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The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
Y1T A UTNTTTNI WHICH is NOW QUOTED
FLA IllV OM TWICE AS EXPENSIVE As
GOLD

resisting power platinum must be pro-
tected against certain elements. These
include phosphorus. birthstone and
glowing coal.
1t Will be we'll to remember that
platinum when brought in contact with
melting metal will easily form an alloy.
Lead and zine when combined with
platinum make 1t brittle.
In color platinum is bluish-gray. and
although to the inexperienced eye sill
yer, nickel and aluminium look some.
thing like 1t, the first two are attacked
quickly by nitric acid. while alum.
inum Is SO very light In comparison
with platinum that 1t would be difficult
10 mistake one for the other.
Platinum Is the heaviest commercial
metal known. It's specific gravity is
21.5. as compared with 1926 for pure
gold and 1858 for silver. Briefly. plati.
nam is 211s times as heavy as water
more than twice the weight OF silver
and heavier. bulk for bulk, than pnre
gold. 1t is softer than iron, but some.
what harder than copper.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
By Robert Francis Eattan.


PLATINUM IL among the most pre-
cious metals in existence. 1t is
now more than twice as expensive as
gold. The metal has been utilized
more extensively during the past few
years than ever before in the jewelry
industry, in the chemical laboratory
and In the scientific and the industrial
world.
Notwith standing the fact that plati-
NUN is far less ductile than silver
and gold, 1t has, nevertheless, been pos.
sible to utilize it for wires rs fine as
10000 min. In diameter. At this fine
thinness 1t is impossible to finish plat
mum wire without impairing 1t, so the
platinum Is insulated with silver, the
wire Is drawn to the required size and
the silver coating is removed.
Platinum wire Is used to excellent
advantage for electric light bulbs, the
co-eficient of expansion of platinum
and glass being about the same It's
high melting point also makes It very
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
BLOWING BoTTLEs FuLL & OF AR TO FFECT7ONC

nEEP breathing exercises. SO oene-
A fetal to persons In ordinary good
health, are often too firing for those
to whom they would do most good
those, for example, who are suffering
from some disease of the lungs. DR..
Pescher of Paris, having to treat a
child with pleurisy, desired to give
her pulmonary gymnastics. but found
II impossible to make use of the or
dinary procedure. SO he devised
novel scheme of his own. which he
calls the bottle system.
When one takes . bottle full OF
water and reverses 1t into a vessel
containing a little water the bottle
does not empty. But II one take a
rubber tube, insert one end into the
bottle and blow through the other,
he can drive out all the water, the
place of which will be taken by the
air he expires. Upon this elemen-
tary fact Of physics DR.. Pescher bases
his system.
The quantity of air that ordinarily
circulates In the lungs of an adult is
about a pint; in those Of a child 1t is
about two-thirds Of pint. When one
blows a quart of air into a bottle he
is performing an intensive act or
respiration, for he has doubled the
normal quantity of air circulating in
his lungs.
In this case Of DR.. Pescher's child
patient he gave her pint bottles to
blow the water out OF, making her
repeat the performance twenty times
in the morning and as often at night
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desirable for this purpose.
The use of the metal in dentistry has
been somewhat curtailed in recent
years because Of the high price.
Platinum is now finding favor among
artists. who use 1t to embellish picture
frames, in which 1t makes an excellent
contrast with gold. 1t always retains
its color and is not tarnished by sub
phur fumes.
When a high temper and elasticity
are required in platinum 1t is neees-
sary to add iridium. This alloy offers
great resistance to intense heat and
strong acids. An alloy OF 80 per cent.
platinum and 10 per cent. iridium Is
tsed for writing pens as well as for
Eoints of fountain pens.
In the silver industry platinum Is
used for the construction of distillery
covers. These must be made from a
material which will resist various
acids and high temperature. There is
no other metal which possesses so
many advantages In this respect as
platinum notwithstanding Its great
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20

