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The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-15
STOCK HARRIET
WAS SLUGGISH
Transactions Slightly Exceeded
Half a Million Shares.
MOBILE & OHIO ADVANCED
Cause of the Rise Was Rumor That
An Entrance to Chicago Over the
St. Louis Short Line
Would be Secured.
MOBILE & OHIO ADVANCED

New York, April 14.-Trading was rather
sluggish most of the day; transactions only
slightly exceeding half million shares.
Local transportation shares continued
prominent in the dealings, while the rail-
ways moved within marrow limits.
The idea that Brooklyn Transit might
benefit by some of the mooted electrical
combinations made the stock in keen re-
- The stock sold subscription rights
III I29 to 134s4, closing at 1874, against
last nights $780, Manhattan, too, ran up
some points, while Metropolitan, after an
early display of strength, broke I points,
closing with a net loss of 8. Among other
strong specialties were Sugar, Peoples gas
Continental Tobacco, Federal Steel, Rubber
and Tennessee Coal, the two last named
rising and points respectively. The rail-
way list, although neglected most of tho
day, was strong in the late dealings
Influences at work on sentiment were
easy money, hopes of a favorable bank
statement tomorrow and rather better re-
ports on wheat Mobile and Ohio advanced
ON small dealings on the belief that a deaf
was on<which will secure the road an en-
trance to Chicago over the st. Louis Short
Line A number OF brokers have secured
pay high rates for-eall loans in any posi-
bic squeeze in money. Transactions for for
egn account were very small. In the final
dealings the pressure against traction
stocks caused some recessions from the
best prices, but the undertone was good.
Todays bond market showed good
breadth, and there was some good gains in
issues which of late obtained prominence in
the market. Total sales, $3,600000. United
States 3s coupon advanced 1s while the
old As coupon and the new As declined in
the bid price.
Total sales of stocks today amounted to
59S,905 shares, including 15,100 American Su-
gar; Is, 100 Atchison preferred; 1890 Brook
Ign Transit; 1880 do r. r. Rights; % 500
Burlington; $500 Chicago Great Western;
AZ 900 Continental Tobacco; $500 Federal
Steel $500 Consolidated Gas; 17,700 Mis-
souri, Pacific; 1880 National Steel; 10, 790
Northern Pacific; 1890 Peoples Gas; 15,400
st. Paul; 1850 Southern preferred; 80 800
Tennessee Coal and Iron; 400 Texas and
Pacific.
(By Private Wire to Paine Murphy & Coz
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uester'sweekly Statement

New Orleans, April 14.--Seerctary He's.
tors weekly New Orleans cotton exchanges
statement issued before the close of BUSH
ness today shows an Increased movement
into sight, compared with the seven days
ending this date last year in round figur;S
of "a 0oa: an increase over the came period
wear before last of $4,000 and an increase
oyer the same period in 1895 of 14000
For the fourteen days of April the totals
show an increase over last year Of 10000,
an increase over the same period year bel
fo re last of l27,G00 and an increase over 1885
of 5000.
For the 22G days Of the season that have
elapsed he aggregate is behind the 22G days
of last year $4,000 ahead of the same days
year before last $4,000 and ahead of 1895, by
SAG 400. as
The amount brought into sight during the
past week has been 96,7o0 against 1920 for
the seven days ending this date last year
f 1913 year before last and S3,003 the same
time I'm 1856, and for The fourteen days Of
April it has been 207. le6 against 167152 last
year, $1,000 year before last and ISL 1897 the
same time in 1886.
These market totals are for the 22G days
from September l. TO date, 10 ,253, 165 against
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1O,4f,S61 last year, &c as4 year before last
and 9.3i8S64 same time in 1895.
The movement siaae September / shows
receipts at all United States ports 1907 .a25
against GA last year 6,4s2,979 year be-
fore last and 7,563,253 same time in 1895:
overland across the Mississippi Ohio and
Potomac rivers to northern mills and
4 Canada 1,lS6.45S, against 119,6u last year,
SOS,202 year before last and 1,006.3df same
time in 1895; interior stocks in excess of
those held at the close of the commercial
year 3&,5S5 against 27a0s5 last year. 1880
year before last, an 167 40i same time in
1895, southern mill takings 914597 against
SIS l61 last year, 4i3 year before last and
5S9,8l same time in 1885.
Foreign exports for the week have been
de}o7 against 1886 last year. making the
total thus far for the season 6,257, 275 against
G,499, SOS last year, a decrease of 163,5S0.
Northern mill takings and Canada during
the past seven days show an Increase of
6,29S as compared with the corresponding
period last year and their total takings
since September l have decreased 1882.
The total tal1ings of the American mills
north ard south and Canada thus far for
the season have been 2,939 .535 against $780,
OBS last year These include 2,0o2,647 by
northern spinners against 2,oS0,029.
Stocks at the seaboards and the twenty
nine leading southern interior centers have
decreased during the week 4,647 bales
against a decrease during the correspond
ing period last season of Hops and are
now 1102S larger than at this date in
1875.
Including stock left oyer at ports and
interior towns from the last crop, and the
number OF bales brought into sight thus
lar for the new crop the supply to date
is 1Q,520,1a against 10,5e3 $40 for the same
period last year.
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Worlds Visible Supply

New Orleans, April 14.-Secretary Hes
ter's statement of the worlds Visible sup
ply of cotton, made up from special cable
advices, compared the figures of this week
with last week, last year and in 1875, the
latter the ,003 crop year.
1t shows decrease for the week just
closed of 5000 bales against a decrease
of $3.50 bales last year and a decrease oil
1864 bales in 1895. The total visible is A.
22O,S75 bales against 1926, S79 bales last week,
1881 9l4 bales last year and 4,272, 63l bales N
1895. or this the total of American cotton
is 3,927S75 bales against 402S,S79 bales last
week S,5999l4 bales last year and 3.96543l
bales in 1895, and Of all kinds, including
Egypt Brazil, India, ETC., 2s3oO1 bales
against 100000 bales last week, 272,G0o bales
last year and 1921 200 bales in 1896
The total worlds visible supply of cotton
shows decrease compared with last week
OF S0,O94 bales, am increase compared with
last year of 42S,961 bales and a decrease
compared with 1895 of 81. 756 bales
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Paine. Murphy s Co.'s Grain Letter

BY Private Wire to Paine, Murphy & Co.
birmingham, April 14.-Wheat cables ard
orders to buy futures for foreign account
started the market higher this morning;
the weather map, though cold, could not
bear cut expectations OF frost, ard holdsrs
realized, causing sharp reaction in pr es
during the morning. The Modern Miller
claims late growing weather develop ng lie
damage than expected and the outlook I'M
proved, while olher crop reporters CAIN
severe damage 1t IS a weather market
and the spring preparations are very bsek-
ward and a dominating feature. Europe is
more Independent this year than last Of a
crop, and IS cents is a good price fer Tie
wheat. as other exporting countries are
anxious sellers on the bulge. Corn steady,
sustained by the cash demand and modor-
alto offerings from the interior PIoys-
ions rather more active for consump ion
and speculation and cons derable cxcaang-
ing May for later deliveries.
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Comparative Statement.

New York. April 1.-THE comparative cot
ton statement for the week ending April IL
is as follows:
Net receipts at all United States ports
during the week, 81, al bales; net receipts at
all United States ports during the same
week last year. II, 15S bales. -
Total receipts to this date, 7,7197i5 bales I;
total receipts to same date last year, $685.
III bales. a
Exports for the week. z0.721 bales; ex-
ports for the same week last year, 13S,241
bales.
Total exports to this date, 6,23l. us bales,
total exports to this date last year, 6,372; 467
bales.
Stock at all United States ports, 1888 or
bales; stock at all United States ports on
same date last year. e9695S bales. b
Stock at all interior towns, 460,335 bales /;
stock at all interior towns same time last
year. 342 .115 bales.
Stock at Liverpool, 1.676 coo: stock at I.iv7
erpool same time last year, coo bales. r
Stock of American afoat for Great Brit
ain. S0,Go0 bales; stock of American aiioat
for Great Britain same time last year, 170, :.
900 bales
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in on ex right to subscribe fo- TIC ner9 s.
sue of stock, was the leader in respect OF
activity. Manhattan was also very active
ard firm. The changes in the grangers
were small, as were the dealings in that
quarter; there was, however, less uneasI-
ness apparent in regard to the crop situa-
ton, Notwithstanding a sharp 1ise in the
wheat market The industrials showed ir-
regular changes. Sugar advanced and con-
tiental Tobacco was heavy The w.re and
steel industries were inactive, with the ex-
ception of Tennessee Coal and Iron. which
was strong in dividend prospects. Money
lower and easy.
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BY Leased Wire to T. G. Hewlett Agent. 3
Birmingham, April H-Cotton was fairly
firm, considering the small amount of new.
business doing in futures. Shorts continue
bJvlng In the absence of stimula ting
feature of any sort and seasonable weather
the south restricts speculation. Interior
receipts snow an increase CT is per cent?
over last year, while stocks lose only 103J
bales agains 81 COO bales a year ago. TIE
come in sight this week of 81 COO bales COM
pared with 1900 bales last year, leaving
the net difference only 49,. 900, whereas Ike
difference only two NcekS WAS 2I60G0 bales.
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Daily Statement

= Galyeston-Quet; middling, 5ts sales. 101;
receipts. $3.50; stock &C. 154. 3E,
Mobile-Quiet middling GIG; sales, 290s
receipts, 500; stock 16,045. S5t
Savannah-Dul and easy; middling, 55sa
sales, 15S; receipts, 212S; stock, Il ,937.
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 5Is; receipts!
10; stock. 16,402. N2
Wilmington-Firm middling, &C. receiPtsg
10; stock, corrected, II, TAB.
Norfok-Dull middling, SIS; sales, 500;
receipts, 80; stock, 1892.
Baltimore-Quiet; middling, SIS; net re-
ceipts, 211; gross, 1920.
lphia-Quiet; middling, 62s; re-
ceipts, 40; stock 1924.
Memphis-Quiet middling. 1916; sales,
600; receipts, 1895; stock, 126. 631.
Augusta-Dull: middling, 3-16; sales, 81
receipts, IFS; stock, 3S,0S7.
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New Orleans Cotton Marks,

New Orleans, April 14.-Cotton. steady:
sales, 3,fOO; ordinary, 15-16; good ordinary,
ZIG; low middling. &c; middling 55s good
middling. Ga; midding, fair, 6 1916; re-
ceipts, 1852
Consolidated: Net receipts, glib; exports
to Great Britain, 1850; France 4S3; Con-
tineelt, 20.69S; stock, 7SS,O77.
Cotton futures steady. April, $780, May,
5.5in5.55; June. 5.61q5.63; July, 5.6205. 6S;
August, 55S; September 5.57d15. SO; October,
5.5Sd5.59; November, 5.5S@56O; December.
500 i
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Local Stocks and Bonds
Tccql Cotton Market
Cotton-Middling, SIC.
The Iron Market.

Frn'ts md Produce
Butter-Elgin, 22l5G25c; dairy No. / aoe.
dairy No. ., lac; country, 121Sc; cooking 100
Potatoes-Irish, 9Oc.
Potatoes-Sweet Sec
Iemons-Choice, 50. 75d325
'Poultry-Hens. soc; fries. 15a2Oc; ducks,
zee: geese SOC.
Eggs-12n13c.
California Oranges-S3 25Q3.50.
Appcs--S6.
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Local Staple Groceries

Local Ftaple Groceries
,4,our-Bcst patent s425G4.5O; straieb.
sS.s5a41o
sugar-Granulated $5571a; Y. c.. 1926.
coree-Green 9@111ac; Arbuckle's nao,.
ares, slO.sO Coverings packages, $10SO: "
on's packages. $3.50.
I.ard-6lac.
GEAR ribs sides-5kc.
Molasses-Ce Centrifugal, 15925c; sugar house
s0a3Jc.
Rice-5laGG'hc.
corn-Mixed. ole; white. SIC
Pearl mcal-SSc.
cream meal-92c.
Eay--Choice timothy. SIS No !, $3.50 No
.. $3.50; clover mixed SIS.
Mixed oats--:isc white &c.
l3ran--3Iixod. S15.5o puro wheat, $500.
cation seed meal $500.
STATE CONVENTION
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New York, April H.--The Commercial Adj
vertser's London financial cable gram says:
The markets here were main y occu. ii d
today in discussing the effect OF the negy
stamp duties 1t is thought they bear Ia
duly on the Americans generally, owing %
the practice of frequently renewing SCI -
certificates and particularly on low priced
shares, the tax being on the nominal vaiuc.
Arbitrago business also suffers, that vi h
Amsterdam particularly. Eur this effect .
temporary. The ehancellors definitions sac
vague, however, and final oponions aEylit
further elucidaticn.
Americans we're dull at parity unit New
York bought The close was at the h, 81:
but there were losses on the day. Money
was easier. The bank stopped it's borrow
inSs. The bank bought ;es1,soo IN bars.
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Paine. Murphy &eo.'s steel. letter

BY Private Wire 70 Paine. Murphy & ca
Birmingham, April 1.-The stock market
opeaed active and with rather uncertain
~. Interests wcTo mos. active IN stocks
of local transportation companies. Iii Of
which advanced. z. Il. T., which ",as eea.t
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OF Epworth League Mobile. Ala. April
10th, 1899.

vi H4IWOItil I,cdSue, sAoDtiE. <Ai., A1IF.i
10th. 1899.
ILe Louisville and Nashville railroad has
been decided IN as the official route 10 the
state convention ut Mobile, Ala. by the
Epsgortll Lcagueps. a rate Of one and ono
third fare for the round trip on the GER
tiiicato plan has been arranged for this oc-
casion. E;:tra coaches will be put on the
rcSillar Louisville ard Nashville train, No.
]. leaving birmingham at 8:42. morning of
April 18th. in order that the crowd going
down will he well taken care of. This IS
the most desirable route 10 Mobile, and
ether delegations from Montgomery and
other points will ioin those leaving here
on this traln. so II Mill be very pleasant for
ali intending 10 20 to the convention at
Mobile to arrange TO go withe-this large
body For any information regarding
rates. etc. call ON or address e. T.
Ecaslcy. travelling passenger agent. Bir-
mingham. Ala.
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Coffee.

New York, April 1i.-Otions opened
Steady at unchanged ps.ees to po,ats &C.
cline, ruled dull wi.h barrow charges AMI
weak uEdcrtone. European cabcs already
unsatisfactory and spot buyers refused o
follow up late adviees in spot supplies. 'risa
close was quiet, unchanged TO ;sc!ats
lower. Sales. 1859 basss. Including Muy at
So; July, s5.l5; August, s5.25; sep:cinij r,
s5.s5; October, s5.a5. Spot: Rio, steady; so.
Z ieEbing, 6 13-1dc; mild. steady.
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Chicago 'Cnanee

Chicago, April 14-Talk today of an ex-
aggerated crop damage induced heavy sell
ing in the wheat pit, and May, after an car
ly gain of &c, closed with a net decline of
1BN1Hc. Corn lost CSC, and oats A4lsc.
Pork and lard advanced 21ac each, and ribs
2lSdt5c.
The leading futures ranged as follows
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Drv Goods

New York, April 14.-rhere have been
considerable bids in the market for heavy
brown sheetings and drills today, but as
they are as rule under sellers asking
prices they are 'mostly rejected, sales again
being moderate only. Print cloths end
other gray goods are steady, but in limited
request. Bleached cottons quiet. with all
leading tickets steady. Ticks in limited
supply firm. Prints and gingbams firm WITH
quiet demand Mems wear woolens quiet.
Dress goods continue in fair request, and
prices without changes. Burlaps firm
Stocks small and demand moderate.
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Articles OpeningIH ghest lowest CLOSING

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
was stronger; No 2 spring wheat, 73d7ie;
No. spring wheat. 6S@72c; No. red. 7G@
7Sc. No. corn, 35Ac. No. oats, 27a41
2Sc No. white, $ea3lc; No. white, 2slsd
s0Ac. No. rye, 561s@56Sic No. barley,
S9G47c No. flaxsehd, s1.2l; Northwestern,
$l25 prime timothy seed, $3.50. Mess pork,
per barrel, $9.0Od9.25; lard, per 100 pounds,
$5.171565.2 20; short rib sides. loose, $450fS5:
dry salted shoulders. boxed 4ssd4isc; short
clear sides, boxed, AS0al5.00. Whislzy-Dis-
tillers finished goods. per gallon, slips. No.
yellow corn, 35zc Clover-Contract grade.
$3.50. On the produce exchange today the
butter market was quiet and easy: cream
cry. 14@19lac; dairy. 111aM17hc. Eggs were
steady: fresh. 1212c; cheese was steady;
creams, 11@11lac.
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Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by SCI
entilcally attacking the disease through
the blood.
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We are headquarters for
straw hats. Klotz, the haber-
dasher.
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BONDS

BONDS
United States rs, registered. ........ 991s
United States IS. registered. 1890. .10.ls
United States 3s coupon..... -. -. 10Sas
United States new as, reg 'stered.... .129ia
United States new As, coupon. ........1 299s
United States old As, registered. 49,. .1i2k-
United States old As coupon...,.. ......113A
United States IS. registered. =. ..........113
United States IS, COUPON. ............1f3
Alabama. Glass A.. ........ .........110
Alabama, Glass b.. ....... ............1l0
Alabama. Glass Co... :. ...............I00
Louisiana new consols ts... =. -. . 1888;
North Carolina es.... -. ...............12f
North Carolina as. ........ -. ........1GS
Tennessee new settlement 3s,... ........ 81
Virginia Centuries. -. 49,. $500. 81
Virginia Centuries Deferred. ...... s
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no. carries Pullman Sleeping Cars Blr-
minSham TO Cincinnati and from B.slri,is-
ham 10 New York without change.
No. carries Pullman Union Sleeping Car
Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman
Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati
No. l has through Pullman Drawing
Room Sleepers, Birmingham TO New Or
leans and Birmingham to Shreveport.
J. Ii. Culp, Tra.tic Manager. Washington.
IL. G.
Frank s. Cannon. General Manager
Washington, ID. G..
c. A. wickersnam. Superintendent. Bir-
mingham.
w. A. Turk. G.. p. A.. Washington, Il. c.
C. A. Bensccter A. g. r. A. chattA'
uooga.
n ", I,;lis- 7. p. A.. Birmingham. Ala.
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SPECULATION Tn
COTTON FUTURES
The Opening Call Developed a
Steady Feeling.
THE MARKET TURNED EASIER
New York Sentiment Became Decidedly
Bearish, Butat No Time Was Sell
Active-No Broad Speculative
Interest During the Day.

New York, April 14.-The opening call de-
Neloped a steady feeling for cotton futures
with / cent. lower to / cent. higher, Liver
pool cables being in favor of the pronounced
weakness developed here yesterday.
Following the opening call there was a
general advance of to points on covering
by parties who had yesterday oversold
themselves. The movement was facilitated
by light foreign buying. Very soon, how
ever the market turned easier and declined
to points from the top prices under q
disposition to liquidate in view of the gen.
cral favorable tenor of the crop and
weather news. AT the same time reports
reaching here from southern spot markets
Indicated a more or less general disposition
lie unload supplies of actual cotton while
spot buyers were inclined to retreat.
Local sentiment became decidedly bear
ish, but selling was not active. Gradually
the market became quieter, and during the
afternoon the local contingent had the sit
uation pretty much to themselves AT no
time during the session, however, was
there any broad speculative interest The
close was steady at unchanged prices to 8
points lower.
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New York, April H-Cotton steady; mid
ding, 69s; net receipts, Sos; gross, COS; sales
3Oi.
Total today: Net receipts. 1896; exports
to Great Britainss 2,2O9; continent 1880;
stock 7SS.077
Consolidated Net receipts. 64141; exports
&c Great Britain, 1850; France, ass; CONT
nent, 2O,G9s. Total since September l. Net
receipts, 7,7i9,7!5; exports to Great Britain,
S,1IO.6I1; Franco, Geo 9S6; continent, 1855 055.
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NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
COMPANY.

TIME TABLE NO. 3-IN EFFECT
Monday, January 4. 1897. al 500 m.
Passenger, Passenger.
Daily except Daily except
Sundays. sundays.
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No. rs makes CLOSE connection at West
Point for st. Louis and the west
]. Nj. Culp. Traffic Manager. Washington.
ID. c.
4. s. Cannon, Third Vice-Presldent and
General Manager, Washington. D. c.
w. A. Turk. G. p. A, Washington, d. c.
&. A. Bensc0ter. A. G. p. A., Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
C. z. jackson. T. P. A., Birmingham. Ala.
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For further inforn-tlon address,
B. W. WRENN,
Pass Traffic Man.. Savanna. Ga.
r. L. TODD, ~
Div. Pass. Agent. Montgomery, Ala.
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CENTRAL OF GEORGIA
RAILWAY co.
SCHEDULES.
Effective December 4. $685.

No. from ALBANY. Columbus etc Ii SIS am
No from Savannah. Macon. CO.
lumpus, etc. ...... .;.......;.. $50 pm
Connection at Savannah with superb
freight and passenger steamers OF the
Ocean Steamship company. from New York
Boston and the Eas.-
TO Cuba and West Indies via Central of
Georgia Railway. By taking the Central of
Georgia railway, close connection is made
at Port Tampa ana Miami for Key West
and Havana.
Fer further information apply to
8. JACOBS, Commercial Agent.
JACK w. JOHNSTON, Union Ticket Agt.
J. C. HALLE, General Passenger Agent.
e. FL HINTON, Traffic Manager.
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(By Private Wire to Paine, Murphy & Coz
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-05-20

The investigation into adulserAtion OF
food conducted by Senator Mason at
Chicago has already adduced evidence
enough to show the necessity of a
tional pure food law. One important
point brought out is that, while Ger
many and France forbid the sale Of adul-
terated articles at home, they have no
laws against their expectation. and that
products Of those countries are sold in
the American market that would not be
tolerated abroad. II has been also shown
that it is . common practice to color veg
etables with chemicals that are poison
Gus, in order to improve their appear
ance. II 10 to be hoped that the presen-
tation to Congress Of . volume oil
Of definite testimony Of this char
acter may aid the enactment of . statute
that will protect the health Of our own
people and afford . guarantee Of the
purity and wholesomeness of our exports