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LIVESTOCK MARKETS.
ID. s Bnrean nf Market,L

IL. : Bureau Of MarketsI
Pittsburgh. Jan. i-HOGS-Rcceipts. 500;
steady: heavies and heavy Yorkers, l7.9Osls. 10
Hght YOrkcrs. 465al6.75: pigs. Is. 5Oal6OO.
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 100: mar
ksr lower: top sheep. lilo; top lambs, 1850.
CALYES-Rsosipts. 100. market lower top,
ITCC.
Chicago. Jan. I2-Hogs-R Receipts 1000: mar,
kst steady TO strong at yesterdays average
bulk Of sales. Il 5OaI7s5: butchers. L 60alf s5
lights. Is. Sails; lacking ID. .6OaH.55: throw
outs l50al6.9; pigs, good to choice. LOOal5o0
CATTLE-Receipts. ZOO; compared with a
week ago. choice steers and best butcher stock
steadys common and medium grades. 25aiOc
lower, Gamers. lja25C lower: calves. $50 lower
stockefs and feeders strong tD sc higher.
SHEEP-lEcciptS. loo; compared with a
week ago fat lambs mostly 25c lower: feeders
and sheep steady; choice yesrlings. sc tighter.
Cincinnati Jan. HoGs-Recsip,.. 200;
STEADY.
CATTLE Receipts, 40; steady; calves weak
at 5Oal650
SHEEP -Eecsipts 100; steady; lambs steady.
st. Louis. Jan. -HOGs-Receipts, 700
stesdy; lights. T5.OOaIT.5O; pigs I2OOal55O butch
erS. lI-4o0l7-s0: good heavy. I7-s5alS.B.
CATTLE-ReceiDts. l.2oO; steady; native beef
steers. ll-J0als50: heifers 9S0alC co: cows, 75Oa
l29; stOckCrs and feeders. S50al2O0; calves.
T.T5aIT.5O.
sHEEP-Rcceipts 10; steady. lambs. l6O co..
I65O; ewes. s5OalO-5O
Kansas City. Jan I2-HOGS- Receirts. !. 500;
lossr: heavys E.0OlI6: butchers. I7.I0al765
lights l6.9aI7.i0: rigS. l2OOal6OO
CATLE-RecetDts. Loo; STEADY prime steers,
lso0a2o.O; Southern steers. s7Ooal3m; COWS,
6SOalJOO heifers, S0als.OO: calves. TCOal4O0
SHEEP Receipts. 20: steady lambs u 5Oa
1855: yearlinES, ll.55aI3.C wethers. i0OOall %
ewes. a0oal03.
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WASHINGTON PRODUCE,

EGGS stricrh fresh. select. 65ass: average
UCcIts IS
ChEESE-Nes York state factory new 4o.u
bIIIEE-klsin. print. 70a7l; Elgip, tub 90
LIVE POULTRY RoCst,rs lsr H., a..
turkeys. PER ID, 3s35; hens, per h. 8aSo
g1IiuCas. &c each.
DRESSED POULTRY One and onc-haIf III
brhiers. iJajo; to ~ ID fricrs 20; 3 To n
l,rsn killed iancy. GTa5s fresh killed SprIur
'hiGhens Is. turkey. pr To- 45aJO. roosteIs
Ter h. Bar hens per Ii. S3a57; home dr~scd
gods Country prices lower
"kbbN tRJIT-App!es per bbI 5OCasn.
ooA' J.uoa3Z California lemons 5OJs6 90. CaIi.
lorna oranges, 5.COa6.OJ: Florida oranges SEQ,
~ cranbeTi1es. l-C5als.O0 per Dbl: 7GaI 20
FER DoH; grapefruit, pr box, 5OOa5oi
hiETABLES --- Potatoes, No 75alm.
beans, Per basket. 6.OOl7.O reppers. crate I0Ia
80: cggPlants. i.OCa5.O) per crate: cabbage old
" i6,. 20oa22j; beets buncl, 6aB: Ictturs,
sl,at" ha'Eet; peas, 70lLsC0 basket: sweet
b.'atne-' tiOaS.0 pcr bb; celery. 700: squash
per Dbl. l-5NL75 SPINACH. 3.50slG0 per bh ;
nae, 2'"a2 . per bb; tumips, I25aI % DR. btl.
htavr. IS. ~
LIVE STOCK-SheeD rer IN -,1o. o.,-o.
bali. ''''
SEEDs-Clorer. 9SCOaZ7.Oo pr busheI. timo.
thy. 5.25"S5O Per bushCl; red top grass. Is to 10
cents Per pound; blue grass. 3T5 per busbrl .
orchard 'grsss. 35Oa375 ner oush.l
HAY AND GRAIN-No. | timothy e a top.
No. ? timothy. Soa1l a ton: mixed hay g.,n
ton; mixed oats. TsasO FER busheI; white oats
s2asSc Yer bushel
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BaltinCTe. Md. Jan. B-Prices on the Balti-
more produce market range as follows:
BUTTER.-Cresmcfy. Western separator. cx-
tras. 6Sae9c. do hTsts, 67assc; do. Western
Prints lslb extras. 7Oa7lc: do. hrsts 6sa69c /;
do Westem prints, Lib extras, 7oa7Ic: do, frsts,
6saG9r: nearby ,reanery. extras. 6is65c do,
Sla6lc; dairy prints, Penn 5ylEsnia and Virginia,
extras. iial5c; do. hrsts 42a43c; stofc-pscked.
hrsts, i2a43c; rolls, Maryland and Pennsylyania
l2ai3c; do. West ViTginin, 42a43c; do. Ohio.
ga Sc
EGGS.-Wesiern Maryland and rennsylvania-
end nearby. per dor. fSts. s0s6lc: Eastern
Shore Of MARYLAND and Virginia, hrsts. eOa6le
OhiJ. hrsts, Coa6le; West Virginia. soc; southern
North Cafolinal. Sc
POTATOES - New York per Dbl, 375s3. IS
G5elb sackl do. Western. per Dbl. , 35Oa3. 50
tlJolh sacki: do. PehSylyauia 2soa3.oO per
cwt; do. Eastern Shore and Virginia Me-
Corniek, lTza2o Ver cwt do, Western May
land. McCornicks. L75a20l pr cwt; White
STATS. 2l5a2 5 per cEt. CobbIers. per est. 80
LiNb FDGLTRN 'hicEens sauns large.
smooth. per lb. s0-3ie: do under lbs Ter
10 =; do, young Whit Lcghorns. 10. 2ga50c
do. ,ouns. b eagres. per ID. joa3le: do. old
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Merchant Tailor Exchange
Elect Officers for 1919

