Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 180, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1920 — Page 10

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OIL ISSUES MARKETFEATURE Trade Unusually Quiet at Opening of Market. : NEW YORK, Dec. 7 Dealings were unusually quiet at the opening of the stock market today, omy moderate price changes being recorded, some issues making gains while others receded slightly. Attention was attracted to Texas-Pad-flc Oil and Coal by the statements published this morning of the high valuation placed on the oil land leases by the Government, and that stock rose 2 points to 33, which was quickly followed by a reaction to 3214. Mexican Petroleum rose 1% to 173%, followed by a reaction to 172%. Pan-American Petroleum made an opening of % to 82%. Union Pacific was in fair demand, starting with a gain of % to 102% and then reacting to 102%. The Rights rose fractionally to 23. Steel common ranged from 81% to 82% during the first fifteen minutes. Baldwin Locomotive was in supply, dropping % to 04%. After the start the old stocks became prominent and on large buying orders rose vigorously. Mexican Petroleum rose 4% to 177, and there was continued active trading iu Texas-Pacific Coal and Oil, which rose 3% to 34%. California Petroleum continued active, making a gain of two points to 24%, and Pan-American Petroleum rose two points to 83%. Royal Dutch, after selling down to 66%. rallied < vor one point. A better demand was shown in many of the industrials and in some rails. Reading was another strong feature, advancing 1% to 88%. A flood of selling orders In WlllysOvejland Issues featured the market during the afternoon. The preferred broke 12 points to 27 and the common yielded 2 points to 5%, both new low records. - The weakness in these Issues had a disturbing influence on the entire list. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Dec. 0— At the opening of our market there was a liberal supply of buying orders, and tbe market had an appearance of strength, with some improvement here and there in quotations In a few moments the demand was satisfied and then stocks were in more plentiful supply. Offerings became free and the market began to recede. And with the easier •- wed cement on the market's unfavorable points, such as Katun.ay's snowing by the Reserve Rank.' the need by various companies of new financing, and the supposition of reduction or passing of some dividends. The fact of the matter is that we have a market with very decided limitations, and today's culmination of tha most recent improvement demonstrates this fc- o'- oSv. There is no real big swing in sight. The main p dut to bear iu mind is that the extensive liquidation that has oe--en’-'ed "burs the situation fairly well. The next move of consequence will no doui.t be an upward one but during the Interim we should expect nothing more than fluctuations based on technical con- ! ditions. rhe e are undoubtedly a good many I weak spots in the market and these may . tend at times to unsettle the entire list. | Just ns there are strong points in the j market which will now and then help to steady the list - lh;s is a time for the acenmulation of! stocks by investors and traders should be content with occasional turns, and ran ! safely on"rate on the long side by buy- | lng on the weak markets. CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Federal reserve credit balances. fiSb.4st.H9: exchanges,' $785,445; balances, $57,346,448.

Money and Exchange Indianapolis hack clearings today were $2,.828,001, against $2,557,04) a week ago. NEW YORK. Dec. 7.--Forelgn exchange opened lower today. Sterling. $3.43. off 2%: francs. .0554; lire. 0340; marks. .0127; Canadian dollars, .87*21. unchanged; Danish kronen .1422. NEW YORK, Dec. 6. —Money ruled at 7; high, 7; low, 7; time money was steady; all rates. 7%07% Prime mercantile paper was steady. Sterling Exchange was quiet at $3.45%. MOTOR SECURITIES. (By Thomsen A McKinnon.) —Dec. 7 —Opening— Bid. Ask Briscoe 7 <t% Chalmers, com 1 1% I’a-k-trd com 11% 12% Packard, pfd 7 79% Chevrolet 2UO 500 Cont. Motors, com r,% 7V t out. Motors, pfd 93 05% llupp. com 11 12 Hupp, pf j 00 0.5 Reo Motor Car 24 24% Elgin Motors 5 6 Grant Motors 2 2% Ford of Canada 2G5 268 United Moto s 2% 3% National Motors 30 40 F"der.>l Truck 6 10 Paige Motors 20 22 Republic Truck 17 18 ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. (By Thomson A McKinnon.) —Dec. 7 —OpeningBid. Ask. Anglo-American Oil 10 19% Atlantic Refitting 1025 1075 Itorne-Scrymsc.- 400 420 Buckeye Pipe Line 84 87 Chesehroogh Mfg. Cons 195 210 C’hese trough Mfg. Cons pfd. I*4) K‘2 Continental OH, Colorado 109 112 Cosden Oil and Gas 6 7% Crescent Pipe Line 28 31 Cumberland Pipe Line 125 135 Kik Basin Pete 8% 8% Eureka Pipe Lldc 93 99 Galena-Signal oil, pref., new 88 80% Catena-Signal Oil, com 49 52 Illinois Pipe Line 157 102 Indiana Pipe Line 83 S9 Midwest Hfg 14i H 9 National Transit 25 27 New York Transit 100 165 Northern Pipe Line 98 Vtl Ohio Oil 292 298 P AR 5 5% l’ann.-Mex 4<t >•* Prairie Oil and Gas 510 520 Prairie Pipe Line 2b . as Sapuipa Refg 434 450 Solar Rejiniiig 36ft .‘Rio Southern Pipe Line 100 103 South Penn. OH 248 253 Southw.-st Penn. Pipe Lines. 60 05 Standard Oil Cos. of Cal :S "0 y Standard Oil Cos. of Kan.... 600 625 Standard Oil Cos. of ivy 41) 4o<> Stsindurd Oil Cos. of N*<b 410 4:io Standard Oil Cos. of N. Y... 660 665 Standard oil Cos. of 0hi0... 