Indiana daily times. [volume], May 24, 1920, Home Edition, Page 9, Image 9

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HEAVY SELLING
BREAKS STOCKS
Many Issues Sent to New Low
Records Before Rallying.
NEW YORK, May 24.—Selling orders
Into the stock market In largo
volume at the opening today, resulting
in declines of from 1 to oyer 4 points in
all the active issues.
The market continued disappointing all
through the first hour, many stocks be
ing under pressure with some issues at
new low records.
There was a general absence of outside
buying and many stocks sold at the low
est- prices reached this year, among them
Studebaker, which dropped 5 points.
Some of the railroad stocks were un
der pressure with continued selling of
Pennsylvania, which reached anew low
record.
American woolen dropped 2 points to
95%.
Around midday call money was re
newed at 6 per cent, the lowest rate
since April 12.
Announcement of the low rate came at
a time when a big drive was under way
upon prices and which already forced
steel common to anew low for the year
at 80%. '
Pierce-Arrow got down to 40.
On the 6 per cent renewal rate for call
money, a brief rally carried Steel com
mon above 90 and Studebaker above 60.
Liberty bonds showed an irregular
Iqjrice trend in early trading.
The first issues of 3% per cent tax
exempt bonds were quoted at 92.10, un
changed.
The market was dull during the after
noon. with prices showing advances of
about 1 point from the low levels in th r
morning. „ . , ~
International Paper held around 85
in the face of weakness of other parts ot
the industrial list.
The market was very dull and quiet
during the afternoon with trading at a
Standstill at times.
The market closed irregular.
Atlantic Gulf was the leader during
the last half hour of trading and at its
best figure showed a net gain of nearly
eight points over Saturday's close.
Oil stocks in general weer titm. but
gome further selling came into the motor
shares, which drove most of them down
to the low levels of the morning.
Steel common got below 90. but offer
ings of stocks were not large.
MOTOR SECURITIES.
ißv Thomson A: McKinnon)
Bid. Ask.
Briscoe 37 5s
Chalmers com 4 tt j
Packard pfd £*%
Packard pfd JJ 9-
Chevrolet -oO 000
Peerless 42 45
Reo Motor Car 21*, 21%
Elgin Motors 9% 10%
Grant Motoi% Ja
Ford of Canada 3*o 3SO
United Motors 40 tjO
Federal Truck 30 3-
Paige Motors 2S 31
Republic Truck 49 4_
WAGON WHEAT FRICBS.
Indianapolis elevators and mills are
paying $2-75 for No. 1 wheat, ?2.73 for
No. 2 and $2.68 for No. 3. All other
grades according to quality.
" ~~~ TEGAL NOTICEa.
NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS.
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-'
posa'.s will be received by the director of
the Indiana State Highway Commission
at his office in the Capitol building, in
Indlar.apoli3. up to ten (10) o'clock a. m.,
June 2. 1020. when all proposals will be
publicly opened and read. The work con
templated is the construction of the fol
eitwing bridges on state highways:
Str. No. 2S. project No. F. A. €. section
B. over Johnson's branch, over National
road. Putman count, approximate length.
1 span forty-five feet.
Str. No. 22. project No. F. A. IS. section
B. over Canele creek, over French Lick
road. Warrick county, approximate length.
1 span sixty-six feet.
Str. No 63, project No. F. A 16. section
B, over Knight's ditch, over French Lick
road. Warrick county, approximate length.
1 span 31 feet six inches.
Str. No. 71. project No. F. A. 16. sec
tion No. B. over drainage ditch. over
French Lick road. Warrick county, ap
proximate length. 1 span thirty-one feet
six Inches.
Str. No. 72. project .No. F. A. IS. section
No. 8.. over Cypress creek, over French
Lick Toad, Warrick county, approximate
length. 3 span* eighteen feet.
Str. No. 73. project No. F. A. IS. section
B. over drainage ditch, over French Lick
road. Warrick county, approximate length,
1 span thirty-one feet six inches.
Str. No. 1. project No. 25. over Deer
creek, over Range Line road, Miami
county, approximate length, two spans,
thirty feet.
The plans and specifications may be ex
amined at the office of the State Highway
Commission in the Capitol building, or
copies thereof will be forwarded upon a
payment of two dollars ($2.06) per struc
ture to the director.
Each bidder, with his proposal, shall
submit his bond payable to the state of
Indiana In the penal sum of one and one
half (IV4) times the amount of his pro-
with good and sufficient security to
approval of the director, conditioned
upon the faithful performance of the work
In accordance with the profile, plans and
■pecifications therein set forth and /con
ditioned also upon the payment by the
contractor and all sub-cor.tractors for all
labor performed and materials furnished
in the construction of the bridges or
structures. Such bonds shall be only on
the form specified by the director, copies
of which will be furnished on request.
The right Is reservecr by the director
to reject ar.y or ail bids or to award on
any combination of bids that in his Judg
ment is most advantageous to the state
of Indiana.
INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMIS
SION. /
L H WR.IGHT. Director.
NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given pursuant to the
Statute that the undersigned conducting
a public storage house, will, on June 1,
1920. at 10 a. m.. sell for accrued charges
the household and other goods held *n
storage for the following people, said
goods having been in storage for one year
with charges unpaid:
Mrs. E J. Chapman. B12S; Milton Dean.
George Dean. 821-25; Chas. Jaucques.
B 12: S. V. Harding. E. I. Russell. BA1;
Universal Car and Coupling Cos.. 833-57;
Mrs. Wheat. .228 N. Alabama, BSB. GUY
STORAGE CO. 30 W. Henry street.
Indianapolis. Successor to Resoner Stor
age Cos.
May 10, 17 and 24. 1920.
financial!
We Have the Money
HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED?
,We will loan you enough money to
pay up all your bills and have extra cash
to buy what you need for spring. Pay us
back In large or small monthly payments.
See us about terms on
SSQ, SIOO, S2OO, S3OO
Loans made on furniture, pianos. Vlc
trolas. autos or fixtures for ar.y amount
•p to S3OO. Call, write or phone.
