Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 186, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 December 1920 — Page 10
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STOCK MARKET TONE IRREGULAR Price Changes Mixed at Start —Steel Common Advances. NEW YORK, Decfl 14.—Price changes were mixed at the opening of the stock market today, many Issues sustaining further losses, while rallies occurred tn most of the issues which slumped so violently yesterday. Steel common advanced to 78%. Royal Dutch gained 2% to 64. He fh->rn Pacific recovered % to W% Crucible sold up nearly 2 points to 84 anu Baldwin Locomotive came back nearly 1 point to 86% . Sears-Roebuck dropped 1% to 91% and General Motors dropped 1 point to a new low of 12%. The rails showed Irregularly, Union Pacific dropping 1% to 112. St. Paul advanced 1% to 26% and Northern Pacific rose 1 point to 74%. Baltimore & Ohio was again In supply, falling % to 30%. U. S. Rubber was active, advancing 1% to 64. A better condition prevailed during the forenoon and In some Issues there was a demonstration of strength that was regarded as indicating accumulation of various issues by strong Interests. Mexican Petroleum was the most active feature, moving up to 166, a gain of 5 points, and then reacting to 162%. Pan-American Petroleum advanced over 3 iolnts. to 78. Steel -omnion rose to 78%, a gain of nearly 1 point. Baldwin Locomotive sold up to BS%. an advance of over 1 point, to above Wt. There were some weak spots.
(By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Dec. 13— For a short while there was some hope of a steady market. There was a demand from the professional element, but when satisfied there was no further support, as the public bare apparently again lost faith in the market anil support from this source was Insignificant. At the close the market again has that uncertain appearance and there Is nothing to indicate that we are approaching the turning point. We have had during tbl* great decline several distinct periods of support and Improvement only to be followed again by anew wave of liquidation and new low prices. The great trouble Is that business throughout the country baa been fearfully upset. Our entire industrial system has been disorganized and while there are many hopeful expression* as to the ontlook for the coming year, there Is certainly Eothing at this time to indicate a change. We feel that on technical grounds Vmay have occasional rallies, but we can see" nothmsr at this time to Justify the hope of any permanent improvement for the Immediate future. CLEARING HOI SE STATEMENT. NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Clearing house statement: Exchanges. 8038,651,451; balances $79,545,835: Federal reserve bank credit balances, $53.2<14.56£.
Money and Exchange
Indianapolis bank clearings today were $3,064,000, against s‘-’,828,000 a week ago NEW YORK, Dec. 14—Foreign exchange opening quotations today included: Sterling demand. 83.45, up %; francs. .0579; lire, .0343; marks, .0131; Canadian dollars. .8037; Danish krouen, J 473. NEW YORK CALL MONEY. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. —Money on call ruled at 7 per cent; high. 7; low. 7. Time rates firm, all rates 7%<g7% per cent. Time mercantile paper was steady. Call In London 4%. sterling exchange quiet at $3.44%. MOTOR SECURITIES. (By Thomson & McKinnon) —Dec. 13— —OpeningBid. Ask. Briscoe 7 9 Chalmers com 1 1% Packard com 11% 12% Packard pfd 76 79% Chevrolet 150 500 Peerless 22 22% Continental Motors com 6% 7% Continental Motors pfd 93 95 Hupp com 11 12 Hupp pfd. Do 95 Reo Motor Car 24 24% Elgin Motors 5 6 Grant Motors 2 2% Ford of Canada 265 26S United Motors 35 45 National Motors 6 10 Federal Truck 20 22 Paige Motors 17 18 Republic Truck 27 30 ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. (By Thomson A McKinnon.) —Dec. 13— —Opening— Bid. Ask. Anglo-American Oil 18% 19 Atlantic Refining 1020 1080 Borne-Scrymser 400 420 Buckeye Pipe I.ine 83 85 Chesebrough Mig. Cons 195 210 Colonial Oil OS 101 Continental Oil, Colo 109 112 Cosdeu Oil and Gas ........ 5% 6% Crescent Pipe Line 28 80 Cumberland Pipe Line 125 135 Elk Basin Pete 7% 8 Eureka Pipe Line 00 100 Galena-Signal Oil, new .... 88 92 Galena-Signal Oil, com .... 47 49 Illinois Pine Line 84 86 Merritt Oil 11% 11% Midwest Oil 1 1% Midwest Refining 148 148 National Transit 24 26 New York Transit 160 105 Northern Pipe Line 98 IC2 Ohio Oil 290 295 P. A R 4% 3 Penn-Mex 35 3-8 Prairie Oil and Gas 500 510 Prairie Pipe Line 198 203 Sapulpn Refining 4% 4% Solar Refining 345 390 Southern Pipe Line 95 101 South Penn Oil 240 250 Southwest Penn Pipe Lines 00 65 Standard Oil Cos. of Cal —. 390 395 Standard Oil Cos. of 1nd.... 700 710 Standard Oil Cos. of Neb.... 410 430 Standard Oil Cos. of N Y.... 353 358 Standard Oil Cos. of Ohio ... 45 00 Union Tank Line 100 105 Vacuum OH .. 322 3 15 Washington Oil 30 NEW YORK CURB. (By Thomson A McKinnon) —Dec. 13— —Closing— Bid. Ask. Curtis Aero, com 1 * Curtis Aero, pfd 10 -0 Texas Chief " First National Copper % Goldfield Con 5 8 Havana Tobacco 1 !% Havana Tobacco pfil 3 Cent Teresa 2% 3% Jumbo Extension 4 International Petroleum . 15% 15% Nipisslng 7 7% Indian I’kg Jl% 3% Royal Baking Powder 108 Royal Baking Ponder pfd. 81 83 Standard Motors 6 S Salt Creek 27 29 Tonopah Extension ..... 1% 1% Tonopab Mining ........ 1% 1% United P S new 1% 1% U S. Light and Heat 1 1% I?. S. Light and Heat pfd. 1 Wright-Mattln 4 8 World Film % % Yukon Gold Mine Cos 1 1% Jerome % % New Cornelia 14 16 United Verde 22 25 Sequoyah 3-16 % Omar OH 2% 2% Republic Tire 1% 1% NEW TORK METAL MARKET. NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—Corper—Dull; spot, December and January offered 14%c. Lead—Quiet and weak; spot, December and January offered 5.00 c. Speltep—Weak: spot, December and January offered 6.05 c.
