Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 15, 1916, Page 10

% 1 »,q. PRODUCE is Weak and Rules Jiwo to Three -and a Cefits Lower. BN DEMAND IODEMTB Omahs, August 14, l"l. Cash wheat was very weak todsy and ruled from 2 to 3%c lower. The cash demand, however, was pretty active and the recelpts continued very heav: No, 2 hard wheat sold around $1.36% to $1.37, and the bulk of the No. 3 hard sold from $1,33 to $1.35. Corn receipts were fairly good, but there was only>a moderate demand for this cereal. The market wag a trifle weak.ahd ruled arcund Yo lower on all grades. The demaw® for yellow corn was pretty good, and this variety sold at Y%c premium, While the ca demand for oats was pretty actl the market followed corn und wheat on the dficlll and sold ¥c to %e lower. Rye sold from V,e to 1%c higher. Barley was quoted unchanged. Ldverpool close: “Wheat—Steady. _ Corn—%d ta 3%d higher. Primary receipts 886,000 bushels. apd shipments 1,442,000 bushels, against lfll of 2,324, bushels, and shipments 6,000 bas) last year, lew corn receipts were 697,000 bush- els, and shipments 281,000 bushels. against receipts of 718,000 bushels, and shipments of 666,000 bushels last year, Primary oats recel 0. 3,487,000 busl els, and shipments nst recéipts of 1,384,000 bushel of 358,000 bushels last year. CAR_LOT RECEIPTS, WHEAT, Cor‘n. . 0 Louls . 10! ; These sales were reported toda: 5!/ Wheat—No. 1 hard tor: 2 un. $1.87, No. 2 hard winter: 1 car, §1.3 CArs, 0 [ ¥ xf ?1.! 2 hard winter M A rs, $1. §1.85% 36; 6 cars, $1.34%; © cars, §1.3: cars, $1.33%; 6 cars, .§ l, No. 4 har 3 cars, $1.34; 1 car, car, 3 ll 30; 3 cars, 29; .3 cars, re, $1.27; 1 car, $1.24. Bample hard 'llllll" l car, § 1 ear, §1.26; 2 cars, $1.25 236 car, §1. L) J ear, $L12W; 1 ear, n‘# No 30 1 car, JLi2. 0. Il car, 80c. 0 8% c. l car, e, # 4 wlflu. cars low! white: 2 cars, Tc. No. 1. cars, 79c. ] ;'-uu 1 car, Hu )lo, 3 'IlC b § cars, 41%0; 9 cars, cars, 410; 1 car, 40%o, cars, 40%c; 4 cars, N duram, ' $1.1491.37. C white, 9% @40c; No. 3 white, 10 4 white, nuon,»'n-" uo. l mixed, . § wixed, | Oats; No. 1 1% 05 14he; 4 wll -. 4 l Mal tln‘c‘. 77@80¢; No. 1 feed, 4 1, 1.11%@1.136; August 1 oc:lnlu r‘el was m%u"“ mont was conditi6ns on :‘.fi'w"" x nn and corn wus re- mntol cloged frac- .M n luum for this more A it Duo - fll'lll.l‘ o clogt £ By '""\ uammmm Lt stocl vu =ss\ N lll ll w{!! 3 L - dl-nnu strike, 4 Chicago, Aug. 14.—Wheat developed 3 eakness today on ~Possibllity of a ralivoad dian crop report and the |y tion of: the recent sharp ware contributory fac jesn. © Wheat lost more ti an extreme 1%c, oats 1340, deaplite lo\nr hogs, were mong o '” r:”ml.‘ lr:m::dllnl- slump " ncipal factgr, uul were IDVONI& Indt: vldl’ll : tes, It was ,nn-d ;nt tl- mont advance seemed more | the black mt m d the lu report. Fear of a raliroad inst Investment. ‘l‘hu vlw tnd'ln prices, e ut li‘ ‘were unsettled; '? ly but recovering later u“{-‘n it trade, % rmo-:mn No. 2 red, 3 red, .l.ll%.l.dl\fl M % L“. No. I herd, $1. :1\;{. 3 yellow, §5% @87c; o ll“u. No, 4 whii 84%e, "fi 3 'lllQ. 2L 04 %e; e lla. m. 8. uouc. Bar- 1 Jersey ub. it 91 m nou\m springs, oua; - [10%e No. No. i 1.47%; Septem! December, §1.46%. Corn—No, 3, § G. 2 white, 86 @86%¢; September, §3%e; December, TRse- Oats—No. 2, H*O“\fic, No."2 white, 43 @43%e. NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET. Quotations of the D-y on the Leading Com- modities. New York, Aug. 14.