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Evening star., 1912-07-05
HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
Ben B. Bradford Seriously Injured
About Head.

Suffering possible conclusion of the brain
and other injuries. Ben B. Bradford, a
realty dealer of this city, is confined to
his home. 2034 Columbia road, as the re-
suit of an automobile accident near Belts
vile, Md.
The accident occurred about ) o'clock
yesterday afternoon as Mr.. Bradford and
his son. Granville Bradford, were re-
turning to this city from an automobile
run through Maryland. In making a
sharp turn in the road the machine listed
to one side. throwing Mr.. Bradford to
the road. He was hurried to his home
and physicians summoned. 7 his after
noon his physicians said he was out of
danger. although ne would be forced to
remain In bed for several days.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Effcrt to Suppress Crab Factory.

al Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol
diers today brought suit in the Unit
ed States court here against Rowe
Brothers Son Company. Incorpor-
ated, asking for an injunction order
suppressing the crab factory Of the de-
PENDANTS, when it is charged emits
odors that are not only greatly to the
discomfort and annoyance OF the sew
eral thousand inmates of the National
Soldiers Home at Hampton, Va, but
which have caused a great deprecia-
tion in the value of the property of
the complainant Judge Waddill will
try the case later.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
ADVANCES NOT HELD
Selling, Following Opening,
Shows Bear Assistance.
EARLY TONE is IRREGULAR
Strength Develops in Some Stocks,
While Others Are Weak.
DEALINGS DWINDLE DOWN
List Becomes Stagnated as It Makes
Feeble Recovery From Its
Low Level.

NEW YORK. July S-An irregular tone
was manifested by the stock market at
todays opening American Tobacco rose
points. and Canadian Pacific l point
with strength in Great Northern pre-
ferred, Northern Pacific. Brooklyn Tran
sit and General Electric. There were de-
clines however. in Union Pacific, ANAL
gamated. steel and some others.
Fractional advances after the opening
In which .Atchison and Reading were con-
spicuous. were not held. the market
breaking later on active selling of Union
Pacific. Steel, Reading and Amalgamated
Decline Later Sets In.
Much Of the mid-week steadiness in the
market was suddenly dissipated today
The selling was impartially distributed
among such leaders as Union Pacific,
Reading. Steel and Amalgamated. with
weakness most marked in the latter. Nc
especial cause was advanced TO explain
the decline which doubtless had bear as
EiStance.
Shares ofthe Sra.n-carrying roaas were
inclined TO further improvement but fel
back on the counter movement In the
more active issues Dealings dwindled as
the LIST made feeble recovery from ITS
low level and a repetition of last MONTH
eta;nation followed. Bonds were steady
DulIne-s Feature of Noon Hour.
Dullness was the most important
feature of the noon hour, with absence
of leadership on the constructive side
A reported advance in warehouse
prices of steel and iron products vas
ignored.
Scme activity in Can common and pre-
ferred ard hardening in the speculative
leaders constituted features OF the late
afternoon.
After midday the cotton market be-
came uuiel and eased off > to u points
from the early high level under scattered
proiit-.aking and reports that conditions
At tie close cf June were better than
those suggested by the government fig
urss
Spot closed steady: Ilid1iing upiands.
1,'a: middlng gulf. io.o. Sales. 6.5Ot
bales
Evening star., 1912-07-05
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK,

