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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-18
WINTER PROTECTION OF SMALL
FRUITS

1t is now time to be thinking seri-
ously of winter protection for small
fruits. For Strawberries, the usual
covering of straw is good. In mild To-
cations, layer of straw not less
than four inches thick should be APP
piled. In more severe locations this
should be increased to six inches, and
in the prairie sections of the north
wetsern parts of the state it is de-
sirable to use eight inches of straw,
or even more. In some years almost
any covering will do but winters that
are hard on Strawberries, and which
injure or kill them out when not
heavily covered, are sufficiently fire.
quent to make it worth while to be
we'll prepared. 1t is important to
have straw free from weed seeds.
Marsh hay ia an ideal covering for
small patches, when it Is available.
It is better than straw. Manure
should not be used unles sit Is very
light, because 1t is liable to settle
down, and smother the plants. The
covering should be applied as soon
rs the ground Is frozen hard enough
to hold up wagon. Sometimes d
part OF Il is put on even before this
time. fsiy f@ <f9<
Ragpberries and blackberries are
nearly always sufficiently benefited by
laying them down and covering with
earth, to make the expense and trou-
Bile more than pay. The work is done
by bending the canes to the north and
are large and stiff and growing in
hills covering them with earth. If
the canes are large and stiff, and
growing in hills, the best way iii to
dig fOrkful or two of earth away
from in front of the plant before
bending over. 1t is more convenient
to begin at the north end of the row.
The entire cane should be covered
with earth. This work may be done
any time after the leaves fall, and be-
fore the ground freezes up. 1t cam
not be done while there is frost in
the canes, for they will snap off. The
only pruning necessary before laying
down is to remove, the old canes an1
some of the new ones, if they are too
numerous. Leave Just enough Of the
new canes to bear good crop the
following year. II they are planted in
hills, and the canes are large, stocky
and well-branched, about four to six
new canes ina hill will be sufficient.
Horse power may be used in covering
the, canes, by first laying them down
by hand and covering the tips with
enough earth to hold them in place,
and then plowing furrow against
the canes from each side. A man
should then follow with spade, and
compete the covering in spots missed
by the plov.
Currants need little protection ex-
eept from deep shows, which some
times break down the branches when
settling IN the spring. Bushes may
be protected from such injury by
simply tying them together. with light
rope or binding twine, tightly enough
to hold them up straight, SO that the
snow cannot bend them down and
break them. /
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-18
HIGHER SAY EXPERTS
Market This Winter Predicted to be q
Record Breaker for High
Prices

That potatoes will reach the I'M
heard Of price of 81 per hundred
weight by spring is the opinion of
the middlemen of Boise. II this con-
dition comes to pass it will work a
great hardship upon the consumers
of this city, it is said.
1t is said that the amount of po-
tatoes which are in storage for the
spring demand is far below the nor
NAL amount which should be stored
at this time of the year, and that the
demands for spuds is exceptional.
Potatoes are retailing at this time
for 80 cents per hundred in sack lots,
and cent per pound in smaller
quantities. III
Reports form !, the Upper Snake
river valley, which is recognized as
the potato supply point for this vi
cinity, state that the crops were light
and that the demand for thepro-
duct in eastern markets is ehavy.
Market reports from the Greeley sec
ton have 1t that there will be a de-
cided short age at that Colorado on
account OF the scarcity Of water dur
ing the irrigation season, and that
the supply there would not equal to
demand. % b
!. The Missouri river region reports
that9the crop of spuds was just fair
and that the demand was exceptional,
ly good. This is unusual for this
period of the year, as ordinarily the
western output is utilized before the
eastern crop is used. 1t is known
fact that Kansas City Acommissiop'
houses have had men out through
Idaho attempting to buy all of the
spuds obtainable at the present mar
ket price, for January delivery, but
that they were not successful.
Potatoes are bringing the farmer
from IS to 70 cents per hundred at
this time and the demand is heavy
Farmers are Withholding their crops
and there is only small percentage
of the crop sold. In fact there are
1hably as many spuds in the pits
Of thefarmers at this time as there
were at this season last year, and
last years production was twice that
Of the past season.
ne from all reports, the crop
throughout the entire country is
tout half what it is normally, al.
though the grade of thefspuds VIII
$ up to the standard. This
will mean that the demand will be
Just twice as heavy as in ordinary
year. when potatoes run up tos2 per
hundred, and on this basis is the
of 81 spuds made.
1t is said that local storage COM
,anies were unable to secure SUFFICIENT /
potatoes to All their warehouses and
hat their supply would not last after
he first of February. From tina.
.ime the on consumers Of Boise who
nave not stored their winter supply
md demand, of potatoes: viii be at |
he mercy Of the law, of supply and
.Sand from all Indications
he oncook is far from reassnring.
), The market this year is in direct
to that of last year. as there |
yere hundreds of carloads OF the
inest stock left. in the caves to spoil
'ecause Of the fact that the market |
'rice did not warrant the haul to the
.ars. It is estimated that several
hundred cars were left. over ON the
irst of May in the Upper Snake river
alley alone. and conditions were the
anne all over the country, accordingly
o dealers.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-18
GREAT SALT LAKE 500 YEARS
OLD

The present behavior and past his
tory of Great Salt lake is attracting
more and more attention each year
and is now the object of a special
investigation by the United States
weather bureau precipitation records,
beginning in 1868. present compar-
atively accurate record Of the levels
of Great Salt lake dating back to the
year 1850. In 1850 the water rose
to IA feet, dropped to rs feet in
1873, and rose again to IA feet in
1877. The lake then gradually, low
cred until the water stood at ~ feet
in 1902 and 2.2 feet in 1905. Since
1905 the water has gradually risen,
reaching the six foot mark in May,
1910. The lake is now falling.
Many millions of dollars have been
spent in the construction of railroads
and resorts over or near the shores
of Great Salt lake. II any data can
be secured which will enable one to
make reliable prediction as to the
behavior Of the lake ten years in ad-
vance. the information would be OF
inestimabIe value. 1t will be neces-
sary to determine whether or not
there are regular periods of wet ana
dry years, also to determine the time
intervening between two wet and
two dry periods. To determine this
point one should have precipitation
records dating back 100 years or
more. i
Taking, for example, forest tree
which is some distance from flow
ing stream, and one which receives
no moisture from artificial sources,
1t is believed that the annual growth
of this tree would bear direct rela-
ton. to the amount OF precipitation
which fell during ths, winter just
prior to the growing Season. The
of growth made during each
year may be determined by measur-
ing the thickness of the trees an
nular rings. The temperature dur
ing the growing season would have
Its effect upon the growth of the tree,
and it is therefore not expected that
the data obtained from measuring the
thickness of annular rings would give
records for successive years
where there is little variation in the
annual precipitation. It seems rea-
sonable to believe that the high nor
NAL and low years can be determin-
ed.
The forest service has extended its
assistance in this interesting investi-
cation by cutting big tree from the
Big Cottonwood drainage area, which
lies about ten miles southeast Of salt
Lake city. This tree is between 400
and 500 years old. A section will be
cut and polished in order that the |
thickness of the. annuiar rings may be |
EASILY measured. A thorough study |
will be made OF the first so annular |
'ings and a comparison made with
he Cougar record OF the levels Of |
Great Salt lake. If a definite rela-
ion can be determined showing that
certain amount of precipitation |
PRODUCES ring of certain thickness,
his relation can then be applied back
o the center of the tree and an es-
innate thereby secured for the an
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-18
Idaho Country Life
Observation-Disclosures

could fill all of them four or five
times over.
We pass up the valley to Idaho
Falls and St. Anthony, and at each
place it is the same story over again
Bingham and Fremont counties
where these towns are situated have
over 5000 miles of canals watering
100000 acres.
The following is an advertisement
taken from the Des Moines Daily
Capital News which shows how he
boosts for Idaho.
Idaho Apples
Idaho apples lead the world in
price. Why? Because they are per.
feet in color, texture, flavor and keep.
ing qualities.
Louis Robbins at Blackfoot, Idaho
offered a SO gold piece for every
wormy apple in his orchard last
year. He packed several thousand
boxes Of apples and still has that gold
piece. His PROFITS were $1164 per
acre net on his seven-year-old apple
orchard.
You toll and sweat to buy a house
to, live in, You toll and sweat I'd
keep it after it Is paid for. One OF
our Ave acre apple orchards provides
both home, and an independence on
terms more reasonable than buying
a roof simply to cover you.
Over thirty .Des Moines people have
each bought five acres Of our growing
apple orchards in Idaho. Many Of
them have visited our orchards. Hear
their story. You can have their
names for the asking.
Five arces of apples on easy pay
means absolute independence
for you.
Idaho Land and Orchard Company,
Suite 418 Century Bldg.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-11-18
FARM FOR SALE

FARM FUR bALE
Fifty one acres three miles from
Blackfoot. on telephone line and
rural mail route, double water
right, orchard, we'll, buildings; half
mile from beet loading station.
Price 100000. BYRD TREGO. II
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and Rye-steady. Buckwheat Flour and
Buckwheat-Qulet. cornmeal-Easy. Barley

and Rye-Steady. Buckwheat Flour and
observation-disclosures. cornmeal-Easy. Barley
Steady. wheat--steady; No. 2 red. asAc ele-
vator and ss&c. I. o. b. atloat. Futures
closed unchanged to NC. lower. December.
t61sc. elevator. domestic basis. to arrive, c.
!. Il. and SIC. T. o. b. afloat. Futures closed
nc. down to &c. up. December. 55Hc.: May.
SIC. Oats-Firm; standard white. sc.
Futures closed lie. higher. October. 37Ac.:
December, 37Sc.: May, 40ttc.: July. 3sAc.
Beef-Steady. Lard-Easy Tallow-Bare-
~ steady. Petroleum and Rosln-Steady.
Turpentine--Firm. Rice and Moasses-
Steady. Sugar--Raw. steady; refined. quiet.
sCoffee--Closed quiet, only a little off from
the best under realizing and steady at a
net gain OF li9is points. Spots steady: Rio.
No. u. 10A q 1oAc.: Santos. No. I. III @ilAc.:
Firm; receipts, $3.50 pounds: creamery, spe.
3cials. so9 s2hc cheese--Steady and I'M
changed: receipts 1917 boxes. Eggs-steady;
receipts s,742 crates; fresh gathered. seconds.
23@24i:c. Potatoea0ouiet and Arm: Maine.
per bag, $l.25 9160; Jersey sweet. per bar
rel sL25l1.75. Cabbages-Steady and I'M
changed. Peanuts-unchanged Freights-
Barely steady; grain BY steam to Liverpool.
I'd.
The cottonseed oil market was frmer for
the near positions. which closed 5 points net
higher on buying by consumers. while the
late months closed 29S points net lower
under moderate selling by commission
houses. October. I25g7.30. November, ~ q
5.2s; December. 7.a297a3. January I.s7 &C 1,39;
February, 74i9T.43; primo crude. SIC 4s.l3:
prime summer yellow, rs 1910; prime win
Ter yellow. 100000: prime summer white,
7.5oGs.to.
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COTTON MARKETS.


+ New York. October Dramatically all OF
yesterdays big loss was recovered in the
cotton market to-day as a result OF COW
ering and renewal of bull support. follow
ting predictions for cold weather in the belt
tonight. and the close was steady at a net
gain OF 25dSl points The market opened
steady at unchanged price to an advance OF
Il points. and quickly sold up to net gain
Of about H@2l points advance by yester-
days sellers and little fresh buying. In
5gpired by somewhat better cables than look
ed for and the weather map sug costing a
decided drop In Temperatures There was
was heavy realizing by people who had
carried cotton over yesterdays break. and
this caused some irregularty during the
early trading. but following the official
dictions OF heavy frosts or freezing tempera-
lures In the Western belt and generally
colder weather South. the market again adj
vanced on big demand, hut soon sent
prices up to a net gain Of about 3o9s2
points. Around O'clock heavy realizing
sales We're encountered. but they were alb
eorbed on a reaction OF Z or points from
the best. and the market. later hrmed up
again. reaching the highest prices OF the
day. or net advance of about 3o934 points
+ in the late trading on Indications that some
Of the earlier season bull leaders were re-
entering the market on an important scale.
The close was only or points off from
the tor on active positions. Very little was
heard during the day of the freer Southern
spot offerings reported yesterday, and the
market seemed to bs dominated by an Idea
that either the recent census report reflect
ed very short crop. or. II the relatively
small figures We're due TO a late season, the
plant was in q position to suffer material
tertal!ze. Southern spot markets officially
reported early We're Nc. lower to s-lec
higher.
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( ID II y
New York. October 27.--The resump.
ton prices OF stocks to-day was
credited to the same speculative forces
u that were active in its inception. The
prestige Of this supposed leadership
had an imposing effect on the rank
and file OF professional traders on the
stocks, and they were inclined to fol-
low the movement, lTheir operations
centred tn United States Steel, Union
Pacific and Reading, with notable
supplement in american Smelling.
& There were some striking price move
llients in other stocks. but they were
on volume of dealings that was not
Important. United States steel made
n new high level for ...e movement ut
so. but the staggering burden of real
izing sales at that price caused re-
action. which made the closing irreg-
u1ar. The more cheerful speculative
sentiment had It's incentive in the re-
tention OF ,de Bank of England dis
count at per cent The effect was
perceptible in the foreign exchange
market In New York rates declining
and widening the margin which divtiad
exchange from the price of profit on
engagements of gold for London ac-
count here, The speculation was quick
TO take advantage + the implied re-
lief for the New York money market
from threatened requisition from for
eisn sources for gold. The evidence
of call money being in sufficient sup
ply was cited at this 'levsl as proof
OF safety for speculative Requirements
Bankers were not wholly Il, agreement
with this view The London money
position is regarded as holding posi-
biljties of strain during the remainder
of the year. Besides the Bank of Eng
land action, the Union Pacific annual
report and the increase in the Con-
solidated Gas dlvles--a rate were sup
Elementary influences on the rise In
prices. The disclosures in the Union
Pacific In the sale Of It's Atchison hold
3ngs were regarded as strengthening
the company's contention of non-con-
troll of competing lines. The corpora
non increase Of holdings in New York
Central and Chicago and Northwestern
was a Strengthening influence on these
stocks. Union Pacific was affected by
the consideration of TIL. broad margin
over dividend Requirements of the |
years earnings.
Bonds were irregular Total sales
par value. s2,4s70oo United States
bonds were unchanged on call.
Total sales for the day were o3s.soo
shares
New York, October 27.-Money on
call steady, a1-2@S lo: ruling rate.
8 1-2; closing bid. 1-2; offered at 8
Time loans stronger and dull: sixty
days, 41-2@5; ninety days. 47-s@5;
six months. 3-4@5. Prime mercantile
paper, 61-2@6 per cent: sterling eN-
change at decline, with actual bus
mess in bankers u lis, at s4.S2S0@
s4s25o for sixty-day bills, and at
s4.S645 for demand. Commercial bills,
s4.S2@ s4.s25o. Bar silver. s61-s. Mex.
lean dollars 46.
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CuCAG0 GRAIN MARKEr.

