3 THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3. 13T8. i i FINANCIAL. Real Estate. Loans and Mortgages UAKVIN BROS. Om. Nat. Bk. BM MONEY HARRISON MORTON, 1 Omaha Nat Bk. Bldg. OMAHA HOMES EAST NEB: FARMS. O KEEFE R. E. CO.. 1016 Omh N.fl 1"0 lO 110.000 MAHIT. nrnm.tu t . - - - -. v ... j. I j . K XJl D. "" ""J ma.. nth and FaniamJBta. MONEY to loan on Improved farms and ranches, Kloke Investment Co.. Om.h LOW RATES C. O. CARLBBRO. J13 Bran. win i nwir mas. u. BSD LOvs on riTV pncpiT7 W. H. THOMAS SON. Keelln Bldg. FARM AND RANCH LANDS Arkansas Lands. CORN AND COTTON LAND. Cheap, easy terms. S. K. Arkansas. Ex. curator)! 1st and 3d Tuesdays. Fra liter ature. W. S. Frank. 201 Neville Bile. Omaha, Colorado Lands. 'vIT CARSON County. Colorado: 160 acres between Bethuna and Burlington, clear. $3,200. Consider 1917 Roadster as part Payment, balance cash. Lou Howard, Sioux Falls. S. D. Nebraska Lands. BARGAIN IN STOCK FARM. 320 acrea miles from Franklin, good roads. 160 acros in cultivation, 45 acrea of which Is good creek bottom, balance meadow and pasture. 10 acres alfalfa. This place la well improved, large two story, 8-room house with porches screened, running water through house pumped by hydraulie ram, fine grove of larse shade trees near house and barn, ftna targe barn, cost 11,500; room for 12 head of horses buggies and carriage; hay mow with hay fork; room for 60 tons hay; two granaries in barn for 1.000 bushels grain: basement cow barn for 15 head cows. Large chicken house, coal and wood shed, eornorib with shlngl roof for 2,500 bushels ear corn, driveway between. All buildings practi cally new and In good repair. Hog sheds and hog lot fenced with woven wire and watered by small spring stream which shirts on place. Good large spring stream on place and lots of good timber. Good young orchard. Forty or fifty fine springs start on this place, some of them being the largest, clearest and best In this sec tion of the state. Pure, clear, sparkling P'"ing water for both stock and domes 'I'' u.a. Spring water is pumped through b-'ijjse and out Into barn lot by hydraulic rum. This is one of the best propositions In Franklin county for the man who wishes to raise cattle and hogs and his own focd. The Improvements on this place could not be put on for less than S6.000. Trice J60 per acre. No trades. Spence Land Co.. Franklin, Neb. 'i H SAI.K Seven-room house and ten acres of land Just outside city limits of Hebron, Neb. Price 13,600; good terms. For particulars write S. J. Kltzimons of Hebron or C. J. Mt Mahoti of Plainvlow. THE ELW00D "Omaha's Most Beautiful Apartment DUNDEE New-Fireproof Open Today From 2 to 5 P.M. for Inspection Tins fine building la now nearlng com pletion and has just been placed In our hands as permanent rental agents. All apartments are being leased nearly as fast aa completed. Five room, well arranged, extremely well lighted and well heated, and really offers a (-room accommodation. Kitchens are equipped with fin gaa . range and refrigerators Iced from the outside. Bath rooms equipped with the very best of plumbing fixtures such as wall tubs, pede stal lavatories and tiled floor. Each apartment ha excellent clothe closet space. Apartments will be decorated to suit your own taste. Window (hade and rod tor eurtafn and draperies. Interior woodwork 1 the very best of finish. This Is, without a doubt, the most com pete and modern apartment building in the city. Constructed entirely of concrete, steel and brick. To appreciate the wonderful features of this apartment It will be necessary to make a personal inspection. Tou are In vited to come and see for yourself. We are delighted to have these high-class apartments to offer and any prospective tenant who wishes a pleasant place In which to live, where everything is first class during all seasons of the year from the standpoint of location, street car serv tee. fine yard, high and sightly location, with an excellent view of the surround ing country, and where service in thia building la guaranteed to be far beyond a point of complaint. For appointments to see these apart ments call us. Closed comfortable auto mobiles at your service if you are Inter ested In leasing an apartment. HIATT COMPANY. 245-7-9 Omaha Nat'l Bank Bldg. Tyler 0. UM ALL Nebraska farm on easy payments 6 acre up. We 'arm the farm we sell tou. The Hungerford Potato Grower' association. 16th and Howard St., Omaha Douglas 371. PRICED to sell by owner, 320-a. corn and alfalfa land, i mi. S. W. of Coleridge. Neb. All can be farmed. Paul Peterson, Ulair. PeD 'OR 8ALE Beat large body high-grade, medium-priced land In Nebraska. Very little money required. C Bradley. Wol bach. Neb. '.204,ACRES, 8 miles northwebt of Blair; new hotifa, large barn, fenced and other im provements; worth 1300 per acre: will sell for less. Call Red 256. or 619 Bee Bldg. S ACHES, all In cultivation, V, mile S. W of Allen. Neb.: all good land; will sell at a bargain. S. Larson. Carks. N'b. 120 ACRES, L'--oln Co., Neb., a bargain. JOHN J. MULVIHILL, REALTOR. 200 Brandels Theater Bldg. Phone Douglas 96, 0 ACRES, nearly level, improved, between Oakland and West Point, Neb., st only 1190. on eas: terms. O. A. KuIL, Oakland, Neb. rVHEATLAND Wyoming farms, 150 per a.. Including paid-up water rights. Henry Levi A C. M. Rylander, 364 Omaha NatX RANCHES of all sizes and kind, easy terms. A. A. Patsman. 301 Karbach Blk. LIST your lands for quick results with C T Cansn. 