Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1918 — Page 19

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1918.

Shortage of Cabbage

ON MORE WARLIKE NEWS SiisSSs^aS

HIGHER HOG PRICES GIV^ . VI$ION$ STRENGTH.

PRO-

VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY. NEW YORK, February 4,-Tb# total vlclbla supply Of grain in the United Rtatea. according to the eetimate of the New York Produce Exchange, in: What. c)m. againet nuahei* laet week and fcfi&RW biiaheie lart year; com, baehda, against 4,H7,0Wf huehele last week and M,btixbela iaat year; oata, la.yTMOO b'jahete, agaiaet M.^T/Ou bu«he)« last week and , 42,«T5,W> irusheia iaat pear.

any time thl* eeae^n end Chat they J n« dadntte word »f further aMpneaiU. Prtce* held Ann at tll.OW*,M a tea or 4feg6c a

pMrndt

Commimaaf, m*n my that freight ahipmeot; frota the south are new arriving ia good u-ne, but that expraaa at»J(rtaenui aad. fre-xt-from nertbem and weearrn peiista are «■-• •ub>*rt to indefinite delay. Oae dealer b*» an expreea ablpment of otrawberrlee op rood from Fforfda wHeb eh-aid ha f *'* rived her# th* ft rot of loot week. b «* b * baa r*> report aa fo tta preorn! eberaabwat* Frotglkt ahlonveota of tumtp* hare amved front the euuth in good condition aad *'«

•elItng at oteady price*.

Odlelal reeel pc*. Saturday—Potato^# -1. car Mlnneoocaa 4 ear* WlaeonMar arrived i aabrog»f) $ broken care on track; aopplie*

HOG RECEIPIS, 13,500; PRICES HOLD SIEADy

SALES AT $16.65; TOP, $16.7S— CATTLE STEADY TO EASY.

FARM ANIMALS-NUMBER AND VALUE

A comWattve statement for the last five year* of the revised estimate of the number and value of farm animals. January L in the United States and the state of Indiana, as approved by the bureau of . crop estimates. United States department of agriculture, and transmitted through tfie office of the Indiana field agent, George C. Bryant, is as follows.

India naT

UNITED STATES.

Number.

Indianapolis receipts: Hogg, LS,5I»; cattle, J,«t; calves, 45*9, and sheep, 1», against Ifjtt hogs, 1,73 cattle, m t calves and <sS sheep a week ago and iMt hogs.. J,* cattle, Jfl calves and

sheep a year ago.

The run of hogs, while not as large a* expected conatdering the strong mar- i ket at the cl-^e of las* week, was larger:

err ur, w- -. — th **» normal Tor some time, but still no

Jgbr; demand active; «nar.«*t weedy; etia«ty | larger than seemed necessary to arcom-

' " mediate a contlni’ed big demand from ; outside jBOtirce* and a steady demand f from home tK*cker#. Price* were steady at IS*.® for the good hogs averaging <

inward, with occasiona '

If 75

a:*j4 rew*itl«B mmrmiiy gmA, cAbb***-1 ««* New York arrived; I broken car* « track, supplies light, demand Hair; gsabty and «*•- dlflen fair. Appie»-1 car Oregon arrived. 2 breic^n '-are <rm trark. demand Slow: m *'‘ ket steady; guaiity and rood men general.}

good.

CHICAaO, Fabruary 4.-Corn tended upward in Prtca today as a result of the more warlike paws from Europe and of sever* low temperature*. Besides, recelpU showed but little enlargement and offerings wens light. Forecasts of warmer weather, however, counted against any radical advance. Opening

‘ from unchanged Cher with March »1 lf7 were followed by

reac'ion and then a moderate

Prices, which ranged figures to VbfiH4c higbe and Hay 113^i.K^.

a alight re* fiubeequent the hulls and

PRODUCE

Wi pounds

aa’ies op to gif 75

Representative Sales. Hag* A Dfc pr Hog* A t as .. n« eaiT». ar It 1M i» »4

His';* a.:

fSiily, slowness of eastern demand formed a handicap on I and so too did reports of better

conditions for hauling In Missouri and

• Oats developed strength owing to the absence of aggressive sal ting. Bears were handicapped by the name reasons as In corn. After opening fcc Ia> %c higher with May the market

•CPrad some further gain#

Higher quotations on hogs made pro-

higtMr. Energetic sup-

lacking,

of S big Increase., of fttrtem stocks of meats and lard *uriiis luary, lad afterward to a bearifi re-

young turkey#. 2Sc, 1

under 4 pounds, l»#a»e; 4

Jwbtie. tegtv.

ipialons average l pert though was •Announcement

weeter Januar

~ ' 1 f jfer TlkWisew A MeKlooew'#

Oelm* kighf’ Low. » *•

tm .. lit i *t * ^ } * jj^

r’leie Feb*

IpPP# a a OAT#— Feb, .. March

t » t »H- 1 *4% 1 MV 1 i *}• i nti* .... ; S*' 84 Sb S&. 8S s* ^ i®. S8 .47II 47 If 47 M IT If IT IS .MM »K 3 If HIM 3 77 ,5S .... UKt .... .MM 24 M M 71 MMt »Mt

*iM task, tNominal

CmCAOQ, February 4s* r*n»—No*. 2 end 2 jrellew, nominal; No 4 yellow, It.72. i No. I white, m•40lSc; •♦and#' - - '

•No, 2. nomlnaL liar othr~«f.f«#S.22. Clover Nominal. Lar^-gailf.

kandard, ff0M<' l«y »tf4Hl7f. - eewio.oo. p Hlba -|?l e#2t!

Oato—

Rye

Tim-

Pork*-

ff.

'Barb produce deaior la Indiana poll* t* M* own inspector, whkn partly aorount* for dlffor once in price* euoted. Curroot n«*o« have elan teach to do with price* made to the

dealer*. >

0CHM- Indian*pell* Jobber* offering eejm-

try Wilppem for *trt«iy fr*#n Mock, delivered at Indian*poll*. Iom off. l»0Wc. Job-

ber* Milifaf Storage egg* at «*01dr POtJt.TRT-Jobbwrg buying prVo* for 4e

Uvetiee at Indian*poll*: ll»n*, vrrer 4 pound*,

under 4 pound* 2m«; spring*:#.»«

24e • pound, roomer* and *t*g*. ISglTr;

* “ flfd ‘ vrkey* 2V-. duck*.

1* *nd up.

». J*«1V , wju*b*. * op, II M0t.7S; guinea*.

dosen. 11 pound* and

Me; M tul CVtBdlf-Indianapotl# imyer* paying U0Uc a pound for butter fat delivered at IndianHfWHf'f#- 1 CMBKRB- Jebberu prlees: Boijuefort. 4fe; domeetid Swim, tAUltr New 1 York full cream, Me; Wkwesatn Urn burger. Mr. dalrt**. 2#c; New fork,. brtrk, 220&e; Neufcha**!. ■ beg, fi N; am* 11. Wc; •ingle. SOc.

Bagle brand, targe Long Horn, bo*, tk

Other Grain Markets.

New YORK. February 4.-Hour-Steady: ■ geveminoat tsuda M «•«*-j •prfng. *r«.M •It to In sack* to arrive: winter, Hi »0 > 10.0; Kan***, flO0011,M. Cers-gpot. firmer; L‘ kim dried N*. I yellow, ft.n*. end No. S 1 mlted, fl.TOifc, both coal end freight. New York, prompt shipment; Argentina 12 M f. ». b. oar* N*w York to •rrt«*, (jut*-Spot, •toady; n*tuc*l, |) 0101 M Hay-VnaettUd;

», 1, 11.1401 M. Hop*—Quiet; Perifto co**i, T. 210240; 1*U, 14017c. Fork-Firm, m***, •{ family, fM w^if.M; abort clear o Lard-rirm; mtddl* w**t. 124 si Tallow Quiet; city epectal, loone

""rtn; fancy h*ad. •kga-; Blue «. Corn meal—Weedy; ftne

I Ml Wt 4»iJ! # M 74 M ** C10 ' POErM ' M 7& ®

CINCINNA1T, February 4.-Ry*~N« 2.

U orwi.gr. Hay- Ne. t timothy, »« uoga: 7&; No. 1 clover ml tod. IM.OOglZ M: No. 1 clov*r. IM.eoMM.M. Cora -Whlto and y*llow e*r. *1 4»fl.M; ml*#d, II 400I M. Oets- No 2,\

*1140, IS0iOu; No. I mixed, «70SSo.

fTNCINNATI, February t.-Eggo-Trlm* ftrat*. Sic.' Buttw—Whole milk creamery extra*, 24c. fancy dairy, 42c; packing stock. Mtpgfc.t Foultry—Fowl*. 24c; broiler*, under > pound*, .JSc*, duck*, 2»c; turkey*. Nte: roo*ter* Ike; ro«*tlng chicken*. 4 pound* and over,* Sltr; fry«re, I pound* and over. 2Sc; g*«M. 20022c; guinea*, 120; pigeon*, *1 SO NKW YORK. February 4.-Buttefc-Flr*i; receipt*. 2.K* tub*, creamery, higher 'ban extra*. S20M%c; extras (02 •core), |;>4c. K*g« —Firm; receipt*, 2,10 c**ee; extra first*. 44'-» 0S2c; first*, S4e. <*heeeo Ki«a,!v receipt*. 1,»OT box** Poultry- Uv*. Irregular and price* not settled, Drwwad—Firm: chicken*, 24022c; fowls, 220’Mc; turkeys, 246Stc. CL*VELaNI», February 4 —Butter-<'r*am-ery. extras. In tub*. 22QQr%e; print*. tW UH<r; firsts. 47i#g4*c; pecking first*. M025c F.gg*-First#, 0C, •ecoods, tf’oc; *tor*g*. 44 gwc. Foul try—Chicken#. 5*QMc. springer#. 12021c; young duck#. 2»g*Vc. turkey#. 270«k-. young g**ee 24412*' R*bblt»-f2 2002 42 a

do son.

BAIjTIMORE, February 4 Butter-Fancy cr«em«r. i30SSe; dairy print*. M04Oe; roll*. a*g4«c; afore packed. .’AfiMc. F.gg#- Neart.A *lr; u eaten, grot*. «0C fhlrken# Hprtnge, two pound# and over. 24«r*c; smaller. 32^

3*e, old tiene. 24c; old rooster*, lie.

LAFAYBTTK lnd„ February 4.-Butter-Packing stock delivered here, 24c a pound. Local pucker* paying for efgn Ue; him*. 22c; oung turkey*. 25.*; old tom ttlrkey*. lie; old

ten turkey#. Me; cock*. I2c; duck*.

gee*#. 12c.

CHICAGO, February 4.--Butter -Hteady; creamery. 47 1 4q4*lyr. Kgg»—Lower; receipt#. LI0 H - - f^mk^m

Foultry—Idva, unchanged

KANfiAB. CITY. February 4 - Butter '•reamery, 44c; firm a, 44c; *#eond*. 42c: packing. M« Egg*—First*. 5#c; aecond*. 4»c. Foultry-Hen.. »•; dooeiera tfifc; broiler*,

340'76c.

HIT. l/)i;i«. Fobruary 4.-PeuHiy~H*n#. 24Hc; apring*. 24'*c: turk*r*. 24c; ducks. Me; t*e*e. 23024c. Butter-Cruarnery. M>4c. Egg#

—Mo.

TOLEIX), February 4. — Butter — Brick creamery, Sic. Kgg* Freeh candled. fc*c.

•elects, strictly fresh. «2c. Cleveland Apple Price*.

OLBVELA ND. February 4.—Appl**. $3.Mff

• 72 a barrul

b» cgse*, flr*tg gOc; at mark, caae# lnudwf 2400.'; refrigerator first*, 4114c.

tnliwi.

IT. * tJOtlfg, February 4.—Corn No. 4.

whit*. IMSo; Mhif, 0'.

KANKAfi CTTV, Fobruary L-Frun No 2 mixed, 0.001.3; No. 2 whit*. 21 Mil »o. No.

N0, 2 " h!l * Me -

!#AFAYH7TT1C. Ind , February 4 - -'.’ash gmln! Ryo-No. *, »l,7S; No 2. »l 72. Oat* Whit*, SSo; Rlixod. tic. Corn-1b t«ound*. 21 r>.

\ gft3Hf&.i! .With 1178 commercial dofauUs. inVolv-

2*‘*o ’ Flour—Unohanswl N Brin M! » MV> ® I ln f » ,9 .2<".Tf7. «ho January buslnesu inorj X ~ UHty m the United Btaten make

Business Failures Fewest for January in Ten Years

TOLEDO, Oat* Cash,

February 4.-Onrn-Ca*h, |i,0,

«M»c. Ity*—Cash, *2.11.

Primary Markets. (Ry Thornton A McKinnon * wire} —Fobruary 4— MKCEH'TS. Whoat. Com. Oat# FSour.

u,™

MllwaukM ...... 2DM 125,000 4f..ooo Mlnnoapoll# .... 221.000 220.000 323,000 ijjfultdh 4.000 ....... 4.000 ft. IAW* 22 000 114 000 220.000 Toledo I.000 IS,000 “S.flol Knnsas City 40.000 224,000 s.l.ooo p*or|a .......... * 1.OQ0 200.000 jr.ooo Omaha tf.OM MO.WO 141.000

29.000 71.000

make* the to p. 214.00

best numerical exhibit for the period Ini over a decade, and the liabilities are the smalkat for the month, except those of last year, alnce 1909 The present retunifi* compare with 1.540 failures . for 218.283,130 reported to It. G. Dun A <’o Inet year, 2.009 In l»l« for I25,863.2«6. and

12 '*6 41 l» It St 5* tm * 14 *d » 14 SS IS 14 «S 42 M a re of trade

DM IT. .. 170 n i .. IS s

it«I

.. l*« .. }• 02 .. h n; .. it tf I .. 14 £J ! .. 14 ® .. ,.4 til

220 » 242 as M2 r242

At the clowe of trade It* the cattle j market price* were practically steady; compared with the low time at the ! etowe of last week. Steer* and heifer* moved alowly but nearly all other kind* of killing catUe aoid promptly and at, steady price*. Tier* were occasional •ale* of calve* a little higher but generally the market was about steady and there was comparatively little doing In the market for. stoekerx and feeding

cattle. '

Representative Sales.

Cattle Av. Pr.jCattle. Av. /ST. 2 »leer# .... 77i t* » 2 cow# »2» 01 » 2 yteer* .... 7*J I 22? 11 tow# 1.064 >00 2 riser# .... 120 I 2" SI row* 1,020 0 42 3 »te*r« .... IM } *M X cow 1.1*0 10 OS 11 •teera- . .. Ml *2* 1 bun WO 3 29 * *t*er» 1.000 10 «*j 1. i»un *t*: ? T$ 110 •teera ....l.MT 10 25 I boll *59 » W ( Steer# ... L0» 11 00 ; 1 bull 1.160 '» 00

0 » l bull 1430 10 ho

1911

UX3.W0

IfJf

I1.L0.W*

lilt

* - •

ZLMt.WO

1*15

2LUMM

Mui##—

m»

4.194,900

1917

4,73 TO

I*!«

4.5K,TO

19*5

c....' .

4.479,W

Milch C*WB~ 1

4,449 TO

ttis

3.854.TO

*F.7

#«**#*.*.*

1915

21.2*2, TO

Other Cattle—

a,:r,TO

19’4

4».54«.m

1917

4i.Qfr.TO

1*K

SS.tU.TO

1915

87.0S7TOO S.1G5.TO

1911

191S 1917 Did 1915 1914

Sheep—

7 b«lf*r* ...

4 h*ff#r*

4 belter# ... 2 heifer# ... 2 heifer# ... 7 heifer* ... 2 he tier# ... 2 heifer# ... 4 heifer# ...

t heifer#

2 heifer* ... 20 heifer# ... 2 cow# .... 2 cow# .... 4 cow# .... 7 cow* .... 2 cow* .... 5 row* ....

3 cow* ..,,.1,0*#

Fewer than

420 o a •a-i m FA*-

742 4 60 1 bull III 7 26* 7 calve* 740 7 SO 4 calve* 4W t 00. 4 calve* 702 « 22! 2 calve* 71A 1 22! 3 calve# m * SO) 4 calve* 44* f «;» c*i

7M 970 M2 m M2 212 262 *10 974

> »; 4 reive* • Ml 4 calve* * 76| 2 trivea 4 •#>! 4 calves 4 2&110 calve# 4 £01 4 calve* 7 00- 3 calve# 7 25; 7 calve* 7 6®' 3 calve*

..1.420 10 22 .. 247 S O* !. 237 7 6* .. 227 0 00 .. IM 10 <<

140 11 00

.. 126 12 00 .. IIS 13 Id .. 195 13 0O .. IK 12 60 .. 172 IS 50 .. 1« 14 00

1*19 1977 19]« .91« 1911

Swine—

4S.9fd.Md 47,414/MO 4S.«26.Md 49.SW.SQS 49.:i9.<W 71.*74,flM mjmm «7.7M,ff» 44.611.W 59.933 W

Price.

Number.

Price.

$;w a

837. TO

$106 00

1« 24

S4S.TO

im «

101 #5

104 *0

164.000

11:4 fc

*54. TO t

11.6 00

!28 74

95.TO

119 01

HI IS

i 96. TO

114 00

113 83

9frTO>

m 00

112 26

«.«>>

117 00

12* 15

0MM»

3-1 «t

Tf* 59

71*. TO)

11 »

59 «

7:4,000

5# aft

S3 92

*77,000

54 50

56 33

64*.'TO

65 TO

6* 94

440.TO

W 9)

*' ts

757.TO

45 00

35 ft

7*5. TO

» 90

23 S3

73, TO

ss m

n ts

15 »

JI 12

,CC.TO

IS 90

11 82

^ % ia w

7 IS

960.0 '•

8 T)

5 17

J 1.006.'TO

6 10

4 50

1,114.006

a 40

4 n

l,a*.TO

4 »

19 40

N 4.1«*.TO

3ft »

H 7X

2.970. TO

11 W

2 #>

i 4.010TO

1 50

» 97

4.167.TO

fft 30

1ft 4*

3.0SPTO

10 3)

number -of farm animals

thi#

year is

MORE COAL TROUBLES

ADMINISTRATION HAS NO FUEL TO HANDLE.

THEFT PROBLEM TAKEN UP

fto far a* the-state 1* concerned the

slightly In excess of iaat year, with th* exception of mulea which refrain tli* same; horse* show a decrease of 1 per cent, which is attributed to the u*4 of automobile* and other power machine* on the farm. Horne* are th# only animal* which' show a decline in price from last year, but in •percentage figure* thi* 1* am.til. only 2.8 per cent. Mulee show an Increase In value of oply 4.4 per cent, while all other animal* show a much larger Increase in value; milch cow*. 19.07 per cent ; other cattle. 15.4 per oent: sheep, S4.1 per cent; swine 75 6 per cent.

Federal Reserve Banks

Wool Stocks December 31

YYASHJNOTON. February 4.—Wool Stocks in the United State* were about 562,000,000 pound* on Decemner 3i last, the department of agriculture announced today in it* third quarterly report. That was a decrease of 46.000,000 pound* from stock* September 30, 1917. These stock* were held bv

WASHINGTON, February 4. — Nine million dollars In gold was *'lo*t by telegraph" during the week by the federal reserve banks, according to tonight's financial statement. The apparent decrease of that amount in gold reserves tv a* due mainlv to delay In transmission

of telegram* from one bank to another

giving notice of a ^transfer of gold. Con- manufacturers and dealers. 262 lift 14 so j sequently neither bank recorded the w-hich reported no wool on hand. 171 34 M gold Federal reserve note* in clrcula- Grease wool holdings were S29.000.5 ®" JJ ; tlon increased by 12,000.000. The report pounds, a decrease of 53,000,000 If S ** at close of Lus.nes* last night pounds from September 30; scoured, '“^rc.-Oold coin .n* certtflcatM M90 Pound. , d.cr.... of ,.000.-

in vault, 2469.769,000; gold settlement fund, federal reserve board. Lm624.flrM); gold

with foreign agencies. I52.500.00U; total | f „ noo 000 gold held by bank*. 3915.983.000. gold with 1 )f -.000.000

federal reserve agents, $7fl.««7.0OO; gold redemption fund, $19,472,000; total gold

»*•«?**. •»<#«*. #i».#*w‘*.i»; nxnv, »u> av ■ reserve. $1,717,022,000; legal tender notes, tD® •'*; mix#*!, tt>i 0#*it 70; heavy. 314.009 ■diver etc 258 435 000* all reserv'es .".n,. .■SSLS*%CPi£r-m£?3S£i. • MfSirija wJ? t*.«j#l4.2*; stocker# and f««<}«rs. K.3O«!0 40; • b * r * and federal reserve bank*, iwie,

cow# and heifer#, *4 S04fl2 00; '

• Mi

J00 head

of sheep and

lamb* arrived. Price* were steady.

Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO. February 4.—Hogs-Receipt*. 41,000; strong; bulk. |lf I6&14.a6; light. 212 20

46914.70;

£•912.00; <alv#» t2M« ! HZ™: onh.nrSuMHB ««•-

Hue. Khaa^- Racalpw # T.OO0; &n; watbar#. ^ 1 ^ < f t k^*«ve^eiir”wf5™ ^

xw w^. rigM *52|^UB AJmwW# I 31000913.20. lambs. 11472917.05.

Other Live Stock Markets.

Bl 2 FA I/). February 4.—Csttle— Receipts, #600: #i*ady; prim# uteera. ll3.S0914.t4X; shipping #t< «r». »U MQ13.50; butchem. 3I0..V)9 lt%; yearling*. *11 (rtfflJ.W. helf*r*. Ill.'o; caw*. 24.764H1.00; *balla « r^ll.M; stacker, and feeder*. 22.5099.10; freah cow* and •prlngar*. eteady. 2509140 «alvaa—Ratalpta 1,600: active. 50: ‘lower. 17.00915.50. llog*Receibt*. 4,f»0O; actlv# and eteady; heavy

mtxe<l and Yorker*. 117.60917.10; light York er* and p g* 414 SOfc 10.72; rough*. 215.609 79.76: stag*. 114 OOb 14 20. 9h*#p and lamt*#Raceipt# l.soo; active; lamb*, 214.00919.50:

rut Henri* t rrt4i*l*4* vyc*#*.! /

01 here u!ncimng*<l

EVANSVIT,LK, Tnd . February 4.—CattleGood to choice butchar ataere. HO.OO910.50; good to cholca shipping riser*, 210.OO912.W; good to clvolca butcher heifer*. HO.OOfl0.201 Calve#--Slow; cholca. 213 00913 20; medium

■ goy«

cuiitie*. $53,734,000; United Stetae shortterm securities. $78,898,000; all other earning' assets. $3,806,000; total earning $1,033,030,000; due from federal

re*en e

INDIANA TOBACCO SALES

[Bpedlal to Th# Indlanapolla News] MADISON, Ind., February 4.—Sales at

the four Madison loose leaf tobacco warehouses last week were light, compared. with previous weeks. The bad condition of the Ohio river and roads account* for the small amount of to

earnill*' gUYwyn-ra, , xvsvaj i«cx<0. asset*. $1,033,030,000; due from federal

reserve banks, net. $44,456,000; uncol- —- — -- — lected items. $321,994,000; total deduction \bacco offered for sale, which was 90.925 from gross deposits, $366,460,000; 5 per pounds. The total sales to date at all cent redemption fund against federal four houses is as follows: W. H. Snook leserve bank notes, $637,000; al! other re- A Co., 393,540 pounds for $97,501.69; aversources. $559,000; total resources. $3,176,- age $24.21. Farmers, 355,200 pounds for 023 000. j $82,610 47; average $21.61. Planters, 430.600 Liablliti##—Capital paid in. $72,620,000; pounds * for $106,424.74; average $22.90. surplus. $1,134,000; government deposit*. People's. 1S1.065 pounds for $43,323.47; $132 790.000; due to members, reserve ac- average $22.66. The receipts to date are count. $1,478,644,000; collection items, $329,849.75, for an average of $22.92; 1.365,$191,283,000; other deposits. Including for- 806 pounds of tobacco have been offered sign government credits, 451.759.000; total for sale here this season. This Is far gross deposits. $1,854,486,(TO; federal re- short of last season s figures, but the serve notes In actual circulation. $1,286,- price paid is much higher. With the tee J01.000; federal reserve bank notes In gorges of the Ohio river broken up and

. 1- „! circulation, net liability, $8,000,000; all roads being put in good condition heavy f. 0 ** 1 , .*? w> ® 1 * -00: common. 25.0092.00. Hog#—j other liabilities. $3,682i>00; total liablll- sales are expected this week. Ih 5 m i** d ho *f». JW pound# and up. [ ties. $3,176,023,000. Ratio of gold reserves "fht*. $!;>■£•; heavy pi*#. 2i4.tO; light to net deposits and federal reserve note M -lt,ri ra | n 1 ■♦*■■ market closing strong, liabilities combined. 63 per cent. Ratio Tnomgon & McKinnon Grain Letter,

and >emh«-Slow; be*t_lairib#. *ii.009 of tota ) reserves .to net deposits and

federal reserve note liabilities combined,

65.2 per cent.

16 00, common to good. *10 00ff 12.00; best fat #he#p. |8 i#Ml» 00. common to good 26.009

7.30; common, |3.4095.00.

CLEVELAND, February 4.-Hog*-Re-c#lpU 2.i J V 00 ° 1 ni,Lrkct acUva. 10c lower, Tork-

*f*;** ; ml**d, fif.66; mediums. *16.06,

pig#. rough#. #15.25; stag#. $14.25. Cattle—Raesipts, *0 car#, market »low. 25c lower;

to choice #t**r#, 111.00912.50; good to

choice hatfwut $1.0099.00; good to choice cow#, t. OO90.OO; fair to good cow#. #6.0097.00; com-

IS.Mfi^OO. good 'to choic* bull#.

$7 00910-00. milcher#, J,5 009126.00 Sheep and lamb*—Recalpta. 12 car#; market alow; ton I1S.00. 11*1' •»- Receipt*. 200; market slow;

Money Easier on London Exchange. T/)NDON, February 4 —Ths appearattce of the New Southri^ r ales loan prospectus on the Stock Exchange today did

KANSAS CITY. Fabruary 4.~Hog#-R*. ealpta, 10.000; ateady; bulk, *l*.05@l*.26; 12.60. Cattle-Receipts, 12.000; steady; prime fed steer#. 2l?.36912.i6; dre##e,-| t,-*.f steer# 110 264112.50; wuthern ateer*. r.OOUlO.OO; cow.'

mm year, in isi« ror ga.ww.awt. ana »l0 26tm.M*; eouthem •teer#. K.00910.W cow# with a high record of 2,848 Insolvencies | 2«.50®10.W; helfera, *7.00911.00; riockera «n<i in January, J915, when the indebtedness 1 feeder*. 17.75911 76; bull*. 20 75910.00;. calve# $49,640,675 In each of the three #7.00914.00. Sh#ep -Receipt#. *,000; higher!

^ ; years immediately prior to 1945, the .Tan-

4,000 * * » fcv

4 * $«#

Indianapolis

Total* 494,000 1,704.000 LSOS.coo 41,000 Taar ago 515,000 *7.000

Wheat. Corn. Data Flour.

Uhicag# 1.000 71.000 Mtlwattke# ,,,,,,9, 20,000 #%,e#e

Minnaapelis 2.000 IOT.OOO 72.000 47,000

iHlinth 3,000

fit. l.aui# II,000 11,000 M.000 II 000 I aleda 23,000 .'«... ivanaaa Oty *4.000 Straw fc.OOO I’eort* 4,000 122,000 102.000 10,000 OfiMfclMI 11,000 144,0i'0 22.000 ,,,,, indiatiapolla 31,000 11.000 .....

uary rsvertea exceed i r fiuo in number, and the average of the other five years back to IBM, when there were 1,112 defaults, was about 1.690. The liabilities In January, 1909. were little more than $14,000.00). but only twice since then this j#ar and in 1913—have they been below $20,000,000 for the month. As usual, there were more failures laet month than in December, yet the increase of 123 was the smallest iu< more than ten years, and though the January Indebted ness

ilk MO 110m w »« about $5,000,000 larger than In De44 Ma 1000 cember, the expansion was less than in

recent preceding years, aside from 1917,

v/hen It was about $1,500,000.

TMals 24.*00 202.000 200.000 01.000 fear age *• mijARANcifi* 361000 57lW0 Dem.W. Bond.W. Cern. Oat*. Flour. Naw Yark. 71.CM 92.000 ■ajtlmere.. »000 ...... 154,000

T#4ala ...IM.000 laar age. 225.000

164,000 150 0*0 7S0.OOO no.ooo

*0 000 4,WO

IndlanapollB Cash Grain. —Fabruary 4— * Th# blda far air Iota of grain and hay at tha call of th* Indlanapcll# Hoard of Trad® war*: Own—Strong; Ne. * whlta, ll.26*f 1.06; No. 4 white tt.aHM.M; Ne. 5 white 21 7591 00. Ne, 0 whlta $1.7091.7#; aampla whit*. *1.00 •l.«Tj No. • yellow, fl.^u 1 «; Ne. 4 yellow, *1 7*91.10; No. .5 >allow. $1.«91.70. No. * yallow. |L*191.63: aampla yallaw. »i OObi 65;

On#—OUroag; No. 3 whin atandard white, *09*»v%c; Ne. 1 MoiNe. 4 white, S5cr*S'*r; Na 4N4H®; Na t mlxel i5H9S*> A Hay—firm; tttnothy; No. L

2 mixed,

$« Ml No. 2.

1 or light mixed,

|IM^M|gs£mtx#d, clover

*21.00: clover mixed . ^ _T.tirNe, l r

—Inspection*—

Whaat—No. 2 red. J ear, Ne 4 red. 1 car.

Trial, » car*.

