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THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS. 1017. 13 MOVING AND STORAGE JP Pirn Kxiiress Co., Moving . Kj. JXEjEjU p.ckin and Storage, g 1207 Farnam St. Web. 2743. Doug. 6146 REAL ESTATEIMPROVED North. $300 DOWN-$25 MONTH OWNER LEAVING CITY 5-room, strictly modern bungalow, lo cated at 37th and Boyd; south front. Triced at 12,300, a bargain figure. PAYNE INVESTMENT CO., REALTORS. 637 Omaha Natl. Bk. Bldg. I. VS RUY NOW EASY PAYMENTS Thla ti-room house, uearly new, at 4717 X. i'id St., Is a Imrguin at, the price asked on the easy paynunt plan. Lot is large and the place It one that fhould- make a comfortable home for you. It Is near skrhool, stores and car. For price call 1 Creigh, Sons & C6mpany, Doug. 20U. Realtors 608 Bee Bldg. READ THIS CAREFULLY. An S-room modern house, eouth front, with two lots, 45x128 feet eac, near 80th and Maple, block to car line and How ard Kennedy school; lots in this location readily worth $750 each. We will con aider any reasonable offer and terms. 2 b i6 Maple St. JIIATT COMPANT, 345 Omfchk Nat, Bk. TI,erJ- AFTER looking at MINNE LU8A 300 dif ferent buyers decided that II was the best proposition on the market and tbey backed their judgment by buying lots IF YOU will come out today you will understand why the others are buying CHARI.rii- W MAK'FIN&IO., t43 Omaha Nat'l. Bank Bldg. Tyler 111 NEW, Modern 6-room bouse; paved street. Harney car line All oak. Will sell 1250 down Call D. 3628 days or Wa! 677 6-R. MODERN cottage, block of car, good location; $300 down, $30 per month. Sew ard Bros., 678 Brandels. DOug. 3840. South. NEW HOMES 201$ 8. 33d St. Six rooms and bath, liv ing and' dining room finished in oak, built-in buffet and book cases; bedroom, large kitchen and pantry, re frigerator room on first floor; oak stair way to second floor, which has two bed rooms and tiled bath with built-in medi cine cabinet, four large closets. Exterior rtucco and siding. Price $3,(00. Well worth $4,000. 810 S. S4th St. Large living room with built-in book cases, coat room with mirror door; largo dining room with built-in buffet In oak; kitchen, pan try and Icebox room finished In yellow pine; oak floors, oak Btalr to second floor; extra large front bedroom, finished In white enamel; sun room and bedroom fin ished In yellow pine; tiled bath with medi cine cabinet. Will decorate to suit. Ex terior stuoco and frame. Price, $4,250. S0C2 S. 3Sd St. Seven rooms and bath; cosy living room, den, dining room with buffet", kitchen, pantry and rear entry on first floor;- two bedrooms, bath and sleeping porch c . second floor. In course of completion and can be fin ished to suit individual taste. Price, $3,750. 2809 S. 34th St. Stucco bungalow, five rooms and bath on one floor, large living room and dining room, fin ished In oak, built-in cupboard, o k floors, tiled bath room with medicine cabinet, electric light fixtures and decorations to ult purchaser. A big bargain at $3,650. i Any of the above houses can be pur chased on $200 cash payment with monthly payments. , C. G. CARLBERG, Realtor 310-312 Brandels Theater Bldg. HOME INCOME IN VESMENT. S. E. corner, 34th and Arbor Sts two fine, modern houses. One Is 6 rooms, oak finished, fire place, etc. The other Is C ro,oms, rented to good tenant for $22 60 around. 108x132, room for more' houses oi apartments. Exceptional proposition See owner, Harney 1341. JNiH 6-room and one 4-room cottage, both on one lot; fins condition; live In one and rent the other. Price for both. $2,760 Very easy terms. No. i" 133 S. 20th St NORRIS & NORRIS. 400 Bee Bldg. Phone Douglas 4270 Miscellaneous. LET met show you my brand new stucco bungalbw; finely finished, excellent loca tion. A real bargain at $3,860 Rea sonable terms. Call owner. Douglas 1772 FOR SALE. T-room House, hot water heat, grrage. $3,760. John J. Mulvlhill, Realtor, 200 Brandels Theater Bid. Phono Doug. 96 W FARNAM SMITH & Co.. Real batata and Insurance. 1320 r'arnam St. Doug. 1064 R. S. TRUMBULL. I0l lat Nat Bk. Bldg. D. 1734 REAL ESTATE B'nes Pr'pty YOUNG & DO'IERTT, City Real E-.ate, , Douglas 1671. 123 Brjndels Theater. H. A. WOLF, Realtor. Ware Blk. Specialist to downtown business property. . REAL ESTATE Investment A MOST SATISFACTORY LITTLE INVESTMENT Double brick flats, almost new, near 25th and Harney, hardwood finish, a beauty inside and out. Rents at $840 per annum. Practi cally no upkeep expense. Priced to selt at once. Only $7,800.' Never offered before. See this at once. ERNEST1 SWEET, D. 1472. 10x132 ft., on Cuming St., with two frame stores, near 22d St., renting at $40.00 a month, at $4,000.00. W. H. GATES, 47 Omaha Nat Bk. Bldg. D. 1294. REAL ESTATE TRACKAGE TRACKAGE 99x132, brick buildings; for sale or for rent; all or part. E. II. Benner Co. D. 8406. REAL ESTATE WANTED WE HAVE a. 'eral good reliable buyers for 6 and 6-room houses and bungalows With $300 to 2500 down. .Call Osborne Realty Co.. Tyler 196. 701 Oma. Nat Bank Bldg. REAL ESTATE To Exchange WANT NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA LAND FOR 640 ACRE3 IN BLAINE COUNTY. NEB. Located 4 miles west of the county seat. Has small house, barn for six horses and other outbuildings. About 200 acres level valley land, balance rolling pasture land. Price $18 per acre. Want smaller piece or land, norineasrern eorasaa. r. i. Heyden, 1614 Harney St. Phone Tyler 60. FOR sale or trade, lot 13 and 14, Swift's add to South Omaha; will take Ford roadster or touring car as part payment , Address Box 439, George, la. TRADE 6 room house north, one block to car and school, two diocks irom uirani University; want modern improved acre- age. Box 8430. Omaha Bee. WESTERN LANDS. Nllsson. 