NEW YORK. July THE cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance of to
Q points. Influenced by decided strength
in the Liverpool market and predic ions
FOR a continuation of showery weather in
the eastern belt. New crop positions sold
within a few points of the highest of the
ffsding had reacted about to points
from the TOP Under scattered local real
king.
1ne1 market continued nervous and firm
up to midday. when the level was about
B points off from top and 10 points
above.the close of Wednesday.
spot. intert SITS we're large buyers of Oc-
teber. but seemed 10 be selling on other
positions. Liverpool and New Orleans
we're good buyers in this market.
Spot luiet. middling uplands. II -, no L
Estimated receipts at ports today, 2,0N
bales against 2.190 last week and 3Sl
last year. For the week. 1900 bales.
against 1851 last week and $685. last
year. Todays receipts at New Orleans.
81. bales. against 2l1 last year; at Hous-
ton. IA bales. against nil last year, and
at Galveston, 81. bales, against last
Year.
Close: Prime mercantile paper AZ to
~ per cent. Sterling exchange firm
with actual business in bankers bills
1T 49, for sixty-day bills and at 4S7 40
for demand: commercial bills. 4s4A; bar
silver. 6iis. Mexican dollars. 48 Gov
eminent bonds steady. Railroad bonds
irregular.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. July 5.-Cattle-Receipts,
1000; market steady to a shade up;
beeves, 57Ja01O; Texas steers. 5S0a1 40;
Western steers. 6.25a7.7O; stockers and
feeders 4.0Oa6.65; cows and heifers, 2.7Oa
S.35; calves. 5..OaS40.
Hogs-Receipts. 15Oca: market steady to
sc higher: light. 7.05aI.55; mixed. 7.O0a
30: heavy. 89Oa7 .57la; rough. 6.7Oa7. 10;
pigs. 525a6.s so: bulk of sales. 7.25a7..O
Sheep-Receipts. 5000; market strong,
generally 1Oc higher: native, 3.1Oao.2 p
western, 3.4Oa5.25; yearlings, f.2ja6. 20;
lambs, native, 3.15.s.OO; western, 4.25asOO.
500
Evening star., 1912-07-05
BEARS IN CONTROL.
Wheat and Corn Prices Break in Chi
cago Under Pressure.

CHICAGO. July j.-It was a bear carni-
val today in the wheat and corn pits en-
change. Prices broke o'4a2ss for wheat
ard 211a2as for corn, closing demoralized
at the lowest figures of the session.
Greatly improved crop prospects both
in the United States and in Europe turned
spectators to the selling side wholesale
and caused quotations to collapse
Evening star., 1912-07-05
SLAYS HUSBAND AT PHONE,
Sister of Jockey Kills Clerk il
Dallas Hotel

DALLAS. Tex. July 5.-W. A. Laduque.
a clerk at a Dallas hotel was killed by
his wife here today. Witnesses say La
duque was talking over telephone when
his wife came up behind him. She called
him, and as he turned around she fired
FIVE shots.
Mrs. Laduque was arrested. She re-
fused to talk Mrs. Laduquc formerly
was Miss Minnie Shilling of Paris, Tex.
and was known as a sister of the jockey
of that name. She had separated from
her first husband.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
FOREIGN BANKS.

BERLIN. July 5.-Exchange on London,
~ marks 461a pfennigs for checks. Money,
3la per cent; private rate of discount, 3t4
per cent
PARIS, July 1.-Closng: Three per
cent rentes. ~ francs 30 centimes for the
account. Exchange on London. - francs
221a centimes for checks. Private rate of
discount, 27s per cent.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
WEATHER
Unsettled and Somewhat Cooler,
: Showers Tonight or Saturday.

