Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 181, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1920 — Page 10

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STOCKS CAUSE DISAPPOINTMENT Market Shows Irregularities in Opening Hour. NEW YORK, Dec. B.—After nn irregular opening today the stock market again became unsettled with a good deni of disappointment shown over the action of Texas Pacific coal and oil, which dropped ne*rlv .3 ; * infs to 37%. < I’nltcd Food Products was also under heavy pressure, yielding nearly 5 points to 19% These movements were a disturbing influence on the entire list. Mexican Petroleum advanced to 175, and then dropped to 172-14. Pan-American Petroleum sold off 1 point. Reading and Lt%lgh Valley were exceptionally strong. Rending advancing % to 89%, and Lehigh Valley gained % to 52-%. Southern Pacific was in better demand, but after advancing % to 102%, lost most of its gain. General Electric sold ex-dir 2 per cent In cash. 2 per cent in stoek nnd rights to subscribe to the new stock amounting to about 9 per cent, and sold at 120%, a net loss of 1 point. Steel common opened up % at 82 and then declined to 81®,. Texas-Pacific Coal and Oil advanced 3% from the low to 41 Vi. but a supply quickly appeared which caused a reaction to 38%. Mexican Petroleum moved in the same way, rallying from 172', to 173®, and then reacting sharply to 172%. The list generally followed those movements. rallies after the opening, being followed by declines. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Dec. 7 During and Immediately following the opening of our market then was a fair volume of business, but rather uninteresting so far as operations and price changes are concerned. There was a demand for stocks, but this was quickly satisfled. aud then weakness began to develop here and there with some liquidation of long stocks in a few specialties. The tendency continued toward easiness, but flso toward bullness. The news of the day was largely of the gswpy order, involving the dividends at some companies, and new flouncing. bit* there was an absence of de.flniteliess. However, In the present stute of business and the public mind a mere suggestion Is sufficient to bring about active selling. During the day the Willys-Overland is sues developed distinct weakness, and this helped to further unsettle, the inar§F 7 CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT. NEW YORK, Dec. B. Federal reserve bank credit balances. $52.013 098; exchange, $682,691,140; balances, $57,035,710.

Money and Exchange

Indianapolis bank clearings today were $2,952,000, against $2,600,000 the week before. NEW TOltK, Dec. B. —Foreign ex- | change opened lower. .Sterling. $.1.4."; ; francs. .o**93: lire. .0355; marks. .0134; ! Canadian dollars. .8050, unchanged; Dun-j ish kronen, .1308. MOTOR SECURITIES. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Dec. 8 — —OpeningBid. Ask. j Briscoe 7 Oft Chalmers com 1 lft ' Packard com 11',4 12ft Packard pfd 76 79ft , Chevrolet 150 500 j Peerless 22 22 ft \ Continental Motors cofn 6ft 7ft Continental Motors pfd 93 65ft! Hupp com 11 12 Hupp pfd 90 05 Keo Motor Car 24 24ft i Elgin Motors 5 (Jrnnt Motors 2 2ft Ford of Canada 205 2158 United,-InOtors 30 40 National Motors 6 10 Federal Truck 20 22 Paige Motors 17 IS Republic Truck 2i 30 ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. (By Thomson & McKinnon; —Dec. 8 — —OpeningBid. Ask. Anglo-American Oil IS-ft I9ft At.antic Refining 102© 10sO Borne-Scryaiser 400 420 Buckeye Pipe Line 84 s 7 Chesebrough Mfg. Cons 105 210 Chesebrough Mfg. Cons. pfd. 1"0 102 Continertal Oil. Colo. I*4# 112 Cosden Oii and Gas ......... 6 6)4 Crescent Pipe Line 28 31 Cumberland Pipe Line 125 135 Elk Basin Pete 8 Sft Eureka l'ipe Line 90 lOi Galena-Signal Oil. pfd.. new. 88 92 Galena-Signal Oil. com +8 50 Illinois Pipe Line 157 162 Indian.) Pi|>e Line 86 87 Merritt Oil 11*8 12 Midwest 0.1 1 1% Midwest Rfg 146 148 National Transit 25 27 New York Transit 160 165 Northern Pipe Line 98 102 Ohio Oil 288 293 P. & It *ft 3 i*9age Hominy 16 Penn.-Met 39 41 Prairie Oil and Gas Sfi 515 Prairie Pipe Line 203 208 Sapulpa Itefg 40 45 Bolr.r Reflning 560 190 Southern Pipe Line 100 103 South Penn. Oil 218 253 Southwest Penn. Pipe Lines Cos 65 Standard Oil Cos. of Cal. Standard <*i! Cos. of Ind. ... 720 710 Standard Oil Cos. of Kan.... 600 623 Standard Oil Cos. of Ky. ... 450 470 S* rm’aril Oil Cos. of Neb. 410 419 Standard Oil Cos. of N. Y.... 334 162 Stannum Oil Cos. of 0hi0... l* v 415 Swan & Finch 45 60 Union Tank Line I**4 108 Vacuum Oil 317 322 Washington Ol! 33 35NEW YORK CURB. (By Thomson & McKinnon) —Closing— Bid. Ask. Curtis Aero, com 2 3 Cnrtis Aero, pfd 12 26 Texas Chief 7 11 First Xat ! onal Copper. % I V4 Goldfield Con 7 9 Havana Tobacco .... 1 1)4 Havana Tobacco pfd, 3 8 Cent Tresa 3 4 Jumbo\ Extension ... 4 0 Inter. Petroleum 17 17*4 Xipissiag Sft 9 Indian (Pkg 3*4 4 Royal &ak. Pow 110 120 Royal Bak. Pow. pfd. 79 82 Standard Motors .... 6 8 Salt Creek 26 28 Tonopah Extension . I l '** I*4 Tonopah Mining .... lft I*4 Pnited P S new 1% 1% V S Light & Heat... % 1% I" 8 Light A H. pfd. 1 3 Wright-Mattln 4 5 World Film *4 ft Yukon Gold Mine.... 1 1)4 Jerome 14 Vi New Cornelia 17 19 United Verde 23 27 Sequovah 3-16 5-16 Omar Oil 2% 2ft Republic Tire 1)4 1% NEW YORK METAL MARKETS. NEW YORK, lec. B. —Copper—Quiet; spot and December offered. 14c; January. February and March, offered. 14Vic. Lead Quiet;'spot, December and January offered. 5.10 e. Spelter—Dull; spot, Decem. ber, January, February and March offered, 6.35 c. CHICAGO STOCKS. (By Thomson & McKinnon) —Dec. 7 Open. High. Low. Close. Carb. A Carb. . 32ft 52ft 52)4 52ft Libby 12ft 12ft 12ft 12ft Mont-Word .... 17ft 18 17ft 17*4 Nat. Leather .. Bft Bft Bft B*4 Sears-Roebuck .103 161 103 103 Stewart-Warner 28ft 28ft >8 28ft Swift & Cos. ...103ft 105 ft 105 105 sfwlft Inter. ... 26ft 26ft 26ft 26*4 Arm. Leather .. 15ft LOCAL HIDE MARKET. Green Hide* —No. 1,7 e; No. 2,6 c. Green Calvee— No. 1,10 c; No. 2, Bftc. Horpehldee—No. 1, $4; No. 2. $3. Cured Hides No. 1. 9c; No. 2. Be.

