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THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1920. la NOT ONE BID FOR PAVING OF ROADS IS SUBMITTED Permanent Injunction Reason Assigned Present Specifica tions Contain Same Faults, Commissioners Say. Not one bid was received by the Douglas county commissioners yes terday to pave 20 miles of county roads. The time was up at high noon when Chairman O'Connor solemnly announced: "There have been no bids receiv ed for paving the county roads. So we -will pass up that matter." The permanent injunction grant ed by District Judge Sears last Monday against the laying of 12 miles of Warrenite-bitulithic pav ing, as well as five miles of brick en the Lincoln highway, was given as a probable reason for the lack , vi bidding on this last project. No Time Limit Set. Judge Sears granted that injunc tion for three reasons, one of which (was that no time limit for comple tion of the paving was mentioned in the advertisements or specifications. 3"he same objection applies to the project on which bids were to have jjeen opened today, i "If that paving was illegal, the present paving is also illegal," said Commissioner Compton. "I think we ought to adopt new specifications and readvertise the whole business." "Will yon advertise again for IvVarrenite-bitulithic?" he was asked. "That would be for the state en gineer to decide," he said. "But I think we should advertise for brick, concrete and sheet asphalt." No Bids Received. - - The Toads on which no bids were Received yesterday were: O-L-D highway from the end of the present paving to the Sarpy County line, 4.5 miles. Washington highway from Flor ence to the Washington county line, 3.75 miles. Road starting on the O-L-D high way one and one-half miles north of Millard, to the Military road, six miles. Pacific street, starting west of Elmwood park and running west two miles; thence one mile north to Dodge street and one mile s,onth to Center street. Ames avenue from city limits one-half-mile west. Fifty-second street from city lim its three-fourths-mile north. ' Going Easy, Now. W. L. Carey, vice president of the Allied Contractors, Inc., was present when the bids were to have teen opened. So was J. L. Cutter lof Chicago, representative for the iWarrenite-bitulithic material which taused the "kaock-out" of the Lin Coin highway contract. "We didn't submit bids on the present work because the - courts held the other contracts were not legal," said Mr. Carey. "We got into quite a hole in that business and will go slow before we bid on any more work here." If any bids had been received to day for the paving, county commis sioners probably would not have awarded them in face of the 'injunc tion granted by Judge Sears against the ,Warrenite-bitulithie project. Uprising Is Expected In Hume by People; Dislike D'Annunzio London, March 31. Gabriel d'Annunzio has issued a manifesto at Fiume, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from that city, bitterly deploring that his officers have permitted the publication of leaflets urging the proclamation of a republic. A popular rising is expected as the people of Fiunie. it is asserted, are tired of the arbitrary rule of d'Annunzio, who has imprisoned more than 1,000 of his opponents. Pat he Phonograph Demonstration Will End Friday at The Union Outfitting Co. Representative From Pathe Laboratories Will Be Present AH Week. Handsome $125.00 Pathe to Be Given Away Friday Evening, April 2d. You have heard of the wonder ful Nationally-Advertised Pathe Talking Machine; how its many exclusive features and improve ments make it the most desired of musical instruments. Thursday and Friday you will have an opportunity to learn more about this wonderful pho nograph, for a Factory Repre sentative is on hand to demon strate its many entertaining fea tures. Hundreds of mus'c lovers have chosen a Pathe because of the famous Sapphire Ball that makes it unnecessary to change needles because of the Pathe Tone Arm that plays any make of record because of the Pathe Controlla and because Pathe rec ords seldom wear out If you would like to own a Pathe Phonograph be sure and drop into the Union Outfitting Company and learn how you can get one FREE. The Union Outfitting Com pany, located out of the High Rent District, never considers any transaction complete until tht customer is satisfied. As always you make your own terms. Market and Financial News of the Day Live Stock Financial Omaha. Neb., March SI. Kclpt wrt: Cattla. Hon. Shp. Official Monday .... ,,145 16.6!.l 10,J6 Official Tueaday ... 