400 415 Swan A Finch 45 fin Union Tank Line 104 1(18 Vacuum Oil 313 320 'Washington Oil .'lO 35 - NEW YORK CURB. (By Thomson A McKinnon) - —Dec. 6 - -ClosingBid. Ask. Curtis Aero, c0m.... 2 5 Curtis Aero, pfd 15 23 Texas Chief 7 11 First National Copper % 1% Goldfield Con / 7 0 Havana Tobacco 1 1% Havana Toll, pfd 3 6 Cent. Tresa 3 4 Jutnbo Extension .... 5 7 Inter. Petroleum 17% 17% Nlpisslug 8 8% Indian I'kg 3% 4 Royal Bnk. Pow 110 120 Royal Bak. Pow. pfd. 78 82 Standard Motors .... 6 8 • Salt Creek 26% 29 Tonopah Extension .. 1% 1% Tonopah Mining 1 3 United P. S. new 1% 1% I' S Light A Heat... 1 1% U S Light A H. pfd.. 1 2 Wright-Mattln 4 6 World Film % % Yukon Gold Mine Cos.. 1 1% Jerome % Vi New Cornelia 17 19 United Verde 23 27 Sequoyah 3-16 5-16 Omar Oil 2% 2% Ibepublic Tire 1% 1%

N. Y, Stock Prices —Dec. 6 Prev. High. Low. Close. Close. | Adv-Rum com . 15% 13% 15% 15Vi Adv-ltum rfd . 50Vi 50 50% ... i Allis Chalmers .32 30% 30% 31% !Am Agricul .. 59% 51 55% 61 Am Beet Sugar. 5o 55 55 55 Am Bos Mag Cos 67% 67% 87% ... Am C A- F 126% 125% 126% 120% Amn Can 26% 25% 253 k 2(1 Am II & L com S% S% 8% *>% Am II A L pfd 45% 48% 48% 48% Amn Drug 7% 7% 7% 7% Am Inter Corp. 41 39% 40% 41% Am Linseed .. 61 55% 60% 58% Am Locomotive 86% 84% 84% 87 Am S & R 40% 45% 46% 46% Am Sugar ref.. 93% 93 93% 94 Am Sum Tob Cos 76 74% 74% 75% Am Steel Fdy.. 333 k 33% 33% 33% Am T A T 99 93% 08% 00 , iAm Tobacco ...119 118 118 11S% lAm Woolen ... 75% 72% 73% 75 !Am Zinc* Lead 7% 7% 7% ... | Anaccn Min Cos 39 38% 39 38% .Atchison '.. 833s 83 83 83% A G A W I 114% 108 110 114% I Bald Loco 97% 91% 05% 97% IB A O 38% 36% 36% (Beth Steel (B). 56% 55 55 5% B R T 10% 10% 10% 10% lean PRy 116% 115 , 115 116% Cent Leather .. 401., 30% 39% 40% Chand Motors .77 % 77% 77- s <B% C A O 63 02 02 62% |C MA Bt P.... 31% 30% 30% 31% CMA St P pfd 52% 50% 50% 51 CAN 75 74 74% 70% !r rt & p 31 29% 30 31 CRIAP pfd 61 06% 06% 67% CRIAP 7% pfd 78 77 78 a ... Chili Copper .. 9% 8% 9 9 Chino Copper .. Is% I>% I*% 18% Coca Cola 22% 20 21% 22V* Col. Fuel A Iron 30 30 30 Columbia Gas .. 58 58 58 .... Columbia Graph 13% 12% 13 13% Consol. Gas .... Bt% 80% 80% 81% Continental Can. 63 62% 62% .... Cont. Candy Cos. 5% 5% 5% „.. Corn Products . 74% 72% 72% 74% Crucible Steel .99 03% 0.3% 97(4 Cuban Am. Su... 31% 31% 31% 31% Del. A Hudson .100 100 100 101% D. A R. G., pfd.. 1% 1 1 1% Erie 14% 13% 13% 14% Erie Ist. pfd.... 54% 53% 53% 54 Fisk Rubber Cos. 1.3 11% 11% 12% Gaston, W. AW. 3% 3% 3% 3% Gen. Cigars .... 57% 57% 57% 57% Gen. E!ec 129% 128% 128% 129% Gen. Motors ... 15% 15 15 15% Goodrich 4314 41% 41% 4-3% | ft. Nor., pfd.... 79% 78% 78% , G. N. Ore 30 30 30 30 Gulf States Steel 35% 35% 35% ! Houston Oil ... 02 85% .85% 87% j 111. Central 88 SO 87 88% Insp. Copper .. 32% 32% 32% 32% fnterboro Corp.. 4% 4% 4% 4% Inter Harvester. 90% 06% 96% 98 Inter. Nickel .. 14% 14 14% 14% ' Inter. Paper ... 52% 49% 49% 51% Invincible 0i1... 25% 243* 24% 26 K. C. Southern . 20% 20 20% 20% Kelly-S. Tire .. 42% 40% 40% 43 Kennecott Cop.. 18% 18% 18% 18%, Lackawanna Stl.. 57 5 " 55 56% Lehigh Valley . 52% 49% 49% 49% Loews. Inc 17’i 17% 17% 18 L. A N 102 101 101 Marine Com ... 14% 14% 14% 14% Marine Pfd 5.3% 52% 53 54% Mex. Petroleum.lß4% 172 172% ISO Miami Copper. .16 15% 15% 16% Mid. State* Oil. 13% 13% 1.3% 1.3% Midvale Steel... 33 31% 31% 33 M. K A T 3% 3% 3% 3% Mo. Pae Ry...: 21 20% 20% 21 Nat Enam. A S. 50 56 50 50% Naf'l Lead 74% 74 74 74% Nev. Con. Cop.. 0 8% 9 9 * N. Y. Central... 75% 73%, 73V 75 New Haven 19% 19% 19% 19% Nor. A West 99% 98% 98% 99% Nor. Par 85 83% S3V 84% o*l.l. P. AR. Cos. 3% 3% 3% 3% Owen Bot. com. 40% 40% 49% ..... Pan-Am. Petrol. 87 8!% Sl% 86% Penna. R.v 40% 40% 40% 40% People's Gas 35% 35% 35 % 36% Pierce-Arrow .. 2.3% 23 23 24 Pierce Oil C 0... 12V 12% 12% 12% Pull. Pal. Car... 103% 103% 103-3; 104% Pure Oil 34 V* 34 34 34 % Kay Copper .... 12 113* 11% Reading 01 87 87 % 01 Kep. Iron A St 68% 67 67 " 00 Replogle Steel.. 71 71 71 Royal Dutch 67% 65% 65% 67% Saxon Motors... 3% 33 Seara-Roebuck .104% 102 102% 105 Sinclair 20% 35% 23% JO Southern I'ae. ..105 102 l'rj 105% Southern 11y.... 24V 23 23 Stand. Oil N. J. 637 625 625 028 I St. 1.. AS F.com. 23% 23% 23% 24 Stromberg Carb 44 43% 43% 44% Stitdebal.er „.. 47 45% 4.5% 47 Tenn. Copper... 8% S% 8% 8% 1 Texas Cos 50% 49% 50 50% ! Texas A Pacific 20 19% 19% j Tob. Products. 54 34 34 56 Trans. Oil 9% 0 0 0% Union Oil 23% 23 2.3 23% ; Union Pacific.-. 120 11S% 118% 119% Unt. lit. Stores 59 57 57 58% U. S. F. P. Cor 29% 25% 25% 29% Unt. Fruit C0..200% 197 197 I'. S. In. Almhl 71% *56% 7 71V* U. S. Rubber... 09% 08 68% 69 U. S. Steel 83% 81% 82 83 U. S. Steel pfd. 106% 106% 106% 106% Utah Copper... 52% 51V 51% 52 Vanadium Steel 45 45% 45% 44% Vir.-Car. Chera. 38% 37% 37% 3ST* Wabash 8% 8% 8% 8% Wab. Ist pfd... 24 23 % 23% 23% W. Maryland... 10% 10% 10% 11% West. Union 80% 86% S% 86% West. Elec 43 42% 42% 42% White Motors.. 39% 31% 38% 39 Willy* Overland 7% 7 7% 7 Wilson A C 0... 43 42 42 43%

