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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919. PERSONAL. IMI BAfeVATION Army Industrial Bum eoiieita your eld clothln. furniture, matailanu W collect. W distribute. Phone j.icmg. 4118 and ear waeoa will mil Call tad Inspect our bow bom. mo-mi-1114 Dodge Street. FURNACES cleaned. 81. Control Tin Shop. Horses Live Stock. Vehicles. 800 Sets of Harness, SADDLES AND COLLARS I IS por cont discount; froo llot price. Iff .1 JTT , miawest Harness uo., JM . ltb St Qmihi, Nob. I : : T-! ai mi-k. cuw, juot rroan with coif: ono well-bred J-yr.-i.ld Holsteln, will bo fresh within a week; two Jersey and ono iwrnam Jersey comma: fresh aoon. 1218 JNortn 8tn. Colfax 4180. LEGAL NOTICES STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. Notico la horoby (Ivan that a ipeolal meeting of the atockboldera of tba South Flatto Land Company will bo hold at tho oirice or aald land company. Room 701 Flrat National Bank Building, In Lincoln. Nebraska on tho 24th day of Docember, 191. at 11.00 o'clock a. m.. for the pur. pose of considering and acting upon the matter of extending or renewing article or incorporation or aald company. By order of the Board of Directors. C. H. MORRELL. President. W. W. TURNER, Secretary. Lincoln. Nebraska. November 14, It II. Omaha Hay Market. Receipts light on both prairie and el una ana witn tne aemana good the mar ket has advanced on all grades of prairie ana aiiatia nay. aiso on oat and wheat straw. Upland Prairie Hay No. 1. 825028; No. Z. f22VZ4; No. 1. 818O20. Midland Prairie Hay No. 1, 124025: No. 2, 121023. Lowland Prairie Hay No. 1. (18920; vtv. 4, r0. i, S1U3P13. Alfalfa Choice, 1368126; No. 1, $32034 standard, 130032; No. 2, I26Q2I; No. 3. Straw Oat, 112014; wheat, I1201S. York Metala. Dec 17. Copper Un N New York, cnangea. Iron Unchanged. Antimony Unchanged. Lead Firm; spot and January, 7.20c dig. j. sue asked. Tin Firm; East St. Louis delivery, apot, .lio o.d. s..'5c asKed At London Spot Copper fl04 17s 6d; electrolytic. 116: tin, 314 17s d: lead. 39 12s 6d; zinc, 51 16s; futures, 62 7s 6d. Turpentine and Roein. Savannah. Oa.. Dec. 17. Turpentlna Steady; 11.65; sales, 60 bbls. ; receipts, 87 bbls.; shipments, 881 bbls.; stock, 13,142 bbls. Kosln Steady; sales, 1,106 caaks; re eeipta, 668 casks; shipments, 1,602 caaks; stock, to, lit casks. Quote: B. D, E, F, 118.00(916.12 1 Q. H, 116. 00016.16; I, I16.76016.87U: K, $18.25; M, $11.00; N, $20.00; WO, $20.60; WW, ' New York Produce. New York, Dec. 17. Butter Steady! unchanged. Eggs Steady; unchanged. Cheese Steady : unchanged. Poultry Live steady; old roosters, 20cj turkeys, 40c. Dressed quiet; chickens, 29 047e; turkeys, 47051c; other prices un changed. . Liberty Bond Prices. New Toik. Dec. 17. Prices of T.iberty bonds at 11:30 a. m.: I'js, 99.50; first 4s, 83.C0: second 4s. 01.50; first 4Vs, 93.68; t-cond t. 91.60; third 414s. 13.60; fourth 4s, 11.66; Victory 3 "lis, 98.94; Victory I lie. 18.88. Cotton Future. New " York, Dec. 17. Cotton futures closed steady; December, 88. 60c; January, 26.99c; March, 34.86c; May, 32.80c; July, 81.12c New York, Dee. 17. Spot Cotton Steady; middlings, 39.25c. Chicago Produce. Chicago, Dec. 17. Butter Lower: creamery, S767c Eggs Kasler; receipts. 