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OMAHA LIVE STOCK
Cattle Prices Higher Than a
Week Ago; Hog Prices 20
Cents Up for Week; Fat
Lambs 40 Cents Up.
Omaha, Per. 2?,
1J17.
Sheen.
4 M,2
Hecclp's were: faille.
c'KfUlil Munrtay .... s.134
'ru.sday holiday
t..T. -i.il Wednesday... 4.f.
iitfiiwl Thursday ;;. t
c iffn:.i rri.uy :,:i'9
1'Min.ate S.iliiid.-iy ....
i-;v day.' this week . .19,120
Sr.-.ne das last y.'U 23,412
San.s days 2 wk. skj.35.HH
Same, days 3 ks. ago.M.nos
St. me days 4 k. ago. 59, 970
Stone das lar! year .11. 126
Hons.
4.S79
f..23
;:;.(' 1 9
.4 2(i
.2tO
s.yo .....
2vli7 " i . i ro
4.3i0 7.7.'.
M.mi 4t;:7
fl.n9 J
50. TM 411, 72
51. 170 4:.. 332
if llv Stork
r-.ccripn and disposition
at
the I'nion St.xk lards. Omaha, for twcn
fuur h'.urs . tiding at 3 (t rio, k ycstcrda :
P.IXKIPTS CAR LOAMS.
Cl.tlle. li"gs Sheep.
C . M .": ,st r
Wabash 1
Xl'i-ourl Pacific i
I'tilon I'aufic ''
I r.lon Pacific
C. & N. W., cast 1
('..& .V. W.. west 5
. St. P.. M. & O
H. & W , cast 1
('.. H. A U., west S
:, I: I. & 1'.. fast 4
Illinois Central 1
Ch!u.go (.real W. stern
Total f -li!
LiiSl'i iSlTION HKAIi.
12
1!
I
1
Jtorr'.s t: Co
Swift ai.il Corapnn;
udahy Packing Co
Armour & Co ,
WVrtheliuer & Ueg.-n
.Misjouri & Kansas Calf Co.
It 1
4 .
1
,. :: h
Totals Hi
.,04
Cattle The holiday Tii'sday cut into this
v-frk'a cattlft run pretty si-vcrrly and rr
irlpln totaled only U.ixiO lirud. Thin la
the amnlleat run slnrc July, hut la about
3,00ft lariter than for the i orrrationdliiK week
ft year ano. Demand for all rlaaea of
Muff has been unuaually Kood for holiday
veek, and praetkally evi-rythlni; la aelltni,'
hlKher than a week ami. Href ateera arc
around iiUMc up. villi the most advance
fin medium grade. Tho market la Wwliir
above the low time on best heavy ahort fed
eteera and $1.00 hlgherithan 1ft day ano on
medium and plain ateera, There waa alao
an upturn of 25&5nu on butcher itock the
advance being mon- marked on medium
Mnda. There wire hardly enounh western
beevei here at nny tlnv to malm a mar
ket, cold weather having chut off tho run
almost entirely. The undertone waa strong
on anything desirable. Stockrr anil feeder
demand waa fairly good and trade ruled
atronger all week, closing prlrea being
around lie higher than last Friday, with
beat feeders selling up to $10.90,
Quotation on cattle: 1'rlma heavy beeves.
tlt.oOijf 14.00; good to choice beevea. $11.50
ji:.S0; fair to good beeves. I9.loll.60;
common to fair beeves, i7.OOW9.IiO; good to
choice yearlings, tl2.OO14.0; fair to good
yearlings, ilft.6012.00; common to fair
yearlings, $.C0 10.10; good to choice grass
beeves, 110.00 11 .25; fair to good grass
lieeves, $8.754i'10.00; common to fair grass
heevea, jfl &0tf 8. SO; good to choice heifers.
00(810.50; good to choice cows, is. 000
9 SO; fair to good cows, $(1.0OJt7.75; com
mon to fair cowh. i5.S0!(ifi.2D; good to cholco
feeders, ii.7610.J0; fair to good feeders,
i. 26ffl.75; common to fair feeders. i6.00p
7.00; good to choice atockera, IH.50tf9.SO;
stock heifers, i6.5O08.26: stock cows. $11. 00
trtl.tt; Mock calves, i0.00fpt.li0-. veal calvca,
$3 00412.75; bulla, atugs. etc., $6 60U.OO.
Ifoga Today's light supply of hogs was
bought tip readily at about steady prices.
Kverythlng sold early. Hulk of tho offerings
moved at il.40fl 18. SG, with a top of $16.26.
The week's receipts have been very moderate
and undertone to the market has been good
throughout current prices being around ISSf
JOc higher than last Katurday.
Representative galea:
No. Av.
m..::i
SS. .290
in. .ut
$7. .271
Sh. Tr.
no $i :s
... 10 40
... HI 50
... 10 60
No. Av.
4I..23H
7I..24
51. .343
60. .33
Sh. TV. ,
140 $10 35
80 10 4.i
210 ID 65
70 10 06
rius.
I$..12i ... It 00
Hhcep So sheep and lamha were on offer
lday. Tho week'a receipts are the smnllcat
Ik quite a while and all kinds of killers
covered part of the recent decline, under
tone to the market bflng good all week.
T"at lamha are generally 254f40o higher than
a week ago, with heavy gradca up more than
that In apota. Only a few clippers were
trr and they sold about steady. Feeder
supplies were very light and aa quality waa
generally common the trade did not amount
to much. Old aheep were actlvo and any
where from strong to 15o higher the week'a
top on oweu of ill. 60 being the high price
of the month.
Quotations on aheep and lambs: Lambs,
handywclght, $16.00 18,60; lambs, heavy
weight, $16.00tf lfi.00; lambs, feeders, $14 0ft
16.75: lamha, shorn. $1 1.60B 13.60 ; lambs,
rulls, $10,000)14.00; yearlings, fair to choice,
ill. 60913.25; yearlings, feeders, $12.00'
14.J6; wethera, fair to choice, ill OOW
11.60; ewes, fair to choice. t9.76jill.2S;
wea, breeders, all agea. tlO.SOW 16.60; ewea,
feeder, $7, 60910.60; ewea, culls and can
nera, 6.OO07.)!6.
St. Louis I.lv Htock.
t. Ioult, Dec. 2t. Cattle Receipts, 700
head; market steady; native beef steers.
$8 00014. 26; yearling steers and heifers,
17. 00016.50; cowa. i6.00tj10.60; atockers
and feeders, 16.60011.00; Texaa quarantined
ateera, it. 76010. 80: fair to prime southern
beef steers, tt.00012.76; beet cowa ami
heifers, $1.000 10.00; native calvea, $5. 76V
lt.Ot. ,
Hogs Receipts, 6,500 head; market
lower; lights. $16.40016.65; plaf $13 604f
15.00; mixed and butchers, $I6.6016.70;
good heavy, $16.60016.80; bulk of sales,
il6.4O016.76.
Sheep and Lamba Receipts. 150 head:
market steady; lambs, $13 0016.76; ewea,
$10.0011.60; wethers, $11.00012.60; cali
pers, 16.0001.00,
Kansai City Live Stock.
Kansas City, Mo., Pec. St. Cattle Re
ceipts, 600 head: market steady; prime fed
teers, ill. 00014. 60; dressed beef steers.
$11. 00012. 40; western ateera, $9.004011.76;
rowa, $6.00010.60; heifers, $1.0011 Oil;
atockera and feeders, $7.00011.25; bulls.