422 Rose Bldg REAL ESTATE Unimproved North. MINN'K LUSA Nice lot on TltUs Ave., mar 24tlt St., can bo bought at a bargain; this lot must be sold. Call owner eve nings. Walnut 70. " Miscellaneous. IaROE Garden Lots near car line, paved street. $125 to 8195. 31 down, Doug 607J REAL ESTATE SUBURBAN Benson. SIX-RM. bousa on easy terms; must aell; might consider auto. Ben. 537. REAL ESTATE SUBURBAN Dundee. MUST BE SOLD Owner Leaving the City In Dundee's new residence district, we have a new 7-room. 2-story house. Large living room, dtnlnir room and convenient kitchen, with pantry and Icebox room on first floor. Three good-slMd bedrooms, finished sleeping porch and bath room second floor. Stairway to floored attic. Decorated throughout. Full cemented bast-ment. tJuaranteed furnace. Oarage and cement drive. This house is located on corner lot, 60x135 feet; is occupied by owner, who has been transferred to St. Paul and must sell. Price. $5,400; $650 cash and balance monthly. See us promptly. GEORGE & COMPANY, Phone D. 756. 902 City Nat. Bk. Bldg. Realtors. Acreage. FIVE very fine garden lots, close to car llnet ciose to scnoot, just ouisme the city limits, where you do not have to pay city taxes; an Ideal place to raise pigs, poultry or garden; the owner has moved to Cali fornia and says sell at once; price $92 each; terms. 50c a week on each lot. Call Walnut '466 today or in the evening. FINANCIAL Real Estate. Loans andMortgages. CITY AND FARM LOANS 6. 6H and 6 per cent. Also first mort gages on farms and Omaha real estate tor sale. J H. Dumom A Co.. 416-418 Keellne Bldg.. 17th and Harney. THE Investors of Omaha will always find us with a stock of 6 per cent first mort gages, secured by Omaha residence prop erty or Nebraska farms. E. H. LOUGEE. INC.. 638 Keellne Bldg. $2,600 M'TGE. bearing 6 pet. semi-annually; secured by mortgage valued at $9,000. Talmadge-Loomis In v. Co., W. O. W. Bldg. hw. bTndiskI Money oil hand for mortgage loans. City National Bank Bldg. NO DELAY IN CLOSING LOANS. W. T. ORAHAM, 604 Bea Bldg. ; fW C.TY I O LOANS. GARVIN BROS.. Om. Nat. Bk. Bldg. 50 MONEY HARRISON at MORTON. iy 916 Omaha Nat. Bk. Bldg. OMAHA HOMES EAST NEB. FARMS. u'KEEFE R. E. CO., 1016 Omaha Nat'l. $100 to $10,000 MADE promptly. F D. Wead, Wead Bldg., 18th and Farnam Sts. MONEY to loan on Improved farms and ranches. Kloke Investment Co.. Omaha LOW RATES C. G. CARLBERG, 313 Bran dels Theater Bldg. D. 685. LOANS ON CITY PROPERTY. W. H. THOMAS & SON. Keellne Bldg. FARM AND RANCH LANDS Arkansas Lands. GO WITH US To the land of corn and cotton and a delightful climate. To the Arkansas river valley In southeast Arkansas. We ara selling good productive land for $35.00 to $45.00 an acre on long and easy terms and Improved plantations at from $50.00 to $70.00 an acre. The cultivated land Is renting for from $3.00 to $10.00 an acre. Our next excursion is December 18 from Omaha and $38.00 will pay all of your expenses. Frea Information on request. Phone Douglas 3600. WARREN S. FRANK, 201 Neville Blk., Omaha. Colorado Land. HOLIES FOR 190 FAMILIES. THE BANK OF PUEBLO. Capital, $50,000.00. Pueblo, Colorado, April 2, 1917.. To Whom Concerned: We consider the farm lands of The Twin Lakes Land and Water Company to be second to none for fertility and productive ness, a fact that makes possible the Inten sive farming of the Crowley, Ordway and Sugar City district. The source of water supply for this Ir rigated land is the Arkansas river, sup plemented by good storage reservoirs. We are pleased to recommend this com pany and Its officers as responsible and desirable business men. Very truly, (Signed) THE BANK OF PUEBLO, By N. B. Cook, Cashier. Under the Twin Lakes & Water Co. sys tem. Crops raised include large yields of wheat, oats, corn, alfalfa, sugar beets, cucumbers, potatoes, squash, pumpkins, cantaloupes, melons, tomatoes, onions, ap ples and cherries. Cattle, sheep and hog ralBlng very profitable. Market facilities admirable. Land one to four miles from shipping stations. Beet sugar factory, al falfa mills, pickling plants, canning fac tory and creamery at Crowley and Ordway. Colo. Electric light power and pure Olney Springs water may be obtained for farm use. All denomination, good schools and roads. Write us for special excursion fates, prices and terms. H. R. FOLLMER CO., 936 First National Bank Bldg.. Omaha. Phone Tyler (2862. Free Missouri Pacific booklet. , WHEAT lands, kit Carson county, Color ado. $12.60 to $18 per acre; we control 25 choice quarters; send for booklet. ifloke Inv. Co.. Omaha. T Iowa Lands. 345-ACRE farm In Fumont County, Iowa, for sale cheap and on reasonable terms by the owner. Farm' Is located near Thurman, la., and la In excellent condition, well Improved and In excellent shape. Two dwellings. Improvements practically new. H. W. BINDER & COMPANY, 32 Pearl St.. Council Bluffs, la. Texas, SEE us for Texas land. Wa furnish cattle. You pay from profits. Thomas Olson. 407 Karbacb Bldg. GOOD corn land. East Texaa. $26 an acre. Get my free book. W S FRANK. 201 Neville Block. Omaha Missouri Lands. SMALL MISSOURI FARM. $10 cash and $5 monthly, no interest or taxea; highly productive land; close to three hlg markets. Write for photographs and full Information. HUNGER. A-119. I N. Y. Lit Bldg.. Kansas City. Mo Nebraska Lands. 