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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
CATTLE PRICES
SHOW DECLINE:
HOG TRADE Low

U. s. Yards, Chicago, March 12.
Cattle and sheep runs were large
today and the trade was slow TO
start. In the hog pens trading was
done at lower basis from the
start. Average prices for good
beef steers, last week, was placed
at $3.50, which was about Csc above
the figure quoted for the previous
week Receipts today we're esti-
matted at $4,000 cattle; $1,000
hogs; 1900 sheep. and $500 calves,
against 1855 cattle; 56,6S7 hogs;
S,SSS sheep last Monday.
CATTLE
Lower prices were paid for all
grades of steers. The general
trade showed a decline of 15Q25c-
Some choice animals went at $500
@9.35 with the bulk at S7.254S.4o.
Cows and heifers also were down
25c. Gamers sold at $3.00Q3.25
for choice lots on a weak market
while bologna bulls held about
steady, good lots going at $4,000
4.40. Calves were slow and lower,
most vealers going to packers at
$8.75@s.25.
HOGS.
Hog trade was lower from the
start. Choice light grades went at
$10.85@10.95, but it was late be-
fore sellers were able to move the
heavy stock Most of the good 210
to 300 pound butchers went at
$1,000 1915. The trade was most
ly 15Q25c lower and slow at that.
Demand was weaker late in the
session, with some sales off as
much as 35c. Packing hogs sold
mostly at $925@10.00.
SHEEP.
The trade was slow to start, but
bids were steady. Shorn lambs at
$1,000 were steady, while prime
wool stuff was quoted at $15.50@
1885. A small supply of aged NUT
tons went at unchanged price lev
els. Few ewes sold at $500.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
Curb Market
BY STUART p. WEST
Copyright, 1899.

New York, March 13.-The curb
exchange started in strong today,
but the higher prices brought about
pro6t taking which caused recess
sions in the latter dealings. The
low priced issues were again the
favorites, Columbia Petroleum adj
vancing to a new high record on
large buying orders. while Boston
and Montana was Influenced by re-
ports of new sponsorship and was
more active than in some time. Vol
cano mines also was in good de-
mand Kirby Petroleum was in
fiuenced by an official statement
that a large purchasing concern in
the Mexica field had offered to take
200 900 barrels of oil from the COM
pany at $1.45 barrel, an advance
of 20 cents over the posted price in
that field. Anglo-American Corpor-
alton was in rather heavy supply
and dropped a point.
The Old Cities Service common
stock was the feature of the oils,
reaching a new high for the year
before realizing sales developed.
Standard Oil of Indiana was irregu-
lar for a time, but steadied on the
announcement of an advance in the
price of gasoline in the company's
territory, Maracaibo was in supply
and reacted. Standard Oil of Ken
lucky old stock sold at $4.95. The
new shares, par value $25, have
ben admitted to trading on a when
issued basis. There was moderate
activity in Illinois Pipe Line and
Imperial Oil of Canada.
R. j. Reynolds continued the
leader of the miscellaneous issues,
advancing to a new high record in
the early dealings but reacted
slightly later when profit taking de-
veloped. Inter-Continental Rubber
was again heavy and small loss
occurred in Gillette Safety Razor.
Todd Ship Building held firm. Unit
ed Retail Candy was higher. The
motor issues were quiet with the
Durant stocks fractiOnally lower on
small selling orders.
There was fair activity in bonds.
Intefnorough IS were weak again
at the start and declined but rallisd
later. Columbia Graphopone IS
were fractionally higher. Sinclair
rs, when-issued were traded in for
the first time, selling at 91A to
91A.
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Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Mo, March 10
Cattle receipts, 1900; beef steers,
dull; early sales, 10c to 25c lower;
bulk still unsold at noon, early
top, 500; some held around $50;
stockers and feeders, weak to 25c
lower; good and choice feeders,
7.25Q7.75; best stockers, 7.40Q
$50; many palmer lots, 6.25@6.75;
all other classes, fully steady;
good and choice vealers. 9.00@9.50;
odd lots to outsiders, 1000; odd
COWS, 6.25@6.75; good and choice
load lots, 100000; good heifers,
6.50@7.00; most bulls, 4.00@4.50:
Gamers and cutters, generally 800
@4-25.
Hog receipts, $4,000; few early
sales lighter weights to shippers.
around 15c lower than last weeks
close; 1880 paid; bulk later sales
to packers, 25c to soc lower; pack
ers, 1890; 200 to 800 Founders,
9.90@10.25; bulk of sales, 5000
1870; most throwout sows around
S.75; stock pigs, mostly 8.75@9.75.
Sheep receipts, 5000; killing
classes generally strong to Csc
higher; best ewes, 9.25; best lambs
offered. 1900.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
SITE AVAILABLE
FOR CITY'S NEW
WATER RESERVOIR

