THE BEE; OMAHA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 4, 1920.
LAND VALUES IN
STATE PROBLEM
FOR ASSESSORS
Inflated Values ,of Farms
During War Big Ques
' tion in Four-Year
Assessment.
Lincoln, Jan. 8. (Special.) As
sessors of the state are in session
at the Lindell hotel in this city
wrestling with the proposition of
land values as it has been placed
before them, because of the inflated
values which some laud in the state
lias been sold for.
Secretary Bross of the depart
ment of finance of the state talkea
to the assessors, covering; the matter
of advances in Itnd values and told
them that they should remember
that the assessment this year would
stand for four years. He called
attention to instances of inflated
values and in one case where a piece
of land containing 20 acres in Stan
ton county had sold for $42,000,
which would average $2.1(10an acre,
and yet land in the vicinity is said
to be worth but about $250 to $300
an acre.
Low Levy Favored.
Mr. Bross said that he believed
that an actual valuation of land and
a low levy would be much better
than an undervaluation of land with
a high levy. He especially desired
to caJl attention to the fact that
high taxes in any county did not
mean that the state taxes were
high. As an example he said that
the state tax was very low as com
pared to the otner parts ot govern
ment and called attention to a cer
tain county where a person having
$500 worth of property with an as
sessed valuation of $100 paid taxes
amounting to $13.40. Of this only
$1.30 went to the state, while $1.50
went to the county, $4.70 to the city
,and $5.90 to the school district. In
another countv where a man paid
a tax of $12.45, only $1.30 went to
the state, while the county got $1.45,
the school' district $6 and the town
$3.70. . "
He used this as an illustration
ap'onsiblc for high taxes in most in
stances. -
A general discussion brought out
many tilings in regard to land values
in which G. C. Humphrey of Hall
county said that he expected to
trikc an average between assess
ment of 1916. the la'st one taken on
real estate "and sale values at the
present time.
Regarding personal property E.
C. Cole of Cherry county said that
100 cents on the dollar actuai cost,
but what it would sell for in the or
dinary court of business.
Secretary Stuhr of the Department
of Agriculture gave the meeting
same ' instruction in gathering sta
tistics. . i
NEW SANE AND
POSING, STATES
THIRD ALIENIST
Conduct in Courtroom Indicates
Sanity and Strong Will,.
Is Testified.
the
you
Los Angeles, Jan. 8. Harry New,
on trial charged with the murder 0f
his fiarfeee, Freda Lesser, is sane,
never suffered from delusion of any
sort and there Is no evidence of any
insanity in him at any former time,
according to testimony given at the
trial of New by Dr. Louis Weber,
their alienist called by the state.
Poses in Courtroom.
Dr., Weber also asserted New's
court room demeanor his staring
blankly ahead and of remaining mo
tionless for hours-v-is a pose.
Once while examining New
witness testified he had said:
"Don't you know, Harry,
can t blurt incr
) "Doctor. I like you and I talk
straight from the shoulder," he
quoted New as saying in reply, lie
said New then correctly answered
questions he had failed to answer
before.
Strong WilJ Revealed.
New's conduct in the court room
during the trial, the witness said,
'not only did not indicate insanity
but revealed a strong will. He
added that the fact that the accused
entered the court room briskly
turned at a right angle and adjusted
the chair carefully befSre seating
himself indicated he would not sink
into a stupor, .but was assuming a
pose. ,
-, When court adjourned it was an
nounced there would be no further
rebuttal testimony by the prosecu-
" tion and that sur rebuttal testimony
by the defense would be brief. Ar
' guments will begin before noon to
morrow, attorneys for both sides
were agreed. It was stated each
side probably would ask eight hours
for arguments. .
Judge Button Loses Sight ,
Of Eye From a Gun Shot
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 8. (Special.)
Judge F. W. Button of Fremont
has lost the sight of his right eye
as the result of the injury sustained
a month ago when he was shot
while hunting at Albion. It may
bt necessary to remove the eyeball
to prevent inflamation of the other
optic. Judge Button will preside at
: the January term of district court,
which convenes January 19.
POULTRY AND PETSTOCK.
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LIVE STOCK
Receipts wtfc
Official Monday ..
Official Tuesday .
Official Wednesday
Estimate Thursday
Omaha. Jan. 8.
Cattle Higs. Sheep.
.10.417
7,043
6,473
6.000
Four daya this weefi. 27,932
Maine days last week. 24,700
Same 2 weeks ago.. 17, 016
Same 3 week auo. . 29.88H
game daya year uaro. . SS.1&4
lu.796
16,637
13.265
14,000
53,698
60,708
43.376
4:', 957
66,672
9.80:)
8,857
10.834
9,300
38,800
45,343
25.207
64,161!
62.913
Receiuta and disposition of live utock at
the Union Stock Yards, Omaha, Neb., fur
24 hours ending at 3 o'clock p. m , Janu
ary 8, 1920.
RECEIPTSCARS.
Hrs.
Cattle. Hogs. Slip. Wis.
Missouri Pacific ...... 3
Union Pacific '. . . . 69
('. & N. W., east 33
C. N. W.. west 21
C, Sti P., M. & 0 26
C B.
Q., east 8
C. B. & Q., weat.
C, R. I: P., east
C. R. I. A P.. west....
Illinois Central
Chi. Gt. Western
Total
27
18
6
2
7
2
31 22
18 2
43 6
26 .1 1
6 1
26 3
24 5 ..
2 2
"l 1
183 45 1
rnceiDts 310
.DISPOSITION HEAD.
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Morrla AY Co. . .
Swift I'd
Cudahy Packing Co...
Arnmur & t o
J. V. Murphy. .......
Lincoln Packing Co...
