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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

Farmerine or by Burley Bowler of
Scobey, Sid Bennett and Bill Stevens
publicity man.
The Farmerine admitted of its own
vOlitiOn that first and second class
districts must make separate calls:
Why? Is it because the Farmerine
published the call for the Plentywood
district or expects to
Any person for a moment consid-
ering the evidence and the facts and
perusing what the Farmerine has Of
fered, can easily determine just the
amount of dependence that can be
placed upon anything appearing in
the lying paper that is now doing the
SANDER work that DR.. Storkan used
to have to do by word of mouth.
The articles appearing in the
Farmerine is a dust screen to blind
the eyes and choke the taxpayers to
such an extent that they will not no
tlce the grating claims the health of
icer will file with the county COM
shortly fer posting quar-
antine notices and fumigating measles
and scarlet fever patients in Plenty
Wood-just watch for the wad of
money that the doctors will shake the
county down fort will be for sew
eral times $13O.
Next week there is going to be
awful in the Farmerine, Sc
Storkan's writer says about Taylor
and the Producers News. that will
make what had already appeared
seem like the nothing that it is. II
Well, let it come After standing
tor the doctors graft in Sheridan
county for the past few years, the1
taxpayers can stand almost anything. I
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29
HE DOCTORS COST FOR
JANUARY
Total cost of Doctors S838. 25
Total cost for County
printing, Producers
News, January-.-.$2 $4,000

From the above the taxpayers can
get some idea just who are the real
Hl-Jackers in Sheridan county. The
Z Z arInerlne IS invited to publish these
ligufes and comparisons for the bene-
NJ OF It's readers in order that thew
may Know the truth. That paper
SHOULD not cOnfne its crusade against
graft to the Producers News alone
Inc doctors are costing Sheridan
county about $4,000 per wear and
0''V u 'ile
The above figures tell the reason
OF the Why of the Farmerine
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29
How Poor Doctor and Health
officer Earn Their Money
Continued from page y

veyed to him in plain LANGUAGE the
cconIIdllons existing at the TriDle.t's
oeliS seized with panic rushed out
TO the Iriplett farm where he fonnd
q horrible condition-eight children
from toddling babies up to school
0llldren-the father and a woman
ABOUT To become a mother again. law
ing Jhere IN two rooms almost on tIa
verge OF death What if the news gof
CIT! What if the taxpavers learned
OF the facts What if the NOR
woman died What if the Prod,, 800
News got wind of it?
Or. Sells hurried back tn PLENTY
wood and got Nurse Patterson and
TOOK her to the Triplett farm H.
l0ck out medicine from PlentyuyooJ
ne went to DoOley and told the n7er-
to see that the TripIette oo
everything that they needed and that
ne would see to it that thew waro
9-{ald. The county later paid the bilIs
4. ne goC help IN the neighborhood. The
slllluIeh with care recovered. The
leW oa01y was born to the mother
1eIoIe she was out of bed from tba
small poX. All ended we'll h., .
miracle, but the poor mother was for
IDLY marked up.
Had it not been for the naiobbo,.
yho found the Triplett,famiIv s. 81
,losI dying conditions and insiefad I
nat he poor doctor act tbo ' NIL
.3ie'I family might easily have
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

- "AiSlL nave H6IQ the family
together as a loving unit
OBITUARY
Elizabeth Jane Alderman was
porn at Daneville, H., on September
"a, 1892, being the fourth child of
MI. and Mrs. Samuel Lenover. She
was married to c. F. Alderman at
Danevllle, Ill, in April Is, 1868.
1hey moved to Iowa when She was
sui a young woman. She united
with the Methodist church and lived
a Christian life, letting her LIGHT
SHINE and setting a good example 10
those around her.
Later in 1908, the family came to
PIenl ywoOd, Sheridan county. Mon
tana to remain until her death. She
joined the Advent church in 1915
five daughter and three sons were
born OF the union, being Mrs. Clara
Gates OF Atascadero, Calf, John Ar
GERMAN of Whatyear, Iowa: Mrs
sadie Wise of Tuttle, N. D.; MISS
Lima AnkeI1nan Of Plentvwood. Tena
webster OF Atasadero, Calf: Mrs
Alma Francis of Mason, Wisconsin.
Marshall Alderman of Seattle
Washington, and Vern Alderman of
PientyWO0d.
Inc entire country moErns the loss
OIL mrs; Alderman and ex, end their
sympathy to the husband and child /
ren IN their great bereavement.
A beloved woman has passed to bar
reward, but her influence for GOOD
wall be felt long after her BODY has
been placed in its final resting place
The world is vastly better off he
cause of Mrs. Ankerman's beautiful
htte' and while the clouds of sorrow
Will necessarily darken the family
circle, and the homes, of her MANY
friends. We should join in great re-
lolclng that she was prepared to en-
ter her heavenly nome, and that sbe
radlated her love and swee. ness for
so many years.
The service was attended bv !
arge number of friends MANY of
whom were old settlers with the de-
ceased and beautiful arrav cf flow
ms draped the casket.
lnterment was in he Plentywood E
where the body of this dear f
ne viii lie awaiting the resurrection.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29
COMERTOWN COMMIJ
NIFTY PUTS ON FARM
ER-LABOR BASKET
SOCIAL AND DANCE
Saturday Evening, March 9Th, At the
Library Hall-Benefit VIII Go 10
the Farmer-LabOr Party-Entar-
tainment and Speaking.

There will be 2 Basket Social and
Dance at the Library Hall at Conner
Town, Saturday evening, March 8th
Tor the benefit eff the Farmer-Labor
PARTY. There will be the best music
The Farmer-Labor QUARTET will
sing number of side splitting songs
and several selections will be read
besides the speaking. The ladies viii
orlng baskets and the gentlemen the
money. After the speaking an or
ganlzing campaign will be put on
Everybody in the Comeri own com
munlty IS planning on attending This
T armer-LabOr party and benefit.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29
FARMER GOT RICH:
EATS GARLIC & MUSH
FrOid Banker Tells of Wonderful Ag.
rlculturaI Success Of~DakOta Farm
er, Writes in Correspondent of Pro
ducers News.
ANOTHER WAY TO DIVERSITY

The following letter from a Young
agricultural worker of the Froid
country to the Producers News will
be interesting to many farmers in
Sheridan county who are keen to pet
rich. The lane is a ruff one 10 travel
but think of the joy as you topple in
to the grave Of dying rich and happv.
LETTER
McCabe, Montana.
February Is, 1924.
Dear Editor:
The First State Bank of FrOid
recently published through he
columns of the Tribune" a let
ter supposed to have been writ
ten by a North Dakota farmer.
The letter was not signed how
ever.
The giss of the letter was to
show how a North Dakota farm
er became independent by living
on garlic and muSh. Of course
the letter was a mild suggestion
to the farmers of this state to do
likewise if hey wish to succeed
at the farming game.
Now, | wonder if the president
or any of the directors of this
bank owe their success to such a
diet? l am rather inclined to
think no.. It is nothing more
than the old line of bunk, that is
being peddled to the farmers
while the real issues are side
tracked. We would wager that
the doctors would hate to take
their prescription Of garlic and
mush, which they so generously
extended.
respectfully, ! ana
LEO r. NELSON
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

ss9@ass36sSs9 q S5o9Ga s5 n, 20 H.
sfe Ii5 winters 6 pas S.e aa5undaa5
tb 5a c Sne six winters 'iTTlng to 's g.
feed fee county on E5 I have not nav have ben
t tTlp With m the northern p5 5rfn Ts.5a.
f 6e each place the m nDOo' 80 farS Sge'
d Dood the stock W vIaa has a lot !,
e g0oa an and all of them ems b1 al looS6s
e gpair and y We're feeding t Rad natorss
snow. a., Livestock men O sTn very G ia.
ipatio the Biological Sur are cooperaSS
nando. o. o. coyotes and 4 ~ N exter5
5 59de n livestock men en- ar qagpies. h
ana The stock is in pr oTe ;Opdniss,
'-'iSiLg eOaR
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

:, LeWlstown-First Cat Cree. ....,
OIL to go to Salt Lake refnay1. l o.u.'
. ana q. rom nm, now on from Y to Il 'a o.,,
plant. '0' ~ oaN Lake
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29
BRANDS MELLON MAIN
ENEMY OF EX-SOLDTER

Spokane, Feb. 18.-More than $500
ee,1-se9rvice men met at the arlnol~v
sunday afternoon to hear DR.. Hinton
u: Jonez, Tacoma, state commando
Of the American Legion, discuss The
proposed bonus bin now before CON on
gress. Ooii-
DR.. Jonez branded Andrew w Mol
Ion, secretary Of the treasury, the
: y, lea1ss!- enemy IN the country of the
we can have adjusted oompensa-
1ioh ana tax reduction, 1o,n he said
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29
NEWS CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS.

heaE from parties VII,
nave farm, stock and machinery a
rent for term Of years and wiI hr
nlsh seed and feed: win also consi5
er position as foreman or MANAGE
OF q6 farm any size, en- salary. write
JOHN GUM, Flaxville, Mont.
46-t2-p
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

EGGS FOR MATCHING = After
March Is, Rhode Island Reds, single
comb, Owens strain; Rose Comb
Veach strain. Heavy laying type
State kind wanted. Place orders
early. S125, by mail S15O per
setting of Is. L. S. OLSEN. Plen-
tywood. Mont 47-S
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

FOR SALE-White Plymouth Rock
Halching Eggs, 3 cents each In
quire CT KARL ROWLAND, Out
look, Mont. 47-R
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29
SUGAR FACTORY PICK
POCKET OF WORKERS

heIuse 70 Sell Carload Lots Directly
to consumers IN Order to Assist
Retailers in Holding Up the Pub
lice Says McCOne County Man.
Ihe Producers News is in receipt
CT The following letter from w 8
Good, who resides in McCone county
south and east of Wolf Point. This
letter and the letter which he enclosne
explains itself:
Wolf Point, Montana
February 11fh, 1924
Mr.. Chas. E. Taylor,
PlentyWOOd, Mont.
Dear Sir and Friend:
Some time ago I wrote the fol-
lowing to the Great Western
Sugar Co. of Billings. Enclosed
please find reply.
Great Western Sugar Co.
Billings, Mont.
Gentlemen:
Kindly send me quotation on
sugar IN car lots for Wolf Point
delivery.
Yours truly,
w. S. GOOD.
REPLY
The following letter is the renIv
which Mr.. Good received:
THE GREAT WESTERN SIG
AR COMPANY
Billing. Montana, Feb. 4. 1924.
Mr.. W. 5. Good, President,
Equity Coop. Assn,
Wolf Point, Mont.
Dear Sir:
In reply to your letter of Feb
Fuary LIST, IN which you request
Cd quotation on sugar in car lots
Tor delivery at Wolf Point. will
state that it has always been the
policy of this company to dis
tribute our products Onlv branch
the wholesale grOcers, and with
The erratic sugar market We have
experienced during the Dast few
years, and which is in all nro-
liabilities liable to con niue for
SOME time IN the future, | would
suggest that unless you intend
gong INTO the wholesale grocery
business extensively Ehat YOU
nave no dealings in this com
modify.
Very truly yours.
H. b. WEBSTER,
Sales Manager.
III. B. Webster
HBW: EP
SUGAR AT WAR TINE PRICES
Sugar here locally will soon
be at the old war prices if II
continues TO rise in price Oar
object in trying to get a car of
sugar was this, we wanted to
sell 1t at very small profit. we
wanted to give these birds a Jolt I
II possible. / was not at all sur
pTlsed to receive the reply I did. i
IN tact expected just such an t
answer.
| would be pleased to have Won \
PRINT my letter. which / wrote 10 a
the G. w. Sugar Co. also tbe o
reply. / would like You to com t
ment on the system, he reply y
SHOWS plainly who the Sugar Co. y
are protecting. Il
main, &
Very truly yours, e
w. S. GOOD. q
lhere is very little comment to he p'
ade on the above letters-thev tell al
whole tale. The Great Western m
gar Company is not concerned 10
OFT the price the consumer is paw te
for sugar. That company is in w
ested in the profits it is making tr
/. the manufacture of sugar. It's tn
icy is to protect the jobber. the OF
olesale rand the retailer, especial
the jobber and the retailer. IF
=. Good writes to a wholesale GRO
y company he may get Wholesale
'tatiOn. He probably can get veTv
quotations from Sears Roebuci
Jo.' II ne tries there. This is anoth-
example of the organized holdup J.,
the workers in the factory and on tn
farm. jol
no
eridan County Pioneer rs Is
NA/n-.n-. d
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

FOR SALE cabinet VictrOla win
records, 1 small Victrola with
records, 1 piano, 1 china cloSeI
MRS. w. H. GOTTLIEB. Antelope
MONTANA, Box 1876. 4o-u
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

NeihaIt-Vein carrvino. ora
80 - ounces silver and S459.20 n
80 5oiu 70 ton, uncovered in 50-ft. VIM
S SIllle sunk IN lower tunnel of Levson-
'Aeio lease en- Big Seven groCp.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

FOR SALE-Quantity, Western Rye
Grass seed. OSCAR LINDHE,
Outlook. Montana. 47-2-p
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

SWEET CLOVER SEED FOR
SALE. AUGUST WESTPHAL, Out
look. Montana. 45-h
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29
FIVE MINUTES
WITH Hi JACKERS
Continued from page ID
10 County Printing. $4,000

To County Printing. $4,000
TOTAL ---.--.----.-...-....--...-.......S 82O.75
Dolin got this amount of money
after he had ceased to be county,
printer for five months: more than
the Producers News got for the five
months all together. On the last item
OF $3.50, $3.50 is graft pure and sim
pie, Dolin having made a specific con-
tract with the Commissioners to do
this particular job for $161.O co. Joe
IS not interested in the Farmerine
we understand, but the Farmerine and
the grafters running It did not ex-
pose It, "POp Bottle Jack" O'Gradv
forgot to put this contract on The
of the Board.
FIFTH
DIR. c.. SELLS
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

FOR SALE-Good secondhand coon
stove, / one-horse wagon Al cos'
dition, small oak writing desA'
HANS HARDERSEN, Archer
46-t2
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

TAKEN UP-One sucking coli, tt.1
poor, sucking one Of nav mares i,.s, + y
face, will be q gray. Mo1l0l bai
colt found dead, was sorIslL ,. Al
face, been staying AROUND ~, ,e By
winter. Owner can have sa B
paving for ad and keep. 1T Of
ROBINSON. s miles nor hs t-t2-p
Plentywood.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

SIBERIAN MILLET SEED Fun
SALE-Tested. S1.75 per 6u. WV
sacks. E. 0. MORGAN, OuIiQ so-
Mont. 4o-u-F-f
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

REGISTERED SHORTHoRN BULL
FOR SALE-Lord Kitchner 125S5N
color white, calved Feb. 18th. 1g3
First Sire: Dakota Pride 7O2l@
End sire, Coming Sultan 7S932f
First Dam, Car Viola 1O364S5. End
dam, Viola 165709; also a Regis
tered Shorthom Heifer, calved July
10Th, 1928. Priced right. Cone
and see them, or write
AXEL ROMSTAD,
4f-tf Antelope, Mont
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

FOR SALE-A tea wagon, rocker
and ababy cutter. Inquire at Iih
Office. 4O-l
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29
SHEk &1D0AN COUNTY MEMOIR
1 EnH1C m101S9PIIIAL - STORKAN

For 3 rooms, hospital for
III. January --::------------.---.-- $4,000
e. A cai,I nospllal Is part of the Stcrkan
0f 9 a. meolcaI trust and the $3.50
to them. = q JULIUS
Besides the above 1864 was mold
11a+o~;o1 piug stores Tor fumigating
WI AT r1TTT1 Dn~-~>,-.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

nv VVdI TOT January----S268.7O
!, 1'he above two are pretty good for
the men who emitted the hiiacker
SqCaWk in The Farmerine last week.
Or. Storkan is the poo-bah of the
F,aImerine and the Farmers e Mer-
chants Mutual Publishing Company
pretty fair, isn't it. The Producers
News got for doing many items Of
printing $203: Storkan got S65 more
than the grating farmer paper-
watch his county robbing stunt next
SEVENTH
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

FOR SALES M. B. Turkey Tom,
May hatch, $500 each, also Barrsj
Rock COckerels, S125 each Can
deliver at Plentywood or Doolev &
b. ROBINSON, PlentywOod 47-t2.B
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

oo dd.ewistoWn n Government receives
POL POL IS6.lo. royalty oil receipts from
operations IN Cat Greek for 1923.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

THE MILLIGAN HOUSE for rent90l
SALE. $40 per month. u,
PETITE, Dooley, Mont. ol-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

CAME TO MY PLACE-Last laI s
one white faced steer, abou- wv
years old. Owner can have S''
by paying for keep and TINS S Amt
S. E. MORSTAD, Raymond NO"'
47-3t-p
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29

STRAYED TO MY PAsIq,htltIg
About Sept. 1st, one heifer' aDoa oTrs
years old. Owner can have AIS
by proving property, paying ~ SgulPiS
notice and cost of feeding. ~
ANDERSON, Reserve. Moii''H~
47-4t
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-02-29
Sheridan County Pioneer
Woman Passes Away
Continued from page ~
OBIIUARY

the ties which have held the famil
together as a loving Unit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-05
Roudoir Mirrors of Washington SOCIAL SETS ARE JUDGED
 INEQUALITY OF THEIR FURS

state had worn her poor. tired feet to blisters in search for home. One day, accompanied by friend. she passed the beautiful home of the secretary of state, with its thirty rooms, two li- braries and |. ball room.
 That is Mir. Hughes house." re- marked her friend, indicating the big house.
 The woman stopped moment. and regarded it critically. "What a big place: do they rent rooms?'' she asked with perfect sincerity.
 The million or half-million grouft may install themselves at hotel untif some suitable mansion is vacated. Or they may prefer a hotel permanently.
 Most of the new senatorial families spend the first few weeks at one of the big hotels, Here they feel the thrill of triumph.
 Then the bill arrives.
 Without calling it~such, the limita- ton of social armaments is discussed in family council. Immediately more modest menage is sought-and sought, and sought again. There are lesser hotels where the gilt is less golden and the carpets less like Tripe, though a certain pretentiousness is maintained which seems partially to assuage the bangs of that first step down.
 Six Days Swapped For One
 By ingenuity and economy appear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-05
PAGE 1s

everything isn't eaactfy dil wool and a yard wide it is as near the real thing as circumstances and Congressional salary will permit. : l.
 This competition, which % often breeds jealousy, extends throughout the range of things to eat and do and wear. It permeates everything. You find it in furs as well as jewels. They start out with a rabbit coat, and aren't satisfied until they have sables.
 Peter Rabbit To The Rescue
 Speaking of furs reminds me of Mrs. Elkins. You know she was daugh- ter, wife and mother of a senator. It's in the blood. Well, if she has one hobby it's furs. She certainly has magnificent ones and wears them we'll. M
 She was pouring tea in draughty house one afternoon and had shed her sables before undertaking the task. Soon she began to shiver and commented on the chilliness of the room. A kind- ly soul, from a small town, moved to pity, immediately retrieved her own piece of rabbit from the cloek room and insisting On placing this rather moth- eaten scarf about the Elki1s shoulders. Mrs. Elkins continued to pour; the moth-eaten rabbit skin. kept off the draught and the sable coat hung in the cloak room. One person at last was happy, the little woman from the small town, who had that glow of vir- tue which accompanies an act of su- preme unselfishness.
 She hadn't lived in Washington long enough to be able to grade people ac- cording to their furs. They are the sable set, the squirrel circle. the seal group, and the skunk party, as well as the mere raccoons. No, didn't say anything about the cats!
 Tomorrow: Women In Congress. N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-05

ances are kept Sp in the social race 4nd no matter what is missing six days in the week there is evidence of plentitude on the seventh when visitors are re- tceived.
 One. senator's wife, unable to stand the financial strain, took root in fine old house, which was being rented to lodgers. But she made one stipulation the house was hers on Thursdays. On that day no lodger roamed the corridor and no proprietress poked her inquisi- tive nose from below stairs. On Thurs days the whole house was sacrosanct {; it was q senatorial residence. But it took a six-day sacrifice to make this possible.
 Often little groups of near-rich dwell in limited competition among them selves. sometimes under one roof. If one had q dozen roses at her reception, the other must have two dozen. The price of the extra dozen is cut out of less competitive purchasing.
 There is always an urge to strug- gle up another rung,-to move to a bigger apartment or hotel a trifle more ornate and to mix with those more noted. In the struggle to reach the next rung some ballast has to be jetti- soned to let the balloon rise. And that ballast is? Well, it isn't always the same. Perhaps the sacrifice is pride perhaps-but you know the things that are thrown overheard in the mad race for mean objective. And after all, what is the goal?
 Lunches. dinners and teas have to be faced in this race and the wealthy set a standard so high that the utmost eco- nomy is needed between parties. to en- able the poor competitor to keep in the picture at lal. A little borrowing is done between friendly factions and if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-05
RALLY IN l
 PRICES OF BONDS
Virginia Carolina Offerings Are Observed And Prices
 Record Gain

k NEW YORK, March 4.-Moderate inn proyement in bond prices took place to- day as selling pressure, inspired by yes- terdays unfavorable developments, was lifted from the market Offerings of the Virginia Carolina issues were absorbed points above yesterdays - record low levels. Norfolk and Western converti- ble 6s again gained almost points, and there were strong spots scattered through the industrial list.
 Reactionary tendencies, however, pre- vailed in the Liberty bond list. Weak ness of these issues was attributed to the growing commercial demands for money, causing withdrawal of insti- tutional buying and to continued un- easiness over tax legislation prospects, coupled with renewed agitation for q bonus.
 In bond circles the explanation ad- trading, which has been noticeable since the Notation of the Japanese loan, was the withdrawal of large buying interests from the market until income tax returns have been filed.
 The market, accordingly, has been given more than the usual speculative aspect, with recurring bursts of activity in convertible and second grade Issues, which occupied most of the spotlight today. Bonds of the northwestern roads continued to lose ground today, while Southern Railway issues moved up in response to common dividend prospects.
 Total bond sales, par value, $8,6l5, ,000.
 Ten first grade rails averaged S5.46; net loss, .02. s..
 Ten secondary rails averaged s3.45: net loss, .03.
 Ten public utilities averaged sss3; net gain, .0S.
 Ten industrials averaged sSss; net gain, .01. =
 Combined average s7.3s; net gain, .o1.
 Combined average month ago, s7.98; year ago, 67.55.