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THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1918. MISSION PEACE OF U. S. COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL i - Chart Prepared Which Shows Membership and Duties of Large American Organization. Paris, Dec. 8.-;The plan of organ izing the United States peace miss ion, which is now tentative, but hich in its essentials undoubtedly will stand unchanged, "shows the body which will look ont for America's interests when the world's delegates gather at Versailles as comulcte in every detail. The chart of the organization, which has been , prepared here shows the large Amer ican organization headed by the members of the peace commission itself, with the chart lines running from this group to that of the fourth secretary, John Grew, to the second, or liaison and diplomatic in telligence group, and the third, the group of advisers, principally tech nical, with large staffs of assistants. Under the liaison and diolomatic intelligence group are military and naval olhcers, including the com mander of American expeditionary forces, naval and military attaches and foreign representatives. Under some of these heads are officers dealing with the peace commission, delegates of organizations, diplo mats and ceremonial officers, whose duties will be along such lines as the making of formal falls and at tending to similar matters. One or the other of the two as sistant secretaries will have within his secretarial duties the looking af ter the printing of communication, the distribution of press information, filing of reports, coding matter for transmission to the signal corps and wire terminals, etc, A sub-branch of the. liaison and diplomatic intelligence office Is a bureau in which American civilian activities will be represented, such as those of Herbert C. Hoover, the food administrator, the Red Cross, the Y. M. G A., the ICnights of Columbus, the Knights of Pythias, the Salvation Army and the ,war trade board. Heydler Slated for Election As Head of National League Cincinnati, Dec. 8. August Herr mann, chairman of the National Base Ball commission, said today that action would be taken at the National League meeting in New York next Tuesday to resume the league schedule and to elect John Heydler, president of the organiza tion. ' "We are going to start right where we were when the war stop ped us," said Mr. Herrmann. "We will not stop until the game is back upon its old footing. We shall vote to resume the National League schedu'e and we shall make John Heydler president in name as well , as in fact." BRINGING UP FATHER CopTrttht, Ilt fnternsMnnal Servle. Drawn for The Bee by George McManus I I I II IIWVbTHM 'ft T" u.t I 'KWK U " , . (Ill ftl I WHERS ooe I IfVjU- II I V . ccqJ '' - M"' Market and Industrial News of the Day OMAHA PRODUCE LIVE STOCK Morrti It Co Swift & Co Cudahy racking Co... Armour St Co flchwarts A Co J. W. Murphy Morrli Co., Sioux City. Total Omaha, Deo. T. IS 18. DISPOSITION. Ho. SIS 1,857 2,"4t 1,610 1 458 414 .7.461 SKINNER PACKING :OMJRA,NY pouitky BUTTER EGGS 1116-1118-DOudlos St: Tel-Douglas 1521 v THAOI Receipts wer Cattle. Hoss. Sheep Official Monday 14.854 10,020 14,481 Official Tuesday ...12,497 17,711 11.1SI Official Wednesday.. 10,040 11,036 11,658 Official Thuraday... 7,163 14,620 1,934 Official Friday 3,234 11 691 8,623 Estlamte for today.. 400 6,700 2,409 Total thl week.... 48,091 82,677 47,044 Total last week 38,241 68,378 44 977 Two weeks ao 61,945 60,771. .69,141 Three weeka a to. .. .64,614 61,676 17,971 Thl week lait year.. 61,001 61,881 71,882 Receipt) and dlapoiltlon of live itock at the Union Stock yards, for 14 hours endlnf at 3 o'clock yesterday: RECEIPTS. 1: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. H's. Missouri Pacific .... 