N. Y. Stock Prices

—Dec. 7 Prev. High. Low. Close, close., Adv-Rumely pfd 50% 50Vi 50®, 50 ! Aja.v Rubber 32Vs 32 32 ! Ailis-Cbalme s . 31 Vi 31 31 30*i Am. Agri 35% 52V* 53% 55% Am. H. Sugar... 53 s * 03% 53% 33*4 Am. R. Mag. Cos 67 67 67 67% Am. C. Fdy ....125% 125% 125% 126 Vi Am. Can 26% 25% 25% 23% Am.HAL. com. 8% 8% 8% BVi Am. HAL pfd.. 48% 48 48V, 48V, Am. Drug 7% 7% 7% 7% Am.lnter.Corp.. 40% 30% 40 * 40% Ant Linseed 61% 00 6 ) 00®, Am. Loco m 0... 85V, 84V, 84Vi 84% Am. 8. & Ref.. 40% 43% 46 43% Ant Sug. Ref.. 03% 01% 92% 93% Am.S.Tobd. Cos. 74 Vi 71V, 71% 71% Ant. 8. Fdy 33% 33 33% :% Aiu. Tel. & Tel. 00% 08% 09 98% Ann Tobacco. .117% 119% 116% 118 Am. W001en.... 73% 71 71 % 73'is Atn.Z. & Lead.. 7 7 7 7% Ana -on. Min. Cos. 29% 38% 39% 30 Atchison 83% 82®, 83 83 At. G. & W. 1.. 114 109 112% 110 Bald. Loeomo.. 95% 83% 94% 95% B. & 0 37 36 36% 36% Beth. Steel (B). 55% 34% 54% 55 Brook. It. T 10% 1% 10% 10% Can. Pac. 8y...115% 115 115% 115 Cent. Leather.. 39% 38% 38% 39% Chanil. Motors. 78 76% 76% 77% C. &<* (.2% 62% 62% 62 C..M. A St. P... 30% 30 30% 30% C.M. A St.P.pfd 30 40 49% 50% Chi. A N. W. .. 74% 74 74% 74®, C..R.1. A Pac... 30 29% 29% 30 C R.l.AP.epcpfd 66% (Mi 60 66% CIM.A I\7pcpfd 77% 77 77 78 Chill Copper .. 8% 8% 8% 9 Chino Copper... 18% 18% 18% 18% Coca Cola 22 21% 21% 21% Columbia Gas... 57% 56 1 6 56% 58 Columbia Grap 13% 12% 12% 13 Consolld. Gas... 80% 79V, 79% 80% Cont. Can 63 62-% 62% 2% Cent. Candy Cos. 5% 5% 5% 5% Corn Products.. 73 70 il% 72', Crucible Steel.. 94®i 91% 92% 93% Cub Am. Sug.. 31 30% 30% 31% I> & Rio G 1 1 1 D A R G. pfd. 1% % 1 % Erie 14V* 14 14 137* Erie Ist pfd 21% 20% 20% 21 Famous Players 54 58 % 33% 53% Fisk Rub. C 0... 12% 11% 11% 11% Gaston. W.&W. 3% 3% 3% 3% Gen. Elec 130% 129 130% 128% Gen Motors 15% 15 15% 15 Goodrich 42% 42 42 41% Gt. North, pfd.. 79 75% 78% 78% Grt. Nor. Ore.. 29V, 29% 29% 29% Houston Oil 87 84% 84% 85% Illinois Cent.... 88 88 .88 87 Inspiration Cop. 32% 32% 32®, 32% Interboro Corp. 4% 4 4 4% Int. Harvester.. 98 97 97% 96% Infl Nickel 14V* 14 14 14% Inter. Paper. 52 49% 50 49% Invincible 0i1... 24% 23% 21 24% Kan. City 50... 20 * 20% 20% 2'*% Kelly-Spring. . 40% 39% 40% 40% Larkawana Steel 55% 54% 54% 55 I.chigh Valley.. 53 50 52 49% Loews, Inc. ... 17% 177, 17% 17% I, A N 101 101 101 101 Marine com 14% 14V* 14% 14% Marine pfd .... 53®* 52% 53% 53 Maxwell M com 2% 2% 2% ... Mex Petrol ..177% 170 V, 174 172% Miami Copper.. 16 15% Id 15% Mid States Oil. 13% 13 13% 13% Midvale Steel .. 31®, 31% 31®, 31®, M K A T 3% 3% 3% 3% M P By 21 20 29 20% X E A S 50% 50% 50% 00 Nev Con Copper 8% 8% B®, 9 N V C 74% 73% 73% 73% New Haven ... 20'a 19% 19% 19®, Nor A West ... 99®* 98% s% 88% North Pacific .. 84', 83% 83% 83% O I* A It Cos.. 3% 3% 3% 3% Pan-Atnn Petrol 83% 81% 83% 81% Pa By 40 •, 40% 40% 40% People's Gas ... 36 35 36 35% Pleioe-Arr- ,v ..23% 22 22 23 Pierce Oil Cos.. 12% 12 12 12% Press Stee Car K3% 83 83 .. Pull Pal Car.. .103*; 10.3', lo:,% 103** Pure Oil 34 33% .33% 34 ; Ilay Copper 11' 11% 117* . Reading 89', 87% 88% 871* It I A S 67% 66% 67% 67 j Replogle Steel.. 71 70 70% il j RDof N V ... 66 6.3 % 64% 05% ’ Saxon Motors .. 3'* 33% 3 j Sears- Ituebu k . 103 - 102% 10-3% 162 1 - Sinclair 26 25'* 25% 25% Sls-Sh S. A 1.. 53% 53% 33% Southern Pac. .103% 101% 101% 102 Southern Ry.... 23% 23>, 23% 23 Stand. Oil N. .1.(525 62.3 624 C 25 St. L. A SF cm 23 23 23 23% Strombcrg Car. 40% 40% 40% 43% Stlldebaker 46 44 * 45% 45®, Tenn. Copper.. 8% 8% 8% 8% Texas Cos 50% 49*4 50% 30 Texas A Pacific 21% 19% 21 19®, Tob. Products. 53% 53 53 % 54 Trans. Oil 9% 9 9% 9% I'uion Oil 23 22 24% 23 Vision Pacific. ..119 118% 118% 11*®, Vt. Rt. Stores. 57% 56% 56®, 37 I'. S. F P. Cor. 25 1 , 25 24*3 25% 1 nlted Frt. Col 19% 198 199 V, 197 L\ S. In. Alco. C 7% 65% 87% 67 V. S. Rubber.. 68% 67% 68% 65% V. S Steel 82% 81% 81% 82 V. S. Steel pfd.106% 106% 106% 106®, Ctah Copper... 52 51 % 31®, 51% Vanadium Steel 4.3% 42% 4j 43% Vlr.-Car. Cbrm 37% 37% 3>% 3i% Wabash 8% 8% 8% 8% Wab. fst pfd ••• % 22V* 22®, .23% W. Maryland.. 11% 11% H% I°% West Eiec 42% 42% 42% 42V* White Motors . 58% 37% 38% 68', Wi'.vs Overland 7% 5% 37* 7% Wilson A C 0... 41 % 41 % 41% 42 Worth. Pump.. 45% 43% 45% NEW YORK LIBERTY BONUS. —Dee. 7 Prev High. Low. Close. Close. First 3'is ... 90.50 90.02 90.20 I*o 31 First 4s *5.90 86.01 Second 4s ... 85.20 85.10 85.20 80.10 First 4%H ... 86.34 86.02 86.20 36.10 Sc-,.nd 4%5.. 85.44 86.12 85.44 85.30 Third 4V,s ... 88 16 88.02 88.06 88.10 Fourth 4%s . 85.1M1 85.42 So '- 1 9* Victory 3**B . 95.60 95.50 95.60 95.34 Victory 4®,s .93 *lO 95.50 95.00 03.52 TWENTY STOCKS AVERAGE. NEW YORK. 7><- 8. Twenty Industrial stocks averaged 76.7.3. unchanged. Twenty active rails averaged 76.68, up .40 per cent.