S. Omaha Packing Co.
Hlgginr Packing Co..
John Roth & .Sons...
Mtiyerowkh & Vail...
OlasNbprg , . , . .
Wilson & Co
W. n. Van Sant & Co.
W. W. Hill & Co
K. P. Lewis..-.,....
Huntr.lng-r & Oliver..
J. B. Root & Co
J. H. Bulla
Rosenstock Bros
V. O. Kellogg
Wortheimer & Degen..
Kills Co
A. Rothschild
Mo.-Kan. C. & C. Co.
K. U. Christie
John Harvey
Jensen & I.undgren...
Dennis A Krancls
Omaha Packing Co...
Midwest Packing Co..
uiner Duyers . .
680
1,128
1,362
99S
ios
12
13
39
32
I
143
71
20
27
16
31
5
47
S2
147
11
7
74
19
438
13
I
10
15
1.366
215
2.810
2.876
1.629
2,257
1.276
2.002
1.516
2,369
2.615
Short Term Notes
Quotations furnished by
Co..
Amer. Tel. & Tel. 6s, 1924. .
Do 1986..
Anier. Tobacco 6s, 1922....
Do 192:
Anaconda Cou. f,s, 1929..
Angla French Ext. 5s, 192
Ar. & Co. Con. Deo. t, i
19
Sled Co.
192
19
I 1S2
1922
1P23
192:
Do
Do
Do
Do
Beth
Do
Bnliph h'ix, 1921....
Canada 5s. 1921
C. B. A: Q. 4a. 1921
i.'uaahy Pack. Co. 7s
Kansasa City Term. 6s, 192
t-fhlgh Valley 6s, 1923
l.lgget & Myers 6s, 1921..
Proctor & Gamble 7s, 1922..
Do 1923..
Union Pacific 6s, 1928..,.
Wilson Conv. 6s. 1928....
First Liberty 3"n,s
Liberty lest 4s
Liberty 2d 4s...
Liberty 1st 4 Vs. . .
Liberty 2d 41s
Liberty- 3d 4 Vis
Liberty 4th 4s
Liberty Dth 4e
Peters
Bid
.. 96
.. 99
..1011,
..1U2VH
. . 97.
0. .96 a-0.108
1.108
2.1118
; . Kit
4.108
. . 100j
..lOO,
. . 96
. . 97
. . 9.ri-
..101
3. 96 'i
. .101 l,
.-. 99 Vj
. .102
. .103
..102
.. 96
. .99.90
. .93.00
..92.06
..93.30
..92.50
. .94.66
. .92.70
..99.10
Trust
Asked
96
99
102
102'),
98
16 96
109
109
1 H9
109
109
1110
100 7,
96
98
96
I'll U
99
101
99
102
103
103
96
l-.elfers, $8. 75813. 25: canners. 6.007.00:
veal calves, S6.001I1.00; stockers, J6.75
9!'0; feeders, sa.5Ufi11.60; feeding cows
anil heifers, S5.50(ir8.26.
Hogs Receipts. 13,000 head; market 25
cents higher; light, SU.&Hn 14.70; mixed.
S14.40il4.75; heavy, S14.25& 14.60; bulk of
sales, S14 :5(014.65.
She'-p and Lambs Receipts, 2,000 head
market strong.
Total
6,518 11,787 9,778
Cattle Receipts or rati la were about
SiniaEB92 'tfV' l'''e calling for
LI .heBd-., T,lls m'lk''s the tot r the
tour days 27.900. sllglilly n excess of the
receipts for the same days last week.
Demand for beef was good this morn
tnar. but nnces itiH n.. .1.... . . j .
-. p.iun inn aavances
ur die last few days, beef steers belnir
h'y.r " ,y '2 "tro"- '' he cow market
naa also slowed down somewhat, prices be-
- - r ' ..v.j nii ycaiiTtiay g Close.
although soma sales looked strong. . Feed-
iAS.i .iiu 2 .r marKea advance
today, although there was a good trader
and country demand. For the week so far
be?vf, Vr2!L,rAt'e: C:ho": ' Prim
oeevts, SM.f.or(P16.60; good to ,'holi-e
, '. "i common to fair beeves
SI4 i Ch0t;; to pr""9 yllngs
H; -i a-ooa to choice yearlings
I llZt All-' fa,r ,01c"i yearlings
'li (iS 1 "mmon to fair yearlings,
in an li Si Cl''fe. to Pri'"" heifers,
111.50913.00; good to choice heifers. S9 00
11.60; choice to prime cows, fll.aofs
i..t0; good to choice cows. S9.2611 00
fa r to good cows. $7.50 9.25 ; common to
fair cowa, Sa.00i7.50; choice to prime
stockers, $12 00&i3.nn; good to choi. a
feeders, $ln.-.0 12.00; medium to good
feeders. Sil.ffiijplo.60; common to fair
loederj, $7.50.00; good to choice .tok-
,SnnJ?.S?n-00: fR,r 10 80011 tockers.
?-B0: co"non to fair stockers, $6.00
W8.00; stork heifers, S6.00Qj7.25; stock
:" 5.25(;j.6.50; stock calves. 6.35 Ji'
10.26; veal calves, $9.6014.60; bolls,
stags, etc.. S5.2510.50.
Itupreaentatlve sales:
No. Av. Pr. No.
II 7iC Eto so 1 s
6. .
19..
..
IS. .
14. .
13..
18..
21..
12. .
Horses Live Stock Vehicles.
i
800 Sets of Harness,
SADDLES AND COLLARS
.at 30 per cent discount; fre list prtct
Midwest Harness Co.,
7S N. lth St. Omaha. Neb.
