Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 195, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 December 1923 — Page 13

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IRREGULARITY IS KEYNOTE OF TRADE IN STOCK MARKET List Is Not Without Its Leaders, However, Oils Being Strong, The WALL STREET JOURNAL NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Stocks were somewhat irregular at the opening of the Stock Exchange today with prices for the most part fractionally lower. The steels, although quiet, were steady. United States Steel recording a gain of % at 97 General Electric was up % at 194*4 and quick ly added an additional ** to this. The oils showed firmness. Standard of New Jersey being up % at 3914 and Marla nd up T 4 at 39. First Hour Trading continued active in the first half hour, with considerable irregularity in prices. However, the market was not without leaders. Standard of New Jersey being probably the most active and strongest stock of the Hat, selling up to 39*4, the highest In many months and a gain of nearly a full point net. Steel common was firm and active around 97*2, with the other steels displaying a firm tone, helped undoubtedly by the recent improvement In the buying of steel products. Steel organizations supplying alloy steels to the automobile trade are expanding operations and receiving substantial increases in orders at good prices. Second Hour Trading was comparatively quiet in the late morning, reflecting the disposition of the constructive interests to await next week before undertaking further operations for the rise. One pool in a low-priced stock has suspended operations until after Saturday because of the fact that several large holders were established losses. In another stock. selling around 25, one holder has been selling blocks of close to 10,000 shares for tax loss purposes. There are several pools expected to get busy next Monday. Twenty active eindustrials stocks on Thursday averaged 94.98, off .65 per cent. Twenty active rails averaged "9.81, off .31 per cent. Local Bank Clearings Indian a pods bank clearing* Friday were $3,350,000. Bank debits were $t>.098.000. New York Money Market By United Financial NEW YORK. Deo. zG —Time money quiet at 5 per cent tor all dates Commercial paper, prime names, 4 % to 5 [ter cent. Foreign Exchange By f,ni(ed Financial NEW YORK. Dev. 28.—Foreign exchange > opened higher; Sterling, demand. $4.35%: I,cables, $4.35%. France, demand. 5.17 %c: cables, ,5.18 c. Lire, demand. 4 35c: cables. 435 >4e. Belgian, demand. 4..54c cables. 4.s*He. Marks. 4 trillion to the dollar. Cxecho. demand. 'MU %c: cables. z.!< ,'e. Swiss. demand 17.49 c cables. 17 51c. Guilder*. demand. 37 97c; cables 3R.00e. Pesetas, demand. 13.04 c: cables, 13 Otic. Sweden, demand. 28 39c cables. 21 Vic Norway, demand. 14.76 c: cables. 14 SO-'. Denmark, demand. 17.76 c; cables. 17 80c.

BOND MARKET IS FIRM IN MORNING TRADING Industrial Issues Receive Special Attention—Liberties Unchanged. By United Financial NEW YORK. Dec. 28.—The bond market in the early session was Arm and the industrials received special attention. Wilson & Cos. bonds led in a strong upward movement. Convertible 5s Jumped 3% points to €8 while 7%s gained a point at 101. Cuba Cane Sugar 7s and 8s were unusually active, both selling at highs on the move at 90%. unchanged, and 9714, up *4, respectively. California Petroleum 6%s were at 94%, up %. Rails generally were steady. Virginian Railway first 5s declined 1% points to 92%, while L. & N. 5s were off % at 97%. St. Paul 4s. 25. were up % at 67% and convertible 4%s up % at 53%. D. & R. G. convertibles sold at 65. Tractions generally were lower. Third Avenue adjustment 5s lost % at 42. Liberties were about un- ► changed. French Republic 7%s gained % at 92%. Marseilles 6s, 74%. up %. ADVANCING TENDENCY NOTED IN CURB TRADE Early Irregularity Is Overcome Refore Noon—Oils Active By United Financial NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—After a period of irregularity in the forenoon, curb market prices tended upward toward noon. Under the stimulus of further advances in crude #ll prices. Prairie Oil and Gas resumed leadership of the oils and again reached the early high of 235. The issue had receded to 230%. South Penn was at 152, up 2. Humble got to 37%. up 1%. Penn. Mex. Fuel gained 4%. Standard of Ohio 5 and Magnolia 3. Some recessions up to a point were noted elsewhere. The industrials in the main were sluggish and prices about unchanged. Kresge was the heaviest loser, being down nearly 2 points. Tank Wagon Prices i Gasoline prices quoted do not include State tax of 2c a xnllon.) GASOLINE—Encrjee. 16c a gallon:; Purol, 12.2 c: Red Crown. 12.2 c: Target, 12.2 c. Silver Plash. 16c: Stando’.ind aviation. 10 08c. KEROSENE—Cryst-aline. 10.76 c; Moore Light. 15c: Perfection. 10.75 c. NAPTHA—Lion Power cleaners. 25.1 c: V. M. A P., 22.1 c; Standolind cleaners. 22.6 c. points. k In the Cotton Market *By United Financial NEW YORK. Pec. 2S—Cotton market opened steady. January. 35 45e off 6 points: March, 35.83 c, off 10 points; May. 38.05 c. off 3 points: July. 35.28 c. up 8 Dressed Beef Prices Who.c.'Ve se"ing prices on dres-ed beef. Swift ft Cos.: Ribs—No. 2,30 o; No. 1. 17c. Loins—No. 2. 25c: No. 3.18 c. Rounds— No. 2. 20c: No. 3. 160. Chucks—No. 2, 18e: No 3. 18 c. Plates—No. 2. 8c: No. 3. 7 c. Raw Sugar fv. By United Financial NEW YORK Dee. 28—The r.i-. -near market opened lower. January 5.20 0 3.22 c: Marc* 4.50£4.41c May. 4 6504.66 c