In the Cotton Markets

NEW YORK, Dec. B.—The ginning figures of 10.144.921 bales were regarded as bearish at the opening of the cotton market today, anil together with easier cables selling orders from New Orleans and other Southern points re suited in declines of from 23 to 24 points. New York cotton opening: January. 15.80 c; February, 16 00c; March. 15.90 c; May, 16.00 c; July, 1.20 c; October. 15.90 c. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 7 —The cotton market ruled quiet i.nd uninteresting during early trading today. First prices were 3 points higher to 12 points lower. After the call the list rallied 1 to 11 points, then reacted 17 to 29 points net, ex-ept October, which held uno.ianged. Later more than half of the decline was recovered on demand from trade houses, Liverpool and shorts Offerings were confined chiefly to profit takers. WASHINGTON, Dec. B.—Census re) port shows cotton ginned to Dec. 1 from the crops of 1920 and 1919 respectively: Total running bales (counting round as half bales). 10.144.921, and 8.844.308; round bales included 191.687 and 99.008; American Egyptian, 48,208 and 23,725; Sea Island, 1.111 and 5,362. LIVERPOOL. Deg-. B.—Spot cotton was in fair request. Prices were easier. Sabs totaled 3.000 bnlos American middlings. 15.76d; good middlings. 13.01*1; full middlings. 12.26*1; middlings, 10.76*1; low middlings. S.oid; good ordinary. 6.01*1; ordinary. 5.01d. Futures were easier. WHOLESALE FEED PRICES. Ton sacks. Cwt. Acme Brand $42.00 $2.15 Acme Feed 42.00 2.15 Acme middlings 46.00 2.35 Ac.-ne Dairy Feed 52.50 2.05 E-Z Dairy Feed 42.50 2.15 Acme H. & 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 44.00 2.25 Acme dry mash 52^.00 2.65 Acute hog feed 50.50 2.55 H'.imllk. yellow 40.00 2.05 Rolled barley 47.00 2.40 Alfalfa Mol 46.00 2.35 Cotton seed meal 48.00 2.45 Linseed oil meal 61 <X> 3.10 GRAINS. Shelled corn, small lota 90 Shelled corn, large 10ta....,.,....,.,. .89 Shelled corn, 2-bU. sack 94 Oats, 3-bu. suck 62 Oats, large bulk 58 CORN MEAL AND FLOUR. Corn meaL cwt., net \.... $2.25 E-Z flour. 86-lb. sack. 10.35

HOG PRICES FALL 25 CENTS Trade in Cattle Improves; Sheep, Lambs, Calves Off. RANGE OF lIOG PRICES. Good Good Good Dec. Mixed. Heavy. Light. 2.510.15® 10 35 $10.355710.50 $10.15010.25 .3 10 r,0010.80 lO.r-O 10.50®10.5S 4. 10.. r ,[email protected] [email protected] 10.50010.75 8 10 40 [email protected] [email protected] 7. 10. C— 10.00® 10.10 10.00 8. 9.7a 9.75® 9.85 9.75 Hog price gresumed their decline on the local live stock exchange at the opening today, when on a drop of 25c the bulk of the good hogs *old at $9.75, with a top of $9.85 on a lew extra fancy heavy hogs. The resumption of the" decline was said by commission men to lie due to the large receipts of the day—2o,6oo at an eurlv hour hi the forenoon trading—aud with an estimate of 25,000 before the close of the market. These are the record receipts for this fali. There waa an active tone to the traue from the very start, with local packers taking approximately 10,600 of the receipts, and eastern shippers taking the remainder It was thought that the demand would be sufficient to take all the approximately 5.000 hogs that were to come into the market late. L'he clearance for the 1 uesday market was iN>od. with less than 30.* stale hogs left on the market for Wednesday trade. Practically all grades of hog, brougnt $9 75 mediums, heavies, mixed, lights and pigs,’ but there was a greater drop in tlie price of roughs. The bulk of the roughs brought around SB.oO, with a few There was a good active tone to trad ing on the cattle market, with prices strong to 25 cents higher on a few extia good cattle of practically all grades. The demand for butchers was exceptionally good, taking into cons.deratlon the trend of the market for the past two or three months. There was also a very good demand tor eanners and cutters. Everything taken into consideration, the market showed the best spirit that it has shown for some time. . Receipts (or the day approximated 1,200, with some stale stuff left in the pena from Tuesday’s trade. After a Arm opening, the calf market slumped, closing steady with the close of the Tuesday market and fully 50 cents lower than the opening of the Tuesday market. At the close good to choice veals generally brought $12(<13, and there were but few calves which brought the top of $13.50. Tiie slump was due to the falling off of Eastern orders. Receipts for (he day approximated 500. With less than 400 sheep and lambs on the market, and not an overly good demand, both sheep and iambs were off fully 50 eputs. with prime sheep at s3<g 3.50 and good lambs at $8.50g,'9.50. HOGS. Best light hogs, 100 to 21*0 lb* average 0 75 200 to 300 lba. uverage 9.754® 9.85 Over .300 lbs 9.50(0 9 75 Sows 8.50(<T 875 Be<t pigs under 140 lvs 9 00*f 9.73 Bulk of sales 9.75 CATTLE. Prime cornfed steers, 1.300 lbs and up 10.00® 12.00 Good to choice steers, 1.200 to 1,300 lbs 10.00*5*130*) Good to choice steers, 1,10-) to 1.200 lbs [email protected] Medium steers, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs 8.50^10.50 Commou to medium steers, 800 to 1,000 llis 6.50(@ 8.00 —Uelfers and Cows— Good to choice heifers 9.25@12 75 Medium heifers B.OOC@ 8.73 Common to medium heifers.. 5 OO'j* 650 Good to choice cows B.oo'@ 9.0 u Fair to medium cows 5.25<@ 6 00 (’aimers 3.25® 4.23 Cutters • 4 0O(@ 5.00 Bulls Good to choice butcher bulls. 7.25&* 8.25 Bologna bulls 5 00(@ 6.23 Light common bulls 4.50<8 3.50 —Calves — Choice veals 4.50*91 550 Good veals 11 iKXtflkoO Medium veals 9 [email protected] Lightweight veals 6 su@lo 00 Heavyweight calves 4.00% 9.00 —Stockers and Feeders— Good to choice steers, 800 lbs. and up Good to choice steers, under 800 lbs 8-00* 8.53 Medium rows 5.00'd 5.5<i Good cow s 5.304* 6 O<J Good heifers C.so*@ 7.50 Medium to g*>od heifers e,oO;j 6 75 Good milkers 50.w)*ii 125.0*1 Medium milker* CO OO'RiOO Oo Stock calves. 250 to 450 lbs... 7 00'® 9.00 811 EEP AND LAMBS. Good to choice sheep 3 00@ 3.50 Fair to common 2 2 50 Rucks 2.50% 300 —Lambs— I i’ommon to choice yearlings.. 5 tK% 6.00 ; Spring lambs 8 5044 9.00