At the last meeting of the Merchan.
Tailors' Exchange. held Wednesday
night. the following officers were
elected to serve the coming year:
Henry l.. Kaufman, president; Fer
dinand Waldman, first vice president.
Joseph Cipolari, second vice bresi-
dent; f. II. Snyder, treasurer twenty
fifth year,; George f. Hebbard, sec
retary ttenth year,: j. NJ. Stein.
chairman, practicable work. Execu-
tive committee, J. c. Wineman. J. d.
McConville, p. ]. Foley. Delegates tn
represent the exchange at the ma
tional convention and style show M
Atlantic city. January 2s, %. 30 and
81, p. J. Foley, George +. Hebbard
J. c. Wineman, &. H. Snyder, Fl. l.,
Kaufman. Alternates, Ferd wald-
man. ]. VI. Sein, f. A. Cochran,
Joseph Cipolari.
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r'"'tsrs Tor H. 2la22c; do. old hens Lbs. r.r
TO- Or; do small. pcr lb. Sc: do. White Leg
horn hens. per h., -9ajCr; ducks MuscoTy anu
m0ngreI.. young pr ID. 9a3lc: do, White
reA'h'' I,' Aouns per h., 3ia35c: do. puddle. 81,
'0' ana o'"r. PR To-. 8a34c; do. smaller, poor,
Igr ID. 29s3oc; turkeys choice Young hens Ter
30 s'a,sc; do choice Young goJblers ID, 3ias 4.
do Old toms. psr ID. 52a33c: do. crooked breast
poor rsr 10. 35a2lc; gees Maryland and Vir
ghIa. per ID, aasOc; do. Western and Southern
LeF 10, ;;a-5c; do. Kent Island fat. heavy. per
10. '-".4e' pigeons. old. pcr pair, -0l25c do.
Young, pair, -G25c guinea fowl younr over
- lbs each. rs; DO. undyr Il. lbs each. So; do
smaller. Zach. &c: do. Old. och SC
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York, Jan. B-BUTTER-DulI. rcc.ints
- tubs; creamery. higher than extras egIss
'"c extra ts2 scorel, 6lIsa62c; firsts. 59a6lc,
J aCHlng stock, current make No. . 4oI5ai3,
EGGS Steady; receipts, s226 cases. frasb
gathered. extras. 6ia6I2c; do regular packed
extra trsts. 63a65lsc; do frsts. 6lI!a62r: state
Pennsylvania and nearby Western be,rrry
white. fine to fancy, 69a7Oc; do. ordinary 10
time 65a6sc; co, b7Uwn. 67a6sc: do. gathered
brown and mixed colUrs e2a64Isc
CHEESE Steady: recCipts .53s bovos. S,.,.
"hole-milk flats, fresh specials 36a36I4c: do
average rn 35a35iac w.
POULTRY-LiTe. weak; chickens. &c: fowls
HaS5c; old ROSTERS, 3Oa2Ic; dressed. quiet and
unchanged.
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CHAPTER VII.
"'rhc Spot of Black"

Delaney stepped behind his chief
and followed in single file as the
detective swung from the avenue a.
Thirty-ninth street and turned to-
ward the east on the uptown side o;
the thoroughfare. -.s ...
The snow had ceased falling from
out the leaden sky, a roar came to
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CHICAGO GRAIN,
by JOSEPH f. PRITCHARp

Chicago, Jan. s.-There was continued Iiori-
cation today b. longs in com. and while
January and May were unchanged tbsre Voc
loses in February OF 24c to SIC in N,rcS
n 1sc TO &c and in July Of &c TO &c Tbe-e
haa been a large number Of boats released Inv
various countries, and it is said that some OF
these are to bring ont Argentine corn either to
this country or TO Great Britain. Cash ssIas
toda' were 1000 bushels at from unchanged
Prices to &c lower.
The cats market with the execution of the
January which was nc higher, closed with loses
Cf &c to &c. Price changes for the dsy we're
not severe. though they followed corn in a
manner. Sales Of cash were 10000 busboIs
and the bids on export account were some.
what out Of line.
Chicago. Jan B.-Grain and provisions close
CORN-MarCh, l.2lH: May. I2slA.
OATS-March. 67As May lsIta6SIl.
PORK-May, 49.i?
. LARD-May, 25.e2
RIBS-May. . 20.
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COTTON MARKETS.

New York, Ian. Is FLUCTUATIONS in IN, cot.
ton market today continued cratic and there
was little feature to the dealings SeRtiInent
rcnsiued frienci'y to an advance ewing to Inc
belief that al weak long lines have been Il,
q,Iidatst but there no aggressive support
from the resctionists and the hst appearpd 10
e srnsatiye 10 selling orders. Unsettiemeut in
acurities undoubtedly served TO induce Hauida
tiOn Of the stsp'e b. Wan Street e.nmissioD
ha.l<ss ard hcErizh yieib'r surplN fg,ues ala
lsi 70 o6srnSA The market cloeed steady At .
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British Look to Use
Of Alcohol as Fuel

