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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 191. 12 LIVE STOCK-MARKET Beef Steers Slow to Ten or More Lower Sheep Slow, bat About Steady. HOGS AROUND FIVE LOWER , a Omaha. Mar J. MIT. 'Hmhuiiik Cattle. Hos. Sheep. Official Monday MJ Kstimale Tuesday .00 14,000 ,o daya this week. ..14.361 . Ben,, days lest week.. T.! .' Same dare 1 'lc airo.18,631 38.888 Sam- daya I wki ao,,64 1.1 Kama daya was. wo. 11.000 1M18 N.IIM dava lut year... S.0U 33, 888 (.700 7,1144 n.isi 11,117 U.JSS 16.011 17,388 Receipt, and disposition of live stock at I ho llon Slock yard, Omaha. Neb., for twenty-four hour ondlnf at o clock yes tcrday : RECEIPTS CARS. Cattle. Hon. Sheep. H'r's. C. St. St. P..., Wabaeh Missouri Pacific... Union Pacific C. & N. w., eat. , C. N, west., C. St P.. M. O., C. n. Q., east., 3 5 17 s I 40 0 24 17 77 40 it C, B. Ik W. weal.. C. B. L P., ! 1 C , R. I. ft P., i llltnola Central.".... 3 Chicago QL West. Total receipts.... 338 DISPOSITION- 111 -MEAD. Cattle. Morrta Co !7 Hwlft Company.... 2.014 Cudshy Packing Co. .1.051 Armour ft Co 1.110 ; tichwartl . Co J. W, Murphy.. Kohr Packing Co Lincoln Packing Co.. 11 S. Omaha Packing Co. 0 Morrell 33 Wolf 1" W. B. Vanaant Co.... 7J Benton, Vanaant fc L. B0 V. B. Lewis 144 J. H. Bulla 110 ltoienatock broa...... 10 P. a. Kellogg M , lVerthelmer a Degeo. la Hulllvan Broe IX Mo. at Kan. Calf Co 111 Chrlatla 2.001 8.1)45 3,183 4,002 . 219 2,271 ISO 200 1,201 1,222 2,100 Huffman , Meyera Olaseberg '. Baker, Jonea A Smith. Banner Broe, ......... John Harvey Oennll ax Krancla Jenaen A Lunsren.... is 2 3 OS 201 O'llay 14 Other buyer..... 201 .... ,517 Total!..... ....7,410 14,001 0,431 Cattle Receipt! wen fair, making the total for the two dayi 14,101 head, prac tically double the receipt! for the lame dayi laet week and 1,000 larger than a year ago. Receipt, at all other polnti were liberal and the general tendency of the market every where we. downward. ' . Beef ateero at this point wan anywhere fro n alow to aa much u loo or snon lower oa other gradee, the medium cattle enow, lng the moot loss. Cowa and helfera were acnrce and t ey ahowed the leaet decline, Stockera and feeden were also la Ught aupply and pretty close to ateady. Quotatlone on cattlel Good to choice beeves, 111. 61)913.001 fair to good beevee. 310,78011. 601 common to fair beevee, 11-30 10.70: rood t choice helfera, ll.IOA10.il: good to choice cowe, 38.80010.80; fair to good cowa, ll.oo VB.eu; common toiair cowe, 30.0001.00; prime feeding eteera, 10.000 0.70: good to .choice feeders, 10.7000.60: fair to good feederi, 11.0003.761 common to fair feeder.. lo.70ni.00: good to oholce itoukere. I0.000.70i atook helfera. 37.000 17.000 10.00: veal calvei. 33.00O13.80l beef 0.70; atock now., 3O.OO0i.ioi stock, calvei, bulla, elaga.-etc, 31.003)8,10. ' Representative aaleai No. Av. Pr No. At. Pr. 6t l 00 600 II II Oil I 00 141 I 40 145 I 71 17.. 20., 000 I 76 707 I 20 030 I 00 II.... 17.... II.... I.,.. II.,.. .1010 10 00 III 10 16 1161 10 10 1003 10 30 '.. lit ! .. 170 1 10 60 10 70 10... 17... 37 1010 11 00 It. ...... .1101 11 20 14 ...1040 11 It I. ...... .1111 11 10 18 1071 11 10 33. .......1317 11 40 18 tin lrio 46... 1246 11 16 80 1330 11 76 31 1373 11 80 01 1361 13 10 87... ...1101 11 40 SO... 16.., 47... 30... II... 5... 24... 10. , . 40... ..1241 11 00 . .1 J SO 11 70 ..1140 11 30 .1400 II 00 STKKRg AND HHIFERS. 330 3 40' 12., 311 II ,.111 I 76 .. 103 10 SI ., 713 10 46 ,.10St 10 71 ,. 004 11 00 30.. , 111 I 40 . 837 10 36 , 060 10 60 , 714 10 86 . 030 11 OS .1001 11 35 . 510 I 36 . 760 I 16 , 768 I 65 , 610 10 00 11.. 81.. 48.. .. 700 11 10 10... IIRIKERS. ... 710 ,1 00 1... ..1040 I 00 . 2... .1030 00 ; I.., ...... 40. 76V ' 81M0 81 1... COWS. . m . ttfld . ton . m .1190 .1118 .1071 .1290 6 00 B 86 1 CO I 00 t B I 00 I & 86 l. .1000 .1160 , $43 ., ttl ft7 ,.1001 ,.1046 I 80 T 36 T 76 I 26 I 76 t 36 1.. .... Te. 4... 17., SI.. n!! t 76 8S8 1 06 BULLS. . ... ' 1.. lfi 7 Sb 7.,,.. ...196 t 00 t 1103 g 2b 1 1310 8 C t l.0 I 76 4........ SU 00 i mo ss i.....r-..is:Q to 1.. 1!S I 75 ' CALVES. I......,', SOX T 2b 1 290 7 T6 t 404 16 II S7S I 40 830 10 36 1... 170 11 00 1 120 11 JO 1........ 180 11 n a........ soo is oo t is& it to STOCK 1S118 AND FBKDERfl. 86& 50 1. ....... 