Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 299, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 April 1920 — Page 12

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STOCKS SUFFER SHARP BREAK Market Opened Higher, but Later Recessions Set In.* NEW YORK, April 23.—A selling wave hit tbe sto*-k market during the first hour today after a strong opening. Steel common opened at 98% and advanced to 99, but quickly turned and was sold down to 97%. This carried other stocks off, all the way down from 2 to 7 points. Extreme reactions were shown by high price stocks like General Motors and Orneible. Crucible wos notably weak, even on the early advance. Unconfirmed stories were in circulation that the pool which has existed In Crucible was getting out. which tended to unsettle the general market. A state department dispatch telling of requests from Americans on the Pacific and gulf coasts of Mexico for protection of United States warships was all the speculative element needed for an attack on the Dobeny oil Issues. They forced Pan-American A stock down to 92, off % points from the previous close, while the B stock hit SS%. off 5%. Mexican Petroleum, loo's, was off nearly 10 points Ail of these lows represented figures under the low prices of Thursday morning. Continued bear pressure on the market created some new lows for the nay during the iasc half hour. Steel common went to 96, which was 2% under the previous close. Crucible went to 232, a decline of 10 points from the high of the morning. The market was weak most of the day. after comparatively firm opening. Bears seised on the Mexican situation ro launch an attack on the oil stocks, and this spread to other issues, which showed considerable loss in spite ol lung support. Closing prices were. United States Steel, 9%, off 2%; Lackawanna Steel, S3, up 2: Baldwin. 113, off 5%; Studebaker 107%, off 1%; Sinclair, 31%. off 1%; Crucible, 236, off 5: Republic Steel, 96i~, off 2; General Motors, 283%, off 11*5; United States Rubber. 101%. off %; Reading, 78, off % and Central Leather, 77%, off 1.

Ex-Dividend Today Elgin Nat. Watch, q„ 3 per cent. General Cigar, com., q., 1% per cent. Havana El. Ry. &. Lt., com. $3; pfd., s. a., *3. Indiana Pipe Line, q., $2. Kelly Springfield Tire, 8 per cent, Pfid , q., $2. Loose-Wiles, 2nd pfd., accum., $6%. Mahoning Cbal, com., 330. Republic Iron & Steel, com., q., 1% pear cent. Santa Cecelia Sugar, com., q., 25 cents, pfd., q., 1% per cent. MOTOR SECURITIES. (By Thomson & McKinuon.) —Opening— Bid. Ask. Briscoe 63 65 Chalmers com 5 7 Packard com - 22 23 Packard pfd 92 93 Chevrolet 350 500 Peerless 42 45 Continental Motors com 10% 11% Continental Motors pfd 99 101 Reo Motor Car 26 26% Elgin Motors 10% 11 Grant Motors 8% 8% Ford of Canada 400 410 United Motors '. 40 60 National Motors 23 25 Federal Truck 70 72 Paige Motors 40 42 Republic Truck 43 43 ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. (By Thomson & McKinnon. —Opening— Bid. Ask. Anglo-American <II 21% 25% Atlantic Refining 1250 1325 Borne-Scry laser 470 49* Buckeye Pipe Line 1 > 92 Chesel;rough Mr'u. Con 225 > 225 Cosden Oil and Ces 8% 8% Orescent Pipe Lire .'.O 32 Cumberland Pine Line 155 14" Elk Basin Pete 9% 9% Eureka Pipe Line 115 120 Oil pfd '*4 9* Galena-Signal Oil, com 63 06 Illinois Pipe Line 170 17‘> Indians J'ip- Line 94 a 97 Meiritt Oil 17 17% Midwest Oil 1% 2 Nitlonal Transit 39 31 New York Traisit 165 17'. Northern Pipe Line 18 102 Ohio Oil 330 335 P.m.-Mev. 46 Prairie Oil an 1 Gas 600 615 Prairie Pipe Line 22') 230 Sapulpa Kefinin * 5% Solar Refining 400 415 Southern Pipe I.'.re 140 150 South Penn. Oil 295 300 Southwest Pen 1. Pipe Lines. 67 72 Standard Oil Cos. of Cab. .. 335 340 Standard Oil Cos. of In 1. 715 730 Standard Oil Cos. of K. s ... 570 595 Standard Oil Cos. <f Ky... . 406 420 Standard Oil Cos. of Neb 496 510 Standard Oil Cos. ts N. Y 104 40* Standard Oil Cos. of Ohio 450 490 Swan A Finch 96 wo Union Tank Line 116 120 Vacuum Oil 590 400 Washington Oil 33 38 CLEVELAND PRODUCE. CLEVELAND. 0., April 23.—Butter— Creamery in tubs, extra. 70%®71e; extra fancy, 71%®72c; firsts. 69%<£70.-: prints le higher; seconds, 63<364c; packifg, 3*5 @4lc. Eggs—Fresh gathered extra. 4fie; fresh extra, 45c; northern Ohio fresh, new cases, 44c, old cases, 43c; western firsts, 43c. Poultry—Chickens, 45®46e; light fowls, 40@42e; extras, 45@46c; roosters. 24c; springers, 44(g45c.

