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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16
BIG DAMAGE SUIT FILED.

LUMPKIN, March ia damage
suit for $50,950 was filed yesterday
in Stewart county superior court by
John D. Ruffin, Sr., against the Sea-
board Air Line Railway alleging per-
manent injuries, seeking alleged ex-
penses occasioned by the accident. 1t
is claimed that Mr.. Ruffin was in
jured when the automobile in which
he and his young son, John D. Ruffin,
Jr., was struck near the freight de-
pot at Richland.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16
n PITOT-4
* joke 8
Nh,Hn- glr ~. -
Bv w. w. CHALMERS
!. S. Representative From Ohio,
Ninth District.

ARLY risers always
are very proud Of
themselves.
Two farm e r s
were Boosting of
their achievements
in that particular,
and one of them re-
solved to show up
he other. So he
use one morning
about 2 o'clock,
ent over to his
neighbor's house
and knocked on the
door. The neigh
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16

BORIS WIfe calico OuJ:
who's there?"
IT'S Jim Place." replied the visi-
tor Pm looking for your suband.
Where is he?"
The wife scented mice.
"Why,I don't know" she an
swered II guess he's out around the
farm somewhere. I haven't seen him
since early this morning"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16
Tom Sims
Says:


seas are caused by squalls. Many
are the result OF sailing IN a fog
didn't take so much patience.
--
say 1t win mowers
St Patrick's Day is coming. He
Win we ever have a Volstead Day?
-
lar a gallon half the shoemakers
will laugh themselves to death.
-
and = half bonrs porhans tbov
had inst maid their income taxes
Janan baseball nn,nire oot
licked
-. e. e,l.. We. y ~ - a. 1t
q
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16
BEGIN HERE TODAY
sndetta Begins betw cen

Vendetta Begins betw cen
MICHAEL SAVERS. noted criminal,
and
SIR NORMAN GREYES, once of
Scotland Yard, when Savers beau
tifui hOuSemaid
JANET. saves him from Sir Norman
by shooting dead the officer sen,
to arrest him. Janet becomes
Sayers' wife and accOmplice In
the Leeds bank robbery, Micha Ell
tknOwn 10 Greyes as "Standeld"1
barely escapes and has 10 fee the
country.
Sayers plots with another we'll
known criminal. Taul Cont, TO ruin
the political leader, Philippe Luz
tarde. Cont sends for Janet to
assist them. ST. Norman is hired by
the government TO protect Lutarde.
Janet calls on Lutarde at night with
a letter asking him to cummUnicat e
with a friend who has important
Information. Lutarde promises to
follow Janet, then ends that the let
ter brought by he. has disappeared.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16
sEABOARD AIR LINE
Central Time.)

Central lime
Arrive DEPARTS
1905 am Cordele-Helena SIS pm
1926 pm Cols-Montg'y. $40 pm
$40 pm Cordele-Savh. 1926 pm
5:15 pm Richland-Cols 1906 am
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16

We like summer better than win
ter because they can't wear golosh-
es or Russian boots in summer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16

Our kick against the future is it
becomes the past even before you
learn it is the present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16

Edison, the inventor, says he has
a cold, but Tom may be inventing
an excuse to play golf.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16

Few wrecks on the matrimonial
seas are caused by squalls. Many
are the result of sailing in a fog.
All of US would be patient if it
didn't take so much patience.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16

Wish spring would hurry up and
say it with flowers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-16

A young lady tells US her hus-
band seems to think she signed up
for love, honor and no pay.
, 1923-06-14
NEW LOW MARK
IS MADE BY oils
IN NEW Y D R K
Stock Prices Continue to
Selling Pressure In
Market

NEW YORK, June 14.-Protessional
traders experienced Considerable diff
noulty in their efforts to undermine
the recognized leaders in today's stock
market. They were more successful
however, against tho low priced
stocks. bringing about considerable
liquidation in this group. Sales ap.
proximated 70o,0 900 shares.
NEW YORK. June 14.-Stock prices
continued to yield to selling pressure
at h opening OF today's stock mar.
ket. Most Of { he ] eaders, including
Baldwin, S~tudebaker, U. s. Steel.
American Can and American Smelling
opened fractionally lower. Pressed
Steel a dropped three points and
Marine preferred one.
New low records were Established by
Froducers and Refiners, Sinclair and
Middle States Oils and Standard Oils
OF New Jersey. wooiworth dropped
~ points. General Electric, Crucible
Steel. ard Famous Players preferred
each advanced one. Foreign exchanges
opened heavy. German marks touched
a new ow for all time at .ooOs s.1s
cents.
Encouraged by their recent sue
cess in promoting liquidation in the
oil n rubber shares. professional
traders widened their operations dur
ing the many representa-
i've industrials being pushed down a
point or more, includig u. s. Steel.
~Studebaker and American Locomotive
Fifteen stocks again touched new low
figures for the e Stability OF the
railroad shares influenced a sharp re.
bound at noon. Corn products rose
~ and American Can. American su.
matra tobacco, Cruclble, Pan AmerL
can b. Atkinson and st Paul ad.
vanced l TO III points above yester.
days closing figures. Call money
opened at 4 per cent.
Scarcely any alteration occurred
in the prices of the higher priced
railroad and industrial shares durinr
the early afternoon. speculation be,ne
given over largely to low priced ano
ordinarily inactive shares which
worked toward lower Levels. Rreses
dropped 10 points, Nash Motors 3n
Associated Oils ~ and Texas AMI
Pacific coal and oil and Magma con
per 2 points. Pierce oil preferred, how
ever. improved 81 and Tidewater OF
~ points.
The closing was heavy. New veal
spots were in the late,
dealings among the low priced rails
as oils. sugars and chemicals. Cal
lfornia Petroleum. new stock. Eel
nearly four points and the preferred
D and Houston Oil. allied Chemical
and Missouri Pacific preferred dropped
each. Call money was advanced tc
hve per cent in the last hour.
, 1923-06-14
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. June l4.-Foreign ex-
changes steady. quotations in cents:
Great Britain demand 461ls; cables
46ik; 60 day bills on banks 1884,
France Demand 6S5h; cables s3s.
Italy demand 46i; cables 4e4h. Bel
gium demand 54bi y; cables 54s. Ger.
many demand .O0oex: cables .o0oH
Holland demand 1913: cables 3o2l.
Norway demand 1887; Sweden demand
1889; Denmark demand 1900; Switz
eriand demand 17p5; Spain demand
1882; Greece demand so1: Poland de.
mand .oeoii; Czecho slovakia demand
2aSis; Argentine demand 1912; Mon.
teal ef5's; Brazil demand 1895,
, 1923-06-14
Livestock

By Wilson oran,uer 3 Company

OAhc&O NC
CHICAGO. June 14.-U. S. Depart
ment OF Agricultural Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000: early trading mostly
l0c higher; top, sos; bulk good to
choice. 1870 to 1876 pound erage
so.s5@7.oo; packing sows. mostly
S5.s566.25; desirable pigs. t5.e566.25:
big packers going slow. bidding
around steady; heavy weight hogs,
ss.6o@7.oo; medium. s6.75@7.o5; light,
s6.65@7.oo; light light, $6.2596.e0;
packing sows. smooth, $3.50 @6.s5;
packing sows, rough, s5.6035.so; kill.
ing pigs. s5.0o@e.25.
Cattle-Recelpts. 5000; active beef
steers. .yearlings mt desirable beef
heifers. unevenly strong to Csc high
er; yearlings rejecting most advance:
comparatively few choice steers Of
fered; kinds of value to sell at ss.25d
1880 up most; top heavies and year
lings. s11.15; few loads heaVies.
s10.90911.0 90; -yearlings comparative
ly numerous at sl0.00ml0.60. 125
head Nebraska mixed steers and heif.
ers. yeariings, s10.35; choice yearling
heifers. $1,000; better grades fat COWS.
strong; lower grades. weak: other
killing classes. generally steady; bulk
bologna bulls. s4.40@4.75; bulk veal
ers to packers. ss.oo@1o.0o; stockers
and feeders %unevenly higher; selected
1000 pound feeders to Ohio. finished
late yesterday. 5000: others. $4,000
1000.
sheep-Receipts. 1000; fairly ac-
tive; steady TO strong; bulk best ma
tive springs. early. $1,000; few decks
well sorted. $16.25; handy weight
ewes. s5.oo@5.5o; heavies. mostly
S3.2593.75.
, 1923-06-14
HIGH MARK IS
SET BY COAST
SHIPPING TRADE
Vessels Entering and Depart
ing From Frisco Bay More
Than Last Year

sAN FRANCISCO. Calf. June IA.
Shipping entering and departing
from San Francisco Bay during May
exceeded all previous records. 574
vessels departing and 522 arriving,
according to ]. NJ. Daily. manager of
the marine department OF tho San
Francisco Chamber OF Commerce.
In May. 1929. arrivals totalled only
ATT and departures 40. With q to-
tai of 1895 arrivals and departures
,n May. 1928, there was a increase
Of 149 vessels compared with the cor
responding month last year.
, During the first five months OF
1879 tho ship arrivals totalled 2.554,
and the departures 2.s73. giving . TO-
tai of 5.227 vesssls in commercial
service entering and departing from
this port.
An analysis for May shows that
Of the 522 arrivals. ships from fore
Ign ports represent 231. ss5 tons
From American ports, other than
coast. the tonnage was 2si. ssS and
from coast ports. SIS $50. making the
total tonnage of the $50 arrivals L.
zl1,ts1. The tonnage Of departures
was 755.sss. making the total ton
mage Of arrivals and departures for
Nay. 1888. 2.445.11o tons.
, 1923-06-14
Market Gossip and Briefs
On Operations in Oil Fields

in their we'll in the southeast quarter
OF section rs. Gas higher up toward
the axis of the field indicates that
the northerly limb. farther out from
the axis will prove to be the produc.
tive oil pool OF this district. This is
the opinion ~concurred in by many
biologists who have familiarized
themselves with this part OF the field.
Fuel is available in gas lines which
are connected with the Dillon prop.
erty.
Besides his activities IN connection
with the development OF the Dillon
lease Mr.. Armstrong as head of the
Armstrong Syndicate. is now drilling
a test well on tho O'Brion Springs
anticline several miles south and east
of the Mshoney-Ferris field. This
structure has also come in for much
sansuine speculation by the geologic
fraternity.
, 1923-06-14

seals of office. Finally no told hia
inquisitors that they had been taken
to the French hospital in the legation
quarter of Picking by his wife.
President Ii and several of his sec.
retaries were forced to call Madams
Ii by long distance telephone. but
they failed to obtain any intelligibIe
reply from her as she was apparently
unnerved by the strain and anxiety
of the past few days and the raid OF
the presidents palace when its guards
were withdrawn Immediately prior to
Lis flight.
The Chilli leaders then sent n suec.
ial train to Picking with the prest-
dents secretaries to obtain the seals
from Madame Ii. This morning they
telegraphed that they had located the
missing emblems OF office, but It is
not known yet whether madame Ii
has surrendered them,
, 1923-06-14
Packing Rate
Fight Is Begun

CHICAGO. June IA rate fight
between eastern Int western Packing
companies was begun today in an in
terstate m hearing on the pc
tition of John Morrell and Company.
packers. ottumwa. Iowa. for equali-
zation of rates on meat products and
livestock from interior points to the
Atlantic coast
Slxty.hvs packing companies had
fled intervening petitions. taking the
same position as tho Morrell com
pany. alleging that the freight rates
virtually prevent them from oompet-
ing with eastern packing concerns.
1t is charged by the petitioners that
rate on meat products are thirty per-
cent higher. than the rate on livestock
and that these should be equalized by
lowering the rates on meats or in.
creasing that on livestock.
, 1923-06-14

RAwL1NS. wyo.. June AN. NJ.
Armstrong has secured a lease on
the 1eo-acre tract OF the Dillon Oh
company included in the northeast
quarter of 22,26-S7. according to re.
port which is confirmed at the offices
of the Dillon OIL company in this
city. The terms of the least are snid
to be a hfty-ffty working agreement.
Negotiations were consummated yes
terday.
A hole already down 5000 feet and
sat with six and i've eighths casing
will be completed by Armstrong be-
fore further development of the quar-
ter section involved ia carried on.
The property is located on the
north limb OF the Mahoney-Ferris
structure and lies within a mile Of
oil production nircady attained by
the Producers q Refners corporation
, 1923-06-14
COAL DRILL

FALLoN. New. June 14.-Govern.
ment permits have been received. ma,
chinery installed. and drilling start
ed in Lee canyon. thirty-three miles
northeast Of here where a local com.
pany is prospecting for coal on 1880
acres OF land. A ledge three feet
thick Of what is said to be a fair
quality Of Ignite Goa has been found.
and It is expected that a thicker vein
Of better quality viii be reached at a
greater depth.
, 1923-06-14

OHAMA. Neb.. June 14.-U. s. De.
partment of Agrlculturel-Hogs re.
ceipts II. 900; uneven. good and choice
to 900 pound butchers 6.3o@6,4o; top
$50; looks 10@15 higher; medium and
good grades 6.15@6.25; mostly sea
loc higher; bulk packing sows 5.1o8
$50.
Cattle receipts 1900; beef steers and
she stock steady to 109f5c higher,
top steers 1850; bulk steers $3.50
1925; bulk cows and heifers 5.75a
500; bulk n and cutters 3.25
@4.5o; veals, strong; all other classes
unchanged; bulk light veals 5000
$50; bulk bologna bulls 4.2594.50.
Sheep receipts 5000; active. mostly
steady; . loads Idaho spring lambs
1926 with no sorts; natives 15.T5@
1923; California shorn lambs 1880;
no sheep or feeders here.
, 1923-06-14

When the collection of paintings
and other art gems that adorned the
st. Paul home Of the late James j.
Hm came to be divided among the
heirs, following tho Death of tho
widow of the Empire Builder" lots
were drawn to determine who should
have the first choice. One OF the sons.
Walter ]. Hill. proved the lucky one,
and from the collection of master.
pieces of almost fabulous value he
promptly chose the portrait Of his
mother.
, 1923-06-14
WHEAT AVERAGE
HIGHER; 7 ADJ
LII ME RISES
Moderate Decline After
Opening Prices Followed
By Rise Higher

CHICAGO. June 1T.-Absence of
export business as well as lack Of sus-
tanned general buying led TO q de-
cline In wheat prices at the last
today. despite a show OF strength
throughout most of the board of
trade session. The close was heavy.
NC to 1c net lower. with July 110s
to Ill and September 1854 to 100.
CHICAGO, June 14.-with Liver.
pool quotations showing an advance
and with crop reports less favorable
both from the southwest and the
northwest, wheat averaged higher in
price here today during the early
dealings. Dry weather reports from
the northwest acted as a special bull
lish influence. Some increase, too, in
the volume Of trade was noticeable.
Opening prices. which ranged from
u to sc higher. with July 1l1h to
l11b and September 109h to 109@.
was followed by a moderate reaction
and then by a rise higher than be
fore.
Corn and oats reflected wheat
strength. After opening at a shade
decline to sc gain. July sth to s1ss
ON. the corn market sagged some.
what and then scored a moderate gen.
eral upturn.
Oats started unchanged to &c
higher. July 41%c, weakened a little
and later showed gains all around.
Notwithstanding higher prices on
hogs. the provision market lacked
support.
Subsequently attempts al profit tax.
ing sales found the market without
adequate support, and the upturns in
prices were soon more than wiped
| out.
Slowness of caHn demand together
with late weakness of wheat had a
depressing effect on the corn market
in the final hour. Corn closed un
settled. at a range varying from ~
decline to sc gain. July SLY to SIS
, 1923-06-14
Birdseye Pass
In Best Shape
Especial to Tho Tribune,

THERMoPoLIs. wyo.. June IA
A committee from the Chamber Of
Commerce returned from an inspec-
ton trip of Birdseye pass this morn
ing and report the pass entirely pass
able. and IN the est condition 1t has
been in many years.
Tho highway department has re.
paired the damage done by recent
washouta caused by the heavy rains.
and all cars are now going over in
good time and with no trouble. The
Chamber OF Commerce Committee
VIII mako weekly inspections OF the
pass and will furnish all tourists with
accurate information IN the condition
OF the road.
, 1923-06-14
General Bell Is
Bank President

CHICAGO. June H.-Major Gen.
George Bell Jr.. retired, commander
Of tho thirty.third division in the
world war and later commander OF
tho sixth corps area, has been elected
president OF tho Hin State bank in the
northwest section Of Chicago. effec'
tive tomorrow, It was announced to-
eny.
General Bell retired after an army
career Of as years. As inspector gen
ernl. hs disbursad many millions OF
dollars during tho construction Of
tbs Central Pacific railroad.
, 1923-06-14
CIVIL STRIFE
RACES TROUGH
GREAT EMPIRE
CONTINUED from Page one,)

VSonunueu from fnBe OneJ
appeared when he sought safety in
flight became known today.
The special train carrying the re.
publids ousted chief executive reached
Yangstun. outside Tientsin. last night
and there It came to a sudden stop.
IN investigation II developed that
another special bearing Wang Cheng.
Ping. Yang Itch and other Chill
party leaders. had arrived and that
its armed guard had held up the
presidents engineer at their gun
muzzles- The two trains then were
coupled together and proceeded into
Tientsin central station.
There president Ii was remove
from his coach and subjected to q
vigorous third degree TO make him
reveal the whereabouts OF his MISSING
, 1923-06-14
Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO, June 1+-Butter steady;
creamery extras ss9ash; standards
asM; extra nrsts ssh 9s1h; irsts
34n as5h; secods s3h9st.
Eggs easy; receipts 22.615 cases
irsts 22; ordinary irsts 2oa2oh; mis-.
celanneous 21@2lh; storage pack cx-
trss 2ik a24h; storage pack firsts
23h924.
, 1923-06-14
400 PURCHASERS DUE.

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. June IA.
Tho purchasing agents OF western
states as far east as Colorado will
convene here September $3.50 for
their annual convention. d. B. Gray.
secretary, states that these men rep
resent purchasing power of approx.
matey ~S1.boo.ooo q Q More than
400 are expected TO attend
, 1923-06-14
Potatoes

CHICAGO, June IA. - Potatoes.
slightly stronger; receipts 90 cars;
total q. s. shipments 730; Wisconsin
ard Minnesota bulk round white 100
@1l5 cwt; ditto sacked so@1oo: few
Mt los. New stock firm on sack stock:
hlightly weaker on barrals. Texas
sacked Bliss Triumphn number I. $50
a2.75; Louisiana and Alabama sacked
Bliss Triumpha 2256eso; South Caro-
linas barrels Irish Cobblers 5.5oG
500; North Carolina Barrel Irish Cob
blers %B-5OqR5.7b.
, 1923-06-14
Stock Brokers
Plead Guilty
To Bucketing

NEW YORK. June 1l-Ddward NJ.
Fuller and ". Frank NcGte. stock
brokers who starred IN New FORKS
most sensational bucket shop case.
today pleaded guilty TO the charge Of
bucketing Al order from Franklin l..
Link, of Westmoreland. Tenn, and
were remanded for sentence Friday
They entered the plea on the verge
of their fourth trial.
, 1923-06-14
Money

NEW YORK. June 14.-cnll money
nrmer; high 8: low AZ; ruling rate
al; closing bid S; offered at bh; last
loan i've. Call loans against accept
anees 4. Time loans steady; mixed
= onths 1--WE: prime commercial paper
i've.
, 1923-06-14
STANDARD OIL SAYS
GULF NEGOTIATIONS OFF

CHICAGO. June 14-oniciais of
tho Standard on company of Indiana
said today that negotiations for pur.
chase OF an interest In the Gulf on
Company have fallen through. II
also said that the Standard had no
intention OF buying into Cosden and
company.
, 1923-06-14
Sugar

NEW YORK. June 14-rhere were
no further changes in refined sugar
with nne granulated listed at from
ss.25 to $3.50 but the demand was
still light.
Sugar futures closed irregular, ap.
proximate sales, 60 900 tons. July.
$3.50; September, $3.50: December,
$4.S5; March, S3.ss.
, 1923-06-14
Metals

NEW YORK, June 14.-Copper-
Firmer: electroiytic, spot and futures.
15H @15Ac.
Tin-Easy; spot and nearby. s4i.37i
futures. s41.12.
Iron-steady; prices unchanged.
Lead-Steady; spot. t7.25.
Zinc-Steady; East st. Louis spot
and nearby. s6.10.
AntImony-spot. ss.eS Qs.75.
, 1923-06-14
40 Million In
NeU Bonds to Be
Offered Public

NEW YORK. June 14.-Public
offering of new bonds totaIling about
$40. 900 900 will be made to American
investors within the next Two weeks.
One OF these, s25. 600. 900 Sinclair Con
solidated OIL corporation. first lien
collateral, Is years 81 per cent gold
bonds. series B. is being offered today
at % to yield about 7.i5 per cent.
, 1923-06-14

barrels as compared with 72b 600. an
increase Of $4,000.
Montana and Wyoming showed .
daily average gross production OF
122. 900. a decrease of $500.
There were no changes reported IN
, 1923-06-14
Denver Prices

DENVER. Colo, June 14-Cattls
receipts 1860; market weak; beef
steers 7.o0@1o.5O; cows and heifers
4.5oGs.5o; calves 5.oo911.5o; stockers
and feeders 6.oo97.75,
Hogs receipts $500; market 10
higher; top SIS; bulk e.3o9s.5o; pigs
500 to $50.
Sheep receipts none: market steady;
yearlings fo.0o911.5o; lambs 1880
415.oo; ewes 4.0065.75.
, 1923-06-14

ToKIo-rhe Canadian Pacific liner.
Empress OF Australia. which went
aground near Uraga. was refloated
and is proceeding 10 Yokohama, ac-
cording to latest dispatches.
, 1923-06-14

characterization Mount. TIT
Northwestern University freshman
who disappeared after a class rush in
1921. was slain by unidentified per.
sons, a coroner's jury reported.
, 1923-06-14
Flax Seed.

DULUTH, MINI, June 1s.-ClosIng
fax: July. s2.s4h; September. ;25lh;
October, s2.41h asked.
, 1923-06-14
Si42, 900 ROAD L

DowNIEvILLE. Calf. June a.
An appropriation OF national fores,
fumes OF s142 900 Is available for re
construction Of thirteen miles Of road
between sarding Creek, on the Yves,
slope. and sattiey. Calf. on the east
slope OF the Yuba Pass road. Gov.
eminent engineers have arrived 10
start the survey for the new road.
Construction work win start imme-
dlately. II is stated.
, 1923-06-14

Cash Grains
CHICAGO. June 14.-wheat number
2 hard 113E; number 1 northern 1874
Corn number 2 mixed s4@S4h; mum.
Der 2 yellow SAX 9s4h. Oats mum.
Der Q white A@45h; number 3 white
43945. Rye number Q. 10. Barley
62@64. Timothy seed 550@6.b0.
Glover seed 15.oo@17.5o. Pork nom
inal. Lard 1922. Ribs ST5@s.75.
, 1923-06-14

BANGOR, MAINE - Forest fires
along a twenty-five mile front threat.
ened several small communities.
, 1923-06-14
Silver

NEW YORK. June 14-ForeIgn bar
6Shi Mexican dollars 49M.
, 1923-06-14

crude oil prices for the major dis
tricts.
Imports of crude and refined oils
for the week ended June Q. totaled
2,115,oo0 barrels. compared with
LAS. 900 for the week ended June 2.
, 1923-06-14
SUMMARY OF
NIGHT NEWS

LAUSANNE-Allied Representatives
said that the Turks and Allies seemed
nearer an agreement on both : the
question Of the Ottoman debt and the
concession.
, 1923-06-14
Cotton

NEW YORK. June i4.-spot cotton.
quiet; middling, s2S.40.
, 1923-06-14

NEWS AND QUOTATIONS. BY LEASED WIRE
CRUDE IN
COUNTRY IS CLIMBING

NEW YORK, June lathe daily average gross crude
oil production of the United States, increased 41 300 barrels
for the week ended June 8. totaling 2,076, $50, according to
the American Petroleum Institute. The daily average pro-
duction east of the Rocky Mountains was 1,336, $50 barrels,
an increase of 26,90o. California production was 100000