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THE GUMPS
IC 11 IN COLOR!
IN THE SUNDAY Bit
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith
Oiuvnahl IDII Chn tribune Company
THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1021.
Live Stock
Itec.iui. vit
crrieisi iinxti) ,,, nt
nftl.i.l TawUy ... 1.14
official We.ln.lay,, I HI
tiftti'itl Thursday ,. X. 1 1 3 ,
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Five dot thi. k..n.l
ham lul wok ?3f
rin wl. .go ..14.444
ham I oka. ! .3.l
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Omaha., Deo.mber 14.
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111 J4.l
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ilia a. ;ii
4 109 f .
41,04 Sit'
41,671 44.041
tiUS 11. HI
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33,414 It.Ut
Receipt, a n 4 deposition of It'' tnek
at lha I nlua MIim h atd, uniahs. Nat-.,
fur 14 l.uor ending al 1 p. m., 4cW'
cai. rip.
r. u. it. r nr. 4 ...
Wab.eh II. II 4 ...I ...
Mt. I'. p. II) 4 17 t
I'. N. W., Hy., anal , t ,,.
'. A N. W. Hj., m a tl ...
rll. P., M. A O.. Ry. ..4 4 ...
, II. at 4. Hy., aaal ... ,. t ...
r, H. a, W. H.. west ... 4 4
(', It., I. A I'., ee.t I
4, H.. I. P., wat I ,
llllnoii Central lly I ...
C, U. W. Hy I t ...
Total receipt.
1'IHJ'UBIl IO. UK A P..
II. TK.
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Armour To
ti.lt. hy Pkg, f'o. . .... 114
Mnrtla rll. IJu. ,
Mw (I ft I t
J. W. Murphy ,.
hwart Co
Lincoln 1'aiklnf i'v,
(igdnt Talking Co.
2lf fiiian Bios. ...
Hanky
J. II. nulla
K. O. Clirl.ti L Hon .. 31
John, Harvey Sf ..... .....
T. J, lnfhrain 1'
V. P. l.ewi t
Mo.-Kan. ". A C. Co... li
J. H Root Co 14
Milllvan Urn 4 .....
Other buyer $07 !.!'
410
474
III
J.4U
104
1 3 a
"Vi
Tolkl
C(tle Only a very light Friday run
of catlla, about 760 heutl. .bowed up to
day but Ilia market proved to l a dull,
llf.l.rs affair on all Glaaara. Moat pat k
cra already had .nougli rattla fo finlrt
out thla weak a kill and aa they did
not wl.h to carry anything over until
Tuesday they boufht very .p.rlngly. Plain
fiualliy of tha offerlnKa and dullness ot
the market mada It impoaalbla to corn
par value with yreterday. Where sale
war mad prlraa did not look any bet
ter than on laat week' low clone. Hi
gain noted early In th week having bain
about all wiped out in tha laat two day.
Quolatlona on cattle: Good tu choice
beevea, 46.7KJ7.7i; fair to rood beeves,
IS. 74; common to fair neevaa, 45.23
4)4.74; good to cholc yearling". 7.G0 up
9.00; fair to good yearling, SS.SS id 7.60 ;
common to fair yearllnga, 45.10 4. 2.r;
good to cholc helfera, $3.75Q6.50; fair
to good halter. 14.4094.74; cholc to
prim cowa, 44.764J6.16; good to choice
cowa. 4I.1604-7S; fair to good oowa, 13.50
(04.40; common to fair cowa, 42.0C5P
S.00; good to cholc feedera, $5$0t6.S5;
fair to good faedera, $6.856.85; common
to fair feeder. 44.6096. 26; goad to choice
toekera, 16.164)4.40; fair to good tocker,
46.4094.00; common to fair Blockers,
14.7696.60; stock helfera, 44.0096.00,
took cow, $2.7691.60; a lock calvoa, 14.60
T.IOs veal calve, t4.60 9i.40i bulls, tag.
to, 13.0094.60.
BEEF ETHERS.
No. ... A v. Pr. . No. A v. Pr.
J5...... 898 4 64 i 1004 6 26
19 1147 ( 60 4. 1182 f 76
t 744 26 14 1210 . C 60
JT UM 50wa
1...-..10U 4) 00 16 1011 4 J6
BULLS.
1 2 t 10 2. .....1(11 I It
CALVES.
2...... S86 4 40 10 400 . E 80
tit Si ' 2 U0 7 60
Hog Receipts, 4.400. Th market
opad strong today and was active at
prices generally 109 16o higher. There was
n active demand by shippers, their pur
chase covering all grades. Light hoga
sold' moatry at 14.6096.75 with a top ot
66.40. Mlactt hog oW from 14.3694.60,
packing grade from t6.6094.26, with the
heavy weight moatly around 45.25. Bulk
ot sale wa 46.6096.76.
. HOGS.
No. A. Sh. ' Fr. No. Av. Bh. Tr.
41. .454 420 tit' 22. .859 .... 16
IS. .28 70 6 49 31. .267 40 40
72. .277 70 ' 60 70. .225 ... 64
74. .238 ..." I 70 46. .224 .... 76
60. .167 ... - III
Sheep and Lamb Receipts, 2,000 bead.
