Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 191, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1924 — Page 23

FRIDAY, DEC. 19, 19524

EXCHANGE ACTIVITY SOUND, MELLON SMS Brokers Report Buying Orders From Every Section of Country, Average Stock Prices —. Avpriwe p-:re nf twenty industrial to*'ks Thursday was 11.' 17 up .82. Arerae l.rloe of tu nty rails was 09.50. up .19. By United Prret NEW YORK. Dec. 19 —American Can s remarkable uprush in the last few minutes of trading Thursday and Secretary of the Treasury Mellon's statement that the present stock market activity was natural and healthy caused another rush to buy stocks in the early deaLugs today. Brokers reported busing orders from every section of the country and prices were swept upward throughout the list. General Kleetric will be in urgent demand ir. the belief that it was out fol • • jumped more than two points to on initial sales while Baldwin advanced one point to 1-6%. Other industrials were proportionately strong. Local Bank Clearings Ranh *learinss Fridriv were £2.?34.‘ ! tf*o. Bank debits were s6.titiS.OOO. Commission Market Fruits Apples—Fanny Jonathans. sß*s 6-50 a bbl.; fanny Pelintous. $4.5< a box: N. T. Greening 5." a bb:.: Grimes Goldfin. iS a bbl.: fanny Baldwin*. 57 a bbl. Apricots—California. $3.50 a box. Bananas—9i 10c a pound. Cantaloupes—California Honey Dews. $3 a nratfe Cranberries —$7.7568.50 a half barrel box. Gr. pefrr.it—s2.7s 61 a box. Grapes—Fancy California Emperors. $4.25 lux Lertons —California $7. Limes—sl.so a hundred Oranges—Extra fanny California. Va’ene;as. 126s to 2505. $4.5065.25; Florida. $3 756 4.25 Pears—Bartlett $3 a hushei: extra fancy S. V. D Anjos. $3 bu. Persimmons—-Fan. y Indiana*. $1.50 a crate; tangerines 5t.506 4.25 a box. Vncetahtns Southern Green. $3 a bushel. Beets—Fan 'j- home rro" rt. 35c dozen bun**l*.eß $1.75 b-.ih*-L Cabbage—Fancy Holland seed. 1%*5 2c pound. Carrots—Si.so a bushel. Cauiifiower—California. >2.75 a nrate. Celery—N". V Golden Heart $5 a 2-3 crate: trimmed. 90c bunch Cucumbers—Home-grown, $3 a dosen. Eggplant—.sl.7s a dozen Endive—(so; dozen. Kale —Sovtheni $1 a bu. Lettuce—Head. Iceberg Bins Raw. sf-3 4.50 a crate: hot house leaf. $1.65 a fifteen-pound basket. a Jfa-igoea—Fancy Southern. 80c a fcas■tt m Onion* —Spa-;s7 *1 a crate: hotrgrown. $2 50 a 100-ib r k: Indiana . r iow $2 2-5; Indiana K‘d, $2.25: hot house greens. 45c dozen buiclies. Parsley—Homo-prowu. -75 c doien bun-hes. Radishes —-Buttons, hot house. 51.25 dozen bunches; Long red or white. 50c dozer,. Rutabaga*—?! 25 fifty !b. basket. Shallots —75e basket Spinach—s;.7s a bushel. Squash—Hubbard. 4§ 5e a pound Tomatoes—Fancy California repacked. $7 50 a six-basket crate Turnips—sl.so a bushel. Potatoes Fancy Michigan round white. $1 85 a 150 Ib. '*ar Minnesota $1.75 a 150-Ih. bag: Red River Early Chios. 51.85 a 120pc.und bac. Idaho Russets. 53 and 3.2.5 a 120. pound bag; Kentucky cobblers. $3 6 3.25 a bbl. Sweet Potatoes—Virginia. $4 75 a barrel: egtra F.astern Jerseys. s.*>.."o a bushel: Indiana. $3.60 a bushel: Arkansas $2.75 hamper. rhridnvH Peroration* Laurel and Evergreen F.opu:<—sl.3s6 t .75 a 20 vd. roll Wreaths—sl.6s a dozen. Holly—>6 a < ase. Tree*—Cs to ii*. *2 50 bundle arge smrles $5. Chicago Grain Table —Dec 19— , WHEAT — ’ Tree Open H'rb Low 1 l 15. c ..;e, (>*.- 170 171 . 1 69% 1 70-! 169 1.70 % ilv 174 1.75 % 1.73 1 71 173% 1.73 July 150 151’, 149% I4fi\ 149-A 1 60% CORN— Pee J 251* t 26% 1 ll’. 124% 124% May 130 t .30 % I 2b % 1 .79 1.29% July H3 '' 1 31% 1 29% 1.29% 1 30% 1 31 *; OATS— Dee . $9% .59% .59 .59 .58% May. .65% .64% 64% .64% July. 63 % 83% 83 .63 .63% Hay Market Prices War on load pr , of and CT.iin at 5 rndianapoha sir- a* fo* : ow? m r v .Vo 2. Sl3*t!4 Com—Old 1 25: ne*r. DO*/ . Oatet—s4 <8 ,i6e. Iron and Sf^l f,or*aT wholr-d*' itrifn* on iron and b%r trr Str ’ :r.il • I**o- - ba:: iron hirs. 15 . TOO-pound nsr Ftef*l bar*. iOO oonnd ba-^ t)ld roiifw-} “haftmir ,i 100-pound has r blue* 3rnf i ;*:ni **loFts % 10-gausr'* ba%*' S3 95 a galvanized -heet- 2* "a*isr* ha-e. 55 t>s bla<.k *ho*tre. 28 54 T.‘> HM) pounds. Tinner** Tin—f c eokn *'har*-oal. *22 50 *n 24 ternr- ?15 (ft 18; old styles ffTllfl* SI 9 r 'i2r>. T.ead—Bar *1 3 per 100 pnimd® Zmo- SFret ?13 T 5 r*fr 100 pound* Copper—Bottom* -iOe pound: -heet. post Id or. *2?c per nound St^r!—No *2B causre iialvanized *3.55 <2 5.03 per ion pounds; O. P C R *! 33 *a4 03 per 100 pound® Wellsville pol-

MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF BALTIMORE announce the opening of their general agency for the Ordinary Department enmpris’ng Indianapolis and central Indiana. All forms of life insurance policy contracts will be issued. Participating plan—lowest net cost. Ward G. Murray General Agent 619 Lemcke Building. LI ncoln 6750.

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Wires Down ■Market reports were late today, due to crippled wire service from heavy storms in various sections of the country.

New York Stocks

(By Thomson A- McKinnon) —De< 19— (At 12:30 p. m.) Railroad Frew. High. Low Close. ciose. Atchison „ 120 119% 119% 119% B & O. ... . 82% 82% 82% 82% C * O. . . 95% . 95% 95% C A N W . . 74 % 74 74% 73% C R & p. 47 46% 47 47% Dc! A Lack 148% 148% 148% 14. % Ot Nor pfd 74% ... 74 <3% Lehigh Vai. 81% ... 80% 82% Ml? The pti 73% 73% 73% •} % N Y Cent. 119% 118% 119 118% North Pare 72 % 72 72 J* •\ ,* N A W... 127% 120% 126 % 120% I’enn 49% ... 49 48 % Reading ...78 77% 78 iA > Sou Kj . . . . 78'? . 8 'i <8 % Sou Pac 10%% 104% 101% 103 Si Paul pf 29 % 28% 29% 29 % 17 P 17/1 % ... I>o% 10> Wab pfd . >9 58 % .& % 58 % Knblien— Good rear tis 89 88 88 89 % Kell.v-Spgfid 18% 17% 18% 17% U 8 Rubb-r 41% 40% 41% 40 Equlnnct \m Loco. . 92% 93 93% *)V% Bald 12> •* 176% 128 l>o% General KJ 280 28 4 284 ? b.l. Puilm.o - 14 * % 1I 1 144% 14*. West Ei. 09% 08 a 09 09% Steels* Bethieh m.. 49% 48% 49 48% Colors /, K. 44 43% 43% 4,t a ' f 75 V* 73 7Gulf fit ate* 85 83-, 84% 83 R T Steel 56% -• . ~0% .- 1 o , U > steel 119% liß% 119 V* 118% ■M store— .... ...., Chandler M 30% .. e 4"% Gen Mot... 01 % 61 61% *'*)• Mark Mo.. 115% ... 115 114% M,x M (At 83% . S3 87 % -Max M ißi 38% .. . 37% 3 ; % S Zudrbakcr. 46 Stew irt W . 77% -- - ; 1 % • 1 > W lilvg-0.. . 10% 10% 10% 10 % Mining?— Tnt Nickel 20% .. 23 7 ? -71 % Tex G & S 97% 96% 97% 9b Copper* Am Smelt.. 88% 88% 88., Anaconda... 47 ... 42 y| * Kenncott ..4 , ‘ ! * 54 % .*4 % • L 7 S Smelt 30 % . 36 % 36 % Cordeii 26% 26’* 26% 26% Houston O 77’? ... 77% tA.x Marl and O. .78% . . 3s % •*.- P-Aru Pete 61% 6! ’* til", *7O ■ a P-A P *R l til % 00% 01% 59 % Pure tit: 29 % 29 % 29% 29% Roval Dut. 49 48 * 49 48’* .' Oil of C.. 02% . . 62 % 62% S Oil of N J 40 39% 59% 39 Sinclair ... 17% 16% 17% 16% Texas Cos.. 43% . . 43% 43-*, Indnat rials— Allied Ch. . 85 Am Can 1671% 158% 160% 100 Am Wool. 67% 66% *17% 67 Coca-Cola.. 81 ... 81 80 % Coot Can., o* % ... os % O'* % Dav Ch*m. 41 .. 14% 44’* Fin Players 92 % 97 % 92% 92% Gen Asphalt .58% 57% 57 .7 % lilt Paper. . 55% 54% >l'. .% * lilt liaiw .107% . . 1*17% 106% Mont '.Van! 47% 17% 46 * Sirs-Riv .11$ 117% 14s 14 7’* r 8 C 1 P. 16*i 155 15s 1 151% U S In Al So ... 84 % 84 % Itilitie* A T and T. 134% 134% 134% l.niLs Con Ga-. . . 77% ... 77% 77% Cos! Ga> 46% ... *O% 46% shipping— I.n ..I I* 45% ... 