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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24. '1919.
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NEW ORDINANCE
PLANS TO REDUCE
ELECTRIC RATES
Cut of 1 ' Cent Per Kilowatt
Hour Proposed 6y City Com
mis'Joner Ure Finds
Opposition, -f
' City Commissioner Uh introduc
ed in the city council meeting Mon
day nj ordinance proposing to re
duce -the maximum electric tight and
pover rate from 6 to 5 cents per
kilowatt hour, and also establishing
' definite tates below the maximum,
based on the amount of current
used.
Mr. Ure explained- that the ordi
nance is of his own preparation, and
he added that he does not have facts
or figuns with which to defend the
ordinance but xpectsj that it will
he the basis for discussion in the
ci uncil chamber.
"I do not believe that the ordi
nance will stand in its present form,"
s.iid Corporation Counsel Lambert.
"When ue attempt to fix the step
rates below the maximum we must
- he prepated to show that these rates
. are no confiscatory."
Fixes 6-Cent Maximum.
The present ordinance fixes a tnix
irnmn of 6 cents per kilowatt hour
and names lower rates for quanitity
. consumption.' which rates, Mr. Lam
bert explained, were prepared by
agreement between the city and the
electric light onipany.
"Under the existing ordinance the
light company may charge 6 cents
for all light and power, but may not
go beyond' 6 cents," Mr. Lambert
added. "The Ure ordinance seeks
to reduce the maximum and also es
tablish compulsory step rates."
- Mr. lire's ordinance changes the
late from 6 to 5 cents for the first
150 kilowatt hours on light, and re
duces the charge for the next 1,050
kilowatt hours from 5 to 4yi cents,
but makes nd changes in quantities
beyond those steps.
Proposed Rate Changes.
The proposed changes in power
"rates follows:
rresent-First -100'k. w; hrs.". 6
rents: next 100, 5'i; next 100. 5; next
100. next 300. 4; next 500. 3;
"next 2.800 2'i; next 6.000. 2; all ex
cess VA. - -
Proposed First 100, 5 cents: next
100,' 4. next 400, 3: next. 500, 3;.
next 2.800, 2X; next 6.000, 2; all ex
cess, Vt.
"I would wish to inquire carefully
into ' a nordinance of this nature,
which hss not been preporfd by our
city legal department, said Com
missioner Butler. ( . i ,
Says Give. Them Chance. '
"All .1 care to say; at this time:."
said Commissioner Zimman, "is thai
the electric light company should be
given an opportunity , of makint a
showing. It may be that some of
their rates now being charged be
low the 6-cent maximum should be
increased. I don't know."
The mayor and commissioners did
not have and definiteideasi on the
subject, but were of the opinion that
the proposed new rates should be
thoroughly considered ' and dis
cussed. ,
M-rrT yre's ordinance followed a
few days after announcement )was
made that the Nebraska Power com
pany had been considering increas
ing their, present rates below the
maximum, charged to" large consum
ers, - but did not intend to disturb
tHe maximum rate. '
Four-hour hands' feature a new
watch to tell the time in all four
rones, into wjiich North America
is divided, at on.ee.
Omaha Ha j Market.
Ttccetpts o,f both prairie hay and alfalfa
KdQd, while the demand Is quiet, causing
the market to be easier-and prices un
changed. Oat-and wheat straw steady
No. 1 upland prairie hay, 125 to $56;
No. -S upland prairie liay. 125 to 124: No.
. 1 upland prairie hay. 1 8 to (20; No. 1
midland prairie hay. $-4 to $25; No. 2
midland prairie hay, 121 to 23f No. I
low Unit prairie hay. US to 20; No. 8
lowland prairie hay, lit-' to SIS; -No. 3
lowland prairie hy. II to S1 3. '
Cliotce alfalfa. ISB to- 83 6; No. 1 alfalfa.
32 to r-4: standard alfalfa, $3(1 to $32;
'No. S alfalfa. 815 tq $29: No. 3 alfalfa,
to K5. ,
v Oat straw. $13 to - :
Wheat straw. $IS to $13.
. New York Coffee.
"cr -TorTt, Dec. S3. The market for
offce futures was steady during the early
trading on covering or scattered buying
based on reports ef steadiness In Brazil,
and the continued steadiness of Hterling
exchange. The ftrst prices were 2 to 6
;ents hirher and active months sold 6 to
HI points above last night's closiog fig
ures during the .middle of the day with"
March selling at 15.15c and July. li.Mr.
'I his advance attracted scattered realizing
and there were reactions, with the close
iat - unchanged to .1 points higher. , De
cember and January, 14.70c; March,
13.10c: Way, 15.35c; July, 15.47c; Septem
ber, 15.39c.
New York Money.
New York?" Dec. 33. Mercantile Paper
Uncharged.
Sterling Demand, 83. 3; cables, $3.84.
Franca Demand. $10.37; cables, $10.35.
(Julldert Demand. 37 '4 ; cables. 37
Ilre Demand, IJlOOc; cables, 12.98c.
Marks Demand. 3.09e: cables, t.lOe.
Tlma loans Strong ; unchanged.
Call money Strong; Wgh, 18 per ceift;
ow. 10; ruling rate, 10; closing bid, 15;
offered at 16; last loan. It.
Turpentine and Rosin.