110 McCagu Bldg.. Omaha Oregon Lands. NEW JORDAN VALLEY PROJECT. HEART OF THR RANGE. Get on the ground floor with 30 scree Irrigated land In connection with open rtngw Ton can grow stock successfully and cheaply. Excursion Jan. 15. Send for bulletin. HARLET J. HOOKER. 140 1st Nat. Bk. Pldg.. Omaha. OMAHA LIYE STOCK Cattle Trade About Steady; Hogs Slow and Lower; Lamb Prices Are About Steady. Omaha, January J. 1919. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday 6.02H S.tii 17,903 Official Tuesday 4,417 S.l 13 6.125 Estimate Wednesday .. ,U00 9.600 9,000 Three days this week. .16.473 19.662 S2.027 Same days last week. . 10,15s 7.401 11.295 Same days 2 weeks ago?2.t?3 31.923 66.325 Same days 1 weeks a;o25.&42 .16.205 31.624 Same days 4 weeks ago41.K07 .13.0)14 .i9.976 Same days last year. .20,606 30.991 35,020 Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock yards. Omaha, Xem , for 24 hours ending at 3 o'clock p. m. yester day : RKCLIPTS. C. M. & St. P 17 a 2 Missouri Pacific 3 4 Vnlon Taclflc 54 23 11 I C. & N. W., east 14 6 2 C. N. V west t9 26 7 C, St. P., M. & O 4 11 ; C, H. ; Q . east 2 1 1 C. B. & Q.. west 35 10 13 C. R. I. & P., east.... 16 4 C. R. I. & P.. west... 2 Illinois Central 12 7 Chicago Ot. Western.. 3 I .. .. Tutal receipts 273 109 43 9 DISPOSITION. Cattle. Hons. 1.4.5 2.U22 2.740 2,043 Sheep. 743 Morris A Co 839 Swift and t'oinpony. .1,477 Cudaby Packing CO..1.10S Armour A Co 1,409 Lincoln Packing Co.. 10$ 3.19S 2,2,11 3,330 So. Om. Packing Co.. 4 Wilson Packing Co... 13C W. K. Vansant Co ss Renton, Vansant A L. K. H. Lewis IS! Hennig-r it Oliver .. 7n It. Root & Co 27 J. H. Hull UN F. llusj 44 Kosenstock Bros 30 V. C. Kellogg 15 Werthetmer & Degen. 992 Ellis & Co IS Rothschild & Krebs.. "4 Mo. & Kan. Calf Co.. 71 Christie 14 Huffman 3.1 Meyers 1 Baker, .Tones A Smith 1 Banner Bros 2."7 Dennis & FranriK .... :i Jensen & Lungrvn... 191 Pat O'Day Other buyers 474 1,014 Totals 7,169 8.790 10,624 Cuttle Receipts were fair sized for Wednesday and with the tendency lower elsewhere packers were out to buy cattle at wesker prices If they could. As was the case on former days of the week, the heavy steers were hardest to get action on. In the end beeves sold pretty close to steady as a general thing. But trade was very slow and undertone, weak. Cows and heifers were about steady, movement being hardly as active us yesterday. There was a little FARM AND RANCH LANDS Texas Lands. SEE us for Texas land. We furnish cattle. Tou pay from profits. Thoma Olion, 407 Karbach Bldg Miscellaneous. CHCICE FARMS. Nilnon. 43i' Rose Bldg. 194 Acre Farm $20,000 Stocks, Tools and Crops Included; on main street of village, a few steps to high school, creamery, etc.; auto busses to city of 500,000 pass door; 16 acres smooth, productive, machine worked tillage; (our agent here on hi farm last year grew 1,125 bushels shelled corn on 15 acres. Ask for a sample.) 30-cow, wire-fenced, brook-watered pas ture cuts 126 tons hay besides regular crops; lot of apples, pears, peaches, cher ries, etc.; 16-room, steam heated resi dence with hath; 3 tenant houses, 90 ft. basement barn, convenient outbuilding: to secure early sale owner makes low price 320,000 and includes harvested crops, 34 head of cattle and hogs, wheat drill, bind er, mower, corn planter, wagons, harnes ses and tools. Details and picture splen did building page 29 Strout'e catalogue of 321 bargain in dozen states. E. A. STROUT FARM AOENCT, Dept. S072, S06 8, 18th St.. Omaha, Neb. Missouri Lands. SMALL MISSOURI FARM, f 10 cash and 15 monthly, no Interest or taxes; highly productive land; close to three big market. Writ for photograph and full Information. MITNOER. A-119, N. T. Llle Bldg.. Kansae City. Ma. FARM LAND WANTED FARMS WANTED. Don't list your farm with u If you want to keep It B. P. 8NOWDEN St SON. 4J3 8. 16th. Douglas 1371. MONEY TO LOAN Organized by the Business Men of Omaha. FURNITURE, piano and note a security 340. 8 mo., H. goods, total cost. 13.60. 340, t mo.. Indorsed note, total cost, 32.60 Smaller, large am't proportionate rate. PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY. 432 Rose Bldg.. ltth and Farnam. Ty. 663 LEGAL RATE LOANS 324.00 1240.00 OR MORE EAST PAYMENTS UTMOST PRIVACY 340 PAXTON BK. TEL. DOUG. 229b. OMAHA LOAN COMPANY. LOANS ON diamonds and jewelry AT 1 Of SMALLER LANS O CZ. J- O W. C. FLATAU. EST. 1893. " 6th Floor (Rose) Securities Bldg., Ty. 960. DIAMOND AND JEWELRY LOANS Lowest rates. Private loan booth. Harry Maiaahock. 1514 Dodge. D. 6619 Est 1691. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS William R. Nichols and wife to M. A. Pease, southeast corner Forty-third and Grant streets. 60x120 t 3,500 George T. Morton and wife to Frank W. Engler. Thirty-fifth street, 200 feet north of Dodge afreet, east side, 60x136 6,600 Gustave Baysdorfer to Lillian May Goldsmith, Twenty-eighth street, 305.2 feet south of Pacific street, east side, 60x150 6,450 James M. Talcott and wife et al to Lorenzo C. Butler, Twenty-eighth avenue, 240 feet south of Ellison avenue, east side, 40x130 2.S00 Dewitt W. Smith and wife et al to Fred L. Nesbit, Tenth street, 99 feet south of Harney street, east side, 33x132 35,000 Fred L. Nesbit and wife to Standard Furnace and Supply company. Tenth street, 99 feet south of Harney street, east side, 33x132.... 1 Eleonnra Maslowsky and husband to Charles W. Reudy, Central boule vard, 130 feet west of Twenty seventh street, north side, 40x100.. 