THE EEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 192I.I
High Rail Rates
Here Arc Help to
British Coal Men
Foreign Fuel Sells at Less iu
The American Market
.Than the Domestic
Product.
Br HOLLAND.
When coat ii brought from the
mints to tide water in the' vicinity
of New York the cost for transpor
tation it fJ.ll. In addition to that
the charges entailed by transferring
the coal from tide water ports to
vessels or to the railroads which
operate east of the Hudson river,
is approximately 40 cents. Therefore,
the total charges for transporting
coal from the mines to eastern distributing-
poirtg is about $3.50. The.e
charges in part explain the cost of
bituminou coal in the lastern mar
kcts. Therefore, the opcr. tors who
figure closely say they cannot sell
coal for a penny less than $6.90. For
they have the high cost entailed by
labor and by other accessories o!
coal mining also to compute.
Brlll.n Coal Cheaper.
Tet en th other hnl Great Krllaln
haa baeu of lit ending coal to the Unit
ed Htatea. marketing It both at Atlantic
porta and at l'ariflc porta for consider
ed!,,' Ira than the American coal can be
marketed fur. Herently coal mined In
Walea waa aold In Huston for 14.75 a ton.
Tim English coal commandrd little
lilcher prlre when aold In the New York
market. A little over 5 a ton waa chant
ed for It, and that price brousht a will
ing market.
But thi.ee British coal laden vi-siela
ara ablo to alrtiii almost half way
.around the world, certainly one-third of
the way, and market coal mined in
Wales upon the 1'actllo coast for II a
ton leas than the lnweat American price
for almllar coal. Of courae thla greatly
ronenrna tha men who own and operate
American coal mine. Thla morning one
of the foremost of theae operator! said
that preatimably thla marketing of WelsTl
coal In the United Slates at prices with
which American mined coal cannot com
pete may be only temporary. . But It
serves to reveal some of the unusual fea
tures which now characterise Interna
tlonal trade. ' -
In Great Britain tha belief has prevailed
that steamere sent across the Atlantic or
throuKh the Panama canal to the Pa
clflo coaat are sure to find abundant car
goes for return trips. They do not find,
however, carKoe for the -westbound trip.
Hut as a little figuring demonstrated that
the profit on return cargoes will be suffi
cient to overcome the cost of sending
steamships that have no cargoes to the
United States therefore It. was worth
while to engage In enterprises ot this
kind.
Coal for Ballast.
These Westbound steamers are sent over
In ballast, hut Instead of sand or clay
or other worthless substances formerly
used as ballast, Welsh coal la employed.
Jt serves a double purpose, for In addi
tion to Its use as ballant. It can be sold
In the United States at a small profit,
because It undersells American-mined
coal. On the other hand, Oreat Britain
Is exporting Welsh coal to Italy and re
ceiving for It a little over $7 a ton. That
coal, however, does not go out In bal
last, because England's trade wltb Italy
Is now comparatively large, both outgo
ing and- Incoming.
Although this successful competition In
a small way with American-mined coal
will probably not bo long maintained,
nevertheless, It tlluataatea the Intense
competition for world trade which Is now
In progress and 1n which the United
States is as in the case o coal occasion
ally overmatched. Chief among these suc
cessful competitors Is Germany and she
Is competing not only In the United States
but In many of the markets in the world.
Few persons realise the Intensity of this
German competition or how greatly it
may. If maintained, interfere with the
foreign trade of other nations, princi
pally the United , States and Croat Brit
ain, " " ' ' - :' ' ''-
German Commodities Low.
Not yet has any accurate and complete
Information been obtained respecting in
dustrial conditions In Germany. The world
merely knows that German Industries are
not pushed to their capacity and partly
that by reason of the depreciation of the
mark, which is the German money stan
dard, and partly because the government
controls prices of food and ' in addition
to that, the low wages which are paid. to
German workmen, Germany is now pro
ducing many commodities at so low a
cost as to be able to put these goods
in foreign markets ana with successful
competition with similar goods which are
of domestlo manufacture.
And yet very little is known of the
manner of life which now characterizes
the German workman. It Is assumed that
they are all Industrious, not failing in
efflolency and making it posslbre to pro
duce the largest amount of commodities
at the lowest possible cost. Sometimes
there is visible demonstration of the ex
tent to which Germany is uow entering
American markets. If any one should
spend a dav upou the docks or piers of
New Tork oily ho could, if he aicre ob
servant. Bee German commodltles!u great
quantities on the way from the steamers
to various markets. . Germany Is com
peting successfully In some kinds of elec
trical apparatus, A large consignment of
commodities of this kind, reached Now
York a few days ago.
Buys Raw Material,'
On h other hand all that Germany
la buying Is the raw material which Is
not to be found in Germany, put whlcn
is needed for the manufacture of various
commodities. Germany is reported to be
the largest single purchaser among the
nations of American copper and It is in
part due to its purchases that the Ameri
can copper accummulation has been so
greatly reduced. . It appears to be ablo
to buy the raw material. Including cop
per, of which it is In need although,
presumably, that Is In part done by the
granting of credit. It needs American cot
ton and has been a purchaser of larKe
amounts of It. Within a little wftilo
nft thl raw cotton reacher Germany
the looms and spindles are busy with It,
driven day ana sometimes even inrougn
the night at capacity, and thua converted
Into cotton cloth which ts finding its way
Into the markets of the world in success
ful competition with cloth manufacturers
in Great Hrltam ana 10 some mum
American cloths. Business men and ln-
titierrioi lenrfer-K who are laminar witn
thla anroach of Germany to American
markets are of one opinion respecting
the necessity of facing and meeting this
situation so that our domestic markets to
say nothing of world markets may not
be greatly Imperiled. And yet Germany
needs to sell these goods If It ts to meet
reparations demands.
New York Coffee.