Several sites said to be desirable
for the proposed reservoir have
been offered the city of Moline by
the owners. The prices asked for
the properties are said not to be
excessive, as those who hold the
sites are not of speculative ten
denotes.
With a site available the plans
for the reservoir will probably be
presented TO the city council at
it's regular meeting next Monday
evening.
Capacity of the reservoir will be
IL, 00O,0 900 gallons. 1t is proposed
to issue bonds in the sum of $780,
600 which will run for 20 years
and be retired at the rate of $15,-
900 a year. Interest will be paid
out of the general tax. The prop
osition will probably be submitted
to the voters at the spring election.
April IS.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
SHOULD WOMEN
Give UP NAMES
AT THE ALTAR?
Question Is Debated at Meeting of
Lucy Stone League Held in
New York.

New York, March 13.-Arthur
Sommers Roche, novelist, argued
the affirmative last night in a de-
bate with Haywood Broun, column
ist, on the question, shall Women
Lose their names at marriage?"
The debate was held at the first
annual dinner of the Lucy Stone
league, organized last year with 100
members, to encourage the use by
women of their own names after
marriage.
Miss Ruth Hale" wife of Mr..
Broun, introduced the speakers,
presenting her husband as Mr.:
Haywood Broun."
He addressed her as Miss Toast
MASTER
Mrs. Arbor Sommers Roche, who
INIT member of the league, sat
at her husbands side. Detained
Gr. Roche:
1T isn't necessary for me to re-
HE the superiority of man over
woman. (Contemptuous smokers
In the audience.) General reten-
lion by women of their own names
after marriage would disrupt the
United States census. The idea is
for women to sacrifice themselves
for the state. Man can do more
than woman for the state. CHORUS
OF Is that soy from the audience.
With new state should go a new
name. 'Missis' isn't half bad"
Retorted Mr.. Broun: Marriage
at the present time is an imperfect
arrangement. Women should have
more spiritual elbow room Wo-
men should be permitted to retain
their own names so that when they
DO things they shouldn't do, the
ousybodies won't drag the hus-
bands names into the scandal"
John Emmerson, president of the
Actors Equity association, was
referee, but he saw no need of CIV
ing a decision.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
DryGoods Market
BY STUART P. WEST
Copyright, l9z2.J

New York, March 13.-There was
slight increase in activity on the
dry goods market today, although
business in general was confined to
small lots. Offers slightly below
the prevailing quotations for the
wider print cloths found mills firm
in their demands. The continued
demand for three-yard sheetings
for export has relieved that sec
ton of the market from weakness.
Pajama checks, drills and sateens
were dull, but there was some bus
mess in shirtings. The narrower
print cloth constructions continued
in fair demand.
The silk market was very dull, but
prices were fairly firm. In the fin
ished silk goods some business was
recorded in short silks and ribbons
WOOL.
Boston, March 13.-Slightly more
activity was manifest in the wool
market here today. The recent ar
rivals by vessel from the Pacific
coast have given the wool trade
something to work on, although the
bulk of these were already sold and
did not come on the market. Fine,
medium staple and clothing woods
and half bloods still are very scarce
and prices in general are firm, with
little change Tops and yarns were
firm. The shearing in Arizona has
been put back by bad weather and
little contracting has been recorded.
Growers are holding out firmly for
40 cents a pound for fine and fine
medium woods of the Utah type,
with buyers unwilling to meet these
figures. Texas fine u months is
quoted at $1.05 to $1.10. secured
with fine eight months at 90Q95c.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
GENESEO BRIEFS
lSnacial Corresnondencel !

