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The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

IL is now Private Citizen Fair
banks and no other man has retired
from a position in the Del Norte land
Office with better record.-Pros
pector.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

Chas. Akers motored to HOOPER
Tuesday. He says the large acreage
OF grain planted in that vicinity is
already showing green and that pros
poets for large crop are excellent,
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

Perry Kolander Sr., who is So
journing at Pueblo on account of his
health, writes that he is much i'm
proved at the lower altitude.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

Remember with each Kodak sale
we arrange years subscription to
the magazine "Kodakery" which
tells you all the crooks and turns in
taking pictures. Fuller Drug Co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

7, l. Terry who is employed as
Dor at the Palace Bakery went to
|n.oh,o Saturday evening on business
oxnecting to be gone about three
days.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

"a, Kodak to take to the Expo.
,;tion with you. Fuller Drug Co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

Our Formaldehyde is fresh and
guaranteed L. s. P.-iO per cent
strength.
ABBOTT-GOODDIN DRUG co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

New Spring Models of KOdaks.
FULLER DRUG co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

ID. Conrad spent Saturday night in
Alamosa on business.
The Monte Vista journal., 1915-04-17

kOdaks at Fuller Drug Co.
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WAR AND WEATHER
DOMINATE MARKET
Wheat Prices Unsettled But
Close With Upward
Trend

Chicago, August 25.-War and weather
We're the dominating influences today in
wheat market that closed irregular, &c
lower to &c higher, With September al
ss1sc and December at s7Ac. Corn was af-
fected mainly by the zigzag course of
wheat. closing easy at 1sc lower to 14dssc
higher. Oats closed unchanged to 1sI1.c
net gain on fairly active shipping demand.
Provisions held quiet most of the day.
lard being almost neglected. Closing fig
ures ranged from 2,ad6c lower to 15c
higher.
Wheat was depressed after a rather
that the British had forced the Darda-
nelles. References in the days cables as
to the situation only stated that the Brit
ish left wing had occupied 800 yards of
Turkish trenches in the northern zone Of
fighting. but the bears used the unau-
thenticated talk of British victory to force
down prices.
The war gossip was aided in its bearish
effect by reports that frost damage in
the northwest, noted early, and which had
sent the market up, had not materialized.
Advices from experts said that high
winds had prevented the frost from set
Ting. This turn In the situation brought
out free selling that added its part to the
other lowering conditions. On the break
there was some buying by shorts with
the result that the market was showing
an upward trend toward the close
Corn traders, in line with the recess
sions of wheat values, sold literally.
They were Furthermore prompted to sci!
by predictions of larger receipts within
the next few days, and they ignored I'M
favorable weather forecasts including an
outlook for frost in Minnesota.
Oats had narrow range. but closed
rather firm, as demand was fair and Of
ferings not large.
Trading in provisions was light, the bulk
of the business being in pork, which
scored the greatest advance of the list,
largely in sympathy with higher hog
prices.
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TEN CENT DROP ON FLOUR ON
BEARISH CROP REPORTS

The Slowing reports from the west
and northwest of the bumper wheat
crops for this season have affected the
local marget for flour to the extent
that drop of 10 cents became effective
yesterday on three standard grades of
flour. Indiana flour now Is quoted
at ss.1o; Michigan flour sells for 81,
and Tennessee flour Is priced at SIS. 30.
The market Is steady, and the usual de-
mand exists. The drop Is due to bear
ish crop reports.
Corn. which usually follows the lead
of wheat. remains stationary in the To-
ca. market, while No. 2 white oats
show a decline of 2 cents. the quota
ton being changed from 6s cents to
Gil cents.
There Is a general decline of l cent
in the buying offers for hides.
In the produce market the season
Is nearing Its end fer vegetables, and
quotations have an upward tendency.
although no changes were reported
yesterday.
Fish continue scarce, with no likeli-
hood of relief for some days yet Deal
crs refuse to elevate the prices, not
having fish to sell at any price
Quotations for today follow
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TURN ADVANCE
INTO DECLINE
Cotton Prices Reach Higher
Levels In Early
Trading