HOUSING VITAL QUESTION IN U. S. WASHINGTON. April 23 nousln.conditions have reached a serious state in many parts of the United States, according to information obtained from the federal reserve board reports, and locally the situation bears out the opinion that little has been done to improve it. Although the end of the war had removed from this city large numbers of •rmy officers and war workers, rents are Mill practically at the wartime figures. The reduction in population has been considerable, for at the time the armistice was signed there were about 120,000 government employes here In the departments and war bureaus, against gbout 105,000 now. There were also several thousand military and naval officers and enlisted men, who are now out of service, though their places probably have been taken by demobilized service men whose homes were in this city. LITTLE IMPROVEMENT SEEN SINCE WAR. During the war stories of almost unbelievable profiteering were current, and some of the instances that have been brought out before the rent commission in recent months show that little improvement hag occurred. One apartment house which had gained a dot altogether favorable reputation for its rents, has been much under consideration by the rent commission, which, cow that the war has been over for a year or more, has taken steps to remedy conditions. This apartment house, according to testimony offered by Us management before the commission, rents for SBO,OOO net a year. The house and land was assessed at $158,395. Assessments In Washington are made on a basis of two-thirds actual value, but actual value is current value, in the present time of inflated prices. The apartment house Is probably worth $250,000 at the present time, though very likely it did not cost that amount, because it was well under way before labor and material cost? had reached present figures. In any event, the net rental apparently equals about 30 per cent of the value of the building, and It is not improbable' that the owners have already received movement of labor from the farm to the city has created a very sharp demand on ail possible houlsng facilities, a situation which has been peculiarly aggravated in New York City and in industrial cities in the middle west.

Local Bank Clearings STOCKS. Bid, Ask. Ind. Ry. & Light com 85 Ind. Ry. & Light pfd 90 95 Indpls. & Northwestern pfd 75 Indpls. & Southwest pfd 75 Indpls. St Railway 00% 70 T. H. T. & Light pfd T. H., I. & E. com... 1 2% T. H., I. A E. pfd 16 U. T. of Ind. com ... 1 U. T. of Ind. Ist pfd 5 8 U. T. of Ind. 2d pfd 2 Advanee-Rumely Cos. com... 39 Advance- Rum ely Cos. pfd.. <8 ... American Central Life 233 American Creosoting Cos. pfd 97 Belt Railroad, com 105 115 Belt Railroad pfd 50 63% Century Building Cos. pfd.. 90 ... Cities Service com 375 380 Cities Service pfd 68% 69 Citizens Gas Cos., 1917 84 37 Citizens Gas, prior to 1917.. 35 Dodge Mfg. Cos. pfd 99% ... Home Brewing ....• 52 ... Indiana Hotel com 80 ... Indiana Hotel pfd 98 Indiana National Life 4% ... Indiana Title Guaranty .... 64 72 Indiana Pipe Line 94 Indpls. Abattoir pfd 48 52 Indianapolis Gas 50 50 Indpls, Tel. Cos. com 2 Indpls. Tel. Cos. pfd ... 75 Mer. Pub. Util. Cos. pfd 44 50 National Motor Cos 23 26 National Underwriters Cos .* Public Savings 2% ... Rauh Fertilizer pfd 50 Standard Oil Cos. of Ind 720 Sterling Fire Insurance.... 8% 9% Stuta Motor Cos Van Camp Hardware pfd.... 99 ... Van Camp Packing pfd 100 ... Van Camp Prod. Ist pfd 100 Van Camp Prod. 2d pfd 09 ... Vandaila Coal com 5 Vandalla Coal pfd 10 Wabash Railway com 8 ... abrsh WRailway pfd 23% ... BONDS. Broad Ripple 5s 50 Citizens’ St Ry. 5s 78 84 Ind. Coke and Gas Cos. 65.. 88 Ind. Creek Coal and Min. 6s. 93 Ind. Northern 5s Indiana Union Trac. 5s Indpls., Col. & South. 55.... 88 Indpls. & Greenfield 5s 90 100 Indpls. A Martinsville 55.... 5K Indpls. A- North. 5s 3T% 42 Indpls. A Northwestern 5s 60 Indpls. & Southeast. 5s 44 Indpls., Shelby*. A S. E 5s ... Indpls. St Ry. 4s 60 68 Indpls. Trac. and Ter. 55.... 65% ... Kokomo, M. A W. 5s 82 84% T. H„ I. A E. 5s Union Trac. of Ind. 5s 66 Citizens Gas 5s 77% 81 Indiana Hotel Cos. 2d 65.... 99 100% Indianapolis Gas Cos 74 81 Ind. L. and H. 5s 78 84 Indianapolis Water 5s 88 94 Indianapolis Water 4%s .... 70 80 M. H and L. ref. 3s 89 94 New Telephone Ist 6s 94 New Tel. 2d 6s 99 New Tel. Long Dist. 5s 93 ... South. Ind. Power 6s 90

