Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 146, 2 May 1917 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1917

Dependable Market News for Today

Quotations on Stock, Grain and Produce in Large Trading Centers by Associated Pres-Local Prices Revised Dafly by Leading Dealers. : v

WHEAT DROPS LOW ON AVERAGE TRADE CHICAGO. May 2. Notwithstanding a sharp rally at one time, the wheat market today areraged lower, influenced by continued peace talk. ' Trade waa light and mainly local. The temporary upturn waa due to efforts of abort to buy a small amount of May. Quotations on that delivery ran up 11c in a few minutes and for a short time lifted other options to a material extent, but -the effect soon wore off. Opening prices, which ranged from to 4e lower with May at $2.55 to $2.56 and July at $2.09 to $2.12, were follow, ed by a rise to $2.66, May and $2.14 July, and then a setback all around to well below yesterday's finish. Corn and oats merely, reflected the action of wheat ' Business lacked volume. Corn, after opening 1 lower to up, scored gains of 2 in some cases before undergoing a general sag. Provisions took an upward awing on account of the bullish showing made by the monthly statement of ware house stocks of lard. Weakness in the hog market waa Ignored. GRAIN CHICAGO, May 2. The range of futures on the Chicago Board of Trade follows: Wheat Open. High. Low.. Close. May 255 272 265 269 July 209 222 208 220 Sep 180 18T 179 186 CornMay ......145 150 145 150 July 138 143 137 14294 OatsMay 66 68 66 68 July 62 64 62 64 LardJuly 22.35 22.60 22.35 22.60 Eep 22.62 22.72 22.50 22.70 CHICAGO, May 2. Wheat: No. 2 red. nominal; No. 3 red. $3.00; No. 2 hard, $2.80; No. 3 hard, $2.71. Corn: No. 2 yellow, $1.55156; No. 4 yellow, $1.50. Oats: No. 3 white, . 6970c; Standard, 6970c. Pork: $39.30. Ribs: $20.7021.15. Lard: $22.50 22.60. TOLEDO, O.. May 2. Cloverseed: Prime cash, $10.60; Oct., $11.35; Dec., $11.00. Alsike: Prime cash, $11.50. Timothy: Prime cash, $3.50; Sept., $3.95. CINCINNATI, O.. May 2. WheatNo. 2 red winter, $2.95; No. 3, $2.90 2.97; No. 4. $2.75 2.85; sales, 4 cars. CORN No. 2 white, $1.70; No. 3 white, $1.681.69; No. 4 white, $1.66 1.67; No. 2 yellow, $1.60; No. 3 yellow, $1.59: No. 4 yellow, $1.581.59; No. 2 mixed, $1.60; ear corn, $1.58 1.70. , , Oats No. 2 white, 7Cc; No. 2 mixed, 72c. Rye Range, $1.75(52.02. LIVE STOCK PITSBUROH, Pa,, May 2. Hogs Receipts, 2,000; market, lower; heavies, $15.9015.95; heavy Yorkers, $15.B015,75; pigs, $13(513.25. 8heep and Lambs Receipts, 800; market, steady; top lambs, $11.25. Calves Receipts, 60; market, 25c higher; top. $13.25. CINCINNATI, O., May 2. Hogs Receipts, 4,400; market, slow; packers and butchers, $15.25 15.65; common tc choice, $9 14.75; pigs and lights, $8 14. Cattle Receipts, . 800; market, slow. Calves Market, steady. Sheep Market, steady. Lambs Market, steady. CHICAGO, May 2. Receipts 83,000; market, 5c higher; bulk of sales, $15.5015.85; lights, $14.7515.75; mixed, $15.2515.90; heavy, $15.25 15.95; rough, $12.2515.45; pigs. $10 013.60. . Cattle Receipts, 22,000; market, weak; native beef cattle, $8.9013.30; stockers and feeders, $7.15 9.85; cows and heifers, $611.10; calves, $8 12 26. Sheep Receipts, 13.000; market, uteady; wethers, $11 13.50; lambs, fl317.30. INDIANAPOLIS, May 2. Hogs Receipts. 10,500. Cattle Receipts, 2,900. Calves Receipts, 700. Sheep Receipts, 100. Hogs Best heavies. $15.55 15.85; medium and mixed, $15.25 15.65; good to choice lights, $15.25 115.45; common to medium lights, $13.50 15.25: roughs, $14.2514.85: best pigs. $1313.75; light pigs. $11 012.25; bulk of sales. $16.S515.56. Cattle Prime corn fed steers, 112.: 512.75; good to choice steers. 112 12.60; good to medium. $11.50 12.00; good to choice steers. $11.50 12.25; common to medium, $11.00 11.50; good to choice cows, $8.50 10; fair to medium cows, $7.50 8.25; canaers and cutters. $5.507.25; good to prime export bulls, $7.2510.00; good to choice butcher bulls. $8.509.50; common to fair butchers, $78.25. Calves Common to best veal calves fS12; common to best heavy, $710. Sheep Good to choice sheep, $11.50 012.50: common to medium sheep, l$10.K; lambs, market, strong; good to best lambs, $14 15; common to medium lambs, $10 13.75; yearlings, $10.0011.50. BAST BUFFALO, May 2. CattleReceipts, 100; steady. Veals Re!eipts. 350: active and steady; $5.00 B13.00. Hogs Receipts, 200; active tnd lower; heavy, $16.15 16.25; mixId, $16 16.15; Yorkers, $15.9016.00; Jght Yorkers, fl4.2515.50; pigs, 13.5014.00; roughs, $1414.15; Itaga $11.6012.50. Sheep and Lambs -Receipts, 3,200: active and steady; Hipped Iamb3, $9.00014.40; few at 114.50; others unchanged.

