Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 256, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 March 1920 — Page 10

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M ISC EL.LAN EOUS— FOR SALE. Refrigerators On Display Finest line of good used boxes in the . every one thoroughly cleaned, tested •id guaranteed. Priced at a little over half the new ,ost. Buy early! USED GOODS STORE. 424 Masa. Ave. ja * Drop-Head Singer. $10; other bargains. SI.OO per it week. All makes RESJ PAIRED. HEMSTITCHj i rj ING while you wait. 10c " PER yard. WHITE SEWING MACHINE CO.. Main 600, Auto. 25-216. 812 Mass. Ave. Ft KNACK, SECOND HAND, FOR SALE. We tak6 out many furnaces in good ndillon and install Moncriefs. MONCRIEF FURNACE CO, •li North Davidson st. Main 7820. 'OK SALE—SHOE STOKE; FLEMING r outfit including finisher, stitcher. Jacks jmplete outfit. Real bargain. Call after p. m. 843 E. Washington street REMINGTON TYPE WRITER LN GOOD .1 condition; will sell cheap. 834 South .effleld avenue, West Tndlanapoils car. •OR SALE—IOO HOTBED COVERS, * i* feet x 5 feet 4 inches. CARLSTEDT. :i44 Schurmann Ave., Riverside car. ■SNE HUNDRED EGG INCUBATOR FOR D sale. Good condition. Inquire at 1243 e St. LSICAL INSTRUMENTS, RECORDS, i rolls, cut price. TUTTLE. 301 Indiana •roe. OR GUN BROUGHT r from France. In first class condition, all Woodruff 6211. nEED BABY CARRIAGEI LAKE NEW; reversible body; like new. 427 Agnes -treat. Circle 6448. MISCELLANEOUS—WANTED. Office Furniture Wanted Fsetl Goods Store. Main 2285. Auto. 22*288. LEW SHANK pays best prices in city for household goods and fixtures of all kinds. 227 North New Jersey street. Main 2028. IF TOUR CLOCK 18 NOT RUNNING phone Circle 4307. M. R. BHKARN, 811 North Alabama. WANTED— CASH REGISTERS, WILL pay cash. 23 Baldwin block. Main 5871. Auto. 21-794. WANTED— COAL RANGE. 1 TO 10 net. Call Main 6052 for Inquiries. pATCH PLASTERING. BELMONT’ 1500. COAL AND WOOD FOR SALE. FOR ONE WEEK ONLY UNTIL MARCH 10TH AND NOT LESS THAN (2) TONS TO A CUSTOMER “Old Vincennes Coal" Lump I 6.35 Domestic Egg 6.35 Coke 11.23 An extra oharge of ? cents per ton for wheeling THE J. L. HAMPSON COAL CO., 127 North Fulton Street. Phone Circle 306. Pocahontas M. R SB.OO Kentucky Sh. L 7.75 Illinois Lump 7.00 Indiana Lump 6.50 If. 3631. L H- BAIN COAL CO. M. 3631. SUCCESSOR TO ANCHOR FUEL CO. MAIN 3161. Dry Kindling. Call Main 7451. MUSjCAL INSTRUMENTS. PLANO. RELIABLE MAKE. FOR SALE or rent. 12 S. New ’Jersey. PET STOCK AND POULTRY. Hamburg eggs for settino. prospeot 4969. HORSES AND VEHICLEB. PUBLIC SALE I will sell at public auction Friday. March 5. 326 West Maryland, Indianapolis Ind., 10 a. m.. 40 HEAD FARM MARES AND WORK HORSES. All good colors t-nd age*; ten sets good heavy double work harness; several dump wagons and farm wagons Come to this sals If you need work stock. SHANK AUCTION CO. auctioneers. W. F. Smiths, owner. HORSE AUCTION EVERY SATURDAY, 10 A. M.. 210 BLAKE ST. Who wants pair good work mules, good shape, good age; farm wagon, bed*, extra sideboards and double harness; Shetland pony and buggy, gentle for children. FARM MARES, WORK HORSES and drivers. Spring wagons, buggies and harness; come and see me. Circle 121. Burkhardt. Auct. Loss Harris, Mgr. PUBLIC SALE MARCH 9 Shire and Percheron stallions; Spanish jack, wear ing colts and mules. Sell fur $125. Sound; good agar. Danville Traotlon Stop 17. 1. 11. MEYERS. JOSEPH HAAS" pays highest prices for dead horses, cows and hogs. Call Main 1039. Auto. 25-773 DEI KCTIVBCL ‘

Quigley-iiyland Agency Civil aud Criminal Investigators *- Lhw bldg. Main 2iOJ. r TRANBF£R AND BTQRAGE. /T& [7 YK\ ,// STORAGE CHEAPEST // l){ vvy KATES IN CITY. CAM. H II li if US. Everything at re-i-II [I J tunable price. Packed. it /Til Jl II anywhere. vS/Ti c3 Locked room if desired. 30 West Homy. Main 4639. BRITTON TRANSFER - Moving ami light hauling, trunks and baggage. QUICK SERVICE, 829 East Wash street. Prospect 3818. SHANK FURNITURE AND STORAGE CO., 227-229 North New Jersey street. Phone Main 2025. L' OCAL AND OVERLAND HAULING. O. K. TRANSFER CO.. 928 East Washington street, prospect 2282. LEGAL NOTICES. GUARDIAN'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Notice Is hereby given that .he under rigned, guardian (if Esther Fay Wright. Elsie Fairy Wright and I.ynn Sltlnej Wright, minor heirs of Fairy Booher Wright and Jesse A. Wright, both now deceased, will offer for sale at private sale at his residence, one and one-half miles southwest of Whltestown. Boone county. Indiana, on Monday, March IS, 1920, and from day to day thereafter, until sold, the following described real estate belonging to said wards, towit: Lot No. 11 in H. R. Allen’s subdivision of lots numbered 39 and 80 In Henderson’s addition to Indianapolis, Indiana. refereno" being "lade to tha plat thereof recorded in Plai Hook 3. page IK6 in the office of the reorder of Marion county, Indiana. Terms of sale Tho property will lie •ld to the highest bidder, free from liens Vr not less rlinn one-half cash, or si ■ash to suit the purchaser, the deferred payment to bear 6 per cent interest from iaie and be secured by first morlgagi:pon the real estate sold. MARK A. BOOMER. Guardian. H. P- NEW. Attorney. NOTICE TO HEIRS. CREDITORS. ETC. 83—18205. in the Probate Court of Marion county. February term. 1920. In the matter of the estate of Nancy .on Appleget, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Blrt L. . ppleget as administrator de bonis non of •e above named estate has presented and ’led his account and vouchers in final ettlement of said estate and that the •#mo will come up for. the examination tnd action of said probate court on the :oth day of March. 1920. at w hich time til lelre, creditors or legatees of said estate ire required to appear in said court and diow cause. If any there be. why said account and vouchers should not be ap--roved. And the heirs of said estate are Iso required to appear and make proof f their heirship. RICHARD V. SIPE. Clerk. CLARKE & CLARKE. Attorneys. OTICE TO HEIRS, CREDITORS Etc" 48—14129. In the Probate Court of Marion county. bruary term. 1920. In the matter of the estate of John J. nler, deceased. Notice is hereby given that Mary C. ;>ler. as administratrix of the above ined estate has presented and filed her count and vouchers In final settlemen' f said estate, and that the same will ■me up for the examination and action f said probate court, on the 20th day of daroh. 1920, at which time all heir*. ■ editors or legatees of said estate are required to appear In said court and show cause, if any tV.sre be, why said account and vouchers should not be approved. And the heirs of said estate are also required to appear and make proof us thflr heirship. RICHARD V. El PR. Clerk.