45 14 Fond*— . Am Sugar. 52% ... 52% 52 \tn Bt >;g 43% ... 13 ■ 43 Corn Prod. 11% . . *’•* 41% Cu Cn Su pf 56 ... •** . Cu-Am Su. 29% ... 29% -9% Toba*co*— — _ Am T 00... 87% ... 87% 87% Indianapolis Stocks ! '•lot k Bid A<H. Am Ontral Liff 4 • • Am Creopoting; Cos ifd .. . 99 Aiivaii-'P Kuraely C< |*> -.‘i 2 Rumeljr pfd •"*<’ * 17. It u R .era Pel, R r ~f,i o 4 Onturv Bldg Cos pfd 98 Cine- Sercioe Cos .ora ... .•■ Citizen? * .a? Cos ami 30 37% Citizens Ga* o lfd |OS ... Indiana Hotel <-om 10** ... Indiana Hotel nf*l 10- ... Indiana Pipe Line Cos ... .. ... Ind Title Guar Cos I"7 ... Indpl* Abat pfd ; • • ■ • Indpl? A North* pfd >•* Indpls A Sou nfd ■ *\* Indpl- Street Ry . 49 81% Mer Pub l r ti! Cos pfd 89 Pub s.av In-ur Cos 17 Rauh Fertilizer St Oil C<> Ind .... •■*-••• VA, ’ Sterling Fire In-ur Cos .... 1 < T H I A K com ,2. g. T H i A E l id ■ • 1 • % l? - T H Trac anil Light pfd.. 91 .'■ C nion Tra" of Ind 'pm , . , ; Union Tra <>f Ind nfti . . t'nion Tr. of Ind 2d h'd J Van C.mip P-od Ist pfd .. 9. in. Van Cr.mp Prod M pfd ... . ' • Vandalta Coal Cos -•orn * Vanda'ia Coal Cos pfd .... . 8 W.b Railway Cos com . .. 2-% ... Wab Ry Cos pfd ... Bank Stock* Art-ia Tr and Bav Cos ...}96% ... Banker* Tru-t Cos 17? ... City Trust Cos } >; > Con Trust Cos } % i Con Nat Ban* ■ A?o 1 ° Farmer* Trust Cos -1 ' Fidelity Trust Cos • , }•" Fh telvr ' m Nat Bank . .11- • Fletcher Saw and IV Cos --U ; ' Ind N-al Bank - ..“7 Indiana Trust Cos -* 7 Live Stock Ev Ban* ..... ■ M .non Cos State Bar,a. .150 M*r Nat Bank 2’* P.op'e? Slate Bank Ig-* Security T™* l l.; 1 . r mo State Sav and Trust Cos ... \ Cnion Trust Cos • ?2.< Wa?h Bauk and Trust Cos.. 150 Bond* Re;* R R and Stockyards ss. 87 ■ Hru-’I- Ripple 5 • ■ ■• •• (htizfll* T?d Power Cos s*.w< , ■ -a ■ Citizens Ga a* ,L v Citizens Gs* I"* * , Citizens St R R 5* *5 ?.7 V ‘ Ind Coke and Ga* 6* •% 94 ti'diana Hotel 5s ••• Indiana Northern 5s -o • Ind Rv and Light 5s 91% Indhina F Trao TANARUS( dpi* Abal Cos 7 % s __ .aa Indpls Col ft .So 6* 9. 199 ImipW ob • {J2 V 1/ Tn?r*!< I.uht Hos.. .9. \ -S’4 Ifi#}: : -4 & Mart* iGTlli os . jJIV-i North 5s V,,. It .tn’ri * Northw . r >s a IndDts Sc S E 5s Iniipte A Shelby . • • St Rv 4r H3U ht Indpl- Trao Sr T*rm ... . Z'Z 9\ Indpls I’n Ry • ... .100 100 |d.in: Union Rv 4S ... 99'? . . Water >*4 -- . % 100 t I-sdp - Wator 4Ua 9 - In?#*r Pub Serxit'o sa. !s T H I & i: *>9 71 Vi 7'Z Vi T H T i L 5§ A Union Tra<; of Tnd Ha. 4il >1 I,ihrrt\ Rond* *■ Loan I -*t ri 14 o - 10‘>K0 101.00 I.jbf*rty fjoan 1t 4',s .. . I**l 41 101.00 Igihrrtv I/oati 2d 4Hs . .100.70 100..%0 !T!V I/O an 3*l 4’t-i 101 OJ 101.10 i.ib-tv Ijonn 4th 4 : *? .101 HO 101.70 1* S Trrasurv 4 '4? . .104 .SO 104.90 1: < T-TWlnr 4s 100.50 100.5*: •Ex l.vul'nd ll prr rout. —Sa 20 }.T H.. T Sc B. corn at . \ 000 fj. s Treasury Is at 100.50