128 ' 1' Ilogt Packeri tried to un tha, nnavr 'oenl racelpta aa a club to broak prtea, Dot aUtjwhora nupplifi were mora mod iratc. and tha bulk oft the offerlnaa finally moved with only amall ennceailona balnit matt. On early rounds ahlpplng demand appearM very light, as order buyeri took sMiiy (en or a doien toada ana then quit. Aftvr the packers aot started thoush hlpi,era cam back Into the market, and before tha close trade very respect a bin purchase. Their hogs were mostly steady'. Aa was the case yesterday killer buyers same out with offers that vera lOtfltio lower, tt took sellers quite a while to ret bids op to any thin Ilka the figure, they wanted, but the first aalea mad were rot over be lower. After the ice was broken the trade continued to Improve, and later euHineas waa done mainly on a steady basla. Dnce a trading bails had been established :he movement became fairly active, and the literal supply had, been pretty well cleared ' a tittle after 10 o'clock. Most traders called the market ateady to his lower. On paper tha general market ihowed Utile or no change, quality aa a rule running better than yesterday. Bulk sf the sales waa made at I5.10l&.St), ind some of the best heavlea brought 116.60, ".he top. For the two daya the average mar let la barely aft 10c lower, buyers having Men unable to weaken prlcea much either lay. - v " He preventative aaleat ' ' So. Av. Bh. Pr. No. Av. Bh. Pr, K3..I01 fl0 H 10 41. .181 40 It SO . SI. ,306 10 lk 26 IS. .Ill ... II 10 ;o..:o; is is ii..:o no n o I . .iflt 40 16 4t g; 61. .372 ,., IS 60 10..S06 SO 16 72.. Ml ... 16 60 Sheep -While several timet larger than rtiierdy. .sheep and lamb receipts Wei itlll moderate, twenty-four cars or 6.600 head eing all tliat were Id sight. The total for '.hij two daya of 7.644 head Is smaller than Ivr any similar period to a long time, ba ng 10,600 short of a week ago, 12.000 I enter than two weeks ago, and a fall ng off of about 10,000 as compaMd with the correapohdlng daya last year. Thera were no lamba sold until 11 o'clock. 1 ind It waa even later when bulk of the sup fly waa cashed, but prices held steady at vesterday'e advance. At the opening buyers had quarter iower orders, talking around $17.00 on the beat lamba but bids were rained ftradoilly as the morning advanced, and when ovjvw.ient finally started all good Mexican Iamb, aold above tha. most of litem bringing $n.i!6, equaling the record made yeaterda.. The only wooled lambs to sell under the hill" were two cars that -were bought by aheare.i at $16.66 and a load of unfinished Mexicans and westerns, which ent at He. 75. Clipped stuff was also steady, - Borne weigh tr ahorn lamba landed at $11.71 and a short deck of rood clipped Mexicans brought $11.10. the highest price over paid here. Clipped ewes reached a new record figure or $11.18. - Quotations on sheep and iambs: Lamba. Mexican, Il.&0i7.e: lambs, fed western. $!S.!t.el6.; lamba, freah ahorn. II!. 76 1 .; yearlings- good , to choice, $11.7649 14.60) yearlHigs, fair to good. $11.00011.76; wethirs, fair to choice, lll.6O013.SO; ewea. 113 76018.26; ewea, fair to good. 311.750 12.76: ewea, plain to culls, 88.00OH.60. Representative aaieei No. . r""- 78 fat eprlng lembe 68 111 76 241 Mexican lembe 74 17 10 141 clipped ewea 102 11 00 16 cull ewea eo i CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. Cattle Firm, "oga Steady, Sheep Steady. Chicago, May 1. Cattle Receipt 6,000 head; market, firm; native beef cattle, 81.00 013,36; etockere and feedere. 37.1601.86; cowe and helfera, 16.70011.16; calvea, 16.00 012.36. Hois Receipt!, 18,000 head; market, ateady at yesterday', average to a ahade hleher: bulk. llo.&DOlb.ee; ugnt, eie-'ew 16.10; mixed, 815.36011.80; heavy. I16.36il 16.10; rough. ie.iciu.u; -piiB, i,.,o 13.50. ' , Sheep and Lamps Keceipis, e.ouu neaa; market, ateady: welhere, 111,00013.60; wee, 110.26013.60; lembe, 313.00017.26. St. Louis Live Stock Market. St. Louis, May 1. Cattle Recelpta, 4,000 head; market ateady; native beef eteera, 87.60413.00; yearling steer, and helfere, 18.600 12.00; cowe, 16.00011.00; etockori and feedere, 36.00010.16; Texai quarantine aterre, 36.0001.60; prime aoutnern Deer eteere, 88.00rll'5O: beef cowe ana neuere, 14.2501.00; prime yearling iteera and helf era, 67.60 010.00: native culvee, lo.OO0i2.oo Hog Recclpta, le.iuo neaa; marnet atrong: llghta, 116.16015.10; pin. 110.760 14.26; mixed ana ouicnera, eie.xewie.etu. good heavy, 315.80016.86: bulk of aalea, 115.350016.75. Sheep and Lamb Receipt!, 870 neaa; market etrong; lamba, 816.00017.40; ewee, 80. 60013.00: yeerllnge, . 112.10014.76: clipped lamba, 113.00014.35. Kansae City Lire Stock Market. Kaneaa City, May 1. Cattle Receipt!. 7,600 head;- market, ateady; prime fed ateero, 812.00012.76; dreaeod beer eteere. 88.26012.00; weitern eteere, 81.00013.60; cowl, 88.76010.76; helfere, 3160011.50; itocken and feedere, 38.00011,00; bulla, 18.00010.25; calvea, 38.00013.26. Hoge Receipt!, ii.uuo neaa; mantel, higher; bulk of ealei, 816.36016.85; heavy, 815.80016.05; packere and butcnere, 316.26 016.60; light, 114.10015.00; plgi. aio.700 14.60. Sheep and Lamba Recelpta, 1,000 head; market, higher; lambe, 318.50017.26; year ling!, 318.60016.00: welhere, 312.00014.60; ewea, 311.00014.00. Slou City IJve stock Market. Sloua City, May 1. Cattle Recelpte, !,- 000 head; market atrong; kllleri, weak; atockero, atrong; beef iteerl, I10.60O12.60; butchen, 80.00010.60; future oowa and helfere, 17.60011.00: eannera, 16.6007.26; Etockere and feeder!, 17.60012.60; calvea. 