New York Stocks (By Thomson * McKinnon —Dec. 28

Railroads— At 12:45 Prev. High. Low. p. m. close. B. & 0 58% 58% 58 % 58% C. & 0 09% 69% 9% C. & N. W R. 48% 48 48% 48 C„ R & P.. 21 20% 20% 21 Erie Ist pfd. 29% .... 29% 29% tit. No. pfd . . 52 % 52 52 % 52 1 v Lehigh Val.. .59% .... 59 ' 59% Mo. Pac. pfd 28 V* .... 27 % 28 N T. Central 104% 104 104% No. Pacific.. 51% .... 51% 51% Pennsylvania.. 41 % .... 41 % 41 % Reading .... 77 % .... 77 % 77% So. Railway. 37% ..... 37 37 So. Pacific... 86% 80 Vs 80 St. Paul pfd 23 22% 22% 22% Union Pac. 126% 126% 120% 120% Wabash pfd.. 34% 34% 34 Rubbers— Keliy-Spg . -i. 32% 31% 32% U. S. Rubber 37% 37% 37% 37% Equipments— Am L0c0.... 75% 75 75% 75% Badl. L0c0... 125% 124% 124% 125 Gen. Electric 194% 194% 194% 194% Lima 10c0... 86% .... 60 60% Pullman .. . 122% . . . 122 % 123% West. Elec.. 61 60% 60% 61 Steels— Bethlehem.... 53% 52% 52% 53*4 Crucible .... 67% 66% 60% 67 Gulf States.. 83 82% 82% 82% R-p I and 9. . 50% 50 50 50% Sloss-Sheffield 01% 00 01 00% U S Steel... 98 97 % 97% 97% Motors Chant! Motors 60% 65% 66 60 Gen Motors. 14% ... 14% 14% Max Mot A.. 48 47% 47% 48 Max Mot B. . 13 ... 12% 13 Studebaker .100 ... 105% 105% Strom berg. . . 80% ... 80 80% St" v-Warner. 90 ... 89% 90 Timken 38% ... 38% 38% Wiilys Over . 10% 9% 9% 10% Oils— Cal Petrol... 26>4 25% 25% 26% Houston Oil . 71 70% 70% 71% Mar and Ot! . 39% 38 38% 38% Pau-Ain Pete 62% 82 62%. 02%

Produce Markets

INDIANA I*OLIS, Dec. 28 —Fresh egg*, oss oq. 35c: packing stock butter. 27c: prings over 2 lbs. 18c; fowls, 4‘a lbs. UP •fOc; fowls under 4% lbs.. 17c: Leghorn poultry 25 per cent discount: cocks. 10c: stags. 7 2c: capons. 7 lbs., up. 2c: young tom turkeys, 12 ibs. up, 25c; young hen turkey- 8 lbs. up. 25c: eld tom turkeys. 20c; ducks, 4 lbs. up. 17c; veese, 10 lbs. up, 17c; squabs. 11 lbs. to the do*., $5; young guineas. 1% lbs. to do*.. $7; old guinea*, do*.. 05: rabbits, drawn. No. 1, doz.. S3. Indianapolis creameries are paying 50c per lb. for butterfat CHICAGO. Dec 28.—Butter—Receipts, 4.574: creamery extra. 53%<; standards. 50c: firsts, 44 % fit 47%e: seconds. 43 %c. dggs— Receipts. 5.348: ordinary firsts. 32fit 35c: firsts, 38c. Chcwc—Twins. 2lc; Young America.. 23c. Pou’try—Receipts, 7 cars: fowls. 15fit22c; ducks. 21c: geese. 17c: turkeys. 24c; springs. 19c; roo-ters. 13c. Potatoes—Receipts. 414 cars; Wisconsin round white, 81.25% 1.35; Minnesota and North Dakota Red River Ohio*. 31.20 8 1.25. CLEVELAND. Dec. 28.—Butter—Extra in tubs. 57% <@s9%c: extra firsts. 56 %@ 58%c firsts 55%. fit 56 %c: packing stock. 33 4! 35c: standard. 55*• eti ’>7%c: prints, lc extra Eggs—-Fresh gathered northern extr.if. 46c: extra firsts 4c: Ohio firsts. 41c: western first*. 40c; refrigerated eggs, lie; fir-ts refrigerated eggs. 20c. Poultry—Live sow ls, fat. 21 fit 23c; springers 204* 23c Leghorn fowl*. 15 'ii 17c old roosters 14 fit 15c; Fecse. 18fii 21c: heavy white clicks. 24 4425 c: light colored ducks, IP 4a 20c: medium fowls. 19 4i !0c: turkeys 30c Potatoes —Michigan rqui-d white, $1 751(2.26 per 150 pounds: Ohio 81 4/ 2.25 per 150 pounds Minnesota w hite branded SI ..15 4(1.50 p- r 150 pounds: New York. 32 'a. 2.50 per 150 pound*. NEW YORK. Deo. 28.—Flour—Inactive but steady. Pori; —Easy: mew. $25 75. Lard—Dull: midwest *• -ot. slß.2ofit 13.30. Sugar—Raw. steady, 7.22 c: refined steady: granu'ated. 8 80fit 8 90c. Coffee—Rio spot. 10% ii 10 %c: Santos No 4. 15 4; 15 %C. Tallow—Firm -irfs-ial to extra, 7 % ;; 7%1 ■- Hav—Easy: No. 1. $1.50; No. 3. $1 20® 1.30; No. 4. SI 154*1.20 Dressed poultry —Firm: turkeys 22 640 c: chicken*. 17® 45' cations. 25® 45c: fowls. 13® 29c; ducks. Long Island. 20(g 30c. Live poultry —Firm, geese, 20® 26c: ducks. 15fi|28e: sow ls. 1827 c: turkeys, 324* 40c: rooster*. 14c: chi sens 19fit 28c: broilers. 90®, 40c: capons. 25 5:40c. dice*.—Quiet State whole milk, common to fijwvial. 18® 21c: Stale skims, choi-s- to -o* ■ , - 154i 18% •; Inwir . races 5® 14c. Rutter—Firm: receipt*. 6.362: creamery extra. 55c: p ta! raar .tt. 55% fie 56c: State daily, tubs 40® 54c: Danish. 53®54c: Argentine. 41®4bc; Canadian, 50%®52Vic. Eggs—Firmer: re-evipts. 14.748; nearby whites fancy. 56® 58c; nearby State, white. 44® 58c: fresh firsts to extras. 45®57c: Pacific coast. 42*® 57 %c; w estern whites. 44® 58c; nearby browns, 50 ® 56c.