New York. Dec. 17. There was fur
ther scattered realizing ot liquidation In
the market for coffee futures today. The
disposition to take profits on long con
tracts since the earlier week advance
to S.10 for March probably haa been
prompted by the rather nervous and Ir
regular ruling of Brasil, and the official
cablee received today showed further ir
regularity In that quarter. March sold
off to 8.75. making a net decline of 11
points and a reaction of 88 points from
the recent high level. The general mar
ket opened at a decline of nine to li
points and after some Irregularity closed
nine to 13 points net lower. Sales were
estimated at about J9. 000 bar. Closing
PoTcoffe" Qu.et; HI, r to
Santos, 4 s. im to
Foreign Biehanr. '
N,w fork. Deo. 17. Foreign Ixcnange
"G'rtat'Brltaln-Deniana. 14.17; cables.
$4111,
y --a oitt: rabies. .0787,
f r.ncrT-'ir:". a'asa'u. rablea .0455.
M,rtSmi. cables. .0756
nonanu ..
Norway Demand. -
Sweden Demand, .
Penmark Demand. 1";. "
Switaerland Demand. .1S4S.
fpaln Demand. .1470.
Greece Demand. .045.
Argentina Demand. ..
Brazil Demand. .17S.
Montreal .13 1J-M, .
South Side Brevities
Mrs. Fred S-!k ef HomestesJ spent
Thursday with friends at Paplllion,
Burn Christopher. No clinkers: fsw
she. Plronka Coal Co.. MA. il7. Adv.
ORIENT COAL? CERTAINLY. MAR
KET 07. SOUTH OMAHA 1C COSt
PANT AdverUsemeat.
The Smith fide poeteffice 1T1 be open
very night this week nat'.l 1:14 iv rw
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By B. O. DI N & CO.
With the year-end only a, fortnight dls.
tant and holiday Interruptions Imminent
It is obviously not the time to expect
significant changes . In business. Dis.
patches from widely separated centers In'
aicate tnat retail trade has gained in ac
tivity, and distribution of hnavywelithl
goous haa been qulrkened by sharply low
er temperatures In rtitterent sections. These
are purely aeaaonal phases, however, and
the fact la not nLarured thut most con
sumers are purchasing with greater dis
crimination and with closer regard for
prices. Calculations of prospective public
buying power are being made with a -
louanuo for the prevailing unemulovment
of many workers and the decline in prices
of farm products, and dealers everywhere
continue conservative In providing against
probable forward requirements. The out
look In various baslv Industries remains
more or less uncertain, but it is not un
promising. An approximate average of 60
per cent, operation at steel plants, though
it may be temporarily reduced before the
new year opena, marka a ..deckled recov
ery from the extreme low point of last
aummer, and evidence ot larger outputs
la also disclosed ,in 'other Quarters. Rec
ognition of this' situation' is essential In
determining the present status of busi
ness and In estimating futuro possibili
ties, while a wholesale price level about
3s per cent below the previous hlgncm
basis means that a more solid foundation
for commercial revival now exists. De
spite an excess of advances in Dun's com
prehensive list of commodity quotations,
further price yielding has developed In
some Important Hues, and the Increasing
competition for orders marks the change
In supply and demand conditions. With
out disregarding the unsatisfactory fea
tures which still appear, the belief is prac
tically general that the worst of the de
pression has been witnessed, and that
forces are at work whose ultimate effect
will be beneficial.
Cotton Crop Estimate.
The current week has been featured by
two official reports having an Important
bearing on the course of cotton prices. A
strong market for futures at the outset
mainly reflected the belief that the gov
ernment's crop estimate would be bullish,
but the' Washington figures upset cal
culations and caused a sharp decline In
quotations. At S, 340, 000 bales, excluding
linters, the forecast on the season's pro
duction proved to be appreciably above
trade expectations, and maiKs a larger
yield than many people had previously
thought possible A later partial onset iu
the crop report, on tho other hand, ap-
neared In the Census bureau's statement
on November consumption. With a total
of 626.610 bales of lint cotton, last month's
takings by American mills were the
heaviest or any montn since .iune, ixm,
and the official returns served to ctiecK
the yielding ot prices. Full recovery from
the earlier setback, however, was not
witnessed.
Drjr Goods Holding Steady.
With the government's cotton crop esti
mate exceeding expectations, some hesita
tion in buying of cloths resulted, tnousn
prices of fabrics were not artecien. in
tho main. Hrv eonria markets are holding
steady and an early rise of c occurred
on print cloths, with sheeting also some
what firmer. Seasonal dulness in jobbing
trade contrasts with increased activity in
retail circles, where holiday demands are
now a factor. While some -stores are do
ing very well, ,yet tne inriueme or ine
reduced consuming Twer Is clearly visible,
especially In agricultural sections.- and
purchases are cnieny cu ine sutyiw "u
more serviceable classes of merchandise.
Uncertainties arlslt? from credit condi
tions have a tendency to restrict business
in different onarters. vet there ts a gen
eral belief that the worst of the liquidation
in textiles Is over.
Strength In Hides.
Even with the shrinkage of business In
domestic packer hides during the last fort
night, prices have been further advanced.
The explanation of this seemingly
anomalous movement lies In the fact that
demand has abated mainly because of
paucity of offerings, labor troubles of tho
plants or the big killers having Intensi
fied the shortage of supplies. With a Unlit
kill, and comparatively few unsold hides
on hand. It Is expected that the market
111 rule strong until well atter tne turn
of tho year, despite deteriorating quality
of stock. Io leather, trading diminishes
with the near approach of the holidays,
but activity still appears 1n some descrip
tions. Producers or women s tine siioes
are not busy, as the present call for foot
wear centers on the more staple and medi
um-priced lines, ana smaller operations
are reported in patent leather, high grades
of plnzed kid and top selections of light
weight calf.