ST. LOUIS, May 2 Hogs Receipts 11,000; lower; lights, $15.0515.50; pigs. $10014; mixed and butchers, $15.15015.70; good "heavy, $15.70 15.80; bulk, $15.25015.65. . Cattle Receipts, 3,000; steady; native beef steers, $7.50018.00; yearling steers and heifers, $8.50016.00; cows, $6011; stockers and feeders, $6.00 $10.15. Sheep Receipts, 700; steady; lambs, $15.00017.40; ewes, $9.60013; yearlings, $12.75014.75; clipped lambs $13014.25.

KANSAS CITY. Mo., May 2. Hogs Receipts, 12,000; higher, bulk, $15.80015.80; heavy, $15.600 15.85; packers and butchers, $15.3015.70; light, $14.75015.50; pigs. $10.50014.00. Cattle Receipts. 6,500; including 300 southerns: steady; prime ted steers. $12.0012.75: dressed beef steers. $9.25012.00; southern steers, $7.60011.00; cows, $6.50010.75; heifers, $8.5011.50; stockers and feeders $811; bulls, $810.25; calves, $8 $13.25. Sheep Receipts, 3,000; steady; lambs, $13.5017.10; yearlings, $12.50 15.00; wethers, $12.00014.60; ewes, $11014. PRODUCE CINCINNATI, O.. May 2. ButterCreamery, extra, 41c; centralized ex tra, 38c; do firsts. 35c; do seconds, 32c; dairy fancy, 32c; packing stock. 28023c. Eggs Prime first, 33c; first 32 c; ordinary first, 31 c; second. 30c. Poultry Broilers under 1 lbs., 48050c; fryers over 1 lbs., 30c; turKeys, zoc; roosters, 15c. Potatoes Michigan. $9.5011.00; Wisconsin, $9.80010.00. Sweet Potatoes $1.6502.25 per hamper. . Cabbage $5.0006.00 per crate. Onions Spanish. $4.0005.00 per 100 lb. crate; Texas. $1.75 02.75. CHICAGO, May 2. Butter: Mar ket unchanged; creamery firsts, 38c. ' Eggs: Receipts, 41,052 cases; mar ket unsettled; firsts, 31032c. Potato market: Unchanged; re ceipts, 25 cars; Idaho. Colorado and Oregon whites. $2.6002.65; Wisconsin and Michigan whites, $2.4002.50. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE NEW YORK, May 2. Closing quota tions on the New York Stock Exchange today follow: American Beet Sugar, 93. American Can, 45. American Locomotive, 67. American Smelter, 99. . Anaconda, 80. Atchison. 101. Bethlehem Steel, 128. Canadian Pacific, 160. Chesapeake & Ohio, 58. Great Northern, pfd., 109 Lehigh Valley, 62. New York Central, 93. No. Pacific, 102. Pennsylvania, 52. So. Pacific. 94. U. S. Steel, com., 115. U. S. Steel, pfd., 118. Local Markets GLEN MILLER PRICES Hons. Heavies, 260 to 300 lbs $14.75 Heavy Yorkers, 160 to 180 lbs.. $14.25 Llgnt Yorkers. 130 to 160 IPs $13.00 Medium, 180 to 225 lbs $14.60 Pigs $8.000 12.00 Stags $8.00 11.00 Sows $11.00012.00 Cattle. Butcher steers. 1,000 to 1,600 lbs $8.00010.00 Butcner cows $5.00 8.00 Heifers $6.00010.00 Bulls $5 0007.60 calves. : Choice veals.." $10.00 Heavies and lights ........ $5.0007.00 Sheen. Spring Iambs .$8.00010.00 PRODUCE (Corrected Daily by Edward Cooper.) Old chickens, dressed, selling 35c; young chickens, selling 35c to 40c; country butter, selling 40c; creamery butter, selling 45c; fresh eggs, selling, 35c; country lard, selling 28c; pota toes, selling. $1.00 a peck. FEED QUOTATIONS (Corrected Dally by Omer Whelan.) Payins Oats, 70c; corn, $1.50; rye, $1.50; clover seed, $9.000 10.00 a bushel, straw, $9.00 a ton. Selling Cotton seed meal, $48.00 a ton, $2.50 a cwt.; middlings, $50.00 a ton. $2.60 a cwt.; bran, $48.00 a ton, $2.50 a cwt.; salt, $2.25 a bbl.; Quaker dairy feed, $40.00 a ton, $2.15 per cwt WAGON MARKET Timothy hay $18.00. Mixed $17.00. Clover hay $16.00. Alfalfa $20.00. Straw $9.00. MEAT PRICES (Corrected Dally by John Maher) SELLING PRICES Bacon, 36c to 40c pound; beef steak, zoc pound; beer roast 23c to 25o pound; boiled ham, 60c pound; dried beef, 60c pound; fresh pork, 28c to 30c pound; lamb, 25c to 40o pound; lard, 25c to 2Sc pound. . FRUIT & VEGETABLES (Corrected Dally by Edward Cooper) SELLING PRICE8 Asparagus, home-grown, 10c bunch; Bananas, 20c to 30c dozen; Green Beans. 15c pound; Beets, Sc pound;

OVERNIGHT ADVICES CADSE JUMPY TRADE

NEW YORK, May 2.-Overnlght advices especially the many.' peace reports accounted mainly for the general irregularity of the market at today's opening. Shippings reacted 1 to 2 points and U. S. Steel almost a point with ! to 1 for. kindred shares, including Bethlehem Steel and Republic Iron. Industrial Alcohol was again the most active specialty, falling moderately, but pullman yielded almost 3 points. Rails were active, all at lower levels, Delaware & Hudson making a new-low quotation on its 2 1-8 point decline - to 116.' Most - coppers were fractionally under - yesterday's ' final prices'.., .. .;' . :'. Cabbage, 15c pound; Cauliflower,' 15c to 36c head; Celery, 10c bunch; Chives, 10c bunch; Cocoanuts, 10c each; Cranberries, 12c pound; Cucumbers, 16c to 20c each; Egg Plant, 15c to 20c each; Garlic, 20c pound; Grape Fruit 6c to 15c each; Kale, 15c pound; Lemons, 20c to 30c dozen; Lettuce, leaf, 18c pound; head, 10c to 15c each; Limes, 15c to 20c dozen; Onions, green, 8 bunches for 10c; Texas, 10c pound; Oranges, 15c to 50c dozen; Parsley, 10c bunch; Parsnips, 5c pound; Peas, green. 15c pound; Peppers, green, 5c each; Pineapples, 15c to 25c each; Potatoes, new, 8c pound; old, $1.00 peck; Radishes, 5c bunch ; Rhubarb. 5c bunch, or 3. for 10c; Spinach, 18c pound; Strawberries, 15c pint box; Sweet Potatoes, 8c pound; .Tomatoes, 15c pound. MISCELLANEOUS Beans, Navy, 18c pound; Lima,' 18c pound; Kidney, 18c pound; Honey, 22c pound; Popcorn, 10c pound; Walnuts, California, 35o pound; Sassafras, 5c bunch. Indianapolis Representative Sales HOGS 6 21 23 25 4 15 3 24 23 20 22 9 5 10 12 26 3 2 8 3 1 1 1 2 1 I 2 12 ?0 9 2 118 110 124 133 362 265 $11.50 12.75 13.50 14.25 14.85 15.80 $ 8.25 9.25 10.25 11.15 12.00 I . $ 8.25 9.25 9.50 10.25 . 11.00 $ 6.00 7.50 8.75 9.00 10.00 $ 6.50 8.50 9.50 9.75 .,10.00 $ 7.00 8.50 10.50 11.50 12.00 STEERS 613 527 .1065 . 1081 1323 HEIFERS 598 830 562 ' 865 710 COWS .. 673 970 , 1088 , 1133 , 1310 BULLS 560 ..V.. .1250 , ....1695 , 1110 .......1350. i-CALVES 225 237 ....127 . 125 165 NAME CULVER CAMP FOR SCHOOL BOYS SOUTH BEND. Ind.. May 2. Culver's military camp for high school boys from eight states has been named "Barry camp" in honor of Maj. Gen. Barry, commanding the central division, with headquarters in Chicago. Today broke clear and thus permitted the boys, now numbering nearly 600 to perform and train in the open air after having been at work in the riding hall of the military academy for the past two days, having previously had only two hours outdoor work. OFFERS VACANT GARDEN Mrs. James Johns has offered for gardening purposes a lot at 193 Earlham Heights addition.

