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THE INDIANAPOLIS NETTS. MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1918.

BMIOIIIOIIVE I^SIXSINIUIIY

PROMINCNT AUTOMOBILE SUES TAKE PART.

IS-

Avsrsgs Prices of Stocks

Wall 8tre«t Journal—Avara«« prlca of twenty Induatrlals Saturday., 7t.7t, off M per pent. Twenty acitve raila, lO.#,

off .W por cent.

Tradlikl in etocka today waa eatremety dull, redottons of 1 to 2 pointa in leadera beina i«r«ely ri«ained later. Salea ap-

proximated IS.OoO aharea.

WKW.YORK. March 4.—Reactionary tendenelM were again manifeated at the openlnf of today’a atock market, derelofmentif over the weeknind provokinc further aeUinf. United Statea Steel. Union Pacific. Canadian Pacific. Maiiiie preferred and Texaa Com pan v regie-

tered loeaea of 1 to pointa.

Copffara were under renewed preaaure with. • Crucible Steel, Tobaocoa and Leathdra Coalera were irregular, but apeclgfilea oomprlaing the motor noop and Diatillera Secuiitiea averaged one point ^ advancea. Uberty bonda eaaed Mliwg aaaumed wider proportiona with the progreaa Of the* aeaaion. the abort intereat preaaing ita early advantage on another oreak Tn Italian exchange and indlcatfona Of tighter money. Raila, Induatrfala and equipments added to their opening reversals and a few specialties were r weak on moderate offerings. Among the exceptions were Baldwin LoMmotrve. American Car, Mexican Petroleum and some of the aharea <»ntrolled by pool operators. Ll^rtyJ^

first 4a at ST.lffflH

Nsw York Stock Prices

Ity Themsee A McUmieB’e Wire]

OpeO'Hiab-LiOw.CloMCloae % esi. est. Mart. Mart

24% 24% 2514 80

Alaska Gold

AlUs-Chal. Mfg. 25% 25 AIIM-Chal. pfd. » .... Am. Beet Sugar 78% .•.* Am. Car A Fdy. 7S% 78% Am. Can 18% 88%

Am. Cotton iMI 10% SI % 80% 10% Atlantflc Gulf ..no 112 108% 112

Am. H. A L. pi eo »% ... Am. Ice 1* 18% ... Am. Unseed .... 81% M% 81% 82% 82 Am. Loco 84% 86% 84% 85% ... Am. Smelt ,.7^.80% 79% 80% ... Am. Sugar 106 10^ 104% 106% ... Am. Steel Fd.... 88% 84% ... Am. Tel. A T....108% 108% 106% 106% 107

Am. Tob. AS9 Anaconda «2 82% 8i% A. T. A S. F,... 86 8S 84% A. T. A 8. F. pfd 81% 81% 81% Baldwin Loco... »% 78% 75 Butte A Sup 20

Bait. A Ohio.... 53 53 ^th. S. "A”.... 78%

82% 84%

_ 81%

75 78% .... .... 19‘4 .... 52% 52% 52%

Potato Prices Easier

Poteta prices are still eaeing oft. the top quotation now being IZ-M a hnnOredwelgtat, or 30 e bushel for northern stock of beet quality Western stock is still seillna as high as $3.15. Receipts are Calling off slightly, but arc etlil in eaceee of the demand,

which, however, is tncrcaeing.

A small shipment of Florida Valencia oranges has arrived aad are eelilng at $$.25 to $7.no „ iMx. according to else. Florida has not been as encceasful in growing Valencias

CHICAGO. March 4.—Scarcity of good | »• ^‘forn a, but the present receipts appear

ON SCARCITY OF GOOD GRADES

—OATS UP ON DEMAND.

grades of corn bad a strengthening effect today on the marXet for that

to be of good quality Receipts of oranges are Increaalng, but prices bold steady

Pineapples in the latest shipment from Cuba appear to be of unusually good quality and there is more of a range in sizes. Crates containing eighteen to twenty-four ecll at $4.2$. while the larger ones containing thirty to thlrty-ai< are bringing as high as $4.75.

gold gf

7.88, first 4s at

’.94097.88

and Mcond 4g at 88.360fl6,5«^

Baldwin Ijocomotlvs-and the prominent gntomoblls aharea were the active fsa^utWi of the early afternoon at extrsmg advances of 2 to 8 points. United fitats* Steel, recovered Its loss and rall»

wars distinctly firmer.

Motors, steels and rails hardened later, while utilities reacted. The closIng was irregular. Llbsrtv 8%»^soJfi 87.98 to 87.88, first 48 St 87.08 to 97.28 and

iscond 4s at 88.24 to 88.68.

Beth. g. “B-.... 77% 78% 77 Can. Pac 14^ 144% 142 C. MT A fit. P.. 40 40% »

Cant. -Leather .. Che& A Ohio. Chi. AN, W..

C., R. I. A P C.. R.I.A P. 8pc.. 54 C., R.I, AP. 7 pc. 84% Chino Coppir .. 42% Chile Copper ... W Continental Can 70 Colo. F. A I,... 38% Chandler Motor 88% Crucible Steel 81% Com Products.. 36% Cuba C. Sugar 81% Distillers Sectn*. 39 Erie , 14% Erie 1st pfd.... 2S Goodrich 45 Gen. Electric ...189 Gen. Motors ../ai9 Ot. No. Ore .28 at. No. pfd 81% Hsrv, N. J 123% Inter Paper ..... 81% Int. Nick. ctf... 28% Inspir. Copper .. 45 Kenrt. Copper 32% T>acka Stesl...*.. 78 Maxwell Motor.. 28% Maxwell 1st pfd. M Mex. Petrol «H4 Merc Mar. ctfa. 28%

40%

70 70% _

M% 64% 64% ^ i 20% 20% «% »

cereal. So. too, did aasertiona that w'ith a normal spring no com would be mov- j ing from farms three weeks hence, as farmers would then be busy with field j work. The prevailing warm, moist weath- i er waa regarded also as likely to re- j strict the crop movement. After open-1 86% ! Ing unchanged at 11.27 May. the market

.... scored a slight advance. s . - .. ^ a

' A large increase of the visible supply total was more than offset by reports

seemed^tnaAAmia^/ to roAlt ^ unbroken. 5 broken cars on track, supplies seeing in^equate to meet rural de-> demand mod-rate, market week, inanas. Futures closed steady, un- . Quality and condition variable. Appiea. no changed to %c higher, with March fresb arrivals, l broken car on track, sup

11.27% and May fl.27%.

Michigan arrive-,. 8 unbroken. • broken cars

40% K%

43% 42% .... 18%

• ...

*7%

61%

34%

$1%

3*%

24% ... 45 138% U9 122% 117% 121% 117 28% jR

82% 21% 20 28%

Signs of export demand at St. Louis tended to strengthen the oafs market. Buying here, however, w’as only of a scattered character. Opening prices, which ranged from the same as Saturday’s finish to %c higher, with May 87%c to 87%c. were followed by a moderate upturn. Lower quotations on hogs weakened provisions. The chief setback was In

pork.

Buying ascribed to packers rallied the

market laier

pIlM adequats, demand alow; market steady quality and condition generally good.

Tht Money Market, NEW TORK, March 4.-MercantlIa papjr. 1% per cent. Sterling, elxty-day bllle. HW%: eommerctal alxty-day bllla on banka, 14.72; commercial eixty-day bills, J4.71%: demand. H7>%t cables. $4,74 7-14. fVanee—Demand. •.72%: rabies. 8.70 9-14. Ouildere—Dentand. 44%c;'’cablea, 44%. Ure-Demand. 8.96; »; blea ktl. Ruble#—Demand, U: cabiM 1>% nomitiat. Bar ellver, 86%c. Mexican dollare. No. Oovemment bmids heavy. Railroad bonda Irregular. Time loana strong; sixty days, ninety days and six months, 4 per cent, wo. Oiall money easier: high, 4 per cent.; lew, 4 per cent.; ruling rate, 4 per cent.; closing bid, 4 per cent.; offered at 4% per cast : last loan. 4% per cent. LONDON, March 4.~Bar silver. 42%d an ounce. Money,*$ 4>er cent, Dtecount ratee: •hort bllle, t% per cent.; three months, 3% per cent.

Clea rings

Intjianapolig Ciaaringa March 4. 191$. Mar. 6. l9l7.

..fS-OU-MO $3,293,000

Chioaou btocKg IBy Thomson A gfcKInnon’a Wire] —March 4—

m. Shlpbi ianuNxfM

iltnela

Am.