BANKS AMD TRUST COMPANIES. Aetna Trust 100 Bankers Trust 118 City Trust 82 Commercial National fiT> T 5 Continental National 111% ... •Farmers Trust 290 ... Fidelity Trust 120 ... Fletcher American National. 257 Fletcher Sav & Trust Cos 168 ... Indiana National ...... Indiana Trust 200 ... I.ive Stock Exchange 382 Merchants National 20.1 National City 11.1 118% People's State 170 Security Trust 120 St.’fe B'ivlogs ini Trust ... 90 Fnion Trust Cos .160 375 Wash. Bank and Trust Cos.. 134 •Ex dividend. LIBERTY BONDS. I.Uxrtv 3%k 93.30 1*3.60 Liberty first 4s 85.90 Liberty second Is 83.90 86.20 Liberty first 4%s 85.91 V, 24 Liberty second U‘is ........ B*s 20 86.50 Liberty third 4%s 91.00 91.20 Llbertv fourth 4%s %oo 86 30 Victory s 96.0 Iri 74 Victory 4%s 96.30 96.70 Local l>nnk Ciearinvrs | Fritl.-y . s2."’9.*V'<> Saaie and:: y last par 2.325.000 Increase over last year 194.0*)u Housewives’ Market The following prices are on Brat qusity No. 1 government inspected meat*) only: Apples, choice, per lo $ 0541 lo Asparagus, bunch IMM Bananas, doz 2U(o>* Beans, navy. In „ il Beans, Mma. it 18 (•■eans Colorado pintos 1b.... .10 Beers, lb .10 Carrott*. bunch 10 Cabbage. |b .10 Cauliflower '’JK.'/J Celery, bunch 10015 Cranberries, lb .07% Cucumbers, hothouse, each 2.>@10 Crapes, Imported, lb .51* Grapefruit, each 05010 Lemons, ner dot .250.10 Lettuce, leaf, per lb .25 Head lettuce, each 15@25 Onions, lb .10 Onions, Bermuda, each 050.07% Onions, green, bunch .10 Parsnips. 2 lbs .15 Parsley, psr bunch .06 Potatoes, peck 1.25 Potatoes, lb .10 Radishes. % lb .I*s Rhubarb, bunch .05 Spinach. Ib .20 Strawberries, qt. box .50 MEATS. Tbe following prP-es are ;Pe general prices charged at the city market, obtained by striking an average of the prices charged at various stands' Lamb chops, lb SS@i Leg of lamb, per lb .450*0 Boiled ham, per lb .75 Smoked ham, per lb 40050 Bound steak, per lb .35 Fresh beef tongue .30 Smoked beef tongue .40(345 Roast beef -25030 Flank steak .30 Beef tenderloin 60035 Pork chops .35 Pork tenderloin .75 Porterhouse steak 40*350 Chuck steak 28*330 Bolling beef 18*320 Bacon .400560 Loin steak .35 Hams, whole 30*335 Lard, lb .27% Lamb stew 15023 Sparerlbs, lb .26 Shoulders. fresh beef .30 Shoulders, fresh pork .27 Beef ltver .15 Veal chops 35040 Veal steak .50 Calf liver 30*335 PRODUCE. Hens, full dressed, lb .55 Eggs, fresh, select, doa 41*343 Butter, creamery, lb 69075

WHOLESALE FEED PRICES. (Acme-Evans Cos.) Ton Sax. Cwt. Ac bran $61.00 $5.10 Ac feed 64.00 3.25 Ac Midds 68.00 3.45 Ac dairy feed 79.25 4.00 E Z-Dalry feed 67.25 3.40 Ac H & M 77.50 3.90 C O tc B chop 66.75 5.40 As stock feed 64.00 3.25 Ac farm feed 72.50 3.65 Cracked corn .. 76.25 3.85 Ac chick feed 76.00 3.85 Ac scratch 73.00 3.70 E Z Scratch 70.50 3.55 Ac dry nr ash 78.00 3.95 Ac hog feed 78.50 3.95 Ac barleycorn 76.75 3.70 Ground barley 78.25 3.95 Ground oats 77.00 3.90 Homlik white 76.25 3.85 Roiled barlev 7825 3,95 Alfalfa mol ... as 63.30 3.20 Oil meal 83.00 4.20 Cottonseed Meal 80.00 4.05 GRAINS. Shelled corn, 2-(>u. sacks, bu $1.93 Shelled corn, small lots, bu 1.83 Shelled corn, large lots, bu 1.82 Oats, 3-bu. sacks, bu 1.23 Oats, bulk, large, bu H 6 Oats, leas 100 bu 1.17 Chicken wheat, cracked, cwt 4.20

