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Evening star., 1921-08-08
First Successful Collection
Made in More Than Year
BY JAMES II. REC,
'pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch To The Star.
FORT WORTH, Tex. August S.
Country merchants of Texas and
southern Oklahoma have made in the
last week their first successful collec-
tions in more than a year and the
bankers of the cities report an easing
in financial pressure. This condition
has been brought about through the
marketing of corn, wheat and oats
crops by the farmers. During the last
week. however. retail business of
every sort has been hampered by
the excessive heat in this section,
which shattered all temperature rec
Ords.
Merchants for the most part have
laid in or arranged for big stocks of
goods for fall in expectation of ex-
pansion of trade. Crop prospects
have brought them to this decision.
The corn crop is made. as is grain.
Cotton still is somewhat uncertain.
with probabilities favoring good
crop if the present blistering heat is
followed by rain.
Banking conditions are slowly but
surely returning to normal con-
structive basis, predicated on success
full readjustment. Oil operations in
Texas and Oklahoma are almost at d
standstill SO far as drilling or devel-
opment campaigns are concerned.
Stock men feel that the big corn
crop will mean great assistance to
them through ability to buy feed
readily and at reasonable prices.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
BY EDISON b. SMITH.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BOSTON. August s.-Sentiment in
business circles continues to improve
The feeling is growing that the worst
of the business depression is over
and that commodity prices in general
are on the up trend rather than in
danger of further decreases. Higher
prices for basic commodities haye
been shown in the last ten days. The
cotton goods market has shown de-
cidedly firmer tone and the demand
for fine goods. which has been strong
for a month, has spread to the lower
grades. Fall River mills still are sell
ing accumulated stocks around cost
of production. but decline to contract
for future deliveries except at ad-
vancing prices. Buyers are showing
disposition to follow the market up.
While the government wool auction
was unsatisfactory. less than half the
offerings being sold. wool here is in
fair demand, especially three-eighths
blood and the better grades. Woolen
cloth is selling well. especially light
weight offerings for spring delivery.
Department stores are buying goods
for future delivery rather more freely.
Paper patterns are selling better than
any other speciality. showing that
women are making their own clothes.
Piece dress goods are in great de-
mand.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
Small Profits Is Plant,
But Crop Money Increases
BY LYNN c. 81
.ial UiSpa tch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
SAN FRANCISCO. August S.-Just
about the time business begins to
revive there is a new labor upheaval
in San Francisco which gives the re-
vival setback. A break in the
building trades unions has occurred.
but most of them have voted strike
of all building trades in San Fran
cisco and vicinity.
Loans show a shrinkage. due to
the lack of building operations, and
money is somewhat easier because
of the lessened demand. An indica-
tion of the loosening of the money
market is the sale of state and munich
pal bonds which heretofore have
been in small demand.
Farmers are complaining of small
profits. but the volume of money
coming from crops is materially in
creasing. Farm produce is moving
and some of the old crops are prac-
tically cleared up. according to as
sociation reports. while the new
crops are moving freely. with in
creasing demand from9he markets.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
LOST.

LOST. -
BAR PIN. blue enamel piafnum; between N
st. i- and Pa ave.. 25th and ?1st SITS. Reward.
BAR PIN tsword). with 1921 Naval Academy
crest. at Chevy Chase Lake. Saturday. Liberal
reward. Call Adams 44S, 1Us
BROOCH. Jet. diamond and gold; downtown.
Reward. 1902 II ct. NV. 81
CDAT. boys dark gray. on Is ST. ne between
9th and 4th: Return 82e 9th ne. Reward. .
DOCTORS BAG. with instruments and medi-
cine. Reward: W. Q. Collins. 213O at. %
ENVELOPE. containing films, at post ONCE; re-
turn: reward. Wm II. Pfeifer. 1888 A st. s.e.'
GENTLEMAN'S DIAMOND RING IsmalIJ. near
713 Sth st. s.e., early Sat morning. Liberal
reward Finder please call l.. 1881, or return
45O4 Polk St, kenilworth. D. G.
face. scar over right eye; summerset. Md.
70 reward. Ed Warren. Bethesda, z. 0. Ss
KEYS. four. on ring. Mount Pleasant or Co.
lImbia Hgts. Reward. 1850 Monroe st. Col.
1901.
MASONIC CHARM, returning from ball game,
Aug. 9: VIM. T: Beane. 1112 T. st, Sc.
POCKETBOOK tblack), between wash. and
Alexandria, on pike: containing drivers license.
cards and sum of money: Reward. Col. 7511.'
SUIT CASE. brown. on steamer ST. Johns. COM
Ing from Colonial Reach SUNDAY August
s.w. los
TAPESTRY EMBROIDER-
ED PIECE, unfinished; on
Mon. morning. between 10Th.
and X and 10th and kalorama
I'd. Reward. 202l Allen place.
Adams 1926.
TERRIER. white. with black spots; stFayed
from car parked opposite the EARLE, on 9Th
street. Sunday night Reward. Willington-
the Potomac. Alexandria, Va.
TRAVELLING RAG. containing gentleman's
clothing. Tulane ST.. Glen Echo, Nd Re-
ward. Phone Adams $50 %
UMBRELLA green silk. brown leather handle.
at American League Ball Park, Friday. Re
ward. Miss Caldwell. 1853 p st.
WATCH FOB, greensh stone. Reward. 400
st. Sc.
WATCH, lady's, gold. Thursday evening near
Peoples drug store and Avenue Grand Theater,
Pennsylvania ave. Sc. Reward If returned TO
Harry Winingder's Garage. sth st. Sc. %
Evening star., 1921-08-08
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Contfnued

