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12 THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1917. LIVE STOCK-MARKET Stock Trains Arrive Late on Account of Storm Cat tle Some Easier. HOGS TEN TO TWENTY UP Omaha, Jauiaary SI, It IT. n "tflpts vert; Cattle Hnfa Shp, Official Monday M!0 10,72 15.M1 Offtrlal Tuveday .617 23.7CI 11.97 till ma It Wednesday... 7,000 53F5A0 6.600 Three day tbli week. .S6,m M.H3 43.940 Same day laat wek..20.0U 44.717 M.lt4 Same days t weki acoZ!,l 46.30A 37.1)12 Same day 1 weeki ago27, 144 6f..Sfi6 53.4ft Same day 4 wecki ago30v5O S0.1 3K.02O Sara days laat year.. 17, 246 fiC.610 22,386 Cattle Receipts were very liberal tbla montlnf. 277 can being reported In, but owing to the aerere cold weather and aterm anly about half of the receipts were la sight when the market opened. As uaual under such conditions trd was very alow and dull, white prices ranged anywhere from weak to possibly 10c lower In spots. Owing to the late arrival of trains the market was a drag throughout the whole forenoon. Ouiiialioii uh cattle, tuud lu ubviw year' ti.ig beeves. Ill 6tll.l; to choice beeves. I1U.H01I.1O: fair to good beeves. t 7IO10.2K; common to fair beeves, IK.o -1.7a; good to choice heifers. 17 76M 7fc good to choice ccws. 17 61' 8.36; fair to good coirs. UfcOO? in; eommoo to fair cnwa. U efl.(.0. prime feeding steers, ft 000 10 W; good to r ho lor feeders. IS Ugl 00; fslr to good feeders. IV.froftS.fv; common to fa!r feeders. I 6007.60; m1 .to choice tockera. 17 7601 M, stock belft a, 17 000 a. 60; stock cows. M1O07.76; stock oalves. I7.OO0I VO; veal calves, IS.tOOll 00; beef bulls, stags, etc. t7.OO0t.6O; bologna bulls, 16 00 0 7 US. Representative sales: BREK 8TKKR8. N'O. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. I.. 020 7 3S 12 &7 17 40 7... II... 37... It... 10... 31... 724 7 76 t 15 IS 711 tl6 mo ft no 6 36 8 60 t 00 t 40 t 66 t 70 ... 97 4 ... HI t 10... 3... St.., 33... S... 21... ft... 13... 14... at... 36... ... 117 t lift ..1044 .. n ..1110 .. 771 ..1166 ..1110 ... 120 t 26 ...1024 60 60 ' t 76 t It ...mo SO It.... 21.... 14...., It...., 17...,, t.... (...., ...1131 ...120f I 10 0 00 .4106 10 06 ,.1160 10 10 ..1161 10 SO ..1171 10 40 ..1316 10 lb ,.10t 10 26 ..11 10 36 ..1310 It 66 ..1371 10 10 II RIPER 8. . Ill 76 13........ 711 1 19 .. MI T IS I........ 476 7 16 ,. 720 T 10 140 T 76 .. 106 I 00 ' S ..1116 16 .. .710 I 26 I f.10ft I 60 713 I 76 ., Ill 0 00 ... I.. 30 fit 10 00 8TOCKER8 AND FBEDKR8. 24 T41 7 26 26 440 f 60 7 TI4 t 26 22.... ....1026 t 66 Hogs Almost as many hogs were In sight for today as wers hers yesterday, ft II mat mi placing the run at 102 cars, or j;.68 head. Par ths three days to far this week receipts amount to 66,113 head, which la 12,000 larger than a week ago, 10,000 hftvtr than two weeks ago and a few hundred head .tiger than for the same days laat year. Not over half of the number of hogs ssbected h. 4 been yarded when the market opened hut buyers all needed hogs, and : as the severely cold weather, which was reported as general over the northwest, made It uncertain aa to whether everything would arrive In time for today's trade the market was active and sharply higher right from ths start. . , After opening on k 0a20o higher bails the market improved ateadlly as the day went along, a. good many sales being as much as zoc, a quarter and in extreme Instances 20o higher. In other words, fore noon aales ranged all the way from a dime to too higher, and as a general thing were around ivc above yesterday, uy noon ths market waa less excited than early, but packers and ahlppera wero still taking nose simui a lasi aa iney cams in prices tlimt wre sa good as any Urns of tns dsy. A lew trains wero still to be . heard from at a lata hour. . As Is common on a sharp advance. good many of the light and plain mixed hoga, which are ordinarily In the poorest demand, showed more advance than any thing else, and the spread of the bulk was not as wide ss It wa yriterday, moat of the sales landing at tll.86ttll.66. As hi ah as 111.70 had been paid a god many times and wniie. there were no authentic ports of anything at HI. 76 a rumor of a sals at that figure refused to be downed. Today's prices, which are fully SOo higher . than the close or laat week, are ths high' sat in the hlatory of ths market. Repreaentauvo. ant: No. Av. 8h. Pr. . No. Av Bh. Pr. 27. .166 ... II 1ft 24. .161 ... U 20 7t..l0 ... 11 30 64. .316 80 11 36 ' 66. .123 ... 11 40 77. .306 ... 11 46 76. .344 ... 11 10 70. .201 11 66 30. .221 ... 11 ftU I6.tl6 ... 11 Q 10. .28 ... 