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The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-27
FITZGERALD GEORGIA AuCST
REPORT OF COTTON
CONVENTION AT
AMERICUS

Messrs. Roscoe Kimball, w. R
Walker, c. T. Owens and J. E. Trr-
ner attended the cotton convention
II Americas Thursday composed OF
delegates from the fifteen counties III
our third congressional district to
determine the cost of raising this
years cotton crop. Similar meet
ings are being held throughout the
cotton growing states and central
meeting will be held in some South
ern city in few days to consolidate
the reports of cost in various sec
tions of the Cotton states. The Amer
lcus convention fixed the cost at
forty cents per pound for our district
conditioned that sixty five dollars per
ton could be had for cotton seed.
Mr.. L. T. Owens, our county agent
was recognized by the convention as
being desirable person to represent
the district at the state convention,
September End, 3rd to make out
Georgia's estimate.
The purpose of getting this first
hand information as to cost of cot
ton raising was two fold, that the
Southern convention might suggest a
price above the cost price in order to
give the farmers a reasonable profit
on cotton and induce the farmers to
hold cotton for this set price; then ii
thought that when the farmers are
shown conclusively by their own del
egates who have made searching in
vestigation that cotton costs them
forty cents to raise that even if thew
get forty cents for 1t they are max
ing no money but working and wcr-
rying themselves away for nothing
and that if they sell for less than for
ty cents they are losing money on
cotton and should not grow it, but
rather grow something else.
Farmers are beginning to awake to
the fact that there is no sense in
working life time growing cotton
when there is no profit, but loss in
it. that the time has come to grow
several other crops which find ready
market and do not cost so much and
much of which can be used toward
self support.
that practically no cotton farmer last
year made any money; that many
lost money and if it had not been for
their being able to sell other produce
off their farm they would have lost
heavily by their farming operations
Mr.. Kimball was chosen to attend
this convention for the reason that
he is man of close observations and
keeps statistics, Mr.. Walker attended
as President of the Farmers Union
Mr. Owens as County Agent anC
| Mr. Turner as Chairman of the Ber
Hill County Farm Bureau.
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Miss Clauzelle Whaley of Boston
is the charming guest of Mrs. G. E.
Robertson on West Magnolia Street.
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GOV. DORSEY
RECEIVING GREAT
OVATION ON TOUR

ATLANTA, Aug. 26 (SpeciaD-
Governor Dorsey returns tomorrow
from a triumphal trip through south
west Georgia He will stay here one
day and on Saturday will go to Ced-
artown, Buchanan and Carrolton. He
has had one ovation after another all
the week. Opening at Cordele, the
Governor had enormous and enthusi-
astic audiences there, at Americas.
Dawson, Shellman, Cuthbert, Balm
bridge and Quitman.
All the reports from these places
state that the Governor made ringing
speeches for democracy and Ameri-
canism and gained hundreds of SUP
porters. His friends have no doubt
that he will carry all that section Sep.
9th.
On Saturday there will be Dorsey
rallies in fifteen or more counties.
Hon. E. S. Griffith of Buchanan, will
speak at Camilla and Pelham. Hon.
Gordon Saussey of Savannah, will
speak at Rochelle and Abbeville; SEN
ator c. c. Pittman of Gainesville, will
make addresses at Chipley, Hamil-
ton and Waverly Hall; Hon. T. N.
Hendricks of Va1dosta, will be at
Jesup; Hon. A. M. Deal of Statesboro
at Reidsville and Bailey; Hon. Blan-
ton Forston of Athens at Elliiay;
Hon. S. A. Mum of Perry at Senoia;
Hon. S. D., Dell of Hazlehurst at
Cusseta; Hon. w. A. Patten of Rome
at Trenton, Dade county.
These .:r sakers al, az: volunteers
They are interested in real democ-
racy and Americanism They are for
Governor Dorsey because he is reg
ular and has record for democracy
which needs no excuse or apology
These speakers are shelling the woods
for the Governor and they are doing
most effective work for him. The
people are turning from Senator
Smith and Watson to Dorsey 1t has
been plain for several days that Wat
son was losing ground. Each day,
the slump grows palmer. And there
is no doubt that the changes are
seventy-hve per cent or more to Gov
ernor Dorsey. The men who change
tell the Dorsey pople. There is no
fake about it.
Senator Smith is losing strength,
too. There is no denying the fact
or even Disgusting it. The Senator
has been making his fight single
,, handed. He has been running his
own campaign and making his own
speeches and has had very little out
side help. 1t has been uphill fol-
him all the time and his friends real
ize that he has lost his old grip or
the people Ten days ago, it was
estimated that he would carry TWEEN
ty-five counties Today, close OBJ
servers do not see where he cal
carry more than a dozen.
The Dorsey forces are we'll organ
lied and are working Systematically
They know the situation and keel
up with it just as bookkeepe
keeps up with his bank balance.
To illustrate: In Camilla Mitchell
county, the Dorsey Club appointed
committees to canvass every ward il
the town and all the country districts
Councilman c. c. Baggs of Atlanta
was in Camilla yesterday when thu
committees met to make their report
The chairman of the Fourth ware
had completed his work and he re
ported that he had seen or had SOM
one see every one of the 101 regis
tered voters in his ward He hat
the name of every man and this wa
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ORGANIZE IN The THIRD To
SET PRICE ON COTTON
Farmers OF District Will Stick to 40
Cents as Cost Price Per Pound and
Will Stand Together.