The receipt today wr very light and
consisted entirely of Iambs. Thr wa a
good ihlpper demand today, th bulk of
th receipt finding this outlet Moat of
the sales were within a range ot $10.00
10.40 with a fop price of $10.76 paid by
shippers. Feeder lambs were steady with
some sales reported at $9.60. There wa
nothing In today in sheep and quotations
are quotably unchanged, chdlce light
weight ewe are quoted at $4.004.60
with the heavy grade down to $2.60. The
genera! market Is steady to lBo higher.
Quotations on sheep: Fat lamba, good to
choice, $10.25910.74; fat lambs, fair to
good, $.6010.26: feeder lambs, good to
choice, $6.7499.60; feeder lamb, fair to
good, $7.5094.60: cull lamb, $5.2696.25:
fat yearlings. $6.0097.60; fat wethers.
$4.605 26; fat ewea. $3.0094.60: feedr
ewes, $2.6093.60; cull eweg. $1.0092.60.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago. Deo. 82. Cattle Receipts,
6,000 head; market, alow; few early
sales heavy beef steers to shippers, about
steady; closing trade. 2530c lower;
spots off more; quality vary plain; top
native steers, $7.60; bulk, $4.7506.75; fat
she stock and calves, weak to i5c low
er; packer calf top, $8.00; bulls, Block
ers and feeder, steady to weak. '
Hogs Receipts, 23,600 heady; market,
steady to 15c higher - than yesterday's
average; underweights up more; butch
era closed about steady; others, strong;
shippers bought about 17.600 head; hold
over, moderau; top, $7.65; one load, 1C9
to 170-pound average: practical top,
$7.60; bulk, $7.0097.33: pigs, 3665o
higher: bulk, desirable, $7.50; some, $7.66.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 8,000 bead;
fat lambs, 26940O higher; fat sheep,
isieady; fat lamb top, $11.40; bulk. $11.00
i sr 11.26; .culls. $8.0091 25: fat ewe top.
r 14.75; no choic lights hero; no feeder
traile. -
- Kanaa City Live Stock.
Kansas City. Pec. 23. (U. 8. Bureau
of Markets.) Cattle Receipts, 800 head:
beef ateers strong to 16c hifther; best
on aale. $7.26: other sales. $i.0037.15; all
other classes scarce and steady; few cows,
$3.7594.00; load lot heifer, $3.60; some
canners, $2.25: good heavy calves. $6,50;
fairly good bologna bulls, around $2.1.
Hogs Receipts. 2.000 heart; sctive:
bulk lights ami mediums, to shippers and
packers. $7.15(97.20: market. 64J10c high
er than yesterday's average; bulk of
sales, $7.007.iO; top, $(.2S; throw -out
sows. $6.75: pigs, steady: best, $7.00.
Sheep Receipts, 1,000 head sheep
steady; lsmbs. steady to 25c higher; fed
westerns, I10.7S.
lous City Live tSock.
Sioux City, la., Dec. $3. Cattle Re
rint 406 head:, market steady: fed
steers and yearlings. $7.00910.60: warmed
una lsof?6 60: fat cows sna neuers,
IS.6066.60: canners. $1.0094.00; veal.
$3.604.oe; feeders,- $4.0096.00;. calves,
$:!.60tf'6-50; feeding rows and belter.
1. Knti4 ?& fn.lrrj 14 00426.60.
Hoga-ReceiDts. 4.500 head; market
ataadv. 10a hlerher: light and butchers,
$.(i.75; mixed. $6.6094,60; heavy.
J ?5inn- tuillr nf antes. 84 1006.70.
Sheep Receipts. 500 head; market
steady. i ,
8t. Joseph Live meek.
St. Joseph. Dec. 23. Hora Receipts,
7.000 head; strong to 10o higher; top.
$7.10; bulk. $.99,.in.
Cattle Recetpta. ,a head; generally
stesdy; ateers. IS.OOijr 10 00; coa anl
heifers. $8.5e75: calve. 14.00 W6. 10.
Sheep Receipts. 600 head; market
steady to 14c higher; lamba, $10.00914.45
ewes, $3.609 23.
ew crk Coffee.
New Tork. Pec. 23. The stopping of
further December notices by the leading
Innr Interest gav the market for cot-
fee future a firmer ton during today'a
riv trading, and after opening un
Fhu4 te t eoinu higher, active mom hi
old te 11 point above ia.-t night's
oiaainr fl rare. This advance tarried r
member back to $t.. or the previona
hlh record, bet there wis considerable
,uiiiin aronnd 1.48c for March and lat
er month eased off during the after
noon, with September selling down from
a tiwi 1.61c The close was net 18
u.int hlaher to points low-r. gales
were estimated at eeout T0.00 bags. De-..-.v.,
a io- Jaauary. I I 5ct March,
lee: Mar. - Mc: Jly. 5; Septera-
Spot' Coffee Qulef! Wo 7a, 94 9'4e;
nto 4a, HHUMHtv
te-
Bradstreet' Trade Hriew.
tew Tork, Dec 21. Eradatreet
"Peaseaal weather Ha cem raost
.ha Mintrf 4 reinforce the In
f.aence ruling at thi of free giv
ing, the result being a e.'-.lte decided in
cease In Uie ole ot retail trade.
lea with thi actoa. however, the
report r net wholly satisfactory.
Sembt eera te a list at a aamber t
ttie as te Tvlame, that kb aoantlty,
f saying eeal'ng a year ago wbea
ptirf were higt.-r hot warrbaaanc pow
er wa undoubtedly lower. Oo the bal-
m tw. the tre4 em m te
-.11 Iwlow tbat ef 19:.
e. mUr thaa luxuries em to prr
desnlaate. altheirh the eeafeeUeaary
trade1kreBs ta Mil dene well.