CERUMS seem destined to take the
place of medicines in the treat
ment of diseases. We have all been
familiar from childhood with the
serum used in vaccination against
smallpox. Of recent years we have
heard much of vaccination against
typhoid fever, and such of US as are
members OF the army or the National
Guaru have had this anti-typhoid
serum injected into US. Diphtheria
is being cured with an anti-toxin, and
only lately a serum has been used
most successfully ia curing car
buncles.
All the world has been discussing
DR.. F'riedmann's serum that he says
will cure tuberculosis, and two conti-
nents are anxiously watching the re-
suit of the tests made In New York
by him.
Within the last few weeks 1t has
been announced that serum that
will cure pneumonia is being per-
fected at the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research. and that Prof. Beh-
ring has SO improved upon the diph-
iberia anti-toxin that 1T is now per-
fectly harmless and lasting in its
effects.
These serums are the result OF
study of the action of the blood In
health and disease and of researches
in microscopy. To discover serum
1t is first necessary to isolate the
bacteria or bacilli or germs that cause
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the lungs are affected in a way to
produce shortness of breath the treat
ment is most effective. 1t is neces-
sary to begin gradually. with pint bot
ties for children, quarts for adults
progressing to quart or even half
gallon bottles for the former and gal
Ion bottles for the latter.
The air should be slowly and
steadily inhaled through the nose; /,
should be blown out slowly and stead
lily through the mouth. Between each
action there should be few moments
of rest Twice day, with from ten
to fifty doses" at each, regulated ac-
cording TO the strength and age OF
the patient, is the method OF applying
this bottle system"
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THEM

One little habit of Ill regulated gas
burners Is their popping when lixht-
ed This Is the result of an oversunplv
OF air and can be regulated by turnirs
the mixer" the open cap-shansd A..
iansement close to each handle After
seven or eight years use the oven NAV
Iced new lining. 1t Is economy TO
have 1t put In as soon as 1t is needed.
With proper planning a gas range
can be used very cheaply, and that
without deprivation In any line nt
cooking. Some appliances which make
this possible are the steam cooksr
which cooks many dishes over one
burner and ne section saucepans
in groups of two or three. which
can also be used over one burner
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
1AO STOVES, AND SOME VERY EXCELLENT
tTAO POINTERS ON HOW 10 CARE FOR

first letting the gas flow few seconds.
II this does not remedy the trouble
there Is probably collection Of dust or
other foreign matter which interferes.
Brush out the burner openings care
fully and then light the gas directly
al the cock in order to burn out the
dust. A persistent trouble OF this sort
should be referred to the gas company.
In lighting the oven the torch or
pilot should always be used and then
turned off. This Is simply for lighting.
not for heat. Another precautien
which certain housekeepers have been
known to neglect is never to leave the
broiling pan in the oven when 1t is not
In use. 1t becomes roughened and
burned II left in the heat when empty
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the disease. These are so minute tnat
they can be seen only when artihciaily
colored and looked at through the
most powerful of microscopes Some
of them are so small that they have
not yet been found.
These germs get into the blood.
either by way of the mouth or
through some wound or cut. They at
once attack the red corpuscles, which
are the life-carrying principle OF the
blood. They eat up the red cor
puscles and multiply with the most
extraordinary rapidity. But the white
corpuscles-or certain forms of them
called hagocytes-which are the po-
licemen OF the blood, attack the in
truders and eat them up. When there
are enough Of the phagocytes and
these are strong enough, they soon
rout the attacking army. But If the
white corpuscles are weak or not nu-
merous enough the invaders destroy
the red corpuscies and cause death.
The body has also q second line Of
defense against these enemies. There
are within 1t certain organs or cells
which secrete fluids that actually
dissolve the disease germs or that
neutrsiize the poisons which they
produce. These fluids are called anti
toxins. The more poison the bacteria
pour into the blood the more the cells
that produce snti-toxins are stimu-
lated to pour them forth. SO that
there is really double battle going
on I'm the blood.
When any animal has q certain dis
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After a few days he increased 1t to
thirty bottles, and later on to more,
at the same time increasing the size
of the bottles. The child enjoyed the
game and was soon emptying half
gallon bottles with one expiration.
The result of these pulmonary GYM
nastics was astonishing; the pleurisy
diminished rapidly, the lungs became
normal, and in few weeks the child
was cured.
DR.. Pescher was so encouraged that
he has made this bottle system =
regular part of his treatment, gradu-
ating the size of the bottle and the
number of doses according to CIR
cumstances. DR.. A. Cartaz reports to
La Nature that in all cases in which
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All Rights Reserved.
Just to

The range should be set on zinc Ion
convenience in cleaning, and its posi-.
ton in the room should be carefully
considered. If possible have it neat
the meter, thus saving superfuous pipe
laying; also have it near enough to the
window for GOODNESS, but never in
draught. If one will take the trouble to
pie enough matter. she will find it quite
worth while.
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xF gas stove Is cared for properly In
the everyday routine 1t Is simple
matter to keep 1t clean. 1t need never
be blackened, but weekly washing
inside and out with soap and water and
stiff little brush. followed by thof-
ough drying off, with the oven burners
lighted, will keep it bright
The daily care means an immediate
removal of anything spilled or spat-
tered on the stove or in the ovens The
slide tray under the burners should be
washed daily ard scrubbed if neces-
sary; otherwise it soon becomes crust
ed over with dust and grease II the
gas flame is red or blows try relignting.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20
Things Worth Knos0fn6
A NTrT 1rnVTnTc AMMUNITION OF THE QT 00n
ANIT-I OAIIVO OF THE l1LOOD

ease Its body produces large quanti-
ties of the particular anti-toxin that
will fight that disease. II the blood
OF this animal be introduced into an
other animal the latter will get the
disease. but In a milder form, and Will
at the same time be stimulated to Sc
crete large quantities Of the anti
toxin. 1t is now capable of resisting
any attack by an army of powerful
germs and become immune" to the
real disease.
II its blood be drawn and filtered to
free it from red aud white corpusciss
the serum that is left is merely the
watery part of the blood heavily
charged with the anti-toxins Of that
disease. This, injected into the blood
OF person suffering from 1t. rein-
forces the anti-toxins already there
and speedily routs the enemy by neu-
tralizing the poisons that the toxic
germs are liberating.
Serum is prepared In two ways
one by taking 1t from the blood OF an
other animal. and the other by cul-
ture from the blood OF the patient
himself.
There are only one or two diseases
that can be cured by medicine. In
all others the medicine is given mere
ly to stimulate the natural production
of anti-toxin. Ii we knew how to
make an anti-toxin for every disease
we should have no more use for medi-
cine. The number of diseases for
which anti-toxins are being discov-
cred is multiplying year by year.
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lotion Of the oven. like the one under
the burners. makes It easier to keep the
cvsR clean. Another appliance, which
Is new. Is wire screen for the top OF
the broiling oven This is OF wire,
strengthened at the four sides with
strips Of sheet iron or tin. It acts - q
fame spreader and prevents the scorch-
Ing of any food which is being broiled
or roasted In the lower oven 1t slips
in on the upper support Just below
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-20

Many housekeepers have found .
one-burner oven, which sets on the
top OF the range. decided economy.
and say that 1t soon pays for itself In
the gas saved. This also solves the
problem Of warming oven. the alb
sencs OF which II the one objection to
the gas range.
For most families 1t is worth while
to have sheet iron baking sheets made
to fit the oven. and slide tray for the
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the flame, while the meat or toast is on
the shelf below. A toaster for the top
burners is made on the same principle,
the toast being held on two wires Just
above small wire screen of similar
construction
A cast iron lid for the top burner is
great convenience for heating flatirons
and for cooking griddlecakes, while a
sheet iron lid. which becomes nearly
red hot, Is excellent for toast making.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17
Produce Market.

WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. H.
Potatoes. SOG S5c; cabbage, barrel,
$1.75; sweet potatoes, basket, $1.O0
MI.lO; yellow onions, bushel. $l.?O;
onions, per bag, SEES q 2.4O; celery
California, lartie, l0@ Csc; lemons
$4.OOM 1926; Florida oranges, $2.7.
a 800; apples, fancy, $4.25 q 4.75;
upplCs. choice, S%.5o; parsnips
&2.S5; California navels, $2.75G
800, Mai. grapes, kcg. $5.5O0G.OO;
carrots. bushcl, Use; turnips, barrel
$1.75; cranberrics, barrel, $1,000
800; cranbcrrics, per box, $1,000
2.25; ,adishcs, zoe; sclallott, soc;
caulirlowcr, dozen, Sl.25; pears, bu.
$l.25N $50.
Butter, Cheese, Eggs and Poultry.
No. fancy creamery, SIC; OhiI
and Pennsylvania, Sac: cooking, zoe:
select eggs, 4Qc; fresh to mark, S5c,
storage, 30c; goose eggs, 55c.
Poultry Dressed, springs, ESQ
soc; hens. pound, 100 lac; turkeys
25N3Oc; ducks, 2Sc; broilers, fresh
20cy springs, 3%c; geese, Ice. Alive
hens, pound, 1OG l3c; turkeys, 2OG
22c; ROSTERS, pound 19c: ducks, h..
l4G1Sc:. pigeons, pair, SOG35c;
geese, soc.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17
IBA1Q:IglN lR
EIlIlEi..'SB]6l l
EAT LESS MEAT ALSO TAKE a
GLASS OF SALTS BEFORE
IL EATING BREAKFAST

g Uric acid in meat excites the I'd
neys, they become Cverworksd Bet
sluggish, ache and feel like li4Eps
Of lead. The urine becomes CLOUDY;
the bladder is initiated. and you may
be obliged to seak; relief two or three
times during the night. When the
kidneys clog you must help them to
lushIbiH. Tie body's urinous wasteor
you'll be a real sick person shortly.
At first you feel dull misery in the
kidney region, you suffer from back
ache, sick headache, dizziness, stom-
lch gets sour, tongue coated and you
feel rheumatic twinges when the
weather is bad.
Eat less meat, drink lots of wa
ter; also get from any pharmacist
,1our ounces OF Jad Salts, taffe Ia
blespoonful in glass of water be-
fore breakfast for a few days and
your Kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice. com0lheu
with llthia, and has been used for
generations to clean clogged kidneys
and stimulate them to normal acttv--
ity, also to neutralize the acids In
urine,sso,aSna,Iohgsr "a source Of
irritatidn, tBds ahdiag bladder weak
ness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, camp
tnjure: makes q delightful ,effRy
cent Whitewater drink which eyeE-
one should take now and then .
Keep the kidneys clean and ,aDctif.
Druggists here say tlley sell lotsRf
rJads Salts to, folks who believe I'm
overcoming kidney trouble whtlesit
is only trouble.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17
D!on1esticity
Exhibitions
WORK OF HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
IN TWO DEPARTMENTS Elk.
CITES FAVORABLE COM
MENT.

Tic exhibition OF the Domestic
Art department of the Fairmont High
school, which was held yesterday aft,
ernoon from 3 to 5 O'Clock and in the
evening from Z to $3.50 o'clock wal
a highly successful affair and was
viewed by large number Of patron;
Of the school.
The exhibition was given in the
rooms of the Domestic Art and Do.
nestle Science apartments and was
presided over by Miss Edith Dean,
the head Of the Domestic Art depart.
mept assisted by Miss Carolena
aDgand, OF the Domestic Science de-
paTtment and by Miss Hazel Fry.
HI Articles fashioned by the pupils
ttfsthe Domestic Science department
.'were on display and reflected great
4credft ON both teacher and pupil.
Such articles as dresses, waists. caps.
aprons, lingerie, etc. were exhibited
and were admired By the many visit
tors.
The rooms where the exhibition
was held were tastefuIIy decorated III
Christmas green's, poinseltias, etc,
and presented an attractive appear,
unce.
The pupils of the departments as.
sisted in receiving the guests ard in
dispensing the hospitalities. The pu,
pills of the domestic science depart
ment prepared and served under the
direction OF Miss Brand, dainty re-
Ereshmcnts consisting Of cakes and
chocolate.
Altogether the affair wQs SUE.
cess and demonstrated what splendid
work is being accomplished in this
department Of the High school.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17
VICTORY AT GRAND,

