THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. JANUARY 5, 1913. 16 rSZAL ESTATESUBURBAN Acreage. - y ACREAGE SNAP. Seven and a half acre at sSth. an Brown. Just over the city limits; 3 acres In good fruit, balance under cultivation 7 -room house, ham, chicken home; partly xencea, cnicKen-ttgnt. owner will consld , .,-er a or S-rooiu bungalow in good loca Ity, not priced over $3,500 to It. 000, and must be only J or 4 years old. .The price of this acreage to 17,60ft, absolutely on va casn oasis, uniy- o diocks from car line, pavea streets, and Grand Avenue school ; PAYNE INVESTMENT COM 'l PANY, Realtors. v M Omaha Nat. Bk. Bldg. D. 1TI1. rJVE very fine garden lots, close to oar line, close to school, just outside the city limits, r where you do not have to -ay city taxes; an Ideal placo to raise pigs, pcuitry or , garden; me owner has moved to Us I! . fornla and says sell at once: price til V' eah; terms. 60c a week en each lot Cal Walnut 3 4fig today or In the evening. IEAL ESTATE WANTED are fiPPPiii i?iva 'xnciaui "Yets in and around Omaha. Have wait' 'nM clUntll tn hnv Af .nhinn T .( vnnr We will inspect at once. Let us kto It early. INTERSTATE REALTY CO. i 8. H. BROWNE, MGR. City Nat Doug. lilt. wants Income (or irrigated 80 fvpl all nnltlvat,! fnnA S mil. . E V Broadwater; Morrill County, price . 175 per acre with water paid up in full. i S h. & R. E. Montgomery. 11 City Nat'l Bank Bldg. Omaha. Neb. acreage and suburban specialists. ; gen - OWNEttf aores; n 1 ; , . Can h; mile your property qulciriy. i I .T.TER-STATB REALTY CO. 113-H c ity Nat'l. I Douglas. 21, j am lor ir. xruwne. JK,JRVE several good reliable buyers for , 6 and 6-roora houses andi bungalows with $300 to ($00 down. Call Osborne Res Ity ; Co . Tyler T01 Oral. Nat Bank Bldg, ; ulbTING houses to rent or sell or small cash - payments; have parties waiting. Western Real Estate, 411 Karbach Blk. D. $607 WAVE a cash buyer for i or 6-room cot tage within walking distance. Must be priced right. Bo $44K. FARM LAND WANTED FARMS WANTED. ' Don't list your farm with us if yon want , to Keep it r B. P. 8NOWDEN SON, -- 3 S. J5th, Douglas $571. FINANCIAL ' Real Estate. Loans and Mortgages. - CITY AND FARM LOANS 6, 5H and ( per cent Also first mort- gage on farms and Omaha real est- - sale. J. H. Dumon & Co.. 416-418 Xeellne Bldg., 17th and Harney. CHlJ investors of Omaha will always find us with a stock of ( per cent first mort gages, Secured by Omaha residence prop, erty or Nebraska farms. E. H. LOUGEE. INC.. 638 Keeline Bldg. DIVIDENDS OP 6 PER CENT OR MORE, One dollar starts an account. OMAHA LOAN & 3LDO. ASSOCIATION. $1,200 MTG., bearing 6 pet semi-annually; xecured by mortgage valued at $4,800. Talmage-Loomis Inv. Co., W. O. W. Bklg, H. W. BINDER. Money on hand for mortgage loans, Cuy National. Bank" Bldg. 1 NO DELAY IN CLOSING LOANS. W. T GRAHAM. $04 Bee Bldg 5. CxTT GARVIN BROS., LOANS. Om Nat Bk. BMg. MONEY HARRISON as MORTON. 918 Omaha Nat Bk. Bldg. OMAHA HOMES EAST NEB. FARMS. o'KEEFE R. B. CO... 1018 Omaha Nat'l. $100 to $10,000 MADE promptly. F. D. Wead. Wead Bldg.. 18th and Farnam 8ts. MONEY- to -loan oh Improved farms and ranches. Kloke Investment Co.i Omaha. . LOW RATES C. O. CARLB2RO, 31$ Bran dels Theater Bldg. D 6S5. Loans on city property. W. H. THOMAS & SON. Keetine Bldg. FARM AND RANCH LANDS Arkansas Lands. CORNAND COTTON LAND. Cheap, easy terms, S. E. Arkansas. Ex. eurslons 1st and $d Tuesdays. Free liter ature, W. a Frank. S01 Neville Blk., Omaha. ' Colorado Lands. KIT CARSON County, Colorado: 160 acres . between Bethune and . Burlington, clear, $3,200. Consider lir Roadster as part payment, balance cash. Lou Howard, Slou 1 Falls, 8. !, . ' ; ! ' Nebraska Lands. BARGAIN IN STOCK FARM. 330 acres 2 miles from Franklin, good roads. 160 acres in cultivation, 4$ acres of .which Is good creek bottom, balance meadow and pasture. ID acres alfalfa. This place Is well Improved, large two story, 8 -room house with porches screened, running water through' house pumped by hydraulic ram, fine grove of large shade trees near house and barn, fine large barn, cost $1,800; toom 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 cof Ijarn for 16 bead cows. Large chicken house, coU' and wood shed, corncrlb with shingle rdJf for 2,600 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 starts on place. Good large spring stream on place and lots of good timber. Good young orchard. Forty or fifty fine springs start oir this place, some of them being the largest, clearest and best In this sec tion of the state. Pure, clear, sparkling spring water for both stock and domes tic use. Spring water is pumped through house and out Into barn lot by hydraullo ram. This is ene of the best propositions in Franklin county for thewnan who wishes to raise cattle and hogs and his own feed. The Improvements on this place could not be put on for less than $6,000, Price $60 per acre. No trades. Spenee Land Co,.. Franklin, Neb. U44 $na per a. tor this highly improved ! farm close to Omaha; all In cultivation; one mile from Ashland; $1,000 will se cure it; retired farmer, owner; will rent for $375 cash In advance; every foot of this SO -a. Is first class and a renter can make big money. j C J. CANAN, Jlft McCague Bldg. ' SMALL Nebraska farm on easy payments 6 acres up. We 'arm the farm we sell you. The Hungerford Potato Growers' association. 16th and Howard Bts.. Omasa i Douglas 371. f- PRICED to sell by owner, JJO-a. corn and alfalfa land, - $ ml. 8. W. of Coleridge. 3- Neb. All can he farmed, Paul Peterson, Blair. Neb. . - : 120 ACRES, 8 miles northwest of Blair; new house, large barn, fenced and other Im provements: worth $200 per acre; will sell tor less. Call Red S266, or 619 Bee Bldg 68 ACRES, all in cultivation, Vt mile S. W. of Allen, Neb.: all good land; will sell at a bargain. S. Larson. Carks. Neb. $20 ACRES, L--oln Co., Neb., a bargain. JOHN J. MULVIHILL, REALTOR. -200 Brandels Theater Bldg. Phone Douglas EC. 60 ACRES, nearly level, improved, between Oakland and West Point Neb., at only $190. on easy terms. G. A. KulL Oakland. Neb. WHEATLAND Wyoming farms. $50 per a.. Including paid-up water rights. Henry Levi & C. M. Rylander, $64 Omaha Nat'l. RANCHES of all sixes and -kinds, easy terras A. A. Patsman. $01 Karbach Blk. LIST V your lands tor quick results with C. J. Canan. 