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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-22
New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Quiet mddling, 1O1ac net receipts 2942; gross receipts, 2942; sales, ITO; stock, 40,294 coastwise, 656.
 New Orleans: Quiet and easy; middling 10Ac; net receipts, 17S9; gross receipts, 1861; sales, 5s9 stock 59,276; Great Brit ain, 200; continent, 52S
 Mobile: Nominal; middling, 105sc; net receipts, 70; gross receipts, ITO; stock, S96l; Great Britain 800.
 Savannah Quiet; midd1ing. 105sc: net receipts, 595; gross receipts, 595; sales, 29; stock, 27557.
 Charleston: Quiet: net receipts, 6; gross receipts, 6; stock, 7O07; eoastwise, '.
 Wilmington: Nominal; stock, 2105.
 Norfolk: Quiet; middling, 11c; net re- ceipts, 179; gross receipts, 179; sales, S5; stock, S050: coastwise, 346.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 113Ac; gross receipts, 475: stock, 1855
 New York: Quiet: middling, He: gross receipts, 126S sales, 100; stock, 70,416.
 Boston: Quiet; middling, 11c; net re- ceipts. 96; gross receipts, 96; Great Brit ain, 361.
 Philadelphia: Quiet; middling 11.25c; stock 1760.
 Total today at all ports: Net 567i Great Britain, 1561; continent, 52S; stock 22S, AT.
 Consolidated at all ports: Net, 12,536: Great Britain, 1700; France, 2247 conti- nent, 6259
 Total since September 1 at all ports: let s,3O3, ,264; Great Britain, 2,s72,967; France s32,276; continent, 3.2S2, ,442; Japan, 19O 649 Mexico 1549.
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Live Stock Market,

Chicago, July 21.-Cattle-Receipts esti- mated about 20o0; market slow but steady. Steers, $5.25@7 .75; cows, B. 4Oa5. .5o; heifers. $S. 50@6.9O bulls, $S@5 25; calves. s2. .5o@6. .75: stockers and feeders, $9d4. 80.
 Hogs-Reee eeipts-estimated 13OO0. market 5@10c lower. Choice heavy shipping, s6. .65 Q6.SO; butchers, $6. .6516. 75; light mixed $6.S5@6.50; choice light, s6.55@s. .e5; pack ing, $5.75@6 .55; pigs, $4 50@6. 15; bulk of sales, $6.35@6. 50.
 Sheep-Receipts estimated about 15,O0O market sheep steady; lambs 1Oc lower Sheep, s9.50@4 .5o lambs, $4.75a6. 60; year lings, s4@5. .50.
 Kansas City, July 1.-Cattle-Receipts 12,Soo. including 5000 southerns; market steady to 15c higher. Choice export and dressed beef steers $5.90Q7 .50 fair to good, a. 50@5.75; western steers, $375O 5.75; stockers and feeders, $3@5 southern steers, $S 50@5. .25; southern cows, S235O $50; native cows, $1.75G04 5O
 Hogs-Receipts 13, 700 market. 5@10c lower, closed strong. Top, ss.571s; bulk of sales, $6. 3506 50; heavy, $6 50@6. .571a; pack CTS and butchers, $6.35@6.55; light s60 6.45; pigs, $5@5.6O.
 Sheep-Receipts 1000; sheep 1oc lower lambs 15c lower Lambs, s4Q6. .35; Texas yearlings, $4 .25@5 .25; Texas sheep, $S. .75O 4.3O; stockers and feeders, s364
 St. Louis, July 21.-Cattle-Receipts 690O including 4445 Texans; market for natives steady to 15c higher. Texas. steady to 10c lower. Native shipping and export steers, s4 ,5005. .65; dressed beef and butch CT steers, sa50ay7 50; canners. s1 .5O@2; bulls, s2. .50@5: Texas and Indian steers, $3@5.75; cows and heifers, s1.5094. 40.
 Hogs-Receipts 41S0; market 15@2Oc lower. Pigs and lights, $3.S0G6 .25; packers. $6. 40@6.5O; butchers and best heavy, s6.55@ 665
 steady; lambs 25c lower. Native muttons, $4m4. .25; lambs, $5. .75d6; culls and bucks, @$3@3.50; stockers, .25@4.
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New York, July 21-The London tin market was a little easier today, with spot closing at e132 and futures at a1s: l5s. The local market was easy and low CT. with quotations ranging from s2s,S71aq 2e95
 Copper declined 5s in the London mar ket, with spot quoted at EST 17s Sd and fu- lures at f5S los. Locally the market was dull, but showed a slight improvement with reference to lake, which was quoted at $l2.75q13, while electrolytfc and casting were unchanged at $12.50Q1275, and s12.371. Q1250 respectively.
 Lead was unchanged at SIP 16s 3d in the London market and remained dull at $4 4C @4.45 locally.
 Spelter was also unchanged in both mar kets, being quoted at.e19 5s in London and at $4. 45@4.50 in the local market.
 Iron was unchanged at 49s 3d for stand ard foundry in the English market, but Cleveland warrants were lower at 50s 1ad Locally no change was reported. No l foundry northern, S1650@17; No. 2, S15. .75a 1925; No. l southern and No. l southern soft, $16.50@17.25.
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Difficult Things.

