The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio • 17

THE ENQUIRER, CINCINNATI, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1926 17 WEATHER City Markets. Trading Light in All Vegetables and Prices Easier. Eggs and Poultry Firm and Scarce -Cabbage Makes Sharp Gain -Wheat Closes Strong. Weather conditions influenced trading in all of the produce last week, most of the commodities being of slow sale. Fruits and vegetables were particularly dull as the snow and cold weather materialized, but eggs and poultry made sharp gains in price and had a better than fair sale due to scarcity, throughout the week.

Ducks and young chickens were: particularly good demand, both for ctiy and suburban trade. Bad roads made it almost impossible for farmens to make deliveries and stocks were light at all times during the week. Egg markets at Chicago and New York closed weaker on heavier receipts Saturday. Creamery butter and packing stock influenced by the weather change, packing stock being down and in light demand. Outside kets were firmer on good creamery with a brisk demand for top grades.

Packing stock was tending lower. Rabbit prices were up at the though weak at the opening of the week. Values advanced 50c a. dozen on all grades at the close. Calves were inactive and prices closed weaker.

The same' was true of lambs, which were in poor and moving slowly, with light 1 receipts. Cabbage was about the only commodity which made a sharp advance during week, prices being firm at the close at $75 a ton. Oranges, grapefruit and Florida strawberries were easier ao weaker, with prices off slightly, due to lack of demand from retailers. Prices on cash wheat advanced at the close of the week, with the market strong with premiums for good heavy immediate milling wheat for prompt delivery. Complaints on receipts of good country run wheat were numerous.

Cash corn was more active and yellow and white were in good demand at higher prices. Oats 80 was firmer on light receipts, Hay prices were up a ton for all kinds and grades on scarcity of good hay. City buyers were in urgent need to top grades of timothy and light mixed. Stocks of grain in first hands, at Cincinnati on Saturday were follows, according to Bradstreet's summary of the Grain Exchange report: Wheat 723,308 bush, corn 150,348 bush, oats bush, rye 6,900 bush. CINCINNATI MARKETS.

mixed and clover. 1 car $23. Weekly Grain Inspection. Wheat---No. 1 red winter $1 97 98, 2 red winter $1 95 1 97, No.

3 red winter $1 91 1 94, No, 4 red winter $1.86 $1 90, No. 6 red winter $1 79 0 01 85, sample red, unsound $1 35 0155. Corn (new) -No. 4 white 74015c, No. 5 white 72(073c, No.

6 white 69 71c, No. 4 yellow No. 5 vellow 72 73c. No. 6 TIe, No mixed 3 00 No 5 mixed No.

6 mixed 68 89c. Ear Corn- -Quotatione represent sound ear corn, free from rotten and damaged ears nubbins and huska: new yellow 65 67c, white mixed 62 $5c. Ear corn showing soft or immature ears, husks, nubbins, or in such condition that it can not guaranteed to out-of-town feeders, be must heavily discounted. Oats--No. 2 white 470 No.

3 white No. 4 white 4 4 45c. sample white 410044c, No. 2 mixed No. 3 mixed 43 No mixed Rye--No.

2 rye No. 3 rye 96 96c, No. 4 rye 92 95c. Mill Feed--Quotations represent 100-1b sacks: soft winter wheat brAn $31 50 32, hard winter wheat bran $31 50 32. standard middlings $33 50 0 34, grad hard midclings $33 50 mixed feed $32 500 33 50, No.

1 alfalfa meal $30 60 31, hominy feed $31 50 33. Yesterday's Grain Inspection. (Representing Carloads.) Nos. 51 6 Wheat Corn--White Yellow Mixed Oats--White 0 Mixed Ear Corn--1 car yellow. Hay--Fresh receipts 5 cars, plug track 10 cars, in inals 10 cars.

Hay. No. 1 timothy $26 00 26 50 No. 23 50 a 24 50 No. 3 timothy 18 60 4 21 50 Threshed timothy 19 00 4 14 00 No grade timothy 12 00 No.

1 heavy clover mixed. 21 50 4 22 50 No. 1 light clover 4 006 25 00 No. 1 mixed. 22 50 23 30 No.

2 clover 17 60 19 50 No grade clover mixed. 12 14 00 No. 1 clover 23 50 00 24 50 No. 2 clover 16 500 19 50 No grade clever 12 000 00014 00 No. 1 second feutting alfalfa.

22 500 23 50 No. second cutting 18 00 20 00 No. 1 first cutting alfalfa. 20 00 21 50 No. 2 first cutting alfalfa.

18 00 4 20 00 Sound sample grasty 16 00 4 18 00 Wheat straw 12 50613 50 Oats straw 11 00012 00 Rye straw 13 00614 00 Sales -Timothy, 1 car $21 25; timothy and clover mixed, 1 car $23 75; clover The following shows the total receipts of grain hay for the past week at Cincinnati as compiled from official record of the Cincinnati Grain and Hay Exchange: Wheat--Total cars 32: No. 1 red 2, No. 2 red 16, No. 3 red 8, No. 3 red 4, sample 2.

Corn--Total cars 60; No. 3 white 3. No. 4 white 3, No. 5 white 13.

No. 6 white 1. No. 3 yellow 1, No. rellow 1, No.

5 vellow 37, No. 6 vellow 10. No. 3 mixed 5. No.

mixed 6, No. 5 mixed 18, No. 6 mixed 15, sample 14. Earn Corn--Total cars yellow 1, mixed Oats--Total cara 13: No. white 2.

No. 3 white 5, No. 4 white 1, No. 2 mixed 3, sample 2. Hay--Total cars 45.

Groceries. Flour--All prices quoted on basis of 1b cotton sacks: winter wheat $9 9 50, winter straights $8 50, winter clears $6 15 25, spring. patents 88 95 02 9 25, spring bakers $8 25 8 50. Kansas hard apring $8 50 8 75, Kansas hard clear $7 160 1 25, corn flour 100-lb sack included $2 75 3. Rye--Northwest blend $6, rye city pure $6, do city $6 10.