810 McCague Bldg.. Omaha. Oregon Lands. NEW JORDAN VALLEY PROJECT. HEART OF THE RANGE. Get on the ground floor with 80 acres Irrigated land In Connection with open rangi.. Yon can grow stock successfully and cheaply. Excursion Jan. IS. Send for bulletin. ' HARLEY J. HOOKER, 840 1st Nat Bk. Bldg., Omaha. Miscellaneous. CHOICE FARM8. NllssoB. 422 Rose Bldg. Missouri Lands. SMALL MISSOURI FARM. 110 cash and $6 monthly, no interest or taxes; highly productive land; close te three big markets. Write for photographs and full information. MUNGER. A-ll. N Y Ml Bldg.. Kanaas City. Mo' $40 ACRES, Bates county, Missouri, well Improved, terms, no trade. Beach, $1$ Ridge Building, Kansas City, Mo.. MONEY TO LOAN DIAMOND AND JEWELRT LOANS Lowest rates. Private loan booths. Harry Itslaahock. 1(14 Dodge. D. (61$. Est 188L OMAHA LIVE STOCK Cattle Sales 10 to 15 Cents Lower; Best Price On Hogs 5 Cents Up Over Tburs- day; Sheep Steady. Omaha, January 4, llt. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday ...... 4,024 1,141 17,10$ Official Tuesday 4,447 4,111 $,1!8 Official Wednesday .. (,4t $,$01 t,$St Official Thursday .... 1,871 14,414 18.084 Estimate Friday ...... 1,800 11,000 7,000 Five days this week..!6,63S 44.764 61.608 Same days last week..lg,t2 26,107 11.180 Same days-J wks. ago.!.l4 43,614 78.68$ 8ame days 1 wks. ago.16.606 64.161 47.4SA Same tdays 1 wks. ago.60.m 47,664 71,883 Same days last year. ..17,(71 '(7,744 11,61$ Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock yards. Omaha, for 14 hours ending at 1 o'clock p. m. yesterday . . RECEIPTS. v Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Hrs's, vvrbash ............. ... .. M. & St P... I II WiSsour! Paclflo 1 1 Union Parifio 18 31 C. & N. W east...... 18 10 C. & N. W., west 16 61 C, St. P., M. O..... It It C, B. Q., east 4 1 C, B. Q west 11 31 C, R. I. P.. east I I C, R. I. A P., west.... 1 1 Illinois Central 6 , 7 Chicago Ot Western.. 10 1 Total receipts ....1S( 1(7 14 DISPOSITION HEAD. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep, Morris Co, 701 1,8(0 Swift and Company., 610 1,384 Cudahy' Packing Co.. 672 8,241 Armour A Co. 743 3,110 7(1 2,818 1,623 1,139 J. W. Murphy 1,414 Lincoln Packing Co..' 30 .... So. Omaha Pack. Co. 1$ .... Wilson 12$ .... Cudahy, Sioux City... JUS .... W. B. Vansant Co... $1 .... Hill & Son 6 .... F. B. Lewis ......... $ .... Huston ft Co. ....... 49 .... B. Root & Co 32 .... J. H. Bulla ......... 18 V. Q. Kellogg 87 .... Wertheimer ft Degen 38 .... Sullivan Bros. 4 ..... Mo. ft Kan, Calf Co.. 46 .... Huffman ' 12 .... Roth 7 .... Baker, Jones & Smith. 106 , ... Banner Bros. ( .... John Harvey 31 ( .... Jensen A Lungren ... 74 Pt O.Day 17 .... Other buyers , 17( .... 1,144 Totals 4,173 12,048 7,361 Cattle There was a real liberal run of cattle here' for a Friday, receipts amount ing to about 3,800 head, and packers took advantage of the oversuprly to further de. press values. Sales ranged anywhere from barely steady to 1016o lower than yester da;tf with the weighty cattle showing the most declines. ' Even the light and medium steers, which have held up best all week, are a little lower than a week ago, while the higherprlced kinds, that is, steers, f.-om irom sii.To up, are sse to tog down for the week. Good to choice cows were about steady again today, but medium grades and canners and cutters showed further weak ntas, and all but the good kinds are 1626o lower in the last two days, having more than lost the advance made early In the week, Feeders heid steady today at (he week's advance of 25o or mere. Quotations on cattle: Prims heavy beeves. (13.0014.00; good to choice beeves, $11.76 11.76; fair to good beeves. $10.00011.(0; common to fair beeves, $8.0008.78; good to choice yearlings, $13.00014.00; fair to good yearlings, $10.60812.60; common to fair yearlings, $6.60$10.60; good to choice grass beeves. $10.00li.6; fair to food grass beeves, $8.7610.00; common to fair grass beeves, $6.5008.60; good to choice heifers, $8 6011.00; good to choice icows, $8,601) 10.00; fair to good cows, $7.00Q8.26; com mon to fair cows, (8.76416.76; good to choice feeders,'1 $8.78010.80; fair to good feeders, $8.2(03.76; common to fair feed ers,' $6.0007.60; good to choice stooksrs, IS. 6008.60: stock heifers, $6.6008.16; stock cows, $6.0007.28; stock calves, $6.0008.00; veal calves, $8.(0018.00; bulls, stags, etc.. $7.00010.26. Hogs There was a slight decrease In hogs today although for a Friday the run was liberal. ' Trade for the most part w.is confined to packers, and was fairly aot.ve, the majority ot the hogs changing hand befoie 10:30. Shippers weer doing, very little. The best price paid was 116.(0, this being I cents higher than was paid yestar day, while the bulk of the hogs moved at $16.26016.40. Practically everything was in on time and the general trade was ( cent I h e-her. l Representative .sales:" No. Av: Sh. Pr.' No. Av. Sh. Pr. 64. .280 70 $16 19 ' 77.. Ill ... $16 15 79. ,212 ... 16 25 31. .196 ... It $9 64. .276 ... 16 35 "71..190.,. 16 40 63. .281 ... 16 45 37. .296 ... 16(0 Sheep A moderate Friday's run of sheep and lambs arrived, this morning. Trade opened active, a good clearance being md-t on early arrivals. Fat lambs touched $16 70 as compared with $16.90 yesterday. Con sidering quality, however, there was little hangs over ' yesterday 9 close. Medium lambs showed a little strength In spots, selling at? $16.26 16.60. Sheep ywere scarce and fully steady. . Feeders showed a little better undertone, Hambs bringing $15.85, Killers looked from 19 to 29 cents higher for the week. Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs, handywelght. $16.60017.00; lambs, heavy weight, $15.76 16.66; lambs, feeders. $14.00 0 16.76; Iambs, shorn, $11.50013.60; lambs, culls, $10.00 016.00; yearlings, fair to choice, $11.69 0 13.26; yearlings, feeders, 9i2.vooi4.2D; wetnera, fair to cnoice, $11.00012.50; ewes, fair to choice, $10,000 11.50U ewes, breeders, all ages, $10.60 MONEY TO LOAN Organized by the Business Men of Omaha. FURNITURE, pianos and notes as security 149. 8 mo., H goods, total cost, 13.59. 