1,107 cases; fiists, 7(&77c; ordinary firsts, 65 070c; at mark, case Included, 6S74c. Poultry Alive, unchanged. Evaporated Apple and Dried Fruits. New York, Dec. 17. Evaporated Apples -Quiet Prunes Firm, but Quiet. Apricots Firm. Peach Quiet. Raisins Scaroe. Chicago Potatoes. Chicago. Dec. 17. Potatoes Weak; ar rivals, 30 care; northern white. $3.10 '3.05 par irwt. : western rurals and russets, jobbing, $3.S03.66. St. Lout Grain. St. Louis. Dec. 17. Corn December, SI. 48; May. $1.38. Oats December, ItVie; May, IStto. BRINGING UP FATHER Sea Jifgs and Mafffie ia Fmll Pa. of Colors ia Tba Son-ay Be. Drawn for The Bee by McManut Copyright, 1919 International New Servlca, WAV -WAV Wtt VvTC WAV - WAW ErWf-MfVWtE-RR OODNE THE TROUC0.C WITH VOU lt)-VOU DON'T KNOW COOO felNCINC, WHEN OU HEAR IT 1 ( i rvNN'T I II THM" WEL- tAVO I IF SHE COULD L V" Y wimic I WITH A VR,CE UKC M,N 1 OUCHT TO J I ONLX t)INi V sUo L-gT,uD" im e"rope- 1 , oJ mm ANX- KnW WELL IF YOU'D ONLY 1 . V fSh KIN H,T"a-' fy Market and Industrial News of the Day LIVE STOCK Omaha I J to Stock. Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union stock yards, Omaha, Neb., for 24 hours ending at 3 o'clock p. m. Decern ber 18, 1919: RECEIPTS CARS. Horses and Cattle. Hois. SheeD. Mules. C, M. or St. P 1 .. 4 Wabaah 1 4 Mltsourl Pacific 3 6 S Union Pacific 83 36 10 C. & N. W., east. . . 19 1 3 C. & N. W.. west... 65 52 C, St. P., M. & O.. 26 25 6 C, B. & Q., east... 7 3 15 C. B. & Q., west... 20 20 7 C, R. I. & P, east.. 17 14 11 C, R. I. St P., west.. 15 Illinois Central 1 4 t Chi. Gt. West 1 1 72 Total receipt ...243 181 DISPOSITION HEAD. Cattle. Bog. Shee .Morrl ft Coo 1022 Swift A Co 1521 Cudahy Packing Co.... 147 Armour Co $71 J. W. Murphy. Worrell Lincoln Packing Co.... $7 Poo. Omaha Packing Co. 32 Klggins Packing Co.... 6 John Roth ft Son 2$ Mayerowlch ft Vail.... 2 Qlassberg 1 Wilson & co o W. W. Hill k Co 82 F. P. Lewis 27 B. Root & Co lii Kosenstork Bros 22 O. Kellr.gg 6 Werthelmer ft Degen... ZOO Ellis & Co 2 G. Christie i" Raker 101 Jchn Harvey MS Jensen & Lundgren .... 75 Midwest Packing CO... ( Omaha Packing Co 28 Cudahy from Sioux City ... Other buyers 1998 Total 8'" Receipts were Cattle Official Monday ....10,023 Official Tuesday.... 9,292 Estimate Wednesday 5,000 2184 276 226$ 107 ?3 1261 2410 2387 Three day this wk 24,515 Same day last wk 22,367 Same two wks ago 37,498 Same three wk ago 44,502 Same day year ago 35,645 12653 Hog 7,352 13,691 9.800 30.743 15 376 21,114 31,237 59,231 303 8983 11935 Sheep 16,197 11,160 10,400 Kansas City Grain. ' Kama City. Mo., Dec. 17. Corn De rcmber, 1.48; January, $1.42; May, $1.37; July, $1.35. tivn York Coffee. New York, Dec. 17. Coffee No. 7 Rio, 15c: future, steady; January, 16.08c; May, 15.45c. New York Cotton, New York, Dee. 17. Cotton closed at a net advance of 15 to 39 points. Boy Shoots His Baby 'Brother While Playing Winsted, Conn., Dec. 17. Playing robber in a dark dining room of the family home in Southington, Jules, 6-year-old son. of Emilio Bianchi, aimed a gun at his 3-year-old brother, Emilio, with the result that a bullet vierced Emilio's lung. 87,767 36,681 48,212 33,372 20,634 Cattle Arrivals of cattle were only jirv moderate tnia momma, me nnrawr being placed at 5,000 head, which makes the total for the three day 24,300 or 000 more than lor tne same penoa iasi week but 11,000 les than for the corre sponding time a year ago. With not a great deal of beef cattle on hand and buyer showing a little more desire to pick up the offerings than yes terday prices were generally steady al though there were rpois -wnicn looaea weak. The butcher stock ma-ket showed little better tone although It was far from active, some sales were called about steady, while In 'Spots value were 160 25o below yesterday's close. Quality on the whole was only fair. Trade In feeder wa about the same a for the prevlou two days, price being about steady on the heavier kinds and steady to weak on ttie thin kind. Both trader and country buyer were out. Re ceipt of western rangers are practically negligible and trading in this class of beef I rery light with price generally steady. " Quotations on Cattle Choice to prime beeves, $14.60; good to choice beevea, $13.00014.50; fair to good beeves, $11.00 O13.00; common to fair beeves, $19.50 11.60; choice to prime yearlings, $14.76 16.25; good to choice yearlings, $12,50 0 14.50; fair to good yearlings, $11.00012.60; common to fair yearlings, $9.00011.00; choice to prime heifers, $11.50013.25; good to choice heifers, $9.00011.50; choice to prime cows, $9. 