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The Topeka state journal., 1919-04-10
PEACE SITUATION
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over which differences have been re-
ported officials denied knowledge of
any suggestions either from Great
Lenine is to be recognized. The most
advanced step that had been taken
was the proposal of a conference on
Princes Island, but even this would
not have. constituted recognition, they
said.
There Is Vast Difference.
There is a vast difference, it was
pointed out, between the recognition
(Which would mean exchange of diplo-
matte representatives. and a policy of
non interference, which would permit
but would not in any way be recogni-
ton of their authority.
1t was remarked that the allied ma
tions have not found it easy to get
troops to go into northern Russia, as
most of the men are averse to duty
in that region, and in addition want
to be discharged.
An American Kick.
Paris, April 1O.-The publication in
Paris today of statement attributed
to British sources to the effect that
not be presented to a plenary session
of the peace conference until after
they had been communicated to the
Germans caused comment among dele
gates of the various nations not rep
resented on the council of four.
The publication brought out from
the American mission the statement
that it was opposed to such plan.
Talk of Rhine Valley.
Paris, April 1O.-Andre Tardieu,
Viscount Morley and Charles H. Has
kins, the special committee on west
ern European boundaries, were called
before the council of four today. This
gave rise to the belief that Premiers
Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Or
sidering the problem of the Rhine
valley.
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WERE UP!
That Is AIibi for Most Expen-
sive Kansas Legislature.
Last Session of Lawmakers
Cost State $1O3,450.
SS5, 600 THE COST IN 1917
Postage and Wire Messages
Made Cash Register jazz.
Comparative Figures Compiled
by State Auditor Knapp.