$6. 00010.00; calvea, i6.5O013.5O.
Hogs Receipts. 2.600 head; market low
er; bulk of sales. $16 40016.75; heavy, $16.60
016.16: packers and butchers, $16.50016.75;
lights. $16.40016.70; pigs, $12.60016.00.
Sheep and Lamba Receipts, 600 head;
market ateady: lambs. $16. 00f 16.25: year
lings. $12.00014.10; wethers, 1 1 1 .00 iff 1 2.7S ;
wea, $1.00011.15; atockera and feeders.
i7.OO015.OO.
Chicago Live Htock Market.
Chicago, Dec. 29. Cattle Receipts. 3,000
lead; market, steady; native ateera, $7.50i)
14.16; atockera and feeders, $6.60i 10 .20 ;
rowa and heifers, $5.10011.30; calves. $8.50
016.00.
Hogs Receipt. 21,000 had; market,
weak; 601Oo under yesterday's average;
bulk. of sales. $16.40016.75; light, $16,650
16.(6; mixed, $16.10016.80; heavy, ttfi lOfli
16.6; rough, $16.10016.25; pigs, 111.750
16.21
Sheep and Lamb ReceMs, 4 000 head;
market, steady; wether. $900013.10; ewes,
11.00011. 10; lamb. $1!.75 16 75.
Sioux City Live Htock.
Sioux City. Dec. 2t. Cattle Receipt, 400
head: market steady; beef steers, $9 50
ll.tt; fat cowa and heifers, $7.250t.6O;
tanners. $3.5006.60: atoeker and feeders.
(7.60 011.50; calvea. $7 50M 11.50 ; bulls,
atars. ate, $6.6O0t.OO; feeding cows and
heifers, $6.0008.50.
Hoga Receipt. 3,50 head: market ateady
to t cent lower: light, tlft.lOAlt 30; mixed.
116.30(916.40; heavy. $H.36frK. 60; pigs,
$10.00013.00; bulk of sale. $16.251rl6.40.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1.500 head;
market ateady.
Evaporated Apple and Dried Fruit.
New York, Dec. 29. Kvaporated Apple
Dull - and easy; California. 15i0UVsc;
prim state. 1514 0 16 V-
Dried Fruits Prunes, dull: California. 8;
lttc; Oregon. 13014c. Apricots, dull;
choice, 1714c; extra choice. 17ic; fancy,
ltfce. Peachea , dull: standard, 11V ;
cholco, 12c. Raislna, dull: loose muscatels,
t0tc: choice to fancy seeded. 114010V;
seedless, (01014c; London layers, l-crown,
$l.t.
Chicago Produce.
Chicago,' Dee. '21. Butter Market
higher; creamery. It 049c.
Eggs Market higher: receipts. 2 919
cases; firsts, 66 0 67c; ordinary firsts. 520
Me; at mark, cases Included, 60055c; re
frigerator firsts. 40041c.
Potatoes Receipts, 15 cars; market un
changed. Poultry Alive, lower; fowls, 190 23.-:
springs, 23V-
, 84. Louis (.rain.
St. Lv-i. Dec. 29. Corn No. 2. $1.79;
No. 2 white. tl.tO; December. $128; May,
$1.25H.
Oats No. 2 track, lie; No. 1 white, 820
a4c; December, ile; May, 77 c
OMAHA CASH GRAIN
PRICES TODAY
, p to noon there had been few
.-vles of corn. Buyers were dickering
for lower prices, while the holders
! were insisting upon more money, ine
I offerings were in good demand and
I there was a tendency to higher levels
I than on Friday, when the sales were
: made at $1.40 and $1.60 a bushel. Rc
! ceipts were 63 carloads.
! Oats were l't cents tin. selling at
i 73-i cents a bushel. The receipts
uric 50 carloads.
Wheat receipts were 17 carloads.
all taken by the food administration.
OMAHA .KKKL MAKKKT.
I.ivB pnutr Springs,
h.-ns. all nz. s.iS'v''; ..Id
all slzfs, 11V;
I em. 14c: turitcja.
; ducks. V. V. fat,
If;..; guineas, each.
No. 1. fi-lh. and up. 2
! 7o; g.'t , 1. fat.
i.e.
I ires scd
Poultry
o. 1 stock Turkes.
toms ind hen, old
iin-; geese, IS.;, old cox.
dry picked
ouni(
tot. IS,
ducks.
Wholes ili' Prices ..f !!" f Cuts Itilm: No. 1.
Hi.; Kii 2. 22': No. . 14-'. Loins: No. 1.
29'v'; No. 2. I'l'si-: No. 3. 1."''. Chucks
No 1. U'v; No. 2? 15c; No .1. I Sc. Hounds:
No. 1, 2'lr: No 2. 1 i : No. 3. la'c. Platen:
No, 1, 12',o; No. 2. 13V : No. 3. 12o.
Celery Callloriila Mammoth, frrith. trlin
mfj dally, t-ictlloiil stick, well bl.acln.d,
do, $1 , ,
OysL-ra Ki.iB Coir: NorlhTn Ktamlnrdii,
?:.4 nai.; norihi'rn Ki-i'.tH. j.'.cr. ki.: '
Vork . nuiitn. $2 5 Kal: Cli-alako aliind
anlf. 2 1U Kal.: Ch":ii"iiko t.di-.-la, 2 40
Hal Jilun rollitx: r 110. 11.21; larKf
cti.iln, j.cr inu, 1 . &0. Cotulm. pr-r
$1 75.
iV'lcry r'jtlif'.rn'it iriit:i.inoth. $l.of.
J0u,
l-'lah Krrsh
froz- n. inf U. : llaliout.
2 0. ;
rod
salmon, nil, 22r; i-iok, 2nc; black
aable flah. lie; black liana, odd slzea.
large or email. trout. 22c: whit,
medium. He; liirK.'. 20c; pike. No. 1,
eflsh,
8c ;
pickerel, (lrrnKi-,1. 13c; round, 1 2c; catfish,
email 17c; dapple, im-dlum. 12c; tllcflsh.
lie; yellow rim; perch. Die; buffalo, 13r;
buffalo, carp, 12c; ling cod. 12c; flounders,
12c; wcHtcrn ml anappT, 11c; smelts, 16c;
while perch, lie; whiting, 10c.
1'roga Louisiana black bulla.
medium,
$2 "0 doz. ; Jumbo, $2.75 doz.
l-ixh Kreah caught, per lb ; Halibut, 23c:
ealnion, 22c; black co.l anblo fish, 14c; black
baKn, 30c; largo or small, 25c; trout, blzra
In suit, market; cntfiah. odd lz-a and large,
21c; small, 22c; crappiea. '4 lb., lc; odd
slzra and large, lH'cH'Oc; buffalo, He; buffalo-carp,
13c; mi snupper. He; native
mackerel, market; haddock, 13c; cod, east
ern, IS'-; fl. nindcra, 14c; smelts, 16c; Span
ish maekcr.l, 20c; kippered salmon, 40-lb.
basket, $2.80; kippered sablefish or gray
flah, 1 0 -lb. basket. $2 20; smoked white
(lake fish). 10 lb., $2.20.
New York Money.
New York. Dec. 29. 1'rlme Mercantile
Paper i 'a fe5 percent.
Sterling Kxcmmge Sixty-day bills.
$4.71',i; commercial alxly-dny billa on lianka,
$4.71; i-onimeiiial alxty-day bill. i4.70V;
demand, tt.lh'.: cables. $4 76 7-16.
