THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1919.
11
GRAIN MEN HERE
SCORE RAILROAD
ADMINISTRATION
Say Certain Sections of Coun
try Have Plenty of Empty
Cars Lying Idle, While
Others Have None.
Omaha grain men have issued a
scathing arraignment of the United
States railroad administration in the
matter of furnishing grain and coal
car equipment at places and times
when most needed.
"Past experience," they state, "in
the grain trade has been that when
the railroad wish to furnish equip
ment they can furnish sufficient cars
to practically all of the grain-producing
territory. Can the railroad
officials explain satisfactorily the
reason for plenty of equipment for
the entire country at one time, while
at another cars disappear and can
pot be furnished?
''Careful investigation develops the
fact," the statement adds, "that cer
tain section of the country have
plenty of empty cars lying idle, while
other sections plead for cars and can
not obtain them. Grain men are
receiving th.se reports daily, con
firming these conditions."
Qffidals Blamed.
Additional allegations are made
in the statement as follows:
"In talking to conductors, switch
men, brakemen, firemen, engineers,
clerks, and in fact all employes in
general of the railroads, we find
them a good class of men, ready to
do all in their power to serve the pup
lic. The trouble apparnetly lies, and
can be traced, to the high-up officials
who do not put forth the proper
orders; at times putting forth con
flicting orders.
"Governor McKelvie advises that
situation. There is plenty of coal
situation. There are plenty of coal
at the Wyoming mines, but short
age of cars threatens the movement.
Further stating, that the trouble is
in the divided authority reposed
in directors of the various roads,
Wyoming having four different
roads and even suffering from this
condition. The governor's state
ment speaks for itsself and helps to
verify like conditions in the grain
movement. ,
"On December 2 certain railroad
officials, representing the subcoal
committee, made the following
statement: 'There can be no relief
before the first of the year, even if
miners go back to work at once.
Present restrictions will continue
until there is relief. The people of
Omaha must realize now that Oma
ha's condition is not only serious
it is critical. At the very best we
have barely enough coal to last us
through Monday next, nor is there
a pound in sight.'
Quote Butler Statement.
"Account of certain conflicting
statements of the fuel committee
the city of Omaha ordered an in
vestigation with the idea of finding
out how much coal there really was
available. On December 8 City
Commissioner Butler, directed by
the city commission, investigated
the coal supply and disclosed more
than 1,000 cars of coal in certain lo
calities on the Union Pacific, Bur
lington, Missouri Pacific and North
western tracks. Mr. Butler found
this coal in four distinct localities
on the railroads. With the enormous
trackage in Omaha and Council
Bluffs, you cart readily understand
that this does not represent all of
the coal available on track. This is
not only the condition in Omaha,
but, on careful investigation, we find
the same condition exists at many
junction points.
, "The question readily comes to
the public mind: 'Are we really
short of coal or are we short of coal
on account of the failure of the rail
roads to move it, and are these same
railroad officials playing horse with
the country in general, as facts show
they have with the grain trade?'
Say Sufficient CoaL
"With these facts presented, it
further comes to the public mind
that we have witnessed only 30 days
of cold weather, and why should we
be thrown into a panicky state and
our industries curtailed uutil the
first of the year, even if the miners
go to work at once? Coal should
not disappear in such a short time,
as generally there is sufficient coal
mined -ahead, account of the fact
that everyone knows that winter
approaches once a year.
"Further, it seems to be the gen
eral opinion that it would be poor
business policy to let the same rail
road officials who have made such a
failure in operating the railroads for
the government, handle the coal sit
uation. Why experiment with men
who have failed to do their duty to
the public?"
Predicts Closing of
Factories Unless
Conditions Change
Columbus, O., Dec. 10. "Unless
present conditions are stabilized
within six months, many factories
throughout the country will be
forced to close," predicted Dr. W.
O. Thompson, president of the Ohio
State university. Dr. Thompson is
a member of President Wilson's
new industrial conference.
"The law of the supply and de
mand was broken down and an
artifical law substituted," Dr.
Thompson said, discussing causes
of unrest.
Holding men's greed responsible
for existing industrial conditions,
he said that "labor,' capital, em
ploye and employer must be rea
sonable to settle things."
In the opinion of Dr. Thompson,
solution of unrest rests with "men
who have hearts and willing to
listen to reason".
"Only our federal banking sys
tem saved us from a panic," de
clared Dr. Thompson. "It is a
question how long the system can
stand the test"
Touching on the agricultural
situation, he said:
"Farms cannot be operated on
an eight-hour basis. They should be
conducted on a cost-plus basis, with
a reasonable profit.
About one-third of the world's
gold comes from a strip of land in
the Transvaal six miles long and
50 wide.
South Side
Veribest Mixers at
Armour Plant Plan
Big Entertainment
Boxing and wrestling matches, a
battle royal, snappy music by a
jazzy orchestra, eats, smokes and
other features are promised those
who attend the first smoker of the
Veribest Mixers' club of the Armour
plant, which is scheduled for next
Tuesday night.
The first show will be given in the
Welfare room at the plant. An
nouncement has been made that
nothing has been left undone to
make the first meeting a success.
Considerable talent of all varieties is
said to have been discovered at the
pknt, which has been requested Lv
the entertainment committee to help
out by showing off what they can
do. There will also be a number of
outside performers secured that as
sure a good time.
The committee on refreshments
announces there will be plenty cf
"good eats" for the occasion and
"smokes" in abundance.
Drouth Handicaps Live
Stock Breeders In West
F. P. Nottsinger of Montpelier.
Ida., was a visitor at the yards Wed
nesday and he expressed the opinion
that but one out of every 10 head
of live stock raised in former years,
was being carried through the win
ter in Idaho this year. He said this
condition of affairs was caused by
the drouth last summer and that it
would take several years for the
stockmen of Idaho, Wyoming,
Montana and Oregon, to recover.
