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Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
new YORK STOCK MARKET
Shares Again Under Uncertain In
fluences Resulting from Wash
ington Situation.
TRADING Is VERY LIGHT

NEW YORK, March although there
were no, developments during today
short ses sion of the market, stocks again
were under the uncertain influences re-
sulting from the situation at Washington
Trad ng was light TO the point OF utter
apathy, and altogether of professional ORR
gin. Even that element hesitated to as
sumo a definite stand and the net result
which included variable loses and a fow
gains. was due not so much TO fresh
buying or selling as to the usual weekend
settlement of outstanding contracts.
In the first half of the session rev
specialties, chiefly Petroleum, Tobaccos
and Coppers were manipulated to higher
levels, but the balance OF the list failed
to respond to this movement: Later the
market began to drop in all quarters
with special heaViness in seasoned rail-
way shares and some OF the prominent
induStrals. Little remained OF early gains
and the tone a. the close was Irregular
to heavy.
Total sales amounted to 165, 900 shares
General 4 avs OF the day included the
weekly reviews OF the mercantile agen-
c'es. which reported steady forward
moNment in many lines of commercial
enterprise scarcity OF raw materials to
such an extent that It has been found
necessary to withdraw salesmen from the
road because of oversold conditions and
the WIDESPREAD car shortage.
The annual report OF the Corn Products
company showing substantial gains in
income and surplus, offered partial ex-
planation for the recnt activity and
strength Of that stock. and additional
statements Of railways' earnings attested
the n,aintainence Of large tonnage on
Bonds were steady with total sales. par
United States coupon IS advanced u.
registered 3s ard 4s y and Panama cou-
pom IS y per cent on call during the
week.
Number Of sales and leading quotations
on stocks were as follows.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05

the weighty and fair 10 decent kinds OF
lambs. This was the only weak spot Of
the week for wednesday prices were
right back up 20 MONDAYS level, and the
strength was continued Thursday. values
Cclng up about a dime the last two de IS
OF the week. As compared " tithhe close
Of the week. As compared with the close
generally 10c better. Friday prices were
tho highest Of any tin,e this season. bulk
selling around Sli.oo. and top AZ Slt.i5. SO
far no westerns have sold above 81 90.
good to choice $40 ga n rs: iar,bs fair
10 good. tlO60n10s5. lambs. clipped, 81 Is
$1,000. yearlings. fair TO choice light. 81, rs
G9.S5 yearllngs. fair 20 choice heavy.
s. .0Od9 .25 wethers. fair TO choice, s. 500
$50. ewes. good to choice, S.15aS 90;
ewes. fair to good. 81 O0d7. 15.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
Takes Charge of Insurance for the
Bankers Realty Investment Co.

The recent appointment OF Henry IT..
Lowell az manager Of the Insurance de-
partnent OF the Bankers Realty Invest
ment company Is another step in the
broadening OF the business facilities Of
this Omaha million dol ar corporation. for
Mr. Lowell with his many years OF lnsur-
ance experience is exceptionally we'll
equipped TO build up big business for this
companys insurance department
Mr.. Lowell Is we'll known among insur-
ance men all over tho country, by reason
OF his long connection with the Fidelity
and Casualty company Of New York.
where he started as Fidelity examiner
and for whom he acted later as Buffalo
special agent and as special agent for
Indiana at indianapolis.
Later he was the state agent for the
Casualty company OF America and Title
and surety company at Scranton Pa.
still later he was engaged in the general
Insurance business in Chicago. when he
also was the receiver for the Metropolitan
Surety company for Illinois.
Considerable OF Mr.. Lovelrs time IN
former years has been spent also in tho
preparation and installation OF under
writing and accounting systems in large
Insurance offices.
He handled this work for the Northern
Casualty company OF Aberdeen, 8. D.,
for the Kansas City Casualty company OF
Kansas City. Mo. and for various other
companies.
Mr.. Lowell came 10 accept the manage
ment Of the Bankers Realty Investment
company's insurance department after
refusing several positions in the east.
Mr.. Lowell. who is graduate Of the
University OF Michigan class 20, SAYS
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET

oYsTERs-che per gal; Stand
ards. sl:25; selects, sl.b0; small standards
u.i5. Northern. per gal. Standards. uAb;
Se1sSis Union M MsicfsMYsilow fsun9si s' ssO bu: red
$500 bu.: white, $500 bu.
HONEY Comb, GA sectionsl, 2.7b case;
Airline, p e-oz tunlblers, $50 case.
case: fard dates. 12c lb.; stuffed dates.
81 50 box; new figs, u i0-dz.. Soc box,
.PoPcoRN-No. rice. &c lb.; 10 lib.
NuIiTs-Lb.: No. peanuts. raw.
SIC; No. /. roasted Sc; peanuts, Jumbo.
raw. sssc; peanuts. Jumbo, roasted. s,fc;
Jumbo l7l1c: mixed nuts. isc.
TIsH-Fresh, per 70. Catfish. lCc; hali-
but lac; faimon sac; red snapper. lac:
founders. isc. Frozen. per ib: Hailbut,
lie; herring. btsu6c; trout, iac white, SO
l0c; salmon. s6pl0c: plckerel, edSc; pike.
KiSpered. per is. salmon. ioc; FinnSn
haddea, i2c.
cELGRY-Per doz, mammoth, aOc; me-
dirm. eoc; small. 4sc.
ECCS-isc.
CIIEEsE-Imported Swiss. lsc: domes-
tic, stc. block. 2sc; twins. 2Oc: daisies. 20c
tripets. 2Oc: young America, 22c; blue,
label brick, 2ic; limburgcr. S2c; imported
French Rocuefort. 5sa
BUTTER-No. ! creamery IN cartons,
s5c; No ?. soc: In tubs Soc
PogLTRsonS; ;,s,.e l.s rSUstsrS Sess ssS;
geese l9lkc; turteys i7dfisc per pound
BEEF CUTS. No, / ribs. i,c; No, Z ribs
] i7&c; No ribs. 1aAc; No 1 loina, 22ci
No, loins, 90ihc; No 3 loins, iSHc; No
chuckH, i0kc; No. chucks, loc: No.
chucks. A%c No. rounds, fS5ke No.
/ rounds, i3hc; No. 3 rounds, lSc; No.
, plates. ec; No. plates, sac: No. 8 plates
\ Shc.
FRuITs-oranges: sunkist. sls. SOS
s2.2 box: Sunkist. l26s 500 box: lies
fSss, S24s. $40 tcx: 96s. iOs, 2.Tb box lr0s
s32b box; a0cs, 2i6s, 25Os. IS 10 OK. Lemons
Golden Bowl SO0s, 2d0s, $500 box, silver
Cord, $3.50 box. Grapefruit: ais, s276 box
5ls. S.2b box; sos. tS7B box 46s. $500 box
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET
Quotations of the Day ON Various
Commodities.

