THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6. 1919.
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South Side
STOCK BUYER ON
SOUTH SIDE BACK
FROM ENGLAND
Industrial Unrest. Not So
Prevalent as In America
Saw Largest Market In
' World.
fter a two-months' sojourn In
England, visiting his- brothers and
sisters in Lancanshire, Sam Mort,.
hog buyer for Morris & Co., re
turned Friday and spent the day at
the South Side stock yards greeting
old friends.
Mr. Mort said he put in his time
visiting with relatives in various
parts of the British Isles since Sep
tember 12 and that it was his first
visit in 32 years. He said the coat
shortage was keenly felt in England
and it was a regular thing to spend
two weeks at a stretch in a house
toasting shins before an open fire
place, where inferior fuel was used.
Unrest Not Prevalent.
"Industrial unrest in England is
not near as prevalent as in the
United States," said Mr. Mort.
"Every able-bodied man over there
has buckled down to business and
strikes and labor troubles the but
few and of short duration. A short
strike, of three days, of freight
handlers occurred soon after I land
ed there.
"In some respects, the food situa
tion is a little more critical than
here. Most of the meats and staple
groceries are still being rationed by
means of a food-card system and
this system is so completely or
ganized that a householder must ob
tain a guest food card to allow
him to draw an extra allowance. ,
Meats of Prime Quality.
"I went through one of the largest
meat shops in England and perhaps
the largest in the world, the Smith
field market, while I was m Lodon.'
Most of tlje cattle and sheep car
cesses they had on display came
from the Argentine and Australian
markets, and the quality of this im
ported meat would open the eyes
of the average stock buyer in any of
the American markets. Beef car
casses from Argentine were literally
wrapped in fat, many carcasses hav
ing a surface layer of tallow three
and four inches thick. It was also
the same with sheep from Australia.
"They were of prime quality and
revealed .wide, plump backs, like
those of '300-pound corn-fed hogs.
American smoked meats are not in
great demand over there, home
cured or Irish bacon, seemingly to
be preferred. Smoked meats from
America appears to be too salty
for the average Englishman."
Stockman Attacks
Rail Service After
Long Trip to Market
That the government railways of
Russia furnished better service be
fore the war than the western stock
men are getting in this country is
the opinion of John Toro of Moor
croft, who came in Friday with a
shipment of cattle;
Toro said it took him six days
with his cattle to make the trip from
Moorcroft to Omaha and that the
cattle were held in the cars 56 hours
from Alliance to market without
food or water. He said 25 head of
dead cattle were pulled out of the
cars at Alliance and several more
dead animals at Lincoln.
"Although the transportation lines
under the control of the Russian
government vhad many drawbacks,
they were at least operated with less
friction and 'more intelligence than
the railways serving western live
stock interests this season," he said.
Toro is a leading farmer of the
Moorcroft district and came from
Russia 12 years ago, settling there
shortly after landing in Nebraska.
Woman Sentenced for J
Having Liquor; Husband
Fined for Vagrancy
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Rose Matanich, 5304 S o u t f
Twenty-seventh street, arrested
a charge oMllegal possession of in
toxicating liquors, after being found
guilty in police court Friday morn
ing, was sentenced to serve 60 days
in jail. -
Her husband, Louis Matanich,
charged with vagrancy, was fined
$50 and costs. The couple filed ap
peal bonds and were released.
John Dascovich, charged with at
tempted bribery, in connection with
the arrest of the Matanichs. was Re
leased on a bond of $1,000 and the
county attorney announced an in
vestigation will be made of the ale
leged attempted bribery charge, be
fore specifically charging Dascovich
with the crime.
Trusted Employe of
Packing Company Is
Charged With Theft
Edward ' Vogacy, 2508 South
Twenty-sixth street, for 25 years a
trusted employe of the Cudahy
Packing company, was arrested late
Thursday afternoon, charged with
the theft of 400 pounds of lead from
the tin shop of the plant.
Special Officers Jolly and Dever
eese arrested Vogacy, sifter tracing
him to his home following the theft
of the lead. At one time Vogacy
was foreman of the shipping depart
ment at Cudahy's, the officers said.
More recently he was employed as
a checker.
South Side Brevities
Mrs. F. L. Bird. 401 South Twenty
third street, returned thts week from Ex
;etslor Springs, Mo., and Is reported much
improved la health.
The W. H. and F. M. society of our
fellowship held an all-day meeting Thurs
Jav. December 4. at the home of Mrs. H.
J. Oswald, 150 D street
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Capron of Ord.
NVb., were visiting- friends on the South
Side this week and were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Pavid G. Sturrock.
The Ladles' Aid society of the Wheeler
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EGGS EXPECTED
BY RETAILERS
Food Commodities Continue
to Increase In Price Little
Relief Now In
Sight. '
At the rapid rate in increase in
the prices o( butter and eggs during
the last two months, Omaha will
soon be paying $1 a dozen for eggs
and $1 a pound for the best package
creamery butter.
Butter at present is retailing 'for
80 cents a pound and eggs selling
at the same price a dozen. Tub but
ter can be purchased for 72 and 74
cents a pound, with storage eggs
selling between 58 and 70 cents a
dozen.
The first week in October butter
could be purchased between 50 and
60 cents a pound an! eggs were at
practically the same price, selling
between 52 and 60 cents a dozen.
November 1 the best package cream
ery butter was selling for 75 or an
advance of 15 cents a round dur
ing the month. Tub Dutter re
tailed at 64 cents.
Egg prices advanced along with
butter, and by' the first week in
November they were retailing at 68
cents with storage eggs at 54 cents
a dozen.
Pay $1 in Chicago.
The fact that eggs are at pres
ent sellingfor $1 a dozen and butter
90 cents a pound in Chicago has
led local grocers to believe that the
"sky high" prices on these two food
commodities may soon reach that
price in this city.
Peanut butter, which is suggested
as a wholesohie substitute for but
ter, sells for 22 1-2 cents a pound.
Oleomargarine is selling for be
tween 30 and 45 cents a pound.
What few ducks and geese were
left over from the Thanksgiving sea
son are being sold for 33 and 35
cents a pound. Nearly all turkeys
on the local market, were gone be
fore Thanksgiving day. Grocers
promise that poultry will be plenti
ful for the Christmas season.
I Apples Are High.
Apple prices are still top notch
with the best Delicia apples selling
at $4.85 a box, with other brands
retailing between $4 and $4.35 a box.
The best cooking apples sell for 80
and 85 cents a peck. The new Cali
fornia navel oranges have arrived
and are being sold for 35 cents a
dozen. Some oranges are on uie
market for 45 cents -a dozeu.
Mixed nuts are 35 and 40 cents a
pound, with some places selling
them three pounds for $1. Black
walnuts are very plentiful on the
market and sell for 10 cents a pound.
Large English walnuts are 50 cents
a pound. , i
Dates are 45 cents a pound and
imported . figs are retailing for 60
cents a pound, with domestic 50
cents.