CHICAGO STOCKS. (By Thomson & McKinnon) -Dec 13— Open. High. Low. Close. Carb. & Carbon. 48% 19 48% *B% Libby 11% 11% 11 11 Mont.-Ward ... 14% 15 14% 14% Nat. Lecther ..8% 8% 8 8 Seara-Koabuek .97 97 92 02 Stewart-Wamer 100% 100% 100 100% Swift Inter. ... 25% 20 25% 25% Ana. Leather .. 12% Bm 19% 19V* IB 19
N. Y. Stock Prices
—Dec. 13— Prev. High. Low. Close, close. Ad v.-Rum. com. 15% 15% 16% 15% Ajax Rubber... 28 24 % 25 27 Allis- Chalmers 28% 28% 29 Am. Agricul.... 58 55% 56 56 Am. Beet Sugar 60 50 50 50% Am. B. Mag. Cos. 58% 58% 57% 60 Am. Car A Fdy.l24 122% 123% 124% Am. Can 24% 22% 22% 24% Am. H A L com. 8 7% 7% S% Am. HAL pfd. 43% 42% 42% 44 Am. Drug 7% 7% 7% 7% Am. In. Corp... 30 35 % 36% 38% Am. Linseed.... 54 53 53 54% Am. L000m0.... 81% 80 80 83% Am Bm. A Ref. 42% 4040 42% Am. Sugar Ref. 85% 83% 84% 86% Am. 8. Tob. Cos. 69% 68% 88% 70 Am. Steel Fdy. 31% 31 31 82 Am. Tel. A Tel. 97% 97% 97% 08 Am. Tobacco...ll2 110% 110% 114 Am. W001en.... M% 82%' 62% 64% Am. Zinc A Ld. 6% 6% 6% Ana. Min. C 0... 38 37% 37% 37% Atchison 80 78% 78% 81 At. Gulf & W. 1.107% 104Vj 100% 106% Baldwin L0c0... 87% 85 85% 89% B. A 0 33% 31 31 33% Beth. Steel (B). 52% 51 51% 52% Bk. Rap. Tran. 9% 9% 9% 9% Can. Pac. Ry... 112% 111% 111% 112% Cent. Leather... 37% 36% 36% 3i% Chandler Mot... 73% 72% 73% 73% C. A 0 56% 55% 55% 57% C., M. ASt P.. 27% 25% 25% 28 C. lI.A St-Pmfd. 41 38 38% 43 Chi. A IN'. W... 69% ' 09 70% C. R. I. A P... 25% 23% 24 20% C R.lAP.fl'fopfd. 58% 58% 58% 0 C. 68 68 CS .0% ChiU Copper ... 8% 8% 8% 8% Chino Copper .. 18% 18% 16% is% Coca Cola 20% 20% 20% '20% Col. Fuel A Iron 28 26 26 28 Columbia Gas .. 54V* 54 54 So 1 * Columbia Graph 10% 10% 16% 11% Consol. Gas .... 78 77% 77N 77% Con. Can 61% 00 60% 60 Con. Candy Cos. 5% 5% 6% *<% Corn Products .• 68% 63% 64% 64% Crucible Steel . 85% 81% 82% 86% Cuban Am. Su.. 2S 26% 26% 28% Del. A Hudson. 98% 97% 98% 97% D. A R. G.. pfd. 1% 1% 1% 1% Erie 12% 12 12% 12% Erie Ist. pfd.... 19 18% 18% 19% Famous Plyrs... 52 51% 31% 52% Fisk Rub. C 0... 10% 10% 10% 10% Gaston, W A W. 2 1% 1% 1% Gen. ( igars ... 55% 54% 54% 55 Gen. Elec 119 118% 116% 119 Gen Motors ... 14 13% 13% 14 Ooodrlch 30% 3S 3 39% t. Nor., pfd. .. 74 71% 71% 74% Gt. Nor. Ore ... 25% 25 23 % 25% Gulf States SU.. 31% 30% 30% 30 Houston Oil ... 81% 79% 80% 111. Centra! .... 85% 84% 64% 86 Insp Copper ... 30% 30 30 % 30% Intrrboro Corp. 3% 3% 3% 3% Inter, llarv. ... 90 95 90 94% Inter. Lead 13 12 12% 13% Inter. Paper ... 48% 47% 47% 49% Invincible OH .. 22% 21% 21% .... K. C. Southern .18 16% 17% 18% Keily-S. Tire .. 37% 50% 38% 38 Kennecott Cop. . 17-’', 17 17 17% Lackawanna Stl. 51 46% 48% 52 Lehigh Valley . 52% 48% 50 49 Leon, Inc 16% 16% 16% 15% L. A N 99% 99 TO 100 Marine Com 12% 11% 11% 13 .Marine pfd 50% 48% 48% 50% Max. Motor com, 2% 2% 2% 2% i Mexican Petrol. 183% 159% 159% 162% Miami Copper.. 15% 15 15% 15% Mid. Sts. 0i1... 12 11% 11% 11% Midvale Stool.. 31 30% 30% 31 M. K. A T 3% 33 3% Mo. Pac. Ry IS )6% 16% 18 , Nat. En. A Stp.. 4S 48 48 48% ! National Lead. 6S 68 88 68% Nev. Con. Cop.. 8% 8% 8% 8% I N Y. Air Brake 82 82 92 92% X. Y. Central.. 88% 67% 67% 70 New Haven 17% 15% 15% 17 Nor. A West... 95 93% 91% 95% North. Pacific.. 76 73© 73% 76% okl. Pro. A Itef 3% 3% 3% Pacific Oil 37% 87% 37% Pan.-Am. Petrol 77% 75% 75% 78*, Penn. Ry 4040 ' 4040% i People’s Gas.... 37% 3C% 37 37 Pierce-Arrow .. 20 19% 10% 20% Pierce Oil Cos.. 11% 10% 10% H% Pittsburgh Coal 57% 57 57 Presd. Steel Car 80 79 79 80% I’ulm. Pa! Car 101 100% 100% ... . Hy Steel Spgs.. 82% 52% 82% 83% Reading 83% .60% 81 83% Rep. Irn. A Stl. 66% 60% 61 63% Ueplogle Steel. 70% (-% 70% 71 Hyl. Dch. N. Y. 59% 49% 49% 61% Sears-Roebuck. 06% 93 93 98 Sinclair 24% 23% 23% 24% Rlors-Sheffield . 50% 49% 50 51% Southern Pac... 98% 94% 95 9.4% Southern Hr... 20% 19% 19% 20% Stan. Oil, N .1. 620 610 615 816 St.L.AS F. com.. 1.9% 17% 18% 19 Stromberg Carb. 30 28 29 29 Studebaker .... 42% 40% 41 42 Tenn. Copper... 7% 7% 7% 7% Tenn Cop 7% 7% 7% 7% Texas Cos 42% 41% 41% 42% Tex A Pac 18 17% 17% 18 Tobacco Prod... 50 49 49% 50% Transcont. Oil.. 8% 7 7% 8% Union Oil 21% 20% 20% 21% Union Pac 115% 113% 113% 115 United K Stores 53% 52 52% 54% U. S. Food Corp 18 16% 16% 18% United Fruit C 0.194% 193% 194% 195% U. S. Ind. Alcoh. 88% 65 66 66% t*. S. Steel 79% 78% 78% 79% U S. Steel pfd. 108% 105% 104% 106% Utah Copper ... 80% 50% 50% 50% Vanadium Steel. 40 j 39% 39% 32% Vlr-Car. Chem.. 34 30 30 32% 3\ abash ........ 7% 7% 7% 7% Wabash Ist nfd. 20'% 19% 19% 21 W. Maryland... 10% 9% 9% 10 West. Union.... 85% 85% 85% 85% West'h'se Elec.. 41 40% 40% 41 White Motors... 34% 34 34 % 34% Wlllys-Overland 6 5% 0 5% Wilson ACo 38 37Vi 37% 37% NEW YOFK LIBERTY BONDS. Prev. High. Low. Close, close. Liberty 3%a 90.08 89.90 90.02 90.00 Liberty in 4s 80.02 Liberty 2d 45.. 85.40 85.02 85 18 85 10 Liberty Ist 4%s 526 8 6.12 80 28 86 28 Liberty 2d 4%5.. 85 34 85.14 6A20 85.32 Liberty 3d 4%5.. 88.00 87 90 87.98 87.96 Liberty 4th 4%5. 85 94 65 68 85.92 85.84 Victory 3%s 95 30 95.10 95 16 95.32 Victory 4%s 95.36 95 12 95.20 95.34 TWENTY STOCK* AVERAGE. NEW YORK, Dec. 14 Twenty Industrial stocks averaged 70.49, off .75 per cent. Twenty active rails averaged 71.70, off 1.C2 per cent.
