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The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
THE COTTON MARKET

New Orleans December 29.-Secretary Hes
ters weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
statement. issued before the close OF business ness
today, shows a decrease In the movement into
sight compared with the seven days ending TINS
date last year. In round figures q 600; de-
crease under the same time year before last or
1877 ooO and a decrease under the same time
For the twenty-nine days of December the to-
tails show a decrease under last year OF ooo.-
600. decrease under the same time year pc
fore last of $50 600. and decrease under the
same time in 1876 of i6S. 600.
For the 100 days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is behind the l2u Gays
of last year. i.749 600. and behind the same same
days year before last of $40 900, ana pehind
1896 by 459.OO0. .
The amount brought into sight during the
past seven days has been 235 o44. asainse @
44s $50 for the seven days ending this date
last year, 372. .2O5 year before last. and 2oi'-
2o1r same time In 1896. =. 49,,
been 800. s33. against 1885, 943 last year ear
I.s5o7o7 year before last. and i.4os'oo'
These make the total movement for the 20
days from September st to date o.6 ol4.
against $50 sao last ao year; lime. tis ,n 1sss
The movement since September ist shows re-
ceipts at all United States ports OF 8 3 a. 80
against s. 742. 800 last year. 5.436,5To year
before last, and q, S35. 953 same time In 1890;
overland across the Mississippi. Ohio ana 70
tomac rivers to northern mills ana Cahaoa Ia
807 IO5 against 7l9,47I last year, oIo oSo
year before last and 500. .23O same time In loso
interior stocks in excess OF those nelu az ae
the close of the commercial year o<o,4oS
against So ,47e last year. 563. $50 year before
Last. and 44 $50 same time in 1895: southern
mill takings 564.5o0. against SIG. 500 last
year. 486. .073 year before last and 4S5oIi
same time In 1896.
Foreign exports for the week have been
III,ie5. against 3o5.e79 last year. making M
the total thus far for the season 2,522 ioo
against 4.075. 800 last year-a decrease or
1888.
Northern mill takings and Canada during the
rnst seven days show decrease of 37.60O, as
compared with the corresponding period last
year and their total takings since September
lst have increased 245. f78. The total takings
of American mills. north and south and Canada.
thus far for tho season have been $3.50, $50
against ,686. l73 last year. These Include
l.4o4. 90 by northern spinners. against i,ios'-
O2i.
Stocks Mt tho seaboard and the 90 leading
southern interior centers have decreased dur
ing the week 3.07O. against a decrease during
the corresponding period last season OF ~ 4fo
and are now 81. o60 smaller than at this date
in 1893.
Including stocks left over at ports and inte-
r,or towns from the last crop. and tho number
OF bales brought into sight thus far for the new
crop. the supply to date is 6, 43I .2l2, against
1927 9O6 for the same period last year.
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WAS CLEAN CASE OF LooTING.
Stahl q Straub Are Now in the
Hands of a Receiver.

Philadelphia. December @.-Judge Nc
Pherson. I'm the United States district
court. today appointed Frank M. Craw-
ford receiver for Stahl & Straub. fixing
the security at 5000. Counsel for the
CT editors asked for a restraining order
to prevent the transfer OF securities and
to have the firm adjudicated in voluntary
bankruptcy. Charles Voltum. the expert
accountant in charge of the brokers'
books. said at a meeting of the creditors
today:
This IS the cleanest case of looting
have met within thirty years"
An official at the bank rooms said TO-
day In referring to Stahls methods:
He ran three separate accounts on
securities in the care OF the firm. paying
interest on stocks. dividends on the same
stocks and further interest from the firm,
and this was apparently one of his ways
OF binding the eyes OF his partner
The committee appointed by the credit
ors TO investigate the accounts Of Stahl
& Straub. who failed November 18th. re-
port that not dollars worth OF available
resources were found. The total liabili-
ties amoun; TO 81. ~. SOS. and the total as
sets ssg5.i7s. leaving "A deficiency of $685.
So. John Ii. Strauo. the Junior member
OF the rrm. is under bail on the charge
of embezzlement. His partner. Mr.. Stahl.
IL missing and a warrant has been issued
tor his arrest.
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TRUSTS ARE INEVITABLE.
American Economic Association Is
in Session in ithaca.

Ithaca, " Y. December 2s-Today's S
session of the American Economic Asso-
citation was devoted to discussion of
trusts All of the speakers thought Il gem
erll tendency toward combinations In the
nature of trusts to be inevitable. Profess
sor sydney Sherwood, of Johns Hopkins
university, said:
THE real monopoly element In the trust
IS the monopoly of genius. Our future
economic supremacy will probably depend
Apon trusts. A wise policy is to Increase
their possibilities for good. while diminish
ing their possibilities for evil. through ef-
fectual legislation"
Professor Sherwood defined his position
as that OF a capitalist rather than an
Optimist
James r. Din defined the first danger
20 lee from without the trust rather than
from within and TO lie In 'unwise ana
hysterical legislation against corporation
indlscriminately." The speaker said the
one great remedy for all evils arising out
Of trusts and ike combiuBt tions was sum
med up In the word publicity
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The Week in Wall Street.

The constant arriving OF the financial world
TO anticipate events IS responsible for the par
adox Of a lively recovery I'm prices of securi-
ties and easy money conditions in the last week
of the year This tendency of the financial
world is responsible Tor the weeks events IN a
two-fold sense. Last weeks panic conditions
were the result OF preparation Tor the money
pinch which has long been looked for at the
close of the year owing to the extraordinary
ma gnitude OF the January lst disbursements
this year. Last weeks forced liquidation over
did itself rs such violent movements are Ger
tain to do, and Wall street found itself unex-
pectedly flush Of funds with prices OF securtis ss
at the lowest level Of the year and practically
Iniversal conviction that the beginning OF tine
year Will mark a period or Garner money,
with the regular refiuN OF funds from active
use I'm business to the worlds finaciai centers
The speculative world therefore. executed
abrupt about face. and rushed TO buy stocks
to anticipate the good times supposed TO he
coming with the new year. the demand was
particularly urgent from the short interest.
which had over extended itself last Week, ana
worked some violent recoveries IN stocks which
had suffered most severely from last week .
panic For instance, Metropolitan street Rail
wsv which closed on Saturday. December 9Th,
at l67. sold in the panic at l47 and rallied this
week to I78i.. which. allowing for the divi-
dend deducted. IS equivalent to over $50. In
fact the general level OF prices has recovered
TO about that OF Saturday before the panic
From the speculative standpoint. doubts have
arisen whether the violence OF tins recovery
was not excessive. and there has been realizing
by holders who bought in the panic. either to
sustain prices or in hunt for bargains and
renewed short selling at the recovered hlSn
level
The following table viii give an idea Of the
violence of the speculative movement in the
stock market during the past year, and Will
account for the vibrations of the last two weeks
in the attempts to find the equilibrium of the
true values. Those stocks have been selected
in which the vibrations have been widest.
but generally speaking they are also those In
which transactions have been largest. that
they ara fairly representative of the market.
In the column headed ''about January Sd
Prices marked with asterisk are the first,
or listing prices OF stocks fioated during the
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Mccullough Bros Fruit and Produce
Letter

Atlanta, December 3o.-The transactions in
fruit and produce have been practically at a
staudsttlI since the 25th instant; In fact, little
will be done along this line for the next fifteen
days other than Strengthening up the old
years business which has been the heaviest
In the history of market. Conditions now
existing are very favorable indeed for a CON
tinuation OF the heavy business that has pre-
vailed during the past year. and our market
at this time was never In a more healthful
condition. With few exceptions the holiday
trade took everything In sight, and good mar
gins We're realized thereon.
Apples very scarce: in fact, the supply is
utterly insufficient TO cope even with a I'm
tied demand
Lemons have shown a considerable weakness
for the last few days on account of the cold
weather prevailing.
only a limited demand prevails and the impor-
ters who only lew days ago were accepting
orders without restrictions. are today con-
signing their fruit all over the country.
Market ON cranberries is steady with little
or no change IN price.
Orange supply is very limited only a few
scattering lots OF Mexican and CALIFORNIA;
being left in the market.
Market ON Irish potatoes is very strong with
prices the rise.
onion receipts nominal with no change in
prices Some may be applied to cabbage.
Weather prevailing has increased the demand
and prices of new arrivals of dressed poultry.
A large per cent of the holiday receipts in this
line We're carried over. and are necessarily be-
ing disposed Of at greatly reduced prices
There is little no demand for anything in
the lire of live poultry.
Egg receipts light with prices ranging high
Same may be said of al grades of butter.
sweet potatoes selling readily at good prices.
Weather entirely too cold for the adv an
tageous handling of anything in the flesh vege-
table line.
Those holding peas throughout the country
Will find 1t greatly to their advantage IN eet
them In the market at once. Nothing of the
kind here. and the high prices prevailing Gus hit
TO be an nducement.
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by Drs. Reynolds in 1894. On December
10, 1899, five years later. Mr.. Jenkins wrote
as follows:
by the advice of my family physician.
after he and Several eminent specialists
had failed. | was placed under the Oil
Cure treatment for cancer of the neck
on the membrane. and l feared the most
serious consequences. was entirely
cured, and desire 10 testify to the great
success of your OIL Cure treatment in
effecting this result. Five years have
elapsed and have brought no sign of a
return of the disease. The OIL Cure treat
ment las been used by several others OF
my community with equal success
would be most glad to have my state
ment published to the world. and any
officer of my city or county will gladly
verify my former condition and my
covery from the use of the Oil Cure
treatment I feel that l shall never be
able to say half enough of your great
u A. JENKINS"
The OIL Cure treatment employed by
Drs. Reynolds was originated by them
and can be obtained only from them. It
consists Of several medicinal oils. which
they discovered after years of study and
experiment. The action Of the oils IS
first to XIII the diseased cells and then TO
heal the cancer or sore. No operations.
cauStic plaSters or other tOrLuring meth
eds of treatment are resorted 10. Ths
application of their oils Is simple IS Il
is effective. Every one afflicted with
GER or any other malignant disease Of the
skin or mucous membrane. including
lupus. tumor. fistula, eczema, chronic
ulcers. sores. pimples, RASH etc, no
matter how serious or obstinate the case,
should write them at once and obtain
further proof of their success in treat
ing these dreaded diseases. BY giving
them "A complete description of your case
they can make . thorough diagnosis and
treat you -our own home. Some of
their most res arkable cures have been
rade IN this y ay. They will gladly give
advice free of charge.
Address Drs. Reynolds. Odd Fellows
TEMPLE. Nashville Tenn.
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WOOD NAMES HIS CABINET.
WELL-KNowN CUBANs SELECT
ED FOR PLACES.
Portfolios Are Awarded by the New
Governor General OF the
Island.

Havana. December S5.-The names OF the
-sembers OF General Woods cabinet and
tle assignment OF portfolios viii be issued
tomorrow. Il IS believed that the list will
l. as follows:
Secretary Ot state and government-Die-
a. TamaE0.
.sa,sr.--s.r1T of tustfc~-T.uis EsteveZ
Secretary OF education-Juau Dau:ista
Hernandez
Secretary OF fuance-Enrique Varona-
Secretary OF public works-Jose Ramon
Nfllan-
Secretary Of agriculture Industry and
rerutne~ce-fseneraI RGis Rivera
Al oe these names. with the exception
az that 81 Senior Hernandez. have been
sv--etca for the past few days. The men
-sou OF the name oS Senor Hernandez as
secretary 0f education came as a surprise.
although he holds an important profes-
sorshfp IN the university and is promi-
Hent IN Cuban national affairs. The papers
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Worlds Visible Supply of Cotton.

New Orleans, December 29-Secretary Hes
ter's statement OF the worlds visible supply Of
cotton, made up from special cable and tele-
graphic advices, compares the figures of this
week with last week. last year and the year
before.
1t shows a decrease for the week just closed
of 4 ISL, against increase of | 90. 3S2 last
year and an increase of .207 year before
last.
The total visible is 4, 2e4.476, against a. 2ee.-
S27 last week. $3.50. 792 last year. and 4.67o-
COP year before last. of this the total Ameri
can cotton IS g. 625. .476. against g. GAG. .327 last
week, 4.9l4,7o2 last year. and 4.o59 662 year
before last and of all other kinds. including
Egypt, Brazil. Indian. etc. 66e, 600. against
&c 900 last week. 652, 90 last year. and 6 t.
oCo year before last.
The total worlds visible supply of cotton
shows a decrease compared with last week of
4.95i bales. decrease compared with last
year of l.272. .3i6. and decrease compared
with year before last OF 376. sc.
or the worlds visible supply as above there
is now aaoat and held in Great Britain and
continental Europe 800 600 bales. against
3, ,o5 .oo0 last year. md 2393. 600 year be-
fore last: in Egypt 1914. 600. against gao 600
last year. and PAS, 900 the year before last:
IgoN lspI ooo'ooC lsuIpSs 900 1859 'BipuI uI
and 81 600 the year before; and In the United
states .o6O. 600 against z. o76, 900 last year
and .SS9 OCO the year before.
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THE WHEAT MARKET

Chicago. December 3o-There was less than
an hours business In any of the markets to-
day. The cold weather and a slight improve
ment In the cash demand steadied wheat. May
closing at a shade gain yesterday. Corn
closed shade and oats &c better and provis-
Ions unchanged to 21zc lower
A microscopic comparison of yesterdays nnai
figures for May wheat with the initial price
today showed a shade loss. this option being at
ositWos9sc This was laid at the door or LlV-
erpool which was off I'D. The tone was STEADY,
however as the weather reported very
cold. and 250.OOO bushels of Duluth wheat
We're worked from here to New York late yes
terday, when an additional sale of 100. 600
pusheis was announced today, shorts stopped
smashing hats and throwing grain long enough
TO DO bit of covering so as to leave the old
year with accounts even up. May wheat, with
TINS encouragement attained the dignity OF
oSl2c, and though almost completely neglected
thereafter, managed to close steady at 697s6
o913c. shade better than yesterdays final
quotation. An increase of from 250.O0 to
SOOO 600 bushels in the visible predicted
400 bushels against 754, 100 a year ago.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported 368 cars. COM
pared with SOB cars last year Local receipts
were 73 cars. 10 of contract grade. Seaboard
exports In wheat and -four were equal to i5e,-
600 bushels.
In the corn marke. such movements as were
visible to the naked eye indicated steadiness.
but the range was only &c in May. that option
opening unchanged at 32kc and closing a
shade up at 32Aq32Nc. Country acceptances
were usual light and there indica-
tion of immediate improvement in that d.
rcction. Local receipts were liberal at 376
cars.
The oats market. generally distinguished for
being almost indistinguishable. exhibited fair
general trade. and the tone throughout was
firm One concern sold some May, presumably
against big cash purchase early In the week.
Receipts here We're 220 cars. May ranged from
235sa23&c TO 235sc. closing sc up at 23s41l
237sc.
Provisions a little easier. the factors
being liberal receipts and indications of con-
tinued lberality next week, together with
weaker prices at the yards. The market was a
changing over and resulted in slight narrow
ing of the January-May difference. Commis-
sion houses We're sellers OF May pork and lard
and packer buyer of lard Packers re
ported some sales of product. May pork sold
from S 0. 40a o IS and closed 2tkc under yes
terday at O-45: May lard from SIS. 9005 5 821
closing unchanged at S5.82h. and May ribs
from SIS. 5O95. .52h to SIS. 5.52l&G5. 55. closing
212c under at SIS. 52k.
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The Live Stock Market.

Chicago. December 3o.-Cattle firm Texas
beeyes in especially good demand. Good TO
choice SIS. 35m6. so; poor to medium 81. 5U
& o5. mixed stockers S303.85: selected feeders
S4 25fl4 S5: good to choice cows S3 40d4 60:
beifers S3G4 90: Gamers S213. 10: calves S49
735: fed Texas beeves 81. 25a5. 35
Hogs about SC lower. Mixed and butchers
a IOI4 40; good to choice heavy 81. 2O94. 40:
roueh heavy So. 0594. 8; lights S4.o594 35;
hulk of sales ST. 20G4 30.
Sheep about steady. Native wethers 81. SO
d AS: lambs S4G5.75.
Receipts: Cattle, 800: hogs. &C. 600; sheep.
81 Louis. December 3o-Cattle receipts 700.
Including $50 Texans. Market steady: native
shipping and export steers S4.75d6. so; dressed
beef and butchers steers SIS 9Oi5 so: steers
under 900 pounds S3 2O@4 so: stoclSers and
feeders S3G4. so: and heifers seas 90:
Gamers i.50G3: Texas and Indian steers
S4I515I5; Texas and Indian cows and heif-
ers S3Q375.
Hog receipts 5.40o. Market steady on best:
shade easier on others; pigs and lights 81. cog
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WATCHING BUBoNIC PLAGUE.
Transports from Manila and Homo
lulu Are Being Closely Watched.

San Francisco. December 2s.-The news
OF the breaking out OF the plague In Hon
olulu. brought here by the transport Cen
tennial. has created some alarm among
the state and city health officials and ev-
cry precaution IS being taken to prevent
a possible admission OF the disease into
this city.
Tho transports Centennial and Newport
which arrived last night. and the Tartar.
which arrived from Manila today. are
now at the quara ntine station undergoing
tumigat.on and will be detained at Angel
Island for some time. The steamer Gaelic
is due here tomorrow from the orient.
via Honolulu. and will be sent to quaran-
tine and held there until all possible dam
ger Is passed
News from reliable sources from the
orient states that the disease is prevalent
In China and Japan to an unusual extent
and that the officers at Manila have taken
precautiOn to prevent the plague from
getting "a foothold there.
News from Bombay IS to the effect that
the plague is rampant I'm India and In
view of these conditions the authorities
I'm this city and every port on the coast
will take strenuous precautions to pre-
vent the introduction of the bubonic
plague on the Pacific coast.
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Not Always Fatal.
Cancer Need Not Cause Death u
Properly Treated Many
Desperate Cases
Cured.

No other affliction carries with 1t such
terror as cancer, and quite naturally SO.
for this disease has so baffled the skill
Of physicians that II is generally regard
ed as fatal. and it's victims doomed to
lingering but certain death.
DIS. Reynolds. of Nashville. Tenn, who
have given their life's work to the study
end treatment of cancer. have effected
so many cures that they have proven that
not more than five cases In hundred
cannot be cured by their treatment, and
these are only such as have been tortured
and butchered with the knife or nave
been neglected so long as TO permit TOO
great inroads on the membranes. Every
cure they effect is permanent.
Mr.. ]. a Jenkins. of South PittsDurg,
Tenn. was cured of cancer of the neck
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Coffee and Sugar.

New York. December 30.-Coffee opened stea-
dy az unchanged prices and ruled very dull and
uninteresttng most of the session IN the alb
sence OF important news Near midday there
ii sudden rise OF SOLO points squirt
Of yering by room shorts. Otherwise the
market was quite featureless- Large Brazilian
receipts were offset by increased American
warehouse dsliveyies; closed firm at net gain
OF TO 10 points; sales o, 500 bags. including
January 8 05: March 6. 20d6. 25: May $500
s 35: July 6.45; August s SO. and September
6 5Oa6. So. Spot coffee. Rio steady: No. in
voice 7: No. iobbing "a; mild steady; Cor
dova 81I2Is-
sugar Raw firm; fair refining 3 1916: cen
trifugal o6-test ~; moissses sugar g.
Refined quiet but steady; mold A 7l6; stnd-
ard 4 : 1916. confectioners a ; 1871 s.; cut
loaf and crushed ; 9-l6: powdered 5A: granu-
lated 5 3-I6; cubes 5 5-I6.
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Country Produce.

Atlanta December S0.-Eggs. e0d21. In
good demand. Butter. fancy Jersey. 2efe
22Iac: choice 15c. dull. fancy Tennesses
17MlSc: choice 12ia9l5. Live poultry
chickens. hens. 22l2G25: spring chickens
large 14d1Gc. medium 12I2G14c. dull: tur-
keys, live TO Sc; poor sale; dressed tur
KEYS 11dl2c: hens lOG1Ic: fries 11izD
PC: broilerS. 121e: quail to I0c:
ducks. puddle. HoQ22i.s: pekinG 25G2s5ac.
Irish potatoes. 90GS1.00 per bushel:
Swee. potatoes, white vans, 90
cents: pumpkin yams. Zoe. Honey
strained 69r1c: in comb 9G10c. OnioSs esq
75s per bushei. S2.00a2.25 per barrel Cab
bage &c per pound. New York Danish
cabbage only stock market. Dried
fruit, apples 6d7c. peaches 10q1l.
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EIoI1r. Grain and Meal.

Atlanta. December 50.-FloJr. all wheat.
first patent. $40: second patent si.25:
traight, $3.50; extra fancy, $50: fancy.
s9c; mixed. 5Oc. OatsA white. 40c; mixed.
S5c; Texas rustproof. 4oc. Rye. Georgia,
81. Hay. No. l timothy. large bale. S50y0c,
no. 1 small bales. soc; No. 2, Soc. Meal
plain soc; bolted 45c. Wheat bran. large
sacks. soc: small sack. soc. Shorts, s..
Stock meal, 55c. Cotto seed meal 95c per
100 pounds. Grits. $500 per barrel: S1.30
ner hag
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Groceries.

Atlanta. December 30--Roasted coffee:
Dutch Java S1460: Arbuckle Sl1S0: Lion
and Levering SloS0. all less so cents
per 100 pound cases. Green coffee.
choice lie: fair &c: prime Sd9c. Sugar.
standard granulated. New York 81. Sirup.
New Orleans open kettle 25G40c: mixed
salt. barrel bulk 50: 100 IS $40: ice cream
81 .: common 65Gi70c. Cheese, full cream
ISIzc. Matches COS 45a55; 200 s1-50G11-75;
COOS s.. .75. Soda. boxes &C. Crackers. soda,
5a4: cream Ga; gingersnaps &C. Candy.
common stick 6i2: fancy 12Gl4c. Oysters
F. w So; L. W. $l25
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Irnnnrts and Exports.

New York. December So.-The imports OF
snecje This week We're S54 I25 in gold and
Si35. 655 In silver.
Exports OF specie for the week aggregated
$500 849 in silver bars and coin and
s4 COS 200 In gold.
The imports Of dry goods and merchandise
ar the mort of New York for this week were
valued AZ SO $50, 642.
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The Dry Goods Market.

New York, December 3o.-The dry goods mar
ket today was quite devoid OF incident OF
Importance. business on the spot ruled light
and mail order demand below the average.
The tone IN all directions without change
and there was no alienation In prices of
tither cotton or wooden goods. Yarns contin-
ued strong but the demand was quieter
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Fruit and Confectioneries.

Atlanta, December 3o.-Apples. per bbl..
So. O0GSS75 Orange, per box, So. 25GS 80:
Lemons. choice. s.. 256S.50: fancy. 3.75f4
Bananas, straight, s1-25G1.50 bunch. Culls
s.. .ooG1 %. Figs u to 13c. Raisins. new
California S1.s5I2o0. Nuts. almonds, 16c:
pecans . to Ice: Brazil to Sc; filber;s.
l1Iac: walnuts. IL to 14c: mixed
nuts 1oc Peanuts. Virginia electric light.
SO to &C: fancy hand-picSed. AZ to &c;
Georgia, 3QSRc.