11 06 16. .317 ... It 70 Sheep A very moderate midweek run of ' sheep anil lambs was reported In thla morn ing, eat) ma tea placing the supply at twenty- seven cars, or 4,600 head. Thti makea the total for the flrat half of ths week 48,340 head, aa compared with 23,404 laat week, 3i,8i3 two wccks ago and 88.3BI laat year. Teaterday'i close on lambs was very mean. Alter reporting higher prices early, Chicago latsr wired a lQ016o lower market nd ths result wts that some of the handy lambs, as wall as practically alt ths weighty stuff which packers refused to take hold of during tho morning, did not find an outlet until sellers mads concessions of 16026c from Monday's figures. For ths big weight stuff, oven of beat quality. It was largely a 6!i.760ix.o market, while 114.00 stopped soms handywslght stuff. Aged stock did not share ths weakness, but. If anything, was stronger on ths flnlah, good swea bring ing tlO.I6. a new record, lata. Today the run did not furnish any too : good a -basia tor comparisons, as It was of a very mixed sort. Light and handy lambs were comparatively scares and sold at prices that were stesdy to strong with yesterday's best time and sharply higher than ths cloae, morning sales being made largely at 114.86014.40. tho latter price a new recora tor me market. Heavy lambs, Including soms held over from yesterday. looked about steady with Tuesday's low close, sales ranging from 1 1 3. 76 0 1 4. 1 o. CllDDers wers. If anything, stronger, fall dips bringing HI.IO, ths highest price ever paid here, while fresh clipped stuff that failed to sell yesterday landed at 111. 71. Continuous strength waa noted In eld aheep, offerings being moderate. A - good Kind of owes sold as high as $10.36, equal ing ths top made on yesterday's close, with common stuff at 83.00, Yearlings that were good, but not of top class, brought 112.71 and a small package of wethers touched 111.90. Nothing in ths feeder line had shown up at noon. Yesterday a late ar rivals, four cars of Wyoming feeding lambs that brought 114.16, set a new record for ths yards. At noon today there were etlll several load., bask. Quotations on sheep and lambs; Lambs. gved to choice, 114.00014.40; lambs, fair to good, 113.60014.00; lambs, clipped. 811.36 13.00;- lambs, feeders. $18.60014.36; year lings, good to choics, iii.BO0ii.oo; year lings, fair to good, $11.00013.00; wethers, fair to choice. $8.60010.76; ewes, good to choice. $10.00010.40; ewes, fair to good, tH.76tfl0.00; ewes, plain to culls, $6,000 I. SO. Representative sales: No. ' . Av 33 cull owes 10 241 ted lambs 88 223 fed lambs 71 4&7 fed Mexican lambs.1 10 , Pr. I 00 IS 00 14 36 II 26 M. Louis Uvs (Mock Market. St. Louis, aJn. II. Cattle Receipts. 1.300 head: market, steady; native beef steers, $760011.76; yearling steers and heifers. $8.60011.60; cowa, I6.SO08.76; Blockers and feeders, $6.8001.60; prims southern beef steers, ft.OQ0ii.9o; ir cows ana neirers. $4.3601.00; prims yearling stsera. and heif ers. $7.60019.00; native calves, !. 000 14.60. Hogs Receipts. 16,000 head; market, higher; lights. $11.40011.00; pigs, $1,000 10.76; mixed and butchers, $11.60 011.10; good heavy, $11.86611.17; bulk of sales, $11.66011.80. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 1.100 head; market, atcady; Iambs, $12,764)14.60; swos, $.60410.60; yearlings, 11 1.004 12.26. City Live Stock Market, Kansas City. Jan. II. Cattle Receipt!, 6,000 head; market, strong; prims fed Hteers. 111. 04411. 76; dressed beef steers. $8.60010.10; western steers, $7.76011.26: soul horn steers, $7.00 0 8.60; cowa, $6,760 8.60; heifers. $7.00011.09; Blockers and feeders, 1 6.16 1 0.00 ; bulls. $4.60 0 1. 60 ; talvss. $7.00013.50. , Hoes Receipts, 7.000 head;' market, higher; bulk of sales, $11.600 U. IS; heavy, Sll.fiO011.IO;parkers and butchers, $11,860 11.86; light, $11.26011.10; pis. $l.t6 Aheep and Lambs Receipts, 1.000 head market, higher; lambs, $13.60014-40; year lings, $11.76 0 13.68; wet here, $1000010 76; ewes, $9.7t019.48; stockers . and feeders! tr.Of0U.16. NEW YORK STOCKS Market Does Nit Make Favor able Response to Steel Statement. SHORT INTEREST EXTENDED New Tor, Jan. 21 The atock market did not make favorable responae today to the financial statement of the United States Steel corporation Issued after the cloae of yuterday's sVsalon andthla encourage the abort Interest to extend recent operations. The moderate extra dividend declared by the steel directors waa commendHrt In con' aervatlve quarters, although It waa generally felt that the enormous earnings warranted more liberal distribution Confederation of testimony brought out at the "leak ' Inveatlgatlon was In name quar ters considered one of the day's deterrent factors, Tho opinion expressed by one of the wltneaaeH rumectlnr oeacc nearttlallona and their efface upon domestic condition created considerable Interest among the speculative element. Steel fluctuated throughout, opening with a gain which aoon was forfeited, making full recovery at midday and falling hack again In the laat hour when the entire Hat, coppera excepted, waa at lowest levels. Steel's final quotation of 112 represented a net loai of point. Bethlehem ateel Issues were unusually active and weak, the old stock making an extreme decline of 27 points to 396 with a loss of 7 for the new shares, the "rights' thereto losing 4 points. Other heavy Blocks included General Mo torn, which registered a gross loss of 4 points, with 44 for Atlantlo, Gulf and Went innies and tt lor industrial Aiconoi, Paular Industrials, Petroleums, Marines, Sueur, and eoultimenta Inat 1 to 2 nnlnts. Hails were una moderate nut persistent pressure, Canadian Pacific yielding with 1 to 3 points for Union racific, St. Paul, Reading and Southern Railway, and 7 for . 