FOR SALE Pedigreed Pekinese, male,
year old last March; price S50. Harney
TS9. (
SALE Klne horse. $75; good huffy,
Harness, $10. CaII South 3977.
"UC pasture for "rant, can handle
Bellevue lit.
Y TO LOAN.
JHWELRT LOANS
loan bootha. Harry
v O. Sm.Ei.18ll
.. 820
.. 946
..1237
. .1302
. . 843
..1014
.. 977
. .1272
..1266
. .1274
11 20
11 75
12 7",
13 50
11 25
12 no
13 no
13 60
!4 40
14 06
15...
21...
20. . .
23...
59...
51...
20. . .
18...
20. . .
Av. Tr.
980 $11 00
908 jt no
..1204
..1149
.. 997
..1211
..1040
.1246
..1389
..1250
14..
12..
11..
:n. .
9. .
4..
13..
21..
STEERS AND HEIFERS
, 933 12 60 10 74
. 82 11 30 14 I. 819
COWS.
. . 947
..1112
..1244
..1060
.. 957
..1174
..1890
40:
7 no
9 36
11 40
8 52
!) 75
11 60
7. ..
9...
16...
42. . .
. . .
19...
1
4
1 lioo
1....
l....
1....
BULLS.
.. 90!
. .1 138
..1018
. . 889
. .1233
..1097
. .1230
..1460
..1310
. . 250
.. 400
. . 270
.. 160
.. 180
. . 385
.. 430
9 75
10 no
7 no
7 50
8 86
10 no
CALVES.
. 38s
. 430
.1200
.1610
. 680
.1800
12 50
13 00
11 00
11 85
12 60
13 35
14 00
14 50
in no
12" 60
8 30
in so
8 35
9 60
in oo
11 50
IT2S
10 '.0
7 25
50
65
10 25
00 3 360 8 60
9 00 5 334 10 00
13 00 3 96 13 25
13 00 1 280 14 00
14 25 1 110 14 60
9 25 4 402 10 00
10 60
H EIFERR. '
12 842 10 75 17 772 11 10
68 776 12 35
Hogs There was another fair sized run
of hogs here today, estimates calling for
14,000 head. Quality continues good. The
market was active and generally 2030c
higher than yesterday, with the long
string, $14,506 14.60; a little easier feeling
on the cLtise bring the bulk at $14.45
IICI. MnlrHH - . Hi CA .. .
the good time.
Representative sales:
HOCS.
No. Av. Sh. Pr No Av
67. .165 ... $14 30 52. .173
Sh. Pr.
... $14 40
... 14 60
... 14 65
... 14 65
... 14 75
(12 ... 14 45 68. .255
53. .810 140 14 60 75. .196
88. .180 ... 14 60 75. .232
73. .237 14 70 61. .277
41. .234 ... 14 80
Sheep Receipts of sheep and lambs were
of ver moderate size, about 9,300 head
showing upi Choice, well finished lambs
were scarce, but packers provided a broad
outlet for offerings fit to kill and trade
ruled around 15 and 20 cents higher. Ewes
sold strong to a quarter higher and feeder
prices were generally firm. Fat lambs that
brought $18.00 yesterday sold at ,$18.20,
andmost o'. the decent to pretty good
grades landed around $17.75 5?1800. Some
etr good ewes reached $10.76. Wethers
-nd yearlings continue scarce. Fleshy
feeders iwera wanted at $16. 004P16. 50, me
dium grades largely at $15.50016.00.
Quotations on sheep: Lambs, good to
choice. $18.006 18.40; lambs, fair to good,
$17.601i.OO; fleshy feeders, S16.75016.26;
medium welglit" feeders. $15.001S.50; fair
to good feeders, $14.6015.00: cull lambs,
$12.60014.50: yearlings, 14.0015.25;
wethers, $10.7511.60; ewes, good to
choice. $10.00610.75; ewes, fair to good,
S9.5010.00'; good feeding ewes, $7,250
S.00; ewa culls and canners, $6.007.00.
Representative sales:
FAT LAMBS.
No. Av. Pr. No.
210fed... 63 $lf 2S . HOfed..
65 fed. .. 79 Is P0 81 fed..
15 culls. It 15 59. 151 fed. .
. 74 18 0ff, 200 fed, .
FEEDER' LAMBS.
62 16 50
FAT EWES.
.133 10 00 74 fed.. .105
.111 SO x25cullSj 96
Av. Pr.
66 $17 60
4 17 40
63 fed.
131
60 fed.
141 fed.
77
65
is oo
17 40
19 IS
00
. , Sloui City Live Stock.
SicAii City, la., Jan. S. Cattle Re
ceipts, 3.0O0 bead; market steady to
strong; choice, $15.0018.60; short fed,
$13.0014.00; warmed up, $9.764tl.5;
fair beel stein, $;,Q6QS.50; fat com and
Chicago I.Ives Stock.
Chicago, Jan. 8. Catllel Receipts. 13. -000
head: estimated tomorrow, 8,ono head.
Beef steers, medium and heavyweight,
choice and prime. $18.7541)20.00; medium
and good. $11. 26(i 18.75; common. $9.00Ji)
11.25; lightweight, good and choice, $14.25
(6 19.25; common and medium, $8.26
14.25; butcher cattle, hclfera. $6.5'i
14.75; cows, S6.60&13.50; canners and
cut tern, $5.256'.M; veal calves. $16.504j)
17.75; stor-ker steers, $6.50) 10.50.