4.000 Etta J. Eagan and husband to Esther J. Erlckson, Halcyon avenue, 50 feet north of Reed street, west side, 76x128 "00 Sallle L. Lloyd to Alva H. Jackson. Davenport street, 17 feet cast of Twenty-sixth street, north side, 40x132 T.500 Dominic Anthony Hart and wife to Emma Carlson, Evans street, 93 feet west of Thirty-first street, north side, 50x1 2 COO Joseph Hazuka and wife to Katie Hazuka. northwest corner Twen tielh and W streets. 60x130; south east corner Twenty-first and W street, 60x130 3.000 Lizzie Smith to Paul P. Thomse. Izard street, 99 feet east of Twen tieth street, south side, 33x142 l.t50 Harry D. Reed to the Byron Reed company, southwest corner Twen-tv-elirhth and Boyd streets, 10Sxl26'4 1 Harry D. Reed to the Byron Red company. Fourteenth street, 171 feet, north of Phelps street, east side. 44x116 2 Omaha Safe Deposit company to Clara B. Wyman ef al, Nicholas street, 100 feet west of Sixteenth street, south side, 32x66; Sixteenth street, 6; feet south of Nicholas street, west side. 6xl32 9.000 Columbian Investment company to Walter C. Peterson, Pine street, 150 feet east of Fifty-fourth street, south side. 100x132 300 Barker company to Harry Voes. northeast comer Thirty-second and Lafayette avenue. 51x120 1,200 James C. Klnnard and wife to Alex ander Beck. northwest corner Sixteenth and Wirt streets. 62.8x124 1 Pauline Connolly and husband to Fred F. Wefso, southeast corner Ninth and Bancroft street. 6xl32 1.000 Carl A. Erlckson and wife to Carl F. Maruuart. Fifty. third street, 200 feet south of Prstt street, east side. 100x148: Flrtv. second street. 200 feet south of Pratt street, west side, lOOxiis i.goo OMAHA CASH GRAIN PRICES TODAY Omaha grain receipts were heavy, thtfre being Jl) cars of wheat, 103 of corn and 81 of oats on the market. Early sales indicated that corn was unchanged to a bit lower, the sales up to nooii having been made at $1.44 (a 1-65 a bushel. Oats were cent off to '4 up, with the bulk of the sales unchanged and made at 781(i 79'; cents a bushel. The wheat was all taken over by the food administration. more breadth to the stocker and feednr supply, but the demand was good, and of ferings sold readily at strong to a little higher prices. For the week beef steers range anywhere from nearly steady to 25c or more lower, the greatest declines having been on good heivv cattle. Butcher stock is still a little hitth.r than last week, around 10 o 15c In most cases, whilo stoekers and feeders are any where from 10il5c to In some cases 26c higher for the week. Quotations on cattle: Prime heavy breves. 113.00 14.00; good to choice beeves, $11.71, Of 12.75 ; fair to good beeves. $10.00611.50; common to fair beeves, $8.00(79.75; gixid to choice yearlings. 112.00ft 14. 00; fair to gooa yearlings, 310.6nffi2.00; common to fair yearlings. $6.50 10.50; good to choice grass beeves, $10.00f 11.26: fair to good arrasi. beeves, $$.75g'10.00; common to fair grass Deeves, $6.6008.60; good to choice heifers. $S.00Si 10.60; good to choice cows, $8.00tp lo.uu; lair to good cows, $6.75ff8.0P; com mon to fair cows. $5.0i& 6.60; good tfi choice feeders, 9.76(&il0.90; fair to good feeder, $8. 25ti9.75; common to fair feeders, $6.00 7.00; good to choice stockers, $8.50(?9.60, stock heifers, $(j.50(&'8.25; stock cows, $6.00 f 7.25; stock calves, $6.009.00; veal calves, iu.uvvi3.75; bulls, stags, etc., $7.00(610.26 Representative sales: BEEF STEERS. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 1 670 $8 PO 60 M9 8 86 7.... 24.... 9.... 18.... 1 194... ar..... .. 665 $8 60 . . 672 9 00 .. 937 9 75 .. 886 10 00 ..1110 10 60 ..788 9 30 ..1171 9 85 . . 953 10 25 ..1126 10 SS ..1139 11 76 ..1240 12 00 ..1S47 12 30 21... 10. . . 20... 21... 38... 20. . . ..1271 11 60 ..1337 11 90 33 1439 12 16 Hogs There was a fairly liberal run of nogs today. The market was entremelv slow. Shippers were only light buyers and packers were bent on forcing declines. Up to a late hour only a few hogs had changed hands, and these went at prices that looked all the way from 16 to 20o lower than yesterday. The best price paid was $16.66, while the hulk moved at $16.86 10.40. Sheep Only a small run of sheep and lambs arrived this morning. Sellers were asking higher prices ail around, buyers rerustng to take on anything at better than steady prices. The deadlock was unbroken at 10:30, hardly anything being sold at that time. A couple of bunches of light lambs Drought $16.36. The undertone was fairly good with prospects for steady prices at least, and possible advance over yesterday There was a fairly good demand for feed ers, little or nothing showing up. Bidding was nominally steady. Quotations on shoep and Iambs: Lambs, handywelght, $16. SO 17.00; lambs, heavy weight. $15.75216.55; lambs, feeders, $14.00 pto.io; lamos, shorn, $11.6013.60; la rubs, culls, $10.o(ij4,oo; yearlings, fair to choice, $11.50013.25; yearlings, feeders. $12.00 14.26; wethers, fair to choice, $11.00 12.5"; ewes, fair to choice, $10 00!(M1.6(I; ewes, breeders, all ages, 10. 50 eff 16. 