NEWTON TODD 413 Irfincke Building

HOG QUOTATIONS ARE UNCHANGED Trade Inclined to Be Slow and Draggy. —Hog Price* Day by Day*— Pee. Bulk Top. Receipts 13 9.2o frt 960 10.00 9.000 15 8.65 M 9.25 9.75 12.000 I IF, 8 65<li. 925 9.85 LB.OOO 17 8 65*,/ 9.25 985 I>.o<o 18 0.35'<1 9.85 10.35 1.0.000 19 9.35 (n 9.85 10.35 1-5.000 Coruhinod offerim; of hoes including holdovers, at the local niarkmt today was estimated at 16,129. but in face of the liberal supply, prices held steady to Thursday's level. Trade was inclined to be drajTfty and a 1 poor clearance was made. Top was *10.33 and hulk of sales was made at $9.35 @9.85. Heavy hops were priced at slO.l oil 10.35: medium mixed lots. jri.T'ifa 10.05; lightweights, [email protected]. Pips sold 25c higher at ?6W'8.50. Sows were up about a quarter at $9.25 down from smooths and $9 down for roughs. Kingan & Cos., had not bought any hogs up until a late hour and the tendency among smaller buyers was to wait until “the ice was broken." Cattle trade showed little change either in prices or condition. Peccipts were estimated at 600 and contained practically no stock of good quality. An irregular advance effected late Thursday held in most * as* s. Scattered sales of fat baby beef type heifers was made at $0 'n 10. Fairly decent steers were quoted at $0.25 and medium quality ones brought $8.50. Common killers .-old at ss.soffi 7 Medium to good cox.? brought $3.504?4.50 and choice cows sold at ss<?i 5.50. Medium to good butcher heifers brought ss'ft5 'ft 7.50 and commons sold at s4'u 5 Veal* sold higher. Top was $13.50. up $1 from Thursday, and bulk of good quality veals sold at $12.507i 13. Mediums were quoted at $9 ill and commons sold at $677 8. Receipts were estimated at 700. Sheep and lamb prices were quoted steady. Larnb top was $15.50, obtained for a few extra fancies. Fat. rather weighty lambs, brought sl4 a 14.50. Medium to good heavies sold at >lOl3. Sheep were nominally steady at $6.50 down. A few culls were cleared at $3. Receipts were 200. —H*>g*— * Good h*s* 140-160-lb V s 875 (7 8.75 160 to I*o poumi* ...... 8.75 (it 97a iso m 700 pound* 9 2.7 • 7 9 *>-j 200 c> 225 re.in d? 9.65'u 98a 225 *a 275 pounds . . 9>5 lo.Oa 775 pound? up ]tl la a 1*1.3a 17z- 140 pound? down... *'• <l* >'< 850 Heavy town 8 5.7 <i* !* 25 LlKlil now* S.aOlU 9.00 - —r.i t if." ■ sl-nr*. 1 300 Jb- up. rh-HC- > 975 'a 10 50 Good 9 (K'M 9 50 Steer? 1 POO to 1.200 lb? . prime and rhe.ee ...... 10 7,0?i 11 90 P un 1 .000 8- 7 50(ft 900 Me?;:uni la 20", 1 hclflTtt . 4 50 a 7.00 i ~i.-e Hg! • hellers .... 850 'a lo.cO r-miioii to medium cow* .’*(>or 4 ;,o riio:e* O0'(t 5.50 I'ai t:r* . . 2 00<4f 250 Cutter* - 1.75 ?* 3.50 Butcher bu 1* ............ 4 .aOffi; *1 00 B lust 1 bulls 3.501 t 425 —Calves— CtlOP-e Tea’* ......... sl3 50 Medium vr*:* 9.00W11 00 Goxl veal* . -.... ....... 17 50'u l.i lld Cußimou e.iive* 6.00 ft 800 —Slieep ami fziinb*— Choi.** lamb* si 5 00 'it 15 50 M ■ . la .now 14 00 Cull S no * 9.00 Ve*r!u,gs 7 o*, '.f i* *"i M. i in, *0 cheice ewe* 4 Oil'd, 700 Culls - 1 .OO'et 3.**o Other Live Stock rmSßrriGH. Drc ID -rattlfv- Ronirirkct. rlra/i.V • !,o, . E* g• h >.: " • - ■*. veil * vr*j ’!'! •** 'i I'{ ."O :<nri lamb* — R iir- J (Jo’ib >■ <!< • n"r m*' wr itiicr* -:* ?! o aron.i. bT' ft" Rii>c*i S lamb? 1> 11<%%- lidv’ipu HO fi-*!iblr c]‘*.-U' *r* hither prime h**avy. 10 .10: mc<ii *r!* :*v'a i<> •• %,% v Y<>r.* •ra v'i HO<rfi.UU iurht Yorkers. 'sß'Zofy * >9 r* *.■ . riiurunj 57 *>oit 8 .'4> ‘-4 <1 .V \\" EA>T UI'FVAIO If>—Tar*!*—R*. '•eipti*. 0*0; market k’ow a ’id Ht'.idv: #ljinr sti-rrn ,y io:*0. butrher kwwlcr 87 * ' C&ivm-rnark'-t .-t Ivc ,')0(> htjrherr cull to ' 1 j sh(-p anti lamb*-- R<- • utf*. 