Bank' Clearings :
Bank clearings In the United States for
the week ending December J5. reported by
telegraph to Bradstreet's Journal, New
Tork, aggregate $6,824,387,000, against
16,999.(09.000 last week and $8,222,567,000
In thla week last year. Canadian clear
ings aggregate $280,402,000. as against
$914,445,000 last week and $361,614,000 In
this week last year. Following are the
returns for this week and last, with per
centages of change shown this week as
compared with this week last year:
December 15. December S.
New York.. ?.$4. 119.600,000 $4,!0S,9nO.0O0
Chicago ..... 510,778.000 637,905,000
Philadelphia . 397,000,000 449,000,000
Boston 319,000.000 209.000,000
Kansas Clty..l 5 26,339,000 . 125,597.000
St. Louis 132,200.000 , 13S.300.000
San Francisco 137,800,000 ... 146,500,000
Cleveland. ... 80.321. 000 . TS.323,000
Detroit 87.9S9.000 80,213,000
Minneapolis .. 70,136.000 4.9. 532.000
Los Angeles.. 94.62,1,0n0 91.719.000
Cincinnati ... 54.870.000 . 62,793.000
New Orleans..- 44,ZR2.nn ea.mo.oua
Atlanta 42.424,000 42.424,000
Richmond .... 48, 747, 000 55,795.000
Omaha S4,61,ono ss.eoo.uiw
Buffalo 37,7,ono i,;iti,ui"i
Seattle 30.243.000 S2. 467.000
Denver 28,914.000 30.367.000
Portland. Ore. 31.719,000 2S 72,000
Dallas 27.010.000 27,769,000
Milwaukee ... 28.360,000 29,807.000
Loulsvill 28,328.000 i'9'!,'12
Houston SI, 364. 060 23,994.000
Memphis 18,821.000 l)sll-l
Naahvill 17.380.000 lAi'-V'.1
Oklahoma .... 20,614.000
St Paul 34,4'iS.OUO jo.via.u'",
Bi'rmlngham . 20.228,000 ;H"'0?j!
Fort Worth... 11,627.000 JHfJ'J'J
Indianapolis .. 20.077.000 15'f".0"0
Wlngton, D. C. 19.918,000 82.611.000
Salt Lake City 14.9H.00O 1f'!?5?!i;
St. Joseph.... 10.668. 000 9.2R2.019
Toledo 13,032,000 11.606,000
Columbus 13,289,00 , 12.733.000
Wichita 9.968.000 J0.7,000
Providence ... jo.821.000 . 10.595,000
Tulsa 6.998.000 5,902.000
Spokane 10,369.000 11.908.000
Des Moines .. 9.322.000 10,318.001
Rochester .... 9,033.000 10.3M.00H
Akron 5.721.00O 5.721.000
Oakland 13.144.000 14.00.0C
Hartford .... 8,610,0O . 10.S77.00O
Norfolk 7.591. 000 . 9.856,00
Sioux City ... 4.481. 00 ' 4.804.0 l0
Galveston .... 1,795,000 ' t,16.00
Total, C. S. $6,824,387,000 $6,999,509,000
Food Prices Lower
Bradstreet's food Index number, based
on the wholesale prices per pound of 31
articles used for food, is $2.95, comparing
with $2.98 last week and $3.49 for the
week ending December IS, 191. Ttis
week's numter shows a loss of 1 per rent
from last week and of 15 4 per cent .from
the like week ot last year.
Increased: 8hort ribs, coffee, kngs. live;
lambs, lire: gray goods, brown eheeinrs,
wool. O. delaine: wool, O. half-blood: Un.
Decreased: Flour, wheiat, red; wheat,
spring: com. oats, corn flour, butter, cot
ton seed oiL eggs, beeves, live;, sheep,
live: rotten. by. car wheels, old. Phila
delphia; steel scrap. Ch4eago; cast Iron,
Chicago; ticpla.es, apeUar.
SEE IT IN COLOU
IN THE SUNDAY BEE
Omaha, Pec 17.
Com receipts today were liberal,
with 95 cars, against 131 cars a week
ago. Keccipts of other grains were
light. Wheat prices were 0i,2z low
er, Corn was generally 'A&At
lower. The bulk of the white and
yellow was Mc off. No. 3 mixed
was unchanged. Uats were un
changed to J4c off. Kye declined
ic and barley was off i2c.
WHEAT.
No. 2 hard, 1 cut, $1.09 (dark, smutty);
1 car, $1.04 (smutty); 1 car. $1.02 (smut
ty); 1 car. $1.01.
No. 3 hard, 1 car, $1.07 (dark); 1 oar,
$1.05 (4 per cent neat damaged, dark);
1 car. $1,03; 1 car, $1,011 (smutty); 1
car, $1.02 (00 lbs.); 1 cur, 98o (yellow)
No, 4 hard, 1 car, 95c (yellow, smutty).
No. 3 mixed, 1 car, 84c (durum, heavy),
1 car, 81c (durum, smutty), .
No, 5 mixed, 1 car,, inc. '
CORN. '
No. 1 white,' 3 cars, 38VJc.
No. 3 white. cars, 3.8V4C,
No, 1 yellow, 2 cars, 38 "4 c.
No. i yellow. 11 cars, 38Vc; 2 cars,
351-40 (special billing).
No. 1 mixed, 1 car, 38c.
No. 2 mixed, cars, 38 c; 3 cars, tSc.
No. 3 nred, 1 car, 38c.
OAT8.
No. 3 white, 5 cars. 290.
No. 4 white, 1 car, 29 'c; 4 cars, 29'ic;
1 car, 29c
Sample white, 1 car, 29c.
RYB.
No. 3. 1 cor, '7210.
BARLEY.
No. 4, 1 can 44c.
OMAHA RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
(CARLOTS)
Week Tear
Receipts Today Ago Ago
Wheat '. 17 41 68
Corn 95 131 52
Oats 16 11 16
Rye 3 3 6
Barley 1 3 3
Shipments
Wheat 41 61 84
Corn 67 4 7 15
Oats 3 3 12
Rye 18 21 14
Barley 3 2 6
PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
(BUSHELS.)