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CHUTES J-MTAWTJiVMA. - - iiimi',.i. War sentiment in China is increasing daily. The Chinese are incensed over the action of Germany in detaining the Chinese Minister in Berlin, pending the safe arrival of von Hintze, German Minister to Peking. A declar ation of war is expected at any moment. This picture shows a type of Chinese infantryman with full equip ment The Chinese army is not large, but it is well trained and thoroughly equipped. City Statistics Deaths and Funerals. WARREN James Warren, age 58 years, died at the Reid hospital Tues day evening. He is ; survived . by his wife. Funeral will be Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from his home, 716 North Fourteenth street Burial will be in Earlham cemetery. Friends may call at the home any time but funeral will be private. ; BAILEY Rachel Bailey, widow of Franklin P. Bailey, age 89 years, died Tuesday afternoon at the horn? of her daughter, Mrs. John F. Lamb, 820 North Eleventh street. Mrs. Bailey was born in Henry county October 2, 1828, and for the last six years has lived in Richmond. She is survived by one , daughter, - Mrs. Laura Lamb, three sons, Albert, Elmer and Martin Bailey, and seventeen grand children. Short services will be held . at the house Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock, and later from the Richland church in Union county. Interment will be made in the Richland cemetery. Friends may call at any time, but are requested to omit flowers. HANCOCK Mrs. Harriet A. Hancock, age 73 years, died Tuesday evening at the home of her daughter. Mrs. C. C. Thomas, 118 North Seventeenth street. Mrs. Hancock has been a resident of Richmond for ; about seven years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. . E. L. Headrick, of Fort Thomas, Ky., Mrs. C. C. Thomas of this city; and four grand : children. Short funeral services will be held from the house Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and the body will then be taken to Somerville for burial. Friends may call at any time. Pick Special Mission ROME, May 2 An , official announcement says that the special mission to America will be composed of Prince Udine, eldest son of - the duke of Genoa, senator Marconi, Marquis Borsarelli, under-secretary for foreign affairs, and deputies CiuffelU and Nitti, both former- ministers. The ' bluebird is a member of the thrush or silver-tongued family. Goldwvn.

END OF BAKERS' STRIKE IS NEAR

CHICAGO, May 2. Only one apparent vital difference today stood in the way of the settlement of the Chicago bakers' strike and hope was expressed that the strikers and the bread manufacturers would reach aft agreement 6hortly. - The new contract submitted by the strikers, whose walkout last Saturday night has .closed nearly one hundred bakeries, among them the largest in the city, specified that the bakers be permitted to approve or dismiss the shop foremen. Thee mployers have refused to grant this demand but have conceded to $2 weekly increase in wages and are represented as being willing to agree on other questions. CLUB COMMITTEES START FUND DRIVE TO OBTAIN $3,500 ! Have your subscription ready for the Commercial Club Friday morning! A special canvassing committee of 20 members has been named, and will meet at the Commercial Club room at 10 o'clock, to start out for subscribtions. It is the aim of the club to raise $3,500 by next Monday evening. This money is to be used in defraying the regular expenses, so that membership dues can be used in promoting new schemes. Already $1,275 has been subscribed to the fund, donations ranging from $25 to $100. The committees are composed of four men and each committee is assigned fifteen firms from which to get subscriptions. Fred J. Bartel is chairman of the committee which is in charge of this subscription campaign, and also of the membership campaign which is to be started soon. The following subdivisions were appointed to secure the subscriptions: Charles W. Jordan, Joseph H. Mills, William H. Romey and Ed. H. Harris. William F. Bockhoff, Thomas Tarkleson,. Lee B. Nusbaum and C. E. Thomason. George Seidel, Fred J. Bartel, S. W. Hayes and George Ballenger. James A. Carr, Edgar F. Hiatt, D. E. Elmer and E. W. Shirk. S. E. Swayne, Oliver P. Nusbaum, H. A. Dill and W. M. Bailey. SOCIALISTS ARE QUIET ; AMSTERDAM, Via London, May 2. A telegram from Budapest, Hungary today says: "Yesterday being labor day" there was a cessation of work. All factories and business establishments were closed." No newspapers appeared. The Socialists held a number of meetings which passed appropriate resolutions. There were no disorders."

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Although, the Italian War Mission to the United States has not as yet been named officially, it is understood that it will be headed by the Duke of the Abruaxi, cousin of the King and Admiral of the navy, and that Senator William Marconi will be a member of it. Marconi is the inventor of the wireless telegraph. WHEAT SOARS AGAIN CHICAGO, May 2. Reports that the J German chancellor's so-called peace ; speech had been postponed led to sharp upturns in wheat here today. May advanced 17 cents from the low point to $2.72; July, 13 cents to $2.22 and September 8 cents to $1.87. The close was near the top. PLACE CENSORSHIP ON TRAINED HANDS WASHINGTON, May 2. Discussion of the espionage bill was resumed today in the House with every indication of a long, hard fight over the newspaper censorship section. Representative Kahn of California, was eager to amend the bill to place censorship powers in a board to consist of four experienced newspaper men and three representatives of the state, war and navy departments. Representative Mann generally opposed the proposal to give the President absolute powers to name prohibition for the press in times of war or national emergency. PHOTOS 72 MAIN SI RICHMOND. 1Nrn I MEMBER8: New York Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade 208 8. La8alle St, Chicago larduare Fifth Streets. .

BANDIT ON CAR RIFLES CLOTHES OF PASSENGERS

BPARTA, Wis., May 2- A bandit, concealed in the rear coach of a train on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha, railroad forced two members of the train crew to stand with their hands above their headi. while he rifled the pockets of the sleeping passengers, just as the trajg pulled into this station early today. ' Brakeman John Hockett, the first member of the crew to encounter the robber was confronted with a pistol and forced to jump from the rear of the moving train, two miles out, but waa not seriously injured. After disposing of Hockett the bandit re-entered the coach and started a search for the possessions of those occupying berths. . OFFERS VACANT GROUND R. J. Behrioger, tinner, announced today that he would offer a lot,, 165 by 65 feet, for garden purposes. The ground is on Bungalow Hill. Information may be obtained from Mr. Behringer at his office after today . The Car that sells at sight SAXON "SIX" 5-Pass. Touring Model NATIONAL GARAGE 1211 Main St. 'a )be Fertilize T.-.wr? , V 1 OUR TRACK RICHMOND Fertilizer The Kind That 99 JONES & WILLIAMS Farmer's Headquarters, 6th and South A Sts. Phone 2916. f! AT LIRA For AD Forms of Catarrh, and is worth the price as a Blood Purifier only. NATCRA can be obtained through all reliable druggists, but always at the following progressive dealers in and around Richmond. Ind. Richmond. Ind. A. G. Luken & Co., Quigley Drug, Stores, Conkey Drug Co. Cambridge City, Ind. Dean House. Cen. terville, Ind. C. B. Lundy.' Hagerstown, Ind. F. M. Whitesell and F. H. Stonecipher. -. - Manufactured by The Natura Drug Co. Indianapolis, Ind. '

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