Small baskets of tomatoes are on
the market for 30 cents. Carrots,
radishes and onions are 5 cents a
bunch. Medium sized cucumbers are
25 cents each. Large onions are
selling for 12 1-2 cents a pound.
Christmas trees will not be plenti
ful this vear. accordine to local srro-
rcers, on account of the delay in
train service caused by the coal sit
uation. The trees are arriving
slowly on the market and are being
sold according to the size and
spread of limbs.
Trees from three to five feet in
height will sell between 75 cents
and $1. Larger trees as high as
20 and 24 feet will sell for $10 and
$12.
Market and Industrial News of the Day
Memorial chfcrch held an enjoyable meet
ing at the home of Mrs. C. A. Lee, 2114
O street, Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Jean Berger, captain of the South
Side Camp Fire Girls, left last week for
a visit with friends at Esplnwall, la., and
while gone will attend a wedding of a
young lady friend.
John Penel, Forty-fifth and Z streets,
reported to the police Friday that his
chicken coop was broken Into during
Thursday night and 35 fat hens stolen.
Denel valued the missing fowls at 176.
' Mr. and Mrs. O. H. McQormlck, 4301
South Twenty-third street, are visiting rel
atives In Atlantic, la., after which they
will go west, stopping over a few days
In Arlsona and later to Los Angeles. They
expect to return home about April 1.
Oscar Samson of Oakland was a visitor
at the yards Thursday with a load of
nicely finished beeves, that sold at $15.26
a hundred. They were all Hereford breed
ing and had been fed within the past
70 days, averaging 1,114 pounds each.
Pr. E. L. Ernhout, the second physician
to open an office on the South Side, but
now a prominent member of the profes
sion in New York City, stopped over last
Sunday, enroute home from the west, and
spent the day as a guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul McAulay.
George Sacks, 4815 South Twenty-sixth
street, reported to the police Friday that
his barn had been sacked Thursday night
and a heavy set of double harness stolen.
He said he was afraid the thief would
make another visit and steal his team
and asked that an officer bs sent to
guard his barn, i
According to Herbert Bush of Sheri
dan, Wyo., weather conditions In that
part of the country are the worst seen
for years at this time of the year, having
had seven weeks of hard winter already.
He said most of the cattle men had moved
their stock to the Sand Hills of Nebraska
and feeder lots In Texas and New Mexico.
J. E. Boone of Balrd, la., met two
strangers on the O street viaduct, who
became friend!;- Friday afternoon. While
talking over the coal shortage, one of
the men snatched the suitcase carried by
Boone and ran, accompanied by his psrt
ner. Boone reported to the police that
there was clothing worth (75 In the suit
case. Information was received at the Ex
change building Friday of the Mountain
States Beet Growers' association meeting
at Denver, December 28. when delegates
from Nebraska. Colorado. Wyoming and
Montana will gather to take up the mak-
LIVE STOCK
Omaha, December t. lilt.
Receipts were Cattls. Hogs, riheep
Official Monday 13,874 6.0S0 14,770
Official Tuesday ....10,064 6,618 18,604
Official Wednesday.. 13. 660 9.468 14,939
Official Thursday 8,860 10.335 10,063
Estimate Friday..... 3,700 10,600 16,600
Five days this week. 60,067 41.949 73.866
Same days last week.45,8l 85,241 40,453
Same two weeks ago. 60, 647 38,800 67,184
Same three wks. sgo.48,668 33,41 62,983
Sams days year ago.47.69S 76,877 44,644
Receipts an'd fllsposltlon of live stock at
the Union stock yards, Omaha, Neb., for
24 hours -ending st 1 o'clock p. m. De
cember 6, 1919:
RECEIPTS CARS.
Horses
and
Cattle.Hogs.Sheep.Mulea
C, M. & St. P 10 20 6
Wabash 1
Missouri Psciflc 1 1
Union Pacific ,24 21 16
U. & N. W., east... 11 8 22
C.C. & N. W., west.. 65 32 12
C. St. P., M. & O... 11 20 - 1
C,i B. & Q , east.. 13 6 1
C, B. Q west... 28 12 4
C, Ft. I. & P., east.. 7 5 4
C. R. I. & P.. west. .. 2
Illinois Central 6
Chi. Gt. West 2 1
Total receipts ...162 133 76
DISPOSITION HEAP,
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep
Morris & Co 880
Swift & Co 1813
Cuilnhy Packing Co. ...1314
Armour & .Co 767
J. W. Murphy
Lincoln Packing Co 71
So. Omaha Packing Co. 6
John Roth & Sons 26
(I'lassberg 3
F. O'Dea 13
Wison & Co 193
F. P. Lewis... 608
J. B. Root & Co 176
.1. H. Bulla 62
F. G. Kellogg 129
Wertheimer & Degen. . . 685
Ellis & Co 6
Sullivan Bros 4
A. Rothschild 90
Mo.-Kan. O A C. Co.. 176
E. G. Christie 63
John Harvey 416
Morris, Sioux Foils
Other buyers . ......2735
1074
2009
3234
2169
968
69L'
I9XJ
3 663
1771
209
5808
Total
.10110 9663 11716
Cattle Ths 'Offerings of cattle this
morning were nearly half as large as last
Friday, there being 3,700 here today. To
tal for the five days Is slightly over 49,000
ss compared with 46,800 last week and
47,700 the same week a year ago. How
ever, receipts are fully 10,000 less than
two weeks ago.
Quantity of beef cattle on hands thts
morning was light, prices very nearly
steady; at the most, the weakness was
not moro than 1015c. The market has
been very Irregular all during the week,
and as compared with last Friday shortfed
steers are 60 cents and 31.00 lower. There
was little demand for cows and mixed
stock again this morning, but prices held
up better 'than for the last two days.
Packers1 bought lots here and there at
prices that were all the way from steady
to 15 cents, and possibly a quarter, below
yesterday. The decline for the week on
butcher stock Is all of 50 and 75 cents,
and In spots $1.00 lower.
Blockers and feeders were slow to sell
this morning; prices continued Irregular,
although the general market was very
nearly steady with the weak time yester
day. For the five days feeders have
shown a decline of 25 and 50 cents. Sup
plies of western range beeves have been
getting lighter and, with small supply
prices, have held up better than on short
fed steers. The market this morning Is
very nearly steady, 'but for the week priced
ara all the way from steady to 50 cents:
lower.
BEEF STEERS.
No. Av. Pr. No. A v. Pr.
49 .1065 110 25 18 1323 $12 00
12 1072 12 40 23 1086 12 60
25 1090 12 70 26 843 12 75
41 1173 12 90 ' 25 1152 13 00
26 1283 13 75 42 1280 14 76
CALVES.
1 470 9 00 1 420 9 76
1 279 M0 00, ' 1 290 11 00
1 130 14 25 1 190 14 25
WESTERN CATTLE.
