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Gas Fire Destroys
Farmer S Buildings

GRAY, Ga. Feb. 7.-Early Satur-
day morning Mr.. Ben Stripping, a
farmer near Gray, lost his smoke
house and garage and Ford car by
fire. He went out early with Ian
tern to get some gas from his car
to put in his truck and the gas
caught fire from the lantern, burn
ing the car and building.
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NEW YORK RAW SUGAR MARKET,
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET

CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Butter: Creamery ex-
tras, 49c; creamery standards, 4Sc; firsts,
4JH @4GHc; seconds, 43H@44Hc.
Eggs-Ordinaries, 31@31hc; firsts, 200
Clleese-Twins, 24@2414c; young Amer
icas, 27M271ac.
Live Poultry-Fowls. 23@25c: ducks, 23c;
geese, Ice; springs, 24c; turkeys, %; roost-
erS, 15c.
Potatoes-Receipts SO cars; Wisconsin
(per 100 lbs.), round white, Sacked, $50
soc; bulk, 90c@S1.00.
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GRAIN
BIZ GEORGE scHNAUKEL
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal.)
Copyright, 1929

(Leased Wire Service to The Journal)
Copyright 1929
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Wheat was "bulled"
again today and May entered into new
high territory. There was considerable
short covering. many lines being forced
out through the execution of stop loss
orders but there seemed to be the neces-
sary buying impetus when the price show
ed tendency , to lag. Realizing sales
checked the advance. statement by
Julius Barnes that there is rift in the
clouds overshadowing European conditions
and that the European merchant can buy
with greater confidence because of imS
proved economic conditions abroad was one
of the bullish factors. Anearlier factor
was alarmist news regarding the Near
East situation. There was development of
constructive factors in the supply and de-
mand situation which converted bears.
These related to movement by Canadian
farmers to hold wheat for S1.50 a bushel
and the announcement that Argentine farm
midday the announcement by the British
foreign office that all danger at Smyrna
is believed to be past caused some sell
ing and a break of a cent from the tor.
Milling demand is better and southwest
mills report big -four sales. Crop news
from the southwest is more favorable:
$t.1{ "a 1s@#; July, $1.14as @1141a; Sep
TENDER, $1.111A.
Corn was strong and May reached a new
eers- continued to bull the market and
there was aggressive commission house buy
ing. Selling pressure increased in mid
session on the break in wheat Country Of
ferings of corn to arrive were light early
but there was a noticeable increase after
May reached Z per cent. Shipping demand
was light but there a report of an
improved export situation at the sea-
board.
- Corn closed A@3sc higher. May, 76@
T7Ac.
-, Oats followed the trend of other grains.
The fact that the price difference be-
tween corn and oats is too wide oats be-
ing regarded as too cheap inspiring some
moderate.
Oats were A@5sc higher; May. 1870
402sc; July, 43Bc; September, 42$4c.
PROVISIONS were stronger. Commission
house buying was broader based on higher
hogs and corn. Hedging pressure was left
on the advance
Lard closed unchanged to nc higher.
and ribs unchanged.
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
- The following were the ruling prices IL
the exchange today:
Open High. Low. Close. Close.
WHEAT
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Honey as Non-Freezer
For Autos Is Urged;
Cheaper Than Alcohol

ST. LOUIS, Feb: S.-Use of honey
in automobile radiators instead OF
alcohol, to prevent freezing, was
proposed by A. w. Gale, of Chilli
Goth, Mo-, a member of the Amer
lean Honey Producers league, be-
fore the annual convention of. the
association, in session here today
He declared honey would not
freeze and that it could be obtained
much cheaper than alcohol,
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Blast Rocks Tulsa;
Nitro Plant Reported
Wrecked and | Dead

TULSA, Okla, Feb. "a ter
rife explosion which shattered Win
dows in the downtown business dis
trict and residence section of the
city. was felt here at 10 o'clock
this morning.
1t was reported that nitro-gly
cerine plant had been bloWn-up
and one man was killed near jerks,
an oil town ten miles from here.
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Hog Prices Are Lower
With Demand Poor;
Cattle Values Strong
BY L. C. GRUNDELAND
Ieased Wire Service TO The Journal.)
(Copyriebt, 1921

UNION STOCK YARDS, Chicago, Feb.
S.-After slow and lower market for all
kinds of hogs during the first half of the
week the run was cut down at this and
other principal trading points today. Near
" Il 900 hogs were held over from yester-
day, however. A week ago today, choice
light hogs made $S.75 and thus present
price levels show decline. Hog supply
will have to be cut the balance of the
week to avoid a further decline in values.
Cattle values show strength compared with
the close of last week.
Receipts were 10000 cattle $4,000 hogs;
5000 sheep, and 1000 calves.
Few good steers were offered today but
values were generally 10@1Jc higher Tor
the stock ON hand. Some heavy animals
went at $10.00@10.30, while good yearllngs
sold at $10.75. Bulk of steers made $500
M10.O0, showing improved quality compared
with early in the week. Cows and heifers
also sold 1OM14c higher for good lots,
with medium grades steady. Gamers at
S3.00Gl3.25 for the best, were about like
the day before, but calves were weak.
While hog values were strong compared
with the low thine of the day before, yet
the trade was slow from the start. Some
improvement was noted later in the day
but sellers again had many unsold lots at
the close Some prime $50 to 160-pound
hogs sold at $40, with bulk of good
butchers at $7.65@S.25. Plain packing
stock went over at $6.50@6.75, with good
pigs at $500
Demand for lambs was slow, but values
were about like the average of the previous
session. Shippers paid $15.25 for good wool
lambs while biz killers took some at $1,000
@15.15. Most of the stock sold at $1,000
and below, however. Some ninety-pound
yearlngs went at $1325, with good light
ewes at $500 on steady market.
CINCINNATI, Feb s.-Hogs: Receipts
5000; slow and weak; 25c to Soc, lower;
heavies, S7.50@S.25; packers and butchers,
$S.25@S.60; heavy fat sows, $6OO@6;75;
G1475.
Cattle-Receipts 700; slow and steady;
calves SOC higher. S5.00@14.50.
Sheep-Receipts 1907 steady; lambs steady
to pc higher. $7O0l15.25.
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Naval Stores

SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 9.-Turpentine
firm $1.39 sales ;; receipts 1885, ship
ments 231; stock 9,49S.
Rosin firm. sales 420; receipts 4G3;
shipments 1852; stock 1928.
Quote: B, D, z, S4.75@4.s5; +, S4.75@
400: G, H, I, $4.75@4.95; *, $4.95: NJ,
$515@5.35; n, $5.50Q5.s0; VIC, s6.15;'
WV Sc 81
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ATLANTA CoTToNsEED PRODUCTS
MARKET

Corrected by Atlanta Commercial Exchange)
Bid. Asked.
Crude oil, basis prime tank. IS 9.65 .....
Cottonseed cake, per cent,
car lots ........ .........
C. s. meal, z per cent am
monia, car lots .......... 1900 HOO
G. s. meal, at common rate
points, car lots 49,. ...... 400 1900
C. S. bulls, loose, car lots :. 1850 1880
G. S. h:'lls, sacked, car lots. $500 1900
Lfntet-. first cut, 7h @Sc
Linters, second cut (cottonseed hull fiber
OF shavings), 404Ac.
Linters. clean, mill run. 5HG6c.
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CoTToNsEED on MARKEr
SUGAR Market

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Raw sugar strong
and prices 1sc higher with Cubas quoted
at Age; cost and freight, equal to $500
for Centrifugal, the highest level estab-
lished in over a year. There were sales
of $4,000 bags of Cubas.
Refined unchanged to % points higher,
fine graduated $7.25Gt7.30.
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MINNEApnIIS nunTAr1nMs

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Feb. Cash
wheat No L northern, $1.20as q /. 29as /;
May, $1.21%s; July, $1.20.
Corn, No. ) yellow, 671& 6l6Sc.
Oats, No. 3 white, 1875 @407sc.
Flax, No. 1, $2.9913 M3.001a.
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DULUTH QUOTATIONS
TOLEDO QUOTATIONS

DULUTH. Mimi. Feb. 9.-Flax seed
closed 4 off at $2@94A asked; March 21a
up at $2.921a bid; May u up at $2.74 bid,
and July Z off at S2.GG1.
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Irl1\AhQyNIa@ttR port5
COTTON

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance
of five points to a decline of two
points and held fairly steady during
the early trading owing to steady
late cables from Liverpool, reports
of a better tone in foreign exchange
rates. and diminishing nervousness
over the Near East situation. The
weather map was considered favor
able. however, as it showed showers
in the southwest with higher tenn
peratures following the recent cold
snap, and while selling OF new crop
months was restricted by the dis
counts. there was considerable pres
sure against July. This caused
rather irregular fluctuations during
the early trading but after selling
off to 27.96 for May and 27.30 for
.Julv prices steadied up on covering
and trade buying. Private cables
renorted spinners calling and mod
-erate trade demand for forward de-
livery in Liverpool.
offerings increased on the early
hulge and the market soon became
very weak anu uHSCNSiSNA'.
sryorable view of later news from
the Near East may have been partly
responsible for the selling which in
cluded a renewal of scattering Aqul-
dation. Wall street and Southern OF
ferings. May contracts broke TO
27.7S or "a points net lower, ana
.Julv sold off to 1928 or II points be-
low Yesterdays closing quotation
But the selling tapered off at these
figures and when some of the early
sellers attempted to cover, they Iounu
comparatively few contracts offered
There were sharp rallies in conse-
ouence. with the market ruling
around 2S.05 for May early IN the
noon hour, or points net higher.
Reassuring reports from the Near
East combined with bullish SOUTH
ern spot advices started covering
movement nearly in the afternoon
which quickly sent up to 1854 1of
Nav and 25.43 for October Or 80 TO
4S points net higher. The market
was 10 or IL points off from the best
around o'clock with trading quleter
b1t the tone steady.
NEW YoRE COTTON
The following were the ruling prices IN tue
exchange today:
Tone, steady; middling. 27.90c; quiet:
MA, Lou Sale Close Close.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Opnion prevailed
after close OF market yesterday that con-
siderable amount of adjustment remains to
be effected before bullish activities can
exert full influence on political movements.
meet today for dividend purposes. Paris
dispatch states that France orders warshps
ready for Smyrna. British dreadnaughts
held nearby. Coal mines that produced 40
per cent On French coal output now closed
as result of strikes. Ratio of total re-
serves TO deposit, etc. cf twelve federal
reserve banks as Of February, u per cent
rs compared with 76.95 per cent at the
close Of previous.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-FlOur, dull and
firm.
Pork-DuI; mess. $27.0O@2s.0O.
Lard-Easer; middle west spot, $1,000
ITO.
sugar-Raw. stronger; centrifugal, 96-
test, 5.77@5.7S: refined, stronger; granu-
lated. 7.15M7.30.
Coffee-Rio No. Z, on spot, 1924 13c;
No. Santos, 1914 G16Ac.
Tall6ow-stronger; specials, SA@S%c;
Hay-Firmer; No. /, $1.2o; No. 3, $1.oo
@1.O5; clover, 7Oc@$1.15.
Dressed POultry-Firm: turkeys, 3O@46c
chickens, 1S@46c; fowls, 15@31c; ducks,
Live Poultry-Unsettled geese, 24c
ducks, 2Sm30c fowls, 33M35c: turkeys,
25@ 4Jc; ROSTERS, lie; chickens, 26@30c;
Cheese-steady; state milk, common to
specials, 23@2Jc; skins, common to spe-
Gals, 14M22c,
Butter-Stronger; receipts 4,351; cream
cry, extra, 49H a 43aIc; do. special market,
50@ 54Ac: state dairy, tubs. 4O649c.
Eggs-Steady; receipts 1876: nearby
white fancy, uncandled, 45M4Sc; nearby
bsown and mixed. 4o@ Acc; fresh frsts to
extras. 35d39c: Pacific coast extras. 376D
44c; western whites first to extra, 37M45c
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ST. LOUIS QUOTATIONS

ST. LUUIS,L FEB. 3.-Casn: W neat, NO.
red, LAO; No: 3 red, 1.35@1.58; May,
Com Corn, No. No. whit White. 75ha7e; No. 8,
white, a; May. 76A; July, 1914.
Oats. No. 2 white, 451a No. 3 white,
44A 6l4J1a May, 46K bid.
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RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Wheat, No. hard,
Corn, No. mixed, 75c; 20. yellow, 10
01JAc.
Oats, No. 2 white, 45@ acc; No } white
43A 0441ac.
Rye, No. ., SSc.
hurley, 66@7Oc.
Timothy seed. $6.0006.j0.
Glover seed $12. 50@20. so.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, S11 10.
Ribs. SO. 2hGl11 q
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TESTERS COTTON STATEMENT

movement:
Overland week, 1878 against 3O,S94 last
year, against 5S,397 year before
Overland since August LIST. S70.21S against
1.150.503 last year, against 7S6,627 year
before.
Into sight week, 1911 against 13J, 1j4
last year, against 217 .J34 year before.
Into sight since August first S.973,G47
against S,192, or asst year, against u
Southern consumption, SO. 900 against a.
900 last year, against 43 600 year before.
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SPOT COTTON MARKET

Atlanta, steady, 2S.25c.
New York. steady, 27-90c.
New Orleans, steady 2s.50c.
Galveston, steady. 2s.15c.
Mobile. steady, 2S.2Jc.
Savannah. steady, 2s.10c.
Wilmington, steady, 27.s0c.
Norfolk, steady, 2s,10c.
Houston, steady, 2Sc.
Augusta, steady, 2S.20c.
Little Rock, steady, pc.
Montgomery, steady, 2s.10c.
Boston, steady, 2s.eOc.
Memphis, steady, 2S.25c.
st. Louis, steady, assoc.
Dallas steady 81. Zoe.
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NEW oRLTANs sPoT COTTON

NE WORLEANS, Feb. Spot cotton
quiet and unchanged. Sales on the spot
16O: to arrive. none. Low middling. 27.75;
rniddling $3.50 good middling, 1900; re-
CENTS. SIS. 92j: stock. 109.974.
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walking ? Auto Truck
Invented by German;
Carries Heavy Load

WASHINGTON, Feb. "A motor
truck that walks like a man" has
been invented by German for use
in mountainous regions, according
to report received today by the
department. This truck,
says the report, has chassis set
over two pairs of footlike runners,
which move alternately. 1t has haul
ed a load of six to eight tons from
five to six miles an hour over rough
roads.
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ATLANTA SPOT COTTON
WEEKLY INTERIOR MOVEMENT

ReceIpLs, 90. 90 asdIlIsL cJ1UOo Idet JVaI
against 126,614 year before.
Shipments. 124, $50 against 1O5,5lo last
year. against 131,47S year before
Stocks, S51 1856 against 1,16S,26 last
wear. AGAINST l 400 .505 year before.
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KANsAs CITY INNOVATIONS

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. Cash:
Wheat, No. 2 hard, $1.13A1.22; No. 2 red,
81 .27M 1.31.
Corn, No. 8 white. 71hc; No. yellow,
72A Y 721ac.
oats, 10. white 1874 @46c; No. mix
ed, 44@44hc.
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TOLEDO, o., Feb. 9-Cash wheat, 81. 40
to Sill. Cloverseed, $3.50. Alsike
$1,000. Timothy, new. $5.3J; old, $40.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 9.-POor
cables, more rain in the belt and the
usual batch of unfavorable political
accounts from abroad were respon-
sible for a decline of 2 to 10 points
around the opening of the cotton
market today. Claims of good spot
demand in Texas markets, met by
only light offerings, brought in new
buying in large way and at the end
of the first half hour of the session
prices were 4 to 16 points over the
close of yesterday. March fell off
to 27.76 cents a pound and then
rose to 27.95.
For awhile selling became heavy
again, and the market was depressed
to levels to II points under the
close of yesterday but claims that
the short interest was large and pros
poets that the visible supply of Amer
lean cotton would shrink below the
three million bale mark in the week
" statistics resulted in another up
turn which carried March, late in the
morning, sup to 2S.19 where the list
showed gains over yesterdays final
quotations of % to SO points
In the afternoon the market made fur
fher advances following the posting of the
weekly statistics (which counted mill TAX
ings for the week at ZOO bales against
J77 600 this week last year and the total
visible sr1pply of American cotton at p
955.0 900 ua1es against 1908, $50 year ago.
March rose to 2S.25 in the trading up to
I 80 O'Clock. the active months standing at
net gains of % to 80 points this level.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices IL
the exchange today:
Tone, steady; middfng. $3.50. steady.
Last Prev.
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close
81 1f
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FOR SALE-SEED

HICKORY grove farm. Buy the genuine
king extra early cotton seed for plant
ing purposes, direct from this farm, at
$3.50 per 100-lb. bag. The earliest known
variety King Bros. Louisburg. n. G..
Route 8.
KINGS Early Improved Cotton natures in
30 days. Gets ahead of weevil. Special
prices these fine seed next 80 days. Write
today. King Cotton Seed Co.. Lavonia. ca.
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SORES

Healed ny ANTI-FlAMMA-a sootnfug anti.
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itc!iiTg around cores and heals while you
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FOR SALE-PLANTS

FUR SALE-PLANTS
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, 1923-04-15

necessary to make the industry sub
tect to economic lawe.-the law OF
supply and demand. and the law OF
competition.
The Public's Solution.
How then can we put competition
into the coal business? The first
step must be to secure from the gov
errment a commission or board which
will have the authority to act as a
referee for the public in all arguments
arising within the industry. 1t must
be empowered by the federal govern
ment to enforce its rulings. As a
second step, the mines should be
divided into two parts which will De
approximately equal as far as their
producing capacity is concerned.
Then by public decree. IL you please,
let the mines in half be operated
as union mines under a closed shop
agreement. but let the mines in the
other half be kept on an open shop
basis. Then let the two groups chow
by their own operation which plan Is
the better.
The operators claim that the more
efficient mines are the open shop
mines. whereas the miners claim that
the most efficient plan is the closed
shop and the tight union. The pub.
lie does not know which is right, but
II does know hat when either Croup
, 1923-04-15
Casper sunuap eeornfng Grfhunc

inefficient. careless. and arrogant So
long as there IL real and fair COM
petition. both sides are kept on their
toes. II It is really r tina the
open shop plan is more efficient than
the closed shop. then the ~ shop
mines viii gradually get h greater
part OF the country's business. The
same will be true IL the miners can
secures complete control It becomes
demonstrate that their plan is the
better.
AN interstate commerce commits
sion has helped greatly IN solving our
transportation problems and insurins
service for the public A similar
body as referee with power TO en-
force its rulings would do much TO
insure real competition and. there
fore. good service in the coal IN
dustry.'
Twenty-Five Years of Goal Strikes.
, 1923-04-15
GOAL OPERATORS MUST COMPETE
AND PROTECT PUBLIC -BABsON
Present Famine VIII Be Over in About a Week, Says
Stahsticlan, but Issue Is Decidedly Not Settled,
And Serious Tie-Ups Still Threaten.

= Wellesley ~ HILLS, Mass, March 23-Eoger W. Bah
On, staustlclan and business authority, has some yerv de-
clded views on the coal situation-and he has a solution.
Nlthin an other week the coal famine should be over. If
the weather runs according to the almanac, everyone will be
aole to get all the coal he needs after April II"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-04-19
KILLS
HER HUSBAND
Came Home Drunk Statement
of La Crosse Woman

LA Crosse, April 19.-Jack .Ha-
ley, proprietor of Cliffwood Inn, a
roadhouse outside the city limits.
was shot and Killed by his wife