Iowa Restrictions On
Feeding Sheep Taken Off
Notice was received Wednesday,
at the Exchange building, that feed
ing sheep and lambs may now be
sent into Iowa without dipping, pro
vided health certificates accompany
car orders. This does away with
the many complaints at the local
yards from buyers and yard traders
ieainst dippinjr this cold weather,
as shippers say many sheep died
cn route to feeding lots, caused by
dipping.
South Side Brevities
Market and Industrial News of the Day
LIVE STOCK
OiMh Un Mock.
Omaha. Dee. It.
lUcetpt wer Cattl Hot. Bhet
Official Monday I.M7 .M3 ll.il
Official Tuasda? .... i,0! 4.4 7.34T
Eatlmat Wednesday 7,106 7,000 10,(00
Xhraa daya tttla wit 11.641 17.HS i.0
!Km daya last week J7,48 11,114 41. IIS
Sama daya 1 w'a a'o 44. S01 ' 11.117 11.171
8am daya I w'a a'o 4&,6ft 13.47 60,770
Ham daya year ao JM2I 11.161 41,170
Receipt and dlapoiltlon of llv atock at
the Union atock yard, Omaha, Neb., tor
14 hour ending at 1 o'clock p. m., De
cember 16, 1JI:
RECEIPTS Head.
Cattle. Hog. Sheep.
Wabash 7 ... 1
Miaeourl Pacific I 1
Union Pacific m i 10
C. N. W., east 17 1. 10
C. A N. W west.. 60 U 1
G. St. P., M. A O... 6 17 S
;.. B. Q ... 1
C, B. A j., west.... 60 6 17
C, ft. I. A P., east.. .. ... 1
C. It. I. & P., west. ... 1
Illinois Central S
Total receipt. .. .263
74
Horses and mules.
DISPOSITION Head.
Cattle. Hogs.
Morris & Co. 01i 1,17
Swift A Co ...1,110 ' 611
Cudahy Packing Co. 1,277 1,248
Armour & Co 1,619 648
J. W. Murphy 894
Lincoln Packing- Co,
So. Om. Pack. Co...
Uigglna Pack. Co...
May.rowlch A Vail.
P. O'Dea
Wilson & Co
Van Sant & Co. .. . .
Benton & Van Sant.
F. P. Lewie .i
J. B. Root & Co....
F. G. Kellogir
Wertheimer & Degen 104
Kills & Co
Mo.-Kan. C. & C. Co
E. U. Christie
Baker
Johil Harvey
Jensen & l.undgren.
Dennis A Francis...
Cudahy. Sioux City.
Swift. Sioux City 913
Morris, Sioux Falls 110
Other buyers..
61
siheep.
63
1,474
1.89S
1,392
170
10
16
37
78
71
71
66
24
27
82
11
:u
I
237
.1,206
Total 7,818
6,692
1,394
1.829
8,646
Sale Everything. E. V. Lorlg, 2418 N
street.
On complaint of Ella Pasca, TVUx
Makalonl was arrested cn a warrant
Wednesday, on a charge of assault and
battery. The case was set for trial Thurs
day morning.
Mrs. Nellie A. Sherwood, 3817 South
Twenty-seventh street, left Wednesday
for Albert Lea, Minn., where she will visit
a few weeks with her daughter, Mr.
Harry Black.
Charles Chase, banker of Stanton, Neb..
marketed a load of lambs en the local
market Wednesday, that brought the high
price of lt5 a hundred. The lambs were
fattened on Mr. Chase's farm, near Pilger.
Fine home for sale or rent. I offer for
sale or rent the residence property. 3S22
.So. 26th St., Highland park district; a
fine home. Possession December II.
Henry C. Murphy, Phones: South 40 or
South 1867.
Most of the marketable hogs have been
sent to the local market from around
Uerlng. according to K, Proke. who came
in from that place with several loads of
hogs Wednesday. He sld there were
several thousand head of live stock being
fed in the Platte valley and tnat mere
would be large shipments to the local
market In the spring.
According to a complaint of Mrs. Ella
Stafford, 6S10 South Thirty-eighth street,
Rlohard Hanon, stole a suitcase filled with
clothe from her home Hanon was found
guilty and sentenced Wednesday morning
to 10 day in jail.
Edward Phillip of Boll. Ida., a visitor
at the yards Wednesday, sua ine price ,
Of mint in ni ectlon wa gradually going;
up and that at Pocatello, It was selling
for 27 tt cent a quart with a promise of
a at) II greater Increase.
Arne Truelson, formerly with the car
routing department at the lecal Armour
plant, who was a lieutenant with the
quartermaster department of the govern
ment at Tours, France, for two year,
visited old friend this week. ; He will re
turn to France next weok on private busi
ness and on his return to America will lo
cate in North Dakota, where he has an
interest In a coal mine.
R. Barker, 6626 South Thirty-second
street, was arrested Tuesday evening by
Officer Nlssen, Risk and Gleason on a
charge of dlturbance In the Philip de
partment store. When Barker was
searched at th station the police found
a pair of steel knucks. The additional
charge of carrying a concealed weapon
was plaoed against Barker. Judge Flts
gerald fined Barker $2.60 and cost on
the Concealed weapon charge and ells
charged him on the disturbance com
plaint Mr Ros Casper. 2602 T street, com
plained to the police Tuesday night, that
her husband, Tony, wa drunk and had
driven her and their four children out In
the cold. Tony was arrested by Officers
Nlssen and Risk and charged with dis
turbance and being drunk. Tony told
Judge FlUgerald In police court Wednes
day moVnlng that he had been drinking
raisin wine. The court assessed a fine
of $10 and costs and Tony promised to
pass up the raisin wine and take car of
his family.
AT WHO BROTHERS' STORE THURS.
AND SAT.
