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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
New orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, December 20.-Rough rice took an upward bound today and registered net gain in price of from , to 5c cents a barrel. The tone was steady and strong throughout the day and prac- tically all sales were at top prices. There was a moderate trade in clean rice with quotations unchanged.
 Receipts: Rough,' 5469; clean, oll; nll- ,ars 41e3. Sales: Rough, 3529, Honduras, at 2.360l3 16c; 930 Japan, at2n@2Sle. Clean: 279s Honduras at 1hs94%c; 1l04 Japan at il 3-16q2Hsc.
 Ouotatons: Rough Honduras, strong 2Gls. .2oc: Japan. strong. 2Q32oc; clean Honduras, steady, S@47sc; Japan, steady 21b6I31bc.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet. Rye-No. 2, S01ac.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 60d70c; fair to choice malting, s0@S5c. Flaxseed-No. 1 southwestern, s2.221A: No 1 northwestern, $2.351sc. Timothy seed-$10. Clover-$15. Mess Pork-Per barrel, $19.621a@19.75. Lard4rPer 100 pounds, $10.571s@10.6o. Short Rib Sides-Loose, s10. .00@10. .021s Short Clear Sides-BoSed, $10,5O@1O. 6211ss Enthusiastically; creameries, 23q29c; dali ries, 2l&25c. / Eggs-Steady; at mark, cases included,
 101sa221Ac; frsts. 29c: prime firsts. 3lc. Cheese-Steady; Daisies, 14Aq15c; Twins, 14q14Ac;- Young Americas, 14A0D 15c; Long Horns, 14s@15c Potatoes-Steady; choice to fancy, 4S6
 45c; fair to good, 356f42c. Poultry-Steady; live turkeys, 17c: dressed, 21c; live chickens, 10c; dressed, He; live springs, 10c. veal-Steady 50 to 60-pound weights. 9d10c 60 to S5-pound weights, 11&111kc;
 S5 to 110-pound weights. 12c.
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Notice of stockholder., Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Merchants and Mechanics Trust and Savings bank will be held at the office of the bank at 12 o'clock noon, January 10, 1911, for the transaction of such busi- ness as may come before said meeting.
 AL c. CAREER,
 Cashier Merchants and Mechanics Trust ard Savings Bank. 12-11-4t-su-we
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AvsiIabIe Grain suppIIe.

New York, December 20.-Special cable and telegraphic communications received today by Bradstreets show the follow ing changes in available supplies as com pared with previous account:
 Wheat-United States, east Rockies. de- creased 1000 bushels; Canada increased 723.O00 bushels.
 Total United States and Canada, in- creased 722,00O bushels.
 Afoat for and in Europe. decreased 2, S00,000 bushels.
 Total American and European supply, decreased 2,07S,00 bushels. N-
 Corn. United States and Canada, in- creased 1,142,000 bushels.
 Oats, United States and Canada, in creased 1,2SS.000 bushels.
 The leading increases include: Chatta- nooga, 135,000 bushels.
 Decreases include: Chicago private ele- vators, 21S,o bushels,~ and Louisville, 5g. GOO bushels.
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TRADING IN STOCKS
 VERY IRREGULAR Market Is Moderately Active With No Advance BONDS ARE IN DEMAND Financial situation Has Improved n Little Recently But Industrial
 StagnatiOn Holds Trad
 ing Back
BONDS ARE IN DEMAND

New York, December 20-A broader and more general demand for bonds was the most notable feature of today's op- erations in the securities market. The stock market was only moderately active and it's fone for the most part irregular It seems to be the prevailing opinion, however, that the financial situation has improved during the past few weeks, the principal drawback being the unfavor- able conditions prevailing in the various industrial lines.
 Trading was almost wholly professional and centered around the more active is- sues. including the Hartman stocks and the coalers Union Pacific and Southern Pacific made further gains
 The movement in stocks included sew eral of the more obscure railway issues, but the industrial specalties were almost entirely. neglected. Business fell off in the middle of the day, but there was some renewal of activity in the afternoon and in the late session a drive against Reading unsettled the entire list and caused heavy closing.
 London was again a moderate pur- chaser
 The west is said to have purchased moderately of bonds and other high grade securities during the past few days. A better feeling prevails in that section because of the easier monetary condi- tions.
 There was a further drain on the gold holdings of the Bank of England, which sent S250O0O to the continent and $100, ,O0o to South America. A further rise here in foreign exchange practically precludes all possibility of gold imports for time.
 Among the railroad reports submitted was that of Baltimore and Ohio for Mo- ysmber, which showed the loss In net earnings of $6s6, ,000, and total loss in net for the first five months of the fiscal year of s1, 100000. .
 The annual report of the Missouri Pa- citic road was considered favorable in that earnings on the capital stock were about 31-3 per cent with a large ex- pansion of gross and surplus applicabl } ! to dividends almost S1,700,0O0 in excess of the previous year.
 Total sales of bonds, par velue, s. q 10000. United States bonds unchanged s HOufa
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Kansas City G,

