Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 December 1920 — Page 26

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THE mTmm.TS TTT^AT. HEfTHTSEE 7. 1920.

HNESS OF CHEMICAL S10CKS WEAK FACTOR

DOMESTIC AND MEXICAN OILS STEADY TO STRONG.

New York Stock Prices

IBr TbooMon * McKinaaa * Wire]

LOWER LONDON EXCHANGE

Average Stock Prices

Th* average price of twenty fn<*a»* trial ttockn Monday wmm ll.li, off -to. The sverage price of twenty active

rails wa* 76.2*, off 1.22. /

Oli» ano rail* imparted a roeaaurt of etabllUy to the etock market Toeaday bot this wa* overshadowed by the weakness of specialties, hales ap-

proximated 75M&® shares.

NEW YORK, I>ecember 7.—Heavl|

spoenlatlvA

ness of

re Issues,

the chemical group, contributed to e lower trend of prices at the

rUcnlar-

—t/p to 2

Alaska Gold

Ch-ra

% I

Am. C»1 2S<* M14 Mil S: aizJo?- nt tsi m

WmlM

Low. 2 p. re. If5

tSmSTS,,? aS: Itlkx? id

Are, lee IIns Are. Jjoeoreotive. MAi Ask Smemng . 45% g: Hs Are. Sumatra T 74% BsH. A Ohio. reWMM

most hogs bring $10; 1ATE SALES AT $9.05

^^sol pt

C^E

10% *%

YEAR’S RECORD RUN OF 21/00 CLEARED—1ZOOO TO OUTSIDERS. TONE OF CATTLE STRONGER M% 45% 01 % 33% 00%

71% 7%

30 83

olSl- _ Hopi Cattle. Calv*»- • Set. Toredair *1.000 700 &00 fl az i 3*** *4° '' IS 30* 7» 503 10Tear sco 13.373 1J215 512

Receipts of Live Stock

roQowusc is a statement of receipts at the fad: «na>v>hs lire stock market tor periods

.. B . i I 0 & i it p ** a 7714 lr Ox,^ A . 1*5 1.T1 .Afrieiiifiirfi 3K?y•*' • ote^i # „ $4§ . i"»«“V" .71’Im..’ cSISSw'»*»,: 5S?

pssr-i^gjr..;; ??

4|p-Ai*d 'Mesiean — — - ■bbHH

74% |

liikisr *** * 30% X th fa dst 40% Tear •*© -

1.705 1.757 24*1 i^i

=22

oil* were' firm to

iiepeeialty Texas A r» ' and ' American . rail*, equipments rested further I

advances and

on London breaking 1%

"* rate*

Paeiftc. , Linseed, motor*;

y^*t|

Ex*

ucan 1./1 hi t.s and m< SO"

continued to, under yester•

'dividend prospects are

hat dubious were essure during the

sides Agricultural ChM

whose divii as ebmew >ut for pr«

fafasr was..

fils 2J2 25^32* 104*74

Ire- Year to Paint 2* l_ mo. • 1010. Inc. o» “ : cSm. I Sk3U ’ SSS 4 f !!i III ie£ is! His! ligj “ 77 ™ I —Bogs St Eleven Marfcefa— A3 I Eettreafad Tuesday 147.000

21% i Week thus far

* Aafae last week .. 5sree uree. 101» . fame uree 1018

120% Tear fa date 42% 8ame Uree. 1010

ft;

202.000 249,000

.000

S*aree tire*.

1018 1017

18.000 jyoo 000

12% 30%

AM l!5

Producfs, Tobacco Prod ....rlai Alcohol, Willys-Ov«r-

;/r#frrred and Kellyt-Hprlngfleld broke 1 to 3 points.' This was balanced by buying of oils and* rails. ?:

s can Petr American

m. 2;

and

«rcd In shippings when AUaotJ f rose * points and Unlted s Vtwi Steels and equipments Also ened on better support Call irumey rates Were unchanged at 7 per mut, hut freer offerIttfs of time funds into the coming y«*r were re-

ported.

%9d1*ltl*s sustained further losses dwring the 111 termediate session, the selling centering In th<- food, tobacco and textile shares at extreme^tosses

of 1 to 2% points. Mexican Petroleum P*na». K * . , 40 fiict'd 3 points, and other leaders gr* ffael Swrs . 88 fell hack fractionally to a point, hut I Q u ' , * i buuh ... 83

impapattvely firm. «2S3f,

reaction In Mexican Pe-

a 12-point loss In Wlllys-; Ovei land pH,, provoked further hear-1 left uggraselons in the last hour with variable recoveries at the heavy close.

■ ‘ " •• ^ '' <

The Meney Market

MEW VOKK Decwnber 7 —Prime

7%«i«

3400# 500: heavy 250 fa 400 fas.. 23 50^550: yeaxhng hrefere. SdOOeSDO. choice bmdher. 58.00 #7 DO: fair butcher. S5j0O««.0O: stoefaere. 54jM«50O: choice 55.00«7.00- fair fa good choice aa:lcti cowr. each,

to lair

•50.00 # 73.00. Si

good

55A067A0; 1 50-75:

Sbeep—52AO03AO:

5430® 530:

50.05: 180 fa 200 lbs.. 5030: 100 fas-, 50J 5 : 250 fa 300 fas. 5030; i and ns. 90-IS. 140 fa 100 tba. 50.1

g2i»®3 00. fa *50 SI

lbs..

fa 185 J00 lbs.

50-15: 100

5830#

EXPORT DEMAND HALTS AND EAST SELES 1EAT

SUPPORT LACKING AND SENTIMENT TURNS BEARISH.

PRODUCE

BULLfSH NEWS DISCOUNTED

to 1^' ib£"~ 58-0.-. # slooT

5^85: stags- 5*0©..;

KA33AS CTTY. December 7 < United States ( hureaa of markets). Cattle Barripto 1 10300 beef strers. stow and stea^; prune CHICAGO. December .7.—Active cotmary ilOOO. Hogs—E^elpfa. n»re or less to aa apparent halt in 17.000: ctowag active, unevenly 23e lower export demand. Besides there was a bulk of sales. 5930 5 disposition to regard bullish factors more than discounted

upturns. Opening

quotations, which ranged from 2 to 4%c lower, with December 31.77. and March 21.71 to $1.73%. were followed by a material further setback. Subsequently the banking situation in the northwest was an evident bearish influence. Prices closed heavy, 7% ff Sc net lower, with December

11.70% -

’s>» u £

E<3<3S—Indian spoil* jobbers offering counjAgpPers far strsetljr fresh stock, delivered st lndisaapoh^. 70#73c a dosen. tore otf;

togag storage eggs. 58# 00c.

rutjL.TRY—Jobbers' baying pnon fw poullry. delivered at Indianapolis: Fowls. 4 in*, and up. 23^ X.pt-.. imtlu abnlluunu 19c: smngap^^SAe. roosters, 16<; tur-

toms 3be: young fares. 33#35c; ?*®40c: docks. SOc: spring

docks. 2S#28c; geese. 20c; squab* 11 lbs. to the dosen. 58.00: rmuea*. 2-lb. warn, the

Local Wholesalers Expect Fairly Large Trade in 1921

While prospects are for the usual slow trade immediately following the holiday boamess Indianapolis wholesale dealers are making preparations for fairly targe 1021 trade At present there u a tendency in pn««( of certain lines to steady and wtwrv archnew are still occurring the lossew are more gradual. Revision of wholesale prices shows declines In groceries, drugs, dry goods

and a marked weakness I

Kavy m

pinto

in hides and tallow,

and coffee are

PRICES AT THE HAY MARKET ?>>•#; 1 -.'i—— : *.r: ,

—December 7— J

The following are the Indianapolis prices

..^®6

Corn—New'. 75<S«0o a bushel.