Hogs Receipts, 62.000 head; estimated
tomorrow, 36.000 head; 5W25c higher;
hluk. J14.60fgil4.70; to $14.75; heavy,
$14.450114.66; . medium, $14.r,014.75;
llghl. $14.60?rl4.76; light. lightweight,
$l t.OOtfr 1 4.60; heavy packing sows, smooth,
J13.9014.26; packing sows, rough, $13.40
4113.90; pigs, $13.6051114.50.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 12.000
head: estimated tomorrow. 15,000 head:
strong. Iambs. $IB.7.r.(119.fi0; culls and
cemmon. $ 1 3.50SJ' 16.25; ewes, medium,
good and choice. $8.75011.25; culls and
common, $5.O0(fit8.50.
M. Louis Live Stock.
F.nst St. Louis. 111.. Jan. 8. Cattle
5,000 head; market steady; beef steers,
medium heavy, choice and prime, none;
medium and good, $1 1.00?)15.75; common,
88. 00 4p 10.50; light, good and choice, $13.00
'8117.00; common and medium, $7. Thrift
13.25; butcher cattle, heifers, $7.00r' 1 6.00 ;
cows, $7.00O)13.60; canners and cuttocs.
$5.00(tj)6.50: veal calves, light and handy
weight, SU.600rl3.76; feeder steers, $6.75
12.00; stocker steers, $6.25 (fH 10.75.
Hogs 15,000 head; top, $15.50; heavy
weight, $14.80W14.95; medium, $14 80(H)
15.00; light, $14.60015.05; light light,
$14.2514.80: heavy packing sows.
smooth, $13.36013.85: rough, $12. Tito
13.25; pigs. $12.95il4.25.
Sheep and Lambs ll.oon head: market
teady; Iambs. $15.5019.00; culls and
common, $8. 50(911.00; yearling wethers,
$2.0rni 16.25; ewe.s, medium and choice,
$7.60(910.26; culls and common, $4.00
7.00.
Kansas City Live Mock.
Kansas City. Mo., Jan. 8. Cattle Re
ceipts, 4,700 head: market steady to 25c
higher; heavy beef steers, choice and
prime, $I6.90'18.6&; meilfum and good,
$13.40(16.76; common. $ 1 o. 75 ( 1 :i. t ; light
weight, good and choice. $ 1 3. 00 fi 1 7.55 ;
common and medium. $8,258 1 J. 90 ; butcher
cattle, heifers. $6.7.r)() 1 4.35 ; cows, $6.651
12.40; canners and cutters. $5. 25 it 6 . f, 5 ;
veal calves. $13. on 1 6.50; feeders. $7.75
13.15; stockers. $K.nft 10.65.
Hogs Receipts. 10.000 head; market 10
($2Rc higher; bulk of sales, SI 4.45W 1 4 1.75 ;
heavies. $14.50(1( 14.85: mediums. $14.45(8)
16.00; lights, $14.15(8114.70: light lights,
$14.00i'l 4.36: packing sows, $13.60(SH.25;
pigs. $,12,501-1' 1 4.75. ,
Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 6.000 head:
market steady to 10c higher; lambs. $17.00
)S,r.O; culls and common, $10.50M6.75:
yearling wethers. $14.2541 16.60; e-c. $S 25
(fl0.60: culls and common, $4.00ro"8.oo;
breedings ewes, $s.00j 14.00; feeder lambs,
$14.00 16.50.
New York Coffee.
New York, Jan. 8 The jinrket for cof
fee futures showed inerinslng activity
again today ar.d u sharp early advance was
accompanied by reports of firmness in
Brar.il and of a continual export Inquiry
In the local spot market. Fir.-it prices were
15 to 20 points higher and the active
months sold 45 to 68 points nbov.-t yester
dsy's closing figures during the middle of
the day with May touching 17.18c. or with
in 42 points of the high level reached on
the advance of last November. There was
Increased realizing and possibly some sell
ing for a. reaction around this level, but
,May closed at 16.93c, with the general list
closing at a net advance of 25 to 36 points.
January. 16.45c: March, 16.78c: May,
18.93c; July, 17.13c; September, 16.95; Oc
tober, lG.SF'c: December. 16.60c.
Spot coffee, firm; Rio 7s, 16c; Santos
4s, 26c.
Turpentine and Rosin.
Savannah, la.. Jon. 8. Turpentine
firm: $1.73: sales, 200 bbls.; receipts, 61
bhls.; shipments, IS bbls.; stock, 14.238
bbls.
Rosin Firm: sales. SIS casks; receipts,
253 casks: shipments, 895 cashs: stock,
50,218 casks.
Quote: B $16.90: TX E, F, S1T.0O; O.
S17.06; H, tlS.S64D17.lC: I, $17.10 j17. 30;
K, $18.6'(!rl8.6B; M,,$19.35; N, $20 20; WO,
$20.26; WW. $21.25.
New York Metals.
New York, Jan. 8. Copper and Iron
Unchanged.
Antimony 10.12c.
Lead Quiet; spot and March, 8.50
9.noP.
Zinc Quiet; East 6t. Louis, spot 9.20
9.S2C.
At London Spot: Copper, 115 17 6d;
electrolytic. fl2i tin 369 5s; lead, 17
15s; zinc, (58.
New York General.
New York. Jan. 8.-Wheat Spot, firm;
No. 2 red, S2.66 f. . b. iteamer. New
York.
Corn Spot, steady; No. 2 yellow, $1.72',
and No. 2 mixed, $1.71 c. I. f. New York,
10-day shipment.
Oats Spot, steady: No. 1 white. $1.00.
r Lard Stronger; middle west, $22.40
Other articles unchanged.
St. Joseph Live Stock.
St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 8. Cattle Re
ceipts. 2,000 head; market steady; steers
$8.00116.50: cows and heifers, $5.60
13.60; calve, $7.0015.60.