State Loan Cos.
305 Odd Fellow Bldg.
Cor. Penn, and Wash. Sts.
Phones. Main 4f19. New 24-629.
Under state supervision.
DIAMONDS
Burton Jewelry Cos.
WE ARE PREPARED TO MARK REAL
ESTATE DOANS PROMPTLY. WB
PURCHASE REALTY CONTRACTS
MORTGAGES. BONDS AND STOCKS
LISTED AND UNLISTED.
INDIANAPOLIS SECURITIES CO.
FRANK K SAWYER, Prea.
LAW BLDG. ASSETS *342.74.
Second Mortgage
Real estate loUne made on good farm*
•nd Improved city properties. GIB
RALTER FINANCE COMPANY. 10S N.
Delaware street. Main 1618.
WE MAKE seooud mortgages on farm or
city property. AETNA MTG. AND INV.
CO. Main 7101. <OB Fidelity Truat Bldg.
JOSEPH H. PATTISON. 1007 Law BldgT
Loans on real estate marie promptly.
I INSURANCE in all branches. AUBREY
D. PORTER. Jl6 Law bid*. Main 7*4.
Local Stock Exchange
STOCKS.
Bid. Ask.
Ind. Ry. & Light com 55
Ind. Ry. & Light pfd 95
Indpls. & Northwest. pfd 75
Indpls. & Southeast, pfd 75
Indpls. St.. Ry 53 63
T. H., T. A Light, pfd 85
T. H., I. & E. com 2%
; T. H„ I. & E. pfd 12
i U. T. of Ind. com ...
U. T. of Ind. Ist pfd 8
I U. T. of Ind. 2d pfd 2
Advance-Rumely Cos. com... 39
Advance-Rumely Cos. pfd
Amer. Central Life 235
Amer. Creosoting Cos. pd 97
Belt Railroad com 99 , 110
, Belt Railroad pfd 47
j Century Building Cos. pfd... 98
! Cities Service com 330 340
! Cities Service pfd..., 64% 65%
‘ Citizens Gas Cos "2S 29
i Dodge Mfg. Cos. pfd 99% ...
Home Brewing 55
i Indiana Hotel com 60
Indiana Hotel pfd 94
Indiana Natl. Life 4% ...
Indiana Title Guaranty 63 70
Indiana Pipe Line S6 ...
Indpls. Abattoir pfd 47 54
Indianapolis Gas 48 53
Indpls. Tel. Cos. com 2
Indpls. Tel. Cos. pfd 75
Mer. Pub. Util. Cos. pfd 63
National Motor Cos 14 16
Public Savings 2% ...
Rauh Fertilizer pfd 50
Standard OH Cos. of Ind 645
Sterling Fire Insurance 8% 9%
Van Camp Hdw. pfd 98
Van Camp Pack, pfd 97 ... '
Van Camp Prod. Ist 97
Van Camp Prod. 2d pfd.... 97
Vandalia Coal com ... 5
Vandalia Coal pfd 10
IVabash Railway com 6 ...
Wabash Ry. pfd 21% ...
BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES.
Aetna Trust 100
Bankers Trust.* 118
City Trust 82
Commercial National 65
Continental National
•Farmers Trust 200
Fidelity Trust 120
Fletcher American National. 256
Fletcher Sav. & Trust C 0.... 163
Ind. National 270 290
Indiana Trust 195
Live Stock Exchange 352
Merchants National 265 310
National City.....' 114
People's State 176
j Security Trust 120
I State Savings & Trust 90
| Union Trust Cos 350 370
Wash. Bank & Trust C 0.... 140
•Ex dividend.
BONDS. *
Broad Ripple 5s
! Citizens St. Ry. 5s 74% 80
Ind. Coke and Gas Cos. 65.. 88
Ind. Creek Coal and Min. 6s. 98
Ind. Northern 5s
Indiana Union Traction
Indpls.,>Col. & South. 55.... 88
! indpls. A Greenfield 5s 90 ...
Indpls. A Martinsville 55.... 58
Indpls. A North 5s 32% 39
Indpls. A Northwestern 5s 60
Indpls. A Southeast. 5s * 44
Indpls., Shelby. A S E 5s 85
Indpls. St. Railway 4s 56 60
Indpls. Trac. A Ter. 5s 64
Kokomo, M A W. 5s 82 53%
T. H . I. A E. os
I Union Trac. of Ind. 5s 65
i Citizens Gas 5s 72 SO
: Ind. Hotel Cos. 2d 6s 96
.Indpls. Gas Cos. 5s 72% 79%
! Ind. L. A H. 5s 75 80
Indpls. Water 5s 87% 91
Indpls. Water 4%s 70 80
M. H. and L. ref. 5s 85
New Tel. Ist 6s 94
New Tel. Long Pist. 5s 93% ...
South. Ind. Power 6s 90
LIBERTY BONDS.
Bid. Ask.
Liberty 3%s 9180 92.00
Liberty second 4s 83.90 84.10
Liberty first 4%* 86.00 B*;.2W
Liberty second 4%s . 84 50 84 70
Liberty third 4%s 88.66 n.BO
Liberty fourth 4%a 85.04 85.10
Victory 3%s 96.00 97 00
Victory 4%s 96 60 96 72-
V
—>ales—
sl,ooo Liberty third 4%5, 68.66.
SI,OOO Liberty fourth 4%5. 85.04.
SI,OOO Victory 4%5, 96.60.
Local Bank Clearings
Today $3,061,000
Same day last year 2.354.000
Increase over last year 687,000
Strong Demand for
- Foreign Exchange
NEW YORK, May 24.—Quotations
showed considerable strength at the open
ing of the foreign exchange market to
day.
Sterling demand closed at 3.86Vj: cables,
3.57; francs, demand, 13.52; cables. 13.50;
lire, demand, 18.47: cables. 18.45; marks,
demand $0247; cables .0240; Canadian
dollars, .8925.
ACTIVE- Ol\, STOCKS.
(By Thomson & McKinnon.)
