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Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

HogS--The hog run was, comparatively
spea king. only fair, arrivals of EOS cars
or $4,000 head being the smallest for u
Wednesday in more than month SO tar
this week supplies have been blbl6 head,
which IL Il, 900 short Of last week aud lI'ooo
lighter than two weeks ago, but gam OF
nearly 5000 head over the corresponding
,eriod a year ago. This is this smallest
three days run that has been here since
four weeks ago.
Shipping demand was very urgent again
ihis morning. outsiders buying freely from
The outset and packers, who again needed
hogs, could do little but follow any pace
The order buyers yset. Very bullish wires
were received from outside points and while
some Of the sales made on first round were
not called over l5c. higher than yesterday
average, prices were showin- nat quarter
galns over yesterdays general market by
The time tho bulk Of the offerings started
TO change hands.
Up to the time the last train or two got
in prices were as good as ever, but on the
extreme close both shippers and packers
we're filled up and tho market died down
some OF the last hogs sold nickel or so
below early prices. and at noon a rev ears
weres I'LL in hrst hands, bids having been
withdraw altogether The average trade
was around a quarter higher despite the
weakness on the close. The bulk Of the
hogs sold at s12.'O@i26o, with severh
loads of the good heavies up 10 sl2.sb. To-
davis prices are all by far tho highest evei
raid here, the top being a fiat quarter above
Inc high mark yesterday, which was W
10 that time the best ngure ever recorded
here.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
Two Plead Guilty After
Takinu Up Time of Court

The wheels of justice wasted a half
day of energy in district court Tues
day afternoon.
John W. Garlin and Ernest Wright
bound over from police court on
charges of larceny from the person,
had asked for separate trials. The
law accorded them the privilege.
Garlin was put on trial first, The
state submitted its evidence Tuesday
morning, police testifying that Garlin
and Wright were the men who held
up James HOBBY on December 20,
1916, and robbed him of $40.
Wednesday morning both defend
ants appeared before Judge Sears and
asked to be allowed to plead guilty.
They were each sentencedi to from
one to seven years in the state peni-
Tertiary.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
OMAHA GENERAL MARKET.

Poul;ry-Ltye. BroiIers. IN to Q lbs.
30c; 2 to az lbs, zoe; hens. l8c; springs
zoe; stays under lbs lac; old ROSTERS
l2c; geese, 1ic; ducks, 16c; turkeys, over
s lbs, zoe; less than 8 lbs, half price; ca
pons, over 0 lbs. 24c and under, zoe; gum
cas-, 26c; squads, $3.50 to $500 per dozen.
Butter-ChUlce creamery 40c
Eggs-Fresh, No. l. case. $1,000; No. 2
fresh. $3.50: orax. case. $3.50.
Cheese quotations by urau Co.:
Cheese-E1tra fancy domestic Swiss. &c;
olock SWISS, Sac; twin cheese, 2bo: tripi y1a
blue label bric. 24c: limbu::ger, use: New
York white -27c; Roauefort. csc.
Wholesale Prices Of Beef Cuts-Ribs No.
l. 2lhc; No. 2, zoe; No. 3, 1Shc. Loins;
No. /, 25hc; No. 2. 2ic; No. 3. lShc.
Chucks: No. 1, 14Ac; No 2, lac; No. g.
13hc. Rounds: No. /, l6Ac; No, 2, lShc;
No. 3. lac. Plates: NO. l, l2bci NO. o.
llhc; No. 3, lie.
Mammoth celery. per dozen. Doc
Frozen Fish-H9libut, coast frozen, lbtsc
lb.: Salmon Falls, lac ID; Salmon Silver. 1sc
h.. Croppies, &c ID; Trout lie lb.; Cat
fish, large. lie h.. Alaska Sablefish. loo lb
Smells lie h.; Whiting, skinned, 13hc;
rounds Sc Ib Pike. yellow, dressed, 10 rounds,
lSc h.; Plckerel, dressed, II &c; round, s1hc
b.; Tile Fish lie h.; Herring. round. 71ac ID
Herring, pan frozen, dressei, Shc h.
Whitefish, dressed. medium. 1bc ID; dressed,
large, 20c b. dressed, Jumbo, 26c ID: round
small, lie h.
Fresh Fish-Catfish. 20c h.; Halibut, zoe
b.; SALMON, market; Barracuda, lie lb:
snan Mackerel Ice h.: Rock Cod, lac lb
black Bass, large, zoe lb.; Black Bass
order size 25c Ib.; Black Bass, small, 1sc
III. Red snapper. tic h.; Founders, lie
III Cotif,sh, eastern, loo Ib. Bluefish, med
,,n, 1sc In
a,,,ahaa Salt and spiced Fisb--Smobed
white Chubs l4c Ib,: Kippered Salmon, 1Sc
IN Finnan Haddie, lie lb: Cod Fish, 12c
W., NJ. Pnr,tan Cod. 1shc lb.; Pollock. snc Id.
WxKK Herring 40 lbs. s3,b5; 10 lbs, 81. 90
49, IN ~ hox sI7b: 100 to box. $50
I pioa'eis, ~ "a ono ~ Wbitsf,sh. No / "a
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

