Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 25, 29 January 1923 — Page 11

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND.. MONDAY, JAN. 29, 1923.

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GRAIN PRICES (Markets by Lamson Bros. & Co., 212 Union Nationa; Bank Building.) CHICAGO, Jan. 29. Grain prices averaged lower, with trade extremely dull and confined largely to cash trade. News generally was bearish, but sellers were cautious. While Liverpool was higher, export business at the gulf and the seaboard was practically at a. standstill, and cash markets generlly were lower. Kansas City reported the probability of considerable wheat being carried over on account of lack of demand, while inability to get shipping directions was said to threaten the closing down of several units of the larger Minneapolis mill3. Some rain fell in the southwest and further precipitation was forecast oyer night. Corn was lower with wheat and on account of a widening in the discounts for cash grain, aKhough the situation in the Argentine was still unchanged. The foreign political situation and the fact that our grains, wheat especially, are above an export parity are causing the present standstill In the market. RANGE OF FUTURES (Markets by Lamson Bros. & Co, 212 Union National Bank Building.) CHICAGO, Jan. 29. Following is the range of futures on Chicago Board of Trade today:

Wheat Open High Low Close May 1.16V4 1.1634 1.15 1.16V4 July ... 1.11 l.llH 111 1.11 Sept. .: 1.09 109 1.08 1.09 Rye May ... .86 .87 .86T4 -86 Com - May ... .72 .72 .71?i .72 July ... .72 .72 .72 .72 Sept. .. .72 .72?i .72 .72 Oats May "... .44 .44 .434 .43 July ... .41 .42 .41 .41 Sept. .. .40 .40 .40 .40 Lard May ...11.45 11.45 11.37 11.40 Ribs May ...10.90 10.82

(By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 29. Wheat No. 2 red, 1.361.37: No. 3 red, $1.347.1.35; other grades as to quality, $1.27f; 1.34. Corn No. 2 white. 75 f 75 Vic; No. 3 white. 7i(fi74c; No. 4 white, 73 73c; No. 2 yellow, 74(?75c; No. 3 yellow, 73rTt;74c; No. 4 vellow, 72 72c; No. 2 mixed. 73' 74c. Oats Steady, 4fi!S47c. Rye Steady; 87?i88c. liay $16.00 ff?17.50. . P,y Associated Press) TOLEDO, Ohio. Jan. 29. Clovcrseed Prime cash, $13.45; Fe.b, $13.45; March. $13.45. Albike Prime cash, $10.65; Feb., $10.80; March, $10.90. Timothy Prime cash, old, $3.35; new, $3.30; March,. $3.50. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Jan. 29. Wheat No. 2 hard, $1.15?4. Corn No. 2 mixed, 7070c; No. 2 yellow, 70 71c. Oats No. 2 white, 43 44c; No. 3 white, 42 44c. Pork Nominal. Rib. $10.50-511.50. Lard $11.25. INDIANAPOLIS HAY (By Associate! Press) INDIANAJOLIS, Jan.. 29. HayWeak; unchanged LIVE STOCK TRICES INDIANA POIjI?. Jan. 2! Hoprs P.rrpipts, 4.500; higher. Cattle Receipts, K50; unchanged. Calves- Receipts, 400; unchiineed. Sheep Receipts, 50; unchanged. lions Top price hogs 150 ll,s. np$ Bulk nf pa'.os eond hogs., (iood hoprs 10 to 1X0 lb. nv (w)Oil hogs ISO to 200 lh. ac. Oood hogs 00 to 225 lb. av flood hoirs 225 to 250 lb. av (lood hogs 250 lhs. up av.. Yorkers. 