'18
THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916.
LIVE ST0CK MARKET
Good Cattle Steady and Other
Kinds Slow Sellers Sheep
Fifteen to Quarter Off.
HOGS FIVE TQ TEN HIGHER
Onjah. December 15, 11.
Raealptt wr: Cattle. Ipit. 8hp.
Official Monday ll.iir 1MM 10.202
Omfhl Tuceday I.US -.7 17.1
Official WdnMlaT 7.4ng 1.3S U.IS7
Offlrtai Thuntday .... 4.7 U.M4
Estimate Fray I.W IMP .4B
Flva day Oila wtfk. .3M71 71.022 67.179
Ham dayaWt wk.34.68 1MM 77.M7
Bam day 1 w'ka aito.3J.31 .25& 64.3U1
Sam days S Wka ao.41.1ft M 64.621
flame days w'to ao.tl.?43 .7.3(11 78,774
Beme day last ycar..27,&3 UMt &4.047
Receipts and disposition of live stork at
tha Union Stock yards, Omsha, Neb., for
twenty hour ending at 3 o'clock p. ra.,
yesterdny,
RECEIPTS.
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. H'r's.
C, M. ft fit. P 1 14
Wabash 1
Mlasourl Pacific . t 1
Vnlon Parldc H 23
C. N. W.. east .27 12 13 1
C. ft N. W , west .11 31 1
C, St. P., M. O... 4 12 7
C, B. Q., east... 1 4
C B. Q.. west ..IS 1H 3 1
C R. I. P- east b U
V.. R. I P.. west 3
Illinois Central .... 2 3
Chicago, at. West .1 1
Total! .81 1 3
(. , DISPOSITION.
Cattle.
Morris A Co. 260
Swift and Company 712
Cudahy Packing Co. ...226
Armour A Co 237
Schwartt AC'o
J. W. Murphy
Lincoln Parkins' Co. ... 12
Sooth Omaha Pack. Co. It
Armour, Sioux City ... ...
8wlft, Denver
Codahy, Hloux City 33
Benton, Vanaant A Lush 15
Hill A Son U
K. B. Lewis
Rosenarock Bros 28
H. V. Hamilton 31
Sullivan Broa. 7
Rot hr hi 1(1 A Krebs .... 13
Mlssouri-Kanaaa Calf Co 23
Christie "
Huffman 6
llr.lt. 10
Hogs. Sheep.
HID 2272
222 752.1
237
3273
721
lilt
109ft
7a
1437
2512
Baker
Manner Bros.
15
04
John Harvey .........
Dennis A Francis
O'Day
other Buyers
. 1
. 4
.235
1225
. Totals 3361 12162 17870
CattleReceipt vera light, as was to
be expected on Friday, but the total for
the flva days amounts to 14,471 head, a
gain of 1,700 head over a year ago.
Packers had all been heavy borers all
week and war not in need of many addi
tional cattle, with the result that the trade
was alow with good kinds about steady,
hut with common and Inferior kinds hard
to move. The light receipts were for the
most part cleaned up In good season tn the
morning.
Quotations on cattle. Good to choice year
ling beeves. UO.t6011.IO; good to choice
weighty cornfed beeves, 910.00O11.00; fair
to good oornfed beeves, l.7&l.oe; com
mon to fair cornfed beeves, t7.Ct.t6;
good to choice grass beeves, t7.76tft.00;
fair to good grass beeves, I.Tt07.Tt; com
mon to fair grass beeves, t6.T6tf0.76; good
to choice heifers, 7.00I.Se; good to choice
cows, $.40tf7.60; fair to good cows, 14.76
tff.OO; common to fair oows, t4.60tf5.76;
good to choice feeders, 7.7fittl.3&; fair to
good feeders, IH.IQtf7.76; common to fair
feeders, I6.750S.IO; good to choice stock
era, t7.26tf7.76; stock heifers, t.60tf7.7t;
stock cows, I6.00tf4.60; stock calvea, tCQO
tft.00; Teal calves. tt.vOtf 10.00; beef bulls,
atago. oto., 96.76tf?.OOi bologna bulls. 15. 0U
tf&.6.
Representative sales:
BEEF 8THBRB.
No,- Av. Pr, No. , At. Pr.
i l ' tse si it m
I 77 10
4 tos 1 00
It
It
7S4 7 U i 1 40
... 177 T U V U 161 7 76
37 tOOl t 00
si. .......loot I It
it wt t to
89. .. . est I 1ft
10.. 911 I 10
SI, ...... .1131 10 00
T, .149 10 OS
CALVES.
1 410 40 i 10 t 40
I St t 10 . t 034 T 26
1 330 t 64 1 ISO 00
1.. 6t t tO 4 W It 90
Hogs Early wlroo from Ch'-caco quoted
that market opening slow at a, nickel ad
Tanco, Hero the trad got R to a fairly
early start, shipping demand being. It any
thing, broader than on the last couplo of
days, movement s tuning ei price in
were aayway a nickel to In many case as
much aa lOo higher, and latr settling down
or a largely ttf lOo highar basts. Th mar
ket was fairly active all through and a
pretty good clearance had bean mad by
10 o'clock. As usual, though, packer left
out some of th light and plain mixed stuff
when tbey bought their early droves, and
with ojuit a sprinkling of the leas de
sirable kind left for th close, late rounds
were draaar. No change wao noted In
prloea while th good tog lasted, and while
some traders war calling last rounds
weaker. It waa hart to say Just how prices
on tb finish, compared with anrly, aa offer
ings at that Urn were of a class that Is
always hard to sell at any time of the day.
While moro than one seller said his hogs
were no mora than to higher, It waa the
opinion of th majority that th general
market showed a gala or mostly otfioo.
Th bulk Mid at tt.tttft.lt. and beat
weighty bog reached $10.00. A compared
with last week's oloaa, price are In no case
lea than steady, while an advance of a
nickel or so la Quotable on a good many
aales, and the average U a shade better
than laat Saturday.
Representative sale!
No. Ar,
41. .160
Sh. Pr.
... II 19
No. At, Sh. Pr.
I0..16I
-ft. .IBS
M SO
76. .U0
9S..199
10. .206
4T.JM
... 9 40
9 t&
9 10
9 67 H I1..S07
9 10
9 79
IS. .171
IS, .201
71. .241
11. .114
I
... 9 It
19 9 It
... 9 II
... I 71
-US 149 9 It
M.. 161 19 9 99
PIOS.
19.. ft
011I
,91
I 99 tt.. lit
9 29
Sheep -Flgnreo mad In th abevo estimate
IwlifM sixteen loads direct to packer,
but oven thea supplies were still too large
for a Friday, and there was no doobt In
timdara minds but that declines would
In ordioc Packers' early bids war a big
quarter lower, but the were bettered a
llttlo tn spots, th trad opening on a ltd
Xfio lower basis. Movement started fairly
aaxly and was a good deal more aotlvo than
an would expect on such a largo slump,
most of th good lambs yarded having
changed bands by mldforanoon. The early
aales Included quit a bit of atuff at lS.76tf
12.16, the latter price being th highest paid.
