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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

Ottumwa Courier: Mrs. Il. w
Hyatt. Of oskaloosa, returned hom'
this morning after a visit vita hel
daughter. who is in the hospital.
| The Oskaloosa high school baske
ball team went TO Washington las
evening to play the Washington high
school. Albert Smith accompanied
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Ruggenburg and
daughter Helen returned last even
| ing to their home in Abba after q
visit at the parental Charles Eber
line home.
Centerville Citizen Mr. Charlie:
Shredder and family leave the first Of
the week for Oskaloosa! where Mr.
Schroeder has secured a position with
the firm of Harris Bros.
Mrs. Frank B. Shafer and daughter
Helen were passengers this morning
via the Rock Island for Dallas, Tex,
where they will remain for an extend.
cd time in the interests of MRS. Sha-
fer's health.
President w w. White, Secretary
Edwin Perry and William Baxter, OF
District No. Is, U. M. w. A., went to
Des Moines this morning to attend
the joint boa meeting of miners
and operators.
Mrs Thomas Baughman returned TO
her home in Delta this morning after
coming TO the city to see her mother,
Mrs. L. A. Wright. of Lincoln Neb.,
who has been visiting relatives in
Oskaloosa and Delta. @
MIR. and Mrs. Jenl1in Davis and
daughter went to Iowa City this morn.
ing. Mrs. Davis is to receive expert
treatment for ear troubles and will
remain at the place with her daugh.
ter during numb. of weeks"
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Good, of Neoga,
ILL.,, who have. been visiting with
friends and relatives in Arkansas and
Missouri, arrived in the city yester.
day for brief visit at the home OF
their daughter, Mrs. L. E. Corlett.
Abba Union: Social Abba is re-
ceiving the announcement cards of g
birth of Helen Sophia, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T. Ramsay, Thurs
day, Feb. Is, 1909, $40 benton Ave
East. The happy couple is receiving
the congratulations or their many
friends. Will is son of John Ram
say, of Oskaloosa.
]. M. Stephenson was over from his
Monroe township farm yesterday. HE
drove to Rose Hill and came from
there by rail. One. stormy day last
week he made an appointment by tele-
phone to come yesterday. He figured
then that the weather would be settled
by that time, but he has since recalled
his claim to being a prophet. ...
Adjt. w. H. De CARTS and wife, who
have Just retired from their services
with the local Salvation Army, have
been granted furlough from the Ar
my for period of months and as
change will enter -he Methodist min.
istry. Mr.. De CARTS has accepted the
pastorate of The Taintor Methodist
church and he will labor during the
summer in the Taintor and Peoria
district. The family have removed to
Taintor, where they viii reside. Mr..
De CARTS will be succeeded by Miss
Cole, who was formerly officer at the
local barracks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
Produce Market.

CHICAGO. Feb. 24-Butter- Steady;
creameries, 22@28c; diaries, 21@25c.
Eggs Weak; at mark cases includ-
ed, 2O@21c; firsts, 22c; prime firsts,
23c
Cheese Strong; daisies, 15h@16c;
twins, 14h@15c; young Americas,
1e@16hc; long horns. 16A@16kc.
Potatoes-Steady, choice to fancy
87@SSc; fair to good, S3@s5c
Poultry-Firm; turkeys, l7c;- chick
ems, lac; springs, 15hc.
yeal-Weak; SO to SO pound weights
6K@7c; so to IS pound weights, so
Sc; IS to 10 pound weights, 9Q1Oc'
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
CHICAGO Live STOCK.

Chicago. Feb. "a.
Oficial receipts yesterday: Hogs
1928; cattle a,64o; sheep, 1876.
Ohicial shipments yesterday: Hogs,
6,372 cattle, 1852; sheep, 1856.
HOGS. -heceipts today $4,000 Mar
ket S to Toe higher; mixed and butch
ers, s6.15W6.55: good to choice heavy,
$6.40@6,60; rough heavy. s6l6@6.s6;
light $6.05@6.40; bulk, s6s30@6.b0;
pigs, $5.l0@60v. Clearance yesterday
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
Cash Quotations.

Corn-621sc.
Flour--Firm.
Rye--No. 2, nc.
E3arley-Feed or mixing, 64@65kc;
fair to choice mailing, 65G66c,
Flaxseed--No. southwestern,$l.68;
No. / northwestern, s1,73.
Timothy Seed-$S,75.
Clover--$900.
Mess Pork-.Per Dbl, $16.sO@16.S5.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, $9.52h.
short Ribs-Sldes (loose), $3.50
S75.
Short Clear-sides boxed, $SS74
LQ9l2h.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
KILLED HIMSELF.
Husband Of Former oskaloosa
Woman Suicides.