Indianapolis Stocks —Dee. 28— Bid. Ask. 4m Central Life 200 ... Am Creosoting Cos pfd 07 14 . . Belt R K com 70 74 Belt R R pfd 52 % Century Bid? Cos pfd 98 ... Cities Service Cos com 138 143 Cities Service Cos pfd 07 09 Citizens Gas Cos com 27 ’4 30 Citizens Gas Cos pfd 100 ... Indiana Hotel com 100 Indiana Hotel pfd ... . 4 . ... . 1(8) Ind Nat Life Cos 8 ... Indiana I’ipe Line Cos 81 80 Indiana Title Guarantee Cos. . 80 . . Indianapolis Abattoir pfd. . 50 Indianapolis Gas 40 50 Indpls ft Northwestern pfd. . 35 43 Indpls ft Southwestern pfd. . . . 50 Indnls Street Railway 48 >4 50 Indpls Tel Cos com I ... Indpls Tel Cos pfd 90 Mer Pub Util Cos pfd 82 ... Nat Mot Car Cos 1 Pub Savings Ins Cos 12 ... Rauh Fertilizer pfd 48 ... Standard Oil Cos of Ind 64% 07 Sterling Fire Ins Cos 9 ... T H. I ft E com I 4 T H. I ft E pfd 3 15 T H. T ft L Cos pfd 85 92 Union Trac of Ind com ... 1 4 Union Trac of Ind Ist pfd. ... 14 24 Union Trac of Ind 2d o/rj.... 7 % Van Camp Prod Ist pfd 97 Vandalia Coal Cos <om 3 5 Vap.da ia Coal Cos pfd 8 12 Wabash Ry Cos com 10 12 Wabash Ry Cos pfd 33% 35 Bonds Belt R R ft S Y 4s. May. 1939 80 Broad Ripple ss. July. 1923. ... 86 Cent Ind Gas ss. Sept . 1931 80 ... Ceil Ind Pow Cos 6s, July 1947 86 . , . Citizens Gas ss. July. 1943 . 84% 85% Citizens Gas 7s 99% ... Citizen- St R ss. May. 1923. .79 82% Ind Coke ft Gas 6s. Apr.. 1948 88 91 Vj Ind Hotel ss. July. 1931.... 91 ... Ind Hotel Cos 2d 6s, drawable 99% ... Ind Northern 5s .-. . Ind Ry ft Lt s*. Jan.. 1943. .90 Ind S'tv Cor ss. Jan.. 1950. . . ... Ind Un Tra<' ss. July, 1930. .30 ... Ir.dp's Ab Cos 7%5. Sept.. 1931 Indpls Col ft S 6s. Feb. 1943 96 100 Indpls Gas ss. Oct.. 1952.. 84% 85% Indp’s L ft H ss, April. 1940 95 93% IndpV ft M-rt ss. Jan.. 1932. . . 60 Indo’s North ss, July, 1932.. 46% !>0 Indpls Northwestern 43 46 Indp's ft S E ss. Jan.. 1935. ... 40 Indp’s ft 9 E ss, Jan., 1932. ... 50 Indpls St Ry 4s. Jan . 1933.. 61 64 Indpls TV and T 5. Jan . 1133 85 86% fndp’s Un Ry 5. Jan.. 1965. .95 ... Indpls Un Ry 4%s Mav. 1926 95 Indn’s Wa 5 %s. March. 1953 95 07% Indpls Wa 4%s Jan.. 1940.. 85 Inters Pub Ser Hs. Apri’. 1942 87% 92 So Ind Pow 6s. Jan . 1931 . . .105 T H I 4 E 5. April, 1945.. 59 64 T H T ft L ss. May, 1944 .81 82% Sale* SI,OOO Indpls Gas 6s 84% JUDGE HEEDS PLEAS FOR MERCY FOR YOUNG MEN Pleas for mercy were heard today by Judge James A Collins in Criminal Court when he took up the case of James R. Jacobs. 26 of 439 N St.ote Ave„ and Walter Bergman. 21. of 1556 Churchman Ave., Indicted for alleged theft of furs valued at $1,175 Nov. 6 from the store of Herbert H. Reiner. “Boreman never has been in trouble before, and mere’y fell among bad companions. Your Honor.” Insisted Byron K. Elliott. Borgman’s attorney. “Jacobs has a wife and four small babies. Your Honor,” was his plea for Jacobs, and he pointed the family out. “One year in the State reformatory and SIOO fine, both suspended during good behavior." said Judge Collins. Frank A. Hess, alleged leader in the theft, was a parole violator from the reformatory, and Is now back there, the judge said.

12:45 Prey High. Lew o ra close Pan-A Pete B 00% 60% 00% 00% Pacific Oil.. 51% ... 50% 51% Pro and Ref 35% 34% 35 34% Pure Oil ... 24% 24% 24% 24% St Oil of Cal 03 02% 02% 63% St Oil of N J 39% 39% 39% 39 Sinclair 27 ... 20% 20% Texas Cos ... 43 % 43 % 43 % 43 % Minings— , Gt Nor Ore. 28 27% 28 28 Int Nickel .. 13% ... 13% 14 Copper*— Am Smelting 58 % 58 % 58 % 58 % Anaconda ... 36% ... 30 V* 36% Kenneeott ... 34 33% 33% 33 Industrials — Allied Chem. 09% 09 69% 69 American C.. 104 1 * 103% 104% 104% Am Woolen.. 73V* 72% 73% 73% Coca-Cola ... 74% 74 74% 74 Comp A Tab 90% 95% 05% 95% Cont Can .... 52 % 54 % 56 V* 55 % Davison Chem 71% 09% 7* % 71% Fam Players. 72 70% 70% 71% Gen Asphalt.. 40% 39% 40% 40% Mont Ward.. 24% 24% 24% 24Vs Nat l Lead. . . 141 % 140 141% 141% Sears R'buck. 86 . . 80 80 USC Iron P 67% 6% 07% 07% U S Ind Alco 71% 70% 70% 70 Utilities— Consoli Gas.. 60 74 ... 60% 01 People’s Gas. 97% 97 97% 97% Shipping— Am Int Corp 22 21% 22 ' 22% Int M M pfd 29% 28% 28% 29% Foods— Am Sugar.. 54% 54% 64% 54% Corn Prod.. .156% .. . 155 157% C C Sug pfd. 63 02 02% 02% Cub-A Sugar. 33% 33% 33% 33 Punta Alegre. 57 % ... 50 % 57 % Tobacco*— Gen'l Cigar.. 95 ... 95 94% Tob Prod 8.. 70 07% 69% 09%