Terse Market Notes
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Dec. 14.~The hoe market here today sank to the lowest levels since March, 1910, when prices fell from 30 to 40c, with quotations ranging from 88.50 to 89.10. CHICAGO, Dec. 14.—Hog prices struck anew low level here today when the market declined from 25 to 50 cents with prices quoted st from SB.NO to $9.10. 1 Prices quoted today are the lowest In the last lour years, It was stated. HAST ST. .<OITS. 111., Dec. 14.—Hog prices hit neev lows hero today, with the bulk of sales at 89.157i0.40 Prices were, off from 40@$Qc from yesterday. Bough grades sold at 5-8. WASHINGTON, Dee. 14.—The Inters'. ■ ommerce Commission today eon- , tinued Its hearings on the condlctiug rate sltutalou In seven States. The refusal of Illinois, Florida end i Nebraska to advance paasengor and ! freight rates to the level recently au- | tuonzed for carriers by the commission Io • upled the commission’s attention to- : day. Counsel for the State railroad commissions of the three States mentioned gen daily took the view that the States had a right to decline under their State laws to put the advance rates into effect. The commission announced that the argument of Nebraska representatives would be concluded this afternoon, and that the arguments of Michigan, Ohio and ! Indiana representatives would be heard. CLEVELAND PRODUCE. CLEVELAND. Dec. 14.—Butter—Extra, In tub lots, per lb., 50%@57c; extra firsts, 55%@56c; prints. 57%<g58c; firsts, 54% 56c; seconds, Cl@s2c; packing stock, 32@33c; fancy dairy, 42@45c. Eggs— Fresh gathered Northern extrn, 80c; vxtra firsts, 78c; Ohio firsts (new cases), T7c; firsts (old cases i, 75c; Western firsts (new cases), 76c; refrigerator extras. 62c. A case contains thirty dozen. Poultry—Live heavy fowls, 20<g 28c per pound; light stock, 19®20c; old roosters, 18@19c; spring ducks, turkeys. 43c; geese, 25(g33e. CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET. CHICAGO, Dec. 14.—Butter—Creamery extras, 49c; creamery firsts, 43c; firsts, 38®44%c: seconds. 83@35c. Eggs —Ordinaries, 65((j)70c; firsts, 73(g75e. Cheese— I Twins, 19%c. Live poultry—Fowls, 16@ 24c; ducks, 26c; geese, 24c; spring chickens, 24c; turkeys, 88c; roosters, 20c. Po--tatoM—Receipts. 37 cars: Wisconsin and Minnesota, [email protected].
HOG PRICES 50 CENTS LOWER Cattle Market Off 25 to 50 Cts. —Calves and Sheep Steady. RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Good Good Good Dec. Mixed. Heavy. Light. 8. $9.75 $9.76® 9.85 $9.76 9. 9.90® 10.00 9.90 ® 10.00 9.90®10.00 10. 11. 9.66® 9.75 9.50® 9.65 9.75® 9.85 18. 9.65® 9.75 9.50® 9.65 9.75® 9.85 14. 9.25® 9.35 9.25® 9.36 9.85® 9.50
There was a decline of 23c to 50c in hog prices at the opening of the local live stock exchange today, due more than anything else, a leading packer said, to the nntural resentment of the prevailing high prices, which has also caused lower tendencies on the other leading markets of the country. Receipts were only fair for this season of the year at around 15,000 fresh hogs and less than 300 left over from the Monday market. Buying was of a general nature, with a good demand by both local packers and buyers with eastern house connections. Approximately $,090 of the 13,000 hogs were bought by local interests. There was a top of $0.50 on good light hogs, with the bulk of that grade at $0 35©0.50. Good medium and heavy hogs gen- ally brought I'J 25 © 0.35 There was a fairly active cattle market, with prices steady to 50c lower. Most of the sales were made at lower figures, but there were a few fancy cattle of some grades that brought about steady prices. Cows were fully 25c to 50c lower, generally, while a few good heifers brought steady prices. Most of the sules In this grade of cattle, however, sold 25c to 50c lower. Canners and cutters were fully 25c lower. Steers were steady to about 25c lower. Receipts for the day approximated *OO cattle. With another light run of calves at approximately 350, the market was steady to strong, with a top of sl4. There were more calves at the top than on the Moudsy market. With less than 300 sheep and lambs, the market wue steady.
HOGS. Best light hogs, 100 to 20d ibs average PWj 1.50 200 to 300 lbs average 9.23© 0.33 Over 300 lbs 9 00© 9.25 bows Bl%t *SO Best pigs under 140 lbs .... 0 25®. 1)50 Bulk of sales 9.2.Vq, 0.35 CATTLE. l’rlme eornfed steers, 1.300 lbs and up ... 10.50©’14.00 Good to choice steers, 1,200 to 1.300 lb* 9 50© 13.25 Good to choice steers, 1,100 to 1.200 lbs 8.50® 9.75 Medium steers, 1,000 to 1.100 lb* 8.50<3 9.50 CV-iuuon to medium steers. 800 to 1.000 lbs 6 004s 8 <*) —Heifers and Cows — Good to choice heifers 00® 12 50 Medium heifers 7.25© 773 Common to medium heifers.. 4.50© 0.25 Good to choice cows 7.25© 8.25 Fair to medium cows 5.00© 5.50 Cutters 4 0"© 4.75 Canners 3.50© 4.25 —Bulls — Good to choice butcher bulls. 6.50© 8.0" Bologna bulls 5.00© tt.O" Light common bulls 4.00© 5 (A) —Calves— Choice veals 13.00© 14 "0 Good veals 9.50© 1 LOO Lightweight veals 6.30© 800 Medium veals B.oo© 625 Heavyweight calves 7.%)© 9.50 Common heavyweight calves. 4 00© COO —Stockers and readers— Good to choice steer*, 800 ibs and up 9.00©10.00 Good to choice ste&rs, under 818) lbs tj.tX*© 8.50 Medium cows 5.00© 5.50 Good cows 5 50© 6.00 Good heifers 6.50© 7.50 Medium to good heifers O.oo© 6.75 Good mtlk-rs 50.00© 126.00 Medium milkers 60.0)© 100.00 Stock calves, 250 to 450 lbs. . 7.00© 9.00 SHELL AND LAMBS. Good to choice sheep 3 00© 3.30 Fair to common 200© 250 Bucks 2.50© 3.00 i to choice yearling*.. 6.00© 0.00 Spring lambs B.oo© 9.uu
Other Live Stock
CHICAGO, Dec. I*. Hogs Receipts. 56.W10; market, 40©50r lower; bulk, Skti @9.10; butchers, SB.TS©9; pa- kers, $8 70© 8 85; light*. $8 80© 9 10: pig*. $8 25© 9.25; roughs. $h.5D©8.70, Cattle- Receipt*. 15,000; market. 25c lower, beeves, $12.50© 14.50; buteheis. $4 25© 10 50; can ncr* and 'alters, s3©s; stockers and feeders. $4.25©9.10; cows, $4 25©U90; calves $8.50© ID. She*-p Receipts, 13.UO); market 25c up; lambs, SB©I2.SO; owe*. $2.25©6. CINCINNATI, Dec. 14.—Hogs—Receipts, 4,200; market slow and 25c lower; heavies, mixed, mediums and lights, $9 75: roughs, $8 25; *tng*. $6.75. Cattle— Receipts, 500; market weak; bulls, alow; calves, $13.50. Sheep and lamb* -Receipts. 175; market steady; sheep, $1.50© 5 ; lamb*. s6©ll. CLEVELAND. Dec. 14.—Hogs Reretpts, 3.000; murket, 25c lower; yorkers, $9 90; mixed, $9 90; medium, pig", $10.25; roughs. $8 5o- stags, $6.50. Cattle Receipts, 150; market, slow. Mlieep and lambs—Receipts, 1,000; market, steady ; top, sl2. Calves Receipts, 200; market, 50c lower; top, $13.50. EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14.—Cattle — Receipts, 4,500; market steady; natlv* beef steers, s9©lo; yi-nrllng beef steers und heifers, $10,50© 12; cows, ss©7; stockers and feeder*. [email protected]; calves, o'O ©10.75; canners and cutters, $4©t.75 Hogs—Receipts, 10,500; market, 23<03.5e lower; mixed and butchers, $9.25©9.60; good heavies, $4.25©4.<i5; rough heavl>-, *x.75©5.50; lights, $8 75©9.4(); bulk of sales. $9.25©9.40. Sheep—K-veipts, 1,600; market, 25c higher; ewes, s4®s; lambs, $lO©U; canners nnd cutters, $1.50©3. PITTSBURGH, Dec. 14.—Cattle—liecelpts, light; market steady; choice sl2 ©12.50; good, $10,50©! 1.50; fair, $10©11; veal calves, $15©15.50. Sheep ana b.uibh Receipts, light; market steady; prime wethers, *Q©6.25; good $5©5.60; mixed and fair, f4©4.50; spring lambs, $12.25 (ft 12.73. Hogs- Receipts, 20 doable* ; market higher; prime heavies, $9.90©10; modi im*. $10.40© 10.50; heavy yorkei-s, $lO 46 ©10.50; light yorkers, slo.4<>©lo.r>o; pigs, $10.40© 10.50; roughs, $8@0; stags, s6©7. EAST BUFFALO, Doc 13—CattleReceipts, 3,500; market slow, $25.50, lower; shipping steers, [email protected]; butchers' grades, $8(a11.75; heifers, $5 30© 10; cows, $2.30©7.60; bulls, ss©B; inlieU cows, springers, sso© 120 Calves—Receipts, 2,000; market active, steady; culls, choice, ss©l6. Sheep und lambs— Receipts, 12,000; market active, steady j choice lambs, $12.50©13; culls, fair, J6..50© 11.75; yearlings, sß@9; sheep, $2©6.50. Hogs—Receipts, 20,000; market active, 13 tn 25c lower; yorkers, $10.50©10.75; pigs, $11; mixed. <10.50© 10.05; heavies, $10.50; roughs, $8.06©9; stags, s7@B.