Itltnela A'lok Peopte’s Oma asars-Roebuck Rwlft A Co. . Lindaay Light

ullding pfd.. M% Match 119

63 44 149

12$%

Open. High. l.,ow. Close

93% 95

carbide gnd Carbon .: 61%

149 147% 143 ii” a' 62 51% 5H

Londffn Stoeka Practically Daade LONDON. March 4.—The Investment section hf the stock market was praotically (toad today and is existed to remain go during the week’s war bond campaign. A few Induetriaie, home rails, oos and mtnee, including Russia’s, hardened on speeulative buying, -tmt there waa no feature anywhere. Money was in lane supply and discount ratee were ateaay.

SIDELK3HT8 ON MARKETS

V —March 4— Chicago milk distributers wDl get . milk ffom the producers in March at lAlO a hundred pounds. It will sell to conaumars at 12 cents a quart. Dtstrlbutere are permitted to charge 8.1 cents a quart to cover cost of delivery and a reasonable profit. The winter allowance for them waa 6 cents a quart, and the commleelon eaye distributers lost money

at this rate.

Rye. the chief subetitute for wheat. Is at the titgheat price in its history, much higher than wheat. Barley, another large auhatitute. is at its record price since the civil war And la aelling higher

th%n wheat

Potato prices—Chicago, tl.2S to Sl-fiO a hundred pouqde: Cleveland, 11.50 to 11.66; Indianapolis. 81.86 to 12.

the movement of corn out of the state unUl March IL In order to supply its own needs flrat i ■nie city of Cincinnati haa sold 11,000,000 >6 per cent, twenty-year deficiency

bondi^ for 120,990 premium.

Canada’s production of sunr beets for 1917, all from OnUrlo, is officially estimated 117.800 tons from 14,000 acres, comic^ with 71,000 tons from 16,000 acres In An old issue of Province of Ontario 4 C r cent gold bonds Is offered at 86 and terest. which yields approximately 6%

offering is ^,000,000 and

per cent the bonai

The offering .

Is are-datM March 1. 1916. and

mature March 1. 1926.

The government has taken over all refined 4md crude platinum, its produc-

thm and use in this country.

t%Ms We reports that cotton go^s maiittfaetSfSrs are receiving bids for winter deliveries of goods at prices equal >40 thoee prevalTlng for summer Ndeltve^A. and that they are making ^^iaonlrfeA for Dctober-November shlpa menu of raw materiala Fail River ad- ^ vleels attttbuted a further advance of

in print cloths to the demand

SSmdMmai TOurcss for

/orward delivery. It is rumor^ that the *Wtt«9 pur^$«es of the Prei^ commls-

Dscember and January to-

SSedliS^to ii,<W6 bales.

F. Hutton A Co., New Tork-LIqul-hifti appeared in the general stock It sssros to be dus to ths tightenk of measy. because of the proximity Ihs nest Liberty lo4m.^ It appears to

UMM from pool channels to considerable ^kKlsilt. Wsdoubt if the reactionary

remeat will go far. Passage of the >111 and war finance oorporatton n Niould provide supporting isnts of great power. People wonwhy. wim a heavy, dremy market,

war stochs do not tome out. The answer '^^^hat the various industrial companies. sansrs of jnoney. are Wj»U8hlng naarTStOiki nmorts now. See the gro^h and ^ewnlBga^ the rubber wnipanles, smd

imn^ report of the

f -SwtriJ^ conwratlons out ^ t« s^ *'Aaniing ta two years as much ss the

U ssljlng fM and

asa to balleve that their ean^ngs will ..ia leas This is the reason stocks do

“Ast eomP out.

lUgulsr dividend declared on Callfor-

pfp^lsum prefeired.

L to sto^ ^ record March 14, Standard Motor-Construction Company has. d^

SSSda divhtond of »

. Map I to atock on record today. This »

game as extra dividend declared Jan-

uary. 7 1a^ -

fhars-Rsehuck declared r^l^ dividend 81.76 on prrferred. dates

ApM l And Marcli ^

inerease, IU8.8I2.

St^reme court nie^^,

•amdfT recess, t^itsd Statss Rnhber. to 1817 mmtd 128.77 a share on common 5^;*^S3St MM* in lMI._Com

SSSetote 1817 eaiw^J

ggaiinon stock, against 81.88 In t9li.

TrWilne tn Rys Bdfrtd. mSMimvm prloe^of M-Ti a bushel Wturning contracts fixed. ByuM gf thd Loom Hlftisr. Msrdk seeds Mere tae Leem, 4-4 Sitoehed, sd* A jrsfd; yams, flna, WeN and qeldt Knh gaeds firm. I# sMstfi furfher sufstiee 1 iivitws USA

Miami Copper Ohio Gas Mo. Pacific .. Midvale Steel M. K. A T. .. Nat. En. A St. N. Y. Central

•N. Y, A. B 122

Nat. I,ead 54 .... Nor. A West. ..103 .../ Northern Pac... 84% 85 Nevada Consol.. 19% — N.Y., N.H. A H. 28% ....

Pacific Mail 2»< Pitts.’ Coal 56 Penna. R. R 45

Ray. Consol 24% 24% Reading 76% 76% Republic Steel... 76 ....

Sinclair Oil 35 35

So. Pacific 8N4 8« Southern Ky, ... 23% 24 So. Ry. pf 58% 58% Studebaker 48% 49% Tobacco Prod. .. 49% 60 Tenn. Cqpper ... 16% 16% Texas Company..148% 150

U. R. Rubber 57

93% 27% 96%

93% 28% 97%

94 28 97

31%

39 38% 38% 38% 22% 22% 22% 22%

IBy

Tnomaon Mt McKinnon** Wire]

Open-

High- Low-

—Closing—

CORN-

e»t. est.

Mar 4 Mar.3

Mar. .

1 27%» 1 27%*

5toy ..

.. 1 $7

1 27% i 27

1 27%* 1 27r

OATS-

Mar. .

.. 89% 89%

tott 89%

90%-4 89%*

May ..

.. 87% 87%

88% 87%

88-* 87%»

PORK-

May

..47 85

48 50 <7 85

48 2ft 48 351

I.ARD-

Mar

26 401 26 47t

May ..

26 10 36 07

28 25 26 00

26 15* 26 OTt

July

3$ 40*

26 40 26 37

26 37* 26 3ftt

RfBR-

Mar

. 24 75*

25 35 25 ii

. . 24 8ft»

May ..

26 20 25 26

July ..

..26 67

25 70 35 50

25 67t 25 67t

•Bid. tAsk. INonilnal.

44% 44% 44% 44% 44% 4% 4% .... 48% 48% 48% 48% -48% 71% 71 71% ' 128 121 123 127%

*.'.!! 102% 108 ■' 84% 84% 85% .... 19% 19%

28 28% 29% 29% 56% 54% 64% 65

44’7 ■■

75%

76 " 76% 76% 76% 34% 34% 84% 85

5.8

483h 48Si 16%

23% 58% 48% 49% 16%

28%

48%

16%

147% 160 J49% bVi 57

I’., a. Steel 90 90% 89% 90% 90% ir. s. s; pfd 104% no no United Fruit 127 128 IT. Cigar Stores.. 88% 88% 87% K% 88%

.119% 120 119 119 119% . 79% 80% 79% 80% 79% .121% 121% 121 121% 122%

U. 8. I, Alco Utah Copper.. Union Pacific.. Westinghouse Wabash Wabash pfd. A West. Un. Tel. Wlllys-Over. ... W. Maryland..

18% 18% 18

41%

89% ....

i% 18

16%

Lih. Ixian 3%8...97.98 97.98 97.90 97.94 97 96 Lib. Txian 48....96.56 96.66 96.24 96.36 96 50

Lib. Loan 4s cv.97.28

Bonds —

Atch. 4s Atch. cv. 48 A. F. n. 6s B. A O. 4b B. A O. cv. 4%8.

O. K. 4s.

90 89%

97.04 97.24

82% .... 84% 86 89% 89%

76% /76%

%% .^%

C., B. A Q. 4s.. 92% 92% 92% 92% 92% C., R. 1. 48 75 N. Pacific 48.... 81% Steel 5b... 98% 98% 99

•Ex. dividend, 6 per cent

On Local Stock Exchange

xxkmp narawere pia .... Camp Packing pfd Camp Producm 1st pfd Camp Products td pfd ..

Chanxee in bid prices on local aecurtties at the call of the Stock •Exchange were*. Advances; Belt Railway common, 1 point; Iterling Fire Insurance, 2. Indiana Railway and light preferred was bid 2 points lower eX dividend, 1% per cent. Local Securities.

' —March 4-

Tractiona Bid. Aak. Indiana Railway and Light 67 •Indiana Railway and Light pfd.. #4 lOO Indlanapolia A KorChweatern pfd. ... 89 Indianapolis A Southeaatsm pfd. ... 80 Indianapolis Street Railway »S Terre Haute Tree, and Light pfd.. 94 lOO Terre Heuta Indpla A Bast. com. ... 6 Terra Hauta Indpis. A Bast. pfd. ... 80 Union Trao. of Indiana com 4 Union Trac. of Indiana Itt pfd * 6 Union Ttmc. of Indiana 2d pfd

Miacallaneoue—

Ameriean Central Life 288 American Creoeotlng pfd 98 Belt Railway common 238Belt Railway pfd

Century Building pfd 98% ... S ties Service common

ties Service pfd.