Coffee- -Java 39 4 40c. Mocha 30 35c, 31c. Guatemala fancy 33 34c, do good 4 prime Rio 241 good Rio fair. low fair good ordinary strictly good common 22c, low oratnary 31 22c. Santos prime 4 good ordinary 25 low ordinary 25c.

Sugar--Eastern refined cane granulated per 100 Ibs 1 10, powdered $6 80 4 6 90. light vellow per 100 Ibe $5 80 5 90, beet sugar $5 50 5 95. Rice -Extra fancy head 49c. fancy second head Sc, Blue Rose 1 Sc. Japan 80.

Molasses--New Orleans fancy kettle 68 6 70c. first-cut choice to extra choice strap 32c. Tea--Oolong 451 84c. Souchong English breakfast 50c7 $1 50. Provisions.

Provisions. Pork--Per brl: mess $33 ft 34. cienr $29 50 430, clear family $38 4 39, jowl (bean) $31 4 32, plate beef $22 50 9 23 50, extra plate $22 50 25 50. Lard in Tierces--Prime steam $14 90, family lard $17 017 25. $14 Dry -Salted Meats -Per 190 lbs: short $16.

clear 018. $15 short 50 ribs 16, $15 extra 50 short 16, clear bellies 11208 Smoked Meats -Per 100 lbs: bacon short clear lean $184 18 50, do extra $18 18 50, short ribs $18 18 50, bellies $19 19 30. -Cured Meats--Hams $26.50 4 28, picnice $17 50. shoulders 50, do New York cut 20. breakfast 35 bacon $26 dried best hams $28 35.

Sweet-Pickled Meats -Hame In tierces $23 24, picntes $15 50 17, shoulders $160 $18, New York cut $17 18, bellies in tierces 50. Green Meats--Loose per 100 lbs: hams $22 24. picnics $13 50 216. shoulders $16 50 17 50, short clear sides $14 0 014 50, short rib sides 50, extra short clear 50, light bellies $94 27, heavies $20 24. Iron, Coal and Coke.

Pig Iron and Coke, Car Lots--No. 2 Southern foundry from. silicon 1.75 2.25, Tennessee $20, Alabama $21022, Birmingham base, freight to Cincinnati $3 69: Southern Ohio No. 2 foundry iron, silicon 1.75 to 2.25, $21 21 50 Ironton. freight to Cincinnati $2 27; No.

2 valley furnace, No. 3 Cleveland furnace, 78-83 per cent manganese, $115 American seaboard. Coke $7 50 8. Connellsville foundry foundry contract spot $8. quotations: Connellsville Wise County furnace $6, Wise County foundry $7, Pocahontas $5 6 50.

New River $6 25 8. Steel Sheets Fourth quarter prices closed; bookings first quarter: No. 10 gauge base line annealed sheets $2 50 cwt, No. 26 gauge base one pass cold rolled steel $3 25 ewt. do fiat galvanized same $4 60 ewt.

All prices minimum basis 1. 0. b. Pittsburg. Coal by the Ton, Retail- Delivered: bituminous lump $6 50, nut.

and slack $4. run of mine $4 75 5. smokeless double screened lump 50, nut and slack $4 75 6 25, run mine $6 50 7, anthracite $18, coke domestic and egg $10 50. General Merchandise. Food Products.

Feathers--Pure white goose dry -picked $1. good average white 80c, large gray 70c, do scalded 55 long goose quill 5c, pure white duck 70c, dark 50c, hen body all white dry picked all white turkey 50c, do tails no shorts 25c. dark 68, wings and pointers no shorts 7c, pointers 2c, tails dark no shorts 25c, rooster tails long and fancy $1, Hides--Green salted No. 1 No. 2 8 (00 8 green butcher 10c, green country Tc, green calfskin 12c, full horse hines No.

large $2, do No. 3 large $8, do salt $1 50, glue and pony $1, colts 35c. 14c, tank wagon 16c. service station special grade line from tank wagons 190 gal, from service station 21c, naphtha tank wagon delivery gal lots 17 lard oil No. summer test cotton seed oil No.

refined cooking do salad 14c. Painters' Supplies--Linseed oil Jobber basis: single bri 12.4c 1b, 93e per gal; raw pure boiled 12.8c per lb or 96c per gal. Turpentine: carloads 10 lbs and up r'a in two-brl lots $1 07, single bri $1 15 01 17, in 150 and 225 gal lots $1 25 1 27. White and red lead in 100-lb to 500-lb kegs lots 500 lbs to 1 ton 10 per cent discount, ton or more 10 per cent and per cent basis single delivery. from store bush.

Timothy: from store $4 25. Flaxseed: from store 25. Buckwheat: Hun garlan, from store, $1 25. Alfalta seed: from store $11 50 12 50. Algike: on arrival do from store Wool--Ohio fleece greasy fine unwashed combings and braid 41 49 42c, 40 quarte.

and clothing do merino 35c. tub. washed. choice do coarse 46c, fine clothing 55c, half blood clothing 46c. and three elghths blood clothing common and braid 43 0 44c, burry and cots 25 00 30c, pulled wool do combings 48 50e.

Tallow- -Prime city per 1h 10 do country do No. grease brown yellow 9c, white culls $1. Fruits and Vegetables. Beans -Car-lot 100-lb sacks: navy $5 40, red kidney dark $10, do light $10 50, rowfat $9, Lima $12 75, pinto $5 75. Lambs -Spring yearlings 13 0 14c, 6 10c.

Calves--Select 11c, choice common Cheese--New York sharp do mild Ohio 26 0 28c, Wisconsin daisies 27 28c, Northwestern longhorns 28 29c, Swies loaf 40 48c, do foreign 56 New York Limburger 31 32c, block brick 27 special 28c, do extra 294, brick 24c. Butter--In tubs, wholesale: centralized firsts 42 toe, according to score; scores discounted 4c; In prints, wholesale jobbers' basis 46 packing stock No. 1 280, No. 2 20 22c, butter at 45 0 47c. Eggs--Basis cases returned: extra firets 40 0 41c, firsts 39 0 40c, ordinary firsts 33 seconds 32633c, near-by ungraded, uncandled 32 380, candled storage Peanuts--Cleaned.

lb brokers to jobbers: Virginia extra 8 fancy -picked 11 shelled brokers to peanut butter manufacturers, Virginia extra large shelled a No. 1 No. 6 6 Spanish No. 0 No. 2 6 Georgia- Alabama No.

1 No. 3 600 runners No. 1 1 0. 8c. No.

2 Nuts- Sheelbarks new bright bush $3 30 4, do mixed $2 25 2 60, do bulls 50c, black walnuts $2 25, chestnuts 1b. Salt Ohio River and Kanawha per bri 250 lbs $2, standard granulated $2, standard medium $2.50, table and dairy $3 20, rock salt per ton $12. Sorghum--Gallon 10c. Fresh Fish Fresh dressed Canadian whitefish 20c. Lake Erie herring 25c, catfish dreesed 30c.

buffalo 18c. blue salmon dreased 18c. red snapper 24c. hallbut 30c, No. 1 yellow pike 26c, peeled shrimp 50c 1b, lake bass 20c, Spanish mackerel 30c, jumbo frogs $5 b0 doz, statuar oysters $2 50 per gallon, Blue Points $1 90 per 100, Rockaway $2 per 100, selects $3 gallon.

Live poultry (basis coops returned) Fryers 2 lbs and over 31c, do 3 lbs and over 31c, broilers Ibs and over 36c, Leghorns and black 2 Iba and over 26e. roasting chickens 4 lbs and over 31c. fowls 5 lbs and over 29c. do 4 Ibs and over 28c, do under 4 Ibs 26c. roosters 17c.

young stags 26c, ducks spring white Ibs and over 30c. do under 4 Ibs 260. do colored Ibs and over 28c. under 4 ibs and over 10c, under lbs 12c. turkeys old toma 10 1 bE and over 30c, crooked-breasted 15c, culle 10c, turkey hens 8 lbs and over 42c, young toms 10 lbs and over 42c, geese as to quality young fat fancy 93c, choice 18 do medium do common 5 8c, guineas old 12c lb, young 2 lbs and over 30c, do 1 lbs and over 38c.

old pigeons $1 25 per doz, squabs No. 1 $3 doz, No. 2 doz, capons 8 lbs and over 33 35c. Dressed Poultry--Fowls large undrawn $6c, do full-grown 40c. fowls small 38c.

do full-grown 42c. fowls medium undrawn 30c, cocks undrawn. do full-drawn 24c. roasting chicks ibs and over 38c, fryers 3 lbs and over 37c, (10 2 lbs and over 380, broilers under 2 ibs 38c, new crop ducks 32 35c, turkeys young dry -picked 55c. scalded 57 60c.

Rabbits--No. 1 $3, No. 2 $1 50 04 1 75, Prices based on sales reported to the United States Bureau of Agricultural nomics. Wholesale by receivers to jobbers and retailers. Care on track represent morning's count and include all cars not completely unloaded.

Sales from 3 p. 11. Friday to 9:30 a. m. Saturday.

Apples- -Five cars on track: market steady. Track sales and sales from atorage: Bris. New York A Northwestern Greenings $5 25 5 50, A Rhode Island Greenings $5 5 25, A -in Rhode Island Greening: $1. Rhode Island Greenings $4 25 0 4 50. A Baldwins 26 4 60, A up Twenty Ounce $4 (g 4 50.

poor condition lower; A bury Russets ordinary $3 50, A -In Hub. bardstons $4 25 0 4 75; West Virginia A 2 in Delicious $7 50: Pennsylvania, A Jonathans fair $6: bushel baskets, New York. A Baldwina $1 25 1 50, A Spys $1 25 0 1 40: Indinna, No. 24-in up Winter Bananas No. 1 -in up Grimes Golden $2 25, No.

-in Grimes Golden $2. Beets--Martet barely steady: Texas. bush, bunched beets mostly 25, some large. ordinary quality $1 75 Brusseis Sprouts--California, drums $7 50 08. repacked, per qt mostly 25c.

Cabbage--Five cars on track; market firm. Track sales: New. York. bulk per ton. Danish type best $70 75, poorer condition $50 4 60.

Carrots--One car on track: market steady. Track sales: New York, 100-Ib packs, in the rough, good quality 25 0 $2 50, some poorer condition lower; Michign 100-1b sacks, in the rough, ordinary $1 75 Texae. bush, bunched $2 2 23. Two cars on track; market steady. Track sales: California, crates.

108, 15g ordinary $1 76 Arizona, crates, $2 10 6 2 26. Celery--Three cars on track: market firm. Track sales: California, crates, Golden Heart. 69. 79.

89, 98, best mostly $7 50. some high as $8, poor condition lower. Celery Cabbage--Michigan, bris, few sales 10c 1b. Cranberries---Market strong. Sales from storage: Massachusetts and New Jerses.

half-bri boxes. Howes, few sales according to condition. Cucumbers firm. few Express sales, receipts: California, hothouse, boxes, 2 doz extra fancy $8 per box. Eggplant--Market firm; Florida, crates $5 50 9 6.

poor lower. French Endive or Witloof Chicory--New York, Belgian, 10-Ib cartons $39260, few per 1b 10 higher. 09 12c. Kale- Three cars on track: 50. market Track sales: Virginia, bris 1362 25, mostly $2 25.

steady: Kentucky, bris, inostly $2 32-qt crates 50. according to condition; per qt 15 20c, mostly 20c. Lettuce- Twelve cars chi track; market barely steady. Track sales: Arizona, crateR, Iceberg type, 4 Ge, fair condition $3 3 25. poor condition $2 50 4 2 76: fornia, Imperial Valley section, crates, leeberg type.

48, 63 75 44, mostly 84: home-grown, hothouse, leaf lettuce 10 9 12e per Ib. and Ohio, 3-1b baskets $1 0 1 25. Onions--Three cars en track: market steady. Track sales: Ohio and Indiana, 100-Ib socks, Yellows, United States No. 1, RALLY In Ingot Production From Low.

Average of Holidays Marks Past Week. Steel Authorities Confident of Better General Values of Output During Coming Year. New York, January mills made quite a recovery in their production during the past week from the comparatively low averages eg'tablished in the preceding two weeks due to the holidays. It was estimated that ingot production was back to about 83 per cent of capacity, or nearly 11 per cent above the rates during the holidays, and that further improvement would be shown in the coming weeks. As a matter of fact the curtailment during the final week of December was much smaller than had been anticipated.

It was found by many companies that consumers were requesting deliveries despite the fact that they were working on their inventories, and this necessitated special efforts to get out production, which wefe quite successful. While there was no large buying during the past week. the indications are that steel consumers will rethe 1 turn to the market for good tonnages in the near future. It is believed that the work of inventory taking disin the of users is small, and closed that surplus material 'hands while there is no evidence that much demand for replenishing stocks will be experienced, it is considered tically certain that many consumers will come into the market for their requirements. During the past year the users of steel have come into the market very often.

They had been placing their orders only as the steel was actually required, 80 that the technical condition in the industry is believed to be best poor to fair condition, some showing freezing Injury and decay $2 50: Colorado, 100-ib sacks, Yellow Globes, United States No. 1 $303 35. 100- 1b sacks, Yellow Denvers, United States No. 1 $3 25 3 50. Parsley--Louisiana, bris 85 95c per doz bunches.

-Home-grown, per bush, mostly 81 25 1 50. Peas -Market stronger; express receipts: Florida hampers Telephones $6 50. Peppers--Market steady; express receipta: Florida crates fancy grade $5 50 $6 25, mostly choice $4 1 50. Potatoes Thirty -two cars on track; market firm; track sales and sales from sacks Red River Onlo U. S.

No. 1 as 76 storage: Minnesota- North Dakota 120-1b mOgUY $6, Home held for higher prices; sonie ordinary condition $5 50. poorer, showing freezing injury and decay 50 $5 Michigan-Wisconeln 150-1b sacks round whites U. S. No.

1 $6 mostly $7, some from storage high As $7 26, poorer, showing decay freezing injury, lower: Indiana sacked round whites U. 8. No. 1 $460 per ewt: Idaho sacked Rurals U. S.

No. 1 $5 per ewt; Minneapolis 120-1b sacka round whites U. S. No. 1 ordinary $5 40.

Radishes bris long red 25 per doz bunches, red buttons per doz bunches 46 65c. Rhubarb---Michigan hothouso 5-1b cartons $1 25. Salsify or Oyster Plant--Home-grown pe bunches 45 65c. Shallots--Louisiana bris 400 500 per doz bunches. String Beans--Market strong; express receipta Florida hampers green, few sales, $8 50 9 50.

Strawberries Market slightly weaker; express receipts: Florida pony refrigerators mostly 15 per qt, few higher. Sweet Potatoes -Six cars on track: ket barely steady; track galea: Tennessee bush hampers Nancy Halls $1 90 2, mostly $2: Kentucky bush hampers Nancy Halls, ordinary, $1 85 1 90. Tomatoes One car on track; market dull; express receipts: Florida 6-basket carriers, few sales, fancy count, mostly $5, choice count $3 Ohio hothouse 10-1b baskets $2 75 3 25. few $3 50. according to quality; track sales: Cuban 6-basket carriers, turning and ripe, wrapped, showing considerable freezing according Injury and to decay, condition; all grades $1 60 2 50, Mexican lugs, turning and ripe, wrapped, fair quality, many poor condition, show.

Ing heavy decay, mostly $1. Turnips Market about steady: sales from storage: Canada. rutabagas, sacked, per cwt $1 60; home-grown and other Ohio white turnips per bush $1 25 1 50; Michigan 100-lb sacks purple-top turnips $1 75 2. Watercress -Virginia bris mostly 35c per doz bunches. unusually strong.

Although some signs of a stiffer price tendency were seen they were emphatic enough to cause 3 rush buy before adnot, orno vances were definitely made. Steel authorities generally are confident that there will be a better general average quotation on steel products during the coming year. They insist that on certain articles the profits have been unusually small and some readjustment will' come automatically to change this condition. Just when this will be done no one is willing to predict, but it is stated in all quarters that inequalities in prices will be finally eliminated. Steel ingot production during the past year was the highest in the history of the industry, showing a total of 44.186,977 tons, or more than 000 tons in excess of the previous record, made in 1917.

Had it not been for this great output it is believed that steel prices in 1925 would have been better than the makers received. It is felt, that sooher or later some of the steel companies will realize that large production is not always prontable, especially when prices are sacrificed to get business. The trouble has been with many of the smaller manufacturing units which have been seeking business at a time when the demand for their individual products was not large. In such periods the larger and diversified makers can replace more, output of these units with increased activity in other lines more in demand, but smaller concerna are not this, due to their limited production, and they have gone out after business at time, mainly at the expense of prices. lt is realized, of course, that ing can be done by the big interests to change this situation, but the hope has been expressed freely in some quarters that the smaller makers will realize the conditions existing and arrange their production accordingly.

This will mean, if it occurs, steel prices should show a firmer trend in the future. Perhaps the lessons taught in 1025 will be remembered. Iron Steady Despite Price Shading. There was some shading of pig iron prices here and there during the past week, but it was not important enough to cause any disturbance to the general market. Those who have gone out after orders with sions have found a good demand withdrew from the market as 800n as they had some business.

In face of the holiday period the business during the past week was considered satisfactory. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 tons of pig iron changed hands during the period, and the feature of the market is that buyers who placed their orders some time ago are still asking for anticipated deliveries on their contracts, showing that they need the material as soon 18 they can get it. Inquiries the local market alone at present are placed at approximately 5,000 tone. Buying of scrap in the East ia on a large scale. Some authorities contend that Eastern steel companies, aside from the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, placed orders with the dealers during the last week for about 25,000 tons, and the Bethlehem Company also gave out considerable business in No.

1 heavy melting steel scrap. Dealers have been insisting right along that the steel companies would start buying and some of them now feel that the demand has been developed and will continue for some time. The Bethlehem Steel Corporation is said to have paid $17.50 per ton for its scrap, while other ern steel companies were charged $18 a ton. Bethlehem has more. favorable delivery points and gets the age of a lower freight rate.

Steel sheet milis have heavy order books and indications are that prices will be firm for some time. It is evident that there is no tendency to shading quotations at this time, and buyers who have come into, the market recently reported that they had found a firm attitude among the makere regarding the prices at which they would accept business. Eastern plate mills have the largest volume of business on their books for some time. Operations in the eastern district are at about 75 per cent of capacity. The lower prices which have prevailed on shapes are disappearing and it is now difficult 1 to shade $1.80 per 100 pounds, based at Pittsburg.

Conditions similar to those existing for sheets other branches shapes of may the trade. reported For this reason there is confidence among some of the leading authorities that the outlook for at least the Arst six months of this year is better than it has been in some time. In ferromanganese there is still considerable covered for the frat year. Some tonnafinto email contracts have come out time but the bulk of the from quirements have not been covered. This is unusual, as most consumers of ferro have always placed contracts for their needs in the first half before the end of the previous There was not much buying for the railroads during the past week.

Some small rails orders and a few car contracts came to hand. The Baltimore and Ohio purchased 50 locomotices and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe placed 15 engines. Railroad buying is expected to be within the next few weeks. as most roads have extensive programs for improvements in equipment, The structural steel demand also was interrupted by the holidays, but new inquiries are already coming out in sufficient volume to lead to the belief that this buying will be large within a month. It is hoped by the leading makers thaht price concesstong will not be made in the future quite as freely as they wore in the past.

BAKERS UNDER SCRUTINY of Justice Department Possible Monopoly Is Aim of Inquiry. Washington, January 10 (A. The Department of Justice is conducting an investigation to determine whether or not there is in existence any combination of baking companies which is restraining trade in violation of Federal anti-trust laws. Despite dentals of a merger of the Continental, Ward and General Baking Companies, Federal investigators are looking into aspects of such a ascertain what would be the economies effect of a consolidation of this magnitude. The department desires, through a canvas of conditiona in moat of the larger Eastern cities, to satisfy itself whether or not a.n actual monopoly in the baking industry is possible.

The Foderal Trade Commission already has taken a hand in the baking situation by issuing a complaint against the Continental Company, and that concern has declared, In 1ta sponse, that no merger of monopolistic power is possible. The commiasion has set February 8 for a ing on the Continental complaint, in which Ward or General Companies are not mentioned. OFFER AUSTRIAN BONDS. W. Seligman Co.

and F. J. Leman Co. are offering today an Issue of $2,000.000 of secured sinking foun per cent gold bonds of the Province of Lower Austria, secured primarily by the renl estate tax, and secondarily, by taxes the province. The annual yield of the specific pledge of the real estate tax 18 $1,327,000.

The bonds are priced at and accrued interest, to yield over 7.60 per cent. The issue has been officially approved by the Lower Austrian Legislature and by the Austrian Federal Government, and it is a. direct obligation of the Province of Lower Austria. Columbus Stocks. STOCKS.

Bid. Ask. Buckeye Steel Cast. pref. 105 Cities Service com.

38 Do preferred 83 Debentures 172 176 Do 124 128 Do 101 103 Col. P. and L. first pref. 98 99 Do second 93 Gordon Jeffrey Mrg.

99 101 Peerless 34 Portland El. Pr. com. 13 47 Do first preferred. Do second preferred Do 89 93 Do 106 108 Scioto Valley R.

and P. com. 11 Do first 55 Do second preferred. 30 B. O.

13 NOTICE TO THE TAXPAYERS OF HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO RATES OF TAXATION of law, FERD. BADER. Treasurer of Hamilton County, Ohio, do hereby give notice that the number of mills levied on each dollar of property listed for taxation within said county for the tax year ax 1925 is In pursuance World's War Compensation Fund, .25 mill. Total State Levy, .25 mill. For County purposes: County Fund, .1427 mill: Judiciary Fund, ,025 mill; Bridge and Road Fund, 1.95 mill; Indigent Soldiers' follows: mili; City purposes: and County Home Fund, .19 mill; Election Fund, .115 mill; Tuberculosis Hospital, .022 mill; Sinking Fund and Interest, .494 mill; for Library purposes, .35 mill; for Blind Relief, .031 mill; for Mothers' PenFor State Relief Fund, .03 sion, .116 mill.

Total County Levy, 4.75 mills. FOR LOCAL PURPOSES, SEE TABLE BELOW. TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORPORATION TOWNSHIP SCHOOL CORPORATION TOWNSHIPS DISTRICTS 2 School General Poor Bridge Road Debt Total Debt Buliding Total General Health Service 'IV SCHOOL TOWNSHIPS DISTRICTS of XAVI School 400d peon 3900 Total Teachers Debt Total General LOO Total No. State State PURPOSES PURPOSES PURPOSES State State PURPOSES PURPOSES PURPOSES County County TOTAL SCHOOL RAVI Retirement School SA0'T 40 CORPORATIONS CORPORATIONS LEVY. Levy.

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2 25 3.86 4.00 13.72 Mile School 03 25 2.65 36 12 3.55 45 00 17.81 Ron School District. P. 3 25 07 8.84 13.72 3.83 .001 Light Cherry School a 25 2.65 36 .05 3.62 8.56 Springdale School District. 25 07 8.70 18.56 Salem School Grove Dist 25 2.65 12 05 10.00 23 Woodlawn School Distr .07 5.50 21.22 Chaff School Dist School District. 00 25 2 65 75 36 05 10 85 .89 19.28 Liberty School District.

85 07 8 9.56 19.23 1 25 2,65 05 1.10 10 Mt. Healthy Rebool District. 07 17.26 Mt. Mt. Carmel Sebool District 25 2.65 36 12 13.12 Wyoming School Distriet.

85 8.04 17.76 Summit School District. 36 .12 05 .10 16.29 Finnes Science town School District. 2 7.00 19.24 65 20 Fruit Newtown Hill School 2.65 36 10 18.10 Hail Rebool District. 30 10.72 School 25 65 36 .12 05 63 82 10 New Burlington School District IN. R.

12 2.07 7.00 16.72 Asbury Villette District 25 2.65 63 70 .00 No. College Hill School 13 2. 8.92 18.64 25 85 .12 7.00 Crescent ville Rebool District. 85 07 .00 13.72 Sebool Newtown Corporation. Colerain Pleasant Run Township School Fenool Dist.

P. R. 3 25 2.65 05 3.83 Arlington Heights Corpora Cin. 25 .07 3.68 1.35 5.05 16.60 Tp. 25 2.65 05 3.66 Glendale School District Glen.

62 22 16.96 Mt. New Healthy School District N. B. 2.65 05 Lockland 12 25 2 1.00 1.20 1.23 1.92 Sebool District 6 05 2.65 05 54 Glendale Corporation. Gien.

25 62 1.32 3.30 2.91 7.69 22.78 Burlington Township To. 2.65 .00 00 Mt. Healthy Corporation. 1.02 1.00 2.02 21.58 Columbia School District, C'in. 2.66 2.00 3.68 North College Hill Corporation.

2.65 2.50 22.65 C'ine nnati Tertace Park Sebool Dietriet. 5 2.65 03 1 28 6.96 North College Hill 25 2 1.29 5.89 5.89 21.30 Madeira School District 25 2.65 92 08 Wyoming Corporation. 1.04 2.30 Jefferson 11ainville District District. 03 .00 16.76 Reading Dist. 65 2 8.10 18.19 Sebool 2.65 .00 40 Sycamore Township Dennison Sebool Behool District C.

25 .00 5.83 15.76 baron ville School District 62 21.44 Camp 25 2.65 143 61 18 Runyan Sebool District, 25 2.65 2. 52 14.00 Madeira Corporation. .25 2.65 10 2812 25,3.00 24.30 White Oak Behool District. 25 2.65 12 .00 5.16 12.16 Milford Norwood Corporation. 2.65 03 05 1 49 1.46 4.00 7.93 Montgomery District, 185.00 12.00 22.00 .65 06 6.61 18.01 Plainfield School District.

18 2.52 9.52 19.52 Filverton Corporation. 10 56 09 3. 31 2.25 6.85 21.56 Concord School Distriet. 2.00 7.00 17.00 25 Terrace Park School Corporation. Dist.

1.51 81 13.15 Madeira School District, 2. 65 8.88 Crosby Scott Sebool District. 8 1.51 2.75 3.0 12.16 Deer Park Bebool District 17.85 Township Eater School District 25 15 1.51 00 13.18 Evendale Sebool District. 10 2 2.35 8.00 2.50 12.50 Colerein Tp. 2.29 1312.

9.12 19.05 Cincinnati School District. Cin. 25 07 School District. T. 1.51 15.60 Lockland School District.

12 002 18.00 Delhi Cincinnati Tp. School District. Cin. 0.2 2 29 07 80 3 Stewart's Rebool District. 25 43 8.00 18 Green Township Rebool School District District Tp.

2.65 26 1. Blue Ash School District. .184.50 11.50 Cincinnati Distriet, 15.38 Sixteen Mile Stand Pahool District. M. R.

2 10.00 Echool 07 13.92 Crescentville School District. 17 00 06 14.00 20.00 Delhi Bridgetown School 00 19.36 Glendale School District. Glen. 25 2. 43 00 6 .22 17.23 School Cheviot Tp.

56 2.80 7.18 18.74 Arington Heights Corporation. 12 00 1.35 5.05 21.04 Harrison Village Corporation Dist 12 30 20.1 Deer Park Corporation 1.31 Crosby Tp. Sebool School District T. 2.65 08 20 19 13.66 Tool land Corporation, 1.60 8.00 1.00 1.20 1.92 35 21.34 Harrison Corporation 5. Madeira 88 3.61 21.40 Miami Townebip Sebool Dist 00 16 Montgomery Corporation.

25, 2.63 1.61 2.00 .10 1.08 2.54 25.40 Addy Addseton ston Corporation District 22l 2. 54 5 30 20.00 Corporation. 25 2. 85 2.87 2.06 22.45 Clever -N. Bend School District 288 19.02 Reading Corporation 6.

.00 15.76 Sharon ville Corporation 25 62 1.04 2.31 99 23.05 Sebool Millererk North Bend Township Corporation. 5. 10 Amp Dennison School C. D. 1 20 83 clesee Corporation.

EAR 1.30 2.73 6.30 24.26 Silverton Corporation. Cin. 25 2.65 68 2.87 2.06 5.61 18.23 24 5. Ermmes Township 15.98 Elmweed Place 38 2.65 54 56 5. Welter's Washington School 2.33 5.00 15.98 Norwood UR 65 3.81 5.00 1 40 4 20.04 Rehool .2311.36 2.33 4.00 13.98 Norwood Corporation.

Cin SO 1.40 1.46 4 93 19.25 Fittern Reminaton Reboni Stand District 4 2.65 00. 16.98 Mile Sebool District. M. 8. 10.00 19.98 St.

Bernard Corporation 10 2. 10 .10 2 07 1.13 20.28 West Loveland School 38 10 Bernard Corporation 18 District. 10.86 St. Loveland Corporation. 10.86 1.57 23.28 Whitewater Township School Dist.

252.65 1.00 20 5.86 15.98 Elizabethtown School District. 00 08 4.82 1.58 16.70 Beres School District. .25, .04 00 24 19.36 To. Sebool C. T.

4.75 1.43 .04 19 14.12 Cincinnati Coronation. Cin. 2.6 .07 3.63 21.10 Levies for Park. .166 mills Firemen's Pension, .17 mill: Police Bellef, 20 mill: Hospital, .74 mill; and University and Observatory. .55 mill, included in General Fund, Cincinnati.

Library Purposes, 35 mill, Included in County Levy. Treasurer's Unmilten County, November 25, 1925. OFFICE OPEN FROM A. M. TO 3 P.

M. FERD. BADER. Treasurer of Miamilton County, Ohle. Office, (On Saturdays Office Closes at 12 Noon.) R.

REUTEPOHLER, Chief SPRING ORDERS Booked in Big Volume By City Factories as Result of Retailers' Shows. Twelve Cincinnati Plants Hold Exhibits at St. Louis and Five at Chicago With Good Results. Orders for women's footwear for the spring season were booked in considerable volume by Cincinnati shoe factories during the past week. The large amount of business was attributed to the exhibits staged at the St.

Louis Style Pageant and the Chicago convention of the National Shoe Retailers' Association by local manufacturers. Retail buyers from all parts of the United States were present at these two shows, and the number of orders placed for early spring delivery was large. Twelve local factories had official exhibits at St. Louis, while five manufacturers showed their' latest creations at the Chicago sessions. Cincinnati executives attended both of the meetings in a group and traveled together in special cars.

Each of them wAS emphasizing the importance of buying Cincinnati- made shoes and the co-operative effort and spirit resulted in excellent spring business. Bookings now on 1 hand in local plants call for delivery during January and February, just in time to meet the demand that will develop in' the pre- Easter period. Since Easter falls on April 4, which is a rather early date, merchants are getting their stock of merchandise slightly earlier than usual. Disposition of many retailers to anticipate their needs two or three months ahead is proving to be of sistance to manufacturers in arranging their production schedules. Hand-to-mouth buying is less prevalent than it has been for several years.

As a consequence, conditions throughout the industry have improved somewhat. While local factories are not operating at capacity, production has been speeded up to meet the increasing demand for shoes. Factory executives predict that operations will be maintained at a high rate during the next six weeks. Roporte from factories in near -by shoe centers state that business has increased somewhat since the holidays. Spring orders have been received in good volume by Portsmouth (Ohio) planta, while bookings of lumbus (Ohio) factories have been encouraging.

Patent Leather a Leader. Patent leather continues to be the undisputed leader in the shoe styles. This leather, which has been popular for such a long time that it has practically attained a. position as a staple article, is suitable for afternoon wear has tremendous following among the women of Cincinnati and other cities. Black satin is also a favorite among many women.

Blonde kid and tan calf are attracting attention. Strap shoes and gore effects are the prevailing patterns being manufactured locally. Creationa in both of these effects were displayed to advantage at St. Louis and Chicago shows. Jobbers atate that their business has been fairly good in the past week.

Movement of galoshes, zippers and other protective footwear for bad weather was given an impetus the past week -end by the snowstorm which visited Cincinnati. THE RIVER. Weather fair. River 8.0 feet and rising. Business dull.

TELEGRAPHIC. SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO ENQUIRER. Pittsburg, January river stages are: Point Bridge, 9.2 feet and tionary: Lock No. 2, 6.1 feet and stationary; Beaver Dam, 9.3 feet and falling, wickets down. Point Pleasant, W.

January River 11.4 and rising; Dam 26, lower channel gauge, 12.2 feet and rising. Done fourth full light ice. Gallipolis, Ohio, January 14 feet and falling. The Julius Flelschmann down with light tow. Very little ice.

Huntington, W. January river 12.6 feet and rising. Porstmouth. Ohio, January 13.2 feet and rising. No boats.

Evansville, January 6.9 feet and falling. The Bay Queen from Paducah. Ice 18 still running, but not so heavy. DEATHS. BACON A.

Bacon, widow of John H. Bacon and mother of Mrs. R. F. Lingo and Mra.

H. L. McCray, passed away on January 9, 1926, in her 83d year. Funeral from late residence, 936 Laurel Tuesday, January 12, 1926, at 1 p. m.

Burial at Miamitown, Ohio. BICKMORE--Phoebe Bickmore, wife Bickmore, Sunday, January 10, 1926, at her home, 1006 Second Middletown, Ohio, after an. illness of two years, aged 71 years. Funeral Tuesday morning, from late residence. Interment Protestant Cemetery, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati.

papers please BRANT-Mrs. Mary Bowdle Brant, wife of Dr. Austin C. Brant, of Canton. Ohio, Friday morning, January 8, at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.

Burial in Canton, Ohlo, Monday. January 11, BRIGHT--Edward J. Bright. at his residence, 215 Riverside drive, Covington. Ky January 8.

1926. Services J. Sullivan funeral home, 413 Broadway. Monday, January at 10 (Ohio) and Buffalo (N. papers please copy.1 DEPENBROCK--Henry husband H.

Techla Depenbrock. of Depenbrock (nee Olthaus), suddenly, Sunday, January 10, 1926, at the residence, 1023 Russell Covington, Ky. Due notice of funeral. DOBBELING--Harriet Dobbeling, beloved daughter of Alice and the late John F. Dobbeling.

Thursday, January 7, 1926. Funeral from the late residence, 2317 May Monday, January 11. at 2 p. m. DULLWEBER Caroline Dullweber (nee Kolbus).

beloved wife of Henry H. Dullweber. passed away Saturday. January 9. 1926.

at p. at her residence, 3125 Madison road. Oakley, aged 63 years. Funeral Wednesday, January 13, at 1:30 p. from late residence and at 2 D.

m. services at the Oakley Reformed Church on Taylor av. Friends invited. EVERSMAN- -George Henry man. beloved husband of Julia Evcreman (nee Geyer).

January 8, 1926, at 9 p. aged 71 years. Funeral Monday at 2 p. m. from his late residence, 239 Stetson av.

FRITZ--Mary Elizabeth Fritz (nee Tieman). widow of Michael Fritz, Sunday. 'January 10, aged 84 years. Funeral Tuesday, from the restdence of her daughter, Mrs. Amelia McHugh, 428 Delta with quiem high mass at St.

Stephen's Church at 9 a. m. HANSEN-Maria Mauthe Seypel Hansen, beloved wife of Bernhard Hansen, at the residence, 1790 Pulte January 9. 1926. in her 78th year.

Funeral Tuesday, January 12, at 2 p. m. HERRLINGER Agnes Herrlinger, wife of Albert P. Herrlinger, day, January 8. 1926.

Funeral from the late residence, No. 15 Belsaw place, Clifton, Monday, January 11, at 10:30 a. m. HERSKOVITS--Jacob Herakovita, beg loved husband of Julia Straus Herakovita. Services at Bros.

chapel, 1711 Race Monday, January 11, at 2 p. m. LAHRMAN-Edwin Lahrman, beloved husband of Ethel Lahrman (nee Plaggenburg). Saturday, January 9. 1926.

at the residence. 528 Craig Covington. aged 27 years. 8:30 from the late residence. Funeral era Wednesday, January 13, at Requiem high at 9 A.

m. at Mother of God Church. Interment in Mother of God Cemetery. LINZ---Catherine Linz (nee Ante), beloved wife of Joseph A. Linz, Sunday, January 10, at 2:30 at residence.

Kipling Mt. Airy, aged 37 years. Funeral from above reaidence. Wednesday, January 13, at 8:30 a. m.

Requiem high mass at St. Clare Church, College Hill, at 9 a. Take College Hill car to Oak and Belmont AV. DEATHS. MeCOLLUM Josephine McCollum.

widow of Martin V. B. McCollum. Sunday, January 10, aged 86 years. Funeral from her late residence.

416 Strafer Wednesday, January 13, at 1 m. MILLER--Hayden Anna H. A. Miller, Gaurd. husband Miller, passed away Saturday.

January 9. at Detroit. in his 82d year. Funeral Tuesday, January 12, at 2 D. at.

Fitch Bros. funeral home, Lawrenceburg, Ind. Burial Greendale Cemetery. MORGENTHAL William Morgenthal, husband of the late Katherine Morgenthal (nee Maurer), Saturday, January 9, 1926, at 10:30 p. aged 74 years and 10 months.

Funeral from the residence of his son. Mr. Anthony Morgenthal, 3453 Woodburn. Wednesday, January at 8:30 a. m.

Solemn requiem high mass at St. Mark's Church at 9 d. m. NOK-Catherine Noe, beloved mother of Maude Noe, at her residence, 149 Fairfield Bellevue, Saturday, January 9, 1926, aged 59 years. Funeral Tuesday, 12, from Cunningham Dobbling's funeral at Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, W.

Pittinger, beloved husband of Lucy Pittinger (nee Fishwick) and father of Mrs. Grace M. Terwilliger. Remains at Vorhis'a funeral home, 312 Dunn Lockland, Ohio. Funeral Tuesday, January 12, at 2 p.

m. RONSHEI Ronsheim. Sunday. at midnight. aged 72 years.

Due notice of funeral. SARGENT-Eaward Sargent. son of Rev. and Mrs. Christopher Smith Sargent, and nephew of the late Edward B.

Sargent, in New York City, January 4. 1926. Funeral services at Spring Grove Cemetery chapel Monday, January 11, at 10:30 In. Burial private. SCHOENBERGER Mary Schoen'berger (nee Engelken).

beloved William Schoenberger, Saturday, January 9, at 5:30 p. at residence, 2903 Massachusetts Camp Washington, aged 73 rears. Funeral from the late residence, Tuesday, January 12, at 2 D. m. TEMPLE-Martha Ann Temple, beloved wife of Alexander Temple, Friday, January 8.

1926. at restdence of her daughter, Mrs. George E. Hageman, 1411 Chase Northside. in her 85th year, Funeral gervices at late residence Monday at 1:30 p.

m. Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. WAGNER widow Emma. Matilda Wagner, of Adam Wagner, Sunday, January 10.

at residence, Rob Roy Apartments, Briancliff, Ft. Thomas, Ky. Due notice of funeral. WARNER-Harry K. Warner, beloved husband of the late Josephine Warner (nee O'Donnell).

aged 71 years. Funeral from his late residence, 3313 Observatory Tuesday, January 12, at 1 D. m. WILEY-Laura Wiley, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Covington, Saturday, January 9, 1926, aged 76 years.

Funeral services at Swetnam's funeral home, 1515 Scott boulevard, Covington, Monday, January 11, at p. m. Burial Tuesday afternoon, January 12, at Ripley, Ohio. W. MACK JOHNSON FUNERAL HOME Woodbarn 475.

McMillan and Upland PI. Cremation Cin'ti Sanitary, Cremation Aesthetic, Modern. 519 Union Central Bide. M. 3095.

Free Booklet Free Chapel. J.J. SULLIVAN CO. LIMOUSINE INVALID CAR HOMES FOR SERVICES Bell Place and No, 411 McMillan Weodburn Broadway. Main 1600-1001.

THE BUSSE BORGMANN CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS. 1817 Freeman Av. Three Chapels. ensectarian; no charge.

Phone W. 459-438 Established 1896. LODGE NOTICES. CINCINNATI COMMANDERY NO. 3, K.

-Stated conclave MONDAY, January 11, 7:30 p. m. Work: Red Cross and Malta. FRANK M. PETERS, E.

C. Attest: Alfred R. Brown, P. Recorder. EAGLES -Assemble at the late residence of our deceased brother, Henry Elsmann, 5.

cor. Clifton and Calhoun MONDAY, at D. EDWARD ALBERS, Worthy- Pres. Wm. H.

Albera, Bec'y, SPECIAL NOTICES. I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by anyone other than (Signed) FERD OAKLEAF. 89 Eaton Place, East Orange, N. J. On and after this date I will not be responsible fol any debts contracted by any other than myself.

DONALD PORTER GOODRICI..