Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1925, Page 9

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1925 DAILY Oil and Financial News DILLON-READ STAGE NEW FINANCE COUP) Purchase of Large Interest in. the National Cash Register Company by New York Financiers Is Reported. NEW YORK, Doc, 31.—U/)—Dil- lon, Read. and company. bankers who. startled the financial. world with the purchase of the Dodge Brothers motor intecests over the bid of. J. PB. Morgan, are now re- ported. to have arranged. another coup in the. purchase of a large. in- terest In the National Cash Register company. Clarence Dillon, 43-year-old head of the firm, which has come into prominence-only in the past decade, has been conducting negotlations in- volving between- -$69,000.000 and $70,000,000 of securities and the deal {4 expected to be consumated’ this week. k Control of the cash register com- MARKET GOSSIP By Hill-Weaver & Co- Bank of England rediscount rate unchanged’ at 5 per cent. No change in New York Federal Bank rediscount rate, remains at 3% rer cent. Universal. ipe. stockholders sub- seribe to-entire 62,000 common shares offered them at $25, American Can .reduces prices 75 cents to $2.00 per thousand cans; company to build new plant costing $1,500,000 at Sacramento, California, to;be ready in 1927. New York Central and New Haven pany has been sought by many | bankers. since the death in 1922 of John H. Patterson, its founder. The name of Dillon, Read and company also plays a prominent bart in Wall Street reports that the General -Petroleum company ané tue Union Oil company of California will merge Into an organization hav- Ing $231,000,000. assets, The bank Ing. company now holds the Union Oll company. A, L. Well, vice president of the General Petroleum company, we ever, denied last night at San Fran- cisco that a merger was contem- Plated. “There is a'nolutely no foundation for the report,” he said. SAFE ROBBERS BOUND OVER (Continued From Page One) moved and abandoned east of Cas- per. King sought to discredit any, ref- erence to “Slick,” since, he claimed, there was no evidence to connect him with the- alleged: crime. Attorney Combs answered the ar- sument by declaring that Duboice and-Morton had been partners and that any statement which Morton had made regarding the palr was binding on Duboice also. The alleged statements in ques- obtain temporary injunction restrain+/tfon were that “Slick” had_lost the ing enforcement of Kaufman law, which requires operation, after Jan- uary 1 in New York City and envi: rons by electricity, Consolidation of Cleveland Western Coal company, Pittsburgh Terminal Coal corporation, Standard Island Creek Coal sompany. and séveral dock properties ‘announced. Name of new corporation to be North American Coal corporation. Utah Apex Mining company de: clared regular quarterly dividend of 35 cents payable January 15, to stock of January 5. Carloadings for ‘week ended De- comber 19, were 967,886, against 008,824 previous week,'and 900,654 Bame week last year. Averages: oft .02; 20 rails 112.62, up ..30;.40 bonds 92.98, up .03. ——— Grain *Oninions By Hil-Weaver & Co. Jackson Bro: Think purchases on “dips and held: for the long pull will prove. profitable. Bartlett Frazier: We anticipate ultimately higher prices in wheat. Thom: McKinnon: Think ad- vance in coarse’grains has gone far enough for the present. Harris Winthrop: Seems to us that some radical development is in- stantly required to maintain present levels. Stein Alstrin: . Think reaction in prices will go farther. By Hill, Weaver and Company. Since the Standard of* California- Pacific Off announcement, the alr as been full-of rumors. First Texas company is supposed to be ready to take over Associated Oil. This has been denied, Now General Petroleum and Union of California are linked and Barnsdale is said to be negotiat- tng for consolidation with Waite Phillips and Simmons. These rumors xerve to explain a large part of the activity in certain olls. The rumor, of the General Petroleum move ‘worth looks very geneuino and: 1s following. cites reports have to do with the possibility of dividend payments on Sinclair and” Mid-Continent’ Petrol- eum, an increase in Texas company dividend rate, the possibility of an extra dividend of Standard Oj! of Indiana. There are also apparently well substantiated reports of import ant accumulation in Standard “Of of New Jersey. Hay ere KANSAS CITY, Dec, 314)—Hay, unchanged: ; | Commodity Trade N Sweet: Potatoes SHREVEPORT — A suryey _ of sweet potatoes! in this state ‘shows 275,000 bushels’ n storage: In addt: tion, 1,100 cars have been shipped, or double the amount®sentyout in 1924. é Livestock CHICAGO—The number of sheep and lambs on feed for market in the corn belt states and western feeding areas is about 250,000 tess than a year ago, with the number estimated at 4,898,000, SAN ANTONIO, Texas—Coming three and four-year-old steers are be ing sold tn fairly héavy” quantities in this section: for shipment to feed lots in Kansas. Brick . PHILADULPHIA—Stocks of brick are Ught at local plants and compe tent labor je at a premium, but there is no danger of @ shortage, even 3 * 2 ha Cae Sb op enna eae 20. industrials. 155,81, |, fot the: bar. and that he was ‘drinking too much and might spill something.” King. questioned Hill regarding his past and brought him to’admit that he bad served & year in. the Montana state penitentiary for robbery. CASPER PLANS ARE FURTHERED (Continued From Page One) ties that the- federal government gleans from Natrona county. While in Washington “Mr: Stafford also transacted business with the American Automobile association ‘gn@ the United States Chamber of Commerce. He presented the Casper rate case to the Interstate Commerce commission, and urged the establish. ment of a’rapid malliroute between Casper and Rawlins, Wyo. _Se Texas Finances Better Despite Poiitical War AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 31.—(P)— Regardiess of what other effect the admiplstration’ of Governor Miriam A. Ferguson may have on Texas, the financial condition has toned up con- sey, under her regime, figures released by Comptroller S. H. Terrell show. Ipts for the first four months present fisca]’ year total ap- proximately $10,990,000, an increase of $650,000 over receipts of the cor- responding period’ of last year, Mr, Terrell's. report shows. When the Ferguson administration was inaugurated tn January last, there was a deficiency of $2.968,541 in the general revenue fund. With the amount already taken in, Mr. Terrell: says he believes continued collection of state money at the pres- ent rhfe, will’ keep the treasury fn “wubstantlal condition.” Se Mik akan “Nomenclature” is a profession of which a woman, Miss Laura Lee Rogers, of Elizabeth, N.- J., Is be Upved ‘to haye a monopoly. For twenty years Miss ‘Rogers ‘has made a business of supplying “catchy” names for houses, boats, and com: mercial products. Some of the names suggested by her for pre pared foods: and, similar. products Hhave become known’ throughout America. es GUY GAY SELLS INSURANCE, Drink Hillcrest Water. -Phono 1151. Ews ‘whensthe overhauling of machinery neresgitates the wisual mid-winter Shut-down. Rubber BOSTON—Officials of the Hood Rubber company estimate that sales to the end of the present fiscal year ending’ March: 31, 1926, will “aggre- gate $40,000,000, compared. with $20,000,000 last year. Automobiles _ DETROIT—The widely ~ different trends tn the motor! ipfice ' range, which now »xist, were strikingly {l- lustrated by the fact that Ricken. hacker has advanced prices from $76 ‘to $800, according to models, while Auburn hans reduced prices on Its various [ines $100 to $455. DETROIT A trainload of 24 cus. tom-bollt, Cadijiac care, valued at $120,000, has been shipped to the Standard Auto company of Louts ville. ’ a | ___ Gbe TRIBUNE. Casper Daily Cribune YOU KNOW ME AL---Adventures of Jack Keefe Dear Al: Well Al your old ‘great jest now and! came Allis Chemical and Dye 4 American Can .---------- 292% American Car and Foundry -. 109 American Locomotive -.----- 118% American 5m. and Ref. -.---- 144% American Sugar ----.------- 15 American Tel. and Tel, .-.--. 142% American Tobacco ----<----. 114% American Woolen -~.-s------ 41% Anaconda Copper -..... 50% Armours of Ill, “B' - 16% Atchison |..~----------~~----- 138 Atl Coast Line»-----~-------- 260 Baldwin Locomotive .-~-.---. 130 Baltimore and Ohio --------- 93% Bethlehem Steel -.--~--.----- 48% California Pet. -. weve ee Canadian Pacific ~--.------- 147K Central Leather pfd. --------- 6614 Cerro de Pasco .-.------.. 62% Chandler Motor --.~.--. Chesapeake and Ohio ~. Chicago and Northwestern -- Chicago, Mil and St. Paul pfd. Chicago, R. I. and Pacific .- Chile Copper ~-.---.---—-. Chrysler Corp, --------~~-. Coca Cola Colorado Fuel --.~~--.~~----- Consolidated Gas ~-.--------. Corn Products Crucible Steel - Cuba Cane Sugar pfa. Dodge Brothers “A” ~_.. Du Pont de Nemours -.._ Electric Power and Light ct! Erie Rallroad ....---... Famous Players ------------. 108 Fisk Rubber -------------... 23% Foundation Co. ..----. Great North Iron Ore ctfs.... Great Northern pfd. ~.---... Guilt States Steel Hudson Motors -. nn Illinois’ Central -..-.------.-- Independent O. and G, -....- Int. Combustion Eng. Int. Harvester --.--..----.-. Int. Mer, Marine pfd. ~---.--- Int. Nickel. -------. Mo., Kan. and Texas ~~... Missouri Pacific ptd. Montgomery Ward Nat. Lead ..----. New York Central ex div. N. ¥., N. H. and Hartford -~.. Norfolk and Western ----_.. North American ---.------. Northern Pacific €x.-div. Pacific Oil --_-. Packard Motor oo Pan American Pet. “B" ex div. 77% Pennsylvania --..--.-------- 54% Phillips Pet. ----.-----. 46% Pierce Aarrow Motor Car _. 35% Rep. Iron and Steel -. St. Louis and San Fran, Seaboard Air Line Sears’ Roebuck -. Sinclair Con. -Oil Southern Pacific Southern Railway dard Ol, Cal, Stan dard Oil, Cal. Standard Oll, N. J. 46 Stewart Warner .. - 91% Studebaker - 57% Texas Co. - 54% - 121 - 51% - 96% 150 93% - 8, Cast Iron Pipe ~~... 204% U. 8. Ind. Alcohol -. TA% U. 8. Rubber ~. 80% . 8. Steel 135% Wabash Rallwi 43% Ward Baking =" 83% Westinghouse Electric ex-div. 74% White Motor .. - 83 Willys Overland - - W% Crude Market BY HILL-WEAVER & CO. Salt Creek,-36 to: 86.9 gravity . 1.79 Salt’ Creek, 37 to 39.9 gravity . 1.87 Rock Creek ~-.. “75 Big Muddy ------0—-—=. 1.75 Elk Basin eoweenne 1.90 Cat Creek » ---eeen-- nee = 1.90 Lance Creek ----------------—— 1.90 Grass Creek Light 1.90 Gréybull .-----. Coreblight ~~. 1,75 Mule Creek 2. ---2+e----—ee~ 1,25 Lander -. 4.10 Osage -----s--2-<---- +o --= 18 Sunburst ~----... 1.35 Hamilton Dome’ ----—---------= Ferrin --~----22---en ee nn mene HYTON, naman peneneenn newman, Notches ---.. Pilot Butte .-..------------- CHICAGO, Dec, $1.