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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 7. 1918. 'OWN YOUR HOME' PRIZE WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED Jorothy Melotz, Benson School, Awarded First Honors and $25; More Than 3,000 Participated. In the contest recently held by the Omaha Real Estate board for the best essay on "Why You Should 0n Your Home," the prize winners have been chosen. Checks are all ready and can be obtained by calling at the office of Hastings & Heyden, 1614 Harney street. The winners are: $25 Dorothy Melotz, Benson. $10 Hal Samuel, South Side high. $10 Margaret Ferry Bourke, Mount St. Mary's. $10 Frances Harmon, Miller Park. $5 Gillian Verret, St. Cecelia's $5 John H. Kennedy, Fairacres. $5 Florence Anderson, Train tchool. $5 Caroline Jones, Franklin. Winners of $1 Prize. The following have been awarded a prize of $1 each and honorable mention: Franklin School Natalie Hastings, Ruth Bethards, Eleanor Keating, Benjamin Stiiphen, Margaret Fischer, Esther Hansen, Eleanor Rich, War ren Peterson, Robert Calver, Juliett Wesin, Genevieve Pollard and Helen Altschuler. Miller Park Thelma Nye and Frank Baden. Farnam Frances McChesney and lone Clark. Train Julia Jensen, Anton Styskal, Hazel Stevens, Rosalee 1 erryman, Mabel Mattes, Ethel Mattes, Harry Sundblad, Leona Knott, Junior Ja cobson, Hazel Wickenberg, Katie DeLaney, B essie Blazel, Irene Os trom, Hazel Hamer and Rosie Steis kal. Sacred Heart Frank Rossiter, Ma rie Kelly and Margaret Squires. Benson Glen Gardner, Metta L. Brewster, Fenella Legge and Edith A. Chantry. Lake Lucille Dunkin and Marion Harfser. Vinton Helen Stoltenberg, Mar garet Greeling, Roland Scott, Elva Polslcy and Margaret Nielsen. Central Clair Fitzgerald and Ben i V'1 Kubjensky. Columbian Doris G. Hanks, Helen Hartman, Kuth Carlbergf Hawthorne Herman Wright, Verne Robinson, Thelma Martin. St. Patrick's Florentine Zacek, Gertrude McEvoy, Mary Flynn. at. Marys, South Side Cecelia M. Broderick, Eva Casper. Other Schools Central Park, Agnes Nagel; Long, Marcellious Richie; Irvington, Neb., Nellie Tim perley; Beals, Sylvia F. Meyers; Park, Olga Plouzek; Garfield, Ger trude Horwich; Immaculate Concep tion, Irene Adrian; Windsor, Myrtle Anderson; South Side High, Louise Matthews; South Franklin, Wallace Harold Cass, Nellie Finkelstein; Lothrop, Beatrice Rupright; Lincoln, Elsie Anderson; St. Cecelia's, Jenn N. Palmer; Unclassified. Millie Pavlik and Mary L. Barr. Prize Winning Essay. The essay of Miss Dorothy Me lotz, attending Benson school, which was awarded first prize of $25: ' WHY YOU SHOUD OWN YOUR HOME." "'Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.' 'Home' is the big gest word in all this world. It should be a place of rest and refuge and the first step in making it so is to own tlie home. In the first place, you are preparing for your family's wel fare in buying your home. You keep the interest of the children in the home, for the family will work to gether to own and improve it. "You influence your family morally by chosing the best locality for a home, which is not always done for a rented house. You prepare for their future, and in case of your death you are still keeping the family toge'her and preventing the mother from leav ing her home to work. You also prepare for your old age. "In the second place, you co-operate with your city, for after the home is your own, you improve it and make it a beautiful place. This influences the neighbors, and so your city be comes cleaner, thriftier and more beautiful. "In the third place, you are aiding your country, for it is easier to save money if you have no rent to pay and there never was a time when we could put our money to such good use -s now in loaning it to Uncle Sam. On the installment plan, a house can be bought almost as easy as rented. "In the fourth place, you geb more happiness out of life, for a well kept home influences your mind; it gives you the feeling oL independence and freedom; it gives you an assured feel ing as to the future and it makes you feel that you are somewhat of a suc cess. "An investment in a home within your means is an investment you will never regret. Once an 'owner' al ways an 'owner.'" 3,000 Essays Submitted. Byron R. Hastings, chairman of the committee on awarding prizes to the school children in the contest, states that more than 3,000 essays wre turned in, and that the thought expressed by the children on "Why You Should Own Your Home" was wonderful, and the different real estate men get excellent ideas from hundreds of these essays that will help them in selling homes. The committed would like to have awarded prizes to probably 90 per cent of these contestants, as the thought expressed shows that consid erable time was put in by the differ ent children, and while $100 was the original amount to give, the Real Es tate board at the request of this committee raised it to $150. The Omaha schools are surely doing splendid work not only in encourag ing children to write essays in this contest, but in the thrift stamp essays as well. Good Knough for Preacher. Five-year-old Mary, who Is always anx Iou to ba In everything that goes on, Ilvei In a small town where the long Buffer ing minister still endures "pouni parties" to make up hli back salary. Just before the last one she begged eagerly: "Can't I take something, too, muvver?" "Ho; If father and I take something, that rill be p'rr.ty." Bat the child eouuld not bear to give up the Idea, so she ransacked tha whole house for something suitable. finally she ad peared before her mother with a worn i.J faded dnss of her own. 