18.60011.60; bulla, atagi, etc., 87.6008.75; feeding cowa and helfera, 16.6003.40. Hoge Receipt!, 7,500 bead: market atrong; light, 114.80016.15; mixed, I16.20O 15.40; heavy, 115.40015.55; pige, fii.eo0 12.00; bulk of aalei, 316.15016.40. Sheep, and Lamba Receipt!, 100 head: market atrong: yearllnge, 812.00018.60; wethen, 311.50 012.16: awei, 311.00012.60; lamM, oi4.oo0ie.8o. St Joeeph Live Stock Market. St. Joeeph, Mo., May t. Cattle Heoelpti, 2,600 head; market 60 100 higher; eteere, 31.00 0 1 3.60: cowa and helfere, 16.60 011.00; calvei, 10.00011.00. Hoge Receipt!, 6,800 head; market 50 lOo higher; top, 11610; bulk of aalea, 115.40 0i6.ier - . Sheep and Lamba Receipt!. 1,000 head: market eteady to atrong: Iambi, 116.000 17.li); Wee, 113.60013.60. JfBVT YORK GENERAL MARKET. Quotatlone) of tha Day oa Variona Com- roodltlee. New Tork, May 1. Plour Umettled. Wheat Spot, weak: No. hard, 32. 87 ft; No. 1 northern, Duluth, 11.71; No. 1 northern, Manitoba, 32.71, t o. b New York, all nominal. Corn Spot, weak; No. I yellow, ll.lOVj, nominal, a, L f.. New Tork. ' Oate Spot, oaay; etandard, 77 0 7IHO. Hldee Steady; Bogota, 434c; Central America, 42 Ho. Leather Firm, hemlock xirita, 17c; lac ondi, 66c. . Provlelona Pork, iteady; men, 141.000 41.60: family, 844.00: ihort clean, 342.000 44.00, Lard, otrong; middle wen, 823.650 22.16. . Butter Weak; ' neelpta. 10,811 tube; oreamerx, higher than extraa, 41 tt 0 43c: creamery extraa (13 ecore), 41o; firata, 33 O40Vto; aecondl. 37ti08Sc, Bag! Uniettledi receipt!, 81.033 caaei; freeh gathered extrli, 87o; freih gathered lorage packed firm, 330380; freeh gath ered flretif 33U 0 84Vio, Chceee Uneettled; recelpta, T.084 boxee: atate freih apeclale, JIHOSlo: elate freah average run, ZflttU30e. Poultry Dressed, dull:, ehlclrens. 91AX1a7 (owls, 3Ott06Ha; turkeys, 18&o. ' J. New York Money Market. New Tork. May 1. Mercantile paper, 4H: Sterling et-IO-rtsy bills, $4.72; commercial 00-day bills on banks, $4.72; commercial 60 day bill, $4.71; demand, $4.76; cables, $4,7$ 7-16. Btlver Bar, 74; Mexican dollars, 17. Bonds Government! ateady; railroad, Ir regular. Time Loans Firm; $0 daya, SHIM, 0 days, 4VitMH; months, 4Htf4V4. Call Money Strong; hlfher, 4; low, Stt; rullnv rate, m; last loan, 3 Si ; closing hid, I; offered at 1. U. 8. 2s reg.,,, 18 Int. M. M. 6s., U ao coupon .. 16 K. C. H. r. 8s,. 674 U. 8. 3s rev.. 2 L. A N. un. 4s It do coupon .... HUM. K. A T. 1st 4s 72 V. 8. 4s reg... 106 H Mo. Pac. gen. 4a 61 H do coupon ..lOGViMon. Power. 6a.. 96 Pan. la, coupon 14 N. 7. C. d. 6s. 107 Am. For. Seo. 6s 26 No. Paclflo 4b.. tin A. T, A T. o. $s lift, "do 3s ...... 64 Anglo-rreneh 6s UOr, 8, L. r. 4s 9691s Armour Co 4 4s $2P, T. T, 8s.. 96 Armour A Co.4s ISPenn. eon. 4a.l04 B. A O. 4a.... 8 '4 do gen. 4a.. 98 Atrhleon gsn, 4s 92 Reading gen. 4s 92 Central Leath. 6a 998. L. A S. V. a.fis.100 central rae. 1st 57 bo. raino c. as.itro C, A O. c. 6a.. 81 do ref. 4 17 a B. A Q. j. 4s 9So. Rry. 6i.... 96 CM. A S.P.g.4s 27Tex. A Pac, 1st 99 ... r. i, ft p. r.ta 73 Union Paclflo 4a 96 Col. A S. r. tHa 80I1 do ev. 4a.... 91 I. A ft. O. r, 6s., 68 U. 8. Rubber 6a 6f D. of Can. 8a... 97U. 8. Steal 6i.,.100 Hrle gen. 4s.... 63Wabash 1st ....101 uen. Kiec. 6B..1P3 'West, vmon 4a92 Qt. Ko. 1st 4s 94 'Did., Ill, Cen, ref. 4s 36 v Coffee Market, New York. May 1. Coffee futures were quiet again today, but prlcea., were higher on rovermg ana some iresn ouying, in spired by a revival of peace rumors, July sold up to 8.38c, with December touching ,6Sc, or about 14 to 16 points net higher. The close, was within a point or two of the best, showing a net gain of 12 to 16 polii is. 8 ts, 1 7,600 bags ; May, 8,18c; June, 8.26c; July, 9.36c; August. 1.42c: September, 8.49c; October, 8.65c; Novem ber, 8.61c; December. 8.68ct January, $.74o; February, 8.80c; March, 8.88c; April, 8.94c. Sput quiet, but firm; Rio 7s, 10u; Santos 10 He. The few coat and freight otters recMved, here were higher, with Santos 4a quoted at 10.80c for well described and at o.soc for undescrtned. -baala London ored- Hs The official cables reported a further advance, of 8-S!d in the rate of Brazilian exchange on Ijontfon. which waa a factor on the early advance here. The mtlrels price at Rio was 78 rels higher and the Santos market unchanged. 1 'Hugs Market. New Tork, May 1, Sugar Raw ateady: centrifugal, 6.81c; molasses. 6.33c. Refined steady; fine granulated, 7. BO 1. 00c. Fu tures opened very quiet, operators await ing- rreen ttaveionmenta in the snot mar ket. At noon prlcea were unchanged to 1 point higher. Market closed mm in sympathy with raw 'Sugar, t to 10 points higher. Pales, 1,200 tone. May, 6.33o; July, 6.60c; Sep- lemoer, e.esei iwcemper, stvc. Metol Market, New York, May 1. Metals Lead firm, 8e. Spelter Iteady; apet. Beast St, Louis delivery. Ic Copper unsettled; electro lytic spot and second quarter, $30.00031. 00, nominal; later deliveries. $25.00038.00. Iron firm and unchanged. Tin f'rmi spot, $56.60 At London: Spot copper. tlJO: futures, (121 10s: electrolytic. 141. Soot tin. 310 : futures, 230 10. Lead, 830 10s.,. Spelter, 4.., Cotton Market. : - New' York. May 1. Cotton Futures opened barely steady; May, 30.33c; July, -ro.isc; uctooer. i.4v;, December, ii.40o January. it.4ic , . i;otton ruturea cloned steady: uar. io.34c: July, 20.19c; October, 19.60c; December lt.BiHj; January, 19,69a. Snot, quiet; mid' dllng. 