Mates of some of the clippers that brought
til. o yeeieraay iook su.is today.
Later In the day tb market became alow.
when packer started bidding a much as
zetfsoa. ana even ooe, lower than yester
day, i
Old sheep were a dead Issue. One or
two loads sold early 16c lower, but the bulk
f tb supply was without bids up to noon
A load or so of feeders thst made up the
enure supply ooia sieaay.
Quotations on sheep and Urn be: Iamba.
good to choice, tl3.60tflS.tt; lambs, fair to
good, fia.00tfl2.60; lambs, clipped, tlt.SOtf
11.36; lambs, feeders, tll.OOw 13.60; year
lings, good to choice, !.76tfl9.76; year
lings, fair to good, tl.S0tfl.60; yearling,
feeders, I7.00tft.00; wethers, fair to choice,
. t6.Z6tft.tO; ewes, good to choice, ll.Sttf
1.66; owes, fair to good, I7.00tf.3(; ewes,
plain to culls, tt.00tft.60; wes, feeding,
Sfc.ootf 7.16; ewes, breeders, all ages, ft.ootf
1.60.
Representative sales:
No. Av. Pr.
311 Jed lamb , 10 113 Oft
, 334 clipped lambs 74 .1
ZOO fed ewes 110 I 10
30s fed Iamb
12 16
n 16
13 86
321 fed lambs . , 77
. 160 fed lambs 71
101 fed lambs
221 fed Umbo
74 12 16
77 11 60
U Joseph Uts Stock Karket.
BL Joseph, Mo Dec. 16. Cattle Receipts.
C '. ) head; market steady; steers. 7.0Otf
13.00; cows and heifers, 94.90tflO.OO; calves,
97.OOtfl3.O0. ,
Hogs Receipts, 7,000 head; market 10c
higher; top, 119.30; t-alk of sales, l.40tf
10.00.
Sheep snd Lambs Receipts, 2.909 head:
market steady to strong; lambs, 91 3.00 tf
11,60; ewes, 97.76tft.t6,
"fit. Leala.JJv (ttock Market,
lit. Louts, Dao. it. Cattle Receipts, 9.000
head; market lower; native beef steers,"
97.SOtfl3.60; yearling steers and heifers,
tt.60tfU.60; cows. tC.60tfl.60; stacker and
leader 16.30 tf 7.76; prim southern beef
stecre. f .OOftO.flO; bf cow and hrlfpM.
I4.25ifr7.60; prime yoarlins; steers ami hrlf
era. I7.60ti1t.00; native calven, t6.00tfI2.00.
Hog Receipts, 3,000 head; market
higher; light a, 9.fi5H0.ft; pigs. fl.OOft
9.36; mixed and butrh-ra, 9. 7OO10.30; good
heavy 110.20 tf 10.30; bulk of sales, IMOtf
10.20.
Sherp and Iambii Rerrlpts. 800 hfd ,
mark rt steady; lambu, 9t 00 ft 13.25; wp.
I5.00tf8.76; yuarllngs, ID. 60& 11.22.
CHICAGO I-1VK HTOCK MARKKT.
Cattle. Steady; Hog, Weak; Kheep
Weak.
Chicago, Pc. 16. Cattle Relptx. 3.000
head; market steady; native beef, 17.10 &
11.76; Rfanon for holiday bmeve virtually
endfd; western sterre, f.60r 10.26; etorkrrn
and feeders, 14.76 S 00 ; cown nd hcKorM,
13. 86 10.10; ralvee, R. 50012. 25.
Hogs Roreiptfl. 31,000 head ; market weak
at 6c to 10c above yenlerda y'a avemge ;
bulk of aslea. t.70tfl0.10; light, l.It
10 00; mixed, 19. 66 tf 10.20; heavy, 9.6tf
10.25; rough, 9.669 SB; pi era. 97.36tfl.16.
Khep snd Lambs Rereipta, 0.000 hul;
market wnak; wethers, SK.K& f 10.00; ewes,
It.7ttf9.t0; lambs, ll.00tf!3.3i.y
Hlooi City Uve Htork Market.
Cattle Rerelpts, 1,600 head; ma kel nIow
and tee fly; beef steers, 19 00 4j? 10.60 ; hul'-h-
ers, t7.00tfK.76; fat rnwi and hniferw, If.. 60
e.50; ranners. S4.60tfS.26; atockTi and
feeders, I6.60tf8.00; calves, t6.OO4f-8.50; bull,
stags, etc., 6.b0tf6.76; feeding rows ana
heifers, I4.60tf7.60.
Hogs Receipts, 10.000 hea; marks! 6 to
10c higher; lights, fa.00tf9.6O; nilied, 13.66
tf9.76; heavy, It.HOtf 10.00; ptga, 17.6091.00;
bulk of saiee, .60tft.9O.
Sheep nd Lambu Rerelpts, 1,000 heed;
market steady; fed muttons, 7.60tf I9.:'6:
wethers, IH.OOtf 8.76; ewes, t7.60tf 8,26;
lambs, I11.26tfl8.00.
Kansas City JJvs Htock Market.
Karma City. Dec. 15. Cattle Recelnts.
1,300 head; market steady to strong; prime
fed Kteers, f 10, 60 tf 12.00; drenned beef rtecrn,
t7.60tf 10.50; western steers. ft. (10 tf 10.60;
rnwit. &.26tfB.60; bulls, IS.2&&7.25; civtvei,
Itf.tOtf 11.26.
Hogs Rerelpts, 6,600 head: market
higher; bulk of sales. It 70 10.15; heavy,
tlO.OOtf 10.20: packers and bu Ichor, )9 btf
10.16; light, 9.0tf)0.IO; pigs. K.26tfH.76.
Hneep and LanbH-r-Krelpt. 3,200 hesn;
market steady; lambs. l 2.00tf? 13.00; yean
lings, 910.60011.36; wothura. 98. 5009.60;
ewes, 7.76tf9.00.
LlTt Htock In Mla-ht.
Recelpu of live stock from the five prin
cipal western markets:
Cattle. Hots. Sheep.
Omaha 1.SO0 10.S00 16.400
Hloux City 1.500 10,000 1,000
St. Louis 3.000 8. 000 400
Chicago 8,000 31.000 MOO
Kansas City 1,300 6,600 3,200
Total 10.600 72,300 12,20ft
OMAHA UKNKRA1. MARKET.
Butter No. I cream err. in cartons at
tubs, 31a; No. 2, S6o.
wneese quotanons oy uriau at Co.:
Cheese Imported Swiss. 0c: domestic
Hwlss. 43c: block Swiss. H3?; twin cheese
41 a; triplets, 37c; dalslas. 27c; young
America. 89c: Blue Lebai trlck. 27c; dm
berger, 27o; New Tork whit. 29c: Roaue.
fort. etc.
