THE BKfcl: OMAHA.' MONDAY, MAItCIl 20. 1022. Sllj porters of Treaty Rattle With Opponents Entire I'irM of Coiitrorry Over Arm Cunff rence We viewed Paring Delate on Pacific Pact. Wailiinsion, March 19.Tlif whole fir U of fomrovr.if centering haul tde artiii ronlfrr-m'e w ft kti in the mate during m U iSiy debate on the four-power lVi'ic treaty. Vor the firt time niucc rarly in tlie week, the treaty' supporter juinrd battle directly with in irre eoncitahle opponent and a .core of nen.itori, anil fully at many iu$ of the treaty fifjht were drawn into the running rro-fire of argument. Senator Koliinwtii, democrat, Ark.ana, stared the field day of oratory with a speech Mipportiiifc hi amendment to pledge the four itia tory power ttKiinst (secret diplom acy, lie wai seconded in the attack hy Senator Juiiikoii, republican. Cal ii'omia, who aked why the Franco lapanrvi alliance, at well a the Aiiglojnpanrfc alliance, had not been terminated hy the four-power pact, and later Senator Koran, re publican,' Idaho, joined in with a:t assault on the Shantung tcttlemcnt as an example of the ort of dip lomacy with which he .aid the United Mates i Mould not associate itself. Poindexter Defends Conference. When the discussion drifted to the naval limitation treaty and its forti fication prohibition, Senator I'oin dcxtcr, republican, Washington, de fended the conference as a real peace accomplishment, and when the Shan tung agreement wa assailed. Sena tor Lcnroot, republican, Wisconsin, read portions of the Shantung treaty to support his argument that the conference had produced a great deal of actual benefit to China. Prepared addresses supporting the four-power pact were made by Senators Jones, republican, Washington, and Capper, republican, Kansas. The manner in which the treaty was negotiated, the diarge that in Mifficicnt information had been sup plied the senate, and the failure to include outside powers in Pacific conferences involving their inter ests, all were among the questions brought into the debate. Raises New Issue. One new issue was raised by Sen ator Shields, democrat, Tennessee, who declared that the British am bassador. Sir, Auckland Gcddes, had been quoted in a speech in Los An jicles as virtually saying that a war in the orient had been averted by negotiation of the new treaty. Sen ator Johnson immediately inquired since when the ambassador had been inaking speeches to Californians in support of the treaty, and Senator kobinson declared that if it were true Japan had been preparing to "Attack possessions in the Pacific, it would be hard for him to support cither the four-power or naval treaty. The day's outburst of discussion dampened the hope of some mem bers of the senate who had hoped to lay the treaty aside during the first days of next week in order to give attention to legislation. Tonight it was considered likely by the lead ers that interest would be sufficient to keep the discussion going prac1 tically without interruption until a final vote is taken under a unani mous consent agreement on Friday. THE GUMPS ZIXJLZ MAKING DOVES LOOK LIKE LIONS as e mmw Pmm I Vrt J cwnt I Drawn for The Bee by Sidney Smith THAT tVf & I. WO Tw i !. t Cf W0l AXD MtT NOU- HfcTt 6000 rorrvc mcmt 1 CT CO" tO tt PfftCNt tAM qtvi norvt AttHr a. uovtRT KfB Wtvtfc ooiNj To f V, r 9(1 ft tM A CROtt VOX AfOlOOUE AND kr AND MWMt up- o wvu re so vr? mvrt- 0V IWIS" TQ UlTVt Ut V, I Ml IN CT vtU BC f tOvwyfJ And WOftPtBf UlTO PdVtS VMtlt tlCCM CW 0J WINDOWS A-t Ptt tN TO t tttCH5 W WVC tut t CMt TMG XHAt t'M I WANT T JO Ml- I WANT to co rterr- t just caildm'i V Uvt WVTHOwT V0O- rj IUt- HA Barrage of Custard Pies Accurate Aim Saves Restaurant Man $350 Routs Young Bandits Live Stock Omaha Grain ttMl(i( mri Offii'UI Mnit'lay ... ffirl Tufly . . tiffirUl .inr,4a (iffirul Thu'xUy . orririai Fnaif .... Klimt Maiurd'y dn Ihla 'k... Mam. ! wk.... Mam. 1 wUa. Mrli II. ,,. f ! .119 II ,..u. UMl ... ll.4 .31 ,.. I4 I.UI .' ,,, i.:i t.m i.iu ..: 4.4T 411.J (4.inl 41..n Nnih a . ma ".iil 4.Ti7 4.1 d.iu. year u 30.141 44.T7I 44.7 RM-tpl and itltPMlllan cr tlvmark at lh 1'nn.n aiorkyanl. omalia, Nb., fr St huura, rn'lint ' p. n. Marcli l, l:i, UKCKIl'TH CAIttt. Callla Mlranurt radriit Ry 14 I'mon r.itif II. K ... . N. W. Ky., t.. C. N. W. Ily., writ.. C, ft. P.. M. O. Ity... C , U. A g. Ily, at.. (',, b . y. u.. C, It, I. at V.. aait.... Total tK-alpta I 1 I 1 'i si Hoft 14 II ll.sroS!TIO.N HEAD. Armour A Co ("mlahy 1'arklnK Co., Imiil rrkln Co Mxrrla I'nrlilnn Co.... Hwlft Co J. W. Murphy ewarta at co 'Total (4 ... 10 ...l.OJI ... 30 ... 4i: ... I'll ... ?4 ... 3 ...3,711 Omaha lira leased t'lre. Chicago, Jfarch 19. William Phil iponis, a restaurant keeper, is a great admirer of Charlie Chaplin and never jnisses one of Charlie's productions. He often admired Charlie's skill in hurling pies. Today Philiponis used Charlie's weapon of defense and saved himself $350.