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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-04

The Kansas City Star, owned and
published by William r. Nelson, has
put up 5000 in cash prizes, which Is to
to be distributed to the boys of Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Oklahoma who raise
next year the best acre of corn as well
as the most perfect specimens Of single
ears and groups of ears. Already the
boys In the states mentioned are be-
ginning to plan for the contest, which
not only gives promise Of being a
splendid means Of arousing the inter
est and occupying the energy of the
boys. but of having very tangible re
suit along the line of production OF
more and better corn.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-04

Ensilage is coming more and more
into favor as a part ration for feeding
cattle. A combination that is hard to
beat is twenty-five to thirty pounds Of
silage, from eighteen to twenty pounds
of corn and from two to four pounds
of clover hay or alfalfa. Where it is
not possible to secure these legumes
two or three pounds of oil or cotton
seed meal will be a good substitute
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-04

In a good many states laws recently
passed specify what shall constitute
official weights for the many products
of the soil used in general consump-
ton. Where such laws have been
passed it means that the buyer can in
sist on fair measure when he buys
a given amount. Three products OF
forcement of the law is likely to make
a difference are potatoes, onions and
apples.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-04

AS a source of supply for the nitro
gen ration needed on the farm field
of alfalfa Is preferable to clover
meadow for two reasons. The first is
that 1t is a perennial. not biennial,
as Is the clover This means that 1t
can send its roots deeper into the earth
and when once established is much
less likely to winter kill or die In a
dry spell. as was the case last summer
A second point in favor Of alfalfa Is
that under equally favorable condi-
lions it will yield twice as much
hay as will clover. Perhaps 1t is some
what more difficult to get a field Of
alfalfa started. but it is worth the eff
fort
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-04

They are getting on to the ropes
recently ordered 5000 bushels of pedi-
greed seed corn from the agronomy
department of the University of Wis
consin. Experiments in corn growing
have been conducted In the territory
with such good results that corn cul-
ture is to be taken up on more ex-
tensive scale The season In South
Africa is the reverse of that In the
north temperate zone, corn being plant
ed on the list of October instead OF
the LIST of May.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-04

Every thinking horseman knows that
II Is not whether q collar Is soft. but
whether 1t fits. that makes 1t good or
bad collar. Without question the best
collar made today is an iron frame in
which there is no leather or padding
on the parts touching the shoulder.
This reduces perspiration to a mini
mum and keeps the surface of the skin
in healthy condition. A collar that
has to be padded is likely to be either a
poor ft or poorly made.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-04

A law of nature as irrevocable as
that of the Modes and Persians ordains
that certain class of landlords and
tenants-the kind who skin the land
and put nothing back-will have TO re-
pent and turn from their evil ways or
go into involuntary bankruptcy. Stat
ed in another way, it means that this
class of chaps have got to quit insult
Ing land worth from 500 to $3.50 an
acre with methods that for awhile
were considered permissible on virgin
land worth from SIS to $50 an acre.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
NEWS AND GOSSIP
Of TIE FleeCy Staple

NEW YORK, July 23.-It is believed
that big bulls have liquidated their lines
and are taking the bear side for turn.
Anticipations are for a bullish bureau
report August 2 Many say the crops in
the eastern and central belts have de-
teriorat ted considerably. Reports are that
Texas and oklahoma have improved
However, they have just about held their
own.
The strike at New Bedford is causing
anxiety in the cotton market.
The feature of the cotton trading
at present is the phenomenal strength in
spots.
Dallas wires; Texas and oklahoma
generally clear; not so warm"
Browne Drakeford & Co. Liverpool, ca
BILE; America and trade buying; job
hers buying in early sales"
Some buying on the dry western belt
was done this morning. Mitchell, Free
man, +. X. Cone and PARROT were best
buyers selling scattered.
Following are IL a. m bids; July 12.15,
october 1918 December 12.36, January
1885.
NEW ORLEANS. July %. Hayward &
Clark; The weather map shows fair in
central states and North Carolina No
ram, except light showers in san Antonio,
Houston Mississippi and Louisiana.
Map indicates part cloudy to fair in
belt; except increasing prospects for I'M
settled rains coming on northwest Texas
and Oklahoma next SO hours.
The weekly weather report favorable.
Oklahoma.
Taylor. Texas, says in consequence of
recent rains, the San Gabriel river five
miles north of there Is now on a four foot
rise
The New Orleans Times Democrats
summary: Arguments on both sides APP
pear to have lost their force, and some
new issues must apparently develop be-
fore speculative activity will be witnessed
on the grand scale so pleasing to the
brokers and to traders generally Senu
ment in the market is about evenly bal
anced, and the good reports that are COM
ing from Texas, and the bad reports from
the central belt and the Atlantics are
sional element. Observant cotton men, re-
turning from Texas, bring glowing ac-
counts Of crop conditions in that state,
while others, equally observant, bring dis
treSsing news as to conditions In Misss
sipp Alabama, Georgia and portions of
the Carolinas. In sheer desperation over
such perpleXng state of affairs, students
of the situation are paying more heed to
the dry goods reports from the leading
markets. According to those reports, the
mills seem confident that prices are up to
stay up, and are receiving orders for de-
livery only up to October l. not wishing
to take any chances on the price of the
raw material advancing to d much higher
level between now and next fall These
reports lay stress upon the fact that while
the crop grown in 1911 was enormously
large, it left much to be desired Of the
way Of quality and grade, and incidentally
light Is thrown on the urgent demand re-
Gently noted for good grades of white cot
ton These observations apply principally
to American mills. the foreign spinner
having shown rare good judgment in lay
ing in full supplies when the better grades
were to be had.
Estimated receipts Wednesday:
New Orleans 5000 to 1000 $50
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
ATLANTA MARKETS

EGGShFresh country candled. 17Q1Sc.
BUTTER-Jersey and creamery in lib
blocks, 206221ac; fresh country dull. 100
l212c pound.
DRESSED POULTRY Drawn. head
and feet on, per pound: Hens l6@17c,
fries, 35@27lac; ROSTERS, SQ10c; turkeys.
owing to fairness. 1SG20c
LIVE POULTRY-Hen 4o@45c. roost
e sTs zog S5e fries l 5s 25ei 5r9iersi 2Ca
40Q45c; geese 50G60c each: turkeys.
owing to fairness, f4@15c.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES-Lem
fancy. S4.00@4 30 per box. Florida oranges,
SS@3.50 per box. Bananas 3u3lsc per
per pound, fancy Va, 81 &c. choice 81
@6c. Beans, round green. 75cQ$1.00 per
crate Florida celery $2@25o per ere -
sl00@1.25 Lettuce. fancy. $125@1.5e
choice $l.25Q150 per crate. Beets $1.50
az per barrel. Cucumbers. 75cd$100 per
crate New Irish potatoes. per barrel
Egg plants, s9@z.5O per crate. Pepper,
81 00@ .25 per crate. Toma toes, fancy.siX-
basket crates. $1.5OG1.75; choice tomatoes
Onions. $1,000 % per bushel. Sweet pota-
toes toes pumpkin yam; $l@ Is per bushels
PROVISION MARKET.
corrected by White Provision Company
Cornfield hams. 10 to IL pounds avera &C.
153c.
Cornfeli hams. 10 to IA pounds average
15s4c.
Coinheld skinned hams. 16 to is pounds
average, 1870.
Cornfeld picnic hams. to pounds
cornfeld breakfast bacon. 22c.
Grocer style bacon wide or narrow,
Cornfield fresh pork sausage Qink or
bulk) % pound buckets lie
Cornf1eld frankfurters, 1o-pound buck
corn6eid bologna sausage. 25-pound
boxes SC
Cornheld luncheon hams. e5-pcund
CornfeId spiced jellied meats in 10
pound dinner pals. 10c.
Cornfeld smoked link sausage, Is pound
boxes, &c.
Cornfeld smoked link sausage in pickle
80 pound cans. 81 so.
Cornheld frankfurters in pickle, 15-
Cornneld picked pigs feet. is pound
Cornfeld pure lard Qierce basis. lac
Country style pure lard, 50-pound tins
only II re.
D. S. extra ribs, 1115c.
y S. rib bellies, medium average, 1112c
D. S. rib bellies, light average. 12Ac.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
FLOUR-Postell's Elegant. $3.50; Gloria
tself-rising, $685.: Victory (finest PATENT.
5000, Faultless, finest, $6.25. Swansdown
(highest PATENT, 1925; Home Queen
PATENT s5.75; Sun Rise (half patenD $575
Tulip -four. $3.50; White Cloud (highest
PATENT, S5.75; Diadem highest PATENT
patentl, s5.75; White Lily Chiehest pat
enD $3.50; White Daisy, $3.50; Southern
Star, 1925; Sun Beam. $525 Ocean
Spray (patent), $5.25
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
JULY DAT TRADE
FEATURES GRAIN
Advance Reaches a 1-2 Cents.
Wheat and Corn Rise Pro-
portionateIy.
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO, July % Wheat opened
strong, from y to lee higher on the va
rious options, the latter on July, due to
higher Liverpool cables and wet weather
over the Northwest, which will delay har-
vest. Shorts were heavy buyers, while
offerings we're light.
Corn was Is to i5c higher on short cov-
eflng and in sympathy with wheat.
oats advanced Is to &c, the latter on
July, wet weather Northwest causing lib
eral short covering
logs products We're strong and to 10c
higher, with hogs advanced sc at the
yards.
Wheat closed today strong in tone and
with prices ranging from %c to 2hc
hlBher, Black rust reports, unfavorable
weather in Canada and firm cables con-
ulhuted to the strength. Short covering,
however boosted prices more than all
the other influences
Corn was l3sc to 27sc better at the
finish; Complaints 70 drouth damage from
the Southwest and higher cash prices
caused the futures to advance
oats were very strong and final prices
showed gains ranging from nc to 4kc.
Wet weather in the belt, which will in
terfere with harvesting, was the main
factor.
Provisions We're irregular The range
WAS narrow. Pork closed sc to 71zc high
er Lard and ribs were unchanged to sc
better.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
GOVERNMENT WEEKLY
REPORT ON WEATHER

