Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 185, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1928 — Page 10

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STOCKS HIGHER ON OPENING AS HOLIDAYNEARS Mail Order Shares Active in Fast Sales and Large Volume.

Average Stock Prices

Average 30 industrials Saturday 285.94, off .59: 20 rails 148.06; 40 bonds 96.04, off .03. BY ELMER C. WALZER United Press Financial Editor NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—National Bellas Hess soared 15 points to a record high at $220 per share in the early trading on the stock exchange today. The remainder of the list was fractionally higher with dealings on a moderately active scale despite the fact that many traders were absent lor a vacation until after Christmas day. Copper stocks were again the leaders, with Green Cananea up a point at 176 and Anaconda up fractionally at 114 %. Anaconda directors meet today for dividend action. . In the first ten minutes or so Vhe only losses of importance were made by Consolidated Gas at 105 off 1 and Radio off % at 370. Motors firm Strength in National Bellas Hess was immediately transferred to other mail order shares. SearsRoebuck opened 12,000 shares at 175, up 62, a deal involving $2,100,000. Montgomery Ward declined slightly, but was very active. Motor shares were firm, rubbers active and mercantile shares generally in good demand. Utilities, aside from Consolidated Gas, were well bought. A few of the rails advanced while amusement shares were still in demand, led by Warner Brothers Pictures.

Banks and Exchange

Indianapolis bank clearings today were $4,907,000; debits. $8,473,000. NEW TORK STATEMENT By United Press NEW YORK. Dec. 24.—Bank clearings $617,000,000; clearing house balance. $136,000,000; federal reserve bank credit balance $127,0000.000.

In the Stock Market

(By Thomson & McKinnon) NEW YORK, Dec. 24. 1928.—Aside from the fact that this is the day before Christmas we don’t see any reason why we should have a different market today from which we had last week. Today’s volume may be smaller, but there should be no change in character of trading. The public is bullish, very prominent traders are bullish and the state of Node gives them every reason to re""''main bullish. There is of course, more or less uncertainty in regard to money, but most people are well aware that this is a year and condition. But you will be much safer if you proceed on the theory that low-price money is far off. The supply may be ample, but the rate can’t be anything but a high one because the large public commitment means a constant demand.

Indianapolis Stocks

—Dec. 24 Bid. Ask Amer Central Life 800 Belt R R & Stkyds pfd 58 62 Belt R R & Stk.vds com .... 68 71 Circle Theater com 103% ... Central Ind Power Cos pfd ... 95% 100 Cities Service Cos com 87'/a ... Cities Service Cos pfd 98% ... Citizens Gas Cos com 29 36% Citizens Gas Cos pfd 99 103 Commonwealth Loan Cos pfd. .100 Equitable Securities Cos com Hook Drug Cos com 40 ... Horufl Shoe pfd 14 Indiana Hotel Cos com 125 Indiana Hotel Cos pfd 100 Indiana Service Corp pfd .... 90 (-2 91% Indianapolis Gas Cos com ... 60 67 Indpls & Northwestern pfd.. 6 Indpls Water Wks Cos 5s pfd 102 103 Indpls P & L 7s 96% 99% Indpls P & Li pfd 6%s 105 107 Indpls Pub V/l Ln Assn .... 47Vi ... Indpls St Rv Cos pfd 35 39 Indpls Water Cos pfd 100% 103 Interstate P S C prior lien... 103% 107 Interstate P S C 6s pfd 95 99 Merchants Pub Util Cos pfd., 101 Metro Loan Cos 8s 100 105 North Ind Prod Serv Cos 65.. 99 103 Northern Ind Pub S Cos 75,...108Vi ... Progress Laundry Cos com... 44% 48 E Raub 50 ... Real Silk Hos Cos pfd 95% ... Standard of Indiana 90 ... T H I & E Trac Com 1 T H I & E Trac Cos pfd 5 T H Trac & Lt 96% ... Union Traction Cos com Vi Union Trac Cos Ist pfd 1 Union Trac Cos 2nd pfd % Union Title Cos com 80 Van Camp Ist pfd 98 102 Van Camp Prod 2nd pfd .... 92 —Bonds— Belt R R & Stk Yds 4s 89 Broad Ripple Trac Cos 5s .... 72 ... Central Ind Power Cos 6s 99% ... Central Ind Gas Cos 5s 99% ... Chi S B & N Ind 10 Citizens Gas Cos 5s 101 104 Citizens St R R 5s 86 88 Gary St Ry 5s 86 90 Home T & T of Ft Wayne 65..103 Indiana Hotel Cos 5s 101 ... Ind Northern Trac Cos 5s 4 Ind Ry & Lt Cos 5s 99 Ind Service Corp 5s 92% ... Inpdls Power & Lt Cos 5s 99 101 Ind Union Trac Cos 5s Indpls Col & So Trac 6s .... 99 102 Indpls Gas Cos 5s 100% ... Indpls & Martins Trac Cos ss. 10 Indols Nor Trac Cos 5s 7 11 Indpls Nor Trac Cos 5s 10 Indpls St Rv 4s 65% 67% Indjßs Trac <fc Term Cos 55... 95% 96% Indpls Union Ry 5s 101% ... Indpls Water Cos 5%s 102% 104% Idpls Wa Cos 1953 & '54 sVis. 102% 104% Indpls Water Cos 5s 96 Indols Water Cos 4%s 95 96 Water Works Sec 5s 95 ... Interstate Pub Serv 4%s 90 ... Interstate Pub S Cos 5s 97 Interstate Pub S C 6%s 105 N Ind Pub Service 5s 100% ... Nor Ind Tell Cos 6s 98% 100 T H I & E Trac Cos 5s 95 Union Trac of Indw Cos 6s .. 9% 12 Vi —Government Bonds—--Ist 3%s 99.20 99.40 Ist 414s 99.96 100.16 4th 4Vis 100.04 100.24 Tr 4%s 110.90 111.10 Tr 4s 105.90 106.10 Tr 3%s 103.14 103.34 Tr 3V4s 98.04 98.26

