Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 191, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 December 1920 — Page 10

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STOCK MARKET OPENS WEAK Many Issues Lose Fractionally to Over 2 Points. NEW YORK, I>ec. 20.—After some lr- j regularity at the opening today the | stock market agnln turned decidedly ■weak, many Usees showing losses of from J fractions to over 2 points. Steele* common, advancing to 7S T 4, fell: to 78%. Crucible Steel sold up 82 and then dropped back to 80%. Baldwin Locomotive fell 1 point to 85%. International Paper was under heavy | pressure and yielded over 2 points to j 46%. Bethlehem Steel, after advancing % to j 6194. dropped 1 point. Mexican Petroleum opened 1% higher! at 158% and then dropped to 155%. American Beet Sugar wa* 2 points lower *t 3*. Amerdcan Sugar was over 1 point lower to the new low record for the yeer of 82%. New York Central responded to the j rate decision handed down on Saturday . with an advance of 1% to 69 but quickly J yielded with the rest of the list. Roral Dutch was off 1% to 54%. ; There was little change during the j early forenoon. Some stocks rallied from ; the low levels while others were In sup- \ plv and sustained still further recessions. Baldwin Locomotive, after Its decline to 85%,* rallied to 86%. Mexican Petroleum rallied to above 157. American Beet Sugar sold off further to 35% , A cn Reading, after advancing to 82, reacted to SI. S^nrs-Roebuck yielded to anew tow of 87%. The rails were without special feature. Steel common rallied to 78%. (By Thomson & McKinnon) —Dec. IS— Today's stock market opened In a rather quiet and uninteresting manner. There was but little business In evidence. There was no indication of a renewal of pressure, and there was a fair supply of buying orders benenth the market. This scale down buying has been somewhat of a factor during the past week, but ; the volume of It was not sufficient In extent to make any immediate Impression ■ on values However, it Is the beginning i and may In time be the means of re- ( Beving the market of a goodly part of j the floating supply that has been so detri- , mental to values. A little later In the session selling or- j ders appeared and combined with selling | from local professional element, some ; sharp declines were recorded, the extent of the declines being entirely out of pro portion to tb<‘ volume. But this again I demonstrates the thinness, so to speak, of the market. In fundamentals we see no change whatever. From time to time we will hear of losses sustained by the various corporations, we will get further revisions j of dividend all of which will tend to : keep the market unsettled and it may be j some time before we have reached the stage of normal. In the meantime permanent Investors will likely continue their policy of taking on stocks on a scaledowu while the active traders will find it profitable to continue the policy of selling on the technical bulges.

Money and Exchange i Indianapolis bank clearings today' were $2.t.7C.(M), against $3,.160,000 a week * ago. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Foreign ex change opened lower; first quotations i were: Sterling. $3.48%; francs, .0585:' lire, .0330; marks, .0135; Canadian dol- j lars, .8500. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT. NK W YORK. I tec. 18—Bank State j ment —Averages; l oans, increased. *sl,- j 620,000; demand deposits increased. $04.690,000; time deposits, decreased. gO.iOS,-j C 00; reserves. increased, $9,913,720. Actual: Loans, increas-d, $1 Li. 376.020; . demand deposits. Increased, J 12.454,000; j time deposits, decreased. #.s,4l6.twi>. Re- . serves, decreased, $3,025,710. NEW YORK LIBERTY' BONDS. P rev. ! High. Low. Close, close. ' L. It. 3%9 90.14 89.90 89 96 88.90 i L. B. 2d 4s 85.00 85.00 S3 00 55."0 L. B. Ist 4%5... 53.80 83.50 85 52 85.801 L. It. 2d 4%.... 85.04 84 60 84.00 85.00 j L. B. 3d 4%s 87.52 87.20 87 20 87.50 ! L. B. 4th 4% s 8540 85 10 85.12 75.30 Victorv 3%s 9501 9600 95*0 94*18 Victory 4%s 95.06 95.00 95 06 95$*> MOTOR SECURITIES. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —Dec. 20— —Opening— Bid. Ask. Briscoe 7 9%. Cn .;uers com 1 f I%i Packard com 11% 12% Packard pfd 70 79% Chevrolet 400 ... ! Peerless 22 22% ; Cent. Motors com 6% 7% ! < n ... s j./*l 93 95% ! Hupp com 11 12 Hupp pfd 90 93 Rea Motor Car 24 24% I tors 3 6 ' Grant Motors 2 2% Fun; of Canada 265 208 United Motors 30 40 National Motors 6 10 Fe-K-rd f n : c k 20 22 Paige Motors 17 18 Republic Truck 27 30 ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. ißy Thomso i A- McKinnon.) —Dee. 20— —Opening r.irt Ask. : Anglo-American Oil 17% 18 j Borne-S<*ryn ser 400 420 line key p Pipe Line si S4 Cbesebro'gn Mfg. Cons 180 20<) Continental OH, Colorado 105 110 Cosden Oil and Cas 5% 5% Crescent Pipe Line 37 39 Cumberland Pipe Line 125 135 Elk Basin Pete 8 8% Eureka Pipe Line 85 95 Oalentti-Xlgnal Oil, pfd., new 95 90 Galen-t *slgr.l < >U, eom 45 *7 Illlnoia Pipe Line 150 15) Indiana Pipe Line.......... .83 85 Merritt Oil 11 11% Midwest Oil 1 1% Midwest Rfg 141 143 National Transit 211 25 New York Transit 160 165 Northern Pipe Line.. 90 95 Ohio Oil 280 985 Oklahoma I*. & It 4% 4% I’enn.-Mex 35 38 Prairie Oil and Gas 460 470 Prairie Pipe Line 190 2<io b'o’.ar Refining 370 375 Southern Pipe Line 87 100 South Penn. Oil 235 240 Southwest Penn, Pipe Lines. 58 62 Standard Oil Cos. of Cal .XJO 312 Standard OH Cos. of 1ud.... COO 9*o Standard Oil Cos. of Kan 380 600 Standard Oil Cos. of 1(y.... 420 450 Standard Oil Cos. of Neb 400 420 Standard oil Cos. of N. Y 320 325 Sta* dard Oil Cos. of 0hi0.... 400 415 Swan & Finch 45 fio Cnlon Tank Line ICO 104 Vact'ntn Oil 285 290 Washington Oil 30 35 NEW YORK Cl RB. (By Thomsen & McKinnon) —Dec. 13— -ClosingBid. Ask. Curtis Aero, c0m.... 1 3 Curtis Aero, pfd.... 10 20 Texas Chief 6 12 First Natl. Copper.. % 1 Goldfield Con 4 7 Havana Tobacco ... 1 1% Cent Teresa 2% 8% Jumbo Extension ... 4 0 Inter Petroleum ... 16 16% Indian Pkg 3% 3% Royal R k. P0w.... 110 120 Royal Rak. Pow. pfd 79 82 Standard Motors ... 6 8 Salt Creek 25 27 Tonopah Extension. 1% 1% Tonopah Mining 1% 1% felted P S new 1% 1% f 8 Light & Heat. I 1% f S Light &H. pfd. 1 3 Wright Mattin 4 6 World Film % % Yukon Gold Mine... 1 1% Jerome % % New Cornelia 15 16 United Verde 22 25 Sequoyah 3-16 6-16 Omar Oil .......... 2% 3% Republic Tire ,