Victory" the worlds greatest
spectacular war drama, IN five parts.
which. comes to the Grand Friday
and Saturday, shows how far our
army and navy has progressed sine?
the ways and days Of 'G1. The en-
tire production was produced with
Sthc cooperation OF the United States
Navy and such pcrsonages as Jose
Plus Daniels. secretary OF the navy;
Admiral. Badger, commander of the
Atlantic fleet; Captain Benson, OF
tic U. IS: s."Utah,1 and Lieut.
Towers, the daring naval aviator wha
was recently killed in an acroplane
accident, have an acting part
throughout the whole production
One secs the wonderful facilities
Of Uncle SANS ladn and naval forces
Great battleships bclch powderlcSs
Shells. Deathdealing bombs. drop
from aeroplanos thousands OF feet in
the air, submarine dcstroyers do
their awful work a spectacular
naval battle RACES between the U. S
S. Utah" and the foreign fleet
which is destroyed in plain view OF
tho audience. Full-chargp powder
mines blow UP, IurNpg. ge44hS sol
water hundreds of"GBotFM M tit Ttr
The whole fllm causes one to feel tI9t
truly t'war Is hell" and that the
great lnventpAs DOT, aioqehis .dtatH
dcaling instrfhents &iI!sbe the real
cause Of wars being no more.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17
Old Resident
Is Summoned
PINKNEY MICHAEL Passes
AWAY AT HOME IN DOWNS
AFTER LONG ILLNESS.

Pinkney Michael, father Of James
I. Michael. Of this city, and wei
known resident Of the county, dice
Tuesday at his home at Downs after
a long illness. For the past year Mr.
Michael had been in declining health
caused by dropsy and his death wa
not unexpected.
Deceased was a son Of the lat,
John Michael, a pioneer settler OF
Marion county. He was born ant
spent his entire life in the vicinity
Of Downs. Deceased was united II
marriage with Miss Ella Magee, OF
Short Greek, W. Va. The following
children and grand children survive
the union: Q. r. Michael, Of Brown
Nv. Va; Mrs G. w. Morris and Mrs.
pinkncy Hess, OF Enterprise; MTs
John Il. Book. of Shinnston; James |.
Michael, of Fairmon;, AIRS. Lee
Walls, Of Enterprise. The grand
children are: Mrs. W. 1. sands, Of
Rosebud; II. G. Mason, Of Peoria,
w. Va; Mrs. Walter Smith, of Enter
price: Mrs. Howard Shinn, OF Den
yer, Col; Mrs Harvey and Mrs. Har-
bert. Of Dola. and Miss Eva Michael
daughter Of james |. Michael, Of this
city, and b. l.. Michael, Of Downs.
Mr.. Michael was a member of the NJ.
+. church, south, for many years.
Funeral services viii be held Oh
Thursday afternoon at . o'clock from
ills late residence at Downs. Inter
ment will be made in the Michae!
cemetery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17
Preparing for
S. S. Convention
HUNTINGTON GETTING READY
FOR BIG ANNUAL EVENT TO
BE Held THERE.