1ouls ft San Francisco preferred. Metals, notably Utah Copper, which was iL points higher, at best, were the only strong featurmi, although cloning prices were made on a moderate rally. Total sales, 74o, 000 shares, Urea at the new low record of 710 fur nished the only noteworthy feature of the foreign exchange market. Honda were hegvy on further selling of the International group. Total sales, par value. 14,240,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. NumlMr of aales and Quotations on load' ins a tonka: Sales. High. Low. Cloae. Am. Reet Huear... 3.600 K9 4t 81 American Can ... 4,600 in 47 li 47 Am. :ar rnarv. i.juw bh by tw Am. Locomotive. .. l.aoo 7H " Am. ftmelt. ft Rfng. 17.100 107 106 Am. Hugar Rfng.. 100 112 110 Ana. Tel. sc Tel.... 100 l2ft 126 444 104 1101 116 Am. z i. i.vuo Anaconda Copper.. 11,400 Atrhlson 3.100 ' 39 38 3R "CIS 81 S3 106 104 104 3 Baldwin Loco 1,100 bh btv, isaltl. ft un 10 l.MMl 0 7S 4 2 It, 2 Brook. Rapid Tran. 1,200 77 60 R. & H. CoDIHtr. Z.4O0 2.400 f'.l. Petrol. urn . !7H S6, Canadian 'at'lflo. 2.300 161 inn Central LeaHier... 16,700 4V Cheaa. A Ohio...., 100 US' hi. r e.eno C. ft N. W 600 183 C H. I. ft P MO 31 U. 1! 121 unino ;opper Colo. Fuel ft Iron, Corn Prod, Rfng.. Crucible Hteel .... 21 i 2S Ilst. Securities. . . Kris 6.400 General Klectric. M00 170 lflHV4 U 1.100 U llS llf.Vi 1,400 .ID'S 3i'i 35 1 no. pfd.... Ot. No. Ore CtfS uinois central . titer. Con. Corn ieuu inoi, li'DH juol 1.100 loli 14 14 Inspiration Copper 7,600 67 ( ,tt Of 120 Int. Harv., N. J I. m. m. pra. cub., H.6HO K. C. Southern. . .. 400 Kennecott Conner. 10.400 4 UH 82U ' UK 21 'i 14Vi 4t 45 45'. Louis, ft Nash..... UK Mex. I'etroieum... JU.ion WVVi wnth pa Miami Connor s,.ie tif n i. 3.600 2Vfc U Mo. Par:. nwO... Montana Powor ... National Load ... Novada Copper . , . N. Y. Central N. T N. H. H. Norfolk Wonterit Northern Pacific, Pacific Mall Pacific Tel. Tel. Ponneylvanla Ray f!nn. Copper,. ReadtnK Hop. Iron A Steel Bhattnck Aril Cop, Ftouthern Pacific. , 40 10 104 104 3! 6 l 11 70 10 31 4,700 17 4.000 20 14,700 100 7,000 77 1.400 7 32 Southern Railway. 11.1H0 rudebaker Co..., 7.300 Teiaa Co 1.000 Union Pacific , fc.200 Union Pacific pfd. 300 6 in 14 V. H. Ind. Alcohol 1I.H00 120 117 117 T 1.0.10ft 11S4 111U 11, IT. H. Steel pfd... 500 130 120 120 utan copper o,.w jut. .on m Wahaah Pfd, "B" too SO 2 1 W..tern union ... (wu t if ,o Wi-MIn,. Klectric 1,600 .3 (2 63 Total Mlo. for the day, 74M00 aharea. t HICAOoTlVK STOCK MARKET. Cattle Weak Ho,, straw and Hither Chlcaco, Jan, !l.Cattla RMelpu, 11.000 head: market, weak; native beef cattle, 17.764111.06; we.tern ateera, 17.76010.16; fltocker. and fecdora, $0,0049.10; cowa and helfera, ft.oovio.ao; calve., oio.tdvm.,0. HoKa Receipt., 61,00. head; market, atrons; 16420c above yeaterday'a averate; bulk or eaiea, lu.iocpii.oo; nrnta, in.xto 11. tO; rolled, til .304)111. 00; heavy, 111.350 11.16; roufh, 111.364) 11.60; pi,,, .(6 10.76. Naw York Mom? Market Now York. Jan. 31. Prim. Mercantile Paper 3t?3 per cent. Sterling- Exrhante Sixty-day btlla, 14.73; commercial Blxty-day bill. on banka, 64.71; commercial atxty-day bill., 64.73 ; demand, 14.760; cablea, 14.70 7-14. Silver Bar, 70c; Mexican dollar., 66c. Bonda aov.rnm.nt, at.ady; railroad, heavy, . Tim. Loana Ftrmar; alxty day., t03 per cent; ninety day., I4fS per cent; .lx month., 303 per cent. Call Money Steady; hl.heat, t per cent; loweat, 1 per cent; ruling rate, 1 per cent; laat loan, I per cent; cloalng bid, 1 Dor cent; offered at I per cent. . U. B. ref. ta, rog.SI,, It N. un. 4...I7 -ao coupon ...w -M..K. T. 1st 4e.78 U. R 3.. reg.,.10l Mo. Pac. con. la. 105 do coupon ,.101 Mont. Power ta. 100 U. S. 4a, reg.,.110 N. r. C. deb. a.1la do coupon ..110N.T.C'y4e(6S) 110 Am.T.T.cv.4..10 N. Haven cv. ta, 104 Anglo-French fa. .03No. Pao. 4. 30 Atchlaon gen. 4a. 90 do ta 48 B. 4k O. 4 4I0, 8. L. ref. 4a.. 94 Beth. Stl. ref. 6a.l01Pac. T. T. 6a. 101 Cen. Pac. lat....93 Pa. con. 4e..,.106 C. A O, cv. 4a.t3 do gen. 4a.,104 C, B. U. jt. 4a.90Readlng gen 4a. .94 C..M.St.P.cv.6a,107 Do. Pac. cv. 6a. ,103 Rock lei. ref. 4a.. 77 do ref. 4a 94 C. S. ref. 4a..!7 So. Ry. to 101 D 4R. a. eon. 4i.4L'nlon Pacific 4a. .99 Krle gen. 4.,.. .73 do cv. 4. 96 On. Kloc. 6....106tT. S. Rub. ....10S OLNo. let 4..100IT. S. Steel la. ..104 1. C. ref. 4a....94Weet. Union 4a.98 K. C. s. ref. 6a. .10 D. ot C. (1931), .100 Bloat City IiT. Stack Market. Sioux City, la., Jan. 31. Cattle Receipts. I. 600 head; market, steady; beef ateeis. I10 00B11.11: butcher., a.00019.00; fat cowa and heifers, 90.OO4rt.8t: oannera, 14.36 495.76; stockers and feeders, 96.60 0 9.00; calvea, lt.00O9.00; bulla, stage, etc., 16. &0 4t.to: feeding cowa and helfera, I6.60O8. St. Hogs Receipts, 14.000 head; market 10c to ttc higher; light, lll.OOOU.86: mixed. 