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COTTON USED IN MARCH
571,2O2 RUNNING BALES
Consumption for Eight Months i.tOO,.
LIB. Acr"rdini {" Report Of
Census Iurcuu.
tEV Nss0rINlnh pfcar-
TOE sN7"'I' I''T''I I-T's3-I
WASHINGTON. April lc-Cotto,


wAsHINGToN. April I3-Cotton
consumed during March amounted to
57l.2O2 running bales. exclusive OF
lintcrs. the Census bureau to-day an
nounccd. For the eight months period
it was 4.tOo.235 bales.
Last year March consumption was
Go3.9lo bales. and for the eight months
period 4.50S,9l6 bales.
Cotton on hand March 81, in con-
Sum!ng establishments. was l,12l, 81 |
bales. compared wi:h 2053.90i a year
ago. and i'm public storage and at com
presses 3.25S.io9 bales. compared with
2.9ligt6
Cotton spindies active numbered 3d.
7S9,c5G. compared with 33.27o.3tS a
year ago.
Imports for March were 1866 bales,
compared with iT.G79 n year ago.
Exports were 3llGSi bales. compared
with 3j5.2H5 u year ago and for the
eight months 3.i13.3i3 bales. compared
compared with 2a6.355 a year ago.
IiDtcrs exported we're l2.GST bales.
compared with 1G.570 a year ago. and
for the eight months 1865 males.
compared with 23i.27I yea raEo
Statistics for cotton GrowinE states
Consumed. $4,000 bales. compared
with 3t2,:iI 4 year ago; for the eight
months. 2.495.9%l, compared with
2.5Si,1il a year ago.
rncnts. i,nG5.2G2 bales compared with
l.0ro.Ssc a year ago; in public storage
and AT congresses. 2.@j7,C bales. COM
pared with 2.57G.0o2 = year ago.
Cotton spiudies active. 1890. 3c3.
compared Win - SIG,99i 4 year ago.
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GREATER GOVERNMENT
COTTON GOODS DEMAND
Mills rrcpnre 10 IncrcnHr Production,
While Prices for Civilian
Needs Mount Tn.
fBy Associated Press. !

NEW YORK. April l3.-Iarser gov
eminent requirements for cotton goods
arc being made known to the mills.
and preparations are under way 10 in
crease production. Prices for civilian
needs are rising steadily. and tho
volume OF supplies is growing less.
staple prints have been advanced 10
- cents a yard. and A Cax60 per-
Gales were priced At 2iia cents, and
only allotments OF seasons produc-
ton were made By the leading printers.
All colored cottons are hard TO OBJ
tain from first hands. and many OF the
largest mills now have their lcading
brands Withdrawn from sale. Gray
goods and shcetinEs have advanced on
SINAI! sales. many constructions being
cent yard hisher tnan last week.
several o: the large i.nc-combed yarn
goods mills have Withdrawn from the
market. and Viii accept TO further
business for thirty days this action
beng a probable forerunneT OF large
government requirements.
Jobbcrs report a good trade, and in
many sections the retail trade Is re-
ported as being better than ever be-
fore. Some OF the largest distributing
organ izat!ons, selling by catalogue.
have been making large provisions re-
Gently for future shipments. Less APP
prch"nsion IS felt in tho trade Of any
fixing on any cotton goods save those
wanted By the war agencies
quotations current are "a follows:
Prin: cloths, 2s-iach GiX6+s, "A cents:
1919 cents TO 90 cents; brown sheet
inEs. Southern standards. - cents to
y cents; dcnims, 20 indigo. 37i&
cents; tickings. S-ounce, +2i. cents;
hams. 70 cents to 20 cents; dress g.ng
hams, 2Ii. cents.
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HOPEFUL APPLE MEN
Bnt Little Damage Done in Winchester
Sccfton-Probnbic That Danger
IL Vow Pissed

WINCHESTER. VA. April I3.-Applc
growers stated here to-day that so far
as they had boon able 10 Judge hy pcr-
sonal examination OF trees little. If any.
damage had been done in tho great
commercial orchards of the Winchester
fruit belt by the snowstorm of Tues
day night when over four inches of
snow fell. II Is feared. however, chat
tho crops Of peaches. pears cherries
and other carly fruits will be ma
t"rial!E reduced. the trees were in
tnH bloom whom the storm came.
AHnic growers arc, nevertheless. much
concerned over the situation. and will
continue so until after the bloomint,
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On tho Curb.