Quotations of the Day on various
CommodIties.
NEW YORK. March 4.-FLOUR-Mar-
ket steady; spring patents, s6.00Qp6O.
Wheat, spot market barely steady; NO
durum, si.32A; No. 2 hard Sl.2IA;
No. ]. northern. Duluth. sl3GS.. and No.
I, northern, Manitoba, N.H, Z. o. b., New
York, Futures, easy; May, N2l
CORN---spot, firm No. yellow, $50
PROFESSIONALISM firm; mess. s2i %.
family, s2i. .5002s.O0; short clears. $50. .00q
q. 80. Beef, steady. mess. Sl700Wl7b 10;
family. sis.Soglg.5O. Lard, firm; middle
fIAY-Firm; No. 1, si.27hai,io; No. 2,
u .20ft1. .e5; No. 3, s1003iO5
HoPsnsteady: state. common to
HIpEs-firm; Bogota. s2eesci Central
America, a2i4c.
LEATHER-Flrm; hemlock firsts. ssa
34c: seconds. 32d33c
TALLoW-Firm; city. she; country. 81
dsc; special, 9hc.
CHEESE Irregular: receipts, 1880
boxes state. whole milk. flats, held, col
ored specials, lsc; white. INC; colored.
POULTRY steady; market unset
tied, but some sales reported as foliows'
Chickens, i6fD17c; fowls. 1I5hGp1Shc: tur-
keys. 20ff25c. Dressed, duh and weak
chickenst l7a20c; fowls l4'Fqisc; tur-
"Ts1i BUTTER%Firn, 1gsfye, receipts. 7.74s tubs;
creamery extras. 36A6lsSc: firsts, 34h6f
Sc. seconds. al1kff34c.
EGCs-Unsettled; receipts, ,9Oi cases;
fresh 0athored extraa. 2ff52bc: extra
flrsts. 2sIsc; firsts. 22Q2sc. seconds, 2iQ
2lhc.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
PORTER IN REAL ESTATE
BUSINESS ON OWN ACCOUNT

Goorre T. Porter. associated with the
Payne & slater company for eight years.
hes covered his connection with that
can,rany and has gone into the real es-
ia.n- business for himself. He has leased
offce space from the American Security
company. Seventeenth and Douglas
STREETS. and will be agent for Its rental
densrtment. The management and care
of rental property win be given special
attention. as that branch Of the real ea-
tate business has been Mr.. Porter's spe-
ciaitS. He says the rapid growth of the
apartment house class OF investment in
Omaha within recent years has made
the rental department OF the real estate
huslness an important cne and requires
special knowledge 20 set satisfactory re-
suits for the property owners.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
REALTY men HEAR
ABOUT THE BONDS
Powell Tells Of the Need Of Voting
for Money to Improve
Country Roads.
MANY ORGANIZATIONS IN FAVOR

The proposed s.. 100 600 good roads bonds
for Douglas county is important said
Clarke a. Powell in his talk before the
Omaha Real Estate exchange Wednesday,
first because II gill be forerunner OF
putting Nebraska on the man IN the
matter Of good ROADS We stand very
low at present IN the matter OF good roads
third from the last. In fact"
Mr. Powell reviewed the history Of the
agitation for this good roads bonds and
gave some figures as TO cost Of paving
certain roads Among the important mat
tors 20 be considered. he pointed out. are
who shall be responsible for the spending
Of this money? In whose hands shall It
be nut? What kind OF material shall ne
used. and where II shall be spent7
we feel that the forty miles Of mae
adam road now In Douglas county should
first be torn up" he said, that as much
az tho material should be used as possible.
but that this should be replaced with Wit
rifed brick set on a concrete base. This
forty miles would cost approximately
ssoo.ooo
Believes in Brick.
''rhera Is no longer any question about
g." continued Mr.. Powell. ''vitrified brick
Is NNe Nnuk WIFI NtANH 10 HANNf ANt NhN
fnscadam IL failure II il costing about
$500 year now 10 keep these old mac
adam roads in repair and what have wei
They are never In shape. On the other
hand. VIC have several strips OF vitrified
brick paving in Omaha in good shape to-
day and laid down twenty-five years
ogo"
Mr.. Powell contended the thing to do
N...lNa Am
lie hello there is no use waiting for n
state aid bill II we get that eventually,
~ thiry-four states now nave, It will
then be all right 10 use the state aid In
connection with the expenditure OF the
unspent portion OF the bond issue Il Is
proposed to vote. and in connection with
the expenditure Of the unspent portion
OF future moneys for road building. but
tnat the taxpayers can 'ose nothing by
voting this bond now and beginning the
work
The Cost.
lie figured that the increase in taxes
20 the county would be $4,000 a year,
which would be the interest on the bonds
ut ~ per cent This would mean an in
crease OF IN mills or % cents on 5000.
IF the bonds are 20 be retired In thirty
years" he said. at would take mill
more. or a total Of 80 cents on $1,000"
The good roads committee OF the Com
rnereial club favors the bond issue. The
Auto club Is In favor of II. Mr.. Powell
saya the farmers Of the county have been
sounded out on the matter and found to
be In favor Of II, and an effort IL being
made to ret as many as possible OF the
representative organizations in the city
and county TO 20 on record favoripg II
before the bonds must be voted upon
The Real Estate exchange voted TO
make a consideration Of this question a
epeeial order OF business at the next
meeting
II Is proposed TO submit tho bonds at
chs time the statewide primary election
ls held April Is.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05