Other Live Stock

CHICAGO, l>ec. B.— llogs Receipts, 25.000; market 10c up; bulk, $9.70ta9 93; Butchers, 89.75(53610; packers, $9.50(89.75; lights, f9.65(f1) 10.05; pigs, 88.754(9 50; loughs, $9 25(0,.GV1. Cattle Receipts, 10,000; market, 25c lower; beeves, ST '.,5 15.75; butchers. $4.*5®12; earners und • utters. sl/>0®|5.50; Mockers and feeders, $4.2!>@10; cons. 84JHK<ll 10.30; calves. slO4l. 10.75. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 16,• 000; market, 15®:25c lower; lnmljs, $7.5044 11.15;, ewes. $2*6(5. / CINCINNATI, Dec. B.—Hogs -Receipt*. S.000; market steady to 2.v lower; heavy, medium and 1> 'its. $9.75; pigs. $9; roughs, $8; stags, $11.50. Cattle—lie celpis, 450; market strong; bulls, strong; calves, sl4. Sheep and lambs Receipts, 900; market steady; sheep, $1,504(5; lambs, $60111.50. CLEVELAND, Dec. 8 Hogs—Rtsreiptr, 1,000; market 15c lower; Yorkers, $10.50 ftt-Pi.uO; mixed, $10,504$ 10.60; medium, $10.50® 10.60; pigs, $10.50400.GO; roughs. >9.50; stags, $9.70. Cattle—Receipts, 200; market lower. Sheep and lambs- ib; celpts, 800; market steady; top, $11.50, Calves—Receipts, 200; market steady; top, $15.50. PITTSBURGH. Pa. Dec. S.—Cattle— Receipts, light; market, steady; choice, $124(12.50; good, $10.50® 11.50; fair, s74r, 11; veal calves, $154(15 50. Sheep and lambs—Receipts, faitj; market, .tead> A ; prime weathers, $: good, s7>®>so; mixed fair. Si'll i.30; spring lambs. $124(12.50. Hoys Receipts, 25 doubles; market, steady; prime heavies, $10.23@‘10.30; mediums, $lO stWs 1*175; heavy yorkers, slt/..4q1(i.i5; l.gut yorkers, $10,504(10.75; pigs, $84(9.50; roughs, $0.50® 7. EAST BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. ft—Cat tle—Reoeipts, 600; market dull and weak; shipping steers, $13404; butcher grades, $84(11.75; cons, $24]..7.25. Calves—Receipts, 70; market active and higher; cuits to choice, $54(15.25. Sheep and lambs —Receipts, 1,400; market active and steady; chon <• lames, $12.50(<(19; culls to fiGr. s6®) 1.70; yearlings, $84(9; sheep, $2 @O. Hogs—Receipts, 1 600; market active. 154(25c up; yorkers. pigs, mixed and heavies, $11.25; rougns, $9,254)9.50; stags, s7@B. EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., lee. 8. Cattle -Receipts, 3.500; market steady; native beef steers, $ 10(g) 11 ; yearling beef steers and hellers, $11.504(11; cows, s74* 8; stockers and feeders, $5®7.50; calves, sll <g 11.25; earners and cutters. $14(4.75. Hogs —Receipts, 21,000; market, 25@50c lower; mixed and butchers, $9.40®9.80; good heavies, $0.70®9.80; rough heavies. $841,8.76; lights, $9.50®9.75; pigs, $8.50® 9.50; bulk of sales. s9.6o@9.*f>. Sheep— Receipts, 3,000; market lower; enis, $44/1.75; lambs. $ 10@ 11; canners and cutters, SI.SO@X CLEVELAND PRODUCE. cAeVELAND, Dec. .8. —Produce market Bitter—Extras In tub lots, 50ft@56c; print#ks6)i4fls7c; extra firsts. 54ft®55c; firsts. 7lkftS!s4<-: seconds, 50®51c; packing stoeflk 32®35c; fancy dairy, 35<@!40c. Eggs Fre.sh gathered Northern extras. 80c: extnt fi||gs. 78c; Ohio firsts, new cases, 77c; firsts, new cases, 7fie; refrigerator extras, 62c; refrigerator firsts, 80c. A contains thirty dozen. Poultry— fowls, 27c; light slock, 174ill9cKffkpgers. 26c; old roosters, IB@]9e; 35®)37c; tur--4>®4scfl^^^B|p<ia>3sc.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8,1920.

Michigan Potatoes Not Being Hoarded CADILLAC, Mich., Dec. B.—Michigan potatoes are not being stored in warehouses In anticipation of a high price, according to A. B. Large, manager of the Michigan Potato Growers’ Exchange here, today. “Michigan potatoes are of the highest quality and demand a higli premium in ail markets,” lie said. "There is a constant market for the Wolverine tubers and consequently no reason for holding for higher prices.” The congestion in warehouses Is caused by a shortage of cars and not by attempts to control prices, he said.

Local Stock Exchange

—Dec. 8— STOCKS. Bid. Ask. Indiana Rail. & Light com. 60 ... Indiana Rail, a Light pfd.. 84 Indianapolis A Northwest 75 Indpls A Northwest pfd 75 Intipls. A Southwest, pfd . Indpls. Street Railway 56 60 Terre Haute T A L 60 T. IL. I A E. com 1% 0 T. H., 1 A E. pfd 9 U Colon True, of Ind., com 1 L'nijn Trac. of Ind., Ist pfd. ... 14 Union Trac. of lad.. 2d pfd 2 Advance Kuinely Cos., coin Advance Kumeiy C’o. pfd... 40 ... Amer. Central Life 235 Ainer. Creosoting Cos., pfd.. 90 Belt R. R. com 61 70 Beit U. If. pfd 47% ... Century Build. Cos., pfd Cities Service Cos. coin (ilie-. Service Cos. pfd Citizens Gas Cos 32% 35 Dodge Man. Cos., pfd 04% ... Home Brewing 55 Ind. Hotel com 66 ind. Hotel pfd 92 100 Ind. National Life Ins. C 0... 4% ... Inl. Title Guaranty 59 "1 Indiana Pipe Line Cos ... Indpls. Abattoir pfd Indpls. Gas 43 50 Indpls. Telephone Cos., com. 5 ... Indpls. Telephone Cos., pfd.. 91 ... Merc. Pub. I’til. Cos. pfd 40 National Motor Car Cos 5 10 Public Savings ins. Cos 2% ... llauh Fertilizer, pfd 40 ... Standard <*ll Cos. of 1nd.... 715 ... Steriiug Tire Ins. Cos 8 Van Cmn Hardware pfd... 96 Van Camp Packing pfd I*6 100 Van Camp Products, : Van Camp Products, 2d pfd. 93 102 Vandalla Coal Cos., corn 3 Vaudalla Coal Cos., |.fd 10 Wabash Railway Cos. pfd.... 2*1% Wabash Railway Cos., com.. 8 ... BANKS AND I’KI 8T COMPANIES. I Aetna Trust Cos 102% ... Bunkers Trust Cos 118 ... City Trust Cos 85 ... Commercial National Bank. 65 ... Continental National Bank.. 112 ... Farmers Trust Cos 200 ... Fidelity Trust Cos 120 Fletcher Am Natl Bank.... 265 Fletcher Sav A Trust C 0.... 170 ... Indians National Bank 265 ... Indiana Trust Cos 170 ... Live Stock Exchange Bank ... Merc. National Rank 280 National City Bunk 112 ... People’s State Rank lsl Security Trust Cos 120 ... State Savings A Trust 92% I’nlon Trust Cos I*4o 370 Wash. Bank A Trust 130 BOND.®. Broad Ripple 5a 00 70 Citizens St. Railroad 3*.... 70 ... Ind. Coke A Gas Cos 84 Indian Cr. k Coal A Mia. 6s. 05 ... indpls., Col A Sou 5s 88 Indpls. A Greenfield 5s 95 Indpls A Martinsville 55.. iki ...| Indpls Northern 3s 4.3 ... Indpls A Northwestern 35.. 52 Indpls. A S. E. 5s 45 ... Indpls A Shelby ASK 55.. 70 Indpls. Street Kjr. 4s 59 65 Indpls Trac A Term 5s ... 70% ... Kokomo, Marion A West ss. HO 81 T IL, I. A E 5s 44 53 t’nlon Trac of Did 5s 51 Citizens Gas 5s 72 ... Ind Hotel Cos 2d 6s 75 Indpli (Its 5s 71 Indpls. Light A Heat 55..,. 76 80 Indpls. Water 5s 87% 92 Indpls. Water 4%s 70 75 Mor Heat A Light ref 55.... 86 New Telephone Ist 6s . ... 94 ... New Telephone Long Ids ss. 9.3% ... Southern Ind Power 6 8 ... LIBERTY BONDS. Liberty first 3%s 90.00 .... Liberty first 4s 85.70 .... Liberty second is ss.lt) .... Liberty first 4%s .. SO.2X .... Liberty second 4%s 83.52 .... Liberty third 4%* 68 03 Liberty fourth 4%s ’*o 90.00 Victory .3®,s 95.34 .... Victory 4*4* 05.50 .... —Sul***— Five shares State Savings and Trust Company ut 91 % Rl.uoo lidennpull* Traction arid Ter- ! mlual r* ut 71.