WHOLESALE FEED PRICES. Ton sacks. Cwt. Acme Brand 842.00 $.2.15 Acme Feed 42.00 2.15 Acme middlings 46.00 2.35 Acme Dairy Feed 62.60 2.65 E-SS 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 Suratch 44.00 2.75 Acme dry mash 52.00 2.65 Acme bog feed 50,60 2.55 Honillk. yellow 40.00 2.05 Rolled barley 47.00 2.40 Alfalfa Mol 46.00 2.85 Cotton seed meal 48.00 2.45 Linseed oil meal 61.00 8.10 GRAINS. Shelled corn, small lots P 0 Shelled corn, large lots 89 Shelled corn, 2-bu. sack 94 Oats, 3-bu. sack .62 Oats, large bulk ,5a CORN MEAL AND FLOUR, Corn meal, cwt., net 32.25 K-Z Bake, bakers’ fiour. 98-lb. sack. 10.35 LOCAL- HIDE MARKET, Green lilde.i—No. 1,6 c; No. 2, sc. Green Calves— No. 1 8c: No. 2, B%c. Horschld—No. ' $4; No. 2, $3. Cured Hides —rSo. L Sc; So. 2. 7c.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1920.
* I Local Stock Exchange j
—Dec. 14— STOCKS. Bid. Ask Indiana Kail. A Light, com. 60 Indiana Rail. & Light, pfd. 84 Indpls. A Northwest, pfd 75 Indpis. & Southeastern, pfd. ... 75 Indpls. Street Railway 57 66 Terre Haute T. A L„ pfd T II I A E com 1% ... T H I A E pfd 9 Union Trae, of Ind., com 1 Union, Trac. of Ind., Ist pfd. ... 14 Union Trac. of Ind., 2d pfd. ... 2 Advance Ruineiy Cos., com ... Advance Ruineiy Cos., pfd ... Anier. Central Life 235 Am Creosoting Cos pfd Belt R it com 63 73 Belt R. R , pfd 45 Century Bldg Cos pfd Cities Service Cos com Cities Service Cos pfd Citizens Gas Cos 31 34 Dodge Man. Cos., pfd 94% ... Home Brewing 55 ... led. Hotel, com 60 ... Ind. Hotel, pfd 1)0 ... Ind. National Life Ins. Cos.. 4Vi Ind. Title Guaranty 59 69 Indiana Pipe Line Cos Indpls. Abattoir, pfd Indpls Gas 43 ... Indpls. Tel. Cos., com 5 ... Indpls, Tel. Cos., pfd Mcr Pub Util Cos pfd ....... 32 ... Natl Motor Car Cos 3 8 Public Savings Ins Cos 2% ... Rauh Fertilizer, pfd 40 Standard OH Cos. of Ind Sterling Fire Ins. Cos 8 Van ('amp Hdw pfd 93 Van Camp Packing pfd 94 Van Camp Prods Ist pfd ... 93 Van Camp Prods 2d pfd .... 93 Vanda 11a Coal Cos., com 5 Vandnlla Coal Cos., pfd 10 Wabash Ry Cos pfd Wabash Ry Cos com
BANKS AND TRIST COMPANIES. Aetna Trust Cos 103% ... Bankers Trust Cos 118 'lty Trust Cos 85 Commercial National Bank. 65 Continental Natlonul Bank. 112 125 Farmers Trust Cos 200 Fidelity Trust Cos 120 Fletcher Am. Natl. Bank.... 250 Fleteber Sav, A Trust C 0.... 163 Indiana National Bank 263 Indiana Trust Cos 192 Live Stock Exchange Bank Merc. National Bank 280 National City Bank 112 Peoples State Bank 182 Security Trust Cos 120 State Savlugs A Trust 92% ... Union Trust Cos 340 Wash. Bank A Trust 150 BONDS. Broad Ripple 5s Citizens St Railroad 5s .... TO 73% Ind Coke A Gas Cos .84 ... Indian Creek Coal A Min. 6*. 95 ... Indpls., Col. A Sou. 5s 88 ... Indpls. A Greenfield 5s 93 lr’dpls. A Martinsville 5s ludpls North 5s 40 44% Indpls A North 5s 49 50% Indpls. A K. K 43 Indpls.. Shelb A 8. E. ss. 70 Indpls St Ry 4s 59 69 Indpls. True. A Term 55.... 68 Kokomo, Marlon A West. ss. So 84 r. H , I. A E. 5s 46 Union Trac. of Ind. 6s 52 55 Citizens Gas 5s 73 79 Ind Hotel Cos. 2d 6s 90 Indpls. Gsr 5s 71 TO Indrls L A II 5 73 80 Indpls Water 5s 87% 91 Indpls. Water 4%s 70% 75 Mer II A L ref 5s 85 New Telephone Ist Os ‘.*4 ... New Telephone Long Pis 5* 93% ... Southern Ind. Power t>* 86 ... LIBERTY BONDS. Liberty first 3%s 90 00 90.28 Liberty first 4s .... .... Liberty second 4s 83.18 Liberty first 4%s 86.04 86 30 Liberty second 4%s 85 16 85.35 Liberty third J%* 87 5K> .88.10 Llb-rtv fourth 4%s 85 02 8800 Victory 34,* 95 00 93 32 Victory 4%s 95.16 95.88 —Sales- - 40 shares Citizens Gas Cos. at 32 $1.0.)0 Indianapolis Water 5s at 88 SI,OOO Liberty fourth 4%s at S3 56
On Commission Row
