Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 267, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 March 1921 — Page 19
REACTIONS HIT STOCK ISSUES Losses Ranging Up to 2 Points "V Sustained. NEW YORK, March 18.—Although some Issues made advances at the opening of the stock market today, the entire list developed a reactionary tendency after the start and losses ranging up to over 2 points were sustained. Steel common first rose % a point to 81 and then fell to 80%. Crucible yielded 1 point to 86%. The rails and tobacco shares were In supply. Pennsylvania yielded to anew low for the year at 84%. Reading dropped 1 point to 66%. New York Central fell 1 point to 68% and Canadian Pacific slumped 2% points to 111%. Tobacco Products yielded over 2 points to 4T. American Sumatra and United Retail Stores yielded fractionally. Chandler, after selling up to 79%, fell back to 78. Stndebaker yielded 1 point to 65%. ' Klcan Petroleum dropped 2% points %. Atlantic Gulf, after selling up it to 33%, quickly lost this gain, il Asphalt yielded 1 point, majority of issues traded in durie first hour showed a weak toue ew low records for the movement were made in a number of issues. Strength was shown in others, the steel industrials holding well. A good deal of Importance was attached to selling of Pennsylvania, one house putting out 10,000 shares on which the stock broke to another new low of 31%. The St. Paul issues were also in supply, preferred falling 1% points to 36%. (By Thomson 4 McKinnon.) —March IS— Thursday the bearish element had something to work on. There was the receivership of an export company, and a very pessimistic statement in regard to New England railroads. And as might have been expected they made the most of the opportunity and sold stocks rather freely for a while, but it soon became apparent that It was not as difficult as heretofore to sell stocks. There were buyers ready to take advantage of concessions and then the sellers were again on the defensive, but it was not so easy to coCer commitments. And the action of the money market was also an element in favor of the market, for shortly after the renewal rate was announced, call funds were again in ample supply at a lower rate. Stndebaker was again a favorite in the buying and a little of the bullish en thusiasm spread to other motor shares. Other stocks like Baldwin, Asphalt, Mexican Petroleum that have been constant objects of bearish attack, were in demand. There can be little donbt but that the selling was overdone and that now there is an over-extended short Interest in the market and are likely to encounter difficulty In cover commitments should anything favorable transpire that would likely create greater confidence among the public and bring new investors into the market. It would not be at all supprlslng if something favorable did occur at any moment. Business is getting better and It is time to take a more cheerful view of the future. CLEARING HOCSE STATEMENT. NEW TORK, March 18—Exchanges, $614,286,238; balances. $73,374,472: Federal Reserve Bank credit balances, $70,452,412. TWENTY STOCKS AVERAGE. ■new YORK. March 1 Twenty Indus Brial stocks averaged 75.44, up .24 per cent. Twenty active rails averaged 70.76, off .Sfi per cent.
Money and Exchange
Indianapolis bank clearings Thursdav were $2,075,000, against $2,264,000 a week ago. NEW YORK. March 18.—Foreign exchange opened steady today, with demand sterling at $3.91%. Franc cables were 6.97 c: checks. 6 99e. Lire cables were 4c; checks, 3.99 c. Guilder cables were 34.43 c: check*, 34.33 c. Swedish cables were 22.80 c; checks. 22.75 c. Maiks were 1.59 c. NEW TORK CALL MONET. NEW TORK. March 17.—Money—Call money ruled 7 per cent; high, 7 per cent; low, 6 per cent; time rates steady. 6%®7 per cent; time mercantile paper, steady. Sterling exchange was steady, with business in bankers’ bills at S3.9OVA for demand. MOTOR SECURITIES. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —March 18 / Opening Bid. Ask. rßriscoe 16 17 Chalmers com 1 1% 'Packard com 11 11% Packard pfd 70 75 Chevrolet 100 400 Peerless 23 25 Continental Motors com 6 6% Continental Motors pfd 85 60 Hupp com 12% 13% Hupp pfd 88 92 Reo Motor Car % 21% 22 Elgin Motors 5% 6% Grant Motors 33% Ford of Canada 270 290 * United Motors 35 65 Natinoal Motors 4 6 Federal Truck 39 £] Paige Motors 19% 20% Republic Truck 15 ” 16% ACTIVE OIL STOCKS. (By Thomson &. McKinnon.) —March 18— —Opening— Bid. Ask. Anglo-American 0iJ....„ 17% 17% Atlantic Refining 970 1020 Borne-Scrymser 3*o ;90 Buckeye Pipe Line 81 81 Cbescbrougb Mfg. Cons 183 200 Cbesebrough Mfg. Cons pfd.. 99 102 Continental Oil, Colorado.,.. 110 117 Cosden Oil and Gas 5% 6 Cr. cent Pipe Line 29 31 Cumberland Pipe Line '.. 135 145 Elk Basin Pete 8% 9% Eureka Pipe Line 95 97 Galena-Signal Oil pref. new. 92 97 Galena-Signal Oil, com 43 45 Illinois Pipe Line 16*1 172 Indiana Pipe Line 83 85 Merritt Oil 12 12% Midwest Oil 1 1% Midwest Rfg 135 137 National Transit 26% 27% New York Transit 147 152 Northern Pipe Line 92 97 Ohio Oil 269 273 Penn.-Mex 30 34 Prairie Oil and Gas 460 470 Prairie Pipe Line 198 203 Sapnlpa Refg 4% 4% Solar Refining 38ij 393 Southern Pipe Line 100 105 South Penn Oil 220 224 Southwest Penn Pipe Lines.. 65 70 Standard Oil Cos. of Cal 297 300 Standard OH Cos. of Ind 69% 70 Ifclandard Oil Cos. of Kan.... 570 590 Oil Cos. of Ky 390 405 Oil Cos. of Neb 440 460 Oil Cos. of X. J. pfd. 100 110 aiidard Oil Cos. of N. Y.... 328 332 Standard Oil Cos. of 0hi0.... 375 590 Swan & Finch 40 50 Union Tank Line 106 108 Vacuum Oil 290 300 Washington Oil 28 32 NEW YORK CURB. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —March 17— -—Closing— Bid. Ask. Curtis Aero com 3% 5 Curtis Aero pfd 10 18 Texas Chief 7 12 First National Copper % 1 Goldfield Con 7 9 Havana Tobacco 1 1% Havana Tobacco pfd 1 4 Cent. Teresa 3 4 Jumbo Extension 4 7 International Petroleum 14% 15% Nlpissing 7% .. Indiana Pkg 2 3 Royal Baking Powder 113 116 Boyal Baking Powder pfd. 80 83 Standard Motors 6% 7% Salt Creek 23 28 * Extension 1% 17-18 iffonopah Mining 1 f-16 1 9-16 United F S new iu 1% U. S. Light and Heat 1% 1% U. 8. Light and Htat pfd.. 1 2 Wright-Mattin 4 6 World Film 1-16 3-16 Yukon Gild Mine Cos 1 11-16 Jerome % % New Cornelia 14 16 United Verde 24 2 Sequoyah 5-16 7-16 Omar Oil ... 2% 2% Republic Tire % 1%
N. TANARUS, Stock Prices
—March 17— Prev. High. Low. Close. close. Adv-Rumely .... 51% 51 51% Ajax Rubber... 33 SI 33 31 Allis-Chalmers.. 36 35% 35% 36 Am. Agri 49% 49% 49% 49% Am. B. Sugar... 43% 41% 43% 42% Am. B. Mag.Co. 56% 55% 56% 55 Am. Car & Fy...122 121% 122 122% Am. Can 29% 28% 29 29 Am.H. & L.pfd. 44% 44% 44% 44% Am. Drug 6% 6% 6% 6% Am. Inter. Corp. 44 41% 42% 43% Am. Loco 86% 85% 86% 86% Am. S. & S 41 39% 4040% Am.Sug. Ref.... 93 91 92% 91 Am.Sum.Tob. Cos. 80% 79% 80% 80% Am. S. Fdy 30% 29% 30 30% Am. Tel. & Te 1.102 101% 102 102 Am. Tobacco ...116% 114 115 116% Am. W001en.... 65% 54 65% 64% Am. Z. & Lead.. 8% 8% 8% Ana. Min. C 0... 38 37% 38 37% Atchison 81% 81% 81% 81 At. G. &W. 1... 34% 30% 32% 33% Bald. Loco 87% 86 86% 86% B. & 0 33% 32% 33 33% Beth. Steel (B) 56% 56 56% 56% Brook. R. T.... 14% 13% 14% 14 Can. Pac. Ky... 114 113% 114 114% Cent. Leather.... 39% 38% 39 39 Chand. Motors... 79 75% 79 76% C. & 0 58% 58% 58% 59% C., M. & St. P. 25% 25 20% 25% C.,M. & St.P.pfd. SS% 37% 38% 39 Chi. &N. W 66% 66 66% 67% C., R. I. & Pac. 26% 25% 25% 26 C.R.I.A-P.6pc pfd 61 60% 60% 59 Chili Copper.... 10% 10% 10% 10% Chino Copper.. 21 20% 20% 10% Coca-Cola 21 20% 21 21% Col. Fuel & Irn. 27 27 27 Columbia Gas.. 59 58% 59 59 Columbia Graph 7% 6% 6% 7 Cons. Gas 81 81 81 Cont. Candy.... 1% 1% 1% 1% Corn Products. 72% 71% 72 72% Crucible Steel... 88% 86% 87% 57% Cub.-Am. Sugar 28% 27% 28% 27% Cuba Cane Sug. 24% 21% 24 22 •Endlcott 60 58% 60 60 Erie 12% 11% 11% 12% Erie Ist pfd 19 18 18% 18% ‘Famous Players 68 66% 67% 69% Fisk Rubber... 14% 14% 14% 14% General Asphalt 56% 52% 56% 52 General Cigars. 60 60 60 59 Gen. Electric 134% 132% 134% 131 Gen. Motors 12% 12% 13% 13 Goodrich 36% 35 36 36% Gt. North, pfd. 74% 72% 72% 74% Gt. North. Ore. 32 31% 31% 31% Gulf Sts. Steel. 30% 29% 29% Houston Oil 67% 65% 67% 67% Illinois Central. 87% 87% 87% 87% lusp. Copper... 33 32 % 82% 33 Interboro Corp. 5% 5% 5% 5% Interboro pfd.. 15% 14% 15 15% Internatl. Nickel 14% 14% 14% 14% Inter. Paper ... 56% 55% 56% 55% invincible Oil.. 18% 18% 18% 18% K. C. Southern. 23 22% 22% 23% Kelly-Spg. Tire 40% 39% 40% 39% Kenect. Copper. 17% 17% 17% 17% Lacka. Steel 53% 53 53 51% Lehigh Valley.. 51 51 51 51% Loews. Inc 18 17% 18 17% Marine Com. ... 12% 12% 12%' 13 Marine Pfd 50% 49% 50% 50% Max. Motor com. 5 5 5 M*x. Petroleum. 147% 144 146% 146 Miami Copper... 17% 17% 17% 17% Mid. States Oil. 12% 12% 12% 12% Midvale Steel.... 0% 30% 30% 30% M„ K. & T 2% 2% 2% 2% Mo. Pac. Ry IS% 18 18% 18% Nat. E. & Stamp 60 59% 60 58 Nev. Con. Cop.. 10 9% 9% 10 N. Y. Air Brake. 77 77 77 78% N. Y. Central... 70 68 % 69% 69% New Haven .... 16% 14% 15% 16% Nor. A West.... 96% 96% 96% 96% North. Pac So% 79 79 % 80% Okla. P. & R. Cos 3% 3% 3% 3% Pau-Am. Petrol. 71% 69% 70% 70 Penna. Ry 37 35% 35% 37% People’s Gas ... 40% 39% 40% 40 Pierce Arrow .. 28% 27% 28 27 Pierce Oil C 0... 10% 10% 10% 10% Pittsburgh Coal 59 58 59 59-* Pressed St. Car. 87 87 87 86% Pull. Pal. Car.. 106 106 106 106 Pure Oil 33% 33 33 % 33% Ray Copper 12% 12% 12% 12 Reading 70 67% 67% 69% Rep. I. & Stl 67 66% 66 60% Replogle Steel.. 24 24 24 Royal Dutch.... 63% 62% 63% 63% Sears-Roebuck . 77% 76% 77 70% Sinclair 23 22% 22% 23% Southern Pac. . 74% 73% 74 74% Southern Ry. .. 21% 20% 20% 2JV4 Std. Oil, N. J 135 St. L.AS. F. co.n 2i% 21 % 21% 21% Stromberg Carb. 34% 32% 33% 33% Stuuebaker .... 67% 63% 60% 63% Tenn. Copper ~ 7% 7% 7% 7% Texas Cos 41% 41 41% 41 Texas A Pac. .. 21% 20% 20% 21% Tob. Products . 51% 48% 49% 51% Trans. Oil 8% 8% 8% s% Cnion Oil 19% 19 19 ]'% Union Pac 118% 116% 117% 118% Ltd. Rtl. Stores 52% 49% 50% 51% U. S. F. P. Corp. 21% 21% 21% 21% ltd. Fruit Cos. .104% 101% 103% 103% U. S. Ind. Alco.. 68% 67% 68 fts% U. S. Rubber .. 70 68% 69% 69% l'. S. Steel 80% 80% 80% 80% U. S. Steel, pfd..109% 109% 109% 10S% Utah Copper ... 49% 49% 49% no Van. Steel 30% 26 28% 30% Vir.-Car. Chem.. 32% 32% 32% 32’ Wabash 7% 7% 7% 7% Wabash Ist, pfd. 20 19V* 19% 19% W. Maryland .. 10 9% 10 .... Web tern Union. 87 86% 86% 87 West. Elec 47% 40% 47% 47 White Motors .. 41 39% 40% 39% Willys-Overland 8% 7% 8 8% NEW YORK LIBERTY BONDS. March 17— Prev. High. Low. Close. Close. Liberty 3%s 90.64 90.42 90.42 90.62 Liberty Ist 4s 87.20 .... Liberty 2d 4s 87.04 87.02 87.02 87.00 Liberty Ist 4%5. 87.58 87.40 87 50 87.50 Liberty 2d 4% 5 .. 87.18 87.06 87.16 .87 04 Liberty 3d 4%5.. 90 36 90.20 90.28 90 16 Liberty 4th 4%s 87.40 87.24 87.30 87 24 Victory 3%s 97.32 97.28 97 28 97.28 Victory 4%s 97.34 97.26 97.34 97.30
CHICAGO STOCKS. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —March 17Open. High. Low. Close. Armour Leather. 12% Carbide & Carb. 54% 54% 53% 53% Libby 10% I(V* 10% 10% Montgom.-Ward. 17 17 16% 16% National Leath. 8% 8% 8% 8% Sears-Roebuck.. 76% 76% 76 76% Stewart-Warner. 31% 31% 31 31 Swift & Cos 101 Swift Int'l 25% 26% 25% 20% Piggly-Wiggly.. 15 15% 15 15% NEW YORK WOOL MARKET. NEW Y'ORK, March 18.—The wool market was steady today. Domestic fleece, XX Ohio, was quoted at 24®45c per lb; domestic pulled, scoured basis. 18®75c; Texas domestic, scoured basis, 40®82c. NEW YORK RAW SUGAR. NEW Y'ORK, March 18. —Raw sugars (centrifugals) were firmer today. Cubas were quoted at 0.02 c per poll ad, duty paid, and Porto Ricos, 6.27 c per pound, delivered. NEW YORK PETROLEUM. NEW YORK, March IS.—The petroleum market was steady today, with Pennsylvania crude petroleum quoted at $3 per barrel. NEW YORK HIDE MARKETS. NEW Y'ORK. March 18. —Hides wpro. steady today, with native steer quoted at 12c per lb and branded steer, 10%c. new YORK REFINED SUGAR. NEW Y’ORK. March 18.