GRAINS STRONGER IN EARLY TRADE \ Liverpool Advance Reflected in Wheat Prices. I>U United Financial CHICAGO*. Dec. 28.—-Grain prices were strong and fractionally higher at the opening of the Board of Trade today. Influenced by sharp advances in Liverpool, loads bought here, thus accounting for the inflation of prices at the opening. Selling was met on the bulge, however, due to liberal deliveries on December contracts and an Increase of 325,000 bushels In Minneapolis stocks for the week. December led corn In strength. Buying by cash houses and light receipts were the strengthening factors. Selling appeared on the bulge when It was predicted that heavy shipments are on the track for delivery on December contracts and that arrivals will increase next week. Oats sold higher, due to a light movement and strength In other grains. Weakness in hogs and lowsr cables resulted in a lower provisions opening. Chicago Grain Table At 11:45—Dee 28 WHEAT— Prev. Op"n High. Low Close, close. Dec... 1.00% 1.01% 100% 1.01% 1.00% 1 00% May. 1.06% 107 1.00% 100% I.oo*, 1 Ott % 1 00 % July. 1.05% 1.05% 1.05% 1.05% 105% 1 05% CORN— Dec..' 70 .70 .09% .09% 09% May 74 .74 .73% .73% .73% .73 % July.. .74% .74% 74% .74% .74% OATS— I>e... .41% 41% 41% .41% 41% May.. 44% .44% .44% 14% .44% July 42 % CHICAGO. Dec. 28—Prtmrry receipt*: Wheat 582.000 against 1.812.000; corn. 1,427,000 Against 1.579,000: eat*. 574000 against 083.000. Shipments—Wheat. 593,000 against 562.000; com 8.88 000 against 701.000: oats. 680,000 against 093.000. CHICAGO. Dec 28.-*—Car lot receipt*: Wheat. 14: corn. 358: oats. 03; rye. 2.

Grain Briefs

CHICAGO. Dec. 28.—An scute shortage of bre;xl sprint wheat exists In this ooun try anti American millers will have to import Canadian grain if they want to continue in operation. Uri,-e Current reports. Already 12.000,000 bushels have bean Imported, duty paid Northwestern millers fan- curtailment unless more Canadian grain arrive* The weekly Government crop report declared winter wheat is in generally favorable condition. Com husking: has been delayed by excessive moisture, especially in the Ohio Valley States. Final figures on Kansas crops—Wheat, 76.08.1 000 bushels; corn. 125.080,000 bustle's. the se-end 'argest in eight years: oata, 34.652.515 bushels. American millers and Western cash hand'ers own the bulk of the 40,000,000 bushels of wheat he’d at F 'stern lake ports, it is generally understood here. With seaboard exporters and foreigners without supplies of consequence In the East, any fresh business may have to bo done by Western interests. The situation is the reverse of last year. Local Wagon Wheat Lobal mills and elevators are paying $1 for No. 2 red wheat. GIRL’S TRIAL POSTPONED Fatiier of TliWma Lciii.se Clark Fails to Arrive From Kentucky. Because the father of Thelma Ltfuise Clark, Paducah, Ky., was not present at her trial on charge of auto banditry' today in. Criminal Court, Judge James A. Collins continued the case until next Monday. She was indicted with Rudolph Fleenor and James Harrington, Louisville, Ky., on a charge of robbing Alfred Voight, 4811 College Ave., of his watch and ring and $24 cash. Nov. 28. Miss Clark met Voight in the Claypool. according to police, and decoyed him to a lonely spot near Casino Gardens, where her companions took his valuables. BACK TO BLuT GRASS Kentucky Farmer Fined on Theft Charge. Albert Moore, 25, who said he was “a farmer from Frankfort, Ky.", was lined $1 and costs and driven one day in Jail today by Judge James A. Collins in Criminal‘Court for theft of an overcatt. “When are you going back to Frankfort?” asked the judge, pen in hand. “Right away when I get out," said Moore. “I have had enough of Indianapolis.” '•ghat's good. I’ll let you get home 1% jlme* to make some New Year's resolutions,” decreed Collins. Cloverseed Market Local dea'ers are paying $lO 012 a bushel for clover-seed