.AMERICUS, Aug. 26.-If a price
OF sos per ton for cotton seed can be
obtained, 40 cents per pound repre-
salts the cost of producing a pound
of.Cotton in the Third Congressiona
District, it was decided by commit
tee OF a called district meeting for
members of the American Cotton
association, held at the city hall to-
day, and this decision decided upon
IN alreport, was adopted by the meet
ing without change. This figure of
4O cents was declared to be the min
1mum cost price under any circum-
stances and-does not represent a pro-
mt. If the seed brings less than SOS
the cost of cotton per pound will be
higher, of course, and vice versa.
The meeting was one of the most
important ever held in this section,
although only a few were present
from other counties The meeting
was presided over by A. F. Hodges,
chairman of the Sumter county
ebranch of the Georgia division and
was called for the purpose of Discus
sing ana determining a fair figure,
which will be used at coming confer
ences, and determining fair price
for which the farmers will be asked
to hold the cotton. More than 100
farmers were present. as we'll as bus
mess men. Schley, Dooly and Ben
Hill were the counties outside OF
Sumter represented.
Urges Cooperation.
=. L. Owens, county farm agent
o. Ben Hill, suggested the chairman
proceed to compile information on
the cost of making the crop in var
iouS counties.
THE people of Ben Hill know what
it costs them to make a crop, but
they don't knowe what it costs to
make it in Sumter or in the other
counties in the district" he said. Il
have calculated that bale this year
in Ben Hill has cost from $210 to
VIZ, but this estimate IS lower than
Nat of many others, but I am sure
: is within $40 of accurate. l believe
,SS-Aredblooded South Georgia and
a. Georgia people are aroused
2 i<Se going to stick to the price
..xeu1that is the only way. organize
and stick. When we do, the specu-
latorS are going to stick to the wood.
ident Mattox was a statement on the
value OF cotton seed products. This
statement shows that a ton of cot
ton seed, at present prices, produces
$63.63 of marketable products. He
said the cost of milling and profit
during the war was $2050 per ton
leaving a fair value tor seed now OF
$43.13.
II think man who sells his seed
at $50 per ton ought to have a guard
ian-he should be headed for Mil
ledgeville-with guano selling at So
per ton and not as good fertilizer a
seed" said Chairman Hodges.
Joseph Perkins was asked to act a.
secretary and read communications
in Chairman Hodges hands. One Of
these was information from an Off
cial of the Federal Reserve Bank
would continue to make loans or
cotton warehouse receipts.
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ALDINE TO BE UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT SOON

