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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1921 U.S. Live Stock; Decreases in Number and Value Department of Agriculture Estimates Loes in Value at Two ami a Quarter Billion Dollars. v ( Washington, Jan. 31. Value ot live stock on farms and ranges in the . United States has decreased more - than $-'...'50,000,000 during the last year and the amount of live stock about 10,000,000, according to es timates announced today by the De partment ot Agriculture. Lattic ana Micep decreased m , number more than 4 per cent and ..wine decreased more than 7 oe ' cent. There was a decrease in value or more than ?500,(XX),000 in milk cows and about the same for other cattle, while swine showed a de crease of almost $500,000,000, and sheep almost $250,000,000. - Horses numbered 20J81000, a de crease of 2.9 per cent, and were val ued at $1,664,166,000, a decrease of .8.337,000, Ti;th an average value 'of $82.45 per head. Mules numbered 4,99,000, a do crease of .8 per cent, valued at $578, 47J.0OO, a decrease of $162,927,000, wmi an average vaiue ot per nead. Milk cows numbered 23,321,000, a ' decrease of 1.3 per cent, and were valued at $1,491,900,000, a decrease .. ,i ftO 1 tCi fifi . .M. I . "'of $63.97 per head. Other cattle numbered 42,870,000, a decrease of 4.2 per cent, and were Valued at $1,346,665,000, a decrease ' of $587,520,000, with an average val tie of $31.41 p:r head. Sheep numbered 45,067,000, a de- Kcrease of 4.3 per cent, and were val ued at $288,732,000, a decrease of a-$206,928,000, -with an average value '!"vi u.ti per nrau. Hogs numbered 66,649,000, a de crease of 7.1 per cent, and were val eted at $865,633,000, a decrease. of $497,636,000, with an average value1 $12.99 per head. . , South Side Market, Financial and Industrial News of the Day Live Stock Receipts were: Monday estimate. frame 1y last wk... 7. Same Uy i wk. 'ego. 9.T4& Sum. dy 3 wk. ago. 10,214 Same day year ago.. .7M Cattl. Hull s.ooo IJ.oco s.m 7.7 in. Hi 7,045 Sheep ,00 .:! Il,7 0.1177 Rweliits and dliipo.ltlon of live stork Mthe t'nlon Stock Yari!, Omaha, Nab., for 24 hours ending at o'clock p. m., January 31, 131. ItECEUTS CARS. t Homes lc Cattle Mom Sheep Mules C, M. ft. St. P.. Wabash . e Union Pacific , . . C. & S. AV., east. . C. N. W., west.. C. 81. P.. M. O.. C B. Q west.. C, R. I. & P., east C, n. I, ft P., west Illinois Central Chi. Gt. West 8 1 35 6 62 34 5i 19 "j 4 4 "5 o 1 tt0 1 'is "4 Total receipts . . !18 HO 31 DISPOSITION HEAP. , Cattle Hogs Morns & Co.., Swift & Co Cudahy Packing Co.. Armour & Co. ....... Shartx & Co J. W. Murphy....... Hold Parkins; Co.... Lincoln Packing Co.. So. Omaha Pkg. Co.. HlttKlnai ackinf Co.. Hoffman Broe John Koth 4t Sons... uin.Nberg i wiaon & 10. 7S3 1 675 169 105 64 67 17 55 33 103 140s 3167 3010 3139 73 433 14U Sheep 1343 lMg 643 1837 1112 Ist2 . 'Liauor for MWliciiift Pea f(,, A Fails to Save Man From Jail Medicine for tuberculosis was the excuse offered by Steve Labansky, 3427 V street.in South Side oolice court yesterday for the posses sion 01 liquor when he was arrested , rnday. - He was sentenced to 60 days in jail llPTIIC if H a la r tl rl A (fH OA and the county physician was noti ' tied to give him medicstl attention , yuiuiK ins uiiaiiciciiiuil. Joe Marcinean. 5023 South Twen ty-tifth street, was fined $100 for il- ' . iceal possession of liauor. tuiBi,! jvulj, vuun, j. miviicy street, who operates a restaurant at " MiVt N street, pleaded iciioraiice ot the presence of Jiquor found m his 'establishment, but was fined $100. a His dishwasher, J. H. Debo. 5516 . South Thirty-third street, who ivas arrested with Jcmes, was discharged. , j. ameer uies wmie ueing Taken to Doctor's Office ; Henry Miller, 62, 4902 South 'Twenty-second street, a pioneer 'resident of the South Side, died Yes terday afternoon at 4 while being taken in an automobile to the ofhee of Dr. Hugo Chaloupka, 4803 South Twenty-fourth street. Mr. Miller, w hile walking toward his home, was seized with an attack of heart trouble and fell to the sidewk at Twenty third and N streets., T)r. Chaloupka ' was summoned and Mr. Miller suc cutnbed while on the way to the of fice of the doctor. Funeral ar rangements will be announced later. Fixtures for New Bank Are uestroyea y rire Opening of the new building f the ' Soutli Omaha hank, scheduled for tomorrow, was postponed indefinitely yesterday, when President F. A. ; Gressey received a telegram from St. fPaul, Minn., that the car bearing .fix tures for the bank had been totally destroyed by fire in the railroad yards at Sioux City w-hile in transit to Umaha. J he telegram stated the factory would expedite replacing of n Lilian ii.xiuicjy ai viivv. . Man Robbed by I ootpads Who Slug Him With Pistol Two negro footpads struck Tony Kolik, Thirty-third and F streets, voivcr ouuuay hikiu, ,.11 1 nciuv- sixth and r streets, ana roDDea nim of $100. Kolik reported to South Side police. Woman Fugitive Held Wanted in Wagner, Okl., for :Jourdan, negress, 2922 V street. vas arrested bundav nignt by umcers .Buford and Ransom and is being . Jield for federal authorities. South Side Brevities Ernest Raymond Wlsner, Impersonator ".riient this evening at g at the t'nlteo? . Presbyterian church, .Twenty-third and II Can You Beat This? South Sider, Father Of 14, Says You Can't . I Whft rta t-h larffect fomilv in I it.. T l. tj. llcr. All. iillU JuaCLfll &JCVlll, OIAJ V street, are rejoicing over the ar- -rival oi ineir itn cniia. rie is an : il-pound boy. x Mr. Bevins is government meat inspector stationed at.. Swift and Comnanv. Of hi 14 children, nine f are girls and five are boys. All Vere born on the. Soutli Side and all .live at home. ;Am a conienaer ior me prize xor rearing the largest family in Oma- ,na,- said Air. Bevins. "and I think I ino naa tne larcesc lamuv in ; Omaha? Is there some One in Oma ha who can beat Mr. Bevins' record of 14 children born in Omaha and all living at home? Call The Bee and ask for the city editor or drop . a note ir the mail. W. M. Van Sant & Co. F. V. Lewis. 1 J. B. Root Co 7 i. H. Bulla 12 Rosenstock Jlroa. ... 36 F. O. Kellokit 6S Wertlielmer k Degen 368 Ellis & Co 4 Sullivan Bros 1 Mo.-Kan. C. AC S S. O. Christie 37 John Harvey . . . 29 Jensen & I.unclgren. . 49 Dennis Frlncls ...... ST Omaha Packlna Co.. .14 Midwest Packil Co. Smiley 7 Monahan 10 Other buyers Total 6663 10637 Cattle As was generally expected Mon day a receipts were comparatively msni, about 5,000 head, but this fact apparently had. little influence on the market; both lootil, dresiwd beef and shipping buyers had very limited orders to fill and bids and sales wore no better than they were at the extreme low time last wee. n takes something fincy In the way of beef steers to bring better than is.uu now anu a xood shara ot the short-fed cattle sell iinHr 17. on. Tn rows and heifers the situation showed no Improvement what ever, tha fair to xood butcher ana oeei stock going largely around 5.006.00. There were not a.creat many stock cattle and feeding steors offered, but demand for them was slack and trend of values ,i unmletakahlv lower. Quotations on rattle: uooa 10 cnoic beeves. S.O0.6O; fair to good beevos, 67.00(98.00: common to fair beeves. $6.25 7.00; good to choice yearlings, 7.7o 8.50: fair to good yearlings, 7.007.75: eommon tn fair Yearlings. 6.007.OO: choice to prime hoifers. 6.006.76: good to choice (heifers. 65.266.00: choice to prime cows. $6.00C.60; good to choice cows, I5.266.76; fair to good cows, $4.75 IBS.25: common to fair cows. $2.6O4.50: good to choice feeders, $7.608.60; fair to good feeders, $7.00ig)7.60; common to fair feeders, $s.00fg)7.00; good to choice stockers, $7.60S.25: fair to gooa biock ors, $6.607.60; common to fair stockers, IS (Inij8.2f: stock heifers. $4.0005.50: stock cows. $3.5004.50; veal calves, $.0 10.50; bulls, stass. etc.. $4.606.00. BEEF STEERS. Xo. Av. Pr. ' No. Av. Fr. 20.... ..S40 $ 7 00 STEERS AND HE1FEKR Financial No. 7., No. ill.., No. 21.. No. No. 27.. .. No. 1.., Av. Pr. No. .595 $ 6 51) 9... YEARLINGS, Av. Pr. No. .716 $ 7 00 HEIFERS. Av. Pr. No. .70:1 $ 4 60 8... .642 5 75 17. . . Av. Pr. No. COWS. Tr. No. 5 40 11... 5 75 BULLS. Pr. No. 6 60 v CALVES. Pr. No. Av. Pr. .924 $6 7t -Av. ..1071 ..1126 Av. ..760 Av. Tr. Pr. 4 65 6 50 Pr. Av. Pr. .972 $6 50 Av. Av. .658 f .832 Av. Av. Pr. Av. Pr. No. 11 192 $10 00 STOCKERS ANu FEEDERS. No. Av. Pr. No. ' Av. Pr. 14 698 $ 6 10 16 980 $ 7 U0 42 887 7 SO - SO 1064 7 4,0 Hogs The week open out with a fair sized run of hogs and a stow to lower trade. 8hlppers bought a few good hogs on the early market at prices that were 10 16c lower and packers followed at this decline but the demand failed to be come very active at any time. Bulk of the supply changed hands at a spread of $9.009. S5. with bm light hfcgT making a packer top of $9.45. HOGS. No. A v. Sh. Pr. No. Av. Sh. Pr. S8..335 ... $ 8 91 51..335 8 75 59. .28 ... 8 95 32. .238 ... 9 00 52..2:;8 ... 9 05 69. .267 ... 10 23. .280 ... 9 15 27. .210 ... 20 70. .223 110 9 25. 78. .222 ... 9 30 30. .159 70 9 35 89. .171 70 $40 76. .207 ... 9 4G Sheep Although today's run of sheep and lambs was limited to 6,600 head pack ers all acted very bearish and Insisted upon a further reduction In prices. After rather slow ntart the trade in rat lambs developed on a 2560c lower basis with fat sheep showing declines of about 26c. Good fat lambs dropped to $9.25 with heavies at $7.75(gi8.00 and less. Fretty good fat ewes moved at $4.264.50, indicating an outside price of about $4.75. Not many feeders were shown, but the tendency ito values was also lower In this branch of the trade. Quotations on sheep: Best fat lambs. $9.2509.60; medium to good lambs. $8.60 9.0; plain and heavy lambs, 17. &,') 00; yearlings. $7.00(6)7.75; aged weth ers, 84.755.60; good to choice ewes, $4.254.50: fair to good ewes. $3.7564.26: heavy ewes, $3.5094.00: cull and canner ewes, $1.603.00; feeding lambs, $8.00 8.75; feeding ewes. $7.763.25. 1AT ivAM BS. No. Av. Tr. No. Av. Pr. 187 fed 76 $ 9 60 C'liliagVi I.le Stock. Chicago, Jan. 31. Cattle Receipts 18.- 000, market beef steers unevenly steady to 25e lower; top yearlings, $9.60; heavies. $9.25: bulk. $7.25(88.50; she stock mostly steady, spots strong; bulk cows and heifers 6.oofi.25; canners ana cutters mostly $3.25Sr4.36: bulls slow to 25c lower: bulk. $6.25tt6.O0: best bolognas. 15.76; heavy calves about steady: veal calves, 25c to 3uoMower: bulk to Dackers. ll.oos 11. so: stockers and feeders steady. nogs Receipts 67,000: market active. lights 10c to 15c lower, others, 16c to 26c lower than Saturday's average; lights scarce; top, $10.25; bulk 200 pounds down $I0.0010.15; bulk 220 pounds up $9.35 W9.65: pigs strong, bulk desirable. 80 to 120-pound pigs. $10.00gil0.16. Sheep Kecerots ls.ooo: market Killing classes mostly 50o lower: lamb toD. $10.00: Lpulk. $8.609 75; choice handy weight ewes, t.7; duik, .uuro.t,u; top wetners. (5.15: no nanny weigr.t yearlings aoia; feeders lambs nominally steady. Kansas City Live Stock. Kansas Cltv. Mo.. Jan. 31. Cattle Re ceipts, 13,000 head; beef steers, dull, most ly 25c lower;'early top. $8.25; other salen. 66. 60(017. 5u; sne mock, sieair.v to zc lower; leant weakness on kinds under $5.60; canners and bulls, steady; good canners. $3.25; calves, sec lower; gooa and choice vealcrs. $10.5011.60; good 300-lb. calves around $7.60; stockers and feeders generally 25c lower' early sales, $6.on7.35; four leads Texas fat calves, $7.60. Hoes Kece Dts. ij.uoo neaa: jigni inn medium, 610o lowtr; heavy, neglected. ion 25c lower: . Best Kinas. ii.ivws.ja; bulk, 19.009.35: top. $9.60; packing sows about steady; good nd choice fat pigs, $9.600 9.85. Sheen KeceiDls. B.GU0 neaa: Killing classes, steady to 45c low: early top lambs, $9.60; torn? held higher. Sloug City LIT Stock. Sioux City. Ia., Jan. 81. Cattle Re ceipts. 2.100; fed steers and yearlings. $6.00$.0O; market steady; fat cows and heifers, $5.00(97.60; canners, $3.0004:6; veals. $3.5o9.6; feeders, $6.00 7.76: calves, $4.0O7.00; feeding cows and heifers. $3.606.60; stockers, $4,606 6 75. Hogs Receipts) - 4,900: market steady, 15c lowr; xholce light, 19. 2609.46; mixed, $9109.35; heavy, $8.(09.25; bulk ot sales. $9.19.I6. v Sheep Receipts, 1,300: market steady; common lights, $9.0099.26. St. Joseph Uve Stock. St. Joseph. Mo., Jan. 11. Cattle Slow, mostly 25c lower; eteere. $6.589.00; cows and heifers, $3.605 9.00; calves, $$.60 11.00. Hogs Receipts. 7.000 head; market, 15 SJ.'c lower: top, 89.55: bulk, $t.l5.59. Sheep Receipts, 9,00 head: market, slow, prospects lower; lambs, $8.766 9.75; ewes. $3.504.60. By ALEXANDER DANA lOYES. t hlraga Tribune-Omalia Bee Iaied Wire. New York, Jan. 31. The, market which was naturally watched to day with the greater curiosity and interest was foreign exchange. Be cause that market, which would naturally be affected by financial judgment on the new plan of Ger man reparations, had no full op portunity until today of passing on the practical merits of the Paris pro posal. Sterling, francs and most of the other European exchange rates declined. But the foreign exchange market was by no means the day's only point of financial interest. Silver bullion made another down ward plunge, selling on today's London market for 55l,& pence per ounce, as against 36- at last week's closing and 42J- in the first week of January. Today's price was the lowest since November of 1916. So persistent a downward movement would appear to indicate emphasized reaction of call mcney on the Stock Exchange was a matter df almost equal interest. The rate went to 8 per cent today for the first time since .November, 17. Money Kate Lower. Of Itself, the difference between that rate and the lately prevalent 7 per cent ia not Important. It Impressed the stock market today chiefly because of the-, re cent expectation of a much lower rate by the end of January, and because no bull movement in stocks", has occurred to explain It. Perhaps the only exulana- tlon. outside of last week's $33,000,000 ''Itlinrawal of governmcn deposit from th banks, is provided In the remark of ine ;eiv York Federal Reserve bank in itn eml iif-January bulletin, that part of the bunk loans closed out In the interior this month 'have been transferred to New York," and that "many of the New Tork city banks report that loans to their out of town bank correspondents have recently reached the hlgfcest figures ineir experience." yet on tile other Omaha Grain In hand, by way of illustrating the. singular uncertainty of the money market the rate for time loans on Stock Exchange col lateral was reduced again, thereby can celling all of the rise which occurred in the middle of last week, while today's London market lowered the rate on call and slightly advanced the discount rate. The day's movement of foreign exchange caused much' discussion. Sterling and continental rates had declined on the Eu ropean market before business opened to day In Wall Street; the decline continued here, and closing quotations, which, were generally the lowest, left sterling down 2 rents for the day and franca lie; the French rate ending, however, consider ably above last Friday's final level. Rates on other continental markets, except for Scandinavia, also- went lower today. In general, therefore. It may be said that the market most concerned in the repara tions settlement expressed unfavorable Judgment on the Paris plan. Probably even the exchange market needs more time to test Its attrtde on the new pro posal: it must not be overlooked that extensive speculation dor the rise has been In progress, presumably not based on ex pectation of exactly the solution which tl-.s premiers have arrif'd at. Opinion Not Shown. It is impossible ,to say how far even a continued adverse verdict of the market would mean financial disapproval of the plan in Itself, and how far It would mean only the market s doubt as to whether Germany could be' Induced to accept it. The German market which sold at 1.87c on Monday of last week, fell today from 1.79c to 1.55c, and ex change on pretty much' all Other central European markets declined with It. The plan of collecting the Indemnity from an export tax undoubtedly opens up a many-sided problem. Even W all Street could not agree today as to how it would work out practically or regarding Its larg er ecnomic impllaationn, and experienced financiers, both here and in London, seem to be hesitant in glvljig opinion. rrom me aay s narrow stock market no opinion could possibly be extracted. Its movement was Irregular and confused and its attention apparently fixed altogether or. the dividend possibilities of Industrial companies or the price of oil. When the can money raie aavancea in me closing hour, however, general reaction of prices followed. . New York Quotations Range of prices ot the leadlnc stocko furnished by Logan & Bryan, Peters Trust building: RAILS. Sat. High Low Close ' lose. 3 83 iji 35 34 Uj 34 Vi S4i U7T4 117 117 118 11M 71 ti 71H 72 59 69 59 0 134 13?i 13 -13 78 A.. T. & S. V Baltimore Ohio Canadian Pacific N. T. & H. R. .. Ches. & Ohio Erie R. R Gt. North., pfd. Illinois Central ... Mo.. Kan. A Tex.. Kan. City Southern "20 Mo. Pacific 194 N. T., N. H. & H. 2 1 4 13U 77 90H 2i 19i 18i 20 851i 68 41'i 83 26 1 22 North Pac. Ry. .. 87 Chi. & N. W 68 Penn. R. R 41 Reading Co. , 8t"i C. R. I. & P.... 27V South. Pac. Co. ... 98H oouinern Kanway . Z3'A CM., M. & St. P.. 28 Union Pacific 120 Wabash K STEELS. Am. Car ft Fdry...l23"4 123 Allis-Chalmers M. 354 34? Am. Loco. Co 83 'ti I'td. Alloy Steel .. 32 32 Raldwln I,oco. Wk. 901, 88 Iteth. Steel Corn... 5S'i 5674 Crucible Steel Co... 95 93 Am. SteU Foumi.. 3014. 30V4 Lack. SteV Co. ... 6i 63i Midvale Steel & O. 31 '4 31 Pressed .Steel Car. 95 94 Rep. Iron ft Steel.. 67 "4 66 United States Steel. 83 82 77 90 3 19i 18 20 i 86 Vt 68 41 83 ' 97H 23 28 78 7 19 21 86, 68 41 i 83 27 H 98 23 A . Omaha, Jan. 31. Grain receipts today totalled 160 cars, against 301 cars last Monday, Most of the early trading was in corn, which ranged lie up to JjC off, generally unchanged. Good wheat was about l2c lower, with trading slow. Oats declined J4c Rye was normally weak and lower and barley lc oif. The United States visible supply of wheat decreased 1,066,000 'bushels the last week, torn increased 4,S0,000 bushels and oats increasfd 755,000 bushels. Kansas City report states a mod erate improvement in the flour de mand, with mills moderate buyers of wheat over Sunday. A big south west milling concern, however, re ports tliat while they can sell all the low grade flour they can make, de mand for patents is much below nor mal. Export clearances of wheat and flour today were unusually large, tolling 3,447,000 bushels, being more thn half .the total of all last week. There was no evidence of export demand for wheat today and the sit uation Saturday was the same. ' WHEAT. No. 1 hard: 1 car, 11.61: 1 car. f 1.60. No. 2 hard: 4 cars, 11.69; 1 car, $1.58; 1 car, $1.64 (smutty). No. .1 nara: i car, ei.uo. No. 4 hard: 1 car, $1.57; 1 car, $1.48 "?utt:' . ... rso. ft naru: i car, ei.a; i vi, fi.ia (smuttv); 1 car. $1.46 (smutty). Sample hard: 1 car. $1.46 (musty). No. 3 spring: 1 car. $1.65 (dark north ern smutty). Sample mixed: 1 car,$1.45. CORN. No. 3 white: 1 car, 66c (dry); 1 car, 61 c. V No. 4 white: 1 car. 60c: I cars, 49c. No. 3 yellow: 1 csy. 61 c. No. 4 yellow: 3 cars, 49 c; cars, 49c; 1 car, 48Vic No. 3 mixed: 1 car, 55o (dry): 1 car, 52o (dry); 1 car, 62c; 4 cars, 61c. No. 4 mixed: 7 cars. 49c. No. 5 mixed: 1 car, 48c: S cars. 4Sc. OATS. No. 2 white: 1 car, 38ic No. 3 white: 4 cars, 18c. No. 4 whiU: 1 car, 37ic. BARLEY. No. 1 feed: 1 car. 49c. REJECTED. 1 car, 4Se (musty.) OMAHA RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS (CARS.) W eck ago, 119 125 37 Chicago Grain Bonds and Notes Today. . 67 . 70 54 60 15 83 85 24 Tear ago. 30 1)8 0 Receipts Wheat Corn Oats Rye Barley Shipments Wheat Corn Onts 14 Rye .' 14 Barley 6 ... s PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS (BUS.) Today. ..1.825,000 ..1.926,000 .. 876,000 Receipts Wheat Corn Oats .ShlDineius Wheat Tr. Ago. 956,000 1,215,000 880,000 Corn Oats Wheat Corn . Oats Rye Barley 664..000 608, 4,10 566,000 1 673.000 660,000 576 000 OMAHA STOCKS. (Bushels.) Today Week Ago Year Ago . .1.-204.000 1.109,000 2.948,000 .. 95,0l0 689,000 632,001) ..1,329,000 1,146,000 202,000 42.000 40,000 269.000 . . 19,000 36,000 7,000 CHICAGO CAR LOT RECEIPTS. Week Year Today Ago Ago Wheat , 23 17 25 Corn 302 435 1j! Oats 03 8.. 69 KANSAS CITY CAR LOT RECEIPTS. w een i ear Today Ago Aga Wheat 383 ... 22o Corn 85 ... 96 Oats 17 ... 30 ST. LOUIS CAR LOT RECEIPTS. Week Year Today Ago Atro Wheat 237 824 97 Corn 238 287 192 Oats 103 166 131 NORTHWESTERN CAR LOT RECEIPTS OF WHEAT. , Week Year Today Ago Ago Minneapolis 451 616 507 1U Uth 27 81 I Winnipeg 464 513 177 -CHICAGO CLOSING PRICES. By Vpdlke Grain Co.. Doug. 2627. Jan. 31. By CHARLES D. MICHAELS. Chicago TrllMine-Onmha Bee Leased Wire. Chicago, Jan. 31. The grain mar kets were without substantial buying power alter an early bulge, due to a covering among the short sellers. After it was satisfied, prices started down and continued without inter-, ruption until the finish, which was the lowest on the present down-turn and the lowest ot the session for Mav wheat, closing trades were at the bottom with wheat otf 2 l-2c to 2 3-4c, corn 7-8c, oats l-2c, rye 4c to 4 l-2c, and barley 2 l-4c. An absence of export demand com bined with a break of 6 l-2c in Ar gentine prices at the opening with a small strike there on the railroads created an uncertain feeling. Labor trouble also prevailed in India, yet the latter country shipped 864,000 bushels last week and Australia ship ped 2,152,000 bushels, making 6,600, 000 bushels so far this month. British Depress Prlc'V. The BrltlBh government is using every measure to depress prices, and reduce prices for American wheat 6s and Argen tine ids and flour 5s. This created a de pressed feeling here. But at t'ae same time there was a rally of 2U to 4c from the early low with ,a covering movement on. This was lost iater as selling Increased, while the buying wa.- poor end a de cline of 4 to 5'fc followed with the close tit $1.18 for May. tlio latter being the lowest of the season so far. Receipts, 37 cars. Corn is piling tip fast: The visible sup. ply increased 4.609.000 bushels last week. The total is 14,297,000 bushels against 3,075.000 bushels last year. Liquidation and hedging sales wero effective after an ad vance of Uc over Saturday's close, while the inside prjee was down to 64Vic, where it closed. Arrivals of 609 cars were more than ample for requirement. Cash prices advanced lc early, but later lost It. Ship ping soles were 89.0D0 bushels. Oats made new lows with May down to 4H4C. Hedging pressure and the break In corn had a depressing effect. Stocks are increasing with a gain of 755,000 bushels, making it 32,632,000 bushels or about three times last year's. Cash prices advanced "Ac. but closed easy. Shipping sales 50,000 buxhftls. Rye ,'as hnNJ to sell at the last and broke sharply Cash demand was in' evi dence with light offerings restricting busi ness. The visible decreased 377,000 bush els. Pit Notes. Grain prices are so low that farmers have to sell three to five bushels of corn to get as much as one bushel' brought a year ago,.vhlle It takes a bushel of oats to buy ST package of clgarets in western Nebraska. The weak buying power stands out above all other conditions. It is a case where conditions, not prices, are the governing factors. For the present tne Impression prevails that, economic con ditions are against the prices. .o export depiaml was. reported for cash wheat or corn and premiums on wheat at the gulf are working low. Sell ers axked" 20c over March f. o. b. for Februat'3'. 19c over fo. March and 18c for April loading without takers. There was noma inquiry for No. 2 l.ard here from esatern mills, about l$2u out of line. Domestic shipping sales of cash grain at Chicago were 25,000 bushels "wheat, 90.000 bushels corn and 50.000 bushels oats. Low grade spring wheat w:is easier as compared with the JUarcn at Chicago, but otUer grades showed little change. No. 1 red was quoted at 2oG3.toc over; AO, I hsrd at SS9c. and No. 1 northern at 8illo over March. St. Louis declined 14c 2c. OnUba 3c. and Kansas City un changed to 3c lower. The following quotations Trust company: American T. & T. Co. Cs AmerlcHii T. ft T. Co. 6s, Anaconda, 6s, 1929 Argentine Sterling "4s, $140 Armour 7s, 1930 Belgian Govt. 6s, 11125 Belgian Govt. 78. 1945..-. Bethlehem Steel 7s, 1922... HetldflK'ni Sled 7s, 1923... British 6'is, 1322 British 5s, 1829 ". .. British 5fta, 1937 '. ('. i St. 1.. (is. 1929. O. 11. Q. Jt. 4s, 1921 Cudnhy l'kg. 7s, 1928 B. F. Goodrich "s. 1925... French Govt. 8s, 1945 Japanese .Govt. 4jS, 1925... Japanese Govt. 4s, 1931... Norway 8a. 1940 Morris & Co. 7Vs, 1830... N. Y. Central Js, 1930 Pennsylvania R. R. Js. 130. I'. S. Rubber 7js. 1830... Swedish Govt. Cs. 1939 Kwlft & Co. 6s. 1931 Swift Co. 7s. 1935 Western Electric 7s, 1925... Swiss Govt. 8s. 1940 Denmark 8s, 1945 Westinghouse Elec. 7s, 1931. 40 6.06 by the Omnlia Approx. 1'rlce.Vti'ld, 1922 97t 7.35 1924 SIS' 89'. for 2"0 bond ... 6H T.4 ...92 ...97 ...100 ... 9S'l ... H ... 89 U ... 87 ... 91 99 91 ; 99 82 8. ' 7.77 7.00 7.80 7.95 7.16 6.75 7.60 9.60 7.45 9.70 8.00 10.06 631, 10.02 ..100 .. 99 ..103Vi ..lomj .. ' .. 81W .. 99W .. 7U . .100 ..1021; . . 94 7.95 7.80 .65 . 3(1 7.66 7.90 7.00 7.72 7.00 7.77 8.02 7.05 Vnrlirn Kurhsnm Kates Following are today's ralrs of excli as compareo wmi iriw pur ,hiuiiuu, rrtshed by the Peters National hank: Par Valuation T Austria Belgium Czecho-Slovakla Denmark England France Germany Greece ........ Italy Jugo-Slavia .... Norway Poland Sweden Switzerland .... .30 ,193 4. Mi .193 - .238 .195 .196 .27 ' .195 ang'1 Fui'- oday OMn .0775 .0146 .1950 .91 .0736 .0185 .0780 .0.1N3 .0077 .1XH5 .00.13 .22:10 .1615 Linseed Oirr Duluth. Minn., Jon. 31. track and arrive. $1.75. -Linseed On New York Cotton. ( hlcngo Tribune-Onia hs Bee Leased Wire. New York, Jan. 31. There was some scattered buying on the flrinrr ruling of Liverpool at the opening of the Now York cotton market today. First prices were steady at a dcllne of 2 points to an ad vance of 3 points, but the market soon turned easier. March contracts sold off from 14.62c to 14.32o and July from 15.1 Ho to 14.90c during the first hour, or about 20 to 22 points net lowar. Tr.' market was easier In the afternoon on the Walt Street selling and more gen cisl liquidation at 34 to 42 points net lower. " Liberty Bond Prices. New York, Jan. SI. Prices ot TJberty bonds at noon were: 31js, 91.94: first 4s, 97.00 bid; second 4s. 86.30; first 4 'is, 87.40; second 4tis, 86.44; third 4Hs. 87.76; fourth 4 Us, S6.78; Victory 3 97.38; Victory 4s, 97.40. Liberty bonds closed: 3s, 91.90; first 4s, 87.00 bid; second 4n. 86,30; first 4",i. 87.20; second i'As, 86.36; third 4V4::, 89.20; fourth 4'is, 80.60; Victory 3i, 97.36; Victory 4s, 97.26. Turpentine and Rosin. Savannah. Ga., Jan. St. Turpentine Market quiet; 92'4c. no sales; last sale November 20; receipts. 14 barrels: ship ments. 626 barrels, utoek, 14.135 barrels. Rosin Market quiet: sales, none; re ceipts, 426 casks; shipments, 1,200 casks; stock, 83,223 casks. Quote: B, D, E, F, G, II, I, K, M, N, WG. WW, $11.00. (Last rosin sale November 12. Chicago Produce. , Chicago, Jan. 31. Butter Lower; creamery extras, 4545ac; standards, 44Vjc. Eggs Lower: receipts. 7,047 cases; firsts, 62c; ordinary firsts, 4950c; at mark, cases included. SOtgiulc. Poultry Alive, higher; fowls, 32c; springe, 29c. Art. I Open. High. Low. Close. Sat'dy 119H 119 119 121 " 34', 834 32 89 67 '4 92 30 53 - . 95' 664 12. 35 89" 67H 95 30 -94 67 COPPERS. , Bar Sllrer. New- Tork, Jan. ti. Bar Silver Do mestic, 99 Vic; foreign. 69 sc Mexican Dollars j5 Wo 74tt 41 23 ,.37H 38 ' 40 13 Vs 12i 22 34 H 19 . 11 56 68 48 80 99 9 13 4 31 72 40 22 35 72 62 15 82. 83 ?9'i Anaconda Copper . 40 Am. S. . Rfg. Co. 43 Butte & Sun. Min.. 14 Chits Copper Co.,'. 12 Chino Copper Co.. 22 Inspiration Cons. .. 35 Kennecott Copper . 20 Miami Copper Co.. 19 Nev. cons. Copper. 11 Ray Cons. Copper. 13 Utah Copper Co 57 INDUSTRIALS. Am. Beet Sugar... 45 45 A.. O. & W. I. S. S. 71 Am. Inter. Corp.. 47 Am. Sum. Toh 81 Am. Tel & Tel 99 Am. Zinc Ld & Sit 9 Brook. Rap Trans. 13 Bethetem .Motors , 4 American Can Co . 32 Chand. Motor Co. Cent. Leather Co. Cubs Cane Su. Co. Cal. Pack. (To. . . . Cat. Pet. Com. ' . . Corn Prod. Rfg. Co. 72 Nat Rn. & Stamp 62 Flak Rubber Co . 16',1 Oen. Elect.' Co. ..128 128 128 128 Oast. Wms & Wig 4 4 4 . 4 15 41 69 16 62 37 48 14 15 5 39 43 14 12 22 35 20 19 11 13 57 45 70 46 81 99. 9 13 4 SI 73 40 23 si'vi 72 62 15 General Motors Co Goodrich Co IV 6. Ind Alco. Co Inter. Nickel Inter. Paper Co. .. Ajax Rub. Co. . . . . Kelly-Spring. Tire. Keystone T Rub. Inter Merc. Mar. . Maxwell Motor Co Mexl. Pelroluom .,16 Middle States Oil 68 70 93 89 69 Pure Oil Co. ...... 35Vl Willys-Over. Co. .. 8 Pierce Oil Corp. .. 10 Pan-Am P. & Tran 76 Pierce-Arrow Mo. . 26 noyai uutcn co. . U. 8. Rubber Co.. Am. Su. Rfg. Co. . Sine. Oil and Rfg. Sears-Roebuck Co. Studebaker Corp Tob. Prod. Co. ,, Trans-Cont. OH . Texas Co 44 u. S. Food Pr. Cor. 26 White Motor Co. . 