—Poultry alive, firm: receipts 2 cars; fowls, 23@30 springs, Sle; turkeys, 30c; roosters, lf; ducks, 25@80c; geere, 20220, anyone to my where into y from e me the me He says he can make heavywait champion of the world if I go with him. Gosh. I hope Dempeey sees that. They aint got nobody to fight me so far this wk and I guest 1 half to retire soon on acct. of nobody to lick. r Jack Keefe |tully disposed at busine vepi- see New wou Steet | STOCKS GLOGE YEAR IN fbi Bull Movement Continues to End of Trading at New’ York NEW. YORK, Dec, 31.—(7)—An upward movément of stock prices today brought to a close one of the biggest “bull” years in the history of the New York stock exchange. Buying, which embraced a wide va- riety of {ssues, apparently was {n- fluenced by the widespread predic- tions of business prosperity for 1926 Standard rails and industrials were heavily bought, reflecting an un- usually lalrge reinvestment demand for those issues. American Smelting was bid up to 148, the highest price since 1907. and Delaware and Hud- son crossed’ 159 to the highest level since 1914. Severallarge blocks of stocks changed hands, Including one block of 11,000 shares of Chrysler {new stock) and another of 10,000 shares, one block of 6,500 shares of Standard Oil of New Jersey, and an- | other of 5,000 shares. Olle, steels, public utilities, and motors gave the best demonstrations of group strength. Chrysler sold nearly 7 points above yesterday's final quotation, Woolworth 4%, Sears Roebuck 4%, and nearly a score of others from 2 to 4 points. NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—(#)—Stock market prices displayed a firm tone at the opening of the last stock ses- sion'of the year. Secretary Hoover's warning against reckless speculation In ‘stocks apparently did not bring out any extensive selling at the opening. Intitial gains of a point or more were recorded by American Tobacco, Chrysler snd Radio Cor- poreXon. Mathieson Alkali opened at 107, a new high quotation for the year. Buoyancy developed in some of the high priced industrials soon after the opening. National Biscuit moved up to a new 1925 high, Chrysler ex- tended its gain to 2% and National Tea, Sears Roebuck, Woolworth and New York Canners sold 2 or more points higher. Cash sales for the purpose of establishing losses under the income tax law were much smaller than usual on the last day of the year, being confined. largely to relatively unimportant {ssues. Olls, which attracted a large speculative following because merger reports, again were active on a rising scale alt’ rh the early gains were small. Foreign exchanges continued steady with trading of @ holliday ¢haracter. Demand sterling held firm at $4.84% and French francs advanced 3 points to 3.73% cents. Other changes were largely nominal. With speculative sentiment pe for the new year, buying became | more general. although there was a considerable volume of cash trans actions to register income tax losses A block of 40,800 shayen of Trans Continental O11 charred hands at four. Mack Truck, which was quoted ex the fifty per cent stock dividend, sold at 150%, Missouri, Kansas and ‘Texas preferred reached a new high figure for the year at 92%, Call loans again renewed at 6 per cent. The closing was strong. New points of strength continued to de velop as the year's trading drew to} a clove. General Electric was bid up 3% points in tho final hour, Rutland preferred 4, and South Porto Rico Sugar 5. Total sales ap- proximated 2,100,000 shares. aepioniome NEW YORK, Déo. 31.