Oats—52# 55c a bushel.

Straw—Wheat. $8.00 #9.00 a tore.

New York Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK. December 7 .—Evaporated apples—Dull: California. 8# 11c; state. H<si 12 %c. Prunes—Cuiet: California*. 4#20c:

ST. XAHJIS. bureau of f^00„ »<rers.

51000: beef <

3-00: barf era.

er 7 (Cmted States 11.—Cattle—Beeetpta.

few loads I eady: bulk.

fully

f7^5#7.75: veal calves, top. 511 510.00# 10.25. - ~ ~ smm

fau-ly active. 517^'S5

17300;

praciica.

I: hght fa

steady to

r toSSc to

)% and March $l.f7% #1.«7%.

■■■ toStoHBI

tower, pigs unevealy 1

many ears suil fa arrive; quality to good. Sheep—Receipts 6.300 « sales: bkkftag sharply lower oa

i If *11 of the 21,000 hogs on the market Tuesday had weighed 209 pounds each their total approximate , value would be $420,000. because

*>1 the supply sold at

$10.00 a hundred pounds. Compared j

EVANSVILLE, lad.. December 7.oeipta. light; market, steady. Shrep ami iamb-—Receipts. kgM: market. steady: Choice No. 1 Lambs. 58.00# 830: bocks. 5330 down; heavy buck lambs. $2 00 under top quotatioos. Hogs—Bsoopts. fairly liberal: taarket SOctower; <Ao.ce heavMs. 130 lbs. aad up. 50-75; 00 fa 130 lbs , *9 00: tight pigs. 59 00 down.

Corn gav« way with wteat. After opening %c to $%c down, including May at 78c to 75%c. the market con-

X a bo

rT - tinued 1 weak at

>ut 2c under yes-

terday's finish.

Enlarged requests for cars indicating prospective increase of arrivals tended further ter weaken values The close was unsettled, 2#3%c net lower,

with Miy 7«%#?«%c.

Oats were depressed by the weak- **•» of other cerekts. starting %e to %e lower; May. 5«%#5$c, and then

deweending further.

best 180 fas.

op. *» 75:

LOUISVILLE.

cespfa 2.020/ b I

pigs. 00 to 120 fas.. 50-25: 90 fas. down. 57.76: throwout*. $7.75 down. Cattle—Reortpta^ 280: sfaere. 5* 00 # 0.25: bolto. 54,00

?30° 0

a to medium. $2.50#4.00. Sheep and bs—Receipt* 50; best fat sheep. $3.00 m; budk* $2.00 down; best lambs. *7.00

.00; seconds. $4-00#5.00.

f'.it

. M

tans were cot

A 7*poii»t re troif uni and a

tl C vntr r.

rent , rechinge

nuk*. doma tlemswC V;

!■ « :» 609;

I#,#;

«* hiiigr «n Montreal, 18 >4 per cent dlaii(»iluy» and H otoMth* 7%#?»i .per cent. utl mooey. ntcfcly; high, 7 per rent. ;-4r»w. 7 f0f rent.; ruling rate, 7 per rent ••:oain« hid. « per rent.; offered at 7 per rent.: last loan 7 per cent,; bank aoosptanomi. «% per

rent. HMgmgH U ittOOIt, December rent , discount ratre rent.; three nioniha' hi

“ •"»*SC* • .. . .8. K Prod,

bnion 6ii , 1 i <a

a®-

United R 8.

7^-aioney, , 1 Tf."^ b 'C: r

«ss psr cent.

New York, 00%e.

December 7,—Bar allvsr, do-

Itgr surer,

lEVV TORK. Deccmocr 1 ■—oar surer, nodie ^0%cr foreign. (15 %c. Mexican tloi-

Dindtin Rsr Mtlver. LONliON. Dorembar 7.—Mar .liver. 44'%d per ounre, '

Kaaler on the Hours*.

» PA RIB. Dc t'mbei* 7—^Prtnss were raaieV on the Hourre uvlay. Three per rent rentes, fl tracm, Exthungo on London. 5H franca 84 rimuffiw, Five p«r cent, loan 85 francs 3<l renllmce. The dollar was quoted at 17 framw 8% rentims*. ■

10s ta New

Thom son A McKinnon's

tiovmuneet

I if

Inrei

-Dmsiubsr 7-

TukT ISIS

1’ i ** *i

Panama ranatna

S > coupon . lb miMered.

L^jSiKflan,

INDIANAPOLIS CLEARINGS

^.aSSdHK)

CawarinrH .

' la >■ 1 United Mtates Treasury HtarimMat. WAHHINOTDN Deremtar T.JCThe lot towisg io » sufatnont of ths condition of the fnHed kutss uvxsury on Tb-rember 3; luedft to date, this year .. .$5,972,480,7*14 Income to date, last year 8.489.dPlADl l)<'<Tease - . .; .. 8^.917 t 2l0.787 ] Outao over income this year 84.388.673 O*»ttfo over income last rear. 1,348.547,«7«

5^.:' S

OverianS. 7

2^Sr 'U

ITS

Ohlahoma ref 8% fflhMtolto Oireph. ti saresti United PruU >P ‘. 198 Tratis Coni Oi I 0

with a normal relation to other market*. $10.00 seemed low enough but after the opening round of trading an

outside buyer bought p drove of „ about 50# hog* and a local packer 51100# bought a few loads at $8 85 to $0.80. ®°®

22i. 1< 2KLt. h *«nS’j»w VifK *S,' «»*• ««® -v>-» >«

f^TTKSie bur.r Sld up .oI

110.10 for a few hog* averaging BtTKKALO.

Around 200 pound* and one drove Ham p*h ires averaging about pound* wa* "marked- at *10.25. f Th# general decline of 10c or more was also reflected in the sale* of throwouts, including pig* from/$10.00

...,. ... . down and sow* from *9 25 down. 40% 40% 40% Sale* of separated drove* of pigs were

™ made St $loo to $9.50 and more good 55 % - SOWS sold lower than $9.00 than sold

88%, higher than $1.00.

07% - In the final distribution of the largest number of hog* sold here this year local killers took 8,000 and outsiders

about 12.O00.

I*, eleven markets the receipt* Tuesday were SO.OOO hogs larger than a week ago and the total at the same places for two day* w*-* 43,000 hog* larger than the same time a year ago.

This day a year ago only

13,000 hogs were on sale and were 00c lower, with the gene

of good hog* at $12.65.

#8.00, cow*. 5230# 150: best veal*. $5 00# 800; I

108% 102%

about

.g* ,1 07 ■* 515

id prices

sra! sales *? d

Tap price.

200 lb*.

MCcetni.

ffJSHtSF. $2.00#5 00: 1

line*.

iwjjarwf warwg a rfr* Vr4^»‘L<l.*v * A A I

seipU. 8.000. 50c

■SHdM

choire. 56.00 # 8.00;

wethers. 5«00 ® «30^ mixed sheep.- 56.00 #530. tower* bererfa*. < ^lo”oO; sr*. ffODO: common to

10.00: star*. 55.00# 630. fMttto—Rco ; t*

600: steady: steer*. $4 50#1130: calve*, steady. Sbrep--ltec«pt*. 360. 50c tower:

$200#5-00: iambs, 50c lower;

*6.00#

^ rvovisions fell with grain and hogs. P r IBy Obofnaon ft McKinaoas Wire] —December 7—

; WHeat—Open. High. Low. Dec. 1 77 i 77 A 70%

‘ Q?o« 1 70% -

Mar. 1 73 % 1 71 CORN—

1 73 Vi 1 67 W

^1 6t5

Dec. 75% May 78 4

# 75% 73%

78% 76%

^ S5 OATS—

70% 77%

78^ 77%

Dec. . 48%

40 47%

48%

Mai . 52* 52% RTB^m 52 ' 1 63% PORK— •

53 51%

SIS'

52% 51 » 1 63% A%

515 i eo« *

Jan. 34 00 LARD—

24 00 23 65

23 *85 v ‘

fim." 14 75 14 70 May. 14 45 14 35 RIBS—

• .«b w ,;;.r x- "'' • * ■%.;: ' 14 80 14 62

15 25t* 14 754 i

14 80 14 35

14 75*

Jan.. 12 65 May 12 87 12 80 •Bid. t A#k

1* 67 1* 60 12 87 12 70 1 Nominal

12 65*. ’ 12 80 ,v —

00 it>*. Up.

down to 140 lb*

I Zi

HBH#i ’J&'IXZ

$ iii

flit' as us »s> i - l *$Si

Heavier Sow*, ac

Most of rood I S*Jn» Jn truck market Best heavy bore a year Be*r light bore ft year

120 lb*! quality. ..

light bore

Most sales of h<

year ago. - 12 70

^ year ago . *12 65 bog* s year ago 12 65

.*10 25

. 0 00 or If 10

. 0 85#in

10 00 down , [

10 00 down 0 50 down

J 50# 0 251

10 00

CLEVELAND. Decer

sm au —-. eg top. 51130. Calve*—ReoetpU. 250: market

steady; top. *15.50.

7 —Hot*—Re-

agSESTi^Srai

.0 00 5i "fiSo^aSS!

0 00

LIBERTY BOND PRICES

NEW YORK

srty bonds at noon 4m, 85.10: second Mm: second 4 %sS fourth *%«. 85.56; Vi^ory 4*%. 0538 I

day there w 2O0 less efttt

ere fewer than 700 cattle, :le than on Monday, when

Dry Goods.

I Indian*poU* Wholesale Price* 1 BROWN MUSLIN—36-mch Laurel C. 9

Manitou. lOc^ Giant. 11 %c: Cabot A. 16c:

only 111 Loads of Stock were marketed. This, alone, reflects an un- ' usual slump in the marketing of the i bovine family, and brought more

less of a riilly In prices.

Prices of heifers qualified to sell

^•■“■TPrioes of Lib- above ff.SO, and cows valued at more a vrere: 8%s, 00.46: test than *5.00, were 26c or more higher

up to-$8.00. There seems to be a refrigerator shortage of the beef made

fas

BLEACH ED*MD8LIN—Sign Clotb. 15e:

arsaers Chonv. lfa.

|| - *1# “ White. 50% 4c. Itee—No. 2. $1.63%.

Chisago Cask Grata.

78c

*15.00. Rib*—5123<

Oat*—No. 2

ork—Nominal. 12.50# 14.00.

Lard-

New Yurts Grata.

NEW YORK. December 7 .—Flour—Pinner: spring patent#, $8.00fciP 50; Kansas

00#030; spring clears, $8 00

ribtete'$2^44 2.76 » domT

Ti5 Il ~r , ® bteer * buying pnees for poking stock, delivered at Indiaamxiiis, 24# ter* ImL*** “rilmg price for creamery but51^ E ^ C ^^*4| lp ^^ flarers P*ytng 45# I?Jk,L5f UBd ior *ri. delivered at In

s’gn.STS. '5SS.

Lmbnurer 33# 34c: Long Horn. 80*31c: Neufchatd. iaigc. saioTiman. *1.10. J

NEW YORK. Decern

^ extra*

8.028: fresh rathere®*”extra firsts, . I K^E7 St *‘2^ : i ow > 23# 27c: I

rarxeya 35# 40c. Dressed—Firmer, west ,

28#43c; turkey*, fresh, west- ’

"sS*S&C^SS' 7,— BatMr — 1

t S3«5^- fS: I

SSf 1 ^ ^ lb*, and up, 21c: under 4

'5jriKr% 2 lbs. and up. 26c: up- i

derS lb# , 28c; roasting. 4 lb*, and over. 2**;

^ 2 <^r. ■ssrs^i

ok L >A .75: rabbit*, 75e«$4.00 * dosen.

ond*. 60c.

33«»^”reSr

isisz

22#25c: ducks. ^3ra*2&c;

down, navy beans ’dropping %c ^ pound. ! Oregon*. 13%c. Apt^ta-^Ndet:

W U» >40 -« CBUl. 1™* oi «,»« l :

- ■ ilt - * wrt 4.1 wa GbS^'iasiur *- lilHfMteh HHKlattinHai _

Declines in drygoods are lorn marked than i }9. ** -J. recently. Brown musiin has lost 2c to 3%e to 1 *- a yard: bleached muslin. Sc to 4c: blenchM cambric. 3c to 6c; return ducking. 2c to 5c; Uckintr. 7%c_ The cheapest class of

hoepital raute ha* gone up %c. Bum ness has picked up slightly in drug*,

but may yet be termed doll. DeclirvN arc noted in tartaric add. which fell 5 cents

a pound, calomel. 10c a pound , cream of , f ikr 2c a pound: mercury. 10c a pound * 14< . ; No . S . igc

and natural oil sas&afraa. 40c a pound

c. Raisins—Steady: loose 126%c: choice to fancy seeded. 23%#25c: seedlfae. 25#27c.

