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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1920)
THE BEE; OMAHA, THURSDAY. MARCH 18, 1920. - 13 SAY CHEAPER CUTS OF MEAT WILUIIT H. C. L. Committee Recommends Mak ing Thursday "Cheap Cut . Day" Find Men's Cloth iers Are Not Profiteering. Thursday will be "cheap cut" day and the smell of stews will mingle with the springtime air if the recom mendations of the subcommittee on meats and groceries, appointed by Mrs. C G. Ryan, federal fair price commissioner for Nebraska, are car ried out by the consuming public. A closrd meeting of the various subcommittees appointed Friday was held with Mrs. Ryan yesterday morning at the federal building. The recommendations offered by the committees covered plans to lower I the costs of meats, groceries and women's ready to wear. The com mittee investigating profiteering in the price of shoes asked for another week in which to prepare its report. According to Chairman Buffet of the subcommittee ' on groceries and meats, the committee will, at a later date, give the public a comprehen sive plan for the use of the more in expensive cms of meat, placing em phasis on Thursday as one day in the week when these meats will be .offered for sale. Must Buy Lower .Grades. At present, it was pointed out, the concentration of buying is placed on the higher frade meats, with the re cult that the prices are high. It was believed if the public shows a willingness to purchase lower grades of meat of nutritious value prices wiil he materially reduced. "People are inclined to permit their palates to be the sole judges in the purchase of meats," said Mr. Buffet, "and women are too likely to suit their convenience, because il takes longer to boil meat than it does to fry it." The plan to make Thursday "cheap cut" day will be taken up and ad , vocated by various clubs and organ izations in the city. The committee on men's clothing and furnishings arrived at the con clusion that profiteering is not be ing practiced by retail merchants of Omaha, but expressed an entire will ingness to comply with the spirit of the federal fair price commissioner in attempting to lower costs. W L. Ilolzman is chairmanNof this committee. Would Censor Advertising. The committee of which Karl , Louis is chairman, appointed to in vestigate and report women's ready-to-wear garments, hoisery and un derwear, recommended that dealers t use more care in the writing of ad vertisements and that they carefully guard against any exaggeration tending to stimulate buying. Only moderate priced garments, it was said, should be advertised in the newspapers. Where high-priced goods are displayed In the windows, the price tickets should be left off. , j. It was recommended that a censor for retail advertisements be ap pointed by the Retail Dealers' asso ciation. This committee will make ; a further report next week at which Hon the Gas Explosion Affected the Telephone Service Live Stock Omaha, Neb., March 17, 1JJ0. Receipts were; Cattle, Hot. Sheep. Official Monday 10,17 13,573 10,im Official Tueday.... S.231 1,01J B.lOf Estimate Wednesday 8.70D 11,700 6,800 Three day thla wk.il.110 41,911 J6.1H4 dame days Lit wk.ltt.g9S 18,121 50.394 Same 1 weka ago. 13,910 21,148 zJ.sti3 Same 1 weeks ago. 20,341 12,131 12,7 Same days year ago. 11,040 47,2(4 J4,r?4 Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock arils, Omaha, Neb., for 24 hours ending at I o'olock p. m.. March 17. 1020: . RECEIPTS CARS. Horses and Cattle Hogs Sheep Mules C, M. ft St. F... 10 i I 1 Wabash 1 Missouri Paclflo .. S 2 Union Paclflo .... II 21 10 1 C. ft N. W., east.. 11 10 .. 1 C. A N. W.. west.. 11 47 11 C, 8t. P., M. ft O. 17 1.1 1 ('., B. ft Q., east. 14 4 C, B. ft Q , w-st. 40 42 7 2 C. R. I. A P., east 15 .. 1 C., R. I. P.. west 1 4 .. Illinois Central ..1 Chi Ot West 4 Total receipt ..171 117 31 S DISPOSITION HEAP. Cattle Hogs Sheep Morris A Co 63D 1,8011 761 Swift ft Co (14 2.075 731 Cudahy Packing Co. ..1.268 2,097 831 Armour & Co 1,097 2.1K7 3,431 Schwartx A Co 471 J. W. Murphy 1.430 Lincoln Packing Co.... 120 So. Omaha Pack. Co.. 4 . .... HlRKlrn racking Co... 26 ..!... ..... Hoffman Bros 1 ' John Roth & Sons 10 Mayerowlch A Vail... 3 (laughers; 13 P. O'Dea .... Wilson ft Co 13 Benton ft Van Sant..., 19 W. W. Hill & Co 61 F P. Lewis 69 J. B. Root ft Co 144 Jf. H. Bulla 23 Vinegar 170 Roar nstock Bros 87 P. O. Kellogg 137 ..... Werthelmee A Degen.. 