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r. i THE 'BEE: OMAHA, -SATURDAY, MARCH- 3, 1917. IS GRAIN ANDPRODUCE General Advance in Price i Sules Market Receipt - Light, Demand Good. '., CASH '': tATS VEST , QUIET '.i r Omaha, Marek J. HIT. ' Orala mlpU mn rather llfkl loaay mj,. aa Teeull. the run rraln trade wan rather alow, although the damand waa good avtd prlcea jeaerally were on lha advance. Cah wheat) alaln reached tha 1MB level, when a car el choice No. 1 hard aold at 'file1, but the bulk of the wheat, which traded So. J and I hard, waa quoted at ll.lt to ll.l'e on No. 3 hard and II. 7 to 11.11 S on the No. I hard. Spot quota tlona on wheaa were tronu ateadr to c higher; corn mm He to o hither, while oata aold about M hlher. Bra advanced about Wo and barley waa quoted un changed, v . The carh trade In oorn waa Terr food, m. I white aellli at e. while the e. low and mlsed enld about ae under the Vhlte. No. whlta waa quoted at lilac; No I yellow brought no and the mixed corn ( tha amnu grade ruled around 17 l The eaah "trade (n oata waa ailremely quiet on account of the ncarclty of offerlnge, but the demand waa good and the oamplee were dlepoaed of quite readily. No. a while oata brought MSc; No. white aold at II Ho lo aampla whlta waa . quotfd-et HVic Clearance, were: -Wheat and flour equal to tit. tot bu.i oorn, 441,101 bu.l oata, 111,- 000 hu. ' Primary wheat recelpta were, 131,000 bo. ! - and ehlpmenu of 411,000 bu agalnut re i eelpte of 1,181,000 bu. and ahlpmenta of 8 147,000 bu. Iat year. Primary corn receipt! wera in. ou. and ahlpmenta of 441,001 bu agalnat re . reipta- of 101,000 bu. and ahlpmenta of 143.00 bu, laat year, , Primary oata recelpta wera 147,000 ha. and ahlpmenta of 133.000 bu., agalnat re oelpta of 710,000 bu. .and ahlpmenu of SIMM bu. laat year. v ; , CiRWT RECEIPTS. Wheat. ..14 ... 12 II II Corn. lot Oata. Ill . 41 30 II fhlcega. Mlnneapblla ..... TJuluth .p. Omaha Xaneaa City .... lit. Loula .Winnipeg ...! . Theae aalea were reported today: Wheat No. 1 hard winter: I car, 11.104. No. I hard winter: t cere, 11.11 Va; 1 car, . ' II. M. No, I bard winter! 1 ar, $1. ,: rare, 11.11; J care, 11.171,. H. 4 hard win ter: 1 car, 11.13 1,. No. I durum: 1 car. 11. M." No. 4 mlxedt 1 car (durum and aprlng, 11.77. X Hye No. I: t car, 11.46. Barley No. 4: 1 car, 11.01. Cornj No. I white: 1 car, Ho. No 8 white: J oara, HH No. I yellow: 1 car, MHc No. I yellow! I care, lie. No. yellow: 1 car, l7o. No. I mlied: 1 oar. lie! I-K car. 0744c No. I. mixed: 1 car. IIC4 II car,. t1c No. 4 inlied: I r,n. MUc: 1 car. I714C. Oata No. 1 white: 1 car, 1740, Stand ard: care, 1714c. No. I .white: car,. , l$c. No. 4 white: 1 car tahlppera' welghU). So"i 1 r, IHc 3-1 car, Mc Sample white: 4 care, 141,0. Omaha Caah Price Wheat: Mo. I hard, l.ll41.lta: No. 1 hard, I1.IT1.IIH: No, 4 hard, 11.1101. Bile I No. 1 aprlng. 11.110 .1.11 H: NO. 3 aprlng, II.13H H : No. I aprlng, I1.II1i4f1.IIHi No. S durum, 11.11 01.14; No, 1 durum, 11.1001.11. Corn: No. I white, IHaVWo: No. 1 white, 1114 0 Meci No. I white. 1714011c; No. I white, 7140l74ic: No. I yellow, ll!40ltic: No. t yellow, I70lc; No. 4 yellow, tl9 1744c: No. I yellow, Jl7o; No. I yet- - low, 170l74ie; No. I mixed, I70llc; No. I mixed. 714011c; No. 4 mixed, Hit aflie, Kn a mixed. 1717140: No. I mixed. tl0l7c, Oata: No. I white, I7140t7o: t.Mtrd. 14iall714o: No. I white. 40140 lettc: No. i white, HI40H14O. Barley; Malting. 11.1401. 