Receipts Today Year Ago
Wheat '760,000 1,209,000
Corn r 1,954,000 611,000
Oats 451,000 441,000
Shipments
Wheat 441,000 629,000
Corn 605,000 383.000
Oats 658,000 - 423,000
EXPORT CLEARANCES.
(BUSHELS.)
RecelDts Today Year Ago
Wheat and Flour.,.. .180,000 . 1,063,000
Corn 412.000
CHICAGO RECEIPTS.
Carlots Today Wk. Ago Yr. Ago
Wheat 95 - 11 11
Corn 353 . 308 74
Oats . 69 65 ' 69
KANSAS CITY RECEIPTS.
Carlois Today Wk. Ago Yr. Ago
Wheat 155 267 293
Corn ... 62 61 46
Oats 8 8 6
ST. LOUIS RECEIPTS.
Carlots Today Wk. Ago Yr. Abo
Wheat .....64 .16 130
Corn , 118 85 34
Oats "... 26 16 51
NORTHWESTERN WHEAT RECEIPTS.
Carlots Today Wk. Ago Yr. Ago
Minneapolis 209 313 286
Duluth ...100 91 68
Winnipeg ..' 860 976 19
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Dec. 17. Flour Un
changed. Bran $21.00(fr22.00.
Wheat Receipts, 209 cars compared
with 2S6 cars a year, ago; cash No. 1
northern, 11.24 1.28 Hi December,
$1.18; May. I1.19H ;. July. $I.lCi4.
Corn No. 3 yellow, 37o.
Oats No. 3 white, 2930c.
Barley 35 60c,
Rve No. 2, 7677c.
Flax No. 1 $l,92tt2.omc.
Kansas Cliy Grain.
Kansas City, Dec. 17. Wheat Decem
ber, $1.00; May, $1.04; July, 96&C.
Corn December, 39c; May, 46c; July,
4794c.
St. Louis Grain.
St. Lcuis, Dec. 17. Wheat December,
$1.09; May, $1.10 asked.
Corn December, 49c asked; May, SIS
51o asked.
Oats December, 34 c asked; May, 89o.
New York Produce. "
New York, Dec. 17. Butter Weak;
creamery, higher than extras, 4545c;
creamery, extras, 444414c; creamery
firsts, 37 43 He.
Eggs Firm, unchanged.
Cheese Steady, unchanged.
Poultry Live and dressed, quiet; prices
unchanged. .
Sioux City Li-re Stock.
Sioux City, la., Dec. 17. Cattle Re
ceipts, 300 head; market, steady; market
for the week, 2676c lower: fed steers
and yearlings, J7.60fiil0.60; warmed ups,
$4.607.00; fat cows and heifers, J3 8"M
7.00; canners, $100(32.00; veals. $3.00'
8 00; feeders, $4.006.00; calves, $3.60!f9
6.50; feeding cows and heifers, $2.50ffi4.25;
stockers. $4.006.00.
Hogs Receipts, 3,000 head; market,
strong, 10c higher; lights and butchers,
$6.356.60; mixed, $6.006.35: heavy,
$6.006.16; bulk of sales, $6.206.4O.
Sheep Recelpta, 200 head; market,
steady for the week, 25 75c lower.
New York Cotton.
New York, Dec. 17. The cotton market
turned suddenly upward In today's short
session, following early steadiness, until
it was 10 to 60 points net higher, with
near month shorts flooding the market;
wun Duymg oruers. The opening was at
a level of seven points lower to seven
points higher. On the upturn, realising
was well-absorbed by Wall street shorts
and trade interests. Near the end of
the session January sold as high as
18.30c, or V4c a pound over last night's
close, and December was at 18.40c. up
40 points. The market was within a point
or so of Its high at the close with local
spot quoted at 18.75c, or up 45 points.
Turpentine and Rosin.
Savannah, tia.. Dec. 17. Turpentine
Market firm, "4c; sales. 167 barrels;
receipts. 286 barrels: shipments, 18 bar
rels; stock. 12.910 barrels.
Rosin Market firm: sales, 1,000 casks;
receipts, 1.439 casks; shipments, 103
casks; stock, 79,993 casks.
Quote: B. D. E. F. O, H. L $4.06: K.
$4 SO; M $5.20; N, $5.35; W, G, $5.60;
WW. $5.90. - ' ."
New York General.
New York. Dec. 17. Wheat Spot, fcare
Iv eteady; No. 1 red. $1.26: No. 2 hard.
91. 2: No. 1 Manitoba. $1.2414. and No.
2 mixed, durum, $1.11 c L f . track New
York to arrive.
Corn Spot, steady; No. 2 yellow, 63c;
No. t white, 6c. and No. 2 mixed,
65 "e. c. i. f. New York, all ralL
Oats Spot, firm: No. 2 white, 46c.
Other articles Unchanged.
New York Dry Cnmla.'
New York. Dec. 17. Cotton gowl
closed steady today, with trade of mod
erate volume. Tarns have been bought
mere freely this week at low prices. The
burlap markets were fairly steady: silk
products wre rrb-ed higher, but sale
fsfnrted. In wool rmii markets, slow
progress has been made toward showing
fall 19:2 lines. The ready to wear trade
was quiet.
New York rMerf Fruits.
New York. Dec. 17. Evaporated Ap
ple Scarce.
Prunes Quiet
Arrtrete and Fetches Firm.
Baiains Dull.
DEAR OLD UNCLE
Furnished by State of Nebraaka, de
partment of agriculture, bureau ot mar
ket and marketing:
LIVE POULTRY.
Wh'sale Wh'sale
Buying Selling
Price. ' Price.
Stags $0.15$O.16 0.15$0.U
Springs 18 .20 .52i 24
Hens, llgkt 16 .17 .18 .28
Hens, heavy 20 .22 .25 26
Cocks 104P .11 .12 .15
Ducks l' .18 .SOW 25
Geese 16 .18 .20 3
Turkeys 250 .35 .333 -40
DRESSED POULTRY.