Chicago. ILL.,. October 27.-sharp lighting in
the wheat pit to-day ended in drawn
battle. Closing prices We're nc. higher to
&c lower than twenty-four hours previous.
News OF the shutting down of flour mills
made the final tone a bit weak. In corn
there was net decline of to A8asc., but
oats finished Nc. up to ls4Ac. of. Latest
figures for hog products were lsc. less cost
sly3 to shade dearer.
4 The leading futures ranged as follows:
Omen. Hiph. Low. Clnse.
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R1cIr,1oNp PRODUCE MARKET,

Unless otherNise stated these quotations
are Wholesale prices. Orders llled from
stores In small lots are charged extra.
FLOUR--Receipts heavy, Market dull, with
downward tendency. WHEAT-Reeeipts con-
tnue light and market steady at prices
quoted. CORN-Continue quiet OATS
Continue quiet. RYE-Continues in fair de-
mand.f HAY--Market continues firm for the
better grades. Low grades dull and neglect-
ed.
APPLEs-Receipts liberal. but our market
Is in good shape
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Cotton futures opened steady and closed
ste ).

Cotton quiet; middlng. i4.75; gross re-
ceipts, 1888 bales sales. 300 bales; stock.
ea.Tls bales; export Coast wise. 1905 bales.
Total to-day at all portE--Net receipts.
6o,.i2 bales: export to. Great Britain, 1858
bales: to France, S2,s17 bales; TO the CONT
nent, 1874 bales; stock 673,37s bales.
Consolidated at all ports-Net receipts.
1884, ;3g bales: export 10 Great Britain. lcs.-
sos bales; to France, 61,s97 bales; to the
Continent sl.5l4 bales: to Japan. 2,6ts bales
Total since September i at all ports-Net
receipts, 2,ssIa4 bales: export TO Great
Britain Sa2si9 bales: to France, 2l99si bales;
TO the Continent 631.?G7 bales; to Japan.
1915 bales; to Mexico. 500 bales.
New Orleans La. October 27.-Cotton-
the spot $50 bales and 40 TO arrive. Futures
opened steady at an advance of 14Qis points
ON sign. of colder weather for the cotton
belt on the weather map. The posting OF
the weather forecast. promising freezing
weat Their in Oklahoma and portions OF Az
kansas and frost in Texas, Louisiana. MIS-
.issppi and Alabama checked the down
ward movement sharply and caused buying
on a larger scale than before. II was said
that one OF the most prominent traders OF
former years in this market. who OF late
had not been in the market had taken
position on the bull side. Gossip concerninR
this brought in considerable outside ouylns
The market WAS very steady from the 1n ~ y
die OF the morning on, and at noon was q H
80 points over yesterdays close. Futu " =
closed very steady at q net advance. OF - "
% noints. clo.Sg bids: October. l4.a2: y % O
.vember. 14os: December. 1i2e; January . TO-,
March, 1850; May. 400: July. l4es.
y z
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CATTLE MARKETS,
RICHMOND LIVE sToc OK MARKET.
fSalex At Union Stock y ards.

HlCHMONp . ~ s1 8 = =
Richmond; va. October 1910
Report OF the live stock ma rkets lo y d ~ z
week ending October Sfs \. I. I. J,
Eece!p,s-Cuttle. 1886 head; CO ives. ~ neau
+ Eest steers. 5isNacg: one extra lot higher;
medium 10 good. AZ D5,4o; connon 10 f uaT
az tilsct; best heifers 6c.; " sgnu,
ttatSc.; common * ap AZ II ~ ~. \.
cows, W4Ac: medium goo,a' sis y s ~
eommon TO fair 2h qpSc, s.s Y ~
calves, sa s,ae.; grassor coW ", !, \ "a
calves, ,2aags5.0o per head Il shee N Y 1c..
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M.lscELLANEouls slslAlllRKETs.
PEANUT i, + 8 M,ARKE1

y max PEANUT.i MAHtIt11.T1s y NJ
fssS r eported by Rods McCabe g COD
Petersburg. Va. Octobe a7.-Pean
zspanlsh.--Mark nrmer at s .s5 3 for old
stock: new Spanish at $3.50 WeatnerA con-
new crop. 5s TILL . .
gF5Virginias,-Market weak with few { sales
Fancy farmers' stock, a9ahc.;S machine
picked stock. 2ls92Nc.;8 shelliLx st t q
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SALES.