SEW YORK LIBERTY HONDN. Br*^ High. Low. Close. close. L. B 3%s 90.50 90.30 90 34 00-JO L. B. Ist 4s 86.04 86.00 L. B. 2d 4s 85.48 85.10 NYIO L. B. Ist 4V*s... 80.40 86.03 86 10 SO 10 L B 2d 4 % *... 55.41 85.30 85.30 85 38 L‘ B. 3d 41i5.... 88.40 88.04 88.10 88 32 L. B. 4th 4 5... 85.72 75.54 85 01 85.70 Victory 344* 95.60 95.50 0554 95JS0 Victory 4*4*.... 05.50 93.40 0552 95.54 TWENTY STOCKS AYERAf.E. NEW YORK. Dec. 7.—Twenty Industrial stocks averaged 70.73, down .08 per cent. Twenty active rails averaged 70.28, down 1.22 per cent. CHICAGO STOCKS. (By Thomson 3: McKinnon.) D’c. 0 Open. High. Low. Close. Carbide A Carbon 52% 53*4 52% 52 \'i I.lbby 12% 1244 12',, 12'., Montgomery-Ward 18% 18% 17% 17% National Leather.. S% 9 8% 8-** Sesrs-Roehnck ....105 105 103% 103 Stewart-Warner .. 281* 28% 28% 28% Swift & Cos 106 106 106 108 Swift International 27V* 27% 20% 20% Armour Leather.. 15% 15% 15% 15%4 In the Cotton Markets NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—Considering 1 weakness at Liverpool, the cotton - market had a steady undertone at the opening today, although first prices were unchanged to 20 points lower. There was little Southern hedge pressure. due In part to wet weather all over the belt. Bullish sentiment among traders here prevented any aggressive selling. The market became quiet after the start, but remained shady with prices at the end of the first twenty minutes about 12 points net lower. New York cotton opening: December,! 15.90 c; January, 16.30 c; March, 16.300;i May, 10.40 c; June, 10.50 c; July, 10.42cJ! October, 16.20 c. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dee. 7.—The cot- j ton market ruled quiet and uniuterest leg during early trading today. First prices were 3 points higher to 12 points lower. After the eall ti** list rallied 1 to 11 points, then reacted 17 to 29 points net, except October, which held unchanged. Later more than half of the decline was recovered on demand from trade houses, Liverpool and shorts. Offerings were confined chiefly to profit takers. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 7. —Spot cotton opened quli t. Prices were steady. Sales ] totaled 3,000 bales. American middlings, 15.02d: good middlings, 13.17,1; full middlings, 12 42d;; middlings. 10.92d; low middlings, 8.17d; good ordinary. 0.17d; ordinary, 5.17d. Futures opened steady. WHOLESALE PKOm.CE. Eggs—Fresh, loss off, 73?. Poultry—Fowls. 18024 c; springers, 24e; cocks, 15c; old tom turkeys, 24c; young torn turkeys, 12 lbs and up, 35c;. young ben turkeys, 8 lb* and up, 40e; cull thin ; turkeys not wanted; ducks, 4 lbs and up, 23c; ducks, under 4 lbs, 20c; geese, lit lbs and up. 20c; squabs, 11 lbs to dor., SC; guipeas, 2-lb size, per doz, $6. Rabbits—Drawn, par dos, $2.25. Butter—Buyers are paying 50051 c -for creamery butter delivered at Indianapolis. Butterfat—Buyers are pa>\log 44045 c for cream delivered at Indlanapolle.

HOG MARKET HIT BY SLUMP Bulk of Swine Sell at $10 — Butcher Cattle 25 Cts. Higher. RANGE OF HOG TRICES. Good Good Good Dec. Mixed. Heawy. Light. I. $10.50® 10.55 |10.5C@>10.60 2. 10.25010.35 10.25010.50 10.15010.25 J. 10.50010.60 10.50 10.50010.65 4. [email protected] 10.50010.75 10.50010.75 6. 10. *0 [email protected] [email protected] 7. 10.00 [email protected] 10.00 There was a drop of 40e to 00c In hog prices on the local live stock exchange at the opening today, and with a conservative estimate of total receipts at 20,000, there were rumors that the market would fall another 25c before the close. it was practically a $lO market, with mixed, mediums, heavies and lights at that prices, but good light pigs failed to bring the price of the loads. Good pigs generally brought $9.25® 9.75. and roughs, $8.59@, with a very few at slightly above that price. One drove of extra fancy heavy hogs brought the top of $lO.lO. Trading was active from the very start, with both local packers and -astern Shippers taking their usual quota of the receipts, and there were indications that practically all of the hogs would be sold, hut most of the commission men were of the opinion that lower priced would prevail before the close of the market. There was a fair trade in cattle, with prices steady to 25c higher. Butcher stuff was fully 25c higher, while canners, cutters, and Borne grades of steers and bulls were Rteady. Buying was of a general nature. Receipts were light, estimated at betweeu 700 and 800, with but few stale cattle in the pens A slacking up of orders from eastern shippers caused a depression in the calf market, and price* closed 50c to 75c lower on good to choice and fully 50c lower on all other grades, after a steady opening However, there was a top of sl4 and an extreme top of $14.50, with few at that price. Receipts approximated 700. With fair receipts at between 300 and 700. sheep were steady at $3.5004, and lambs were generally 50c lower with best lambs at $980.30, and other lambs, $5.50 06. HOGS. Best light hogs, 100 to 200 tbs average 10.00 200 to 300 lbs. average 10.00 Over 30-* lbs 9.30010.00 Sows 8 300 9.00 Best pigs under 140 lbs 0.25® 9.75 Bulk of sales 10.00 CATTLE. Prime cornfed steers, 1.30 C lbs aud up [email protected] Good to choice steers, 1,200 to 1.300 lbs 10.00<813.00 Good to choice steers, 1,100 to 1.260 ibs 10.25®13.23 Medium steers, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs 8.50® 10.50 Common to medium steers, 800 to 1,000 lbs 650® 8.00 —Heifers and Cows— Good to choice heifer* 9.25012 73 Medium heifers $.004® *.7> Common to medium heifers.. 5 00® 650 Good to choice cows B.oo® o.Ou Fair to medium cows 5.25® 0.00 Canners 3.25® 4 00 Cutters 4.25® 5.23 —Bulls— Good to choice butcher bulls. 7 25® 5.25 Bologna bull* 3 00® 6.25 Light common bulls 4.00® 3.00 —Calves— Choice veals 12.50® 14 09 Good veals HIKMq 12.50 Medium veals 10.50® li(W Lightweight veals 7.00® lO.ik) Heavywe.ght calves 4.50® 0.00 —Stockers and Feeders — Good to choice steers. 800 lbs. aud up ........ ............ 9.00*31000 Good to choice steers, under 800 lbs 8 00® 8.53; Medium cows 5.00® 5.50 Good cows 5.30® 0.00 Good heifers 6.50® 7.50 Medium to good heifers 6.00® 670 Good milkers [email protected] Medium milkers 60.00® 100 00 Stuck calves. 250 to 450 lbs.,. 7 00® 0.90 SHEEP AND LAMBS. Good to choice sheep 3.50® 4.0) Fair to common 2.(JU® 300 Bucks 3.00 —Lambs — Common to choice yearlings.. 5.000 6.50 Spring lambs 9.00® 9.50