7 non c slow f.nd atcHijV; Umhs. rlt*t : 1R.7.7; , n ,|j fn f Hir 4.4 '<! l. .vearlirtis nheep in.,n ?{(*_'* -Kcf'-ipta 8.000; nvirkt-t *O---.'-r I•" ( tjt ’Z&' Utsrhcr yorkers. I 0 1.7; u!jra (.4 h iO .4.7 licavicß (^..'{.* ra ! 0.40 ; roughs, 8 *l>; 74. uO r *St>. CLEVELAND. Dec. 10.— Hors - V-5.O00; m.irket L’n<; higher; Yorkers, <t ‘ l K‘. mixe<| 510 c 1 O.2JS . medium. 1 O.klO * 0.70 ; ni£;. $7.70. rouch >. s*so; -t-i?-. $.7 ."o. < itt!o—lk'feiptM, 400; ninrkrt, sitea* l.y; goo*! to choice bulls. s3^ 6.50 grKKI *0 choice steer*. $10^12.60; rood to choice heifer*. $7 M B.*>o• to choice cows, fair to 9000 *ow* .iv/ 1 ; common cows. s2mi;cher*. 540 40. Sheep ?uid lambs Receipts, 2M.0; market steady: top L *16.50. Calves - -Receipts, 000: market. oOc nigrher; top. $13.5n. CINCINNATI Dor* 10.—Cattle—R*. eeints. .oo market, stronr; shipping steers stood to choice n>(>(n 9 Cains Market Hte.irfv trood to choice I>a It*. Hosts—Re'*cirt-<. *7 non market, higher; -00*1 to choice packers ai J butcher* ''10.13. She*ii — Receipt* .{OO, market! steady; tf* choice . SftffiT. I>Hrnbs— Market, steady, ircnid to choice. Sl <n in. TOI.T'DO De.' It)—Hom—Receipts. I 100 market, stronr lOHioc higher; heavies *<lo.2sr#j In 70; medium J oj_ yorkT* JR'i; s ,M); {food pis:*. s7 l,^ 77 Calve*—Market, strady. bheip and lambs —Market, steady. Produce Markets Strictly fresh, now-laid No. 1 egg. lost off 50c; fowls, 4S lb*, up. 18c: 'i.'ks, 12c; springers. 16c; Leghorn poultry J 5 per -vol discount; young tom turkc>4 12 lbs pp. .'10c; old tom turkeys. youtiar hf'n turkeys 30c: ducks. 4 pounds up Jsc; g**r>nr. 10 pounds up, 12c; squabs. 11 pounds to dosen. $3.75; 'oungr (niinea** 2 pound s:r,e. $7 dozen; butter lat delivered Indianapolis. 41c; I pSA'kin? stock butter delivered indianapo--20 Vi 22c lb. Rabbits. $d dozen drawn. cmrACrn Dec. 10.—Butter—Receipts. 3 : 17. erf* .4meju. 40 Vi <’; standard, 38 1 •.> c. ; firsts. 3oU second*. .12 ‘<l 34a Kcrirs—Receipts. 1.795; ordinaries. 3.3 0% Hc first- Cheese—Tuins. ‘-2 l ? r : America*. 22' Poult it-Rcix-inf -. 7 car-, fowls. 1 KMOc, duck*. lOfakOc; rcee. IKfd 19c: sprinf*. 20Vjc; turkeys 33c roosters. 1.3 c Potatoes— Receipts JHR cars. No sales. NKW YOUR Dec. 10—-Flour—Dull, but firm. Pork Firm; nic*s. S3l'a33. Fard - —Steady midwest ei>ot $17.30h 17 40. Surar—Raw. steady: ’C!itrifuaal 90 test. i * 7c ; rrfined, quiet: granulated. 7.15t?f1* 7-bOc. Coffee—Rii 7 spot 22 \ 23c; Santo* No. \ 2(5u 2 7c. Tallow'—Steady; special to extra. Hay—Firmer No 1 SI 3.7; No. .T SI 1.20 DreGand Poultry—Quiet; turkeys. 25 4i4R!; chickens. 20*ii48o fowl*. 15t31c: mirks. 20<a 32c; duck* long island. 27tf£30c; capons, 35<Tt 32c. Five Poultry—Unaettled: fzF-rso 2T 'o 3.7 c du"U* 'T/ 20-* rooster- H>c; chickens. IfDlz,'33c: broilers. 23c t'hf c#*—-Quiet; Slate whole milk. tfninicn to specials. 1 9 %o) 7 4 %,•: Stiite skuu?. choice to suecia!?. 14((i l9ii. Butter —hteaoj receipt? 6.487: creamery extra?. 45c; ?[?■< lal market. 45 % I'T -46 c. Egz?—F'l' iii. receipts, 9.732: nearby w hite fancy. 75 r I 1 n-iThN- State white*. f>2 7'2e. fr*-*h firsfs. 59V( 68c: Pacific Coast.*, 47*6 70% r; western whites. 39'fi72c: nearby brown*. 7072 c. Rubber*— Cylinder and Engine Oils Healers selling price*- Black oils— Summer. 11.5 e; winter ICe. Cylinder. 214*61- engine. 18*U58e: dynamo. 28 (ff 37c turbine, 38r*Z63--. machine. 204Z40c: oaraffn oils. 14*6 22.*. laical beed Trices Indianapolis retail seed price* are; Alfalfa. $16.50 a bushel; timothy ?4 25; red c'-orer. $16*617: alsike $10*612. LlNOjcrt‘ <(ff, TANARUS T- TIN’F ! Dealers selling nrlees on raw* linseed i oil in barrels sl.lO a gallon: boiled, sl.lß. Turjoentiae.sl.oS gallon.