{ For the District of Columbia and Mary
land, unsettled and somewhat cooler;
showers tonight or Saturday: light SOUTH
erly winds, becoming variable.
Unsettled weather prevails generally.
except over the southwest and the ex-
treme central west. with local showers and
thunderstorms that in most places were
of moderate character.
Temperatures were high over the GEN.
trail and eastern portions OF the country
and low over the Rocky mountain region
temperature again reported from north
ern Arizona.
Unsettled, showery weather will con-
tnue tonight and Saturday over the east
and south, with somewhat lower temper
atures over the lower lake region. New
England and the middle Atlantic states.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts VIII be moderate
south and southwest, becoming variable
on the south Atlantic coast moderate east
to southeast; on the east gulf coast hsnt
to moderate variable.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty -four houre
beginning At pm. yesterday:
Thermometer.Yesterday, I pm, IS:
-: 8 am, 76: II noon. 81; 2 pm. 81
Maximum, SS. at $40 pm. today; mini
mum, Il. at ) am. today.
Temperature same date last year-Maxi-
mum, 9S; minimum. IS.
Barometer-Yesterday, 4 PM. 30.(5:
pm, 30.O6; Il midnight. 10: today, 4
am, 5000: am, I.1S; II noon, 3o. Is;
2 pm. 3O.15
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition Of water a,
6 am: Great Falls-Temperature. 7S
condition. 20. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem
perature, ~; condition at north connec.
ton. 20: condition at south. connection
55. Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature, rs; condition at effiuent
gatehouse. 60.-
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, Cos am and 8:2l
pm; nigh tide, IL 81 am.
Tomorrow-Low tide. 6:52 In. and I:O7
pm; high tide. 1925 am. and 12:4O p. m
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose 4:39 am; sunt setl
7:2S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 40 am.
Moon rises II :O8 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset
extinguishirg begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. July D
Potomac muddy and Shenandoah clear
this morning.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. July 5.-American securities
opened quiet. with little business pending
the Wall street opening. At noon the
market was quiet. with prices ranging
from - higher to Il lower than Wednes
days New York closing.
After slight hardening prices dropped
on lack OF support, closing easy.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July 5.-Flour-Quiet and
nominally lower Wheat-Further rains
and lower temperatures northwest: weak
cables and the decline in outside markets
forced wheat off a cent early today; Sep
tember, f.07 7-16a1 .O77s: December, I0S1s
a1.OSh. Pork-Steady. Beef-Steady.
Lard-Steady: middle west, TO- 55a .to.
Raw sugar-Quiet; muscovado. 50 test.
3.27; centrifugal 96 test, 3.77: molasses,
50 test 3ca; refined, holiday. Petroleum
STEADY. Molasses-Steady. Hay-Quiet.
Hides-Steady Leather-Firm.
Butter-Ffrm. unchanged; receipts, 49,
1Sl tubs. Cheese-Firm: receipts, 1924
boxes: state whole mixed, new white or
colored specials, 1oa154; skins, 4a12h.
Eggs-Steady and unchanged. receipts.
22,O74 cases.
Live poultry-Steady: chickens, broilers
23a26; fowls. Is; turkeys, 13. Dressed
poultry-Weak; western chickens, 23a2S
fowls, 14Ra18; turkeys, 16a17.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call Il O'Clock noon.
Capita, Traction IS. 900 at 111A. 81. 900 at
1ill.. $1,000 at 11lh. $1.0o0 at ll1A, 81. 800 at
111h. $500 AT 11li4. $1,GOO at 111A. $1,000 at
1lI.
Washington Railway and Electric As. 1000
al 81. 1000 at S5. &. .0O0 at S.. $1,000 at S5H
81 600 at s:iL..
Washington Railway AMI Electric CON-, 10 at
After caiI-washngton S;as 5s. $500 at Ill,
5000 Mt l111s.
Potomac Cons. js. $1,000 at 103ls. 81 Oa0 at
10"h. 81 0A0 at 103h. $1,000 at 1031s. s.. 900 at
1924.
Washington Gas IS, 5000 at 1llh. $1,000 at
11lL.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
Quot atoms furnished by W. B. Hlbbs g. Co..
members New York Stock Exchange.
How. the Alsatian Was Saved.
rom the London Chrcnicle.

From The London ChrCnIc1e.
The kaiser's thunderngs against Alsace-
Lorraine recall story illustrating the
state of feeling between the French and
Germans in Alsace. An Alsatian fell into
the Rhine. He was unable to swim. but
he managed to lay hold on a log and
screamed out in his native French for
help. German policeman standing on
the bank regarded him with cold eye.
but took no further notice. The drowning q
man. stranglng his national pride, re-
peated his cry in German, but still the
policeman stood coldly watching him.
Then an Inspiration came to the man in
the water Vive IL. France he cried.
Ard the policeman Immediately plunged
into the water and arrested HAM.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
The Difficulty.

From the Boston Transcript.
She-I am sure there are many girls
who could make you happier than /
could
He-Thats jus: the difficulty; they
could. but they won't.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
These Suffragette Days!

From London Punch.
Regular Customer shall want a large
quantity of flowers from you nost week
for my daughters comng-out.
Flowei. Woman-Yes, mum You shall
ave the very, best for 'er, pbre DEAR
Wot were she put in for?
Evening star., 1912-07-05

Er. Henry Louis Smith has arrived in
Lexington, Va, from Davidson College.
North Carolina, and assumed his duties
of president of Washington and Lee Uni
versity as the successor of DR.. George
H. Denny, who resigned to accept the
presidency of Alabama.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
ARMY Y--NAW
Army Orders.

Capt. Benjamin B. Hyer. 18th Cavalry,
IL detailed for service and to I'LL va
cancy In the Signal Corps. to take effect
July 4, 1912. vice Capt. -Tanry c. Smi'her.
signal Corps, who IL assigned to the
10Th Cavalry. to take effect July =. 1912.
Leave Of absence for two months, To
take effect upon the completion OF his
duties with the manssvers, IL granted
Capt. Edgar A. Fry. 2sf Infantry.
VIII proceed to Hot SL:inEs. Ark. and
report to the Army and Navy General
Hospital for observation and treatment.
Leave OF absence for two months. with
permission to return to the United States.
is granted Capt. Francis W. Grifi1n. I'd
Field 4.rtillery.
Capt Francis c. Marshall. Cavalry. will
proceed to Bridgeport. Conn, to form a
A board Of officers to consist Of Col
Charles Richard. Medical Corps: Col.
Henry P birmingham. Medical Corps:
Lieut.. Col Francis A. Winter. Medical
Medical Museum building. Washington,
d. C.. July H. for examina ton OF such
officers of the Medical Corps as may be
ordered before IL to determine their fit-
ness for promotion. The junior officer
will act as recorder
Naval Orders.
Lieut.. Commander W. B. Wells has
been detached from the Naval Academy
and ordered TO Georgia as first lieuten-
| ant.
| Chief Boatswain James Laven, detach-
ed from receiving ship at Boston. Mass.
and ordered to Massachusetts training
ship Ranger.
The Alert was placed in full commission
at the navy yard. Mare Island. Cal, July !.
! The Illinois was placed In first reserve
at the navy yard, Boston. Mass, July 1.
! The Alabama was placed In first reserve
| at the navy yard. New York. July l.
/ The Denver and the Cleveland were
placed in first reserve at the navy yard.
Mare Island, Cal. July l.
/ The Brutus and the Sterling have been
nary. Norfolk. Va. the Vulcan in service
| at the navy yard. Portsmouth. n. H., and
| the Ajax in service at the navy yard.
| Boston, Mass. as soon as practica BILE.
| The Birmingham has been ordered
placed In first reserve at the navy yard,
Philadelphia. Pa. Immediately upon ar
| rival.
The Vulcan wss placed in service al the
| navy yard. Portsmouth. -. H.. July ,.
The Sterling and the Brutus were placed
| in service at the navy yard, Norfolk, Va,
! July ..
The Ajax was placed in service at the
navy yard. Boston, July B.
| The Mars has been ordered placed In
] reserve at the navy yard, Portsmouth,
/ n. H.. as soon as practica Bile.
! The Arethusa has been ordered placed
! in reserve at the navy yard, Norfolk,
/ Va, as soon as practicable.
Movements of Naval Vessels.
| The De Long has sailed from Charles
/ ton to Port Royal the Nebraska has ar
| rived at Key West. the Buffalo at Mare
Island. the Dolphin at Beverly. Mass: the
Pennsylvania at Anacortes. the Tallahas-
| see at Washington. the Lamson at New
wort, the Washington at Hampton roads
! the Rhode Island at Guantanamo the
| Rocket has sailed from Norfolk to Chesa-
peake bay. the Ell has sailed from New
! Londondon for Newport.
Evening star., 1912-07-05
LIVERPOOL,

LIVERPOOL. July 5.-Closing: Cotton
Spot in fair demand: prices 2 points high
er; American middling fair 7.54; good
middlng. I.l6. middling. 6.S6: low mid
ding. 636 good ordinary 614; ordinary.
5.t6. The sales of the day were 1900
bales, OF which 1900 were for speculation
and export, and included 1890 American.
Receipts. 1000 bales: no American. Fu-
lures opened quiet and closed steacy:
July. 6.3: July-ALgust. 6e2; Augu t
September. $50: September October. go
October November 64I; November De-
cember 6.44; DecemberJanuary, 6.i3;
January February, 6.a3; February March,
6:4als; March April, GA, April-May. 6.45;
May-June, 6.46
Evening star., 1912-07-05
BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. July 5-Wheat-
Easier; spot contract. LOB: spot , red
western, 1.O3; July, 1.OcN: receipts. 3S.
2l2 bushels; exports. 140,125 bushels; new
southern by sample, S0a1 .03; new south
ern on grade. 1.OOa1O4.
Corn-Dull and lower: spot contract.
!7; receipts, 1o.104 bushels; exports, go
bushels.
Oats-Weak and lower; No white,
5IR asked standard white, 81 asked; No
Z white, 561s asked; receipts, 14,Os9
Hav-Quiet: No. / timothy unchanged: j:
No. clover mixed unchanged.
Grain -freights-Quiet; steam to Liver
pool per bushel, unchanged; Cork for
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. July 5.-Lower cables,
further rain northwest and favorable
conditions elsewhere gave plenty Of am
munition today for spectators on the
bear side of wheat. There was a gen.
eral effort to sell. with buyers scarce
and outside markets all heavy. The only
fresh news Of a bullish sort was re-
port that the crop in Italy would be
mucn smaller than year ago. Open
ing prices here ranged from II to 1Aa1as
1.c21s. a fall OF s4a7s to 1La1as. and de-
clined to 1.O1a4.
Free unloading and short selling put
the corn market on the down grade. Fine
weather and weak cables were chiefly
responsible. September opened Ssa% to
1a1ls down at 6ss4 to 69s. rallied to 69h,
but again dropped to 6sA.
Stop-loss selling dragged oats lower.
support was poor. September started a
to . off at 371s to 371a an ddescended
to 81.
Strength of hogs made provisions firm.
Initial sales from "a lower to 1Oa1oh
higher, with September delivery 1890 to
1915. for. pork, 10.G21a for lard, and 1850
to 10.G212 for ribs
I, No. rye. -. Barley, 55al.1O
Timothy seed, 6.0ba10cO. Glover seed
14.00a1S.C0.
further setback ia prices resulted
from assertions that the winter wheat
crop promised to equal or exceed last
years total. The close was weak with
September 2Aa2ss net lower, at 1.O1.
An additional break followed owing to
lack of demand The close was weak at
6tI for September. net loss of .iaa2ss.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL. July 5-Closinc. Wheat.
spot No. . red western strong, SIS I'D:
No Manitoba, Ss 71sd: No 3. as 1OI1d.
Futures weak; July IS 71sd: October, Is
Esd; December. as Sd. Corn, spot firm
American mixed new. IS: new American
Kiln dried. is lid. Futures weak; July,
os s4d; September, As 95sd
Evening star., 1912-07-05

{ IL you want work read the want coll
umns of The Star.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

Bur sfIvtF Quiet. ZS'bu pct UuHCp.
Money, 1I4a2 per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills is 2k per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for
three-nonth bills is II -16a2a4 Ier cert.
Evening star., 1912-07-05

xEx Div = American Locomotive pre-
ferred. ia: United States Cast Iron Pipe
preferred, /: Anaconda Copper, 30 cents;
United States Rubber common. l in cash
and 20 in common stock.
HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS TODAY.
II en-, lc5.2O l2 M. lsS9O
.l.m., 1850 PPM, l93,9O
Call Mo-ey.... 25s 3 rs 8
BONDS.
Open. High. Low. Close.
Atchison genera. a.. 971s 9st 97I 96H
Evening star., 1912-07-05

I For the District Of Columbia and Mary
land, unsettled and somewhat cooler;
showers tonight or Saturday; light SOUTH
erly winds, becoming variable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-23
MORSE BACK FROM EUROPE.
Told by Doctor He Will Live Quite
q While.

NEW YORK, May 2s-Charles W.
Morse and Mrs. Morse. who sailed for
Europe February IA. shortly after Morse $
sentence in the Atlanta penitentiary was
commuted by President Taft. have re-
turned. Mr.. Morse talked freely with the
Newspaper men. As to whether he in
tended to return to the business world. he
said that would depend on how his health
keeps up.
The former banker declared he had
gained a great deal by his rest in Europe,
and his looks confirmed his statement
After touring Italy and Germany. he
spent four weeks at Wiesbaden. taking
the baths. A physician there told him
that with careful attention to his diet he
would live quite q while"
He did not say what quite while
meant" said Mr.. Morse. 1T might mean
years or 1t might mean months-I do not
| know. / have only meant to get well
while in Europe. / have paid no attention
| 70 business, Of course. Four months ago
could not walk across a room. Now !
can walk about easily without a cane, and
/ feel greatly benefited by the sojourn In
Europe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-23
La Toilette mo Stalking Horse. >

Senator La Toilette. in q speech in Jer-
sey City last night, declared that he
would stay In the race as a candidate I'M
til the end.
There has been much controversy of
late as to my candidacy" said the sena-
tor. land just want to say this to you
people Of New Jersey: For the last year
IN have been and I will continue to be
clear through to the end republican can
didate for the nomination for the presi-
dency.
Every supporter who has left me knew
that They all knew also that for weeks
before some gentlemen gave out to the
public their excuse for quitting my sup
port / was being daily importuned to be
the stalking horse for a certain candi-
date.
And it was suggested to me that II I
would stay in this campaign as a stalk
ing horse 1t would be all right for me in
1915
Il answered that. though / would II e
to be President l would never be a sta!A-
ing horse for anybody
Lawson Wants to Succeed Crane.
Thomas w. Lawson of Boston is can
didate for the United States Senate to
succeed Senator Crane.
Il want this job" Mr.. Lawson said in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-23

an experiment from the Pacific coast to
New York arrived simultaneously with q
carload that had not been shipped by the
department method. They sold for just
twice the price brought by the other
carload. 1t is found possible to pick the
grapes at the proper time and store them
and bring them on the market In time
for the holiday trade.
The grape growers of the coast who
have vineyards Of that sort are greatly
pleased at this widening OF their market.
and several score carloads will be pre-
pared after the new packing method and
placed on the eastern market this au-
tumn and winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-23
YIELDS FORTUNE TO WED.
Mrs. Marie Garland Of Boston Gives
Up Income of $4,000 600.

BOSTON, May 3.-Mrs. Marie Garland
has decided to sacrifice the income on
$40, 100000. which came TO her through
the will OF her husband, in order that she
may wed. next Saturday. Francis Cushing
Green, who has been her financial adj
wiser and manager since the death OF her
husband. six years ago.
With her coming marriage the income
Of the estate goes to her three sons.
When the trust expires the fortune will
be turned over to Harvard College TO aid
struggling students.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-23
EXPECT BETTER GRAPES
FROM PACIFIC COAST
New Method of Packing Red
Emperors Said to Keep
Them in Good Shape.

Residents Of this latitude will have
chance to eat better grapes than usual
next winter at possibly lower prices. as
the result of an experiment in cooling and
transporting grapes that has been con-
Quoted by the Department OF Agriculture.
The department last fall and winter car
ried on an extensive series of experiments
in packing cooling and storing par
ticular variety OF California grapes that
heretofore have had rather restricted
market on the Pacific coast because they
ripened at the wrong time Of year. when
the market for them was very limited.
The grapes are known as the Red En-
peror. There are thousands of acres OF
them planted on the coast. but they are
a late ripening variety and not very
highly thought OF by growers for that
reason. The department carried on a
long series of experiments with various
sorts of storage, using different kinds OF
containers and different kinds Of packing.
1t finally was found that redwood saw
dust, which Is cheap and plentiful on the
coast, made excellent packing. and the
grapes could be picked just at the right
moment and stored for sixty. seventy or
even ninety days.