WASHINGTON, July % Precipitation
occurred generally throughout the cotton
region, except that over large area in
southeastern Oklahoma and northern
Texas. where there was no rain. The
precipitation was unevenly distributed,
but was generally heaviest in southern
Louisiana and northern Florida More
than two inches occurred in parts of
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama,
Georgia Florida and South Carolina
The greatest weekly amount. $50 oc-
Cured a Tallahassee, Fla. Mean tenn
peratures ranged from nearly normal 20
degrees below normal over the south
eastern portion Of the cotton region
There was also a small area in northeast
ern Texas. and on the lower coast OF
Texas with mean temperatures normal or
slightly below Elsewhere the mean TEN
peratures ranged from ! to degrees
above normal, the greatest excess being
at Ashevile. ~ G. Weekly mean tenn
peratures ranged from "A TO SO over the
eastern. from 80 to 80 over the central.
and from 50 TO So over the western por-
ton Of the cotton growing states The
lowest mean temperature, "a degrees.
occurred at Asheville, y. c.. and the
highest, SO, at Del Rio, Texas.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
RANGE IN LIVERPOOL FUTURES.
Futures opened steady.
HAYWARD G. cLARk's
DAILY COTTON LETTER

NEW ORLEANS, July 23,--Liverpool
lost English points in parity since Fri
day, which was recovered today. Spots
quoted 1 points higher; sales 10000 bales.
English consols showed a further sharp
decline and London says that the country
is impressed by the serious warning con
tanned in the speech of the lord of the
admiralty 20 the effect that Germany is
ready for war This continued decline
in the leading government security ard
constant agitation can not be helpful to
trade.
A cable from Liverpool said Market
advanced on reports of serious damage
to crop in Alabama, Mississippi and Geor-
gia The weather map shows favorable
conditions, Generally fair except over
North Carolina No rain. except scattered
showers in Louisiana, Mississippi, east
Tennessee and North Carolina"
Indications are for partly cloudy to
fair weather, possibly some isolated show
erS in the central and eastern states and
good prospects for unsettled weather and
for rains coming on west Texas and Okla
hOma. 1t is remarka BILE, however that
even temperatures keep in the western
states. with no excess yet. Only two
stations touched 100 degrees. whereas, as
in other years. many sections showed
above that mark for many days.
Manchester cables: Manchester mar
ket strong but high prices are checking
trade" our market gained about 6 points
I'm the early trading on the strength of
Liverpool, but did not hold we'll AdVices
from New York are by no means so uni
formly in favor of the market Anticipa-
ton of a buish August bureau is per-
haps the strongest factor in sustaining
values
san Antonio advises the ginning of FIVE
new bales. and that picking Will become
more general in a week
.or - A,-,., ~, $3.50 -n-,,1-o
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
TRADERS ATTACK
RAILROAD STOCKS
Hammering Forces Several
Moderate Declines Reading
Rallies After Drop.
By CHARLES w. STORM

NEW YORK, July % Although price
movements We're irregular i'm the early
transactions on the New York stock eN-
change today, the tone of the market was
generally steady and the recessions that
occurred were for the most part gained
before the end of the first fifteen min
utes of trading. on the other hand, these
issues that opened at am advance gener-
ally lost their gains in the initial trading
The character of Washington dispatches
giving prominence to the forecasts of the
Stanley committees report was used as
an incentive for some selling OF Steel
common which was heavy. Welding Is TO
1OSs and showing no rallying power.
Reading, which sold ex-dividend / IL
points a the opening. made a gain of Is,
which was followed by a decline of Is
General Electric, after selling down a
point, rallied to Yesterdays closing price
S334 but yielded "a in the early TRIMS
actions American issues in the London
market We're firm in tone, but narrow in
range
Steel common was under pressure in
the late forenoon, declining x Similar
losses We're recorded in Reading Union
Pacific and st. Paul. There was con-
tinued accumulation of Erie The copper
stocks were in good demand
The curb market opened steady.
Business was extremely dull after mid ?
day, being left almost exclusively to pro-
tessional traders who made several at
lacks upon the railroad and Industrial
shares, forcing several moderate declines.
reading dropped ! "a from the opening to
1929 and then rallied to 1863.
The market closed irregular govern
ments unchanged; other bonds steady.
Stock uuotations:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
CABLES
ADVANCE COTTON
Spot Interests Good Buyers on
Dry Weather in TexaS-Un-
settled Elsewhere.

NEW YORK, July %. Cotton opened
active on the New York exchange today,
early prices ranging from to points
higher as the result of the strong cables.
lhere was little rain shown FL the east
ern belt, but this apparently had small
influence. The steady buying of the Oc-
toDer option by spot interests was a
prominent feature in the initial trading,
serving to check bear pressure in the new
crop months After the call the market
became very steady
During the afternoon trading the mar
ket closed only few points different
from the opening Business was being
done moderately, and buying was of good
character, coming from some leading
spot interest, which has been the case for
some time past Little cotton was sold
by the ring crowd on better weather re-
ports. The phenomenal strength to the
market is due to dry weather in Texas.
ne market has been very narrow and
very httle changes in prices can be looked
Tor until the bureau report is issued on
At the close the market was steady
with net gain in prices of to II points
from the final quotations of Monday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
FACT AND GOSSIP
IN MONEY MARTS
Express Business Looks Like a
Family Affair" to the Com
merce Commission.
BY g. c. FORBES.

NEW YORK. July 2S.-Our express
companies are privilege incarnated. They
Rave fattened on the necessities Of a
widely scattered people. riding roughshod
over reason fl6uting all protests. gov
erned bv no laws-not even their own
waxing more opulent and more arrogant
year bv year Naturally. Nemesis has
overtaken them. 1t hath been so decreed
that plumber can not go on forever.
The American express companies have
been riding for a fail And unless some
thing very unexpected happens they are
about to be brought to earth with thud
The interstate commerce commission is
IA unhorse them. A parcels post law
should finish the job
The whole fabric of express business
was and is founded on privilege-on in
Auence exerted over railroads. on wire
nulling politically and financially on coll
lusion among friends" on a common
conspiracy to fitch unnumbered millions
Of dollars from the public in return for
no commensurate service rendered Lis
ten 10 this from the commissioner re-
mort lust issued: while these compa-
MES operate separately and compete with
each other for traffic, the express bust
ness may be said 10 be almost a family
affair An interesting genealogical tree,
in fact might be drawn showing a COM
mon ancestry in all of the larger compa-
MES And while many names may be
used 10 designate these companies, It IS
within the fact to say that aside from
the opera tions of the minor and distinct
lively railroad express companies. the ex-
press business of the United States is
managed by not more than three groups
of interests" a veritable Plunderbund
OF the express companies shortcomings
it is unnecessary to say much for we all
have tasted of their fruit. But the off
cial report contains some scathing com
rents as we'll as several revelations not
fatterng TO the morals of those respon-
sible for the management of these con
Germs.
"Outside of the money which has been
made in the express business, a million
dollars would more than cover the origi-
nal capital of them all" it is declared
1t is a matter beyond contra
diction that beginning so years ago prac-
tcally with no assets whatsoever other
than favorable contracts with one or
more railroads, the express companies
have out Of their rates and the profitable
investment of the proceeds of their OPP
erations been enabled to pay large divi-
dends upon shares representing no in
vestment and anlassed over $3.50 600, 600 of
property
Here are some of the grounds for com
plant regarding the process by which this
fabulous sum was drawn from the pub
lie
Double collection of lawful charges.
Overcharges and undercharges, ef-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
BUTTER, POULTRY AND EGGS.

NEW YORK, July 2S.-Dressed poultry,
steady; turkeys, 1923; chickens, 1S@2S;
fowls 12Q 20; ducks. 1918.
Live poultry, nominal; prices unsettled.
Butter. firm; creamery specials, 26@
263 creamery extras, 27@27A; state
asked.
Eggs, unsettled; nearby white fancy, 81
as; nearby brown fancy, 24@25; extra
" Cheese, steady; white milk Specials, 15l4
d15lb; whole milk fancy, 15@ 15h; skins,
specials, 1914 a1212; skins, specials, 12A
1912; skins, fine, f0]2 a IL a; fun SKINS
6l2M812.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23

fecting discrimination between ship
pers.
Jnrea soma leness of the terms of
shipment imposed by the receipt given
by the carrier.
confusing set of rules governing
the classification of EXPRESS matter
which led to discrimination in rates
between classes of shippers by pro
viding obscure and insignificant CON
ditions as the basis for classifcations
Of which the initiated may take ad-
vantage to procure transportation at
lower rates than are generally applied
to the more uniformed portion of the
public
The obscure statement of rates.
making the public dependent almost
entirely upon the information fur
nished them by express agents
The lnrea soma bleness of the rates
charged by the carriers
The so-called scale of graduated
charges determining the rate that shall
be applied to a package of given weight
is denounced as unreasonable. discrim-
inatory and arbitrary" Says the report
1t is the product of years of shrewd
manipulation. has no justification in
the minds of the express men them
selves, and is the richest example yet
brought to our attention of a tariff
based exclusively upon the theory that
the charge should be what the traffic
will bear
What is the remedy for the whole prob
lem? How can fair play be guaranteed
the public? In one word, the United
States has been divided into $50 blocks,
about so miles square, and rates fixed be-
tween all of them so that any one can
tell exactly how much it will cost to ex-
press a package from any point in the
country to any other point This should
rob the con panies of their carte blanche
to rob the public
Instead of working hand in hand to
bleed the people, the companies are or
dered to cooperate in giving the best
possible service They must unite in
direct through routes, reaching all cities
and towns accessible to each other by the
shortest route measured in time The
report adds:
For the correction of these evils
there has appeared to be but one
remedy, the construction of a rate
system that should cover the United
States. This has been task of UNI
precedented magnitude and difficulty.
We have sought for all possible light
upon this subject both in Europe and
in America and have arrived at con-
clusions which are set forth in our
order as to what Just, reasonable and
non discriminatory rates would be
There being no uniformity in
rates now, 1t has become necessary
to increase some rates under the tar
iff here presented. These increases,
however affect almost exclusively the
rates on packages of the higher
weights
The carriers are given until October 9
next to show cause why the proposed
rates should not go into effect.
We are gradually righting wrongs in
this land
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK. July 90 Wheat firm;
September 10Sls a 1.0sA spot No. red
0S@l .09la in elevator and J. 90 f o. b.
Corr strong, No 2 in elevator nominal
export No 7912 f o. b.. steamer nom
inal NO 4 nominal oats dun natural
white 57i5 nominal white clipped 59a62
Rye dun No. 2 nominal f 0. b. New
York Barley quiet, mailing nominal
e. T. f. Buffalo, Hay weak good to
prime 300 135, poor to fair so nominal
Flour dull spring patents $3.50 60
straights 5@550, clears 4S5a51o winter
patents 560d5.s5 straights 5O50515,
Beef steady family 1SG1s5O Pork
easy, mess goa 20 50, family 2002l Lard
easy city steam l01s n 10A middle West
spot 1910 bill Talow steady; city lin
hogsheads) 6is, country Gin tierces) 81
asa.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-23

CHICAGO, July 30 Wheat, No 2 red,
97a4 al. OOl9 No red, 95a4 a 9Sla; No. 2
hard winter. 97A G10O; No hard win
ter, 95A ass. No. I northern spring. Los
Ql12; No. northern spring, 1.04@ 1.09;
No. spring, 100M1.06.
Corn, No. 2. 7O@711a; No. white, ria
771a No. 3 yellow, 711472h; No. 3. 691a
q 10; No. 5 white, 76@76R; No 3 yellow,
731a @74; No. 4 yellow 69@70.
Oats, No. 2, 46@461a: No 2 white. 54@
561a No. 3 white 53i4 a 55; No. 4 white,
50d 53i2; Standard, 54d55