Geneseo, ILL.,, March 13.-Mem-
bers of the Bow-Knot club will meet
with Mrs. Cora Peterson at her
home on South Stuart street this
evening.
The Geneseo Kiwanis club meets
at the Geneseo hotel this evening
at 6:15.
Mrs. Frank Cherry, who recently
at the Hammond hospital, is gain
ing strength and making rapid re-
covery.
Miss Janet White went to Cham
paign, Ill, the latter part of last
week to spend a few days there with
friends at the university.
The Martha society of the First
Lutheran church will hold a bake
sale at the Tracy garage Saturday
afternoon, March IS, at 2 o'clock
Miss Mabel Ellingsworth has
again resumed her duties as teacher
in the south side grade school. Miss
Ellingsworth has been i'll for sew
eral weeks. During her absence
Miss Grace McBroom taught the
fifth grade. Miss McBroom is at
present taking Miss Mowry's place
as Miss Mowry is detained at her
home on account of the illness Of
her mother, Mrs. George Mowry.
The W. c. T. U. will meet next
Friday at $50 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. Rose Watson on South Col
lege avenue. Lesson subject, Our
Political Household" Leader, Rev.
H. E. Straub. Chairman of social
committee for the day, Mrs. Nellie
Smith.
The schools of Geneseo will close
for the spring vacation on Friday,
March Gath. They will be closed for
one week only, resuming work on
Monday, April 3rd.
Miss Catherine Smith, who was
brought to Geneseo from Chicago
several weeks ago after an extended
sickness in that city, is reported to
be on the road to recovery. She is
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Willer, on North Russell avenue.
The annual congregational meet
ing of the Grace Evangelical church
will be held this evening. A sup
per will be served in the base
ment of the church to members and
friends of $50 o'clock The pas
tor, Rev. E. K. Hershey, leaves
Geneseo for the state conference at
Peotone on Tuesday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
WHEAT WEAKER
BECAUSE LACK
BUYING POWER

Chicago. March 13.-Wheat -ex-
hibited much weakness today sFhs
principal depressing factor was the
lack of buying power. Higher ca
bles and the fact that stocks OF
wheat in country mills and eleva-s
tors were about 100000 bushels
less than a year ago induced a lit
tie buying. but as soon as this was
finished the market collapsed un-
der its own weight The situation
is weak, as no new outside buying
is coming in the market. which is
honeycombed with stop loss orders
to sell. and any little pressure
forcer the execution OF these orr
ders. The decrease in the visible
supply of 1908, 900 bushels was
moderate and the reduction is not
enough to affect sentiment. Mill
ing demand for wheat was quiet,
but a little business in Manitoba
wheat was worked on resting or
ders caught on the decline. sir
Auckland Geddes, the British am
bassador, in a talk Sunday, said
that the United States can expect
to do little business with the Unit
ed Kingdom unless they show
disposition to take goods in eX-
change or extend liberal terms OF
credit. The movement of wheat
continues in excess OF expectations
Supplies of wheat on ocean passage
increased "a 900 bushels last week
Corn weakened with wheat Pit
conditions were much the same as
in wheat The buying power eX-
hausted itself shortly after tbs
opening and only moderate selling
pressure caused prices to break,
the market running into stop loss
orders on the way down The in
crease of $3.50, 900 bushels in the
visible supply. bringing the total
up to $4,000 600 bushels, was not
encouraging to the bulls. Receipts
are light and farmers are holding
for more money. Cash corn dis
counts were unchanged to lc mar
rover. Domestic shipping demand
was slow, while export bids were
1c under holders views.
Oats followed the trend OF other
grains. Trade was embarrassing.
Receipts were larger. Visible sup
ply decreased $685. 900 bushels last
week. Cash discounts were un-7
changed to az wider.
Provisions were lower LiquidaH
ton and stop loss selling featur-
ed the trading Support was poor.
The wheat market closed at the
low point of the day 21s to 47ke
lower. Liquidation and stop loss
selling caught the market when 4
the demand was at low ebb. May
wheat closed at 1922 to a, July
115k to Is. Sept. 1.O9. Corn
closed 2 to 22sc lower, May 60 20
59%, July 1865, Sept. Sc Oats, / to
IA lower, May. 1914 to Is, July
4O14, Sept 4OA to Is. Pork closed
unchanged, lard. 40 to 45c lower.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
LOSS ALSO FOR
FRENCH FRANCS
FROM REACTION
BY STUART p. WEST.

