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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29
SUBSCRIPTION $500 YEAR
All Subscriptions Payable In Advance

II reports coming from Nashville be
true the last legislature Of this state
takes the cake as the biggest set of
grafters the state has had in any Of its
sixty two Legislatures. One Nashville
mao declared here last week that 1t was
q commonly stated fact during the leg
jslature that but ten members of the
senate we're straight, and other reports
are about the lower house. Indications
and reports exhonorate Senator Bond
and Representative Crawford as having
kept their skirts clean and this county
thereby has reason to congratulate
herself on her representatives.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29
Notice To Contractors

The undersigned will on the 10th day
Of May 1921, at noon. atthe courthouse
In Somerville. Tennessee, let the con-
tract for the work of construction of
Little Cypress Greek Drainage District
Of Fsyette County, Tennessee and seal
ed bids for said work will be received
up to said hour.
The construction work will consist of;
l. The clearing of the right uf way
of the main canal and latersls approx.
imately 100 acres.
2. The excavation and digging Of
the main canal and lstersls the estimat-
ed yardage ageregating approximately
l7l400 cubic yards.
All Of theiwork of the construction
must be done according to the plans
and specifications and and DEGREES of
the court in the matter of Little Cypress
Greek Drainage District Of Fsyette
County. pending In the County Court
Of Fsyette County, Tennessee.
Each bid must be accomplished by
9 certified check fer 10 per cent Of the
amount Of the bid.
The work must tegin as soon as
practicable after the contract is let
and be completed by April let. 1922
The right Is reserved to reieet.sny
and allShids and resdvertise the letting
Of said work.
This the 18th day of April 1921.
". G. SHELTON
L. F. GRIFFIN
r. B. GRIFFIN
Board of Directors Of Little Cypress
Greek Drainage District, Of Fayette
County, Tennessee. 5-lS
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29
WOMEN'S WOES
Somerville Women are Find
ing Relief at Last

1t does seem that women have more
than fair share Of the aches and pains
that affiict humanity; they must keep
up, must attend to duties 10 spite Of
constantly aching backs, or headaches,
dizzy spells, bearing pains; they
must stoop over, when stoop means
torture. They must walk and bend q d
work with racking pains and many
aches from kidney ills. Keeping the
kidneys we'll has spared thousands Of
women much misery. Read Of q rene
dy for kidneys only that is endorsed by
people you know.
Mrs. Chas. Stsrks, Somerville,
says: 'Some years. ago | bad q very
severe attack of kidney complaint. Ny
back nearly killed me; it ached night
and day and such a thing as doing my
housework was out of the question.
had sick headaches, and would have to
go and lie down when these attacks
came on, Flashes of light would ar.
pear before nv eyes. too. A friend OF
mine advised me to try Doan's Kidney
Pills, and l did, Dosn's completely
cured me and | have never had any re-
turn symptoms of kidney trouble since.
Price soc. at all dealers. Don tsimply
ask for a kidney remedy-get Dosn's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs.
Stsrks had Foster Milburn Co., Mfgs.
Adv.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29
Notice To Contractors

The undersigned will on the 9th day
of May, 1921, at noon, Attn courthouse
in Somerville, Tennessee, let the con-
tract for the work of construction Of
Loosa Hatchie River Drainage District
of Fayette and Shelby Counties. Tenn
essee, and sealed bids for said work
will be received up to said hour.
The construction work wilconsist of:
l. The clearing of the right Of way
of the main canal and laterss approx
imately geo acres.
2. The excavation and digging of
the main canal and laterals the estim
ated yardage aggregating approximate
2, 446, 800 cubic yards.
All of the work of the construction
must be done according to the plans
and specifications and DEGREES of the
court in the matter of Looss Hatchie
River Drainage District of Fsyette and
Shelby Counties, Tennessee. pending in
the County Court of Fayette County,
Tennessee.
Each bid must be accompanied BY a
certified check for 10 per cent of the
amount of the bid.
The work must begin as soon as prac-
ticable after the contract is let and be
completed by January..lst, 1924.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids and readvertise the letting
Of said work.
This the 14thiday of April, 1921.
w. G. SHELTON.
JOHN CUNNINGHAM
GEORGE W. FARRAR
Board of Directors of Looss Hstchie
River Drainage District of Fsyeite and
Shelby Counties, Tennessee. Sc
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29
Notice