30: No. 1 feed, MC0I1.OI. Kye: No. 1, 11.411401.4414; No, I, 11.44140 j,45it. '0mmhlb raMtmi ( The future strain altuatlon va. extremely bulllah and the trade In local futurea waa vorv active, eeoeclally In wheat ana corn, The opening on May wheat waa ataady to He higher and at the ciloae .thla article .hie.l net aaln of 114c. - Th oorn led In the advance with a gain of 3So on May and lo on, July and the new September vptlon ecQred an advance At Ike. i , The trade In oat, allowed a big Improve ment and while thl article dIJ not ehow much Independent etrength, the market fol lowed the advance of wheat and oorn and doled 1140 higher on May and 14 higher en uir , 3114c; ordinary flrata. 1303114c; at mark. eaea inciuaeu, sivzec . Potatoee Lower: recelpta, 11 eara; wla- coneln and Michigan, white. ii.I4VI.io; Oregon, Idaho, Waehlngtoa and Colorado, 13.6008.40. I Poultry Alive, unchanged. -NEW TOBK GENERAL MAHE.ET. QuoUtlea, of the lJr ea Tarlewe leading i Coeamedltlee. New Tor. March I. Flour Unsettled; prlng patenta. ll.lOOO.Ii: winter patenta, 11.0601. 30; winter atralghts, 11.4601.60; Kan.aa alralghta, ll.4O04.4l. WheavHpot, atrong; No. 1 hard, 93.144: No. 1 northern, Duluth..3114; No. 1 northtrn, Manitoba, 13.11, I. o. b.. New "'Urn Spot, alrong; No) I yellow. 11.31, 0. 1. f., New Tork. s Oata Spot, ateady. . Hay Steady; No. 1 11.16! No. I. 11.000 1.60; No. I. 10011c; ahlpplng. 70 0 00c. Hops Steady; etate, common to choice, 1114, 11044c; 1116, 1010c; Paclflo coaat, llll. 1101SC. 1116, 1010c. Hldea Tlrm; Bogota, 43 0 440; Central America, 41c. Leather Firm; hemlock flrata, Ifo; nee onda, 66c. Provisions font, Strong; men, fev.avv i.00: family, 116.60014.00; - abort clear, 134.60031.00. Beef, flrmlymeaa, 131.000 family, ue.uwtuB.w,. w, ..". middle weal, 111.06011.16. Tallow Firm; uiy, ii-ae, nominal, wun- ll013!4c;-anciai. n. Butter Firm: recelpta. 7,l tuba; creamery, higher tnan extraa, etv,o, creamery extraa (II More), 4014041a: flrata, 3714 0 40c; aeconda, 16 0 37c. Kgga unaettiea; receipte, fresh gathered extra flrata, JIttc: nrsta, !14 0l3a. Cheese Firm: receipts, i.ttt boxes; state held specials, 11440; state, average fancy. 1021140. I Poultry Dreesed. dull, and weak; chick ens, 110 37c; fowls, 110 24c; turkeys, 110 24c. . . Live poultry, weak; chlcxeni, o; iowii, 1101114c; no turkeys quoted. MlaBeapolle a rain Market, Mlaneapolla, March 1. Flour Unchanged. Barley licoil. il. Bre 11.4101.60. Bran 132.00034.00. Wheat-May. 11.1114; July, ll.7101.IO. Caslu No. 1 hard, 11.03 14 04.04 H ; No. 1 northern, 1.I21401.II!4; No. I northern, 11.1714 01.1614. . -, , Corn No. l yeuow, ei-oittv i.v, n, Oats No. I white, 6I1406I14O. . Flaxseed 12,71 02.11. ,- , luee Cite General Market. Kansaa City. March X. Wheat No. I hard, 11.1001.16; No. 2, I1.II01.II: No. I red, 11.1001.14; May, ,11.12 ; July, 11.1214 Corn No. I mlxeV 11.0001.01; No. 1 white, 11.00 01.0014; No. 2 yellow, IM'0 1.03; May. 11.0214; July, I1.03OM214. Oata No. a white,, eeotefte; nor. i mixed, IIOIIo,- ' i Inal, Now York Money Market. New Tork. March 1. Prime Mercantile Paper 404 per cent. - Sterling "exchange natty-day oiiia, 14.71; oommerclal alxty-day bllla on banka, 4.71; oommercal alxtr-dar bllla. 14.10; demand, 14.14; cables, H.V4 ,7-14. . Silver Bar, 7014o: Mexican dollars, ll0. Uonda uovarameni, heavy;, raiiroaa, ir. regular. . Tim Loana Firm: aixty ana ninety aaye, 04 per oent; ill inentha, 4(4.0414 Pr. cent. , Call Money Steady! highest, 114 Pr tend lowest, 1 per oent; ruling rate, 1, per oent; laat loan, a per cent, oiocinsr-viu, It per oent; onerea at ait per cent. u. s, r. 2S. reg. ss m. a., ex -r. isi ea ( ,ln enuenn ... IS Mo. P. Con. la.. 10114 U. S. 3s,oreg..,,1001iMont. Power la. do coupon ...100 Ft. X. neo. ee.iutei V. S. 4a, reg, ...101 (. T. City 414a. 10714 do enunon ...10 New Haven o. Ia.101 A.T.AT.C414B 104 No. Paclflo 4e...l)4 Anglo.rrencn as. ex uo as -i Atch. gen. 4s.... 14 Or,. S. L. ref. 4s 2ti B. O. 4 l2Pac. T. A T. (a.. 100 Beth. St. ref. 6a. IlKPenn. oon. 4141.104 Central Fao. lat. 10 do gen. 414a. ..10214 C. 4k O. cv, 414a, 83 -needing ren. ea C, B. Q. It. 4a II So. Pac. ev, la. .100 ,M.ast.r.v.a lit, qo rut. iw , , a. n . tm iiiit, D,ll-. Kb 1A1U 6. i s. ref. IHa IS 5 Union Paclflo 4a. 17 p. at R. O. o. 4a 1114 do cv. 4a...... 13 Erie gen. 4a eavj v. n. nuooer eo.iu-ik rlen. Klee. 6a. ..101 U. 8. Steel 6a. ,. .106 Qt. No. let 414' Hit W. Union 414.. 