Santa Claus will give present and wants
to meet every girl and boy In our Mam
moth Toyland. He will be here Thursday
from 2 p. m. to i p. m. and on Saturday
from 10 a. m. to 12 and from 2 p. m. to
6 p. m. on these day he will have pres
ent for every girl and boy. Coma and
meet the grand old roan, talk to him,
shake his hand and tell him what you
want for Xmaa. You will enjoy select
ing tovs at this greater store, as our Toy
land is much larger than in former years,
and, as usual, are reasonably priced. For
practical gift giving visit the greater store.
For th men you will find ties, hosiery,
shirts, combination ets, glove, pajama.
hose supporters, sweaters, etc. For the
ladles you will find furs, neckwear, waists,
hosiery, gloves, handkerchiefs, linens,
dishes, silk undergarments, etc. Our Is
a store with a Xma spirit.
Death House Prisoner Goes
Heavily Shackled to Court
nininc N. Y. Dec. 10. Antonio
Sansone, death house prisoner in
Sincr Sinor. who admits six murders
and who is testifying in a murder
.... .. t I- !f-
trial in Brooklyn, comes pacx wun
his two keepers for the nignt. j
A mnrrmp court Justice Grave the
advice that e would be safer in the
Sing Sing death house tnan"any
where else. Since he became a com
muter, Sansone will travel back: ana
forth mnrnincr and eveiiintr as Ions;
as he is needed on the witness stand.
While traveling he is shackled to
the , keeper while another keeps a
watchful eyes from behind.
Mew York Stack.
Cattle Receipt of cattle were, only
moderate this morning, estimate placing
the number at 7,300 head, making the to
tal for the three daya 22,600 a com
pared with 37.400 a week ago and 46,600
three weeks ago, and about 36,600 for the
corresponding time last year.
Beef -cattle ar coming in Increasing
number and quality shows some Improve
ment. The market was active this morn
ing at strong prices. The supply of
butcher stock was not very heavy and
packers were ready buyers, values, how
ever, did not show any advance over yes
terday and moat sales Were made at
steady prices.
The feeder and stock market was about
unchanged as compared with yesterday,
there being a fairly good demand for
heavy feeders, while light kinds and
stockers were hard to dispose of. Very
little western beef was on hand and prices
were about steady.
BKEF STEERS.
No. Av. Pr. No. A v. Pr.
40 1021 $10 00 10 14 $11 25
II 1076 11 60 13...... 996 12 00
20 1090 12 60 40 1021 13 00
20 1103 l'l 25 20 1106 14 00
20 1090 ji 60
..EF COWS.
8 101 S 00 17 1102 9 10
13 1029 9 S5 10 1094 10 00
FAT HEIFERS.
16 70S 9 25 8 . 605 9 60
6...... 922 9 65 13 794 10 25
7 824 10 76
CALVES.
2...... 260 6 00 1 230 13 25
1 200 14 00 1 160 14 25
HEIFERS.
45 723 7 60 26...... 739 8 55
49 661 9 50 13 67S 10 00
WESTERN CATTLE.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Vi cows. 826 8 00 10 cows. 692 6 69
istr.. 690 6 26
WYOMING.
Silfdr.. $35 8 35 JSfdr.. SS3 10 85
17hfrs.. 505 00 40 civ.. 236 7 50
11 cow. 909 7 25
NEBRASKA.
12 Mrs.. 663 8 65 ' 6 fdrs.. 848 8 35
14 fdrs.. 635 7 7
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prima
beeves. $12.5014.00; fair to good beeves,
$10.50012.50; common to fair beeves.
$9.00 10.50; choice to prime yearlings.
214.76fiil6.25i good to choice yearlings.
S3 2.60 14.50; fair to good yearlings, $11.60
12.60; common to fair yearlings. $9.00
11.00; choice to prim heifers. $) 0.00 fjji
til. 76: a-ood to choice heifers. $9.00010.75;
good to choice cows, $7.759.00; fair to
good cows, $6.257.60; common to fair
cows, $5.006.25; choice to prime heavy
feeders, $10.5012.60; good to choice feed
ers. $9.2510.50; medium to good feeders,
$7.759.25; common to fair feeder, $6.75
Qil.75; good to choice stockers, $9 009
l'J.26; fair to good stockers. $7.60Sf9.0O;
common to fair grade. $6.007.25; stock
helfors, $6.007.25; etock cows, $5.26
6.60; stock calves, SS.2610.25: veal calves.
$6.00(14.50; bulls, stags, etc., $5.25
$10.00; choice to prime grass beeve, $12.60
13.60: good to choice gras beeves,
$10.6012.00; fair to good grass beeves,
$3.7510.60; common to fair grass beeve,
$7.258.75; Mexican beeve. $6.6008.00.
Hogs Receipts of hogs were estimated
st i nna head. Thera was a good demand
and the market was active at prices gen
erally teady to fully 10c to possibly 15c
higher. Few hog wer reported down to
$12.85 and below, but most of today- sales
wer from $12.90 to. $13.20, with sev
eral loads at a top of $13.25. The train
service was no better the entire session,
so tHere waa some possibility of varia
tion from these figure after the day's
trading wa finished.
BOGS.
No. Av. 8h. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr.
69. .206 480 $13 $0 62. .367 ... $12 85
S5..173 40 12 10 30. .177 ... 13 00
64. .240 ... 13 05 60. .372 ... 13 10
62. .242 80 13 15 36. .198 ... 13 20
54. .233 ... .13 25
Sheen Recelota of sheen and lambs
were of moderate size, amounting to about
10.(00 head. Packer wast little time In
placing bid on th desirable offerings
and fat lamb sold .readily at prices 26
40s hlrher. An early top or iis.oo wa
registered on some good short feds, with
decent classes of killer moving around
$15.50. ' Good ewes were scarce, but
would bring aa much as $9.60 or better.
Wether at $11.00 reported an advance of
25c and choice light yearlings are quot
able up to $13.75. Demand for feeder
was fairly broad at fully steady figures.