911. 40 011.41; heavy, lll.80Oll.7t; plga, 9. 60O10.00; bulk of aalea, 111.36011.46. Sheep and lmbs Reoelpta, 800 head: market, steady: fed mutton., 99.16013.36; wethers, 910.00OU.09; .was, 99.36O10.36; lamba. 81I.S00 14.00. CUlM Market. New York, Jan. 31. Cotton Puturea opened at.ady; March, 17.33c; May, 17.35c; July. 17 34c: October. lt.40c; December, 14.60c bid. Cotton futures opened steady: March, 17.49c; May, 17. ttc: July, 17.940; October, It. 97c; December. 19.74c. Spot cotton quiet: middling uplands, 17.66c Salsa, 9,100 bale.. Liverpool, Jan. 31, Cotton Spot, In fair demand; prices easier; good middling. II. 13d; middling. U.02d; low middling, lt.tld. Salea, 1,000 balea. St. Joseph Un Ktock Market. Nt. Jo.nnh. J.n S 1 r'a.tl. u -. - 000 head: market steady; steers, I7.60O 12.00: cows and heifers, It.OOO 10.60; oalvea. 9t.60Olt.10. .oaivoa. Hoga Receipt.. ' 9.09 9 head: opening 10c higher; top, 111.90; bulk of aalea, 111.46 0 11.80. Hh.in mnA - . ... . r -. ..,.i,w, i,,vu neaa : market strong; lambs, II3.60O14.36; ewefc H.".w. Metal Market. New York, Jan. II Metala Lead, 98 js Spelter, easy; a pot, Eaat St. Lout, delivery' 310.36010.71. ' Copper, firm: ol.c,..i..,.. flrat, aecond andthlrd quarters, .27.50v-12.6o'. run, .., u Huvwanaeo. Tin, firm; .pot, 946.25, asked. At London Copper, spot, 1134 6a: futurea (180 6s. Electrolytic, fltt. Tin, spot, (113 3a id: futures, (194 la fd. Lad, (it. 8i. . J"H 00 1)1 s.aoo 47H 4't , nno n 11.401) s aou tOO 274i 26 111. 311 'i 2,100 S4U 14H 2 ii 3.200 1004 100 100 7,100 42 40 4 l.HnO 136 194 134 1,100 101 107 107 GRAIN AND PRODUCE Prices for All Kinds of Grain Move Up a Little on the Omaha Market. PREMIUlff FOE WHITE CORN Omaha, January 31. The rash wheat situation was not par- tlriilarlr active today, but receipt were rather light and most of the jI that warr reports, war mads at auoatanllally blather prlcAs, The demand, however, was not over ai'tlve and trading slowed up somVwha Just before noon, with No. 1 hard wheat nulling; st 11.76, No. 3 hard wis quoted II. .4 to II. 7. and the poorer grades were selling from 11. CO to 11.18. Males of durum and rolled wheat were also light. No. 3 mixed being Quoted 11.72 and durum mixed wheat of the same grade going at 11.73. Lorn receipts were pretty good as com pared with the receipts of wheat, but the r-orn run was very light for tnls lima of tne year. The market was Arm. with nrUsss ml In from c to le higher, and white com aeli ing at a good premium over both tne yel low and mixed, the commercial grades of wntte rorn selling at 9tn and the yellow ana mixed or the sams grad brought iroro atc to 9ttc. Oats were rather active, and while orlce advanced from a to c, the sales were not very large on account of the light run. Hye was quoted nominally from ltte to in nigner. and barley wms quoted from un changed to 2c lower, the malting ; variety seiunr ne under ywterdar market. riearances were: Wheat snd flour equal to H47.00O humels; com, 176,000 bushels; oats. Primary wheat receipts were 186,000 bush' els and shipments KI6.000 biuhela. sgalaat receipts of l,t 10,000 bushel snd shipments or H3,ooo buheie laat year. trimary corn receipts were ..fOfc.nno bush i and ihlpmanls 607,000 bushels, agalnet receipts of 777,000 bushels and ihlpmenta of 723,000 bUrtbele last year. t'rimary oats recefpti were fll.ooo bushels snd shipments H22.000 buehels, against re ceipts of l,Ssz,0O0 bushels and ihlpmcnts of 1,104,000 bushi U last year. Wheat. Cons. 344 Oats. Chicago 67 Omaha 20 117 13 7 10 Kansas City 1U 37 04 . LrOUlS 00 These sales wers reported today: Wheat No. 3 hard winter: 1 cars, H TO. No. 2 hard winter: 3 cars, 11.71; 1 car, I1.74H: 2 cars, 11.74; 3 csrs, 11.72. No. hard winter: 1 car. ll.il. Bamms nam win ter: 1 car, U.flU: I oars, car, $1.00. flampls spring: 1 oar. Il.il. No. I durum mixed: t ear, It. 71. No. I mixed: 1 car, $1.72. No, 4 mixed; 1 oar. 11.71; 1 car, 1.0I. Barley No, 4: 1 ear, 11.01. No. 1 feed: car. 11.01. Cora No. whits: 1 ear, 9bo. no. white: 2 cars. Obc. No. 2 yellow: 1 ear, ttc No. 1 yellow: 1 cars, 94 Ho. No .0 yellow: 1 car. 9S4e. No. 2 mixed: 1 car, 4VbC No. I mixed 4 can, Hc; I cars. 44c. No. 6 mixed: 1 car, 94 4c; 1 car, 04 c. Oats Standard: i ear. 6tc. no. wnits csrs, 64c, No. 4 white: 2 can, 53 c. Sam Die white: 2 cars. 61 Sic ; 1 car,U40. Omaha (Jsnh Frloes wneat: jno. 2 naro, ll.7&stl.7: No. 2 hard. II.T4A1.7S: hard, ii.ibCfi.t.8 ; no. 3 ipnng, ii.mv 70: No. I bp ring, SI. 0801. 71. Corn: no. : whit. .4 V totlc.i No. 2 white. tihkOibe No. A white. H4uS4Ac: No. a wniie, vw 4c; No, I White. a04c; No. 2 yellow. 04Ut904Vc: No. 2 yellow. 4UP4ttc; NO. yellow, 44fS4irie; no. ft ye now, .v tc; No. 6 yellow, IZtyUc; No. 2 mixed, 04O4Ho; No. 2 mixed. 04 04 4c; No. i mixed. S4e04We: No. S mixed, U&Uc No. -mlxed. I214t4e. Oats; No. Z wmte. 4US9K4Un: stannarou momxc ro. hits, l3flrD4c; no. i wniie. Msgwv Barlev: Mltln. II.07O1.1&; No. 1 reed, 6 11,07. Kye; no, x, ro, s, 1.3O01.37. Onsslw Futures Market. A lack of foreign demand and peace rumors caused a sharp breaK on the local future market, and May wheat ruled about in lower and the July about lVtO lower. The opening prices on theie articles were toady to fractionally tower, out wnen u bectanie apparent that there was no demand foi- export grain, prices started tumbling and both the May and July options closed lose to the low mark of the day, The break In wheat was quickly followed by pries loues In corn and oat. May corn ruled from 4491)40 lower snd May oats declining, o. aUocai range or options: Art. Open, j Hlgh. j Low. Close, j "May 1 ilTi 72 16M4 1 i July 1 44 1 44 142 1 42 HP. I 82 1 32 131 1 II Corn. May 17006 . 07 01 IS July 01 01 16 H B Oats. May 14 R4 14 14 July 10 60 40 40 Tea. 172 144H J 39 84 0 Chicago closing prices, flirnlihed The Ba by togsn A Bryan, stock and grain brokers 3l outn Hixieenm street, (imoha Art I Open I High I Low Cloae. Tes' Wht I I ' I : I May 1 78 1 701171 1 71175 July 1 SO. 1 50 Jl4 1 414 P. 1 l 1 2IM12 1 it 111 May 1 01 1 Ot j t I100 July 00 II tfcHl 0 Oats, I I May M BG SS SO July 14 . (4 63 53 G4 Pork. I I May 20 IE SO 41 III TS 20 78 20 00 July 21 Tfi 30 IS III 42 21 42 20 17 lrd 1 ' May II Tfi 1 7S H 161 11 67UIH OS July 1 17 10 07 II 70 10 70 10 77 Ribs I ! I May IS 77 IB 7715 SB IS S7lfi 7! July IS h lb 16 J IS 7t 16 72lS 12 Lseal Stocks and Bonds. Quotation furnished by Bums, Brlnker Co., 441-62 Omaha National bans huiM. Ins.. Omaha. Neb.: Storks Blrf. AmltmA Beatrice Cream Co., pfd 107 ma , oniineniai u. Kie. Uo., pfd. 75 77 100 1J2 Corn States Hemm Col.. 9 Cudahy Parking Co m Cudahy Tacking Co.. nfd 10B Peere Co., pfd u inn 7T 102 88 60 116 100 60 76 7 Douglas Motel Co., combined., 06 Fairmont Creamery Co.. nfd. Ann Oooch M k K Co 7 pet pfd "B'MOO Lincoln T. A T. Co.. com. 7 pet. 17 Incoln Traction Co., common. SO Mountain Stales T. A T lis Nye-ftchneider-Kowler Co 00 O. C. B. Bt. Ry. com 4X A C. B. Rt. Ry. pfd 72 A C. H. Ry. & R. Co. nfd.. JUU State Hank of Omaha Ill Bwlft A Co. atock 141 1 30 143 103 301 101 102.0T t mo 100 100 100 Union Stock Yarda Co. ! net.. 101 Von'Steen Co.. eBatrlce, Neb , Wood Broe. Silo Co., Lincoln., 9 BONDS. Alliance. Neb., ref. 6a, 1138... .104 American Tel. A Tel. Co., 6s.... 19 U Rooth-Ht. L. Cold Stor. la. 1931 sa Chicago Union Sta. 4s, 1113. .100 Cudahy Packing Sa, 141., 100 lowa-Fort. Cement Co. 5s, 1I2J. Of owa 00. utilities t:o. Ss. 1133.. loo 101 near., wen. ncnooi 1I21-3U Attn M mi Omaha Athletic Club 6a, 1111-33. 01 100' vm. uo. . i. y. (a, 1121. II ITU 18 IS 06 102 rac. uaa & Klec. L, Co. Sa, 1141. 13 V. 8. Rubber Co. let r. Saisi? aa Wilson A Co. Is. 1041 102 Minneapolis Oral Market, Minneapolis Jan. 31. WhMi-Vi. 1.7lfl,76: July. I1.T2-A. rh- tu 1 hard.. 1.I49I.M; No. 1 nerthlen 1.77ttU0; No. 2 norUtera, 1.74ir 0. Corn No. 3 yellow. I69I6q. Oata No. I m-hlte, 6aw6lc Flaxseed 13,87 2.13 k . Flour Unchanged. Barley llceli. 22. Rye -1. 309 1.40. Bran 131.0Ot931.SO. Kansas City General Market. Kansas City. Jan. 31 Wheal n 1.. 1.7601.71; No. 2 red, 11.76 01.71: May! 113: July, 11.42 1.43. Corn No. I mixed. t7tl7Un. v. white, I7v7c; No. 1 yellow, IIOOIUo: May, l7M7e; July. 64 c. Oats No. I whits. 67 a ST V it; Nn l mixed. 66(rSc. Lsndo Stocks and Bonds London, Jan. SI. American uvuriilM were dull. L'nlted States Steel Improved on ins gooa quarterly statement on the Stock Exchange here today. eniver ar, 7 o-id per ounce. Money- 3 per cent. Discount Rates Short and three montha HfS per cent. Bank Clestrints. Omaha.' Jan. 21. Hank eleftplnm fnr Omaha totiay wer H,570,Jll, TO snrt for the r respond. ns; uy isst year. IX.X1t.llt is. The total clearings for ths month of Jan uary were II4Z.M4.43X.SII. and for th rnr. rstpondini month a year ago, lJ,0.7ai.JI. RUSSIANS GAIN IN UPPER ROUMANIA German Official Keport Con cedes Loss of Position Near Vale Putna. TEUTONS WIN NEAB RIGA Assaiatd Prsas War Bnmnuurr, The Russian offensive on the north ern end of the Roumanian front has been resumed with some measure of success. New ground has been gained along the Kimpolung-Jacobeni rail road, where the Russians are push ing soutnwestward. Berlin today concedes the capture from the Austro-German forces of a point of support in the, vicinity of t aie ruuia. i ne previous advance here was effected by the Russians in a battle fought last Saturday, when Teutonic positions on a front of two miles were pierced, according to Pet rograd and some 1,150 men and twelve machine guns were captured. On the northern end of the Rus sian front the Germans again tooltj uic uucnsivc anu stormed a Russian position on the east bank of the River Aa, southwest of Riga, taking more than 900 prisoners and capturing fif- teeen machine guns. I here has been sharp hzhtme on the Lorraine frontier on the French front. The French penetrated two lines ot Uerman trenches here, Pans reports. binking of the French transnnrf flmirai wagon Dy a submarine the Mediterranean on lanuarv 25 announced bv Pans. It was takina ju soiuirrs to naiomxi. ut tne per sons on board 809 were saved. January Breaks All Records for Clearing House The ne-tr