18, m 12.851 Kstlmata WtAnmAnv a itAn in amt . kaa Threa dayi thla wl..:45S7 6l!si7 3MM rnm laai wteK . ...ZO.KiS 44,643 2i.iHi Same two waoki ago.J3,OI4, 40,862 SD.365 Sam thr wka ago.20,83 88,323 SO.JM Same days year ago.18.8U 44,0 27.6M OatUo Arrivals of catttl fell off nmt 3,000 head from receipt of yesterday, with o proximately 6,000 head yarded. Total for the three days la 24,100 or 4.000 larger than for the same days a week ago. but about 6,(r00 larger than for the same period last year. Anything desirable In I he beef steer line gold at generally 6teady prices with spots that looked stronger. Common kinds, however, did not sell so well. Top for the days was 314.00, paid for some 1.470-pound Hereford. She stock sold on about a atrady basis, making the advance for the three days :6S0c Oood fueders continue to sell at steady prices, but the In between and poorer grades wore weak again. Quotations on Cattle Good to choice beeves, $12.60 14.00; fair to good beeves, $1 1.60 13,60: common to fair beeves, 110 00 1911.50; good to choice yearlings. $12 00 13.60; fair to good yearlings. $10.00 13.00; common to fair yearlings, $.00S 10.00; choice to prime heifers, $10.00 11.76; good to choice heifers. $8.76 10.00; choice to prime-cows, $10.60 1 1.76; good to choice cows, $8.50 10.60; fair to good cows, J7.00lf.25; common to fair cows, $4.60i7.00; choice to prime feeders. $10.50 12.00; good to choice feeders. $t.76 10.60; medium to good feeders, $8.60 3.76; common to fair feeders. $7.608.6O; good to choice stockers. 9. 60 10.60; (air to good stockers, $7.763.60; common to fair stockers, $6.007.75; stock heifers, 9.S0.00; stock cows, $(.0008.50; stock calves, $6.00jjH0.50; veal calves, $10.00 15.76; bulla, stags, etc.. $5.0010.60. BEEF STEKR9. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 19 933 II 31 26 1058 11 40 42 103$ It 60 24 1046 II 75 20 1168 12 00 23 1111 12 15 11. ..,..1170 12 25 19 1244 12 30 30 804 12 40 16 1123 13 60 23 1103 12 75 37 1206 13 00 21 1276 13 25 28 1345 IS 35 8 1331 13 50 31 1373 13 75 20 1470 14 00 STEERS AND HEIFERS. U 745 1 1 00 18 943 11 25 13 620 11 50 12 6S0 11 75 10, 656 12 25 COWS, 14 840 7 65 HKIFERS. 13 607 7 85 30 942 8 25 10 946 10 25 21 764 11 00 BULLS. 1 127 7 35 1 1410 7 60 1 1510 8 25 1 1400 8 60 3 17K3 00 1 1210 9 25 1 1700 60 1 620 11 00 CALVES. 1...... 370 3 00 2 150 15 00 3 190 15 75 3 196 16 26 STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 13 655 9 00 10 94S 10 10 7 768 10 60 Hogs Estimates today called for a run of 238 loads of hogs or 16,800 head. Trade showed a little more activity to day and, under a good demand, prtcea varied from 2550c higher. Bulk of to day's sales was $14.00015.00, although quite a few sales were both above and below this range, extreme heaviea drop ped to $13.00 and below, and top going, to $15.40. HOGS. No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. 47. .362 .... 1 35 29. .346 ... 13 75 32. .288 ... 14 00 58. .276 40 14 10 66. .310 110 14 15 41. .256 ... 14 25 67. .364 210 14 SO 68. .266 70 14 35 SO. .260 70 14 40 70. .245 ... 14 50 61. .244 70 14 60 68. .271 40 14 66 74. .263 40 14 70 82. .174 180 14 75 60. .307 ... 14 90 46. .206 ... 15 00 81. .315 ... 15 15 81. .215 ... 15 25 68. .242 ... 15 30 77. .176 40 15 40 Sheep A moderate run of sheep and lambs was recslved, offering running largely to fat lambs, the same as re cently. Demand from packers was rather Indifferent from the start resulting Ire a slow trade, and prices on fst lambs ruled steady to about 26o lower with fat sheep selling -at firm figures. Well-flnlshed lambs In light and medium weights sold around $19.8620.10, Indicating an out side price of about $20.26. Some good shorn lambs brought $17.00, and ordinary classes of ewes sold at $13.35 with pretty good ewes at $14.00. The trade in feeders and shearers remained unchanged. A fair inquiry exists for good shearing lambs, but ordinary light feeders are neglected at the usual discount. Quotations on Sheep and Lambs Lambs, good to choice. $19.8520.21; lambs, fair to good, $19.00019.76; shorn lambs, $15.00 17.00: spring lambs, $22.0025OO; shearing lambs, $17.60019.00; feeding lambs, $16,754? 17.7S; cult lambs, $14.00 15.60; yearlings, $1.7518.0; wethers. $14.6015.75; ewes, good to choice, $13.75 014.60; ewes, fair to good, $12.75 18.76; ewe culls and earners, I5.00ffll0.00. FAT LAMBS. No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. 272 fed.. 76 20 10 192 fed.. 79 19 65 103 fed.. 81 19 00 20 fed.. 91 13 60 St. Louis Uv Stock. East St. Louis, III., March 31. Cattle Receipts, 6.600 head; market steady; beef steers, medium and heavyweight, cfcolce and trime. 