Broilers
Springs
liens , .
Cocks .
Ducks .
Geese . .
Turkeys
.38
.24
.254(1
.18
.28
.48
.23
.210 .23
.13 .13
.25B .30
.21 'tf .23
.42 .45
EdGS.
Select -.42(19 .45 .62(91 .65
No. 1 39(! .40 .42 .45
No 2 .26 .30 ,32t(l 35
Cracks .23 .25 .30 .35
Case count, case. 11, 70012.00
Storage - .30 .45
BUTTER.
Creamery, prints 46 .46
Creamery, tub & 44 .46
Country, best ... .28 .30 .35 .40
Country, com. .. .23 ,25 .27 30
Butter fat, station
price 32
HAY.
Prairie No. 1 Upland $11.60 t2 00
Prairie No. 2 Upland 9.60 10.60
Prairie No. 3 Upland 7.50 8.60
Prairie No. 1 Midland 10.(0 11.00
Prairie No. 2 Midland 8.50 10.00
Prairie No. 8 Midland 7.00 8.00
Prairie No. 1 Lowland 8.00 9.00
Prairie No. 2 Lowland 7.00 8.00
Alfalfa Choice 18,00 19.00
No. 1 15.50 16.60
Standard 12.00 15.00
No. 2 10.60 11.60
No. 3 7.00 10.00
o.-it straw 8.00 9,00
Wheat straw 7.00 8.00
FRUIT.
Fruits Bananas, per lb.," 7 Mi 8c.
Organges: Size 216 and larger, $6.507.00;
size 250,' $C.O06 75; size 288, $6.506.60;
size 324, $5.00(05.50. Lemons, boxes, $5.60
la b. 60. Grapes; Emperor, in lugs, $3.00
3.50; Emperor, in hogs, $7.00; Atmerlus,
$10.00. Grapefruit, crates, $4.506.00.
Apples, according to grade: Jonathans,
$2.50gf3.60; Delicious, $3.OO5.00; Rome
Beauty. $2.003.00; Spitz, $2.603.50;
Stamen Winesap, $2.603.U0. Cranberries:
Bui., $5.0020.UO; 1-3 bbt., $2.6010.00.
Figs: 4-8-ez., $2.002.25; 12-10 oz., $1.60;
60-6 oz., $3.60g3.7&. Dates: Dromedary,
36 pkgs. per box, $6,76; Fard, lb., 25c;
Hallow, lb., 17c; Golden, box, $5.60.
Vegetables Potatoes: Nebraska, Early
Ohio, No. 1, $1.762.00; Nebraaka, Early
Ohio, No. 2, $1.601.76; Red River Ohios,
No. 1, $2.002.50; Red River Ohios, No.
2, $2.O02.25. Sweet potatoes: Per bu.,
$1.762.U0; per bbl., $3.0U5.25. Celery:
Jumbo, crate, $1.251.60; Michigan, doz.,
6575a Lettuce: Head, in crates, $4.00
fn.'4.o0; leaf, per . doz., 60 to 60c. Oniona:
Red, lb., 614ffl7o; yellow, lb., 664oi
Spanish, orates, regular, $2.50; Spanish,
140 lbs., crates, $7,u07.60. Cabbage, lb.,
45c. Cucumbers: Doz., $2.503.00; box,
$5.50. Cauliflower, crate, $2.753.00.
Radishes, doz., 7580c. Squash, Hub
bard, lb., 22c. Turnips, lb., 22hio.
Carrots, lb., 2 ffi Sc.. Egg plant, bu
$4.00. Garlic. lb 25o, Peppers, lb., 20
35c. Brussels sprouts, -lb., 25c. Shallots,
doz., 8690c. Carrots, southern, young,
doz., $1.00. Beets, southern, fresh, doz.,
$1.00. Honey, case, $5.60 6.00.
Nuts Black walnuts, lb., 66c; Eng
lish walnuts, No. 1, lb., 3235c; Brazil,
washed and large, lb., 18c; Brazil, wasted
and medium, lb., 1516c; pecans, No. 1,
lb.. 20 30c; filberts, Roond, Sicily, lb.,
1618c. Peanuts: Jumbo, raw, lb., 12
16c, hand-picked, raw, lb 9Vic; hand
picked, roasted, ll12c.
Wholesale prices of beef cuts are as
follows: No. 1 ribs, 19c; No, 2 ribs, 18c;
No. 3 ribs, 17c: No. 1 loins, 23c; No. 2
loins, 19c; No, 3 loins, 18c; No. 1 rounds,
14c; No. 2 rounds, 13c; No. 3 rounds, 12c;
No. 1 chucks, 9c; No. 2 chucks, 8ijc: No.
3 chucks, 8c; No. 1 plates, 8c; No. 2
plates, 7V.ic; No, 3 plates, 6Vfcc.
Weekly Summary,
POTATOES.
- Potato receipts were considerably heav
ier last week than they have been for
some time. Thirteen cars were unloaded
In Omaha; 10 from Nebraska, jne
from Wyoming, and two from Minne
sota, as compared with a total of five
cars the preceding week. Prices remained
unchanged, however, from prices Quoted
the week before.
HAY.
Hay receipts were somewhat lighter
last week than were reported the pre
ceding week. A total of 76 cars were
reported as having arrived at the ex
change the first five days of the week.
There were forty-two cars of alfalfa and
34 cars ot prairie hay. Very little change
in prices occurred. The lower gradea ot
alfalfa were reported 50c to $1 per ton
higher than prices quoted the week be
fore. POULTRY.
The poultry market remained quite
steady last week, with very little change
in prices, springs were reported slightly
higher the last of the week. A slight
fluctuation, occurred the middle of the
week, but prices reported the last of the
week, on most kinds of poultry were
about the same as those reported the
preceding week,
EGGS.