- The restaurant man had vieited the bank and drew out $350 to pay his help. On his way from the bank he remembered his supply of custard pies was low, so he stopped at a bakery and purchased a few. He took a short cut through the rail road yards on his way back to his eating house, and was accosted by two young men with revolvers, who invited him to "stick 'em up." But Philiponis thought of Charlie and his pies. He was brave. The next mo ment one of the pies hurtled through the air and clung to one bandit's eyes and cheek bones. The other bandit raised his revolver, only to be overcome by the second pie. He pulled the trigger, but his aim, im paired by the gooey pie, was bad and two shots went wild. Philiponis didn't wait for furthr development. He beat it as fast as he could run. Jefferis Gets Passport at Capital for Powell Washington, March 19. (Special Telegram.) Through Congressman Jefferis, the State department is sued a "rush" passport to Ralph G. Powell of Omaha, who sails for Europe on Tuesday as private sec retary of Mrs. Arthur L. Schoell kotf of New York. Mrs. Schoellkotf was attracted to Powell during the world war, when she, a woman of 70, doing her "bit" in helping to entertain the boys, bound for overseas, was attracted to him because of a resemblance to her son, who died many years ago. i Total of $286,000,000 Paid on Tax Returns Washington, March 19. Prelim inary reports received by the treas ury of collections of March IS in stallments of income and profits taxes showed a total of $286,000,000 on deposit in federal reserve banks. On the basis of the amount re ceived so far, officials declared it was impossible as yet to determine whether Secretary Melton's estimate of $460,000,000 in tax receipts for the quarter would be obtained. Re ceipts from March payments last j-tar aggregated S727.000.0OO.. (attlrRcrtlnta. hart. Mont of day'a tfcdvl wcra dlrn ta and thr wa not rnouitl) cattla actually on aala to maka a markat, all laaa oalng ranen nominally ateady. Tha waek'a run or raa hanfl la tha heavlaat of tha yaar a nrr and fat ratla which hava mado Ul tha bulk of the run hava tieninaa quuo nharply, ateara brkln too on tna aver ana and cowa and halfera. S6c. Stwkera and Wdtra alio .how a lona of fullr 36c. uutlini tha market 60o under the hlRh time two weeka ago. Quotations on cattle: Oood to choice bcfven. l7.6Sr.35i fair to ood tyea. J6 75 to 7.60: common to fair beevea. 16. 3 W9.ib: Rood to cnoica yearunaa. D.SO: fair to gooa yearllnK". Ih.saw'o". comon to fair eurllnri. I6.25.76: good to choice helfera, lo.767.JS; fair to good helfera. $5.H5.H0; choice to rlm f0,"?: 16 006 6-40; gooa lo rnoir. v u n .And rnn 44 60H-6.35; com mon' to fair cowa, l2.60e4.S5; good to choice fdcra. I6.H5W7.40; rair io gooa feeders. .256.75; common to fair feed era, 5.60 6.15: good to choice 0Jk'"; 7 007.75; IW 'to gooa J6ffl4.J6: atock helfera. 4.606.26; atock cowa, U5 6.50; atoclc calves, 15.766)1.00; veal calves 15.60.60; bulla, atags, etc., 13.40 nt'.Recelots. 3.800 head. ' Moderate recelpta Saturday found ready sale oricea ruling strong to 10c higher. Light how .old moaily from $.65j9.70. with a top price of 39.7S. Mixed loada and wh.r welahts. 3.459.65, and packing fade... !!. r"V"A ara Prices at this weeks closo are 6060c lower than a week ago. Sheep and Lambs-Reeelpte, none. Fat lamb prlcea declined aharply during the first two daye of the week, but on lm proied damind for tha rest of tha week the decline was mostly regained 'luring the week, closing with a top of IIS., - ....air .m inn nuiH. ul .aii.v-.. 14.861S.15. Feeders and shearing lamba are about 60n lower, but quality quoted at 314.00. Sheep were strong to 2oc higher, ewes making a new top for the season of $9.25. . Quotations on Sneep Fat lambs, gooa to choice, 115.00015.26; fat lamts, fa r to good. J14.00Sl.lll; sneannw minuo, ,... 14.00; feeder lambs, good to eholce, il3.0013.50; cull lambs. $10.0012.00, fat yearlings, light, 12.601S.00; fat yearlings, heavy, J9.50j91O.6O; fat wetheTS, $8.0010.00: fat ewes, light, S8.609.2o; fat ewes, heavy, 6.008.50. Chicago IJvo Stock. . Chicago, March 18. Cattle Receipts, 500 head; compared with week; ago beef steers largely 3650c lower; good to choice kinds showing the least decline, fat she atock. 25 50c lower; eonners and cutters weak to 25c lower: bulls, lo 25c off veal calves generally 11.00 lower, stockora and feeders. 2540c lower. Hoga Receipts, 6,000 head; market ac tive; lighter weights steady to 10c lower; others mostly steady with Friday s aver age, but strong in spots; shippcra bougnt about 1000 head: good clearance; top, $10.35 for light and light butchers; bulk of sales, $9.9010.25; pigs nominally Sheep Receipts, 6.000 head; today'a re ceipts practically all to packers direct; compared with week ago fat lambs mostly steady: spots, 36c higher; fat sheep, 60 76c higher; shearing lamba about steady. Sioux City Livestock. Sioux City, la.. March 18. Cattle Re ceipts, 600 head; market 25c lower, steady: compared to week ago; fed steers and yearlings, $7.008.25; warmed up steers and yearlings, $5.006.76; fat cows and heifers, I4.004f7.00; canners. X4.uugps.uu; zeeaera, $4.60(Q)7.25; feeding $3.505.5O; .tockers, Chicago Grain veals. calves, heifers, $1.603.75 $6.807.00; cows and $5.006.75. , . Hogs Receipts, 2,500 head; market strong, 10c higher; butchers, $9.409.60; lights, $9.604i9.70; heavy mixed, $9.00 9.40; heavy packers, $8.008.60; native pics. S9.50Jfin.00. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, none: mar ket compared to weak ago, steady: bulk of sales, $9.4009.00; fed western lambs, $15.25; ewes, $9.00. KansM City Livestock. Kansas City. Mo., March 18. Cattle Receipts, 250 head: for week, beef steers mostly 25(S40c lower; top, $8.60; heifers steady to 25c lower; cows steady to strong: canners, bulls, Btock cows and helfera steady: calves mostly 60c to $1 lower; etockers and feeders mostly 25c lower: stock calves steady to 50c lower. Hogs Receipts, 1,000 head: packers took all offerings at prices steady to 10c higher than yesterday: bulk lights and mediums. $9.869.96; top. $9.95; bulk of sales, $9.609.90; a liberal supply of southern stock pigs sold at $7.608.00. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, S00 head; for week, sheep 2540c higher: fat lambs steady to 15c lower; top, $15.00; feeding lambs mostly 25o lower. St. Louis Livestock. East St. Louis, 111., March 18. Cattle Receipts. 150 head; compared to week ago, beef steers, beef cow. and year lings. 60c lower; canners and cutters, steady to 25c lower; bulls, 60o lower; veal calves, 5075c lower; atocker. and feed ers. 25 40c lower. Hogs Receipts, J. 600 head: market, ac tive. 10c higher; top, $10.60; bulk. 180 to 220-pound averages, $10.35910.50; one load strong weights, $10.10; pigs, about steady; packer sows, 1525c lower; tiulk, $8.508.60. Sheep and Lamba Receipts, 200 bjaad; recelpta, mostly direct to packers, com pared to week ago; fat lambs, steady; sheep, steady to 2ac higher. 64. Joseph Livestock. St. Joseph. Mo., March 18. Cattle Re ceipts, none: nominal; steers, $4.76 7.25: cows and helfera, J4.00S3.00; calves, $4.50?8.oe. Hogs Receipts, 2,000 head: market steady to atrong; top, $9.15; bulk, $9.65 9.95. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 13,000 head; market steady; lambs, $14.26 to $15.25; ewas, $9.0O9.7S. Turpentine and Boaia. Savannah. Ga., March IS. Turpentine Firm: 80c: sales, 20 barrela; receipts, 6 barrets; shipments, 8 barrela; atock, 1,667 barrels. Rosin Firm: sales. 403 asks; receipt. 426 casks; shipments, 93 caska; atock, 60.87S casks. Quote: B. T E. F.. $4.034: O. H. I.. $4.05; K.. $4.20; M.. 15c; N.f $5.20; W. O., $5.76: W. W.. $6.10. Omaha. March 18. Liverpool c!oed 2',i&2't4 high er and beneficial raina reported in the dry xpoti of Kanaaa were con flicting element, in the future mar ket on opening and in consequence there was no great change in values at the start. The market at a whole wa a typical Saturday' market, the trade evening up on both sides with the close in wheat near last nipht. Corn and oati showed a somewhat easier tendency. During the early part of the week a decided weakness in foreign mar kets caused drattic liquidation and a sharply lower range ot values. Later, when this pressure was re moved, prices had a quick recovery and at the close today about all the the early loss had been regained. Around the inside figures of the week there was good buying by commission houres and this buying continued during the last three days. A better cash demand appeared on the breaks in both wheat, and corn Receipts of wheat in the local market today were 17 cars, of corn 70 cars, of oats 7 cars, totaling 99 cars, as compared with 97 cars last year. Shipments, 98 cars, as against 97 cars a year ago. (.ash wheat was m tair demand on the local market at prices ranging trom uncnangea to I cent nigncr. Corn sold unchanged to a half cent higher, oats were quoted unchanged to a Quarter cent lower, rye was 1 cent up and barley nominally un changed. v n v a r. No. S dark hard: 1 car. fl.97; 1 ear (smutty). $1.36. No. I hard winter: z car., si.zs. No. S hard winter: 1 car (.05 par cent heat damaged). $1 22. Sample hard winter: 1-1 car. $1.21: 1 (a? (smutty, weevil), $1.22. No. 2 yellow narti: i car. No. 3 yellow hard: 2 cars. $1.26; 8 can, 1 25. Ho, 4 yellow nard: I car. ai.za. No. 1 spring: 1 car (dark northern), 11.65. No. 1 mixed: I car, 11.33. No. i mixed: S cara (durum), $1.14, No. 3 mixed: 1 car (durum), $1.12. No. 4 mixed: 1 car (durum, smutty), 11.11. - .no. durum: 1 car amoerj, 11.19. CORJf. No. 1 white: 3 cars, 63c. No. 2 white: 6 cars, 63c; 1 car, 62e. No. 1 yellow: 1 car, 52t4c No. 2 yellow: $ cars, 62 He No. 3 yellow: 3 cara. 62c; 1 car, 61 He. No. 1 mixed: 1 car, 61c No. 2 mixed: 7 ears, 61c. Ko. 3 mixed: 1 3-6 care, SOlic Sample mixed: 1 car (no bill), 46c. OATS. No. 3 white: 1-3 car (special billing). 35c; 3 cars, 34c; 1 car, 34fec; 1 car, 34VC No. 4 white: 1 car. 34c. RTE No. 2: 2-5 car, J4ttc! No. 3: 3 cars, 94Vic. OMAHA. RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. (Carlots.) Receipts Today Wit. Ago Tr. Ago Wheat 17- 68 , 31 Corn 70 61 -62 Oats 7 Jt 12 Rye 4 5 0 Barley 0 4 2 Shipments Today Wk, Ago Tr. Ago Wheat 23 20 62 Corn , 64 80 30 Oat 10 6 13 Rye 0 0 1 Barley 1 ' 2 1 PRIMARY RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. (Bushels) Receipts Today Week Ago Tear Ago Wheat 823.000 715,000 667. 