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Haney Answers Quiz
Of Dealer in Oats

world markets, there being q
big premium In the Chicago
market.
Apparently it would take a crop
failure both in this country and
in Europe to bring the world
wheat supply down to even nor
NAL proportions.
incidentally, we have actually
been importing rye from Poland
despite our tariff, because the
price is so high here.
It seems, therefore, that If
there is anything big in oats, it
cannot be due to the wheat sit
uation.
AS to oats, we find the esti-
mated 1888 crop to be 722,000,000
bushels-not 700,000,000 bushels
as given in the letter.
Figures Are Disputed
Nor is it true that we consume
or use" 1,246,0O0,000 bushels of
oats. That is the quantity we
produced in 1882. The fact is that
the visible supply of oats in
creased last year, rising from 49,.
100000 bushels at the end Of 1882
to 46,500,O00 bushels at the end Of
1888. This was despite a decrease
in production, and makes no al
lowance for exports.
It does seem that the statisti-
cal position of oats is consider
ably stronger than that of wheat,
but that there is not much to get
excited about. A shortage is pos
Sible, but not certain.
If we are going to have an infla-
tionary rise in commodity prices,
oats may be expected to share in
it. They might show a larger per.
centage rise than wheat, as they
have already done during the past
year.
But one must remember that
supplies affect prices even when
initiation is working. Commodities
which are abundant are less likely
to soar as a result of initiation
than commodities which are
scarce.
Just now speculation in all
grains is retarded by impending
legislation and Government &C
ton. 1t is always hard for the
coarse grains" to do much when
wheat is weak. But rye. oats, and
barley appear to be fundamentally
stronger than wheat.
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Bulletin Advises
Purchasing POLICY

The following suggestions as
to a purchasing policy for various
commodities are contained in a
current bulletin Of the Standard
Statistics Company, of New York:
Advanced purchasing justified
around current levels: Brick, bur
lap, cement, coal (bituminous) +,
cocoa, coffee, copper, cotton, cot
tonseed oil, fuel oil, gasoline, hides,
hogs. lard. lead, lubricating oil,
lumber, paper, paraffin, pig iron,
rayon, rosln, scrap steel, silk, sill
yer. steel, sugar, tin, wool, zinc.
Cover future requirements on
definite price weakness: Barley,
corn, flour, linseed oil, oats, rub
Der, rye, turpentine, wheat.
Advance purchasing should be
postponed: Butter, cheese, coal
(anthracite), eggs.
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Hog Trading SIOW
And Biddinq LOUeT

CHICAGO, Feb. % GN.S).
The hog market was slow and
bids mostly 10c lower today on
account of the new processing tax
that goes into effect tomorrow.
Choice hogs were bought at $4.65
but some were held higher.
Cattle receipts were $500. The
market was reported steady TO
strong for the good light weight
steers and slow and weaker for
the extreme heavy. Cows and
heifers were about steady. Calves
sold steady to strong and feeders
about steady.
Sheep receipts were 1000. Sales
men attempted to raise prices but
met with resistance from buyers
who figured that $40 was high
enough considering the way the
dressed product was selling.
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these somewhat inflammatory i'm
plications, there seems to be no
real hurry required in acquiring
oats. Certainly the stock market
and the cotton market could just
now be mentioned on the selling
side, and the wheat crop does not
seem likely to be so short.
Visible Supply Large
The earliest official guesses at
this years wheat crop are around
$50, 000,0 900 bushels, which about
equals total domestic require
ments. And on top of that there
is a visible supply of 07,000,000
bushels in the chief receiving or
shipping centers, while it is esti-
mated that there are 194,000,000
bushels of wheat still held on
farms.
So there seems to be no short
age of wheat in the domestic mar
ket, but rather a large surplus.
At the same time, world ship
ments of wheat this year have
been running below last year. AS
in the case of several other crops,
foreign countries which formerly
imported wheat have been rails
ing more. This is for two rea-
sons: Cd our prices are too high,
CD our tariffs shut out their
manufactures, and since they
can't export to us they can't i'm
port from us.
Wheat prices in this country
continue to be out of line with
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WASHINGTON
Epps and Poultry