240-ACRE BUFFALO COUNTY FARM FOR SALE. About 160 acres In cultivation, 80 acres pasture. food 6-room house on good foundation, well built barn for 18 horses with good hay mow, granary, chicken houst and hog house. Fenced and cross fenced, well and windmill. The farm is soma rolling and some rough, but all good soil, Is in a fine state of cultivation for fall grain. Located about 22 miles from Kearney and 8 miles from Amherst. Price, $8,600. This farm will carry a mortgage of $4,600 to $5,000. This is one of the best buys I know of in Buffalo county, and with present prices of farm products, thla farm should pay the purchase price with less than three crops. Is an excep tional proposition and will sell. C. K. DA VIES. KEARNEY. NEB. SMALL Nebraska farm on easy payments 6 acres up. Wa 'arm the farm w aell you. The Hungerford Potato Growers' association. 16th and Howard Sta.. Omaba Douglas 9371 80 ACRES, nearly level. Improved, between Oakland and West Point. Neb., at only 9190. on eas- terms. G. A. Kull. Oakland. Neb. FOR SALE Best largo body high-grade, medium-priced land In Nebraska. Very little money required. C. Bradley, Wol- bach. Neb. RANCHES of all sizes nnd kinds, easy terms. A. A. Patiman, 301 Karbach Blk. LIST your lands for quick results with C. i Canan. Sin McCagu Bide. Omaha Oregon Lands. NEW JORDAN VALLEY PROJECT. HEART OF THE RANGE. Get on the ground floor with 80 acrea irrigated land In connection with open rang,.. You can grow stock successfully and cheaply. Excursion Dec. 18. Send for bulletin. HARLEY J. HOOKER. (40 1st Nat. Bk Bldg.. Omaha. Wyoming Lands. nijl 1 Lrtll V TT J l ill li (3 ll turn, w-w jyca . Including paid-up water rights. Henry w ...i a r a n..ia. C J 4"ilsi RT t'l FARM LAND WANTED cad ra wiVTPn Don't list your farm with us If you want to keep ii. E. P. 6NOWDEN SON, 433 8. 16th. Douglas (371 MON.Y TO LOAN MONET MONET MONET IS SANTA CLAIS COM1NO TO YOUR HOUSE T Grown up folks know why ha cornea or stay away. If you hava a little money he Is mora likely to come. Are you going to run the risk of him misln you? Take no chanca and get the money today. Let us glva Santa Claus your number. For I yeara we have bean doing this. Easy payments. Utmost privacy. OMAHA LOAN COMPANY, 540 Paxton Block. Tel. Doug. It6. Organised by the Businesa Wen of Omaha. FURNITURE, pianos and notaa as security $40, 6 mo.. II goods, total coal, 33. 49. $40, 8 mi, Indorsed notes, total cost, $3.60 Smaller, lurge am'ts proportional rale. PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY, 432 Rose Bldg., lJU,,n!L?,irJ,m- Ty.J 6. LOANS ON "DIAMONDS AND" JEWELRY AT 1 POT SMALLER LOANS PCT. W. C. KLATAU. EST. 1S92. 6TII FLOOR (ROSE) SECURITIES. TY. 95 . DIAMOND A-NDEwlM LOANS ' Lowest rates. Private loan booths. Harry Malashock. 1614 Dodge. LV 6619. Est. 1891. Horses Live Stock Vehicles THREE heavy draft horses for sale. Willow Springs Dlst, 4th and Pierce. Pg. 1835. You can secure a maid, stenogra pher or bookkeeper by using a Bee Want Ad. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS O. C. Redlck Realty company td Steve Dorsey, Park avenue, 100 feet south of Dewey avenue, east side, 113x140 $ 7,500 Magic City Realty company to Jim Russ. Thirty-first street. 44 feet north of V street, cast side. 43x100 300 Orchard Investment company to Tlch ard Caveye, Forty-fourth street, 40 feet, north of P street, east side, 40x120 37$ Michael L. Clark, sheriff, to Isabel B. Stephens, Worthlngton avenue, 105 feet weat of Blghth street. north side, 70x130 1,100 Jessie P. Colwell and husband to Harry C. Fleldor et al, southwest corner Twenty-fourth and Jones street, 45x55 10,000 Annie M. Day to Anna M, Ish, Cen tral boulevard, 176 feet norlh of Mason, eaat side, 40x135; Emmet street, 615 feet west of Twenty fourth street, north side, 60x34.6.. 1 Nettle O'Rourke and husband to Harvey Maloon et al. Madison street, 62 feet west of Twentystxth street, South side, 6$xl7T 1,600 Paul G. Rledesel and wlfa to John B. Nichols, northwest corner Sweetwood avenue and Dawey ave nue, 48x60 6,000 John B. Nlchlos to Charlea Mulhair, northwest corner Sweetwood avenue and Dewey avenue, 48x60 1 Calvin H. Taylor and wlfa to Charles Mulhair, Twenty-eighth It reel, 60 feet south of Jackton street, eaat aide, 88.5x138.5 1 Conservative Savings and Loan asso elation to Hugh Slavln, Blotldo street, 120 feet west of Thirty-third , street, south Me, 60x127.6 1,450 Leonora O. French and husband to Robert D. R. Welgel and wife. Twenty-fourth street, 277.5 feet north of Brown street, east side, 41x127.25 2,600 Mary C. Walgel and husband to Charlotte Barsch, Twenty-fourth, 277.6 feet, north of Brown street, east side. 41x127.25 3,600 E. Porter Stewart and wife to Rich ard Slgmund, Seventeenth atrset, 98 feet south of M street, eaat aide, 49x140 3,100 St, Louis lire Stock Market. St. Louis, Dee. 12. Cattle Receipts. 8,100 bead; market, lower; native beof ataers, $1.00 4f 15.00; yearling steers and heifers, $7,000 14.60; cows, $5.0011.00; stockers and feed ers, $6.5011.00; Texas quarantine steers, it!. 75 10.50; fair to prime southern beef steers, $9.0012.76; beef cowa and helfera, $6.0010.00; prima yearling steers and heifers, $7,5010.O0; native calves, $5.75 14.76. Hogs Receipts, 10,000 head; market, steady; lights, 117.40 17.60; pigs, 316.00 16.60; mixed and butchers, $7.6017.70; mixed, $17.6017.75; bulk of gales, $17,404? 17.70. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1,200 head; market, strong; lambs, $13.0016.95; ewes, I10.00iffll.60; wethers, $11.00 12.60; can ners, $6 009.00. Kansas City Live Stork Market. Kansas City, Dec. 12. Cattle Receipts, 16,000 head; market, dull; prime fed steers, 12.5015.50: dressed beef steers. $11.60 13.60; western steers, $9.0012.00; cows, $5.75010.00; heifers, $6.6011.00; stockers and feeders, 37.0011.00; bulls, $6'.008.60; calves, is.DOfp iz.76. Hogs Receipts, 16,000 head; market, lower; bulk of sales, S17.17.46; heavy, $17.3017.66; packera and butchers, 117.150 17.40; light, $16.9017.30; pigs. $16.00iiji 16.00.' Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 8.000 head: market, higher; lambs, $16.60 tf 16.90 ; year lings, i2.t)OWii.oo; wethers. 311. 76ffl13.26: ewes, $11.00012.26. Chicago Lira Stock Market. Chicago. Dec. 12. Cattle Receipts. 18.. 000 head; market, steady: native steers. 37.2S14.60j western steers, $8.30 0 13,26; stockers and feeders, $6.10010.75; cowa and heifers, $5.10011.20; calves, $8.60015.60. iiogs Receipts, 37,000 head: market. weak; bulk of sales. $17.15a17.55: llaht. $16.7017.45; mixed, $17.00017.60; heavy, 4i6.K6Siiv.tit); rough, $16.95017.15; pigs, $13.00015.66. Sheep and Lambs Receipt, 14,000 head; arket, firm: wethers. $8.80013.00: ewes. $7.90011.60; lambs, $12.60017.00. Monx City Live Stock. I Sioux City, la., Dec. It. "attle Receipts. f unn hn.ii. . ..i. .. . . i r. , . i . v.uviv ,. a U , mainci ivv'" lunui UCV1 steers, $8.0015.00; fat cows and helfera, K.uuan.bu; canners. $6.6006.50: atockers and feeders, 37.0011.00; calves, $7,600 iz. ou; nuns, stags, etc.. 16.6009.00: feed In a cows and heifers, $6.2608.60. Hogs Receipts, ll.ooo head: market 10c lower; light, $16.(0017.10; mixed, $17,100 17.20; heavy, $17.15017.30; pigs, $16,600 16.00; bulk of sales, $17.00017.25. Sheep and Lambs Reoelbts. 2.000 head: market steady. Omaha Hay. Hay Prairie: Choice upland, $24; No. 1, $22.00023.00; No. 2, $18.00013.60; No. 3, $15.00016.00: No. 1 midland. $22.00023.00: No. 2 midland, 818.00igl9.60; No. 1 lowland, 17.00018. 0C; No. 2 lowland, $14.00015.00; Jo. 8 lowland, $12.60013.50. Alfalfa Choice. $31.00; No. 1. $28 000 30.00; standard, $26.00038.00; No. 2, $24.00 25.00; No. 3, $21.0023.00. StrawOat, 39.60: wheat, ((.00. Chicago Produce. Chicago. Dec. 13. Butter Market high er; creamery, 38048c. Eggs Receipts, 3,698 cases; market firm; firsts, 49050c; ordinary firsts, 4346Hc; at mark, cases Included, 43049c. Potatoes Receipts, 25 cars; market un changed. Poultry Alive, market higher: fowls, 17 02rc; springs, 19c. Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, Dec. 12. Flour Market un changed. Barley $1.2101.52. Rye $1.811.82. Bran $40.00(3 40.60. Corn No. 3 yellow, $1.7001.76. Oats No. 3 white, 74 077 He. Flaxseed $3.3703.39. Turpentine and Rosin. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 13. Turpentine Firm, 42Hc; sales, 142: rects, 108; ship ments, 257; stocks, 25,264. Rosin Firm; sales, 884; receipts, 649; shipments, 202; stock, 78,091. Quote B, D, K, F. O. H. I 36.06$8.10; K, $.606.70; M, $6.95; N. $7.30; WG, $7.60; WW, $6.70. New York Cotton. New York, Deo. 12. Cotton Futures opened steady; December, 30.40c; January, 29.50c; March. 29.40C; May, 29.16c; July, 28.65c. Cotton futures closed steady) December. 29.90c; January. 29.06c; March, 28.90c; May, 28.72c; July, 28.44c. Spot Cotton Market quiet; middling, 30.35c. KanNas City Produce. Kansas City, Dec. 12. Butter Cream ery. 42c; firsts, 40c; seconds, 28c; packing, 32 Vic. Eggs Firsts, 45c: seconds, 81 0 83c. Poultry Hens, 21e; roosters, 16c; broil ers. 24025c. Liverpool Cotton. Liverpool, Dec. 12. Cotto.i Spot quiet; prices dull; good middling, 22.68d; middling, 22.16d; low middling, 21.63d; good ordinary, 20.63d; ordinary, 20.11d; sales, 2,000 bales. Kansas City Grain. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 12. Corn No. 2 mixea, i.5i.z; no. i wnite, ii.7uwi.7k; No. 2 fellow, $1.6501. t0; December, $1.27Vi; January, i l.za ttsi-an. London Money. London, Dec. 12. Silver Bar, 42T4d per ounce. Money t per cent Discount Rats Short bills, 4 par cent; three-month bills, 4 per cent. OMAHA LIVE STOCK Cattle Bids Some Lower; Hog Prices Five Cents Lower; Sheep Prices Are Stronger. Omaha, December 13, 1117. Receipts were; -Cattle. Hoga. Sheep. Official Monday ...... .S3 11,376 12.024 Official Tuesday 8.348 it, 687 6.635 Estimate Wednesday . MOO 11,200 1.300 Three days thla week.. 14.140 31,33 23,(49 Same daya last week.. 41, 607 $3,084 69,974 Sama days 3 weeka agoS3.3T3 37.1(8 36.102 Saem daya 8 weska ao4,904 19,8(6 30.876 Same daya 4 weeks ago48,(0 17,447 33,663 Same daya last year.. 37,(74 48.38 41,480 Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock yards, Omaha, Neb., for 24 hours ending at 3 o clock yesterday: RECEIPTS CARS. Cattla. Hogs. Sheep. H'r's. C. M. St. P.... $ .. .. Missouri Paclfto... 6 1 Vnlon Paclflo (8 4( 17 C. & N. -W., cast.. 1$ 13 .. C. A N. W.. west.. 68 46 10 1, t '.. St. P., M. & O 8 4 1 l' B. Q,. east.. 13 10 3 C, B. A Q.. west.. 188 33 27 O., R. I. & T., east. 18 13 C. R. I. & P., west. 3 5 Illinois Central.... 10 4 .. ,, Chicago Gt West.. 3' 4 .. ., Total receipts.., 387 188 67 1 DISPOSITIONHEAD. Cattle. Hoga. Sheep. Morris A Co Swift ft Company 769 1,117 1.523 t.073 1.796 2.771 3,960 1.37$ Cudahy Packing Co.. 1.410 Armour & Co 1,671 Schwarts A Co ., .... J. W. Murphy Lincoln Packing Co.. fS S. Omaha Packing Co. S Cudahy, Sioux City Wilson Packing Co.. 68 Benton, Vansant & L. 33 F. B. Lewis 617 J. H. Root & Co 188 J. H. Bulla 8 Rosenstock Bros 3 F. O. Kellogg 45 Werthelmer Degen. 188 Sullivan Bros 80 Mo, ft Kan. Calf Co. S24 Christie 10 Huffman ............ 21 Roth 28 Meyers 12 Olaasberg X Banner Bros 64 John Harvey 778 Jensen ft Lungren.... 