Hogs Receipts. 12,000 head: market
hleher; top. $14.70; bulk, $14.36iei4.60.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 3,000 head;
market higher; lambs, 1 13.90 18.60 ; ewes,
$7.0010.60.
Evaporated Apple and Dried Fruits.
New York, Jan. 8 Evaporated Apples
Dull. Prunea Firm.
Apricots Firm but nulet.
Peaches Firm but quiet.
Ralilns Scare and strong;.
New York Sugar.
New York, Jan. $. Sugar Raw. steady;
centrifugal, l.7tc: tine granulated,
15.20c.
GRAIN MARKET FINANCIAL
Chicago Potatoes.
Chicago, Jan. S. Potatoes Much higher
demVnd far exceeds supply; arrivals, 9
cais;. northern while lacked, $4.5i'4l.60.
Omaha, t.raln Market.
Omaha, Jan. 8, 1920.
... Wheat trading was again slow today
with prices about unchanged. Corn prices
were unchanged to 2c higher, the bulk
at an advance. Oats were generally y,c
up. Rye unchanged to lc higher vand
barley 2c higher. - '
Wheat No. 1 hard: 1 car, $3.90, No. 2
hard: 4 cars. $2. 88; 2 cars. $2.87. No. 3
hard: 2 c.irs, $,2.83 (smutty). No. 4 hard:
1 car. $2.75: 1 car. $2.73. Nu. 5 spring:
1 car. $2.73 (northern) 4-5 car, $2.20.
Sample spring: 1 car, $2.60. No. 3 mixed
1 car, $'.'.;ni (durum.) No. 4 mixed: t car,
$2.55 (smutty, 30 per cent durum, 70 per
cent hard).
Corn No. t white: 5 cars. $1.42. No. i
white: 1 car, $1.40. No. 4 yellow: 1 car.
$1.42; 5 cars. $1.41; 2 cars, $1.38. No. 6
yellow: 4 cars, $1.40; 4 cars, $1.39. No. 4
mixed: 2 cars, $1.41; 2 cars, $1.40. No. 6
mixed: 1 car, $1.39; 8 cars, $1.38; 3 cars,
$1 37.
Oats No. 3 white: 3 ears, 84c. No. 4
white: 3 carr, 84c. No. 3 mixed: 1 car,
844,c.
Rye No. 1: 1 car, $1.80; No. 2: 1 car,
51.78. No. 3: 2 cars, $1.77.
Barloy Rejected: 1 car. $1.40.
OMAHA GRAIN MOVEMENT.
Receipts.
Wheat
'oru
oats
Rye
lit rley
Shipmen ts
Wheat
Corn
Oats
11
Rarley 1
Today. Wk. Ago. Yr.
Holiday.
40
82
.....32
14
.. 8
..79
. .37
, . 28
0
Ago
38
53
25
58
100
23
13
RECEITTS IN OTHER MARKETS.
i Wheat. Corn. Oats.
Chicago .19 154 115
Kansas City 176 39 28
St. Louis 28 95 56
Omaha (rnln Inspection.
The number of cars of grain of the
several grades inspected "In" here dur
ing the past 2T hours follows:
Wheat No. 2 hard, 3; No. 3 hard, 9;
No. 4 hard. 15; No. 6 hard, 5; No. 3
mixed, 2; No. 4 mixed, 2; No. 6 spring,
1 ; No. 4 durum. 1 ; Total 38.
Corn No. 4 white. 3; No. 5 white, 2;
No. 2 yellow, 2; No. 4 yellow, 17; No. 5
yellow; 21; No. 6 yellow, 3; No. 3 mixed.
1: No. 4 mixed. 6; No. 5 mixed, 9; Total
64.
Oats No. 3 white, 20; No. 4 white, 6;
No. 3 mixed, 1; sample mlxedi 1; Total 28.
Rye No. 1, 2; No. 2, 2; No. 3, 9; No.
4, 3: Total 16.
Rarley No. 4, 1; rejected, 1; sample, 1;
Total 3.
PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipts ' Today. Year Ago.
Wheat 671,000 9!6,00'l
Corn 616,000 992,000
Oats 665,000 624,000
Shipments
Wheat 667.000 341,000
Torn 406,Min" 361. ono
Oats 551,000 603,000
EXPORT CLEARANCES.
Wheat and flour 872.000 1,138,000
Corn 1,000 100, nno
Oats 32,000 641,090
Chicago firaln and Provisions.
Chicago, Jan. 8. Activity on the part nf
exporters together with; unfavorable ad
vices on the car situation led to material
upturns today In the corn market. The
close was unsettled. e to l'jc net higher,
May $1 3',;,(S1.36i, and July. $1.34
1.34(4. Oats gained tyc to (c to Ve. The
finish In provisions was unchanged to
.'5c up.
Seaboard export concerns outbid Chicago
d'-alers who were reaching after corn in
Illinois and Iowa. This fa"t greatly im
pressed the bulls and so likewise did knowl
edge that many of th-e cars unloaded at
elevators hero showed urgent need of re
psirs. It was said that efforls to dis
tribute government wheat to mills were at
the expense of the corn movement. Over
night advance.M In Ihe price of flour and
hogs tended further to give strength to
com. Resides, wheat arid rye sold at the
highest level yet (his sensbn. Profit-taking,
though, on Ihe part of holders of corn
brought about considerable of a setback at
tile last.
Export demand gave . Independent
strength to oats. Moreover, sellers ap
pesred neous owing to scantiness of
stocks .mil to car scarcity.
The provisions market was firm in sym
pathy with higher quotations on hogs and
grain. Liberal shipments ot packing fcouse
products were noted.