higher on current receipts. Current re
ceipts 17Q1Sc; hennery whites, $50
19hc; Government graded and dated
s5c; U. S. extras. mediums. 21N q
231ac: U. s. standards, large, ga 24c.
Live Poultry-Recelpts continue very
light and prices remain unchanged.
Fowl: Colored, 14Q16c; Leghorns. @ 12c:
broilers, 23@27c. Turkeys, Young toms.
IA lbs. and over. 17919c: young hens,
10 lbs. and over zoe; capons: 2o@2Sc.
Apples-One Virginia, Washington
arrived, unbroken cars on track;
and trading light: market steady. Vir-
inch minimum, 81 .25@1:85 2is-tnch
m mnm .75 sl'sG1 Soit. * t. i"sA N %"
minimum. $155; few higher. Pa inch
minimum. mostly around $3.50: Black
Twigs, U. S. No. /. 2H inch minimum.
3-inch minimum. 81 65 @1.75.
on track. Supplies light; demand and
p r"s s.dozen. 81; few sss5; fair
condition. $1.5O92.oo.
broken SooSSs and unbroken ''' cars on
track. supplies moderate; demand
and trading light: market steady Flor
ida. freight receipts. X pushel hampers
Pointed type, mostly around $l.15W1.25:
fair CONDITION. 81. 10 hushel crates,
domestic flat type, $1@11o
CarrOts-No CarlOt arrivals. / broken
moderate; demand and trading light;
market steady. Texas, half-Iettuce
crates. punched. $l.35.
Cauliflower-Two California arrived;
Supplies moderate demand and trading
light; market steady. California, stand
ard crates. $1.4O61.60.
Celery-One Florida arrived: broken
moderate, demand and trading fight:
market steady. Florida, 10-inch crates,
washed. "a dozen, $2@2.25: 6-s
broken and 4 unbroken cars on track.
Western stock: Supplies moderate: de-
mani and trading light: market steady.
California. western crates Iceberg type.
light: market steady Florida, a
hushel hampers Big Boston type. $3.50;
Romano no supplies on the market.
Onions-No carlot arrivals; 5unbroken
cars on track. Supplies moderate; demand
and trading light: market dull. Indiana.
Michigan, New York and Ohio, so pound
sacks, yellows U. S. No. l $1.25@1.35
PeaS-One tloTlua arrived: un-
broken and broken cars on track
Supplies moderate; demand and trad
ing light; market steady. Mexico
2S-pound crates. Telephones, $4,000
$50: Florida. bushel hampers, $2.50@
2.75
Spinach-Four Texas arrbed broken
and 5 ungroken cars on track. Supplies
moderate: demand and trading light;
market steady. Texas. bushe baskets.
SOC soc.
Strawberries-One Florida arrived:
broken cal on track Supplies light; de-
mand and trading light; market steady.
Florida. truck receipts. 36-pint crates. SO
@S so; poor condition. 5Oc9$1 per
crate.
Sweet Potatoes-No carlot arrivals: 2
unbroken cars on track. Supplies light
demand and trading light; market
Puerto Ricans, $40; Maryland, Anne
Arundel county. bushel hampers, Jersey
type, U. s. No. /, $1.1501.25.
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COTTON HOLDS
ON UPWARD
COURSE

NEW YORK, Feb. % QNSl.
A firm tone in security markets
brought rally in cotton futures
today as the recovery movements
started late yesterday was con-
tinued.
Rumors and reports on tho
progress Of the Bankhead bill II
the House continued to hold the
interest Of traders.
Spectators Come In
Stimulated by this news, specU-
lative quarters came into the
ring today in increasing num-
bers and took a fairly large
amount Of cotton out Of the
market.
This demand was augmented
by good buying from Wall Street.
houses and domestic trade sources.
Selling was light, coming prin-
cipally from the South. A few
professional traders went short
of the market during the early
dealings.
Loan Cotton Tighter
With the near months below 70
cents there was considerably less
profit left to holders Of 10-cent
loan cotton and they were not
ordering it sold as freely.
At noon, futures were up 9
to IL points, with May up II
at 1908, July up 9 at 1920,
October up II at 1892, and D.
cember up II at 1899.
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Produce Markets