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New York Stocks

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—Dec. 24 Railroads— Prev. High. Low. 12:00 close. Atchison 197‘A 196 >/ 196% 196 Atl Coast Line. ,166 V. 165'4 166V t ... Balt & Ohio ...119 118% 119 118% Canadian Pac .. .234% 234% 234% 234 Chesa & 0hi0...206% 205% 206% 204% Chi & Alton ... ... 12 Chi & N West 86 Chi Grt West.. 20 19% 19% 19Vs C R I & P 128% 128% 128% 128% Del & Hudson... 191 189V* 189% 190 Del & Lacka 126 125V7 Erie 68% 68 68% 67% Erie Ist pfd 61% 61% Grt Nor 108% 108% 108% 108% 111 Central 140% ... Lehigh Valley 93 Kan City South 88% 87% 88% 87% M K & T 52 51% 51 % 51% Mo Pac pfd ...119 118% 118% 119% N Y Central .. .188% 187% 188 188% N Y C & St L 131 N Y N H & H... 77% 77 77% 76% Nor Pacific 107% 107% 107% 107 Norfolk 3b West 192 V* 192 Pere Marquette 150% Pennsylvania ... 72% 72 72 72% Reading 105% 106 Southern Ry 146% 146 Southern Pac ... 125 125% St Paul 32% 32% 32% 32% St Paul pfd ... 53% 53% 53% 53% St'L &■ S W 106% 105 106 106% St L & S F 115% 115% Texas & Pac 169% Union Pacific 209 208% West Maryland. 42% 41% 42 41% Wabash 734% Rubbers— A tax 9% 9% 9% 9% Fisk 13% 13% Goodrich 97% 95% 97% 95% Goodyear 127% 119% 126% 117% Kelly-Spgffd ... 23% 22% 22% 21% United States... 40 39 39% 39 Equipments— Am Car & Fdy.. 95 94% 94% 95 Am B Shoe 43% 43 V, General Elec ..195 193% 197 194% Gen Ry Signal.. 98% 97% 97% 96% N Y Air Brake ... 43% Pressed Stl Car 21 20% 21 21 % Pullman 84 83% 83% 84% Westingh Air B. . . 45% Westingh Elec ..132% 130% 131% 130% Steels— Bethlehem 84 82% 834* 83 Colorado Fuel .. 70 69% 69% 70% Crucible 88% Otis 35% 35% 35% 35% Inland Steel ... 77 77 Phil R C & 1... 30% 30 30 30 Rep Iran & Stl. 81% 81 81% 80 U S Steel 157% 156 157% 156% Alloy 46% 46 46 46% Warren Fdy 26% Vanadium Corp. 94 93% 94 93 Motors— Am Bosch Mag 42 41% Candler 21% 20% Chrysler Corp ..126% 121 125V* 121% Conti Motors ... 17% 17 17% 17% Graham Paige.. 51% 49% 51V* 49V, Gen Mot New... 79% 78% 79% 78% General Motors. 195% 194 195% 193% Hudson 88V* 86% 87% 86% Hupp 77% 76 77% 76V* Jordan 13 12% 13 12% Mack Mot- 105V* 103% 105 103% Marmon 78% 77 Reo 28% 28% 28V* 28% Motor Wheel ... 39% 39 39% 39% Nash 102 100 102 100% Packard 152% 149 151% 149V* Peerless 19% 19% 19% 19V* Pierce Arrow ... 30% 30 30 30% Studebaker Cor. 76% 75% 76% 75% Stew Warner ...119% 117% 119% 117 Eaton Axle 63% 59% 63 59% Timken Bear ...148''* 145% 148% 145 Willys-Overland . 29% 284* 29 23% Yellow Trk 39% 38% 39% 39% White Motor ... 39% 38% 39 38% Mining— Am Smlt & Rfg.27l 270 270% 270 Anaconda Cop .115’* lfj% 115 114% Andes 51 50% 80% 50% Cerro de Pasco. 108% 108 108% 107% Chile Copper ... 71 69 69V, 69’, Greene Can Cop. 177’'* 1’9% 1751, B 574 Inspiration Cop 41% 42% Int Nickel 258 257 257 362% Kennecott C0p.148% 146% 157% 147 Magma Cop .... 66% 66% 66V* 66 Nev Cons 35% 35% 35% 35% Texas Gulf Sul. 75V* 74%. 74% 73% U S Smelt 63% 62% 63% 3 Oils— Atlantic Rfg ... 