Fleshy feeder are bringing $13.6014.00,
with ordinary light medium weight
around $11.00913.26.
FAT WETHERS.
No. At. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
421 fed.. 123 $11 00
FAT LAMBS.
626 fed... 82 16 00 .132 fed... 6$ $15 50
2'i culls.. 51 10 00 60 fed... 79 15 76
172 fed... 87 16 15
CULL EWES.
$6 ted... $7 6 60
FEEDER LAMBS.
II fed.... $1 13 00 239 fed.... 6$. 13 25
FAT EWES.
77 fed... 96 9 50 19 fed.. .11 I 60
Quotations on sheep: Lambs, good to
choice, $15.7516.25; lambs, fair to good,
$15.2515.76: fleshy feeders, $13.(0014.25;
good to choice feeders, $18.50012.76; fair
to good feeders, $13.00018.60; cull lambs.
$1O.M012.6O; yearlings, $12.76013.75;
wether. $10.60011.16; ewes, good to
choice, $9.t60.76; ewes, fair to good. $8.50
09.25: good feeding ewes, $S.00O6.76;
ewe cull and earners. $6.6006.60.
TJ. S. 2 rag... 100
do coupon.. 10
U. 8. cv. 3sreg. 88
do coupon.. 8"6
TJ. S. 4reg,.105H
do coupon ..106ft
Amer. T. T.
cv. s 99 H
Ang.-Fi-ch 6s. 95 H
Ar. A Co. 4s. 8244
Atch. gen. 4s.. 78
B. & O. cv 4ft 67
B. StI. ref. 6s.. 86
Cen. Leath. 6. 96
Can. Pac. lit.. 76 H
C. O. cv. 6: 1i
C B. A Q..
Joint 4s H
C. M. St. P.
ct. 4H 5U
C. H. I. ft P.
Ry. ref. 4s.. 66
C. S. ref. 4Us 73
C Cop. cv. 7...105H!Tex. Co. cv. .103
Erie gen. ... 43 4
Gen. Elc. 6s.. 94ft
Gt N. lit 4K 83
I. C. ref. 4.... 77
I. M. M. (a... S3
K. C. 8. rf. 5 73
U A N. nn. 4a 0
M., Kan. A Tex.
1st 4s...'.... 69i
M. Pac. gem 4 65
Mont P. 6.... 85
N. Pac, 4 76
do -.Is 64
O. S. L. ref. 4. 79
P. T. A T. 6.. S7
Pa. con. 4ft.. Sift
do gen. 6.. 89ft
Read. gen. 4.. 19
St. L. A S. Fran,
adj. 6 66
S Pac cv. 6s.. 104 "S
3. Ry. la 85
Cy of Paris 6s. MTJI'T. and P. 1st..
Den. A Rio G.
ref 6s 41
Dom. of Can.
6. (1131).... $$
Cn. Pac. 4.
U. 8. Rub. 6.
ir. S. StI. 6s..
Wabash lit..
84ft
4ft
8ft
7
89ft
Chicago lift Stock.
Chicago, Dec 10. Cattle Receipts,
11,000 head. Eatlmated tomorrow, 16,000
head. Market strong. Beef ateer. me
dium and heavyweight, choice and prime,
$19.00021.50; medium and good, $11,600
19.00; common, $9.00011.60; lightweight,
gcod and choice, $14.25 0 20.76; common
WE OFFER
6 First Mortgage Bonds
$250.00 $500.00
$1,000.00 to $5,000.00
Secured by centrally located
Omaha property.
Interest 6 per annum and
payable semi-annually.
MATURITY 1924 to 1928
Owners will occupy the building.
American Security Company
18th A, Dodge St., Omaha, Neb.
n a
PAYMENTS
monthly bun aatrioM am stock or
bond, ftjrctiour tteuns all dlMtndt
Odd w) our specialty, mil tor stint td
M and full particuhn - FREE
CHARLES C.VAN RIPER
Kwter Cvtwlieeted Sleek Cichena
SjPJIROaogT., wrw yoK
Short Term Notes
Quotation Furnished by Ftttra Trust
Company.
Bid. Asked.
Am. Tel, A Tel. $ 1924 95ft 16ft
Am. Tel. A TeL 1925 98ft 98
American Tobacco 7 192$.... 100 101
American Tobacco 7 193$,. ,. .101 102
Anaconda Copper 6s 1929 (6 96ft
Anglo-French ext. 5s 1920..., 96ft 96
Armour Co. ronv deb 6 1920. ,108ft 104
Armour Co. conv deb 6s 131.. 108ft 104
Armour Co. conv deb 6a 1928.. 103ft 104
Armour Co. conv. deb 6 1913.. 108ft 104
Armour Co. conv deb 6 1924. ,103ft 104
Bethlehem Hteel 7 1922 100 100ft
Bethlehem Steel 7 192$ 100 100ft
British 6ft liaL., 97 97
Canada 6s 1921 99ft 98
C. B. A Q. 4s 1921 94 ft 96
Cudahy Packing Co. 7 192$.,, 100 101
Int. K. T. 6a 1921 73ft 74ft
Lehigh Valley 6s 1929 100 )oo
Liggett A Myers 6s 1921 99ft 99
Proctor & Gamble 7s 1922 102 102
Proctor A Gamble 7 1923. ...103ft 103
Russian Rubbles 6fts 193$.... 28 21
rnlon Paoifle 6s 1920 101 102
Wilson Conv 6a 1929 95ft 95
First Liberty 3fts 99.60
Liberty 1st 4s 94.00 ..
Liberty 2d 4a ,...91.90 ..
Liberty 1st 4s 94.08 ..
Liberty 2d 4s 92.16
Liberty 3d 4 Us 94.08 ,.
Liberty 4th 4s 92.08 ..
Liberty '6th 4 .; 99.04 ..