New York. Feb. 81. -Coffee--With to-
morrow holiday and Friday the first OF
March notice day, there was renewal of
hearth months liquidation in the market
for coffee futures during today's trading.
The opening was unchanged to 0 points
lower and after some little early ir-
regularity prices eased off. with March SELL
Ing down to 7.s4c or into new low ground
for the movement. Much of the liquidation
was In the way Of switching from March TO
later deliveries. but there also seemed to
be some selling % ate months by trade In
terests and the general list worked about Q
TO Q points net lower with December selling
at s.46c. The close was at practically the
low point showing a net loss OF IT, points.
Sales, including switches, $4,000 bags; Feo-
ruary and March. 792ci April, sole; May.
slic; July, s1sc; July, s.?Sc; August. sale,
September. s.s6c: October, S.S9o. November,
s. isc: December, S.4Gc; January, s.b0c.
Spot, noininaily unchanged; Rio. Ia, Toe,
santos IA, IOhc. 1t was reported thar
santos 49, and Is were offered In tho cos,
and freight market at s,7Sc London credits,
neutral steamers and Santos Is, andis were
offered at e.70c American credits.
Owing to the holiday no official quota
tions we're received from the Brazilian mar
kets.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
Must Serve Old Sentence
And the New One as Well

William Banks, serving one-year
sentence in the st; tie penitentiary for
forgery, was paroled last December
to NJ. Andr essen. ;dult probation Off
Ger. He violated his parole and was
brought before Judge Sears on a
charge of breaking and entering. The
Judge sentenced him to one year in
the state bastile on the latter charge
and ordered that he be compelled to
serve an additional year on the old
charge of forgery
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.
Quotations Of the Day on Various Leading
Commodities.

Quotations Of the Day on various Leading
Commodities.
New York, Feb 2l.-Flour-Firm.
Wheat--spot, easy; No. 2 hard. $2.06h !;
No. northern, Duluth, s2.l7h; No. north
ern, Manitoba, ;2.12li, T. o. b.. New YORK.
Corn-spot, easy; No. Q yellow, ELISA, C.
(. t., New York.
oats-spot, strong; standard, 7687sc,
Hides-Firm; Bogota, 44c; Central Amer
lea. 43c.
Hay-steady; No !. s1.15: No. Q. $1,000
LOS; No. 3, 90Q95c; shipping, 7OGsoo.
Hops-steady; state. common to choice,
1916 3s@44c; 1915, SQ10c; Pacific coast,
1916, ll0l3c; 1915, s@10c.
Hides-Firm; Bogota, 44c; Central Amer
lea. 43c.
Leather-Firm; hemlock flrsts. SIC; Sec
onds, 55c.
Provisions-Pork. strong; mess, &33.bo q
24.oO; family 334.00@35.O0; spot clear $500
q35.5O. Beef. firm; mess. $4,000 1900;
family, 326.OoI2s.o0. Lard. steady; middle
west. sl740@l760.
Tallow-Firm; city, IL Nc, nominal couh-
try, llh@12c; special. 12c
Butter-Irregular: receipts, 24.s14 tubs;
creamery higher than extras. A04i Nc;
creamery extras (s2 score). 45hc; hrsts'
3sh q 43c: seconds. 1914 937hc.
Eggs--Irregular: receipts. 7,7Ss cases
fresh gathered extra firsts, 47c; firsts, 46h C.
Cheese-Receipts. 2.2o2 boxes: state, held
specials. 2SQ26Ac; state, average fancy
26h @26%c
Poultry-Dressed, quiet; chickens, lSG2sc
fowls, IS O. 4c; turkeys, 2oG34c. Live weak
chickens, zoe; fowls. ale; turkeys not
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
RotarianS Hanker Now
To Go to HuIa-Hula Land