56% 55% 56 56 Barnsdall A 41% 41% 41% 41% Freeport-Texas .49 48 48% 48 Houston Oil ... 85% 84% 84% 85% Indp Ol! & Gas 32% 31% 32 % 32 Marland Oil ... 42 42 Mid-Cont Petrol 37% 37% 37% 37V* Pan-Am Pet (B) 48V* 48% 48% 48’* PhllUpPetrol... 44% 43% 43% 44% Richfield ... 45% 45 45 45% Union of Ca! 52% Pure Oil 26% 26% 26% 26% Royal Dutch 53% 53% 53% 53 V* Shell .......... 28% 28 % 28 V* 28% Simms Petrol 22 22% Sinclair Oil .... 41% 40% 40% 41% Skelly Oil 35 1 -, 35% Std OU of Cal.. 71% 71% 71V* 71% gtd Oil N J..... 53% 53V* 53V* 53% Std OU N Y 40% 40% 40% 40% Texas Corp .... 65% 65V* 65% 65% Transcontl 11% 11% 11% n% White Eagle 36% 36% Industrials— Adv Rumely ... 54 53% 53% 41% Allis Chalmers .172 164 172 162% Allied Chemical 243 242 242 242% Armour (A) .... 15% 15% 16% 15% • Amer Can 103% 103V* 103% 103% Alas Kan ........ 8 7% 7% 8% Amer H L pfd 28 Am Safety Raz 68 Amer Ice 42% 43% 42% 41% Amer Woolen 29% 28% Curtiss' 145 143% 145 143 Coca Cola 165V* 164V* Conti Can 58 57% 58 58 V* Certalnteed .... 27 26% 26% .7% Congoleum .... 2’% 26% 26% 27 Davison Chem 58% Dupont 478 "amous Players 53 52% 52% 53 Fox (A) 96 95 95 95 Gold Dust 136% 136 137% 135% Glidden 35 34% 34% 34% Int Paper 58 Int Harvester... 88 87 88 86 Lambert 128 V* 127% 128 Vs 127 V* Loews 63% 62% 63 62% May Stores 96% 94% 96% 96 Montgom Ward.. 144% 142%. 144% 143 Natl C R 98 934, 95% 92% Pittsburgh Coal 75% 74% 74% 75% Owens Bottle 79 370% Keith 41 40% 40V* 40V, Real Silk 52V* Rem Rand 29% 29% 29% 29% Sears Roebuck ...80 175 180 168% Union Carbide ..191 190 190 190% Victor 146 144% 144% 145V* Unlv Pipe 21 20% 20% 21V* U S Cs r Pipe 39 39 U S Indus A1c0..13!% 131 131% 130% Wright Aero 255 250 253 255 Warner Bros ...128% 127 128% 126V* Utilities— Am Tel & Tel 189% Am Express 389 ... Am Wat Wks 69 V* Brklyn-Menh T 71 71% Col G& E 129% 129% 129% 129*4 Consol Gas 107 105 105% 106 Elec Pow & Lt.. 47% 46% 46V* 45% Interboro 47 47 Nor Am Cos .... 91% 91V* 91% 91% Natl Power .... 43% 41V* 41V* 41 >A S Cal Edison ... 53% 53 53 53% Std Gas &E1..78 V* 77% 78% 77 V* Utilities Power.. 39% 39 39 39 West Union Tc 1.180% 180% 180% 181 Shinning— Am Inti C0rp...145*4 143 143% 139% Am Ship & Com 4 Atl Gulf & W I 40% 4040% 40 Inti Mer M pfd 36 37 United Fruit 141 % 140 Foods— Am Sug Rfg 83 Kroger 84 83*4 84 114% Austin Nichols 6 Beechnut Pkg .. 96% 95 95 74% California Pkg.. 74% 74% 74% 74% Corn Products 89 89 Cudahy 63 62% 62% 62% Cuban Am Sug 16% 16% 16V* V* 16 Flelschmann Cos. 78 77% 77% 77% Kraft Cheese .. 35% 33% 35% 34 Natl Biscuit ...186% 182*/* 186% IRIV* Natl Dairy 124% 123% 124 123% Poctum Cos 67% 67*/ 67 V* 67 V* Ward Baking B 17 V* 17*/* Tobaccos— Am Sumatra 54 ... Am Tob B 176*4 175% 175*4 176% Con Cigars 95 95% Lig <Ss Mevers .. 90% 89% 90 General Cigar... 90% 89’/* !*0 Lorillard 26% 26'/* 26V* 27% R J Reynolds ...155 154% 154'/* 154 Tob Products 8.102% 102 102 102 V* United Cigar St. 24% 23V, 24V, 24% Schulte Ret Strs 39% 38% 38V, 38 V*