WYOMING.
ISfdrs. 620 45 16hfrs.. 640 35
9hfrs.. 486 6 00 26 fdrs. 766 g 10
SOUTH DAKOTA.
42strs.. 152 7 76 31 strs..l030 9 25
NEBRASKA.
17hfrs.. 439 6 75 69 fdrs. 849 8 70
27 cows. 609 6 00 25 fdrs. 9.10 7 76
8hfrs.. 522 6 75 33 fdrs. 638 5 60
2 civs.. 420 9 00 12 fdrs. 624 9 85
Quotations on Cattle: Cholcs to prime
beeves, 14.6016.00; good to choice
beeves. $12.00 14.50; fair to good beeves,
!JH2I!00; mmon to' fair beeves,
20H !'?; cholce t0 rlm yearlngs.
"00d t0 bolce yearlings.
!JH2f ,alr t0 "ood yesrlings,
J12.0013.00; common to fair yearlings,
9.60 11.50; cholcs to prime heifers,
J10.00ll.75; good to choice heifers, $8.60
10.00; cholcs to prime cows. I9.0010.75;
good to choice cows, $7.75 9. 00; fair to
good cows, $6.257.60; common to fair
cows, $5.006.25; choice to prime heavy
feeders, $10.60(8113.60; good to choice feed
ers, $9.410.60; medium' to good feed
ers. $7.759.25; common to fair feeders.
$6.767.75; good to choice stockers, $9.00
10.25; fair to good stockers, $7.609.00;
common to fair stockers, $6.007.25; stock
heifers, $6.007.26; stock cows, $5.26
6.60; stock calves, $6.26010 26; veal
calves. $6.0014.60; bulls, stags, etc.,
$S.269.25; choice to prims grsss beeves,
$12.6013.60; good to choice grass bseves,
310.5012.00; far to good grass beeves.
$8.7510.60j common to fair grass beeves,
I7.258.7fi: Mexican beeves. $6.608.00.
Hogs There was a fairly liberal run of
hogs today, estimates calling for 10,600
head. The market was not long In opening
at prices that were 3560o lower; grad
ually sinking to fully (Oo and -possibly
more lower than yesterday's general mar
ket Few of the choice finished light
loads sold up to $13.76, but sales above
$13.60 ars few. Most of the mixed and
medium loads sold from $13.2513.60 with
heavier weights on down, 300 pound hogs
selling from $11.76013.00. Bulk of to
day's sales was $13.16013.60.
HOGS.
No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr.
44. .321 180 $11 81 49. .877 70 $12 90
46. .371 110 1$ 00 48. .163 IS 10
12. .313 40 18 16 66. .920 110 13 20
45. .243 ... 11 21 68. .236 ... 13 30
59. .282 120 11 15 , 33. .234 ... 13 40
85. .207 70 13 46 82. .178 ... 18 50
60. .216 ... IS 65 ' 77. .281 ... 11 60
68. .239 ... 13 70 63. .219 40 11 75
Sheel) Receipts of sheep and lambs
were much heavier than the trade ex
pected for so late In tha week, about
'Tig of contracts for the 1120 sugar beet
crop. It was announced that a largs dele
gation will represent Nebraska.
8HOES1 SHOESI SHOES!
If you bsv not tried to get those shoes
you need for Infant, child, boys' and girls'
school shoes, isdles' house or dress, men's
work or for best wear, you have failed to
do the most Important thing. Ses our
money-saving bargain counters ' for real
values In shoes.
PHILIP'S DEPARTMENT STORE,
24th and Q Sta.. South Side,
The Fastest Growing store In Omaha.
Watch us grow. Did you win any of
Philip's weekly prises T
VISIT WHO BROTHERS TOYLAND
SATURDAY.
More fun for the kids than a circus.
SANTA CLAUS himself wants to meet
every boy and girl In our toy land from
10 to 12 and from 1 to t p. m. Children
and grownups will be amaxed at the
mammoth dJsplsy of toys for the little
folks, as well as toys for older boys and
girls.
PRACTICAL THINGS FOR GIFT GIVING
We have gathered together a com
prehensive collection of practical gifts for
men. women and children; gifts of all
kinds, which are pleasingly desiTsble.
Shop early; only II shopping days before
i Christmas.
Short Term Notes
Quotations Furnished by Peters Trust
Company.
Bid.
American Tel. A Tel. 6s 1924.. 95
American Tel. & Tel. 6s 1925.. 98
American Tobacco 7s 1922. . . .1P04
American Tobacco 7s 1923.;.. 101
Anaconda Copper 6s 1929 97
Anglo-French Ext. 6s 1920.... 954
Armour Co. con. deb. 6s 1920.103
Armour Co. conv. deb. 6s 1921.103
Armour Co. conv. deb. 6s 1922.101
Armour Co. conv. deb. 6s 1924.103
Bethlehem Steel 7s 1922 100
Bethlehem Steel 7s 1923 100
British 6MrS 1921 97
Canada 5s 1921 98H
( B. & Q. 4s 1921 3"
(Jodahy Packing Co. 7s 1923.. 100
Lehigh Valley 6s 1923 100
Liggett & Myers 6s 1921 984
Proctor & Gamble 7s 1922 102
Proctor & Gamble 7s 1923... 103
Russian Rubles, 5ifcs 1936.... 28
Union Paciflo 6s 1928. 101
Wilson conv. 6s 1928 94Vi
First Liberty 3V4s 99.70
Liberty lsl4s 94.00
Liberty 2d 4s 92.22
Liberty 1st 44S 94.16
Liberty 2d 4Vj 92.63
Liberty 3(1 4s 94.46
Liberty 4th 4'as 92.68
Liberty 6th is 99.02
Liberty 6th 34s 99.02
Asked.
96
98 Mi
101
102
9714
- 96
104
1004
lOOj
97
98
94
10i4
lOO'j
99Hi
102
103
32
102
16.600 heed showing up. Ths market on
killing grades was a lifeless affair from
the start and very little business was
transacted early even at reductions of
50 76c. One or two of, the larger puck
ers were out of the trade entirely. Bfst
fed lambs dropped to a quotable Mailt
of. $15.00 with fair kinds selling around
$14.00014.60. Ewes had to move at
$9.0(1 and there was very little doing In
wethers and yearlings.
Feeder prices showed no Important
change. Fleshy feeders were wanted
around $13.6013,76 with good warmed
up lambs of medium weights bringing
$13.0013.50.
FAT LAMBS.
No. Ar. Pr. No. ' Av. Pr.
151 fed... 74 $15 50 222 fed... 74 $16 60
FEEDING LAMBS.
67 fed.. 63 13 50 167 fed.. 63 14 00
FAT EWES.
500 Neb.. 90 7 75
FEEDER EWES.
