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The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-26

commission, the s2,g6O,o15 claimed
by President Storey as strike expense,
the difference would be $9,717,756. in
stead of the. actual increase of $1,449,-
493 claimed by President Storey.
Stands ond. C. c. Figures.
81 can stand very comfortably on
the Interstate Commerce figures. as
1 have shown them to you. They
formed the basis of my statement be-
fore the Interstate Commerce COM
r2ission," Chairman. Reed said.A
f''But there is another interesting
column of figures in that report of
the Interstate Commerce commission
1t shows the percentage of the total
operating expenses of the railroads
which is constituted by the mainte-
nance of way and equipment.
FOR this same period-comprising
the first nine months of 1921 and 1922
the Santa Fe percentage was re-
ported in 1922 as 53.5 per cent and
of 1O.7 per cent, the greatest increase
reported b~any road in the country.
Out of seven other representative
roads in the country four showed in
creases and three showed decreases.
Santa FNe Out of Line.
THE percentage of operating ex-
pense devoted to maintenance of way
and equipment in the period under
discussion on the Union Pacific, in
creased lie per cent; on the Southern
PaSlIlc, IL per CenIs<On the CnlcaSO.
Milwaukee K st. Paul, 1-5 per cent;
on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy.
is per cent. 1t decreased on the Rock
Island, "a per cent; on the Chicago &
North Western. IL percent; on the
Great Northern, 2-per cent.
''This shows the Santa Fe as out of
line on the increase in it's expendi-
lures and maintenance. 1t also shows
the Santa Fe devoting a far higher
percentage of its operating expenses
aEV7Fa Hlr ~ taT
Leave last year and all previous years
out of the question, just compare the
Santa Fe with other roads for the
first nine months of this year.
The Santa Fe spent 53.5 per cent
OF its operating expense on mainte-
nance; the Union Pacific, 47.5 per
cent; the Rock Island. 41.5 per cent;
the Southern Pacific, 43 per cent; the
& North Western, Al per
cent; the Chicago, Milwaukee &c st.
Paul, 43.1 per cent; the Great North
ern, 42.4 per cent and the ~Chicago
& Quincy, 44.3 per cent
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warm FOR SANTA
At No Place in Country Did He
Find Zero Weather.
Was Hottest Christmas Ever
Officially Recorded.

Chicago. Dec. 26.-Thruout the
United States, all previous authentic
records for warm temperature foI
Christmas day were broken, according
to reports available today.
Santa Claus returned to his mythical
home in the cold north without eX-
periencing zero weather in any part
of the country. The highest reading
Texas where the thermometer regis
tered IS degrees. Kansas City. No
reported a temperature of only 10 de-
grees lower. the warmest Christmas
same-varmness prevailed thruout Mis-
souri, and Kansas
Residents OF Chicago were given the
hottest Christmas in years with the
mercury reaching As at o'clock II.
the afternoon. Exceptionally high
temperatures prevailed over the entire
state of Illinois
Warm I'm Northwest.
In the northwest, visited recently by
cold waves that sent the mercury to
Sc below, above zero Temperatures
maintained Towns in Montana and
North Dakota that reported teInpera-
lures from to 80 below zero dupng
the cold waves yesterday recorded
readings above freezing.
Birmingham, Ala, weather officials
said all previous records for warmness
on Christmas Gay was broken.
The same condition obtained in Pes
Moines. Ia, where the weather bureau
was established 43 years ago.
Highest temperature readings yes
terday in the eastern states ranged
from 40 degrees at Boston to &c at
ATLANTA.
Hot i'm Sunny South.
Gulf states ANNOUNCED high readings
from sc degrees at FL Paso and Gal
weston, Tex, TO rs at San Antonio, and
New Orleans
Top readings or-east-central states
were, reported from "a at Escanaba.
Mich; to 6S at Memphis. Tenn; west
central states from "a above at Devils
Lake, n. D., to ~ at Oklahoma City,
Okla. Mountain states from 81 de-
grees at Salt Lake City, Utah, to 6S
at Phoenix, Ariz.. Pacific states from
~ degrees at Spokane, Wash, to 81 at
San Diego. Cal.
Canadian weather bureaus an
nounced temperatures from zero at
Winnipeg to IS at Toronto and CAL
gary.
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LOVE CLAIMED.

Love .giowsd and, in the great illumlns
The shepherds knelt on old Juden's hill
An angel chorus visioned on the night e
And every heart knew peace, and fear was
The shepherds rose to hasten at Loves will
love glowed: and. Is star set like gem
Against the blackness Of the eastern sky
Lighted the wise mems way and guided
them
Across the sands; and each.-with eager eye.
Followed the star. nor thought TO query
why.
Love glowed and sent its tenderest wAFmest
Upon a sweet young mother and her son
50 mean the place vet radiant day
The mother murmured. low, Thou dearest
one,
Behold, i am amazed what Love has done"
Twas Love the shepherds hastened to
All. Mary understood and Mary knew
They gave but worship, for they had no
more:
The wise mems priceless gifts, she valued
knowing that Love had brought them, by
To jour1ey, With their treasures, from afar.
Love gIows today, in many signs and ways,
And still accepts our gifts, whate'er they
be:
on star snd angel chorus may we gaze.
Then straightway, hasten, Lord of love, 10
thee,
With hearts obeying and with eyes that see.
\ Alice Wilson QLdroyd. Arkansas City.
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NIGHT NEWS SUMMARY

hington-Improveme in the
employment situation was noted in a
survey just completed by the employ
ment service of the department of
labor.
shington-Senator Mccormick of
Illinois in a statement on his recent
tour of Europe. indicated that there
was a possibility of aravest events be-
fore the end of winter in continental
Europe unless the allies "act with an
economic wisdom, prudence and fore
sight"
washington-Nava forces of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans will begin
their winter /Inaneuvers and target
practice, at Panama Feb. 10 and will
continue until March 81.
Washington-The American Bank
erS' association was urged by Eugene
Meyer, managing director of war fl
nance corporation to take steps to stop
the practice of some banks in adver-
tising that they are not members of
the federal reserve system nor use its
rediscounting facilities, declaring it in
furious to the public.
Notwithstanding Kansas City labor
bureau reports farm labor placements
20 per cent greater r-betweenG7lopember
10 and December Is this year than for
the same period in 1921 department
OF labor announces.
WaShington-The census bureau will
start decenniaI determination of the
wealth. of the people in this country
New York-Otto H. Kahn, banker
favored cancellation of a portion of
the allied debt. in a letter to Senator
Smoot of Utah
Knoxviile-Fhe Brookside cotton
mills increased wages of. 1900 en-
ployes 10 per cent.
Watertown, Wis.-John Clifford,
editorcof- the Watertown Daily Times,
was killed and his wife and son, Is,
injured, when their automobile was
struck by n Chica go, Milwaukee & St
Paul train
St Louis-Alexander Hilton, vice
president OF the st. Louis-San Fran
cisco railroad, died.
Seattle-Erastus Brainerd, former
editor of the Post Intelligencer, died.
Fort Smelling, Minn.-Frank s. Mil
Ter. from the first infantry at SAN
Antonio. Texas. and Kenneth B. Stur-
rier. formerly stationed at Scott field.
st. Louis, escaped from the fort.
\ Paris-France has released the last
of the German war prisoners
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able conditions affecting the domestic win
December contracts showed disposition to
hquidate. The opening, which ranged
from sc lower TO 1se advance. with May
81 243k to S124], and July $113& to
S1.131a, was followed by, slight gains, for
May and July and by-Something of sag
for December.
The close was firm at the same Satur-
days finish to 1l5c higher with May
CORN-Big receipts of corn here about
/. 1.500-carloads, had depressing Influence
on prices # corn and oats After opening
at 54c decline to 1se advance, May &c.
the Icorn market showed a slight general
setback
days finish to 12c higher, with May 7sAc
to 723Sc.
sOATS-Oats started at &c decline to ase
gain, May 4594 to 457sc and later kept near
to the initial figures
Observation-Disclosures were firm in
line with log values
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Wall ST., New York, Dec. 26-STOCKS-
Stock prices continued their upward course
on resumption of trading today, after a
three day holiday. The demand embraced a
wide list with the best gains being regis
tered in the copper, equipment, steel, oil
| and coal carrying railroad shares.
Gains of to points were registered by
Utah Copper, Piggly Wiggly, Studeba ker.
Consolidated Cigar, Public Service of New
Jersey, Virginia Carolina Chemical prefer
red. Transcontinental Oil. Baldwin and
Reading,
Substantial fractional gains also were
recorded by American Smelling, u. s. Alco-
hol, New York Central, Crucible Steel, Pan
American and Pacific Oils. There were n
few weak spots, the most conspicuous of
which was the two point drop in Maxwell
Motors.
California Petroleum and General Electric
also were reactionary.
Foreign exchanges opened steady with
little business being transacted because
of the business holiday in London.
Evidence of increasing confidepce in in
vestment and speculative quarters was fur
nished by the decided upward movement
of prices during the morning, which was
strong pools. New high records for the
year were established by Stromberg Car
buretor. Studebaker Stewart Warner,
Speedometer. Pond Creek Coal, Endieott,
stock, the gains ranging, from IA to 31A
points. Some of the other strong spots
were Standard Oil of California. Producers
and Refiners. Pullman, Baldwin, Wells
Z 81 Alcohol, all up to 3 points. Most
of the rails were inactive but Reading
Lehigh Valley, Southern Pacific and CanadA
ian Pacific were marked up 1 to III points
developed in the shippfngs, ,maripe preferred
losing 315 and American International IL.
Trading slackened on the reaction. Call
money opened at IA per cent.
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sr. Joe LIYEsroCK MARKET.

St. Joe, Mo-. Dec. 26.-HOGS-Reeeipts
I0.0ee. Market slow for early sales; good
paid: packers early bids. steady to weak
packing sows, steady, mostly s.. .50(a 1.65.
generally fully steady: beef steers early.
mostly $745@S25s one load yearlings
$500; beef cows, mostly $4.25Q5.50; can.
ners, $2.50G2.75: cutters. $300d3.T 10: veal
calves. top eaxIy, IS 90. eleven loads Cole
RADIO feeder steers. $7.0O67.4 40; looks I5e to
2jc higher
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 one load 9J
pound fed Texas ewes. $7.2o: looks fully
steady; no lambs sold-early, talking around
steady.
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Women To Hold Industrial Meet.

Washington, Dec. 26.-More than
100 national organizations of women
have been inviteI- to send delegates to
a women'S industrial conference here
January IL to 13, the women's bureau
of the department. of labor announced
today. The speakeE- will include
women employment sTnana gers and
women workers, Hauufa cturers and
factory inspectors. public health ex-
perts, Industrial statfsticiaIls, econo
mists and government administrators
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WEATHER
Continued from Page One1

Continued from Page One.l
ever recorded in Topeka. The mer-
curry scared to the 6S degree mark at
4 o'clock in the afternoon. The low
est temperature in Topeka in the last
twenty-four hours was SO degrees at
II o'clock this morning. The highest
in Kansas was 6S degrees at Topeka
and the lowest was 81 at Goodland.
The highest in the United States was
7S degrees at New Orleans and the
lowest was % at St. Paul. MINI.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded in Topeka on this date was so
degrees in 1908 and the lowest was
10 degrees below zero int1 S92.
At O'Clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at twenty miles an hour
from the northeast.
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BOoTLEGGERS GET REVENGE.
Body OF Prohibition Enforcement
Officer Found in AIley.

Steubenville. O.. Dec. 26.-Shot thru
the head and back, the body of
Charles Dixie" BlinR, prohibition en-
forcement agent. was found early to-
day in Marsh alley. a dark thorofare
in the heart of Steubenville. BIinn
had diedN instantly.
The shooting is attributed to Blinn's
activity IN enforcihg the Crabbe act
and his life had been threatened a
score of times, police say. Police are
without q definite clue to the murder.
Blinn had been conducting nunler-
Gus raids in all sections Of jefferson
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TOPEKA POULTRY AND EGGS.
FURNISHED byATopeka Packing Co, cornt
Laurent and Madison Streets.I

Topeka, Kan. Dec 90
CHICKENS-Hens,- lbs and over, lie :
under lbs, 12c; fancy springs ana bSoil-
ers, Ice; black and Leghorn springs and
broilers, 13c; shaggy young ROSTERS 13c
old roosters, &c; capons. lbs. and over.
2sc; 6 to lbs. 26c; under lbs. pc: slips
1Sc Id.
GEESE-Geese, 12c
DUCKS-Ducks over 35s lbs, iSc: ducks
under 31a lbs. l0c; Muscovey and Indian
Runner ducks not wanted
TURKEYS-No. 1 young tom turkeys,
30c; No. hen turkeys, s lbs. and over,
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a second victim of Anthrax.

GloversvilIe, N. Y. Dec. 26--Pat-
rick Sweeney. 81, of Johnstown, is
dead. a victim of anthrax contracted
while handling skins in a mill in that
city. Mr.. Sweeney f4rst felt the effects
of the disease a week ago and died
yesterday. This is the second death
from the disease in this locality
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EXPLOSION IN MENICO CITY.
One Persons Killed, Four Injured,
L Christmas Morning.

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 26.-When
a barrel containing high explosives
let go, four houses were destroyed and
one person was instantly killed and
four others were badly injured, ac-
cording to word received here today
from Mexico City. The explosion TOOK
pplace Christmas morning.
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The Rev. WINNER TO Ellsworth.

WINNER of Ottawa, has accepted u
call from 1.-The First Baptist church of
Ellsworth. and will begin his duties at
once The Rev WINNER is at present
attending Ottawa university. and Will
graduate this spring. He will continue
his school work. at Ottawa. in connec-
ton with duties at Ellsworth until
graduation. when he intends locating
permanently at Ellsworth
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NEWSPAPERS TURN TO FRANCS
French Currency, Instead of the Mark
Basis in Saar Region.

Saarbruecken, RhineIand, Dec. 26.
Newspaper rates now are being
quoted in French francs here instead
of in marks and it is planned to make
the currency the basis of all payments
to publishers thruout the Saar region
after january 1.
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zoe. old tom turkeys. 27c; No 2 turkeys
| &c per ID. less Gull turkeys nor wantsu.
csIJINEAS%foung Euineas- SOC eacn' oAu
EGGSZS990 per case, delivered, includ-
Incr new cases
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Mexico Buying Torpedo Boats.

San Antonio, lex, Dec 26.-Ac-
cording to announcement from Mex
leo City today, the go -ument has
Just completes arrangements for the
purchase of ten torpedo bot destroy
ers FROM the English government
TkeY MfD~cost ten million. pesos
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

| New York, Dec. 26.-BUTTER-Market
easy. Creamery higher than extras, $40
EGGs-Markst unsettled. Fresh gathered
extra firsts, 49051c.
CHEESE-Market steady. State whole
milk flats, fresh specials, 2712c.
POULTRY-Alive, weak; chickens by
freight, 1Se- Dressed poultry, weak; west
ern chickens, 22G37c.
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CHIcYfO PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago, Dec. 2G.-BUTTER-Market low
er. Creamery extras, Ole; standards,
EGcclSNMarket lower. Firsts, 39@4Oc-
POULTRY-AIive, higher; fowls, 13@
19c turkeys, 25c; geese, 16c.
POTATOES-Market steady. Wisconsin
sacked and bulk round whites No. 1, SO@
Soc cwt.: Minnesota sacked and bulk round
whites No. 1, $75@S5c cwt.
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KANSAS CITY GRAIN MARKET.

Kansas City, Dec. 2G.-WHEAE-Cas
Receipts IL ,03., cars. Market unchanged to
1c lower. No. 1 dark hard, S1-136I1 II; No.
dark hardS 81 1901, y Ne; L hard, S1-15d9
l. 2rS-No 2 hard. $1.1401.H; No. ] red,
$I.36; No. . red, 81 36@Ils
CORN-Market 1c to I19c lower. No. ?
white, 69e; No. white, 6S1aG69c; No;
No, . mixed, ,69@6914c; No. ) mixed, Gs@
6S15c
4G6l461ac; No. > mixed, 44@45c; No, ? red,
81 6I60c.
-KYE-S5@sG
BARLEY-621 Z 6I6Ge.
KAFIR-$1 $50 10.
SHORTS-S1 256I1 40
,BRAN-S11T15M1221
WHEAT-CIose: Dec, 81 1875 bid May,
81 15as bid July. $1.0T
CORN-Dec., 6s1sc; May, 70Ae; July,
G9ysc split.
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Chicago, Dec 25-WHEAT-In the abb
sence Of any decided pressure to sell the
wheat market arera Eed higher today. dur
ing the early dealings Hope of export
business tended somewhat TO ENCOURAGE
bullish sentiment, and there was also con-
siderable stress put on talk about unfavor-
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Kansas City, Dec. 26-CATTLE-Receipt
steers, steady; cows and heifers and stock
ers and feeders, stronger; calves, steady
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market &c
to 10c higher. Packing sows, 1Oc higher,
$1.3547-6o; bulk Of sales, $S.109S.30; top,
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head Market 25c
to 35c higher. Wool fed lambs. $14.75 up;
clipped lambs. $13.1o; top lambs. S14 s.
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one load 1O4 pound fed yearling wetheTs
big 25c higher at $1250; feeders, steady /;
sheep. CSC higher; choice 90 pound ewes up
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Kansas City, Dec. 26-CATTEE-Receip
13, 600 She stock. steady to strong; better
4.15; most heifers, $3.50 down bulk cutters,
S3.O0H3.50. Gamers, generally $2.50d2- 10
GockerS and feeders, steady to higher
e0knmon-to gOOd-stockers. 81. .J017 90; plain
to good feeders, $6.236IT.25 ali other class
sn1 ~ hnita. 10" ol s'eels err
steers 1925; other sales, SO 25MS.JO: bulk
bulls. 50. 1904 %; best yea1ers selling freely
at 50 so
HoGS-Receipts $1,000. MaTket mostly
&C to 1oc higher: packer and shipper top.
average. mostly S7.z9sfS-O0: bulk desirable
100 to 30 pound averages, IS s15MS-3o; mix
of sales, S .OJGs-25: packing SONS, zoe t1
15c higher. S7-5J6IT. 50: stock pigs 1oc. to
zoe higher; bulk Of sales, $7-2JfI740; fsw
at $50
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Lambs general
ly Zoe to 1Jc higher, some UP more: top.
S14 s.: fed lots mostly $3.50 to $14 so:
clippers, SS.10- sheep. steady: best light
ewes. ~S1-o0; others mostly SG.2546T5.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET.

1000 a. m, Dec. &c, 1922
English sterling, 4.647ka German marks,
1.47; French francs, K401s; lire, > II.
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Chicago Dec 26.-WHEAT-Close: Dec,
81. .251a May, $1.25H; July, $1141a-
| CORN-Dec., 72Hc; May A72Ae; Juiy,
oATs-Dec-, -4s%c; May, 45ae; July.
LARD-Jan., s1o.67; May, $1092.
RIBS-Jan., S10.75; May SOTO.
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For Colds. Grip or InfIueura

and as a Preventive. Ike Laxative BROMO
OUININE Tablets The box bears the sig
nature of E W Grove (Be sure you get
BROMO1a S0c-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-26
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET.


New York, Dec. 26-SUGAR-Raw sugar
unchanged; centrifugal. 5.53 Refined
lower; fine graduated, 700.
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Kansas City, Dec. 26.-RrTTER ER1Cream cam
ter fat. unchanged, 54e--
EGGS-Market unsettled to 1c lower.
Firsts, 36G37e: fresh, 44c.
17c: springs, 17c; ducks, 14c; geese, 14e;
turkeys, SO.
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET.

tThe following sales we're made this morn
ing at the STICK Yards Kansas ttty. and
reported over long distance telephone
diFee tof The state Journal Dy charles
M Pipkin. Kansas City Stock Yards Co
Telephone Main 6SU0l
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Chicago. Dec. 2G.-HOGS-Receipts 4s-
600. Market fairly active. steady to strong ;
spots higher: bulk 1j9 to 2T5 pound aver
age. IS JOIS.G0; top. $50 on lighter
weights: bulk desirable packing sexs,
81 Goa 500: pigs. SLOW, around steady /;
heavy hogs. IS. .45ds.60. medium. IS JOU
s-J5: light, Ss,5J'd 5 60.
Isneve1 killing quality plain beef steers.
generally weak TO Ijc lower, largely short
fed OF value to sell up to SS-J0d9.75; few
loads around 5000; some held higher: she
stock. dragging; spots. weak to lower on
better grades beef cows and heifers: other
killing grades-SargeIy steady: stockers and
feeders. steady 10 strongi better grades re-
flerrin= strength-
SHEEP-Reeeipts 1000 Market opening
fairly active fat lambs, strong to 25c high
er; early top, $3.50 TO packers; some held
higher; desirable So pound lambs, $500; ;
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rOREIGN ExCHANGE.

FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co, 2o1
New England Building, Topeka, Kan.D
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rnpnnA pnrLTRY AND EGGS

saENAS ID
Market quotations BY Premium poul.ry aas
iOpeAA' ~ Topeka, Kan, Dec a6. =
The continued favorable weather and IN
long looked for decline in eggs Another
influence tending to lower the 1resh ess
market is the heavy holdings OF cold stor-
age eggs -zEhich must be marketed ID the
next few weeks. The egg market IN I Ihe
East is IN a demoralized condition. 10
peka-markets show decline Of from ec
to &c per dozen. Only unfavorable condi-
tions and declined production can save
continued drop in price. -
Poultry market remains unchanged 1oF
prices to producers as follows.
Hens lbs and over, lie per Id (; hens,
under 4 lbs, 1Sc per lb.; springs. Ice per
10: LeghoIn and black springs, lSc per
ers Sc per lb. (: Capons, over lbs, 2se per
III : Cauons under lbs. and over D lbs-s-
25c per Ib Burf and white (except Leg
horns Anconas, etc }, &c over above prices.
Leghorns and black springs, &c per ip- less
Eggs IN graded basis: Extra firsts,
4Oc per doz; ordinary .firsts, &c per doz;
seconds and checks, 16c per doz., cases IN
cluded; without case. 1c per doz. less.
TOPEKA HOG MARKET.
FURNISHED by Wolff Packing Co. foot OF
Quincy street, Topeka. kansas)
Topeka, Kan, Dec 20.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. .. .OOq I'D
HEAVY ............... 4 VO1 a-9o
LIGHT ..-.s...--.- .-..-.''..-- 4'vV4 80
These prices are paid ON wagon hauis
TO Cannot s%H use use rough rough or unfinished hors>
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pAILY. WEATNER REroRr.

Furnished by the United States weather
bureau offSee. Topeka, Kan. for the p
hours ending at Z n. m. Tuesday.
fwh Urar NEfhfr
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LIVESTOCK RECEIPTs

FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.. Il
New England Building, Topeka. kan.l
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sRAIN RECEIPTs.
Dec. 20. 1922.

GFurnished by Empire Commission Co., 201
New England Building Topeka. knn.)
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M1sIRkIETs

additional late markets will be
found on another page of this paper.1
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-26
kANsAs CITY HAY MARKEr.



Kansas CitY-~Dec. 28.-HAY-Market un
changed.
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Market, quotations by Premium Poultry
Products Co.. 210 North Kansas avenue
Topeka, Kan, Dec. 26. =
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President OF Santa Fe Takes
Exceptions to Reeds Figures.
Says 1t Is Not "SiIVer Plated
= and Mahogany Finished"
REED QUOTES |. C. C. REPORT
Equipment Not Kept Up During
Federal Control, Says Storey.
Santa Fe Out of Line on Main
tenance, Says Reed.

Judge Clyde NJ Reed. chairman of
the Kansas public utilities Commission,
END also representing several other
state commissions, made statement
before the interstate commerce COM
mission in the recent grain and hay
rate case in which he, referred to the
Santa Fe as a -silver-plated, ma
hogany-finished railroad." Taxing eX-
ception to some of. Judge Reeds fig
ures. President w. B. Storey, of the
santa ,Fe has made the following
signed repIy:~
Judge clyde NJ. Reed stated be-
fore the nterstate~commerce commits
sion. that for the first nine months of
1922. $10.S93.633 more money was
spent by the Santa Fe fNr maintenance
than during the corresponding period
of 1921 Actual expenditures of the
Santa Fe system for these nine
months were:~
1922 Maintenance Of equipment. .$37 ,267 ,3l4
Maintenance Of way. 2S,O99,9oo
1921 Maintenance of equipment. $39, %, ,639
Maintenance Of way. 21122o,l42
Total $50. .957. sci
Increase of maintenance eXpendi-- 1900,
lures, 1922 over 1921. ...----$ 4s4O9'oos
The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-26
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