13 I. C. ref. 4a..?.. HDom. of C, li31. Il3 K. C So. ref. la II 'Bid. Jt A N. un. 4s... 14 . ... '. Local range of options: Art. I Open. I High. I Low. Cloaa, xWht. Tea. July Sept, . Corn, May July St P. Oelft. , May July I I I ll!17IH 1 60 1 1114 161 I 11 1 11 1JT - 11 I 11141 "14 i . : i 1 ii 1 M14 1114 T M ' ! 1314 H'.i 12 1 11H0 I tilt 161 i at iji I 114 1 01 I.IV4I 7i - 3l 1 I 11 10 62 Chicago otoetng prloea. furnlahed Th Bee by Logan Bryan, slock and grain broker. gin Hnmn Htxteentn atreec tmew ArL I Open. I High I Low. I Cloee. . l-e St! i May t I2H July I 66 Sent. 1 44 Oorn. - , May . I 02 July t 01 Oata. May ,VI7 July : 16 H pork. May 18 II July Ik 10 Lard. 1 May II 17 1 July 11 60 I Kibe. - ,My IT 11 July 17 I 1 II1I3U t II 14 164' 1 46 14l I 0602 1 06ll01 II 17 -II III II 47 II 71 II II II 4 IT 11 17 ao in oil 111 10 II 46! II 41 IT ll 17 00 I I418! 1 BI14 It 1 4144 1 061MH 1 06i101 HUI 17 64 II 4T II 76 II l II 40 IT 11 IT 10 11 181 II 111 II II 4T II 40 117 06 IT 08 CHICAGO OBA1X AND PBOI810NS. Baia and Shaw tn Southwest Tead t Eaee OK Whaat Mark!. 1 Chicago, March l.-Corn aoarlng In "ralu today to.th topmost point ever attained here, 11.06 a bushel, May delivery gave trongth . to all other, oommodltlea on 'change. .Buropoan buying and fresh high record prloea on hog were reeeono for the -advance of corn1 which cloaed 2 to 1 above yeaterdaya ftnllh, with May at 11.06 to II. 01.. oata, 44 to 0, and provisions II t 11. - Corn showed pronounced strength from tbe outset, and ascended brlekly notwith standing that wheat during tyte greater part of the day had a noticeable downward alant. Before the ' com market wea open, competition for (toga at the atock yarde had become keen to an unaual degree, and' the fact waa apparent that the aupply of the animal on hand waa altogether tnadu quata for th needa of buyere, eepeclally tha big packing houaeo that hv made a ape iBitv of rilllne- aovernment enntracta. It ' wea not, however, until hog prlcea had touched a new top level. 111. a nunarea iMuudi. that oorn valuee rose In goad earn- Ir-rt. Heavy and peraietent buying formed lhe order In the nit throughout the reel of the day and toward tha end took In liberal totela for trana-Atlaotle account, Ketlmatea lhat-lemeellc farm reeorveo ot corn were S64.OO0.900 bushels short of the aggregate at thla time laat year, tended Jo atttnulate .. demand and ee too did the circumstance that ahlpmenta from North Amexlc. Iket - week were about quadruple thosedurlng the corresponding period In llll. It waa aald that eotne of the railway car used to. bri In Canadian wheat to northweatern market were being reloaded with com declined ao to th entente altlee by way ot Halifax. x Oalna tn wheat prlcea developed chiefly In the laat half hour of the aeealon and were duo In the main to the earn advance and to word that export Intereat were "- active la wheat aa well aa In corn. Prev, loualy the wheat market had been eaay . a a reault .of anow and rain tn the south west, where moteture for the winter crop Sad been greatly needed. Wheat bulls were handicapped also by announcement that a large American ahlpplng concern would