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Hart. Mrs. A. H. Frear. Mrs. Matte
Queen Ewing and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Gordon.
The next meeting will be held October
% at the homo of Mr.. and Mrs. James
G. Kent. s26 North Carolina avenue
southeast.
The Phlo-Classics met recently at
the home Of Mrs. Burr Williams. An
informal reception and reunion after
the summers recess was held at pm.
At pm. Mrs Faber Stevenson. the
president. introduced Mrs. J. Finney
Engle rs chairman of the program
committee. Mrs. Engle was assisted by
Mrs. A. p. Tasker. who gave a paper on
Henry VIII and His Times" This pa
per was an introduction to the study of
Shakespeare's Henry VIII. which the
club took up under the direction of
Mrs. Engle. The leader gave the pro-
logue and short talk on the protago-
nists of the play. after which the text
was read in characters by the members.
After the program guest, Miss
Elizabeth Smith an active club woman
of West Virginia, was introduced.
Members present were Mrs Bare, Mrs.
Bowen. Mrs. Engle. Mrs. Frizzell, Mrs.
Glass, Mrs. Pitcher. Mrs. Scrivener, Mrs.
Mrs. A. H. Thompson, Mrs. O. T. Thomp-
son. Mrs. Warner. Mrs. Williams, Mrs.
Hall and Mrs. Wolhaupter.
was entertained Tuesday at the home
Of Mrs. o. II. Benson. The invited
guests were Mrs. Hammond. Mrs. Jack
son. Mrs Newbill. Mrs. Farrell and Mrs.
Lay. The two latter names were en-
rolled for membership. Plans to assist
Friendship House and sewing for the
Red Cross were discussed Mrs Stowell
Mrs. Stubler. Mrs. Staggers and Mrs.
Maxwell were appointed to furnish Red
Cross sewing to the members from
Mrs. Scotts headquarters. A collection
donated for the amusement of the in
valid soldiers in the hospitals. Before
adjourning q buffet luncheon was
served. The next hostess will be Mrs
s James Dennis of 6937 Georgia ave-
nue..
Chevy Chase Chapter of the Y. w. C.
A. is working hard to make a success
of its "at home Friday afternoon at
special feature for the children Nine
Boisson. who has only recently come
to the city. is in charge of a Punch and
Judy performance. Mrs. Robert Corby,
Mrs Eugene Stevens, Mrs. Burr Ed
wards. Mrs. Hodges and Mrs Atkins
are taking charge of various branches
of the work.
The Janet Montgomery Chapter. ID.
A. r.. held it's first regular meeting of
the season Tuesday. October .. at the
home of the regent, Mrs. J. Frank
Wilson. Kensington. Md. The attend
ance was good and the work was taken
up, after the summer vacation. with
much interest. The chapter has adopt
ed a French orphan. The chapter also
heard with pleasure of the gift by one
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RUP0NDA is OCCUPIED
BY BRITISH IN AFRICA
Junction Point Flanks Germa:, Line
of Retreat-Teutons Dislodged
Near Opondas.


LONDON, October 13.-Occupation by
British troops of an important juno
ton point thanking the German line of
retreat in German East Africa Is an
nounced in an official statement today
on the operations In this area The
statement reads:
In the Mbemkuru valley area on
Thursday our right column, advancing
from Kilwa. having moved southwest
up the valley to Mlemba and thence
southeast, occupied Ruponda. an i'm
portant junction of the tracks at the
northwestern end of the Muera plateau
and on the flank of the line of retreat
before the enemy's main body, whose
rearguard is being pressed by the Brit
ish moving south from Nahungo.
The rapidly of our advance appar-
emily surprised the enemy, who was
making for Ruponda.
In the western area a strong enemy
detachment has been dislodged from
positions overlooking the Luwegu river
drift, near Opondas, fifty-three miles
south of -dahenge, and 1t retired six
miles in northeasterly direction
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Mayor of Durham, N. c., Dead.