On Commission Row

1 Trading was quiet at (he opening of I Iho wholesale proiluce mark l today. The 1 (one of the market has been unusually dull for the past few days, with now and then a ; cried when trade Is active, ' but these ore merely spurts hu*l have no material effect on the market. There were no material changes in ; the price list today. The supply of produce Is generally i good a* practically all the houses on commission rurv. TODAY'S TRICE*. Apples— Barrel. $1 .'><*4(9. Beans—Michigan navy. In hogs, per lb., sft(,tc; Colorado plntos, In bags, per lb., red kidneys. 111 hugs, ior lb,. 12® 13c ; *’allfornlii pink chill, In bugs, i per lb..’ 7ft®Bc; lintels, per lb.. 12ftc; I marrow fats, per T>. H4il2e; blackeyes, In bags per In. SiiWe; California Inna*. I iu a ks, per ib, 9ft@loc. I'eas Dried green, per lb.. 10e; spll* I yellow, 100 lb. bag, per lb., 10c; marrowfats. per lb., 10c; marrowfats, lu bag, per lb.. 10c. Beets—Fancy home-grown por bn., $1 50. bananas -Extra fancy high grade fruit, 504(H0C per bunch, per lb, Bft®9c. Cabbage Fancy Northern, per Hr, lftc. Carrots —Fancy, home-grown, per bu., sl. Celery—Fancy New York (2 3 crate). 4-5 dor, $44(4.5*); trimmed, per bunch. $1.25, fancy Michigan, square box, $1.76. Cocoauuts— Fancy, per dox., $1.25. Cucumbers —Fancy hothouse, per do*., sl. Cranberries— Fancy C. C. early blacks, , per brl., sls; fancy C. C. Centeulala, per ft bbl, boxes, $7..‘0. Egg plant Fancy Florida, per dox, $2 50. Grapefruit—Extra fancy Florida (Blue Goose*, 16s. box, $5.25; 4tie, box, ffl; 545. fit*. 70s and 80s. box. $0 Lcttuc* — Fancy hothouse, leaf, per lb., 20c; bbl lots, per ID. 18e; fancy Call fornla Iceberg, por ert, $4.50. Onions—Fancy home-grown, yellow or red, per 100-lb. bag, $1.75; fancy indluns whites, per 100-11, bag. $2.50; per bu, *1 40; fancy Spanish, per crate. $2.25. j Oranges—Extra fancy California Valen- ; clas, per crate, $4®6.75. Parsley—Fancy large bunches, per doz. SI.OO. Potatoes —Fancy Ml* hlgnn and Wiscon--1 sin round whites, per 150-lb bag. $3.50; In 5 or 10-lb bag lots, per 150-lb hag, $3 25(3)3.40; fancy Montana gems, per 100I lb. bag, $2.(50. Radishes—Button, large bunches, per 1 dox, sl. Sweet Potatoes —-Fancy Tennessee Nancy H ills, per hamper, $2.50; fancy Eastern ! Jerseys, $3. i Spinach—Fancy, per bu, $1.75. I Rice —Fancy head, per lb., 11c; Blue i Rose, per lb., 10c. I Turnips—Fancy home-grown, new, per bu., $1 254(1.50. Mustard— Fancy home-grown, per bbl., $1.75. Kale—Fancy home-grown, per bbl, flower —Fancy New York, pet crate. $2,504(2.75. Oyster Plant—Fancy hothouse, per do*., 50c. Leek—Fancy home-grown, per dox., 83c. Sage—Fancy home-grown, per dox., 46c. Green Onions —Fancy hothouse, jjer dox., 17ftc. Mangoes Fancy home-grown, per small basket, 76c. Rutabagas—Fancy Canadian, per 60 lbs., $1; per 110 lbs.. $1.75. Cider —Pure app*e, fi 1-gallon glass Jugs, per cite, $5,50; No. 10 tins, 6ft lb. nets, per ettse of 1 doz., $6.50. Knmqtin' s—Fancy Florldas, per *jt, 35c Peppera—Fancy, per small basket, 75c; crate, $3.60.

WHEAT MARKET DROPS SHARPLY Corn and Oats Show Strength —Provisions Lower. CHICAGO, Dec. B.—Wheat quotations dropped sharply again today In trading on the Chicago Board of Trade, while fractional changes marked the trading In j corn and oats. Wheat sold up slightly at the oiiening. On the advance free welling appeared j and prices quickly dropped. Strength in j oats and corn was induced by plans of banking interests to bolster up foreign i trade. Provisions were lower. December wheat opened up l%c at $1.71%, but subsequently lost 3%e. March wheat was up %c at the opening, but later dropped 3c. Deeembe.r corn opened %c higher at 74%c, and Inter gained another %c. May corn was off %<• at tne opening, at 70%e, but subsequently lost %e. July was quoted at 78%c at the opening, which was %c higher, and gained another %c later. December oats opened off %e, at. 48c, nnd later gained %c. May oats opened unchanged at 51%, and gained %c in later trading July was off %c at the opening at 54%c, advancing %c before the close. (By Thomson A McKinnon) —Dec. 7 Wheat—Refusal of foreign buyers of wheat to follow advances in prices as referred to yesterday was again in evidence today and accounts largely for the reaction In values. Underlying the market also is the distrust, on the part of the public and the world’s financial conditions, the first one being illustrated by rather poor investment demand and the second one by weakness In the foreign exchange market. A small amount of wheat was reported sold to France at the highest premiums in the crop but it Is understood that the high prices were paid in order to secure immediate completion of the contract. Beyond this there has been no export demand On the contrary. there were reports of offers to resell. We are Inclined to anticipate dragging values until such time as the export demand reappears. Corn The action of wheat has been influential in affecting sentiment In the corn market. The demand has been noticeably poor for the deferred deliveries and slow for current receipts A private estimate of considerable reduction in the number of animals on forms has had something to do with belief in lower prices. Pending Important developments of some nature this market is likely to gather Its dally trend from the action of wheat. We anticipate moderately lower prices but do not subscribe to the Idea of any permanent weakness. CHICAGO GRAIN TABLE. Dec. 8— W HEAT— Open. High. Low. Close. D.-c 171% 172 165 169 March.. 1.68% 1.70 1 62% 1.67 CORN— Dec 74% 74% 73 74% May ... 76®* 77% 75% 76% July.... 78% 78% 76% 77% OATH— Dec..,,, 48 18% 47®* 48% May 51% 52% 51% 52% July.... 51% 52 60*4 51% PORK Jan 24.00 24 00 23.55 23.60 LAUD— Jan 14.SU 14.53 1452 1452 May 14 82 14.85 14 32 14.55 RIBS— Jan 12 70 12 80 12.45 12.45 •May 12-80 •Nominal. CHICAGO < 4811 GRAIN. CHICAGO. Dec 8. Wheat No. 1 hard winter $!.79% . No. 2 hard water, $1.73; No. 1 Northern spring. $1.76; No. 2 Northern spring, $1 Tt>%. Corn No 1 hlte, >■(>%•; No. 2 white, Su%c; No. 3 White. 73%'-; No. 4 white. 734§73%e; No. 2 yellow, v%iiß*V. ; No. 3 yellow, Mr; Sit. 4 yellow. 73%(@75%c. Oats No. 1 white. .V'lM’ili'; No 2 white. sf* %hisl c ; No. 3 White, Joc; No. 4 white. 4'3*49%c. TOLEDO CASH OR UN. TOLEDO, Dec. 7.—Close; Wheat Cash ami December, $2 01; March, $2. Corn No. 2 yellow i old i, 89c; nrwr, ,S3c Cats No 2 white, 55{*5Ao. live No 2, sl.6**. Barley 'o 2 33-. Clovers-'cd — Cash (19191 sl2 60; 1920 arid December. $12.73; January. $12.80; February and March. $12.00 Timothy - !9!\ $3.40; 1919, $3.50; December, $.365. January. $3.62%; February. $3 67%. March. $3 79 A IstW—Cash tne* :17 25; cash (old*. $17.50; March, $17.50; De ember, $1630.