Marshalltown, Ia. Feb. 23.-J. owen
Campbell, aged So. an Eldora travel,
ing man, shot himself at Harrisburg
this morning, dying Instantly His
wife, from whom he separated two
years ago was until recently owner OF
a restaurant In Oskaloosa. She Is
now working in hotel at Sigourney-
III is supposed Campbell was despond-
ent owing to the estrangement.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
LOCAL MARKET PRICES.

Following are the prices paid br
)skaloosa dealers for live stock. graii
md produce:
Grain and Hay--WholesaIe Prices.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

Step in and Look Around.
"a Pleasure to Show Goods"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25
Good Work
LOW PRICES
PrompfEess
As Emerson said

IF a man build a better mouse
trap, or preached a better sermon
than his neighbor, even though his
house be built in the wilderness,
the world would find him out and
wear beaten path to his door.
"The World will find him
out" that's the point
If you have your Watch repaired
by us, dozen will find out" the
good results and come: and dozen
would find it out from each of the
first dozen and the "beaten" path
is clearly outlined.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-02-25

FIUW utaudJ DdIIytJ 1
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Carney arrived
home this morning from Princeton,
Mo. there they have been visiting the
lady's sister, Mrs. Holloran
Miss Flora Gould. who has been
visiting her brother, Phil Gould. and
+, wife, on G avenue west. returned to
her home in Chicago this morning
Mrs. Clarence Pratt, who has been
visiting at the parental John A, N.
MILLER rome on c avenue west. has
returned TO her home in Sheridan
Wyoming.
| Mrs Earl Cooper ana son sidwell
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-29
Farmers Grabbing
Men from Roads
Railroads Complain that They Can
not Keep Track Hands During
Harvest Time.

Railroads are up against It for men for
work in the west along the different lines
N the grain belt. The farmers are taking
their men away from them as fast as the
railroads can transport men into the coun-
try to use in the building Of double tracks
and for section work. The farmers need
the men to help in the harvest and are
willing to pay more than the railroads will
pay.
Monday some farmers saw a gang of
fifteen men at work on the section and by
the inducement OF s. a day and a key Of
beer took the men away from the Union
Pacific. Some farmers in emergency pay
as high as S a day for good men who will
work long hours and help put the crops
out OF dangers way.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-29
OHIO MUELLER is I'M OMAHA
Restaurant Man from San Francisco
Is Waiting Here with Ola
Friends.

Otto Mueller, now residing in San Fran
cisco. where he runs the Bismarck, one OF
the leading cafes, is visiting with relatives
and friends in Omaha. He was entertained
at luncheon Wednesday noon by Colonel
Charles Grotte. Mr.. Mueller is a son Of
Fritz Mueller. one OF omaha's pioneers
who formerly resided on Vinton street and
afterward operated the schlitz on the Mid
way at the Transmississippi exposition
Mr.. Mueller followed the big expositions
OF the country for some time and was uni
formly successful until he permanently To-
Gated in San Francisco.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-29
HARVEST WAITS ON The RAIN
Wet Weather IL Keeping Farmers
Out of the wheat Fields
IN the North. %

We weather in the northern part Of the
state has delayed the wheat harvest" said
c. Kupp, a cattlemAn of West Point.
Near my town the farmers have harvested
about half their crop, but have had to stop
this week because OF rain.
There is a big crop in our section OF the
state. though, and l believe it will harvest
more bushels to the acre than any season
for the last five years. Corn prospects are
excellent. In fact, l never have seen bet
ter looking corn in Nebraska than there Is
this season. The farmers are practically
assured OF a banner year"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-29
MILLIONS in BANK
Collections of City and County Taxes
Are PtIins Up at Rapid
Pace

Collections OF city and school taxes has
reached the highest mark in the history Of
the city, City Treasurer Furay reporting
that he has on deposit in the city banks
Sl.s23, 66S65 OF city and school money.
County tax money amounts to 1858 s4s.Ss,
but this is not the high mark in county
tax collections
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-29
PLAN YOUR rRIP NOW.

Take advantage OF the low So-day summer
tourist fares to New York City. New Jer-
sey sea shore. New England and Canadian
resorts In effect daily via the.
CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL
RAILWAY
Folders and information free. Let us ar
range all the details Of 20 r trip.
city Ticket offce-l24 Farnam ST
Omaha,
F. A Nash. General WsJ5sfa Agent
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-29
An AmerIcan KIM

is the great king of cures. Or. Kings New
Discovery, the quick. safe, sure cough and
cold remedy, soc and s1OO. Sold by Beaton
Drug Co.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. April 29.-Ciose: Cargoes
were literally offered IN LiVerpool on
Thursday. and so were smali tots o.
wheat. but buying was slow and the
market worked lower. In the American
markets there was nothing on whicn
TO base lower prices. Cash wheat was was
very scarce and milIers were paylhs
No. 2 red In Chicago at fl.t3, and othcr
grades were correspondingly high.
Wheat was very quiet all day and hrm
most Of the tine. the cola ns sp.in @Sop
which is already late. The plant now
needs hot weather TO bring II TO ma
turity.
81 40; July opened with an advance OF
&c at sli2L worked up 10 tl.l4. de-
ciined TO si.f3i1, and closed at s1-l5sa !:
September opened at Loo y. advanced
AZ sissi: No. , red. si.s7; No. white.
coarse grain quotations: Corn-Cash
No. 2. 7sc No. yellow. 5so.
Oats-Cash No. white. car at
Tve---cash No. ?. car at S9c
Beans-Cash and May. g. % bid oc-
clover seed-Prime spot. 20 bags az
s555. October. 100 bags at $3.50. March.
100 bags at So 65: sample. 90 bags at
So 30. .; at ss.29. 10 at 81. 90
Recefpts IN tho Detroit market on
Thursday. included cars az wheat I
Of oats. and 7 ~ rye. 40 Withdrawals.
stocks arc sst.5s7 bu Of wheat. tis233
h uof corn, 1850 hu ~ oats. 1888 bu
OF harley. and 1929 bu OF rye.
Winnipeg received % cars Of wheat ;
ycar ago -.
Northwestern wheat receipts Thurs
dav lis cars; year ago. $50.
wheat si.,~ks in Ninreapoiis de-
creased $50 600 bu IN five DAYS.
Estimated Argentine wheat exports
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29
-AocAL-MEws NOTES.
Ne BssIsr Bros. A Hon CO.. contractors
for me wtchfwnu Central tunnel, have

The Butler bros. A Hon Co., contractors
for tne Ntchfxnu ceutrsi tunnel. have
Il taken out "A. permit for the 100000
power house TO DC erected IN .onnec
EleTenth-st. Work on II will be
started soon.
Diesxpeu Young, {. =. ~. of Chicago.
m<mber OF the Chri~tian Science
Church of Christ Boston. Will de-
liver an address on Christian Science.
in the First Church of Christ. De-
froit. Sunday afternoon at O'Clock.
Admission II free.
G. Z<af<>a. OF the ZeEien Bullet Proof
C1ofh Co.. Chicago. IL considering the
ndvisabiilty OF establishing a large
factory for the manufacture OF pune
tnre proof automobile tires. lie was
recently In the city looking over fac
4 tory sites. III the plant IL established
II will give employment for 1000
men.
me next regular meeting OF The Cen
erai ronfcrcnce of the Catholic Mu-
a q the hall OF Branch No. 81. 81, Au-
1 bin and Wilils-aves., Friday. April
so Important business Will be trans
acted at this meeting. which will
include a new schedule for the COM
Ing year. Rev. FIR p. Mueller. pastor
or 81 Aibertus' church, viii also AL
dress The meeting on subject of
IMPORTANCE and interest.
q. ursa1~ rstter-es, pastor OF the
Churrh 81 the New Thought. On n lee
Iur< "Wednesday night on The Their
apcutfc value OF Music" said that
dI<<aee will respond 10 musical treat
In<nt, Every person has key
note ne eaid II mean by this that
hc responds 20 certain rates OF vibra-
IIonH in others" When a person II
(. nIrk he said. ne fs out OF vIbra-
| Hon with hts surroundings. AZ mu-
| &c consists OF vibrations. a fs. there
fore. % use IN restoring people who
are out Of normal tone.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29
WILL DEVISE PLANS FOR
FIGHTING CONSUMPTION
Arrangements are Being Made fos
Macs Meeting In Detroit Opera
House Saturday Morning.

/ Preparations for the mass meeting
10 be held Saturday morning at IL
o clock. In the Detroit opeya house. 20
inaugurate plans for Blue Star Day.
June 8, continue satisfactorily. Mayor
Breitmeyer. Bishop Foley. Bishop vii.
liams. Dean Marquis. A. IL. Grifflth.
Judge A. J. Murphy and others will bs
asked 10 be present anu address me
meeting.
Mrs. McGraw. chairman. who has
been asked to name the members OF
her executive committee, will soon an
nounce the members. She counts upon
selecting workers from those who
have the interest TO attend the mass
meeting
Chicago has Just voted four TO one
In favor OF tuberculosis hospital 10
cost 100000. while provision is being
made gradually In Detroit, there IS
need here for hospital.
Those who have been In immediate
charge Of the work in Detroit believe
an organization which has visited and
cared for ESQ cases OF tuberculosis, anu
given particular attention to the edu-
cational work which is involved IN
the care of those cases. will receive
tho support Of citizens In even more
generous way than in 1908.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29
SUGAR TRUSTS is TO PAY
GOVERNMENT $1,000, 600
Reaches Agreement to Settle All Suits
Involving Alleged Fraudulent
Weighing Of Sugar In Brooklyn.

NEW YORK, April 29.-The Amer
lean Sugar Refining Co. OF New York,
and Collector Loeb have reached an
agreement for the settlement OF all or
the suits against the sugar company,
involving the alleged fraudulent weigh
ing OF sugar on the eompany's Brook
Tyr docks The company, according
to the attorneys In the case. has
agreed TO pay the government sum
or money almost equal TO The full duty
on the raw amterial. had IL been prop
erly weighed upon its arrival here anil
vii. agree not to appeal the verdicts
the government has already recovered.
The amount involved totals a million
and a quarter dollars.
The American Sugar Refining Co..
OF New York. Ga subsidiary company
of the American Sugar Refining Co.
of New Jersey. has been Tor al least
the greater part OF the last decade
engaged in smuggling sugar by the
daily use OF a fraudulent device, de-
clares The Outlook today. and from
1901 To 1907 seventy-nve million
pounds of sugar were smuggled. on
v hich the unpaid duties amounted Ia
a million and a quarter dollars on ship
nents of sugar reaching back as far
as 1897 at two Brooklyn refineries,
and also at Jersey City.
Following what is characterized AZ
a "painstaking and careful investiga-
ton" of the recentr ecovery by the
government from the sugar company
OF more than a million dollars unpaid
duties, turned over TO the collector
under protest" the magazine today
presents the result as the case oil
the seventeen holes and shows In de-
tai, how the alleged short weighing
OF the government was accomplished
and it's Official weighers 6uped by
small spring. a wire and hole bored
through the corner OF each OF seven
teen official scales placed on the big
sugar docks In Brooklyn.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29
TEMPERANCE CUTS DOWN
REVENUE IN ENGLAND
Chancellor Of Exchequer George Says
Budget for t90e-191o Entails De-
felt of Nearly $50, 900 900.

LONDON, April 29.-Before
crowded house OF commons today.
Chancellor of the ExcheQuer David
Lloyd George presented the budget
for 1909-19l0 and explained that II en-
tailed a deficit of nearly $S0.000.00o.
This deficit was brought about largely
by the operation of the old age PEN
sion law. many other social reforms
that the government had undertaken
and increased appropriations for the
army.
The chancellor said the government
would not attempt 10 effect loan TO
cover the liabilities as 1t would be
better TO meet the problem now than
TO postpone II, for future worry.
He declared that the SS.000,0 900 pro-
vided for the construction OF Dread
naughts. would be. expended only as
the need arose
The growth of temperance In Eng
land, the chancellor explained, cut
down the governments revenues ma
terially. The beer duty Is now produc-
ing less than at any time in the last
ten years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29

q the Steirbrecher property at No.
40 Woodwa. dave, by z. s. Rogers,
o. Cleveland The Zeal was closed by
late wednesday afternoon through
Homer Warren & Co The price paid
~ Mr.. Rogers was about $4,000. or
= little less than $1,000 a foot. The
property has frontage OF 56 feet on
n. 6teinbrecher.
Mr. Rogers is president of the Eng
Iish Wooden Mills Co.. which has n
big establishment AZ Nos. 220 and 222
Woodward-ave.. and stores in several
0thcr large cities. He purchased the
prOperty AZ an Investment AS a
Former DetrCiter. he has watched the
development OF the city with interest.
and In closing the present deal he has
acted WISELY.
Il know what the establishment or
~ new business center means" he
says. Il have seen II happen in Cleve-
land. Detru,t's retail district has been
crnmped for a long time. and now
that IL has started spreading out great
chances may be looked for. think
have made a very fortunate invest
ment.
This activity above the park will
% something for lower Woodward
ave. too. Tor IL shows the property
owners tina. they have been holding
the rents tho high.
Detroit has been changing rapidly
a. the last few years. When We estab-
IIshed our store In its present location
II thought We were too far up the
avenue, but l took Mr.. Warren's ad-
vice and have since found the loca-
ton TO be d very good one"
Only an alley separates the Stein
\ brecher property from the Henrietta
Butxel property. recently purchased by
Thomas Hunter, through Homer War
rem Z Co Mr. Hunter also purchased
the Martin Butzel property, directly
& across the street and although only
six weeks Elapsed between the two
deals the price jumped in that time
rom x5UU rSr foot 10 $1,000 per foot.
;: All of this property is in the imme-
date vicinity Of the new Elliott-ray-
Dor-Wooifenssn site.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29
SOLDIERS UNIFORM FOUND.
Discovery In Alley Causes Suspicion Of
Desertion.

The complete uniform of United
States private. including cap and un-
derwear, was found at noon. Thurs
day, in the alley in the rear of No.
z64 ~Woodward-ave. The discovery
was made by John Copper. an aged
colored man who makes his home in
Will Aliens mission. He took his
ind to police headquarters. Inside
the cap was found the name, G. Hall,
written with lead pencil.
The regiment at Fort Wayne
leaves Friday for the Philippines,
and the police believe the uniform
belongs to a soldier who is not
anxious TO leave the United States
and has deserted The officers at the
fort will be notified.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29
MULE WASTES ITS TIME.
kIeks Driver. Emil Krohn. Twice and
Never Breaks Bone.

MILWAUKEE,, april 20. = Erll
Krohn. teamster. 3s years old. is en-
titled TO celebrity for being mule-proof.
While adjusting harness one nf his
mules kicked him in the right leg.
Krohn fell to the ground aid the mule
kicked him I'm the head. Then the ami
mails ran away. the fsavy wagon pass
ing over Krohn's limbs.
To-the surprise of DIR. g. NJ. Scholz,
Of No. 100 Sevcnteenth-st., Who at
tended -Krohn, there we're no fractures
hut his. body was badiy bruised. KrohD
was taken to the Emergency hospital
m police ambulance and later re-
r1oved TO his home, No. 161 Reed-st.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29
STORIES REFLECT ON
JUVENILE COURT ATTACHE
Ugly Rumors in Circulation Around
County Building-Auditor euhrer
10 Mum.

Stories rejecting seriously on the
conduct of ali attache of the Juvenile
court were in circulation about the
county building Thursday hut none
of the men who should know of the af-
fair, and who are believed TO be ac-
quainted with facts, would discuss the
matter.
Now. please don't ask me about
that AFFAIR" County Auditor Buhrer
said. Il don't want TO talk about ii
at all. It'll not do the court or the
community any good to have IL get
out. and all concerned have been warn
ed TO say nothing
The alleged misconduct Is said to
have taken place more than a week
ago, and the man accused will be re-
fused admittance to the county build
ing, so the story goes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29

Ceremony fastened When Physicians
Say She Cannot Live.

DES MONIES. April 29.-Physicians
II consultation having announced that
Miss Hazel Williams could not live but
n few hours longer. the fact was COM
municated TO b. b. Dewey. news
paper reporter, who FASTENED to the
house and was made her husband. Fol.
lowing the brief ceremony. conducted
by Canon r. II. B. Bell, rector OF ST.
Paul,s church. the husband sat beside
the bed of his dying young wife 70
await the coming Of death.
II was the intention OF the couple ID
be married in June. Recently Miss
Williams became III. Bronchial preu.
monia developed and her condition
grew steadily worse.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29
Martx Dodaes MORTGAGE Tax.

Brewer George II. Martz will oroba
by be relieved this year OF the as
:-essment placed against him last year
fer mortgages recorded I'm his name in
Milwaukee. Information in regard u
these came to the Detroi, ass essors
through the state tax commission.
dr. Martz admitted that he had given
power OF attorney IL years ago To a
i1an In Milwaukee and did no. know
what had been done with H. lie ae-
MED any ownership ia 81 900 cf mort.
cages recorded In his name, however.
and Attorney McGrcgor. of MoGregor
n Bloomer. appeared in his behalf ne.
fore the board of review. Thursday
~ orning, To- announce that Martz
would fight but would not pay. The
city has not collected from him yet
on last years assessment
rssxl. ufrlo a.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-29
PRODUCE.

There was quiet and featureiess
market this morning. Receipts of poui-
everything was picked up on arrival
The supply OF calves was u little light
and the market was a shade nrmer but
no higher The butter market was
steady at the decline. and the trade
looks for a gradual easing on in prices
until the storage season opens. Egg
receipts in this market are no more
than sufficient 10 supply current de-
mands. The trade would like to see
lower prices. but storage warehouses
are still empty or with only a part OF
the seasons pack under cover. and
dealers can see no chance for anything
more than a small decline at the most.