Silver Mar. 8 6 74c: Mexican dollars, 69.-.
Honda (ioveniment, firm; railroad,
strong.
It. . 2. reg.... tdCt. N. 1st 4', 15 i
do coupon... 9ii1s,lll. Cmt. ref. 4s 78
U. H. 3a, reg... 99 Int. M. M. 6.. 3
do coupon... 99 K. C 8. ref. 6a 76V4
17. H. L. 3a... .98.501,. N. unl. 4. 84
L H. 4a, reg... 104 M. K. &. T. 1st 4 60
du coupon ... 104 Mo. l'nc. gon. 4s t'.)
A. Kor Sec. 6.. 94 "Mont. Power 6s 87
A. T. & T. clt. 5!89'N. Y. C. dob. 6s 9H4
Anglo-l-'rench 68HVN. l'arlflu 4s... 834
Ariiiimr & Co 4 'A 82 Hi do 3 68'i
AtnhlMon gen. 4a 831). H. ).. ref. 4a 83 'i
Hal. & O. cv 4 lis 74 I". T. ft T. 6a. 90'
lleth. Steel ref 6a 87 Ponn. con. 41a9.ri'!4
Cent. Leather 6s. 95 do gen. 4',4h.. 88
Cent. Pac. 1st.. 79 Reading gen. 4. 84
Chea. & o. cv. 6s 78 1,. & S. F. a 6s 65
I!., U. A y. J. 4s 93 H. Pae. cv. 6a.. 88,i
OMaHl'o. 4W 76 H. Hallway 6a... 83 U
C. R. I.&Pr. 4a. 66V4Tex. & Pac. lat 83
Colo. & S. r. 4Ha 73 Pnlon Pacific 4s 88
1). & R. O. ref 6s 6lil'. . Rubber 5s. 76
I), of O. 6 1931 88 H. 8. Steel 6a.. 97 i
Krle gen. 4.... 56Wahaah lit 95Vi
(Jon. Klect. 6s 95 Hid. Aaked.
of fee Market.
New York, Dec. 29. Tho market for cof
fee futures opened steady at an advance of
3 to 6 points on buying of Cotton exchango
and Wall street Intereata, but eased off a
little later under realizing and Bulling by
trade Interest, which was supposed to bo
against coat and freight coffee bought In
Hrasll, with the close 1 point net lower to
3 points higher. March sold up to 7.80o and
May to 7.91c, later declining from 2 to 9
point under this level. Closing bids: Janu
ary, 7.66o; March, 7.76c; May. 7.88c; July,
8.04c; September, 8.22o. Spot coffee, steady;
Rio 7s, HiC; Santoa 4, tTic. There were
no cnt and freight offers today, llraxllian
receipts, 56,000 bags.
New .rk Produce.
Now York, Dec. 29. Hutter Market
strong; receipt. 6.474 tub; creamery, high
er than extra, 61ff6Hc; extras, (92 score),
60',.gc; firms, 4549Vic; seconds, 414 U
44 V-
Kgg Market excited; receipt. 4.9S5
cases; fresh gathered, oxtras, 6 3 li 4c ; extra
flrats. 62c; firsts, 61c; seconds, 684)C0c.
Cheese Market steady; receipts. 2.211
boxes; tate. whole milk, flats, fresh, po
clals, 23VU24c; same, average run, 23c.
Poultry Llvo ateady; chicken, 22HW
23c; fowls, 21025c: turkeys, 30Hf36c.
Dressed, market ateady; chickens, 2 1 M IP
36c; fowls, 18 c, if 27V; turkeys, 20ffi34c
Omaha Hay Market.
Hay Receipts good; demand fair; market
lower on the loner gradea of prairie hay;
alfalfa continues ateady. Choice uplam
prairie, $24.00; No. 1. $22.0023.00; No. 2.
$18.00019.00; No. 3, JU.OOW16.00. No. 1
midland, 122.00021.00; No. 2, $18.00019.00
No. 1 lowland, $17.00018.00; No. 2. $14.00
015.00; Nr. 3. 1 1 2.01) til) 1 .1. 00.
Alfalfa -'"holce. $31.00; No. 1, $28 00fl)
30.00; standard, $26. 00 W 2 s. 00 ; No. 2 $21,000
26.00; No. 3. $21.00023.00.
Straw Oat, $9,50; wheat, $9.00.
Minneapolis (irnln.
Minneapolis, Dec. 29 Flour Vnchangcd;
shipments, 61 449 barrels.
IJartey $1.2101.61.
Rye $1.85WI.S7.
Itran $32.60.
Corn No. 3 yellow. $1.7501.80.
Oats No. 3 while, 79H0SOV.
Flaxseed $3.5402.67.
Sliding Maximum on Oats.
Chicago, Dec. 29. To avort any chanco
i't a last of the month squeeze In values.
Hoard of Trade directors this afternoon
Ix el a sliding maximum price on the De
cember delivery of oats here. The limit
was defined as not exceeding 5 cents a
bushel above prevailing quotations for the
May option.
Tiirpentln and Renin.
Savannah, la Dc. 29. Tupentlne, firm;
41c; sales, 150 bhts. ; receipts. 254 Mils.;
shipments. 228 bbls. : stock, 26,340 libls.
Rosin Firm: sales, 946 bbls.: receipts,
1,716 bbls.; shipments, 1,675 bbls.; stock,
sS,746 bbla. guote: H, D. K, F, O, $6.05; H,
$6,074: I, $6.10; K. $6.75: M, $6.95; N.
$7.26; VU, $7.45; WW, $7.55.
New lork Cotton.
New York. Dec. 29. Cotton Futures
opened steady: January, 3ft. 42c; March,
29 92c; May. 29 60c; July, 23.20c; October,
28 18c.
New York,' Dec. 19. Cotton Future
closed very steady; January. 30.58c; March.
30c: May, 29 65c; July, 29.30c; October,
28.25c.
New York Hank Statement.
New York, Dec, 29. The actual condi
tion of clearing house bank and trust
companies for the week (five das) shows
that they hold $112,376,830 reserves In ex
cess of legal requirement. This Is an In
crease of $35,135,820 from last week.
Kansas City (irain.
Kana City, Dec. 29. Corn No 2 mixed,
il. 7001. 72: No. 3 white. $1.7101.73: No. 2
yellow, II 73i l "5; No. 3, $1.6901.71; Jan
uary. $1.27; May. $1.26.
Oat No. 2 white, HtfSlV; No. 2 mixed,
"9 Va & SOc.
Ixindon Money.
London. Dec. 29. Silver Bar, 43 'id per
ounce.
.Money 3'i per cent.
Discount Rate Short and three months'
bills, 4 3-16 per cent.
t New York Dry Goods Market.
! New York. Dee. 29. Cotton goods here
1 today quiet and firm at the close. Linens
t grow scarce. Uurlaps were easier and
1 woolen goods were firm and quiet,
Kanaa City Produce.
Kansas Ctty, Dec. 29. Butter and Poul
try Market unchai.ged.
Kggs Firsts, 50c; seconds. 29 030c.
Duluth Unseed.
Diiluth. Dec. 9 Linseed, on track,
f" 49i 3 . ,7: December, $3.69 bid; January,
;3 49 bid: Max, $347; July. $3.41 asked.
New York Cotton Market.
New York, Dec. 29. The cotton market
today closed at a net rise of 4 to 18 points.