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Market, Financial and Industrial News of the Day
Financial
By ALEXANDER DANA NOYES.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
New York, Dec. 23. On a greatly
reduced volume of business, total
transactions being the smallest ot
anv dav since October 20, today's
stock market nioxed in decidedly, pre
senting at the end the lately familiar
mixture of net advances and net de
clines, both ranging as high as two to
three txmits in stocks with wliicti
professional speculators were busy.
1-oreign exchange repeated trie
slow downward movement of the
day before.
Today's upward tendency in
wheat and cotton had no great sig
nificance in the long alternation of
ritfng and falling prices. The persist
ent return of the cotton market this
week, however, to the highest price
touched in a month may have some
reference to the Washington esti
mate that the whole world's cotton
crop appears to be not only smaller
than 1920 by 5,000,000 bales, or near
ly 25 per cent, but the tmallest ih 21
years.
notaei evens.
In It own comment upon the reserve
system operation this pt week, the
federal reserve board remarks that the
Dallas reserve bank having taken up
$1,000,000 of the paper redlscounted for It
by the Boston bank, no "Interbank ac
comodation" remains.
This quiet statement draws attention
to a really notable event. One must go
back to 1917 to find a time when one or
mor of the reserve bank were Mot bor
rowing from others. Reviewing tho year
1418, th reserve board etated in Its an
nual report that such transactions had
een 'unusually heavy," chiefly because ol
the large sums loaned by the back on
war bond collateral.
A year later the board reported-that In
1919 "rodlscountlng between federal re
serve bank haad been continuous." It
made the same report in 1920, explaining
the recourse to Interbank borrowings then
as having been taken "In order that re
serve bank having lower reserves might
extend further accommodation to theil
members and -till maintain their mini
mum reserve requirements."
Bland on Own Feet.
Tisrlv In tha present year the account
stood a high a $116,000,000, representing
the helping out ol rive 01 tne la oanas dv
that expedient. Its disappearance now
leaves every reserve bank standing on
Its own feet, wltn tne lowest ratio 01 cnun
reserve at any bank higher than the New
Yurk ratio at the beginning of this year,
and with all but one of them reporting a
higher ratio than the average for the
system at the end of 1920.
The Inference Is Important, In connection
with both the strength of our banking
position as a whole and with release of
the lons-tleil-up credit In the west and
south.
New York Quotations
Range ot prices or the leading stock
furnished by Logan & Bryan, Peters Trust
building:
RAILS.
Thurs.
High. Low. Close. Close.
A T & S F 92 91 91Mi 92
Baltimore & Ohio 35 3i. 36 S3
Canadian racific.119 US lis Jis'.s
N Y Central ..... 73 72 lili 73
Ches & Ohio .... B6H 6614 1414, 614
Krie R R i , m , iuv
Ot North'n. pfd...
Illinois Central ... i 'H '
Kan City South'n 23 23 23 83
Missouri Pacific... 17 1714 17 17H
N Y. N H H..'. UH 1! 12'i
North'n Pacific By 781, 77V, 78 7S'
Chi & N W .'.... 63 . 60V4 si 's
Penn R R a a.i :4
Reading Co 7214 71H 7174 72
C. R I & P 31 31m 31 31i
South'n Pacific Co 79 78 78 78
Southern Ry 1V 18 18 IS'
Chi. Mil & St P ... 17 1714 17 17V
Union Pacific ....125 184 124 125
Wabash 4H 6 6
BTEKl
Am Car & Fdry 143
Allls-Clial'er Wft 37 Vi 87 'i 37 37
Am Loco Co 104 102 103 108
ITtrl Alloy 81. Corn .1 25
Raid. Loco. Wks... 96 94 96 95
Beth. Steel Corp... 66 55 66
C. . ft Iron Co. ..
Crucible Steel Co. 66
Am. 8t I. Foundries 32
I.acka'a Steel Co.. 44
Midvale 8tl. & Ord. 26
Pressed (HI. Car Co ....
Hep. I. A Stl. Co.. 61
Ry. Steel Spring... 89
V. a. Steel 3
t'thadium Steel ... 31
lATratvs.
Anaconda C. Mln. 48 47
Am. S. & Rfg. Co. 43
Chile Copper Co... 16
Chlno Cop, Co..... 27
Insp. Cons. Cop.... 29
Ken. Copper 24
Miami Copper Co.. 24 -
Nev. Cons. C. Co.. IS
Rsy Cons, a Co.. 14
Utah Conner Co... S
IMJUOIlllAW.
Am. Beet 6r Co. 87 27
A.. O. W. I. S. B. 30 $0
Am. Jnr. Corp 40 39
Am. Sum. Tob.... $1 3
Am. Cotton Oil... 51 20
Am. Ar. Chem.... :
Bosch Magjiete ... 24 .
Cont. Can. 47 47
American Can to. i-n i
Chandler Motor .. 47 46
Central leather ..
Cub Cane Sagar. 6
Csl. Tacking Corp. 64 44
Cora Prod. Rfg... 47 9S
Nat. Enain.-Rnip- 36 6
Famous riayer .. 74 76
E!lr Rnhher 12 12
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60
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64
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26
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61
General Electrio
Ot. .North. Ore.
Gen. Motor
tioodrtrh Co. ...
Int. Harvest.