Liberty 6th $ 99.08 ..
and medium, $8.25 014.26; butcher cattle,
heifer $6.75015.60; cows, $6.66014.25;
canners and cutters, $5.506.65; veal
calves, $I6.751S.00; feeder steers. $7,000
12.50; stockrr steers, $6.00010.75; west
ern range steers, $7.50016.00; cow and
heifers, $.5012.60.
Hogs Receipts, 22,000 head. Estimated
tomorrow, 40,000 head. Market 25060c
higher, closing weak. Bulk of sales, $12.66
13.00; top, $13.10; heavy, $12.60013 00;
medium, $12.7513.10; light, $12.65 13.00;
light light, 112. 2641 12. 75; heavy packing
sows, smooth, $12.00012.50; packing sows,
rough, $11.50012.00; pigs, lll.SOfc 1200.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 10.000 head.
Estimated tomorrow, 15.000 head. Mar
ket strong. Lambs, $14.7516.75; culls
and common, $10.50(1 11.50; ewes, medium,
good and choice. $7.759.75; culls and
common, $ 4. 25 7. 60.
St. Louis Live Stock.
East St. Louis, 111., Dec. 10. Cattle
Receipts, 6,000 head; market, steady to
2Co higher; beef steers, medium and heavy
weight, choice and prime, $18.0020.00;
butcher, medium and good, ill. 75017. 76;
common, $9.00011.76; lightweight, good
and choice, $14.60020.60; common and
medium, $8.50014.26; butcher heifers,
$7.00016.00; cows, $7.00012.00; canners
and cutter, $6.1506.60; feeder steers,
$6.6012.00: stocker steers, $6.25010.50.
Hogs Reculpts, 14,000 head; mraket,
higher; top, $13.70; bulk of sales, $13,260
13.60; heavyweight, $13.30013.65; medium,
J13.208'13,70; light, $12.75013.65; light
light, $12.0013.00; heavy packing,
smooth, $12.00012.60; packing, rough,
$11.0012.00; pigs, $11.00012.50.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, S,500;'mar
Itet .steady; lambs, $13.50016.25; culls and
common, $7.0013.00; yearling wether,
$10.50013.50; .ewes, medium and choice,
$6.5009.25; culls and common, $3.60
8.00.
Kansas City Live Stock.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 10. Cattle Ite
ceipta, 10,000 head; market for steers
steady to 15 cents higher; she stock, steady
to strong: calves, steady; heavy beef
steers, choice and prime. $15.50019.00;
medium and good, $12.40046.50; common,
$10.26012.40; lightweight, good and
choice, $12.7618.00; common and me
dium, $7.76012.76; butcher cattle, heif
ers. $6.25015.75; cows, $6.00012.00; can
ners and cutters, $5.00 06.00; veal calves,
$13.25016.00; feeder steers, $7.DO13.00;
stocker steers. $5.50010.60.
Hogs Receipts, 15,000 head; market
50 to 76 cents higher: bulk of sales, $13.35
M3.65; heavies, $13.30013.75; lights.
$13.25013.65; light light, $12.85 13.25;
packing sows, $12.00012.60; pigs, $10.00
O11.50.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 7.000 head;
market 25 cents higher; lambs. $14,250
16.00; culls and common. $9.00014.00;
yourllng wethers, $11.50013.25; ewes,
$6.7o(9.25; culls and common, $3,500
6.50; breeding ewes, $8.00012.00; feeder
lambs, $11.00014.00.
Sioux City Live Stock. -Sioux
City, la., Dec. 10. Cattle Re
ceipts, 3,500 head; market steady; beet
steers, charred fed, $lo.00O18.00; shortfod,
$12.7614.60; warmed-up, $9.00012.00;
fair beef, $7.008.25; fat cows and heifers,
$S.0013.00; canners, $5.006.75j veal
calves, $6.0015.00; yearlings, $3,000
8.00; Blockers. $6.0009.00; feeders, $8.00
O11.00; feeding cows and heifers, $5,000
8.00,
Hogs Receipts, 9.000 head; market
steady: light, $12.0013.75; mixed, $12.60
O13.00: heavy. $12.2512.76; bulk of
sales. $12.26012.76.
- Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 3,000 head;
market steady.
St. Joseph Live Stock.
St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 10. Cattle Re
ceipts, 2,500 head; market higher; steers,
$7.50017.75; cows and heifers, $5,500
14.00; calves, $6.0015.00.
Hogs Receipts, 9,000 head; market
higher; top. $13.50; bulk, $12.75013.25.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 6,000 head)
market steady; lambs, $10.00015.60; ewes,
$7.009.00.
New York Coffee.
New York, Dec. 10. The market for
coffee futures was higher today on re
ports of a firmer tone In Braall, covering
and buying by brokers with trade and
importing connections. The opening was
unchanged to 13 points higher and active
months sold 35 to 37 points above yes
terday' closing figures, with March touch
ing 15.25c, and July, 15.45c. The close was
a shade off from the best on some posi
tions, but stowed a net advance of 16 to
35 points.
December. 11.69c; January, 14.90c;
March, 15.19c; May. 15.30c; July, 16.45c;
September. 16.20c. The business Included
exchange of March for May at 10 points.
Spot coffee, quiet; Rio 7s, 15015c;
Santo 4s, 25 026c.
Omaha May Market.
Receipt of prairie hay light and with
the demand being good. It has caused the
better grades of hay to go higher. Al
falfa receipts good and prices steady. Oat
and wheat straw remains steady.
Hay No. 1 upland prairie, $24025; No.
$ upland prairie, $19022; No. i upland
prairie, $14017; No. 1 midland prairie,
$23024; No, 2 midland, prairie, $19022;
No. 1 lowland prairie, $13W19; No. 2 low
land prairie, $13015; No. 8 lowland
prairie, $10011: choc alfalfa, $3233;
No. 6 alfalfa, $30031; standard alfalfa,
$27029; No. 2 alfalfa, $24025; No. 3
alfalfa, $10021.
New York General.