PORKERS TAKE ANOTHER DROP Cattle and Calves Both Show Lower Trend. RANGE Os HOG PRICES. Good Good Good April Mixed. Heavy. Light. 15.518.80 [email protected] IS. 17.28 17.80 20. 17.00*17.25 16.80 1T.36ft1T.60 21. 16.50 ® 16.75 15.50016.00 16.76017.00 22. 15.60 ©16.76 [email protected] [email protected] SS. 15.00Q16.25 [email protected] 16.60 Receipts. 6,000 (6,100 carried over); market, 50c lower. To many hogs and lower outside markets tell the story of the break In prices noted today. Outside order buyers were In the market, but not for their usual quota by reason of the uncertainty of the railroad situation, although conditions are Improving dally. Most of the hogs In the market were of the lighter weight and the bulk of sales sold at $15.50. There was no definite schedule adopted, although buyers bought most of their purchases on a basis of $15.50 for the hogs weighing 160 to 225 pounds; 225 to 250, $13.25; 230 to 300, sls, and over 300, $14.60. Sows were 50c lower with the bulk of sales at sl2 down. . Pigs cleared at $14.50 down, with a few strong weights at $14.75 or 50c lower. - Cattle. Receipts, 750; market unevenly lower. There was a draggy tendency to cat-1 tie sales and prices broke all the way from 10c to 50c lower. Load of steeds weighing 1,100 lbs sold at sl2 50 that would have brought $12.60 M 12.65 the day previous. Indicating this class of cattle were 10®15c lower. Heavy heifers and steers mired weighing 800 to 900 lbs sold at [email protected] or isKgaOe lower. Medium heifers of 650 to 800 lbs weight sold at slo@ll, or 25c lower. Good fancy light heifers were considered steady at sl2®l3fio. Canners and cutters were steady and bulls were strong. Good cows are scarce and are selling at fully steady* prices If not shade stronger. Buyers say that there is not a sufficient proportion of cows to the dally receipts to meet requiremen's, and this acts to stimulate price® for good cows.

Calves. Receipts. 800: market 50c lower. Too many calves for the orders on hand served to weaken prices and salesmen were forced to accept concessions from the start. Early in the day it was necessary to step unloading trucks, as all pens were filled up. This was n condition that was to the buyers advantage, although lower trend of outside markets also exerted its iufluenc* in shaping orices locally. Choice veals sold at sl6, vflth h very few at $16.50; good, $14*315 50; medium. sll@l3, and the ••dinks." sß®ll. This was about on a level with the few closing sales of Thursday, but good 50c lower than the bulk of the business transacted the day previous. Sheep. Receipts, 50; market, steady. Hur.*li of sheep sold at 7c and some lambs at 17c, or about steady, quality considered. HOGS. Best Ugh* hogs, 100 to 225 It's, average SISOO 225 to 23C lbs. aver 15 25 25u to 300 lba. aver 13.00 Over 300 lbs. average 1 I.GO® 14.50 Bulk of sows 12 00 Best pigs, under 110 lbs 14.00® 14.50 Bulk cf good ungs ’.5.50 C ITTLE. -Steers - Trlme cornfrd steers. 1,300 lband up $1.3 50® 14.2.) Good to ehotce steers. 1.3)0 lbs and up 12.50® 13.25 Good to choice stee's. 9*41 to 1.200 ibs 12.25® 13.00 Common to med.um steers, OiVi ; n 1.0.0 lbs V25*311.00 Common to medium steers. 1.10/ to 1,290 lbs 10.50*8! 12.00 Bulls and Calves Good to choice butcher bull . 9 3u'/1<) 31 Itob gii.i bi lls * 09® ;>, •> Light couiu in bulls. *.00% 8 <*> I’i.oice veals HUM Good veals U.oo® 15. M Veiilum veals 11 Oo*<D >OO Lightweight veals *K>® li.'Y) —Stock*-* - * and Feeding Cattle Good to choice steers, sOO |l>. mid tip 16.00® U.no Common to fatr steers. Sis)* lbs and up 9.00® 9.50 Good to choice steers, under 800 lbs 9.50® 10.1X1 < emruoii to o*lr steers, under *OO 1b5.... 8 HO® 0 25 Medium to good cows 6.23® 7.23 Medium t good heifers...'-:.. 7.09® 7.50 1-air to best milkers 7500® 125.00 stock calves. 230 to 450 lbs.. 7.00®11.09 Heifers and Cows— Good to choice heifers 12 00® 14.00 Fair to common heifers .... 10,00® 11.00 Common to light heifers. 8.30® 10.00 Good to choi**e COW'S 0.00®d1.5t) lair to med'um cows B.o*)® 9.00 Cutters 6 50@ 8.50 SHEEP AND LAMBS. * rood to choice sheep 850*310.00 Common to medium sheep.... 5.00® 800 Good to choice lambs 17.00®18.00 Common to medium yearlings 12.C0® 13.00 Western fed lambs 18.00® 18.50 Good to choice lambs [email protected] Common to medium lambs... 15.00® 17**0 Bucks, per lot) lbs 7.00® 8.00