Just back from a trip to Hawai-,
Robert Trimble of Trimble Brothers,
told the Rotary club at noon all about
his journey, the palm trees, Waikike,
and all the hula maidens and made
them all want to go there at once.
Don Foster, who halls from the
reservation country of South Dakota,
as visitor gave short and inter-
esting talk on the rapid development
in South Dakota and pointed out how
this was an aid to Omaha, because
Omaha was the logical market point
for all that territory.
Jim Allen was chairman at the
luncheon.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

sheep--.rho general tone in the lamb
trade showed continued improvement this
morning, and under tho influence OF more
Urgent buying demand and just fair supplies
prices advanced 10Gl5c. Buyers were all
out early looking around and traders got
down to business In good So sen, the big
end OF the offerings having changed hands
before II o'clock.
Buyers were still fighting weight, and
heavy lambs were drnggy, sellers being una
l,le to get action on their weightiest stun
until bulk Of the handy weights had been
cleaned up Most of the desirable handy
fed westerns sold around s1t2b, with few
MS high as SASS, and light westerns made
top Of s1l.45. Light Mexicans came
within a nickel Of the record for the yards
and brought the days extreme top, when
they sold at Sass There was q sprinkling
Of the weishty kinds down to 1890 and
under.
Quotations on SHEEP and lambs! Lambs,
light and handy. sl4.io@1+65; lambs, heavy.
sis76Qiti5: lambs, clipped. Si.5oG1a7b:
lambs, feeders, sls,oo@l425: yearlings,
good 10 choice, s1276@is.6o; yearlings, fair
10 good. si1.bo@12,7b: wethers, fair to
choice, si0.5o@il.76; ewes. good to choice,
sil.260Il.50; ewes. fair to good. $4,000
ii.gs; ewes. plain to culs. s7.oo9s6o.
penraaenta tiye sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
No Sessions of the
Public Schools TODAY

Children of the public schools yes
terday observed the birthday ami
versary OF George Washington. Kin
dergartners cut hatchets out of paper
and the older pupils received more
lasting impressions of the man who
was First in war, first in Peace and
first in the hearts of his countrymen."
School sessions will not be held
today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
CARLOT RECEIPTS.

These sales were reported today:
Wheat--No. 2 hard winter: car sl,s+;
cars $l.sS No. hard winter: car
sl.82h; Q cars, f1.82. Sample hard winter:
2-6 car. si.7o. No 4 mixed: l car, $3.50,
Sample mixed: car $3.50.
Barley-No. I; 1 car, 3l.12a l car, t1.12
No. l feed: ] car, S1.0S. Sample: / car, 81.
Corn-No. white: cars, csc; No. 2
yellow: | cars, 95Ac: cars, 9bhc No.
yellow: 1 car, a5hc; Z cars. 96Ac: 30
car. 96c. No. yellow: car, sbc. No. :
mixed: car tshipper's weights) e5ac; )
cars, 9bhc. No. mixed: l car, 95kc; 7
cars, 95c. No. 4 mixed; car, csc; car,
94%c.
Oats--No. 2 white: car, CSC: 1 car, 57%o.
Standard; l car, 66hc. No. white: cars,
SEC: No. 1 white: l car. SIC; 1 car, 55%e.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
He Married Parents of
Groom Thirty Years AGO

Miss Leona Ryan, daughter Of VIII
liam Ryan, and Mr.. Howard Rugg,
both of Council Bluffs, were married
by Rev. Charles w. Savidge Tuesday
at $50 at 20l6 Poppleton avenue, the
residence of the groom's sister, Mrs.
c. A. Trego.
Rev. Mr.. Savidge married the
groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
NJ. Rugg, thirty years ago, here in
the city of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
Cotton Market.

