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FRIDAY, JUNE 13, Todays Financial and Commercial News AUGUSTA COTTON MARKET Middling closed, today, 14%c Tone Steady. Middling last year i2%c. ‘ closincTquotations Good ordinary 11 /7-8 Strict good ordinary 12 8-8 Low middling 13 3-8 Strict low middling 14 Middling 14 1-4 Strict middling 14 1-2 Good middling * Tinges, first 14 Tinges, first 14 Tinges, second .....13 3-8 Previous Day’s Figures Good ordinary 11 7-1 Strict good ordinary 12 3-1 Low middling It 1-1 Strict low middling ... 14 Middling 14 1-4 Strict middling 14 I*B Good middling » Tinges, first 14 Tinges, second 13 3-1 V Receipts For Week Sales. Spin. Slilpt Saturday 114 90 Monday 129 54 436 Wednesday. . . . 365 303 79 Thursday 46 5 139 Friday 100 100 90 Comparative Receipts I*l3. 1914. Saturday 294 134 NEW YORK COTTON New York.—The eotton market open ed lower today under more or less gen eral selling which appeared to be In spired by the \%eak showing ot the ca bles and favorable weather advices. First prices were barely steady at a de cline of five to ten points and active months sold down thirteen to seventeen during the early trading with new crop positions making new low’ ground for the movement under liquidation and local pressure. There was enough realiz ing to check the decline at .this level and rally prices four to five points from the lowest. Reports of low night temperatures tn the eastern belt helped to steady the market lateY in the morning but failed to Inspire any important demand. Prices were still about eight to welve points net lower shortly after midday. The good rains reported in the east ern belt encouraged rather more general ■> selling during the afternoon and the market ruled about twelve to seventeen points net lower. Cotton futures closed easy. Hign. is”*, cm-.* July 12.86 12.76 ** 12.77 August -..12.85 12.77 12.76 ' October 12.60 12.52 12./I2 December 12.65 ’12.55 12.5*f January 12.54 12.40 12.41 Mare*** 12.53 12.45 12.43 LIVERPOOL* COTTON Liverpool.—Cotton spot easier: good middling 8.22: 7.65; low mid dling" 7.20. Sales 3,000; speculation and export 200. Receipts 15,000. Futures barely steady. June a 7.85 June and July 7.16 July and August 7.17 August and September 7.02 October and November 6.72% December and January 6.63% January and February 6.63 March and April 6.65 Liverpool.—Weekly cotton statistics: Total forward to mills 71,000 bales, of which 59.000 were American; stock 959,- 00ft. American 76*4,00*0; imports 6%0K>0, American 45,000; exports 4,000. LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO HOG AND CATTLE MARKET Chicago, Ills. —Hogs; Receipts 17,000; strong: bulk nf sales 830a840; light 810a -8371 -2; mixed 810a842 1-2; heavy 795a -840; rough 795a810; pigs 715a790. Cattle: Receipts 1.000; firm; beeves 785a835; steers 650a815; Stockers and feeders 61af»810; cows and heifers 360a -815; stockers and feeders 610a810; cows and heifers 360a850; calves 700al0.1a>. . Sheep: Receipts 12,000; slow; sheep 530a640; yearlings 640a750; lambs 650a -850; sprnigs 70a0975. HOURLY TEMPERATURES Degrees. 6 A. 62 7 A. M 64 8 A. 68 9 A. M 70 10 A. M 71 11 A. M 73 12 M 76 1 P. 78 2 P. M 79 Industrial and Construction - Growth For the Week Columbus, G*. —The Industrial Inflex says in its issue for this week: Just how thoroughly and well edu rational facilities are provided through out the Southeast is illustrated by the news this week of .school buildings to be erected. "A $50,009 building will be erected near Birmingham, Ala., for the Jefferson county High school, and one to cost about SIB,OOO will be constructed at Clantan. Ala Through the voting of an additional $20,000 of bonds. Thoniasvllle. Ola., has $70,000 which will be devoted to school building construction,, and will erect one building to cost about $50,000. A school building will be erected at Lake Worth, ft*. An election will be held at Griffin. G'a., upon the issuance of $50,000 of municipal bonds for erecting a school building Norcross. Qa., has voted 35.