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The Washington times., 1916-03-31
DISPLAY ENTRIES TO
Be CLOSED TONIGHT
Last Call for Contestants Is
Made by Chamber Of Com
merce Committee.

All merchants of Washington are
urged TO enter the window display
contest on Monday. Tuesday, and
wednesday by the Chamber of Com
merce. as the entry list will close
tonight
select the Judges who will award tho
The Washington times., 1916-03-31
Major Hunters Death
Is Expected Hourly

The death of Major Robert w. Hun
ter. famous for his service on the staff
OF Gen. John B. Gordon in the civil
war. is expected hourly.
This statement was made today by r..
S. Hunter son of Major Hunter, who
said physicians have given up hope
for his father, and that he Is sinking
rapidly.
Major Hunter was formerly keeper oi
Confederate records of Virginia. He
makes his home at the Allendale. 2oO6 \
street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07

Mrs. Hiram Miller since before Thanks
giving.
Mrs. Nellie Morgan, who spent some
time here with her daughters, Mrs. Har-
old b. Perry and Mrs. Benjamin Blod-
gett, has gone to Ludlow, her former
home, to stay this winter.
West Brattleboro Baptist church,
Rev. |. VI. Compton pastor. Morning
worship at 1890 with sermon by the
pastor, preceded by children s story
told by Mrs. Compton. Sunday school
lat ll.45. Evening service at 40. Mid
week prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing at $50.
Miss Minnie Stockwell has a poin-
settia plant with two large beautiful
blossoms and which has been in bloom
several weeks. The plant originally was
brought here from Florida by Mrs
Capn and was given to Miss StockwelI
several months ago, when it was only &
small plant. The poinSettia, which is
a ot-house shrub, growing mostly in
Mexico, IS remarkable for its large and
richly colored, red, leaf-like blossoms
which surround the small greenish vel
low Hover heads. The plant has a long
narrow leaf which resembles the leaf OF
the rubber plat. The blossoms are
usually on the pl@nt several weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
THIS STOPS HAIR
FROM FALLING OUT

Ever count the dead hairs in your
comb and brush? They are nature :
warning of future badness and proof
that the dangerous dandrufT germ is
busy OH your scalp. ga e vs. f
Or. Sahgcrbund, the famous Paris
SpceialiStil first discovered that dand-
run and falling hair are caused by a
mietobe Then came the discovery of
the value Of the real Partisan Sage
llqud form in destroying the dan
druh germ and promptly preventing the
further loss Of hair. The effect of only
three days use of Partisan Sage is
simply marvellous, and the American
people have now awakened to the fact
that they can be quickly rid of dan.
druii and save their hair by using
Partisan Sage.
Parisan Sage is sold by Wilfred r
Root and good druggists everywhere
1t $ inexpensive, daiutilv perfumed
free from tiekiness, and will surely
cause hair to grow soft, lustrous and
really seem twice as abundant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
ATHENS.

W. w Bemis of Connecticut was III
town several days last week.
On account of case of scarlet fever
in Wardsboro, to which Miss Kidder,
teacher Of the North school has been
exposed, school is closed for a week.
Mrs. Mary Bemis had the misfortune
to slip and badly sprain an ankle one
day last week. Her sister, Mrs Mason
Aldrich, and daughter of Peru are with
her
Melvin Upton and mother, Us. Mel
vina Upton, have gone to Gageville to
spend the winter i'll the family of Mrs.
Eva Upton Farr. Mr.. Upton is sick and
does not improve very fast.
A. n Thomas went to Brattleboro
Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving at
Mrs. Eta Chamberlin S. His daughter
Miss Eta Thomas, of Wardsboro
joined him there and remained until
Sunday.
Funeral services were held in the
church Wednesday, Nov. %, for Ed
ward Durham of Cambridgeport, who
died Sunday, Nov. 26, in his home. He
leaves a wife, an aged father, George
Durham. who is sick. and two sisters
Mrs. Frank Aiken of Grafton and Mrs
Charles Phillips of Townshend. Mr.
Durham was well known here in town
having lived on the place where Mr.
D. W. Wilcox now lives in former
years, but Of late had made his home
in Townshcnd and Cambridgeport. The
burial was in the Valley cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
EAST DOVER.

Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Perkins went
Monday to Boston to attend the Billy
Sunday meetings this week.
The Ladies Aid society of the Bap-
fist church will meet with Mrs. F. H.
Perkins next week Tuesday afternoon.
II. w. Spaulding of Brattleboro came
Friday to spend the rest of deer hunt
ing season with Lawrence and Laton
Snow
Mrs. G. O. Russell and daughter, Thel-
ma, of Brattleboro visited her father,
NJ. A. Moore. and sister, Mrs. Lillian
Miller, from Friday to Monday.
Miss Ruth Hale, who works in the of
flee of the Goodnow, Pearson & Hunt
store in Brattleboro, spent Thanksgiv-
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs d.
NJ. Hale.
Mrs. C. II. Bemis went Friday to
Brattleboro to visit her two daughters,
Mrs. Will Bemis and Mrs. Erwin
Smith. She returned home Tuesday
Her daughter, Mrs. Wayne Yeaw, kept
house while she was away.
Helen Gould, Louise Hale and Olive
Sherman of the Brattleboro high school,
Katherine Sherman of Leland and GRAY
seminary at Townshend, Gertrude .Hoi-
land, and Mary Holland of the Viii
mington high school spent the Thanks
/ giving recess at their homes here.
About 90 persons attended the enter
| tainment III the form of an old
fashioned lyceum given by the Ladies
| Aid society last Friday evening. II
was a success both socially and fnan
| cially. Much interest was manifested
| i'll the discussion of the question, Re
| solved that the rural community offers
| greater advantages to the young people
than the city. This was decided on tn,
merits of the arguments in favor of thu
affirmative. The East Dover Monthly
edited by Mrs. T. E. Yeaw, was re
ceived with cheers, many of the loca
hits causing much merriment. Recita
/ lions and a farce interspersed Will
! instrumental and vocal music and selec
lions by the East Dover band helped
to complete the evenings program.
Some of the Thanksgiving guest
were Mr.. and Mrs. Lucien Hunt ant
three daughters, Hazel, Amy and Eliz
abeth of Bellows Falls at Mrs. Eunic,
| Thomas s; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Halla
day and daughter, Dorothy, and Mar,
Turner of Brattleboro, Laton and Law
renee Snow, Mrs. Diantha Niles a
Charles Turner s; Mr. and Mrs. w c
Halliday, G. o. Randall, Carlton Halla
day at Frank Gould's; Rev. and Mrs
+. II. Perkins and son. Herbert, at c
s. Sherman s; Mr.. and Mrs. Will Bemis
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Smith, Mr.. an,
Mrs. Wayne Yeaw and daughter, Ruth
and Harry Bemis of Brattleboro at {
Fl. Bemis 81; Harland Wentworth o
Brattleboro. Everett Wentworth an
friend of Hinsdale, n. H., Forrest Went
worth of Springfield Mass, with thei
parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. /. Wentworth
Lillian Treyorrow of Brattleboro wit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIII Trevel
row; Mrs. Mary A. Sherman, Mis-
Winnifred Sherman, Edwin Moody a
D. NJ. Hale s. Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
, Edwards, Pearl Brown at Carl Brown s
: L. L. Howe, Miss Marion Howe at "
} d. Howe IS; Mr.. and Mrs. Weston Sno'
of West Dover at Fred Hollands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
SOUTH HALIFAX.