140. mo.. Indorsed notes, total cost. 11.(9 Smaller, large em'ts proportionate rate PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY. 483 Rose Bldg.. ltth and Farnam. Ty. t(l LEGAL rtATE LOANS 124.00 $240.00 OR MORE EAST PATMENT8 UTMOST PRIVACY 840 PAXTON BK TEL. DOUO. 229b. OMAHA LOAN COMPANT. LOANS ON DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY AT 1 SMALLER NS OOf- " W. U. rLATAU, EOT. I51Z. " 6th Floor (Rose) Securities Bldg.. Ty. 969 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Fred Stubbendorf to Marl Holeeek, roik street. 288 feet west of Thir-ty-eixtb street north Isde 69x125.. t 115 Mary E. Kountze et al to Frank Svo- Doda, Thirteenth street. $18 feet south of Fierce street, east side, 81 x66 1.100 Luther Kountse and wife to Frank Svoboda, Thirteenth street, 185 feet south of Pierce street, east side, 33x68 1.086 Elisabeth Kountxe Real Estate com pany to Frank Svoboda, Thlrtefcnth street, 1(2 feet south' of Pierce street, east side. 11x68 1.090 United Real Estate and Trust com pany to Frank Svoboda, Thirteenth street, 151 feet south of Pierce street, east side. !3x6f 1.100 Marguerite H. Johnson and husband to D. Iona Mustaln, Forty-first street, 73.4 feet south of California street, west side. 41.7x100 1 Hastings ft. Heyden to James C. Kin- 1 nard, undivided one-third of north east corner Twenty-seventh avenue and Harney street. 66x82 1 John E. Oeorge and wife to Leon J, Nelson, northwest corner Fifty- rourtn street and Underwood ave nue, 94x115 1,609 (.090 . I 8,000 Independent Realty company to John j. gaiarik, northeast corner Thirty ninth avenue and Q street. 80x118 Nathan Somber and wife to Thomas Wilson, Twenty-second street, 88 feet south of I street, east side, (Ox 130 Pella Danish Evangelical Lutheran church te Alexander Beck, Twenty sixth street, 43 feet south ot Grant street, east side, 77x9t (00 S. D. Mercer company to Bertha J. Anderson, southwest corner Forty third avenue and Izard street, 1(0 xlSO; northwest corner Forty-third avenue and Cuming -street. 1(0x259 12.(00 Bertha J. Anderson to Nebraska Tele phone company, southwest corner Forty-third avenue and Izard street, 150x150; northwest corner Forty.thlrd avenue and Cuming street. 150x259 11.599 Morris Stern and wife to Bess L, Holloway, Twentieth street, 141 feet -south ot Boyd street, west side. 42x124 if 1.709 John U Woodworm and wife to Hattle N. Osborne, Lake street, 82.5 feet east of-Forty-fifth street, north side, 40x120 9tt John L. Woodworth and wife to Hat- tie N. Osborne, Thirty-fourth street, 98.9 feet north of Frances street, east side, 50x95 1,511 Produce Prices Today Sugar, per lb .01 Flour (Nebraska No. 1 patent): 14-lb. sack 1.60 4Mb. sack , l.0 flour (Nebraska No. 1 patent) 14-lb. sack , 4S.lb. sack Corn meal, per lb Potatoes (Nebraska) per lb,: Best No. 1... Best No. 1 Butter (per lb.): Creamery, No. 1.., ....... Creamery, No. 1 Eggs, psr dos.: Best storage selects 1.4S 2. S .0 .03 .624 .61 .48 ttt .43 .11 .10 No, I storage Rice (In bulk, per lb.) no, i No. 1 No. 1 Rye flour: , .1-1 14-lb. sack Oatmeal, In bulk, per lb Bread U. 8. standard loaf, wheat rye or graham, wrapped): 14-ounce loaf 14-ounoe loaf St-ounce loaf 48 -ounce loaf Beans, per Ib.i Navy, No. 1....! Pinto, bast No. I.. BacoaJ whole pieces, wrapped), lb.: No. 1 , .-, No. I Ham (whole): No. 1, skinned.. No. 1, regular , Shoulder Lard, per lb.: 1.4t .ot4 .ot .11 .17 .26 17H .12 .40 .86 iSS Mt .33 .36 No. l, pure compound Oleomargarine (In cartons, per lb.) No. 1 $S No. 1 to 18.60; ewes, feeders, $7.60010.(0; culls and canners, $5.0007.28. Representative sales: No. Av. 86 feeder lambs 4 107 feeder yearlings 104 66 feeder wethers 122 476 feeder lambs .......... 76 1,083 feeder lambs 7. 74 143 feeder ewes 110 ewes. Pr. $16.00 13.(0 13.(0 16.(6 1.($ 11.00 11.60 16.40 77 feeder ewes 108 111 feeder lambs 14 St Louis live Stock Market St. Louis, Jan. 4. Cattle Receipts, 1,800 neao; maraei strong; native beef steers, $8.00014.00; yearling steers and heifers, $7.00615.60; cows. $(.00 0 10.(9: stockera and feeders. $(.60O19.90:Taxaa nnarantlna ataar $6.7$O10.$0; fair to prime southern beef steers, .ooi2.76; beet cows and heifers, tt.vvwiv.vu; prime yeaning steers ana neners, 17,60910.00; native calves, $5,760 10.0U. : Hogs Receipts, 11,009 head; market mgner; ngnts, $lt.40O16.60; pigs, $14,000 16.26: mixed and butchers. tl.60Al.TO- ogo neavy, i.aqra,76; bulk of sales. 40016.70. Sheep and Lambs Recelnts. l.tOt head; market strong: Iambs. 11.1 onffl!7 8,- . eiu.uuvii.so; wetners, $11.00012.50; can hois ana cnoppers, 16.0003,00. , Kansas City Live Stock Market, Kansas City. Mo.. Jsn. 4. Cattle Re. ceipu, 4,ouo head; market steady; prime tea Steers, i$12.00O14.00: dressed beef aieers. iiu.258fiz.25; western steers, $8,750 ii.it; cows, B.zoam,QU; neirers, $6,500 11.60; stockers and feedsrs, $7.00011.50; bulls, $7.00010.00; calves, $7.0016.00. Hogs Receipts, $.600 head: market hlah. er; bulk of sales, $16.30016.66; heavy, $16.40 wio.ov; pacxers ana nutchers, tll.S9016.46; light, $16.2(016.45; pigs, $18.6015.60.' Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 1.600 head! market strong; lambs, $16.00017.10; year lings, $12.(0014,00; wethers, $11.50012.75: ewes, $8.(0012.00, Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago. Jan. 4. Cattle Rntnta It aaa head; tomorrow, 1,009 head; market steady; native steers, $7.60013.60; stockers and fesders, $6.60010.(0; cows and heifers, $5.10 iwii.tv, caives, S9.DUgr-lD.60. Hogs Receipts. 28.000 head: tomorrow. 22.000- head; market unsettled: (o to 10c above yesterday's average; bulk of aales, 816.20OH.45; light, $16.60016.85; mixed, $15.80616.60; heavy, $l$.86(f 16.60; rough, tl6.86Olt.06; pigs, $11.00915.16. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 7,000 head; tomorrow, 1,099 bead: market firm: wethers. $9.3(011.20; ewes, $$.40013.19; lambs, $13.16 VI'. IV. Sioux City Live Stock. Sioux City. Ia.. Jan. 4. Cattle Recelnts. 2,(00 head; market steady te 10c lower: beef steers, $S. 00O13.00; fat cows and- heif ers, $7.99010.00; canners, $5,50 0 6.(0; stock ers and feeders,'. $7.50 01 1.60; calves, $8,000 12.00; bulls, stags, etc., $7.0009.00; feeding cows and heifer, $(.0008.