136 Neb. . 80 6 00
Quotations on Sheep Lambs, good to
choice, $14.60(6)16.00; lambs, fair to good,
$14.0014.60; fleshy feeders, $13.25013.76;
good to choice feeders, $13.0014.50; fair
to good feeders, $12.5013.00; cull lambs,
$9.0011.00; yearlings, $10.7511.76; weth
ers, $9.0010.26; ewes, good to choice,
$8.609.10; ewes, fair to good, $8.00
8.60; good feeding ewes, $6.006.75; culls
and canners, $4. 00 6.00.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Dec. 6. Cattle Receipts, 9.000
head: market steady: beef steers, medium
and heavyweight, choice and prime, $18.25
21.00; medium and good, $11.00I8.26;
common, $8.7611.00; lightweight, good
and choice, $13.6520.76 : common and
medium, $7.7513.66; butcher cattle, heif
ers. $6.6015.00; cows, $6.2513.65; can
ners and cutters. $5.256.25; veal calves,
$16.6017.60; feeder steers, $7.0012.26;
stocker steers, $6.00ff 10.76: western range,
beef steers, $7.5014.75; cows and heifers.
$6.6012.60.
Hogs Receipts, 44.000 head; market
mostly 50o lower; bulk of sales, $13.40
13.75; heavy, $13.4013.75; medlumj $13.50
13.80; light, $13.4013.66; light light,
$13.0013.50; heavy packing ( sows,
smooth, $12.7613.26; packing sows,
rough. $12.0012.76; pigs, $12.50)13.25.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 14.000 head;
market on sheep steady, lambs lower:
lambs, $14.6016.26; culls and common,
$10.0014.25 ; ewes, medium, good and
choice, $7.759.25; culls and common,
$4.007.25; breeding, $7.0011.25. -
Kansas City Livestock.
Kansas City, Mo Dec. 5. Cattle Re
ceipts, 7,000 head; market steady to 26
cents lower; heavy beef steers, choice and
prime, $16.1518.50; medium and good,
$10.2616.16: common, $8.2510.15; light
weight, good and choice, $12.2017.75;
common and medium. $7.76 12.60; butch
er cattle, heifers, $6.25 13.75; cows, $6.16
12.00; canners and cutters, $5.006.25;
veal calves, $12.2516.50; feeder steers,
$7.6013.00; stocker steers, $5.6010.00.
Hogs Receipts, 11,000 head; market 35
to 50 cents lower; bulk of sales, $13.60
14.00; heavies, $13.7014.10; mediums,
$13.6014.16; lights, $13.6014.00; light
lights. $13.4013.75; packing sows, $12.26
12.75; pigs, $11.0013.25.
Sheep Receipts, 3,009 head; market,
slow,. 25 to 50 cents lower; lambs, $14 00
15.75; culls snd common, f.9.00J3.75;
yearling, wethers, $10.7512.00; ewes,
$6.268.76: culls and common, $3.00
6.00; breeding ewes, $7.6011.60; feeder
lambs, $11.00013.75.
Sioux City Live Stock.
Sioux City, la., Dec. 5. Cattle Re
ceipts, 2,500 head: market weak; beef
steers, charred fed, $16.P018.00; short
fed, $14.0014.50; warmed Hip. $9.5012.60;
fair beef. $7.O08.60; fat cows and heif
ers, $8.0013.00; canners, $5.006.50; veal
calves, $6.0015.25; stocker 3teers, $7.00
9.00; feeders, $3.0011.00; feeding cows
and heifers, $5.008.25.
Hogs Receipts, 8,000 head; market Oc
lower; light, $13.0013.60: mixed, $13.25
13.50: heavy, $12.5013.25; bulk of
sales, $13.00 13.50. -
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 7,000 head;
market steady.
St. Joseph Live Stock.
St. Joseph, Mo.,' Deo. S. Cattle Re
ceipts, 1,500 head; market weak; steers,
17. B0 17.00 ; cows and heifers, $5.50
15. 00;. calves. J6. 00 14.60.
Hogs Receipts, 10,000 head; market
lower top, $14.25; bulk of sales, $13.66
14.00. t .
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1,500 head;
market lower; lambs, $10.0015.76; ewes,,
$8.009.00.
Coffee Market.
New York, Dec 6. The market for cof
fee futures was higher today on ths
steadier showing air Brazil, covering by
recent sellers and a little trade buying
accompanied by rumors of a possible ad
vance In ocean freight rates from Brazil
and reports of a better turn In ths Mexi
can situation. The market opened un
changed to 14 points higher and active
months sold 23 to 38 points above last
night's closing figures during the after
noon with March touching 15.25c and
July, 16.40c. The close was 23 to S3
points net higher.
Closing bids: December, 14.75c; Janu
ary. 14.96c; March, 16.18c: May, 15.28c;
July, 15.38c; September, 15.18c.
Spot coffee Quiet; Rio 7s, 15?4c; San
tos 4s, 2526c.
y v .
Omaha Bay Market.
Receipts of alfalfa heavy, snd the re
ceipts of prairie- hay light, while the de
mand continues good, causing the market
to remain firm and steady Oat and wheat
strsw, steady with no change In prices.
.Upland Prairie Hay No. 1, $2324; No.
2 hay, $1821; No. 3. $1417; No. 1 mid
land prarie hay, $2223; No. 2, $1621.
No 1 lowland prarie hay, $1711; No.. 2,
$1315; No. 3, $1011.
Alfalfa Choice, $3233; No. 1, $3031;
standard. $2729;; No. 1, $2425; No. 3.
$19i21.
Wheat Straw $1011.
Oat Straw $1112.
New York Sugar.
New York, Dec 6. Sugar Unchanged.
Swift & Company
Colon Stock Tarda, ChiMit
Dividend No. 136
Dividend of TWO DOLLARS ($2.00) per share on
the capital stock of Swift Company, will be
paid on January 1st, 1920, to stock-holder of
record, December 10, 191 as shows or the books
of the Company. , . ,
On account of annual meeting, transfer hooks
will be closed from Dec 1L 1919, to Jan. 8. 10,
lewlMlTe. ,j w g HOWARD. Secret.!
Receipts' , Today Week Year
Ago Ago
Wheat 45 70 85
Corn 35 60 61
Oats 6 24 . 15
Rye 2 2 4
Barley 1 2 J
Shipments ', .
Wheat ......107 JlS 61
Corn 46 34 . 80
Oats 13 13 24
Pye 0 0 0
Barley ; 4 2 6
GRAIN MARKET
Omaha. December I, 1919.
Grain arrivals today were light with no
particular change as compared to the
average recently. Carlot receipts were:
Wheat 45, corn 36, oats 6, rye 2, and bar
Icy 1.
Wheat taken generally was unchanged
to 2 or 3 cents lower for hard winter.
No 1 dark northern spring, brought $3.07,
a new high price for the season. Corn
was generally weaker ranging unchanged
to 2 cents off. Oats were unchanged to
4i cent lower. Rye was steady and bar
ley a cent higher.