The Cumberland Telephone and Tele.
graph Company has filed petition be.
fore this Commission, asking for an av
erage increase Of approximately "a per,
cent in the present exchange rates.
A copy of the petition and the pro.
posed change in rates will be mailed tC
the Mayors of the cities and towns Of
the state.
The case will be heard before the
Commission in Nashville on May oath,
1921, and this notice is published in the
press in order that the General Public
may be advised of the hearing.
Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
B. A. ENLoE, Chairman. adv.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29
Advertisement for Creditors

Currie McCraw Company, etal, Com.
plants, vs.. L. R. Wright, j. 7. Rock,
W. H. Morton, Defendants.
In obedience to an order made by the
Chsncery Court, of Fay cite Cunty Ter
nessee i at Somerville Tennessee
in the case of Currie, McCraw Com
pany, ct alvs, L. R. Wright, ]. 7, Rock
and w. H. Morton. as partners doing
business under the name of Farmers
Supply Company, the creditors
of said Partnership, are here.
by, notified to have themselves made
parties to said cause by petition. and
to file and prove their claims against
said defendants as partners in said
cause on or before the lst. day OF
November 1921. or they may beexclud.
ed from the benefits Of said suit,
and from sharing in the assets OF
said company.
Said creditors and clsimsnts are, al.
so, hereby noti6edithst by order of said
Court, in said cause they, and each of
them, are enjoined from instituting any
suit against said partnership, other wise
than by petition in said pending cause.
and all parties now suing said partner.
ship are enjoined from proceeding in
said suit further than to judgment
This the End. day of April, 1921.
W. M. MAYO. C, & M. Sc.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29

over fifty years ago a young phys
ician practiced widely in Pennsylya-
MIA and became famous for his unL
form success in the curing of disease
This was DR.. R v. Pierce who after
wards established himself in Buffalo.
n T., and placed his Golden Med.
zeal Discovery" In the drug stores Of
the United States. When you feel
rundown. out of sorts, blue and de-
spondent try the energizing influence
OF Golden Medical Discovery In tablet
or liquid form. Nearly a million
bottles were sold last year.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29

If coal miners and mine operators
will accept a reasonable price for their
coal, accepting a reduction comparable
with reductions in the price of cotton,
corn, oats, cattle and hogs, then they
night have an argument to present tC
consumers for buying now, But under
present price conditions and freight
charges no consumer can afford to buy
more than an immediate supply.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29

Editing paper is strenuous business.
II we publish joke, people say we are
rattle-headed. If we publish original
matter, they say we do not print enough
selections. If we give them selections,
we are too lazy TO write. II we give a
man a puff" we are partial. If we
compliment the ladies'. men are jealous
II we remain in our Office, we are toe
proud to mingle with the common
herd" II we are out on the streets
we are not attending to our business
II we wear good clothes we don't pay
for 'em, Now what shall we do? Some
may say we stole this from an exchange
and we did.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29

The farmers of this country had no
say when marketing their crops as TO
whether they would accept a cut in
price. But wsge esrners in organized
lines are contending that their pay
should not be reduced from war time
standards.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29

Quotations from Memphis jobbers
lsst week carried one on rough rice at
40 cents per bushcl for feeding horses,
mules, hogs. etc. The table grade Of
cleaned rice has dropped proportionate-
ly in price and yet union workers thru
out the country are refusing to accept
ANY reduction in wages.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29
State OF Ohio, City OF Toledo.
IMeaa COtinfv am

A1UNHH OVUUIY, 81
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner OF the Arm OF F. J.
Cheney q Co., doing business in the City
OF Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said frm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this sth day OF December,
A. d. 1856, A. w, GLEASON,
(SeAD Notary Public.
Halls catarrh Medicine 10 taken in
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces OF the System. Send
for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY a CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, t5c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29

Just one day more of April and cot
ton planting hardly begun in this Sec
ton, 1t looks like the weather-man
has cut the acreage.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29

In 1914 about $4,000 bushels of po-
tat0es were bought from other coun.
ties to feed the coal miners of Law,
renee county, Kentucky; last season
200)0 bushels were sold outside tb~
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29

South Carolina has 10 cooperative
eanneries that are being operated on
the old-fashioned corn mill plan.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-04-29

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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
TEXAS LEAGUE WILL
OPEN T0DAY--JUsT
WATT FOR THE SCORE

DALLAS April ii.-'rho regular
clubs 81 the Texas league tomorrow
viii upcn their annual drive uwari
PennantyHle. With clear weather pre-.
dicted In the four cities where the cam
plign viii gcs under waN. and with IN
tercst taken over the award uf thu Rob.
erts cup Ia the city having the largest
opening day Attendance the 1927 get.
away promises Ia ia suspicious.
This viii Ice the fifteenth season OF
the Texas league ~ II IL now organ.
iz.d the first year under the pr"~t
dency II Dmk Roberts. and the first
year as class \ Organization. The
league was elevated from y classified.
ton last winter placing 10 Un par
with thu southern association with
which TrNa~c league fans have Iona
claimed Go be equal On speed and play
lng alahty
The remnant race of the last year
when al, Fort Worth club 30 Tar nut.
classet the rest e the field that there
was scarcely any compsiiiion - not
exp. ted to he duplicated.
Every team has made efforts e. im.
prove its PLAYING strength. aud many
weak spots evident last wear VIII BE- ro.
inforoed with talent impaired fIum the
major and minor leagues. while the
1899 champions without Williams Holt
man. OBIirn ana Stow are uo longer
rated a. an unbeatable combination.
~ Wichita Falls an entirely rebuilt,
Dallas team wili face III, Renovated
Sppdders. Captain Galloway has FORT.
fled his team with several hopeful ad.
diiions and Manager Salm has recruited
his club with Youngsters from the cHl.
lege ranks and veterans ~ other sea.
sons.
~ Fort Worth the .rstWhll. irwin
Cihle PanthrrS cross bats with the
Shreveport GaSsers Tn, latter were
scrappod bv the manage.
ment after the 1890 SEASON. and now
almost entirely new roster.
President Drak Roberts viii attend
the debut go Galveston GO scc th, club
with which be- had been associated ne
hall owners ior decade meet the hest
looking "u1u-r team IN the circuit
Both clubs arr now On virtually the
whole personnel Including thu mlnag
en-. George Whitcman. veteran out.
fielder II The Teyas league and betting
star ~ the 1918 world series. ~ on.
deayoring 20 rc-cstahli,h the fallen
glory q th, BAYOU CIV lu the baseball
world
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
VICTORY IS SURE,
OPINION DEMPSEY
THERE VIII ~ \ DECISION N
NENT TiGiIT SAYS
CHAMPION

CHICAGO. A!wI l4-la,. Dempsey
dosigcd crowd OF 900 admirers today
by climbing ou hls train from the
wr,nr side and lcu fur Now York tn
hogin training ior hs tiiulr match
with Gcufrrs Carpenter JuIy .
Dempsey announced hiF weight ns 200
pounds FttippoI-,l,y,n pounds over
the igm, at Nh.Uh hr eNp..s a. frnt
Carpenter Do, appeared iH perfect
health
Dempsey conferred with How'd lita-
yimmDu- E,niun lmnur Michigan pro.
mutcr and sugg,Hod that fiHHmmUna
stag, mutrh 'h,twopu Ill brennan
aud Tomu, Gibbons 100 Benton il1rt'r.
July g. the winner Go meet Dempsey
there an Labor dBv
I'm mott Worrying uhoU, thr fact
that decisions ,iunut H given in Sew
Jersey. said Dempsey. "ThDrr Wlll'bo
o. decision u this nght without uucs
tom Twelve rounds VII De- more than
ace needed
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15

base hits Foster. stolen lascs Judge.
Harris go double plays O'Rourkc.
Judge: Russell. Scott. Mclnnis. o',our.
Ne, Harris. judge Base ga balls uff
schachi 9. pcuo,k o Russ,ll q Fuller
ton . struck uut by pcnnork schaoht
RUNE Li,bnld Rucl. MILAN 1l Lewis.
Harris. Charity co. s,hi,ht
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
1x-Batied Tot Odcnwald Ia \.

Two basc hits. Scwell. Gardner. Wi
lhms Wool. severed. Threc has,
hits. SexelL GcrkeT. Home runz
Gardner. Scwell Stolen hase Steph
cnson. Doubl. psyr Sowcll and John
son; odenwaid, stephenson aud John.
ston; Scwell. Stephenson and Burns
Gerber. Gleason and Sisler Ba~n on
halls: Mails 3: odcnwah :: Sothcrn
Cullop :. Struck out By odenwalj
]. Morton /: Sothern >: Cullop 1. Runs
johnson. Burns. Speaker .. r. Smith
Gardner J. Sewell 3. Tuhsn ]. Gerber
Sister. Wiczell. Gleason. Lamb. Sever
cid. Errors Sewsl. Eisler. Lamb.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15

CINCINNATI April li-pl,,shurgh
huu,h,i mts 90 Maruulrd iu the sixth
and ciAhth innings. tnd defeated en-.
Omnuti tc,lay Errors hy Hohnc were
responsible Tor pIttsburgh's runs IN "a,
first and fourth innings. the rest NJ
their tilli,s bcing earned by hard hii.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
Washington Wins.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE locals
knocked Pcnnock out u the box and
hit two other Boston pitchers opportuu.
ely today winning the second game ~
the series. Schaht pitched effect, Is
Tot Washington and seldom was 10 dan.
ger
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
INDIANS DEFEAT
ST. LOUIS TEAM
IRIS SPEAKER AND HIs WINNERS
AGiIN FOtND orr
TIlE Jon

ST. LOtls, April i4.-Clcycland
came from fat behind tu,lay and DE-
icated ST Louis. evening NJ the sarics
Woods double IN the sixth inning scur
ing Speaker and Burns put the cham.
plOns In the lead CtllOp was forced
cut Of the game when hs was injured
at first base In a collision with Speak
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
BOSTON NATIONALS
AGAIN VICTORIOUS
bR0OiiLiN TEAM SHOWS rip.
~ r NkE Unable To
~ II llRANES

BOSTON Ain i1-li"sion puwm.l
bed Euclh,r and MI hcll 81 Brooklyn
today hilo NDpmliHn pitchrl 'WrIl
ate. no, nre aud the home team won.
HwtUu m' q. bite tr total 90 20
haH,s.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
Philadelphia

Two hI-v hits walker Of Z Miller
Wilhamsuu stolen hJsD Walker .
Double rlJ fus,h. Bancroft. Kelly.
lIpp Fri-ch. Wrightstonc. Rawlings
= miller Hlsr un balls Nchf . Mou.
,'uVt = j smith o struck wt Nphf
y Smith Runs. Burns. Bancroft
Iris D. Walker .. Kelly .. brown.
blpp Williams j.. Miller Errors.
lIpp Parkinson
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
Chicago Defeated

DETROIT. Aprl ll.--pcrrit innug
uraicd th" American League baseball
season h,, today by defeating Chict.
go. hy means ~ u seventh inning udly
Hoilmuun'- tWD uas' hi' Boz 90. ninth
with th, bases fun dru,r iu the Winning
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
Yankees Defeated

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE Phlladel
phia Americans turned the tables on
New York here today. defeating the
Yankees In a close. hardfought game.
after Hawks. young pinch.hi,ter. pu,
New York ahead IN the seventh
Philadelphia. AB 1871 20 \
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
Nkw YORK WINS

PHILADELPHIA. Apri il.-Ncw
fuihs heavy hitting defeated rhiladcl
min today. Tn visitors hlttrd Mea'
'iDWs iruu thu box bcfoio q single put
ont was made. scoring four runs and
four hits after Meadows walked Burns
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15

Struck out Marquard. 2. Cooper, T..
l'uns-liihgcc. Mnmnvilc. llnrnhart
Tiorucy ?, Grimm. schmidt Fonscca.
Errors Borne. 2. Crane.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15

Two ta-, hits H,iimAuu 90 S,h,lh
Falk, johnson Young Bush Blue
Shecly, johnson Sh.,ly. has, on balls
Sutherland. Cobb. Mos,iii, double plays
~ Kerr .: Leonard Runs Shctly
Mullgan 90. Soh,lk co. Young ~ Bush
Cobb. Ain-miih sutherland Flugstcld.
errors Mulligan 90 Jones
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
MATTED Tor Marquard In ninth.


Sgutr lN Innings. Il
Pittsburgh ............ 100 iOs UaO-5
Cincinnati ............ UuO on OOO--2
summary -Tw'.lnss hits Elnrhart
.; Maruuard Ti,rucy Grimm. Fonsrcl
b,hno. stolen M1nuvilo Ease
~ lall---Otf Msrquard. g Cooper. Q.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15

fews,er. Ward. Threc.base Hits-Mcu.
81. BRAZIL WEIGH. Perkins Home
Runs--Pipp. Stolen Bases--Brazill. Dou.
bic Plays-rewsteF and Pipp. Meusel
and Pip. BRAZIL and Galloway. Peck.
inpaugh. Fewster and Pipp; Dugan. Gal.
ioway and BRAZIL. Base on Balls-Off
Hoyi. :: Rommeil, ?. Struck Out-By
Hoy,. ?, Quinn. ?; Rommeu !: Runs
BRAZIL Perkins. welch. 2: Pipp. Ward
schang. Errors--C. Walker Pcckln.
paUgh.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15

A. birmingham o. Nashville @.
a. Mobile @ Atlanta
~ New Orleans. .. Chattanoogl. o.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15
American As,oialinn.

A. Louisville . Toledo o.
~ Observation-Disclosures rain
~ MllVaukev-S -. Paul rain.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15

Two base hits Grifnih. Koustoby.
Barbcn1 Powell u'Ncil M,QulIin
Nicholson. llulko Thrr, bias, hits
kilduff Powell. Nicholson stolen
base Southwurth Double play Myers
and Miller Raises un halls MiIus ..
MCQuillan :. S,ru,k out by R,uthrr
O. MIljus !; McQull,n @. Runs John.
sior Griffith, Remotely % Powell
Southvurth Z. u'Ncl !. McQuIlluu @.
Error, klldun I
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15

x'Batied for Hoyt In seventh.
xx.Ran for Bodie In ninth.
Score by Innings:
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-15

Totals ..............37 10 -
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-18
One Sided Matches Featured Third Round

was taken to hospital where physi-
clans after an examination, said he
was suffering from conclusion Of the
brain and that his condition was ser1-
Gus.
The first anniversary of the death Of
Ray Chapman, former Cleveland Amer
lean league shortstop was observed at
Dunn Field today. Every person en-
tering the park for today's game be-
tween the Cleveland and Philadelphia
teams was given rose in memory OF
tChappie" who died a year ago today
after being struck by a pitched ball in
a game at the New York Polo Grounds
a year ago yesterday.
Walker will be out of the game at
least ten days. according to DR.. H. M
Castle, physician to members of the
baseball club, who is attending the in
jured player at the hospital.
DR.. Castle reported late tonight the
injury Walker received was conclusion
of the brain and that an X-ray show
no evidence of fracture.
The ball struck him on the right
side of the head about an inch above
| the ear. 1t rendered him unconciouS
| for a minute and semi-concious fol
full hour. He was able to talk to-
night and said that he does not re-
member being struck by the ball.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-18
SPORTING NOTES.

There Is a chance for Dempsey to
whip one German for challenge comes
from Berlin in this form:
"A challenge for the worlds cham
pion. Jack Dempsey. by the German
boxer. Franz Steppath. The fight to
take place in 1892.
The contest might attract quite a
crowd If staged in Milwaukee.
While club owners in the Information
al League are threatening dires things
to Jack Dunn and he in turn is max
ing charges against them Of hippo
droming" the league by way o. retail
iatiSn, emitting sqoAwks that remind
one of days when Providence was in
the league, there are several things
that John Conway Toole, President OF
the league, should take into his hands
and clean up.
Harry Manush, outfielder for Ed
monitor, and on whom the Detroit club
has an option. has been out of the
game with a broken ankle. He is the
young semi-pro from Salt Lake pick
ed up by Portland and no relation &c
Harry Manush who plays with Toledo
J. The positive announcement by-Col
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-18
EoRxtaN Excnamsr
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKrr

Chicago, Aug. 17.-UnfaEo- fable re-
ports about general business conditions
gave an advantage today to bears in the
wheat market. Prices closes heavy .
Ia to Sc net lower with September
5l1s IL to $1.19 ga and December
Sl.2o IA to $1.21. Corn lost quarter m
1901 cents. oats IA 10 lee AMI mr..
visions IS to 50 cents
Attention of traders in wheat centere1
largely on official announcement that
5.7oo,0oo people ae outof work in the
United States Federal reserve boarl
statements about factors operating
against business progress were likewise
given much notice, and 50 too, were
fresh declines IN the New York s+ro1,
market, and IN foreign eSenange. The
nulis were further Handicapped by asser
lions that estimates Of -va.s .rrday's ,.x-
port business had been greatly exsg-
gerated. On the resulting breaks in
wheat prices houses with eastern con-
nections did good deal Of buying. AS
rule, however, longs showed an m
creased desire to 1iquidate their holdings
and with bears operating more extern
sivefy rallies failed to last, notwithstana-
Ing that country offerings were light.
Corn and oats descended lower than
at any time heretofore this season De-
mand was Of only scattering character
Sharp downturns in the provision mar
ket were brought about by the weakness
Of grain and decided tumble in the
value Of hogs