10. 7ac. Liverpool, May t. Cot ton Spot easier; good mlddlln.,', 12.08c: middling, 13.9id; low middling, I2.7sd. Sales, 19.009 "bales. - OH w Savannah, May, I.' Turpentine Firm; 4 : sales, in bole.; receipts, 640 hois. ;ship. mama, in dmb.i stock. 9.630 oms. Rosin Firm: aalea, 471 bbis. : receipts. 1.292 bbla.; shipments, 1,467 bols.; atock, 86,781 hbls. Quote: A. B. C. D, $6.70; H, $6.76; P, $6.60; O. H, ft.6l I, K. V, $5.60, N, $6.16; WQ $6.20; WV. $6.38. GRAIN ANDJPRODUCE Receipts of All Grains Bather Light, but Demand Also is Small Up to Noon. WHEAT TAKES A TUMBLE Omaha, May 1, 1117. Caih wheat and corn ruled somewhat lower today and tha tnda In theea cereal! waa rather quiet aa a reault of the decline. The receipt! of all grain! were very light, but the demand for wheat waa rather alow and only a email part of the wheat lamplea were reported aold by noon. The trade In corn waa alio very oulel until a ihort time before the cloee, when the tradere begen to get together, and quite a number of aamptee were dlepoeed of at prlcei ruling around iio to liic lower. The wheat market generally wal quoted from 6eito lfle lower, a few aalea of No. 8 hard being made at 32.86, while No. 4 hard brought from 82.74 to 82-83 and earn pie herd ranged in price from 32.60 to 32 70. Corn prlcei ruled around 81.00 and 31.01 nn the belter Bradei of tlie white variety, but the yellow and mixed aold generally in, iin,Ui, the white. No. 8 yellow Belling at 86.51, while No. 2 mixed aold at I1.60H. v Oat! waa about tne oeet aeiier on me Hit and there waa a good demand for thli cereal at prlcea ruling from to Ittc higher. Rye wai dull with no offering!, but bar ley wal In good demand, with light offer ing! and prlcra aomewhet advanced. Clearance! were: Wheat and flour equal to 313.000 bueheli; oati, 318,000 buehelo. Primary wheat recelpta were 724,000 buihels, and ihlpmenti 687,000 buihela, itgalnit recelpta of 736,000 buehela, and ihlpmenti of 1,481,000 buahela lait year. Primary corn receipt! were 307,000 bueheli, and ehlpmente 421,000 bueheli, agatnat recelpta of 847.000 buahell and ahlpmenta of 671,000 bunhell laet year. Primary oati reoelpti were 876.000 bueheli, and ahlpmema 105,000 buahelB. agalnBt recelpta of 1.112,000 buihels. and shipment! f 1,231.000 buehela last year. CARLOT RECEIPTS. Wheat. Corn. Oati. 210 Chicago 81 316 Minneapolis ...166 Duluth ..; 48 Omaha 10 39 22 Kaneaa City... 61 " 36 St. Louis 104 61 44 Winnipeg ., 861 These sales were reported today: Wheat No. 2 hard winter: 1 car, $2.86; 9 cars, $2.66. No, 2 hard winter: 3 cars. $2.86, No. 4 hard winter: car, $2.83; 2 care, $2.74. Sample hard winter: car, $2.70; 1 car, $2.61; car, $2.60. No. 4 spring, 1 car, $2.61; car, $2.60. Sample durum mixed: car, $2.00. No. S mixed: 1 car, $2.8.. No. 4 mixed: 1 car (smutty), $2.68, n 1 Barley No. 4: 1 car, $138. No. 1 feed:: 1 car, $1.40. Rejected: 1 car. $137. Corn No. 2 white: I car, $1.61. No. 3 white: 1 car. $1.60. No. 8 yellow: 2 cars fHhlpparn' welghta), $1.61; 2 oars, $1.61. No. 3 yellow: 6 cars, $1.61, No. 4 yellow: 1 car, $1.60. No. 2 mixed: 1 car, $1.60; 1 car, $1.60. No. 8 mixed: 1 car, $1.61; 1 car, 11.60. No. 4 mixed: 1 oar, $1.60. Oats No 2 white: 1 car, 72c. Standard: 3 can, 71o. No. 3 white: 4 cars. 71c; 3 can, 70. No. 4 white: 1 car, 70o; 1 car, 70c; 1 car, 70o. Sample white: 1 car. 87 c. Omaha Cash Prlcea Wheat: No. t hard, $3.832.86; No. 8 hard, 12.8262.85; No. 4 hard, $2.73413.83; No. 2 spring, $2.8802.10; No. 3 spring, 12.84(92.87. Corn: No. 2 white, $1.60t1.61; No. 3 white, $1.6BO1.60; No. 4 white, $1.6B1.69; No. 6 white, $1.68 1.68; No. 4) white, 11.6701.68; No. 2 yel low, $1.6iei.61; No. 8 yellow, $1.60 1.61; No. 4 yellow, $1.6001. 60; No. 6 yel low, $1.48&1.60; No. 6 yellow, $1,490 1.49; No. 2 mixed, $1. 504451. 61; Ko. 3 mixed, $1.6001.61; No. 4 mixed. $1.49$ 1.60; No. 6 mixed. $1.4901.40; No. 6 mixed, $1.48 01.49. Oats: No. 3 white, 7172c; standard, 7171c; No. I white. 7O0Tlc; No. 4 white, 7O07Oc. Bar ley; Malting. $1.4001.46; No. 1 feed, $1,270 1.83. Rye: No. 3, $1.6301.96; No. 3, $1,920 1.84. Omaha Futons. Wheat opened steady around yesterday's dosing prices, but a bearish pressure brought about by reports ol improved weainer con ditions forced a heavy break In prlcea and the market closed laveral cents lower on all options. The action or corn ana oats was muco the same aa that of wheat, although In a lesser degree, July corn ruling around 4c lower, while July , oats cloaed about 2c lower. Trading waa rather quiet in the local I pit and moHt of the traders conferred there ijocai range or options: Art. Open, j High, j Low. CIobb. j Yes. wht, I r j May I 20 t 10 281 I 81 290 July 2 82-81 I 32 219 X 10 331 Sep. X 87 1 87 181 1 81 188 Corn I May 1 61060 1 81 147 1 47 161 July 1 440 1 44 139 1 89 144 Sep. 1 36 I 86 184 1 84136. Oats May 72 I 7$ 61 , 68' 71 i July 63 63 61 61 63 i Sep. 63 f 63 62 62 62 Chicago closing prices, furnished The Bee by Logan A Bryan, stock and grain brokers. 