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Provisions

Bacon shows a general advance and Califor-
MIA pure lard is also higher. No other changes
Cured Meats-Bacon- TO 10 lbs, IKE; 10 70
IL lbs, 161 nc; light medium and medium 141sc:
bellies, IL to IA lbs, 15lac; sugar cured. s to s
lbs, 21c; to 10 lbs. zoe; 10 to 10 lbs. Ice; fan
to lbs Ice; S to 10 lbs. 1Sc: 10 to IL lbs. lSc:
eastern sugar cured hams. 161ac for medium and
1910 for light; extra fine brands. lie; California
hams, 14415c; mess beef. $11 per Dbl; family,
s11.50; extra family. $11-5O; extra prime pork,
5000; clear. s21.50; mess, SD; pig pork S24:
pigs feet. So for half bbls, 2.25 for % lb kegs
per lb.
Lard-Tierces, quoted at &c for Californfa
compound, and 1215c for California pure; eastern
pure. 121sc for tierces; half bbls, pure. 12s4c;
90 ID tins, l2%c; 10 lb tins. 1314e; lb tins,
13ssc; lb tins l31ac.
Cottolene-One half bbl lose; 8 half bbls.
10Ac; l tierce. 10isc; 2 tierces, 1Oc; 5 terces,
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Poultry and Game

All handlers reported an active market for
poultry. with chickens leading In point of de-
mand but stocks were altogether too heavy and
despite the brisk trading dealers were unable
to effect clearances.. In view OF the heavy ar
points prices held up much better than ex-
pected. but the tendency In small young chickens
decidedly downward. There liberal
arrivals of turkeys yesterday and that depart
ment developed easier tone. it being diff
cult to obtain 25c for the best young stock and
none of the large receivers quoted than
24c. A few cases of dressed stock came In, but
had not been sold up to a late hour.
Poultry (per dozen Hens. $4614.50 for small.
$5.50@6 for large and $7@9 for extras young
ROSTERS, $6@6. 90; do extras. $71S; old roost-
ers S4@4.50; fryers, $5@5.50; large broilers,
S3-J0@4. so: small broiiers. $3d3.50; ducks. S5
as; pigeons. $1.25@1.50; squads, S202. so;
geese, 81. so per pair; turkeys, a2@24c per ID.
Game-Nonlinal.
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New York Money Market

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Money call, easy
at 1@1A per cent; ruling rate. closing bid and
offered at / Il per cent.
Time loans. very dull and steady; go days, 21a
per cent; 80 days, 8 per cent; six months, 31a
per cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 4@415 per cent.
Sterling exchange. steady. with actual business
in bankers bills at S4.s5l0@4.S515 for 60 day
bills and at 4. $3.50 for demand
Commercial bills, 81. l2@4.s4%.
Bar silver SIC.
Mexican dollars, 45c.
Government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, ir-
regular.
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Eastern Livestock Market

CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Sept 23.-Cattle-Receipts, ABOUT
$4,000. Market strong to 10c higher Beeves,
S3. 1907 So; Texas steers S360@5. 10 western
40; and heifers, S1.T545.6o; calves,
So. 75@S25.
Hogs Receipts about Is. 600. Market steady
TO &c lower. Light. S6.60@7 .35; mixed. 30 ;ooe9
$50; heavy, s6.6o@T So; rough, S6bg1 $50; $50
pigs, $4.50@6.30; good to choice heavy, So'sog
755; bulk, S6.S0@7.20.
Sheep--Receipts about 10000 Market slow
and weak. Native sheep. $2.25@4: 2S western
sheep. s2.25@425: yearlings, 81 47S; ~ ma, a
5.75.
SOUTH OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA, Sept. 23.-Cattle-R -Receipts'
$500. Market slow to steady. Western steers,
SIS. .25@5.65; Texas steers. $3@4-5o: range cows
and heifers. $2.50@4: Gamers. $2M2.s5; stock
and feeders, S275@4.6o; calves, S396;
bulls and stays, S2@3.25.
steady; others 5@1oc lower. Heavy, s6.65@
s6.s5; mixed, se7o@e.75; light, sseo@7; pigs,
S5M6.25; bulk of sales, S6. 10d690.
Sheep-Receipts 81 ,000 Market slow and
lower. Yearlngs, ss-T5@4 .15; wethers, $3.50
3.I5; ewes. $3@3. so: lambs, $4.50@5.10
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Sept 23.-Cattle-Receipts,
10, 900. Market steady to 10c higher Stockers
and feeders s2s0@4.I5; bulls. 81 225@3.3o;
calves, $3.50d650; western steers, 3.o0@5;
western cows, S2.40@S.75.
Bulk of sales. S6.40Q6.90: heavy. $4,000 .o5:
packers and butchers, S66o@7; light, S6.4o@
6.S5; pigs. S4G6
Sheep-Receipts $4,000. Market weak. Nut
tons. $3.60@4; lambs, S4.25G5.25: range
wethers, S3.4eI415 fed ewes, $3@4.30.
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Now YORK MetaI Market