New Orleans. August 25-Cotton went to
higher levels In the early trading today,
but unloading by disappointed bulls fol-
lowing the weekly crop report turned the
advance into a decline. While no weak
ness was shown. the market closed at the
lowest of the day, net loss Of 4 to 5
points.
The buying In the early part of the ses-
sion was based on good cables and crop
accounts from Texas claiming that dam
age done by the storm of last week had
been under estimated; that much cotton
was on the ground and that the rainy
weather prevailing over large part of
the state was causing much additions |
damage. Considerable buying also was
done on the belief that the weekly crop
reports would be decidedly unfavorable
At the best the trading months were 8 to
10 points over yesterdays close.
|. The weekly summary and reports by
states were on the whole much better
than anticipated, and the market fell off
quickly after their reading. In the after
noon the decline was widened by the re-
port that the eastern belt was offering
cheap cotton In this market.
New Orleans COffnn Eutures
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HANDSOME GIFTS FOR
THE BRIDAL SHOWER
Original Ideas Sought by Those
Planning Pre-Nuptial
Festivities

Bridal showers are now planned with
so much originality and ingenuity that
they often furnish as much unexpected
pleasure for the guests as for the pros
pective bride. While more or less COL
alteration 10 necessary In order that there
may be no duplicate contributions to the
shower and that all gifts may be suited
to the occasion, the actual manner OF
presentation IL 4 matter which the hostess
often prefers to keep secret.
In order that there may be ample time
for carrying out whatever arrangement
the hostess has decided upon, all gifts
intended for the shower should be de-
iivered at the home Of the hostess ut
least two days in advance of the fes-
tivity.
A delightful gift for the young bride
Is a set of 1.-THE exquisite Venetian gold
trimmed and initiated glass water set now
being distributed by this paper. How
It may be secured is explained fully In the
Water Set Coupon appearing in The Age
Herald and in the display announce
ments.
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WEATHER REPORT
DEPRESSES MARKET
Optimistic Tone of Interna-
tional Politics Start
Buying Movement

New York. August 25.-The more opti-
mistic view of international politics start
ed quite an active buying movement in
the cotton market here early today, but
the advances were more than lost follow
Ing the publication of the weekly report
of the weather bureau and the market
closed barely steady at net decline of
3 to 4 points.
There was "a distinctly more optimistic
tone In the market at the opening and
after starting at an advance of 3 TO )
points, active months sold Z to 9 points
net higher with October touching 9.3c,
December 96sc and January 9.S0c Firm
Liverpool cables. reports that Italy was
buying some cotton In the Memphis ter
ritory and little southern buying through
brokers recently credited with selling
hedges helped this advance, while local
and Wall street shorts appeared to be
covering on feeling that the preliminary
statement of Germany with reference to
the sinking of the Arabic might fore
shadow such modification of the subma-
rine situation as would operate against
causes for further friction. Buying ia.
pered off. however, on the advance to
within ID or 10 points of the recent high
level reached shortly after the publication
of the August bureau, and reactions fol-
lowed bearish private crop accounts from
north Texas and Oklahoma. Offerings
increased on the favorable Interpretation
of the weekly weather review, which was
considered as reading optimistically with
reference to the greater part of the belt,
although commenting on recent storm
damage and October sold off to 92Sc. De.
cember to o. 56c and 9.7oc for January in
the late trading. Closing prices We're
practically the lowest of the day under
liquidation by early buyers and a renewal
of scattering pressure. Port receipts. 27se
bales. United States port stocks 66G 1873.
Exports today, Sol bales. making 1300s1
so far this season.
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FURTHER BUOYANCY
OF STOCK MARKET
War Shares Still Lead With
United States Steel
Active