TODAY’S PRICES. Apples—MUs'inrl Jonathans, per bb!., stt, fancy Illinois Jonathans, per bid., SS; extra fancy Grimes Golden, per bbl, s*’,'q9; extra fancy Wine Saps, per bbl, $9, Bell Flowers, per bbl.. Id 50; Ball wins, per bbl., $0; Kpys per bbl, 16: Ktnuard Red, per bbl., s6sß; King* per bl>l, $6; Wolf Rivers, per bbl., s.<so; None Such, per bbl., $5; Malden Blurb, per bbl., $4.50; Greenings, per bbl., $6; Choice Jonathans, per bbl., 16 Almonds —Extra fancy grades In ail brands, per lb., 217132 c. Beans - Michigan Navy, in hags, per lb.. 5%@6c: Colorado Bintoa, In bus*. !>*r lb., 77%c; Black Eyes, In bags. per lb , 889 c; Usd Kidneys. In bag*, per lb , 12®13c; California Limas. In bags, per lb . 9'd 10- California Fink Chib, - n bags, per lb., 7%4t,8c; Lintels, per lb, 12%c; dried peas, green, per In.. $10c; spilt yallow peas, In 00 It*, bi.gs. per lb., 9c; split green pens, per lb., 10c; Marrow fat beana. In bags, per lb.. 12c. Beets —Fancy home grown, per bn , $1 50. Bananas -Extra fancy high grade fruit, 50 to 60c per bunch ; per lb., $9. Cabbage- -Fancy Northern, per lb., 1% I%C. Carrots—Fancy home-grown, per bu„ 81.504$ I.oft. Celery Fancy New Y'ork (In standard crates), s6(£fc7 do* ; per crate, $6 50; fancy Now York trimmed, per bunch. $1 26(01.35 Cocoanuts— Fancy, per dot., $125; per bag of 100, $7.75. Cranberries— Fancy C. C. Howes, per bbl., $18; per bu., $7. Cucumbers—Fancy Florida small, per dox., #2. Egg Flant —$ nncy, per do*., not quoted; last price, $2 50. Grapefruit—Extra fancy Florida (Blue Goose brand), 365, per box, $5.25; 465, per box. $; 54r, 645, 70s and 80s. per box. $6; fancy Floridan, 30s per box, $4.25; 40s, $4.75; 54a, 04s and 70s, $4.75; 80s, $4.75. lettuce— Farcy hothouse leaf, per lb., 25c; In barrel lots, per lb., 23c; fui.cy California Iceberg*, per crate, $4.50. Oranges - California, all grndes, $3.50(86. Onions—Fancy Indiana yellow or red, per JOO-lb. bugs. $1.75; fancy Indiana white, per 100-lb. bag, $2.50; fancy Spanish, per crate, $2.23. Parsley—-Not quoted. Potatoes Fancy Michigan and Wlscon sin round whites, per 150-lh. bag, $3; 5 or 10-lb. bag lots, pnr bag, $2.90; fancy Idaho Gems, por bag, $2.30. Radishes—Botton, large bunches, per do* , sl. Nwret Potatoes—Fancy Tennessee Nncy Hull*, per hamper, $2.50; fancy Eastern Jerseys, per hamper, JB. Spinach—Fancy large bunches, per do*., Por<ti!l. Turnips—Funcj washed, per bu., $1.25 @1 50. Mustard—Not quoted. Kale -Fancy, per barrel, $2.25. Cauliflower—F’ancy California, per crate $2.40. Oyster l’lant —Not quoted. Leek—Fancy, per do*,, 23@30e. Snse —Fancy, per doz., 45c. Green Onions—Fancy, per do*., 17%c. Tomatoes—Fancy ripe, per 6-lb. bosket. $1.60; fuucy ripe, 6-basket crate, $7.50 Rutabagas—Fancy Canadian, per 50 lhs, $1 ; per 100 lbs, $1.75. Peppers—Fancy, per small basket, 75c; per 1% bu crate, $6. Kumquats—Fancy Florida, per qt., 25c. Tangerines—Extra fancy 100s, 168 b and li)6s boxes, $4. Lemons—Extra fancy California*, 300s, per box, $4. Grapes—Fancy California Emperors, drums, 31 lbs, $7; Imported Spanish Malagas, per keg, sll®l2. Nut Meats -Pecans, 5 lb cartoons, per lb, !*oc; Walnuts, per lb, 60c: Almonds, per lb. 55c; Filberts, per lh, 40c. English Walnuts —Fancy, per lb, 26 @3lc. Pecans—Fancy, per lb, 25@S0c. Filberts—Naples, in baps, per lb, 24(?j 26c; Blrlly, In bags, per lb, 20<(i28e. Brazils—Large, washed, In bags, per lb, 32c Raisins —Fancy Spanish clusters, 20 rkgs to box, per box, $8.25; 5 1-lb pkgs to box, per box, $2.40. Hickory Nnts—Rhellbarlcs, per lb, 10c. Peanuts—Virginia Jumbo, Halted, per lb, 18c; Jumbo blanched, in 10-lb caua, per lb. 32e.
WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES. The following are today's wholesale market prices for beef cuts us sold on the Indianapolis markets. (Quotations by Swift & Cos.) : Ribs-—No. 2. 40c; No. 3,21 c. Loins— No. 2,22 c; No. 3,17 c. Rounds—No. 2, No. 3,17 c. Chucks—No. 2,15 c; No. 8,12 c. Plates—No. 2,14 c; No, 3,12 c.