PRIMARY MARKETS. (By Thom.son A McKlunon.) —Dec. 8— Receipts - W!n-a;. Corn. Data. Chicago 2*U.*/* 107.** *<i 205.000 Milwaukee .. 2"B.*k*l 21 *>> Minneapolis . ,l>4.*kX) 17,lax* 27.** Duluth Ifil.Ohtt 2,(ksl St. Louis 94.1k** <!*>.***> l*t.***) Toledo 291.0**) 6.000 10,000 Detroit )4.<<* '2l, *•* IV.tKK* Kansas City. 107,000 15. l *t) 19, tatu Peoria IT,"*'! 27.0*4* Omaha 4’ ,000 li*i 14.t*u0 Indianapolis 70.**’*) 12.(00 Totals IJKI.tOO * o I.o*o Year ago... 443.***** 748,0**0 4-7.000 —Shipments— Wheat. Corn Oats. Chicago IW.’io* 144.202,000 Milwaukee .. 3,(00 12 **“) 37.**k* Minneapolis . 2>'ii.***o 5- **> 47.000 Duluth 433,(fix* Toledo 2.000 Detroit 2.*k*> 2,****) *i,(*to Kansas City. 297.000 19.***) 12,0*0 I’eorla 31,0*) 20,*k*j Omaha 80.000 7.(*>) 52,**** Indianapolis 4*!,0*,*l 6.00(1 Totals 1,232,000 312.000 42D/K)0 Year ago... 422.000 281 ,000 373.000 —Clearances Pom VV. Corn. Oats. New York.... 668.000 Baltimore ... t>7."**o New Orleans. 13*i,**k) Totals 891,000 Year ago... 667.000 INDIANA 18)1.10 < \SII OK UN, —De< - . 8--Blds for car lota of grain and hay at the call of the Indianapolis Board of Trade were: Wheat Strong; through billed. No. 2 red. $2.07. Corn —Steady: No. 3 white. 75@*7c; No. 4 white, 73®710; N<>. 3 yellow, new, 79®81e; No. 4 yellow, new, 7CftO(77fte; No. 5 mixed, new, 73®75c; No. 4 mixed, new', 70®72e. Oats Steady; No. 2 white, 62ft@53ftc; No, 3 white. 51Vi®52fte. Ilnv Steady: No. 1 timothy. $27®27.50; No. ■} timothy, $2*141)26.50; No. 1 light clover <25(0.25 50; No. 1 clover huy, $24.50 @25. - Inspections— Wheat No. 1 red. 1 car; No. 3 red, l car; No. 5 red, 1 cur; No. 1 mixed, 1 car; total. 4 cars. Corn-No. 2 white, 5 cars; No. 3 white, 3 cars; No. 4 white, fi c-irs; No. 5 white, 10 cars; No. C white, 1 car; sample white. 1 car; No. 2 yellow, 2 cars; No. 3 yellow, 1 car; No. 4 yellow, 7 rnrs; No. 5 yellow. 12 cars; No. fi yellow. 7 cars; No. 3 mixed. 2 cars; No. 4 mixed, 2 cars; No. 5 mixed. 2 cars; No. 6 mixed, 3 cars; ear, 1 car; total. 05 c.irs. Oats No. 2 white, 9 ears; total. 9 cars. Huy Standard timothy, 1 car; total, 1 car. HAY MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis price* for hay by tin* wagon load: Hay- Loose timothy. new, $-'i(2'.); mixed hay. new, s2fi@2B; hal 'd. $26®2S. t>nts —Bushel, now. ">s@sßc. Corn New. 75@80c per bushel. WAGON WHEAT PRICES. Indianapolis flour mills and elevators today are paying SI.BO for No. 1 red wheat, $1.77 for No. 2 red wheat and $1.74 for No. o red. WHOLESALE PRODUCE. Eggs—Fresh, loss off, 73c. Poultry—Fowls, IS®24c; apringers, 24c; cocks. 15c; old tom turkeys, 24c; young tom turkeys, 12 lbs and up, 95c; y oung hen turkeys, 8 lbs and up. 40c; cull thin turkeys not wanted; ducks, 4 lbs and up, 29c; ducks, under 4 lbs, 20c; geese, IO lbs and up, 20c; squabs, 11 lbs to dox, $6; guineas, 2-lb slxe. per dox, sfi. Rabbits Drawn, per doz, $2.25. Butter —Buyers are paying 61@52e for creamery butter delivered at indlauapolis Butterfat —Buyers are paying 44®Hfic for cream delivered ok kafitoaapvlto.

ROOSTER OR HEN, NO LONGER GUESS Soon It Will Be Incorrect to Refer to Egg as ‘lt.’ WINNIPEG, Man., Dec. 8. —‘‘Sexometers” arc making eggs a matter of grammar. It perhaps will soon be Incorrect to refer to an egg at "it.” The precise gourmet will say to the waiter: “This egg Is olfactory. Take him away.” “Sexometers” are an invention of F. J. Fellows of Winnipeg. They determine whether nn egg is a potential rooster or an emhyronic hen. The inventor declares they will revolutionize the poultry Indus- 1 try. When the sex of eggs can be told It. will be possible to send most of the rooster eggs to market and retain the hen eggs for the upbuilding of the home flock. The “sexometer” consists of a piece of cork around which -opper wire is wound nnd from which is suspended a pendulum of wire ending in a flat piece of aluminum-plated substance. To operate It the cork is held In one hand and the egg in the other. If the egg is male the pendulum will swing in a circle. If It is female the pendulum will swing back and forth like that of a clock. Why this is true is the inventor's secret. Mr. Fellows says that In experiments covering six months the instrument has proved Its clairvoyance on 85 per cent of the eggs tested and later hatched. TEXAS IN FEAR OF JAP INVASION Farmers and Business Men to Fight Colonization. HARLINGEN, Texas, Dee. 8. —The Rio Grnnde Valley is in a qualm of fear lest California’s Japanese problem is to creep over the border into the Rio Grande N alley. Farmers and business men here and in San Benito and other towns along the valley are organizing In an effort to check Japanese colonization, which threatens now ns the fertile fields are being gradually opened to commerce. While the threatened colonization of Japanese hss not reached a stage where it is nt re than a fear, the people of the vnlley are up in nrms and it would not be surprising if there would bo concerted action taken similar to that of the night riders of the South* if property owners In the Rio Grande Valley sell their lands ito Japanese or to holding companies whb-h will lease to Japanese. Several mass meetings have been held l-i this city and notice has been served upon one land development agent that the people of * In- It|o G- nd- V >!!er -! ■ *ot desire Japanese colonization. This rarnlng has been effective and It Is unlerstood that one plan for Japanese col>*:izat!on has already been abandoned. Unlike their California brothers, the Texan producers do not have to depend upon Japanese for labor, for there is an i-ver-avallable amount of Mexican labor, snd while Mexican labor, it is granted. | Is not as efficient as Japanese labor, still 1 (he Tcxnr * fee! they prefer the Mexican | tabor to that of the Japanese. Irrigation development h-ta made the Rio Grande Valley a producing center very similar to that of California nnd with port facilities being opened It is the belief of leading ranchers that the Rio Grande Valley will soon be one of | the most productive districts in the entire United States. The Texans are anxious that tills land shall be owned hy American citizens. Texas has never had any problem with Mexican settlers, who are less thrifty i ibsn the Japanese and fail to turn their I efforts further than to secure a living.