—Flour—Unsettled; -Dr\nl patents, $7.9093.30; wintor patents, 92.35@7. tralghts, $6.95@7.20, No. 1 durum, $1.4 T1.63; N, 1 northern, Duluth. lynorlhfin Manitoba, $1.68 ork weal No. 2 yellow, 96% No. 3, $1.10@1.15; 55105, ahinping, 5@ 80c, Hops—Qulet; state, common to cholce 116" 1@ 181014, “$@Te; Pacifi const, 16 14 1014, 8@10c. B identtendy: Bogots, $2% @33%c; Con- tral Amertca, 33%c. Lesther—Firm; . hemlock firsts; onds 360, | Potk—#irm: mess, $20.50@29,00; family, #28,00029,00; short clear, $25.606327.60. . Boef—8tead mens, $18.00@18,60; fam- iy, $1s 0020, rd{-Easy; middic” west, $13.66@13.75. e Pl ay Yo momigal seuntry wpecial, T@T%c; apecial, T%c. Wool—Steady; domestic fivoe, Okto, 50 36e. Rice—Stéady; fancy head, mlh 1% @i%e. lusses—Dull; New Orleans open kettle, 0@ soe. , OMAHA GENERAL MANSET. In cartons or 37c; sec- 5@6%c; blue ] Butter—No. 1 creamory, m No. 3, 38¢. oultry—Brotlers, 200/ hens, 16c; feathered, m~ roosters and ; turkeys, 33c: e squabs 500@ 4. g (IIII i triplets, 17%¢ daisips, 17%c; Young Ame fca, ‘19%c; blue label brick, 18%¢: lim- berger, 20c; New York white, 20c; Rocque- ftort, 6be, an Cul 180} Ni salmon, 13%c; W 17c; ylglow pf ou red anapper, 13c; sunfish, 9c; Lake Erfe jumbo whitefisl flounders, fancy vflk. Ild native mackerel, 12¢; roe shad, , Jumbo, §2.5 ll 1 !Nlh headless shtimp, per fresh peeled shrimp, per 82 Fruit and Vl&llbl. prices furnl'h.d by Gilinaky Frul jSos 100, sa4s, 340k Ras, 0s, 3888, 1768, 3008, Bawl, rado bo: e, peaches, larger sizes, §1.00; California Ilb.m or Crawfords, $1.16; Cali- forfila Elbertas, five-box lots, $1.10. Bartletts, Cal,, box, $3.25; Bussock or Flem- |.lh Bei fl L] |l 5, l~uor eholcs, .z n hotoe, $1.76. tlu'. .0& 4 Mala, 42,00; Thompson B«dlo-, u 15 o. Cantaloupes: ponys, §! 50. 0 Apricots: Crate, §1.75. tables—8weet potatoes, Al ham; bu., 86c; orllons, Spanish, L, Ib, 3o nucumbon. bnlw, lh; peppers, b’r"""n 600; ‘$1; hes ‘ high mdo. dos., 16c; tomatoes. basket, rom. carrots and turnips, basket, hallots, radishes, dos., 20~ garlio, il K heclk d corbop ceses T00; 3 casen, 115, Bpe: lettuce, dos. uts, No. 1 raw, ib, b¥o; Junbo. ¥ 80; i , box, 8 1 rlhl. 19¢; N 13 20%¢c; No, lll(n‘ No. 2 chucks, 13¢; 1 rounds, 18%c; No. 2 13%e. No.' 1 10a; . %e; No. l plats 00 3¢ $4; 126 2160, 08, 8 l”i. ll.l. App! Golden Bowl, box, #9. HI)I Reds, 300s, 360w, Gravenstein, box, $2.26; Bell- (duo 19th), 41.76; cooking apples, Frults—Peache: $1 !Ilnoh. $1.96.t0 § Vegetables — Hweet potatoes, h mpur. §1.86; Cal, 100-1b. crates, $4.26 $1; Spanish onlon 1, b, Bte: case, §2.60; honey, Bpeolat No. peanuts, '8c; popeorn, nev, case, $3.76, ¥ Kansas City Kansas City, u.—-wput—-m 2 Aug ln1fl.u o, 2 L3801, ’mfl-« Vo "?” December, $1.35% @ % Otrl—-lm 2 mixed, 83@83c; No. 3 white, llow, 84c; September, 80%c; Ti%e. ~ No.' 2 mixes firsts, - 380; Butter—Creamery, 3f; o ands, 2kc; wklr‘pl. e, ultry—He jors, 310, roosters, 10%e; stop loss orders| . 3 red weastern win pot, American mixed, new, 10s r—Winter patepts, 47s. 4 "n:u—ln‘ London (! o ‘congt), 14 168d / Coffee Market, New York, Aug. 14.—~The market for cof- foe futures showed renewed steadiness at the opening this morning, but an early ud- vanoe of 2 to 4 points seemed to me scattered realizing and there were -ulm reactions, Saptember. contracts sold off froi 8.740 to 8.73¢c during the late trading while arch reabted from 8.98¢ to 8.94¢, with the general list closing net one point higher to :ri point lower. THers was nothing in tl rly cables from Brasil to attract atter uin. but reports nug nruuuu offeringe ing larg dvance may ?:nal o for some of uring afternoon, Sal Aulul. 