The recent session of the state leg
islature cost s103,450, as against
SIS, 900 for the session of two years
ago. Too many postag, stamps was
the cause of the big increase in ex-
penses. The legislature also spent
lawmakers of 1917.
1t was the big personal appropria-
ton bill. tho, that shot the legislative
expensr skyward. AS a result of the
resolutions voting more money to the
house and senate members the legis-
lature of 1919 probably cost tie state
more money than any previous ses-
sion. Per diem expenses or members
were slightly below those of two years
ago. The mileage charges were also
below those of 1917.
Cash Register in Jazz.
But posta-o stamps, telephone and
telegraph-whewi Right there the
cash register began to jazz. Two years
ago the senate was 81 tisfied with a
mere $2.050 for postage, telephone,
telegraph bills for individual members.
This year the appropriation was boost
ed to $500. In other words each of
the forty members drew $40 two years
ago. This year with Ons member alb
sent, the upper house members voted
themselves $3.50 each for incidental
expenses. In other words, the postage
as much as was paid by the state for
services of members.
In the house the 4tamp fund account
amounted to. within 500 of the total
for per diem of the 125 members. The
total per diem expense of house mem
bers was $1S.90O. The house voted
itself an additional $18,S0O for post
age. telephone and telegraph" and the
members drew their proportionate al
lotments.
Was Record Breaker.
Fred w. Knapp. state auditor, to-
day made public the comparative fig
ures of legislative expenses. 1t is
probable that the session just ended
will rank as the highest priced legis-
lative body ever assembled in Kansas.
In addition to the increase which
the members allowed themselves in
personal appropriations. the expense
for legislative expenses also took a
jump. Expense for, employees in the
senate increased from $17,754 in 1917
to $19,622 this year. In the house
the expense bill for employees was
$21,155 as against $16.070 in 1917.
Miscellaneous expenses this year were
below those of two years ago.
The comparative figures of expense
for the house and senate both for the
session just ended and the assembly
of two years ago follow:
a.
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certain points centering on Smyrna,
as their governments were bound by
the London pact regarding these ques-
tions. This situation came up. 1t was
learned authoritatively, just as the
president returned to work after his
recent Illness. but it has not yet been
brought to the attention of the big
four"
Adriatic Question as Well.
The Adriatic question also has lain
dormantw There has been continued
efforts to arrange a possible agree
alent thru individual conferences but
il is understood Italy is standing by
the London pact in this matter also.
The situation, briefly. is that while all
the allies endorse certain principles, il
is a different story when these princi-
pies are applied individually.
Observers seeking to interpret the
"big four's' decision that the former
kaiser should be drought under al
lied CONTROL" professed to see in this
his trial by a special international tri-
bunaI and possibly Punishment from
Europe. The only definite thing re-
garding Wilhelm. however, appeared
to be that he is not in danger of capi-
tai punishment.
In regard to reparation, the deci-
sion that Germany must pay an ini-
tial installment of $5,000,0 200, 900 with
balance to be fixed by a permanent
financial commission, was regarded as
a compromise that would satisfy all
the associated powers.
The league of nations commission
will meet tonight to receive the re-
draft of the covenant. 1t will also
hear a delegation of women who wish
that can be discussed when the con-
Stitution comes up for open debate
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Lafe Price. and two children; Fred Wisely,
Mrs. Ira Wisely, Mrs Bond. At Blodgett:
J. l.. Branch and wife, Roy Branch, Persy
Branch. At Newsome: Mrs. L. e. Cal
houn, Adolphus Austin and wife, two chill
lren ofuE. TiIlery. a child of Mart Morgan,
Mrs. 8. j. Alston, Mrs. J. |. White, j. l.
Little ST., J. l; Little, jr;, child of J. r.
Little At Grand Saline: John lynch. wife
and baby At Delba: Two young women
named Fuller, Mr.. and Miss Pryor. At
Ector: Sam Huffaker. Cecil Huffaker, a
child of Mr. Ashburn. At Mineola: Miss
Inez White. Mrs. Vickery. Mrs. Turner, two
negro women named Mcdonnell, EuIa orr
and baby. A. Jones, Cheney Moore and
two sons At Canton: Hubert Burns and
four children, Will Jordan, Mrs. Clements.
At Pike: Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence and four
children. At Blue Ridge: Lena Pryor. At
Texarkana: Ed A. Richa rdson. At Winns-
boro: Mrs. l.. G. Calhoun. Mrs. ]. S. Ais
ton, Mrs. w. A. Aston. At Canaan: Grover
Atnip, unknown. Mexican man. IL Wood
county: Mrs. Jesse S~aEner, Mrs. Moore
and four children, j. S. Rittle and two sons.
Dead in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma-At Durant: Mrs John
Murphy and two children, w. h. Neal and
wife, Mrs. Vinson, Mr.. Inman, Sam O'Con-
nor, Mr.. Moffett. .euiah InmLn. Mr.. Isam.
At StonewalI: Mrs. Josephine Lankin. At
Walters: G. c. Miley. At Jesse:f Mrs.
Collins.
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Okla, two men were blown in a water
tank and spent several hours there.
To add to the misery of the suffer-
ers, the temperature dropped suddenly
last night with showers reported in
several districts. Northwest Texas
and parts of southern Oklahoma were
snow covered today. In the Pan
handle, a fall of ten inches, delaying
rail traffic, was reported from some
districts.
Thousands of Dollars Loss.
The loss in the Texas-Oklahoma oil
fields centering near Burk burnett,
Texas, and Walters, Okla, will run
into hundreds of thousands of dollars,
according to conservative estimates of
oil men here today. A message from
Lawton, Okla, received here today
said fifty derricks were down in the
fields there, machinery damaged, boil
ers blown away and many small build
ings in the old fields leveled.
Messages from urkburnett report
ed similar havoc there.
Fear was expressed here that the
production of the field will be seriously
hampered for some time. The fields
are among the most important in the
world.
Cars Blown From Tracks.
Railways also are heavy sufferers.
Interurban service between Dallas and
Fort Worth was halted until late yes
| terday. More than 500 poles were
blown down, company officials here
said. The NJ, K. & T. railways equip
ment suffered heavily. Many cars were
blown from the tracks, telegraph lines
were destroyed for miles, depots were
damaged and in some places the track
beds torn up by the terrific gale or
washed out by freshets.
The storm seems to have been con-
fined largely to rural districts which
| makes gathering of complete data diff
fieult. Communication lines were
hopelessly out of action and overland
travel was difficult because of mud
and floods
1t was believed here today that the
total list of dead will run well over
500 to 700. No accurate estimate of
property and crop damage IS possible
but conservative figures make it we'll
over s1,00o.00O.
The Death List.
The death list from the various
towns is as follows: Leonard (Fan-
! min county, s: Blue Ridge Collin
county, Z: Canaan, (Fannin county,
| 2; Mulberry (Fannin county, z: Ector
! (Fannin county, 3; Trenton (Fannin
county, 1; Grand Saline (Van Zandi
| county, 6: Canton (Van Zandt coun-
/ ty) Z; Delha (Fannin county, 4: Min
cola (Wood county, 4; Oak Grove
/ Community near Mineola. 4; Concord
| community. near Mineola. 10; New
4 some, near Winnsboro. 8; Usage. near
/ Winnsboro, 4; Texarkana, l; Durant
i OKLA, II; Ada. Okla. 1.
/ The Identified Dead.
i The identified, dead are:
Texas-At Mulherry: Lafe Price. Mrs
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Makes Progress as He Works
Along the Line Chosen.
Last "a Hours Has Brought
Peace Treaty Much Nearer.
TENSION SOMEWHAT RELAXED
Understood That Agreements
Were Reached Yesterday.
Secret Treaties Are To Be Han
died by "B!g Four"