WISCONSIN FARM LANDS. Landologv. a magazine giving the facts In regard to the land situation. Three months’ subscription. FREE. If for a home or as an investment you are thinking of buying good farm lands, simply write me a letter and say, ' Mail me LANDOLOGY and all particulars FREE ” Address Editor, Landology, Skidmore Land Cos, 113 Skidmore bldg, Marinette. Wta. AUCTIONS. UVWSA/SAfWS/W^/AA^S/N^VWSAA/\AAAAAAA V big sale Friday, 9 a. m.. at 823 X. Senate (take Northwestern car). We will sell six van loads of good used furniture, coneisting of five gas ranges, one high-oven gas rar.ge. two 50-pound refrigerators, two 75-pound refrigerators. 100-pound refrigerators, three kitchen cabinets, five 9x12 rugs, a lot of small rugs, linoleum, carpets. davenports, rockera. chairs, tables, a lot of bed sptings and mattresses, heatIng stoves, coal rar.ge, six good dressers and waahstandi*. one square piano, a lot |of dishes, cooking utensils, garden hose, lawnmowers—and a lot of other goods not mentioned. Nissen Auction Cos. GEORGE HILES Auctioneer. FINANCIAL. (r~' IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BORROWERS $150.00 3 Mo., Total Cost $10,50 Get what money you need on your furniture, planoa, live stock or automobile. All other amounts up to S3OO st the same proportlcnste rate. All Dealings Strictly Confidential CALL AND 'get ACQUAINTED WITH OUR PLANS. A telephone call will bring our representative to your home to explain more fully. American Loan Cos, 205 People* Bank Bldg (Formerly Law building.) Main 2933. Auto. 37-452. ■■ ' ’ A Wise Mao Borrows where he can get the beet eervi. e. for the prloe. There is a difference The terms and payments can le arranged to suit your convenience. See us about terms on SSO, SIOO, S2OO or S3OO Loans made on furniture, pianos auto fixtures, etc. We can accommodate you for a rinaller amount if desired. You <*an hav* from one to twenty months for rayment. Cal!, write or phone. State Loan Cos. 305 ODD FELLOW BLDG. Cor. P.nn. and Wash. Sts. Phon.a: Main 4619 New 24-629. Under state supervision. MONEY TO LOAN On First Mortgage Security S2X PER CENT GILL REALTY CO. Main 1646, Auto. 28-236 E ARE PREPARED TO MAKE REAL ESTATE LOANS PROMT LY WE PURCHASE REALTY CONTRACTS. MORTGAGES. BONDS AND STOCKS LISTED AND UNLISTED. INDIANAPOLIS SECURITIES CO. FRANK K. SAWYER. Pr... SOS-309 LAW BLDG. ASBETB $143,749. Money so loan on second MtihTgage. on Indianapolis and Indiana real estate. GIBRALTAR FINANCE COMPANY', 203 Fidelity Trust building Main 3303. WE MAKE SECOND MORTGAGES ON farm or city property. AETNA MTU. AND INV CO. Main 7101. 603 rtdelity Trust building. Money loaned on real estate. Lowrtt rates. E. E. SHELTON. North 1866; Auto. 49-713. INSURANCE IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. AUBREY D. PORTER. 916 Law bldg lain 7349. * Loans on diamonds; su% pee mo BURTON JEWELRY CO, 63 Mooa l lent.

STOCKS SHOW IMPROVEMENT General Upturn at Opening, With Undertone Firm. NEW YORK, March 4.—Business tvs* on a small scale at the opening of the stock market today, with prices strong and making- advances of from fractions to over three points. The oil Issues were again prominent. Mexlcnn Petroleum advancing 1% to 172%; Texas Cos. IVi to 1*0%; Pan American Petroleum 1% to 86, and Royal Dutch to 99. Steel common advanced ® to 96%; Baldwin Locomotive T s to 10!* and Cm eiblc IV4 to 107. General Motors was prominent and rose 6% points to 246. Studehaker was 1 % higher at 84%. United States Rubber rose 1% to 96%. and American Woolen 1% to 116%. Fractional gains were made In tb<* railroad and marine Issues. The market was much stronger during 1 the forenoon. Steel common rose 1 point to I*6; Republic Steel sold up to 88%. and Baldwin Locomotive to 109%. Mexican Petroleum showed a gain of I 2% to 173%, while Pan-American Pei troleum rose to above 86. Rock Island advanced 2 points to 37%. while Southern Pacific rose 1% to 96%. ! Marine preferred advanced 1% to nS%. and Atlantic Gulf rose 2 points to 143%. NEW YORK LIBERTY’ BONDS. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 3. Liberty bond quotations; 3%5, 93.62; first 4s. 90.40; second 4s, 89.70; first 4*48, 91.10; second 4% a, 90 06; third 4%5, 92.98; fourth 4%e, 90.30; Victory 3%5, 97.32; Victory 4%5, 97.5 U NEW Y’ORK METALS. NEW YORK, March 3.—Copper Quiet; spot ofifered 18%c; March md April offered ISVic; May and .rune offered 19c. Lead Firm: spot. March an I April. 9.35 c bid. Spelter Ea.v; spot. .March, April. May and June, -8%®8%c. ACTIVE OIL STOCKS ■By Thomson & McKinnon) —Opening Bid. Ask. -Anglo-American Oil 23% 26% Atlantic Refining 1850 140<1 Borne- Scrymser 43ft 450 Buckeye Pipe Line 91 93 Chesebrough Mfg. Cons 230 240 Continental Oil, Colorado... 500 515 Coeden Oil and Gas S 8% Crescent Pipe Line 33 33 ; Cumberland Pipe Line 135 145 Eik Basin Potc sR h B"‘j, Eureka Pipe Line 140 115 ■ Galena-Signal Oil, pref. ... 95 ns Galena Signal Oil, com fit* 04 Illinois Pipe Line 165 His I Inchiauu Pipe Line 90 100 Merritt OH IS 18% Midwest Oil 1% 2% Midwest Refining 150 153 National Transit 29 31 New York Transit 184 188 Northern Pipe Line 105 107 Ohio Oil 335 340 Penn.-Mex 54 r>B Pairie Oil and Gas 600 610 Prairie Pipe Line... 229 233 Sapolpa Refining 5% 5% So.ar Refining 340 360 ' Southern Pipe Line 150 155 j South Penn Oil 305 310 ; Southwest Penn Pipe Lines. 88 92 i Standard Oil ro. of Cal... 315 318 Standard Oil Cos. of ijid... 6fio 67*1 Standard Oil Cos. of Kan... 570 595 Standard Oil Cos. of Ky.... 40* 415 Standard Oil Cos. of Neb... 480 500 Standard Oil Cos. of N. J... 708 712 Standard Oil Cos. of N. Y... 390 394 Standard Oil Cos. of 0hi0... .600 515 Swan A Finch 95 100 Unloa Tank Line 118 121 Vs culm Oil 370 380 Washington Oil 37 42