8.670;) tember, er, 8.74c; November, "n Jlnnw 8.844 8.71¢; Octol unw (3 3¢ About unchanged with quotations ranging Wm 10, 0 tfor Santos 4s. bles reported no chadye in ts oxcept for an advance 3| 0f 76 to 100 rels.In Bantos futures. Rio ex- change 1-32d 1o Fruits, Dried < New York, Aug. 14.—Evaporated Apples— Quls w T@7%¢: chole California, pricots—Quiet; cholce, 12 12% @13c uncv. 13% flr ‘ho! ©64%; prime, OXOhl Ore- l!l lc , Cottod Mark New York, Aug. 14—Col urm firm; August, ) '“h..‘m:l:“h 4. l‘ln' Maro i May, 14.85 Cotton futured closed 14.18¢; O\fl'bir 14.04c; December, January, 14.38¢ lg.nnl. M 830} May, lnt utm unm middl 1 18e. Aug. lt—-&tbl—l»!. itrong; l $7d; sales, —""""""T Metal Market. Now Yorl(. Aug. “—I.Q.l(l. nm t firm: -ml.r:r:m ‘;’;‘"w uutnr §0. - Tin, tton—Futures .13¢_bld;: Oetober, Junuary, 14.58c At Illll elactrolytie, £128. Tin: t fotures, mu 0s. JM -n.“-. ll‘t 25; [Bwitt & Co. ., 8.760; De-|bY February, : [ Rowevar, tor oo the 4c. | the uun. Sellers reaiised < NIllnM WO\ have THE BEE: LIVE STOCK MARKET}: _ |Heaviest _ Oattle Run of the Season Greets Buyers on the South Side, HOGS GO AT 10¢ LOWER Omaha, August 14, 1916. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. .11,000 6,700 13,600 4156 16,466 16,98 9,224 Recelpt, were: Bame day 3 w Same day 4 weel 1H 14,720 Bame day ) 9,289 , 4,683 27,336 The following table shows ine receipts of hogs and sheep at the South Omaha tock market for tue year 10 dai }d with last yea 1916~ 1915 101,283 | 894470 2,166,562 1,036,934 220,628 TISKAE Lanezol The following table rices of hogs ut t for the Date. Juiy ' omasdz Tty eunees we =332 23 522 Wi Rocelpts and disgosition of live stock at :2::;:::"."”;1“ yards, Omaha, for twem;- rofondin i 13 l} 3 o'clock p. m., August RECEIPTS—CARLOADS, Ll(,tle Hogs. Sh..p H'r's. Chicago 01 W Total receipts DXHPOblTl()\'——llEAD Cattle, Morris & Co. 685 1,453 Cudhay Packing Co. 1,269 Armour & Co Bchwartz & Co... J, W.~ Murphy. orre) Lincoln Packing Co. 8. 0. Packing Co,. 8t. Clair, Co. ., 8witt, from counlry, . Kohr Packing Co Hil & 8on. F. B, Lewl J. B. Root & C J. H. Bulla L. F. Huss....... Ronenstock Bros. ¥, G. Kellog; Wertheimer, & Degen H, F. H.gmw Rothschild & Krebs, Calt Co, sen & Lungren Pat O'Day Other buyers Totals, ....iovvv.v 9,139 7,088 14,282 Cattle—The 'week ‘starts out with the I t cattle run of the season and a run than occurred duflnl the month A year ag were 438 ln\-n loadsi approximately uono ad, and probdbly 90 per cent of these were from the range country, the proportion of corn- fed stock belng very small. Trade was slow in starting. Dressed beef men were all bearish in thelr views and early bids and sales of both beet steers and cow stuff were around 10@16c lower than last week. Strictly desirable grades were very scarce and did not show much of any decline. The bulk of the stock, however, being on the medium And common order, was slow~ in moving, and the tone to the trade was decidedly weak. In stockets and feeders the trade was also alow. Dmn‘bl fleshy steers, as well bent lings, wete wanted at mot tram steady figires, but on the general run of stuff the tendency was lower and the mo' 'y slow. Quotations on ecattle: NGood to! cholos ©10.05; falr 1o .good beeves, ;, common to falr grass good to cholce l:clhr-. Jumbd | 7 | common to to cholce atockers, $7.50 6. :';H (0:'. 