Marriage License* Ch*rll Davis TOD W Wnlnut st 21 Pile Port •rii.'ld, i*)2s \V. Walnut ft 20 William Windhorst. Acton. Ind "7 Emma Gordon, Acton. Ind 29 Rufus Flicks, >217 Brlvfhf *t 32 Ada Taylor, 7*9 California st 19 .1 hu Gibson. 1137 N. Meridian st 29 Me.ry Short, 79*1 X. Me.ldlan st 22 Itenrv Simmons. Munrle, Ind 35 Maftd Brown, Winchester, Ind 20 Henry foothill, 701 N. Capitol av.... 2S June Mae Shnnnacey. illlnois st IS Wlllace Achton, 1417 English av 32 l.ncllle Belcher, 1417 English av 21 Robert Kirpatrick, 109 E. Pratt st 23 Helen Davis, 109 E. Pratt st 26 Births George and Nora Kenyon, Long Hospital, boy. James and Sursh While, find S. Noble, girl A ;>>>u and Jerda Johnson, 2240 N. Dearborn, boy Walter and I,tunic* Bright, 112 Harris hoy. Ernest and Roberta Wolffla, I*Ml Chad wick, boy. Frank and Elizabeth FoiU, 422 W. Twenty Ninth, boy. JmiiY* and Virginia Woodall, 538 N. Mltey, (joy. Me*‘rath and Margery Phelps, 319 W. Nineteenth, girl. George and Anna Maude, 1729 Fuilenwlder, boy. Wilson and Ruth Bean. 730 Drake, girl. Norman and Margaret Alderaon. City Hospital, girl William and Mamie Smith, City Hospital. girl John and Amelia Hubbard, 1999 N. La Salle, girl. Deforest and Flossie Denny, 33*) S. Holmes, girl. 1 red and Gladys McMillln, 2503, Schurmnnn, girl. (hirroi und Pearl Martin, 1526 Cornell, boy. Richard and Louise Gregory, 11X8 K. Thirteenth, girl. Deaths. Mary Josephine Weber, 111 West Raymond. acute dilatation of heart. Lewis F. Shaw, 80, 2182 Gluey, chronic cystitis. William Snyder, 00, City Hospital, broncho pneumonia. Elizabeth Staendel, 74, 2962 Northwestern, thrombosis. Helen V. l’erclval 1, 7 Ely apartments, broncho pneumonia. Infant Ferguson, 2 days, Methodist Hospital, atelectasis. John Butter, 74, Charity Hospital, acute nephritis. lli'rta C. Luke, 3, 325 Wyoming, pneumonia. Ida C. Lucas, 34, 1918 Madison, lobar pneumonia. , Julia R. Thomson. 61, Long Hospital, chronic nephritis. Edward Barnett, 34. 1442 Kennington, pulmonary tuberculosis. Mary May Bowman, 32, 2250 Central, general peritonitis. James C. Wilson, GO, 139 ft North Liberty, broncho pneumonia. Otto C. Beck. 60, 1002 College, typhoid fever. CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO, Dec. 8. —Rutter extras, 48c; creamery first, 42ftc; firsts, 38(if 44c ; seconds, 3*>(*!,3To. Eggs—Ordinaries, 66®70c; firsts. 75(*Ji8c. CheeseTwins, 24ftc; young Americas, 26c. Live poultry—Fowls, 16® 24c; ducks, 270 ; geese, 25c; Spring cbltkeuts, 24c; turkeys. 35c; roosters, 7Sc. Potatoes —Receipts. 59 oars; Wisconsin and Minnesota, $1.40® 1.85 per bu. WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES. The following are today's wholesale market prices l’or beef cuts as sold on the Indianapolis markets. (Quotations bySwift & Cos. ): Ilibs—No. 2,40 c; No, 3,21 c. Loins— No. 2,22 c; No. 317 c. Rounds—No. 2, 24c; No. 3,17 c. Chucks—No. 2,15 c; No. 3,12 c. Plate* No. 2. 14c; No. 8,12 e. NEW MEETING PLACE PICKED. At the meeting of the Indianapolis Osteopathic Association nt the Columbia Club last night it was decided to hold the next gathering on Jan. 4 at the new osteopathic hospital which is being constructed on North Delaware street. Wives of the members attended the asaooiUo& a dinner last nlht

Phantoms of Famous Mound Builders in Ruins Deal Scares Strange Apparitions Frighten Partners and Constable Sets Bear Traps. GUEENSBURG, Pa.. Dec. B.—The famous mound builders’ mound in South Huntington township has suddenly taken on life and the people who 800 years ago. according to the best Informed scientists, lay down to their eternal sleep, have Jest as suddenly started stalking out at nights, disturbing tba tranquility of the country neighborhood and at times throwing the country swains and their cooing sweethearts into paroxysms of fright. So strong has become the belief that all is not well within the famous mound, tvhich is 300 feet long nnd twelve feet high, that Dave Kelly, the high constable and custodian of the peace in and about Gratztown, a mile from the mound, has been asked to investigate. Dave does not take any stock in ghosts, spirits or such things. He is of a more practical turn of mind. His long experience as high constable has taught him better. Accordingly, ire has set bear traps about the mound. He thinks these •raps will be more apt to catch the spooks than any other method. Dave takes the view that all ghosts, except that from (he town he works for, have two legs at least, and these traps are pretty likely to produce results if the “bants” stick around long enough. First news of the stalking of the ghosts of the ancient mound builders—for that is what the night prowlers are believed to be —came on Halloween night. Because of the night little attention was paid to the frightened traveler who rushed breathlessly into Gratztown with his announcement. But when on Armistice night Cy Brown and Sue Smith happened to be passing there and saw the same eight-foot apparition, but with a slightly (tnalier specimen alongside, "Cy” simply stepped on ’er—that is, on the gas, for he owns nn auto, nnd made haste for the Armistice Dali. “Cy" admits he wasn't scared. But tho.-e who saw him start home with Sue that night claim he took a five-mile detour to get home. The appearance of the ghosts has caused much speculation and some excitement, especially among the younger people. Some lime ago Dr. W. J. Hot*and and his assistant, from the Carnegie Museum, of Pittsburgh, invaded the quietness of the mound builders’ tomb and r-moved from it one of the eight-foot specimens. | Whether this has angered the ancient denizens of the mound is a question the populace hereabouts is unable to determine so far. 1 There ;.re a number hereabouts who | scoff at the iden of ghosts, but it has : been observed that the scoffers give the mound builders’ tomb a wide berth at night. One other explanation has been made by a local man, whii u tends to be in line with the suspicions of Constable Dave i Kelly. This theory is that some daring j whisky runners have capitalized the | ghost business with a view of keeping j people away from the mount! while they i “a* he thrir whisky hoards w ithin the | tomb. There are in this vicinity several of the largest distilleries In the country. Hud since prohibition went into effect large amounts of whisky have been stolen from tbe warehouses aud never accounted for. Dave Kelly's bear traps may catch a ghost which will be found to be u redblooded whiskey runner.