O#eo—No. 2 white, t oar*; No. 4 whit*, l ear; Ne. * white, $ car*; No, 6 white, 24 ears; No, I yellow, X cer; No. S yellow, 7 car#; Ne. I yellow, 1* care; Ne * mixed. I care; aampla mixed, IM cam Total. Hi car*. Gata—No. t whit*. II car*; atandard. whit®. I* cars; No. S whlta, 34 car*; No. 4 white, 4 cat*; Na 8 mtsad, • oar*; No. * mixed. 2 cere; aampla mixed. 4 car*. Total, 75 car#. Hay—No. 1 timothy. 1 car; No. j timothy. 3- ear#; .atraw. No, 1 oat*. 1 car. Tstal, 4

car*.

Rye—Ne. 1. t car* Total. * cars Prlegfi at the Hay Market —Fabruary 4— Th* fallowing are the IndlanapoMa prtcaa *f hay and grain by the wagon k»*d. Hay—Loom timothy. tSl.009ij.00. mtxad Ft009» M. clever. $».00996.0* ’ Cam—21.3091-42 a buab«L Oats—22922c a bushak ' gtrmw—whaet, $13.00912.00 tea; oata atraw ttiOO«13.M. '

Packers Double Earnings

Morris A Co., Chicago meat packets, report for the fiscal year ended November S, 1917. earningrf both net and gross of practically double those of the previous year. Net earnings wore $5,401,071, or I4!i per cent, on the $3* 000,000 average capital Inveetment for the year. The net amounts to 180.03 per cent, on the $3,000,000 capital stock, and compares to $3,132,212, or 127.74 per cent, earned in the previous year. Th# company paid only $150,000 ip dividends during the year, 5 per cent on the stock, aa compared to $!.000.000. or 33 t-J per cent, paid during th# previous year. The balance sheet shows inventories of $4;\<JOO.Q©0, as compared to $26,000,000 a year ago. In, Ills report to stockholders. Nelson Morris, chairnutn of the board, says: •■We take pleasure in again reporting the best year tn our history, with profits of $8,400,000, or 14\i per cent on our fiapltaJ investment of ISS.OOO.OO©, after making our usual liberal reserve for depreciation and all tax*#

Louisville Tobacco Sales

tSpecial to The Indianapolis Nawa] VlSVlLLK. Fabruary 4,-Tobacco «

DOWN ON THE FARM. WASHINGTON—Taria of Da view bounty seed com have showed that Pa germinating power la much lern than had been and greet activity is now baing shewn I. non* th* farmers te get an a ecu rat# survey *ef the seed com altuation. with a view M determining th* amount available it was thought that th# county would have enough te distribute to •orrminding counties after •uppiyin* Ms own want*. Th# condition of wheat appears te ba excellent, although ■era* fanner* fear that th* crust of Ic* on top of th* foot of anew may h*v* Injured the wheat by shutting off th* air. CROWN POINT—Tha price of milk ha# h#en reduced from 11 to 10 cent# a quart. Ward Marble. *f Wheetfiald. recently pur1 based six ragiateted Angus betf«r* which he Will U*® aa * Start er for a pure bred herd. Hie theory |* that Jasper county can be developed through the use of live stock and be will os* Umeatone and clover in preparing Ma !and to rata* stock. PKRU—Alfred Ramsey sold on* hog that weighed 74* pounds, receiving »10« <0 from Jess* Koakle for U.

LOUISVILLE. Fabruary 4. Tobacco aa ®a on th* local break* last week reached a trial of $.1X9 hog*head#, of which 9.772 war* new hurley. They compered with 2.2X4 hogsheads the mm* weak last year. Report* for th* month of January shewed sales of 10.265 hogsheads, compared with 12.214 th# aam# month last year. Receipts last week ware 5.002 hagaheada compared with 8.2W th# aam* weak Iaat year. Official quotations of the T,eut*vtU# Tobacco Board of Trade *10^ the following rang® of prtcaa: Dark rad hur-ley-Green or mixed trash, fit.00912.00; sound trash. *t2.»9N <9; common lug#, 130.00924.00; medium lug*. 224.00992 00; good tug#. ISi OOff NOO; common leaf riiort. l.'O.itOQ:’;'. 00. com - moo leaf. 2^.00932.00; medium leaf, ffcooff 32.02; good leaf, 22S.009M.00. fine and select. 230 009*4.00 Bright red hurley—Green or mixed trash. *12.00920.00, sound traah. 220 00© 33.00; common lug*. 252.00934.00*. medium lug*. t24.i09N.00; good lug*. 2*2.209^.00: common leaf, abort. |3.«9*.20: common leaf. *32 0093? 00; medium leaf. #26 009M.00; good leaf, *2* 009*0 60; fin# and aalect 230.009 94 00 Colory hurley—Green or mixed trash. 220 00922.00; sound traah. *22.«©*.»: common lug*. IS2.O0977.O0; tv odium lug*. $37J29 30 00- good lug*. 2»-«0®*S.eo. ommon leaf, abort. SlM9*».M; common 1**f. Mh20g2 «; medium l^ *S*.«9».M; gued M*l62.«J9 95.02' fin# and •elect. 238.00941.60. Dark, for manufacturing—Green t*r mixed tra#h. #11.00 912.00. sound traah, *15.00016.00; common lug*. *15 0091600; medium lug#. *16.00917 00; good lug#. *17.0091*00; common leaf short. tlMOMlMfi: common leaf. IllOOMXT.M: medlumleaf, $l«.0O9t» 00; good leafTflJ 0«>9= W.

Seed Prices.

TOLEDO. February 4.-Clover need, prim* cash. old. 230 00; new. IMOO; Fetruarv. 210 30; Munch. *19 72. A1rik#--Frtm*c* ■^February . 11** 20: March. $17 00 Timothy- Prime cash. old *10V new. |< 10: March. $4 30 PI l.VTH. Fahruaty 4 —Unseed—*>. truck $fi.'n>b93.4lH: arrive and May. $3.6*'-:. July, *5.42; October, *314. nominal., Chicago Potato Price*. CHICAGO. February 4.—Po4ato##~Steady; recatpta 46 car*. Wlaconrin. Minnesota and Michigan bulk, $2259212; tn *«ck% $2,109

2. IS.

*..00gi4.00 Sh#*p-Receipt#. 2.000; higher SSL. TJSSSS: JrSfiwSS?» w LAFATKTTB. Ind,, Fabrulty 4—CattleBeat shipping tattle. 1,800 to 1.600 pound#. 211.60912.00: common to medium steer# goo to 1,000 pound#. $7.6099.25: choic# butcher heifer#, $9.52971.00; good to choice veal#. 212 00 912.00. Hog#—Mixed and butcher*. 116.469 12.25; good to' choice heavl##. $1*.2:©l6.r>; rough haavlue, »16.20Sil2.35; light. 115.60^16 75; pig*. 113.00914 00. Sheep—t'holce fat ewe#. 514 < 0^1i 1 00 C<>n,n * 0n ’ to fai^ • lamb#, NT. LOUIS. February 4 -Hogs Receipt#, 14.000; higher; light*, 1X6.36916.66; pig#, $12.76 9X6.60; mixed smi butcher#, *16.40916.66; good heavy, *16.55® 1*5.71; bulk, *t»..2691«.*. Cattle —Receipt^ 6.000: rtrady; native beef steer#. 18 50; cow#, - 26.fi091h.70; stocker# and feeder#, *8 00916.60; natlv# calve#. *8.*10916.00. SheepReceipts. 1.200; steady; lamb#, *14.00917.75; ewes. 210.50917.00; wether*. #11.50®'3.26; can-

ner# and choppers. 26-0099.00.

IXJOSVH.LE. February 4.—Hog*—Receipt#, 4.024: best 165 pound# and up. 212 10; 120 to 166 pounds. *15.50: pigs, 213.66914 66; rough#, *14.60 down. Cattle—Receipt#, 923; eteer#. 27.W911.60: bull#. *7.5091000; heifers *9.50®

10.25; cows, 55 7599.50. Calves—Receipts, 80;

*12.00917.50: medium. *12.00; com-

Twst veals

mon. *« OOffy OO.