46. l. 4 Hogs—' hogs fre for thevatart of estimated at 101 There whs just an ordinary run he ‘week, arrival , o 6,700 head. p llo.l—Rocllpu. OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 890d to cholce, $10.35@10.80; Jambs, fair to ood, $10.00@10.36; lambs, feeders,,$9.5@ yearlings, good to choice, $K00@ yehrllnl fair to good, $6.609%00; yearlings, feeders, $6.50Q7.60; wethers, fair to cholce, §6.25@7 00; ewes, good to cholce, $6.35@6.75; ewes, falr to good, $5.76@6.35; ewes, plain to culls, $4.00@5.76; ewes, fosd- ers, $4.50@6.10; ewes, breeders, all ages, $6.25G9.00, ~ Representative. sales: No. 222 Wyoming lambs 49 Wyoming feeder St. Louls Live Stock Market. 8t. Louls, Aug. 14 —Cattle—Recelpts,§,100 head; market, steady; native beef ste §700@10.25; yearing wteern and heifers, $8.50©10.00; cows, $5.60917.75; stockers and '30@8.36; Texas steers,” $6.50@ 8.507 prime southern steers, $5.00§9.00; cows and- heifers, $4.50@3.007 prime year- ling steers and hoifers, $7.60@9.00; native calves, $6.00@11.75. gs—Receipts, head: market, steady; pigs and lights, $7.75@10.30; mixed and butchers, $10.10910.35; good heavy, $10.20@10.35; bulk of sales, $2.90@1 Sheep and. Lambs—Recelpts, 4,100 market, steady; lambs, $7.00@10.35; slaugh- ter ewes, $5.00@7.25; bleating ewes, $9.00@ 10,00; yearlingh, $6.00@! Chicago Live Stock Market.- 14,—Cattle—Recelpts, market strong to 15c higher; tive beeves, $7.00@10.90; western $6.65@8.70; stockers d feeders, $5. 7.85; cows and heifers, $3,60@7.; calves, 0 3 45,000 head; market, 10 y at decline; bulk of sal $5,80@10.60; mixed, $8.45@10.45; ~yough, pigs, $8.20@9.00. Sheep and Lgmbs—Recelpts, 28,000 head; market, lower! wethers, $6.50@7.80; ewes, $3.25@7.40; lambs, $7.26@11.00. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City, Aug. 14-—Cattle—Receipts, ; market higher; prime fed 0@10.50; , dressed beef steer western steers, $7.00@8.76 feeders, $6.25@8.25; bulls, $5.26 , $6.60@11.00. ){o‘b—]locelptl, 11,000 head; wer; bulk of sales, $9.76@10.054 wt Pr. 74 $10 60 58 940 steers, 7.60@9.26; market, heavy, .15G market, lower; Tambs, $10.0 lings, $7.50@8.00; wethers, ewes, §6.50@7.2! y Sioux City Live Stock Market. Sloux City, Aug. 14.—Cattle—Receipts, 4,200 head; market steady; bbef steers, $6.15@10.00; butchers, $5.76@7.25; fat cows and heifers, $6.26@6.70;" canners, 35.25@ 6.25; stockers and feeders, $5.00@7.25; calves, $8.00@11.26;/bulls, stags, otc, $6.20 @6.26. 5.000 head; market 10¢ )‘ lght, $9.20@9.45; mixed, $9.45@ 9.607 heavy, $9.60@10.00. BhllP—RQCalDl 300 -head. Bt. Joss Aug. 2 IW hea. mrkut » eld 0.00; cows and heifers, $4.25@9.25; fillvu, ” 00@11/00. H 6,000 head; s—Recelpts, marke bulk of, sales, r; top, $10.06; $9.55@ market dull; $6.75@7.00. Kluuu CI(Y Stoux , €ity 8t, Joseph 6,000 “otals .........05,800 ¢ 83,100 Rosin and_ Turpentine. gavannah, Ga., Aug. 14.—Turpentine— Firm; 42 les, 338 bbl 61,990 rscolQll. 8. Quote: . $6.10; '46.350 A, B, $6.75; C, D, §5. $6.01 G, $6.20; H, $6.25: 1, i pets: K. 0.40; M, 36.455 N, $6.50; WG, 96.76. d g Dry Goods Market. 14.