169 Ellis A Co 48 . Sulllvsn Bros 15 .. A. Rothschild . 21 . Mo.-Kan. C. & C. Co. . S . K. O. Christie 17 . Baker John Harvey 603 . Jensen Lundgien. . . . :3 Mnnahan 36 . Omaha Packing Co.... 3 . Midwest Packing Co.. l . Skinner : los 671 Other Buyers ........ .1,058 . 1 261 T6tal . .! 12-M 7-021 CaUle Arrivals of cattle foil off con siderably with supply estimated at 3,700 head. Total for the three days is 22.100 or 2,000 larger than a week ago and 1,000 larger than a year ago. With the lighter run, prices on beef steers were flrnnern llv steadv today and some yearlings sold at slightly stronger prices. Cows also sold to better advantage than on Monday anil Tuesday, prices as a Whole being steady.- Little change was noted In stock- era and feeders. Ountations of Cattle Good to choice beeves, 112 6013.50; fair to good beeves, 111.5012.S0; common to fair beeves, 110.004ilt.E0; good to choice yearlings, 112.00013. 25; fair to good yearlings, 110.00 13.00; common to lair yearlings, n.uuii 10.00; choice to prime heifers, $10.00 11. (Mr s-nnd to choice heifers. $8.Tf'10.80: choice to prime cows. $9.6010.75; good to choice cows. !8.26fi).60; fair to good cows, 17.008.25; common to fair cows, 4.507.00: choice to prime feeders, $10.50 13 00: good to cnoiee teeaers, . itua in Hi). niArilum to rood feeders. 18.50 (ID 9.75 : common to fair feeders. $7.508.60; good to choice stockers. $9. 50 lip 10.50: fair to good stockers. ,$7.75ff9.60; common to fair stockers, $6.00(7.75; stock heifers, $6.60j9.00; stock cows. $6.00ig)8.50: stock calves, $6.0010.60; veal calves, $9.50 15.50; bulls, stags, etc., b.uwiv-ov. BEEF STEERS. 39 1325 13 10 18. .....1025 11 35 24 1222 11 60 9 1186 11 65 21 1007 11 70 24 983 11 75 22 1184 11 80 17 978 11 80 30 1323 12 25 20 1291 12 30 17 1235 12 35 10 698 10 00 11 747 10 00 time more concrete recommenda tions will be offered, together mith a comprehensive .report on hoisery and underwear. All of the various sub-committees mill again meet with Mrs. Ryan Wednesday, . Under normal conditions telephone operators at the Douglas central office handle nearly 9600 calls hourly between 2 and 5 o'clock each afternoon. At the same time Tyler operators answer over 4100 calls and Harney over 2800 calls hourly. i , ' Monday afternoon, however, after the gas expfosion at Ninth and Jones street, when the electric light and power in the downtown dis tricts was cut off, the telephone operators at the Douglas, Tyler and .Harney central offices answered a greatly increased number of calls. : Many persons downtown used the telephone to determine if the electric current in their homes was affected. Many others called the power company and hundreds of people called our Information operators and asked, ".What's the trouble wrth the lights?" . . .This placed a heavy load upon all the operators at the various central offices and consequently they may not have answered your calls as promptly as you wished. When an abnormal number of calls is made each person calling must wait his turn as he does at a bank or store when clerks are busy with other customers. The telephone company was able to furnish service Monday after noon due to its foresight in having an available emergency power plant. This plant supplies the necessary electricity to operate the switchboards when disasters, such as' the explosion, happen. . ' ' We endeavor to furnish the best service always, but unusual conditions such as this explosion, sickness, storms, fires, etc., create an unusual number of calls and slow down the service in spite of all our efforts. ' . . Market, Financial and Industrial News of the Day f...... 101 10 71 30...... !T 11 o 11 7 11 16 29 lit 11 60 10 978 11 75 14 141 11 00 17 161 11 25 COWS 11 147 S 00 11 931 1 15 29 101 1 50 41...... 101 00 32 161 (65 HEIFERS. II 11 60 BULLS 1 1190 7 00 1 1181 T 75 1 1320 1 11 V. 1 1710 8 60 1 1410 t 00 1 lilO 10 00 CALVES. 