New York, Dec. 10. XVheat Spot,
steady; No. 2 red, $2. 86ft, elevator, ex
port. Corn Spot, firm; old No. 2 yellow,
$1.76, and new No. $ yellow, $1.71
o. I. f. New York.
Oats Spot, firmer.
Lard Steady; middlewest, $23,00 0
23.60. ,
Other articles unchanged.
New York Sugar.
New York, Dec. 10. Sugar Unchanged.
GRAIN MARKET
jfrmL Buy,
ff TEN an
IpastkentJ t
VMM Mlf
Month
Buying
at the
1 Bottom
Now is the time, with
stocks selling considerably
below their recent high
point, for the small investor
to study more closely than
ever general market condi
tions, with a view to pick
ing up those securities that
through technical circum- .
stances alone are carried
well under their real values.
Let us keep you in touch
with the numerous favor
able opportunities pre
sented. Write Dept. OB-15 for
sample copy of the Current
Market Review and copy of
The Ten Payment Plan.
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Members of
Consolidated Stock Exch. of N. Y
50 Broad St., New York
Omaha, Grain.
Omaha. Dee. 19.
Cm In arrival tuday wer 85 car of
wheat. 64 car of corn, 9 car of oats, 1
car of ry and 1 car of barley. Wheat
prices ranged unchanged to several cents
higher. Corn wa unchanged to $ cents
up, th market generally at an advance.
Oats were ft to 1 cent higher. Rye was
up 2 cent and barley 1 to S centa.
Wheat No. 8 hard: 8 ear. $3.63; 1 car,
$3.61 (smutty): 1 car. $2.66; 1 car, $2.(0.
No.' 2 hard: 1 car, $2.60; 1 car, $2.48; 1
car, $2.47 smutty); 3 ear, $2.45 (smut
ty). No. 4 hard: 1 car, $2.50; 1 oar,
$2.45; 1 car, $2.44; 1 car. $1.43; 1 car,
$1.40; 1 car, $2.38 (smutty). , No. 6 hard:
1 car, $2.35 (yellow). Sample hard: 1 car.
$2.35 (yellow). No. 1 northern spring:
2-3 car, $2.15. No. $ northern spring: 1
car, $2.76. No. $ northern spring: 1 car,
$3.75. No. 1 mixed: 1 ear, $9.20 (red,
durum), No. 2 mixed: 1-2 car, $2.85. No.
$ mixed; 1 car, $3.16 (durum). No. 4
mixed: 1 ear, $2.12 (durum).
Corn No. 4 whit: 1 rar, $1.41 (new).
No. 4 whit: 1 rar. $1.39 (new). No. 8
yellow: 1 ear, $1.66. No. 4 yellow: 1
car. $1.42 (shipper's weights); 1 car, $1.43.
No. 6 yellow: 6 cars, $1.40 (new); 1 car,
$1.40 (new, shipper' weight); 3 car, $-39
(new). No. 6 yellow: 1 car, tl.SS (new);
1 car, $1.37 (new). No. 4 mixed: 1 car,
$1.43 new); 1 car, $1.41 (new, shipper's
weights); $ cars, $1.40 (new).
Oat No, 3 whit:' 2 cars, T3e; 1 car,
78 Vic. No. 4 white: 1 car. 78fto.
Rye No. 2: 1 ear, $1.64. No. 8: 1 car,
$1.63. Sample ry: 1 car, $1.64.
Barley No. 2: 1 car. $1.65.
OMAHA GRAIN MOVEMENT.
Today Week Year
Receipts Ago Ago
Wheat 36 66 61
Corn ... 64 26 44
Oats 9 4 1$
Rye 15 8
Barley 1 3 $
Shipment .
Wheat 74 43 73
Corn 27 61 31
Oats 7 63
Rye 1 $ 0
Barley 1 2 8
RECEIPTS IN OTHER MARKETS.
Wheat Corn Oats
Chicago 271 181 80
OMAHA GRAIN INSPECTION. ,
The number of cars of grain of the sev
eral grades Inspected "in" her during the
laet 24 hour follows:
Wheat No. 2 hard, 8; No. $ hard, 10;
No. 4 hard, 10; No. 5 hard, S; sample
hard, 2; No. 1 mixed, 1; No. 3 mixed, 1;
No. 3 mixed, 2; No. 4 mixed, 8; No. 6
mixed. 2; No. 3 spring, 2; No. 4 spring,
1: No. $ spring, 2; sample spring, 1;
total, 49.
Corn No. 8 white, 8; No. 4 white, 7:
No. 5 whit, 5; No. 2 yellow, 3; No. 3
yellow, 8; No. 4 yellow, 84; No. 6 yellow.
37; No. $ yellow, 8; sample yellow. 1; No.
8 mixed, 8; No. $ mixed. 3; No. 4 mixed,
25; No. 6 mixed, 18; No. $ mixed, li
sample mixed, 2; total, 156.
Oats No. 2 white, 1; No. 8 white, 12:
No. 4 white. 8; No. 3 mixed, 1; No. 4
mixed, 1; total. 17.
Rye No. 2, 1; No. 3, 2; No. 4, 2; to
tal. 6.
Barley No. 4, 1; sample, 1; total. 2.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Dec. 10. Severe cold weather
did a good deal today to strengthen the
corn market. Prices although unsettled
at the close were up c to lc net.
Oats gained c to & Provisions finished
unchanged to 20c higher.
Below aero temperatures prevailing over
a large part of the country Indicated to
corn traders tho likelihood of serious in
crease of delay to the movement of the
corn. It was generally accepted that the
cold wave would reduce the efficiency of
th railroads and at the same time would
add greatly to the need of precedence for
coal handling. SniHllnens of today's re
ceipts of corn here tended further to stim
ulate buyers and so likewise did a mate
rial upturn In hog values. After midday,
however, demand for corn slackened and
speculative selling that accompanied ex
treme new low records for British!, ex
change led to something of a reaction.