year of 1917 got away to a flying start in the Omaha Clearing house. The first month of 1917 proved to be the biggest month in the history of the clearing house. The bank clcarines for lanuarv in Omaha totaled $142,344,432.28, a gain of over $10,000,000 over the largest previous month. In October, 1916, the clearings were $132,240,39J. This was the previous record for a month of business. The gain of this record-breakine month over the corresponding month last year was almost $50,000,000. The total clearinirs for lanuarv of 19lh was $93,088,721.26. This is a gain of over 50 per cent. J ne gain over the last month. De cember, 1916, was almost $17,000,000, the clearinirs last Drrrmhrr heintr $125,432,953 Denverite's Visit to Daughter in umana is inniiing Affair To be attacked by his daughter's sweetheart, who mistook hjm for an intruder; to experience his first ride to police headquarters and his subse quent initial appearance in police court, and then to see $15 of his money forfeited as bonds by his pros pective son-in-law these are some of the more sensational features of Arthur Hughes' visit to Omaha. In response to an urtrent anneal for $75 from his daughter, Marie, 19 years! or age, nugnes, a well-to-do Den ver man, made a hurried trip to this city. He found his daughter at the Rome hotel and was with her, in her room when a knock sounded on the door. When he opened it he was taggered by a sound rap on the law Perturbed, he swung at his oooonent and a lively battle ensued. Hotel at taches interfered, and as a result, nugnes, nts assailant and his daugh ter were hurried to police headquar ters. There Hughes learned that his as sailant was his daughter s sweetheart whom he was particularly anxious to see, in view ot tacts disclosed by his visit nere. Hughes turther ascer tained tne young man s name was Ben Hastings, that his address was 2120 Douglas street, and that he was without tunds. Angered though he was, rlughes did not want to see Hastings spend the night in jail so ne deposited $13 tor his release. He then arranged bail for himself. His daughter was not booked. Hughes may have expected to see Hastings in police court, but when the case was called he found himself there alone. He told his story and was discharged, while the clerk en tered in his book the fact that Has tings had forfeited his bond. Hughes waited a half hour for Hastings to appear, but he did not. Then Hughes set out .to find him. La France Company Low Bidder for Fire Apparatus City Commissioner Withnell will recommend to the council the pur chase of twelve pieces of apparatus for the fire department, from the American LaFrance Fire Engine company, on a bid of $68,400. The ext bid was S1.7JU. ottered by the Seagrave company. The apparatus consists of four 1.000-gallon capacity, triple combina tion, motor-driven pumpers; five service trucks and three two-wheel tractors. The LaFrance comoanv was suc cessful bidder last year, when the city purchased eleven combination hose and chemical trucks. Former Harvard Residents Die. Harvard, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) Fred. 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Rurup, former residents here, met accidental death from as phyxiation last week at their home in Urange, Lai. r, W. fratt, for manv vears em ployed in the hardware stores of this city, and who went to Sharon, Pa., three years ago, died in that city last Thursday after an illness of seven days of pneumonia. Mrs. S. B. Weil died at Lincoln on Monday morning. Her body waSl brought to this city for burial. Dry Ooads Market. Nw York. Jan. St. Cotton food. war. oaraly at.ady in unflntshad Unas today, tcinlahsd .ooda wrs steady. Tama warn In batt.r Inquiry. Woratod varna want Orm and qul.t. Jobber, reported a Rood trade In whits gooda and waah fabrics. Th. Greatest Pals Killer. Sloan'a Llntmont oea right t. the Beat ot pain, atmply lay It on yon do not have to rub. :te. AH drugflsu. Advertisement. I WOULD ALTER LAW ON CITY PLANTS Senate Gets Into Warm Axgu ment Over Seducing Ma jority to Vote Bonds. TO ALTER COMPENSATION (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincloln, Jan. 31. (Special.) Fear of contamination from the outside world prompted the senate today to exclude all people from the floor of that body except the members, offi cers and lieutenant governor during consideration of bills on third reading Lieutenant Governor Howard kindly suspended the reporters from the order. Immediately afterward the senate passed Senat File No. 2, prohibiting nogs trom wallowing in irrigation canals. The atmosphere was somewhat aci tatcd when Sandall's bill. No. 51 which allowed cities of 5,000 to 25,000 to vote bonds for municipal plants bv a majority vote, instead of three-fifths vote, as at present, came up in com mittee ot tne whole, tt broueht bit ter denunciation from both McAllister of Antelope and McMullen of. Gage, who insisted that if a citv reallv need. ed a municipal plant, it was unfair to vote it upon the people by just a ma jority vote. The bill