NEW YORK April I3-Busincss on tho
curb to-day OF tho usual short session
character. trading being largely for the
account Of the professional element Deal
inSs w"r" scattered throughout a narrow
80! .Ao,ra Explosives. 7A@s $3.50 Chcv.
roi"t. -. 10. 1900 Maxim. iaIss: lCI
Sniisd N";or. -. q IS i.i:D United States
q - $50 Anglo AMERICAN. IL. nl2i. On
psGg,5 G,., 3p fHaGTs 10
r9rolitan Petroleum. Ills =: 100 M!twes,
OH; SsT"O: J 900 Okla homa on! 81 10
,!kiahoina iand Il. a.@f.: io0 Victoria,
i%t,,. 500 Atlanta. l!Tlie 700 Bls Ledge,
ap Goldneld Cons. sis a N-55: 1000 Jerome
Verde. u .lGGs =. - Jumbo Extension. l9fiil:
WSHs; go EeX. ioUl2: 30 Tonopah Extern
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hANNILLE. VA. April ,3.-Aubrey
'heStcrman. ~ Richmond has como To
panvllc. and formed a par,nershin
with j. Bryant iIcari. architect. who
has been located here for several year,
Mr.. chcstcrman drew the plans for
number OF buildings in DanyIllc IN
cludsn; tho Y. NJ. 9. a. the General
Hospital and the Mount Vernon
Church addition.
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This great war may bring about
new methods In oyster culture IN vir-
sinia. 1t has been discovered SO Il
IS said. that when a submarine Is ut
tho bottom OF the sea oysters car be
sucked UP into Il on the vacuum
cleaner system. That will be a better
business for submarines than that
which they arc now engaged in.
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COTTON MARKETS.

SEW YORK. April i3.-'rhcre Was n re-
r"wai 81 excited genera! liquidation in the
cotton market to-day. and d further sense
tiouai brca.. IN prices Juiy contracts SOLD
of 10 IS. or . points below yesterday :
Close. iust about : cents pc: round below
more than - cents uur pound under tn.
high record OF week. ago Thursday. May
broN" more than coat pound under last
nights closing figures. and tn" ma riet closed
harcly steady ~ not decline OF :, TO ~
NJ fresh hcarjsh factor was mention I'd
around the ring. hut /, evident from
the start that yesterdays big break. the
talk OF increased SPOT offerings. aud a dina
fidcnCc OF remaining longs. First prices were
s to % points not lower with the market
showing increasing weakness IS tho cali
progressed and before the first rush Of
Feing orders had b"rn absorbed. active
months were "a TO s. points under last night h
closing figures. Rallies OF som" 20 To 80
points followed ON covering. hat otherwise
there liitIc surDort whil" the hulg" met
4 renewal Of general LIQUIDATION.
II seemed. too. that carly hny"rs for re-
action Gad III" coniIdcnr" IN thclr provision.
hcinc among the late sellers May contracts
brOlin to :. -. aud October to y -, with
active months generally .cllinC 81 to li2
points net lower. There enough Gov
crinc 10 cauS" som" !ittI" irrcl,rjarity IN tho
last f"w minutes. hut To" close at an
proXiuatciy tho lowest point of tho day.
Weed "ud reviews of the now crops progress
mentioned uus"asonaby low temperatures.
but were generally favorable.
Noiwiih7iandiuE tho decline in cotton.
reports from the goods trade Indicated con
ijnu'd nrmn"ss. WITH prices showing aG-
NduC,s
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DANVlI.LE, w. APRIL l3.--Ycstcr-
days heavy snow has not damaged
the crops in this section OF the coun-
try. according 10 w. ". Perry, county
demonstrators Recent heavy frosts.
however. have damaged the fruit trees
considerably, especially in Patrick
County, whore there are large apple
orpls -Is
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Afrship Building MT Raleigh.