Other Live Stock CINCINNATI, April 23-Hogs—Re-ceipts. 8,500; market slow, 75c0*l lower; heavy, *14.50015; mixed, medium and light. *ls 75; pUrs. sls; roughs. *11.50. stags, *8.50. Cattle—Receipts, hOO, mar ket. slow; steers, lower; butcher stock, steady; calves, $16*316.50, few- early sales at sl7 Sheep—Receipts, 250; market, steady. CLEVELAND, 0., April 23—Hogs Receipts, 3.500; market, 75'■ lower; yorkers, *[email protected]; mixed. $16.35*316.50; medium. Sls; pigs, $16.35; roughs. sl3; stags. $lO. Cattle- Receipts. 600; market., slow. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 1 000; market, steady; top, *18.50, Calves- Receipts. 4**o; market, steady; top, *19.50. EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., April 23.—Cattie—Receipts, 1.500; market steady; no quotations. Hogs—Receipts, 12,000; market 25050 c lower; mixed and butchers. $15.25*316; good heavies. *14.25*315; rough heavies, *114*12.25; light; $15,600 16; pigs, $13.50*315.50; bulk of sales. $15.25. Sheep—Receipts, 750; market steady; no quotations. PITTSBURG, April 23.—Cattle— Receipts light; market slow; choice, *14.50 015; good, *13.50*814.60; fair, *12013; veal calves. sl7*Blß. Sheep and lambs— Receipts fair; market steady; prime wethers. $14*015; good, $12.50013.50; fair mixed, $10*812; spring lambs, *ll @l9. Hogg—Receipts. 25 doubles: market lower; prime .leovles, *15015.50; mediums, $16.75017; heavy yorkers, $16,750 17; light yorkers. *10.75017; pigs, *16.75 @l7: roughs. $11012.50; stags, *BO9. CHICAGO. April 23.—Hogs—Receipts, .17.000; market 75c0*l lower; bulk. *13.50 @ls: butchers. $13.15013.15; packers $12,154*13; light. *14.25015.25; pigs, $13.75014.90; roughs, $11.65012.40. Cat-tle-Receipts. 8.000: market steady; beeves, $10@14; butchers. *7013; canners ami cut'ers, *408; sto-kers and feeders. [email protected]; cows, $701.1; calves. $l3O 15. Sheep—Receipts. 10.000; market lower; lambs, $17.50019; ewes, *10.50013.50. EAST BUFFALO, N. Y., April 23,Cattle — Receipts.' 1.500; market, slow and easier; shipping steers, $13014; butcher grades, $8012.50. cows, $409.50. Calves— Receipts, $3,200; market, slow, *1 lowler; culls, choice, $5017. Sheep and iambs — Receipts, 5,000; market, active and steady; choice lambs, *19020; culls to fair, *12018.75. yearlings, *15017; sheep, *6014.50. Hogs—Receipts, 9,000; market, slow and 50c@*2.25 lower; yorkers. $16.23; pigs, *16.26; mixed, $16.26; heavies, sls.sC'@l<l • roughs, *12013. stags, *BOIO. CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO, April 23.—Butter—Creamery extras, 04%c; creamery first, 04%e; first, 58*a.63c: seconds, 47@520. Eggs— Ordinaries, 38039 c; first, 41%042%c. Clteesev-Twins, 27%c; young Americas, Poultry—Fowls, 34%c; ducks, 38c; 22c; spring chickens, 36c; turkeys. Potatoes—Receipts. 6 cars, WlaconMinnesota, $7@7J23.

INDIANA DAILY TIMUJS, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920.

SELLING HEAVY IN GRAIN MARKET Weak Tone Develops at Chicago After Firm Opening. CHICAGO, April 83.—Heavy selling developed In grain futures In later trading on the Chicago Board of Trade today and the market took on a weak tone after opening firm this morning. May corn, which opened down %c at $1.66, remained unchanged In later trading. July corn, up %c on opening at $1.50, lost l%c later and September corn, down %c on opening at $1.53, declined %c. May oats, up l%c on opening at 95%c, remained unchanged, as did July oats, which opened up l%c at 85c. Provisions were unchanged to lowerGrain futures closed unevenly on the Board of Trade today after opening 1% Q6c lower for corn, %@l%c lower for oats and unchange dto %c off for rye. Sentiment was decidedly mixed and fluctuations extremely rapid all day. The close found May corn l&@2%c under yesterday, July %@l%c above and September unchanged to %c higher. May oats finished %®lc higher, July %c lower and September %c higher. Some of Wednesday’s most active sellers of corn were good buyers on the breaks today, but selling by longs was heavy on all bulges. Lower cash markets were an Important factor. Provisions closed lower. CHICAGO GRAIN. —April 23CORN —Open. High. Low. Close. May. 1.66% 1.68% 1.66% 1.66 * % July 1.50 1.60% 1.56% 1.57% • % Sept. 1.53 1.53% 1.51% 1.52% *l% May. 95% 96 94% 95% tl% July 85 80% 84% 85% fl% PORK— May. 35.50 35.70 35.50 35.70 t .35 LARD— Mav. 19.35 19.40 19.25 19.30 t .23 July 20.00 20.25 19.97 20.07 t .27 RIBSv— May. 18.00 18.00 17.85 17.90 t a5 July 18.70 18.75 18.CO 18.65 t .08 •Decrease, tlnerease over yesterday's close.