Local Stock Excaange STOCKS. Hlfl. Ask. Ind. Ry. & Light com 56 00 Ind. Ry. A Light pfd DO 8b indpls. & Northwest, pfd <5 Indpls. & Southeast, pfd 75 Indpls. St. Railway 50 T. H. T. & Light pfd T. H.. 1. & K. com 5 T. H., I. A E. pfd 1 U. T. of Ind com 1 U. T. of Ind. Ist pfd 5 w U. T. of Ind. 2d pfd 2 i Advance-Rumely Cos. com ! Advance-Rutnolv Cos. pfd ! Am. Central Life 235 Am. Creosotlng Cos. pfd 97 Belt Railroad corn 109 115 ; Belt Kailioad pfd 53% ... | Century Bldg. Cos. pfd ... j Cities Service com i Cities Service pfd | Citizens Gas Cos., 1817 3C ! Citizens Gas prior to 1917... ••• j Dodge Mfg Cos. pfd 98 Home Brewing 30 Indiana Hotel com 00 Indiana Hotel pfd 89 Hid. National Life 4% ••• Ind. Title Guaranty 04 72 In liana Ripe Line 94 Indpls. Abattoir pfd 49% 52 Indianapolis Gas 53 53 luupls. Tel. Cos. com 3% Indpls. Tel. Cos. pfd 68% ••• la’ini ke Realty Cos. pfd 05 -Mer. cub. t til. Cos. pfd 55 '.ilional Motor Cos 19% 21% Natl. Lnderwrit. Cos Ruollc Savings 2% ... Kauh Fertiliser pfd 50 Standard Oil of Indiana 070 Sterling Fire Insurance 8% #% Stutz Motor Cos Van Camp Hdw. pfd 99 Van Camp Pack. pfd........ 100 Van Camp Prod, lit nfa.... 100 Van Camp Prod. 2d prd 99 103 Vacdalla Coal com 3 Vandalta Coal pfd 1244 Wabash' Railway com 9 ; Wabash Railway pfd.. 27 ... BONDS. Broad Ripple 5s 53 Citizens street Ky. 5s 804* 83 ind. Coke A Gas Cos. (is— 84 'JO% ino. Creek Coal A Min. 05... 88 ... ] Ind. North 3a ind. Union True. 5a indpls.. Col. A South. 5a 88 Indpls & Greenfield 5a 95 indpls. A Martiosvile 6a 96 indpls A- North 9s 37 41*4 indpls. sc Northwestern 5a 05 indpls. A Southeast. 6a 44 Indpls., Shelby A 3. E. 5* i indpls. Street Ry. 4s 59 06 Indpls. Trae. a Ter. 5a 04% 74% Kokomo. M A M. 5a 83‘A 80 X. H.. 1. A E. 6s 08 union Trae. ot Ind. 0a “0 fit*. Gas 5s 79** 82 lud. Hotel Cos. 2d 0a 97 100 Indpls. Gas £.* 72 82 Ind. L. A H. 5a .. 79 M Indpls. Water 3a 89 88% indpls Water 4%s 72 77% M. H. A L ref 5a 89 92 New Ten Ist ha 83 New Tel. 2d ils 8b New Tel. Long I Mat. 5a 91 South. Ind Power 0s 93 90*4 BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES. Aetna Trust 100 Bankers Trust 117 City Trust 80 Commercial National 72% Continental National 111V* ... Farmers Trust 380 Fidelity Trust 110 Fletcher American Nat 1.,... 257 ... Fletcher Sav. A Trust C 0... IG7 ... Indiana National 275 ... : Indiana Trust 280 ' Live Stock Exchange 382 ... Merchant* National 201 ... I National City 11l III) People’s State 173 ... [ Security Trust..; 116 State Savings A Trust 91 87 Union Trust Cos 3t’i Wash. Bank A Trust Cos 131 LIBERTY BONDS. Lio-Jrty I%* MC 95.88 Liberty first 4s W) 4** .... , Liberty second 4s 88 70 80.10 Liberty first 4*** 91.28 91.60 Liberty second 4%s 90.02 90.20 ! Liberty third 4**s 92.30 92 48 i Liberty fourth 4*4s 90.20 90 34 ! Victory 34* a 97 88 87.50 Victory 4%# 97.3# 97.60 SALEH. sl,o*o bond Cltlxcns St. Ry. 5. 81

I Local Hank Clearings ■ Wednesday ..$4,454,000 Same day last year 2,333,000 Increase over last year $2,121,000 Today’s Market Gossip Minneapolis wires; "Cash wheat 6ft 10c higher. Demand very good and gen eral.” Comptroller of currency baa Issued a coll for condition of national balks an of Feb. 28. New York Central road to ask leglnla tion to revise Its charter which calls for passenger tariff of 2 cents a mile. London Daily Mall says only one third of cash required for new British bond loans has been subserlbad. Superior Steel corporation earned $7 90 a share on common stock In 1910 com pared with the same amount In 1918. Allied supreme council to permit Germany to seel; International loan from neutral* and United States. Collateral to secure loan to be guaranteed exempt from preparation claims of allied powers. Federal Reserve Bank of New York monthly report on tmstneas conditions says rapid business pace of last six mouths on wane and sees signs of lower prices. President Sabine of the Guaranty Trust of New York U credited with optiralstl.Interview, In substance saying notwithstanding stringency In money and other faults wo have a solid foundation and unusual prosperity. February shipment* of Lackawannu Steel Company were at rate of 63 per cent capacity, although tho month was a abort one. This compares with ablp nients of only n little over ) per cent m January. It Is expected operations will be up ro SO per cent capacity before the end of March. Company suffered an operating deficit In January, due to low rate or operations, hut February figures are Expected to show a fair sum In black figures. March results, should continue to Improve. New York wire says that time money Is firm, lending banks still refrain from extending fixed date accommodations, notwithstanding that borrowers are of faring 9 and'9% per cent freely for loans of all dates on industrials. Mixed money 1s 8 and 8% per cent bid. Maturing obligations are being paid off at request nl tenders and there are no signs or any improvement In time money mark"? Some bankers ure inclined to believe, however, that perhaps situation "ill ■ l. rify around latter part of the month. Stock letter by wire from New York rays "There ts a ttme when It seems Impossible to change the trend of the market. We have demonstrations of this when the market was up and looked like it never could decline and often when It was down It looked as though It never would again turn upward, and still It. Is just st such limes when some new Influ ence fs at work. It is not visible and the things that are visible have already hnd their effect. At the present moment can not see a thing in the business situation to Rive us a rising market and we may have both. It appears from banking figures that New York reduced Its loans and the rest of the country Increased, which suggests the likelihood that wi may have discounted something that is still remote.” MOTOR SECURITIES!. —March 3 (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Opening Bid. Ask. Rriscoe 62 61 i Chalmers com.., 5 7 i Packard com 21% 22 ! Packard pfd 94 95 Chevrolet 350 500 peerless to 4S Continental Motors com 11 a, 12 Continental Motors pfd IdO 102 Hupp com 13% 14 Hupp pfd 39 102 Ren Motor Car 21 24% Elgin Motors 9% 9% Grant Motors 8% 9 Ford of Canada 345 355 United Motors 40 60 National Motors 19% 21 Federal Truck ... 70 72 l’alge Motor* ,4 . 39% 10% Republic Truck 42 44

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1920.