Other Live Stock CHICAGO, Dec. 7.—Hogs—Receipt*. 56,000; market, 25035 c up; bulk, $9 000 9.90; butchers. sS<.o.'*@9.9o; packers. $9,150 @9.70; lights, $9.406990; pigs. $8.75® 9.75; roughs $909 30. Cattle Receipt*. 12.000; market steady! beeves. $7015.75; butchers, $4.85012; Cannes nnd cutters, $3.5005 50; stockers nnd feeders. $4,250 11; cows, $4.75@ 10.50; calves, slOOll. Sheep- Receipts, 22,000; market 25051 V lower; lamb*. $8011.60; ewes, s2@s, CINCINNATI, Dec. 7.—Hogs— Receipts, 8,000; market 50 cents lower; all grades, $10; pigs, $9.50; roughs, $808,50; stags. C. 50. Cattle — Receipts, 600; market steady; bulls, steady; calves, sl4. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 4400; market, 50 cents lower; sheep, $203; lambs, SOO 11.50. CLEVELAND, Doc. 7.—Hogs Receipts. 2,(KK); market steady; yorkers, $10.70; mixed, $10.75; medium, $10.70; pigs, $10.70; roughs, $9.50; stags, ?7.50 Cattle -Receipts, 3io; market slow. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 2,000; market steady; top, $11.50. Calves—Receipts, 250; market steady; top, $15.50. ITTTSBCRGH, Dec. 7.—Cattle— Receipts, light; market steady; choice, sl2 fr/l2.v>: good, SIOSOO 11.50; fair, $10011; teal calves, $l3O 15.5<). Sheep and lambs —Receipts, light; market slow; prime wot hers, $606.25; good, $505.50; mixed to fair, $4844 50, spring lambs, $12012.50. Hogs Receipts, 15 doubles; market lower; prime heavies, $10.25@ 10.50; me din ms, [email protected]; heavy yorkers, $10.50 @10.75; light yorkers, $10.50010.75; pigs,! 810.50010.75; roughs, $809.50; stogs, $0.50 07. EAST BUFFALO, Dec. 7.-Cattlc- Receipts, 800; market slow and weak; prim* steers, $13014; shipping steers, *8012; butchers’ grades. $207.25; cows. [email protected]. Calves—Receipts, 1,000; market slow, 50c lower; culls, choice, s4@ 15. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 5,200; market active and steady; choice lam' ~ $12012.50; culls, fair, $0011.75; yearlings. $809; sheep, [email protected]. Hogs- Receipts, 6,400; market active, 35c to 50c ] up; yorkers, $11011.10; pigs, sllO 11.10; mixed, sllO 11.10; heav.es, sllO ! .0; roughs, $909.50; stags, $7@S. EAST ST. LOI'IS, Dee. 7.—Cuttle—Re- I eeipts, 4.000; market slow; native beef steers. [email protected]; yearling beef steers and heifers, $10@11; cows, [email protected]; stackers and feeders, $500; calves, $11012; canners and cutters, $304.75. Hogs - Receipts, 17,500; market 25@40c lower; mixed and butchers, $9.73010.10; good heavies, $10010.10; rough hefltrles, $8 250 8.75; lights, $9.85010.05; pigs, $909.75; liuik of sales, $9.M5@10. Sheep—Receipts, 5,200; market lower; ewes, $404.73; lambs. $10010.50; canners and cutters $1.5003. WHOLESALE FRED TRICES. Ton sacks. Cwt. Acme Brand $42.00 $2.15 Acme Feed 42.00 2.15 Acme middlings 40.00 2.35 Acme Dairy Feed 52.50 2.C5 E-Z Dairy Feed 42.50 2.15 Acme 11. & M 40.75 2.10 Acme stock feed 35.50 1.80 Cracked corn 40.00 2.05 Acme chick 50.00 2.55 Acme Scratch 47.00 2.40 E-Z Scratch 41.00 2.25 Acme dry mash 52.00 2.65 Acme* hog feed ,‘.0.50 2.55 Ilor.illk. yellow 40.00 2.05 Roiled barley 47.00 2.40 Alfalfa Mol 46.00 2.35 Cotton seed meal 48.00 2.45 Linseed oil meal 61.00 3.10 GRAINS. Shelled corn, small lots 90 Shelled corn, large lots 89 Shelled corn, 2-bu. suck 94 Oats, 3-bu. sack 62 Oats, large bulk 58 HAY MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis prices tor hay by the wagon load: Hay—Loose tluiotb>. new, $21029; mixed hay, tew, s2tl@2B; baled, $20028. Onts—Bushel, new. 55058 c. Corn—New, 75050 c per bushel.

UN DIANA Bail* TIMES, tuuSDAT, DECEMBER 7, 1920.

i Local Stock Exchange j —Dec. 7 STOCKS. Bid. Ask. Indiana Rail. A Light com. 60 Indiana Rail. & Light pfd.. 84 Indianapolis A Northwest 75 Indpls A Northwest pfd 73 lndpis. A Southwest, pfd , Indpls. Street Railway 56 GO Terre Haute T. A I- 60 T. H., I A E. com 1% 0 T. H., I A E. pfd 9 14 Union Trac. of Xnd., com 1 Union Trac. of Ind., Ist pfd. ... 11 Union Trac. of Ind., 2d pfd 2 Advance Rumely Cos., com ... Advance Kuuiely Cos., pfd ... ; Anier. Central Life 235 ! Amen Creosoting Cos., pfd.. 90 ! Belt It. It. com 00 70 Belt K. R. pfd 47% ... i Century Build. Cos., pfd | Cities Service Cos., com 272 275 : Cities Service Cos., pfd 64% 61% Citizens Gas Cos 32% 35 i Lodge Man. Cos., pfd 94% ... i Home Brewing 55 ... Ind. Hotel com (56 ... Ind. Hotel pfd 92 100 Ind. National Life Ins. C 0... 4% ... Ind. Title Guaranty 59 71 Indiana Pipe Line Cos ... Indpls. Abattoir pfd Indpls. Gas 43 50 Indpls. Telephone Cos., com. 5 ... lndpis. Teleplioue Cos., pfd.. 91 ... Merch. Pub. Util. Cos., pfd National Motor Car Cos 5 10 Public Savings ins. Cos 2% ... Rauh Fertilizer, pfd 40 ... Standard Oil Cos. of Ind 720 Sterling Fire Ins. Cos 8 Van Camn Hardware pfd... 95 ... Van Camp Packing pfd 96 100 Van Camp Products, Ist pfd. 95 101 Van Camp Products, 2d pfd. 05 102 Vandalla Coal Co.c com 5 Vandalia Coal Cos., pfd 10 Wabash Hull way Cos., pfd... 23 ... Wabash Railway Cos., com.. 8 BANKS AND TRIST COMPANIES. Aetna Trust Cos * 103 Bankers Trust C 0.... 