316 South Sixteenth street, Omaha: Art. Open. High. Low. Close. I YesT' Wht. ! j May t 71 1 71 265 I 67 371 July 2 27 2 37 212 S 18 . 226 Sept. 1 II 1 31 181 1 82 189 Corn, May 1 60 1 60 144 1 46 149 July 1 44 1 44 188 1 31 144 8epL - 1 34 1 86 131 1 32 136 Oats. May' 69 69 66 . 67 68 July 66 6 62 ' 68 66 Sept, 66 66 66 66 66 Pork. May 81 30 38 80 38 30 89 76 38 22 July $8 80 88 17 88 80 39 10 31 70 Lard. May. 11 87 22 16 21 87 22 18 21 87 July K 06 22 26 22 00 21 26 22 00 Ribs. May 20 70 20 77 20 70 SO 77 20 60 July 20 92 21 00 20 85 21 00 20 82 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Prospect of Increased Imports Depreea Pries I Wheat, . -'--,- Chicago, Mar 1. Surmises that a confer ence between the Swiss minister and Presi dent Wilson this afternoon was connected with a report that the German chancellor would make a new peace offer on Thursday, resulted In smashing the wheat market to day. ' After an extreme decline ot loc, values closed demoralised 6o to 14a net lower, with May at $3.87, and July at II. 1 2 0 2,18. Corn lost 3 0 6 c oata w2c and provisions lie to 6ic. decided downward tendency almost from -the very start wag evident. Influenced mainly at first by a prospect of increased imports from Canada. The outlook for emergency legislation at Washington morning maximum and minimum prices on food stuffs counted likewise against the bulla, and so too did advices telling of notice able improvement in the condition of the winter crop. It was not, however, until within an hour of the close of trading when ouying power had seemingly been hauated that the price breaks became of great extent. Bxcited trading accompanied the late downward ptunges of the wheat market, but the aggregate of the day's business nevertheless waa not of Impressive sise. Many stop lose orders, however, were brought Into play and the pit waa cleared before word arrived that the White House conference waa in regard to food conditions in switieNand, not international peace. uorn weaaenea wun wneat and broke rapidly toward the last Better weather conditions aa to planting formed an all day nanuicap on ine ouns. in oata aa in other cereals, peace talk deprived the market of support, urop reports were favorable. Provisions advanced sharply on account of baying that waa credited to packers. De clines In grain prlcea had but little effect. jan trices wneat: No. 1 red. 82.98U: No. 8 red, $3.76: No. 2 and 8 hard nominal. uorn: No. 2 yellow, $1.6601.61; No. 3 yellow, $1,-66 01. 58; No. 4 yellow, ll.560 1.66. Oats: No. 8 white, 7O071c; etand ard, 70 072c. Rye: No. 2 nominal. Bar ley, $1. 2601.62. Seeda: Timothy, $6,000 7.60; clover. $13.00017.00. Provisions: Pork, $38.76; lard, $22.15022.20; ribs, $30,600 21.00. Butter Higher;, creamery, 32038c Eggs lluchanged; recelpta, 44,447 cases. Potatoes Unnettled: receipts, 80 care; Wisconsin and Michigan white, $2.40 01.50; Idaho. Colorado, Oregon and Washington, 12.6002.65. . . . ... . ' Poultry Alive, unchanged. . , , . . MlniMapalia Oral. Market. Minneapolle. May 1. Flour Fancy pat unte declined 30c; quoted at 114.40; other granea uncnanaea. Barley II. 30l. 66, - Rye 33.031,1.03. Bran 38.60t40.00. ' Wheat July, 13.3144: May. 83.43. Cash No. 1 hard, 32 .71138.78; No. 1 northern, 18.67 eyi.,,; r.. nonnern, ii.oieps.B,, i;orn .no. a yellow, ,1.464,1,46. Oate No. 3 white, (IQlOo, Flaaeeed 33.3:tf3.33. I A NEW YORK STOCKS Market Gives Every Indication of Augmenting Irregular Rise. SMALL GAIN B7 STEEL New Tork, May 1. -Stocks gave every Indication during the day's early period of augmenting yesterday's Irregular rlne, but the advancing movement was halted before midday on reports from Wannlng ton suggesting limitations on railway dividends during the continuance of the war, and the market cloaed with an uncertain tone. , Unltfd States Steel rose almost a point to 117 In the forenoon, slipping back to 116 and closing a point over that quo tation, a net gain of the smallest fraction. Munitions and equipments moved in like manner with motors and oils. Metals were less prominent than recent advances in the division, barely exceeding a point, except In Kennecott Copper and Granny Mining, whera gains extended to about 2 points, but these were largely re linquished. In rails a decline of 3 points In Dela ware A Hudson to 118, the lowest price in ovpr a decade, was the outstanding feature, coalers In general displaying marked heav ineis. Total sates, 660.000 shares. The bond market waa tha unual nominal affair, prices showing no definite trend. Total sales, par value, $3,626,000. Govern ment bonds were unchanged on call, but coupon 8a lost 1 per cent on a single sale. Sales, High. Low, Close, Am. Beet Sugar,., 1,700 94 93 94 American Can..,. 2,800 46 45 46 Am. Car A Found'y 1,400 68 67 67 Am, Locomotive... 2,200 69 68 68 6,100 101 100 100 600 112 112 112 400 124 124 124 600 31 31 - 31 Am. Smelt A Ref., Am. Sugar Refln'g. Am, Tel. ft Tel. Am. Z., L. AS. Anaconda Copper., 20,000 80 79 80 Atohlson 1,7 00 102 101 101 Atl. O. ft W. X..8.S. 10.700 104 101 104 Baltimore A Ohio. 700 76 76 75 Butte A Sup. Cop. 400 44 43 44 . Cal. Petroleum.... 