18: steady..

riTTBRl RG. Februsr

Sheep and lamb#—Receipts.

4 — Cattle—Receipt#

—February 4—

Com—Receipts of corn in western markets were fairly liberal, but still below immediate needs in this market; values firm, steady to 5c higher. There Is \a good demand for everything of millable nature and likely to be the case for some time, as the receipts taken as a whole doLiiot show as much

Trouble* of the fuel administration multiplied today in proportion to the increase la th# intensity of the cold weather. Th# return of zero temperature added more burdens to the already overtaxed machinery of the administration and the bureau, which has charge of the distribution of emergency ebai to the retail dealers of the city. Heattees day was generally observed, according to the orders of the federal fuel admin is ttator. Dr Jameson. Marion county fuel administrator, said that the coal situation contlruee to be critical with apparently no way out of the difficulties. Continued cold weather, he said, might develop a realij- serious coal famine In Indianapolis. 0 No Coal to Handle. Th# coal situation in brief is that th# machinery of the coal administration is ready to handle the problem, but that th*re is actually no coal on hand to be used. Temporary relief was expected for Indianapolis last week with the arrival of a shipment of emergency coal from Illinois diverted here through the state fuol administration, , It has since been found that * great deal of this coal is slack and unfit for use for domestic purposes. Hundreds of telephone calls were received at Dr. Jameson's office today from people seeking advice as to where they could buy coal. A number of complaints also were received by Dr. Jameson about coal dealers that were charged with refusing to deliver coal that they had in their yards. Dr. Jameson said that he made an investigation of several of these eharges and found that dealers having coal in their yards had practically in every case previously sojd the coal that was waiting for delivery. Coal Stealing Question. Dr. Jameson has taken up the coal stealing question and will request ■-the city authorities and the police department to co-operate In stopping the thieving which is resulting In what is declared to be a loss of several tons of coal every day in the city. Members of the coal distributing bureau took up this question with Dr. Jameson at a conference Sunday. Coal dealers say that stealing coal from cars in coalyards and on railroad sidings has increased many-fold since the coal shortage became acute. John A. George, chairman of the coal distributing bureau, said that he believed some of this coal Is stolen by persons who later sell the coal. Judge Walter Pritchard, of the city court, said that he was endeavoring to cooperate with the fuel administration in stopping this form of petty thieving. Fines and sentences have been assessed In practically every case involving the stealing of coal when persons have been arrested, he said, except in a few exceptional instances when there was good reason for a suspended sentence. Coal stolen from freight cars while in transit from the mine# to the dealer's yard is a loss to the dealer. TO ISSUE WEEKLY REPORTS.

Double Your Dollars at 4% Interest It is “good business" and patriotism to k ®e|> every dollar working. You can do this and earn 4% INTEREST if you will mail your surplus funds to ns in return for a Timo Certificate of Deposit—absolutely *af« and non-speculative. Bank by mail with a progressive yet conservative bank—the’ privacy, convenience And safety will appeal to you. On savings accounts we pay 3% INTEREST, compounded semi-annually. Write f©r eeaiplete detulle, fumlabed i* our latervettn* bookie*. “Rankin* by Mall." top? _*eat yea wltk ear compliment*. # * Dept. I.

Ib»<. E3IBMI

ident IfiUAMf & TRUST CO. «. Inrinuati, i». A mm** over StJ.OOO.ftUtt BRANCHES'. Cor. M#lre#e and McMlliaa. • Feeble* Cor.. Walnut Htlt#». 4126 Heratlton Av*.. Cummin#vUta. 5550 \V*r#*nr Av*. Frlc# HHL Cor. Eighth *u.J Fr*«n>.»r Av*.

HURST STOCK A safe, wise, growing investment. NO BROKERS. Call at office or write "Hurst & Co. Indiana’s Mail Order House Indianapolis, U. S. A.

Thomson & mckinnon brokers Sarceesora to A. TV. Thomson. E#t. ISS5. Olreot Private Wire*. M»tnb«r» of New York Stock Exchange. - Chicago Stock Exchange. New York Cotton Exchange. Chicago Hoard of Trade. New York Frodnc* Exchange. Indiana poll# Stock Exchange New Orleans Cottoi. Exchange. - . Indiana Hanker* Awoelatlon. W# execute order* in Listed »nd Curb Stock# and the commodity market# Our Bureau of Statistic# < up-to-dste) I# at vour #crvic*. 500 31* Fletcher American National Rank Building. New I1-V84; Mela 14

Graton & Knight Belting Hyatt Holler Bearing#, American Steel Pulley*. Wood Hanger* and Coupling* Reeve# Wood Pulley*. Pioneer Steel Hanger# and Bearing*. Robbln# A Myer# Motor*. VONNEGUT MACHINERY CO. 4.t South Meridian Street. Indlanapolla.

not affect gilt edged securities, which betterment in quali(% and condition a#

were better on the easier ruling of *

money, while a number of week-end order# livened industrial, shipping and oil shares and Rhodesian mines and caused numerous advances Argentine rails sagged and Russian issues were weak. Money was in large supply and

discount rates were quiet.

The Money Market.

NEW YORK, February 4 —Starling aixty-. day bill*, 24.72; commercial sixty-day bill# on i business, hank#, I4.71H; commercial, #lxty-d*y bill#, . Provisions

&4 ?K &.1A- vrnKIma, <4 rc - t a

had been expected. Futures neglected

and without feature.

Oats—Belated shorts were covering oats earlv, there being no peace developments. Market x’ery dull thereafter until at the immediate last when bearish sentiment was again brought into play by a decline in the cash market. Shippers were slow buyers of cash oats all day. rtereal interest* withdrew from the market. As a consequence premiums 1 were 1c to IHc lower. No new export

Service Commission Compiles Data on Production of Coal. The public service commission announced today that it has decided to issue weekly reports of the service given by the coal-carrying railroads to Indiana mines, together with an analysis of the loading of cars at the mines. In today’s report from the body the month of January practically is covered In three reports. The reports are being sent out in suth fashion that persons interested in the coal situation may make permanent files of these reports. “Ws hope in time to be able to place beside tits reports for the current week, the comparative statement for the corresponding week of the preceding year,” a letter from E. I. I^ewls, chairman of the commission, said: The reports issued for the week ending January 2€ show that a total of 15,190 cars was required of the railroads by the mine operators, and that the railroads supplied 12,159 of these, but that the mines were able to load only 9,fi81 cars. The estimated production in the state for the week was 443.746 tons.

We offer guaranteed short time mortgages to net purchaser 8%. Will repurchase at any time for face value and accrued interest. Write for particulars. AETNA MORTGAGE & INVESTMENT CO. Main 7101. SOW Fidelity True* Bldg.

An advance of 25c in hogs

stimulated a moderate demand for lard. Buying was inconsequential, and not long continued. Average weight of hogs is excellent, being 223 pounds last week against 201 last year and 199 two years

Hat A I.*'* r*m.rs 0 . t V. . U ! — —-

*4^71 'a; demand. *4.76 5-16; cable#. M.76 7-18. Franca—Demand, 2.71%; cable#, 6.6915-16. Guilder*- -Demand, 43%; cable#, 44 Lire—Demand. 2.53; cabl*#. S.51. Ruble#—Demand. 13; cable*. 12%. Bar stiver. SS%e. Mexican

dollar*. 29c.

ounce.

short bill#, 4 1-S2 per cent; three month#

bill#. 4 1-12 per cent.

Indianapolis Clearings.

TRUCK AND DRIVER DRAGGED FORTY-FIVE YARDS.