NEW YORK, Sept 2S.--The London tin mar
ket was lower today, with spot quoted at f130
los and futures at f132. The local market was
quiet at 2S.6042ss71ac.
Copper was steadier in London and recovered
part of its recent loss, with spot quoted at f59
lis Sd and futures at EGO IS Cd. The local mar
ket was weak with lake quoted at 13.25@13 SOC;
electrolytic, 13Q13-25c; casting, IL. f5413c-
Lead unchanged at f13 lis Id in London.
The local market was dull at AL a soc.
Spelter declined to f19 12s Cd in the London
market. locally no change was reported, quota
tions ranging from 4.72h to 4771ac.
Iron was lower at SOS for standard warrants
foundry in the London market but Cleveland
warrants were unchanged at 51sA sd. Locally
there was change. No. ! foundry northern is
quoted at $16.50@17.25; No. . do, S16016.T5;
No. southern and No. southern soft, SIC. 75@
IL %.
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Hay and Feedstufrs

All descriptions under this head continued un-
changed yesterday, hay being steady and feed
stufs firm.
Bran-s2s. .5o@so.5o per ton for white and s2e
MS0 for red.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per ton.
Shorts-$S1 as. 90 per ton.
Feedstuds-RoIled barley, $29930; rolled oats
for feed SSl@3S; mixed feed, $23@2s for aver
age lots; oil cake meal, in 20 ton lots S37,
In 10 ton lots $780, in ton lots $685. small
lots $3.50; cocoanut. cake o. meal at mills, S25
In 90 and 10 and S25. so in 3 ton lots jobbing
s26; corn meal, S3I@3s, cracked corn s3s630;
broom corn seed, sf25@l.3 80 per ctl; alfalfa meal
and meafalfa, jobbng lots S23. carload lots 500
, per ton.
Hay-wheat. s15@2o; wheat and oat SAG
Is; tame oat, $14@17.50; volunteer wild oat
s12@l45o; alfalfa, $l1@l3.5o; stock. s9.5o@i2
per ton.
Straw-5O@65c per bale
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CENSUS BUREAU COTTON REPOR,

Cf-SoUS Do hr4<aO III TN ItI1I OItI
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-The census bureau
report shows total OF 4,575,43s running bales
cotton consumed in the United States during the
year ending August 81 last compared with
4 9S4 936 for 1907.
The total stocks on August 13, 1908, were
233. .62S bales, which 596. 432 bales represent
manufacturers stock and 637. 1876 in the hands
of other holders. The total number of spindles
was - 53I compared with 26, 9,415 last
year. There were $780, S96 spindles in 1908
which consumed some cotton, and 45.635 were
Idle throughout the year. The total present
spindles classified as 22,914,5 ,561 ring and
Q3O Q70 nnuIe
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New York Cotton Market

NEW YORK, Sept 23.-Hutton's wire says:
Cotton opened steady. unchanged TO points ad-
vance. Trading was active and larger.
The chief of the day was reports of too
much rain the belt and more forecast for
tomorrow. Nothing the strike and
spots quiet in the south, with prices steady.
The market is a traders one, and brokers be-
leve it will continue for some time.
Spot closed quiet. 10 points advanced Mid
ding uplands. 940c; mddling gulf, 9.65c. Salss,
56 bales
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Beans and Seeds