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PORKERS RECOUP THURSDAY’S LOSS Advance of 5 to 10 Cents Scored in Local Trading, ling Prices Day by Day Dec. 250-300 lb*. 200-225 lbs. 150-180 lbs. 20. 6.95® 7.00 6.90 fit 6.95 0.85® 0.90 31 0.90® 7.00 o.Bo® 0.90 0.75 8.00 22. 7.00® 7.10 0.90® 7.00 0 85® 090 24 7.40 (a 7.50 7.35®. 7.40 7.25® 7.35 20. 7.35® 7.40 7.30®. 7.35 7.26® 740 27. 7 25® 7.30 7.20® 7.25 7.15® 7.20 28. 7.3ofit 7.35 7.25® 7.30 7.25 Comparatively light offerings of 1,000 and a fair shipping demand combined to bring about higher hog values in trading at the local livestock market today and prices went 5 to 10 cents higher. Trading was active at the epining, but after shippers hod filled their ufgent requirements, the market slowed up somewhat when packers declined to enter the market at thb advance. Refusal of traders to sell their stock at any decline caused packers to enter the market liter. The principal advanoe of the day affected chiefly the lightweight hogs, which sold at $.25, generally a dime higher, while the top at $7.35 was unchanged, though the hogs to Inin git were regarded as a nitkel higher than on previous trading. Mixed and medium hogs sold at $7.25 to $7.30. at which tigures the bulk of sales was made. Sows and pigs advanced in sympathy with the gen eral market, sows selling down from $6.50 and pigs down from $6.75. Some traders are expressing the belief that hogs are not as plentiful as had been predicted a month or so ago, citing Friday's advance in the Kansas City market as indicating a slight dearth of western hogs. The cattle market was rather quiet, but receipts at 700 were light and the demand fairly brisk and prices in the main were steady. A good demand has been In evidence for the past week, due to a generally better feeling in the dressed beef trade. The steer top Is $10.20. Calf prices continued the week's sensational advance by going fully a half-dollar higher to a practical top of sls. while the bulk moved from sl4 to $14.50. A few odd fancies were reported sold as high as $15.50. Receipts 600. Native-fed lambs were $1 higher at sl3. the best price recently paid for western-fed stock, while sheep were steady at $6 down. Receipts 100. —Hoe* — Choice light* $ 7.25 Light mix,® 7.25 fit 7.30 Medium mixed 7.25® 7.30 Heavyweight* 7.30® 7.35 Bulk of sales 7.25® 7 30 | Top 7.35 Flys 0 25® 0 75 Racking sows o.oo® 6.50 ■ Cattle 1 Few choice steer* $lO 00® 11.23 I'rlrv*- corn-fed steers, 1.000 to 1,800 ihs . 9 00® 9.50 \ Good to choice steers, 1.000 to 1 100 lb* 8.50® 9.00 Good to choice steers. 1,000 to 1 200 lb* 7.50® 8.00 Good to choice steer*. 1.000 to I 700 lbs 8.50® 7.50 Common to medium steers, 800 to 1.000 lls 5.00® 7.00 —Cow* and Heifer*— Good to light heifer* . .... .5 9.00® 10.00 ' Good heavyweight* 7 25 9.00 Medium heifer* 000® 7 25 ! Common cow* 3.00® 0.00 j Fair cow* o.oo® 7.50 Cutters 2.75® 325 Caimers 2.85® 3,75 —Bull*— I Fancy butcher bulls 500 ® 6.00 | Good to < holes butcher bulls. 6.00® 5.50 | Bologna bulls 4.50® 5.00 —Calves—- | Choice veal* $1 3.00® 15.00 I Go,si vea!* 1000® 12.00 Lightweight veal* 7.50® 8 00 Common reals 7.00® 700 Common heavies o.oo® 7.00 Top 15.00 —Sheep and Lamb*— I Extra choice lambs $lO 00® 13.00 ' Heavy lambs 8.00 fij 10.00 ! Call lambs ; Good lo choice ewes 4 00® 7.00 : Culls 2.00® 3.00

Other Livestock CHICAGO. Dor- 28. —Hors—Receipts. 54.(100; market active, around steady; top. $7 15 bulk. $6.7007.10: heavyweight. $6.95 07.15: medium. $8.8607.15; light, $6 5507; light lights. <11.4006.80; heavy packing. smooth. $6.4(10 6.6n; packing -ow ■ rough, $6 2606.40; killing pig". 85.260 6.25. Cattle —Receipts. 5,000: active, killing quality plain; beef steers 150 26c higher: yearling* and handyw eights showing mot advance: weighty matured steers more active; be*t yearling*, mixed steers and heifers. $10.75: bulk matured steers, $10.50. weight 1.236 lb* ; bulk ted steers and yearlings $7.25 09.50; *he stock strong; spot* 26c higher on fat offerings; bulls and veal calve* firm at Thursday'* advance; stock ers and feeders steady. Sheep —Receipts. 15.000: market active: fat ambs 15to 25c lower; sheep steady to strong; feeding lamb* sternly: bulk good and choice fat lambs, $12.75013 25; lew head kind yearling wethers. $11.60; choice fat lightweight owe*. $7.60; feeding lanil*. good and choice, sl2 012.25. CINCINNATI. Dec. 28.—Cattle—Receipts, 650; market strong steady; shippers. $7.50 09.26. Calves —Market steady; extras. sl4 015 Hog*—Receipt*. 6.300; tnarket steady: good to choice packers. $7.45. Sheep —Receipts .160; market ste.udy; extras, $4.600 5.80. Lamb.*—Market steady; fair to good. sl2 50 013. EAST BUFFALO. Dec. 28.—Cattle—Receipts. 225: market, lalrly active steady: shipping steer*. $9011: butcher grades, $8 fill; cows. $1,5000.50. Calves—Receipts. 850; market, active to 50c higher culls to choice, slOl3. Sheep and lamb*—Receipts. 10.000: market, iambs and yearlings steady to Title lower: sheep steady: choice lambs. $l3O 13.25; culls to choice. $7.50012.50; yeariings, $7 011; sheep, $308.50. Hogs— Receipts. 9.600; market, slow steady yorkcrs. $7 4007.50; pigs. $7.40: mixed $7 50: heavies. $7 50 0 7.65: roughs, $000.25: stags. $2.5004.60. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 28.—Hogs—Receipts, 12.000: $6 90 paid by shippers on 240-pound butchers; 10c lower packers bidding $6.80, or 15020 e lower on weighty butchers. 130 to 160-pound averages $6 0 6.50, packing sows mostly $6.2506.50; Mocker pigs mostly 10c higher at $5,25 0 5.05. Cattle—Receipts, 1.500: calves. 300: all killing classes fairly active, steady to strong: liandyweight steers. $10; heavies, $0.50: bulk short feds, $7 0 8.65: beef cows, S4O 6 veals strong to 50c higher; top, $10; Stockers and feeders very scarce, steadV. Sheep—Receipts, 4.000; killing classes fully steady; limited offerings fed iambs. $12.00 012.75; best ewes offered $7; fall shorn wethers. $7.60. EAST ST. LOUIS. Dec. 28.—Cattle—Receipts. 1,000: market, beef steers Hteadv; native beef steers, $7.25.0 8.25; cows. $4.0 5.25; camiers and cutters. $2 U>o3 ”o calves. $13013.50. Hogs—Receipts, 20,000; market. 10 015 c lower; heavy. $7 0 7.15: medium, $6.95 0 7.15: lights. $6,40 0 7.05; light lights, $6 0 8.90; packing sows, $5 9006.25: pigs, $5,750 6.50 bulk. $8 75 07.10. She|i —-Receipts. 1,000: market, steady: ewes, $4 0 6.50: canners and cutters. $104; wool lambs. sllOl3 EMPLOYMENT FIGURES SHOW SLACKENING General Level SI ill Higher Than Corresponding Period in 1922. By United Pregß CHICAGO, Dec. 28.—Employment figures for November show a definite slackening of industrial activity in the seventh reserve district, according to a survey made public today by the Reserve Bank of Chicago. November legistered a reduction of 1.7 per cent in the number employed by 296 manufacturing plants. | The general level of imployment still is higher than for the tjorresponding period last year, the survey stated.