FRENCH CLOSE LAST SLAVE MART Morrocco Institution Had Been Feature of City. PARIS. Dec. B.—What is believed to | have boon the Ins; slave market in exist* ; i-nce In the world has just been wiped out by tho French authorities. When French troops entered the ga-'red city of Ouezran, in Morocco, a short time : * go. ttiv-y discovered the slave market stitt in existence. On the very day the French arrrlved a long caravan approached. the city bringing In several . s ore of slaves of both sexes captured by slave hunters In tbe unexplored regions !to the south. The slave hunters fled and i the entire crowd of slaves were lib- | ernti-d by tho French. For many decades, perhaps centuries. ; the slave auction bad been a monthly sett- ; tun* of life in Ouezzan. The caravan* •arrived as a rule early in the month and ‘ hundreds of buyer* flocked into the city i for the auction* and the accompanying 1 festivals. On the day of the opening of the sale | sit the hitman “stock” was placed In a circular enclosure in an open place near the center of the city. Slave buyers wandered about, dis usstng the merits of the "stock" like connoisseurs at an automobile sliow. Unmarried women usually brought double the price of those who were married. and there was always a lively competition for the most beautiful of the unmarried girls The highest price was paid for men with good physiques. According to natives of Ouezzan the slaves were generally well treated. Some of the women were received Into their mnster’s homes almost on equal footing with wives. The Slave dealers were for- ed to share part of the proceeds of the sale with the city.

Weather

The following table shows tlie state of the weather at 7 a. ni„ Pee. 8. as observed by I'nlted Stases weather bureaus: Station. Bar. Temp. Weath. Indianapolis, Ind.. 80 1R 30 PtCldy Atlanta. (la 29 94 42 Rain Bismarck, N\ 1).... 29.70 32 Cloudy Boston, Mass 30 22 20 Clear Chicago, 111 30 2(1 34 Cloudy Cincinnati, Ohio . . -30.14 30 Cloudy Cleveland,, Ohio .. 30.28 30 Cloudy Denver, Colo 20 .84 20 Clear Dodge- Vlty, Kan.. 30 0(1 30 Cloudy Helena, Mont. .... 20.70 24 Clear Jacksonville, Fla. . 29 94 52 Clear Kansas Cltv, Mo.. 30.18 30 Cloudy Louisville. Kv. ... 30.10 34 PtCldy Little Rock. Ark.. 30.12 38 Cloudy Los Angeles, Cal.. 30.04 4(1 Clear Mobile, Ala 30 00 42 Cloudy New Orleans, La.. 30.12 44 Cloudy New York, N. Y.. 30.28 28 Clear Norfolk. Va 30.10 42 Rain Oklahoma City .. 30.14 2S Clear Omaha, Neb 30.14 28 Cloudy Philadelphia, Fa.. 30 24 34 FtCldy Pittsburgh, Pn. ... 30 20 2S Cloudy Portland, Ore 29.72 42 Cloudy Rapid City, S. I).. 29 82 30 Cloudy Roseburg. Ore. ... 29.80 40 Raiu San Antonio, Texas 3'>.10 38 Clear San Francisco. Cal. 29 90 52 Cloudy St. Louis, Mo 30.1.8 30 Clear St. Paul, Minn 30.20 24 Cloudy Tampa, Fla 29.90 64 Cloudy Washington, D. C.. 30.2 32 Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS. The southern disturbance has advanced eastward to the South Atlantic coast, accompanied by rains in the Southeastern States, and rains also have continued in the Middle and North Pacific regions. Elsewhere the weather has been fair. It Is a little cooler from the Middle Mississippi Valley and Lakes region southward and eastward, and considerably warmer from Manitoba sontliward over the (ireat Plains and middle Rockies, due to an extensive depression covering most of the West. .1. 11. AKMINGTON. Meteorologist, Weather liureau. AN EXCELLENT IDEA. A suitcase with a reversible side, carrying two addresses, has been patented for shipping clothing between its owner MMt * laundry.

PITTSBURGH WAR RELIC TO BE USED ‘Defender of City* Turned Over to Militia. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. B.—Although no peace for Pittsburgh’s lone war Instrument—a machine gun and truck. City council has abrogated its former action which would have Insured the relic of the war an honorable career as a memorial of the days when the city had to buy a regular shooting iron to protect the great city-county building and the mammoth courthouse, and the rest of the city. The gun was purchased during the wax at the behest of the reserves who took the place of the National Guard regiments here who had gone to war. j the Germans landed at New York, the trip to Pittsburgh over the Pennsylvania xailroad would be a short one, it was argued, and Pittsburgh would be one of the first objects of attack by the Germans because the great Westinghonse plants and steel mills here were turning out enormous quantities of war munitions, including shipload after shipload of finished shells for England and the United States and other allied nations. Finally, the armistice was signed. Later the reserves which had been recruited by the State “for the duration” of the war, decided it was time to quit. Council was told the war was over, and that since the Germans were not coming the city's machine gun was no longer Ir w nld be a good Idea, the reserves Informed city council, to “retire’’ the city's machine gun. The reserves suggested that the gun be sent out to tbe 18th Regiment Armory. “Nix,” replied council to the suggestion. “This war piece has safeguarded Pittsburgh and should be honorably retired surrounded by proper recognition of its historic value,” council sad. “Let the State provide its own equipment for its soldiers to practice on,” was the ultimatum. But city council is fickle. Colonel Dunlap of the 18th regiment, sent another request for tiie “defender of Pittsburgh.” and eouncil has decided to let the re-iiueut have the gun. It was a tase of “old horse,” and not a word was said to prevent tiie gun from going back into “miscellaneous service” again—no friend interceded for the gun. Corncob Pipes Not Known to Paris Trade, Red Cross Man Finds Searches Latin Quarter and Boulevards Without Finding Missouri Meerschaum. PARIS. Dec. B.—There is not a corn cob pipe in all Paris. In fact it is doubtful if such a thing is to be found in the whole of France, which discovery has lust been made by \Y. D. Clarke, of the transportation department of the American Red Cross Recently Mr. Clarke, I who is a former army officer, was g ven i the precarious duty of filling the chairmanship of the entertainment committee of Paris Post. No. 1, American Legion. To make good he decided his first venture would be a Post smoker, nnd to further enhance his reputation xvith the veterans of the war be decided to give it Ihe real home touch by providing tho thousand members with corn-cob pipes. With visions,of smoke wreaths curling gracefully from the home-like bowls of 1 000 corn-cobs, the Red Cross man started out to purchase them. From one tobacconist to another the hunt led him. from tbe I.atin quarter to the heights of M-r.tmarfe and along the boulevards he wandered fruitless'}-. Pipes there were in plenty. English pipes and French pipes, meerschaum and briar, pipes of amber stems and pipes of bone and rubber stems, but not a single old cob to give promise of strength and aroma In the days to come. “Pipes,” said the tobacconists. “Out. many. Os the corn? No. It Is for the cattle. Jamais for the smoker.” Sadly Mr. Clarke returned to the Red Cross. Not a corn-cob pip? In l-'rance iiis visions of a successful smoker faded. Then when all seemed lost he remembered that somewhere in one of the Red Cross warehouses there were corn-cobs of American make which had been sent over for the joy of the American doughboy in the days now past. Again he was doomed to disappointment for the pipes had been shipped to Constantinople n’or.g with a lot of other supplies lor he use of the Russian refugr.tfc whom the Red Cross maintains on the island of Proti. But the Red Cross made good in another line, for with the same solicitude it had for the men while soldiers it continued it for them in civil life, the result being that sufficient American cigarettes were shipped to post heatiquarters and the smoker was a success. Johns Hopkins Plans Spending-$11,500,000 BALTIMORE. Pec. B.—Plans have been completed by the trustees of Johns Hop - kins Hospital and Dr. Winford 11. Smith, superintendent, which call for tbe virtual reconstruction of the hospital group, so far as most of the old buildings are concerned, and an investment, including provision for endowment of approximately $11.500 00, it was learned today. 24T11 8. r. BANK CLOSED. BISMARCK, N. I)., Dec. 8. —The State Rank of Loralne, in Renville County, closed today, due to depleted reserves, according to word received at the State bank examiner’s office hero. This makes twenty-three State and one national bank to close In less than a month.

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