- a'O of bonds for the purpose. Cedar Keys. Fla., district will yote.upop $15,000 of school buildings bonds. “Contracts for the erection of school buildings have been awarded In the fo|. lowing West Pahn Beach. Fla., $52,- 999; Avon Park. Fla.. $10,732: Del.and, Fort Fierce and Key West, Fla., and At lanta. Ga Contracts have been award ed In Macon. Ga.. for erpilpment to cost $21,090 for the High school building which is being erected In that city at a ce-st of $i",0.000 Contracts have been perfected in Mobile Alt., for the erec tion of municipal school buildinga wit a total cost of $lO4 975. "People of other sections of the coun try who are considering tomlng so the Southeast to live can be assured of hav ing core splendid. Tactile* for the educa tion of the|r children—always a prime r*r visile of a new home. "Among the items of construction work to oe done, an ref or ted this week arc the following "ApertniSnt hnuats Mernn. Oa., three Atlanta, Ga., and at. Augustine, Fla.; Monday 44 79 Tuesday 179 213 Wednesday 201 57 Thursday 9 25 Friday 100 20 Stocks and Receipts Stoik in Augusta, 19J3 24,672 Stock in Augusta, 1914 18,680 Kec. since Sept. 1, 1913 335,309 Uec. since Sept. 1, 1914 370,885 Augusta Daily Receipts 1913 1914 Georgia Railroad 5 Southern Ry. Co 77 78 Augusta Southern Ry.. .. Augusta-Aiken Ry. Co. ... 5 r- Central of Ga. Ry Ga. & Fla Ry C. and W. C. Ry 2 A. C. L. R. R 10 2 Wagon 1 —— Net receipts 190 20 Through Total \ 100 20 Port Receipts Today Last Vr Galveston 1227 1334 New Orleans 3079 807 Mobile 381 14 Savannah ... ... 1137 1008 Charleston 3 Wilmington —— B 3 Norfolk 363 924 Total ports (est.) 15000 Interior Receipts Today. Last Tr. Houston 1504 113 Memphis 28 76 St. Louis Cincinnati Little Rock —— NEW ORLEANS COTTON New Orleans.—There was liberal sell ing of cotton at th k e opening today. First prices were nine to eleven points down and the decline was qqulckly wiedened to thirteen to fourteen points. Profit-taking by shorts and fresh long buying met the decline and caused a reaction of five points. At noon the market was at a net decline of eleven to twelve points. NEW ORLEANS SPOTS New Orleans. —Spot cotton quit un changed; middling 13 13--16; sales on the spot 625; to arrive 120. Receipts stock 95,428. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Chicago, lll*,—Wheat advanced today in sympathy with stronger Liverpool rabies. After opening 1- Bto 5-8 high er. the market continued to lean to the dull side. Although corn at first reflected the strength nf wheat a reaction soon took place. The opening ranged from a shade off to l-Bal-4 advance but about all of the gains were wiped out and July went well under last night's level. Crop damage reports made the oats market firm. Lack of demand caused provisions to sag. An enlargement of country offerings easer wheat a little. It closed steady at 3-8 to 1-2 net advance. Slow’ness of eastern demand had a de pressing influence on corn. Tiie close was firm 3-8 off to a shade advance compared with last night. LAHt>— Open. High Low Close WHEAT— July .... S3>4 83% 83% 83% Sept .... 81% 81% 81% 81% CORN— July .... 76 76 69% 69% Sept .... 67% 67% 67% 67% OATS — July .... 39% 46 39% 39% Sept .... 38% 38% 38% 38% LARD— July . . 2676 Sept . . . .2020 2020 2010 2010 PORK— July . . . . 1012 1010 1612 Sept . . . .1027 1030 1027 1036 RIBS— July . . . .1152 115.1 1152 1152 Sept . . . .1155 1157 1155 1155 MONEY MARKET New York.—Close: Mercantile paper 3 l-2a4. Sterling steady; 6 days 4.85.90; demand 4.88.10. Commercial bills 485 3-8. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular. Call money steady 13-4a2; ruling rate 1 3-4; closing 1 3-4a2. Time loans steady; 60 days 2 1-4; 90 days 2 l-2a3-4; si months 3 l-4al-2. AT THE MASQUERADE BALL. You have no Idea how perfectly lovely you looked in your disguise!’’ “Do you think bo?” “Yes, indeed! I was surprised when you unmasked!” bank building, Attlalla, Ala., and bank buildings to be remodeled. Sanderuvllle, Ga.; ehnVch buildings, Blountstown, Jacksonville and Pensacola. Fla., and Oeilla and Wrightsvllle, Ga.; church building to be improved Macon, Ga.; fac tory building, Ragland, Ala.; wharves, about 150.600, Augusta, Ga.; hotel building addition. Columbus. Ga.; site has been secured for postoffice building at Moultrie, Ga.; plans for a railway passenger station at Griffin, Ga., have been accepted; Tuscaloosa, Ala., has fund of $106,600 for waterworks system construction. “Construction contracts have been awarded as follows ''Apartment houses, Atlanta and Ma con. Ga.: hotel building Improvement, Tampa, Fla.; armory building. West Palm Bearh, Fla.; sewers, paving and seawall, West Palm Beach, Fla.; ware houses, Macon and Porterdale, Ga. Industrial plants will be established as follows "Cotton oil mills, Cullman, Ala., and Macon, Ga., cotton mill addition, Man chester, Ga.; fertilizer factory, about $306,060. Birmingham, Ala.; gns plant extension, Columbus, Ga.; lumber plant, Crystal River, Fla.; Ice factory, South Jacksonville, Fla.; bottling plant, Phe ntx City, Ala. "Contracts for extensive double-track ing of tlje line of a railway system in Alabsma will be awarded In about thlr dai s. • "Clay products manufacturing com pany with minimum capital stock ot $140,000 has been organized tn Athens, Ga. ' "A pecan orchard company with min imum capital stock of $300,000 has been formed at Albany, Ga. "Fourteen View orporattoos with min imum 'apltal stocks aggreg itlng s7ls,. 000 were formed during the week.” NEW YORK MOCK MARKET New York.—Stock prices hardened slowly during the morning. The demand was limited principally to the seasoned dividend paying shares, hut there wero larger dealings in a few low priced spe cialties. Another sharp break occurred ip demand sterling, making a drop of about 100 points in three days. After midday ‘ interest was at low ebb and prices scarcely moved. Bonds were irregular. Sales in the first hour were almost $ 1,000,000 par value, and more than half of the total of yesterday’s full session. Two-thirds of this trading was in the Rock Island issues, which was believed to foreshad ow announcement of the re-organiza tion plan. Rock Island collaterals tuoch ed 30, a drop of more than two points and the lowest figure at which they ever sold, but later madeup nearly half this loss. Debentures reacted two points. The market closed steady. Trading became even more insignificant in the final hour the day's total approaching a new low record. NEW YORiTsIOCK LIST Last Sale. Amalgamated Copper 71% American Agricultural 36% American Can 28 American Car and Foundry 51% American Cities pfd, ex-dlv 64% American Smelting 63 Atchison 99% Atlantic Coast Line, ex-div 120% Baltimore & Ohio 92 Canadian Pacific 195% Chesapeake and Ohio 51% Chicago, Mil. and St. Paul 100% Erie 29 Great Northern pfd 123% Interborough Metropolitan pfd 62% Kansas City Southern 26% Tdggett and Myers 214 I.oriHard Company 170 Missouri, Kansas and Texas 17% New York Central, ex-div 90% N. Y., N. H. A- Hartford 66 Norfolk and Western 105 Northern Pacific ~.110% Pennsylvania 111% Reading 164% Rep. Iron ami Steel 23 Rock Island Co pfd 3% Seaboard Air Line 39% Do pfd 54 Southern Pacific 91 Southern Railway 24% Texas Company 143 Union Pacific 153% United States Steel 62 Do pfd 109% Virginia-Carolina Chemical 29% Western Union, ex.-div 599% TO DORTMUS & CO. New York.—The eastern drouth ap pears to have been pretty well broken, except in the Carolines, where com plaints of defective germination have been **!fe. According to private dis patches, early relief may be expected In those states. But even with ample rains, it may he doubted whether the damage can be repaired with an average date of frost. Not only so but accounts differ greatly as to the benefit derived from comparatively clear weather in Texas. Tiie markets will soon have to deal with the July liquidation. No dra matic developments aVe to be expected in New Orleans but almost anything may happen in New York. In the one case, the course of the liquidation will hinge upon the course of spots; in the other the predominant house will determine the fate of the tender feet. DOREMUS & COMPANY. TO COBR BROS. & CO. . New York. —Fine rains have fallen throughout this entire section in past week which have been very beneficial to crops. In North Carolina candltions are not favorable, but in South Caro lina as far as I have travelled condi tions are from fairly good to perfect. In northern part of Soutr Carolina, stands aer irregular with small per cent not up. but from Columbia and Lancaster soutli crops are good, well worked and healthy, around* Sumter exceptionally fine. The weather for past two days has been very cold for this season of year with cold rains. lam still bullish on general conditions, though the above is absolutely true. —Anderson. COBB BROS & CO. AUGUSTA SECURITIES. BONDS AND STOCKS (Corrected Weekly for The Augusta Herald by Martin ft Garrett) Bank Stocks. Bid. /Ask Augusta Savings Bank 150 Merchants Bank 212 216 National Exchange Bank of Augusta 136 HI Planters Lean & Savings Bank (par value 10) 43 46 Citizens A 80. Bank 240 250 Union Savings Bank (par value $100) 125 Railroad stocks. A. ft W. P. R. R. Co 160 162 Augusta ft Savannah Ry. Co. .103 llif Chattahoochee & Gulf R. R. Company 102 Ga. R. R. ft Bkg. Co 258 262 Seaboard pfd stock r.o ,3 Seaboard Common Stock 20 tz Southwestern K. R. Co 104 106 Faotory Bonae. Augusta Factory, Ist 6s, 19X5 M. ft N 91 99 Eagle ft Phoenix Mills Co. Ist 6a. 1925, J. ft J H 104 Enterprise Mfg. Co.. Ist Si 1923. M. ft N, '..90 92 Sibley Mfg. Co., Ist 6s, 1929. J. & J 90 M Faotory BtoeKa. Granltevllle Mfg. Co. IZS King Mfg Co 77 »» Aiken Mfg Co 25 Augusta Factory 30 Enterprise Mfg. Co 80 King Mfg. Co., pfd 103 10', Warren Mfg. Co 7O Warren Mfg. Co., pfd 102 HEARTY APPROVAL. “So you approve of this votes for women parade!" ”1 do,” replied Mr. Orowcher. "It will he the first function my wife has attended In years that did not keep me scared about what her costume was going to cost.” CLOSE CALL. “I had rather a close call last eve ning." "Tjat so?” “Yes. Called on the Bromleys in their new flat and there were two other people there.” ’ GETTING RIGHT. ‘‘l understand you have Just bought an automobile ” “Yes. I saw seven of them chasing one pedestrian the other day, and I decided Mat I was on the wrong end of the sport.” WHY THEY DON'T MARRY. Miss Leftover—You are a woman hater, I hear. Mr Blimpurse That Is a rnlßtake; I merely cannot afford to marry. Miss Leftover -Cannot you support s wife? Mr. Blimpurse—Oh, yes, I could sup fort a Wife easy enough, but ! have't enough to suport the two or three other women nhs would need to wait on her. THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA. Gk FDR EDUCATION, SOUTH CAROLINA Candidates Reiterate Their Arguments at Moncks Corner Today. Court House Crowded Monck’s Corner, s. C. To reiteration of their arguments for law enforcement, educational advancement and various legislation described as necessary for the continued progves* of the state, candi dates for state offices devoted the princi pal part of their time allotments here today. Continued pleading of the aspirants, particularly tho candidates for governor, for greater appropriations for common schools and colleges, financial assistance by the state fry tenant farms and more careful and economical tidminlatra-tion of the state’s affairs strongly indicates that there whl be issues throughout the campaign. The speakers at previous meetings have been allowed in practical ly every instance to complete their ad dress without Interruption when the meeting at Monck s Corner was opened at 11 o’clock by County Chairman W. P. Russell, Rev. R. E. Gibson urged the as semblage to maintain good order, to pre vent repetition of nineteen twelve meet ing and offered prayers. Solicitor Coop er of Laurens, candidate for governor, engaged in conducting trial of Young Sullivan charged with killing Cun non At Gray’* Court "ecsntly, Cmdidates Simms and Mullay, for governor and Comptrol ler Jones were, not expected to speak. The court house was crowded when meeting opened. for comp troller, spoke first. CHpt. Willis for adjutant general charged that Adjutant General Moore was in instances endorsed by militia officers through fear of being mustered from the service. General Moore explained his official acts. Can didate for railroad commissioner, Fort ner. discussed the race problems, review ing iris record. BANKERS MAKE STIfjJENIAL Brown Bros, and Seligman & Co. Declare They Have Not Profited Enormously in Bond issue. Washington.—A telegram from Hiown Brothers and Seliginan & Co., bankers, presented in the senate to day by Senator O’Gorman, denying they had profited enormously by Ni caraguan bond issues, brought a de mand by Senator Smith, of Michigan, that the bond issues be investigated. The telgram declared Senator Smith's resolution charging the ban kers with large profits was a baseless accusation. After slating to the senate that he had thoroughly investigated the Ni caraguan bond issue before he intro duced his resolution. Senator Smith said: “Oa my responsibility to the coun try as senator I allege that I lie in debtedness now sought to be calidat ed and imposed upon the republic of Nicaragua Is in the main fraudulent and ought not to receive the approval of the seriate.” Business is Unusually Good For This Time Year Washington.—Business condition* and their effect on the administra tion trust legislation program were taken up today at the 'Cabinet meet ing. Secretary Retlfield of the depart ment of commerce told the (President reports received from many sources Indicated that business was unusual ly good for this time of year and that prospects wore that it would grow better The president was much encourag ed by the reports and it. was said his rietermlntion to push the trust bills had been strengthened. The House is Treated to a Rare Scene Today Washington.—The house today was treated to the rare scene of being addressed in its own hall by a man not a member. Michael J. Oil], dem ocrat, who is contesting the seat oc cupied by U C. Dyer, republican, of St. Louis, took the floor and made a brief speech supporting his claims. He declared he had been an "honest, lifelong, hardworking democrat,” and he resented any intimation that his representatives had tampered with the ballots. Although many election contests have been tried In the bouse, it has been several years since a contestant has availed himself of the right to speak Tor himself. A vote on tho contest was expected before adjourn ment today. The elections commit tee reported in favor of Gill, TO MANUFACTURE SPRING BEDS IN THIS CITY Comapny Organized to Be Known As Augusta Spring Bed Manufacturing Co. W. E. Robinson, J. R. Fowler sn'l E. S. Fuller will organize and in corporate a slock company for the purpose of wholesale, manufacturing of spring beds, cots, couches, mat tresses, etc. The company will ho known ns the Augusta Spring Bel Manufacturing Company. 1 MEXICO FOREIGN MINISTER. Mexico City. —The opinion prevail* In well Informed circles thst Pedro I.ascu •,a!n, who was Mexican foreign minister during the administration of the Inte President Madero Is again to be »p --pofritnd foreign minister It le report ed that Lascauralri iirst refused to ac cept the post, but was later persuaded by friends to do so. TRUE TO HER TRADE. Fllmmer When Shimmerpoto tried to speak to Miss Trimley just now she passed him with eyes a slant. Flamson—Naturally; being a dress maker, she cut him on the bias.— Judge. CAUDATE DADS BIEISUAJITH First Speaker Today at St. George Says Useless to Ask For Respectful Hearing By Audience. St, George, S. C.—The candidates cam paign meeting was called to order this morning at 1t:36 o’cloco Jiv M. S Con ner, ch airman of the Dorchester County Bxerutlve Committee. Tlie chairman, introducing the first speaker, W. P. Pollock, said lie knew it was useless to nsk a respectful hearing by the audience. i Mr. Pollock prefaced ids speech by sating that Please and Smith had no claim on (lie seimtnrslitp hec'iiiae they have, been elected to high offices that "v people want other candiatei itt tho race. The speaker, outlining his legislative record, said lie labored for tint people of tiie state in the often and not behind the closed doors of committee roars. The people, said Mr. Pollock, do not want any man elected to the senate by a political machine built up by patron age, both state anil federal Also that tiie voters do not want a man as sena tor who makes his race only only on the claim that lie is a farmer, or one who arrays class against class and wtm sets himself up as the loader of the cotton mil! man. After referring to Senator Smith's Increase in weight, which, lie said, cost SI,OOO a pound, MV. Pollock said South Carolina does not want a man in the federal senate nut of joint witli tiie national administration, one who refers to Senator Kern us 'A Big Yankee from Indiana,” and Secretary of War Garri son as "A Pug-nosed Yankee.” Mr. Pollock reiterated the polices ad vocated in his formcv speeches. Against Blease Attacks. St. George. 3. C The most surprising development of today's campaign meet ing was tiie reception of L. I>. Jennings, mayor of Sumter, by ttin audience of ap proximately 400 persons. in teres and vigorous language Mr. Jennings defended the state democratic convention against the attack of Governor Blease. who claimed that the rules governing tlie pri mary elections wore revised for the pur pose of depriving the poor man" or his vote. The speaker said that lie was for honest voting and to prevent dead men and out-of-the-state voters from casting their ballots in the primary. Mr. Jen nings attacked the pardon record of Governor Blease, who lie stated, how ever, thought lie was doing right, and was glad that the chief executive eould not, after January next year, annul the decisions of many jurors and Judges, lie briefly paid his respects to Senator Smith’s cotton record. In 1912. Governor Blease, in claiming that he would be elected to the senate, stated that he Is not fighting for additional votes, but Is trying to hold in lino die 75,000 voters wild were for him In 1912. Be said he would lie nominated by be prlmary 18,000 end 20, n0t) majority at the primary election In January. The gov ernor Intimated tluit lie iiad a weil-oileo machine, stating that, at a moment's notice, ho could ascertain from any part of the state the effect tiie campaign were having on voters. The campaign meeting lodnv was very quiet and few of the candidates were greeted with vociferous cheers Honors were divided, but Jennings seemed to take the crowd with his address, tiie people calling on the chairman to allow the speaker to continue when Ids time had been called. Tiie meeting tomor row will he held in tiie German Artillery Hall, Charleston, beginning at 4 o'clock In the afternoon. SLYVESTER ONCE MIREREELECTED Washington Police Chief Again Renamed As Chief at Head Cops’ Convention. Grand Rapid*, Mich.—'The Internation al Adfloclatlon of Chiefs of Police by Re clamation today re-elected Major Rich ard Sylvester of Washington, I). C., and Michael Regan of Buffalo, N. Y., re spectively, president and flrCt vice president. Frank J. CaaHnda of Klmira, N. Y., was elected (secretary-treasurer. Deplorable Condition at Tepic; 40 Americans Go On Board U. 8. 8. California, Ms zatlan, Juno 19 (via wireless to Ban Diego, Calif, June 19. —Refugees ar riving here today by the Pacljlc Mall liner City of Para, report that con ditions in the besieged city of Tepic are deplorable, but that, the censor ship is so strict that no details are obtainable. Forty American refugees left for San Francisco on the Bara. The long strain oT the siege and the shortage of food are driving out even those foreigners who hitherto have been most obstinate In the defense of their business interests. AUGUSTA QUOTATIONS ' GROCERIES. PROVISIONS D. 8. Keg. Riba SO-lb 12 Vs r>. 8. Keg. plates, 8-lb. av 11 V. B. Clear Plate* 10 D. a Bellies. 25-lb IK Vi I’earl Grites, 96-lb., all Uses..... 1.96 Yellow Corn A. .(5 Ked Cob White Corn 98 Mixed Feed Oats 62 Best White Osts 66 Fancy Head Rice 06ft Medium Head Rice 06 Japan Head Rice -08V4 Fancy Green Coffee '4Vi Choice Green Coffee 13(4 Fair Green Coffee 12 Tencent Roasted Coffee. 100 Dkgs.. .97 Arbuckle’s Coffee, pr. c». ( 190-lb 19.10 Arhuckle's Ground Coffee. 16-1b5...19.80 K. A. J. Coffee. 60-lb. pkgs 16 Hsno Coffee, Ground, 100 1-lb 11 P. R. Molasses, bbla 20 Cuba Molasses, bbla 28 Rebelled Oa. Hyrup, Vi bids 30 N. Y. Or. Sugar, bbla. or bulk bags 4.30 N. Y. Or. Sugar. 4 26 bags 4.35 N. Y. Or. Sugar <6O 2 ertns), per lb 4.68 N. Y. Or, Sugar (60 2ortne), per lb. 4.64 N. Y. Or. Sugar 82-3V4 ertns. per lb 4.65 12-os. Evaporated Milk $.75 Peerless Sc Evsp. Milk, 6 doz. ... 2.16 51. A U Stick Candy 30-lb. boxss.. MU Ground Pepper. 10 lb. palls, per lb. .18(4 Mixed Cow Peas, per bu 2.00 White Cow Peas, per bu 2 39 Tetigiefoot Fly Paper 3.70 1- Chum RHlmon 90 2- Tomatoes 70 S-lb. Tomatoes 96 blew Argo Salmon, per do*. 1.60 Va. Peanuts .05Vi EGGS BY MAIL A System of Marketing That Offers Possibilities of Bet* ter prices For the Producer and Fresher Articles For * the Consumer—Can Be Successfully Marketed By the Parcels Post. Washington, D. C. —That eggs can he marketed successfully by parcel lost and mat mis method tioijuenuv secures a better price lor toe pro uueer and a livelier article tor the consumer has now ueen demonstrat ed to tde satisfaction of Hie experts m tiie H. t>. Department or Agricul ture. Tuo department conducted tests that covered a period ot live mouths. At the eiu of* mat period ii came io Uiu conclusion Unit me parcel post was ot .particular value to mo man wnose (lock was too small or who lives too lar Horn express service to permit hint to snip ms eggs