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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-05-14
Missouri Crop Report.
Columbia, Mo.
May 5, 1915.

Columbia, Mo.
May 5, 1915.
Most Of the month of April was
ideal for farming in Missouri ac-
cording to reports made to the
State Board of Agriculture.
Farmers are busy and hopeful
and the prospects for crops of
all kinds could scarcely be bet
ter.
According to the monthly crop
report issued today from the Of
flee of the Secretary of the State
Board Of Agriculture wheat
condition is slightly better than
on April 1 and corn planting is
well advanced. The report fol-
lows:
In pleasing contrast with re-
ports received a month ago are
those received from the hun
dreds of crop correspondents at
this time. A general feeling of
optimism prevails. Instead of
the season being late, as, was
feared a month ago, spring,
somewhat delayed, came almost
in a day and the growth of veg
citation of all kinds has since
been rapid. AS one crop repor-
ter expresses it, cold Missouri,
it seems, is at her best" In a
few counties in the Southeast
section there is need of rain and
showers at this time would be
acceptable throughout most of
the state. Especially is rain
needed where chinch bugs have
made their appearance. With
dry weather there is some cause
for alarm as chinch bugs have
appeared in practically half the
counties of the state but as yet
they are not in sufficient num-
bers to cause general uneasiness.
There is but little complaint of
Hessian fly. The late seeding of
wheat seems to have had the de-
sired result in getting rid of this
pest, except in a few localities.
Early gardens are good and the
prospect for potatoes is above
the 10-year average.
CORN-It is estimated that
70 per cent of the corn land has
been plowed. This is 10 per cent
better than one year ago. Soil
condition is good, being 81 for
the state. More than one-third
-35 per cent-of the crop has
been planted. This is an adj
vance of 8 per cent over the 10
year May l planting One year
ago but 20 per cent of the corn
had been planted and in 1912 but
3.5 per cent of the corn crop was
in the ground by May l. The
planting, by sections, shows:
Northeast, q per cent; North
west, 81; Central 49; Southwest,
81; Southeast 48. Many farmers
. have finished planting and even
as far north as Central Missouri
. some corn has been plowed over
& the first time. The stand is gen
I orally good. The present indi-
cations are that there will be an
increase Of 1 per cent in acreage
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over the 1914 crop which was
grown on 7,421,678 acres.
condition for
the state is now 80 as compared
with 1873 one month ago. The
1O-year May l average condi-
ton for wheat is &c. One year
ago it was 101.8, the highest for
the decade. By sections, the
the present wheat condition is:
Northeast, 95; Northwest, 80;
Central, 80; Southwest, 90
Southeast, SO. Prospects are
that the abandoned acreage of
wheat will amount to less than
per cent. During April many
fields of late seeding made very
decided gains in condition. The
growing plant is strong, vigorous
and of splendid color.
OATS-The Missouri oat a.
creage for 1915 is practically the
same as for last year-about
100000 acres. In some parts of
the state the growing plant is in
need of moisture. Condition of
oats for the state is go. How
ever, there is nothing at this
time to cause any alarm as to
the outlook for oats.
CROPS-There is con-
siderable complaint as to the
condition of meadows. Especially
is this true of timothy and of
mixed hay. Condition of tim
othy for the state is 87.4. Clover
condition, including the new
seeding, is 1913. Many of the
old fields as well as some of the
new are in bad condition. On the
other hand, the growth of much
of the clover is almost perfect.
Some reports are to the effect
that the first cutting of clover
will be earlier and better than
for a number of years. Alfalfa
condition is 81. The first cutting
of this crop will also be early and
heavy. Pastures have made a
very decided improvement over
conditions shown one month ago.
Bluegrass, except where pastur-
ed too close last season or turned
on very early this spring, is
showing it's ability to come back
in the best of shape. The cotton
acreage will be less than last
year and may not exceed two
thirds of the 1914 acreage. This
is due, in the main, to low prices
for the product. 1t is estimated
that 80 per cent of the live stock
in the state was turned on pas
ture by May /. Some stock went
to pasture very much earlier ow-
ing to the scarcity of feed. Due
to the lack of excessive rains.
grass, while not of excessively
rank growth, is of high feeding
value. The supply of corn on
farms is low and it is estimated
that but 10 per cent of the 1914
hay crop is left.