GRAIN ANDJRODUCE
Receipts Light, Intense Cold
Delaying Shipments; Cash
Corn in Fair Demand;
Oats Show Strength.
Omaha, lit':. 25, 1917
' .v tual r. ''ii t of grain today were Ugh!.
One huti'lnd and thirej -five cars were re-
j ort- d tn but only a round hundn d or
. po actually arrn-'l for tnsp. Hon. several
i . arloada l.ni.g d-la.-U on a count of th
It.ti ne cold which froze up several switch
' ri.yirtrl
1'j-ih corn u'lis only in fair demand to
day, but no sales were made up to noon, ,
i and only a few posted after trading hours, i
i Figuiet on actual sales in Chicago were
, unavailable during the forenoon, and this
U l local trades without any basis on which'
I to wo.-k. A f.-w late sale were made, with
' the No. 4 ei!ow selling at $1.61 and No. i
j 5 jeiiow and No. 6 mixed at $1.63. One car
each of No. 6 yellow and No. 6 mixed I
i brought $1.45 and $1.45 respectively and a j
i ear each of sample yellow and sample i
mixed sold at $l.:ii. Opinions on the market
differed and practically none of the cash
handlers could giv any quotations, but
from the few aaVs posted It was generally
thought to be utn hanged to a cent up.
oat were atrong, advancing a cent to a
cent and a quart'-r. Kxporters wero in the
market for limited amounts and local buy
ers also took iulte freely. No. 1 and No.
2 white sold at 79c and standard oat at
79V; No. 3 white oat brought 79VC
and" 79V nd the No. 4 white, 79c and
I 7!',c.
Hie was a. c-tit up. and barley not mtn-n
cbiing'-l. 'he mark'-t being quot. d firm,
with a good inquiry for either article. No.
2 rye sold at $1.76 and the No. 4 grade
of barley at $1.42 V.
Clearances were: Wheat and flour equal
to 982,000 bu.; corn. 1 16,000 bu.; oats, 31,000
Oil
Primary wheat receipt were 416,000 bu.
and shipments lKftioft bu.. against recelp s
of 614.000 bu. and shipments of 692,000 bu.
last year.
Primary corn receipts were 669,000 bu.
and shipment 361,000 bu., against receipts
of 963.000 bu. and shipments ( 471,000 bu.
last year.
Primary onls receipt were 75S.OOO bu.
and shipments 780.000 bu.. against receipt
of 482. ooo bu. and shipments of 514.09) u.
last year.
CARLOT RF.CKIPTS.
Wheat. Corn
Oata
Chicago . . .
Minneapolis
Duluth
Omaha ....
a
181)
21
.... 17
88
119
C,3
46
43
Kansas City 25
St. Louis 17
Winnipeg 161
These Hales were reported today;
Wheat No. 3 hard winter: 1 car
(choice), $2.10; 2 car, $2.09; 1 car (smut
ty), $2.09; 1 car ( I 'i per cent rye), $2.09
No. 2 amber durum: 1 car (7 per cent
spring. $2 16; 1 car (8 per cent hard red
spring), $2.16; 1 car (16 tier cent hard red
spring), $2.16. No. 1 mixed hard red win
ter: 1 car (smutly, 89 per cent hard red
winter, 10 tier cent common and red du
rum. 2.8 per cent rye), $2.04. No. 3 red
spring: 1 car, $2.07.
Rye No. 2; 2 car, $1.76.
Hurley No. 4: 1 cor, $I.42V
Oats No. 1 white: 1 car, 79-c
white; 3 cars, 79Xc. Standard:
79V. No. 3 white: 3 car, 7')V;
7!Uc. No. 4 white: 1 car, 79 Vic
79c. Sample whit.-: 2 cars, 73 'if
No. 2
1 car,
6 cars,
1 car.
No. 4
mixed: 2 car (barley mixed), 79'ic,
Corn No. 2 wblie: 2 cars, $1.60. No. 6
while: 1 car, $1.41; 1 car, $1.46. No. 4
yellow: 2 cars. $1.61, No. 6 yellow; 3 car.
$1.54; 4 car, $1.53, No. 6 yellow: 1 car,
$1.45. Sample yellow: 1 car, $1.35. No. 5 un
mixed: 1 car, $1.64: 5 cars, $1.53; 1 car,
$1.62; 1 car, $1.61. No. 6 unmixed: 2 cars,
$1.40. Sample mixed: 1 car, $1.35.
Omaha Cash Prices Corn: No. 6 white,
$1.46. No. 4 yellow, $1,61. No. 5 yellow,
$1.63. No. 6 yellow, $1.46. Sample yellow,
$1.36. No. 6 mixed, $1.63. No. 6 mixed,
$1.40, Sample mixed, $1.35. Oats: No. 2
while. 79 c. Standard, 79 V. No. 3 w hite,
79', i79V. No. 4 white, 79rt79'ic. Sample,
79V. Hurley: No. 4, $ 1.42 Vj- Rye: No. 2,
$1.76.
Chicago 12:30 prices, furnished The Bee
by Logan A Hryan, slock and grain brokers,
315 South Sixteenth street. Omaha:
Art, Close.J High. jLiiw. Close. Yes'y
Corn.
Jan.
May
Onls.
Dec.
May
Pork.
Jan.
May
Lard.
Jan.
May
Ribs.
Jan.
May
1 26 i
1 26
78
76
45 no
44 70
23 S3
24 15
1 26
1 25
81
77",
45 60
126
124 ft
7i
70 Vs
1 26
1 25
8014
77',,
4T. 60
45 35
23 9ft
24 30
126-;
125
79
76
45 10
44 90
I
23 73
24 20
23 87
24 40
I
44 87
45 35
23 90
24 30
24 05
24 52
41 CO
2S 80
24 07
21 80
24 30
23 87
24 35
23 95
24 60
CIllTACiO (.RAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Willi Railroad Han, Heaped Hr Cold Wave.
Market Una I pward Slant.
Chicago, Dec. 29 With railroads handi
caped by tho cold wave ami with receipts
consequently dwarfed, tho grain market to
day had nn upward olant throughout the
session. Corn closed steady at the samo
as yesterday finish to c higher. Oats
gained quarters to lHc net. In provisions,
there was an advunco runglng from 7c
to 25c.
Unfavorable conditions for tho movement
of tho crop made tho hardening of the
corn market a foregone conclusion. Dullish
sentiment, though, was held In check by
prospects that govornment measure would
beforo long bring about some degree of
relief. Meanwhile, rural offering continued
light and pit transactions kept within holi
day bounds.
Oals, although only fairly active, went
to the highest price record yet this season.
Tho empetu came largely from report
of salts to the seaboard. December de
livery mado tho sharpest upturn and as a
precaution against a possible year-end
squeeze on Monday, the exchange directors
this afternoon gave notice that on Decem
ber dealing would bn allowed at any figure
exceeding 6 rents above the current price
of the May option.
Huying for stock yard Interests lifted
provisions after aomo weakness at tho start.
Demand waa baaed on opinkins that tho
cold wave would retard shipments of hoga
to packers.
Chicago Cash Prices Corn: No. 2. 3 nml
4 yellow, nominal. Oata: No. 3 white. Sltii)
82c: standard, M'if83Vi'. Rye: No. 2.
$1.82'4 01.83. Hurley, ... 400 160. Seeds:
Timothy. $5.0007.60; clover, $20.00'i 26.00.