Art. I Open. I High. I Low. Close. lYest'y.
Corn. I i i I
Jan. I 1.40t4 1.41T 1.40 40 1.394
Mav I 1.3il l."7 Vil 1.36 1.36 1.354
July J 1.34 I 1.36! 1.33 1.34' 1.33",s
Oats. I I I
Mav I .88 14 1 .S5i .841,6 .84
July .77 .78 'it .77 .78 .77
Rye. I I
Jan. I 1.824! 1S2( 1.S3 1.82 1.814
May 1.86 1.8711 .1.83 . 1.82 1.81
Pork I
Jan. 1 1 37.00 37.00
May 138.00 38.20 38.00 38. 20 38.10
Lard
Jan. 123.75 23.92 23.72 23."92 23.76
May 124.85 24.95 24.67 24.95 24.70
R'.bs I )
Jan. 19, SS 19.40
Mav 120.60 '20.60 20,35 20,47 2n.3Q
Minneapolis drain.
Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. .
changed.
Parley $1.231. 64. '
Rye No. 2, $1.80 1.80.
Rran $43.00.
Corn $1.43!. 45.
Oats S 2 ff 84 Sr.
1'lax $1,JgD5.0L
Flour Un-
St. TiOnls firaln.
St. Louis. Jan, 8. Corn January,
$14514 asked; May, $1,351,4 bid.
Oats May. 87 c.
Kunsas City Grain.
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 8. Corn Janu
ary, $1,441; May, $1.37; July, S1.34V4;
September, $1.32.
. Liberty Bond Price'.
New York, Jan. 8. Prices of Liberty
bonds at 11:30 a. 111. today were: 3 He.
99.90; first ' 4a, 93.20; second 4s, 92.00;
tirst 4'is. 93.40: second 4V4s. 92.48; third
4',s, 94.70; fourth 4t4s, 92,72; Victory,
Ss. 99.14: Victory. 4s. 99.12. -
Prices of Liberty bonds at 2:66 p. m.
today were- 3s. .99.90; first 4s, 9.1.00;
second 4s, 02 02! first 4 '4s. 93.30;
second 4'4s, 92.48; third 4s. 94. 6C; fourth
4(4s. 92.66; Victory 3s, 99.14; Victory
4s, 99.08.
New York Produce.
New York, Jan. 8. Butter Lower;
creamery, higher than extras, 6667c;
extras, 66c; firsts, 60f65c.
Eggs Klrm: fresh gathered extras. 83c;
fresh gathered firsts, '8182c: firsts,
79is0c.
" cheese Unchanged.
Poultry Live, steady; chickens. 32c;
fowls, 36(?l38c; roosters. 23c: turkeys, 42c
Dressed, steady and unchanged.
Chicago Produce.
Chicago, Jan. 8. Buttei? Unsettled;
creamery, 62 & 63c.
Eggs Lower; receipts, 1,764 eases;
firsts, 6SVi69c; ordinary firsts, 6566c;
at mark, easep Included. 62(nv68e.
Poultry Alive, higher; springs, 28c;
fowls, 26S0c.
' Kansas City Produce. .
Kansas City. Mo., Jan. S. Butter Un
changed. Eggs Two cents higher: first. 64c:
seconds. 48c.
Pnuliry Hens. 1 cut higher, 242c:
Jthsis unchanged.
New York, Jan. 8, The aimless and
occasionally heavy drift of today's stock
market was accepted as further proof of
the revision of speculative estimates re
sulting from the policy of credit restric
tions recently reiterated by the federal
reserve board.
Dealings were relatively small In vol
ume and contracted as to scope, the char
acter of the trading leaving little doubt
of its professional origin.
, Almost tho only shares to display more
than slight animation were those con
trolled by pools or under bear pressure.
After alternate reaction and recoveries
the market hardened In the last hour.
steels, equipments, secondary metals, and
several of the oils, featuring the irreg
ular rally. Sale amounted to 850,000
shares.
The address of Director General Mines,
advocating reorganization of the railroad
by compulsory consolidation and the pros
pective course of congressional legislation
made virtually no impression upon trans
portation issues which were neglected
throughout the session.
More flexible money tendencies, as sug
gested by an abundanc of demand loana
at 6 per cent and a few offerings of time
lunas at a sugnt reduction lor tne snorter
maturities, attracted little attention and
exerted no visible influences.
Rates on London and Pari were again
moderately unsettled, although pressure
of bills on both centers was said to be
light. The weekly statement of the Bank
of England was favorable, however, show
ing a substantial recovery In liability re
serves. Accompanying the course of stocks, the
movement of bonds was narrow. Liberty
issues were not materially changed, but
foreign war flotations eased with domestic
speculative railway bonds. Total sales
(par value) were $13,600,oon. Old United
States bonds were unchanged on call.
Number of sales and range of prices of
the leading stocks:
Sales. High.Low.Close.
Amer. Roet Sugar 900 96 94 95
Amer. Can 6,900 67 56 66
Amer. Car 140
Amer. Hide 400 119 118 119
Amer. Loco 1,900 103 101 101
Amer. Smelting . 2.5U0 69 69 69
Amer. Sugar Ref. 1,000 139 137 139
Amer. Sumatra T. 9,400 98 95 96
Amer. Tel. & Tel. 1,400 !7 97 97
Amer. Z'.nc 4,700 20 17 19
Anaconda Cop. .. 3,600 63 62 63
Atchison 900 84 84 84
A.. O. & W.l.S.S. SOI) 170 168 108
Ilaldwln Loco. . .87,800 118 116 117
. 1,700 32 32 32
.11,000 98 97 98
. 7,200 28 26 28
. X0I) 4.', 43 43
. 1.8H0 133 133 133
. 6.800 103 1(12 I'd
. 2"0 56 65
. 400
. 1,000
. 1,200
900
600
. 2,500
.41.200
RINGER INSISTS
HE'S "ABUSED" BY
. COMMISSIONERS
Appropriation Cut, He Says
He'll Cut Down Police
Force.
