REAL ESTATE B'nea Pr'pty 8AL' B. A M. Lunch counter. Onot 1U B. A 1L depot. Good paying business. Tfiin it taken at one. H C BRUCE, Holdrege, Nob, HCsmES3 property and Investment. A. P. TDK IT and SOX. HO First National Bank Bldg. REAL ESTATE IMPROVED West ELEGANT HOME FOR SALE. OWNER LEAVING CITY. I -room modern, mile northwest from poatoftlcs, first-class residence district pared atreeta; 1 block from street car - line, 10-mlnuta walk from business di trict Cash preferred; will accept two thlrdi payment down and balance term. Fox 113, Omaha Bee. 3621 HAMILTON STREET, fS.160. Oak and birch finished, very modern (-room bungalow, with sleeping porch. JOHN W. ROBBIN8, 1803 FARNAM. WE SELL, rent. Insure and make loans on city property, north t MITCHEL INVESTMENT CO. 1 24th and Ames Ave. Col. 117 NEW 7-room, up-to-date, oak finish,-large lot; beautiful location. 13T North 24th St., Price 16,250. Norrls A Norris. D. 4270. MINNIH LUSA homes and lots offer the best opportunity to Invest your money Phone Tyler 187 North. BIG SNAP NEAR KOUNTZE PLACE $200 Down and $25 Per Mo I roomc strictly modern expert heat. Mvlng room, dining room and one bed room on first floor. Two nice bed rooms and bath on second floor. Newly decorat ed and painted Inside and out. Large lot. Bast front. Paved street, paving psld for. Price, 12,500. Can be discounted for cash. Payne Investment Company, Kealtors. 837 Omaha Natl. Bank Bldg. boug. 171. Miller Park Bungalow Just listed, a (-room strictly modern bungalow, located near 25th and Crown Point Ave. This bungalow Is 28 feet .wide and 54 feet lone, consisting of living room, with built-in book cases, colonade opening, dining room, built-in buffet, sun room, two bedrooms and bath and kitch en, all on one floor. French piaffed doors between aun room , and living room. Bullt-tn features In kitchen. Full base ment with furnace heat. South front on paved street Nice cement drive, full else garage. This Is one of the niftiest bungalows In the city. Seeing la be lieving. Shown only on appointment. Payne Investment Company, , Kealtors. 87 Omaha Nat Bk. Bldg. D. 1781. NEAR KOUNTZE PARK $1,000 Down and $40 Pr Mo. -room, full two-story house, located near 22d and Wirt streets. Living room, mahogany finish with oak floors. Built in fireplace with solid mahogany mantel. Dining room mahogany finish with hard maple floors Large kitchen. Three large bed rooms and bath on second floor Large floored attlce on third floor. Full ce ment basement, furnace next. Large lot on paved street, paving paid. South front Owner has authorized us to cut the price of this property from $5,000 to $4, 260 for quick sale. Shown only on ap pointment Payne Investment Company, Realtors. 537 Omaha Natl. Bank Ride. P. 1781. BUNUALOW DREAM. Very fine new cross roof bungalow, large and roomy, modern and then some; nearly all oak finish: bookcases, etc.; all walls handsomely decorated; full ce mented basement with all conveniences; choice corner lot; both sts. paved and paid for; facing beautiful Kountze park; terms arranged. We have another dandy S. W. of Hansoom park. B ASP BROS.. 210 Keellne Bldg. Tyler 721. KOUR-ROOM HOCETT1iree"lutsandf7uU trees. Good bargain as owner leaving town. 38th and Maple streets. Phone Webster 743. iOUR-ROOM HOUSE, three lota and fruit trees. Good bargain as owner is leaving town. 38th and Maple streets. Phono Webster 743. South CNE 6-room and one 4-room cottage, both on one lot; live In one and rent the other Price, $2,500. Terms. No. 2433 South 20th St. Norris & Norris, 104 North lDth St. Phone D. 4270. Miscellaneous. 6-R. MOD. HOUSE, ONLY $300 CASH. Large corner lot, 126x150, one block from car; price $2,600. 1 W. H. GATES U7 Omaha Nat. Bk. Bldg! D. 1294. iron npMT aut oa.c HOUSES, COTTAGES AND APARTMENTS PORTER & SHOTWELL, $02 S. 17th St. Douglas 6019 HOMES INn HI MKSlTro PAYNB INVESTMENT CO.! S37 Om. Nat Bk. Bldg Dong. 1791. W. FARNAM SMITH & CO., Real Estate and Insurance. ' 132$ Farnam St. Douglas 1064. t. D. WEAD SELLS REAL ESTATE. REAL ESTATE B'neg Pr'pty LIVE DRUG business for sale. Must sell quick; am going Into military service; tock Invoices $10,000 to $12,000. Last year's bualness, $20,000. Would consider trade on farm land. Hecker Drug Co, Humphrey, Neb. JOR SALE FOR CASH Saloon In good lo catlon, doing good business. Reason for quitting, death. Address H.( 1410 Charles St, St. Joseph, Mo. JOR SALE Electric shoe shop, completely furnished; all latest and best tools; doing good business; sell for cash only; good references. L. J. Probst, Petersburg, Neb. WE WILL buy your home or business prop erty and pay cash. H. A. WOLFE CO., Eleetrle Bldg. Tyler $8. M'CAGUE INVESTMENT CO. Income, Business and Trackage Specialists. ISth snd Dodge fits. Douglas 418 fflAXCiptooTtTTbjaTnnlaTtTTnooT! town for sale cheap; a money-maker. Ad- dress Pantorlum, Sutton, Neb. BUSINESS property and investments! A. P. TUKEY SON, $20 First National Bank Bldg. REAL ESTATE To Exchange Income Property for a Good Farm. Owner will exchange nearly new apart ment building, bringing In $3,600 per year, good location,, toward the pur chase price of good farm, within 100 150 miles of Omaha. This property is alwaya rented. The owner of same will five somebody a good deal for farm. J. L. HIATT CO., $00 First Nad Bk. Bldg. Tyler 83. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE 2 lots, south and east front; will take auto or sell cheap; reason for selling havs to leave city. Call Benson 736-J. 6TORE building and cash for acreage. WiTi give good trade. Call Mrv Browne Tyler 1S7J. REAL ESTATE-rUnimproved J West. CLEARVIEW LOTS. II DOWN, II A WEEK. PAYNE & SLATER CO. HAPPY HOLLOW lot:. 100 ft front $3,. 250.00. Web 1592. PETERS TRUST CO., Specialists In Apartment management. South rOH BALE B lota. Just south of Elmwood Orartook addition. Owner leaving . Box T lltl, Omaha, Bee. REAL ESTATE SUBURBAN Benson. 20 ACRES NEAR BENSON WELL IMPROVED. S-room house; large barn, chfeken house, corn crib Two acres grapes. 200 cherry 100 plum and 25 apple trees. Three acres alfalfa. 