N. T. Stock Prices —Dec. 18— Prev. I High. Low. Close, close. Advance-Rumely 15 14% 15 15% Adv.-Itumely pfd. 45% 45 45 26% Allls-Cualmers 28%% .28 28% 29% Am. Agrlcul... 53% 55% 55% 56% Am. B. Sugar... 39% 35 38 39 Am.B.Mag. Cos.. 55% 54% 65 '* 55% ! Am. C. A Fdy.l22 120V4 12U% 122% : Am. Can 22% 22% 22% 22% Tm.H. A- L. com 6% 6% 6% 6% Am. HAL pfd. 36% 36% 06% 36% Am. Drug 7 7 7 7 Am.lnter. Corp. 36% 35 35% 36% Am. Loco 81% 78% 79 81% Am. S. A Ref... 39% 39% 39% 39%; Am. Bug. Ref... 83% 83% 83% 84% Am. S. Tob. Ca. 68% 68 68 69 Am. Steel Fdy.. 28% 28% 28% 28% Am. Tel. & Tel. 98 07 % 9S 98 Am. Tobacco....lll 110% 111 112% Am. Woolen 61% 60% 61% 61% Am. Zinc A Lead 6% 6% 6% 6% ! Anaconda M. Cos. 35% 35 35 35% Atchison 79% 79 79 79 Atl. Gulf A W. 1.106% 103 103% 107% Baldwin L0c0... 87 86 86% 87 1 B. A 0 32 31% 31% 32 Beth. Steel (B). 51% 51% 61% 51% Brook. R. Trans 9% 9% %% 9% Canadian Pac.,112% 111% 112 112% Central Leath.. 35% 33 35 35% Chandler Motor. 73% 72% 72% 73% C. A A 55% 54% 54% 50% C., M. A St. P.. 26 25 25% 26% C. M ASt.P. pfd. 39% 38% 35% 39% Chi. A Northw. 66% 05% 65% C., R. I. A Pac 25 24% 24% 25 C..R.I.AP. 6% pf 58 56 56 66% C..E.1.4P. 7% pf 66 60 66 66% Chili Copper 8% 8% 8% 9 Chino Copper... 18% 18 18 18% Coca Cola 20% 20 20 20% Colo F A 1 2! 25 25 26% Colum Graph .. 10% 10% 10% 10% Conaol Gas 77% 77% 77% 77% Contln Can 61% 61 61 62 Con Candy Cos.. 5% 3% 5% 5% Corn Prods 64% 64 64 64% Crucible Steel... 82% 81 81% 81% Cub Am Sugar. 20% 26 26 26% Del A Hud 94 94 94 ... DA R G pfd... 1% 1% 1% 1% Erie 12% 12% 12% 12% Erie Ist pfd ... 18% 17*s 17% 18% Famous Play... 45% 43 43% 45% Fisk Rubber Cos 10% 10% 10% 10% Gen Asphalt 42 40% 40% 4Gen. Electric.... 119 118% 118% 119%: Gen. Motors.... li% 13 13 13% I Goodrich 33% 82% 32% 33% J Gt. North, pfd. 72% 72 72 <2% Gt. North. Ore. 26% 25% 25% 26% Gulf St. Steel... 30 29% 30 30% 1 Houston Oil 72 65 67% il . Illinois Central. 83 81% 83 82% j Inspir. Copper.. 29% 29% 29% 29% , Interboro Corp. 3% 3% 3% 3% lentr. Har 95% 65 9o 96% ; Inter. Nickel.... 12% 12% 12% %% ; Inter. Paper 47% 46% 4i % 48% • InvliiC. Oil 22 21% 21% 22 Kan. City 50... 1 16% Id's 18% Keliy-Sptiehl T. 34 .'l3 3> 340 Keene. Copper.. 17 16% 10% lb-,4 Lack. Steel 45% 47% 4i% 49 Lehigh Valley... 53 02 52. 53% Leows, Inc 36% I*l% 1 0-‘s 16% UA S 61% 67% 97% 68 Marine, com. .. 11% 11% H% 11% Marine, pfd. ... 49 47% 4S **% Mex. Petroleum. 160% 156 157% 160%. Miami Copper . 15% 15% 15% 15% Mid. States Oil. 12 11% 11% 12 j Midvale Steel . 30'S 3<>% 30% 30% , M.K. AT. ... 3% 3% 3Vi 3% j Missouri Pac. .. 17% 16% 16% 17%; Nat. En. A S;p.. 47% 46% 46% 47% ' Nat. Lend 16 15% 13% 68 [ Nev. Con. Cop... 8% 8% S% 8% ; N. Y Air Brake 81 81 *1 81%' N. Y. Central... 68% 67% 67% 8% I New Haven 16 15% 15% 15 , 1 X. A- W 96-H 95% 95% 60% * Northern Pac.. 70 75% 75% 76%: Okl. Pro. A Ref 3% 3% 3% 3% j Pacific Oil 38% 38% 38% 38% , Pan-Am. Petrol. 76 74% 75 76% j l'ecna. Ry 39% ."i9% 39% 39% ; I‘eople's Gas,... 34% 32Vi 32% 35%: Pierce-Arrow .. 19% 19 10% 19% | Pierce Oil C 0... 10% 10% 10% 10%; Pittsburgh Coal 56% 56% 56% 57 j Prest. Steel Car 79 78 78 79% j Pulmn. Pal. Car 99% ”7% 98% 99% 1 J’ure oil 32% 32 32% 32% j Kay Copper 11% 11% 11% 11% Reading 82% 80% 80% 82 Rep. Iron A St!.. 59% 57 57 % 69 Ryi. Dch. N. Y. 58 55% 55% 68% Sears Roebuck.. 89% 88% BH% 89% Sinclair 23% 23% 23% 23% So. Pacific 99% 90% 96% 97% j So. Railway 20% 19% 19% 20% Stand, oil N. J.6U2 609 6*ll 6’l St.L. A S.F.com 20 18% 18% 19% 1 Strom. Carb 28 28 28 28 ! Studebaker . %40 39 % 39% 40 I Teen. Copper... 7% 7 7% 7Vi ' Texas Cos 42% 41% 41% 42%: Texan A Pacific 17% 17 17 17% Tob. Prods 50-, 50% 50:fi 60 Tram. Oil 7 6% 6% 7 Inlon Oil 20% 20% 20% 20% 1 Cnlon Pacific .115 *114% 114* a IH% , U. Retail Stores 51% 51 51% 51% 1 f.S.F.P. Corp... 18*- 17% 17% 18% United F. Cos. . .19-8% 195 195 198% ; C S Ind Alcohol 63% 03 '>3 63% * U S Rubber .. 61% 61 61% 61% U S Steel 79% 7% 78% 79 ’ U S Steel pfd.. 105% 105% 105% 105% Utah Copper .. 48% 47% 47% 69% Vans Steel .... 37% 30% 37 37% Vlr-Car Cbem... 30% 50% 80% 30% Wabash 7% 7% 7% 7% i Wab Ist pfd.... 19% 18% 19 19% i W Maryland .. 16 9% 9% 10 West Union ... 82% 82% 82% 82 West Elec 41% 41% 41% 41 Y. Motors .. 34 34 34 34 1 4 1 Wiliys-Over .... 5% 5% 5% 5% Wilson A C 0... 37% 37% "Jri 37% 1 Worth Pump .. 38% 38 38 39% TWENTY STOCK* AVERAGE. NEW YORK. Dec. 20. Twenty ind 1*- ' trial stocks averaged 69.53, down .71 per cent. Twenty active rubs averaged 71.73, down .80 per cent. CLEARING 11018* STATEMENT. NEW YOhK, Dec. 20. Exchanges. $550,900.789; balances, $103,447,843; Fed-, ercl Reserve Bank credit balance, $lO2,- , 979,916. j