37
86
27
::9
42
87
217
64
77
13
3,700 332
2,000 79
900 40
36
86
26
39
42
86
65
36
86
27
3
42
86
213U, 215
58 63
75 76
13 13
168
328 330
78 78
39 39
88
60 60
Raltlmore & O. .
Heth. Steel B...
Butte & Sup
Cal. Pet
Can. Pacific
Ccn. Leather ..
Ches. & Ohio . . .
C. M. & St. P..
CM. & North...
C R. I., A Tac. .
Cbino Copper . .
Colo. V. H I
Corn Products .
Crucible Steel . .
Cuba Cane Sugar 9.000
Distellcrs S. Corp. 2,300
Erie 6U0
Oen. Electric
lien. Motors . .
Ot. Nor., pfd. .
tit. Nor. Ore . .
xllllnols Central
Insiiirsitlnn Con. . 1.500 60i
Int. Mer. M.. ufd. 2.100 110 109 110
Int. Nickel 4,100 26 25 26
Int. Paper 4.300 85 84 84
Kin. city So 100 16 16 16
Kennecott Copper 2,500 32 31 31
Louis. & Nash... 100 110 110 110
Mexican Petrol. .21, 900 21 4 209 212'j
Miami Copper 300 25 25
Midvalo Steel 4.000 51 60
Missouri Pacific,. 600
Montana Power,. 300
Nevada Copper.. 1,100
N. Y. Central. . . 1,200
N. Y. N. H. & II. 1,500
Norfolk & West.. 100
Northern Pacific. Lino
I'an-Amer. Petrol. 6,900 104 102 102
Pennsylvania ... 2,600 42 41 42
Plttsb'g & W. Va 400 28 27 27
Pittsburg Coal... 300 63 63 63
Ray Con. Copper. 1.300 22 22 22
Reading 2,0()ll 76 76 i 75
Rep. Iron & Steel . 46,600 119 117 118
Sine. Oil A- Ref.. 17, 400 47 46 46
Southern Pacific. 3,700 102 102 J02
Southern Railway 1,000 22 22 .22
Studebaker Cor., 36.100 112 102 109
Texas Co 3,500 222 220 220
Tobacco Products 1,400 94 93 93
Union Pacific... 4,100.122 122 122
United Clg. Stores 7,900 95 93 91
V. S. Irttl Alcohol 23,500 1 16 list, j ir,
U. S. Steel 47,100 106 105 106
lT. S. Steel pfd.. 1,300 115 114 116
Utah Copper 1.000 78 77 77
Westlnghouse Elec 2,300 64 64 64
Willys-Overland . 6,100 30 30 30
Ohio Cities 1,900 48 48 48
Roy'l Dutch N. Y 7,800 104 103 103
xBid.
26
69'.
17
27
98
BO
25
68
16
69
26
9K
79
25.
60
25
68
17
69
26
9S
80
In betterness and strife between'
Mr. Ringer and other commission
ers the city council yesterday finally
passed the city . appropriation for
1920.
Police Commissioner Ringer
loudly declared that he was being
"abused" by his fellow commission
ers. This outburst came after Com
missioner Ure had proposed lop
ping an additional $6,000 from Mr.
Ringer's appropriation which had
already been cut from $575,000
which he asked down to $530,000.
Mr. Ure's proposition also includ
ed taking an additional $6,000 from
Fire Commissioner Zimman's ap
propriation. "This is outrageous," exclaimed
Mr. Ringer. "I can't rim the de
partment on what I have been al
lowed. My department is being
abused." i
AmendRent Is Offered.
Mr. Ringer then offered an
amendment to the oppropriation or
dinance, restoring the $6,000 which
the council was about to take from
him.
Mr. Zimman proposed a vote on
the amendment. It wa5 voted
down: Commissioners Ringer, Towl
and Falconer voting for it. Mayor
Smith was not present.
Mr. Zimman made no protest
against taking $6,000 additional
from his department.
Mr. Ringer retaliated when the
vote was taken on passing the en
tire appropriation ordinance. He
was., the only commissioner voting
against it.
The ordinance, as passed, makes
appropriations of $2,068,838. Income
from taxes and sources during 1920
is estimated at $2,023,000, which is
$45,000 less than the appropriations.
The commissioners IioDe to get this
from overdue occupation taxes from
the street railway company, amount
ing to $80,000.
Says "Protection" Hurt.
Mr. Ringer, after the council
meeting, declared that he will have
to cut down the size of the police
force.
"I can't give the same amount
of protection to the city for $524,-
000 as I could for the $575,000 which
1 asked," he said. "The only way
out is to cut down the number of
policemen. I won't discharge any,
but will refrain from hiring new
ones.''
"To what do you attribute this
cutting down of your appropria
tion?" he was asked.
"I prefer not to say," he replied.
"My appropriation was cut down
about 9 per cent. The, fire depart
ment's! appropriation , was cut only
about 5 per cent."
Strike in Steel Mills
Officially Called Of f
By National Executive
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 8. The strike
in the steel mills and furnaces called
September 22, and which at its in
ception involved 367,000 men, was
officially called off here by the na
tional committee, aftjer an all day
meeting.
Announcement that the national
committee had decided to proceed
no further was contained in a tele
gram sent to headquarters of the
American Federation of Labor in
Washington, to the heads of all in
ternational unions interested and to
the organizers and field men in all
strike districts.