Wall Street, New York, March Is.
Further reaction in the foreign
exchange today was not checked I'M
Ill demand sterling had got down
over cents from the Saturday
close and over Is cents from the
high of fortnight ago. The con-
tinental exchanges were of SIM
ilarly. French francs around $50
cents recorded loss of half cent
in the franc, or nearly 40 per cent
OF the entire rise from the middle
Of January up to the end of Feb
ruary. The only two directions in
which there was response to this
very sharp drop in rates were the
wheat market and the market for
British government bonds. Wheat
prices broke and the United King
dom issues were off over a point.
The French external loans, not hav-
ing been as much affected as the
British by the previous rise in the
exchanges, were not sensitive to the
decline.
II could scarcely be said that
either the weakness in the foreign
currencies or the sympathetic fall
in the grain market had any effect
upon the security dealings of the
day. For the first half of the stock
exchange trading the market was
the scene of further energetic bid
ding up of individual stocks after
the manner familiar all through the
dealings last week. 1t was a broad
and active market, but still with
the inspiration coming from specu-
lative syndicates rather than from
outside sources. 1t seemed reason
ably clear that the public was TAX
ing more interest. In the afternoon,
as logical sequel to the variety of
speciality moves, heavy profit taking
made its appearance in the general
list and in many directions put a
stop to the rising tendency. .
Like the stock market, the bond
market went ahead without refer
ence to the selling movement in the
exchanges. The quick absorption
Of the $1O,000,000 Framerican In
dustrial Development Corporation
bond was an interesting test of the
investment sentiment toward the is
sues of foreign industrial enter
prises. Although these particular
bonds cover the American subsi-
diary of Schneider & Co. of France,
they represent nevertheless, a bust
ness subject to the chances of fluc-
tuating exchange rates and conse-
quently fuctuating production
costs.
Both the bond and stock markets
we're strongly Influenced again by
the money situation. There was no
further change in call loans, which
were quoted as they had been Fri
day at 4 per cent on renewals, but
there was an increasing pressure on
the par leaders to get out the time
money, and this resulted in some
transmissions being put through at
4B per cent as against the long
standing and still official offer of
five per cent.
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(By the Associated Press.
Liue Stock
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, March 13.-Cattle-Ra-
ceipts, $4,000; market, slow; early
sales of beef steers, she-stock and
stockers and feeders, Is to Csc low
er; top beef steers (earlyl. 9.25S
bulk, 1900 $50; bulls about steady;
calves weak to unevenly lower.
Hogs-Receipts, $1,000; Is to 25c
lower than Saturdays average;
fairly active early; slow later. top
1895; bulk, 1030Q10.75; pigs about
steady; bulk desirable 100 to 1870
Founders, 9.25Q9.50.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000; slow;
little done early; sellers generally
asking higher; only lamb sales
(early), three loads 50 to 8S-pound
clippers, fully steady at 1900; few
small lots fat ewes, steady at 900
down
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-13
SOFIA AMERICAN
LEGION BOMBING
WORK OF MADMAN

Sofia, Bulgaria. March 13.-(By
me Associated Press. AN explo-
SION in the American legation on
saturday night is believed by the
authorities to have been caused by
bomb thrown from the street into
me legation conservatory.
Passers-by pursued a man who
IS said to have perpetrated the out
rage, but who succeeded in elud-
ing them.
The police and the American
minister, Charles s. Wilson, believe
NE act that OF a mailman or of
radicals seeking revenge for the
american policy in regard to soviet
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fsnecial Correspondence.)


Kewanee, March 13.-Kewanee is
after the 1923 meeting of the 1llt-
nois State Automotive Dealers as
ISOLATION and the Henry county
association will bring considerable
pressure to bear on Kewanee's in
-vitation at the 1922 meeting to be
held at Decatur, March 20. This
movement was endorsed at the reg
ular monthly meeting Of the county
association at Cambridge Friday
evening. The following delegates
from this county to the state meet
ing were named: William Solder
burg, Galva; John T. Cummings,
Galva; Herbert White. Cambridge;
C. H. Dean, Geneseo; William He'd
strom. Cambridge; Joe Thompson.
Phil Miller, G. r. Galloway. ke-
vance.
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Foreign Exchange.

New York, March 1S,-Foreign
weak.
Great Britain: demand, 4.315s
4.S2.
France: demand, $500.
Italy: demand, 1901.
Belgius: demand, 8.221a.
Germany: demand, 377s.
Holland: demand, 37.53.
Norway: demand, 1855.
Sweden: demand, $3.50.
Denmark: demand, 20.75.
Switzerland: demand, -9.35.
Spain: demand, 1853.
Freeze, 4.57.
Poland: demand, 2A.
Czechoslovaki: lemand, 1.721a.
Argentine: demand, 1915.
Brazil: demand, 14.12.
Montreal: 96H.
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Chicago Potatoes.

Chicago, March I3.-Potatoes-
Receipts, los cars; dull. Total
United States shipments, 1923 cars;
Wisconsin, sacked, round whites,
1.65@1.75 cwt; Wisconsin bulk,
round whites, 1.75@1.90 cwt; Min
nesota, sacked, round whites, 1.60
@1.7O cwt; Minnesota, sacked, red
rivers, mostly zoo cwt; Idaho,
sacked rural, 1.75@1-S0 cwt; Idaho
sacked russets, LIS cwt; Michigan,
sacked round whites, 1876 cwt
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Liberty Bonds
New York MoneV.

