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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS-Nearby, 27a2s; West Virginia
and southwest Virginia. IS.
BUTTER-Egin, fancy, per h., 32ba33:
western firsts, per h., 30a31; seconds.
per h.. 2saS0: store packed. per ID.
l1a1S.
CHEEsE-New York state factory.
POULTRY-Hens. per H.. I5a1e: roost
ers. per h., IL: turkeys. per h.. lsa2o;
spring chickens, per lb., 16a17; ducks
old. per h.. IL; ducks. young. per Id,
l2a14.
DRESSED PoULTRY-Hens. choice,
per h.. lSa19: chickens. per h.. lSal9;
l2al5: ROSTERS. per lb.. 11a12.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples. new. per
bbl., 50a4.o0: per box. 3oa2. so; oranges
per box. 5.0oa6.oo: lemons. per box.
s.ooa4.oo; pineapples, per crate. L5oa
2a5 grapefruit. per crate, 4ooa5 so
peaches. per basket. s5a1. 90: cantaloupes.
per crate. 75a2.oo; pears. 20al.5o basket ;
1.00a2.o0 box; grapes, per basket, Con-
cords. 10a11; Niagaras. 10a12; Delawares,
10a13; chestnuts, per h., 4a5.
VEGETABLES-Potat new, per
bbl.. 1.50a2.25; sweet potatoes. per
Dbl, LOCAL SO; yams. per Dbl, Local Is !;
| tomatoes. home grown. 75a1.50 per box
kale. per Dbl, 25a50: str ng beans, Der
bbl., 1.50a250; peppers, per bbl. 1ooa
LBS; carrots. 1.00a2.00 per 100 punches !;
okra. per crate, 7oa1.00; radisnes, per 100
50a1 co. cucumbers. 1.50a2.oO per basket .
lew York lettuce, 5Oa75 per basket /:
onions. I75a2.15 per sack: eggpla MT,
1.0Oa1.50 per crate: cabbage, per bbl, 75a
LOO: beets, per bunch. 2a3; lima beans,
per qt., 1Sa2o; celery. per dozen. 15a45:
Celery, per crate. 2.o0a35O: romaine let !.
tuce, 75a1.00 per basket: corn, sails per
dozen; New York plums, 25a30 per basket
New York damsons. 2oa25 per basket
caulihower, 1.0oa1.5o per crate.
I've STOCK-Sheep. per h., 4a5
lambs spring, per h.. S1s: calves pc h
common. las.
SEEDS-Red clover. 12.50a13. 90 per blu.
alsiKe clover, 11.50al2.00 per bu.; Grim
son clover. 625a6.5O per bu. timothy
365a3.75 per bu.. red top 14l2a15 per lb |
blue grass. l.5OaL65 per bu-: orchard
grass, 2.35a2.5O per bu.; white cloverI
90 per 1t.
GRAIN-Wheat. milling, per bu.. s5a|
! !. 90: ordinary. per bu.. 75a90: corn, vel !
low. 72a73 per bu.: white. per bu., 72a73
oats. old, white. per bu.. 47a4S; mixed
per bu., 45a46; oats, new. white. 42a4. !
per bu. mixed. 4OaIl per blu.
HAY-No. 1 timothy. per ton. 1856
1000; No. , timothy. per ton, 1750s
1870; No. l mixed, per ton. 1866
1880. No. . mixed. per ton. 13.0Oa1i.00.
STRAW-Long rye, per ton. 11.0Oa11 so
tangled rye, pei ton. s.50a9.00.
Receipts Of hay, straw and corn
the public scales, at the Haskell mar
ket, in the week ending yesterday
pm. were as follows: 1900 pounds o
high-grade hay that sold at SIT pc
ton, 1905 pounds of medium grad
hay at SIG a ton, $3.50 pounds of low
grade hay at S12 a ton. 400 pounds ry
straw brought s12 ton. 6.415 pounds
short straw brought IS ton, 1874
pounds of new corn brought So bar
rel and 1,450 pounds of old cor
brought S425 barrel
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Whether Leghorns will be more
profitable for the individual poultry
man than the larger breeds will de-
pend to a great extent upon the way in
which he utilizes his opportunities for
the production of high-class poultry for
table use. 1t is doubtful whether the
production Of ordinary table poultry at
small town market prices is profitable
On the other hand, in large cities, there
is a steady demand for high-grade
poultry at special prices, and many
growers find it advisable to keep large
breeds, thereby offsetting the high cost
of egg production by the income receiv-
ed from the sale of chicks and table
poultry.
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BALTIMORE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE. October 16.-Wheat-
Firmer; spot red, 1.15k: spot 2 red
western. 1.1s: October red. 1.1Sk
November No. 2 red, LIS: steamer No. 2
red, 1071s; receipts. 39S,353 bushels;
exports, 436.916 bushels; southern by
sample. soa1.05; southern on grade.
1.0Sa1.16A.
Corn-Firmer: year. SAY: January.
64A: receipts, s13.3o0 bushels.
Oats-Firmer; No. 3 white. 41ha41%
No. white. 35za36k. Receipts. 1880
bushels; exports, 226.450 bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. 2 western export,
1.07a1.OS. Receipts, 43,512 bushels.
Hay = Steady: No. l timothy I'M
changed: No. clover mixed unchanged.
Grain freights-Quiet: steam to Liv-
erpool, per bushel, unchanged; picked
ports. per quarter. unchanged.
Flour-Receipts. 1854 barrels, includ-
ing 1884 barrels for through shipment
Winter clear, new. 4.S5a5.10: winter
straight. now. 5.15a5.40; winter patsnt,
new, 5.50a5.75; spring clear. 4.75a5.15 i;
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ern Pacific and 200 tons for the New
York Central. The Philadelphia and
Reading, Maine Central, Lackawanna
and Great Northern are in the market
for 1900 tons Of bridge work.
Marine work placed included two
freight boats on the Atlantic coast and
one on the Pacific, calling for about
5000 tons of steel and the expenditure
of $2.500,00O.
The main feature of interest in fabri-
Gated steel was the buying of about
$4,000 tons shapes for extensions to
manufacturing plants in the central
west. including steel works, automo-
bile and rubber factories, all of which
are engaged in making war munitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