4 355 ( 60 2 1(1 ' 10 IS 1 410 12 00 1 160 11 60 1 110 IS 00 1 170 15 25 1 110 IS 60 1 150 15 75 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 12 571 60 8 700 75 10 681 10 00 21 (81 10 60 19 1083 10 75 10 $91 11 11 11 707 11 It HOGS Receipts of hogs were estimated at 167 loads or 11,700 head. Conditions all around were the reverse of yesterday, tbs demand being broad, trade active and prices varied from 2&cffill.00 or more higher than yesterday. Light hogs were generarfy considered 26950a higher than the emphasis on the 60c. selling largely from $14.76015.15. Most of the medium weight hogs sold from $13.75 if 14 50. and heavy hogs largely from $13.76013.60, a few real heavy hogs selling under this figure. Bulk of all sales was 13.00 16.00 and top fl.40. HOQS No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 64. .270 140 13 00 71. .271 110 11 2S 63. .142 ... 13 60 74. .277 40 13 75 64. .271 80 14 00 49. .210 ... 14 15 67. .266 140 14 35 79. .242 ... 14 60 35. .235 ... 14 60 71. .243 ... 14 75 74. .217 40 14 15 15. .234 ... 14 60 68. .227 ... 15 00 66. .225 ... 16 15 42. .221 ... IS 20 87. .191 ... 15 26 SheepA moderate run of sheep and lambs arrived for today's trade and de creased supplies served to sharpen the demand from packers. Trade In fat lamb ruled active at a general advance of about 25c, plain, heavy lambs that sold at $17.00 yesterday brought $17.25, sales of pretty good lambs that brought around $18.00 were mof numerous and best light Mexicans here topped at $18.40. No straight shipments of fat sheep were re ceived and this branch of the market remained nominal, , a few good ewes brought $13.60. Nothing was bought on country account, but good shearing lambs were wanted up to $17.60. Quotations on Sheep and Lambs Lambs good to choice, $18.0O18.60; lambs fair to good, $17.0017.76; shearing lambs, $16.76)17.60; feeding lambs, $15.00 17.00; cull lambs, I13.6015.60; yearlings, 116.006U7.25; wethers, I13.2614.60; ewes, good to choice, $13.2514.00; ewes, fair to good. $12.2513.00; lamby ewes. $9.00 14.00; ewe culls and canners, I7.504J9.50. PAT LAMBS No. Av. l'r. No Av. Pr. 474 fed. .88 IS 25 613 Mex..69 IS 40 208 fed.. 66 18 00 38 culls.69 18 30 229 fed.. 86 18 30 Chicago Live Stock. Chicago. March 17. Cattle Receipts, 7,000 head: estimated tomorrow, 10.000 head; mnrkot firm; beef steers, medium and heavyweight, choice and prime, $13.60 S15.40; medium and good, $11.6013.50; common, $10.0011. 50: lightweight, good and choice, $12.16(15.00; common and medium. $9.75012.15; butcher cattle, heif ers, 7.0013.00; cows, I7.0012.00; can. ners and cutters, $6.007.00; veal calves, $18,504)117.60; feeder steers, $8.7611. 75; stocker steers, $7.60(S11.00. . Hogs Recetpls, 19,000 head; estimated tomorrow, 25,000 head: market 1525o hlKher; closed weak; bulk of sales. $14.30 15.90; top, $16.00; heavy, $14.0015.00; medium, f!4.75(S)16.00; light. $15.4516.00; Hsht, $15.4616.00; light light, $14.60(81 lo.7a; ner.vy racking sows, smooth, $12.75 t()13.2D; par sows, rough, $12.00 12.60; pigs, .l)014.75. Kheep and Lambs Receipts, 7,000 head estimated tomorrow, 10,000 head; market J1"": lambs, 84 pounds down, $16.75 19.2i; culis and common. $14.00 16.50 ""J rn-dlum, good and choice. $10.75 14.25; culls and common, $6.7810.60. Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas City, Mo., March 17. Cattle Receipts, 6,000 head; market stead: ei,??,,1? teer'' chooe and prime, $13.2514.60: medium and good, $11,65 13.16; common, 110.1511.60; lightweight good and choice. tll.7"513.65; common and medium, $9.0O11.70; butcher cattle, heifers, $7.1513.25; cows, $6.8511.76; canners and cutters, $4.25 6.85; veal calves. $13.6015.60: feeder steers, $8 60 012.60; stocker steers, $6.8611.60. Hogs Receipts, 10,000 head; market. 15040c higher; bulk. $14.00015.40: heav ies, $13.76014.80; mediums. $14.66015.35; lights, $15.25016.65; packing sows. $11.60 012.25; pigs, $12.50015.75. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 4,600 head; fat lambs. 