Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1916, Page 12

LIVE STOCK' MARKET Quality of Cattle Common and Trade Slow to Ten Lower— Points on Reports of Int NEW YORK STOCKS Prices Yield One to Three er- THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, GRAIN AND PRODUCE Wheat Scores Sharp Advance, Following Big Boom in New Record on Lambs. national Complications. Export Demand. HOGS FIVE CENTS LOWER(IN LAST QUARTER HOUR|CORN IS QUITE ACTIVE Omaha, December 7, 1916. New York, Dec, 7.——The market's extreme Omaha, Decex 7. 1916, Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. | susceptibility to any abrupt change in thel 'An excellent cash demand for wheat Official Monday 10,218 10,272 21,191 | international situation was again strikingly | forced another sharp advance in the price Officlal Tu. sday . 9,323 16,978 20,993 | exemplified today, prices yielding 1 to 3|of thie cereal today. The effect of the Otficlal Wednesday ... 6,913 19,372 17,298 | points in the final hour on reports suggest- | increased export business was seen In to- ing a renewal of the strain between Wash- | day's market and wheat of all ades sold 17,000 13,600 | ington and Berlin very readily at the advance in price, 63,622 72982 | Prior to that period the general list had | There was a falrly good Inquiry on the Same days last week 46.176 | been active and strong, the only notable | part of the millerd for durum and the bet- Same days 2 wks. ago. 58,3845 49.621 | exception being in the metal group. The|ter grades of hard winter wheat and the 3 wks. ago.37,812 69,646 | reason for thix condition found partial ex-|bulk of the No. 2 hard went at $1.76% @ ys 4 wks. ago. 47.924 | planation later when dividends on the lead- | 1.761, while No. 3 hard brought from $1.72 Same days last year ..25,473 30,644 63,494 | ing coppers were announced. While some of | @1.76 s Cattle—Receipts were moderate today but | these disbursements, regular and extra, were | ~ A few cars of No. 4 hard wheat sold at the total for the four days foots up 32.064 | in excess of those declared threa months [ §1.70@1.73 and the off-grade samples were head, nearly 7,000 head larger than & YOar |ago, the.aggregste dividends of 33.50 on|rather slow sellers at prices ruling from #go. The demand for killing cattle of all kinds was not-quite s0 eager as it was earlier in wit the week. Buyers appeared to be looking for something good while the offerings as a rule were on the common order. For that reason the. trade was slow and a little duil and anywhere from weak to perhaps 10c lower, The demand for stocker and feeder cattle continues brisk and prices on such cattle are strong. [§ mo! as fea Utah proved disappointing. Utah registered an extreme decline of \2, 7 per cent bonds made an extreme lows of 6 points included some of the recently active utilities, equipments and nubitions, as well h 3% for Chile, while Chile Other moderately heavy stocks tors, SUEATS, marines, ture was the On the constructive side the noteworthy further extensive demand for secondary or reorganized railway shares, $1.56@1.67. ‘The local demand fpr corn was quite ac- tive and a good shfbping demand was a big help to the local cash situation. Corn sold on a much better basis than it did yesterday and all grades of this ce- real sold quite readily at prices ranging from 2@3c highor. White corn aguin took the lead and sold at u sllght premium over the yelloy, while yellow sold at %c advance over the mixed. . cholce year. | fepecially Wheellng & Lake Erfe, Missouth (" gwhy top/price of the day was 90c on No. Iing “besven $16.00011,00¢ Eood to. chotcs | Pacific, Rock o ’,‘r"l".‘:’“"v“l"“l::“m;‘ No. 2 white corn and yellow corn of the welghty cornfed becves, $10.00@11.00; fair | hexes Texas & Pacifio, Toldg, S "Alr | 14m Bfade sold st §9Q10%ec and the to, good cornfed beeves, 3. nolo no com- | Western, Bouthweatern and Seaboard Al mixed genorally at soc. mon to falr cornfed beeves, 5; | Line. Dealings in these stocks embraced on Most of the corn samples, howaver, were good to choice grass beeves, $7 159»00, aie | third of the day's business, =~ = 0 an.