000 Corn 196.000 1,411,000 968,000 Oats 497.000 656,000 491,000 Shipments Today Week Ago Tear Ago , Wheat 462,000 641.000 709,000 Corn 1,000.000 1,009,000 931,000 Oata 739,000 663.000 498,000 EXPORT CLEARANCES. Bushels Today Tr. Ago Wheat and Flour 398,000 232,000 Corn 782,000 ,344,000 Oats 43.000V ...... CHICAGO RECEIPTS. Week Tear Carlots Today. Ago. Ago. Wheat 16 23 41 Corn 78 zio . Oats 0 113 7 KANSAS CITT RECEIPTS. Week Tear Carlots Today. Ago. Ago. Wheat 107 125 323 Corn 19 $5 79 Oata ' 7 7 8 ST. LOUIS KEUElflB. Week Tear Carlots Today. Ago. Ago Wheat 105 4 69 Corn 63 US 85 Oata 14 23 34 NORTHWESTERN WHEAT RECEIPTS. weeK year Carlots Today. Ago. Ago. Minneapolis 173 237 169 Duluth , 67 131 33 Winnipeg 411 463 159 CHICAGO CLOSING PRICES. By Updike Orain Co. DO. 2627. March 18. By CHARLES D. MICHAELS. Omaha !U Lrrd Wire. Chicago, March 19. The wheat situation grows more interesting as the season advances. As a world's proposition, which is the only way to look at it under ex isting conditions, it presents more factors in favor of higher prices than thoe lavorabie to lower values. There is a close adjustment of sup plica to requirements. Those who have made personal investigation, alter being very bearish a lew months ago, are now extremely bull i:h. Weakness in Liverpool, with de clines ot id to lid in spot prices for cargoes early in the week.' led to depression. There was a break from $1,29 5-8 on Wednesday, while on Saturday the price was up 10 cents ahove that ligure and held practl callv all the gain. May wheat is going lighter and there is said to be a large short in terest in addition to the hedging sales. Those friendly to the buying tide expect an irregular hardening market similar to last year. Then May wheat sold at $1.11 1-2 in April and $1.87 in May. Fluctuations Kxpected. A great deal of atreaa haa been laid upon the. Urge Incraas. on ocean pas- aaga zor r.urope. wnicn naa nearly unu bled within a few months, but 66.000,000 bushel, afloat for all European consuming countries is not regarded aa a large quantity by those who ara very friendly lo tha buying side when tha light stocks and large foreign requirement, are con sidered. Sharp fluctuations are to b. expected after all tulges. Corn has lost friends the last twa weeks, despite the decline from 70 to 68 for may. When prices were high est many operators who specialize tn com considered it a purchase, but despite the decline In receipts to the smallest In more than three months, the big visible supply staggera in. The vlalble Is 48,. 078,008 bushels, or 21.000.000 bushels more than last yeir, and is the largest known In the last 15 years. In 1915 it waa 39, 400.000 bushela and Chicago stocks 17, 458,000 bushels. The latter disappeared between March and June without any trouble. Although American corn In Europe Is 10 cent, a bushel cheaper than Argen tine, the export demand is not aa heavy aa recently. It la figured that the bis stocks off aet the effect of a decrease of over 60 per cent In primary receipts within a month and are to be light for the next two months, a. country elevator stocks are low. Situation Not So Bearish, Looking at the corn situation from a statistical view, it is not so bearish. On the basis of 20 per cent msrketed from the farms for the season, which is practically the same as given by the government re port there will be 600,000.000 bushels marketed. Of that 300,000,000 bushels have already left the farms in the past four months, leaving only 300,000,000 bushels more to come out for the next eight months, up to November 1. May corn closed Saturday at 62c, July C4f4c to 04c, September 67c, or lo to 154 c lower for the week. There are all the oats tn the visible sup ply that the trade will need for most demand?. In 1917 there were 35.995.000 bushels in the visible. There are large stocks afloat at lake ports which will have to be dis posed of within the next few months. The disappearance of oats for the seven months Including August 1 has been 816, 000,000 bushels or 60.000,000 bushels less than last year and compared with 1,031, 000.000 bushels In the season of 1913 to 1919. Disappearance from March 1 to August 1 last year was 626.000.000 bushels. but there can be no such a shrinkage this year aa rarm atocks are only 404,000,000 ousneis. Si.OJo. Cahbsgei New Tesaa, lb., I c. TmtiatMi: I'rsl. $4 tut) I g. tie-en Veaetabtrs Vounf southern radlshi. d"-n, 4cell oa; yours south ern beels. dix-n, ItirtfJIoO; ynun south, ern imlnns, ilmen. 9up 90e; young south turnips, d.m.n. II OA; llrusll apmute, lb, :c; thallois. dej.n. (itfloc; green tppr, II.., JO0C; fanlry, tier doten. nines, 4i1i. HIDES AND WOOL. n-f hides: Oreen salted No. 1, per lb., Vte; green sailed No. 2, per lb., 4Jf5c; green hides, Ho. 1. prr lb. Iff4c green hid. No. 2, per lb., Sfflcj green sailed lold stork), per lb. ttfJe; green sailed bull hide.. No, I, per lb., 2c; un salted bull hides, No. 3, per lb., 2e. Horse hides: Large. i-h. 1 50; me dium, each, 11.00; small, each, 11.60; pony and glue., each, 7Srf li.nn. Kheep pells: Qreen 'sited, a. lo site and wool, each, iOr).00; aheatlings, gre-n salted, ... to (lie and wool, each, iO 20e. Wool: Choice fine and half-blood, per lb. 23027c; medium or Ihree-eighta-tlood, per lb., t0J21e; low and quorter-blood. per lb., 17lc; burry wool, per lb., tit izr Wholeaal. price, a. fnlluws: No. 2 ribs. lie: No. 1 loins. 27c; No, 2 loins. 26c; No, 3 loins. l.-c; p.0. 1 rounds, lap; No. 1 rounds, 17c No. 3 rnunds, 14i-,c: No t rhuckl. I0t4c No. 3 chucks, 10c; No. 3 chucks, c; No, pistes, ec; rio. a plate.,' 6c; No. plates, 4c Financial Art. Open. High. Low. Close. Test. Wht. May July Sept. Rye May July I Corn May July Sent. 