2635c higher; others steady: lambs. $16.60018.60; culls and common, $12.00316.25; yearling wethers,- $14,760 17.00; ewes. $11.25013.75; culls and com mon. $5.26011.00; breeding ewes. $9,000 16.00; feeder Iambs. $14.25016.25. Mexican Dollars. Now York, March 16. Mexican Dollars 905,0. NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY Financial Chicago Tribune-Omaha, Bee Leased Wire. New York, March 17. The stock market was divided along a sharply defined line of cleavage between a period of weakness and one of strength. Call money got as low as 6 per cent, but it seemed as though the consideration of reduced carry ing charges for shares on margin had less to do. with tlie rise of the late afternoon than some other fac tors. Prices turned from an uncer tain and weak trend after Washing ton dispatches recounted Secretary of the Treasury Houston's comment on future taxation .needs before the ways and means committee of the house. The secretary's opinion, as the news tlckera presented It, to the effect that ex cess profit imposts should be abandoned and other forma of taxation found In stead, brought a stimulus to speculative purchases of stocks and the movement broadened whon the street considered the secretary's proposal that undistributed profits of corporations be made subject to heavy taxes under a new revenue Jaw. Traders deducted that the carrying out of such a plan would mean both large Mock dividends and Increased distribu tion ot cash dividends. Locomotive Mtock Advances. Baldwin Locomotive responded to stock dividend talk with an advance of more than 12 points. Motor and railroad equip ment lasuofl rose from 2 to 4 points in the final hour and steel and petroleum shares moved forward. The close of trad ing came with Industrial stocks around their best quotations of the day, their -position making a marked contrast with their flabby aipearance half way through the session. Coincident with the rising of demand loans to 6 per cent occurred a trifling easement In the tone of time loans. Col lateral loans, which had been firm at 8 Mi per cent on Tuesday, were offered for 60 and 90 daya at 8 per cent by a few lenders, and six months funds were also softer, although! the amounts available were not large. From banking comment the tlmo has not yet arrived to speak of a permanent decline of money rates, and It la not too much to expect that before a new complexion comes over the market the Federal Roserve banks' statement will have to show a decline of borrowings of other Institutions. The aggregate of such loans to the local institution, mentioned In the weekly statements as contingent lla billty as indtrser of bills discounted with other federal reserve banks stood last Saturday at more than $84,500,000. Much Product in Preparation. Steel trade surveys of the week showed today that a tremendous amount of prod ucts are being prepared for market despite the handicap of car shortages and Its ef fect on moving materials and fuel. The Iron Age noted that the ingot output of February tveraged 142,000 tons daily, a flKure close to the highest record. Pre sumably, the increase of manufacturing during the last four years had something to do with so large a production at a time when ' transportation facilities, were below par. At the same time, the report discloses exceptional activity which evi dently is having a counter part in fin' ed lines. The fabricating shops were In ,ied in February to 95 per cent of capacity, the largest month's buslnesa for two years. The trade periodical notes that -much of this business is for conducting industrial plant extensions, but It Is fair to assume that the housing and office necessities of the country are also a driving Influence behind the big structural orders. The foreign exchanges were reactionary, a decline being not unexpected after Tues day's substantial rise. New York Money. New York. March 17. Mercantile Pa per Unchanged. Exchange Weak. Sterling Sixty-day bills, $3.671i; com-, mercial 60-dav bills on banks. $3.67 y. : commercial 60-day bills, $3.60; demand, $3.7U4; cables. i:i.7214. I Francs Demand, 13.60; cables. 13.58. Belgian Francs Demand, 13.07; cables, 13.05. Guilders Demand, 36c; cables, 3694c "Lire Demand, 18.42: cables, 18.40. Marks Demand, 1.26c; cables. 1.27. Bonds Government and railroad, Irregu lar. Loans Time, easier; 60 days, 90 flays and six months, 8 08V4 Per cent. Call Money Easy; high. 8 per cent: low, 6 per cent: ruling rate, 8 per cent; closing bid, 6 per centrNoffered at 7 1er cent; last loan, 6 per cent; bank ac ceptances, 6 per cent. Omaha Grain v Omaha. March 17. Grain receipts today were light. Wheat was In fulr demand at the decltns of about 3o to lc A large part of' today's pfferlngs had been carried over. The tables were fairly well cleaned tip. Corn ranged unchanged to i cents higher, the hulk at an advance. Oats were up 1 cent. Kye and barley were unchanged. Cash sales today were: Wheat No. 1 hard, 1 car, $2.46. No. 2 hard. 3 cars, $2. 