Savannah, GS", Dec 23. Turpentine
. . rirui; $1.874: sales. 288 bbls.; receipts,
405 bbls.; shipments, 37 bbls.; stock, 13,670
bbls.
Rosin Firm: sales. 78 bbls.t receipts, I,
4t bols.; shipments. 1.131 bbls.; stork,
".",374 bblm. Quote: B. Tt, 15, F, G, $16.85;
H, IU.40; I, $17.00017.10: K. $18,350
' 1S.3S: M. $19.15: N. $19.75: War.. $20.30:
WW. 121.35. -
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' V Kansas City Produce.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 23. Butter
. Creamery, unchanged; packing, 1 cent
lower. 45c.
Eggs Firsts, 1 cent lower, 2c; seconds,
43c.
" llvo Poultry Kens, 1 cent higher, Jt
024c;, others unchanged.
Kvaporated Apple and Dried' Fruits.
, New Tork, Dec. 23. Evaporated Apples
Quiet. ' -
; Prunes Steady.
aprleots Quiet and firm." I
. Pesetas Quiet and firm.
Raisins Firm.-
" CettM Futare.
New Tork, De. 33. Cotton ' futures
npened steady; December, JS.fe; January,
. -.J. tec; March. 34.5c; Hay, 33.S6e; July,
V 3.80 ; ' ' -
' - St. tools Ciral.
! St tuis, .Mo.. Dec. .23. Corn Decem--.tcr,
$1.45i; May, $1.34.
Oata -December, 834c; Mar. MU
' . . Hum City Grabs.
' Kansas City. Mo., Dec 23. -Corn De-
rember, $1.48: January, $1.3; Hay,
f 1.14 Mi July. S1.31V , - -.
S-' ChleaMto PoUtoe
Chicago. Doc. 2$. Potatoes Firm: ar
rivals. 2$ care: northern whites, $3.2543
- ; 1.31; western ruaaets, jobbing, $3.9064.10.
' How Torh CottMt, '
Now Tork, Dec. 33. Cotton closed IT
.Joints higher.
. . ',. . Bs Btlesr. 'f
V - New Tark. Dec. 23 Bar sUvar
Uextcaa dollar $1.01 Vs.
BRINGING UP FATHER
S Jif ( nd MaggU la Full
(f of Color la The) Sunday Boo.
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to see ut -he )rv J i lii,
HE WILL. SET H TOOrV-J -faS
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Drawn for The Bee by McManvu
Copyright. 119 International News 9Wte.
XOO iNtECTm CROTHER I - THAXtTHE
K tiEMTLEMAN, - HE J ONLf WAY
CCXJLO tiREAKIfiTO I m HE COULD
OCVETT IF HE WANTED! ' SI
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( IVNT 'YOUTO 1 H-f WlFCi
' iXr-p. . 60WN TO THE , BROTHE.R HERE,''
Wih STKTtON AND f-Ji L, . '
My HEART-and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations,
of a Wife x
the Steps by Which Lillian Planned
to Get Possession of Mr.
Stockbridge's Desk.
"I mean the small desk."
There was a subtle'touch of rigid
ty in Lillian's answer to Mr. -Wal
ters' question, which, I think, caught
and silenced any query on his part
as tt the necessity of bringing to
my home a desk which already had
been searched. v
"We might as well tell you frank
ly, 'Mr. Walters," Lilln went on,
that it is extremely unlikely Mr.
Stockbridge will give his consent to
the desk being brought here, be
cause of his anxiety that Mrs. Gra
ham should not be connected with
the case in any way. But I ant very
sure the thing can be managed so
that the desk cannot be traced here.
and therefore I feci justified in ap
pealing to you for the first step,
that of getting it from the school
house into your possession. Will
you do this?" , "
Jt was characteristic of Lillian
that her question held the word
"will," not "can." 'With her there
s never the possibility of a thing
being done. It riiust always be a
certainty, '
1 will, ha returned laconically.
then hurried into ,an explanation.
What Walters Explained.
"As it happens," he said, "I am
in the best possible position just
now to do this. School opens next
week and one of the board who is a
friend of mine and knows my friend
ship for Mr; Stockbridge asked me
only yesterday to take away the
tew pieces or personal property that
Mr. Stockbridge had in the school.
They include the desk, a chair and
two or three other things. I can
send' a man for them tomorrow
morning and have them brought to
my house if you think that advis
able?" -
His voice and manner plainly
showed the respect he had for Lil
lian's ability. It was distinctly the
voice of a man addressing a supe
rior in command.
'Good!" Lillian returned. "That
is splendid for the first step. "Now
for the next. You are au attorney.
You nTust know men who will keen
their mouths shut for you.'
1 do, the young attorney said.
"Then order some lumber to be
sent to your home' tomorrow, and
get hold oc a man you can trust and
who is capable of making' a crate
for that desk which will hide it.
Have him make two crates exactly
alike and put the desk in cne. How
soon will that be done?" . '
Within a few hours after the
desk arrives in my house. You see,
the man I can trust most happens
to be myself, and my hobby, as my
family knows to its sorrow, is ama
teur carpentering." He flashed a
knowing glance at his sister and
she giggled girlishly.
Youd think it was if you could
see the . litter in our house . some
times." she said. '
Lillian drew a relieved breath.