60 ; ewes, feed ers, $7.6010.60; ewes, culls and canners. $5.007.25. Representative sales: Av. 100 Idaho feeder ewes lu2 103 Idaho feeder ewes 103 176 Culls 91 Pr. 950 955 700 146 native lambs , 88 134 fed Iambs 83 157 fed lambs , 90 432 fed lambs 1 $16 25 16 60 16 15 16 76 St. Louis Live Stock Market. St. Louis, Jan. 2. Cattle ReeelDts. B.. 500 head; market, lower; native beef steers, .uotaii4.oo; yearling steers and heifers. $7.0016.60; cows, $5.0010.50; atockers and feeders. $6.5011.0O; Texas Quarantine steers, $6.7610.80; fair to prime southern oeer steers, $9.0012.76; beef cows and heif ers. $6.00810.00; prhne yearling steers and heifers, 17.6019.00; native calves, $5.75 15.50. Hogs Receipts, 9.600 head: market, weak: lights, $16.60Jiil6.70; pigs, $13.70015.25: mixed and butchera. $16. 60S 16.90: enod. heavy, $16.8016.96; bulk of sale, $16.00 16.85. Sheep and Lambs Receiuts 1.900 head: market, steady; Iambs, $14.00ifM7.2ii : ewes, $10.00(3111.60; wethera, $11.0Offil2.5O; can ners and choppers, $.009.00 . Chleago Live Stork Market. Chicago. Jan. 2. Cattle Receiuts. 21.000 head; tomorrow, 18.000 head: market, weak: native steers. $7.50J14. 00; stockers and feed ers, $8.6647110.40; cows and heifers, $5.30 11.30; calves, $8.60(?16.OO. Hogs Receiuts. 38,000 head: tomorrow. 45, (W0 head; market weak. 10c to 15o. under Monday's average; bulk of sales, $16.4041) m.iu; ngnt, 1&.6016.55; mixed, $16.15 16.80; heavy, $16.10ifl'16.80; rough. $16.10ffl 16.25; pigs, $12. 00f 15.25. Kheep and Lambs Recelnts. 2.000 head: tomorrow, 16.000 head; market strong; wethers. $9.36(8)13.20: ewes. $8.40itflSno: lambs, $13.0017.26. Kansas City Liv 8loek Market. Kansas City, Jan. 2. Cattle Recelnts. 12.000 head: market lower; prime fed steers. $12.0014.00: dressed beef steers. $10.60 12.26; western steers, $9.00iffll.60; cows. $6.7510.50; heifers. $6.5011.60: stockers and feeders. $7.0011.60; bulls, $57,25110.00; caives, 9 i.V'Jfrj IJ.bii. Hogs Receipts, 18,000 head: bulk of sales lower at $6.3516.70; heavy. $16.0f(j!l.76; nacaers anu nutcners, $16 snp 16.70; light, $16.26016.66; pigs. $13.0016.60. sneep and Lambs Receipts. 12,000 head: market higher; lambs, 1 6.75 t8l 6.75 : vear- tings, 112.50 14.00; wethers, $11.6012.75: ewes, $9.60j8I2.00. Sloui City live Stock. Sioux City, la., Jan. 2. Cattle Recelnts. 2,000 head; market steady to 10b lownr i beef steers, $8.6013.60; fat cows and helf ers, $7.00? 10.00; canners. $5.5018)6.60: stockers and feeders,' $7.60011.50; calves. K.onEnz.oo; hulls, stags, etc., $7.009.00; feeding cows and helfera, $6.008.60. Hogs Receipts. 6,000 head; market 6 cents lower; light, tl 8. 20 11.40 : mixed $16.4016.60; heavy. $16. 5016. 65; pigs $12.0014.00; bulk, $16.4016. 65. Sheep Receipts, 1,600 head; market steady. St. Joseph Live Stock. ft. Joseph. Mo.. Jan. 2. Cattle Ree.int. 1.500 head; market higher; steers, $8.0061) 14.26; cows and heifere, $5.6012.50; calves, $6.00 13.00. Hogs Recelnts. 6.000 hand- ...u higher; top, $16.75; bulk of sales, ltd nor, 16.71.' " Sheep and Lambs Recelnts. 1.500 head- market higher; lambs, $12,00116.75; ewes, .vv;gHi.. toffee Market. New Tork, Jan. 2. Coffee Th mrt,i for coffee futures showed Increasing activity and strength today on buying bv houses with Wall street for foreign and cotton trade connections. The more honeful dl. cusston of peace prospects was considered a factor on the advance but the msrv.i ,i. was Influenced by apprehensions that there would be a scarcity of tonnage for Importa tion and reports of a better spot demand The opening was 7 to 18 points higher, with March selling up to 8.15c and September lo 8.64c during the afternoon, or about 36 to 42 points net higher. There was a ioo,i ieai of trade selling and realizing on the ad vance, nut offerings were well !,., rh,i and advances fully maintained, with C.ic close 36 to 43 points net higher. January, T.95c; March, 8.16e; May, 8.30c; July, 8.48c; September, S.(S4e; October, 8.70c; Docember 0.9. C. Spot coffee, firmer: Rio 7 e- Ran,,,.. 4s,10V4. No fresh cost and frelarit offers were reported and It was said that In some cases Brasillan shippers were asking wheth er importers here could arrango for ton. nage. A bid or 9.95c was reported for Santos 3s and 4s, London credits. Feb runrv and March shipment. ' The official cables reported Rio 60 reis higher with Santos spots unchanged, and futures unchanged to 25 rels helgher. Rio exchange on London was 1-33 lower. Bra zilian port receipts. 86.000 bags. Turpentine and Rosin. Savannah, Ga.. Jan. 2. Turpentine Firm, 43.it434; sales, 165 bbls. ; receipts, 162 bbls.; shipments, 12 bbls.; stock, 26,480. Rosin Firm; sales, 879 bbls.; receipts, 1,. 330 bbls.; shipments, 400 bbls.: stock, 14, 676 bbls. Quotstlons: B. D, B, F O, H, $6,074: I. $6.074-12H; K. 86.76; M, $6.95: N. S7.Z8; WO. f 7.46; WW, t7.55. New York Dry Goods Market. New York, Jan. 2. Dry Goods Markets here today were quiet, largely because of the paralysis brought on by the extremely cold weather. Heating arrangements during the cold spell collapsed In the cotton district and crippled the wholesale cotton goods market. New York Sugar. New Tork, Jan. srr Raw steady; centrifugal, 6.05c. GRAIN ANDPRODUCE Arrivals Total 268 Cars; Coarse Grain in Active De mand After New Year's Suspension. Omaha. Jan. 2. 1918 Receipts of (rrain In the local market to day amounted to '.'68 esrs, with 7'1 h,at, 10S corn. 81 oats, five rye and nine barley. The coarse grains were In fairly active demand today, f-illowlng the suspension of business over the holiday. Sales were few during the. morning, due to the Inclination of buyers to wait for lower price on a slightly lower option, and this tended to make for a weaker nurket. Later on. when figures were established for the different grades, sales rni'.ncl from 2c t ic lower, v. hlle s few c;, rs of the 4 miej n'M at $1.55. this I'cing unchanged from Moml.iy's fales of the vamc grade. Kleator iu"u were (rood buyers, taking several curs (,r disposition tit cereal manufacturers. No 4 yellow sold at $1 and $1.58. and Xo. 3 mixed at $l.'':l and fl.6'1 ai'l No. 6 white brought $ 1 . 