New York, Fec. 2l,--Cotton--Future
opened steady; March. 1910: May, 1890;
July. is.tlc; October, 1890; December.
l6.03c.
The cotton market closed steady at a net
ADVANCE of to 1b points.
Cotton futures closed steady; March,
1s. zoe; May, :6.37c; July. 1890; October,
5000; December, l6.l6c. Spot, quiet; mid
ding, 1890.
Liverpool, Feb. 21,--Cotton--spot steady;
good middling, 1i.e2d; middling, ll.l2d
low middling, i0.9id Sales, 1000 bales.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

clears advanced 15c, quoted at 1875; other
grades unchanged
Barley-s4c a tl.e3.
Rye-S1.43d1A.
Bran-$33. 00a34,00
Wheat--May. $3.50; July. s1.7ah Cash:
No hard, sl.9OQl.si; No. northern. sls2
SIss; No. northern, sl.7s91.87.
Corn-No. 3 yellow. Sl.00h @1.o2.
Oats-No. 3 white, 66h 957hc
Flaxseed-s2.77h 92s3h.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
Kansa. City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Feb. 2I.-Cattle-Receipts
$500 head; market steady to strong: prime
fed steers. sll.on@f1.7b: dressed beef steers,
S?.00@1I 90; western steers, s8.00Ql1.3b
cows. s6.b0G9.50; heifers, F.Oo9ll.oo;
stockers and feeders. &72bd10.2b: bulls,
,6.b09e.o0; calves. 37O06l32b.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900 head; market
higher: bulk OF sales. 312358l2.so: heavy.
s1270@12s6: packers and butchers. w. 10
@l2s0: light, Si2.0o6l2.bb: pigs. 10000
II so.
sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 5000 head
market strong; lambs. f13.26&lA60: year
ings. s1s,0o1136o;. wethers. tll.oo@12.2b;
ewes Al0754l2.00.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

rattia---Reeeipis of cattle were only mod
crate this morning, III cars being reported
IN Tho demand, however, was none 100
brisk owing to unfavorable reports from
eastern points. so that the trade In spite OF
the moderate receipts, was only apout
s,ssav This would apply to practically all
kinds of cattle, feeders, as we'll as killers.
Quotations on cattle: Good TO choice
beeyes. 3i0.4o0l1.2b:r fair good beeyes
ss7b@iOi0; common to fair beeves. ss,2sg
s76; good to choice heifers. ss.2sgsse.
good 10 choi cows, $760@s.bo; fair 10
good cows, Ss5o67S0; common to fair
cows, S5259s.60; prime feeding steers. ss.2e
dfio.oo: good to choice feeders ss.761s2o;
fair to good feeders. t7.so@s.76: common to
.tockers. 17.76ds so: stock heifers, $4,000
40: stock cows. S6.0UQ7,7t; stock calves.
sToo@s,oo; veal calves. $500 @ll.eo; beef
bulls, stags, etc. 37.5oCS.bo; '.siosna BULLS
ss.009700. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

Sioux City, Feb. MISUNDERSTANDING L.
500 head; market for killers loc higher,
stockers strong; beef steers N0.009ll.2b;
butchers, Ss00qi0.00; fat cows and helf-
ers. Ss.5O@9.50; Gamers. $t.bog6,bo; stock
$50: bulls, stays, etc. $685. $3.50; feeding
cows and heifers 50. 0O@S.1b.
Hogs-Receipts. 1890 head; market
160 CSC higher; light, ti2.20@l2.35: mixed,
sl2 .8bR12 $50; heavy, $l2,60ql2,7o; pigs,
$40. 0Odl0.b0; bulk OF sales, si2.3b6l2,60
sheep and Lambs--Receipts. 700 head
market steady; fed muttons, st0.0o@l3,00;
wethers, N0.6O@1l.6o; ewes. s9.S6@lO.s6;
lambs, st3.00al400.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