113 City Trust Cos 85 1 Commercial National Bank. 65 ... Continental National Bauk.. 112 ...t | Farmers Trust C 0.., 200 Fidelity Truat Cos 120 Fletcher Am. Natl. Bank 250 Fletcher Sav. A Truat Cos.. 103 Indiana National Bank 2tft ... ! Indiana Trust Cos 170 ... j I Live Stock Exchange Bank Merch. National bank 279 ... National City Bauk 112 120 I’eop.e a State Bunk 180 Security Trust Cos 120 The State Sav. A Trust Cos. 92% 07 Union Trust Cos 340 370 Wash. Bank A Trust 150 BONDS. Broad Ripple 5s 00 70 ' Citizens st. Railroad 5s 72 ... ind. Coke A Gas Cos 84 Indian Creek Coal A Min. 6a. 05 lnupls, Col. A Sou. 5 08 lndpis. A Greenfield pf, ... Indpls. A Martinsville 55.... 00 70 indpls. Northern 5s 45 48 indpls. A Northwestern &,. 52 59 Indpls. A S. E. 5s 45 ... indpls. A Shelby. A S. K. 5* lndpis. Street Hy. 4s 59 65 indpls. Trac. A Term. 5 71 Kokomo. Marion A West ss. so hi T. 11., I. A E. 5a 44 53 Union Trac. of Ind. 5s 5.( Citizens Goa 5s 73 ... Ind. Hotel Cos. 2d 6s 85 ... Indpls. Gas 5s 72 Indpls. Light A He.u 5.*.... 76 80 Indpls. Mater 5s 87% 92 lnupls. Muter 4%s 76 73 Mercb. Heat A Light ref. 5s ... New Telephone Ist 6s 9i No#v Telephone Long Dim. 3s. 93% ... Southern Ind. Power 6.... 86 LIBERTY BONDS. Liberty first 3%s 90.16 \ Liberty first 4s ...„ 85.84 | Liberty second 4 84.1** Liberty first 4%s 86.00 Liberty second 4%s 85.30 i Liberty third 4%s 88.18 1 Liberty fourth 4%s 850) 8600 Victory H%* I*3 38 j Victory 4% a 07.01 SALES. SI,OOO Citizens Street Railway 5s at 72. ; I On Commission Row __________________________ i

Thera were no change, in (he price l l:*t on the local wholesale produce list j at the opening today. Trade opened a* good * has been the usual trend of the market for the. list few days, although the tone i far from a, good a, that whb h prevailed at thi* time in last year'* season. Most of the commlMlou houses now have a limited supply of Christmas tree* and other decoration*. Tree* are selling from s'2.s<Xr3.So per bunch of two to four trees. TODAY’S TRICES. Apples- Barrel, HJkXrU Bean*—Ml< hlgou navy, In hag*, per lb., I s%)qifle; Colorado pinto*, in bag*, per lb . red kidney*, in *>a*. ter lb.. 1 124i 13c; California pink chili in bug*. I per lb, 7%<WBc; littals, per lb., 12%r; 1 marrow tut*, per in. 114*12c; biacke>e*. In bags, per lb, 8440-. California llum, : tn sacks, per lb, 9%4J10c. Pess— Dried green, per lb.. lOo: rpll< yellow, 100 lb. bag, per lb., 10c; marrowfat*. per lb., 10c; marrowfats, lu bag. per lb.. 10c. Beets —Fancy home grown per bn., $1 50. bananas—Extra fancy high grads fruit, 50qC4)e per bunch, per lh, B%<(toe. Cabbage—Fancy Northern, per lb., l%c. Carrots —Fancy, home-grown, per bu., : *>• Celery—Fancy New York (2 3 crate). 4-5 do*. $44*4 50; trimmed, per bun-h. $1.25; fancy Michigan, square box, $1.75. Cocoanuts —Fancy, per uox., $1 Cucumbers —Fancy hothouse, per dos., sl. Cranberries— Fancy C. C. enrly blacks, per brl , sls; fancy C. C. Ceutenlal*. per % bbl, boxes. $7.50. Keg Plant Fancy Florida, per doz, I $2 50. Grapefruit Extra fancy Florida (Blue Goose). 365. box, $5.25; (Its, box, $6; 54*. 04*. 70s and 80s, box. SO Lettuce- Fancy hothouse, leaf, per lb., 20c; bbl lot*, per lb. 18c; fancy California Iceberg, per ert, $4.50. Onions—Fancy home grown, yellow or red, per 100-lb. bag, sl.<s; fancy Indiana whites, per UX>-lb bag, $2.50; per bu. *140; fancy Hpunixb, per crate, $2 25. Oranges Extra fancy California Valencias, per crate, $44(6 75. Parsley—Fancy largo bunches, per do* $11)0 Poiutoee—Fancy Mb hlgan and Wisconsin round white*, per lnO-lb bag. s,'t.s); In 5 or 10-lb bag lots, per 150-!b ling, fancy Montana gems, per 100 lb. bag, $2.60. Radlshe*— Button, Urge bunches, per doz, sl. Sweet Potatoes—Fancy Tennessee Nancy H.Uis, per hamper, $2.00; saucy Eustern Jerteys, $3. spinach—Fancy, per bu, $1.75. like-Fancy head, per lb., lie; Blue Rose, per lb., 10c. Turnips—Fancy home-grown, new, per bu.. $1.25441.50. Mustard—Fancy home-grown, per bbl., $1.73. Kule—Fancy home-grown, per bbtf, Fancy New York, pet crate. $2.5002.75. Oyster Plant—Fancy hothouse, per do*., 50c. Loek— Fancy home-grown, per do*., 35c. Sage—Fancy home-grtnvn, per doz., 45c. Green Onions—Faucy hothouse, per doz., 17%c. Mangoes Fancy home-grown, per small bnuket, 75c. Rutabagas—'Fancy Canadian, per 50 lbs., $1; per 110 llis., $1.75. Cider —Pure uppie, 6 1-gnlion glass Jugs, per case, $5.50; No. 10 tins, 6% lb. nets, per case of 1 doz., $6.50. Kumqnats—Foncy Florida*, per qt, 35c. Peppers—Fancy, per small basket, 75c; per 1% bushel crate, $5.50. CLEVELAND PRODUCE. CLEVELAND, Dec. 7.—Produce Market—Butter —Extras in tub lots, 53%0 56c; prints, 56%<057c; extra firsts, 54%0 55c; firsts, 53%054(i; seconds, 50051 c, packing stock, 32035 c; fancy dairy, 350 40c. Eggs—Fresh gathered northern extras, 7Sc; extra firsts, 76c; Ohio firsts, new cases, 75c; western firsts, new' cases, 74c; refrigerator extras, 60c; refrigerator firsts. 58c. A case contains thirty dozen. Poultry—Live heavy fowls, 27c; light Stork. 17019 c; springers, 260; old roosters, 18019 c; spring ducks, 35@37eturkeys, 44045 c; geese, 300,35 c. LOCAL HIDE MARKET. Green Hide* —No. 1,7 c: No. 2. 6c. Green Calvea— No. 1,10 c; No. 2, B%c. Horaebldei— No. 1, $4; No. 2. $3. Cured Hide* -No. 1. 9c; Ko. 2. be.

GRAIN PRICES DROPSHARPLY Slump Lead by Wheat, Which Was Off 6 to 8 Cents. CHICAGO, Dec. 7.—Grain prices dropped sharply on the Chicago Board of Trade today. The slump was led by wheat, which was off from 6 to 8 cents on all quotations. Corn and oats also dropped In sympathy. The decline was caused by general selling hy commission houses. Little buying power appeared. Provisions were also lower. December wheat, after opening off 3%c at $1.76 and dropped 3%c additional. March wheat opened down 2%c, at $1.73, and later lost another 4c. December corn off lc at the opening, at 75%0, and dropped l%c subsequently. May corn was off %c at the opening, 78%e, and later lost l%e. July corn, which wns off l%c at the opening, 79%c, and later dropped l%c. December oats off %c at the opening, 48%e, and later lost %c. May oats opened at 53c, off %e, and subsequently lost another l%e. July ORts. after opening down %c at 52%c, dropped an additional %c. —Dec. 6 Wheat—The absorption of our exportable. surplus of wheat by the foreign demand is becoming more generally recognized. Tills condition wns refierted in today’s market. Prices were helned also by n small decrease in the visible supply. It was reported that England l-as contracted for half or more of Australia's surplus. Further demand from this source Is a matter o' conjecture, but It might be well to not'ee that control of the wheat by English authorities is expected to be announced the inst of this month or later. The export demand followed the advance in prices throughout last week, but was not In evidence today. Further than this the offerings from the country at least in the Southw est were reported rnther free. Because of the slowing down of foreign demand the increased offerings from the country and failure of the flour demand to Improve we are inclined to believe that prices have advanced sufficiently for the time being. This Is not to lie con- : ft rued as -believing that prices are headj cd downward permanently for the reason I ihnt the available surplus of the Southi ern hemisphere is still an unknown quanI llty also f-r the reason that the domestic hour trade has yet to meet requirements for the future. Corn—There was an early demand in the corn market which had the nppenrnnce of foreign account. Later In the day there was a material broadening of the demand induced by a considerable decrease In the visible supply. Far Western points were consigning corn to M'estern terminal markets but beyond this there was no particular lnrreuse In the offerings We are inclined to anticipate a moderate reaction in price, although still feeling that the Eastern trade must replenish its stocks. M'hen demand from this source appear*, accumulation* in Chicago will be drawn upon because of (he very small receipts and offerings by the country. Oat* Southern dlstrlbufori of oafs tell us that It i practically impossible to buy oats from first hands. This being so, accumulation* in warehouse will be drawn upon. The only large accumulations are In Chicago. ’ Thin market has rn even firmer foundation than other ernin* for the reason that It has not yet made any particulnd response to the light offering* from the country. The demand from the East anil the South should Improve considerably within a short time. CHICAGO GRAIN TABLE. —Dec. 7 M' HEAT—• Open. Hlzh. Low Close. Dec 1.76 1.77 1 70% 170% March.. 1.73 1 73% 1.07% 1.67% CORN— Dee 75% 75% 736. 73% May.... 76% 78% 76% 76% July... 78 70% 77% 78 OATS— , Dec 18% 49 47% 44% May 53 53 51% 51% July.... 52% 52% 51 51% FORK I.ARD - ' Jan 14 75 li.Bo 14 52 14*75 May 14 45 14-SO 14.33 14.75 RIBS— Jan 12.65 12 76 12150 12.63 j CHICAGO CASH GRAIN, CHICAGO, Dec. 7. M’heat -No 2 red, $1 99; No. 1 hard winter. ll.Safel Hit; No. 1 northern spring, $183; . .o. 2 northern et-r'iig, $1 78%. Corn—No. 2 w life, 7.s<-; No. 3 white. 75%* ; No 4 white, 74%c; No. 3 yellow. 77% /78c; No. I yellow, 7<fcg77%c. Oats No. 2 white, j 51 %.•; No 2 hlte. 5U%r 1i 51%c; No. 3 white, 40%frt50% ; No. 4 white, 48% if 49c; standard, 4if(j,47%c. TOLEDO CASH GRAIN. TOLEDO, Dec, 7. Close: M'heat j Cash aud December, $3.01 : March, $2 Corn No. 2 yellow l nidi, BVc; new, 83c. Oats No. 2 white, s*(sC6< . Kve No. 2. $1.09. Burley No. 2. BH-. Clovers -'•<l Conti (10i9i $12.00: 1929 mid 1 *eorinber. sl2 75; January, sl2 8.); February .tad March, $12.90. Timothy 11)18. $3 40; 14*19, $3.50; December. $.314': January, 13.02%; February. $3 67%: March. $3.7n A Is.ke- Cash (newt $17.25; **<i* (old), $17.50; March, $17.50; De. ember, $16.30.

Till MARY MARKETS. (By Thomson A McKinnon.) —Dec. 7 M’heat. Corn Oats. Chicago 109.000 205.000 280.000 Milwaukee ... 5.000 17.0)0 28.000 Minneapolis . 412.000 23.000 57,000 1 Duluth 400.000 5.000 St. Louis 102,(M51 35,000 40.000 ; Toledo SIMM) 19.000 18.000 ! Detroit SIMM) ll.OtlO 10.000 Kansas City... 171.000 0.000 10.000 | Peoria 1.000 55.000 26,000 Omaha ...... 83.000 11,(mh> t.ooo Indianapolis . 3,000 107 O(M) 58.000 Total* 1.302 000 5X2,000 548,000 Year ago... i;s\0O0 sn.OOO 405,000 Shipments Wheat. Coro Oats. Chicago 40.(MM 123.000 81,000 Milwaukee ... 4 000 13.000 60,000 Minneapolis 146.000 18,000 43,(MK) Duluth 3*50,000 a.tKK) St Louis 82,00(1 20,000 • 64,000 ! Toledo 1.000 2,0)0 Detroit B,IMS) Kansas City.. 235,000 0.040 19.000 1 Peoria 1,000 16,000 20.000 Omaha 42,000 7.000 2,000 Indianapolis 38.000 4,000 | Totals 931,000 240,000 815,000 Year ago... 404.000 428,000 487,000; —Clearances — Dorn. W. Corn. Oats. New York ... 6(58.000 Boston 80,000 Philadelphia . 25.0‘)0 Totals 773 000 Year ago... 023,000 INDIANA TOLLS CASH GRAIN. Dec. 7 Bids for car lots <>f grain and hay at the call of the Indiauapolis Board of Trade we re: Wheat—No sales. Corn—Easier; No. 3 white, new, 76%01 77%c; No. 4 white, new. 7:i%074 %c; No. 3 yeJlow, new, 79081 c; No. I yellow, upw, 70%077%c: No. 3 mixed, new, 73075 c; No. 4 mixed, new, 70072 c. Onto—Easier; No 2 white, 52%@53%e; No. 3 white, 51%052%c. May—Steady; No. 1 timothy, $270) 27.50; No. 2 timothy. $260 26.50; No. 1 lifcht clover mixed. $25025.30; No. 1 clover hay, $25025.50. s 2 white, 3 cars; No. 3 white, 2 cars; No. 4 white, 9 cars; No. 5 white, 8 cars; No. 1 yellow, 1 car; No. 2 yellow, 1 car; No. 3 yellow, 3 ears; No. 4 yellow, 5 cars; No. 5 yellow, 10-cars; No. 6 yellow. 2 curs; sample yellow, 2 cars; No. 4 mixed, 1 car; No. 3 mixed, 2 cars: sample mixed, 1 car; ear, 1 ear; total, 51 cars. Oats—No. 1 white, 1 cars; No. 2 vhlte, 4 ears; sample white, 1 car; total, 6 cars. Hay—No. 1 timothy, 2 cars. WAGON WHEAT TRICES, ludlaunpolis Hour mills and elevators today are paying SI.BO for No. 1 red wheat, $1.77 for No. 2 red wheat aud $1.74 for No. o red. CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO, Dec. 7.—Butter—Creamery extras, 48c; creamery firsts, 42%c; firsts, 390 46c; seconds. 35@37c. Eggs—Ordinaries, 66070 c; firsts, 770>7Sc. CheeseTwins, 25c; young Americas, 24%c. Live poultry—Fowls, 17025 c; ducks, 26c; geese, 27c; spring chickens, 24%c; turkeys, 85c; roosters, 10c. PotatoesReceipts, 98 cars; Wisconsin and Minnesota, $1.6001.75.