4 1 I he same grade of etlow $1.4i", and $1.4fl No. i mixed went at $1.4: and $1.48. Oats were unchanged to a half cent off Exporters were again In the market while considerable quantities were sold for gov ernment aceount. No. while sold st 74o and standard grade oats ut ,9c and 79V Thn commercial crade of 3 white rimred from 78c to 7ii'1c, whilo 4 white oats went at T9c. Rye was unchanged and bsrlev steadv to a rent off. Arrivals showed only a slight Increase, but not enough lo fill the seme- what urgent demand. No. 2 re sold al 11.11 and No. 3 rve at II 7!i. uiul $l.7. Nos. 2 and 3 barlev sold at SI 47. while the 4 grade ranged from $1.43 to $1 46. No. 1 feed brought $1.41. Clearances were: Wheat and flour, mual to 729.000 bushels; oats. 475.000 bushels. Primary wheat receipts were o42.000 bushels and shipments 141,000 bushels, against receipts of 8O8,ii0O bushels and ship ments of 534,000 bushels last year. Primary corn receipts were 981,000 bush els and shipments 346,MOO bushels, agHlnst receipts of 1. Siitl. 000 bushels and shipments of 326.000 hush is last year. Primary oats receipts were 1,126,000 bush els and shipments 3r7.0H0 bushels, against receipts of 627. 0i0 bushels and shipments of 441,000 bushels last year. CARLOT RKCKIl'TS. Wheat, t'orn Oats Chicago Minneapolis' I.iululh Omaha Kansas City 13 266 43 70 41 131 214 I o.l 132 87 Ht. Louis 50 Winnipeg 693 These sales waro reported today. Wheat No. 1 hard winter: a bulkhead $2.15; No. J hard winter; 164 cars. $2.12; No. 3 dark hard winter: 1 car. $2.16; No, northern spring: 1 car, $2.16; No. I durum: 1 car (6 per cent spring). $2.15; No. durum: 2 cars and 1 bulkhead, $2.13: N 2 amber durum: 1 car. $2.16; No. 1 red durum, 5 cars, $2.08; No. 2 red durum: 3 cars, $2.05. Rye No. 2: 2 ears, $1.76: No. 3: 1 ear, $1.76; 1-6 car, $1.76Uj; sample: 1 car, $176. llarlcy No. 3: 1 car, $1.47; No. 3: 1 car $1.47; No. 4: 1 car. $1.46; 1-6 car. $1.46; 1 car, $1.44; 8 cars, $1.43; No. 1 feed: . car, $1.41; sample: 1 car, $1.44. Outs No. 2 white: 3 cars, 79'c; stand ard: 2 cars, 79Sc; 3 cars, 78c; No, 3 white: 1 car, 79c; M oar, 79c; 4 cars. 79'c; 3 cars, 78,4c; No. 4 white: 2 cars. 79c; am pie white: 3 curs, 79c; 8 cars, 784c; No. 4 mixed: 1 car (barley mixed), 79 ko. Corn No. 5 white: 3 cars, $1,60; 1 car, $1.49; 6 cars, $1.48; 2 cars. $1 46. No. 6 white: 3 cars, $1.40; 1 car, $1.35. No. 4 yellow: t cars, $1.58; 9 oars, $1.56. No. 6 yellow: 6 cars, $1.46. No. 6 yellow: 1 car, $1.44; I car, $1.37; 3 ears, $1.35. Sample yellow; 1 car, $1.65. No. 3 mixed: 1 car, $1.63. No, 4 mixed: 7 cars, $1.65; 4-6 car, $1.54. No. 6 mixed: 2 cars, $1.48; 3 cars, $1.46. No. 6 mixed: 1 car, $1.30. Omaha Cash Prices Corn: No. 4 white. $1.57; No. 6 white. $1.46(311.60; No. 6 white. $1.35011.46; sample white. $1.05; No. 4 yel low, $1,6611.69; No. 6 yellow, $1. 461.49; No. S yellow, tl.I601.44; sample yellow, tl.65; No. 8 mixed, f 1.63 : No. 4 mixed, tl. 6401.65; No. 6 mixed. $1.461.46: No. 6 mixed, $1.27H flil.36. Oats: No 2 white, 79Vc; standard, 7979Hc; No. 3 white. 7(Ti71ic; no. 4 white. 7c; sample, 781, 79c. Harley: No. 3, $1.47; No. 4, $1,434? 1.46; No. 1 fned. $1.41. Rye: No. 2, $1.76; No. 8, $1.75 4 &) 1.7(5. Chicago closing prices, furnished The Bee by Logan A Bryan, stock and grain brokers, 316 .South Sixteenth street, Omaha: Art. Open. " High, f Low. Close, (lion. Corn. Jan. May 1 26 1 24 784 76 7, 45 35 46 20 23 80 24 32 16 26 79 6, 76 74 1264 1244 78 41 1 264 1 24 4 784 75 12684 12484 78 75 4 Oats. Jan. May Pork. Jan. May Lard. Jan. May Ribs. Jan. May 45 85 45 20 44 75 44 76 44 52 44 62 145 45 45 30 23 80 24 32 23 45 23 45 23 86 24 87 23 65 24 20 I S3 85 24 45 23 87 24 45 23 601 23 50 23 97 23 97 2J 70 24 32 No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. 39. .219 27. .272 67. .269 Sh. Pr. , .. $16 40 . .. 18 60 ... 16 60 12. .151 74. .202 69. .261 ... $16 10 ... 16 46 ... 16 66 rilK Af.l) GK.1IN AND POVISIOXS. Renewal of Peace Gossip offsets Hlight Gains in torn. Chicago. Jan. 2. Renewal of peace gossip more than offset In the corn market this afternoon some slight gains which had been scored during the first part of the session. Prices closed weak, at the same as yester day's finish to 4c lower, aJnuary $1.2684, and May $1,244 to tl.!4S5rl.24. The out come In oats was unchanged to io down. There were declines of 20c to 70o in provi sions. Until peace talk gave the bears an ad vantage, corn averaged higher, chiefly as a result of ab ulge, which liberal export buy ing brought about In the oats market. At first, however, corn had a downward slant due to warmer weather that pointed to an Increase of arrivals. Aside from the effect of the strength of oats, therefore, the corn market was in a condition to reapand readily to selling, which after midday was based principally on London reports giving Munich authority for assertions that within the next 10 days the central powers would make a new declaration regarding peace. Export purchasing of oats aggregated about 700.000 bushels. It was said, though, that the seaboard demand had now been filled for the time being. Holders of provisions realized. The out look was for a bearish showing In warehouse stocks. Chicago Cash Prices Corn: No. 3 and No. 3 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yellow, $1.75 4? 