—The primary cotton quite active today. upward tendency. Mill agents declined considerable Yusiness for de- livery beyond the end of the current yea A falr ‘amount of export business in prints Was done witA China,.the Phillipines and Australla, Raw silk prices advanced at !okoh-m/ Ohlo Crude Oil Reduced. l‘lndluy. ‘0., Aug. 14—The Ohlo Oll com- pany today mdn another G-cent reduction on six grades of oll apd 20 cents on Ply‘ mouth ofl. new prlcu North Big Cut in New York, Aug. fined sugar were reduced 36 cents per hun- dred p undy today, making fine granulated N\ -~ New York Money Market. New York, -August 14,—Mercantile Paper —3% per cent Sterling Exchange—60-dey bllls, $4. 'Il*. demand, $4.15 11-16; cables, $4.76%. Sllver—Bar, 66%0. Mexican Dollars—b61%e. Rondl—(]ovcmmlnt. steady; rallroad, Ir- regular, Time Lom.—emdy, 60 days, 2% @3 per cent; 90 days, 3@3% per cent; § months, 3% @4 per cent. Call Money—Firm: 344 \per cent; ruling.zate, 2% pei las loun, 834 per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; ac. o Mo t. Power 4% C. deb. ll..ul‘ N} Y. City (%. ‘?‘flh s & gain of about 2,000 head oyer both An A week ago and lapt year, but is smaller than for,two weeks o by about 1,300 head Generous receipts gave buyers, who urn the last few d r,lrln'nln. prices, and in ‘order all around the called 10@16c lower. per values,were uo more tMin a full dime w last w but quality of the offers t ‘meveral other poln takp: lsh urda Order "buyers took ‘about the same pro- fon of the offerings they did on most days last weok, quoting what hogs they | bought 10c lower. Considering the fact that o large a break was in force, packer trade was very goth lers realising that mlmlou wnur to be ma d hing thelr haldin soon as they got ba. that looked anywhere near in line. ‘(A nolofl above i packer market did -not jgure any more than 100 lower -; far as uu actual prices were concerned, but, con- sidering the improvement in quality, ‘killer on | © lttle better than on Sat: | P & O. Bn\hlnhem ool Pue. T. & T, 61008 Tof. B...oi. 1004 Peni. con. dtu 104 g.nz r.n st 01y 4 1 wfi n 106 99% *West Ul\lon l%l "% 87 07 290 Westi 1w —— Local Stocks and Bonds, Quotltlon o, 4 2 hlllld"ll’. BTOCKS— Am. Smelt, Sec. Co, Dfd Citiea Service 00 ptd Y Brinker Omaha National bank Bld. Asked. 2 ” Broves: wore quoted a8 10@1be lower . by [ 9:30, thow the) scattering IoAdl ltlll in firet hands after bulk o! the offerings had cha an re of the hogs sold at a spread lll' with top as high as "k{’ lhpnnnluivc sales: 8h, Pr. No. Av, B8h, No, e 61 120/ 40 20 80 Av. T 1. 78..26¢ 43,2713 43,.210 pirod with the tewo previous u today were u:t overly "$0.10 08 . 100 Herald Bldg. Co. ptd.. 1001 101% Lincoln Tel. & Tel. com., 7 pet. ll 8 Michigan Light ptd No. !l:l.cl I;ow,:t c: Bpld \ Oma. Y. 'dg, ptd’ Oma. & C. B. 8t. Ry. pfd.. Pacific Gas & Electric pfd.. Pcvrl Mill Co. ptd. . . Jos. Lt Heat & Fower Pl Bklnnlr lll. Co. %! 0 Booth (8t. Louls) s, 1931, ‘head, | Benson (Neb.) school bs, 19 ge as for the cor- when peceipts “of the placing tl. ‘ago AN responding nl'd to l'l."l headl. Chicago had its heaviest semson to date, early estimat ings at around 30, AP rp break there nvo n marl at all points. kers bought & few loads in n.at prices that were mot con- more 10@16c lower. 'n-- than theirykilling gangs e e on the. bulk Of the: offer n quarter or more lower M that made, ht thu ll \ m 19” Iater ower. | Once & basis was established, ll \‘untll -v-rrmnl bulk of the good Nl s run they ta- be about welling, k i W In noon whln llt st trading short while ds. 