'Please, muvver, can't I tako this' Ste. 1: nut a speck of good for anyihin?," she r-d.T-Sl. Louis Time Latest Photo of America'i Premier "Ace" Who Has Been Captured It jfMtM V JvIEUTEiTANT FRANK BAYIIS" The last photograph of Lt. Frank Baylies, the American "ace of aces" since the death of Major Lufbery, taken just before he was brought down behind the German lines and captured a few weecks ago. Baylies had just beeen raised to the rank of first lieutenant in the French army. In addition to the 12 official victories credited to him, Baylies is also said to have downed six more boche tfia chines. ' 31 TO 1 SLOGAN OF WAR CHEST DRIVE Philadelphia Has Raised More Than Enough to Care for Various Ac tivities. Philadelphia, July 4. This city's war chest has been filled to overflow ing. The war chest plan was insti tuted by a few leading bankers here, who inaugurated an intensive cam paign for a fund of $20,000,000. The campaign, while officialy ended, is still getting belated results. It netted not only the $20,000,000 asked for, but a substantial amount besides. The fund, through the agency of various benevolent societies, will be spent in ministering to the wants of the soldiers and sailors, who are en gaged in actual warfare, and for the lelief of the many women and chil dren in foreign countries, who have been made to feel the bitter sting of the titanic conflict. "Little Extras." The government provides its fight ing forces with uniforms, munitions and the other necessities for welfare, but the "little extras" must be bought by funds subscribed by individuals. That was the purpose of the war chest campaign here. Welfare expresses the use to which the fund will be devoted. Through the Red Cross, Young Men's Chris tian association, Young Women's Christian association, Knights of Co lumbus, Young Men's Hebrew asso ciation, the commission on training cainp activities of the War and Navy departments, the Salvation Army, Na tional Jewish War relief, Boy Scouts, Community Recreation Service and similar war relief activities, health, comfort, amusement, sipritual aid and other helpful and diverting things will be made available to lighten the bur den of the men, who are fighting to make the country safe for democracy. Help for Homeless. When the campaign started it was announced that the money received would eliminate further soliciting for war activities for a year. It was also made known that, in addition to ex pending the funds for the "little ex tras" for the boys on the firing line that help would be afforded to the thousands of women and children of Belgian, France, Serbia, Poland and Armenia, who have been made home less by the war. Many unique posters were placed in conspicuous places throughout the city. None probably attracted so much attention, or was so effective in results, as the series labeled "31 to 1," meaning that the soldiers and sail ors were giving 31 days and nights in fighting for their country, while the stay-at-homes were only asked to give one day's income to the war chest. Textile Industry of Germang is Paralyzed New York, July 4 Four-fifths of the textile plants of Germany were idle in May and the misery prevailing among the workingmen was daily increasing, declared Deputy Kraetzig, socialist, in the German Reichstag, according to the Berlin Vorwaerts. "The textile industry is paralyzed," said the deputy. "A feeling bordering on desperation prevails aong the workers. The textile operatives, he added, had been further alarmed by the oi ganization of a syndicate to merge all the mills manufacturing the new cellulose yarn. Such a promising article, he declared, should not be come monopolized by a small group. Humphrey Man in County to If Frank G. Odell wants to give up his little job of secretary of the Fed eral Land bank of Omaha and get a real job, he can apply at the Bee of fice, where one is awaiting him. A few days ago the Bee published an interview with Dr. W. N. Condon of Humphrey, Neb., in which the doc tor suggested that the business men of the small towns close up their busi ness three days a week and go out on the farm to help the farmer. This suggestion struck C. B. Palmer, store keeper and farmer of Bradshaw, Neb., as a good one, and he sat down and wrote us as follow: "This is a very good suggestion, and should it be carried out I wish you would send Frank G. Odell to look after my 50 stands of bees, as my OMAHA IS CITY OF STABILITY IN WAR AND PEACE Gate City Better Prepared for Readjustment After War Than Any Other Lo cality. No city of the union will be better prepared for the business