Beans continue weak and quiet. though no
further decline was reported yesterday
Beans fper etD-Bayos. S2.T0@2.80: pea.
$3.50; small white. s4a425; large white. SEA
nominal. limas. $4.50@4.6o; red kidneys. sang
1925; blackeyes. S36t3. %. horse beans, s1.T5;
cranberry beans. $780, Garvanzas. S1.I5G2.
Seeds-Brown mustard. S3.I5 yellow mustard.
nominal; faxseed, 50. 1903 carload lots; canary,
&c; alfalfa. nominal; rape. cleaned. 2@2l5c;
per lb; broom corn seed. Se59o6 per ton.
Dried Peas-Green quoted al $1.65@i.7J
per ctl
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FIouf and Farinaceous Goods

Flour-California family extras, $5.40G6 net
without discount; bakers extras, S5.4095. .65
superfne, $4-20@4.50; Oregon and Washing ton.
per Dbl, S4.900540, for family, bakers and pat
ents and $4.75 for cut on Kansas patents. So;
do straight, $3.50; Dakota patents, $685.
straight S6.45.
Farinaceous Goods-Prices in packages net
cash, no discount. are as follows: Graham dour,
rice hour. $6s0@7, corn meal, S3.O5Q3. .25; ex-
ira cream do, S3.55@375; oat meal, 81. so@ 4-50;
oat greats, S4.30@450; hominy, S3.4OQl3. 90;
buckwheat -four. 81 05@4 .25 cracked wheat.
$3.30@3-50; farina, s4G42o; whole wheat -four.
s.. 20; rolled oats. bbls S6QT50, in sacks 81. 4.30@
@3.50; pearl barley. S5.20@5.40 split peas,
boxes, $3.50 per 100 lbs
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Hides, TaIIow, Wool and Hops

Hides-Culls and brands sell about 14@1c un-
der quotations Heavy salted steers. 12c: me-
dium. lie; light. DC: cowhides. 1oc for heavy.
&c for light; stays. 615c; salted kip, 10c; salted
veal, lac; sslted calf, 14ise; dry hides nc:
dry kip, 15c; dry calf. 20c: dry stays re.
dry veal. lsc: Mexican dry hides. I61sc; Mexican
dry salted do, 13c; Mexican picked do, I5c:
sheepskIns. shearlings. 20G30c each; short wool.
35a50c each; medium. 556soc each; long wool,
s5cd$1.2 .25; lambs. 15445c: horse hides, salt
s2.5o@2.75 for large and S1,75G2 for medium.
.25 for small and 25@50c for colts; horse
hides dry. s2@2.25 for large and s1.25G2 for
medium, 5Oc@s1 for small and 25G50c for colts:
deerskins, dry Mexican. 2s@S0c; dry salted do
240g26c; picked do. 20c; dry Central American
2663Oc; goatskins. prime angora. 75c4$1; large
hair goats 35c; medium. zoe; small 5115c-
Tailow-No. l rendered, 1s@4zc; No. 2. 3@
wool-Spring clip (free) Humboldt. years $
staple, 15dlsc; northern Humboldt and Mendo-
cino. i1913c; San Joaquin, TQ9c; southern
coast. 6@Sc; Nevada, 9912c per h. Fall clip,
northern mountain Gree). 6@Sc: defective. 4G
&c. Oregon wools-Eastern, S913c; valley, II y
@151zc per lb-
Hops-Prces to growers are as follows: 1906
crop. II 1aG21sc: 1907 crop. 4Gl6c for all coast
descriptions; contracts. 9@10c per H.
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balances S222 952
TACOMA, Sept. Chickering's. ss7e,sss; bal
ances $50 4S6.
PoRTLAND, Sept. 2s.-clearings, s1,1so.ee7;
balances, S137, ,512
SPOKANE. Sent c3-Ciearings 81 ,359 $50:
balances, $139 3g0
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Northern Mheat Market