Am. Ulde-Leath.
It. t. Ind. Alcohol 14
Int. Nickel 12
Int. Paper Co..... 63
Island Oil ' 3
Ajax Robber 14
Kelly-Sprlntfleld . 41
Keystone Tir .... 14
Int. M. M 13
Internet M M. pfd 62
Meblraa Tet'leum. .1 ! J
Middle State Oil 13
Pur Oil Co .... 17
W lira-Overland - 6
Pacific Oil 47
Pan-Am Pet, Tran 61
Pierre-Arro Met 13
Am riagar Rfg Co 63
Sinclair Oil, Rfg.. 22
tftromr-erg Cars Co (4
undertaker Corp... T
Tob Pdds C .... 42
Trans-Oatsl Oil. 11
Trias C 46
V S Food Pr Corp 1
Ameficaa Weoleo.. 7611
Tutsi SSlee. 4I9.M.
Money Cle. t per
VsfalljCKe. Pr rent.
jtaras tiose,
.464.
Sterling Close,
close, 4.:i.
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t
44
38
11
41
14
46
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61
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Omaha Grain
December 2. 1921.
There was a good demand for corn
at about lc advance. Oats sold up
He Rye was lc higher. Barley was
nominal. Wheat moved slowly at
prices ranging from unchanged to
lc or 2c up.
These cash sale wers reported:
( WHEAT.
No. 4 sack, bard winter: 1 car (smutty),
$1.(16.
No. 2 hard winter: 1 car, (77 per 'cent
dark), $1.11; 1 car (smutty). $1.10: I car,
$1.00; 3 cars, $1.06; 1 car (smutty), $1.0C
i cars, (smutty), $1.05.
No. $ bard winter: 1 car,' $1.06; 1 car,
$1.03; 1 car, (smutty), $1.03.
No. t hard winter: 2-6 oar (musty,
weevil). 3. v
Sample hard winter: S-t car (weevil.
musty), oc.
No. 1 yellow hard: 1 car, $1.05,
No. 8 yellow hard: 1 car. $1.04.
No. 3 yellow bard: t cars, $1.03; 3 cars,
61.02.
No. 4 yellow hard: 1 car. $1.01.
No. 6 yellow hard: 1 oar, 98c.
Sample yellow hard! 1 tar, (weevil),
$1.04.
No. 2 dark northern spring: 2 cars,
11.25.
Sample dark northern spring: 1 car
(frosted). 41.12.
No. 1 mixed; 1 car (durum), 90c; 1 car
(smutty), 90c. ,
CORN.
No. 1 whito: 4 cars, 40c.
No. i whit: 6 cars, 40c."
No. 3 white: 1 ear, 40c.
No. 1 yellow: t cars, 40c.
No. 3 yellow: 1 car (speclar- billing),
40c; 7 cars. 40o.
No. 1 yellow: 1 car, 40
No. 1 mixed: 4 cars, 40n.
No. 2 mixed: i cars, 40c; 1 ckr, 39e.
OATS.
No. 2 white: 1 car. Sic.
No. 3 whit: 1 car. 30c; 9 cars, .1011c.
No. 4 white: 2 cars, 30c; S curs, 29c;
1 car (special billing), 29 c.
KVB.
No. 2: S cars, 76c. ,
No. 3: 1 car, 7o.
Sample: 1 cur fheavy). 75c.
BARLEY.
No. 4: I car. 44c.
OMAHA RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS.
Receipt Today Wk. Afro Yr. Aro
Wheat 62 33 C8
Corn 70 145 S2
Osts 16 13 14
Rye 6 4 2
Barley 6 1 , 0
Shipments-
Wheat 24 63- 1 1
Corn 51 89 )?
Oat 7 9 . 12
Rye i 0 1
Barley 0 0 3
PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS
Receipts. Tonay wk. Ago xr. Ago
Wheat 670,000 979,000
Corn 1,304,000 1,872,000
Oats 456,000 433,000
Shipments-
Wheat 368,000 744.000
Corn - 673,000 899.000
Oat 849,000 367,000
CHICAGO RECEIPTS.
Week
Carlots Today. Ago.
Wheat 9 8
Corn 296 S98
Oat 99 60
ST, LOUIS RECEIPTS.
Carlots Today. - Yr. Ago.
Wheat 35 136
Corn 93 32
Oats 40 ' 39
NORTHWESTERN WHEAT RECEIPTS.
- ween 1 ear
313 ' 181
89 63
972 628
844.01)0
798,000
426.000
535, 000
272,000
271,000
Year
Ago.
20
172
67
Carlots Today.
Minneapolis 225
Duluth 69
Winnipeg 708
CHICAGO CLOSING PRICES.
By Updike Grain Co., DO 2627. Dec. 53.
Art, I Open. High. I .Low. Close. I Yest.
Wht. .1
Dec. 1.11 114 1.11 1.13 1.11
May 1.16 1.17 1.16 1.16j 1.16
July 1.04 1.05 1.04 1.04 1.04 Vi
1.04 .1 J 1.04 1.04V
Rye I 1 I I
Dec. .84 .84 I .83 i .83 .83
May .90 .91 .90 .61 .SOU
Corn
Dec, .48 .49 .48 .49 .48
May .64 .56 .64 .65 .51
.64 54
July .06 .66 .56 .66 .56
Oat
Dec. .33 .34 .33 .83 .33
May .38 .38 .38 .18 .38
July .39 1.89 .391, .89 ,?9Vs
Pork "" ' I
Jan. 14.86 14.89 14.SS 14.16 114.86
Lard I
Jan. 8.72 t.77 8.70 $.77 4.72
May 9.16 9.15 9.12 9.13 9.15
Ribs
Jan 7.87
May tg.ia $.16 g.io i.io 8.10
( Minneapolis Grain. '
Minneapolis, Minn., Dee. 23. Flour
Unchanged. . ;
Bran 422.00.