0pseial Dispatch 10 The Star
\ DURHAM. N c., October 13.-Benja-
min 8. Skinner, mayor of Durham. died
here late this afternoon from an at
lenck Of cancer of the stomach. He was
Airty eight years old and had been a
- HEREFORD, N. C. J. J. Skinner. an
tnploye Of the United States Depart
ont Of Agriculture. 10 q brother. Of
p dead man. Burial win be here
n4sy afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
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FAVoRS VOTES FOR WOMEN.
Willis L. Moore. Candidate fer Mary.
land Senate, Announces Views,

In reply to one of the letters being
mailed to prospective members of the
Maryland legislature by the executives
of the Woman Suffrage League of Mary
land to ascertain the stand of the yarI-
GUS candidates on the question OF the
enfranchisement OF Maryland women.
Willis l. Moore. formerly chief of the
u s. weather bureau. and republican
candidate for Maryland senate. has an
nounced his advocacy Of votes for
women
MI Moore w-ots 70 MrS. Jezas. Ross
Thomson o. GarTeSt PART, Nd who Is
president OF the suffrage leagueYs. saw
ing that he was not only in favor Of
every fit person voting without regard
to sex, but Of compelling them to do SO.
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teen-foot channel between the Anosso-
tia and Pennsylvania railroad bridges.
is on the wind-up OF this portion Of the
work. Within tho next three weeks or
a month she will have finished Il. The
mud the dredge is digging Is being
pumped on the flats, which are being
raised above high water and reclaimed
The snag puller York 10 employed In
sea wall building along tho newly
dredged channel Of the Anacostia put
ting up strong and substantial wall
that will last many years.
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BY L. PERCY NOEL.


: Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1877.
WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS IN
FRANCE. October 12.-At an American
aviation camp here is the first tangible
evidence that the United States Army is
coming in air strength American steel
pnd wood have already transformed a
formerly uninhabited plain into a populons
community of soldiers. which is rapidly
becoming a hotbed where carefully chosen
recruits WIZ grow AZ suddenly as may be
consistent 49, airmen for the deadly and
serious task awaiting them on the battle
line and on the enemy's territory far
beyond.
= Despite the delays incident TO the or
ganization of a great service from a small
nucleus. the breadth of vision and ener-
setic effort evident here inspire the belief
that the air service will be ready when the
first American fighting units are in action
When in running order the great camp
will be training more pilots than any other
aerodrome 1 know of, and 1 have visited
most of those existing in the allied coun-
tries. Starting with the plan to accommo-
date a certain number with the advantages
of others. experience, it bears earTnarkS
of becoming the most efficient. Situated
in the center of a great plateau, II VIII
aave the advantage of being comparatively
free from weather difficulties, such fog
and low-hanging clouds. which are more
serious obstacles TO training than wind.
Six Miles From Nearest City.
Six miles from the nearest city and
with not even a small village near by.
there will he little opportunity for the
distractions which hinder rapid prog
ress. The first month the pupil flies he
will live in his own barracks instead of
being biileted- Eating at the common
mess will also breed pride in the .serv-
ice and promote that broad brothers-in-
arms friendship which later on will help
to make the hard labor of the airmen
lighter.
This school will be small army IN
Itself, housed in long, comfortable Amer
lean style barracks built with materials
brought from home and unlike the Brit
ish and French demountable barracks
because they are solid and wind resist
ing instead of being draughty. Not only
are the materials American. but they
are hauled part of the way to the camp
over American rails laid by American
engineers. This railway lipe divides the
camp into halves. on ona side are the
orderly rooms and the living rooms of
the quartermasters; on the other are
the hangar. machine and aeroplane shops
with a great expanse beyond and on all
sides
When l drove into the little city have
mentioned ! discovered several brown
painted American trucks and some SOL
diefs wearing on their hats the dstin-
gushing Signal Corps cord. l called to
one of the men and asked the way to the
aerodrome. He responded with a strong
foreign accent, "It is a long way from
here" and offered to show me He was
glad of the opportunity. as it saved him
from long walk When l asked him
what his nationality was he replied
proudly that he was American born, but
that his father and mother were Danish
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committee of Hero Land" to be held in
New York city. beginning November "a,
and which is expected to be the most
elaborate patriotic and war relief on
tertainment in the history OF the city.
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DREDGING WORK IS PUSHED.
Progress Noted in Anacostia River
Improvement Work.

Improvement work on the Anacostia
river. at this city. continues to make
good progress The big hydraulic
dredge Talcott, which is digging a six
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-14

Patriotic marches continue TO be
written by wholesale, but the popu-
larity OF The Star Spangled Banner"
remains unaffected. There are songs
which never die.-Porcupine
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A new machine fitted with pneumatic
hammers and chisels is able to bore
through hard rock at tho ratio Of about
nine feet in twenty-four hours.
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Tic John Llnd.nx Chapter. d. A. r..