1.7. Oats No. 3 white, 80 8) 4c; standard, ft! li 92c. Rye: No. 2. $1.84. Par ley: t!.40ilit!. 69. Seeds: timothy, $5.00,7.60; clover, $20.00ift 26.00. Provisions: pork, nom inal; lard, $23.50; ribs, $23.25f,23.75. w York General Market. New York. Jan. 2. Flour Unsettled and nominal; spring patents, $10. 3611. 25; win ter patents, $10.50 10.75; winter straights, $101510.50: Kansas straights, $10.66& 10.90; all nominal. Corn Spot, steady; kiln dried, No. 3 ycl lsw, $1.92. and No. 4 yellow, $1.87, cost find freight New York, to tirrive. oats Spot, frlmer; standard, 93jf934, nominal. Hops Quiet; state, medium lo choice. 1917, 60W65c; 1916, nominal; Pacific coast. 1917, 23W26o; 1916, 15l9e. Hides Quiet; Hogota, 41c; Central Amer ica, 40c. Leather Firm; hemlock sol- overweights. No. 1. 61c; No. 2, 41'e. Provisions Pork, sternly; mess, ?50.00V 51.00: family, $64.00 ' 86.00; short dear, $r,9.0of?5r,.io. i-,rd. easier; mlddlewest, $2J.on -'( 24.1". Wool I'lrin; domestic fleece XX Ohio. 7"e. Rice Firm; fancy bead, 8'y9c; lilu" rose, 8 '-j W 8 4 c. New York, J a 11. 2 Butter Firm; receipts, 7,673 tubs; creamery higher than extras. 62 f$624-; creamery extras (92 cor), ,',14u; firsts, 4G04c; .-eeonds. 424 454c I'.xgs Firm; receipts, 3,;r,:i rases: fresh gathered extras, 85c; extra firsts, S31('i4o; firsts, 6182r; seconds, 37$ 60c; refrigera tor special marks, 42 'i 1f 13c; refrigerator firsts, 4140424c. Kvnpornted Apple and Dried Krnlti. Now York. .Ian. 3 Kvnpornted Applej Dull; California!". 1 S '4 & 1'i '4c; prime to choice, etato. 1 6 1 6c. Dried Fruits l'runo. steady; Cullfornlnii, HlSSc; On-fton. isltc. Aprinjs, firm: choice, 171ic; extra, choice, nc; fancy, lSc. Peaoha, firm; standard, llc;' choice, 12c. Halslns, quiet; loose muscatels. OWD'iic; choice to fancy, seeded, S'WIOIjc; m-edlvKs, SjflOSc. London layers, 11.80. Chlrngro Produce. Chicane. Jan. 2. nutter Steady ; cream ery, 39 fa 49c. Krgi Hteady; receipts, 6,982 eaes; firsts, 6i.ir66c; ordinary firsts, 62ft:,4o; at mark, canes Included, 50';f.5c; refrigerator, firsts. 41c. Potatoes Steady; receipts, 13 cars: Wis consin. AllehlKan and Minnesota, bulk, 11. so fl 2.00; sack. I1.9HW2.00 I'nuiiry Allvo higlfr; to wit, 23c; springs. 22 'jC Clearing House Statement Bank clearings in t ho I'nitfd States for the week ending December 27, a reported to Hradstreet s Journal, New York; aggregate $5,104,S1.?,(XH), against &,4.U .320.000 last week and $S,145,- 208,000 in this week last vear. Cana dian clearings aggregate $212,568,000 as against $2,h,:v .'.000 List week and $206,407,000 in this week last year. Following are the returns for this week and last, with percentages of change shown this week as compared with this week last vear: CITIES. Amount. ! Inc. ! Dee. l$2T?9:!.4i.inie 12'. 4 I 1 1 ."..SiH.ooo :. j SOS.7i4.OOii G.ii I J27,(l8:.Ol0 21.7' i lSH.Olf.OOtil 2t 3 I lKi,;$S.OOo! Ml I 80. 742. 000' 2h t 77.93.i'O0! t 63. 488.001'' 21. Sj 41, 263.0011' , .X i SV T.':1. OOlli g. 31.0;'."..0t: j h.O 31.ssit.ooii 17.it 4.j:-7.i0 63.6 -M.H7.0H0 j 11.2 3tv.;,2t.UiiO 58.4, 23, 181. (Mill' -5.4' I 47.044.000 9S.0 18.230.000, 6.1 SJ.Mi'.OrtOi e8 0 IX,264,OOOj 20.4i 23.963,000; 68.61 13,267.(100! 20. 41 K.284.OO0I 21.31 17,6 3.O00 75.3 ir.,l2.000 .14.81 1 1,933,0001 11,2 U.7s4,UOll " 7.81 14,363.000' 4,S, 12.816. 000 J..S47, nihil l! SII.oOh If New York . . . Chics go Philadelphia . Hoston St. Louis Kansas City . -s , n Francisco I'itl.. burgh 'lev e'a nd . . . . I I roil Baltimore i mcluiia II ! siiiuieapoii New Orleans Los Angeles , (Unaha Milwaukee . . Atlanta .... j Luulmille . . . Klchnioud . . , : Ultuitlo ; '"ttl i Sl '"""l "diver Portland, Ore Houston lodiauaiiolts . Sl .losonh .. i s" Lake City Providence Columbus . Kreinon' . . NEW YORK STOCKS Spirit of Cheerfulness Pervad ing Market Believed Due to Government Control of Railroads New Tork, Jan. I. A spirit of rhrrtilnrss pervaded tha financial district on the flrsl business day of the new year, many stocks recording gains of S to 7 points. The further Improvement was accepted as a crystallisation of thn greater confidence resulting from the government's action re spooling railroad control, although that group was strikingly backward In today's movement. I'riocs attained to highest levels in the active final hour, the rise coming on the heels of the announcement that the Depart ment of Justice had recommended postpone ment of further action In certain of the anti trust cases, Unofficial advices of a further breach In negotlstlons between tha Russian delegate. an.1 the ceutral powers wera overshadowed by the report of the American war mission which Indicated the determined attitude of the administration. Industrials, more especially speolflo war Issues and equipments, featured the com prehensive trading. The rise halted at In torvals. but gathered fresh strength on re newed absorption. Tho ease with which specialties moved forward bespoke further punishment of the bears, resumption on a large scale of rool activity and no little revival of public In terest. United Slatea Bteel asserted Its leadership from the start, making a gross gain of 4 "4 points to 86. retaining all but a slight fraction. Othor steels, shippings and motors were the strong features of tho close. Sales aggregated 1,135,000 shares. International bonds ware steady and domestic Issues strong. Liberty 4s sold at tJ.iO to Sd.OO, and the IHs at .7S to 98.44, Total sales. isr value. inAnhi.j i 1 tn 000. United States old Issues !,.'