Produce Markets

Butter (wholesale)—No. 1. 55056 c No. 2. 51052 c. Butterfat. 54c a lb. Cheese 'Wholesale selling prices per pound!—American leaf, 33: pimento oaf 35c- Wisconsin flat. 27c: prime cream 27c: Daisy 27c: Longhorn 27c; New York llnEggs—Buying prices: Fresh delivered at Indianapolis, loss of 45c. Poultry (buying prices I— Hens. 23®’ 24c: Leghorn hens 15@19c: 1928 '->rlne large breed, 2 lbs. and up. 23 024 c; 1 tc 1% lbs., large. 19@20c: Leghorns 18®20< • old roosters largee. 12® 15c: small 10® 12c: ducks 15017 c: geese, 14c: guineas voung 50c; old. 35c- turkeys. No 1 young toms. 12 lbs. and up. 36®38c; No 1 voung hens. 36c a lb.- No 1 old toms. 220 2Sc- No 2 old hens, 25@30r a lb

PRE-HOLIDAY DULLNESS IN GRAINTODAY Narrow Range of Wheat Is Discouraging Factor to Traders. 8,1/ United Press CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Trading was of pre-holiday character here today. There was little change in prices. Oats alone showed slight advances. The Board of Trade will close at noon today. At the opening wheat was unchanged to % cent lower, corn was unchanged to % cent off, and oats were unchanged to % cent higher. Provisions were firm. The narrow range of the wheat market has been tending to keep large traders on the sidelines. Many have attributed dullness of trade to the grain's resistance to bearish news and maintain prices must drop 10 cents before good buying will develop. Liverpool closed unchanged. The open interest in December corn is around 16,000,000 bushels, mow than the country's visible supply. There was no oats news of interest. Chicago Grain Table —Dec. 24WHEAT— Prev. High. Low. Close, close. December ... 1.15 1.14% 1.14% US', March 1.18% 1.18% I.lBV* 1.18% May 1.21% 1.21 1.21 1.21% July 1.22V* 1.21% i.3i% ... CORN— December 84% .84% .84 % .84% March .87% .87% .87% .87% May 909, ,90V* .SO I '* .90% July ... .82% ... OATS— December ... .48% .47% .47*, .48 March 474, .47* 2 .47% .47% May 48% .48% .48% .48% RYE— December ... 1.01% 1.01% t. 01% I.ol'* March 1.04% 1.04V* May 1.07% 1.07% 1.07% 1.07% LARD— December 11.00 It.oo January ... 11.67 11.62 11.67 11.6? March 11 92 11.87 May 12.17 12.15 12.17 13.12 RIBS— December 10.50 January 10.90 Bu Timts Special CHICAGO. Dec. 24. Carlots: Wheat, 19; corn. 132; oats. 43: rye. 2.