Kansas City. Mo-. Feb. 2i.--Cattie--Re-
ceipts. 5000 head: market strong to higher:
prime fed steers. sii25G1l75; dressed beef
steers. so.o09ll.ot; western steers. 5000
Iiss5; cows. S.. 0s.5o; heifers. $1,000
lli.eo; stockers and feeders. s7.26Gl0.25;
b *, ss.bo@s.oo; calves. s7.oo@ls.oo.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

London, Feb. 2l.--American securities
we're idly steady on the stock exchange to-
day
Silver-Bar, 37Ad per ounce.
Money-4% per cent.
Discount Rates-Short bills, 5A15h per
cent: three months, 5S@5N per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
Metal Market.

New York. Feb, 2i.--Metals--Lead, firm,
s1o,s2 asked. spelter, firm; spot. East ST.
Louis delivery, 1On @loSe, AT London.
lead. fso loo; spelter. fi7 Copper, firm
electroiytic spot and narby nominal, second
quarter, ss3.0003Goo; third quarter, $500
0s2.50. Iron, steady and unchanged, Tin,
quiet; spot. $4,000 1850
At London: Spot copper, fiSs; futures.
ffse los; electrolytic. $3.50; spot tin, fls5 IS,
futures, fls5 IS. Lead, $50 los; speltor, far.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

81. Joseph, Feb. MISUNDERSTANDING, L.
500 head; m-rket strong to l0c higher;
steers. S750NIl.S0; COWS and heifers. 1900
$1,000; calves s6,o0@l20o.
Hogs Receipts. 10000 head; market $50
2bc higher; top, l2.90; bulk of sales, s12,40
112.s0.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 5000 head;
market 10415c higher. lambs. .7b9li6bi
eWha, 81. 00Mll.sb.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

New York. Feb. 2l.-Sugar-Raw. easy;
centrifugal. b.e7e; molasses, A4oc. Refined.
steady; fine graduated. 72S@Iboc. Sugar
futures were quiet at little liquidation
by commission houses. prompted by liberal
offerings In, the spot market. At noon prices
were Q to s points lower.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

Savannah. Ga, Feb. 2i.--Turpentine--
Quiet; 4sac; sales. none: receipts. 81 bbls. ;
shipments, none. stock. 1896 bbls.
Rosin, firm; sales, 623 bbls.; receipts, sos
bbls,; shipments. none; stock. s2,t79 bbls
Quote: A, r, c, d, n, II. q. $500 II, /. X.
NJ, s6.2o; N. ss.3b; VIC, ss.t5: WV. 500.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

New York, Fob 2l.-Money-on call,
steady; high, an per cent low. AZ per
cent: ruling rate, az per cent; last loan.
2h per cent; closing bid, az per cent;
offered at az per cent.
Time Loans-Steady; sixty and ninety
days, 3k04 per cent; six months, 4@4k
per cent.
Prime Mercantile Paper-414k per cent.
sterling ExchanKe-Sixty-da day bills, A72;
commercial sixty day bills on banks. H7s;
commercial siIty-day bills, A.71%; de-
mand, t.75E; cables. t4.7s 7-is.
Bonds--Government. steady; railroad,
lrr
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Cattle Weak-Hogs Unsettled-sheep and
Lambs Weak.

Chicago. Feb misunderstanding. $4,000
head; market, weak; native beef cattle,
s7S5@il.s0; stockers and feeders, IS. SO
100; cows and heifers, s5.1b@l0.20; calves,
8 25@l30o.
ogs-Receipts, 400 head: market. un-
settled. advance of 20 to CSC ABOUT all lost
bulk, s12.b0@12.7b; light S12.00dl2.6b;
mixed, tl2.35@12.so; rough. sl2.3b@l2,4b;
Pigs. ts.60GlIoo.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, $4,000 head;
market. weak: wethers, f10s6ql2l6; ewes
Ss.b01l2,00; lambs, Si2.i09l47b.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