In the Cotton Markets 1 NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—Considering 4veakn‘s*= at Liverpool and unfavorable financial news from London, the cotlon market behaved very well nt tlie opening today. It opened 17 to 27 pdirts lower, with Liverpool, the South and Wall street all selling heavily. In view of the English new*, little attention was paid to the report of the. Census Bureau on ginning the amount turned out on the growth of the crop this season prior to Dec. 13 being placed sibout ss had beet: expected. The market at the end of the first fifteen minutes was active and steady nt a n“t decline of 17 to 20 points. New York cottou opening; December,: 38.73 c; January, 14.9.5 c; March, 14 9‘>o; Mar, 15.0(9:; July, 15.05 c; October, 13.20 c. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Cotton! ginned from the 1920 crop totalled 10.878.265 ruuniug bale* to Dec. 13, the Census Bureau announced today. Gin- | ning to this date lu 1919. totalled 9,593, 640 bales. Round bales counted ns half bale* In the report totalled 198,184, as compared with 105,662 in 1959. Amerlcan-Kgyp-tien totalled 54,467, as compared witii 27,11>4 lu 1918; and Sea island totalled 1,291, as compared with 6,236 in 1919. LIVERPOOL, Dec. 20. —Spot cotton opened quiet, with prices easier; sales | totalled 3.006 bales. American mlds, 12.06d; good mids,; 12.31d; fully mlds. 11.56d; mlds, 10.064 ; I low mlds, 7 Sid; good ordinary, 5,56.1; 1 ordinary, 4.81d. Futures were easy. NEW YORK METAL MARKET. NEW' Y'ORK, Dec. 20. —Copper—Weak; spot and December offered at 13%e; January, February and March offered, 14c. Lend—Weak, spot, December, January and February offered 4.63 e. Spelter— Steady: spot, December, January and February offered, 5%c. CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—F,utter—Creamery extras, 52c; creamery first* 44c; flists, 35f5180: seconds. 33®38c. Eggs-Ordina-ries, 56@90c; firsts. 64@65c. Cheese— Twins, 19%c. Live poultry—Fowls, 21 €23 c; duck*. 28c: geese, 26c; spring chickens, 24c; turkeys, 40c; roosters, 18c. 1 Potatoes—Receipts. 51 cars; Wisconsin and Minnesota. [email protected]. WHOLESALE lIERK PRICES. The following are today’s wholesale market prices for beef cuts a sold by the Indianapolis markets (questions by Swift & Cos.): Ribs—No. 2. 35c; No. J, 20c. Lolna— No. 2. 22c; , No. 8,17 c. Rounds—No. 8, 24c; No. 3. ITc. Chucks—No. 2. 15c; No. 8, 6 c. Plate?— No. 2. 14c; No. 3,12 c.

CATTLE PRICES SOME STRONGER Swine Prices Steady to 25 Cents Higher—Lambs Up. RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Good Good Good Dec. Mixed. Heavy. Light. 14. $9.25 ® 9.35 $9.25® 9.35 $9.35® 9.50, 15. 9.15411 9.25 9.00® 9.25 9.250 9.36 ; 16. 9.25® 9.35 9.00 9.40® 9.75 17. 9.25® 9.35 9.00 9.35® 9.50 IS. 9.25® 9.35 9.00® 9.25 [email protected] 20. 9.25® 9.50 9.00® 9.15 [email protected] Hog prices were steady to 23 cents higher at the opening of the local live stock exchange today, with heavy and medium hogs about steady, pigs a shade big her, light hogs 23 cents higher generally, ind roughs strong to 23 cents higher generally. Receipts were decidedly light for this season of the year at 10.000 fresh hogs, and about the oniy buyers that seemed anxious to buy were shippers with East- j ern house connections. | Eastern shippers had bought practically ail of the light hogs at an early hour and did not seeui to i>e over anxious to take the heavy hogs. Klnguu A Cos., usually the most active buyers in the market, were not buying at an early hour. Representatives of the company said that their orders were not to buy any hogs if prices were higher. Good light hogs generally brought $9.75 to $lO. with more at $lO than at $0.75. Saturday there were light hogs selling as high an $lO, but there were not so many sales at that price as there were today. Good heavy hogs generally brought around SO, with a few as high as $0.23. Good mediums brought [email protected]. Pigs sold at $10(010.23, and roughs, si.io<2s 20. The bulk of the sales for the early forenoon trade ran [email protected]. Trade on the cattle market was fair with light receipts and good butcher stock and canners and cutters strong to a shade higher. Receipts for the day approximated 700. With uround 400 calves on the market, and a slack demand, prices were general-, ly 30 cents lower, with some calves selling as much as $1 lower. Choice veals brought sl2<gSl3, with an extreme top of $13.50 for one or two calves. Good veals brought $I0??11 With a light run of extra fancy West- j ern lambs, lambs were fully $1 higher. Sheep prices were fairly steady. Lambs generally brought $lfo!10.50, and sheep There were only a small num- ; ber of sheep n the market. Sheep and lamb receipts for the day j approximated 250. HOG 8. Best light hogs, 100 to 200 ibs. average 9.65^10.00 200 to 300 lbs. average !.o\><a! 0.15 Over 300 lbs B,.VHtf 0.00 Sows 7.7Stg; 8.25 , Best pigs under 140 lbs 10.00Q10.25 Bulk of sales O.OUQ .75, CATTLE. Prime cornfed steers, 1,300 lbs. and up 10.00Q12.50 Good to rhoice steers, 1,200 to 1,300 lbs 000>&1050 Good to choice steers, 1,100 to 1,200 lbs 800 Q 9.23 Medium steers, I.o<X> to 1,100 lbs. 7fWQ 8.30 Cnmmon to medium steers, SOU to 1,000 lbs e.OOfqi 7.00 —Heifers and Cowa— Good to choice heifers 7.75Q10.00 Medium heifers fl.Onwc 723 Common to medium heifers. l.noQ 6.00 Good to choice cows 6.s<>® 7.00] Fa r to medium cows 4 s>)(q; 5.23 cutters I.fiOQ 1,35 Canners 3.00 Q 3.25; —Hulls— Good to choice butcher bulls. 6.50 Q 7.00 1 Bologna bulls 4 ."lOq; 5.73 Light common bul's 3.75 Q 4.73 j —Calves— Choice veals 12.06Q13.00 Good veals 10.<8%i 11.•* , Lightweight veils fi 50<% V<>) Medium veals 9.00 Q 13.01 Heavyweight calves 7.00 Q 8,50 Common heavyweight calves.. 3.304$ 6.00 —Stockers and Feeders— Good to choice steers. %)0 lbs. and* up 8 00(8! 9 00 Good to choice steers, under ■xUO lbs 7 ifsii 8.00 Medium cows 4.504$ 3.0 b Good cows A.UDgg 5.50 Good heifers 5.304$ 6.00' Medium t> good heifers 3 0044 0 00. Good milkers 50.n04350.Y00 Stock calves. 230 to 430 lbs... 5.0044 8.00 j SHEEP AND LAMBS. Good to Choice sheep 3 o*4s 3.50 1 Fair to common 2.1.044 2.50 Hue* 3.00 Cull sheep I.oo'ft' 12S0 —Lambs—('"inni'in t>> oh. ice yearlings.. 1 <* n j c. Spring iambs 9-50<u 10.3 U