Wheat No. 2 hard: 1 cars. $2.62. No.
3 hard: 1 car. $3.77; 1 car, $2.64. No. 8
hnrd: 1 car, 12.46: 2 ears, $2.45; 1 car,
$2.45 (very smutty). No. 4 hard: 1 car,
$2.42: 2 cars, $2.40; 1 car, $2.36 (yellow).
No. 6 hard: 1 car, $3.30; 1 car, $2.28
(yellow); 2 cars, $2.25 (yellow); 1 car,
$2.32. Sample hard: 1 car, $2.22 (20 per
rmt rye). No. 2 northern spring: 1 car,
$3.07 (dark). No. 4 northern spring: 1
car. $2.85 (dark). No. 2 durpm: 1 car, $2.17
(red). No. 1 mixed: 1 car.f $2.20 No. 2
mixed: 2 cars, $2.15 (durum): 1 csr,
$2.13 (durum). No. 3 mixed: 1 car, $3.46;
1 car, $2.05 (durum).
Corn No. 2, white! 1 car, $1.60. No; 6
white: 2 cars, $1.3:1 (new). No. 2 yellow:
1 car, $1.52 (15.6 per cent moisture). No.
4 yellow: 2 cars, $1.39 (new); 3 cars,
$1.38 (new). No. 6 yellow: 2 cars. $1.33
(new). No. 2 mixed: 1 car, $1.48 (16.4
per cent moisture). No., 8 mixed: 1 car.
$) 41 (new). No. 4 mixed: 2 cars, $1.37
(new); 4 cars. $1.36 (new). No. 6 mixed:
1 car, $1.36 (new); 1 car, $1.35 (new-near
y.llow); 2 cars, $1.34 (new); 1 car, $1.32
(new).
Oats No. 8 white: 2 cars, 76H; 1 car,
76c. No. 4 white: 1 car, 76c; 1 car, 76Hc.
Rye No. 3: 1 car, $1.43. No. 4: 1 car,
$142
Barley No. 4: 1 car, $1.39. No. 1 feed:
1 car. $1.39.
OMAHA GRAIN MOVEMENT.
FINANCIAL
RECEIPTS IN OTHER MARKETS
Chicago' .' ' 44 182 68
Kansas City 134 37 -9
St. Louis 45 41 43
OMAHA GRAIN INSPECTION.
The number of cars of grain of the sev
eral grades inspected "in" here during the
last 24 hours follows:
Wheat No. 2 hard, 1; No. 8 hard, 12;
No. 4 hard, 4; No. C hard, 15; sample
hard, 1; No. 2 mixed, 1; No. 4 mixed, 1;
No. 1 spring, 1. Total, 47.
Corn No. 2 white, 2; No. Mi white, 8;
No. 5 white, 3; No. 4 yellow, 4; No. 6 yel
low, 9; No. 2 mixed, 2; No. 4 mixed, 2;
No. 5 mixed, 4. Total, 29.
Oats No. 3 white, 2. Totsl, 2.
Rye No. 2, 1; No. 8, L Total, 1.
PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Year Ago
v Receipts Today. Today.
Wheat 633,000 2,014,000
Corn. .....676,000 697,000
Oats 332(000 848,000
Shipments
Wheat , 897,000 1,000,000
Corn 350,000 233.000
Oats 89.1,000 887,000
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Dec. 6. Fairly libera; re
ceipts and a limited demand gave a heavy
undertone to the qprn market today and
prices were generally lower. There was
a pronounced drop; shortly-aft -i the open
ing and on rather free selling. Bearish
sentiment predominated In spite of ex
pected transportation difficulties due to
weather conditions and the fuel shortage.
Opening prices, which ranged' from un
changed to half cent lower, with Decem
ber $1.39 and May $1.33 1. 33, were
followed by declines. . On the dips May
touched $1.32. ' .
Later resting orders checked the de
cline and shorts covering generated spo
radio upturns. The close was unsettled,
lo to lc net lower, with December
$1.38 and May $1.32tt1.32.
Oats followed the course -if corn, but
within narrower limits. After opening c
lower to o higher, with May at 79
79, there were gradual decreases.1
Lower live hog prices were reflected
In decreased provision values. Opening
prices were from 6 to 10 cents lower, pork
registering the greatest decline.
Art. Open. High. Low. Close. Yes'y
Corn. 7 : '
Dec. 1.39ft 1.39 1.38 1.38 1.39
May 1.34 1.34 1.31 1.32 1.34
July 1.33 1.33 1.31 1.31 1.33
Oats.
Dec. .76 .76 .75 .76 -.76
May .79 .79 .78 ' .79 .79
Pork.
Jan. 35.00 35.76 24.90 35.75 36.25
May 33.65 34.00 33.35 34.00 33.90
Lard.
Jan. 23.50 23.62 23.45 23.62 21.65
May 23.67 23.66 23.47 23.62 23.60
Klbs.
Jan. 18.75 18.90 18.72 18.90 18.75
May 18.80 18.96 18.76 18.96 18.87
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis. Dec. 6. Flour 25 cents
higher; In carload lots, standard flour
quoted at $13.75, In 98-pound cotton sacks.
Barley $1.231.45
Rye No. 2. $1.61 1,62.
Bran $41.00.
Corn 1.47 1,48.
Oats 7577e.
Flaxseed $ 6. 4 1 5. 4 4.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, Mo., Dsc. 6. Corn Decem
ber, $1.43; January, $1.38; May,
$1.31; July, $1.31.
St. Louis Grain.
St. Louis, Dec. 6. Corn December,
$140; May, $1.34.
Oats December, 78c; May, 10,
New York Produce.
New York, Dee. 6. Butter Steady and
unchanged.
Eggs Higher; fresh-gathered extras, 9S
94c; fresh-gathered extra firsts, 19
91c; fresh-gathered firsts, 8688c
Cheese Steady and unchanged.
Poultry Live firm; chickens, 28c; fowls.
2530c; roosters, 22c; turkeys, 85c
Dressed steady and unchanged.
Chicago Produce.
Chicago, Dec. 6. Butter Steady;
creamery, 6772c.
Eggs Steady; receipts, 644 cases; firsts,
7980c :ordlnary firsts, 7072c; at mark,
cases Included. 70 79c
roultry Alive, lower; springs, llc;
fowls, 1725c; turkeys, 30c.
New York, Dec, 6. Announcement that
the government had decided to abide by
the decrees of the lower courts In one
of the long pending Southern Pacific oil
land cases, wss the outstanding feature
of today's professional and Irregular stock,
market.
The news, which preceded the opening
of the session was followed by wild trad
ing In Southern Paciflo at an extreme
rise of 14 points to 109, the convertible
5 per cent bonds, rising 8 points and
Associated Oil, a Southern Paciflo prop
erty, 15 points. v
Many other stocks wsre favorably af
fected by the bulge In these Issues, but
the advance lost much of Its force 'be
fore noon, when exchange on ' London
and Paris dropped to new points of dis
count. During the Intermediate period, the
market drifted without definite trend, the
collapse of exchange, fresh uncertainties
In the threatened coal famine and the
Mexican crisis provoking renewed pres
sure from the shorts.