NEW YORK. March 4--COFFEE-
There appeared to be very few buyers in
the market for coffee futures heer today
and prices broke rather sharply under
scattering liquidation for a little selling
OF local trade interests The world s
visible supply statement showed big de-
crease. but attracted little attention as
the figures were considered largely a
matter of estimates, and the selling here
may have been promoted by the decline
in the rate OF RIO exchange on London.
July contracts sold off to 1850 and Sep
tember to S02c. with the general list clos
Ing at a net loss OF IL TO 15 points. Sales,
9.790 bags March. 7.T0c; April, 7Tc; May,
7.s5c; June. 1900. July 7Aic; August, 79Sc
September, S02c; October, SO5c; NoYem-
Spot coffee. quiet Rio Is, SsSc; Santos
Is, 10ikc. The few cost and freight offers
received here from Brazil were reported
to be at about unchanged prices,
The official cables reported an advance
of 70 reis at Rio. with Santos unchanged,
and Rio exchange 5-S2d lower.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
Prices ON Board of Trade.


CHICAGO, March 4.--Wheat declined in
value today, influenced to a considerable
degree by prospects that the government
crop report from Washington next week
would show liberal reserve holdings were
still in the hands of farmers. The mar
ket closed steady, but 1suSSc to &c lower,
with May at S1.13AG113%, and July at
81. .10lk Corn finished sc off to six
tenth up, and oats down hdhc 70 Nc up.
In provisions, the outcome was gain OF
&c to 15c.
English buyers in particular seemed to
attach much Importance to the assumed
tearish regarding the amount of farm
reserves in the United states. Tenn
porarily. export demand appeared TO have
Great Britain were relying on continued
good sized arrivals at Liverpool as the
British admiralty was operating 1870 re-
QUESTIONED ships
United States visible supply report
counted against the wheat bulls during
the last part of the day. In this con-
IL any s. gns Of relief We're yet IN sight
as to railroad embargoes at the seaboard.
Favorable weather for the domestic
crop, movement eased the corn market
and also did rains in Argentina. Some
what improved eastern demands, how
ever, led TO a subsequent rally.
Trade in oats was almost entirely OF
a local character. sympathy was shown
for the bearish action of other cereals
Higher prices on hogs carried mp provi-
sions The huying was large'y specula-
tive, and was headed by traders in grain
Chicago Cash Prlces-Wheat; No. 2 red,
nominal: No 3 red, nominal; No. hard,
S114iA; No. hard. 81 .O9lkd1 II. Corn:
No. yellow, nominal: No. yellow, soc
No white. 6SI4d6S19c. Oats: No. 3
white, 4O8t 6I4lStc &c y standard, nominal. Rye,
nominal. Barley. 6ld69c, Seeds: Tim
othy, 81 soar 90: clover $40 .OOd20. 90. Pro-
visions; Pork. $40 .506i20.30 lard, $40. IS;
ribs, S11 371S61l.75.
BUTTER-Higher, creamery. 26l9dS5c.
EGGS - lower receipts. 9,403 cases
firsts, 192id20c: ordinary firsts. 19c; at
mark, cases included. 19d2Oc
PoULTRY-Alive, higher; fowls, 16lso;
springs Ike
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET
Bulk Of Wheat Sales Are Of the
Hard Winter Variety at I'm
changed Prices.
FAIR DEMAND FOR MIXED CORN