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STROKE FATAL 10 FORMER CORONER Dr, Durham, Physician Here 35 Years, Dies, DR. C. O. DURHAM Funeral arrangement? for Dr. Charles Oiner Durham. T-7, of 2035 N. Pennsylvania St., former Marion County coroner, who died at Su Vincent's Hospital at 7:10 p. tn Thursday following a stroke of apoplexy, were i.o he made today after arrival of rekulves. Dr. Durham hud gone to visit a patient at Ren Davis and was stricken as he stepped from his automobile. T*r. Durham had practiced medicine at 664 S. Illinois Rt. f< r thir-ty-five years. He s]*cnt hi? early life jn North Salem. Ind . and after graduating from high school taught school. lb then attended Kentucky School of Medicine and the Central Coll*-g*- of 1 ’hy*;, :ans and Surgeons here, of wl ich he was later dean of anatomy and surgery. J . He was a thirty second degree Mason, a Shrin*-r Scottish Ri'* and Knight Templar and a member of the Indiana I >••*no,-ratio Club. Surviving hestdos the w.dow are one daughter. Mrs. Frank Metzger Indianapolis: four brothers Thomas arid Harry Durham r s North Sab Tn, John of Al: r*-n. Ohio and Stanley Durham in the West and one sister. Mrs. Charles Caldwell of Advance. Ind. Shippers’ Forecast Fair tonight and Saturday, with cob! wave tonight. North and West S below to f* degrees above zero. SotrUi and West 7.**rn to 16 above. Chamber Fleet* Next Brets Chamber of Commerce officers will he elected at n meeting next week. H**nry 1. Pithmer. president, said, today. A nominating comm'.tt*-*: hrut been named to r-port at that time

From All Over the City They Come to Everitt s Seed Stores for CHRISTMAS T Tjp C and Christmas tree decorations; holly and other wreaths. A very large assortment. Wreathing, loose holly and hcrtly by case. Smilax, mistletoe, cemetery bouquets, grave blankets, etc., etc. Retail and wholesale. WASHINGTON STREET STORE OPEN UNTIL 7:00 P. M. ALABAMA STREET STORE OPEN UNTIL 9:00 P. M. SATURDAY; OPEN UNTIL 7:00 P. M. OTHER BUSINESS NIGHTS 5 N. Alabama S*. It it \ 1 227 W. Washingar; 8 ,r h Mentis yCK )csx>Qd eittorQ t 0" tj:r nc