106 Rurress 1 Ellis ft Co 67 Pat O'Day 11 Other Buyera (23 2,808 3,383 136 3,194 tit 4,449 Totals 8,274 12,011 12,733 Cattle Receipts were pretty decent for a Wednesday and with Chicago breaking sharply tha laat few days and local cool ers full of beef for which there are no cars, packers 'Were very Indifferent bidders on the early rounds today. A few odd sales of medium range steers were made nearly steady, but on the bulk of the western of ferings aa well aa native steers and butcher stock early bids were considerably lower. Trains were late again today and thla was another factor In making the trade ex tremely draggy. Late yesterday when the bulk of the natives came In sales Were made largely 10025a under last week's close. Stocker and feeder trade Is almost at a standstill, hardly any outside buyers are here and hulk of the supply la very alow al decline of 25040c from last week, while good steers sold late yesterday and early today fully 25o lower than the latter part of last week. Quotations on cattle: Prime heavy beeves, $13.60015.00; good to choice beeves, $13,600 13.60; fair to good beeves, $10.50012.60; common to fair beeves, $7.00 0 10.60; good to choice yearlings, $14.00016.00; fair to good yearlings, $12.00013.50; common to fair yearlings, $6.60011.00; prime heavy grass beeves, $11.25013.00; good to choice grass beeves, $10.00011.25; fair to good grass beeves, $8.75010.00; common to fair grass besves, $6.6008.60; good to choice heifers, $8.00010.60; good to choice cows, $8,000 9.60; fair to good cows, $6.2507 76; common to fair cows, $5.2506.25; goo to choice feeders, $9.50011.00; fair to good feeders. $8.0009.60; common to fair feede. $6,000 1.00: good to choice Blockers, $8.7510.00j Stock heifers, $6.5008.26; stock cows, $H.00 7.26; stock calves, $6.00010.00; veal calves, $9.0012.50; bulls, stags, etc., $5.50 8.00. BEEF STEERS. No, Av. Pr. No. . Av. Pr. 834 $8 00 612 8 25 871 8 76 725 ( 60 5 610 $7 60 923 8 15 4.. 6.. 28.. 49.. .. 760 8 50 ..826 ( 00 .. 8J4 10 10 ..1129 10 40 787 10 25 13 1190 10 76 20 1198 11 60 6 1112 11 25 19 1257 11 90 NEBRASKA. 8 steers.. 873 $9 00 12 cows... 778 $7 85 6 calves... 368 1 60 43 steers. .1108 10 66 29 heifers.. 817 8 00 16 steers. .1006 10 80 Hogs The heaviest run of hogs of the week to date waa on hand this morning, and the few loads that sold to shippers on the early market brought steady to So lower prices. Packera were doing nothing. Top brought $17.36, with the bulk of the bogs Rolng around $17.00017.20. ro. Av. 8h. Pr. No. Ar. Sh. Pr. 77. .288 ... $17 25 PIGS. 160.. 101 ... 18 80 Sheep A fairly liberal run of sheep and lambs waa on the market this morning. Trade In killers continued aotlve, fat lambs showing strength from thevopenlng, and prices were a shade stronger than yester day's close. Top fat lambs brought $16.75, on the early market, heavy klnda selling at $16.00016.40. Fat ewes were fully steady although nothing on the early market equaled yesterday afternoon's top of $11.40. Best this morning brought $11.00011.25. Feeders showed more left than In some time, the outside demapd stimulating the market, and prices were fully steady to a little stronger all arouiid. Nothing choice changed hands, Inbetweens bringing $15,000 1".25. Feeder yearling wethers brought $13.00. Quotations on sheep and Iambs: Lambs. handywelght, $16.25j16.76; lambs, heavy weight. $14.60016.26; lambs, feeders, $16.60 Sflfi.00: lambs, shorn. 311.60&13.60: lambs. culls, $10.00016.00; yearlings, fair to choice, $11.60013 25; yearlings, feeders, $13,000 14.25; wethers, fair to choice, $11.00012.60; ewes, fair to choice, $9.75011.60; ewes, breeders, all ages, $10.60018-60; ewes, feed ers, $7.60010.60; ewes, culls and cannors, $5.0007.26. No. Av. Pr. 526 Montana feeder yearlings.... 77 $13 26 204 Colorado lambs 76 16 60 16 25 13 75 16 00 16 76 13 00 (61 Colorado feeder lambs ...... (2 154 cull feeder lambs 66 191 fed lambs 85 205 fed lambs 79 6 culls 64 Coffee Market. New York, Dec. 13. The market for coffee futures opened at an advance of 8 points on a moderate demand from brokers, with foreign connections, and reports of continued steadiness in Brazil. The buying orders seemed to be pretty well supplied around 7.290 for March and 7.810 for September, however, and prlcea later reacted under a renewal of acattered trade selling or liquidation. Reports that some of the cost and freight offera received were a shade faaier, may have contributed to the decline, but the talk around the ring reflected no fresh feature of Importance. March sold off to 7.27c and September to 7.79o, with the market closing net I potnta lower to 1 point higher. December, 7.00c; January, 7.08c; March, 7.25c; May, 7.41c; July, 7.69o; Sep tember, 7.74c. Spot, dull; Rio 7s, 7Hc; Santos 4s. (ftc. Only a few cost and freight offers were re ceived with prices unchanged to a shade lower. Including Santos 4a at (,25o to (.40c, London credits. The official cables showed an advance of 75 rels at Rio, with the Santos market un changed for spots and unchanged to 60 rela lower for futures Itlo exchange 6-32d higher. New York Prod nee. New York. Dec. 12. Butter Market strong; receipts, (.(10 tubs; creamery, high er than extras, 6ViOtlo; creamery (92 score), 49 HO 50c; firsts, 44049c; seconds, 40HO43He. Eggs Maraket firm; receipts, 4,186 cases; fresh gathered extras, 60c; extra firsts, 68 0 69c; firsts, (64)67c; seconds, 62064c; refrig erator apeclal marks, 374038c; refrigerator firsts, 36037c. Cheese Market steady; receipts, 2,283 boxes, state fresh specials, 23028Hc; state average run, 22V423c. Poultry Dressed, market atrong; chick ens, 23030c; fowls, V, 28c; turkeys. 