3 acres pasture. 7 acres plow land. Priced low at 18,000; 13,000 cash will handle. Call Tyler 40 and ask for Mr. Manvllle. Dundee. $6,000 btJNDfcfi SPECIAL I rooms, consisting of living room, din ing room, sun room and kitchen on the first floor with three large bedrooms and heated sleeping porch on the second floor Attic; full lot, with garsge; convenient t car. Terms. GLOVER & SPAIN, Pouglas S962. !19-20 City National. DUNDEE HOME. 1300 down for a strictly modern, brand new, 6-room bungalow. Liberty bonds or w. u. stamps same as cash. Douglas smii or L'oirsx 4183, owner. DUNDEE LOTS" GEORGE AND COMPANY. DOUGLAS 756. I HAVE 1500 cash and a good Dundee lot to make first payment on Dundee home. Phone Douglas 6074 ATTRACTIVE 6-room bungalow. flreDlaee. sleeping porch ana garage. Dundee, wal nut 1785. Miscellaneous. FOR SALE Two beautiful lots Just south oi Eimiroa parK in Overlook addition; full size lots, 50x130. Owner leaving the city win sou rneap for cash. Act quick. Address Box T 1158, Omaltn Bee. REAL ESTATE WANTED FIVE-ROOM COTTAGE WANTED If you have a substantial, modern (furnace not important), flve-room home in good neighborhood and on through car line that you will sell on payments with about $200 to 1500 cash payment telephone South 1539 and give price and location at once. Must be clear and all on one floor, and worth around 82.000. Distance not Impor tant If good location and near through car line. 3610 S. 25th street. WANTSD-RANCH OR FARM Press brick business block and residence property; also $30,000 worth mortage pa per. S. S. & R. E. MONTGOMERY, 213 City Nat'l Bank Bldg. WE HAVE several good reliable buyers for a ana s-room nouses and bungalows with $300 to $500 down. Call Osborne Realty Co. Tyler 496. 791 Om. Nat Bank Bldg. REAL ESTATE Other Cities BRAND new furnished cottages for rent; Lake UKobojl, Manhattan Beach, close to hotel, seven rooms. J. B. Myerly, Manhattan, ra. FOR RENT "-room cottage on Omaha beach, Lake Okobojl. Apply to E. S. Clarke. Spirit Lake. la. FINANCIAL Real Estate, Loans and Mortgages. HAVE that Installment loan on your home changed to a straight five-year loan and relieve yourself of that monthly burden. K. H. Lougee, Inc., 638 Keellne Bldg. II. W. BINDER, Money on hand for mortgage loans City National Bank Bldg. QUICK ACTION ON LANDS. W. T. GRAHAM, . 6"4 Bee Bldg. Douglas 1533. 01 e -i tf FARM LOANS ri CI PAUL PETERSON, W jJO :64 BRANDE1S THEATER BLDG. OMAHA HOMES EAST NEB", FARMS." O KKEF'B REAL ESTAT0-4EO., 1016 Omaha Nat. Bank Bldg. Doug. J71I. CITY AND FARM LOANS. 6, r, Vi and 6 Per Cent. J. H. DUMONT CO., Keellne Bldg. C1 MO " - ' HARRISON MONEY- KM Of IKON & MORTON, 72 JO 919 Omaha Nat Bank Bldg. FINANCIAL Real Estate, Loans and Mortgages. 10D to $10,000 MADE Dromntlv. F. D. Wead, Wead Bldg,, ISth and Farnam Sts. MONUY to loan on improved farms and ranches. Moke Investment Co., Omaha. Private Money. SHOPEN & COMPANY Douglas 422$. LOANS ON CITY PROPERTY. W. yPIl0lna& Son, Keeline Bldg. LOW RATES C. G. CARLBERG, 312 Bran- dels Theater Bldg. D. 685. Stocks and Bonds OIL stocks and securities are the best buy on tlio market today. We will furnish you, free of charge, any Information you desire In regard to the Franklin Oil and Gas Company, which has 11 producing wells in tho mldcont Inent field. Milligan Brothers. Scarritt Bldg., Kansas City. Mo, FARM AND RANCH LANDS Arkansas Lands. JULY 16TH. Our cext excursion to McGehee, Ark. W. S. FRANK. 201 NEVILLE BLR. Nebraska Lands. 473 ACRES 100 PER CENT EFFICIENT LAND. Tills land highlyproductive, being sub- Irrigated; sandy loam, raised crops every year since breaking sod, HO acres under cultivation, 60 acres good alfalfa, balance pasture, every foot can be farmed, small house, barns, sheds, corrals, granaries and garage, and in fact all ready to step In and begin producing and making money. Thres fine groves and small orchard, 3 miles from town and main line U. P. R. R., In good live community and convenient to good markets. A place to make money and to make an Ideal home, trees, shrub bery, garden, etc.; very easily grown and well adapted to climate. This is an ex ceptional place and well worth tho price I ask, $125 per acre; I have very good rea sons for selling. Write or Inquire Box 58, Ogallala, Neb. 2U0-ACRE STOCK FARM FOR SALE: Three miles west and one mile north of Ft. Calhoun, Washington county, Neb., 15 mllea northwest of Omaha. All fenced and cross-fenced with woven wire fence. 115 acres In cultivation, balance pasture, fine waterworks system and fine improve ments for raising and feeding hogs and cattle. Telephone connection and mail delivery at farm. Price $186.00 per acre. Inquire at Ft. Calhoun State bank or HENRY ROHWER, Fort Calhoun. Nob. HOLT COUNTY FARM FOR SALE 160 acres, located 6 miles from O'Neill, lies level, all good, black, sandy loam soil; produces any crop grown In Nebras ka; 20 acres under plow, balance hay land, which can all be brokon and profi tably farmed; price $45 per acre, one-half cash, balance good terms; will not be on the market long. See M. A. Larson, 4'entral Citv. Neb WRITE me for pictures and nrices mv farms and ranches In good old Dawes county. Arab. L. Hungerford, Crawford, Neb. WE lipeclallze in selling Nehrnaka ranch,... White & Hoover, 454 Omaha Nat l Bank Bldg. 160 ACRES improved, close in, paved road. "ii, tie necuntles Bldg. Wyoming Lands. WHEATLAND Wyoming farms, $60 per a.. including pam up water rights. Henry Levi & C M. Rylander, 854 Omaha Nat'l. PERSONAL CORA BeElINGY. Restful, magnetic, satisfactory treat ments; massage. Room 300, Bromley Bldg.. 208 South Thirteenth street, near Farnam. Hours 11 a, in. until 10 p. m. Automatic elevator to 3rd floor. THE Salvation Army Industrial Home so llclta your old clothing, furniture, maga zines. We collect We distribute. Phone Doug. 4135 and our wagon will call. Call and Inspect our new home. 1110-1112-1114 Dodge street MISS ALLEN Massage, facial and acalp treatment 1102 Farnam St. Room 2. MISS FISHER, sulphur, steam baths and massage. 