(0. Hogs Receipts. 1,000 head: market steady; light, $16.75016.10; mixed, $16,100 16.29; heavy, 616.80O16.85: pigs, $12,990 14.00; bulk of sales, $16.10016.30. Bneep and Lambs Receipts. 1.999 head: market steady. St. Joseph Live Stock. St. Joseph, Jan. 4. Cattle Receipts, 1,899 head; market steady; steers, $8.99014.99; cows and heifers, $5.76013.60; calves, $6.00 611.00. Hogs Receipts, 6,000 bead; market high er; top, $16.66; bulk of sales, $16.25016.(0. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 2,(00 head; market lower; lambs, $13.00017.00; ewes, $6.00011.75. New York Money. New York, Jan. 4. Mercantile Paper Stt054 per cent. Sterling Exchange 60-day bills, $4.71; commercial 60-day bills on banks, $4.71; commercial 60-day bills, $4.70H; demand, $4.75; cables, $4.76 7-16. 1 Bonds Government steady; railroad Ir regular. Time Loans Firm; "69 days, 99 days and six months, 5 ii 6 per cent. - Call Money Easy; high, 4 per cent; low, 2 per cent; ruling rate, 4 per cent; clos ing bid, S per cent; offered at IS per cent; last loan, 1 per cent. ' U. S. Is, reg... tlMGt. No. 1st 414s. (7 do coupon.... 66UIU Central r. 4s. 84 U. 8. 3s, reg... 99 Int. M. M. ts... tlV, do coupon.... 99 Kan. C S. r. 6s. 76H U. S. Lib. 3Ms..98.76N. ft N. un. 4s.. 84Vi U. S. 4s, reg... 104 M., K. ft T. 1 4s 62 do coupon 104 Mo. Pac. gen. 4s. (7K Am. For. Sees, (s ((UMont Power 6s. 89 Am. T. ft T. c. 6s 91 N. T. Cen. d. ts. 92 Anglo-French 6s 88 No. Pac. 4s 14 Arm. ft Co. 4s. 84 do ts (0 Atchison gen. 4s. 8S0. S. L. ref. 4s.. 14 B. ft O. cv. 4s 78 Pac T. ft T, 6a.. tl Beth. 8. r. 5a. 87Penn. eon. 4a. tt Cen. Leather ts. 15 AV gen, 4s... 91 Cen. Paclflo 1st 78 "Reading gen. 4s tl C. ft O. cv. 6s... 78KSt.L. ft S.F.a.ts. 64 C..B. ft Q. j. 4s. 14 Bo. Paclflo CV. 6s 89 CM. ft B.P.e.4s 7t 80. Railway Is.. 91 I C, R.L ft P. r.4 tlTex. ft Pan. 1st. 95 Colo. & s. r. 4 Ms. 73 Union Pao. 4s.. D. AjR. G. r. ts (9U. 8. Rubber 6s D. off C. 6s 1931 89U. a Steel (s. Erie gen. 4s.... 64 H Wabash 1st.... Gen. Electrlo 6s 94 Bid. 88 78 99 94 Boston Wool Market. Boston, Jan. 4. The Commercial Bulletin tomorrow will say: Business in wool has been very dull dur ing the last week, everyone waiting for the wool auctions which occurred on Thursday. Except for the auction sales little has been done to private trading. What has been sold has been at rtsreg prices and manufacturers report no change worthy of note. Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces: Delaine washed, 88085c; Delaine unwashed, 7f07to: half blood combing, 77078c; three-eighths blood combing, 77c. Michigan and New York fleece: Fine un washed, 63064c; Delaine unwashed, 73c; half blood unwashed. 76 0 71c; three-eighths blood unwashed, 74 77c Wisconsin, Missouri and avsrage New England: half blood, 70&73o; three-eighths blood, 75076c; quarter blood, 74076c. Virginia, Kentucky and similar: Half blood unwashed, 77078c three -eighths blood unwashed, 78079c. Scoured Basis Texas fine, 11 ' months, $1.68 0 1.71; fine, 8 months, $16601.68. California: Northern, $1.7901.76; middle county, $1.6601.60; southern, $1.45 01.(9. Oregon: Eastern, No. 1 staple, 11.(901.13; eastern, clothing $1.E01.60; valley. No, 1, $1.6601.70. i Territory: 'Floe staple, $1. 80O1.85; half blood combing, $1.76Ol.$0; three-eighths blood combing, 11.4501-60; fine clothing, $1.601.66; tine medium clothing, $1.66 1.60. Pulled: Extra, $1.8001.86; A A, $1.70 l.$9; A supers. tl.60Ql.66. New York Cotton. New York, Jan. 4. Cotton Futures opened steady; January, ll.(9e; March, 39.96c; May, 30.66c; July, 30.86c; October, 21.40c. Cotton futures losed firm; January, 81.44c; Mach, 30.Mc; May, 20. 61c; July, 30.32c; October, 2t.41c. New York Metals. New York, Jan. 4. Metals Lead, firm; spot, $6.76 7.09. Spelter, easy; spot, $7.62 7.67. At London Copper: Spot,- tilt; futures, 110; electrolytice. 125. Tin: Spot. 1280; futures, 272. Lead: Spot, 29 10s; futures, (23 IDs. Spelter; Spot, (4; futures, 150. . Kansas City Grata. . . Kansas City, Jan. 4, Core No. 1 mixed. $1.7$; No. 1 white, $1.78; No. 1 yellow, $1.75; January, $1.17 1.37; May, $1.26 1.26. Oats No. t whits, $2c; No. S mixed, 81C V GRAIN AND PRODUCE Receipts Total 167 Cars; Corn Figures Uneven; Oats Re gain Thursday Level; Rye Firm. Omaha, January 4, 1817, Arrivals ot grain today totaled 163tara of which 37 , were wheat, 88 corn, 47 oats, 1 rye and 1 cars of barley. Corn figures were very uneven, the better grades being quoted unchanged to 3c hta-her, while the poorer grades were unchansd to So lower. No. t or better corn was. in good aemana bnt buyers were not disposed to pay the prlcea asked and thta caused a slow market during the forenoon. Later on sara pies changed hands more freely. The New York Central announces that an embargo nas oeen piacea on all gram destined eaa of Buffalo, and the' Michigan Central like wise issues a notice that all grain over the road will be subject to an embargo until further notice. No, 4 white sold at 11.58 and $1.66, and No. 4 yellow at tl.t and st.st ana in No, 4 mixed at $1.64 and $1.8$. No. t white brouaht 11.50 and $1.66 and the same grade ot yellow, 61.46 and $1.61, while the No. S mixed went at $1.4$ and $1.81. Oata regained their fractional loss of yea. leraey ana maae a very substantial sain. spot quotations ranging from a cent to a cent and a half higher. Local buyers took rreeiy of tais article, due to a aood out aide demand. There Is hardly a ranton ment in the country with even a moderate number et animals that la not in quest of oats ana this can be said of the camps across the water who are In need of much ot i this article, although nothing urgent and thia accounts for the Interest In this grain. Rye and barley were firm. Racelnta war fw and a ready market evident for either article. No. I rye sold at $1.76 and aamnle graae rye at $1.72 and $1.74. No. 4 barley brought $1.48 and the No. 1 irad of feed. 1.41. Clearances were: Wheat and flour eoual tn 151,000 bushels; eorn. nonet oats, 141,900 ouaoeis. CARLO! RECEIPTS. Wheat. Corn Oats, Chicago ... Minneapolis .. 8 ..134 .. 11 .. 