39 Western Union 96 Wes'gh's El & Mfg 45 Am. Woolen Co. .. 67 Total sales 674,300. Money . Marks . Sterling 1 41 69 ,15 60 36 47 U 14 6 167 158 13 14 14 41 ... 69 15 61 36 47 14 15 6 13 12 35 19 8 11 13 57 69 46 81 99 ii 4 32 72. 41." 22 62 36 72 14 15 40 69 15 61 47"" 13 8. 10 75 26 66 68 93 24 88 6 64 53 10 10 43 26 39 85 44 67 36 8 10 75 26 65 68 93 24 89 67 63 10 43 25 39 86 44 67 6 138 13 35 8 11 75 26 66 93 24 81 68V 65 10 43 26 38 45-' 67 Saturday Cfose Close 8 ,.167 3.86 0t80 3.80 J)ry Goods. New York. Jan. 31. Widespread re jections In retail dry goods were evident today In metropolitan department stores, especially on lines of staple and semi staple ready-to-wear. Cotton goods were quiet and prices In gray goods held barely steady. Some substantial Inquiry for yarns were under considers tlon. Dress goods were mor active. Silks sold better at iirei . nanu. Wht. Mar. May Rye. May July Corn Mav Julj Oats May July Porte. Jan. Mai- Lard Jan. May Ribs Jan. May 11.63 1.60 1.39 1.18 t .65 .67 " -41 .42 - 23.75 22.80 12:80 3.45 111.70 12.25 .1 1.64 1.52 1.40 1.19 .86 .68 .42 .42 "i :4.15 12.80 13.45 111.70 1 12. 26 I I I 1.60 1.60 1.63 I J . ft .V- 1.4S 1.35 ! 1.14 .64 ., .41 .41 22.60 22.60 12.62 . 13.25 11.70 12.05 1.14 .64 .66 .41 .41 23.00 22.60 12.62 13.25 I 111.70 112.05 1.39 i.a I .83 .67 vj .4fi 23.50 22.90 112.87 13.60 11.75 112.35 Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 31. Flour-Un-changed to 10c lower; In carload lots, family patents quoted at $9,209,25 per bbl. in 98-lb. cottr.n sacks. Bran 26.0027.OO. Wheat Receipts, 451 cars, compared with 307 cars a vear ago. Cash No. 1 northern, $1.60 1.64 ; March, $1.49; May. $1.45. Corn No. 3 yellow, 60g51e. Oats No. 3 white, 35 36 c. Barley 4361c. . Rye No. 2. $1.46 1. 46. " Flax No. 1, 1.7C01.77. North American Exports. Past Week. Last Year. Wheat 6,267,000 1,992.000 Corn 1,130,000 84,000 Oats 231,000 731,000 Flour, barrels.,...,, ' 203.000 261,000 Rye 565,000 300,000 Barley 423,000 ' 222,000 Pork, barrels 660 520 Lard, pounds ......16,616,000 - 7,365,000 Meats, pounds 13,613,000 40,591,000 ' Visible Grain Supply w New York, Jan. 81. The visible supply of American and bonded grains snows the following changes: Wheat Decreased 1,666.000 bushels. .Corn Increased 4,509.000 bushels. Oats Increased 755,000 bushels. Rye Decreased 327,0)0 bushels. Barley Decreased 77,000 bushels, . x St. Louis Grain. , St Louis. Jan. 31. Wheat March, $1.64; May, $1.51. Corn May, 66&65Ti bid; July, 67c bid. . Kansas City Grain. Kansas City, Mo.. Jan. Sl. Wheat March, $1.53; Mav, $1.44. Cor May, 58c; July, 61c; Sep tember, 62 Tic. v , Omaha Bay Market. Market lower on account of heavy re ceipts on prairie hay and light demand. Alfalfa receipts light, demand fair to good for better grades. Straw prices are lower. No. 1 Upland Prairie Hay at. .$11.00(g'12.00 No. 2 Upland Prairie Hay St.. .00(810.00 No. 3 Upland Prairie Hay at.. 7.00SB 8.00 No. 1 Midland Prairie Hay at 10.00 10.60 No, 1 Midland Prairie Hay at 8.000 9.00 No. 1 Lowland Prairie Hay at 8.00W 9.00 No. 3 Lowland Prairie Hay at 7.00 8.00 Choice Alfalfa 22.0024.00 No. 1 Alfalfa 19.00 21 00 Standaid Alfalfa 16.60018.00 No. 2 Alfalfa 13.0014.00 No. 3 Alfalfa 10.00011.00 Osts Straw , 10.00011.00 Wheat Straw 1.000 9.00 New York Sugar, New Lork, Jan. 31.-The local market for raw sugar was less active today and while prices were unchanged the under lone was a little steadier snd there ap peared ,to be less pressure to sell. The close was at 3c. for Cubes c, 1. f., 'equal to 4.89c for centrifugal. The day's bus iness amounted to 2.675 bags of San Io mlngoa afloat at 3c, equal to 4.89c for centrifugal. Kansas Ctt Prodnce. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. ' Jl. Eggs Firsts, 1o lower. 47c; seconds. 42c, Butler Unchanged; creamery extra, tic: packing. 18c. Poultry Unchanged; hens,' 28c; broil ers, 34c; springs. SOc, London Metals. London, Jan. 31. Standard copper, 67. 17s, 6d; electrolytic. 76, 10s; tin, 168, 15s; lead, iSJ, 2s, Cd; zinc, i24, 15s, Careful Investors May now share in Omaha's prosperity and with absolute safety employ their 'savings in the purchase of the First Mortgage Years SECURITIES BUILDING COUPON BONDS Dated February 1, 1921 Due August 1, 1923 Denominations $100, $250. $500 and $1,000 Priced $97 to Yield 7.32 Tax Free These Bonds form the chdiceit in vestment opportunity we know of BECAUSE: The security behind them is triple value The "Securities" building earns $55,000.00 net, annually nearly three times the interest requirements , of this issue The "Securities" building is 100 per cent 'rented, to the best class of ; tenants, and has a big waiting list 1 And, last but not least, this bond issue is made a direct obligation of the Guaranty Securities Company and is further secured by that corpora tion's $3,648,064.21 resources. Every dollar invested in these bond will earn 7.32 interest tax free. $970 Secures a $1,000 Bond , " That will earn $180 In thirty months, paying $15 interest quarterly, on the lirst day of May, August, November snd February of each year, and $1,000 when you surrender the bond August 1, 1923, its due date. While you are receiving these splendid returns your security is growing bigger because it it based on Omaha's prospperity, the bond being secured three times over by a first mortgage on Omaha's busiest corner. Small investors are as heartily welcomed as the large buyers. Call for Special Circular Guaranty Securities Company AND Pioneer State Bank , SECURITIES BUILDING Farnam Street Entrance, corner 16th and Farnam Sts. . OMAHA, NEB. Phone Douglas 2793 fc OMAHA Iffl, I ( PRINTING ff,, -Jr COMPANY llfra COMNIRCIAl POINTERS - LITHOGRAPHERS STEEL DlC EMBOSSERS ioosc lcaf Devices Nrw York. I'nxlm-e. Ni'iv YmH, Jan. 11. lluttor Kirni; rruamrry htarirr tlisn rlra, lOViftili'; croHuicry rxn:i. 49ig)(io; creamery, Urals, .: if Regs L'liH.filrl; frsh gathsred extra first. (So; fra.Mli Ksthrri-d firsts, kb&tTr. Cherse IrrvguWr; statr, mhole milk fists, lirlrt, siwlals, xMl'iSe; state, whole milk flats, fresh, epfrtuls, JltffSJHo. l'oultry Orgasm!, firm; western chirk ns. boxes. aSifUO'-; do, libls., 30942a; fowls, frvnli, SlltMIr; roosters, trash, Si a1 S 7 ; turkeys, ii.SynHc. Live Strad.v; Inillers, 44Rc: chink ens, J(3t''; fowls, UltfSSc; old rqostcrs, 20o; turkeys, 4MMSr. w York t'tirb Stocks. , 16 . 6 . 1 . 1 . . llti . X , I . 12, .U . 7 . 4 . 8 . l'i . 1H Allied oil Hostun Mimtam Huston Wyoming Treason iiottl , , Cotdn Oil Consolidated t'onpor ....... Klk Hhjih , Kriliral Oil ...I , Uleurork Oil ,, Island Oil , Merrlt OH , .Midwest Jtofinintr Co. .... Silver Klne of Arltnna Sh ihi I lui tHI Slinms Petroleum 'I'onopah. Divide f. S. Steamship U. S. Hutall t.'andy lllenso KtoekS. The following quotations are furnished hy Logan e Uryan: Armour A i'o. pfd 92 S Armour Leather t'o. coin. ... lijvt Armour Leather re. pfd IIS t'onmionweath, Kdlson Co, ,.,.108 Cudnhy 1'nek. Co., com. ...... Continental Motors 7H l.lbby, .Mi-Neil & Llhby 12 Montgomery "Ward Co IRi National Leather H U(m Motor Car Co 8! Swift Co 104 Swift International 27 t'nlon Carb. A Carbon Co 67 i 1 f! 7i l' 6;i l'J", S"i 2 v. 110 S 'i IN. 1" 8 London Money London, Jan. SL Bar Silver 33 'id rer ounce. Money 1 per rent. Plseount Rates Short bills. 6iISll-lll per cent; three mouths' bills, G 11-16 per cent. Chicago, 111. Gold 4 Bonds Due Serially Jan. 1, 192-33 incl. Free from all Federal In come Taxes. Legal Invest ment for Savings Banks in New York, New England States, Illinois and other States. Prices to yield S to 5.15 (according to maturity) IheNationalGty Company Omaha First National Bank BIdg. lelephone Douslas as IB New York lrlrd trull. Nw York, Jan ll. K it porn ted Apples wulet; Callforutas. 6'nio: state, lUSc I'm iuv ttteadv; California to 4ci-M, 4 CpHfco; Oregon, 13(1 !'. up to S" l". Apr loo I. More aetlvs; choke Sji'i extra choice, lie; fancy, 34c. Peaches Quiet ; standard, lie; choke, ISO! fancy. ItlHIHf, HaUlns lull; loose mc.tl, i lte; cholre to fancy sanded, H$N4e; svedless, li C Vv. V V New Ysrk tie,rt. New Tork, .Isn. Jl. Flour Kasyj eprtng patents and Kansas 'trHtKiu. K.TP.S5; spring cleiirs, St tutj'?.C0; winter straights, I H.36 J a.tt. Buckwheat lull. Wheat Spot, ey; No. 3 hard, $1.8, ', c. I. t. track New Vork r-ro.iipt shipment ; nd No. S mined durum, H-sHe c. i, f. to arrive. Corn Ppot; esslsr; No. il yellow, Kl ,, snd No. 2 mixed, 81140 0. I. f. New York 10 dsys shipment. Oats Spot, easy J No. 1 v lilt". He. Vork Steady; mess, SUO.vOti'Sl.OP j family, IIP. 00 to' 42. 00. Jiew York 'ffe. New Tork. Jan. Sll Thn market Ur coffee futures was very uu:ct today nd fluctuations wero correspondingly nurr. After opening one point lnwer 'o on., point higher, prices Improvod slight ly on covering with May selling at IJMie, or three points abovo H,turduy'j cluulm: figures. Late, however, tlio market iip ueared to be unsettled bv th deellno in cotton and reports of sliiihtlv l"w I'etu offers from lllo and May clonal at 7.04c; with the general market net 1 point IiIkIi. er to i points lower. .Miuv'.i. 6.C2c; May. 7.04c.; July. 7.4Sc; ScpteniV.r. 7 etc; October, 7.9So; December S.ltic. PRINCIPLES OF PROFITABLE if INVESTMENT If 'Yf-t 1 UJ Iw L I. 111 lek A til advice oa investing. It is a text-book on fudging jeenrirr values, sad shows you how to distinguish between the vu nit and the unsound JVow to draw uWlinej between peculating and in vesting. It shows you bow to system. seise yonr saving snd your investing oa a monthly bssts. It is substantially printed and bound a book you will want to keep permanently. It will he of great value to vou, but we send it FREE. 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