29 O33o. St. Joseph Live Stock. St. Joseph, Mo., Dee. 13. Cattle Receipts, 3,600 head; market steady; steers, ($.000 14.60; cows and heifers, $6.25013.00; calves, $7.00014.09. Hogs Receipts, 18,000 head; market steady; top, $17.60; bulk ot sales, $17,260 17.45. Sheep anal Lambs Receipts, 2,000 head; market higher; lambs, $12.00016.75; ewes, $6.00011.75. London Meek Exchange. London, Dec 13. American securities were dnll on the stock exchange today. NEW YORK STOCKS Imminence of Government Rail road Operation and Report of Federal Munition Plant Con trol Lead to Reversal New York. Doe. 12. The further crum bltng of values in the stock market today was again traceable to obvious reasons, for eign and domestlo developments Intensifying the general feeling of discouragement. Cumulative evidence that the government purposes taking over the railroads under conditions not previously reckoned witn ana a news ticker dispatch from Washington quoting an eminent military authority as saying that all private munition plants should be placed under direct federal con trol contributed measurably lo th wide apread reversal. Ralls. Including many l4ues fur years classed among those yielding substantial dividend returns, fell 3 to 4 points with scarcely a noteworthy exception touching their lowest range In the current period of liquidation, in some Instances today a mint mum established near records for a decade and even a generation. United States Steel's uninterrupted decline ot SS to 8144 represented a new low for this year and an extreme reversal of 66 points from It maximum of the mid-year. Practically every grade of stock In the Industrial, shipping and allied divisions sup cumbed to the pressure directed against the leaders, showing recessions of ( to 6 points. Operations embraced a wide area, the move ment bringing out many dormant Issues. Sales 780.000 shares. Foreign flotarrons again featured the weak bond market, Anglo-French ta and Paris 6s as well aa French munlclpala recording greater depreciation with the Russian 6VS on tho "ourb." Liberty 4a ranged (7.36 to (7.48 and the IUi from 98.48 to ll.su Total sales, par value, (5,3(0,(00. Old United States , bonds were unchanged on call. Sales. High. Lo. Close. Am. Beet Sugar. 1.400 704 67 67 American Clan 7,(00 low 7 67 Am. Car ft Foundry 1,(00 64 t 604 Am. Locomotive.. (.300 49Vi 47 V 47 V Am. Smelt, ft Ref.. 11,600 7H 67S 67 Am. Sugar Ref 1.300 94 93 93 Am. Tel. Tel.. 6,300 loan 100H 100H Am. Z, L. and S.. 200 12 13 13 Anaconda Copper.. 11,900 (6 634 63tt aVtchlaoa 1,900 80S 78H 764a A. OftW. I. S. .8. I.. 2,400 (4 (0,90H Bait. OhIO 3.309 47 y, 46 46 H. ft H. Cupper .. 700 16H 16 16 Cal. Petroleum .. 900 11 11 10 4, Can. Pacific 20.600 W 126 127 Cen. Leather .... 8,100 U 57H 674, Ches. ft Ohio .... 3.300 44 48 43ft C, U. ft St. P.... 3,800 88 16 36 Chi. ft North 700 90 88 37 C, R. I. ft P. ctfs. . S.500 17 16 16 Chlno Copper .... 3,200 40 39 39 Col. Fnel A Iron.. 1.300 (2 80 30 C. P. Refining .... 16,000 29 27 27 Crucible Steel .... 8.600 61 48 48 Cuban Cane Sugar. 6,800 26 26 26 Dlst. Securities .. 7.900 29 27 27 Erie 3,(00 14 13 18 Gen. Electric .... 6,(00 123 121V. Ut General Motors ., 6,800 86 84 84 Gt. North, pfd 2,600 87 84 84 Ot. North. Ore Ctfs 2,300 24 23 23 III. Central 700 90 88 SH Inap. Copper 4,200 41 39 39 Int. Mer Mar. pfd. 86,600 (1 86 86 Inter. Nlrke.1 .... 6,300 26 24 24 Inter. Paper .... 800 23 22 22 K. C. Southern .. 300 16 16 16 Kennecott Copper. 6.2000 29 29 99 L. ft N 1.200 109 106 106 Maxwell Motors.. 600 23 21 21 Mex. Petroleum .. 4,800 74 71 71 Miami Copper .... 1,100 26 26 26 Mo. Paclflo 4,700 22 31 21 Mont. Power .... too 61 60 60 Nevada Copper ... 2.800 18 17 . 17 N. Y. Central .... 6,200 66 64 ' 65 N. Y., N. H. AH.. 1,600 29 27 28 Norfolk ft Western 3.700 99 (6 96 North. Paclfto ... 4,600 82 78 80 Pacific Mall 600 25 2 25 Pac. T. ft T 17 Pennsylvania (,000 44 43 43 Pittsburgh Coal 40 Ray Con. Copper.. (.200 21 21 21 Reading (1,600 67 64 65 Rep. Iron ft Steel 11,800 13 6(H 70 fihat. Arls. Copper , 200 17 lt 17. south, l'acirio .... ,8no so 78 ' 73 South. Railway .. 8,500 23 21 21 Stud. Corporation . 6.000 43 40 40 Texas 10 3,91)0 I32k 129V4 Union Paclflo .... 13,300 108 106 100 U. S. lnd. A 6,300 106 103 104 U. 6. Steel ....215,900 85 8144 61 V. S. Steel pfd ... 2,700 1(6 103 103 Utah Copper 10,700 18 76 76 Wabash pfd 'B" . . 2,100 19 18 18 Western Union ... 700 78 77 78 West. Klectrlc 7,800 36 36 (5 Totsl sales for the day, 780,000 shares. New York Money. New York, Deo. 13. Prime Mercantile Paper 6 06 per cent. Sterling Kxchange Sixty-day bills. $4.71; commercial sixty-day bills on banks, $4.71: commercial sixty-day bills, $4.70; demand, $4.75; cables, $4.16 7-16. Silver Bar, 86o; Mexican dollars, (o. Bonds Government, Irregular; railroad, weak. Time Loans Strong; sixty daya, 8 06 per cent; ninety days and six months, f 0 6 per cent. Call Money Firm; highest. 6 per oent; lowest, 6 per cent; ruling rate, 6 per cent! closing bid, 6 per Cent; offered at 6 per cent; last loan, 6 per cent, U. S. 2s reg... (6G. N. 1st 4s. (7 do coupon... 6L C. ref. 4s.. 7( V. 8.8s, reg.... (( I. M. M. 6s.... 88 do coupon .. (( K. C. 8. ref. 5s 76 TJ. S. Lib. 3s.9$.52L. ft N. un. 4s.. 85 U. 8. 4S reg..l04M., K. A T. Ist4 87, do coupon ...,104M. P. gen 4s .... 63 A. P. S. 5s..,. (1M. row. 6s .... 88 A. T. A T. olt. 6s (0 N. Y. C. deb. 6s. (8 Anglo-French 6s. 85-N. P. 4s 62 A. & Co. 48.. 83 N. P. 8s 68 Atch. gen 4s.... 810. S. L. ref 4s.. 82 B. A O. ev 4s 74 V. T. ft T. 6s.... 91 B. Steel ref 6s. 87Pa. eon. 4s.. 66 C. Leather 6s... 93 Pa. gen. 4s .. 89 C. Paclflo 1st... 79 Read. gen. 4s.. 82 C. A O. cv. 6s.. 73 St.L.ftS.F.adJ. 6s 67 C. B. ft Q.. 1. 