ROOMING HOUSE wanted at once: will pay,
cash. Address Box 318-R. Star office. s.
EXPERIENCED DARK ROOM MAN. with
small capital. to take half interest in kodak
finishing. enlarging and copying: doing good
business. Address Bo1 11s-R. Star Office. %
GILT-EDGE FIRST LIEN NOTES: amounts
500 up will yield IS per cent on Investment:
sentative will call. Address Box 34SP, Star
Office. 81
BIG MONEY in the building business for the
next 10 years; builder of Washngton's best
hotel and apartment house desires partners who
nre willing TO invest 500 uarge amounts pre-
ferredl with RE and divide profits. Address
Box 272-P Star office
GROCERY and soft drinks store doing good
business. $500 140S 9th st. NV. g.
WANTED to buy small confectionery store
WITTY soda fountain. about 81 900. Address
Box 121R Star office. s.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
CURB STICKS.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs & Co.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
Commodity Reports
From Various Sections
Steel.


BERWICK, Pa. August s.-An or
der for the repair of 1000 freight
cars for the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western road has been received
by the local plant of the American
Car and Foundry Company.
NEW YORK, August s.-The United
States Steel Corporation has received
an order for 10000 tons of steel rails
for the Peking-Suiyuan railroad. 1t
Is also bidding on an order for 1900
tons of rails for the Peking- -Mukden
road.
CHESTER, Pa, August s.-About
1.6O0 men are out at the Chester yard
of the Merchant Shipbuilding Corpo-
ration. The strikers declare they
cannot live on the scale of wages of
fered by the management.
SCRANTON. Pa, August S.-A num-
ber of collieries in the anthracite
field have ceased operations because
of the falling off in demand for hard
coal. Others are cutting their sched-
ules to part-time work and reducing
the number of men employed.
LONDON. August S.-Drops in coal
prices. especially in coal for export,
are expected late this month or early
in September. Indian and South
American demand for coal is exceed
ing expectations.
ALTOONA. Pa, August 8.-Union
officials have announced in reply to a
request by bituminous mine operators
in this district that cut in wages be
arranged that no reduction would be
piration of the present contract.
Hemp.
NEW YORK, August s-Mexican
sisal fiber is enjoying much better
inquiry; 1t is not moving in large
manifesting much more interest
than for some weeks.
TRENTON, N. j.. August s.-The
. agreement between pottery manu-
facturers and the National Brother
@ase OF Of Is per f0e cent
10 per cent effective at once and
9 per cent additional reduction
January lin some branches of the
trade is expected to speed up work
in the factories in this section. which
have been running far below capacity.
Vegetable Oils.
NEW YORK. August S-A premium
now is exacte6 for spot and nearby
linseed oil because of the small stock
held by crushers. 1t is not believed
more than 10 per cent of the re-
quirements of the trade between now
and January 1 have been contracted
for.
Confectionery.
NEW YORK. August s-The re-
duction in candy prices by two big
confectioners last week will not be
followed by other stores, according to
announcement by several dealers
today. who declare that reduction In
costs does not warrant a cut
Sugar.
HAVANA. August S.-Italian firms
are in the market for Cuban sugar.
according to inquiries received here
for quotations on large amounts.
Shoes.
BROOKLYN. " Y-August S.-The
amount Of pinking and punching now
required on women's fancy shoes is
delaying the fitting departments of
manufacturers materially. and they
are either employing more hands or
are sending the work to outside shops
to speed up production. Some styles
Evening star., 1921-08-08
AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE

FOR RENT. trucks by the month. to r
sponsible party. For particulars p. o. RI
12-e Sc
Evening star., 1921-08-08
Coal.