BBEF CUTS Rlbst No. . 18Uc: No. S.
14Ho; No. I. 11 a Loin: No. 1, 33c; No. 1,
17oi No. I, 12 Ho. Chucks: No. l, U Mo;
No. t 10Ho; No. I, lc Pistes: No. 1.
Uc; No. 2, lOUc; No. I. lOo.
visa rresn: catnan. nu ib.: ha but.
fresh steamer, llfto lb.; trout, man. slsm to
it, 170 ib.; salmon. imc lb.: herring,
large, dressed, 7o ib.; black bsss, odd
sixes, 22o ib.l black bass, odd alse. 17j ib.:
carp, dressed, o lb,; til fish, llo ib.; red
snapper, dressed, 160 lb.; black cod, wnt
ern, lOo lb.; croppies, ttfUo lb.; floundors,
130 lb. I sunnstt. 7o lb.: smalts. 13c lb.
Prosen: Selkirk whit, pan, frosen, 13c lb.:
warroad yellow pike, dressed. l4o lb.: War
road yellow pike, rout.d, llo lb j Warroid
picaerei, neaaiess ana areaaed, llo lb,;
Warroad pickerel, round. 9v lb.: herring.
pan frosen, 6o lb.; fall salmon, UHo lb.;
halibut, 16o lb.; whiting, odd i Istta. skinned,
try It,- ISO lb.; smoked whltaflnh, chubs,
H-iD. oajKOt. ISO lb. l kippered salmon. 10-
Ib. basket, llo lb.; pealed shrimp, per gal,,
11.90; headless shrimp, per sal., ti.BV. De
licacies: Hbad roe, per pair. 60o; roe shad,
each, loo ; lobsters, green, 60o Ib.; lobsters,
boiled, tto lb.) Jumbo frog legs. 13.16 dot.;
grass frog legs, Sto do.; crab meat, lump,
12.76 gal.; clams, Llttlo Neck, 11,60 per
iuu; ciams, la. .,, ii.uo par loo: peeled
shrimp, til.OQ gal.; headless shrlmr, 11.60
gal.
uyoters cnessposk standards. 11.43 w
gal, ) Chesapeake selects, 1 1. 7 6 per gs I. ;
Nortnarn standards, ii.bo per aal.i Northern
selects, tl.lo per gal.; Northern count, 13.16
par gal, i Blue Point, 11,26 par 100; Cotulti.
11.76 per 100; 8c it o pa. 13.10 per gal.
Oleomargeri no Natural color, per Ib, ;
Premium, 24c; Challenge. . 23c; Kersey,
SOtoo; Lily. llHo; Lincoln, 11 o. Whiter
per lb; Boowflake, 21o.
rouitry Liv spring, an sties, l4o;
bens, 4 lbs. and up. 14c; bans, under 4
lbs,, llo: old coi, lie: ducks. P. K. fit,
13oi sees. P. P. fat. llo: turkey. I lbs.
and over, 20o; I to 19 lbs., lie; guineas,
each, tvoi plgtoos, per dosen, S&c.
Poultry, Alive Springs, all atses. HHc;
Dressed; Turkey, dry picked, Nu. 1, bens
and "ou torn, llo; old torn, llo; tur
keys, No. I, 14oi ducks, No. 1, 16f; No, S,
10c; geese, No. I, 14oi old oocks, l!o;
ether poultry at market prlca.
Oranges Vols. , luo. sz4a, 4.tu box;
Vala 128 16 16 boi; Val. Iftua, 16.60 box.
Vais. 176. 318. 16.71 box; Vala. 200s, lla
S6U. 11.00 box. Florida lESs. 13.76 box;
Florida. lta 14.00 bos; Klurlda, 17s, 100s,
Sit. HO. 94.3a boa. Nals, 99a, 100s. 131s.
14.74 box; Navel. 14 Us. 96.00 box; Nsvels.
othr lsea, 16.36 box. Lemons, fancy, 30a
800s, 14.00 box; Choice, SOUS, 390o, 14.00 box.
Grapefruit, 16s, 94.09 box; a. 4.St box;
64, 94,71 box; lis, tos, s. 9809 box.
O rapes, lfimperor. 13.14 crata; kega, 14.71
keg; Malagas, extra cholo. 17.00 keg; fanoy,
17. 0 keg; axtra fancy, 18.00 keg. Apples,
Va Tork Imperial, 16.00 bbl.; Mo. Pip
pins, 94.00; R. R. Jonathans, 17ta smtllsr,
11,71 box; Blu Ribbon Jonathans, largir,
13.09 box; 17 He. smaller. 91.95 bos.
Vegetables Potatoes, 11.80 bit.; sweet
potatoes, Virginias, 14.60 bbl. ; hampers,
11. 7ft hamp. Onions, Hpanfab. 92.00 erale;
red, yellow, to lb. Tomato, t3.lt lug.
Cucumbers, 12.00 dot. Csbbage, l4C 10.
Rutstwgoes, I Ho up. Turnips, carrots, mo
lb. Celery, Michigan, 4u; don. California,
too doa,; la rough, 15.00 crata. Cranberries,
Capo cod. 91.00 bbl. i boaea. 99.26 box.
Jersey, It.tO bbL Bell and Cherry, If.oo
bbl.; Bell Bugle, Howes, at 910.50 bbl.
Cocoanuta, 11.60 sack; doxen, 91.90 doien.
Celery. California Mammoth, per dox.,
96o.
CHRISTMAS TREES Baby Xmta trees,
for table use, else 34 to 41 Incbea. averxg
ing two dox. trees, all birch bast-, 14.60
orat. Per do, in bundles, 9x6 feet, 1.60.
6x7 fast, 11.00; 7x9 feet, 93.00; 911 feet,
14.09; 19x11 fevt. 17.60. Single trees: 11
feet, 91.90 to 11.10; It feet, $1.10 to K.E0;
It feet, 13.00 to 93.00; 17 feet. 98 60 to 13.60;
II feet, $3.00 to 14.00; 20 feet, 14.00 to
99.90; SI feet, 16.00 to St. 09; 24 feet, lf.00
to 17.00; SO feet, 110.00 to 113.00.
WRBATHS Natural evergreen colli, beat
on market, 20 yards, 91.00; dyed wraatbs,
30 yds., 11.00; evergreen wreaths with im
mortal flowers, dox,, 91.26; evergreen
wreaths with holly, do., 91-60; hotly
wreath. Del., dox.. 11.26; boll: wreaths, Ul
ttnsky' special, do,, 1160; Japanese fris, red
or green, 90 e lls, per coil, 91.00; Japanese
fris wreaths, 10-Inch wreaths, per dox.,
14.69; Japanese frtx wreaths, )4looh
wreaths, per dox., 16.76; galas wreaths, per
do., 11.26; magnolia wreaths, per dos,,
11.31; holly branches, Delaware, per lb
16c; holly branches, Delaware, per crate,
14.69; mistletoe, shipped by express, per lb.,
30c; mistletoe, shipped by express, l-lb.
boxes, per box, 11.26; needle pines, owing
to slxe, per dox., It, 60 to 12. 0; Christmas
tree holders, small, per dos., 93.00: Chrlsi
mas tree holders, large, per dos., 12.69.