New York, N. Y, March 13-Call
money: steady; high, 4; low, 4;
ruling rate, 4; closing bid, 81; Of
fered at, 4 last loan, 4 per cent.
Call loans against acceptances,
81 per cent.
Time olans:: firm; go days, 80
days and six months, AZ as per
cent
Prime mercantile paper, Az @5
per cent.
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Street Features
BY STUART p. WEST
Copyright. 1921

Wall Street, New York, March 13.
Independent steel shares took
their proper part in the advance to-
day, some OF them going through
their recent highs. Wall street does
not endorse the skepticism ex-
pressed in certain trade quarters
regarding the recent advance in
prices by some OF the independent
companies. 1t thinks that this
higher price scale will hold. 1t
was noteworthy that the stocks of
the companies mentioned as likely
to participate in the small.r of The
two mergers under negotiation
Vanadfum and Replogle-were rela-
lively stronger than the stocks of
companies which are figured as
members OF the larger eonsolida-
ton. Again the market for the
steel shares ignored unfavorable
earnings statements for 1921. Otis
Steel came out with a deficit Of
$5,189 900. Colorado Fuel and Iron
did not do as badly as some. Still
it had deficit of $588,86 on actual
operations and a total loss after
depreciation and inventory write
down of $2,731,172 This company
is now operating at so per cent for
its iron and coal properties.
Market Street Railway.
New high records were made in
the various Market Street railway
stocks. The only reason advanced
was better recognition of what this
company is earning. Unfavorable
weather conditions caused some
falling off during January but still
total net for the six months end
ing Jan. 81, was about $500 900. De-
Quoting the dividend on the prior
preferred, amounting to 1852 500
would leave a balance of $3.50 900
or at the rate of 10 per cent a year
on the first preferred stock which
was selling in the market today
around Al.
MANY SPECIALTIES ADVANCE
1t was one of the biggest days so
FAR in point of number of issues
tnat were taken up. New highs
were made in most of the Sugar
stocks, but there was no new rea-
son given beyond the fact that the
advance late last week in Cuba
raws to 23sc and in refined to $3.50
hundred pounds strengthened the
feeling of confidence that these
companies will be making money in
the second half of the year. Opera
lions for the rise were discernable
in the Worthington Pump issues.
The impression that a contest for
control at the annual meeting in
April is under way was deepened
, by the active buying of Remington
Typewriter, which pushed it across
40. Wall streets new term-pain-
less receivership-was applied to
the rise in Habirshaw, which is
said to be doing SO much better
now that it has a good chance of
avoiding an assessment.
| The rubber and tire group went
forward again under the lead of
| United States Rubber and Lee, but
| the motor accessory stocks, with
one or two exceptions, were very
disappointing. Speculative temper
was bullish enough to follow al
most any lead. Chicago & Eastern
Illinois stocks had a remarkable
jump on an anonymous message
sent broadcast to brokerage houses
saying that the full dividend was
being earned on the preferred. with
s per cent on the common. These
were pretty generous estimates,
but the market Swallowed them
readily.
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Kansas City Cash Grain

Kansas City, March 13.-Cash
wheat: No. hard, 1.24@1.45; No.
2 red, 1.31@1.33.
Corn: No. white, 53h; No. 2
yellow, "a.
oats: No. ? white, 37@37k; No.
2 mixed, 3603612.
Rye: 90092c.
Barley: 541a @559.
Hay: unchanged; choice alfalfa,
No. 1 prairie, 1000
1850; No. 1 timothy, 1850; No l
clover, 14.00@14.50.
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Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria, H., March 13.-Corn: re-
ceipts 40 cars; 1zc higher; No 3
white, SO; No. yellow, 57@57A;
No. yellow, Sc; No. 6 yellow, 55.
Oats: receipts II cars; I'M
changed; No. 2 white, 361A; No. 8
white, SO; No 4 white, 35.
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Horses and Mules.

East St Louis, H., March Ia
Horses-Good to choice draft, Sl59
0$175; good eastern chunks. $3.50
10; choice southern horses, $500
30.
Mules-16 to II hands. S150620O;
1917 to 16 hands, $150@185; 141A TO
Is hands, $S5G10O.
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Peoria livestock,

Peoria, Ill., March 15.-Hogs:
receipts 1900; Is to 80 cents lower;
top, 1865; lights, 10.40010.65;
mediums, 10.30010.65; heavies,
10.0O@10.40; packing, 900@9.40.
Cattle: receipts 100; steady to %
cents lower; calves firm; best calf
prices, 1000.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago, March 13.-Butter:
higher; creamery extras, 371e !;
firsts, 33@361k; seconds, 30@32;
standards, 361z.
Eggs: unsettled: receipts 23,42T
cases; firsts, PIX Q22; ordinary
firsts, 1920; miscellaneous, 21A
OH.