went over until some future date. Compensation Commission. Workmen's cnmnensaHnn law en forcement is removed from Labor Commissioner George Norman and placed in the hands of a "compensa tion commissioner" to be appointed by the uovernor. in Senate File Nn 220, introduced in the senate Wennes day afternoon by Senator Beal of muster. The law radically amends the ores- ent compensation law, making the commissioner the arbiter of disputes subject only to appeal to the district court within five days. ne can comoel testimony. There are no fees for application to him for aid. o casualty insurance company can be represented at a h f-a rill 0" h.fnra him unless the company has assumed joint liability with the employer. A companion bill by the same au thor, Senate File No. 213, makes-liability more specific and increases the compensation. To further promote temperance." bill. Senate File :'ns .nn.j k.. "the minority of the prohibition com mittee. Mettsa. Knhl. f Albert, would make it a misdemeanor for druggists to advertise nostrums or patent medicines containing more than 2 per cent of alcohol. Sunday Movies. Sundav nicture shnure 9H t. !ska will be legalized immediately, uiii iy lanner ot JJousr as he. comes a law. The bill provides for an occupation tax nf mm tin . month down to $2, according to the size of the town. A solicitor general" of Nebraska, a saiarv ot SYIHKI a ,., .u Auy 't is to look after matters' for the railway commission, i sprovided by , . f "f DT Moriarty of Doug las. This is calculated to relieve .v,. ...uincy general trom such duties. Dill Seems to rnmnkr .he ... ent difference betwee and Attorny General Reed, for it pro- m selecting the "solicitor ""'" "ic commission and the a. so"' snail each have a vote, and if they can't agree, the governor's "ic ucciaes It. Action on Bills. The Sell Ate, A$ a com mi ff u whole, Wednesday afternoon recom- mT" "lc "wing bilsl for th rd reading.. llcenaenf fn.'....T5'''-Rll'S tft . "ul ariver. Amended 1'""" lo notify county treas- B i V'STi.1"?: ot "vocation ho.rH J ' Mc.Mull". Oage Double election board to count vote,. Amended to apply to precinct, a. ,m.n Me,y.flv, PVPJ, ."U 1S0- HenVovtea b,'i' 1? cc""" f amendment. 22' Mor'''. Douarlas Makes one more deputy county attorney In Omaha. In. 'liter torn! 0n0 aDd "00 'or " S. P. 13, Howell. Douglas civil service 8 tH"! J,nltor ""1 ". engineer. PeM'0" Mme ni'-k"' . ,,r,r1!'. Douglas To raise Omaha school levy from 2t to 35 mills ran.?: "' G?''."' srl,y Changes date of ra way commlaalon report on railroad con dltlon from June 30 to December 30 a P. 4 Sand.ll, York Increase, salaries .icHgren irom So year. . l.'S Negro Who Wields Knife Is Chased Through Hayden Store A fight on the rear platform of a street car followed by a thrilling pur suit of a negro by two white men through Hayden's store and then down Dodge street to Fourteenth street, served to provide excitement and entertainment for onlookers in the vicinity of Sixteenth and Dodge streets. A negro boarded a Dodge street car and attempted to pass on Joe Zich, 4M5 Hamilton street, the conductor, a transter that was twenty-four hours old. Zich refused to accept it. An ar gument ensued and the negro pulled a knife with which he cut Zich's coat and cap. The negro then leaner! from tl, car and started flight, with Zich and his motorman, Henry Newman, 3422 Avenue E, Council Bluffs, in hot pur suit. The negro ran into Hayden's store with Zich and Newman hot on his heels. After winding through sev eral aisles the negro broke out of the store and ran down Dodge to Four teenth, where Zich and Newman say he took refuge in a negro pool hall at that point. Zich and Newman also aver the negro recruited reinforce ments in the pool hall with the result that the oar crew gave up the chase and reported the event to the police. Consumption of Honey Triples in Three Years Minneapolis, Jan. 31. The Ameri can people are eating three times as much honey now as they were three years ago, Francis Jagcr, professor of bee culture in the University of Minnesota and president of the Na tional Bee Keepers' association, de clared today in announcing plans for the annual convention of the associa tion at Madison, February A-8, when efforts will be made to effect a closer commercial and scientific organiza tion. Many prominent bee keepers, representinsr the interests of nearlv 800,000 bee keepers from every state in me union ana Canada, are expected to attend the convention. ROADS COMMITTEE AGREES ON BILL Measure Drawn Up That Will Meet Wants ofo Many Objectors. SOME FARMERS OPPOSED (Prom a Staff Correapondent.) Lincoln, Jan. 31. (Special.) The roads committee of the house has finally agreed upon a bill which will meet the wants of those members of the legislature who have been some what opposed to accepting the gov ernment appropriation, ana alter bill went to the house today provid ing for the division of the state into project districts, no district to con tain more than five counties. To a certain extent each district ill control the r6"ads