SALES.
400 Amer. Agri. Chem, com.
100 Allis- Chalmers ..s.......,
80 Allis- Chalmers, pfd......
400 Amalgamated Copper -.
400 American Can ............,
1900 American Canspfd.. 500.
1N Amer. Car and Foundry.
Amer. Car and Fou1., pfd
200 American Cotton Ollie.
Amer. Linseed OIL, COM,
Amer. Lin..sed Oil. pfd...
600 American Locomotive -.
Amer. Locomotive, pfd..
American Malt, pfd......
$1,000 American Smelling $500.
500 American Beet Sugar..
American Sugar ........
1850 Amer. Tel. and Tel Co...
u American Tobacco, com.
American Tobacco, pfd. !.
4s0 Anaconda Copper ........
600 Atchison Observation-Disclosures.
100 Atlantic Coast Line. ....
"A. C. l.. Of Connecticut.
$500 Baltimore and Ohio......
1900 Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
9iVyO Nh iidultlu aSlliS ..,.s....'
800 Central Leather $1,000.
1000 Chesapeake and Ohio....
100 Chicago Great Western.
I. Chi Great West, pfd....
1920 Chi, Mil. and ST. Paul..
Chicago and Northwest.
Clev.. Gin, Chi. and st. L.
800 Colorado Fuel and Iron.
loo Colorado and Southern.
Col. and South, 1st pfd..
22.700 Consolidated Gas .........
355 Crucible Steel, GOMEZ.
80 Crucible Steel, pfd........i
600 Delaware and Hudson...
800 Distillers' Sec. Cor........
800 Erie ....................
$50 Erie, LIST pfd................
loco Fed. Min. and SIN, pfd..
1860 General Electric .........
100 Great Northern, pfd.
- N -
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lambs. AZ @s,sc.: extra. 7c.: best hogs. $50:
medium to good. s@sAc.: pigs. sows and
stays. 7h@shc.

chicaeo. ILL.,. October N.-cattle-Receip.
5000 head. Market weak. Beeyes $500
$50; Texas steers. ,a.ao95.e5: Western steers.
Has75; stockers and feeders. s4so9s5o:
cows and heifers. s.2o@4as: calves. ,75oU
1000 Hogs-Receipts 1900 head. Market
rather slow. Light ss55 091o: mixed. ssc5 a
sos; heavy. s7.so9s.ss; rough. ;7soasoo:
good TO choice heavy. $s0s.s5: pigs ss150
$50; bulk OF sales. $s.1o0S.S5. sheep-Re-
cepts IS, 600 head. Market steady Western,
ssa4.35: yearlings. s4.50g5.so: lambs. native.
s4.5oa7.1o; western. IS 17.oo
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKER.
Baltimore Nd. October 27:--W ar
ket steady. spot, contracts, o hc:: south
ern on grade 500 Soc Corn.E a1ie ri. spot POI
63&c. Oats-Firnl: No. white S67t @ VIC.
Rye-Flrm; No. western. d m e ~ gsoc.
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Quotations for interest-paying bonds are
at price. to which interest must be add
cd Income bonds and certificates of indebt-
edness are flat
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PoTAroEs-Libera receipts and market
quiet.
H1DEs-1n good demand.
E EGGs-Receipts moderate Market about
steady.
BurrER-unchansed: active; light re-
sceipts.
PoULTRY-choice fat turkeys small
chickens. and large fat ducks active; other
stock quiet.
RECEIPTS FOR THE wEEK-wheat,
4o,s4o bushels, corn. 1884 bushels; oats. a..
656 bushels: rye, 1850 bushels: flour, $3.50
barrels: hay. 500 tons: mlllfeed, $50 tons. III
q STOCK IN ELENATOR-Corn. 1886 bush
els! oats, so,123 bushels; rye. eF bushels.
,,,,Y-r YIrr q
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
Nav York. October Nl-- Flour barely
steady WITH . fair local trade, rye Flour