davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

owing t" the storm the attendance
at the dance held last evening under
III, auspices of the Canton Club was
not 50 largely attended as the pre-
,ious OBJ. Refreshments were served
at in'ermission Another dance will
be held IN two weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

The Waterrille Masonic Club Will
hold a Whist party at P. NJ. Wednes-
day at it's rooms in the Masonic build
ing. All members Of the club vita their
wives and friends are cordially invit-
cd to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

The last meeting Of the Daughters of
St. Margaret before their sale, which
is to be- held next TucStlaN, was held
yesterday afternoon ut the home of
Mrs. j. Frank Holt with Il large at
tendance If members. The sale will
be held i,rtllc afternoon in the parish
looms and will be followed by an
osealioped oyster supper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

the Thanksgiving services of the Lou
don Hill school, by Miss Christine w.
Crimes, instead of Christine Ellis. as
inadvertently stated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

40 meeting of the First Baptist
Ladies' Aid was held Tuesday. owing
10 the storm, but special meeting
will ho held next Friday afternoon
with Mrs H. \. Billings, Lincoln av-
rpue, to make plans for the sale to
he led Dee. 10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Tho tug Perry. which has been at
III, Randolph ice house for the past
month, was towed down river Mon
day to Bath and will later be taken
+, Hootnbay tor the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

The children who wish to take Part
in tie Christmas concert exercises OF
the Congregational church are re-
quested to be present at Sunday school
next SUNDAY without fail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

A. A. Garcelon of Auburn, repre-
senting the Merrill & Webber Co. was
in the city Tuesday. Mr.. GarceIon
| II revising the kemnebec County Di
rectory. which will be ready for nub.
llication next spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

The Kings Daughters will have their
annual fair at Forest hall this after
noon and evening. They will serve Il
fine game supper in the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

The ladies of the Getchell Street Free
Baptist church will hold their sale
Wednesday afternoon and evening at
G. A. r. hall. All are cordially Invited
to attend and look over the fine line
of articles. ..l..-. .r-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Mr. and Mrs. Warren Beal and son
Marvel. who have been visiting Mrs.
Beals father. James r. F'airbrother. los
Second street. left Tuesday for their
hama
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

The students Of the Waterville High
school held delightful Masquerade
social Tuesday evening at the Tacon-
net clubhouse. The evening was pass
ed with dancing. Refreshments were
served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30
I :. HAl l,lI.'||.j| ] Fl
Ice Racing on the Ken
nsbsc Being Planned,
Chance for Every Lover Of Sport
10 Join Driving Club.
Personal Mention and Other Local
Matters Of interest.

Inc ,o-monthS old child OF Mr.. and
Airs. Nathan LongfeloW is critically
i'll with pneumonia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Despite the storm the ladies Of St.
Matthews church held a successful
Cooked Food and Apron sale Tuesday
afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30
-
Tonight's Concert Proqram.

Marcll-"Gen, William J. sewell," Them
S1aI,. L"ooVlr Hcrold
"aitzes-"My First Waltz III Berlin
so,a,.t;e Gungl
Novelette-"M Antique" rrinkbanr
Mills Merry Melodies No. 81"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Tile W. {. Il L. will meet at > o'clock
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. 4. T.
Turner at the First Baptist parsonage
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

The vested choir of the Old South
church will meet at 40 this afternoon
In the vestry. All members are asked
to Re present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Julia A. Barker, Medium, will hold
IL Circle at 500 +. NJ. Thursday at the
home Of A.. G.. Morrow, upper Lincoln
street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

h. f. Flanders is again at the Branch,
after passing Il furlouSh with friends in
Auburn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Phone 80, Las been installed in the
Cash Market, foot of Central street,
for your convenience. All goods de"
livcred free Complete line of best
meats and groceries at lowest prices.
Call and see us. nov30d2t.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Mrs. Charles $. Sinclair OF ~ Green
Vile street has gone to Boston to visit
her married daughter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Charles w. Lyons returned to the
Branch yesterday from Bangor, where he
passed an extended furlouSh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Frank Pratt. who has been visiting
friends in this city for several days,
lett Tuesday tor his home i'll Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Michael Fufey of New York City. late
Co. /. 18th Mass. inf. has been admitted
to the Home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

George j. Jeffrey has been detailed as
weishmaster and will begin his new du-
ties tomorrow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30
= Gardiner
Tentative Inauguration Of
Boys Scout Movement.
Large and interested Audiences
al tuberculosis Exhibition.
Second Birthday Of Master BIals:
dell Appropriately Observed.