2,200 20 20 20 Canadian Pacific. Central Leather... Chesapeake A Ohio Chi., M. A St. P... Chicago A N. W.. C, R. I. A P., ctfs. 1,100 161 169 160 6,400 88 86 86 900 60 69 69 2,100 81 79 80 600 113 118 118 45 Chlno Copper..,.;. 64 49 26 62 46 13 26 163 Colo. Fuel ft iron. Corn Prod, Refln'g. 1.900 4.200 49 25 64 45 14 27 48 26 62 46 13 26 Crucible Steel 13,700 Cuba Cane Sugar. 6,600 300 1600 Distiller's Sees.., Erie General Electric. General Motors..! Ot. Northern pfd, 6,200 109 107 107 600 109 104 1D9 Ot. No, Ore, ctfs.. Illinois Central..., Inspiration Copper. 1,400 3V 33 7,900 10W4 104 103 7.000 67 66 7, 1 Int. M. M-. pfd... 38,200 83 42 89 82 41 38 21 46 Int. Nickel 3,700 Int. Paper. 400 39 Kan. City Southern .... Kennecott Copper.. 4,300 47 46 Louisville A Nash Maxwell Motors.. 400 131 130 ISO 900 60 49 48 Mexican Petroleum 18,600 93 40 37 "24 94 91 40 27 61 40 27 88 Miami Copper 1,100 Missouri Pacific... 1,600 Montana Power Nevada Copper.... 1,200 24 23 83, 93 89 40 N. Y. Central N.T.. N.H. A N.H. Norfolk A Western Northern Pacific, Pacific Mall Pacific Tel. A Tel. Pennsylvania ..... Pittsburgh Coal... 600 800 40 1,100 128 126 127 800 103 102 102 600 33 32 ZZ 28 1,800 1,30, 4,300 63 U 46H 80 8 6314 45U 3H 14 62 ',4 44 28 14 81H 25 Vi XV, Ray Con. Copper, Reading . 43,400 . Rep. Iron A Steel . 3,600 83 81 H. Shattuck Arts. Cop. Southern Pacific... Southern Railway. Htudebaker Cor.... Texas Co... 300 36 6,200 28 i t.200 881. S4H 27 88 H 2,600 214 2114, I11H 8.80, 137 Mi 13816 136 Union Pacific... U. S. Ind. Alcohol. 42,200 11814 11414 116 U. 8. Bteol 166,800 11714 11SK 1164 U. B .Steel phi.... i 800 118 11814 118 Utah Copper MOO 117 11(14 11614 Wabaeh pfd "B".. 800 26 2444 2444 Weatern Union.... 300 1644 8614 8614 WeBtln.houee Blec. 800 4844 4814 4844 Total aalea lor in. day, eoo.ooo anaree. Kanaa. City General Market. ; Kaneaa City. May 1. Wheat No. 1 hard. !.94f 2.92: No. 3 red, I3.873.02; May 12.70; July. 12.1114. Corn No. 3 mixed, 81.62G1.63: No. 2 white, 31.6314tel.64: No. 2 yellow, 1.63 1.64; Hay. 11.4744; July, 81.3814. oate No. 3 white. 74tP7oc: fio. z mixea. 72072140. fit. LoDle (3 rain Market St. Louie, May 1. Wheat No. 3 red. nominal; No. 3 hard, nominal; May, 62.76; July12.1014. Corn No. 2. $1.66; No. I white, 1.64; May 11.60; July, 31.4014. uata No. 3, ?uc; o. 3 wnite, nominal. Di7 Good. Market. New Tork, May 1. Cotton ' .oode were ftrm and quiet today. Lonedale musllna were advanced to 1140. Tarna were latrly eteady. Wool (oode marketa firm and alike deollnlnti. , dux uieanngB. Omaha, May 1. Bank clearlnga for Omaha today were 16,218.184.76 and for the ' corresponding day laat year 83,870,. 468.78. Germans Try Hard To Keep China From Break With Kaiser (Correapondene. of th. Aaaoolated Preaa.) Peking, April 16. Although China sent its note of protest sgainst the German submarine campaign on Feb ruary 9, the German legation in Pe king did not submit a reply to the Chinese foreign office until after the lower house of parliament had. voted to sever diplomatic relations and the senate was about to vote on the same question. " The German minister is supposed to have received a prompt reply from liis home government, but is believed to have held it from the Chinese in the hope of delaying action on the part ot the Chinese government. Oer many's reply was a courteous denial of Lhina s request tor a modification of the submarine campaign, and sought to establish negotiations be tween the two countries on the ques tion. Germans in China realized a break between their country and China was inevitable, and resorted to every pos. sible means of forcing delay. The presentation of the note just before the senate voted on the severance of relations had but little effect on the senate. Official copies of the note were placed m the hands ot each sen ator by German agents, but did not prevent the senate from following the house m its overwhelming endorse ment of the cabinet's decision to sev er diplomatic relations. Sweden Gives Pension v To Noted Sculptor . (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Stockholm, Sweden, April 18. The Riksdag has granted to Sven Ander son, a Swedish sculDtor. a yearly pen sion of life of $450, "for a cultural work of enduring value." The mover of the resolution in the Riksdag said: . "By his series of portraits of promi nent men in public life, and particu larly of members of the Riksdag, he has left to coming generations an in heritance, which ought to be treas ured by them." Profit of Seventy Per Cent Made by Danish Firm Correspondence of Tha Associated Preaa.) Copenhagen, Denmark, April 18. One shipping company here has de clared a dividend of 70- per cent. Its profits for the year were nearly 2, 000,000 crowns on a capitalof 1,500, 000 crowns. - HEIR TO $100,000,000, MARSHALL FIELD, ENLISTS AS PRIVATE The photograph shows Marshall Field, 3d, heir to the vast Marshall Field fortune, being sworn in by Captain F. R. Schwengel in the First Cavalry Armory at Chicago. I ? iJ ac Qt Ull RATE HEARING FOR NEXT MONDAY State Railroad Commission Re ceives Word From Inter state Body. RUN DOWN BY MOTOR CAR (From a Staff Correspondent:). Des Moines, la., May 1. (Special.) The State Railroad commission has received word that the Interstate Commerce commission will hold its hearing on the advanced freight rate requests beginning Monday, May 7. These are the cases in which the roads are asking an increase of sub stantially 15 per cent. Commerce Counsel J. H. Henderson, together with the members of the Iowa com mission, will be present to represent Iowa. Aids Food Campaign. The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad is donating the. use of its right-of-way" and other property not in use to its employes for food pro duction purposes. It is also instruct ins its agents to forward farm imple ments, seeds and agricultural supplies as rapidly as possible. . Run Down by Automobile. Roy Kennelly, aged 15 years, was run down bv an automobile driven by Robert Brown, the young son of Ernest Brown, at Nineteenth and Crocker streets. Both wheels passed over the boy's body. He was rushed to a hospital and is in a serious con dition. . Witnesses say the boy and his companions, two girls, abandoned the car. The injured lad was taken to the hospital m Brown s car by a bystander. Taking Military Census. The government is already collect ing information in Iowa as to the number of men of military age. In response to a telegram from the di rector of the census Secretary of State W. S. Allen has forwarded the number of voting precincts by coun ties in the state and the number of voting precincts in the larger cities of the state. This information is wanted for the War department and was sent by wire from the secretary of state's office, as requested by the government. . Omaha Tragedy Shocks Parents. Mf. and Mrs. C. G. Smith of 1011 Eleventh street were greatly shocked to learn of the death of their son, Samuel Smith, the Omaha druggist, who wa killed by a highwayman Sat urday night. Besides his parents, Smith had two sisters here, the Misses Mina and Gayle Smith. The Des Moines relatives will attend the funeral at Omaha Tuesday. Farm Help Wanted. The state free employment bureau here has more than 200 jobs on farms listed at wages averaging from $35 to $45 per month. These include board and washing. In some cases married men are offered as much as $50 per month. The farmers, however,' want experienced men in farm -work. The Dividend, Paid Monthly GROWN OIL COMPANY PROPERTIES PRODUCTION EARNINGS . DIVIDENDS" MARKET . s . J; allotment of treasury mock. Wa have a amall allotment of Treasury shares ' ' 1 ' " which wa are offering for a limited tlma only at ' - $1.25 Per Share OMstssMlassM .BaasHB aassssaTMsssMi In view of the large investment mtereet already created In Crown Oil, wa . withdrawal at an early date of the 31.26 price now offered and advlee immedi It, pu.c. of,Cro2 OO share., both , for their attractiv. dividend return, and rapidly increasing market value. , i . .. . . ., - Prespactua "CM and complete tnlormatloei 'on requeet. ' Make all chocks, draft or money ord.ra payable to f E. M. FULLER & CO. SpacialiaU in Oil Securities 50 Broad Street . New York majority of the jobs are for single men. . . .. Chinese Premier Is an Inveterate Chess Player (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Peking, April 18. Premier Tuan Chi-jui is an inveterate chess player and one of the most expert students of the game in the far east. He plays at least one game of chess every day and is the champion among all the hieh Chinese officials. japan's champion chess player, Kao-pu-tao-ping, who recently de feated the most expert players in South China, has come to Eeking to meet North China players, at the renuest of the oremier. The Japanese expert will be matched with him be fore he leaves Lnina. German Prisoners Found Who Were Nearly Starved (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Wellington, New Zealand, April 18. Several German prisoners, who have just been interned here, were brought from the Island of Tahiti, where they were discovered living on the slopes of a mountain in a state approaching semi-savagery. They had for some, years discarded all civilized clothes, and only partly covered themselves with the fiber and leaves of trees, their food consisting of nuts and fruits. Their skins were almost black 'from exposure to to the sun. Little Chance to Adopt Metric System in England (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) London, April 18. The hope of ad vocates of the metric system that the svstem would be legalized for the British empire at the present imperial conference has been negatived by an officiaUstatement from the govern ment, which says:. "It is unlikely that the imperial conference will be able to consider the qeustion of the adop tion of the metric system after the Fewer Men in Building