From the Chicago News.
 To supply clean aprons for the lapse of time.
 To pick the teeth of the wind. To cure blisters on the heels of mis fortune.
 To wipe the mouth of tunnel. To pull the leg of a yachting course. To break an arm of the sea To comb the head of a river. To saw off the horn of dilemma. To dislocate the backbone of winter. To fit a collar to a neck of land. To feed the hounds of a wagon. To fit braces on the shoulders of 6 mountain.
 To shape a corset to the waist of a hill
 To bring a flush in a door cheek. To bring tears to the eye of a potato To deafen an ear of corn. To tell how tired a wagon feels by looking at its tongue.
 To trepan the scull of a boat. To read the lines in a date palm. To manicure the hands of clock ol even the finger of scorn.
 To shingle the roof of ones mouth.
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prY Goods.

New York, July 21.-There was better ment noted in the demand for brown and mapped cotton goods during the day, but the amount of business coming forward on these cloths is still below sellers ex pectations The best known bleached goods are well sold ahead, and are being held at value Jobbers continue to move out large quantities of prints. More busi- ness is being dne in cotton yarns, and while quotations are unchanged the mar ket IS slightly easier.
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for June reported by the Baltimore and Ohio the loss of $1,759.S34 in gross earnings compared with last year be- ing reduced only sS60,974 by the cut in operating expenses for it's showing in the net returns In connection with the reactonary tendency of prices of stocks there grew up some misgivinSs as to the prosperous course of the plaEs of the railroads for bringing about a higher rate of compensation by ad vancing freight charges.
 The controversy between railroads ard shippers as it finds expression in pub lished exchanges on behalf of the con- testants is assuming a vigorous phrase and involving charges of motives that are felt to threaten bad effect on publ's sentiment. The danger is apprehended that the Subject might be thrown into the field of politics and such use made of it in the competing efforts to extract political benefit out of it, as would prove embarrassing to the aims of the railroad companies. The announcement of an issue of $1S,000, 900 Central Pa cific bonds proved of rather chilling effect both to the stock and bond divia- ions of the markets Southern Pacific, ghich guarantees the bonds, was notice- ably affected. Tn prospect of this amount of new supplies offering, caused some reaction in the general bond market, just as investment issues in Paris were affected by the New Brazil ian loan.
 The money market is quite unaffected by the signs in the shift of surrency movement in favor of the interior. The interior demand is light as yet, and the large disbursements making by the government treasury are keeping up the supply of New York bank cash. The persistence of the realizing sales caused continual renewals of the de- clining tendency, but the net losses at the end of the day were small.
 Bonds were irregular. Total sales par value, $4.708,O00. United States bonds were unchanged on call.
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Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.'s Letter.