Wheat Exportation Has Big Increase WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Wheat exports totalled 6,133,000 bushels during the week ended Dec. 4, the bureau of market sannounced today. This is an increase of nearly 100 per cent over the preceding week when exports totalled 3,192,000. From July 1 to Dec. 4, wheat exports amounted to 137,705,000 bushels. Other grains exported for the week ended Dec. 4, were: Corn, 366,000 bushels ended Dec. 4, were: Corn, 366,000 bushels; oats, 57,000; barley, 815,000, and rye, 771,000. Weather The following table shows the state of the weather at 7 a. rn., Dec. 7, as observed by United States Weather Bureaus. Station. Bar. Temp. Weather. Indianapolis, Ind., 30.31 33 FtCldy Atlanta, Ga 29.94 46 Cloudy Amarillo, Texas... 30.32 32 Cloudy Bismarck, N. D... 30.26 20 Clear Boston, Mass 29.88 34 Cloudy Chicago, 111 30.30 38 J’tCldy Cincinnati, 0hi0... 30.18 34 PtCldy Cleveland, Ohio 3022 38 Cloudy Denver, Colo 30.30 14 Clear Dodge City, Kan... 30.38 30 Cloudy Helena, Mont 29.86 30 Cloudy Jacksonville, Fla.. 29.90 62 Cloudy Kansas City, M 0... 30.30 32 Cloudy ! Louisville, Ky 30.12 36 Cloudy Little Rock, Ark.. 29.98 36 Rain Los Angeles, Cal... 30.00 50 Cloudv Mobile, Ala 29.78 CO Rain New Orleans, La... 29.88 54 Cloudy New York, N. Y... 29.98 40 Cloudv Norfolk, Va 30.12 44 Cloudy Oklahoma City.... 30.24 34 Rain Omaha, Neb 30.40 26 Clear Philadelphia, Pn... 30 06 46 Cloudv i Pittsburgh Pa 30.24 20 Cloudy I Portland, Ore 29.92 40 cm ily | Rapid City, 8. D.. 30.18 30 Clear | San Antonio, Texas :*O.IS 48 PtCldy San Francisco, Cal. 29.88 46 Rain i St. Louis, Mo 30.18 36 Cloudy St Paul, .Minn 30.44 20 Clear Tampa, Fla 29.94 64 Cloudy M’aabington, D. C. 30.10 38 Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS. Tbe Southwestern dlstarbwnre has advsneed eastward to the middle gulf oOMt, nerompnnled by rnina In Southern ec- ; tlons. Elsewhere, aside fram rain* on the Paelflc coast and at a fen scattered point* In Now England the weather over the country has been generally fair sinre Monday morning. It Is somewhat colder o*rr tl*o Plains States, but the temperature* have risen over the Fnr Most■! into a depression extending from Albertu southward over the great plateau. J. H. ARMI.Bt.TON, Meteorologist, Weather Bureau. Marriage Licenses Bud Jefferson, 710 Lafayetts st 40 I Francis M'est, 710 Lafayette st 30 | Gus Moakopulos, Columbus. Ohio 33 I Oflgenl* Kantaloues, 2241 N. Capitol... 20 ! Thomas M’llaon, 110 N, New Jersey... 55 | Susie Hillyer, 1040 S. New Jersey 48 James Turner, 332 W. Minnesota st... 28 Jessie Robs, 1826 Northwestern are... 28 Births llUarluH and Caroline Sprecher, 221 Hutl*. girl Eugene and Irma Mundy, 315 8. Harris, bu>. Jacob and Helen Kllen, 910 Buchanan, boy. ..alter and Lillian Johnson, 2957 McPherson. boy. Arnold und Grace Morrison, 317 W. M'U-ousin, boy. Frank and Katie M'atz, 520 N. Elder, girl. Frederick and Myrtle Britt, 1420 Perkins, girl John and Marguerite Holman, 1140 E. ! Market, boy George and Mary Hofmann, 101 W. j Ar / u.i, boy. , Orville and Melva Hall, Ix>ng Hospital, girl. i Idea and Hallle Cox, 1321 Polk, boy. Roy and Ruth Modglln, 1522 Saulcy, | girlArthur and Ruth Crawshaw, 1544 VY. : Washington, girl. Robert and Esther Howe. St. Vincent's Hospital, girl. Robert anil Anna Barnett, 1841 Miller, I boy. * Christian and Marie Schlee. Bt. Yini cert * lit sp’tnl Irl Robert and Edith Dudley, 2504 IV. Miebigun. uoy. Deaths I.tilln Isa Rengon, 41, 1108 N. Holmes, cerebral hemorrhage. infant lioagland, 2 hr*.. Deaconess Hospital, premature birth. One Barton. 45, 2812 Scoffield, nente I dilatation of heart. Elien G. Cantwell. 56, 531 N. Tacoma, pulmonary hemorrhage. Richard Raymond Logue, 10, St. Vlu cent's Hospital, Intestliiul obstruetion. Bernhard (irethe, 'o*. 25 \ I’ershlng, chronic parenchymatous nephritis. Charles A. Raker, 42, iV.ilgi ludtann lb si-itai. pares!*. Cusslti* C. McCoy, *VB, Methodist Hospital. lobar pueitn*oiiia. Abide Weeks, 72, 1320 Nordyke, acute broncho pneumonia. Infant Smith. 1 day, City Hospital, atelectasis. . Arthur George Hedderlch, 44, 425 N. Noble chronic myocarditis. Lev* W. Edwards 7. 2330 N. lUInoIK, acute dilatation of heart. Infant Sam*r, ft hrs. # Mcthcniift Hospita!, atelectasis. Georgian Myrtle Dunson, 4 hr*., 93b Lewis, premature birth. Robert GUeaplo Sims, 28. Rls E. Twenty Fourth. tuberculoids pneumonia. Lucinda A. Griffin, 70, 1731 N. Capitol, brouebo pneumonia. WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES. The following are today* wholesale market prices for beef cuts as sold on the Indianapolis markets: Ribs No. 2,40 c; No. 3,22 c. Loins--No 2,25 c; No. 3, 17<\ Rounds —No. 2. 25c: No 3,17 c. Chucks No. 2. 15c; No. 3,12 e. Plates—-No. 2. 14c; No. 3.12 c. NEW YORK METAL MARKETS. NEW YORK, Dec. 7. —Copper- Steady; spot and December, 13%<j(14c; January, February and March, 13%(<;514%c. Lead— Steady; spot, December and January offered s.lth'. Spelter—Steady ; spot. December. January, February and Mareh offered 6.30 c.