not arm It veeaela, - but would transfer them from European Service to aatltnga for South America. Nevertheleaa oloalng jirlcea. May, li.4 to i.i4, and July, 11.61 te 11.144; were .eirluaUy tha hlgheat of the day. A - ' Oata -hardened with oara anal tvheat. Provlelena jumped In response to buying -hat waa aacrlbed lkeart to packera. Chicago Caah Prlcea Wheat: No. I red. 11.02; Noa. I red and I and I hard, nomi nal. Corn: No. a pillow, nominal; No. a yellow, ll.02Ol.04i No. yellow, II. MO I. 01. Oata: No. I while, ll04lc;etand ' ard, 61060c. Rye: No. a, numlnal. Barley. II. 0001.20. ' Haeda: Timothy. II.T604.OO: i lover, lll.00O16.00. Provtsiono: Pork, 113.60; lard, 114.73; ribs. Il4.l7017.lt. Butter Unchanged. bgga Lower; recelpta, 1,104 case; flrata. St. Loo la Oraln Market. - Ht. TjmiIs. March 8. Wheat No. 02; No. 1 hard, 11.16 01.1,6; May, 4l.it; uly, 11.11. . Corn No. I, 1.OI01.OI! no, x wnite, 04; May, 11.06; July, 11.04. Oata No. 8, 11012c; No. 1 whit, none 1 LIVE W MARKET Cattle Seceiptf Light and Trade is Slow to Lower Sheep - Ifominall Steady. E00S ITVE TO TEN CENTS UP OmahA, Mreh t, Rereipts wen; Official Monday.... Official Tuadar... Official Wadnmtday. Official Thuraday . Sitlmat Friday .... HIT. Cattle. Hoga. Sheep. 7,fl14 9,021 14,112 U.U9 16,141 12,067 . ,4&a . t.OO . 1,709 700 11,48! -MIT 1,271 1,100 Plr day thll wk. .ttMi 0,814 41,487 Sam dayi Uat Wk..U.41 76.162 "66,610 8ama dayi 1 wki. .io.2I.1M f 3,341 MU Bama daya I wka. affo.24.C12 ll.8 0,16t Kama daya 4 wki. ago.2307 .7,928 tff.S4 Bama daya laat yaar. .2&.M2 e,I32 41.812 RacelpU and dlapoalllon of liva atock At tha Union atock yards, OnUha, for twenty four ftoura ending at 1 p. m. yeatorday: R BCElPTS-jC A RLO A DB. Cattla. Hog a. Bhaap. H'ri. it aV. tK f Mliaourt PaclflQ ., Union Paclf lc . . -C. N. W.. eaat C. 4 N. W wt., C, St. P., M. A O. . C R. Q.. eaat.. C B. Q . wevt . . C, R, 1. tfc P., eaat C, ft. L P., woat Illtnola Central .... Cbl. Ot. Weat. 1 Sft T 60 I . t 11 ' 1 ' 'if Total t ... 2T , 117 1 DISPOSITION HB AD. N Cattlt. Mog. Co Morrli flwKt A Co Cudahy Packing Co. Armovr fc Co Sch warts Co J. W. Murphy Lincoln Packing Co.. Q. O. Packing Co. J., It. P. Packing Co.,'., . Cudthfe, Sioux City.. Cudahy, Danver , iJentoD, Vanaant tfc IU P. B. Lewis ...v Kills A Co.-.. Rothachlld Kreba.. Mo. St Kan. Calt Co.. Chrlatl ....J........ Hlgflna Huffman ... Roth . i Banner Bros. ........ John larvey Dennis A Francti.... Jensen fc Lungren.... O'Day Other buyers IK l 126 I IK6 1.600 1,837 1,480 29S 1,222 ..... Sheep. ""lit 1,271 . 23C with tl.BtO last. week. 69,161 two weeks ago, and 41,662 last yir. 4 There rfally waa nothing here oh which to quote a market, and prices were called nominally steady with yesterday. Out of the twelve cars received only four, two dou bles and two singles, were on sale. Six loads of at ewes were direct to the packera. and two cara of breeding orres were going through. The few lambs that wera on sale Included heay natives at 112.36, weight f4 wealerne at U2.40, and ono car of pretty good fed westerns the: ran a llttta to weight at 112.80. Not a single eld sheep or feeder was available. The light run was Indeed a fortunate thing, for killing demand was no better than It has been the past two or three daya. It waa pretty well along In the morning be fore packers even tried to bu. what little tuff wae here, ana met. tney enowea no particular eagerneaa. This condition la likely to continue for some daya, too, aa eastern dreesed mutton mr.rkeu aro congeated, de mand la alack, and it Is 'going to take some little time ton the trade to get back on Its feet. Compared with last week's close fat lambs to selling arou.td liV4le lower. Yesterday IH.OQOI-0 bought melt of tha Mexicans, hlls dealrabla westerns sold largely at 114.00 and less, weighty kind' silling down to $12.26. Sheep held their own early In the week, but a slump started Wednesday, the trade closing around a qiarter slower than laat Friday. Ewes are selling down ward from 111.20. good wethers are bring ing 611.60011.76, and quits a few good year lings, some of which are a little heavy, are selling around $12.60. Quotations oa sneep ana lamoo; uidm, light and handy. 137.76914.20; Umbo, heavy. $11.26011.60: lambs clipped. $11.60 11.40: lambs, feeders, 113. 00014.26; year lings, good to choice, $13-40012.76: year Unai. fair to good. $11.60612.26: wethers. fair to cholco, 610.60O11-76; ewes,-good to choice. $11.00011-30; ewes, fair to good, $l0.00OU00i owes, plain . cutis, ii.oue ao. , Representative sales: No. 266 Mexican lambs .,, 2(1 Mexican lambs ... 224 fed lambs 240 fed lamba , 146 fed lambs , tt fed lambs , 210 f4 lambs II I 64 ' 2 i 6 16 3N 26 , T I 126 Totals ............ $11 S.620 2,166 Cattle IlecelDta were llsht even for a tv red, ! Frldayi only twenty-eight carloads being re porter in. tm aemana, as is very api i be the case late In the week, was very Indifferent, buyers having been heavy pur chasers earlier in the week, so that they were not In very urgeaa-need of additional supplies. The result was slow to lower market. Quotation on cattle; aooa to cnoice beeves, $10.60611.60; fair to good beevea, 29. 761010.60: common to fair beeves, $8,600 '6.76 good to cholco hetfers. $8.60610.26; oows, $6.7607.76) 'common to fair cows, $6.2606,76; prime feeding steers, $6.2CO 10.16; gooa to .cnoics reeaers, m.iovv.w, fair to good feeders, $7.6U0$.t6; common to fair feeders, y94.B0OY.60; good to choice tookers. $7.7666.76; stock hetfers, $7.00 $.60; stock cows, $8.0066-00; stock calves, $74066.60; veal oalves, II, 00011.75; beef bulls, stags, etc., s7.tvos.1a: ooiogna ouiia, $6.6067.60. Aepreieniauva aaies; , BEEFtJrTBERS. X Av. Pr.' No. .. 730 l 00 4.... .. 6l2 $ 40 11... .. 810 16 - 13.... .,104$ t 10 27... .. tio io io ao,... ..1314 10 66 , COWS. , ,., 830 I 76 S.... ,.. 676 26 1.... ,..1023 6 76 . 2..,.. ., 670 00 t 1... ,..1066 $ 60 . HEIFERS. ... 750 T 40 i 1970 $ T6 ... 410$ 78 ' 1 660 $ 00 BULLS. . T 66 . 1 1410 I 00 No. 1 II I 32 30...,. 31 4 I 1 II $TT... $ Ar. r. . T26 ti 10 . 660 8 60 . tBl t 60 .1106 10 00 .1136 10 26 ..1010 $ 00 ..1070 6 60 r4.il 00 '7 36 ..1039' $ 36 3...... .1300 .1686' Cof f ea Market. New York. March t. Recent aottver-ttftuU datlon and sharp declines were followed by somewhat steadier tone In the mantel fat coffee futures ho re today. The onenlnt wat unchanged to about 4 polht higher OA scattered covering and aiter selling off M net loss f i to t.Domts wider rurtnar liquidation, the market again steadied. July eased oft from 7. tic to 7.74c and eloeed at 7.80c. with the general list closing hst I points) lower to S points higher.- Recent large clearancea have strengthened, the statistical position In Braall and (hers seemed to do no selling pressure irom tnai- sourcf, but fresh buying was probably re stricted cy tn large available supply in or afloat for thla .country. Bales, 67,760 bant March, 7. 5 He; kprlU 7.61c; May, 7.c; June. 7.14c; July, '7.80c; August. 7.86c: September, 7.t0o; October. T.Oto; Novem ber, s.ouoi Deqemoer, .04o; January, i.idq; February. 1.17c. Spot, unchanged; Rio Is, tc; Santos 4s, 10Jjc. No fresh offers were reported here from Santos, ftlo 7a were of fered In the cost and freight market at I. fee, leondoo credits, British steamer. The official cables reported a decline of 71 rets tn the Rio market, with Santos spots nom inal an 4 futures unchanged to 26 rets lower. Gotta Market. ; N " New Tork, March $ Cotton Futures opened steady; March, lf.76ei May, lt,62o; July, 16.660; October 16.I1C1 Pecember, 16.080.1 , The cotton market closed steady tt ft not advance of 17 to 60 points. Liveraooi. March xi.i-coiton--Bpot in rair demand and steady? good middlings. 11. tad; middling. 11.464; low middling, ll lOd; sales, i.evi oaiest - . , M. -leseph lin Steak Market. St, Joseph, Me., March 8, rattle Re ceipts, 200 head: market steady; steers, 8i.t061l.IO: cows and heifers, $6.60610.60; oalves, $4,00610.60. HoasReceiotsi 1.600 neaa: marttet sir 10c higher; lop, $lMi bulk of sales, $12.10 611.60. f 1 '.v Sheen and Lambs Receipt. 4.000 head: market steady: lambs, $1I,614.I0: awea. $.60013.00.,.. v i - Give vour Want Ad chance to make good, Run it In The Bee. f 411 Mots For CALVES, pared last ye T 76 , . 1 .400 $ 00 Friday hog receipts were very moderate, being the smallest that haa been hero on any day since four weeks ago. Arrivals totaled only 106 cars or some 7,600 head, and the five days' offering of 60,114 head are tha llghtett since the first week of January, httng It. Oft 0 t ma Her than laat week. 11.600 Uahter than two weeka agOi 4nd ft thortafti of 1,600 head as com- wua ,ino , corresponding penoa oi year. - The market today -was another uneven affair, and yesterday's trade was to ir- resular that It was quits a Job to com pare prices for the two days very acour ateiy.' Shippers bought freely, taking over a third of the entire offerings. Some of their first porchaaes were no more than stedy, but mon of their hogs were bought on a 6 cent nigner basis, na some pur chases, they mads towards Ne cloaa as much as 6610c higher. It wm mostly 6610c Wher-deal-o packers, with urgent shipping competition and light receipts they started out earlier than tney nave xor iwogor tnree days, buy Ing their flrst hogs a nickel higher, and putting up the long end of thelt droves at 6OIO0 higher figures. Movement was fairly active all through, oloalng prices being Tuny aa .good as at any otner time, ctekranoe was made before 1 0 o'clock. The general market averaged close to BOlOo higher than yesterday. Yesterday's decline was more than regained, the bulk selling at $12.06612.36, and average coat today u tne highest it has over been here. though the top of $11.20 odly equals the recfrd made earlier In the week. Prices are generally half a dollar higher than at the cloee of last week. Lights, owlag to keen shipping competition most days, show tno most upturn ana tne spread has nar rowed down eomewnac. -f Representative sales I No.,Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. $3. ,160 11 00 73. .807 tt..30 ...13 10 . 13. .191 80. .126 40 1$ 20 ' 74. 137 71.. 2-1 7 110 IS li k tl.. 81$ PIGS. 74..141 ... 13 Tl 22. .14$ Sheep Barring" Saturdays and holidays, today's run of ahuvp and lambs was the smaiieat thai naa been here ein-e last July. Only twelve cars, or 3,800 head were . sported In, receipts being cut almost to nothing by the poor markets this . ;ek. The total for the five daya la also the smallests Ince last July, amounting to 41,447 head, aa compared Sh. Pr. 10 13 01 10 1 16 ... IS 16 ItO IS so li o Av. ' Pr. $14 16 14 0 14 20 12 10 12 60 $12 $0 TELEPHONE 202(T DOUGLAS" CHICAOO LIVB STOCK MAXKET. Cattle Steed! Hor, , Strear and Hlfkei StMan, Steady. -Chlcaao, March (.'-Cattle-hec'elpta, MM head; market,- ateady; native ; beef cattle, IB.00011.00; aior.kera- and feeders, 14.4049 1.21; cows ahd belters, fi;IOt?10.IO; calvea, li.ooan.ii. ' Hoga Receipt.-'- ,7,w neaa;. maraei. etron., HOlOo ebove- yesterday s avera.e: bulk of aalea, 111 abClis.lt; Hint, ,11.1110 11.10; -mixed, 111.10011.10; heavy, Jll.lOtf 1I.I5T rou.b, (ll.10Oll.lt; plfa, 110.000 11.00. , 4 Sheep and lmb Recelpta, sioe neaa; market, ateady; wethera, 110,71011.00; lamba, llt.00014.10. City Un Stack Market, Xanaaa City, lie., March .-Cattl-rRe- oelpta, 100 -head; market, ateady; prime fed ateora. su.XBKPlz.uo: arsaaea oeei eteers, . 0.011. 00; weatern steera, IS.00OU.35T eowa, 11.10010.01; heifers, 11.00 011.00; ateckera and feeders, I7.ti01l.lt; bulla, lt.7001.00: calvea, 7.OO01.OO. -Hoge ReelpU, 1,400; market, htfher; hulk, 111.10011.40; heavy, lll.IO01l.lt; packera and butchera, ,i3.z,is.); usni, i:.M011.1O; pita, 110.71012.40. Dheep and umia neceipie, evu nu.( market, ateady; lambs, tll.7l014.il: year llnst. tl!,7l01l.ll; wethera, 111.60012.2; ewea, (1O.H011.OO. . St, loalt Uv. Stock Market. ' St.- Loula, Marc t Cattle Recelpta. I.-' 000 head; eteayly; native beef ateera, 17.100 11.7.; yearlings,' aieere ana neiiera, ia..v 11.40; cowa, tl.IO0l.IO; atookera and feed- ira. ft. 00 01.00; prime aoutnern beer sieers, 11.400 41.00; beet cows and helfera, 14.160 L0A: nrlme - yearllnaa. ateera and heifers. 17.61010.00; native calvea, 11.00011.11. HcV-Renelpte, t.lO, head; higher; lights, til. 10011.10; plga, 11.10011.16; mixed and butchera, fll.16011.16; good, , heavy, 111 4601I.7B; bulk, 113.10011.16. Sheep and Lamba Recelpta, 400 head; aleady; lamba, fll.4i011.76; .waa, fl.000 11.60; yearling., fii.eoytx.go. i ' gletu CHy Lrra Stock Market. Sioux Cltr. Ia March a. Cattle Be- eeloU. 100 head: market ateady: beet ateera. 110.00011.40; DUlcnera, ,eiu viv.uu; row, and helfera, 16. 7101. so; eannere, 14.600 1.60; atockera and feedera, 17.00 01.60: calvea, 17.00 01.60; bulls, ataga, etc.. 13.100 1.60; feeding cowa and helfera, ft.2601.26. Hoae Receipt, 7,100 neaa; market iuw 16o higher) lights, fl2.IO0ill.6O; mixed. tll.l60l.Ii; heavy, HS.16011.16: pigs, 110.00 011.00; bulk ot aalea, 111.00 0 13.26. Sheep and Lam be Receipts, 600 hoad; market ateady; feed muttona, 110.36013.36; wethera, 111. 00 0 13. 00;, awe., Itu.x, vii.ae; lafibs,. (11,16014,16, ' - Uv. Stack la sight. 1 Receipt, of live stock at the Ave prin cipal western markets, ycaterday: uattie. noas. Chicago 1,000 Kanaaa city st-v Booth Omaha. ,.... 7(ra Sioux City St. Ltouia ...l.ooo 17.000 1,400 -7,400 7,100 1,400 Sheep. 1,000 100 1,100 X600 '400 ..6,100. 41.700 10.100 1 Swift & Company . TJnlon Stock Vara, - Chicago Meh. 1, 1117 . Dividend No. 123 Dt-rMael of TWO DOLLARS (O.lM peg ,har am tbe oaMul ,tock of Swift 4 CMnpany, will be paid on April 1st, MIT. lo atoakhoMers of naord, Urch iota, 1H7, aa abewa oa the book, of the G"B"" F. t. tUYWAJLD, -UerMwr the w? scare; a - how it is affecting security v values, atnl whit peace or war - maan to tva-eral tuatnea. throughout lwVMuehw- r, ii H aeDckBarket AO ana now to prom or n. An Inwrexekit letter Juet ieaiied cover, the above ubtecta fully and a) yours, free for the. mkifit. if ir you' reotwet you naoly Special Letter EStS Ht Sawth U at. 0traw4. etlla.ia, HI. H e Valve in- the Head Motors 3uick Cars have satisfied owners and y lave been fast sellers for dealers, rhere's . a reason It is because r; i Buick values are everlastingly good: -'-. ' , Figures Show It. Nebraska Buick Auto Co. LINCOLN OMAHA SIOUX CITY Rid Up On the .- Escalator ' (Moving St.irw.jr) f to the Second Floor, biandeis Stores An Entire " BuiltJing Devoted to Men Wear. Hart Schaffner & Marx Coiyrie4 Hvt Sdkaliwr Mmz v Suits and Top Coats .If we 'did not go any further simply a4d-' ing that this is the home of these celebrated clothes it would be M statement calcu lated to draw every man here who want , MAXIMUM CLOTHES VALUES. But we do want to add just a little story of our own - Men by the score are coming here every day, and here's what we do tor them in . Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes Give, them a perfect fit. " Cut down their clothes, expense one- v ' half or one-third. Save their time.. , Guarantee satisfaction. , .Givejthenj everything they paid alot . - more money for. , . '" .,,- Thdse are the things we'd like to do for you. Hart Schaffner & ' Marx make clothes for very figure. We have them and we'll give you exactly the right thing. Tfte Hart Schaffner & Marx label is a ; small thin to look for, .a big -thing to find.' - - ' 'V Spring Styles Were Never Better And we are showing wonderfulvariety of ; colors and weaves. v . i , Second Floor Rid Up On tha Escalator ..... TrUSTV&Yci oes forMeh$4.0d JUST BEAR THE name in mind and you will also know the. character of this Footwear satisfactory in every way Trust worthy that's it just like the name. We recommend them as the best $4.00 shoe we know of today. They come in all leathers and allstyles, " , ; .. ' x,. v;r ; '"', ' Two Big Shirt Items for Saturday Priced af 55c and 98c each . ' ' '; .. Vj ' .' ' '! ' ' ' ' ' " AND AT these two prices you will have a hard time" to even approach these for value" anywhere else. ' ) Shirts at 98c 'r' 75 dozen new Spring Shirts, of fine quality Percales and Corded Madras, laundered and soft cuffs, cent style,, neat patterns; Shirts that are made to-fi"per-; fectly and wear long and "Satisfactorily. Colors are absolutely fast. , . . - - . -" - c - 'Shirts' at 55c o' "i 65 dozen Sample Shirts, of good serviceable fabrics, neaf patterns ; -collars attached and neckband style. Not a Shirt in the lot that measures below 75c and many up to $1.00. . Some slightly imperfect; - Neckwear at 50c . ... New Spring Neckwear, about. 100 doien just received by ex press a great variety' of pat terns, such as Roman stripes, Scotch plaids, college stripes and neat striped patterns for the con servative dresser. Made up in a good liberal open end shape. , X Neckwear at 39c. ' New Spring Neckwear, about 130 dozen thesse are ties that have been made from short ends of fine quality silks silk that u usually found in 60c and bet ter neckwtar. Hundreds of pat terns and scores of colorinp. Main' Floor. ' t Fibre Silk Hose, 21c, We offer these for just what they are ieconds. " Silk Fiber Hos4 with very, slight imperfec tions no-' way detrimental to wear. . .. Men's "Snappy" Spring Hats Wi have a large and varied assortment of spring hats in. the newest shapes and styles tha will appeal?, to the men who are most particular about their Head wear. . We guarantee satisfactipn witn (feveiy Hat and the service you get from it is worth double the price of the hat. ,v . ' v' " Mayo Hats at $3.00 Mayo Hats, consisting of the newest in shapes and colorings, for Spring and Summer, wear, all very popular colors, such as Emerald Green, Olive, ' Pearl, Tan Saddle Brown, and Black; ejery hat guaranteed; ' for Saturday, at. '. . ..... . . .$3.00 Stetson Hats $3.50 to $10 ' v '- ., Offering about 30 styles, nufny shown here exclusively, including Green, Pearl Black,.. and Brown soft hats in the tissue Weight; also derbies in the new comfort weight. 83.50 to $10.00 Br andeis Special at $2.00, Extra special values, fine' quality felt; light or medium weight; brownj Green, Gray, "Tan, Pearl or Jlack, at.,.. ......'.$2.00 Boys New Spring ' ' Headweat v , ' , Boys' new Hats and Caps in a variety of shapes, and colors, light and dark patterns; spe- , cial, at 25. 50 and 65 ' ,1 Boys' Tweed Hats, swagger shapes, at ..98 nd $1.50