The fellow Craft degree was worked
# the meeting of Hermon Lodge. No.
), + and A. NJ, last evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Harry b. Williams of the Eastern
Lyceum Bureau, Boston. is passing a
few days at his old home on the Willy
road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Judson Hall and Justin Eldridge of
Bartlett street have installed electric
lights in their homes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

DR. II. f. Field and Miss Margaret
Soule were callers on MI. and Mrs.
Bert Morrow Sunday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30
LOCAL NOTICE.

December s. was written by mistake
for holding the UniverSalist Bazaar.
DECEM BIER 6, in Society hall is the
fine. Soc the rugs nOv3od1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

John H. Whiting of Wrentham, Mass,
late Go. II, Sd Mass. ". a., formerly Il
member of tn" Home, has been readmt-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Mrs. Mae Dunton, formerly CT New
port. is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Novel;.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

The Buffalo Club will hold Whist
party Wednesday evening at Modern
WoOdmen hall. a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30
NORTH PAL ERMo.

Rufus Rove died at his hot'ie iu. g,
,,.,y n,orn;ne Nov. 90, after a long ILL.,
ness at the age Of IS years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moffit are ava,
or a short vacation trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

The quickest way to convince a girl
that YOU have good taste is to tell her
che is good looking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Dan S. Weeks came home from Port
land Saturday and returned Tuesday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30

Charles Mclaughlin was in town
Monday and Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-30
New. Dry Cleaning Plant
Installed at The Branch,
Ossihs Of George Coy, John
Getchs|I and Stephen Rounds.
Officer Of the Day, Capt. Daniel
hfcadams Other News.

officer Of the day, capt Daniel Nc
Adams
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
TIEsRErUB1aOAN II 1910

ago showing up in conspicuous guam
tity, ana heavy native ana fed western
sheep being numerous. Demand has
been Of q most exacting character and
lot Of stun went over from day to
day In sellers hands without being
honored with q bid.
Compared with high spot Of last
week. fat. light lambs close largely ~
150 cents lower. those Weighing above
eighty pounds were too heavy to get
best action. and kinds weighing eighty :
five pounds and up are selling any
where from so cents to 81 under best
time near close last week. Best light
weights close on a Ss.2506.3b basis,
while there IL no reliable outlet above
$3.50 for choice ninety Ave- pound
lambs, and many very good extra
heavy weights sold down to IS. and
cleared with difficulty at the price.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
a Matter Of Manners.

No comic opera is complete today
unless it contains one song in which
one Of the principals or the chorus. OF
both, may sing at the audience. I'm.
doubtedly every audience enjoys be.
ing sung at as body. and callow
college youths. homo on . vacation.
take great delight in being singled
out for particular attention. But
there should be limit to this bust.
ness. It is hardly fair to turn the
spotlight on some wholly inodensivs
couple in the middle Of the house
while the singer lifts her voice in
song to ask the man, who are you
With tonight" OF course. the rest OF
the audience is vastly interested. e..
peeially II the butt Of the joke seems
20 b III At ease. There 10 NO reason
Why he should be made to contribute
to the entertainment. He has paid Ia
b amused. not to amuse.-New York
telegraph.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
Feed Out the Steers.
lChicago Drovers' Journal, ]

