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The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
TO CREDITORS.

This is to give notice that the subscriber, ha,s
obtained from the Orphans Court of CarroI
county. in Maryland. letters Testamen:a-v IN
the Personal Estate of
JESSE l.. FRANKLIN.
late of Carroll county, deceased. All rc-soDs
having claims against the deceased are hereh,
warned to exhibit the same. with the voDchers
thoreof legally authenticated, to the suhscriha,
or before the 29th day of January 1915 they
may otherwise by law be excluded from all beneft
of said estate.
Given under our hands this 25th day Ct jim.
1917.
MAGGIE J. FRANKLIN
ELMER A. FRANKLIN
june 29-4t Executors
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
UNION MILLS.

Children's Day Services at Moore
head Methodist Episcopal church were
we'll attended and the program great
ly enjoyed.
The annual Memorial services held
~ the !. o. M. lodge were largely at
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
AUTO FOR HIRE.

I will take people in my automobile
any time after u o'clock Of each week
day and any time on Sunday. Rate 10
cents per mile. For particulars call
WALTER F. COPPERSMITH.
Phone 39-r. amy4 If
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06

parentage. If not so born they are so
bred But it is true, as said by this
st. Louis judge, that if a benevolent
and righteous public would deal with
the problem as it might there would
be less crime and fewer criminals
Knoxville Journal and Tribune.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06

Mrs Howard Stitley, of Hagers-
town and Edward Yingling and fam
lily, of Baltimore, visited their parents
Mr.. and Mrs E. j. Yingling.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
NEGLECTED CHILDREN.
If There We're Fewer Of Them There
Would Be Less Crime.

A st. Louis Judge recently made the
statement in an address delivered be-
fore local bar association that If
one-fourth as much as is spent for
keeping up our courts, jails, poor
houses and paupers was applied to
help neglected city children make a
proper start in life the high tide of
crime surely would decrease"
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
MO. 1880 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County, ett.rc
Equity.
Carrie l. Schmirmund ct al, Plaintiffs, vs C.c,,-
S. Elseroad ct al, Defendants. e
Ordered this 26th day OF June 1917 h, fl,
Circuit Court for Carroll County sitting ~ ESe
ty, that the sale of the real estate made and "a
ported by Michael E. Walsh trustee in tbe 49,.
entitled cause be ratified and confirmed -nIass
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on or befo
the 30th day of July next, provided COPY al ~
order be inserted in some newspaper published -
Carroll County. once in each of three suc,,ss' ~ ~
weeks before the 23rd day of July. next.
The report states the amount of sale n b
SS50.00.
EDWARD O. CASH. CLERK
True copy,-Test:
june 29-4t EDWARD O. CASH CIa,L
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
THE TRAGEDY OF THE LEUTENBERGS
How the Kaiser and His Heir Conspired for the
Undoing of the Beautiful English Wife of
Member OF the German Nobility

LETTER FROM THE CROWN PRINCES PERSONAL A0JUTANT
LEQUEUX, POssESsoR OF THE
EUROPE
Veneu
My ar
at
made ave
dvlyi related
OF known
before
which
II Hhan be
startling
retirement compuncton
hmOn cordI
Your
HELTZENDORFF
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
q MONEY 3

By exercising foresight and
making arrangements a few months
ahead, the public can borrow money IN
any sum from $1OO to 500, 600 from the
Cooperative League of America at three
per cent. annual interest. Loans Will
be made to buy or build home, improve
city or country real estate, to buy o
farm, to pay off mortgage, or to turn
a loan privilege into cash. These loans
are paid off by the borrower in small
amounts monthly over period of from
eleven to twelve years. ---
Details will be sent on written re-
quest, or a representative will call.
Address, nj. A. SULLlVAN,
may 18-6m Westminster, MO.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06

our Advertisements Bring Results
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06

n AUGUST 5, 1914, I shook
the dust of Berlin from my
feet, crossed the French
frontier. and have since re-
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
MO. 1000 EQUITY.

iurle 2q-5t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
GREAT NORTHERN NOTE
ISSUE FOR $4,000, 900
Collateral Trust Three-Year Securities
Will Bear Interest at s
Per Cent

NEW YORK, Aug. 10-The Great Nor
thern Railway, through the First National
Bank of New York. has issued 20,O0O. 600
Of collateral trust three-year gold notes TO
bear interest at per cent. secured by de-
posit with the, Bankers Trust Companv
as trustee. Of $4,000 900 of Great Northern
Railway Company first and refunding mort.
gage Az per cent bonds. due In 1851. The
new note issue is dated September 1, 1917.
and will fall due September /, 1920.
The First National Is Offering them. sub
ject to allotment, at sS and interest. IN
yield about 5N per cent. Delivery will be
made in the form of temporary receipts
from the bank on September 4 next The
notes will be issued In coupon form in
denominations OF $1,000. $4,000 and $40. 900
each, and may be registered as to principal
The company reserves the right to redeem
them at any time before september /, fSlS.
. :ss 's''f sss Z; ~ s '''': 7; ;sss;. ss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The feature OF
the Foreign Exchange in the early dealings
today was counter-currents. Rubles de-
clined to 21.15 for cables, a decline of 60
points from the best level of the Immediate a
rally, and checks were 21.05: the high n,
the recovery was 21.65, Lire worked easier
and scandinavians rallied fractionally.
Quotations were:
Demand sterling, checks 475A cabIa.
4,76 Il. sixty day bills nominally i.72K and
ninety days 4.70A.
Franc cables SIT, checks b78.
Lire cables TAO. checks TAI,
Swiss cables 4.39, checks 4.42.
Guilder cables 41h, checks a.
Pesetas cables 22.S0. checks 22.s5.
Rubla cables 21.15, checks 2I05
Stockholm cables 32%. checks seM
.Christiania cables s0h, checks an
Copenhagen cables 29%. checks 2sM
Announcement was made that M.
was expected to be received from CanSaa so,a
today. |ahada
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
COTTON DECLINES
ON ACTIVE SELLING
Rains Throughout Belt and
Many Bearish Crop Advices
Help to Weaken Market
NEW YORK, Aur IA

II. IN.
Private reports of rain in Oklahoma AZ
showers in Texas were followed by actlv,
selling at the cotton opening.
August started at decline Of 80 point,
in the absence of buyers. while later month,
were 12 to 23 points lower with octobv
selling of to, 26.7s and January to .5u
within the first few minutes, or about u :
81 points under last. nights close.
The weather map showed no precipitatvi
in the southwest. but It was thousht,pest,b,
thatthe details, might make, a morss! fsys;ss.
able appearance, although local reader 4
thes map found little in :harometrfc 3ccnat
tlons' on .whichato base rain predictionf !,
The market was very irregular and ,un.
settled during the middle Of the morning
There was selling on the private rain new,
from the southwest and the rumors that
returns to the National Ginners' Association
indicated an Improvement Of I per cent IN
the average condition of the crop since
July 25. Offerings were not Particular
heavy, however, and they were absorbed
on scale down to 25.74 for October. with
prices later showing rallies on the con.
tinued absence of hedge selling and The
f1rmness of the immediate spot situation
The market continued easy in the aftsr.
noon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
RAPID TRANSIT TRUST CERTIFICATES
IVA = CONTINUE TO LEAD LOCAL TRADING
Omen Little Higher, but Price Says Before Close
Coal Shipments Jump

loss Of more than a point. The uneu..
port which came out at noon ana .hn~ ~.
decrease of more than half a n,l,,o
IN the order to be filled doubtless v..'e uoae
in quite little selling, which bron,hss sssuIteo ute
the late decline. Sales aggreratsd socsl
than 1900 shares The close WAS on,- mon
a point of. due to late recovery oAa
Railroad shares showed a weak
on small, odd lot transactions. puenV
dropping to 93%. of IN. Lehirh vsms
and Southern Pacific were on ,suy
Pennsylvania was unchanged. Sc,,.xle wxnle
Railway was an exception, and ch.A
hands at a fractional gain. Baldwin -
motive was of y and Keystone Tsi.rSokOxe- NV
preferred was down a point. On tbs asSn
hand the Keystone Telephone common '.a -
x higher. American Railways nrss.,vsss ~
was of dollar. Philadelphia Electri. y.
United Gas Improvement were a mn. sss
lower. "'as
Shipments of anthracite coal, as r.r...
by the Anthracite Bureau of StatIst;c. A.
July were 6,724,252 tons, as against S1,.
SIS tons in July Of last year, an incr...'
of 1,291,374 tons. For the calendar ~
to July 81 shipments were 44,391,3Is to.4
as compared with 3s,s45,543 tons n -
same period Of 1916, an increase Of 5xsa
802 tons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10