Mlsvellutiuous Peanuts, Nu. 1 raw. lb.,
c; roast, lb., Si; Jumbo, raw. lb.. 8c: Jutn
bo,, roasted, tb., 10c. Drum, dates, vase,
18.71; tigs, case, tl.ou: No. I English wtt.
outs. tb.. IK So.
Cotton Market.
New York, Dec. 14. Cotton Futurfs
opened steady; December, offered at lH.JOc;
January, 18.36c; March. 18.60c; May. 18.73c;
July, U.73r; October, lt.86c.
Kpot cotton steady; middling uplandn,
lt.fiOc. No sales.
Cotton futures closed Irregular: Decern-
ber, 18.30c; January. 18.27c; March, 18.64c;
May, ia.&7c; July, IB 7r; October, ifi.iie.
The cotton market today cloned barely
steady at a net loss of 3 te 1& points.
Liverpool, Dec. 16. Cotton Kpot, steady;
good middling. It. 10c; mlddllna;. 11.00c; low
middling, lo.S4c. sales, o.ooo dm lea.
Omaha Hay Marc.
Omsha. Deu. 11. Prairie Hay C hole up
land. 111.60: No. 1. 110.60ft 11.00: No, I.
4imtft0 0; No. S, tl.OQtftOd; choice ntld-
isnd. 111. 00! NO. 1, 91O.OO01O.6H; y. I,
I8 6citf9 60; No. I, 7.60tfM.6O; choice low
land. I9.0fltf9.fc0; No. 1. tx.604ys.uo; NO 3.
47.OVtfH.UO: No. 9. 16.0047.90.
Straw Choice wheat, Ih.OOtjK tO; choice
oats or rye. IC.6U497.00.
Alfalfa Choice. 117.60; No. 1. 11610
14.60;s'.andard, 114. 6tf 16.60; No. 3. Il3.60tf
14 u: Nil X, VU.OOtf 12.00.
Dry deed Market,
New Tork. Dec. 16. Dry Ooods Cotton
goods were stesdy today with the exception
of a few lines of print cloths. Tarns were
uuletar and steadier. Wool markets wtre
higher, iteadv-to-wear llnna were mod'
arately active for spring and for winter r
sort trade.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE
Light Receipts, Very Dull Trade
and Sharp Decline in the
Price of Wheat.
DEMAND ACTIVE ENOUGH
Omaha, December 16, 1914.
Cash wheat suffered another big decline
today and prices on this cereal dropped
from tc. to nc ner bushel. The trade In
wheat waa very dull, both on account of
the decline and also berauen of very ngni
rerelols. The demand, however, was suffi
ciently active, but nailers were not satisfied
with the prices offnred and a good many
of them held their samples over. No. 2
hard wheat sold today for 1 67. and yes
terday the ear grade brought 1 tf
1.64 4, while the lower grades of wheat
Hold around tl.63tfl.64, or 4c under yester
day's market.
The corn market was quite arttve. and
while the market was quoted Htflc lower,
the decline wss small as compared wllh
thfl big drop In wheat values. White com
waa In good demand and a small premium
was paid for this cereal, but the yellow
snd mixed sold quite readily, No. 3 yellow
being quoted at Sic and No. t mixed at
Me.
The oats market was quoted from 1c to
I 'Ac lower and the trade In this cereal waa
rather active, considering the light re-
!ltt" No. 3 white oals waa quoted st
4H4tf49c and a car of sample white
brought 4
The trade In rye and barley was ex
tremely quiet.
Clearance we.re, wheat and flour equal
to 1,031.000 bushels; corn, 90,000 bushels;
oals, 261,000 biutheln.
Liverpool cloeo: Wheat, unchanged; corn.
o y. 2d lower.
Primary wheat receipts were 1103,000
hUMheJs, and ablpmenfs 670,000 bushels
uKKiimt receipts of 1.I72.O00 bushels, and
til i men m or sos.oon bushels iat year.
Primary corn receipts were 700,000 bushels.
and Hhtpments 489,000 bushels acalnst re-
elpts or l. on, ooo bushels, and shipments
of 641.000 bUMhnls last year.
I'rtmary oats receipts were 643,000 bushels,
and nhlpments 674,000 bushels against re
ceipts nt 804,000 bushels, and shipments of
l.ioj.ooo bushels last year.
CAR LOT RECR1PT8,
Wheat. Corn. Oats,
Hilcsgo 44 220 114
Minneapolis 267
Duluth Ut
Omaha 36 69 32
Kansas City 71 81 9
Hi. Louis 1 S7 36
Winnipeg ...71t
These sale were reported today;
Wheat No. 2 hard winter. 1 car. 11.67 '4;
1 car, 91.67, No. 3 hard winter, 1 car. 11 .62.
No. hard winter, 1 car, f 1.64 ; 1 car, 11.63.
Sample bard winter. 1 car, 1.40,
corn No. 3 white. 1 car. ftbttc; No. 3
white, 3 cars, 86c; No. 3 yellow, 3 cars.
86c; No. 3 yellow. 4 cars, 84 He No. 2 mixed.
l car, &c; l car, B6c; 3 cars, 840. No. 3,
mixed, 3 cars, 84c. No. 4 mixed, 3 cars, 84c;
3 cars, 83Hc. No, 6 mixed, 1 car, 84c; 1
car, 83 c. No. t mixed, 1 car, 86c,
oats no. 3 white, 3 car. 4i-; z cars.
48 lie. No. 4 white, 1 car, 48 lie. Sample
white, 1 car, 48c.
Omaha Cash Prices Wheat: No. 2 hard.
ll.6fitfl.57; No. 3 bard, ll.61tfl.66; No. 4
hard, 91.6041.64; No. 3 spring, ll.62tfl.S0:
No. S spring, 1.49tf 1.67. Corn: No. 2
white, Xfctf86c; No. 3 white. 84ltf95c;
No. 4 white, MtfS4Vfrc: No. 6 white, 830
84c; No. I white, 83tfS3u; No. 3 yellow,
1414096c; No. S yellow, S4tfl4c; No. 4
yellow. &3HtfM: No. C yellow, 83tfl4c;
No. t yellow, 83tttf.1c; N"- mixed, 84
9860; Np. t mixed, I4tfs4c; no. 4
mixed. !3'IOH4c; No, I mixed, 13084c;
No. 9 mixed, 92l48Sc. Oats: No. 3 white,
49tf 4IHc; standard, 48 tfttttc; No. I
white, 43Htf49c; No. 4 white, 484tfi48lio.