'l‘or $10.35, PMIII' found very few ol Alsposal, and pald prices R stuff as they oomld get. A good mny urn were hare, but most of them went oither an breed- ers or feeflers. A couple of bunches of a no:‘ kind weie_bought by packers as high a Q'MIL“.II on sheep and lamba: ¥ / -Im at their |° Denver Gas & Klec, bs, 194... 9 D) 6 pet. paving 1 Ta, Port. Cement Cx Jetterson (In.) 182136, ton Ym(hhb‘) et. London, Aug. l4—American securities dull but Silver—! uu D'-II' ounce. finn Hh rt bills. 4% @4% per 0] cent; thres months, 4% @4X per cent. precenie. shobsnddy Omahs, * Aug. 14—Bank clearings for Omaha: today were corresponding day last year, Tired, Aching Museles Ralleved. “Rloan’s Liniment lightly ‘applieds a little quiet, and your sorenecs Alsappess like magle. Get a 26e bottle todey. Aj! drug- glste.—Advertisement. . | auotations. 1916. NEW YORK STOCKS Wall Stret Feels That the Rail- road Managers and the Men “ Are Going to Get Together. MOST PRICES HOLDING UP New York, Aug. 14.—To those who as- sumed that the market would be seriously influenced or restrained by the pending crisls in the rallroad labor situation, today's sesslon must have come as & surprise. Trad- fr Ing lacked the breadth and vigor of recent nessions, but was sufficlently large and di- versified to embrace an unusual variety of /lluuu. Except for the first hour, when the under- tone was somewhat uncertain, prices in the main ruled varlably above Jast week's final Advices from Washington, the seat of the labor conferences, were alved with Interest, and for some indefinable reason Wall Street was generally of the ; recelpts, uz: 1 opinion ‘at the end of.the day that éxist- Ing differences would be overcome. Reading was the outstanding feature, dealings in that stock being larger than the combined transactions in United States Steel, Mercantile Marine, \preferred, and several of the coppers. Reading made an extrem advanc of 3 points to 104%, yild- Ing 1% at the close, Other issues of pro- nounoed strength included Bethlehem Steel, which ross 16 points to 460, on a fairly active turnover, with 9 for the preferred United States Industrial Adcohol, the more prominent metals which manifested & con- uance of last week's belated demand, and the Mexican group, Munitions and PR initigants wars. o sented by Cruciblo Steel, Baldwin Locos motive, American Car, American Chn, New York Afrbrake, General Electric, and Wast- inghouse, at gains of 1 to 2 points. Sugars were materfally better, with American Hide and Leather preferred, and American Lin- seed common, and proferred. \ Heaviness of varylng degrees was shown by shipping lssues, motors, International Puper proferred, and Union Bag and Paper preferred, the two last named loging ! to 2% points, Zinc shares were backward-on the ela- } | tively poor quarterly statement of the Butte and Superior company. Total sales of stocks amoanted to 440,000 shares. Privale dispatches from the west indi- cated further apprehension regarding the crop outlook, but leading railways reported substantial tonnpge Increases over, the cor- reepoding period: last year. Bonds _lacked | feature, aside' from addl- tlonal hedvy offerings of Anglo-French s, and the new French notes. Total sal par value, §$3,460,000. - United States: bonds wore unchanged on cal Am. Beet Sugar American Can Am. Car & Foundry., ls 1900 les, Hl[h. MW. Clolfl. 