.,' 011 call. .....-.. Number of sales and quotations on lead lng stocks: Sl. High. Low. Close. jj.-ei Duar... 1,400 7H4 71 78 """""i -an zb, Kio 41 S Am. Car 4 Found. 5,RO0 7a Am. Locomotive... 7.N00 ttu 401 71i 67 80'i 70 79 Am. Smelt tt Hef, Am. Sugar Ref... Am. Tel. & Tel... Am. 55., L. S... 1(1,100 HIS 1.90ft Mil u 99 ion 2,400 106 103tj lflfil, 1.S00 1414 14 U ao.aon u mu i Anaconda Copper. Atchison j.ioo nc ss sr.'j n. it. or w. i.b.m. 7, JOB I01U 99 li).,u Baltimore & Ohio,, Hutto & Sun. Coo. 7.S00 dlli ClU K3' 000 18 400 14 8, tOO 140 ltj UMi 14 1ST, LIS 131i ChI. Petroleum.... Canadian Pacific. Central Leather... 7,700 (ifiti M'i 6t)1 Chesapeake Ohio 4,900 61 i C. M. & St. P.,.. 4.200 4M, 50 ii Ct 46 "iov4 424. 1e ai 4 VI 2Vi 8 4Mi 14 S1U, 4: t US 67 ai J4 lS Chicago A N. IV C, R. I. & P. otfs. 7.700 22 S 43 IK14 32S 67 SI Si Chlno Copper 4,900 Colo. Fuel A Iron. J.000 Corn Prod. Hef.... 53.H00 Crucible Steel lt.OOO Cuba Cane Sugar.. 29.000 Distiller's 8eca 9.700 Erie l ino 16, l-eneral Kleetric... 4,600 139 1J3V 134W Oeneral Motors.... 11,900 lid J 1 1 14 113 Gt. Northern phi.. J,20rt 90 9914 89 Ot. No. Ore ctfs... S.000 28 974. 27t Illinois Central.... 800 9414 K.lu, 1.111 Inspiration Copper. 11,800 47 V 4614 4u Jill. m. .n. IIQ,. SI.DUU R4 S.l, 1111. isicaei 6,600 30 ' : its i.soo son 9t; 8ovs 400 11. 1 17U Int. Paper Kan. City South... Kcnnccott Copper. Louis. & Nueh.... Maxwell Motora... 7.100 33 32 ! iVi , uu III '4 1104 in 5,300 27 S 2 27',i Mex. Petroleum. J.700 3 80 :as 6 1S 20 2S14 69 iS Miami Copper 1,600 30 24 H 6S 19 72 82 Mlaeourl Pacific. 7.J00 Montana. Power.... 600 J.000 4.700 800 Nevada Copper.... 1SH 70 21S New York Central. 71X 11 s N. Y N. II. & H. Norfolk & Wentern. 400 104 10S 10314 1,100 87 8614 864i Northern Pacific. Pennsylvania 4,200 b',600 47 M U Pittsburgh Coal... Ray Con. Copper.. 45H 28U 2314 71S 73S 23 S 7314 81 1614 Reading 26,800 Rep. Iron V Steel. 20,100 Hhattuck Arli. Cop, 900 Southern Pacific. 6,600 Southern Railway. 6.800 Studobaker Cor.... 29.200 7)14 SIS 1614 1H 82 "4 83W 23 '4 2314 6014 62 8314 2414 631. Texas 8,000 146Vi 141 14 144H cnlon Pacific 10,800 116 113 114 II. R Iml Alcohol. 10,600 124 14 11 123 U. S. Hteel ..312,100 96 V 961i 96 U. S. Stoel pM 8,600 110 10814 109Vk IHah Copper 9,200 83 8114 SIS Va.bash pM "li", .. 700 23 22V, 22tj Western Union 800 88 86 87 WeatlnKhoune Klec. 8,100 41 14 4014 41 Total sales for the (lay, 1,136,000 shares. New York Money. New York, .Ian. 2 Prime Mercantile Paper SH&Si; per cent. Sterling Exchange Sixty-day bills, $4. 17 14 ; commercial sixty-day bills on banks, 14.71; commercial sixty-day bills, S4.T0 Va . demand, $4.7514; cables, $4.7tf 7-16. Hllver liar, 86c; Mexican dollars, 70c. Time Loans Klrm at 1 per cent. Call Money Firm; lilKhest, 6 per cent; lowed. 414 per cent; closing bid, 414 Per Celt I. l P. 2s. reg... 9B4Gt. No. 1st 4's 8711 lo coupon,... 9'114I1I. Central r. 4s. 84 V. S. 3s. reg... 98 Int. M. M. 6s... 90',i do coupon.... !I9 Kan. C. So. r. 6s 77 lr. S. Lib. 314s... 98 74L. & N. un. 4s. 8ti l' fi. 4h, reg... 104 Mo., K. & T. 1 4a 62 do coupon .... 104 .Mo. Par. gen. 4s. 68 '4 Am. For. Sees, r.s 94Mont. Power 6s. 87'4 Am. T. A T. c. r.s 90 N. Y. Cen. d. 6a 93 Anglo-French r.s. 881j.o. Pacific 4.. 8314 Ami. & Co 4V;n. 84 do in 68 Atchison gn. 4h. 83'-iO. . L. ref. 4s. 84' ItHlt. A (. 0. 4 V 79l,Pac. T. & T. la 99 la lletli. Sle.-i r. r.s. 79'jpenn. con. 414s. 7t 'en. Leather r.s. 05 do gen. 4'4s... 90 C m. Pacific 1st. 78 VUcBdlng gen. 4s. 48 C. ., cv. I.H.. 77 St.L. A S.F. a. 6s ('. H & Q. J. 4s 94So. l'ac cv. 6s.. S9 C M. a. Sir.c.4'-jK 7.. Ho. Hallway 6s.. 9.'! c. It. I A I', r. Is i;7', ''" l'ac. 1st. !, Colo. ,v S. r. 4 72'i, Cnion I'uelflc, 4s 87'4 I). A. It. O. r. :. i.lljl . S. Kubb.r 6s 78 11. of C. 6s 1831 80 IT. Steel 6s... 98 Krle gen. 4s 66WahaHh 1st 931i (Jen. Electric Ge. 92 'Hid. New York Metals. New York. Jan. 2.- Metals I.epd stesdy, Pol. ti.C7 S 4f fi.ST Spelter fuiet; Kant St. Louis delivery, spot, 7.758.00. At London: Spot cupper, 110; futures, 110; el-ctrolytie, (l:j; spot tin, 2C9; fu lures. 263 10s: lead, spot, 29 10s; futures. 128 10s; speller, spot, tt,4; futures, '.(). Minneapolis tiraln. Minneapolis, Jnn. 2. Flour Market un changed. llarlcy $1.29 ftl 69. Kye $1.86', 'if 1.871s. Bran $32 60. Corn No. 3 yellow. $1 oh i.'il Oats No. 3 white, 78 M 79c. Flaxseed fl. "St 3.60, Kansas City Produce. Kansas City, Jan. 2 Hutter Creamery 4tc; firsts, 12c; seconds, 40c; packing, 43c. Kkk First-. Mie; seei.nds, 22c. Poultry He" 21c; roonltra, 15c; broil ers, 2tii-iW LAST RITES FOR G. E.JAYERSTICK Funeral Services for Prominent Omaha Banker Held At All Saints' Church; Associ ates Are Pallbearers. Funeral seniles for George Fge Haverslick, prominent Omaha banker, who died Sunday mlit. were held at J:.'