Your Dollar Uncle Sam Tells Who Gets It,

ENVELOPES Cents y\Labor 55 Yi // Cerrfs' s 'N V C.erz'ts j] II ProfvT 6c 7 OvTsrbead J f'T.citfe— / rials Jj •c 1923 By Ralph F. Coach, Vasb.DC. HE paper and the mucilage on your envelopes are the biggest factors in the cost of producing them. They account for more than half the price which the makers of envelopes get for their product, according to data gathered by the United States Government. The materials, according to this data, account for 55 cents out of each dollar the manufacturer receives. The laborer making the envelope accounts for 17 cents, and 28 cents goes to profit and overhead, including taxes. At 10 per cent wage raise to envelope makers would add 1.7 cents to each dollar the manufacturer asked for his product. A 10 per cent increase in materials would add 6% cents NEXT: Building Hardware. SCORES CALL AT G.O.P. ROOMS FOR TALK WITH WALB Few Legislators Among Visitors—District Chairmen ‘Drop In,' Scores of Indiana Republicans crowded the corridor of the sixtli floor of the Severin today attending the conferences being held by Clyde A. VViilb, Republican chairman, and Sen ator James E. -Watson as to the party's attitude toward Governor McCray. The party leaders continued their policy of saying nothing concerning the situation. It was not even indicated definitely whether there will be a statement at the conclusion of the conferences. Only a few members of the Legislature were on hand. They Included Raymond C. Morgan, speaker of the House; Senator J. Monroe F.tch of Muncie; Senator William Swain, Madison County. and Representative James Knapp, R chmond. Most of the 13 district chairmen thus far have attended the conferences. They are Hurd Hurst. Peru, Eleventh district: George M. Poland, Crown Point. Tentli district; Dailey McCoy, Versailles, Fourth district; Mark Nebeker, Clinton. Fifth district; Stuart Fisher. Princeton. First district. and Ewing Ernlson, Vincennes, Second district; George Elliott. Newcastle, Sixth disrtict; W. J. Robinson, Lebanon, Ninth district, and Lawrence Cartwright, Portland. Eleventh district.

HOLD-UP IN GET 10-20 YEAR MS Holloway and Dranginis May Go to State Prison, Jack Holloway. 29, and Thomas Dranglnnls, 22, today were sentenced to from ten to twenty years at the Indiana State Reformatory when Judge James A. Collins found them guilty of robbing the Standaid Oii Filling Station, E. Washington St. and Brookvllle ltd., Oct. 23. Judge Collins ordered the men retained at the county Jail until he could get a recommendation from Governor McCray to send them to Michigan City, because of their character. The men took $35 from the filling station and. according to a confession, were looking for another station to rob when they were arrested. They drove here from Los Angeles, where they confessed they robbed the Belvidere State Bank. FOUR ON COLISEUM BODY Krause Names Committee to Direct Work Toward Building. J. Edward Krause, chairman of the general committee promulgating a movement for a coliseum in Indianapolis, today announced the four men who will form a central committee to direct the actual work of making the coliseum a reality. They are; Fred C. Gardner of E. G. Atkins A Cos.; George J. Marott of the Marott Shoe Store; William J. Mooney of Mooney-Mueller-Ward Company, and Edward O. Snethen. attorney, 416 Indiana Trust Bldg., president of the Civic Club Federation. , t This committee will choose four other men to assist them and will begin Immediately a study of the type of building needed, the most advantageous location and cost. AmericanTelephone&Telegraph Cos. 137th Dividend The regular quarterly dividend of Two Dollars and Twenty Five Cents per share will be paid on Tuesday. January 15, 1924, to stockholder i of record at the dose of business ca Thursday, December 20, 1923. H. BLAIR-SMITU. Treasurer