t0lCaGO DrONeTS
| There has come time in beef steer
/ trade when conditions seem TO have
nit worst basis, and are in shape for
rebound. Marke. this week has TAX
en- care Of another big run. with fair
! degree OF satisfactory selling. inasmuch
as the prices are closing up with some
( of the early week loss regained. and
for yearlings especially sales now are
higher than last week.
I Flood of habitat plain quality steers
| has been the chief deterrent to the
trade for weeks past. and these have
| been punished hard, along with the
good TO choice heavy fat steers. Latter
We're pounded by reason of the unfavor-
| able outlet for the high priced beef,
but this situation seems of only tenn
! porary duration The trade has rarely
! witnessed lengthy periods of badly de-
| pressed conditions in the market for
| choice beef during the recent years. and
that the big steers will meet more IA
vorable outlet before many weeks have
passed is gaining belief in market
| circles.
! What is most needed right now is a
little Of the confidence among holders
Of good quality steers that is shown by
the feeders who are paying relatively
! high prices for thin steers to fatten for
next seasons markets. There has been
too much of a rush to unload high
costing feeders bought a few months
| ago. II has had the effect OF Gripping
| the market badly, and there can not ne
material recovery in prices until the
Z; country looks upon the future with
some de- gree of confidence and markets
steers accordingly.
Plain, big steers, which have eaten
| heavily of corn and are not in shape
! to take on much more weight naturally
can not be held at home and do the
feeder much good in the way OF re-
coupling paper losses" but the trade
is becoming convinced that adversely
in the market for dy-weisht med
ium to good quality steers has run the
longest part Of its race.
Wholesale prices have been reduced
to basis which. were corresponding
retail cuts effected, should move beef
more freely in all quarters. The killers
Of course, have some liberal surplus
stocks which will tend to keep then
pretty well fortified in fighting SHARP
price up turns should the trade sud
denly develop a galloping bullish ten
aency: but there is suspicion tina
during the recent period OF price de-
preston not nearly as much OF thu
beef has gone into storage as packer:
would have the feeders believe.
A little Of the old-time confidence Il
sorely needed now. Some further pric'
breaks can follow a continued spell
lof heavy liquidation, but the time !!
here when the feeder in recent year.
lshould wake to realize that it can no
be much more profitably used than b!
putting into immediate consumption
thus checking big cattle roceipts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
HARMONY SMOKER
A GREAT SUCCESS
CONTINUED from Page six.)

Great Northern-R. NJ. Smith, gem
eral agent. st. Paul: e. T. Holmes,
travelling passenger agent. Des Moines.
Iowa Central-S. g. Lutx, traffic
manager: A. b. Cults. assistant traffic
| manager. and D. NJ. Denison. assistant
general freight agent. St. Paul: H. G.
Kruse, superintendent: and Ross w.
Brown, district passenger agent, Oska.
loosa; William Gill, master mechanic;
H. o. Jones, trainmaster: H. r. Cam
mack, travelling freight agent; E. q.
Flatley, agent; s. o. Lampman, chief
clerk, and NJ. H. Shelley, general road.
master, Of this city.
Kanawha Dispatch-A NJ. Dudley,
agent. st. Joseph. Mo.
Kansas City Southern-L. o. SEQ.
vile, travelling freight agent. Kansas
City.
Lackawanna-C r. Stricken. trav-
cling agent, Peoria.
Missouri Pacifc-w. c. staley, gen.
bridge. travelling freight agent, Chi
cago.
| Mobile & Ohio-w. E. Register, gen.
eral agent, Kansas City.
| New York Central-J. b. Collins,
lSoHIAACTCldl agent, A)esS XNAOAIlS0s w VI.
Broughton, commercial agent, Dubuque.
! Northern Pacifc-C. B. Sexton. gen.
eral agent freight department, and w.
T. Kraft, travelling freight agent, Chi
cago.
Nickle Plate-James Turnbull. con-
! tracing agent, Omaha.
| Nashville. Chattanooga and st. Louis
wv. E. Burke, travelling freight agent,
Chicago.
Ontario Central Despatch-F. R.
Newman, travelling freight agent, Chi
cago.
Pennsylvania Lines-E. NJ. Vent
worth. agent and E. F. Coperwaithe,
travelling passenger agent. Des Moines.
assistant general freight agent, Chi
cago: G. G. Little. agent. Davenport.
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake
IF. w. Martin, travelling freight and
passenger agent. Chicago.
| ST Joseph & Grand ISLANDS,. Nc
Clurkan. general agent and e. L. Dali
ton. travelling freight agent, Chicago.
| Seaboard Air Line-W. H. Miller.
contracting freight agent. ST. Louis.
Southern and Union Paciflc-W. r
Alexander. travelling freight agent.
Omaha: J. W. futile. travelling passen-
ger agent. Des Moines.
| wabash-william Clapper. division
freight and passenger agent. Des
Moines.
Western Transit Company-McLean
Minor, travelling freight agent. Kansas
City.
Muscatine North & South-G. B.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
Minneapo1i. Cash Grain Market.
FURNISHED by E. j. Moore, grain mer