The choice of a breed for the produc-
ton Of winter eggs Is governed largely
by the peculiar requirements of the
market in which the eggs are to be
sold. and also by the demand for table
poultry. which is in many cases as inn
portant side line. In New England, for
example. practically all commercial egg
farms are stocked with Plymouth
Rocks, Wyandottes or Rhode Island
Reds. The reason for this is that the
Boston market usually requires a
brown -shelled egg. In New York, on
the other hand, white-shelled eggs are
preferred. and the commercial poultrv
farms shipping to this market usually
stock Leghorns or Minorcas. Unless
the market offers a premium for brown
shelled eggs. there is no good reason
LeEhorn or Minorcas where market
eggs are desired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
SOME WEATHER WISDOM.
Proverbs and Sayings in Farm Lo
of MANY Lands.

II,. - , e., ,,,o,+bar ,ione ,-bi
ie AZ" eS
tod.y Exner;snca ba. shawn III.
c.p he exnIaiped on a scientific ha sis
Moonlight nights nave the heaVl'
frosts
The higher the clouds the inner
weather.
Inc farther the sieht the near
the ram.
Dew is an INDICATION or nne weath
When stars hicker IN dark oa'
SiouHo, iHtii VI 9Ao" .oAio" oOo'i-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
All Around the Place.

Jittla renoins to he dona about the
~ NC 'oi'e
saroeh' the mower garden the ia"h'
the orchard and all around the place
beyond putting things into shape for
the winter The Inc1udas bowever
w.. ,,1.,.. ...s:IS 80
SUI. iiiuiei'uoe u oetaiis' caieiui az
tention 10 which marks the efhclent and
lforehanded man that there is likely to
| be little enough time during the day to
nerfo,n, oil ~ ohono
GA 'e NV
rirst IN Importance IS the 1all spray
ing OF the fruit trees and the grape
vines, raspberry and blackberry plan
a+o &c., 49, 80 -
Inc RAVES nave iaiieii Tue
shape OF the trees, etc, can be better
!, lstlngulshed and the pruning hook and
shears used to better advantage; while
the same absence of foliage gives bet
| Ter opportunity for applying sprays for
the treatment of scale and to rid the
trees and vines of the many kinds OF
ready ''holed up for the winter, to re-
sumo thelr 1orays as soon as spring
arrives.
.
In pruning Ihe trees IL Is always pest
~ pesih Win dennlte ldea OF tne
liaHara cuttlhs away OF extra grown
WOOD as olo, and also leaves the trees
~ aM ara ana upsalniy form. OF
e,se WIN WIN branches entlreiy TOO thlck
aa,s,'' uhoneu me ann shouio pe ~
aeniots superhuous grown evenly an
over the trees: IN the center as well as
a. .he ehos OF the limbs ana branches
opehlns up the tree-Wnlcn means the
| removal OF much OF the CROWN close
70 the trunk-pIoVldes means Tor the
entrance 81 OF isht' sunshine ana ar. and
ta;p 49, u s,r,. nepa tH " az
TAIN more symmetrical form.
III cut.ins large limbs OH the trees,
~ ~ IN ieniovihs laIse pranches from
! .he Lnps' care must De exercised 70
1 1i,ahe me GUS sIh1oen ana 10 CUT the
~ ,io $500 90 ciose " ne 'lunk VI
INC main orahch as POSSIBLE, leaVins
| no SUD. An undercut VIII keep the
| ~ IN psenS VI spielins. hen
s,Ie liIiip oI prahcn Is removed the cut
snouia ne given neaVy coating OF Tar
or sooo, Weather-reslsting paint, to
cause decay.
grape vines may De pruned severely,
ana SO lohs as the nam trunk and a
iateral or Two are left the vine will
thrive and produce plenty of fruit,
While the clusters will be much larger
and OF better quality than those borne
please.
followed. and the canes in the rasp-
berry and blackberry patches which
bore during the past season were
i OF cloth. the work of thinning out will
be much easier. Such canes as bore
last summer Will not bear again, and
next springs berries must come from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
: Woodlots on the Farm.

There is a difference between farm
woodland and the farm woodlot Farm
woodland is farm land which has not
yet been cleared. Farm woodlot is a
term which might best be used to
mean part of farm permanently de-
voted to timber production, under a
sound plan of farm management. The
size and the location of the woodlot
will depend upon various considera-
tons. OF which the most important are
the home needs of the farm, the char
acter of the land and the present and
prospective market for material from
the woodlot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
HARVEST HOME FE1E
PLANNED FOR DISTRICT
estate Fair" as Annual Event Has
Support of Business Men of
National Capital.
Agricultural Exhibit and Harvest
Ball in Convention Hall Among
Features Suggested.

An annual fall harvest week is plan
ned for Washington.
In line with the various efforts made
to bring local merchants and farmers
in nearby Maryland and Virginia coun-
ties into closer business and social re-
lations, the suggestion for a harvest
week. which to the District of Column
bia will be what state fairs are to
other commemorative, has been made
and is being given serious considera-
ton by Washington's business men
and civic boosters.
The chances are that before another
year passes the suggestion will have
been carried into effect. Once estab-
lished. a harvest week. 1t is believed.
will become the premier fete of the
capitals annual festivities.
Convention Hall Suggested.
Members of the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION are interested in the sugges-
ton, and the prospect is that meet
ing will be called at an early date for
the purpose of considering how the
project may be launched. Among some
of the suggestions already advanced
are that Convention Hall be selected as
the place for a mammoth agricultural
exhibit each year. and that a harvest
gayeties. In addition. an outdoor ex-
hibition. to- be staged probably on the
polo field. has been proposed as one OF
the weeks entertainment features.
Merchants Back Project.
Charles J. Columbus. secretary of the
Retail Merchants Association, is one
of the big boosters of the plan, as he
believes that the autumn Is the ideal
season of the year for visit to the
National Capital and that hundreds OF
farmers within a radius of $50 miles
could be induced to come here annually
for the agricultural show.
Commercially Washington demands
the attention of this wide territory
said Mr.. Columbus. There is not a
thing made that is not available in
Washington.
Shopping in person is not only q
| satisfaction, but in the National Capital
lit is a pleasure. No city in the world
has such wonderful streets, shade
Astounding on every square. No city
has such handsome stores. with win.
dows and interior arrangements that
bespeak an artistic discernment.
Approaching the value and impor.
lance of Washington store service tc
the folks out of town. the merchants
of Washington, through the Retail
Merchants Association, are arranging
to establis a day in each week of the
year, to be known as suburban shop
ping day, when there will be special
inducements in the way of merchan-
disc and prices that will make an ex-
trnordinary incentive to the out-of-
town folk to participate in the buying
advantages that the citizens of Wash
ington enjoy"
1t is Mr.. Columbus plan to interest
merchants in offering special induce
ments to shoppers during the proposed
harvest week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
Trading in Halliday Session
Largely Confined to
Professionals.
SELLING BY FOREIGNERS
AN INFLUENCE ON VALUES
Trade Reports From Throughout the
Country Take on a Hope
full Tone.

NEW YORK, October 16.-Trading in
stocks today was moderate and alto
gether professional, with a further
diminution of public interest. Prices at
the outset were so irregular as to sug-
gest further liquidation, but these de-
clines were largely effaced in the later
specialties as Baldwin Locomotive.
General Motors and WHY'S Overland
caused the short interest to cover. In
cidentally. Bethlehem Steel assembled
points to the new high price of 4s4.
There was further selling for Euro
pean account, mainly of the railroads.
but this made only slight impression
upon quoted values.
q. S. Steel Regains Loss.
U. S. Steel also was offered for &C
count of foreign interests, selling off a
substantial fraction to S2h, but re-
covering at the end. Consolidated Gas
lost over points of it's recent rise on
denial of any contemplated extra
dividend payments.
Gossip busted itself with conjecture
concerning the tenor of Washington's
note to Great Britain. but in no quar-
ter was there any rear OF serious COM
plications. The Mexican situation also
was canvassed, but the course Of shares
of companies with interests in that
country suggested no further uneasi-
ness. Total sales of stocks amounted
to 100000 shares.
Trade Reports Cheerful.
Trade reports were of the same
hopeful nature, one leading authority
declaring that 1.-The tide of business is
rising at an accelerated pace"
This truly applies to the steel in
dustry, in which activity continues on
an undiminished scale.
Initial payments in connection with
the Anglo-French note were reflected
in the bank statement, actual loans
showing an expansion of almost $780,
100000. deposits increasing almost
SITS, 100000, with a cash gain of al
most S2s,000,000, the whole making for
a decrease in reserves of little more
than $1,000,000.
The bond market also showed a de-
cided falling off in demand. total sales
par value, aggregating only s1,725,000
United States bonds were unchanged
on call during the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
GOLDEN CAMPINES.
Copyright, 1851

brilliant golden body and color, con-
trasting sharply with the intense
greenish black barring. is much adj
mired. It's lobes are white and combs
single. falling over to one side on the
female.
The campine male is hen-feathered;
that ia. he does not possess the long
flowing, sharp-jointed hackle and sad
die feathers usually seen on a male,
nor the long curving sickles of cock.
and he Is colored exactly like the hen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

The campines have been bred in Bel
GUM for centuries and have achieved
wide popularity throughout Europe be-
cause of their heavy egg production.
There are silver and gold campines.
and both varieties lay white eggs Of
good size, and. like the leghorns, sell
dom become broody.
The golden campine lis handsome
fowl, about the same size as our leg
horns. 1t il alert and active and its
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

The eggs laid by the light Brain
are the largest Of all brown-shel
eggs, and are also the most uniform
color. The Rhode Island Red, Fl
mouth Rock and Wyandotte eggs
brown shelled and run about the sal
in size, averaging 2 or 3 ounces less|
the dozen than those laid by
Brahmaa. ]
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, October 16.-Cotton
goods markets were firm today. with
business active. Yarns were very
firm and burlaps stronger. Linens are
becoming scarce. Knit goods were
active.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, October 16.-An opening
decline on bearish Liverpool cables was
followed by a recovery in the cotton
market today, with January selling up
from 1867 to 1878 and closing at 12.77,
while the general list closed steady,
net one point lower to three points
higher.
The market opened unchanged for
October. but generally 4 to points
lower, under scattering liQuidations
and local selling for a reaction. Pri-
vate cables attributed the relatively
easy showing of Liverpool to week
increased southern offerings, while 1t
was also reported that estimates of the
Egyptian and Indian crops were being
increased. These advices, combined
with reports that the Egyptian gov
eminent would take no steps to re-
strict cotton planting in that country
next season, seemed to create con-
siderable reactionary sentiment around
the ring here, but offerings were re-
stricted by the unfavorable showing OF
the weather map, bullish domestic
goods trade advices and reports that
there had been some improvement In
the demand from spinners. 1t seemed
also, that some of the trade interests
ing off at 12.49 for December. and
1890 for March. the market turned
steadier. The buying was by no means
active or aggressive, but seemed TO De
stimulated by reports OF heaVy rams
in North Texas and Oklahoma. with
December selling up to 1852 and March
to 1901. Closing prices were within
one to three points Of the best. Some
Of the early selling may possibly have
been encouraged by reports that the
Anglo-French commissioners will seek
to secure an additional loan, as this
tended to create doubt regarding the
stability of sterling exchange, and
there were also unfavorable trade &C
counts from Manchester.
Port receipts, 1887 bales: for sea-
son, 1,644.411; exports. 34.s06; for sea-
son, 979,S99; stock, 1.14S,230.
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Steel Mills Hard Pressed
to Keep Pace With Orders

NEW YORK, October 16.-Steel works
are strenuously striving to make head
way against an avalanche of specifica-
lions following the unprecedented
heavy buying of rolled products last
month. AS a result the Steel Corpora
ton this week produced ingots at the
rate Of 100000 tons for the month, a
new maximum record, which can be
maintained only when conditions are
most favorable. Already shipments are
being interfered with because of an in
adequate car supply.
Orders for rolled steel during the
week were again heavy. Car builders
placed contracts for about 100000 tons
for bars, plates, shapes and axles with
Chicago. Pittsburgh and eastern Penn
sylvania mills.
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Big Railroad Orders.

Railroads distributed orders for 1o0.-
900 tons more rails. including $4,000
tons for the Baltimore and Ohio, of
which the Cambria Steel Company will
roll 26,5OO tons; the Carnegie Steel
Company $500. the Pennsylvania and
Maryland companies 1000 tons and
the Illinois Steel Company 5000 tons.
The latter company also will furnish
about $1,000 tons for the Illinois Cen
tral and $1,000 tons for the Missouri
Pacific. The Southern Pacific ordered
about 1000 tons for electrical lines in
California. The Philadelphia and Read
ing bought $500 freight cars and the
Boston and Maine fourteen passenger
cars.
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Record of Years Egg Yield.

The pulIets were well bred birds,
strong and vigorous SO that they re-
sponded well to the good care and at
tention which were always given them.
The following is the monthly egg rec
ord as sent to me by these amateur
chicken men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-17

Queensland Is estimated to have 49,
100000 acres of forests as yet unin-
xpscted and unreserved.
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RECORD CORN CROP
ON RECLAIMED LAND
New Ground on Anacostia Flats
Yields Great Harvest-Method
of Cultivation.

One of the largest corn crops ever
grown in the vicinity of Washington or
in this part of the United States is now
being harvested on the Anacostla hats.
The field consisting of 240 acres. ex-
tends along the southern water line OF
the Anacostia branch, from a point
nearly opposite the navy yard to -iles-
boro point. Built up with alluvlal
deposits dredged from the Anacostia
arm of the Potomac river. this reclaim
ed portion of the Anacostia flats mas
during the present season shown itself
to be we'll adapted to agricultural pur-
noses. 1t has produced more than an
average yield of corn and an album
dance of fodder which is to be shredded
and baled.
When the lessees of this government
land acquired possession of it last
winter their first task was to clear IL
of about fifty acres of Willows. ne
greater portion of the SOIL mad not peei
touched from the time it was dredgeo
from the river and, as result, hao
become caked and hard, thereby max
ing blowing difficult. TWO 4-horse
gang blows and some smaller plows
were put to work early IN the spring
and after the ground had been careiui-
" narrowed a fine seed bed was pre-
sented
Seed Corn Speciality.
DESTROYS of making a speciality OF
seed corn, the lessees planted strain
of Boone county white, which had been
cultivated under the supervision OF
the Department of Agriculture for sew
eral years, and which tested 100 per
cent with respect to its terminating
quality When the young corn ap-
peared scarcely a hill was missing. The
corn had been check rowed, with the
hills three feet four inches apart,
which is about four inches closer than
is customary, but on account OF the
fertility of the soil and the fact that
it has an abundance of moisture to
draw upon, the thicker planting was
thought to be justified. Not only were
the rows closer, but an average of
three grains was dropped in each hill.
Many of those who witnessed the
early cultivation were inclined to ques-
ton the ability of virgin soil to de-
velop the ears properly, though 1T was
apparent at the outset that an enor-
nous crop of fodder would be har-
vested AS ripening time drew near.
however. this doubt was dispelled. Fa-
vored by good weather, the crop de-
veloped rapidly and was ready for the
cutters early in September. The only
disbursement experienced was the
severe storm that visited Washington
in August. damaging crops for miles
around The Anacostia field suffered
severely. as the ears had filed out ex-
tensively by that time and many stalks
broke under the weight. But those
that remained were sufficient to insure
what may prove to be record-break-
ing yield for corn In the District Of
Columbia
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. October 16.-After
a decline of to 9 points in the early
trading today the cotton market firm
ed up, recovered the loss and went to a
net advance of to points. The close
was L to points over yesterdays close.
In the first part of the session much
of the business was to even up out
standing contracts, but later fresh buy
ing came in, to which the market read
lily responded.
Poor cables and a somewhat better
weather map than expected caused the
depression around the opening. but no
real selling pressure developed. The
detailed weather reports at the middle
of the morning indicated heavy rains
were general over Oklahoma. which the
bulls considered was disastrous to the
late crop of that state.
stimulating influence was found in
reports from Alabama that farmers
were getting as high as $50 ton for
cottonseed. Since it requires 1900
pounds of seed cotton to make a bale
of lint cotton, the trade figured that
seed represented SIS bale to the carm-
er in the sections where high prices
were prevailing.
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Contracts for Bridges.

K Bridge contracts closed included 5000
tons for the Long Island, 1890 tons for
the Southern, 1900 tons for the Central
Of New Jersey, 500 tons for the North