—Refined sugar was steady today, with fine granulated at 7.75®8.25c per pound. NEW Y’ORK METAL MARKET. NEW Y'ORK, March 17.—Copper—Hull; spot and March offered. 12c; April and May offerefi, 12%c. Lead —Dull; March offered, 42c; April offered, 4.25 c. Spelter— Dull; spot and March offered. 4.85 c; April offered, 4.95 c. CLEY'EUAND PRODUCE. CLEVELAND, March 18.—Butter—Extra In tubs, 51%@52c; prints, 52%®33c; extra firsts, 50%@51c; firsts, 49%®30c; seconds, 38®39c; packing, 14@17e; fancy dairy, 30c. Eggs—Fresh gathered extras, 37c; extra firsts, 36c; Ohio firsts, new cases. 34c; old cases, 33c; Western firsts, new cases, 33c. Poultry—Live, heavy fowls, 36@37c; roo iters, 22@23c; spring chickens, 34®35c. CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO, March IS. —Butter—Creamery extras, 44c; creamery firsts, 40c; firsts. 37®‘42c; seconds, 30@35c. Eggs— Ordinaries, 25%c; firsts, 27c. Cheese— Twins, 24%c; Y'oung Americas, 24%c. Live poultry—Fowls, 34c; ducks, 30c; geese, 16®18c; spring chickens, 34c; turkeys, 40c; roosters, 22c. Potatoes—Receipts, 59 cars; Wisconsin and Minnesota, $1.20®L30 per bushel.
HOG MARKET CLOSES HIGHER Fairly Active Demand for Cattle—Calves $1.50 Up. RANGE OF HOG PRICES. Good Good Good March Mixed. Heavy. Light. 12. $ll.OO @ 11.25 [email protected] [email protected] 14. 11.25 @11.50 [email protected] [email protected] 15. 10.75® 11.00 [email protected] [email protected] 16. 10.26 [email protected] [email protected] 17. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 18. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Due to light receipts and a strong demand, hog prices were 50@75c higher at the opening of the local livestock exchange today. There was a top of $11.50 on some extra fancy light hogs, while the bulk of that grade ranged at [email protected]. Light mixed hogs generally sold at $11.25, while a few of that class brought prices near the $11.50 market. There were few heavy hogs on the market, but what sales there were ranged at $10.25(6 10.75. Pigs and roughs were higher, reflecting the strength of the general market. Roughs brought $8 and down and pigs, $11.50 and down. The bulk of sales for the day ranged at $11®11.25. With close to 700 fresh cattle on the market, prices were steady on all grades except steers, which were generally 25c lower and in eases 50c down. Trade was only fairly active and It was anticipated that there would be only a fair clearance for the day. With an active demand by the shippers calf prices were $1.50 higher, with a top of sl6 on a few extra fancy choice calves and the bulk of that grade at [email protected]. Other grades were higher im comparison. There were no sheep and lambs on the market. HOGS. Best light hogs, 100 to 200 Ids average $11.25® 11.50 200 to 300 lbs 10.25® 10.7. Y Over 300 lbs.. 9.00® 9.75 Sows B.oo® 9 0O Best pigs, nuder 140 lbs 10.50®, 11.50 Bulk of sales 11.00® 11.25 CATTLE. Prime cornfed steers, 1,000 lbs and up 9.00® 10.25 Good to choice steers, 1,200 to 1,300 lbs 8.75® 9.25 Good to choice steers, 1,100 to 1,200 lbs 7.75® 8.50 Medium steers, 1,000 to 1,100 lbs B.oo® 8.25 Common to medium steers, 800 to 1,000 lbs 6.75® 7.0!) —Heifers and Cows— Good to choice heifers 8.75® 9.75 Medium heifers 7 00® 8.50 Common to medium heifers... 4.50® 675 Good to choice cows 6.50® 8.00 Fair to medium cows 5.00® 6.00 Cutters 3.25® 4 50 Canners 2.25® 3.25 —BullaGood to choice butcher bulls. 5 50® 625 Bologna bulls 3.00® 550 Light common bulls 4.00® 5.00 —Calves— Choice veals 1t.00"( 16.09 Good veals 13.00®14.00 Medium calves 12*01 >® 13.00 Lightweight veals 8.00®10.00 Common heavyweight calves. 6.00® 9.05 —Stockers and Feeders— Good to choice steers, under 800 lbs 7 25'a &25 Medium cows 5.00® 5.25 Good cows 5.25® 5.75 Good heifers 5.75® 6 25 Medium to good heifers 5 25® 8.25 Good milkers 50.00®100.00 Stock calves, 250 to 450 lbs.. 5.25® 8.25 SHEEP AND LAMBS. Good to choice sheep 3 00® 3.50 Fair to common 1.50® 2.00 Bucks 2.00® 2.50 Cull sheep I.oo® 1.50 —Lambs— Common to choice yearlings . 5.00® 7.00 Spring iambs B.oo® 9.00
Other Livestock
CHICAGO March 18—Hogs—Receipts. 13.1*0; market 25®30c up: bulk, *9.23® 10.75; butchers, $9.37>®9.%>; packer*, $8 25®9; lights, $10.60® 10.95; pigs, 19.13 ®*10.85;: roughs, P79>®.5.25. Cattle —Receipts, 3,(Sft>; market steady; beeves. Us® 10.65; butcheds, *5.50® 9.25; canners rnd cutters, $2.75® 3; stockers and feeders, s4.£*.)®B.n©; cows. ss®7Xi; calves. $9 l i® 12. Sheep Receipts, 9*1)00; market steady ; lamb*, $8.50®10.25; ewes, *2®o. Cl XC lN N ATI, M arch 18.— Hogs— Receipts, 3.000; market strong to 50e higher; heavy hogs, $9.50® 10.75; mixed, mediums and lights, *11.25; pigs, $11.25; roughs. $8; s’ags, $3.75. Cattle -Receipts, 900; market slow, stedy; bulls, weak; calves, *14.50® 15 Sheep and lambs—Receipts, 200; market steady; sheep, *1.50®5.50; iambs, s6® 11; clips, ss®lo. CLEVELAND, March 18.—Hog* Re eelpts, 2,500; market. 15c up; yorkers and mixed. $11; medium, $9 75; pig*. .$11; roughs, $7.73; stags, $5.75. Cattle—Receipts. 250; market active. Sheep and lambs Receipts. 800: market slow: top, sll. Calves Receipts, 300; market steady; top. $15.50. PITTSBURGH, March 18. Cattle- Re. ceipts light; market steady; choice, $lO ® 10.30; good. $9.50® 10; fair, $0.25®9.75; veal calves, $14@15. Sheep and lambs— Receipts light; market steady; prime wethers, s'i®7.2s; good, $6.25®0.75; mixed fair, .$5.30@0; spring iambs. $10.75® 11. Hogs Receipts, 24 doube decks; market higher; prime heavies, $9.75; mediums, heay yorkers, light yorkeis and pigs, $11..50® 11.75; roughs, $8®8.73 ; stags, $5 ®6. EAST BUFFALO. March 17.—CattleReceipts, 325; market fairly active; shipping steers. $9 50® 10.75; butcher grades, $7®9.25; cows, $3®7.50. Calves —Receipts, 225; market active, $1 up; culls to choice, ss® 16 50. Sheep and lambs lbseeipts, 1,400; market active, steady; choice lambs, $10.50® 11; culls to fair, $7.50®10; yearlings. sß®9; sheep, $!®7.50. Hogs—Receipts, 4,000; market slow; yorkers $11.25 ®11.50; pigs, $11.50@12; mixed, $10.50® 11; heavies, $9.50® 10; roughs $7.75®8.25; stags, $6®0.50. EAST ST LOUIS, March 18.—CattleReceipts. 550; market steady; native beef steers. $9®9.25; yearling beef steers and heifers. $8.50® 9; cows, $6.50®7; stockers and feeders, $7.75®H; calves, $10.30® 11; canners and cutters, $!®4.5(1. Hogs—Receipts, 4.000; market 25®35e up; mixed butchers, $10.75® 11.20; good heavies, $0.50 ®10; rough heavies, $7.75®8.25; lights, $10.90® 11; pigs. $10.50®, 11; i.ulk of sales, *10.66® 11. Sheep Receipts none; market nominal; mutton ewes, s4®s; lambs, sß® 9; cauners and cutters, $2®,3.