of that district and after the apportionment is made will have the authority to build the kind of road it desires, but if it wants more expensive road than the re quirements of the bill provides, it has the right to raise money any way it sees fit and add it to the appropria tion made. A fight is beintr made unon the hill by the . fanners' union that mav jeopardize its chances. The chairman of the committee, Mr. Anderson of Bovd. while for the bill in its nresent form, and believing it all right, is said to have announced that he would have to vote against it, because lie, has received so many letters from his constituents who arc opposed to ac-' cepting anv kind of an aonronriatirm. at least the one now made by the fed-! eral government under the provisions of the bill. Other members of the committee are now for the bill, believing it to be all rigtht. Speaker Jackson appointed Messrs. Anderson of Boyd, Taylor and Dai bey as the house members of a joint committee to consider the federal aid road plan and report to the legisla ture AatllNKMKNT BRANDEIS Tonight, Frl. A Sat. JOHN MASON In A. H, Wood's New York Production of "Common Clay" Matinee Saturday. PIlOlll I Doug. 494. : THE BEST OF VAUDEVILLE Dally, Mat., 2:16; Night, 8:15 All Wask. ALICE E1S AND BERT FRENCH CO . la -Hsllow.'m"; BERT FITZGIBBON; CHAR LEY CRAPEWIN ANNA CHANCE; R.v mond A Cvarly: Mil.. Dorlo; Brent Hsvss; Nell O'Conn.ll; Orphauna Traval Weekly. Prireat Gallery 10c; Best Seats (except Sat. A Sun.), 25c. Nijbt., 10c, 25c, 50c, 75c -OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" S5oyEDv' Mata.. IS-ZS-SOe 15-25-50-7SC Smorb E.iHss ol th. Bla Sea.l. Bseetsela spiecel-s Merry Rounders HHnrloui Fan Cyclone, Knditj By ABE REYNOLDS & GEO. F. HAYES Grwt Cut and HsMy-8wMl Beauty Chorii. (Final Performance Friday Nite.) LADIES' DIME MATINEE Every Week Day TODAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY PACKARD FOUR Two Man -Two Women Comedy Sm.inf and Dancjnf MARTINt MAXM1LUAN Two Comical Trtxtars PAUL PADRINI AND MONKS Fun on a Battleship FOLLETTE WICKS Presenting "Ths Census Taker" BARONESS DEWITZ In Five-Part Drama THE IMAGE MAKER" ADMISSION 20c sad 10c mnisiiaifii(anBtitiiaiiaiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiitiiiis!iaiiiMaiiatiaiiBiiBijj I Edgar J. Banks, I Ph. D. I Former American Consul to i Bagdad, Field Director of the I Babylonian Expedition of the University of Chicago. Lectures ! at the I Y. M. C. A. I Friday, Feb. 2, 8 P. M. I Saturday, Feb. 3, 8 P.M. "A Thousand Miles Along the Eastern Battle Line" Admission 25c ' Each Lecture. Men and Women. HiiBiiBilBiiaiiB'iBtB" lUBMaiiBtlBttBtlB'IBUBflBllBllBI'BilBlltllllll IMIOTOPLAY8 There's Place TODAY, FRIDAY THEDA "THE INCOMPARABLE" In "The Darling of Paris" A Tragic Romance After Tlotor Huirn's Masterpiece "THE BXNCHBACK OF JiOTRE IIAJBE" , SIDNEY DREW K0MEDY Grand Organ Recitals Coming Sunday Alice Brady HEW CONSTITUTION FORI toO SIGNED Assembly Finishes Document On Which It Worked for Two Months. MANY ADVANCED IDEAS Querctaro, Mexico, Jan. Jl The delegates to the constitutional as sembly, which concluded its labors last night, assembled at 11 o'clock this morning and signed the consti tution, on which they had been work- a for . months The ceremonv was attended by great enthusiasm. All the members of the cabinet were present except Luis Cabrera, minis ter of finance, and Ygnacio Bonillas, minister of fomcnto and communica tions. The new constitution contains some advanced legislation. Among the pro visions are: Abolition of the office of vice presi dent; prohibition of the re-election of a president; stringent and radical labor laws, which provided for an eight-hour day, seven hours of night work and six working days a week; compulsory arbitration; profit-sharing, free employment bureaus, anti trust laws, a national department of health with plenary powers and com pulsory military instruction. 1'HOTOPI.AVS BOYD Continuous 1 to 11 P. M. Price. 25c, Children 15c. TODAY Clune's Cinema Spectacle RAMONA Helen Hunt Jackson's Romance, The Love Story of the Ages. Entertaining More Than 300,000 Delighted Spectators Daily With the Ramona Com- ' panies on Tour. Great Is Its Popularity Unanimous Is Its ROMANTIC APPEAL. (WILLIAM S. HART I ! "TRUTHFUL I j TULLIVER.wf A Classic of the Western Country. niwiiiiiiiinflHr'it.iiiTO Marie Doro "Lost and Won" Mr. V.rnon Caatl. "Ptri" in "Winged Million." A THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MARGARITA FISCHER "THE BUTTe"rFLY GIRL" A Sweet and Charming Stoav. DDIVriTQt: Wth and Ja 111 WUWW Oouffla. Cj FIVE REELS tA Of FIRST RUN Of A Blu. Bird Photoplay FRANKLIN FARNUM to "THE DEVIL'S PAY DAY" The Great 7-Reel Moving Pictw-e "CHARITY" AT MONROE THEATER. 2565 Famam St, From 2 P M. to 11 P. M. Jan. 31, Fab. 1. 2. ADULTS, 25c. CHILDREN, 10c Proceeds for Benefit OMAHA HOUSE OF HOPE (Horn of lo valid) 95S N. 27 Av Rev Chu. W. Savidf, Supt. PHOTOPLAYfC" for "XT' In the AND SATURDAY BARA METRO TRAVELOGUE by Edward B. Hcrton. in "THE HUNGRY HEART' XJaT- -TWaa-a. m