140 to 150 lbs.... Pies, according to weight I leavy sows lood to best light sows.. Sts:s subject to dorkage. Sales in truck division... Range in price year ago.. 10 25 sr.3 Tuffl 5 ft 'hi 23 1i oo ne 75'ri) f.0ra 25'4 00 OOffS BO'S) 9 10 9 65 rattle Killing steers. 1250 lbs. upSpecial 'rood to choice Common to medium ... 9 fiOfflft 00 8 75 !f? S 25 7 75'ri) S 50 Killing steers. 1100 to 1200 lbs Oood to choice S 25 0 00 Common to medium 7 25i 8 00 Killing steers 1000 to 1100 lbs. Good to choice 7 50fi! R 00 Common to medium 6 bOty 7 25 Killing steers less than 1000 lbs. Oood to best yearlings. - S 25) 9 25 Common to medium 5 50 6 50 Other yearlings 7 00 8 00 - Stockers and feeding cattle Steers, S00 lbs. and up... 6 25?f Steers, less than S00 lbs... 5 00W Heifers, medium to good.. 4 40i?i Cows, medium to s-ood... 3 RO'ti) Calves, 300 to 600 lbs 6 00 Female butcher cattle Oood to best heifers 6 605? Common to medium heifers 5 ootf? oo abv beef htifers 8 SOifj ".ood to choice cows 4 75ffj) Common to medium cows. 4 00(ff Toor to good cutters 3 25 fi) 1'oor to good cannera 2 25 Hulls and Calves Clood to choice butcher bulls 5 00? iooil to choice heavy bulls 4 25f Common to good light hulls 3 75W Common to good bologna. 4 00i? 6 00 4 4 4 Fair to choice veals is 00TC14 00 Common to medium veals 7 OOfflO 00 Good to choice heavy calves 7 00 8 00 Poor to medium heavy calves 5 50 S 50 Sheep and l.nmh (untnllons fioo'l to choice light sheep$ 5 SOS?) 6 00 Oood to choice heavy sheep 4 50 fi 5 00 Common to medium sheep 2 SOG? 3 fto Oood to choice light lambs 13 SOW 14 50 Oood to choice heavy lambs 9 00??10 00 Fed western lambs IB 00 down Fair to medium lambs... It 00Cal3 00 Bucks, 100 lbs 2 60 if) 3 00 WINCHESTER MARKETS WINCHESTER, Ind., Jan. 29. Corrected daily by Winchester Union Stockyards company. Hogs Receipts, two cars; market, 15c higher; light Yorkers, 140 to 160 lbs, $S.65; Yorkers, heavv, 160 to 180 lbs.. $8.55; mixed, 180 to '220 lbs., $S 53; medium, 220 to 240 lbs, $8.53; heavies, 240 to 300 lbs.. $8.13; extreme heavies, 300 lbs and over, $8.15; pigs, 140 lbs down, $8.40; roughs, $6.50; stags, 80 lbs. dock, $5.50. Cattle Good to choice steers, $7.50 (fJS.00; fair to good. $6.00(37.00; good to choice heifers, $5.O07.50; choice cows. $4.00 5.00; fair to good cows. $3.004.00; canners and cutters, $150 (ffR.OO; -bulls, $3.00(54.00. i Calve Choice calves, $13.00; com?aon calves. $9.00 10.00; culls, $7.00. ; Sheep Choice sheep, $4.00??5.00; lommon to good, $1.00(53.00; bucks, $1.00(53.00; spring :arg,bs, $12.00; culls and heavies. $5.00.00; vearlings, $8.00:510.00; wethers, $5.007.00."

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Receipts six cars; market, 25c higher. HOGS Choice heavies $8.75 Selected butchers and packers... 8.75 Heavy Yorkers 8.75 Pigs, 110 pounds down 8.75 Light Yorkers .... $8.50 8.75 Choice fat sows 7.00 7.50 Common to fair sows 6.50 7.00 Choice fat heifers 7.00fS 7.50 Stags 4.00 5.00 CATTLE Choice steers $8.00 8.50 Fair to good butchers 7.00 8.C0 Fair to good heifers 6.00 7.C0 Choice fat cows 4 00) 5.00 Fair to good cows 3.00) 4.00 Bologna cow3 2.00 3.00 Bulls 4 50tfi) 5.00 Calves 7.0013.00 SHEEP AND LAMBS Sheep ....$2.00) 5.00 Lambs , 8 0013.00 CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 29 Hogs Receipts 4,000; market 25c up; yorkers $9.25; mixed $3.00; medium $9.00; pigs $9.00; roughs $7.25: stags $4.50. Cattle Receipts 1,200; market steady; good to choice steers $9.00) 10.00; good to choice heifers $7.00 8.00; good to choice cows $4.505.50; fair to good cows $3.504.50; common cows $2.503.50; good to choice bulls $56.00; milchers $4075. Sheep and lambs Receipts 600; market steady; top $15.00. Calves Receipts 500; market 60c $1.00 up; top $15.00. (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, Ohio. Jan. ceipts Cattle, 1,300; hogs, sheep, 50. Cattle Market steady to good to choice. $7.009.00; good. $6.00 7.00: common $4.00C00; heifers, good to 29 Re5,700; strong; fair . to to fair, choice. $7.509.00; fair to good, $6.007.50; common to fair, $3.00'?? 6.00; cows, good to choice, $4.50Ca6.00; fair to good, $3.50!T 4.50; common to fair cutters, $2.73 g' 3.00: canners, $2.002.50; stock steers. $5.00 ig 7.00; stock heifers, $3.504.50: stock cows, $2.753.25; bulls, strong, 25c higher; bologna, $4.50 5.75; fat bulls, $3.50'36.00; milch cows, strong, $30.00 100.00. Calves. .Steady to 50c higher; good to choice, $13.5014.00; fair to good, $10.0013.50; common and large, $5.00 9.00. - Hogs 2oc to 30c higher; heavies, $S. 5019. 00: good to choice packers and butchers, $9.00(3 9.15; medium, $9.15; stags, $4.00$3.23; common to choice heavy fat sows, $6.007.ftO; light ship pers, $9.15; pigs, 110 pounds and less, $7.00(fj' 8.50. Sheep Steady; good to choice lights, $5.006.50; fair to good, $3.00 (55.00; common to fair, $1.00(S2.00; bucks, $2.004.00; lambs, steady; good to choice, $15. 00(fi 15.25; seconds, $11.00 12.00; fair to good.' $12.50 15.00; common skips, $6.00f?To.00. CBy Associated Press) CHICAGO, Jan. 29. Hog.? 41.000; slow; around 15 cenrs higher; bulk 150 to 190 lb. averages $8.508.60; top $8.60: bulk 210 to 240 lb. butchers $8.2o8.40; bulk 250 to 300 lb. butchers $8.108.15; packing sows mostly $77.25; desirable pigs arouad $8.23; heavy weight hogs $8(53.20; medium $8.158.50; lights $S.40S8.i0; light lights $8.40 8.60; packing sows smooth $7.10(fi!7.50; packing sows rough $6.857.15:, killing pigs $8-01 8.50; cattle 22,000 slow; early sales beef steers steady on weak; pending unevenly lower; killing quality plain; early top matured steers $1.0; some held higher; bulk of quality and condition to sell at SS. 25(5 9.75; she stock comparatively scarce, steady to strong early; other classes about steady; bulk vealers arouud $10.5011; shippers handpicking upward to $12 and above; sheep 18,000: large part run direct; opening fairly active; most cities generally steady; early top fed lambs $14.90 to packers; all shorn $13.75; choice 90 lb. fed yearling wethers $13; Ihree loads desirable 120 lb. ewes $7.50; about 900 feeding lambs, $11.90 on country account. (Bv Associated Press) PITTSBURG, Pa,, Jan. 29. Hogs Receipts 7,500; market higher; heavies, $S.508.75; heavy Yorkers, $9.35 9.40; light Yorkers, $8.759.0O; pig3, $8.75 9.00. Cattle Receipts 1.200; market lower; steeTS, $9.50(59.85; heifers, $7.00 50is.uu; cows, $D.UL'r.a o.za. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1,500; market, steady; top sheep, $3.00; top lambs, $15.50. Calves Receipts 600; market lower top, $14.50. (By Associated Press) EAST BUFFALO, Jan. 29. CattleReceipts. 