LITTLE CHANGE IN HOG PRICES About 6,000 of Supply of 7,500 1 Are Disposed Os. RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Good Good Good Mixed Heavy Light 150 lbs. 225 lbs. 180 to Feb. Up. Ud. 225 lbs. 27 . $44.50 @15.50 [email protected] $15.00 ® 15.60 38. 15.25 @ 1 5.85 14.2 .@ 1 5.75 [email protected] March 1. [email protected] 16.2 2$ 15.75 [email protected] I 2. 15.25 @ 15.73 16.0* @15.50 [email protected], 3. 15.00@ 1 5.50 14.5 C @15.50 15.50@ 15.65 | 4. 14.75 @ 1 5.50 [email protected] [email protected] 1 A little mom In prices for sonic of (he hogs end a Utile off In prices of others resulted In an unimportant charge In the general average of the Thursday hog market as compared with the day before. There were a few early sale* of assorted light hogs to outside buyers at $13.75 and odd sales to local killers at $15.65, but later the good light and light mixed hogs sold steady, largely at .■(15.50. Hogs averaging 200 to 225 pound* at $15.40 were 10c lower and heavier hogs up to 250 pounds at .$15.25 as well ns the porkers averaging more than 300 pounds at $14.50 were steady. There was a loss of 25c on the hogs averaging 1250 to 300 pounds that sold at $11.75. I l’igs were strong with odd soles as 1 high as sls, but there were good kinds | sold at $14.00 to $14.75. Sows from sl3 I down were practically steady. Including 5,000 fresh receipts there were nearly 7,500 hogs on sale and the demand re qulred about 6,000. Cattle. The receipts of only 1.100 cattle were conducive to the best interests of the selling aide ana there was enough competition to guarantee an active outlet for tho offerings, but traders were finally persuaded that the conditions did net Justify much 1f any advance, it wav observed that the gain of 50c to $1 In prices In a period of one week was enough and rather than encourage ,\ | further advance there was a disposition I t>. curtail (he buying It was finally i admitted that killing cattle nil sold at | strong prices and that the lower grades !of cows ffotn S.B down were 26(ft30c higher than earlier this week. The bull market was very weak, with $9 prae | tleally the top price. Feeding '-atUe were steady. Sheep. Only a "handfttll” of sheep and lambs were on the Thursday market, and , there was no change Indicated In prices compared with those of the day before. CATTLE. - Bteers Prime cornfed steer*. 1.800 lbs and up $13.00<1|13.W) j Good to choice steer*. 1.300 lbs. and up [email protected] Common to medium steers, 1,300 lbs and up 11.75® 12.28 Good to choice steer*. 1.100 to 1,200 lbs 11.00®15.00 : Common to medium sleets, 1.100 to 1,200 lba lO.rgy3il.oO ! Good to choice ateers, 900 to 1,000 lbs 9 50® 10.50 Common to medium steers, 900 to 1,000 lb* 9 00® 950 Good to choice yearlings ... [email protected] —Heifers and Cows— Good to choice heifers 10.00® 11.75 Fair to medium heifers s.so® 9.50 Common light usi'sra 7.4031 8.00 Good to choice row* 8.80H10&0 Fair to medium cow* 7.5 "'(1 H.OO Canner* and cutter* 4.004$ 7.00 - Bulls and Calves—j Good to prime export ball* . 9 00'S 950 Good to choice butcher bull* 8.50'2 9.00 Bologna bull* I.oOQ 800 Common to best veal calve* 12 Common to best heavy caive* 7 oOg| 11.00 Stockers and l/teding Cattle— Good to choice steers. #**<> lb* and up 10.00® 10 50 | Common to fair stoers, 800 lb* and up 9 003 9.50 i Good to choice ateers. under 800 lba 950® 10.00 ; Common to fair steera, under 800 lbs 8 00® 9.25 Medium to good cows 0.25'U 7 25 ; Medium to good heifer* 7.00® 7.50 Fair to bs*t milker* 7.Vi 125.00 i Stock calve*. 250 to 450 lba... 7 o<)<3H>.oo MOOS.