Then commission house support developed
again and prices rallied before the finish.
Despite the break in sterling, oats dupli
cated the firmness of corn. Country of
ferings were light.
Art! Open. I High. Low. I Close. ! 8at.
Corn. I
Dec. 1.42ft 1.44 1.42 1.43 1.41ft
May 1.34 1.25 1.34 1.34 1.32
July l.S3ft 1.34 1.32 1.33....,..
Oats.
Dec. .78 .79 .78ft .78 .78ft
May .80 .81 .80 .81 .80
July .76ft .77 .76 .76 .76
Pork.
May 34.00 34.00 33.90 34.00 35.40
Lard.
Jan. 22.80 22.97 22.80 22.85 22.75
May 23.00 23.15 23.00 23.16 22.95
Ribs. I
Jan. 18.90 118.95 18.70 18.85 18.40 '
May 18.65 118.65 118.30 18.45 18.80
FINANCIAL
111 11 1 I
New York, Pee. 10 Dullneaa wa 'th
moat striking ehraetrlstlo of today's
stock market, th turnover of 605,000
shares representing th smallest total for
a full session lnc th aummer months.
The snme cases which hav Influenced
the course of recent market wre again
operative notably th coal trlke and
further depreciation of foreign xchange.
These wer supplemented by greater un
certainty reepectlng money conditions over
the' year's end and th question of rail,
road financing.
Very little tlm money came Into th
market. Interior bank uelng their local
reserves for further purchase of mer
cantile paper Call money, which opened
at 7 per cent, advanced to 10 per cent In
the latter dealing but few loans wer
reported at that rate.
Railroad executives wer quoted a ex
pressing grave anxiety regarding pending
federal legislation unless accompanied by
the establishment of credit! In th form
of government guarantees.
The industrial altuetton wa summar
ised by the Iron Age. which stated that
"Th Iron trade 1 face to fac with a
much mor serious (coal) hertag than
that which ha been a matter of concern
for weeks."
This condition was reflected In th No
vember statement of unfilled tonnage la
sued by the United States Steel corpora
tion which disclosed an Increase of mora
than 650.000 tons, th largest gain ol any
month this year
Stocks wer most aotlv In the final
hour when moderate heaviness of rails
and shippings were succeeded by rallies
of 1 to 4 pointa In motors, steels and
other speculative favorite, the market
Closing with a firm tone.
The bond market continued to lose
ground, domestic and war Issues easing
with standard Industrials and utilities
Sales, par value, aggregated $22,650,000.
Old United State bonds wer unchanged
on call..
Am. Beet Sugar.
Am. Can
Am. C. A F
Am. H. A I... pfd
Am. S. & Ref...
Am. Sug. Itef. ...
Am. Sum. Toll. ..
Am. T. & T 6,600
Am. Z.. L. &
Anaconda Cod
Atchison ....
A., O. A W. I.
Baldwin Loe.
Sales. High.
.1.000 96
2,000 64
1,100 139
1.000 119ft
1,500 66
600 138ft
7.90O 97 i
99
17
56 H
1.700
.. 7.100
. 2,700 85
8. 600 172
....13,600 106
B. A 0 5.800 32
Bethlehem Steel B 6,800 92 ft
B. A Sup. Cop.... 6,600 27
Call. Pt 1,600 44
Can. Pao. 3,600 137ft
Can. Leather 600 94
Che. A Ohio.:... 200 66ft
C. M. A St P 8,700 37
C ft N. W 2.900 89
C, R. I. A P 1,000 25
Chlno Copper .... 2,100 2
Colo. F. A 1 400 40
Corn Product.... 17,500 871
Crucible Steel .... 6.800 210
Cuba Cane Sugar.. 9,100 53 '
DIs. Sec. Corp.... 6,900 80
Erie 4,900 13
Oen. Electrlo .... 300 166
Oen. Motors 8,700 334
G. N., pfd 6,000 79
Q. N. Ore ctrs.... 200 36
Illinois Central... 400 90ft
Ins. Copper 1,200 61
Int. M. M. pfd.... 400 105
Int. Nickel ,700 23
Int. Paper 4.600 73
Konnecott Copper. 4,100 29
L. & N 100 110
Mexican Pet 6.600 199
Miami Copper.... 200 22
Mldvale Steel 5,000 49
Missouri Pacific. 2,100 25
Montana Power... 800 66ft
Nevada Copper... 600 15 ft
N Y. Central 5.600 69
New Haven 2,600 28
Norfolk & West.. 209 99ft
Northern Pacifio.. 4,700 81
Pan-Am. Pet 6,000 107
Pennsylvania ....11.600 41
Pitts. A W. Va... 1,000 27
Pittsburgh Coal... 200 64ft
Ray Con. Cop 1,500 30
Reading 2,400 77
Rep. I. A S 20.100 106
Sinclair O. A R... 16.800 46
Southern Pacific. .17,900 10.1
Southern Ry. .
Stud. Corp
Texas Co
Tobacco Prod . . .
Union Pacific.
U. C. Stores....
V. S. Ind. Alco.
TJ. S. Steel
U. S. Steel pfd.
Utah Copper. . . .
Western Union .
Wert, Electric
Willys-Overland
National Lead..
Omio Cities . . .
Royal Dutch . .
3.800 22
.12,000 107ft
. 3,400 290
. 6,300 91
. 3.900 124
.52,900 93ft
,. 2,200 105
.31,900 104
. 300 114
. 2.400 73
.. 200
. 1.200
. 6,800
, . 100
. 2,100
88
53
30ft
81
60
7,400 101
Low,
94
53
137ft
118ft
65
136
94 ft
99 ft
17
67ft
84
171ft
105
, 31
82
24ft
43
135
93
56
36
88
26
85ft
39 ft
86ft
206
61ft
78
13ft
166ft
325ft
78
38
90ft
50
105
' 22ft
71 i
28
110
196ft
22
49
25
56
15
69
28 ft
99
80
105
40
37
64ft
20 ft
7
-JA4
'45
102 ft
22
106
285
89
123
88ft
104
103
114
73
88
63
2
81
49
99
Last
Sale.