1U.601S.00; medium end good, $11.2514.26; common, $9.7511.00; lightweight, good and choice, $12.26 14.25; common and medium, $9.6012.00; butcher cattle, heifers. $11.76 (18.60; cows, $7.5011.00; canners and cutters, $S.007.25; veal calves, light and handy weight, $12.0015.75; feeder steers, $8.60 11.60; stocker steers. $7.0010.60. Hogs Receipts, 15,500 head: market 10c to 25o hiKher: top, $16.46; bulk. $15.75 16.30: heavyweight. $14.0016.75; me dliimwelght. $15.7616.36; lightweight. $16.1016.45: light light, $15.6016.35; henvy packing sows, smooth, $12.50 12.75; packing sows, rough, $12.0012.60; pigs. $11.0016.35. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 2,200 tread; market steady; lambs, 84 pounds down, $18.0019.85; culls and common, $15.60 13.00; yearling wethers, $15.0017.60; ewes, medium and choice, $10.2S14.00; culls and common, $6.00 9.00. Kansas City live htock. Kansas City, Mo., March 81. Cattle Receipts, 7,800 head; market strong to 25c higher, closing steady; calves, steady to 25c lower: heavy beef steres. choice and prime. I13.1014.S0; medium and good, til. 40913.00; common, $10.0011.25; lightweight, good and choice. $U.75(!8 13.50; common and medium. $9.00iSU1.75; butcher cattle, heifers, $7.25$13.25: cows, $.9012.00: csnnors and cutters. $4.50 6.90: veal calves, $ll.2616.00: ' feeder steers, $8.60(312. 65; stocker steers, $6.75 11.50. Hogs Receipts, 10.000: packers not buy ing, bidding 35 to 50c lower; onenlng mar ket 15 to 26o higher; top, $16.00; bulk, $14.6015.85: heavies. IH.00W14.40; me diums, $15.00M6.76; lights. $15.7616.00; pigs. $13.00 16.35. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 7.000 head: market steady; lambs, $17. 5020. 40: culls and common, $14.001S,26; yearling wethers, $15.25017.60; ewes. $11.75 14.60; culla and common, $5.6011.0; breeding ewes, J9.0016.50; feeder lambs, $14.25 16.25. Sioux City Live Stock. Sioux City, Msrch 31. Cattle Re ceipts. S.000 head; market steady to strong: beef steers, choice fed; $11,601 14.00; short fed. 19.60011.60: beef cows, $6.758.00: fat cows and heifers, $8.00 11.50: canners. $4.006.SO; veal calves, 37.0n15.00: common calves. $6.009.50; feeders, $.0010.50; stockers. $7.00 10.00: stock heifers. $6.008.50; feeders, $.00a10.50; feeding cows and heifers, $5.006.60. Hogs Receipts. 12,000 bead: market stesdy, 25c lower; light. $14.25 16.00: mixed. $13.7514.60: heavy, J13. 00 14.25; bulk of sales, $13.50 14.75. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 200 head; market steady. St. Joseph Uva Stork. St. Joseph, Mo., March 31. Cattle Receipts. J. 500 head; market higher; steers. $10.0014.00: cows and betters, $5.no13.50; calves. $7.00M.50. Hogs Receipts. 9.500 head: market hicher: top. $15.80: bulk. $14.256'15.60. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 3.000 head: market steadv to strong; lambs. $19.50 20.35: ewes, $14.2515.2o. New York Metals. New York. March 31. Copper Strong; electrolytic, spot, 19c; second quarter, 19919c. Iron Steady and unchanged. Antimony Unchanged. Tin Steady; spot, $63.00; April-May, $62.00. Lead Quiet; spot, 8.75c bid; April, 8.70c bid. Zinc Firm: East St. Louis delivery, spot, 8.50c bid. At London Copper, spot, 107 7s 6d; electrolytic, 116 ; tin, 348 6s; lead, 43; zinc, 50. Liberty Bond Prioes. New Tork, March 31. Liberty bond prices at 11:30 a. m. today were: Ss, 96.90; first 4s. 90.54; second 4s. 39.48; first 4M. 90.82; second 4 Vis. 89.80: third 4Hs, 92.98; fourth 4s, 89.30; Victory 34,s, 17.64: Victory 4 Vs. 37.60. Final prices on Liberty bonds todsy were: 34s. 96.90; first 4s. 90.54: second 4s. 89.50; first 4V1, 90.80: second 44s. 59.80; third 44s. 92.96: fourth 44 a. 89. 8S; Victory 97.56; Victory 4i, 97.58. Ill" .ood. New Tork. .March 31. Cotton goods were firm with trading very moderate. Yarns were steady and quiet. Raw silk was steady and burlap firmer. Worsted yarns were well sold, but not held so firm. Car pet buyers were active. SbcNeivfiiyrkSiiiiWe Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. New York, March 31. The gen eral trend of the stock market was toward higher levels in today's deal ings, marked by irregularity dis closed in Quick chances of the price front. The caliber of transactions was hardly of a sort, however, to persuade anybody except seekers for quick profits that new economic in fluences were at work. Professional traders found that Stutz Motor, sugar, some steel and the express company shares, to gether with a number of specialties could be lifted by a little buying and these were the prominent issues throughout the session. In quarters where the cumulative cost of carry ing stocks on margin with high money rates is a guiding factor, there was little practical interest in the market Call money weht high er than the day before, moving from 8 to 12 per cent. This demonstra tion of continued tightness of de mand loans evidently had connection with the large interest and dividend paying, due today. The unplsasant market situation of Stuts Motor shares came Into prominence and the decision by the stock exchange to suspend dealings Indefinitely In them contains possibilities of dramatio moment to the short interest. It was clear enough before noon that offerings of the stock had practically disappeared and the gov ernors acted through a moratorium to protect those speculators who had worked themselves Into an untenable position. A single group was found to own more stock and contracts for delivery of stock than the full outstanding Stuti shares. The ruling prevents stock exchange members from partlclpatlg In further dealings In Stuts stock until the ban is lifted, which suggests that the functions of the exchange will be denied owners of long stock as well as the short account, presupposing that dealings may spring up elsewhere if ways are found to avoid but not technically break the rule. The manner In which the deadlock will be terminated may not be predicted, but the whole episode promises to have un fortunate development before It Is com pleted. The question may be raised whether or not the stock exchange Is free from criticism In permitting listing of stocks which are not sufficiently dis tributed to prevent so tight a corner as the one developed In Stuts Motors. In the light of this experience It might also be asked whether other stock Issues of V corporations formed In the last year or two which were rapidly added to the trad ing list In the last few months are di vided among a number of holders large enough to Insure free dealings. News that more gold was on the way from London had a stimulating effect on sterling exchange, the check rate swing ing upward 4V,o to $3.90 Vi. The full gain was around 6c to the pound, a late re action carrying the edge off the rise. The street expects that at least $10,000,000 more gold will arrive In the next 10 days, possibly more. French and Belgian rates also moved upward after several days of declining movements. The Influences which have swayed francs and lire during the last fortnight cannot be set apart from those behind sterling, owing to uncertainty in regard to finan cial transactions among England, France and Italy. At times when sterling has risen rapidly the others were falling, sug gesting sales of franca and lire for the pur pose of converting the proceeds Into pound.?. Owing to the expectation that France and Italy will utilise part of their latest loans to retire outstanding cur rency notes, there may be reflection sooner or later of such development in the exchanges. New York Quotations Range of prices of the leading stocks, furnished by Logan & Bryan,. Peters Trust building. Kalis Hlgn, A., T. & S. F 81 Baltimore & Ohio..... 34 Canadian Pacific .... 23 If. T. & H. R 7414 Erie R. R 14 Ot. Northern pfd 8 14 Chi. Gt. Western 9 Illinois Central 91 Mo Kan. & Tex 8 Kan. City Southern... 17H Missouri Pacific 27 N. Y...N. H. & H..... 33 Chi. & N. W 86 Pennsylvania R. R. . . . 42 Reading Co 84 C, R. I. & P 36 Yt Seuthern Pacific Co... 100 $ uthern Railway 23H Chi.. Mil. St. P 37 Union Pacific 120 . Steels Am. Car & Fdry 143 Allls-Chalmers Mfg... 44 Am. Loco. Co ,..105 Utd. Alloy Steel Corp. 48 Baldwin Loco. Works.. 137 Beth. Steel Cnrp 91 H Colo. Fuel & Iron Co. 39H Crucible Steel Co 269H Am. Steel Foundries... 47 Lackawanna Steel Co.. 794 Midvale Steel . Ord... 43 Rep. Iron . Steel Co.. 109 Railway Steel Spring.. 97 Sloss-Shef. Stl. & Iron 74 United States Steel... 105 Coppers Anaconda Cop. Mln... 63 Am. Smlt. A Rfg. Co. 68 Butte A Sup. Mln. Co.. 27H Chlno Copper Co 36 Calumet & Arlxona... 66 Inspiration Cons. CoJ. . 60 Kennecott Copper..... 81 Ray Con. Cop. Co 20 Utah Copper Co 78 Industrials- Am. Beet Sugar Co. A., 3. A W. I. 8. 8.. Am. Internet. Corp.. Am. Sum. Tob. Co.. Am. Cotton Oil Co. 8S V4 174 101 100 46 High. 96 19 28 Amer. Tel. A Tel.:. Amer. Z., L. & 8... Bethlehem Motors . Amer. Can Co 49 Chandler Motor Car.. 161 Central Leather Co. .. 86 Cuba Cane Sugar Co. . 50 Cal. Petroleum Corp. . 39 Ccrn Prod: Rfg. Co.. 93 Flsk Rubber Co. .... 37 Gen. Electric Co 137 Gaston. Wms A Wig .. 17 Gen. Motors Co 385 Goodrich Co 69 Am. H. A L. Co 26 U. S. Ind. Alcohol Co. 97 International Nickel . 24 Internet. Paper Co. .. 86 Kelly-Sprlngfield Tire 131 35 . 18 . 13 . 35 .201 . 35 45 ...105 ...111 . . 33 .101 73 Low. 31 88 - 122 74 14 81 3 91 . 8 17 - 27 32 86 42 84 35 99 23 37 119 142 43 104 48 133 95 39 262 47 78 46 107 7 74 103 ( 63 68 27 36 65 5 81 1 73 83 16 101 99 46 Low. 96 19 27 48 157 85 49 39 92 36 137 15 377 69 h 94 23 83 131- 35 16 18 34 188 33 44 24 101 61 104 110 43 90 105 T1 35 507 Close. 31 34 123 74 14 81 i 8 27 32 85 36 100 23 142 43 104 135 262 47 78 47 107 07 103 63 3 M 19 73 88 171 101 39 Close 28 48 158 86 49 93 37 17 84 26 83 Ir.ternat. M. M. Pierce Oil Corp. . , Pierce Oil Corp. . . Maxwell Motor Co. Mexican Pet Middle States Oil Ohio Cities Gas . Willys-Overland Corn. 244 Pan-Am. Pet. A Trans 103 rierce-Arrow motor . 70 Koyai wutcn Co. , U. S. Rubber Co. Sinclair Oil A Ref. Stromberg C'arb. Co. Studebaker Corp. , Tob. Prod. C. Trans-Cont. Oil 26 Texas Co 212 ii. n. nana irort. corp. 66 . 65 White Motor Co 67 66 West. E. A Mfg. 64 S4 American Woolen Co.. 133 131 Money 13 ft Marks 143 144 SUrling 385 388 Bond List. ' 'V. S " initt'T. Mr. Mn. 6s . Lr. 8. 2s. coti.'.101'K. C. S. ref Es 68 XT. S. 4s. reg.,106 L- K 8s, 81 U.S. cv.4s.rou 106 m.k.t. il 4s, &7ti Pan. 3s, reg. 86 M. P. gen. 4s 65 Pan. 3s, cou .. 86 Mon. P. 6s. .. 34 A.T. AT.cvfis ...964,l,r- Y. C. deb. 6s 91 Aglo-Fr. Es. 98 1-161 N'- P- 4s 74 Am. A Co. 4s 811'N- P- 3s. .... 63 Atch gen. 4s. 750. S. L. ref. 4s, 80 RAO. cv4U.s . 62IP- T. A T. 5s, 84 Bth. St. rfos, 84 I'Penn. con. 4s 89 en. Lth. 6?. .. 95 Penn. gen. 6... 86 "en. Psc. 1s . 72 I Rdg gen. 4s. .. 79 -AO ev E... 7SUlSt.AS.Fr. adj.fis 64 TR0. Jt. 4s 94iSo. Psc. cv. 6s 102 IS 18 85V 199 84 44 ioi 61 105 110 90 106 71 208 66 66 53 131 90 M.S.Pcv4s 70 C.R.I.AP.R.rf.4s C. Cp. cl. tat 6s, 79 Ctv of Paris 6s, 90 CAS. ref 4s 78 Tl.AR.O. con. 4s 64 D. of C. 6s 1931 91 . Erie gen. 4s .. 44 So. Ry. t 84 Tex. Co. cv. (s 104 T. A P. 1st ..81 V. P. 4s 81 U. K. O. B. A I. 5 Us 1987.. 17 TT. S. Rbr. 6s .. 84 TT. 8. Steel 6s 95 Gen Elc. 5s. .. 0 IWabash 1st .... 87 Gt. V. 1st 4s 80l I. C. ref. 4s 711 Bld. Turpentine and Rosin. Savannah. Ga.-r- March 91. Turpentine Fl'm. $2 30; sales. 11 bbls.; shipments 5 bbls.: stock. 2.000 bbls. Roln Firm: sales, 7 rasks: receipts, 60 casks: shipments, 104 casks; stock. 18.631 casks. Quote: R. $16.25; P. $17.50: E. F. O. TT, N. 111.50: t $17.60: K. $1.0O: M. $18 23 I tjja, $18.75: '- I19.1 Omaha Grain Chicago Grab Omaha, March 31, .1920. Receipts of grain today were light Trading was extremely slow In getting under way and only a few offerings of corn or wheat had been sold up to 1$:S0. Wheat brought l2c more than yester day In the best grades. Corn ranged 1 2c up. Buyers were reluctant to pay the higher figures. Oats were lo cent hlaher. No. 1 white brought 96c, a new high for i this grain at the Omaha market. Rye S was up swto ana barley nominally 20 higher. Cash sales were: Wheat No. 2 hard, 1 car; $2.60; 1 car, $2.69; No. 3 hard, 1 car, $2.66; No. 6 hard, 1 car, $2.48; sample hard. 1 car, $2.60; No. 1 northern spring. 3-5 car, $2.70. Corn No. t white, 1 car, $1.66; No. 4 white, 1 car, $1.54; 2 cars, $1.63; No. 6 white, 1 car, $1.61; No. 3 yellow, 2 cars, $1.69; No. 4 yellow, 1 car, $1.56; 1 tar, $1.66 (ahlppera wolghts); 2 cars, $1.65; No. t yellow, 1 car, $1.52; No. 6 yel low. 1 car, $1.62 (sour); No. 4 mixed, 1 car. $1.62 (near white); sample mixed, 1 car, $1.46; 1 car, $1.40. Oats No. 2 white, 1 car, 96c; No. 3 white. 1 car, 96c (shippers weights); 1 car, S5c; 3 cars, 94 c. Rye No. 8, 1 car, $1.76; 1 car, $1.75; No. 4. 3 cars, $1.74. OMAHA GRAIN MOVEMENT. Week Tear Receipts Today. Ago. Ago. Wheat 14 31 6 Corn 33 63 66 Oats 21 17 31 Rye 3 7 7 Barley 1 10 Shipments Wheat 31 32 t Corn ...38 63 4o Oats 5 31 43 Rye 6 2 Barley 1 1 23 RECEIPTS IN OTHER MARKETS. Chicago . . . Kansas City St. Louis.., Minneapolis J'uluth, Wheat. Corn. Oats. .. 7 164 86 ..126 32 13 .. 60 , 69 46 ..206 47 Wlnnlped 271 OMAHA GRAIN INSPECTION. The number of cars of grain of the several grades Inspected "in" here dur ing the past 24 hours follows: Wheat No. 2 hard, 4 cars; No. 3 hard, I cars; No. 4 hard, 1 car; No. 5 hard, 1 car. Total, 14 cars. Corn No. 2 white, 1 car; No. 3 white, 7 cars; No. 4 white, 6 cars; No. 6 white, 3 cars; No. 6 white, 1 car; sample white, 1 car; No. 1 yellow, 1 car; No. 3 yellow, 6 cars; No. 4 yellow. 9 cars; No. 6 yel low, 1 car; No. 1 mixed, 1 car; No. 3 mixed, 6 cars; No. 4 mixed, 4 cars, No. 6 mixed, ! cars; No. 6 mixed, 2 cars; sam ple mixed, 1 car. Total, 61 cars. Oats No. 2' white, 1 car; No. 3 white, 18 cars; No. 4 white, 3 cars; sample white, 1 car. Total, 23 cars. Rye No. 3, 5 cars; No. 4 1 car. Total, 6 cars. Barley Rejected. 1 car. Total, 1 car. PRIMART RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. Tear Ago Receipts Today. Today. Wheat 624,000 854,000 Corn 742,000 1,196,000 Oats 714,060 1,283.000 Shipments Wheat 377,000 2,174.000 Corn 380,000 668,000 Oats 634,000 992.000 EXPORT CLEARANCES. Tear Ago Today. Today. Wheat and flour 71,000 886,000 Corn 710,000 Crop Report as compiled by P. S. Good man, says: "Returns of our correspondents make the average condition of winter wheat 77.8, or 7.3 under the official esti mate of December 10, as to the prelimin ary estimate of probable abandonment of acreage la 11.6 per cent, or around 4,500, 000 acres. Damage by Hessian fly In the central states has been large. Losses by high winds were heavy In Kansas, west ern Oklahoma, western Nebraska, Colo rado, Wyoming and New Mexico. Winter killing over the unprotected area of the northwest was also large. Recent rains have Improved conditions In central and eastern Kansas. "On the basis of crop results In other years of low April condition and heavy damage Indicates a crop of around 500, 000,000 bushels, against 715.000.000 har vested on the large acreage of last year. "Oats seeding has been delayed by the bad weather In March, but on account of winter wheat losses and scarcity of farm labor, the oats acreage will be materially Increased." Russells" New Tork News wires: Food stuff shipments, have for several weeks constituted the bulk of American exports, It Is reported. Ot these Great Britain has about all she wants, while the other allies are said to be now worse off. With the exception of heavy grain the export of food articles has about ceased and the de mand for tonnage has showed a tendency to advance, patlcularly on heavy grains and owing to rather heavy buying of wheat and rye for export. In many quar ters it is believed that prices have ad vanced to a point where the buying will temporarily cease and the opinion prevails that considerable of the recent buying was in a speculative way. It Is reported that incoming tramp vessels are becoming more numerous and coming In with full cargoes from foreign markets. These foreign countries from whence thesa vessels arrive are becoming more and more on a self-sustaining basis and are exporting their surplus. , Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, March 31. Flour Un changed. Bran $48.00. Wheat Cash: No. 1 northern, $2.90 3.00. Corn $1.591.60. Oats 8991c. Barley $1.30 1.68. Rye No. 2, $1.77 1.78. Flax No. 1, $4.76&4.81. St. touts Grain, St. Louis. March 31. Corn May, $1.601.0: July, (1.63. Oats May, Kansas City Grain. Kansas City, Mo., March 31. Corn May, $1.64; July, $1.49; September, $1.46. , Chicago Produce. Chicago. March 31. Butter Lower; creamery extras, 63o. Eggs Lower: receipts, ao.mo cases: firsts, 41c: ordinary firsts. 3789c; at mark, cases Included, 8840c. Poultry Alive, lower; springs, 38c; fowls. 39 c. Potatoes Weak: receipts. 42 cars; northern round white, sacked, $6.856.00; bulk, $5.956.05. By CHARLES D. MICHAELS. Staff Correspondent of The Be. Chicago, March 31. .New high prices were made foiJ corn with shorts the best buyers. The news was fairly buddish what there was of it and while top prices were not held at the last except on March corn, there were gains of 1 1-8(3) 2 l-8c with May leading. Oats gained l-8(&5-8c and rye 1 1-4 1 7-8c and barley 2 l-8c for the day. Provisions were weaker and lard lost 404J l-2c, ribs 3Q32 l-2c and pork 30c. Msrch corn advanced 3c on short cov ering and closed at the top, $1.67, tire highest figure on the crop. Houses with eastern connections were heavy buyers of May and July, but there was sufficient selling by longs In the latter delivery to widen the spread nearly lo per bushel. Prices advanced readily and at $1.60 for May, stop-loss orders were caught which carried the prloe up o more. Demand for cash corn was good with sample values le higher. Export bids $2.76 for No. 2 red wheat and $2.77 for hard, track New Tork. These prices could have been bettered were western dealers In a position to offer. Springs were nominally unchanged to 5o higher and winters firm with No. 3 hard $2.67. Louisville, Indianapolis and other outside markete were buyers ef cash eat at Chicago and the situation is getting tighter. Futures were affected by short covering and the strength! In corn and closed fractionally higher. Winnipeg May, however, gained c on Chicago. Sample values 1O20 higher. Rye was in keen demand for cash grain. No. 2 on spot sold at 2e over May at $1.83?1.88. Barley demand was slightly better with prices firm. Spot sales were at $1.43 1.60. By Updike Grain Co., Doug. 2827. March 81. TTT r 'Open. Hlgk. I Low. I Close. Test y. Corn Mch. May July Sep. Rye May July Oats May July Sep. Pork May July Lard' May July Ribs May July I 1.85 1.68 1.61 1.47 1.7S 1.73 i .87 .79 .89 36.40 36.50 I 130.95 21.65 119.15 19.60 1.67 1.60 1.53 1.49 ' 1.81 1.75 ' .87 .80 .70 36.40 36.70 I 30.95 31.72 1.64 1.67 1.51 1.47 1.78 1.73 ' .86 .79 . 36.10 36.20 I 20.32 21.07 19.16 18.67 19.65 llS.10 1.67 1.59 1.62 1.48 l.0 1.74 .87 .79 .69 36.10 36.20 I 20.32 21.10 I 118.67 119.10 1.64 1.57 1.61 1.46 1.78 1.72 I .86 .79 .63 36.40 36.60 I 120.72 127.62 I 118.95 l9.42 New York Money. New Tork, March 31. Mercantile Pa perUnchanged. Exchange Strong. Sterling Sixty-day bills, $3.84: com mercial 60-day bills on banks. $3.84; commercial 60-day bills, $3.84; demand, $3.88; cables, $3.89. Francs Demand, 14.80; cables, 14.78. Belgian Francs Demand, 13.82; cables, 13.80. Guilders Demand, 37c: cables, 37c. Lire Demand, 20.64; cables, 20.62. Marks Demand. 1.40c; cables, 1.42c. Bongs Government, Irregular; rail road, easy. Time1 Loans Strong and unchanged. Call Money Strong; high, IE per cent; low and ruling rate. 8 per cent; closing bid, 11 per cent; offered and last loan. 12 per cent; bank acceptances. 6 per cent. Stock Fluctuations. The following quotations are furnished by Logan A Bryan, members of all prin cipal exchanges, room 100 Peters Trust Bldg. (formerly Bee Bldg.), Seventeenth and Farnam streets, Omaha, Neb. CHICAOO STOCKS, Armour & Co.. pfd 99 Armour Leatlrer Co., com 77 Armour Leather Co., pfd 94 Commonwealth Bdlson Co 107 Cudahy Packing Co., com 96 Continental Motors 11 Llbhy. McNeil A LIbby 29 National Leather 14 Reo Motor Car Co 27 Swift A Co 121 Swift International 44 Union Carbide A Carbon Co 71 New York Coffee. New Tork, March 31. Coffee Rio 7s, 14c. Futures, steady; May, 14.62c; July, 14.73c. Bat Silver. New Tork, March 31. Bar Silver $1.26. Mexican Dollars 96c. Spot Cotton. New Tork, March 31. Spot Cotton Steady; middling, $41.75. Short Term Notes Quotations furnished by Peters Trust Co- Bid. Asked. Am. Tel. A Tel. 6s, 1924 93 94 Am. Tel. A Tel. 6s. 1925 97 98 American Thread 6s, 1926 .... 97 99 Amer. Tobacco 7s. 1921 100 100 Amer. Tobacco 7s, 1920 100 100 Amer. Tobacco 7s, 1922 100 100 Amer. Tobacco 7s. 1923 ......100 100 Anaconda Copper 6s. 1929 .... 94 95 Anglo-French Ext. 6s, 1920 .. 97 98 Arm. A Co.. Con. Deb. 6s, 1920 99 101 Arm. A Co., Con. Deb. 6s, 1921 99 101 Arm. A Co., Con. Deb. 6s. 1922 99 101 Arm. A Co., Con. Deb. 6s, 1923 99 101 Arm. & Co.,. Con. Deb. s, 1924 99 101 Beth. Steel Co., 7s, 1922 99 100 Beth. Steel Co., 7s, 1923 99 100 British 5s, 1921 95 96 C. B. A Q. 4s. 1921 94 95 Cudahy Pkg. Co., 7s. 1923 99 100 Gen. Elc. Deb. 6s, 1920 99 99 Gt. Northern Ry. Es. 1920 .... 98 99 Kansas City Term 6s, 1923 .... 96 97 Liggett A Meyers 6s, 1921 .. 98 98 Proctor A Gamble 5s, 1921 ....100 100 Proctor & Gsmble 7s, 1923 ....100 101 Proctor A Oamble 7s, 1923 ....100 101 Swift & Co., 6s. 1921 98 99 Union Pacific 6s, 1028 ......100 102 U. S. Rubber 7s, 1928 102 108 Wilson Conv. 6s. 1928 91 92 I Safe Deposit Boxes In the Modern Safe Deposit vaults of the Omaha National Bank May be rented from $5 Per Annum Upwards Rooms are provided where con tents of boxes may be examined in private. Every convenience and protection is afforded to customers of this department. Omaha Safe Deposit Co. GROUND FLOOR Omaha National Bank Building. FOOD CENSUS IN RUSSIA SHOWS LARGESUPPLIES 10,000,000 Tons of Grains Now Are Awaiting Export When Blockade Is Lifted and Ships Procured. By JOHN CLAYTON. New Tork Tlmen-Chlcsfo Tribune, Cable, Copyright, 1920. Moscow, March 26. (Via Paris, March 3D With the figures of the March inventory of food stocks on hand, the assistant commissioner of food control told me what food Russia has available for export as soon as transport is in condition to move it. The totals are staggering beyond the estimate made by for eign governments. Ten million tons of grains now are awaiting the world market when the blockade eventually will be lift ed and means of transportation pro vided. Of this 4.000,000 are in Siberia and 6.000,000 in the Ukraine. In addition to grain, there are 100, 000,000 pounds of butter, 480,000,000 pounds of meat, and 3,000,000,000 eggs available for the export mar ket. Anxious to Sell It. Russia is as anxious to send out this food as the rest of the world is to receive it. but it wants in ex change manufactured products to re lieve the economic conditions among the peasants. "If the governments wanting our surplus food will send boots, cloth ing and agricultural implements in exchange, they will find the peasants' government ready and eager to do business," said the com missioner. "But above everything, we must have locomotives. The feeling among the Russian population is only a question of transports. The peasants have furnished the govern ment with food, more than it is able to move from the centers of produc tion to the centers of consumption. Food Control Perfected. "Development of national food control since November, 1917, is nearing perfection. "Under communist control the peasant must sell as much of his surplus grain and other food to the state as demanded, but he is per mitted to retain sufficient for his UPDIKE We Specialise in the Careful . Handling of Orders of Grain and Provisions for Future Delivery In All Important Markets We Are Members ef 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 We Opera Offices at Omaha, Neb. Sioux City, la. Lincoln, Neb. Atlantic, la. Hastings, Neb. Hamburg, la. Holdrege, Neb. Des Moines, la. Geneva, Neb. Milwaukee, Wis Chicago, III. and all of these offices are con nected with each other by private wires. We Solicit Your Patronage THE; UPDIKE GRAIN COMPANY Grain Exchange Building, Omaha, Neb. P. S. Cash Consignments Solicited. REAL ESTATE 15-Year First Mortgage loan Yielding 6 An attractive obligation of the two Rector Street Corp. on the 23-story struc ture known as the United Express Bldg. in the finan cial district of New York. Offered when, as, and if issued and received by us at 1 00 and accrued interest. Circular on request for OB 296. JheNationalGty Company Correspondent Offices in Over 50 Cities Omaha First National Bank Building Telephone Douglas 331 S family and animals. During the 10 moiuns from November, 1917, to August. 1918, the peasants' commit tee gave over only 10 per cent of the government's demand. "During the year from August 1, 1918, to August 14, 1919, wc gave 10,000.000 tons, representing 42 per cent of the total. Give Up Voluntarily. "Since August 1, 1919, the govern ment has received 15,009,000 tons, with prospects of collecting 50,000, 000 mere before next August "This represents between 85 per cent of the total of the demands by the governments. "Five hundred committees regu late the imposition, so that justice may be done to the peasants, and that provisions may be collected at railway centers for distribution throughout the nation. In the early days of the revolution it was neces sary to use force in some cases to coliect from the peasants. This phase is over, the peasants volun tarily are giving their contribu tions." No Live Stock Is Received At Market as Workers Quit Chicago, March 31. There were no fresh receipt of live stock at the stock yards today and consequently no market, owing to the continua tion of the strike of stockyards em ployes. Reds Willing for Peace Warsaw, March 31. (By The Associated Press.) Willingness to commence peace negotiations with Poland on April 10 and proposals for an armistice over the entire front are contained in the reply of the Russian soviet government to the Polish note of March 27, which was received this morning. It is understood that it is probable the Polish government will refuse to agree to an armistice. ' Live ?tock Receipts Boosted in Omaha By Chicago Strike Hog and cattle receipts at the Union stock yards. South Side, yes terday far exceeded those of the same dajr a year ago. Hog receipts were 22,500 head, an excess of 5,000 head over the .same day a year ago, and cattle receipts yesterday were .875, somewhat larger than the same day in 1919. The strike of stock yards em ployes in Chicago, which has re sulted in the diverting of all live stock billed for there to other cit ies, is given as the reason for the sudden influx on the South Side market. The large hog receipts have thus far resulted in only a slight decline :n hog prices. Bank Clearings Gain Over $100,000,000 For Month of March Omaha bank clearings for this month exceeded all previous rec ords. The total for this month was placed at $.193,194,006 yesterday by tne Nebraska Bankers association as compared to $222,901,956 last month and $286,314,4,19, the total clearings for March of 1919. PAYMENTS monthly tun outrtaM any ttttk of tend hmhostr stcum tit dMdtndt. OMoft turtptckiHy mm Ibrnhctti tut tmd full Bartiailart r KEfc CHARLES E.VAN RIPER Member Consslidotsd Meek (KKaefS so Bnos.0 st. mw VOK . 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However, we have bargains in tires ' based on old costs 30x3 2 Smooth Tread. . .$15.45 30x3 Non-Skid 19.25 I Other sizes in proportion. Mail orders shipped subject to examination. Miller Republic Swinehart JLATTA TIRE 0 Doug. 3535 619 S. 16th St. Op. Hotel Castle Interest Payable or First Mortgage Land Bonds 1 (Tax Free in Nebraika) On April 1st interest coupons of the following Peters Trust First Mortgage Land Bond issues become due and are payable at the office of the Peters Trust Company, Omaha. Amount $21,000 18,450 25,000 20,000 13,000 15,000 85,000 40,000 Name Leonard Armstrong Barnett & Anthes Howard A. Clark Edgar A. Ives Geo. W. Johnston Floyd L. Moran Frank E. Shaaf Schwabe Brothers 34 Years Without a Dollar's Loss to an Investor. Ask for Detailed Offerings for April Investment. Valuation of Security Maturity Rate $ 45,185 Apr. 1,1923 6 47,000 Apr. 1,1923 6 58,240 Apr. 1,1923 6 48.500 Oct. 1,1922 6' 29,000 Oct. 1,1923 6fo 32,400 Oct.' 1,1923 6 231,000 Apr. 1,1923 6' 90,000 Apr. 1,1923 6 1 L