CItlsena Oas (1907-19X8) 140 168 Cltlsens Oas (1917) 140 158 Clay ProdactsApfd Dodge Manufacturing Co W 101 Home Brewing Indiana Hotel common 88 50 Indiana Hotel pfd 97% ... Indiana National Life Indiana Title Ouaranty 79

Indianapolis Abattoir pfd ......— 96

Indtanapoils/Oas 118 120 Indianapolis Talepbona common 18 Indianapolis Telephone pfd 64 Law Building H* Larocko Realty pfd 106 Merchants Public Utllttlee pfd 90 Public Savings Insurance

Rauh Fertiliser pfd 100 Sterling Fire Insurance 67

Van Camp Hardware pfd

Van (2amp Packlni Van ‘ “ *

Van Camp

Vandalla Coal common Vandalla Coal pfd lo u

BONDS.

Tractlone— ^iroad Ripple 6a 91 CiUMns Street Railroad 6e M ^ 99 Indiana Northern 5s Indiana Union Traction Is Indpis.. Columbus A South. 5a 99 Indianapolis A Greenfield 6a ...4 9# Indianapolis A Martinsville 6s 86 . Indlangpolts A Nortbem 6s M Indianapolis A Northwestern 6a 65 Indlanapolia A SoutbaMtsm 6s 10 Indpla.. Sheibyville A South, 6a K Indianapolis Street Railway 4s .. 79 75 Indpla Tr«et!on and Terminal 6s.. .... K.. M. A w. Ttactlon 8s 87 $9% Terre Haute. Indpla. A Bast. 6a 96 Union Traction of Indiana 5a .... 80 8$ MlscollaneoueCitUens Oaa 6s 87% 93 Indiana Coke and Oas 6s N 190 Indiana Hotel Id Is M 100 Indianapolis Gas 6s tl 86 Indianapolis Light and Heat 6s .. 88 88 ludianapoiie Water 6a 90 9$ Indlana^Iis Water 4%a 88 Merchants Heat and light 6a 90 New Telephone 1st 6s 98 99% New Telephone Id Is 91 New Talac^one—Long Distance 5e 81 93 $ Southern Indiana Power 9e ISWaverley Electric Is 99 •Bx dividend X% per cent. Hammond Horae Yarda to Bt Ciooad. fSpeciai to Tho ladlanapolls News] HAMMOND. iBfi., March 4.-The Calumet Park stockyards here, whence over nO.OOO horses have been shipped to the alllea since the war began, are to be eloeed because not enou^ boats can be used to carrv shipmenu of horses to the other sias. Boats used for horses are to be used in carrying army supplies. foodstuffs and ammunition. An average of three trainloads of horses a week have been sent to eastern shippoints from Calumet Park since Btad Prtoaa. TOLBDO. March 4,-<aovereead-Prime cash, IMS; March, 119.16. AJstlie—Prime eeeh, 1X8.69; March, tXkie. ‘nmothy—Prime cash, old 9MI. new 89.87; March. fS.fr; April, 9t It: Sentember. 84.48. CTHCAQO. March 4.-TfmoUiy. 86.90g«.«9. Clevrr, |88.99#«.80.

Mgtgl Priets.

NBfW

TORK, March A-Tbe Metal Bxchange quotes lead firm, spot, 7.ei«7.nc. gpetter—steady: Bast ti. Louie deitvery, spot, offe^ at 7.7tc. At l,ondon: C<mper—Spot, gXX9; futures, gild; eXectrolytic. glM. Tin— s^, gfxt Ids; fuiuree. gli6 I9e. Lead—Spot.

Tm Ms; fuiuree, gyl lOs. Spelter—spot, £54;

futures, £69. , *

CIsvsfsnd A'lipfss snd Poftstoss.

hundmweifht f 00 e hamper.

New potatoes

CHICAGO. March 4.—Corn-Noa 8 and 3 yellow, nominal. No. 4 yellow. $1.60@1 66 Oats —No. 3 white. 9X%g92M,c, standard, 92)49 92%c. Barley-61.8093.24. Rye-.Xo. 2. $2 77. Lard—$28.40 Rlb»-|24.76.

Other Gra'n Markets.

NEW YORK, March 4.—Flour—Firm; aprlnga $l0 65®n.50, winters. $10.26910 60; Kansas. $i0 8()9Tl.00. Com—Spot, steady, kllndiied. No. 3. $3.14%; No. $ yellow. $1.93%, No. 3 white, $2 26%, coat and freight. New forV, prompt shipments; Argentine, 13.26. delivered, spot. Oats—Spot; steady; natural, $1.06 91.06. Hay—Baay; No. 1, fl.95. nominal. Hops—Quiet; Pacific coast 1917, 20923c, 1918. 14^16c. Pork—Firm, mesa, 862 00953 00; family, $64.00956 00; short, clear. $50 OO966 00. Lard—Firm; middle weat, $27 00927 10 RiceFirm; fancy head, 8%99c, Biua Rose, 898%c. CINCINNATI. March 4.-Rye—No. 2. |2.6ri® 2.M Hay—No 1 timothy, $33 50934 00, No 1 clover mixed. $32.6(K«33 00. No 1 clover, $33.00933.50. Corn—White and >ellow ear, $1.5591.63; mixed, $1 5091.60 Oats—No. 2 white. 96999%c: No. 2 mixed. 92993c. KANSAS CITY. March 4.-Corn—No 2 mixed, $1769190. No. 2 white. r2 009-2 01, No. 2 yellow. $1 8391.88. Oats—No. 2 white, 91992c: No. 2 mixed, .S69«6%c. ST IX3UIS. March 4.-Oorn-No 2 track. $1 7491 79; No 2 white. $1.90rd'2 05, May, $1.27% Oats—No. 2, 91@92c, No. 3 white, 33%994%c. May, 89%c l.AFAYETTE, Ind., March 4-Cash grainRye—No. 2, $2.00; No 3. $1.97. Oats—White, 80c: mixed. 84o. Corn—75 pounds. $1.10 TOLEDO, March 4.—Com—(7ash, $1.83. Oats —Cash, 97%c Rye—Not quoted. Primary Markets. [By Thomson & McKinnon’s Wire] ' —RECEIPTS-

Oats FltAir 3.000 3.000 426.000 62.000 94.000 2.000 462.000 826,060 isiooo 24 000 12 000 1.000 105.000 ... . 202.000 11.000 90.000 .., . 2.000

Wheat

Corn

Cincinnati ..

70,000

Chicago ....

. 87.o66

576,000

Milwaukee .

. 8,000

167.000

Minneapolis

. 255.000

416,000

Duluth

.. 21.000

8. Louis ...

. 47.000

372,000

Toledo

. 2.000

7,000

Detroit

3.000

18,000

Kansas City.

. 70,000

710,000

Psorla

1,000

340,000

Omaha

. 31,000

447,000

Indianapolis

. 3,000

163.000

Totals

478.000

3.274,000

Y'ear ago..

.1,027.000

1.104,000

SHIPMENTS.

Wheat.

Corn

Cincinnati ..

1,000

2,000

Chicago

.. 6,000

220,000

Milwaukee

. .

47,080

Minneapoli‘<

.. 70,000

89,000

Duluth

6,000

St. Louis ...

.. 28,000

26S,(»6

Toledo

.. 41,000

6,000

Detroit . ...

7,000

Kansas City

.. 4.000

159,000

Peoria

.. 5,000

t’lS.OOO

Omaha

4 000

354,000

ladlanapolls

25,000

Totals ....

.. 165,000

1.396.000

Tear ago .

.. 464,000

622,000

1.072,000 78,000

Oats. Flour. 4.000 3,000

28.010

139.000 19.000 2.000 29.000 157.000 12.000 14,000

54,000

4,08)

58(0»0

iiiooo 1.000 4 000 6.000

144 000 184,000

New York . Philadelphia Baltimore ..

CLEARANCES.

Dom. Wheat. Com. Oats.