PORTLAND: Sept. 23.--Wheat:. Choice mill
Ing sorts, track prices-Club soc; bluestem, 93c;
turkey red. 92c: valley, 90c Export prices, stand
ard quality-Club, Ssc; bluestem, 92c; turkey
red, 92c; red Russian. Soc.
WASHINGTON
TACOMA, Sept. 23.-Wheat-Steady- Mill
ing-Bluestem. 94c; club 9oc; red. soc. Ex-
port-Bluestem, 9ac; club ssc; rcd. SEC.
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Cash Grain and provisions

CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-Cash quotations were as
follows: Fleur, steady No. spring wheat
96c@$I;04; No. 2 red 9a1ac@s1: :0oss No; 2
corn, 7Ss4 @79Ac; No. 2 yellow, I9@ L913c- No,
rye rec. Fair to choice mating barley, 5s@6lc.
No. l faxseed. $1.141a al. .22Y; No. l nortne @ n
western, $1.24A prime timothy seed. S5.lS@
3.25; clover, contract grades SO. Short ribs
sides tloosel, $9. 621A @10; short clear sldes
(boxed) S10.25@l0.50. Mess pork per Dbl
$I5 37ls @l5;5o. Lard, per 100 lbs, slo.2o
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LOCAL MARKETS

San Francisco Money Market
New York exchange was higher and Hong
kong lower. The silver quotation remained un
changed.
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Rutter Cbee.e and Ergs

CHICAGO, Sept. 23.-on the produce exchange
today the butter market was firm creamerie1s' s1
1S@24c; dairies, 17020c. Eggs firm at mark'
cases included, 1e@ Ice; irsts, 22c; prime nrsts,
23c. Cheese firm, 1215 0l1315c.
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Cond,tior of the Trea.ury

WASHINGTON. Sept. 23.-Today's statement
of the treasury fund.- exclusive of the $50, o,oOo,-
900 gold reserve. shows: Available cash balance,
$1s1 .94. SOL gold coin and bullion S32 669, 495;
gold certificates S31 .396 495.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Naval stores-Turpentine and Ro.ir

NAVAL StOres-TurpcntIne and ROsfn
SAVANNAH, Sept. 23-Turpentine Arm.
35l2c; sales 752; receipts. so3; shipments 3o3
Kosin, firm; sales, rs; receipts, 3,1os; ship
s2.571 az go; D, 81. .e2H e, s2.e592. .671a F,
So. .s21a @2.s5; G, $2.sI1a az. 80: H, s3.35; L.
$3;75; K, $4.55; NJ. s4.s5; n, $3.50; VIC, Sc;
WV, $6.25.s
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AIeat Market


Live hogs show some change. both in price
and In grading weights. Otherwise there is moth
ing new.
DRESSED MEATS
Slaughterers' rates to dealers are as follows:
Beef-61a @6s4c per ID for steers. 556c for
cows and heifers.
Veal-6G I1ac for large and Sh acc for small
Mutton--Wethers, 7@Sc; ewes. 81 @7c per lb.
Lamb-S15 @915c per lb
Dressed Pork (per lb)-9n911c for light and
S@S1ac for heavy.
LIVESTOCK MARKET
The following quotations are for good, sound
livestock delivered in San Francisco, gross
weight:
Cattle-Steers. No. 1. .3% G4c; second quality.
31ac; third quality. 213c; cows and heifers,
&c for No Il; second quality. 2Ac; third quality.
21sc; thin. 11a@2c; bulls and stays. 11a@1%c;
thin bulls. 1@1Ac.
..calves--41s a4Nc per lb for light. 4c for me-
dium and 31sc for heavy.
sheep-wethers. aslc per lb; ewes. shc;
shorn. i5c less
Lambs-4d4Ac per lb
Hogs-100 to 40 lbs &C. 140 to $50 lbs. 81.
2oo to S25 lbs 51s@5%c; boars 80 per cent
stays 30 TO 40 per cent and sows 1062e per
cent of from above quotations.
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Foreign Futures
st. Louis wool Market

ST. LOUIS, Sept. wool-Firm. Medium
grades. combing and clothing, 15@20c; light fine
l6Ml61ac; heavy fine, 11@12c; tub washed, Il
@2Ic
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county cooperative poultry association, however.
retains the &c margin on seconds. and is paylls
Soc. The Independents have nxed 5oc as Ine
limit for seconds, regardless Of how high choice
may 90.
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As Is a 49c. %
seinng OF by-products in the provisions market
held the entire list in check despite the appear
ance OF new investors who were buyers OF Janu
aIy mat delivery, however, closed with gain
Th leading futures BANGED as follows:
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London Closing stocks