Whslesalr Beef Frless.

^"sZfrs^s 2

No. 2, 40c; No. S. 2*c; loins. No. *. 25c No. 3, 17o; rounds. No. 9. 75c: No. •. lt«: chucks. No. 2. 15c: No. 3. l2o: pistes. Ma.

Although _w> •'^s^sssjn^s OTHER MARKETS ON PAGE 27

.i 1 . 1 --^ 1 — , =»

' in pncaa of hides ■■■■■■

er 7.—Butter— market is weak and exceedingly dull creamery, higher; ymmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 11 i

e: loss off 1 74«; see-1

18# Fie;

' d ri-~ re.,. - ■ U..4-. ..A.

47#58c; packing

packing firsts, m

68.-

stock 23# 25c.

CHICAGO, Deoember creamery. 354148c. Brew—Higher; receipt*. ftosf. 77#^; Shnery firels. i 70#75e. at mark, case* included. rt’.»«75c: standards. 70#80c; refrigerator firsta. 66# | 57c. Poultry—Ahve. lower; fowls. 17#25c; spring*. 34%c, turkey*. "

CUEVRLAND. Deo

> ln »«»«■ 67 %Jg5«c- 4lrete.65U«56c;

S. 32# 35c, Eggs—Ws*tem

WHEN

370U clean out your files on January 1st

WHAT

will you put your

papers into? SEE OUR

Transfer Cases before you, get something with which you will not be satisfied. 11€ 8.* Peaaaylvaala St.

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Southern Pacific An estimate of the earnings of the new Pacific Oil Co. and the effect of the segregation of the oil propekies on the Southern Pacific Company featured fat current issue of the “Financial Forecast** In rconwNitff oopip# #§11 /or circular No* 197 M S * Wolfe & Got SSTAUUSKMSi IPOS *

L<SFoAoa

m MAX7XSON ST. Phon«> Stale 6030

4MrvW Private VOwrioNtwVte*

fowlg. 3Tc; light.-

■■■•lac

- 26c:

>#37c;

t LAFAYETTE, tod,. Dm. feuyiag pnees Butter—! I

Fowls. 10c: hen turkeys 30c; ~0c: geese. He; fmwy «t.»< X worth more, spring chicken*. 20c; rooster*. 13c.

15# 4?^^’ turk, ‘ ;|n! ' rooster*.

December 7.—Poultry—Hens,

jgqejsrwSSS

D *S!S. b * ,r a .J “ Butter—Brick

owamory, 55c. R*re—Strictly fresh. 00c.

SIDELIGHTS ON MARKETS

fttrafghlft 0<S (rE ft nsnr-'ifTsr #'4rettv«B #.<> f$* t #8^; winter straighu. $8<75«P.3i. Com meal—Steady: yellow and white granulated

2.75. Buckwheat—Dull; milling, 2-66. Rye—Weak: No. 2 weatem. f. o. b. New York and $1 63 % c. i

sad Ho 8 hJ?*52o| P ^*T , L f N °trCk £«*j8Mre a&^ fa™^ Net York a^ No 2 mTed dJum *?01 olcapnU which h.vc

' ■ Corn—Spot tinner; No. 2 Mid No. 2 mixed. *1.02 % c.

^msucixl News—The supreme

court derision declaring Lehigh Valley rail SSShiteo^oK^^ monopoly^ {§ dissolution of oosl properties ordered: ‘

spii fl^ No rK i white fe pn aS-8teSr SaS2rf«ifc?^_M'<*555' ses.ow.ooo!

>Ti f *l»-J<Ul.05: No ‘ ^$1.75 # 1 85?*No. ‘ tent^^afiftU^lM

Oats—

flo bU ii!rf h «th* 0tive in HriTO, Southern

•?* T *g*tion imuc* It i*

reported that the book value of ftie coal es involved is above $65,000,000.

; fe. r>

45-in<

Young Man, $9, single, of excellent education, nest appearance .and strong personality, speaking several languages, wants to make mutually agreeable Connect lens with a live and progressive business house or manufacturing concern where executive ability and nine yeara of general business experience are an asset. Good judge of men, an At Salesman;

ilerienced in

veling

experienced

traveling representative, other minor and executive

partment stores, tattve, and various

positions

other minor and executive position* Had experience In following bu*lne**e* Men’s furnishing*, men’* and children i headwear. Jewels*, photographic sup

children *

,«*. . tiuotoarmphiC SUPpllea. cigar*. Insurance, real estate, 1 stock* and automobiles. Adapted tor correspondence, original -idverttsih* and buyer of merchandise. Interested in becoming sales promoter or employment man. Capable of holding position of trust Nothing too big nor too small for me. Connections with future only will be eonsidored. Credentials Kindly address me oare of

Box lot. News.

Has Indianapolis an Opening for Such a Man?

WE OFFER $100,000.00 of OUT

TAX EXEMPT, PAHTIClPAtINQ PREFERRED stock now earning i0%. We deal exciuslyely In real astatg mortgaff*#. By turning our capital two or three times a year we make a large return on h consnrvatlvs business. Full particulars oa request. / Aetna Mortgage & Investment Co. , 50N Fidelity TYaat Bldg. Authorised Capital. ae0O,Wri.W»

I Buy and Sell

I m—

■ t i

Liberty Bonds

415 UBMC1UB BLDU.

newton Todd

L 7 ?’ stock without aiv allowHnoe 40c. ^Pari^ilfisS^^ilc^l^f. °*Z i^ U S thi^-SiS!

Monument

441

%c; 54. 60^

MUNICIPAL BONDS ACTIVE.

and ©si

from I I ling steers

BLEACH ED CAM liRIC—Cl.-in*«*.

Utsca

bie:u^it*d.

04 *

.00 and other odd

of S |»ew* l«*ure U ag r,U ^,,' in ' 1 town* dUpo^i

StiftHasas iseusaf*

st ro

^ igfat probably a little hlffher. the tone of the general

offers) in large amounts

yielding over 5

st prior* selling on

ier ■■■ per cent..

mor

are now

ig side It

the

iiaj* within *1

t t ^ was attributed

cattle would 0iake it difficult

maintain a material advance in

VMttlli. m

supplies^ 1 20-mch HannUon, 16c; S urrent of percales, 36-inch Baltic.

sdvsnre in six weeks.

values

Is looked

COTTON PRICES DECLINE.

Veakasss of Koirign Kx change and Less Pavsrahlc—Wall Street Beporte rssritHag-

18%e; . 20-inch

light

18%

* c m&“Ss: KS

uich

GACZB—36-lnch No. 55. 7%e; "cotton - ■

Nearly as many calves as cattle ar-

rived for the Tuesday they sold from $14.00

market, and

. down, practically the same a* on Monday ant SOc to $1.00 lower than at the close of last week. The feeder trade was

quoted nominally steady.