4s 93 8. P. cv. 6s.... 88 C M AS P.ev.4s 698. Ry. 6 92 C.,R.I.ftP.R.ref.4s 0T A P. 1st ., (9 C. A S. ref 4s. 71 U. Paolflo 4s ... 86 D.AR. O. ref 6s 60 U. S. R. 6.... 74 D. of C. 6s, 1931 (0 U. S. Steel 6s .. (7 Erie gen. 4s .. 47 Wabash 1st . G. Electrlo 6s .. (6 'Bid. ... 2-8 New York General Market, New York, Deo. 12. Flour Market, steady; spring patents, tl0.66O10.86; winter patents, $10.6010.76; winter straights, $10.30010.60; Kansas straights, $11,000 11.16. Cornmeal Market, steady; fine white and yellow, $4.6504.90; coarse, $4.7604.85; kiln dried. $9.75. I Rye Market, steady; No. I western, $1.(0, cost and freight New York. Barley Market, sternly; feeding, $1.0(O 1.16; malting, $1.8001. 45; California, $1.46 1.60, c. I. f., New York. Corn Spot, firmer; kiln drlsd. No. I yellow, $1.7(, c. 1. f . New York, 16-day shipment; Argentine, $2.26, nominal, f. o, b. cars. New York to arrive. Oats Spot, stronger, standard, $(089o. Hay Steady; No. 1, $1.30; No. 2, $1.20; No. 2, $1.00; shipping, 90096c. Hops Easy; state, medium te choice, 1917, 66062c; 1916, nominal; Paclflo coast, 1917. 23023c; 1918. 18lc Hides Market, steady; Bogota, 41c; Cen tral America, 40c. Leather Market, firm; hemlock sole over weights. No. 1. 61c; No. 2, 49c. Provisions Pork, strong; mess. $6! 50 63.00; family, $64.00666.00; short clear, $(4.0069.00. Lard, weak; middle west, $25.(0025.71. Tallow Market, easy; city special, loose, 17 e. Wool Market, firm; domestlo fleece, Ohio and Pennsylvania, 70c. Rlc Market, firm; fancy head, 8(o; blue rose, (Q8Q4 Evaporated Apples and Dried Fruits. New York, Dec. 12. Evaporated Apples Steady; Callfornlaa, 1617c; prime state, 15lo- Drled Fruits Prunes, firm; Californlaa, 8013c; Oregona, 1214o, Apricots, scarce; choice, 14017o; fancy, 19 20c. Peaches, scarce; standard, 10c; choice, 1111c; fancy, 13 He. Raisins, firm; loose muscatels, 7 9c; choice to fancy seeded, 10llc; seedless, (O10c; Lon don layers, three crown, $1.(0. New York Metals. New York, Dec 12. Metal exchange quotes lead quiet; spot, $6.87 06.61: spel ter, weak; East St. Louis delivery, spot of fered at $7.60; tin not quoted. At London Spot copper, 110; futures, 110; electrolytic, 125; spot tin, 202; fu tures, 296 10c; lead, spot, 130 10s; futures, 29 10s; spelter, spot, 61: futures, 1(0. St. Lonls Grain. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 13. Corn No. 3 track, $1.76; No. 2 white, (1.72; December, $1.27; May, $1.20 bid. Oats No. 2 track, 74 c; No. 3 white, 78c Dulntb IJnsoed. Dululh, Minn., Dec. 12. Linseed On track, $3.2703.37; arrive (December), $3.30; December. $3.37 hid; May, $3.20 asked; July, $3.16 nominal. New York Sugar. New York, Dec. 12. Sugar Raw, market nominal; centrifugal, 6.70c; molasses, 5.82c; refined sugar, market steady; fine gran ulated, $.lia 8.35c, GRAIN AND PRODUCE Arrivals Extremely Light ; Early Trading Practically Abandoned; Oats and Barley Sell Higher. Omaha, December 13, 1917. The cash grain market today was ex tremely narrow and rocelpts even lighter than those of yesterday. Arrivals totaled only 16 cars, with 12 cars of wheat. 28 cars of corn, 24 cars of oats and two cars of rye. Early trading today In practically all cereals waa abandoned on account of a stronger option market, which veloped considerable strength during the last hour due to light receipts and reporta of a heavy now storm In Iowa, which Is anything but favorable for the morement of grains. Buy ers and sellers were unusually slow to get together, bids and offers varying a full cent, sellers holding their offerings for a better price on the strength In the option, while buyera were not Inclined to pay the figures asked, although their demand was rather strong. No. 4 white sold at $1.46, No. 4 yellow sold at $1.48 and :.'o. 6 yellow at $1.4101.46. No. 6 mixed sold at $1 JK'if 1-41 and the No. 6 grade of yellow at $1.37. These quotations made a general advance of 2o to 6c, the bulk of the offerings sell ing Up 3o and 4c. Oata were atrong, the cash article re flectlhf the strength In the current outlon. Spot quotations were le to lo higher, with a good demand. Standard grade oats brought 76o snd No. 3 whits 76c. No. 8 white oats sold at ?616e, and the No. 4 grade at 767to. Rye was up a cent and barley So higher, with a con' iued good demand for either. No. 3 rye sold at $1.76. while the No. 2 grade of barley brought $1.46. Clearances were: Wheat and flour equal to 479.000 bu.; oata. 145.000 bu. Primary wheat receipts were 447,000 bu. ai1 st'ipini n's 240,000 bu , SX'Untt lecelits of 1,19$, 000 bu. and shipments of 1,342.000 bu. laat ysar. Primary corn corn receipts were (6t,000 bu. and shipments 373,000 bu., against re ceipts of 858,000 bushels and shipments of 759,000 bo. last year. Primary oats receipts were 649,000 bu. and and shipments 769,000 bu.. sgslnst receipts of (21.000 bu, and shipments of (31,000 bu laat year. CARLOT RECEIPTS. Wheat Com. Oats. Chicago 33 (7 (3 Minneapolis ...,168 Duluth 73 Omaha 13 Kanssa City 27 St. Louis 19 Winnipeg (00 28 47 21 These sales were reported today: Wheat No. 2 red spring: 2 ears, $3.10. No. 1 durumi 1 car, $3.16. No. I durum: t cars. $3.12. Rye No, li, t car, $1.74. Simple: 1 car, $1.76. parley No. t: 1 tar. $1.46. i; Corn No. 4 white: 1 car, $1.46. No. 4 yellow: 8 cars, $1.48. No. i yellow: 1 car. $1.43; 1 car. $1.43; 1 car, $1.41. No. 6 yellow: 1 car, $1.37. No. 6 .nixed: 2 cars, $1.41; 2 cars, $1.39; 1 car, $1.38. Oata Standard: 1 car, 76!. No. 3 white: 1 car, 76c; 2 cara, 76o; 1 car. 76o. No. 4 white: 1 car, 76c. Sample White: 1 car. 75c. Omaha Cash Prlcea Corn: No. 4 white, $J.46. No. 6 yelow. $1.43 1.44. No. 4 yellow. $1.43. No. 6 yellow. $1.4101. 