1 Union Pacltlo t 18 1 C. A N. W east 11 1 1 C. A N. W.. west. ...17 16 1 C, St. P., M. & 0 8 C, R. & Q., east.... 1 1 II C, I). A Q., west.... 1 14 .. ., C. R. I. A P.. east 11 C R. t. A P., west.. 2 Illinois Central 3 .., . . Chi. Qt. West 2 . f).. Total receipts 21 96 IS 1 Cattle Receipts of cattle were light es timated at 400 head making supplies for the week 48,000 head. Trading was nom inally steady on beef steers and around 25c higher than last week's close for de sirable corn fees and westerns. Good to choice corn ted steers sold this week at 15.00011.00, and medium gradea at $11.60 14.50. Cows close with a weak under tone and draggy. but ISc to 10c hlxher than last week, best kinds at 1.501 1.60. and medium grades at 17.50 1.00. block ers and feeders ruled strong all week on the weighty grades and 25c to 50c hlghei Stockers were unchanged. Quotations on Cattle Choice to prim beeves, tlT.3S18.B0; good to choice beeves 915.50 17.00: fair to good beeves. $13,259 16.00; common to fair beeves, $9.0012.76; good to choice yearlings 110.00 17.60; fair to good yearlings. I12.00gjl5.60i com mon to fair yearlings, a.B0ll.50j choice to prime grass steers, $15017: fair to good grass beeves, $1316; common to fair grsss besvet, $9.00911.60) Mexican beeves, $8 10; good to choice heifers. 00 12.60; stood to choice oows, $8,609 11.00; fair to good cows. $1.5097.60; com mon to fair Obws, 14.M08.tO; prime feed ers. J12.50fpl6.00; good to choice feeders, $10.00912.60; fair to good feeders. $8,509 9.50; common to fair feeders, $6.6096.50; good to choice stockers, $9.25910.25; stock heifers $6.0097.261 stock oows, $5 00 6.25; stock Calves, $8.50(J9.60; veal calves. $7.60913.60; bulls, stsgs. eto., $7.00910.00. Hogs Hog receipts today war estimated at 6,700 .head, making total receipts for the weeli 81,677 head, around 14,000 head mors than last week. Prloes today do not look much different from yesterday, trads presenting a somewhat wavy appearance as to strength and weakness. On the whole trade Is quotably steady with yesterday with bulk $17.00917.40 the lower end be ing forced downward becaus of ths large proportion of light hogs. Top was $17.45. Prlcss ar 16930o lowsr than last Satur day, Sheep Sheep receipts today were esti mated at 3,400 head. Arrivals for the week ar little different from last week, mm ULWiijijUt mm 0 S .$ HI I Vii MAXIMUM FOOD PRICES. Tho Price Fixing committee of Douglas I county has named the following prices, j neianers are . noi permitted to cnarge more than these prices. Brown sugar per pound $ .11 Sugar, per pound 11 Flour (Nebraska) 24 pounds No. 1 1.50 48 pounds No. 1 2.90 Bulk, per pound 07 Hominy ,06 H Oswego cornstarch 12Vt Cornstarch 10 Corn Meal, per pound Whit 05 Yellow , , 06 Corn Flour , 05 Potatoes, per pound: No. 1 Red ; 02 H No. 1 White 03 '4 No. 3 02 Butter, per pound: Creamery, No, 1... , 71 Creamery, No. 2 63 Eggs: Selects, storage 64 No. 1, storage 60 Bread (u. 8. standard loaf wrapped): GRAIN MARKET 12-ounce single loaf - 11-ounc loaf (3) 18 -ounce loaf !4-ouncs load .:. Crackers (Victory): Oatmeal Oraham Corn Soda Rice (in bulk) per pound: No. 1 No. 2 Barley flour .0$ .16 .10 .15 .10 .JO .20 .20 .15 .05V Rye Oraham flour, 14-pound sack. 1.60 In bulk, per pound 07 Oatmeal (In bulk) per pound 07 Beans, per pound: Navy, No. 1 11H Pinto, best, No. 1 10 Bacon, per pound: No. 1 whole pieces wrapped 57 No. 1 whole pieces unwrapped . ,66 No. 1 sliced 85 No 2 whole pieces wrapped .... .54 No. 3 whole pieces unwrapped .. .(3 No 3 sliced 60 Ham (whole): No. 1 skinned 42 No. 1 regular 42 Shoulder .28 Lard, per pound: No. 1 pure 35 Compound .30 Oleomargarine (In cartons) per pound: No. 1 42 No. 2 35 Nut Butterin (In cartons) 38 New cabbage, best quality, per pound 03 Corn Syrup (In cans): 14 pounds 15 3 pounds 20 5 pounds 45 10 pounds 85 Note 1. These prices ar for cash over ths counter. Not 3. An additional charg may be mad for delivery or credit to customer, Same price for rye or graham. Bread prices ar for cash and carry or credit and delivery. ,,.JIJ although there Is a noticeable let-up t receipts of feeders. Trade has been fair ly good all week, demand being sufficient to create an active market with a clear ance of pens each day. Fat lambs are selling mostly from $14.50 to $16.16 on the close 1015o higher than a week ago. Fat awes have shown some strength and are changing hands at from $8.00 to $9.00, Wethers are quotable at $10.00 10.50 and yearlings 110.60911.00. Feeders are steady to 26o higher, lambs Selling from $13.00 to $14.15. Quotations on Sheep Lambs, good to choice. $14.60915.16; lambs, fair to good, $11.00914.60; lamb feeders, $11.60914.00; yearlings, good to choice, $10.00911.00; yearlings, fair to good $9.00910.00; year ling feeders, $10.00010.60; wethers, fat. 19.00910.26: weather feeders. $8.