2 88% 87% Genaul Elootric, Gt. Northern pfe pi Inter, aHrvester Int. M. M. pfd. cfll " 100 K. 0. Southern.. ‘ Kennecott Copper. Louls. & Nash. '46.60; WG, \fo Petroleu Miasourl Pacific. Montana Power. Northern Pacific, Pacific Mall. Pac. Tel. & Tel., Pennsylvania . Ray Con, Copper Rulfllnl’ of other old veterans will be wel " The meeting wi Utlll‘ Coppur Wabash pfd, "B’ Wegtern Unlon. ‘West. Electr 3,600 59% Total ulolmr the day, 440,000 shares. e Dry Federation To Start Speaking -About September 1 Lincoln, Aug 1 —(Speda] )—The executive committee of the Nebraska Dry Federation, uponi the recom- mendation of the chairman, has ap- pointed Ambrose C. Epperson to take]: charge of the speaking about Sep-|* tember 1. A general \automnbfle and other form of speaking campaign-was de- termined upon several months ago. When this should hegin .was not definitely fixed wuntil after sounding, the local workers-on the subject. T general opinion is that it should co mence the first week after the state fair, hence September 11 is now fixed as the definite’ time. As to the character of the cam- paign, some workers favor an out- door automobile exclusively, while others want a few big meetings in cach county addressed by speakers, of national repuhuon. \ Chairman Thompson believes there is good in both an autdoor open air campmgn and also in the large meetings and that both forms of campaigning will be followed. “Let no one think” says Mr. Thompson, “that we propose to overlook a thorough, systematic and able-speaking .campaign _during the two \months next preceding the elec- tion, and 1 miss my gues if the use- fulness- and effectiveness of the or- ganizations that have been and are being formed, and the literature that has been and now is being distributed do not testify to the wisdom of the campaign that the executive commrit- tee is conducting in the interest of the amendmnfent.” MecAdoo Says Public Really Doesn't Care About Office Grab Wuhmlton. Aug,. 13—Charges q Charles E. Hu lghes regarding the ap- pointment ‘of Daniel E. Finn to suc- ceed Henry N. Clappias assistant ap- praiser of merchandise at New York drew the following statement tanight from Secretary McAdoo. “Mr. Hughel is merelyv\:enyfoF ging. He is welcome to a mopopoly of that field. The Clupfl case 1s l e7 unfortunate one for his purpos 1t u:ht that the public was real inlerelte 1 would make a statement to Move Guard. , Aug. 14,—Prepartions for to the Mexican border were begun tbd following recefpt of War department orders | by Adjutant General Gamble, It . was '"r‘n.'"'c".'.’r’.a"""‘ ifa ‘ol ® and m 3 O\u l of the officials at Twent SOUTH SIDE AFFAIRS|[= Registration Days \for High Sthool Will Be Announced _Soon. . DISCONTINUE GIRLS' CAMP With but two weeks left before the opening of school for the fall term, beginning September 1, stu- pects of athleticy and other activities this year. Tue new -principal, Mr. “Huwaldt, has arrived and will take permanent charge sof his office to-! Registration days will be an- day. nounced soon,/ Miss Breen, former secretary i the supcrintendeM of school’s office, has been in charge ar- ranging affairs for the upemng oi| schooly It is known that Prmclpal Huwald! is an enthusiast of athletics, debating and all such student activities. acation Camp, Discontinued. Objection on the part of the hosts of girls who work at the Armour Packmg plant, to enjoying a week's vacation at Camp Howe on King's lake, near Valley, has caused General Manager R. C. Howe to abandon the | idea for the summer. It was orginally intended to continue thestamp until September 