>y moderate reset!oh* Yn the toaftta^.

ton market during today* early trading. * niLUNG STKRRa— , The cables were lower than due with trad*! Axtra xood t.800 lbs. up ., .512 00 m 13 oo i mlviee, attributing the dw-hns to N*nche»to? ^tSISoice 1.250 fa. an il oSgit 00 tolling and a small offtake, and the market common to medium. 1.250 here opened unchanged to 20 print* lower th*. up •• 10 00#U 00 There, was not mucti southern tolling and Good to chotee. 1.100 to w

>t mliw nr^‘ m

DOCK—Six-ounce. 2« inches,

18c: 7-ounce. 20e; 8-ounoe. 22 %c; lO-ouXce BROWN BUNTING—Parkway. 7%c: Hyd*

p *¥‘.bS^ 0 d-SS5S ,1 i?o*%,.

lan^XXX. 37c; Mominumt pillo'w‘'ti < ck,

Decrease

mmIJ

.5 8,017,571

SHORT TERM NOTES

the National City Company]

ail“5SW<

Am T. ft T, 6a. Oel if ulSJs

0117 %*.

isL.T.:®^

Rriush a

Canadian Hie. Apnl l’. 1021 fiftB " ' liM

anadlan &s, April 1. 1056. . jBSiteBgsitiB Aug. 1, 1021

July 1. 1021. Oct 1ft, 1021 . ch. 1. 1025.. . July 15. 1023..

7*. Nov, 15. 1021 7». Nov, 15. 1022

07%

Mml.. .. 3~ii£ c i'krf:k lh E

?4%

Jap Jap

Liggeti A M fa. Deiv 1. | Moline p. Sept. 1. 1021 Molme f*. Sept. 1. 1022 Moline 7a, fapt. 1, 1095.

1021

Rubber 7a. Dec! 1, 1023 s t El. 7s. Apr. 1. 1025

Sit

New Finsnelng for Rallread*.

.WASHINOTOR Deretnbcr 7—The Central of Georgia RaitwAy Company applle.1 today fa the mteratate tomraercr iXMiumsaion for

out

*>ut prioto soon eased sgai^uiKtar^^tinued

reshaing and Liverpool soiling. January

contracts declined to 16 04c and March to (fatoT to < 1015c. or about 20 to 26 points net lowsp. iToo lbs

The early dsritno wa*, checked by reports common to

of a steadier spot situation in and an improved inquiry from Li the southwest. Prices rallied

Common to medium 1,000 to

rJ '£i U ln ^odto^* 1 - an ^L'' ^ /i22? 1 £ ,

irt22cfor"januaryan.l 'from l?Wc to 1527? ttood U^tyearhngs

noon hour or 24 to 25 points net lower

8.17a; goal

Weakness of foreign exchange and less favorable Wall street reports had an an nett hug effect In cotton. Trading was quiet during the middle of ths afternoon, but prices were barely steady around 16.03c for January and 16.15c for March or about 25 to 32 points net lower.

™

f Liverpool Cotton Firm,

LIVERPOOL December,?.—Cotton prices Hi middling. 13.1?d; fully middSag. middling. 1003d: low middling, ».a,>., good ordinary, 6.17d; ordinary, o.lTd. Salee. 3.«00 bales, including 2.000 American, Receipts, 36.000 brie*, including 35.700 American. Futures closnl quiet and steady; December. 11.17d; January. ll.lBd; March, 1133d; May, 1135d; July. H32d; Octobw*

l?.00d. Spot cotton quiet. —■ - r - n. . *

To Consider Reducing Cotton Acreage NASHVILLE. Tenn, December 7.—Governor Roberts has issued a proclamation calling ths attention of Tennessee fanner* to what he described as ths necessity for heavy curtailment in cotton aCregage next year: and requesting both farmers anil business men to meet at their respective eointy seats next Saturday to sffnsider the

ooitoa situation

>Wf£—

Good to best.

Comipon

medium. ^.OSO

cSd to choiro.' under V.OSO Jommori ’ to' medium I' under

faa. - good cutters ||1 caaners

10 00*11/00 0 oo# 10 oo » 00 #10 50

l%\

8 00 7 Oti ft 00 ' •; 6 00# 7 00 7 00# ft 00 8 00* 7 00 6 00* 7 00

, i.idianapohs Wholfaate Prices j

BEANS—Michigan navies. 5%c: Pinto. ^ SSL* * C

St” eS: ^ i S.

—Steady:

c: Pacific coast. 182( '441c Pork—Steady

31.00; family, f

middle west.

steady; special loose. 7c. Rice—Quiet; fa heid. 8%c; Blue Row. choice. 7%«7%<

• I

OTHER GRAIN MARKET!}'

MINNEAPOLIS. December 7.—Flour 50c higher; in carload lots, family patents quoted at $0^O#1OJ)5 barrel in 08-pound cotton sacks. Shipments 48.212 barrels. Bran—528.00. WhenM CURB * No. <*»

northern. $1.69 % «t 1.74 $1.61%; March $1.04

low. 73#74c. *

40 % c. Flax-

ioaa iota, l am

0# 10.05 barrel

Shipments 40.2

Wheat—Cash

■ 7 s 74 ^5r.^:

ib ' i 9

3 yellow,

old No. 2 mi

SSTc

) black. 22c: white. 82c; cayenne.

new. 82c; new No. 4 yellow, 79c;

Oats—Cash*N^2 8, white d 58c; “Na 1 S^white! 50%c: No. 4 white. 53%c. Rye—Cash No.

2. 91.60..

CINCINNATI. December 7—Wheat—$2 03 @2.05. Corn—No. 3 white, 78H79e: No. 4 white. 74 ©76c: No. 5 white. 72# 74c: No. 3 yellow. 81#82o: No. 4 yellow, 78# 78c: No. 6 yellow. 74^76c; No;. 3 mixed. 77©78c: No. 4, mixed. 73«75c: No. 5 mixed. 71@73c. Oats—53@54c. Rye—$1.48 #1^0. Hay—$2T.00# 27.50. KANSAS CITY. December 7 —Cash: Wheat —l#4c lower: No. 1 hard, 51.77#1..83; No. 2 81.75# 1.82; No. 1 red. $1.99: Noi 2. $1.05. Corn—Unchanged to 1c lower: No. 2 mixed. 75c: No. 2 white. 78# SOc; No. 2 yellow. 80e. Oats—'Unchanged; No. 2 white.

51c; No. 2 mixed. 4#c.

LAFAYETTE. Ind„ December 7.—Wheat

—No. 1. SI.90; No. 2. *1.87; No, 8 $1.84

Corn—New. 67c: No. 4 or better.

TBA—toiS^^^^ffgunpowdar. 40# ■ -Best. $12^0 a do*afc* No. 1. 14?.26; No. 2. *8 00: No. 3, $000;

8 00A 5 8SS

6 60 4 50 ft M

Frir to'medium, under l.SOO Common'to rood bologna ...

