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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-17
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
In the Morgan County Circuit Court.
STATE or MISSOURI SIS. December Term,
II x. Buck, Plaintiff,

Ann r. Nall, Defendant.
Al this day comes the plaintiff herein, and
files his petition aud affidavit. alleging amouR
other things that defendant, Ann L. Nall, is not
a resident of the state of Missouri.
WheTeupon, II IL ordered by the clerk Ia vAca.
tion that said defendant be notified by publica.
ton that plaintiff has commenced a suit against
Of which Is to try, ascertain aud determine the
estate. title, interest and Claim Of plaintiff and
defendant herein, respectively, Of. in and to The
northwest quarter Of section al, township Al.
range ", in Morgan County, Missouri, and 10
define aed adjudge, by its Judgment and decree.
the title, estate, interest and claim Of the par.
ties, plaintiff and defendant, herein. ssversiiy.
Of in aud to said land, and TO divest defendant
OF such title as she may have therein aud to in
actual adverse possession Of plaintiff, under
color Of title, for more than ten consecutive
years last passed, aud thai unless the said Ann
Y, Nall be aud appear at this court, at the next
term thereof. to be begun aud holden a, the
court house. in the city of Versailles. in said
county, on the 9Th day of December, lgO7, next.
and on OF before the FIST day Of said term, ans,
wer or plead to The p hioR in said cause. the
same will be taken as confessed, and judgment
will be rendered accordingly,
Aud II is further ordered that a copy hereof lie
published. according to Jaw, in lie Morgan
County REPUBLICAN. a weekly newspaper pub
lished in the city Of Versailles. Missouri, for
four consecutive weeks, the last insertion TO he
At least four weeks before the hrst day Of said
term Of said court.
VIC THOMAS. Circuit CLERK.
A true copy frou the record.
sEAL Witness my hand aud the seal ofthe
Circuit court Of Morgan County thin
18th day Of October IpO7.
". {. THpMAs CIRCUIT Clerk
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-17


Faith in drugs was the subject under
discussion when an elderly physician
who had spoken against the practice Of
dosing by laymen told this story:
~ had a patient ono who complained
Of pains in her right arm. She was'oth-
erwise well and strong and looked upon
the little ache as nothing serious. Weeks
after she had been to see ME she met me
and said that she had used the liniment
] gave her on her arm every night, and
that when she did not use it she could
not sleep. One night she retired before
making the application, but reached
from her bed to the table, got her lini.
ment bottle, gave her arm a good rub.
bling and felt better for it, and went to
sleep. When she awoke the e morn
ing she discovered that she had grabbed
the wrong bottle and had applied copious
doses Of black ink. II did her as much
good as my liniment."
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-17
JOHN B. SCHANNEP.

Early Breakfast Cofee--best on
earth--at Z. A. Williams.
W. Y. Smith, and O. R. Ivy, OF
northwest of town, made us a call in
our new quarters Tuesday, while in
the city on business.
If YOU deal with us you don't have
to ask from time to time about your
account. You know, and in your
absence it can't grow.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-17
Butcher and Grocer.

We were completely labbergasted
Tuesday morning when Yves Thomas
and All. Burns called on US in our
p~alatial new sanctum sanctorum, and
had their subscriptions set over into
1J0S. Who WI be e
The pain in Mas head has gone,
She's as happy as can be,
Her health is right, her temper bright,
Since taking HOLSTERS Rocky Noun.
tain Tea at night.
d. c. Hardy and c, d. Hunter.
J. l.. Short, IT,, accompanied by
DIR. and Mrs. Short, lett Sunday Tor
St. Louis. From there they 90 to
Rolla, where DIR. Short has an engage
ment to perform an operation on the
eye OF a hatient at that place. They
will be gone all week.
If you want a Notary Public don't for,
get the Phone 2O7, or call at room 8 Ma
son & Hardy Bldg Chas. W. Kaya,
naugh, The A~bstracter.
Mrs Lucy Bakewell, u Versailles, ar,
rived here Saturday afternoon and has
been visiting in the home OF Mrs. Doran.
Of near town. Mrs. Blackwell! has long
been one of our best elderly lady frieuds
and we are always glad to see her
Buncelon Tribune.
Bring in your poultry and eggs.
We are paying the highest market
price. {. H.. Price,
Butcher aud G,rnrcr
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-17
MoReas COUNTY OFFICIALS.

SocIErEs.
A. A. M.-versaiiies Lodge. No. III. regular
communication the LIST Saturday night each month.
Y. I. YARNELL, W. N.
wRAY wrrTEs Secretary.
VERSAILLES ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER, No. 70.
Meets every 2nd Saturday night in each month
n, 40. visiting Companions welcome.
DE-. p. C. WOODS, II. p.
Jas. NJ. CLIFTON, Secretary.
10. o. F.-versnules Lodge. No. 81. regular
meetings every Tuesday night.
IL. n. LUrsAs, N. @. 4.
A. Pepper. Secretary.
K of P.-versaiiies Lodge. No. lel. meets every
Thursday night. @. NJ. HhRaETr. &C.
I. NJ. SoHAssEP. X. of X. As.
NJ. W. A.-versailles Camp, No. 2a2. meets every
Wednesday night. WE. GOLD. Consul.
Z. X. BucK. Clerk.
10 R. Mia Ha Tonka Tribe. No. ia. meets
every Wednesday Sleep cu,. K,.py. sac,,m.
c. v. N. HUDSON c. of r.
A. o. U. w.-yersailles Lodge. No. 10. meets sv.
cry Ind and eth Friday nights In each month.
JAMEs AsHkw. NJ. ".
Y. @. MORAN. recorder.
W. c. r. U.-Meets every Wednesday after.
noon at ago O'Clock. A cordial invitation Is ex.
tended to all. MRS. L. 4. BRIGGS, Pres.
Mas. CORA ~ScBAsSRP, Rec. secy.
Mrs. NJ. L. AsDgRsos, Treas.
CHuRoH DIREcroaY.
NJ. T.. Church. SOUTH Preaching every Sunday nj
II a. m. and 73D p. m. Sunday school at $50 u. IN,
Prayer nesting Wednesday evening.
REV. W. @. BEwELr. Pastor.
Presbyterian Church-sunday school at 93O every
Sunday morning. J.w. MCCLELLAN. supt.
Baptist Church-Preaching every Sun
day at II u. m. and 7s0 p. IN. Business meeting on
Saturday before the 9Th sunday at 7sO .. IN. sun
day school at $50 a. m. and b. Y. P. U. at7s0 p. m
every Sunday. REV. .. N. WHITE. Pastor.
Christian c~hurch-sundsy school every Sunday al
$50 a. IN. O. d. HUNTER, Superintendent.
Preaching every third Sunday in each month al
II q. m. and 7I y. m. JAS. G. CRKEL. Minister.
st. Paul's NJ. Y. Church U'oiored)- Preaching ii
II a, IN. and 1850 p. m. list and 3rd Sundays In each
month. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
Sunday school at $50 a, m. every Sunday.
REV. ID. pEYroN, Pastor
Colored Baptist Church Preaching at II u. m. and
$50 p. m. every and and ath Sunday In each month
b. Y. p. U. every Wednesday evening at 73O. Sun
day school at $50 p. N. every Sunday.
REV. q. W. WATTS. Pastor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
RATES TO ORIENT FALL.
Coast MiIlers Also Cut the Export

Price Of Flour to Spur Trade.
Seattle, Dec. 12.-Following upon the
cut of so cents in the price Of flour for
export, comes q cut of SO cents in the
freight rate to the orient. The cut in
export -four was made by the north
western millers in order to hasten the
sale of flour, for under the present
financial situation, the millers find 1t
necessary to get money for their out
put as rapidly as possible in order to
pay for the wheat. 1t is believed that
the cut will, in both flour and freight,
cause most of the Chinese flour i'm
porters to place their orders at once,
and thus make it possible to handle
the surplus output this winter and
get the money In active circulation.
The new freight rate goes into eff
feet Jan. l. It will be $3.50 to all
points in Japan, north China, Korea,
and as far suoth as Singapore, ex-
cept Hongkong, Shanghai and Manila,
where on account Of difficulty in
reaching the go-downs and the long
distance at Manila, the rates will be
higher. Flour to hongkong will be
$3.50, and to Manila and Shanghai SIS.
The wheat crop of the three coast
states was over co. 0O.6 900 bushels this
year and, fully 35 per cen of this will
be turned into flour.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
LEVY ON MONEY.

The Missouri court of appeals, in
Richards v, Heger, 80 Southwestern
Reporter, S02, draws a rather fine dis
tinction with reference to the rights
of an officer to levy or money in the
hands or about the person of a debtor.
Approving the doctrine of Green V.
Palmer, Is Cal. AL, rs Am. Dec. 492,
that money in the hands Of a debtor
may be levied on, the court says that
the seizure Of property attached to the
person of a defendant would be tres
pass against his person, as it would
tend to provoke a breach of the peace,
but to seize his property found in his
possession not pertaining to his wear
ing apparel, nor worn or carried on
his person for use, nor as an orna-
ment, would not be an indignity
against his person, nor under ordin-
airy circumstances q trespass. To
seize money in the debtors hands will
no more likely provoke a breach of
the peace and possesses no more of
the elements of a trespass than an
entry by the officer on the premises
Of defendant in the execution and
seizure there, in his presence. of his
personal effects against his will and
over his protest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
ENDORSEMENT OF NOTE.

In Kistner VS.. Peters, 79 Northeast
ern Reporter, 311, the supreme court of
Illinois passes upon the construction
to be put on an anomalous indorse-
ment of a promissory note. The payee
had placed m the back of the note,
above her name, the following in
dorsement: II hereby acknowledge
myself a principal maker of this note,
with E. N. R., and my liability as such
principal Jointly with him." But the
court held her liability to be that Of
an indorser, and not a maker. In the
course of it's discussion of the case the
court said that it was undoubtedly
true that it made no difference as to
the position in which the names APP
peared On the note, but the liability in
Cured was to be determined by the
intent of the parties; that a note pay
able to ones self is void until as
signed, and it could not be believed
that the payee meant to nullify the in
strument by her Endorsement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12

true inwardness of his oStensible cam
didacy brought fully to view.
The charge Of insincerity and in
trigue on the presidents part has not
passed unnoticed by the occupant of
the White House. He expects the inn
putting of questionable motives to his
actions and his position by his enc
mics, but it sometimes stirs UP his
fighting blood for all that. One thing
his announcement last night has done
is to make impossible the continuance
of charges of this character. 1t may
enable him to fight for h continu-
ance of his policies with greater vigor.
Another decided probability is the
bringing of Secretary Cortelyou int
the open in fu~rtherance of his ambi-
ton to rise to presidential heights.
Close friends of Mr.. Cortelyou, practi-
cally speaking for him direct, a de-
clared hat a word from the president
leaving no doubt of his determination
not to accept a denomination would
mean a fair field and give the secre-
tary of the treasury a chance to make
a showing.
Mr.. Cortelyou now will have that
chance. AS some one bluntly put it,
he will be smoked out" While it has
been charged in certain quarters that
Roosevelt's position hurt Taft and in
other quarters that it didn't give Cor
telyou a fair show, it is pretty well un-
derstood that behind part of the third
term movement lurked the Cortelyou
shadow. 1t has been believed that
of Cortelyou We're using the
presidents name to keep delegations
being instructed for Taft and that
the purpose was to work a dark horse
scheme for their favorite.
One vital thing may be taken for
granted: The presidents self-ef-
Placement from the race, will not cause
or his close friends to relax n
from the set purpose of controls
next years convention at Chicago
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
Meet, Love, Margin On. Short Ho;ur

Meet, Love, Margin Ono Short Hour
Tacoma.-They met, they loved, they
married. Time, one hour. This Is the
record time Of courtship in this city.
Dr.. E. L. Woodruff, an osteopath ply
sician OF Montesano, VISA invited to
dinner at Harry Owens home. There
he met Miss Marie Neville, daughter
Of a prominent citizen Of Tacoma-sDu Dur
ing the dinner matrimony was about
the only subject spoken OF, and the
Owens frequently Tested with the young
couple about the present opportunities.
The doctor took things seriously, how-
ever, and, during a brief absence Of
the Owenses from the room. proposed
to Miss Neville and was accepted. In
spite Of the Owenses' objection that
they ought to notify their friends and
relatives, the young couple were firm
in their intention of marrying at once.
An auto was called into service, q
license and minister secured and just
one hour after the couple had met they
were made mar and wife. They left
that night for Montesano.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
Weak Tone Developed Late in
Market, But Values Lowered
But Little
CATTLE WERE SLOW AND WEAK
Receipts Were Again Liberal, But
There Was Not Much Change in
Prices Today, Trade Being Practi-
caIly at a standstiII = Trade in
Sheep Slow, But NominnaIIy Steady.

Chicago, Dec. 12.-Cattle were veal
and slow, altho there was not u
change in prices. Receipts were
again liberal, and the total for the
week., $4,000, has proven too great for
the needs of the trade. Packers held
off, and shipping trade was at q
standstill.
Under excessive receipts 1t was not
expected a clearance could be made
and a rather liberal supply was still
left at the close, including some good
heavy steers, while h proportion of
light cheap cattle left yesterday was
small, these being in relatively better
favor with packers than medium and
higher priced grades.
Yearlings were in rather good call
during the first rounds and numerous
lots went steady, although bulk later
landed 1O@15c below early prices this
week.
Most medium to good mixed feeders
are selling at $3.4o@3.75 and a plain
kind down to 1910. Stockers are
hardest to sell. These drag and q
pretty good kind go at $2.75@2.9O,
while those up to 1925 r selected.
Plain light mixed stock steers sell at
$2.4O @2.60 and some poor little runty
stock steers and heifers range down
to $500.
Hogs.
There an advance Of 15@25c
above yesterdays best in the early
hours, and demand from shippers and
packers was active. Later a weak tone
developed, but values were not low
cred appreciably.
The shippers have been responsible
for the recent rise in hog prices, their
demand being almost too much for the
supply. Light runs, too, have helped
to make buyers pay more.
Sheep.
The sheep trade vas slow, at nom
inally steady prices.
Feeder buyers were lying around
picking up good lambs to take to the
country at 1915. a price at which they
look worth the money, if the market
is to get on it's feet after the present
liquidation is over
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12

to the extent of forcing the adoption
of a platform embodying the Roosevelt
policies of government and the NOM
ination of a candidate who will carry
forward those policies.
Every move the president has made;
every strategic action the president
has contemplated, has been with ar
eye single to the prevention Of eac-
tionary control of next years conven-
ton. It may be taken for granted that
the strategy of the latest action was
taken into consideration before last
nights announcement was dictated, al
tho the statement itself bears the mark
Of a sudden decision.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12

AL my IdTIH dOJOlulu8 SSWUuI6s AVW0D
a station on the Iowa Central r. r. in
the northeast corne Of Jasper county.
Sale to 1esint at 10 q. m. Lunch at
Noon.
6s-ABERDEEN ANGUS cATTLE-6S
This is a fine herd Of thoroughbreds
which has taken me several years to
build up and I think I am justified In
being proud Of them.
These cattle are all recorded In the
American Aberdeen Angus Herd Book
except six Of the youngest calves which
will be sold with their dams. In this
herd are eight bulls that are past n
year old and ten bull calves. / also /.
have for sale one registered Shorthorn
COW and calf and three grade Angus
yearling steers and three grade Angus
yearling heifers.
zpRAFT HORSES
All but one Of these colts were sired
by a thoroughbred Percheron horse
and, I think, are as good as The couns
% HOGS %
Twenty-eight head of nice. big
spring Poland China shoats.
Horses, hogs and grade cattle 70 be
sold before noon so that the afternoon
may be given to the thoroughbred
cattle.
Ny home is but " mile from the
Newburg depot and the south-bound
day passengers are due at Newbnrg at
10 a. m. and $50 p. m. n the north.
bound at $40 q. m. and 4:1O p. m. ;
shall be glad to entertain those r
irving on the 18th.
Terms-2 per cent off for cash. Notes
/ year at 8 percent on approved secur4
ity may be given.
Col. r. M. Woods, 3.
Col. J. C. Dreamer,
Auctioneers.
Norris and Burroughs. Clerks.
J.. ( eURRoUGHeN
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
Kansas City Livestock.

ha1SdS CIly, DEC. II.
Cattle-lGstimated receipts for today,
5000; steady to weak; native steers,
4.O0@6.25; %southerns, 3.25@4.4O; west
ems, 3.2505.20; native cows and heif-
ers, 2.25@5.25; stockers and feeders,
3.OO@4.75.
Hogs--Estimated receipts for today.
5000; 15@25c higher; heavy, Ats q
500: packers, 4.6O@4.90; pigs and
lights, 4.50M4.75.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today,
5000; steady; 3.O0@5.18; lambs, $3.50
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
South Omaha Livestock.

SUuIH OIITdIld, DCN. T.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
400: slow to shade lower; native
steers. 3.25@5.75; cows and heifers.
200 400; stockers and feeders, ESQ
@4.25; Westerns, 3.00@4.60.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today,
I, 1000; 15@25c higher: heavy, 40 %
4.SO: mixed, 4.6544.70; pigs and light,
4.O0@4.75.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today.
5000; steady; 3.75@5.0O; lambs, 5.oom
500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
Chicago Livestock.

y N|H"- 1IIICiSO, NV. II "
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today,
$4,000: opened Toe lower; beeves, 3.1o
@6.25: cows 1.15@4.50; stockers and
feeders, 2.0004.15; w~esterners. 3.10@
4.75.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today;
81. 900: opened 15G920c higher; light,
4.65 m5.1O; mixed, 4.65Ga-.15; rough.
1865 @4.s5: heavy. 4.65@5.1O; bulk of
sales, 4.90@5.05.
Sieep-Estinated receipts for today.
10000: steady TO 19c lover; 2.oo@4.S5;
3.75@ 6.25; yearlings, AGO a
5.35.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
Chicago Grain.

Chicago, Dec. II.
Wheat-No. 2 red, 94A@95A; No. 3
red, 93A @94A: No. . hard, 99@1.O3;
No. 8 hard, 94M @1.0O. May opened at
1.00A @1.0OA, highest, 1.O0A;; lowest,
ssNf; closing, 1.ooA @1 .oO3s; December
93A.
Corn-No. 2, IS; No. 8, new SO; No.
2 white, 81; No. 8 white new, SO; No.
8 yellow. new, 55@56: May opened at
56A @56ss; highest, 56B; lowest, 56B;
closing, 56A @56A; December, 54%.
Oats-No. 3 white 50@52k; May OPP
ened at 5S% @53A highest, 54A; low
est, 53h; closing, 53B; December 50k.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
Men York Produce.

New York Produce.
New York, Dec. II.
Butter-Steady; unchanged.
Eiggs-Firm; firsts 31@33; seconds,
2S@3O.
Poultry-Dressed, irregular; chick
ems, 1920; turkeys, 15@1s; fowls, SO
Peoria Grain.
Peoria, Dec. Il.
Corn-No. 3. 4s@51.
New York Exchange.
New York, Dec. IL. - New York ex-
change was at par.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City, Dec. IL.
Wheat-May Sc; No. 2 hard, 900
951a.
Corn-May, SOS; No. 2 mixed. 49A.
Oats-No. 2 white, so.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
st. Louis Livestock.

st. louis. Dec. II.
Cattle--Estimated receipts for today,
$500; steady: steers. 3.0o@6,25; stock
ers and feeders. 2.25 @4.25; cows and
heifers. a.00@5.O0.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today.
$500: Tic higher; pigs and lights,
4.5O@5.10; packers, 4.50@5.1O; butch
ers and best heavy, 4.a4@5y15.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for today
1900; steady: 3.OO@4.60; lambs, $3.50
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
CUT RATE sHlPPINa
MUST Z I AT NcE

On account Of the recent monetary
trouble will have to sell at q sacrifice
a fine s0-acre improved Iowa farm.
Good house. fair barn, good young
grove and orchard. Good SOIL land
slightly rolling; 30 rods. to school. and
rural route. Telephone in house. bN,,
miles from two towns. Price $6S per
acre. Come at once II you want to
buy. Possession March LIST Act
quick. Box 307, Ruthven. Iowa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
-HE DAY BEFORE.
(For C~omparison.)

Chicago, Dec. II
Cattle-Estimated receipts for today.
8 1000; opened Joe lower: becves 5000
$50; cows, 1.15m4.60; stockers and
feeders, 2.20@4.2O; westerns, 3.15 q
400.
Hogs-Estimated receipts for today.
10000; opened 1O@15c higher; light.
4. 2O@4.6Th; mixed, 4.25@4.75; heavy,
4.20@4.70; rough, 4.20@4.30; bulk Of
sales. 4.50@4.60.
Sheep-Estimated receipts FOR today,
100000; steady; 2.00@4.S5; lambs, 1850
$40.
Representative Hog Sales.
Ralou. are piuen q few of the renre.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
Chicago Produce.

Zf
Chicago, Dec. II.
Pork-January, 1886. &
Lard-January, 7.90.
Ribs-January, 6.95.
Rye-Cash, 75@77.
Barley-s6@ 9S.
Timothy--3.60@4.20.
Clover-$11@15.
Butter-steady; creamerfes, 20@2s;
diaries, 1905.
Eggs-steady; fresh laid stock. 24@
25; others as low as 10.
Poultry--Steady; turkeys. S@12;
chickens, .; springs, 8.
Range Of Prices.
The following range of prices. are
furnished by A. ]. Clark, broker,
member Chicago board of trade, room
s, fremont block.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
plLes CURED in 70 "a DAYS.

OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure any Ease of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing or Protruding Piles in 6 to IA Gays
or money refunded. soc.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
The Money Market.

The Money Market.
New York, Dec. 12.-Prime mercan-
tile 7@S; sterling, irregular; s4.s5.30 q
4.S5.35; demand, $4.7O.50@4.79.55 at
sixty days.
Money firm, 4 @12.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-12
Grain Notes,

49, AAApPOA INV 70 AAAo M wv
good a demand for oats from east as
prices, and the heavier movement
started. While the demand recently
has not been large for either oats Or
corn, several fine firms noted the diff
ference in the inquiry for oats. AT
present prices for corn is not to be.
wondered at, as its feeding value in
proportion to its cost is much greater.
Country dealers who have been pay
ing high prices for corn recently have
made some big losses. One of the far
mers' cooperative companies at an
Illinois point recently bought large
quantities of no grade corn at an
average of sac in an effort to outbid
a competitor. The bulk Of this corn
came on sale Monday during he wet
weather, when receipts were very
large and was marketed at 41c, thus
showing a big loss to the dealer.
Initial estimates of the acreage and
condition of winter wheat were given
a culture Of the national govern
ment. The deductions, based on COR
respondence at hand the first of the
month, indicate a total soWn area of
81 900 acres, or $4,000, acres less
than Dec. /, 1906. The condition was
given; at GIL, compared to GAL a
ago. The mean average for ten
years is SO. On the popular basis of
bushels to the
acre-the governments report indi-
Gates a yield of 4S1,O00,O 900 bushels,
to approximately 597,O0O,oOO
bushels indicated by the statement of
December last. The 1907 yield of
winter wheat was about 400, 100000
bushels.