1 “I cannot exnc(ly wunderstand the action of the girls,” Miss Ring, sec- retary to Mr. Howe, who has taken gregt interest in the expeditions, sai turdayz “The|r objection to gomg on these summer excursions ree of all cost’seems nonsensical, yet they persist and we could not force them, Mr. Howe has discontinued the camp.” % Miss Evelyn Vore Entertains, Miss Evelyn Vore entertained af a house party during the week-end ior her cousins who are visiting in the South-Side. The guests were Misses Enolg Hall -of Columbus, Fannie Matson of Monrce, Audrey Matson of Monroe, %one Hall of Columbus, Alice Lindburg of Polk and Cora Hall of Columbus. Thief to Start’Shoehop. A thief who evidently was intent on entering the shoe repairing busi- ness, raided the shgp of Walter Olech, Thirty-ninth and L sircets. Friday evening and s Ie about every: thing portable in s The goods taken ‘included a hi e worth $9,| " twelvq pairs of rubber heels, a pair of shoes, one being just half soled and a bunch of tools valued at $5. Edtrance was gained to the shop by a trapdoor. Olech failed to report the robbery until last evening at 6 o'clock. | Accused of Trespassing. Special Officer Hiller was obliged to exert considerable effort in bring- ing George Sherwood, elevator op- erator, 3316 K street, to the police station after he_had ordered him off the railroad tracks. , Bowlers Meet Soon. Bowlers of the South “Side will meet before the end of the morith, probabg' on the evening of August 26, to -discuss plans for the fall-and winter! bowling contests. Three leagues fought for honors durmg the last ‘year, one of the organizations being an entirely new one. The Stock Yards league riow contains many ex- pert bowlers and with the spn:ihbnlg able to keep its place as an opponefit of the two Magic leagues. ! probably be held inthe office of George Gribble, one -fourth and M streets. Officials of all three leagues will be present. South_Dakotan Dead. George C. Schlekan, aged 27 years whose parents are old. residents of Sarpy cptinty, was killed by lightning in White Deer, S. D,, last week. He is survived by a wife and two chil- dren. Five brothers, Henry, Frank, Charles, Edward and Fred, and two sisters, Mrs. G. F. Dunn and Mrs, H. C. Small, also survive:- The funeral will be held Tuésday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the home of the parents, H. Schlekan. Services Wl“ be held-in the Union church of r&y county and burial will follow e Bailey cemetery. Aleshire Farewell Plrty A farewell Party was given Friday evening in honor of Miss Marleline leshire, who will leave Monday for El Paso, Tex, where she will make her* home. The eyening was spent in dancing and games. A dainty -|luncheon was served. Those present were: ,Carol Demke, Madeline Ale- shire, Margaret Lanning, Barbara Au- gustine, Irene Blumes, Alice Barry, Irene Peterson; Ruth Yost, Theresa Murphy, Myrtle fixd e, Mary Cald- well,— Veronica oldrich, Mary Dent Katherine Lanning, Mrs. Panl Byerly, Mrs. F. Demke, M. Higgins, M. Hannon, J. Higgins, F. Kendall, F. Mur(p;hy, G.' Guerin, William Gil- logly, Guy Usher, Tom Redmond, Tom Lanning, Alex McCabe, Mike Murphé.\k‘ran k Dore, Robert Kelly, ohn, Byerly,"” Tom Fitzgerald and Harold Caldwell. Magle City Goestp. Trunks to_and trom depot, [§0c. Cal n-pm mo Eln 3953, g of Shenandoah, Ia., vllll.!d wl(h lur plrem.l over Sunday. 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