Where Is It Different? To paint pigment, varnish, shellac or asphaltum to coat, over, harden and preserve your top. As high-grade a <,et }OW ran of peal ' l ' aM 1 n f l product as the finest shoe and leather dressing. It Messing your dealer. Drive In waterproofs and preserves. It renews life and makes and we do tho work “ Dc 11 cheertOß material soft and flexible. Guaranteed nex-er to r ” ,!j Rnd wlth ° Ut charge ‘ check or crack. 356 DEALERS IN MARION CO. QFDVin? QTATIAM Bowes “ Seal Fast ” Corpl3 Ju IV II vL 0 1 II.\J 11 650 North Meridian Street

Meetings Here Saturday Mergemthaler Linotyp© Company. Lincoln. Virsltel Club. Dance. Claypool. Real Silk Hosiery Mills. Convention. 8 a. m. and 2 p. m. Banquet 7 p. m. Claypool. Military Order of Foreign Wars (eighty-fourth division.) Meeting. Claypool. S. A. E. .Meeting. C. of C.

SHANK REPEATS PLEA Cites Advantages If City Had Vice Mayor Now. Entering upon the last year of his administration. Mayor Shank today again advanced his plan for altering the city charter so that a vice mayor could serve in the city hall one year before taking his term as mayor. “The people of the city wou!<W!>enefit if the next mayor could now come in the city hall and get acquainted with city government,” said th<- mayor. “Instead we don’t even know who the next mayor will be.” The mayor also urged a phy-sician-assistant for Dr. Cleon Na'fe, city hospital superintendent. MANUAL"CAROLERS"’SING Fifty Christmas carolers, accompanied by a brass sextette, all students of Manual Training High School, sang in the Statehouse, city ball, school edministration building and other downtown buildings today, earn ing out an annual custom. The group, meeting a cordial reception, was under leadership of Harold Winslow, head of Manual music department. Governor Branch told employes at the Htarehouse they might cease work. The rotunda was crowded . Births ftoj h. Howard and Hrlen Robinson. Lonßon pit.al. Samuel and Eninm Artunian iu N, Sf'l'Hf A:iffti.-at and Murl3 r 170*.’ T non I -.s : • : fifiil I. :nd Marie Drvor. S3i Uivor J-.rioph and Clarice Suift.* 1149 K Pratt Clarl*h and CilatlvH Chiltiers 3121 N lllmniH Ka.ip!i Htid Wilii.unH. 3219 lilvu P! Mutifiamn and Dora Burgdoll. .320(5 RfiOHON fit. fiirU. Marvin and Florruce burton 1143 S W-t. Hurry aiul Jenau* Peats. 701 S Nrw Jvr*\ Chari*;* and Goltii* 1 Flail. 2Hof> E. Wash iMFton. l.rvuH and Bertha IVthridpr. HIP I.ansft dab-. and CJ.'ira Andrews 1004 N Drlaw ’ire ar;i Kila h t!!;u'h*'r 42-3 W NorWOlid J. a.-id i’iara Sate. 234S Indianai>oli# Deaths l a Gavin. "1. 13os Central nnrumoftlr* ('ornn<* T 1* it* 05. 4210 Hm dway. fhrnn.t m.v <> 4riiL.^ VirvdHf* Mi/ Kittpr 1 mo., extv hoi* pit:. bronchi* n: f uniii’ibt M art !: ,! oir- Morir >. 71. 1014 Ludlow <-?:r i.;■•■•*• rm .trd’f > roi.fvmud Hill 12. 2H S Irvington chronic niym-ari! it if* \rnnJd .1 Gf-rth 3.3 M*th>dlt Hoi* hit,*!, pulrn trv i i*v~. .!*fdi J.’iwte 1. nipping.- n : l ’rtchrr tor’ ?m. chHinic ♦ ndomrUitiK h r4i,k M H'lnotoh. *O. Methodist Finn lidtirra' p*’ri!*mllif< CaUb* A Patirmim. 73. IHI 1 Ruckle <**! ■ rival h*nnrrh.if •• Ruth I- rum Mrfiar isl. 74 1409 Sturm {•liromomu .1 dim Mimtrr S4. 426 Brrwu-k. chrnm mpo stif i.tl t.**DhritiH Hi*’ ird An a . : ■!** ir. 1111■* Siiinai'l B.irrftt 5.3. city hiHpU.*l f€.re bru ap*>poxv