GRAIN MARKET TONE FIRM Wheat Gains as Much as 4 1-2 Cents—Oats Dull. CHICAGO, Dec. 14. —Grains were firm on the Chicago Board of Trade today. Short covering ind fair commission house buying gave the market n firm tone at the opening and was followed by good gains In wheat on light receipts. Corn, weak at the opening, recovered later. Oats was dull and the market weak. Provisions were higher in sympathy with wheat. December wheat opefied at SI.OO, up %e, and later gained 3%e. March wheat opened off %c, at $1.61%, and later advanced 4%c. December corn opened up %c, at 71c, and Inter gained another l%e. May corn opened at 72c, down %c, and later advanced J%c. July corn opened off %c, at 73c, and later gained 2c. December oats opened late at 47%e, np %<’, and remained unehanged. May oats opened late at 50%c, up %c, and later lost %c. July oats opened at 49%c, down %c, and later advanced %c. (By Thomson A McKinnon) —Dec. 13Export demand for wheat has again been In evidence. Volume of business Is restricted by a scarcity of offer!nga. The visible supply of wheat In detail makes a rather startling showing. Not only is the total visible about one half that of a yearnge, hot, of the total of 48,000,000, 33,000,000 Is at the seaboard or nearby, therefore not available for domestic milling purposes when the demand revive*. Argentine market* were lower by favorable weather for harvest. Dn the other hand, excessive rains are reported In New South Wales and drought in India. In the face of a demoralised stock market, and with investors in wheat decidedly thntd, the sharp upturn In the early market Is noteworthy. To us, It Is significant of a complete liquidation of unnecessary holdings In grains. The system of trading for future deliveries in the grain market, permits complete liquidation. There is no such method In commodities nnd Industrie*. The statl* Ileal position Is undoubtedly strong. It ought not to be necessary to refer to this. This sharp advance In prices, despite gloom over the business world, gen erally ought to be sufficient indication of the condition of the market. Torn This msrket. like wheat, givc-a eveiy indication of being well liquidated. The undertone today has been quite firm, although no particular developments. On the question of deflation we want to say the price of corn on the farms, as determined from the commercial price, and taking Into consideration the advance in freight rates and other expenses, ts somewhat lower than In 1913, whtl* at the same time the number of farm animals exclusive of horses and mules. Is greater than In 1913 with the restoration of confidence in business circles developments a* they appear should favor the holder of corn. fiats Relative to farm prices there were advices from far western Canada that farm value* ranged from 8 to 15 cents per bushel, which pri -e would not cover the cos: of harvest and thrashing. In this rase the oats are being left lu the fields The visible supply Is decreasing slowly, and probaoty will so continue as the producer la a reluctant seller. Provision* A rather ilbersl run of hogs nt nil Western points brought about a weak hog market and produrta sympathized. There were report* of decontrol of meat Imports by the British government. Open markets are expe ted to broaden the trsde In that dlfe tlon
CHICAGO GRAIN TABLE. -Dec. 14WHEAT— Open. High. Low. Close. Dec ... 160 1 78% 1.69 1.70% March.. 161% 167% 161% 105% CORN— Dec 71 72% 76% 71% May 72 74% 72 72% July... 73 75% 73 73% OATS— Dec 47% 47% 46% 47% May 50 s 50% 40% 50% July.... 49% 40% 40% 40% PORK— Jan 22.23 22 40 22 00 22 30 LA R D Jsn 13 80 13 92 13 57 13 65 May. ... 13 80 13 S3 13 50 18 70 RIBS - Jan 11 6ft 11 70 11 50 11 55 May 12 10 12.20 12.00 12 02 CHICAGO CASH GRAIN. CHICAGO Dec 14.—Wheat No. 2 red, $2.05®2.06; No 1 h-;rd winter. $1 H 4 , No. 2 hard winter, slßo©lßo%, No 1 northern spring. $1.82%; No. 2 northern iprtng. $1 30. Corn- No. 1 white, 77c; No. 2 white, 72%©74%e; No. 2 yellow, 81 %©B2c; No. .1 yellow. 75%4f75%c; No 4 yeliw, 72©76 ; No. 4 white 70%© 71%c. Oats No. 1 white, 50%©50%r; No 3 white.49©soc; No. 4 white. 48%© 49%c; standard, 46c
TOLEDO CASH GRAIN. TOLEDO. Dec 13.—Close Whont Cash, December and Mareh, $) 99. Corn —No. 2 yellow- (old), 88c; tnew, 80c. Ont*—No. 2 white, 54©55c. Rye—No. 2. $1.55. Barley -o 2, S2>\ Clnvrreed Cash (1919 c $1190; cash (1920), and December. sl2 10. January, $12.15. February, sl2 35, March, $12.30. TimothyCash (19181. $3.40; cash (1919), 53..50; December, $3.05; January, $3 00. February, $3.62%; March, $.3 67%. Alalke— Cash (newi, sl6; cash, $16.50; March, $16.25; December, $16.85.
PRIMARY" MARKETS. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Dec. 14— Receipts— Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 812.000 234,000 208,000 Milwaukee .. 8,000 40,000 14,(W0 Minneapolis . 507,000 62,000 60,000 Duluth 104,000 2.000 St. I.outs 115,00-1 30,000 66,000 Toledo 15,000 2ti,000 14,000 Detroit ...... 2,000 6,000 12,(K Kalians City. 246.000 34,000 24,<>X) Omaha 88,000 36,000 22,000 Indianapolis... 7,000 133,000 54,000 Totals 1,404,000 007,(XK1 482,000 Year a g 0... 1,186.000 890,000 578,000 Shipment— Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 33,000 85,000 1X5.000 Milwaukee .. 8.000 17,000 49,000 Minneapolis . 136,000 47,000 43,000 Duluth 310,000 Ht. Louis 140,000 24,000 63000 Toledo T,oop Kansas City. 234,000 21,000 19,000 Omaha 84,000 7.000 14.000 Indianapolis 40,000 14,000 Totals 943.000 247,000 394,(XX) Year ago... 673,000 530.000 413,000 —.Flea ranees — Pom. W. Com. Oats. New Y’ork... 387,000 Philadelphia. 201,000 Total 588,000 Year ago... 421.000 184,000 INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN. —Dec. 14 — Bids for car lots of grain nnd hay at the call of the Indianapolis Board of Trade were: Wheat—No sales. Corn—Firm; No. 3 white, 73<7t!74%e; No. 4 white, 71%572%c; No. 3 yellow, 78 £-£80; No. 4 yellow, 74@76c ; No. 3 mixed, 71@73c; No. 4 mixed, 68@70c. Oats- Steady; No. 2 white, 52%(£ji53%<j; No. 3 white, 51 VWSS2c. Hay—Weak; No. 1 timothy, $26(g120.50, No. 2 timothy. [email protected]; No. 1 light clover mixed, $24©24.50; No. 1 clover hay, $24.50(3! 25. st —No. 2 red, 1 car; No. 1 hard, 1 our; total, 2 cars. Corn—No. 2 white, 1 car; No. 4 whltft, 10 cars; No. 5 white, 7 cars; No. 6 white, 5 oars; No. 2 yellow, 1 car; No. 2 yellow, 2 curs; No. 4 yellow, 15 curs; No. 5 yellow, 18 cars; No. 0 yellow, 6 cars; No. 3 mixed, 1 car: No. 4 mixed, 1 car; No. 5 mixed, 7 cars; No. 0 mixed, 1 car; ear, 1 car; total, 76 cars. Oats —No. 1 white, 4 cars; No. 2 white, 12 cars; total, 16 cars. Rye—No. 2. 1 car. Hay—No. 1 timothy, 2 cars. WAGON WHEAT PRICKS. Indianapolis flour mills nnd elevators today are paying SI.BO for No. 1 red wheat, $1.77 for No 2 red wheat and $1.74 for No. 3 red, HAY MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis prices lor bay by tho wagon load: Hay—Loose timothy. new, s2i<(i29; mixed hay. new, $26(028; halid, $26<02& Oats—Bushel, new, 52&55c. Corn—New. 75®80c per bushel.
In the Cotton Markets
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—Although temporarily checked by steady cables and buying by Liverpool, the decline In prices which followed yesterday's estimate of this aeaaon’a crop by the Government waa resumed at the opening of the cotton market today with considerable vigor. The selling came from commission houses. Wall street and southern sources. After starting 3 to 7 points lower the market broke 10 to 15 points under last night's close. A holiday at New Orleans diverted the selling that might have gone to that market into New York. New York cotton opening—December, 14.83<g14.95c; January, 14.tSSc; March, 14.95 c; May, 15.15 c; July, 15.30 c; September, 15.35 c bid. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 13.—Cotton futures fluctuated narrowly today with a dull and featureless market. Figures at the start were 11 to 23 points lower, and on some covering firmed up from 2 to IS points. Prices then dropped off to levels 7 to 15 poi_ts under the opening. In the afternoon trading continued dull with quotations around 14 to 24 points net lower. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 14.—Spot cotton In limited request. Prices were easier. Sale* totaled 3,000 bales. American middling. 15.21d; good middling*. 12.46d; full middlings. 11.71*1; middlings, 10.21d; low middlings. 7.46d; good ordinary, s.4ttd; ordinary, 4.46d. Futures opened barely steady.