In the Cotton Market
NEW YOKK, March 18.—In view of firm cables, the cotton market here hart a poor opening today, showing a decline of 4 points to an advance <■ ’ point. Liverpool wag the ch'i. teller, but after the start local liquidation developed and forced prices off about 10 points below Thursday's closing. In the absence of outside support Wall street bought moderately. There were sixteen notices Issued, which had a depressing influence on March contracts. At the end of twenty minutes the market was doing somewhat better and showed only small net declines, i New York cotton opening: March offered 11.45 c; May, 11.80 c; July, 12.250; October, 12.75 c; December, 12.98 c; January, 12.08 c. LIVERPOOL, Marcli 18.—Spot cotton was in small inquiry today with prices easier. American, middlings fair. 10.i6d; good middlings, 8 66d; full middings, 8.06d; low middlings, 6.41d; good ordinary, 5.16d; ordinary, 4.41d. Futures opened quiet. INDIANAPOLIS PRODUCE. ! Eggs—Fresh, loss off, 24(jj26e. Poultry— Fowls, 28c; broilers, l to 2 lbs, 45c; cocks, 16c; stags, 10c; tom turkeys, 30c; young hen turkeys, 35c; young tom I turkeys, 35c; cull thin turkeys not wanted; capons, 7 lbs and up, 42c; ducks, 4 lbs and up. ducks, under 4 lbs, !20c; geese, 10 lbs and up, 10c; squabs, j 11 lbs to doz, $0; guineas, 9-lb size, per doz, $6. Butter —Buyers are paying 49@50c per lb for cream butter delivered in Indianapolis. Butterfat—Buyers are paying 44c per lb for butterfat delivered at Indianapolis.
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GRAIN PRICES SUFFER LOSSES Unsettled Market Conditions Big Factor. CHICAGO, March 18.—Prices declined on the Chicago Board of Trade today, due to unsettled market conditions. There was little local selling. Provisions were higher. March wheat opened off %c at $1.57 and dropped an additional %e later. May wheat, opening up %c at $1.48%, declined l%c subsequently. Xluy corn opened unchanged at 68%c, losing %c in later trading. July corn, opening unchanged at 70%c, retained that figure in later trading. May oats, opening unchanged at 42%c, dropped %c later. July oats opened at 43%e, up %c, but lost its gain in later trading. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) —March 18Wheat —Expectation of further export business strengthened the market early yesterday, but it developed that only four cargoes of durum wheat were soli and these were in advantageous position. As a consequence, there was rather influential selling. A crop report fro n Oklahoma noting a favorable condition of the crop, although green bugs are present In practically the entire State, had something to do with influencing sentiment. The disappointing volume of export business is attributed to cheaper offerings by Southern Hemisphere. It may develop that the decline in prices here yesterday, will revive some show of new foreign business. Cash wheit Is firm, relatively, but this comes mire from an absence of heavy offerings t ban from any bread demand. There was some talk of the possibility of an embargo against importations of U&iiadian wheat, this talk emanating from the Washington correspondent of a Minneapolis paper. Because of its unofficial character, it passed without effect. Considering the light offerings of country reserves, ami the existing premiums for curient arrivals; considering, also, that the European demand Is more or less constant, we aro of the Idea that the market will not develop pronounced weakness pending further developments. We might also suggest that the claim of Insufficient moisture are coming from a wider territory. It seems to us that decided convictions as to the action of prices are not exactly warranted. Corn and Oats—Not only is there no improvement in the distributing demand for coarse grains, but the export luqulr.v for corn is lessening. However, this con dltion is offset by decreasing receipt* aud by a general idea that there will be no free selling by the country until after spring work on the farms is finished These markets will probably continue to reflect the action of wheat iu a small way. Provisions—Buying of lard by packing interests more than overcame the decline in grains and a lower hog market. It 1* said that a little new export trade has developed In lard. Smaller receipts ol hogs are probable. CHICAGO GRAIN. —March 18WHEAT— Open. High. Low. Close. March... 1.57 1.58 1 54% 1.54% Mav 1.18% 1.49 1.45 1.45% CORN— May 68% 68% 67% 67% July 70% 71% 70% 70% OATS— May 42% 42% 41% 41% July 43% 43% 43% 43V* PORK— Mav 21.20 21.20 20.95 21.15 LA lit*— May 11.82 12.02 11.80 11 sn July 12.25 12.37 12.20 12.22 RIBS— May 11.02 11.70 11.53 11.55 July 11.95 12.00 11.90 11.90 R Y E May 1.37 1.37% 1.35% 1.35% July 1.17 1.17% 115% 1.15% CHICAGO CASH GRAIN. CHICAGO, March 17.—Wheat—No. 2 hard winter, $1.59%®1.05; No. 1 Northern spring. $166%. Corn—No. 2 yellow, 67%®63c; No. 3 white, 62%®64c; No. 3 yellow, 5®65%c; No. 4 white. 61®6!%c; No. 4 veilow, 61®0?c. Oats No. 1 white, 43%®43-%c; No. 2 white. 42%®43%c; No. 3 white. 41®42c.
TOLEDO CASH GRAIN. TOLEDO, March 17.—Wheat—Cash and March. $172; May, *1.70. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 68c. Oat* No. 2 white, 46%® 47 %c. Rye—No. 2, *1.47. Barley—No. 2,78 c. Cloverseed — Cash <1920, *13.20; March, $12.65; April, *10.70; October, $9 25. Timothy Cash (old 1918, $2.85; cash old (19191, $2.90; cash new (19201 and March, $2 95; April, $2.97%: May, $3.05; September, $3 30. Alsike —Cash (new), sls; March, $13.75. PRIMARY MARKETS. (By Thomson & McKinnon.) . - March 18 — Wheat Corn Oats Chicago 135,000 480.000 1.86.000 Milwaukee ... 5.000 138,000 49.000 Minneapolis . 339,000 74.000 67.000 Duluth 7,000 18,000 80,000 St. Louis 114.000 81.000 64.000 Toledo 7.000 5,000 8,000 Detroit 4.000 4.000 Kansas City.. 173.000 7.8,000 7.000 Peoria 6.000 34.000 36,000 Omaha 25,000 87.000 24.000 Indianapolis... 13,000 31.000 4*1.000 Totals 828.000 1.026,000 572.000 Year ago .. 435 000 704,000 500,000 —Shipments— Wheat Corn Oats Chicago 85,000 228,000 306.000 Milwaukee ... 1.000 94,000 23,000 Minneapolis . 251.000 68,000 30,000 Duluth 2,000 St Louis 35.000 82,000 67.000 Toledo 3,000 7,000 6,000 Kansas City..- 263,000 26,000 20,000 Peoria 5,000 23,000 22,000 Omaha 62.000 73.000 26.00!) Indianapolis.. 1,000 31,000 12.000 Totals 705.000 632.000 518.000 Year ago... 414,000 301,000 424,000 —Clen raneeß Do in. W. Corn Oats Philadelphia . 3.000 Baltimore .... 33,000 Totals 36.000 Year ago ... 32,000 INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN. March 18— Bids for car lots of grain and hay at the call of the Indianapolis Board of Trade were: Wheat .Steady ; No. 2 red, $1.72® 1.73. Corn Easier; No. 3 white, 64%®06c; No. 1 white, 63®64c; No. 5 white, 60%® 61 %c; No. 3 yellow, 65%®67c; No. 1 yellow, 63®64c; No. o yello-V, 61®62c; No. 3 mixed, 63%®64%e; No. 4 mixed, 03® C3c; No. 5 mixed, 60%®61%c. Oats Easy; No. 2 white, 45®45%c; No. 3 white. 44®44’c. Hay Weak; No. 1 timothy, $20.50®21; No. 2 timothy, $20®20.50; No. 1 light clover fixed, $19.50®20; No. 1 clover buy, sl7® 18. —lnspections— Wheat —No. 1 red, 1 car; No. 3 red, 1 car; No. 4 red, 1 car; No. 2 soft white, 2 cars; total, 5 cars. Corn —No. 2 white, 2 cars; No. 3 white, 2 cars; No. 4 white, 6 cars; No. 6 while, 1 car; No. 3 yellow, 3 cars; No. 4 yellow! 3 cars; No. 4 mixed, 3 cars; No. 6 mixed, 1 car; sample mixed, 1 cur; total, 22 cars. Oats No. 2 white, 8 cars; No. 3 white, 4 cars; total, 12 cars. Rye---No. 4, 1 car. Hay—No. 2 timothy, 1 car. HAY MARKET. The following are the Indianapolis prices for hay by the wagon load: Hay—Loose timothy, new, $21@22; mixed hay, new, $19@21; baled, $21®28. Oats—Bushel, new, 45@47c. Corn —New, 65@ftsc per bushel. WHOLESALE FEED PRICES. Ton. Cwt. Acme bran $32.00 $1.65 Acme feed 33.00 1.70 Acde middlings 35.00 1.80 Acme dairy feed 43.50 2.20 E-Z daily feed 33.75 1.75 Acme H. £ M 35.00 1.80 Acme stock feed 26.25 1.35 Cracked corn 33.25 1.70 Acme chick feed 43.25 2.20 Acme scratch 39.25 2.00 E-Z scratch 37.00 1.90 Acre dry mash 45.00 2.30 Acme hog feed 41.50 2.10 Ground barley 43.25 2.20 Ilomllek white .1 28.00 1.45 Rolley barley 43.25 2.20 Alfalfa, moll 38.50 1.95 Cottonseed meal 40.00 2.05 Linseed oil meal 50.00 2.55 Acme chick mash 49.00 2.50 Acme red dog 44.00 225 FLOUR AND MEAL. E-Z bake bakers’ flour In 98-lb cotton bags $9.95 Corn meal in 100 1b cotton bags.,.. 2.00
Local Stock Exchange
—March 18 — STOCKS. Bid. Ask. Indiana Ry. & Light Cos. co. 60 Indiana Ry. & Light Cos. pfd. 84 8$ Indpls. & N. W. pfd ... 75 Indpls. A S. E. pfd 75 Indpls. St. Ry 52 60 T. H„ T. & L. Cos. pfd 70 T. H, I. & E. com 2 6 T. H„ I. & E. pfd 10 19 City Service com 230 240 City Service pfd 66 67 U. T. of Ind. com U. T. of Ind. pfd 6 16 U. T. of Ind. 2d pfd ... 2 Advanee-Runiely Cos. com ... Advance-Rumely Cos. pfd ••• Am. Central Life 235 Am. Creosoting Cos. pfd 90 Belt R. R. com 60 66 Belt R. R. pfd 44 50 Century Bldg. Cos. pfd 90 Citizens Gxs Cos 28% 35 Dodge Mfg. Cos. pfd 31% ••• Home Brewing 60 Indiana Hotel com 51% ... Indiana Hotel pfd 90 ... Indiana Pipe Line i ••• Ind. Nat. LUfe Ins. Cos 4% ... Ind. Title Guaranty 59 71 Indpls. Abattoir pfd Indpls. Gas 42% 50 Indpls. Tel. Cos. com 6 ... Indpls. Tel. Cos. r -t<S 89 Mer. Pub. Util. Cos. pfd 26% ... Nat. Motor Car Cos. pfd 6 10 Pub. Sav. Ins. Cos 2% ... Rauh Fertilizer Cos. pfd 45 Stund. Oil Cos. of Ind 68 Sterling Fire Ins. Cos 7% 9% Van Camp Hdw. pfd 90 Van Camp Pack, pfd 100 Van Camp Prods. Ist pfd 100 Van Camp Prods. 2d pfd 100 Vand-ulia Coal Cos. com 3% Vandalia Coal Cos. pfd...... ... 9% Wabash Ry. pfd 18% ... Wabash Ry. com 6% ... BONDS. Broad Ripple 5s 60 70 Citizens St. Ry. Cos 69 71 Ind. Coke & Gas 6s 100 Ind. Creek Coal & Min. Cos. ... 100 indpls., Col. & So. 5s 88 indpls. & Martinsv. 5s 55 ... Indpls. & North. 5* 42% 46 Indpls. & N. W. 5s 54% ... Indpls. A St. E. 5s 45 ... Indpls. Sbel. A S. E. 5s 70 ... Indpls. St. R.v. 4s 60 65 Indpls. T. A T. 5s Kokomo, M. A W. 5s 75 79 T. H, I. St K. 5s SO 56 1 . T. of Ind. 5 51% 57 Citizens Gas Cos 73% 79 Indiana Hotel 2d Cs 91 ... Indpls. Gas 5s 72% 80 Indpls. L. A 11. 5s 75 80 indpls. Wuter 5s 87 90 Indpls. Water 4%s 69 75 Mer. Heat and Light 84 88 New Tel. Ist 6s 94 ... New Tel. L. D. 5s 93% ... South. Ind. Power 6s 100 LIBERTY BONDS. —March 18— Liberty first 3%s 90.20 Liberty first -% 87.00 Liberty second 4s 86.90 Liberty first 4%s ; 87.28 87.58 Liberty second 4%s 86.9*1 87.20 Liberty third 4%m 90.20 Liberty fourth 4%s 87.20 87.54 victor Loan 3%s 97.18 Victory Loan 4%s 97.16 97.40
On Commission Row
TODAY’S PRICES. Apples • Missouri Jonathans, per bbl, $8; fancy Illinois Jountbuu, per bbl, $7; extra fancy Grimes Golden, per bid, $3.50®8; extra fancy Wlneaaps, per bbl., *9; Bel! Flowers, per bbl., $5; Baldwins, per bid, $4®5.50, Spies, per bbl, *6 Rome Beauty, per bbl, $8; Maiden Blush, per bbl, $5; Greenings, per bol, $5.50; choice Jonathans, per bbl. $6. Bananas Extra fancy high grade fruit, 50 to 69 per bunch, per lb, B®B%c. Beans Michigan navy, la bags, per lb., 4%®5c; Colorado plntos, in bags, per lb, 6®7c; California Hinas, In bags, per lb, B®9c; red kidneys. In bags, per lb, 10® 10%c; California limus, In bags, per lb, h@9o; California pink chili. In bags, per lb, 7®v. Beeta—Fancy, new, per do*, bunches, bsc. Beets -Fancy home-grown, per bu, $1.25. cabbage Fancy Texas, new, per lb, 3%c; fancy, old, per lb, l%c. Carrots —Fancy norm- grown, per bu.85c. Cauliflower—Fancy California, pel crate, $2.85. Celery Fancy Florida, 3 doz. crate, pci cfate, $3.25; fancy Florida, 4 5 doz. crate, per crute, *3.50; fancy Florida trimmed, per bbl.. sl®l.lo. Cocoanuts—Fancy, per doz, $1; per bag of 150. *7. Grapefruit—Extra fancy Florida. 16s and 54*. box. $6 75 ; 645. 70s and 80s. box, $7; 90s, box, $6; extra fancy Florida, Ind River Orchid hi. nd. 465, box. *4.50; 545, box, *5; 645. 70s ind 80s, box, *5.50; 965, box, $5; fancy Florida*, 365, box, $3.50, 545. box, $4.50; 64s aud 70s, box, ssl B<>s, bos, $5. Kale-Fancy Eastern, per bbl, $2.25. Lemons - Extra fancy California*, 300s to 3605, box *4.50. Lettuce —Fancy hothouse leaf, per lb, 23c; fancy hothouse leaf in barrel lots, per lb, 20c; tuucy California Iceberg, per crate, $4.50 Onion* Fancy Indiana yellow or red. per 100-lb. bags, $125; fancy Indiana white, per 100-lb, bags, $1.40; fancy Spanish, per large crate, $5.50. Oranges—California, all grades, $3.75® 4.75. Oyster Plant—Fancy, per doz, 50c. Parsley -Fancy large Bikes, per doz., sl. Peppers—Fancy, small basket, 85c. Pie Plant—Fancy home grown, per bunch. Ssc. Potatoes—Fancy Michigan and Wisconsin round whites, per 150-lb hag, $2.50; B or 10-lh bags, per bag, $2.40; fancy Idaho Gems, per bag, $2.50. Radishes—Button, large bunches, per doz, $1.50; long red, per doz, 40c. Radishes—Long red, per doz, 35c. Uutabagos—Fancy Canadian, per 50, $1.50. Shallots—Fancy, per doz, SOe. Spinach—Fancy, per bushel basket, $1.50. Strawberries—Fancy Louisiana, 24-pt orates, per crate, $6. Sweet Potatoes—Fancy Eastern Jerseys, per hamper, $3; fancy Indlaua Nancy Halls, per hamper, $2.25; fancy Indiana Jersey, per hamper, $2.50. Tomatoes—Fancy ripe. 0-lb basket, $1.50; fancy ripe, 6 basket crate, $8.50. Turnips—Fancy washed, per bu, $1.50; per crute, $2.
Weather
Tlie following table shows the state of the weather at 7 a. m„ March 18. as observed by U. S. Weather Bureaus: Station. Bar. Temp. Weather. Indianapolis, Ind.. 30.19 41 Cloudy Atlanta, tia 30.08 00 Cloudy Amarillo, Texa.s... 29.88 54 PtOldy Bismarck, N. D.... 29.56 38 PtCldy Boston, Mass 29.98 34 Clear Chicago, 111 30.16 36 Cloudy Cincinnati, 0hi0... 30.22 42 Cloudy Cleveland, 0hi0.... 30.28 32 Clear Denver, Colo 29.74 54 Cloudy Dodge City, Kan... 29.92 48 Clear Helena, Mont 29.58 40 Cloudy Jacksonville, Fla. .. 3**.10 08 Clear Kansas City, M 0... 29.94 54 PtCldy Louisville, Ivy. ... 30.16 48 PtCldy Little Rock, Ark... 29.98 64 Cloudy Log Angeles, Cul... 29.96 54 Cloudy Mobile. Ala 30.12 66 Cloudy New Orleans, La... 30.14 68 Cloudy New York, N. Y.... 30.06 34 Clear Norfolk, Va 30.10 52 (3ear Oklahoma City .... 29.90 62 Cloudy Omtrlia, Neb. 29.84 54 Cloudy Philadelphia, Pa... 30.12 3S Clear Pittsburgh, Pa 30.30 34 Cloudy Portland, Ore 29.76 46 Cloudy Rapid City. S. D... 29.60 52 Cloudy Itoseburg, Ore 29.84 40 Cloudy San Antonio, Texas 29.98 66 Cloudy San Francisco, Cal. 30.06 54 Cloudy St. Louis, Mo 30.04 54 Clear St. Paul, Minn 29.86 36 PtCldy Tampa, Fla 30.14 08 Oear Washington, D. C.. 30.14 46 Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS. The storm In the western Lakes region Thursday morning lias moved rapidly to the north Atlantic, accompanied by precipitation in northeastern sections, and it has been followed by a Held of high pressure and colder weather that now extends from the upper Mississippi Valley eastward. The northwestern disturbance has advanced slowly t Saskatchewan and It is causing warmer weather from middle-western panada southward over most of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain region. Temperacures In practically all parts of the country, except the Bt. Lawrence Valley, axe above the seasonal average. J. H. AR.HINGTON, Meteorologist, Weather Bureau.
Retail Food Prices ... Show 21 Pet . Drop WASHINGTON, March 18.—The cost of food is still on the decline, the Bureau of Labor statistics announced this afternoon. Retail food prices were 9 per cent lower in February than In January, the bureau announced, and the decline In retail food costs from February, 1920, to February, 1921, was 21 per cent. Os forty-one articles of food used ns the basis for these statistics the bureau found that only one commodity—hens— Increased In price during February. Marriage Licenses Charles Cook, 944 Tacoma at 44 Neva Kipp, Indianapolis 43 Harold Walkup, R. R. A-l 23 Dena Buthe, 2327 W. Michigan st 21 Edward Smith, Jr. 417 Jefferson av... 22 Frances Le Page, 27 N. Hamilton av.. 27 Karl Klemm, 734 W. 31st st 20 Laura Jarrett, 2415 E. Michigan 5t..... 19 OUie Manford. 135% E. Market st 20 Bessie Beher, 315 N. Senate st. 20 Ollie Prunly, 924 Shelly/st. 22 Frances Weist, 651 Haley av. 19 Births Claude and Mae Garrity, 2803 Schofield, boy. Arthur and Minnie Abigt, 814 Warren, boy. Earl and Loreßa Kennedy, 1437 Fletcher, boy. > William and Anna Manis, 761 North Emerson, boy. Bernard and Rosa Murphy, 1709 West Morris, boy. Frank and Hazel Harritt, 1622 North Rurul, boy. Garfield aud Jolly Collls. Long Hospital boy. John and Helen Taylor, 732 Woodlawn, girl. Plez and Helen Merriwethers, city hospital, boy. Guy and Sarah Johnson, city hospital, girl. Moses and Sarah Blakemore, 1727 Yandes, girl. John and Elizabeth Chandler, 1537 Orange. girl. Deaths Sarah Entis Hunt, 71, 744 West New York, pulmonary embolism. Infant Stone, 1 day, city hospital, atelectasis, Lula Douley, 28, city hospital, myocarditis. Robert Clarence Jones, 18, 1530 Arsenal, endocarditis. Rebecca Wright*. 3 hours, St. Vincent’s Hospital, premature birth. English Labor Women to Hold Conference
LONDON, March 19. —Under the auspices of the Labor party, the Annual Conference of Wome n will take place in Manchester on April 27 and 28. Representatives will attend from every women’s organization in the United Kingdom aud there will also be present representatives from all national organizations affiliated to the Labor party which include women members. All the delegates will be women and It la expected that at least 600 will attend the conference. TUI* is the first time that a conference of labor women has been held on so large a scale out of London, and It Is believed that the central position of Manchester will be of great advantage In bringing women delegates from the North. Sends in Bill for Attending Funeral OMAHA, Neb., March 19. Should a man be r>r I*l far attending his brother-in-law's mSiei*all If so, should payment be made by the estate of the deceased brother In law. These are two questions the District Court here will have to decide In the ease of .T. L. Ogden, Chicago, railroad man, who has filed a bill of JIS3.SI for the attendance of his wife and himself at the funeral of his brother-in-law. Dwight llnun, who died here Sept. 26. 1920. Among the Items In the $183.81 total are $77.44 for railroad fare for Ogden and his wife and wages for four days at $12.18 per day. Meals totalling SIS and cah fare of $8 also are included. Little Pests Can Be ‘TickledJd Death’ WASHINGTON, March 19 Several canny little pests can be “tickled to death,” department of agriculture experts have found. Certain enemies of cabbage, peas, onions and melons that have learned to come In out of the rain or poison sprays will sneeze themselves to death over a specially prepared snuff, the entoniologißta say. The ' snuff" Is nicotine sulphate mixed with kaolin to make 40 per cent nicotine. It floats about under the leaves, tickling the mites so Irresistably that they fall off. Ohio College (Jets Rockefeller Gift SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, March 19. Much enthusiasm lias been created at Wittenberg College among the members of the faculty and students by announcement that Wittenberg Is to receive $233,333 from the Rockefeller Foundation. This is conditioned on the college increasing the fund to $700,000. The money from the Rockefeller fund is to he used to Increase the salaries of the members of the faculty. Owing to the $1,500,000 appeal made some time ago. the institution will have to raise only $120,000 In order to meet the Rockefeller conditions.
Burslad’s Appetite Results in Capture DAYTON, Ohio, March 19.—Dayton's hungry ‘‘burglar” Is on trial. If convicted he will get life for burglarizing Inhabited dwellings nt night. His name is Bradley Smith, alias James Jackson, colored. It Is said he robbed more than a dozen houses. Each night while out at “work” he would take time In a house to eat a meal from the icebox or cupboard. He tarried too long at a midnight lunch and was caught. Pretty Ankles Lead to Booze Cellar KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 19.—Cellar smellers nre passe. They nre being replaced by “ankle slghiers,” following revealment of anew “stunt” by Kansas City “wets.” Policemen Jenkins and Chandler, watching the afternoon crowds on Main street, “sighted” six pairs of dainty ankles gingerly descending steps into a basement poolroom. “Wonder what kind of a game they’re playing now,” said one, “ankle slghter" to the other. “Let’s see." Instead of billiards they found “hooch.” The six dainty pairs of ankles were distributed around a cigar stand on which stood a bottle of “corn whisky." Behind the case was a whisky glass. Irvin Peterson, proprietor, is now facing a Federal charge. WHOLESALE FEED PRICES. The following are today’* wholesale market prices for beef cut* *• sold on the Indianapolis markets: Ribs—No. 2, 26'-jo; No. 3,17 c. Loins— No. 2,33 c; No. 3,21 c. Round*—No. 2, 22c; No. 8. 18c. Chucks—No. 2,13 c; No. 3.11 c. Plates—No. 2. 12c; No. 8,10 c. WAGON WHEAT PRICES. Indianapolis flour mills and elev. tor* today are paying $1.55 for No. 1 red winter wheat, $1.52 for No. 2 red aao $1.49 for No. 3 rod.
Fair French Water Expert Coming for Yankee Competition Suzanne Wurtz, Diving, Dash and Distance Champ, Has Eliminated All Rivals, PARIS, March ..—Miss Suzanne Wurtz. champion girl swimmer of France, plans to visit the United States for the first time next year and compete In a number of aquatic events. Miss Wurtz celebrated her twentieth birthday on Christmas day, 1920. Despite her youth, she was beaten with ease every French woman swimmer competing against her and nearly all the men. She succumbed the first time against a woman when she swam against Miss Susan Blelbtrey, the American star, after the Olympic games. The little French star—for she is very slight of build compared with most woman swimmers—first learned to paddle at the age of eight. When she was twelve years old she won second place In a championship race, being beaten only a yard over a distance of 500 metres. In 1913 she won the French women’s championship and she has held it ever since. Five times she has captured the famous five and eight miles swim across Paris, beating male and female swimmers. In the annual Seine swim in 1918 she finished fourth behind Norman Ross, the American worlds' champion, beating all French men entered, and in 1919 she finished second, being beaten only by Lieutenant Duvane, ehampion of the French army. Miss Wurtz holds all French records from 100 meters to five miles. Furthermore, she has won eighteen diving championships and holds the worlds' record for high diving for women. Last August she created a sensation in the swimming world by doing a "corkscrew” dive from the top of Lavillette bridge, a height of about eighty feet. Communion Wine Hasn’t Any ‘Kick’ BOSTON, March 19.—Burglars who break into Baptist churches or parsonages seeking forbidden fruits in the form of communion wine will acquire a “lemon,” according to the Rev. Dr. Austen K. de Blois, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist Church. Dr. de Blois, whose study wag recently ransacked, announces to prospective wine thieves in particular that only unfermented wine, or grape juice, is used for communion by Baptist churches. Beautiful ‘Vamp’ Is Bandit Gang Leader SIOUX CITY. S. D.. March 19.—The authorities of Salem, Spencer and other towns near here are seeking the beautiful ‘vamp” who is advance agent for a bandit gang which recently has visited a number of stores in these villages. The young woman’s method otf operation is reported to be simple. She visits a store, “vamps” an employe into telling where funds are kept, and then, a night or two later, leads her bandit gang back to obtain the loot.
Suppose We’d Ask Some of Our Present Champs to Preform Such Tricks?
The longest glove fight on record was that between Andy Bowen and Jack Burke at New Orleans, April 6, 1893. The pair went 110 rounds to a draw. The fight occupied seven hours and nine minutes. The same year Bowen heat Jack Everhardt in eighty-five rounds at New Orleans. Kid Lavigne beat Bowen so badly at New Orleans in 1894 that Bowen died from the effects of the beating. Burke, the other participant in the longest glove fight, died in Connecticut about six years ago. The longest bare knuckle fight was between Jim Kelly aud Jack Smith at Melbourne, Australia, in 1833. It lasted six hours and fifteen minutes. Other long bare knuckle contests were Mike Madden vs. BUI Hayes. 183 rounds, six hours three minutes, Edenbridge, England, 1849; Mike Madden vs. Jack Grant, 110 rounds, five hours and forty-five minutes. at Woking, Eugljiiid. 1848; Dominick Bradley vs. Sara Rankin, Fort Abino, Canada, 1837, fifty -two rounds, two hours fifty eight minutes. The longest bare knuckle fight that took place in the United States was between James O'Neil and J. Fitzpatrick, at Berwick, Maine, Dec. 4, 1860. It lasted four hours and twenty minutes. George Dixon went seventy rounds to a draw with Cal McCarty in IS9O and beat Johnny Murphy in forty rounds the same year. Tommy White and Dan Dady fought eighty five rounds at Omaha. Jack Welch and W. Sherriff (“Prussian”) went seventy-six rounds at Philadelphia in 1884. Harry Sharpe knocked out Frank Crosby in the seventy-seventh round in 1892. Ike Weir, the Belfast Spider, went eighty rounds to a draw with Frank Murphy in 1889. '
Was There Plot to Make Man-o’-War Lose Race?
EW Y’ORK, March — —Lots of peculiar things happen in the racing game. Some can be explained; others cannot. Among the latter may be recorded the breaking of a strap holding one of Jockey Clarence Kummer's stirrups as he was piloting Man-o'-YY’ar to victory in his $75,000 race with Sir Barton in Canada. That the break occured just as Rummer was pulling his horse up at the end of the contest does not seyve to lighten the belief of many who heard of the matter that there was a deliberate attempt made to keep Man-o'-War from winning. The saddle used by Kumraer In this race was practically new, having been used only twice previously. This shows that the precautions taken to protect Mnn-o’-War were fully justified. The slightest tampering with anything concerning such an animal might spoil his entire career and cause his owner heavy financial loss. If the strap had broken earlier in the race the result might have been reversed. It Is understood that ever since the race a quiet investigation has been in progress to learn what strangers were about Man-o’-YY’ar’s stable before the race. If there was a plot to interfere with the race it is believed some gambling syndicate was responsible.
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NEW WIRELESS DEVICE MADE Inventor Claims Revolutionary Apparatus. LOS ANGELES, March 18.—What Is claimed by its designer to mark a revolutionary step in wireless communication has been perfected here by George M. Knight, a radio engineer, in a selective apparatus which he uses on a wireless telephone of his own invention. Knight declares he can send or receive messages “positively without interference, no matter if the instrument used be a device employing spark, arc or voice.” “The success of my device is all due to what is known as toning. My device calls for all magnetic circuits, there being no capacity coupling or Inductive coupling. It is foreign to all other circuitusing devices in that no condensers are used.” Knight says he has made some remarkable demonstratons with his wireless telephone in working with stations in Southern California and out to ships on the Pacific. He served with the 108th Engineers in the American forces in France. He was badly injured in an airplane accident and for fourteen months was confined in various hospitals in the United States after being brought back from France. Victim Has Sure Cure for Epilepsy WORCESTER, Mass., March 18.— Michael Nicholson, formerly a medical student in Greece, says he has discovered a cure for epilepsy, of which he was at one time a victim. He came to this country three years ago from Sparta. So confident are local men in the efficacy of Nicholson's remedy that a four-teen-room summer residence is being transformed into a sanitarium to administer the treatment. Dr. Stephen A. Rgrgin, a Worcester physician, is president of the sanitarium company. William K. Patterson is treasurer and Nicholson is secretary. The institution has been named Fernrest The treatment of epilepsy will be revolutionized if the medical student's tests are successful. Dr. Bergin said. The sanitarium has its first patient. A man who was taken there has been suffering with the disease for thirty-two years and for the past three has been patient in a State institution.
Never Enjoyed Ride on Railroad Train MANCHESTER. N. H., March 18.—To have lived to the age of 21 in the city of Manchester and never to have stepped aboard a steam train is the experience of Miss Helen F. Cronin. This does not mean that Miss Cronin has never traveled. She has toured the New England States and visited nearly all points of interest within their boundaries, has visited Canada, made a trip to Providence, R. 1., and other places in the Eastern United States, but all this Journeying was done in her father's big touring car. Has Long Title, but Short Salary MARTIN’S FERRY, Ohio, March 18 Health Officer W. S. Tilton is on the warpath. For the princely salary of $1 a year he permitted the State health board to call him “assistant collaborating epidemiologist,” a title conferred a year ago without solicitation. He says his salary is almost due and . that unless the pay check comes soon he will give up the title, although he has Just learned to pronounce the whole of it. College Glee Club Wins Panama Trip MARTIN’S FERRY. March 18.—Alumni of Ohio Wesleyan University have received word that the O. W. U. Glee Club, which gave a concert here while on Us Pittsburgh district tour during the holidays. will enjoy a free trip to the Panama* Canal Zone next summer. Each year the Government selects a college organization to make the trip to provide entertain for Panama Canal employes, paying all expenses of the trip. Human Blood Used in ‘Black Hand’ Letter ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., March 19. Chemical analysis of a “Blackhand” letter received here by Joseph May, local resident, has disclosed that human blood was used for ink in writing the signature to the missive. The letter threatened to dynamite May's home unless he placed S6OO at S designated spot on the outskirts of the town. The letter was turned over to police officials. SIO,OOO Is Looking for Place to Light WORCESTER, Mass., March YD. — I Tbs sum of SIO,OOO in deposits in New York and Boston banks is left to Frank Flynn, presumably of Worcester, by his brother, John Flynn, who was recently found dead on the beach at St. Augustine, Fla., according to advices received by Postmaster James Healy. Postmaster Healy has turned the matter over to Capt. James J. Casey of the detective bureau, who is conducting a Sate-wide search for the missing heir. Texas Turkey Crop Gets Early Start CUERO, Texas, March 19. Your Thanksgiving dinner’s getting started earlier this spring. Cuero turkeys—known by the Cuero turkey trot—are starting their families earlier this year. Mild'weather is given as a reason by turkey growers. There’s going to be a bumper crop of Thanksgiving meat according to growers.
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