60O11-00; good to choice cows. $8.009.50; fair to good cows. $6.S0 O6.00: common to fair cows, $4.7508.50: choice to prime heavy feeders, $10,600 13.00; good to choice feeders, $9.2 S 10.50, medium to good feeders. $7,760 9.25; common to fair feeders. $6(507.75 good to choice stockers. $9.00010.25; fair to good tocker, $7.609.00; common to fnlr stockere, $6.0007.25: stock heifers $6.0007-26; stock cows, $6.2506.60; stock calves, 86.25O10.25: veal calves. $6.00 14.25 bulls, atags, etc., $5.25010.50; choice to prime yearlings. 12.6013.60; good to choice yearlings. $10.60012.60; fair to good grass beeves, $8.7 10.50; common to fair grass Beeves, 17.2508.75; Mexican beeves $6.6008.00. BEEP STEERS. No. Av. Pr. No. A v. Pr 12 766 $8 75 20 908 . $9 25 ..1014 10 60 20 1062 11 75 ..1188 12 60 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS .. 677 9 60 BEEP COWS. 6 60 11 1131 8 50 15. 9 30 6. HEIFERS, f 60 . ( 16 11. CALVES. 10 00 1. 12 10 4. WESTERN CATTLB. COLORADO. 71T T 7$ 1$ Mr.. 464 S 78 3 civs.. SOUTH DAKOTA. $3$ 7 00 14 cows. 184 60 4 tr.. NEBRASKA. 60 8 hfrs.. T 00 7 fdra. $ 00 61 civ.. 7 60 28.. 2$.. 14!'. 1$. . ..1102 ..1000 ..1091 .. (96 .. 893 .. 3T0 .. 133 14 fdr. 10 civ.. 8 fdr. 12 hfrs. Kltrs.. 1$ cow $1 cows. (33 25 cows. $22 06 828 ..1031 ..1120 5 ((0 $20 146 (87 186 IT 47 741 700 22 7 50 8 60 9 76 ( 80 16 11 IS 14 00 FEEDER LAMBS. No. Av. Pr. No. 227 fed.. (I $14 16 FAT LAMBS. 211 fed.. 74 16 00 HOGS. No. A v. Sh. Pr. 62. .266 140 $13 20 58. .257 720 13 25 62. .208 ... 13 35 66. .218 ... 13 46 30. .260 ... 13 (0 No. Av. 41. .381 ... 62. .293 18C 61. .287 4( 80. .212 ... 65. .249 ... estimated head, but Sh. Pr. Pr. $13 00 13 SO 13 40 18 60 18 65 at 141 actual Hogs Receipt were loads or around 9,800 arrivals promised to exceed these figure, The market was rainy active at price that varied all the way from 16 to a much as 30c and possibly 35o higher than yesterday. Not many sale were reported below 813.25, a liberal proportion will show up to $13.(0 with a top of $11.65, the bulk being $13.25013.60. Sheep Receipts of sheep and lamb were of moderate size and fed lambs comprised bulk of the offerings. Packer were not very anxious for killing material and were rather slow with prices general ly steady. Good fed lambs eold around $15.76016-00, Indicating a limit of $16.25 for something choice in this line. Toppy native ewes brought $9.50 and good fat westerns moving at $9.0009.25. Wethers and yearlings continue scarce. country buyers are still nrovldlnv broad demand for fleshy feeders nt prices held up In good shape this morning Best fleshy lambs sold around $14.25 O 14.40 with $13.75014.00 taking the bulk of the good strong weight. Quotations on sheep: Lambs, good to choice, $15.75016.25; lambs, fair to good, $15.25015.50: fleshy feeders. 114. (loan so- good to choice feeders. $13.76014.25: fair to good feeders, $13.25013.76: cull lambs, $11.00012.50: yearllnzs. tlX KOffiix fin- wether, $10.50011.00: ewe, eood to choice, $9.0009.26; ewes, fair to good, $8.50(89.00: good feedlnr ewes. I 00Jfi 7S- culls and canners. $6.5006-60. Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas City. Mo.. Dec. 17. Cattle Re ceipts, 14.000 head; steady to 25c lower; heavy beef steers, choice and prime. 816.85018.85: medium and rood. I12finisi 16.35; common, $10.36012.50; lightweight, good and choice, $12.60017.90; common and medium, $8.00012.00; butcher cattle, heifer, $6.25013.25; cows, $6.10011-85; canners and cutters,. $5.0006.10; veal calves, $14.2617.00; feeder steers, $7.50 13.00; stocker steers, 85.7610.35. Hogs Receipt. 17,000 head: market 25 to 35c higher; bulk, $13.6013.95; heavies, $13.60013.96: mediums, $13.65014.00; lights, $13.40013-80: light lights, $13 00 13.26; packing sows, $12.00012.25; pigs. $10.75012.75. sneep ana i.amDs Receipts, 3. 000 head: market steady: Iambs, 1 16. 26 4? 1 6.80 ; cull and common, $9.26015.00; yearling weth ers, $12.00013.75; ewes, $7.50010.25; culls and common, $3.6007.25: breeding ewes, $8.00011-60; feeder lambs, $11.00014.00. FINANCIAL New York, Dee. 17. Of the everal de irsinnments which contributed to the Ir rotrnUr strpnffth of todav'a stock market. the most noteworthy and important In It potential value waa tne movement 01 cm iaH r,lian( Bill on London continued to rally to the point where they canceled the greater part of the present severe decline, thereby ntrnnarthenlna the lmnresslon In many quar ters that steps are really being taken to negotiate large International credits. The reviews of teel and Iron industrial conditions were favorable, Including higher Drlce schedules for fabricated nrnnM, tv-ama wr aiinolemented by ad uam.oa In ouotatlona for fuel oil and Hnn nt l&rce contracts, foreign and domwitic. tor railway ulp- munt. Call loan were In freer upply at T per cent than at any recent period, interior banks offering round amount at that ,.1. .nri later at 6 Der cent. Time money .i.4 firm however, eacer bids of $ per cent for two and three months eliciting In It surface aspect the etock market covered the ground of the prevloue ses sion. Bull pool added to the dlcom u,ir. r.t the short in oil, motor, steels and equipment, la which gros gain of 3 to slightly over 10 point were made. awtTlnoa tnhanen. textiles. COPDOr and laatfrera he'lned to utaln the advance with miscellaneous Issues, Including chem ical shares, at extreme gains of 1 to i points. The only division to hold baek was the rails, which moved within very narrow radius, harden ng eHghtly at th. firm close. 1 Sale amounted to 1.000,000 ,hModerate Improvement in the yr,-n' investment situation was reported by banks and bondholder. The open mar ket on the exchange failed to reflect this condition, aside from a slight rally in Liberty bonds and aeveral of the interna tional Issues. Total sales (par value) ag gregated $28,750,000. Old United States bond, were -cX.Hlrt.LLow. La.t. Amur. Beet Sug.. 200 94 94 94 Amer. Can 3,iiu oo? r A Car and FOU.. 4,uuu 10013 d A, H A Lea Pfd MOO 11514 11414 lHH Amer. Loe ?,80O J4 A. Smelt, ft Renn. d,iu hot Amer. Sug. Refln. 800 136 13614 13614 yuu vt win n 2,700 914 9914 9914 1.200 1614 1 le ,100 67 6614 664 6,000 8314 3 3314 2.400 173 16914 178 .46,900 110 1071i 108' ...10,600 30 2914 29H Sum. Tob.. T. & T... Amer. Amer. A. Zinc. Lead & S. Anaconda Cop..., Atchison A.. O. & W. I. B. Bald. Loc... B. eV Ohio.. Beth. Stl. "B" 14,700 Butte & Sup. Cop. 2,700 Cal. Potrol Canadian Pac Cen. Leath Ches. & Ohio.... C, Mil. St. P.. Chi. N. W.... Chi., R. I. & Pac. Chlno Cop 1.600 9,800 3,100 1,800 1,100" Col. Fuel 8b Iron.. 1.000 900 Corn Product. Crucible Steel .... Cuba Cane Sugar. Die. Secur. Corp. Erie Gen. F.lec Gen. Motor Gt. North., Pfd... Gt. N. Ore Ctfs.. 111. Cen Insplr. Cop Int- Mer. M. Pfd. Inter. Nickel Inter. Paper K. C. Southern... Kennecott Copper. 