'Oata May July . Sept. Pork May Lard May July Rib. May July 1.39 1.38V, 1.305, 1.20 1.13 1.1314 1.3944 1.81 S 1.13H .1 1.374 1.1841 1.11 fc I I I 1.08541 1.07541 1.0654 .96 M .97 541 .96 Vi .sz' .6354 65", 1.39 54 1.39 1.21 1.2154 1.1354 .1 1.38 1.38 54 1.19 1.19 1.1254 .65 .67 54 .:9 .39 .41 .41 .43 11.43 11.62 ItO.SO 110.40 .62H .6354 ".67 .39 54 .4154 .43 11.45 11.63 110.80 l0.40 .6454 . .89 5i .4054 .41 1.07' 1.06 ,97M ..96 I .62 .64 .64 .67 .38 .40 .41 11.15 11.35 110.80 110.30 111.16 11.37 110.80 110.30 .63 44 .66 .67 .39 .41 .42 .'20.00 111.40 111.62 110.47 110.40 Mlnnropoli. Grain. Minneapolis. Minn., March 18. Wheat Receipts, 173 cars compared with 169 cars a year ago. Cash No. 1 northern, ll.63ei.6; May, 31.45; July, 11.34. Corn Tellow, 6252e. Oats No. 3 white, 3334e, Barley 52962c. Bye No. 2, 4l99c. Flax No. 3. 2.67e2.t2. St. Loola Grain. St. Loula. March 18. Wheat May, 31.J5: July, 31.17. Corn May, 60660e; July, 4!C Oats Ma)-, 39c: July. 4lc. Kansas City Grain. Wheat Close, May, 31.36; July. $1.13; September. 81.06. Corn May, 66c; July, 5!c Septem ler. lc Omaha Produce Furnished by state of Nebraska, de partment of agriculture, bureau ot mar ket, and marketing: , . LIVE POULTRY. Wholeaale Wholesale Buying Pr. Selling Pr. Stags 80.1630.20 0.20I0.25 Springs 20 .26 .U0 .26 Hens (light) .... .20 .25 ,25 .24 Hons (heavy) ... .21 .24 .25 .27 Cocks 12 .16 .16 .20 Ducks 18 .22 .23 .25 Oeese 12 .18 .16 .20 Turkeys 25 .33 DRESSED POULTRY. Stag. .26 .28 Springs .27 .35 Hens 28 .32 Cock. .18 .22 Duck- 27 .35 Geese 23 .30 Turkey. 35 .45 EGGS. Select 53 .15 No. 1 21 .25 No. 2 .20 .21 Cracks 20 .21 Case count, case 6.250 6.60 BUTTER. Creamery, prints 36 ,40 Creamery, tub... 34 .39 Country, best ... .30 .22 .24 .26 Country, common .17 .18 .20 .22 Butterfat, ata pr .55 HAY. Prairie No. 1 upland 311,00011.50 No. 2 upland 9.0O10.50 No. 8 upland , 7.60 8.60 No. 1 midland 10.6011.00 No. 2 midland 10.6011.00 No. 2 midland 9.00(910.00 No. 3 midland 7.50 8.50 No. 1 lowland 8.50 9.50 No. 2 lowland 7''5Sf.!'5S Alfalfa, choic 19.00 20.00 No i 17.0018.50 Standard JH2S,'. v. z 12.0013.50 t J ' 10.6011.50 Oa't straw 8.00 9.00 Wheat straw 7.00 8.00 : FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Fruits Bananas: Per lb.. 78e. Oranges: Sixo 216 and larger. 37.007.60: site 260, I6.767.00; siie 28S; 6.507.00; size 324, $6.6007.00; Florida tangerines, per box. $4.00. Lemons: Per box, $5.50 J 00. Grape fruit: Crate. $3.504.50. Ap. pies: (Delicious, according to size and grade. $3,7644.50; Rome Beauties, ac cording to size and grade, $2,753.00: comment Wlnesaps, according to size and grade, $2.003.75; Black Twig, according to size and grsde, $3.00; Arkansas Blacks, according to size and grade, $2.853.75; Ben Davis, $3.00; Newton Pippins. $3.00. Strawberries: Quart, 60c. Figs: 24 pkgs., 8 ox.. California, $2.25: 12 pkgs.. 10-ox.. $1.60. Dates: Dromedary. 30 pkgs,, per box, .75; Hallowll, per lb.. 1416o; Ex celsior. 36 pkgs.. $3.00. Vegetables Potatoes: Nebraska Early Ohloa No. 1. per cwt., $3.00 2.16; Min nesota white stock. No. 1 per cwt.. $2.00: Colorado and Idaho whites, per cwt.; $2.25 3.60: Red River Ohlos No. 1. per cwt., $2.262.60; Oregon Netted Gems, per cwt.. $:.C62.76: Colorado Brown Beauties, per cwt. $2.00. Sweet potatoea: Per bu., $1.763.60. Celery: Dozen. $1.2502.00 Head lettuce: Crate. $s.006.:s. Leaf let tuce: Dozen. 7590c; Red onions: Per lb.. 99c: yellow, 9c Onion sets: Bushel. $.502.76. Spsnlsh onions: Crate. $4.60 94.00. Cauliflower: Crate. $2.50. Cucum bera: Dozen, hot house, $2.603.75. Car rots: Per lb.. 2 05c. Turnip-: Per lb., 3c Parsnips, lb., 395c. Beets, lb.. By ALEXANDER DA.NA NOYES Omaha Bee Leased IV ire. Xcw York. March 19 Tl. r , t ' . ui icai improvement in a hnanca situation is applied, not when prices utKiu to rise on financial markets, not even when thev reach the rli max of a prolonged advance, but wnen, at the hieh noint of thrir rn thusiam, the markets are subierted to sudden and heavy realizing sales iy ine speculators who bought while the rise was going on. sometimes: as m the rae of tin advance of railway shares when the new rates under the transnortation act were applied in beotcmbcr. 1920. tnis test shows the rise to have been entirely the work of speculators who had misjudged the situation. Some times, as in the rise of foreien ex change in April, 1920, or of grain and cotton in September, 1921, it proves tnat the speculation had beeu alto. gcther premature. On such occasions the realizing sales drive back to where they stood when the rise be' gan and natural forces are seen to be operating against an imprcvement. It is now possible to ray that the recent spectacular advance in foreign exchange, in erain, in investment bonds, and even on the stock ex change, had a much stronger basis than this. In sterling and wheat, particularly, the advance had been so rapid and so long uninterrupted that the speculative realizing sales were of far greater magnitude than usual. J.oises Recovered. For the same reason, when the markets turned, their downward movement was emphasized by proportionately large spec ulative selling for the decline, of the kind which has achieved great success in the reactions of 1920 and 1921. This time, however, the new turn on waid has come with such force and promptness as to prove to what extent otner tnan specuiauva lnnuences nave been at work. Sterling, for Instance, which at the opening of March had risen 27c from the low January rate, has sub sequently declined 17c, but regained 13e of its loss. Wheat, whose recent high price was 42c per bushel above the early January figure, had fallen 20c to this week's lowest, but has aince recovered lie of that loss. The meaning of such movements is un mistakable: they prove the genuine char acter of the preceding recovery. Mean time, tho investment bond market has experienced no reaction at all. As for the stock market, the recent aeries of million share days with advancing val ues have occurred admittedly under the auspices of professional speculation, of the kind which buys only to sell again later. But it bears this much of confirmatory evidence to the growing strength of the general situation, that outside holders of stocks arc manifestly not selling as they did in 1921 or 1920, even on ft con siderable rise in prices. Downward Reaction. Brief. This time It is the downward reac tions which are of brief duration and which are followed by a still more posi tive movement in the opposite direction. The fall in the Wall street money mar ket last week, bringing rates for one and two months loans to 4 and 454 per cent, respectively, the lowest since 1917, was in some of its aspects, a strik ing incident, but in reality only contin ued a movement which hs now been going on for nearly 12 months. Last week's decline is not the less note worthy, however, from the fact that In ordinary years of normal financial and Industrial conditions, March is apt to be a month of advancing money markets. One Inference from the present- move ment might, .therefore, be that revival In trade Is not expected. So far as con cerns belief or disbelief In business ex pansion of large proportions during the coming season, the .lower money rate, would have precisely that significance. But no one has been Indulging In ex pectations of a business boorrt. The moBt that even the hopeful prophets see for the "spring trade" is another shaking off of that outright lethargy which has prevailed during most of tho time since the downward reaction ended in the mid dle ot 1921. Hy it. f). I1 X ). The l.elc of uniformity of eommerrlst movements ronllniKm inarUed, bulh de mand and prlrra disclosing much irre.u. larity. Ihari otitis, i in different branch, nf the same tiade or Imlu.ny aemonairai. ins uncvennrM or the pres ent situation, ami actual and (tin-aimed labor ttouhlca have an unaett.'n ft in soma quarters. Iienpite the various re strainlng influences, however, the main trend of buin-.j I. still toward gradual Improvement, and a number nf favorable phase, .re b'llnnlng to time charac teristic, of permanency. While the gener al conditions leave mu h to be drured, the further recovery nf Irou and jt-r produc tion, the evidence of a resumption of ron. strui lion activities, and annio lessening of unemployment of latmr ar encouraging featurea, and the mow hop. ful sentiment I. maintained. Confidence In the future la not reflected In any departure from a conservative buying policy, but reulrtilnh- tit beef rut. ra meni oracr. are uevesopin.; more frequent 1 ribs, 31c; No. "om0 commitments that have been I riba, 19c' No. I un ueierreii, are now aipiariug in ine iii.inri iii.-i inun ir uuniiir-H nap i - come more pronounced In moat lines, prov ing that the Initiative in negotiations is chiefly with the seller, and Instances are not uncommon where price ronresMnna are available on trnnnn. -lions nf any magni tude, A representative list of wholesale commodity ttuotutinna, on the other hand, ha. revealed an nxce or advances dur ing a majority of weeks thl. year, and the prospect of price declines I. now less of a factor In causing hesitation In demand. Building Permit. Cinln. Sign, multiply of . revival of construe, tlon activities In different part, of the country, and another month', building statistic, make a favorable exhibit. While the estimated value of the February per mit. a 46 per cent lea. than that of January, eight fewer cities made return, than In tho earlier periods, and some al lowance should be msda for the fact that February la the shortest month of the year. That conditions In thla Industry are more satisfactory thsn those of a year ago la evidenced hy the Increase of 44 0 per cent In the February permits, the total for that month nf 1921 bring- little In ex cess of $44,000,000. The amall number of reduction, from last year', figures demon atratea that the Improvement has been widespread, and especially noteworthy ex pansion appears at New York city and some other large cenlera. At $36,679,54, the February permits at the metropolis show a gain of 88.0 per cent., while there is an Increase of 30.8 per rent at all point, outside of New Tork which are included In the statement. Increasing Demand for Steel. ' Both in respect of demand and output, the Iron and ateel industry I. now In a more favorable position. Buying of, steel has Increased steadily during recent weeks, and a rise In production to an average of about 60 per cent mnrka a decided expan sion over the rate of operation at the be ginning of this year. While the threaten ed coal strike evidently account, for some of the gain In Iron and ateei business, tne fact Is not obscured tnat general renuire- menta are broadening and that railroad purchaaes and export orders afford en couragement. F.fforts to advance prices on some steel products have resulted in a firmer situation In that quarter, and basin pig Iron. Valley furnace, Is 25n Higher tnis week at $14 s, ton. A year ago, however, the prevailing quotation on this grade waa $26. Activity In Hides Abates. No rendition of the recent large clear ance movement has been witnessed In do mestic packer hide markets. The active trading of a fortnight ago established prices on a lower basis and the main trend haa continued downward, although seller, have talked higher quotations on some descriptions. With leather demand comparatively meager, except In Isolated Instances, tanners do not purchase raw material beyond actual requirements, and give close consideration to prices. Ac tivity in patent leather has been a recent feature, some makers of thi. stock oper ating at full capacity and others en deavoring 'to increase output by 1,000 to 2.000 aides dally. While retailers of foot wear are in the midst of Raster business, general buying tn wholesale channels re main, conservative, and production at many plants la limited. Cotton Goods Revision.. Some unsettlement haa resulted from further downward price revisions on cer tain cotton goods, and buyfntr, as a rule, Is for such, short-term delivery that man ufacturers cannot plan very far ahead. With the trade still Insistent uoon lower prices, competition for business is becom ing more noticeable, and profit margins, are narrowing both in primary and retail circles. Curtailment of outputs In mill centers Is Increasing, producers limiting operations in the absence of larger - fu ture orders, and the strikes in New Eng land continue. Tet encouragement has been derived from recent sizable sales of print cloths at Fall river, and the fact that stocks of goods In distributing chan nels are moderate leads to the hope that general demand will soon broaden. Decline In Cotton Consumption. After several months of almost unin terrupted increase, domestic cotton' con sumption declined during February, be ing about 63.000 bales less than that of January. The reduction is partly explained by tne snorter montn, butFenruary s total of 473,000 bales Is the smallest reported since last July and marka the first time in four months that the consumption has fallen below 600.000. bales. The February exports of 238,000 bales, moreover, are short of those of all months back to last April, and are materially under the Feb ruary average of recent years. No im portant influence upon prices was exerted by the official reports on mill consump tion and exports, weather news being the controlling market factor. With a late season in the belt, there was consideratle switching of speculative operations from tne nearoy options to tne distant posi tions, and a consequent narrowing of premium.. N. Y. Curb Bonds New Tork, March IS. Following Is a complete list of today's transactions on the New York Curb Bond market up to closing, with sales of each issue and the high, low and last prices: Bonds. Sales. High Low Close 11 Aluminum Ts 33 ..102 102 102 9 Amer'L & T 6s ....106 1045k 106 9 Am T A T 6s 24. ..101 ' 101 101 3 Amer Tob 7s 23. ..1004 10014 10055 2S Ancnn Cop 6s .... 98 SS 9R '6 Ancon Cop 7s 29. .103 103 103 1 Armour & Co 7s ..10354 103 103 3 Colum Grapho 8a .. 39 38 39 2 Consolidat Gas 7a. 10 1 54 1 0 1 54 1 0 1 54 8 Goodrich Tire 7s .. 98 98j 98 63 Inter R T 8s 22... 80 79 80 3 Laclede Gas 7a ... 9744 9 7 54 9 7 44 7 Manitoba 7s ...... 9.14 93 9356 27 NY NH A H 4s ... 7954 ' 954 '954 6 Phillips Petrol 754s. 106 ins 106 2 Robert Gair 1 96 . 96 99 18 Sears Koe 7s 23. ...100 99 99 4 Shawsheen 7s 102 54 102 54 10254 1 Solvar A Cle Is ...10344 1034 10354 10 Sou Bell Tel 's 1024 10254 10254 1 Stan Oil NT 's 28.106 106 106 1 Stan Oil N 7a 29.109 108 108 i Stan Oil NT 7a 30. 106 106 106 5 Texaa A Co 7. ....101 101 101 15 Tol Edison 7s. 104 104 104 14 Vacuum Oil 7a ....106 10 106 10 Warn Sug 7a 41. ...46 44 96 14 W est Electric 7. Dunk CIYariii: rtantt rirarie In the I'nlt.d Mtsl.s for the wek ending lsrh . reported by Mcraph lu lr llr-rt a Journal, N,w Vork. i--t $'. 4.n oe, a.ain-t $4,H IJ.-.anit hut ., k and $4.IT6 4J 0". In this orrk In.t veir. I'ansdian rlnn ereat $?; ne.on, et.in.t l.ti, 7in,o.lri last w.rk an, $ jji.sni.ene n this week laat eir. PolWin are the l-luios for this wwk and last, with percentage nf rhanae shown this week a. compared with thi. week l-t tor: tlarrhl March New York,., ,,$.; in,e l.i4.iifl.oa Women Seek Damages in Creston U. S. Court irtrtii, I4, Mef.h SjtrttjT ".Minting tUj liir in i nr. I prr nuiiritt injimn hIi'h l,e ahit f from train t Oeittdj, U , furimv, by iiUtnt itr a gup ir mt It ft funding tn (he t! rt pUifnrm, Vi Antrif of ( U'ke louniv, in 4 prtnion ftIa-4 a'!ii!w the (iuf, llurlnnitini (i CJtiin. y Kdilu-ai CiMn -ny in the l'iiiic4 Stair ditiit i-iutt lirrc, A tlaitut!' in ihe mm In annthrr it iion in i ,!e ul rtuirt held 111nn.1 I'iMv 11 t,f I rriliif). S, itle t'd'H-Kia t t f I5.in nml illicit-! at " p. r unf front Oiuilur S, lv.fl, j 1 ,iMpt$ J, II0K411 ol it 9i. I.i, altuiii that n Ottul.rT 5. I''.M, ll.iyiin writiiKitdly ami t.iu.,il r.ily t,MV pinsr.nr.tl i t iiuti'.liir (.f l,r i!tn. Hit's llrtrlnnl r:fU t l ori'sti'iir y. valui.! at JlJii"', ! appfi-piiji'd Mine to hi mm n-r tu M, fu'uih. 4tiee, M it. h H - I ,..t rW.j--n iritk, I: -4 S i 'i , arnw. I ' -' tf Chiracs Philadelphia .. flftstnn Kanaaa City ... in l'ran. ro.. Cleveland Detroit 1 .n Anaelea ... Mlnne.pnli. ,,, I'lnrlnnetl .... New Orleans ,, Atlanta Rirhmnnd OMAHA Ruffaln Portland, Ore.. Kealtle Milwaukee .... !enver Palla. Oklahoma .... Houston ...... Louisville nirminirham .. Waah't'n. P. C. Nashville ..... St. Paul Memphis ...... Indianapolis 4:;.6;.. 