Rallies of the last hour were featured
by motors and the principal food shares,
reinforced almost at tho end by the great
er slrcngth of United States Steel and
violent advances In Mexican and Pan
Amierlcan petroleums, thp oils gaining five
points each, while general motors re
trieved the better part of Its severe loss.
Sales amounted to 1,060,000 shares.
There was no material change In the
local monetnry situation, but heavy ex
ports of gold to South snd Central Amer
ican points were accepted an a prelude
to an extensive outflow of the metal to
those countries.
Bond dealers reported a better demand
for investment issues, but this was not
apparent in the dealings on the exchange,
where heavy transactions In liberty and
victory bonds were again showing Irregu
larity. Total sales (par value) aggregated $22,
400,000; old U. S. bonds were unchanged
on call.
Sales. High. Low.
Am. Beet Sugar.. 6,500 95 93
Am. Can 2,500 62 52
Am- C. & F
Am. H. & L. pfd.. 7,700 121 120
Am. Loco 3,400 96 94
Am. S. ft R 3,700 65 63
AVn. Sugar Ref,... 3.900 137 136
Am. Sum. Tob 2,100 91 90
Am. Tel. Tel... 2,400 99 99
Am. Z.. L. & S... 300 16 16
Anaconda Cop.... 2,600 68 68
Atchison 3,000 ,5 86
A. , G. & W. I. S. S. 2.600 175 172
Baldwin Loco 26.900 110 107
B. A O.' 6.300 34 33
Beth. Steel "B".. 17. 000 94 93
B. & S. Cop..'.... 1,400 23 22
Cal. Pet 3,800 46 46
Canadian Pacific. 1,200 140 139
Central Leather.. 4,300 96 94
Ches. & Ohio 700 67 66
C, M. & St. P.... 2,600 38 38
C. & N. W 1,700 90 89
C, R. 1. & P 4,900 25 24
Chlno Copper..,.. 3,000 36 35
Colo. F. & 1 900 39 38
Coin Products.... 7,600 84 82
Crucible Steel.... 9,800 218 210
Cuba Cane Sugar.. 9,500 48 47
Dlst. Sec Cor.... 3.100 li 77
Erie 2,700 14 13
General Electric. 700 169 168
General Motors... 6,800 344 337
Gt. Nor. pfd 8,100 80 79
Gt. Nor. Ore ctfs. 1,000 39 39
Illinois Central... 700 89 89
Insp. Copper 1,100 50 60
Ir.t. M. M. pfd.... 6,700 107 105
Int. Nickel..' 4,700 23 22
Int. Paper 4,500 71 70
K. C. Southern... 400 16 16
Kennecott Copper 5,100 29 28
L. & Nash
Mex. Pet 13,500 208 198 !
Miami Copper .. 2.300 23 23
Mldvale Steel 5.300 60 49
Mo. Pac 3,000 26 26
Nev. Cop 800 15 15
N. Y. Central ... 6,800 70 69
N. Y., N. H.&H. 4,600 29 28
Norfolk & W. ... 1,200 97 96
Northern P. .... 6,200 82 80
Pan-Am. Pet. ..15,000 112 106
Pennsylvania 9,600 41 41
Pittsburg & W. V
Ray Con. Cop. .. 900 21 20
Reading 6,400 78 76
Rep. I. & S 31,700 110 107
Shat. Arix, Cop. . 300 11 11
Sin. O. & Ref. ..17,800 47 46
South. Pac 146,400 109 107 '
Stouth. Railway.. 1,000 23 22
Studebaker Corp. 11,700 110 108
Texas Co 2,900 299 , 291
Tobacco Prod. ...10,200 88 87
Union Pacific ... 6,700 126 124
United C. S 12,000 91 89
U. S, Ind. AI. ... 4,000 106 103
U. S. Steel 50,600 104 103
IT. S. S. Pfd 1.200 114 113
Utah Cop. 2.800 72 72
West. Elec. ..... 1,700 53 53
Willys-Overland . 3,600 30 30
Nat. Lead 700 82 82
Ohio City 8.100 61 60
Royal D. N. Y. ..11,600 102 101
Close.
94
62
137
120
94
. 66
(136
99
16
58
85
176
108
33
94
23
46
140
95
56
38
89
25
36 '
38
83
214
47
77
14
169
342
79
89
89
60
107
23
71
16
28
108
206
23
60
25
15
70
29
90 V!
81
112
41
27
21
77
109
11
46
106
23
109
295
87
124
90
104
104
113
72
63
30
82
50
102
Bradstreet's Trade Report.
New York, Dect 5. Bradstreet's to
morrow will sav:
t Reports as to trada distritmtlnna and
tnose reflecting Industrial conditions as
arreciea Dy the soft coal strike show even
more of a contrast than has been hitherto
noted. In the former, buying both at
wholesale and retail Is still eager, only
cheerful reports emanate from most large
centers as to early holiday buvlna-. and
complaints as yet come mainly from those
wno nave not been able to secure adequate
supplies of wanted goods. On the other
hand, the Industrial situation has retro
graded raptdly, the pinch of want of coal
has caused many shut-downs, especially In
east and west central states snd zero
weather has caused much suffering to
prairie states communities, whose fuel sup
plies nave been reduced or disappeared.
Especially acute supply conditions are
reported at Chicago, where hundreds of
thousands of workers have been cut down
in working time or have been rendered
idle, and In smaller Industrial centers east
and west of that city. - -
Liberty Bond Prices.
New York, Dec. 6. Liberty bond prices
at il.tt) a. m. today were: 3s, vs.eu;
first 4s, (4.00; second 4s, 92.20; first 4s,
94.30: second 4 s, 92.46; third 4s, 94.82;
fourth 4s. 98.66; Victory 3s, 19.10;
Vlctcry 4s, 99.08.
Bar Sliver.
New York, Dec 6. Bar Sliver $1.11.
Mexican Dollars $1.00.
Bonds and Stocks in
Bankruptcy
Have your Investments met with re
verses have oividends been suspended
are your coupons in defsnlt and the com
panies in bankruptcy? Consult Frank P.
Ward, 80 Pine Street, N. Y. Cash offers
made. Suggestions for converting into
profitable investments.
Phone Douglas 2793.