(0910.60; ewes, good to choice, 18.5099.00: ewes, fair to good, $7.00 S f 0; ewes feeders, $8.5097.50; cull ewes, $4.5096.50. Chicago Lire Stock, fhlcago, Dec. T. Cattle Receipts, 6.000 hesd; market, compared with a week ago, beef steers, 15 60o higher; butcher stock, up 50975c; bulls, 25960 o higher; calves, higher; desirable feeders, strong to 26c higher; others, steady. Hogs Receipts, 32.000 head; left over from yesterday, 37,168 head: market slow, trading confined largely to good hogs, such selling steady to 10c lower; light and packing grades neglected; big supply of hogs going over In first hands; thoussnds without bids, killing facilities being over taxed; pigs and underweights, unevenly lower; butchers, $17.4017.75; light, 116.8517.60; pa-king, $16.76917.16; i throwouts, $16.76916.50; pigs, $14.00 Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1,000 head; market, compared with a week ago, fat lambs, 169 150 higher; yearlings, mostly 15o higher; wethers, 25950o up; ewes, strong to 25 0 higher; feeders, steady. Omaha, December 7, 191$. Receipts of grain ehowed fairly liberal for wheat and corn. Oats continued light Arrivals were 89 cars of wheat, 78 cars of corn, 24 cars of oats, 4 cars of rye and 4 cars of barley. Corn sold slowly at prices ranging from 2u to 6c lower. The demand was good, but traders failed to meet readily on prlcce. Oats were 4o off. Barley was lo to 2o lower and ry unchanged. OMAHA GRAIN MOVEMENT. Week Today. 89 78 34 4 Ago. 58 36 37 15 25 Receipts Wheat Corn Oat Ry Barley .... Shipments Wheat Rt Corn 21 Oats it Rye Barley j RECEIPTS IN OTHER MARKETS. Wheat, Chicago i7i Kansas City 72 Rt. Louis 64 Minneapolis .... .... .610 lluluth , 443 Winnipeg 839 rear Ago 47 41 33 31 I Corn. Ill 31 69 59 31 13 18 13 Oats 175 6 17 Oats No. 3 white: 6 cars, TOc: sample white, 1 car, 69Vc, (special billing.) Rye No. 2 rye: 1 car. $1.61; No. S: 1 car, $1.60. Barley No. 2: 1 car, 7o; rejected; 1 car, $1.95 (smutty), Wheat No. 1 hard: 1 car, $2.19V4; l ear. $2.19; No. 2 hard: 3 cars, $2.17; l car. $2.16; 1 3-6 cars, $2.16 (smutty); 3 cars, $2.16; No. 1 hard: 1 car $2.13 (smutty); No. 1 spring: 3-5 car, $2.18; No. 2 spring: 1 car, $1.13 (smutty): No. 3 northern spring, 1 car, $2.13 (smutty): 1 car, $2.09 (smutty); No. 2 mixed: 3 cars, $2.11. Corn No. 3 white: 1 car, $1.41; No White: 1 car, 11.39 (new; No. 4 white, 1 car, 11.39; No. 6 white: 1 oar, $1.16; I car, 11.95 (new); No. t white: 1 car, $1.86 o. yeiiow: i cars, 11.40 (new); No. t yellow: 2 cars, $1.39 (new): 1 car. $1.31 (new); No. 5 yellow: 1 car. $1.41 tnewli l car, ii ii (oiaj; l car, 11.35 (new); sam ple yellow: 1 car. $1.37tt: 1 car. $1,211: No. 3 mixed: 1 car. $1.40; 1 car, $1.39; No. 4 mixed: 1 car, $1.40 (old); 3 cars. 31.38 (old to new). j FINANCIAL New York, Deo. 7. Ralls, shippings, steels, motors and oils were the features of today's dull but fairly broad stock mar ket, pools abandoning specialties, notably tobaccos, The demand for rails converged largely around low-priced Issues such as Texas Pacific, Missouri Pacific and St. Louts A San Francisco, common and preferred, the former displaying especial activity at an advance of I points. Canadian Pacific was the only Investment of high grade transportation to display more than mod erate strength, other transcontinental, grangers and coaler closing at normal gains or losses. Manns common and preferred and Pa cltlo Mall again featured the shippings, rising 1 to 3 points. United States Steel soon threw off Us Initial heaviness, gain ing slightly over a point, Petroleums were steady to 'firm and Stuts repre sented the motors, gaining 114. ' Utilities were Irregular on the heaviness of Amerlcsn Telephone, Brooklyn Transit snd Interborough Consolidated and the better known specialties wers dull, mostly at slight gains. I The bank statement presented no changes of striking Interest, except for sn Increase of slightly more than $47,000,000 In actual loans and a gain of almost $6,500,000 In excess reserves, the latter, however, hardly offsetting last week's heavy contraction. Further weakness !h Liberty Issues marked the trading in bonds, the fourth 4(4s falling to a now low price at 95.82 and the 3s repeating the year's mint mum at 97.20, Total sates, pr value, aggregated $4, 875,000. Old United States bonds were unchanged on call Muring the week. FACT NUMBER ONE about Home Builders' Plan . 1. Koine Builders builds only to order as gen- " eral contractors for the builders' profit. 2. Home Builders builds where it furnishes a part of the money needed, taking a mort , gage as security on the completed stricture, or 4 Home Builders builds where the owner fur nishes all the money needed. Home Builders does not own nor deal in real estate. Home Builders has not $1.00 mortgage or bonded debt and never signed a promiss6ry note nor assumed obligations beyond current monthly bills. ' ) Home Builders building operr.lons have been in Omaha nly. 3. 4. 5. 6. fQ Guaranteed Ydu on, $1.09 Sharer ; Tiflc&l Agents American Security Co., fWl-a it 1Vt Omaha, Neb. HOmC llnttttOrSfrQ, A. Rohrboogh, Present. gacoitroiuTC r Sloot City 1AV Stock. Sioux City. la., Dec. T. Cattle Receipts, 600 head; market steady; beef steers, $8.00 914.50; canners, $5.0096.80; stockers and feeders, $7.00913.60; cows and heifers, $5.50910.00. Hogs Receipts, (.500 hesd; market steady; light, $1 $0017.30; mixed. $17.10 917 10: heavy, $17.00917.35; bulk of sale, $17.10917.25. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1,000 head; market steady. City- Live Stock. Kansas City. Mo., Deo. 7. Cattle Re celpts, 600; steady; steers, $1M020.00; western. $11.00 9 16 00: cows, $5.25913.50; heifers, $7.0013.60; stockers, $6.60 jflS.60; calves, 16.00 9H.60. Hogs Receipt, 1,000: steady: heavy, $17.00917.70: butchers, $17.25917.70; lights, $17.00917.55; pigs, $12.60914.60. Sheep Receipts, 600; steady; lambs, 11I.0091S.50; yearlings, ' $10.90911.00; wethers, $1.00910.50; ewes, $8.0091.25; Bt, Joseph Uv Stock. St. Joseph, Mo., Dec 7. Cattle Re celpts, 700 head; market steady; steers, $8.50910.00; cow and heifers, 15.60916.00; calves, $.00 9 14.0. t . Hogs Recelnts. 7.009 head: x market hfiver; top, $17. CO; bulk. $16.(0917.45. Sheep and Limbs Receipts, non: mar ket nominally steady! lambs, $12.609H 40: ewe, 17.0tg9.60. Drf Geode. Nw Tork, Dec T. Cotton good and yarn were 'Very quiet today and price caste. Wool markets were dull; bur laps, oulet: raw silk, ealer. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company 6's I D0Ex1321 a( 99 nJ Accrued Interest. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Dec. 7. Bears had thinsrs much their own way In the corn market today. owing chiefly to expected big recelDts on Aionuay ano to the loosening of some of tne wartime curb on trading. Prices. although steady at the finish, were 1r to 2ttc net lower, with January. ll.SSVt to $1.28 and February, $1.21 to $1.21Vi. Oats closed V4c to lc down, and provisions oir vc to it. Liquidation, stop-loss selling, bear pres sure and apparent lack of buying power all contributed to the weakness shown In the corn market. Even the usual week end adjustment of trades brought about no Important rallies, Extension of deal ings Into May was generally regarded as an advantage to short seller and was taken to Indicate that emergency restric tions might soon be dispensed with alto gether. Besides, country offerings, es pecially from Illinois and Iowa, were said to be broadening out to a notable degree, and there were predictions that receipts hero Monday would total 600 car. Oat descended with corn. On the de- oilne, however, there was fair buying, said to be against Omaha and Minneapo lis shipping sales to the seaboard. Scattered selling was sufficient to make provisions reflect the downturns of grain and hogs. May deliveries bor the brunt of the pressure. Open. High. 1 Low. Close Corn - i January .... 1.30 l.lO 1.27H 1.314a February ... 1.2m 1.29 1.27 H 1.21 Oats 1 January 72 .7254 .H -11 February ... .71 .72 .71V4 .71 H Pork January .... 41.16 4100 41.10 May 45.00 146.00 Lard January .... 28.15 26.20 26.16 26.15 May 25.45 26.45 25.25 i 26.27 Ribs ! January .... 26.60 25.62 (26.61 21.51 May 114.80 14.10 34.60 24.$2 ' Cash Quotations. Corn No. 3 yellow, $1.50; No. $ yellow, $1.45; No. 4 yellow, 11.37 H to $1.40tt. Oats No. 3 whits, 73974c; standard, 7SUO74K0. Rye No. 2, $1.6291.61. Barley 90O911.03. Timothy $8.00911.00. Clover Nominal. ' Pork Nominal. Lard $16.16. Ribs Nominal. , St. Lotll Groin. ' St. Louis. Dee. 7. Corn December, $i.!6U asked; January, $1.12. . Oats December, 72fto asked; January, 71C Kansas City Grain. Kansas City, Mo.. Dec. T.-Corn D oember, $1.36; January, $1.34'. February, $1.33. . Mew York Coffee. New Tork, Dec. T. Conflicting opinion were still expresssd in coffee circles here today as to whether members of the ex change at the meeting on Monday morn Ing would decide to resume business in futues. Ths situation in other respsots was also reported unchanged, with the spot market entirely nominal owltur to the scarcity and Irregularity of offerings. The only business reported In the cost and freight market was a small sale of 8antos 4s and 6a at 30.15c, steamer shipment, American Credits. The official cables showed a decline of 76 ret in the Rio market. The Santo pot market wa not quoted and future were 76 rei lower to 160 rei higher. Turpentine and Rosin. Savannah, Ga., Deo. 7. Turpentine Dull, 65c; sales, none; receipts, 375 bbls.; shipments, 21 bbls.; stock, 30,711 bbl.' Rosin Firm to nominal; sales, 341 bbl.; receipts, 120 bbls.; shipments, nones- stock, $9,637. bbl. Quotation: B, D, E, F, O and H, firm at $13.40; H, $13.65: K, $13.60; M, $11.00; N, $l.T0; WO, $11.10; WW, 1H.10. ( New Tork Cotton Future, ! New Tork, Deo. 7. Cotton future opened easy; December, 3,7.25c; January. 31.10c to 36.60c; March, 25.46c; May, 34.$0c; July, 33.10c - . - Kansa City Produce. Kansas City. Mo., Deo. 7. Butter1 and Poultry Market unchanged-. Eggs Firsts, 13e; seconds, lOo, . , New Tork Cotton. New- Tork, Dee. , T. Cotton Market closed steady at net decline of 4197 points. . . Linseed. Duluth, Minn., Dec T. Llnsesd J.45H. Am. Beet Sugar. . American Can . . Am. Car & F"dry Am. Locomotive Am. S. ft F Am. Tel. & Tel. Anaconda Copper AO&WISSL Atchison Bait. & Ohio Butts & S. Cop. Cal. Petroleum.. Canadian Pacific Central Leather Ches. & Ohio.... C. M. ft St. P... Chicago- ft North. C R I ft Pac. ctfs Chino Copper.... Colo. Fuel ft Iron Corn Product Rf. Crucible Steel. . . . Cuba Cane Sugar Distiller's Beo... Erie General Electric Oeneral Motors.. Ot. Northern pfd 0. North. Ore e. Illinois Central.. Inspiration Cop. 1. T. Mar. pfd... Inter. Nickel Inter. Paper. . . . K. C. Southern.. Ksnnecott Copper Louis & Nash... Maxwell Motors Mex. Petroleum.. Miami Copper... Missouri Paclflo Nevada Copper. . N. Y. Central N.T. .N.H.AHart. Norfolk ft West. Northern Pacific Pacific Mall.... Pennsylvania . . . Pittsburgh Coal Ray Con. Copper Reading Rep. Iron ft Steel Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studebaker Corp. Texas Co Union Pacific .. U. 8. Ind. Alcohol U. S. Steel U. S. Steel pfd.. Utah Copper.... Western Union., West'house Else Beth B Sales. High. Low. 600 69 59 900 45 45!4 600 85 84 1,000 84tt 83 10,900 103 102 1,700 66 65 400 110 109 "ioo 65 it" 200 21 21 200 21 21 500 161 161 1,400 61 60 300 67 67 1,100 28 27 300 38 37 1,800 47 47 1,100 69 56 300 31 30 200 ' 48 48 1,100 19 18 300 97 97 300 31 31 l'.SOt 48 47 10,900 113 112 700 32 31 400 31 81 400 20 20 900 36 35 h. 400 29 29 1,900 160 161 3,900 21 27 200 19 18 IOO 36 36 " '706 16 ' 9" 600 33 33 500 47 47 600 600 8.600 3,100 6,500 300 300 200 23,600 300 900 84 76 102 31 82 185 130 100 96 112 78 83 76 101 31 52 185 139 100 96 111 78 1,600 65 66 Bid. 59 46 85 62 83 102 66 110 94 65 21 21 161 61 67 47 99 27 37 39 47 67 80 48 19 16 126 93 31 98 48 113 33 31 20 36 119 - 29 159 24 28 19 78 3 106 91 33 47 46 22 84 76 102 31 (2 185 129 100 ee 111 78 31 43 65 New York Stock List. U -S. 2a. reg.. 93 'Ot. No. 1st 4s 12 do coupon .. 91 111. Cen. ref. 4s. 85 U. 8. 8s, reg.. 81 Int. M. M. 6s.. 102 do coupon ..83 K. C. S. ref. 6s 86 U. S Lib. 3S.97.60L. ft N. un. 4s 81 tU S 4s. reg..l06M.K. ft T.lst4s 70 do coupon ..101 Mo. Pao. gen. 4a 64 Am Fr. Sec. 6s 99 Mont. Power 6s 92 A T. ft T. e. 5s 96 UN. T. C. deb. 6s. 100 Anglo-French 6s HNo. Pao. 4s.... 18 Arm. ft Co. 4s 860. 8. L. re. 4 87 Atchison gn. 4s 16'Pac. T. ft T. (s 5 B A O. 0. 4s 64 Fenn. con. 4s Beth. Steel r 6s 88 do gen. 4s.. 93 Cen. Leather 6s 16 Reading gen. 4s 89 Cen. Pac. 1st. 83S.L. ft S.F. a. 6s 72 C. A O. cv. 6s.. 18 So. Pao. cv. 6s. 103 C, B. ft Q. ). 4s 15 So. Railway 5s. 96 C.M.ftS.P 0 4s 83 Tex. ft Pac. 1st 90 C. R. I. ft P. r 4s 75Unlon Paclflo 4s 89 C. ic S. r. 4s.. 7U. 8. Rubber 6s 37 D. ' R. O. r. 6s 69 U. 8 Steel 6s.. 100 D. of C. 6s(1931) 97 Wabash 1st .... 95 Erie gen 4s.... 6f Fnch. Gvt. 5s.l03 Dsn. Else. 6S.. 100 'Bid. (Offered. LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS. Oysters Northern Standards, per gal.J iuii quts., sue; run pts., 46c. North ern Selects, oor sal 13.26: full otn . ISc: full pts., 60c; Northern Counts, per gal. 13 50; full qts., 96c; full pts,, 65c. Chesa- neaae standards, per gal., $1.35; full qts., 70c; full pts., 40o. Chesapeake Selects. per gal., $2.70; full qts., 75c; full pts., 45c. Blue Points, per hundred. $1.60. Wholesale price of beef cuts, effective uecemner , are as follows: Loins: No. 2, 33c; No. 3, 17c. Ribs: No. 2, 25c; No. 3, 16c. Rounds: No. 3, 23c; No. 3. 