Geo F. Davis, the new owner of
the Aldine Hotel will take charge
September 1st and IS making plans
to make extensive changes in the
management of the hotel Mr.. Davis
has secured first class chef and
assistants for his kitchen and will
have trained Dining room help to
operate on the American and Euro
Dean plan, planning especially to give
the travelling public first class DIN
ing room service
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Butler oil
Brunswick have been the guests for
the past few days of Mr.. and Mrs
w. R. Paulk on North Main Street
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COMMITTEE NAMED
TO MAKE DRIVE FOR
THE FARM BUREAU

County agent c. T. Owen and field
agent J. T. Pittman are looking after
the. preliminary arrangements for the
coming drive to establish the county
bureau. September 18th has been
decided upon as the time to begin the
drive and a corps of trained solicit
ors will assist the local committee in
the initial organization. The county
has been divided into districts for
this drive and the following citizens
are requested to meet with the
Bureau authorities in this city fer
final Instructions
Ashton district: D. D. Garrison.
w. X. Walker; L. Robitzsch; S. A.
Wright; W. E Robitzsch.
Dixon Mill District: A. w. Mccall;
Norman Dorminey; R. R. Dorminy;
]. R. Hester.
Fitzgerald District: J. H. Billiard;
D: Z. Null; w. N. Evans; William
Williams; T. N. Parrot; w. M. Chas-
teen -
Bowen's Mill: w. R. Watkins; r..
]. Smith.
Vaughn District: w. H.
Roberts; S, f. Leverett; J. A. Bond;
w. "A. Hunter.
Williams Mill; S. S. Young; D. z.
Luke; D. S. Fowler: Horton Taylor
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FEDERAL BANK WILL
AND COTTON GROWERS
Will Continue Policy of Lending
Money on Warehouse Receipts.

ATLANTA, Aug. 26.-Assurance
that the federal reserve bank viii
continue its policy of lending money
to cotton growers on warehouse re-
ceipts, was given by Joseph M. Stat
terry, secretary of the bank, at an in
formal conference Tuesday afternoon,
at which Mr.. Slater, J. ]. Brown,
commissioner of agriculture, L. B.
Jackson, director of the state bureau
OF markets, and r. W. Maddox, pres
ident of the Georgia division of the
present.
Mr.. Brown is chairman OF the price
recommendation committee which
will meet in Montgomery next week.
He will advocate 40 cents as a min
imum price to be asked for the grow
ers for their crop this fall. He esti-
mates that there will not be more
than 12,500,000 bales on account oil
the ravages of the boil weevil. and
that the cost to the farmer will be
at least 80 cents per pound for pro-
duction.
To get fair price, in the opinion
of Commissioner Brown and Mr.
Maddox, if will be necessary for the
growers 20 have financial aid from
the federal reserve bank.
In the absence of other federal re.
serve fficials no decision as to future
policies of the bank toward cottor
men resulted from the Tuesday con.
ference further than the announcement
! that the bank will continue to lent
money on cotton warehouse receipts
Miss Clauzelle Whaley of Boston
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1920-08-27
WOMEN AS ELECTORS

/, .JTAMPA, Fla, Aug. 26.-There are
two women on the list of presidential
electors named here yesterday by the
socialist party of Florida. The six
electors are pledged to vote for Debs.
The convention also named candi-
dates for senator and congressman
and for several state offices, including
governor.
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t the actual canvass:
TOTAL

Mitchell has always been a Smith
county. But the situation there mas
changed just as it has in scores of
other counties throughout Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs w. c. Crenshaw of
College Park announce the birth of
baby girl, Margaret Belle at their
home on August rs.
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SEVEN CARLOADS OF TOBAC.
co FROM ONE PLANTER

R. J. Tucker of Townsend, Ga.
wired the Dickey Tobacco Warehouse
Coz that. he has en- route seven car
loads of tobacco for their warehouse
which will be put on sale next Nor
day. Mr.. Tucker will be here to per-
sonally look after the sale.
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JAPS NOT TO BE BARRED
FROM AMERICAN LEGION