"The steel corporation," the tele
gram said, "with the active assis
tance of the press, the court, the
federal troops, state police and many
public officials, have denied steel
workers their rights of free speech,
free assemblage and the right to or
ganize, and, by this' arbitrary and
ruthless misuse of power, have
brought about a condition which
has compelled the national commit
tee for organizing iron and steel
workers to vote that the active
strike phase of the steel campaign
is tiow at an end. A vigorous cam
paign of education and reorganiza
tion will be immediately begun and
will not cease until industrial jus
tice in the steel industry has been
achieved. All steel workers now are
at liberty to return to work, pending
preparation for the next big organi
zation movement."
CHARGES YANKS
SACRIFICED ON
ARMISTICE DAY
American High Command at
Chaumont Did Not Re
voke Orders, Gen.
Sherburne Says.
Washington, Jan. 8. Lives of
American troops were needlessly
sacrificed on armistice morning be
cause the American high command
at Chaumont did not specifically re
voke previously issued orders to at
tack, Brig. Gen. J. H. Sherburne of
Boston, former commander of the
artillery brigade of the 92d (negro)
division, told a house subcommittee.
General Sherburne strongly con
demned the methods of what lie re
ferred to as the "general staff gang"
at Chaumont, criticising particularly
a "dominating triumvirate."
Corps, division and brigade com
manders stood in such "piteous fear"
of the Chaumont staff that they did
not dare, in most cases, to revoke
on their own authority the order to
attack on November 11. even though
they knew to a moral certainty that
an armistice had been signed.
"The order to attack stood," said
General Sherburne, "and the only
other order that came through rela
tive to an armistice day operation
that I ever knew of, was an order
that 'at 11 a. m., November 11, all
hostilities must cease.' No com
manding officer could possibly have
interpreted that as a cancellation of
the previous order calling for an
attack during the morning of the
11th. Most units fought right up to
11 o'clock, some of them against
machine gun operations." A few
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New York Bond Mat.
If. S. 3s rpK..1l0 f. C. rf 4s... j
-u. m. 2s coup.. 00 lint. ST. M. tin.,
IT. S. 4a reK..10Si4jK. C. Southern
IT. S. cv4s i-pg106'3 td
Panama 3n reg 84
Panama 3s rou 88
Am. T-sl. & Tel
cv 6s .' 99
Anglo-French
6a 9S 6-16
Armour Co.
4' 3H
Atchison gen 4s 79
B. & (. cv 4 Mi a 63
Beth. Steel ref I
bs Sti
Cn. Pacific 1st 76
t'en. Pacific 1st 7614
& O. cv 6s. 80 Vs
C. B. & Q. joint
4 96
C. K. I. & P. cv
4'i.s 67fc
C. R. X. & r. Ry.
ref 4s 67
Chili Copper col.
trust ls 84 'i
City of Paris 6s 92
Colo. & Southern
ref 414s 74 U
D. & R. G. consol.
4s 67
Dom. nf.Couada
5s 1931)
Krle gen 4s .... 42 Vt
lin. Eleetrlc 6a 94
Ut. Northern 1st
4'4s 83
Hid.
' 95
73
82
L. & N. un 4s
M. K. & T. 1st
4s ' 60 14
Mo. Pa-!, gen 4s. 68
Mont. Power 6s. 85
N. T. Central deb
92
Nor. Pacific 4s. 78
Nor. Pacific 3s. 55
"Ure. Short Line
ref 6s 84!4
Pacific Tel. &
1 ni. m ...... 1
Pennsylvania con
ts 92
Pennsylvania gen
ts 93
Reading gen 4s. 80
St. & S. r. adj
6s 61
Southern Pacific I
cv 5a J03 ;
Southern Ry. 5s 86",'
Texas Co. cv 6s. 103 I
Texas & Pacific
1st 81
Union Pacific 4s 84 'a
United Kingdom of
U. B. & L 5s
(1937) 90",
IT. S. Rubber 6s 87
v. m. Mteei bs... 18 j
Wabash 1st . ... 90
New York Money. .
New Torli, Jan. 8. Mercantile Paper
6 per cent.
Sterling Demand; 13.74; cables, J3.75
l-'rancs Demand, 11.16; cables, 11.14.
Guilders Di-manil, 37; cables, 37.
I.lro Demand, 13.46; cablea. 13.43.
Marks Demand, J.OOo; cablea, 2.02c.
Time Loanji Strong; all dates, 7 per
cent bid.
Call Money Klrm; high, 6 per cent;
low. 6 per cent; ruling rate, 6 per cent;
closing hid. 5 per cent; offerefl at 6 per
cent; last loan, 6 per cent.
Dry Goods.
New Tork. Jan. 8. Cotton goods and
varne advanced today with sales active.
Raw silk slinrply advanced to the highest
over quoted. Burlaps were firm, with trad
ing moderate. Threats of advancing wages
in necdl trades was an unsettling factor.
Spot Cotton.
New Tork, Jan. 8. Cotton Spol,
steady; middling, 39.35c.
New York, Jan. 8. Cotton closed steady,
net 5 points lower to 10 potn's higher.
Cotton Fat urea. '
New York, Jan. 8. Cotton f&tures
closed stesdy; January, 38.14c; March,
36.60c; May. 34.97c; July, 83.23c; October,
30.66c. I
London Money.
t.nndon, Jan. S. Bar Silver 78d
ounce.
Money and Discount Rates Unchanged
per
Bar Stiver.
New Ynrk. Jan. 8 . Bsr Silver 11.31.
Uexltaa Uullars 1.01.
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