ZERO WEATHER PREDICTED HERE (Continued From Page 1) ! Dyer, Ind.. and between Vandalia and St. Louis in Illinois. Western Union reported no trouble in the State, but wires down in Illinois due to sleet. Sewers Overloaded Cold weather and rain were wei corned by officials answering sewer i complaints at city hall. Employes ! worked several hours overtime in ! order to catch up with calls. High water in the streets was [reported at Noble, and Washington i Sts. at the railroad elevation. All | streets under track elevations were i dooded and many complaints of j cellars being flooded were received. Officials said most of the complaints of improper drainage of sew | ers were due to inlets stopped up i with trash. High water In White river washed lout a coffer dam where Sheets & Canfield, construction engineers, are building a crossing for the interceptor sewer system at the Belt railroad bridge south of Emriehsville : dam, it was reported. Excavation ! machinery was flooded. City officials [have not been informed of the ex act damage. KENDALLVILLE DEMORALIZED Sleet Glazes Town—ljiss Runs Into Thousands of Dollars. Hy United Vrrns KENDALLVILLE. Ind., Dec. 19. —Damage running into thousands of dollars was done here by a sleet storm that began late Wednesday and continued early today. The entire city js glazed with ice. Business is paralyzed, wire and rail communication demoralized. Torciies and lion tires are being used to melt ice from trees. City Is strewn with broken limbs. Portions of the town were dark Thursday night due to broken wires. Hundreds of telephone poles in rural districts snapped and high ways were blocked. In one section Just north of here, sixty poles within a mile were down. The city was virtually isolated. Snow I**gun falling and temperature dropped rapidly. FLOOD AT WABASH River Leaves Banks l/Owhind Families Driven Out. Ht/ United 1 *,•* W A HASH, ind., Dec. 19.—-Follow ing a sixty-hour rain in the vicinity of i:? tributaries the Wabash River wen; over its banks here today. Truffi** on highways and railroads east ami we-; of this city was de moralized as the flood waters covered them Families in the lowlands around Wabash moved their belong ing*- from their homes and were suf feting intensely as the temperature di-upped 15 degrees to 26 abov* zero. Th< Stare highway commission •|.i ,-ii State rmid No. 7 east of here. The river was rising three inches an hour and before noon it was ,v**r a foot and a half over It? blinks The temperature drop came too late to check the water.

THREE PERSONS SOUGHT Inmate of State Reformatory Is Tracked Toward City. Superintendent Yiles of the Indiana State Reformatory at Pendleton asked police to day to watch for Thomas Smith, 24, formerly of Danville, Ky., who escaped. He was

Her Happiest Xmas Why not give her a useful and lasting gift. One that will pay for itself nf-SISiL in a few B * lort months, and relieve her of drudgery * or years to The “Coffield” Electric Washer or the ‘ Grand” Electric Home ironer Makes the Gi?i Supreme Special Terms if You Buy Now! Down ,|? 2== er Week To clear our stock of all floor samples and demonstrators we offer on special sale Saturday and Monday group of Electric Washers at prices as low as 565.C0. Full guarantee. Terms, $2.00 down, $2.00 per weak. Come early for first choice. STORE OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M. SATURDAY Tre 1 t”t 1 Liireica bales Cos. 34 South Meridian Street MA in 3012

—Prom Hoanokf World THAT ALL-GONE FEELING —By Ripley j WfYi / : CL&SHUS / | COMIN - I GcTTa : / jr—-- ; A dial. —Ac | N0 ® OUiH 1 / f Moral—Join our 1925 Christmas Saving* Cluh The fnrft way in hats monrt WITT dirintnii?* to "Mt NOM—nnd savf a little at a time for the week* to eome. J.F.WILD S> COMPANY A STATE BANK 12S East Market Street, Indianapolis Open All Day Saturday Until S P. M.

tfWialzS WEEKEND V|gW EXCURSIONS CINCINNATI, 0 . T .° $4.00 DECATUR, ILL SS.CO SPRINGFIELD, ILL. $6.00 KOI Nl) TRIP | EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY rltvumxg si xdat and mono ay TICKET."* GOOI* ON ALL IRVINS. For 3'ickot.. Informnttmi. City Tirkrt Office. 58 W. OTIIO ST. ( iroly 4(tf*fl. I iilon Station, Main 4567.

Gas Heaters and Cold Weather v Win* not makf your o * home comfortable dur in g; tliis cold 1 :■ weather hy having a i, ; : j !|| heater installed. \Ve I 1 N^* ; ; \ * carry only the best. and have all sizes and 1 all styles. Special 10% Discount Until Christmas Salesroom Open Till 9 P. M. As an accommodation to onr customers wlio may be busy during the day our salesroom (only) will be open till ft p. in. until Christmas Eve. Citizens Gas Company Majestic Building 45 S. Penn. Main 2541

tracked to Indianapolis. James Murphy. 15. of 1530 N. Illinois St., member of the Naval Reserves, is missing. He has brown eyes and hair and fair complexion. When he left he wore a naval uniform and hat. Albert Warner, Columbus. Ind., is missing fro mhis home in Columbus, Ind. His wife writes that he is a printer and shirt cutter.

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