40; ea. line J. 10 one one IH I'.t.aee .l.4n,i,0i.e ' 6. :'. eno os. ai. ;.a;i one tS 913. nun 0 ah eon t 31 1 coo 41.44 ll" 4n.j;j,ena i:.mm S7.lot.eoe ilM.'A.nnn S7.423.onA 3).64i,ftAO ts.nij.nnii 2.4io.en ;o i 1,0110 tl.03l.0nn 27, 154. 000 17.243. A00 18.410.AOA 17.772. lino 14 KO 000 14.333 Ai.A 17,l3.AAd Salt Lake City H.t&S.onn Cnlumhu. Kort Worth Wichita ... Oakland ... Providence . Pes Mnlne. . Kocheater .. Galveston .. Norfolk .... Akron Sioux City . 13.7j7.oon l.747.000 Jl.ojj.non 1I.44S.0OA 10,876.000 10.294. AOA 1,320.000 (.217.000 4.069 000 4,874.000 6.125.000 (tltna as. 879 one aoa 249 AAA, OA. I it t;t one 114 400 SAA 74.7:4 see 7v 2o. sua 9)1.410 AAA co 1st Aeo 16.MVA1A 41 M Olio it sr. ana 1 si nwi sun B 4,4'i7,AAO I SI.?6J.A. , 2 SO. "co I 24,1 '4. AAA : M.IIJ.oaa j 2 4r.4,"A 1 J3.M1.A0A i in iim.oimi tA.SIt.nno S4.SlS.noo IO.II4.OA4) 1t.66J.0O 14.nt".inA lt.47S.AOn 14 AM.OA11 17.6:,OAO 1I.IM.A00 13.21. 000 12.172,000 lO.tl't.OOO 1 2.9 13, AAA 10.039.000 13.61'ii.OliA .640.ono $.116,000 .674,AA0 4 937.0AA 6.702,000 SPECIAL A Iarje loaf of Bread WHITE or RYE 5c FRF.SM DMLY l.h erd O Sis South Oineha Total, U. S... 6,634,104.000 ,J36,372.000 Chlrsiro Potatoes. Chics ko. March IS. Potatoes Steady: receipts. 62 cara; total I'mted States ship ments. 69 enrs: Wisconsin round whites, sacked. $l.60H 70; poorly graded. $1 .60 t 166; hulk. $1.704t't.8ii; Minnesota round whites, sacked. $1.6001.66; Idaho Kurals, sacked, $1.7661.86. ChlraKO Pioduce. . Chicago, March IS. Butter Higher; creamery extras, 39c; firsts, 2i3$c; sec onds. 3 If? 33c; standards. 3$ 54c Eggs Higher: receipts, 14.160 cases; firsts. 23c; ordinary flrata. 2162154c; mis. cellaneous, 22ff22c. .it ..- A 441 tq I mm The Object OF INVESTING I. frequently to obtain a regular income from surplus funds. THE REAL INVESTOR makes rer. tain his capital ia anfe and th.n endeavors to secure the highe-t possible rate contingent on that security. INVEST TODAY where your money will earn , dividenda quar terly, with first mortgages on homes aa aecurity. ASSETS . . . . $9,378,0410 RESERVE .... 401,375 BUILDING L0AN ASSOCIATION 1 8th AND HARNEY 3$ YEARS IN OMAHA Food Index Higher Bradstreefs Food Index number, based on the wholesale prices per pound of 31 articles used for food, is $3.23. com paring with $3.22 last week and $3.06 for the week ending March IT, 1921. This week's number shows a gain of three tenth, of 1 per cent over last week and of 6 5 per cent over the like wek of last year. , Increased. Corn, mess pork, short ribs, butter, raw sugar, refined sugar, eggs, prunes, live heep. steel bars. Chicago old car wheels. Chicago steel scrap, Chicago cast iron, sptltef. ' Decreased. Flour, red wheat, snrlng wheat, oats. barley, rye flour, hams, lard, coffee, po tatoes, live beeves, live hogs, live lambs. cotton, gray goods, O. delaine wool, lin seed Oil. - Kew York Cotton. New Tork, March 18. The list gained ground In the cotton market in today'a brief aession. after a firm atart, until the last half hour when pressure from ring raaera caused prices to ease off from he top level. The firmness waa due to Increased local weekend covering and Liverpool support which lifted prices 10 l' ia points aoove r riday'e close. Added ctlvlty In the later trading ended in a modest decline and at the close December waa but 12 points net higher and the rest of the list up 2 to 4 points net. The rocal apot market was quoted 6 points higher on middling at 18.46 centa. Spot quiet. 6 polnta advance. 18.46c for middling upland oouinrrn npm martlets: usivmon, 17.60c, 6 points decline; New Orleans, 16.75c. unchanged; Ssvannah. 17.60c, 13 points advance; Augusta. 17.13c. 13 polnta advance; Memphis, 17.25c un hanged: Houston 17.50c unchanged: Little Rock 17c 26 polnta advance. Every Year-! Every year about one-tenth of the total population of the United States: Falls down stairs gets run over trips into open manholes gets struck by automobiles leans too far out of the windows or rocks the boat. The result is: 1 1,037,000 are killed or injured by accidents each year. Accident Insurance guarantees your income, at a very small cost. Call ATIantic 0360. "Pays the Claim First" Insurance AT Iantic 0360 Surety Bonds First Nat. Bank BIdg. . Investment Securities Kansas City Procure. Kansas City. March 18. Egg.. .106H 106 106 and poultry, unchanged. butter GRAIN WE solicit your consignments of all kinds of grain to the Omaha, Chicago, Milwaukee, Kansas City and Sioux City markets. W e Offer You the Services of Our Offices Lo caled at Omaha, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska Hastings, Nebraska Chicago, Illinois Sioux City,' Iowa Holdrege, Nebraska Geneva, Nebraska Des Moines, Iowa Milwaukee, Wis. Hamburg, Iowa Kansas City, Mo. Get in touch with one of these branch offices with your next grain shipment. The Updike Grain Company "The Reliable Consignment House" ,