NEW YORK, August S.-Mexican
sisal fiber is enjoying much better
inquiry. 1t is not moving in large
quantities. but leading buyers are
manifesting much more interest
than for some weeks.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

NEW YORK. August Sit is reported
that buyers indirectly connected with
German firms have been recent pur-
chasers OF 10000 dry hides in this mar
ket.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
Confectionery.

confectionery.
NEW YORK. August s.-The re-
duction in candy prices by two big
confectioners last week will not be
followed by other stores, according to
announcement by several dealers
today. who declare that reduction in
costs does not warrant a cut.
Evening star., 1921-08-08
Pottery.

NEW YORK. August S-A premium
now is exacte6 for spot and nearby
linseed oil because of the small stock
held by crushers. 1t is not believed
more than 10 per cent of the re-
quirements of the trade between now
and January 1 have been contracted
for
Evening star., 1921-08-08

ESSEX SEDAN.
The greatest bargain that has ever been
offered in this type car.
Six cord tires. spot light and other extras
Must he seen TO be appreciated.
Lambert-Hudson Motors Co.
633 Mass. Ave. NV.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

MILLINERY
Experienced makers and ap-
prentices for high-class busi-
ness. Apply Nine. Ash, 1917
Conn. ave.
Evening star., 1921-08-08

Live Stock.
ST. PAUL. August S-Live stock
showed decided downward tendency in
this market in the last week, Prices
were weak and inclined to be lower
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10
TAX INCREASE
LESS THAN
LAW ALLOWS

While state taxes were increased in
Audrain county approximately 81 per
cent this year the County Court In
creased the County taxes only 8 per-
cent although the law allows them to
increase them 10 per cent over the col
lections Of the previous year. Judge
s C. Groves, presiding Judge Of the
Court, made this statement Wednes-
day.
In Audrain there are 1165 miles Of
road and over 700 bridges. Last year
the court had only $4,000 to take care
of these two important items. This
was with a road tax of 10 per cent and
a special road and bridge tax of rs per
cent. This year the road tax was as
sessed at 10 per cent and the special
road and bridge tax at 10 per cent
However, because Of increased valua-
lions on farm land the lower rate
brought in fully a third more money.
Phe c9unty win pay the state, be-
cause Of increased rates and valuations
over SIT 900 more this year than last.
Under the new road laws 81 miles of
county highway become state super
vised and this with the bridges upon
it will be deducted fromthe milage and
bridges thecountry has to care for and
thus give o funds for the remain
der of both.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10

The first Junior Farmers Week,
which win take place November for
the first time, promises to be a most
interesting event for the boys and
girls of Missouri who are interested IN
agricultural pursuits. Prizes worth
while have been ordered and there will
be a lot of wholesome fun and sport
during the week.
Stunt night, so-called in the pro-
gram of Junior Farmers Week at the
Missouri College of Agriculture Wed
nesday evening, November 8, will have
a very definite purpose, according to
p. H. Ross, director of the activities
of the week.
"The whole evening will be devoted
to fun" says MI. Ross, land the fun
will be carefully planned to include ev-
erybody and to be of such a nature as
10 foster good fellowship and pleas
ant acquaintance. The fun will oc.
eupy the entire evening and regard
less Of weather will be carried out ac-
.cording to schedule in the large stock
Judging pavilion on the University
Farm. All prizes won in contests up
to that time will be awarded during
stunt night.
Additional time for wholesome fun
has been set apart from A to 3 o'clock
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons,
November 8 and 9-athletic fun in
charge of the director of othletics Of
the University.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10

FULT0N'S famous stock sales days
continue to attract large crowds once
q month. There Is no reason why
Mexico shouldn't have such sales days
If properly worked up. They are not
built In a day or a year, but are the
work Of years. From a small begin
ming they have become an outstand-
ing event of their kind in Missouri
and Whist Galloway county has ac-
complicated can be done in Audrain
provided the matter is taken hold of
with Al determination to work at it
consistently year in and year out until
is an accomplished fact.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate Of
VIRGINIA L. OWEN, Deceased,
have. been granted to the undersigned,
HARRY 6. OWEN, by the Probate
Court Of Audrain County, Missouri,
bearing date the 9th day of Novem-
Der, 1921.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to him for allowance within six
u.onths from the date of said letters,
or they may be precluded from any
benefit If such estate: and IL said
claims be not exhibited within year
from the date Of granting said Letters,
they will be forever barred.
HARRY G. OWEN,
Administrator.
Attested by me, this 9th day of
November, 1921.
(SEAL) E. A. SHANNON,
38-4t Judge Of Probate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10

winter, except sweet potatoes. Among
tables advanced with the approach Of
grass and other seeds there were only
slight changes from September and
miscellaneous items such as broom
corn, tobacco, wool ETC., remained
nearly the same.
The farmer suffered declines in his
most important articles OF sale during
the past thirty days without receiving
q compromising lowering Of prices on
articles which he bought. The price Of
twelve articles purchased on which.
statistics were secured showed little if
any declining tendencies, the rates be-
ing practically the same for the past
two months.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10

- .
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. 81
Herewith are submitted the details Of
the average cost of producing a bushel
of oats in Missouri in 1921, the aver
age cost per acre, taking the Missouri
Cooperative Crop Reporting Services
August estimate Of twenty bushels per
acre for the year.
These 1921 figures are the result of
a vast amount Of tabulations in the
office of the Department of Farm
Management of the Missouri State
Experiment Station and College of
Agriculture, the credit therefor being
due Professors o. R. Johnson and B.
H. Frame.
Where the tenant pays all thresh-
.ng charges the rent of land' two
ffths of crop) would be increased
IRON $4,601 to $5,491 per acre, thus in
creasing the bushel cost at farm to
65 cents.
T heaverage cost of a bushel of oats
on the farm in the season of 1921 is
shown to be So cents. The u. S. De-
rartment of Agriculture, in Bureau Of
Crop Estimates bulletin 40 figured the
average cost of hauling bushel Of
oats from the average farm to the
local town elevator at 6 cents. The
1921 oat crop delivered at local ele-
vator is thus shown as costing SO
cents.
1t must be borne in mind that there
is an allowance of two-fifths of the
crop as payment for use of land. The
details of production costs are as fol-
lows:
Breaking (10% of ground).-.24
mar hours at % cents; liz horse
hours at 9.6 cts; equipment charge at
5 cts, .2lS
Disking, narrowing, Dragging, etc.
1877 man hours at 20 cts; 6.335 horse
hours at 9.6 cts; equipment charge
at B cts ...............,...s'. A'oA1
Drilling.-1.22 man hours at % cts;
1856 horse hours at $40 cts; equip
ment charge at 5 cts ,....... 300
Seed LII
Manure and Fertilizer Charge $50
Total cost of putting in crop $3.851
Cutting.-1.23 man hours at 80 cts;
400 horse hours at 9.6 cts; equipment
charge at 5 cts ............. .95S
Shocking.-1.22 man hours at 80
Twine.-1.65 at 16 cts 49,. .264
Threshing machine charge. 20 bush
els at 5 cts ......,........... l.Ue
Threshing.-2.23 man hours at 30
cts; 2.44 horse hours at S.6 cts;
equipment charge at 5 cents LOIS
Coal, sacks and miscellaneous .442
Cost of harvesting and thresh-
4'VoV
Loss from abandoned acreage
al ........... .O25
Rent on land (two-fifths Of
cronl .........,..,... 4.601
Cost per acre. at farm /. 1882
Cost per bushel, at farm SO
+ Cost of hauling to local elevator per
.I .ON
Cost per bushel at local eleva-
tor observation-disclosures 'oS
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10

Almost three inches Of rain fell in
October according to local weather re-
ports. This is a greater amount than
fell in the same month in 1920 and in
1891 when the rainfall averages about
une and one-half inches. The month
as a whole however has been one Of
the most beautiful that Missouri has
had for some time and the number of
clear days, Notwithstanding the
amount Of precipitation, was higher
than usual.
The highest temperature was 81 de-
grees on the eighteenth and twenty
ffth Of the month and the lowest was
thirty degrees on the twelfth when
there was the first frost. This was
Late for frost. The first frost last
gear was on September IA.
The highest temperature in October
in 1920 was eighty-ive and the lowest
was tw~enty-nine. The month as a
whole was warmer than this year,
In 1919 the highest temperature in
October was eighty-eight degrees and
the lowest was t~hirty-one degrees.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10

sell fifty head Of registered Poland
boars and young soEs at Mexico. This
sale includes the get of the most fam
Gus boars of all time. Bears noted in
the breeding ranks all over the Corn
belt; bears noted for record filters and
record production and as winners in
the leading shows. The best boar ever
shown at the Missouri State Fair was
the champion King Kole and ten young
bears and ten gifts by him sell in the
Carter sale. Others by this years
grand champion Revelation; some by
the $4,000 boar Columbian Giant,
Peter Pan, Liberator, ~Emancipator,
Gerstdale Jones and The Pioneer
sell. A boar by Checkers, said to be
the biggest boar in the world sells in
the sale as do grandsons of the $780,
900 boar The Pickett. 1t will be the
biggest hog sale held in this section
Of the state since the worlds record
sale in 1913 held by the same man.
This difference prevails, however.
Then they sold at record prices to
breederss in this sale they are selling
them at farmers prices to farmers for
pork producing purposes. They say
they expect them to. sell at only a lit
tie more than pork price and, this be-
ing the case, it will prove, after all,
the best sale of all.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10
MRS. VIRGINIA ARMSTRONG
DIES IN MINNESOTA

Mrs. Virginia Armstrong, grand
mother of Sam Bishop of Mexico died
at Fairbault, Mimi, Tuesday. The
body viii be brought to Mexico and
the funeral will be Thursday after
noon. Funeral services will be at the
Liberty Church, conducted by Mr..
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10

Among the regular feeders, T. P.
Noel at the present time has about
two hundred good ones on feed. Chris
Ehrsmann of Benton City, one Of, the
successful men in his line, Is alse
feeding a good bunch. Price Hale,
with his brothers, Walter and Frank,
each are feeding a large string. The
men who. are not regularly engaged In
feeding are becoming nor numerous
and very enthusiastic about It, the
young stockman asserts. HMEnE
Crane, one Of the younger stockmen,
has about 100 head which will be
ready to 60 in q short time, Pearl
Underwood also is feeding a load, and
several others. /.
All through North Galloway and
South Audrain, the feed pens are busy
At this time there are over 1900
head Of cattle on feed around Martins
burg a number which stockmen be-
lieve to be the largest in years at this
time. Veteran feeders have their pens
well filled and there r many farmers
breaking into the game.
%. B. johnson, of the firm Of John
son Bros, states that since July ]
1891, his firm has purchased and sold
over 5000 head and during the past
year has fed over 1000 head Of cat.
tic and over 1,700 head of hogs. His
firm is rapidly coming to the front
Both he and his brother have GROVE
up in the game and are reputed to b.
excellent judges Of stock.
places. Around Laddonia there arr
many on feed. The entire section y
becoming known as n Of the livt
cattle centers.
Fully 80 per cent Of the cattle cr
feed are calves and yearlings.
Around Wellaville there are fewer
than for years, David Lehnen, vet.
Gran stockman, believes. He is at the
| present feeding about 10 head, which
he shipped in d short time ago. He
also reports Fred Roppel receiving .
. load last week. Roppel also shipped
out d load Monday
Optic News.
n Moxor.bar N Il n (xarfaP will
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10
FULTON HIGH SCHOOL
TEAM DEFEATED BY
COLUMBIA 16 to 0

Fulton High School football team
was defeated by Columbia high school
team by a score of 16 to 0 at Columbia
For three quarters the two teams
fought an even battle, but when the
Columbia eleven scored the Fulton
team faltered and played poorer foot
ball through the remainder of the
game. tctr S18 Gy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10

Let me EXAMINE your TIRES for
tread cuts. "A stitch in time saves
u.ne." GREEN TIRE SHOP, over
Sunnen's Garage. Phone SO.
IL wi Advertisement
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10

JUNCTION CITY, Has, Nov. T.
Wheat Saturday dropped to IS cents
here, the lowest price since before the
war. Geary County farmers have on
hand thousands Of bushels of wheat
several years old, held for o IS mar
ket, that could have been sold at one
time for $2.75.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10

Miss Pauline Marsh of William
Woods College returned to Fulton
Monday after spending several days
with her cousin, Miss Polite Miller Of
Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-11-10

Run your sales advertisements in
the Weekly Ledger. The largest cir
cuiation in Audrain county and the
only paper in Audrain with a stock
column diff