|! the No. 3 grade, the white bringing to good grass beeves, $6.16@7.75; common [ Atlantic, Gulf & West Tndies aded anc|g81;G8954c, the yellow going at 89c and the to falr grass becves, $5.76@6.75; oo OtRep 63§ palnix (o Jty rheect FSR AL LIS DEN |imixed et 38 @800 choice heifers, $6.75@7.65; good to ch level of 137% and Owens Bottls Machinel | The oats market was comparatively quiet cows, $6.60@7.50; fair to good cows. $6.75 |45 made a new maximum at 105, With It | 404" bricey ruled from % @lc higher, with @6.60: common to falr cows, $4.50@5.7, good to cholce feeders, $7.75@8.25; fair to good feeders, $6.80@7.75; common to falr foeders, @6.50; good to cholce stock- ers, $7.66@8.16; stock heifers, $6.25@7.60: l!ofk cows, $5.00@8.60; stock calves, $6.00 LJ U i $0@19.00; beaf buils, | Falns of the forencon with high grade ralls aton 36,600 7“, |s|o.,,. bulls, $6.00 | like Reading, Unjon Pacifie, Canadlan Pa- Representative sales: cific Loulsville ‘& Nashville and Iilinols BEEF STEERS. Central. " Total salesof tock, No. Av. Pr. No. Av. Pr. Honds were heavy on the lower records ceeeaea1261 L1468 10 Hogs—A reaction, which set In at some of the other markats on yesterday's closey was general at the opening this morning, and the Jocal trade was generally lower from the outset. Falr shipper buying continued to feature the local trade, and as they had to meet preity stiff competition on any- thing desirable, packers paid prices that ‘were nearly dy to In no case over fc lower for { best kinds. Lesy desirable grades were hardly so active, and looked a8 much as 6@10c lower, while the lighter kinds were dragky at any price as a general thing. The market was as good one time as another on hogs of desirable weights, but the plain mixed | and light, kinds, which opened slow at 6@I0c declines, got, if anything, worso as the day advanced, and some on the close were a dime below Wednesday, A protty fair cl was made by noon, but even then there attering loads of lights still in Ale No, Av, 87..169 Nat 68..231 Nev .47 A ¢ PIGS. Nook 104,136 80 9 00 Nor Bheep<-Packers had their way on 'the close yesterday, and In the ‘end the bulk of the lambs Il qt prices that were 260 lower than A very desirablo kind of St was bount at $12.10912.25. Today Wwith another blg run, the trade showed more life, and movement started In pretty &00d seuson at figures that were fully steady QIII the low spot yesterday, or around 8¢ Jower than Tuesday. Bulk of the rnl good limbs sold at $12.15@12.25, with & very d cent kind on down to $12.00, and some in. Sou Bou! *Te Texi between stuft under that, e o Old sheep, which ‘held fully y to, if|\r 8. Stee nnylh i little higher youterday, were | Utah O\ pretty good kihd of awes | Wabash A nld at N 10@8.15, with fair stuft on down. | Wastern 1,900 101 There .h‘n‘n b«lnmnn cholce ewes here this Wg-t::lh. El-clrlc 8,800 64% 6% weel:, wsomething of ought to sell p :;nn":“l" ';:.:"m: Total sales for the d ay, 1,400,000 shares. were steady at $0.10. Practically no year- lings have been here this week, but judg- ing by the way they are selling el whers %o0od to cholce kinds of handy Welghts quotable at $10,00@10.50. Best , of Ih' rulll ;7“»:" kinds would sell downward from | cen The feeder supply was as usual limited. Demind continues good and Sioux City, Ia., Dec. 7.—Cattle—Recoipts, Baldwin L 1ilinotsCentral . C. B Kennecott Coppe; Loul M., K. . pld Missourl Pacific, Montana Power..., Rop. Iron & Steel. . Shattuek Ariz, Studebaker Co. "\g:: S‘;":r.:"¥::: New York, high, 6 per cent: low, % per cent; last loan, 3% per closing bid, 3% per cent; offered at firm; 3 Time Loans—Firm; prices are | days and six months, 4 per cent, Kansas City, nited States Steel was less activ Sales, Hfih. 3,600 xfl 106% 2,400 63% 62% 8400 hllon Con, Corp, tion Copper V. ¥ ien ls. & Nash. Potroleum, . r. lonal Lead..... nfl- Co‘wnr & (nlk & Wvll-srn thern l"u*lflt‘ thern Pacific. .. thern Raflwa. nnessee Copper. New Yvk Money llrln. Dec, T.-~Money—On ng rate, 4% per cent; t; per cent. slxty and Mo, Dee, regular gains In almost a score of other specialties succumbed to the pressure of the later deal- ings closing at a net loss of & point shares of the same description also forfeited Othe Number of sales and quotations on leading stocks were: Low. Close, ca nine 7.