Weather
The following table shows the state of the weather nt 7 a. m., Dec. 14, as ol>rerved by United States Weather Bureaus : Station Bar. Temp. Weather. Indianapolis, Nnd... 29.40 80 <’lr Atlanta Ga 29.88 42 Cloudy Amarillo, Texas ... 29 96 34 Clear Bismarck, N. D 2966 22 Cloudy Boston. Mass 30.00 44 Rain Chicago. 11l 29.12 .34 PtCldv Cincinnati, 0hi0... 29.54 42 PtCldv Cleveland, Ohio .... 29.28 44 Cloudy Denver. Colo 29 82 30 Clear Dodge City, Kan.. 3000 32 Clear Helena, Mont 30.28 24 Cloudy Jacksonville. Fla... 29.92 62 Cloudy Kansas City, Mo.. 29 72 36 Clear Ky 20.08 40 Clear Little Rock. Ark.. 20 90 36 Clear Los Angeles, Cal... 30.10 52 Clear Mobile, Ain .30.06 46 Clear New Orleans, La.. 30.12 46 Clear New York, N. Y.... 29 70 54 Rain Norfolk. Va 29 66 64 luin Oklahoma 'Tty .... 29.96 38 Clear Omaha. Neb 29.60 38 Clear Philadelphia. Pa ... 29 60 60 Rain Pittsburgh, I’a 29.42 48 Rain Portland. Ore 30.56 32 Cloudy Rapid City 8. D... 29.82 30 Clear Koseburg, Ore 30.46 ,38 Cloudy Han Antonio. Texas. 30 14 40 Clear San Francisco, Cal. *3 22 48 Clear Ht. Louis Mo 29 60 38 Clear St Paul. Minn.... 20.18 26 Clear Tsmpa, Fla 29.96 64 Cloudy Washington, D. C.. 29 40 62 Cloudy
WEATHER CONDITIONS. The disturbance over the central valleys Monday morning has intensified greatly In energy nnd Is now centered over the western Lake* region. During the lust twenty-four hours It has mused widespread prer tpltattnn In the middle M,*slxalppl valley and most of the country cost of the Mississippi River. The rainfall was heavy In numerons localities. High southerly shifting to westerly winds swompsnlel the storm, with considerably lower temperature In Its wake from the Lake* to the Gulf. Over the Great Plain*, howrrer, the Tradings re soinenttat higher than those of Monday morning, nnd there Is yet no cold weather for the season anywhere except In small areas of the Western highlands. J. H. ARLINGTON, Meteorologist, Weather Bureau. WHOLESALE I’RODICK. Eggs—Frejsh. loss off. 70c. Poultry—Fowls, 19©24c; springers, 24c; corks, 15c; old tom turkey*. 36c; young tom turkeys, 12 IDa nnd up, 35c; young ben turkeys, 8 lbs and up. 40-; i nil, thin turkey* not wanted ; ducks. 4 lbs and up, 25v; ducks, under 4 lbs, 20c; terse, ID lbs and np, 20c, squabs, 11 |b tu doz. $6; guineas, 2-lb size, per dox, *95. Rabbit* Drawn, per do*. $2.26 Butter--Buyer* are paying 48©49c for creamery butter delivered at ludlanaunll* Butterfat —Buyers are paying 42©43e for erram delivered at Indianapolis.
Marriage Licenses David Kirumel, Lebanon, Ind 62 Victoria Reagan, 910 W. 31st st 61 i Fred Purvis, 117% S. Illinois at 34 i Noma Frit*, 402 E. Michigan st 25 , George Nicholson, Alton, 111 37 Violet Henry, St. Louis 23 Albert Shepherd, 2308 Mnrttndale av.. 20 Isis Lefflngwell, 451 Highland av 26 Troy Smith. Chicago, 111 29 Jeaste Willis, S’2s N. California at 30 I George Tuttle, 540 E. Market at 22 | Mae Harrison. 540 K. Market st 2S Births William nnd Katie Stewart, 1412 Mnrtlndale, girl. Nathan and Edith Roth, 1029 S. Senate. boy Winfield and Edna Brinker, 6164 College, boy. Eugene and Murl Keeney, 26 Karcher, boy. Elmer and Anna Smith, 541 W. Norwood. boy. William and Mary Beaman, 621 N. Chester, girl. 1 alph and Nora Davis, 1810 Ghent, boy. Joseph and Anne Forestal, 1321 Fletcher, girl. Charles and Hattie Svelgerwald, 917 Elm, bov. Albert and Emma Fromhold, 4301 E. Washington, girl. John and Llz*le Kemp, 1428 Southern, girl. Luther and Leta llodgo, 1130 S. Sheffield, boy. Clarence and Irene Merrell, St. Vincent's Hospital, boy. Raymond and Leunle lleru, St. Vincent's Hospital, girl. Frederick and Eugenia Fenton, Methodist Hospital, boy. Earl und Lora ICiger, Methodist Hospital. girl. Myron and Mayme Harding, Methodist Hospital, boy. Walter and Lillian Wilson, Methodist Hospital, girl. Oliver and Mary Suits. Methodist Hospital, boy. Chester and Elizabeth Ferguson, Methodist Hospital, girl. Robert and Julia Snyder, 2722 Ethel, girl. , _ William nnd Mary Dwyer, 416 E. Merrllll, girl. Deaths Jesse Robertson. S3, 5610 Central, pulmonary hemorrhage. Mary Crosby, 48, 123 N. Highland, sarcoma of lung. Ellen Griffin, 80, 44 N. Mlley,' cerebral hemorrhage. Edith Ball, Methodist Hospital, general peritonitis. Ruth Hoepke, 2 days, 1434 Fletcher, nonclosure of foramen ovale. Warren (Iwynn, 1 month, City Hospital, premature birth. Mary E. Nicholson, 53, 2620 Indianapolis, broncho pneumonia. Amelia Jane McClain, 78, 1731 N. Capitol. broncho pneumonia. Sarah Katherine Adams, 1, 1313 Lawton, meningitis. Hattie Hall, 20, 1126 E. Sixteenth, pulmonary tuberculosis. Richard Cowheard, 59, 618 W. Thirteenth, organic heart disease. Anna Taylor. 16, 1343 Holiday, pulmonary tuberculosis. Daniel Carlyle, 65, 624 S. Missouri, arterlo sclerosis. William Tort, 3. 2610 N. Meridian, sterptoeocic meningitis. Charles Harrison, 33, City Hospital, general peritonitis. Emma A. Long, 60, 1725 Dark, carcinoma. Elizabeth M. Hall, 49, 021% Indiana, carcinoma. Sarah E. Conver, 81, 531 N. Davidson, chronic Interstitial nephritis. Samuel Cochran, 47. 722 Lexington,- carcinoma. Dorothy Harriett Williams, 9 (lay*. 203 J Fernway. nonclosure of foramen ovale. Della Cofflug, 50. Methodist Hospital, Intestinal obstruction. Joe BataeUe, 5 days, Ktt7 N. Hamilton, prematcro birth.
