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The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
COMMODITY RATES
PROVE NO BARRIER
Statistics Covering IL Com
modities Show Movement to
Be in Excess of 1920.

That existing freight rates on
fruits and vegetables have been
no barrier to the heavy movement
of such commodities from the farms
to important market centers this
summer is shown by statistics OF
shipmens recently completed
by the Market Reporter, covering the
transportation Of eleven commodi-
ties produced in agricultural sec
tions of the United States. With
only two or three exceptions, car
load movements of the products Of
the farms all over the country have
greatly exceeded those reported for
the preceding year.
The reports show that during June
of this year. 49.s79 carloads of frui,s
and vegetables were shipped COM
pared with 1888 last year. an in
crease of 25 per cent, and that so
far this season to July ., the latest
available date, 420.945 carloads were
shipped. as compared with 346,343
last season for the same length OF
time, an increase of 74,60o cars. or
81 per cent. The notable increases
during June are 1921 cars OF TO-
matoes, 2,331 cars of potatoes, zoos
cars of canteloupes, z47 cars OF
lettuce, 1874 cars of onions, 2,371 cars
of peaches, 4,33S cars OF watermel-
ons. The only fruit showing any
material decline is Strawberries.
where the decrease is 1859 cars.
For the season to July 3 there are
reported similar. increases, the most
notable of which are 2s,255 cars
Of apples, or IS per cent more than
last year, 3.442 cars of tomatoes, 33,-
SOS cars of potatoes, 1878 cars Of
canteloupes, 3,579 cars of lettuce,
6.S65 cars of peaches, and $500 cars
OF watermelons. Even strawberries
for the season show an increase Of
2,235 cars.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
Ask Maryland to PaUe
TOlDns on State HighlCay

X HAGERSTOwN. Md. Aug. IL
Plans were laid here at meeting
held in the Chamber Of Commerce
rooms by Representatives from Cum
berland, Hagerstown. Frederick.
Frostsbufg and Ellicott City to OBJ
tain financial aid from the state of
Maryland for the maintenance Of
streets in towns which are the con-
Meeting link. with the State high
way system. II was urged that an
organization be formed to secure
the passage of legislation making
1t mandatory on the State to pave
streets in all towns connecting with
state Highwavs.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
COTTON MARKET
CLOSES LOWER
Favorable Weather Report
And Lower Exchanges Link
With Pressure.

NEW YORK, Aug. IA more
favorable weekly weather report
than had been generally expected,
and the rather low stock and grain
markets were linked with the pres
sure in the cotton market. which
at one time late in the afternoon
carried prices about 4 cent below
the previous closing bids. Tho
opening was fairly steady, points
lower to Q points higher. Trading
was quiet during most Of the morn
ing,
Despite the favorable features in
the weekly weather report private
telegrams from the Southwest,
Georgia and the Carolinas persist
entity talked Of the boil weevil ac-
tivity, and some crop experts even
predict only a so per cent crop in
Texas. These damage reports. which
may bring about O very small crop
of cotton, tends to restrict aggres'
sive selling.
The movement of exchanges re-
Gently. particularly of those coun-
tries where the dollar is quoted at
a very high premium. has worked
against export business. A mill
"ho hoS Hu
rope investigating mill conditions
came back with the prediction that
Germany would be the first coun-
try to get bacl: TO 'normalcy."
The Southern textile strike was
reported, practically over, but in
France the textile workers refuse
to accept the cut I'm wages. The
representative Of Southern prod
ucts company said that Japan would
increase her imports Of American
cotton. Liverpool was quiet and
steady during our session and this
is said to reflect a rather small
turnover in Manchester.
Reports IRON mill centers in
America are rather mixed inasmucb
as activity in buying quarters viii
die down after numerous spurts.
As the raw cotton market advances
the mills have tried to advance their
asking prices, but then the public
stop buying and another dull period
ensues. Indications, however, point
to a gradual Improvement, espe-
eially when retailers can confidently
lay in reserve stocks without fears
OF taking elOra far - '1sss - ? y p.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
GERMAN CREDITS
ON GRAIN HOLDUP
DESPITE RUMORS
Negotiations Hit Snag,
But Deals Here Not
Called OFF.
HELD UP FOR TINE
Plans Made to Arrange Busi-
ness TO Suit the Gov
ernment.
HELD UP FOR TINE

Impression conveyed by a Berlin
dispatch that grain credit arrange
ments involving between s25.ooo,ooo
and $4,000. 900 entered into between
New York bankers, supported by
the War Finance Corporation and
the German government, have en-
tireIy fallen through. is not ex-
actly correct.
1t has been known in New York
for q week or two that the negotia.
tions struck, snsg. The German
government suddenly came to the
conclusion that It Was paying TOO
much for the accommodation. Bank
ers are of opinion. however. that
the negotiations which had been
practically concluded. are but tenn
porarily placed in abeyance and
will be resumed again on terms
more suitable to Germany.
Statement that the New York
bankers feared their risk was too
great Is diametrically opposed to
facts. At the time this neeouation
was under way q loan was con-
cluded between the German gov
ernment and British bankers for
'f3 .500. 900, TO be used to finance
grain imports to Germany.
Terms More Reasonable.
There was no hitch in this loan
and the terms Of il, according TO
bankers OF this city. were much
more reasonable than the particular
New York loan. now suspended.
1t was the ease with which the
German Grain Commission arranged
for the London credit which caused
the Germans to call q halt on the
New York arrangement. The Bank
of England encouraged the British
credit. 1t is said that Downing
Street" was consulted FIRST TO ascer-
tain the prospects Of = satisfactory
compromise on the Upper Silesia
question. Assurances were given
by the British foreign once and
the London bankers were told to
go ahead and advance the credit,
This credit has already-been used up.
The warburg acceptance credit
VI SSSVVVtVVV "hiCh was uSsohiakco
at the same timo and concluded July
81, involves an arrangement OF
ninety days. This was participated
in by the New York Trust Company,
National Bank of Commerce. Chase
National, Corn Exchange. First Ma.
tional. Cleveland Trust Company.
Hallgarten & Co.. and Goldman,
Sachs Company.
Holland Grants Credit.
Simultaneous with these credits
the Mendelsohns OF Holland. who
are fiscal agents for the German
Reichsbank. arranged large credits:
one. a purely commercial grain
credit upon which the German Grain
Commission Is still trading, and the
other, amounting to about e50,o00,-
900 gold marks, which is purely q
reparation credit, arranged against
silver bullion. coin and other COL
lateral.
1t Is asserted that British bank
ers are disposed to arrange further
credits for German account when
needed as the Bank OF England will
encourage the credits with the di-
rect sanction of the British govern
ment. Furthermore. it is expected
that the efforts of English sub
jects to help Germany meet her
reparation payments will induce the
French statesmen to encourage
similar negotiations in France
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
GOLD BACKGROUND
TO PROSPECTS OF
POOR YIELDS Seen
Higher Prices This Win
ter Expected to Fill
Rural Banks.
SURPLUS WIPED OUT
Oats, Wheat, Tobacco, and
Potatoes Below Normal
Average.
SURPLUS WIPED OUT

American farmers generally VIII
experience the best season imam
.ialIy IN several years and will pass
their increasing prosperity on in
some measure TO the rest Of the
country. ...
This Is being brought about
paradoxicaIIy. by a crop shortage.
The law of supply and demand Will
mean, higher prices for farm prod
acts and the increased income VIII
afford greater buying power Tor
this half Of the nations population
from which situation other indus
tries are bound to benefit.
Value Of Crops.
II am an optimist concerning the
lmunsdiate future OF the agricul-
turaI industry, and the Importance
Of this years crop in pulling the
Iarfders out of the. most serious
Iitustion' in which they have ever
found themselves" Gray Silver,
Washington representative of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
Taid~ yesterday.
Wheat, corn. oats. barley. rye,
potatoes. tobacco. sugar beets and
tome fruits will have a much less
yield than last year. This should
mean, but one thing, il domestic
and Hiforeign purchasing power Is
InyfhinE like pormal-higher prices
lor' Farm products. more money In
The farmers hands. debts paid and
I higher standard of living"
B.Hw. Snow, noted Chicago crop
expert. wired yesterday that the
.rop' shortage will be Of general
oenent" to tho agricultural COM
nunity. adding that the increased
income will be distributed to pro-
lueeion in all sections OF the coun-
:ryh-
wheat Crop Small.
ing less than was expected and will
Iurh out only about $4,000. 900
BUSHELS" he said. Spring wheat
was affected by heat and rust and
probably will not exceed 100000
bushels. This total OF 10000, 900
bushels is sufficient TO meet do
pestIc wants and furnish an export,
taking into consideration the carry
sver Of perhaps 100000 bushels
But this is less than the world
nVCrpS lToHl A-neTlCd- ana with the
crop shortage in India and con-
inued failure of Russia to produce,
!he world situation for wheat Is
IdJusted to q very narrow market.
The oats crop is the poorest in
tfty years. 1t will not exceed
l.O0o.ooo.ooo bushels, compared with
G.500, 100000 last year. Other small
grains are equally unsatisfactory.
Corn Yield Doubtful.
Corn is a debatsble proposition
Win the chances for a very mod
rate yield. Another food crop of
great importance is potatoes, and
Lhe-failure in that is very severe.
Thc crop will hardly equal two
htrds OF last years.
The crop shortage is general in
'haraeter. and every section Is fav-
red with something in the way of
'roduction. This will work to the
'eneht of the agricultural COM
nupity. because the higher prices
viii be distributed to production in
I'll Sections of the country"
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. lT.-There was
a sharp decline In the London tin
market. with standard spot off IS
Is to fi5l los and futures off f3 los
spot and $50 tons futures Copper
was also lower. standard spot de-
clining FL Is to f2s Is ID. and fu-
sales OF $50 tons spo. and $50 tons
futures. Electrolytic Copper was
fl lower at f72 los for spot and ga
los for futures. Lead spot un-
changed at f23 1es Sd ana speiter
spot 2s Cd lower 81 f2s.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
CORN And OATS
REACH new LOWS
Sentiment in Wheat Becomes
Bearish Country Offer
ings Continue Small.

CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-Sentiment In
the wheat market has become some
what, besrish as the result Of the
Liquidation in corn and oats, both
Of which grains sold at new low
on the crop. and the break in the
stock market and in foreign ex-
change. The decline in the latter
has checked export business. to a
great extent and many of the local
operators who have been talking
bullish OF late are less confident OF
their position and have sold, out. At
the inside figures up to noon prices
we're of around III cents from yes
terday's finish, but on the break
there was buying by houses with
Eastern connections and at one time
the loss was completely recovered
with considerable short covering on
the way up. 1t is estimated that
exports OF wheat and -four from the
United States SO far this season are
around 45,o0o,000 bushels compared
with 65,0o0.000 bushels for all of
July and August last season. Mes
sages from New York indicated that
negotiations for a loan in this coun-
try by Germany had not been
dropped. Country offerings Of wheat
to arrive were not large and despite
the increase in receipts in the
Northwest primary arrivals today
were 10000 bushels less than a
week ago and SO far this week show
a decrease of around 100000 bush-
els as compared with the previous
week. Local handlers sold 21o,0O0
bushels wheat to the Seaboard late
yesterday and charters were made
for II at 2 cents per bushel to Buff
falo, an advance OF 4 cent in the
Lake rate. ..,..
Hedging pressure and scattered
selling carried corn and oats lower
than heretofore this season. The
best buying was by those VINO sold
at higher prices and by holders or
bids. Trade was not large. Country
offerings Of corn continue fairly lih-
eral and OF oats light. In some Sec
tiops of the West farmers are show
ing a holding tendency owing TO the
decline in corn values of late. Crop
reports were more mixed with re-
turns indicating more barren stalks
than usual.
Provisions broke sharply at the
opening, support in lard being lin
tied until the price was down to
around 10 cents per pound, showing
S7has5c per hundred pounds under
the previous days close. Scattered
buying made a rally. Hogs were
50a75c lower with bulk Of sales at
ssal0. Receipts $4,000, with 10000
for tomorrow. Western run $4,000.
against $1,000 a week ago and $4,000
last year. Money steady, call 6,
time 6a6L. Exchange par.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-Prime steers.
s.ISal0.50: good to choice steers.
s.5tas.75; fair to good steers, $7.Ooa
.i0i iyearlings, fair to choice, $S.0Oa
esq feeding steers, $s.0Oa7.75.
Hegs-Cholee light butchers, $s.75
I9.tS medium weight butchers,
s.od310.oo; heavy butchers. 27oa235
outqs. ss-5oas.5o; fair to fancy,
CHI, $9.25a10.25; heavy packing,
Spsas.40; rough packing. s7.5oa
0ttplgs, s7.Ooa9.6O.
Sf.tep-Native lambs. s7.50a1O.5o:
'esffrn lambs s9-0OaIo.75: Gull
inikf. sl.ooaT.o0: yearlings, s5-50a
V0:Nyethers. S5.0eas.25: ewes. si.50
500.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
Fall Breaks Mans Neck.
HAGERSTOwN, Md Aup

HAGERSToWN Nd. Aug. H.
Death came swiftly to F. b. Hol-
lnger, SO years old. a carpenter.
who fell from the first floor OF a
new dwelling at MaugansviiIe yes
terday. breaking his neck. He died
twenty five minutes later. He leaves
widow and four children, Mrs.
Ida Neikirk. Midwife; Clarence and
Wilbur Hollinger. of Shady Grove,
and Earl Hollinger ~ Raitimors.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
U. 8. Department Of Agriculture.
Bureau Of Markets, August II, 1921.

Based on August II quotations In
important markets, prices for hay.
feed and grain In car lots delivered
Washington, d. c., for prompt ship
ment, are quoted as follows:
No. timothy hay, ton, $3.50; No.
8 timothy, s23.5o: No. 1 clover.
mixed, $500; spring wheat bran,
s22.50; spring wheat middling.
s23.50: cottonseed meal cas- per
cent?, s41.75: old process linseed
meal s46; gluten feed. s37 hominy.
feed (white), s3l.o0; dried beet pulp.
$3.50; No. white corn. bu.. 7Ihc;
No. 2 yellow corn, >76; No. 2 white
cats (old). +3tc; No. Q white oats
(old). tohc; new oats. 4 cents less
than old.
The following commodities may
be obtained from local dealers in
car. lots basis cash payment at
prices quoted:
No. l timothy (western) hay.
$3.50 ton; No. 2 timothy (western)
hay. S24.50 ton; No. ! clover. mixed.
$1,000 ton; spring wheat bran.
s23.00 ton; winter wheat bran,
s23-25 ton: STANDARD middlings,
s2S.75 ton; flour middlings, s2s.15
ton; cottonseed meal (36 per cent.
old crop). s42.50 ton; gluten feed,
$3.50 ton: hominy feed (whiteD.
$3.50 ton. Flour-Soft winter
straight Q4o lbs. juteJ. s6.00Gs6.75
per barrel: hard winter straight
Gao lbs. jute). s7.oo@ss.o0 per bar
rel: fancy spring patent (family
brandD. sS.25 @Ss.50 per barrel. No.
2 white corn. T1isc bu. (bags extraD;
No. 9 yellow corn. 7sc bd. (bags ex-
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
MEATSUPPLYGRO
WITH NSUMPTIONL LOW
Export Demand Declines and the Liquidation
OF Animals Continues Keeping Up
Market Supply.
tBy The washington Herald Eeosomi.t.)

year 1890 was about 10 per cent
less than for 1919, and there has
been an almost constant decline
since 1918. At the present rate the
year 1921 will show further de-
cline from 1890.
\ The six months record for cattle
and calves is presentd In the follow
ing table; y "ft.-
The Washington herald., 1921-08-18
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.
(Furni.hed BY Golden 4 Col

Eggs-Southern, 36c; nearby. sSc.
Butter-Print, 45a54c; creamery,
extra, 44a5Oc: store packed, &c.
Poultry-Alive: BOOSTERS, l6al7e:
turkeys, 30a35c; springers. 3la33c;
white Leghorns, 2Sas0c; hens,
22a25c; keats, Csc: dressed fowls,
3Sa35c: turkeys. 45a4Sc; roosters, goa
Csc: springers. dressed. 3Sa42c.
Fruits (green)-Apples. Western,
per box. sl.5oaS.oo; lemons. per box.
s2,50a5.00; California peaches, sl.5o
a2.oo; new apples, bushel baskets,
$3.00a4.oo.
Vegetables-New potatoes, bbls.,
S5.00a6.50: l0-peck sacks, s5.ooa5.5o;
cantaloupes, California standard.
$500; flats, sl.00; new cabbage,
home grown, si.00a4.5o per Dbl;
beets, per bunch, ease: peppers, per
crate, s1.o0a2. 90; NEARBY cymblings,
per crate. sl.5oa2.00: Delaware
loupes, Jumbos, s2.ooa2.25: stand
ards. s1.25a1.75: sweet potatoes, per
barrel. s6.00a6.50: yams, per bbl.
$4.0oa5.00; new apples, bushel bas-
ket, s5.00a5.50. New Pork bunch cell
cry, 75cas1.oo; watermelons, in car
lots. 20a22 lbs, average. fl75a225.
Meats-Dressed veal, l5a16c;
choice calves, skaI0Ls.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-09
~ 81 ~ e 5000 ~ 8syfgTg.N ts ~ HT,lsT5-
TAX EXEMPT HlJlI.n1NGs

Vi In order to encourage the building of 5hornea New
York city has enacted ordinances to exempt certain
Classes classes. OF new buildinEs from TAXATION FOR : limited time,
Several thousand buildings are to b erectsd III accord
ance with the provisions Of the law, and this " hailed
as q demonstration OF the wisdom Of the xiegislahon.
The desirability Of more homes Is indisputable and.
II people would net build them without being exempted
from taxation. perhaps the tlx exemption methods Is the
only one which could be pursued. But It may be Z little
rough on the man who has already built houses for
rent, and who continues to own them. There has been
a great outcry over increased rental charges, and there
can besno question that in some instances landlords have
profiteered scandAiously.,- But to advance rents IL not Of
depends on whether or not the advances have been
greater than tbs circumstances warranted.
Everyone will admit that ths man who, during the
war period. or during the period immediately following
1t. erected . house for rent paying top prices for his Ia
Dor and material, must have charged decidedly more
for the use Of his property than IL building costs had re-
NAMED normal, or he would have lost money on his in
vestment. There is no dispute on that point. But it has
often been asserted that the man who owned Z house
that was built before the war, not having Incurred those
added building costs, had no right to advance rentals
on his property.
That argument cannot be made to stand. Leaving
out of consideration the question Of whether tor not a
man has. a right to sell his property on the open market
for .what:it will bring, and the fact, provided that right
exists, that the landlord. II he did not seek to collect
approximately fair interest on the market value of his
property, let us suppose that the. owner merely has
wished to- retain his property and collect his income
from it. Suppose that before the war hi. rented prop
erty yielded him just enough to maintain himself and
his family. What would be the situation during the
period of high prices? The income which formerly
had sudhced him would no longer do so. He must either
advance his rentals. seek new, sources Of revenue, or go
hungry. The dollars per month which he had received
would not buy more than the food. and clothing. and
fuel, and shelter that they had formerly: purchased. The
raising of rents was inevitable.
Now comes the city, and by exemptins from taxa
ton the newly built house. places additional burdens on
the man who had been paying taxes right along. The
new house, desirable as it is, represents increased cost
to the community. 1t requires additional police pro.ee-
ton and fire protection. The street in front Of it must
be maintained. There are many changes which it entails
which must be met out of the general fund. Those
charges will not be borne by the property itself. hence
they must be imposed on property which does pay taxes
1t seems that the plan produces houses at considerarre
to the community.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-09

tchair. ~ oI are moi, looking quite ~
we'll sa y Ought tossAfter 4 prea' ne
of&counsrySSair.. 49, IN 5sy M@t@ AgSy
M passinE Enough . time ~ ~
lsonnS snx1Sty.ss hess acknoWledsed.
she aretnained, on the side sot NJ y
lchaiF, still holding his arm. = Mar MAJ
outs rank back With u littier q ~
flieE. sTThers-Iseenled "a be somethtn9
ldifferentsa Hsonaethtng warmer ins2t tne
WORLDS He was moved By. g rare ana
Iun1ccountAble NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hers
towardsShiid and Kissed her lips:
s.IsS had i birthday4last week" a.
think that It affected mo: One begins
Ito wonder after. one has passed mid
die age what there Hi "a! look for
ward to- Y but how much II - worth
while enduring. Z.
course she declared. with .
grimace, you've been diving. into
musty. old volumes at sMandeleys and
reading the mutteringH &ofsone OF
those primitive philosophers who
igrowled ssat lifesfrom q cave
81 have found myself aslitt1s loteN
lysatssMandeleys.s'gs h confessed.
But this xisit;ato London.sfsshe per.
sisted. ( rs It business? IL there
anything wr6ng2" ssg:
II camess,to E - Mug
my headais going round, = she de-
5clared. &s"This is. "wednesday. Be-
thought yousSwere going to
stay away until / wrote you-not that
u, wanted you to-" $500
changed my mind" he told her.
in 3consequenoe of q visit which I
received yesterday from q Mr.. James
Borden" N @S ISL u
!. She gave vent to an exclamation Of
dismay. 8 +$
..You mean that Jirr.,ny has been
down to see you zasi%
IF Jimmy and Mr.. James Borden
are Identical the Marquis replied, .
little stiffly,, ".he undoubtedlysh has" 4
She looked at him, h%elplesely.. "
sSss".soh. dear" she exclaimed, "how
could he be 30 foolish
He wanted, 1t seems" the Marquis
continued, .".to have what he called a
man-to-man talk. ] am not the sort
OF. person, as you know, Marcia, who
appreciates man-to- man talks with
strangers, 1 listened to ali that he
had to say, and because T. gathered
that heS:wasa your friend I wa polite
to him. That is all. He gave me to
|understandSsthat he was tyour suitor.S
He'd no right to tellSyous anything
[of, the.%sort,,sa. she declared but in .
sense I suppose it ts: true. He wants
me to marry him. It's most fearfully
unsettlink. But that he should come
to: you'll wish he hadn't, Reginald"
H"1t appeared tome to be a qutxotic
action" the MARQUIS assented. How
ever. indirectly 1t has been conducive
OF tgood--it has brought me q great
pleasure& have missed you very
much Marcia. I am Very happy t, be
here again, for however short q time
"You are going back, then, to
Mandeieys?"
When we part. directly after
luncheon have guests arriving
there tonight-my sister and Gran
thanh andT1 believe some others. But
after my talk with Bordens or rather
his talkEtoame, I felt that I must SEQ
Lyou." y ISL
Continued. IN tomorrow
Evenings Herald.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-06-09
Norwegian Lutheran
Delegates Ready For
4 Annual Convention

Montevideo. Mimi, June s.-Dele-
gates representing the southern Min
district, Of the Norwegian Luth-
eran Church. Of America, were assem-
bled here for the sopening today Of
their a. ua1 convention, swhich-will
continue through next Tuesday. It
was expected SoOadelegates would be
enrolled by tonight. RI.
district@president. Speakers Of the
convention include Rev C. B. s. Hoel
of Minneapolis; De. H. tG..-Stub Of ST..
PaulsaHev. OIL. Nesheim Of st. Paul.
and ReV.ET. H.%Hoff Of Minneapolis.
The St. Olaf co~llegeachoir will give
a concert Sunday .afternoon,iJune II.
The wonnen's missionary federation
Of the.adistrict will hold q meeting at
the: same time.gsMrs. 1. D. ,Ylvisaker,
national president of the federation,
will speak Monday evening. Mrs. N.
Flaten ofsssNorthfelds Is district presi-
dent. N,g