OMAHA. March 4. 1915
Receipts Of all grains continued light
today and there was a fair demand for
everything on the list.
The bulk Of the sales Of wheat were Of
the hard winter variety and were made
at prices ranging from unchanged to a
cent higher
The bulk Of the corn sold at Yesterdays
prices, there being a pretty fair demand
for the mixed corn.
oats were rather irregular, prices rang
Ing from nc lower to l15c higher.
The receipts Of tbs cereal We're very
light and the cash demand was quite ac-
tive.
Rye was strong, ruling from nc to ic
higher and barley sold at practically un-
changed prices
Clearances were: Wheat and flour
equal to 196.000 bushels: corn, lOo,WO
bushels. oats 372 900 bushels.
Liverpool close: Wheat unchanged TO
II higher. corn, I'D higher.
Primary wheat receipts were i.223,0O bu.
and shipments 10000 bu., against re-
ceipts of 455 0C0 bu and shipments or
4g9, 900 bu. last year.
Primary corn receipts were S22,WO hu
and shipments 547 900 bu., against re-
ceipts OF $4,000 bu. and shipments OF
Gi3. coo hu. last year
Primary oats receipts were 10000 bu
and shipments 10000 bu., against re-
ceipts Of 667 coo rbu. and shipments Of
1.1i4,000 bu. last year,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
OMAHA MEN ARE NOTED
FOR THEIR LOYALTY

The Omaha real estate men have the
reputation OF being the most loyal to the
National Association OF Real Estate Ex-
changes OF any body OF realty men in
the country. c. r. Harrison brought
hack this cheering word from Pittsburgh.
where he spent some days with officials
Of the national association.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
DIsPosiT1oN-EAD.
Total receipts


CATTLE-There were no cattle OF any
consequence In sight this morning, but
Tor the week receipts amount to, $3.50
head, 1,4s3 smaller than last week and
The market from a seller standpoint
has been I'm splendid condition. The de-
mand has been active and prices have
steadily worked higher until at the close
OF the week killing cattle are 25d40c
higher than last weeks close. This
means that IL Is the highest that It has
peen any time since December OF last
stockers and feeders have firmed up
and they are around 25c higher for the
Quotations on cattle: oGod to choice
beeves, $.5Od9O0; fair to gooo beeves
sSOOQ8.25; common to fair beeves, $7.OO6
good to choice COWS. ss5odS7. 90: fair 'GH; to
cows, a.5Ops.5O; good to choice feeders.
common to fair feeders, s6.OOd7 20: good
to choice stockers. N.75dS.1O; stock heif-
ers: sS,SSg7. So; .dtos stock COWS, S.7Sges75;
1000; bulls. stays. etc. s5.25eD6.75.
HoGs-The days arrivals were very
light only about eighty-six cars, or 6,400
head. being reported. The run this week
days total OF 6s.7S2 head. being 1900
smaller than last week and 2o.000 lighter
than two weeks ago. but larger than for
the same week last year by 5000 head.
Shipper purchases, while not very large.
accounted for a fair share of the ex-
tremely moderate supply, and were at
loo higher than yesterday. As high as
$3.50 was paid for choice hogs, this price
being n dime above yesterdays high fig
ure and the highest paid since 1914. A
good share of the shipper hogs was
bought at S. S706lS.S5.
Prices today are generally higher than
0t any time last year. and except in the
case OF some OF the lights show a full
SOC gain over week age. Disorimina-
tions against common underweights have
previous time this year. There has been
from ten TO twenty-five loads of lights
left nearly every day. and since the mid
die OF the week the market on these
kinds has shown no advance whatever,
being In many cases not over 25c higher
than last Saturday, and a very mean.
sticky affair at that.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05

