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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, April IAN opening
advance OF 10 10 u points on overnight
buying orders met a good deal of r"al-
iZing in the cotton market this morn
ing. There were quick reactions Of some
10 or 20 points in consequence, but
nervousness over the new crop start
was increased by unfavorable weather
advices and the buying continued with
prices soon selling 25 to as points above
made new high records with May SELL
ing at 10000, but October contracts
were relatively firm, advancing TO
3420c, and buying on the weather news
seemed to center on the early new crop
months. Private cables said the sharp
advance in Liverpool was due to un-
favorable crop advices.
The eastern belt forecast for unset
tied weather with showers or thunder
storms was considered unfavorable. but
the market turned easier during the
middle of the morning under heavy re-
alizing for over the holidays Old crop
months lost most of their early advance
with May selling off to 39.75c, while
October declined from 34,25c to 34c
compared with 3375c at the close yes
this morning the market was said to
be approaching a tenderable basis with
some grades in the eastern belt spot
markets. --.-
Tho datnilad weather renorts showing
heavy precipitation in central belt sec
lions led 20 slight rallies, but ,rading
remained very quiet during the mid
die of the afternoon, with prices ruling
about 1 to 5 points net higher.
Futures closed barely steady at de-
Cline of Is to advance of 3 points.
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FROM WALL STREET
Impending Holidays and Un-
certainty as to Money Rates
Restrict Early Activity.

NEW YORK, April 1.-The impend-
ing holidays and uncertainty regarding
money conditions over that period ac-
counted in large measure for the dull
ness and unimportant price changes at
Gains outnumbered recessions, but in
no noteworthy instance did the change
exceed fraction of a point. There
were indications that the operation of
pools and other professional interests
In various specialties might be affected,
for time at least, as a result of the
action taken by officials o. ne ex-
change yesterday in connection with
Stutz Motor.
The market became stagnant during
the mid session, but selling extended
to equipments. shipplngs and tobaccos.
Motors and their specialties particular
ly reflected the absence of recent pool
support. Rails were only occasionally
quoted but held comparatively firm.
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MISCELLANEOUS

changed
Eggs, current receipts, zoe lower per
case, .$12. Firsts, 1c lower, 4lc.
Poultry, hens &c higher, S6c; others
unchanged
Potatoes, unchanged
ST. LOUIS, April Poultry, hens
35c; others unchanged
Butter unchanged.
Eggs, 392c.
CHICAGO, April Potatoes steady;
receipts "A cars; Nothern round white
acked, $5.S5q595; ditto, bulk, $1,000
6.10.
NEW YORK. April Butter, firm;
creamery firsts, 621s@66c.
EGGS, unsettled; fresh gathered firsts,
431a Q44c.
Cheese. irregular; average run, 271a
02812c.
NEW YORK. Asril Bar silver
$.261a; Mexican dollars, $3.50.
NEW YORK, April Poultry. alive.
firm; chickens, 3SG43c; fowls, 44d45c:
ROSTERS, 26c; turkeys 55c; dressed.
quiet and unchanged.
NEW YORK. April 1.-Coffee. No. 7
Rio. 1iM: futures steady; May, $1454;
July, 1i.77.
SAVANNAH. April 1.-Turpentine,
firm, s2.3S; sales, 81: receipts, 10; ship
ments, 1886; stock, 21SS.
Rosin, firm; sales, IS; receipts, IA;
shipments 1885, stock 1850.
Quote: b. 1925; D., 1850; l., 1850:
X, 1900; NJ. 1925; ~, 1875 Wg,
1925; WV, 1915
CHICAGO. April Butter, lower.
Creamery, 49d621ac.
Eggs, unsettled Receipts. 1856
cases; firsts. 40@41c; ordinary firsts,
3Sd39c; at mark, case included. $50
Acc.
Poultry. lower; springs 361ac; fowls,
361ac
NEW YORK, April "copper" firm
electrolytic e"ot. 19c; second quarter.
Ml9hc; July, 19hc.
Iron. firm and unchanged Tin spot
So so: April May, $500. Anthony, 1915.
Metal exchange quotes lead quiet: spot
SIS bid; April, $40 bid Zinc, steady;
East st. Louis spot. $50 bid At Lon
don: Standard copper spot G10S ~
cd. Futures, ELL IS sd. Electroytic
spot G116; futures. els; tin spot and
futures, E351 15s. Lead spot. SAP 5s
Futures. G44 ISIS. Zinc spot, sac flu
lures. ESQ Sd.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01