Minneapolis, Dec. 23. Wheat Receipta,
226 cars, compared with 181 cars a year
ago. Cash No. 1 northern, tl.29SJ
133: December, $1.26; May, $1.24;
July. $1.19.
Corn No. $ yellow, SJ9 40c.
' Oats No. 3 white. 30 934c
Barley 36949c.
Rye No. 2, J997c. -Flax
No. 1. $1.96 92.01.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansaa City. Dec. 23. Wheat Decem
ber. $1.07; May, $1.09; July. 98c.
Corn December. 42 c; May. 48 lie;
July, 60c , - '
Kansas Cllv Hay.
Kansas City- Deo. 13 Hay Unchanged.
" liondon Moneys.
London, Dec 23. Bar Silver SITid per
ounce.
Money 3 per cent.
Discount Rates Short bills. per
cent; I months' bills, 3',iO: per cent.
w York Dry i.oods.
New Tork, Der. 21. Cotton goods were
steady today, with trading of moderate
volume. 4'otton yarna wer quiet; bur
laps barely steady. More Interest was
shown in staple worsted drees goods.
Rom business a done In awHt-rs and
heavy underwear for the fall of 1922.
Chicago Grain
By CHARLES MICHAELS.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire,
Chicago, Dec. 2J.A decidedly
bullish sentiment prevailed in the
grain markets, but the best prices
were not maintained, due to liberal
profit taking by recent buyers. Wheat
closed ffj2c higher, with December
leading, while corn was up ?c and
rye, y.jCftsc. Oats were unchanged
to He higher.
Prospects of a marked fiuprcve
ment in the milling demand for cash
wheat, with rumors of large export
orders from Italy and light receipts
in the northwest and southwest was
responsible for much buying of fu
tures. There was a lack of pressure
at times, but the offerings at $1.17
for the May proved too large for the
small speculative trade to absorb and
the price failed to get above that
figure, which was the highest of the
week and 5jgc above th5 inside price
of Monday.
C'los at Discount.
December developed congestion and went
to 8o under the May at one time anil
closed at 3c discount, compared with
4o, the previous day. There was per
sistent buying of December and selling of
May by cash houses and a numbor of
orders to buy for scattered shorts were
received. Ar Kansas City December wrs
2o higher and only 2c under the Mav,
despite stocks there of 9.U00.00O bushels.
Commission houses sold May on the bulRes,
but took a great deal of it bark on the
breaks and the market held within rela
tively narrow limits.
July was weakest of all deliveries, due
to predictions of rain or snow In the
southwest, and private reports showed
some snow in Kansas during the day.
There was also back spreading between
tha May -and July, the latter being sold
are; tho differenee widened to 12'ic at
the last against 10c recently.
Rumors that Italy was In the market
for a large amount of cash wheat could
not be confirmed, but that country la ex
pected to buy next week or early in Janu
ary. Salts of 860.000 bushels were re
ported during the day, of which 760,000
bushels were at the Pacific coast, includ
ing 600,000 bushels to Portugal. Local
milling sales were 20,000 bushels, includtng
15.000 bushela No. 2 yellow hard at lc
over December, f. o. b. cars, from store,
and 16.000 bushels were sold to go to
store. Liverpool advanced d and Bueno
Aires was up Vic at the opening.
r Omaha House Seller.
Signing of the $20,00,000 Russian relief
bill and a persistent demand for cash
grain from exporters was responsible for
free buying of corn, but on the advance
a house ,wiih Omaha connections was a
heavg seller and a reaction of c from
the top came toward the last. The under
tone, however, wa firm. Export business
was checked by a scarcity of offerings to
arrive from the country and light receipts,
and the only business claimed was 100,000
bushels, all done late the previous day.
The country failed to sell as freely on
the bulge as it did the previous day. Ex
port sales at the seaboard aggregated
400,000 bushels. ' Domestic shipping busi
ness was light. Receipts,, 248 cars.
December oats showed more firmness
than the deferred deliveries and gained
c, due to scattered buying. Trade
was light and of a local character in the
deferred deliveries. Domestio shipping
salea were 100,000 bushels, with receipts
82 cars.
Cash and shipping interests were good
buyers of rye and the market showed a
strong, undertone. No export businesa
was reported, although there were In
quiries. Cash lot were firmer at 3 9
4c over December for No. 2.
Pit Notes.
The United States Grain corporation
was in the market yesterday for five car
goes of corn more than 1,000,000 bushels.
There were liberal offerings which were
understood to be around 65c at Atlantic
ports. The original plans were to buy i
corn only at Atlantic ports, but it has -been
decided to accept corn at the gulf.
There is more disposition to sell corn
by western holders for export via tthe
gulf. In all,' 20,000,000 bushel of corn
is expected to be bought at tha fate of
1,000.000 to 2,000.000 bushels per week
Reports from Fort Dodge (Iowa) terri
tory said the farmers were willing to sell
corn at 5 cents. t
Houses with Omaha connections were
heavy sellers of May corn here yesterday,
while local interests wer the beet buy
ers. At the rat corn was absorbed it
crested a better feeling. At the sam
time, bulges brought out profit taking.
A great deal of wheat was bought yes
terday by commission houses who have
been friendly with the buying side for
some time past their purchases running
into the big figure which was attributed
to eastern traders.
Europe has bought 330,000,000 bushels
of wheat In the past five months or 40,
000,000 bushels more than last year. This
Is regarded as significant and suggestn
that ail available wheat In the United
mates and Canada will be wanted before
anether crop Is raised.
Discussing the recent crop estimate of
the Northweatern Grain Healers associa
tion on the three Canadian provinces
which show so much difference as com
pared with the government, tlfr secretary
of the association says their figures were
compiled from returns from country ele
vators and if the government acreage was
used it would have been necessary to re
duce the estimated yield per ecre.
Spring wheat flour advan'-d 30 cent
within the last few days to $7.60 for
standard brand In car lot and $8.10 to
the retail trade. Large buyers are how
Ins: more disposition to take hoLsrT as they
will not get the flour delivered until
after the turn of the new year.
With more than 3.iito,'.'u loanea py
the war finance corporation to the farm
er and $31,000,010 to facilitate export
business combined with tho Intention or
the government to buy 20,000,000 bushels
of corn for Russia relief, there Is a sit
uation wbicn nas causei inose wno iavor
lower price on graina to sit up and take
notice, and thy are less Dearisn ana
suggest there is less on rne snon siue
of the market thaa ther ha been for a
long time
Traders who are ehort wheat futures in
Chicago and long In Winnipeg have a bad
spread for the present, especially a the
cash wheat (ttuation here is growing
stronger. .
Omaha Produce
Wh.sale
Helling
Price.
$0.1790 19
.18p .210 .23
.14-9 .14 .181J .22
.IK TO ,22 .229 .26
.1144 ,M ,12( .14
.l.'.'jj ,20 .200 ,23i
.I2'(i .20 .201(1 .22
.It VP .40 .389 -45
DRESSED POULTRY,
1D ,18 .?I9 .22
lti) .22 .250 .27
iHC .24 .2550 .28
.13 14 .lSi) .20
20tf .$3 -,27ft .28
:0'r' .29 .259 .27
.409 .43 ,159 .62
EGGS.
.met 47 .60 .64
.44ji .46 .46'ai .48
.319 .32 ,320 .38
.279 .31 .30 9 . 35
.309 .40 1
Furnished by Plt of Nebrk. depart
ment of agriculture, bureau ot market
and marketing:
LIVE POULTRY.
1 Wh'eal
Buying
Price.
Slag $0.161r $0.14
Springs
Hens, light ....
Hens, heavy
Cock
Duck ,
Gees ,.,
Turkoy
Stags . .
Spring
Hens
Cocks
Duck .,
Geese . .
Turkey
Slect
No. 1
No. :
Crack
Eggs, cas count
Storage
BUTTER.
Creamery,
prints 439 .44
Creamery. tub 429 .43
Country, best .... .'liii ,26 .309 .33
Country, common .219 .23 .239 .24
' HAT.
Prairie: No. I upland. $10.60911.00; No.
3 upland. $9.00010.00; No. 3 upland, $7.00
98.00; No 1 midland, $10.00910.60; No. 2
midland. $8.6099.60; No. 3 midland, $7.00
S.00; No. 1 lowland, $8.0099.00; No. 2
lowland. $7.00ig8.OO.
Alfalfa: Choice, $18.00fflI9.00; No. 1,
$13.50916.60; standard, J12.00MJ16.00; No.
2, $10.50911.50: No. 3, $9 0010.00.
Straw: Oat, $8.0099.00; wheat. $7,009
t.Oft.
FRUITS Bananas, lb.. 898c. Or
anges, 'size 200 and larger, $6.0096.60;
sis 216, $5.5096.25; size 230, $5.0095.75:
size 375, $4.7695.75; size 321, ll.5096.6O.
Lemons, box, $5.606.00. Klefer pears,
(bu. basket), $2.60; Oregon eating peara,
(basket), $4 00. Grapes. Emperor (lugs),
$3.0094.26: kegs. $7.00; Almarias, keg,
$10.00. Grapefruit (crates). $4. 005.00.
Apples (Jonathan, according to grade,
$2. 65133. 50; Delicious, according to grade,
$3.6095.00: Hood River, $2.5093.00;
Home Beauties, according to grade, $2.50
93.00; Stamen Wlnesap, according to
grade, $3.0093.50; common Wlnesap. ac
cording to grade, $2.7593.50; Pippins, ac
cording to grade, $2.4092.60; Gano, ac
cording to grade, $2.60. Figs (24 pkgs 6
02.), $2 4092.50: (12 pkgs. 10 os., $1.60;
60 pkgs. 6 oz., $3.803.75; Smyrna 4
crown, per lb., 28c; Smyrna 5-crown, per
lb., 30c. Dates (Dromedary, 86 pkgs. per
box), $8.75; Fard (per lb.), 26c; Hallowli,
70 lb, butt, per lb.), 14c; Golden, 70 lb
butts, per lb ). 16o.
VKOKTAUL.es Potatoes: Keli. Early
Ohio No. 1, per cwt., g.iA4j.26; No.
per cwt., $1.76 2.06; NilraHa Irish
Cobblers. No. 1, $1.8692 26; Red River
Ohio, No. 1 per cwt., $2. 0091.60. ot
pntatues, (bu.), $1.760 2.00; (bid.), $6.1)0
9 6.26; Yams, (hu.l. $.2;. Celery, c rules
I Jumbo), $1.2691.16; Michigan, tdna.),
65985c. Head lettuce (orate), $4.76;
(do.). 60960c: Onions. rd (lb), tff7c;
yellow, (lb.), 64J7c; Spanish (crate regu
lar), $2.76; (crnle 140 lb.), $8.00. Car
rot (Hi.), 293o: Turnip (IK), $93u;
Parsnips, (lb.), 3c. Cabbage (lb.), 494n.
Cucumber (box), $7.00; (do.), $1.60.
Cauliflower (crate), $2.7693.00. Egg
plant (bu.), $4.00. tiurllo (Hi ). 25o. Rad
ishes, southern (dos ), 759 too. Young
carrot (dos.), $1.00. Fresh beets (do.),
$1.00. Shallotta (dm), 759 86c. Brussslls
sprouts, (dot.), 26c. Grten pepper (dos.),
26930c Parsley (dns, bunches), 46o
Honey (case), $6.6096.00.
NUTS Black walnuts, lb., 5c; English,
lb., aucordlng to kind, 35937c. Brazil
(large washed), lb., 18c: (medium), lb.,
16c. Filberts (round Sicily), lb., 180. Pe
cans (large), lb., 369 40c; medium, lb.,
21922c. Peanuts, Jumbo (raw), lb., 1 2 Sf
14c; roasted, lb., 14917c: hand picked,
raw, lb., 9 910c; hand picked, roasted.
1113c.
New York Cotton.
New York, Dec. 23 The tendency In
the cotton market was higher today and
trading wa fairly active for a preholl
day session. Prices were advanced 16 to
36 point In the first couple hour, fol
lowing a quiet and steady opening. Lo
cal aborts seemed uneasy and were dis
posed to cover before the extended re
cess, closing the exchange from tonight
until Tuesday morning. Increased demand
from shorts and trade interest In the
late session advanced the active list 20
to 40 points above yesterday's close and
the close was 21 to 38 points above yes
terday's close and the close was 21 to
38 points net higher, with Ilttlo cotton
on offer at the final gun.
Kansas City
Kansas City, Dec.
firsts. 46c; seconds. 370,
Butter Unchanged
packing. 19c.
Poultry Hens,, unchanged. 14921c;
springs, unchanged, 18921c; turkeys, Sc
higher, 6O0.
New York Dried Fruit.
Now York, Dec. 23. Evaporated Ap
ples Nominal.
Prunes Steady.
Apricots and Peaches Scarce but
quiet. ..
Raisins Dull and easy.
Produce.
23. Eggs Firm;
creamery,
43c;
New York,
ver 61 c.
Mexican Dollars 49 Vic
Bar Silver.
Dec, 3. Foreign Ba' Sil-
Bonds and Notes
Aid, 1 IV Ml.
108
1"4
Old
Am. T. A T. ts, 1922 9t 100
Am T. A T. Co. 6s, 1)21 $ 100
Ansconda 7s, ltlt 100 100
Armour 7s. 1430 101 103
Bi'lKlan Govt, fs, 1141. ...106 106
llelnlau Govt. 7s. 1146. .103 104
Reth. Steel 7s, 1923 100 100
British 4s, 1922 99 100
British 6s. 1929 91 ,94
Can. Northern 4s. 1946 107 lot
C B. & q. Jt. 6, 1934 106 106
cnn ss. 1x1 ino ini
Denmark s. ,1946 107 108
Pu Pont 7. 1J1 104
French Govt. 8s, 1946..., 99 99
French Govt. 7 'is, 1941., 94 94
B. F. Goodrich 7s. 1926.. 96 97
(ioody'r T. & R. 8s, 1941 110 111
Great No. 7. 1936 104 107
Jap Govt. 1st 4s, 1924 hi 47
Japanese ovt 4s, 1931.. 73 73
Norway 8s. 1940 108 109
N. W. H. T Cp. 7, 1941. .106 107
N. Y. Central 7s. 1930.. .105 106
Penn. R. R. Co. 7. 1930.. 106 106
P. R. K. Co. 6s, 1938 101 104
a W. B. T. Co. 7s. 1936. .100 100
Swift A Co. 7s. 1925 99 69
Swift & Co 7s, 1931. ...,101 101
Swiss Govt. 8. 1940 Ill 112..
U. S. Rubber 7s, 1930.. 104 106
Vacuum Oil 7s, 1936 106 107
West. Union 6s, 19:16.. 106 107
West'se Elec. 7s. 1931. ...104 106
Uruguay 8s. 1916 102 103
Brazil Ss, 1941 103 104
New York Curb Stocks.
Allied Oil
Boston Montana ..'.
Boston Wyoming . .
Cresson Gold
Consolidated Copper
Elk Basin . .
Federal Oil
6.87
4 00
t 47
4.70
7.34
7 13
6.70
6.31
6.64
III
1.89
7.86
7.26
4.88
8.06
8 01
1.00
6.98
.26
4.90
8.16
7.10
6.20
'6 21
6.14
4.06
6.67
7.05
6.76
4.86
6 74
4.68
5.80
6.10
7.71
7.4
98
9 9
97
r 78
2 3
19 1
69 4
11 7-16
Glenrock Oil 1 91 1-14
Merrlt Oil -
Mltlwe-'. Refining Co....