16c. Chucks: No. 2. 20o; no. 3, 14c. nates: No. 3, 14c; No. 3, 13c. Celery Mammoth, per dos., $1.25. Whalemeat per lb., 20c. Fish Francy frosen Whlteflah," medium round or dressed, In box lots, per lb., 19c; fancy frosen Whltefish, Tulllbee round. In box lots, per lb., 14c; fancy frozen Pickerel, medium Jacks, rrt , In box lots, per lb., 10c: fancy frozen Pickerel, medium Jacks, dressed. In box lots, per lb., 13o; fancy frozen Pike, pan froien yellows, rd in box lots, per lb., 19c. Lesser quantities lo per lb. more. Fancy frozen Bayfield Sllve. Herrlng, dressed, In box lots, per lb., 8c; less than box lots 10c per lb. Fsnoy frosen Superior Herring, rd., In sack lots, pel lb., 7o; less than sack lots lc per lb. more. Fancy pan frozen Whiting. Ocean Pike, rd., in box lota, per lb., 9c; fancy pan frozen Whiting, Ooean Pike, beadles and skinned, per lb., 19c. Fresh Fish Catfish, O. S. Large, per lb., 28c; Catfish, small and medium, par lb., 22c; Halibut, very scarce, per lb., 28o; Trout, per lb., 28c; Black Cod, per lb., 16c; White, dressed, 10c, rd., 28c; White, small, dressed, per lb., 18c; Pike, per lb., 30c; Black Bass, O. 8.. per lb., 35o; medium, per lb., 30c; Crappies. per lb., 20-22c; Soles, per lb., 14o; Buffalo, per lb., 18c; Carp, No. 1, per lb., 15c, Fresh Frozen Fish Catfish, large, per lb., 26c, small and mldum, 22c; Halibut, per lb., 24c: Black Cod, per lb., 16c; Sal mon. red, per lb., 22c, pink, 20o; Codfish Steakers, per lb., 15c; Haddock, per lb., 12c; Native Fall Mackerel, per lb.. 21c: Tlleflsh, per lb., 18c; River Sturgeon, per lb. 15c: Spanish Mackerel, per lb,, 16c; Silver Smelts, per lb., 10c; White Perch, por lb., 12c. j Kippered salmon, per lb.. 35c: smoked white per lb., 22c; Finnan Haddle. market. Delicacies Shrimps Peeled ral.. $2.50. headless, $1.76; Blue Points, per hundred, il.eu; Little Mack Cams. Der hundred. $1.50; Large Clams, per hundred, $2.50; Hard Shell Crabs, per dox., $2.75; Jumbo Frogs large black bull, per do., $4.00; Grass Frogs, per dos., 36c; Roe Shad, per lb., 25c; Shad Roe, per pair, 76c. Cider 14 gallon, Michigan. $7.00 to $7.60 keg. Fruits Orsnges: Florida Oranges, 21-250-288-324, $5.00; navel oranges, 176-200-216-215, $6.60; 160, $6.00; 126-288, $5.00; 100-96-80, $4.00. Lemons: Sunklst 300-360, $6.00; Red Ball, 300-360, $5.50, Limes: per basket, $1.75 to $2.00. Grape Fruit: Dr. Phillips, 64-64-60, $5.50; Dr. Phillips. 96, Jj.00. Satsumas: boxes, $5.00. Bananas: 7o lb. Pears: D'Anjous, $5.00; boxes, $2.50. Apples: Extra fancy Staymrn Winesaps, $3,00; fancy Staymen Winesaps, $2.76; extra fancy old fashioned Winesaps, $3.00; fancy old fash ioned Winesaps, $2.75; choice old fssh" loned Winesaps, 13.60; barrel apples, Baldwins, 2 grade A, per bbl, $6.00; Russetts, 2 grade A, per bbl., $6.00. Grapes: Imported Magalas, about De cember 20, per keg, $8.00 to $12.00. Figs: 248-oz., $3.25. Vegetables Onions: Red, 2c; white, 4c. Potatoes: No, 1 Ohios, 2c; No. 1 white, 2c: Neb. IT. S., No. 1 grade Ohio or white, $1.76 to $2.00. Lettuce: Iceberg head, $1.00 to $1.26 dozen; Iceberg head, $3.50 crate; leaf lettuce, 60c dozen,' To matoes: $3.00 lug. Cauliflower; $2.50 crate; Colorado, l!c lb. Beets, radishes, turnips: 75o dosen. Artichokes: $1.10 doten. Shallots, carrots, parsely: 7 60 dozen. Brussels sprouts: 15c lb. Spinach! lOo lb. Hot house cukes: $2.00 to $6.00 dozen. Peppers: $1.00 basket. California Jumbo celery: $1.26 dozen. Squash: 3o lb. Cabbags: 3c lb. Beets, turnips, car rots, 3c lb. Parsnips: 30 lb. Ruta bagoes: 3c lb. Sweet potatoes: Cali fornia crate tor arrival, $5.50; hampers, $2(60. Nuts Diamond brand walnuts: No. 1 8. S., sack lots, 33e, less 37c lb.; fancy budded, sack lots, 38c, less 41c lb. Med ium Brazils, sack lots, 38o lb. Filberts:' 20c lb. Almonds: 30c lb. Pecans: 28c to 30o lb. Black walnuts: 6c lb. Mixed nuts: 21o lb. Cocoanuts: Sack. $9.60; dozen, $1.26. Miscellaneous Cracker jacks, Checkers snd Cluxas: Case, $5.50; case, $2.86. Shelled pop corn; 4 dosen 10-oz. pack ages, $1.70; bulk, 12 o lb. Three-B honey: 2 dozen 6-os. jars, $4.10; 1 dosen 10-oa. Jars, $6.40. Peanuts: Jumbo, raw, 20o lb.: roasted, 33c lb.; No. 1, raw, 17o lb.; roasted, 20o lb, , 1 New Torn General. New York, Deo. 7. Wheat Spot, steady; No. 2 red, $1.24; track New