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Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
MARKET WEAK;
PRICES STABLE
EXTREME LASSITUDE MARKS
DAYS BUSINESS
QUOTATIONS LITTLE AFFECTED
BY sLUGGIsHNEss
Professional Tactics Shown In Appre-
hension Over Tobacco Decision.
Revival Delayed Until Court
Renders Verdict in Case
Associated Press1

NEW YORK, Jan. 91.-Extrome iassitude
settled on the stock market today, SEEM
ingly as the after effect of last weeks Vlo-
lent excitement In spite of the lethargy
prices suffered little, the late selling coming
after considerable gains had occurred.
The professional tactics were seen in the
professions of apprehension that the
American Tobacco case decision would be
handed down by the supreme court. The
small likelihood of such action was well
known to those who had taken the trouble
to inform themselves as well as the IN
tended adjournment OF the court for
three weeks recess.
The recess was factor. in fact. In hold
ing the early stock market firm
There Is a widespread opinion IN the fin
ancial world. nevertheless, that no effective
stock market revival Is to be looked for
until this important case Is finally disposed
Of 1t is believed the main current OF the
market will not set in again until the court
has defined what may be regarded as per-
missble restraint within the meaning Of
the Sherman antitrust law.
News from Paris today pointed to the
passing of the worst foods there. but the
influence of depression dn financial markets
was not lightened. Not much effect on the
New York money market is feared. the IN
flow of funds from domestic sources proms-
ing growing ease in money. The continued
expansion of bank loans shown by Satur-
days weekly bank statement indicates some
still unsatisfied requirements, which the
stock market liquidation has not suficed
to meet.
The fact is noticed that while the ag-
ETegate excess Of loans over deposits of the
combined clearing house banks has dsap-
peared, after perslsting into the first of the
year, there remains a considerable excess
of loans over deposits the part of the
three largest banks in the clearing house.
The professional limitations of the mar
ket were indicated by the sudden reversal
of the days previous laborious upward
movement in the last half hour when Steel
and Union Pacific fell abruptly points be-
low the closing price Of Saturday.
Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value
S2,S61, 900. Government bonds unchanged
call
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
MOTHER THROUGH ERROR
GIVES HER SON POISON
INSTEAD OF MEDICINE
Taken to Jail, She Is on Verge of
Death as Result of Her ln-
tense Grief over
Mistake