New York. July H.-tspecial. )-Today' 3 feature has been large buying by outside operators which absorbed all offerings and created a short interest. Apparently there Is no sufficient reason for the buy ing beyond some fear that the progress Of the crop will be disturbed by unfavorable conditions. Some complaints are at hand mostly, however, of apprehension rather than of reality, and the local trade was not prepared for the large demand upon 1t. The holdings have been largely in creased, in the opinion of some, more than was necessary This interest must be marketed and coupled with the pressure of new cotton, later may find somewha'. unwilling buyers. The trade awaits tho developments with interest. and so do the recent sellers.
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Naval Stores.

Savannah, Ga., July a.-Turpentine firm, 3sac. Sales S66; receipts 1277; ship ments 165.
 Resin firm sales 40Os; receipts 4525; shipments 129s; stock, 12s,7oo. Quote: A. B, c, s2.7o; D, s2.S5; F, s3.1o F, 1925; c, S3. .251sM3. 30; H, 8. 65; I, $4: K, s49O; M, S5.4O; N, s5.s0; VIC, $6. 40; wv; $6. .45.
 Wilmington, N. C.. July 21.-Spirits of turpentine nothing doing Receipts, 57 casks. Rosin steady, $40; receipts, I'll barrels. Tar firm, $1 5o; receipts. 12 bar rels Crude turpentine firm, g; $2. .6O@3. 50; receipts, 157 barrels.
 Charleston, s. C., July 21.-Turpentine steady 39c; sales none. Rosin steady sales none. Quote: A, B. c, B. .65; D. s2. .756i 2.S0; E, s3; F, $3.10d3.15 G, $S. .2Oa3. .25 H, $3 55@3.6 50; I, $3.9O; K, s4.S0@4S5; M, s6.35.
 New Orleans, July 21.-Receipts 341 bar rels rosin; 2l barrels turpentine Exports for Glasgow, Scotland, 11S9 barrels tur- pentine; 300 barrels rosin. For New York, 765 barrels rosin.
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which POO were for speculation and ex- port and included 24OO American.
 Receipts 16O0O bales, including $500 Amer ican
 Futures opened quiet and steady and closed steady July, 5.5Sd; July-August. 5.54d: August-septembe 5.39d; septem- ber-Oetober 5.10d; October November, .03d; November December 5.9s1ad; De- eember-January, 4e5lkd January -Febru- ary, 4.94d; February March, 4.95d March April, 1 96d; April-May, 4.96l1d.
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Local staple Groceries.
Corrected daily by Franklin, Stiles
 F'ranklin.)

(Corrected daily DV ffankl1n, Stiles X
 F'rank1in.)
 Anples-3-lb cans, per dozen. soc.
 Axle Grease-3 dozen to case. Dia- mond $135; Mica, $3.25.
 Baked Beans-2s dozen 3-lb cans to case, per dozen, Palace Car, $150; Mitchell, s5c; Bull Head, soc; 1 dozen 2-lb cans to case, per dozen, Campbells, .o5c; Dog Head. soc: lib cans, dozen 4 fo case, per dozen, Van Camp, soc.
 Baking Powder-Per case, Good Luck sS.75 Hi-Lo. ss;75; Parrott and Monkey, s1.S0 Horford's Bread Preparation, s4.5o 1-lb Rumford, $2.5o.
 Blackberries-2-lb Griffin Farm, ? dozen to case, per dozen, 95c.
 Baskets-1-bushel, wire display, each. s1b0 H -bushel, $1.25.
 Blueing-Spurlock No. 5, 3 dozen to Brnshes-Rice root, per dozen, s5c.
 Candles-20 and 40 sets to box, per set, 10c.
 6hc; penny goods, per box COG.
 campbell's Goods-Tomat to- vegetable. chicken, OK tail, bouillon and assorted soup tomato and tobasco, catsup, salad dressing, chilli sauce, prepared mustard and Worcester sauce, per dozen, list e0e, 2-lb baked beans, per dozen, 95c; beef steak catsup, per dozen, $2.
 Cereals-Per case, Cream of Wheat, s4.5O; Egg-O-See corn flakes, s2.S5: Torce. $45O; M-2 Mama, s290; Grape Nuts. s2.7O; Hudnut grits, per barrel. s425; per 150-ib sack, s1.75; Shredded Wheat Biscuit, per 50 package case, S5. Cherries-No. l Tennessee pack, 2-lb cans, cherries in syrup, per dozen. g.
 Chewing Gum-Per pox, 55c.
 Chicken Tamale-Per dozen, 90c.
 Chili Con Carne-7Mexican per dozen. 95c,
 premium, per pound, 40c; A lib, sweet, per pound, soc; F lib cocoa, per pound, 45c; A lib cocoa, per pound, 45c; W. II. Bakers A -lb premium chocolate, per pound, 3Sc; 4 ID cocoa, per pound, 40c. Clothes Lines-40 feet, braided cot ion, per dozen, S5c.
 Clothes Pns-Per box of gross 65c
 Cod Fish-20-lb bricks per pound 7c
 Coffee-Green, 11@13c: Arbuckles,
 Condensed Milk-Eagle, s6.75, Bell, s4.35; Pet, $2.90; Lime Brand, s4; 16-oz Columbian Cream. $S.60; 20-oz colum-
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Bradstreet's Grain Supply.

New York, July 21-Special cable and teiegraphic communications to Brad streets show the following changes in available supplies as compared with pre- vious account:
 Available supplies: Wheat-United States, east of Rockies and Canada. in- creased 242,000 bushels. Afloat for and ir. Europe, decreased 39O00O0. Total Amer ican and European supply, decreased g., 65S,000 bushels.
 Corn-United States and Canada, de- creased 753,000 bushels.
 Oats-United States and Canada, de- creased 675,000 bushels.
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Bonds.
Money on Call.

New York, July N.-Money on call easy, 1A@1k per cent; ruling rate, Ii; closing bid, l; offered at 1A. Time loans stronger; 60 days, ? per cent SO days, 21a; six months, 1 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper, 31s@4 per cent; sterling exchange easy, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at $4.S7 for demand and at $4.S5 65G14 .S5. 75 for 60-day bills; commercial bills, $4.S504 .S514 Bar silver 52s4c; Mexican dollars, 45c; government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular
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London Wool Market.

London, July 21-The offerings at the wool auction sales today consisted of fine selection of merinos Competition was active and prices showed an advance of per cent from the opening rates for fine secured, which were chiefly taken by the continental buyers. The American buyers paid 20 per cent advance over the May sale parity for suitable parcels of crossbreds.
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Chicago Change.

Chicago, July 21.-Fresh damage reports from the northwest and continued brisk demand for the cash grain had a strengthening effect today on the local wheat market, the September delivery closing at a net gain of ssc. Corn was down ssc. Oats were up 1@11sc. Provisions were 71ad10c to 221ac higher.
 Ieadfnp fI1tIras ranged AS fOllOwS
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Interior Movement.

Houston: Steady; middling, 101ac; net receipts, 1274; gross receipts, 1274; ship ments, 1918; sales, 1852; stock, 20,367
 Augusta: Quiet; middling, He; net re- ceipts, 102; gross receipts, 102; shipments, $50; stock, 15.704.
 Memphis: Steady; middling, 10Bc: net receipts, 36; gross receipts, 226; shipments, s24 sales, 400 stock, 23,647.
 St Louis: Dull; middlng, 11c net re- ceiptes, 79; gross receipts, 93; shipments, 64; stock, 14,099.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 195; gross re- ceipts, 195: shipments, 30; stock. 10,2n.
 Louisville: Firm; middling, 114c.
 Little Rock-Dull; middling, 10ssc; net receipts, 113; gross receipts, 113; ship ments, 416 stock, 5571.
 Total today: Net receipts, 1799 gross receipts, o0o3 shipments, 2402 sales, 2252; stock, S9,159.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, July -Cotton-Spots were quiet and steady. with prices un- changed. Middling, 10%c. Sales were 40 bales on the spot and 11S to arrive Fur lures opened steady, points below the close yesterday, as a result of unfavor- able advices from Liverpool. Bearish Liverpool cables following the opening brought about still further decline, but shortly after this manipulation tactics both here and New York scored a gen. eral and marked advance in the face of the most bearish trade, crop and weather advices The advance continued through out the late session and at the close, which was steady, the active months were 22 to 2S points above the close yester- day.
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Boston Wool Market.

Boston, July H.-Transactons in the local wool market are again confined to odd lots with sales averaging under 100,000 pounds each. There has been consider able sampling, but manufacturers are in clined to wait until they receive orders for goods; prices hold firm
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Coffee Market.

New York, July 21-The market for cof- fee futures opened steady at unchanged prices, and while there was partial re- cession of points during the early session under selling by trade interests and il sympathy with lower cables, the under tone was steady and the market improved in the late trading on buying by importers and the higher late cables from Havre The close was steady, net unchanged to , points higher. Sales were 3S5O0 bags. in- cluding July, 6G605c August, 5.S0c; Sep tember, 5.sO@6. soc; December, 575@0.so : March, $5.SO0D5 S5c. There was business in July, 1909 at 5.90c
 Spot steady; Rio No. ', SAC; Santos No.
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Flour. Meal and Feedstuff.
Eru,t and Produce,

(Corrected daily by Douglass Bros.) :. Cabbage, home grown, per crate, $2. onions-White wax, per crate, $1.75. Louisiana, per pound, Sc.
 Potatoes-Old Michigan, per bushel soc; new crop, per bushel, S5@90c. Apples-New, per crate. s1.50. Peaches-Georgia. per crate s1 O l. a. Lemons-Fancy imported, 360s. per box, $4.
 Plums-Georgia, per crate. s1@1.25. Cantaloups=Per crate, s161.75. Pineapples-Florida, per crate, s3@ s.25
 Eggs-Alabama and Mississippi, per dozen, 15 M 16c.
 Butter-Fresh, per ID, 12h Q15c. Hens-Each, 30@ 35c.
 Broilers-Each, 12h @S0c.
 Cheese-Fancy full cream, per lb, 15c. Peanuts-Fancy Virginia, per bush ell, 6&c; choice per lb, 5%c.
 String Beans-Per hamper, $1. Souash-Per crate, $1.
 Cucumbers-Per crate, S1.
 Bell Pepper-Per crate, $1.
 Tomatoes-Home grown, basket, BOG. South Alabama, per 4-basket crate, 5Oc. Watermelons-Per 100, $15620. Beans-Navy, per bushel, $S; Lima. per pound. 6kc.
 Bananas-Per bunch. st@1.50.
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Chance to Make Coed.

Yes said the fair maid. my par ents want me to marry MT. Oldgold, but I'm not going to do it. 1 shall marry whenever I please"
 Then it's up to you to name the day" rejoined the young man, flor you cer- tainly please me"
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, July 21-Today's statement of the treasury balapces in the general fund shows: Available cash balance, $2l2,- 722, 624; gold coin and bullion, $4S,967, 662. Gold certificates, $34,43S, ,560.
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Meats.

Rib bellies, 9.42h @10hc. D. s, clear bellies, 9.S5 O 10.55c. D. s. extra short ribs, g Ac. D. S. fat backs, SS0c. Smoked clear bellies, II 1c; fancy, 13c. Hams, smoked, 13@ @14hc; California, Size.
 Lard-Leaf 10A c; compound, 8hc. Pork loins, lie; spare ribs Sc. Ham butts, 10 1sc; Boston butts. 10c. Shoulders. Sc.
 Brains, Sc; beef flyers, 7c. Pork sausage, Sc.
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Cotton Seed OH.

New York, July 21.-Cotton seed oil firm; prime crude nominal; prime crude yellow, 44c
 New Orleans, July 21.--Cotton seed oil prime, 46c.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Firm.
 Wheat-No. ? spring, s1 IT; No. 8, s1 1020 115; No. 2 red, 92Ad931ac
 Corn-No. 2, 7O%@76Ac; No. ? yellow. 76A@76ssc.
 Oats-No. 3 wnite 571s060c Barley-Fair to choice malting, 67@69c. Flax Seed-No. northwestern, $1 23A. Timothy Seed-Prine, $3.95 Short Ribs Sides-Loose, $S. .5OdS .S71a. Mess Pork--Per barrel $15 75@15.S0 Lard-Per 100 pounds, EYE. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $S.75@9 Whisky-Basis of. high wines $1 1.35 On the produce exchange today the butter market was steady; creameries, IS @21c; dairies, iT@20c.
 Eggs-Steady; at mark cases included, 141s0115c; firsts, 1719c; prime frsts, 19lAc. Cheese-Steady, 10hd12c.
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liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool. July I.-Cotton-Spot dull; prices easier American middlinq fair.
 (. .6Od; good middling, 6.24d: middlina'
 5 .s6d; low naiddlng, 5,5Sd; good ordinary, 5d; ordinary. 4,eed. The sales of the day were 5000 bales. of
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Metal Market.

1, ss4c. Mild coffee quiet cordova. sAa 1215c
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
 Open. High Low. Close

New Orleans, July H-Cotton-spots quiet and steady. Low ordinary. eAc nom inal; ordinary, 71-16c nominal; good ordi- nary, SEC; low middlng, sac; middling, 1o%c; good middling, Il 3-16c; middling fair, Il 11-16c; fair, 12 5-16c nominal. Sales 5S3 bales; receipts 17s9; stock, 53,27s.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-03-20
MlNNESO TA GRAIN Law.
Commissioners Staples Defends It in
y Washington. I #zz

Commissioners Staples Defends It in.
Fl Washington. ! 81
A sturdy defense Of the Minnesota
grain inspection and grading system
was presented to the committee on
mters' ate commerce of the house Of
representatives by C. f. Staples of
the state railroad and warehouse
commission. Commissioner Stanles
went to Washington to appear be-
fore the committee on account of the
charges that have been made against
the Minnesota inspection by the North
Dakota senators and representatives
who nave charged that the grain from
TIER state which passes through Min
nesota to the mills of MINNEAPOLIS or
terminals at Duluth does not receive
proper grading, and is compelled to
be sold On grades lower than it is he-
heyed by them the grain shows on the
gradings which it receives on leaving
the terminal elevators.
Il. j. Hall of Morris, Minn,. q far.
mer, also appeared before the commit.
tee as representative of farmers as.
soc1at1ons in the state, to testify to
the belief entertained by the farmers
or Minnesota that the grain inspection
and grading system in operation under
the laws of the state work satisfac
torily to the producer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-03-20
SHORTAGE MADE GOOD.
Errors Found in Accounts of Former
State Oil INSPECTOR.


Because of alleged bad bookkeep-
ing and failure to properly collect the
fees due the department irregularities
that amount to $6,19995 have been
found in the accounts of J. A. McDer-
mott, former state oil inspector.
Acknowledging that the form of
bookkeeping in use was obsolete and
that mis- takes might be due to it Mr..
McDermott asked to be informed of
the discrepancies when the examina-
ton of his accounts was taken up by
Public Examiner Schaefer and as fast
as they were found made good the
loss.
To date Mr.. McDermott is reported
to have paid into the state treasury
because Of these discrepancies be-
tween $500 and $4,000. Public Elk
aminer Schaefer says the state will
not lose cent.
The investigation of the oil inspec-
tors department was begun at the in
stance of Secretary of State Schmahl
and was in conformity with law
which demands an examination of the
departments books before the bonds
of the officials successor can be ap-
proved.