FRUIT-The outlook for a gen.
eral crop is placed at sc per cent
for the state. The apple crop
promises well except that there
is considerable complaint of a
lack of bloom on Ben Davis and
a few other varieties. Berries
and small fruits of all kinds
promise to be plentiful. The out
look for a peach crop is 60 per
cent. In the northern half of the
state the peach crop will be very
light. In southern Missouri, es-
pecially in the commercial peach
section, reports are favorable for
a good crop of peaches.
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Children CRY
FOR FLETcHER'S
CAS RIA

Mrs. John Hollingsworth went
to Kansas City yesterday for
a visit.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16
FUNERAL DESIGNS.
FUNERAL FLOWERS
OF Every Descrption-Moderatsly Priced
GUIDE,
neral DosiRnA Funeral DesiEnA
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore. Md, Jan. 5-MILLFEED-Spriu:
bran. in lOolh. sacks. HOASoo; nearby Eintei
bran. in IOO-Ib. s.cks, s75Ga2Oo; Gour to Whit
mddlinss. in loO-lb sacks. 2Sooa3I0; Western
middlings. IOOIb. sacks E.JOa2s %; do. white mid
dlinEs in lOOb. sacks . oas2oo: do, winter bran
in lOOIb sacks, S.OoG2soo.
HAY-No. l timothy. 0.oOs9o.50;. No. 2 timothy.
l9ooals.5O; No. timothy. I7.5OAR.jo; light clover
mixed, 30; No. clover mixed, ls.50als0; chocR
clover Oj: No. clover, lssO; No. clover. Is.OoO
I7.59; No. } clover I2ooalI.jO: sample grade to
kind quality and condition, l0.0oal3jo.
STRAW-NO. !. straight re. hooali.so; No. :
straight rye lSoonl9.o; No. tangled rye, lGel'
SO; No. wheat. T0oaT.5o; No. oats s.SoAlO.o0
Nc. 2 oats GOeas.5O
LIVE POULTRY Chickens old hens 4 lbs and
over. H: do, small TO medium. lb.. u; do,
old ROSTERS. b. o. do. fat young I4sI5; do. rough
staggy l2a3; ducks, old, u; do, white Pens. pei
b.. lLaI5; puddle, 1bs and over. h.. I2a4; do,
MuscoTy 10; do small. y; Iiseons young. pair
IS; do, old. Is: guinea fowl. each. 2ja3o do. young
IL lbs. and over 3; geese, nearby. per b. IA do.
Kent Island, H.. I5als; do Western and Southern
H.. llal2; TURKEYS hens per H., ls: do. old toms
per H.. lsal6; do, gobblers hal7; do, small and
thin and crooked brekst, llal3
DRESSED PoULTRY-Chickcns. old hens.
mixed, h.. l3ali; d., roosteTs. oh. b.. l0 do.
young H., IS: ducks, per h. lIal6; geese uearby
h.. Ilai6: do Western and Southern. per b.. has
eapcnS lbs and over. iIals per h. medium, l6alI
small slips l2AlS; turkeys. choice per b.. lsais do.
fair to good, per h.. isaI7 do. rough and poor,
per H., ual2
BUTTER Creamery. fancy. per h.. zA4; do.
choice sIaJ2; do. Eood ssaoo; do prints. u: do,
blocks y; ladies, Sa23; Maryland, and
Pennsylvhnia rolls, 1a1; Ohio rolls. lssD: wss
yEnia rolls lsa2o; store-packsd. lsa; dairy Prints
EGGs-Maryhnd. Pennsylvania. and bearb,
nrsts. loss af. per doA. -; Western hrsts. -
West ViTginis hrsts. 81 Southern arstS. SaI.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16

LIVE POULTRY-Hens per n. Il; roossrs
Per h.. 10; ducks per h. 3Ih turkeys. choice. PEI
HAS; do. ordinary. IS; chickens. pcr h.. lSals.
DRESSED POULTRY-Chickens per lb. l5al6;
hens. choice. per h.. Halls; ducks. per lb.. paIs
turkeys choice. per H.. 6sls; fair to good per h..