Barley: Malting, ll.00tfl.10; No. 1 teed,
8Stf04c. Rye.: No. I, ll.S3tfl.34; No. I,
1.3S1.33.
Omaha Future.
Th government crop report shows s big
decrease tn the supply of wheat and corn
nu under ordinary conditions this would
e' a bullish factor in the market, bat the
peace rumors and th lack of shipping facili
ties, have placed the bears In control, and
the close on May wheat was tl.tl, a drop
of It from the close Thursday. The
market opened from SltjO. to 4c lower and
the decline started heavy selling by shorts
and covering by longs.
The corn market was snectea tn seme
degree by the loss In wheat, but th strong
cash situation and the decrease In elevator
stocks served to keep up corn values.
Considering the decline in wneat, oats also
held up well, but the trade In this market
was very light, and closing prloea were un
hanged on December ana io lower on
May.
Local rang or options:
"Art. I Open. I High. I Low. Close, j Tea
WhL I I
Dec. t 1 90 1 60 141 1 41 168
May l 80068 1 10 161 1 61 14 2
July 1 134-31 1 14 IH 1 37 1374
Corn
Deo. 14 14 I3H 83 14
May . 18 It 14 14 17
July 16 , 86 14 14 86
Oats
Dec, 4t 44 4 44 48
May 6O04 10 48 48 60
Chicago closing prices, furnished The Bee
by Logan A Bryan, slock and grain brokers.
316 South Sixteenth etreet. Omaha;
Art" ' ( Open. High. Low. Close. Tea
WhL j I
Dec. 1 il 1 60 142 1 42 163
May 1 83 1 63 168 1 66 186
July 1 St 1 31 131 1 J! 142
Corn.
Deo. 97018 It 17 87 11
May 89088 19 88 St 91
July lt0l8 19 1 18 90
Oats.
Dec. 47048 48 48 46 4t
May 63060 62 60 (0 93
July 41 41 41 4S 60
Pork,
Jan. 37 10 17 36 17 00 27 06 26 16
May 19 90 It It 31 60 38 78 28 32
Lard.
Jan. 18 IS II 87 II 06 II SO 16 97
May II It It 36 16 07 It SO 18 00
Ribs.
Jan. 13 97 14 07 IS 17 14 00 13 86
May 14 36 14 46 14 It 14 S7 14 SO
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Get-any' Latest Peaee Propeeala Demor
alise Wheat Market.
Chicago. Dec. It. Report regarding die-
armament and peace threw wheat values
to the winds today. Kxctted selling re
sulted In losses that Jual before the end of
the day amounted to 13 a bushel. The
close was wild at 11.64 to 31.66 for May
and 91.31 to 11.83 for July, with the
market as a whole 10c to 13o under
yesterday's finish. Corn showed a setback
of lo to 3o and oats 2o to 3c. Pro
vision wound up with gains of 16c to 42c.
Such furious selling as came when the
wheat market opened rarely has been seen
Id Cbjcasfo. Th trade was confronting an
authorised statement from the oerman em
bassy at Washington that the proposed
peace parley ahould discuss universal limi
ted disarmament. From the Instantaneous
wholesale overturning of prices, and the
deafening uproar of offerings to unload
holding, the fact seemed plain that at
least In the wneat pit opinion was very
unanimous that a long step had been taken
toward peace, urgency to sell was so in
tense that inlttal quotations varied aa much
as nearly 9 cents a bushel among broker
not thirty feet apart. The nrat break.
which carried the market down 3c to
9c, widened within an hour to 10c, and
despite Intermittent rallies, due largely to
Droftt-taking by daring snorts, tne weak
neas grew more and more acute especially
in the last fifteen minutes oi tne session.
In addition to the Oerman embassy state'
ment, referring to a limitation of arma
ment, the wheat trade waa taking Into ac
count reports that Groat llriteln and Its
allies would directly or indirectly call for
Oermsny'a other terms and that neutrals,
Including the United States, were consider
ing Independent measures to help bring
about an understanding netween tne Bellig
erents. Yesterday's big setback In stocks
formed a further derided bearish Influence.
Misleading forecasts of the Washington
eroD reports gave tne bulls a brief respite.
rallying the market about 8 cents, but, the
report Itself sent prices down again as the
yield of wheat In the United States for
1918 waa estimated to have increased over
pre vt mis returns about 81.000,000 bushels.
Falling off In the government estimate
of the corn crop wss a factor In giving
relative steadlneea to corn. Nevertheless.
owing to sympathy with wheat the market
ahowed a decided sag. Oats -were de
pressed by heavy sales on the part of a
leadtna? export concern. ine amount aia
posed of from this source alone was said
to anregate a.eoo.ooo bus nets.
Provision responded only to a moderate
extent to peace developments. It was said
substantial purchases of lard were made for
Belslum.
Chicago Cash Prices Wheat: No. 2 red.
nominal; No. 8 red. nominal; No. 3 hard and
Ne. a hard, nominal, corn: no. b ye how,
nominal: No. 4 yellow, t8tf8tc; No. 4
white, 8tR9e. Uats: no. 3 white, sotf
604ic: standard. bQUUftie. riye: rto. x, ll.sti.
Barley: ISctfll.tS. Seeds: Timothy, 83.600
6.60; clover. I13.90tfl7.09. Fravtakiaai Park,
J8 T.o, lard. IJQ.tOtf IB. 86; ril. $13 &0fc
14.00.
Hutter Higher: receipt. 4,003 tuba.
creamery extras, 37 o; extra first. 36tf
37c-; firsts, 33tf36c; seconds, xztfjsc.
Kg;ss Unchanged; receipts, 1,961 case.
Cheese tne nan ed.
Potatoes Unchanged; receipts eighteen
cars.
Poultry Chickens unchanged; turkeys
higher; live 23c; dressed, 2tf2l&
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations of the Day on Various Leading
torn mod I ties.
New York, Dec. 16. Flour Market, weak;
spring patents, l.26tfH.60; winter patent.
I7.ftf 7.90; winter straights, 87.4007.66.
Wheat Hpot weak; No. 1 Durum, 91.01 ;
No. 2 hard, 11.71; No. 1 Northern Duluth,
11.84; No. 1 Northern Manitoba, 11.86 f. o. b.
New Tork.
Com Hpot easy; No. t yellow. 91.03 c. I. t.
New York
Data .Spot weak; standard l506Sc.
New York, Dec. 16. Flour Quiet
Hay Quiet; No. 1, 11.0601. 10; No. 3.
If. 00 0 1.12; No. 3, t0tf9&c; shipping, 76
tf 80c.
Hops Steady; state, common to choice,
1914, 46tf60c; 1916, RtfMc; Pacific coast,
1918. 12tf l&r; 1916. 8tf 11c.
Hide Firm; Bogota, 44046c; Central
America, 4 4M3e,
L eathes Firm; hemlock firsts, 67c; sec
onds, 66c.