Local Wagon Wheat

City grain elevators are paying $1.25 for No. 2 red wheat and SI.OB for No. 2 hard. Births Girls Robert and Marion Little, citv hospital. James and Helen Tonev. city hospital. Edward and Jane Linne Jr., citv hospitat. Everett and Elols Smith, citv hospital Earl and Charlotte Haverstiek. St. Vincent's hospital. Paul and Belma Kervan, St. Vincent's hospital. Robert and Florence Ebv. St. Vincent's hospital. Earl and Goldie Hansborough. 622 Home place. Robert and Frances Nelson. Methodist hosoitai. Oliver and Esther Greer. Methodist hospital. Addle and Mildred Barker. Methodist hospital. Kermit and Marv Johnson. Methodist hosoitai. William and Helen Disbro. 829 South Tremont. William and Frieda Fye, 36 North Denny. Donald and Dorothy McCUnttc. 556 North Lynn. Oscar and Anna Eastck. 3014 West St. Clair Forrest and Anna Dake. 28 South Euclid. Arthur and Anna Curtis. 901 South Illinois. Boys William and Mary Ella White, city hospital. Otha and Helen Matthews, city hospital. William and Bertha Terry, city hospital. George and Gertrude White, city hospital. Benjamin and Ida Barnett, city hospital. Clarence and Lucille Heffernan, St. Vincent hospital. John and Hazel Cain. St. Vincent hospital. Francis and Eletha Lenahan. St. Vincent hospital. Charles and Evelyn Bernman, St. Vincent hospital. Arthur and Marie Rathz. 2738 Naooleon. James and Willet Abney. 2342 Walker. Paul and Marguerite De Vault, 3144 Hovey. ' Herbert and Winifred Batchelor, 1208 North Chester. Kenneth and Nellie Weghorst, Methodist hospital. Gerald and Eva Vaughn. 429 South Ritter. Francis and Lottie Kilgore. Methodist hosoitai. Charles and Rosy Sandlin. 2022 Tipton. Donald and Dorothy McCllntic, 556 North Ly n. Louis and Vlrgie Griffith. 1775 Morgan. Claude and Sarah King, 921 Mills. Jo-eph and Catherine Dapriole, 935 South East. Deaths Albert Banworth. 59. Methodist hospital, coronary occlusion. Amanda Barker. 79. 4250 Baltimore avenue, influenza. John Vanderploeg. Field house. Butler university, acute dilatation of heart. Walter Fugh. 46, Indiana Christian hospital. septicemia. Glen Richard Dickinson. 1 month, 1217 South Sheffield avenue, broncho pneumonia. Charles Moody. 51. 4630 Ralston, bronchial pneumonia. Ira McCloud. 25. Methodist hospiptal. accidental. James Carlyle Byrne. 37, 1845 Vinewood, lobar pneumonia. Eudora B. Gibson, 65. 415 The Admiral apartments, broncho pneumonia. Grace M. Harvey. 1 year. 929 Albany, bronchial pneumonia. Jane Carter. 85. city hospital, accidental. Milton W. Story. 2960 Columbia avenue, influenza. Alma Rebecca Atherton. 54. 3131 Northwestern avenue, cerebral hemorrhage. Ora Adams. 54. St. Vincent’s hospital, broncho pneumonia. Lorina Gertrude Vogt. 2 months. 314 North Denny, bronchial pneumonia. Joseph H. Shea. 65. Methodist hospital, coronary embolism. George Finley, 65, St. Vincent’s hospital, pneumonia. Martha J. Foote. 83. Central hospital, chronic endocarditis. Catherine Cartoscilli. 28. 3453 Carrollton avenue, chronic valvular heart disease. Manervla Morris. 101 vears. 338 North Colorado, chronic, myocarditis. Novella Williams, 25, city, hospital, chronic myocarditis. Mary Aufderheide. 78. 434 North Pine, acute bronchitis. John George Schumann, 59, Methodist hospital, lobar pneumonia. Lora Francis Schaaf, 55. 648 North Oakland avenue, chronic myocarditis. John L. Cravens, 74, Indiana Christian hospital, broncho pneumonia. Nora Josephine Wren. 57, 707 South Capitol avenue, acute cardiac dtlltatlon. Caroline Maria Elfers, 78. 5933 East Washington, lobar pneumonia. Mamie Catherine Gilbert. 31, 4402 East New York, cancer. Mary P. McKaln. 80, 1726 North Alabama. mitral insufficiency. Virginia Louise Smith, I year, 934 North Alabama, pneumococic menengltls. Josephine Aurelia Cornwell, 77, 5810 University, carcinoma. John H. McKinley. 79, 1265 Lawton, chronic myocarditis. Martha Ann Darrough, 79, 1*44 Hoyt, influenza. Mary A. Fulwider, 1030 St. Paul, bronchial pneumonia. Pringle E. King. 52. 429 East Market, influenza. Nora Tuco, 41, 315 West Ohio, pulmonary tuberculosis. Jennie Cavender, 85. 2202 College avenue, hypostatic pneumonia. * Stella Gordon, 69, 1823 Ruckle, diabetes. Beryl Weddle. 39. Methodist hospital, tuberculocus peritonitis. William Davis. 50, city hospital, hypostatic pneumonia. Lillian A. Doyle. 50. St. Vincent's hospital, acute encephalitis. Mary C. Smith, 82. 2226 North Delaware, broncho pneumonia. NEW YORK COFFEE RANGE High. Low. Close. January 15.82 15.80 15.80 March 15.06 15.00 15.06 May 14.35 14.28 14.28 July 13.87 13.78 13.78 September 13.41 13.35 13.35 December 16.16 16.12 16.12