96
64
138 -i
119ft
66
138ft
96
99
17
68
85
172
1(6
82
93ft
37
43H
136
94
66
36
89
26
36
40
87
209 ft
62
79
13
166
333ft
78
38
90
50
105
22
72
28
110
199
22
49
25
56 ft
15 ft
69
28
99
80
106ft
40
27
64ft
20ft
77
105
46
103
22
107
289
90
124
93 ft
104
103
114
73
88
63 ft
30
81
60
100
Local Stocks and Bonds
Quotation furnished by Burn, Brlnktr
Co.
Quotations furnished by Burn, Brlnker
Company. ,
STOCKS Hid Asked
Cudahy Packing Co ,105ft 104
Douglas Motor Com 60
Gooch Food Product Pfd Ben. 99 100
Harding Cream 7 Pfd 100ft 102
Omaha A C. B. St Ry. Com .... 60
A. C. Spatlld. A Bro 1st Pfd 99ft 100
M. C. Pertsr Mill !so Pfd.. 100 103
St'l A Tub Co. of Amer. 7 Pfd. 96 98
Thompson-Btld. A Co. 7s Pfd. 9s ft 100
Union Power A Light 7 Pfd.. $8 ft 100
BONDS.
Doug. Cou. High. 5. 1932-81 .... 4.65
Cy. of Trem't, Neb. Wa r 6ft 4.90
French Cities 6 1934 lift 91
la.. Ry. A Lt. 1st Ref. 6 1988 .... 98
Maytag Co. 6a 1927 4 90
Omaha Athletic 4a 1929 98 100
Om. C. B. St. Ry. 6s 1928 SO $2
Rocky Mt. Fuel 6s 1941 Bonus 16 .
Un. Stock Yds. Om. 1st 6s 1931 95 91
Turpentine and Kosln.
Savannah, Ga.. Dec. 10 Turpentine
Firm; $1.67; sales, 133 bbls.; receipts,
829 bbls.; shipments, 404 Dbls.; stock,
13.964 hbis.
Rosin Firm; sales, 801 ranks; receipts,
788 raske; shipments, 8,018 casks; stock,
61.569 cask.
Quote: B, B, D. $16.80; F. $16.35; G,
$14.40; H, $16.45016.60; I. $17.00017.15;
K. $18.10: M, $18 60; N,. $19.17; VU,
$20.75; WW, $21.60.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dee. 10. I'lour
Ui'iianged.
Hurley $1.2801.60.
KyNo. 2. $1.6901.O.
Bran $41.00. ,
Corn $1.4901.60.
Outs 78010c.
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Bar Silver.
New York, Dee. 10. Bar Silver $1.3VVj
Mexican Dollars $1.00.
A Lone Dollar Stays a Runt
We Offer When, If and As Issued and Re
ceived by Us and Subject to the Approval
of the Bureau of Securities.
The B urges s-Nash
Company
Offers the Investor every protection se
curing their 7 Preferred Cumulative Stock,
by the following covenants:
1. A Preferred interest in the Estab
lished business.
2. Serial Payment of the Preferred
Stock, giving increasing equity.
3. Minimum Quick assets of $150.00 for
every share of Preferred. ,
4. No Common Cash Dividends which
will reduce surplus below $200,000.00.
5. No Mortgage without Preferred Hold
ers' consent.
Our circular, mailed on request, describes
the issue in detail.
The Omaha Trust Company
Ground Floor Omaha National Bank BIdg.
Phone Tyler 100, Omaha, Neb.
Burns Brinker & Company
Ground Floor, Brandeis Theater Bldg.
Phone Douglas 895, Omaha, Neb.
There are means whereby lonesome dollars can be, turned to account and their growth
assured as near as may be, and here is an excellent buying opportunity where probabil
ities for large returns are strong. ,
Monitor Oil at SI, 50 Points the Way
A limited amount of this stock may be had for a limited time, and with its assets in loca
tion alone, the Monitor Qil Company justifies all the confidence placed in it as a means
of rewarding its supporters. Another brace of petroleum geysers is looked for in the
heart of Texas' richest areas.
PLEASANT GROVE, RANGER and DESDEMONA
Success Likes Company and Seldom Ventures Forth Alone. Multiplica
tion Is Mathematics' Most Pleasing Diversion When Your Dollars Are Con
cernedL Monitor Oil Has a Big Advantage in the Richest Proven Ter
ritory in the Field.
The most necessary asset to an operating company is acreage and there is not a company in the United
States with a more positive assurance of production from such acreage as Monitor Oil is drilling in the
unused portion of Pleasant Grove cemetery and Desdemona. On every side, measured in distance of feet
from the, Monitor location, are big producing wells. The famous Pleasant Grove cemetery bang up
against acreage which has already produced thousands of barrels of oil, is one of the
RICHEST SPOTS ON EARTH
Immediately adjacent to the Monitor well are two w ells recorded as producing 160,000 barrels of oil in
sfr months. Other wells a stone's throw from the M onitor well, form a hedge of productiveness entirely
surrounding it The Desdemona well is in that identical district made famous by Hog Creek Oil which
recently sold as high at $15,000 for every $100 put into it. In territory absolutely proven, on a line
with and in between big producing properties, the Monitor well is as certain of being a big one as an oil
well can be.
It Looks Good or We Wouldn't Touch It
Certain of the cream of oil bearing land, absolute in knowledge of responsible operation, satisfied as to
soundness of assurances for big production, it is good policy to advise quick action.
Reference: National Bank of Commerce. Wire Reservations Our Expense.
Time and Stock Are Limited.
Fort Worth Securities Company
Newby Building, 11th and Throckmorton Streets
Fort Worth, Texas