Flour. 37,060

139.000

Totals 139,000 Year ago 1,990,000 SSt.ooo

61,000

61,000 37.000 267,000 9,000

Indianapolis Cpsh Grain. -March 4The bids for car lots of grain and hay at the call of the Indianapolis Board of Trade were. Com—Easier, No. 3 white, $1.70@L80, No 4 white. $1.65^75; No. 5 white, $1.56®1.65. No. $ white, $1.5091.60; sample white, 70c® $1.4.5: No. 3 yellow, Il.TOgl.SO. No. 4 yellow, $1.609l.7«: No. 5 yellow, $L60@1 60; No. 6 yellow, 81.8091.40; sample yellow, 65c9$1.25; No. i mixed, 81.6001.66; No. 4 mixed, $1.5091.55; No. 5 mixed, $1.4001.46; No. 6 mixed, H.209 1.26, oample mixed, 65c9$1.30. Oats—Firm; No. 2 white, 94%095c; standard white. 94%094%c; No. 3 white, 94994%c: No. 1 white, 92092%c; No. 2 mixed, 9l991%c; No. 3 mixed, 90%O9lc. —Inepectione— Corn—No. 4 white, 17 cai-e; No. 6 white, 19 cars; No. $ white. 44 cars, sample white, 82 cars; No. 8 yellow, 1 car; No. 4 yellow, $ cars; No. 6 yellow, 14 cars; No. 6 yellow, 15 cars: 'umpte yellow, 64 cars; No. 2 mixed, 1 car; No. 4 mixed, 1 car; No. 5 mixed, 3 cars; No. $ mixed, 4 cars; sample mixed, 16 care ear. U cars. Total. 296 cars Oats—No. 2 white, 18 cars; standard white, 13 care; No. 3 white, 52 cars; No. 4 white. 6 cars: No. 2 mixed, 11 cars; No. 3 mixed, 2 cars; sample mixed, 4 cars. Total, 106 cars. Hay—Standard timothy, 2 cars; No. 2 timothy, 4 cars; No. 1 clover, 2 cars; straw, oats. 1 car; sample bay, 1 car. Total, 10 cara

f Prices at the Hay Market —March 4— The following are the Indianapolis prices of hay and grain by the wagon load. Hay—Loose timothy. $29.00932.00; mixed, $»009ai>00; clover. 825.00926.00 Com-Froet-bltten, 50980c. fair, $1.2591.36. Oate—87989c a bushel ' Straw—Wheat, 812 00918 00 a ton; oats straw. 112.00918^00^ Thomaon A McKinnon Grain Letter. * —March 4— Corn—Com movement continues liberal and much^colder weather predicted over the west. Primary receipts again over 3.000. 000 bushels, but no pressure from same on* the futures, nor is there likely to be for another week or ten day.9, rs dryers will continue placing all available com in condition for export until the lOth of March. Usual good demand existed for better grades of current arrivals. and the leading local industries entered the market for the lower sorts, which were quoted unchanged to 10c higher. Illinois Grain Dealers' Associa. lion estimates the amount remaining on farms at K per cent. Oats—Firmness in oats was derived as much from absence of pressure as from any Important buying. Seaboard houses were buyers in a small way, but no export business was reported. Cash values were quotabiy unchanged, but there was an easier undertone, the demand at no tfline being brist. Visible supply made a moderate increase and while the total is materially below last year, tt is not far from a prewar normal. Sentiment Is Inclined to be bearish. Provisions—A decline In hog values met moderate buying by packers' brokers. Some firmness given hy a lifting of restrictions around parkless days. Total cut meats at seven western markets increased M.OOO.OOo pounds for February, total being 486,000,000 against 331,000,000 pounds last year, Ijird increased 1100.000, total 43,000.000 pounds, against «,000.000 pounds. Operations In the future deliveries ere of very small proportions. Now York Dried Fruita. NBW YORK. March 4.-Evaporated apples. dell- Prunes, firm Apricots, peaches and raislna quiet and sf ady. Ntw York Hide* and Leather. NBW YORK, March 4.-Ht<les-f<ecedv Bn gnu. MAtoc, CTentral America S8934<- l^atU-•r-Steady; bemloqk firsts, ilo; seconds. 46r.

Fruits and Vegetables. [Indianapolis Wholesale Prices] Appiea—In barrels: Arkansas Black, Jonathan. $6 60, Rome Beauty. $7.00. Baldwin and Black Twig, |5 50. Ben Davis. $6.00. Wlnaeap, $6 00; York Imperial, $3 50. In boxes. Bananas. $2.509 3 00. Jonathan, $2 OO9 2 50. Grimes Golden, $2 2592 60, Delicious. 12.766 8 25; Spltzenberg. $2.50, Newton Pippins. $2.25. Artlchokea—California. $1.50 a dozen. Bananaa—l%c a pound Beans—Florida wax. $2.00 a bushel hamper; Florida green. $6 SO a bushel hamper Beets—Bloodcut, $1 50 a bushel, new aouth•m, 84 50 a crate of three dozen bunches: Indiana hothouse, 46c a dozen bunches. Brussels Sprouts—California. 20c a quart. Cabbage—^ a ton, or 2%c a pound Carrots—Home-grown, $1 0091 25 a bushel, aouthem, 66c a dozen bunches. Cauliflower—$3.00 a crate. Celery—California. $5 00 a crate; Florida. $3.25 a twelve-inch crate. Michigan, $1 00© 1 50 a orate of six dozen Chives—II 25 a dozen pots. Cucumbers—Hothouse. $3 00 a fwo-dozen crate Garlic—I.<julslana. 20c pound. Grapec—California Emperors, SO-tb drums. $6 50. Grapefruit-Fkrlda, $4 0091 75 a standard box. Kumquats—Flo-ida, 25c quart. Limes—Florida, $1.75 a hundred. ’ Lemons—Collfornla. $7 50®8.50 a box. I.,ettuce—I.eaf. S®10c a pound; California Iceberg. $2 00®3.00 a crate of four dozen beads Oranges—California navels, $4 75@7(»; Valencias. $5 6096.00; Florldas, $4 759 7 00; tangerines, $1.7593 00 a box. Onions—Califurnla. $3.25 a 100-pound bag. Colorado, $.7.75. Indiana, white and yellow. $3.00, red $2.50. Spanlah. $4.25«4 50 a 136pound crate, Louisiana ahallots, 25945c a dozen bunches; onion seta, $3 00 a bushel. Paraley—California. 76c a dozen bunches. Parsnips—$1.65 a bushel. Pears—IVaBhlngton D’Anjou. $5 00 a bok of 45 pounds Peas—Florida telephone, 25c a pound. Peppers—Florida green. 60975c a box of 1% dozen, California, Me a box, $7 60 a crate. Pineapples—Cuban, $4 2594.75 a box of 24 to 30 Potatoes—Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota and Nebraska, $1 8692 00 a hundredweight: Colorado, $2 15; Idaho, $2.15, new potatoes. $5.00 a 75-pound hamper. • Radishes—Mississippi. 30®60o a dozen bunches Rhubarb—75985c a dozen bunches. Rutabagas—Canadian, 8c a pound. Spinach—Louisiana, $1.2001.35 a dozen bunches, Texas. $2 00 a buskel. Strawberries—Florida, 35940c a quart Sweet Potatoes—Genuine Jersey, medium. $3 00 hamper. Delaware, 82.7593.00. Nancy Halls. $2 5092.76. Tomatoes—Indiana (hothouse) fancy. 20o a pound, choice, 16c a pound; Florida, $6.50 a 40-pound crate. < . Turnips—$10091.65 a bushel basket of 60 pounds, new, $4.50 a crate of three dbzen bunches. Miscellaneous. Cocoanuts—$7.50 a hundred Dates—Dromedary, $6.25 a box. Figs—California. $1.15 a box of 12 elghtoume packages, $1 26 a box of 12 ten-ounce $1.75 a box of ton ono-pound ia>ora Honey-Indiana white clover. $5 50 a crate cf twenty-four caps. Extracted honey-IIM-nois white clover, fancy. $1.26 a five-pound can Mincemeat—11c a pound. Nuts—Imported walnuts. 22c a pound; black walnuts. $2 00 a bushel, Naples filberts, 21c a pound; Sicily filberts. 20c a pound; Brazil nuts. 18c a pound, almonds. 20922c a pound, New York chestnuts, vormless, 25c a pound: hickory nuts, 4c a pound or $2 00 a bushel. Popcorn—Old, 9c pound shelled. 6c on the '^Sassafras Root-$l 00 a hundred bunches, bahk. 35c a dozen bunches. Sweet Cider—83c a gallon.

PRODUCE

[Each produce dealer In Indianapolis Is his own Inspector, which partlv accounts for a'f' ference In prices quoted. Current needs na'o also much to do with prices made to the dealers. The top price is for spot arrivals j . egos—Indianapolis jobbers offering wuntry shippers for strictly fresh stock, dellvered at IndlanapolJa. loss pff, 28@32c. poultry—Jobbers’ buying prices for d^ liveries at Indianapolis Broilers, 2 pounj« and under, 2Sc; roosters and stages, 1.9 '^2c* capons, 30c; jounx turkeys, *.Sc; old turkeys, 26c. ducks, under 4 pounds. 20922c; 4 poundt-and up. white, ^®24c; squabs, a dossn, 11 pounds and up, $3 sO^S.Tw; guineas, $4 60 a dozen butter—Jobbers’ buying prices for country atock, delivered at Indianapolis, 31933c, jobbers’ selling fresh creamery extras In prints. 50t, In tubs. 49c. CREAM—Indianapolis buyers paying B3954c a pound for butter fat. delivered at IndlanaCHEESE—Jobbers’ prices. Roquefort. 85c; domestic Swiss. 60®55c; New York full cream, 30@31c: Wisconsin llmburger, 3298.7c: daisies. 30c; New York llmburger. 34936c, brick, 32933c: Neufchatel. Eagle brand, large box. $170, small, 85c; Long Horn, 30931c: single, 30c. ___ * NEW YORK. March 4.—Butter—Firm; receipts, 10,100: creameiy, higher than extras, 48048)^0: creamery, extras (93 score), 47%c. Eggs—Irregulai , receipts, 31.804; extra firsts, 35),c; firsts. 34V®85c. Cheese-rEasy; receipts, 863. Poultrv-—L've, unsettled; no prices quoted: drewd, flrnj; chickens. 27939c; fowls, 28935c. turkeys, 24938c. BALTIMORE. March 4 —Butter—Fancy creamery. 51952c: prints. 87938c; rolls and store packed. 3.Sc. Eggs—Nearby snd western firsts. 35c. Chickens—Old roosters, 25988c. CHICAGO, March 4. — Butter—Steady; creamer>-, 42%945%c. Eggs-Steady; receipts, 657 cases; firsts. 30c; at rttark, cases Included, 3293SC. Poultry—Firm: young roosters, 28c. CLEVELAND, March 4.—Butter—Creamery, extras. In tubs, 4»949%c: prints. 60®50%c; firsts. 44%945c: pS'king firsts. 84935c. Eggi^ Firsts. 38c Poultry—Roosters, young. 30® 32c ■ old. 22®24c. Young ducks, 28®30c; turkeys. 27®30o: young geese, 24®28c Rabbits— $2.50®2 75 a dozen. LAFAYHITE, Ind . March 4 —Butter^ Packing stock delivered here, S3c a pound. Local packers paying for eggs. 80c; young roosters, 23c: old. 15c; young turkeys. 25c, old tom turkeys. 23c, hen turkeys, 25c; ducks, 16o; geese, 15c. CINCTINNATI. March 4 —Eggs—Prime firsts, 35c. Buttei^Whole milk creamery extras. 53)^c; fancy dairy, 39c; packing stock, 30934)4c. Poultry-Ducks. 27c. turkeys. 28c, roosters. 19c. geese. 30@32c; guineas. $3.00. LOUISVILLE, March 4 —EIms—Case count. 33c; candled. 35c Poultry—Young roosters. 20c old rooster-s. 18c; ducks, 20923c; turkeys, 2692Sc; geese. 20922c. Butter-Packing, 38c KANSAS CITY. March 4.—Butter—Creamery, 45c. firsts, 42c: seconds. 40c. packing. 34c. ■ Eggs—Firsts, 31%c. Poultry—Roosters, 30c, broilers, 24fi26c. ST. LOUIS. March 4.—Poult: y—Springs, 30c. turkeys, 26c, ducks, SO'xc, geese, 23%c. Butter-CYeamery, 48c. Eggs-S2c. TOLEDO. March 4 —Butter—Brick creamers', 49c. Eggs—Fresh selected, 38940c, country run. 3Sc.

Louisville Tobacco Sales

[Special to The Indianapolis News] IjOUISVILLE, March 4.—Sales of tobacco on the local breaks for tlfe last week amounted to 4,983 hogsbeada compared witn 2,583 the same week last year Of the sales last week 4,8SS were hurley. The range of prices Shonn by the official figures of the Louisville Tobacco Board of Trade was as follows: Dark red hurley—Green or mixed traab. $1100918.00, sound trash, $18 00920 00; conin>on lugs. |20.0()®24.00: good lugs, $36.00® 28.00; common leaf abort, $20 009’25 00. medium leaf. $28 00028 00. good leaf, $28.00® $30 00, fine and select, $30 00984 00. Bright red hurley—Green or mixed trash, $18 000 30 00; sound trash. $20 00922 00. common lugs, $22 00924.00 medium lugs, $34 UO ®’26.00; good lugs. $36.00928 00. common leaf short, $22.00025 00; common leaf, $26 00926 00. medium leaf, $26 00028 00; good leaf, $28.00930 00, fine and select. $30 009 $4 00. Colorv hurley—Green’or mixed trash. $30 00022 00; sound trash, $22 00925.00, common lugs, $25 00927.00; medium lugs, $27.00® $0.00, gootl lugs. $20 00035 00. common leaf short. W 00030 00. common leaf, $80 00932 OC, medium leaf. 33 00035 00. good leaf, »8 00® $8 00. fine and select, $38'•)0>47.5O Dark for maii'ifacturing—Green or mixed trash. $12.oe 013.00 sound trash. |13 00015 on, common lugs. USfl091«00; medium lugs. |16 n.oe, good lugs, $17 00018.00: common leaf short. $16 00014 00, common leaf. 116 00«17 00, medium leaf. $18 00919 00; good leaf, $19,000 22 00 Chloigo Potato Pricea. rHICAGO, March 4.—retatoea-tkjwsi. re '•elpts. 69 cars; Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan, hulk, 112001 a. in sacks, $1,269 I 80.

PIII(ISIIP25T0 35C

GENERAL SALES AT 117.25 TO II7.60—0ATTLE STEADY.

COMPARATIVE RECEIPTS.

This W*k.

Last Wk. Tr.

Ago.

Hogs ...

68 000

92.456

30.84S

Cauls ..

7.232

5.728

CaJrss ..

2.»7

3.0S8

1(M

Sheep ...

1.43U

767

1.O04

Horses ..

80.)

$»

1,W5

—March 4—

Indianapolis Receipts—£.000 hogs. 1,600 cattlp. SSO calves and 60 sheep, against 12.632 hogs, 1,386 cattle, 436 calves and 333 sheep a week ago, and 4.304 hogs. 1,119 cattle. 270 calves and 68 sheep a

year ago

A big decrease In the receipts of hogs in all western markets as oonapared with a week ago and a continuation of high pricea in the east which diverted a good many orders to the west were the chief factors in a sharp advance in prices. The gain was Irregular, being 86c-ao far as the principal local packers were concerned, and 30®35c on salee to outside biiyere. Good hogs sold at 117 25^17 60.

Representative Sales.

Hogg Av. Dk Pr ! Hogs. Av Dk. Pr. 3 353 ... 115 50! 23 267 ... $17 25 8 176 ... 16 OOj 6 314 ... 17 25 3 503 1« OOt 20 226 .. 17 *) 6 118 . 16 50 29 2® ... 17 30 3 106 ... 16 75 72 278 ... 17 80 30 v 1:1 ... 16 75f 45 210 . . 17 86 17 130 ... 18 75) 76 226 ... 17 M 6 123 ... 17 W 38 198 . 17 46 4 140 ... 17 00 2* 164 ... 17 50 44 . 233 . 17 35 39 192 .. 17 50

1: 35 216 209 ... 17 50 17 27 66 201 ... 17 55 17 251 76 166 . 17 80

for

1166; eews, |l609tl.iS; stocksrs aad teedera •6.00916.60. naUve oalves, 16.00914.00. Sheep-

Recelau. 800; sieady.

KANSAS CITY. March A—Hog»-Recelpta I.eW; lowmr: bulk, $16.1091* 00: heavy. RACO® 10.66: packera aad botchers. $li4&9».60: light, $16.30916 66: pigs. $13.60916.60 Cattla-

* Slwep—Receipts,

Receipts, 16,000;

10.000: steady

steady.

COTTON AT NEW HIGH MARK

On Rsngvmil of Domsgtie Trad* Demand and Livarpool Buying. NEW TORK. Mandi 4.-Aa «>pccUng advance of 3S93S points carried the cotton market into new high ground for the movement at the opening today, aad kfarch eoatracta •ell log at syotc, made a new high reoerl for the season. This was due to the continued atrength of Liverpool. Liverpool buying here and a renewal of the demand from dotneetio trade Intereesa, which waa again accompanied by reports of atrong goods* markets and inttmatlona that the government was about to place further large contracts. Thara eras a good deal of realising aroun<i 31 SOc for May aad m.OOe for Urtobar, which caused reactlona of several pointa after the call. The earl]r realising sales eere raadliy aheorbed. with the market reaching still higher levels before the end of the morning. The buying by Liverpool waa the tcatura while there waa also continued trade buying and covering on the adtance, which carried March and May into new high ground for the aeaaon March sold at 3216a and May at Sl.TOc. or 47 to 50 points net higher, while October touched 30.09c or 35 points above Saturday’s closing figures. Reports that trade interests were buying new crop months as a hedge against forward ■ales of fooda wera followed by sUll higher pricea during the ea^v' afternoon, with ail months makuig new liftti ground for the season and advances ot some 60 to 60 polnte above Saturday's figures. May sold at tl.Slc and October at S0.35c. General business waa not active, but the earlier buying^ by Liverpool and the trade seemed to nave left very few contracts around the ring and the advance unco^e^ed etop orders. # New York Cotton Futures. [By Thom»n A McKinnon’s Wire] —March 4—

25| 76 186

Receipts of cattle about noi

the time in the week. The demand was good from all sources as w'ell as for all kinds of cattle suitable for killers and there waa a continuance of steadv prices. Trading in all departments waa active and the pens were cleared early. There was a strong market for a normal Monday run of calx'es and an active demand for Stockers and feeding

cattle at strong pricea

j March . May ... July .. October

Representative Sales.

