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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
DAVENPORT TO
BUILD SCHOOLS
Bonds of S250.000 Approved at Polls
Elect DaIms, Jebens and
Lau to Board.

Davenport will issue s250,00o
bonds for the erection of two school
buildings in accordance with the
vote yesterday at the city election
in which the bond proposition was
carried by a majority of 159 votes.
The vote cast was very light The
success of the bond issue is crafty
ing to the school board which had
pleaded for support of the PROPOSE
ton. Plans for the issuance of
bonds will be made at the next
meeting of the board.
Three board members elected at
the polls yesterday are DR.. o. A.
Dahms, ]. H. Jebens, and c. w.
Lau. All three won by big major
tiles. Paulo Roddewig was re-
elected treasurer Standing of the
board directors in the vote cast was:
Jebens 3.20S, Dahms 3,166, Lau
2.S6S, Benson 1851, Peck 591, and
Erickson sac.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
OLD SETTLER OF
BARSTOW DEAD
Andrew St0tmeister. Aged 50. Resi-
dent of Hampton Township
So Years. Passes.

Death summoned Andrew Stot-
meister, for SIS years a resident of
Hampton township. on his farm
near Barstow yesterday afternoon
at the age of so years. He had
lived on the farm on which he died
for SO years. His health had been
failing for several years and dur
ing the past year he had been al
most totally blind.
Born at Angern, Germany, Dec.
"a, 1S43, Mr.. Stotmeister came to
America with his parents in 1857.
settling in Hampton township. He
married Miss Frederika Willie in
1868. She died in 1907.
Mr.. Stotmeister was an active
member of the Zion Lutheran
church of Hampton and was zeal
Gus in promoting the interests of
the church. A recent gift was a
large bell, which was placed in the
tower of the church last year.
Surviving to mourn his death are
12 children. as follows: Mrs. Ber-
tina Schave. Moline, Edward and
Herman, Hampton. Mrs. Mary Lew
inc, Sflvis, Andrew. Jr., and Walter
Barstow. Miss Rachel, Mankato.
Mimi, James and William, Stead
ford. Wis, Mrs. Alma Struss, Port
Byron, and Misses Sophia and
Emma at home. One sister, Mrs.
Dora Rohren, Staplehurst, Neb. !:
eight grandchildren and one great
grandchild also survive.
No arrangements have been made
for the funeral yet
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
HOTEL MAID WITH
CASH IN BANK HAS
MANY RELATIVES

New York. March 14.-When Mrs.
Mary Giles, a maid at the Waldorf
Astoria. died recently, the hotel
management was under the i'm
nression she had left neither rel
atiyes nor close friends.
Publication of the news that she
left savings of $4,000 has brought
letters from three husbands two
SONS" and 81 other relatives, in
Guiding brothers, sisters, nepheWs,
nieces. cousins, uncles and aunts,
the hotel management announced
today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
WASHOUTS CAUSE
TROUBLE ON LINE
THREE RAILROADS

Hannibal, Mo, March IA rain
fall of 233 inches Monday after
noon and last night had a serious
effect on railroad traffic entering
Hannibal.
Burlington route trains from St.
Louis are being detoured through
Mexico, Mo, because of a washout
go miles south of Hannibal; Wa
bash trains are held up by a wash
out east of Undertook, ILL.,, and
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
road reports trains several hours
late because of damage to tracks
at Eastley, Mo.
The local weather station report
ed that the precipitation was the
heaviest in many months.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
ELKS INTEREST IN
POOL TOURNAMENT

Finals in the Elks' billiard tour
nament are approaching and with
the end of this play in sight, the
handicap pool matches are to start
Thursday night. Three games a
night, two at the Saturday matinee
but with no Sunday or meeting
night games, will be the schedule.
The entertainment committee will
reward three high players.
Billiard tournament scores last
night: Jess Kerns, so, George Clap
per G20D, us: W. l.. Long, 50,
c. l. Hubbard (60), So. Thursday
play will be George Clapper-Ben
d. Farrar, Jack Cahail-A. NJ. klove,
John Nelson-Ralph Martin.
Pool tournament entries include
B. H. Cutler. G. o. Wilson, w. l..
Long. H. W. Tremann. AL McInnis,
Jack Bunce. Fred Atkinson, Nor
man Freund, Will Kuehner, Oscar
Apple, Harry Higgins. Archie Nc
Innis, John A. Nelson, Marcus
Brough, Jess Kerns, Fremont Klove,
George Clapper. Frank Zuercher,
l.. NJ. Titterington, Ed Coleman and
W. J. Griffin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
BARRIERS MAY JOIN
STATE ASSOCIATION

The Rock Island Master BARRIERS
association meeting last evening in
the Harms hotel considered affilia-
ton with the Illinois Master Bar
bers' association. No action was
taken. the association waiting for
further word from the state organ
ization. August Z. Lamp, who at
tended the state convention of bar
beers in Peoria last week, reported
to the association the results of the
conference.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
THOUSANDS LATE
IN PAYING TAXES

Chicago, March 14-Attaches of
the federal building were busy to-
day keeping the line formed on the
right as the last grand rush start
ed to pay income taxes before the
expiration of the time limit The
returns must be filed and the first
installment paid by tomorrow even
ing.
John c. Cameron. collector of iu-
ternal revenue. estimates that in the
Chicago district there will prob
ably be 100000 persons late in
their payments.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
Bow Scout News

The regular monthly meeting of
the court of honor will be held Fri
day evening in scout headquarters.
Definite quotas have been assigned
to each troop and it is expected that
"a large number of candidates will
be present. The examinations COM
mence prohptly at o'clock.
Members of the eagles nest are
requested to meet in scout head
quarters tomorrow afternoon at
$50 O'Clock for an important bust
ness session. Several new candi-
dates will be initiated after the
court of honor meeting Friday.
Weights for the various divisions
for the basketball tournament
scheduled for next month have
been decided upon. The light
wight teams will be limited 10
scouts weighing under 10 pounds,
the middleweight for scouts weigh
ing from 10 to 125 pounds. All
scouts weighing over 125 pounds
are eligible for the heavyweight di-
vision. Entry blanks are being sent
out to all scoutmasters this week
and team entries must be in scout
headquarters April / The tourna-
ment will be held in the Y. NJ. c. A
during the spring vacation
Troops No. 4, 10. 10, 16. Il. 20,
"a, 26 and 90 meet this evening in
their respective meeting places at
7:30 O'Clock. Plans for the scout
tournament will be discussed and
tests passed preparatory to the
court of honor Friday evening.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
FATTY ARBUCKLE
TRIAL AROUSING
LITTLE INTEREST

San Francisco, Calf, March IA
With one juror passed temporarily.
efforts to select II persons to try
Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle for the
third time on a manslaughter
charge continued here today 1t IS
expected by both prosecution and
defense attorneys that most, if not
all, of the week will be consumed
in selection of jury. Six venire-
men were examined yesterday and
four were excused for having opln-
ions regarding the defendant guilt
or innocence Little public interest
is being shown in the case.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
Lees BROKEN IN
BOAT ACCIDENT
Merle Swain of Hampton Victim OF
River Accident: Caught in
Fly-Nheel.

Endeavoring to repair fly-wheel
of a motorbOat this morning Merle
Swain, Hampton, employed with a
L. S. engineer crew, was caught
in the wheel and both legs broken
One of them was broken in two
places.
He was unconscious. lying in
bottom of his boat, when other
members of the crew found him
He was taken to Mercy hospital
Davenport. where he was given
medical attention.
SWANS crew was engaged be-
tween Hampton and Rapids City
and he was on his way from his
home TO his work when the acct
dent occurred.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
Personal Points

oar. and Mrs. George B. Holmes
OF I437 Fsortieth street are the par
ents OF a daughter born March .
at the Lutheran hospital, Moline.
sergeant Arthur kinsley of the
ROCK Island police department and
wi1e are the parents of a girl born
sunday Four sisters greeted the
new member of the family.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Warnock and
MISS Mildred Warnock of 423 Sec
ond street returned home this noon
after spending the past several
months in California.
MISS Grace Wheelan of SGT Nine
teenth street, left today for a visit
IN chicago and Milwaukee.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
CAMERON ELECTED
HEAD OF MOOSE

Especial Moline Serv1cel
Officers of the East Moline lodge
of Moose were elected last evening
as follows:
Dictator-JOhn Cameron
Vice dictator D'Arra
PreIate-W. T. Coats.
Secretary F. Maberry,
Treasurer. F. Ryan.
Trustee Robert Duff.
Delegate to convention Robert
Duff
Alternate F. Haemer.
Peter Stang was named install
ing officer. Installation. will take
place at the next meeting two
weeks hence
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
Obituary
Levi w. Mitchell.

Funeral services for Levi ".
Mitchell, 1910 Third avenue, Rock
Island. were held in the residence
yesterday afternoon. Rev. Wilbur
Babcock OF the First Baptist church,
Moline, was in charge. Mrs. Will
lam Kirby and Miss Beulah Hood
gave vocal selections. Members OF
the Stays lodge of Moline and the
Owles of Rock Island attended in
a body. There were many floral
tributes. Pallbearers were Paul
Hammond, William Brees, John
Brees, F. A. Holm, Leo Broghmer
and S. P. Burgess. Burial was in
Riverside cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
MORE COTTON USED.

Washington, March 14.-Cotton
consumed during February amount
ed to 473,073 bales of lint and 3S,-
500 bales of linters compared with
395,115 of lint and 1866 of linters
consumed in February last year,
the census bureau announced to-
day.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
Mrs. Mary XOlk.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
VOlk will be held Wednesday in the
family home in Sherrard. The
body will arrive in Rock Island
Thursday morning and burial will
be Thursday morning in Oakdale
cemetery, Davenport.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
BARRACKs FOR ss.ooe.

Two barracks buildings and
an icehouse were offered at a
sale conducted by the salvage de-
partment of the Rock Island ar
senal today, bringing bids total
ing $3,077.
George ]. Speck of East Mo
inc was the highest bidder for
the barracks, offering $4,000.
The awarS will be made tomor-
row.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
Mrs. Catherine Calkins.

Mrs. Catherine Calkins died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Z.
L. Osborn, S34 Sixteenth street,
Moline, this morning after an i'll
ness lasting several years. Mrs.
Calkins was 50 years of age.
Mrs. Calkins was born in England
in 1910, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Fairolough. When II
years of age she came to this coun-
try with her parents, who settled
in Moline
Arrangements for the funeral
have not been completed.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
Lenora Green.

Leonora Green, infant daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Green, Ills
Fourth avenue, Moline, died at a
local hospital at $50 this morn
ing after a five-day illness of pneu-
monia. She was born in Moline
June 30, 1919. The body was
shipped to Metropolis, Ill, this aft
ernoon for burial.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
PLAN BOOZE FIGHT.

washington, March 14.-F,ederal
Prohibition Commissioner haynes
announces that the country Will De
divided into Is districts as the en-
forcement territories of the federal
force of prohibition agents.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14

l. Castee Cashier Of the Central Trust and Savings Bank do
/. n. CASH
o o
Subscribed before
(SEALl J. ". GRAHAM, Notary Public.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
SHEFFIELD.

Charles Hanson, postal inspector.
of Sheridan, Wyo., former assistant
postmaster at Spring Valley, Ill, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. NJ. c. Han
son, at Sheffield.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Boyden of
Sheffield have gone to Hot Springs,
Ark, 10 spend a few weeks.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14

Dallas Max Peonitz, infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl NJ. PeonitZ,
1907 Thirteenth street, Moline,
passed away at S:45 last evening.
He was born in Moline Aug. IS,
1921. Surviving are the parents and
one sister, Margaret, at home. Pri-
vate funeral services will be held
in the home at 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. Interment will be in
Riverside cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
ton with respect to Rus

emf position with respect to Rus
STA
The next meeting of the after
dinner club will be April 3. Harry
]. Loose of the secret service VIII
speak on crime, its cause, proven
ion and practice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
OFFICIAL PUBLICATIOND
Report OF the condition of
State Bank of Rock Island

coated at Rock Island Illinois, at the close business on me
OF made 10 The Audtor OF Fubc
the State of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14

X Anderson Cashier of the State Bank of Rock Island DO
best
that the items and amounts shown above
the Auditor State of Illinois law
X. T.
State of Illinois County Rock Island,
this 18th of March
tsEAt1 c. r CHAMBERLIN Notary Public
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14

All the News-All the Time
The Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14

There are nine judicial circuits
IN the United States.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Orntrdl Ur1tEt t1ttn
5autttuH Hank

Rock bunes-
Auditor Public OF the Sale
of Illinois pursuant TO law
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
RESOURCES.

Al
Other loans
L. S government 1031240l
Other bonds "a Ilo09O76
Banking ............
3IS9oSS
Other resouccs
Total Resources -. 80. 64lo58SO
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-14
Thanks America

The count concluded his address
WIN thanks to this country for IFS
slo 10 his land and with an appeal
70 the nation TO maintain its pres
The New York herald., 1922-05-24
RENTALS OF COUNTRY PLACES.

Henry A. Rogers of wheatley Hills
Real Estate Corporation, leased for Mrs.
Helen X. Ah1es, her country estate at
westbury. L. l., known as the Home
stead to Louis r. Stoddard. The prop
erty consists Of twenty acres with
white frame Colonial house. garage.
large stables and attractive grounds and
gardens.
Hamilton, Iselin & Co.. have leased
for Mrs. Bartholomew Jacob for the sea-
son her country place of thirty-two
acres on Rockwell Ridge Road. Da-ien.
Conn.,, to John r. Mum of this city
Howell J. Lomax leased for Mrs. Rob-
ert Birmingham for tho season her coun-
try estate at Cold Spring Harbor. L. l..
to John r. Rouemanere OF this city.
Prince & Ripley have leased for Frank
Il. Gould his residence on Grandview
avenue Dobbs Ferry. N. Y. to Herbert
J. White of Brooklyn
william A. Hopping, the Red Bank
real estate broker. reports the follow
ing rentals during the past week: The
Mrs. Credo Harris house on East Front
street. to F. +. Renwick of Parln. N.
j.: the j. Lester Eisner house on Hud-
son avenue, to John B. Coles of this
city: the James p. Hendriclson cottage
on Maple avenue TO Z. w. lie Clear OF
Yonkers. N. Y: Henry c. Mclean house
on Maple avenue. to c. o. Johnson of
Newark, NJ j.: +. r. Greenawalt's
house at the foot of Bank street. to
John p. Coulton of this city; Mrs. Sadie
Lupton Ely's house on Wallace street
to Major w. r. Blair of Washington.
ID. c.. tho Charles p. Cross cottage at
Fair Haven. TO M. Mayo of this city:
Mrs Charles Diamonds cottage on
Prospect place to Captain c. w. Chad
bourne OF Camp Alfred Vail; the J. ].
MonslSy house on Branch avenue. to
Harry Sherman; the Newton Doremus
cottage on Washington street to Nathan
Sutton; the Josephine Il. Seed property
on the north shore of the Shrewsbury
River. to Major Joseph +. Crane of
Morgan. N. T.. and the Mrs. Emma Nor
ford property at Shrewsbury to John III.
Hunter OF Brooklyn.
The New York herald., 1922-05-24
PRODUCE.

BEANs-Msrrow. choice. domestic. 100 lbs.
ss,ss; pea; $3.50; medium; 1925; Kotenashl
small white. California. s7a7 90: Lady
washington, California. 81. .25a7 so: red kid.
ney ss.7o; imperial. $3.50; white kidney.
BUTTER-Creamery. higher than extras.
d.. 37i4d3Sc. extras. 9o score, 3Gd3Tc. ;
firsts. 34a36kc.; seconds. 32iz@3sikc.; lower
49, sigs2c % :cors esntTssed ssrs 30 score
s5 20 81 score, 32hI33ihc. unsalted higher.
than extras. 3oa391zc.: extras. 92 score. $50
3sisc.: firsts. 3ya36c.: seconds. 33k934izc. !.
lower grades, 32a33c. State dairy. tubs.
finest. 3oisg36c.; good 70 prime. 34ikd35c.
common TO fair; 3oh33c. ladies. current
seconds. 22MGa3c lower grades. 2ca2Sc. a2Sc. !:
packing stock. current make. No. I. &c. !;
No. =. PC; lower grades, 1Id21c.
CHEEsE.New York State flats. fresh
specials. 1s91sAc.; average run. i7xc. I;
twins. fresh specials. 17M11sc.: average
run. IKE; Wisconsin. fresh double daisies.
Americas. 1sa2oc.
EGGs-Fresh gathered. extras. dozen, 3fn
5lizc.; storage packed. extra firsts. s0n
sy1s, ,irs,s os5oa go 2ese regular 15 packed.
onds and poorer, 24d26izc.: trade eggs, a3is
m25ikc. dirties. storage packed. No. /. 25d
? and poorer. 21n24c. checks. poor TO choice.
dry, 2fn24c.; New Jersey, hennery whltce,
ssndled, extras. sec; uncandled, extras.
whites, average extras. 33d34c. extra firsts
39n82c.: firsts. 27Q29c. nearby gathered
whites, firsts 10 extra firsts. 21T3fc.
un6er grades. 25a2Gc. Pacific coast. whites.
extras. 35c.; extra firsts. 32d34c. fir5ts.
.n43fc.; under grades 21d2sc: other
W@tern and Southern. gathered whites. 2T0
7fG nearby and nearby Western hennery
hrowns. extras. 32d34c. nearby brown and
mited coors. gathered extras, 3iG3ii.c.:
firsts 10 extra firsts, 27d30c
rDTATOEs-Fiorida, barrel. 81 si50a65O:
South Carolina, cobblers. s1156b375: Ber-
rnuda. barrel, sJGs state and Maine. OLD
$50 lbs. 81 25d3 1876 lbs, s2d225: sweets.
Jersey. basket, S2d3 Delaware and Mary
land. basket. soc. .9Si.6 80: yams. Virginia
barrel. 81 50d3.2a Georgia, basket, 15s.1
SLID; crate. S1i1.10.
POULTRY. DREssED-Chickens. fresh
broiiers. 45@T0c.; frozen, 2sd4oc.: fryers
.sG36c. roasters. 30d4ic.; stags. frozen
c3d29c.; fowls, fresh, Western, boxes, 24G
34c.; kegs, 24d32c; barrels. dry. 24G3lc.
iced, 23d30c.: frozen. z3n3fc.: old cocks
fresh. 1920: frozen, 1Sd20c: capons,
frozen. Western. 36d4Sc. turkeys. fresh
2BTf3Oc.: frozen. young, 52652c. old 3s0
42c.; ducks, Long Island. spring. Csc; West
crn frozen. 2O122c. geese. Western, frozen
1B11ec. squads. fresh white dozen, SI0q
POULTRY. LTvE-Fowis. freight, CSC. cx =
hress. 2sd29c.: spring broers. freight. SOC. :
cypress, 3J655c.: old roosters. freight. 14c. ;
turkeys toms, freight. 20c. hens, express
sbd4Oc: ducks. freight. 1Td20c.: ducks, ex-
pSess, f5n26c. geese. freight, 1idf3c.; ex-
press fO11Sc.; pigeons. pair. i0c.; guineas,
pair. GJc.; rabbits. h., 20d23c.
The New York herald., 1922-05-24
NEW YORK LIFE BUYS
RESORT FOR EMPLOYEES
Acquires CONQUER Place at
Bedford Hills N. Y.

The New York Life Insurance Conn
pany has purchased the estate of Mrs.
Richard Conover, Jr., at Bedford Hills.
N. Y. and will convert 1T into n rest
house for its women employees. The
company already operates n similar re-
treat in the Catslxills for the male en-
ployees. The property is known as Elm
Tree Inn. 1t comprises 143 acres and a
large colonial mansion erected in 1775.
The estate has been owned by the Con-
over family for many years. Douglas
Gibbons & Co. were the brokers.
The place adjoins the estates owned
by Percy Pyne Lewis and Clarence
Whitman.
Henry w. Warner OF the wheatlcy
Hills Real Estate Corporation sold to
George Stanton and Harry Appleton sta
bles and paddocks at Syosset, L. T., on the
Cold Spring Road. The buyers will es-
tablish Hunt and Hack stables for the
use OF followers of the Meadow Brook
Fox Hounds.
Chauncey B. Griffen has sold the
property at the corner of Berkley Road
and Clermont avenue in the Greenacres
tract at Hartsdale. consisting of resi-
dence on large plot, for Mrs. A. p. Van
Schaick. The property was held at $30.-
600 and the purchaser. Col Peter Jun
kersfeld. will occupy.
Prince & Ripley have sold for w. S.
Jutten. a large plot on Davis avenue, IN
the White Plains Highlands section. to
e. s. Payne.
The New York herald., 1922-05-24
COTTON DROPS AS
! SELLING INCREASES
Early Rise Forced Back in Last
Hour and Prices Fall Under
Mondays Close.

The cotton market OF yesterday was
batting possibilities Of the Governments
condition report OF June and weather
developments in the South. An early
upward price movement of about 10 TO
II points was not maintained. as in-
creased selling. which set in in the last
hour, forced prices to IS to % points
less than Mondays final bids. The clos
ing market was around the days low.
9 to % points less than its preceding
nnals. Among the first private condition
reports to be issued was that OF j. w.
Jay & Co., which came out yesterday
with condition of May II of 65 per
cent. or normal, an indicated increase In
acreage of s per cent. and a probable
seasons yield of 10.990 900 bales.
The report seemed without immediate
influence on values. but served further
70 confuse the public mind as to the
probable showing of the official re-
port The wide divergence between
the National Ginners Associations re-
port making the condition "a, and that
Of Jay. making It 65s was a noticeable
feature. Liverpool cables were perhaps
little better than looked for, and spot
business abroad continued to be fairly
active. Sales Of 10000 bales were re-
ported
The official weather map continued to
be bullish but appeared to have been
discounted. IT showed moderate pre-
cipitation in many portions of the Belt
including 1872 at Palestine. ~ at San
Antonio. .SS at Shreveport and 20 at
Little Rock and scattered rains in the
eastern Belt. A little new buying was
attracted by the weather. but hardly
enough to hold the market against in
creased liquidation. May notices totaled
40 and are expected to be heavier to-
day because it is the final day Of busi
ness in May contracts.
The local spot market was a bit
easier at 21.60 cents a pound for mid
ding, 20 point decline. Deliveries on
local contracts were 1900 bales. The
New Orleans spot market was quoted
rs met unchanged at 20 cents for
nidfling. It's sales were 1.46s bales.