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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
A. H. DE VANE
PLANS LOVELY
CITY ADDITION
Lots VIII Face An Avenue Joining
South Florida Avenue and
Lake Drive

On the extension of South Florida
Avenue. A. H. DeVane has underway
IN extensive improvement and city
addition project.
Fourteen acres, lying between
South Florida Avenue road and Lake
Holliugsworth Drive have been sub
divided into lots, 59x140 feet, with Z
fifty foot street through the property
connecting the two thoroughfares. 4
carload Of Westinghouse robust
palms arrived today and will b.
p'anted in the new subdivision.
Mr.. DeVane has moved his own
residence about and faced it on the
new avenue.
Names have not been chosen for the
avenue and the subdivision. but Mr..
DeVane hopes TO be able to think up
names In keeping with the beauty of
the property, which lies on p lovely
Hill side overlooking Lake Holdings
worth, and will be extensively beauti
fed.
The proposition will be high-class
and suitable restrictions will be i'm
posed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
MOONSHINE SAID
CAUSE OF SHOOTING
AT LAKE WALES
B. M. Whittemore Receives Serious
Wounds and Assailant
Escapes

p. NJ. Whittemore, of Lake Wales,
is patient at the Morrell Memorial
Hospital as the result of gunshot
wounds received, according to his
story to the officers. at tho hands OF
a young man named Collins, also of
Lake Wales.
4 quarrel preceded the shooting
which occurred Sunday morning at 5
O'Clock. and Mr. Whittemore is said
to have admitted to the officers that
he and Collins had both been drink
ing mounshine.
Whittemore had no gun. and Col
Inns seems to have made good use of
his, as Whittemore is wounded in the
shoulder. thigh and lower abdomen.
Collins made for the woods before
he could be arrested and has not yet
been located. lie is % years of age
and married.
Whttemore is doing as we'll as
could be expected.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
QUESTIONABLE
WOULD IMPROVE
TRADE METHODS
Merchants Division of Chamber Of
Commerce Seeks To S.rngthen
Home Trade Ties

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Inc hetall Morchah'S DIVISION %
tne Lakeland 'halabHr or commerce
As pegihning 10 junction eH"'I Nr,>'
ana the nrfl 2c'Nl'N 'iC'U'r 'Uc
general pub.'c US a'c"mNIl~a'U 'h ""
malhng our 10 ava Me'ou Al'S "'
QuestlonnaIfr c'Ve'ih" inc hnF-''
( nome ldea. rms qnc5'i"AhalF' ~ e.
fect puts the tlnnh3"lS ~ me hr''s'''H
OF every merrh1n' +Hnpor'Af mis- OWE
lnstltutlons, no ONLY "u'a'+jllI- lh"'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
LAKELAND R0TE
CLUB had GOOD
TIME IN TAMPA

Lakeland Rotarians We're we'll rep
resented at the lnter-Chy Rotary
meeting held at Tampa Wednesday
evening. The gathering assembled ~
the Hillsboro Hotel Reservations
bad been made for some $50, but it is
estimated that not less than 500 Re-
tarians and their ladies crowded tho
|8large dining hall in the top story Of
1.-THE hotel. The program was in
charge of the Tampa Rotary Club.
with President Frank D. Jackson pre-
siding. Seated with him were President
I. Sanford Jewett of the Lakeland Club.
Fand President FIR Thomas. OF the
sSt Petersburg Club. Through the
good work Of Dale williams and E--
bert Lusk Of the I.alleland club 9)"ut
Thirty made the trim from Lakeland
for the OCCASION The program W.
carried out according to schedule, the
X Rotarians endorsing George s. Candy s
ebridge proposition. which has in view
4 fhe bridging %f Old Tamna Paw, ci-
fecting y sewing Of p miles b tween
St Pete".l urg f'i ~ AW0nC
sfhe sneai;ar.. Was HojariHn james Ar
f.thur Griffin president OF tn" E.
Eschanga National Rank Of TAMPA,
swhose subject MOS THE National Re
Esources Of Florida Fn made q hit
fwhan he enumerated Tloridl's won
Sderful natural treasures. and aroused
fn great deal Of LAUGHTER wh~n he men
ttioned some Of the deep water por;f
ALONG the 1000 miles Of sHacoos'.
Enuoting Prohibition Officer Allen as
tkiating that today each one Of the $500
miles furnishes an "av3ilaBle port"
sRev. w. a. Myers. OF Live Oak, Il
NOTED speaker. upheld his reputation
les an orator and 4 wit. In his ad-
2fress he advocated the establishment
Lon a great national park 70 extend five
fuiIes on either side of the Shawnee
River it's entire length, to be used as
~ national game preserve.
e An excellent program Of music was
Wondered during the evening by the
Friday Morning Orchestra. The local
Notes reached homo shortly after mid
night
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
FUNERAL MRS. GRIFFIN

Funeral services over the remains
of the late Mrs. w. D. Griffin were
held at the Gentry-Futch chapel at
7:3O Friday evening. An impressive
and comforting address was made by
DR.. G.. W. Rosenberg, pastor of the
Dixieland Methodist church, and DR..
Rosenberg and Mrs. Roseberry sang
appropriate vocal selections. The
remains are being shipped to Mona
for funeral and interment there.
Keeping an appointment to get
married is more important than an
swering Il summons to traffic court
Magistrate House ruled at New YORK.
IN absolving a chauffeur who offered
that alibi for failure to appear.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
CITY COURT

A short session of the city court
was held this morning with Gen. j..
D. Allen IN the chair as municipal
Judge, and Frank Williams, of the po-
lice force, as clerk Mary Costello.
one of the band of gypsies arrested
|early Thursday morning, was fined
SO for disorderly conduct. John Sher-
rod, colored, was given $50 fine or
thirty days on charge of having
intoxicating liquor in his possession.
Two cases were continued to Tues
days session. Speeding, fighting and
similar cases brought in returns of
800 to the city.
WANTED Salesman: 81 miles per
gallon made with new patened gas
o inc vaporizer. Write for particu-
lars. Stransky Vaporizer Company,
Pukwana, S. ID.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
MRS. E. A. BELcl4ER

Mrs. T. A. Belcher died Friday
morning at lO:45 at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. ]. |. Byrd. southeast
Of Sangully.
Mrs. Belcher, who was IS years of
age, was born in Alabama. and had
been in Florida only few days.
The remains were shipped to Enter
prise, Alabama, today for funeral and
interment, accompanied by Mrs. Byrd,
who has the sympathy Of many
friends in the loss OF her mother.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13

out of the hard times that have been
hanging around the past year and
let's support them now when things
begin to come easier.
\ number Of Lake Alfred people at
tended the -Four Horsemen OF the
Apocalypse" at Winter Haven last
Tuesday.
The Presbyterian Missionary socie-
tv met at the home Of Mrs. r. c.
Gardner Friday afternoon. \ very
successful meeting was reported
The Baptist Missionary Society mot
at the Baptist church last week IN
der the auspices of Mrs. J. @. Miles.
Victor Morley. Ja&z Howell and G..
" Froamkn of Lake Alfred moforcd
4, E.esimmco last Saturday evening
to pay social call on some Of tho
K'esimmca "Dobs." \ good time was
enjoyed By all
Miss Audrey Carton. Of Lakewood
Y. j.. will arrive next Monday q!
Lake Alfred and will be house cues;
at the NJ C. Froemke home. Miss
Carton is Il former school mite Oi
Mrs NJ. G. Froemke and will ROMAN
for 4 month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chosley. accompanied
by Frank Goodman spent Thursday
in Tampa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
LAKE ALFRED NEWS

The ricbth District Confederation
of Womar's clubs met at the Hills
borough Halal Tampa. Fla. Thurs
day afternoon and Mrs. Frank Good
au npd Mrs Poole were delegates
from Like Alfred district. \ very
succcasrl meeting wa reported.
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i O How'd ~. s. Petersburg ar
y.?.ui in I'm Thursday with PARTY
~ ,rr,y, ,nol,or. and is hreil,I on.
s,ead .howino the fyact OF the Fruit.
! n5.
Ouiea 81 Richmond. fud., left Sunday
D." ta!; mp his duties 1t III" University
n' Wisconsin,. Madion. Wis. after
srHrdng an ENJOYABLE Chrs'ma' vaca-
ZION with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
=. G. Gardner
n p Perkins is narrowing in health
Al Green Srrines Fla. ana win be
l.,nc soon.
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iIr ard Mrs. Thomas Hull Of Fargo,
North Dakota. and family are expect
"d On the TAMPA Special Saturday.
2 hey VIII reopen the HOLSTER home.
AND spend the winter months at Lake
expected in the next few weeks.
The Polk County Reekeapers' AS.
soriotion viii hnId thair requlor meet.
ing ON Monday. Ian gth at ? n m. Al
.ho E1l,s Hotel in T.al.olard An bee.
teenors mr. those interested in bee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
FUNERAL OF MR.. ANDERSON

A short service was held over the
remains of the late w. j Anderson
at the Gentry-Futch chapel this MORN
ing at 1920. Dr.. j. NJ. Gross, pas
tor of the First Methodist church,
spoke words of comfort to the be-
sreaved family. and a beautiful solo
was sung by Mrs. f. N. Good. The
remains we're shipped to Oak Park,
Illinois, for funeral and interment
there. accompanied by the bereaved
wife and daughters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
BUILDING RECORD
SHOWS SIXTEEN
1922 PERMITS
Building Activity Keeps Up, Max
ing Total SAL, 900 Since First
of Year

The year 1922 is making good
start at maintaining Lakeland's 1927
record and as there are several large
projects in prospect. it is indicated
that the total of the present year will
be, perhaps three times that of last
year in dollars and cents.
It is also indicated, however. that
the house a day" record in the build
ing of homes will be maintained il not
exceeded.
In the nine days of January. leav
ing in the Sundays for good measure
sixteen permits have been issued b!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13

Club will give a benefit dance at
Macs Ariana Beach, on Thursday
night of this week Dancing and cards
will be enjoyed and plenty OF good
music. Admission of 75c for all dane
ers Will be charged and Soc each For
these playing cards. the proceeds be-
ing used to purchase trees to heautiIy
the park and several prominent
streets OF the town A general invita-
ton is extended to everyone to come
cut and have a good time.
Rehearsals for the Camp Fire Girls
two short plays, to be given at the
Auditorium Feb. 17th, are progressing
rapidly and promise TO be unusually
good.
The W0man's Club carnival on Jan.
21th and 2Sth, promises to be the
big event Of the season Tho commit
tees are all hard al work and they
hope 10 have Il large number Of splen-
did attractions for those dates The
bic street dance for Saturday night,
jan. 2Sth. promises to he 4 big draw
ing card. Tine ladies are using quite
- novel way Of advertising. They
guarantee that everyone will have Il
good time, but do not guarantee ev-
crything to be as represented.
About fifteen ladies', all members OF
tie local Woman's Club. will 20 to
Fort Meade Wednesday TO attend the
County Federation meeting
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13

Guy Arendell, building inspector OF
these, two are for business buildings,
one for garage, and one for alter
alton. leaving twelve for residences,
which range, according to the per-
mits. from $1,000 to $4,000.
The total value of permits issued
so far this year is $4,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13

When you water pipes get clogged
get a fishing POLE. Joseph st. Louis,
OF Waterbury. Conn. thought water
pipe was frozen and applied a torch.
Then out popped an eel foot long,
BADLY singed, but still alive and
cnnirminP
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
~. s,ubbs Hostess

r6 the Tuesday Bridge Club
MRS. Walter Stubbs was the charm
Lac hostess of the Tuesday Bridge
.l5b. Thursday afternoon. at the love
|t new home of her cousin, Mrs. John
Drive.
S. Edwards. on Lake HOllngsworth
+ Roses were used in simple decora-
<f<e effect and the afternoon was
.+,enf In the clubs usual diversion.
MISC Frieda Rogers was the fortu-
&1Ie winner OF the prize, and re-
.,tAd lovely box of face powder.
dainty salad course was served.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13
AUBURNDALE NEWS
AUBURNDALE NEWS

Fl. T. Parker and family arrived la9t
week from Bloomsbury, Pa, and are
spending the remainder OF the winter
at the Allen residence in Lakeside
Park.
Mrs. Maude Rabe and daughter Dor
othy are expected in Wednesday night
from Akron, Ohio.
Mr. g. S. Work nad Mr.. Ben Al
bertson are expected to return this
week from fishing trip on the Kis-
simmee river
Mr. and Mrs. a. j. MObley and son
julie arrived last week from Johnson,
Ga, and have opened their winter
home on Lake street.
w. S. Ryall is a recent arrival from
Georgia to spend the winter.
Mrs. G. s. Work, Mrs. Ben. Albert
son, Mrs. L. X. Anderson, Mrs. a. E.
Hines and Miss A. Z. KasZer repre-
scented the Auburndale WOman's club
at the meeting of all clubs in section
s, at Tampa, Thursday.
Benefit Dance
The civic committee of the Woman's
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13

w. S. Ryall is a recent arrival from
Georgia to spend the winter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13

Mrs. Maude Rabe and daughter Dor
othy are expected in Wednesday nigh
from Akron, Ohio.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13

Mrs. Kate Smith. who so unfortun
atelvs uttered a broken hip bone 4 few
weeks $50 is slowly conva'cscing j..
he lakeland hospital Friends Of
Mrs Smith VIII be glad to know that
he is gaining every week
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-13

tTr ard Mrs. Thomas Hull Of Fargo,
North Dakota. and family are expect
nd On the TAMPA Special Saturday.
2 hey VIII reopen the HOLSTER home.
AVID spend the winter months ut Lake
Alfred. MI ard Mrs HOLSTER are
expected in the next few weeks.
, 1922-08-18
WORK
|SPROGRESS|NG
Total Of 375 Now Employed
at Site of Texas Plant
East Of City.

with over z26 mep now ON the pay.
roll of the Texas company and a to-
tai of a75 employed ON tho works
through contractors the refinery IS
fast taking shape and 1t Is confident
ly expected that It will be running oil
long before the first of the coming
year.
sprague and NIsely have the con.
tract for grading for tho yard
and loading rack tracks and
now have a steam shovel on the Job.
This work is asst nearing completion.
Tho General Concrete and Construc-
ton company has begun work on the
concrete smoke stacks and two OF
these are now being erected.
C. e. Starr has begun brick work
on the crude stills. all Of which have
arrived and are unloaded and the
concrete work is over ninety per cent
complete.
Steel is now arriving for the IS, 900.
bErrel tanks, the grades have all been
completed and several of the smaller
sized containers r IN readiness for
handling oil.
Shipments ot material are reported
as being satisfactory. with no delays
and a large amount OF the necessary
material Is now on the ground.
, 1922-08-18
INDIAN MAID RICH FROM
OIL RETURNS BUT WILL
CONTINUE SIMPLE LIFE

ArUsKoGEE. okla. Aug. 1s.-Un-
like many others OF hsr tribe whore
extravaEances have added many IN.
terestins ohapters to Okiahoma's oil
industry. Exile Fife, a Creek Indiana
Of 10 years who became rich over
night. declares she will never fore
sake the simple life. Exie's royalty
from sher oil lands in the Bristow field
approximates $1,000 a day now. Only
last May Exile had but s5.oe on de-
posit with the Indian agency where
her affairs are administered es she
is a restricted Indian.
The first well that came In on Exie's
allotment made 5000 barrels. Two
weeks ago a well making 1000 bar
rels a day was brought in. -Four
others are in tho course OF drilling.
Exile has been granted $500 a month
allowance by Major Victor NJ. LOCKS.
Jr., superintendent OF The Five Civil
lied Tribes. Exile already has a big
touring car. but that is the only evil
dence h has so far given OF spend
ing her royalties. Miss Flies tastes
are extremely modest. She dislikes
towelrv and extreme styles. and does
not care to travel.
Al present her greatest desire is
, 1922-08-18
OFFICERS NAMED
BY FIVE TRIBES

Stockholders of the Five Tribes Pc
troieum company at a meeting at Salt
Creek reelected all officers and direc-
tors for the coming year with one e
ception and expressed themselves as
crafty pleased with the management
and success OF the company's affairs
to late. The officers and directors
are David Lewis. president; Carl Tay-
lor, vice president; J.. r. Dunbar, sec
rotary and treasurer; T. S. McCleary.
general manager; William Hargroves.
w. ]. Ports, Gary Jones, r. @. Van
Denberg and Mr.. Milton. additional
directors. The last named succeeds
]. w. Deaton on the board of direc.
tors and is the only new member.
Unusual success has marked tie
activities of the company since its In
ception following the purchase OF q
160-acre tract OF Ian at the Douglas
sale liant year. Although drilling OPP
erations were not instituted until this
spring. the company has proved its
Salt Creek property by bringing IN .
few weeks age a well that is still
showing for larger production. In
a test this week tho swabbsr was
thrown In and a flow started which
measured 265 barrels Curing the day.
Determination of the future policy
Of h company regarding develop
ment is marking time. Present pro
duction has not been contracted but
the c is said to be in excellent
shape to continue Its operations.
, 1922-08-18
MERGERR UMOR
AFL0AT HERE

While no confirmation can be had It
is persistently rumored in local oil
circles that the Mutual OIL company
which has absorbed many of the larg-
err independents OF this territory, in
Guiding the Elk Basin. Frantz. North
Western. Mountain & Gulf. G~eoughan-
Hurst, Grass Creek and others is
about to take yer the Iowa-Wyoming
OIL company and that n new orpora-
ton known as the Standard OIL Of
Wyoming will result.
1t is also rumored that the Kinney
Coastal is negotiating for the property
of this company and that 1t will be
absorbed in the near future.
It is known that two surveying
crews are now running lines to the
Bolton Creek field. making prospec
tive surveys for a pipeline to that
district but no authentic information
is available as to what companies are
represented.
That a statement regarding tho
merger will be forthcoming not later
tina nthe first of the coming month
is confidently expected and 1t is be-
lieyed that this announcement will be
of great Importance to the operators
OF hat district.
, 1922-08-18
Marine to sen More stock

At q meeting OF the board of direc-
tors of the Marine on company held
at its local offices on Monday It wa
decided to allow stockholders the priv
elege OF purchasing additional stock
at par ans a resolution was passed to
the effect hat all stockholders of rec
ORD on August 2l would have the
right to subscribe within twenty days
or to n including September 10, fer
an amount equal TO 80 per cent of
their present holdings. This will al.
low each stakeholder TO purchase one
rev share for c I'VE now owned
at the price of SIS per share.
, 1922-08-18

and VIII be spudded IN within the mex,
few days. Other operations Of the
company stand as follows.
Malioney Dome.
Nc. ?. section s-25-ss. drilling a;
l.7s feet.
No. /. section s4-ss-ss. running sx.
inch casing at 400 rect.
No. /. section ss2s-ss. drilling a;
80 feet.
No. ? section 1869. drilling and
carrying casing at sass feet.
No. ,. section 1859, drilling at ass
No. S. section 2e-ss-s7. cleaning gu;
at Isis feet
No. a. section as-ss-s7. drilling a,
1870 feet.
Nc. 8. section .s-as-s7. running sR-
casing at 1885 feet.
No. II. eedon 2s-2e-sT. drilling at
ASS fet-
Salt Crock.
No. /. section is-4o-7s. drilling at
100 feet.
Gasoline Production for Juna.
During the month of June a daily
GftEhEt % Afo1t WV Bh4Aonb OF BdaO-
line was produced from refineries in
the United atAtes according to the
bureau Of mines report. This was an
crease OF 10000 gallons daily average
over the month OF May. Five fewer
plants were In operation than during
the previous month, tho total being
$40. These plants average 50 per
cent of capacity during tho thirty.
day period.
Gasoline produced IN June showed
an increase OF 1000. 900 gallons over
May and 51.ooo. 900 gallons over April.
Consumption in June totAled 5o7 900.
900 gallons a gain of II per cent over
the same month last year. Gasoline
In storage was reduced s2.ooo.oo gal
Ions during June.
Figures for h first SIX months OF
the present year show that production
of gasoline gained 90 per cent while
consumption OF the product increased
l6 per cent.
, 1922-08-18
Livestock Mart


CHICAGO. Aug. 1s.@JTnited States
Department of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
receipts $500; veal calves weak TO low
er: other classes generally steady: top
beef steers S1o.75; bulk Ss-o0910.25;
beef COWS and heifers mostly $1,000
TOO; cannsrs inc cutters largely $2.65
1s.7b; bologna bulls mostly $4,000
AIS: veal calves early largely $1,000
1880.
Hogs. receipts $4,000; market fairly
active on lighter weights; others slow
is to csc lower: bulk 100 to ITO pound
weight s9.509e.eo; $e.e5 paid for a
few; 1T5 TO 200 pound weight mostly
SeAo@9.5o; 225 to $50 pound butch.
ers generally se.1oQe.3o; good and
choice $50 to 400 pound butchers $3.50
@e.1o; packing sows mostly 1880
7.75; pigs ESQ lower; bulk around $500.
heavy ss.1o@s.2o; medium s.6o9s.55.
light Se.159e.s5; light light 5000
$50; packing sows, smooth 1880
500; packing sows rough se.7597.4o
killing pigs e.759s.25.
Sheep, receipts 14,zoo; fat lambs
steary to 15c higher; eight ears choice
Washington 1880 with 800 out; eight
car good Idahos $12.7o with So per
cS1t sort; feeder ends culls S12.50
weight SO pounds native lambs quality
plain bulk s12. 25 B12, so; no choice ma.
tivns sold early; culls native mostly
$500; good 121 pound fat western ewes
s7.2b: handy medium fat Idaho weth.
ers $3.50,
, 1922-08-18
New York Wen peepened.

Tho New York OH company ha.
deepned its Gordon No. 1 on the north
east quarter OF section 12-33-sz, forty
feet. in the san and has increased
production greatly. The well is now
making about 100 barrels OF oil and
$4,000. 900 feet OF gas. The new ga.
well in Poison Spider is drilling al
lk0 feet.
The Spindle Top well on section 30
32-s5 is drilling at 2.2s5 feet.
The Boone dome test on the south
west quarter of sertion 1o-35-S5 4,
drilling at 4.61s feet.
, 1922-08-18
WHEAT PRICES
FALLING BACK
Two Points Lost in Trading
Slump or the Chicago
Market.

CHICAGO Aug. 1s-orn1n prices
turned Downward IN the early deal
fnEr 9 OF danaEe TO the orr cror
having been relieved by cooler wealth
er and by showers IN Nebraska, Iowa
and Illinois. Tho wheat market was
also bearishly influenced by the fact
that Liverpool quotations failed 10 re
nond 20 yesterdays advance in Amer
ira E5tinatas were current. too, that
The wheat crop in the three western
Canadia provinces WAS 1900. ooC
larger than was indicated by
the latest official figures The open
Ing which varied from tho same as
~yesterday'a finish to nc lower. with
september t1.o2n TO s1.o7% and De.
Gambler .tf.o4 TO Sl.o45s. WIS followed
hy a material decline all round
Proapec, OF a quick settlement q
the rail strike was given a bearish
construction IN most quarters as De
ing likely TO lead 20 increased receipts
The close was unsettled. 2Ao 10 z%e
net lower. with September tlA tc
nix and Dscember $1.o1& to ti.oi%'
Breaking OF the drought and of the
heat wave eased h market for corr
and oats After opening 80 TO &c
lower. September e1Mo. h corn mar
ket continued to descend.
Country offerings TO arrive vert
fairly large early but sellers with
drew later as prices declined The
odoss was weak. 2ho to 2%o net low
.-. with September $3.50.
Oats started sc lower 10 a shads
ADVANCE. September 31hc 10 sihc
and later held neal the initial range
Lower quotations on hogs weakened
tho provision market.