379 Bran. Thea. Bldg. D. 1669. MAE BKUUMAN. aclentlflo masseuse and batha 20$ Karhach Blk. Red 1727 BATH and Massage, Miss Halran, 2221 Neville Blk. 0MAHA Bath Inst Electnc, steam or tub baths, massages of all kinds. $28 Neville Blk. Douglas mi. nth and Harney Bta. THE BEE; FARM LAND WANTED FARMS WANTED. Don't list your farm with us if you want to 1-eep It E. P. 8N0WDEN ft SON. 810 Eleotr Bldg noosl... ? r i MEDICAL RUPTURE successfully treated without a surgical operation. Call or write. nr Frank H. Wrav. 308 Bee Bldg. POULTRY AND PET STOCK tOlt SALE White leghorn laying hens one and two years eld. February and March white leghorn pullets, also white leghorn bahy chicks. Call Benson 753-W. 2,000 DAT-OLD-CHiCKSRoTks7Redsro'r-plngtons. Leghorns. Webster 1708. 2212 Charles WHEAT screenings, $3.60 per 100. Delivered Wagner. 801 N. 16th St.. Phone Doug 1141 FOR SALE Laying or" sotting hens," frjs aim Mill cniCKS. toirax 2356. WHITE Leghorn laying "hens. will sell all or part of flock. Ca!l Colfax 40S1. s UI1U1I does, breeding age. $1.50 eai h Telephone Benson 5fil. BEAUTIFUL nisle c.llio ,,Uppy for saU Telephone Harney 2374. MONEY TO LOAN Organhed by the Buslruss Meu of Omaha FURNITURE, pianos and notes as security 310. 6 mo., II. goods, total, $3.60. Emaller. larger am'ts. proportionate rate PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY", 4S3 Securities Bldg., 16th & Farnam. Tv. 666 LOAN'S OR DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY 1 C SMALLER LOANS. of 1 W. C. FLATAU fst S .f) 6TH FLR. SECURITINES BLDO. TT. 950. DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY LOAKsT Lowest rates. Trlvate loan booths Uarrv Jdsbnek, 1514 Pods. U 6lEtlJI91. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed bids will be received t ,h .fn. of the County Clerk, at Hastings, Adams County. Nebraska, until I a. m Thursday. July 18. 1918. for the grading and improv ing of State and Federal aid Protect iv v and Incidental work on said project cms win oe opened at the office of the Board of County Supervisors nf iH.n,. County, at their office In the court house promptly after the time for recelvimr l.iri. has closed. The proposed work consists of ronitnt.i. Ing approximately 93 15 miles of earth roArt. The approximate quantities are: sti.i.mo cubic yards earth excavation. 633 cubic yds. mile hauling earth or clay. 6 lineal ft concrete pipe. 12 In. 3,356 lineal ft concrete pipe, 18 In. 624 lineal ft concrete pipe, 24 In. 78 lineal ft concrete pipe, 30 In. (2 lineal ft concrete pipe, 36 In. 24 lineal ft concrete pipe, 60 in. 681 cublo yards concrete. Estimated cost $137,448 43 10 per cent engineering and con tingency 1S.744.84 Total estimated cost $41,027.17 Certified check 6 ber cent-of amount nf bid. Plans and apeciflcatlona for the work may be seen and Information may be se cured at the offices of the County Clerks of Kearney, Adams, Clay and Nuckolls Counties, respectively, and the office of the State Engineer. Lincoln. Nebraska. The State and Counties reserve the right to waive all technicalities snd to retecf anv and all bids. ' .7. 11. VASTINB, County Clerk, Adams County. GEORGE E. JOHNSON, State Engineer. 114, July 2-5-9-1216. No. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed bids will be received at the office of the county clerk, Gandy, Logan county, Nebraska, until 2 p. m., Saturday, July 10, 1918, for the grading and Improving of State and Federal Aid Project No. 13, and Inci dental work on said project. Bids will be opened at the office of the Board of County Commissioners of Logan county at their office In the court houre promptly after the time for receiving bids has closed. The nrnnnaA witrlp ...( nf nnBa,..n, ing approximately 17.1 miles of earth roads. The approximate quantities arc: 70,030 cubic yards earth excavation. 11,690 C. Yd. miles hauling earth or clay ii uneai leei corrugatea pipe, is-in. 48 lineal feet corrugated pipe, 24-in. 101 cubto yards concrete. Estimated cost .. $32,928.61 10 per cent engineering and contin gencies 3.292.36 Total estimated cost $36,216.92 Certified check, 6 per cent of amount of bid. Plans and apeciflcatlona for the work may be seen and Information may be se cured at the office of the county clerk of Logan county, the county clerk of Mc pherson county, or the office of the state engineer, Lincoln, Nebraska. The state and counties reserve the right to waive all tech nicalities and to reject any and all bids. JOHN ARMOUR, County Clerk, Logan Count GEO. E. JOHNSON. State Engineer. Noll6 Jly2-5-9-12-16-19 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed blda will be received at the office of the County Clerk at Auburn, Nemaha County, Nebraska, until 1 p. m., Tuesday, July 16, 1918, for the grading and Improv ing of state and federal aid project No. 2. and incidental work on said project. Bids will be opened at the office of the Board of County Commissioners of Nemaha County, at their office In the court house, promptly after the time for receiving bids has closed. The proposed work consists of construct ing approximately 67.25 miles of earth roads.' The approximate quantities are: 258,000 cubic yards earth excavation. 560 o. yd. mile, hauling surfacing ma terial. 700 lineal feet concrete pipe, U In. 182 lineal feet concrete pipe, 24 In. 1S2 lineal feet concrete pipe, 80 in. 44 lineal feet concrete pipe, 36 in. 230 cublo yards concrete. Including rein forcing. lineal feet corr. pipe, 15 In. dla., 16 gu. 18 lineal feet corr. pipe, 18 In. dla., 16 gu. 18 lineal feet corr. pipe, 24 In. dla., 16 gu. z nneai reet corr. pipe, 36 In. dla.. 14 gu Estimated ccst $74,927.60 Engineering and Contingencies... 7,492.76 Estimated Total Cost $R2,420.36 Certified check t per cent of amount of bid. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen, and information may be secured, at the office of the County Clerk of Nemaha County, ofllce of tha the County Clerk of Richardson County, the office of the County Clerk, Otoe County, or at the office of the State Engineer, Lincoln, Nebraska. The state and counties reserve the right to waive all technicalities and to reject any and all bids. C. O. SNOW, County Clerk, Nemaha County. GEO. E. JOHNSON, State Engineer. No. 112-JuJy 3-B-9-12-16. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed bids will be received at the office of the county clerk, Grand Island, Hall County, Nebraska, until 2 n. m WerineiHnv July 17, 1918, for .grading and Improving oiaie ana federal am project No. 3, and incidental work on said project. Bids will be opened, at the office of the Board of Countv Commissioners of Halt County at thetr office in the court house promptly after the time, 'or receiving blda has closed. The proposed work consists of construi ng approximately 22.25 miles nf earth ron.tu The approximate quantities are: 96,000 cubic yards earth excavation. 958 lineal ft, 18 In. concrete pipe. 120 lineal ft.,'24 In. concrete pipe. 48 lineal ft, 80 In. concrete pipe. 24 lineal ft, 36 In. concrete pipe. 24 lineal ft., 48 In. concrete pipe. 150 cublo yards concrete. Estimated cost $36,225.60 10 per cent engineering and con- tlngencies 3,623.56 Estimated total cost $39,848.16 Certified check, 6 per cent of amount of bid. Plans and specifications for the work may be seen and Information may be se cured at the office of thoscounty clerk of Hall county, or at the office of the Stato Engineer, Lincoln, Nebraska. The State and County reserve the rlpht to waive all technicalities and to reject any and all bids. J. E. LYLE, County Clerk. GEORGE E. JOHNSON, State Engineer. No. 11S. July 2-5-9-12-16. Daniel Hirsch Awarded Chicago Uni. Scholarship Daniel L. Hirsch, 3409 Burt street, member of the Omaha High school 1918 graduating class, has been award ed the honor entrance scholarship in the University of Chicago. The scholarship was awarded for high grade work in the high school. Mr. Hirsch is the only Omaha pupil to re ceive this honor. OMAHA, TUESDAY. JULY 16, 1918. LEGAL NOTICES. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS; Sealed bids will be received at the office of the, county clerk. North Platte. Lincoln county, Nebraska, until 1 p. m., Fridav luly 1, 191S. for the grading and Improv ing of State and Federal Aid Project No. 10. and Incidental work on said protect Hide will be opened at the office of the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln county, at their office In the court house promptly after the time for receiving bids hs closed. The proposed work consists of construct ing approximately 19.1 miles of earth roads. The approxiisMte quantities are: t02, 700 cubic yards earth eneavsMon 6.044 C Td. mile hauling clay or gravel. 674 Lineal feet concrete pipe, IS In 8 lineal feet concrete pipe, 24 in. 20 lineal feet concrete pipe. S6 In. 98 cubic yards concrete. Estimated cost 139.116 34 Ten per cent engineering and con- "-ncle $.911.63 Total estinated cost $43.027 97 Certified check for I ner rent .t of bid. """"" Plana and speclflcatlona for the work may be seen, and Information k. -- cured at the office of the countv clerk of Lincoln county, or at the office of the state engineer. Lincoln. Neb. The state and county rrrve ths right to waive all technics lilies nd-to reject any and all blda A. S. ALLEN, county rierk, Lincoln County OEORGE E, JOHNSON REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Nellie W. BiMige and husband ""to Myrtle, C. Perkins, n. w. cor. sutv . fifth and Grant sis.. 50x125 . ;s0i v. . rveiiiieny ann wire to Sum ner Packing Co.. Y St. 75 ft. west of Twenty-seventh St., no. side, 60x l'4 , j. Andrew Chrlstensen snd wife to John Tnmtrlr. Sixteenth St., 60 ft, north of Canton at., west side, 40xl"7 Sixteenth St., 60 ft. north of cn- ion si , west side. 10x634 John Wilkes and wife to W. N. Bar bam, Young st 150 ft east of I'hlrty-thlrd at., no. side, 60x123 Barker Co. to Robert A miev 676 700 wife. Nicholas St., t S3 ft. west of Oregon Trail, so. side, 47x120 6 ,f Denes Rose and wife to Margsret B Crane, s. w. cor. Forty. fifth snd Burt St., 70x124 , Start Campaign to Raise Fund for Omaha Soldiers Teams of soliritnts will tiri ursday niorniiiK to raise nleiWc nf $.'.000 for the new Omaha soldiers and sailors war fund. C. S. riiillips of the Chamber of Commerce war ac- uviues committee is captain in charge of the solicitation and the ob ject is to Ret pledges of sums to he paid to the fund monthly for the period of one year. The fund will be drawn on to pay for entertainment given to departing soldiers and to soldiers passing through the city. It will also be used to buy articles to send to Omaha soldiers. When men leave for the training camps they arc given post cards with in structions to write their wants on them and mail them to the Chamber ol Commerce Scores of these cards have been re ceiver! and many are b,emg received tiaily at the Chamber of Commerce Among the most popular requests are for cigarcts and razor blades. Half a dozen packages of the former are sent promptly to the boys who re quest tiicm. Une boy asked for a book on gas engines and this also was found and sent to him. Another asked the chamber to find his suit case which was lost when he left Omaha . . ,. ! LOUDCll AUthOriZCS Purchase of Fire Hose City council committee of the whole authorized the purchase of 6.0C0 feet of new tire hose as per recommenda tions of Chief Salter of the fire de partment and submitted by Commir sioner Ziniman. The hose will cost $1.10 per foot and the business was divided anions; three bidders. An optional order for 3,000 feet will be placed, to be filled if funds during the last of the year will permit. Chief Salter would not recommend pur rliase of the hose offered at 85 cents, 90 cent and ?l per foot. Fred Rogers to Oppose McDonald in County Race Fred Rogers, Omaha automobile man and former superintendent of the Douglas county hospital, has an nounced he will file for the republican nomination for county commissio-er from the First district. He will op pose Henry McDonald in the pri maries. Mr. Roarers was sur)erintpnrlint nt the Douglas county hospital for two years and five months, a record term lor that position. OMAHA GENERAL MARKET Reef Cuts Wholesale prices of beef cuts effective July 15 are as follows: N'n 1 l"ins, 371,4c; No. 2 loins, Jolic; No. 3 1,1 "Vic; jo. l riba, 3354c; No. i ribs, :i-".nc; No. 8 ribs, 16c; No. 1 rounds, 2c; No, 2 rounds, 2Sc; No 3 rounds, 22V4c; No 1 chucks, 23c; No. 2 chucks, 22c; No. 3 i "o; wo. 1 plates, 16c; No 2 Plates, 16c; No. 3 plates, 14c. Fish Catfish, odd sizes, large, 28o lb halibut, 23c lb.; black cod, large .Izes, 16c lb.; trout, size to suit, 23c lb.; Koyal White Chinook salmon, 20o lb.; whitefish, 18o lb : yellow pike, 21c lb.; pickerel, 13o lb.; Red Cinnok salmon, 26c lb.; blood-red bullheadi large, 21c lb.; medium, ISo lb.; rock baas' i lb. each, 20c lb.; yellow rln perch. lb. each, 190 lb.; herring, 11c lb.; haddock, 12c lb.; steak cod, eastern, 16c lb.; crap, plea, 2022c lb.; buffalo, large, 14o lb.; white perch, llo lb.; carp, large, 12c lb.; steak cod, western, lie lb.; gulf red snapper, :':'c lb.; frozen large basa, 20o lb: frozen skinned whiting, odd sizes, flaky, almost boneless, 15-lb. baskets, per basket, 12.66; round, 7o lb.; frozen round pink salmon, 14c lb.; frozen red salmon, 22c lb.; frozen Pink salmon, 20c lb.; frozen sturgeon, 16o lb.; frozen Spanish mackcred, 17o lb.; fozen native fall mackerel, 21o lb.; frozen floun ders, 12c lb.; frozen soles 12o lb.; frozen western red snapper. 10c lb.; frozen silver smelts. 12c lb.; frozen No. 1 white mullets rc lb.; frozen Canadian Tulllbee whitefish, average K lb.. lOo lb- frozen rrnrllon wliltnfish, large, dressed or round 18o lb.; frozen Canadian dressed pickerel,' 13o lb.; frozen Canadian round pickerel, 10c lb.; frozen dressed herring, large, o lb.; round, V; lb.: biiracuda, 4c lb.; sea rock basa. 1 in lb.; roe shad, 24c lb. fruits orangs: 80s. 96s, ,126s, 3S8i. 324s. il 130s, 176, 216s. 200,, 260s, JOO. Lemons: Sunkiat, $10.60; Red Balls, 10 .00. HaiiHiias, 7c -to 7fco lb. Peaches: Califor nia, SI 15 box; Klbertas, 83.25 bu. ; Georgia Klbertas, 6-bssket crate, 13.25 erafcs. Duma. I'alifornia: Tragedy, Santa Rosas, $2.1.0; ilhn.Dc and Hurbanks, $2.25. Apricots, Washington, $2.26. Cantaloupes: Standards. 45m, $l.on; ponys, 54s, $3.f,0; flats. 12 to 16, $1 .50. Watermelons, 3c lb., crates cttra. VegetablesLettuce: Head. 4.00 era's; heait, $1.1::. doz. ; leaf, 60c doz. Cabbage, OO-lh. crates, 4Vio b. Onions: Yellow Cali fornia in 100-lb. sacks, 3 Vic lb.; home groun, :ne loz. Radishes. 30c doz. Pota toes, uni, 3 ' "j c lb. Asparagus 60; di x. Michigan clery. 60c doz. Telephone peas, K.o Ih. '.'in 'umbers, $2.00 box. Beans, -..an an green, $1 50 basket. Summer squash, $100 iloz Meets, 4o 40Z Carrots, 40o doz. Artichokes, $1.60. Clreen peppers, market basket, $1.50. Tomatoes. 4-basket crate, $1 .60. Limes, $5.00. Garlic, 17c. Egg plants. $2.00 box. Miscellaneous Crackerlack, checkers, chums, $5.i,0: '4 cases. $2.85. Ear popcorn, H'ic lb.; shelled popcorn, 1-lb. pkgs., 4-doi case, $4.00. hree B. honey, 1-lb. glasses, 1 doz. case, $3 80. Salted peanuts, $3.00. reanuts, 17c to 20o lb. Turpentine and Kosin. Savannah (ia.. July 15. Turpentine stea.ly, K',r; sales, 102 bbls.; receipts, none; shipments. 211 bbla.; stock, 23.693 bbls. Rosin Firm; sales, 738 bbls.; receipts, 163 bbls.; shipments, 1,235 bbls.; stock. 78. 663. Quote: B. D, $9.80; B, F, $9.88; O, H. $9.10; I. $10 16; K, $10.95; M, $11.0$; N $11.1$; WO, WW, $11.11, ' ' OMAHA LIVE STOCK Cattle Receipts Heavy, Num bering 7,200 Hea-i; liberal Run of Hogs; Sheep Trading Slow. Omaha, July 15. 1918. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs Sheep. Monday estimate .... 7.800 io,:,oo 10.300 f-ame days last eek.. 6.300 11.31 t:.ss3 Same days J mks. ago. . 7,095 9.917 n!oi7 Same days 8 wka, ago. 6. 097 l.i.(!, 1 :! . 4 1 s Same days year ago.. 1,07;. 7.!i79 '.'.470 Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock yards. Omaha, for :4 hours ending at 3 r m, July 15. uis: R ECE1PTS CAR I .OS I s Cattle. lL'its Sheen H'r's C. M. St. P 14 24 Wabash 1 Missouri Pacific 3 Union Faclflc 5t 16 54 1 C. A N. W., east 1; 3 ? C N. W.. west 1M ! T H C, St. P., M. O... 6 7 t" . B. & Q , east 1 4 1 C, B A Q , wost 6 4 1 C R. 1. P., east ..15 Illinois Central 5 S Chicago lit. Western.. S 4 Totsl receipts S 1 7 14.'. DISPOSITION -HEAP. Cattle. Hoii Morris ft Co 99 t.iios Swift A Co l,7tr t 771 Sheep MO 1.949 9.219 2.M7 Cudahy Tacking Co.. 1.3:9 l Armour Co l,r;s .147 Schwarti 4 Co !.tT .T. W. Murphy ? ,4.16 Lincoln Packing Co. s o Parking Co... i iidahy. K. C Armour, 8, St. P W. B. Vansant Co. . . Hill A Son K. B. Law is J. B. Root Co Rosenstock Bros..,.. F. O. Kellogg Werthelmer Degen H. F. Hsmllton Sullivan Bros Hlgglns Huffman Roth ilaasberg Banner Bros .lohn Harvey .lenaen Lungren . . . Pat re Pay Other Buyers 4rt 19 4i7 37 A 347 116 47 4:u 7 41 ft n 9 US 471 144 4 716 1.43 Totals 9.104 10.740 Cattle neeelpls this morning were heavy numbering 7.20O head or Soj cars, an trading was anywhere from steady to 22 lower on beef sleers offerings snd the mini lty of arrivals was by far tho commones of any day for ths past several weeks. There were very few conif.-d steers on sal and good to choice hsvey kinds were qnot able from $17.f,0 to SIS on, medium grade from $15.25 to $17.00. while common wanned up broiiRht anywhere from Sr.'.uO to $14..:,0 A. few desirable beef cows sold steHily with last week, but bulk of the offerings on the In between sold 2,',c lower. DeMriil.l feed era were steady and stock cows and helf ers were weak to 26c lower than last week Quotations on cattle: flood to choice heeves. $17. 60JJ 18.20; fair to good beeves $16. 50(tt 17.25; common to fair beeves, $12 00 (ffU.OO; good to choice yearling". $16 443? 17.50; fair to good yearlings, $1 2 .60 W 1 6...0 common to fair yearlings. $9 . OOifJ 1 1 .00 good to choice heifers, $1 l.OOdr 13.26; good to choice cows, $I0.50'13 00; fair to good cows. $8.60010.60; common to fnlr cows $7.2r.8.50; prime feeders, $1? r.OffU.lO good to choice feeders, $lt O0(tf13.50; fair to good feeeders, $3.00ijf 11.00; common to fair feeders, $7.00'(7'9.75; good to choice Blockers. $9.75iff 11.75; stock heifers, $7.60 (89.00; stock cows, $7.0iij!8.00; veal calves, JS.0018.fiO; hulls, stags, etc., t!-60 K 1 2. 00, Hogs There were 149 loads of hogs re ceived at this market today estimated at $10,600 head, a fairly liberal run for the first day of the week. Hblppers bought a few loads during the early hours at close to steady prices, packers securing several loads at 6010c lower trran Saturdays average market. Ths market firmed up a little as tho morning advanced closing at. around steady prices compared Willi Saturday. The bulk of the sales today was $17.0017.20 with a top of $17.45. Sheep There were 41 loads of sheep re ceived here today estimated at 10,300 head, this was a fairly liberal supply for ths first day of the week and with another heavy run at Chicago, the trade wai slow In get ting under way. Sheep were quotably about steady, but no trading had been done at this time. In lamba prospects Indicated steady to weaker prices. Quotations on sheep: Lambs good to choice, $17.0018.60; lambs fair to good $14.tnoi7.00; lamb feeders, $14.60ff16.76 yearlings good to choice, $13.no14.00; yearlings fair to good, $l2,75tff13.00; year ling feeders. $11.001911.76; ewes good to choice. $11,0012.25; ewes fair to good $10,000)11.00. Sheep. No. 60 ewes 64 ewes 35 Idaho fat ewes 168 Wyoming fat ewes 26 Idaho fat wethers 145 Idaho feeder yearlings. 28 fed fat lamba A v. . 82 . 95 . 92 . 94 .106 . 61 . 66 Trice. $ 7.00 11.50 10.60 11.75 12.75 15.70 18.00 Chicago Live Ktock. Chicago, July 16. Cattle Receipts. 20. 000 head; market good to choice beef steers steady to strong; others and butchers tin even, alow to 2Co lower; calves mostly 26c lower; stockers and feeders steady; beef cattle, good to choice, $16. 7618.10: com mon and medium, $11. 60f 16.76; butchen stock, cows and heifers, $8.25014.76; can ners and cutters, $7.258.26; stockers and feeders, good, choice and fancy, $10.60 13.00; common and medium, $8.2610.t0; veal calves, good and choice, $l.00j16.60. Hogs Receipts, 42.000 head; market mostly 10c to I6o higher; top on fancy light, $18.25; bulk of sales, $17.30018,10; butchers, $17.$flS110.16; packing, $17.00 17.76; light, $17.900(;18.26; rough, $16.4016.90; pigs. $l.76fff 17.2S. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 24,000 head; sheep and heavy yearlings steady to strong; Umbs unevenly lower, medium kinds mostly 60c down; few best western steady to out siders at $18.75; packers, top, $18.50; top native lambs, $18.26; feeders steadv; lambs, choice and prime, $18.25(.18,76; medium and good, $16.6018.26; culls, $12.0(iiji 1 6.00. Kwes, choice and prlni, $ 1 2.75 , 13.60; medium and good, $10.69 12.75 ; culls. $5.00 ill v.ou. Kansas City Live Slock. Kansas City, Mo., .luly 15 Cattle Re oeijiis, .i.ooo nean: market weak; prime ieu eiBBra, sii.zawjg.zu; dresned beef steers, $13.6017.00; western steers, 10.50Jj18.00: uumern steers, 87. on iff, 15. 00; cows. $7.00 13.00; heifers, $s.0016.00; stockers am. reeaers, $8.0(1015.50; bulls, $7.5010.f,0 calves, $8.0014 50. Hogs Receipts, 11,000 head; market 10c niBiier; ouik, i6.uo(&) 17.10 ; heavy, $17.70 17.86; packers and butchers. $17. 8017 so light, $17.60(617.70; pigs, $16.6017.26. Bheep snd Lambs Receipts, 6,000 head market steady; lambs, $16.00018.50; year lings, $14. 0017.00; wethers, $10 000ii8 00 ewes. $8.00(813.10; stockers and feeders, St. lx.uls Live Stock. "'' Louis. July 15 Cattle Receipts ii,ouu neaa; market lower; native beef ie.m, Ki.biiwn.no; yearling steers snd heifers, $7.604il6.0O: cows. 1 7 nnifn ir.. stockers and feeders. $8 50(12 00; fair to pumo soutnern beef steers, $10.0ff&,17.7o Doer cows and holfors, $fl 00 13.00; native cnivea, (. d.(tfil7. on. Hogs Receipts, 13,700 head; market low er; lights, $17.70017 83; pigs, $17.3517.75; mixed and butchers. $1 7.60i; 17 76; good heavy, 17.6017.75; bulk. $17.6517.80. Sheep and Lambs Iteo-lpts, 2,00 hoed; market steady; lambs, $14 .MO'dils.oO; ewes IU.O012.00; canners and choppers, $5 004 10.00 filonx City Live Stock. Sioux City, la.. July 1 4 Cattle Receipts, 1,000 head; market steadv, weak; beef steers, $9.75 1 6.25 ; fat. cows and heifers, $8. 600112. 50; canners, $6.50,7.75: stockers and feeders, $9.8010.50; feeding cows and hlfers, $8.008.75. Hogs Receipts, 7,000 head: market 10c lower; light, $17.26; mixed, $17.76; heavy, $16.90; bulk of sales. $1 S.S(i 1 7.25. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, none, not iuoted. St. Joseph Uva stork. St. Joseph, July 16. Cattle Receipts, 2, 500 head; market lower; steers. $U'.O0fi 18.00; cows arid heifers, $7.00&16.50; calves, $7.0013.60. Hogs Receipts, 7.000 head; top, $17.76; bulk of sales, $17.60017.70. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 800 head; market lower; lambs, $13.00 1 8.00; ewes, 6.0012.00. Kansas City Grain. Kansas City, llo., July 15. Corn July, 1.60Tt; August, $1.62; September, $164. St. lyouls drain. St. Louis. July 15. Corn August, $1.64.; September $1.64. Oata August, 74c; September, 72 c. Minneapolis (Train. Mlnnsacolls. July 16. Corn Nn 1 v.nn- $1.601.70. Oats No. $ white, 7677. Flax $4.6704.40. J. I GRAIN AND PRODUCE Wheat Arrivals Ara 152 3ars; Prices 2 to 5 Centi, Lower; Corn Off 1 to 5 Cents; Oats 2oclin Omaha. Julv IK Receipts of grain today were heavy neai wun Jii cars, corn 131 cart, oata cars sni none of rye or barley. Corn prices were 1 to I cents lower with the bulk In all varieties going at consider able decline. Trading waa slow for the early market, buyers giving attention largely to wheat. The market wss Inclined to be dull. Oats were neglected early In the day. Of fer sold tt cent off for early trading, Wheat showed a decline of J to 6 cents. One car of No. 3 barley brought $1.10. No sales of ry wer made, l'rlces In these grains were nominally unchanged. PRIMARY MOVKMKNTS. Receipts for wheat today were 2,410,000 bus. against 442.000 bus. year ago. Receipts for corn today were 1,137,000 bus against S13.00O bus. a year ago. Receipts for oats today were 1. $36,000 bus against $18,000 bus. a year ago. Shipments for wheat today, $79,800 bus. against 281.O00 bin. a year ago. Shipments of corn today. 422.000 bus. againt 6f.6,00 bus. a year ago. Shipments for oata today, 330.000 bus. s gainsi M.D.ium a year ago. rorn- No. 3 white: 9 cars. $1 94; $-B car, '.. "". "hlte: a cars. $1.88. No. !.,.. j, cars, fi.is. no. s wnite: l car. t 73; 1 car, $1.70. Sample white: 1 ears, $1.86. No. 3 yellow: t cars, $1 68. No. 8 yel- iow. cars, lie,; i csrs, $1.86. No. -..,,. i.up, ti n, no. a yenow: I care. $1 1.6. No 6 yellow: 1 car. $1.60; 1 car, ei.io. nampre yellows 1 car, $1,80; 1 car, 1 rr- H an; l car, $1.30. No. 4 rolled: 1 car, $1.,',7 (nrar yellow); 1 car, $1.66. No. mixed. 1 car, $1 60; J cars, $1.47; 1 ear, i ... sample mixed: 1 car. $1.37; 1 car, i car, i.s3; 4 cars, 11.30. Oats No. 2 white. 1 rsr. 74 1 car, 74 : No. 3 white, 9 ears, 74 No. 4 v iii i , j cm rp, t Hsrley No s. 1 ear. $1.10. RRCKIPTS IN OTHBJR MARKETS v, heat Corn Oats i nu ago n Minneapolis 10$ nuluth Kansas City 1061 St. l.ouis (8 Winnipeg ion 140 137 68 113 Chicago closing prices, furnished The Bee hv Logan A Bryan, stock and grain brokers. 11 e""'" omeeiiin street, umaha: Corn. I " " Inly 1 89 1 3H 181 1 $ 1(0 Aug. 1 0l, i (4 169S 1 34 131U "H't. 1 80 1 4U 169H 1 83 160 Oats. i July 74',, T84 T4 T Ttt Auk. 1 78, 7$li 73H Sept. 70'i 71 691, 714, 70 I'ork, I 'n'y 44 70 44 70 Sept. 46 10 46 (0 4$ 10 46 (0 46 14 Lard. Inly 16 JO 21 10 Sept. 26 10 26 26 26 16 14 3$ 26 II Itlbs. .luly $4 80 24 37 124 30 14 IT 24 31 Sept. 24 67 24 76 i4 6 34 76 14 87 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Corn Marks Oversold anil Prices Advance Sharply as Hears Seek Cover. Chlcsgo. July 16. Assertions that tbe number of cars In many sections waa not plentiful had a bullish effect today on com, and so. too, did a good slsed reduction of the visible supply total. The finish was un settled, 3i to 24 cents net Jilgher, with August $163 to 31.63H. and September 8I.63U to $1.63. Oats gained o to lo. Provisions closed unchanged to 10 cent higher. Upturns In the value of oern followed an early decline due to favorable weather and big receipts. It soon became apparent, how ever, that the market was In a heavily over sold condition. Aggresive buying on tha part of strong commission houses ensued and auring tne last half of the session beara wore fighting among themaelvea to get grain nain. i.nner aucn oircumstancss, the fact that the visible supply showed a decrease nf 683,000 bushels for the week gave strength io ins Duns, especially as gossip of some lightening of the car aituatlon was current Crop reports were auspicious, but failed to act aa an offset. Oats paralleled ths action of Born. Emnrt- era were asking for offers, and It waa aald int duu.uuu Dusneis were loaded bere today iur icursian oay. strength of hogs and grain Imnartsd firm. ness to provisions. Besides, weskly exports naif inrgv. New Tork General Mark el New Tork, July 11. Flour Nominal springs, lt0.90ll.E0; winters and Kansas, 111. 35(111.75. Corn Spot, easy; fresh shelled No. I vel- Iow, 12.03; No. 3 yellow. 11.9341. eoat and freight. New Tork. Oats Spot, unsettled; standard, 090c. "ay uuiet: no. l. it. 45011. 60: No. 1 11.30 1.40; No. 8. 11.0001.16. Hops Quiet; atate, medium to choice, nil. juun.ic: hub. nominal: Faoiria eosat 1017, 2023c; 1916, 14iSU6o. Tork Firm; mess, I47.6048.00; family, o.i.ud; snort clear, HS.OOtP&l.OOO. J.ara Firm; mlddlewest, $26.30fflJ.tf; tallow, firm; city speclsls, loose, 17c. Rice Nominal: fancy headed. mmtOUn- blue rose, ii$ic, New Turk Coffee. Now Tork, July 16. An easier turn In Brazilian marksts led to scattered liquida tion and selling by local or New Orleans trade Interests, in coffee futures bere today. The opening was four or five points lower In consequencs, but there was a moderate de mand from Wall atrset sources and after tha early offerings had been absorbsd. nrices rallied, with December selling up from 1,71c to 8. sue snd May from 9.09o to 1.13. The loss wss net three points higher to ona point lower. July, 1.39c; September, 6.67o; October, 8 64o; December,- 1.79c; January, sue; ii a it ii, a. sue; May P.IJo. Spot coffes, quiet; rio, 7s. I. So: Santos fours, 11 3 -8c. P Chicago Provision. Chicago, July 15. Butter Market high- r; creamery, 389430. Eggs Market stesdy; rscsipt. 19.871 cases; firsts, 37tji39c; ordinary ftrats, 36 4fSic; at mark, cases Inoluded, 36 38c. Potatoes Market lower; receipts, 66 carai Virginia barrels, $59.26; Kentucky Rose, $2.7602.90; Louisiana white, $3.7603.86; Mississippi Triumph, $3.0003.10; Illinois Karly Ohio, $2.60027.6; California red, $3.00 03.25; California white, $2.9008.00. Poultry Alive, steady; fowls, 3o; springs, 36c. Kvaporated Apple and Dried Fruits. New Tork, July 15. Kvaporated Apples Kasy; state, 13016. Prunes Firm; Callfronlas, 716o; Oregons, 1414c. Apricots Dull and easy; choice, 16o; ex tra choice, 17c; fancy,, 19c. Peachea Steady; standard, 113120; choice 13014c; fancy, 1314c. Ualslns Steady; loose muscatels, lo; choice to fancy seeded, 1014 i≪ seedless, 9 Valine; London layers, $3.00. Dry Goods. New Tork, July 15. Wash goods today were more active, many openlnga being an nounced for the day. Print clothe and sheetings were In more active demand, but sales were restricted. Wool goods were firm with few mills making offerings of any aort for civilian purposes Burlaps were steady. Sugar Market, New Tork. July 16. Sugar Raw, steady; centrifugal, 6.066e. Refined augar, steady; cut loaf, 19.00a; crushed, 8.76c; Mould A. 8.00c; cubes, 8.25e; XXXX powdered, 7.70c; cowdered, 7.65c; fin granulated and Dia mond A, 7.60c; confectionera A, 7.40c: No. 1. 7.36c. Kansas City Provision Market, Kansas City, Mo.. July 15. Butter- Creamery, 41c; firsts, 3lc; aeconda, 3lc; ili-ll!K, .)C. Kkks Firsts, llo; seconds. 10c. Poultry Hens. 25e: roosters. istio- broilers, 30c. MetJ Market. New Tork, July 15. Metal exchange 'inotes lead quiet; pot, 18.06; apelter, dull; --ia i di. j.,ouis aeuvery. spot, $1.6091,60. At London Spot CODrsr. 122: electrolvtl.. 125; tin, 355; lead, 2$ 10a; apsltsr, 64. London Money. London, July 15. Silver Bar, 41 l-16d per ounce. Money 2i per cent. Discount Rates Short bills, 17-33 per ent; three months' bills, 1 17-82 per cent. Cotton Future. New Tork. July 15. Cotton futurea onened steady; July, 27.70c; October, 34.46c; Decern- ovr, to.iac, January, il ls; March, 2I.7VC. Mew Tork Cotton. New Tork, July 16. Cotton clossd tlm at Bet 4VTU8t Of If t4 11 ltJ . NEW YORK STOCKS Market Values Depressed bj Resumption of the German Drive; Leaders Rally When Supported. New Tork. July 18. The' war situation was the dominant faotor la today's toc market, prices receding 1 to 3 points soor. after the opening on news of the resump tion of the long-delayed German drive In France. The weakness waa manifested before mid. day, when additional foreign advices sug. gested fresh complications In the Russian situation, but the list strengthened later leadera rallying 1 to 3 points on fair sup port and short covering. The professional character of the trading was again atteated by the gyrations of cer. tain specialties, of which Sumatra Tobaeer. ' snd General Motors were shining examples Sumatra fell 4 points and rallied 4. anrt General Motors recovered all but a point ol Its 7-polnt break. United States steel suf. fered 3-polnt decline during the morning hut waa first among the leadera to herder In the general Improvement of the final hour, reducing Ita loss by two-thirds. Reactions of 1 to 8 polnta In Distillers Industrial Alcohol, Marine nreferrod. Reet for fc7 Sugar, Oils snd Metals, were Irregularly retrieved, and minor specialties, notably fertilizer, were strong, ahowlng gains ol 1 to I points, v Ralls made less progress toward recovery than epeeulattve Issues, Reading, aa an In', stance, making up only a small part of It 3-polnt loss, while Union Pacific, denoted pressure. Reports from western termlnils wsre con. fllctlng, showing a wide range from the corresponding period last year, but trade conditions In that section continued satis factory. Bonds were Irregular, speculative Isaurif yielding slightly. Total sales, par value aggregated $4,700,000. V. 8. Old 3H's rose per cent on call. Closing Sales. High. Low. Bid 600 67 68 66 Am. Beet Sugar . . Am. Can 7. mil 47 46 4 Am. Car A Poun'y 2800 84 828, 13 t ti 76 76 Am. locomotive . l.noo 4 Am. nmeit. A Rsr. Am (user Ref. , . . Am. Tel. A Tel. .. Am. Z L. A S... Anaconda Copper . Atehlaon AQ4WI8SL Baltimore A Ohio. B. A S. Copper . . , 900 77 Ill . 1.000 16 96 96 800 19 18 13 9.300 67 U 17 400 86 84 84 600 103 101 103 300 64 64 64 400 28 17 17 300 18 18 II 1.200 147 146 146 1.400 67 66 66 I 1.100 41 40 41 92 600 34 13 23 Cat. Petroleum ... Canadian Faclfto , Central Leather ,, Chea. A Ohio C, M. A St P.... a A N. W C R I. A P. ctfs.. Chlno Conner 19 U Colo. Fuel A Iron , 1.600 45 4441 45 U. Corn Prod. Ref. ... 40,100 44 43 44 Crucible Steel .... .4,200 66 63 64 Cuba Cane Sugar . s.900 8144 31 II U Distillers' Securities 6,300 66 63 64 84 Krle 400 15 16 15 General Electrlo .. 400 145 146 146 U. Ganeral Motors ... 1,500 150 144 149 OL Northern pfd go Ot. Nor. Ore ctfs.. 13.100 II 11 11 U Illinois Central 9u Inspiration Copper. 3.600 63 61 69 u Int. Mer. Mar. pfd. 17,000 96 13 96 internat'l Nickel . 3,300 30 X9 29 Internat'l Paper 400 35 85 36 300 18 18 1$ 1,400 83 32 82 200 118 11$ 116 400 38 37 31 1,800 17 II 37 K. C. Southern . . Kennecntt Copper. Louisville A Nash. Maxwell Motors .. Mex. Petroleum ... Miami Copper .... .... 39 Missouri Paclfla ., 1.300 23 800 66 H 23 4 65 .... 19 71 71 16 87 .... 103 7 87 .... 28 .... 28 Montana Power . . . Nevada Copper . . . New Tork Central N. T., N. H. A H. Norfolk A Westsrn 800 1,800 71 17 Northern Paclfla . 900 17 Paclfla Mall Pac. Tel. A Tel. .. Pennsylvsnla Pittsburgh Coal .. Ray Consol. Copper 300 44 100 60 400 34 44 60 34 48 60 23H Reading 40.400 89 86 87 Rep. Iron A Steel . 10,300 9184. 88 904 18 16 83 82 23 23 unaituoK An. cop. loo 18 southern Paclflo Southern Railway . Studebaker Corp. , Texaa Co. , 800 13 600 13 1,400 44 43 44 800 147 146 146 1,300 131 130 121 1.100 133 120 11(1 'i Union Paclfla ... U. 8. Ind. Alcohol unitsa mates steel 136,700 104 101 103 U. 8. Steel pfd j 1 1 Utah Copper 700 10 10 80 Wabash pfd. "B" , , , , , 24 u Western Union , .... ti ' Westlnghouse Else. 109 41 41 Total sales for tha day, 475,000 shares. New Tork Money. New Tork. July 16. Mercantile Paner Fbur and six months, I per cent. stsrllnr sixty-day bills, 14.72: de mand, $4.71 6-16; cables, $4.76 7-11, Francs Demand, $6.71; cables, $6.69. Oullders Demand, 61 c; cables, 61 c. Lire Demand, $8.83; cables, $8.80, Silver Bar, unchanged: Mexican dollars. unchanged. . Time Loans Strong: 60 days. I tier cent bid; 10 days, I per oent bid; six months. per cent bid. Call Money Firm; high, ( per cent; low. 6 per oent; ruling rate, I per cent; closing bid, 6 per cent; offered at per cent; last loan, 6 per cent. U. S. Is. reg .. II Ot. Nor. 1st 4a 16 do coupon ... II III. Cen. r. 4s 77 U. B. Is, reg .. 99 Int. M. M. 6s.. 96 do coupon ... 98K. C. 8. r 5a.. 79 17. S. Lib. 8a. 19.1 LAN. un. 4s.. 14 U. S. 4s. reg ,.106M. K. A I. 1st 4s 10 do coupon ..106 Mo. Pao. cen. 4a 58 A. F. Sea. 6s .. 97Mont. Power Is. 18 A. T. A T. elt 6s 87 N. T. C. deb. Is 94 Anglo-French Is 92 Nor, Pac. 4s ,, II Arm. A Co. 4a 83 Nor. Pao. la ... 60 Atchison gen 4s.. 810. 8. L. r. 4s... 61 B. A O. ev. 41 78Pac. T. A T. 6a 10 Beth. Steel r. 6s IS Penn. eon. 4 Vis 94 Cen. Leather 6s . 93 Penn. gen. 4s 83 wen. rao. 1st ,. 7 7 "4 needing gen. 4s 81 A O. ev, 6s. . 81 S L 4 8 F a 6s 68 C B A Q 1. 4s.. 1480. Pao. ev. la II C M A 8 P 0 41 76 80. Ry. 6s 90 CRIAPRr4s67 'Tex. A Pac 1st 83 c. A B. r. 4i 71 U. Pao. 4a ... 14 D, A R. O. r. 6s 61 U. 8. Rubber I 79 D. of C. la ('11) 91 U. 8. Steel la.. 18 Erie gen. 4s .... 64 Wabash 1st ... 12 Oen. Elee. 6a .. 11 French gov 6s II -iiia. 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