New York, August 25.-Cumulatiye in
elections that the complications growing
iout of the sinking of the Arabic are like
+. " to pass without serious disturbance
of relations between this country and
Germany impaired further buoyancy to
tho stock market today. Paradoxioally
1.-THE strongest and most active issues
|, were the war shares and other securities
having more or less material relation
, 70 the foreign conflict. The market was
broader than recent sessions and railway
shares of high and low degree manifest
ed prominence at substantial gains.
Opening prices offered a foretaste OF
what was to come, specialties showing
immediate gains of to points, which
soon were extended to as much as Ii
points. From time to time there came
a brief halt while the market was I'M
dergoing process of digestion, but these
pauses invariably were followed by fresh
buying and in some important instances
at higher prices.
Dealings In United States Steel gain
so far outdistanced all other operations
as to make that stock the ovcrshadowing
Feature 1t was one of the several in
3istrials and specialties that recorded a
wide" opening. its initial quotation be-
ing based on sale of 10000 shares at
Is to rs. a gain of 2 points. Later 1t
made q further gain to 761sc or within
point of its high price OF recent years,
but closed at 75c.
Other maximum gains of the day in
cluded 131ac for Willys-Overland at 1SS,
l%c for Studebaker at $1.17s4, &c for Gem
lAral Electric at $1.7S for Bethlehem
Steel at $2-S5, and for New York Air
brake at $1.5l. Elsewhere In these shares
there were gains of 8 to points, with
a new high record for Lackawanna Steel
at &c on its added gain of 9 points.
Canadian Pacific led the railways, gain
ing 31a points at 1924, while other trans
continentals. Reading and New Haven
showed overnight gains of to 9 points.
Among the minor railways there were
similar advances, Missouri Pacific and
the underlying bonds featuring that
group. -
Profit taking became more effective in
the final hour, steel and Reading losing
I to 2 points. with more substantial losses
in the specialties. Nevertheless, the clos
ing was strong. Total sales amounted
100000 shares.
Bonds were strong with an absence Of
the recent foreign selling. Total sales,
par value, aggregated $2,530.000.
U. S. bonds were unchanged on call.
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Paris. August 22.-(6pecial. )-Francs has
expanded >as%oo0ooo during the first year
Of the war in feeding the wives and FAM
lilies Of mobilized soldiers and workers
thrown out OF employment. There are
~ present AOo0.Ooo persons receiving allow
ances from the state. In the beginning
great many people entitled to these al
iowances preferred not to claim them, con.
sidering II an easy patriotic sacrifice for
them to make. but as the war dragged on.
ana their resources diminished, they wore
nnsily OBLIGED to aveii themselves Of
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Produce Market

New York, August 25.-Butter steady;
receipts. 1851; creamery extras so score.
26c; higher scoring. 261kG27c; firsts. 24G0
25hc. Eggs. firm; receipts. 12,279; fresh
gathered extras, 26a27c; extra frsts 24dD
251sc firsts, 22haa231ac; seconds, 21d22c.
Cheese, steadier; receipts, 1855. State
whole milk. fresh flats. white and colored.
specials. 13Q13hc; state whole average
fancy, 12Nc. Live poultry, unsettled;
western chickens, broilers. zoe asked
fowls. Tic asked. Dressed birds, prices I'M
changed.
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provcment was lost, but the market closed
to points lower than yesterday. The
weekly bureau report was accepted as eS-
pressing the opinion held by the vast ma
jority of the trade that the storm had
done but little damage while the after
effects would be beneficial No new argu-
ments are advanced from those who have
been daily presented for the past four
months-that cotton should decline when
the crop began TO ipove-but they have
become almost an axiom In the opposition
of the trade.
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Montgomery. August 25-(Special. }
Spot cotton was quoted here today a.
follows: Middling fair, 9.25c; strict
good middling. s.00c; good middlinr,
8.75ca strict middling. $500; middling,
S.z6c; strict low middling, 776c; low
middling- 7.25c; strict good ordinary.
t.Tbc; good ordinary. e.37c. Market
steady.
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Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, &c; receipts 1856;
shipments. 1241; sales, 1912; stock, 56,s1s.
Memphis. Middling, s.SSc; receipts. 295;
shipments, 1916; sales, $780, stock, Ga 4S7
Augusta: Middling, S.5oc; receipts, 554;
shipments, 594. sales. $780, stock. &. 64S
st. Louis: Middling, S7sc; receipts 500;
shipments, 9o9 stock. 1906
Cincinnati: Receipts, 262; shipments,
1876; stock. 1867.
Little Rock: Middling, s63; shipments,
z; sales, Il stock, 7143
Dallas: Mddling, S.4Oc; sales, 1880.
Total today: Receipts. 2467; shipments,
1892; stock, 21S924
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, August 25-Cotton spot
steady. Good middling. 5.79d midding,
5.4ed; low middling, 5O3d Sales 5000: for
speculation and export, 1000 Receipts,
70co; futures steady. August, 539d; Au-
gust and September. 5s9d; September and
October. 5.40d; October and November,
5.461ad; November and December, 551d:
December and January 555d; January and
February, b.59d; February and March,
563d; March and April, 5.66iad; April and
May, 6.7od; May and June 5.73,3d; June
and July, 576hd; July and August, 579isd.
August and September, 5s2lsd.
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Bonds


New, York. Aguat 2k-Prime msrcantile
paper, 3AM3N per cent. Sterling ex-
change. 60-day bills s4.61.25; demand. Sass;
hbles. $4.65.75. Francs demand. 5.91; ca
Mes, $50 Marks demand, s1h; cables.
s!A. Lires. demand. sA; cables. 642.
Rubles, demand. "a; cables. 345h. Bar sill
Yer, 46Hc; Mexican dollars, SIC. Govern
ment bonds steady. Railroad bonds
. strong.
Time loans easy; 90 days, 2h per cent:
30 days. 2s413 per cent; six months SA
per cent Money on call steady: high, 2
Ner cent; low. 1N per cent: ruling rate.
Nper cent; asst loan, Q per cent; closing
bid. IL per cent; offered at 2 per cent.
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self-rising flour. $40; Tennessee flour,
80: Michigan -four, 81; Idaho flour.
$3.50: Indiana flour. 1910: hard winter
wheat flour. s6ss; shorts. s3s; pure wheat
brand. 81; e. s. meal. III per cent. 80;
Creme meal, 26; e. s. hulis. $40 ton: No. /
timothy hay, SIS per ton; pea green AL
falfG: western. ST. and southern alfalfa.
S1s; mixed feeds, per ton, $35; oats, per
No. white, bushel, Gle; Texas oats, 63c;
corn. per bushel, 1903: cornmeal. N.95; per
two-bushel sack: chops. N.95.
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st. Louis Grain

st. Louis, August 25-Wheat: No. red,
s1.11; No. hard nominal; September, 81;
December, 97%c. Corn: No. nominal;
No. 2 white, 77s4M7sc; September, 73Ac'
December, 6OM@6o7sc. Oats: No. 2 SIC;
No. 2 white nominal; September, 961ac;
December, 365sc.
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than last season. Print cloths and sheet
ings We're steadier today. Laces were
more active and embroideries quiet I'm
derwear advances were announced, par
ticularly on cheap balbriggans worsted
yarns were firm and burlaps strong.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co,

Ns f.k '66s es.osn iHS ..s.
GeH orleans cstfon Exchangs. nv
xork Produce E1qhangt. A6soeiSfS
idr cs ss pus:sssss
ptuss Seiivsrx' 5pscisi sitsntieS s.
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New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, August 25.-Spot cotton
firm. unchanged. Sales on the spot, 375; to
arrive. 1850 bales. Good ordinary, $3.50 /;
strict good ordinary. 7.42c: low middling.
s.06c; strict low middling. 8.50c; middling.
S.s7c; strict middiing. s12c: good middling,
s44c; strict good middling, s.Slc. Receipts,
5S8; stock, 117,574.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. August 25.-Cotton seed oil
was strong on active covering of shorts.
fresh buying for southern long account
and light offerings Of crude. final prices
were to 10 points net higher; sales,
100 barrels. Market closed easy. Spot
and August, 5.54G6c: September, $3.50
5.62c; October, $685. Gle; November, 5000
5.6Sc; December. 5.eo06.70c: January 5.79m
6Soc; February. 5.9O@592c; March, $3.50
$3.50
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, August 2-Wheat: No. . red,
81 .061sql .091f: No. 2 hard, 81. 09d1 II. Corn;
No. yellow S0a4aSlc; others nominal.
Oats: No. white, selkGS7Ac; standard. Al
Qp411ac. Rye: No. 2, $11 .02. Barley, 50@6Sc.
Timothy s5.5o016.75. Clover. $s.50Q1S.2S.
Pork, 1885. Lard, $500. Ribs, $3.50
So.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, August 25.-Liverpool again
sno"eo strength, greater than due, but
the feeling in the American markets is
SO pearish that In face of the foreign de-
mand and further rains in Texas the i'm
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A Hug Handicap

TWIN 79U08G.
Biondine-I wish Percival wouldn't wear
q fountain pen in his breast pocket.
9runetta-Why?
9londine-I am continually running the
polnt Into my ear.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, August 25.-An easier tone
prevailed In rough and clean Honduras
rice today. Receipts rough, 12,123; millers,
2062. Sales, s344 sacks rough Honduras at
3. 20q3 Sc; 6129 pockets clean Honduras at
2h411c. Quote: Rough Honduras, 3a3S5c;
others unchanged
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Savannah, August 25.-Turpentine firm,
87H@Thc: sales. $40; receipts. 800: ship
ments, -; stock. 1890. Rosln firm; sales.
1877 receipts, 1904; shipments. 352 stock,
ee.740. Quote: A. b, c. d. $2.S5; f, $3.50:
r. $2.s5; @. $3O715; II. $50; I. $2.12k; X,
$3.s5; M. A94.oS; N. ss.65; WIG. $5.55; WV,
* n
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, August 25-cash wheat:
No. Q hard, s1.116I1. III No. red, 81. 12@
1 .1S. Corn. No. 2 mixed, 7taM72c; No. q
white, 72la@73c: No. yellow, 73d7S1ac.
Oats: No. white, 3sa40c; No. mixed 50
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New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, S.s7c; receipts,
53s; sales. i2o5; stock, 1l7,5H.
Galveston: Middling. DC; sales 100; stock,
103.3S5
Mobile: Middling, S.69c; receipts, Z;
sales. %; stock, 1877
Savannah Middling. Soc receipts, 1860;
sales, 212s: stock, $3.50
Charleston: Receipts, 100; stock, 1891.
Wilmington: Receipts, 60; stock. 80 lis.
Norfolk: Middling, s.75c; receipts, 642;
sales. $50: stock. 1866.
Baltimore: Stock, 1862
Boston: Middling, 9.3oc; receipts, 10;
stock, 1900.
Philadelphia Middling 9.55c; stock. 20S9.
New York: Middling, 9.30c; exports, 200;
stock 224,0S0.
Minor ports: Exports, SOL stock, 1850.
Total today: Receipts, 2729; exports, 59l
receipts, 675,237.
Total for week: Receipts 1902; ex-
ports, 29,SS9.
Total for season: Receipts, $685. ex-
ports, 131 156.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS


rOultfy 1HQ Efgo
Commission merchants prics)
Hens--12c.
Fryers--1S@2oc.
Broilers-le017c.
Guineas-30c.
Roosters-26c.
Fresh country eggs. 1sc; graded. car.
ton eggs, &c.
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New York, August N.-Copper steadier:
electrolytic. $l7Q1s; iron steady and I'M
changed for warrants: metal exchange
quotes tin firm, $s4734.50. At London
spot copper f6s 5s; mutures 969 los: cleo
trolytic ELS. spots tin R1s3 IS; futures
E1bd 1Os; anthony e12S. The metal ex-
change quotes lead $E55od4S.5O; speter
not quoted. At London lead R22 Is 3D.
spelter see los.
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Dry Goods Market

New York, August 25-Percale prices
for spring 1916 were named today and ad-
vances are asked for nearly all colorcd
goods The white grounds are cheaper
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Sugar Market

New York, August 25-Raw sugar dull;
quiet. Sugar futures opened irregular
early today and at noon prices were Q
points lower to points higher.
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Creamery Products

to points higher. Late months were rel
atiyely Arm with July selling at 679c,
while September fuctuated between clio
and 6.18c Sales, including exchanges. 3s,-
900. August, 6.16c September, 6.16c; Octo-
Der, 6.22c; November, 6.2Sc; December.
6.35c; January, 6.40c; February 6.45c;
March, $500; April. 6.55c; May, 6.6Oc; june
665c; July, $3.50.
Spot steady Rio rs, &c; Santos As, 9Ac.
Cost and freight offers were reported UNI
changed. According to latest advices. 1t
Is proposed In Brazil to restrict Santos
exports to 100000 bags.
Milreis prices were unchanged at Rio
withp50 reis lower ct Santos with Rio ex-
change on London unehanged at IL 9-32d.
Brazilian port receipts, $1,000; Jundiahy,
4S,000 Fine weather was reported In Sac
Paulo temperature, SIS to 81. Rio cleared
5000 bags for New Orleans; Santos $4,000
for New York: Victoria, 1000 for New York
and 1900 for New Orleans.