Trades in England (Correspondence of The Associated Frees.) Londqn, April 18. The number of employes in the building trades ill Great Britain has decreased since the war from 850,000 to 450,000. This presumably indicates a contribution of 400,000 men to the army. Half of Insurance Money Is Paid in War Loans (Correspondence of Tho Associated Prees.) Berlin, April 18. All insurance companies in Germany have been ordered to pay one-half of the amount which may become due under insurance policies in war loan bonds in stead of in cash. D? INVESTMENT 0' Denomination. $100.00. SSOO.OO. $1,000.00 A SURE AND SAFE INVESTMENT FIRST TRUST COMPANY 4th Floor, Flrat Nat Bk. Bids- Omaha. B1.S7S acres of op lands in Kentucky, principally in tho famous Irvine Field. . In exceBS of 600 barrels per day. Three wells now beini drill. i3."hfi! drillinK.oper.tion. eontempl.ttd eho d result in s 1 000 barrel daily ootput within the next sixty day.. Current earnings are sufficient to eover present dividend re quirementa almoat four times over and are fast increasing. Dividenda of 1 regular and 1 extra are now bejng paid on the 16th of each month, putting the stock on a 24 per an ' num basis, but as additional wells are brought In an een ' larger dietrlbution to atockholdera ia expected. An active market will be made for Crown Oil Sharea on tha . New York Curb immediately upon completion of aale of our British Censors 4 Reject Films on Various Grounds (Correspondence of The Aseoclated Pres..) London, April 18. The British Board of Film Censors last year re jected 500 out of 5.300 films sub mitted to them for inspection. Among the grounds for the rejection of films are the following: Impersonation, of the king; scenes holding up the king's uniform to con tempt. Incidents tending to disparage Eng land's allies or to disturb friendly relations with them. , . Propaganda films of German origin; : :A.,.B q1lt tn afTnrrt informa tion to the enemy; scenes depicting too realistic horrors ot wanare. Irreverent treatment of death; ma terialization of the conventional fig ure of Christ. . - , References to controversial or in- ternational politics; scenes tending to disparage public characters and to create mihlir. alarm: antagonistic re- rations of capital and labor. Nude figures; scenes purporting iu , illustrate "night life;" vampire-wo-men; the drug habit; white slave , traffic; excessively passionate love scenes. , Using Codfish Skins -J:. For Binding Books (Correspondence of Tho Associated Press.) Bremen. April 18. A bookbinder here is using codfish skin as a substi tute for leather in bookbindings. The new material is said to give excellent results, and it has many advantages over shark skin, which has frequently been used for de luxe bindings. The r strength and durability of the new material have been tested and ap proved by the imperial testing office. It is easy to work, literally untear able and "has the beautiful markings of a snakeskin. Boy Scouts Find Huge Skeleton 5,000 Years Old (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) London, April 18. The skeleton of a woolly rhinoceros, 5,000 years old, ' has been dug up by Boy Scouts in the course of maneuvers in Loakes Parks, High Wycombe. AMUSEMENTS. BRANDEIS T0DAY VaimiVB.IV A Wk and Sunday D. W. GRIFFITH'S g'X'iL Spactacle "INTOLERANCE" THE WORLD'S GREATEST SHOW Nights: 25c to $1J0; Mats., 23c to $1. THE BEST OF VAUDEVILLK Dally Mstlaee, 3:13; Night. 8:18. This. Week. ORPHEUM ROAD SHOW Direction Msrtls Deck BUrtlB Seek Prseeets GREATER MORGAN DANCERS MARUKO ONUKI. Frssel, Nordttres, 4 William Plekhsm. Caltea Brsi,, Patrick Barrett. Robert Ev. ersrt's Nevelty Circus, Thru Jshfll, Orsneuai Travel "prVci: Mstlseu, Gallery. IDe. But Seats (Eioest Saturday and Sunday). 2Se. Nights, I8.28.30.73e. Bf V T . TONIGHT U I U THURSFRI. Matinee Today s, ' - r ' ' JOHN CORTS NEW I MUSICAL COMEDY "THE MASKED MODEL" Nights, SOc to $2; Mat., 25c to $1.50 SatontsT-and Sundays Matinea Saturday "KAT1NKA" Helm, Waller Marti; Robinsoa Due . Woorward and Morrisey Nettie Carroll Troupe MAX LINDER in "MAX WANTS A DIVORCE:" Also "Infidelity," Five-act Art Drama. -f- BASE BALL , OMAHA vs. JOPLIN ROURKE PARK MAY 1-2-3-4 Friday, May 4th, Ladies' Day. Games Called at 3:1S Box Seat, at Barkalow Broa. PHOTOPLAYS. "Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation" Made in Co-operation With U.' S. Army and Navy. Recruiting officers from Army, Navy and Marines are stationed in lobby and will gladly give any information desired regarding service in any of these departments. Laat Time. Today FRANKLYN FARNUM in a Bluebird photoplay "THE CLOCK" . Last Timet Today Harold Lockwood May Allison v ' IN N "The Hidden Children" From the story by Robert W. Chambers ' !ll(3ltSlllllltll!ll8IBIIBItlllllllUIIIIMIII3IIIIIBII8IIBII8ll8ll8lu I MUSE j 1 ' S a Lait Timw Today I I Marguerite ! Clark 1 .( tIN ' . . f 1 "The Valentine Girl" 1 Roaroe "Fatty" Arbuckle ia . i ' "THE BUTCHER BOY" f u13IIBI!BIIBIIB!itll8ll8ll8UBIIBllBIIBIinillllltltll!llll81l8ll8ll8ll8llBli I