—()—No changes occurred today in refined sugar prices which ranged from 6.000 to 5.80c for fine granulated but a continued fair inquiry reported. Sugar futures closed steady. tons. was Ap: proximate sales 25,000 uary, 2:400; Maroh, 2.4 July, 2.68c; September, Jan: ee Cotton | NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—(P)—Cot- ton spot, steady; middling, $20.70, Misi de) Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, Dec. 31,—(#)—For- eign exchanges Irregular; quotations in cen! Great Britain, demand, cables 485 3:18; 60-day bills on hanks 480%. France, demand 3.7 cables 3.74%, Italy, demand 4.03%; cadles 4,04 &. | Prairie | New York Oil — HIS IS ALL A LoT OF GONK. VUt OFFER To MEET THE QRUTE BNO OVER COME HIS STRENGTH WHERES HI Wyoming Oils Quotations oy Gias Vucerevich, Broker 203 Consolidated Royalty Bullding Western Exploration 2.50 Consolidated Royalty ~ 8.50 Pipelin: Williams . Central BE. T. Bessemer --. ; Western States Al Kinney Coastal 08 Columbine 08 Jupiter - 08 Elkhorn ~ 06 Domino 5 06 Royalty Producers 04% 05 Sunset 200% .00% Picardy ”. Ol 02 Lusk Roy. - 03.08 Tom Bell .--. 02.08 Buck Creek 28 6 Chappell ~~ 30725 McKinnie Oi! Hk) t.16 Burke OM ~~ 10 2 Riverton Pet. 3.15 3.25 Argo 4.00 4.50 Curb Stocks. Imperial Mountain Producers Salt’ Creek Producers - Continental -. alt Creek Cons, Ss. O. Ind Humble Ol Ohio Ol -- Stock Opinions | Stocks and Grains MA NES, SIR, YOU MAY COUNT ON ME TO Face Your MAN OF MYSTERY’ Te A SUENGALI v WITH Bee WWLATE SHLES Liquidation by Early Buyers Brings Downturn to Close Year CHICAGO, Dec. out on the part of traders who earlier in the day had been active buyers pulled wheat values down to- day in the last hour of business. Aggressive support was lacking, especially for the December delivery. The wheat market closed unsettled, %o to 3c net lower, new style, De- cember $1.851% to $1.86 and May $1.79 to $1,79% 1.—)—Selling CHICAGO, Dec. 31—()—Wheat prices took an upward swing today ) after a wavering start. The rise in| the market accompanied consider- able new buying on the part of speculators who of late have been sellers to realize profits. Liverpool reports of a scarcity of offerings from Areentina were a stimulating factor, The opening, 1%c lower to 1%c higher, new style, December $1.90 and May $1.79%, was followed by numerous irregular changes in which December touched $1.88 and May $1.82 Corn and oats showed relative weakness as compared with wheat. Fairly Uberal offerings of corn to By Hill, Weaver and Company. Hornblower and Weeks — With only two days remaining of the cal- endar year considerable trregular- ity would not be surprising but, on the other hand, {t is Ikely to be confined to the industrial section and be offset as a market influence by strength in many parts of the rail, oll and utility departments. J. S. Bache—We believe that the heavy buying in the rails and oils this past month hag been for ac- counts of those whose knowledge of the conditions and possibilities in their favorite issues, warrants the expectation of higher levels for them. Certainty, on the basis of earnings yield and prospects, these two groups present the safest medium for spe cial dividend petyment. Pynchon and Company—We con- tinue to advise a constructive posi- tion in the good rails, ofls, steels, coppers and equipment ireues, al- though trading profits might be ac- cepted from time to time as tndivid. ual stocks enjoy sharp upward raises, Coming Events—Dvening up pro- |” cesses may ‘operate for irregularity today although a-generally firm clos- Ing is anticipated. Metals ed YORK, Dec electrolytic $63.00. ; prices unchange + spot, $9.25. inc—Steady; East St. Louis spot, futures, $8.55@8.65. ot, $25.00, Liberty Bonds | NEW YORK, Dec, 31.