TOLEDO CLOSE ' TOLEDO, O. April 23—Corn—No 3 yellow, $1.72. Oats—No. 2 i-nali. sl.oß® 1.09. Rye—No 2 cash, $2.02. Barley— No. 2 cash, $1.74. Aislke —Cash and April, S3O. Clover seed—Cash and April, 52N.30; October, $23.50; December, $2 s*). Timothy—lol7 and 1918 cash, $5.40; 1019 cash, $5.55; April, $5 55; May, $5 50; September, $5.90; October and December. $5 70. Butter —73c. Eggs—44c. May $42. PRIMARY MARKETS. (Thomson A McKinnon. Receipts— Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 5,000 54.000 87,000 Milwaukee.... 7,000 29.000 40,000 Minneapolis... 188,00 54.1 XX) 41,000 Duluth 86,000 6.000 St. Louis 18,000> 61,000 28.000 Toledo 1.000 0.000 6.000 Kansas City.. 101.000 36,000 7.000 Poorla 30,000 5,000 9,000 Omaha 91,000 99,000 62,000 Indianapolis. . 7,000 25.000 32.000 Totals 534.000 359.00*1 ~?51S.OOO Year ago... 425,000 *106,000 514.000 —Sn'.rmems — Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 7.000 18.000 33,060 Milwaukee. . . . i.OOO 2,0**0 Minneapolis... 160 000 14.000 C 3.000 Duluth 1.000 4,000 St. Louis 4.001 Toledo :. 3.000 5.000 4.000 Kansas City.. 70.000 4.*X>o 2. <OO T"ied(. . . 3,000 5,00,1 4.000 Kansas Cifj . . 70.000 4.000 2.000 Peoria 9 000 4.000 4,009 Omaha . 61.000 35.000 48.0*0 Indianapolis.. 24.000 8.000 Totals 309.000 113.000 168,000 Year a g 0... I*Boo,ooo 218000 418.000 —Clearance* — Domestic W. Corn. Oats Philadelphia 5,001) Baltimore 130.000 Totals 130.000 50.000 Year . f.v.’.noo to.' 1 -*) !• 1 - INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN. -April 23Corn No 3 white. $!.7*>%'.t1.80; No. 4 y,|lou >1.75' *1 yellow. $1 *’7. oats No. 2 white, $1.10%; Nr. ~ white, Al .10%. May Strong; No. 1 timothy. $99 50® 40; No timothy. S3B 30®39; light clovrr mixed. 8-v504£30; No. l *lt*'*r mixed. $35®38.50. Inspections Wheat No. 2 red, 1 car; No. 3 red. 1 car; No 4 red. 1 car; No. 5 red, 1 car; total, 4 cars. Corn—N'> 3 white, 2 ears; sample white. 1 car; No. 3 yellow, 8 cara; No. ■I yellow. 2 rsr>; No. *5 yellow, Lear; No. 3 mixed. 1 car; totnl, 13 cars oats No. 2 white, x cars; No. 3 white, 3 cars; No. 1 white, 1 cur; total. 14 cars. lln \ -St.ind.ru timothy, 1 car; No. 2 timothy. 3 ear;_totab 4 earn. WAGON MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis prlceß of hay and graiu by the wagon load : Hay—Loose timothy, s33® 33 a ton; mixed, s.T_’® .3; clover. $33(r)35. Corn —#1 7*>S}l 75 bushel, oats—sl(rj|l.< n bushel. Straw— Wheat, $8(39 ton; oats, $14@15.

WAGON WHEAT PRICES. Indianapolis elevators and mills are paying $2.70 for No. 1 wheat, *2.67 for No. 2 and *2.64 for No. 3. All other grades according to quality. Wholesale Meats PORK. HAMS— Regular, 14 to 10 lbs .39% Skinned, 12 to 14 lbs .40 Fancy boiled 57% BACON Fancy breakfast, 5 to 7 lbs... 51 Sugar cured squares 24 Fancy sliced, 1 lb. cartons..,, .55 PIU.VIi S Sugar cured. 5 to 7 lbs .24% SALT MEAT I)rv salt Jowl butts .18% LARD Refined, tleree basis .23 Open kettle, tierce basis .24 FRESH PORK Spare ribs .23 Shoulder hones .08% Tenderloins 620.04 Dressed hogs .25% Extra light loins, 4 to 5 lbs. .. .38% Light loins, 7 to 9 lbs .37% Fresh boneless butts.. .17 Boston butts .31 Skinned shoulders .27% SAUSAGE Breakfast, In 1-lb. cartons.... .30 Standard, fresh bulk -18% Frankfurt*, hog casings .19% FRESH BEEFS. Medium steers, 400 to 500 lbs. .19 No. 2 heifers .18% Native cows 17%@.15% MediTim cows .18 LOINS No. 3 .23 It IBS— No. 2 .31 No. 3 .19 ROUNDS— No. 3 .22 No. 2 .24 CHUUKNo. 3 .12 PLATES— No. 3 .10 VEAL. CARCASSES— No. 1 quality 25%0.28 No. 2 quality 16%@.19 Foreign Exchange Starts Off Lower NEW YORK, April 23.—The 'foreign exchange market opened easier today. Demand sterling opened oIT %; Franc checks, 16.67, off i centimes; lire checks. 22.72, off 27: marks demand were slightly higher at .0165 and- cables at .0167. Canadian dollars were .9140 Demand sterling closed 3.88; franc demand, 16.82; franc cables, 16.80; lire demand, 22.82: marks demand, .0101; Canadian dollars. .9090. FLOUR AND CORN MEAL. K-Z-Bake, basis 98 lbs cotton sacks, barrel $14.50 Corn meal, 100-lb cotton sacks, barrel 4.45