Bar siIver-Quiet; 24d per ounce.
Money-55@M Of / per cent.
The rate of discount in the open market 70
short bills is IL al 5-16 per cent and for thre
months bills l 7-16 per cent.
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Wheat and other Grains

Wheat and other Grains
Wheat-Chicago was higher. This market was
quiet and featureless, with offerings not large
CASH WHEAT
California club, $1.671a Ito; do milling.
S1.70@1. .72E California white Australian. 81. 20
northern club. $i.67l al 20; northern bluestem,
$1lo@1.S0; northern red, $1.65; turkey red,
S1.l5W1.S0 per ctl.
FUTURES
1880 a.. m. Session
No quotations.
p m. Session.
No quota tfons
Barley-The market is quiet and shows no
new features.
CASH BARLEY
Good to choice feed, spot s1.3o@1. 50; COM
mon on to fair, 81 2oQ1 2sA per ctl; brewing.
lS1h 40; shipping, s1.35@l.S711; chevalier.
$1.55 go.
FUTURES
1880 a.. IN. Session
December-s1.3 .354 bid, $1-36 asked.
2 p. m. Session.
Open. High. Low. Close.
May .........s ST. .30ss $1.3sZ $1.39% s1.3sa4
December-No sales; $1.35ss bid. s1.36 asked.
oats-Reds and whites continue quiet and
easy, but quotations show no particular change.
Sellers trying to get 81. 10 for choice whites.
terday.
Choice white. s1.7o@1.75; No. do. s1.s5@
16115; common do, $1.55@1 80; gray, $1-559
16212; red, recleaned for seed, S1-S5q2; feed
lots, $165@1.I5 for choice. 81. .50@1.60 for good
and 81 40 for common: black, S2@2.6o per ctl-
yesterday
California small round yellow, nominal; large
yellow, 81. .So@1-90; white, nominal; western
states yellow, sacked, S1.90; in bulk. San Fran
cisco track, yellow, 81. So; white. S1.s1, mixed
S1.s015; Egyptian, nominal.
Rye-~-S1 .30GI1 N
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Loans, Exchanxe and Silver
IoCAI.

Prime mercantile paper. 5G7 per cent
Loans on real estate e.... Gas per cent
SIering exchange, so days.. -@4. .S5A
Sterling exchange, sight -94.S7H
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Portland Butter Market
Northern Business

PORTLAND, Sept. 23,-Butter-Extras. 32ls
@34c; fancy, 321ac; choice, 30c; store, 1Sc.
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Ner York stock List

E. F. Hutton & Co.. 400 California street.
s1em5ers Of the New York stock exchange, fur
zish the following list OF bond and stock sales
YESTERDAY:
! SoIe- srOCES -Egf-,I T[vv pId Al
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New York Mining Stock.
Boston Stocks and Bond,
THE COPPER STOcKs

THE COPPER STOCKS
BOSTON, Sept. 2s.-The market was arm.
COPPER CLOSE
The following list is furnished bv r + rnt
ton & Co. 490 California street San Fran
BID; ASK; Bid. Ask.
Ahmeek loo los Mass Mining 5x 6H
Allouez .-... 1885, 541siMaynowcr =. 45e
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New York Stock List Continued.
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Assessment Directory COmstock Mine,
sroCK AND BOND EXCHANGE
WEDNESDAY. Sept. 2s-1o.so a. m.

Bid. Ask Bid. ASK.
As or CD new IS or coup.
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS
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NIIsCELLANEOU,

Hawaiian C. 93 % IMakaweH C. 80 3SI1
Honokaa 13 1914 Onomea C. 3a2z 40
Hutch 1874 II Paauhau c. ISL 1877
Kfauea c. = - Union 5 Co. Al
MISCELLANEOUS
Alaska A. AZ so Pac Aux Ia s
Asso Oil Co. "a 341z Pac G Borax. .151
Cal A. 10074102 Pac T&T pfd = ss1s
Cal Wine A. IS Do com - IA f51l
MV& MtTm- - 115 S +. Oak & S
Oceanic Co IL = Con Dfd. 30
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-14
AN ~iMcoMvEMiENT CORPSE"

= 1uouh1ooo0o Hoeeos IN 0raan
opoe1Antton.
1he troublo with all attempts at cor
Asring wheat corn Or any other prod.
net Of ths soil. says IN authority. Ii
that .the corpse II mighty incorven
lent. II ron start out to corner rail
road cr any other stock you can figure
out your task before you begin, bu;
you nsver can tell how much wheat o.
corr or lard Or I X will be one, 4.
and TO ct tn price up you may have
b accumulate such IN enormous line
4 the product you r operating II
that when the break comes It's har,
work 10 dispose Of 1t ut . profit.
James b. Ksene found this out 2
yean before Letter had occasion Il
learn II Keene had made Z fsrtu u
on The coast handling mining stocks
and b hanksred for . taste Of Wal
street speculation After making =
few millions In the street be turned Il
ard and made money In It. Then b.
went into wheat, accumulated Z vas1
line which ~ could not cell withou'
3reaking ths price. Then Jay Could
who had reason % hate Keene. uset
sis Western Union Telegraph lines
freely to produces . general slump
and nearly Ill of Keene's fortune
promptly disappeared Keene II still
vsry much q eari !. but be has mere,
~~r~A hanA o. &e.~ ~h>>s
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-14
psssuppina cGvG.opMaM.

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viii accommodations for 1000 troops
. built almost entirely of OregOn
pima simply because thsre are 10 saw.
mills IN ths archipelago and no means
II bringing lumber out Of the foreso
n it were cut A. BOON ~ the rail-
roads are completed there II likely 10
- Z great boom In timber land. but
ths goveenmant has wisely adopted 4
code ok regulations under which the
forests are b. b preserved and pro
tected Anyone who can pay the fee
win b. given 4 lIcense to cut timber
from tn public lands. but hs cannot
otr1p them. He cnn only take out such
tres - are Indicated BY the experts
e H. forestry bureau. By the enforce
ment Of such rule Il u believed that
t1nber IN the Philippines can b made
- lAsk forever.
Ooal lands may b taken up BY m
Ing locations Just - II they were stu
std In ths United States Similar
laws and rules Of procedure prev. |,
and 0oruous fortunes are waiting for
the ms Who have the enterprise to
undertake the work.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-14

AZ t1,e CsrsnoR farm 3 miles
nostls md 81 miiss wSst Of Wag-
uoT ~
Monday. February l7tf
Be9inuing = ten O'Clock sharp.
HORSES and NuIos-l gray
cClt co4ing throa, grfy mare
colt cOming two- cray mara
years old N go. black mare 3
ysArs old NJ SO, black horse
10 pears Old N I0Cn, 1 sucking
chit team mnleo d and D years
old ~ 2600. team muIes 10 yrs
old " 3700, pony snare Z years
old ~ 100
CATTLE and Hogs-l 4 year
old Gov fresh sn0a, l 5 year old
Gov - b fresh a0su, | y~eArliux
heller l yeAriing steer. l 8 year
I'D Jersey Gov, 10 head shoats
: old sows with pig, l SOW with
Pig, l young bar. LIS chickens
MACHINES VI Jones' 5 II
mower yearly new. | hay rake,
buck rake new. l 10 inch sui
~ p,ow, i6 inch walking pillow,
ID inch breaking ps0w, | James
viils lister. l disc, 1 3 section
steel harrow, | riding caitivatOr
lumber waSon and hay rack.
IL SEATED buggy, dew Moline
uSgsn 3 inch tires, com bined
Deere stubte and breaking plow
. shovel cuitivstor. 2 sets don 6is
harness. and other articles.
Free lunch at noDn.
TermA-$lU aud under cash
Over that amount time will be
given n Oct l l9U6 on approved
notes bearing 10 psr cent int
5 per cent discount for cash on
sums over $40
VIM. Carsner 4 Thos. Patt.son
r. W. Nipple, Anct.
VIM. n. Pease, Clerk.
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