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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
GRAIN RECEIPTS
FURNISHED by Emfire Commission Co, POI
New England Building. Topeka. kan.l
LIVERPOOL & BUENos AIRES GRAIN
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.. 201
New England Bldg. Topeka
Oct. 30. 1922.

Uct %. ~
Liverpool-December wheat opened today
unchanged; March. I'D lower; May Id up
= p. m, December wheat 1Ad up; March.
I'D up; MAY Id up.
Buenos Aires-Wheat closed Saturday
unchanged to 1c lower. Corn closed Satur-
day. &c lower. Oats closed Saturday, I'M
changed.
Liverpool--S: 80 p. M, December wheat,
1Jad up; March wheat. q up; May wheat,
HID up. December wheat closed today,
ND up; March wheat closed Id up; May
wheat closed IL d up.
Buenos Aires-Wheat opened today 1@2c
today unchanged. 4
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DEATH IN POISONED CAKE.
Maker and Sender Now Being Sought
by Authorities.

Philadelphia, Oct. 30.-Authorities
today were still seeking a clue to the
sender of the poisoned cake which
killed W. w. Sterrett, of Devon, an
accountant, and resulted in an illness
which may cost the life Of Mrs. Ster-
rett.
= A coroner's physician said he be-
lieved two poisons cleverly mixed by
an expert were placed in the icing OF
the cake sent to the Sterretts.
Detectives say there are indications
that a woman had dispatched the IA
tai CONNECTION. They say the cake
was home made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
chicago PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago, Oct. 30-BUTTER-Market high
err. Creamery extras, 461ac; firsts, 500
'' EfGGs1Market higher. Firsts, ao@4ec,
POULTRY-Alive, unchanged; fowls 10
@20c; turkeys, 32c; springs, Use; geese, 19c.
POTATOES-Market steady. Wisconsin
sacked, round whites, No. l, S0M90c cwt.
bulk, 75G3Gc cwt.; Minnesota sacked, round
whites, 3Od9Oc. cwt.
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\ HIT LUdI kGlS WILL bC
found on another p;i:ss' al las -.
Chicago, Oct. 30.-WHEAT-In response
to an unexpected advance in prices at Liver
pool the wheat market here scored a mod
crate upturn today during the early deal
ing. July deliveries, however, were incIin-
ed to lag owing to reporrs of rain in Kan
sas and Nebraska, where drought has heen
serious handicap to the winter crop. The
volume of trading was fair. Quotations,
which ranged from sc eff to slc net M.
with December $1-14% to 81 1oA and May
S1.13 to 81 .1314, were followed by gains all
around, and then something of n reaction.
The close was firm at the same as Satur-
days finish to sc higher with December
81 156I Isis and May S1.13k to $1.13A
CORN-Prospects of enlarged railroad
receipts made corn and oats relatively
weak. After opening 1sc to Sc higher. with
December 81 u C, the corn market declined TO
we'll below Saturdays finish.
The close was unsettled at shade net
lower to Sc advance, with December 667sc
to 667k d67c.
OATS-Oats started at nc to sc gain,
December 41hc, and later showed, slight
losses.
PROVISIONS-Provisf were steady in
line with nog values.
GRAIN RECEIPTS
FURNISHED By Emfire Commission Co, POI
New England Building. Topeka. kan.D
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MAhkET.
Kansas City, Oct. 30--CATTLE-Receipt
$1,000. Quality common, trade moderately
active after slow start beef steers and fed
shhe stock, mostly steady TO weak; spots,
10c to 15c lower: top mixed yearlings.
S1I.G0; best matured steers early, 81 25
other sales, s4-!5@9.75; bulk cows; S.59a
$50: best kinds, S5.O0G6.0o; medium to
good fed heifers. $6.50Gi 1900; grass heifers,
generally 81 0Od $50; stockers and feeders.
steady to CSC lower. around % loads New
Mexican stoekers, $500; about IL cars New
Mexican stock heifers, 1915; most feeders,
$6.00m7.25; all other classes, weak; best
veaIers, S9.JO6 900; many heavy and med
ium weight calves. $5.0o@675; Gamers gen
crafty So 00d22 Is.
15G25 lower: light lights, Sc TO Zoe lower
shippers, practical top. $50; few small
punches. ss35ds 20: packer top, SD; dto
to $50 Founders. $. 10Qs. 20; bulk 100 to go
Founders. Ss10Gs .25; bulk Of sales 81 1od
$50: mixed weights and quality, SI-foH
s.O0 packing scws around 1oc TO 15c lower
bulk Of sales ST o0G7 rs; stock pigs. steady
with Fridays average. mostly SS.23Gs.bO
SHEEP-Receipts 10000; Market slow
Fed lambs, 10d25c lower: best here S2si9p
fat sheep. steady to 25c lower; fed year
lings. Si1.50; ewes, 500; little doing on
feeders.
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KANSAS CITR PRODUCE MARRIED.

Kansas City, Oct. 30.-BUTTER-Marke
unchanged. Creamery, 44@45e; packing,
24c. Butter fat, unchanged, 40c.
EGGS-Market unchanged. Firsts, 3Sc.
POULTRY-Market unchanged. Hens,
12@1sc; springs. 14@16c: broilers, 20c.
POULTRY-Alive poultry, easier; chick
ems by freight, lie; by express, 17@1Sc
fowls, 1S624c turkeys. 40c. Dressed poul-
try weak: western chickens, 25@40c; fowls
21@35c; old ROSTERS, 17@21c; turkeys, $50
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GIVES $4,000 TO DORAuTORY.
Students and Faculty of College oil
Emporia Exceed Quota.

Emporia. Kan, Oct 30.-Students
and faculty members at the College
of Emporia have exceeded their quota
in the drive for 100000 for a new
dormitory at the school by nearly
$4,000. A quota of $4,000 was as
signed to the college and nearly s15,-
600 has been raised. This brings the
total pledged as EmpoEia's gift to the
college to about SIS, 500, according to
the campaign executive committee
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Prize Baker a Kansan.

Ottawa, Kan, Oct. 3O.-Paul H.
Helms, head of a baking company in
Buffalo, N Y. recently awarded a
gold medal at the convention OF the
American Bakers association in Chi
cago for the best loaf of bread out of
350 entries. was born in Ottawa, Sep
TENDER 10, 1889. He is the son of a
Methodist minister. the Rev. >E. E.
Helms. now pastor of the First Metho-
dist church at Los Angeles, Cal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
Hog Cholera Breaks Out.

Ottawa, Kan, Oct. 30--Discovery
of the first case of hog cholera in this
county in years. in a community six
miles south of Williamsburg, has
caused to be issued a warning by Z.
J, Robbins. county farm agent. for
farmers TO keep their dogs tied up in
order not to spread the disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
"Fighing Parson" to Manhattan

Manhattan, Kan, Oct. 30.-The Rev,
Earl A. Biackman, better known as
THE Fighting Parson," is to be the
principal speaker at Manhattan's
American Legion Armistice day cele-
bration. The afternoon of the day
will. be given over to the Aggie-Ames
football game
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
livestock Breeders Organize.

Lincoln, Kan, Oct. 30.-An or
ganization to be known as the Central
Kansas Purebred Livestock Breeders
association has been organized here
The associa ton comprises Lincoln and
surrounding counties. Ed Larson is
president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
Scouts VIII Honor Roosevelt.

Concordia, Oct. 30.-The local Boy
Scouts will plant a memorial tree for
Theodore Roosevelt on Armistice day.
This date was selected as substitute
for Roosevelt day, October 81, due to
other events having been arranged for
the birthday of the great American.
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Gard of Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness and floral
offerings at the time of the death OF
MR.. B. F. BAIRD AND FAMILY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
NEW YORK PRopUcE MARKET.

New York Oct. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
firm. Creamery higher than extras, 400
49Rc.
EGGS-Market easier Fresh gathered
extra firsts, 56@G0c.
CHEESE-Market easier. Fresh gathered
extra firsts, 56060c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State whole milk,
flats, fresh specials, 261a@27c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MARHEr,

(The following safes were mace tbs morn
ing at the Stock Yards Kansas City ana
direct to The State Journal by Charles
N. Pipkin. Kansas City Stock Yards Co.
Telephone Main 6s0ol
Kansas City, Oct 30-CATTLE-Receip
10000 head; calves 1000 head Market.
steers and other cattle, steady to 15c lower !;
no choice prime steers offered; stocEers ana
feeders. weak to 25c lower; calves, weak.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Marke! 1oc
to 15c lower; bulk of sales, S4.S54S.O0; top,
$40.
SHEEP-Receipts 10000. head Market
weak to 25c lower; sheep, steady; native
lambs, $3.50; ewes; $o,I5; wethers, $500
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WEATHER.
Continued from Page one.)

CONTINUED from Page One.l
ported a precipitation of 1.1S inches.
Other cities reporting rains were as
follows: Wichita, .02 of an inch;
Dodge City. .02 of an inch, and Con-
cordia, Is of all inch.
The temperature averaged 10 degrees
above normal In Topeka in the last
tWenty-four hours. The highest tenn
perature in Topeka was 80 degrees at
8 o'clock Sunday afternoon and the
lowest was 81 at 6:45 o'clock this
morning.
The highest temperature in Kansas
was so degrees at Topeka and the
lowest was 80 at Goodland. The high
est temperature in the United States
was 50 degrees at Corpus Christi,
Tex, Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla,
and the lowest was IL at Winnie
mucca, New.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded in Topeka on this date was
81 in 1915 and the lowest was 20 in
1917.
At o'clock this afternoon the wind
was blowing at two miles an hour
from the east.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

New York, Oct. 30.-SUGAR-Raw, I'm
changed; centrifugal, 5.65. Refined, un-
changed tine graduated, 900 to 100.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30

Salina, Kan. Oct. 30.-Light rains
were general over this territory last
night, but northwest. where badly
needed, heavy rains fell. Lincoln and
Plainville report substantial rains and
muddy roads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30

Miss Margaret Robertson. of Liverpool
is England's first woman cotton broker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka, Kan, for the twentyfour hours
ending at a. ~, Monday.
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TOPEKA POULTKY AND EGGS

corner Laurent and Madison SITS, To-
peka, Kan-)
Topeka Kan, Oct so.
Hens, lbs. and over, 1Sc: under 4 lbs ,
lie; fancy broilers, 2 lbs: and under, 1Sc !:
Leghorn and black broilers, 15c fancy
springs over 2 lbs, lac; black and Leghorn
springs over lbs, 15c: black and Leghorn
springs over, lbs, lie; old ROSTERS, Sc:
31k lbs. 12c; young guineas, CSC each; old
guineas, CSC each.
EGGS-s11.0o case delivered, including
new cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30
ST. JOE LIyEsToCK MARKET.

St Joe. Oct. 30--HOGS-Receipts $500
Shippers buying n few choice butchers
around &c lower than Saturday. $3.50 paid !.
packers buying few mixed grades, 10Q1oc
lower; packing sows, steady to Toe lower.
mostly ST.001IT.25.
CATTEE-Heceipts $500. No western
grassers sold early; al other classes. about
steady; bulk desirable beef sters and year
lings early, SS.a5 up: one load $50 pound
long yearlings, $115o: beef cows early,
mostly S5.25Gf5.50; Gamers. mostly $4,000
3.75; veal calves, top. S1c.o0; stockers and
feeders early, So 25a7.G0.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Early sales Of
killing classes, 10@25c lower: western fat
lambs. $3.50 with 20 Per cent sort; west
pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-30

largely at $500 to $3.50; better graues beef
cows, heifers and Gamers, scarce, about
steady; low grades beef cows and heifers,
slow, weak; bulls, weak to 1Oc lower; veal
calves, largely soc lower than early Friday |;
heavy feeders, weak to 25c lower; desirable
stockers, about steady; bulk bologna bulls.
argely IS So to $500; bulk veal calves early,
Sg.506I1o.0O.
SHEAP-Receipts $4,000 Opening sales :
Fat native. lambs, 25c lower early top,
81 90 10 packers; liberal supply western
lambs, mostly feeders; no early sales fat
western feeders, tending lower with good
demand; few early sales desirable 90
pounds, Montana feeding year. S11oo; feed
ins wethers, s6.75; sheep, scarce, around
steady.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.. 30l
New England Building)
KANSAS CITY LIyEsrOcK MARKEr.

10 90 a m, Oct. 80. 1922.
English sterling, 4.45ss; German marks
osZ
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TOPEKA HOG MARKET.
FURNISHED by Wolff Packing Co, foot Of
Quincy street Topeka. KansasH
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kyvz5RklzETs,

additional late markets will be
found on another pi:ss' al Iss.- 49,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-15
GREEK REFUGEES
HIT BY DISEASE
American Red Cross Nurse Re-
ports That Conditions at Sal
oniki Are Terrible and People
Die by the Hundreds.

Washington, Nov. 14.-Hundreds
of refugees from Asia Minor, ravag-
ed by smallpox and starving are dy-
ing daily at Saloniki, according to
message from Miss Sophie Nelson of
the American Red Cross nursing SER
vices at Athens, received at Nation
al headquarters of the Red Cross
Monday.
Miss Nelson, who has just return
ed to Athens after a survey of con
ditions at Saloniki, gives a first hand
picture of terrible conditions among
the starving thousands" an an
nouncement by the Red Cross says.
"First careful examination of the
refugee area at Saloniki just CON-
pleted," the Nelson message said.
'Theres are 10000 in city and anoth-
er 10000 in surrounding country.
Hundreds are dying daily. Malaria
is sweeping all camps. There is no
food, no clothing, no medical sup
plies. Who ever gets sick, dies"
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in their dormitory at one minute
before IL Friday night. Gathered,
they turn out the lights, bar the
door, each light a cigarette, take
several puffs in honor of the Good
dess of Butts put the cigarettes
IN jar, cover it, and then file sill
emily out of the room as the clock
strikes IL. 1t is said at Wabash
chat never once after such a cere-
monys has a Wabash team lost.
y **
Safetiesy those little technical
plays chat arise on the gridiron
now and then to add to the troubles
OF the scorer, are causing all sorts
o. mixups this fall. While one O.;
them figured in turning what had
been proclaimed as vict nv for
N. Z. U. over Columbia into a VIC
tory for the latter, another safety
has been under serious discussion
IN che West. Many fans are still
skeptlcal about the legality of the
safety that enabled Iowa to come
from behind to win from Illinois.
y ~
- WAAeO OSoIUSU, SGNGI4Y-Year-
oid golfer bids fair to be crowned
Seattle's champion links yearling,
as result of the victory of dad"
Du4can over A. B.. Levisee, 6 up
anc 4 to play, in the semi-fnaI
rot nd recently. Duncan, ST.,
wei known manufacturer, and his
fol-, sons started in The tourna-
met, open only to those o have
ta,. n up the game since the first
OF he year. 1t is known as the
"b timers tournament" and is for
q I ophy presented by w. A. Irwin.
III younger Duncans all dro 3ped
by The wayside, leaving "father"
to bring home the bacon. "Dad"/
has been playing the game only
fota months, yet in his match
ae 'nst Levisee he settled accounts
wi a par A at the fo .teenth
ho'' and, playing the bye holes,
had "bird" at the sixteenth.
He goes round the course in an
'av> age of 100.
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wvD an wNs=m ~
HSpHRT Snap SHOTSbsk \

Nebraska University procIaims its
football team the best In the cour-
try. In support of their statements
the Cornhuskers point to the words
of Steve O'Rourke, coach at Sc.
Louis University, who, after watch
ing the Nebraskans tranpIe all
oyer Missouri, 48 to 0, declared
Nebraska is so good that it could
play Harvard Thursday, Yalr Fri
day and Centre Saturday and win
all three games"
There is more than fiction in the
"13 hoodoo" after all. Nc Jreerv
the University of Minnesota hack
whose tumble robbed the Comic s
OF a well earned victory over
Northwestern and gave the lattet
ITS opportunity to put over a IT,
ing touchdown. was wearing the
numerals "13" when tue mishap
occurred. 1t goes without saving
that Minnesota has given McCreere,
a new number and dropped 10 fir, n,
its collection.
English boxing circles are great
ly agitated over the arriva, OF Dan
ny Frush, who has been matched
to box Billy Matthews. Frash left
America because he cou / ret no
more matches after the way he
quit to Johnny Dundee, but IN Eng.
land they think he is ons of the
wonders of the world. Although
Matthews claims to be the feather
weight champion of Europe. he
proved to be a joke of a fight.
wren he vas over here a few weeks
ago. The faint hearted Frush
should not have much trouble with
hnl. ~
Paganism has nothing on one of
e customs cherished by the I'M
= ergraduates of Wabash College
IN the eve of all their more i'm
r ,rtant athletic contests thirteen
RI the Wabash undergrads are
delegated to meet in. a special room
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LOST

LoST-Black plush scarf, was lost
4 on street car. Return to Mrs. N.
H. Ballard, 52S Union street. tt
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-15
DYE SKIRT, COAT
DRAPER|ES WITH
DIAMOND DYES

Each package of Diamond Dyes"
contains directions so simple any
woman can dye Or tint her old worn,
faded things new. Even if she has
never dyed before, she can put rich,
fadeless color into shabby skirts,
dresses, waists, coats, stockings,
sweaters, coverings, draperies, hang,
ihgs, everything. Buy Diamond
Dyes-no other kind-then perfect
home dyeing is guaranteed. Just tell
your druggist whether the material
you wish to dye is wool or silk, or
whether it is linen, cotton, or mixed
goods. Diamond Dyes never streak,
spot, fade, or run.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-15
SULPHUR CLEARS
A PIMPLY SKIN
Apply Sulphur as Told When
Your Skin Breaks Out

Any breaking out of the skin on face,
neck, arms or body is overcome quick
est by applying Neutrality-suspicious.. The
pirnples seem to dry right up and go
away, declares a noted skin specialist.
Nothing has ever been found to take
the place of sulphur as a pimple re-
mover. 1t is Harmless and inexpensive.
Just ask, any druggist for a small Jar
Of RoIles ho-Sulphur and use il
like cold cream.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-15

WANTED-Graders to do station
work by the yard; men to clear
right Of way by the day. Pay off ev-
cry Saturday at IL o'clock. Truck
leaves Gloucester and Norwich street
each morning $50. Workers are
carried to and from work free Of
charge Apply to f. w. Burnsed,
1416 Carpenter street or meet the
truck tomorrow morning. lib
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BE THE pencil man in your terri
tory. Complete line school, Office
advertising pencils, Send experience,
references to 1104 Prospect Ave,
Cleveland Pencil & Gold Stamping
Co., Cleveland Ohio. M Ll-fo
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T. est oiliite. dog, AL. z aifusua,
large, white except Grown spots
covering right side Of head, includ-I
ing right eye. Reward Fl. w. Langss
the Atlantic Refining CO. 11-17I
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SPECIAL NOTICES
NOTICE

ali persons are warned that shoot
ind, fishing and oystering in the
creeks and marshes Of Little St.
Sih5ns Island, Ga, are prohibited.
11--24 Douglas Taylor.
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FOR RENT-Large room nicely fur
nished with kitchnette, all conven-
fences, could let bed room and get
meals across the street, 1901 Union
street Telephone 575. ll-16
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wANTED-ro purchase secondhand
double barrel shot gun Win pay
cash for it but it must be reasonable.
Address W. H. H., care News t
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-F'iye room COTTAGE al
1922 South Wolf street. Inquire at
sos First avenue. 11-15
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1922-11-15

FOR RENT-Garage, 1909 Norwich
Street. One of the best in the city.
Apply to Mcintosh Market or phone
| 996 or al. lis
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE Seven passenger WHY'S
I Six, 1920 Model. Is in first class
condition in every way. Apply to j.
E. Register or. phone 7oS. If
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-02-26
GOOD RETAIL TRADE
PROM|SED-F0R 1922
National Retail Dry Goods As
ISOLATION Looks for Recov-
cry of Trade This Year.

Better conditions in the retail trade
loom up with the coming OF 1922,
with the expectation that recovery
will be gradual. but firm, according
to a statement issued by the National
Retail Dry Goods Association. The
statement says:
THE prospect in retail trade for
1922, as defined by representative
members Of the National Retail Dry
Goods Association doing business in
the larger cities of the United States
and in many of the smaller centers,
is for a twelve-month somewhat bet
ter, on the whole, than 1921. Re
covery promises to be gradual with
very large sales volume expected
from the early fall until the close of
the year.
This suspicious outlook Is not
held, however, throughout the South.
where the uncertain future of cotton
creates extreme conservatism, while
the Southwest hopes for a prosper
Gus year only through large crops or
higher crop prices.
practically all agree In anticipat.
ing more stable business conditions,
with prices little changed. Retail
merchants have taken, during 1921,
the smallest net profits on which
they can do business. Any decline in
prices must originate with manu-
facture, whose reductions the retailer
can pass on to the consumer. The
opinion Is that the other factor cap
able Of bringing about reduction of
commodity prices il lowered freight
rates.
In the Middle Atlantic States the
retailers generally look forward TO
a gradual Improvement for next year,
with a decided turn in business late
next summer and very great activity
for fall with the end Of the retrench-
ment period. They look for a gradual
decline unless the downward trend
Is checked by the manufacturers"