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PRICES TO RETAILERS FRUITS Apples—lndiana Jonathan. 1.500'2.25; box Jonathan. 52.50g7.2.75; box Grimes $1.755ii2.25: Delicious *[email protected]. Cantaloupes—Casaba. $3. Cranberries-*5. 25-lb. box; $lO a 50 lb. box. Grapes—Comlchons. $2: Coniord 30c a 5-lb. basket; Emperors, $202.10. Grapefruit—,.2s<&4.so. Lemons—California. [email protected]. Limes—Jamaica. $2.25 02.50 per 100. Oranges—California Valencias. $7®9.25 crate: Florida. $4.5005. Pomergranates—s3.so a crate. Perslmmona—Japanese *1.7502; Indiana. [email protected] a box of 12 pints. Pears—Bose.. $4.50; Anjo. $4.75. VEGETABLES Artichokes—sl.7s a doz. Beans—Southern stringless. $5.5006 bu.: wax. $4 Cabbage—Fancy home-grown. $2.50 bbl.: Wisconsin, 3®3%c lb. Cauliflower—Oregon and New York. $2.75 Celery—California rough. $6.50@7 large crate. Eggplant—s3 doz. Kale—Spring, southern, bu. box. $1.25. Mustard—Fancy home grown, $1 bu. Onions—Home-grown yellow. $404.50 per 100-Ib. bag; Spanish, $2®2.15 crate. Parsley—Home grown. 50c doz. bunches. Peas—California. $8.50 45-lb crate. Peppers—Florida. Sll per crate. Potatoes—Michigan round whites. *2, 150 lbs.. $2; Ohlos. $1.5001.75; Idaho. $2.50 a bag. Radishes—Hothouse. button, 75085 c dozen bunches. Spinach—Fancy home grown. $1.25® 1.50 bu. Tomatoes—Hothouse. $3, IC-lb. basket. Cocoanuts—s6.so per bag of 100. Sweet Potatoes—lndiana Jersey. *3 per bu.; Virginia Jersey. $404.25 a bbl Tennessee Nancy Halls. 81.7501.90 a hamper. CHRISTMAS SPECIALTIES Christmas Trees—Bundle of 2. $2.25: bundles of 3 and 4. $2.50. Laural Roping—sl.7s per 20-yard roll. Wreaths—sl.7s per dozen.

KING IS BETTER; BRITAINJfAPPIER Yuletide of Nation Cheered by George's Recovery. BY KEITH JONES Untied Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Dec. 24.—The halfbillion subjects of King George were ready to celebrate Christmas today with the usual festive spirit. Latest reports from Buckingham Palace indicated that the king was maintaining the improvement in his condition which set in more than a week ago. The bulletin issued by physicians this morning said the king had a quiet night. A joyful spirit pervaded the palace today, when all of the king’s children were able to gather about the bedside of their father. The duke of Gloucester, third son of the king and more commonly known as Prince Henry, arrived at the palace from a hurried return from Africa at about 10 a. m. He landed at Southampton from the Capetown on a fast mail liner at 6:45 a. m. and drove to London by automobile. Three of the king's children, the prince of Wales, Prince Henry, and the youngest child. Prince George, were absent from the country when their father became seriously ill and all were recalled. The duke was the last to arrive. Medical circles expressed the opinion today that the arrival of the prince -would further enhance the improvement n the king’s condition and would allow a happier celebration of Christmas in the sickroom. As the royal children have returned one by rne, the king never has failed to ask—no matter how weak his condition—after those still in distant lands, hurrying to his bedside.

The City in Brief

Fire believed to have been of incendiary origin, Saturday night destroyed the residence of S. Isley, a farmer living near Ben Davis. Damage was estimated at $3,000. The annual Pals Club dinner in honor of new members will be held Thursday night in the Spink-Arms. Nathan Resnick is chairman of the arrangements committee. Indanapolis Grove No. 37, U. A. O. D„ will give a card party Wednesday night at Druid's hall, 29 South Delaware street. Petition of the Midwest Motor Coach Company of Gary to purchase the Crown Bus Lines of Chicago, both of which companies operate in the Calumet district between Gary and Chicago, ‘was approved today by Commissioner Howell Ellis of the public service commission. The Hope Telephone Company of Hope, Tnd., today petitioned the public service commission for authority to purchase the Lewis Creek Telephone Company. More than 250 members of the dramatic order, Knights of Khorassao, and their families, attended the order’s annual Christmas party, Saturday night. A Christmas tree laden with gifts for the children, special Christmas- music and refreshments were features. GO TO FRAT MEETING Phi Deltas to Seek Convention for Indianapolis. Alupmi and active members of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity in Indiana, twenty-seven strong, will entrain Wednesday night in a special car for Nashville, Tenn., where they will attend the fraternity’s annual convention Jan. 27 to 29, The party will be headed by Leland Ridgway, president of the Indiana Alumni Club, and H. H. Hungate, province president. An effort will be made to bring the convention to Indianapolis in 1930. PRISONERS WILL Roast Pork to Be Served at City Jail Tuesday. Prisoners at the city jail are to have a real Christmas party Tuesday. A menu including roast pork, cranberries, celery, mashed potatoes and gravy, coffee and apples has been arranged, and Christmas day church services will be conducted by the Wheeler City Rescue Mission. Dr. O. W. Fifer, district superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal church, will preach the sermon.

PORKERS SOAR; RECEIPTS KEEP TO LOWFIGURE Cattle Scarce, With Trend Quotably Higher; Veals Steady. Dm. Bulk. Top. Receipts. 17. $9.00 $9.00 9.000 18. 9.00 9.00 16,000 19. 8.75 8.75 16.000 20. 8.50 8.55 10.000 21. 8.63 8.65 6.000 22. 8.75 8.80 3.500 24. 9.25 9.25 5,000 Hogs advanced sharply today proceeding the Christmas holidays, aided by comparatively small receipts and a good demand. The market was generally 50 cents higher than Saturday with the bulk, 160 to 300 pounds, selling for $9.25. Extremely heavy weights were sold at $9.10 to $9.15. New arrivals today were 5.000 with 209 holdovers. Cattle were scarce and the market was inactive. The tendency was quotably higher. Vealers were steady at sl6 down. Not many lambs were on hand to make a market and the quality of stock on hand was plain. Prices were quotably steady or better. Chicago hog receipts today were 27.000, including 7.000 directs. Holdovers were 1,000. Market fairly active to shippers and traders," around 25 cents up over Satuday's prices. Several loads of good to choice 180 to 240 pound weights sold at $8.75 to $8.85. Strictly choice heavy butchers were held higher. Cattle receipts were 7.000; sheep, 10.000. Hog prices at the city yards today were: 250 to 350 pounds $8.85 to $9.25; 200 to 250 pounds $9.25; 160 to 200 pounds $9.25: 130 to 160 pounds $8.70 to $9.10; 90 to 13) pounds $7.35 to $8.60; packing sows $7.50 to $8.25. Cattle receipts were 300. Beef steers $10.50 to sl4: beef cows $7 to $9; low cutter and cutter cows $5.25 to $6.50; vealers sls to sl6; heavy calves $6.50 to $11; bulk stocker and feeder steers $8 to $10.50. Sheep receipts 200. Top fat lambs $14.25; bulk fat lambs $12.50 to $13.50; bulk cull lambs $7.50 to $9.25; bulk fat ewes $5 to $7. —Hog*Receipts. 5.000; market, higher. 250-350 lbs $ 8.850 9.25 200-250 lbs 9 25 160-200 lbs 9.25 130-160 lbs 8.700 9.10 90-130 lbs 7.350 8.60 Packing sows 7.50 a 8.25 —Cattle— Receipts, 300; market, steady. Beef steers $10.50014.00 Beet cows 7.000 9.00 Low cutters and cutter cows.. 5.250 6.50 Bulk stock and feeder steers.. 8.00010.50 1 Calves— Receipts, 200; market, steady. Best veals $15.00 0 16 00 Heavy calves 6.50® 11.00 —Sheep— Receipts, 200: market, steady. Top fat lambs $14.25 Bulk fat lambs 12.50013.50 Bulk cull lambs 7.500 9.25 Bulk fat ewes 5.000 7.00 Other Livestock By United Press CHICAGO. Dec. 24 Hogs—Receipts. 27,000: market 230 40c hlgner; active on aavance; top. $9. paid lor good to choice 190-260-lb. weights; outcneia, meatum to Choice, 230-350 JOS., $8.00®9: 200-250 lbs., 53.630 9; 100-200 ios.. $8.300 9; 130-160 lbs., SBO 8.23; packing sov*s. $7.8608.33; pigs, meuium to choice, 90-130 Ids., $7.3008.30. cattie—Receipts, 7,00: calves, 2.000; ted steers and ycauings, steaay to 50c higher; oroad snipper uemand and supply insulucient to go arouna; slaughter classes, steers, goou and choice, 1.300-1.500 lbs.. $13.25®46.25; 1.100-1,300 lbs., 5i3.2501b.50; 95-1,100 los.. $13017; common and medium. 850 lbs., S9O 13; lea yearlings, good and cnolce. 750-930 los., $12.0u&10.23; neiters. good and choice. 850 los. aown, $10.76® 13.76; common and medium, $7.75 ® 10.7 b; cows, good ana choice. $8,260 10.50; common and medium, 56.75®8.23; low cutter and cutter cows, $5.5006.75; bulls, good and choice beef, $9.26011.25; cutter to meaium. $7 0 9.26; vealers. milk fed, good and choice. $13515- medium. *11.50®13: cull and common. $7.50011.50; stocker and feeder steers, good and choice, all weights. $10.50® i2; common and medium. $8.23® 10.50. Sneep— Receipts. 10,000: fat lamos active. 25® 50c higher; bulk fat lames. $14.75015.15; top. $16.26. yearlings. $12012.50; sneep steaay; teeaer iambs scaice; lambs, good and choice 92 lbs down. $13.85Ca 15.36; medium. $12,500 13.85; cull and common. s9® 12.50; medium and choice. 92-100 lbs., not quoted; ewes, medium to choice. 150 lbs. down, $5.5006; cull and common. $2.25® 6; feeder lambs, good and choice. $13.90® 13.25. By Times Special LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Dec. 24.—Hogs—Receipts. 1,500; pies 25c nigher, otners 40c hlgner; heavy and medium nogs, 180 Ids. up, $8.50®9; pigs and lights, 180 lbs. down, $6.7508.40; stags and throwouts, $6.800 7.40. (battle—Receipts. 300; market, fat heifers, 50c higher, others steady; prime neavy steers. sl2® 13.50; neavy snipping steers, slo® 12; medium and plain steers, *8.50010: fat heifers, $7.50 011.50; good to cnoice cows, $7.500 9.50; meaium to good cows. $60,7.50; cutters, ss®6; canners, $4.50 0,5.25; bulls, sß®9; feeders, SBO 11.50; Stockers, $6.50® 11. Calves— Receipts, 400: market, steady; good to choice. $11.50013.50; medium to good. $8 010.50; outs, $8 down. Sheep—Receipts, 50; market, steady; lambs, $11011.50; seconds, $7.5008; sheep. $406; bucks, $3 ®3.50. Saturday’s shipments—Cattle, 1; calves, 433; hogs. 647. By United Press CINCINNATI. Dec. 24. Holdovers. 695; market, 35050 c up; 250-350 lbs, $8.75® 9.25: 200-250 lbs., $8.8509.25; 160-200 lbs., $8.750 9.25; 130-160 lbs., $8.50 09 ; 90-130 lbs.. $708.75; packing sows. *6.750 7.50. Cattle —Receipts, 500; market, steady to 25c up; beef steers. $8.50 0 13; beef cows. $6.50 09; vealers, SIOO 14; bulk stocker and feeder steers, s9® 10. Calves—Receipts. 125; vealers. steady: light yearling steers and heifers. s9® 14; low cutters ana cutter cows, *SO 6.25; heavy calves, s9® 14. Sheep—Receipts. 650; market, steady: top fat lambs, sls; bulk fat lambs. sl3® 15; bulk cull lambs, sß® 12; bulk fat ewes, $507.50. By United Press PITTSBURGH, Dec. 24. Hogs-Re-celpts, 300; market, active 50c up; 250350 lbs.. $9.250 8.60 ; 200-250 lbs., $9.50® 9.60; 160-'2OO lbs., $9.250 9.60; 130-160 lbs., *8.75®.9.25; 90-130 lbs., $8.50 09; packing sows, $7.50 08. Cattle—Receipts, 200; calves, 400; market, 50c up; beef steers. [email protected]; light yearling steers and heifers, $9.50013.50; beef cows, $7,500) 10: low cutter and cutter cows, $4.50® 6.50; vealers. $13017; heavy calves, sloos 15. Sheep—Receipts, 1,000: market, 40c up; top rat lambs, sls; bulk fat lambs, *B®U; bulk fat ewes, $5.50® 7. By United Press EAST BUFFALO. Dec. 24.—Hogs—Receipts, 5,500; holdovers, 700; market, 50c to $1 up; 250-350 lbs., $9.25 0 9.50 ; 200-250 lbs., *9.250,9.50; 160-200 lbs.. $9.25 0 9.50; 130-160 lbs.. $9.260,9.50; 90-130 lbs., *9® 9.50; packing sows. $7.75®8.50. CattleReceipts, 600; calves. 1.000; market, 50c up; beef steers, $11.250 14.50; light yearling steers and heifers, *11.750 14.75; beef cows, SBO 10; low cutter and cutter cows, $4.750 6.75; vealers. *l7O 17.50. Sheep—Receipts, 3,600; market. 5c up; bulk fat lambs, $14.50015; bulk cull lambs, s9® 11.50; bulk fat ewes, $6.500.7.50. TO ALL OUR PATRONS A MERRY XMAS SACKS BROS. 308 Indiana Ave. A MERRY XMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR BALDWIN Monument Circle