Clearing#

Feb 4. '1*. .^2.275.000

F®b. 6. ’ X7. *1.996.720.74 I

Hopeful Signs of Times

In Its monthly digest of trade conditions the .National City Bank of In-

dianapolis says. In part:

Among the hopeful signs of the times commercially and financially are • * • more money in circulation; fewer business failures; larger* dividend and interest disbursements; heavier lumber

— -- production; increased coal shipments;

3.200: lower; steer*, *12.25913.75: hatfer*. #10.00 | i* r g«* crude oil output, and an in91; 00: cos t, 19 00910 jo Hoc#—Reeeiot*. creased area sown to winter grain 9 ^0: s te#d> W' ie* $1« 70tW T hcasv crops Each of these things will play Its Yorker#. |16 9091OS: light Yorkers, *16.50© part in improving general business con-

and lamb#—

..... #r* 1

R*c«Ipt*, 1000; alow; top *h*ep, *14.00; top Iambs, *1100. Calve#—Receipt#. 500; slow,

top. *16.50

CINCINNATI. February 4.-Ho«*-R#-relpta, 6.900: steady; packer# and butcher#. $16.50: common to choice. $10 00915.00: ptg# and light#, fll.00016.50; stags. 210.00012.5«. Cgttle—Rec#h*ti». 500: steady; ■tears, 312 50:* 15.00; halter#. »?.5©011.O©; cow#. $7.00 Sheep—Receipt#. no«e; steady; $« 00

lamb#, ateady; $1 *00911.00.

$7.00915.00.

91150;

PORK, VEAL AND LARD UP.

According to th# latest revision of th* list by local packers, prices of pork, veal and lard are higher and dried beef

slightly advanced

Dressed hogs. He; loins, 1c; shoulders, %e: veal hindquarters. 2c; fores, 1c; saddles, 2c; bacon. Sc; dried beef, Uc;

lard, He.

ditions and in the steadying of commerce. The. negative factors in business are. primarily, lack of ships for export business and for the movement of the arqiy; railway congestion due to heavy traffic and bad weather; small building operations; decrease in pig Iron production, and excessively high commodity prices. We are Just beginning a year which promises great commercial activity and greatly changing conditions.

Mobilizing Good Seed

IN DRV LAW JEST CASE

CLUBWOMEN AND CHURCH WORKERS HE^R ARGUMENTS. PROSECUTOR SPEAKS FIRST

(Special to The Indianapolis New#] EVANSVILLE, Ind.. February- 4.—

Ministers of the gospel, prominent church members, well-known local clubwomen, local brewery workers and retail and wholesale liquor dealers, crowded the courtroom of the Vanderburg

county auperior court today to hear the loaded with vegeables, wAs demol

arguments in the demurrers of, the' plaintiffs^in the cases of the F. W. Cook Brewing Company, th# Evansville Brewing Association and Henry Gergen-

rath. to test th* validity of the statewide prohibition law that is scheduled.'lo' w ’« re<5 Immediately after the truelc

Fresh Meat*.

(Packer#' S-illn* Pric*J FRESH BEEF—Native steer carcass##, «•_. tn 900 Iba. 0%c; steer fore*. 1c under car hind Sc over; heifer#, 300 to 500 iba.

fore*. %e under eaimaaea; hind#. Hie over care* sees. FRESH PORK- D-eesed beg# 2?»4c; tender loins. S5ftS7e; loin#, 2449,30c; shoulders,

25c.

FRESH VEAt.—Ckrcaasee. i«4925c, hind quarters, lie: fores. 224c; saddle#, lie. FRESH MUTTON—Laruba. »c; sheep. »c. Smoked Meats and Lard. . (Packer*' Selling Prices]

Sugar-cured, ftrat

HAMS—Sugar -0

Iba. average. 534c;

fit 44 c.

BREAKFAST BACON—Three to « iba. average. 464c; 6 to T lb«. average, 454c. SAUSAGE—Smoked p«*rk Nauaage. 214-; frankfurter*. l*\®S24e; wemerwurst, 23c, oologna. 1449204c: fresh oork sausage. 29*2

344c

DRIED BEEF- Outald*. SJMe; Inalde. Wic: knucl.le#. S34c LARD—Tierce*, first quality. 39c; #ecends, 3»4c; third, 2S4c.

Indianapolis dealers say there I# no seed com on the open market In the city and that

The advances are: *» 1" * ar l on coun,y of at>

proxlmately 16.000 bushel* from a necessary total of 40,000. They say farmer# should apply to their respective county agent#, who will be in touch with #urplu# seed stocks. The #tate-w!de survey which i# to be conducted next week 1# expected to bring *ta i tistics into the hands of all county aunta i which will enable them to inform any farmer as to where he can obtain th# seed and how much h* will probably have to pay for It. Local seed merchant# #ay the seed com shortage is the wor#t It ha# ever bean. Th* late spring *nd r*iny early fall were large factor*. t*:t another large factor has been that for the last few year# agricultural author: tie# ha'# been urging farmer* to culrt^ vat* their com up to a lOO-buahel-an-acre yield. Dealer# say that in doing thi# the ear# have become eo large that they take longer to reach maturity and to dry out and ■■ a consequence the length of the Indiana growing season i* not now enough to develop the com. For this reaeon tocai seed men aay they believe It will be neceeaary to reverse the method in growing com tn order to obtain a variety which will mature more quickly, although the yield to the acre may be lass. Thev say that this development will take near’v a« -ong a# the present plan h#s and for thl# reason they feel that the situation l# not going '-o be peculiar to thl# year.

quality. 10 ie u

14 to 16 lbs average,

Liverpool Cotton Higher.

LIV ER POO L, Februa r >• 4 —Cot ton-Spot

her; good middling. 23

middling. SUM;

1*f jB dull: price# higher, good middling. 23 72d;

- “ laW . 4 A-A U n —* *-* a-A a

middling,

otdlnary. 21 «7d. Sales. 2.0fi0 bales. l.iwe American. Receipts, 39,600 bales,

good

?167d; good

including

American. Futures closed steady New contracts: February. J3 39d; March. 22 93d; April. 22.224; May, a.l5d; June. 21.53(1: July, H.lSod. Old contracts (fixed prices). Februarv, 22.owl; February and Marcif. 21 IM: March and April. R.ISd; May apd June, 21 70d; June and July. n.62d.

WABASH-Th# seed corn survey in this countv will not be started until February 6 on account of th* bad road* and w**tW cendltlons. County Agent V. a. Place called all of th# mam beta of the seed com and food production committee# bar* for a meeting at which tim# the w#rk wax explained pud they were Instructed how to carry it on in (heir districts Place already ha« organised the other five counties given io him by the Purdue authorttias. W1NCHHBTER—Randolph county la ail set for the fir*i big step In the 191* food production drive of Indiana and the “•eed stocks and labor survey'' will be started early Tuesday morning. The organization In this county is so complete that the entire task should be completed in three or four of th# six days #et apart for It. With the spirit of co-operation that ha# been ilown by all for-*, th* aucce., of the *urv#v and It* early completion in thl* county S# aaaurad.

to go Into effect April 2 next. El* Stansbury, attorney-general of Indiana, whoae petition to be named a party defendant in the auitg was d*nled recently, and who afterward was invited by Lane B. Oabom, prosecuting attorney of Vanderburg county, and now the sole defendant In the cases,' to come here today and listen to the arguments, did not

come.

Osborn Opens Argument. ITosecutor Osborn opened the argument. and at the conclusion of his address the attorneys for the plaintiffs spoke, but 1't was not expected they would conclude before Tuesday morning, when Fred M. Hostetter, Judge of the superior court is expected to take fhe matter under advisement for several days. In the event the demurrers are sustained by Judge Hostetter, the plaintiffs will be thrown out of ^.ourL This would mean the cases had no right Sn the court:: and it alab would indicate the court had no Jurisdiction m such cases. In the event the demurrers are overruled then the suits will go to trial on thetr merits.

FOR ARMENIAN RELIEF. „ Appeal to Indianapolis Citizens to Raise $80,000. Dr. H. H. Riggs, for a number of years an American missionary af Harpoot, in Armenia, and C. V. Vickery, executive secretary of the American Society for Armenian and Syrian relief, today made an appeal to the citizens of Indianapolis to raise JSO.OOO for relief work In Armenia, at a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce.

Italian Cities Bombed. ROME, February 4.—Venice. Padua, Treviso and Monastir were attacked and bombed, repeatedly yesterday by enemy airmen, it was officially announced today. Or ©at damage was done, it was reported. The civil hospital at Treviso was hit. ^ The heaviest damage was suffered by private houses. There were many casualties among clvlllana

WOMAN SEES THE ACCIDENT

Walter Long, age thlrty-on* $15 North Noble street, a driver employed by Frank L. Hartsock, wholesale commission merchant, 19 North Alabama street, was killed instantly today when an automobile delivery track which he was driving was struck by an outbound passenger train at the Twentieth street crossing of the Mo-

non railroad.

Skull Wafi Fractured. Ixmg and the truck were dragged about forty-five yards after baing struck. Dr. Richard A. Poole, coroner, who investigated, said Long's skull was fractured and his body was mangled badly. The truck, which was

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Miss Mabel Thomas, 1214 East Twentieth-streeL who was near the crossing at th* time, told Sergeant Thomas that the crossing gates were

was driven on the tracks and ap parently prevented th* driver from continuing across bsfor* the approach

of the train.

James H. Spark*, who 1* stationed in th# watch tower at th* crossing, ■aid the driver of the truck apparently “killed’' hi* engine after he had driven on the track*. He said the man had plenty of time to get out of the automobile before the train arrived. but apparently made no effort to do so. He said he did not lower the gate* until he saw that the truck was probably stalled on the tracks. Treadwell Wa» Conductor. The train was In the charge of Ira Treadwell, 620 East Twenty-fiftlj street, conductor. John W. Miller, 2X49 Ashland avenue, was the engineer, and Ira Tyner, whose address was not learned, was the fireman. Long is .survived by his widow and ♦wo children. He had been employed by Hartsock for more than a year. FOR LIBERTY BOND DRIVE.

State Headquarters Engaged—Mr*.

McCulloch Call* Meeting.

Will H. Wade, vice-director and active head for Indiana, for the Liberty loan drive, today arranged for offices for stat,e headquarters for the next Liberty loan drive in the Lemcke building. The headquarters will be opened tomorrow morning and the active w'ork of organizing the state will begin at once. Mr. Wade's staff of assistants will be designated immediately and it is expected the list of county directors for

the loan will be made soon.

Word was received in Indianapolis today that Mra Alice Foster McCulloch, of Ft. Wayne, who is the Indiana representative of the woman's Liberty loan committee, has called a meeting for next Wednesday in Indianapolis of women in all counties of the state, who have been named as her assistants in the next Liberty loan campaign. At the meeting plans will be made for

WASHINGTON, February 4.—Virtually providing for control of private financing during the war, the administration was finance corporation bill was Introduced simultaneously today in the senate and house. Financing of war industries hampered by present conditions is the principal object. Th* bill would create the federal war finance corporation, with $500,000,000 capital and power to issue $4,000,000,000 in short-term notes to afford ‘'financial assistance, either directly or Indirectly to persons, firms, corporations and associations whose operations are necessary or contributory to the prosecution of the war.” Four Billiont in Notes. Besides using its capital stock of $600,000,000, which will be appropriated by the bill for advances or purchases' of private or government securities, th# corporation would have power to iasu* the additional $4,000,000,000 in notes running from one to five years tn assisting to finance war and related industries. Operations of the corporation would be limited to six months after peace Is declared and most of Its operations would be In conjunction with federal reserve boards, although the bill provides financial advances direct ‘in exceptional cases’’ to persons or corporations. Sett Forth Situation. In requesting prompt passage of the bill. Secretary McAdoo has advised leaders In the congress that it is necessary and that many war ami related industries are seriously impeded by inability to obtain new capital, due largely to the large drain* made on national resources by the government's war loans. Considerable opposition Is deemed certain by members of the congress who Object to conferring suth sweeping powers ovr private industry. IWOBOYSSERIDUSLY WOUNDED BY NEIGHBOR

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[Special te Th* Indianapolis News] - NOBLESVILLE, Ind., February 4.-

Darral Cox, age nineteen, and Harry' Ale, age twenty, son of Charles Ala of this city, were shot and seriously

wounded last night by Bernard; Durbin, living near here. j Mr. Durbin thought he heard thieves

in his chicken coop and telephoned to the Ale home tor help. Mr. Ale was not well and sent his son Harry and the Cox boy, who waa visiting in the Ale

home, to find out what the trouble was. When within 100 feet of the Durbin

home, Mr. Durbin called to the boys to know what they wanted. They an-1 awe red that Mr.. Ale had sent them to I answer his cal! fdr help. Durbin pos* j sibiy not understanding what the boys; said, fired two loads of shot at the boys, i

One eye and the teeth of the Ale boy ;

were shot out. aHIs face was nearly cut j into ribbons. T’he Cox boy’s left arm 1 was badlv lacerated below the elbow ; and fifteen or twenty shot penetrated the lower part of his body. The attend- 1 log physicians at noon today said the boys were resting easy, but tnelr recov- J

ery was doubtful I

The shooting is thought to have been due t* Durbin's excitement. He is a respected citizen and the families, whose hemes adjoin, have been friends for manv years. No arrests have been made in the case, and it was announced today that none would be made

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John J. Mahoney, superintendent of the Indianapolis Traction and Tcmfinal - Company must appear before the-board of public works Wednesday to answer complaints mad# today about the service given by the company on If* Hotith Meridian street and Fair (Jround car lines. — A delegation of citizens from the south side, headed by J O. Vani^r, attorney, lodged complaint against the South Meridian street car service, “We used to have eight cars during the rush hours and now we have only four,” said Vanler. “Wo also wish to protest against long waits which we believe are unnecessary.” Petition Filed. A petition containing W0‘ name* of person* using the South Meridian atrlet car line was filed with the board. Car* labeled "Fair Ground” balk at Twenty-seventh street and College avenue and refuse to go to-the end of the line, according to persons who use that

line.

The ash hauling situation continue* to bob up at every session the board holds. Today the board ordered that sixty teams, including city teams and those owned by the Indianapolis Hauling Company, which has the contract

for collecting ashes, be put to work. Reports to the board indicate that the situation has been improved on the south sldA but that conditions still are in a deplorable state in the north part* of the city. The cost of operating the city teams is being charged to the

hauling company. " Garage Heating Contract.

The board requested the city legal department to look Into the contract under which th# Merchants Heat and Light Company agrees to heat the city B Th? e ia*t monthly bill for this service called for approximately $135. but little heat was given therefor, according, to thr board. Unless better service i* given by the light and heat company the board may discontinue the contract, if it can do so legally, and put In a boiler to heat the plant, which Is already equipped with heating apparatus. DIES OF BULLET WOUND. John H. Young, Br»kem*n, Shot by

Negro, August 30.

John H. Young, a brakemrui on the Big Four railroad, died Sunday at hr* home. 22M North Dearborn street, front the effects of a bullet wound received August 39, 1917, W'hen he waa shot by ft negro whom he put off a train neat Fillmore, Ind Dr. Richard A. Fool*, roronar. is Investigating th# eft**.