CALVR8—

Good to choice veals, under 200 fas • Common to medium veals, under 200 lbs Good to choice heavy calve*. Common to medium heavy

C 8TOClCBR9 AND FEEDING OftWtffTS

6 50# 7 00 6 00# 0 50 6 00# ft (fa ft 00# 0 00 IS 00 to 14 00 0 00# 11 00 7 50 # 0 00

Prime

-her,

feel. *50.00 ; 2x6x10. 18 and 20 feet, $52 50 sis. ztursuszft &st 2X12X10. 18 and 20 feet. $67.50. | '

x-r

82S. clear J *63.60; No.

premiMton fa issue tfakdOQ.OOO in refimdtnc —■ || to *" Site ..g OO^A

OI 1X10. 82$,

Boards—1x4. No. 1 eoffatea.

11 stEiCSv-'t

00: 1x8. 828. clear finish. 5135,00; No

choice

fa*, and up Common to fair steer*. 800 Good to choice •leer*, under 800 lb* Common to fair steer*, under Medium* to good heifer*.... Medium to good cows Stock calves 250 to 400 fas

A nrw Ibw level for prices of lambs for this year and for a long time previously, was reached in the local market on Tuesday, when $9.50 was posted as the top price for young stock. Other good to choice lambs

$125.00; 1 sold at $9.00 to $9.25, and sheep sold common^! from $3.75 down, a decline of 25c

$115.00; common.

8 00# ft 50 • 60# 7 M 7 00#. ft 00

5 501 5 00< 4 004 0 001

and general mortgage hondg, IH.OoiLOOOof j WB.IIOi. £°- * romorix. 5$*.oq ; which would fa used to reimburse”the treaa- i* 1 ®* tmftL, ftt25.ft^Me. l ^com

_ w ... ir*™-, -w--. ^ I ^ finish. $125.00, ury of the roa.i ami for additions and better- moo. 89.00; No. 2 common. $54.00; merits, $31.462 300 to relursl a like amount, ^ 1 1 of par value of prior bond*, and $17,537 .; **4.00. No. 2 common. $58.00.

f<w the purchase of new equipment The Drop Siding—1x6 glear. $94.00. No. 1 Is would be dated Aonl 1, 1019 *nd common, $84 00. No^ 'fi common. $60.00; mature April 1. 195» ^U?8 clear. 588.«)0; No 1 common. $72.00;

The Delaware ft Hudson Railroad Com- No, 1 W-W.

common.

No 5

Company asked permission to $79.00; No. - common. $55.00; 1x3 maple.

■ $210.00; No. 1 common $190.00;

pany asked permisstou to issue common capital stock to the value of $$‘.034,000, to be used to convert $14,451,000 worth of 5 per cent, twenty-year gold bond* issued in 1915. Conversion would be ou ths basis of ten share* of stock for $1,500 worth te~ At the same time the Detroit To Lins Railroad Company asked permission to

Metal Prices.

LONDON. December 7.—Standard copper 130 19* fid: future# £80 2s fid; e spot. £90 futures. £91; tin spot, ; futures. £327 17* «d: lead spot, future*. £26 15s. Zinc spot. £31 15s; YORK. December 7—Copper—

Stewiy: electrolytic, spot and nearby. 13% #

ic , | 0 1 ^' tit 'ii *% twan.m+ . itoiaiwick*

ually unchanged

■Bfa—Finn; spot . v .

lure*. 3625#S0.50c Lead—Quiet; spot. 5.00c. Zinc—Steady; East S tLouis deliv-

ery. spot. 6.15406 30c. *

Oil Rum and ShipmcM*. 9 OIL CITY. Pa.. December 7.—Credit bal ances $6 10 Runs. December 6. 106.923 bar reta; average. 47.073 barrels; shipments. 02.851 barrel*; average. 46.905 barrels.

_ . . tat

$88.00: select select. $94.00

$99,00.

Flooring—1x4 yfcUow pine <

OUNo.

$94. OO; conimon. common.

—ftpot, £

pr fm ,Ut N U .^

No.. 2 common. $155.00

■ Plasters and Finiabss—Stonewall. No

prepared, first coat, doth Noat, 80-lb paper sack A 85c;

100-lb.

sacks. $140; No

o. 1 - ,85c: Ivory I'ory Neat. 1 molding

cloth IM-J

HHMte doth. $120: Poxao stucco, superior piaster pana 80 1b. paper, Superior plaster pans. 80-lb. paper, a ti»: FFP dental plaster pari*, wo* Shingles—6 to 2x16 * A." *8.00

* to 2*10.

2 % xl 8, perfection.

hydrated. 50-tb. paper

barrel.

__ ___ *4 ' .,K.

2xL3. extea^clear. $8.50^ 5 to 2x18. bright

$10.&>.

lame—Finish,

sacks. 65c each.

Mortar for Bricklayers—Nevus, prepared.

104Mb. doth sacks. 70# 00c.

Mortar Colon—Jamestown red, 10-fa,

sacks, 3% #5%c.

Portland Cement—Cloth, a bag,

paper. $1.35.

from Monday prices. Native Sheep sod Iambs.

Good to choice wether sheep.$ 3 50# 3 75 Good to choice ewe sheep... 3 25 ti 3 76 Common to meittum Bleep... 1 00# S 00 Western fed lambs 10 00 down Selected ewe and wether lambs 9 25 # 9 50 Good to choice lambs 9 00 # 9 S5 Common to medium lambs.. 7 00 # 8 50 Bucks, per 100 lb* 2 00 © 3 00

Chicago Live Stock. CHICAGO. December 7 (United States bureau of markets >.—Cattle—Receipts. 12.000: desirable beef steers and butcher she-stoek. strong to higher than late yesterday, mostly 35#50c above last week; bulk native steers. $9.00#12.00; early top. $14.50: bulk cow* and heifers. $5.25*7.50; canaere. mostly $3 75 #4.00. balls, firm; bulk bolognas. $4 65 #5.40: veal calves, lower, quality considered: choice. $10.00 to packers; Stockers and feeders stronger. Hogs—Receipts. 56.000: mostly 25@35e lower than yesterday's average: packing sows off least: top early, one load. $10.10: practical top. *10.00: bulk. *9.60#9.90: pigs. 25#50c lower: bulk desirable 80 to ,130-lb. pigs. $9.25#9ft5. Sheep—Receipts. 22 000: fat lambs, alow, 25# 50c lower; choice native lambs to shippere. $11.50: balk native, *10.75 # 11 J»5 fat sheep. 35c !o»ef; bulk native ewes, $4.00 4.541; feeders, strong: choice feeder lambs. $11.00.

OTHER LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

LAFAYETTE Ind.. December 7.—Cattle— Beet heavy shipping steers. 1.300 to 1.600 $1.65 lbs.. ©50# 10.00; light butcher. 1.000 to 1.250 lbs- *0DO #8.00; common to medium.

r*85Si****«j***-

$8.00; oimmon fine, a barrel. $3.76; ma«ii. lfn "T&C&GE COFFEE—-^Mrs.^ Rohrer *,

ft®,* ’* o. au. ao.oo;n

Mo *% **^°- No. 1%. $2.70. VEGET A K I^ES—-Bo . 2 standard

ftlJ10;iiNo. 2 stan'

standard tomatoes.

^MISCELLANEOUS—Mushrooms. $60.00# 80.00; asparagus tips. No. 1 white. $3.76# 4 00: No. 2% can. medium. $4.25; No. 2% mammoth. $4.70 * 5.00; lima beans. 24b $1.80 # 2.75; hraat 3-lb. *lft5# 1.70; pumpkin, standard, ft-lb. $lJ25#1.3o; galion $2.8503215; string beans, standard. 8-lb.

*1.75 g

riaadmtl pea* *1.46; No. 2

toes. $1.06;, No. 3

standard

TOLEDO

Seed Price*.

December 7.—Clover

cash* 1010, *12.60: 1920 and Decern-

ra *V e * r “' T

1910. $17.25;

March. $12.,

,17.25; 1920 and December. $17.50; a_ - — yv SVya efk, m it, "CriaftMMaa ra n M 4 it ft # $3.45:' 1019. $3.55; December. $3-65: Januarr *3.67%: February. $3.70; March.

*3.77%.

DETROIT. December 17.—Prime red cloverseed. *12.75: Februmry. *12ft0. Alsike— $17.25. Timothy—$8^0. CHICAGO. December 7.—Timothy seed— $5.50#7.00. Clorer seed—$15.00 * 22.00. Selling Sugar Futures by Cominlesion Bones. NEW TORE. Deoember 7.—Raw sugar, quiet at 4%e lor Cuhae. cost and freight, equal to 5T0c for centrifugal. Refined, steady at 8.75#9.00c for fine granulated. Futures opened tower under selling by commisaion bouses, but trade mfareets were on the buying side and pnoes rallied and at midday were about unchanged. Futures closed easy; sales. 4.000 tons. December. 4.76c; January. 4.84c: March. 4.95c: May. 5.06c. .g* Chicago Potatoes Steady. CHICAGO. December 7.—Potatoes steady; recRPts. 73 cars: Northern White, sacked. *160 #1.75 cwti; Idaho Russets, sacked. $2.00 cwti Burlaps Back fa 1915 Level. NEW YORK. Deoember 7.—Cotton goods, dull and firmer in the dry goods market here. Yarns at low juices bring more inquiries from knitters and weavers. Burlaps continue weak irith prices back to the 1915 level. Wool roods qjurt- Uncertainty prevails concerning Suitability of raw silks.

K.°T=5ni^6i5S to - s ’**"* Ci light dovqr mixed. $2^00#25,56; No. 1

clover hay. $26.00 #25 5b.

Corn—No. 2 white. 3 cars: No. 3 white. 2

cars; No. 4 white. 9 eary. No. 5 white. 8 car% No. 1 yelldw, 1 ear; No. 2 yellow. I car: No. 3 yellow. 3 cars: No. 4 yellow. 5 o*rs; No. 6 yellow. 10 cars: No. 6 yellow. 2

pie yellow. 2 cars: No. 4 mixed.

VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

United States visible supply of wheat de-

Details follow:

Last wk. Prev. srk. Lari yaar. Wheat -r .«.127 000« J*» 000 ^ 2*0 900 Corn ..... 4,597,000 6.634.000 1,631.000 Oats 33.103.000 33.961.000 15 848.000 Bye 4.320 000 4.406.00017.304.000 Barley S.olO.OOO 3,287.000 3.084,000 TANK WAGON PRICES. ffftAogBgw-yixMt^M m* » NAPHTHA—Y-. M. ft P. SO 5c a gallaa. riremere 30 5c a galtow: L. ft 8. 34c. GASOLINE—Red Crown. 28.3c a gallon;

Stivsr Flash. 32c a gallon.

bushel (70 lbs.). Oats—

Rye—No.' 2.

daiVde■—White.

*1.41; No.

-Whtat—C* *2.0<T Corn

47e; mixed. 44c. 3, $lft9. |

TOLEDO. December 7,

and December, 52.01: March *2.0(1. Com— Cash No. 2 yellow, odd.,89c; new. 83©; Oats —Cask No/ 2. white, 55#66c. Rye—-Cash, $1.60. Barley—No. 2 caah. 88c. Hay—$1.60. INDIANAPOLIS CASH GRAIN.

—December 7-£-The bids for ca^lot* of grain and hay at the call of the Ir3i»napolis Board ot Trade were: ^ Wbeat-^-No sales. '• ; new No. 2 white. 76% #

cars: sample yellow, a ears: no. 4 mixed. 1 car; No. 5 mixed. 2 qars; sample mixed. 1

car ear. 1 car. Total. 51 care.

Oats—No. 1 white. 1 cm-; No. 2 white, care: sample white. 1 car ' Tv '»- 1 *

JI QJf xk O .

cars.

* v.. Total. 6 cars.

1 timothy 2 care. Total.

PRIMARY MARKETS. [By Thomson ft McKinnon's Wire] —December 7— (000 Omitted) ' ^

RECEIPTS.

Wheat. Corn. Oats. Flour.

Chicago . -j

100

205

Milwaukee .....

Minneapolis , ...

412

Duluth

409

■* ■» »

St. Louis

102

Toledo

Detroit

Kansas City

171

Peoria

Omaha ........ Xl!Ujtl2LI13 polls * . * *

83 3

11 197

Totals 1302

582

Year ago.....

685

844

548 465

SHIPMENTS.

Chicago

!23

Milwaukee

4 .

Minneapolis

146

Duluth , St. Louis J

360

Toledo •

• •

Detroit Kansas City

255

‘9

Peoria

Omaha

Indianapolis

Totals -

931

249

Year ago,.

404

428

CLEARANCES

New York

a • • a

Boston

• a « » » *

a a a a

Philadelphia

......

....

315 437

101 172

Dom.W. 668.000 80.000 25.000 773.000 623.000

Spain’s Sugar Crap, 100.000 Teas. MADRID. December 7.—The sogM harvest of Spain this year will fans, as against of 150.000 tons.

Total Year age

B ■ reach nearly 100.000 the national requirements

(Indianapolis Dealer*’ Selling Pries*! snared OU—A galkm. in brnrel tot*. 94c: boned. 90c. Turpentine—$1 17.

however, for ,

will not b. w a>mplu»l«i ™ m.r” SSSl" ing. according fa legal authorities.

FOR SALE

Stevenson Gear Stock

415.LBMCKE BLDG.

Newton Todd

TfiwTwk fHnMMial Comment; North Da.rpyi. isss. sss of that sort of financial crisis which bears always talk of when things go their way,

American Woolen surplus stock* of auction December

we CITIZENS GAS COMPANY and Common Stock '706 Merchants sell BECKER & OVERMAN Bank Buildm*

New York Tribune

Company will clean ou<

overcoatings by auction December 14; abo°J U t a $1.000.000: fUrther P cJ^g V hMmiIk

m prospect.

Clement (hirti* ft Co!. Chicago—We have I made our dsual inqiiiry concerning the number of ftogs and cattle on the farms of the country. There is heavy loss of hogs m the big corn belt, the average bring 15.3 per cent., or a total loss of 5.6o9.000. The* loss in the other state* was small. For the j country over the fatal loss was 7.074.000. or gasper cent. In the south there was ei general gain ih the number of hear*. The loss in cattle other than milch ooiA waa i 2 500 000 or 6.1 per cent. The corn belt again shows a heavy loss, with an average of 0 per cent., with the south gaining or reporting only alight losses

GARAGEMEN! SHOP EQUIPMENT t • VAN CAMP HARDWARE AND IRON CO.

INDIANAPOLIS '

Phone, Main 54100. ± BasssgFmmmimll ^J£^ **'

% ON SAVINGS and PAID-UP CERTIFICATES

Cash handlers ifea damand fi

pporf better n for some

of Chicago ret

milling demand for wheat than B. time. Kansas City says sold gpore wheat to jnills than on any day on the crop. The Ticker says; Secretary Houston, backed by the solid cabinet, is prepared to light the proposition to revive the Wbr Finance Cor-1 poration in the interest of the farmers. be v { sides the support of most of the Democrats. I The secretary will have the support of those

Assets over

lr$& !ci

$2,000,000.91

155.000.0fi

tinder Stef.

Aoditer^f Mta'

UNION NATIONAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION e*n?tar«» »!Dri5«srts» sn

products, namely, tobacco, lead, wool and mapy oi

icoo. copper, her product* t had the aid

Republicans representing the consuming In tefests of the country, in opposing the proposition. It wiQ be pointed out that the prices of those commodities for which especial government aid is sought have not declined nearly as much aa have some other

rubber,

sod com-

modities that have not'had the aid of such well organised marketing systems as grain

and cotton have had.

Thomson ft McKinnon—Congressmen who want higher prices for wheat and for cotton ftill no doubt receive co-operation from oth- • ere who want to see the industries of the# ' particular district benefited and the result may be legislation creating new and enlarging old credit agenriea. No matter what we may think of the desirability of such legislation. the fact remains that it Will be very bullish for the owner of commodities, and in , tufn enhance the values of the shares of the N companies who own or produce our com- • modi ties. When business has received a ! blow such as wa# administered to the textile 1 industry, it would be unreasonable to expect ( instant recovery, but three Wre signs of sta- i bikiy which precedes real improvement. Then * ■Mi ■ a good thing now to keep an ere I

an. The mere possibtti

legislation would

sa e of cotton.

... bore the re-

cent low prices. This advance has checked the export demand and increased the offerings from the country. Milling demand shows

_ sverfd cents to the pritee oT <»Uon. Wheat prices are about 30c above the

phere movement. ~—— hesitate, three has been

illing demand shows t as yet. Pbssisuffident advance* t southern bemis-

Although the market may

_ too muck encroachment upon our surplus to permit the idea of permanently lower prices. A well-informed friend now in Washington states he is satis fled bills putting tariff on Canadian wheat will probably be disposed of by resolution referring them to tariff committee for Investigation. He states resolution restoring war finance board will pass and is hopeful of results. A Kansas Ci«r distributor wires us: Talked to a dozen targe southern mills last night and all report very light stocks of wheat, with demestic demand for flour much improved. They also report good inquiry

been sold out week than for

TAX EXEMPT SCHOOL BOHDS Free From Federal and Local Taxes $140 0*5,900-', total debt $1,870,000; population 8«,M9; atpprpved by Smlth, RertMiter, Hornbrook ft Smith; *>rice 102 «0 and accrued dividend. yielding 5«i0%. ' *\

'^y 70S ^^ yielding 5%%- T

— i "' 1 "7*' ' * and accrued dividend, yielding 5.40^. BREED, ELLIOTT & HARRISON

Investments for Income. CINCINM MI , CHICAGO

105 N. PennnylvRala St„ ladiaMapotle. DEiTHOIT MINMBAPOLIft

for export flour. More of the Chicago market last

month previous.

OPENING TOBACCO PRICES LOWEST IN SEVERAL YEARS OWENSBORO. Ky.. December 6.—Lowe*t prices in years were quoted at the opening; of the Green river district tobacco market here when 100.000 pounds of dark leaf sold for an average of shghtly less than $5.00 a hundred pounds. Two-thirds of the growers rejected the sale. Lari year'* open ing day prices averaged $22.15 a hundred on a sale of4B35 000 pounds. Farmers and tobacco growers filled the circuit court room in the Daviess county Courthouse in a meeting fa decide what action wiH be taken fa protect this year's crop A committee waa appointed fa devise way* and means to bold their crops until higher prices are offered. All barley tobacco sales were rejected on the first day's market. The price offered averaged 018.95 a hundred. m ■ ■ 530.68 last year.

WAGON WHEAT PRICES.

-December 7-

Indianapolis flour mills ind^grata^elevators

are paying $1 80 few No.

for No. 2 red and $1.7« for

red

grades on their merits.

No. 3 red.

Detroit Beans.

DETROIT. December 7—Beans, immedj ate and prompt shipment, $4 00 (• H-10 a hundred pounds.

THADDEUS R. BAKfiR, Pres. CARL W. BLOOM, Sec’y* J Shafer, Vice-Pres. CHAS. A. GREATHOUSE, Treat. Workmen’s Compensation and Liability Insurance STATE FACTORY MUTUAL INSURANCE

COMPANY

Harae^Mansur Bldg., Indianapolis. An Indiana Company By and For Indiana Employers Embodying the Three Essentials, PROTECTION—SERVICE-LOW NET COST All losses in excess of our premium income are reinsured.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

T%*d«eus R- . . Treasurer W. J* Holliday A Co.. Indianapolia ^^Presldt nt Waamuth-Goodrich Co.. Peru. ’^Ai’ f Preeident the Kennedy CarLiner ft Bag Co., Shelbyville. Dwherty Shrerta. Treasurer American Appliance Co., Indianapollfi. Clyde J. Roach. Secretary National Veneer and Lumber Co., Crotheraville Lumber Co., Indianapolis

Aaron Woltson. Treasurer Kahn Tailoring Go.. Treasurer Homer McKee Co.. Inc., Indianapolia § William i. Shafer, . - President Fahnley ft McCre* Millinery Co.. Indtanapolia Char lea A. <ivca*he»»e. Secretary-Treasurer IJookwal-ter-Bali Printing Co.. Indianapolis , ^ Kftward G. Hoffman? . Sec ret ary-Treasurer The Jour-nal-Gasette Co.. Fort Waynft Rami Porter, President Shelbyville Mirror Works, ShelbyvIUe. ^