The John Lindsay Chapter. ID. A. r.,
was entertained Wednesday evening by
Mrs. J. Edison Briggs and Miss Briggs
at their home, Maple Park, $50 South
Carolina avenue. The program con-
sisted of summer "reminiscences. all
present responding; musical numbers
by the chairman of the music commit
tee, Miss Flora Briggs. and an address
by the state regent, Mrs. Gaius Brum-
baugh The executive session. Regent
Mrs. Ellis Logan. presiding. developed
the summer work of the chapter
Slogan. Present patriotic service"
Every member of the chapter is en-
gagged actively in Red Cross work Of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
DEFENSE COUNCIL TO
NAME COMMITTEE FOR
LIBERTY BOND SALE

special meeting of the Carter
County Council OF Defense was held
yesterday afternoon for the purpose OF
discussing the part the members OF the
council will take In pushing the second
Liberty Bond sale. II was the unani.
NOUS sentiment of the members of the
executive committee that a strong com.
mittee should be appointed embracing
citizens from all parts of the county
and that the work OF promoting the sale
of the bonds should be placed in its
hands The committee selected com
prises
Charles l.. Anderson. chairman; T..
c. Dings, Cecil Williams. Harold Wal.
lace, q. w. Stuart, Denny Fitzgerald.
j. K. Pennington. w. Il. Roberts. Il. A.
simpson. Max Westheimer, G. w.
Young, j. X. Gait. Buck Garrett, w.
T.. Freeman, T. w. Champion, w. A..
Hyatt Ii. {. Butler, ID. s. Mackay, II.
q. Spaulding, {. Il. Stewart. W. :. Gil
bert, Henry kroskel. l. NJ. Putnam,
]. w. Johnson. Ben Mobley. G. A. Ram.
sey. Jake Hamon, o. y. Sparks, Shady
Morris, T. T.. Roland, T. Dunlap, j. r
Coleman. Frank Ketch, Homer Hinkle.
Otis Coffey, Jack Goodwain. o. d.
Thomas. Jim Carroll. Dow Taylor, W
u. GILL W. l.. Lindsay. Sidney Suggs,
G. IL. Bigsby, +. W. Martin s. A.
Apple. Oscar Majors. Charles Jones,
George Evans. J. Il. Hamilton. Joe Ar
mold Prof Robert Michaels, j. j.
Eaves. Il. Ross, ". II. Brown. j. r.
Gillian.
1t is probable that an early meeting
Of this committee, from which no res
ignations will be considered. will be
held when announcements viii be made
as to its plans and the meetings to be
held under its auspices
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
BUYING FACTORY EQUIPMENT.
President Ardmore-tlu ,n Tire Company
Now In East for II '1t Purpo.e

John c. Harmony resident OF the
Ardmore-Akron Tire company, is i'm the
east purchasing the equipment Of the
Ardmore plant and arranging for its
shipment. Construction of the plant is
now under way. The machinery will
be OF the latest design with modern
safety appliances. and viii he driven by
electricity, II is the aim to erect and
equip plant of which every stakeholder
will be proud.
The first unit of the factory + large
enough TO accommodate machinery TO
turn out 1000 tires a day and although
the production viii begin with 500 tires
and 500 castings. and the maximum to
be gradually worked up to until fun
capacity is reached. Ardmore is an ex-
ceptional location for the plant. being
in the heart of the greatest tire-usine
area in the country. and the success of
the factory seems assured from the ont.
set
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

event was fraeeable "a nothing greater
than a pin-prick. IL i well known that
Nelson had been IN vain seeking the
f'iench fleet, but thia story supplies the
information aa 10 how al last he ob.
.alne,l the news he was wanting,
u Il 10 the eject thar one evening
the wife of sir John Acton, commander
Of the British forces al Naples, was
quietly makine ready, with The help of
her bench mail, for 0inncr. SIR John
was M hand. lie saw the maid receive
n letter. which caused her O. start 80
violently that SHE ran "a pin into Lady
Acton, The mail apologized. nut fiill
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ncial warning ~ Ia the escape at mil
itary secrets. There n a great dea; of
incsutious talk In mixed company. and
local Instances could be- cited where
even men In uniform have thoughtless'
iy dropped hints that would be of SER
Wee 10 an enemy should such person
be of the company or within hearing.
II l. hard for us "a realize. hut II Il
true. that possible eavesdroppara with
hostile intent arc lurking ever near
an hand ar confidently thrusting them
selves Into any general conversation.
picking up stray hits of Information
that IN themselves seem Innocent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
SODN POP. 81 PER ROTTLE.

Four negro boys in their teens were
arrested Friday night on charge of GO
ing into Browns cold drink stand on
East Main Street. and taking mum.
ber of bottles Of soda pop. When ar.
raisned this morning they either en-.
tered pleas Of guilty or confessed to
being present. Mayor Roberts fined
them $40 each, making the soda pop
cost them 81 battle. The negroes
gave the names OF John Hopkins,
Wolf Jones Allen Curry and George
Nash.
Two cases for gambling and one for
violating traffic ordinances We're con-
tinued until Monday morning.
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enough. but which when pieccd shrew0
~ together make up a damaging dis
closure.
Young men now having their ngst en-
perience in tho nations service should
b. especially cautioned as to what they
say and To whom they say II. There -
no lesson more necessary Ia b. learned
than that the more one knows about
proposed movements or plans, the iess
one should talk about them. The ~
lence habit concerning all that per
tains 10 the young soldiers new pro-
fesssion IN one above all others to he
cultivated.
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OIL AND GAS NEWS

were defendants In "a suit Ia which the
india.iioma OH a Gas company sough,
"a obtain n judgment for $4,000. AL
leging instrumentation In the sale Of
the Thelmn property. The india.iloma
failed 10 get "A Judgment The Thelma
people have another suit now pending
here In which the Sinclair OH company
In suing the India.iiomn and the Thel'
ma for specific performance Of contract.
II. II. Smith. OF Shreveport. La. of
the caddo DRILLING company. Is here
visiting with Daniel Waite, of Duluth,
MINI. who IN drilling well In section
20 7s5e In Marshall county, The Caddo
Drilling company has taken contract
TO take over the Waite well and tn
drill II 20 5000 and possibly To 1000
feet. Rotary tools that viii he used
should be Installed within two weeks
from now. Mr.. Waite In company with
W. r. Smith and Gust Carlson mndo
the trip by auto from Duluth here and
will remain until his well Is finished.
South boundary oil company. IN see.
ton 35 1sGw. on Red river, has com.
pleted a fishing job and has resumed
drilling at 1900 feet.
u. II. Hopkins. OF Muskogee. and f..
II. Wolverton, Of this city, have return.
cd from the Burkburnett field In North
Texas where some new Wells arc com.
ing in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

betrayed eNcltement- Tho letter. she
explained. was from her brother, a
French sailor. from whom she had not
heard foe a long time. Acton offered
10 read the letter 10 her while spe con
tlnued to brush Lady Actions hair, A.
sopd AZ HIS word, he did read the letter
As he expected. the sailor brothers
missivs told all he wanted % know IA
10 the rnemy's movements. lie forth
with got into Communication with Net
sun. and the i.aitle ~ the Nile was the
result.
Whether cntlrel" true a. not. the
story hns value a. emphasizing the of'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
COTTON.
New Orleans Market.

New Orleans, Oct Gold weather in
the belt and promise Of frost in the
eastern portions tonight caused a buy.
ing wave in cotton here today. In the
first half hour trading months rose a
to As points. The market was fairly
active with a firm undertone.
Official reports Of light frosts In the
extreme northern sections of the belt
east Of the Mississippi river. caused a
fresh buying on which the rise was
widened to 46 TO 80 points
Toward the end. heavy realizing SET
in and the close showed net advance
Of only - to II points.
The market closed steady at an al.
vance of IL to l6 noiuts
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
LIVESTOCK.

Kansas city. Oct 6.-HOGS; Receipts
200. STEADY. Iiulk iS.70@i9.i0. heavy
is.ooni9aO; light isS0Mis.s5 pigs 1890
nis.oo. CATTLE; Receipts 1000. In.
eluding no southorns. STEADY. Prime
fed steers icocdi7.0O; dressed beef
steers li.50Gi5.5o; southern steers 100
@ii.75; cows 5.5O@i0,0o: heifers $50
@i3.oo; stockers 6.5o@lIoo; calves $50
@i3.0o. SHEEP; Receipts 800. steady
Lambs i7.e5mis,ss; yeirlings i2.oo
ei3.5o: wethers ii.o0@ie.50: ewes 1895
Ollie: stockers s0OnlS.50.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
New York COtton.

New York. Oct. G.-Prospects for
frost i'm the eastern belt caused "a
sharp advance in the cotton market
today. The opening was firm at an ad-
vance of IL to 20 points on over night
covering and as soon as the eastern
belt forecast was published, buying be-
came active.
Offerings were light and before the
end Of the iirst hour December sold
at .5.so and January at 2S.72 with ac-
tive months generally showing net ad.
vances of 46 10 7S points
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
SAFETY IN SILENCE.
Especially True In War That Leaks
Cause Disasters.

Desert News: Great oaks from lit
tie acorns grow. and events of world
Importance from merest irifes Re
calling the other day the anniversary
of Nelson's magnificent victory in the
Battle of the Nile, collector OF odds
and ends in history dug out the in.
teresting incident that that memorable
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
THE WATER CURE.

Punch: Doctor--Your throat is i'm a
very bad state Have you ever tried
gargling with salt water?
Skipper--Yes. I've been torpedoed six
times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
THE LATTER. PROBARI.y.

Boston Transcript: Clerk-Did yol,
notice that the Office boy has dark cir.
cies under his eyes?
Cashier--Yes, but don't know
whether he needs medicine or soap.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
Cotton Oil Market.

New York, Oct. G.-The cotton seed
oil market closed steady Spot 1915
bid; Oct. 1775: Dec. and Jan. 1852:
March 1852; May 1870; total sales 26,s00.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

The municipal councils of Berlin and
other large German cities now include
women among their members
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

American Industrial OH company has
purchased the properties OF the Kent.
homa OH company In the on City dis
trict. Carter county. The property pur'
chased consists OF 30 acres Of land with
one producing well located In ~ 3s2w.
The land purchased will furnish 30
drilling location. Three strings of tools
will be installed at once. and develop
ment work will be pushed. one string
of tools is on the lease at this time.
\ storage tank at once will be built
on the property and the completed well
will be put on the pump. J. y. French
and j. q. Adkins, of the company, will
be here Monday to organize for the
drilling campaign. This company owns
production both at Healdton and NJ Oil
City.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

For the first time in the worlds his
tory, Jewish women have voted for rep.
resentation In Jewish congress.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
PRODUCE.

Kansas City. Oct. G.--Butter. eggs,
poultry: Unchanged. Potatoes: s125.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
NEW YORK SPOTS.

New York, Oct. 6.--Spot cotton. quiet;
middlup. 97.0O
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
Provisions in Demand.

Commission houses wege fair buyers
of provisions. The impetus TO pur-
chase was ascribed in the main to the
liberal amounts taken Of late for Bel.
sium.
Nearby deliveries of lard were in de.
mand from representatives of packers.
IL was said Belgium had difficulty Oh.
tanning all the meats desired
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06
Do Not Leaue Store Embty-Han

The following grocery and meat markets in Ardmore
have banded together support the Economy Board its efforts
all unnecessary doing business and
patrons cooperate with them this effort to the fullest
decree.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Loyalty Oil x Gas company, in sec
ton 31.1-10, is drilling at 400 feet.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Charles ID. wbrtham and {. T. smith
have returned from Mineral Wells'
Texas where they spent several days
looking over the producing areas ~
that portion Of Texas.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Douglas & SHELTON No. 1. in 2s-1-10,
is installing rotary at 1900 feet and
No. 2 in the same section is drilling at
2140.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Roxana Petroleum company No. 3
westheimer. in section 25-4-S in the
southeast extension to Healdton rs
drilling at 1000 feet. The level OF the
Pugh sand has been passed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

Morris Sass, DIR. J. W. Potter. and
members OF the Thelma on & Gas com
pany. of Midlothian. Texas. have re-
turned from Oklahoma City. where they
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-06

George W. Chafree. on fee lands in
section 2-3-3. southeast Of Fox, is fishing
az 2225 feet.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago Market.


Chicago. Oct. G.-Reports of killing
frosts In the main corn belt failed today
10 lift corn prices. The majority oi
traders appeared to have a settled be
lief that the bulk OF the crop was
maturcd beyond damage
Rallies did not prove Of n lasting sort
The market closed steady. but is 10
j-s net lower. at Si.i7 rs December
and i.i5 3.S May.
Instead OF the frosts acting as a stim.
ulus to buying. they noticeably increased
realizing sales. Opening quotations,
which ranged from l.i@3.S of 20 is
cents up. were followed by moderate
general setback and then "A slight rally.
Oats Weaken.
Lack Of any signs Of a renewal OF
expert buying weakened oats. Deal.
crs chiefly watched the action Of