RALEIGH. y. c.. April 13.-rhc
Carolina Aircraft Company, incor-
poratcd here last week with 100000
capital stock. was organized this week
by the election OF the following Of
hcers: Howard White. president; Harry
\. Atwood. vice president; J. NJ
Broushton. secretary: John A. Park
treasurer The company will build a
factory at once, and get TO manufac-
turing airships as soon as the same
is completed.
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RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET.
tSalrs at Union Stock lnrd-)

ItICN!MOiI- Va. A0!II =. us.
Report :or week ending April s:
:7i+; common 20 fair. lV@ IL Choice he,fers
u q ~, medium 70 goot. i5Eli: common
10 fair. s. u J.! Choice cows. iJGl!1'-, me.
dunn 20 good. :ms; common to fair, 6T7
Best Oxen 50 q !ui.; medium 10 good. : q a.:
.oInnon 70 ta!T. 81 q =. Best heavy bulls
10 Iui-; Light, sNs Best calves. Il; com
weiEht. i14is, pigs. l5Ei5. sows and s,as.
u &c. Best sheep, STl0. common 20 FAR
5E- Best lambs. - 10. medium 10 good
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14

4 Nebraska man. after eleven years
OF experiments. has invented n device
that enables a user OF a party tele-
phone line 20 identify any other sub
scr!bcr who may be listening to his
conversation. There Is reason 10 be-
lierc that this invention will meet with
ready sale in this part OF the country
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VIEWS AND NEAR-VIEWS,
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Timely InSomnin I'rcscrfption-Anothe
Business for SubnIn rincs-A
Sn1ahlc Invention.

People going 10 bed an hour earlier.
under the new order. Will be pleased
TO know that great physician claims
TO have discovered that a person can
be cured of insomnia BY graspinE the
head OF the bed and pulling backward
4 dozen times or more
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NEW YORK LIVE srocK MARKET.

new YORK, Aprii .-.--Boovev no trading
- =. -; ,eaay 'eois. Gl9og 2l7oo cuIs,
5h.ep. steady: clipped ohio lambs ,i7.ss.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14

New York and Boston stock brokers
and their customers do some remark
able figuring sometimes. The story
goes that 4 Boston plunger only the
other day closely watched the ac-
tiVity OF a certain safety razor stock
got Interested in 1t and question c d
his broker as TO the advisabillty OF
buying few hundred shares. The
broker advised a purchase, as brokers
often do. and he explained why, which
some brokers don't, and here is the
way he figured 1t out. The Germans
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arc making more gas attacks than
ever before. Gas masks must be used
and they must be sealed tight TO pre-
vent an intake OF gas. Whtsiicrs in
t"rfcrc with tho smooth itting OF a
gas mask. This means 'norc shpvos
and that means moro safety razors
and more safety razor blades. This
means more business for the safety
razor company and more business
means extra dividends" Tho broker
had Il down fine. for that razor COM
pany has already declared an extra
dividend of 81 per share. payable June
/. TO stock Of record May ~
fltty-thrce years ago representa-
yves OF twelve nations assembled in
Geneva. Switzerland. and signed a con
T"Nti"n which brought into existence
ono or N" greatest Humanitarian
agencies tho world has ever known
The Red Cross Sorin.y
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iHnlantlns mad. necessary by tho darn.s.
ugn: this week BY the cold wave
he siead,nesa toward IN. middle of the
'"fs!oh appeared due 70 pro.,-taHirE over
IN" week end by recent sellers
toNon futures closing BID. May - IS:
January. 27f5.
SPOT cotton. auiet and unchanged sales
o." n" SPOT, ,o3 bales. 10 arrive. lGl bales
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
cOTTO% GOODS.

COTTON GOODS.
yarns here ,o.day ruled nrin. win. trading
r"st.ic ted. Linens vcr" scarce an! tended
higher. Brr!aps We're higher. Wool goods
demand was subject to !arEe government
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14

Alexander Graham Bell recently re-
marked that the world Will probably
depend upon alcohol moro and moro
a. time goes on, and that n great field
OF usefulness Is opening up for the
engineer who will modify our ma
chinery TO enable alcohol to be used
as the source OF power
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CmICAGo GI,A1y MAnKrr

CHICAGO. Apiil i2-prospccts OF liberal
i'.'ipis. and OF greater pressure from hcdr
inE sales brought about sharp breaks to- day
- ne value OF earn. Prices closed nervous.
- I" "a ncl lower. with May ~. aud Iuly
i-.Yr !" i..t'. oats underwent a setback
"i TO lSsgl't not. The outcome ia pro-
Visions was unchanEcd tn II down.
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Bank CIrnrinrs Show Dccrrnse.

New YORK. A9s!I l2.-Iiauk clrar.nss II
the United States Tor tn" week eadin!
A.r!l H. reported 10 DraGstrc"r's Journal
Nov York. aggregate s55.l. t3. g11. araIns
3 s"2.c'lH;! las: week. aud S5&5s.s7",gro it
this week las: Year. Canadian clearing
last week. and tl5pI7-."o IN THIS week las
yoa-. Following are The returns for th.
week. with percentages OF chang" showing
this week as compared with this week las
year
Sew York. s7.masso coo: decrease. "a
Chicago. sii2. 5000: increase IL
Ih!late!rhie. '5il.so,n.r; increase, ISL
I!"Sion. s5"ei.,9. increas" lii.
Kansas CITY. S!t2-i1,.c"o: increase. i3.a
san Francisco So $500 Increase. LIS
pittsburgh SILtiLcH; increase. ia.
Cleveland. s7g.cf2,b}o: increase. 81.
Detroit. s5e.ii2r0: decrease. 80.
Baltimore. $4,000: Increase. s9.G
Cincinnati. JJ,59S 10: Increase. 3?a
Now orleans. Sa:c!roJn: increase ss.I
Omaha. ;59l7f.o0; increase. al.
Atlanta. siiS,5 900; Increase t5.4
Los Angeles. S-'.is'.o1o: decrease. Is
Richmond So o. 90: Increase. TS3
Milwaukee, S2TS"7G.": Increase. 1856
Louisville t3s.9l5ooO. Increase ia
Buffalo. :lol5imp: Increase. ~.
Dew :-e+2c,n.: increase: 3as.
s.. JIosC,oh, Is0l,f.' Increase 10.
salt Lake CITY. sl.IS>e.,. decrease. SO
Houston. sl3.5'-o1o Increase. s2G7
INDIANAPOLIS. Sl.H50.'"j: decrease, 10
For; Worth. siH.2If ~; decrease. ~
Mem Dh!S st2.i55.Tp, increase, c:r
Washington. u. a.. Sl3.2ol.c2o: incrcase. ,1s
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NEw YORK rN0DTCE MARKET.

81" YORK. Apri! i3.-Bu;i.r. strong:
santos -. Tx.
Tn cottonsred OIL Inarlet was absolutely
!! di"r"i"sS Win 40 business and no .rircs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14

period late In April. Il Is recalled that
there we're frosts here las, year as lat.
As tho first week OF June
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dt-!!'I '.''..;n;:.....:;;.;,,...... Z
j --.s-s.. IA
miscellaneous,
srhexvs Der IN

Live pouIiry In Eooc demand. No h-n. can
DC so!c CT shipped. ESS market G.m to-
day. bu, receipts are Increasing and outlook
lower Butter market steady. Other com
" al. . en-. p.ea US TO Clean GailY.
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Norfolk & Western Railway

ONLY AlL-kAlL LINE TO NORFOLK'
=, LeaEe byrd Street station, Hichmond
'5ao i +, 81. 55s p ?: NJ NJ $500 A A.
For l;G @ciibChG AND THE WEST:
Arrive tich,nond from Norfolk: .ll:is
A. ~, t2:lo 4. Nj. .i:5o +. NJ. :s:i5 p N
.nai!y Italy except sunday. tSunday
once: SIS r.. Main ST. Phone Mad 1S7
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NEW YORK. April iS.--Ipnort movement
Total today at az p"rts-Nct receipts.
..2:i2 bales. stock. l.ili.52p bales.
Total for wccE- Net receipts. 123e bales
Total for son Not receipts. $3.50 sec
bales exports. 60. iJi bales.
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STOCKS CLOSE LOWER
AFTER IRREGULAR DAY
Some Banking Houses Caution Gus
toners to Carry Light Loads
for Short Time.
TOBACCO SHARES ARE STRONG
Inactivity OF Railroad Issues Duo to
controversy With Interstate Com
mcrco Commission Over Intcrprc-
tatiOn OF Law
Try nRoADAN ALL.

NEW YORK. April i3-Stochs closed
"iEht'E lower to-day on the average.
Liter Il dag OF considerable irrcpuiarity.
~ ne opening was steady. and the mar
het grew stronger as the day pro-
Rr"S.ed. The selling that resulted Ia
net losses Was undoubtcdly caused by
profit taking duo TO fear oG = great
naval battle over tho week -cnd
some OF tho banking houses that
i"a"ors cautioned their customers TO
carry light loads for "A few days. These
houses looked upon tho proposed naval
movements Of Germany IA indicating
!" desperate situation on tho part OF
N" contra! powers. Fortunes OF tho
land battle appeared 10 hc turning IN
iavor Of the allies. and for that reason
these military men believe that Ger
many VIII attempt TO DO something on
the seas TO save tho situation.
Distillcrs' securities were very strong
considering the sharp advance OF yes
tcrday.
GOVERNMENT ORDERS MAKE
TOBACCO STOCKS NOON
Tobacco stocks exhibited consider
Tobacco Products IN leadership. The
strength Of these stocks was due to
the tremendous orders being placed by
the government for shipments TO SOL
dicrs. I, is said that all the big to-
bacco companies arc planning TO make
material Increases in their output py
use OF now methods.
Inactivity of railroad stocks wa" fuc
largely TO the fact that the Interstate
Commerce Commission IS injecting
into tho contracts with tho railroads
features not contained in tho railroad
law az u passed Congress. The com
mission claims that these arc only de-
tails. and are properly so placed. but
tho railroad men say that there IS
noth!nr IN tho law 20 warrant them
J; begins 20 look as though the whole
matter OF railroad contracts would
have 20 be acted upon ~ President
NO SHIPS AVAILABLE
TO EXPORT COTTON
Collapse Of the cotton marhet con.
about "a a bale, rnahiuE a total Of
nearly S5 = bale In the last ten days
The argument nov IS that cotton has
been accumulated In America for cN-
port TO 4 vastly greater extent than
T. can be shipped abroad. Tho ships
on which !, was expected The cotton
would hc shipped arc nov. because or
the great battle that haa developed,
needed FOR soldiers. food and munitions.
The cotton will be forced 70 wait. II
l. being rcsold freely.
The actual bank statement to-dr"
showed an Increase IN surplus reserves
~ s2l.iiS.S5o. AN inc-eas" in loans or
SlsT.7OG.OOO ana an Increase in net do
,naud deposits OF Ss.GiG,oon. In The
avcragc statement the surplus showed
q decrease of siLJ75.+5o, loans. in
roSits decreased $3.50 600.
$Ew YORK. 4p,n 10 crea1'n. oeoc-'
y.day tl', ON banks, ;''-.; c9fu'gec C.ai
slS y-aaD t..ls. *nL.. ,&enSS,,.d, si'.i'
lar roy'rumen. bonds. steady rai'roal
. / lrrs.I.|yF
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NEW ORLEANS. AnrII l2-Ucavv selling

NEW ohii;N NJ, Nnrii IL Hcavy selling
the reaction Of yesterday being continued
Much long cotton was thrown overheard. nui
offerings Of spot cotton were a iargcr
scale than for long time past. Ia the
early trading prices broke 50 to 90 points
From this there recovery which at
the middle Of the morning Amounted To
81 TO 80 points from the bottom but own ri
the close the market weakened again
May went I" a net decline OF - points. Last
prices showed net losses OF IS To 90 points
and tho tone was termed barely steady.
The heavy selling around the opening was
generally attributed {" longs. Some short
selling was encouraged by tho warm weather
over tho belt. and tho forecast OF shower
weather with continued WARMING IN Of
temperatures. which bcarish traders claimed
would put tho ground In idcal shape for
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Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R. r
To and from Washington and beyond-pnily.
Seaboard Air Line Railway Comuany

IrNlnS IeAYe daily, a. ~. Noriins
i"'"I 10 Il. NJ. Slecpers Atlanta and
Jacksonville: ?:tO = NJ. Atlanta, -Birmtns
n nhin srSsc,Fi; LILO = ~. .sieepers Jackson
Wis l.. NJ. 60 L NJ - - -
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RAILROADS
Atlantic CoastI,ine
CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY

Gin. Lo'vi!le & West .,.so, .o,a
Main Line Local sS.35 a'' -S:Se p.
James River Line, n :0H a SS:is u
Newport News, - $3.50 p
Newport News. Local .7:06 a. Ivy y.
From Nix, Newport ''Ao "
News. old Point. .ll:lo a. .i:4o D. $40 n.
Newport n. Local. '95sa. s.oSD. from
West: $40 a. 'a:io ~ Locals tio.Is n'
'':a' 2. James River 1925 a. s5:lO n 80
DAILY. Except Sunday '
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RICHMOND HAY MiRKET.
w HOscs1Ir Quotations on Ixcitau.r

Richmond. VA. Apr!J l.. 1918.
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40 SHIPS AVAILABLE
TO EXPORT COTTON

NEW WORK. AlvN t3-H"rcan'i|> oan"r
'nu- months aud SIX months. ger cont.
Sto-lIrF. tIyty-dsy. bills, - ~: cown"rciai
,ivty.day ~, ON banks, ;tI!-.; CGwN"tc. ti
o.. bio. g. -... Lar silver. 90. Mexican do
lsr- 81 roy.ruucn, bonds. s'"aav. railroad
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-27
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, June 27.-Continued
light receipts of cattle aided sellers
in making fresh gains on killing
grades, advance being quoted as 10
a 15c on most classes of steers and
butcher stock. Stocker and feeder
trade ruled quiet and about steady.
Run vas estimated at 1,400 head, as
against 2,239 a week ago and 1857
the corresponding day a year ago.
Hog receipts were again on the
liberal order at the local yards, but
with favorable new from outside
centers the deal developed fair activ-
ity at prices generally So loo higher
with those prevailing yesterday.
Tops landed at $16.40, while the bulk
of sales ranged from $16.OO
The few sheep and lambs included
sold at about steady prices with the
previous day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-27
Butter. Eous and Poultry.

Minneapolis, June 27.-BUTTER--
Creamery extras, per ID. 42c; extra
f1rsts, Ale; firsts. 40c; seconds SOC;
dairy, 36c; packing stock, 3tc.
EGGS-Fresh prime firsts. new
cases, fresh, 34c; current receipts
new cases, rots out, old cases, rots out
$3.50; checks and seconds, doz, 24c;
dirties, candled, 27c. S~uotations on
eggs included cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, fat
10 lbs. and over, csc; thin, small, 100
lie; cripples and culls, unstable; old
and young ROSTERS, 19c; ducks, zoe;
geese, 15c; hens, 3ha lbs. and over
24c; under 3h lbs4 21c; broilers all
weights, ID. 35c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-27

To effect the needed saving of wheat
we are wholly dependent upon the
voluntary assistance of the American
people and we ask that the following
rules shall be observed:
l. Householders to use not to exceed
a total of III pounds per week of
wheat products per person. This
means not more than IL pounds of
Victory bread containing the required
percentage of substitutes and one-half
pound Of cooking -four, macaroni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes. wheat
breakfast cereals, all combined.
2. Public eating places and clubs to
observe two wheatless days per week,
Monday and Wednesday, as at present.
In addition thereto. not to serve to
any one guest at any n meal an
aggregate of breadstuffs. macafoni,
crackers, pastry, pies, cakes, wheat
breakfast cereals, containing n total
Of more than two q Of wheat
-four. No wheat products to be served
unless specially ordered. Public eat
ing establishments not to buy more
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each ninety meals served. thus con
forming with the limitations requested
Of the householders.
3. Retailers to sell not more than
~one-eighth OF a barrel of flour TO any
town customer at any one time and
not more than one-Quarter Of a barrel
to any country customer at any one
time, and In no case to sell wheat
products without the sale Of an equal
weight of other cereals.
4. We ask the bakers and grocers to
reduce the volume Of Victory bread
sold, by delivery of the three-quarter
pound loaf where n pound was sold
bafore, and corresponding proportions
In other weights. We also ask bakers
not to increase the amount of their
wheat -four purchases harnnd 10 ner