(i o'clock yesterday afternoon at All Saints' clr.it elt. Kev. T. J. Mackay preached the Mineral sermon. Inter ment was in Forest Lawn cemetery. I'alliiearcrs were selected from the hoard of governors of Ak-S.ir-Hen, of which Mr. Hacrs;ick was a member, and from those connected with the I'nited States National bank, of which itLNlitution lie was vice president. The Clearing llone banks of Omaha closed at J o'clock yesterday after noon. The church was filled with Omaha bfl.siiic.ss met', who were present to pay their respects. Friends and rela tives sent flowers frmn all parts of the country. The fl ral designs were enough lo cover all the choir seats, the altar and a number of tables in front of the pulpit. Honorary Pallbenrerr.. K. ttuekliiKhnm I'. K. HlneK K. K. Hiokii O. L,. SaundeiH T. .V. Fry W. K. Hho.id.v CI. II. Kelly It. I'. Mori, u, .1 Active Pallbearers. Victor H. Caldwell .1 Mct'lura M Koi.gsr O. W illiams (t. K. Yates II. T. fuller K. Lantlstrom Jams Want Cars of Coal Are Rushed East to Relieve Plight Washington, Jan. 2. Hundreds of coal cars, released from yards where they have been stalled behind .ship ments of higher preferential ratings, were moving over eastern roads today to relieve the acute coal shortage in the northeast. All existing priority orders were suspended .by Robert S. Lovett, prior ity director of the war industries board, on recommendation of the di rector general, with the expectation a freer movement of nil freight as well as coal till result. The director general also broke a railroad preced dent by ordering the Pennsylvania railroad tunnel under the Hudson river, heretofore restricted to pas senger traffic, to - -id to move coal trams into New York. Railroads Will Cut Out Most Of Advertising During War In the elimination of expense rail road men are anticipating that a good deal of the advertising is to be cut out while the government is in con trol of the lines. They say this must be the logical result, since the pool ing plan has been completed and put in operation. Rock Island offices in Omaha have received instructions that until further notice no advertising will be placed. Officers of the other lines ajeanticinatingjiimilar orders The Mountain & Gulf Oil Company A Wyoming Corporation Capital, $1,500,000. Par Value, $1 Per Share. DIRECTORS K. C. SCHUYLER, Pr.tidont Merritt Oil Corporation. T. A. DINES, Vic PraaitW Midwtut Rafining Co. L. L. AITKEN, ProtitUnt Midw.it Oil Company. C. A. FISHER, Consulting Goologut Midwott Refining Co. R. M. AITKEN, Prattdant Mountain t Gulf Oil Co. A. C. GARDNER, Saey.-Traa. Mountain Gulf Oil Co. H. P. WAY, Capitalist. GEOLOGISTS C. A. FISHER, Denver, Colorado. F. JULIUS FOHS, TuUa, Oklahoma. Over 10,000 acres prospective oil land in Wyom ing, Kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky and Colo rado. Acreage Salt Creek Field, Wyoming, El Dorado, Kansas, practically surrounded by production. Now drilling three more wells and preparing to drill three more. Descriptive literature with contour maps on re quest. Present subscription price 60c per share. Thos. A. Ryan & Company 715 SeTenteenth Streat, Denver, Colorado. Midwest Hotel Ryilding, Caipor, Wyoming, Wire Orders At Our Expense. s Lv. Council BluU. f nl 7 50p.m. Rr. Winner . i.th Stree PASTOR PROUD Millsid Congrrgational Ha TwIt Memberi In War. OF HIS CHURCH Among the most patriotic people in Omaha are members of Hillside Congregational church. Their pastor, the Rev. W. S. Hampton, is no less a patriot, and it is mainly through his zealous work and endeavor that the parish has come to be known as one whose ideal is pure Americanism. On the honor roll in the church's small weekly pamphlet, edited by the youthful members 0 the congrega- tlitn antiwar the names of 12 VOlintT ! men who have left the shelter of the I gray weather-bcaien little church to I serve their country. A few of them 1 were drafted, most of them volun teered. Of them all not one went j away heavy-hearied. Rev. Mr. Hamp I ton, himself a veteran of the civil w ar, i very proud of them, indeed. Brave Best Family. The story of the Best family, 3309 Ohio street, is perhaps the bravest i ili;it ihr L-inrllv minister relates. At the beginning of the war Mr Best, an English reservist, was called away from his wife and two daughters to report for service in England. He was sent directly to the front in France, where, during all the month! of the war, he has faithfully served hi king. And now Mrs. Best, who hai .i fuittiiiillv "krnt the? home fire I burning," is happy that the may I know her husband as Lieutenant Best 1 when he returns. Mrs. Best, with the aid of Helen, 17, has managed to keep the finance of the household at a neat amount l .uxurine, 10 years old, attends school They arc all members of the Hillside Congregational church. In addition t) the patriotic work already completed by the parish it has given its "bit'' to the sufferers in Armenia and Serbia. And since most of the church members are working people the realization of their sacrifices is an incentive to greater work. American People Ate More Beef in 1917 Than In 1916 American people ate 10 pounds of beef apiece more in 1917 than they did in 1916. This fact is revealed by government tables now available, in spite of the great campaign that has been made to save meat. The average American consumed more than 65 pounds of beef during the 12 months just closed. The food administration is anxious to reduce this per capita consumption of beef. The food administration believe that this reduction can now be accom plished in the present year since the nieatless days are welt established. The figures show that America ex ported to Europe 33,000,000 pounds less of beef during 1917 than in 1916 The food administration is anxious to reduce home consumption of beef and increase the export of that product to Europe. 7 H I. IW. 405 5oum - .. Exchange BWB Rail txc J TT