The local stock market showed q n s,,t
broader tendency today than yesterday,
there was no great activity IN y,aoates any
excepting Rapid Transit trust cer'i", pr,ce
ana limited States Steel common,
changes were generally small ana 'ns ,r.a
dency was to irregularity. TRADERS .,on- sno
an uncertain attitude, awaiting oevoa .,saa
ments in New York, where stocks nt.r seen
to take no positive course during the srea'e'
part of the day. - attached
Virtually all interest here was at.aos.e s,s,
TO the Transit certificates but tney
played neither strength nor weakness, IT.
ing in the upward and downward direcoons
several times during the session. Az one
time the price was AS high as 32A' iiao
tIonal gain, but the majority OF TRANSACTIONS
took place around 31% in the afternoon, 90 q
tribe below the previous close. About s.vo
shares had changed hands up to m,... midal.el.
noon and then an increase In the acuv..y WY
of steel took the attention from TRANSIT tns
slowing up of trading in the certifca.es
probably may also be attributed 10 ,he
nouncement of conference In CITY Ha"
on the new lease ~.
steel did not display any vigor during inc
day. being about half point lower up 10
the noon hour. and after that time IL oe
gan to toboggan, soon dropping 10 lZ''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
NEW YORK, Aug. 10.


which the Govern
filled leading
against stock market
issues showing net losses
the OF varied
yesterday that
Purchasing Committee turned
wholly mslead
between the
differences is
The general impression prevailed however, that the larger banking
declines
today which Wednesday,
will
te Of cost.
half substantial incud
1864
Of in the shipping stocks and in specaes like
making
the
dealings
and that market wholly ignored making
:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS ASSUME
>> LEADERSHIP ON THE NEW YORK CURB

~, --gF--. z !. n
of
at around
Mining generally
Emma Consolidated
Arizona
off
its high of
Increased Importance
of 24%.
IS dropped to the new low of ss7s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
MONEY.LENDING RATES

NEW YORK-Money on call opened at
Sh per cent; high. 3h low, 3; last, i;
close. 3QSA ruling rate. an per cent.
Longtime loans on good mixed Stock Ex-
change collateral today showed wide vari-
ance at AZ per cent bid for Ave and six
months and per cent asked. Money loaned
for four months at Az per cent for, the
shorter maturities; sixty-day~ money was
quoted at Az per cent and for ninety days
at 404h per cent.
For the shorter dates there is little or
no demand on industrial loans. Money Is
quoted at Az 44h per cent for sixty days,
at s per cent for four months and at 5k
per cent for Ave and six months These
rates average about Y per cent higher than
the maximum Of last week.
Bank acceptances quoted at sh and 3
per cent for eligibles and AZ and 3H per
cent on ineligibles.
PHILADELPHIA - Call, 8 per cent
time, 5Q5% per cent Commercial paper
three to four months. 5h@5h per cent
six months. b85A per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
Sugar Futures Decline

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The market for
sugar futures opened at declines of 2 to Q
points today, with sales on the cali IooO
tons. There scattered trade liquidation ana
Cuba offered contracts freely. The decline
was not altogether unexpected, and wa :
thought due after recent sharp almos,
daily advances. new high records bavina
been made every day for the past waas
or So There was nothing. however, in
the spot situation to cause any declina
conditions there reported being stroAe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
Liverpool Cotton

LIVERPOOL. Aug. 10.-There was
moderate demand for spots with prices u
points higher. Sales, 5000 bales; receipa
$4,000 bales, including 23,1O0 American
Spot prices were: American middlinr fair
2o.sSd; good middling, 20.45d; middIIne
2o.16d; low middling. 1900; good ordL
nary, 18.75d, and ordinary, 1s.25d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
Destination of Gold Export Secret

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The Subtreasurv
has transferred $1,65O,o00 to San Francisco
on account of shipment of an equal amount
OF gold to Japan There was also with
drawn $250,000 gold coin for shipment 20
Canada, $4,000 to Cuba and s25.Ooo IN
Mexico. An additional s72s,OO0 was taken
out put It's destination was not disclosed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
BANK CLEARINGs

.s. Bank calssrin.: Lea today compared with CORR.
gs!s.l... gs!,ss sssas
bait, =, - s:sssssy 'ssSss.slss '4.sISiS5
cSessSS.... zs.iSSsssss ssas11ssssss sssas1sss aasSssiS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
UNTITLED STEEL ORDERS \
LESS THAN. A MONTH AGO
Big Corporations Figures Are 55s,la
Below Those of June
80, 1917

NEW YORK, Aug. 1o.-The Unitsd
States Steel Corporation today reported
untitled orders on its books as Of July u
last. Of 10,S44,164 tons. compared win
11,383,287 tons on June 80, a decrease Of
6S9,12a tons, and with s.59a,5s2 tons On
July 81, 1916
Monthly compa risona with tha last txo Yeau
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS

CHICAGO. Aug. 10.-Eggs firm Receint,
81 a zoe. a'' ihs's'
butter Arm. Receipts, 5000 packages. Cream
cry, extra, soc: frsts. 81 q 3sc '
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
FINANCIAL NEWS
UNCERTAINTY OF PRICES TO BE PAID
FOR WAR NEEDS HURTS MARKET AGAIN
Disappointment Because Report Of Judge Lovetts Ap
pointment as Price-Fixing Chairman Proves raise
HELPS Bear Side-Bankers Buy on Declines
High Points in Today's Financial Neics


pricefring used to 0edken arke
reported
IN unified Of ssss l cOnpayed wih June
Great Northern fdtcdy
issued of treeyear gold Standard OIL
share Bar
changed in New andL London.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
Refined Sugars Unchanred

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-Rehned surars
arm and unchanged, with American SUGAR
Company quoting S.4oc and Arbuckle Bros.
s.1bc. The Federal and Warner Companies
and b. II. Howell Son 4 Co. are out Of the
market The last sale in spot Cuban raws
7.b2c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-BUTTER-Receipts
l2,o5t tubs. Market irregular. No change in
a EGGs-Receipts. es7o cases. Market firm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
Extra for Kansas Standard o1

NEODoSHA, Kan. Aug 10.-Standard
OIL Company. of Kansas, declared the reg,,-
lar quarterly dividend of per cent ana y =
extra of $2 per share. payable Seltember tx
to stock Of record August 81 ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
INACTIVE PHILA. STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
stocks listed on the Philadelphia Stock Ex-
change and in which there were no trans
actions today. The price given is the last
previous close
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10

Total sales. 46O. 800 shares, compared with
56S, 600 shares yesterdays thus far this week.
800 shares.
.Ex diyide1dI,WoolTorth. 2; American ,smelt-
Pittsburgh Coal preferred 1h international
Harvester of New Jersey preferred. ~ Inter.
national Harvester Corporaton preferred, Ia |.
pittsburgh. Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10

SOUTH OMAHA. Aug. 1o.-HoGs-Reoeipts.
1900 head 15c to 25c higher.
higher. ~
osHEEP-Receipts. 1000 head. Fat lambs,
SOC higher. ''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS

Following are quotations for Inactive
stocks listed on the New York Stock Ex-
change and in which there were no trans
actions today The price given is the
last preYious close
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
LOCAL MINING STOCKS
TONOPAH STOCKS
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-The market fa
coffee futures today opened at declines Of
to points. Trading on the call was Quisl
sales amounting to $500 bags.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
CLOSING LIVE STOCK PRICES

UNION STOCK YARDS. Aug. 1O.-HoGS-
Receipts. 12,OOo head; estimated tomorrow,
5000 head: Active anS mostly rs higher than
1870 % 10, 90; mixed. $l5.60@17; heavy, SIS 40
OF; rough, 15.4O@15.85.
$14.35. NO''
b,khdr ibsn 5000 bead I9o to sc
KANSAS CITY. Aug 10.-CATTLE-Re
ceipts. 2000 head: closing strong.
=, ,HQGS-Receipts. 2000 head; closing loo to
SHEEP-Receipts1 1000 head; steady,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10

Adams EXPRESS .1l5
Adv Rumoly pfd. 4s
Ajax Rubber O7
Ala Ska Juneau 3S
Al r. q w / pf G2
An her chem pf.rNO%
a., 4 m,er rt Gan pref, .lOs%
An can & Tdy pfllhIs
An Rect SuE pf. 0i
n G q II ctfs 1U2
- AZ 10 ctts nref f,,l9t
Am cot oil, 3Sl2
Am y, Cot cot on pref, 81
Am m 20, ,,,ursss o., p'e.. %
an rISp,' ooo NJ .1O3h
Am Leyo e,o,, nref ia
amer N Snnit ns.ls nf.lli
Am Smelt , pt PA IA u oiiS
Am sn,', Smeit a,rp p'p pref Il Ss
Am Tel ,an 4 CaplSs.. ne osk
Am Writ Pap pt: az ~
Am Zinc q = ~ 20 81
Assn D u Is, pi oGM
Atchison pre,'',SS
Rad I 'nco p,riiil p,,,r,ing ilk
Batophiles Minshs ,s,a' ~
Barrett CO pref .'insH
brooklyn I'm Gas ig2
Brown Shoe ...'. o1n
Burns Bros ;c;or, SSsI
Butte q sup IVY SG
Ca Cant fed Fdy q Go pi.:... Ss"
cei'f cerro de Pasco'. SS% SS
Chi & Aitoh.'''. aSx
do pref ..:.'' IoS
Chi CT Westn'', no
Chi & Nwn pret''iSs
Col 4 So lst pr. ss "a
do I'd prei;:,n,,i0
Cluett-Peab,1Sds pi' %
comp TAB Rec. SH" S7
Cont. Can ..n.';Svs
Con G Il l. 4 f''uS
Cont can prvNin i7h
Con Int al M hiX
Continental hs,,o5%
Crucible otee', 10
G II g e., pref.107 y
Cub Am mona ous sugar 3S%
Cupa La''o 30
do ps 20 ipIref. 100
Deeree a A pref.. a.
- , ack and w. .2l0h
Del Lace BIZ a' Or s1
Den q NJ niEd,son. .125
DetroiS., rat. 5Sh
Eiec p.O, M Euel "a
Elk itp "a nj 80. 2S
ERIE cisar 10 stores 38k
Ten Zen EIee rS co .155b
@ nen MISnrs pf.. 81
zen ~ "a u asa
Goodrich "a + pf.1O4k
GoootlchM hMinIng 81
Granny No Stl, no .
CUR S'asv ~ r,ser, 3sh
Hassei,I Carp. 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
BAR SILVER

If|i|a|
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10

~ Total I sales. Sc .5st Ooo. compared with .ss.-
$4,000; same period last week. 50. .78O, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

5'ii||'; Si;l';'I' 81! ~ ~ ':!!| !''
I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10

Total sales. $40. 300. compared with s62 800
yesterday: thus far this week, S2l5,l5O; same
period last week. SI0S,450.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-06
WASH GOODS

Spend little---Save a Lot.
These Wash Fabrics are all star values. Beauti-
full fabrics in great variety of weaves, coors
and all white materials of fine sheer weave and
dependable quality. All priced for sweeping
clearance
In special lots. .1Oc, 12hc, 15c, 19c, 23c Yard
36-inch Printed Voiles, all new, this summers
goods; regular 25c to 35c .... I9c Yard
27-in. White Pique; regular 25c value :. 19c Yd
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-06
HOUSE DRESSES

You cannot begin to buy the goods alone for
this price. Spend little---Save lot.
Lot 1House Dresses, made of good Percales,
Ginghams and Chambray, to close out 69c
Lot 2---Good material we'll made and stylish
garments ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sl.IJ
Ladies' Bungalow Aprons, good quality. 39c
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-06
Section Presents This AIl-Star Cast of Values
STAR VALUES in BLOUSES

One, two, three, or half dozen isn't too many
to buy.
Star values, every one of them. Materials are
Georgette Crepe, Crepe de Chine, Wash Silk
and Lingerie.
Lot 1---Values to $3.50 to $775, for. -. 1890
Lot 2---New, finer goods, latest style. S4.9O
Seeded Voile, embroidered front ... 39c
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-14

wheat on June lst, 1916, was SELL
ing for 81 per bushel, while on
the same date this year it was
worth $2.48. Corn is now worth
$26O as compared with IA last
year, potatoes $2.74, to .93 last
year. The increase in prices in
the state of South Dakota for the
two years are slightly below the
above figures although the
advance is practically the same.
Although the above estimates
are based upon the number of
acres in crop and the condition at
the date made, and may be far
from the number of bushels after
the harvest this fall, there is
much encouragement to be
derived from them and it would
not seem that the country was
liable to suffer from any great
shortage of food stuffs. The de-
mand from Allies is bound to
keep the prices up and there is
little prospect of a very big
change from the present figures.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-06-14
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
WINTER WHEAT the ONLY CROP SHOW
ING A SAoRTAsE--ALL OTHER GRAINS
SHOW INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.

The crop estimate for 1917 as
made by the government experts
June 1st, indicate that there will
be no shortage of grains in the
country this year with the excep-
ton of winter wheat which was
winter killed in many sections
and will fall about Is per cent
short of last years crop. Spring
wheat however, show a consider
able increase over last years
production, which if the estimate
lis not too far wide of the mark
will more than make up for the
shortage in winter wheat.
South Dakota winter wheat is
placed at 100000 bushels as
compared with 2,775,0O0 for last
year. Last year we raised in this
state 22,050,0O0 bushels of spring
wheat, while the crop this year
is estimated at 100000, oats,
barley, rye and hay all show
substantial increases both in the
state and nation.
Prices on nearly all kind OF
products shows an increase in
price of more than 100 per cent
over last year. In the nation