LAYMEN NAMED TO RAISE 00 FOR CONVENTION Drive to Complete Expense Fund to Be Conducted Saturday and Sunday, In a drive for $9,000 more to defray exiienses of the Student Volunteer convention opening at Cadle Tabernacle today, the laymen’s committee has appointed committeemen in each of tine Protestant churches in Indianapolis to complete the fund Saturday and Sanday. Baptists Cal vary., Bverett Domunt. 3814 S. Otaejr St Chiirethiaan Avenue. G. liorden. Jol* Villa Ave. 1 College Avenue. Fiord Easterduy. Ii ! w Ruckle St.; Emmanuel. Chanes Tambenrer Tfi/s3 Villa Ave.: First German, "p.Thlkotte. 622 N. Temple Ave : Sec on, 1 German Frank Pearson, 1354 N ml y Ellsworth Oaffyn. 2a- N Euclid Xae.: Tabernacle. M. J. K,m4J‘ 537 A don Ave. Thirty-First W. S Or'i w Twei-nv Ninth St.: Temple. S E. ' Coleman. 184 V Koeline St.: Wootbilfl. T 317 N Summit Ave.. Ftret. C. 8 Dearborn 2020 V- Alabama St.: Emej*uu wen" D?: J w Vebb. 438 Banker. Trust building. .. . CongrrßWtmikil First. A D. Hitz 21j%2 Park Ave. DlscipkV Capitol Avenue. Fred ‘ Fortieth St: Cer. term ary. lltfilo J. Sunun. v cidental Blvd.; Englev.ml. S> > 3168 Full Creek Blvd ; EighO, ■ C. f „,• ”522 W Washington 9t.: %T' -r G. Urban. 45 Berwick Ave r C Gare, Terminal Stauon; Out* o L Li Salle 258 N. Eastern AV*-- tvntral, Samuel Ashby. 1310 Fletcher barings ami Trust building; Downey Avwme, l. L. Howe, 30 Audubon Rd : North ParkGrove*. 550 W Twenty Eighth St.. TVra. Merle Sidener, 4240 Park Ave. Episcopal All Saint*. C. G. Cassady. 18 E. Severn teent!" St Christ Church” Fred Kull. 1433 N Pennsyivania St.: Hoiy Innocent*. Kennigton. McCarty and Mewhei St* St. huiH Hon. John W. Holliman, 1011 -• _ Meridian St.: Si Matthews. Dr. Earlt MeHubert, city hospital. Evamtrlic:il Association Bevillc Atpiiu*" Second and First, Harry Krausa. 126 Kcalinsr Ave. KviingfHcal Lutheran First English. John E. Spiegel. 120 Kealing Ave. , , „ . t Kvangiral Synod Zion Karl A. Zie~v. r 0!0 N. Garfield Ave. FrtoMlft First. Alvin T. Coats 2451 Broadway Methodist Episcopal Broadway. Harry W. Gloosbrenrer, 4037 Gußdford Ave.: Central Avenue. Frank C. J,,rdon. Indianapolis Water Company: Capij to! Avenue. W. C. Bore-herding, 10l E. P.ivd, Irvlncton, C. H. Bax.l?r#*r <3*> Graham Ave : Fletehor Plae,- W. P-Header-.4lo S Noble St : Morris Street. 11. s. )'„w 1215 Union St : Meridian Street. J. 1 Holcomb. Cold Soring Rd.; North ™tnolß. It, (1 Poke 3445 Washington Blvd. Roberts Park. John 8 BemrhUl. 2054 K Ulinota St.: St Paul James M Swan, 110. Eugine Si Broad Ripple, secretary of ofitcia! board. Riv.-aide Bark R F. Fra*!, , I{ Rk- N. he*' u.uri Ave Wo,.,bide Clarence McPherson, 233 S. Dearborn St.: West Michigan. M W. Spicer. 920 N. King Ave.. and W. H Small. 1305 N Dearborn St.: West Washington, John Mitchell. Presbyterian First Herbert 3. King. 3121 N. Del a war St.: Fourth. E H K M,Comb. 2145 ■_ Alabama St.: Grare Edward W. Clerk. 46 W Thirtieth 3t. Irvington M D. Lupton. .10 S. Ksttf-r Avf* ; Memorial. Sam O. Dungan 2702 Sutherland Ave.: Meridian Heights Dr. T T BewlfT. 4450 College Ave S.-.-ond: Berkley K DikJi. 1610 Talb,>® Ave Tabemaele Edgar H Evans, 3445 N Pennsylvania St. Westminster. Mr O C I.ukenbitl. 1002 E. St.: seventh. Frank R. Childers. 1506 Earth Reformed Presbyterian Thinl. E, 1- re,! Bloemker. 130 N. Arsenal Ave.; Carrollton Avenue, M. G. Lipson. 1032 Park Avn. I nlte'l Brethren Fret E E. Klickinger. 712 Guaranty B’dr I. D Tyler 1207 N. La Salle St.: W R Mumir.a. 921 N Beville Ave.: E H. Cadle. Merchant* Ikink building; M. A. Marha’l. 3107 Sherman Dr.; G. A. Everett. 2202 Coyner Ave. WOMAN QUITS STATE JOB Mrs. L. Luella C ox Resigns as Industrial Director. The resignation of Mrs. L. Luella Cox, East Ch cago, director of the women and children division of the State industrial board, has been received and accepted by Governor McCray. it was announced today. Mrs. Cox, a noted charity worker, ing personal business matters and sev tendered her resignation Nov. 30, citeral commercial offers for her services as the reason.