Cattle

'Av.

Pr.l

Cattle

steers .

.. 755 $10 25

cows .

steers .

.. 873

10 50

bull ..

...1,2*0

steers .

870

to 75

bull ..

... 930

steera .

.. 565

11 Of.

bulls .

...1.02.5

steers .

..1.033

11 40

bull ..

...1,140

steers .

951

a :.0

bull ..

...1,530

steers .

. 1.063

11 75

bull

.. 1.6H0

steers .

.. 983

U 00

bull ..

....2.180

steers .

. 1.283

calves

.. 280

heifers

. 600

7 60

calves

.. 335

heifers.

.. 5R3

8 50

calves

... 210

heifers

640

9 00

calves

... 3.36

heifers.

.. 721

9 25

calves

... 180

heifers

.. 590

10 OO

calf .

... 380

heifers.

.. 681

10 DO

calves

... 180

heifers.

.. 660

10 60

calves

... 120

heifers

983

11 00

calf .

.. 360

fOVAS .

.. 673

6 50

calf .

... 340

COWS

.. 658

6 r.o

calves

... 00

cows ..

.. 640

6 76

calves

... 112

cows

.. 621

7 5ft

calve.s

... 110

cows . ,

.. 890

7 75

calves

... 115

cow a ..

.. 696

8 (0

calves

... 173

cows .

..1.006

8 25

calves

... 146

cov. 8 ..

.. 935

8 75

calves

.. 176

COWS ..

..1.000

9 00

calves

... 165

COWS ..

.. 886

9 25

cal ves

... 172

cows ..

..1,039

9 50

calves

... 174

cow ...

. 1,120

10 00

calves

... 136

As has

been

the

cage for

some

Pr. $11 00 8 OS 8 23 8 50 9 00 9 00 9 75 10 .50 7 50 8 00 8 50 8 75 9 00 9 00 10 00 10 00 10 60 11 00 11 00 12 4)0 12 00 12 .50 13 2f. 13 50 1.7 50 13 75 14 00 14 00 14 50

there were not enough fresh arrivals of sheep and lambs to substantiate the list of quotations by actual sales, but a few lambs sold as high as $18.00 and a few sh^ep up to $11.50, which suggested that the market was steady.

Cattle.

Prime corn-fed steers, 1,800 lbs.

and up $13 00913 76

Good to choice steers. 1,300 lbs.

and up 13 50911 00

Common to medium steers, 1,800

lbs. and up 12 00912 M

Good to choice steers, 1,150 to

1,250 Iba 12 00912 50

ComanoD to medium steers, 1,150

to 1,260 iba 11 25912 00

Gooa to choice steers, 900 to 1,000

pounds 10 26011 00

Common" to medium steefra 900

to 1.100 lbs 9 00910 16 Good to choice yearlings 9 6O912 00

HEIFERS AND COWS-

Good to choice heifers 9 Fair to medium heifers 8 Common to fair heifers 7 Good to choice cows 8 Fair to medium cows 7 60 Canners and cutters

BULLS AND CALVES—

Good to prime export bulls Good to choice butcher bulla .... Common to fair bulla Common to best veal calves .... Common to beat heavy calves...

9 04910 00 8 509 9 M 7 009 * 75 8 00914 50

heavy calves 7 OO91I 50

STOCKERS AND FEEDING CATTt^E—

Good tq cnolce steers, 700 lbs.

and up 9 509 10 CO

Common to fair steers, 700 lbs.

and up I 009 $ 50

(3ood to choice steere, under TOO

pounds 8 50910 00

Common to fair steers, under 700

pounds 7 000 8 60 Medium to good heifers 6 009 7 SO Medium to good feeding cows .. 6 50® 8 00 Springers 6 500 8 00 Stock calves. 2^ to 460 lbs 7 50910 60

Hogs.

Best heavy, 200 lbs. and upward $17 25917 60 Medium and mixed. 180 lbs. and upward 17 28017 60 Good to choice lights 150 40 180 pounds 17. 45917 60 Common to medium lights, 140 to 160 pounds 16 75917 60 Roughs and packers 13 OO9I6 25 Best pigs under 140 pounds 16 00917 00, Light pigs 15 00015 75 Bulk of sales of good hogs 17 25^17155 Sheep and Lambe. Good to dhoice sheep $10 60011 00 Common to medium sheep 7 00010 35 Good to choice spring lambe 15 60016 00

- 10918 26

10013 00 0911 75 0910 60 091s 00

Common to medium Iambs (3ood to choice yearlings Common to fair yearlings Bucks, 100 pounds Good to choice breeding ewea...

Chicago Live Stock. CHICAGO, March 4.—Hogs—Receipts. 58,000; unsettled, bulk, $16.8O016.8O; light. $18.46017.00; mixed. $18.15®n.00. heavy, $15.70916.65; rough, J15.709316.90; pigs, $12,750 16.26. Cattle—Receipts, 21,600; weak; native steers, $8.75914.15; Stockers ‘ and feeders. $7 60010 30; cows and hsICers, $6.85911.85. calves, $8 75914 26. Sheep—Receipts, 15,000. firm, sheep, $10.25013.40, lamba $14 (X{® 17.50.

Other Live Stock Markets. CLEVELAND, March 4.—Hoga—Receipts. 4,500; market active, 15920c up; Yorkers. $17.70917 76; mixed, $17 70; medluma, $17.70, pigs, $17.76; roughs. $15.76; stags, $14.25. Cat-tle-Receipts, 60 cars; market active, atrong; good to choice steers, $11.00912.00; good to choice heifers, $8 00(09 SO; good to choice cows. $7.0099 00; fair to good cows. $6 000 7 00, common cows, $5 0096 00; good to choice bulls, $7 50^ 00; mllchers, |7S@135. Sheep and lambs—ReceipU, 3 cars; market steady to strong; top, $17 25. Calves—Receipts, 600; market steady; top. $18 00. EVANSVILLE, Ind., March 4.—CattleGood to choice butcher steers, $10.00914.50: good to choice shipping steers. $11.00012 00; good to choice butcher heifers, $10.00010.60. Calves—Strong, choice, $12.00913.50, medium to good, $8 00011 00; common, $5 0007.00. Hogs —35c higher ;mlx«d hogs, 160 pounds and up. 117 00; light, $16.25. heavy plga $15.00016 00. light pigs. $14 00014,50; market closing steady at the advance Sheep and lambs—Steady; beat Iambs, $l!i.OO@16 00;. common to good. $10 00012.00, be.<it fat sheep. |9.OO0iaOO; mediuni to good, $7.0008.00; common, $5 0006 00. BUFFALO. March 4.—Cattle—Receipts. 2,307, strong, prime steers, $13.66014.00; shipping steers, $13.00018.50; butchers. $1O.O()0 18.00; yearlings. $11.00918.25; heifers, $8 009 1175. cows, $6 00910.76. Calves—Receipts, 200; steady. $7 00®17 50. Hogs—Receipts. 9.600; strong, heavy. 118.00018.10, mixed and Yorkers. II8.IO9I8 25, light Yorkers and pigs, RS.OO 018.25; roughs. $16.25016.40. stags, tU.0(>914 00. Sheep and lambs—Receipts. 6,000, atrong. lambs. $18.00918.40. yearlings. $12.00016.71: wethers. $13 25913.75, ewes. $7.00913.00, mixed, $13.00013 25 LAFAYETTE. Ind , March 4 —Cattle—Best shipping cattle, 1,800 to 1.500 pounds. $11 50® 12 00. common to medium steers, 800 to 1,000 pounds. $7.5099 20; choice butcher heifers. 19 50911 00, good to choice \eals. $11.00012 00. H^s—Mixed and butchers, $16 60916.70: gooJ to choice heavies. Il« •0914.70. rough heavies. $10 light $16 2691«-», pigs. 114.60916 00 Sheep—Choice fat ewea. $9 00010.00; common to fair. $6 0008 00. lamba. $14.0091« 00 CINCINNATI. March 4 —Hoge-Recelpta. 6,900 heed; lower; packera and butebera, $17 25. common to choice, $lO.ou0i5.36: pigs and lights. 112 00017.25, stags. $10 00912» Cattle-ReCHlpis, 2.400; alow, steers. 17.009 1160 heifers, $7 00911 80. rows. •6.75010 00. CAlves-Steady: $6 00014 00. Shesp—Receipts, none, steady $6 50012.00 Lambe, steady; $12 O(>0I7 00. I jffTiHVlLLE. March 4. —Hogs—Receipts, til* best 165 pounds and up, $17.00, 110 tn 165 pounds. $16 70; pigs. $13.85914.56; roughs. { 15 4ft down. Cattls—Rscelpta, 1,121: steers, 7 50012 00: bulla. $7 60910 50; heifers, $7,509 10 6ft. cows. $6teO9 50. Calv##-ReceipU, 91; beet veals. $11.50912 00: medluma, $9 00011.50; c»«minon. W 'T0«» M Sheep and lamba-Re-celpts, 10; atea«1y. 8T IX>UT8, March 4 —Hnge—Reoalpte, 11.6W, higher, tight.. U* 90017 10 pigs. $11009 $16 75. tnlxe<* •r(J hip'’ler. 116 75917 00; good hea^y. $16 860': W, hulk. $16 1591?.00 Oattli -rtccelpte. 5.!rift. slow; native beef steers, $100011 $0, \earllng stsara and heifers. $7,000