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OMAHA PRODUCE
COMMERCIAL PRINTERS-LITHOGRAPHERS - STEEL 0 IE EMBOSSERS
10OSC Af0EVICC5
Oysters "King Cole" Chesapeake Stand
ards, small cans, 30c; large cans, 60c; per
gallon, $2.26. "King (Sole" Chesapeake
Selects, small cans, 36c; largo cans, 66c;
per gallon, $2,76. "King' Cole" Northern
Standards, small cans, 38c; large cans, 66c:
per gallon, $2.95. "King Cole" Northern
Selects, small cans, 43c; large cans, 70c;
per gallon, $3.26. "King Cole" Counts,
small cans, 48c; largs cans, 75o: per gal
lon, $3.50. Shell oysters, per 100 cotult,
$2.76 Blue Points. $1.60. Clams, per 100
(Little Necks. Cherry Stones), $1.76;
(Quohegs, large). $3.00.
Mammoth Celery Per doz,, $1.35.
Frosen Fish Fancy froren native
southern, small, medium, lb., 34c Fsncy
fresh bullheads, large blood-red northern
stock, lb., 23c. Fancy fresh halilbut, me
dium. lb 29c; chicken, !h 26c Fancy
frozen halibut, medium, lb., 23c. Fancy
blnck Cod, lb., 16c Fancy fresh sulmon,
red, lb., 25c; pink, lb., 20c. Fancy fresh
trout, lb., 26c Black bass, o. ., lb., 35c;
medium, lb., 30c; large, lb:. 25c: small,
lb., 20c. Croppies, ta lhs.. 22o; me
dium, lb., 18c. Fancy fresh wlilteflsh,
Jumbo, medium, market. Fancy yellow
pike, IB., 25c Fancy fresh pickerel, in.,
16c. Fsncy white perch, fresh, lb., 12c;
yellow perch, lb., 16c. Fancy roe Iliad,
lb.. 25c SunflsY lb., 10c.
Wholesale prices of beef cuts: No. 1
ribs, 36c; No. 1 ribs, 21c; No. 3 ribs, 14c;
No. 1 loins, 46c; No. 3 loins, 32o; No. 3
loins. 19c; No. 1 rounds, 26c; No. 2
rounds, 19c; No. 3 rounds, 15c; No. 1
chucks, 17c; No. 2 chucks, 13c; No. 3
chucks, 9c; No. 1 plates, 16c; No. 2
pistes, 9c; No. 1 plates, 8c.
Prices furnished by Getlnsky A Co.
Fruits Oranges, 160, 126. $6.60; 216, 200,
176, $6.75; 252. 288. 824, $6.00; Lemons,
300, 360 Sunklst, $8.00; 300, 360 Red Ball,
$7.50: Bananas, per pound, 9o.
Apples Delicious, extra fancy, 64, 190,
$6 Delicious, extra Fancy, 133, small,
$4.75; Winter Bananas, extra fancy, $4.76;
Winter Bananas, fancy, $4.26; Jonathan
extra fancy, $3.50; Jonuthan fancy, $3.26;
Jonathan C grade. $3.90: Wlnesaps, $3.15;
W. W. Pearmaln, $3.15; extra fancy Rome
LeHutles, small sizes. $3.00.
Pears De'Anjlou, $4.60.
Grapes Res Rad Emporers $7; N. Y.
Concords 40c.
Grape fruit. Dr. Phllllps64, 14, 70, 80,
06, $5.00. . ,
Cranberries Bbl. late Howes, $12; bbl.
Jersey, $11; box cranberries, $4. '
Sweet Potatoes Jersey Hampers, $3:
bbl. Virginia. $6.60.
Potatoes Minnesota R. R. Ohlos ner lh..
3c; Minnesota Whites per lb., 3c; Wssh-
ingion ana inano wnites, 8c.
Onions Michigan Reds. 6c; California
Whites, 6c; Washington Yellows, 6c,
Cider Winesap and Jonathan, keg,
$7.60; Oregon Hood River Cider, $10.
Canadian rutabagas, per pound, 8c;
beets, carrots, parsnips, 3c; hubbard
squash, 2c; cabhage (crate lots). 2c;
cabbage (small lots). 3c; oelery. Michigan,
per doxen, 30o; celery, extra Jumbo Cali
fornia, dozen, $2.00; celery. Jumbo, $1.60;
celery, medium, $1.00; celery, crate lets,
rough, per Quart. 19.00: cauliflower, 'ner
crate, $3.00; Brussell sprouts, per pound.
uc; amcnoKes, per pound, 12.00; egg
plant, per pound. 22.00: henri lettur.
ia, nAi.n in. 1 ., - . - . .
iiuu.m, ,,.irv, urau dilute, per crate,
15.00; leaf lettuce, market price; onions
Local Stocks and Bonds
Quotarfkms furnished by Burnt. Brlnker
Stocks Bid. Asked.
Cuilahy Packing .Co 106 108
Ooorh Food Prod, pfd. bonus. 98 H
llooch M. A K. pfd. 7 pet. bolts 99 100 ,
Harding Cresm 7 pet. pM....100 100
Nehr. Power co. 7 pet. pm
Nlrhnlaa Oil tlfd. W. bonul... .. 87
Omaha 4 CO. B. Ry. & Br, pfd 49 63
Orchard Wllhelm 7 pot pfd. .. 101
M. C, Peters Mill 7 pot pfd... 100 102
A. O. Spalding A Bros. 1st pfd. 99 100
S. T. Co. of Am. 7 pot. pfd., 95 9
T'pson-Belden Co. T pet. pta. ss -n-joi ;
Union Stock Yds., Omaha.. ...100H
BONDS.
Fairmont. Nebr.. Water Is,
1939 . . 60 pel.
French Cities 6s, 1934 91 $2
Maytag Co. 6s. 1927 '4.50 pet.
Nebr. Power Co. 6s, 1949 -84 86
Omaha Athletio s. 1929 91 100
Omaha Council Bluffs St.
Ry. 6s, 1928 80 82
Sioux City Tel. Co. 6s, 1924 $1
Union Stock Yards. Omaha,
1st 6s. 1931 96 T
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and rldlshes. market price; green peppers.
market price. ,
. Cracker Jack, Checkers, Chums Full
rase, plain, $8.40, cs., plain. $3.20; full
cs Trlse, $6.60; cs., prise, $8.10. Halted
peanuts, 10c can. $1.36; No. 1 raw peanuts,
pound, rossted, 17c; .Tumho peanuts, 16c;
roasted peanuts, 20c; English walnuts, No.
1, sack lots, 35c, less 40c; English walnuts.
No. 3. sack lots, 30o; less, 86c.
Honey 2 dozen, frames comb, $8 00; 1
doxen 6 ounce glass, strained, $3.60. -
Pecans Small, 24c; medium, 27c; large.
Almonds Drslm, 30c; hard shells, 23c;
ne plus ultra, 87o; I. X. L 37o; non
parol. 4flc ....
Brazil Nuts Large washed, 29o; me
dium. 27c; filberts, 30c.
Figs Lily, 24 8 o. box, $3.60; Illy, 18
10 oz. box, $2.96: sultan. 24, 8 oi. box,
83.50; 12. 10 os. box, $2 .60; 60. ( e. box.