Sapulpa Oil
Slmnia Petroleum
Tonopah Divide
U. S. Retail Candy
89 8
8 et 9
3fr 3
109 11
62 it 64
6 9 5
New York Sugar.
New York, Deo. 23. The local mar
ket for raw sugar wa easier and price
broke to the lowest level recorded In
over seven years on sale of 62.000 bag
of old crop Cubas to local refiners, for
the first week In January shipment at
1 15-16C. cost and freight, equal to 3.64o
for centrifugals. The committee made no
change In their quotation from ic, oost
and freight, equal to 8.860.
Raw sugar closed 2 points net lower.
January, 2.05c; March, 2.10c; May, 2.22c;
July, 2.84c,..
- Linseed Oil.
Duluth, eo. 23. Linaeed
$1.88 9 2.02; arrive, $1.98.
on track,
Today's Attraction.
8un-"Airt Fair in Lovf."
Strand Hetty Couipon, lit
"Ladiet Must Live."
Rialtc Bcbe Dinlclt . In "Tli
March Hare,"
Moon "Thunderclap."
,Empri "Her Sturdy Oak." v
Mute "Thunderclap."
Grand Will Rogeri in "Guile o(
Women."
Hamilton Louise Lovely In '
"Partner! of Love."
The taltett woman in jnolion k
tures it IHanche I'ayaoii of the Sun
shine comrdiet, ' She it ,iix feet three
inchet. Before going- into pictures
the was a Sail Francitco police,
woman.
She weight 225 pounds, but it not
inclined to itoutnens.
William S. Hart is the two-gun-man
of the movict, but after Dorothy'
Dalton tmishct her latest picture,
"Tharon of Lost Valley," he will
have earned the tobriquet of the
"two-gun" woman of the cinema.
In the picture, which is a western of
the wildest sort. Miss Dultotf's chief
"props" are two ix-shooters.
William D. Taylor, who is pro
ducing "The Noose," Betty Comp-.
ton's latest picture, hasn't been able
to figure out whether he it directing
a motion picture or an art class.
Three of the principals in the picture
are artists. Between scenes Mis
C'ompson, Theodore Kosloff, ami
Necly Edwards spend their spare
time sketching different members of
the company.
Kidcjoo Chosen Officer '
Of Omalia Trust Company
Guy. C. Kiddoo, for the last four-,
yeart secretary of M. E. Sniiih &
Co., has been elected vice president
and trust officer of the Omaha Trust
company. He will assume h-s new
duties January 1,'it was stated yes
terday. Mr. Kiddoo has been a resident of
Omaha for 25 years. He is a grad
uate of the University of Nebraska,
having received the degrees of A. B.
and L. L. B. . .
South Side Brevities
Christopher. No clinkers; few1
Pivonka Coal Co.. MA. 0517. Adv.
Burn
aah.
ORIENT COAL? CERTAINLY, MAR
KET 0076. SOUTH OMAHA .ICE COM
PANY. Advertisement.
When in the market, callMarket 0062
and order a ton of our Market lump coat
at $10.50. It's a good value. A. U
BERGQUIST & SON. Advertisement.
Turpentine ami Boeln,
Savannah Ga., Dec. 23. Turpentine
Firm: 744c: sales. 104 barrels: reuelpts.'
306 barrels; shipments, 326 barrels; stock,
12,49$ barrels.
Rosin Firm; sales, 1.05$ casks; re
ceipts, 1,800 casks; shipments, $,164
cask: stock,, 81,606 . casks.
Quote: B. D., 63.90; E. F. O.. 43.92:
H., $3.66: I., $3.87: K., $4.76; M., $5,16;
N., $6.36;' W. O., $6.66; W. W $5,45.,
CALIFORNIA
BANK
Van Nuy, California, will send
you Lot Angele Valley Newt
free for three months. If inter
ested drop portal card or write.
cent; Thursday's j
.44$: Thrday elosc.
$4.11; Tht.Tday'
Specials for Saturday Only
5 lb, of McDonald' (to Chocolates,
en sal tor Saturday J QA
only, far ............. '
Our entire stock of Xmas tree orna
ments and decorations at One-half the
regaiar low price.
100-pieee set of fine quality chlnaware,
beautifully decorated, on 90K 00
sale, th. t -SO.UU
42-piere et of imported English ebina-
foT:.?."1...". $8-50
Universal silverware. 59-year guarantee, oa sal for Etordsy only t One-half
the regular low price.
aw,
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JffikiXSBS
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mm
24th and O Sti,
South Omah
-TW are Grrmm Witt lack mi Hi I
Would You Like to See
Higher, Prices for Corn?
A CAREFUL survey of
conditions leads us to
believe that, the most effective way of- ad
vancing the price of corn, up to at least the cost
of production, is for the producers to keep back on
the farm& -as long as possible all the corn they can properly
crib, together with reduction of corn acreage next year. How
ever, a reduction of next year's acreage would not be profitable
to the producers unless a large part of the 1921 crop is kept
on the farms.
We sincerely' believe that producers generally
should keep back on the farms all of the corn they
can crib properly, and, if it is necessary for you to
have some money advanced on your corn you can
get it from the War Finance Board through your
Local Bank or they can tell you how you can get it.
s -
Grain Company
Frank C Bell, Manager Consignment Department
OMAHA - NEBRASKA
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