Open.

High.

Low.

Close.

31 90

32.82

81 82

32.82

31.48

31 84

81.41

31.81

31.00

31 40

80.93

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29 95

30 38

29.91

$0 36

29 90

»0 08

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80.15

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New Orieang Cotton Future*. [By Thomson A McKinnon’s Wire] —March 4—

March

High.

Closing Low. Bid. 81.00 31.60

Mav

».80

80.26

80 80

Julv

29 86

30.34

October

29 89

28.89

29 84

December

29.16

28.75

29.16

Liverpooi Cotton Firm. UVERPOOL, Mar<3h 4. — Cotton — Spot, steady; pricea, firm; good middling, 2L40d: middling, 38.88d; low middling, 83.35d: good, ordinary, 22.35d; ordinary, 21 ^d. Salas, 2,000 bales, including 1,600 American; no receipts; futures closed firm. New contracts; March, 24.48d, April. 24.80d; May. 24.21d; June, 24.10(2; July, 24 OOd. Old conlrgcts (fixed prices): March. 22.83d. March and April. 23 74d, May and June. 22 69(1; June and July, 22 50a.

LARGER OUTPUT OF STEEL Due to improved Traffic Conditions— Will Continue to Increase. NEW YORK. March 4.-Traffic conditions have Improved during the last week, and a proportionate Increase in outturn of steel has resulted, roughly estimated to havp brough it up to from 75 to 88 per cent, of normal. Coke has moved with greater freedonx, and the production of iron from now on is expected steadily to increase The furnaces, however, are so far behind that the immediate outlook ta not reassuring Some substantial sales of steel making Iron have been made for the last half, biit the fubnaces do> not encourage new business. The gross tonnage of structural -steel outturn during January was only 96.000 tons as compared with 206,200 tons during December. Nonferrous metals are in the same position as previously reported, with the exception of lead, which has been advanced from' 7 to 7% cents during the week.

LINSEED OIL UP 3 CENTS. > ^ American Linseed CompaViy has advanced the price of linseed oil in barrels .1 cents, to $1.41 a gallon. Sharp demand. coupled with the shortage of raw material and the difficulties of obtaining freight for the movement of the product from the northwe.-?! statea and the Argentlnue, are said to be responsltle for unprecedented high prices. Government requirements are also heavy. Domestic price of flax at initial points is now around $4.00 a bushel, more than double the average price American T^insee i Company raised tli,. price twice last week. The price Compares with $l 25 last fall. DOWN ON THE FARM. SEYMOUR—That the farmers of Jackson county have approximately 15,000 bushels of wheat stored on their farms, is ths estimate that is mads by local millers and grain buyers. It Is believed that about 6 per cent, of the total wheat crop of the county Is yet to be marketed. Since the government’s price lor the 1819 crop has besn announced there nas been a marked Increase In local wheat recelpta Farmers say that the prospects for a big crop this year are encoiwagIng. Ths wheat has come through the winter In fine condition and the weather during the last three weeks has been favorable for ths tender plants. Ths prospects for ■ big rye crop are also good. ALEXANDRIA—’’The government is ttependlng on tbe farmer In the United States to help win the war and deliver the goods that will help feed the allies,” said R. T. Thompson, of Purdq# unlveralty. who gave an address here Fritov afternoon on the ‘ Increase of Pork Production.” The city council chamber was crowded with farmers Peter Draper, a Monroe township stock ral» er, was chairman MILTON—Dogs have been molesting the stock of several farmers of this township Among the heavy losers Is Georg# Wagner. The dogs killed twelve hogs, attacking them at the back of the neck ana breaking the legs Wagner saw two bulldogs among his hogs He shot one and the other escaped wflllam Ballard’s sheep were also atUcked by the dogs, but wera saved. Ballard killed one dog. MUNCIE — Reports from maple miKBT camps In various parts of eastern Indiana Indicate that the Hoosler maple doing their part to win the war. Tfie flow of sap is said by old-time maple sugar makers to be greater then known here for many

years.

GREENFIELD—Residents 'of this city may raise a pig or two for meat, city Officials say. provlde(J pens are kept sanitary and are not

within fifty feet of a residence

hogs io self will not bo perm tied Tlw ordinance against keeping hogs In the city UmliB will not be repealed, but will be permitted to sleep....”11118 winter hM been fatal to more than half the honey bees tn this county. One man had sixteen stands of bees frosen W W. Webb and George Richman, of this city, who make a specialty, of bees and honey, had a 60 per cent. loss.,..Edgar Lowe, a farmer, sold sixty head of hogs nine months old tor $2,000. They averaged 225 pounds and were fattened entirely on soft corn, which was unfit to gather, the hogs

having been turned Into the field.

OAKTOWN—The first annual breed sow sale of Barter A Kite was a success. Fortythree sows were sold atan average price of

$101 66 The top was $205.

HUNTINGTON—Farmers of this county are being urged to Increase their acreage of sugar be«ta anci the ineeiUive used by the

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sugar uacra, m,,., jy H(3land-st Louta Sugar Company, of De catur. Is an increase In the guaranteed prK^ from $6 to $9 a ton....Huntington oountyl dairymen are emphatic In thslr assertion that the price at mill feed should be reflated by the government. The feed eltoatlon In this county, they say. Is becoming worse

inetead of better.

TELL CITY—The Tell City Canning Companv has oontraoted with the tomato growers at $1$ a ton for their crop PETERSBURG—Farmers In Pike county are planting their clover seed crop under favorable climatic conditions Plowing for oats and potatoes wilt begin next week. Owing to the exorbitant price of hbyseed a large oats crop will be planted. MUNCIE—Fresh eggs are purchasable In any quantities at the grooerfee at $5 «enu a dozen, and potatoes at $0 cents a peck. Fresh country butter aetls as low s'* 35 cents a pound.

Reserve Bank Statement

WASHINGTON, March 4.-A alight liquidating tandeney waa apparent from laat week% federal reaerve board financial atatement of the condition of the twelve banka aa at the cIom of buaineM Saturday night Bllla diacuunted for members wera $902,521000. about |7.000.(M0 lees than last week. The report follows: Resources—Gold coin and certificates In vault $491,815,000; gold settlement fund, federal reserve boord, $3$7.299,0a0; gold with foreign agenciea 153.9110.000; total gold held by banks. |8Tl,4i4j^i f old with federal reserve agenta. II89.19.000; gold redemption rund, $30,698,000; toUi gold rsservta, ll.TU.W.OOO: legal tender notes allvsr, etc., |95.444.00o; total reserves. tl.tt7.778,000; bills discounted for members and federal reserve hanke, 902,939.000: bills bought tn open market; ^.nloOfi*. total bills on hand. libl.tSt.m-, Unltsd States govsrnraeiu long tsrm

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-4-^YOUR HOME NEEDS A PEERLESS*^