NEW ORLEANS. April HEAVY
buying resulted in the cotton market
u.bicb nrivote ronorte said u" r,ada OH
the worse an already unfavorable out
took for planting and preparing to plant
the new crop. In the first hour of
business prices advanced 30 to As
points, May hesitated on the first call
sad fell off 7 points but quickly recov-
cred and rose 80 points over yester-
days last quotations, to 39.37c. Much
realizing from thu long side came upon
the market at the advance. such selling
being swelled by the triple holidays fol-
lowing the close this evening.
Realizing sales from the long side In
creased and finally supplied the ring
with more contracts than IT could alb
sorb with the result that prices broke
10 levels below the close OF yesterday.
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Stocks.

New York-By a ruling Of clearing
committee of consolidated stock ex.
change all members of the exchange
nave been debarred from dealing In
shares Of Stutz until further notice De-
liVertes OF stock. however, will be ac.
cepted.--Dow Jones.
New York.--At opening a number OF
outside houses were making a nominal
market in Stutz motors, bids ranging
from $40 TO $50 and offerings 420 to
AS. No sales reported Jones d
Co.
New York.-Traders who are shorts
Stutz will have only to pay one per
cent premium for borrowing the stock
d. j a Co.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
TO NAME RECEIVER

A voluntary petition In bankrurtcy
OF the Tennessee Auto Top & Painting
company was ad'udicated at a hearing
before Judge Mccall Thursday and the
court announced that a receiver would
he amounted soon To take charge OF
che firm
Voluntary and involuntary petitions
in bankruptcy had been filed Argu-
ments over selection og the petition TO
he adiudicated arose the company
arguing for recognition Of the volun-
tary petition, which the court finally
accepted The company went into
ha' kruptcy several days ago. Several
thousand dollars is involved in the
firm, John f. Shipp is president Of
tho company.
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Memphis District.
Cotton Region Bulletin.

Day temperatures were somewhat be-
low the seasonal average over northern
and eastern districts but otherwise tenn
peratures were slightly above normal.
Moderate to heavy rains occurred
generally in Oklahoma. Arkansas, Ten
nessee, Georgia, Alabama. and the
northern portions OF Mississippi and
Louisiana. and there were light to mod =
crate rains over the remainder of the
belt.
Heavy rains-Georgia: Rome 1.22.
Toccoa l.02. Alabama; Decatur LAP,
Tuscaloosa 1.9S. Mssssipp: Aber-
deem LIP, Columbus 1.54 Arkansas:
Eldorado 2.44, Pine Bluff 1.46, Camden
112. Louisiana: Grand Cane PIG,
Monroe 1.20. Minden 44O. Oklahoma
Chickasha 1.O4. See also Memphis dis
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Texas Rainfall,
MONEY.

NEW YORK, April l.--Mercantile
paper. 6R@6&. Exchange strong.
sterling sO-day bills, $50; commercial
S0-day bills on banks. 3.S9; commercial
Co day bills. 3.SSa; demand. 393: ca :
oies, s,gd&s FTsnCs, demand, 14.37 ca
blae. 1855, Belgian franco demand
1872: cables i3.TG. builders, demand,
37h; cables, 37%. Lire. demand. 20.47:
cables 2O.45 Marks demand. 1.43; ca
bles, l45 Government bonds irregu-
lar railroad bonds, irregular Time
loans strong: go days. 30 days and 6
months. ST8la.
Call money strong; high. 10: low, s;
ruling rate. 3; closing bid, 3; offered
at 10: last loan, 10; bank acceptances 6.
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The market was held steady at the de-
cline by the outlook for continued
rains in the central and eastern por-
tons of the belt. Late in the morning
the trading months were 4 to q points
under the final prices OF yesterday. the
new crops showing the smallest de-
clines.
Spots closed steady and unchanged.
Ordinary, 2550c; good ordinary, "a Soc:
low middling. 32T5c; middling, 41.00c;
good middling, 44.00c.
Futures closed steady and unchanged
TO decline of points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
ENDS L|FE;LEAVES
$4,000 TO TENANT

LINCOLN. Neb,. April Joe Bob
mont, of Martel was a tenant on the
farm of Lonzo Stuckey, and when
Stuckey got tired of life and ended ii
with a shotgun. Belmont realized that
he had been made suddenly rich over
night
Lorenso ssuckey had sccunulaaea
property valued at FROM SIS. 600 60
500, 900, He had no debts, ana to zoe
Belmont, the tenant with a Big family,
was left every dollar OF it,
Stuckey left letter addressed to
Belmont. in which he told him Of his
good fortune. Stuckey was a bachelor.
10 years old
Joe, when you find me dead. take
me 10 the graveyard and bury me, and
keep up the lot and the grave. and
some time buy a tombstone, not too
costly" said the letter. IAN that I
have got is wlled to you and you are
made executor. | want you 10 have II
for what you have done for me- and
for being kind to me. have no kim
folks or anyone who can lay claim
against what have got have no
debts except what | owe you. Keep
this Goodbye, joe
Stuckey, besides owning the farm in
Nebraska, and two big farms in Colo
RADIO, had thousands OF dollars in the
bank. He also held $1,000 worth Of
Liberty bonds &c came 10 Nebraska
from Missouri so years ago.
---e--
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
LIVE STOCK MARKET

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 1mHogs1 3 z,
SASS; medium, $15.O0@15S5; packer
cows. 81 .00m12.50; thin. $40 .00@11.Oo:
lbs, $1O.OO@11.oo; 80 lbs. and up, 81 90
@13.OO; pigs, fat, $12.00@15.0O; thin.
SIC. 006D12.00.
Cattle-Receipts, light; steady. Steers,
medium heavy, $9.00@11 so; light butch
ers. ssOO@9.oo: thin common, $4,000
butcher heifers. sS.0oN1o M. fat cows
$7oO@9.5O; cutters, $5.25@6.O0; Gamers
s4.00@4.50: veal calves GOOD. 80 noNi
400; light and poor, $7O0@10.0o: bulls,
fat, $S,5o@9Oo; thin, $5.Oo@650;
mich cows, medium, $60@S5; good, ss5
OPS.
CHICAGO. April lon account Of
the stock yard employees strike, there
were no receipts of live stock here to-
day, and no quotations.
higher. Bulk, sl575d1s,4o; heavy w.
irtt sSa,s g. pigs siSo@isGo
Cattle, $4,000; steady Choice heavy
steers, $l425@l475; ned medium I'm, $ll.25@
i htRf sig G as@i45o Common ss5oS
1900; butcher heifers, s7.75Nr13.50; cows.
81. 50d11,0O; Gamers, S5.o0T7 rs; calves,
s12.Oo@16.5o; feeders. sS.5Od11.5o; stock
ers $700m10.50.
Sheep, 1,450 lambs, Csc to 4Oc higher.
Sheep steady Lambs. $18.00d20 rs;
culls. s15,50M16.00; yearling wethers,
SIS 00617 rs: choice ewes. $10.25@14 90;
culls. s5.O0@9.00.
KANSAS CITY, April Hogs. g.
900: steady to 25c lower. Bulk, $1S75@
1886; heavies, $13.50@15.00: mediums,
s14.5O@15.35; lights, $15.25@15.75; pigs,
$12.S0@15.75
1850: medium, 0io@lsOo; common,
common, $S6o@11.75; butcher heifers,
ners, S45O@6.90; calves, $14.25@16 500;
feeders, $S.6O@12 65; stocKers, $3.50
11.50.
Lambs $i7.5O@2O,5o; culls, $iT5O@
1925; yearlng wethers $15.50m17.75;
ewes, $12.OO@1475; culls. $5,5OQ11.75;
breeding ewes. $9.OO@16.50; feeder
lams, $14.75@1750.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April Hogs,
receipts 1000, active, steady: $50 lbs.
up SIS; 1865 to $50 lbs. $500; 100 to 165
lbs. $3.50 pigs, $11,00@13.00; throw
outs, $1,000 down.
Csttle-Receipts 200. strong. Heavy
steers, $12. 006 90: beef steers, $1,000
t1.50, heifers, $8.0011150; cows $4.75@
1000; feeders, $S.OO@1O.25 stockers,
sheep-Receipts so, steady. Lambs,
SIG; Sheep, 81.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
GRAIN MARKETS
Corn Takes Further Upward
Swing Helped by BulliSh
Wheat Crop Estimate.

cided upward swing in price today,
mainly as a result Of bullish estimates
regarding winter wheat. A leading ex-
pert had figured the wheat crop con-
dition as lowest for this date in more
than 10 years, barring single excep-
the consequent abandonment of winter
wheat would amount to the huge total
OF 100000 acres. Opening corn prices,
which ranged from Y to 1%c higher,
with May S1.5S% to $1.59h, and July,
sissy to sissy were followed by a
slight reaction and then by material
fresh upturns.
Oats sympathized with corn. After
opening SIC off to Sac advance, includ-
ing July at 79hc to 79hc, the market
scored moderate gains all around.
Continuance of the stock yard strike
tended to lift the provision market.
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A NOBLE poWRY.

so Freddie is engaged to that homeiy
Dystiller girl, Ell? What's he marrying
her for-heT money!
Ssh! When prohibition came in old
man Dystiller was left with three mill
lior gallons on his hands that she'll in
herit some day THE Home Sector.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
ooTToNsEEp OIL.
SUGAR.

NEW YORK. April 3--Ra0 sugar
strong; centrifugal. l3.79c Zine granu-
I lated. lIdlsc.
Sugar futures closed firm; sales, 500
tons. May. IL so; Bully. 1890, aug
1885,. Sept. le00
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EfvERPooL COTTON.

nuiet; prices steady Good middling,
90 7Sd: fully mddlng, 2s.76d; middling,
y e. 7sd; low mddling, 24.46d good or
Nnary, 2l.26d; ordinary, 2026d, Sales
1000 bales, including 1900 American.
American. Futures closed very steauy
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Open. High. Low. Today. Pre-.

CHICAGO, April Cash wheat, No.
red. $2.63; No. 4 Northern spriGg Sal;
No. Northern spring, dark, $2,65,
Corn, No. mixed. $1.69; No. yellow,
$1.71.
Oats, No. . white, s71a 99s@c; No. 3
white, 96@9Sc.
Rye, No. 2, not quoted; No. 3. $l.S6
@1.S6h Barley. $i.3561.6S. Timothy
seed, $9.00@12,50; clover seed. $4,000
$500. Pork, nominal. Lard, 1877. Ribs,
$17S7@1S.62.
ST. LOUIS. April Wheat, No. 2,
$2.6462 S. No. 3 white. $2.62m2.63.
Corn, No. 3, $l,69; No, white, 81 .6S
Q1,69; May, $1621a al .62Ss: July, N.55%.
Oats, No. 2, s1,0l; No white, $l,OO
@1,02i2; May, 93C.
KANSAS CITY. April f-Close: Corn,
MAY, Sissy; July, d.51R; September
$.471s.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. April Cash:
Wheat UNCHANGED to sc higher. No. l
hard, $2.62m2,73: No. 2. $2.57@2.72: No.
red. $2.62612.63; No. 2, 50 59m260.
Corn. lc to &c higher. No. 2 mixed.
1852; No. 2 white, $1.61@1.63; Ma. 2
yellow, $1.64@1.66.
Oats steady. No. white. s71sc No.
mixed. 95c; No. 2 red, csc.
Rye, $175
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
DEATHS.

HARTLEY--At S. Toa"pt'7 hosoi'a'
Thursday morning. April I. 1920, at :oS
O'Clock, Susie ntl ndrttey, aged
years, mother of Mrs. II n Clark, Mr.
W. r., II. j.. Fred Tommis and Miss
Nellie Hartley.
Due notice OF funeral will be given.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
BOND CLOSE.

NEW YORK April Final prices
TO-DAY 3'as. 90. 10; first 4s. 1910; second
s.. %; third ~. asss fourth i,ss, So %
Victory 3a,s, $685. NiotoFy 4a,s 81 Sc
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A COMPARISON.


Moneys just like fog
Il know you'n think I'm rlghO-
It's dew throughout the day,
And always mist at night.
The Home Sector
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LOCAL SECURITIES.

Quotations are unofficial. being Sc
cured from the most reliable sources
and are based on the last known sale
and bid
RANK GTfRrL,S
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CONSOLIDATED PORT.
TOMORRoW's ESTIMATED.

1920. Last Wk. 1918
F-'kew Orleann. 2.50003,5 500 4,S41 5,72S
Galveston 4,000@5,000 4,St4 3.SA5
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MEMPHIS MARKETS

| Quotations represent prices from
| Jobber to retailer)
Produce.
Eggs-Fresh selects. 42G4Sc; current
| firsts, 40041c.
Butter-Fresh creamery, pound prints
! 65@6Sc; country butter, 40@45c; reno
| waited, 60062c.
Cheese-Cream prints, 34@86c.
| Poultry-Ducks, 35@40c: hens, alive
34Q35c; dressed, 38040c; ROSTERS, 47c;
| turkeys, live, nominal; dressed, nomi-
| nal; broilers, each, 50Q60c; geese, h.,
1S@20c.
Vegetables.
Beans--Navy, per h., sac; Lima, per
Peas-California black eyed, per h.,
| &c.
Onions-S Sacked 100 lbs, $1,000 so;
Spanish. crate, $3.50@3.75: California,
Potatoes-Cwt., all varieties, 1880
ITS.
Cabbage, Texas, cwt., $5.OO05.25;
Louisiana, crate, nominal.
Lettuce-California, crate, $1.65@1 rs.
Celery-Bunch, California. $1.50@2 90.
Tomatoes-Cuban nominal Florida
| IS, $5.50@600
Sweet Potatoes-Bushel, $1.7502OO.
Carrots-Bushel basket. $3.50.
Parsnips-Bushel basket, $500.
Bunch egetables-Dozen. 75cQ$15O.
Peppers-Crate, $S00@8.50.
Snaps-Hamper. $7.50@S.50.
English Peas-Hamper. $500
Provisions.
Dry Salt Meats-Regular, 2O@2lc;
extras, gle.
Sugar Cured Meats-Standard hams.
32034c.
BaconaFancy selected 4o@47c.
Lard-Pure hog lard, 2214 a 23c; best
l40O@14.50; cottolene, $130O614 90:
Crisco, $11.75912.OO; cooking OIL h.,
Dressed Hogs-5O to so pounds, h.,
l7qlSc; larger sizes. one cent lower.
Grain and Feedstuffs.
Merchants Exchange Quotations1
Oats-White, dray lots, $1.17; mixed,
$115.
Chops-Per ton, less than car lots.
$7l.00.
Corn-Sacked. in dray load lots. No.
white, $l.94: No. 2 mixed, 1892.
Mill Feeds--Dray load lots, ton: BRAN
$500; shorts, $500
Hay-Timothy, less than car lots, No.
], .$43 90; No. ,. $41.OO; alfalfa, choice,
$500; No. /, $500; No, ., $500.
Groceries.
Flour-Barrel, 24-pound sack, $13.5O1
IA. 10; self-rsing, $1420G14.7O
Meal -Cream, 10O-lb. sacks, $500; so
ID. sacks $4.05; 25-lb. sacks, s42O 10
10. sacks, $40; burlaps, 20c extra
standard, Acc lower.
Coffee-Arbuckle's roasted case,
Memphis basis, $42.20C; roasted bulk,
per h.. nominal; green. common ordi-
nary, 3O@ 35c; Java, SSd43c.
Sugar-Standard graduated cane
nominal; clarified l7l9c.
Rice-Head, pound. l4lsGl6c; brOket
10Q1lc
Planting Seed.
Irish Potatoes-Cwt,, Triumph. $50
$500; Peerless. Rose, 500: Cobbers
$500. Market firm.
Onion Sets-Bushel. white $3.50; red
1925; yellow, $500
Fieh Seed--Red Clover ID. 5Sm6Oc
alfalfa. 43m46c; timothy, l4D16c, red
top fancy cleaned, 1Sa zoe
Fruits.
Lemons-Per box. $5.5Oa6.OV
Oranges-Florida S750m s %, Califors
mia. nominal
Bananaa-Pound, 7m7tsc.
Dried Fruit--EvapOrated apples, 9gG
23c; peaches, 2iiam26C prunes No.
Unmtnsi apriuDtG, nominal
tsrapeHFuii-F Florida stO1G450.
Apples-Barre stock, $9.OOm 30,
bushel boxes, s4.OOn 800,
Cottonseed Products.
merchants Exchange Quotations.
crude oil. basis prime, t. o. h. mi H.
l6Sc hulls, loose, CARROTS, $f225Ill2.J 30.
meal per cent, ton, $j5jOM $500
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

Contracts closed very steady at ad.
vance of 4S to Al points
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Planting Seed.
CottonseGd Products.

merchants Exchange Quotations.
Crude oil, basis prime, T. o. h. mile
16iSc; hulls. loose, CARROTS, $f2 25Ill2. 80.
meal, : per cent, ton. S55 50M 81 90
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-05
DIFFICULTIES
FACE TOURISTS
Price Of Gasoline and Bad
Conditions Checks Auto
Travel in Europe.

Detroit, Mich. Oct. 5.-But for the
difficulty Of getting passage thds year
see more American motorists
fore the war, Anyone who L. CON
@dering either taking q motor car Or
hiring one on reaching the other. side
should read carefully the following
report OF =. II. Wakefield, manager
!. o. n foreign department Of the
:; Automobile Club OF America: Il
Great Britain-Motor touring con-
/surface Of the main roads has been
repaired and 10, On the whole, quite
good. Gasoline, though expensive.
being at present about rs cents q gal
hon. 10. readily obtainable:
France-At the present time there
IS an ofiictal embargo against the I'm
portation Of automobiles into France
except for temporary touring pur.
poses. Touring conditions vary wide
~ in different parts Of the country
and are. on the. whole, not very ia
vorable. In. the vicinity Of Paris and
northern France the road surface on
n principal routes is very fair and
gasoline Is to be obtained in satisfac-
i. ! tory quantities, although much more
) expensive than formerly.
At present Essence" costs about 81
-. - ~ OASA0 LII 0Ou(1l
)ern parts Of France recent reports
state that the surface Of the main
roads is extremely poor in certain
sections. The gasoline situation also
Is quite unsatisfactory anywhere
! away from the main routes. A re.
e port from a member OF the Auto.
I mobile Club Of America received
from Nice on the Riviera gives the
following details regarding gasoline
Sometimes for a week there will be
Nnone on sale. and when you can buy
ut the price Is very high, from IL tc
is francs a bidon Il 1-5 gallons), sc
\ there is very little motoring. l have
| been here for two months, and from
my observations would not advis,
\ anyone to. come here with the inten.
Nttion- Of touring the country in
motor car, or. for that matter. an.
tbther way"
Italy-ofacial regulations require
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-05

that before an automobile can be Inn
ported into Italy an import permit
must be obtained from the ministry
Of finance in, Rome. The foreign de-
partment Of the Automobile Club OF
America IL informed that cars are oc-
.casionally landed without this permit
having been obtained. The roads
though always apt to be dusty in hot
weather, and the grades Of some of
the mountain roads are very stepe.
At the present time the use of
gasoline Is restricted and rationed. A
cable recently received from a. mem
Der, who had shipped an automobile
to Naples with the view of driving
north through the country roads as
follows: Found motoring In Italy
impossible. Have. shipped car on to
Marseilles.' fIas3
Switzerland - Reports received
state that motoring conditions are
practically normal. Road surface
throughout the country is generally
very good. although some Of the
gasoline is stated to be quite ade-
Iquate. Hotel accommodation is ex-
cellent. though at the principal re-
sorts the leading hotels are extremely
crowded.
Holland and decentralization
are reported to be normal in both
countries. Gasoline is plentiful, and,
except in that part Of Belgium that
has suffered from the effects of the
war hotel accommodation is of good
quality and fairly ample. With the
exception of a few of the main roads
the surface through Belgium Is poor
but in Holland the level, brick-paved
highways offer very satisfactory sur
face.
spain-Main' roads in Spain are re-
ported to be fairly good. Those in
the north. in the nedghborhood OF
the main trunk routes leading to
Madrid and to, Cadiz. provide the best
surface conditions. Gasoline is plenti.
full though very expensive.
Portugal-Information is furnish
ed by the consul general, at Portu.
gal that at the present time auto
i mobiles are not admitted into the
country for touring purposes,
Austria-Reports to hand on mo-
,torinr in this country are extreme.
jly. meager. A.number Of automobiles
are constantly crossing the frontier
from Italy, but anything like npto,
touring in Austria is out of the ques.
ton owing to the extreme shortage
Of supplies Of all kinds and the ex.
orbitant prices charged for every
thing.
Scandinavian reports from
/ Denmark, Norway and Sweden agree
that motoring conditions in thes
countries are practically normal. tn,
road surface being very fair ant
gasoline plentiful. though much NOR
expensive than in spre-war days.