Good to best heavies. 275 lb* average up 14.50ft14.78 Good, 225 to 275 lbs average 14,75 ft 15 40 Medium and mixed, lis* ms and upward 14 7.VdTs.riO Good to choice noa* lm* t 225 lbs 15.40ft15 75 Common to good light*, down to 130 lbs 16.00 ft 16 28 Roughs and packer 5......... UOUftHO Bulk of sows 12.25'rt 12.75 Best pigs, under 140 lbs .1* vi-rs 's.no Light nigs 14.50 flows Bulk or good hogs 14.75 ft 15 50 SHEEP AND LAMBS Good to choice sheep.. 0.005 U tf.so Common to medium sheep... 3 o"ft sou Good to choice yearlings 13.<H*ftlt.OO Common to medium yearling* 10.00ft12.00 Weatern fed lamb* IS.**)® 19.50 Rood to choice lambs 17.-"4>ft 18.00 Common to medium lambs... 14.Ouft 17.0 ft Bucks, per 100 lbs 7.ouft 8 ’*> Other Live Stock CINCINNATI, O, March 4.—Hog* Receipts, 4,400; market, 25c lower; heavy. 514.26(&15; mixed, medium and lights, $15.75; pigs, sl4; rough*. sl2; stags. SO. Cattle Receipts, $6.30; nmr ket. slow and weak; bulls. • ik; calves. sl9. Sheep- Receipts, 100, market, steady. CLEVELAND, Man h 3 Hogs He relpts, 2,04)0; market slow to 10c lower; yorkers. $16.75; mixed, $!5 7.-i. medium, sl4 25; pigs, $15.75; roughs. $12.25: stags $9.50. Cut tin Receipts. 20* market slow and weak. Sheep nud biintis He< *.dpt, 200; market slow; top, S2O. < alvea Re celpts. 200; market slow; top. $2". CHICAGO March 3. Hogs Receipts. 17,000. market, slow and steady; bulk. sl4 50ft 15.25; butchers. $14.15®15 10; packers. sl3® 13.50; light $14.50*815.25: pigs, $18.25(214.50; roughs, $12.25*812.75. Cuttle—Receipts, 5,500; market, st* tidy, strong; beeves, $9.B0(?$16; butchers. $6 75 ftl3 26; canners and cutters, s4.V<*7 25_. stockers and feeders s7®’!l; cows. $0 75 <313.26; calves, sls<}|lß.no. Sheep Kc celpts. 15.000; market, steady. 25c lower; lambs. $14(320; ewes, $0®;14.50. EAST ST. LOUIS, 111.. March 3 Cut tie—Receipts, 1300 rkel higher: 11a live beef steers, $10.50® 13.50; yearling beef steers and heifers, $10®13: cows, $9.75*310; stockers and feeders. $9(310 50, , alves, $15.50*317; canners and cutters. $4.75*36 86. Hogs—Receipts, 10,500; mar ket steady; mixed and butchers, $H.(n (315.40; good heavies. $14*315.10; rough heavies, $11.50(312.75; light, $15.26® 15.40; I*L;s, $11.75*315 36; bulk of sales, sl6® 13:15 Sheep- Receipts. 2,o*Y> market lower; ewes sl2® 14: lambs. $20*320.25canners and cutters. $5504(6. PITTSBURG, l’a.. March 3. Cattle Receipts, light; market. Mead.' : choice, $13.75® 14.25; good. sl2® 12.75; fair. $9.5u @11*50; ve.ll calve-. s2U@'2 1.50. Sheep aid lambs Receipts, light . market. m.ml> prime weathers. sl.Vu I > ">0; good, sl3® 14; fair mixed. sl<®l2: spring lambs $13®20.25. Hogs Receipts. 10 doubles; market, higher, prime heavies, $14.75® sls- mediums. $16.25® 16.50; heavy york ors,' $16.26®16.50; light yorkers. $15.50® 15.75; pig*. sls® 15.50; roughs, sl2® 13.50; stags, s9@lo. EAST BUFFALO. N. Y.. March 3. Cnttle —Receipts, 800; market slow and easier; shipping steers, $13.50® 14.50: butcher grades, $9012.75; cows. s4®Hi Calves- Receipts. 200: market slow. 6uc lower; culls to choice. s6@|’23. Sliecii and lambß Receipts. 2.400; market slov,. lambs. 10c lover, yearlings. soc lower sheep steady; choice lambs. 520.50@20 75; mills to fair. $16®!20; x (‘Hidings, |s..**o ; sheep. $(l®!16. Hogs Receipts. 3,200; uiai ket active, lights, 15c higher: yorkers, $16.50(816 65; pigs, $15.50® 16; mixed. $16.25®! 16.50: heavies, $16.25® 15.75; roughs, $12®13.25; slags, s9®lo. CHICAGO PRODUCE. •CHICAGO, March 3.—Butter—-Receipts. 4,980; creamerv extras, 63c; standard, 64c; firsts, s&@o2e: seconds, 14 @50,. Eggs—Receipts, 13.652; miscellaneous. 41®4tt%; firsts, held. 40®'16c; firsts, 16% ®47c; extras. refrigcralors. 25444**' : checks. 35®3Sc; dirties, to® 44c. t'licis.Twins, news, 26®|26%c; daisies, 27%® 28 v nil ug Americas. 30® 30 %<■: lung horns, 30 , j®.”.1c; lirick. 27c. Live Pm,! try Turkey s, 40c: chickens, 37c; spring ,35c; rooster-. 24c; slag- 3b : geese. 22 . ducks, 36c. Polntoes Receipts. 2d cars: Minnesota, Dakota, Ohio, $4.80®. 5 pi cwt. LOCAL HIDF, YJARKF.T. Green Hides—No. t, 18c; No. 2. 17c. Green Calves--Nq. 1,40 c; No. 2, 38%c. Horsellldes No. 1* $10; Xu. 2, $9. Cured Hides—No. 1,20 c; No. 2. 19c.

On Commission Row Fancy tomatoes are In better supply and ere a little easier. Now quoted at [email protected] crate or [email protected] basket. Florida celery is lower at $.7..“[email protected] crate. Supplies have been arriving in better volume, dealers say. There Is no slackening In the demand. Qaulity is bolding good. Dealers received notice today by wire of an embargo on all express shipments from Florida points. This will affect the supply of mangoes, strawberries, shallots and green beans. Jobbing price on Florida oranges bus been advanced. Dealers ljnve not advanced their prices to retkilers. but say they may be forced to raise shortly. Florlde orange market is strong, on str“ugth of freight congestion and heavy demand.

TODAY’S PRICES. Apples—ln barrels: Extra f*ucy Red Jonathans. sl2; extra saucy Grimes Golden, $11; Baldwin*, $8.50; Greenings, $9; Hubbarason, s9@ll; Jonathan*. $9(3 10.50; Rome Beauties. $8.50(310.50; Kings, $9; Wineaaps, $lo; Maine Northern, $10; 1 Wealthy, $8; Work Imperials, $9; Klnnalrd Favorites, $6; Grimes Golden. No. 1 grade, $9. Tn boxes: Rome Beauties, 80s to 150s, $3.50; Grimes Goldens. 90s to 175a, $3.50; Delicious. 80s to 150s, $4.50; Yellow Ortley, 72* to 102s, $3.50(33.75; Spitxenberg, so* to 150a, $3.50. Banrnas Found, Bc. Beaus—Michigan navy, in bags, per lb., 8c; pinto, 744 c; llmas. 13*4<t-Beets—6s-lb. bags, $1.75. Caulifloyver—Crete, [email protected]. Cabbage—New, ti@7c. Carrots—Basket, 40 lbs., $2; new crop, doten bunches. $1.50. Celery—Florida, [email protected] crate. Cranberries—32-lb. box, $3; Mrbbl. box. $5 26. Cucumbers —Hothouse, Davis, doz., $3; box 2 (lo*. $5.50. Figs—New, In boxeß. 50 pkgs, 6-oz, 55c; 24 pkgs, 8-oz, $3.50; 12 pkg*. 10-oi. $2.25. 10-lb layer. $3.25; Smyrna, box. 11 lba. $4 20: Spanish, box 2 lbs. $5.50. Excelsior Date* Three-doz pkgs. $5.75. tlexllc- Found. 30c Grapefruit—Extra fancy, Florida*, sl® $4.50. Honey Comb, new, cases of 24 capa, $7 75; extracted, 00-1 n tins. -> 2c' South American, <l@rk extracted, the ’b. Lemon*—California*, standard box, $7. Lettuce—Leaf. lb. 10®18c; Iceberg, crate 4 do*. 63 25(33.50 Mangoee—Florida, 2 do*, basket, 00c Orange#—California navel, box, s4.s<*® 7.60; Sunklst, $0.50@8; Florida. $7.25&f ; 7.50. Nut*—Filberts, lb. 29®32c; Engllah waluut*. 37(a40c; chestnut*, 35c; pecans, 30c, 50c, 70c; Brnxlls. 28c; almond. 33Q 36c; shellback hickory, 10c. Onlons—lndiana yellow*, owt., $0 36; western yell iw, SCSO; Spanish Imported. 40 !b. crate. $2.50; shallot*. 90c. Onion Sets -Red and yellow, bushel. $4: white. $4 25. Popcorn—Pound. 9c. Potatoes— Bakers fancy, cwt. $5.50; northern white, $5; Idaho Gem*. $9. Potatoes. Seed—Red Hlver Ohio, cwt., $6.78; Early Rose, $8.25: Mlneeots Cobbler*, Six Weeks Triumph, $5 25. Sage—Fancy, do*, 50c. rtpinsch—CaUfoTnla. crate. $8.50; Texts, bu, $1.75. Strawberries—Quart box, 78@80e. Sweet Potatoes—Eastern Jertey, bo, *2 78 Nancy Ftnll*. $2 25. Tomatoea—Crate. 0 baskets, $5.50®0.50; basket, ll'g’.TS. Turnip* -60-lb b*Ket, *3.15. WHOLESALE PRODUCE. Wholesaler* are paying the following price* In I ndlanapoll* for egg*, poultry and packing stock butter Eggs -Fresh. 45c do*. Poultry -Fowl*. 32c: *pr!ng, 32c; cocks, 18c; old torn turkey*. 86c; young tom turkey*. 2 lb* *nd up, 40c; young hen turkey*. 8 lb* and up. 40c; cull thin turkey* not wanted; duck*, 1 lb* up. 27c; ilu kl, under 4 lb*. 23c; geeve, 10 :i>6 up. 22 ■ • iuah*. 11 lb* to do*. Butter -Clean pocking stock. 33c lb; fresh creamery butter in prints 1* as-liing at wholesale it 06-; tn tubs, O.V. Batter Fat Indianapolis buyers are paving 00c lb. Ftieese fwl-.olctui# selling price*) Brick. 37c lb; New York cream -38 c, Wl*con*ln full cream. 3Cc; Longhorns, 37c; llmburger. 38c. Weather in Other Cities The following table show* the state of the weather In other cities at 7 a. m • Bor. Temp. Weath. Atlanta. *; .... "0 0S 44 Cloudy Amarillo. Lx s<> 8s 2" PtCldy Hlainarck. N. 1’.... 30.72 —lO Clear Boston. Mum 30.5* 82 Clear I'hlrngo. 11l 29.ni 12 ltin (Tnclniuitl, 0 29.84 44 Cloudy Cleveland, <> 29.04 40 Cloudy • Detwcr, Colo 30 30 10 Clear Helena, M..nt ... 30.2* 12 Cloudy Jackao ivllle, Fla... ".oo* 58 Clear Kansas t’ttv. M 0... 30 01 10 Cloudy Louisville, Kv l-.t *0 I* Rain Little Ro.k. Ark 29*t; 2* Cloudy I.OH Angeles. Cal 30 20 .80 Clear Mobile. Ala 29.70 5s Rain .New Orleans La.. 2 1 70 04 Cloudy New York, N. 1 .".(M! .4 Cloudy Norfolk, Yu . .. illi 2* 42 Cloudy Oklahoinn city .. 30.20 1* < lear Omaha. Neb 30.2*1 4 *'lenv Philadelphia. Fa . . 30.44 32 Cloudy Pittsburg. Fa . .. 30.10 49 clear Portland. Ore. 30.21 44 Cloudy ! Rapid Citv, S. 1*... 30.158 8 clear Roseburg, Ore :;u.3H 12 Clear San Antonio. Tex.. 30.22 42 Clear San Francltuo. Cal 30.44 4d Clear St. Lout*, Mo 30.58 40 Rain St. Paul. Minn.. 30.10 * PtCldv Tampa. Fla, . . 30.01 50 I’M’ldy Washington. T> C 20.3*1 3*l t’Hmdv Observaiion taken if 7 am, Mbr-h 4. 1020. by l’llbed States weather bureau*. The western storm lias moved enstward mol now evteuils aero** the eamtri from I lie gr it takes tn (lie Gulf f Mexico, over which region It has onao! consblerable prei ipttatlon. Warmer weather extends in its front to tbo Athintb- coast, but the disturbance Is followed by a *evere cold wave nlilch ha* already affected the plains and valley state* west of the Mississippi river. The line of rero temperature has pushed southward to southern Nebraska, and the readings ere below treerlng In northern and eeu tral Texas and Arkansas. The change in temperature is very sharp and follows closely the wind-shift line through the avl* of (be disturbance. The - tins already reached 30 to 40 degree* from Nebraska and lowa southward to northern Texas. The precipitation tins <hnn;.<c' to snow ns fur south as Missouri, and is being driven by high winds. The falls were heavy In Wisconsin and Minnesota. .1. 11. ARMINGTON, Meteorologist.

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STORMS BOOST GRAIN PRICES ! Light Receipts and Heavy Buying Other Factors. CHICAGO, March 4.—Storms threatening to tie up shipments strengthened grain futures bn the Chicago Board of Trade today. Light receipts and heavy buying by commission houses caused corn to advance 2%c and oats %c. Provisions were higher. March corn opened up Vvc at $1.40%, and later advanced 2%c. May corn was unchanged at $1.40, tlie opening, and advanced to 81.43%. .1 illy corn opened Uc higher. later advanclng 2%c to Sl.37VkSeptember corn opened at $1.31, up s *c, gaining 3kic in later trading. May oats opened at 82’(|C, an advance of bic, and later gained %<•. July oats, %c higher at the opening, advanced l%c to T7f<’. CHICAGO GRAIN. —March 3 CORN—Open. High. I,ow. Close. Mar. 1.47 1.4,8 1.46 M, 1.46 y. May. 1.4014 1-4114 L39V* L40% t •" 1.30% 1-40% July 1.34 1.35% 1.33% 1.34% t % 1.34*4 L 34% OATS— May. 83 83% 82 82% • % 83*4 52% 5 2% July 77 77% 75% 70% • % 70% 7G% PORK— May. 35.25 35.00 35.20 35.00 t .30 July 35.10 35.50 35.10 35.50 t 40 LAUD— May. 21.25 21.45 21.07 21.40 t .10 21 20 July 21.02 21.95 21.60 21.90 t 13 RIBS— Mav. 167 18.75 18 62 18.07 • 08 July 19.07 19.20 19.05 19.12 • .05 *lecreae. + Increase over yesterday s close. CHICAGO CASH. CHICAGO. March 3.- Wheat—No. 3 mixed. $2.28; No. 4 red. $2.33; No. 1 northern, $2.50; No. 3 northern, $2.25. Corn -No, 3 mixed. $1.50; No. 4 mixed. sl.'4B® 1.49; No. 3 white. $1.5Pg1.52; No. 4 white. $1.49® 1.50; No. 3 yellow. $1.52%® 1.54; No. 4 yellow, $1.49®151. Oat* No. 2 white, 90%<g91%c; No. 3 white, 89-Vfl 90%c; No. 4 white, 88%c. TOLEDO CLOSE. TOLEDO, March 3.—Corn—No. 3 yellow, $ 1.5 K Oat* —No. 2 white, 90Q97C. Itye—No. 2. $1.66. Barley—No. 2, $l5O- - $34.45: March. $34.50; April, $34.10; Oct., $36.25. Timothy—- ; Cash <1917 and 1918). $0.30; cash (1919*. $0 47%: March, $0.47%; April. $6.42%: May. |B4O. Bntter— 70c. Eggs—sßc. j Hay—Lnohangad. ruiMIRV MARKETS. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Receipt*--Wheat. Corn. Oats Chicago 71,300 392,000 269,000 Milwaukee 6,000 86,000 71,000 Minneapolis... 219,000 20,000 21.000 Duluth 9 000 4,000 St. Louts 25.000 131.000 112,000 Toledo 3,01<* 6.000 4.000 Detroit 4.000 2,000 23,000 Ksnsas City... 211.000 39.000 31.00*) Peoria 1,000 140.000 74.000 ! Omaha 17,000 52,000 40.000 Indianapolis... 4.00< 101,000 56,000 Totals 569.000 909,000 706,000 Year ngo... 46*1,0*X> 395,00** 407.000 - Shipments— Wheat. Corn. Oaf*. •'hlcago 74,000 100,000 .225.000 Milwaukee,. 9 000 11.Ok) 23.000 Minneapolis !. 9C.00.) 15,000 95,00** Duluth 7.000 19.000 St. Louis 38.000 145.00*1 BV*,*loo Toledo 3.000 15.000 5,000 Kansas City... 111.000 13.00*) 41,000 Peoria 0.000 82.00*) 68.000 Omaha 15.000 73.000 86.000 Imllanapolls... 9.000 55.000 20.000 Total* $07,000 039,000 871,000 Year ago... 394.000 315.0*)*) 430.00) - Clearance#— bom. W. Corn. Oats. ; Boston . 180,000 i Newp't News. ...... 85,000 'lota's 203.000 Year rgo... 272,0*10 349,000 INDIANAI’OI.IH CASH GRAIN. * March 3 Corn - -Strong: No 3 white. $1.55%; No. I wtilte, $1 W-i ’-tl 55%: No. 4 yellow. $1 49%(ri1 50%; No. * mixed. $1.52 oat- Strong: No. 2 white. 0?%@93%c; No 3 white, 91%®92%c; No. 4 white, 91Vic; No 2 inlxcl, 91%.\ Hay Steady, No 1 tlinothv. $32 S<V(J 33; No. 2 timothy, $31.6*8332: No. 1 light Clover mixed, s3i.So®32; No. 1 clover mixed, $31®31.50. st —No. 1 red, l car; No. 2 red. 1 ; car; No. 3 red, 1 car; No 5 red, i car; i total, 4 cars Corn —No. 3 white, 2 cars; No 4 white, 17 .ar*; No. 3 yellow. 3 car*: No 4 ycl low, 10 cay a; No. 5 yellow. 1 c.tr; No 4 mixed, 3 cars; car. , cars; Total, 39 cars. Data -No 2 white, 23 car.*; No. 3 white. 3 cars; No. 2 mixed, 2 cars; total. 28 cars. Hay No. 2 timothy. 2 cars. WAGON .MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis pri -ee of bay aod grain by the wagon ' load : Hay—Loobo timothy. s3l<Q32 a ton; mixed. $.'.05132; clover. s3)*®.iJ. Corn J! a bushel. Oats 1*0093' a bushel. Straw -wheat. sß(tj9 ton: onts, st4@ls Hungry Skunk Daily Waits Food at Door NEW BRUNSWICK, X. J., March 1 - I.lon taming tests the nerves, but dnredevlltry work with skunks Is about forty times as strenuous. Marcus Devore of Newton, however. Is a man of real ehurage, and, according to bis own story. Tie has the skunks scratching at his back door to get tn. For a week previous to a blizzard a black skunk had a home In the vicinity of bis house. Ho had fed the animal meat and other tidbits. Finally the skunk became so accustomed to the rations that promptly at the stroke of 6 it emerged and awaited the opening of the back door. If he was late, Mr. Devore says, the little fellow would scratch on the kitchen door.

Housewives’ Market The following prices are the general prices charged at the city market, obtained by striking an average of the prices charged at various stand*: Apples, choice, per lb $ .05@10 Asparagus, bunclt 10(^15 Bananas, doz 20*g30 Jteans, navy, lb .11 Beans, lima, lb 18 Beans, Colo, plntos, lb .10 Beets, lb .10 Carrots, 2 lbs .15 Cabbage, lb .10 j Cauliflower 25'335 1 Celery, bunch 10@15 1 Cranberries, lb -07-j ■ Cucumbers, hothouse, each 25@30 * Grapes, imported, lb .50 .rapefruit, each 07%@15 Lemons, per doz uettuce, leaf, per lb 20 Hoad-lettuce, each 10@15 ; Onions, lb OtkglO Onions Bermuda, each 05(§;.07% : Onions, green, bunch .10 | Parsnips, lb .12% Parsley, per hunch .05 Potatoes, peck .75 Peppers, green, each .05 Potatoes, 4 lba .25 Radishes, bunch .06 Rhubarb, bunch .10 Rutabagas, lb .06 Spinach,, lb .15 Strawberries, qt box 85 Turnips, lb .10 MEATS. The following price- are on first quality No. 1 government inspected meats only: , Bamb chops, lb 55*360 i.C£ of larnb, per lb 45(^50 Boned ham, per lb .75 Smoked ham, per lb .40@50 j Bound steak, per lb .35 ; Fresh beef tongue .30 Smoked beef tongue .40(345 j Roast beef 25@30 Flank steak .3*) Beef te-derloln 50*355 ! Pork y* tps .35 Pork tenderloin .05 Porterhouse steak 40*350 Chink steak 28330 Bolling beef 18320 Bacon 40Q60 I.oin steak .35 Hams, whole 30335 Lard, lb 27% Lamb stew 15@25 Kpareribs, lb .25 Shoulders, fresh beef .30 Shoulders, fresh pork .27 . Beef liver .15 Veal chops .36340 Veal steak .50 i Calf liver .30335 fkoduce. Hens, full dressed, ID 60 Frys, dressed, lb Y?* L’ggs. fresh select, doz 53355 Buter, creamery, lb 67374 Wholesale Meats I Smoked meats shown call for discount ’ of %e lb for order of 150 of one Item; 250 lbs and oTer discount of %c lb. FOBL HAMS— Regular. to 10 lbs .33% Skinned, fi to 14 lbs A5% Fancy boiled 51 BACONFaney breakfast, 5 to 7 lba.. .48 Sugar cured, 14 to 10 1ba.... .30 Sugar-cured aquare* .25% Fancy sliced, 1-lb cartons... .55 PICNICS— Snugar-curad, 5 to 7 lba ,23% SALT MEAT— Dry-salt Jowl butta .18% LARD—- , Refined, tierce basis .24 Open Kettle, tierce basis..... .25 FRESH PORK— Spare ribs .21 Shoulder bones .08% Tenderloins 54®50 Dressed hogs .23% Light lolt.s, 7 to 9 lba .30 Extra light loins. 4 to 0 lbs... .31 Freah boneless butta .32% Boston butta .28 Skinned shoulders .25 SAUSAGE— Breakfast. In 1-lb carton* 50 Standard, fresh bulk .18% Frankfurt*, hog casing* .19% FKESH BEEFS. Medium steers, 400 to 500 lbs. .16 No. 2 heifers * .15% Native cows 15316 Medium cows .14 LOINS — No. 3 50 RIBS— No. 2 57 No 3 M ROUNDS — No. 3 50 No. 2 .22 CHUCKS— No. 3 J 5 PLATES— No. S .13 VEAL. CARCASSES— No. 1 quality.. 24@27% No. 2 quality 10%®19 P. O. Jones Goes With Straus & Cos. j S. W. Siraua & Cos.. Investment brokers of New York and Chicago with local ! offices in the Merchants Bank building, announced today the addition of P. O. ! Jones to their stuff of salesmen. Mr. Jones will cover Indianapolis city territory for the Straus Company. The brokerage business of P. O. Jones ! A- Cos., which Mr. Jones conducted for i twelve years with offices in the Odd Fellow building, ha* been elosed out. In ,-irder to permit his entry Into the Straus organization.

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COTTON MARKET OPENS STRONG^ Active at Start, With Higher Level of Prices. NEW YORK" March 4.—The cotton market had a very active opening today at an advance of from 8 to 25 points. Business continued of heavy volume throughout the first twenty minutes. There was active Wall street. Liverpool and commission house buying, which promoted further advances and at the end of the first twenty minutes active positions were about 25 points over last night's close, representing anew top March, and anew high figure for the season for May. Food Prices Drop When Officials Act CHICAGO, March 4.—Prices of foodstuffs dropped bore today as federal officials inaugurated a campaign to confiscate all boarded and impure supplies.] Goods unfit for market purposes were 4 seized in large quantities at storage bouses. Violation of the pure food act will be charged against owners. Eggs sold around 45 cents a dozen today. Dealers predicted another decline shortly. Butter also fell several cents, retailing for 07 cents. ‘Plain Mary’ Wins World's Champ Title NEW YORK, March 4—Plain Mary of Bangor. Me., has won the world's championship of the Jersey breed of cows, the American Jersey Cattle club announced here today. She produced 15,255 pounds of milk and 1.*>40 pounds of butter fat in a year, surpassing by nine pound* tbe butter fat record of the former champion, an Oregon Jersey named Vive la France. Plain Mary is owned by F. \V. Ayer. WHOLESALE FEED PRICES. (Acme-Evans Cos.) Ton Sax. Cwt. I Ac. bran $50.50 $2.2.1 i Ac. feed 52.50 2.65 I Ac. midds 58.50 2.95 i Ac. dairy feed 74.00 3.75 E-Z dalrv feed 59.00 3.o<* Ac. H. & M 68.50 3.45 C. O. * B. chop 58.50 2.95 Ac. stock feed 54.50 2.7. Ac. farm feed 59.25 3.0*) ; Cracked corn 67.25 3.40 Ac. chicken feed 72.00 3.65 Ac. scratch 69.00 3.5*) E-Z-scrateh 65.50 3.30 Ac. drv mash 69.00 3.50 I Ac. hog feed 67.00 3.40 j Ac. barleycorn 69.00 3.50 Ground barley 77.00 3.90 ; Ground oats 68.00 3.4* Homlik white 67.56 3.4* i Rolled harlev 77.00 3.90 j Alfalfa mol 59.00 3.06 ! Oil meal 86.00 4JI j Cotton seed meal 80.00 4.05 GRAINS. Shelled corn, 2-bu sacks, bu $1.61 | Shelled corn, large lot, bu 1.61 1 Oats, 3-bu sacks, bu 1.06 FI.OI R AND CORN MEAL, j E-Z-Bake. basis 98 pounds cotton sacks, barrel ,$13.50 j Corn meal, 100-pound cotton sacks, ! barrel 4.00 ( RETAIL COAL PRICES. Indiana I.lnton. No. 4, lump $ 0.75 Indiana, No. 5. lump 6.75 Indiana egg and nnt 6.75 Indiana mine run 6.0-1 Indiana nut and slack 5.5Brazil block s.Oil West Virginia splint lump 8.59 Kentucky eastern lump s.sj Pocahontas shoveled lump.... 10.ua Pocahontas mine run 8.5*1 Pocahontas nut and slack B.o* By-product coke, all sizes 11.25 Anthracite, all sizes 13.0*1 Blossourg. smithing 10.0* West Virginia Cannel lump lLpo Illinois lump. Harrisburg 7.5-J Hocking Valley lump g. 50 Prices on <■< al delivered at earn. K.\!r; charge for service wbec additional latyr Is required: r Coal and coke :ti yen*. 50c per ton less; Kindling with coal. 15c a bundle; sep •rate delivery. 10 bundles. $2. Charcoal. 20 lb* to barbel, wagon lots. 450 bushel; small lots. 50-- bushel. • The following urices are paid for poultry by local dealers: —Extra Service Charges—--75c per ton dumped and wheeled extra man. $1 per ton wheeled from wagon by driver. $1 .25 bags per ton ground Coor. $1 .50 bags per tor- carried Into cellar. CLEVELAND PRODUCE. 1 CLEVELAND. *>.. March ). ButterCreamery, in t Mis. extra. 67(&67%c: extra firsts. 664; (ki'-jc; firsts. 65<a65%c; prints, lc higher; seconds. 62((102%o; packing, 33ftt.'Ci%c. Eggs—Northern extras, 54c; extra firsts. 53c; northern firsts, new cases. 52c: old cases. 51c; southern and western firsts, new cases, 53c; refrigerator extras. t9@soe. Poultry—Chickens, 50c: light fowls. 36c; heavy grades, ."Nfrt-iOc: rosters, old. 23*1$ 24c; springers. 386;40c: ducks, 36(a38c; geese, 30(cjt35e: turks, 33<ffi40e. ' WAGON WHEAT PRICES. Indianapolis elevators and mills are paying $2.30 for No. 1 wheat, $2.27 for | No. 2 and $2.24 for No. 3. All other : grades according to quality.