IS; rOosters per h.. H.
GREEN GOODs-Beans. PER BASKET. L5s25O;
beets, per bunch. 3aI: cabbage, Per 100 Ibs. L0oA
is; csntaloupes. Casabas. PER crate. 2Ooa
80; eBrrots per bunch 2I4a3: crIeTy per duz.. ja
e6; do. per crate. Ljoa3.5o; cucumbers. hot.
house. psr dOz.. Looal5o; do. Florida. per basket.
25os30; cymblings. PER crate. 2ool2so; eggplant,
per case, 2OCnSo0 ksle Ter bbl.. T5al0O; lettuce,
Florida. per basket La3 80; onions per OIb. sack,
i.al60; okra, Crate 25a30o; yeas. Florida basket.
GooaiOO; potatoes per Dbl. lSal.65; do. Northern.
per sack. LAal60: do. FER bushel 4Os6O: new
potatoes. per bbl.. 4o0aI-0; yams per bb.. 20os
80; yellow sweet potatoes, per bbl.. 22a
275; peppers. per crate, 2oOa2SO radishes. hothouse
per 100 4G0a5oo spinach. pcr bbl.. l50al.75; tomI-
toes. FiOrda, pes crate. 200a20
FRUlTS-Apples. per bbL. L5sLo; S-7pfrTi:,
per box. l.75s225: Erapes Malaga. per keE. 3oOl
500; lemons. Fer box. %75a3.OO: lines. per 100. Sa
LOO; oranges. California. per box. l.sOa25o; do.
Florida, Per box. LI5a22o; pineapples, per crate,
3oossoo; tsnEerines. per strap 250a3u.
LIVE STOCK-vssl calves. prime. yer lb. Ilsl1IE
do, medium. per b.. sao: do. heavy. sss: spring
Hay. STRAW AND CoRN-Hay. best timothy.
new. HSr ton. $500: straw, per ton. 300; wheat
straw. per ton 20; new corn, per bbl., 400.
SEEDs-ClOTer. red, per lb.. l5baI7; sIsike. nIl6:
RED top Tor herus grass. per ID, -5az blue grass
per bushel. los: timothy. per buShel, 2SOa35O
orchard grass. per bushel, l75als5; seed rye. Per
WOOL AND HIDEs-wool. washed. free Of
burrs. PCT ID. %; wool. unwaShed. per H.. 4a2;
hidss dry. per ID 2aA; salt hides. try per II.
ose2; salt hides green. per h.. Il eafsAlns green.
DRESSED GooDs-Pork. choice. light to
medium weights, per Ib. sasli; do. heavy weights.
7ss
FRESH FISH AND CRABs-CPrices given below
BY the pound unless otherwise tsted.J-Buttsr
and stars large I2S; carp. sas: croakers. per bbl.
100; msckerel. 5; rock. boiling %: do medium. 81
ANAL. 90 yellow perch. large. l2ii; do. small. q;
salmon trout, b; gray trout, large l0al2A; do,
small, sal0: founders ltaIZs; catfish. l0sl2; green
pike native. 49, esls medium to large. loal2; spots
large. Is; tailoTs. large Is; surgeons dressed q:
do, skin on %; CLANS per 100 80; Tnappers, as 10
size. l2al5 bluehsh, fresh. %; salmon. fresh. %;
Boston mackerel. each. 20; lohsters 70; crab meat
per Of. %: fake. per qt.. 10 basS. pcr h.,
I2s scallops ner qt., Is; Potomac bass large per
H.. 3; do. small. Is: shrimp per at. 3.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16
TRADE ON WASHINGTON
EXCHANGE MAKES gain
Price Averages Undisturbed-Wash,
ington Railway and Electric
Most Active Stock.

Conditions on the Washington Stock
Exchange continued unchanged yester-
day. The volume of business transacted
was slightly larger than the day before,
but the trading was mostly In odd lots.
Price levels continued undisturbed. Again
the most active stock was Washington
Railway and Electric preferred, of which
one quotation lot sold at s. SIS and two
odd lots OF twelve shares each at 50 rs
and 81.
Mergenthaler Linotype weakened slight
ly Fifteen shares went at 193, and then
an additional five were transferred at 1872.