4b; 1 car, $3.4li (smutty); 8 cars, $2.43; 1 car, $2.43 (smutty); 1 car. $2.42: 2 cars, $3.42 (mnutty); 1 car, $2.39 (smutty); 1 car, $2.38 (smutty). No. 3 hard, 2 cars, $2.43; 6 cars, $3.42; l- car, $2.40; 2 cafs, $2.38: 2 cars, $2.38 (smutty); 2 cars, $3.37; 2 cars, $2.37 (yellow, smut ty); 3 cars, $2.36 (smutty). No. 4 hard. 2 cars, $2.34; 6 cars, $2.83; 1 car, $2.30; 1 car, $2.30 (yellow). No. S hard, 1 car, $2.21. Sample hard, 1 car. $2.38 (smutty); 1 car. $2.13. No. 4 mixed, 1 car, $2.33; 1 car, $2.32. Sample mixed. 2-8 car, $2.25 (wheat and rye). No. 6 northern spring, 2-6 oar. $2.25. Corn No. 3 white, 1 car, $1.53. No. 4 white, 3 3-5 cars, $1.50; 2 cars, $1.49. No. i white, 1 car, $1.49; 3 cars, $1.48. No. 4 yellow, 1 car. $1.49. No. 5 yellow 3 cars. $1.48; 2 cars, $1.47. No. 6 yellow, I car, $1.47 (sour). No. 4 mixed, 1 car, $1.49 (near white); 1 car, $1.49; I cars, $1.48; 1 car, $1.48 (near white); 1 car, $1.48 (loaded out). No. t mixed, 1 car. $1.46; 1 car, $1.47. No. 6 mlxexd, 1 car, $1.45. , Oats No. 2 white, 1 car, 2Hc. No. t white, 4 cars, 92c. Kye No. 3, 3 cars, $1.68. Barley No. 4, 3-5 car, $1.42. OMAHA ORAIN MOVEMENT. Receipts Today. Week Ago. Year Ago. Wheat 23 8 8 Corn . 41 29 41 Oats . 12 12 30 Kye 4 .. i Barley , 2 Shipments Today. Week Ago. Year Ago. Wheat 17 -30 . 29 Corn 41 K 7i Oat 22 S3 4g Rye 4 4 8 Barley i . . i j RECEIPTS IN OTHER MARKETS. Wheat Corn. Oats. Chicago . : 17 89 37 Kansas City 125 40 7 St. Louis 32 93 26 Minneapolis 177 Duluth 15 Winnipeg 176 .., OMAHA GRAIN INSPECTION. The number of cars of grain of the several grades Inspected "In" here dur ing the last 24 hours follows: Wheat No. 2 hard, 2 cars; No. 3 hard, II cars; No. 4 hard. 3 cars; sample mixed, 1 car. Total, 17 cars. Corn No. 4 white, 11 cars; No. 6 white, 8 cars: No. 3 yellow, 2 cars; No. 4 yellow, 9 cars; No. 5 yellow, 10 cars; sample yellow, 1 car; No. 4 mixed, 7 cars;" No. 5 mixed. 6 cars; No. 6 mixed, 1 car; sample mixed, 1 car .Total, 56 cars. Oats No. 2 white, 1 car: No. 3 white, 9 cars; No. 4 white, 2 cars. Total, 12 cars. Rye No. 3, 2 cars; No. 4, 1 car, sam ple. 1 car. Total. 4 cars. Barley Rejected, 2 cars Total, 2 oars. PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Receipts Today. ' Yr. ago. Wheat 512,000 388,000 Corn ' 896,000 441,00.1 Oats 490,000 610,000 Shipments Wheat 419.00(i 412,000 Corn 397.000 316.000 Oats 444,000 647,000 EXPORT CLEARINGS. Wheat 412,000 , 376,000 Corn 6.000 79,00 , Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, March 17. Flour Un changed. Barley $1.33 J. 66. Rye No. 2, $1.71 (5'1.724. Bran $47.00. Corn tl.53('1.65. Oats 896 91c. Flax $5.10(&i5.20. M. Louis liraln. St. Louis. March 17. Corn Mav 11.58; July, $1.60. uats ilay, uc. Kansus City drain. Kansas City, Mo., March JJ. Corn May $1.62; July, $1.48; Seutember, St. Louis Live Mock. East St. Louis. 111.. March 17. Cattle Receipts, 3,600 head; market steady; beef steers, medium and heavyweight, choice and prime, $1 3. B0 61 14.50; medium and good, $10.7513.25; common, $9.60 W10.60; lightweight, good and choice, $13. 50 14.50; common and medium, $9.0011.75; butcher cattle heifers, $7.766114.50; cows, 17.754? canners and cutters, $4 . su sj) 7.25; veal calves, light and handy weight, $12.004818.00: feeder steers. $8.6015.50: stocker steers, $7.0015.75. Hogs Receipts, io,5uo head: market 2oc higher; top, $16.25; bulk, $15.6016.10; heavyweight, $14.2515.26; medium weight, $15.2516.10; lightweight, $16.86 16.25; light light, $15.2516.86; heavy Ducking- sows, smooth. $I2.7513.25: pack ing sows, rough, $12.2512.75; pigs, $11.60 (015.50. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 600 head; Iambs, 84 lbs. down, $17.7519.00; culls and common. $15.50317.00; yearling wethers. S15.00W17.25: ewes, medium and choice, $10.2614.00; culls and common. $5.009.oo. SELECT FOREIGN BONDS In consequence of low exchange rates, due chiefly to favor able trade balances, many foreign National Government and Municipal bonds may now be purchased at prices to return a phenomenal yield not likely to be duplicated again during the present generation. ' ' ' ( Investments regarded as uniformly safe may now be made to yield profits ranging upward to 40. The time is ripe for holders of low yielding bonds to con sider the advisability of exchanging to more profitable, safely secured, foreign bonds. ,j ( Send ui a list of your holding! for suggestions SPECIALISTS IN FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS L. L. WINKELMAN & CO. ' 44 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK 1 Telephone Broad 6470 FuiltoVlphls Baltimore Chlcuo Clettltnd Findliy, ft. Miristta, O. 