70.
The thirty-secbEtl annual conven 7.
ton Of the Sunday schools of West
Virginia promises to be the greatest
in the history of the association. it
will be held April s, ., 10.
Already Huntington, which is
famed far and wide as a Sunday
school city is preparing for the great
event.
Last year the convention was
moved to Clarksburg from Hunting
ton on account Of the flood. This
year they are planning for even a
;reater convention than the one last
year. A large and enthusiastic gath
,ring Of the representative Sunday
school leaders and business men Of
The city was held, and permanent
organization was effected
The program committee at tho
headquarters OF the association In
Wheeling is preparing great pro-
gram. Among the features will be
Institutes for elementary, secondary,
,dult division workers pastors and
uperintendents, and those interest,"
ID in temperance, home and vista
ton, teacher training, missionary
and purity department work. Will
also have great conferences where
problems Of the work will be dis
cussed and expert instruction given.
Prof. u. o. Excell the worlds
greatest convention song leader, and
his great accompanist, Prof. Alvin
Roper, has been secured, and will
have charge Of the music OF the con-
vcntion.
Entertainment will be on tlp Har'
yard plan, lodging and breakfast
trcc.l
Among the speakers and lnstruc-
tors who will be present, or with
whom negotiations have been start
ed, are:
DR.. ]. T. Hedland, Butlef, Fa'' HIS
sionary specialist.
Bishop W. NJ. Weekly, Parkcrs-
burg. bishop of the United Brethren
church.
Miss Mamie Lee Frayser. Louis
willie, Ky, elementary Superintendent
Kentucky Sunday School association
Prof. {. II. Hubbell, Adrian, Mich,
superintendent of Cunday school and
Young Peoples Work of the Mctho'
dist Protestant churchJ1
Mrs. Mary, Foster Bryner, Chicago,
elementary, superintendent and field
worker for the International Sunday
school association.
President Il. Y. Mullins, Louis
Vile. KY. president Southern Bap'
list Theological seminary.
Rev. Floyd Tomkins, Philadelphia
rector Holy Trinity church.
Miss Margaret slattery, Boston,
Teen Age specialist for girls.
Mr.. John l.. Alexander, Chicago
econdary division superintendent of
he international Sunday School as
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17
WuEELING, Nv, Va, Dec. /

WHEELING. w. Va, Dec. II. =
Cattle. extra. 1000 to 100, $7.5V0
7.75; do, good, 500 to 1000, $1,000
$50; do. good, 500 to 800, $G,5O@
700; extra, 700 to 500, $6.OO@ $50
common, S5.5OQGOO; beef bulls
$G.5Ol 100: bologna bulls, 5000
$50; beef COWS, $500 q 600; bOlog-
ma cows, $2.5O@A5O.
Hogs-Choice, $7.S5@S.OO; good
$7.G0@7.S0; light and common
$500 1850: stays and sows, $500
100.
Shcep--Extra. $500 q 4.5O; good
43,5O@4.OO; common, $2.OoQS'oo
Veal Calves and Fresh Cows
veal calves. good, S1O.OOlblO.5O:
good, 5l0.0O011.OO; thin and heavy
calves, $500 $500; fresh COWS, ex
ira, $sG.QO@75.OO; do common I"
faire$aQ,OOG 1000
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17
THREE SHOT IN A. GUN BATTLE.

BROONFlELD, H., Dec. IL
Three men were seriously wounded
In fight here between Frank Rob
erts OF LAGRANGE, ILL.,, and Brook field
police. The Injured men ire Rob
ert, and two non-partictpahts IN the
shooting. Roberts. who fred at hts
husuers from behind a!trte, stirren--
dercd after he had been shut through
one leg, his right arm and wrist. " o.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-12-17
THE MARKETS
GRAIN.

CHICAGO. Dec. l7.-Whcat, Dec
,94; May, 92h,
Corn-Dec., 69E; May. G55S.
oat. May, 41S; July, Al.
PcrI:-Jan., 5000: May, $20.S5.
Cash quotations wera as follows:
Rye, 10, ., 64hGC5c,
Barley. feed or mixing, G2G75c.
Timothy seed, $4,OOG5.40.
Clover seed. $1,000 Uf5.00.
Pork. mess, $2l.25.
Lard. in tierccs, sl0.G21a.
Short ribs. loose, $1,000 q ll.95.