Potatoes-Eight Maine arrived: 10
broken and "a unbroken cars on track.
Supplies moderate; demand and trading
light; market steady. New York. 1oo-lb.
sacks, Round Whites, U. S. No. /. mostly
50 40; Maine, 1OO-lb. sacks Green Noun
tains, U. S. No. l. $2.5O92.65; Idaho,
10O-pound sacks, Russell Burbanks
s2.75; sacks containing 10 1O-pound
plies moderate; demand and trading
Slow market weak. Florida, bushel
crates Bliss Triumphs, U. s. No. 1. s1.75.
Asparagus-Practicall no supplies on
market
Tomatoes-No carlot arrivals; I'M
broken car on track. Supplies Of good
stock light; demand and trading light;
market steady, almost too few sales re-
ported to quote. Florida. lug boxes,
green. ripes and turning wrapped. mostly
fair to ordinary quality and condition,
SKIS s125 q $50; few BEST So; poorer
lower
Mixed vegetables-one Georgia, /
Texas arrived: broken and I'M
broken cars on track.
Green Beans-Two Florida arrived ;
broken and 8 unbroken cars on
track. Supplies moderate; demand and
trading light: market steady. Florida,
bushel hampers. green, flat type, $40
$50.
Lima Beans-No carlot arrivals: I
unbroken car on track. Supplies light:
demand and trading light; market
s sssd: roa Tords s. Oush'' hampers best
Cucum bers-southern stock: Hothouse
stock. fancy. SOC dozen.
Egsplant-supplies light; demand and
trading light: market steady. Florida.
II, hushcl crates. So
Peppers Supplies light: demand ana
trading light: market steady Florida.
1 y bushel crates. green. fancy, sos.
Sqnash-Supplies light demand and
trading light; market steady Florida.
hlIcb o1 hop JE-bit to
225; Yellow Crooknecks. $2.5002.75.
Kale-Practically no supplies on mar
ket
Oranges-One California, Florida ar
on track. Florida, truck receipts. bushel
baskets. $1.65@1.9O, according to grade
and size.
Grapefruit-No carlot arrival: 1
broken car on track. Florida, truck re-
cording to grade and size.
on track. Texas, X crates. $1.a5.
LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Feb IS G.N.s).-
Cattle: Receipts 200; demand broad for
steady to strong with lightweight steers
and heifers CSC higher. Common to
medium steers and heifers. $4,000 500:
we'll finished, $5.25@6.35. latter price
500 pounds. Beef cows. $2.75@35O;
handyweight heifer type cows higher
Low cutters and cutters, $15002.50;
sausage bulls. $3.50 down; we'll bred
hereford stock calves, $5.00@5 $50: COM
mon to medium native stockers, $2.750
3.75.
Calves-Receipts, 200: market fully
steady. Better vealers, $60067.0O;
strictly choice higher; medium grades,
$500 $3.50; culls and common, $3.50
down.
Hogs-Recelpts, 1900. including $50
direct; weights from 17O-24O mounds 15c
lower; others. zoe off. 170-24O pounds.
$3.50; 245-27O pounds $4.55: 275 pounds
up, 1920: 1875 pounds. $3.95; 12O-14O
pounds. $3.o5; sows, $295; stays, $1.65.
Sheep-Receipts, 25; market fully
steady. Medium to good lambs. $500
$50; choice $500; throwouts, $3.50; fat
ewes, $25OQ3.Oo.
PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, Feb. % (INS).
Poultry: Market steady: demand good ;
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Notes On Trade
improvements

Domestic silver production
rises 1915 per cent in January
=. Power output increase re-
ported for 10 utilities ranging
up to 1913 per cent. Hardware
sales this month better than
last year and top 1892 in
some districts, Hardware Age
says. January earnings Of 28
railroads treble those Of year
ago. Gross and net income
both improved by Pennsyl-
vania lines. New York Cen
trail increases January profit
on operations by nearly q
million dollars in January.
New gains in lOadings shown
last week by railroads report
ing to date. Wholesale sales
In New York area up "a per
cent and department store
business up Is per cent over
January last year, Reserve
Board reports Beechnut
Packing Company reports
SAIL common share net for
1888, against $3.7O in 1892.
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New York Bond List ''' ::i:1 81; %'''

NEW YORK, Feb. % Q.N.S).
Renewed rallying tendencies in
rails and U. S. Governments fea-
tured bond market activity today.
Canadian Pacific debenture As
was a leader in the carrier d.
vision, advancing a point to 76.
Northwestern refunding SIS rose /
to 76 and Baltimore & Ohio 41as
gained u to 1924.
Treasury IS headed the United
States Government list with q
gain of 4-32 to Gilt.
Studebaker Certificate IS was
the feature in the domestic cor
poration list, running up 2 points
to 50. International Telephone
41as Of so turned up u to 5S12.
American Waterworks SIS rallied
more than points to Ill in the
investment division.
Foreign governments were quiet
and little changed.
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CLOTH TRADE IMPROVES

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 s.).-with
markets picking up slightly today. the
price level assumed a firmer tone, with
the easiness Of recent sessions com
pletely absent.
1t was said that the early part Of
the declining cotton market had pro-
vided q test period for the cloth market
and caused many to sit on the side
lines and study the manner in which
the market went through the test.
Checking up today. traders found that
while one or two standard print cloth
numbers had eased off from the top
levels of the calendar year. generally
speaking. the market had given very
satisfactory accounting.
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Liverpool Spots
TRADING Is Quiet

LIVERPOOL, Feb. % 0N.SJ.
Opening spots on the Liverpool
cotton market today were quiet.
Prices held steady. Receipts
totaled 5000 bales, of which 1900
were American.
At noon, middling fair was
7.54d; strictly good middling,
6.09d; good middling, 6.79d; strict
ly middling, 664d; middling, 6.49d;
strictly low middIing, 6.34d; low
middling, 6.09d; strictly good ordi-
nary, 5.89d, and good ordinary.
5.59d.
Futures opened steady and at
noon were still steady. March
opened at SID; May, 6.17d;
July, 615d, and October 6.13d,
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ATCHISON NET HIGHER

Atchison system registered a
marked improvement in earnings
during January, reporting a net
operationg income of $177,755,
against a net operating deficit of
$138,332 in January, 1888, and a
gross of $8,397 ,908, against 3d.
616,605 a year ago.
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ing, and one Of
my readers asks
if this is a good
idea.
The arg u
mentS in the
oats letter are
as follows: Ac-
zion Of stock
and cotton mar
ketS, short win
ter wheat crop,
great shortage
Of oats, con-
sumption run
ming beyon d
production.
DIT IA1vAikA
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HOUSTON OIL Cash

Houston Oil Company reports
current assets as of December I
last stood at $3,344,537, including
$1,907,172 in cash, and current
liabilities were $627,005. At the
end of 1882, current assets were
$2,988,062, including $1,511,881 in
cash, and current liabilities were
$851,373.
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687 Listed Stocks
LOUer Last Week

Index Of 687 stocks listed on
the New York Stock Exchange
compiled by Hammershlag Borg
& Co., show an average price
of $24.73 at the close last Satur.
day, compared with an average
price of $26.77 the previous week,
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MISSOURI PACIFIC PROFIT

Missouri Pacific increased both
gross and net operating income
in January, the former gaining
to $5,710,118 and the latter to
$557,2O4, from $5,019,824 and
1921, 098, respectively, in January,
1898.
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NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Feb. IS GNsD.-But-
ter firm snlted and unsalted cre eaery
extras, 26l4 27&c; creamery firsts. 70
Q27c.
Cheese quiet; State whole milk flats,
Wisconsin whole milk, fancy young
Americans Ice.
Eggs easy; nearby white, specials
221s q 23c; standards, 81 q 22c; mediums,
21Q21 &c; nearby brown. specials, 200
22c; standards, 1914 @19iac; mixed
specials, 19@2OAc; standards, 1874 q
1Shc; firsts, 1872 DISC; seconds, lie;
fancy packs 24@24hc standards, 22@
24c: mediums. 21@2112c.
The wholesale price is $2.23 per 100
pounds No. l fluid milk within the 2Ol-
210 mile zone
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NEW YORK, Feb 2S sD.-Wool,
steady, domestic fleece, unwashed, Ohio
y Penn, 2S043; domestic pulled.
secured basis, 6s61o2; domestic Texas,
clean basis. ross domestic territory,
clean basis. 6S@89.
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AIR BRAKE LOSS

New York Air Brake reports
net loss of $333,378 for the year
1888 after taxes. depreciation,
etc. This compared with net
loss of $392,644 in 1882.
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BY LEWIS HANEY
Professor Of Economics,
New York University

A concern interested in selling
oats recently put out a circular
letter designed to stimulate buy
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CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND
:, CLEVELAND. Ohio, Feb. IS G.N.s.).
Hogs-Receipts 1900. opening trade
active, steady to 10c lower good 70
choice. 16O-24O ID. hogs selling 1Oc lower
at $500; top; 25O-3OO Id. Butchers, $3.50
9475: pigs and roughs steady.
Cattle-Receipts 200; trade active.
most prices steady; no good steers on
sale; one medium quality lot at $3.50:
bulk common to medium steers and
heifers selling at $4,000 500; cows and
bulls active.
Calves-Receipts 400; all grades slow
and steady to soc lower; good to choice
vealers. $S.OOQs.5O; with only a few
common grades. S5.5O@7.5O.
Sheep--Receipts 1900; fat wool lamb
trade active and strong to 1Oc higher.
liberal top on choice kinds at $1035;
all out grades active; sheep steady.
PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 20 U.Ns.).
p %afSft 1 hSShfFo b 55SSo
pounds s5OO@5 25; 25O-29o pounds.
$4.76 a 500; 290-35O pounds S475@5. 90;
packing sows. S35o@4oO; 1OO-13O- pound
pigs. $3.25@AOO
cattle-dRRecsipts. 10; market nominal;
x-steers. e0n-1,1oo pounds, good, $3.50
500; medium. S45o0525; common.
1915 so: x-steers, 1,1oo-1,3Oo pounds.
good, $5.25@S.Oo; medium, $4.25@525;
x-heifers. 550-S50 pounds, good. $500
500: common m ediu:n. $3.00@4.50:
cows. good. SO IS @375: common-m med
ium, $2.75@35O: low cutters and cut
ters ,I5O9275: bulls. yearlinss ex-
ter. medium $2.5O@325.
Calves-Receipts, 80, market SOC
higher; vealers. milk fed. good and
choice, s7.5O@s.OO. medium, $4,000 90:
cull-common. SO SOFAS so.
Sheep-Receirts,- $50; market steady:
choice, SlO.Oo@1O.25: common and med
ium: s6,oo@9.25: yearing wethers.
medium choice, S6.OO@75O; wethers. 90
1870 pounds medium good $45O660O;
ewes, all weights. $4.Oo@5.5O: shorn
lambs, good and choice. $7.5o@S2S.
(x-Not extreme limit Of Erade.)
EAST BUFFALO
EAST BUFFALO. N Y. Feb. % GIN.
sl.-LIyestock: Hogs-2.2o0. Holdovers,
6SS Weights above $50 lbs. active,
steady to loo over Tuesdays close.
Lighter weights dull. Desirable, 19o-2s0
10000 lbs sS.oo@5.26; 12o-16O lbs.
9er zS StS; s ssr7Sty pigs and plain un'
ter grades s2.OO93.Co; lishtweights.
$l7S; medium steers S5.s6; few outs,
Calves-1oO. vealers unchanged. Good
to choice; $500; common and medium.
sheep-8oo Lambs steady to strong
quality and sorts considered. Good to
near choice. $10.25; inbetween grades,
$1,000; common ana medium. &S.250
$50
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NAVAL STORES

NEW YORK. Feb. % G.N.s.) Lin
seed oil, per pound. 90 CARROTS; tur-
pentine, easier. 62l2 q 6312; ros!n, easy
common, $40.
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LIVESTOCK MARKETS
CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Feb. % G.N.S).-Hogs-
1000, 1oc lower. Top, $40. bulk. $425
a 4.65; heavy, $4.3OGD46o: medium. $40
a 40. light lights. $4,000 $50: packing
sows. 1910 4.25; pigs, $3.50 Q3.75. Hold
overs. 1000.
Cattle-S, 500; steady. Calves 1900.
steady. Beef steers-Good and choice,
5000 1925; common and medium, "a 90
$500; yearlings. $6.oO@7.35. Butcher
Q4.OO: bulls. $2.5O@4OO; calves, $4,000
$50; feeder steers. $3.5005.25. stocker
steers, SS.OO@4.OO; stocker cows and
heifers, $3.50 400.
Sheep-7.OOO; steady. Lambs, $4,000
1000; common, $5.Oo97oO; yearlings,
$3.50 800; feeders, $7.oO0s.o0; ewes.
5000 .25.
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supply good Colored hens. 6h pounds
hen, 81 pounds and up, 13c; medium.
lie hardrock springers large 15c; ga
pounds and under, 15c; Leghorn
springers. lie; coored springers, heavy,
14c; medium. lac; colo on l broiters'
Is a coo; turkey hens, zoe; ROSTERS,
S@9c, stays, lie; ducks 5h pounds
up, 13c; under, 10c: geese, fat, l2c;
ordinary. &c; young toms, 1sc; capons'
zoe
Butter-Market steady: demand good ;
supply good 80 score, 26Ac; SO score
Csc: So score. 23Ac; standard. 26c
Eggs-Market firm tone; demand
good; supply good. Nearby current re-
cepts. 17W1712c; fresh extra firsts
17@1Sc; hennery white extras, 1870
19c: Southern Ohio. West Virginia
Kentucky, current receipts, II q II &c.
(These markets are on truck load lots.)
CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Feb. % Q.N.s.).-Butter-
5505 tubs; steady; old cars, /; new
s: creamery extras, csc; standards
24%c; extra firsts. 241s 924%c firsts
23Q24c; seconds. 22lac; specials, 2SA
@26c.
Eggs-11563 cases; easy; old cars g.;
new. 9; ordinary current receipts, 16Ac;
fresh graded extra frsts. less than
cars, 1910; cars 1910; fresh graded
firsts. less than cars, l6c: cars, l6hc;
dirties, lac; checks, 13i3c.
Cheese-Twins. 1874 lac; daisies and
longhorns, 14Ql4l2c.
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world markets, there being q
big premium In the Chicago
market.
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Volume Yesterday
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velt for his handling of the national
emergency in banking and endorsing
his bank policy, with request that
the depositors' guaranty law be con-
tinued
Commentator of the state legisla-
ture for It's progressive tax legislation.
Endorsement of the principle of mu-
nicipal ownership and operation of
power, light and water utilities.
Favoring a graduated tax on chain
stores.
Asking relief for small truck owners
from the existing truck license law.
United support for the present state
liquor control act
Proposed equality before the law for
all healing practitioners, whether med
ical or otherwise.
Asked appointment of only proven
Democrats as postmasters.
Thanking the congressional delega-
ton for it's efforts to obtain federal
funds for the development of power
projects on the Columbia river.
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IDENTIFICATION

When America has finally worked itself out of
the depression, it will find that the country is a
much better place to live in than in the prosperous
days so often referred to as ''the good old days.
Through conservation and development of our
natural resources, through construction of neces-
sary projects and through the improvement and
Identification of our communities all of the peo-
pie will receive more generous share of the bless
ings of life
One of the latest plans for the Identification of
the countryside, which will result in more pleas
ing surroundings, is now being carried out in the
state of Idaho.
Ninety carloads Of grass seed were recently inn
ported into that state most of it bound for north
ern Idaho, where it will be planted in burned-over
areas to restore watershed protection and along
highways for Identification purposes, as we'll as
on airports, school grounds, public parks, and
other places where communities wish to put it.
About 100000 acres of b1nned-over land will be
seeded to blue grass, which was purchased as a
surplus commodity. The grass seeding along high
ways will employ Chinese grass, hardened to
drought Besides accomplishing the purposes of
Identification and watershed protection, employ
ment will be given to about 500 men.
That is one of the most worthwhile projects vet
devised during the depression, and is one which
could be used to advantage by nearly every COM
munlty. Creating more parks and identifying the
countryside will help to bring measure of happi-
ness to our people which will put 'the good old
days" to shame.