Kansas City, December Wheat fu- tures December, 9O1s&90A bid; May, 941s@94Ac bid; July, sOssc bit Corn-De- cember. 4S1sc sellers; May 45ssd454c sell CTS; July, 461aG465sc sellers. Cash wheat unchanged to 1sc higher; No. ? hard, 91d0 93c; No. red, 96c. Corn unchanged to 1ac higher; No. 2 mixed. 43c: No. white, 4Sc. Oats unchanged; No. ? white. S21ac; No. mixed, 31@32c.
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To the Retail Grocers of Bir- mingham:-We will unload Tuesday morning 2500 boxes of fancy California raisins, that you can sell to your customers at 75 cents a box. Please phone or call early. COLLINS 6 co.
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New York Money

New York, December 20.-Prime mer- eantile paper. 595h per cent; sterling exchange, steady with actual business in bankers bills at $4.S2. .50@4. .S2. 60 for 60- day bills and at s4 4.82. .5OQD4. .S2 50 for O. mercial bills, s4S1A6D4 S2A; bar silver. 54thc; Mexican dollars. 45c; government bonds, steady; railroad bonds, firm. Money on call, steady, SA@3k per cent; ruling rate, closing bid offered at 3h per cent: time loans, dull; 50 days and 90 days. 3a@4 per cent; six months, $40 { per cent.
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HUBBARD BROS. 6 co
COTTON MERCHANTs.

Hanover Square, New York.
 HEMBERS-New York Cotton Ecx- change. New York Coffee Exchange New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Chicago Board of Trade. Associate Membora Liverpool Cotton Assosiation x
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st. Louis Grain

St. Louis, December 2O.-Wheat futures higher; December, 945sc; May, 97Ad97ssc; July, 93c. Corn higher; December, 45hc; May, 46ssc. Oats higher December, 32c; May, S35sc. Cash wheat steady; tvaclx No. 2 red, 95la&99c; No. ? hard. 94c@s1 O01s Corn weak; track No. ?, 45c; No. 9 white, 45c Oats steady; track No. 2, 3l1sc; No. 2 white, 331hG33Ac.
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Dry Goods

New York, December 20.-Some small export business with China agsregatins 5000 bales at the outside is reported in cot ton goods. The markets tone for the day was better. Yarns ruled quiet Sample price orders are being given on men s wear for the new season.
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, December 20.-Cotton fu- lures opened steady at decline of 6QS points. This decline was caused by a somewhat higher report on ginning by the census bureau than expected. The re- turns showed a total of 10,69S, 4S2 bales gianed up to December 13. or 5os,49f bales for the period ending that date. The av- craze expectation was for ginning for the period not exceeding 600000 bales. As 1t was bulls called the figures bull Ish and private statisticians connected with, brokerage firms said that it did not point to a total crop of over Il. .250, ,0Oc bales, or about 100000 bales under the government estimate of the total yield
 The heaviest sellers following the re- port were disappointed longs. At the end of the first half hour of trading prices were 10 to Il points down.
 The market was dull and wore holi- day air from the early trading on. In spite of the dullness, prices made slow recovery on a hold out feeling. Shorts trying to buy covers found little for sale and longs who were coming into the market afresh found no bargains. Tho movement was smaller, the weather in thu
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HOLIDAY RATES

December 15, 16, 17, 21, g, g, 24, %, 31, January 1. Limit January 8, 1911.
 For particulars apply, 1925 First avenue.
 Telephones, Peoples 616, Bell 793.
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Cotton Seed oil

New York, December 20.--Cotton seed was higher today on advancing crude markets, talk of export business, light pit offerings and with strength of lard'
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Live Stock Market

Chicago, December 0.--Cattle-Receipts, 5000; market strong; beeves. $455d7. 25; Texas steers, $420G530; western steers, A.106t9O; stockers, ss.4Od5.SO cows and heifers, g. 40@615; calves. s7.25@9.25.
 Hogs-Receipts, 25.CO0; market active az carly prices at about yesterdays aver age; light, $7.S5ll7.7O; mixed, $74OQ7.75;
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Treasury Statement