—Opting—
Bid. Ask.
Anglo-American OU 20 22
Atlantic Refining 1125 1175
Borne-Serymser 450 475
Buckeye Pipe Line 85 88
Cheseiirough Mfg. Con 215 230
Continental Oil, Colorado .. 140 150
Cosden Oil and Gas 6*4 68*
Crescent Pipe Line 30 32
Cumberland Pipe Line 120 130
Elk Basin Pete 7% 7%
Eureka Pipe Line 98 103
Galena-Signal Oil, pfd 90 98
Galena-Signal Oil, com .... 43 47
Illinois Pipe Line 160 165
Indiana Pipe Line 88 91
Merritt Oil 14i 15V4
Midwest Oil 114 114
Midwest Refining 135 138
National Transit 27 29
New York Transit 160 165
Northern Pipe Line 94 96
Ohio 011 205 315
Penn.-Mex 38 42
Prairie Oil and Gas 520 540
Prairie Pipe Line 192 197
Sapulpa Refining 4% 5
Solar Refining 350 380
Southern Pipe Line 113 117
South Penn. OU 290 295
Southwest Penn. Pipe Line. 64 68
Standard Oil Cos. of Cal 310 315
Standard Oil Cos. of Ind 645 e6O
Standard Oil Cos. of Kn 5.,... 540 570
Standard OU Cos. of Ky. 365 380
Standard OH Cos. of Neb 425 475
Standard Oil Cos. of N. Y.... 376 380
Standard Oil Cos. of 0hi0.... 425 450
Swan & Finch 90 95
Union Tank Line 107 110
Vacuum OU 330 .350
Washington Oil 27 33
NEW YORK METAL MARKET.
NEW YORK, May 24.—Copper—Quiet;
spot, May and June offered July
and August offered 18%-c. Lead —Quiet;
spot, May, June and July offered S34c.
Spelter—Quiet; spot and May.
June and July, 7.40@!7.65e; August, 7.10
® 7.65 c.
WEATHER AT 7 A. M.
! Station. Bar. Temp. Weath.
Indianapolis, Ind.. 30.03 6'l Cloudy
Atlanta. Ga 30.02 OS Cloudy
Amarillo, Tex 30.02 58 Clear
Bismarck, N. D.... 20.78 ,58 Cloudy
Boston, Mass 20.24 44 Cloudy
Chicago, 111 3010 52 PtCldy
Cincinnati, 0 29.08 62 Cloudy
Cleveland. 0 30.00 54 Cloudy
Denver, Colo 29.88 54 Clear
Dodge City, Kas... 30.02 58 Cloudy
Helena. Mont 30.06 40 Clear
Jacksonville, Fla. . 30.00 74 Clear
Kunsas City. M 0... 30.00 64 Cloudy
Louisville, Ky. ... 30.00 72 Cloudy
Little Rock, Ark... 30.00 72 Cloudy
Los Angeles. Cal... 29.98 54 Clear
Mobile, Ala 29.98 78* Clr
New Orleans, La... 29.98 76 Clear
New York, N. Y.... 30.18 50 Cloudy
Norfolk, Va 30.08 56 Rain
Oklahoma City 30.04 64 Cloudy
Omaha,' Neb 30.02 0 60 Clear
Philadelphia. Pa. . 80.18 50 Cloudy
Pittsburg, Pa 29.96 64 Cloudy
Portland. Ore. 30.18 46 Cloudy
Rapid City, S. D... 29.82 58 PtCldy
Roseburg, Ore 30.16 40 Cloudy
Sen .Antonio, Tex.. 30.00 70 Cloudy
San Francisco, Cal. 30.06 48 Cloudy
St. Louis, Mo '30.00 68 Rain *
St. Paul, Minn 30.08 58 Clear
Tampa, Fla 29.98 ,74 v Cloudy
Washington, D. C.. 30.12 56 Cloudy
TOLEDO SEED PRICES.
TOLEDO, May 24.—Cash clover, *26;
October, *23.40; December, *22.40 Alaike—
Caah, *24.30; December, *23.50. Timothy
-1917, *5.42i,0; 1918, *5.424; 1919, $5,524;
Maj_, *&524; October, *5.70; Deeeaibec,
*5.724; March, *5974.
HOGS UP 10 CENTS
ON FIRM DEMAND
Brisk Local Demand Boasts
Lighter Grade Prices.
RANGE OF HOG PRICES.
Good Good Good
May Mixed. Heavy. Light.
IP-U4.60@14.65 $14.00 @16.25 $14.60
19. 14.60@14.75 14.00 @ 14.50 14.75
20. 14.60 @14.86 14.00@14.50 14.75
21. 14.60@ 14.75 14.00@ 14.50 14.75
22. 14.75 14.00 @14.50 14.75
24. 14.85 14.25 @ 14.50 14.60@14.75
Receipts, 8,000, with 850 left over; mar
ket firm and 10 cents higher.
Heavier grades of hogs were rather
scarce today, but a fair run of the lighter
grades met with enough buying to move
the price up 10 cents on the hundred.
The bulk of good hogs sold at $14.75,
local buyers taking the greater portion,
with only light Inquiry for shipment.
Cattle.
Receipts, 900; market steady.
Trading in cattle .was fairly active but
prices were at practically the same level
as of the last few days.
Calves.
Receipts, 900; weak.
Little life was displayed in the calf
market, eastern buying Deing negligible
and receipts substantial.
Prices were 50 cents to $1 lower.
Sheep.
Receipts, 50; nominal.
The market for sheep was quiet, with
practically no demand and light incoming
shipments.
HOGS.
Best light hogs, 160 to 250 lbs
average $14.50@14.80
225 to 300 lbs average 14.50@14.i5 ,
Over 300 lbs average.. * 15.00 i
Bulk of sows 12.006112.-5 >
Best pigs, under 140 1b5.... 12.00@13.50
Bulk of good hogs 14.85
CATTLE. •
—Steers —
Trime cornfed Bteers. 1,300 lbs
and up 12.50@13.25
Good to choice steers, 1,300 A
lbs and up 12.25@12.75 j
Good to choice steers, 1,100 to
1,200 lbs 12.25@12.73
Good to choice steers, 1,000 !
to 1,100 lbs 11.50@12.50 j
Common to medium steers.
900 to 1,000 lbs 8.50@11.25
—Bulls and Calves— >
Good to choice butcher bulls. 9.00@10.50
Bologna bulls 9.50
Light common bulls 6.75@ V.s*l j
Choice veals 12.00@13 50 ]
Good veals 11.00@12.50
Medium veals 7.50@ 9.00
Lightweight veals 6 50® 8.50 ]
—Stockers and Feeding Cattle— j
Good to choice steers, 800 lbs
and up 1000@10.75
Common to fair steers. 800
lbs and up 8.75@ 9.50
Good to choice steers, under
800 lbs 9.25@HV00
Common to fair steers, under
800 lbs 7.25© 8 - 25
Good cows 7.25@ 8.00
Medium to good cows 6 25® 7.00
Good heifers 8.75© 9.75
Medium to good heifers .... 7.75@ 825
Good.milkers .* 100.00@ 125.06
Medlinn milkers 6000@100.00
Stock calves. 250 to_ 450 lbs. 6 70@10.75
—Helfetrs and Cows—
Good to choice belters 12.00@13.50
Medium heifers 10.00*111.50
Common to light heifers 9.0k@10.50
Choice cows 10.50@i2.00
Good to choice cows 9 00@10.50 <
Fair to medium cows 7.50@ 9.00
Canners 5.00@ 6.00
Cutters 6.00@ 8.00
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Good to choice sheep 9.00@10.00
Fair to good sheep 7.00@ 8.00
Common to medium sheep 5.00© 7.00
Bucks 5.50© 7 00
Good to choice yearlings .... 9 OOialG OO
Good to choice'clipped 7.00© 9.00
Good to choice spring iambs 15.00@16 0
Other Live Stock
CINCINNATI, May 21— Hogs— Re
ceipts, 7,700; steady to 25c lower; heavies,
$14314.50; mixed and medium, $14.50;
lights. sl4; roughs. $11.50; stags. SS.SO.
Cattle—Receipts, 1,700: slow; steers and
light butchers, 25® 30c lower- cows
steady: bulls steady; calves. $14@15.
CHICAGO, May - 24.--Hogs—Receipts,
47,000; market 10c to 15c lower; bulk,
$13.75 id 14.00; butchers. $13,506$ 14.40;
packers, sl2 50313.15; lights, $1350-0
14.50; pigs, $11.25. Cattle Receipt*. 18-
<XjO; market lower; tanners and cutters,
$4.7537.50: stcs-kers and feeders, $7,753
11; cows, $7 80311: calves, $1180(0; 13.75.
.Sheep— Receipts, 12.000; market sltAv;
lambs, $15®17.50; ewes, $8.73- 1.
EAST ST*: LOUIS, 111 . May 24.—Cat
tle—Receipts, 4.000; market steady; na
tive beef steers, $9312.25; yearling beef
steers and heifers, $10313.75; cows, $8.25
@11; Stockers and feeders, s9® 11; choice
veal calves, $12314; canners and cutters,
$4.2537. Hogs—Receipts, 10,000; market
io©lsc lower; mixed and butchers. $14.50
314.95; good heavies. $14314 50; rough
heavies. $11(812; lights, $14.70314.&5;
bigs. $12314; bulk of sales. $14.65(8
Sheep—Receipts. 3.500; market steady;
ewes, $9 50@10.50; lambs, $15.50316; can
ners and cutter.s, ss3*.
PITTSBURG. May 24. Cattle - Re
ceipts. fair; market steady; choice, $133
13.25; good, $12.25312 75; fair, $12@12.5*U
veal calves, $15.50(516. Sheep and
lambs —Receipts. 10* doubles; market
steady; prime wethers, $10(310.25; good,
$8.5039 W>; fair mixed, $7.50®8.50;
spring lambs, $7(317. Hogs Receipts,
50 doubles; market lower; prime heavies,
$14.50®14 60; mediums, $15.25(315.30;
•heavy yorkers, $14.25@14 75; light york
ers. $14.25314.(5; pigs, $13.75314; roughs,
$9311.25; stags. s7@B
EAST BUFFALO, N. Y„ May 24.—Cat
tle —Receipts, 2.1(H); market slow, firm;
shipping steers. $12(312.75; butcher
grades. s9®l2: heifers, s(>@lo 50; cows,
$4@10.30; bulls, s7®lo; milch cows,
springers, $50@150. Calvea—Receipts,
3,200; market active, $1 lower; culls,
choice, jss@ls. Sheep and lambs—Re
ceipts, 6,000; market active, higher;
choice lambs. $18(018,50; culls to fair, $lO
@17.75; yearlings, $14@16.55; sheep. s6®
14. Hogs—Receipts, 9,000; market active,
25® 35c up; yorkers, $15@15.35; pigs,
sl4 25; mixed, sls® 15.35; heavies. sls®
15.35; roughs, $11@H2.45; stags, s7@9.
.
WHOLESALE TRODUCE.
Wholesalers are paying the following
prices in Indianapolis for eggs, poultry ,
and packing stock butter:
Eggs—Fresh, 40c.
Poultry—Fowls, 32c; broilers, 1U to 2
lbs, 60c; cocks, 18c; old tom turkeys*
30c; young tom turkeys, 12 lbs and up’
35c; young hen turkeys, 8 lbs and up’ j
35c; cull thin turkeys not wanted; ducks’ !
4 lbs and up, 22c; ducks, under 4 lbs’
18c; geese, 10 lbs and up, 18e; squabs, li !
lbs to doz, $7.50.
Butter—Clean packing stock, 33c lb'
fresh creamery butter. In Drlnta. is sell- 1
lng at. wholesale at 59@60c; in tubs, 58e
Butter Fat—lndianapolis buyers are
raying 60<g61c.
Cheese (wholesale selling price*)
Brick, 29330 c lb; New York cream, 33c;
Wisconsin full cream, 34@85c; longhorns.
34335 c; limburger. 38c.
LOCAL HIDE MARKET.
Green hides—No. 1,17 c; No. 2,16 c.
Green calves—No. 1,30 c; No. 2, 28lqc.
Horsehldes —No. 1,10 c; No. 2,9 c. Cured
hides—No. 1,19 c; No. 2,18 c. %
J. F. WILD, JR.
BROKER
315-320 Lemcke Bldg.
* High-Grade
Speculative
Investments
Opportunity
for Salesmen
Phones:
Min 1734, Auto. 21-733.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1920.
On Commission Row
TODAY’S PRICES.
Apples—Barrels, $8.50@12, boxes, $3
@4.50; baskets, $3@4.25.
Asparagus—Fancy home-grown, dozen,
30@40c.
Bananas—Pound, 7@9c.
Cabbage—Fancy Texans, barrels, 4@sc;
Mississippi, 5@5%c.
Beans—Michigan navy, in bags, per
lb, B%@9c: California limas. in sacks,
33%@14c; marrowfac. ner lb, 10c; fancy
Florida, green, per hamper, $2.50@3.
Carrots—Fort.v-lb basket, $2.
Celery—Florida, per crate, $7; per
doz, $2.25.
Cucumbers—Fancy hothouse, per doz.
$2.50; fancy Florida, 51doz. crate. $4.50.
Dates—Box 3 doz, $6.75.
Grapefruit—Extra fancy Floridas,
$4.75@7.50.
Honey—Fancy, 1919, white extracted,
00-lb cans, 24c lb.
Kale —Per bu. $2.
Lemons —Extra fancy California, $5.23
@6.
Lettuce—Leaf, per lb, 18@20c; Ice,
berg head lettuce, per crate, ss@o .
2-doz basket, $1.25.
Noodles —Ten-lb box, $1.20.
Nuts—Filberts, per lb, 30@31c; Eng
lish walnuts, 37@41c; pecans. 70c: Bra
zils, 28@30c ; nut meats, pecans. 90c; wal
nuts, 75c; almonds. 65c.
Oranges—Extra fancy California na
vels, s4@B; Valencias, ss@7, extra fancy
Mediterranean sweets, s6@7.
Onions—Fancy new Texas, white. 50-
lb crate, $2.75@3; same yeltow, $2.50©
2.75; homegrown, green, 20c doz; fancy
spring, per doz. 22%c.
Parsnips—Fancy, 35-lb hamper, $1.65.
> Parsley—Fancy home-grown, 35c doz.
Peanut Butter—Palls, 15 to 50 lbs, 20
@22c.
Peas—Fancy Mississippi Telephones,
per hamper, $3.
Pieplant—Fancy home-grown, 30@35c
doz.
Pineapples—Ripe Havana, $5@6.50.
Potatoes —Northern whites, $8 per 100
ibs; bags, sl2; new Texas, $12.50 per
100 lbs; fancy new Florida Rose, per
barrel, $16.50; per 55-lb basket, $6.
Radishes—Home-grown, button. 25@
35c; home-grown, long, 25@35c; south
ern, long, 25@35c.
Rice—Per lb 34@15c.
Spinach—Fancy, per bushel, $2.
Strawberries—Tennessee, 24-qt case,
Arkansas Aromas, SB.
$3.50@4; Tennessee, 24-qt ease, $6@7.50;
Seed Potatoes—lrish Cobblers, Maine,
per 100 lbs, SB.
Sweet Potatoes—Fancy Jerseys, s3@
3.25 per hamper.
Seed Sweet Potatoes—lndiana grown
fellow Jerseys, per bu, $1.25.
Tomatoes—Basket, [e-mail].
Housewives’ Market
LATEST PRICES.
Apples, choice, per lb $ ,10@15
Asparagus, hoaie-grown. ac
cording to size of bunches. ,06@10
BananSs, doz .25@40
Beans, navy. It* •• .11
Beans, lima, 1b.... .17
Leans, string, lb .20
Beans, Colorado pintas, 1b...a .10
Beans, kidney .18
Carrots, 2 bunches .15
Cabbage, lb .10
Celery, bunch .10
Cucumbers, hothouse, ench 25@S0
Cucumbers, southern .10
Grapefruit, each 10@20
Kale, home-grown, lb .25
Lemons, per doz 20@30
Lettuce, leaf, per lb .25
Lettuce, head, each 15@20
Onions, 2 lbs .25
Onions, Texas Bermuda, 1b.... .15
Onions, grecu, bunen .10
Oranges, dozen 40@75
Parsley, per bunch .05
Peppers, green Florida, 2 bun.. .15
Pineapples ,SO@4o
Potatoes, peck 1.40
Potsoes, In, .10
Potatoes, new. lb .. .15
Potatoes, sweet, 3 lbs .25
Radishes, 3 bunches .10
Rhubarb, 2 buu-'bes 05
Spinach, lb .20
Strawberries, qt. box 30@40
Sugar, soft A .28
Sugar, granulated 2fi@:i4
Tomatoes, lb 4d@so
Green peas, lb .25
Scotch peas .12%
Spilt peas, yellow .12%
Split peas, green ..../ .18
MEATS.
Lamb chops, lb .60
Leg of lamb .50
Fresh ham .50
Boiled ham. per lb .75
Smoker hams, per lb 60© 65
Round steak, per lb .40
Fresh beef tongue .40
IMb roast .40
Chuck roast .30
Flank steak ■ .35
lieeT tenderloin .70
Pork chops .40
Pork tenderloin ,75
Porterhouse steak Art
! Chuck steak .35
Bolling beef 18'®20
Bacon 4o@6‘>
: Loin steak .40
Hams, whole .40
Lard, lb .27%
Lamb stew 15Q25
Spareribs, lb .25
1 Shoulders, fresh beef .30
| Shoulders, fresh pork .33
f Beef liver .15
! Veal, breast 30
Veal chops 35@40
; Veal steak .50
I Calf liver 30@.t5
Reef liver .15
PRODI'CE.
Hens, full dressed, lb .55
Live hens .40
I Live springers .75
Eggs, fresh, select, doz 45@47
Duck eggs, doz .50
Butter, creamery, lb 63@65
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FLETCHER AMERICAN COMPANY
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
* ' OF
HARVEY CRUDE OIL COMPANY
HOLD YOUR HARVEY CRUDE STOCK
RECENT DEVELOPMENT WARRANTS AN ADVANCE IN PRICE
Well No. 7 on our Isaac Deer lease two feet In the sabd at. 2,708 feet—flowing
1,440 barrels a day* Drilling deeper No. 11 on this lease, which will equal No. 7
In production.
CURRIER & COMPANY
Fiscal Agents. *
Republic Building. Kansas City, Mo.
CENTRAL STATES AGENOES
Incorporated under the laws of ttoe State of Indiana
Financial Brokers and Underwriters
Market Price Paid for Liberty Bonds
Phones ao-aaV 7 , 127 E. Market St.,%lndianapolis
HIGHERTREND IN
CORN AND OATS
Tone Strengthens After Irreg
ularity at Start.
CHICAGO, May 24.—Grain futures ral
lied on the Board of Trade today after
an easy opening and gained 2 and 3
points on some futures.
The weak opening was or, si light de
mand, but the market, recovered on good
buying and reports that railroad conges
tion was delaying shipment.
May corn opened unchanged and later
gained 3%c, while July corn opened un
changed at $1.58% and then moved up
2%e.
September corn was down %.? at the
opening of $1.48%, but rallied l%c.
May oats opened late at 97c, up %e,
and later gained 2c.
July oats opened at 85%c. down %c,
and advanced l%c, and September oats
opened off %c at 74c, recovering %c sub
sequently.
Provisions were higher.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
—May 24 —
CORN—Open. High. Low. Close.
May. 1.78 1.85 1.76 1.83% t 5%
July 1.58% 1.63% 1.56 1.61% t 2%
Sont 1.48% 1.54 1.48% 1.51 t 2%
OATS—
May. 97 1.00 97 99% +3
July 85% 89% 85% 88 i2
Sept. 74 75% 73% 74%
PORK—
JMay 33.65 • .35
July 34.20 34.50 33.50 34.50 t .48
LARD—
SMay 20252 t 27
July 20.75 21.20 20.75 21.17 • .37
RIBS—
IMav 17.60 t .15
July 17.77 18.25 17.77 18.22 t .20
nominal. ‘Decrease, tlncrease
over Saturday’s close.
TOLEDO CASH GRAIN.
TOLEDO, May 24.—Corn— No. 3 yel
low, $197. Oats —No. 2 white, sl.lo@
1.11. Barley—No. 2, $1.65. Rye—No. 2',
$2.06. Alstke-324.50: December, $33.50.
Cl overseed—s26; October. $23.40: Decem
ber, $22.40. Timothy—o9l7 and 1918),
$5.42!; (1919). $5.52%; May, $5.50%; Sep
tember, $5 90; October, 35.70; December,
35.72%: March, $5.97%. Butter—-62c.
Eggs-49c.
PRIMARY MARKETS.
—May 24
(By Thomson & McKinnon.)
—Receipts—
IV heat Corn Oats
Chicago 64,000 138.000 301,000
Milwaukee .. 11,000 21,000 105.000
Minneapolis . 438.000 51,000 88,000
Duluth 100,000
St. Louis 96.000 143.000 194.000
Toledo 7.000 6,000 21.000
Detroit 1.000 5,000
Kansas City.. £s*,ooo 63.060 37.000
Peoria 31.000 51.000 72.000
Omaha BSI.OOO 63,000 112.000
Indianapolis 31.0110 70000
; Totals 1,126.000 572,000 1,000 000
Year ago .. 503,000 344,000 75,000
—Shipments—
Wheat Corn Oats
Chicago 68.000 61.000 84,000
Milwaukee .. 3.000 68.000 33,000
Minneapolis 184,000 10.000 80,000
Duluth * 3.000
Sr, Louis 50,000 15,000 36.000
Toledo 3.000 3.000 1.000
Kansas City.. 126.000 10.000 20.000
Peoria 42.000 22.000 101.000
Omaha 87.000 99.000 68,000
Indianapolis.. l.oOfl 28 000 34,000
. Totals 544.000 31fVo 464,000
i Year ago .. 895,000 186,000 538,000
—C lea ranees—
Dom \V. Corn' Oats
New York ... 232,000
Philadelphia. 10,000
Baltimore ... 137.000
Galveston ... 421,000
Totals 800.000
Year ago ~ 695,000 ’
ixdAxapolis cash grain.
—May 24
i Corn—Strong; No. 3 white, $196%;
! No. 3 yellow. U 90%@191%.
<>Ht* strong; No, 2 white, $1.07%@
1 08% ; No. 3 white, $1 06% ; No. 2 mixed,
' $1 06%
Hay—Firm; No 1 timothy, $41.50@42;
I No. 2 timothy, ; No. 1 light
1 lover mixed. -'Hi.W./H; No. 1 clover
mixed, sto@4o 50
- inspections—
Wheat—No. 3 red, 1 car
Corn No 2 white, 13 cars; No 3 white,
12 cars; No. 4 white, 1 car> No. 2 vel
! low, li) cars; No. 3 yellow, 6 art; No.
6 yellow, 1 ear: No 2 mlxe.l, $ cars;
No 3 mixed, 1 ear; No. 4 mixed, 4 cars;
sample railed, 1 car; total. 54 <ars
Oat—No. 1 white, 1 car: N'o 2 white,
i 12 curs; N'o 3 white 8 cars; N'o. 4 white,
5 ears; sample white. 1 oar; No. 1 mixed,
; 1 car; N'o. 2 mixed, I car; total, 50 cars.
Rye—No 2, l car; No. 3, 2 <ars; total.
3 rars.
Hay-No 1 timothy, 4 cars; No. 2
timothy. 2 cars; No. 3 timothy, 1 car;
N'o. 1 light clover mixed, 1 car; No. 1
j clover ralvod, 2 car>-; total, 10 cars.
! Straw—N'o. 1 wheat, 1 car.
WAGON MARKET.
The followlns are the Indianapolis
prices of hay and grain by the wagon
1 load :
Hav Loose timothy. $37@38 a ton;
mixed, $35©36; .lover, $30©33; bale. $35
! @37.
1 Corn —$195%2 bu.
j Oats $1 t.V-il 20 bu.
Straw- Wheat. $8 ton; oats, $14@15.
Wholesale Meats
The latest prices for hams show a
slight rise (rom last Monday, and the
same is true of veal, while for fresh
beef the market has been marked down
from 1 to 2 cents.
PORK,
HAMS—
Regular, 14 to 16 lbs .42
Skinned, 12 to 14 lbs .44
Fancy balled .61
BACON—
Fancy breakfast, 5 to 7 lbs.. .52
Sugar-cured. 4 to 6 lbs av... -51
Kancy sliced, 1-lb carton.... .57
PICNICS—
Sugar-cured, 5 to 7 lbs .26
SALT MEAT—
Dry salt Indiana butts .18
LARD—
Refined, tierce basis .23
Open kettle, tierce basis 23%@24
FRESH PORK—
Spare ribs 22
Shoulder bones '.07%
Tenderloins 90@64
Dressed hogs 23
SAUSAGE—
Fresh links .26%
Country, bulk 23%
Bologna 17%@19%
Frankfurts, hog casings .19%
FRESH BEEFS.
Medium steers, 400 to 500 lbs. .19
No. 2 heifers .20
Native cows jp
Medium cows ifiiz
LOINS— ”
RIBS— ”
No. 2 .26
No. 3 24
ROUNDS—
No. 2 .24%
CHUCKS— n
No. 3 12
PLATES—
Cow .10
VEAL.
N'o. 1 quality oiix/wox
No- 2 quality "
1! WH. BLOCK C?
Indiana's Largest Assortment of HART SCHAFFNER C 5? MARX Clothes for Men
/
OUR ENTIRE STOCK
OF CUT GLASS
At a Discount of 25%
Glassware of beauty—designs and cuttings new and artistic.
Every article is reduced one-fourth.
FLOWER VASES, manj%shapes and de
signs— *
12-inch, $ll.OO quality, less *4..98.25
14-inch. sl4 00 quality, less %.$10.50
10-inch, $7.00 quality, less 85.25
FRUIT OR SALAD BOWLS, $26.50
quality, less % $19.87
And so on down to $7.25 quality .$5.44
MAYONTNAISE BOWL AND PLATES.
SIO.OO quality, less % 88.00
And so on down to $5.00 quality,
less % .'..53.75
WATER SETS, 4-pint jug, 6 tumblers.
1 plateau. $37.50 quality, less %.828.15
And so on down to $20.00 quality,
less % 815.00
A Sale of Our Entire
Stock of
Arlington Imperial
Composition Ivory
One-Fourth to One-Half Off
Regular Prices
ENGRAVING FREE
Imperial composition ivory is the product
of Dupont, makers of "Pyralin” ivory—
every piece of "Pyralin" is subjected to a
minute inspection, if the slightest imper
fection is found the name "Pyralin” is with
held and “Imperial” applied. In most cases
the imperfectiohs are so slight a miscro
ecope is needed to detect them.
Our entire stock, composed of hair
brushes, clothes brushes, combs, mirrors,
trays, hair receivers, powder, pin, handker
chief and glove boxes, jewel cases, picture
frames, etc., is included in this sale —savings
range from one-fourth to one-half on former
prices.
Sale prices 18c upward to $5.98
—Center Aisle.
TOILET GOODS
SANITOL VANISH BABCOCK'S CORY
ING CREAM, COLD LOPIS TALCUM, 20c
CREAM OR FACE size 12C
POWDER, 39c
size 23d WILLIAMS’ TAL-
CUM POWDERS, all
TINAUDS HAIR odors - „ ~„ „
TONIC, 75c size..63d 20c size, 14<?
, Inv — . SEMPRE GIOVANNE
HIND 8 HONEY AND FACE CREAM
ALMOND LOTION,
806 slze **7o INGRAM'S MILK-
WEED CREAM, 50?
PALMOLIVE TAL- 35d
CUM POWDER, 25c „
size .... 1 7d JAP tOSESOAF
*> tor sac
COLGATE’S VIOLET SWEETHEART
OR * ROSE TALCUM, SOAP 6 fwr 21d
20c size 14c First Floor, Northeast.
FROM OUR MODEL GROCERY
BACON SQUARES, sugar
cured, 2 to 4 pounds each,
pound 254
SALAD DRESSING, Lud
wig’s, being demonstrated and
served; large 11-ounce bot
tle v 394
PORK AND BEANS, “Van
Camp’s," In tomato sauce: large
No. 2 cans (three for 45c),
can 164
FLOUR, Diadem or E-Z-
Bake, 10-pound sack $0r....914
BX’TTERINE, Cream of Nut,
colored, ready for the table,
looks and tastes like butter,
pound 434
NO FOOD? LOTS OF
IT, SAYS PAPER
Chicago Newspaper Reports on
Warehouse Investigation.
CHICAGO, May 24.—One billion dollars
worth of food Is declared to be reposing
In the cold and dry storage warehouses,
on the railroad tracks and In other secret
places in Chicago.
Food speculators are reaping a financial
harvest, the public In general Is being
excited over the possibility of a famine
and In the meantime dealers .handling
food are sending forth propaganda in
dicating a shortage of sugar, eggs and
other commodities, according to a local
newspaper.
An investigation, the newspaper said,
shows there is an unconquerable specula
tion in foodstuffs, especially sugar, mak
ing the nonproductive brokers rich at the
expense of the consumer.
in the course of investigating the Cen
tral cold storage warehouse, the news
paper found that there was $50,000,000
worth of food in this warehouse alone,
including eggs, 3,000,000 pounds
of frozen pork, 3,000,000 pounds of frozen
chickens and 5.000,000 pounds of steak.
Tabulated figures as to conditions
found In a number of other leading
warehouses of the city follow:
Ontario Warehouse —Millions of pounds
of tea found.
Monarch Refrigerating Company
90,000,000 eggs, 358,000 pounds of cheese
and more than 2,000,000 pounds of
poultry.
i Chicago Cold Storage Warehouse —Mil-
lions of pounds of candy (a sidelight
on the why and wherefore of the sugar
shortage).,
Soo Terminal Warehouse —$50,000, 000
CELERY TRAYS, SIB.OO quality,
less % 813.50
And so on down to $3.00 quality,
less Vi. 82.25
COMPORTS, $8.50 quality 86.38
And so on down to $5.25 quality,
less % 83.92
NAPPIES, $5.25, less % 83.92
And so on down to $3.25 quality,
less % 82.43
LIGHT GLASS CUT GLASS ICE TEA
SETS, 4-pint covered jug, 6 ice tea tum
blers to match and 6 hollow-stem spoons.
Special 83.98
—Fifth Floor.
HANDKERCHIEFS
pure Linen handkerchiefs for
MEN, full size, -fine count, %-inch hem
stitched, 65c quality, each? 39<j
PURE LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS FOR
WOMEN, full size, hemstitched, our 19c
quality 11<*
—First Floor, South Center.
CURTAINS AND
DRAPERIES
NET WINDOW PANELS, 45 and 48 inches
wide, 2H yards long, durable Saxony weave
nets that launder exceptionally well; strong
overlook edges, exclusive panel patterns
suitable for living room; to be used one
panel to a window; white or ivory color;
up to $3.75 quality, special, per panel, $2.83
SECTIONAL PANEL LA*CE 2H yards 1
long; a net curtain fabric to be hung
without fullness; woven in 9-inch at
tached strips, furnished for windows of
various widths; lacy patterns suitable for
any room; durable nets, ivory color; 69c
and 75c qualities, special, per strip.. s9d
DRAPERY POPLINS, yard wide, close
woven repp weaves; hang effectively; wash
able; for draperies or portieres; rose, blue,
green or brown; special, yard 79£
NOVELTY FJLET NETT CURTAINS,
yards long; durable double thread nets
trimmed with neat lace edges, well made;
border patterns with plain centers; white
and ivory color; $3.50 and $4.00 quality,
pair
FILET CURTAIN NETS, yard wide, sheer,
closely woven with strong selvage edges;
dainty patterns, white or ivory; yard..
—Third Floor.
AXMINSTER RUGS *
$57.50 quality, on sale Tuesday
at* $47.50
9x12 feet, wool faced, yarn dyed Axmin
ster rugs; orientals and allover patterns in
blue, tan, rose or brown. Eight good pat
terns to choose from; $57.50 quality. s47.so
—Fourth Floor.
COFFEE (1,000 pounds),
“Blue Ribbon," fresh roast
ed, in the bean or ground,
fcound 330
PEANUT BUTTER Sun-lit,
made from fresh, refined Vir
ginia peanuts, pound 274
TOMATOES, extra fancy, solid
pack, Indiana red ripe large
No. 3 cans, (dozen, *-’.46),
can 214
LAUD, Sun-lit, pure open ket
tle rendered, 1-pound
carton 28c?
CORN, Yankee Baby, Country
Gentlemen, tiny, tender kernel,
solid dry pack (dozen, $2.25.),
can ♦ 194
worth of sugar, flour, canned goods and
eggs.
Booth Cold Storage Warehouse —$50,-
000,000 worth of eggs, frozen chickens,
mince meat, fruits, vegetable*, beef,
pork, lard and milk.
West Side Warehuse—Five floors of a.
large building so loaded with flour,
canned goods, coffee, sugar and other
edibles that even the staircases are used
for storage places.
Canada Atlantic Dock Warehouse —620
tons of sugar. .
Griswold & Walker Warehouse —$100,-
000,000 worth of sugar, coffee, cocoa,
canned goods and other edibles at a moat
conservative estimate. This cncern oper
ates nine warehouses In the city.
Sibley Warehouse and Storage Com
pany—Approximately $60,000,000 worth of
rice, milk, hominy, canned goods and
many other foodstuffs.
Currier and Lee Warehouse—About
$60,000,000 worth of canned goods, sugar,
flour, coffee and other eatables.
CLEVELAND PRODUCE.
CLEVELAND, 0., May 24^—Butter-
Creamery, in tubs, 61@61%c; extra fancy,
Co@6o%c; firsts, 59@GOc; prints le
higher; seconds, 55@56c; packing, 83c.
Eggs—Fresh gathered extra, 47c; fresh
extra, 46c; northern Ohio, fresh new
cases, 45c; old cases, 43c; western firsts,
42%c. Poultry—Capon chickens. 45c;
light fowls, 38c; extra, 40c; springer*,.
40c; broilers, 79%c.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.
CHICAGO, May 24,—Butter— Creamery
extras, cfcc; creamery firsts, 53%c; first*,
49@53%c; seconds, 42@47c. Eggs—Ordi
nate*, 36@37c; firsts, 42©43c. Cheese—
Twins, 27%c; young Americas, 31%c.
Live poultry —Fowls, 35c; ducks, 35c,
cccse 20c: turkeys, 35c. Potatoe*—Re
ceipts 58 cars; Wisconsin and Minnesota,
$7.50@7.60.
BAKING POWDER, Sun
lit, a pure phosphate powder,
one-pound can .. 214
G. WASHINGTON COFFEE,
Instant soluble Uarge family
size, can, *1.29), small can.. 394
PRESERVES, Luncheon brand,
pure fruit strawberry and rasp
berry flavors, large Jar. ...354
SALT, double refined, table
salt, 4-pound bags for 194
V
LAUNDRY SOAP, P. & G.
white naptha (no C. O. D.
orders), io bars 754
—Fifth Floor.
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