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BARREN WASTE NOW GARDEN OF BUD AND BLOOM Golden Gate Park, Once Expanse of Sand Dunes, Acme of Lfindscrape Artist Skill. OBSTACLES OVERCOME By FREDERIC J. BASKIN. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7.—Although Golden Gate park in San Franqisco enjoys not only the worshipful homage of all Californians, but world-wide fame as well. Many Europeans and Asiatics who have never heard of the California redwoods or the Yosemite Valley know all about this park, and hurry out to see it as soon as they arrive in San Francisco. For Golden Gate park, with all its “natural” beauty—its lakes and hills and wooded islands—is a made park, created entirely by the park commissioners of S.in Francisco since 1870. Before that date, the space now containing the park was a mere mass of sand dunes stretching desolately down to the Pacific ocean. Certainly not an encouraging prospect for a park, but the city had Its own reasons for locating it there. For one thing the property then was not as valuable as that in other sections of the city, and the adjustment of land titles, it was thought, would be ay easy matter. As it happened, many greedy landowners attempted to Interfere with the enterjirise, but the city finally bought 1,013 acres of the dunes at the price of SSOO,OOO. Oiji6e in possession of the tract, the park commissioners Immediately started their comprehensive scheme for improving it. It was a courageous park commission. Hampered like most such institutions by lack of funds, every step of its work was rendered difficult. The necessary supplies of loam and fertilizing material were obtained only after much agitation, and then an Independent water aupply had to be fought for. While the San Franciscans of today insist that they always knew the park would turn out to be the handsome thing that it is, and that they were enthusiastic about it from tbe very beginning, the park records show that popular interest in those early days was very slim. Perhaps this was only natural, since what the landscape artist saw in the mind’s eye was by no means visible to the ordinary citizen. STUBBORN RESISTANCE MET IN RECLAMATION OF DUNES. According to Superintendent John McLaren, who lives in the park, and ha* been engaged In developing it for many year*, the sand dunes, in the beginning, stubbornly resisted reclamation. Lupin and barley were planted, but these would not hold the sand. Grass seed wss then imported from France, which proved its efficiency at once. The seabent grass, which nourishes so extensively along the European coast, was also used with gratifying success. This grass requires little moisture and no manure, but it is a wonderful catcher aud holder of the sand. With its aid, the drifting sands were held in check until the Monterey cypress and other branches of the pine family were able to lend their assistance in holding down the land. In due time the meadows were sown with Kentucky blue grass, and on the hillsides madrono, manzanlta, laurel and other native trees took hold. Today tliene is little evidence of this early struggle. Shrubs, hedges and trees have been planted with such cleverness that nature herself must sometimes be deceived into thinking that she put them there. Palm and pepper trees do not dominate the scene, as they do in Southern California. The eucalyptus tree that queer, Independent giant, which grows by leaps and bounds and sheds its leaves whenever it feels like it. instcad of waiting for a definite season, is, of course, much iu evidence, but so aft? huge-Ie fed sycamores and poplars and silver mnpics. Stretching in an irregular line across the park from northeast to southwest 1* a chain of lakes, which add marvelously to the eburm of the laudseape. So gently molded are the shore curves, so irregular tbe inlets and so thickly wooded the Islands In some of the lakes, that no one would drenin they had been first designed cn paper and brought into being by landscape engineers. "Work on the largest lake,” explained Mr. McLaren, in discussing the lake chain, "required the excavation and removal of 38,000 cubic yards of material, and the deposit of the earth and sand in mounds and ridges 300 feet from the wnter line.” Along the margin of this lake there is a wide, smooth and extremely popular driveway. A special Lovers’ Lane has been provided In the park, but the lovers, with their usual talent for finding soulful seenery, prefer this driveway instead. In the evening It Is crowded with silent, motionless ears, apparently hynotlzed by the view. Well, the light on the wnter is Inspiring, and the seven little Islands floating on the surface of the lake, bearing tall birches and pine tres, with an undrgrowth of rhododendron, ferns and alders, create an enchanting atmosphere. TEMPI,E OF MUSIC IN CONCERT VALLEY DESCRIBED. Golden Gate Park has long been the special darling of Ban Francisco philanthropists. Because It Is so beautiful, perhaps, every millionaire of any consequence has wanted to have his name emblazoned there. The great center of popular Interest, for instance, is the Temple of Music In Concert Valley, which wns given to the park by the late Claus Spreckles, known as the sugar king, ft Is in the Italian renaissance design, the chief material used being Colusa sandstone of an agreeable light color and of great hardness. The central structure has a frontage of fiftyfive feet, is seventy feet high and is flanked on either side by Corinthian col-

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umns. It contains a large semi-circular niche or band stand with a capacity of 100 musicians. Extending frc~n the Corinthian columns on each side are colonnades fifty-two feet high and fifteen feet wide, each colonnade being supported by sixteen lonic columns. In front of this temple thousands of people sit on Sundays and holidays to listen to band concerts. The seats are arranged in rows under a heavy canopy of foliage of short sycamore trees, whose branches have been clipped in the shape l of wide ufnbreilas. The dedication of the temple to the city was the ocasslon of a seething torrent of eloquence on the part of the accepting public. Public speakers struggled for adjectives that would do proper Justice to the gift. “He who gave this structure to the people has builded for himself an enduring monument,” began one address—and ended: “From the tombs of Nippon and Nineveh, from Egyptian pyramids, from every carved Image and monumental pile the world over, from shrines that tell where saints have Buffered and where the light of royalty has risen in palaces and set in sarcophagus and cenotap; from the gtave of Adam to the latest monument ... all add their testimony to the irrestlble desire of man to live though he be dead.” FINE ARTS BUILDING IN PROCESS OF ENLARGEMENT. I Not far from tbe Temple of Music In the park is the Golden Gate Museum—the gift of Mr. He de Young of the San Francisco Chronicle. This building, which was the Fine Arts Building of the Midwinter Fair in 1894, was bought by Mr. De Young, filled by him with a of valuable specimens and placed in the trust of the board of park commissioners. When the reporter visited the park I the other day, the museum was in tbe process of a much-needed enlargement, and exhibits were being moved from one room to another, some concealed by new, freshly-painted partitions, so that it was impossible to do them full Jus- | tlee. The Oriental collection, however, which was polite enough to remain where it was, appeared to be astonishingly fine. Not all of the philanthropists building i enduring monuments in the park have | chosen masonry as their material. One I of them is represented by a waterfall, | known as Huntington Falls. This was ! given by Mr. Collis P. Huntington, but i Park Commissioner W. W. Stow also de- | serves credit, for it was his idea to build | a cascade from Strawberry Hill to one I of the park lakes, and It was he who per- ! suaded Mr. Huntington to provide the i necessary $25,000. 1 The children’s playground in the park,, which has everything ever invented in the way of childish recreation —swings, merry-go-rounds, Maypoles, donkey rides, goat carts, slides and eandy stores—is also the unique gift of a San Franciscan philanthropist, William Sharon, who left $50,000 to the park in his will filed in 1887. Mr. Sharon did not stipulate how the amount was to be used, and at first the trustees of the estate were Inclined to insist upon a massive arch or gateway, but they allowed themselves to be persuaded by the park commissioners into a memorial playground for little people. One of the nicest features of Golden Gate park is that it is so modernly prae-% tieal as well as beautiful. It is a real playground for the people. It has a zoological collection of tremendous Interest, Including bufjalo and elk paddocks and a very fine wild fowl pond; and when weary and footsore from pursuing wild animal life, there are rest and tea to be had la a quaint little Japanese tea garden. Then there is the joy and pride of all San Franciscans —the park stadium, famous in park circles all over the world. It is a huge oval, embracing thirty acres and containing a race track, a running track, a bicycle track, spaces for hammer throwing, pole-vaulting and Jumping; a basket-ball court and six football fields, and a grandstand with seats for 100,000 onlookers. And lastly, there is the Pacific ocean, harking at the shores of (he park and providing it with an ever-changing background- the only thing In the park that the park commissioners have not been able to improve. CAKE MAN HELD FOR BRIBERY. MILWAUKEE. Dec. 7 Joseph A. 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