10,800 28H (3 3H 8514 24 3514 39 84 94 94 26 H 25 1,300 4414 44 2.000 134 133 6.100 96 9414 68 37 soy. 35 35V, 39 86 7,700 212 209 5,300 bZ 51 3.200 77 76 3,600 13 12 8,566 330 327" 7,200 77 76 3,300 37 37 1,900 88 87 1,300 60 50 9.100 108 106 5.Z00 21 21 7,600 76 400 is Baker Ice Machine Go. (INCORPORATED) Authorized Capital Slock $2,000,000 Earnings Past Year Over 22 Per Cent A successful Omaha manufacturing concern pro ducing high grade Ice machines. Enlarging its plant to take care of its rapidly in creasing business. We are offering a small amount of the 8 Participating Cumu lative Preferred Stock lot sale Preferred stock . protected charter provisions. m every respect by Without any obligation on my part. J would like further Information regarding your company. ; NAME.... ; BUSINESS .. ; ADDRESS OMAHA SECURITIES COMPANY Fiscal A gene) SUITE 9 WEAD BUILDING 18TH AND FARNAM STS. PHONE DOUGLAS Ctlt L AN.. Mexican Pet Miami Copper..., Mldvale Steel Missouri Pacific. . , Montana Power. . . Nevada Copper... N. Y. Central New Haven Norfolk & West.. Northern Pacific. Pan-Am. Pet Pennsylvania . . . . Pitts. & W. Va... Pittsburgh Coal .. Ray Con. Copper. Reading Rep. I. ft S... Shat. Ariz. Cop. Sinclair O. ft R. 200 110 34,300 210 2.400 22 7,000 2,600 500 1.800 8,300 8,200 600 ,000 75 15 27 109 202 21 48 25 67 14 67 25 97 78 94 26 44 133 94 68 3714 88 25 35 39 86 209 51 77 12 166 327 77 37 87 60 106 21 75 16 28 109 207 22 49 26 57 14 68 26 97 79 106 40 24 63 20 76 109 11 44?4 49 25 57 15 68 28 98 79 80,100 106 103 18,000 40 40 3,000 25 24 800 63 63 2.200 20 19 7.600 76 75 .44,600 112 109 . 300 11 11 Southern Pacific. .22,400 0S 102 103 Southern Railway. 6.700 21 21 21 Stud. Cor :.28,900 107 104 104 Texas Co 8,200 297 292 297 Tobacco Prod.... B.800 89 88 89 Union Pacific... 6.600 123 122 123 IT. r. Stores 18.400 91 90 91 TJ. S. Ind. AIco... 1,900 1J 102 102 U. S. Steel 43,700 104 103 103 U. S. Steel pfd... 1,000 113 11Z .118 Utah Corner 2,800 73 70 "Western Union ... 4,800 89 88 West. Electric... 8.100 63 Willys-Overland .. 8,600 28 National Lead ... 800 79 Ohio Cities 4,600 4 Royal Dutch 14,100 (8 Bid. 68 28 7 4$ 73 88 68- 28 79 48 TJ. S. 2s reg.,.100 U. 8. 2s cud.. 100 U. S. cv 8s cp 88 U. 8. cv 2s cp. 88 U. 8. 4s reg..!06 U. S. 4s cup.. 106 Am. T. ft T. ey 98 Ang.-French (s 6 Arm. & Co. 4 "A 81 Atchison gen 4 76 B. & O CV 4 74 Bh. Steel ref 5 87 Cen. Leather 6 15 Cen. Pac let.. 74 c. a o. er c, a Joint 4 . C, II. ft St. P, er. 4 C, R. I. ft P. Ry. ref. 4s . . Colo, ft South. ref. 414 Chill Cp. cv 7s. 106 c. or Fan 6s. 82 ID. ft R. G. ref. 5 4T D. of Can 6s la (1931) .. 91 Erie gen 4 ..41 I Offered. i 76 4 $$ T 72 I Gen. Elec. 6s.. 15 (it. IV. ISt H tC 1111. Cen. ref 4 78 Int M. ft M. 6 93 K. C. So. ref. T$ LAN. un. 4. 81 M., K. ft T. lat 4s 18 M. P. gen 4.. (6 Mont. Power 6 8$ N. T. Cen. deb. 0 No. Pac 4.... 76 No. Pac. 3s.... 63 Or. Short Lin ref. 4 11 Pae. T. ft T. ( 86 Penn. eon 4 89 Penn. gen 6a.. 89 Reading gen 4 78 St L ft 8. F. adj. 6 56 So. Pac. cv 6a.. 104 So. Ry 6 84 Ter Co. cv I. 103 T. A P. st .... 82 Union Pao. 4s.. 82 V. 8. Rub. 6s. 86 U. 8. Steel is.. 97 Wabash Is 88 Bid. New York Mm New Tork, Dec 17. Mercantile Paper Unchanged; demand, $3.86; cables, $3.87. Francs Demand, 10.40; cables, 10.38. Guilders Demand, 27. Lire Demand. 12.0; cables, 12.85. Marks Demand, 2.12c; cable, 3.14o. Time Loans Strong, unchanged. Call Money Easy; high, 7; low, $; rul ing rate, 7; closing bid, 6; offered at 7; last loan, $. Bar Silver. New Tork, Dec 17. Bar llver $1.33. Mexican Dollars $1.02. 8$. Joseph Live Stock. St. Joseph, Mo., Dec. 17. Cattle Re ceipts, 3,000 head; market lower; steers, $7.00017.00: rows and heifers, $6.00 13.50; calve. $6.00014.60. Hogs Receipts, 13,000 head; market steady; no quotations. Sheep and Lambs Receipt. 7,000 head; market lower; lambs, $13.0016.60; ewes, $8.0010.25. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 17. Cattle Receipts, 11,000 head; estimated tomorrow, 16,000 head; market, steady; beef steer, medium and heavy, choice and prime, $18.00 20.00; medium and good, $10.50017.76; common, $8.25010.60: lightweight, good and choice. $12.761.25; common and medium, $7.50912.60; butcher cattle, heifers. $8.25014.25; cow, $6.OO01$.OO; canner and cutters, $4.75 6.76 ; veal calvea, $16.25017.00; feeder steers, $7,000 12.00; stocker steers. $6.00010.26. Hogs Receipts, 20,000 head; estimated tomorrow, 60,000 head; opened 16c to 26o higher, closing with advance loaf, bulk of sales, $18.80014 00; top, $14.46; heavy, $18.76 14.10; medium, $l$.9O014.li; light $13.75014.00; light light $13,600 13.8$; heavy packing goal, smooth, 111.25 18.66; packing sow, rough, $12,600 13.25: pigs. $12.76013.75. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 20,000 neaa; estimated tomorrow, 26,000 head; market, weak; lambs, $16.00017.25; culls and common, 811.50014.76; ewes, medium, good and choice, $7.75010.00; culls and common, ?4.51((J7.50. St. Louis live Stock. East St. Louis, in., Dec. 17. Cattle Receipts, 6,600 head: steady to 25o lower, Beef steers, medium and heavy, choice ana prime, 817.6019.76: medium and good, $11.00017.26; common, $8.25010.76: iigmweignt, gooa and choice, 813.600 20.75; common and medium, $7.75013.25; butcher cattle, heifers, $6.60016.00; cows, $6.25012.00: canners and cutters. $4,760 $6.26; veal calves, light and handy, $13.00 0$16.6O; feeder steers, $6.50012.00; stock er steers, $6.26010.50. Hogs Receipts, 20,000 head; 30.040c oigner; top, 814.45; bulk, 114.00014.40, heavy, $14.0(014.40; medium, $13,950 14.46; light, $11.76 014.40; light light weight. $13.26014.30; heavy packing sows, smooth, $12.60018.00; packing aowa, rough. $11.76012.60; pigs, $12.26014.26. Sheep and Lamb Receipt. 4,500 head: 35o to 60o lower; lambs, $13.50016.50; cull and common, $7.00012.00; yearling wether, $11.00014.00; ewee, medium and choice, $6.6009.00; cull and common, $1.60016.00. Mom City Lire stock. Sioux City, la., Deo. 17. Cattle Re ceipt. $,600 head; market 26 cent lower; beef steers, choice fed, $15.00018.00; fed yearling, $10.00 01$. 60; shortfed, $13,000 14.60; fairly good beef, $7.0008.26; warmed-up, $(.00012.60; fat cow and heifer, $8.50013.00; canner, $5.0006.76; veal calve. $6.00015.60; stockers, $6,000 $.00; feeders, $8.00011,00; feeding cows and heifer, $5.0008.00. Hogs Receipts, (,000 head; market 10 to 15 cents higher; light, $13.00013.60; mixed, $13.26013.65; heavy, $13.25013.76; bulk of sales, $13.40013.75. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 3,000 head; market steady. Dry Goods. New Tork. Dec. 17. Cotton e-ooda were steadier today, but gray goods were high er in some instances. Worsted yarn were firm. There is a steady call for small lots of goods for early delivery. Real Estate Transfers Charles W. Martin and wife to Har- very Ward enrtstensen ana wue. Bauman Ave., 204 ft. E. of Minne Lusa Ave., N. B., 40x120 $ 6, SO') Albert Rose and wife to Titus Lowe, 25th St., 40 ft S. of Corby St., W. 8.. 40x110 l.dOO Titus Lowe and wife to Albert Kop- penhaver, 26tfl Ht.. 40 it b. oi Corby St., W. 8., 40x110 1,300 Orpha M. McKitrlck to Albert Kop penhaver. Brown St., 100 ft. W. of 26th St.. 8. 8., 60x122.49 -.000 John F. Storek to Carl A. Ander son, S. W. Cor. 26th ana uuraette Sts., 120x126, and other prop ertr 1 Temple McFayden to Helen E. Lu cas, 47th Ave., 4d it. :n. oi juapie St., E. -8., 40x125 5,500 Temple McFayden to Clarence A. Haight 47th Av., 200 ft. S. of Wirt 8t. E. S 40x126 6,400 Fossle M. George and husband to Mabel L Hill. Park Ave.. 260 rt. 8. of Poppleton Ave., W. 8., 60x 160 Antoinette Wlnans and husband to Charles Glllan and wife, 40th St.. 104 ft. N. of Ames Ave., E. S., 50x127 Mfrle D Good and husband to Wil liam F. Barnett, 30th St., 56 ft N. of Douglas ht., K. S., 50x47.. Ignatius J. J. Bruechert and wife to Jay A. Pound, w. w. cor. eiai Ave. and Chicago St.. 50x128.... George C. Flack to HJalmer Nelson, Ohio St., 245 it. u. oi bum St., S. 8.. 60x130 Frank 8. Selby and wife to Augusta M. Morrill, 4stn St., 6 it. s. oi Webster St.. W. S., 42x100. Walter C. Mann and wife to Albert J. Cadek et al. Burt St.. 200 It. E. of 60th St. S. S.. 40x128 6,675 Fred Armbrust and wife to Herman Naegle, 17th St., (10.6 ft. 8. of Castelar St.. E. S 42x76x133.... t Alfred R. Hansen and wife to Jessie P. Colwell, B. E. Cor. 33d and Woolworth Ave.. 63x100 11,500 Worth L. Downer and wife to Paul B. Rains, Brown St., 160 ft. W. of 28th Ave.. N. 8.. 40x120 8,800 E?'le w. Pherman and wife to Stan ley H. Eaton and wife, Nicholas ... . otl ... ti. of 51st SSt.. N. S., Rr,-I6 5,760 Joel B. Goodrich and wife to Doro thy D. N. of Dodge ft. ..Su : w. s. ,1., Hz it , 62x1 30.. 4.600 GRAIN MARKET Omaha Grain. Omaha, Neb., Dec IT. Grain arrivals today were 52 cars of wheat, 63 cars of corn, 60 cars of oata, 1 car of rye and 1 car of barley. Wheat trading was slow, with prices about un changed. Corn was unchanged to 3 cents higher, the bulk about 2 cents advance. Oats were 2 cent up. Rye was nomi nally 3 cents higher. The option In this grain at Chicago shows an advance of 5 cents, due largely to report of export sales of 2,000,000 bushels today. Barley was strong. Wheat No. 2 hard: 1 car. $2.60; l'car, $2 68 (smutty). No. 8 hard: 1 car, $2.65 (smutty): 1 car, $2.53 (very smutty). No, 6 hard: 1 car, $2.42; 1 car, $2.40 (yellow) No. 1 northern spring: 1 car, $2.76. No. 3 mixed: 1 car, $2.25 (durum). Sample mixed: 1 car, $2.10 (38 per cent rye). Corn No. 3 white: 1 car, $1.46; 1 car, $1.45 (new) No. 4 white: 1 car. $1.40; 2 cars, $1.39. No. 6 white: 4 cars. $1.37 (new). No. 6 yellow: 3 cars, $1.40 (new): 1 car. $1.39 (new shippers' weights); 6 cars, $1.39 (new); cars, $1.89 (new); 1 car. $1.28 (new shippers' weights). No. ( yellow: 4 cars, $1.38. No. $ mixed: 1 car, $1.66 (old): 1 car, $1.45; 1 oar, $1.44. No. 4 mixed: 1 oar, $1.42; 7 cars, $1.40 (new); 1 car, $1.40 (shippers' weights); 2 ears, $1.39 (new). No. 5 mixed: 3 can, $1.88 (new); 1 car, $1.88 (shippers' weight;) $ ear, $1.17 (new): 1 car, $1 16 (new, 21.$ per cent moisture.) No. raiz ed: 1 car, $1 36. Oata No. $ whit: 4 ear. 38. Mo. 4 white: 1 cars, 81c No. 3 mixed: t ears, $1 Barley Rejected! t ears, $1.40. OMAHA GRAIN MOVEMENT. Receipts Today. Wk.Ago. Tr.Ago. Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley shipments- Wheat Corn ......... Oats , Rye Barley RECEIPTS 62 (8 1 1 86 34 1 1 122 81 49 9 10 74 27 IN MARKETS. Corn. Oats. 78 45 49 7 42 (6 ..49 ..49 .. 5 .. 4 .. 4 OTHER Wheat. Chicago 26 Kansas city 143 St. Louis 46 OMAHA GRAIN INSPECTION. The number of cars of grain of the sev eral grades Inspected "In" here during the past 24 hours follows: Wheat No. 2 hard. 3; No. 8 hard, 14; No. 4 hard, 6; No. 6 hard, 6; No. 1 mixed, 1; No, 2 mixed, 1; No. 3 mixed, 8; No. 4 mixed, 2; No. 5 mired, 1; No. 2 spring, 1; No. 6 spring, 1. Total, 41. Corn No. white, 3; No. 4 white. 