UNITED STATES LEADS IN CRIME, SAYS FOSDICK Expert on Police Systems Compares Conditions in America to Europe. UNENFORCIBLE LAWS By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Washington has about three times ns many homicides as Liverpool. Iu New Y'ork more people are murdered In a year than in all of England and Wales put together. In a typical American city there are several times as many burglaries every year as there are lu Loudon, in proportion to population. Over S,DUO automobiles were stolen in New York in 1919, while 290 were stolen in Loudon and ten in Liverpool These are a.few typical samples, chosen at random, of the statistics presented by Raymond B. Fosdick in Lis book on American police systems. They show that the United States leads the world lu '-rime, not by a small margin, but by several hundred per cent. It is perhaps the most lawless place on earth which pretends to have a civilized government. Mr. Fosdick occupies a place in this country us an expert on c ime and police work, who has studied all the principal police systems of Europe, as well as that of his own country. During the war ho was placed In control of the commission on training camp activities, which was certainly one of the most creditable of ojr war time activities. His book Is not of ft popular nature, and appears chiefly to students and professionals. It therefore seems worth while to give the gist of bis remarkable tacts and arguments here. Far more interesting than proof of America’s world leadership fti the production of all kinds of crime is his acute analysis of the reasons for this. His viewpoint here is hat of a cosmopolitan rather than a typical American reformer. He does not see the cause of our crimeridden State primarily in the fact that we do not ail go- to Sunday school, nor In the inovles, nor in the dime novels, nor in the foxtrot, nor In short skirts, home brew nor cabarets. lie does not believe that a great wave of moral reform could sweep all this crime away, not that a multiplication of laws would solve the problem. On the contrary, he makes out a strong case,for the view that what we suffer from Is too many laws, which attempt to regulate personal conduct Instead of to prevent crime, laws which are fundamentally unenforclble, because they are not sufficiently supported by opinion, and* which have had the effect ol making all law ridiculous, and of giving social sanction to much lawbreaking. MIXTURE OF RACES
PRESENTS POLICE PROBLEM True, he sees other causes for our national criminality. He shows that our astonishing mixture of unassimilated racial elements presents a unique police problem. He shows that the absurdity of our administration of criminal law Is an encouragement to crime, lie shows that almost any criminal who can hire a lawyer ha* at least an even ohance to escape conviction, and that one with plenty of money, or with political pull, ts seldom convicted. This is painfully true, nnd has been pointed out before. But Mr. Fosdlck's analysis of the national mind Is the most origins! and arresting thing he hss to offer. He shows that none tut the Germans of the period before the war were ever so riddeu by laws designed to make of men a regimented muss, rather than a group of free Individuals. "The willingness with which we undertake to regulate by law the personal habits of private citizens Is n source of perpetual astonishment to Europeans, be writes “In no country In Europe, with the exception of Germany, 1* rn attempt ever made to enforce standard* of conduct which do not meet with per.eral pubile approval, or, at the behest of what may be u minority, to bring a particular code of behavior within the scope cf criminal legislation. With us. however, every year adds its accretion to our sumptuary laws. It sulta the Judgment of some and the temper of others to convert Into crimes practices which they deem mischievous or unethical. They resort to law to supply the defli-lencies of other agencies of soda': control. They attempt to govern by means of law things which In their nature do not admit of objective treatment and external coercion • • The views of particular groups of people on questions of private conduct are made the legal requirements of the State. We are surrounded by penal laws whose only purpose Is to eufc roe by threat certain standards of morality • * AM ERICA N8 STAND A RDI7.E LIVES AND MORALS. ’’lndeed, this presents one of the strange anomalies of American life, with an Intolerance for authority and an emphasis upon individual rights more pronounced, perhaps, than in any other Nation, we are, of all people, not even expecting the Germans, pre-eminently addicted to the habit of standardizing the lives nnd mcrals of our citizens. Nowhere In the world is there so great an anxiety to place the regulation of moral affairs In the hands of the poller, and nowhere are the police so incapable of carrying out such regulations. “Our concern, moreover, is for externals, for results that are formal and apparent rather than essential. We are less anxious about preventing a man from doing wrong to others than in preventing him from doing what we j consider harm to himself. IVo attack svmptoms ruther than causes, and In doing so we create a species of moralistic despotism which overrides the private conscience and destroys liberty where liberty Is most precious." There Is little any one can add to that paragraph, but Mr. Fosdick goes on to describe some of our laws.
SAME LAWS IMPOSSIBLE OF ENFORCEMENT. "Often the laws are such ns to defy enforcement, even if they had behind them a substantial body of public opinion. Thus there are laws against kissing, laws against face powder and rouge, laws against ear rings, laws regulating the length of women's skirts, laws fixing tbe size of hatpins. One w-ould have to scan the ordinances published by the police president of Berlin to find any parallel to the arbitrary regulations In regard to private conduct with which American citizens are surrounded. “It Is estimated that there are on the average something like 16,000 statutes—Federal, State and local—applicable to a given city. To enforce them all Is, of course, utterly Impossible. With ten times the number of policemen It could not be done." In a word, much of our law In the United States has become a tissue of absurdity, which grows In both size and absurdity every year. Personal liberty In this country la Impossible without lawlessness. What we have produced, therefore, with all our laws Is the most lawless nation calling itself civilized on enrth.
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custody of the boys on a writ of habeas corpus, but Mrs. McGarth has decided to go into the court having original Jurisdiction over the custody of the children.* It is said the two boys desire to remain with rheir stepmother. Judge Carter announced that a hearing on the petition of Mrs. McGarth to modify the divorce decree will be held Saturday morning. It is said Mrs. Myers will be represented by counsel, although she can not personally appear lu court because she U being held without hall. Judge Lahr has set Dec. 24 as the date to hear the petition of Mrs. Myers, asking that the boys be made wards of tbe court. It Is said Judge Carter will have the final word, as he presided over tbe court of superior Jurisdiction as well as the court of original Jurisdiction. \ Judge Carter stated that if any effort’ were made to remove the children from Mrs. Hildebrand's home the court would take tbe necessary steps to protect them and keep them there pending the hearing Saturday.
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transferred to the emergency squad, and Sergeant Saiulmann of the emergency squad, was transferred to the turnkey's office. Turnkey Ilite, who was re.cently appointed, is the only man retained in the turnkey's office. Although no explanation of the changes was made, the fact that they centered around the turnkey's office caused considerable speculation. Professional bondsmen reach the prisoners through the turnkey's office. Until the City Court ordered certain of their number to cease to operate they had been unusually active.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Realtors
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.—Federal grand jury Indictments against sixteen officials of the Daniel Hayes Company of Idaho, charging conspiracy to use the mails to defraud, were announced here today. The Indictments were returned Oct. 24, but were kept secret until they had betu served. According to Federal officials, officials of ihe company sold from $.3,000,000 to $5 000.000 worth of California land, which they are alleged to have misrepresented.
Rob Inn, Stab Owner, Leave in His New Car NEWBURGH. N. Y. t Dee. 14. men entered the Glenwood Inn, on the outskirts of Newburgh. Pointing revolvers at Frank Garoff, proprietor, they plundered the hotel of cash and valuables worth $20,000, stabbed Garoff with a knife, and then made their escape in their victim's new automobile. Later word was received from Tuxedo that four men, believed to be the robbers, had beeu captured.
Uncover Bomb Plot to Kill Ckmstantine LONDON, Dec. 14.—Bombs destined for King Constantine were found in Milan, Italy, several days ago, according- to a disputch to the Dally Mail. The explosives were found In possession of two Greeks, It was said.
Negroes Quit Jobs and Return South JULIETTE, Ga., Dec. 14— Letters received from some of the negro laborers attracted by high wages in the North indicate that many of them are anxious to come back to their Georgia homes. According to the letters many of the factories are either shutting down or cutting down their forces of workmen, and as a result many have been throwi* out of employment, and with cold weather coming things are beginning to look serious. One negro, wrho was a prosperous farmer for years before leaving here, begged his former landlord in a letter to pay his transportation back home, and said he would never again leave the South. The lure of high wages in the North Induced many negroes to leave Monroe County, but it is believed most of them are planning to return. On account of the labor shortage on the farms, many of tbo landlords have offered to help them return.
Must Sign Pledge Against the^Shimmy CHICAGO, Dec. 13—“ This Is to certify that, during the dance Just finished, T saw no shimmying, cheek-to-eheex dancing, or any other objectionable feature.” The foregoing pledge, hereafter, will have to be forthcoming at the end of every sorority dance at Northwestern University. Miss Mary Ross Potter, dean of women, issued the order. “Every dance," Dean Potter’s order leads, "given by a sorority on the campus In the future must be attended by an alumnae of the sorority under whose auspices the affair is held. As chaperon she will sign the written pledge at the end of the dance signifying the absence of objectionable features."
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