readjust ment which will occur at the close of the war than Omaha. Inflation of values is a natural se quence of abnormal industrial and economic conditions during a great war and shrinkage in value is abso lutely certain in a return to the nor mal. Foresighted jnen must look forward to the period when millions of men now engaged in the business of war must return to civil life and when the countless industries that are now thriving as a result of war will be put out of business and their employes out of work. In the end it will be seen that Oma ha is especially favored in not being a city where war industries are an overshadowing activity, absorbing the energies of its skilled and unskilled laborers and employing the bulk of its working capital. It is true there are a few industries here which have been stimulated by war demand, but the output of these factories are a mere side-issue of their regular business and a return to peace conditions will not disturb these con cerns in readjustment. Most all of Omaha's industries are basic, related to the necessary eco nomic needs of the nation, founded upon stable conditions of consump tion at all times. They go the even tenor of their way in times of war as in times of stress and it is due to this that Omaha has had no inflation or feverish condition of any of its industries, such as are making mush room cities of formerly staid and con servative eastern towns. When peace is declared there will be less shock here than in any other great industrial and commercial cen ter in America. Omaha will be better prepared to take care of all her working popula tion and her industrial and commer cial needs than ever before in her history. The millions its citizens will have invested in Liberty bonds and war thrift savngs, during the perod of the war, wll make a splendid financial foundation when peace returns, and will be a reserve accumulation which will be of incalculable value when the time for readjustment comes. The serenity of Omaha's adapta tion to the new requirements will at tract the attention of capitalists whose millions, now employed in war industries, will require reinvestment and the wonderful . possibilities of Omaha as a manufacturing center, situated as the city is, in the heart of the producing center of staple raw materials, and of the continent's best transportation facilities, will be get consideration. The immense repair of war' losses will fall on a community such as Omaha and the stable quality as well as the docility and content of its working population will be an as set which will not lightly be con sidered by captains of industry whose prescience will enable them to see the commanding position this city will enjoy at the close of the war. Omaha is one of the thrift centers of the union and the practice of thrift by its citizens will continue, piling up community wealth in a re serve accumulation that will astound our own people when the time comes that the government will no longer need to employ the capital in the winning of the war. All this time, and with a brilliant future before Omaha, real estate values have continued normal. There has .been no response to the condi tions that obtain to create abnormal and inflated conditions elsewhere. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toledo, De troit, Kansas City, St. Louis and a host of other places vhich are now centers of war industrial activity have boosted the prices of all'classes of real estate to a dizzy height, but Omaha has remained sane. The man who invests in real estate here now can do so with the same certainty of profiting on the natural increment as he would have had he invested 20 years ago. Omaha is the one best investment bet in real estate in the United States now. Cigar Smokers in Germany Are Facing Big Shortage London, July 4. A famine of cigar, tobacco confronts German smokers. The trade, according to German news papers, estimates that the supply will be entirely used up by November 1. During the war Holland ha3 been the main source from which Germany obtained cigars, but because of a heavy shrinkage in imports from the Dutch colonies tobacco exports to Germany have almost ceased. The government is considering how the impending famine can be averted or ameliorated. One proposal is to abolish cigar manufacture during the summer. According to the Frank fort Gazette, German cigar smokers must in the best circumstances pre pare to do without their favorite weed next winter. Offers Job Frank O'Dell son, Harry, who has been looking after the store, is now at Fort Riley working for his Uncle Sam at $30 a month, and I can't look after the store, look after the bees, drill in the home guards and shock wheat all at the same time. Odell will find bee hat, gloves, smoker, cob pipe and smoking tobacco at the bee yard." Mr. Odell is known as the great bee expert of the state and here is a chance for him to make good use of his knowledge of this branch of ag riculture. We tried to offer Mr. Odell the job, but he was out of town fr several days, during which time we trust the bees will survive, as we are certain he will not let a little thing like his land bank, work prevent his giving them his immediate attention or his rtnj Wounded Aviator Eager to Get Hack to Front 2 WEUTE.KANT VEIVMANT Lt. William K. Wt'llman, a resi dent of Cambridge, .Mass., who was honorably dismissed from the Lafay ette flying corps because of injuries to his back, received when his ma chine was brought down by German antiaircraft guns, has applied to the British recruiting mission in New York to pet back into the tight. Well man, from January 1, 1918, to March 9 last, succeeded in downing four Hun planes. NEGRO SOLDIER LURES HUN DOGS TO U.URENCH Pickaninny's Idea Conceived in Georgia Village Bears Fruit in No Man's Land in France. This is an interesting human in terest story spun by the special cor respondent of the New York Times with the American Army in France. Of the two threads out of which this yarn is spun one started in a little village situated about 16 miles inland from Savannah, Ga., and the other started in the office of the German high command in Berlin. In the Georgia village I don't recall the name of it now a pickaninny de veloped the idea that the best kind of a dog to chase a rabbit was a long legged dog, and that if a long-legged dog could be had with an attenuated nose he was a doubly valuable dog because not only could he be used to chase rabbits with an enviable de gree of success, but in addition was the best kind of a dog to root a 'pos sum out a hollow stump, where 'possums have a habit of going. In the office of the German high com mand there developed the idea that a dog, having considerable intelligence would make a better messenger than a German soldier on the battlefield, and also that if a dog had long legs he would be a faster messenger dog than a mfssenger dog with short legs. Such was and is the acumen of the German intellect. So the threads of the story started far apart and stretched a long ways back. They have met at a certain point on the French front, where the ertswhile pickaninny is a first class private in the army of his Uncle Samuel, and where a short ways off the German military dogs carry mes sages back and forth to the Boche pillboxes and advanced posts. Abra ham (Lincoln) Davis his pals all call him Ike has dodged a lot of Ger man bullets and gas grenades. He has killed two Iloclies and hasn't done a thing to make the French think any less of the Americans. Yes, Ike has had considerable excitement since he landed at some months back. Ike has seen lots of things he would never have seen if he hadn't enlisted in the American army,' But he hasn't for gotten that the best dog to chase a rabbit is a long-legged dog. Bad Luck Bunk; the Best Player Always Victorious There is no such thing as "bad luck." The belief in it is a gross sup erstition. It is claimed that there is a lot of luck in poker. My observa tion has been that the man who wins at poker consistently is merely the best player of poker. There are some who have a "run of luck." But if that "run" lasts three months, the oppo site "run" generally lasts equally as long. If the good luck holds up for a year, the bad luck appears during the next year. Any habitual card player, unless he is a very poor play er or an unusually good one, will tell you that his winnings and losses just about counterbalance. In poker, as in life, the final de termining factor is skill, knowledge of the game, patience, taking advan tage of opportunities. If you have a premonition that you are going to fail in an undertaking, you are prom ising yourself disaster in advance, you are merely saying to yourself: "I know I am not equal to that. I'll fall down on it sure." Dismiss the pre monitions. Throw away the "charms" and talismans. Get on the job. McGure's Magazine. "Jimmy" Ford Held to Federal Grand Jury "Jimmy" Ford was held to the grand jury by United States Commis sioner Neely in federal court Satur day morning. Bond was set at $1,500. Ford is charged with violation of the Reed amendment, which forbids the importation of liquor into a dry state. 1918. 1917. 1914. 1915. . 84 86 fit S5 , C9 S6 72 M . 7 74 80 74 .01 .00 .00 .10 Lowest yesterday .. from the normal: Normal temperature , 76 KTIOaH tlf tha .Inn fift Total excess since March 1, !!!!!.!!!!! .66? wormai precipitation 15 inch Deficiency for the. day 14 Inch Total precipitation sines Mar. 1..7.T4 Inches Deficiency since March 1 T.1S Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 3917., .M Inch Excess fur cor, period, 1918 6.41 Inches Cattle Receipts OMAHA LAST KKk. Fosltlon t.nst I.nst Week. Your. City. Head 1 1 Ohtoaco 47,n.in I I Ksr.Kas City ai.OiM S I St. Louis 2S.S0') 4 4 Omaha JOO HOG KKCEirrs. 1 1 Chicago 10.700 I S St. Louis 4T,Jio J 2 l 'md ha 4;.0S4 4 4 Knnsas Oltv Ji.000 SHKKP RHCKII'TS t 1 t'htoaso f 4.000 I 1 omahn SS.7S3 I t Kansas City 25.200 NEW YORK STOCKS Marked Strength Developed by Steels of Independent Group nd Some War Issues; Bonds Firm. New Tork, July . Openlnt with an un certain ton today's curtailed session of ths stock market soon svlnced firmer ten dencies. In a few Instances developing marked strength. Steels of tne so-called Independent group, notably Crucible, Sloss-Sheffleld and Su perior; oils, particularly Mexican Petro leum; and Marine preferred and minor war Issues all retained the greater part of their 1 to 2-polnt advances Low priced coalers also shared In the Irregular movement, Reading second pr forred. Chesapeake A Ohio and IMttaliurgil & West Virginia, averaging 1-polnt gains, but standard raits kept within fractional limits, showing virtually no change at the end. I'nlted States Steel made a fractional ad vance to lis beat quotation of the week, but closed at a slight loss. Metals moved slugKlahly and numerous other speculative favorites received scant attention. Sales amounted to 190,000 shares. The bank statement was Interesting for Its decided revemal from the previous week's favorable exhibits. Kxcesslve re serves showed an srtual decrease of $145. 600,000, which more than offset the huge gain reported at the end of the fiscal year; and a decrease of 1158.000,000 in reserves of clearing houss members held by ths fed eral reserve bank exceeded by about 127,000,000 ths recent gain In that Item. Bonds were firm, most of the war Issues hardening with a gain of 1 In Toklo Is. The Liberty group was about steady. Total sales (par value) were J1.R75.0OO. United States bonds (old Issues) were un changed on call during the week. Opening. Closing. First v Liberty bonds 99 . 0 99.8S Second Liberty bonds .... 94. U 94. IS Third Liberty bonds 9fi,20 86.22 Union Pacific R. R 122 122 Vj Southern Pacific R. R 3, 83 Northern Psitflo Ry 87 87 M.ssourl Pacific Ry 234 23 Canadian Paolflo Ry 147't 147 (Ireat Northern Ry td 09 A., T. && SA. Fe Ry H4 14 Chi. & Northwest. Ry 98 '4 92 V, Chicago lit. Western Uy.... K 8 Wabash Ry 11 lli Wabash Ry. pfd 42 H 42 li N. Y.. N. II. & 11. R. R.... 3K4 3s N. Y. Central R. R 73i, 71 14 Pennsylvania R. R. Co 44 44 Baltimore & Ohio R. R 64V4 54 4 Rending Co 93 92H Lehigh Valley R. R. Co 5S'4j 5H' Krle R. R lf.v, KVt Chesapeake & Ohio R. R... MS H ' Southern Ry 2.1'i 24 Mo., Kansas A Texas 5't 6V4 U. 8. Steel Cor., com 108', 108Vi Republic Iron A Steel 93 93 Bethlehem Steel 8414 844 American Locomotive tiX' 08 Pressed Steel Car 61 67 Amer. Car Foundry 84' K4to Baldwin Locomotive Works. 3H 98 Vi Orcat No. Irop Ore Prop... 82 112 Anaconda Copper Mining.. 68', 69 Chlno Copper 41 41 Nev. Cons. Copper 2014 20 Vi Miami Copper 29 29 '4 Ray Cons. Copper 25 25 Inspiration Cons. Copper... 60 ' 66 Butte A Superior 29 30 Tennessee Copper 20 201, Amer. Smltg. A Rfnj 08 8" 14 National Lead , 60 M Mexican Petroleum, Ltd... 99 101 General Electric 149'4 149"4 W'estlnghouse Electric 42 42 Amer. Telephone A Teleg'h. 97 k 96 hi Inter. Rap. Trans 8 1 Central Leather Co 71 71 American Can 4 5 '4 ' Goodrich (B. F.) Co 45 45 U. S. Rubber 60 60V4 Ocneral Motors Co.. 167V4 16S Willys-Overland 20 It 20 Studebaker Corporation 46 46 Am. Sugar Rof. Co 113 318 Kennecott Copper 83 .'13 Allls-Chalmers, pfd 33 .'14 Maxwell Motor Car 81 31 '4 Norfolk & Western 103 303 Sinclair Oil 33 34 Snpulpa Oil 8 8 Wright-Martin 10Va 10 "4 Curtis 40 40 OMAHA PRICES Maximum prices fore retailers, effective at once. No merchant Is allowed to charge more for the following Items, except as stated below: Brown sugar, per lb I .10 Susar, per lb 09 flour (Nebraska), 24 lbs., No. 1... 1.60 4S lbs.. No. 1 2 90 Bulk, per lb 06 Ilomlny "6 Oswego cornstarch 12 Cornstarch 10 Cornmeal, per lb., white 05 Yellow s "4 Corn flour 06 New potatoes, per lb 05 Butter, per lb., creamery, No. 1 iiO Creamery, No. 2 47 Eggs, selects 0 No. 1 . 27 No. 2 i 32 Bread (U. S. standard loaf) wrapped: 12-ounce single loaf 08 12-ounre loaf (two) IF 16-ounce lonf 10 24-ounce loaf 15 Crackers (Victory) oatmeal 20 Oraham 20 Corn 20 Hoda 2, Rice (In bulk, per lb.), No. 1 14 No.' 2 11 Barley flour 06 Rve graham flour. 24 -lb. sack 1.90 Rye flour, 24-lb. sack 1.90 In bulk, per lb Oat meal (In bulk, per lb.) 07 Beans, per lb., navy, No. 1 In Pinto, best, No, 1 12 Bacon, (per lb): Whole pieces, wrapped. No. 1 60 Sliced - " Whole pieces, wrapped, No. 2.... .47 Sliced , '5 Ham (whole), No. 1, skinned 35 No. 1, regular ' Shoulder 2" Lard, per lb., No. 1 pure 3S Compound 28 Oleomargarine (In cartons), lb., No. 1. .36 No. 2 , New cabbage, best ousllty, per lb... .06 Corn ayrup (In cans), 1 lbs 16 2 lbs z 6 lbs 10 lbs '6 Same prlca for rye or graham. Bread prices are for cash and carry or credit and delivery. Note 1 These prices are for cash over counter. Note 2 An additional charge may be made for delivery or credit to customers. New York General Market. New York. July 6. Flour Springs, $10.90 11.60; government basis, 100 per cent, In saeks. to arrive, new basis. White Corn Flour Firm; 25.254X5.75 per 100 lbs. Cornmeal Weak; yellow granulated, J4.80, and white granulated, $6.20. Corn Spot, strong; fresh shelled No. 2 yellow, $1.98, and No. 3 yellow, $1.88, c. 1. f.. New York. "iits Spot, firm; standard, 90c. Hay Firm; No. 1, $1.4001.60; No. t, $1.20 JM.40. Lard Firm; middle west, $25.00 26.00. Hops Oulet; state medium to choice, 1017, 2r,(!(.33c; 1916, nominal; Pacific coast, .11)17, 20'(f23u; 1916, 14t)15c. maha Hay Market. .Receipts light on both prnlrle hay and al falfa; demand nulet; market easy, with prlres unchanged. ly Choice upland prairie, $18.00; No. 1 upland prairie, $16.0016.60; No. 2 up. land prairie, $10.00!!l3.00; No. 8 upland prairie. $6.0009 00. No. 1 midland. $15.00 16 60; No. 2 midland, $9.00 13.00. No. 1 lowland, $9.5011.50; No. 2 lowland, $7.00 S.no; No. 2 lowland, $5.006.00. Alfalfa Choice, $22.00; No. 1, $11.60 20.00; standard, $15.6O17.60; No. 2. $12.00 14.50; No. 8, $10.0011.00. Straw Oat. 8,80ffl.50; wheat, $8.00 1.00, Corn Receipts OMAHA .AST WKEK. Iflon I.nst Year, t 2 .1 4 5 City. rosLs. ...r.9 Chicago Omaha 242 St. Louis 21.1 Indianapolis 163 Kansas City 146 WHKAT RKCEIPTS. 1 M'tineapolN K;inH9 OMy St. Louis. ........ Omaha .7f)fl .4il 63 Oululh 9 Chicago 6 OATS RECEIPTS. Chicago 781 St. Louts 212 Milwaukee 161 Minneapolis 120 Omaha ,.. 87 GRAIN ANDJRODOCE Unusually Light Receipts Re ported; Strong Advance in Cash Market; Corn High er; Rye Falls. Omaha, July . 1918. Unusually light receipts wers reported In today, wllh a total of only 67 cars. Wheat receipts were 10 cars, corn 30 cars and oats 17 ears. No rye or fcartey showed up. There was a continued strong advance noted In the cash market. Spot sales of torn ranged from unehanced to 5c over yesterday's figures, the good white offerings selling at the extreme artvanyo The de nntnl for all etnsses was julte active, and sUrted early, because of the light re eelpis. No. 3 white corn sold nt $1 90 and $1 91. No. 3 yellow at $1 f7 and No. 3 mixed at $1,58. Oats were c and lc up. the bulk ad vancing a full cent. Offerings of this article sold readily at the higher figures. Standard mts sold at 74 c, and the No. 8 white at "4e and 74 c. No. 4 white brought 73 o and 73V'. and the sample grade, 71c and 72c. Rye nd barley were slightly lower. No sales of the former were reported, while one rsr of No. I barley sold at 11.06. Clearances were, wheat, 140,000 bushels: corn, 11,000 bushels; Oata, 28,000 bushels. Primary wheat receipts were 656,000 bush els, and shipments 49,000 bushels against receipts of 198,000 bushels, and shipments of its. 000 bushels last year. Primary corn receipts were 780,000 bush els, and shipments 448,000 . bushsls against receipts of 826,000 bushels, and shipments of 624.000 bushels last year. Primary Oats receipts were IfS.OOO bush els, and shipments 600,000 bushels against receipts Of 723,000 bushels, and shipments of 802,000 bushels last year. CAR LOT RECEIPTS. Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 1V1 innna noils 400 379 84 I 10 30 17 204 Jl 10 148 33 29 94 hmiuth Kansas City St. Lauls ... These sales were reported today: Corn No. 2 white, 2 cars, $1.96; 1 ear, $1 96. No. 3 white: 1 car, $1.93; 1 cars, $1.91; 1 car, $1.90. No. 4 white: 1 car, $1.S3; 1 car. $1.81. No. 8 white: 1-1 car, $1.65. No. 8 white: 1 car, $1.66; 4 ears, $1.56; 1 car, $1.60; 2-5 ear, $1.41. Sample white: 1 car, $1.34; 1 car, $1.20. No. 1 jellow: 1 car, $1.70. No. 2 yellow: 1 ear, $1.68; 1 car, $1.67. No. 3 yellow: I ears, $1 57. No. 4 yellow: 1 car, 31.68; I-! ear, $1.65; 3-5 car, $1.65. No. 6 yellow: 3 cars. $1 60;' 1 car. $1.48; 1 car, $1.46. Sample yellow: 1 car, $1.25. No. 3 mixed: 1 car, $1.59. No. 8 mixed: 1 car, $1.58. No. 4 mixed: 1 ear, $1.60; 2-6 car, $1.48. No. 6 mixed: 1 car, $1.43. No. 6 mlxefl: 1 car, $1.41; 1 car, $1.40; I cars, $1.38. Sample mixed: 1 car, $1.25; 1 car, $1.16. Oats Standard: 1 car. 74e. No. 3 while: 1 car, 74c; 8 cars, 74e. No. 4 white: 8 cars, 73c; 8-6 car, 73. Sam ple white: 3 cars, 72c; 1 car, 71o. Oals and Barley 1 car, 72 e. Whan t No. 2 hard winter: 1 car. $2.81. No. 4 hard winter: 1 car, $2.28. Sample hard winter: 1 car, $2.20. Sample spring: 1 car, $2.15. No. 8 mixed :1 car, $2.20. Barley No. 8: 1 car, $106. Omaha Cash Prices Wheat: No. 1 hard, $2.31; sample, $2.20; spring special mixed hard red, 12.1; No. 3 mixed durum; $2.20. Corn: No. 2 white, $1.95; No. 3 white, $1.90011.91: No. 4 white, $1.8101. 86; No. 6 white, $1.66; No. 6 white, $1.43311.66; sample white. $1 3"1.84; No. 1 yellow, $1.70; No. S yellow. 11.8701.88; No. 8 yellow, $1.67; No. 4 yellow, $1.6501. 68; No. 6 yellow, $1.46 ffl.60; sample yellow, $1.26; No. 3 mixed, $1.69; No. 8 mixed,, $1,68; No. 4 mixed. $1.50; No. 6 mixed, $1.43; No. 6 mixed, $1.381.4I; sample mixed, $1.1501.25. Oats: standard, 74n; No. 3 white, 740 74c; No. 4 white, 7373e; aample, 7172 Chicago closing prices, furnished Ths Bee by Logan & Bryan, stock and grain brokers, 315 South Kixtecntli street, Omaha: Arllele Open. High. I Low. Close. Yes'y rum. July Auic. Sup. Oals. July Aug. Sep. Pork. July Sep. Lard. .1 uly Sep. It lbs. July Sep. 1 61W 1 68 1 65 1 62 151 1 62 161 154 156 74 71 70 44 40 44 90 1 64163 ll 6364 1 56 164jl 66 74ig73 78 71 70 44 60 45 10 26 00 26 25 73 70 6i 44 45 44 80 74074 70 69 44 45 44 80 71 70 44 60 45 00 26 00 26 26 25 07 26 10 28 9726 00 26 10 126 20 24 06 24 60 24 02 24 '86 24 60 24 60 124 601 CHICAGO 4JRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Corn for July Delivery Strengthens While August and September Options Sag. - Chicago, July 6. Belief that? arrivals of corn soon would fall below Immediate re quirements strengthened the market, to day for July delivery, but August and Septomher sagged owing to the auspicious crop outlook. Prices closed unsettled, cent net lower to 1 cent advance, with August $1.5301.54 and September $1.66 Ml.66. Oats finished 1-8 to '1 cent down and provisions varying from 10 cents decline to a rise of 2 cents. , Although Iradcrs expected tor see a fairly good movement of corn yet from rural points for a week or so, the opinion was general that loading of new wheat would then turn out so brisk that cars available for corn would bn relatively scarce. In this connection the fact evoked comment that the first new wheat of the season reached ChlOago today, a week earlier than In 1917. Kstimates that Canadian mills were producing 4,000 to 5,000 barrels of corn flour a day tended also to give firm ness to Immediate demand for corn. On the other hand, domestic crop advices were almost uniformly excellent and word was received that some rain had fallen where most, needud In Canada. Heavy hedging sales against large pur chases to arrive here put the oats market on the down grade. ' Provisions averaged higher with hogs. OMAHA GENERAL MARKET Beet Cuts Wholesale prices of beef cuts effective July 1 are as follows: Loins, No. 1. 38 c; No. 2, 36c; No. I, 21o. Ribs, No. 1, 34c; No. 2. 83c; No. 8, 18o. Rounds, No. 1, 27c; No. 2, 27c; No. 3, 22 c Chucks. No. 1, 22o; No. 2, 21c; No. 8, 16c. Plates. No. 1. 16o; No. 2, 16c; No. 3. 14c. Fish Catfish, odd sixes, large, 28c lb.; halibut, 23c lb.; black cod, jarge itzes, 15c lb.; trout, si is to suit, 28c lb.; Royal Whits Chinook salmon, 20o lb.; whltefish, 18o lb!; yellow pike, 21c lb.; pickerel, 13c lb.; Red Clnook salmon, 25c lb.; blood-red bullheads, large, 21c lb.; medium. 18o lb,; rock bass, lb. each, 20o lb.; yellow ring perch, lb. eai-h, 19c lb.; herring, llo lb.; haddock, 12o lb.; steak cod, eastern, 15o lb.; crap ples, 20022c lb.; buffalo, large, 14c lb.; white perch, llo lb.; carp, large. 12c lb.; steak cod. western, lie lb.; gulf red snapper, 22a lb.; frozen large bass, 20c lb; frozon skinned whiting, odd sizes, flaky, almost boneless 15-lh. baskets, per basket, $2.66; round, 70 lb.; frozen round pink salmon, 14c lb; frozen red salmon, 22c lb.; frozen pink salmon, 20c lb.; frozen sturgeon, 15c lb.; frozen Spanish mackered, 17c lb.; fozen native fall mackerel, 21c lb.; frozen floun ders, 12o lb.; frozen soles, vile lb.; trozen western red snapper, 10c lbv; frozen silver smelts, 12o lb.; frozen No. 1 whit mullets, 5c lb.; frozen Canadian Tulllbee whltefish. average lb, 10c lb.; frozen Canadian whltefish, large, dressed or round, ISO lb.; frozen Canadian dressed pickerel, llo lb.; frozen Canadian round pickerel, 10c lb.; frozen dressed herring, large, 9o lb.; round, 8c lb.; baracuda, 14c lb.; sea rock bass, 14c lb.; roe shad, 24c lb. New Tork Cotton. New Tork, July 8. Cotton spot, quiet; middling, 31.80c. Futures closed firm- .Tnlv !7 R0? October. 24.99c; Pet-ember.' 34. 64c: January. 34.68c; Maroh, 34.81s, OMAHA LIVE STOCK : General Trend of Cattic Price! ' . ..Lower .AH ,Week; Jiig, Run of Hogs 10c. . Higher. , Official Monday 7.W 9.017 U'.f:i otf,, ia Tuesday 7.312 13,769 14 1 -; official Wednesday.... 3, ,'.06 lo.rjx 7. 3l(. Official Friday 1.662' 9.001 l.Sit Estimated Saturday .. 100 7,035 '. Six days this week. .. 19,845 ' 60,070 36.03! Same days Inst week. 24, 737 79.823 f 1 ,5: Same days 2 wks. ngo.27,nsJ 86,371 .24,641 Samn daa S wks. ago. 34.351 69 SS4 15,74! Same days year ago.. 13, 378 43.364 17,541 Omah, July 8, 1918. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep Cattle The general tendency nl prices hiii been lower all week, but nominally stesdj today on receipts of 100 head tit cattle. Re ! eelpts show a falling off of around 10,001 ! ni compared with a week ago and the sup ply of cornfed steers 1s rajtidly being ex hausted, prices as compared with a wecl mo are around 60c to $1 00 lower wltt (he exception of the choice grndos. Batches -:.ic k of all kinds closed weak and 50c tc fl.tro lower than a week ago. Feeders wer wronger at the close of this week and prlcc nome higher. Common to choice ;atoen sold from $12.00 to $18.25 and yearlings B a spread of $9.00 to $17. OD, . Good cows brought $10.60 to $13.60 and fair to good kinds from $8.50 to $10.50. Good' feeder! brought, anywhere from $9.60 to $12.50. Quotations on cattle:. Good to cholc beeves. $17 . 50 4f 18 .25; fair to good beeves. $!5.75M7.0O; common to fair beeves, $12. OHM 15,28; good to choice yearlings $li.5O(tjl7.00: fair to good yearlings, $13.21 15.25: common to fair yearlings, $9.00 11 till; good to choice cows, $10.5013.00; fair to good cows, S 60 10 50 ; cutters, $8.0( ill S 2.1; canners, 87.00&8.00; ' veUl calves $.0iisrl3.25; bologna bulls, $8.00tf.00; In ef- hulls,. $9 60ftjl2.50; prime ' feeders $1 1,759( 12.50; good to choice feeders, $9.5 r 11.00; fair to good feeders, $8. 00 9.25; good to choice, stockers. $9.76111.7,5; .fall to good stockers, $s.60(R)9.75: common tr. fair grades, $7.008.25; stock holfers. $7. 009.00; stock cows, $7.25 Sr S.1'5. Hogs There were 109 loads received hen today estimated at 7,085 head, making; th run for the week 60,070 head. The market opened active and strong, the bulk of ths hogs selling 10 9 15s higher than yesterday. The bulk being $16.4816.60 with the top at $18.70. The market has been fairly ac tive sines Monday, working higher each day until the close of the week finds ths hogs from 2535o higher than last. Saturday.. Sheep There were no fresh arrival! la the sheep barn today. Total receipts for ths week being 36.031 head. While ths heap market has been slow and draggy all week prices have gradually worked a trifle higher tach day until the close finds ths market on best lambs around 80o high er, top lambs for the week selling at $18,60, this much of an advance cannot be record ed, however, on the common kln'dV Ths general market on this class being steady to 25o higher. Yearlings have been strong all week but not much change In price. Ewes have been In meager supply and res malned about steady. I Quotations on sheep: Lambs : goad . to choice, $17.00018.60; lambs fair to good, 1 14. 60 VI 7. on; yearlings ten, good 10 onotre, $13 .00013.60; yearlings, fair to good, $12.75 013.00; ewes, good to choice, $11.00013.00; ewes, fair to good, $10.00011.00. Chicago Live Stock Market , Chlcsgo, July 6. Cattle Receipts, 500 head; compared with a week ago, .market for steers above 1,650, steady; cattle lacking weight and quality. 25c to 50o lower; most butchers' cattle 50c to $1.00 lower; best and canners, off less; stockers and feeders and ( veal calves. 25c to 60c lower; quotations un changed from Friday. 1 Hogs Receipts, 9,000 head; market 89 to lOo higher than yesterday, most ry' " 10c higher; bulk of sales, $16.66017.10; butch ers. $16.76017.00: packing; $16.10018.75; light, $18.76017.15; ' rough, ' $15.60016. 00: pigs. $16.00016.36, .. Sheop Receipts, none. Compared with a week ago: Lambs and light yearlings, 25c to 6O0. lower; sheep, strong to blghei and In Improved demand; quotations . unchanged from Friday. St. Louis Live Stock. St. Louis, July 6. Cattle Receipts, 601I head; market steady; native beef steers, $11.60017.60; yearling steers and heifer.-, $9.60016.60; cows. $7.60013.75; stockers -and feeders, $8.60012.00; fair to prime southern beef steers, $10.00017.70; beef cows and heifers, 16.00018,60; native, carves, $7.75i7.oo. N Iters Roetnt. 800 head: ins rite! higher; lights, $16.65016.80; pigs, $i6.6i ' 16.76; mixed and. butchers, $16.6016.80; good heavy, $16.70016.80;' bulk of sales. $16.65 16.80. 8heen and Lambs Receipts, 200 head; - market steady; lambs, $14.00018.00; ewes, $11.00012.00; canners and choppers, $6.00Sj( 10.00. , . -. . 1 . Kansas City Live titock. jl Kansas City, July 8 Cattle Receipts, 600 head; market steady; prim fed steers. $17.25018 26; dressed beef steers, $12.00 17.00; western stoara, $11. 1)0018.00:' cows, $7.00013.60; heifers. '.1OOJ0I4.35; strtcksn snd feeders, $800016.26; . calVea, ' $S.6 15.50. . ' ;.' .,' - Hogs Receipts, 1,500 head; ' market steady; bulk of sales, $16.70018 80; heavy, $16.80016.05; packers 'and' butchers, $1.78 16.90; light, $16.60016.88; . pigs.', $16.25IW 16.60. ' .'-. ' : . Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 300., heed: market steady; lambs. $15.00 01 . 25: yea- lings,. $13.00017.00!' 'wethrrs. $I2.0Ofi)H.5O; ewes, $10.00013.60. ' - ' ; Evaporated Apples and Dried. FruitaA New Tork, July 6. Evaporated Apples- pull; stats, 14016c, ''..' Dried FruIts-rPrunes, flrmi Call forms s. ?15c; Oregons, 14,14c. Aprlcpta, waiting: choice, 17c; extra- choice; 18c; fancy, 19020c. Peaches, waiting; standard. 13012c; choice, 12014c; fancy. 12Mr4 14c. Raisins, steady; loose muscatels. 9c; rholcs to fancy seeded, lO011c; aeedlet,!". lO011c; London layers, $2.00. London Money. London. July 6. Money 3 per cent. Discount Rates Short bills, 3 per cent; three months' bills, 3 9-18 per cent. Silver Bar, 48 13-16d per ounce Cotton Market. .,. , - - New Tork, July 6. Cntton-"Futturs opened steady; July, 27.25c; October, 24.68c; December, 2f.48c; January, 24.32c; May, 24.35c. Berlin Street Changed . Its Title to PershfjVj New Orleans, July 4.Bccaosj everything Teutonic is more than Ob noxious in this city of French. .cus toms and traditions the board of city commissioners by ordinance lias erased Berlin street, from the niap and substituted the, name of Pershing street. Now the Orleanianwho returns;to the city after an absence of; several years is directed to Pershing street something like this: ' ' ' ';. "Sonny," he asks Y flew sboy, "pat you tell me where Pershing street is?" .".-' ; i . "Sure, Mike," is the grinning reply. "Where d'ye think General Pershing is headed for?" ' f "Why, Berlin, of course," the seeker of knowledge answers. -' .k "Well, then, Mister, you go to Ber lin and that's where you'll find Persh ing." .,' Home-Owner t Loans Up to 60 on ' residences less than five years old. Monthly payments. :.: . Specialpririlegesand '. terms. Also straight loans at semi-' anmil interest. '.. -;..v 11. h62ARNATREETl L