'Pirkeraburi, W. Va. Direct Private Wires to Various Markets and Branch Offices 1 S. W. Corner 17th and Douglas Branieis Theatar Building 202 South 17th Street IP To Recommend for Investment Stocks and Bonds With Equity and Proved Earn ing Capacity i BURNS, DRINKER & CO. Investment Securities OMAHA DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY? $100 will purchase an investment similar to those that have v made fortunes for others. Your money will be secured by real estate in an established growing town. For full particluars, call at 9 Wead Building . " ask for . , Mr. Peterson New York Quotations Number of sales and rants the leading stocks: Bales. High. A. Beet Sugar... 6,000 88 Amer. Can $1,600 50 H A..C. and F. ... 2,500 1411, A. H. & I... Pfd.. 2,000 113 Amer. Loco. ... 6,700 105 Amer. S. ft R 3,100 69 Amer. S. R. 4,700 133 14 Amer. 8. T. .... (.300 98 Vi Amer. T. & T. ... 2,800 100 Amer. Z , L. & 8. 600 19 Anaconda Cop. .. 3,100 40 i Atchison 600 84 4 A (1 W I S 8. 3.600 16tfc ot prices ot Low. Close. (5 67 4H V 50ts 138 14lfc 110 113 994 Mi, '4, 68 69 131 131 99 18 04 83 162 123-4 36 90 26 39 133 864 67 39 37 34 37 92 231 45 674 14 163 316 82 89 100 19. . 60 83 144 135 36 92 27 40 123 84 67 39 37 34 38 94 233 47 6S 14 163 325 82 40 904 554 91 21 88 30 4 105 191 22 474 28 664 15 754 34 96 83 4 97 43 28 68 18 85 96 11 434 100 24 102 209 70 121 75 96 100 1134 73 624 26 81 . 46 101 Baldwin L. 142.000 135 Haiti. & Ohio. Beth. 8. "ir.., B. & S. Cop. ., Cal. Pet Can. Pac Cen. Leath. . . Ches. & Ohio. C M. & St. P. , Chi., R. I. & P. 1,400 37 4,700 2tt 300 27 1,400 40 1,200 123Vi 1,500 87 600 67 ti 900 4,700 39V Chlno Cop. 300 34H Col. Fuel & Iron. 1,000 88 Corn Prod 9,600 94 Crucible 8. ......18,200 242 Cuba Cane 8. ...13.500 474 Pis. Securities C. 3,100 6S4 Erie , 1,400 14Vs Oen. EIcL 1,200 165 (!en. Motors 12,600 327 Ot. Nor., Pfd.... ,800 M Ot. Nor. Ore Ctfs. M00 40 111. Cent tn. Cop Int. M. M.. Tfd Inter. Nickel.. Inter. Paper... 800 66 1,600 934 1.200 21 564 90 4 21 87 30 186" 22 46 28 66 15 75 34 96 834 9S 43 48 68 18 844 ! 11 .42 99 24 99 207 69 121 74 944 984 113 73 52 244 80 45 100 .18.400 88 Kcnnecott Copper. 9.000 30 lj. OS N Mex. Pet 13,600 191 Miami Copper ... Mldvale Steel .... MipKOurl Paclflo.. Montana Power .. Nevsda Copper... N. Y. Central ... New Haven . . . . Norfolk West... Northern Pacific. . 100 23 1,800 474 3,000 29 800 66 4 200 16 600 75 4,700 35Vi 200 96 600 844 Pan-Am. Pet 18. 80"0 98 Pennsylvania .... 1,600 4314 Pitts. A: W. Va... 1,500 28 Pittsburgh Coal Ray Con. Cop. Reading Rep. I. S... Shat. AriJi. Con 300 68 .. 600 18 ..24.900 86 Vs ..28,600 97 800 114 Sinclair O. 4 R. . .16.000 43 Southern Pacific. .10.600 100 Southern Ry 2,600 25 Stud. Cor 32.300 10214 Texas Co Tobacco Prod.. Union Pacific, V. C. Stores U. S. Ind. Alco. V. 8 Steel U. 8. Steel pfd.. ..25,600 2124 .. 1,600 70 .. 900 122 . . 3,300 76 ..16,100 S7 ..36,800 100 Utah Copper 1,200 744 West. Elec 600 52 4 Willys-Overland . ,000 251, National Lead.... 400 81 Ohio Cities 1,000 46Vi Royal Dutch 6,700 102 Bid. Bond List. IT. S. 2s, reg,.1004 IT. S. 2s, COU..1004 Gen. Eleo. 8s... 87 Gt. Nor. 1st 4s 82 I. C. def. 4s 71 Int. Mer. Ma. 6s 89 K. C. So. ref. 6s 69 L. & N. un. 4s. 80 M., K. A T. 1st 4s 674 Mo. Pac. gen. 4s 66 Mon. Pow. 5s.. 85 N. Y. Central , U. 8. 4s. reg..l06 U. 8. cv. 4s registered ...106 Pan. 3s reg.. 88 Pan. 3s, cou.. 88 A. T.& T. cv. 6s 98' Ang-Fch. 6s .. 974 Am. & Co. 44 82 Atctt. gen. 4s... 77 4 B. &0. cv. 44s 64 Beth. S. ref. 6s 84 4 Cen. Lea. "6s... 94 Cen. Pac. 1st.. 72 C. & O. cv. 5s -.. 79 C, B. & Q., 1 Joint 4s 94 C, M. & St P. cv. 44s 714 C R. I. & P. Ry. ref. 4s... 67 Chill Cop. col. trust 6s ..... 784 C. of Paris 6s. 90 O. &8. ref. 44a 73 D. & R. G. consol. 4s ... 64 Dom. of Can. 6s, (1931) ... 91 Erie gen. 4s. . .. 46 Bid. deb. 6a Nor. Pac. 4s. . . Nor. Pac. 3... Ore. Short Line ref. 4 76 63 80 Pac. T. T. 6s 86 Penn. con 4s . 