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securities, $77,705,000; United States gov-* ernment short term securltiee, $167,482,000; all other earning assete, $8,980,0901 total earning assets, fl.O40,9(S.00O: dus from other federal reserve banks, net. $11,882,000; uncollected items. $369,ljK,000; total deduction from gross deposfta, $381,067,000; 5 pdr cent, redemption fund against federal reserve bank notes, 9637,000; all other resourpea $796,000; total resources. $3,290,778,000. Liabilities- !!apltal paid in, ITS,$01,000; surplus. $1,134,000; government depoelta $150.781.()00; due t' members, reserve account. $l,8ffl.020,000: collection items. 1218,031,000; other deposits Including foreign government credits. 164,122.000; total gross deposits. $1.820,094,OOO; federal bank notes Id actual Circulation. $1,351,091,000: federal reserVw bank notes in clroulation, net liabilities, $7,^.'H)0; all other liabilities, $6,199,000; total ll-.bilttiea $3,260#778,000. Ratio of gold reserves to net deposits and federal bank note liabilities combined. 63.7 per cent. Ratio of total reserves to net deposits and federal bank npte liabiUties combined. ffi.8 per cftnt "t Ill ■ I. BEEF PRICES UP 1-2 TO 1C. According to the latest revision of the list by local packers, beef prices are %c to Ic a pound hteher Hams are up ^ to Ic a pound. Fresh pork sausage is %c higher. Veal carcasses, however, are Ic a pound lower. Fresh Meats. [Packare' Selling Prteeel FRESH beef—Native fteer carcasaae, 606 b> $00 Ibe.. 21c: steer foree, Ic under earroeoee. bind 2c over: betfera 800 to 860 Ibe.. 18019c: heifer Rlitde, lo over careaaeee; foree. 2c under; cows, 400 to 786 Ibe., 16%0 17%c: cow forea, l%c under carcaesea; hinds, l%c o\er carcasses reESH PORK-Dressed hoga 23%o; tendsr. lolna, 820340. lolna 54%09Oc shouldsra $6c. FRESH VEAL-CarcMSOa l592S%c; hind quarters. 80%c; fores, 22c: saddlea *)Hc. FRESH MUTTON-Lambs. 28c; sheep^ Me. Smoked Meats and Lard. [Packers’ Seillna P^oea] HAMS—Sugar-cured, flrat quality. 10 to 1$ lbs.; average, 83%c; 14 to 18 Iba average, 3Scbreakfast BACX)N—Three to 4 Iba »y«rage, 47c: 5 to 7 Iba. average. 46%a sausage—Smoked pork saaoaga $2e; frankfurtert. 19022%c; welnerwnrst, t2%c. oologna t7%021%c; fr(wh pork aausaga 2$9 24%c. DRIED BEEF—Outsida 6$e; Ineida $$e! Anucklea. 84c. ^ LARD—Tlercea dret quality, 3$%e; asA' onda 2$c; third. 2S%o. Retail Fish and Seafood Prices FRESH FISH-Crapptee. eunfleb and boffalo, 20c a pound; Saginaw Bay wbttefieh. $$e; trout, aOe: No. l salmon or yellow ptke. •Oc. blue pike, 2i>e, No. 2 aalmon or teck

cva. AMVs AW WVtoU y*654v4£IVf AW^ king mackerel. SOc pound. Spanioh macksral, 20c a pound, biueflsh. $0940c a pound: buttarfieh. 15o a pound: tlleflsh. 25o a pound; boneless herring, 2So; white baea 2So; black base. S6c a pound; perch. 20c a Mund; car^ 15925c a pound; green abrimp, 35o a pound; swordfish, ate a pound; sturgeon. 80c a pound, finnan baddies, 30c a pound. SMOKED AND SALT FISH-Hallbut. SOo; Columbia river ealmcm, 16c; sturgeon, l$e; chunk trout, 25o: wbttefleeb. 90e; bloatera lOe each: shv«lded cod. SOc: salt cod. $$c: aalt mackereL S0#35o each. ■«-' SPECIALS—Lobsters, green. SOc; crab meat, 750 e quart, shrtrope. poeied, tOc a quart; scalloped. Sl.S* a quart, codfish ctrunka, ISc a nound: s{lver eela $5c; New Brunsortek Hjfier smelts, lOc a pound. FROG LE08-am*a 8*c a doMn. CLAMS—In tbe shell, opened. $Se a dozen: unopen^, SOc. ' OYSTERS — New York standard. TSe a quart: New York countC fl.dO a quart; Nsw York aelecta 90c a quart: best Baltimore eelecta lOc a quart: beet Baltlmwe standard. 70o a qitart Prices are the same

for canned t^eiera Drug Pric«s.

[Indianapolis Wholeeale Prtoesl

Beverage alcohol, $9 OOffillO a gatlim; nonbeverage. $5.8006 25; aaatotida. |L20 a pound; alum. U%#lSc a pound; camphor. ILM a pound, chhimrorm. 9Sc a pound: cotoeraa 2a a pound; cream of tartar, pufia. TOo a pound: formaldehyde, 2X%e a pound; SU ^cassia U. S. P.. $112; oil ^ cedar leaf. 81,80: of cedar wood. 4Sc; oil <£ wintergreen leaves. 85.80; synthetic. U.US;' oil sandalwood. East India 115 ES a pound: quinine, p. A W., an ounce, in five-ounce eans. ISc: soda bicarb. 3%0ae a pound; potaaaluni Iodide. $4.60 a pound; bromide of Mtaaeloni. $1.98 a pound; chlorate of potaw, t5o a ponnd; carbolic acid. Tic a pound; riove MU M.t$; castor oil. $3.10^.68 a galtmi. Flak seed. $0140 a pound; parla tnm, 4l%055o^a

pound.

Canned Good*.

[Indlanapolia Wholaeata Prieto] CLAMK RTC.-Clama l-1b„ $tl.l8: qIaM mice. l-lb.. 96e; clam ehowdtu’, S-lb., M.i$: deviled ciaba l-th . $119: Mb. t$ «: riiflma. l-lh.. $1.44; herring. I-IA, 81.66. OT8TERa-N«v 1. 8-ot.. regular. $l,4l; I'*DOM*aTTC FRUfT-Applaa. gnlloit. jL»; blaqkberrlea !-«>.. $211; gooaabetrtqS. t-lb,. *’cAUrORmA FRunm-JH-ib. tmn aprtoote lLW0$tl: nkitt chf^to, sliced lamon ctinga. tl.$5#$ •$; l^uw naea $1.1602 75: toriMtt paaie.. tt «•» “UCfST gnge plutna II fiW.4S; eas plums, |t I8#2 18. MlfiCRLIJiNEOUli - Muihrjwma $48.^ noo; azparsgtui tips. No. 1 wnlte, llJSffS.lli No, 1 green. 91$!; Na 1 laU ealniun cans,

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PURE LINSEED OIL MARION PAINT CO. 8Si 9. MarUUaa _ _ First Deer Seath at Bievaiad Ttaeltt.

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$1.8002.00; No. 2 oana medium, UK; Na t mammoth. $3.19; lima beano, Lib.. |1.4~ 2.10; botniny. l-lb., tl.If; kraut, t-tb., 1.90: inimpklii, standard, i-lb„ |1.6$OL$0: Ion, $8.5007.50; string bsona stantord. $2.00. • Crude Oil PrIeaA [Quotsd by PtpMtesol

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CAbell * Somernst ......... S Ragland .......... 1 North Lima $ South Lima 2 Woostsr .......... $ Plymouth S Princeton 2 Illinois 2 Kansas and Oklahotna 2 Tqls 2 ■Indiana $ Corsicana Hght,.. 2

Coratoana biavy’..KK Hsaidton I K Eieqtna san««aaaaase 1 w Hwriptta t Ot Thrall..$ to StmwB f 8#

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Tinners* Rupplias.

1C. I4x3$> bright tin, $14 0*018 00 13L 14x20. bright tin. Jtt.000^ • b<^ lOxtt toms. ^.q802L$O • box; XC. ttA sM styis. 8a.$O0».OO a bos: tta te piga. no qua-

tatlon. tliUn bare

Copper-^ttoms. 44e a pound.

Soft Coppsr—16 ouness. tic a psuBd; ytaaq

Istisd copi>sr. 16c a poonA

ZIne-Bbest 22r a pound. _ iToo-tr in ons paaa. $64* a oat.; If e*.#

Wood's i^nsd. $7.18 a edtf* Land—Prssstd bara I2« a pomiA

Soldar—toe a pound.

BBOalvanIsed Stssl-27 go.. I7.K a ewL

SUHME (HIT'S O.K. «

REGULATION NEVOKIO APTIII SUIT WAS FILCD.

JUDGE LANDIS IS R^ERSEO

WASHIKOTON, MarcK 4-^Tha *^6011 rule" for train "to arrlva” aatoMtahai In 19M *by tho Chicago l^aato of Ttoda, was held by the auppeuM eoaort aC tha United Statea today not tp ba ta ra* gtraint of trade under tha.ontl-Wuai law. Injunctiona leaued by Fadaial MllHdl Judea Leuidl* rogiratelng tha ruWa apato atlon ware tat aaWa. Bbfipd ofltetela toW tended the nile livcreaiid instead of Sto creaaed cotetotltlon and pratodted Sato nopolv, but It was abr^tbd after tha fovernment’a suit wha filed in »»{

held dalltf at 1:19 Pi The rule wa* a( n (to And therdhai^^<H tioa whatever ou.Wdai^

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