—Liberty mds closed: 314, $99.19; first 4%e, ond 4%s, $100.21; third $100.26; fourth 4%, $101.30; . government 4148, $106.14 ——— — $8.70@3.7 Antimony SINNEAPOLIS, Minn,, Dec. 31.— #)—Flour be to 20c lower; family @10.05 a barrel. Ship- barrels, 50. a Potatoes CHICAGO, Dec. 31,—(7)—Potatoes —Receipts 47 cars; total United States shipments 552, five Canadian; trading rather slow; market weak; Wisconsin sacked? round whites, $4.00@4,20; few fancy shade higher; Idaho sacked Russets, $4.00@4.25, at Ahab Batt Silver | ‘EW YORK, Dec. 31.—()—Bar silver, 68%; Mexican dollars, 52%4. on peaemmesa Flax. DULUTH, Minn; Deo. 31.—)— Lue flax: December, $2.51; January 51; February, $2,52%} May, 2.55%; Taly, $2.85%. |, esene eet yi arrive attracted notice. Corn opened unchanged to %c lower, May 86%c to 87e, and later showed some loss all around. Later, the corn market was influ- enced by wheat weakness and by good weather for the selling of corn and for the movement of the new corn crop. Corn closed irregular, 1%o net lower to %c advance, May 86%c to 8btc. Oats started %e off to Xe up, May 45% to 460, and then held near to the initial figures. In line with hog values, the pro- vision market was easy. Wheat— Open High Low Close Dec, new. 1.90 1.90 1.84 Dec, old. 1.87% 1.87% 1,80 May, new 1.79 1.82 1.78 May, old. 1.77 1.79% 1.76 1.52 1.54 1.51% Dec. 78% 80%, 78% .79% May 87 88% 85% 86% 88% 89% 87% 88 Al% 42% ALM 41 AB% 48% ABM A6% 45% 46 06% 1.06% 1.08 1.03 12 1.18% 1.10% 1.10 09% 1.10% 1.07 Dec. -.--14,05 14.95 14.75 14.80 Jan “14.57 14.60 14.50 14,87 May 14.50 14.57 14.45 14.67 | SRDS IE cana) SRST | 16.30 16.95 1620 16.35 Cash Grains and Provisions. CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—A)—Wheat— No. 1 hard, $1,85@1.87%; No, 2 hard, 91.86% @1.85%. Corn—No. 4 mixed, 75@76c; No. 3 yellow, 76% @79 se. Oats—No. 2 white, 42@44%0; No. 3 white, 43@44c. Rye—None. Barle: { Timothy | Clover seed—$2 Lard—314.62. Ribs—$15.00, Bellies. | Business Briefs HARRISBURG — Rapid progress in building of roads and sewers throughout the state is being made. The small citie aro now investing more per capita for such work than the larger centers, the expenditure averaging $0.10 for inhabitants of smaller towns, as against $4.63 In the cities. NEW ORLEANS —The foreign commerce of this port, including im- ports and exports, i# expected to to- tal ten million tons for the year, an Increase of about 10 per cent. It will exceed the tonnage of any do- mestic port except New York. NEW YORK, Dec. 31—()—All vearly records for bank clearings in New York were, broken in 1925, ex- changes at the New York cleering house aggregating $283,619,244,635 The previous year’s total was $249, 863,181,338 ene Windsor Farm Dairy Butter ceipts 52,000; mostly 15c to 25¢ lower; —By PAGE NINE REPS DICK DORGAN WHEAT DROPS || NEW YORK BONDS NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—The following are closing bids of bonds on the New York shares of each bond. (U. & Gove U. 8. BOND: Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty rnment Bonds tn dollars and thirty 3 (Sales in $1,000) tod Exc ‘s high, and low and Stock the seconds of dollar High Liberty 4th 44s -.-... =J1919 101.2 101.80 U, S. Treasury 4s_.---.. —-K 25 U. S. Treasury 4\s-. M 21 106.5 4 FOREIGN— = Czechoslovak Republic $s 1952-2A 15 Dom. of Canada 5s 195..-.. french Republic 7 1-88... Japanese Govt. 6-28 ot Kingdom of Belgium 6% rets. Kingdom of Norway 6s 1944_. Rep. of Chile 8s 1943-... State of Queensiand 6s. U.K of G B. & L. 6% 1937. DOMESTIT~- Amer Smotitag 61 2 Amer. Burret 6 ~.....cccce. ~B Amer. Tei & Tel. 548 s--seeeee-C ALT. & T deb 5s 1960. Anaconda Cop. 7s 1938 Anaconda Cop. 6s 195 At. T. & San Fe. gen Balt. & Ohio cvt 4%s-.. Rethlehem Steel con. és, A Canadian Pacific dob. Chic. Burl, & Quincy rfg 5s A.