The egg market was very unsettled all
week. The continued warm weather In
creased the receipts of fresh eggs on the
market, and this, together with the fact
that an injunction against the Chicago
market had temporarily closed dealing
there causing a marked declined of 8c
per dozen on fresh eggs there, caused a
decline In the Omaha market. Dealers
paid $11.70 to $12 per case the last of
the week. Dealers were not anxious to
load up heavily on fresh eggs. Storage
eggs remained unchanged, selling at 30c
to 45c per dozen, according to grade, to
retail dealers,
BUTTER.
The butter market remained unchanged
throughout the week. The demand was
about normal. The high price of butter
keeps up a good demand for butter sub
stitute. .CHICAGO CLOSING PRICES.
By Updike Grain Co. DO. 2657. Dec IT.
Art. I Open. I High. I Low. ) Close. Yes.
Wht.
Dec. 1.074 1.07 1.0 1.074 1.07
May 1.124 1.11 1.114 1-12V: 1'2's
1.12V l.lt 1.124
July 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.02 1.024
1.02
RT. I I ( f t
Dec. I .83 .82 .81 .81 .81
May .81 .( .88 .88 .88
Corn
Dec. .46 .464 .46 46 .44
May .63 .63 .52 .2 .61
.63 53
July .54 .54 .64 .54 .54
(late
Dec. .32 .12 32 .32 .32
May .38 .38 .37 .38 .34
July .38 .38 .38 .28 .38
Pork
Jan. 14 7 14.7 14.7 14-79 1(1)
Lard
Jan. 8 68 .H 8 51 g 2 155
May 8.97 9.04 1.9a (.05 $.17
Ribs
Jan. T T5 T. 7.41 7.SS
May 71 7 72 1.9H 7 t
Weekly Failures
Business failures for the week ending
tecember la somber 54S, which compares
with 691 list week. 414 In the like week
ot 1910. m in 1919, 111 la 1911 and 161
la 1917.
By ALEXANDER DANA NOYES
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire,
New York, Dec. 18. The past
week has repeated, and in most re
spects emphasized, what has seemed
to be the; paradox of the financial
situation a foreign exchange mar
ket responding with great excite
ment to the developments of inter
national politics, yet a stock market,
both in this country and abroad,
which appeared to be indifferent to
all such news. Even on the Lon
don stock exchange, where one
would expect to find reflection of
the Irish settlement- as well as the
Washington conference and the Ger
man negotiations, recovery in prices
has been only fitful.
British government bonds have
indeed come up a point' or more in
the past week, but that would be
explainable on the same ground as
the rise in our own war leans, most
of which occurred before the im
portant political news had operated
as an influence. Meantime even
government bonds have hardly
stirred at Paris.
Stock Market Travesty.
Our own stock market has been little
more than a travesty of response to the
day's Important news; It was much
more sensitive last week to reports of
an understanding with the Mexican gov
ernment over regulation ot oil production
than to actual news of an understanding
with Japan regarding control of the Pa
cific or with England regarding arma
ments. The standard investment stocks
have hardly stirred,
Since a stock market cannot, In tho
nature of things be wholly unaffected
by auch news as that at Washington, it
would seem to follow that the influence
of that news must have been offset by
other considerations. It Is difficult to
find such offsetting influences except in
the continued low volume of business
activity, the narrowing range of bsslness
profits and the uncertain outlook for
railway traffic. -
Assuming the uncertain outlook for
trade recovery to be the cause of the
hesitant stock market, there is to this
extent, an element of the Illogical about
it the markets have been asserting for
months- that recovery; in the American
situation depends on recovery In JSurope,
yet that foreign, exchange is now rising
on the betterment of Europe's prospects
at the moment when stocks are halting
through Increased doubt over our own.
Market Reflects Changes,
In time these inconsistencies will he
smoothed out, as has happened before. It
must not be forgotten that even foreign
exchange ' was very slow In recognizing
the change for the better in Europe.
That market has indeed reflected alter
nately the changing attitudes of the
public mind regarding the. European
problems.
During the early part of 1919 the decline
in sterling from Its war-time pegged price
was very slow. People were talking them
or immediate European recuperation. In
1920 and a good part of 1921 Europe was
given over for lost and the hysterical fall
in sterling measured the public's emo
tional view .f the situation. It may be.
notwithstanding the very real recovery
which has occurred In Europe, that the
public mind is now going to the other
direction at least to the extent of de
claring that something can be done over
night to cure all of Europe's Ills.
Such an idea would account for the
occasionally hysterical character of the
past week's sterling market. Overnight
cures are not often witnessed, however.
Usually what Is done in the way of
Bpectacular relief turns out to have been
mostly valuable for stopping the progress
ot disease.
New York Quotations
Range of prices of the leading stocks
furnished by Logan & Bryan, Peters Trust
building:
BAILS.
Friday
High Low Close Close
A T ft S P 93 91 92 91i
Baltimore & Ohio 36 36 ' 35 35
Canadian Pacific. 122 121 121 121Va
N Y Central 734 73 73 73,
Chea & Ohio .... 66 56 66 56
Erie R R 10 10 19 ' 10
Gt North'n pfd... 76 744 75 75
Chi Gt Western.. 6 6 6 6
Illinois Central .. 99 99 99 99
Kan City South'n 234
Missouri Pacific . 17 17 17 17'i
N Y, N H & H . . 13 12 13 13
North'n Pacifio By 80 79 79 79
Chi & N W 67 67 67 67
Penn R R 33 83 83 32
Reading Co 73 71 73 71
C, R I & P 32 32 32 32
South'n Paoifio Co 80 80 80 80
Southern Ry 19 19 19 19
Chi, Mil & St P.. 19 19 19 19
Union Pacifio ,.127 126 126 126
Wabash 7
STEEL.