89 Penn. gen. 6s.. 89 Reading gen. 4s 79 St. L, & S. F. adj. 6s 6S Sou. Pac. cv. 6s. 1024 Sou. Ry 5s.... 85 Tex. Co. cv. 6s. 104 T. P. 1st.... 814 Union Pac. 4s.. 82 4 U. K.. O. B. & I. 5s, 1937. V. S, Rub. 6s. IT. S. Steel 6s. Wabash 1st . .. 87 84 96 834 St. Joseph Lire Stock. St. Joseph, Mo., March 17. Cattle Receipts, 3,600 head: market steady to weak: steers, $9.6014.OO; cows and heif ers. $4.601913.25; calves, $6.00014.60. Hogs Receipts, 9,000 head; market 25 3.5c higher; top, $15.35; bulk, $13.60 ip 15.35. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 2,500 heart; market. 25c higher; lambs, $17.50018.75; ewes, $12.5013.50. PAYMENTS monthly buys outright am stock ot bond, ftmhastr stcuns mil dlvidtndx. vaa lots our spKhlty. Writt tortttcW lilt and full particular - FREE CHARLES E VAN RIPER Member Consolidated Slock Cunanae OBROAD ST.. Htm YOBkT THE SIGN OF SAFE SECURITIES LOCATION POLICY j I Chicago Grain By CHARLES D. MICHAELS. Chicago Tribune-Omaha lire Leased Wire. Chicago, March. 17. Bullish en thusiasm ran higher and carried corn and oats prices to new high levels. Cash oats sold thd highest known and lc over any previous record which was February 21, 1918. Heavy selling for profits had little hffecton sales as closing trades were near the. best. Net gains were 1 to. 2c on corn futures with dis tant months leading. Oats Rained 1'8 to 2c with May loading. Rye was rather neglected for the other gains but gained -M to lc and harlcy lost ?.Jc. A weultonert tnohnlral position led many local and nutBldo bull tn eell corn tiotly, believing tliat the market was due fr a good setback. May dropped 144c but the offerlnxe niyiteriouxly disappeared on the decline, end wlitn ehorts atarted to rover, and some of the bulla to reinstate their llnea. a bulge of S4j)o followed with the clone at the top. all dnltverlei with the exception ot May being the hlKheet of the neanon. March closed at 1 1.694: May. J1.S7H; July, S1.6UH. and September, 11.46 9. Wheat Export Houses llujr. ' Wheat export houses bought In ell positions today. Kanaaa City and Omaha sold No. 8 hard on the basis of ti.ti'i, track, Baltimore, and No. It hard at I3.H5. track New York, Chicago had bids of 12.64 for No, 2. hard, track New York shipment by April 20, and lo premium bid for guaranteed March shipment. Lo cal cash prices unchanged with No. 3 red 12.47 and No. 3 northern, 12.46. ' 'With caah oats selling at the highest price on record In Chicago, It was eaajr t advance futures to new high figures for the season, with the close within J4c of the top with May, 871c: July, 79'o, and' September, 70Vo. The market showed Independent strength from the start. Cash jiouses sold early, but offer lngs passed Into strong hands. No. 2 white at 74o showed lc above any previous price paid In this market, l're. mlums were Vs 0 higher with No. 2 white, SHiflOtio over May. Sample values un changed to 2o higher. Trading In rys was limited and the close slightly firmer. No. 'i on track lc over May at 1.75. Barley dull and easy. Spot sales, $1.48 1.61. By Updike Grain Co., D. 2627. March IT. Art. Open. High. Low. Close lYcst'dy Corn Mch. 1.E7U 1.66 1.S9H 1 6SH May 1.66 1.67 1.63 1.67 L66 July 1.49 1.6I) 1.47 1.60 1.48 Sept. 1.46 1.47 1.43 1.46 1.44 Rye May 1.76 1.76 1.78 1.76 1.74 July 1.69 1.70 1.68 1.68 1.68 Oats May .864 .87 .86 .S74 -85 July .78 .80 .7 ,78 .76 Sept. .69 ,70 .68 .70 . Pork . i May 36.26 38.26 36.10 36.16 36.00 July 36.20 36.30 36.90 36.10 36.75 Lard May 21.80 21.85 21.67 21.80 21.65 July 22.50 23.65 22.32 22.47 22.36 Ribs May 18.80 18.86 18.70 18.82 18.66 July 19.32 19.37 19.20 19.36 19.16 UPDIKE We Specialise in the Careful Handling of Orders ef Grain and Provisions -for- Future Delivery All Important Markets ' We Are Members of Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce St. Louis Merchants Exchange Kansas City Board of Trade Sioux City Board of Trade Omaha Grain Exchange Ws Operate Offices at Omaha, Neb. Sioux City, la. Lincoln, Neb. . ' Atlantic, la. Hastings, Neb. Hamburg, la. Holdrege, Neb. . Des Moines, la. Geneva, Veb. Milwaukee, Wis. Chicago, 111. i and all of these offices are con nected with each other bj private wires. Ws Solicit Your Patronage THE UPDIKE GRAIN COMPANY - Grain Exchange Building, Omaha, Neb. P. S. Cosh Consignments Solicited, Farm Mortgage Bonds These bonds are secured by First Mortgage on part of the modern, well - known lHS8-acre farm of the late General Cowan. The estate is located near Blair, Wash ington County, Nebraska. Land valued at $250.00 per acre or better. A Very Attractive Issue Yielding: Payable March and September i -ir.