2,250; market, slow; bulls and canners steady; all others 25 40c lower; shipping steers, $8.509.50: butchers, $7.50 Ji 8.50; yearlings, $8.50 (59.50; heifers, $5.50'57.50; cows, $3.50 5.50; bulls, $2.25(5 6.25; stockers and feeders, $5.50 rn 6.50; fresh cows and springers, $30110. Calves Receipts 2,700; market, steady; $415. Hogs Receipts, 19,000: market, steadv; 25c higher; heavy, $8.508.75; mixed, $S.75'59; Yorkers, $9-59.15; light do and pigs, $9.10(59.25; roughs, $7.257.50; stags, $4.50 5.50. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 12,000; lambs, 15c higher; lambs $8015.40; yearlings $813.50; wethers $99.50; ewes $3(38.50; mixea sneep $8.50(39. t PRODUCE MARKET INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 29. EggsIndianapolis jobbers of fer country shippers for strictly fresh stock delivered at Indianapolis, 3031c a dozen, candled. Jobbers selling storage eggs at 34c a dozen for May packed, 36c for April. Poultry Jobbers' paying prices for heavy fowls, 21c a lb.; light, 15 17c; springers, 1922, 18 20c; Leghor

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Ut5 fowls and springers, 25. per cent discount; capon, 7 lbs. up, 2627c; roosters and stags, 1315c. Butter Jobbers' buying prices of packing stock delivered at Indianapolis, 25 26c a pound; Jobbers selling prices for creamery butter, fresh prints, 50c a pound;. in quarters and halves, lc more. (By, Associated Press) CHICKENS AND PRODUCE DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 29. Steady. Roosters, 12c per pound. Hens, 15 20c per pound. Springers, iSc per pound. Fx-esh eggs, 40c per dozen. Butter, 54c per pound. (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Jan. 29. Butter Market unsettled; creamery extras, 49c; creamery firsts, 4546c. Eggs Receipts, 2,830 cases; market higher; lowest, 30 31c; firsts, 34c. Live Poultry Unchanged; fowls, 1922c; springs, 19c; roosters, 14c. Potatoes Market steady; receipts, 135 cars; total United. States ship ments, 780. Wisconsin sacked Round Whites, 8595c cwt,; few at 95c; Min nesota and North Dakota sacked Red River Ohios, $11.05 cwt.; Minnesota sacked Sandland Ohios, $1 cwt. (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, Jan. 29. Whole milk creamery butter, 46 48c; fancy dairy, 35c; packing, 182Sc. Eggs Extra firsts, 34c; firsts, 33c; secon te, 27c. Poultry Broilers, 18 (g 33c; fowls, 20 roosters, 14c; roasting chickens, 23c. 23c; turkeys, 26 30c; fries, 25c; roosters, 14 c; roasting chickens, 23c. NEW YORK STOCKS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 29 Close American Can SZYa Am. Smelting 58i8 Anaconda 47 Atchison 101 Vi Baldwin Locomotive 13234 Bethlehem Steel, B 6178 Central Leather 34 Chesapeake & Ohio ;.. 75V4 C. R. I. & Pacific 35 Chino Copper 24Ts Crucible Steel 73 General Motors 14 Goodrich Tires 37 '.i Mexican Petroleum (bid( 250 New York Central 94 I Pennsylvania , 46 iveaoing 07s Republic Iron and Steel 4S Sinclair Oil 32 Southern Pacific 90, Southern Railroad 30 Studebaker 115 Union Pacific 138 U. S. Rubber 59 U. S. Steel 106 Utah Copper 637s LIBERTY BONDS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 29. Pinal prices on Liberty bonds today were: 3 $101.70 First 4, bid 98.41 Second 4, bid 98.00 First 4i 98.56 Second Ai 98.10 Third 44 98.84 I Fourth 4U 98.46 Victory 4 (uncalled) 100.20 U. S. Treasury 44 99.96 RICHMOND MARKETS (Furnished by Whelan) BUYING Oats, 45c; rye, 75c; corn, 65c; straw, 8.00 ton SELLING Oil meal, per ton, $63.50, per hundredweight $3.25. Tankage, 60 per cent, $73.50 per ton; per cwt., $3.75; barrel salt, $3; wneat middlings, per ton, $37.00; per cwt., $1.90; bran, per ton, $35; per cwt., $1.85. Cottonseed meal, per ton, $60.00; per cwt, $3.10. gray shorts, per ton, $38.00, per cwt. $2.00. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Richmond flour mills are paying $1.25 for No. 2 wheat. LOCAL HAY MARKET Good timothy, $12.0014.00; choice clover, $12.00; heavy mixed, $12.00. PRODUCE BUYING Country butter. t)(fj45c a pound; eggs, 28 to 30c dozen; hens, 16c a pound; Leghorn hens, 12c a pound; fryers weighing pounds, 14c a pound; under 2 pounds, 13c. CREAM AND BUTTER FAT Richmond creameries are paying 51 cents per pound for both butter fat and sweet eream. BUTTER QUOTATIONS The wholesale once of creamery butter Is 52c a pound. EGGS AT RETAIL Richmond grocers and market men are retailing eggB at 37 to 41 cents per dozen. FAMILY MARKET BASKET Fruits and Nuts California grapes. 25c id.; Imported Apples, 610c lb.: bananas, 10c lb.; Wanted Clover Seed Bring in a sample. Get our bid. OMER G. WHELAN 31-33 S. 6th St. Phone 1673

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The Farm and the Farmer By William R. Sanborn

BROODER STOVE COAL If you are planning to brood a lot of chickens this spring, right now is the time to arrange for a supply of chestnut anthracite. You can't insure a supply a moment, too soon, if at all, and after you have decided on when you will need this coal, and have talked it over with the coal dealers, grab what you can at the first opportunity. For this is a case where promises or expectations are like the apples of Sodom. They lack nourishment and are disappointing to the taste. It may be that some strenuous efforts will have to be put forth by western poultrymen to get coal for their brooder stoves. The coal administration may have to be appealed to for preferential or emergency shipments. The poultry interests and the annual disposal of millions of baby chicks means much to the people of the entire country. It means the keeping up of the egg AWARD STARR SCHOOL NUSBAUM TROPHY CUP The Starr grade school orchestra was awarded the Nusbaum trophy cup in the annua! grade orchestra competition held Saturday evening in the high school auditorium. Second place I was given Hibberd, third to Joseph Moore, and honorable mention to Sevastopol school. The judges were Postmaster Ray Weisbrod. Mrs. Ora Stegall and Edwin Flook. The cup was presented by its donor, Lee B. Nusbaum, who made a brief address with his presentation. Each orchestra played seven minutes and so well did they all render their selections that the judges were slow to reach a decision. Other orchestras competing were: Warner, Vaile, Finley and Baxter. The selections played by Starr's orchestra were "On the Wing" and "Woodland Waltz." Miss Dorothy McAlpine is conductor of the Starr orchestra, which, with 21 members, is jthe largest of the nine. Us members are: Julia Margaret Trimble, xylophone and piano; Helen Reddington, piano; William Smith, clarinet; Robert Lawrence, clarinet; Marion Sigler, drum: Raymond Porter, bass drum; Harold Johnston, drum; Walter King, Carlton Baird, Leroy Ellis. Roy Peffley, Edward Beanblossom, Esther McCarther, Robert Dafler, Kyral Mark, Joseph Baxter, Murray Wood. Clinton Smith, and Richard Lawrence, violinists; Lena Reddington and Byron Harris, cornets. WILLIAMSBURG Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Fisher, of Jackson Mich., are the parents of a son, Norman Compton. Mrs. Fisher formerly was Miss Winifred Compton. Mr. and Mrs. James Armstrong are the. parents of a daughter, Margaret June. "PEST" HUNT CAUSES SAVING TIFFIN, O., Jan. 29 The Watson Station Literary Society at the end of a "pest" hunt declared rodents and the like destroyed would have caused a $25,000 loss to growing crops in this vicinity. lemons. 30 40c doz.; orangen. 30 60c doz.: Florida gianefruir.. e" for 25c; Isle of Pines grapermit. 10 15c each; Malaga grapes, 4c lb.: alligator pears, 405oc; sweet, cider. 50c gallon; sorghum,. 75c gallon; honey, 35c frame; cocoanuts. 15c each; new Brazil nuts, 30.y;45c lb.; English walnuts, 50c lb.; hickory nuts, 10c lb.; walnuts, 5c lb.; golden dates, 25c lb.; Smyrna pressed figs, 5065c lb.; cooking figs, SOc lb.; California pears, 5c each; tan gerines, 45c dozen; jancy Idaho Vinsap apples, $a per bushel; limes, 40o dozen; new naval oranges, 3060c strawberries 75 $1.00 quart. Vegetables . Green string beans, 35c lb.; sweet potatoes, 5c per pound, genuine Jerseys, 3 pounds 25c; tomatoes, 25c per lb.; -cucumbers, 25c each; potatoes, 2c lb., 25c a peck; sweet Spanish onions, 10c lb.; dry onions, 5c lb.; peppers, 60c doz.; spinach, 15c lb.; lettuce 25c per pound; cauliflower, 35c per pound; celery, 1020c stalk; new white turnips, 5c lb; cranberries 18c lb.; Hub bard squash, 6c lb.; parsnips, 6 lbs. for 25c; cabbage, 4c lb.; pumpkins, 15c 20 each; new home made kraut, 15c a quart; wax beans, 20c a lb.; eggplant, 35c lb.; New Barmuda potatoes 10c lb.; fresh green peas, 30c lb.: kahl, 15c lb.