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Death Notices CAMPBELL. REEVE O.— Beloved husband of Eleanor Campbell and son of Alma Campbell, passed away at, his home, 1012 S. Randolph street, Sunday, Dec. 23. Funeral, Wednesday, Dec. 26. 1:30 p. m., at above address. Friends Invited. burial Crown Hill. SCHAAF, LORA—Widow of Alvin W. Schaaf, beloved mother of Mrs. Iva Jarvis; grandmother of Mrs. Patrick McGiuulss and great grandmother of Ellen McGinnis, passed away at her residence. 648 N. Oakland ave., Saturday, Dec. 22, 1928, at 6:45 a. m.. age 55 years. Funeral Wednesday. Dec. 26 at the above address at 2 p. m. Friends invited. Burial Crown Hill cemetery. E. E. Gross In charge. Funeral Directors FINN BROS. FUNERAL HOME 1639 N. MERIDIAN TA. 1835. George Grinsteiner Funeral director. 522 E. Market. Riley 5374. G. H. HERRMANN 1722 S. East st. Dr. 4477. UNDERTAKERS HISEY & TITUS 931 N. Delaware. LI. 3828. ’•A REAL HOME FOR SERVICE." RAGSDALE & PRICE. LI. 3608. 1219 N. Alabama. J C WILSON —Funeral parlors, ambulance service and modern automotive eouip ment Dr 0321 and Dr 0322

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