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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
MINNEAPOLIS MAY
BUY ST. PAUL GRAIN
st. Paul Exchange Predicts
Double Number of Sales
Next Year ....s,,, CO..! b!

st. Paul, Aug. 8.-Pres. j. M. Ander-
son of the Equity Cooperative ex.
change and c. G. Chambers were elect
ed directors, st. Paul Grain exchange,
at the second annual meeting today.
They succeed p. w. Herzog and N.
P. Rogers, terms expired.
Directors reelected for two-year
terms are: S. w. Dittenhofer, Angus
Mcleod, C. C. Gray, J. C. Enright, M.
D. Mum and P. H. Tierney.
]. G. Critics, general manager, was
elected to fill the unexpired one.year
term of the late G. S. Lotus.
Salient features of the annual re-
port adopted are:
More than 14,000,O0O bushels of
grain were marketed through the ex-
change during the last two years.
Sales this year should be double
that of last year because of favorable
crops and increased patronage of the
exchange in the northwest.
Minneapolis mills soon will find it
expedient to buy grain on the floor of
the st. Paul Grain exchange.
New 500,0OO-bushel Equity elevator
will be completed and handling grain
by Oct. I.
Two new grain elevators, already
announced, are to be erected shortly.
The farmers convention in Decem-
ber in st. Paul promises to be larger
than last year.
directors will elect officers at 10 a.
m. Tuesday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
Capital City
Gives Big Sum
70 The Fund

Bismarck has donated to date
$365.75 for the motor ambulance fund,
the best showing of any city.
Other cities and towns, however,
are making rapid progress in raising
the totals and the leaders in the move.
ment to give the First regiment suit.
able hospital equipment believe that
the $4,000 required to purchase the
modern automobile ambulance will
soon be subscribed. ,..... t
New Donations,
Previously acknowledged $361.25
e. B. Klein .............. 400
Alfhila o. Alison .... so
Total ................... $365.75
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
Government Estimates Wheat
Crop Shrinkage at More Than
One Hundred Million Bushels
ALL GRAINS HAVE SUFFERED AND CROP in NEED
RAIN BADLY. FARMERS HEAVY LOSERS GREAT FALLING
oFF IN YIELD.

900; barley. 100000, and there were
decreases in rye, white and sweet po.
tatoes. flax, apples and peaches. "A
heavy reduction of the indicated pro.
duction of cotton previously has been
reported. Corn, the nations greatest
crop, is in a serious condition and II
rain does not come soon the yield
will be smaller than the forecast an
nounced today, which was 2,777.000,
900 bushels.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
PR0H|B|T|0N|STS
ADOPT A SLOGAN
"Five Million Voters For Drys This
Year" is New Motto Accepted.

indianapolis, Ind.,' Aug. s:-The slo
gan of "Vive million votes for pro
hibition this year" was adopted today
by the party leaders assembled fol
the notification of J. Frank Hanly
former Republican governor Of 1ndi
ana, candidate for president, and DR.
Ira Landrith cf Boston, candidate fol
vice president.
Tie notification ceremonies were
held on the lawn of Mr.. Hanly's
home, between showers. Summer w
Haynes Of Portland, Ind, was chair
man.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09

Washington, Aug. ;8-Falling off in
crop prospects amounting to many
millions OF dollars in loss to the farm
ers of the country was indicated to-
day in the department of agriculture's
August report, which estimates a de-
cline in indicated production in al
most every important crop from the
forecast reported in July.
Wheat showed, a4loss of los, 900 900
bushels; corn, S9,0OO,000: oats, 43,o00,-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
STEELE COUNTY IS
IMPROVING ROADS

State Engineer J. W. Bliss and party
returned yesterday from an auto trip
to Steele county. He reports the
roads in good condition and is enthu-
siastic over the improving being done.
The state engineers Office has pre-
pared plans and specifications for a
steel bridge in Divide county. K. p.
Senstad made the survey and design
ed the structure.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09

BINDERS KNIVES KILL FARMER.
kenmare, N. D., Aug. 2.-Seventeen
children survive Frank Fleming, far
mer, who met death under his binder,
when the f0ur-horse team attached to
the implement ran away.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
COUNTY TREASURERS
WILL MEET TODAY
Trip on Steamboat Scarab This
Afternoon Feature of
~. Convention. 2 b.

The county treasurers will meet to.
day in annual session at the CONNER
cial club rooms, Mandan .~
The first order of business will be
the address of welcome by j. H. New
ton, president of the club. J. B. Vail,
county treasurer Of McHenry county,
will respond.
Important will be the business meet.
ing this morning because the reports
of officers will be received, new men,
bers will be admitted and officers for
the ensuing year will be elected.
Every county treasurer is looking
forward with keen anticipation to the
steamboat ride down the Missouri riv-
er this afternoon. Through the cour-
tesy of Capt l. p. Baker, the steam
boat Scarab has ben placed at the dis
posal of the custOdians Of county
funds for the trip. arrangements
have been completed for stopping No.
8 on the bridge to let the Officials off
for the boat. The boat will leave the
dock at 2:3O The switch will bring
the party back at $50.
A business meeting will be held
Thursday morning, at which the next
place of meeting will be decided and
proposed legislation discussed.
An auto ride will be taken in the
afternoon to Old Fort Lincoln, to the
United States Great Pains experiment
station, to the old Mandan Indian vii
lage and the training school.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
MONSTER CROWD
HEARS HUGHES
At CHICAGO
Republican Nominee Again AssaiIs
Vigorously the Present Admin
istration. ...
CLAIMS DEMOCRATS ...N
.. NEVER HAD A POLICY
Candidate Stands For "6usiness-Iike
Responsible Budget and No
.... Hot Air." -.

ENTERS STATE TOMORROW.
Charles Evans Hughes, the Re-
publican presidential nominee,
will arrive In North Dakota to-
morrow morning, speaking at
Grand Forks and Fargo. Friday
he resumes his trip westward,
stopping enroute to Montana at
Valley City, jamestown, Bis
marck, Mandan and Dickinson.
Local plans are going forward
nicely under the direction Of W.
J. Prater, chairman Of the Bur-
leigh county Republican commit
tee, who will introduce Mr..
Hughes. Grand Forks and Fargo
are making elaborate prepara-
tions for the reception Of the
nominee. .,..
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09

RAIN CAUSES FATAL ACCIDENT.
Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. S.-Rain
covering the wind shield Of the auto
mobile driven by Ernest Butler obs
cured his view, and he ran down and
fatally injured Mrs. John Stevens, IS
years old, Saturday night.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
CONGRESS FORBlDS INTER-
STATE COMMERCE IN

PRODUCT OF CHILDREN
Washington, Aug. 8.-The senate
late today passed the bill to prevent
interstate commerce in product of
child labor. The vote was 81 to IL.
The sun., 1916-09-17


lines. Why, no one has as ye, been able
to tell. except. perhaps. 1t was because
the authorities felt the trouble over
Icgore and The others who were later
disqualified coming on,
At any rate. Legore and other men,
berg Of tine Yale baseball team who
played at Quoguc were placed on the
ineligible list and Yale lost its most
valuable oil around star, Legore's
punting and drop kicking. not to mem
ton his adeptness In the running game.
his ability to handle the forward pass
and the general value Of his presence
would have meant a p%rodigious differ
encc to the Blue.
Now Yale has Legore back again. and
with Mahan and Barrett out OF the way
/, il hard Ia see who In going to press
the Yale man for the Individual honors.
Two other men from whom Yale expects
a good deal are Robinson, the University
OF pittsburg quarterback. and Jim
Braden. "A back who had some expert
cnco at Washington and Jefferson. Rob
in on IL handling the varsity like a
quarter OF the olden days.
Hutchinson Available
r,o, ,h.ro &c Raw ur,oh,rsor man
The sun., 1916-09-17

track captain last year: Germunsky,
Hitchcock. Thatcher and Wigrlu. captain
Of his freshman crew. FELTON,, Gardner.
Minot. Murray, Nelson. Robinson. and
Wilcox are the leading uuartcrDacks.
padmun and Taylor vii! take care
Of the guard positions. and they viii
have able substitutes in Burr. Dean,
Leighton, pennock, Snow. and Iach,
Coolidge II i~l,rtr, available for he
end positions. will find themselves IN
competition with ten other candidates,
Harris is the only ilrst string centre,
The other centres are Bates, Day, De
Rham and Sagar,
There's "A remarkable dcarth of tack
les. There isn't a single holdoycr, and
only Flynn and Lowell applied for the
1ohs. Leo I.cary had Ia convert Batch
elder from "A back into a tackle, Nose
Taylor viii soon rpu Al gllri InC
, Lancaster will apply for IA position at
tackle. Duncan. substitute guard last
year, II ais, due soon from the MeXi-
can border.
The sun., 1916-09-17

terial and Folwel! has proved that given
the right kind OF men he can produce
a football team. We may look Tor AN
advanced model Of open football from
Foiw"ll, who Al Washington and leff"r-
son brought thai variety to a high stand
ard. The forward pass, with especial
stress on the baseball pass" straight
over the line. are salient features of
Folwelrs system.
Bill H~ollenbach. one time Pennsyl-
vanla star. takes Buck O'Neilrs place
as coach at Syracuse. Hollenbach has
practically the same eleven that made
so fine a record for the Orange last
year. and he should az least repeat.
O'Neiil will spend a few days each weei;
helping Joe Brooks. the old Colgate
star. coach at Williams.
Nct1ger AT W. and j..
Sol Metzger. another Pennsylvanian.
who coached a. Yves, Virginia last year,
has taken Folwelis place Mt Washing
ton and Jefferson. Metzger knows foot
ball from the ground up, and should
make Il good coach, lie produced re-
suits at West Virginia and his material
was nothing to boast about.
Still another Pennsylvania graduate,
Dutch Sommers. has made n change.
SOminers mas gone from NlllanoVa 10
| Michigan Agricultural, Under Johnny
Macklin the Aggies rose from an obscure
| position TO n place among the lead
ers. With De Praio and other stars
gone. Sommers will have quite a time
keeping that high place.
West Virginia Wesleyan has engaged
| Neal. tho Cincinnati National outhclder
81 Pauxt's OF Pennsylvania has obtained
the Job Hollcrbach had Mt Pennsylvania
Military College last year. Andy Smith
another OF that big army ri Pcnnsyl
vania men IN the coaching business. |,
the new general NJ the University O
California, wnere Eddie Mahan is hi
first assistant.
Charley Rrickley. Harvard's grea
drop kicker. who coached at Johns Hop
kins last season, In now at Boston Col
lege. where he Is In "A position to Civ
Harvard n little help now and then. A
Fordham Vaughn Of Yale has givcl
way to Gargan, a graduate.
In addition to h change In IN
coaching system there are several othc
important factors that engcndcr hope q
Yale, and the main one Is Harry Lcgort
Legore, II will be remembered. starte
tho season with the Ellis last year. bu
spent q good part OF his time on the sid
The sun., 1916-09-17

paralysis epidemic football leaders will
arrive here next week. The first game
with oh,rlin having been cancelled the
Squad VIII have two weeks to prepare
Tor tho opening OF the season with
Gettysburg October =. the first Monday
same in years,
l"calS" Of the tate start Head Coach
\ ~ sharp" win drive his men AT "A
faster pace than usual. two practices a
day being billed Tor the two weeks be-
fore c.ass work begins, Instructions have
been sent out to all OF the candidates
10 exercise ~ home. Running and other
forms OF exercise are required of all Of
the players, 80 that the sluad will he
in pretty good condition when practice
begins.
The sun., 1916-09-17
CLEVER FOOTBALL
SYSTEM CAN NEVER
HIDE WEAKNESSES
Poor Foundation i'm Fnnda.
mentals Responsible for
Many DOwnfalls.
no COACH CAN AFFORD
TO REST on LArRELS
~ sol

coach Washington aud JEFFERSON Foo.
ball Team.
In football we generally agree on fun.
damentals. On them-tack,!ng. inter.
ference, charging. passing. kicking and
catching-depend the winning and los.
ing Of games. 1t In only In the scieno.
OF football-team work. attack. de,enc.
and generalship-that differences exist.
Hut lacking fundamentals. no matte
how clever the system. a team Is doomed.
II 10 like the house built on the sapds,
Not until fundamentals are a habit can
the eleven become a team. Therefor.
football ID constructive. Let US prove by
example.
Under Haughton Harvard's team.
have invariably been masters of funds.
mentals. In the early years OF his
coachship the Crimson elevens were
grounded In the principles Of kicking.
both punting n drop kicking. HIS
eievens punted. puntcd and pun,ed. and
his forwards got down the field and
tackled v~iciously. They played for the
break-in this case a tumble by the op.
posing backs-and they got 1t.
Immediately Harvard attacked the
line, depending on big. fast backs liz.
Yer Wiebe. Corbett and Wendell. aidel
by interference and blocking, to ma.
nGuvre the ball into position FOR Ken.
nard. frst. and Brickley, later. to naka
a goal from the field. Yet withs, the
irst Haughton elevens were defensive
teams primarily. Few opponents crossed
their goal line because they could
tackle. The attack was planned TO &c
the material. 1t has been permitted 10
advance very slowly because Of the
Fitted Game TO Material.
When Brickley was graduated a ne,
problem confronted the Crimson cosche..
They solved IL by fitting tho game 10 me q
material. Last fan Harvard had j,
Capt. Mahan as splendid a INNER In the
open field as the game has produced.
Running from a punt formation gave
Mahan opportunity to hest make ground.
and this means Of attack was Wisely
adopted and added 10 the kicking atts.i
and line bucking offence Of recent se1.
n The latter was possible hecdu>" y.
the presence Of King. a plugging plunge.
Thus Haughton has slowly solved ls
problems. adding every few years 81 r"r
idea fundamentally sound and %rtr;''''
executed. This fall something new : co.
be expected from tho Crin~nn hcctis.
both Mahan and King have cradu '.5
Indeed II Haughton does not confirm" -
build up his attack. IL he depends or a."
plans Of the past for a few NOR" ,ca''
the Crimson will fall before the ne" ".
der of things at Yale and ir,ncc'''
Why? you may well ask.
In the first place Harvar1's r.yal' ar.
studying ways and means OF trc,ar.
up plays Of the kind which feature
Mahan and King. and in the second rl'
the Harvard system VI to dat VII. >oo'
he known in the football world Nc
like Mahan. Brickley. Hariwtch, W..
ineton. Soucy. Doherty. Weath"rhs-
and others-all Hauchton proiurts--sre
showing this system 10 as many .r,..iu-
tons.
The sun., 1916-09-17
Constructive Work Essential.


M football system can rrrns,- -,
tionary and succeed. II must, 10 constr
tive and he added to from year 'o yot-
continue victorious. I~IauShtou's goes
Is due primarily to his having boon ,
builder.
Pennsylvania fell from il, 'o"'
pinnacle OF tho early '9os bocaIs-
George Woodruff. it's coach, frl'i p
construct. Woodruff did conceive sr
develop guards back" father Of 'ta"k''
back" to a high and apparently dow
nant position. Then he stood pat r.
some years his plays literally ran raw
pant over all opposition First hs op.
ronents sought to heat him by leg sl,'
ing the guards back out of eNsNN''
Failing in this. they next rcsor'od 90
thought and analysis,
Az Pennsylvania's star pla ycrs were
demand as coaches Woodru~s w'.''
system was soon a. the mercy - C,c-
student Of the game. A defence 20 49,
guard back" resulted Woodruff -
ertheless refused to read the hs ndwr''"s
ON the wall and was soon forced nu, -
football 10y defeat after defeat
From this II may he gathered ma
systems must change " = ,esm = - t.
continuously victorious. But =. No 'rr-
can primary and fundamental roo'ha'' -
altered. Fundamentals apparently 6 90
forever.
Tackling IL the base az all '~oo'Nt,. &c
most important fundamental and Or
which should he rractised dai'v IT,
team that is not scored on c,r'o' %
defeated. %IIaughton's elevens. 81, ru'
have proved that. Defence. coming A..
depends on tackling. Now t.- tr' =
takes up for discussion the Uo-, Co.,
portant fundamentals in Offence" nt',
ference or blocking.
The team which makes prourl b,
running attack must. like the : p; i''
Harvard teams. be adept a. ,|.,ar.'-
way for the runner. In short, - ny
make Interference. And ,r',r'e-rg "
means bowling over ends. ta tl's ''
backs.
lust How II Is Done.
When a halfhick Is s,ut 'u g.
end and that end deploycd 10 '1H' >
oncoming half IL would seem q, '''Yt
both would accomplish their 'H.r oS"
mutual collision. Rut the h,'' make
interference only when H." Nro. -
end out Of the way. and tho ''1 .''t
interference only when he I'r''- =
half into the way of the rlay
There II n vast differ"ncs ". '' Do
suit thOugh the distinction 80
slight. And when these o"nn' 49,
half and the end know -. a.
outcome Of their meeting Is r '.'
: which gets the jump on tho o'0'
In taking an end the plt' '..'
lowed by halfbacks is To 'U' ''
: bodies at the shIus Of tho oHa h''N'.
: him and the line OF dlr"c''""
! play IN such a way that the ''' T..
! set. In taking this dive ~" 'f ''
Z the arm nearest the end s'rrL' ."'
front ~ him and swings IL" D.. '.''
the end at right angles frn"
In this way he covers a'I" 4.
and is sure to strike N" 90 W.,
tho end runs close to Tive E''. '
better plan is for the half 30 IT,,
self upon him and crush h.l" 20
earth. If the end plays - wtt.'r go,
and moves hut n step or 50 H VT
n line OF scrimmage. depend ~ ''
= straight arm tab to push of tive '"'
n ing halfback, the latter. in o'd"' '' ~
& pose Of the end. must drive into ~
much rs in ta'kling a runner
n hut without using his arms, 'r'
- OF keeping up his speed H. '' w.
c his shoulder and run the rUl '' az VI
D play.
copyrighted 1916, by Sol N''''"''
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-01
hEW ,sAsaY AZ cRIsroN.


N ss neeioned. !. Y 3. I. -
Creston, MHfch 1,--I)r. o. IS. Barber
of Creston, today formally took owe,
the Creston postmastership. vice H
w. Robb. resigned. Mr.. Robb's resig-
nation was requested by the postoffice
department on account 81 iii health
Robb's physical condition was such 81
to prevent him from rendering efficient
service. Some time aEo he suffered an
attack of apopiexy and has been con
fined to his bed for several months.
DR. Barber, who succeeded Mr.. Robb
is a partner OF DR.. q. W. Reynolds,
chairman of the state democratic COM
mittee. VA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-01

Chicago Hay Market. ,,&S,
Chicago. March /. - Hay-Timotiy
tirm. Demand fAir and offerings not
large, Prairie week Choice timothy.
1890 1880; No i at s14.5o@I5 90;
No, q at s13.0O@lS.b0: No. 3 at S11.00@
11.50. Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri
prairie-Choice. s1s.0O0140s: No. 1,
s11.5o9l2.00; No. 2. ss.5o@l0.oo. Clover.
3il00 GA 3d. Illinois, Indiana and
Wisconsin feeding prairie, $500 @S.0o:
packing -3s.oo@ 100. Alfalfa, $1,000
1900. -.- --... .....-
? straw-Rye, ss.oo@s.so; oat. 1850
SEQ; wheat, 3s.50@7.50. 49,. ~ =.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-01
Kansas City Cash Grain Close.

furnish ed by Taylor & Patton. over
- East Main street,
Kansas City, March I.
Wheat-No. red. los: No. red.
1.o6@1.02: No. red, 94@9S; No.
hard, LOS u al o.: No. 3 hard, 1.01s a
l.e4: No. hard, 9S6i.01.
Corn-No. 2, Ssk; No. 3. 64@54h
No 4. So: No. white. s7@s7a; No. 3
white. "a; No. yellow, 6sk. No.
yellow. 67k.
Oats-No. ,, 1924: No B. 365s:. No.
white, 45@46: No. white, ~. r.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-01
Chicago Produce.

cIliCdSO. GhdECn i.
Butter-Higher; creamery, 25@34.
Eggs-Higher: receipts, II, sS4 cases:
at mark, cases included, 19@21h: Or
binary firsts, 20k; firsts, 21k @2dA.
Cheese--Steady: daisies, 17h @1SA J.:
twins, LIZ: Young Americas, 1S@1Sk;
long horns, 1s@18k.
Poultry, alive unchanged: turkeys
10: fowls. 15H: springs. 17H.
Pork-cash, 1925 @2o.75; May. 2o.s6;
July, 2o.90.
Lard-Cash, 1o.27h; May, 1o52h;
July, 1910.
bs-Cash, 10.s7k: May, H.. .ieh2.
Ribs-Cash, 10.s7k @1137k: May
1.T1s: July. 11.S7h.
Rye No.-2-90.
Barley-S0@ 70.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
t Clover-10.O0@20.O0.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-01
St. Louis Cash Grain Close. o

st. Louis, March l.
Wheat-No. 2 red, l.20QI.22; No. 8
red. 1.02
Corn-No. 2, 7s; No. 8, TO-; No. 4, IS
G67s; No. white, 73@73k: No. 8
white, 6s@7o: No. 8 yellow, 1871; 'So.
yellow. 81. :.
Oats-No. 2, 4l1a 942: No. 3. 40h:
No. 4, 81; No. 3 white, 42@4sh; No
4 white, 41@4lf. 7"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-01

Chicago, March 1.-Canadian demand
and local speculative buying sent the
hog market today up to price which
had long been coveted-ss hundred
weight .. ,%%
Eleven markets received $4,000 hogs
Tuesday, or $500 more than last Tues
day, 1900 less than year ago and a.
700 more than two years~ago. Total
thus far this week 247,000. or $4,000
less than same period last week, 14,0Ou
less than like time last year and $4,000
more than corresponding two days two
years ago. Total for 1915 to date
6.s4s,o0e or l;31S,00o more than same
period 1915 and 2.2ss,000 more than
corresponding time 1914. 4
Packing of hogs for the week al
principal points, in round numbers
totaled 723,000 head, against sS5s, o0e
the previous week and 72S,000 q yeai
ago. Total for the year to date-~1,6ts.-
900 head. against 100000 for same
period last year. d..
Cattle.
-. Cattle arrivals were much less nu-
merous than expected. - ~
"A, little lare er quota Of the supply Is
moving into feeder channels than wa.
sSAiS, SoSS AoSs "SCAt AAbVSN
the beef crop is not burdensome. Outlet
for it Is moderately good here and In
the east ais well. A reasonably broad
call for beef is assured all this season
and while Lenten influence the second
week of March may have some little
weakening effect on the market the
trade looks for NO material price recess
sions as result OF Lent =, -. 81.
G,,rpNae do n, RI at ara RIM.
ming below last week, despite the in
crease at Chicago, md It 10 q slim
quota Of good beef which II finding q
market outside Of Chicago. AZ. seven
points Tuesday the run stood $500,
against s7,1oe week ago. and the two
days crop at these markets totaled
$4,000. against, 5000 , week ago and
$4,000 a year ago. - I
proximates .193.7oo.s against $50. $50 .
year ago, whom the foot and mouth
quArantines cut DOWN, supplies. The
February run shout balances the 1914
rnarxssings .hsrs. Infection o6 the feed
or composition into the trade was ofief
feature Of tho Fshrpary market. i
having had effect In raising prices for
Tho cheap and msdium light steers
mainly IS cents 70 100 above Low poisf
Of the season, but dnere have - well
been strong ADVANCES in the sbort-fed
and good beet steers, these shoving. at
leas, half that adySnce over, the, low
point, and the trade unedrtone Il nov
mitch more firmly Established, as the
spring .season approaches. Liquidation
has apparently rtn Us course. Cattle,
Ike, hogs. are IN lstSonger hands, and
8 country dispositi6n u shown to be
that Of supplying the market only with
its needs rather. than overerowding de-
mand' a. wat the csss = month =, and q
more ago. an ~ss...g e4s.
or lambs. ~ -
Present indications .s.- that, the 1915
lamb crop win DO Il about the same
value az last year, .altho rangemen
usually look for : short crop after two
successful lambinS seasons. Less hax-
ard now attends lambfng. however. and
in the northwest ! good crop is GER
tain. There will be more early lambs
than ever before and the proportion OF
feeders will be smaller, consequently
eastern feeders can expect no relief 90
far as prices Of. thin western stock