London.-British scientists are look
ing to the day when coal Will be un-
available for fuel and recommending Z
the growing OF those plants which will
produce starch and sugar that can be
converted into alcohol to Supplement
petrol as motive power.
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net advance q seven points to a decline Of ten
points
Week end reVIeNs Of the goods situation IN
dlcated little change with curtaiInent increasing
notwithstanding prospects, fpr an improved IN
Pury frr the end o the present quarter. The
receipts at the poTt for the day were 2 go bae
a-al'st 49, a year ago. SPIT here was quiet
al a decline Cf five points at Sc: no sales
Nlot al Nv ORLEANS was unchanged at GS7J
with .Iles 1t - halcs. Recsi - at Galveston
were i,.51J: New Orlrars. .1ey: Mobile. osJ
and Savannah. Z7aI Ea'cs
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BANK DEPOSITS
NOT FOR STOCKS
Too Free Buying Exhausts
Surplus and Loan Limit
is Reached.
BY BROaDAN WALL.

New York. Jan. 1S.-The actual bank
statement today showed surplus in
creased SS.G2S. 80: loans increased
s44,7ls.OoN, and net demand deposits
increased s. $4,000. The average state
ment showed surplus decreased 81
z57.S4O: loans increased $i.2SS,9OO. and
net demand deposits increased S2S,-
1SS. 600
Some Of the largest commission
houses in Wall street have bought
stocks so freely since the armistice
was signed that they have once more
reached the loan limit. That is what
is the matter with the stock market
The buying power is exhausted not
because it is not there, but because
the money committee forbids Ameri-
can citizens to use the money that is
piled up in the banks. Pools dis
tributing bonds have free use of this
money. but citizens desiring to buy
stocks are forbidden TO borrow money
for which they are able to give ample
security.
steel L. Weak.
Prices were lower in nearly all
stocks today as a result Of the in
ability of brokers to buy for solvent
customers. Mexican Petroleum broke
badly to a new low level for the
movement and the Tobacco stocks
were heavy for the first time in
weeks. United States Steel touched
the lowest price since the armistice
was signed when it sold at 90. and il
displayed no rallying power. The
weakness of steel has been the cause
Of much uneasiness for several days.
Motor stocks, railroad equipment
companies and cOppers were all down
Cuban Cane went to a still lower
record for the movement at 81 The
close was near the bottom in nearly
all stocks and with the buying power
handcufred by the money committee
the outlook for the coming week Is
not cheerful.
Action Of the tobacco socks sug-
Eests that profits We're being taken
on the good rews regarding prohibi-
tiOn.
LoOse-WiIes sold at new high
record price Of a.
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Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES

Capital Tac.ion. rs at Sc. at ss.
Lanstnn 10 at 5sl=
Afte- caH.
American Security and Trust. 20 ~ Fl
Commercial National Bank. 10 At 80.
GNS BOMBS
The Delta independent., 1919-10-03
ordinarv strains of alfalfa.

ordinary strains of alfalfa.
The facts of the matter are that
there is a great variation between
different plants of any strain of al
falfa as there is difference between
the so-called commercial strains OF
alfafa. Hence, / believe the most i'm
portant problem is the selection and
developing of uniform type of alfalfa
emodying the desirable traits. 1t may
likely be that the same strain will not
prove as well adapted to all sections
of our state but ! am inclined to be-
lieve that selections from Baltic and
Grimm alfalfa will prove superior to
any of our common strains.
Second. In regard to the idea that
alfalfa is not yielding like it used to
years ago find that is common com
plaint all over the state. This was
especially true around Greeley and 1t
was true TO large extent probably TO
the large quantities of imported seed
that was used in more recent years.
| Mr.. Charles Camp of Greeley, located
In Wyoming field of alfalfa that had
been seeded with alfalfa seed secured
from Greeley about 80 years ago. He
secured seed from his old field and
developed start in his old seed and
for the past three years l have had
this strain in comparative hay test.
The results are that Camps strain was
very good, better than common alfalfa,
but not so good as some Of the select
ed strains of Grimm and Baltic and
other northern strains.
The most difficult problem has been
to produce seed from the best hay
producing types Of alfalfa. One OF the
most exasperatins problems in grow
ing alfalfa seed is ! have found. that
different types OF soil need different
treatment in regard to irrigation. And
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again different seasons will upset your
finest theory.
have felt that selection for heavy
seed setting tendencies in good strains
will help, then ! have felt that seed
ing in wide rows thirty-six to forty
inches would aid in seed setting, and
that regulating moisture by very light
irrigations would surely succeed in al
falfa seed setting.
But in the last ten days l have seen
all these preparations fail completely
in setting any seed. l find there is
some hair-trigger condition of mois-
ture, soil condition, or climatic condi-
ton over which / have not been able
to control.
A very heavy growth of forage will
seldom set seed. and we'll irrigated
field will seldom set seed l think
that heavy soil that has just the
right amount of moisture to partly
dwarf the growth yet not SO dry as to
burn is the condition that usually
makes for seed. l know number OF
men on rather heavy soil who irri'
gate two or three times to make a
crop of seed. Again on other soil one
light irrigation is fatal to seed pro
duction.
| 1 feel pretty certain that the first
growth is best to leave for seed unless
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a very heavy storm destroys the pros
poets for the first crop.
l had eight acres of selected Baltic
seed in forty inch rows and irrigation
has been withheld two years, yet the
growth reveaed no lack of moisture
so l did not apply any. 1t began
blooming and l thought l had a fine
prospect but one flower seemed to op-
en- at a time in each cluster and fall
off. 1t never got into bloom enough
to show color. After three weeks
there was no bloom in sight. 1 cut
the field and there was a fine crop.
To tell the truth l cannot tell
anyone when to irrigate to make
crop of alfalfa seed. l believe there
must be some moisture. yet l have
some plants in pots where the plant is
suffering for moisture and still every
plant seems to be setting heavily with
seed. believe that one very light
irrigation early in spring is better
than a heavy one, and the chances are
that unless it is very dry that is all
the irrigation that will be needed. 1
was very much. impressed with the
growing alfalfa in burrows for yield,
but l find it is SO difficult to harvest
with mower that l do not think IT Is
necessary for seed production.-Philo
! K Blinn.
The Delta independent., 1919-10-03

the tops to allow for the absOr Dt1On OF
the excessive moisture. II you have
an ensilage cutter, it is well to cut,
the corn up before putting it down. If
not, put 1t in whole being careful to
lay the stalks parallel and take good
care to make a good job of it. Then
pack down as tight as possible. over
with about a foot of straw and on top
of this straw cover seal up with about
one or Two feet of earth, piling the dirt
so il forms a crown over the trench.
In this way you get an absolute air
tight silo and you do not lose the foot
of ensilage that is generally lost in the
stand up filled silo. II is the easiest
to fill, the easiest to get ensilage out
of, and will keep better than any of
them. You ought to keep trench
filled over from year to year for II
will come in handy during the dry
season Near the mouth of the silo
place two posts about one foot in dia-
meter on the two respective sides. On
the side next to the ensilage, place
planks that will be heavy enough to
hold the pressure of the ensilage. Out
side of the posts board up, wieing the
boards and planks together to keep
them from bursting out and then seal
up this foot space in between the
boards and planks with mud.
In taking ensilage out take off the
boards and work in from the end.
Throw the straw and dirt back as you
take ensilage out. and If put up this
way properly You need not lose a
pound of ensilage. OF course there
can be all kinds of finishing touches
that may be put on; such as cement
tarpaulin and then dirt instead Of
straw and dirt II you figure that kind
will not use up all your surplus money
and you are bound to have one that
will show up. build it Of cement. make
II square with a partition through the
middle both ways making really four
separate silos.
For instance one 24x24 could be di-
vided into four silos 12x12 each. The
idea is to make them only about half
as high or less than they are usually
made and more of them, Put no roof
on. but cover with straw and weigh
down with dirt II is a mistake to
build one silo only and at the usual
ntlEuls NHth Abt paHAui
comes ON in the spring if there is a
few. feet of silage left it is generally
wasted or thrown out when the new
! crop comes in, and you have been a
little too liberal in more than you
needed. Why not have two OF more
silos left over in case of emergency
during the dry season? They will be
sealed with dirt and will keep for years.
Fattenins Steers with siIase.
At the Missouri Experiment Station
one lot Of steers was fed 15 pounds
of shelled corn per head per day along
with Is pounds of linseed oil cake. 30
pounds Of clover hay, and rs pounds Of
corn silage. Another lot received no
shelled corn but little more oil cake
and clover and 40 pounds OF silage per
head per day. The results were that
the lot that received the shelled corn
and half feed Of silage charged $15.S5
for 100 pounds gain while the other lot
charged only s10.6s. The cost OF feed
per steer on shelled corn was $50.23
while the other lot was $2l.17-R- w.
Clark. Colorado Agricultural College.
Kansas Horse Disease Spreading.
The diseases Of horses In the Arkan-
sas Valley. below Rocky Ford, is
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spreading rapidly and already many
horses have died. 1t is apparently the
same affection that appeared among
the horses of the midwest in 1912 and
was spoken of as the Kansas Horse
Plague The disease has appeared
spasmodically since that time and the
lematical. 1t has been ascribed to
forage poisoning and this was con
venient-camouflage for the cause has
not been definitely determined.
An afflicted animal first becomes dull
and listless, refuses to eat, has mod
erately high fever, staggers and in
few hours becomes gaunt and emacl-
ated. Some cases manifest excitement
with blindness and tendency to
press the head against post or build
ing. Indications of paralysis of the
muscles of the throat and face may
appear before the animal goes down.
After going down there in a tendency
to delerium with pounding of head on
the ground, the temperature becomes
abnormal and in fatal cases death
may be expected to take place in form
two TO five days. Thus far fully half
the cases have been saved by appro-
pirate treatment. Vendors OF cure
alls' are already in the field and ex-
pecting to reap the usual harvest, The
following is of utmost importance in
this connection and should be given
wide publicity:
1st. There is no specific cure for
this disease; conditions must be met
-,
of the disease.
End. Beware of the man who prom
ises to protect your horses by vaccina-
ton. Nothing of the kind has been
found that will with certainty have
the least influence in preventing the
disease.
3rd. Do not try to give medicine
by "drenchH for there is invaribly
more or less paralysis of the throat
and the fluid will surely pass into the
lungs inducing mechanical pneumonia
4th. II unable to secure the services
of a competent veterinarian, the next
best thing is to take the very best
care of the animal. Good nursing alone
will save many of them.-George H.
Glover, Colorado Agricultural College
Blinn on the Alfalfa Question
For the information of those inter
ested il the Improvement of alfalfa
and the increasing of the hay and seed
yield of this important crop; / will
, mention in a general way some of the
difficulties and advancement in the
solution of this problem as 1 have
struggled with it for the past fifteen
years.
First. In regard to varieties and
Identification i believe that 1t is next
TO impossible for anybody to identify
any Of the commercial strains Of alfal-
ia in the fields with any degree of
certainty. There are predominating
differences but there are several
strains that have the same traits.
One could group a number Of strains
of Turkestan, Grimms, Baltic, and sew
eral other strains that have been
grown in nothern latitudes all in one
class. then a number from warm eli
matte conditions, like, Peruvian, Ar
gentine. Ecuador, and alfalfas from In
dia, nothern Africa and Southern Italy
all of these are Of a similar class
Then there is a third, or intermediate
class which we might class between
the other two classes and call II the