NEW YORK. March t.-cOTToN-spo
q9ssst meqns stsss ap1Ses aneSsa no sales
ll.35: May, ii.53c; July. lille. October
~ osc. December, l2.06c.
Futures closed very steady. March,
y f7c: May, ii.65c: July. ii.62c; October,
u HSc. December. II lac.
The cotton market closed showing net
g. ins Of from TO points for the day.
LIVERPOOL. March A-COTTON-Spot
easier: good middiing. g. iOd middlinE.
iSd. low middling. 7.i9d; sales. 500 bales
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle stendy-Hoss weak-sheep
steady.

cepts, ao head market steady; native
beef steers. S7.2Jd9 TO-, western steers,
T10dS25; stockers and feeders, S575G7 80.
11.25.
HOGS-Receipts. 1900 head: market
weak, at sc 10 i0c advance bulk OF sales.
&9Od910: light. IS 65d9.15 mixed $3.50
3 2O' heavy. &65n9.20; rough. $S65dS 50;
pigs 81 25GlS. .35
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts 1000
head marFet steady. wethers. s. 20dS 81; ;
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05

ST. LOUIS. March 4--CATTLE--Re
ceipts $50 head; market steady; native
beef steerk, 81. J0fl950; yearling steers and
heifers sS.5069.50; cows, $5.00Gp7. %; stock
ers and feeders. S0.50d7.75; southern
see; native calves, s6.OOd11O co.
HOGS-Receipts, 5000 head market
higher; pigs and lights, $4,000 10. mixed
ff9.&
SHEEP AND LAMBS-No receipts
market nominal wethers Ss.00d10.O 90:
lambs, 80 O0011. 40: ewes, Sc. 6061S. 10.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
Kansns City LIvc stock Marlet.

KANSAS CITY, March 4-CATTLE-
Receipts. 200 head market steady prime
fed steers, ss.75d9. 20; dressed beef steers.
Si.T6f1S65. western steers. S.40dSS5,
stockers and feeders. S. 50ds60: bulls.
s.. 500O7 90; calves. S8506D11.00.
HOGS-Receipts, 5000 head; market
higher; bulk OF sales, IS. $4,000; heavy
SS.95d9.1 10; packers and butchers, $3.50
800; light $S.O0dS.90; pigs, SI.25dS.5O.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 900
head: market steady; lambs. $40 60d11 10;
yearllngs, ss.25110O0; wethers, N.15dS 40:
ewes 81 256fS.OO
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
= GARinT RECEIPTs.

These sales were reported today: -,
wheat-No. 2 hard winter; / car. $l.OS1a'
2,5 car, SoS. 10 hard winter !, GS,t eass, ssi
cars, S1O3; ] car, s1.O2h I car, Slo2' 81 no 90
car 99izc: cars, 99c Sample hard win,
ter. / car s6c; car, 76c. No mixed
Rye-No 4. car s25sc
Corn-No. 4 white, cars, 62iRc. No,
white. / car. sic; cars 60c; ! car ,o'yc Sgc
1-3 car. CSC Sample white. car, 4o1sc;
No. 4 yellow, l car. Sc No. yellow
car. 6Slhc; 8 cars, SOC. Sample yellow,
car, 55c: cars, SIC No. 3 mixed. car.
65c: car. 64c. No. 4 mixed, car @bsc;
car, 6sAc;. car, sSc; s cars; s2Se;
car. 6lc 2 cars 60c; I car; CSC; i car
5S1kc: 6 cars. 5Sc: 1 car. 57lzc. No mixed.
car. 56c; cars. 55c; Sample mixed noIf'
car (wheat mixed, e2c; ] zcs car, "1Hc'
Oats-No. white, cars 4Ohc; 2-S car
4Oc. No 4 white, l car. 40tHc; cars, 4oc
| Sample white. 1 car. S9c. 2 cars, S6lRc
Omaha Cash Prices-Wheats No z hard ai,c
! No. Z hard, 9sItcd$l .O1 No spring 81 %
| al. .12; No. spring, 81 .02d1 .10 NO. z du'
| rum, 81. .O2G1 .04; No. durum. 81 .OOdl ~
sample, 70d9Sc. Corn: No. 3 white 64q
5SGs1c; No. 6 white, 55@5se; No yellow
! 66G67c; No. 4 yellow, 64h@65e; No; yel
| low, 621kd64c: No. yellow. 59d6S12c; No
| 3 mixed, 64d65c; No mixed, 62m64l5c: n o
mixed, 51@631Ac; No. mixed, bi1sq66c
! 0T42ifc: standard AdAlEc: No. 3 white
900 OIkc; No. 4 white 391aqi0lkc. Barley
! Mating 57d60c: No. / feed, 52g54c. Rye
! No. 2. S4dS5c; No. g. SSGS4c.
Chicago closing prices L iurnlsnea Is ,rair dhe
brokers, s15 South Sixteenth St. Omaha:
| GrficIeI Omen 4 HighI Low Close. Yes'y
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
REPRESENTATIVE sales:

run OF sheep and lambs was Just fair
Monday supplies were not hurdensome
and the market held fairly even keel
run of the week was here. and after
paying steady prices for the gooe handy
weight lambs buyers demanded and in
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
81. Joseph Live stock Market.

ST. JOSEPH. March 4-CATTLE-Re
eeipts. 200 head; market steady; steers
81 5Oa9.5o; cows and heifers, S45OdS so;
calves, $6. O0dp10. Is.
higher top, 800; bulk of sales. $3.50
SHEEP AND LAMBS - No receipts
market nominal; lambs, 81. .50lD11 90.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
sugar Market.

NEW YORK. March 4.-.sUGAR-Raw.
firm; molassea. i5oc; centrifugal, Sic;
futures was quiet, hut prices were a
little lower under scattered weekend
liauidation closing unchanged TO points
lower. Nav. 4.39c; July. 449c; Septem-
Der, 45sc December 44sc.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
Minneapolis Grain Market.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, March A.
WHEAT-May. S1.13isd1 .l9l[: July. 81. 12SS ;
cash. No. l hard. $1.l9i4 No. northern
H.13#@117&; No. 2 northern. $1,000
1.l4&.
BARLEY-60d67c
RYE--S7dSSibc
RRAN-Sl7. .50d1S25
coRN-No. 8 yellow, 75d76c.
OATS-No ( white S92. eI40i4c
FLAXSEED-s2.sll .sllka2. .S4iR.
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Lnndnn stnclr mnrr,.,.

LONDON. March 4-President Wilson's
victory in congress made American Sc
business was principally confined to
sales to the treasury. United States
Steel sharesl were in good request
SILVER--Bar 27d per ounce.
MONEY-4641A per cent
DISCOUNT RATES-Short bills, 51k per
cent; three months, So per cent
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nrv Good. MmrIret.

NEW YORK, March 4-DRY GOODS
Cotton goods markets were steady, but
more quiet today. Yarns were steady.
Wool Foods markets were firm with a
fun demand. Linens were firm and
higher. Burlaps were higher; knit goods
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
Hank cIearinEs.

OMAHA. March A-Bsnk clearinEs TOR
Omaha today were tigll 81. 66 and Tor
fhe corresponding day last year 81 g72 :
ending today we're s2s 9s6 09S a. and FOR
ne corresponding week last year s22.sl6. :
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05

SIOUX CITY, Ia, March 4.--CATTLE-
Receipts, 600 head
steady; heavy. sSF06e 80; mixed, sss56
so: light, $s.SJ9s,e5; bulk OF sales, $3.50
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Recelpts, 900
head.
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stuck an Sirht.
Clearing House HANK statement.

NEW YORK. March 4.-The statement
of tho actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust companies for tho week
excess of legal requirements This is M,
Increase OF =. 52l. $50 over last week. The
statement follows: