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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
BALDWIN, Head
OF NJ. P, Sees
LOWER VALLEY
First Improvement | S
Sleeper Service on Day
Train Between Valley
and Houston

L. w. Baldwin. president Of tie Mis-
souri, Pacific and the new president Of
tire Gulf Coast Lines, on the occasion
Of his first visit to the Valley and in
spection of the Gulf Coast Lines prop
err les here, announced Sunday that
among other things he has authorized
the immediate institution of improve
ment in the service on the daylight
trains Nos. and 2. Standard Pull
man cars have been ordered from the
Pullman company and will be carried
as part of tie regular ecu: u:pment of
these trains as quickly as they can be
obtained, which probably will be in
about ten days.
These cars, which will be standard,
twelve e-section, drawing room equip
ment, will add greatly 10 the comfort
and convenience of travellers who use
the daylight trains. These are the
trains which leave Houston at 8:25 a..
m. and Brownsville at 6 a. M. arriving
at the opposite terminals at 1915 p. m.
in Brownsville and 1920 p. N. in Hous-
on These cars will be operated
through between Brownsville and New
Orleans.
Promises Competitive Service
Our constant endeavor shall be to
provide the territory served by the
Gulf Coast Lines with the same char
acter of. service as we would offer if
we had strong active competition here
from some other railroad Mr. Baldwin
said. He indicated he also is giving
consideration to other service improve
ments which will be announced the
next few days, probably from 81. Louis
on his return to his headquarters there.
Mr.. Baldwin was accompanied BY Of
ficials Of the Gulf Coast Lines, travel
ing on a special inspection train. The
party reached Harlingen yesterday
morning and went from there to Mis-
sion. At Sharyland they were ente.-
tanned at lunchenn at the home of John
H. Shary. The return to Harlingen was
rmade in automobiles, after (which the
party proceeded to Brownsville, arriv-
ing here about o'clock last night.
The return trip to Houston was start
ed at 3 O'Clock this morning SO as to
afford Mr. Baldwin a day light view Of
the property in South Texas.
To Inspect I.-G. n.
The inspection tour was started at
Anchorage, La, Saturday morning. The
tContinued on page -
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PLOT TO BLOW UP WARSH|PS BARE[
MOTHERHOOD Is GREAT
X j: *
IRENE CASTLE ASSERTS;
* X y
DAUGHTER BORN JAN. 4
fBy The Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, H., Jan. 49," Mother
hood is wonderful. 1t is marvellous
even more so than ] expected"
Thus Mrs. Frederic Mclaughlin,
formerly Irene Castle, expressed her
views as she left the Michael Reese
hospital, where she has been since
the birth of her little daughter on
January A.
Closely wrapped in a long coat of
pale green valour trimmed with fox
fur and wearing a small black hat,
she leaned. heavily on Major Nc
Laughl.n's arm as she walked to the
automobile. She was asked if little
Irene in years to come, displayed any
evidence of having inherited her
famous mothers talent, would she
be permitted to exercise it in pro-
fessional way. "Oh | don't think so
Idon't know" Mrs. Mclaughlin said.
But I'm hoping that will never hap
pen"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
TRUCK MARKETS
BY NAVAL RADIO

The following market reports were
received this morning through courtesy
of the naval radio station at Fort
Brown:
Shipments for Saturday were: Spin
ach, Texas, 1G; Virginia, II; others. 4;
cabbage, Texas, II; North Carolina. s.
Beeis: Lower Valley, two; cabbage.
Laredo, one; Lower Valley, Is; Winter
Garden, one; carrots: Lower Valley. Is:
spinach, Laredo, A. Lower Valley, 4:
Winter Garden, 9 by freight and two by
express.
Spinach, Laredo, Saturday, S125 to
S1.35 bushel; usual terms, Sl.1O to slips
cash; 'Asherton, $l.20 to Sl35 cash:
$1.4o to $l.5g usual terms; cabbage,
San Benito; usual terms, cars $50 ton;
beets and carrots, Harlingen, bushel,
Sl.25 to s1.35.
The Sunday shipments, received this
morning, are: Spinach, Texas. 5; VIZ
ginia, o; others, 0; cabbage, Texas, IA;
Florida, 3; South Carolina, 0. Mixed
vegetables, Texas, 30; others, %; total
So. Potatoes, Texas. j. total 35; grape
fruit, Texas, g.; total, 40; beets, lower
Valley, i; cabbage Lower Valley, IA;
carrots, Lower Valley, g.; spinach, La
redo, l. lower Valley, /; Winter GAR
den, 3.
Quotations from markets over the
nation, received by courtesy of the
Fort Brown station, this afternoon. fol-
low
Spinach-Kansas City, dull, $160;
Chicago, steady. $1.75 to $500; St.
Louis, steady, $1.75; Cincinnati, firm,
s1.75 to $500; Cleveland. firm, S2l5 to
1925; Detroit, firm. unreported; Den
yer, stronger, LAO to $3.50; New York,
weaker. $1.60 to $1.75; Boston, steady,
S1.75 to $500; Philadelphia, weaker.
S1.90 to 200; Pittsburgh, weaker, s1.6O
to $l60; Fort Worth, steady, retailers.
S175; Minneapolis, steady, retailers,
s1.75; Baltimore. steady, no Texas re-
ported
Texas reported; Chicago, steady, no
Texas reported; st. Louis, steady, no
Texas reported; Cincinnati. steady, no
Texas reported; Denver, steady. too few.
Sales; Minneapolis. steady, retailers,
1925 to $3.50.
Carrots-Kansas City, dull $2.25 to
$3.50; Chicago, steady, ESQ to $2.75; st.
Louis. too few sales; Cincinnati, dull.
mostly $500; Denver, steady, $3.50;
Philadelphia. too few sales; Pittsburgh,
weaker, S1.75 to $500; Minneapolis,
steady, $500 to $3.50; Baltimore, dull.
no Texas reported.
Beets-Kansas City. no sales; St.
Louis, steady, s1.25 to s1-50; Cincinnati.
dull mostly $500; Detroit, steady, $3.50 !;
Philadelphia. steady, S2.75; Pittsburgh.
weaker, s2.75 to $500; Baltimore, dull.
$3.50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
(By The Associated Press. j

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 19.-With rain
continuing to fall in half dozen south
ern states today. rivers were reported
steadily rising with great property
damage expected TO follow over wide
area. No additional deaths had been
recorded today. the death lists stand
ing three known to have been killed
and two others probably lost.
Three trainmen wsre killed. Engineer
z. !. Dunham and Yardmaster 7. f.
Foster met death when Southern
Railway passenger train broke through
Il weakened trestle near Selma, Alabama.
EnginS er V. f. Hartsel was killed when
a Nashville. Chattanooga and st. Louis
passenger train struck slide six
miles from Cartersville, Ga.
Hope has been abandoned at Albany,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
LOST FLIERS BACK
RADIO REPORT SAYS
(Bv The Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, N. Y. Jan. 19.-Walter
Hinton and Captain A. ". Stevens, avi-
atols, who Rad been missing in the
wilds of the Amazon River in South
America fog about Ten days, have re
turned safely in their hydroplane to the
advance camp of the Rice expedition on
the Parma River according to q radio
message received here.
The message was received by John +.
Grinan, wireless operator of the radio
Cooperation Of America.
Their hydro-plane disabled by land
ing on rocks up tire Parma in the
wilderness, the aviators lived piinci-
pally on fish until they met some
friendly Indians, according to the
message After long labor the plane
was repaired sufficiently TO return 10
the camp.
The radio dispatch was sent from the
Rice expedition wireless base at Boa
Vista, on the Rio Branco, and was dai ed
Yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
u. S. Not Obligated
Hughes Declares

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 19.-Sec-
retary Hughes issued today a formal
stateme mt asserting that the agreement
reached in Paris at the conference of
the allied finance ministers imposed
mo obligation, legally or morally on
the United States and that this cOun-
try remains az free from commitme Is
in European matters as it ever was.
The statement said the full text Of
the agreement signed by Ambassador
Kellogg and the other American repre-
sentatives would be made public as
soon as it was received here.
Mr.. Hughes statement was said by
White House officials to have the full
approval of President Coolidge who II
was said had been fully advised OF all
angles of the controversy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
THREE MEN HELD ON
Staying CHARGE

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Jan. 49,
Habeas corpus proceedings are to be
instituted TO secure the freedom OF
three men, one Of them deputy sher-
iff, charged with the Staying of Tom
Cooper, ex-ranchman whose body was
found at the soft drink stand of Bob
Alexander here yesterday.
The men involved and now in Jail are
Deputy Sheriff Ed Knight, Red" Ham
iltcn and Jess Billings. jim Lubbock
was taken into custody Sunday. but
upon his showing that he was not at
the place at the time of the shooting.
he was granted liberty on $1,000 bond.
Cooper was shot sometime during Sat
urday night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
TWO BANKS ROBBED
in ILLINOIS TODAY

CHICAGO. H., Jan. 1.-TWO bank
lobberies were reported to the Illinois
Bankers association today. The Farmers
State, Bank of GAYS, in Moultrie ccun-
ty, was held up and robbed. and safe
robbers held up the State Bank Of
Mar sfield, a watchman being killed at
the latter place.
Two holdup men entered the bank at
Gays today, empowering the employees
but no statement of the amount of loot
taken was given the bankers associa-
ticn. No details were received of the
Mansfield robbery. a message me rely
stating that the vault had been entered
News dispatches told of the killing of
watchman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
Jewish Colonization
Declared Success

CHICAGO. H.. Jan. 19.--Jewsh col
onization in Palestine is a success,
Louis Lipsky. chairman Of the Zionist
organization of America, told more than
thousand orth odox Jews at mass
meeting here last night.
He said funds contributed by Amer
lean Zionists are financing hundreds of
schools in the Holy Land. including a
Jewish national university at Jeru-
salem at which Prof. Eistein and other
Jewish savants Of Europe and America
have agreed to lecture.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
Railroad Clerks
Get Pay Increase
(By The Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 19.-The United
States Railroad Labor board in de-
cision today granted an increase in
wages Of approximately S3,740.0O0 to
clerical service employees on 43 rail-
roads in all sections of the country.
The employees affected do not include
these clerical service employees taken
care of in a decision of the board year
ago.
The increase ranged from one to two
cents an hour for the classes included,
and grew out of a failure of the Broth
erhood Of Railway and Steamship clerks,
freight handlers and station employees
to agree with the roads.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
German Sub LandsLiqM0y
In u. S., Officers Believe

cases of liqucr to small craft hover
ing near the New Jersey shore.
Another liquor matter engaging the
authorities is the case of Coast
Guard Gunner James c. Moore, who
says he was blackjacked and left for
dead in snow bank near Sandy Hook,
N. j.
He was motoring to the Long
Branch hospital with a bootlegger
wounded when coast guard fired on
a small boat. Six men ambushed the
automobile. He eventually made his
way to New York.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
CALIFORNIA SEEKS NEW
y \ X
DIVORCE LAW TO BREAK
j; II 4
MONOPOLY HELD BY RENO
CBy The Associated Press

SACRAMENTO. Calf, Jan. ia
bill was before the California legisla-
tuIe today by assemblyman Little of
Les Angeles providing for the revi-
sion of ths divorce law and law Of
con racts in an endeavor to effect
unilr NIFTY chiefly with the codes of
the states Of Nevada and New Mex
leo.
With divorce statutes more similar
than now to these of Nevada. Reno
would lose some Of its attractiveness
for those in California desiring re-
lease from marital bonds, supporters
of the bill state. In an application
$500 is asked fer each Of three men,
bers of the assembly to be appointed
to investigate the laws Ct other states
and to recommend what changes
should be made to the California
code.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
Weavers in Tire Plant
Strike Over Wage Cut
fRv The Associated Press.1

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Jan. 10
Sixty weave,s and loom fixers declared
G. $ rike today at the Goodyear and Fisk
THE fabric mills in protest against the
10 per cent wage reduction IN textile
mills.
III all other cotton mills Of the city
and at the plant of the National Spun
Silk company, which also declared re-
due ion, operatives went to work as
usual. TIE number affected by the
wage cut was estimated at from 2o,ooo
to 5000.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
French Schooner Is
Wrecked at Vancouver

VICTORIA, B. G., Jan. 19.-Their
craft, the, French schooner Rata. wreck.
cd on the south shore of Vancouver Is
land with her lumber cargo adrift and
scattered for miles along the coast, ten
members of the crew were at Car.
manah lighthouse today suffering from
exhaustion after a fight for their lives
yesterday when they manned an open
boat through a storm from the scene of
the wreck to the lighthouse.
The Canadian patrol boat Givenchy
was standing BY off the lighthouse
awaiting calm seas before attempting
to take the men aboard for the main
land.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 19.-Pro-
hibition authorities are investigating
reports that submarine manned, by
a German crew has been bringing in
from 1000 to 5000 cases of liquor
nightly during the last two weeks. A
tramp steamer acting as mother ship
of the submersible is said to be sta
toned about so miles south Of the
patrol boats surrounding the rum
fleet off Asbury Park, N. J.. 1t is
reported to be disposing via the sub
marine of its cargo Of about $4,000
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
Motor Ship Deeying, Hard
Luck Bout, Held For Bond

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 19.-The
motor ship Deering, which went
through the war as q submarine chas-
er and after many ups and downs fl
hard luck again.
She is now tied up in Tampico with
charges, according to L. Minis, marine
superintendent for the Freeport Sui
phur company, and is being held by
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19

the Mexican authorities pending MAX
ing Of bond.
Tie proceedings were instituted
III clgh the American consulate, Mr..
Minis said. Captain c. G. Haslund of
the Freeport Sulphur No. 1, which
vessel towcd the Deering into Tam
pico Harbor on the morning of Janu-
cry 6. Captain Haslund reported he
Rad found the Deering adrift in the
Gulf $50 miles south of Freepost
without fuel ani only bananas as pro-
visions for her crew Of seven men.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
San BENIT0 WOMAN
DROPS DEAD SUNDAY
Especial to the Herald.)

SAN BENITO. Tex, Jan. 19.-Mrs
Lille Davis, age 20, of this city drop
ped dead at her homs at 9 o'clock Sun
day morning. She had apparently bees
in perfect health up until the time OF
her DEATH and attending physicians at
t,ibuted hlr death to hear disease.
She is survived by her husband, Homer
Davis, and five young sons, ranging in
age from three to 10 years. Funeral
services were held at the family resi-
dence in San Benito at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Deel of
the Baptist church.
Interment will be made in the Buena
Vista cemetery of Brownsville later
this afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19

Inc arrest of five Irishmen and one
lrlsh woman concerned in the alleged
plot was reported by the London Daily
MAIL this morning. Two of the men
were said to be subofficers at the
portsmouth dock yard. Those under ar.
rest, tte Mail stated, were extremists
connected with the Irish republican
movement, and the plot was supposed to
have been designed to affect ,iniuriouslv
the relations between the Irish Free
stare and England BY creating feeling
IN the latter country against the Free
State.
1t was said that the plot, the exist
ence Of which had been suspected for
some time, was regarded as an import
ant affair, over which officials of the
home office and the chiefs of Scotland
Yard had been in conference. Inter
cepted letters led to the arrests. which
were made in different parts of London
and in Porthmouth
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
Mexican Colonel
Arrested on Border
(Bv The Associated Press.)

SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Jan. 19-
Colonel Alberto Salinas Of San Antonio,
formerly chief of aviation in the Car
rama government, has been arrested at
Nuevo Laredo by Mexican authorities.
Salinas has been taken to Monterrey by
orders Of President Gales. What form
al charges have been filed is not known
here
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
Dundee to Seek Title
Leonard Relinquished
(By The Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. n. T., Jan. 19-J Johnny
Dundee, who relinquished his feather
weight title and went to Europe. prob
ably is rushing back to the United
S ates to seek B my Lecnard's title
Tex Rickard, boxing promoter, de-
clares, Leonard announced his retire
ment from the ring last week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
Two MEN HELD
IN ENCLANDBY
SCOTLAND YARD
Irishmen Planned Act to
Discredit Free State,
British Papers Say;
Details Are Withheld
fRv The Associated Press.)

nv Inc Associated PreSs.D
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Two men,
W. T. O'Leary and j. ID. Nc
Cough, were brought before the
Bow street police court today in
connection with an alleged plot
to blow up British battleships
and submarines. They were
were charged with an offense
under the official secrets act.
The details of the offense
with which the men are charged
were not made public. It is un-
derstood Scotland Yard detec-
tlves have seized many docu-
ments bearing upon the case.
which are being examined.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
Big Snow Falls
In West Texae

FORT WORTH. Tex, JAN 19.-The
blizzard which ragged over West Texas
Saturday and much Of Sunday had
abated today. leaving blanket Of snow
from 5 to II inches deep and setting Z
new weather record. The temperature
today is warm and the ice is disappear
ing rapidly. Train service. interrupt
ed by the storm, is practically normal
today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
Heavy Damage Looms
As Rain Continues IN
Many Southern States

Ga. for the safety Of Asa and Will Tiff,
brothers, who failed to return Satur-
day from boating expedition on Flint
river. Their frail canoe =; believed to
have been swept to destruction over Il
dam on Kinchafoone Greek.
MONTGOMERY. Ala. Jan. 19.-Rain
continued to fall in Southern Alabama
today with no indication of clearing
weather while rivers and streams al
ready swoll.n far beyond their flood
stages, are continuing to rise.
Although the Alabama river is stih
within its banks. precautions are being
taken along the Coosa and Tallapoosa
rivers. Convicts have been removed
from state prisons number four to
Kilby and store keepers are removing
goods from easements at Wetumpka as
precautionary measures.
Three hydro-electric plants of the
Georgia Alabama Power Company have
been placed out of commission near
Columbia in Houston county as re-
suit of high waters.
The entire section was in darkness
last night and it is estimated that
mcn nths will be required to repair the
damage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
SEVEN GET DEATH PENALTY

LFNINGRAD, Jan. 19-Seven OF the
twenty three prisoners in the principal
isolation Jail in Leningrad, charged
with attempting to murder one of their
p,:son mates. alleged to be an active
member Of the Cheka, have been SEN
fenced to death The others received
h.ivy prison terms.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-01-19
CONDUCTOR DROPS DEAD

WICHITA FALLS, Texas, Jan. 19.-
James S. Flack, 81, veteran railroad con-
ductor of the Fort Worth and Denver
railway, dropped dead in the depot at
Childress yesterday while receiving
train orders.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
CURB STOCKS JUMP
IN BROAD MARKET
New High Records Made in Brief
Trading-Oil Shares Prove
Feature of Week.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 3.-Dealings
on the New York Curb Exchange in
today's short session Indicated de-
cidedly the resumption Of the broad
and vigorous operations that had been
increasing in scope in the past few
days. There was persistent buying
in numerous issues around the newly
established high quotations.
United Light was prominent In that
group. selling to a new high at 1904.
Spring at ~. During that period val
liable rights were allotted to stock
holders. Continental Baking "B"
stock was an active feature, moving
up about 2 points.
OIL shares made further progress in
the upward movement, lifting quota
tions in some stocks to the years high
levels.
After being inactive for a long time
the oil stocks as a group came into
the greatest prominence during the
past week and these issues became
the strongest features of the market
The greatest gain in the leading
stocks was made in Vacuum Oil,
which rose from 81 to above 80.
Humble made a gain of points to
above 66 and a wide movement on
smaller trading was made in Mag
nolia. which rose more than IA points
to above $50.
Evening star., 1925-10-04
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE, Md, October (Spe-
ciaD.-The egg market continues firm,
the receipts being light OF fresh gath
cred eggs from nearby points and all
stock grading first meets with ready
sale at full quotations or even better,
az buyers do not hesitate to pay a
premium for desirable quality eggs.
Careful grading and prompt shipments
are advisable to command top prices,
as buyers are critical and will not
take hold OF eggs Of doubtful quality.
The market closed today at 42a43
cents a dozen for native and nearby
first in free cases, an increase Of 8
cents dozen over opening prices
Monday.
The general live poultry market
rules steady to firm under a good de-
mand for large, fat fowl Of all de-
scriptions. especially Springers weigh
ing 2ia pounds and over. which are
so to 80 a pound and 2S to 80 for
small to medium. Leghorn Springers
sell % to 2S. while poor and thin
Springers Of all kinds bring 90 to %.
Heavy old hens, 4la pounds and over,
meet with ready sale at 29a30. while
medium-sized fowl sells "a to 2S, but
small and poor Leghorns are slow sale
at is to 20. Market for ducks has a
flrmer tone and values rule a shade
but small and poor ducks are neglect.
ed at 20. Guinea fowl and pigeosn
continue in light receipt and meet
with ready sale at 70aS0 each for the
former and 25a30 pair for both
young and old for the latter
The white potato market shows lit
tie change, holding steady but quiet
under ample receipts and a fairly good
movement on well graded round stock
at 2.25 to 2.40 per 100 pounds and 100
to 1.25 for culls and No. IS. Run-of
the-patch potatoes not desirable and
on this sort prices have to be shaded
Receipts of both sweet potatoes and
yams have been light the past week
and under a good demand for No.
stock values rule higher at 4.o0a5 .0(
a barrel for the former and 4.00a4.2s
for the latter. but No. stock OF
both will not bring over 1.50 to 200
| bushel. Hampers sell mostly so tC
1.50, as to quality and condition.
Movement on native and nearby
garden truck continues fairly gooC
and. with receipts running only mod
crate, values are we'll sustained al
the following quotations: Strtngless
beans, l.50 to 200 bushel; beets. 2.00a
800 per hundred: carrots and cabbage
800 to 500 per hundred: corn, 10 tC
% per dozen: eggplants, S0a35 basket
onions, 2.25a2 80 per 100; peppers, 20a
80 basket: pumpkins, 500 to 1900 pei
hundred; spinach, 60a6o bushel
squash, 35a40 basket; turnips. 30a4C
basket; tomatoes, 25 to 80 per hamper
and so to 60 per bushel for packing
stock.