46. No, 6 yellow. $1.37. No. 6 mixed. $1.3801.41. Oats: No. 3 white, 7to. Standard, 76Kc No. 3 white. 7676c. No. 4 white, 76076C. Sample, 75. Barley: No. 2, $1.46. Rye: No. 3, $1.76. i.ncsi rang.- nl options Art. Open. Hl"gh. I,ow. Close. Yes.' Earn. I I T j Deo. 1 20 1 20 120 1 10 1120 Osts, , I ) Dec 72 72 73 13 It May 71 1v 71 11 71 Chicago 12:20 prices, furnished Tha Bee by Logan A Bryan, stook and grain brokers. 316 South Sixteenth strest, Omaha: Art, Open. High. Lo"w. Close. Yes'y. Corn Jan. 1 21 1 21 121 1 31 121 Deo. 1 24 1 34 134 1 24 124 May 1 18 1 19 U9 1 19 119 Oata. Dee. 74 16 14 76 74 May 1144 73 71 73 11 Pork. Jan. 41 Ot 47 00 46 (2 48 ( 48 (0 'May 46 (0 44 (0 48 (0 46 (0 Lard. Jn. 24 62 24 (2 24 21 24 tS 24 62 Skates and Sleds For Live Boys BOYS: Here's a chance for you to get a sled or a pair of skates, by doing a little work for us after school. Call at The Bee branch office nearest you and we will tell you all about it. , (A' 'S-ti... - $f& .-llW'y,fS(T'g Ten more little girls will be made happy this week and I wonder will one of these little girls be you? DOLL COUPON 11"', r .a j i - &? ' T y i K 3sV V t ' f -r " I I ' 4-snrf ! .) n l i U.t'- -" - v ; Is, ""i r OMAHA CASH GRAIN PRICES TODAY Up to tjie noon hour the cash grain market was slow in getting started and up to noon the sales had been scattering, with a tendency to higher prices. On the corn sales, made around $1.38 a bushel, it" wis figured that the advance was around a cent. Receipts were 28 carloads. Kids on oats were around 75 cetiti a bushel and this was close to a cent over the Tuesday prices for similaf grades. Receipts were 25 carloads. Wheat receipts were 12 carloads May 24 (3 I 24 65 34 30j 24 35 24 i Ribs I I I Jan. 25 00 j 25 00 124 70! 24 77 26 i May 25 16 25 15 24 9S 24 67 25 ' CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Unfavorable Weather Conditions Boost Cora Prices) Oats Finally Gain. Chicago, Dec. 12 Unfavorable weathef conditions made corn prices averago hlglvr today, but there waa persistent commission house selling on the bulges. The market closed unsettled, January (1.21 and May $1.19, with the final range aa a whole varying from c off to o advance, com pared with 24 hours before. The outcome In oats was a gain of c to 2c. Provisions declined 25c to 30c. Prevalent low temperatures, snowstorms and a new cold wave In sight rendered the prospect adverse to any likelihood of Im mediate substantial enlargement ot corn re ceipts. The difficulties of efficient operation under such circumstances and with an In adequate car supply tended until nearly mid day to reduce offorlnga to a minimum and to bring about a moderate advance In prices. During the Inst part of the session, considerable aggressiveness developed on the selling aide of the market, and there waa a corresponding reaction of values. Renewed announcements were being circulated at this Juncture that no shipments of grain couM be made through the embargoed territory eastward from Chicago. Oats ascended to new high price records for the season. Meagarnees of receipts acted as the chief bullish factor. Besides export demand by way ot tho gulf cut a figure. Provisions sagged owing to general neglect. Chicago Cash Trices Corn: No. 3 yellow, nominal; No. 3 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yellow. $1.6601.65. Oats: No.. 3 white, 16 77c; standard, 777ic. Rye: No. 2, nominal. Barley: $1.30ll6. Seed: Timothy, $5.007.60; clover, $30.0036.00. Provisions: Pork, nominal; lard, $36.00; ribs, $36.60 36.60. New York Dry Goods Market. New Tork, Dec. 13. Cloth marketa here today were generally steady but qub-ter. Worsted yarns were well sold and firm. Knit goods for Immediate delivery were ac tive. Prices named on cotton blankets for delivery to September, 1918, show advance ranging from 65 to 10 per cejnt over tho prices of a year ago, substantially In linn with the advance In cotton and labor In tho past year. New York Cotton Market. New York, Dec. 13. The cotton market today closed steady at ft net decline of 31 to 4 points. Police Judge Heads Off Family Row in Court Joe Ecker, 3025 Burt street, is "hard boiled" and likes whisky. He works not, neither does he spin and neglects to support his family. Tuesday aft ernoon Joe took aboard a biff cargo of the juice that cheers, and while Inebriated kicked up a rumpus at his home. The police Were called and Joe was escorted to the city bastile for safe keeping. At hia hearing iu police court a nice little family row in the court room was imminent, but Judge Fitzgerald put a kibosh on tin noise by handing; Ecker a neat lit tle package containing 60 days. TEN DOLLS will be given free to the ten little girls under 12 years of age that bring or mail us the largest number of doll cou pons cut out of The Bee, before 4 P. M. Saturday, Dec. 15. This coupon will be printed in every edition of The Bee until then. Ask everybody yon know to save doll coupons for"you. You can win one of these dollies if you really want to. Will you try? We want every little girl in Omaha and vicinity to have one of these beautiful dolls. You can leave the coupons and get your dolly at The Bee branch office nearest you. Ames Office, 4110 N. 24th St. Lake Office, 2516 N. 24th St. .Walnut Office, 819 N. 40th St Park Office, 2615 Leavenworth St Vinton Office, 1715 Vinton St South Side Office, 2318 N St Council Bluffs Office, 14 N. ' Main St. ' Benson Office, Military Ave. and Main St "