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Aug. ga
proposal TO bar from membership
Japanese who served in the world
war was voted down by the state
convention of the American Legion
here today.
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Mrs. Joseph B. Wall is entertain
ing today at spend the day party
in honor of her lovely house guests
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

Stock OF Pay
record. able.
Alaska Packing, q, e. July 81 Aug. 10
Bergougnan Rubber Corp. pfd,
Renfrew Mfs., a. si.5o.....Juiyy 90 AUG. 3
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Grain. Produce and Live Stock
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

| BALTIMORE, August Especially
Potatoes. Maryland and Virginia. No.
l. per barrel. 5.00a6.00: do. No. and
NO. 3. 1.50a2.50; do, No. l southern.
55.oOas;5o; do. No. 2 and No. 8, 1,5oa
$50: York River No. l. 5.0Oa550; do,
No. 2 and No. 8. 1.50a2.5O: do, native
white No. 1. per 100 lbs. 2 50a3 90; do,
NO. 2. 1.O0a1-50: do, sweets. new, No.
! l: per Dbl, 500. Apples, early June.
No O. !, per Dbl. 3.ooas.5o; do. No. 2,
No; scars. Peaches. per crate. No. 1,
2.o0a3.e do. common. 5oa1.oo. Beans,
per bu. basket. green. 50a75; do, per
basket. wax. 3oa6o; stringless. 75aso;
DO. hmas. per basket. 1.o0a1.25. Cab
I5oa2;5o. Lettuce. native. per bas-
ket. 40a75. Onions. Maryland, Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania, per 100 lbs.
l:5oa2o0. Squash. per basket. 20a30.
Corn. MARYLAND and Virginia. per
dozen dozen 15a45. Peppers. native. per
Tomatoes, native. per f1ve-eighths
basket. soa1.oO; do. culls. 4oa6o,
Beets. per hundred punches, 2.ooa3. 90.
carrots. per 100 punches. 1.5oas.oo.
Huekelberries, quart. 2oa25. Black
quart. 14a30.
Cantaloupes. eastern shore Mary
iahd and virginia. per crate. 1.5Oa2 90 !:
DO. pony. 75a1.00: do. native, per
basket, 1;5oa1-75. Currants. per quart,
1Vais. Pineapples. per strap. 6.o0a
700. Pears, native. per basket, 50a
LOO. Plumbs, per h., 3a5.
Wheat saies.Bag lots of nearby
sample IN - 2o5, 2;1o; 215. 2.2o. s.22, ga.
Car lot of No. 2 red winter. spot.
at 2.65 per bu.: car lot Of No. red
winter, spot, at 2.64 per blu.
Midday qaotations-No. red win
ter. spot, quoted at 2.64 per blu: No.
per bu. August wheat at asa, nom
inal.
Owing to the unsettled conditions
or the grain market. there is no
trading on the local market and
accurate prices at the moment
NO quotations on oats and rye.
Hay-No. timothy. 1900; standard
timothy. $500: No. timothy. IS .O0a
$3.50: No: timothy, 25.OOa30 90; No.
! light clover mixed. 32.00a33 90; No
light clover mixed. 2s0oa31 90: No.
clover mixed. 300; No. clover
mixed, 24.0oa29.o0; sample hay. COCOA
24.00.
straw-No. 1 straight rye, 1000; No.
2, 17.o0a1S00; No. tangled. 1900: No.
1900; No. 2, s.ooa1o.Oo; No. / oat, 1900;
No. 2. f4.ooa14.5o.
CHICAGO. August 3.-Advances in
the price of wheat took place today,
owing, more or less, to surmises that
European war complications might
bring about enlarged demand for food
supplies from the United States Spec
| ulative trade continued to broaden,
and this morning was materially in
excess of what it was few days
ago. On the other hand, hedging
business was relatively light Open
ing prices. which ranged from to 7
higher. with December 2.17 to 2.20
| and March 2.17 to 2.22. were followed
by moderate further gains, and then
something of a reaction.
Corn moved up with wheat, and as
result of continued dry weather
After opening Is to IN higher, with
September 1.3SA to 1.39 and Deem
| Der 1884 to 1.25, the market scored
| slight further advance.
Oats were governed by the ascent
of other grain. starting y to q high
| er, September 69h to 70. and remain
| ing firm.
Provisions reflected the strength OF
| cereals. Buyers. however. Were not
plentiful.
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FURTHER DECLINES
IN STOCK MARKET
Liquidation and Bear Selling.
Some Little Rally Not
Maintained.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Today's
market during the greater part of the
time was repetition Of what went on
yesterday. 1t was a combination of ag-
gressive short selling and urgent liQui-
dalton not offset by any sufficient buy
ing power.
Some evidence was obtainahle Of what
the street calls good buyiag'-that is.
the sort Of hnyins executed on orders
placed On scale down. But tho sup
port derived in this way was quite in
adequate to do morn than hold the down.
ward movement to an orderly course.
preventing 1t from turning into bad
break.
The chief contributing cause of to-
fall In sterling exchange, which carried
the rate down z cents in the pound to
below s.s4.
This came 80 an unpleasant surprise
after the display Of steadiness yester-
day. The conclusion commonly drawn
was that the Polish situation must have
looked worse to foreign bankers than 1t
had appeared yesterday. But whether
this was a correct inference was open
to much question in view Of the move
uaent In other directions
The Money Situation.
1t was learned today from trust
worthy source that Wall street can
look forward for some time to come
for q normal call loan rate-that IS.
rate that will not get above per
cent. 1t was said that sum will be
set aside each day for Wall street
purposes, and that when this Is used
up 1t will be needless to bid higher
for funds, because they will not be
obtainable at any price. It was further
said that this supply Of funds will be
considered ample for the purposes to
which they are to be put.
New Haven Leads.
When the railroad shares were
taken up, as they were for a brief
space, 1t WAS under now leader.
New Haven came to the front and
took the place which in previous up
turns in the railway list was held
by Rock Island and Southern Railway.
There has been no railway stock
which has been so plainly in demand
as New Haven since yesterday morn
ing, when the Interstate Commerce
Commissions rulings were before the
market.
The reason for this is, first, that
the eastern roads In general fare
better than any of the other groups.
and, second, that on account of Its
unusually large percentage OF passen..
ger trafic the New Haven 10 helped
more than any other road BY the
increase in passenger rates.
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CURB STOCKS.

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LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.


The wholesale market prices this
morning ranged about as follows:
Eggs-Strictly fresh. 4s; average re-
ceipts. Al: southern, 46.
Live Poultry-Roosters.p per H.. %
spring. per lb.. 4sa4s; hens. per h.
S5aSS; keats, young. each. 70a75.
Dressed Poultry-Fresh killed spring
chickens. per h.. 46a50: hens. Der H..
80; ROSTERS. per h.. 26: turkeys. per
h.. 45a50.
Live stock-Calves. per h.. 15a16;
Green Fruits-Apples. per Dbl, e.ooa
S.oo: new. per box. 75a1:5o; California
lemons. per box, 3.00a3.50: pineapples'
6.00as 90; California oranges, 6:0Oa1.0o;
grapefruit. 6.00a7o0: blackberries. per
vesetaSle ee@fass es. No. S i. per Dbl
S.SOa6.oo; do. No. 2. 25oaS 90; suIne
beans. per basket. 50a1.o0: nearby, per
Dbl, 1.5oa3.00 eggplant. per crate, z.ooa
800; cabbage. per Dbl. 5oa75; nee.s'
York. per crate. 1.ooa2.oo: celery. per
dog. 1.5oa2.oo: romaine lettuce. 1.o0a
1.25; squash. per crate. 4oaSo: spring
onions: 1.50a2.o0 per 100 buncnes'
per basket. 5oa1. 90; tomatoes. per box
1.OOal.5o; peas, 5.O0aS. 90 per bbl.; Gu
cumbers, 1O0a20O per basket; canta-
loupes 2.50a5.50 per crate.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO. August 3 Omitted States
bureau of kets).-Cattle-Re
ceipts, 1900 head; very slow on an
but choice steers; early top. 1923;
bulk choice, 16.25a1s.75; grassy cattle
mostly SOCIALISM; good cows STEADY;
osher she stock weak: bulk, 5.5Oa1o.2b;
Gamers. 4.00a4.25; butcher bulls. s.ooa
strong, stockers slow.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; active,
steady to 1.5o lower; light on ieast'
top, 1910; bulk light and butchers.
14.S0a16 90; bulk packing sows. 1S.50a
1875; pigs strong to higher.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head: sheep
and best native lambs steady: other
lambs slow to lower; top native, 1880;
bulk. 13.00a14.25; native ewes sales
lower; fat native ewes, 500.
DAIRY MARKETS.
BALTIMORE. August 3 Especially
Arrivals by boat: Live poultry
over. As: do. ~ to 11s pounds. 43a44:
do. to X pounds. 40a42: do. white
Leghorns. 3sa40; do, old ROSTERS, per
h.. %; do. old hens. over 4 pounds,
IS: do, small to medium, &c. white
Leghorn hens. 35. Ducks, spring. 3
pounds and over, 3Sa40; smaller. 34a
IS. Pigeons. old. pair. isaac; young,
pair. 30a35.
Eggs-Loss on-Western Maryland.
Pennsylvania and nearby. dozen, IS:
eastern shore Maryland and Virginia,
IS; western. Is; West Virginia, IS;
southern. A.
Butter-Creamery, fancy. 57a5s;
prints 5Sa60; nearby creamery. extra,
44a45: dairy prints. Maryland, Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania, 42a43; store
packed. Al; Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania, rolls, 44a45; do. West Virginia,
rolls. az; do. Ohio. rolls. 42; process
butter 51a53.
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FINANCIAL
Money to Loan

Secured BY First Deed Of Trust on Real Esta h
PNyafin9 interest and eommissiaa.
Joseph I. Weller. 1 ~ w. s,s L TINS.
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CANADIAN CROPS O. K.
Harvest Prospects Well Above the
Average, Says Ohicial.

OTTAWA, August 3-with the
danger period already past and cut
ting started in several western areas,
the crop situation from end to end of
Canada today is in excellent condi-
ton, according to DR.. j. H. Grisdale,
deputy minister of agriculture, who
has just returned from the west
There has been practically no hail
damage this year except in very few
localized areas. and there IL virtually
an absence OF rust or grasshopper
damage.
Tho crop will be we'll above the
average" Dr.. Grisdale said.
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QUOTATIONS FOR SILVER
NEW YORK. August 3-Bsr silver.
domestic, ss1G; foreign. s3X; Mexican
dollars, 715s.
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Mercantile
sixty-day bills. a.siN; commercial
sixty-day bills on banks, SSH; com
s.s5X; cables. s,se. Francs. demand.
7.SS; cables. TAO; Belgian francs, de-
mand. $40: cables. 5.21. Marks. de-
mand, SO; sahles, sci. Marks. de-
mand, 222: cables. 2.23. New York
exchange on Montreal. 11% per cent
discount. Government bonds, steady.
railroad bonds. irregular.
Time loans, strong: sixty days.
ninety days and six months. sh per
cent.
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WHEAT PRICE BOOSTED.
Makes Speculative Upward Swing
on War Talk.

CHICAGO, August 3.-Wheat made
a steep advance in price today as a
result of increased speculative buying
stimulated by European war talk.
In a little more than a single hour
an extreme upward swing of Is cents
a bushel had taken place, March de-
livery touching $3.50 as against sails
at yesterdays finish.
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Stock Exchange

SALES.
Capital Traction IS. $500 at as.
Potomac Electric cons. 5s, 81 900 at Sch.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.. 10 at
b1A. 10 at SIN, at SIX. 10 at S1A, Is at
5lH.
Washngto Virginia Railway pfd., 70 at 10.
Washington Gas, 10 at n, s at AN, 10 at
an, 5 at AN.
United States Savings Bank. 5 at 213.
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