-$500 and $1,000 Denominations For further information write or call fitnifi!iMpiilip Affiliated with First Nat. Bank First Nat. Bank Bldg. Tyler 729 I - Have You a Building Problem? , If So, Lei Us Work With You to Its Proper Solution ' HOME BUILDERS SERVICE METHODS for the con struction of all kinds of buildings solves most building problems. v N See Construction Department. HOME Incorporated W. BOYD JONES, Mgr. ' N. W. Cor. 18th and Dodge Streets, Omaha 4 Authorized Capital $1 00,000. , N If Desired,-We Finance Building When Constructed by Uv Moui City Ue Mock. Sioux City, la., March 17. Hogs Ke relpts, 1.600 head; market strong! beet rtoers. choirs fed, 11.7(C14.(; short fed, . 19.7(011.60; boat cows, I7.004I.OS;' -fat rows and heifers, lft.0O(rll.76; canners. 14. 60(16.60: feeders. t9.00wH.u0; stockers. :' J7.00$rl0.00; feeding cows and heifer. 5. 60 t. 60; veal calve., choice, 18.009 16.00; calves, common. 7.00M.7(, Hogs Receipts, 7. 600 head; market 10 a hlKhrr: Hsht, U. 7Lwl6.lt: nilsed, I11.7t n 14. 76;' heavy, 1I.OO14.26; bulk, tll.tO . H' 15.06. f Sheen and Inibe lleoelpts, 606 headf market steady. New York Metals, . New York, March 7 Copper and Iro- Unchanged. ' . Antimony 11.00c. ' Lead Uasy; spot, t.tOa asksd: March f.OUo bid. Zlnn Quiet; East St. Louis delivery, spot, 6.S7HO. bid. At Lcmlun Hnot: Copper, tlOt lfs . electrolytic. fll6; tin, 366 (s; lead, 141 10s; sine, 161. liberty Itond l'riees. New Tork, March 17.-r-Prloes of Liberty bonds at 11:30 a. m. today were: Stye. 6.26; first 4s. t0.60; second 4s, l60; first 4s, 61.110; second 4fcs. 19. (J; third, 4 Vis, P26V, fourth 4Vis, 0.4; Victory . Sit,". 07.60; Victory 4Vs. 07.62. l'riees of Liberty bonds at 1:61 pi m today were: J'is, 66.44; first '4s, 60.60: second 4s, 66 40; first 44. (1.00; second, " 4'i. tf6: third 4V.S. 62.71: fourth 44s, . 0.02; Victory s, 7.64; Victory 41s, -97.60. Kansus City Produce. Kansas City, Mo., March 17. Butter PacklnK. lo higher, 3Kc; creamery, un- - changed. Kkks Current receipts, I0O higher per case, $12.70; firsts, lc higher, 4 Jo. Poultry Kens, la higher, 37c; other unchanged. t Cotton Future. New Tork, March 17. Cotton futures closed firm; March. 40.16e; May. J7 17! , .Tulv, 34. 64c; October, Jl. 92c; December, 31.00c. ' New York Sugar. New York, March 17. Kaw Bugar rirnV; centrifugal. 11.64o; fins granu lated, 1 4,OW14.6oo. , I.lired Oil. Duluth, Minn., March IT. Linseed 4 15.21. Mar Mlver. ' New York. larch 17. Bar Sllvsr ti ll. Mexican Dollars le. ' New York Coffee. New York. March 17. Coffee Rle N, 7, 15 He. Futures steady; July, 14.160. 8pot Ctotton. New York, March 17. Spot Cotton 4 Steady; middlings 41.00o. , 6 FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS $250 $500 $1,000 $8,000 SECURITY centrally located Omaha bnslness property. NET EARNINGS More than twice the interest on the mortgage. TENANTS The owners let their growing business, long established. American Security Co. N. W. Cor., Dodge and 18th, Omaha ISlwj Motor Wheel j Corporation : 8 Per C4$nt Cumulative First Preferrtsd Stock Successor by Purchase of' -PRUDDEN WHEEL CO. THE AUTO WHEEL COM PAST, GIER PRESSED STEEL C4V THE WEISS LESH MFG. CO., Makers of wheels from timber operations to finished product, 100 and Accrued Dividend Circular on request for OB 21 ' j 1 heff ational Qty Company ( Correspondent Offices in Oyer -SO Cities .5, Omaha First National Bank ' Building Telephone Douglas 331$ - Owned and Recommended by HesM Builders, Ins of Omaha, Ns&v ; W. Offer ;'. 6 "I First v' Mortgage Bonds Denomination . - $250 $500 $1,000 $5,000 Tax-Free in Nebraska They are cured by newly Im proved business property, sen trolly located in Omaha, which wfll be ee eupied by Its owners. These bonds bear Interest, payable semi annually and eonvertible on option of purchaser, any time after eee year npon 10 day', notice Died en any interest date, ," Maturity, 1923-1927 American Security Company 18th and Dodge Sis., - OMAHA, NEBRASKA -. G. A. Rohrbough, Pre, C C. Shinier, See. , . BUILDERS ISP