4; No. 6 white, 7; No. 6 white, 3; No. 2 yel low, 1; No. ( yellow, 2; No. 4 yellow, 17; No. 6 yellow, 48; No. 6 yellow, 2; sample yellow, 1; No. 2 mixed, 1; No. 3 mixed, 1; No. 4 mixed, 16; No. 5 mixed, 10; sample mixed, 2. Total, 118. Oata No. 1 white. : sample white, 1. Total, 10. Rye No. 2, I; No. 3, 8; No. 4, 1. To tal, u. Barley No. 3, 1: rejected. 1. Total, t. PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Tear Ago Receipt Today. Today. Wheat 911.000 2,101,000 Corn ...806,000 Oats 438,000 Shipments- Wheat 658,000 Corn 382,000 Oat 418,000 787.000 1,201,000 1,250,000 470,000 829,000 Article Open High I Low Close I Yes'y Corn. Dec. 1.46 1.48 1.45 1.47 1.45 May 1.86 1.37 1.35 1.37 1.35 2,300 July l.Zi 1.38 1.33 1.36 1.33 Oata. Dec. .81 .82 .81 .82 .81 7,600 May .88 .84 .82 .84 .83 July .77 .78 .76 .78 .77 Pork. I 3,800 Jan. 36.75 37.10 86.60 37.10 36.86 May 35.26 37.10 35.26 36.85 36.26 Lard. 4,650 Jan. 23.46 23.46 23.00 22.10 23.47 May 34.00 24.05 23.70 23.80 23.90 Ribs. 6,600 Jan. 18.60 18.67 18.45 18.52 18.70 May 19.16 19.30 19.05 19.10 19.26 Chicago Grain and Provision. Chicago , Dec. 17. Steep advances in fl PAYMENTS Srjf menmiy Buys outright anv stock er It bend hirchaser ucarts all 'dMdtna 'A m m vaa ibis but jptrmgr. wrm rerstftetta II list and Ml particulars - FREE CHARLES E.VAN RIPER . I I em6tf CenselittolKl Stock (tenono. I"1 SO BWOAO ST1Hfw vopkT United State Railroad Admlnlatratloa CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD l---rr All Trains Restored New Complete Schedules Effective 12.01 A. M., Dec 18th TO ST. PAUL 'MINNEAPOLIS CHICAGO . Lt. Omaha Lv. Council Bluff Ar. Ft. Dodge Ar. Mason City Ar. 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An earlier advance in the corn market was virtually wiped out hy pressure of realizing sales from kongs. but bullish sentiment again became dominant when sterling went skyward. The initial strength In corn was ascribed largely to the stimulus given by the pasenge of the Edge foreign finance bill. Difficulties In obtaining railroad cars to move the corn crop tended also to lift the market De cember delivery In particular. Shorts bid up December to the highest point yet of the present upturn. Although as a result of heavy profit, takln osts at first was easier, they afterward developed much strength owing to active export demand. Pork offerlnss were scarce. On I he other hand, there was conrlilerable scat tered selling of lard and rllw. more than enough to counterbalance tho effect of upturn in hogs, grain and sterling. and fluctuation Irregulsr, but an early dot-line on th easier cable from Rio rB followed by advance on reports of higher Santo market. March sold from 15.08t 16.80c and closed at 18.Ho, with th general list opening at a deollng of g to 18 point and closing net on. changed to 18 point higher. There were exchanges of March for May at 80 points. at July at 11 point and Heptember points, also ot May for July at IV December, 14.88c; January. March, ll.itr; May. 18.46c; July, September, li.oue. Spot colfee quiet; Rio 4s, I4Uei6V.o nominal. rolnte, 4 0 l$.(o; 7, 1$: Baatog New Tork General. New Tork. TVe. 17. Wheat Spot flimj No. X red, 82.88 H. elevator export. Corn Spot strong; No. 8 yellow, nml No. 3 mixed. 81.87 York. Oat Spot strong: No. 1 white, t$e. Pork Firm; mess, $47.0047.8O. I.ard Easy; middle weet, $$8.$0O- Other articles unchanged. Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, Dee. IT. Floor TJa changed. Barley $1.S51. 57. Rye No. 8, $1.86 01.8$ . '' Bran $48.00. Corn $1.601.61. Oat 84?8!.c. Flax 84.98g6.08. Kansas City Produce. Kansas City, Mo., Deo. 17. Butter ana poultry unchanged. 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