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Marriage Licenses Joseph Herron. 68. Nob esville. Ind.. and Bertha A. Shields. 48. .1459 Hoyt. Richard Hay nee. 21. 1248 Vandes. and Luetta Williams. 18. 2133 Martin,iale. Teaiah C. Crane. 69. 5541 Broadway, and Blanche E. Johnston. 50. 5532 Broadway. Thomas Jones. 1335 Oregon, and Pauline Davis, 20. 1235 Oregon. Arthur Buckley. 42. 1121 Central, and Lucy McGee. 4’2. 218% E. Pratt. Charles A. Mitchell. 49. Lima Hotel, and Marv A Claris. 58. 715 Terrace. Charles B. Stansbury. 23, Palace Hotel, and Staci* H. Dillon. 19, Twelfth and Capitol. , Louis Stillerman 25 1204 Union, and Ida E. rfnrnstein. 18, 1204 Union. Bushrod Thomas, 54. 406 W. Walnut, and Leu,>ra P. Henson, 55. 2514 Ethel Morris Barrett. 24. 1424 Central. and Beryl L Whit,-side 20. 3308 Central. Walter Young. 26. 1827 Boulevard Place, and Eulth li. M. Barker, 19. 1827 Boulevard Place. John D. Beoumant. 21. 434 Arch, and Eva Val lie, 19 2061 Columbia. Philip spring, 25. Wayne. Neb.. and Frances R. Baker, 22. 3847 Ruckle. births Girls William and Marie Strough. Drexel and E. Twenty-First. Oscar und Anna Essick. 309 N. East. Erwin and Marv Hatcher. 2047 Columbia. Marion and Vonua Smith. 1024% S. Meridian. Albert and Bland <: Plato. 2233 Pleasant. Frank and Rose Henderson, 1424 W. Ohio. Coy and Marie Cooprider. 437 S. New Jersey, John and Cora Bennett. 1514 Everett. George and Martha Charlton, 910 Fletcher. John and Hazel Warner, Methodist Hospital. Frank and Aryy Richardson. 834 S. East. Hubert and Hazel Linn, 280 Miley. Jesse and Mae Thomson. 2234 Montcalm. Arthur and Mamie Hams, 2130 S. Me- | ridiau. | Ivan and Blanche Heidenrich. 1122 E. 1 Michigan. Earl and Elsie Hartzel, 1220 N. Dearborn. Bay* Alonzo and Norma Marshall. 2221 N. Arsenal. Charles and Elizabeth Halstead, 949 Minnesota. Aaron and Helen Vinegar, 330 % W. Sixteenth. Ralph and Edith Lawson. 1921 Bellefontaine. Karl ftnd Opal Ross 1113 Pershing. Harold and Gladys Lewis. 2161 Randell. Virgil and Elsie Winkle. 1326 Oliver. Harry and Elsie Burn*. 1515 N. Capitol. Shirley and Anna Heudryx, .Methodist Hospital. Henry and Vera Dunkelson, 435 N. Liberty. Albert and Ruth Miller, 318 N Chester. William and Pennie Vaughn, 2018 English. Claude and Lucil© Browning. 16 Wallace. Edward and Lillian Young. 375 E. Henry. John and Anna Riley. 524 Abbott. Ernest and Marie Churchill, 4840 Carroll* ton. Asa and Mabel Oder, 2234 X alley. Frederick and Lena Armontrout, 1730 N. Parker. Heston and Sarah Darner. 322 N. Mount. Charles and Esta Mitchell, 318 N. Harding. James and Ethel Roberts, 2190 Vondale. Deaths Ruth Hutchinson, 81. 2568 N. Illinois, arterioac.ero sis. , Georgette Gray. 6s. 1706 Talbott, chronic bronchitis. Helen Dalton. 25, Norway* Sanatorium, encephalitis Alartha Howard. 50, 520 Blake, empyema. Frances Mary- Beck. 07, 4903 Central, chrome myocarditis. Wiiban Moody. 60. Central Indiana Hoepita!, per tenitls. pi,- 7. L .mount, 30. 1423 Alvord, cirrhosis of liver. ■ ILaph Elmer Sparkea. 10 days, 2321 N. Adams, malnutrition. Harry Wilson Caldwdl. 74. city hospital, earcinom: . Alien Phillips. 44, 1907 Cornell, apoplexy. - Actdie Simmons, 60. 1142 Burdsal ParkWay, chrome nephritis. Danief Bento nCauble. 82. 1047 Thaiman, acute dilatation of heart. Mary Francis Kortcpeter, 66. 2419 Ransdejl, acute cardiac dilatation. Jessie Frv-ssel, 37. 1738 Parker, chronic myocarditis. Catherine Johneon. 60 .1039 English, pneumonia. Building Permits J W llarmtr dwelling. 1917 N. La Salle. $3,650. C E Carey, dwelling. 303 Ridgeview. $6 500. Mary E. Eaetntlge. garage, 833 N. Jefferson. S3OO. Olive A Day. addition, 710 W. TwentySeventh. $3,700. Edvard J. Sexton, dwelling. 2522 Adams. $2 000. Edward J. Sexton, dwelling, 2518 Adams. $2,000. Nellie Coryell. dwelling. 1132 Gross $2,500. Taggart Baking Company, boiler. 331 E. Market. $0,400. Central Union Telephone Company, wreck, 25 N Whittier. S2OO. C W She!burn, double. 2437 Shrlver. SI,BOO. „„„ „ Mary Terrell, addition. 026 Douglas, SI,OOO. Southern Building and Realty Company, double. 902 Ewing $3,000. Southern Building and Realty Company, dwelling. 054 Exeter, $4,000. J A Carr, dwelling. 018 N. Bradley, $3,700. William Locke, gas tank. 125 N. New Jersey. S2OO. Grinstad* Construction Company, double. 1234 Bradbury. $2 000. Grtns'ade Construction Company, double, 1230 Bradbury. $2,000. Grins! ade Construction Company. ' double, 1228 Bradbury, $2 000. J E. Sharp, addition. 410 N. Centennial, S6OO. Reward Goos to Pension Fund oJseph L. Hogrue, city controller, today turned over $165 reward fund for the apprehension of the slayer of Helen Hager Whelchel to the police pension fund. Capt. Kinney said the arrest of John Thomas Shaw was aided by the entire force.

COURTS COLLECT 012,1 TO PAY msspws’ Clerk's Records Show increase in Amount of Alimony Paid in f,923. , More than $202,0*00 was coifected in 1923 in Marion County on court order for “grass widows” and families whose nominal heads refused to support, a report being compiled by County Clerk Albert H. Losche shows. A total of $147,957.95 was paid in alimony by order of the five Superior Court judges and the Circuit Court judge who granted divorces. Losche’o deputy in Juvenile Court collected $55,000 support money ordered paid bv Juvenile Judge Frank J. Lahr. Only $115,3.52.02 was collected in 1922 for the-divorcees and their fani'iies. Increase this year was almost 28 per cent. Bootlegging Causes Increase Figuers kept by Miss Birdie Biliman, criminal court deputy, show that Judge J imes A. Collins was faced with 1,685 new case3 in 1923, an increase of 23.7 per cent over the 1,361 new cases in 1922._ Fines and forfeitures from Criminal Court turned over to the school fuiyl in 1923 total $30,015.89 as compared with $9,297.85 in 1922. ‘‘This was largely due to the increase in bootlegging traffic,” said Losche. Insanity inquests showed an in- , crease, 368 being held this year and 347 in 1922. One More Deputy Civil cases filed in the five Superior Courts, Probata Court and the Circuit Court totaled 7,299 in 1923, Losche’s figures showed. In 1922 new civil cases numbered 6.621. More than 2,000 cases were filed in juvenile court in 1923, an increase of 16 to 20 per cent. "I have twenty-three deputies nowl and when I took offleel ast year I ha l twenty-two,” Losche said. “We may be a little behind in some departments due to the big rush of business, but we intend to go ahead in 1924 d>ing our best to serve the public.” PULITZER AIR RACES IN 1924 WILL BE AT DAYTON Oct. 2,3 and 4 Dates Set for Meet Wright Held. Bv United Press DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 28.—Frederick B. Patterson, president of the National Aeronautical Association, today plunged into the actual work of arranging for the Pulitzer air races to be held Oct. 2,3 and 4 next year at Wright field. The contest committee of the association last night voted unanimously for Dayton. The standing committees will be named within ten days. Headquarters will be opened here at once and a campaign started for the necessary funds. DE MOLAYS ‘GRADUATE’ 250 Young Men Retired on Reaching Twenty-First Birthday. “Grajuation’ ‘exercises were held Thursday night at the DeMolay Chapter house, 630 N. Meridian St., for 250 young men, members of InSianapolis DeMolay, who ,have reached 21 years of age. A brief ceremony was conducted by the officers. Joseph E. Reagan, “dad” of the chapter, made a short speech in which he congratulated the young men on their attainment of citizenship and expressed regret that they should have to be retired from the order.

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