Provisions: Pork, nominal; lard, $24.07V!i;
ribs, $23.60024.25.
Loral Stocks and Honda,
Quotations furnished by Hums, Hrlnker
& Co., 449 Omaha Regional bank building:
STOCKS Hid. Asked.
Deere A Co. pfd 94 95
Fairmont Creamery Co. 7 pet pfd.102 ....
Oooch M. & E. Co. 7 pet pfd B.102 105
Lincoln T. & T. common 95
Neb. Tower Co. 7 pet pfd 100 100V4
O. & C. H. St. Ry pfd 65 71
O. fc C. H. Ry. & B. pfd 68 60
Orchard & Wllhelm 7 pet pf.l 101 1024
Sheridan Coal Co. common 75
M. K. Smith Co. 7 pet pfd. 100)4 103
Skinner Mfg Co., 8 pet pfd 103
Vnlon Stock Yard Co 1O0S
Union P. & L. Co. 7 pet pfd 100 100
BONDS-.
Columbus I,., IT. P. 6s, 1924 91.. 95
Cudalty Pkg. Co. 6. 1946 91 92
Duluth Sch. Dl. 4V,. 1927 96. CO 97.60
Federal Farm Loan 4lis, 1937. .101 101 'i
Hastings Sch. Dts. 4H, 1927 98 9S.S7
Chi. Ry. Co. 5s, 1927
Iowa Ry. & L Co. 6. 1932.
Kansas O. & K. 6. 1922
K. C. Term. 6s, 1918
Omaha Ath. Club 6s, 1920-32.
Omaha, various
Omaha (South) 4Vi. 1925...
Mobile. Ala., 6s
Oakdale, Neb., Water 6s
Paris, France 6s
Russian govt. Int. 4V. 1'26
Swift & Co. 6s. 1944
Seaboard A. L. 6s, 1918.. ..
Vnlted Kingdom. 5"s. 1919..
Wilson & Co. 6s. 1941
82 83
89 90
91 95 'i
99 9J
. 99 100
4.63
97 97
99'i 100
99 100
SI
87 92
92 93
6 ;
97
954
1918 99
7
97V4
96
01
Wood River. 111. 5 pet Imp
Wichita Union Stock Yards 6s.. 99 Va
New York t.eneral Market.
New York. Dec. 29. Flour Dull: spring
patents, $10.35011.25: winter patent, $10.60
Hi 1 0.75 : winter straluhtts. $10.15010.60;
Kansas straight. $10. 65W 10.90; all nominal.
Corn Spot, steady; No. 3 yellow, $1 92;
No. 4, yellow. Jl 87; cost and freight New
York. 15-day shlrnient; Argentine, $2 20,
f. o. b., car New York to arrive.
Oats Spot, ?rm; standard. 920 92V.
Hav Easv; No. 1. $1 40; No. 2. $1.50; No.
2, $1.20; shipping. 95c0$I.OO.
Hors Easy; state, medium to choice.
1917, 60065c; 1916, nominal; Pacific coast,
1917. 22026c; 1916. 15019c.
Hides (Julct; Bogota, 41c; Central Amer
ica, 40c.
Leather Firm: hemlock sole, overweights.
No. 1, 61c: No. 2. 49c.
Tork Firm; mess, 152.00052.50: family,
$54.00055.00: short clear. $54.00059 00.
Lard St-ady; middle west, $24.40024.50.
Tallow Firm; city special, loose. 17e.
Wool Firm: domestic fleece, XX Ohio
and Pennsylvania, 7ftc.
Rice Firm; fancy head. S?i09c; blue
rose. 8V408V.
Cornmeal Steady: fine, white and yet
low, $4.6504.90; coarse, $4.7504.80; kiln
driJ, $9.75.
Daily Food Prices
The revisto tood rice list for
Douglas county, given out by the
food administration, follows:
Sugar, per pound, 9 cents.
Flour (Nebraska No. 1 Patent). It
pound sack. $l.a(l; 45-pour,l s.i..k. $2 9";
( Nebraska No. 2 Patent), 21-pound saak.
$1 45, 41-poutnJ sack, $2. SO.
Potatoes (Nebraska), best No. 1, I
cents pound; No. 2. 2 '.-a cents pound.
liu't'-r (per pound), creamery No. 1,
52 cents; creamery No. 2, 49 cents.
Kggs (per dozen), b- Jt No. 1 storage.
44 rents
Hue (in bulk, per pound), No. 1, 11
certs, No. 2, Hi cuts; No. 3, 8 1-3 cents
r.V f nr. 2t-pout.il s.i'lc. $1.40.
rii.mual (in bulk, per pound), 6U
C e I : t h
Hr. ad (l'nlte'1 States standard loaf,
wrapped), lO-ounce loaf, 9 cents; 24
ounie. loaf. 13 c-nls; 32-ounce loaf, 17
c-rits. 48-oum j loaf. 25 cents.
Note; These prices are for cash over
the counter. An additional chargo may
be maCe for delivery or credit.
NEW YORK STOCKS
Movement During Short But
Active Session Rather Mixed,
Despite Surface Indica
tions of Strength.
Now Yjrk, rcc. 29. The movMiiiit nf
stocks (lurinK" todays short but actfvo ses
sion was ratli'T mixed, d'-npito aurfaivo indi
cations of Kf-neral Btrcnuth.
Low-prlcfd rails were In further demand,
especially tho group of western and south
wetcrn 1.;sup.h, while standard Khan lagj"d.
Trading In tho motors was on an ext':nsiv
scale, with extreme gains of 1 to 4.j
points in Stud"lakort (Icntral Motors, Willys-Overland
and a f w urcasi-ris.
Equipments and tho war division as a
whulo tcndi d toward higher levels, but
United fctatr-s Ptwl f Ungual rd fractionally
ovor and under yesterday's ?nal quotations
eloping virtually unchanged.
tlaiiiS in specialties wory redueed, how
ftvnr, heavy selling onsulni? on rumors of a
British marine disaster. Saks amounted to
4SR.O00 shares.
The bnnk statement disclosed no im
portant changes in local monetary condi
tions. Actual loans showed tho nominal do
crease of $44.61 5,000, and lat week's severe
drain on reserve whs partly made up by an
InrreasG of $35,00pH0i) in that item.
Trado authorities referred to tho obscure
outlook In general lines of trade, with in
creasing conservatism on tho part of big
business interests. Horuh were strong and
tinuunlly active on an enlarged inquiry for
dometie issues. Liberty 4s (hanged hands
at 97. 2d to Uii.ilH and tho 3Vjs at to
fli 42. Total sales, par value, were $;:JSj,
000. I ruled ,SIatrs bonds, out Issues, were nn
changed during tho week, except tho 4i,
wlib h iidvam ed K per cent on call
.S'miior of sales and iiuut.i tlnna on leading
storks :
Am. fleet Sunnr. .
A iinrlean Can. . . .
Am. Car & l-'ndry.
A in. I.oi'oniotive . .
Am. S. & H.'friK. . .
Am. SiiKiir Itefni;. .
Am. Tel. & Tel...
Am. Zlne, I,. & S.
Anaei.mla Copper.
Atehlson
A. (i. & W. I. S I,.
Baltimore . Ohio.
Butte K Sup. Cop.
I'al. Petroleum....
Canadian 1'aeiflc
Central Leather. . .
Che.iapeake ifc Ohio
C, M. & St. Paul.
Chleago & N. w..
C It. I. ft P. ctfa.
Clilno Copper
Colo. Fuel & Iron.
Corn Prod. Itefng.
Cruelblo Stoel
Cuba Cane Suar.
Distillers' Security.
Krlo
(leneral Electric,
(leneral Motors, . .
(It. Northern pfd..
(It. N. Oro ctffl
Illinois Central. . . .
Inspiration Copper.
Int. M. M. ptd
Intor. Nlukel
Inter. Paper
K. C. Southern. . . .
Kenneeott Copepr..
I.ouls. & Nnsh....
Maxwell Motors . . .
Mex. el'troleuni . . .
Miami Copper
Missouri Pacific...
Montana Power. . .
Nevada Copper...
New York central.
N. Y.. N. II, & II.
Norfolk & West...
Nurthern Pacifc.
Pacific Mail
Pennoaylvanla. . . .
Pittsburgh Coal...
Hay Con. Copper.
KeadlnB
H'-p. Iron & Steel..
Shat. Ariz. Copper.
Southern Pacific.
Southern Hallway.
Htudebakcr Corp..
Texas Co
I'nlnn Pacific
V. H. Ind. Alcohol.
V. S. Sleet
V. S. Steel pfd...
t'tah Copper
Wabash pfd. "H"..
Western L'nlon. . . .
Westlnnh. Klectrlc.
Sales. IllKh. I.ow. Colse.
i,:nin f k i, r.s t;7
12,0110 37 !i 3d 3y,
1,3110 (19 i fill i fiO
3,3(10 55 M4 r.l'.i
3.IKI0 76 '.4 7',4 75
300 DS'a 9SS 3" 4
1,000 101 ' 104 104 'i
MI0 12 1, 11 '4 11
M0 69 68, r.X'
2,111)0 St) 4'a X4'4
S00 Hi M !;!'
7,000 5314 (12 1 i
unii it, it1,; i4i, .
2.200 13 li 12 13 u
1,400 l.'IK 137li 13V',
2,200 62'i CI (IP.,
3,200 M1; 50 61 1;
4,700 47'., 4ll'4 4i;ia-
700 .-, 91 'a 91 '.-j
200 25 24 21
1, (100 40 40 401;
1.200 35 35 '4 35
3,700 29 5, 2l 29 U
2.300 52ft 61 4 52
2,000 27 V4 28 2C4
1.600 33't 3214 32'n
C.K00 17'4 17 17s
1.500 12S1, 1 27 li 17',4
6,700 lOl1 08 100
S9 '1
1,400 2614 25 74 25?t
300 93 93 92
2.900 4 1 43'; 4SS
10.000 Mi 79; 80
4,000 2ti; 2r. 2t;i;
3,200 26 23 2514
400 19 18 19'4
2.900 31 14 31 31 ls
000 112 111 111V4
3.200 xTi 23 24
3.000 77 1b 7fiH
1.4110 28 '4 28 281,
6,000 25 2414 24 U
200 63 63 63
700 IS?; 18 1814
6,600 72 71 71
2,600 .12 Vi 31U 31i
300 104 104 10114
4,100 S7 S6 81!
23
4,800 47 446 40
' 72
4,200 77 77 77
200 16 16 16
2. COO 84 83 8.1
6,700 24 24 24
27.200 4S 45 40
1.400 134 132 134
10.000 US 113 114
2,600 lis 116 11614
70,100 88 87 88
1.800 105 104 104
2.900 78 78 78
2,000 23 22 22
83
9.400 4014 3914 40
0 day, 485,000 shares.
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
THE MARKETS
Financial.
New York, Pec. 29. All other develop
ments of tho week In the stock market
wero dwarfed by tho action of tho federal
Kovernment in taking over tho country's
railroad s;otern.
Tho effect on the railway securities was
almost electrical, especially as a few of these
Issues had fallen to new minimum, with
extreme depression In the cntiro list. In
vestment rails rallied 13 to 18 points on
Thursday, minor and nnn-ilivUlcnd shares
galiuni,- about half that much.
These advances were continued on more
cxtenslvo buying power yesterday when tho
movement embraced a number of stocks,
such as war shares and utilities not included
in the first uprusli.
It is yi t too soon to measure the ad
vnntago which secondary properties are
likely to derive from government manage
ment, with attendant guarantees as to earn
ings and maintenance, of interest and di
vidend pa nients.
It Is commonly assumed, however, that
the administration pursuant to its far-reaching
program, will grant liberal allowances
to those railroads most in prominence,
il.lttlo more than passing attention was
paid by bankers to tho course of the peace
negotiations between tho Teutonic powers
and (ho Russian delegates. Foreign ex
change threw no light on this situation,
(.rain anil Pro Mon-i.
Chicago, Dec. 29. Despite reassurance
caused by the government taking possession
of the railroads, grain prices have made a
ckcided udvanro this week owing chiefly
to storms and other hindrances to the free
movement of the crops. The upturn In
corn was 2o to 2c, and in oats 2o to
3c. Provisions suffered a decline varying
from 37 cents to $1.10.
Hefore tho news became public that r.ll
railroad facilities had been pooled In a
single system, the corn market was
bulllshly affected bv complaints of ear
scarcity nnd by the fact that receipts here
were disappointingly small, with the United
,-iau-a viMi.10 supply statement snowing 1
only a slight eulargment. Cnwarrl swings 1
In value, however, were somewhat checked
by complaint that low temperatures which
were Interfering with railroad efficiency
could not escape having a favorable effect
tonard curing the new crop. Somewhat of
a downturn immediately resulted from the
prospect that tn. government would bring
about an incr.rso of arrivals at the main
terminal inark-tr. but later this outlook
was at least temporarily spoiled by in-
tonslfi-'d cold and by widespread storm
Huying ascribed to export Interests had
n p.,.,.1 ,1..,' 1. ,1., M-lth ih ,-., ,.rtt f .o :
" - - ...... v., ..,.,.
Big s-jppltts of hogs here nulled down pro
visions.
All Army Uniform Cloth
In Chicago Seized by U. S.
Chicago, Dec. 29. Representatives
of the quartermaster's division of the
Lnited States armv today began tak-
ing an inventory of all army uniforms
and uniform material in Chicago pre
paratory to commandeering such
goods tor armv use.
Captain Karl J. Zimmerinr-n. who
is in charge of the work here, csti
mated that there is approximately $1,-
(100,000 worth of uniform material in
Chicago warehouses
ADMITS SAVAGE
MURDER OF GIRL:
GIVENJLIFE TERM
After Pisa of "Not Gulily" B2
cause of Insanity, Morris
Bradford Confesses Crime
Before Trial Begins.
(By Associated Press.)
Laconia, X. H., Dec. 29. Morris
P. Bradford, who shot and killed Miss
Alice B. Richards and wounded two
other teachers at the Xew Hamp
shire school for the feeble minded
on June 28, today pleaded guilty to
first degree murder and was sentenced
to prison for life. He had previously
pleaded not guiltv bv reason ot in-
""ityM "l!"s trial was set t0 bCgm
Bradford was manual training in-
structor at the school and occupied
a cottai-e on the school grounds near
j the shore of Lake Winnisquam. ile
i had complained of being melancholy
and home-sick and to cheer him, Miss
Richards, head teacher at the school,
Miss Klizabcth Suess assistant matron
and Miss Dorothy Davis, a teacher,
went to his cottage on June 28 to take
supper with him.
Gives Self Up.
Late that night Bradford paddled
in his canoe two miles across the lake
to this town and gave himself up to
the police. On his way to the police
station be called Dr. Benjamin V.