Provisions Pork, steady; mess, 131.600
.12.00; family, 30.00tf 33.00; short clear
!300tf3Z.OO. Beef, steady; mess, $23.00
23.60; family, $26.50 tf 27.00. Lard, steady,
middle west. 1.90tf 17.00.
Butter Firm; receipts, 7,787 tuns; cream.
err. 40 tf41c; firsts, 37tf39c; seconds,
36tf 37c.
Ksoti yirm; receipts, 8,786 cases; fresh
gathered extra firsts, 490 60c; firsts, 47 tf 48c;
refrigerators, special marks, fancy, 34 tf
34c; refrigerators, seconds to firsts, 32tf
33r.
Cheese Irregular; receipts, 1,481 boxes;
stste. specials, 24 c; state, average fancy.
24tfZ4c.
Poultry Dressed, firm; chickens, 170
2tc; fowls, 16tf22c; turkeys, 18tf30c. Live.
trong: chickens, 20c; fowls, . 20tf 21c; tur-
keys, 16tf23c.
Kansas City General Market.
Kansas City, Dec. It. Wheat No. 2 hard,
1.62 1. 62; No. 2 red, 11.68 01. 81; December,
11.61; May, $1.51.
Corn Mo. z mixed, B tf it c ; no. z
white. 87c: No. yellow, 97088c; December,
86c; May, 66tfS6c.
uats No. 2 white, 63 tf &4c; no. z mixed,
63 tf 64c
Bu Iter Creamery. 38 c ; firsts, 37 c ;
seconds, :i6c; packing, 27c.
Kggs Firsts, 37c.
Poultry Hens, lc; rooster. 12c;
turkeys, 24c.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
Minneapolis, Dec. 1 6. Wheat May, 11.64
01.62: July. 11.6801.54. Cash: No. 1
hard, 1.83 tf 1.67 ; No. 1 northern, $1.69
tfi.2: No. z northern, i.m tf i,eo ; no.
3. !!.37tfl.67.
Corn No. 3 yellow, 83 9 85c.
Oats No. 3 white. 44tf46r.
Flaxseed 8.74tf3.81.
Flour Fancy patents declined 26c; quoted
at 19,00; other grades unchanged.
Barley 77ctftl. 10.
Rye tl.31tfl.33.
Bran 24.60tf 26.00.
8t LotUs Grain Market.
St. Louts, Dec. 16. Wheat No. 2 red.
nominal; No. 2 hard, 11.61 tf 1.67; Decem
ber, 11.66; May, 1.64.
corn no. z, ssc; no. z wnite, bbosc;
December, 89c; May, 89c.
uats Lower; track, No, z, sic; No. 2
white, nominal.
IJverpool Grain Market.
Liverpool, Deo. 16. Wheat Spot, No. 2
hard winter, 16s lid; No. 3, 17a.
Corn Spot, American mixed, new, 13 Sd.
DIN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
Increasing t'antton the Outstanding
feature.
New York, Dec. 16, Dun' Review to
morrow will say:
The outstanding and most reassuring fea
ture of the business situation as It has been
for some time, Is the increased caution
manifested In banking, producing, and dis
tributing channels. Foreign developments
have accentuated the tendency toward
wholesome conservatism without affecting
the progress of finance, or lessening the
volume of transactions In trade and In
dustry, and recent speculative ' readjust
ments have made the general outlook dis
tinctly clearer. Strength continues pro
nounced In many quarters and buyers, while
operating with sustained confidence, give
mora consideration to tne element of cost
In making commitments for the future.
Activity In some branches has subsided as
It Invariably does at this season, with sales
men coming In from the road for the holi
days and annual inventories under way, or
In course of preparation. Weekly bank
clearings 86.877,186.387.
Coffee Market.
New York, Dec. 16. Peace probabilities
were agsln reflected by a comparatively
active demand in the market for coffee fu
tures here today, and t&ere were further
advance. The opening was somewhat Ir-1
regular, with first prices 1 point lower to
1 point higher, and reports that Braxlllan
shipper showed a willingness to sell, at
yesterday s quotations, probably prompted
realising. Offerings were readily absorbed
by a broadening outside demand, however,
and active months sold 11 to 18 points net
higher during the afternoon, with March
touching 8.76 and July t.00, or about 66 to
83 points above the low level ot Monday.
The close was slightly off from the beat
under realising, but steady at a net ad
vance of 7 to 11 point. Sale. 174.250 lbs.;
December, 8.42c: January, 8.61c; February,
OOo ; March, 8.68c; March. 8.88c; April.
I.7c; May, 8.84; June, 8. 90c; July, , 8.94c;
August, 9; Sepetember, 9.66c; October, 9.10c;
November, 9.16c.
Spot Market firmer; Rio Tn. 8c; San
to 4'c, 10c, Firm offer from Santos were
Irregular, quotations for 4 s ranging from
19.10 up to 10.46. London credits, al
though It was rumored there were sales yes
terday at 10 cents. The official cables re
ported a decline of 76 rets at Rio, but San
tos futures were unchanged to 25 rels
higher.
OU ai
Savannah, Oa Dec. 16. Oil Turpentine.
firm, 62r; sales, 226 bbl.; receipts, 104
bbls. ; shipments, 190 bbls. ; stocks, 23,240
bbln.
Rosin Firm; sale, 313 bbls.; receipts, 435
bbl.; Rhlpment. 710 bbl.; storks. 91,473
bbl. Quotations: A, B. C, D, E, K. O,
H., 86-20; J, 36.36; K. 86.36; M, 16.66; N,
16.90; WO 17.06; WW, 97.26.
Metal Market.
New York. Dec. 16. -Copper, firm: electro
lytic, first quarter, nominal;, second and
third quarters. 83Z.&0U34.0Q. iron, steady
and unchanged. Tin, quiet; spot, 143.760
43.36.
At London Copper: Spot, 143 10s; fu
tures. 136 10s; electrolytic, 184. Tin: Spot,
us ios; luiures, tib os.
Sugar Market,
New York. Dec. 16. Sugar Raw, ateady;
centrifugal, 6.27c: molasses. 4.40c. Refined:
Dull: fine granulated, 7.16c. Sugar futures
were steadier on covering and support from
cuoan interests. At noon prices were 2 to
8 points higher.
Would Give Ex-Presidents
' Seats in the Lower House
Washington, Dec. IS Former nres-
idents Taft and Roosevelt and all
other future presidents of the United
States, after their terms expire, would
be Kiven a seat in the house ot repre
sentatives, without vote, at a salary
of $25,000 yearly, by a bill introduced
yesterday by Representative Moor of
Pennsylvania. Candidacy for any po
litical omce would automatically bar
such men from membership in the
house.
We Buy, Sell and Quote
United Mines Co.
of , Arizona
A New Copper Bonanza
Clrculw a Raqimt.
G.W. POPE & COMPANY
IS Brwrf tit.