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Knowledge of
the fact that she had administered to
her 2-year-old son fatal potion from
bottle which she believed contained
medicine that would relieve him from
pain drove Mrs. May Keague herself
to the verge of death.
Following the child's death in her
home at No. So Powers street, Will
liamsburg, Mrs. Keague was arrested
on technical charge, but later was re-
leased on the advice of physicians who
saw that the burden of grief already
was greater than she could bear.
She is % years old, and neighbors
saw that devotion to her little boy oc-
cupied her mind to the exclusion of
nearly all else. This boundless love
inspired unusual haste when John jr.
had a coughing spell. Mrs. Keague
took from the medicine chest a bottle
with a label Indicating that it was
filed with glycerine and peru.
1t did not occur to the young mother
that a few weeks before the bottle
was empty and she had taken it to the
druggist to be filled with creosote. The
label had remained unchanged. The
light was turned down in the room
when Mrs. Keague filled a teaspoon
from the bottle. She placed the spoon
to the childs lips and told him to
swallow quickly.
A few moments later his screams ter
rifed her. She glanced at the bottle
and recalled instantly that it contained
creosote. Her grief hampered her in
meeting the emergency. Precious mo-
ments lapsed before she secured house
hold remedies. The child failed rapid
ly. Mrs. Keague summoned neighbors,
who went for DR.. f. c. Il. Neuman of
237 Leonard street. When he reached
the house it was too late for medical
skill, and the boy died within few
minutes.
DR.. Neuman notified the authorities
and a policeman was sent to the house.
He learned the facts from the distract
ed mother and was compelled to take
her to the Leonard street station, as
she admitted causing the child's death,
although accidentally.
Mrs. Keague was threatened with
complete collapse when she reached the
station. Physicians were summoned
and they said that the result might be
fatal unless the grief crazed mother
was liberated Immediately.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
ave today,s quotatlons /:
PACIFIC COAST TRADE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31.-Flour. family
and bakers extras, So 6.5O@7; Oregon and
Washington, $6@6.2o; shipping wheat, sl.90
o.; milling, s1.97la feed barley, S13O@
1.S5; brewing, s1,S61s @1.371s: chevalier'
s1.6O@1.65: red oats, $1.55@ 1.62ia white
s1.571s q 16O; black s1.50@2.30; middlngs.
$3s@3s; mixed feed, $2S@33; rolled barley,
s2S@3O; oatmeal, s4;4o 4.6e; oat greats,
"a co. rolled oats $685. wheat hay S14@
10; wheat and oat, s12@1S; wild oat 500
13; tame oat. $12. 5@t6 alfalfa. 9@12;
straw. 50@ 75c; pink beans. si.25 o. 40;
lima, s4.O5Q4.1O; small white, 81 4.75@4.S0;
large white. $3,25 q $50; oregon BurbanlSs,
s115Q1.3O; Salinas Burbanks. s1.25Q1.50;
Merced sweets S1.7O@1.S5; fancy Califor-
mia onions .25; common. s1.10; green
peas, s@121sc; rhubarb. 5@10c; garlic 4@
Sc; hothouse cucumbers, s1@1.50; mush-
rooms 25c@$1; live turkeys, 19@22c;
old ROSTERS $5@5.o; young, $7@1O; small
brollers. SS50@45O; large s5p6; fryers, SO
az; hens. s5@1O: old ducks, $4@6; young,
$685. geese. $293; old pigeons. 81. q so,
Receipts-Flour. 5122; wheat, 1865; bar
ley. 515O; oats, 600; beans, 240; corn, 1915;
potatoes 7645; onions. coo; bran. 440; mid
dllngs $685. hay, 734; straw 10; hops. 1O5:
hides, 635; wine. $4,000.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
LOWER PRICE OF SHOES
BY EATING MORE MEAT

BOSTON, Jan. S1.--Up goes the price
of shoes. If it goes much higher peo-
pie will have to take to the woods. -
Please do not kick off your shoes at
the pun.
citation has voted to raise the price of
shoes.
The members discussed the increased
cost of leather and other materials
used in making shoes and then gently
broke the sad news to the public.
They voted to raise the price suffi-
ciently 'to permit the addition to each
grade of such value as will compensate
the wearer for the increased cost"
Wouldn't the attic simplicity Of that
make you wear sandals or go bare
foot or put on wooden shoes?
OF course, if everybody wears sabots
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
CHICAGO GRAIN

special service to The Herald by ]. c. Will
son, member Chicago board Of trade, New
York stock exchange and San Francisco bond
and stock exchange, 212 West Fifth street,
Los Angeles.
CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-Wheat has dragged a
little lower today, but has nevertheless dis
played a much more stubborn tone than was
due from the character of the news in circu-
lation. Primary market receipts were enor-
NOUS about half as much for the one day as
for the entire week year ago. Cash wheat
of the red kind southwest weakened very ma
terially off to 6 cents. Minneapolis re-
ported a considerable decline in the demand
for -four Demand for cash wheat here was
very slow There was considerable selling of
wheat today by the same people who were
talking bullsh last week and giving values
such support. The May wheat, which has
been SO congested for several days, seemed to
loosen up around S1.11A today.
Corn started heavy selling. was overdone on
the decline and renewed buying, partly east
ern, caused q substantial rally. This was fol-
lowed in turn by q sharp slump following the
later weakness in wheat. Weather was fine
in tho corn belt and movement was large
enough to come up TO the long predicted total.
The market looks lower
Oats followed the same general course as
corn There was weakness at the start. then
a substantial rally and later there was a
material reaction The decline late in the ses-
sion however. was not as pronounced as in
other grains.
Provisions ranged higher all around. Buy
ing by one of the local packers spectators.
who was evidently impressed with the recent
government report of hogs the farm, shaped
the course of values. Offerings proved TO be
yerv small in the pit. Western hog run today
was larger than year ago because of storms
last year which curtailed arrivals.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
NEW YORK COTTON
Special service to The Herald by J. c. VIII
son, 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles.

Special service to The Herald by ]. c. Will
son, 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-In today's cotton
market the initial prices were slightly lower
which level, however, was practically the low
eet of the day Trading was on a small scale,
and but very little interest was shown until
about midday, when accelerated by some short
covering and slight increased demand for long
contracts prices rallied until the near months
were from IA to II points and October 10 points
above Saturdays finals. The room traders then
endeavorng to take profits caused a sagging
tendency The closing was firm at recession
from the high but showing gains for the day
New York spots were firm at 1860.
Liverpool due 21a lower on October and to
ia lower on other positions. Opened quiet at
to lower. At 1876 p m market was quiet
at a net decline of to 81 on near and 7ls
lower on intermediate. and 5h to 81 lower on
late months. Spot cotton quiet lower at
76Sd Sales. 1000, American 5000. Port re-
ceipts today. 5000; last week, 1886; last
year, &c, 221.
Following are todays quotations.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01

the lumber trust will rejoice greatly;
but thanks to the conservators of pub
lie forests, the price Of wooden shoes
should not go up for a while.
Shoe manufacturers say the people Of
this free and enlightened country are
eating less meat than they used to;
therefore hides are scarcer, therefore
leather is dearer, therefore shoes are
more expensive.
So go to the butchers and buy meat.
If you wear your shoes out walking
there you will be able to buy another
pair comparatively cheap.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
coEEEE AND SUGAR

NEW YORK. Jan. 3l.--Coffee futures to.
day closed steady net unchanged to
points lower. The French market was un-
changed and there was no fresh development
with reference to valorization coffee Sales
were reported here of 10. 500 bags. including
Feb at 6.S5c; March, 6.95c: May. 7.0R; Dec
z iOc; spot quiet; No. Z Rio. Sstc; Santos
No. 4. 9%c; mild, quiet; Cordova, 9@11lAc
Sugar-Raw. firm: Muscovado 80 test
9 5sc; centrifugal 96 test 4.1lc; ,molasses
sugar SO test 3 3Sc: refined steady
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
Market Ranges


steady; No rye, sic; feed or mixing barley
64q66c; fair to choice mailing. 67laq7Oc; flax
seed, No. l southwestern, s2.04; No north
western, LA; timothy seed, S4.1594.20; clover
sl415; mess pork, per bbl. $2l.0OQ2l. S5; lard,
per 100 lbs $500; short ribs, Sides loose. SLIGO
a12.OO: short clear sides, boxed, Sl2gl2,l2l5.
Total clearances of wheat and Hour were
equal to 156, 600 bushels. Primary receips were
1,i64 600 bushels, compared with 900 bushels
the corresponding day year ago.. The visi-
BILE supply of wheat In the United States IN
creased 19S,0OO bushels for the week. The
amount of hreadstuffs on ocean passage in
creased 3952. 600 bushels
Estimated receipts for tomorrow; Wheat, 30
cars corn. COZ cars; oats, 2GS cars; hogs 22,OO)
head.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
RurrER. EGGS AND CHEESE

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. S1.-Fanoy cream
cry butter, see; seconds S3c: fancy dairy,
99c New cheese 1791Sc; Young America.
10000. Ranch eggs. 32c; store. 29c.
CHICAGO, Jan. 31.-Butter-Steady; cream
cries 25GD90c; dairies, 24Q29c.
Eggs-Easy; receipts 222S; at mark, cases
included, 21hQ271a; frsts soc; prime firsts, Slc.
Cheese-Steady; Daisies. l7D17hoS twins, 16at
d17c; Young Americas, '16lsG16%c: Long Horns,
1e1 al
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

CHICAGO, Jan. 31,-Cattle-Recepts esti-
mated at IS, 900; market 5Q1Oc higher; beeves,
81 2Oa7 so; Texas steers, S3.S544.90; western
steers. si1O16; stockers and feeders 49, 106D
sac; cows and heifers, S210G5.6O; calves. S7q
$50.
Hogs-Recelpts estimated at 3iO0; market
steady to strong; light. $795aS.371a: mixed.
sS O5dfS 80; heavy Ss 1jaS.50; rough IS. 15aS 95:
good to choice heavy, S725qS.j0; pigs, S690Q
7.g5; bulk of sales, SS3JaSa5
steady; native, Sia65O; western, Sia6; year
lings, s6s0aLso; lambs, native, S6aS.s5; vest
ern sG4s 35.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
TREASURY STATEMENT

WASHINGTON. Jan. S1.-The condition of
the treasury at the beginning of business to-
dav was as follows: Trust funds-Gold coin
sS66, 74s,s69; silver dollars. s4S4665,0O0; sill
yer dollars of $780, SS,S94,O00; silver certi-
ncates outstanding, S4S4 665, 900. General
fundLstandard silver dollars in general
fund $6,2OO669; current liabilities, Sl0S,-
47S6S4; working balance in treasury offices
22,631. .149: in banks to credit of treasurer
s35SS9, 400; subsidiary silver coin S196l2,-
O49; minor coin, S1,163,o1S; balance in gen
eral fund, SS0S75.600
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
cALIFoRNIA DRIED FRUITS

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Evaporated apples
dun; spot fancy, 1Ols @11e; choice. 9@9iAc;
prime ca Q7o; common to fair. 6Q6 4sc,
Prunes steady; California up to 3O-4Os, "a
@9he; Oregons, GQ9c. Apricots, steady;
choice 111h011&c; extra choice, IL u o.
12kc; fancy, 1919 @13hc, Peaches steady;
choice, ca @7c; extra choice. 7@7c; fancy,
7&0sc Raislns. firm; loose muscatels. Ia
sac; choice to fancy seeded, 5Q61sc; seed
less, '31h@4&c; London layers, S1.1591.25.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
Retail Prices

Best butter per pound .......-....-...4 4bc
Beef per pound ...........-.-' .s'''. y "a 55c
Pork, per pound .......: :............20 20 a 22c
Lamb per pound ......,............7g Z q SOc
Sausage. per pound ................1S@ q zoe
Ham, per pound. whole. e.................22 22c
Ham, per pound, sliced ...........,.... 35c
Barracuda. halibut, rock cod and yell
iovtau. per pound ...................1 loo
salmon. sand dabs, pound ............. zoe
Herring and smelts, pound ........... .15c
oysters quart .....--..'''''''' ''.''- 60e
Hens. pound ,........'''.''..'.. s1c
Rabbits, pound ..........t....,.,.... 2oc
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
NEE!E:!lLIE2(!ZLZ!5
CARLOAD SHIPMENTS
OF CITRUS FRUITS

8 Shipments of oranges and lemons d.
I. from Los Angeles Friday, JAN 2S, were 6.
. 104 carloads of oranges and "a of lem e
{. ons. Total to Idate there have been g
{. shipped 1915 carloads, of which 01S e
3 were lemons. Last season to date g
. there were shipped 1851 carloads, of g
. which 1895 were lemons. /"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
FRUIT MARKET

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31.-Fancy apples,
75c@$1; common, 500 navel oranges,
s175@25O; Mexican lines S4@450; com
mon California. lemons. s1Q1.5O; good to
choice. s292.5O; fancy, $3.5O94; bananas,
7hcm2; pneapples, $2@2.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01

Morning sales-26, 900 So Pao rig As 95h; 10000
Assd oil IS OS; 1000 Mkt st 5s 1913; 1000 do 6s
1885, 1000 United Ry As 721z; 1000 Peoples w IS
72; 1000 do TN; 5000 do 72h; 70 Alaska 9l1a
100 Assd Oil 47A; 105 City Elec 81; 16 Firemens
Fun $40; Mercantile Trust 242; do 243; 8
do 2421h; 100 onomea 56%; 25 Spring w 42&;
25 do 43: 105 do 43A.
as 1011b: 5000 So Pac rig As 95k; 1000 People s
w IS 721k; 1000 do TN 1000 do 70; 1000 Spring
V W 4s sS%; 5000 do sS7s: 1900 United Ry 4s
792i: TO- 600 do 727k; 25 Alaswa 9115; 20 do 91A
Is Assd Oil AZ; 25 City Elec 52h; % Giant
79B; 80 Makaweli "a; 20 onomea 56%; 100
do 5s1k; 10 Pac Tel pfd e415; So do 95; Is Spring
v w 43h.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK
AND BOND EXCHANGE

Special service to The Herald by ]. C. Will
son, 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles mem
ber New York stock exchange, Chicago board
of trade. stock and bond exchange Of San
Francisco
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
TO ABOLISH CHINESE SLAVERY

PEKING, Jan. 31.--An imperial edict
issued today approves the plans Of the
constitutional bureau for abolishing
the traffic in human beings.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
NEW YORK BONDS

Special service to The Herald by J. c. Will
son. 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles mem-
Der New York stock exchange, Chicago board
of trade, stock and bond exchange Of San
Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
WOOL

ST LOUIS, Jan 31.-Wool. unchanged {;
erritory and western medium, 2JQ 2sei fine
Mediums 2OQ elc; fine, 12@ s1c.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
Daily MINING GALL

Afternoon sales-1O00 Con Mines 1B; $50
Johnnie NJ and NJ 1As.
Listed Stocks
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
NEW YORK STOCKS

Special service to The Herald by ]. c. VIII
son, 212 West Fifth street, Los Angeles, men,
ber New York stock exchange, Chicago board
of trade, stock and bond exchange Of San
Francisco.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. sl.-TOllOwing were
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
FINANCIAL

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31.-BanlS. clearings
50, 17O. Sc, decrease of s205O5S as COM
pared with the amount for the corresponding
date of last year. Following is a comparative
statement:
1910 1909 1908
Jan. 81 ..s2 10 2O966 S2 172 6O24 s1624 159. IS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01

LOS ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE
Morning Sales
10 Associated Oil, B. go 475o; 80 do 4s.s7ls:
5000 Cal Midway 25; 1000 do 25la 1000 do 25;
1000 do "a; 5000 do 20; 1000 do 10; 5000 do IS;
5000 do 172; 1000 do 1914; 1000 do 21; 1000 do %.
Afternoon Sales
10 Am Pet Co pfd $500; 10 Commercial Natl
1900; 20 Associated Oil 46.75; 2COO Cal Midway
%; 5000 do 22la; 1900 do 2234; Union 1O3.
Pnnde
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-01
DEALERS RUSH EGGS
IN RETAIL MARKET
PRICES REDUCED IN ORDER TO
CLEAN Up
Tomatoes. Drop 25 Cents a Crate in
Value-Big Shipment of Bananas
Is Expected - Fish
Scarce

Several Of the more enterprlsing retail
grocery stores are making special efforts to
dispose Of ranch eggs which are offered at
33c and less a dozen. They are put up
neatly in paper packages. The jobbing price
now is sic and 29c. So it will be seen that
tho margin of profit is slight. on the pro-
duce exchange yesterday eggs declined 1c a
dozen. The retail selling price is 35c a
dozen. Receipts for the day were 161 cases.
Receipts of spuds were 37S9 sacks. Fancy
potatoes are firmer.
Tomatoes declined to s2.5Oa3 a crate.
Mexican and Cubans are in plentiful supply.
More carloaSG of bananas will arrive this
week from the south. which Will result in
easier tone for this fruit. Most Of the sales
Monday were at the &c pound rate.
Halibut is abundant in the fist market.
Other varieties are reported scarce and
wanted.
Receipts of produce were: Eggs 161 cases;
butter, II, 45l pounds; cheese, 2S69 pounds;
potatoes, 37S9 sacks; beans, 1 sack; sweet
potatoes, 11S sacks; apples, 400 boxes.
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How Wedding Presents Travel.