17 189 140 vuiuth Omaha 'M 88 86 47 Kansas City 39 30 Ht. Louis Winnipeg ,, , 214 These sale were reported today Wheat No. 1 hard winter: 1 cars. 19 11. no. i aark nara winter: l oar, 33.16. No I durum; 1 cars, $$.12; No. 1 ember du rum: l car (5 per' cent, spring), $1.1$; 1 car and 1 bulkhead, $2.19. No. 1 amber aurumi i car (6.6 per cent hard red spring), $2.1t; 1 ear (8 per' cent spring), fj.ia. no. j re a aurum: i car. 62.08. Rye Sample: 1-6 ear. $1.74.' Barley No. 4:' 1-5 car. $1.48. K. 1 reea: i car, $1.41. oats no. I white: 1 ear. I04ia No. 3 white; $ cars, $0o. Sample white: 1 cars. 714.0. ' Corn No. 4 white: 2 ears. 81 66: nara. tl.lt; 1 oars, 11.82; 1 oar. 11,69. No. 6 white: l ear, 91.66; 1 cars, $1.62; 1 car, i.oi; s cars, ii.bo. ao, 6 white: 1 car, $1.$0; 1 ears, $1.45; 1 car (immature), $1.41. Sample white: 1 ear. $1.36. No. 4 yeiiow: l car, 51.66; 1 ear, $1.61; I cars, $1.60. No. S yellow: 1 car, $1.(1; 4 cars, $1.(0; t cars, $1.4$, No. yellow I 1 cars, $1.44; 3 cars, $1.40. Sample yellow: 1 car, $1.10; 1 car. $1.36; 1 car. $1.89. Ne. 4 mixed: I oar, $1.5$; 1 car, $1.(7; 3 cars, i.s. no. a mixea: l ear, $1.(1; t cars, $1.(9; 1 oar, $1.41: 1 ears. $1.4$. No. t mixed: 1 oar. $1.41; 1 ear, $!.$(. Sample mixea: i car, tt.37. Omaha Cash Prices Corn: No. 4 white. tl.Sl W1.4E. No. white. tl.60Ol.6t. No. t white, 11.4201.69. Sample white, $1.18. No. yellow, 916001.65. No. 9 yellow. $1,49 0) Ml. No. t yellow, tl.40O1.44. Sample yel low, 31.30O1.S0, No. 4 mlkid. $1.5601.68. No. t mixed, $1.4801.11. No. t mixed, ti lt. Sample mixed, $1.27. Oats: No. I white. 19. No. white, $0o. No. 4 white, 79 $90, Sample. 79o. Barley t No. 4. $1.41. Ns. 1 feed, 11.41. Rye: No. 2,N$1.7t. No. 4, $1.79. Chicago closing prloes. furnished The Bee by Logan ft Bryan, stock and grain' brokers. 319 South Sixteenth, atreet, Omahai Art, I Open. High. Low. Close. Yea'y. Corn. I I I T - Jan. I 24 1 17 111 1 27 127 May 1 15 1 15 121 125 Oats. Jan. 7t 7t 71 71 7t May T7 77 7t77 71 Perk. "- - Jan. 45 It 45 89 41 15 46 It 45 19 May 46 09 . 46 19 44 10 44 0 44 87 Lard. Jan. 11 76 $3 10 21 67 1$ IT 23 tt May 24 07 , 24 17 24 90 14 19 24 06 Ribs. , " ' . Jan. 21 60 tl tO ' 21 17 21 17 21 10 May 14 19 14 15 23 87 23 97 34 09 CHICAGO OBADT AND PROVISIONS. Fresh Strength In Corn Owing to Scantiness of Receipts. Chicago, Jan, 4. Fresh strength developed In the eorn market today owing largely te scantiness of receipts. The market closed firm. e to o net higher at $l.t7 tor January and $1.25 1.26 tor May. Oata finished unohanged to O0 up, and provi sions unchanged to a decline of 12 Ho. Almost, from ths outset, corn prices dis played a tendency to advance. Notwith standing that traffio conditions on the rail roads were said to have Improved to soms extent, the fact remained that no substantial Increase of arrivals here had yet taken place, and otferlnga were not large, On the other hand big quantities of soft eorn ap peared to be still awaiting disposal on the part of rural holders, and there were pre dictions current that supplies available here next week would be more liberal, enpeclally If temperatures were favorable for railroad operations. Advances kept the referee within moderate limits. Oats climbed to the highest point yet this season and finished at the topmost level reached. Demand from the shorts was per sistent and receipts were meager. The readi ness, with which the market responded to buying discouraged the bears. v . - Despite higher prices In the hog market, upturns In provisions were more than wiped out Slowness of cash demand was a bear ish factor. Butter Market unchanged. Eras Receipts, 4,687 cases; market un-1 changed. . ! Potatoes Receipts, It cars; market un changed. Poultry Alive, market unchanged. New York General Market. - New York.l Jan. 4. Flour Market unset tled; government basis, 96 per cent; spring, $19.65 0 19.70 In sacks to arrlvs; winter pat ents, $19.60019.76; winter straights, $19.16 O10.5O; Kansas straights, $10.66010.90, all nominal. Corn Spot, steady; kiln dried, No. 1 yel low, $1.92, and No. 4 yellow, $1.86, cost and freight, New York, 15-day shipment; Ar gentine, $2.05, cost and freight, New York to arrive. Oats Spot, strong; standard, 94i864c. Hops Quiet; state, medium to choice. 1917, 5065c; 1916, nominal; Paclflo coast, 1917. 22026c; 1916, l(19c. Hides Quiet; Bogota, 41c; Central Amer ica, 40o. " Leather Firm ; hemlock sole overweights. No. 1, 51c; No. 2, 49e. ; . Provisions Pork, steady; meek, $59.00 (1.00; family, $64.90065.00; short clear, $60.00066.00. Lard, firmer; mtddlewest, $14.60024.60. Wool Firm; domestic fleece, XX Ohio, 70c. Rice Firm; fancy head, Je; blue rose. !8c Butter Market, firm; receipts. 8,467 tubs; creamery, higher ' than extras, 62 53c; extras (92 score),. (2c; firsts. 47d1c; seconds, 4846c. Eggs Market firm; receipts, 1.867 cases; fresh gathered extras, 67c; extra firsts, 6ic; firsts, 42066c; seconds, 65 061c. , Cheese Market sttady; receipts, 4,687 boxes; state whole milk, flats, frexh spe cials, 23 0 14c; state, average run, 23e. Poultry Dressed: Market stoady; chick ens, 226023c! fowls. 192Sc; turkeys, 10 033c. Live; Market weak; no prices settled. Coffee Market. New York. Jan. 4. Coffee The viarliet for coffee futures showed Increasing strength and activity today. An opening advance of 6 toil points met considerable profit-taking and there ay also have been aomu scattering trade selling on a theory that the reported government arrangements tor the use of neutral tonnage would help Importations. These offerings were well absorbed on slight setbacks, however, and the market soon firmed up on continued buying by brokers, with Wall atreet and European connections. March sold up to 8.41c and September 8.91c, with the market closing at a net advance of 14 to It points. Very few fresh offers were reported from BraslI and talk of a firmer spot situation was one of the- factors en the advance. Closing bids: January, 1.20c; March, t.40o; May, l.te; July, l.72e; September, l.tOc; October, 8.97c; Decem ber, t.lle, ' ' Spot Firm: Rio 7s, 8c; Santos 4s, 19, A small lot of Santos 4s was reported sold In the cost and freight market at 10.10c, London credits. The official cables reported an advance of 171 rela in the Rio market Santos spot were 69 rels higher and futures unchanged to 25 rels higher. - Rio exchange on London 1-12 higher. Brazilian port receipts, 69,990 bags. NEW' ' YORK STOCKS Series of, Confusing Reversals, the List Recordingiilly Half a Dozen Declines and Advances. ! New York, Jaa. 4 Trading in stocks to day was characterised by a succession of confusing reversals, the list recording no lees than half a dosen advances and de clines. Lower quotations prevailed at the close, Impoitant Issuea showing a prepon derance of losses, for the most part nom inal. Unsettlement started with the Issuance of the preolder.t'a message dealing with fed eral control of the railroads. Although his recommendations on thla Important ques tion were In line with popular expectations, rails Immediately declined 1 to I points, wiping out moat gains In that quarter. Halites. probably result In from short Coverings,, effected partial Improvement, as much aa two petnta in a few Instances, but thla advance was . again loat In the final hour on renewed offerings of Industrials. I'nltcd States Steel, which again con tributed heavily to the day's fairly largs turnover, fluctuated between t( and 94, closing a fraotlon over Its minimum and al a net loss ot a point. Coalers and Pacifies were strongest tea' turea of the transportation division, but ex treem galna of 1 to 4 points were materi ally reduced or entirely forfeited at the end. Pools were again active In specialties. notably Motors, Jut failed to enlist outalde support. Utilities were heavy throughout, American Telephone losing almost alx points, presumably in connection with the new note Issue. Total aalea amounted to 815,000 aharea. Bonds were Irregular, with weakness In some Junior rails. Liberty 4a sold at 17 to 14 .90, and the $Us at 98.89 to 98.79. Total aalea (par value) aggregated It.- 50,000. United Statea bonds, old Issues, un changed on call. 'Number ot sales and quotations ot lead ng stocks: f , Salea. High. Low. Close, Am. Beet Sugar... 609 76 74 74tt American Can 7,409 40 39 39U Am. Car & Found. 3,809 73 70 71 V Am. Locomotive.. 5.109 $7 tt 54 Am. Smelt. Jt Kef, 76 Am. Sugar Ref. , 300 100 109 99 12,800 105 99 100 1,200 16 1( 15 Am. Tel. ft Tel.., Am. t., L, ft 8.,,, Anaconda Copper,, Atchison ,, 11,100 s 41 93 1,100 87 85 1.500 101 . 99 36 tt em 18 At. G. A W. I S 8. Baltimore A Ohio 16,400 66 11 Butte ft Sup. Cop. LtOO 10 19 (.ai. retvoieum.., too 14 uu .11 Canadian Pacific. 8,800 140 .!$ 116 i en, reamer,,,.,, s.uuo ihh e es Chesapeake ft Ohio 13.800 (4 47 96 11 63 46 84 11 41 C, M. A St. P 4,409 46 96 11 Chicago ft N, W.... ""409 C, R. I. ft P, ctfs. 4,600 Chlno Copper Colo. Fuel ft Iron. 409 $1 83 (8 12 16 17 12 (1 80 87 13 6414 80 34 16 Corn Prod. Ref..,. 13,700 Crucible Steel.... 10,000 Cuba Cane Sugar.. 19.809 DIattller'a Sees. (,$00 Erl General Electrlo.,, 5,400 16. 18 1,190 134 )J8 183 9.609 117 113 114 General Motors.,.,, Gt, No. pfd Gt, No. Ore etfi.. Illinois Central..., 809 90 19 99 :: 1,809 II 26 Inspiration Copper. 2,600 16,100 1,009 1,909 1,100 8,600 41 89 33 16 18- 13 47 84 36 27 17 11 47 16 16 17 1T 81 111 37 61 30 21 71 18 71 Int. M. M. pfd Int Nickel Int Paper , Kan. City So Kennecott Copper., Loula0ll ft Nash, Maxwell Motors.,., ilex. Petroleum.,.. Miami Copper 400 17 8.600 44 14 11 10 1,200 10 Missouri Pacific.,, Montana Power..,. Nevada Copper..'.. N. Y. Central 1,609 709 609 19.709 14, II 71. 71 19 18 73 73 11 II N. Y.. N. H. ft H.. 109 81 Norfolk ft Western Northern Pacific.,, 1,109 106 191 104 1,690 87 16 It Paclflo Mall It It 4 41 88 75 79 11 11 Paclflo Tel. ft Tel. Pennsylvania 1.109 4t 41 Pittsburgh Coal.... Ray Con. Copper., Reading Rep. Iron A Steel, Shattuck Aria. Cop. 1,909 71.009 4.109 1,900 7,(00 7,(00 11 79 99 17 84 34 (1 11 74 71 17 83 Southern Railway... Southern Railway., Studebaker Cor,.,, Texas Co.......... Union Pacific...... 11 (0 11,000 69 1,990 14( 143 143 11,609 117 116 116 1,600 120 lit 117 U. 8. Inid. Alcohol. United States Stsel2(8,400 96 94 14 U. S. Steel pfd.... 1,690 108 108 109 Utah Copper 4,700 83 81 81 1,109 12 12 22 109 86 86 86 1,100 41 41 41 Wabash pfd "B",, Western Union J... Wsstlnghouae Else. Bradntreet's IMvlesytaf Trad. New York, Jan. 4. BratlsHeet's will say tomorrow: Post holiday Influences, Inventory, In tensely cold weather east and south and heavy snows' at the west have mads for a quiet week In ordinary distributive trade, and weather plus coal and car shortage havs curtailed manufacture and Industry. This latter condition appears most aeute In ths north Atlantlo states, the ooldest weather ever recorded having special effect In and near New York, where ths ooat shortage caused ths closing ot many office buildings on several days, the suspension - ot many Industries, the crippling of educational, and charitable institutions and the shutting down even of war Industries, notably ship yards. Similar condlttona are reported east of the metropolis, some munition centers tn New England being badly crippled, vj'hii slowing down of industry ana trade Ayecai- Henry Toungqulst was an oyer Sunday visitor with friends at Fremont. Wllllamaollner wag an Omaha visitor Wednesday. W, H. Wright has returned from a several weeks' visit with relatives at Balrd, I ' Tharon Malcolm was here from Naponee last Sunday for a visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hermans Ruhge and sons were here from Kanaas City this week for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. "W. Ruhge. Mr. and Mrs. Albert cocnie or umane were here Tuesday for a visit with relatives. Miss Alma Clark of unadllla was visit ing at ths Harry J. Btutt home over Sunday, Asa J. Johnson was a visitor at Omaha the (Iret of the week. Mr? and Mrs. Fred Ruhge, Jr.. have re turned to their home at Denver after a few days' visit here with relatives and friends. John Hughes was visiting relatives at Ne braska City Wednesday. Miss Villa Gapen of University Fiaee was here this week for a visit with friends. Mrs. William Bchuler and son ars nere from Dalton for a visit with relatives and friends. Leonard, young son of Carl Bcnroeaer, was badly burned about the face from an ex plosion caused by starling a lire in me cooa tove with coal oil. Mr. and Mrs. Jamas Johnson or pairu are here for a visit with relatives. William Peters broke both nones in' nis right leg Just abovs the ankle by a fall from a tree. Mrs. M. Gntham ana aaugmers, uiaays nd Beth, have returned to tFeru alter spending tho holidays with relatives here. Hlmon Kr-nmeler ann r rea i;srsien were Weeping Water visitors Wednesday. Miss Maud Hanger is nere irom urm Moines, la., for a visit with relatives south west of town. I Mrs. Robert Mickle and daughter, Uene- 1ve, were Omaha visitors Thursday. - Miss Frances Oearhart, who has been vis iting relatives here haa returned to ner home at Eldora, la. ., OollneT Witske are harvesting weir crop of lee thla week. An old fanhloned dance and iHter sup per will bo given here neat Wednvaday nltfht for the benefit "3r- the Red Cross. Psringfleld. t , Miss Pho be Jarman. who Is teaching near Hastings, spent the holidays . Itb her parents. Rogt-r Oelb and Dr. J. A. Peters from Fort Riley pent a few days here with home folks. Miss Roena Pollard of Kehawka has been elected superintendent of our schools and assumed her. duties last Wnliiesilay. Miss Ellrabeth Thompson returned last Tuesday from Osage City, Kan., where she spnt the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Forsythe of Mitchell, S. D., visited the last week with Mr. and Mrs. 8. C. Haney. John Selgh, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Heigh, one of the first to be drafted from here, died last Saturday at Fort Darning, H. M. The funeral will be held FrWay and Interment In Springfield cemetery. Algle Blunt, a former Bprlngfleld boy, waa tailing on old friends this week. He Is in training in the navy at Great Lake. 111. Fred Rapp has gone to Trinity, Tex., Where he will make his' home tn the future. De Witt and Florence Fish of Shubert. Neb., are here visiting their uncle, Marlon Fish. Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Tates moved to Ralston Wednesday. Lieutenant H. C. Capsey has received an ordfr from the War department, appointing Thjiuas W. Nicholson, Samuel H. Gregg, From, Omur Maip Ngigh has allowed a good deal f retrospection and a fair amount of predlotlen aa to the future. The annual reports to Brkdstreets from over 100 cities, given elsewhere, are almost a unit In reporting an Increase; In the value of both wholesale and retail trade In 1917 over 1916, the galna reported In these lines being outstrlpp-d, however, by the Increases in output of manufacture and Industry, which was, of ei'urseY stimulated by war work and a very full volume .of domestic demand, Weekly bank clearlaga 16,744,819,000. Evaporated Apples and Dried Fruits. New Torn. Jatv 4, Evaporated Apples Dull; California, !616o; prime to choice, state. l'016c. Pried Fruits-Prunes, steady; Callfornlas. t012c; Oregons, 314o. Apricots, quiet; choice, 17c; extra choice. !7e; fancy, 18 e. Peachee, quiet i standard, llc; choice, lie, Raisins, steady; loose muerstele. ttrmci choice to fancy, seeded, n0Mc; seedless, ff 1 0 14 c ; London lay era. $1.80. Turpentine and Rosin.' Savannah, Oa.. Jan, 4. Turpentine Firm, tlttc; sal, $17 bbls.; receipts, $$ bbls,; shipments. 74 bbls.; stock, 84, H bbls. ltoaln Finn; sales, 8(9 bbls.;' receipts, 1. 969 bhls.i shipments, 1.337 bbls,; stock, 86,. 7i this. Quotations: U, D, V. V O, (6.101 817: H, tt.Kf 8.17; 1, $61604.80: K, $6.80fH.86; M, $7.60; N, 17.16) WO, 17.4(1 vw, $7.6$. , . New York Dry tioeds Market.' New York, Jan, 4. Dry Goods Cotton goods and yarns here today wer firm, with print clothe back oil the old baste of l-o for $3-lnch 6(x60s. Wodl and linens mar., keta wer firm. Trade Was greatly hamp ered by cold weather and transportation con--lltlons. ; Minneapolis drain. Minneapolis. Mtnn.i ran. 4, Flour Mar ket unchanged. , , Barley $1. $71.67. Rye $1.8901.87. Bran 11.69." ' Corn No. $ yellow, $1.7001,76. ; Data No. 1 white, 78fl0c. ' Flax $8.tlQ$.t6. London Money. Indon, Jan. 4 Silver Mar, 44d per ounce. Money 1 per tent. Discount Rales Short bills, 1 tl-ll per cent; three-month bills, 4 1-tt per cent i New York Sugar. New York. Jan. 4. Sugar Raw Market steady; centrifugal, 60,06c; molasses sugar, nominal; refined sugar, steady; tine granu lated, l.lt8.l6o. SaaaaaakawaeaaaawsMaa, s St, toula Grain. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 4. Corn No. 3, $1,7701.76; No. 1 white, 11.80; January, $1,87; May, 11.11. Oats No. I. 80O82c; May, 7to. Kansas City Produce. ' Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 4. Butter, eggs and poultry unchanged. , Bondholders Recover $32,000,000 on Guarantee New York, Jan. 4.The right of the old bondholders of the Western Pa cific railway to recover on the guaran tee of their bonds by the Denver & Rio Grande railroad involving about $32,000,000 was confirmed todav in a decision handed down in ths United States circuit court of appeals here. It is stated that thi$ decision, which denied appeal from a ruling of the district court, in final. : , ' Shipping Board Asks For $82,000,000 More Washington, , Jan. 4. Chairman Hurley of the shipping board today asked congress for $82,000,000 for acquisition or establishment of ship building plants in addition to the $165,000,000 heretofore asked for the next fiscal year. He alto ttked for increase of authority for construction of thint from $1,234,000,000 to $135,. 000,000. i' . - v . , , Siam's Capital Is Under' 1 Water; Loss Is Very Heavy Washington. Jan. 4. Floods ' in Siam, wqrst since 1831, are devattar-, ing the country. Dispatches today irom me American irgauon at Bang kok say the water fiat risen to the roofs of houses, causing great crop and cattle losses. A relief commis sion hat been appointed. Heavy Frost at Tampa, ( But Fruit Suffers Little Tampa, Fla., Jan. 4. Tampa had heavy frost last night, with 31 de grees, arid freezing weather over spread moit of the state. The citrus trees are dormant and little damage has been done by the week of cold weather. Truck crops have suffered in some sections. Gerald T. MacOowen and Granville A. Bishop of the looal squad, corporals. Prof. Simmons, who Is attending the bat loon school at Fort Omaha, waa hers for tt short time New Tsar's day. 8, C. Haney and Lehart Eiwell drove to Camp Funaton last Friday, and returned Saturday, making the trip In St hours. Valley. Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Byere ot Thermopile, Wye,, spent a few days in Valley this week, on their way to Chicago, Sdlna and Kan sas City, Mo. v i Mrs. Glen Condroh and Mrs. Klanhammer want to Camp Funston to visit Ollla Klan hammer and Olen Condron. Frank Rice came up from Camp Funston Saturday! to spend New Tear's . with hla wife. ' ' ' i Bergeant Moyd 10, Rolfe stopped In Valley for a short Ult with hla slater, Mrs. Harry Peterson, earoute from Fort McArthur, San Pedro, Cal., to Fortress Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Vs., Wednesday. Valley schools reopened Tuesday after a Christmas vacation of one week. Rev. 8. N. Horton went to Blair Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. F. C, Kennedy, Helen, and Ethel spent Sunday In Fremont, the guests of Mr. end Mrs. 1. M; Williams. Mrs. Frank Whltmore Is much Improved In health and probably will be able to start with her husband, Frank Whltmore, for Los Angeles, Cel., the first of the week.' ' TlClkhora. ' Oeorge' Calvert and family of VDIard, fVjlo., left Tuesday evening for thefr home after a oouple ot weeks' visit with his mother, Mrs. Amy Calvert and other rela tives. ' i The Pythian Sisters gave a card party Monday evening. The first prises were won by Mrs, Clyde Hoillstcr and Dave Keuhl, the. lowest by MIks Ella Deerson and William Homann. ; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Martins ars the par ents of a baby boy born December 26. Mr. and Mrs. Phlllpp Heefua are here visiting the formur's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Heefua. Mrs. NeliTiann died Wednemlny night at the home nf her daughter, Mrs. William An derson. She Is survived by two sons and two daughters. Mr, and Mrs. Henry Bay entertained -the following New Year's day: Mrs. Fred Claus- sen, John muesen and family, Jonn atiu William Hchuldt and families, and Mrs. Tim Ohrt snd Arthur C'laussen, The Kniithts nf 1'ythtas Installed officers Wednesday nlxht. Otto 8churmiv.il of Fremont was a business caller here Thursday. ' rapllllon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Empey onl- children of Sioux Fall. S. p., are visiting Mr. A. V. Kmpey and Mrs, O. P. Miller. Captain Karl Brown of Fort Dodge vialted at his home during the holidays. Mlas Pricllla Iowtl of Btnrllnc, Colo., wna a guest ot Mrs. Loulki tatleur the first of the week. , , Miss Esther Frleke and Paul Fricke, who are attending school at Warrenton. Mo., spent the holidays st their home here. Miss Eunice Xortfs, one of the teachers here, snd Fred Pers of this place were married Demmber.VR at the home of the bride's parents at Tafcor Hock. Neb. They i will make their home ; Mrs. Mary KoDlnsen, entertained New Tear's at a supper and Shower for Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peters, who were J. recently married. 1 The funer-il of John' O. Sleh, who died at Camp Cody, Pemtng, M. M., from pneu monia, waa hoM Friday afternoon at the First Lutheran ohurgh. i This is the first dealh among the soldiers from Sarpy county. WITHHOLD DETAILS v -OF ANTILLES INQUIRY Daniels and Baker Both Re fuse to Comment on Re- moval of Officers From ! Important Posts. , f i Washington, Jan. 4,i-Secretary Daniels declined today to disclose any , information regarding the inquiry into the lots of the American army, trans t, port Antilles, recently torpedoed with' considerable loss of life, , ,'. Only meager details of the loss have been made public. Admiral Benson yesterday told the house naval com mittee it was due in part to convoy ar rangertients. , It ia known, however, that follow irig'an investigation, Rear Admiral William D. Fletcher, formerly, in Charge of the American convoying forces in French waters, was recalled tn the United States. There appears, . however, to be some question here a,! to the number of war vessels furnish ed to him for convoy by Vice Admiral Sitns. There is no available official . record to show that the recall of Ad miral Fletcher was connected with the disaster. ; "' - v Secretary Baker, in the War depart ment, apparently takes the same posi tion a .does Secretary Daniels jn re gard to removal of officers from im portant posts.- He has made no ex planation as yet of the recall of Majof General Sibert, commanding the flirst division of American troops sent to Prance, and has v requested that no speculation as to the reason behind the recall of high oflicers.be indulged in. So far as known, however, th only purpose of the request is to pro tect the feelings of the individual of ficer and not the concealment of mili tary information that might be of value to the enemy (! ; Fisheries Dispute With , Canada to Be Adjusted Washington, Jan. 4. Amicable ad-, .. iustment of lonsr standing fishery dis- . putes between the United States and Canada is foreseen by official! who will represent this country in eon ferences to begin here January 15. Congressional action will be neces sary to settle finally some of the prob- , lems, but theiparamount interests of the two countries in winning the war and the need of food supplies are ex- . pected to promote a spirit of ac- commodation on both sines that. will smooth out all the rough places. ; Secretary; Redfield,. Assistant See-. retary Sweet and Dr. Hugh M. Smith. chief 6f the bureau of fisheries, wJIK represent this country. . '-.. T Citizens Raid Coal' . :, Yards at Newport News, Va.j Newport News, Va., Jin. 4. -Hundreds of citizens today 'raided the Chesapeake & Ohio coal yards, taking away two carloads of coal in ' small quantities. Railroad officials were un-,' able to stop citizens and it wks not until military police were sailed that., the people were driven off. ?finCk.y:Oom.t.aft., . - A Cambridge, Mass., Jan! 4. The re-, appearance of Encke's cpmet was.1 reported today in a cablegram to the. Harvard college observatory, from Copenhagen. The position was given : as: Right ascension,: 22 hours, 59 min utes, 4.9 seconds; declination north' 3 1 degrees, 17 minutes 35 seconds. The' . comet was . observed by Pfessor Schoor, of the Bergedorf observatory, on the evening 'of December 30. Encke's comet is calculated to appear at intervals of 1,200 days, , - i.BseaiaBsessJSaaSBaBaejeasssswsel .'..' 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