---K Chic. Mil. & St. P. cvt. 4% Chile Copper 6s .. Goodyear Tire, 88 194 Great Northern 78, A-~-----—<-.-0 Great Northern 54-.-.-.....-..P Montana Power Se A---.--------Q Northern Pacific cfg. 66 B------..R Northern Pac new 6s D-...-8 Northern Pacific Hen 4s... Pacific Gas & Elec. Penna R. R. gen. 4% Sinclair Con, Of! 63 1927_-.-...-.B Southern Pac. cvt. 48..-.--------C Unton Pacific 1st 4s. U. S. Rubber 68 -......---.---E Utah Power & Light 6s----.--_F Western Union 6%= ~. Westinghouse Eiec Total sales of bonds today were $1 3 previous day and $11,634,000 a year Livestock Chicago Pric CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—(U. S, Depart: ment of Agriculture.}—Hoga—Re- lighter weight show maximum de- cline; bulk good and chotce 200 to 300 pound butchers, $11,06@11.30; majority of desirable 160 to 180 pound averages, $11.40@ 11.60; prac- teal top, $11.75; bulk 140 to 150 pound kind, $11.65@11.80; packing sows, largely $9.10@9.40. Cattle—Receipts 6,000; fat steers tendy to 2he higher tter grades suitable for shipping purposes show most advance; kind, tne to sell at $9.00@10.00 predominating; | est heavies, $1 s,| arp upturn; & rt market, r enly higher ly $ 4.0 packers; f 4,45; outsiders up | rd to $15.00. | Sheep—Roc 00; fat lamba] do- | »pening slow, sirable handy montly $15,5016 to shippers, $15 of fat ewes, $8.06 lower; feeding lambs weak to 25c lower, » top} sales prospect! ‘ew early Omaha @ OMAHA, Dec, 31.—(U. 8, De ve of Agriculture.)—~Hogs— eciptag 11,000; active, steady to ; ight hogs showing most desirablo 140 to 200 6, $11.00@11.25; top $11.25 and choice 200 to 300 pound $10.80 11.00: packing sows bulk of nll sales, $10.75 00 cost Wednend: Cattle—Receipts all killing} Jaenes active, steady to strong: bulk ed steers few loads up| 1.06; heifers, $6.75@8.00; canners and tters 76@4.60; bologna bulls, $5,255.50; beet bulls, $5.75@6.75; practical veal top, $9.50; etockers and Jers, nominally steady eep—Keceipts 3.500; lambs fully lower; bulls fed wool lambs, 5.2615.50; small part lond $15 60: sheep, steady; no choice ewes in cluded; feeders, et-cnr; sales feeding lambs, $16.65q)16.00. Prices at Kansas City, KANSAS CITY, ™ Dec. S1.~ (U, 8, Department of Agriculture.-— Cattle—Receipts 2,000; calves, 400 fed va about steady: killin qual ily in: most early sales, 38,25@ f: pert Jond medium: weights, meal ‘al loads Oklahoma and hull feds unsold; sho % steady; bulk butcher cows, $4.75@ 6.50; ted heifers, mostly $7,.25@8.00; few up to $8.50; canners and cutter: $23.5004.50; bulla, strong: bologn: 188 5 70% , 908,000, compared with $12,353,000 ago. _ upward ‘to $5.50; veals and calves + good to choice veals, $11.00 ; stockers and feeders, scarce, tbout steady; one load of feeders $8.25, Hogs—Receipts 4,500; steady to 10c lower; mostly Se to 10c lowe than Wednesday's average; slipper lop $11.75; packer top $11.50; bulk of sales, $11.15@11.60; bulk destrable 180 to 300 pound averages, $11.17 @11.60; sorted 130 to 1 pound weights, $11.75@11.90; packing sows 9.75 @10. age, $8.75079.50; atock pigs, steady to 10c lower, $11.50@ 12.16. Sheep elp 1 lambe packers 10¢ lower ble 1 othe ne load me ne load good feeder Bheep—R be lower ee he INNEAPOLIES um . barrel t closing bid 6 Inst loan 6; call loans anees 4%; t collateral 66 months 4%@ paper 44 @4% pO She Butter and Eggs “CHICAGO, Dec. 31.—(P)—B Unchanged: reclepts, 4,126 tubs Eggs—Lower: receipts 7,970 canes firsts, 380; ordinary firates... $8@ ase