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that have figured as fryers, roasters, and in pot pies during the past year. And because this is true and because it has been found next to impossible to obtain shipments of anthracite in many parts of the country, the poultrymen are getting anxious. A large number of them in this section have been consulting with their county agents about it. This is true in Wayne, for example, and County Agent Dolan has made an active quest among the coal dealers to learn what's what as to hard coal for brooder' stoves. We understand that but one Richmond dealer gave him any great encouragement. This man Baid ihat two cars of this kind of coal were now owing him, and that at best he did not feel that he could count on obtaining more than that quantity for some weeks to come. Mr. Dolan says that this dealer proposes to divide this coal among his patrons, and says he expects to mix it with coke, ground to match the coal, and that such a combination will be found satisfactory. Ccke la Unreliable In conversations with a- few well known chicken breeders we discovered that the proper blending of the right kind of coke with hard coal was looked upon favorably. But not a man of them cared to depend upon coke alone, though some of them had tried it. Paul McPherson, who has a hatch ery near New Paris, says: "Coke is; treacherous. You never know just how long it is going to burn or when It may suddenly die out and chill the chicks. It takes a lot of watching at best, coke being an uncertain fuel, with a lot of it of poor quality. I have tried it and want no more of it, but think a good half and half mixture of hard coal and the right kind of coke may do very well." Mr. McPherson is voicing the general opinion in this. John Bunnell, living west of Green's Fork, sail he was lucky enough to have his coal on the place, and that it was being unloaded at the time of our call. He was afraid of coke, he said, and very few chicken raisers care to risk it, as coke is not dependable. He said that coal oil heating for brooder houses had not usually been found satisfactory, but it Is possible that recent improvements in oil-burning brooder stoves may have remedied former defects, but as to that he was not sure. Mr. Bunnell secured his coal from the elevator at Hagerstown, at the cost of $17.50 per ton, last Saturday. It Wouldn't Burn While upon this1 subject it may be well to say that some of the larger sized brooder stove will burn soft coal, coke or anthracite, if each or either is of good qualit3 Some coke will actually smother a red-hot fire, being adapted only for burning under a "forced draft." We recall a Wayne county farmer, who In his time had burned much coke in furnaces, taking a whaling big load back to the country early in the fall of 1922. It took him all day to load and haul it home. Fortunately he left it on the wagon until it was tested out. Did it burn? It did not; in fact, couldn't be made to burn. He jogged his team back to town a day or so later, unloaded the coke at the coal yard, and got his money back. . A Profitable Year J. V. Williams, manager of the farmers' elevator at New Paris, says that 1922 proved to be a profitable year. He had been in charge, he said, for ten months of the year and business increased right along from the 6tart, and that he was able to show a' nice profit on upwards of $75,000 worth of business at the annual meeting. He states that he took in a few loads of wheat at $1.25 Friday, but had lowered his bid to $1.22 on Saturday morning. While unable to get any anthracite to date, he reports plenty of trade in soft coal, having handled 35 cars since the season opened, the last car to arrive containing 80 tons, the heaviest of the year. As a matter, of fact, the capacity of our steel gondolas is increasing almost from year to year. We well remember when a 25-ton car of anthracite was a whopper and was very seldom seen In the hard coal fields. Cars with hopper bottoms, car rying 10 to 15 tons, moved most the coal in the early days. Ofj A rather ambitious and well printed program is to be presented to the patrons of the Tri-County Institute at Boston on Tuesday and Wednesday of r Briefs Men wanted to unload coaL Apply Wayne Works.

this week. The high school building auditorium will doubtless be well filled at each session, as has long been the rule on such occasions. One feature of the program will be "a memorial tribute to the memory of Jesse Druley" which is set for Wedneeday afternoon, and which a host of old friends will surely appreciate. At the Wednesday morning session, J. L. Dolan, county agent, will deliver the principal address, and the discussion to follow will be led by Foster Campbell, agent in Union county. The woman's exhibit will be in charge of Mrs. Isaac Wilson. Adam Eby will take care of the corn exhibits, while Mrs. Lewis Beeson will keep the records, as secretary. Harry Dixon, of Preble, state representative in the Ohio legislature, is slated for a speech, on Tuesday. The Preble County Beekeepers' association is the latest organization to be formed in that neck of woods. The association is headed by M. H. Pence of New Paris and Allen Eby, of West Elkton, was chosen secretary-treasurer. Fourteen members signed the roll at Eaton, last Thursday. The question of pooling orders for supplies will come up at the meeting to be held in the courthouse on the afternoon of February 5. When You Plant Alfalfa. Advices from the department of agriculture are to the effect that it matters greatly as to where the alfalfa seed you are to plant was grown. The letter to hand speaks of the "effect of the length of day" upon the plants, also cites experiments made In growing the seed in greenhouses during the winter months. On these points the writer says: "The peculiar reactions of plants to a change in the length of day to which they are accustomed is being found useful in determining whether or not alfalfa seed is of the variety recommended and whether it is adapted to conditions in the sections of the coun try where it is being sold. By grow ing the seed in greenhouses in the late fall and winter the department of agriculture has been able to deter mine the suitability of alfalfa seed from Argentina to conditions in this country. As a result it has been de termined that this seed is not adapted to the northern part of the United btates. Most of it should not be grown any farther south than Kansasgrown seed. "By growing the seedlings for short time in the greenhouse it is possible to tell to what group they be long. For instance, Peruvian, Kan sas-grown common, Turkestan and Grimm have their own peculiar reactions when grown out of season in the greenhouses or in the open in the fall. If started in the spring the various kinds can not readily be distinguished until they have grown to considerable size. In the fall and winter when the hours of daylight are shorter the seedlings of these various groups develop characteristic differences in height, erectness and branching. "As a result of the discovery of the effect of the length of day on the performance of alfalfa plants, the ability of this crop to endure cold' will not be the only factor to be considered in selecting varieties for the parts of the country with rigorous winters. The number of hours of daylight will have something to do with their selection. In the southwest, Peruvian alfalfa starts earlier in the spring and keeps go ng later in the fall than other varieties. It is able to make better growth during short days than other alfalfas, and is not particularly benefited by long periods of daylight, but the plants suffer considerable winter injury this far north. Northern varieties, on the other hand, do not adapt themselves to the short days or Arizona. This shows why varieties of one section, even thoueh thev mav be hardy enough, can not be used successfully in some other localities. "If you buy Argentine seed you can bo sure that it is not suitable in the north. It should be grown at least no farther north than Kansas seed. Large quantities or seed are being imported from Argentine; in fact, most of the imported alfalfa now comes from that country. From July 1, 1922, to Jan. 15, 1923, approximately 6,320,000 pound3 were received from that country and only 281,600 pounds from other countries." PU

Personal Property and Real Estate We will sell at Public Sale on the premises In WHITEWATER, IND., THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 1923, at 1 o'clock p. m. the personal property of the late Sarah E. Wallingford towit: Garden Tools, Lawnmower, Scales, Cooking Utensils. Chairs, Beds and Bedding, Tables Carpet and Rugs Dishes, Heating Stove, Cooking Range, Ice Chest, Sewing Machine, Canned Fruit, Potatoes, about 10 cordsi of Block Wood lot ot Coal, 29 Barred Rock Chickens 'and many other articles. ALSO AT 2:00 P. M. We will sell the residence property consisting of an excellent nw five room house with pantry, wardrobe, good cement cellar, eummer kitchen, wood house, barn and chicken house with one-half acre of ground. This is a beautiful little home. Terms made known on day of sale. American Trust and Savings Bank , OMER PLATT, Auctioneer. f WILLIAM HENRY, Jr., Clerk.

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NEW OTY' U.bA. HOG PRICE BREAK IS DUETO UNFAVORABLE WEATHER, BIG SUPPLY With weather continuing unfavora ble to the fresh meat trade and an oversuptply in the hands of the packers, there- was a break last week, of 50 to 75 cents in live hog prices. Prices paid at the Shurley yard were as follows: 160 to 200 pounds, $8.50; 200 to 255, $8.25; heavies 250 to 275, $8; 300 and up, $7 to $7.50. Sows sold at $4 to $6; calves higher at $8 to $13; lambs higher, top at $13. One lot of fifteen 1100 pound steers sold at $8.50. They had been fed by John McLaln of Kltchell and had been on feed for 90 days. Fat cows sold at $4 to $5, heifers at $6 to $7.50; bulls $3 to $5. While there are apparently large numbers of large hogs 5n the country with little apparent outlet, said Rome Shurley Monday, "many feeders are of the opinion that there will be a recovery. If receipts continue heavy, however, there is little chance for recovery. Over a third the receipts at most market centers are being carried over every day. Impassable side roads should - slacken Teceipts for a short while and cause some little improvement in price." Large Deliveries Large deliveries were made as follows: W. B. Massie, Boston, 91 hogs, $1914.20; Harry Goble, Liberty, 94. $1966.62; Walter Bulla, Boston, F.6, $1470.20. Other deliveries were made by Eli Lane, Pierce Farlow, Atwood Pitts. Earl Puckett. Roy Brown. John Peeden, Roy Ryan, D. W. Foster, Ed Bockhofer, Charles Lafuse, C. W. Crawford, Quincy Meek, M. E. Norris, Ot Rich, Gable Bros., Forest Slick. Floyd Hunt, Charles Duke, Lawler Deitemeyer, Frank Davenport, Lowell Kinsey, Luther Lantz. Tuesday, January 30 J. A. Hockett, two miles south of Richmond on Liberty pike. General farm sale. Also Delco light plant for sale. 10 o'clock sharp. Wednesday, January 31 Wilbur Fulton and William Lewis, on the Larkin T. Bond place, two miles west of Williamsburg, Ind. Public sale; 9:30 o'clock. Thursday, Feb. 1 J. H. Sheppard and Son. Modoc; Poland China brood sow sale. Monday, Feb. 5 Milton Catey, on Toney Clements farm, 4 miles northeast of Williamsburg, 5 miles northwest of Fountain City. Closing out sale, 10 o'clock. Tuesday, February 6. Harry Johnson and Carl Petro, on the Johnson- farm, one-half mile iouttiwest of Centerville, at 10 o'clock. Dissolution sale. Henry Hensley, on the old Stanford farm, l', miles south of Boston, near Five Points; general farm sale, at 10 o'clock. Wednesday, February 7 At Rose Hill farm, by the Joseph Hill company; fifty head of registerrtl Duroc Jersey sows of Stilt's Top Colonel breeding. Farm lies one mile north of Richmond. Thursday, Feb. 8 George Toschloz and Payton Mit chell, on Payton Mitchell farm, 4,A miles northwest of Richmond. miles south of Webster; horses, cattl hogs, etc. Monday, Feb. 12 Roy Smelker, 7 miles east of Richmond and one mile north and one mile east of New Westville, Ohio, on Old National road, 11 a. m.; genera! farm sale. Wednesday, Feb. 14 J. IT. Wilson & Son, on Ruth P. Churchell farm, 8 miles southeast of Richmond, 3Ms miles southwest of Campbellstown. General farm sale at 10 o'clock.

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