, 44o each; glus skins, 4e per lb.; horse hides. $3 60 and 12.64 each ponies and glues. $1 60 esrh; colts 25c • ach hog skins. 16c each; dry aklns. No 1 12c r»er Ih.; dry salted. »c per lb.; dry glue. 6c per lb Wool Pelts—$1 SR for full wooled skins •prlng lambs. 400404. according to sixe and length of wool: dips, no value wool. 2$09So per lb Tallow and Grease No. 1 tallow. 684c, •H • tallow. (Ur; No. 2 tallow. 6c; *A ' grease. 4»4o; "B" greass, fe^c. yellow grease. 6u. brown grease. 4»4c; Pork • rackllnga. $65 per ton; href « rackllngs, 535 per ton; beeswax. $20.00 psr ton. t hlmin lliitter ^ Chi( r*o, Oct 20 —The butter market here wan quiet, atendy and unchanged i >day -scept for nr* of centralised Sup plica wi re moderate but in moat nuH purchnaabla at unchnnaed price* Theic un* ns much fin* butter aa any other K?ade and offerins* of thia at tha below Mated prlcN n trained unaoM until late in I ha day. There w na a *00 d demand for medium acnrea and practically no •la ment! atrurk m weak apot. A few filled to intarrat buyer* Kreah liutfer t»? aeore. 47c: 41 aeore, 4*i*. , fot antra. 4'»V%< . »• aeore. 44c. *4 • ore. 41r. * f aeore. 4|t*c. at! aeore. 4 I e Cant rail sad rarlote 9n aeora. 4M4c; • # *eor» . 43*^«. 44 aeore 42H> Tilden Merchant to (Jive Prize* in (lorn Contest TIMi-n. Nfl>. Oct. 31.—A locul fur nit uro merchant Iih* started a porn conttvd for the lmnt exhibit brought to hi* atom bcfoi p OrtolKir 27. PrixiMi nt« to be nwarded for the brat ex hibit * of 12 tuna, of any variety, Judging to take pit* * on tb« last entry day. Omaha Livestock I'lirnluhed by I nUrd K«nte« Department of Ayrlrultiire, Ilurraa of Agricultural KeonvinlcR. Receipt* of rattle for the current week foot up Approximately 43,200 head, as compared with an actual supply of 47.5Sa head last wufk and 61.552 head this week a year ago . . . , . General influences In the trade have been bearish, but the local market has acted creditably from sellers viewpoint. Moderate supplies each day with some Inquiry from shJppers. proved factors that enabled sellers to maintain values of fed and grass steers, while an over-abundance of grass cows and heifers, together with a narrow demand from the country for thin she-stock. aided in bringing about a downward revision to prices, loss on these being quoted as around 26c for the seven-day period. The run Included ex tremes of quality and finish in fed steers and yearlings A top of $11.75 was paid on Wednesday for prime long yearlings, averaging 1.067 pounds, with other sales of light cattle at $11 00 to $11.60. indi. eating that It has been the lighter weight cattle that Is In favor at present. Ma tured steers have been scare* arid noth. Ing of outstanding duality included, top on heavy bullocks noted at $11.00. with the general run of fed steers and year ling* now coming noted from $k..»0 to $10 50, with wanned-ups on down to* $7 00. The quota of western range beef steers included has been well within trade requirements. It has been “"other week of where quality fleshy range offerings found outlet to feeder buyer* while. onl> th<* rough horned cattle w*re bought by pinker*. .M.irjtet 1* quoted a» "tea'll' with bulk of sr«» jteere goln* to the shambles at a spread of *o.7.> to 1 a few on up to $7.60 and a little above, with llkht eouthern ateera on down to $$.00 and under. (iraM Cow* Decline. The decline noted above on graft* cows and heifers bring* the bulk of < ows now EnJS‘f«V& VZnM «RS £“ «KtSj zm,'\£ V&W S?.rs£g to test market conditions, a f,"r0 ft* heifers have been noted from **••* to $9 2.. with a few heavy cow- from $ to $6.00 Bulla ruled ite*<ly. ‘,ulk. **' li.ir na a 13.50 to *4.00. with beef bulls on up to $5.00 and a little above. \ ea 1 "*&, S mTtlmuuf* country* inquiry and the run that arrived this week found a f»*r ”* matid. However, all buyer* -ere deter mined to hold value, to the eteady level. Intorost (entered on the rood ®n<1 cho!:* oualitv lieht steer* and the*e show a de firmness while heavy .aHlewere inclined to be a alow »ale throughout the period but are quotably no ,0^*r *bl," J week ago r’holce feeder* haVe heel, eligible from $7.00 to IS.00. with a good (»rtf.1e moving from »r, :» to I. o". niedmm ‘and common down to I** ,'Vrom stockers 5«o to HO0 pound*, cleared from \ $6 2 5 to I7.5C. with medium and corn | pjon on down to $4.*® Thin tow. and heifers have been neglected by country men and l hi* branch of the trade shows ntore or less loss, break twlng quoted a* around 2Sc for the seven-day period. Thin cow* are now clearing mostly fron' to $3 75 With heifer* on up to $4 .0 an I a little above Decline* Are Feature. A series of decline* have leatured n the market for fat lambs, tra. cab.e to the liberal suppli » hero and elsewhere and a breaking market on 'lre“-'' i in pared with a week **o. *he break amount* to approalmately . 5o per c"‘; fat western lamb* at the cloee clearing mostly at a epread of *170® to $!--». »> against the bulk ol S12.7* to H3®« » week ago. while natives today cleared f.t.m 11150 to 111.7$, as against $l$.u» I. ills® a week ago. fed clipped lamba met a good active Inquiry early In the week, but the last two days there has been nothing included In thi* line Tea.r ilng* worked lower In *ympathy with iamb*, decline being quoted as around The lower trend to fat Umb prs< #** test fat wet hr-r» today at $7.5«. with desirable weight fat ew*s clearing from $3.00 to $5 75. „ , The low er trend to fat lamb prtoci cau-*-d .a sympathetic decline on feeding lamb* Although the break in pt res »,i nr.i h* severe as on fat stock and was delayed until .after the mid-week session, decline on feeding lambs since a week ag'» figured a* 40c to 59c. Bulk de sirable western feeding lamb*, weights 55 to 65 pounds, cleared today at $11. $ a to $12 25, top $12.5f*. while a week ago bulk of same weight larnbs was noted from $12.60 to $12 75. Medium and common quality lambs are xn<>\ ing moatly around the *10 00 to $1100 spread. An overabundance of thin ewes and all order® # leared created a badly dernoraJlzed mar ket $>n feeding and breeding ewe*. Over n.*ht a drop of $1.09 to $2.On occurred, with today's trade quoted dull at th* decline. Current prired for feeding ewe* stands at $3.50 to $4 o. with breeding ewp*. mostly full -xnout hr. $4.25 to $5.00, very few choice young ewe* coming. Hog Receipts I*ower. Receipt* of hogs this weekJjav# totaled approximately 4I.#t* head, a* compared with an actual supply of 45.962 head laat week and 26,615 head this week a ye*r a go. Trading waa active today on all grades, price* ruling etrong to 10c higher, mostly lOc higher, with spots showing roors ad vance Shippers and packers both pur chase.! good quality butcher*, with the top price for the day of, paid »ev oral times for 200 to 260-pound averager. Strong weight butchora. averaging 300 to 325 pounds, sold up to 16.55, wtih the bulk of butchers of all weights induced ■n the range ..f 36 605/6 66. I.lght weight butchers, 190 to 220-pound averages, cleared mostly ot »6 60S*6.70. with me dium quality largely at $6 ID ©6.60. Mixed loads. carrying pat king sowa and llgnta, sold at 36.36©6.60. according to Weight anil number of packing rows Included, /tacking sows cleared at 66 106'6.40, most ly 66 2006.25. Bulk of all sales was In the range of 66 26W6 60. top $6.90. Com pared /with week ago, prices mostly 6ac to 75c lower on all grades. New York Bonds lfjr Associated Press. New York, Oct, 21.—There was a not able Increase both In inquiries and in actual buying orders for investment bonds during ths last week. Net change* in most Instances, however, were not large, traders reporting that selling orders practically evened up the Increased de 1,1 New bond offering* totaled $99,064,000. the highest for any one week since that ending June 15. excepting, of course, the week which the $200,000,000 United States treasury financing was placed. In addi tion there wan an offering of $15,000,000 Nickel Plate railroad preferred stock, the firht issue of this sort offered the public In many months ...... Time money was quoted at 5 to t>’4 per cent, with an increasing amount com ing into the market at the lower rate. The present rate is the lowest since June and compares with to b\ per cent a month ago. ,. # .. Hankers expressed great satisfaction with the manner in which new bonds were being absorbed The largest Issues of the last week were I47.000.ooo federal land bank bonds. $21,000,000 Illinois sol diers’ bon us and highway bonds and $10. no0,000 Republic of Finland external bond*. , . .. Announcement was mads that tne Swedish Match company, through its American company the International company, would soon offer an issue of $15 000,000 debenture bonds, the proceed* to be used to extend the company a opera tion* in Mexico, Canada and South Amer ica Vomlnued selling of United State* gov ernment. said to be by banking Institu tions. failed to unsettle the market for those issue* last week. a* large order* w.r„ in for their purchase. There was some pressure against tne French bond*, but recessions were negligi ble On the other hand, the Mexican rues were pushed downward on renewal of reports that the Mexican debt agree ment may suffer further delay. Remand for Investment issues ran largely to the high grade railroad mort gages. although the secondary Issue.* a.so found relatively good buying support. Dome-tic industrials followed the trend of the stock market for the most par.. Corn Picking to Be Discussed Tonight Bloomfield, Neb.. Oct. 21 —The sub ject of what price to pay for corn picking i« under discussion here and in order to get the matter on a proper basis a meeting of farmers has been called for Monday evening, October 22. At this meeting a def inite price will be fixed upon. The com crop in this section is the best for many years, both in quality and quantity. The picking should be easy, for the shucks are loose and the com is standing straight trp. The kiddies will like the Burgess Bedtime stories In The Evening Bee. Tecumseh Greyhountl Is If inner in Futurity Race Tecumseh, Neb., Oct. 21—Tecum* s**h Chief, a greyhound owned by Willis McClanahan of Tecumseh, won first In the national futurity <lo* races, just toncluded at fc><dalta, Mo. This dog was the best of 228 to en ter and start in the class. Mr. Mc Clanahan was presented with the nil ver cup and cash prizes amounting 9 to *400. Mr. McClanahan and Rev. Thomas Barden of this city had five dogs in the races. In addition to the winning above referred to, they se cured cash prizes amounting to about *£00. The total number of entries in the Waterloo, the class for old dogs, was 134. It is said more dogs were entered in these races than had ire fore been entered at a single coursing event in the world. This Included 2& imported dogs. The races lasted 10 days. $5,000 Award to Brakeman for Injuries Is Upheld Lincoln, Oct. 21.—The supreme court, in an opinion, held that while a man who enters the employ of a railroad company assumed the or dinary risks attending such employ ment, he cannot be held to assume extraordinary risks such as are un known to him and which are not so obvious that a man of ordinary in telligence would have appreciated them. The'court sustained the judgment secured by W. H. Parsons, employe of the Chicago & Northwestern rail road at Chadron. for *3,000 for in juries sustained when he was en gaged in switching cars and unusual methods were employed. Columbus Y. M. C. A. to Hold Exhibition of" Hobbies Columbus. Neb., Oct. 21—A hobby exposition will be one of the fall fea ture entertainments given here by the Y. M. C. A. for young people. Ex hibits consisting of curios, various kinds of mechanical work, amateur photography, homemade radios, pet livestock, needlework, home cooking and exhibits of coin and stamp col lections will be featured and prizes will be given. Platte County Pioneer Dies Columbus, Neb., Oct. 21—Fred Meyer, TO, for 40 years a resident of Platte county, died of asthma in St. Mary hospital. He is survived by a sister living in Germany. Updike Consignment Service ITS MEANING TO SHIPPERS: TOP PRICES. QUICK RETURNS With Check for Balance Dae on Each Cat The careful hendlini af laaa and delay daiae. A GUARANTEE OF SATISFACTION Ttiephom AT Untie M12 Updike Grain Corporation “A Reliable Conai(nment Houee" OMAHA Kan tea City Chicaje Milwaukee A Genuine Laughing Hit Sol Hess is a jeweler by avocation, but a mirth provoker by inclination. His wit is original. The trials and tribula tions of “The Nebbs” is a con stant source of amuse ment to their followers. “The Nebbs” On the comic page of The Evening Bee