York. Corn Spot, easy; No. 3 yellow. $1.63; No. 3 white, $1.60, cost and freight New York, m Oats Spot, barely steady; standard, 8388c. Lard Easy; mlddlewest, $26.50926.60. Other articles unohanged. jt Pike Officer Team Beats Dodge, 1 6 to 7 In Spectacular Game Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 8. Nearly 10,000 persons saw Camp Pike of ficer team beat Camp Dodge,) 16 to 7, here this afternoon, the victory giving Tike a tighter hold on its claim to the western football cham pionship. Lieut. Littlefield, the Texas half back, was the individual star of the game, repeatedlymaking big gains for Pike with his well di rected forward passes. Lieut. Bourl eske, left end, and Lieuts. Fort and Holloway, backs, also played stellar ball. Smith, Camp Dodge fullback, and Hayes and Jardin, ends, featured the playing of the visitors. Laing, right end, carried the ball over in the first quarter for Pike's first touchdown, and Quarterback Fort followed in the second quarter with a score. Fullback Smith scored for Dodge itvthe third. Basket Ball Schedule for "Big Ten" Schools Arranged Chicago, Dec. 8. The western conference basket ball season will open January 11 and close March 10, it was announced today. The schedule was arranged by univer sity coaches, who were in session here last night. The schedule per mits of 12 games and most of the "Big ten" schools will play 10 to 12 games. Those which will not play a full conference schedule will book games with Notre Dame uni versity and the Great Lakes naval training station team, which is com posed of former collegiate players. Bowling Tournament to Be Held at Toledo in March Toledo. Dec. 8. The 1919 tourna ment of the American Bowling con gress will be held in Toledo next March, starting probably about the eigth. The exact date will be ar ranged later, deoendina uoon the availability of the building in which t to he held, bv the executive committee which met here today. A. L. Langtry, secretary of the A. a C. of. Milwaukee, officiated. FHOTO-PLAT8. New' York Produce. New York, Deo. 7. Butter Market higher; creamery higher than extras, 61 70c; extras, 69o; firsts, 67t!c. Eggs Market firm; unchanged. Cheese Market higher; state whole milk, flats, fresh speolals, 37 c; do, aver age run, 86 c. Poultry Alive, steady; turkeys, western, 25c; others, unchanged. Quotation furnished by Burns, Brlnker ft Co., 441-62 Omaha National Bank build ing. Omaha. Stocks! Bid. Asked. Armour A Co., pfd 101 103 Burgess-Js'ash Co., 7 pet. pfd. .. Beatrice Creamery Co., pfd... 100 Cudahy Packing Co., com 129 Deere .A Co., pfd 96 Gooch M. ft E. Co., pfd 7 pet 17 Harding Cream Co., 7 pet. pfd 98 Omaha Roller Mill. 7 pet Omaha ft C. B. Bt. Ry. pfd 60 Orch'd ft Wh'm Co., T pet. pfd Swift International 44 Union P. ft L Co., i. pet pfd.. .. Wilson A Co., pfd 13 I 100 101 130 96 100 92 63 100 46 100 99 Bonos: Armour A Co., Is. 1911 1004 100 klraden Copper Co. s. 1131... 95 Cal., Stats of. Highway 4 pet., aerially 1936-41. Cudahy Packing Co. 7s, 1923.100 Dominion ot Canada 6s, 1926.. 16 Des Moines, la. City of, 4s, U Federal Farm Loan 4s 100 Kansas City Ry. 7s, 1921 13 Liggett A Myers Tobacco Co. , , 1131 ,91 Puget Bound Traction, Light ft Power 7, 1121 Seaboard Air Lin 6s, 191... 94 Swift ft Co. is, 1944 96 Russian (, per lBl.Koubles.164 Wilson A Co. v II Chicago, 111.. 1140 ' 7 inchanged. ' J ' 4. i . r-r t . . , -Butter Market .. 15 16 4 101 17 ioo" 101 17 11 91 97 97 165 16 Egg Receipt I, 213 case;, market un- changed. I , Potatoes Mai-kett fals-her! recelnts. 10 oars; Minnesota asd Dakota bulk, $1.50 ii.vs; Minnosoia ana uakota, sacks, ii.tiw 1.10: Wisconsin, bulk. $1.7501.16: Wiscon sin sack. $1.!01.10. Poultry Alive, market higher; fowl, Utile; springs, lie; turkeys, 26o, t v New lork Honey. New Tork, Deo. 7. Mercantile Paper Unchanged. Sterling Exchange Unchanged. Guilders Demand, 42c; cable, 42c. Francs Unchanged. Lire Unchanged, Mexican Dollars Unchangsd. Great Lakes Foot Ball Team to Make Towns of Pacific Coast Great Lakes, 111., Dec. 8. The most pretentious football trip of 1918 will get underway in a few days when the Great! Lakes Naval Training Station squad hits the trail for California, to play at the annual tournament of roses held in Pasadena- on New Years' day. The "gobs" will play the Mare Island Marines, or some other crack eleven on the coast. Only recently Great Lakes made a similar trip east playing