Am Car Fdry...l45 145 145 145i
Allls-Chal'ers Mfg 38 38 .18 38 '4
Am. Loco. Co. ... 99 98 19 984
Utd. Alloy S. Corp 25
Bald. L. Works .. 97 95 96 974
Beth. Steel Corp. .57 66 67 67
Crucible Steel Co.. 67 66 66 67
Am. 8. Foundries.. 34 83 83 84
Lack. Steel Co. .. 46 46 46 47
Mid. Steel & Ord.. 28 28 28 28
Rep. I. & S. Co. .. 63 53 63 53
Rail. S. Spring ..91 91 11 92
8,-Shef. Stl. & I. . 38 38 38
U. 8. Steel 84 84 84 84
Van. Steel 32 32 32 82
COPPERS.
An. Cop. Min 4948 484 40
Am. E. & Rfg. Co.. 46 45 46 46
Chile Cop. Co. ... 15 15 15 16
Chlno Cop. Co-. ... 28 27 27 28
Cal. & Ariz. 68
Insp. Cons. Cop. .. 42 41 41 43'
Kenn. Cop. 27 26 26 26
Miami Cop. Co. ..27 27 27 274
Nev. Cons. Cop. Co. 16 14 15 11
nay (J. cop. co. .. 15 15 15 15
Utah Cop. Co. ... 64 63 (4 64
INDUSTRIALS.
Am. B. 8ug. -Co. .. 28 28 28 28
A., O. A W. I. 8. S. 33 23 83 23
Am. Inter. Corp. . 43 42 42 42
Am. euro. iot 31 30 30 31
Am. oCtton Oil .. 21 20 21 21
Am. Tel. & Tel.. ..117 117 117 117
Am. Ag. Chem. '.. .... 29
Bosch Magneto ... 16 25 35 36
Amer. Can. Co.... 24 34 34 34
Chandler Motor .. 60 60 60 60
Central Leather .. 31 10 31 30
Cube, Cane bug.... 4 8 6
Cal. Packing 70 70 70 70
Corn rPod. Rfg. .. 17 14 86 17
Nat. Enam 38 37 87 88
Famous Player .. 77 76 77 76
Flak Rubber 12 13 12 11
Gen. Electric ....141 140 140 141
Gt. North. Ore ... 11 jl am HI
Gen. Motors Co.... 11 11 11 11
Goodlirh Co. ..... 34 35 35 31
Int. Harvest 81 83 81 84
Am. Hlde-Leath. . o co CA14 at
I". 8. Ind. Alcohol 39U 3 79 39
Int. Nickel 12 12 12 12
Int. P.p-r Co..... 65 (4 tt li
Island Oil 2 24 2 t
Aju Robber Co... 18 17 17 18
Kelly-Sprlngfeld . 44 41 43 41
Keystone Tire .... 16 14 15 1434
Inter. M. M., com. 11 11 11 14
Inter. M. M.. pfd.. i t 44
Y' Petroleum ..114 US', lir.. ticu.
Middle 8tats Oil., 14 13 1J 14
Pur Oil Co.. 39 14 3s 3 i
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Willys-Overland Co
Pacifio Oil 49
Pan-Am. P. & T.. 16
Pleroe-Arrow Mot
Royal Dutch Co... 63
U. 8. Rubber Co.. 56
Am. 8'r Hfg. Co. .. 63
Sinclair Oil Rfg. 23
Seara-Roebuck Co.. 6'
Strombnrg Csrb. Co 36
Rtudebaker Corp... 81
Tob. Products Co.. 63.
Trara-Cont. Oil ..11
Texas Co 47
U. 8. Food Pr Corp 10
Union Cahlde 44
White Motor Co... 39
Wilson Co., Inc. ... 30
Wests El. St Mfg. 60'
Am. Woolen Co... 81
49
66
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61
66
63
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68
85
81
63
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39
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Sales. 11 o'clock. 234,500,
- Money Friday's does, 6 per cent.
Marks Close, ,0062; Friday's close,
.0051.
Sterling 14.18: Friday's close, 14.16.
Live Stock
. Omaha, December 17.
Receipts were: Cattle Hois Sheen
Official Monday 4.807 6,268 14,64
Official Tuesday .... 3.459 11,473 9.977
Official Wednesday,. 6,606 9,667 6,690
Official Thursday .. 4,493 7,115 10,023
Official Friday 2,113 8.149 8,807
Estimate Saturday .. 400 4,000
Six days this wk.... 20, 777 45,671 45.049
Same last wk 20.031 26.874 32,078
Same 2 wks. ago ...21,605 48,610 61,762
Same 3 wks. ago ...20,763 31,418 28,023
Same year ago 31,622 60,719 41,717
Receipts and disposition of live stock
at thi Union stock yards, Omaha, Neb.,
for 24 hours, ending at 3 p, m., Decem
ber 17, 1921:
Cattle Hogs
Wabash R. R 2
Missouri Paciglo Ry, 8 1
Union Pacifio R. R. , 3 16
C. & N. W. Ry., east 1 3
C. & N. W. Ry., west 1 19
C. St. P. M. & O. Ry 6
C. B. & Q. Ry., east 2
C. B. & Q. Ry., west 11
C. R. I. & P.. west 1
Total receipts 15 68
DISPOSITION HEAD.
Hogs
Armour & Co. 818
Cudahy Packing Co. 818
Morris Packing Co 855
Swift & Co. ' 847
J. W. Murphy , 613
Swartz & Co 356
Total ..4,207
Cattle The only cattle on sale today
were holdovers from Friday's mean close
and the prospects were that most of
them would .be kept for Monday. About
400 head were received today nearly all
directs, making the week's total 20,800
head. Fat cattle have slumped sharply
since the middle of the week and after
showing strength Monday and Tuesday
are closing unevenly lower than a week
ago. Steers show losses of 50c$1.00 and
she stock is generally 2550c lower. Fri
day's market being lifeless at this de
cline. Stockers and feeders reacted or,
the close and are not much more than
steady for the week.
Quotations on Cattle Good to choice
beeves, $6.607.76; fair to good beeves,
35.606.50; common to fair beeves, 15.00
5 50; good to choice yearlings, 67.750
9.25; fair to good yearlings, 16.25 7.60;
common to fair yearlings, $5.00)6 00;
good to choloe heifers, $6.75(6.25; fair
to good heifers, 14.5006.60; choice to
prime cows, 14.606.00; good to choice
cows, 13.904.40' fair to good cows, 33 26
3.85; common to fair cows, I2.003.00:
good to choicer feeders, 5li.006.60; fair
to good feeders. $5.40tS:6.90; common to
fair feeders, I4.605.35; good to choice
stockers, $6.256.75; fair to good stockers.
$5.756.15; common to fair stockers, 15.00
5.75; stock heifers, S4.00S5.00; stock
cows, 32.75 5ji 3.75 ; stock calves, S4.60(j
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7 60; veal calves, l.t0OI.00s bulls, stags,
etc., 13.2696.00.
Hnga Hog receipts, 4.0(10 head. Tha
market waa active today with an advance
of 1010c, th good light hogs moving
readily at an advance mostly 10c, while
heavy. mixed and packing grades woro
hard to sell and were mostly stesdy to
strong. Light hugs sold from 16 ,6.46
for th bulk with th top of 16.65. Mixed
loads from J5 766.25, packing grades at
I5.60W6.00 with th extreme heavies sell
Ing down to 14.76. Hulk of sales, 16.16
61.46. Compared with a week ago tbc
market Is lt$26o lower.
HOGS.
No. Av.
39. .665
65. ,296
65, .270
64. .260
44. .251
84. .826
65. .211
64. .196
6h.
Pr.
4.75
6 60
6 86
05
1 26
1 85
6 45
6 66
No. Av.
67. .316
66.. 804
61. .308
62. .243
73. .223
60. .224
71. .197
Ph.
80
210
70
1 36
6 '5
I 00
20
6 30
40
6 60
380
10
120
Sheep There were no fresh receipts of
sheep and lambs Saturday. The general
trend of the sheep and lamb market for
the week haa been downward, mostly ac
counted for by the falling of shipper de
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Short Term ftytes
mand which was the outatandlnf feature
el last Mrk'l liwrkL fat lallllx rlnaxl
wtak wun th bulk moving at ! Utt
1000, showing a doiliua of lot) under
laat wk uluae, r'rdr Unibs have
bnn steady to uo'a ail week, (liar b.
Ilif a fair dinnd a.iffnlenl to tak rate
of th light rwoipla, uuuieilon M oo
tltti, '111 aheap market haa baan
weak With heal light , Balling st
II In), compared Willi 16.01 for laat k
paavy ara hard to and .
uotnl from tl 604F4 44.
isolations on shpi Good la rholce
fat lainba 19 76010 00; fair to good fat
lamba, I. 00 I 76; k la choir faedar
lambs, M.IIV14A; fair t good trader
lambs, Uu.fl40 rull lam be, It t
III fat yearlmia 14 04! 60; fat wain
era, 14.610l.26l fat wa. 13.0004 60;
trader cwea, U I0OI 60; cull 11.10
VI 60.
Chicago Uv Meek.
Chicago, Dae. 17111. B. Burtstl of
Maikata.l Cattl Receipts, 1.000. head:
compared with weak ago, beef ataara
niuatly toctll 00 lower, medium and good
rada snowing full dnWIne; airldly com
mon altera little rhngrd she stock gen
erally 85 10 lOo lower; veal calves, steady;
hravy calvea, ahaiply lower; Blockers and
feeder, strong to X60 hlgliar; bulls, 3 00
to 6110 higher.
Hi.iik lUielpts, ' 1,000 head; market
optiid steady to lOo higher than yeatar
day's average, rlnatng alow and lOo to 16e
lower than early ahlpvar bought about
7,600 head; holdover lights; top, 17.10 for
Hunt lights; 170 pouuda average up to
I.I6; bulk of aalra, tliottj.vo; pig,
steady to loo higher; bulk, dailrab!,
li.sutfl.to with some at 17.40.
Fhrpp and Lambs Receipts, 1,000 head;
market mostly packets direct: compared
with week ao. fat Inmba, 11 OA to 11.26
lower: fat yearllnie. 16o to 1100 lower;
fat aheep. 600 to Ho lower; feeder lambs,
600 higher.
Kansas City IJv Block.
Ksnass City. Dee. 17. (U. B. Bureau '
of Markets.) Cattle Receipt. 60 head;
for week, hoof ateers unevenly 60c 01 1.00;
Christinas yearlings, 112.76; fat aha stork
generally weak to 60o lower, canna',
bulls and rslvrs, mostly steayd; stockers
and feeders, 16026c higher; stock cows
snd hellers, steady to 26o lower, stock
calves steady to 600 lower. .
Hogs Recelpta, 1,000 head; 1O10O high
er than yeaterday'a packer trade; good
hoga mostly 6(1.6596.70; top, 11.70; bulk,
16 50 (if 6.70.
Sheep Receipts, 8,000 head; today re
celpta through billing, for wek: Sheep,
25 Hp 500 lower; lambs mostly 16a lower;
top, 110.35.
Ht. Joseph Llv fltock.
St. Joseph, Deo. 17. Csttl Receipts.
100 hend; market slow: steers, 16.00 ti
9.75; cows and heifers, I3.2iff8.60; calves.
14.00flt7.00.
Hogs Receipts, 7,000 hesd; fully iUady;
top, 16.65; bulk, 16.406.66.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 800 head;
market nominal; lambs, 19.60010.26; wes,
13.25tH.25.
-OFFICES AT-
OMAHA, NEB.
LINCOLN, NEB.
HASTINGS, NEB.
CHICAGO, ILL..
SIOUX CITY. IA. '
HOLDREGE, NEB.
GENEVA, NEB.
DES MOINES, IA.
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
HAMBURG, IA.
KANSAS CITY, MO.
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