Nn Y.rk City
JITNEY
TAXI
MAXWLLl CAKS
Webster 202
HEW YORK STOCKS
Market Undergoes Its Third
and Most Severe Test of
The Week.
WAB SHAEES ATTACKED
New York, Dec. 13. The toek market
underwent its third and moat severe test
of the week today, further eerlous inroads
being made upon prices curing the first
half of the senslon of another enormous sell
ing wave. Thla condition was materially
remedied In the later dealings, particularly
in the final hour a brisk rally, occasioned
in part by hurried short ceverlns, wiping
out many losses and substituting' notable
gains.
The statu of the domestic situation In
Its relation to the Teutonic peace over
tures was again made the 'weapon with
which to depress prices In the forenoon. In
well Informed qusrters, however, this was
regarded as secondary In actual importance
to the congested and over-extended bull
position denoted In the dealings of the
pending week.
War shares and af filiated Issues again
were the center of attack, while the liqui
dation was at Its height, with extreme losses
of 6 to 10 points In leading munitions,
equipments, metals, papers. Central Leath
er. Distillers' Heruritlns and Industrial Alco
hol, while Bethlehem Steel waa conspicuous
for Its gross decline of 47 K points to 626.
unttea states steel bore the brunt of the
early pressure In the extent of Its offerings.
i an extreme concession of 4 "A to 109
Steels' contribution of the days' transac
tions was eou.ooo shares, or about 26 per
cent of the total of 2,400,000 shares.
fcxcopi ror moderate recessions in some
of the grangers raln offered stout resist
anco to the early weakness, advancing 1 to
3 points, with a steady demand for minor
shares, particularly (Southern Hallway com
mon and preferred, Rock Island, the Pa
cifies and coalers. The somewhat conflict
ing government crop report seemed to ex
ercise little Influence despite the break in
grains.
i.lttle heed was paid to tho further hard
ening of exchange rates on Berlin and
lenna, the fncreaned northern securities
dividend or tho- prospects of another ex
pansion of local money holdings.
ieaiinga in bonds were relatively Itn-hr.
with a heavy tone. Total salos, par value,
$3,160,000. United States coupon 4s rose
6 and Panama coupons 3s lost on call.
Number of rbIm n.i nntgiiA. nn i ,i
ing stocks were;
Sales. High. Low. Close.
Am. Beet Surar... 11 .nn or, on
American Can 22,100 63 49 61
Am. Car A Found rv 11 Knit case cf.iv. us
Am. Locomotive 20'700 82 78 79U
oiiit-ii. K nei.. do.iui) 1U3 lb XS
Am. Sugar Kef 3,300 111 10SV4 1104
Am. Tel. & Tot 1,300 1254 126'A 12.1,
Am. Z., L, ft 8 6,000 60 4.54 47
Anaconda Copper.. 68,800 87',; 834 SBi
Atchison 4,300 104 '4 102 103
Bald. Locomotive., 21,700 69 67 li7i
Haltlmore & Ohio.. 4.300 84 84 A
Brook. Rapid Tran. 1,000 83 81 A 83
B. & S. (In tin a r 11 ?nn fifli: uu cjk
CaU Petroleum 2.200 23 23 23
Canadian Pacific. 2.900 167 1654 166
Central Leather. . , 63.500 97 90 034
Chesapeake A Ohio 6,900 66 64 66&
M. & St. P 1.100 :! 01 i:
Chicago ft N. W... 600 123 123 I23'4
C R. I. ft P. Ry.. 18 100 394 38 39
Chtno Copper 19,000 67T4 63 564
Colo. Fuel ft Iron. . 15,100 47 44 4fi
Corn Products Ref. 26,100 24 22& 23
Crucible Steel 49,400 69 63'i t7U
Diirtlllers' Securities 10,600 35 30 33
Erie 14,400 36 35 35
General Electric... 4.200 172 u. ififlii 171
Great No. pfd 1U
ureal o. ure Clis.. 4.S00 40 38 39
iiiuuio- wnimi. . . . 9V IV&ti XV 1W4
Inter. Con. Corp. . . 3.300 17 16 17
Inspiration Conner 59 1- SR kru.
Inter. Harvester.... 800 119 118 117
Int. M. M. pfd. ctfs. 70,400 106 97 103
K. C. Southern 20n 26
Kennecott Copper. . 12.600 48 45 47
Louisville ft Nash.. 200 132 1.T2 i:n
aiex. reiroieum. . . . lil.aoo 100" 96
90
i 38
U 19
17 A
Miami Copper 11,600 39 36
AI., IV. I. Did.... UU 21 i x v
Missouri Pacific. ... 400 16 16
Montana Power.... 700 10274 loiu loiu
National Lead 1.300 62 60 61
Nevada Copper.... 18,700 25 23 26
New York Central.. 9,100 105 104 106
N. Y., N. H. ft H . . 1.500 53 62 63
Norfolk ft Western . .... isKli
Northern Pacific... 4,300 110 109 109
Pacific Mail 3,900 22 21 22
Pacific Te . ft Tel 34
Pennsylvania 6,200 56 56 65
Kay con. uopper. . . 21,600 28 36 27
Reading 36,700 108 106 107
Rep. Iron A Steel., 46,300 79 76 78
Shattuck Arts. Con. 8.100 27 U -m m u
Southern Pacific... 9,000 97 96 97
Southern Railway.. 94,100 34 31 34
Studebaker Co 17.600 116 110 114
Texas Company 6.400 199 194 198
Union Pacific 28.300 145 143 144
U. S. Ind. Alcohol.. 37 800 116 110 113
U. S. Steel 668,200 114 109 112
U. S. Steel pfd 2,300 120 119 118
Utah Cop., ex. dlv. 65.300 109 104 107
Wabash pfd, "B". . 6.300 30 29 30
Western Union 1.000 100 100 100
Westlnghoum Blec. 26.200 66 51 54
joiai eaiea ior me uay, i,iuv,uvu snares.
London Stock Market,
London. Dec. 16. American stocks were
dull, checked by the decline In Wall street
on the stock exchange here today.
Silver Bar, 37d per ounce.
Money 4 per cent.
Discount Rates Short bills. 6 $5 per
cent; three months' bills, 65 per cent.
Bank Clearings.
Omaha. Dec. 16. Bank clearings for
Omaha today were $5,619,976.60 and for the
corresponding day last year, $3,796,517.03.
New York Money Market.
New York, Dec. 16. Prime Mercantile
Paper 4j)4 per cent.
Sterling mxenange Hixiy-aay puis.
$4.71; commercial sixty-day bills on banks,
$4.71; commercial alxty-day bills, 4.71; de
mand, $4.72; rabies, $4.76 7-16.
Silver Bar, 76c; Mexican aoiiars. &9c.
Bonds Government, steady; railroad.
heavy.
Time Loans strong: sixty days, 494
per cent; ninety days, 444 per cent;
six months, 4 9 4 per cent.
