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iron. steel, coal and copper class. which has fallen off 67.9 per cent. The most conspicuous advance hes been in the rai'~oad leroun. 12.4 per cent.
 If the total new corporate issues be classified according to their nature. by long term bonds, short term bonds and stocks, it is interesting to note fall. ing off during the half year in the long term bonds from $1 ,383, ,628, ,SS0 in 1923 to $1, ,211, PFC, GOO this year. Short term bonds were $19S.816,000 in value this year as compared with a, total value of $133, ,406, 900 a year ago.. New stock issues for the six months amounted to $514,041, ,429 this year and $447 .396,- 034 last-an increase of over 12 per cent,
 The. figures as whole illustrate pro grams of expansion which railroads and utilities have undertaken as well as the retrenchment which indifferent business has forced on manufacturing interests,
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good and choice 14O to 150-pound weights. ss.s5@9,s0; packing sows, Se.5o @9; stronk-weiGht slaughter pigs, $9.25 @s.40. Estimated hoIdover. 17,000, most ly common and medium grades without bids. M
 Sheep: Receipts, 10000. Fat lambs were generally steady; spots on natives, strong to 25c higher; sorting lighti bulk native lambs, s13618.25; top to packers, S1350; eull motives, mostly Ss.5o@s; sheep and feeders. steady; odd lots of fat ewes, s5.50Gp7; early sales of good toscholce feeder lambs At around s1s,so.
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considered of a constructive character. Foremost was the unexpected cut in the rediscount rate by the federal re- serve bank to 8 per cent. It was the lowest point to which this barometer has dropped since the present institu- tion came into being nearly a dozen years ago, and was regarded in banking quarters as a factor likely to stimulate speculative activity and strength. But in this instance q theory seemingly failed.
 The latest reduction of the rediscount rate to per cent by the New York Federal Reserve bank makes New York's rate the lowest of the 12 dis tricts. Minneapolis has the highest rate A. per cent. Rates for the other districts are: Boston and Philadelphia, 3h per cent, and Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas and San Francisco, per cent.
 Dun's weekly review of business says the trend toward business expansion, though not general, is distinct. Gains made in July, which marked the turning
 point in several basic lines, have been extended in certain instances and the
 strengthing confidence is an important
 phase. A reflection of the better senti- ment and a change from the previous
 attitude Is seen in disposition in some channels to widen the scope of opera
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tions, more inclination being shown to make advance compliments.
ByHOP

With the speculative edge off the roads about to enter the Van Sweren- gen fold, the street undertook to find successor group. The Missouri Pa cific system was regarded as likely to soon come to the foreground, but there appeared to be missing from the specu- lative mind opportunities comparing with those lately witnessed. There also was considered in some quarters the liklihood of Rock Island entering Southern Pacific control along with Fl Paso Southwestern; and, while such a step was considered logical, 1t was be- lieved by bankers to be for distant rather than immediate consideration.
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WOMEN LAWYERS GUESTS
Judge NIayfieId To Entertain L0ca
 Council At Lunch 4

:, The Birmingham council of the kla- bama Woman Lawyers association will be guests of Judge Virginia Mayfield of the court of domestic relations at a luncheon Saturday afternoon, it was announced Friday. The luncheon will be given at Judge Mayfield's home on Cliff Road and it is expected that every member of the Birmingham coun- cil will be present.
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AUTO CATCHEs AFIRE

GOODWATER, Ala, Aug. S.-(Spe- cial. "A five-passenger automobile, ap- parently practically new, driven by a Mir. Gardner, accompanied by another man and woman, caught fire on Weo- gulfka street last night and burned the top and most of the .upholstering and doing other damages before the fire could be extinguished. ..--..
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You may recall that, when the home building boom
 attained a furious pace, Secretary of Commerce Hoover came out publicly with a statement favoring the delay ing of construction of federal, state and m u i c ipa l buildings and all other such like work which could ha ha1d over The
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NEW YORK. Aug. s.-Ths market

NEW YORK. Aug. s.--The market was extremely irregular during today'a session. This was particularly true of the rails figuring in the new Nickel Plate merger. Nickel Plate common gained 5h points and Pere Marquette also advanced about two points, but Chesapeake and Ohio and Erie were fractionaliy lower. Phillips Petroleum held It's own very well in face of a new stock issue announced by. the com pany. Famous Players was weak on publication of statement for June show ing earnings of only S1.eo per share on the common stock. The undertone at the close, however, was irregular, and the present market seems to be going through one of it's periodic tech. uical reactions.--.Fenner A BAane to Kahn & Virgin.
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NAVAL STORES

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. s.r-Tur- pentine firm; s1%c. Sales, So4; re- csipts, 4s2; shipments, 2S0; stock, 1e,- 2s2; ..,. ..,-.. o,.o. shipments, 1 1,6o6; stock, 124,501.
 Quote: B.. S4.5O; D, $4.65; E, $4s5; ', c, IF. I, sA.s0; K, M. $4.921s; N, s5; we, ssi wv, $e.45.
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MVE SHOOK

l EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Aug. 9.-Hogs: Receipts, 1000: Market mostly 1Oc to 15c higher; some heavy butchers little better than steady; top, $10.35; bulk 11O to 225 pounds, $10.25@10.35; strong l weights. S1O.15@1O.25; light lights and 1e0 pounds, $9.5091o.15; bulk packer
 Cattle: Receipts, 1,5oo TWO loads of native steers at $S.10; few cars of quarantine steers at $5.2096; few cows to shippers at $4Q5.25; canners, $1,s5@ 2.25; looks steady; no light yearlings here; bulls, 10 to 16c lower; bulk, $S.25 04.25; choice light vealers, $10.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1000. General mar | ket, steady. Fat lambs. $1250 912.Tb; part load to butchers at SIS; light Kill ing ewes, s6.5O.
 KANSAS GITY., Aug. s.-cattle; Re ceipts, 10000; calves, 800. Most killing classes were around steady: Beef cows. | S3. .25a5; tanners, S215@240i practical top veals, $s; stockers- and feeders were slow.
 Hogs; Receipts, 5000. Mostly steady to 5c higher; bulk. of sales, $S:15QS.7O; packing sows $s.26Gs.s6; stock pigs
 Sheen: Receipts. 2ooo. Native lambs. steady to strong: Early top, S1S.10; others, $12,75Q13 sheep, steady.
 NAsHXILLEs Tenn. Aug. s.--cattle: Receipts, 126. Heavy steers, Sf0f.bOi beef steers, $506; heifers, $s @6.5o; cows, s596; feeders, $B.5o9s.50; stockers, sS.oO @5.
 Hogs;S Receipts, 700 Medium and heavy hogss 10c higher: Medium and heavy hogs, S1025; light hogs, $9.26 down; pigs g down;s throwouts, sS
 Sheep; Receipts, 100. Steady: Choice spring lambs. S1ogi2; seconds. SS0eg Ssg sheep, $s5O046O; nediun% sheep, s2@ 8; bucks. $26o down.
 LOUISVILLE. Ky, Aug. s.--cattle: Receipts, 200. Slow; Heavy steers, SsQ $50; heifers, s5Qs; cows, ss@6; feeders, s5Q7i stockers. ss9s. .s.
 Hogs; Receipts, 1000; 1oc higher: 1e5 pounds up, $lo.25; 120 pounds to 1S5 pounds, Ss.15; pigs. Ss.35; throwouts,
 Sheep; Receipts, 1,sOo. Slow: Top lambs. S1S@1s.25; choice. $13.75.
 CINCINNATI, O.; Aug. s.-Hogs: Re- ceipts, 800. Slow; 10c higher: Heavies, s1o.6O; packers and butchers, $1OeO; mediums, s10.10; stags, S5.5o@6.25; heavy fat sows, $6gs.25; pigs and lights, $6 1 @10.1 \ i Cattle: Receipts, 650,y Slow; desirable killing classes, steady; plain and conn mon, extremely dull; calves, steady. heavy and commoni dull, Ia
 Sheep: Receipts. $500. Steady: Lambs, weak at $5@14.
 CHICAGO, Aug. e.--Cattle: Receipts, 4,000. Weighty fed steers, semi5de- moralized; moderate to liberal supply held over for future market; yearling and handy-weight steers, scarce; mod erately active; top, $10.75 paid for long yearlings; mixed yearlings, $10.25; best handy weight steers, s10.40; few above $9.50; several loads of grassy and short fed steers, $7.50 downward; some Kan sas at $7.25Q7.35, these carrying consid- erable flesh; canners and cutters and bulls, weak to 25c lower; light canners, downward to $2.25; strong-weishts, SAYS; few bolognas above $4.50; veal CTS. steady at Ss.5o9l1. according to weight and quality.
 Hogs. Receipts, s0,o00. Steady to lOc higher, welghty butchers showing full advance; slaughter pigs, steady 10 25e l higheri top. sl0S5; bulk better 16o to l 250-pound averages, S106l0.8s; desirable 2eO to s5O-p9und butchers, $loG1o.25i
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COFFEE GROWER KILLEp

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. S.--San, tiago L. Hawley,, said by his agents here, to be one of the biggest coffee plantation owners in Guatemala, either jumped or fell from the eighth story of a downtown hotel today and was killed. He had been suffering from a nervous illness.
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STOCK LETTERS

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-we have had an abundance of good news. but it is very evident that the stock market ia no longer responsive. This for the mo ment is of overshadowing importance; far more important than the news it. self. Has the stock market completed it's move based on the facts before usi An answer to this can only come from the market itself; and, Judging from it's action, it looks very much as though an affirmative answer is warranted This does not mean that we are going to have a bear market, It does not mean that a drastic period of Hquida- tion is necessary or likely to material ize, but 1t does mean that a period of hesitation, and of reaction must be counted upon--a reaction sufficient tn extent to again give us that technical situation which Is necessary as a foun- dation for the next rise.-John F. Clark & Co.
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ROOSEVELT VISITS, CHICAGO
Fails To Call At G. 0a1P. Headquar
 ters During Stay

CHICAGO, Aug. H8. - Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, passed today in Chicago, closeted with various republican leaders in downtown hotels.
 He did not call a republican nation al headquarters.
 Attaches of the publicity office were mot sure Mir. Roosevelt was in the city. sa
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PUBLIC BUILDING
 NOW E NORDER
Forbes Urges Means To Offset Decrease In
 Home Construction
By R. q. FORBES

By B. c. FORBES It is admitted that 9 lull in the building of new homes has set in. What can be done to offset this, par ployment for workers?
 Several things. ,osIy
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SEA ISLAND COTTON

SAVANNAH, Ga, Aug. s.-sea Is- land market nominal: Extra-choice 3SAc. Sales, none; receipts, none; ship ments, 63; stoeks 5s; crop in sight, SO
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recommendation was eminently sensi- ble, for building prices had scared to excessive heights and wages ins the building trades were being forced up out of line with the wages received by workers in other industries.
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ArLAMfA AkarANr nAnr

ATLANTA. Aueust s.--(speeisl l--stststsnt ol Atlanta. at the close .dl bgsinesi i16sust q is2S goid with R. Agt; S12i. .3ss 47e.e0
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But. conditions are now undergoing a change.
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< Although building wages have not been officially reduced, the fancy pre-
 lhiuns which were so common while
 ago, are less common now. Moreover
 the acute scarcity of unskilled help has passed, at least in most centers, Not only so, but there is more or less un' employment in a number of industries
 and 1t would be helpful if the building trade could absorb. some of those now
 idle. s
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Has the time not come for Secretary Hoover to do everything within his pow CT to have the falling off in home build ing followed by resumption of constrhc- tion of public buildings?
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: Could not road building which has : been held up because of scarcity of labor and excessive costs also be taken up
 more aggressiyelyl
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A fine line of mems cut silk and foulard four-in- hands; excellent quality; made with slip-easy band and wide, flowing ends; wonderful assortment of patterns and colors-on special sale for today only at 65c each,2
 (sTREET FLOOR
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
On The Chicago Livestock Market
BY CHAs. o. ROBINSON & COMPANY
Chicago, November 5, 1924.

Chicago, November 5, 1924.
Monday we had $500 range cattle, which
was the lightest Mondays supply we have
had thi sseason. The market was strong,
and rangers, in sympathy with the adj
vance on natives, sold 25c higher. There
was q good demand for feeding cattle, and
all offerings were soon cleared.
Tuesday we only had $500 rangers,
quality Of which was poor. We topped the
market with 10 head Of choice, range steers
at $3.50, averaging 1345 lbs. Nineteen head
Of the second cut, averaging 1873 lbs. sold
at $S.75, and the light end, averaging 1910
LBS, sold at $500. These cattle were ship
ped by the well-known ~ranchman, A. b.
Cross, Of Calgary, Alta, Canada, and the
sale was the extreme top Of the market
this season for range steers.
Wednesday and Thursday the run was
exceedingly light, there being less than
1000 rangers on sale both days. The mar
ket was strong and higher, which makes
the range market anywhere from Zoe to
SOC higher than last week.
We understand most of the large outfits
are through shipping for this season, and
from now on we look for a very good mar
ket on steers, cows and heifers, also feeding
cattle.
rEP-Receipts today, $4,000. Market
steady and active. Top, $14.25. Best range
lambs quotable $13.75 to S14.25, but very
few good range lambs coming. Feeders
scarce, and in very good demand, for the
right kind. Best light weights quotable
S14.00 to $14.25. Heavier cuts $3.50 to
feed, selling from 1925 to S1400. Fat year
Iings, $1,000 to $1,000. Wethers, $500 to
$500. Ewes $500 to $500.
AS the shipping season is now practically
over, this will be the last issue of our
range market report for this year.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
Ring Around the Sum
Said to BE Cause of
Freakish Weather

Unusual weather conditions in
all parts of the world during the
past spring and early autumn,
have given rise to the question as
to whether our climate is affect
ed by a vast 100-miIlion-mile ring
of matter observed about the sun.
This faint, cone-shaped belt of
light stretching up from the western
horizon has been visible in clear
skies before sunrise during the spring
and after sunset during the fall, ac-
cording to Scriven Bolton, F. R. A.
S., in Popular Science Monthly. It
is known to astronomers as the zodi-
acal light. They explain it by saying
that the sun is circled by a huge flat
ring of matter somewhat like the
rings of saturn, and extending into
space for more than 100 million
miles, far beyond the earth and its
orbit. It's position as seen from the
earth is always edgewise; hence it's
c~one-shaped appearance. The great
ring is composed of a huge conglom-
GRAFTON of minute particles, or met
eoric bodies, having rough surfaces,
and shining by reflected sunlight.
Like the earth, each particle moves
in it's own ellipticle orbit around
the sun. The ring of matter appears
to offer no resistance to the move
ments of the earth, Venus and Mer-
curry, whose orbits lie within it's
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
from Montana State ColIege)

~ UTTING off five cents from the
cost of production is the same as
~ adding five cents to the selling
price, says j. G. Taylor, county agent
leader for Montana, discussing the
need for a continuation of the move
ment started during the past three
years to adopt labor-saving devices
on the farm to cut the cost of pro-
duction.
Present prices for grain may have
a tendency to bring a greater acre
age into production next year, and
winter wheat planting figures issued
by the United States Department of
Agriculture tend to confirm this, and
it is likely to bring about a lower
wheat price next year. For this
reason, says MI. Taylor, the favorable
this year should not cause
a REIMBURSEMENT of the economical
production methods that have come
into use in past years, for it is high
ly probable that these and others
will be just as necessary in the flu
ture as they have been in the past.
Discussing the various labor-sav-
ing devices that have been adopted,
Mr.. Taylor stated that the more eff
use of power, in some cases
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
Saving Devices Win
Favor ON Montana Farms

the use of larger teams or the use
of more convenient methods of hitch
ing, are bringing real results in the
way of saving time. The Montana
State College Extension Service en-
phasized the use of larger teams and
the use of labor-saving bitches in its
meetings last fall, and many of the
farming communities are arranging
for similar meetings this year.
Phillips county, under the direction
of H. l.. Lantz, held four meetings
at which the use of big teams and
big team bitches were demonstrated,
the early part of November,
and one of the interesting features
of the Northern Montana Corn Show
was the big team and labor-saving
demonstrations held at that time.
J. j. Peak, farmer of Rudyard,
Montana, is again taking part in the
demonstrations. He has had a wide
experience in the big team country
in the state of Washington, and as
sisted by M. L. Wilson in conducting
he better farming and big team de-
nonstrations held in northern Mon
ana last year.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20

since 1919. Factors which reduced
the yields were less damaging to the
quality which Is placed at 81 per
cent for the 1924 crop as compared
with 85 per cent for last years out
put. The shorter state crop this year
has resulted in better prices to the
growers than last year.
Sugar Beets - Harvest of the
states crop of sugar beets proceeded
under favorable weather conditions
end was completed earlier than last
when heavy rains at harvest in
terfered. Condition of the crop at
harvest vas generally good.
Hay Quality-The quality of Mon
tana's hay crop this year, while dam
aged in some sections by dry weather
and hoppers, ranges generally above
average for the state as a whole. The
quality of varieties is as
follows: Alfalfa 90 per cent; clover
"a per cent; timothy IS per cent; all
tame hay 80 per cent and all wild
hay sc per cent
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
COUNTY AGENT PAUGH RE-EN-
GAGGED BY CHOTEAU COUNTY

The county commissioners of Cho-
teau county in regular session re-
Gently signed a contract with County
Agent ]. G. Paugh continuing his SER
vices for the coming year. Since n
tering his work in Choteau county,
Mr.. Paugh has been carrying on the
campaign of county agent work left
some few months ago by Charles H.
Ruzicka, who is now county agent in
Yellowstone county. Mr.. Paugh has
readily adapted himself to the local
conditions. Choteau county farmers
are coming to more of a rue realiza-
ton Of the value of the services of a
county agent in hat they look upon
that office as not only advisable but
necessary, the commissioners state.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
Sugar Factory Is Now
Assured Farmers of
Milk River Valley

The U~tah-Idaho Sugar company
will build a million dollar sugar
factory in the Milk River valley
in time for the season in 1925.
Word to this effect was received
by L. j. Larson, secretary of the
MIta Commercial club, by tele-
gram recently. The company is
sending representatives here to CO.
operate with local agencies in the
signing up of final contracts for
next years beet crop.
The contracts are now being
printed and will be available in a
few days. The company's definite
decision as to the exact location of
the sugar factory will not be made
until a complete survey of the terri
tory to be served has been made.
Started Negotiations in September
hTe final decision to erect a sug-
ar factory in the Milk River valley
by the Utah-Idaho Sugar company,
which is the second largest sugar
company in the world, is the culmi-
nation of engotiations and investi-
cations commenced in September
when w. H. Watts. general manager
of the concern, and his field men
attended a netting at Mia where
plans were launched to make a de-
tailed Investigation to see if enough
could be obtained to warrant
locating there.
Following a meeting held at Malta
more than enough acreage vas Sc
cured for a 1925 crop. This acre
age was inspected and reported as
fully qualified to grow beets and
was satisfactory to the company.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
VALLEY FARMERS
PROFIT BY EARLY
SEED SELECTION
Trom Montana State College,

nr wANY farmers who had never
NV made an effort to save seeo
4fx corn before, did so this year
and this is one of the reasons for the
excellent quality of corn at the a
lev County Corn Show, which was
held October IT and Is, and why
VALLEY County farmers were able TO
sell a carload of sound matured seed
corn to a seed house this fall,
saws M. E. Stebbins, county agent 1or
Valley county.
Commenting on the county corn
show held at Glasgow, Mr.. Stepplns
states that no soft or immature corn
was allowed in the exhibit n from
a radius if fifteen miles around the
CITY of Glasgow. There we're tltteen
corn entries in the bushel class n
rs in the t~welve-ear class. the ex-
hibit was of such high standard In
every respect that it resulted IN n
sale of a carload of seed corn from
Valley county to a seed firm.
The show was a revelation, says
Mr.. Stebbins, in that the late ana
moor growing season, with the contin-
ued unfavorable reports had led to
the general opinion that the seed
r in Northern Montana would be
p total failure. The fact that such a
show was possible in such a poor
wear. was a further testimony to the
Importance of using early maturing
acclimated seed for growing corn IN
that section of the state.
another thing the corn did this
year, which makes the effort worth
while" states Mr.. Stebbins, " was to
convince the people that corn is not
simply a good year crop. In recent
years., since corn growing became es-
tablished in this part of Montana,
the weather has been particularly
adapted to cor growing, and there
we're many who were rather skeptl-
cal about the possibilities of corn
during an unfavorable season. This
wear has demonstrated that even the
poorest seasons will bring a corn
crop.
'eThe show was also a striking ev-
idence of the value and Importance
of devoting especial attention to the
selection of seed corn. Valley county
conducted a strenuous seed corn
picking campaign during the first
two weeks in September and the Val
ley County Corn show demonstrated
the good results of this campaign"
The canning exhibit in connection
the corn show under the direc-
ton of Gertrude Erickson, home de-
m%onstration agent for Valley county. !
was an interesting feature. The e x {
hibit was made up of a number of !
local entries prepared by the farm
women of ten communities of the !,
The canned goods included l
fruit, vegetables and meats and oc-
3upied an entire building. !
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
Fertile LAND ParIey January 80.

A national fertile land conference
will be held at Chicago in conjunc-
ton with the thirteenth annual meet
ing of the National Drainage CON
gress, January 5 to Z, it was an
nounced recently. "The meeting
comes at an important time in the
history of reclamation" according to
the announcement from c. H. Young.
president of the congress and chair
mar of the convention committee.
land it will serve to determine the
trend of current opinion"