$5.00; 70, 3 ox. box. $5,60,
Layer Figs 10 lh. fancy, 6 row figs,
box. $3.60; 10 lb. fey.. 4-row figs, box.
$4 00.
Smvrlna Layer Figs 7 crown box. per
lb, 47c; 6 crown box, per lh 45c; 6 lb.,
box, per lb., 43o; 4 crown box, per lb..
Miscellaneous Finnan haddles, J5-lh.
box, per lh. 18c; kippered salmon. TO-lb.
box. per l b, S0c; smoked whlteflsh, 10-lb.
basket, lh.. 22c. Peeled snd headless
srlmps. crabs, lobsters, scallops, crabmeat.
$3.00 per gal.
Kansas City Produce.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 6. Butter Un
changed. Poultry Unchanged.
Eggs Firsts, 1 cents higher, 7$o; see
onds, unchanged, 66c.
.Chicago Potatoes. I
Chlcsgo, Dee. 6. Potatoes Strong; ar
rivals. 32 cars; northern whites, sacked,
$3.01.10; bulk, $3.10; Colorado sacked,
$3.30. ' .
New York Cotton.'
New York, Dec. 6 Cotton closed firm
at a net decline of 14 to 66 points.
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The Weather. '
For 24 hours ending 7 p. m.. Frldayi ;
Temperature. v
7 a. m , dry bulb, 18; wet bulb. IT.
Noon, dry bulb. 23: wet bulb, 21.
7 p. m., dry bulb, 23; wet bulb, 23.
Highest, 26; lowest, 16; mean, 20; nor
mal, 81. . - - ,
Total excess sines January 1, $
Relative Humidity, Percentage.
7 a. m., 84; noon, 71: 7 p. m., 94.
Precipitation, Inches and Hundredths.
Total, .16: total slnoe January 1, 29.90;
deficiency, .73. . .
Reports From Station at 1 P. M.
Station. Weather. Temp. High. Preclp.
Cheyenne, clears 42 46 .00
Davenport, cloudy 24 26 .00
Denver, clear 8 81 .o
Des Moines, snow 20 22 , .1
Lander, cloudy 1 22
North Platte, cloudy 22 24 .00
Pueblo, clear 14 38 .0"
Rapid City, clear , 18 28 .00
Santa Fe. cloudy ......... 44 60 .10
Sheridan, snow 16 22 .01
Sioox City, snow 20 22 .00
Valentine, cloudy 22 22 .00
L. A. WELSH. Meteorologist.
Extensive deposits of titanium
ore in Norway will be utilized for
the manufacture of dyes and pigments.
New Issue
Pre-Trading Offer
v
Argonaut Oil Company
Paying 24 Per Annum
Capitalization $1,000,000. Treasury Stock $500,000.
Present production capacity 100 earning on en
tire capitalization.
Holdings 5351 acres m Texas and Oklahoma, ap
praised by three competent oil operators and geolo
gists at over $1,000,000,.
Has more actual proven acreage than most com
panies of several times its capitalization. .
Officers and directors are among the ablest and
most practical oil men and bankers in the state of
Texas Mid-Continent field. s
An investment with possibilities out of the ordinary.
All stock purchased now will receive a quarterly
dividend of 6 payable March 1st. ' v
IA limited amount of treasury stock is (offered at
$1.50 per share, prior to active trading on New
York Curb. The right to reject or reduce allot
ments is reserved.
J. Myron Murphy
Underwriters
56 Pine Street ' New York City
Telephone John 888-4111.
BANK STATEMENT
Charter No. 277& Reserve District No, 10.
HEPORT OF tilE CONDITION OF THE
MERCHANTS. NATIONAL BANK
At Omaha, In the State of Nebraska, at the close of business on November 17, 111!
RESOURCES '
Loans and discounts. Including- rediscounts i 111.097,988.85
1,623,429.43
Loans and bills redlscounted. .
Overdrafts unsecured
United States Government Securities Owned: ;
1 U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation
Government securities pledged as collateral for
payable
Government securities owned and unpledged
War Savings certificates and Thrift Stamps
Total TJ. 8. government securities
Other Bonds, Securities, Etc.:
Bonds pledged to secure Postal Savings deposits
bills
10,000.00
1,008,000.00
111,100 00
902.98
17,000.00
Securities other than U. S. Bonds owned and unpledged 130,653.91
Total Bonds. Securities, etc.. other than U. 8
Stock of Federal Reserve Bank
Value of Banking House owned and unincumbered
Real Estate owned other then Banking House
Lawful Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 960,680.41
Items with Federal Reserve Bank In process of collection.. 678.638.61
Cash In vault and net amount due from National Banks.. 2.(20,720.18
Net amounts due from banks, bankers and trust companies 1,909.750.87
Exchange for Clearing House 689.297.11
Checks on other banks In this city 21,848.13
Checks on outside banks and other cash Items 89.838.50
Redemption fund with U. 8. Treasurer 1,500.00
111,474,814. 2i
11,906.12
1,170,002.91
167.651.91
45,000.00
100.000.00
2,689.88
293.826.70
28,918.08
1,035.838.31
1. 786.726.09
276,996.51
157.8tl.83
12,116.9;.V
136.643.00
1 374.00
466,557.47
27.824.20
298,358.34
4,171.251.81
119.145,011.11
t 1.000,000.00
(00,000.00,
264.909.62
165,291.00
8.616.4'
10,000
Total
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid In
Surplus
Undivided profits
Less current expenses. Interest snd taxes paid
Unearned discount
Amount reserved for tsxes accrued
Circulating notes outstanding
Due to National Banks
Due to banks, bankers and' trust companies
Certified checks outstanding
Cashier's checks outstanding
Individual deposits subject to check '
Certificates of deposit due In less than thirty days....
Dividends unpaid '.
Time certificates of deposit payable after thirty days..
Postal Savings deposit
Wsr Loan deposit account.....
Bills payable with Federal Reserve Bank
Total
T.lft Fit lIHAej fnr rH lrmm tm with WHoro! Ti TlaL
Tatal Mrtinran llokllUU
Of the total loans and discounts shown above the amount on whloh Interest and
discount was charged at rates In excess of those permitted by law (Sec. 4197 Rev
8tat.) (Exclusive of notes upon which total charge rot to exceed 60c was madat
was none. Tha number of such loans was none.
State of Nebraska. County of Douglas, ss: x
i. ij. n. jieiie. tasnier or me aDove-named bank, do solemnly swear that tha
abovs statement is true to- the best of my knowledge and belief
Crr.ctA.test: MEILE. Cs.h.er.
LUTHER DRAKE.
F. P. HAMILTON.
Q- SAM ROUERS. Directors. ,
seat "ibei "d l"n t0 b',or m ,hl ",h da "f November. 1419 (
U' . B. WOOD. Notary Public
16.423,2!.1S
1, 533,000.00
119,94K,038.91
I.623.429.41
1.621,421.4.1