Other Live Stock I . _ CHICAGO, I >*-.* 20 Receipt*, U),*hk; inrk‘*t, V‘v lower; bulk of c>5.15; butcher*. $8.9-'(jj 9.10; packer*. 1 sS.Bbfe9 95; light*, $9.uG&9.40. i>%*. 9<(f' 9.50; roughs, #.s7t%Jßo. Cattle Kc celpts, market, slow r.n.t steady; beeves, $74£14 50; butchers, $4.50(510.25; canners and cutters, $4 7.’4(8-5,; * tuckers and feeder-, $4.25&9; cow*. s4.2s'qK..V>; calves, $7.50(f0b 5o Aheep—Receipt-. 24.OA>; market, steady; lambs, $6.50<f010.75; ewes, $1.50®4.50. CLEVELAND, Dec. 20.—Hogs— lie ceipts, 5,500; market, steady to 25c up; Yorker* s:t.9o; mixed, s9.i>Y(g9.9o; medium, $9.90: pig*, $10: roughs, $7.75; King*. $6 Cattle—Receipts, 1.100; mar ket, slow; good to choice steers. SJ'qlO, good to choice heifers, $6(ft7.50; 1 to . imice .iis, ss2qii; bulls. *>.’;<'>< 5; milker*. SM.MHfo7.SQ. Sheep and iarabe Receipts, 200. market, $1 lower; top, $10.50. Calves Receipt*. 500; Market, active. $1 up; top, sls. CINCINNATI, Dec. 20.—Hogs Receipts, 9,000; market steady to 25c higher; heavies, $9Vq9.50; mixed, $9.50<&9.75; mediums, $U.75(f010; lights and pigs, $10; roughs. $8; stags, $6.50 Cattle—lie ceipts. 1,-tOo; market slow and steady; hull*, steady; calves, sl4. Sheep and lambs—Receipt*, 500; market steady; sheep, $1(0,3.54); lambs, s6.q It 50. EAST ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20— Cattle—Receipts, 4.80 U; market slow; native beef steers, yearling beef steers aud heifers, fJoOfoll; cows. $e.50i;j7.50; stock ers nnd feeders. ss.2s<t< 7, calves, $10.50(0. II : runner* and cutters, $4rq4.75. Hogs— Receipts, 17,000: market steady; mixed and butcher*. $9-Jg8.30; good heavies, 9.15; rough heavies, $7.75(1(8; lights, $9.30 @9.35; pig*, $9.25<f09.60 bulk of sales, [email protected]. Sheep—Receipts, 2.500; market steady; ewes, $4.75<f05; lambs, sll.so (if 12; cunner* and cutters, $1.50(113. PITTSBURG, Dec. 20.—Cattle—Receipts, 70 cars; market lower; choice, $11.50/412; good, $10'qll; fair, s9.so<it 10.50; veal calves, $14.50'q15. Sheep and iambs —Receipts, 26 doubles; market lower; prime wetheJS, $5.50<f06; good, $4.75445.25; mixed aud fulr, $4444.50; spring lambs, $10.75©1i.25. Hog*—Receipts, 60 doubles: market steady; prime heavies, f9.04Xf09.75; medium*, $104410 25; heavy yorkers, f10©10.2&; light yorkers, $104410.25; pigs, $1044’0.25; roughs, $844 8.50; stag*. $6446.50. EAST BUFFALO, Dec. 20.—Cattle—Receipts, 2,300; market, heavies slow, 25© 50c off, others fairly sternly; shipping steers, $11.25<f0!3; butcher grades, f74011; heifers, $5.50® 3.50; cows, $2.50<f07.50; bulls, $54/17.50; milch cows, springer*, s-.t 4.7120. Calves -Receipts. 200; murket, active, 50c off; culls, choice, $54515.50. Sheep and iambs —Receipts, 20,000; murket. slow, lower; choice lain!’*, slo.s<X§! 10.75; culls, fair, $6459.75; yearlings, $7 ffojS; sheep, $2@5JK>. Hog*—Receipts, 10,2(8); market, active, steady; Yorkers, siu @10.50; pigs, *10.50; mixed, $9.75@10; heavies, [email protected]; rough*, s7<g|B; atags, $0.5007. WHOLESALE PRODUCE. Eggs—Fresh, loss off, GGc. i'oultry—Fowls, 194124 c; springers, 23c; cocks, 15c; old tom turkeys, 35c; young tom turkeys, 12 lbs and up, 35c; jouug hen turkeys, 8 lbs and up, 40c; call, thin turkeys not wanted; ducks, 4 ilia and up, 25c; ducks, under 4 lbs, 20c; I geese, 10 lbs nnd up, 20c; squabs, 11 lb* ! to doz, $6; guineas, 2-lb size, per doz, $6 i Rabbits—Drawn, per dov, $2.25 Butter—Buyers are paying 48@49c for creamery butter delivered at Indianapolis. Butterfat—Buyera are paying 45@16c for cream delivered at Indianapolis.

INDIANA DAlni TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20,1920.

Local Stock Exchange j —Dec. 20 — STOCKS. Bid. Ask. Indiana Rail. A Light, com. 60 ... Indiana Rail. A Light, pfd. 84 ... Indpls. A Northwest, pfd 75 Indpls. A Southeastern, pfd. ... 75 Indpls. Street Railway.... 56 Terre Haute T. A L., pfd T. H., I. A E. com 1% 8 T. H., I. A E. pfd 9 12 Union Trac. of Ind., com Union Trac. of Ind. Ist pfd. ... 14 Union Trac. of Ind., 2d pfd. ... 2 Advance Rumely Cos., com Advance Rumely Cos., pfd ... Amer. Central Life 235 ... Am. Creosoting Cos., pfd... 90 Belt K. It., com 63 70 Belt K. It., pfd,. 45 Century Bldg., Cos., pfd... 90 ... Cities Service Cos., com Cities Sendee Cos., pfd Citizens Gas Cos 31 34 Dodge Man. Cos., pfd 94% ... Home Brewing 55 ... Ind. Hotel, com 61 . Ind. Hotel, pfd 90 Ind. National Life Ins. Cos.. 4% ... Ind. Title Guaranty 50 60 Indiana Pipe Line Cos 81% ... Indpls. Abattoir, pfd ... Indpls. Gas 43 50 Indpls. Tel. Cos., com 5 Indpls. Tel. Cos., pfd 88 ... Mer. Pub. Util. Cos., pfd... 35 Natl. Motor Car Cos ... 9% Public Savings Ins. C 0..,. 2% Rauli Fertilizer, pfd 40 ... Standard Oil Cos. of Ind 655 Sterling Ffre Ins. Cos H Van Camp Hdw , pfd 93 ... Van Camp Packing, pfd... 94 Yun Camp Prods., Ist pfd. 93 Van Camp Prods., 2d pfd.. 93 Vandalia Coal Cos., com! 6 Vandalln foul Cos., pfd..* 10 Wabash Ry. Cos., pfd 17% ... Wabash Ry. Cos., com 6% ... BANKS AND TKI'ST COMPANIES. Aetna Trust Cos 164 ... Bankers Trust Cos 118 Hankers Trust Cos 118 ... Con ir.ercial National Bank.. 63 Continental National Bank... 112 125 Farmers Trust Cos 200 ... Fidelity Trust Cos 120 Fletcher Amer. Natl. Bank... 230 Fletcher Sav. A Trust C 0.... 163 ... Indiana Natl. Bank 265 Indiana Trust Cos 175 190 Live Stock Txehange Bank ... Mer. Natl. Bank 280 ... National City Bank 112 People’s State Bank 187 ... Security Trust Cos 120 State Sav. A Trust 93 Union Trust Cos 340 Wash. Bank A Trust 150 BONDS. Rriail Illpole 5s 60 Indpls. St. Ry. 4s 70% 73% Ind. Coke A Gas Cos 84 Indian Creek & Min 6s 95 ... Indpls., Col. A Sou 5s 8.8 Indpls. A Greenfield 5s 95 Indpls. A Martinsville 5s 37 Indpls. & North. 5 40 46 Indpls. A Northwest 5a 50 57 Indpls. A Southeastern 45 Indpis., Shelbyv. A S. K. 5s 70 Indpls. St Ry. 4s 59 65 Indpls True. A Ter. ss. 70 76 Kokomo, Marion A West. 5s . 80 84 T. H.. I. A K. Be 46 Un Trac. of Ind 6.. 52 55 Citizens Gas 5s 73 78% Ind. Hotel Cos. 2d 6s 90 ... Indpls. Gas 5* 71 ... Indpls. Sec A H. 3s 75 Indpls. Water 3s 87% 92 Ipdpis Water 4%s 70 75 Mer. H. A L Ref. 5s 85 90 New Tel first 6s 94 ... New Tel. 1- ltst. 5s 93% ... Sou. Ind. Power 6s 86 ... LIBERT* BONDS. l iberty first 3%s 89 90 90 20 Liberty second 4s si 40 Liberty flret 4% 88.20 85.00 Liberty second 4%i> 84.46 84.70 Liberty third 4%s 87 02 87.30 l.ihcrtv fourth 4%* 83.00 Victory 3%* 95.00 95.30 Victory 4%a 95.0 C —Sales — s].f>oo Southern Indiana Power 6s at 86.

On Commission Row TODAY’S PRICE*. Apples—Missouri JouatnaOs, per bbl., $:, lancy Illinois Jonathans, per bbl., $•->. extra saucy Gripes Gulden, per bbl, Fi'iiU; eitia fan’: \Y.a** sap*. per bbl. $9, Hell 1- lower- per uou. $6 50; Bald wins, pel bbl. $. M ; Bpys, per bbl, }0; Rome Rea lty, per bbl, *8; Klnnsrd lied, per bbl., s*K<_(.B; King.s per b.il , $6; Wolf Rivets, per bbl., $5. None Siu ti, per bbl . $5- Malden ltlc.iUi, per bbl , $4.50; Grweu lu go, per bbl„ $6; Choice Jouatbaua, per bbl . *J. Almonds —Extra fancy grades In all bniiKl-', p r pound, 22'ti 32c. Leans Michigan Navy, in tugs, per lb., oiftiic; Colorado I’intoa, lu bngs, per it... OV/tfTc; Black Ejes, In bags, per lb , B%U> ; Red Kidney g, in bags, i.er ib , California Limas, lu bags, per 9<u 10; Calllornla Pink Chili, in hags, per ii. . *• *. . Lintels, per Ib., i-< . dried pens, green, per lb., 9-; split yeildVV p.-.ir, ill 6t> H>. lb., loo; split ;,rccn peas, per lb., 10c; Marrow tat beaus, In hags, per lb., 12c. Beets—Fancy borne-grown, iwr bu, sl.su. Biinanas- Extra fancy high grade fruit, 30 to 60c per buuch, pc-r lb , $9. Cabbage Fancy Northern, per lb., : i%<\ Carrots —Fancy hoiae-grown, per bu., ; $K&1.25. : celery—Fancy New York (2 3 c.-ate). 1-5 Uoz., $1 O; per crate, s*iso: fancy New tork trimm'd, per bunch. $1.23. CocoanuU —Fancy, par doz„ sl.2>>; per , bag of lob, $7.75. Cranberries—Fancy C. C. Howes, per I bbl . .<lß’, per bu., $6.00. Cucumber* —Fancy Florida sn-all, per 1 Uoz., $2. Grapefruit Extra fancy Florida (Blue 1 linobv b;nnd). 36, per box, $5.75; 465, jier box, sb. his. 64*. 70s ’ind Boa, per box, $6; fancy I’loridas, 3l’s, per box, $4235, 465, $4.73, 3-ls, 64s and 70s, $1.75; M's. $4.75. Lettuce*—Fancy liotnouae leaf, per Ib., 25c; in barrel lots, per Ib., 23c; fans) California icebergs, per crate B*. oranges California, uD grades, , 5.50. I tlnlons - Fancy Indiana yellow or red, ’ per iUO-ib. bags, $1.75; fancy Indiana 1 white, per 160-li>. bag, $2; fancy Spun- ; ih, per ('rate, $2.25. parsley—Fancy large Bikes, per cloz., SUW. Potatoes —Fancy Michigan and Wlscon* ! sin round whites, per 130-lb. bag, $3; 5 j or 10-lb. bag lota, per bug, $2.90; saucy | Idaho Gems, per bag, $2.50. Radishes—Button, large bunches, per | do*., sl. ; Swi e> Potatoes-- Fancy Tennessee Nacy ; Halls, per hamper, $2.50; fancy Eastern Jerseys, per hamper, $3. j Spinach Fancy per bu., $1.75. j 'i'timips—Fancy washed, per bu., $1.25 i @1.50. Kiilo—-Fancy, per barrel, $2. Cauliflower—Fancy California per crate $2.40. Oyster Plant—Fancy, per doz., 50c. Eeek—Faucy, per doz., 30@J5c. •S.igi?—Fancy, per doz., 45c. Toma toe a—Fancy ripe, per 0-lb. basket, $1.50; fancy ripe, 0-basket crate, sy. Rutabagas—Fancy Canadian, per 50 lbr, $1; per 100 lbs, $1.75. Peppers—-Fancy, per small basket, 75c; per 1% bu crate, SO. Kiimquats —Fancy Florida, per qt., 30c. Tangerines—Extra fancy IOCs, 108] boxes, $3.75; 196 u, box, $3.50. Lemons—Extra fancy California*, 300s, per box, $4. Grapes—Fancy California Emperors, drum*, 31 lbs, $7, imported .Spanish Ma- ; lague, per keg, sll@l2. Nut Meats —Pecans, 8 Ib cartoons, per lb, 90c; Walnuts, per lb, 60c: Almonds, per lb. 55c; Filberts, per lb, 40c. English Walnuts—Fancy, per lb, 26 @Sle. Pecans—Fancy, per lb, 25@80c. Filberts —Naples, In bags, per lb, 24@ 26c; Sicily, lu hags, per Tb, 20@23c. Brazils—Large, washed, In bags, per lb. 32c. Hi islns—Fancy Spanish clusters, 20 pkgs to box, per box, $8.25; 5 1-lb pkgs to box, per dox, $2.40. Hickory Nuts—Sbellbarks, per lb. 10c. Peanuts—Virginia Jumbo, salted, per lb, 18c; .Tumbo blanched, in 10-lb cans, per lb. 32c. CLEVELAND PRODUCE. CI.F.VELAND, Dec. 20.—Butter—ExtrJ, in tub lota, 58%@39c; prints, 59%@ flic; extra firsts, 57%@58e; firsts 35%@ 56c: seconds, 53@54c; packing stock, 32 @We; fancy dairy, 40@42c. Eggs—Fresh gathered, northern extras, 80c; extra first*. Ttk;; Ohio firsts, new car-s, 77c; firsts, old cases,-76c; western flints, new cases, 78< ; refrigerator extra*, 02c; refrigerator firsts, 60c. (A case contains 30 dozen.; Poultry—Live, heavy fowls, 27@28e; light stocks, 20@22c; old roosters, 19@20c; spring ducßs. 35@40c; turkeys, 52@55c; geeae, 28@35c.

WHEAT DOWN ON FREE SELLING Corn Prices Advance Under Heavy Buying Power. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Free selling of wheat caused a decline In quotations of that grain In trading on the Chicago Board of Trade today, while corn prices advanced under heavy buying power. Provisions were Irregular. December wheat opened off % cent at $1.69, and held at that figure In later, trading. March wheat opened up % cent at $1.04%, but lost 1% cents before the close. May wheat opened off % cent at $1.59, and later dropped % cent. December corn opened up % cent at 69%c, and later gained another % cent. May corn opened up % cent at 73c and later gained % cent. July corn was off: % cent at tile opening at 73%e, but re-1 covered 1 cent before the close. December oats gained % cent nt the | opening at 46%c, and advanced an addl- i tionnl % cent before the close. May oats j was up % cent nt the opening nt 49%e, I and later gained % cent. July oat*: opened up % cent at 18%c and later advanced % cent. (By Thomson A McKinnon) —Dec. 18Wheat—There has been a cessation, probably temporaritj, of the export den and In wheat. Such buying as appeared today, seemed to tie against previous sales. Foreign news again carries a rather opt.mlsiic the extent that supplies in England are said to be liberal, to the extent, aiso, that the Argentine surplus is large. In the past, when Items of the above character nave been received, the market has met rather Important export business. It remains to he seen whether these condition* will repeat themselves. Some renlizlnfl sales appear in the market, but the undertos j | wo* flrru throughout the day. JLnucap- I oils tells of signs of improvement in the i Ur business, although volume of trade '• small. Leading cunh handlers and exporters, who are closely In touch with the foreign situation, expect a continua-I tlon of export demand. Apropos of this outlook, it is significant that we have sold nearly ail of our surplus at an unusually j early time In the crop year. °^ n ~Tbe appearance of foreign de- I mand in the corn market, the last day , °5 together with the large amount of business that hss beeu done In wheat, ; is changing the ideas of those who have looked entirely at the size of our crop. There is more friendliness displayed. It Is quite possible that this change of fu 11 ,* w spread to the consumer and the Eastern distributor. We ..elieve It is time to Ignore so-called liusluess depression and crop estimates and give more attention to size of the movement from first hands. Oats—Change of Idea* outlined above prevail In oats but no demand of Importance has yet arisen. The Southern i trade should reappear in the market at any time. We believe trend of this market will )>e'slowly upward.

CHICAGO CASK GRAIN. WHEAT— Open. High. Low Close. Decc. ... l.l&i 1.71 1.67 1.70% Mar. ... 104% 1.04% 1.60% 1.64% COl"v *” 159 1& -’ 1-33% 1.61% Dec 69% .09% .69 .60% May ... .73 .74% .72% .74 OA-ril— *” ■ 734 • 7: ’ l * ’ 7:J u '* Dec 46% .47% .46% 47% May ... .48% .49% .48% .49% July ... .i'% .48% .48% .48% routeJnn. ... 22.00 22.60 22.00 22.60 LAUD— Jan. ... 12 95 12.iC 12.75 12.92 May ... 13.10 13.25 13 00 13.27 RIBS— Jan. ... 11.10 11.12 loix'i 11.12 May ... 11 70 11.80 11 63 11.80 CHICAGO CASH GRAIN. C!iU'Ai3i. I o*c 20 Wheat No. 2 hard win '"r, $1 75%/.f! 73%. t’ orn .N n . 1 white, old. 71 %c; No. 2 w hite, old. 71 %c; No. .. white. 67%r<zf*i%c: No. whit**, 67% *6*lß : No. 2 yellow, 77%c; No. 3 yellow, 73%4£74%c; No 4 vvllew. 70%'/f7lv. lists No. 1 white, 48%^ t j0o; No, o w ! ilu . 48%@49c; No 3 white, 17%'?48%c; No 4 whlte v 4T(-/ 17%c. TOLEDO < ASH GRAIN. Toledo. Ohio. In* .20 Close Wheat Ganh and December. S.’ 63 - Mar-h and May. $2 Gorn No. 2 .Klin”. < .Il Vi(new 1. 79c. (nn -No. 2 white, 3:t@Mc Itye---No. 2, $155. itarlcr n.- 2 ni)<Clove raced —Gish i1919, sl2; .ash il92u nn.l December *!2 !<l January sl2 20 February. sl2 40. March. sl2 35 Tltu othy Canh (liGsi, S3JID; <s34o- - $3 .Vi; January and February $3.32%; March. $.3 55 Alstke New] $16.73, March, $17.25; leceml*er. $lO.

PRIMARY MARKETS. (By Thomson A McKinnon.) —Dec. 18— Wheat. t’orn. Oats. Chicago 26 t*x> HO. vl 152.090 M’Mvatikee ... 7,00' Cfi.O'O 30.000 Minneapolis . S7!.<<*> 5S,<? 0 39000 Duluth 152.000 19.0<i0 St. I.ouia 156.000 44,0p* 102.0*0 Toledo 3.14*1 15,(V0 4 (*4) Detroit 6,00/ 5,0:41 12 O<M Kausii* City. 396.000 56,04*) 15.000 PeurU 7,t** 64)000 22.000 Omaha ...... 77,000 7,t*o;> s,<XK) Indianapolis... 5,000 83.00*> 3s,o</ Totals 1,209,000 611.000 441,000 Yrar ago... 774,000 811.000 409,4*00 S —Shipments— Wheat. t "orn. 4/ats. Chicago 45,000 108.00.1 R4,t)00 Milwaukee .. 7,iM) flo.oo) 78,000 Minneapolis . 208,04*) 58,000 116,u0t) Duluth 7,4**) St. LotUis... 130.000 17.000 48,000 Toledo 3,000 I,4**) 8.000 Kansas City. 109.000 16,04)0 9,000 Pc'irla 11.000 47,000 40,000 Omaha 49.U00 13,(69 16,000 Indianapolis 53,000 24.000 Totals 629,(cm t2,"-.c*M Year ago... 557.000 486.000 4 76,4* Vi - ClearaneesDoui. W. 4?oru. Oat*. New York.... 315,000 Philadelphia.. 242’.(*V‘ Itultluiore .... 266.01*) New Orleans. 120,0t*) Totals 743,<NX) Year ago... 08,000

INDIANAPOLIS ( ASH GRAIN. ] >ec. 20“Bids for car lots of grain and hay at the call of the Indianapolis Board of. Trade were: Wheat —No sales. Corn—Steady; No. 3 white, 72(n,73%c; No. 4 white, 69%@70%c; No. 3 yellow, 77 (foi79c; No. 4 yellow, 73<it75c : No. 3 mixed. OOffoTle; No. 4 mixed, GB@7oc. Oats—Steady; No. 2 white, 50%@5!%c; No. 3 white, stKfl"*)%e. Hay—Weak; No. 1 timothy. $26(f026.50; No. 2 timothy, $25025.50; No. 1 liglu clover mixed, [email protected]; No. 1 clover hay, $24.50if25 Wheat —No. 2 rid, 1 ear; sample, 1 car; total. 2 cars. Corn—No. 2 white, 8 cars; No. 3 white, 5 ears; No. 4 white, 4 cars; No. 5 white, 12 cars; No. 2 yellow, 1 car; No. 3 yellow. 8 curs; No. 4 yellow, 24 cars; No. 5 yellow, 21 cars; No. 6 yellow, 4 cars; No. 3 mixed, 4 oars; No. 4 mixed, 2 car*; No. 5 mixed, 7 ears-; No. C mixed, 1 car; Kample mixed, 1 car; ear, 1 car; total, 103 car*. Oat*—No. 2 white, 9 ears; No. 4 white, 2 cars; total, 11 ears. Rye—No. 1. 1 car. Hay—No. 2 tlmotuy, 1 ear; No. 1 light clover mixed, 2 cars; No. 1 clover inixoi, 1 cur; No. 2 clover mixed, 2 cars; total, 6 cars. HOARD OF TRADE STATEMENT. The weekly statement of the Indianapolis Board of Trade, showing the output of flour by local mills, inspections for the week and stock in store, follow*: CO M I A It AT IVE ST A T E M E N T. Output of Flour— Bbls. Dec. 18, 1020 7,080 Dec. 11, 1920 8,070 Dec. 20, 1910. 14,468 Dec. 21, 1918 6.973 —Bushels— Inspections for Week— 1919 1920 Wheat 14,000 3,000 Corn 508,000 258,000 Oats 190,000 66.000 Rye 4,000 1,400 Ilay—lo cars. STOCK IN STORE. Whenr Corn. Oats. Rve. Dec. 19, 1920 . .194,010 538,900 335,520 1,000 Dec. 20, 1910..467,090 331,389 153,070 11,330 Dec. 21, 1918..297.850 462,100 250,060 22,200 WAGON WHEAT PkM’EIS. Indianapolis flour mills and elevator* today are paring $1.90 for No. 1 red wheat, SIBB for No. 2 red wheat and $1.84 for No. 3 red.

Weather The following table shows the state of the weather at 7 a. m., Dec. 20, ns observed by United States Weather Bureaus : .Station. Bar. Temp. Weather. Indianapolis, Ind.. 30.38 17 Cloudy Atlanta, Ga 30.22 38 Clear Amarillo, Texas... 29.68 28 Cloudy Bismarck, N. D... 80.24 6 Snow Boston, Mass 30.2*t 26 sClear Chicago, 111 30.38 22 Cloudy Cincinnati, 0hi0... 30.40 16 Clear Cleveland, 0hi0.... 30.36 16 Cloudy Danver, Colo 29.04 32 Cloudy Dodge City, Kan.. 29.82 32 Cloudy Helena, Mont 30.02 .14 Know Jacksonville, Fla.. 30.16 50 Cloudy Kansas City, M 0... 30.14 24 Cloudy Louisville, Ky 30.38 24 Clear Little Rock, Ark... 30.14 38 Cloudy Los Angeles, Cal... 29.90 ’SO Clear Mobile, Ala 30.16 46 Rain New Orleans, La... 30.14 50 Rain New York. N. Y... 30.28 26 Clear Norfolk, Ya 30.32 36 Clear Oklahoma City 29.92 <0 Cloudy Omaha, Neb 30.16 20 Clear x'hlladelphia, Fa... 30.32 26 Clear Pittsburgh, Fit 30.38 20 Clear i'orUand, Ore 30.02 42 Cloudy Rapid City, S. D... SO.IO 14 Cloudy ltoseburg, Ore 30.08 30 Cloudy San Antonio, Texas 2988 51 Rain San Franoisoc, Cal. 30.02 48 Clear St. Louis, Mo 30.28 24 Cloudy St. Paul, Minn 30.30 10 Clear Tampa, Fla 30.10 54 Clear Washington, weather conditions. Fressnre Is high this morning over the eastern hsif of the country and along I lie entire northern border. A depression of considerable Intensity sterile* the southern pLatenu region. Precipitation occurred since Sunday over Die Pacific coast and plateau regions, and at scattered points lu the Missouri Vlley, the lakes region, null the Gulf States. Much cloudy and unsettled weather is reports*. In the central and western parts of the country. Temperatures are generally below normal over the northern half of the country; zero temperatures extending Into Minnesota and freezing temperatures to southern Kansas and northern Tennessee. They are rising tn the southwest and the plains States. T. G. SHIPMAN, Meteorologist Weather Bureau. Temporarily In Charge. State Crop Report Winter wheat adreage sown tilts fall 1* reduced 13 pfr cent compared with last year, according to tue report of the cooperative crop reporting service for luutm.a, issued today. Auded to the reduction made last year, a tcial of ’JOJ.utkl acres i shown, compared to the record acreage of 1918, which hi 2,e56,0tX) acres. The rye acreage i* practically the same as last year, but Is 13 per cent under the 4918 acreage. Farm wages advanced 15 per cent during the year and have more than doubled since 1915. The report follows: In many of the northern countie* the whetit acreage has been greatly reduced compared tv.th last year, and the preceding years, when the acreage was at an abnormally high figure on account of the World War. In some of the southern counties a slight Increase is manlfented, but the • r age in tbv'sc countlei Is hardly up to uorioul because of the extraordinary reduction* l ist ye. r, when farmers were unable to plant because of weather conditions. lu the middle sec’bin of the State the acreage team a to be slightly below the pre-v.ar average and la due principally to weather conditions *t the time for seeding. nlthougu In practical!}- all section a the unsettled market co ldltiorts, poor crop the past season and tho labor situation, influenced Termers In planning their aerctge. The total estimated acreage sown this fall for the Mte * 1,953,000 acres. Last year It was 2.240,000 acres and for 1918 It was 2,856.000 acres, a decreev for the two years of 903 000 seres from the record acreage of 1918, or approximately 32 per cent. The condition is estimated at 82 per cent of normal and 1* accounted for by the fact that it was extremely dry tn nearly all s*ctlons of the State at the time tha crop was plants i and much of the gs.,l (ltd mt germinate. Hessian fly, also, is quite numerous lu many pine,.* The co >i, clou !y weather during tin- pust month has been favorable, however, but the plants are not vigorous and .1 severe winter would do serious damage Fields that were well fertilized show a much better condition than those where no fertilizer was used. liye has taken the place of wheat to a great extent In the north third of the Ktate, end for this section the acreage is much iucriaved over last year. In other parts of the Ktate the crop ha< suffered In much the same way na wheat. Unsettled markets, the labor situation ami weather conditions are Ihe principal f< tor* for decreasing the acreage. The estimate this year Is 333.000 acres, or 3 per cent less than last year, but 13 per cent under the 1918 acreage. The condition is 89 per cent of normal. IVrather conditions during the past month have been favorable and some fields are now be.ng pastured. The portlou of the apple crop shipped out of the counties where grown amounted to 19 per cent for the whole State, whlly last year only 4 per cent was shipped out. Practically nil the commercial orchards had fair to good crop* tht* year, but many of the farm orchards were nearly a failure. The largest shipping tenters are In the south part of the State. The yield of straw per acre generally wai< 1 ght. Hessian fly was the principal cause for a smalt yield of wheat straw. Oats nnd barley headed out on a short straw and rye was pastured too heavily In some localities. IVagea of farm labor made another gain of 15 per cent during the year; the average on the first of December being sls per month with beard arul $62 per month without board. In 1915 the average wage was $22 per month with board and $3 per month without board. Tha average for day labor for harvest work during the past season was $4 per day with board and $4.85 without board; for other than harvest work the average was *2.00 with board and $3.65 without board. In 1915 the average for harvest work was $1.75 and $2.15: for other than harvest work It was $1.25 and $1.55 The average amount of four-foot wood used on a farm during the year Is estimated nt fifteen cords and the value nt $5.88 per cord. This does not mean that every farm consumes that amount, hut Includes all those which burn wood for heating purposes.

HAY MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis prHes tor hay by the wagon load: Huy —Loose timothy, new, s2i*s2; mixed hay. new. $20®28; bal/d, $26®2S. Oats—Bushel, new, 50@53c. Corn New. 75@SOc per bushel. LOCAL HIDE MARKET. Green Hides--No. 1,6 c; No. 2, sc. Green Calvca —No. 1,8 c; No. 2, 6%c. Horsehides—No. 1. $4; No. 2, $3. Cured Hides —No. 1. Sc; No. 2. 7e. Shelbyville Youths Face Burglary Charge Special to Tho Times. SIIKLBYVILLI*:, Ind., Dec. 20.-James Hurst and Clarence Hoover, both 18. of this city, are being held in the Shelby county Jail on charge* of burglary. Police say the two have admitted they attempted to open the safe in the office of Frank J. Rembusch with a siedge hammer. Entrance to th* office was gained through a skylight, by climbing to tho roof from a telephone pole. The boys knocked the combination from the safe and gave up the task. Adams, Stevenson Law Firm Formed Claris Adams, who retire* as prosecutor on Jan. 1, announced today that be nnd Thomas I). Stevenson, city attorney, have formed a law partnership to be known as Adams nnd Stevenson. The offices of the new firm will be located at 1122 Hume-Mansur Building after the find f the year.

Well Fed , Not Dead NEW YORK, Dec. 20— Pete lay in his cage in the Bronx Zoo today, happy and content. He Is a 22-foot python that "died.” was buried in an ash can, and then brought back to life by Curator Ditmars of the Zoo. Pete waa sold to an animal and bird dealer In the Bowery by a sailor for $1.60, the price of two drinks. He was fed four live rabbits and Immediately lapsed into unconsciousness. The dealer thought, the snake was dead and dumped him In an ash can. Along came Ditmars and discovered Pete was only enjoying the snooze a’.l pythons Indulge in after a square meal. He bought the snake, took him to the Zo, hung him up by the neck and had Pete’s tummy massaged to aid his digestion. Now Pete Is SB good as new and is regarded as one of the finest specimens in the country.

ATTORNEY SEEKS BAIL FOR WOMAN Mrs. Myers’ Counsel Files Petition in Court. The first steps sinking to obtain the release on bond of Mrs. Inda Myers, who Is In the Marlon County Jail on a charge of murdering her husband, Frederick A. Myers, photographer, were taken today when Attorney Arthur K. Robinson, counsel for Mrs. Myers, filed a petition in Criminal Court. Wheu the Marlon County grand Jury last Saturday returned an indictment against Mrs. Myers charging her with first-degree murder. Judge James A. Collins of Criminal Court entered an order to hold her in Jail without ball pending trial In Criminal Court. The petition seeking the fixing of ball, states that the presumption of innocense is always with the defendant until a verdict Is returned by a Jury and that there are not sufficient charges set up in the Indictment that she is guilty of first-degree murder as charged in the Indictment. Attorney Robinson cites a number of court decisions which he claims supports hts claim that defendants in such cases should be admitted to bail pending trial. The State is prepared, 4J Is said, to fight every attempt of Mrs. Myer* to obtain ball. While the petition was being filed in Mrs. Myers' behalf. Judge Mnhlou Bash of the Marlon Costing Probate Court appointed the Cnlon Trust Company of this city trustees of property and money which will be Inherited by Arthur and Byron Myers ms heirs of "their father. The real estate o*f Myers Is estimated at $3,000 and the personal property at SI,OOO.

BANK THIEVES USE TRAP DOOR fConUnn<M From Page One.) recommended. After securing the s.it'hels the burglars went to the second floor of the bank and sl-’sbed the containers open, taking out all the paper money, but leaving large amounts in silver and checks. There are marks, however, of something heavy having been dragged across the bank roof and the police believe some sliver money was taken. REAL KNOWLEDGE OF Till. Ml lI,DING. The method of entering the bank showed a real knowledge of the building nnd the vicinity. The burglars entered the front stairway <*f the Clinton Hotel. 29 Virginia avenue. The men evidently walked to the top or tlte stairway of the hotel, entering the office, which ts on the second floor. A door lends to the lire escape at the head of the stalrwa> nnd from the railing of this the burglar* climbed to the roof of the Railroad Men's Building and Savings Association Building. That part o' the loan company’s building is only one story In height. They placed a heavy ladder that is kept lying on tho roof against the front part ol the loan company’s building and climbed to the roof above. Th-y could easily go from the roof on to the roof of the Indinun National Bunk building. I which Is only four feet higher. Walking across 'hi* roof, they lifted a trap door from the opening leading into a lowattic space. Thi* tr ip door, two by three feet In size, was never kept locked. From the attic space they reached the second floor of the bank by using a ladder which Is always kept in the washroom. The door of the washroom opens on to the second floor, which is on the east side of the bank, aud the burglars walked past the numerous desks to the stairway leading to the first floor near tho door of the fireproof vault where they went to work. City detectives investigating the case have been reinforced by detectives from two privute agencies. Besides the men regularly assigned to the case. Inspector of Detectives Herbert Fletcher and Captain of Detective* Fred Klinou went to the bank and made a personal investigation. Chief of Police Jerry Kinney has appealed to the citizens to cooperate with] the police in preventing crime and In giving Information that'might lead to the arrest of criminals. Sometimes even the slightest clew telephoned to the do- j (ectlves may combine with other information they already have, ho said, and j lead to the arrest of erimtnals and the j recovery of valuables aud money. Tried to Sell Cop Booze; Sentenced William Barnett, negro, of 835 IVest j Eleventh street, arrested Saturday night j when he attempted to sell a quart of t bonded whisky to Patrolman Hadley I while riding an Indiana avenue street j enr. was fined SIOO and costs nnd sentenced to serve thirty days on the Indiana State Farm by Judge Walter Pritchard. In City Court, today. Hadley, a colored policeman, testified that Barnett asked him if he wished “some of the real stuff,” but did not make a price. The conversation was discontinued until after Burnett got off of tho car at St. Clair street, where he was arrested. WAR VETERANS feLECT. Herbert James was elected president of the Indianapolis Association of the Disabled Ameri. an Veterans of the World War nt a meeting of the organization Saturday at the Chamber of Commerce. Other officers elected were: C. C. Cooper, first vice president; sVray Ernest Metsker, second vice president; George M. Klar, treasurer: Z. J. Peters, secretary. SHOPLIFTER IS RELEASED. SOUTH- BEND, Ind., Dec. 20.—The spirit of Christmas was responsible for the release of the first holiday shoplifter to be caught here this season. Mrs. Emma Hitchcock was nabbed by the police in a 5 and 10-cent store with a bag full of appropriated notions, hut the manager decided to let her spend the festival day with her children.

Hone/ ts Loan on Mortgages STATE LIFE INSURANCE GO.

CITY TO HIRE NO MORE MULES End of Practice Comes With Purchase of Spans. The end of the city practice of hiring mules for street-cleaning, ash and gar-bage-hauling purposes from was foretold by George Lemaux, president of the board of public works, day. There will be no more mules hired by the city after Jan. 1, he said. Purchase of thirty miles by the board at various tlmeg during the last year, added to the thirty-seven already owned, brings the total to sixty-seven, which will eliminate the necessity of hiring the animals any* more, and at the same time shut off the expenditure of SB,OOO foq mule-hlrlng purposes Included in tho city’s budget far 1921, Mr. Lemaux said. The city at present is hiring only fourteen mules. Coincident with tlie death of Use timehonored mule hiring custom, Mr Lemeux predicted that the street '.‘leaning department will show a saving for the present year of more than was made last year. The saving in 1919 over previous years was more than $30,000, Mr. Lemaux said. Economy of operation. Instituted in 1919, added to and kept lu force this year, ate responsible for the decreased cost, he added. ‘WONDERFUL EYES*" BRING RESULTS Merchants of Muncie Cash Checks for Handsome Girl. Special to The Times. MUNCIE, Ind., Dec. 20.—The handsome girl In the squirrel coat who last week obtained large sums of money from Muntcle and Anderson merchants by means of worthless checks. Is thought to have obtained a much larger stun than was first' estimated. Koine of the merchants admit that the girl was beautiful and the clerks say she had “wonderful eyes,” aud was accompanied by a maid and two children, the latter having been borrowed. It is jelioved, to aid her ia the cashing of checks. One Muncie merchant asserts that ha 'ashed live of her checks on alternate dnys for ten day* before he received one that was bad. The smaller check* she gave at first were drawn on an Alexandria bank, where she had a small amount deposited. A cheek-up indicates that the woman obtained approximately SI,OOO In Muncie alone. On alternate days she worked at Inderson, It is said.

Baker's Protection Is Asked in Suit Asking that an injunction be issued by 'Judge Linn Hay of Superior Court, Room 2, restraining Charles Brodslu^ , Louis Horn stein, Kollnge^ whose first name is unknown, and other members of the Workmen’s Circle. Branch No. 175, from interfering with the business of the New York Bakery, Sam, Kercbenbaum and others associated with him In the company today took first steps to protect their ’Tight" to retail bread at 10 cent* a loaf instead of j at 6 cent*. 1 The plaintiffs claim that the defendants and others held "closed meetings” for the purpose of compelling the plaintiffs to sell bread at 6 cent? a loaf at their stores at 547 South Illinois street and : 1234 South Meridian street, Instead of at 10 cent* a leaf. The bakers claim that representatives of the defendants hav* be* : placed before their stores for tho purpose of preventing people from buyiug I‘M-ent bread. The petitioners claim that the defendants are restrained tha business will be damaged. The court has not acted on the petition. > Marriage Licenses Herbert Alford, New York 21 Dorothy Heaton. 2151 Central ave.... 21 George Banks, 509 Spring st 49 : Mary Kerf. 451 E. Wabash ave 52 William Anderson, 312 Smith st 26 Laura Tucker, 364 W. Sixteenth st... 20 John English. 1201 W. Twenty-Fifth street 62 Odessa Gibson, 1142 Randolph 5i.... 47 Births * A. L. end Myrtle Weaver, 137 Leota, boy. Jesse and Frances Okey, 1005 Arsenal* i boy. Robert and Luella Mustard. 1206 Dawson, ftoy. George nnd Elsie Keilq, City Hospital, ; glrl. Harvey and Sylvia Morgan, 334 East Morris, boy. Arthur and Louise Walters, Methodist | Hospital, boy. Larry and Doris Coble, Methodist HosI pttal, girl. Walter and Esther Putt., 909 Villa, boy. Richard and Emma Gresham, 1407 S. , Ambnma, girl. Charles and Rosa Hennlgar, 1115 Olin, girl. I Robert and Rose Lineban, 1132 Trow- ! bridge, boy. ! Thomas and Florence Jacobs, 290® Kenwoood, boy. William and Olive Keefer. 220$ Haines, girl. Joseph and Clara George. 2105 Webb, girl. James and Leons Salter, 5601 E. Mich- | igan. boy. Deaths Banetta Byers. 13, 734 N. New Jersey, ! rheumatic endocarditis. James N. Kern pel. 70. 1322 E. St. Clair, | broncho pneumonia. Zella F.aNlgh. 47. Stl Vincent’s Hospital. general peritonitis. Della E. Moffitt. 42, St. Vincent’s Hospital. general peritonitis. Fannie Ester Seay. 65, 807 Maxwell, mitral regurgitation. Saylor Stuard Byers. 10 months, 320 E. Seventeenth, broncho pneumonia. Maggie Wilson, 22, 528 Spring, broncho pneumonia. Layton Hampton, 03, 326 Toledo, cere- - brnl hemorrhage, Martha Adahne Griner, 65. 1320 Oliver, broncho pneumonia. William Neil Hartzell. 19 days, 4906 N. Arsenal, broncho pneumonia. Frances Hoffman, 78, 1524 Woodlawn, uremia. Case Continued Because of the continued Illness of Johu Faulkner, who fainted Friday in Superior Court, room 5, after being on the witness stand for half a day, the case against Faulkner has been continued by agreement of parties until Jan. 14, Judge T. J. Moll announced today. Faulkner was n defendant to a civil action brought by John Keaton, owner of n farm, seeking for nn accounting of crops raised on the farm.

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