Washington. April 10.-Hammer-
ing ahead along the path he has def
initely e. ted, President Wilson has
made "fine progress" in his peace con-
ferences during the last twenty-four
hours, according to a private message
received here today.
This message, adding that the presi-
dents physical condition continues to
improve that he tooks his first drive
yesterday since his illness and that by
ths power of his personal force" he
is making gratifying headway ma
terially increased optim SIN in official
circles here today.
Tension Not Eliminated.
It was indicated here that under
standings were reached yesterday on
some of the most perplexing problems
before the big four"
The tension, however, is only some
what relaxed-not eliminated entirely
1T was stated. One official in inti-
mate touch with the situatioTN de-
clared that this week sis probably the
most critical, certainly the most dra-
matte in the history of the world"
He further indicated that the presi-
dent might be expected to get final
decisions or a show down this week.
Now nearing the full vigor Of his
normal strength and able to remain in
constant personal touch with Lloyd
George, Clemenceau and Orlando. the
president is expected by his advisers
here to swing the big four" back into
the path of the fourteen points and
gain his end.
Showdown Is Due Soon.
Altho an agreement has been reach
ed on reparation and responsibility for
the war, the peace conference is not
yet out of the woods regarding the
secret treaties entered into by the al
lies before American intervention, it
was learned from an authoritative
source today.
Reference to the conference being
agreed on the principal points, with
only the "details to be settled" means
in one sense that a showdown on the
London pact is yet to come. The sug-
gestion from high quarters that the
delegates again look over the four
teen points," is also accepted as a re-
minder that President Wilson is. stand
ing just as firmly on the principles
laid down in the armistice terms as at
the start of the conference. These
terms recognized no secret treaties.
When Greece's claims were being
discussed by the British. French and
Italian representatives, this committee
held it was not competent TO discuss
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KEEP UP FIGHT ON PESTS
Bindweed, Doddcr and Other Pests
Should Be Kept Under Control.

Manhattan, Kan, April 10.-Don't
slacken your fight on bindweed. dod-
der and other pests. Be thoro. A lit
tie carelessness now may mean an
irreparable loss later.
This is the advice of Mrs. E. G..
Harling. who is in charge of the seed
testing laboratory at the Kansas State
Agricultural college.
THE field bindweed is decidedly the
most dangerous weed in the state
said Mrs. Harling. "A small patch of
bindweed on a farm where conditions
are favorable for its growth and dis
tribution. can, if uncontrolled. conf
pletely overrun a farm in a period of
ten to fifteen years. Agriculturally.
the land becomes practically worth
Iae
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CANNOT BE CITIZENS
Federal Judge Rules On Jap-Ya
Dilemma fs4,z

Ell Paso, April 1O.-Japanese having 8
served as soldiers in the United States
army cannot become American ,citi-
zens under the law waving decIara-
tion of intention and other formalities
connected with the naturalization of
aliens, Judge w. r. Smith decided in
the United States district court here
Wednesday.
Two japanese who were enlisted in
the army at Fort Bliss, applied for
citizenship. Judge Smith held that
this law was in conflict with former
law requiring that applicants for citi-
zenship must be free, white persons,
or persons of African descent"
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TOTAL CASUALTIES 273,1O5.
Latest Bulletin Shows S5 Per Cent
Wounded Returned to Duty.

Washington, April 1O.-The follow
ing revised table of casualties among
the American expeditionary forces.
based upon list to date, was issued
Wednesday by the war department:
Killed in action (including 5S1 lost
at sea) 81. .292.
Died of wounds, 1890.
Died of disease, 22,505.
Died Of accident and other causes.
4,0S6.
Wounded in action Cs5 per cent re-
turned). 1875,
Missing in action (not including
prisoners released and returned)
1900,
Total to date. 27s.1o5.
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HAS PRACTICED so YEARS.
Judge Nelson Case, of Labettc County
to Celebrate May 15

Fifty years of active law practice
in Oswego, Labette county, will be
celebrated by Judge Nelson Case, May
Is. At that time he will give a ban
quet to members of the Labette
county bar and many prominent Kan
sans.
Judge Case is widely known in Kan
sas and in 1914 was a candidate for
associate justice of the supreme court
He has invited Governor Allen, JUS
tices of the supreme court and the
present and former judges Of the dis
trict court of Labette county. The
banquet will be given in celebrat alton
of a, half centruy of active practice
of law in .Oswego.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, April 1o.-CORN-Nearby- de-
liSeries of corn showed comparative firm
ness today owing to the factSthat overnight
purchases to arrive were small inasmuch
yesterdays break in prices had carried
the market below level at which 81 so per
bushel at loading stations could be paid.
Sentiment, however. remained bearish and
the September option was under noticeable
selling pressure. 1t was said the govern
ment had assigned a large number of addi-
tional cars to the Chicago district to help
hasten the crop movement. Opening prices,
which ranged from Nc off to 3sc advance
with Nav $1.J69s and July $15e1I to S1.51,
were followed by a moderate sag all
around and then something of rally.
Prices closed unsettled. 2ssc net lower
to 1se advance with May $1.569s to S1.56%
and July S1.49@1.491s.
oATs-Adverse weather for seeding
tended to steady oats. After opening un-
changed to 1ac higher with May &c TO
GO &c. the market held within narrow lin
its.
ROvISIONS-Provisions lacked sup
port. Bearish sentiment as to hogs and
corn was responsible.
Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
tThr range ot price, graiE futures on
Chicago I.oard of rrasle az reported by
Thos. j. Myers. 30i N. r.. BIdzo
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RAINBOW CLEAR SOON
42nd Division Should Be Out of o.
cupied Territory by Saturday.

Coblenz, April 1O.-The Rainbow di-
vision, bound for Brest on it's way
home, is expected to clear the army
of occupation territory by Saturday. it
was announced today. -re-- H.
The last contingent of the 10Th
field artillery left for the coast today.
The troop trains are averaging about
seventy hours for the trip to Brest.
They are somewhat more crowded
than was originally planned. In some
instances there are fifty-four men to
a car instead of the standard forty
five, but there is no grumbling.
eve would be willing to ride on the
bumpers if we had to- was the gem
eral verdict of the doughboys
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RELIEF FORCE. SAILS

Britain Sends More Troops to Arch
e. angel Front.
Tilbury, Eng, April 10.-The first
transports bearing the British relief
force for the Archangel front sailed
Wednesday. 1t is an army in min
iature. every arm of the service be-
ing represented. Recruiting for fur
ther reinforcements for north Rus
sia is proceeding satisfa ctorily.
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was shown by various industrials, equip
ments and speeialties, particularly indus
trial alcohol, American International cor
poration. baldwin los-omotive, Mislvale
steel, International alz-agriculturai common
and preferred. associated dry goods ami
aBurns brothers. Oils were irregular; also
barely steady at the outset but strength
ened later.
Heaviness of Mexican petroleum, Royal
Dutch. American smelling and L. s hub
Der Mt reactions of to 2pdints aud the
uncertain course OF U. $. steel exercised
cially the automobile division. Chandler
added 1415 points to yesterdays 10 point
gain but as suddenly forfeited half its adj
vance. Stutz rose 3h and several of the
low priced issues l to points. Atlantic
/ Gulf was strongest of the shippiIgs, to-
baccos rallied and gas shares were strong
est Of the shippings, tobaccos rallied an,i
gas shares were distinctly strong with
| several of the food issues. slight reaction
in liberty bonds was the only feature of
that branch of the list
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Chicago. April Receipts 30
00c Market active. Top. S20J0: bulk of
sales S20.10G 2040: heavy, Sa6.30QI 70 so
medium. $2O.25M20.45: light. S19.sO61 20. 10
light lights. $1s.65Gr201 10: sows, $1s.25l
1875: pigs, S17JO6I 1915.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000. Beef steers,
steady. higher: heavy beef steers, $11.5Oi
20 25: light beef steers, S10.O0eq 1880: butch
er cows and heifers $7.4OM14.T5; Gamers.
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Montreal. April 10.-The province of
Quebec is voting today on the refer
endum whether wine and beer licenses
shall be issued or the province shall
go dry" Both the liquor interests
and the temperance organizations
have conducted campaigns and the
balloting is expected to be heavy.
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ROCK KILLS KANSAS BOY
5OO-Pound Stone Crushes Life Out of
George Dowty of MorIand.

Salina. April 10.-Little George
Dowty. 5-year-old son of L. Dowty,
a farmer near Morland. was instantly
killed when a rock weighing about 500
pounds, on which he was standing,
rolled down an incline, passing over
the chi1d's body on his fathers farm
The mother of the boy saw the acci-
dent and jerked her little daughter
out of the path of the rock just in
time to save her life.
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st. Louis. Mo-. April 1O.-Twenty
camouflaged tanks 3imilar to those
used at the front paraded thru the
business section today as part of a re-
ception in honor of Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, commander of the central de-
partment of the army, who is in St.
Louis in the interest of the coming
victory loan campaign. The tanks
were operated by returned soldiers.
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ALLEN FILES COMPLAINT
Urges Prosecution of Cotton Growers
Under Antitrust Law.

Washington. April 10.-Demand for
Growers association, charging that 1t
is operating in violation of the anti
trust laws, has been filed at the de-
partment of justice by Governor Allen.
Kansas, and others. it has been
1no
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MInIMufn IemptFdtufts are IOf- Ine pdst
twelve hours
Moderate TO heavy rains have fallen in
northea stern and central Kansas and heavy
SHOWS in the westNFn part of the state in
the past twenty-four hours.
The Kansas river and Its fmportan Mt
tributaries are about half way to bank full
stages and will be falling within the next
twenty-four hours. barring further heavy
rains. The stage at Topeka will be be-
tween twelve and fourteen feet
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MYERS Is GIVEN JOB
New Assistant State Munger Appoint-
cd by j. A. KimbaiI.

James A Kimball. state manager.
has announced the appointment of C.
w. Myers of Topeka as his assistant.
The appointment is effective April 10
Myers was formerly in charge of She
automobile department in the secre-
tary of states office. When L. j.
Pettijohn of Dodge City became secrc-
tary of state. Myers was succeeded by
Bert Cornell of Smith Center, who had
formerly held the position of assistant
secretary of state.
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Wall st. New York. April IQ--STOCkS-
Motor shares and allied spesialties ever
Swallowed all other issues at The opening
of today-s stock market. general motors.
Stusz. Chandler Hud Kelly-SpringfIeld ris-
ing to 2Iz points Pronounced strength
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Coida Cause "trip and Influenza
LAXATIVE RIst3MfI QiilNIsE Tablets re.
move the cause Thera fs onis sne -Isrunso
Quinine.- F. " GROVES signature on
the box. S0c.-Adl-
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New York. April 10--Liberty bonds II 80
3l2's. aa1O; first As. $3.50: second Is. a3.I2
first Az s, 95.Si; second 4l4's 93.I2; third
! "A s, 1864; fourth AIS, 93.66.
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New Orleans. April 10--COTTON-spet
steady and unchanged; middling. 26.25
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s575610OO; veal calves. sl4.50@17. 90; stock
ers and feler steers, $S.2oG15.2o
SuEEI'-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
higher Lambs. 81 pounds or less. S1SO06p
1865; 81 pounds or better. $1t.I5u l9-UU,
ewes, medium and good. $1225@15-Jo
Kansas City Live stock Market.
Kansas City. April 10.-HoGS-Receipts
5000. Market Iairly active; opened loc TO
Zoe higher to spectators; now generally DC
to Zoe higher to packers: early top. SO 20.
new high record to spectators on ene
load. packer top, S20J0. Bulk of sales.
$2O.O0G30,50: heavies. $20-35M so. med
ium weights. $20OOd2O.45; lights. S19.506o
2c.25: pigs. $l60419.00.
CATTLE-Receipts $500 and 800 calves !.
beef and butcher cattle calves. capners and
feeders. steady: stockers. weak to 10c low
er: heavy beef teers. $I150@19.50; light beef
steers. $105O@1s.I5: butcher cows and heif-
prs. So. 50df15J0: canners and cutters, 81 ~
MG40: veal calves. $10.25d14.00; stockers
and feeders steers. $S.5O6I160O
SHEEP-Reccipts $500. Market very
slow: buyers Indifferent with statesmen
asking at stronger prices; lambs. 81 pounds
s1640@1940: culls and common. S122J6n
1t.25: ewes. medium to choice, S12.25T15.u0; /;
breeding ewes, $10.J0@ 17.75.
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Kansas city 1--we stock saI...

trhe following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City. aud
reported Jv,r iorg distance telephone di-
rect to the Stare Journal nv Clay Robin
son Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.l
Kansas City, April 10.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 900 head Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 head. Market 1ac
to Zoe higher. Bulk of sales, $200O02O.35
top. $2G.T 20.
SHEEp-Receipts 1000 head. Market
81 cAo L.
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New York. April 10.-SCGAR-Raw.
steady; centrifugal. 7.2s: fine granulated,
aoc
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market.
Chicago. April 10-CORN-CIose: May.
81. .5Gss a ,56s4 July, $1.49@1 1915; Septem-
oATs-May, s7%ae7hc; July. eslsa
661z c: September. 63c-
PoRK-May, $40. %; July, s4655.
LARD-May. S29.05: July. s2S Il.
SHORT RIBS-sfay. $2i.02: July, s25.o7.