Kansas City, Feb. 21.--Wheat--No. ? hard,
n.s5@1se: No. 2 red. s1.s59Ls7; May,
sl.7TA: July, $1.fN.
Corn-No. . mixed, ssGsSxc: No. white.
gSQsshc; May, csc; July. sSNc; No. yell
low, ss@s9hc
oats-No. . white. 6Sx @bec; No. 3 mixed,
SIN @6sc.
Butter-Creamsry. 4sc; firsts, toc; sec
onds 37o packing, z6c.
Eggs-Firsts, $40.
Poultry-Hens. 1870; ROSTERS, 15c: tur-
KEYS s5c
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

st Louis, Feb. 2l,--Wheat-Track No. 2
red, nominal; Ne. Q hard, $1.Ss@l.s4; May,
sl.TsT; July, LASH.
Corn--No. .. 800; No. white, $1.o1;
May. n.OlSQ1,ol%. July. s1.ooN.
Oats-No. ., 6sAc; No. 2 white, nominal.
Rye-Steady. No. 2 $l4T.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
Dry Goods Market.

New York, Feb, 2l.-Cotton goods were
steady today Print cloth and yarn goods
were active. worsted yarns were higher
and firm, and raw silk steady Buying
proceeded along conservative lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

market. higher; lambs, sls25Glheb: year
lingss l3o0G13.50; wethers, sll,2SQl2.8b;
ewes, Sll 00ml2.o0.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

Receipts and disposition Of live stock at
the Union Stock yards, Omaha, for twenty
four hours ending at o'clock yesterday;
RECEIPTs-CARs
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
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UtA0tAQANM D 3:

THE BEST OF VAUDEVILLE
Daily, Matinee, 2:l5; Night, 8;15. This Week
EDWIN ARDEN RAY SAMuELs; kEkhEf L
HOLLIS; WRIGHT { DIETRICH; Flnks Mules; II.
4In 1 Henry: Mario 4 Duffy; 0rphsum Travel
Weekly.
Saturday and Sunday. $50. Nights 100. ESQ. 800
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

Minneapolis, Feb. 2i--Flour-Fancy pat
ents advanced 16c, quoted at GAS: nrst
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
Mrs. Edison, Pioneer 0mahan,
Will Be Buried Thursday

Funeral services for Mrs, |. G. Ed
son, a pioneer Omaha woman, who
died at Cincinnati, O., last Sunday,
will be held from the home of her
granddaughter, Mrs. Robert Smith,
1922 Binney street at ) o'clock this
afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22

.U. 8. r. o., reg 90 IL. q N. un. As. e4M
sdo coupon 20 M. X. a T. LIST "a 76k
~. s. 3s, reg. 100 sMo, 7. con. Is. .10S
Edo coupon loon Mont. Power bH. ggN
~. s. A, reg. .l0S n. Z. z, deb. Us, lOe
do coupon JOB v N, Y. city 4hs, l0I v
sA.T.&T.cv.4Ms. 10< New Haven G. 6s.l02
Anglo Fronch IS. e2h No. Pacific 49,. BAN
Atch. gen. 4B.... elk do 30 ....... 66h
b. a o. ST.. e2n Ore. s, l.. ref Is. a3h
Beth. st. rof. IS. ssh Pac. 7. a T. bs. 100 y
Central Pac. list. 90 Penn. con. ~ 100 v
c. h O. CIV. ANS, 50 Reading gen. Is. %
c., u. g. q. il. Is 9s So. Pao. CIV. Is. 100 y
G, MAST y. cy.bs 1851 do ref. +s...... %
c. X. !. & Pr. is,. 75S So. Railway bs. .l0l
c. & s, ref ms. 81 Union Pacific Is. OF
d, & n. q. c. IA. SIX do cy, &s...... %
Erie gen. 4s..... IS u s. Rubber IS ..102S
Seen. Elec, Is. .l0bH u. s. Steel IS. ...lO6 Y
oct. No. lat Ans. 9shW. Union ms. eth
l. c. ref 4s...... 90 Dom. of c., 1881. eS
sE c. So ref S. Ssh IBID
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Cattle of All Kinds Are Slow,
but Steady-Sheep Ten to
Fifteen Cents Up.
HOGS TWENTY-FIVE HIGHER

Omaha, February,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-22
A llSENlENTS

Bee Want-Ads Produce Result
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BOND ISSUES MEET
MUNICIPAL DEFICITS

Paris, Feb. 6.-Municipal finances Of
Paris for 1917 will again show a def
cit, according to the forecast of the
budget committee. The deficit is es-
timated at 111,641,47O francs and is
due to increased charges and decreased
receipts. both resulting from the war.
The deficit for 1916. not yet definitely
known, was estimated by NJ. Delan-
ncy, project of the Seine, at $4,000, 900
francs. NJ. Daussct, head Of the bud
get committee puts it at nearer. $780,
900, 900. The war cost Paris 134,445,-
94s francs in 1914 and 156, ,297
francs in 1915. about equally divided
between reduced receipts from city
taxes on food and other products and
increased expenditures for war relief.
Indemnities to city employees on ac-
count of the high cost of living add
$4,000 francs to the budget of 1917.
All OF the deficits since the begin
ming of the war have been provided
for by the sale of one year municipal
| bonds. the first issue at 5k per cent
| and the second at 6 per cent
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STOCK COURSE ERRAT|C
Recoveries Follow Depres-
sion After Period of
Early Strength.

New York, Feb. G.-'Strcngth I'm spc-
cial stocks at the opening hcavincss
in all divisions at midday and rcccv-
cries in all except rails and shippings
in the later dealings. summarized the
highly irregular and erratic course OF
tOday's operations.
Equipments and other issues more
or less directly associated with the
war group rose 3 to 6 points from low
est levels, but rails and shippings hung
back.
1t is understood that sales of copper
and other raw materials to important
home interests are in process of con-
summation. Manufacturers of cxplo-
sives and ammunition, reports have it,
authorities at Washington.
Canadian Pacific was once more an
element of weakness, with ST. Paul al
an extreme decline Of points and
to for other international shares
Total sales of stocks, 100000 shares.
| III DpluS was llIlllItl.
sales, par value, $S,575,0OO.
Unusual activity prevailed in the
market for United States government
bonds at declines ranging from y tc
u per cent. Panama issues were
similarly affected, the recession bcinp
ascribcd to selling by banks in antici
patton Of a new government flotatior
to meet impending emergencies.
Metals and Money.
| Copper nominal. Electrolytic, soconc
and third quarters. s32m32.50. Lead
$3.50. Spcltcr firm.
Mercantile paper, 4 per cent. Bal
silver, II. Mexican dollars, 59A. Gov,
eminent bonds, weak: railroad bonds
irregular.
Time loans steady; 60 and 90 days
and six months, 4I4R.
Call money firm: high, 2h; low
IL: ruling rate. 2H last loan. "a
closing bid, 9; offered at "a per cent
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VALLEJO SHIPYARDS
THREATENED BY FIRE

Vallejo, Cal, Feb. 6.--Fire at the
James Robertson shipyards on San
Pablo bay caused damage today esti-
mated at $4,000, but was brought I'M
der control before damaging two mo-
more than 100000.
The fire started in an explosion Of
a gasoline tank. The fire department
from the United States arsenal at
Benecia and town fire department
, from Benecia and Vallejo Joined in
lsubduing the blaze,
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WHEAT AVERAGES LOWER
Unfounded Rumors of Dec
laration of War Are Re-
Elected in Pit.

Chicago. Feb. G.-Wheat averaged
lower today largely because of I'M
founded rumors that Germany had
declared war on the United States.
The market closed unsettled, 4 to TX
down, with May at s1.73k M1.73A and
July at $1.47kI1.47A. Corn gained
a to Is net, oats finished unchanged
to u off and provisions up 2k to 12H.
/ Extremely unfavorabc crop reports
from Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Missouri led to a material but tran
silent advance. Extension of railway
cmbargoes east of Chicago acted as q
I handicap on the bulls.
| Assertions that as n war measure
large contracts for alcohol had beer
let by the United States government
put strength into the corn market
| Oats were weakened by the breaks in
wheat values. Advances in the hog
market carried provisions sharply
higher.
| Days range: