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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Jar. 2a.-SCGAR-The London market
cables an unchanged market for beet sugar with
buyers az quotations and January and February
were sold NJ 9s llkd. Tie local market for raw
sugar ruled steady to hrm. with centrifugal IS test
az $50; Musooyado, 50 test. so. and molssses sugar
g test at 205 The passing business ia refued sugar
fairly active with the underJone steady and
prices unchanged
NAVAL STORES-Spirits turpentiue steady. hut
quiet and unchanged With mschine-nade barrels
quoted S. and at savannah tie market was firm
aud unchanged at 5iik. Rosin steady. but quiet
with common 20 good strained quoted at o. Tar
quiet and unchanged. at as for oil barrels.
BUTTER Receipts. SIS packages Market finer.
Creamery extra. &z
EGGS - Receipts II. 39 cases. Market higher.
Nearby white. fancy, Ea3I
MILL FEED-steady; fair inqiiry. Spring bran.
IN l00pound sacks. to arrive. $50; mddlings. $50:
city bran. A1. IN bulk; Western red dog. BIS to
arrive, winter wheat bran. in l00pound sacks N9S
Oh1S-SuunEer, fair demand Elevator prices
No white IS. No. white "a: 10. 2 mixed s.
FLOUR-Fim: moderate business. Spring patents
57516.l5; spring clears. 500a525; winter stTaiglts
47Oa5.00. winter clears. sSa460: Kansas in sacks.
patents, 5.25a50 straights A75a5.o; clears. AS
a455.
RYE FLoUR-Inactire and steady. We quote.
As5s5.95
CORN MEAL.-Fair inquiry. Kun-drisd for export.
3f5a3.55; coarse meal. in bags. l55aL40
BUCKWHEAr FLoUR-Dul trade; small sup
Dly. Choice. 3OG
HAY-Receipts, lao tons. Unsettled; inactive.
Prime timothy l.05al.i0: No /. l0oaLG21z; No ?
s0aS: No. 3 $.
STRAW-Iuegular and demand moderate Long
we. 20
BEEF - Steady; irregular. Family l500aI5 30
packet i2e6al2a
PORK-Inactiye; steady. Ness, H50al5o0; family.
l7.0osl1.E.
TALLOW-Steady; trade slow. City. in hogsheads.
81.
LARD--WeakeF. Prime Western, 800; city. ass:
refined Continent. aH South American. 900: re-
fined Brazilian, in kegs 055: city stearne Siza9lk
oleosteaIine dol; New Yo,k rs; Chicago n
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COMMENT ON MARKET.

George I. Edmonds Of Miller & CO.
"The market early was strong. especially
the fractions largely in connection with
the statement that the traffic on the sub
way on Monday last broke ali records
After midday there was some easing up.
which turned into decided heaviness on
dispatches from Washington that the
President would issue an open letter TO
the convention at Baltimore on SatuT-
day. and that even sooner he is likely 10
Issue a special message 10 Congress in
the matter Of the employers liability act
believe that the power Of the Executive
over the present Congress has passed
and that his veribtge can only interest
1t in an academic sort of way. Stocks
are intrinscally cheap. and I see no big
money in any other way than the positive
side OF the account.
Benjamin Woodruff. OF Post & Flagg.-
The market opened strong and higher
but the Improvement did not have a great
deal Of significance. as dealings were re-
stTieted and professional. After the first
hour rumors commenced to be circulated
OF a radical message which it Is said the
President is about 20 present 20 Congress,
and from that time on the market de-
veloped a sagging tendency. and in the
last half hour became weak. RumOTs OF
gold exports and further governhle At
Withdrawals from the banks we're cur
rent. but these did not have much EFFECT
as 1t Is understood that money viii surely
be plentiful from now on.
c. r. Chapman. Of F. F. Hutton & Co
Some good manipulation was ia evidence
early. when stocks were washed up 10
give a fair selling basis. Some short in
terest remained from last night, and this
was turned 10 cover in the early dealings
Reading. with the other standard issues.
was the leader on the rally. There still
remains uncovered some bad spots In the
financial world that are likely To be heard
from and it Is also intimated that all is
not yet known as TO the government case
against the Union Pacific. These are
sufficient factors 20 burt any permanent
betterment. and as / have recently taken
the view that the market viii be kept in
hand by Influential bankers. supported
when weak and sold when strong, with
likelihood OF lower range OF figures.
should feel that on any unfavorable news
or announcements one should buy securi-
ties for reasonable profits.
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
BaltiaoTs. Pal. 2a-Fol0ving arc the rrices quoted

Baltimore, Jan. 2.-Foloving are the prices quoted
az the principal commission houses:
BUTTER-CTeamsy. fancy 5Z'saz5: imitation, pa
q; Maryland and Pennsylvania rolls l7als; store
packed. Ohio, lSalI: do, West Virginia 1919;
MARYLAND, Virginia and Pennsylvania, l6als
LIVE POULTBY-Old hens heavy, per h. p.
young. choice. l4sl5. plosters, eaeh Es30 ducks.
puddle, large, y; Nusc0yy and m0ngre Y: turkeys
choice young. l6al7 gobblers. Bale
bGGS-Msryland and Pennsylvania loss OIL frsts
PER dozen z
PoTATOEs-White nearby. prime per busheI.
65a70 Western Maryland and PENNSYLVANIA. per
blshel, 65al3; fancy Delaware. per bhl. S75al00
GREEN FRUITS AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Eastern Shore Maryland and Virginia per bbl No
/, L55a20o CO., snail, common, l2lal5o: do. per
= bb. basket. 5oaI5; do. New York assorted bhl
2Soas0o: cabbage. New York. Danish ton 700as % I.
celery New York. per bunch. Soai0 cranberriss
Cape Cod. per Dbl. 6O0a700: lettuce. Norfolk. par
basket Sac; egg plants. Florida, PER crate. "a
70; onions, Pennsylvania. yellow. Der bushel Ga
81 do, Western. yellow, per bushel. 65a5S oranges
Florida, per box. as TO size ls5a2%: peas FLORIDA
per basket. 2Z5a250; grape fruit. Florida. per box
25ea3.59; tomatoes. Florida per carrier fancy 3o0a
$50 DO, fair L5oa20o
FLoUR-Winter extra. 3Sla4 10; do. clear elsa
40 DO, straight is5a468; do, patent. sT5at 90.
spring clear. 45oa4a; DO. straight. sl5ass0: do
patent. 5.50s5.75; City Mills best patent, $40: do.
high-grade patent $50: DO. straight $50 do
choice family. 40: exha. S9eaaIa RE four. me-
dium to choice. 4.5ea5-O0
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COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished b5 Miller & Co. members q
the New Y0rs Stock and Cotton exchanges and the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange. 1858 street north
west
Sew YORK Jan. SIS expected. the improvement
in the market came from Liverpool where sales Wsre
considerably larger than f0f same time. Absence 0i
any Formidable Uoo or combination left certain
manipustors free 20 vogk prices mp aud down ia
both markets. aud good NE resulted here, al
though there vas little ia the way Of public re-
Spouse. Those uh3 i1lloaed the rise preferred 20
take small pgufts henCs the difficulty 10 carrying
prices up with ease There s. possibly short in-
tertst bai not great enough 90 induce long 5uyins
with ans degree q comfort, and fnr that reason we
prefer % sell GA an advances some bulish &C
counts came from iiFupeof today. THE situation
has become subject 10 considerable manipgla;iYe
pressure which bears watching
Por receipts to-day 1900 bales last year $50 COZ;
interiors. 24G9s last year = 90.
Liverpool due 3 10 points higher il the morning
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LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Not enough was doing on the local
stock exchange yesterday 10 talk about
The apparent deadlock between buyers
and sellers continues, and the business
yesterday was limited almost to the in
significant proportions Of the days Of
financial stress. in the later months Of
last year.
There is no cause for this slump in
activity. except that pointed out in yes
terday's issue of The Washington Her
aid, that brokers are not disposed to pay
fancy prices for stocks. and holders seem
intent upon getting just those fancy
prices.
The transactions were 50 shares Of stock
and one $1,000 bond The prices we're
practically unchanged.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

N--v York, Jan. 2.-CATTLE- Receipts. Sic head.
Steer low and lower bulls steady and lower; thin
COWS STEADY; medium and good COWS slow to l5e
lower fully 10 cars OF cattls uusod Steers sold az
400a565; bulls, 355a400; cows. L5oaS7O oxen quiet
32sa4ot; London and Liverpool cables unchanged
VES-Reeeipts, 1850 head. Market generally
lover. Veals 50os925, choice lots $50: culls Goa
49, hapysrd calves. S0oa325; Westerns. aO0aS q
citydressed yeals Sal4 per pound; country dressed,
7ale
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts, $50 head
Lambs SLOW aud lower Sheep 369l45O: no good
sheep offered cuIls, 2ea25o; lambs, 7ooa7 S. year
IBgs 625
H0GS-Reosipts 920 head Market lower.
Chicago. Jan. 2.-CAT'fI. e. Receipts. q 900 head
Market loc lover. Prime bCeres. Aeoa605; poor 10
medium 350a4s9; stockers and feeders 26Oa4 50
COWS. 40; Gamers. L5Da2 %: Texans. a5Oa4k
HOGS-Reesipts. 500 head Market l0al5e lower:
light, 4a5a4@; rougbs. fO5aA fs: mixed A05as 5 .
heavy. Al5aAs5 pigs 350a4D
SHEEP Receipts 20o0 head Market malsc
lower. Native sheep. 3l5a5s9; Western sheep Szs
$50 native lambs. a2a7. Is: Western lambs. sOOaI IS
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New Y01k. Jan. 9-Afoney on call AZ the stock
exchange to-day opened at Ia per cent: highest. Q.
lowest, rsi elosinA q Nest Of the loans were az 2
Per cent
Time money was unchanged; AZ fair business was
done Rates. 4-to sA per cent for thirty sixty and
ninety DAYS. and 81 PEI cent for four five and sir
months
Mercantile paper came into the market in liberal
amoznts. Absorption was Cnlv moderately good.
Rates 5s 70 per cent for ind0rsed bills receir be
and choice single names and 10 81 rer cent f7r
those not - wei known
The market foE sterling to-day easier, with
rstes u points lower Rates f0Y actual business
ccSed follows. Sixty DAYS. tS555a4S $3.50. demand
4s7otaAs7i5 cables, As735ai.s1i0. Commercial bills
we're sEssa4 $50
The snnnlr Of cnttnn bills vas nnderate
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore. jan. 29-Folloving are the Official prices
FOR to-day.
WHEAT-stock IN elevators, E7 40 bushels. West
ern: Spot, January LOCI February 1905; March
l0zsa. Contract: Spot. January, gsl. March. LoOs.
February. ssl4 May L04h.
CoRN-stcek IA elevators, l.sz5.535 bushels A
round lot Of mixed corn &c 20 bushelsi sold on g
basis Of 6ib per bushel for mixed 57'l for steamer
s5$ for No. 3. and So. for rejected. Contract Feb
rlsry, sl',. Western: spot, January new. 6llas
els. February elh MARCH, 6ls.
oATs-Stoca I'm elevators. l6l s56 bushels; shin
ments from elevators, sea bushels White. No. 2
heavy. 81 do, No. 2. light 10 medium. Ba56is; do
No. ,. heavy. SiAa55; do. No. 3 medium 5flsa55ls
de-. Ne. 3, light. So sails; do, No & light 70
heavy. S2a53'z mixed. No. ., q do, No. s. Sass
do. No. 4. 5ls5l
RYE-stock in elevators, 1888 bushels; sip
ments from elevators. l.05l bushels. No. Western
rye, s5sS5
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CITY TO CLEAN tTREETS.
WfIkeSbarre Tries Municipal Own
ership Plan, Despite Protest.

Wtlkesbarre. Pa. Jan. 29.--After sew
eral months struggle the city council to-
day decided to adopt municipal stree;
cleaning for Wilkesbarre. 1t is estimated
that It viii cost $4,000 a year.
It was opposed by residents Of the out
lying wards who. while they have few
paved streets, viii have to pay the in
creased taxes. and by opponents of mu-
nicipal ownership as a general PROPOSE
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New York.
New Orleans.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished b. T. F. Hutton < Co.
members Of New Ymk Stock Exchange and Chicsgo
Board q Trade, G. Bowie ChiTman. manager l3n
l. street northwest
Chicago Jan. 9.-Wheat showed funness and
prizes after midday worked I'D 70 the highest point
Of the session showing q fraction advance from last
night, i 70 BE- the impression that the crowd
IS somewhat oserold. and the technical position q
the market seems 10 Dr. stronger There Is not much
agsTessiFensss on either side and news is iust
about a stsnd-uf. the bearish adyiceS from abroad
being offset hy the fears Of damage by Che cold wave
and more claims Of possible damage later on by the
Hessian fv
Com was quiet and prices moved within a very
narrow range all day. easing down little at the
close from the highest, May closing from sc 70 &c
lowe.
0ats followed wheat and corn. prices showing up
weak q; the closing hour.
Provisions were generally dun. with prices barely
steady
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POLICE TAKE sUFFRAGETTEs.
Wave Banners at King Edward
Near Buckingham Palace.

London. Jan. 9.-suTragette follies were
not entirely escaped to-day, notwithstand-
ing the decision of the leaders to remain
inactive during the opening of Parlia-
ment Three iTreDressibles broke through
the police Gordon near Buckingham Palace
when the royal carriage was passing and
waived Fl the King strips Of paper in
scribed Votes for Women.
The police snatched the banners. One
of the women tainted, and the other two
were arrested.
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Puniauh tIakes 1000

Lahore, India. Jan. 29.-At a meeting
to-day that was attended by some Of the
most influential Mohammedans in the
Punjaub it was resolved to protest en-
phatically against the Transvaal Asiatic
ordinance. The meeting adopted a reso-
luton which win be forwarded to Lord
Monte. Viceroy of India, and John Nor
ley. secretary of state for india, urgently
invoking the Intervention of the Indian
government and declaring that otherwise
there viii be danger of serious compli-
cations within the empire.
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/ bid. ASKED Stew. Nominal
/ New York. Jan. -WHEAT-Wesksr: snail
trade No l Northern Duluth, to arrive. iisa.
! No 2 red T. b.. l05l No. hard, Z. o b.
ll4l4: No. l macaroni los. T. o. b.. No. msca-
/ runi l. O.. Fxportegs took loads
! CoRN-WeakeT; qget. No. 2 elevator 70. new
! No 2. {. o. b.. G6, for January 70 March No 2
/ white O. b., e6is No. yellow, f. O. b.. 6sls: No
! ? yellow. +. o. b.. 81. Exporters took 5 loads
/ RYE Steady quiet, No. 2 20, {. Q. b. Exporters
Z took nothing.
/ The ;Firas NJ futures fo1Ievz.
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WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

cATTLE-Extrs. PER ewt,. Af5a5O0; butcher, Ssa
50; common. lSa200.
HoGs-PeF cTt, gross. 4z5aI5o; ordinary. s50a
sra
sHEEP-Clippeds 4b0a45o common. 20
LAMBS-spring choice, ss1iz medium eAaf.
CALVES-Prime per H.. sassk; mediugn n;
grass sas.
COWS Prime. fresh EACH 90eoasaea; common.
20.o9a9aeo; cd and dry, s,00aloco.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET
sale.-Recll.r In. 2 o.eIoek noan.

Sales-Resular call. z O'Clock noon.
Capital Traction. at 10, at l2
Washington Railway and Electric preferred. 10 a.
sA
Mergenthaler. Al lss. at 49, at ls. at
1874 10 az ls7,
After eall-Capitsl Traction at IL
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Sc, $1,000 al
l0lE.
Following are the closing quotations on yesterdays
local stock exchange:
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
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MINING STOCKS.

Quotations are furnished hy Irving K. harrington
& Co.. members Of the New York produces Ex-
change. L. }. Baker manager, Hibbs Building,
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished bg Post & Flag members Of
the New York Stock Exchange BENJAMIN WoodrIn.
manager. 1851 street northwest.
sales 10 neon ... 2Ss, 660 shares
Total sales .............,5s3 0 300 shares
Call moneys High. 2; lOs, l12i close. =.
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BOSTON STOCKS.

Quotations furnished BIZ z. F. Hutton & Co
members New York Stock Exchange a. Bowie
Chapman, manager 1907 street northwest.
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Only ten cents week, delivered at
your door-fhe daily issues Of The
Washington Herald Phone Main 1890
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by z, F. Hutton s Co.,
members New YORK Stock Exchange 6. Bowie
Chapman. manager. 1901 street northwest
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Tie prices q futures follow
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sslls cents pr shar;
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The selling Of Reading increased toward
the close Of the market. which became
known that on account Of the slow de-
mand for anthracite and other shutdown
Of the mines would have to be resorted
10. The days transactions in the stock
amounted 10 more than 10000 shares. or
more than a third of the business in all
issues
The National tribune., 1908-09-10

Alabama and Georgia, finally deciding
to try Fitzgerald. Weica1ate here In Oe-
tober, 1897, and fog The past 10 years
1 have been completely relieved of all
my old troubles. AS to general health
conditions, 1 would state that we are
not subject to any prevailing diseases.
We do not have epidemics Of Summer
diarrhea, scarlet fever. diphtheria or
pneumonia; in fact, diphtheria and scar
let fever are seldom seen here. We
have less malarial and typhoid fever
than in most sections. For the year
1907 there were onlyf50 deaths from all
causes in a white population Of 5000.
This is only 10 to 1,000. or one per cent.
Not many cities of this size can show
as good a report. Many or these cases
were people who came here from other
sections on account Of their health, but
Were too much diseased to be benefited,
and died here.
1.-The following table of monthly tenn
perature record for the year 1901, which
was the most variable of the five years
that / was U. s. Weather Observer at
this point. will give an idea of the worst
of our climatic conditions. There were
320 days when there was sunshine dur
ing the whole or a part of the day.
There were only 40 days when there
was no sunshine The hottest DAYS were
one in June and one in July, when the
temperature reached 102 degrees for q
short time, but was down to 70 and "a
during the night. The coolest day was
In December, when 13 degrees above
zero was reached, but during the day
it was up to 40. At no time during the
year did the temperature stay at freez-
ing for the entire day. This frosty and
freezing weather during tho Winter is
of great benefit in destroying disease
germs and purifying the air, and is not
severe enough to be uncomfortable
During 1901 there were more cold days
than i'm any other of the past 10 years,
and the Summer temperature reached
a. higher point.
The record of 1901, by months, is as
follows:
The National tribune., 1908-09-10

ing is held on July 4, in the Blue and
Gray Park, handsome ground, cover
ing f3 acres. a gift from the colony
company. Gen. Gordon delivered the
first annual address. The Society has
an Assembly Hall in the park, where
regular meetings are held. There are
now quite a number of Blue and Gray
Battalions in various parts of the South,
and National organization has been
perfected. The membership of the
parent battalion is as follows: L.
Thayer, T.; Wm. Mccormack, u; E
Nicholson, L.; NJ. Luke, c.; T. p. Little
field, C.: G.. NJ. Hooker, u: ID. BsMuli,
c.; J. Nj. Mosher, L.; i. ID. Lee, u: l.
CIute, T.; S. G. Clark, T.: Tom Walker
G.; l.. Scott. u; NJ. E. Hutchison. u;
w III. Marston. u: J. Congo, c.: DR.
Moss, u; James Price, u; r. Mathews
a.: John Huff, T.; Lee Hollands, u;
Friend, u; NJ. S. Herrod, u; Jacob
Schroll, u: II. w. Hardin, c.; Albert
Smith, L.: c. II. Brooks, u; David
Clements, c.; James Barnes, c.; Henry
Bruner, u; John +. Mann, c.; ]. w
Moore, u: Joel Thomas, u; o. P
Webster. u: G. w. Phillips. c.: C. c.
Lobengier, u: Wiley Whitley. c.: Chas
Alexander. u; ID. e. Fuibright, c.;
David Ewing, c.
Considerable pension money comes to
Fitzgerald, to both Union and Confed-
crate veterans, to the former from the
United States and to the latter from
the State. Georgia has a very liberal
and comprehensive law, similar to the
National law. She began this work in
1879 by voting $70,580 for artificial
limbs for disabled Confederates. There
are now about 1900 names On the
State roll. including soldiers and Wild
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| standing, in which the Michigan force
| lost four men, having been mistaken by
the Wisconsin detachment for Confed
crates. Lewis Clute, who lives in Fftz.
gerald, was member of the Wisconsin
cavalry, and was present at the capture
Davis had on long waterproof for pro,
lection against the weather. He was or
his way to the Cuff Coast.
Topography of the Country.
Ben Hill County is on the crest of the
watershed of south Georgia. The Oc-
mulgee River, navigable at all seasons
on the east, carries its water to the At
lantic. The Alapaha and Withlacoochee
south and west, mingle their waters to
the southwark, forming the Suwanee
(S'wanee) River, which empties into the
Gulf
The surface may be briefly described
as unduiating or gently rolling, altho
near the larger streams the inequalities
of surface are greater, while in some
sections far removed from streams
there are thousands of acres almost as
level as floor. The greatest elevations
(450 to 500 feet above sea leveD are
found in the part of the County in
which the city of Fitzgerald and the
colony lands of this County are located
Along the course of the more sluggish
streams there are occasional marshes
or bay heads, few rods wide, but there
are no large swamps Gin the restricted
sense of the term) anywhere in the
County. A very pleasing feature of the
landscape, especially as viewed from a
sanitary standpoint. is the number of
clear, running brooks with sandy bot
toms, which convey the surface water
into the creeks and rivers, thus afford
ing perfect drainage prerequisite OF
health.
In the Ocmulgee River practically
every species of fresh water fish abound.
There are spring lakes in which fish are
plentiful, and there are also some min
eral springs, the waters of which have
curative qualities for rheumatism and
other diseases
There is still good sport for the hunt
er in the forests along the Ocmulgee.
as wild turkey, duck, squirrel, etc., are
comparatively plentiful, and there are
some deer left.
Soil and Products.
With the exception of small areas OF
sandy soil, found in some localities, and