"That's better than I could have
hoped," she said. "Now, then, for
the next step. When you have them
packed label the false crate and the
other furniture of your friend
Property of Kenneth Stackbrtdge.
call up a storage warehouse and
have them sent there openly. Next
is there some man you can-trust
whose home is in a' comparatively
secluded place, and who possesses
one oj those flivver delivery cars
not a truck, but large enough to
carrjT-the desk in the crate?"
Mr. Walters leaucd his head on
his hand evidently cataloguing his
acquaintances.
Lillian watched him fixedly. I
saw that to her this was the crucial
part of her scheme.'
"Yes, I know such a man," he
said-at last. "His home is not in
Bay-view, but in Crest Haven."
"The next town to this 1" Lillian
exclaimed . . joyfully. "Better and
better. Now; I understand that
you are being shadowed on account
of your friendship for Mr. Stock
bridge." "When I cannot shake off the al
leged sleuths, I am," the young at
torney said grimly. "But I try to
make them earn their money."
"I am sure of that," Lillian
smiled. ' "But try to play into their
hands tomorrow night. Arrange to
have your friend with the flivver
delivery wagon come to your house
after nightfall and take the real desk
to his home, there to be hidden and
wait a call irom here. But do you,
before that time, leave your house
ostentatiously and hurriedly. :n or
der that you may draw after you
any person watching the house." .
(Continued Tomorrow.)
Stons Uty Un Stock. ,
Sioux City, Js,.. Dec. 33.-Cattle "Re
ceipts, 3.60 head; market strong to 36c
higher; beef steers, charred fed. $15.00
1S.35: ehort fed, $9.&0i;.75: warmVd up,
t.5012.;&; fair to good, $7.0003.3$; fat
rows and helfeis, $8.50013.60; canners,
$6.0066.75; choice veal caMves. $.0
15.60; common calves, $5.OO0$.?6; Block
ers, $.60e$.60; feeders, $8.0011.00;
feeding cows and heifers, $5.00.00.
Hogs Receipts. 3.000 head; market 28c
lower: light, 13.7513.16; mired. $13.90
13.25; heavy, 13.(613.; bulk of sales,
$13.9013.16.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, J, 100 bead;
market 36 50c higher. '
. Chicago Prodoee.
Chicago, Dec. 33. Butter Lower;
creamery, t4j$4c. i
Eggs Unsettled: recelpta. J.9T cases;
firsts, 5c; ordinary firsts. 666c; at
mark, cases Included, not quoted.
. Mve .""'try Higher; springs. IV.c;
fowls, 30G39c; turkeys. 40c
Market, and Industrial News of the Day
LIVE STOCK
Omaha, Dec. 23,
- Receipts were ' Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Official Monday $.389 11,991 9.180
Estimate Tuesday ... 6,000 ; 16.000 ji 6,000
Two days this week.-13.8S9 37. 99f 23,120
Same days, last week. 19,316 20,943 27,367
Same 2 weeks ago..:i5.249 10,679 26,860
Same 3 weeks ago. . .2.1,938 ; 11,045 47.313
Sams days year ago. 9.223 18.101 13,730
Receipts and disposition of 'live stock at
the Union Stock Yards, Omaha, Neb., for
24 hours ending 3 o'clock p. m., December
23, 1919: '
RECEIPTS CARS. '
Wabash
Missouri Pai-fflc ..'4 ' 1 - ...
Union Pacific ...19 !5 t I
C. & N. W. east . 20-69 8 1
C, St. P. M. & O 17 17 1
C N W west . 71 ... 56 ... 18 1
C. B. A Q. east 13 12 .7 ...
C. B. A Q. west . 42 60 ...
Q. R. I. A P east I 33 10
C. R. I. P west 1
III Central , ... T ...
Tot. Receipts ...204 271 $ ;l
DISPOSITION. 1
Morris Co 643 1521 1350
Swift & Co. 163 8519 ' 2541
Cudahy Packing Co. . 967 8925 2766
Armour & Co . 728 3140 1877
J. W. Murphy' : .2705 ....
Lincoln . Pack. Co. ... 18 ' ....
S. O. Packing Co. . 21
Mayerowlch Vail . . 2it ....
P. O'Dea J .....
W. W. Hill & Co. ... 14 .... ....
F. P. Lewis 104
.1. B. Root & Co 114
R. M. Burruss & Co. . 65 ; .... ....
Roeenstock Bros 1 ....
F. G. Kellogg '34
Werthei'er & Degen . 66
Ellis & Co 19 .... ....
K. a. Christie 34 ' ....
John Harvey 466
eJnsen & Lundgren .4
Dennis A Francis ... 63 .... ....
Omaha Packing Co. . 65
Midwest Packing Co. 8
Other Buyers 1144 1383
Total 5659 14817 10507
Cattle Receipts of cattle this morning
were very moderate again, total being
about 3.000 less than yesterday, or only
6,000 head. For the two days there have
been some 13,000 cattle, as against 19,000
a week ago, but only 9,000 a year ago.
With the light supply offerings of corn
fed beeves were light. As a result prices
were a quarter or more above yesterday.
She stock also sold well at an advance of
around a quarter. Quality, however, was
not of the best. The feeder market ad
vanced 25 40c, with some very' good
heavy animals selling at $11.50. Light
weglhts, however, were not more than 15
25c higher. Receipts of western beef was
light and prices steady to strong.