r. p. Hubbard has work at Fred
Mays saw mill.
Earle Upton lost one of his team
horses Thursday.
Fred Sheldon of Leverett. Mass, was
guest at c. r. Woodland s Wednesday.
Fred Upton, Harry, May and Fred
Bernard of Greenfield were at their
homes for the weekend.
. Byrne Sprague of North Adams spent
Wednesday and Thursday with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr Sprague.
Fred May, jr., has finished his new
house so he can move his household
goods. Mrs. May, who has been in
Rhode Island, is expected home soon.
Thanksgiving guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Allie Mitchell and son at Levi
Mitchell :; Mr.. and Mrs. John Calvin
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Carpenter at NJ. c.
Harris IS; Mr.. and Mrs Lem Pratt and
daughter of Jacksonville. Byrne
Sprague of North Adams and Mrs
Mary Blodgett of Brattleboro at Dori
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Miss Lillian Clark Of Yonkcrs, y. Y,
Is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert !. Clark.
The Social club is holding meeting
today in the home of Mrs. Herbert
Harris of Retting place.
Mrs. Frank II. Martin entertained the
Larkin club of Is in her home last even
ing Refreshments were served.
Miss Mary J. Scott of South Vernon.
who was IN town Yesterday on business.
spent the day here with friends.
Mrs. James Gibson. who is in in the
home of her sister, Mrs. W. Renfrew. is
slightly improved so that she is able
TO SIT mp a short time each day.
The two children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank LeRav are in quarantine with
whoopiug cough. Edward Gibson is one
of the latest victims of the disease.
Mrs. l.. II. Bartlett and Miss Maria
Stedman have returned from Lynn
where they had been guests of Mr.. an,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
OLD CLERKS IN
. HOUSE AND SENATE
Experienced Officials EX-
pected to Return to Yer
mont Legislature
STANLEY G.. WILSON
PROBABLY SPEAKER
With Lieut. Gov. Roger w. Hulburd, an
Experienced Legislator, Presiding in
Senate, Session Will Start with Well
Equipped staff.
Equipped staff.

MONTPELIER, Dee. Harry A.
Black of Newport will be candidate
again for clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives, a position he has filled since
1872 Mr.. Black, who is a lawyer by
profession, is 81 years of age. He was
second assistant clerk in 1906 and first
assistant clerk in 1908 and 1910. Mr..
Black has given unusually efficient ser
vice in the past. The smooth working
Of business in the house has in large
measure been due to thorough knowl-
edge of the work on his part and the
assistants he named to toll with him.
Without an experienced clerk in charge
the legislative ship would be rudder-
less during the organization period and
for considerable portion of the SEES.
sion until the new man was broken in.
Outside of being a capable official Mr.
Black has way of making members
feel at home when transacting business
at his desk or in his office and they
90 to him for advice on how to do
things as much as they 90 to the speak
er. All such inquirers have been i'm.
pressed by the uniform courtesy with
which they are treated. The election of
Mr.. Black will mean the return of Jul
Jus A. Wilcox as first assistant and
Roswell NJ. Austin of st. Adams a,
second assistant, the former assistant
clerk for three sessions and the latter
second assistant for one session.
In the senate end Guy NJ. Page OF
Burlington will probably receive a re
( election, as he will be candidate
again. There are times when bushes,
i'll the senate is quiet and there arc
periods when it comes in lunches an(
! during the latter occasions the wa,
Guy has limbered up to meet the situa
| ton has been a caution His assistant
will probably be Millard c. Taft o.
Waltham
The reelection Of the old clerica
force, the election of Stanley C. vii
son of Chelsea as speaker and will
Roger w. Hulburd of Hyde Park, VIII,
has had legislative experience. as pre-
siding officer in the senate there is n,
reason why the session of 1917 shout,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
ADJUSTMENTS
Motion Picture Attractions.

To-day the Empire presents Betty
Hart in The Bait, a fve-act drama, and
The Secret of the Submarine. i'll two
acts. Tomorrow Ruth Roland in Judg-
ment Day, the final chapter of The Red
Circle, also The Silent Chord, in three
acts, Trouble Enough, a comedy, and
Luke Laughs Last, a comedy with
Lonesome Luke, are booked.
Today the Princess theater presents
Marguerite Clark in the Paramount
feature, Little Lady Eileen. tale OF
modern Ireland. also Earle Williams
i'll The Scarlet Runner, The Nurembure
Watch. Tomorrow Ethel Clayton in the
special V. l.. S. f. feature, Dollars and
the Woman, from the story, Dollars
and Cents, with special music in the
evening by Leitsinger s orchestra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
KILLED IN FRANCE.
Former Greenfield Boy Was Fighting
with Canadian Regiment.

GREENFIELD, Mass, Dee 7. - C.
j. Knights has received news from the
war department at Ottawa, that his son,
Charles j. Knights, jr., had been killed
while fighting for the allies in France
No particulars of the death were given,
other than that the young man met
death while in action. The last news
which the family had had from the son
was letter written on October %
/" somewhere in France The young
man was a resident of Greenfield many
years. Previous to joining a Canadian
regiment he had been Boston & Maine
fireman. Besides his father, he leaves
three sisters and a brother, all of Green.
field.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
WEST CHESTE- FIELD, N. H.
Won from West Swanzey.

,g The local basketball team played
their first game of the season on the
hong floor the night of Nov 80 win
ming fr0nE West Swanzey by a score of
% to Is. \ large crowd cheered the
vietors. The game was followed by a
supper. There will be another game
the night of Dee. Is, when the Mari
boro, n. H., team will come here. Fol
lowing is the summary of the last
game:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
BRA1'TLEBORO LOCAL,

l.. II. Barber delivered a $3.50 AFRO
Player to a customer in Hinsdale yes,
'erday.
\ meeting of the Oak Grove Parent
Teacher association will be held at the
school building tomorrow afternoon at
/ clock. 1t is the first business meet
ing of the fall and a very important one
and all members of the association and
parents interested in the movement are
urged to attend.
In the Crystal Palace poultry show
now in progress i'll New York, in which
F. ID. f. Stowe and H. c. Rice of Brat
tleborO have entries, f. H. Morris of
Sparkill, \. Y, did a rather extraordi-
nary thing in taking 20 prizes, most OF
them tirsts, with an exhibition of ducks
and geese which only numbered 20 in.
dividuals, every bird shown being a
prize winner. The chief figure in the
collection is a huge Toulouse gande1
which he has christened Caruso because
of his voice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
The Irish of 1t.

"'Barrin me landlady and me laun.
dry woman said Mr. Horrigan with
honest pride, "Oi owe no man cint.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07

Sinners would have a lot more fun
If good people would leave them alone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07

not start off mighty well equipped with
its general staff.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07

Until Christmas we will take ar
and fancy articles to sell on com
| mission at Mrs G. H. Smith IS milliner,
store, l29 Main St. 236-24
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07

Baskets Shot from floor, IT: Snow 2,
Riley 3, Cakes 5, Chickering l, Hanra-
han Z, Emory ,. Referee, Boutwell,.
Scorer, Burnham. Timer. Carlson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07

Dance at the old skating rink in
Centerville Thursday night, Dec. =
Adv. 236- o3s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07
Knit and Crocheted Slip
pers for Women and
Children

ChIldren's Crochet Slippers, sizes Il,
IL, Is 1-2, in light blue and pink
with white SOC pair
Women's Knit Slippers, sizes 3, 4, 5, 6,
Z, in combinations of gray-blue, red
blue. gray-white, lavender white,
red-white, pink-white $500 Pair
Women's Finer Knit Slippers>with i'm
itation fur top in solid colors, gray.
old rose, copenhagen, red, light blue
and pink SIPS Pair
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07

4O-Inch Silk Stripe Voiles in handsome
Persian patterns. Both tinted and
Whlte grounds soc yard,
40-Inch Lace Stripe Voiles in shades of
blue, punk and green 48c yard
Plain Colors in 36-Inch Crepe de Chine
at SOC yard
Pretty Floral Pattern Plisse at
121ac yard
30-Inch Windsor crepes in pretty pat.
terms at 15c yard
Anderson's Real Imported Scotch
Glnghams 29c yard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-07

Sheer Fine Voiles in "a Patterns of
stripes, figures and floral designs.
Both large and small patterns
15c yard
Handsome Striped Voiles in both wide
and narrow stripes. Black-white.
blue.white, pink-white and lavender
white tic yard
Handsome &C. and 4O-Inch Voiles in
stripes and figures at Csc yard
Handsome 40-Inch Voiles in Persian
Designs, medium shades. Also wide
floral stripes 29c yard
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-10
Today's Live New Mexico News
CITY OF RATION IS
WINNER IN ITS CASE
AGAINST WATERWORKs

Santa Fe, y NJ. Feb. iO--A de-
uision was rendered yesterday by
Judge william ~ Pope IN federal
~ In favor of the city NJ. Ration
and h municipal watcrwork, as
AGAINST the plaintiff. the f;aton Wa
terworks company. This Ease has
been bitterly fought IN tho federal
court ana hundreds OF witnesses have
been heard.
The court held that the plaintiff
company failed In its duty in import
ant respects. and thus lost its right
to object to the erection of a compcti-
tive plant By the defendant city. The
relief prayed IN me supplemental bill
must also 80 denied. the court held.
except that "a reasonable time. which
the court fixes NJ six months. IN al
lowed the plaintiff ~ remove It's prop
erty from any ground of the city ~
which the company has possession by
virtue OF its franchise.
Thrce-iourths OF the costs are lev
led against the plaintiff and the other
fourth upon the defendant.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-10
WIFE OF THE REV.
ELLIS SMITH GETS
c R OF DIVORCE

Roswell. y. NJ. Fcb. l0.-Mra. May
T.. Smith, VIII. OF the e Ellis smith,
forp,eily ~ this city. and now pastor
OF the Southern Methodist cnurch ~
Albuquerque. was granted a divorce
and alimony by Judge j. T. Mcclure
here yesterday. Rev. NJ. Smith filed
suit Tor divorce, alleging cruel and In
human treatment. and Mira. Smith
filed a cross-complaint with the same
allegation and asking alimony.
In his decision Judge Mcclure says
the testimony showed that neither OF
the parties had over-exerted hem
selves in an effort to promote domestic
harmony and that the testimony In
many respects was not as compre-
hensive as the court would have liked.
but that from the preponderance Of
evidence submitted ne must find for
the defendant, Mrs. Smith was al
lowed $40 aiimony. payable monthly
and beginning with March. smith II
ordered To- make monthly payments OF
s25 for the first year. $50 tho second.
SIS the third and SO tho fourth
year.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-10
FOR
DEMING STOCKMEN'S
MEETING ELABORATE

Deming, \. NJ Feb. i0.-The sec-
ond annual convention OF The New
Mexico Cattle and Horse Growers
association vii bc held In this city
February % and 20. since the first
convention NJ silver CITY last year
membership in the association has
grown marvelously and a big increase
Is expected AZ the meeting here.
The Thirteenth cavalry band and a
troop from the Thirteenth ca"alry will
pe present At the meeting NJ tn" as
socistion the soldiers are To have
drills and the band VIII furnish music
for the occasion There also will be
big dancer and a barbecue.
\ committee consisting ~ W, w.
Rutherford, secretary Of the assocla
ton; Norris A, Nordhaus, y. A. Bo-
l.ch and Arthur Raithcl and the
Demlng Chamber Of Commerce are
cooperating In making arrangements
for the care Of visitors and ample nc
commodations have beet provided To
take are Of the big crowd that Is ex-
pectcd.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-10
SCHOOL
SHOWS BIG INCREASE
FOR 1914 OVER 1915

Sl nta Fe. ~, NJ, Feb. 10 Figures
on school attendance and enrolment
furnished yesterday BY chef Clerk
Rupert + Asplund OF tho state de-
par,men, are highly gratifying the in
crease FOR one year IN the nigh school
attendance being 30 per cent gre; ter
than the previous year. II was s.2l2
In 1919 and 2.625 in 1915, u whom
1893 were In the ninth. sIa In the
tenth, AIS In the eleventh and 30S
In the twelfth grades
The increase in grammar grades
was noticeable. being from ISIS to
2.s,2 In The seventh. and ...70 to
2.5s2 In IN. eighth. This II In part
due to county high schools.
The school census showss Sj.iS5
males and 5ili5 females, u total OF
l06.3io persons bets cen the ages of
/, and 81, In the state. az these Sc 20
per cent. or exactly two-tbirds. arc
enrolled In the public Schools. as
against $40 per cent The year be-
fore.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-10
('tn,a IMlmllssr
SHERIFF ARRIVES
n o TEXAS, BRINGING
ROBERT Z. HOWE

Estancia, ~ NJ. Feb. ~a--Julius
Meyer, sheriff of Torrance county.
reached here tonight with Robert n,
Howe, wanted hero for murder ana
released Monday from the Texas state
farm ~ Sartartla. Howe ~ the sole
survivor of the Howe family 81 Aho
Pass. accused OF the murder OF j. X.
Mcclure, "A santa Fee detective, IN
1911.
He has been serving a term on a
chnrge connected with the battle
fought by the Howes with Tc,as and
New Mexico officers near the Mexican
%buunoNry line, in which his father
ana brother and two officers. n Of
them a Texas ranger. were Killed
Reside the murier charge. ak accu-
sations of burglary are laid AGAINST
Howe in this county.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-02-10
Rickart's Livestock
Market Letter

Kansas city Stockyards. Feb. r.
The cattle nsarhet advanced Is to
rs cents last week because Of light
receipts Thc supply today was 1900
head, containing n large per cent OF
beef cattle, n prices averaged
steady on al kinds, COWS u shade
higher. Rest steers here sold AT ts.65.
and some enormous steers, 1900
pounds average. on the oxcn order.
sold at $40. bulk OF the beef steers
$3.50 to Ss.25, Cows and hcifcrs
usually sell a little stronger on Mon
day because packing houses are anx-
ious to start &illing gangs, and they
never have anything held owe from
the previous week
Choice heavy cows are worth W to
q. middle weight aud flesh, $3.50 to
81 90. bees, heifers, 1915. bulk Of tho
heifcrs ss.aj to $3.50. bulls t5.:5 to
$3.50. veals s. Ia 1850. Stocker and
feeder offerings included a string Of
good To choice Colorado stockcrs
weighing $50 pounds. nj &i.35. and
sonc fed ColoradoS. 900 pounds, AZ
800. bulk Of the stock steers 1915.
feeders $500 7.s5, choice cattle In
these classes up To S7.I5.
Iowa contributed "a fair sun today,
stock steers included nj $3.50 to S7.25.
she stun TO killerv and for the u
try at 1925 to 1913.
Chicago had q good ran and report
ed weak prices. and the upward trend
Of the market has been temporarily
halted by the fairly liberal supply all
around today. OF course, the future
market viii depend on volume OF the
receipts, the balance being In iavor
Of sellers last week. but slightly the
other way today.
Hogs are apparently well entrench-
ed just under IS. attempts u depress
prices having only momentary effect.
Receipts today were 1900 head, and
strong efforts were made to Get them
cheaper. hut the close was iuily
steady. top s., and most of the sales
show only a slight decline. bulk $3.50.
Receipts are decreasing at markets
In the east, which results In more or
ders from thai, quarter TO be filled
here, increasing c~ompetition and
strengthening prices.
Pigs were selling extra high In Buff
falo last week, on account OF shortage.
hence a better market here. Com
plairt has been made that more than
the usual percentage of medium to
lights were included In the
last week. Prospects are favorable to
sellers.
sheep and lambs sold 10 To Is cents
higher today. lambs going to 5000,
az which price n dozen or fifteen
sold. and feeding lambs
brought $40
The top lambs today included ship
ments from each Of tho three Colo
RADIO districts. san Luis valley, Arkan-
sas valley and Fort collins some
sold At $3.50, and just fair
ewes brought s7t5. prime ives worth
up 10 t115.
Receipts are =. 1000 here today, and
light supplies are IN sight for tho
of the week. scarcity VIII
the leading market influence
here
J. A. RICkART,
Market Correspondent. |