On Commission Row Cut off kale from Missouri point was an arrival. Dealers priced lt at $2.50 a bushel. New pea s, received from Mississippi. Hamper of about 20 pounds selling at $3.50. Potatoes selling unchanged at $11.50 bag of 150 pounds, but dealers say weaker undertone Is in evidence at shipping point and shade lower prices are looked for. Supplies are limited. TODAY'S PRICES. Carrots—Basket, 40 lbs, $1.75; new crop, dozen bunches, 40c; hamper, 50c@ §1.25. Bananas—Pound, B%c. Beans—Michigan navy, in bags, per lb, 8c; pinto, 7%c; limas, 13%c. Beets—os-Jb bags, $1.50. Cabbage—Pound, 5%@6%e. Cauliflower—Crate. 52.75@3. Celery—Florida, [email protected]; doz, $1.75. Cucumbers—Hothouse, Davis, doz. $2.50; box 2 doz, $5.75. Grapefruit—Extra fancy, Floridas, $3 7r,(ifs. Honey—Comb, new, cases of 24 caps, $7.75: extracted, 60-lb tins, 22c; South American, dark extracted, 16c lb. Lemons-t.’a.|forn3 k standard box, $4.76*35.50. Lettuce—Leaf, lb, 18@20e; Iceberg, crate, 4 doz, $9. MangoeN—Florida, 2-doz basket, $1.75; crate, sl6. Nuts—Filberts, lb, 20@32-i; English walnuts, 37@10c; 80c, 50c, 70c; Brazils, 28c; almond 33 @36e; shellback hickory 10c. Oranges—California navel, box, $4.50 @B.BO. Onions—lndiana red and yellows, cwt, $5.50; western vellow, $0.50; Spanish imported. 40-lb basket, $3; home-grown, green. 20@25c doz bun'lnia. Onion Sets —allow, bn, $3 25; white and red, $4. „ Potatoes—Northern whites, bag. $11.50. Potatoes—Seed, Red River Ohio, cwt, $8; Early Rose. $7.50: eastern cobblers, $8; Six Weeks Triumphs, $6.50. Rage—Fancy, doz, 50c. Spinach—Texas, bu, sl.rO<B2. Strawberries -Oase, 24-pint boxes. $4.50@5. Sweet Potatoes Eastern Jersey, bu, $3®3.25: Nancy Halls. [email protected]. Tomatoes—Crate, six baskets, $8; basket, SI.BO. WHOLESALE PRODUCE. Wholesalers are paying the following prices in Indianapolis for eggs, poultry snd parking stock butter: Eggs—Fresh. 37c doz. Poultry—Fowls, 33c; broilers, 1% to 2 lbs, 50c; cocks, 18c; old tom turkeys, E2c; young tom turkeys, 12 lbs and up. 88c; young heu turkeys, 8 lbs and up 88o: culi thin turkeys not wanted ; ducks 4 lbs up, 22c; ducks, under 4 lbs, 18c; geese, 10 lbs up. iSc; squabs, 11 lbs to doz. $7.50. Butter —Clean packing stock, 33c lb; fresh creamery butter, in prints, is sell ing at wholesale at 67c; In tubs, 66c. Butter Fat—lndianapolis buyers art paying 68c. Cheese —(wholesale selling prices) Brick. 29@30c lb; New York cream. 33c; Wisconsin full cream. 34@35c; Longhorns. 34@35c; llmburggej, 38c.

Garden Seeds Food will continue to ho scarce and prices high But It’s not necessary to pay steep prices for stale vegetables. Our fresh, vigorous, productive seeds will insure a succeKsfui garden. And you can pick the things you love heat, fresh and full flavored In all their luscious tenderness from your own back yard garden. You can depend on our seeds We also have a large variety of flower seeds on hand. FREE Call or write for our illustrated catalogue. Dawson & Cos. 23 to 25 North Alabama Street. Both phones. Indianapolis, Ind.

Transportation Bldg. (Being Remodeled) Southeast Cor . Delaware and South Sts. Modern Office Rooms Especially Desirable For Railroad Offices, Coal Offices, Transfer Offices, Factory Representatives, Brokerage Agents or Commission Agents and others who desire to be near the Freight Depots. Directly Across the Street from the New York Central and Pennsylvania Depots. Private Parking Automobile Space for Tenants. William F. Wocher, Agent (OR SEE YOUR BROKER) Bth Floor City Trust Building. Main 3998 Auto. 24-806

American Town Lot Company, Indianapolis, Indiana DIVIDEND NO. 25 The Board of Directors has declared Its twenty-fifth regular quarterly dividend of two (2) per cent, payable May 1, 1020, upon Its outstanding preferred stock. Checks will be mailed to addresses of stockholders as recorded on the books of the company. Transfer books will be closed from April 27th to May 2d.

NEW YORK LIBERTY BONDS. NEW YORK, April 23.—Liberty bond quotations: 3%5, 93-20; first 4s, 86.10: second 4s, 85.80; first 4%5, 86.40; fecono 4%5, 85.00; third 4%5, 9(110; fourth 4 s, 85.24; Victory, 3%5, 96.30; Victory 4%a, 96.46. J _ J Devil’s Food Cake is our Saturday special; 3-layer, 95c; half, 50c. Also, we will have wine cakes, Boston brown bread, tea rings, raisin bread, coffee cake, cookies, oar delLious white bread and rolls, etc. 1 Porterfield Baking Cal 4 East Washington St.

THE LIBERTY BOND IDEA During the war Uncle Sam taught the people that savings and investment can be made one and the same thing. The Liberty Bonds and Treasury Savings Certificates, purchasable on installments, enabled small investors to put their money into good, sound and remunerative securities as rapidly as they had funds available. The American Mortgage Company has adopted the Liberty Bond idea. It is offering these 7%, tax free, nonassessable shares on the deferred payment plan. This is not charity, but business necessity on our part. We deal in construction loans. The demand for houses is so great that we have more business than we can handle on r our present resources. Money already invested in this Company is hard at work now to help meet the home shortage. This money is being turned over rapidly. That is why we guarantee 7%, and that is why similar companies in other states have been making 10 to 15% more than that. Our earnings may run as high by the end of the year. If the Liberty Bond idea of saving and investing at the same time, in a good, profitable enterprise, appeals to you, fill in this blank and mail the advertisement to us. We will gladly give you the details. NAME ADDRESS AMERICAN MORTGAGE CO. S East Market Street. Indianapolis.

Fire and Burglar Proof Safes and Vault Doors Real Fireproof Filing Sales In Five Sizes From 20x30 to 40x60 Inside. These safes tan be equipped with any steel filing system. A complete line of office furniture and equipment. Aetna Cabinet Company Display rooms 321-329 W. Maryland St., Indianapolis

MICHIGAN POTATOES, extra nice, £4 QA peck BACON, sugar cured and nicely streaked, piece A A or sliced, lb. EGGS, selected and strictly fresh, A dozen Hoosier Gold and Large Layer Cakea, King Nut Oleo. Eversweet Creamery coeoanut, chocolate The beet Is what you Butter, lb. prints, and caramel, want; that’s King each, 35# Nut, lb, 35c HTLGEMEIEE ’S PUBZ LAED^ (Bring your palk) Boiled Ham, lean and sweet, lb 59^ Dries Beef, lb 59£ Florida Grape Fruit, extra large and thin rind, each lfl Welch’® GrapeUide, Farm House Apple Sweet Relish, * 15-oz. jar, Butter, Jar, qL Jar, 87<* 43< 43£ ... _ Cream Cheese, New York, smooth r m . Kd ,39c California Lemons, large size and extra nice, dozen 19£ °T. Srt - 15cl a ?“b?” J : 121 c Li ib erty . . Bn * p *’. . ...17c! hot from the VAN CAMP’S and BORDEN’S MILK, fH g* tall cans JLJLt*. Old Settler, for cleaning cisterns, White Corn Meal, 5 1b5......35d 3 packages 25<* Rock 8 |bs P ’ 4G ” e ' B and Maolc Flaked Hominy, 2 lbs Soaps, 3 bars * „ ..... . Pink Salmon, tall cans.^...2l^ Cream of Wheat, carton 31£ „ . „„ . Hot Tamales, No. 1 can 15# Navy Beans, 3 lbs 29c . . , Armour’s Corned Beef, No. 1 Marrowfat Beans, 1b........17< tjR _ Bulk Cocoa, lb 29* pilgrim Rio Coffee, lb., 25c, Blue Ribbon Peeled Peaches, 3 pounds Tuna, light and dark meat, Wb - box 31.48 No 1 can Instant Postum rr Drlnkett large Biie Libby’s ChIU Con Came, 2 cans ... Monarch Strawberry Preserves, v 21-oz. Jar 69C Monarch Telephone Peas ...19£ Maraschino Cherries, small Sun Ripe Sweet Potatoes, large bottle 15< can Climax Paper Cleaner, Apricots, light syrup. No. 2/ 2 3 cans ...25C cans, 3 for . iSI.OO SANTA CLARA PRUNES, an extra fine lot, C’C'a'* pound 27y 2 <, two pounds ...

No. 10 Pails Pure Lard Swift’s Oleomargarine, 2 lbs for 53^ Tender Steak ' Pure Pork Sausage (no cereal)..... .20^ Pure Lard, 2 lbs for 45<^ Smoked Jowl Smoked Sausage .15(^ Central Meat Market 245 E. Washington St., Opposite Street Entrance to Courthouse. Phone Main 1863.

WANSER’S MODERN MARKET 215 North Illinois Street Jiffy-Jell (all flavors), per package. 11^ Pure Kettle Rendered Lard, per lb 241 Gloss Soap (a pure laundry soap), 10 bars.. Calumet or Heekin Baking Powder, 1-lb. can. 22^ Eggs (strictly fresh), per doz 426 Flour, Cream of Wheat, 10-lb. sack 731 Breakfast Bacon (sugar cured, whole or half side), per lb 35d

Summer VACATIONS —^ro— BERMUDA, CUBA, JAMAICA AND PANAMA ** VISITING ALL PLACES OF SCENIC AND HISTORICAL INTEREST. ILLCSTRATED LITERATURE MAILED ON REQUEST. MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW Fletcher American Company AGENTS ALL LINES. Pennsylvania and Market Sts. Money to Loan on Mortgages STATE LIFE INSURANCE CO. CENTRAL STATES AGENCIES^ Incorporated under the levee of the Mete of Indlane Financial Brokers and Underwriters Merket Prlee Paid for Liberty Benda fW. SSP 127 £. Market SL, hUe.apoK,