Quotation. on Cattle-rCholce to prime
beeves, $14. 50 16. 50; good to choice beeves,
$12.50l4.oo: fair to good De-svea,
12.00: common to fair beeves, $9.00
10.60: choice to prime yearlings, $14,768
Ift25; good to choice yearlingsr- $12.50
14.60: fair to good yearlings, $11.00!g)12.60;
common to fair yearlings, 9.00 11.00;
choice to prime heifers $ll.6012.60;
good to choice heifers. $9.00 11.60; choice
to prime cows, $9.6011.00: good to
choice cows, $8.009.50; fair to good
cows, $6.76S.00; common to fair cows,
$5.006.75; choice to prime heavy feeders,
$10.CO13.00; good to choice feeders,
$9.2510.50; medium to good feeders, $7.75
9.26: common to fair feeders, $6.75
7.75; good to choice stockers, $9.0010 26;
fair to good stackers, $7.509.V0: common
1c fair stockcrs. $6.007.26: stock heifers,
$.007.26; stock cows. $i.256.50: stock
cnlves, $S.2fc10.26; veal calves, $6.00
14.25; bulls, stags, etc., $5.2510.60; choice
to prime grass beeves, $12.5013.60; good
to choice grass beeves, $ 1 0. 60 j 12.60; fair
to good grass beeves, $3.75 10. 60; com
mon to fair grass beeves, $7.25 8. 75;
Mexican beeves. $6. 60 8. 00. '
- BEEF STEERS. ,
No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr.
22 1052 $9.75 17 1051 $10 70
19 907 10 76 14. ....1162 10 85
26 945 11 20 14 1011. 11 25
0 S4 11 35 81 1007 11 60
40.. 106fr 12 00 61 1152 13 00
17,. im is :n
BKEF COWS.
16 ..1-12-4 . 8 40 11 .. 1020 9 00
7 10ii5 9 25 . 10.. 1118 10 00
CALVES. . '
1 "80 10 00 2.....'. 235 13 00
215 14 00 1 140 14 50
WESTERN CATTLE. -MONTANA.
20 cows. SIS 5 26 lOfdrs.. 807 7 10
2 civs.. 680 8 60 '
COLORADO.
lgfdrs.. !'23 9 80 32 hfrs.. 904 8 00
7cfvs.. 376 9 00 13 civs.. 320 7 75
WYOMING.
60 cows. 80S 8 00 30 fdrs.. 660 9 30
26fdrs.. 848 10 60 - 20 fdrs. . 619 9 75
NEBRASKA. . -26
cows. SIS 00 ,54 fdrs. 8."8 9 50
6 civs.. 570 8 00 !2 clva.. 370 7 75
19 cows. 670 6 30 18 civs.. 174 i0
Uhfra.. 4K0 5 75 29 olvs.. 264 TOO
Hogs There was a liberal run of hogs
hare today, 262 loads estimated at 16.000
head. It was a foredrawn conclusion that
trading would be done on a lower basis
than yesterday and when movement final
ly got started the market was generally
3040c lower. The long string today was
$13.0013.10 with bulk probably $12.86
13.20. A top was patd of $13.30.
HOGS.
No. Av. Sta. ' Pr. No. A v. Sh. Pr.
;0..166 ... $12 Si 81. .181 ' 120 $12 75
18. .536 70 13 89 ' 64. .261 230 12 90
69. .177 70 13 96 47. .279 49 13 00
68. .206 ...i IS 05 76. .249 ... 13 20
34. .213 ... 13 25 66. .267 119 13 10
73. .213 ... 13 15 91. .216 13 30
S6..270 .... 13 36
Sheep Although recelpta of sheep and
lambs were fairly liberal, amounting to
16,000 head, offerings were of unusually
good quality and demand from all quar
ters strong and active. - Good fat sheep
'and lambs met with a lively competition
at figures generally 60 cents higher than
yesterday. Best lambs found an outlet
around $16.75 17.00, with good ewes sell
ing up to $9.50. Very few aged wethers
were received but some medium weight
fat yearlings arrived and sold at $13.60.
A responsive Inquiry existed for feeders
and prices averaged strong: Fleshy feed
ers are quoted up to $14.8616.00, with
good atrong weights selling at $14.36
14.65.
FAT EWES.
No. Ar. Pr. No. At. Pr.
21$ fed... 93 $7 7$
FAT LAMBS.
204 fed..,71 16 00 .371 fed... 73 1 50
FEEDER LAMBS.
99 fed... ti 14 25 f 70 fed... 67 14(0
FAT WETHERS.
156 fed.. .133 10 76
- Quotations on Sheep Lambs. - good to
choice, $16.60917.00; lambs, fair to good.
$16.0016.60; fleeby feeders, $14.66
15.00; , good to choice feeders, $14.85
14.76: fair to good feeders, $14.0014.35:
cull lambs, $11.00(9)13.60: yearlings. $13.00
J 4. 00; wethers. $10.5011.00; ewes, good
to choice, $9.0099.60; ewea, fair to good.
$8.509.00: good feeding ewes, $6.36
T.00; ewe culls and canners. $6.0096.00.
Chicago IJteo Black.
Chicago, Dec. 23. Cattle Receipts. 12,
000 head; estimated tomorrow, 6.000 bead;
strong. Beef steers, medium an heavy
weight," choice and prime. $13.76920.00;
medium and good, $11.25918.75; common,
$8.T511.2l; lightweight, good and choice.
$14.26919.25; common and medium. $8.00
914.36; butcher cattle. Iielfera, $6.60
14.76; cows, $6.35913.60; canners and cut
ters, $5.256.36; veal calves, $16.(0
It. 95; feeder steers, $.7(13-2(; atockers
steers, $6.00910.25. . --
Hogs Receipts, 91,000 head: estimated
tomorrow, 35,000 head; mostly 40 60c
lower; bulk, $13.26913.(0: top, $13.15:
heavy. 113.3(013.60; medium. $13.30
13.50; light, ll3.16913.46; HghJ - light
weight. $13.85913.36; heavy packing sows,
smooth, $12.7(91$.16; packing sows, rough.
$12.00912.76; pigs, $12.2(913.26.
.Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 17,000 head;
estimated tomorrow, 15,000 head; strong.
Lamba. $15 76 IS. 00; culls and common,
$11.(015.60; ewes, medium and good,
$8.00910.3(; culls and common. ' $4.76
1.71
. GRAIN MARKET
VOmaha. December 23. 191S. '
Corn constituted by far the bulk "of. to
day's grain arrivals, with 91 cars, and
compared to 119 cars last Tuesday. Wheat
receipts were 38 cars and oats 3 cars.
Wheat ranged unchanged to 1 or 3 cents
Higher, the market generally stronger.
Corn was unchanged to 3 cents lower,
the bulk atithe extreme decline. (Jats ad
vanced ',4 to 1 cent. Rye was again high
er, the market being 4 cents up. Barley
was nominally anchanged.
Wheat No. 3 hard: 2 cars, $2.68; 1 car,
$2.66 (smutty); i car, $2.64. No. 3 hard:
2 cars. 82.65. No. 4 hard: 3 cars. $2.62;
2 cars, $2.61; IV, cars, $2.60. No. 5 hard:
1 car, $3.68; 1 car, $2.(2; 3 cars, $3.61: 3
curs. $2.60; 1 car, $2.60 (smutty); 2 cars,
$2,50 (yellow). Sample hard: 1 ar, $2.20;
1-3 car, $1.96 (hot). No. 2 mixed: 1 car,
$2.25 (durum). No.--3 mixed: 1 car, $3.72.
No. 4 mixed: 1 car, $265. No. 6 mixed: 1
car, $2.50 (75 per cent hard, 25 per cent
spring).
Corn No. 4 white: 1 car, $l.Sf (part
old); 2 cars, $1.86; 1 car, $1.34. No. (
white: t 2-5 cars, $1.30; 1 car. $1.29. No.
white: 1 car, $1.26 (new); No. 3 yellow:
1 car, $1.42. No. 4 yellow: 1 car, $1.37
(shippers' weights); S ears, $1.37; 7 cars,
31.36 (now). No. ( yellow: 3 cars, $1.33
(new); 1 car, $1.33 (shippers' weights);
17 cars, $1.33 (sew); 4 Cars, $1.31. No. 6
yellow: 1 car. $1.80; 5 cars, $1.29. No. 4
mixed: 1 car, $136; 1 car, $134. No. 6
mixed: 3 cars, $1.31; t cars, $1.30. No.
6 mTxed: 3 cars, $129 (near, yellow); 2
cars. $1.28. Sample mixed: 1 car, $1.24.'
Oats No. 3 white: 6 3-5, 82ttc No. 4
white: 1 car, 82c. Sample white: 1 car,
81c.
Rye No. 3: 1 car, $1.79. No. 4: 1 car,
$1.69 .
OMAHA GRAIN MOVEMENT.
Receipts
vfheat
Corn
Oats
Rye
Barley
Shipments
Wheat Corn . , ,
Oats
Rye
Barley
Today Week Tear
Ago Ago
50 21
119 67
. 5 34
28
91
3
7
0
67
37
16
3
1
4
2
75
41
2
0
1
RECEIPTS IN OTHER MARKETS. '
Wheat Corn Oats
Chicago V. ... 65 342 148
Kansas City 282 . 44 3
St Louis 8T ' 0 ' 65
OMAHA GRAIN INSPECTION.
The number of cars of grain of the sev
eral grades Inspected "tn" here during
the past 24 hours follows:
Wheat No. 2 hard. 5: No, 3 hard. 18;
No. 4 hard, 5; No. 6 hard, 6; sample hard,
2; No.' 2 mixed. 2; No. 3 mixed, 5; No. 4
mixed, 1; No. 4 spring, 1; No. 4 durum,
l; No. ( durum, 1. Total, 47.
Corn NoC 3 white, 1; No. 4 white, 2;
No. 5 white. 4; No. 2 yellow, 1; No. 4
yellow, 3; No. 5 yellow. 13; No. 6 yellow,
2; No. 4 mixed, 3; No. 5 mixed, 8; No. 6
mixed, 1. Total, 36.
Oats No. 3 white, 6:No. 4 white, 3;
samplo white, 1. Total, 9,
Rye No. 3, 4. Total. 4.
Barley No. 4. 1. Total. 1.
PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Yr. Ago
Receipts Today. Today.
Wheat 1,191.000 1,926.000
Corn .....1,112,000 429,000
Cats
Shipments
Wheat Corn
Oats .........
543,000 1,131,000
624,000 861,000
418.000 :',B5,000
360,000 463,000
Chicago drain anil Provisions.
Chicago, ni., Dec. 23. Brisk European
demand for wheat, rye and oats made the
corn market today average higher. - Trade
In corn, however, lacked volume. The
close was weak at c net decline to ic
advance ,wlth January, $I.36V to $1.36
and May. $1.33 Va to $1.33. Oats finished
4 off to 14c up, and provisions varying
from 12c loses to a rise of 66c.
Gossip was current that as a substitute
for wheat desired for France but which
could not be readily obtained rye had
been purchased to the extent of 600,000
bushels at almost the highest prices yet
this season. Besides, foreign buying of
450,000 bushels of oats was reported. Un
der such circumstances corn developed
considerable strength after a weak start
that was ascribed to a sharp break In hog
values and to an unusually big total of
hog arrivals here.
Oats parelleled the change In corn.
Lard and ribs were weak with hogs,
Pork offerings were scarce. . -,
Articles I Open High I Low I Close Yes'y
Corn. I 1
Dec. 1.43 J..4514 1.43 1.444 1.44
May 1.33 1.36 1:33 1.33 1.33
July' 1.32 1.33V 1.31 1.32 1.32 V
Oats.
lec. '-li .83H .82 .82 .83
,May .82 .83 .82 .83 .82
July .76 .76 .76 .76 76
Pork.
Jan. 37.(0 37.90 37.50 37.90 87.36
May 36.76 37.15 38.75 37.1S 36.75
Lard.
Jan. 23.35 23.40 23.23 23.33 "3.45
May 24.20 24.10 23.95 24.10 24.20
Ribs.
Jan. 18 15 18.77 18.78 18.77 18.75
May 19.05 19.20 19.05 19.20 19.25
Kansas City IJve Stock.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 23. Cattle Re
ceipts, 7,200 head; market steady to 26c
higher; heavy beef steers, choice and
prime. $16.65 18.90; medium and good.
$13.0016.65; . common, ' $10.6(913.00:
lightweight, good and choice. $13.00
18.15; common and medium, $8.1613.0O:
butcher cattle, heifers, $6.6014.00; cows.
$6.3513.00; canners and cutters, $5.16
6.35; veal calves. $12.75916.(0; feeder
steers, $7.66913.00; atocker steers, $5.75
10.40.
Hogs Recelpta, 14.O00- head; market
steady to lOo lower: bulk of sales, $18.30
13.85; heavies, $13.60913.90: madlums,
$13.60913.90: lights, $13.401I.I0; light
light, $12.86913.60; packing sows, $12.60
13.00; pigs, $12.0012.75.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 2.000 head;
market active, (0c$l.00 higher; lambs,
$16.50 17.00; culls and common, $9.(0
15.25; yearling wethers, $7.6010.(0; owes,
$12.60 14.76; culls and common, $4.00
7.25; breeding ewes, $9.00911.25; feeder
lambs, $11.7(914.25.
St. Joseph IJve Stock.
St. Joseph. Mo., Dec. 23. Cattle Re
ceipts. 1.800 head; market, higher; steers.
$7.O017.00; cows and heifers, $5.25
14.D0; calvea, $6.00916.60.
Hogs Receipts. 10,000 head; market,
lower; top, none; bulk of sales, none.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1,600 head:
market higher; lainba, $10.0017.00; awes.
s.ov . o,
-' New Tork Sugar.
New Tork, Deo, 23. Sugar Unchanged.
FOR RENT
TYPEWRITERS
AU Makes
Special rates to students.
CENTRAL
TYFEl'iRITER
EXCIUMGE
D. 4121. ' 1905 Farnam St.
FINANCIAL
New York, Dec, 23. Money was almost
the sole Influence over todny's stagnant
and wavoring stock market, call loans
rising to 18 per cent, the high-eat level In
several weeks, while time funds were vir
tually unobtainable at the quoted fates
of 7' to 7 per cent.
Lacking a more tangible reason for the
greater money stringency reference was
again made to last week's deficit of ex
cess reserves In the clearing house settle
ment. As a matter of fact, today's in
quiry for call money was reported to be
the lightest of any recent period.
Uncertain trend displayed by exchange
on London was another source of disap
pointment, sterling reacting on nominal
offerings of long time bills. - Remittances
to continental Europe were relatively
steady. Some encouragement was offered
by developments tn the domestic Indus
trial situation, the Anaconda copper divi
dend rate being maintained, notwithstand
ing misgivings to the contrary, while the
usual "extra" dividend was declared on
Central Leather.
Bxtreme reactions of 1 to t notnts in
oils, motors and steels were Irregularly re
trieved in the last half hour when money
relaxed from its maximum quotation and
short covering, set In among standard In
dustrials, notably United States Steel, to
bacco and food shares.
Sales amounted to 800,000 shares.
Further activity In speculative rails
made up a considerable part of the day's
enlarged operations In bonds, mostly at
moderate recessions. Liberty bonds also
ceased, with an Irregular tone for foreign
ismies. Total sales (par value) aggregated
$33,600,000, Old United states Donas were
unchanged on call. - -
r New York Bond List.
C. S. 2s reg.,100 (1931)
U. S. cv. 3s, ' Erie gen. 4s...
U. S. 3s cou.100 Uen. El. 5s...
U, S. cv. 3s, O. N. 1st 4s.
coupon 88 I. ('. ref. 4s...
U. S. 4s, reg.,1061. M. M. 6s
U. S. 4s cou...l06K. C. S. ref. 6s
A. T. & T. cv. L. A N. un. 4s
6s 98M.. K. & T. 1st
An.-Fr. 6s 96 4n
Ar. &-Co. 4s81M. Jac gen. 4s
Atch. gen. 4s.. 77 M. Tower 5s...
B. O. cv. 4s 19 N. Y. C. deb. 6s
Beth. S. ref. 6s 87 N. P. 4s
Cent. Leath. Ss 95 N. P. 3s
Cent. Pac. 1st. 750. S. L. ref. 4s
C. O. cv. 6s 78P. T. AT. 6s.
C, B. & Q. Jnot" Penn. eon. 4s
4s 95 Penn. gen. 6s..
C. M. & St. P. s Reading gen. 4s
cv. 4s 64 St. L. fk S. F.
C, R. I. P. adj. 6s
Ry. ref. 4s.. 66 S. P. cv. 6s.. 1
U. . B. ret. So. Ry. 6s
4s 73 T. Co. cv. 6s.-. 1
C. J. CV. 7S...106T. & P. 1st....
C. of Paris 6s 92 (4 U. P. 4.
D. & R. O. ref. U. S. Rub. 6s..
6s 41 U. S. Steel 6s..
O. of Can. (a Wabash 1st....
91
41
94
81
77
94
72
81
68
66
84
90
77
54
82
84
89
90
79 '
(9
03
86
03
83
84
(7
97
89
Sales.
Amer. Beet Sug.. 400
Amer. Can 1.900
Amer. C. and F.. 2,700
A. H. & L. Pfd.. 1.600
Amer. Locom 22,700
Amer S. & Refin. 6,600
Amer. Sug. Ref ,
Amer. Sum. Tob.. 600
Amer. T. & T 4.200
Amer. Zinc. L. & 8. 1.000
Anaconda Cop.... 2,000
Atchison 6.000
A. , Culf & W I S S 200
Bald. Locomotive. 21.500
Baltimore & Ohio. 5.600
Beth. Steel "B".. 7.100
B. & Super. Cop.. 1,000
Cal. Petroleum... 1,700
Canadian Pac... 3.900
Cen. Leather 3.800
Chesapeake & O.. 1,800
C, MIL & St. P.. 2,900
Chicago & N. W. . 1,200
Cchl.. R-. I. & Pac. 900
Chino Cop 460
col. tuel & iron.. too
Corn Products.... 7,100
Crucible Steel. . 8.900
Cuba Cane Sugar. 3,300
Distil. Secur, Corp 2,200
Erie -. 1,300
Eri ..,
Gen. Motors,. 8,300
Gt. Northern. Pfd 6.900
Gt. N. Ore Cits.. 1,900
Illinois Central... 900
Inspiration Cop... 5.700
int. Mtr. M.. ffd. 2.900
Inter. Nickel 5.000
Inter. Paper. 3.300
K. C. Southern.. 1.000
Kehne Copper .. 11,600
Louis. & Nash . . - 300
Mex. Petro 1,600
Miami Copper
Miavaie steel . .
Miss. Pacific ...
Mont. Pow
Nevada Cop. . . .
N. Y. Central .
N Y N H & H .
Nor. & West. .
North. Pac. ....
Pacific Mall ....
Pac. Tel. & Tel .
Pennsylvania ....
P. -Amer. Petros
Pitts. & W. Va.
Pitts. Coal
Ray Con. Cop. .
Reading ' .......
Rep. L . & Steel
Shat. Arl. Cpp. .
Sin; O. & Re.
South. Pac. ....
South Rail. .
Stude. Cor.
Texas Co.
Toba. Products ,
Union Pacific .
Unl. Clg. Stor.
U. S. I. Alco.
U. S. Steel.:....
U. S. Steel pfd. .
Utah Cop.
Western Union .
We.it. Elec.
Wlllys-Ovcr. , . .
Nat. Lead
Ohio Cities
Royal Dutch N Y
1,000
7,400
4.000
700
1,800
6.400
3.400
5,800
7.400
200
600
15.100
10.300
4.400
200
1,400
4.100
24,700
700
63,200
8.000
2.100
11,800
900
3,000
6.000
7,100
17.600
28,000
1,200
1,800
100
1,200
5.100,
81)0
11.600
4.100
High.
93
63
138
116
98
67
. 98''
97
16
58
83
172
109
32
94
26
43
131
95
65
38
87
26
35
- 40
84
212
60
78
13
33S" '
78 74
38
87
33
107
22
76
16
' 28
111
217
22
49
Low.
83
52
137
116
96
65
96
97
16
66
82
171
107
31
' 92
24
43
130
93
64
3114
15
69
37
99
SI
36
37
40
104
28
61
20
77
112
11
43
103
22
104
226
92
123
91
111
104
113
73
87
53
28
80
44
98
35
39
83
207
49
76
13
325"
77
38
86
61
106
21
74
16
28
no
213
22
48
25
57
M
68
26
97
79
35
37
40
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27
61
20
76
110
11
42
102
21
102
224
91
121
90
108
108
112
72
87
53
27
80
43
97
Last.
93
63
137
115
97
66
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96
97
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68
82
172
109
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25
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131
94
64
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83
'210
50
77
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165
331 i
78
. 38
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63
107
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110
216
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. 26
97
80
36
37
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104
28
1
20
7'i
111
11
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102
21
103
225
92
122
90
1 09
104
112
73
87
53
Now Tork Metals.
New York. Dec. 23. Copper Un
changed.
iron unchanged.
Antimony Unchanged.
Lead Steady: snot. 7.30e bid: T:(0c
asked; January, 7:30c bid: 7.50o asked.
Zinc strong: spot. East St. Louts de
livery. 8.42c bid: 8.67c asked.
At London Spot: Copper, 104 7a 6d;
tin. 324 7s 6d; lead, 44; zinc, 54 6s;
others unchanged.
N
, New York Produce.
New York. Dec' 23. Butter Unsettled ;
creamery higher than extras. 70 71c;
creamery extras. 70c; firsts, 61 69c.
Eggs Unsettled; fresh gathered extras,
727Sc; extra firsts, 7071c; firsts, (7
69c. ,
Cheese Steady; unchanged. '
Live Poultry Firm; turkeys, 60c; dress-,
ed, steady; chickens. 29 47c; other prices
unchanged.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 23. Flour
Unchanged.
Barley $1.3091. 67.
Rye No. 2, $1.72 1.72.
Bran $43.00.
Corn $1.481. SI.
Oats 8183c.
Flaxseed $ 4. 80 4. 8 6.
New York General. ' s
New Yoik, Dec. 23. Wheat Spot, firm;
No. 2 red, $2.55 steamer New Yjrk.
Corn Spot, firmer; No. 2 yellow. $1.64:
No. 2 mixed, $1.63 c. i.,f New York, ten
days shipment.
Oats Spot, unsettled; No. 1 white, 98c.
Lard Barely steady; middle west,
$23.7023.80.
OtSer articles unchanged.
Christmas Spirit Prevails
In Central Police Court
' Christmas spirit prevailed in cen
tral police, court 'yesterday.
Peggy Hall.Pullnian 'hotel, who
was arrested. Monday for alleged
check forging to buy her mother a
Christmas present, was disnv'ssed by
Judge Foster.
The auction promoters who wer;
arrested Monday by Police Officer
fortesol1 for selling him a $1
watch for $7.50 were likewise dis
missed in court.
Youth Confesses to
' Robberies Which t
Are Not Reported
Louis Dimmick, 14 years old, 77Q4
Nprtli Thirtieth street, J triesM
Mondav, has confessed to robbing
three Omaha homes and a school
building, according to police. Ht
was turned over to juvenile authori
ties yesterday. '
According to detectives, the boy
confessed to having robbed - tin
home of H. J. Enewold, 79?1 North
Thirty-ninth street, while the family
was attending church services last
Sunday. A child's. savings bank wll
taken from the home at the time.
Three other robberies to Whici,
pplice say, Jhe boy confessed are'
being investigated. Jo report! tjl
the robberies can be found.
Veteran Omaha Engineer ;
Dies After Brief Illness
Frank Marshall, employed in tin
engineering department of the Met
ropolitan Water district, and in tha',
same department many years be-"
fore the city took over , the plant,
died -Tuesday morning in a local
hospital following an illness of two
weeks. He lived at 902 South Thirty-eighth
avenue and is survived
by Mrs. Marshall.
Mr. Marshall for many years "fol
lowed a hobby of collecting and
studying butterflies with R. A
Leussler, general manager of the
street railway company. The funer
al will be held Friday, but definte
plans have not been made..
HOLIDAY
Greetings
Established
1866
Liberty Bonds
and
Victory Notes
Bought and sold at the
New York market
prices less a small com
mission. THE OMAHA TRUST CO.
Ground Floor Omaha
National Bank Bldg.,
Phone Tyler ioo,
Omaha, Nebraska
Affiliated wiOi the Omaha
National Bank.
The officers, directors and
staff of this bank extend
heartiest Holiday Greet
ings to their patrons and
friends.
May your Christmas be a ;
merry one, the New Year
a happy and prosperous
one. May it be our privi
lege and pleasure to help
make them so.
The Omatia
Notional Bank
Farnam at 17th Street
1
Capital and surplus,
$2,000,000.
The holiday season affords an
opportunity to express our ap
preciation for your co-operation,
which so vitally contributes to
our success. Our entire organi
zation joins in wishing you a
Merry Christmas and v Happy,
Prosperous New Year.
United States Trust Co.
Affiliated with '
. ' United States National Bank
1612 Farnam Street
Omaha, Nebraska
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209 South I8t)i St
Tyl.r 24 14.
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by Home Builders, Inc.,
Omaha, Neb.
WE OFFER
6 First Mortgage
Bonds
Tax Fre in Nebraska.
1260 1600 tl.000
Secured by Omaha business prop
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Interest (, payable semi-annually.
Maturity 1924 to' 1928.
Owners will occupy the building.
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$50,000,000, which agrrees to
pay sufficient charter hirt to
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Due. 1920 to 1934
At price to Yield 6H
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CormtioalsDt vrftaes IB out (A Cities
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Building
TdnttsB Mlfl Dssilas
TO OUR PATRONS:
In order to give our employes a full holiday
on Christmas Day, our pjant, located at
11th and Nicholas streets, and our Filling
Stations will be closed all day.
The locations of our Filling Stations are as follows:
TWENTIETH AND HARNEY STS.
TWENTY-SIXTH AND FARNAM STS.
FIFTIETH AND DODGE STS.
We thank you for your valued patronage
and extend the compliments of the season.
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