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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17
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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

yNHEN Miss Lillian Spalding was
J" a girl out in Michigan, she was
not content with watching the boys
play baseball. She got into the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

game herself,
and won local
Sandlot fame
as a first base
man who let
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1939-08-17

NEW YORK.-Having failed tc
' talk to Mars as the planet made
its nearest approach to the earth
since 1924, DR.. Clyde Fisher has not
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Revere Activities In
Weekly Summary
BY Dolores Okins

Revere-Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH
Nelson and family of Walnut
Grove, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Schoer and family and Mr.. ano
Mrs. Henry Brandt of Seafortt
spent Sunday at the Charles Will
bur home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd Zamzow OF
Lamberton were Sunday evening
visitors at the George Williams
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Stearns and
Lovella of Walnut Grove were
Sunday evening visitors at the N
r. Sawyer home.
3 Delpha Nerem who is employed
in Mankato spent few days last
week at the /. M. Nerem home.
Ruth Buysse of Cottonwood and
Mrs. John Klucking of Walnut
Grove called at the Stanley Harbo
home Thursday. Ruth remained
for a longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Buysee and
family of Cottonwood, Mr.. and
Mrs. John l1lucking of Walnut
Grove and Howard Harbo were
visitors at the Stanley Harbo
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Bendixen
and Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Nielsen
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
MORGAN
E. j.. Toaws of Butterfi,

E. j., Toaws of Butterfield is
substituting at the Morgan depot
for d. w. Hagaman. The station
agent and Mrs. Hagaman are
spending their vacation with their
son at Chilothie, Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Merth and
Shirley of Wabasso visited friends
here Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Mattke and
MI. and Mrs. Russell Albrecht re-
turned recently from a four day
trip to northern Minnesota and
Canada.
Evelyn Pollard and Lillian Prail
of Walnut Grove, who spent the
month at cabin camp at Horse
shoe Lake, Wis. will return this
week. They, will visit at Duluth,
Port Arthur and Saltwater on
their way home.
Janette Gilland, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gilland will
return this week from a young
peoples conference at Lake Kor-
onis near Paynesville. She will
give her report at the Presbyter-
ian church service Sunday NOR
ming.
Jay Steele of Carol, Iowa was
overnight visitor Monday of his
parents, Rev. and Mrs. j. T.
Steele.
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wedding at Red Rock church
Wednesday.
Mrs. Henry Manderfield of New
Ulm who spent two months at Tho
Mike Arnold home returned Il
her home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Holznage.
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stinele and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Wegner picnicked at Sanborr
park Sunday.
Louis Erkel and Dolores spent
Sunday at LIE Center with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Glen Swenson of Lake
Hilson returned home Friday af-
ter a weeks visit with her sister
Mrs. Oscar Cutkosky and family
Harvey and Clarence Griese
were Friday evening callers at the
Walter Essig home at letters.
Lyle and Lorraine Schwanke
spent Sunday with friends al
Buffalo Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson
son, Boyd and daughter June
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rockwell and
daughters and Mr.. and Mrs
Claude Rockwell picnicked al
Morton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wilt and
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Wilt at
TENDED the funeral of their bro
ther-in-law, Edward Vogel, al
Springfield Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rual Ref and
Frances Ann left for their home
at Bismarck, N. d. Wednesday
after a weeks visit with Mrs
Refs parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Kissner.
Mrs. George johnson and sons
of Peterson, Iowa spent last week
with their son and brother, George
Johnson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rockwell
and Shirley and Charlotte ano
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Rockwell
were Redwood Falls visitors
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Schugle, Mr.
and Mrs. p. Kunz Reinhard Sal
ebert and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Bill
lett and family, all of New Ulm
and Mrs. p. j. Arnold and sons
of Graceville were visitors at the
Mike Arnoldi home last week.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
SEAFORTH
By Angelina w. frost

Seaforth = Mrs. Fred KatZen-
berger and Una Marie, accompan-
led by Mrs. P. J. Schmitz, left
Saturday morning for Fifty Lakes
to visit Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kat
zenberger. Fred Katzenberger
who has been with his parents
for some time returned with the
party Sunday.
ArliSs KisSner returned Satur-
day evening after spending the
week with friends at Belview.
Mrs. Roy Schmitz managed the
telephone office Saturday and
Sunday in the absence of Mrs.
Fred Katzenberger.
Merten Davis of Pennsylvania
is visiting relatives here. He is an
uncle of Mrs. B. A. Fuhr and
George A. Davis.
Mrs. George Fuhr entertained
her sewing unit Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson of La
fayette came Sunday to visit Mrs.
Winnifred KatZenberger and FAM
lily. Their daughter Eleanora and
Betty Davis returned with them
the same day.
The Sunday school of the Pres
byterian church held its annual
picnic at the Herbert VIM home
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Lowinski
and family and Grandmother
Lowinske of Sleepy Eye were din
ner and supper guests at the A. e.
! KiSSner home SUNDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Froehlich Sr.
of Vesta spent Friday afternoon
with their Son-in-laW and daugh-
ter Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Dahl and
| family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dow of
Minneapolis spent Wednesday and
Thursday with relatives here.
Floyd Warner and Donald
Maxa of Shakopee came home
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Theodore Poulson and
daughters and Herbert Luepke of
Yakima, WASH, were callers of
Mr.. and Mrs. Melburne Kissner
and family Thursday evening.
Mrs. Poulson and Mr.. Luepke are
sister and brother of Mrs. Kissner.
Martin Munson of Belview was
caller in Seaforth Saturday
| morning.
! William and Frank Hohmann
returned from the Twin Cities
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Drury visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Morrisey at
Granite Falls Sunday.
Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Dahl and family ENTERTAINERS: Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Froelich of Vesta,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Lamb,
Marlene and Leslie Lamb, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Pistulka, ROLAND and
William Pistulka, MIR. and Mrs.
Martin Dahl and Cena of Echo,
Mabel Dahl of Shawnee, Wis, Mr..
and Mrs. Erwin Leuk and daugh-
ter Jacquelyne, Ethel Dahl and
Vivian Dahl of Redwood Falls
and Ross Davis.
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were Sunday visitors of Mrs. FL
mer Miller of Balaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hagemey-
er were Saturday afternoon call
ers at Westbrook.
Mrs. Fred Hartwig and Mrs
Jerry Behrens and children
helped Gladys Anderson celebrate
her birthday Thursday afternoon
Iradell Severson, Mrs. Martin
Severson and Mrs. Hilman Sever
son, all of Walnut Grove, were
Saturday evening callers at the
William Frank home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Frank OF
New Ulm spent the weekend at
the William Frank home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Larson OF
Walnut Grove were callers at the
Fred Hartwig home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Okins
were Friday visitors at the j. r.
Bell home at Redwood Falls.
Francis Hartwig is spending the
week working at the Ferd Zam-
ZoW lOiiiC llOl III VI 1dIllOCI IOIl.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. v. Eckert and
Marjorie of Teepeotah spent Mon
day with Mrs. Pearl Rasmussen.
Charles Okins and Vernon and
Richard spent the weekend at
Nest lake.
Mr.. and Mrs, william Frank
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Frafik
of New Ulm were Sunday dinner
guests at the Hilman Severson
home near Walnut Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Duncan
and family of Belview were Tues
day visitors at the George Will
liamS home.
Mrs. Emma Sandberg of Ruth.
ton came Saturday evening to
spend the weekend with her sis
ter, Mrs. Chris Nielsen.
Mrs. Peter Kruse and family OF
Spencer, Iowa were Sunday visit
ors at the George Hagemeyer
home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13

from Boy Scout camp at Lake
Washington near Mankato. Mr..
and Mrs. George Eeten went to
/ get them.
| Rev. and Mrs. Oscar jacobson
/, and baby returned Thursday from
Milwaukee and Staples where
they had been visiting.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Duus of
Chicago came Tuesday to visit at
the c. G. Klug home.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Schnor-
meier and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Holstenson and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Peters and
family, Mrs. Alice Irwin, Mrs.
Flora Mcdonald and daughter.
Mrs. Emma Wigen, Myrtle and
Oliver Halstenson, Daniel Irwin
and Mr.. and Mrs. John De Smith
and sons of Walnut Grove, Mr..
and Mrs. George Weeks of Stor-
den and Mr.. and Mrs Floyd
Moen and baby of Lake Wilson
held a picnic at the Walter Sch
normeier home Sunday.
DIR. and Mrs William Larson of
Ivanhoe, Mrs. A. Vance and son of
st. Paul and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Larsen and family of Minneapolis
spent Sunday with Mrs. J. A. Lar
son at the George Stevens home.
Connie Larson who has been
visiting here for several weeks
returned to Minneapolis with her
parents.
Jack Litfin who is stationed at
a CCC camp in northern Mime
sofa spent Tuesday ard Wednes-
day at the Joseph Litfin home.
Charles and Erma Smith OF
Anita, Iowa who spent the week
at the A. j. and James Kaas
homes returned home Sunday
James Kaas took them as far as
Worthington.
Mrs. Brady Anderson of Sas-
katchewan who has been visiting
at the Bert Johnson home and
with other relatives and friends
here since May spent Monday al
the Anna Johnson home. Mrs. Ed
Steinhow of Bingham Lake anc
Mrs. Lenore Bokken were also
guests, at Johnsons Monday.
A daughter was born to Mrs
Vernard Johnson Of Tracy July
4. The parents are former Walnut
Grove residents.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Bulen and
son Ray and daughters Mrs. Grace
Hanson and Mrs. F. E. Mullin and
| daughter of st. Paul were dinner
guests at the Percy Shelton home
at Lamberton Wednesday evening
Nh. and Mrs. M. j. Herbers and
son attended a reunion of Mrs
Herbers relatives at Beardsly
Sunday.
A son was born to Mrs. Arnolc
Beens July 5.
Darron Knutson is recoverin,
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Betty of Chicago are visiting Mrs.
Jens Nelson and family.
Grace ellis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest ellis of Balaton,
known to many here, was recent
ly married to Robert Merry of
Fairmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Stearns and
Luella have returned from a trip
to the Black Hills.
Lois Diethert of Minneapolis is
spending the summer with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
rye Salker.
Clarice Peterson who is en-
ployed by the Montgomery Ward
company in st. Paul is spending
two weeks vacation at the Christ
Peterson home.
Esther Mas who attends Man
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Mr.. and Mrs. Halvord Holt
Observe SilVer Anniversary

Belview-Scores of friends and
relatives gathered at the Synod
church parlor Sunday afternoon
TO honor Mr.. and Mrs. Halvord
Holt on their twenty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary.
The program included talks by
Rev. c. Anderson, Andrew Om-
tvedt, Rolf Omtvedt and r. G..
Reierson, with a response by Mr..
Holt. Musical numbers were two
vocal duets by Henry Hettle and
adelaide Hettle of Hanska; solos
by Mrs. Bonnie Hegdahl and
Edith Kettle and vocal trio by
Henry, Theodore and Arnold
Holt. Mable Holt gave reading.
Rev. Anderson presented the
couple with purse from those
attending.
Silver and white were used in
decorating the church parlors and
a two tier wedding cake present.
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kidder
OF Marshall conferred the table at
which Mr.. and Mrs. Holt were
seated.
Out of town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Kidder of Mar
shall, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Om-
tvedt and Dorothy of LIE Sueur,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Johanneck
and children of Redwood Falls,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hettle, WILL
lace and Adelaide of Hanska, Mr..
and Mr.. and Mrs. Westby of Rem
vile and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Omtvedt of Delhi.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
CharlestOwn Families
Entertain DetrOiters
BY Mrs. G. Rockwell

Charlestown-Shirley Rockwell,
8, and her sister Charlotte, Z, left
Tuesday with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Rockwell, for
Kansas City, Missouri. The young
sters who are. professional tumb-
lers presented an acrobatic act at
Springfield July 4 and were laud-
ed for their performance. The
Rockwell family spent two weeks
at the Charles johnson and
Claude Rockwell homes here. At
ter weeks visit in Kansas City
they will return to their home in
Detroit, Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Wegner
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Code and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Code attended the Gode-Nickel
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13

Embroidered and appliqued
they're as cunning as her
dressesl 1-piece styles in
these tubfast, sunfast cot
tons you've always relied on
for wear. Sizes 7 to IA.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13

Enjoy today convenient monthly nscH
Payment Pon $40 purose account
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13

from an appendectomy at the
Slayton hospital.
Eunice Nordsiden recently UNI
derwent an appendectomy at the
Slayton hospital.
Arthur Hendrickson who has
been visiting his mother Mrs. Ide
Hendrickson and brother Alfred
left Monday for his home in
Pasadena, Calf.
F. E. Mullin and Ed Tamber-
nino of ST. Paul spent the week
end at the C. w. Bulen home.
Mrs. Bradley of Amiret is visit
ing her son Roy Bradley and
family.
William Posthumus, state food
and dairy inspector, spent Sunday
with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jensen and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13
Two Injured In
Cycling Mishaps

Bicycling proved a dangerous
sport Sunday as two enthusiasts
took spills and required medical
treatment. Genevieve Smith,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Smith, was painfully bruised and
scraped about the knees, hips and
elbow in tumble and Margaret
Zalesky hospital technician, re-
ceived similar injuries in another
accident.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-07-13

kato Teachers college spent the
weekend at the August Mas
home.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Lower Rail Rates Asked
For Barge Competition
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PRESS.
CHICAGO. March 2.-The H.
linois Central Railroad announced
yesterday it had proposed sharply
reduced all-rail rates on barge-lot
quantities of grain for shipment to
New Orleans for export from St.
Louis, Mo; Peoria, Pekin and
Havana. Ill.
The rates were to meet compe-
tition of the Government-owned
Federal barge lines, officials said.
They have been placed before the
Southern Freight Association and
Illinois Freight Association and will
be published if approved.
The proposals are for the same
minimunls Of the barge lines and
rates / cent per 100 pounds higher.
From st. Louis, with 140-ton min
imum, the proposed rate is 9l2 cents
per 100 pounds, as compared with
the current rate of u cents.
The railroad also announced 1t
had published, effective March 81,
reduced local and proportional
rates from Chicago to New Orleans
for export which would be the same
as rates now in effect from Chicago
to Baltimore and Norfolk. The new
local rate Chicago origin shipment)
will be reduced from q to 24l2 cents
per 100 pounds. The proportional
(reshipment) rate will be reduced
from "a to 16 cents.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. March ga smart
rally in the Netherlands guilder stood out
among senerally depressed European cur
ings.
A gain of ,.os of cent in the Dutch
money was the latest in series of er-
ratio fluctuations in terms. Of the dollar
which put the currency at the lowest price
in well over year several days ago
Sterling mss declined }. cent and the French
swiss franc we're each ' o iof o eeIsa esat saa a9
Late rates follow: Great Britain in dol
4;6s'4: ,6o.-day, bills 4 ,6s I-i6; Canada
Montreal in New, York, 9959as; New
York in Montreal, 1OO4Oss Belgium
a6sSa 6sS - Czeeho-s -sloyakia. 343; Denmark,
many, 40.14. benevolent. Do travel.
ZIP; ZIP; Greece Greece s6lS; Hungary, is. s5;
lands, 53.16; Norway, 2351: Poland,
lsa3; Portugal .4.251a; Rumania IS;
land 22.72la; Argentina, 81 .35n; Brazil @
tree. 5;aon MixiGo City: 2o.25n; ia
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. 1'e
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Paramount Earnings
Drop 10 S4,096,o00,
Or S1.18 a Share
Net Contrasts With
S6,670,103, or S2.22 q
Share in 1887
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March para.
mount Pictures, Inc, today esti.
mated its 1888 earnings at s4,O96.-
600, equal to sl18 a share of com.
mon stock, compared with 1897
earnings of s6,670,103, or 1922 a
share.
Electric Storage Battery.
Electric Storage Battery Co. re.
ported its consolidated net profit
for 1888 as s948,831, equal to s1.O4
share on combined common and
preferred stock, compared with 81
1lO.084, or s232 a combined share
in 1887.
Pacific Western Oil.
Pacific Western Oil Corp. re-.
ported a net profit for 1888 of ST.
2l7,378, or Sl22 a share, compared
with S1,388,7l0, or S1.3o a share. in
1887. 49,
Cleveland Terminals.
Cleveland Union Terminals Co..
owned by the New York Central
Big Four and Nickel Plate Rail-
roads, reported net debit for 1898
after fixed charges, of s2O5. .2S7. com
pared with a net debit of s4O,35o in
1897. The company had total in
come last year of S3,866, ,825. COM
pared with s4,025,961 in 1887.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 2.-Some
United States Government loans
were singled out for sharp advances
in a bond market that elsewhere
moved irresolutely both ways today.
Moving up for an outside gain of
10 80 of a point as dealings entered
the final hour some Government
issues-notably Federal farm mort
gage and home owners loans-once
more established record high prices
for a year or more.
Local traction loans, recently in
the news on fresh developments on
unification of transit lines, took
divergent paths. Brooklyn City Rail-
road IS advanced 4. while Brooklyn
Manhattan Transit As fell back a
major fraction.
Marked down fractionally were
Erie SIS of rs. Commonwealth Edison
3las of So, Missouri Pacific SIS Of
IT "F," Southern Railway As and
Illinois Central 434s. Posting mod
est gains were Few York Central
Convertible Is, Louisiana g. Ar
kansas SIS, Pennsylvnia General 4l2s
of IS and Nickel Plate 4l2s.
Aside from APPOINT run-up IN
Montevideo rs, foreign dollar loans
were traded in narrow range.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Cunodion Financing
Down in February
Erecial Dispatch to The Star.

81 eCldl dispatch 10 Inc SIdl'
NEW YORK, March 2.-The vol
ume of new Canadian bond finanC-
ing for the month of February was
the lowest for that month in any
year since 1895, according to figures
compiled by Wood, Gundy & Co.,
Ltd.
The total for the month amounted
OF $54 ,095 500, all o. which was done
in Canada, and consisted principally
of $4,000, 900 of Dominion treasury
bills sold for refunding purposes. For
the same month last year, total
financing amounted to $71,924,O97
and in 1887 to $76,677, ,692.
For the first two months of this
year the total of government, pro-
vincial and municipal financing was
$184, $50 900, also the lowest for any
similar period since 1885. It COM
pares with $230,151 ,121 for the first
two months of 1888, and $272, ,6S4, 1872
in 1897.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Chicuqo Produce

CHICAGO March . lP.-Poultry,, live
81 trucks: firm: hens. 5 pounds and un-
der. 20: colored broilers, Is: Plymouth
Rock % Plymouth Rock springs 2};
White Rock :2; PLYMOUTH Rock F;e :, fryers'
Il: ducks. 4i7 pounds up, white 11t2:
small colored, 16ia; white. l6l2' other
Butter-s35.2i4: steady. prices un-
changed Eggs-16,591; steady priceS
unchanged.
shipments. S26; old stock, slightly weaker.
supplies liberal: demand slow: sacked, per
cwt, Idaho Russet BurbankS, U. S. No. /.
few sales I.5O-55 occasional washed,
higher Colorado Red McClures. U. S., No.
/, burlap sacks washed; good color. . 90
10: Wisconsin. round, whites, U. S. No. ].
few sales l.o1l2-1o; MicEigan, round,
whites U S, No l lis; North Dakota
Bliss Triumphs 90 per cent U. s. No. l
and better As Early Ohios. U. S. No. i.
| 50. New stock slightly stronger SUD
plies light demand light; Florida. Bliss
Triumphs U S. No l. bushel crates, very
few sales 200
Evening star., 1939-03-02
American 6. & f. Increases
Dividend 10 40 Cents
nv the A Ssociat ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 2-Directors
of the American Gas & Electric Co.,
a leading utility holding company,
announced today quarterly divi-
dend of 40 cents share on the
common stock, placing it on $l.60
annual basis.
The company has been paying 35
cents quarterly since 1885. 1t was
one of the few instances of higher
dividend rate from large power
company in recent months.
The payment is due April l to
shareholders of record March Z.
Operating properties are mainly in
Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, In
diana. West Virginia, Kentucky,
Virginia and Tennessee. They sup
ply more than $500 communities.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Wool Production Shows
Gain During Year
b the Associated Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department esti-
mated today the 1888 wool produc-
ton at 436, $4,000 pounds compared
with 432, 300 900 in 1887.
The 1888 crop was valued at S71.-
$4,000, compared with 17,27O,OO0
IN 1887 The 1888 price averaged
1911 cents per pound at local mar
kets compared with 80 cents in the
previous year, the department said.
The number of sheep shorn in 1888
was estimated at 46,726000 head,
compared with 45,928ooo in 1887.
The weight of wool per sheep shorn
averaged the same in both years,
1893 pounds.
The department said all of the in
crease in shorn wool production in
1888 over 1887 occurred in the West
ern United States.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Construction Volume
Is Below January
And Year Ago
Total for Two Months
Remains 29 Per Cent
Above 1888 Period
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Heavy
engineering construction awards in
February totaled $203, ,S4300O COM
pared with $4,000 in January
and $20e, ,481 900 in February, 1898,
the Engineering News-Record re-
ported today.
For the first two months of the
new year, the trade publication said,
the total was s515,536, 900, a 20 per
cent gain over the comparable 1888
figure.
The latest weekly total was $685.
COS 900 against $608e3,O 900 the pre-
ceding week and s38 652, 900 in cor
responding 1888 week. A big fac
tor in the total was a S19,900000
contract for New York City Della
ware aqueduct water supply project.
The monthly figures, by classifi-
cations, compared as follows:
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. March LP,.-(United States
Department of Agriculture) Only few
on domestic woods on the Boston market.
Prices were steady at around 20 cents,
secured basis, for good French combing
bags but Irregular on average to short
French combing lengths at IS to SO cents,
secured basis. Combing three-eighths ter
ritory woods were sold at so to s. cents
titles.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
New York Suqur

NEW YORK, March 9 GP.-Active
liquidation. and hedging operations de-
pressed domestic sugar futures today
Commission houses sold May and bought
September, however and the trade bought
May Cuban interests were sellers of Sep
tembel Around midday prices were un-
changed to > points lower. May traded
at / SIS down . and July. 93 off l..
World futures were u to ] point higher
as trade buying offset light Cuban selling
The July position held at its opening level
of lis unchanged. while September ad-
yanced to lib or ] higher.
The raw and refined markets continued
quiet and UNCHANGED