II read the other day." said the
head of a firm of silversmiths, about
a pitcher that had served four times
as gift. Some years ago, when
was only head of department here
gave a silver salad fork and spoon
to an old chum as a wedding present.
The other day about the time of their
fifteenth anniversary the wife brought
1t back to be cleaned, saying she had
never used it and would like to have
us give it what We call professional
polish
You can imagine my establishment
when the newly married daughter of
one of our best customers brought the
set In the next week, asking that 1t
be credited to her account as she had
received several salad sets and
wouldn't need that one, too.
That isn't the worst of it, though
When gave that set originally silver
was 80 cents an ounce Now rather
than 'squeap ON my chum's wife, had
to credit our customer at the present
price of s1.25."
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New York City, Declares
Health Officer Pierce.

New York.-Stating his belief that
the Panama canal would be completed
in 1913, year and a half ahead of
the schedule time. DR.. C. C. Pierce. a
health officer in the Canal zone. ar
rived here the other day.
The greatest advance during the
six and half years I've been there"
he said, was in the determination of
mosquitoes. We have filled innumer-
able swamps. drained of standing wa
ter and even filled the cutters from
houstops.
Panama is healthier place than
New York city today. because author
ity to carry through reforms is vested
in the Isthmian Canal commission and
must be obeyed. II you attempted to
make this city mosquito-proof and or
dered New Yorker to take down his
cutters, you would first have to get
an order from court and he In TURN
would obtain an injunction. In the
Canal zone what the authorities say
goes without question:
The doctors could not understand
why the wound should pain. and made
further examination of the leg, with
the result of locating the nail. When
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Had Seen Great city Grow.

When Mrs. Bridget Woods, who died
a few days ago, went to New York
at the age of six years, she found II
but a moderately sized town. The
city hall was then in the same place
where 1t now stands, but it was con.
sidered to be located on the extreme
northern bounds of the city, beyond
which there was little chance of the
houses ever extending. The only
Catholic church was st. Peters. which
still stands at the corner of Barclay
and Church streets. Mrs. Woods was
born in County Tyrone, Ireland, on
February 1, 1905, and came to New
York in 1911. a year before the Sec
ond war with Great Britain. Mrs.
Woods, who enjoyed the most remark
able good health to within few days
of her death, had also many memories
of the infancy of Paterson, N. j..
Of which for a time she was a resi-
dent. She could look back to the days
when there was no Jail in that town,
and such criminals as there were,
were exposed In the good old-fash-
Toned way, in stocks and pillory. A
daughter, seventy years old, two
grandchildren, IL great-grandchildren,
and two Observation-Disclosures sur
vive her.
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ASSIST CROP YIELD

the nearest supply company's mains.
and by means of transformer 1t Is
raised to the high pressure required
(about 100000 volts). The current
from the transformer is more or less
alternating; that is, it is not steady
current in one direction. but oscilla-
ting first in one direction and then In
the opposite. For convenience we call
the current in one direction positive
and in the other negative. 1t is the
positive current that we discharge
from the network of wires above the
plants. Under special conditions-as
where there is an excess of natural
electricity-it might be advisable to
use the negative, but alternating cur
rent would be of no use.
ITO sort out the positive and mega
tive currents from the transformer
valves specially invented for the pur.
pose by Sir Oliver are used. Work
ing exactly like the valves in an ordi-
nary pump, they allow the current to
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flow in one direction only, and pre-.
vent its getting back; they thus store
the electricity in the field network
from which it fixes on to the plants
below.
This field network consists Of fine
iron wire. the wires being spread
about ten yards apart and eighteen
feet or so above the ground. The
wires are so fine that 1t is difficult to
see them even when standing immedt
ately below them.
THE action that the cleo rical dis
charge has on the plants. Sir Oliver
suggests. may be considered as arti-
fetal sunshine, and as In no way Ia
king the place of fertilizer. The richer
the soil the larger the increase that
may be expected. With more plants,
on average soil. the electrified area
may be expected to yield 30 per cent
more than the non-electrified. II a
higher increase than this is obtained
we consider the results good and II
lower poor. On rich soil very much
larger percentages have been obtained.
The power required Is quite small
and many of the installations at pres
ent working are in unskilled hands"