r uIIlISHeU Uy Z. D. -lOUTe, gram IIle1 :
chant, "a East Main. Phone 6S.]
Minneapolis. Dec. II.
Wheat-No. l hard. l.023s; No. 1
northern, 1.o11 Is q 1.023s TO arrive,
1914 Q1.0214; No. > northern, $3.50 q
1.002s TO arrive, 9Sae 01.oO5s; No. 5
northern. e71s m9a: No. durum and
to arrive. sag: No , durum and u
arrive s2le.
Corn-No. 3 yellow AZ; No 4, 400
Al; to arrive, 4114.
Oats-No. white 30a3o1s: to ar
rive. 80: No. 8, 29meeA
Barley-Good, 76a 50; choice, 81
as2.
Rye-No. >. 76a77l2.
F'laX-Cash and TO arrive. c.333.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
II. oIorIou, In,,p,dIty Of Zee.

The Glorious Insipldity OF Tee.
Tea! thou soft, thou sober. sage and
venerable liquid. . thou female
tongue-running. smile.smoothing heart
opening. wink-tipping cordial. to
whose glorious insipidity I owe the
happiest moments of my life. 1T me
fall prostrate.-Colley Cibbes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
New York Produce.

New York. Dec IL
Butter-Easy; receipts. 5000: cream
cry specials. 81; third to extra, $1,000;
held creameries. seconds to specials
PAY 13O4s: state dairy. 2262e.
Eggs-Weak; receipts, $500; western
gathered white. $50 40: fresh gathered
extra frsts. 34@35; frsts. 321a @3S;
seconds, 29632.
Poultry Alive. nominal: dressed
firm: chickens. 1919 32o: fowls. 800
Is; turkeys, 1924.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17

Birch. ssnsrs, frsasAt assnt. AGs
Norfolk Z wsstssn-c. II. xina.
bury, general western freight agont:
and A. b. Brown, trAvoling froagh1
agent. Chicago.
Iowa Railroad Commisssion-w. ~
Eaton. D. L. Palmer. ana n. q. Keto0.
|um.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
Get the cenuine Ajways

A substitute is dangerous makeshift
especially in medicine. The genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs
and colds quickly ami is In yellow
package. Accept no substitutes. NC
Bride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
The Money Market.

| New York, Dec. 17.-Prime mercan-
! tile 5M5i2: exchange, steady: bank
ers bills. 4s235 @4.S2.5O at sixty days;
1855 On demand.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
LOCAL LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Prices Pad fer Cattle, Hogs and Shee 2
on Local Market.
Marshalltown prices on livestock
were quoted by Brittaj" 4 Co. today as
follows:
CATTLE.
Good Fat cows and heifers-3.50@3.7
HOGS.
Premiu mhogs. over 16o-71o.
Premium hogs. .'5 to 160-7.00.
Good packers-7J0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
Rama. Of Chicago Grain Prices.
Chicago Grain Close.

Chicago, Dec. II.
wheat-No. 2 red, ESQ esz; No, 5
red, e.3sc77ss; Nc. . hard. as4. gas: No.
3 hard. e1@94.
Como. ?. 4s@4ss4: new. 1910
46x: No. white, 45@4S1s, No. vel
low, sos @51: new, 4sa OF; No. 3,
47H94s; new, 44@44R; No. white.
Az 04s; new, 44@44hz; No. 8 yellow,
49A $50; new. 44@45.
Oats-No. 2, 81; NO. 2 white, 800
ss%; No. white. 32a32ha; standard.
SEA 933.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
Chicago Produce.

Chicago, Decd Il.
Probationary, 1s.4714.
Lard-January, 1890.
Ribs-January, 1920.
Rye-Cash. Sll2.
Zarley-Cash, 60@S9.
Tim>,hy-Cash, S.00@9.75.
Ciover-Cash, 1o.oo@14.25.
Butter Steady; creameries, 23@
90: diaries, 21@25.
Eggs Steady; receipts. 1900; at
mark, cases included. 1912 q 22h; frsts,
%; prime firsts, 81.
Poultry-Easy: turkeys, live. Il;
dressed, %; chickens, live, 1872; dress
ed. 11j2; springs, live, 10; dressed, II.
Cheese = Steady; daisies, 14A 115;
twins, 14@14A: young Americas. 14A
OILS; long horns, 14a4 415.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17

Liverpool, Dec. IL
whear-outet; spot. No. 2 red; west
ern winter 7s 112d: December. IS 10d
Co-n-ou!et: spot American mixed
IS 3lsd; January, As SAD.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17

Kansas City. Dec. Il.
Wheat--No. hard, 9oa4 ass; May.
s3a4 sellers.
corn-No mixed. 1904; May,
45s4 sellers.
oatse-No. white. 921s @ss1e
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
p Cur. /, cola - ON Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine tAo.
lets. Druggists refund money u
fails TO cure. E. W. Groves sienasase
y on each box. Twenty-Five oenss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
ST. Louis Grain.

st. Louis, Dec. il.
wheat-May. 81.
Corn-47l..
Oats-311e.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
New York Grain

New York, Dec. Il.
Wheat-May 1925.
Corn-May. 5lss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
New York EXCHANGE.
Liverpool Grain.

Chicago. Dec 17.-New York ex-
change Is premium
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
No. 4. soh; No. white. ssh: No. 3
white, 32@321s; No. white. BIN @32;
standard, 33@33h.
Chicago Call Grain Prices.

FURNISHED by E. ]. Moore. grain mer-
chant, "a East Main. phone 6s.]
Corn-A To 81 lower
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17

Minneapolis, Dec. Il.
Wheat--Cash. closed: No. l hard.
l.029s No. northern, l.01 IS a 1.02 Is;
No northern, 9sas 010Gss; No. 8,
97h 9ss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
Rama. Of Pries,.

The following range OF prices are
furnished by Clark 1ngledue, brox-
ers, mem bers Chicago Board Of Trade,
ytor, 8 Iremon, block.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
The Potato Marke

Chicago, Dec. 17.-Potatoes steady
Choice to fancy .......... 43N45
Fair to good ................. 3S942
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
WHEAT NEWS FAVORED BOTH
BULLS AND BEARS BUT METH.
Err SIDE WORRIED.
LACK OF RAIN SOUTHWEST
OFFSET ~ FREE MOVEMENT
Australian and india Crop Reports
Generally Favorable and Slight De-
elm. Ensuss-corr Sentiment Bear
ish on Liberal Reesip pts Oats Easy
NJ Shade Off-Provsons Weak.

Chicago. Dec. IA disposition to let
tho market drift was apparent in the
wheat pit today. The news favored
both bulls and bears but was not OF a
character to seriously Worry either side.
Australian offers We're reported larger,
but the amount pressing from -Argen-
tina was said to be lessening. Similarly,
drouth In some districts of Punjab was
offset by statements that elsew here
turnout India the grain was germinat-
ing satisfactorily. Lack OF rain, too, IN
the American southwest, had as a
check, SO far as trade influence was
concerned, the fact that the movement
of wne~. lSAA farms there seemed on
the increase rather than otherwise. OPP
ening prices were unchanged TO
shade lower. May started at s5a,
touched e5A q 90 Is, then declined 10
e5%. Receipts in Chicago. Minnea po-
lis and Duluth were 37+ cars
Small purchases by scattered shorts
kept the market steady till the END
The close was at e5ss for May. net
loss Of Is.
Corn.
With corn coming IN freely, senti-
ment was bearish. May opened un-
changed to a shade up, at 474e 20 4172
OATS, sold at 47s, and then fell to
479h. Receipts were $50 cars.
The absence Of buying caused fur
Their weakness. The close was easy at
AN a47ss, net loss of Is n
Oats.
A little selling by country houses
made oats easy. May opened unchang-
ed to a shade off, at 341s TO 341s 934+4
and declined TO 81. Receipts were 10
cars.
Buying orders were scarce in the pro-
vision pit and there was decided weak
ness in consequence. First sales were
unchanged to 173z lower.
Rang. Of Chicago Grain Prices.
Chicago, Dec. II.
whea.-May opened at s5%: high
est. s5H; lowest, s51s; closed, s5h;
July. esa.
corn-May opened at 47A to 47h@
47h: highest. 47ss; lowest. 47A;
closed. AK OATS: july, 4s@4sh.
Oats-May opened at 341s 70 34h@
34A; highest, 34A@34A: lowest, 1915;
closed, "a: July. 1878.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
Peoria Corn,
Kansas City Grain.

Peoria, Dec. II.
corn-No. 3, 4s1a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17

securing bids on much Of the supply.
The run has been freighted with
weight. big. fat 1e0.pound native lambs
that should have been casleA In weeks
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
Minneapolis Wheat.

Flax-Cash and to arrive. e.33Ss.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
Repre.ent.tive Hos Sales.

Below are quoted few OF the repre-
hog sales: