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The Washington herald., 1921-08-10

The growth of the amounts and
values OF fishery products during
the period Of 1s14-1s1s has been
offset to a considerable extent by
the reduced demand and lower
prices of Is2o121.
As a source of food of great eco
nomic Importance the fishery indus
tries, both fresh and preserving, are
o. growing Importance. II con-
sumed in sufficient volume fish
products would provide q very i'm
portant source of cheap protein OF
a highly palatable form. Since the
war, however, there has been
marked demand for nsh, both fresh
both fresh and canned. The spread
between the price received by the
flcherman and that paid by the con-
sumer has widened greatly. Modern
methods of selling fresh fish have
done mucn to increase consumption
in some cities, but needs wider
adoption to affect the total OF the
nations demands.
The price record of hsh shows
that salt mackerel was very cheap
in 1913. The wholesale price Just
about tretbled in 1918 but has since
lalleu 10 Ihc pTC-"dE GoAhhoh
had been steadily increasing in
WI olesale price up to 1913 and the
var doubled the price.
The retail prices, however, have
not declined as have the wholesale
T rices at the end of the first half
Of 1921 they were STILL near to the
level of 1919. This has no doubt
had a great effect in depressing
consumption.
The growth of the canning and
preserving part of the fish industry
Is shown by the census, which. for
1919. showed 61s establishments
against 53S in 1914. The value of
products was s121.694.O 900 in 1919,
compared to $55.2S3,000 in 1914. a
gain of over 120 per cent. The
canned salmon in 1919 alone ex-
ceeded in value the total of all
canned fish products in 1914. The
salmon pack in 1919 was equal to
wo-thirds of the entire canned hsh
output in 1914. The important
groups are shown in the following
table:
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10
COAL SECURITIES
FEATURE ONCURB
Continued Demand for South
ern Coal and Iron; Glen
Alden Conspicuous.

NEW YORK. Aug. s.-Most OF the
interest in the New York curb mar
ket in the days trading was at
tached TO the strength and activity
in the coal stocks. there being
continued demand for Southern Coal
and Iron and special interest was
attached to the trading in Glen
Alden Coal. which was apparently
influenced by the fact that the time
for subscribing for the stock eN-
pires at the end OF next week. 1t.
was supposed on that occasion thai
some Of those short OF the stock
may have felt compelled TO close
their contracts as the final date ,fOs,
subscription approached. Farrell
Coal was another active feature.
ranging during the morning from
13 to 1914 and then reEctine TO IsIys
Other issues moved within a naf:
row range and trading in them was
without special Importance except
in Columbia Emerald. which was orc
OF the weak features, selling down
to the new low record OF e1 cents
a share. A sale of Swift & Co. psas
made at sS and. Libby. McSeip A.
Libby was steady selling at 80.
United Retail Candy continued in,
lAuShSeO bN lue lTlCNlOu IN the cHn9(
trade indicated by price reductions
and again sold at 5Is and S. he
public Tire yielded TO IS cents "a
share. Durant Motors was steady,
selling at 2SL. -
Petroleum issues fluctuated With :
in a narrow range, although Citles
Service showed a stronger tone and
moved up from yesterdays leyel,
There was little change, howevs.,
in the bankers shares in the pre-.
ferred stocks. Tropical issues we're
heavy. Maracsibo ranging from 20 y
TO 1873 and International Petroleum
sold down to lOi4. Standard on .ot
Indiana was quiet during the fore.
noon, with a moderate amount of
business at 70is. Mining stocks
were traded in on a fairly large
scale but generally were unchanged
in their market position. Natiosaa
Tin showed a firm tone, wild buSlag
increasing in volume because OF
confirmation OF the favorable re.
ports Of assays on 5000 tons. Of
ground ore.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10
WHEAT HARVEST l;a
T7,OOO, 900 BU,s
FORENTIREYER
Crop Estimate Bureau Is,
sues Forecast as of.
Aug. 1.
JULY GUESS HIGHER
National Reports Month Ago
Indicated Total Would
Be s09, 100000.

The nations wheat harvest will
total N557. 100000 bushels. the Crop
Estimate Bureau forecast yesterday
In a report based on a survey OF
agricultural conditions IS of Au-
gust !. s'7s7
The spring wheat crop win COM
prise 2I3 200. 900 bushels, the bureau
predicted. and the winter crop 5Ii7-
600. 900 bushels. -;
July Fsrecast Higher. 80
A forecast previously issued on
the basis of reports Of conditions
on July / showed an estimated total
pr~iuction Of Sos.ooo,Oe bushels
with the winter crop as 57t. .onHaoe
bushels and. the spring crop as 2ss:--
600. 900 bushels -
Todsy's forecast was based on -
reported average condition OF s6s
per cent OF normal for spring wheat
as Of August 1. as compared with
a condition OF sos per cent Of noF=.
NAL on July ].
Other Crops. -.
The forecast OF production Of
other important crops and the
average condition August was
given by the Crop Bureau as 'fol-
lows: .'-"N
Corn. 3.o3e 100000. si.3 per cent.
Oats. 1,I3T. .o0o. 600. si5 per cent
Barley, 17l.0oo.0oo, 7l4 per cent.
Rye, 64.3o0 200. not reported. white
potatoes. 316.00o.ooo bushels. IS
per cent Sweet potatoes. 1l4.eou,-
900 bushels, s4.5 per cent. Tobacco.
sSs.00o.oo0 pounds. 66.s per cent.
Rice. 3s.5oO.oo0 bushels, Ss.5 per
cent. Tame hay. S1.6oo.ooo tons.
SIS per cent Peaches, $500, ,ee6
bushels. not given. -.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10
COTTON MARKET
STEADY CLOSE
Circulation of Bad Reports
Checks Early Decline; Ad-
vices More Favorable.

NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-There was
some further local and Southern
selling of cotton contracts from the
opening of the market this MORN
ing, in continuation of yesterdays
profit-taking and hedge selling
movement. but after prices had gone
on s. to II points from yester-
days closing quotations, the de-
cline was checked by the circula-
tion Of a large number of addi-
tional bad crop reports and much
more favorable adyicesr from the
local dry goods market and milling
centers of New England than for
some weeks past. The latter re-
ported a steadily improving demand
for various lines of cotton goods
at hardening prices. with one of
the largest mills in New Hampshire.
employing 10000 operatives and run
ming 100000 spindles, resuming OPP
erations on full time, with another
one in Rhode Island also going ON
full time. and Fall River reporting
broader demand for printing
to run up to 20O,O pieces, against
100000 last week.
As regards the crop reports. they
were mostly a repetition of the
private mail and telegraphic ad-
vices and also reports received
from travelling crop experts to trade
houses here on the very spotted
condition of the crops and the dam
age done by the spread Of the boil
weevil. and also from the irregu-
lar distribution Of rainfall and the
very high temperatures of the past
ten days causing good deal of
shedding of young bolls. Some of
these reports were of a sensational
character, especially from parts OF
Central and Eastern Texas. where
the crop was supposed to be in the
best condition up to two weeks ago.
In the early decline. October con-
tracts sold at 1910; December. 13. So:
January. 1851: and next March de-
liveries at 1873. The renewal Of
local bull support and some fur
ther trade and commission house
buying, notbly for Wall Street op-
orators. turned prices up to IL and
is points over yesterdays closing
before o'clock. with October rally.
ing to 1880; December. 1875; jan
uary, 1878; and March to 1901.
In the last hour some further profit
taking and Southern selling of a
hedging character set in. however.
and sent the market again to about
yesterdays closing quotations.
At Liverpool spot sales were TO-
600 bales, against yesterdays total
of $4,000. with the price off IL points
from the high level. then to SAD
for middling cotton. Futures there
were steady to firm throughout the
day and closed l to 8 points net
decline under the lead of the near
months against the decline of zh
to points. due to have met our
closing prices of yesterday. Our
total export clearances posted UP
to O'Clock were 17,0S5 bales, most
ly to Japan and China. The days
port receipts were $4,000, against
19,4S2 last week and 6.3l2 last year
There were scattering rains in the
Central and Eastern parts of the
belt late yesterday and early this
morning, but the Weather Bureau
predicts generally fair weather in
every State in the belt for tonight
and tomorrow, with the probability
of higher temperatures.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10
TIMELYWALL STREETTOPICS

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The best
prices in today's stock market were
reached during the nrst hour, but
they averaged less than a point
above yesterdays closing level. For
two hours thereafter the market
scarcely moved at all and seemed to
be on the way to establish the
years record for dullness, when a
resumption of short selling quick
ened the pace. Stocks were so poorly
supported that even this small vol
ume Of sales was sufficient to wipe
out early gains and pile UP losses
of 1 and points over a broad list
of railroad and industrial issues.
Special weakness was shown in st.
Louis and San Francisco. st. Louis
and Southwestern, American Loco
motive, Baldwin, Studebaker. Amer
lean woolen. Mexican Petroleum.
United States Rubber and Atlantic,
Gulf and West Indies.
Even IL the stock market had
been more active and traders had
more things to occupy their atten-
ton. the forthcoming dividend
l.
rectors would have been the pre-
dominating topic of discussion IN
Wall Street today. To find occa-
sion when the financial community
was as greatly agitated over a diyi-
dend, it would be necessary to go
back to April. when the Pennsyl-
vania payment was uncer consid-
Grafton. The only difference be-
TWEEN the two cases is that interest
in the American Sugar dividend is
more localized. Today the evening
of the sugar dividend meeting, no
little significance was attached to
the demand that came from some
unknown quarter for the common
stock. The initial price of 66E
compared with sc at the close yes
terday. Most observers believed
that the stock would fiuctuate mar
rowly around that figure. but when
1t began to creep upward in the
second hour and touched 671s brok-
ers began to make inquiries as to
the identity of the houses which
were executing the orders. They
expected to get a lead to the source
OF the buying. but were forced to
drop the search and be contented
with the general theory that pur.
chases were for the account Of In
siders.
This theory of buying by insid-
ers. however. did not conform 20
wall Streets belief that the direo-
tors themselves are divided on the
question of a dividend II they are
really divided. then none of them
can be cerIain enough about the
outcome to justify stock market
commitments unless. OF course.
those who are in favor of paying the
regular rate have the shipment of
q. majority of the board. The Street |
was well convinced that the BANK
ing interests represented on the
board would say'the final word. be-
cause IT Is generally believed that
the company has added materially |
to its bank loans since the last |
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10

bond market during recent months
comes with the news that n apremium
of * per cent. was being exacted
today of speculators who sought to
borrow Northern Pacific Great
Northern 6hs. The original sup
ply of these bonds-$2S0, 900. 600
has been reduced more than SO per
cent by conversions into separate OBJ
legations of the two borrowing roads
and the remainder is widely dis
tributed over the country. Borrow
ing, therefore, becomes dificult at
times: 1t is not known whether the
borrowing demand represents short
sales put through at the recent high
prices or whether they bark back
to the period Immediately after the
offering when the bonds seemed
pegged at the original price of s6h.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10
ENGINEER browns
FOLLOWING DISPUTE

NORFOLK. Aug. 9.-Patrick Nc
Cauley. Milwaukee engineer. leaped
overheard and ended his life after
a row with members of the crew
Of the steamer Patrick Henry,
officers Of the ship reported on
arrival here. The steamer is bound
for New Orleans. McCauley is
believed to have committed suicide
following a disturbance among the
crew. and evidence that any hands
we're connected with his death Is
lacking,
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10
DAUGHERTY TO ASK
NEW FRUIT DECREE

The decree Of the District Su-
preme' Court forbidding the big
packers from dealing in California
fruits will be resubmitted TO that
court for modification, Attorne-
General Daugherty announced yes
terday.
Daugherty favors the modiflca-
tion to allow the California fruit
growers to market their crops
through the packers marketing or
ganization.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10

Surrey ,SholCs Increase
In Prices of Food

The retail price OF food Ia
ereased i'm ten Of the thirteen
sities for which figures have
been complied By the Depart-
aent Of Labor for the month
ended July rs.
increases were as fonows,
Butte, Mont. Q per cents Cieve-
land. Ohio. and Portland. Me-, .
Per cents Housten, Tex. Newark,
n. j., New York City, per cent,
Bfrnfngham. Ala. and Charles
ton. =, @. 4 per cent, and Gin
einnati. ? per cent.
The decreases were Norfolk, 1
per cent. and Dallas, 1 per cent.
Prices In st. Louis remained sta
tionary.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10

There has also been shrinkage in
the quantity OF meat products in
storage in this country.
Questions TO be Settled.
conditions generally should i'm
prove when Congress has settled the
tariff. taxation and other important
questions. The movement of the
President to bring about an agree
ment among the nations 10 limit eN-
penditureS for armament IL sue
cessful will do much to tighten the
burden of taxation and will turn un-
counted millions of W .slth toward
the pursuits of peace and industry.
LAS these great problems are
solved there will be a steady ad-
vance toward conditions which
should make for the re-establish-
ment OF business stability. a relaxa-
tion of credit restrictions and a COR
responding revival OF Industrial ac-
tivity." ......
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10
Denies Joyriding Charge.

Ralph Young was held for the
grand jury yesterday by Judge
Hardison in Police Court. under
$1,000 bond on a charge of joyrid-
ing in connection with the alleged
theft of an automobile belonging
to Edward L. Jones, of 81 Hanover
street northwest. last Sunday. The
accused pleaded not guilty and
waived q hearing.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10

This gives the value of the prod
uct to the fisherman and a part of
it is contained in the value of the
canned and preserved products men
toned above. All the fresh fish
that enters the commercial trade is
contained in this total of s7S.oo0. 900.
The United States Bureau of
Fisheries has been active in study
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10
HEAVY SEABOARD
WHEAT DEMAND
Light Offerings Aid Market
Firmness: Corn and Oats
Stronger.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Sea board de-
mand for cash wheat is very active
and sales Of over 10000 bushels
were made by Chicago and Omaha
handlers late yesterday and today,
with 500, 90 bushels reported sold for
export at the seaboard. The bulk
of the speculative trading was OF
a local character, with some buy
ing by houses with Northwestern
and Eastern connections. Offerings
were not large and mainly on rest
ing orders. Movement of winter
wheat is falling of rapidly and Of
ferings to arrive were light, while
mills and shippers competed for the
cars on spot with No. red at Sep
tember price. Dark No. / Northern
advanced cents on the future to
% cents over September bid. With
the government report due after
the close. the pit element were dis
posed to keep close TO shore. Fur
ther rains have fallen in Canada
and were not needed. as harvest
ing has commenced and dry wealth
er would be beneficial. The grave
reports regarding the Russian sit
uation have little effect on the mar
] hGly dS lIC ~ dNC
try cannot buy grains.
Corn and oats were somewhat nrm-
er on scattered buying. Influenced
by the strength in wheat ana on
evening UP for the government re-
port Trade was mainly local, while
the advance was checked by sell
ing on resting orders and against
the orders. Illinois offered corn
rather freely as the result OF the
advance slightly above the market
and a few lots were offered from
Iowa. Spot basis was firm as com
pared with the September at Ia
cents over the No. 2 yellow and
white. Cash oats were Il cent low
er. with No. white eIt cents un-
der September.
Provisions showed fair strength
in sympathy with an upturn Of 10
to 35 cents in hogs. Bulk of the
sales at yards were at 1886 to VII
75. Receipts. 1900, with 1900 es'
timated for tomorrow. Western run
was Gs,sO0. against 10000 hogs
week ago. and 7s,S0o last year.
Money steady, with call, s; time.
To 6is per cent. Exchange par.
Vests
Wheat-Open. High. Low. Close close
Sent -. l.22L l.24k 1.2eIi DEB -
Dec . 1.251s 1.27k l.25ls l..G%> l"1
Corn
sept -. OH .5sh .51'a 90. .21.
Dec go. .5TSs .5sh .3IS .'''s .''i.
Oats
Sept So 3tS .5o"s .S-s
Dec .... 40 .Wi2 ~ -fV't 90 -
Pork
Sept 1890 Ie.VV AS'VV
Lard
sept -. u.O 1l.50 lis 1l.45 l1.ie
oct 80. l1.65 lies Il.jT n.5I n.Jo
Ribs
Sept -. ....- l".S. ln'.n
Oct .... O-lz iV.l-
FURNISHED by W. 3. Hibss Co.. members
Chicago Board Of Trade.)
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10

The war aided in stopping the
progress and diffusion of yellow fe-
yer by preventing travellers from
entering epidemic areas and carry
inig out the disease.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10
Canned and Preserved.
All Products. ..... SIS. .2sa.Ooo sl21. .eo4 900

All Products. $50 ,2S3,OOO l2l,694OOo
A better estimate of the produc-
ticn value Of the fish is furnished
BY a summary of the industry by
sections from surveys and estimates
furnished by the United States Bu-
reau of Fisheries. No complete an
mail surveys are made, SO the dates
represent the latest surveys.
Q. S. Fishery Products by Sections.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10

by W. B. Hibbs & Co., members
New York Cotton Exchange
The Washington herald., 1921-08-10

Furnished by ". 3. HibSs & Co., mel
Chicago Board Of Trade.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21
THE STORY,

IHE SIOhh.
ALLAYNB GUERNSEY has inherited the Guernsey
millions and an Unborn dread of scandal Her beset
tHg fear OF peing talked about has led her at "a.
TO magnify a trivial quarrel with
SPENSER BoURKE her lance. break the engage
nent. and rush into a needless marriage with
BENNETT HALSEY, q smooth crook. who is at
the end OF his resources and needs Alaynes money.
Al the start of their honeymoon Aliayne learns OF
the existence of woman known as
ROSA HALSEY. whom the crook discarded to
make his marriage possible, and she promptly tells
Halsey she Is through with him. The train on
which they are passengers Is wrecked and Halsey,
seeing his scheme failure and fearing the police
who are always on his trail. conceives the idea OF
"plsyins dead by exchanging pa )ers with Of
the wreck victims. Alayne's former romance Is
renewed and, supposing Halsey to be dead. she and
Bourke are married and find themselves suprerney
happy. Then Hasey, who has been travelling about
$50 ain with Rosa reappears IN the role of black
mailer. Allayne has put all her wealth into
Bourkes business and is at her wits end when rhe
crook asks for money. Therefore she complies
without question when he demands that she meet
nun at "a roadhouse known as Hillerest Inn Mean-
while Halsey has had heart attack, knows him
self TO be at the point of DEATH and has turned his
thoughts from greed to revenge He proposes, he
tells Allayne. to kill himself and let her be found
In the locked room at the roadhouse with his body
AS he is about to carry out his threat. Rosa, who
has provided herself with revolver. enters the
room through window and kills him. Allayne
terror-stricken at the thought of further scandal
makes her escape from the roadhouse with Rosa.
hoping that Halseys death will be thought case
OF suicide and with her mind in whir over Rosa's
revelation that she had been Halsey's wife, and that
therefore the dead had never really been
Allaynes husband at ALL Rosa is killed in au-
Somohle accident as she is getting away from the
town. and the Identification of her body seems at
first. to clear up the mystery of Halsey's death.
But the solution does not satisfy
RANDOLPH JENKINS. the towns chief of police
who is confronted by several puzzling phases of
the case One of these is the testimony of a waiter
that Halsey had given him a letter to mail aa-
dressed to the chief himself. Halsey wrote it to
make sure that Allayne would be found at the inn
with his body but jenkins does not know this.
And fhe letter has disappeared knocked out of the
mail box at the roadside by Alayne as she drove
away from the inn in her roadster. Other bits Of
evidence have convinced jenkins that there was q
second woman in the room at the inn. At this
3uncture Bourke. who has been away on a business
trip returns and gives Allayne a shock by stepping
from an automobile driven by man in police uni
form.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-21

hyne. you mustn't get thinking too much
of murders and that sort Of thing. I think
the newspapers ought to quit printing such
stories. They make women hysterical."
"No-be serious" she said Should
womnn-I'm just wondering. you know
should woman tell her husband such a
thing? If she were quito sure that she'd
never be found out"
Mot tell her own husband that she was a
murderess?" Rourke began to laugh. II
don't imagine that she'd tell anyone thing
like that. It's one Of those little things that
you don't mention Allayne."
"Be serious" she said again. I mean
suppose that she hadn't committed murder,
but was in "a nasty mcss-no one would
ever know. but-should she tell her hus-
band?"
"well. what do get for answering the
puzzle?" he jibed. "How do know what
she ought to do?"
well, supposing that man were the
missing person in this murder. And sup
pose that you werc the man. Would you
tell me?"
And havo you worry your adorable head
right off your lovely shoulders? What sort
Of q yellow dog do you think am, Alloyne:
Any other little soul problems you want an.
svered tonight?"
She smiled at him, and he did not know
how effortful was that smile. Now-she
could not tell him. She could be no less
brave, enduring. than he had said he
would be
"Eone," she told him.
"Then hustle into your evening clothes.
F1rsos to ter you-Rannie asked us to din
ner end sksa we'd come. Al right with
yeu7"
To dine with Randolph Jenkins, the msn
WHO sought her as a mprderess
"Lovs to-" she answered bithely. Her
ancestors. If they could look down upon her,
must lave been proud Of her. She had in
herske4 sAef grit.
We can ourselves a democracy, and we do
our plt.frI best to live up to our boast un-
realizing Cor the most that democracy chal-
le1ses Esan's most ancept-and who ahsn
say that ir not his most laGdablsf-
insttact: ths instinct Of superiority. TO Ett
ourselves above the common herd; In souns
way to isolate ourselves 50 thst II only eor
. moment, ths crowd will look or way; 70
hold the center Of the stage.
n cecret societies did away with all mag.
nf.o1uent titles they would not endure be-
ySnd the high school and college period; il 2
legislator were never referred to as Sen
ato-," how many mon would covet the Officer
rhs-e are thcs. whoss lvas are such that
thsy may never hope for glory; they must a.
ways se subordinates In the great confsct.
Mrs. Henrietta Purdy was ono Of these.
Fer husband was q night watchman in an
oics bEiliing downtown. His wages were
snsh: they would. Mrs. Purdy had sor.e
tt,Is ago decided, always be small; life held
10 escit-men: for her beyond an occasional
picrrre show. Her relaxation from the cares
Of brood Of small children was found in the
Oily papers. Ana the Cresshill mystery wss
Assven sent boon to her.
Eze lived. in a small diapidatcd house, not
S~Sen rods from the scene Of the crime. 1t
ss,e her, amons her acoueintsnccs who
dvett IL more r-~,ote peghan-hoods, c,r-
tn'r ezcst:ss. Che couio discuss. almost with
i1.,nAcy, tae dats!is q. tn. tr,poe.