at Anna polis, where they defeated the naval, academy 7 to 6. Thus in less than one month the sailor eleven will have traveled across the country. ' Coach McReavy will pick 26 of his 50 or more players for the trip, McReavy expects every player to be in good shape, He played Purdue with a team of cripples, but the long layoff should bring the ' invalids around in condition. Driscoll, since the Annapolis game, has been nurs ing a bad leg, and was in' no shape to play against Purdue. ' LOTHROP TODAY and TUESDAY ALICE BRADY, in "THE BETTER HALF." 24th and Lothrop STONEXy gi "THE MAN k Now Showing jgjjefl-ss- SfV v "The Border WireletV otamne WILLIAM k I Mara Western League to . Vote On Resumption . v Of Pre-War Base Ball Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 8. Bas ball in the Western league is to be, re-established on pre-war basis -at a meeting of the club owners fa.',; be held here soon after the annual meetings of the major leagues. Edward Hanlon, acting president '1 of the league, has announced that the call for a meeting would be is- sued shortly. Just what the makeup of the eirv; cuit will be for the . 1919 season -is not known, but .the organization I will be changed somewhat because , of poor patronage in some cities last season. It is regarded as a certainty that the leaguewill resume- ,"; operations next May. . , " Oklahoma City, according to all reports, will be retained In the lea-,, gue, with Jack Holland at the head of the club, the Joplin franchise, it is expected, will bfe moved to Tulsa, r Okl., unless Joplin shows a greater interest in retaining the club. House Moves Jnto Quarters ' of U. S. Peace Delegation ,P4ris, Dec. 8. Col. E. M. House was the first of the American peaca conference delegates to take posses sion of his quarters in the Hotel, Crillon, where apartment have been reserved for the delegation. The apartments are extensive ones on the third floor - of the building,.1, fronting the Place de la Concorde,.-, with the foreign office, where the . sessions, of the inter-allied confer ence arkheld, immediately across the Seine. . " Gen. Tasker H. Blifs. another of the American delegates, is moving into his quarters from Versailles today. t , " ! AMUSEMENTS, Phe D. 494 SUPERIOR VAUDEVILLE Dally Matinee, 2:11; Night. 6:11 Thll Wisk JULIUS TANNENlMMf. OORCC'S CELIBRI TIC8: ALBERT VERTCHAMPs Flihsr 4 Haw. ley: Ooslls . film; Bolllnter A RayssMit Emrun t Baldwin: AIIUS War Rvltw; Or. phsum Trawl Wwkly. , , ' MstlSM, Ito, 1M sn U. BoiH ssf ttatli, 10i snd 7H. Nlnht, lfto"28c, 78o 11.0". i I TODAY Mat, 2:15 Ev'ng. 8tlS LAST TWO WEEKS 42d Tim Tonight) Only 12 Mors Day tj The World's Greatest rnt rhi itititt , I'"' ' Daily Mats, 25c to $1.00. Night, 25c to $1.50 Today 2:30 MATINEES ft li DAILY, 25c. Tonight "A Little Mother To Be" A Drama of Justica to Unweddcd Mothers. Nltss, ISc, SSc, SOc, 7S. 1 THREE foi I? NIGHTS LCC. I Sat. M- Oliver Moroscoj PrsnM Charlotte Greenwood A SCREAM FROM START TO FINISH 4 P.IAo. N't', 60c to 92.00 rriCe St4 Mat., Bt Seats, $1.00 SO LONG LETTY "f m TWO SHOWS IN ONE "TITTLE MISS DIXIE"-"- Th Extremely Tlmoly Skit.' THE FOUR CASTORS Wltard of th Air y ;' ' GUEST & lEWlYN Comedy Entsrtslner ROUBLE SIMS l Comedy Cartoonist 1 William Fo - Presents Gladys , Brock well in' "Th Strange Woman." ' 'ecord Run I ear in New York; '. Year In London; 1 month in Chi-:!0. BILLY WEST In "The Pest." PATHE NEWS. Hope-Jon Pip Organ to Cost $29,000 Now Being Installed. lUsW .1 . Devoted to ' " BRILLIANT MUSICAL BURLESQUE Twice Daily Mat. TOD AY Final Performanc Friday Nlto J MAX SPIEGEL'S J Newest, Greatest Offering "." 'Cheer Up America!' Frank! Nibto, Eddi Lambert, Loo Hay and Diitinf ulshed Cast. A Patriotic Military Revue. Scenery and Costume of th Utmost Splendor. YANKEE DOODLE BEAUTY - CHORUS - i rffra ITues. and Fri. Nlte PER.' '" FECT FICURE CONTESTS open to local models. Trophy cup prizes ior Retder: Real!?, such an off wins as this. Is minutlr vnrthr of the 11 teals, but I slmnlr irouloVi stand for IncrtMlni prices. You set the benefit of mjr sHUnf tislit now iliow your sppreeieUoa. OLD MAN JOHNSON. Hit. 0rf. Evtsleit as . Ut,., . jo, 75 , 0wr Mats 15 and 25 VS . C.h!!" " V, l" 8 ioklr. LAD'H' 1fJe AT ANY WEEK TICKETS C DAY MATINEE Baby Carriage Carats In th Lobby. HOTEL FONTENELLE TEA DANCES Saturday Afternoons, 4 to 4 SUPPER DANCES J Monday and Saturday Evenings, 11 to 12:30 4 .