Capital Traction sold down from IS 3-4
to %. the minimum: the bond list was
headed by Potomac Electric Power Con-
solidated IS. 5000 worth selling at 90 3-S,
fractional advance over the last pre-
vious sale Washington Railway 4s were
in demand and three 81 900 bonds going It
81 IA. Other sales included one Riggs
Realty, long. at 1Ol, and Riggs Realty
short at 100.
Practically no changes marked the or
ganizations and election of the banks
which held stockholders meetings yester-
day. The results were as follows:
National Bank OF Observation-Disclosures
F. Norment, president; Daniel Fraser.
first vice president; Charles E. White,
second vice president: Albert B. Ruff,
cashier. and w. Wallace Nairn and
George l. Starkey, first and second as
sistant cashiers. respectively.
Commercial National Bank-Ashton G.
Clapham, president; Arthur Lee, vice
president: James A. Cahill, vice presi-
dent: Tucker X. Sands. vice president
and cashier and F. Z. Ghiselli and H.
V. Hunt. assistant cashiers
Franklin National Bank-JOhn B. Coch-
ran. president: r. S. Turk, vice presi-
dent: ]. FendaIl Cain. cashier. and J. L.
Benton. assistant cashier.
The Washington Southern Bank elected
directors yesterday morning as follows:
Robert H. Chapman, w. Gordon Craw-
ford. II. B. Denham. Charles II. Pepper,
Robert Smith. II. B. Terrett, ]. Selwln
TAFT, A. r. Yeakle and John Zanier. OF
the board Robert II. Chapman. w. Cor
don Crawford and Robert Smith are new
members Election Of officers will take
place today.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Business Conditions Improving Steadily, but Not Rapidly
Except in Exports-ncrease in Activity in Nearly All
Lines Noted-Cotton Situation Better.

New York, Jan. 15.-Bradstreet's tomor-
row will say:
Conditions in trade and industrial
quarters are awakening to improved inn
pulses. while confidence Is replacing IN
certainty. AS yet actual business has not
gained the pace displayed by the spread
OF optimism, orders being of the steady,
progressive type rather than spirited.
However, conservative Improvement Is
reflected in a number of lines and while
orders calling for immediate shipment
continue to dominate. there is more dis
position TO pin faith to the future.
Orders for spring shipments are COM
ing out in a fair way, road statesmen are
actively canvassing their customers, wide
spread betterment in demand for dry
goods is noted. interest in iron and steel
Is growing. inquiries in general denote
large quantity Of potential orders,
trade in coal is better; lumber, long de-
pressed. displays a healthier undertOnc
especially on the Pacific Coast
'Idleness is being reduced, though still
in excess of any year since 1905: the
Southern cotton situation exhibits con-
siderable improvement; prices for securi-
ties are strong, bonds being in demand; ;
cash wheat at Chicago commands the
highest prices noted since 1909. and back
OF that. since 1895. while spring futures
rejecting fears of possible scarcity, are
higher than in January for thirty years
past; corn and oats. too. fetch profitable
figures, money is easy. deposits at West
ern centers are rising. currency is re-
turning from wheat-growing districts, and
while there is considerable room for inn
provement in collections. payments, ex-
cept at Southern points, are somewhat
better.
ports disclOses that the stocks are not
burdensome. that retail trade is being
helped by clearance sales, profits being
light, however. while activity in filling
export orders causes many plants to work
overtime. and numerous lines report that
year-end results were not so poor as was
anticipated"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

OE-FTT7E OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
District Of Columbia, Washington, ID. G., jar
uary l5 IglS. Application for permission 70 taks
the examination for the selection 0 candidates.
srtuaI residents Of the District Of Columbia, 70
b. recommended by the Commissioners Of the
admission to the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis In June 1915. will Be received b5 TIE
Coun.isSioners not later than two O'Clock. p N on
TUESDAY February . 1915. Applications fof
rerfuission TO take this examination must Be made
in the arrllcants handwriting. and Be addrssEd
to The Commissioners Of the District o. Colunoia'
Room 5Os District Building. Washington, ID. G.
me araDIication must state the placs and date Of
the appcauts birth and HIS postofnos addFes;
and be accompanied By certiheate from two
reItable residents Of the District Of CouEn ba. that
the ,rulicant il person Of good moral charactsr.
and that he is an actual resident q the Dhfr1es
Of Columbia Applicants must be between the aga
Of sixteen and twenty yeaD on the third InesoaS
in AU-il 1915 A physical examination f aD
plieants will be held IN Fire Department Truck
House No ) situated the southeast corner
of Fourteeuth street and Ohio Hyenue northwest
co saturday, February g. Is1. al ten O'Clock a. n
A competitive mental examination Of aprjicantS
viii be held IN the Assembly Room of the Franklin
school Building Tuesday and Wednesday. Feb
a M The mental szamiuAtioa viii include ths
following Euhjscts: Reading, writing and spalltng
in English punctuation and eapltah: EneliAh
uammar; reogrzphy; United States histoFy; high
school arithmetic; algebra thFough duadrstie sq1a
tionsl and plane Eeomstry ave books q chan-
venet's geumetry, o. oquivalentl. No parson VII
be permitted 10 present himself for either physcal
notided In writing od the apprusal Of his spplieA
ton b. the Commissioners OLIVER r. NEWMAN
FREDERiCK L SIDDoNS, CHARLES W.
KUTZ, C0nmissl0rn q he District q Columbia.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16
NEW YORK MONEY

New York. Jan. l5-AH transactions in call
money today were at per cent.
Further ease Is noted in the time money market
but apart from little lending in Six sl0nth,
maturities At ~ per cent the market is yirtualli
At standstilL Ratss pominaly per cent
fer sixty days. "a per cen: for ninety days. SSAS.
neT cent for four months and ~ per cent fog i've
and six months.
The easing teidsncy continues in the CON
passing at 81 per cent and the price Of ths
longer ranges from - per cent to sh per cent
As an indication Of the huge volume of papsi
absorbed by local institutions last fall. II 10 In
tsresting 20 note that the Columbia Trust Company
increased It's line q outside notes from 500 0o1
hi July 10 sil,0n.0D Nt the eloae Of the year.
This Waa doDe 70 strengthen further its liquid
condition u the face q the eoaditioas then o.
taining in the money MARKET
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16
lGE GOLDBERG'S COMICS IN SUNDAY HERALD
COMMERCE AND FINANCE

q the market. new high level was reached
today at Ll5s for May Fheat. with the low
price for the day l49z. II was a difficult mat
ter TO trade IN the May future because Of the
small offerings
feature Of the days business the sale
l,300JO bushels Of Duluth No. l Northern spring
wheat nov shoat At Buffalo 10 the American CON
mission for relief in Belgium. Spring wheat stocks
Buffalo are reported largely concentrated in
the hands Of q Duluth exporter. This holder pre-
dicted some time ago that wheat would sell at
l.5o and he says il will reach LIS and pos-
siby higher. The entire country seems to be
the bull side 0 wheat well -four and
the latter commodity taken in good amounts
today for shipment abroad.
The cash wheat business in all positions vas
reported nearly 100000 bushels and the clear
from the ssaboard for this week were s.lS,O1
bushels compared with e.sl3Ooo bushels for a like
period last year.
Corn closed with sharp advances on investment
buying. we'll the taking of big lines BY
shorts. 4 big demand for export continues. with
sales TODAY of $4,000 bushels. In addition there
Wss good buying BY domestic users
Oats higher with the other grains and
there a broadening in the trade with the
export call fair at $4,000 bushels and possibly
1000 bushels for domestic account.
Indications in the provisions market pointed to
important sales Of lard but the strength in grains
helped to sustain values. There was an improved
speculative demand for meats.
Furnished by ". B. Hibbs & Co
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16

New York, Jan. I5.-Dun's review to-
morrow will say:
Business conditions continue TO i'm
prove. and while there is no rapid ex-
pancion. except I'm exports. there are signs
of n gradual increase in commercial and
Industrial activity. The strain of the Eu-
ropean war great as it is, is being re-
lieved by the power OF the national pro-
ductive wealth.
The growing balance Of trade has not
only rendered measures TO further pro-
tect the supply of specie unnecessary.
but an unprecedented import OF gold
from China Is announced. and for the
first time since the war a small importa-
ton of the precious metal from England
has been arranged.
THE warning nations are bidding Wig
orously for supplies of grain. cotton and
other products, and in the case Of wheat
are paying extremely high prices to sat-
isfy their needs.
While there are many domestic busi-
ness emba IRA sSments as the consequence
OF past strain, the abundant supplies OF
money and LOW rates for loans, with the
new sense Of security produced by the
Federal reserve bank system, render COM
mercial enterprise more normal and con-
fident
THE iron and steel trade. while operat-
ing below capacity. is nevertheless in
creasing its volume Of output and un-
filled orders, and conditions are much
better than in four months.
The high prices for wheat. due to the
extraordinary foreign demand. are giving
to the Grain-producing sections of the
West a degree OF improvement greater
than that Of other parts of the country,
while exports OF cotton are beginning to
relieve the Southern depression. and sub
stantisl progress in financial and indus
trial conditions make for brighter pros
poets in the East.
THE exports OF cotton in the last\hve
weeks aggregate nearly 100000 bales,
while the total excess of merchandise ex-
ports over imports in a month and
half amounts 10 over Sl42 O0O COO
The Washington herald., 1915-01-16
Street SEES
PRICES SOAR
Market Buoyant and Opera
tors Go Home Wreathed
in Smiles.
TO TAKE CARE OF M. P.
Plan 10 Put Stock on lis Feet Is
Reported P. R. Goes
Up Further.
TO TAKE CARE OF M. P.

New York, Jan. l5.-WaIl Street went
home wrcathcd in smiles, today : mar
ket having given an exhibition OF Old
fashioned buoyancv that carried prices
upward with vim.
Close on the heels OF the confidence
in the future expressed by Baltimore
and Ohio directors came the rumor that
one of the large banking houses would
take over control of Missouri PacIhc
and other Gould interests. These stocks
have long been menace and any COM
prehensiv" plan that will put them on
their feet undoubtedly will encourage
public confidence In railroad securities.
Missouri Pacific rose from IL to
10 -, with the usual scramble OF
shorts 10 cover. Why any one should
ne shoIt OF stock selling under so n
share is a mystery yet to be explained.
IT would be a hssty conclusion to as
sumo that Missouri Pacific will escape
assessment. Denver shares advanced
sympathctiCally.
Wheat sold at S1.45 per bushel at
Chicago. and with every advance West
crn optimism increases and is accom-
panied with buying orders in stock.
Goodrich was a feature with n gain of
nearly three points. and Studebaker
rose two. on aggressive buying that
promises a continuation OF activity.
{. T.. u. Goes TO I81.
Canadian Pacific shot up from 1854
20 161 on the attempts of shorts to
cover. Attention already has been
directed to the fact that selling
against German holdings has created
=, short interest which occupies de-
cidedly uncomfortable position. The
stock is scarce and further squeeze
is not improbable.
Third Avenue was quiet around Al
II is understood that the management
has almost agreed 10 the suggestion
that the stock be placed on per
cent dividend basis within the next
srN month";.
Copper stocks rose on the reports
that large sales Of the metal had been
Inh" to foreign government for
cash. Utah sold up TO 52ls and Anal
Earaa;ed closed at 50 !. Tennessee
Cuprc. rcco erred a fun point, closing
at the top figure. This stock. paying
. per cent. nets nearly 10 per cent
ca the investment
Bethlehem Steel was strong on the
aluoachinE meeting, although no divi-
drud is expected on the common stock
q; this lime United States Steel COM
mon. improved on the report that New
York central has cancelled its Cana
dian order for rail. Consolidated Gas
rose TWO points, LaClede Gas nearly
fy" and Peoples Gas threr-quarters
Ir the bond market the volume Of
GusiuCs increases with a widening
demand that may be described as a
runaway market. Advances today
v ere numerous and extensive Mis-
souri, Pacific issues made spectacular
gains. the fives rising two points. the
convert blts four and the fours three and
.r bali.
1t is confidently stated in banking
circles that the present plans for the
reorganization OF the Missouri Pacific
system does not contemplate any seal
ing in the above issues.