Washington, December 20-At the be- ginning Of business today the condi- ton of the United States treasury was Working balance in treasury offices, S34, 265. .S6S.
 In banks and Philippine treasure, $s4,- 45s, ,S3S
 Total balance in general fund, ss7, ,201,- s2Ss.
 Ordinary receipts yesterday were $1,- 147.40l, with disbursements of $1,965, ,595. The deficit to date this fiscal year is $6, ,960. as against s29,241, ,636 at this time last year
 and public debt transactions.
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New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Quiet middling, 15c; net re- ccipts. 27,391; gross receipts, 27,391; sales, elO; stock, 226,316; continent, 2422; cast wise, 44S0.
 New Orleans: Steady; middling, IA l5-l6c; net receipts, 11,131; gross re- oeipts, 11.134; sales. 2oOO; stock, 25o, 617; coastwise, 1885.
 Mobile: Easy; middling, 14Sc net re- ccipts, s225; gross receipts, 1925; sales, S25; stock, 5S,72s; continent 12520 coastwse, 11S7.
 Savannah: Steady; mSddlng, IA 11-1ec; net receipts, 12,139; gross receipts, 12, 1s9; sales 4909; stock, 1sS,12e; coastwlse, 47SL
 ChaSleston: Steady; middling. 14ssc; net receipts 3266; gross receipts, 3266 stock, 43,G19; coastwise, 547
 Wilmington: Quiet; middling, 149sc; net receipts 5113; gross receipts, 5113 stock, 2S, ,496.
 Norfolk: Firm middling, 15c; net re- ceipts, 53l3 gross receipts, 5913; sales. 1909; stock, 94,323; coastwise, 35,s4.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling,e 15c; stock, 15,141.
 New York: Quiet; middling 15.15c: net receipts. AT; gross receipts, 4704; sales. f790; stock. 263.195; coastwise, 2715.
 Boston: Quiet; middling. 1515c; net re- ceipts, 325; gross receipts, 1886: stock. 17,S36 continent 200. Philadelphia: Quiet; middling, l6.4O; gross receipts coo; stock, 3S24; Great Brit ain, 2O9O; continent, 155. Brunswick: Net receipts, 4217: gross re- cepts. 4217 Great Britain, S572.
 Pensacola: Net receipts, 142 gross re- cepits, 142; Great Britain, IF.
 Georgetown: Net receipts, 42; gross re- ceipts, 42; coastwise, 42.
 Minor ports: Stock, S494.
 Total today, at all ports, net, 72,S5i Great Britain, 10,744; continent, 15,297; stock, 1,143,716. Consolidated, at all ports. net, 177,Sl6; Great Britain 53,209; France, 6672; con- tinent, 49,517.
 Total since September 1. at all ports, net 5521, ASA; Great Britain 1,946. .317; France, 455, 136; continent, 1,455.S92; Japan, fl, ,1S5; Mexico, 500
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Interior Movement

Houston: Steady; midding.-15c; net re- ceipts, 14,21O; gross receipts. 14.210 ship ments. 16,O50; sales, 1435; stock, 131, ,3s2.
 Augusta: Steady; middling, 15c; net re- ceipts, 2675; gross receipts, 2312 ship ments, 22O6; sales. PISS; stock, S2,217.
 Memphis: Firm; middling, 15asc; net re- ceipts, 570S; gross receipts, 9713; ship ments. GAS; sales, 3S50; stock 216,177. St. Louis; Steady; middlng, 15 7-16c; net receipts, AZ; gross receipts, 3696; ship ments 4503; stock, 1882.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts, 2779; gross re- oeirts, 2779; shipments, FPS; stock, 16. 226.
 Little Rock: Firm; middling, 14%c; net receipts, 2106; gross receipts, 2lO6; ship ments, 1S.00l; stock. 4S,562.
 Louisville: Firm; middling. 1basc
 Total today: Net receipts, 27.52o; gross eceipts, 85,S1s: shipments. S2,9Ss; sales, 7EN3: stock 524,396.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS

Cotton Seed Products Corrected daily by Buckeye Cotton oil
 Company.) oil. prime. 4Oq471ac per gallon: meal. prime, 7h per cent ammonia. S27 per net ton; hulls, sacked, su hulls, loose, Se.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
Boston Wool Market

<. Boston, December 2o.-More interest IS manifested in fleece than in territory wools in the Boston market and while the demand ts not active some good sales of fine delaine and Ohio quarter blood are reported. A fair business is also being done in territory stock, but sellers are saio to be inclined to make concessions,
 One of the largest of the more recen, safes was in Texas wool several hundred thousand pounds changing hands ana lh- cluding 12 months and considerable spring wool. Some Michigan three-eights plooo has also gone to the mills. m.
 Pulled wool is dull. but there Is litt'e demand for the foreign product. Tne leading domestic quotations range as loi- lows: Ohio and Pennsylvania fleece Delane washed. BAG asked; xxx, 32c asked fine unmerchantable. 24625c; half-blood combing, 3943Oc; three-eights blood cornbing, 29d30c; quarter-blood combing' 27G2sc; deaine unwashed, 261aQ27o; wine ul,washed 22@23c. Kentucky and Indiana three-eights blood. 29Qsoc; quarter-blood 27d2Sc.
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Naval store.

Savannah, December 2o.-Turpentine firm. 75@ rec sales 29s. receipts 64l, shipments 1910, stock 15,o5S: Rosin hrm' stocl, s1.eO2. quote: B. $5.s5; D, $5.S5; E, s5.s5@5.9O F, $5.so@ 5.s2M C., s5.s2k@5.95; H. s5.S5@6; I, s6.15 K. s6.75; M. $715 N. s1so; we, $7.4o;
 charleston S. C., December 2o.-Tur- pentine firm, 75c. Resin firm. Quote; A, E, c, $5.72h; D, s5So; F, $5.77h e 5:s2a: F. s5s2h e S,SS; q, ,o so;so e ss s'se' se M, s72O; N. s7.5O; VIC, $7-65; wv $7T5.
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Coffee Market

New York. December 2O.-The market for coffee futures opened barely steady at unchanged prices to a decline of Il points in response to lower European ca bles. scattering liquidation and local bear pressure. Unfavorable reports from Bra gil as to the new crop outlook started some Covering during the middle of the day and prices recovered part of the loss but later eased off again under renew ed bear pressure with the close barely steady. net unchanged to 12 points low CT Sales, 66,750 bags. December, He; January and February, 1O.95c: March 1e.s7c; April, 1o.sOc; May, 10, ,s4c; June 1o.7sc; July, 10.72c; August, 10. .65c; Septem- Der, 1o.5sc; October. 10. .4sc; November 10. 45c.
 Havre was 1@1k net lower; Hamburs Ad1 lower. Rio unchanged at 7sx7. 50; Santos 50 reis lower; 4s, Is 4.50. 7s 6s 7.50. Brazilian exchange on Lon don, 1-32d higher at 16 15-16d. Receipt. at two Brazilian ports, 35,0OO bags against 1s,0OO last year. Jundiahy receipts 12. 4of bags, against 16,G00 last year. A cable re- ceived from a prominent Rio firm re- ported crop prospects unfavorable and d Santos firm cabled that the crop had been damaged by drouth but another Santos firm cabled weather favorable for grow ing crops. Estimate next Santos crop Ii ,- 100000 to 12,000.00O Spot coffee. steady; Rio No, z, 1S1kc; Santos No. f. 187sc mild coffee, dull; Cordova, 13Ad15%c
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Metal Market


 New York, December 2O%Standard cop per, dull; spot, $12. 20@12 35; December, $12.25@12. 40; January, February and March $12.30d12. 40. The London market was quiet with spot quoted a57 2s Cd i; futures, E57 17s Sd. Customs house re- turns show exports, 1S,4O3 tons so far A. his month. Lake copper, s13dD13. 20; cleo .F olytic, SIP. 75@l3; casting. sl2. .5O@12 75. q Tin, weak spot, $3s@3s. 10; December, \ 7.90q3S. .12h; January, February. and farch. $37. .s5Q3s .25. London. waek; spot q and futures, s17S 12s Cd. Lead. dull: & .45G4. .50, New York; $4. .356 40, East St. Louis London, cl3 5s. Y Spelter, weak; s5.6o. New York; $5. 400 ,f .45, East St. Louis. London spot, s24. a& Iron, Cleveland warrants sos lin Lon don. Locally iron was dull. norhinally. Foundry southern, No ?, $l5. 25@16 25;r No. 2 foundry northern, s14 75@1575; No. I southern and No. southern soft, $15. .250 1E.7s
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Meats

corrected by Southern Beef ana Pro
 vision Company Lard 11Sc; compound. 95sc.
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sale. for the day. a4o,7oo shares.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-16
EATON. OHIO.

Eaton, O., May 16.-Earl and Elvln
Bristow, with their families. OF Day
ton, spent Sunday in Eaton with reia-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Gray and little
daughter, Mary, spent Sunday at Graf
is with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. B. Gray.
Justus Petit, of Dayton visited
friends in Eaton, Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Hartcorn of New Castle,
Ind, has been spending few days In
Eaton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. M. Garland.
Miss Edna Peters, of Camden is a
guest Of Misses Blanche and Ada Nor
row.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clawson of Day
ton were the guests of their parents
here, Sunday.
William r. Clawson of Cincinnati
spent Sunday here with his wife and
family
vern Hoops and Fred Pugh attend
ed a ball game at Lewisburg, Satur
day afternoon.
Ed Marsh was here from Camden
Saturday. .-..
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Siders, of Rich
mond. Ind, were guests of relatives
in Eaton, Sunday.
Brice Webb has returned after g
short visit with friends at Van Vert
and Ft. Wayne, Ind.
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FARMER OWNS NATION.

Crop Values Show Money Kings Are
Not In Possession.
The farmer. not the money king OF
Wall street. is the real owner OF the
United States. This IL the opinion OF
Isaac f. Marcosson expressed In Mum
sey's. The CLEAN Of his fields Is an
other Aladdin story. continues Mir.
Marcosson. only instead of rubbing =
lamp he has simply scraped the
ground.
Our cereal crops last year were
worth $1,000. oO0. coo. which IL sum-
cient to pay for all the tools. imple-
ments and machinery OF the whole of
American industry. While this sum
seems huge as 1t stands alone. you
have only to 60 back Z few years in
the story Of our agriculture to see the
miracle of steady increase that has
been achieved. Eleven years ago the
value Of all our farm products for a
single year was reckoned at $4.417.-
100000. You have already seen how
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-16
PEA VINES PROFITABLE.

Some Farmers "curs" and Sell Thorn
a. Hay or Silass.
Every one is familiar with the story
that the packing houses make their big
profits from the byproducts, from the
materials that formerly were consid-
cred absolute waste. Some people
know that the skimmilk aud butter
milk from creameries form an impor-
tant source Of revenue when utilized
for the fattening Of hogs and stock.
few persons. however, realize that the
Tea canning industry has an important
byproduct in the vines and hulls.
In the early history Of pea canning
the vines were treated as a waste
product. the disposal OF which involv-
ed considerable trouble and expense
Usually the vines were thrown out in
piles to rot and form fertilizer. which
was disposed Of at small prices.
In recent years the pea vines have
increased in Importance until now the
canning factories derive considerable
profit from them. The vines are util-
lied for silage or fed to stock in a
fresh state or cured for hay. Accord
ing to the United States department of
agriculture. they make silage supe-
rior in value to corn silage.
For silage purposes the vines may
be preserved in silos, as green corn is
treated, or they may be put up In
stacks in the omen air. II the stacks
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MULTIPLICATION OF DISEASES"

How often one hears this expression
r. means a condition in which no one
disease fully develops. but symptoms
OF various disorders are present. Pois-
oned, impure blood would explain the
cause In nine out of ten such cases. 1t
matters not IL the blood be poisoned
by incubation. or by the failure OF one
or more OF the important glands OF the
body to perform their duties, power
full Alternative or blood purifier, is nee
essary to cleanse it, and in SO doing
removes the cause. DIR. A. B. Simp'
sons Vegetable Compound is the most
thorough and powerful Alternative or
blood purifier ever known. a fact
which is firmly established, and sup
ported by testimony of hundreds OF
grateful people. 1t is harmless as 1t
y effective, and sold at one dollar
bottle at all drug stores.
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coo acres in peanuts. Heretofore the
great peanut section has been the tide
water country Of Virginia. where thou
sand Of farmers grow peanuts as
their principle crop and make good
money from them.
The agricultural department has
been experimenting with peanuts in
the southwest. where the boil weevil
destroys much cotton. and has discov-
cred that they produce crops that pay
better than cotton. Peanuts are I'M
mune to all kinds OF injurious insects.
The present consumption Of the pea
nut in the United States for confec-
tons alone is greater than the pro-
duction, and thousands Of bushels are
imported annually.
The oil made from the nut is said to
be second only to olive oil and superior
to the cotton seed product 1t can be
produced at the cotton oil mills and
gins throughout the south and with a
simple process bottled and canned.
Tests made by the department of AZ
riculture show that it viii stand for
year or more simply corked in a
glass bottle and will not become the
least bit rancid. The ruling prices OF
cooking fats on the present market
and the pronounced superiority OF the
peanut oil would assure an ample
market for all that could possibly be
produced on the sand lands. Of the