Call Money Strong: blghest, 6 per cent;
lowest, 4 per cent; ruling rate. 4 per cent;
AMUNFMENTS.
Phone
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Box office open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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taut loan, 4 per cent; closing brd. $ per cent;
offered at 6 per cent.
U. 8. ref. Ss, reg. 9r.. N. nn. 4s... 06
do coupon ... 99M. K. A T. iFt 4s 76
U. S. 3s. reg.,..100Mo. P. con, 6s. 13
do coupon ...100Mont. Power lis.. 99
V. S. 4s. reg 110 N. T. C. deb. 6s. 111
do couDon 111 "X. Y. City 4s.l09
Am. Smelt. 6s... 109 N. Y., N. H. & H.
Am. Tel. & Tel. cv. 6s 111
cv. 4s 10S No. Pacific 4s... 94
Anglo-French 6s. 03 do 3a 66
Alch. gen. 4s.... 94Ore. S. I ref. 4s 93
. & u. is ifac. T. fit T. DB. .iuu
Beth. St. ref. 5s.lflt Pnnn con. 4Ua..l06
Central Pac. 1st. 90 do gen. 4...103
i;. & u. cv. 4s. Pi Heading gen. s. va
C, B. ft Q. Jt. ia 98St. L. & San F.
C, M. ft St. P. ref. 4 Hi
cv, 6s 105U.SO. Pac cv. 5S..103
C. R. I. ft pt Ry, do re 4h 92
ref. 4s 7 So. Railway 6s.. .101
C. ft S. ref. 4s. 4Unlon Pacific 4s. 98
D. ft R. O. c. 4b.. 9 do cv. 4s 93
Erie gen. 4s 73 IT. S. Rubber ia.A0'lL
Clen. Electric 5s..I05U. S. Steel Ca lfl.r-
ui. ro. isi ts..tnjw. union ... tn
I. C. ref. 4s 112 Dom. of C. 1931. 99
K. C. So. ref. 6s.. 90 "Bid.
CORN CROP LITTLE
BELOWAVERAGE
Final Estimate of Production
More Than Two and Half
Billion Bushels.
OATS ARE ABOVE AVERAGE
Washington, Dec. 15. Final esti
mates of this year's production of the
country's principal farm crops, an
nounced by the Department of Agi -culture
today, are:
Final Yield 5-Yr. Av.
1916 110-14.
Com (bo.) 2,r.S3,241.0flO 2.7S!,4fi7,0Oft
Wheat (bu.) 639.SSt6.00l) 728,2:5,000
Oats Cbu.) 1.251.992,000 1,1 r.7. 961, 000
Barley (bu.) .... 180,927.000 186,208.000
Rye (bu.) 47,383.000 37,568,000
Buckwheat (bu.) 11.840.000 17,022.000
Flaxseed l&,4r9,000 18,353,000
Rice 4t.9H2.Q00 24,378,000
Potatoes 286.437.000 360,772,000
Sweet potatoes.. 70.956.000 57,117,000
Hay (tamo) 89.991,000 66,234,000
Tobacco (Iba.)... 1,150,622,000 991,958,000
Cotton (bales)... 11.611.000 14,269,000
Sugar beets 6,671,000 6,391,000
Apples (bbls.)... 67,696.000 65,966,000
Waterback 'Explodes
And Wrecks Building
Rapid City, S. D.. Dec. IS. (Spe
cial.) When Ed Baken of the Pen
nineton County State bank of this
city returned from a1 trip out of town
and started a fire in his home in the
kitchen range he did not stop to in
vestigate to see if the water pipes
to the hot water tank were frozen.
As a result the steam burst the pipes
and wrecked the rear of his dwelling.
Every window was smashed and the
water front of the stove was blown
through the walls of a closet and into
the front part ot the house. Mr. baken
escaped injury.
Four Thousand for Eye.
Rapid City, S. D., Dec. 15. (Spe
cial.) In the civil action of Charles
Peterson against the Otho Develop
ment and Land company the jury
awarded plaintiff judgment of $4,000.
He was suing for $JU,(KK) damages for
the loss of an eve. sustained in 1914
while he was working for the defend
ant company in its mine at Key
stone. Important
Notice
Account reconstruction of the
Union Pacific bridge across the
Missouri River, until further notice
Rock Island local passenger trains,
No. 303, due Omaha 12:05 p. m.,
from Des Moines, and No. 310, due
to leave Omaha 4 :20 p. m. for Des
Moines, will run to and from Coun
cil Bluffs only.
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STOCK MARKET HAS
FEVERISH SESSION
Third Downward Movement
Sinoe Peace Talk Began is
the Most Violent.
BETHLEHEM TAKES LEAD
New York, Dec. 15. The stock
market experienced another feverish
session of violent liquidations today,
credited to continued apprehension
over the effect of possible peace on
the earnings of munitions, steel and
kindred concerns which have prof
ited by the war.
Losses in the stocks of these com
panies ranged from 3 to U points un
der yesterday's lowest quotations,
with 32'A for Bethlehem Steel. It
was the third severe downward move
mint since the announcement of the
German peace proposals Tuesday.
United States Steel was again the
outstanding feature, almost 4:10.000
shares changing hands before noon
at an extreme loss of 4J4 points.
Greater weakness was shown by In
dustrial Alcohol, Marines, Atlantic.
Gulf and .West Indies, Central
Leather, Lackawanna Steel, I'tali
Copper and International Paper.
Sales to noon totaled 1,300.000 shares.'.
Aallies of 1 to 3 points were made
in the early afternoon, but the mar
ket continued extremely sensitive.
Sweeping losses were made in the
second hour. Bethlehem Steel, which
sold exdividend of 7'A per cent, de
clining il'A points to 540. United
States Steel, Crucible Steel, Republic
Iron, Central Leather, Intcrantional
Paper, Marine preferred and Utah
and Kennecott Coppers were 3 to 7
points under yesterday's final figures,
with for Industrial Alcohol.
Draws Gun by Muzzle
And is Instantly Killed
Rapid City, S. D., Dec. 15. (Spe
cial.) As James Brodsky pulled a
shotgun, muzzle first, from a wagon
on which he was loading corn fodder
in a field near Owanka something
caught the trigger, exploding the shell
in the gun. The muzzle of the gun was
but a few inches from the young man's
abdomen and he received the full
charge, tearing his body almost in
two. He was killed instantly.
Deceased was a young man, having
just passed his twenty-first birthday.
He lived with his father on a ranch
near where the accident happened.
Election Contest at Denison.
Denison, la., Dec, 15. (Special.)
The recount of the votes cast for the
office of county attorney will begin
December 26 at the court house. It
will take some ten days or two weeks.
Andrew Bell, jr., the defeated candi
date, asked the recount as against
W. E. Kahler, who was given the elec
tion certificate. Kahler's majority was
forty votes.
For further information inquire of
J. S. McNally, D. P. A.,
14th and Farn.m, W. O. W. Bldg.
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