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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-03
SECRETARY HEsTER,s MONTHLY
COTTON STATEMENT

New Orleans. June 2.-secretary Hes
ter.s New Orleans Cotton Exchange
monthly movement to Close of May. "'
Compared with last year 1t shows an
increase for the month in round figures
OF $4,000 bales. compared with year
before last an increase of 10000 and
with 1905 an increase of $1,000.
The total for May was 532,7SS,
against SS2.162 last year, 41S,73s year
s be6ore last and 6o1.s11 same time in
The movement from September to
May 81 Inclusive. shows receipts at all
United States ports s.sIs,ssO against
fore last and 7,Sis,i54 same time in
1 nvei overland across the Mississippi.
Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern
ss5.27s last year. 1.14s.57S year Before
last and 926,629 same time in 1909:
southern mills takings, exclusive OF
quantity consumed at Southern out
year, 2,osl,ooo year before last and l.
S4o,SS1 same time In 1906; and interior
stocks in excess, those held at the
against lss,457 last year. Iss,sss year
BEFORE last and 155,464 same time in
the cotton crop brought into sight du-
ring the nine months ending close OF
May, 1909, $50. against 10,779,621 last
year. 7Os year. before last and
Northern spfnners took during Nav.
1873, 452 bales, against 152,446 last wear
and 10S,0S2 year before last, increas-
Ing their total for the nine months to
2,496,644. against 1891, 800 last year and
2,4o5,50S the year before. This makes
their average weekly takings for the
season 63,T60, against 41,5S5 last year
and 81, 453 the year before.
Foreign exports for the nine months
OF the season have been 7,S97,131 bales
showing an increase over last season OF
98S.2O2 and decrease under the same
period year before last of 1858 The
increase in foreign exports during May
compared With May last year has been
lS2.5S4 and compared with the same
period, year before last, 1885.
Stocks at the Seaboard and the twen-
ty-nine leading Southern interior mar.
kets on close of May, were sos, TIA,
against 6S6,714 the same date last year
and 764,260 the year before.
Including port and interior town
| stocks left over from the previous sea-
son and the number of bales of the
| current crop brought into sight during
the nine months. the supply has been
13,S1s,1S2 against 1l12762f last wear
| and 13,31S,479 the year before.
Up to close of May last year SO l5-1O0
per cent of the cotton crop had been
marketed and for the same nine months
In 1907. the per centage of the crop
brought into sight was 96 33-100 and
| for the same time in 1906 the per cent
ago marketed was 90 65-100.
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NEW YoRK COTTON.

New York, June AFTER early nervous
meas and irregularity the cotton market be.
came decidedly firmer on renewal or bull
support and closed firm at net advance OF
The market opened steady at an advance
OF 1907 points In response to higher cables
ana reports of continued rain in the Mis-
sissippf valley. Offerings were rather
heavy At first and there vas rurtn wha ng wsrs
evidently Influenced by beartsh rumors as
to q private condition report to be issued
later In the day and by general modifica-
tion OF views as to the probable government
report on Friday.
Prices gradually eased off under this pres
sure until the active new crop months
were about four points under the
close Of the figures Of last night, but
the old crop was pretty wei I sustained tan o,, 9y
the publication OF the private report show
ing an average condition of SO per cent. and
market became active and firmer on cover
July led the advance and seemed to be
IN demand by spot houses and New orleans
bulls while buying Of the new crop was
promoted by the detailed weather report
Indicating considerable further rain in the
weather bureau The close was at practi-
eally the best.
early were unchanged to Nc lower, but re-
ports were circulating that interior holders
have not fully followed the decline IN fu-
ency TO encourage buying all along the line
The New Orleans market will be closed
tomorrow The governments June report
viii be issued at IL o'clock on Friday.
Receipts at the ports today 4.SoS bales
against 1850 last week and 1b,0oS last
vear FOR the week TO- 900 bales, against
1og 414 last week and 66.s45 last year.
Todays receipts at New Orleans 1855
baIen against 1891 last year, and ut Hous-
ton 4 404 bales, against 2.oTb last year.
SPOT closed quiet; ten points higher. MID
cling upiands Hiss; middiing gulf a1.So.
Futures opened steady and closed firm"
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COTTON GOSSIP.
dull yesterday.

Everything dull yesterday.
There is a lack of staple offering.
Factors asking and holding of for
IL cents.
Middling quotation yesterday at
10 1-2 cents.
The middling quotation is due to
be I'D some this morning Win tno
rapid advance of the market near its
close yesterday.
Local crop conditions getting ex-
tremelv critical.
The bad weather now Is the pr rim
cipaI feature IN determining Inc
course of the market. ~
New Orleans reported spots bad
Yesterday. with the bad weather IN
terfering with business.
Iiverpoors ports yesterday were
only 5000 bales. compared TO lo.ooV
last year.
A month ago Texas was complain
ing of drouth. now the Central States
are issuing a similar complaint ON
account OF the recent continuing
rains.
Tuscaloosa and Eutaw both report
ed hard rains Yesterday.
u Auotner report 70 says raining at
New Orleans, Baton Rouge. and shar-
key. Miss.
Corinth, Miss, says: Conditions in
this section are going from oad 70
worse. Cold last night ana now
cold rain"
Sherman, Tex. wires: "Weevils re-
ported in eight or ten counties in the
Tyler district. This Is Just begin
ming"
Florence. Ala. wires: I'VE are
having the heaviest rains Of the sea-
son. which are making bad matters
worse. Looks like food"
Waco, Tex, wires: BOIL weevi'
in this section and with continued
rains cotton going badly into grass
Some farmers neglectipg fields to save
the rest. In Bee county they had
first rain on May IS and cotton Just
later and smaller than usual"
The following is a letter from
practical farmer in south Texas, show
ing the conditions there since the
rains set in:
weed and the weevils are worse than
ever. Wherever there are forms they
are punctured and every day there IL
rain, so that fields are SO grassy that
several pieces must be abandoned to
save the rest. The manager of our
oil mill Just back from the Memphis
convention, says he never saw such
bad fields and cotton so small at such
a late date and continued rains make
1t impossible to get big crop. Bell
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TURPENTINE MARKET.

Savannah, Ga. June Especial -
Though the local market for spirits of
turpentine was boosted" from 3Sh to 39@
S9hc in the early part Of the week. the
speculative interests responsible for the rise
in values withdrew in the past few days
and the article began the downward trend
and quickly worked down to 3Shc which
value was quoted at the closing call of
Mondays session and which developed no
further change through yesterdays session.
From the fact that there was several hun
dred barrels left in factors hands yesterday
afternoon uncared for It might be safe to
say that the market was for the most part
lacking in the firm undertone which is gen.
orally desired by the trade.
Receipts for the week were quite as large
as had been anticipated. At time in
the seven days in fact for two or three
days the demand from the larger exporters
was splendid and there was no aceumula-
tons. In the past few days however. the
market was somewhat neglected all press
ing needs apparently having been filled and
while daily sales were effected there was
quite accumulation uncared for at the
wind-up yesterday.
Resins were in very good demand. The
daily inquiry was quite good and while val
ues show no radical change they are above
those quoted at the closing for the Tues
day preceding. Yesterdays closing values
were Water white IS. Is $50; window glass
S5.O5@30; S4.9P9$5 20; m IS. 00s K
81. So q IS. 90; I s4.25; $40; @ $3.50
81 O5; F SO. 30 q 81. 90; e So. 975; d s.. 20
GO; 50 90@s5.
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VERY LITTLE COTTON is PUT ON
MARKET.
The Holders Ask n Price Too Much IN
Advance Of the Quotation. ana
ms a Result Not Sale
Was Recorded.


With very little staple offering and and
much in advance of quotations the
local spot cotton market was at q
standstill again yesterday. not single
trade being made nor was tnere mucn
Good cables coupled with bad wealth,
er reports from Arkansas, mississippi
and Alabama started the market at
fn vs OPENING bsser ana II advanced
steadily all day. kowever. upon .ne
publication of the Giles report, show
ing the crop condition at 81 ana tne
acreage decrease at 81 per cent, the
market lost about three points. the sup
port being not sufficient to hold the
gain. Nevertheless, July futures CLOSED
at 1896. OF 81 points above tuesdays
close.
Liverpool was due to open yester-
day morning after the holiday week
at about a 10 points decline, but IN
stead it opened steady. 9niy being Two
were Ave joints lower with the sales
quiet at about 5000 bales.
The weather map again YESTERDAY
showed very unfavorably coholtlons
Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, and
Louisiana. while Texas also had gen.
eral showers. Indications are for con-
tinued, unsettled and showery weather
over most of the central portion OF
Reports from the Delta depict de-
plorable distressing conditions wnicn
plants of the continued precipitation
are coming in from all sides; Locally,
this continued wet spell Is playing the the
mischief with the cotton crop as uns
while the crop conditions now are get
ting critical A wet May Is usually
conclusive of q poor crop for II the
conditions would greatly improve from
now on. the young cotton stands would
hardly have sufflcient growth to with
stand the hot weather during July and
August. ..,..
in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
have now become as great pninsn
factor as the long drawn out Iexas
drouth and should receive as mucn
cotton market.
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NEW YORK BONDS.

u s, ref. rs. reg -. go. 80. - 100 =
Il. 8, IS, reg 49,. 49,. 80. ....IO1 u
do. coupon ....'.1Uz
U. S. IS, reg s.'. 80. '.tde -
do, coupon s'ss s'''AS1
Allis-Chalm LIST IS -. go. ..:... IS y
Am. Agr 6s 80. '... .'.' 1900 Ivy y
Am T, & T. CIV. Is .......... ....104
Am TOD as "'s's.s''''' oS y
do. 6s 1890. 11s y
Atchison gen. IS 'lV0 1.
do, Short Line LIST 4s 80. -. e5
do. CIV. IS $500. w =
Ati Coast Line 4s .... 80. 49,. go. 90
Bait & Ohio As .1uo "a
dc. rs .s-.ss.s -
do. s. W. 312s see 81
Brooklyn Transit CIV. As go. So
Can, Sou. list IS 80. 80. ....lOS
Central of Georgia SIS -. go. ......11o y
Central Leather IS ........ .... go. %
Central of N. j: gen. So ..13I
Chicago & Alton 3hs go. 80. ...... GO
Chi. B. q 4. joint as -. s..... IS
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, June "A new high water
mark for wheat for July delivery was
touched i.ao IS per sushel. which Is S a
gain of rs cent compared with the
previous high point. The market clos
ed drm at net gains of 1-2@5-s to
3-407-8. Corn close firm and oats
and provisions about steady. Va
Extreme bullishness prevailed in the
wheat pit during the early part OF the
day but In the final half Of the session
though prices at the close were from
one-half to one cent above the low
figures Of the day. There was active
general demand at the start based on
the. leading European grain centers
and wet weather in Texas. which may
delay harvesting
For a time:-ufferings in the pit were
cry. Toward the middle OF the ses-
sion offerings became more liberal.
several leading holders being active
sellers. AS a result of this profit ta-
king the July delivery. sold OF from
distant futures declined about one
cent from the high point. The mar
ket rallied again, however ,on buying
oy shorts and closed firm. with july
Corn scored~a sharp advance early
in the session on buying of the July
delivery by shorts but lost part of the
gain later IN the DAY because of lib
eral realizing sales. The strength at
the start was due chiefly to the small
ness OF stocks in store here and to an
excellent demand for the cash grain
Reports were received today from Ohio
telling Of the damage by cut worms,
but 1t was the general opinion that the
damage is confined to a small area.
During the day the July delivery sold
between II IL and 70 3-S. The market
closed firm with prices up 1-8 to 5-s,
compared with yesterdays final hg-
ures. July being at II 7-S@72.
oats were firm the greater part of
the day but the market was less
buoyant than either wheat or corn
There was considerable realizing du-
ring the last half of the session by
huential longs who were free Sc IN
OF the July option. Unusually he.
receipts-502 cars-was one of the
chief depressing influences. The mar
ket closed steady with prices a shade
to 1-S@1-4 cent higher than yester
days final quotations. July being at
Light receipts os<live hogs and the
bullish showing. OF the statement of
the worlds stocks of lard, caused a
sharp bulge in provisions early in the
session. On the 4 advance. however,
there was free selling by local longs
Wnich resulted In loss of nearly All
the gain. The close was steady. with
prices unchanged to- 10 cents higher
compared with the previous close.
The leading futures Hanged az follows.
ArtlcIes- Open. High Low Cfoaa
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NEW ORLEANs nnrTnN

a. -. 1871: June 2.-Spot cotton was
FUTURES opened barely steady at an ad-
vance OF sQ7 points in response to bad
market than expected. After the opeIsine
ssIlng became free from professional traders
s wno were selling for reaction and prices
zen OH until the more active options were
at net decline of 102 points.
Aronnd the middle OF the day reports of
continued excessive rains In the central por-
slon or the belt caused q buying movement
Lor both accounts and during the remain
oer OF the session prices rose gradually on
thirty points higher than yesterday's Ia 81
prices. July took on the widest rise On
the closing. which was steady, July was at
net ADVANCE of 2s points while the rest
or the list was 11@12 points up.
-, NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York, June 2.-Fiour receipts tl.s75;
sales 1900. Firm but dull.
Wheat receipts $4,000; July wheat made
a new high record this morning as a result
Of active covering. firm continental Ca
bles. bull support and light receipts. July
81. 3e% ON; September 81. 1e 6-1s0&; De-
cember 81 1Sh@&.
Rye dull; No. . western s7c; nominal fob
New York.
Corn receijts 1875.
Pork strong; mess s1s. rs O S3o.26
Lard strong; western $i1. IS Gas.
Sugar raw steady; fair refiningt 3.42;
centrifugal ss-test 500; molasses sugar
3I7; refined steady; crushed b.s6; powder
ed sos; granulated 4.s6.
Petroleum steady; refined all ports ss.45
Coffee steady; No. Rio TN 0sc; No. 4
Moiasses steady; New Orleans 2s@42o.
Butter steady at the advance; receipts
$3.50; creamery specials 81 O Ne; official
2Tc; extras ssK @ Ne; third to firsts 81 o
2Sc. -.
Eggs unsettled: receipts b2.SoS. state.
PennsyIvania and nearby fancy selected
white 25h q 2ec; do. fair to prime gag ESQ;
brown and mixed fancy 23hc; do. fair to
prime 22M @23c; western firsts to extras
first 81 22c; seconds 20@20hc; Southern
firsts 2oh ale; seconds zoe.
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county bad the first good rain or. May
Is. SO that what cotton that did not
rot In the ground is just coming up.
Around San Antonio cotton came up
there IL stir cotton to plant. Around
Taylor farmers are blowing under
cotton on account Of too much grass
ana are making O fresh start"
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Followins /. the weekly weather

report:
was 10 to ~ degrees over the North.
ern portion of the cotton region and
was rs to so near the coast There
was a deficiency In temperature OF ,
to 4 degrees. except over the North
ern and Western portions Of east Tex
ns. southeastern Louisiana, the Caro-
linas. Georgia and eastern Tennessee.
where the temperature was about
normal or slightly above. The great
est deficie ncy was four degrees over
mississippi and west Tennessee. The
highest temperature recorded at the
several stations during the week was
generally "a to IS, except over Okla.
homa. the western portion Of east
Texas and southern deorgia. where 1t
Rain fsi, during the week in near,
~ all portions OF the cotton region.
More than six inches fell over the
greater portion of Mississippi and
parts OF Louisiana and western Ala
inches: Yazoo city. Miss. l4.os inches
and Robeline. La. 1885.
The rain fall for the week was
less than half am inch over the
southeastern portion OF North Caro-
lima, portions of South Carolina, west
ern Oklahoma and the greater portion
Of the Western half of east Texas.
Hail fell at few places In Missis-
sippi, Oklahoma and Texas.
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Nsvv York, Juns. 2.--The London TIN mar mar
ret was unchanged with spot quoted AZ ISL s
rs al and futures at asa. 2s Sd LoeaIiy,
me market was dull and somewnat lower
with spot quoted At sss;s1h @saa Sn ~ na,kst
,,,,sps mot oItoted at $50 and futures at Eo0
ass sd Locally. the market an was dI l axe
showed an advancing ssnaency s,nctroixtie
S SisfSM q s7H: casting SIS. oO9 sis;ss.
lead declined to lis D Sd In LONDON ou1
speIter was unchanged at f22 Is Sd in
Tendon. The local market was firm at
35.l7M 022h. u,ort.. -
ass 10hd. Locally: the market was so stSsry
sis. ooeDSie. So; No. 2 SIS 10 @$is. Is; No. !
southern and No. / Southern soft at sls'oo
Qsfs IS.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL
New Orleans. June Cotton seed oil
prime refined, In barrels. per pound $50
cents.
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NAVAL STORES.

Savannah, June 2.-Spirits turpentine
firm 88c sales SIS; receipts ga; shipments
SOC.
Rosin firm; sales 1891; receipts 1887;
shipments 1859: stocks 123.446. Quote: b
81. 80: d s.2O@so; e SO 5000; $500
81. 90; G So, s5 -. O5; H $40; -. so; X
81. $50 IS. 90; NJ So. 90; 81 SOS. IS; VIC
IS 80; WV $5.15430.
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Liverpool June 2.--closing; Cotton spot
uuiet: prices five points lower;
American middling fair ..e. go. ''''S.SSss
Good middling ..ss 1899 s''' -'.'''e 90
Middling 80. ss"s s'''T:'.' az
Low middltng $3.50 ''s''~ 10y 90
&ood ordinary .sssssss sse' '''''"'sSS ~
0xdfnary 1893 ~. ..s. ..'ss nnfa 49, ~
Tlns sales Of the day were 5000 pales OF
,vtst@h 400 were for speculation ana export
and Included 5000 American. EeceiptS SA'-
Gao bales including $4,000 American
FUTURES opened quiet and CLOSED OareiS
steadys .......5.es !
Jnne 800 $50 -. ....6.66
June-July 80 ..6.73
Juiy-Aussust -. ....5.72
Aug ptsntn,ea- :.,.... ..5.69h
septe1npss r.sstssr " -. -. ..5.6s
Octooer - o rnAet. - ....S.67
NoNeM.Dsr. 1sr,sa-y -. ....5 66M
January February 49,. ss.s .''s &c. S9 9
kepfnaty ~ - 80. .....5.6T
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Total clearances of wheat and flour ware
equal to 5000 tbu
Primary receipts were $4,000 bu, COM
pared with 3S6.ooO bu, the corresponding
The worlds visible supply. as shown by
Bradstreets decreased 4,007, 900 bu
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
none; corn 1872 cars; oats 1877 cars; hogs
$4,000 head.
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New Orleans, June 2.--Receipts bar
rels rosin; 125 barrels turpentiae.
Exports for Liverpool $50 barrels rosin I;
for Costa Rica IA barrels rosin.
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN RECEIPTS.
Kansas City. June 2.-Receipts and ship
ments OF grain today were as follows:
Receipts. Shipm' is.
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KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK.

Kansas City, June Cattle. receipts e.
900 including 1850 Southerns: market
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Charleston. June 2.-rurpentine quiet SO
Rosin quiet quote: ABC s2.sO@95: D
So 40; Ss.75; F SO SO 900; G So 5000;
H 100; 81. rs; IS 90; NJ $40; n
IS Is; WIG $751; WV IS 80.
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saleslHigh-l Low.IClos-
est. est. ing
Bid
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Cotton futures on the New Orleans Cotton
sNenAngs today ranged as follows:
lopsn IHighI Low.lcloss
Bid
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FRENCH MONEY.
Paris June 2.-Close three per cent.
rentes sH @12Mc for account.
Exchange on London 25f 17Ac for checiSS
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CLOSING STOCK LIST.
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Wheat -. 49,. -. 80. 5000 %. 0t
Corn .sss ss.s 80. .zs,O0O ~, JOG
Oats ..s. 81. 80. $500 1900 lhes
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Factors asking and holding on fo'
IL cents.
Evening star., 1909-05-30

nomenal success and is still playing to
capacity houses in New York. where it is
held to be one of the great metropolitan
successes Of the year. The Beauty Spot,
with Jefferson de Angels as the star.
also had its first presentation here. ana
is still running in New York, where 1t IS
destined to pass the summer. partlai
list of the distinguished stars and attrac-
tions booked at the Belasco this season
includes Nine. Nazimova. Wilton Lackaye
in THE Battle" Italian Grand opera
Company. David Warfieid, Julia Mariowe
and F.. II. Sothern. with joint appear
ance of these two distinguished artists
in Hamlet: Bertha kalich. Mary MAN.
nering, Maxine Elliott, Mrs. Fiske. George
Arliss. John Mason in The Witching
Hour the English Opera Company in
Madame Butterfly" Eddie Foy in Mr..
hamlet of Broadway, Joe Webers Trav-
esty Company. Sam Bernard in Nearly
Hero" Lew Fields and company. Louise
Cunning In "Marcelle.' Lulu Glaser In
Mile. Mischief" De Wolf Hopper, Bertha
Galland and the final engagement of
Charles Richman in his own play. The
Revellers. In closing this brief review 1t
is only just to state that while the credit
of the bookings properly goes to the
Messrs. Shubert the popularity or the
theater is unquestionab bly, due in large
measure to the resident manager, Mr. l..
Stoddard Taylor. whose unfailing courtesy
and constant thought for the comfort and
convenience OF the Belasco Theater pa
irons have borne fruit in a host of per-
sonal friends for the house among the
theater-goers of the capital.
For next season the management prom
ises to achieve an even greater success in
the conduct of thoroughly flrst-class
theater.
Evening star., 1909-05-30
Expensive Mud.
IAPeHSIVc NUU'
From Success Magazine.
my3a-tf "a

From Success Magazine.
America leads the world in the pro-
duction of mud. not cheap, low-grade
mud, but mud Of a very expensive
quality. Our mud is not packed in neat
boxes. labeled Made in America" and
protected by tariff duties from the pau
per mud of Europe. 1t is spread out
thickly over millions of miles of our
country roads.
Only one mile in fourteen of Ameri-
cas- roads can be said to be really i'm
proved. The rest are mud-deep mar
row streaks of sticky, oozy mud. The
farmer fights with mud when he takes
his load to market 1t is said to cost him
- cents a ton per mile to haul his
produce while the thrifty Frenchman on
mudless roads does 1t for half as much
The Americap farmer pays for his mud
In decreased profits. in harder labor. in
poorer schools: his wife pays in isolation
and loneliness
Nor is the farmer the only one who
pays the mud tax. The city man who
thinks he is buying eggs is buying also
mud. Mud puts its price upon our bread
our meat and our fuel. Three hundred
million dollars year is the estimated