Nebraska Newspapers

    Farmer Demand
for Higher Com
Price Spreading
Nebraska Growers Will Dis
cuss Joining Tnwans in
Movement for ‘Cost-Plus'
Marketing Basis.
S. AnorlitfA Pres*.
T'es Moines, I*., April S.—Follow
ing the marked success of ths “dollar
corn" movement In Iowa, hundreds of
Nebraska fanners will meet 1n T.in
coin, Neb., April 10 to Join with Iowa
and Illinois corn growers in the move
ment.
Corn growers In the rniddle west,
evidently, are not willing to wait any
longer for relief promised them by
various kinds of proposed legislation
and are experiencing a high degree
of success in the movement in pledg
tng themselves to hold cojjn for cost
plus w hen the word Is given.
Following the meeting in this city
February 15 in which the “dollar
.orn" plan w as endorsed, a mass meet
ing was called for Illinois and held ir\
Kankakee March 5. Here It was
found that many Individual farmers
were working on the same basis as
l he Com Growers’ association an
nounces anti it seemed that the mo
ment had arrived when the idea of
basing the selling price of farm prod
ucts on the cost-plus plan was ready
0 crystallize and that all thought,
was directed to starting the move
ment with corn.
In 6h days 10.000 corn growers
have pledged themselves to carry out
t lie purpose of tiio Corn Growers’ as
sociation. according to the report of
1 lie association at its headquarters
here today.^ The organization pre
diets a total membership of 100.000
by November 15 and a resultant
practically complete control of the
1 rice of corn for next year.
At the meeting in Lincoln, April
in, Nebraska farmers ■will he given
Hie opportunity of joining hands with
Iowa and Illinois in the price con
trol movement.
The plan of the corn growers is to
establish a base price for their corn
that represents a cost production
plus a reasonable profit. The grow
ers say that this is a basis auto
matically adjustable from year to
year, depending upon conditions. It
is their plan to announce the price
once each year and the members of
the association pledge themselves
not to deliver their corn for sale
at a price less than the cost-plus
price announced by the association.
The base price will be arrived at
by the cost figures submitted by the
entire membership. The average cost
of production in 1923 for corn In
Iowa haa been estimated st $1.14.
The selling price on December 1,
averaged 62 cents per bushel, the as
sociation pointed out. Because of
the wide margin between the cost of
production of farm products and the
selling price, the association ftels
that the fanner would see better
times If he had the power to fix the
price.
LIQUOR LEADS
TO AUTO CRASH
Grand Island, Neb.. April 5.—Two
automobile accidents In both of which
liquor was to blame, led Sherman
Lassen, farmer, to a charge of Illegal
possession of liquor and a fine of $100,
together with damages of $200 to a
taxi line car and $160 damages to his
own car; Happy Williams, Harry
Mandeville and George Marsh to
a lighter charge and Isaac Trice to a
fine of $100 for the sale of liquor
with the charge of keeping a still yet
unsettled. The cases of the three
young men grew out of an auto acci
dent on a country road after they
had been to Trice’s place. Their
hearing has besn set for Monday.
Lassen, while intoxicated and with a
16-gallon keg of wine in his car, went
head-on into the taxi.
CONVICTED CLERK
BEGINS HIS TERM
Lincoln, April 6.—Arthur 8. Allen,
former Lincoln county clerk, con
victed of forgery and embezzlement
of public funds, and sentenced to
,-erv# one to five years In tha state
, penitentiary, arrived at the institu
tion here today and was "dressed In.”
1 la was brought to Lincoln by Sheriff
L. L. Berthe of Lincoln county.
Prison officers said that he probably
would be assigned to clerical work.
1 KOTA WHEAT LEADS
IN TESTS OF YIELDS
Tsulkton, 8. D . April Strong
i Influence toward greater production of
! the new Kota wheat in this territory
' hae been created by a report from
I experiment, station* at Highmore.
Eureka and Cottonwood that this
variety led all othere In yield In test*
made last year.
At Highmore the yield was ?1.l
hushela. at Cottonwood J0.fi bushels
snd at Eureka 14.3. Reports front
other stations at Brookings snd Dick
inson snd Xfnndan, N. P., showed
Kota wheat in a leading pisltion. In
some cases ths yield being close to
that of the durham varieties snd In
practically all cases leading the hard
spring wheats.
Farm Students
Will Eradicate
Infected Cows
. 8
South Dakota Vocational Class
to Campaign Against Tu
berculosis—May Bp
State Wide.
By Associated Pres*.
Bryant, S. D., April fi.—As a dem
onstration of what, according to
plans, will develop w'ithln the year
into a state wide program, the voca
tional agriculture class of the Bryant
high school has opened a campaign
to make Bryant a "free town” Inso
far as tuberculosis is concerned.
Under the leadership of C. -'M. Cul
hane, agricultural instructor, mem
bers of the class are making an indi
vidual canvass of owners of dairy
cattle. especially those contributing
to the town's milk supply, to make a
complete examination of all such ani
mals for this disease. Following this,
an effort will be made to gain pas
sage of a city ordinance prohibiting
sale of milk front untested cows.
In order to reduce the outlay for
the tests, students plan to bring dairy
cows in Bryant together and have
them examined at one time. A simi
lar plan will be followed in the neigh
boring country insofar as possible.
The program of the class calls for an
uncompromising campaign.
"Kvery case of bovine tuberculosis
is a disgrace to the community in
which it occurs.” their slogan de
clares, “because It is a type of dis
ease which need never occur if we
apply the remedy.”
According to the plan, which is
sponsored by the state department of
public instruction, a similar campaign
will be conducted next year in every
community having the vocational ag
riculture course. One of the chief
benefits hoped for the plan will be the
awakening of sentiment for the eradi
cation of the disease.
63 SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR FARM SCHOOL
Lincoln, April 6. — Sixty-three
scholarship offered by tha Union
Pacific railroad have been won by Ne
braska girls and boya In the past
three years. Of this number 26 of
the boya have received training at the
college of agriculture of the Univer
sity of Nebraska.
Twenty-two of these have attended
the short courses each January anti
February at the college. Scholarship
winners are selected each year by
local men from boys' and girls' clubs
In the several counties eligible to the
com^tltion. The scholarship awards
are on the basis of the product raised
by the contestant, his or her reports
an<J story of the experiment or pro
ject and the club activity of the
Individual.
Out of the 29 counties of the state
which were eligible in 1923, 28 scholar
ships were awarded. In 1922 only 14
were given. County agents sre
strongly in favor of the scholarship
plan of encouraging Initiative and
hard work by holding up tangible
awards.
SIMMONS DEATH
WARRANT SIGNED
By AHfloriated Pr«».
Lincoln, April 6.—The official death
v.urrant, directing Warden W. T.
l-'mton of the Nebraska state peni
tentiary to execute In the electric
chair Walter R. Simmons, was
signed and mailed to the officer to
day by Clerk Lindsay of the state
supreme court, as the final act of the
bench following its refusal to grant
the condemned man a new trial.
Tuesday
Voter’s Day
The men who will govern
Omaha, the state and the nation
will be nominated tomorrow.
. L-iberty
I-ntelligence
#0-ur
N-ation’s
S-afety
A vote Tuesday beats volumes
of criticism Wednesday.
LIONS CLUB
of Omaha
Hav Acreage to
Be Increased bv
Farmers in 1124
Planting Intentions Report
Show* Greater (.rop In
Planned for l nited
States.
Lincoln, April An increase of
approximately t per ^nt In the
planting Intentions of farmers, with
regard to hay. is estimated by the
lotted States department of ngri
culture bureau of crops and live
stock estimates here, In the third of
a aeries of pre planting bulletins,
made public.
Some local shortages in hay exist
ed in splto of the largr crop last year,
the review states. Prospective plant
ings are liable to make tip low war
time acreages.
I'nited Stales Survey.
The survey of the hay situation
follows:
"While tlie 1923 Tiay crop was
large, if fell 6,50(1,000 tops short of
the 1922 crop, which was the' larg
»st ever produced. This shortage oc
curred in clover andstlinothy produc
ing sections and resulted in a price
ranging from $t to ?6 above Iasi
year's price level. Some of this
shortage was made up through im
portations from Canada. Stocks on
hand March 1, were 3,200,000 tons
lower than last year, due to a move
ment to market nearly on a parity
with that of 1922, when the crop was
unusually large.
"An Increase of 5 per rent over
last year is shown in planting Inten
tions in t lie northcentral states,
where the 1923 acreage appeared to
he ample. However, this may lie off
set with the increased number of
cattle. •
Alfalfa l.imited In Southwest.
"In central and southwestern
states, favorable rains resulted in
large production of alfalfa hay last
year, but continued rains damaged a
large proportion of the crop. As a
result high grade alfalfa has been
limited in quantity and has averaged
$2 and $3 higher than last year, ear
lier in the season. However, recent
attempts to market the surplus has
reduced the price of last year's level.
This indicates that present produc
tion equals the demand, while in
creased cattle production may justify
a larger acreage, the purvey indi
cated a large increase of 8 ppr cent.
"The mountain states plan a
slight increase. However, present
stocks exceed the demand and in
view of the distance from the mar
kets there is a tendency to keep hay
acreage in proportion to animal hold
ings. Pacific states may face a
shortage due to the drouth of the
past few months, and a slight In
crease is planned.
"In summarizing, it appears that
the short war time acreage will he
made up with the Increased planting.
Under increases in acreages In states
that are far from markets is a ques
tionable policy unless livestock Is in
creased proportionately."
Iowa Banker Indicted.
Sioux City. la., April 6.—K. B
Wells, former Marathon (la.) hanker,
was indicted at Storm Hake, la., Sat
urday on the charge of fraudulent
banking, Weils is In California.
9 PCI. INCREASE IN
BARLEY ACREAGE
Lincoln, April 6.—An Increase of »
per c»nt In the Intended acreage of
barley ttila year la shown In the sur
vey of the crops and livestock esti
mates bureau made public here. This
Increaae Is marked In eastern, south
ern and far weatern alalca. according
to the survey. Greatly Increased flax
acreage la planned the report states.
"Marked increase In the use of
barley for feed during the past five
years la shown by the fact tha mar
ket receipts have averaged about half
the former receipt#,” th» survey aava.
"The price level has sdvanced steadily
since 1922."
Continuing, the survey says:
"This crop is quite popular along
the northern and western fringe of
the corn belt. It reflects the Increase
in hog and dairy production here."
T. B. Eradication
Effective Here
Remit Tests Show 50 Per
Cent Decrease in Two
Years, Says Maxwell.
Tuberculosis eradication work I*
progressing satisfactorily In Douglas
county, E. G. Maxwell, county agent
reports. Testing began March 3d
under state and federal supervision.
Nine state and federal inspectors
were in the county during the month
of March. Only a portion of these
men are retained to complete the ter
ritory, the balance having been trans
ferred to other points where testing
under the srea plan is being carried
on.
1'nder the area plan taatlng of the
cattle la without cost to the herd
owner. The services In testing anti
necessary supervision to assure eradi
cation of tuberculosis are furnished
by the state and federal govern
ments cooperating. The transporta
jtion incident to testing the herds Is
furnished by the Douglas county
board of supervisors through the
Douglas county farm bureau board.
In addition to the services with
out cost, indemnity is paid by the
state and federal governments for
tuberculous animals found and
slaughtered.
Data compiled from the first two
weeks testing ending March 14, dur
ing which time the services were ex
tended to breeding cattle herds In
Waterloo, Valley, Chicago and Elk
horn precincts, in comparison with
records of area work done two years
ago shows that infection is now
approximately half what it wag then
and that the number of herds show
ing Infection Is about two-fifths less.
The ultimate goal is the eradication
of tuberculosis from the livestock In
Douglas county and the accrediting
of this county In accordance with
government and state regulations. In
which rase a premium of 10o per 100
pounds will be paid on all hogs raised
and fed In the county.
Class Holtls Play.
Special ItUpntrh to The Omnlui Bee.
Cozad, Neb.. April 6—The Junior
class of the Cozad High echool gave
its play Friday night to a crowded
house. It was Ernest Denny s "All
of a Sudden Paggy."
With the County Agents
Syracuse—The county agent cited the
experiences of one Otoe county farmer on
crop rotation for Improvement of the poll,
stating that the farmer took grourd that
would raise only cockle burn in 1910 and
rotated crops on the ground until he se
cured a HO-buahel per acre corn crop last
year He urged other farmer* in the
county to improve their land In thia
manner. ^
Syracuse—It !s unnecessary to Inoculate
ulfalfa and tweet clover In this county
to secure good results, the county agent
paid These two crops could be Inocu
lated. he added, but the labor and ex
pense Is scarcely worth while
Syracuse—In * summary of the work
done by the county ageat during March,
he reported that all the work could not
be handled. The following projects were
entered upon by the agent, according to
his report: placing farm labor; home
economics Instruction; locating seed
corn, blasting stumps with government
explosives; culling chickens. building
brush dams to prevent aoil eroalor..
legume seeding Information dissemination
swine sanitation projects; orchard care
and boys and girls clubs organization.
Geneva—While Fillmore county Is not
considered a potato raising county, the
agent gave Instruction to farm#r*« who
raise small amounts of the vegetable for
home use and to city gardeners, on the
operations connected with "treating” seed
potatoes This treatment Is Intended to
eliminate black scrub and potato scab.
Geneva—Imported currant worm* are
liable to cause complete failure of cur
rant hushes to yield, the county agent de
clared Thee* worms feed on the green
parts of tho currant bush and almost
completely destroy life in the plants, he
said. Lead arsenate powder mixed at the
rate of one pound to 60 gallons of water,
and sprayed over the bushes will destroy
the worms, he said.
Genevn—The third hat eelectlon class
for women of the county was held here
with several women’* organization* In
the county having representatives present
The next meeting of the class Is to be
on" the subject of hat renovation and con
struction.
West Point—Preae form const ruction
demonstration* were staged In this coun
ty by the state home economic# extension
•sfvlpc. Woman of the county attended
the meeting* to learn how to make forma
upon which they ars Inter to construct
dresses.
West Point— K H. Hopped, held of the
■ fate agricultural extension* service bortl
cultural department. gave two pruning
demonstrations In the county Is was
planned that the horticultural!*! should
travel over the county to give the demon
strations. but roads were Impassable and
the two were given op a farm near here.
• West Point—Calf club member* In this
rountv now have ?* calves on feed, the
county agent announced Member* of pig
dubs have been “doing well.” he added,
and have been getting good litters. Poul
try chib members were urged to enroll
immediately.
Blair—Farmers of this county were ad
vised to buy *ced fur spring planting
early, as the best geed la available at
• arty dates, and the seed la more reason
ably priced nt that time. He also In
formed farmers of the fact that the state
maintains a free eoed testing station In
Lincoln, and that they were privileg'd to
send any seed about which they ere
doubtful to that office for tests
Blair- Following the favorable accept
ance by farmers of the county of the
lessons and entertainment provided bv
the mock trial of the “anil robber * staged
at a school house re- etitly the county
agent announced that the “trial” would
he reataged, “with an entirely new cast,
at another point in the county. All farm
er* were urged to attend
Blair—Olrle In tbs McCarthy e< hnn| dt*
trlcf met during the week to reorganise
the clothing club previously organised ft
I* one of the clubs sponsored by the state
home economic* extension service to foster
intciest In home making on the part of
the farm girl* of the county.
Blnlr Enterprise coat account" wtll
probably bo kept dining this summer bv
r»*vers| farmers In the county who hoard
K 1. Taylor of the agricultural extension
service explain the method of keeping
track of farm expenditures and earnings
Blair Tb' no-;t m*»dl te of »h* women
engaged In the atudy ot hale and hat
selection Is to be held In the courthouse
here April 10, it was announced. Women
representing various clubs In the country
attend the schools, later relaying the In
formation received to women members
of their various clubs.
Louisville—John Gaketntler, farmer
near here, has checked the small ditches
in his fields, the county agent said. As
soon as the farmer plants corn, he har
rows the ditches, which hava previously
been filled with straw This shuts the
ditches and then using a press drill to
seed sudan grass. Mr. Gakemeier makes
ths repair permanent.
Tecumseh—County Agent H. E. Huston
informed farmers that the soil erosion
preventive projects outlined hy the agri
cultural extension service could not pre
ent removal of soil In large dltehss or
miniature creeks In these tases. be said,
it was inadvisable to dump straw or
brush In an attempt to fill the ditches
with washings. Tile laid under s dam
• ouId remedy the washing away In the
larger gullies, he declared.
Hebron—Two hundred and Mtesn m«*n
in this county are now circulating the
necessary petitions to have the federal
Mate vetsr. narlans test cattle here for
tuberculosis, ths county agent roportod.
Some of ths petitions have already been
turned In. and It Is hoped that the county
will have the number required to ask
for the work, within a few weeks.
Hebron—Enrollments for boys and girls
clubs In this county are being receiver!
dally, the county agent declared. A letter
was sent to teachers in the county and
former club members, asking tholr co
operation In semiring new registrations for
the agricultural and home economics
• lube. Several clubs hav# already been
organized.
Hebron—The county agent urged farm
ers to test, or have test**!, their *e?d corn
in the nenr future. This precaution, he
said, should he taken on account of many
reports from all parts of the state that
seed corn wns of low germination.
Hebron—Soy beans ws-a rocommsnded
by the county agent re a food rich In
protein for bogs. Several farmers In the
county UMid the beaus for their porkers
Inst season, he said.
Dakota City—The seed rorn tenting
station established tiara for tha assistance
of farmers run full tlroa during the week,
the county agent said. rests to date, he
declared, would tend to show that corn
selected from cribs In this county would
germinate but GO per cent strong ears.
Dakota City Tha first ease of hog
cholera found In this county {pr several
month* appeared on the farm of l» A
Caaey, In tJbbard precinct. Mr. Casey
immediately vaccinated hts herd, and on*
of his Iminsdlate neighbors did likewise.
Dakota City—Tha county fann bureau
assisted In placing a carload of dairy
cattla purchased last week. Tbs cows
were generally In .good condition and sold
for $110 *.o $125 per head.
Dakota City—Tbs Dakota County Reef
chib mat with Its leader for Its first cat
tie judging practice Had roads kept a
l«rg«* number of tha members from the
meeting.
Fremont Farmers of the county met
Tuesday to discuss tuberculosis In live
stock, r H. Haves of ihe bureau of nnl
mat Industry, i.lnroln, addressed the
meeting Several teela of motion picture*
dealing with the subject under discussion
were exhibited.
Fremont—Three hundred and Thirl v
five cows were tested by • h* v eterltihrlsn
employed b> the Ttleouiily Testing asso
elution (luring March, according lo the ns
social Ion’s report. The highest cow pro
duced 2.04*1 pounds of milk.
Wahoe—Ttovlne tuberculosis fesilng wmk
Is progressing satisfactorily In this county,
according to the agent, who gave the list
of reactors to t-* test In the ptecHmtg over
which tha veterinarians have worked
Wahoo llnrollnmnts hv« been **e
celved for srveral new box a and git la
clubs In this '011111' Hewing, livestock,
rope and poultry clubs buva been storied
or reorganised
Wahoe Mwln'ng to expense Incurred by
the count x farm bureau In nmoglng
tuberculoslas touting wmk and worknten
In this i miniv. the «< iisiip list pul*
i lab r' I b\ the bureau .**ch month will
become it i online re Is I *rr.|r Inatend of a
free as»nc* IWeiilx five tent* vs 111 be
charge Cm cat Ik lie « i Hun of add
I
Farm laborers
Find Less Work;
Costs Too Much
Farmers Trjing to (Jet Along
In assisted in 1924—I)e- .
maml Falls 6 Per
(lent.
Lincoln, April <.—Plans of many
farmers to rearrange the farm pro
giam to avoid if possible ‘‘hired help."
have l®vered the labor demand, and
purchase of farm machinery has been
much below normal for three years,
according to a statement on “'Farm
Labor and Machinery," Issued today
by A. K. Anderson, head of the gov
ernment crops and livestock estimates
bureau here.
The demand for labor tliia spring
is about six pet- cent below that, of a
\ear ago, according to Mr. Anderson,
who said that farm wages (without
board) were higher Inst year than
in 1922.
"As long as other Industries em
ploy labor at present prices there Is
little chance for reduction of farm
wages," the statement said.
"With this situstlon, and with farm
prices still low In comparison with
prices of commodities that farmers
reed, the adoption of "methods of pro
duction which look toward reduction
of operating expenses Is Imperative.
For this reason, farmers are rearrang
ing the farm program so as to further
reduce help. This is shown by the
lowered demand for help.
“The purchase of farm machinery
has been much below norma] for the
last three years. However, machinery
prices now compare favorably with
wages for farm labor—more so than
at any time since 1920, and the pur
chase of farm machinery to save la
bor is about as advantageous as be
fore the wnr.’1
Animals, Human
Beings Related
All Nature Is Part of Uni
verse. Says Pastor, in Hu
mane Sermon.
"In a sense the dogs, cow* and
tree* are our brother* and sister*,”
»ald Rev. Albert Kuhn of the Beth
any Presbyterian church in hi* *er
mon Sunday morning In the Interest
of the humane society.
"Some people think the only beings
that Clod is Interested in are the hu
man* which Inhabit this tiny speck
of Hi* universe which we call the
earth.
“I rannot conceive the sense of
Him creating billions of worlds a
great deal larger than our own, sim
ply to afTord us the pleasure of gaz
ing at them from a distance.
"I cannot believe that he made
oxen and cows simply to be killed
and devoured by us, Hon* and wolves
and rabbit* to afford u* the sport of
hunting and the mosquitoes and flies
to pester u*.
“If there is a reason for the crea
tion of man there must be a reason
for the creation of all else, for all
nature hang* together.
"A man I* known not only by the
way he treat* hi* wife, but also by
the way he treats his dog and rat.
ACCUSED FORGER
IS FOUND GUILTY
Geneva, Neb., April 9.—Emil J.
Kolas, tried her# In district court for
•forgery, was found guilty by a Jury
last night after seven hours delibera
tion. #
ThV claim waa mad# by the state
that Kotas forged the name of his
alster ln law. Abby llodek. to a note
for 11.000, which was placed In the
Nebraska State bank of Milligan, In
which the defendant was a stock
holder.
The arrest of the defendant grew
out of the failure of the bank which
occurred In 19?!.
NUCKOLLS COUNTY
STAGES ROUNDUP
Nelson, April 9.—The second annual
"Round T’p" was given by the
Nuckolls County Agricultural associa
tion and the County Rreeders' asso
ciation Thursday night at the opera*
house
E. E TTedgcock. president of the
county fair, presided as toastmaster.
Secretary Ed Danielson of the state
fair board, gave nn address in "Agri
culture.'' County Agent Fnusch of
Webster county was present with hi*
champion stock Judging team of three
boys.
Bad Road*, Not Farmers,
Cause of State Cream
Ames, la., April 4.—C. A. Iverson,
dairy expert of the dairy manufactur
ing department, Iowa State college,
declares that the cause of poor cream
was !>ad roads whlcb prevented far
mers from getting their product to
market when still freah.
"Creameries are receiving large
quantities of stale cream at this time
of the year," Iverson stated. "low
production and bad road* have con
trlbutod to produce this situation but
I look for speedy Improvement."
Omaha Produce
Omaha. 4pr!l *
BUTT EH.
Freamery—Local Jobbing price to ro
tators I.ttra*. 44*; extr»e in 60-lb. tubo.
43*'. standards. 43c; finite, 42c.
I>elry—Buyers are paying *2o for boat
table butter In rails or tubs, 26#2tc for
common packing stock. For beat awaet
unsalted buttei. 24c
Bin TER FAT.
For No 1 co «m Omaha buyers are
Paying 34c per It. at country atatnona;
40c delivered Omaha
FRESH MILK.
$2 28 rer cat. for fresh milk testing 2 5
delivered ou dairy platform Omaha,
i i;<;«;s.
For No. 1 freah eggs, delivered. In new
> Airi, |6 30; second*, 16c. cracks, 1 *>•-. In
some quarter! 15.76, ■ aaei count, not leis*
than 56 Iba groaa. la being quoted for
fresh eggs. $6 30 per case, weighing leaa
than 86 iba. On rasa count some buyer*
nr« quoting 25c more and aome 2 -c leaa
than above.
.Libbing price* to retailer*: U. 8 apa
r|*Is. 26c; V 8. catraa^ commonly known
an select*, 25c; country run, 24c; No. 1
small. 22c; checks. 22c.
POULTRY
Buyers are paying around the following
prices for No l etock
| Alive—Broilers, up to 2 lbs. each, 3*c
per lb ; heavy hens, R Iba. and over. 21c;
4 to 6 Ilia., 20c; tight hen, 20c; springs,
smooth legs. 22 #2 3c; ftags. 19c; Lcgborrfj
springs, lie* fooaters. 13c; ducks, fat and
full feathered. lJ#16e; g ,«?re, fat arid full
feathered, 13# 16 . No. 1 turkey*, Iba.
and over, 18'-; old Tom* and No. 2, not
cull*, 16c; pigeon*. Il.oo per dozen; ca
pon*. 7 Iba. and over, 27c per Ob., under 7
lbs.. 26c p^r lb.; no culls, sick or crippled
poultry wanted.
Dressed— Buyers a*e paying for dressed
chickens, duck* and geese. 2# 3c above
alive prices, and for dredged turkey*. 8#
6c above live prices. Some dealer* are
accepting shipments of dressed poultry
and selling same on 10 per cent commis
si I on basis.
Jobbing price* of dressed poultry to re
tailer*: Spring*, aoft, 36c; broilers.
No. 1. 43c; No. 2. 32c; hen*. 28c; rooster*,
20# 22c; ducks. 25#28<-. g ******. 20#25<-;
turkey*. 32c; No. 2 turkey*, considerably
leaa.
FRESH FISH.
Omaha jobbers pra selling at about me
following prices, f. o b. Omaha: Fancy
while fish. 30c; lake trout market; hali
but, 28c; northern bullhead*, Jumbo, 23 0
2KcT catfish, regular run, 32035c; fillet
of haddock, 25c. black cod sable fish ateak,
20cj smelt*, 28035c; floondera, 50c; ceap
plcs, 20025c; black ba*s, 25c; Spanish
mackerel. 14 to 2 lb«\, 25c. Frozen fish
304c lens than prices above. Fresh
oysters, per gallon, $2 890 4 00, 8hell
ojstera and clams, per 100, $2.00.
CIIEESL.
Local Jobbers ate selling American
cheese, fancy grade. follows; Single
daisies, 22 4< double daisies, 22c; Young
Americas, 28 4c; longhorns, 22 4; spuarc
America*. 23Hr; longhorns, 224c square
style, $4.25 p**r doz.,- Swiss, domestic,
4Hr; bio- k. r.Sc; imported Roquefort, 65c
New York white. 34c.
BEEF CUTS.
Wholesale prlc s of beef cut* effective
today are n* foil owe:
No. 1 rounds. 18c: No. 2, l?c; No. 3,
12 4c; No 1 loins. 24c; No. 2. 32c; No. 3,
17c; No. 1 ribs. 2 5c No. 2. 23c; No. 3.
l€c; No. 1 chucks. 12 . No. t, 11c; No.
3, 9c; No. 1 plate*. 84c; No. 2, Ic; No.
3. 7 c.
FRUITS.
Jobbing price*
Apples—In barrels of 145 lbs; Iowa
W;nesapa, fancy. $6.26; Missouri Black
Twig. fancy. $5.50; Jonathans. fancy
$ Ben Davis, fancy, $ 4 75 ; Jona
than*. Iowa, extra fancy, $5.75; Genoa,
fancy, |5.0^
Leinona—California. f.mey, per box,
$6.00; choice per box, $5.50.
Avocade*—(Alligator pears), per doz..
$6.00.
Apple*—In boxes* Washington De
licious. extra fancy. $3 2504.00; choice
Washington Wines »p.“ extra fancy. $2 75 ,
fancy. $3 25; chow *. $1 fc5; Rome Beauty,
extra fancy. $2.00: fancy, $1 75; white
winter Pearmiin, extra fancy, $2.5002.76;
Grimes Golden, wrapped, $1 75.
Strawberries—f'ionda quarta, market
about 75c.
Grapefruit—Per hex. extra fancy, $3 50
04.50; faney, $3.2504.00; Florida, fancy,
per box. 83.0008 6«
Cranges—California nave!, fancy, ac
cording to size, $3.8506 00 per box;
Choice, 25c less.
Cranberries—Jersey. 60-lb. boxes, fancy,
$4 r,9.
Bananas—Per lb . 1 (V
VEGETABLES.
Jobbing pri- ea.
Eggplant—Per d*rz.. $2 60; 20c per lb.
Shallot*—Southern. *1.00 per doz.
Cabbage—Celery cabbage, 10c per lb :
new Texas cabbage. 4 4c per lb.; era tea.
4c per lb.
New Root*—Texas beet* and carrots,
per doz. bunches. 90c: carrots, bushel.
$: oo.
Onions—Yellow In sacks, per lb., 3He;
red. sacks. 4 Hr. white. sacks. per lb . 6c.
Tomatoes—Florida, crate, aix baskets,
$6.00; per basket $1 25.
Celery—Cal'fnrnf*. per doz., according
to size. $1 350 2 00. Florida, rough, 8*
doz. crate. *3 76.
Lettu* e—Head, per crate. $5.be; per
doz. 81.25; hothouse leaf 45c per dor.
Roots—Turnips p*ianlps, beets and car
rots, In sacks 2 4 03c per lb.
Pepper**—Green Mango, per lb.. 25c.
Cucun.bers—Hothouse. $3.00 per doz.
Parsley—Southern, per do*, bunches.
$1.0001.25.
Brussels Sprouts—Per lb., 20c,
Beans—Wax or green, per hamper.
|6 Of)
• 'nuliflower—California, per crate, 82.75
0 3.00.
Rhubarb—Lug. 40 lbs . 13.56.
Akparagna— Per lb., 25c.
Potatoes—Nebraska OhioB. rer 160 lbs..
$1 50. Minnesota • >h:o*. $1 76; Idaho
Bakers. 4c per lb.: Western Russet Rur
al r. 81 85 per cut.: new Triumphs, ham
per. 17 50
Sweet Potatoea—Southern, crate. ac
cording to brand. $ 0003.75; Jersey seed,
bushel basket. 82.25.
FEED.
Omaha mill* and Jobbers ara selling
their oroducts in carload lots at the fol
lowing i r’cu. f ©. b. Omaha:
Wheat feeja, notnnal quotations
prompt delivery._'_-atl
B an, 92J *0; brown aborts 914 09, gray
short#, 9*5 a®, r*dd*g, I 1 cft
« it ton* et 1 M •• 1 41 par < art, 944 40
Hominy bead White m •allow. 92? '0
Digester Feeding Tankage—*0 per cent,
946 *0 per ton.
Alfalfa Meal —Choice prompt, 029 09,
No. 1 spot, prompt. 923 40. No 2 spot
prompt, 02® 6°
Linseed Mul—14 per cent. 944 l®.
hbl. lots * 41c per lb.; flake buttermilk,
'on to 1§90 lbs fc per lb. esrahel!, dried
end ground 10" lb. bag* 125 Ou per ton.
FIELD SEED.
Nominal quotation*. Omahe and Coun
cil Bluff*, thmaher fun. per 10® Jbe.: Al
falfa. 917.19019 50; red Hover, 919 000
20 00. clover. Ill 90014.00, timo
thy, 0f».!•' 06 60; Sudan grave 96 6006.*0.
cane *eed. 91 9001.19' common millet,
91 00; German millet. 92.26.
FLOUR.
Price* at which Omaha mtlla end Job
lei* are *• tl ng In round lota (leaa than
carluts). fob Omaha, follow; First
patent, in 98-lb. baa* 9»; 2606.3* per bbl ;
fancy clear, In 41-lb hace. 96.1006 2®
j>c Phi. ; white or yellow ^ornmeai, per
cat., 91 86.
HAT
Prairie hav receipts fairly steady,
though rather light, due to bad roads
which have delayed loading considerably.
Market shows strong tone on top grades,
and prices arc a little higher. I«ow grades,
however, continue alow end hard to sell.
Alfalfa rsceipta arc also light, and on .
medium end low grade alfalfa arriving
Demand Is good, and beet grades ere
moving off promptly. Good alfalfa la
wanted at stronger prices.
Nominal quotation*, carload lots:
Upland Prairie No 1, 9l3&f,©14 0®;
No. 2. 110.60012.60; No. 3. 07 000100
Midland Drain* No 1 012 &n© 13 50.
No. 2. |1h.60®ll 60; No. 2. 9* 00®* n
Lowland Prairie—No. 1, 99.00010.00;
No. 2, 96.00®*.00
Packing May —|5 6*07 60.
A !falfk—4 'holee, $22.0" ® 23 00; No 1
120.0002100. standard, 915.00018 ®0; No.
2. 912.60014.00; No ? 910.00012.on
fJtraw Oat, 99.0009.00; wheat. 07 00®
9.00.
HIDES. WOOL. TALLOW.
Trices ere quota ole ns follows, deliv
ered Omahs, dealers* w * ght* and selec
tions:
Hides—Seasonable. No. 1, 6c; No. 2,
4c; green. 4c ami 2c; bulls. 4« and 3 ;
branded. 4c, glue hide*. S^r; raif 12c
end IQtyc: kip, 10o and 6»4c; glue skins,
«* : drf flint hide*. 10c; dry salted. 7c;
dry glue, 6c; deacons, 75c aa-h horse
hide*, 03.25 and 02.23 each; ponies and
glues, 01.60 each; colts, i »c euch: hog
akin*. 15c each.
Wool—Pelts, 01.09 fo 02.00 each; lambs,
75c to 91 50 each; dipt, no value; wool,
30c to 40c.
Tallow and Grease—No. J tallow, l«4c;
B tallow, 5c; No. 2 tallow, 4’9c, A grease,
4fcr‘i B grease. 6c; yellow grease, 4%c:
brOwn grease, 4c; pork cracklings, 050 00
per ton; b**>f cracklings, 010.00 per ton.
beeswax. 020.00 per ton.
New York Bonds
By Associated Press.
New York, April 6 -Recovery of bond
pnces Iasi week followed a return of
easier money rate* and assurances that
senate / action on the tax reduction bill
would be expedited. < 'Snstructive ln
fHieri'-es were at work, based on ths as
sumption that funds would continue In
supply indefinitely at reasonable f.gures.
stimulating activity and railing prices in
all section* of the list.
The return of railroad shares to stock
market leadership for the first time in
many months was accompanied by a sim
ilar development in bond trading More
gains were registered by a wide variety
of the high grade railroad investments,
v.ith numerous speculates mortgages
such as St. Pauls, New Havens and tries,
staging spirited rallies.
Strength of European currencies was
reflected in a stronger tone for foreign
bond*. French republic issues reached
new high level* for th* year. Their Im
provement along with that of other for
eign government obligations, was attrib
uted partly to the confidence inspired
by the forthcoming I»awe» report. Ser
bian 5s and Cuban aigs also moved to new
high ground for 1924
Interest in Swiss l/an
Larfg- .- ale transactions an Liberty
bond*, with several $1,000,000 bloc* chang
.ng hands, aroused report* that either
th*» British government was renewing its
purchases for application on the next
debt payment or that the United Sis'es
treasury was buying bonds for lta sinking
fund.
Interest in new financing centered in
the flo’ation of a $20,000,000 loan for the
g >.ernin»-nt of Switzerland, the first Im
portant foreign operation a.nee the sale of
the Japanese loan, proceeds from the se ie
of bt.nd* ar» to be used f(»r the purchase
of wheat and cereals in the United Stat* *
which the Swiss government paid for in
their currem y. The issue was quickly
oversubscribed
Fallowing a sensational advance of 75
circulated that a large credit, similar to
points In, the Belgian franc, reports were
that g: itn;«d to the Bank of France,
would be established for Belgium Fl» al
agents for the government denied any
knowledge of such a lien. Later. It de
veloped that negotiations were under way
for a long term loan to the country’s or
ganized industries to counteract possible
losses to trade from wide fluctuations in
exchange Three banking syndicate* were
said to be competing for the business.
Price Flitting Feared.
The continued flow of municipal bond
issut-s into the market which in the first
quarter exceeded the total for ths cor
responding period of 1923 and ran close
to the 1972 record, aroused fears that
there would be a re urrencs of the situa
usn experienced last fall, when drastic
price cutting measures were adopted to
clear dealers’ shelves.
New bond issues for the week agg’-*
gated more than $■*6,000.000 $25,060.0f>6
less than the previous weeks offerings.
The reinvestment demand, resulting from
April 1 interest and dividend disburse
ments. brought ready abeorptlon of the
large number of small issues placed on
!he market Prospects for future financ
irg include a $80,006,600 or $76,000,060
borrowing operation by the Pennsylvania
railroad dor construction of a new Phila
delphia terminal and other Improvements.
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SERVICE
You think of UPDIKE
at
OMAHA—KANSAS CITY—CHICAGO- MILWAUKEE
Ample finances assure country shippers ef immediate payments ef
their drafts and balance due always remitted with returns.
Telephone AT lantlc 41112
Updike Grain Corporation
**A Reliable Consitumrnt H.uise*'
BUt W ANT ABB BRING RESULTS.
Niilion (/rows its
l)<*|M>sitor\ of
%orld Vi eii 11 h
‘■Invisible ' I rmlc, In«’ltiding;
Kstimated $30,000,000 in
Smuggl'd Hum, Plays Part
in Balancing Book*.
Washington. April 6 The Un'tf4
State* strengthen' 1 e portion ss s
world depoai’ory in Ji23 *• the "fiigfct c#
capital" continued from tb* unstable
nomlc conditi ■< e of e oM world, tha
T'epartrnent of said todav ?n a
summary of interne • nal transa *!ntu
In the future, the department predicts*
this country will tak* * more »"d rrm-e
Important part in financing world anter
prieee
i in* e sgsir the "mv» e" trade, the
transaction* for wlit* h there n» no gov
ernment records, played an influential
part tn the balance ».f the book" The
"invisible" Heine l*"f ear were *urh es
to rut to $ 1 9.0 0; .11 o 0 a balao-e of
•Jit nno.o In f*vor of the United Pta*""
in the transactions pasaing through the
east oms h ises ideil
visible" Items v* a« an estimated -
000 In BinurK''1'! liquor*
Ocean freight appeared t® be the ®n!y
consequential »e; vi'e nr 'mmoditT foe
which tha United Htatra paid foreigners
ihore than It received On the other
hand. foreign investment* brought
I394.ooo.OOq into the United States s net
Increase of rn* fifth over 192- As com
pared with 1 922 exports from this coun
try wer* |*41 ,funf0r»0 greater and lrapcr»"
were 1706,000,000 mor» in 1923. showing
a healthy growth in American ’rad*.
Tourist* Spend *'>00,000.000
"Tt seem* likely.” the survey **ld.
"that the United State* will take a rnnre
active part in fman- ;ng world enterprise*
In the future than it has In the pas*
This means an Increasing amount of In
tereat and profit* on foreign inve**rc*n*s
and consequently an increasing volun e
of Imports -no* necessarily from »he
countries in which the Investment* ar«
made but. from ti e whole world At th"
same time with the growth of our < fjn
try and the Increasing skill of our bank
era and exporters, it 1s likely that our
export* will continue to in< rcase, although
not a* fast as our import*
“New Joans inevitably sr ve a ♦•mpn
rary boost to expor** and f-equ»rtly a
permanent one If the European go-. em
inent* started to pay their debt* to the
t'nited States government there ran be
little doubt that import* of rr erchand ■*
would regularly exceed our export* s*
usually is the case with creditor coun
tries. ••
The survey said tha» Amer'rao to - •
had spent something lii • $50n.OOf,©fjft in
pleasure and American citizens gave
about $70,000,00® for foreign philan
thropic purpraes.
Tracing out the "invisible * trading, the
survey mentions lb’ere" aud dividends,
ocean freight* governmental repayment
service* to tourists, charitable and mis
plenary expenditures and remittance* of
immigrant-, all of which showed a b»
ano» of $37f‘.9O0,9OO that went out over
what came in
$20,000,00® Smuggled Rum
There were movements of capital, in
cluding new foreign loans. sa’» and pur
chase of outstanding securities foreign
bonds paid off. government debt pay
ments and United Ftat*B currency, which
prought into this country $125 foo.or,n jn
excess of the amount going out There
wa* a balance on ih!pm*r/i of gold and
silver In favor of this country of
$29?. 000.OO0.
Aside fr< m these transactions ths d*
. »
of imports s smugg'ed hquors estimate.;
at $2r oon 00 in 1922 and an increase of
one-third for 1913
"Tta «. however.’* the survey added,
must be considered as ii**le be*te- than a
cuees and an r? It omits entirely the
liquors manufactured in neighboring
countries for *a!e *o the United F?a*e«
is nrobably below the truth."
The principal Item of exports which
do not enter into government -eccrds *
the value of goods sent by parcel pop*
'"♦Imated at mre than $4 2.500, 0©9 in
1973.
Rem'ttajices by Irr migrant* was e«t'
mated at 1350.000.000. while new.y *r
r ved foreigners brought cn’y about
$f,f> 000.00© with them.
The department est!r-a‘*d that this
country paid about $73.000. C00 for fore gn
ahII J- :r g service wh e its own ships re
ceived at*out $05,000,000 from foreign »<- -
count. American vessels carried $• per
cent of water-borne export* from ♦he
United States, almost the iar» at tor
the prev.i-j* year Foreign vesse’s car
ried more than M per ce**t of *11 in
bound ary an • ^r^iM of 2 or l p*r
cent over the previous year.
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BEE OWNERSHIP CIRCULATION
SWORN STATEMENT
Furnished the Postoffice Department
April 5. 1924
Statement of the ownership, management, circulation, etc., re
quired by the Act of Congress of August 24. 1912, of the Mom
■ ing. Evening and Sunday Bee, published at Omaha. Nebraska, for
six months, ending March 31. 1924.
Publisher—Bee Publishing Company, Inc.
Editor-in-chiefBallard Dunn.
Managing Editor -Kred S. Hunter.
Business Manager—Joy M. Harkler.
Treasurer — E. J. DeTemple.
Owner- Nelson B I'pdike.
Bondholders, mortgages and other security holders owning ■ ..i
ing 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or
j other securities are: None.
Average number of copies of each issue sold or distribute!
through the mails or otherwise to paid subscribers during the stx
months preceding the date shown above is:
Morning Bee . 45,733
Evening Bee. 28,414
74.1 49
Sunday Bee . . 79.415
JOY M 11 ACK1 KK. Business Manager
Sworn to and subscribed before me this ,">th dav of \pr;1, 19"1.
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