Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 233, 11 August 1921 — Page 10

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Furnished by E. W. WAGNER A CO, 212 Union National Bank Building. CHICAGO. Aug. ll. Wheat news mixed. Foreigners await the rush of U. S. and Canadian wheat. They alto await a cut of 10 to 20 cents in Atlantic freight rates. August -weekly wheat report small. Wheat export demand flow. September corn may sell 2 to 4 cents over December. Corn and oats news does not permit anything beyond small bulges. Overnight wheat market may continue a trading affair. A renewed wheat movement will be due Sept. 3 to 10. RANGE OF FUTURES Furnished by E. W. WAGNER & CO, 212 Union National Bank Building. CHICAGO, Aug. 11 Following is the range of futures on Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat Open High Lw Close

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Sept. ...1.21 1-25 1.21 1.24 Dec. ...1.24'4 1-274 1-23 1.27 Rye Sept. ...1.11 1.124 1.11 112 Corn Sept 56 4 .57 .56 .57 Dec 55 .57 .56 .57 OatsSept 36 .36 -36 .36 Dec 39 .40 .39 -39 PorkSept. ..18.40 18.40 LardSept. ..10.60 10.92 Ribs Sept. .. 9.75 ..... 9.S0

(By Associated Press) CINCINNATI. O.. Aug. 11 Wheat No. 2 red. $1.281.30; No. 3 red. $1.251.27; other grades as to quality. 1.22(5-1.24. Corn No. 2. white, 6162c; No. 3 white. 6061c; No. 4 white, 6060. No. 2 yellow, 6364c; No. 3 $yellow, 6263c; No. 4 yellow, 5960c; No. 2 mixed, 6061c. Oats 373Sc. Rye $1.081.09. Hay $14.00 22.50. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO.' Aug. 11. Wheat No. 2 red, $1.21 $il 22; No. 2 hard, $1.24 (Sl.24. . Corn No. 2 mixed. 5758c; No. 2 vellow. 5858c. Oats No. 2 white, 34(35c; No. 2 white, 32tfi32c. Pork .nominal; Ribs, $9.75 10.50; Lard, $10.87. (By Associated Press) TOLEDO, O., Aug. 11. CloverseeJ Prime cash, $13.55; Feb.. $13.45; March. $13.40; Oct., $13.55; Dec, $13.46. Alsike Prime cash, $11.00; March, $11.20; Aug. $11; Oct.. $11; Dec, $11.20. Timothy Prime cash, $2.50; March, $2.80; Sept., $2.75; Oct.. $262; Dec, $2.70. LIVE STOCK PRICES iVty Associated Pres INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 11 Hosts Feccipts. 7.500; lower. Cattle Receipts, l.T!00; unchanged. uaives neceipi. 800. Sheep Receipts, 800; unchanged. Hoga Top price 11 5 General sales 10 5oll 2o .Mixod and assorted 160 to 200 lbs 11 0011 2o Jlixd and assorted 200 to 225 lbs 10 "511 00 MiVo.l and assorted 225 to ISO lbs 10 5010 ,d MWf-d Knd assorted. 250 , lbs. up 10 25 5110 50 Oood pif?s 10 aO down, Sows aoiordinst to quality J OOiJj, S To Mr.s.t of good sows S ,ft Sales in truck market... 10 ?'l JO i;ood hoes a year asro... 14 la 8j Cnltle K1LUXO STEKRS Good to choice, 1,250 lbs. Ctmi'mon" to medium. 1.250 lhK. un 9 5010 35 8 50 9 23 Gooi to choice, 1,100 to 1,200 lbs 9 oor3) 9 Common to medium, 1.100 to 1,200 lbs 8 00 S ,0 Good to choice, 900 to 1 050 lbs 7 50 8 50 Common to medium, 900 1 050 lbs 6 50 7 25 Good to best under 900 lbg 7 50 8 2a Poor to medium, under 900 lbs 6 00? 7 00 Good to best yearlings... 8 5010 25 MKIKEUS . Good to best 7 2o 8 2o Common to medium, ouv lbs up ; Good to best under 800 lbs common to medium, under 800 lbs t:oYS Good to best 1,050 lbs. up 6 25 7 00 7 50$ 9 00 3 00& 7 00 5 50 7 00 Common to meaium. t.uau lbs. up 50 0 00 ;..,. it 10 choice, under 1,050 lbs 4 oOfci 5 50 Common to mir, uuuer 1.050 lbs Poor to good cutters Poor to good canners . . . Good" to best. 1.300 lbs. up 3 00 4 25 2 75 3 25 1 50(g) 2 50 5 00 5 50 litioil to cdoii;c, uuu" 1.300 lbs 5 00 6 00 Imii to medium, under 1 300 lbs 00 5 00 Common to good bologna 4 00(jj 4 10 CALA'ES Good to choice veals,- under 200 lbs 9 00 9 50 foioinou to medium veals, under 200 lbs 5 00 8 00 Good to choice heavy "llve. ty 6 00 7 00 Com mon to medium heavy calves 4 00 o 50 taluCKlittS & FKEUI.sa CahUGood to choice steers. 800 lbs. and up 6 00 7 00 Common to rair steers. 800 lbs. up 6 00 5 50 GojJ to choice steers, under 800 lbs 5 50 6 50 ,itiiii 10 1a.11 under 800 lbs 4 50 '91 5 00 ICUiuii. , inif.n A 111, siock calves. 250 to 0U VI 1 mil 10 suuu -- - - --r vv 5 00 if 6 00 lbs. .tiv Sherp and I.ambi. ,..,, to choice Jisnt sheep 3 U0 4 00 . a to cuoico heavy aWhTo 2 00 2 50 ... . z . ,st ewe and weather lambs 8 50 9 50 stmlfers & breeding ewes Uujf 4 00 StOtKero "... -iino. Good to noWo "choice" yaerUngs i.ooti i ....her lambs.. 8 50010 00 4 6 Oral 5 5u 9 OOrn) 9 50 fitter &t iambi-" 6 00 11 Other us t 7 0o(tf ffiE xoTib.-: 1 00 , 00 DAYTON MARKET Corrected by McLean Company, Dayton, O, Bell Phone, East 28. Home Phone, 81235. DAYTON, O., Aug. 11. Hogs Receipts, four cars; market, 25c lower; choice heavies, $11.23; butchers and packers, $11.25; heavy Yorkers, $11.25; light yorkers. $11.25; choice fat sows, J19. 50(0)11: common to fair, $S8.50; pigs, $10.5011.25; stags, $56.50. Cattle Receipts, ten cars; market steady; fair to good shippers. $7.50 W8.00; good to choice butchers. $7.00 7.50; fair to medium butchers. $6.50 (g'T.OO; good to fat cows, $5.005.50; bftlogna bulls, $4.005.00; butcher bulls. $5.005.50; bologna cows, $2.00 S.f0; calveR, $7.009.00

Sheep Market, steady; $2.003.00. Lambs $5.007.00.

' (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI. Aug. 11. ReceiptsCattle, 1.800; hogs, 5,200; sheep, 5,500. Cattle Market slow, steady; butcher steers, good to choice, $7.759; fair to good, $6.507.75; common to fair, $46.50; heifers, good to choice, $6.50 8.75; fair to good, $5.506 50; com mon to fair, $44.50; cows, good to choice, $o6; fair to good, $45; cutters. $2.503.50; canners, $12; stock steers, $5 6.50; stock heifers, $45; stock cows, $2 3.50. Bulls Bologna, $4.505.50; fat bulls, $55.50. Miilch Cows $2590. Calves Weak; extra, $99.70; fair to good, $79; common and large, $36. Hogs Slow, weak; market 25c low er; heavies, $10.2510.75; good to choice packers and butchers, $11.00 11.25; medium, $11.25; stags, $5.00 6.25; common to choice heavy fat sows, $6S; light shippers, $11.50; pigs, 110 lbs. and less. $911.50. Sheen Weak: erooi to choice I fights, $3.50ig5; fair to good. $2.00 3.50; common to fair, $1.001.50; bucks, $2.003.00; lambs, good to choice, $10.7511.00; seconds, $6.00 6.50; fair to good, $7.0010.75; skips, $2.003.00. (By Associated Press) PITTSBURGH, Aug. 11 Hogs receipts 2,500; market lower; heavies $11; heavy yorkers, light yorkers $11. 75$12; pigs $11 to $11.50. Sheep and lambs recipts $6; market steady; top sheep $3.50; top lambs $11. Calves receipts 150; market steady top $10.50. (By Associated Preps) CHICAGO. Aug. 11. Cattle 11,000; better grades beef steers, steady; others and fat she stock, dull; bulls,1 calves, stockers and feeders, steady; top yearlings, $10.65; top natives, $10.40; bulk, $7.25 $10; bulk fat she stock, $46; canners and cutters, $2.D0(&3.50; bulk bulls. $4.505.50; bidding choice veal calves, mostly, $8.50. Hogs 30,000; market, 50c to $1 lower than yesterday's average; better grades off most; top. $11 early; bulk light and light butchers, $10 10.85; bulk packing sows, $S8.40; pigs, $1 $1.25 lower. Sheep 8,000; native lambs, bid 23c higher; sheep, strong; no choice range stock here; native lamb top tarly to city butchers, $10.50; packer top, $10.25; bulk, $9.5010; ewes, scarce; bulk selling, $3.504.23; few choice lambs, $5; best feeder lambs, $8.25. (By Associated Press) EAST BUFFALO, Aug. 11 Cattle175. steady; calves. 650, sttady; $5 10.50. Hogs 2,303, slow; 5075c lower; heavy, $10JB3S;10.75; mixed, $11.2511.50; Yorkers and light yorkers, $11.50 11.75; pigs, $11.50; roughs, $8: stags, $4.506. Sheep and lambs Receipts, S00; steady and unchanged. PRODUCE MARKET (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 11. ButterFresh prints, 40V446c; packing stock 15 a-20c. Eggs 28$i 31c. Fowls 4 lbs., and up 2425c; broilers, 26t?28 cents; leghorns, 2325c; roosters, ll(12c; old toms, 2225? young toms 2730c; capons, 3842c; young hens. 2530c; squabs, 11 lbs. to the doz., $5.00; rabbits, $2.50 2.75 per dozen; spring ducks, 4 lbs. and up. 1316c; squabs, 16Q20C; geese, 10 lbs. up, 9 13c. EGGS (Ev Associated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 11 Eggs Irregular; receipts 21,034 cases; fresh gathered extra firsts, 3841c; fresh gathered firsts, 34 37c. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO. Aug. 11 Butter market higher; creamery extras, 402c. Eggs Receipts 5,903 cases; market unchanged. Live Poultry Market higher; fowls, lS20c; springs, 27c. Potatoes Market steady; receipts 54 cars; Virginia eastern shore, $6.50 a bbl.; Jersey Irish cobblers, sacked, $3 50 cwt.; Nebraska early Ohios, $3.3503.55 cwt.; Kansas, $2.753.00 cwt.; Idaho white, $3.50 cwt. (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, O., Aug.ll. Butter, fac, whole milk creamery, extra, 47c. EgsjsPrinie firsts, 33c; firsts, 31c; seconds, 24c. Poultry Broilers, 26c; springers, 25c; hens, 26c; turkeys, 40c. NEW YORK STOCKS NEW YORK. Aug. 11 Close American Can. 26 Am. Smelting 34 Anaconda 34 Atchison 8 Baldwin Locomotive 72 Bethlehem Steel, B 49 Central Leather 31 Chesapeake and Ohio 52i C. R. I. and Pacific 30 Chino Copper 22 Crucible Steel 53 Cuba Cane Sugar 94 General Motors 1Q14 Goodrich Tires 31 . Mexican Petroleum 96 New York Central 69 Yz Pennsvlvania 37 Reading 664 Republic Iron and Steel 44 Sinclair Oil 18 Southern Pacific 76 Southern Railroad 1 Studebaker 72 Union Pacific 118 U. S. Rubber 50 U. S. Steel 74 Utah Copper 43

LIBERTY BONDS (Special to The Palladium) NEW YORK. Aug. 11 Prices on Liberty bonds today were: $88.40

First 4 bid 87.S0 i Second 4 87.65! Fist 4 U 87.90 Second 4 .. 87.66 Third 44 91.96! Fourth 41.4 ..i 87.82 1 Victory 4 .. . 98.70 ! Victory 4 98.70 LOCAL HAY MARKET Steady; No. 1 timothy, $16; clover, $15; heavy mixed, $14. By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 11. HaySteady; No. 1 timothy, $19.50ft20; No. 2 timothy, $1S.5019; No. 1 clover, $18 $19. BUTTER QUOTATIONS The wholesale price for creamery butter Is 44 cents a pound. Butter fats delivered in Richmond bring 44 cents a pound. LOCAL QUOTATIONS (Furnished by Whelan) BUYING Oats, 33c; rye, 90 cents; corn, 65c; straw, $8 per ton. SELLING Oil meal, per ton, $52.50; per hundred weight, $2.75; Tankage, 60 percent, $55.00 per ton; per cwt, $2.85; bran, per ton, $27.00; per cwt.. $1.50. Barrel salt, $3.5 ..'l Dog or White Middlings, per ton, $40.00; per cwt., $2.15; alta middlings, $30.00 per ton, $1.65 per cwt. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Richmond flour mills are paying $1.10 for No. 2 wheat. PRODUCE BUYING Country butter, 30 cents lb.; eggs, 30 cents dozen; chicken, 18 cents a pound. APPLE SHIPPERS ASK FREIGHT RATE GUT (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, O.. Aug. 11. Discussion and reports from various committees will continue on the schedule of the International Apple Shippers' association here today. Officers will be elected tomorrow. It was said the en-i tire list of present officers will be reelected with the possible exception" of one, who will vacate to make a place for a Cincinnati man as a compliment to the city's hospitality. E. T. Butterworth, Philadelphia president of the association in his opening address to the delegates demanded a complete readjustment of freight rates, in order to remedy business conditions. F. E. Wagner, chairman of the transportation committee, also took occasion to criticise carriers . for having advanced rates on food products. He condemned increases, which he said, were made despite earnest protest from the association. SHOOTS TO KILL BULL, MAN WOUNDS FIFTEEN Bv Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11 Two of the fifteen persons wounded last night by an amateur nimrod who tried to kill with a shotgut an infuriated bull that made a spectacular dash through the city streets, remained in a hospital after 'doctors spent most of the night picking buckshot from their bodies. One of the two in the hospital has buckshot in the abdomen and the other was pierced fifteen times in the legs and chest. The bull was killed by a former service man with a pistol. William Dunn, who used the shotgun, wa3 held by the police on a charge of aggravated assault and battery. It is said he fired more than a dozen times without stopping the wild dash of the bull. The animal escaped from a herd that was being driven through the northeastern part of the city. Cambridge City Boy Dies, Funeral Services Friday CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., Aug. 11. Orval Kellum, 6 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kellum, living south of Cambridge City, died Wednesday. Funeral services at Bryant chapel Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Picturesque Little Town Ruined by Forest Fire OTTAWA, Aug. 11. The pictur esque little town of Aylmer, on the shore of Lake Deschenes, today was a scene of desolation as a result of a fire that swept it last night About 700 persons are homeless and prop erty valued at $1,250,000 is in ruins One man was burned to death. Farm Sale Calendar j Thursday, Aug. 18 William Wilcoxen, two and one-half miles northwest of Webster, pure bred Duroc hog sale. Tuesday, Aug. 23. Nathan I. Bond, two miles southwest Williamsburg, closing out sale stock, grain and implements. Tuesdav. Sent. 6. simnn Parka form -in milps smith

west of Eaton, administrator's sale, gift of a bunch of heather to a Highthree farms, personal property, iniple- land lassie is equal to an offer of ments, and household goods. 1 marriage.

WHEAT, HOGS DECLINE . IN SPITE OF BULLISH

REPORTS DURING DAY By WILLIAM R. SANBORN. The situation which developed at Chicago on Wednesday was unlike anything occurring in that market in many years. To begin with, the government report, released after the market close on Tuesday, was one of the most bullish statements given out in several years, as a comparison of losses to growing crops in a single month. Readers of the very complete sumary of conditions and crop prospects in our Wednesday's paper will agree in this. The natural inference that all grains were headed for higher levels was very general. This was true among speculators and cash grain men at th market opening on Wednesday morning. Opening figures were strong and higher. The high prices of the day were made early. Bull news came in from all quarters and the feeling was that if no big advances were made, that a break was out of the question. What has been said of grain also was reflected in the opening prices of hogs and provisions. Hog's lost but ten cents from Tuesday's high in the opening hour. Pork, lard and ribs also were firm in the provisions pit of the board of trade, during tb.i early trading. What Really Happened. Instead of a firm and advancing market, as generally anticipated, an early decline set in, not only in the grain pits, but in hogs first of all and next in all pork products. With everything favorable to higher prices there developed a lack of buyin power. This is a most important factor, and as in the case of speculative pit conditions, counts for more than all the news that is in circulation. temporarily. Let us call it a psychological condition for want of a better explanation, but at all events it wa3 the "unexpected which happened," in the grain and live stock markets on Wednesday. Hogs Break $1 at Clcse. At the close of the market on Wednesday bids on hogs, of which 17,000 remained In the pens, were $1 lower than the top on Tuesday, which was $11.55 for best lights, the top of the year to date. Total sales of hogs on Wednesday was 18,400, three packers staving out of the market on the claim that hoss were to high. This shows a total of 34.000 hogs in tho pens vhen trading began. Chicago made an early top of $11, on receipts of 30,000 hogs on Thursday, and Indianapolis a top of $11.25 right after the opening, with 8,500 fresh hogs in the pens. Break in Lard and Meats. Lard at Chicago broke from a close of $11.45 on Tuesday to a low of $10.20 on Wednesday, closing at $10.63. Pork in barrels and dry salted short ribs also were proportionately lower. There was a better feeling and some recovery in rrices on Thursday forenoon. All grains advanced a trifle over the first hour Thursday, at Chicago, making as much as 2 cents up on wheat in the early trading. Cash wheat alfo was stronger. TAX BODY - (Continued from Page One.) y, the committeemen believed their labors could be completed by late Saturday and the bill made ready for consideration by the Republican con ference next Monday. The next reduction in the yearly tax total as a result of the committee's work yesterday was estimated at $555,000,000 with a total internal revenue income for the government of $3,110,000,000. Losses in revenue were roughly estimated as follows: Repeal of excess profits tax. and higher income surtax brackets, $640,000.000.. Elimination of the freight and passenger and Pullman transportation taxes, $253,000,000. Increase Exemption. Increase of the exemption allowed heads of families from $200 to $400 for each dependent, $50,000,000. Removal of the wearing apparel, fountain and tccj-cream and stamp levies on toilet preparations and proprietary medicines, $48,000,000. Increased revenue figured upon included $265,000,000 from the five percent increase in the income taxes of corporations, and $66,000,000 from manufacturers taxes on fountain syrups, toilet articles, proprietary medicines, bottled beverages, and grape juice. Treasury experts had prepared today for presentation to the committee revised estimates on government in come and expenditures in accord with those figures agreed upon at the conference Tuesday night bet wen President Harding, Secretary Mellon and R-epublican leaders of the house. These included reductions of $520,000,000 in the estimated expeditures for this year. Republican leaders explained that it was not a proposal to reduce actual appropriations made by congress fori this fiscal year, but to accomplish most of the proposed reductions on unexpended balances held by the various departments. - According to Scottish custom, the

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Senator T. Coleman Dnpont, at right, examining one head of his blooded herd. Senator T. Coleman Dnpont of Delaware is nationally known as a practical dirt farmer and personally supervises the operation of hi3 farm lands in Delaware. He conducts a model farm there and" raises blooded stock. Dupont has been successful in many other lines of endeavor, also.

The Farm and The Farmer By William R. Sanborn

Darrell Swisher, elevator man at j Campbellstown, says that farmers are'( generally looking for fair crops of j corn, denenamg much on the late j planted and hoping for a long ana iavorable fall to mafure it. He says that early planted corn was badly scorched in many fields and that in such instances will make but a light crop. But for the drought a banner crop of corn would have been grown down his way this year. Very few oats are grown m ine Camnbellstown district said Mr. Swisher, "and these were especially light this season, with none on tne market." Farmers are buying coal sparingly .and there is no talk of pooling of coal in that section of Preble county. Eden Martindale. of Green's Fork, says they are doing some business right along and "are selling lots of feed and coal just now." He said that their aim was to provide coal according to the farmer's needs and to keep the price as low as possible. In proof of this he cited coal now selling to arrive, as well as stocks in the bins, as follows: Good quality of anthracite, $14; West Virginia soft coal at $7.40; Pocahontas lump at $8.60. A car or two of Pocahontas coal, also a car of anthracite, was purchased recently and farmers will be notified of arrival. In the meantime there is always some coal in the bins at Green's Fork. Some 50-Bushel Corn. A Clay township man who called at this office a day or two ago said that while early corn on bottom ground had been hurt by dry weather that there was- still a chance for a fair crop, if frost holds off. "I don't want to brag, or to holler before I am out of the woods," said he, "but I expect one of my fields to run 50 bushels, maybe better. But you never can tell and I don't want my name signed to that kind of a statement, now. Would rather ba able to say so in October." Always Something Doing. "While not rushed we are fairly busy," said E. V. McClure, of Eldorado. "In fact there is always something doing in this burg and we are never really idle. We are still buying wheat, not in a large way, it is true, but some comes in nearly every day. Our oats made a slim crop, and threshed out pretty light, so very few have been marketed. We haven't bought more than three cars, so far." Asked as to orders for coal, and if farmers were pooling orders this season, Mr. McClure said there was no occasion for pooling coal orders in the Eldorado district. There was always coal in town, and his elevator stood ready to buy in any desired quantity and for all comers. "We are selling a satisfactory grade of Kentucky coal at $7.25, and other soft coals up to $9 per ton. Anthracite is worth $14.50. All these prices are on track," said he," or at the bins. Of course the farmer is fixed to haul his own coal, and much of it is sold directly from the car for his convenience." Preble cbunty has had more rain than has fallen in Wayne, and had it just when it was driest over this way, on more than one occasion. This is true of the Eldorado and West Manchester districts, where corn is said to be doing well. Two County Picnics. Friday. Aug. 19 and Saturday, Aug. 20, are expected to be notable days in two counties. Preble county will picnic at the Eaton fair grounds on the 19th and Union county will enjoy Saturday in the same fashion at the Bertch Grove near Liberty. While these are each farm picnics, and the time and place was .selected by members of the farm bureaus and the Grange, they are open to all comers and everybody will be welcome, from

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either town or country. The idea is that the bigger the crowd the merrier, and the more numerous the reunions and visits with friends, some of whom may not have met in a year. But it is well to remember that these are basket picnics. The larger and better filled your basket the greater the certainty that you will have plenty to eat and some to spare for those less liberally supplied. Good Chance to Buy Stock. Now that the Wayne county breeders' association has signed up an op tion for the purchase of Jackson park, and are to put on a show in the park this fall, stock will be issued to finance the deal. It is expected that local live stock men will invest as liberaly as circumstances permit, but they should by no means be asked to carry the whole load. The coming "show," and the annual series planned are of importance to the whole com munity. The inceptors are doing a public spirited community service and are seeking public support for the enterprise. Farmers are especially invited to lend a hand, as the shows will be largely agricultural. The matter of issuing stock and obtaining a charter is now in the hands of a committee and it is planned to sell $25,000 worth of stock as quickly as possible so that this part of the business may be perfected and arrangements for the fall show be taken up in earnest. There is much to be done and none too much time in which to complete the work. Ready For Signature. Well, the bill establishing federal regulation of the meat packing industry, received the final stamp of congressional approval on Tuesday and is now up to the president for signature. One congressman complains that it robs the federal trade commission of its power over the packing industry." Doubtless the commission will find something to do during office hours, as most all Washingtonians on the government payroll are able to do, between paydays. Chicago Pays 14c For Milk. Russell J. Poole, the H. C. L. fight er of Chicago, says that it is up to the big milk dealers to cut the price of milk from 14c to 12c per quart and that until they do they are robbing consumers of $40,000 per day. They are having a lot of trouble over milk in Chicago; several union drivers of milk wagons have been arrested for conspiring to control milk deliveries and for boycotting customers. Farm ers are also complaining of being boycotted by the Co-operative Milk Marketing company, a Chicago organization of distributors. Rural Community Buildings. To assist rural organizations in working out ways of financing and maintaining community buildings, the United States department-of agriculture has just published Farmers' Bulletin 1192, The Organization of Rural Community Buildings. This is the third of a series of bulletins on rural community buildings, based on an intimate study made by specialists of the department of more than 200 such buildings in all parts of the country. The first. Department Bulletin 825, Rural Community Buildings in the United States, gives a history of the movement, treats of some of the gen

eral principles involved, and tells the,rooms 7:00 P- m. Saturday, Aug. 13.

story in detail of the erection, financ ing, management, and use of a few representative types; the second. Farmers' Bulletin 1173, Plans of Rural Community Buildings, gives the floor plans of 21 buildings of the better class, illustrating various types. NEW AUTO PLANT TOLEDO, O., Aug. 11 The Durant Motors, inc.. is expected to establish a plant unit here.

OHIO WHEAT CROP 12,400,00 BUSHELS; OATS, CORN DECLINE

The average yield per acre of wheat in Ohio is estimated at 12,400,000 bushels by C. J. West, of the StateFederal Crop Reporting Service from the reports of the 1,500 Crop Correspondents thruout the State. The estimated acreage i3 2.208,000 and hence a crop of 27,375,000 bushels Is indicated. This is almost a million bushels less than last year. The quality of winter wheat is es- , timated at SO per cent. Oats is estimated at about a half crop from conditions on August 1st, but threshing returns will apparently reduce even this low condition so as to show almost a failure of (he Oats crop. The condition of corn indicates about three-quarters of a crop taking the state as a whole, with the greatest injury from dry weather in the western counties, but favorable weather condi tions may overcome a part of the damage.. Wheat, Oats Decline. Each successive report since May has shown a drop of from 5 to 10 points or more for both wheat and oats. The wheat estimate stands at about 12,000,000 bushels under the five year average and the yield per acre, 12.4 bushels, compares with a five year average yield of 16.7 bushels. The winter wheat crop for the whole United States now stands at 542,600,000 bushels which is 36,000,000 bushels less than last year and 30,000,000 bushels under a five year average. The United States yield per acre is 14 bushels as compared with 15.3 bushels last year. A total spring wheat crop of 213,000,000 bushels is suggested from present conditions which is 1 4,000,000 bushels more than last year. (The combined United States total of both winter and spring wheat prospects is accordingly 755,000,000 bushels, or 32,000,000 less than last year. It is practically impossible to give a reliable estimate of the oats crop in bushels for the state because of the light weight of the grain and the generally disappointing turnout of the crop until more complete reports of threshing have been received. The yield per acre and total crop will be estimated Sept. 1, after threshing is largely completed. The crop throughout the United States is indicated as 1,137,000.000 bushels, compared with 1.526,000,000 bushels last year and a five year average of 1,433.000,000 bushels. The amount of oats remaining on farms August 1st for the United States is estimated at 10.6 per cent of last year's crop, or about 161,756,000 bushels, as compared with 56,12S,000 bushels on August 1, 1920. Corn Prospects Improving. The more favorable weather since the first of the month will, in all probability, result In a material improvement in corn prospects. Owing to the continued dry weather the condition of corn had declined by August 1st to about 75 per cent of normal, which was 12 per cent less than last year and 10 per cent under a ten year average and which would suggest an Ohio crop of about 130,000,000 bushels. The greatest decline was in heavy producing counties of the Central and Western sections of the State. A crop of 3.035,000,000 bushels is indicated for the country as a whole as comoared with 3,232,000,000 last year and a five year average of 2.800.000.000 bushels. The hay acreage is nearly normal with a yield of 1.2 tons per acre or three quarters of normal. Quality is good. Alfalfa condition is 85 per cent. Pasture and minor grains such as rye. buchwheat .and millet, are In good condition. Potatoes will probably be about half a crop. Sweet potatoes, sugar beets, tomatoes, onions, blackberries, watermelons, muskmelons, cantaloupes, sorghum cane and broom corn are reported to have a condition varying from 73 to 79 per cent of normal. MICHIGAN SELLS WOOL. LANSING Mich., Aug. 11. Michigan has sold 200,000 pounds of short stap!? clothing wool from her 1921 pool et 22 cents a pound when local buyers In the state were offering 15 cents for the same grade of wool. Michigan wool pool representatives are going out after business by visiting the great clothing Mills and by establish ing local distributing points in Michigan for distribution of farm bureau made virgin wool blankets, suitings and overcoatings from the Michigan pool. DECLARES DIVIDEND NOR WALK, O., Aug. 11 The E. C Jackson company, which operate drygoods stores here and at Flndlay, has declared its 61st dividend. Notice All ex-service men intending to file claim for compensation, have claims pending or claims adjusted unsatisfactory are requested to meet at Legion bringing honorable discharge and claim number. C. R. UMPLEBY, Adjutant. itrnmmnitiimiiinraimininiininHiininmmniHImmiiimmHiitmnniiiin. f LUGGAGE CARRIERS f Special, $5.25 i I McConaha's Garage 1 418 Main St iwiiwiiuiiniiHiiwmiiimmiiwiiMiMiiMmmuiiiiMiminniiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

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