—Cattle—Re- the bulk of the samples grading No. 3 white » -ang | 8P4 selling at 63% @5dc. The rye market was quiet on account of light demand was very good, sold from %@1lc gher. There was no barley sold and the mar- ket was quoted mominally from unchanged receipts, and but the 51 the market 1,400,000 | t 3¢ higher Clearances were, wheat and flour equal In the hog market. ous on the selling side. Chicago Cash l‘rlccr—Wh«a( No. casts included, Potatoes—Lower; receipts, igan, $1.55@1.62; Wisconsin, Minnesota und Dakota whites, Quotations of the Day on V Commoditi New York, Dec, 17.— Flour — 8teady; spring patents, $9.10G9.35; winter patents $8.50@8.80; winter stralghts, $8.25@8.50. Wheat—Spot, irregular; No. 1 durum, $2.13%; No. 2 hard, $1.93; No. 1 northern Duluth, $2.04%; 1 northern Manitoba, $2.06% f. 0. b. New York Corn—Spot, easy; No, : yellow, $1.08% c. I f. New York, 10-day shipment Oats—Spot, easy; standard, 61@61%c¢ Hay—Egsy: No. 1, §1.10; No. 2, $1.05; No. 3, 90c; shipping, 70G Lard—weak; middle west, $16.70@16.80. Hops—Steady; state, common to choice, 1916, 45@>50c; 1915, 8@14c7 Pacific coast, 1916, 13@15c; 1915, 8@lic \ Hides—Firm; Bogota, 14@45c; Central America, 44c. Leather—FIrm; hemflock firsts, 57c; sec- onds, Gbc, Provisions—Pork, sunsettled; mess, $31.50 42.00; family, $30.00@33.00; short clear, tznowu 00, Beef, steady; mess, 0@ 3.60; family, $26.50@27.00. Lard, weak; middie west, $16.70@16.50. Tallow—Qutet Butter—Unsettled; receipts, 4,448 fubs: creamery, 39@39 %c; firsts, 37@38c; sechnds, 35% @36 e, Eggs—Steady; receipts, 4 cases; fresh gathered, extra firsts, 46@ f7c; firsts, 43@ 45c; refrigerator, special marks, 3ic rel igerator, seconds to firsts, 301 @32%c Cheese—Hasy; receipts, 3,189 boxes; state, held, specials, 24% @26c; same, aver- age fancy, 24@25%e¢. Poultry—Live, steady; chickens, 17c; to 705,000 bushels; corn, 93,000 bushels; oats, 51,000 bushels. established by Anglo-French bs, American ooy 2 Forelgn Seburities bs and Parls 65, Total up’:“v;‘l‘};""jd"““’:‘;‘arzl;“ unchanged to 14 sales of bonds, par value, $5,175,000 Gar At ndad o United States 2s advanced %, the 38 % |pyshels, and shipments 1,747,000 1 and 4e % per cent on call against receipts of 3,305,000~bushels, and shipments of 2,193,000 bushels last year. Primary corn recelpts were 1,164,000 bush- els, and ‘shipments 595,000 bushels against receipts of 938,000 bushels, and shipments of 376,000 bushels Jast year. Primary oats refelpts were 717,000 bush- els, and shipments 1,024,000 bushels against recelpts of §58,000 bushels, and shipments of 905,000 bushels last year. CARLOT RECEIPTS, Wheat. Corn, Oats. Chic o 46 198 187 Minneapolts TR e Duluth 5 TR e 5 Omaha ; 63 (1] 8 Kunsas City 124 54 8 48t Louls . 74 9 n Winnipeg 11,139 Yo ey These s en wero reported today: Wheat—No, 2 hard winter: 2 cars, $1.76%; 5 cars, $1.76; 3 cars, $1.76%; 1 car, $1.76%. No. 3 hard winter: 2 cars, $1.75; CArs, $1.74; 3 cars, $1.73%: 3 cars, $1.73; 3 3-5 cars, $1.72. No. 4 hard winter: 1 car, $1.73; 31.70. Sample, hard winter: 1 car, 1 car (very smutty), $1.65. No. § ¢ Y% car, (61-1b. test), $1.58. No, 3 mixed: 1 car,” $1.76; 1 car, $1.74; 1 car, $1.73%; 1 car, $1. No. 4 mixed: 1 car, $1.72, Rye—No, 2: 1% cars, $1.43%. No. 3: 1 ear, n 43; 2-5 car, $1.43%. Sample: 1 car, 1 car, $1.00. "t ourn, 800t -6 1 car, 89%c; 1 ca 1 car, 88%c. No. 4 1 car, 89c. No. 2 yellow: 1 car, cars, 89c. No. 3 yellow: 6 cars, No. 4 yellow: 1 car, 88%¢; 1 88c, Sample yollow: 1 car, 89c. No, mixed: 1 car, 8c. No. 3 mixed: 1 car 89c; 6 cars, 88%c; 12-6 cars, 88c. No. 4 mixed: 1 car, 884c. No. 6 mixed: 1 car, 88%c. Samplo mixed: 1 car, 88%ec, Oats—No. § white: 1 car, bic; 1 ear, 53%c. No. 4 white: 1. car, 6dc. Sample white: 1 ear, b3%c; 2 cars, 63c, Omaha Cash Prices—Wheat: No. 2 hard, 375G 1.76 S ot No. 3 hard, $1.71@1.75; No. c hard, % @1.73; No. 2 spring, §1. 3@ 1.82; No, 3 spring, $1.69@1.79; No. 2 durum, u 4@1.80; No. 1 durum, $1.72@1.78. Con 3 white, 88% @90c: No. 2 white, 88% onl.e, No. 4 white, B8@89¢c; No. 5 white, 87% @88%c; No. 6 white, §7@87%e; No, 3 yollow, 89@89%c: No. 3 yellow, 88% @83c; No. 4 yellow, 88@388%c; No. & yellow, 87% @880; No. 6 yellow, 86%@87%4c; No, 23 mixed, §81% @89¢c; No. 3 mixed, 88@89c; No, 4 mixed, 88@88%c; No. 5 mixed, 87% @ 88%¢; No. 6 mixed, 861 @87c, Oats: No, 2 white, B4, @b4%c: standard, b4@64%c: No. 3 white, 63% @b4c; No, 4 white, 5314 @ 64c. Barley: Malting, $1.06@1.16; No. 1 food, 900@8$1.02, Rye: No. 2, $1.42@1.43%; No. 3, $1.41@1.42%. . Omaba Futures Market. Sontiment In the wheat market is more bullish than it has been for some time and the export demand is an fmportant factor in making higher prices. | Wheat gained about 1c during the early trading hours, but profit taking just before the ctose caused a 3c break and the May option clunvt $1.74%, the low point of the day Th ty steadily ‘moving up, two Idads of t| Prime Mareantile Papor—4@4% per cent.) = A good export business in corn lambs ruv. Just suited the buyer sell; Sterling Exchange—Sixty-day bills | ported and since the close yesterday uo ooo at §12.00 today. This price, which is a| $4.71%; commercia sixty-day bills on | hughels have been sold for export, Corn quurter higher than was r before pald | banks, $4.713%; commercial sixty-day bills, | siarted out strong and gained about fin, but tnr anything to go to the |country here, | $4.71; demand, $4.76%; cables, $4.76%. | followed whedt on the break. & Bew recors for this market and is| Silver—Bar, 75%c; Mexican dollars, | The oats market was very quiet and Yol~ Iu all Probablility the highest price. ever | 58%c. lowed the <other markets on the late de- puld for foeders at any market in this| Bonds—Government, strong; raliroad, | cline. “:‘;‘:&m Fldid R e . SNK, G 8k tai By | luonl range of options: L) Aan lambs ml . . 38, Tei . C, 8o, r bs... ” T 3 good 10 cholce, u':'gomx 25 e | do co 9% L. & N un 45 988 | Ar._ T Open. T Hikh. | Low.[ Close. | Ye 1 good, $11.50G) : T01AC K. & T. Tat 4w 174 | Whi | 1 T | \ ©10.75; lambs, ‘*do coupon.:..100% *Mo. Pac. c 6s..103% Dec. | 170 | 170 |170 | 170 170 lings, Kood o choice, $9.76 *U, 8. '4s, reg.. 110 J*Mont, Power 65.99% | May (1 77%%| 1 78%(174%( 1 Tam[i77y s, e o good, $6069.4; youriingn | » 200 g i ool gt L L L LS Tustiory, @8.00; wethers, fAr to choice, | 4 A ¢ £ ! t ! 37.0009.10; ewes, Kood to cholce, 38,000 | v e & e o Boe. | woul o foenl wl oo E35; owes, falr (o Good, $6.167.90; ewen, | Anglo-french 53 93 %Nor. Pac. 4k May SA| o dw| sow soKraik plain 10 culls, $4.5008.50; ewes, feeding, [ Atchinon gen 4s.04 WNor. Pac. 3n July S0 xm.) 8% 903 $6.0007.00; ewes, breeders, all uges, $6.00 | B. & O 45 ..... 91K Ore. 8 T, v 45 Oats | G880, G Heth. steel r bs.102 *Pac. T & T by. Des, | s 52%| 624l 63 No. Av. Pr. | Central Pac, 1st .90%Penn con 4% May 66! ss\.i 68 66%| 66 116 fed lambs <o 88 41200 | Chen & Ol oy et : 101 fod faribe; H e % $3% Reading Chicago elosing prices, turnished The Bee s sating it LAY, 8y Logan & Bryan, stock and grain brokers, 238 fad lambs, 80 “h"“:' s 316 South Sixteenth street, Omaha: 434 fed Jumbs.... 69 1260|c, R, L'; P. Ry, ~ So. Pac. ref is. Art. Open. [ Higha| Low.| Close, IYgst. 116 fed lambs 66 12 00| ret 4 11 So. Ry, bs \ ¢ 1l RS PR S N e & s. “ref 41488414 Unlon Puc, 4s... 9 7 CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET. D & R G ¢ ch- u%lz'\l"fl Pac. ov 4s 93% 3:‘; ! : :g“ : sgl‘:‘fi;w : ::. 1::? Erle gen 48 T3%U. S, Rubber 65.101% | ju 181%] 152 l4s s : : *Gen. Elec b5..106% U, 8. Steel 8. .. 1064 y ‘ Bt | 1484 160% Cattle Strong, Hogs Weak, Sheep Strong.|Gt. Nor.ist 41s.100% WestUnion u., Corn. - | Chicago, Dec. T-—Cattle—Recepils, ¥,000; | o1, Contral v 45818 D, of Canada. sy\ Dec. [05@04%| 95 | 91%| 92 |03y market s trong; native beek cattle, $7.00@ [Int. M. M, 4%#.109% °*Bid. May | 0N 94| 93%| 93X 951 12.76; western steers, $7.00G10.60; stock- e bi 961 “5\'-‘ 3% 0y 90 ers und foeders $4.60@7.86; cows and heit~ London Stock Market. | ors, $4.85@10.60; calves, $0.50613!25, London, Dec. 7.—Prices of American G3%| o4 Hogs—Recelpts, 6,000; market wealk, [ shares were the bright features, Missouri, 51% | 58% fostly 16 under yesterday's average. Bulk, [ Kansas & Texas and Southern Pacific were G4%| 66% $9.46@10.00; lght, $5.90@9.90; mixed, | Moat prominent in the trading on the stock | $9.30@10.16; heavy, $9.56@10.20; rough, | exchange here today. 676 27 65 $9.56@9.70; high, $7.00@5.50. S 6 05 |36 65 Sheep—Recelnts 16,000, market strong: Bank Cl . wethers, $5.30G9.25; owes, $5,00@8.76; | Omaha, Dec. 7.—Bank olearings for Oma- 07 ~[18 45 lumbs, $10.10612.85, ha today were $6,616,262.65 and for the cor- 10 (16 37 ke responding day last year, $3,519,183.65. e 92 14 20 Sloux City Live Stock Market. Kansas Olty Live Stock Market. ® | 1,600 head; market for killers, steady|celpts, 3,600 head; market higher; prime SR 5 stockers, strong; beef steers, $9.00@11.00; [ fed steers, $10.50G12.00; dressed beef steers, | CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, ?\]I‘chm"! 37 d helfers, | $7.60@10.25; westerm steers, $6.50@10.2! stockers | cows, $5.00@8.50; heifers, $6.00@10. o . And feaders, $E.E0@T.T0: calvos, 14,000 8.50; | ntookers And_ fecders, $5.50@1.15: © bulls. SR T o Reptibletrenawl (dr tha Dulls, stibs, elc. 35280610 teeding cows | 8300670, calven, $LE0GI1L00, gy g P 8 Gormany had a bearish inflnence on wheat " heifers, $4.60@7.25, Hogs—Recelpts, 1 0 head; market low- tod a4 hasized X Hogew-Recelpts, 14,000 market | or; bulk, $9.50@10.06; hoavy. $9.95G10.10; ?,‘,V Tl Bk s LAt Pl tdplbe lower; lghts, = $ mixed, | packers ‘and butchors, $9.75@10.06; light, | S [rOM @ 16t up In domeatle demand. The $9.40@9.65; beavy, $9.70@ plgs, $5.00@ | $9.4099.95; plgs, $8.00@5.60. “ o ‘I""‘l "“”- 7‘“‘" %e net lo 8.26; bulk of sales, $9.35@9.85. Sheep—Recelp! 3,600 head; market | M&¥ l‘ % to 1L.78%, and July at ;wp and Lambs—Receipts, 700 head; |Steady; lambs, $11.50@12.35; yearlings, ': ”d%- Olbh"k leading sthples, too, all Nt Sleady! M muttons, $7.60@11.00; | $9.50@11.00; wethers, §5.00@9.00 cwes, $7.50 [ 3howed a setback—corn, 1%¢ to 1%; oats wethers, - $5.00 $7.8098.00; | @8.50. Rt proning 1) nitoi 0. 3 i % was known long before noon ambe, ":’ Ootton Morket. that, the German defense for the sinking New York, Dec. 7.—Cotton—Futures|Oof the Arabic presented a chance that the St. Louls Live Stock Market, opened steady; December offored 19.98¢; | United States government was to take a St. Louls, Mo, Dec.' i.-—Cattle recepts, | January, 20.10c; March, 20.34c; May, 20.56c; | different view of facts, wheat traders did 49001 native beef steers, §7.00@11.75; year- | yuly, 30.58c; October, 18.52c. wvot seem much impressed with any sense énd heifers, $5.60@11.60; cows, | Futures closed unsettled; December, | 9f danger until the last fifteen minutes of .00; ™atockers and feedecs, 19.83c; January, 19.90c; March, 20.16c; My, | the scssion. Then a Washington message prime southern beef stee: 20.3%7¢; July, 30.40c; October, 18.39¢. saying that a with Germany over beef and ‘helfers, $425.7 rime| Spot cotion, quiet; middling uplands, | the Arablc,might "occyr at any time led rmllnt steers and heifers, $7.50@9. 90. na- | 20.06c, Sales, 600 bales. to a selling drive in which prices crumpled tive calves, $6.00@12. The cotton market today closed easy at|rapldly. Apparent complete of fowls, 16@17%c; turkeys, 14@1be. Dressed, irrogular; chickens, 16@29c; fcw @21c; turkeys, 18@28c. Kansas City General Market. Kapsas City, Dec. 7.—~Wheat—No. 2 hard, $1.77@1.84; No. 2 red, $1.76@1.81; Decem- ber, $1.74%; May, $1.75 Corn—No. 2 mixed, 90%@91%c; No. 2 white, 92@92%e; No, 2 vellow, 9115 @92%c¢; December, 90%¢c; May, 91% @91 %c. Oats—No..2 white, 57@67%c; No. 2 mixed, er—Creamery, 42c; firsts, 39c; sec- onds, 37¢; packing, 28c. Eggs—Firsts, Poultry—Hens, 16c; roosters, 12c; live turkeys, 21c, Minneapolls Grain Market. Minneapolis, Dec. 7.—Wheat—December, $1.83%; May, $1.86%. Cash: No. 1 hard, ‘[$1.865 @1.90%; No. 1 northern, $1.83% @ 1.86%; No. 2 northern, $1.78% @1.84%. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 88 @89 %c Oats—No. 3 white, 51% @51%c. Flaxseed—$2.88@2.94. Flour—Unchanged. Barley—77c@$1.12. Rye—3$1.41@1.42. Bran—3$26.00@ Louls Grain Market. St. Louls, Dec. |7.—Wheat—No. 2 red, $1.86@1.87; No. 2 hard, $1.82@1.82%; De- cember $1.76%; May, §1.77%. Corn—No. 3, 93%c; No. 2 white, 95@ white, 8t. 95%¢; December, 93%4c: May, 93%c. Onts—No. 3, b66%@56c; No. 2 nominal. Liverpool Gram Market. Liverpool, Dec. 7.—Wheal—spot, No. 2 hard winter, 168 8d; No. 1 Manitoba, old, 178 74, Corn—Spot, American mixed, new, 13s Fresh Pike, per 2 .. .18¢ od. Why not send far st NOW? Fresh Pickerel, per Ib. 12Vac Yocal Stocks and Bonds. E. A. FERRON &.Cn:ogPAl!Y @TOCKS AND BOND. Quotations furnished by Burns, Brinker Co,, 449-52 Omaha National bank building. We Buy and Sell All Secwrites \ STOCKS. Tid Askea.| 220-226 8. La Salle Strest, Chicago | = Cudaby Packing Co. 7 pot. ptd..104 106 Las Aauiites Beatrice Cream Co. Tpct. pfd. S::;’.bf:.“h::t i O you write your Want Ad if you so desire. rmont Creamery Co. p o " Gooch Mlll. & Elev. Co. 7 pet. pfd. 99% 100 per word Harding Cream Co. 7 pet. pfd.. 993 ..... Lincoln Tel, & Tel. com. pct.. 97 = 10 AMUSEMENTS, 4 AMUSEMENTS. Moline Plow Co. lst pfd. o4 8% Omaha & C. B. Ry. & Bdg. ptd. 60 66 N Omaha & C. B. St. Ry. com... 45 50 \ Qmana Eiec. Li. & P. Co. pfd Omaha Gas Co. ptd.. Peters Mill Co. 6 pe Smith Form-a-Truck Co. x!l . Bwitt & Co.......... Unlon Stock Yards Co. 6 pet. BONDS— Argentine Gov. 6s, 1920, Armour & Co. 4%s, 1931, Am. T. & 1\:;ne-, 4%s, 1913 Booth(St, Louls)C. 8. Co. 6s, 1921 ”1‘ Chinese notes Chicago Ry. 1st Denver G. & Elec. L 1a. Port. Cement C Kansas City Ry. 1st 5 9% Omaha & C. B. St. Ry. & 9% Omaha Gas Co. bs, 1917, 96 931y Packard notes, 1919 b gprlnlrd T. Ry. & P. wift & Co, bs, 1944 Wilson & Co. 68, 19 Coffee Market. New York, Dec. 7.~~The market for coffee futures lost t of its recent Improvement during today’'s trading under a renewal of scattering near-month liquidation and mod- erate offerings from trade sources, which were taken (o be against purchases in Bra- zil, The opening was quiet at a decline of one to two points and active months sold about 4 to 9 points net lower, with Decem- ber touching 8.03c and July 8.60c. Closing prices showed slight rallies on December but were at the lowest point of the day on the general list, and from 4 to 6 points net lower. Sales, 40,600 bagh December, 8.07c; January, 8.14c; JFebrua 21c; March, 8.29¢; April, 8.36 ay, 8.44c; June, 8.5lc; July, 8.69c; August, E'$5c; September, 8.70c; October, 8.75c; November, 8.80c. Spot, dull; Rio 7s, 9%c) Santos 4s, 10%c. ?nu and freight’ offers from Santos were oD orted unchanged to 5 points lower, with quotations ranging from about 9.90 to 10 Points for 4s, London credits. The official cables reported a decline of 50 to 76 reis in Santos futures and an ad- vance of 1-1-6d in the rate of Rio exchange on London. Omaha Hay Market. Omaha, Dec. 6.~Hay—Recelpts, steady; demand fair, prices unchanged. Cholce up- land prairle, $11.00@12.00; No. 1 upland prairie, $10.00@10.60; No. 2 upland prairic, $8.5099.50; No. 3 upland prairie, $6.50@ No. 1 midiand prairie, $10.00410.50; No. midland prairie, $7.50@9.50; No. 1 lowland prairie, $6.50@7.60; No. 2 lowland, $4.50@ 5.50; No. 3 lowland prairle, $3.50@4.50. Alfalta—Cholce, $17.60; No. 1, $15.60@ 16.60; standard, $13.00@15.00; No. 2, $11.00 @13.00; No. 3, $10.00@11.00, Oat straw, $7.00@7.50; wheat straw, $6.00 @6.50. United Improvers Now Have Two Men As Club Secretaries M. J. Greevy, sccrelar) United Improvement clubs, to relinquish his position or records of the organization over to Fred B. Martin, who was elected Wednesday evening to succeed Mr. Greevy. “I was elected secretary to serve until June 7, 1917, and the action of the ¢lub Wednesday evening was not regular. The vote to oust me was made by three of twelve clubs affili- ating with™ the United Improvement clubs, these three clubs being known as R. B. Howell clubs. Back of the action to oust me is the charge that of _lhc declines turn the Hogs=Recelpts, 1M600; market lower; | a net decline of 19 o 24 points, tresh export ness had been a previous lights, $5.50910.00; § ‘ Liverpool, Dec. 7.—Cotton—Spot, firm;|source of depresalon, whi¢h was aided by mixed butchers, good middling, 12.39c; middling, 12.19c; | forecasts of large shipments from Austra- heavy $10.16@10.3 low middling, 13.03c. Sales, 8,000 hales Uia, and by a talk of lack of adequate rum- hnp—l-u 7 Ma ‘ber of freight carriers on the North At- ll.‘l ewes, $3.70@ } Oll and Rosin, tlantie. u-u. “JO.!. Savannah “ Ga., Dec. 7.—Turpentine—| Prospects that export buying, which M:rl:‘ot ’:lm.mcm L 1"5’&: 263 hbles: re- | since the first of the week had been on a Y celpts, 215; shipments, 1,662; stock, 21,965 | big scale would continue today, seemed 8t ,:,.. . ipta,| _ Rosin—Market firm’ sales, 1,067 bbles: | bright at first, but windiea 1o rothing. in ,500 ; market 19@16c highbr: steers, | FeCOIPWS. 1367; shipments, 400; stock, | the end. Temporary advances in the price $6.60 cows and heifers, $4.50910,00; | #3.188. "Quoto: A B C D 1, $6.20; F, $6.20 [ of wheat accordingly formed the rule in wm “...“.". 22%: G, $6.22% @6.25; H, $6.26@6.30; 1| the morning hours, and were helped by . Moga—Recel 2, head; market | $6-30; K, $6.30@6.40; M, 36.40 i N.|word that ships would be withdrawn from 106 & lower: top, $10.10; bulk of u T6@6.50; WG, $7.00; WW, the Argentine trade, presumably for trips 10,00, between North America and Europe, be: Live Stock In Sight. Increased country offerings put corn on o Cattle, Hogs Sheep. [ tho downgrade, together with the weak 8t. Louls ......... 4,300 18,600 750 | ness of wheat. Rainy “weather acted as Chicago .......... 5,000 'uw 16,000 | only a transcient offset. Oats gave way Kansas City .+ 3,600 with“other grain. Scarcity of cars tended Omaha 6,600, to restrict demand from the scaboard, al- yarns were steady to firm today, | Omaha 5,600 hough exporters were sald to have dis ware,/less active, but did a very atu‘y uu-. Wool goods were. firm. L23,600 67,800 josed of 240 000 bushels. Provisions fell In response to a decline k I worked for the five-year street lighting contract, which I did and had the right. I am going to sefve as secretary of the club until my term shall have ended next June” said Mr. Greevy. Mr. Martin intends to serve as sec- retary, which will give the Unhed Imprmemem clubs two sruc(ancs. TAXI JITNEY 2% MAXWELL CARS Webster 202 Packers were conspicu- $1.80%; No. 3 red. nominal; 2 nominal; No. 3 hard, §1.81%. Corn: yello No. 4 yellow, 93 195%¢; 54@95c. Oats: No. 3 white, 54% @55 standard, nominal Ry No. 2, $1.47@1.48. Barley, Timothy, $3.50@3.50; ciover Provisions: Pork, $28.50; 16.42%; ribs, $13.45@13.95 Butter—Lower; creamery, 31@37%¢. Eggs—Lower; recelpts, 1,866 cases; firsts 37c; ordfnary firsts, 35@36c; at mark Minnesota and Dakota Ohios, $1.50@ 1.5 Poultry—Alive, higher; fowls, 16c; springs, 16%5c; turkeys, 18c ERAL MARKET. lous Leading 1916. LARGE LOANS ON lion and Half on Cold Stor- age Warehouse Receipts. Chicago, Dec. 7.—Federal offic were prepared today continue their examination of Chicago bankers. A preliminary investigation revealing to $1,500,000 on warehouse receipts will result in an effort to determine just how much money is advanced for the purpose of ahling commission brok- ers in holding foods from the mar- ket. Complaints Charles F. Clyne, trict attorney, that if it were not for the money loaned. the storage men could not keep food products in stor- lave been ~made created. Representatives of the packing ({rms at the Union Stock yards also have been subpoenaed and will be questioned, possibly today. | Bvaporated Apples and Dried Fruit. Ne York, Dec. 7,—Evaporated Apples— | Dull; fancy, 9c; choice, 8% @8%c: prime, T4, @7 %e. Dried Fruit — Prunes, firm; California, T4, @10%c; Oregon, 7@7%c. Apricots, light; cholee, 154 @16c; extra choic , 16%@17c. Peaches, firm; 7’,@1( extra choice, 8@8%c: fancy, 10%c. Ralins, quiet; choice to 4 seeded, 10% @10%c; seedless, 10@12%¢ London layer, $1.80 ‘Sugar Market. New York, Dec. r.—sugar—Raw, firm; centrifugal, 5.69c; molasses, 4.82c. Refined, steady; fine granulated, 7 Sugar futures opened easler under scattersd December liquidation by trade Interests and selling by commission houses. At noon prices wert 1 to 10 points lower. Dimes Grow Into Dollars More fortunes have been made in the Oklahoma Oil Fields in a shorter time than in any other oil field. The biggest buy right now is Sequoyah (See—k woi—ah) —Officlally Listed and Teaded in on the New York Curb— which owns and leases 6,000 acres of the richest oil lands in Okla- homa. It is now earning more than 30% and paying 12%. Earnings are quickly and steadily increas. ing. Dividend is sure to go up. Larger dividends mean higher prices. Buy mow before the rise. Be sure to ask for Circular! F-18 — o STOCKS OF FO0D | One Ohxcago Bunk Lends Mil- PACKERS WILL TESTIFY| Is | investigating increases in food prices | that one bank had loaned more than | to | United States dis- | age long enough for a scarcity to be | | o | / We Are With Trusts and | | | \ Swift's Pride Laundry Soap... La France Laundry Tablets or per pkg., /at. No. 2 cans Early Ju No. 3 cans Solid Packed Toma Kamo Assprted ‘Soups, can. 6 cans Oil Sardines. . . Baker's Chocolate, %-lb. pkg.. MacLaren's Peanut Butter, Ib Large bottles Worcester Tomato Catsup, Pickles, Horseradish or Prepare bottle, at 16-0z. cans Condensed Milk 28-0z. jars Pure Strained Honey. Breakfast Cocoa, per Ib Baker's Shredded Cocoanut, can The Best Tea Siftings) per ib. Fresh Herring, per lb. Fresh Sunfish, per Ib. . Fresh Halibut, per Ib. Fresh Salmon, per Ib. Fresh Trout, per Ib... Fresh Codfish, per 1b. . HAYDEN 6 T* DODGE aw DOUGLAS STREETS 200 Trimmed Hats All Styles—Black and Colors Our aim is to give the people the highest quality mer- chandise at the lowest possible price. READ THESE PRICES 48-1b. ‘sacks Best High Grade Diamond | Funcy Golden Santos Coffee, Ib.....20c | H Flour, mothing finer, per A8-lb. | The Best Strictly Fresh Eggs, doz...38c 1] sack, at .§2.25 | The Best Fancy No. I Creamery Butter, 13 lbs. Best ‘Pure Cane Granulated Sugar bulk, per Ib. ... .. 40¢ .............. $1.00 | The Best No. 1 Counlr) Ln\umer But- 7 Ibs. Best White or Yeilow Cornmeal 19¢ ter, per Ib. 10_bars Beat-'Em-All, Diamond C or |'The Best N "I Dairy Pkinner's Famous Macaroni, Vermicelli Cheese, per Ib.........c0.0000 30c Spaghetti; made in Omaha by Omaha | Full Cream or Brick Chgese, Ib...... ] people, per pkg......4.... 0000 7Vac | FLORIDA GRAPE FRU! SALE FRIDAY K lbl Choice Jnnan Rlce. | A Carita Extra Fancy~Florida Bright, Tte quality, at ..28¢ Advo Jell or Jello, for dessert, pkg..8Vsc Vs 108 12Vz¢ The Greatest Fish Market in Omaha for the People\ Fresh Fish for Friday 7Y ceeThac . 19¢ ...15¢ 17VYsc ... 12Yc “ S Y| From1to3P. M. Worth to $5.00 $100 / You To Fight the Combinations Ib., Fancy ’lnhh Bul.lcrmc. equal to Cream- ery Butter, per Ib.. The Best Full Cream, Ne Young America or Wisconsin Cream Sweet and Juicy Grape Fruit. day Special, each. ... 4 SixFforFuth i HIGHLAND NAVELS "~ THE ORANGE OF QUALITY | Ariday, per dozen. ...20c, 25c, 30c, 35c Fresh Vegetables, Shipped Direct From the South for Hayden Bros. Fresh Beets, Carrots, %‘umma or Shal- 16t%, . pet BADCH, ./ vsis o/oiis s iasiniss Radishes, per bunch. The Best Cooking Potatoes, peck . 3 heads Fresh Leaf Lettuce. | ©1d Bects, Carrots, Turnips or l"lrsmpn per Jb., at . -2l Red Ohnions, per 1b. . Yresh Flounders, per Ib.. Fresh Bull H per 1b. resh Croppies, per Ib. ... “resh Eels, per Ib. Fresh Oysters, solid meaf, added, per quart no water 40c Phone Tyler 1000—A competent Ad Taker w1|l help Rate, 1 cent lad her mother place. flmgmn ey Offering for Your Approval and Consideration Dainty, Winsome JUNE CAPRICE The Mlschlef Maker A Comedy of Boarding School Life, With A Few Dramatic Moments Thrown in For Good Measure You'll laugh at the “midnight frolics” garbed young ladies where joy reigned supreme until checked by the none too beautiful preceptress. Of course June gets into all kinds of trouble, even elop- ing with a handsome chap she never saw before, but everything turns out O. K. in the end, for it seems this is the and father wanted her to marry in the first We also have comedies galore and the Strand Orchestra will bé on tap with some tuneful musical selections. Sunday comes a story of microscopes and love called” “The Microsc¢ope Mystery”, and a good one, too. of the negligee Phone Doug. 494, THE BEST OF VAUDEVILLE Daily Mat,, 2:15. Night, 8:15. | RITA _ MARIO AND CHILSON-OHRMA H SMES & WINTHROP: Dinbar's 01 Tune Darkles Nederveld's Baboons; Balzer Sisters; Orpheum Travel e, 10c; best seats Nights, 10c. "OMAHA‘& FUN CENTER” Dail, Even'gs, 15-% LAST TIMES TODAY 50 U5 Mid-Nite Maidens siviess. Burlesque Tomerrow (Saturday) and Week AL. REEVES' BEAUTY SHOW Ladies’ Dime Matinee EMPRES Caesar Rivoli g:t:hl(uh;no‘: & Co. omaine NORA ANI;‘;YDNEY KELLOG “The World and the Woman" in 5 acts Coming Monday—Charlie Chaplin jon Except When We Have [HIPP Gt TODAY AND SATURDAY OWEN MOORE and MARGUERITE COURTOT, in “THE KISS” A Play in Whlch the Acroplane and the Share Honors Weekly. Prices: Mat.. L] unday DAV Always 10c Admis: 2:30 | METROPOLITAN CLUB 2301 Harney Street “FRANCES NASH” Piano Recital Sunday, Dec. 10th 4 o’Clock Single Tickets, $1.00 |} A Very Limited Number of Balcony Sgnu, 80c Phone Douglas 4419. First Showing Paramount Pictures MUSE “The Martyrdom of Philip Strong” with Robert Conness and Mabel Trunnelle SUNDAY AND MONDAY | | i | | i i “SEVENTEEN” Return Engagement by Popular Demand Jack Pickford and Louise Huff Fr‘ day and Saturday Thed?: Bara “THE VIXEN” A Story in Which Passion for Power Ends in Defeat. Hear Prof. Koel';nle in Organ Concerts Supreme Admission 10c Open 11 A. M. to 11 P M. Daily.