Baker, superintendent of the school
on the telephone and told him to go
down to the cottage. Dr. Baker found
Miss Richards dead and Miss Suess
and Miss Davis severely injured.
During- the investigation later Brad
ford maintained that all the events
of the night had been effaced from
his memory. Mss Suess and Miss
Davis, who eventually recovered from
their wounds, said that after supper
Bradford tied the three women in
chairs, telling them he was going to
teach them a new kind of game, and
then attacked them with a knife, cut
ting their hair close to their heads
and beating them with a club.
Pleads Not Guilty.
The autopsy reports said that Miss
Richards was "choked, strangled and
throttled," that there were knife
wounds on her throat and that she
had been struck many times on the
head with a blunt instrument.
Through counsel, Bradford pleaded
not guilty by reason of insanity to
an indictment charging first degree
murder. He was confined in the state
hospital for the insane for observation
and recently Dr. C. II. Moloff, super
intendent of the state hospital gave it
as his opinion that the man was sane.
The alleged motive of the attack
on the women has never been an
nounced by the prosecuting officials.
U.S. DESTROYERS
TAKE 4 GERMAN
SUBMARINES
Boston, Dec. 29. Four German sub
marines were captured recently by 12
America destroyers, acordinp; to an
America seaman, who reached his
home here from a French port to
night. The seaman, a former Boston news
paper man, was aboard a troop ship
at the French port recently, he said,
when the destroyers all flying- the
stars and stripes, steamed in with
their prizes.
The submarines were lying upon
the surface of the ocean, with their
conning towers open, during the pro
cess of re-charging their batteries,
when the American destroyers svept
down upon them and took thcu pris
oner without a fig'-ht.
Federal Rail Control Will
Not Hinder Base Ball
Chicago, Dec. 29. Whether gov
ernment control of the railroads would
affect the spring training trips of the
two major league base ball clubs of
Chicago was a subject of some con
cern today among base ball men.
President Charles H. Wccghman of
the Chicago Nationals, who has made
plans to take his team to Pasadena.
Gal., in March for conditioning was of
the opinion that the new administra
tion of the railroads would make no
vital changes in his arrangements,
although he was uncertain whether
base ball clubs would continue to re
ceive the benefit of party rates or
would be compelled to pay full tariff.
Railroad traffic men said that the
new order of things probably woul I
cause the athletes some discomfort
at times, as it seemed likely that
fewer dining cars and sleeping cars
would be run by the railroads.
"I do not think that the taking over
of the railroads by the government
will affect the ball teams to any great
extent," said Ban Johnson, president
of the American league.
Liquor in Drug Store
Taken Following Arrest
Twenty gallons of intoxicating
liquor, consisting of alcohol and
Jamaica ginger, were confiscated by
State Agent liuell and two deputy
sheriffs yesteulay afternoon, when
they discovered the beverage in the
basement of the Red Cross Pharmacy.
Seventeenth and Cuming streets, fol
lowing the arrest of Charles G. Miller,
drug clerk, who, according to the ofti-
cer; so d SO1110 of thr limine t,
' . 1 i0mt -0'.. tno. lu!Or to
man known as "Smilev."
"Smiley" was arrested.
Machine Works Plant
Fire Does Small Damage
Downtown fire companies were
,it.,j i ...... . .
lamu u u i iai nigiu to extincuis i a 1
small blaze which rnv-prorl tn ,-eilin.r I
.- ., ... - . v
,,- . n , firif t j-ie Ih. f A.,c.l AC
... v..v ...... ,.M..t v.i cut tnuai ,iu-
ch ine orks, 1501-05 Jackson street.
No serious damage resulted. The
blaze is thought to have resulted
from defective wires.
Another small blaze broke out in
the same building yesterday noon but '
, ''ul UUL ULiWK uamage was
Postpone Ertle Bout.
Cleveland. O., Dec. 28. The 10
round boxing contest here tonisht bc-
twecn Johnny Krtle of St. Paul, Minn.,
ami jack oite ot Cleveland was
called off owing to Krtle suffering
from a lame back. The men meet at
a later date, probably in February.
Predicts U. S. Will Own
Railways in Ten Years
Philadelphia. Dec. 29. The war
will undoubtedly precipitate a solu
tion of the problems which so long
have confronted the government
and the railroad managements, in
the opinion of C. A. Frouty, direc
tor of valuations of the Interstate
("ommerce commission, one of the
speakers today before the Amer
ican Economic association.
He predicted that within the
next lit years there will cither be
government ownership of railroads
or at least a fixed national policy
to determine the value of railroads
and to enable harmonious co-operation,
looking to adequate service
and uniform rates.
PLENTY OF COAL, BUT
NO WAY TO MOVE IT
i
I Colver of Federal Trade Com-
mission Disagrees With Gar
field's Statement There Is
Actual Fuel Shortage.
(lly Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 29. Food admini
strator lloo,ver now in New Vork was
requested by telegraph tonight to ap
pear next Wednesday before the sen
ate committee investigating the sugar
situation.
With no other sugar witnesses avail-
; able, the committee a;;ain took up the
coal investigation with W . H. Lolver,
of the federal trade commission as a
witness. He disagreed with the state
ment of Fuel Administrator Garfield
that there is a shortage of coal, say
ing there is plenty, but it cannot be
transported.
L. A. Snead, in charge of distribut
ing coal for the fuel administration,
said that one-third of the coal dif
ficulty was due to hoarding or a "psy
chological shortage." He said it op
erated like a run on a bank, that there
would be'enough money if withdrawn
gradually, but a shortage if every de
positor wanted money on one day.
Snead said coal. was the last freight
generally moved now by the railroads
and gave transportation improvement
as the only solution of the problem.
HARRY PALMER
ON SPEAKING
TOUR OF STATE
Harry O. Talmer, executive secre
tary to Ward M. Burgess, state di
rector of war savings, left last night
for a 10 days' trip throVigh the western
counties of the state to meet with the
county war savings committeemen and
their representatives in the towns of
their counties. Mr. Palmer will spend
Saturday and Sunday in Morrill
county, speaking before mass meet
ings at Broadwater, Bridgeport and
Bayard. Monday he will spend in
Alliance and other towns in Box Butte
county and New Year's day in
Cheyenne and Keith counties. He will
address an afternoon meeting at
Ogallala, Wednesday. Thursday he
addresses a meeting at Oshkosh and
Friday he will speak in North Platte
and other points in Lincoln county.
Sunday, January 6 he will spend in
Sidney and Monday in Kimball, re
turning to Omaha Tuesday morning
to speak before the annual dinner of
the Concord club of Omaha at the
Blackstone hotel that evening.
Mr. Palmer said last night that the
recent action of the government in
taking over the railroads of the county
would bring home to many the press
ing need of every man doing the wish
of the government to assist in winning
the war, and that many who have not
considered the demand for thrift and
saving seriously will now understand
that every thing possible must be done
to release more men and materials for
service in war activity of one kind or
another.
Police Land Th oe Men
Bringing Liquor to City
Due to the vigilant watch of incom
ing trains from Missouri for persons
who have appeared suspicious of hav
ing intoxicating liquor about them,
State Agent Buell and Officer Chad
dock, assisted by two deputy sheriffs
arrested three violators of the prohibi
tion law as thev made their wav from
a Burlington coach early last night.
Among the three men were five
grips full of various brands of whisky,
rum and alcohol, amounting to 40
quarts of intoxicating liquor collect
ively. The arresting officers said that II.
F. Stewart, who was one of the men j
arrested, attempted to escape by tak
ing a sudden sprint westward in the
railroad yards, but was caught by one
of the deputies.
At the police station, Stewart dis
played a wad of currency aggregating
$514.
All three are charged with illegal
transportation and possession of in
toxicating liquor and are being held,
having been unable to furnish bonds
ot $500 each.
Stewart said his home is in Topeka,
Kan.
The other two men who were ar
rested gave their names and addresses
as E. S. Benter, Winner, S. D., and
Jake Oliveri, Alta, la.
Labor Official Accepts
Job as U. S. Mediator
Bloomiugton, 111., Dec. 29. John B.
I ennon, for 27 years treasurer of the
American l-ederat-on of Labor, today
accepted appointment as mediator for
the Department of Labor, which wa
offered liini yesterday by Secretary- of
Labor llson.
Mr. Lennon's headquarters will be
in Blooniington, as he has been as-
;to-Mifl tUn r Tit- .
i :. t , : . y
r ' ""- 'io:s ui Illinois, lowa
inuiana and .Missouri.
U. S. Consulate Burns.
Washington. Dec. 29. Destruction
ot the American consnlatp at i-i
Jose, Costa Rica, by fire today is an-!
nounccd in state rlpnnrtmpnt tic. I
ratc'1cs- Tlic fire swept an entire
UlULK.
Sue Rio Grande Road
To Collect 36 Millions
Chicago, Dec. 29. A suit against
the Denver & Rio Grande Railway
company for the collection of $36
450,382 was filed in the superior
court today on behalf of the Equit
able Trust company of New York.
SNOW STOPS GERMAN
I BLOWS ON WEST
j Teutons Eight Miles From Vic
j tory in Rush on Venice; Re
! port Delayed Winter Has
I Come in Alps.
(By Frank W. Getty.)
( orre-poiident of the New York Tiiliune.)
London, Dec. 2''. (Special Cable to
The Bee. i It lias r.uiv become appar
ent that the Germar.a' expectation of
achieving strategical military results
this winter centers in the Italian cam
paign, rather than in any offensive on
the French front.
The plains of norihern Italy are
excellent for winter campaigning and,
although the invaders have not yet
reached the plain they have driven
perilously near to them, and have had
in all their recent great operations
extraordinary good luck with the
weather.
Elements May Help.
T "n A n t- tmrmil r nn A 1 1 mn Il V til J.?
i time the heights between the Brcnta
I and I'iave would be two eet under
i snow. This year the snow is late and
the ciieni;- mi far has escaped the dif
ficulties which should have beset a
l campaign begun so late in the year.
! Some reports today, however, indi
1 cated the heaviest fall of snow in
. thirty years, so it is possible that the
elements which, can. if they are so dis-
posed, become Italy's most valuable
I ally, just as they were to the Ger
i mans on the Somine in 1916, and in
i "landers iast summer will now take
a hand in the game and block the
enemy's move.?.
j What has now happened is that the
very pronounced salient between Asi
j ago and the I'pper Piave, which rep
1 resented the ruins of their former
gains on the Trcntino has been
j pressed flat and the Italians' defense
! has got down today to the bare bones
i of Grappa.
Since then the Teutons have been
' slowlv hnt ste;ulilv nreciiiicr fnnifaril
I ..... . ..... ,.fcw.J,,, ,. U.U
toward Vrflstagna, at the confluence of
the Frenzela and Brenta rivers, from
which they are today less than two
miles distant.
The advance down the Brcnta val
ley, once the invaders have crushed
the remaining defenses of the Fren
zclea, should not be easy by any
mean-;, for the Italians hold the high
ridges on either side. The question
now is, whether the enemy can im
prove Ins trains to tlir- evtpnt of out.
! flanking Monte Grappa. If he can
advance soutiiv. anl past this sentinel
until he reaches Bassano, eight miles
below he will find the whole Venetian
plains spread at his feet. Here the
Italians unquestionably would make
a last desperate attack in the direc
tion of Vincen;:es, for if Bassano is
taken and held, Grappa will be turned
and with Grappa goes the Piave
line, and with the Piave line, Venice.
Eight Miles From Valley.
'I he Austro-Gcrmans are only eight
miles from a decisive victory, but the
Germans and the British many times
have been five miles, even two miles,
from decisive victory and have failed
to reach it. It is not bejng over
optimistic to hope that the invaders
of Italy likewise will fail to achieve
mis success.
Monteiccher must be held at all
costs and the Lorenzo valley, which
leads south from Monte Asolone, and
in addition a strong force must be
held m readiness to attack the enemy
trying to debouch from Bassano. Italy
needs for these defensive movements
powerful reinforcements.
From Asiago plateau to the Adriatic
the big guns of both the Italians and
the Austro-Germans have opened a
destructive fire in preparation for the
renewal of the great struggle. Gen
eral Diaz yesterday made two efforts
to capture lost ground west of Monte
Asolone and cast of Monte Solarolo,
between the Brenta and Piave, but
was repulsed both times.
A powerful squadron of Caproni
airplanes has created havoc anion 9;
hostile forces in the Ronchi vallcv
and elsewhere. The invaders' works
and lines of communication have been
bombarded with good results.
Austrian troops from the Rouma
nian front have been identified behind
the enemys' lines, according to offi
cial advices from Rome. This is the
first report of transfer of forces from
the Roumanian battle line to Italy,
France in Grip of Cold.
Taris. Dec. 28. The exceptional
cold which has prevailed in northern
and central France during the last
ten da.-s has now pvtpniloH tc c..tu
- -w...,, ovum-
ern prance. Snow has mndp it -.n.
pearance at Pan, Toulouse, Narbonne
and other points wlirrp the ;t, ...
ually is mild and sunny. At Saiiit
i , 'r 011 stnilds at an elevation of
J.IKR) feet above the tn l, !,
----- ' v . iu- inci-
mometcr has fallen to 5 degrees be-
iow zero.
In the Drotnp A
utul aiiuw lldS
stopped telegraphic communication
uu imiiy piaces are isolated. Streams
m the eastern Pyrennes are in full
flood and a tempest rages at sJa.
Gus Docring, South Side
Boy, Now on Way to France
Gus Docring, former South Side
boy and for many years chauffeur for
bene Melady, is on his way to France
He enlisted in Fort Logan, Colo., was
in training there and was promoted to
the rank of corporal of the 104th
aerial squadron. Gene Melady re
ceived a card from him Friday written
on board ship, Hearing France
Here Doering left a bride of a few
months, while he went to do his bit as
a bird-man for Uncle Sam
Halifax Needs Money.
Boston, Mass., Dec. 29. Halifax
still needs money for relief of the. suf
ferers by the explosion, according to
a telegram-to Governor McCall from
the chairman of the Halifax relief
committee today.
Omaha Woman to Wed.
St. Louis. Mo.. Dec. 29. (Special
Telegram.) Fred G. Townscnd of
Dallas, and Myrtle Oppermann of
Omaha, obtained a marriage license
here todav.
Women Nurses on V S.
Ships for First Time
Washington, Dec. 29. Women
nurses are to be employed on naval
hospital ships in this .war for the
first time in American naval history.
It became known today that they
will be assigned to two sh ps soon
to be ready for service, the Comfort,
formerly the Ward liner Havana,
and the Mercy, formerly the Sara
toga, of the same line.
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