in the Tegular commercial case, catch bolus Mi doy.en oggs. in the course ot these experiment, (lie department snipped O,UU eggs in •IMi lots. Ut these A-1 or slightly less than ii. 6 per cent were broken, hut only 20b or slightly less tuan 2.3 per cent were absolutely wabteu. The others, thougu broken, could still bo used, 'ltd' percentage oi bieakage, moreover, will be greatly reduced, it is said, when tiie em ployes of the poslori'ice become more accustomed to handling such fragile miittor. l bat Ibe ggs should he properly tacked is ot course essential. This implies time, care ami some expense and is one reason why no attempt siiould be made to market by purcel post tiny hut tho fiue.it quality oi eggs, for they alone will bung remun erative prices. Moreover, it the cus tomer who buys in small lots finds that any considerable proportion ot his purchases is undesirable or even unattractive in appearance, he will not trouble to ask lor Inductions on that account; lie will simply discon tinue ills orders. Tiie producer, therefore, must see to it that all the eggs tiie postman delivers are wlmt ttu represents them to lie. Candling Them. This can only ue done by candling them. Candling, "The process oi testing eggs by .passing light through them so as to reveal vliu condition oi tii4S contents,” is omitted by many producers who rely on care in col | lecllng to eliminate all had eggs. It is, However, impossible to avoid un I occasional accident and candling is I therefore advisable as an extra pre l caution. A simple outfit can lie i made out of u small hand lamp and I an ordinary box sufficiently large to he placed over (lie lamp, alter the ends have been removed, without risk ol fire, in order to sw ply uir to the enclosed lamp, notches .-mould be cut in the edge on which the box rests. A round bole is then cut in the box at the level of the lamp ilame and the candling done by hold ing each egg against iliis hole while the rest of the room is in darkness. .The light from the lamp reveals the j contents of the egg ami those that show nnw defect can lie rejected. If possible only Infertile eggs should he sent to market. Fertile eggs deteriorate rapidly In warm weather and are the cause of much loss. A broody hen on Ihe nest or accidental exposure to a high temper ature may start InmilnUlon and eaiiHe the egg to spoil and injure the ship per's reputation. It Is advisable, therefore, to retain Ihe Tertlle eggs for home use or dispose of lliem in some other way than through the parcel post. This is also true of soiled eggs. lCggs should never lie washed for high class trade, since the process removeh a. natural muci laginous coating and opens the pores of tiie shell. Carefully Packed. After this thorough elimination of the unlit, tho eggs that femain should he carefully packed In a container of corrugated pasteboard, metal, wood or oilier suitable material. The post olfice regulations require this con tainer to be so wrapped that nothing can escape from the package and each egg In addition to be wrapped separately in excelsior, cotton, or some such material. Any soft paper serves the purpoßo quite well. As for the container Itself, there are many kinds on the market and the Department of Agriculture investlga. tors have not attempted to decide which Is the best. Instead they refer Inquiries to the various state experi ment stations which have available Information on this question. In packing eggs it is well to sort them as far as is practical according to si/.<* and color ami to keep for home use those which are irregular In shape, unusually long or thin shelled. Containers that have badly stained by broken eggs should be re placed by new ones and the uackage wrapped as neatly as possible. In short every effort should he made to deliver as attractive a package as ISissible into the hands of the cus tomers. The extra expense will he little and the returns In Increased trade great. The larger the shipments that the producer can arrange to make, the cheaper can he afford to sell Ills eggs. Within the tirst and second zones of the parcel post service, » package costs five cents for the first pound and only one cent fir e;ich ad ditional pound. Ordinarily eggs weigh about I 1-2 pounds a dozen, which with the additional weight of the wrapping and container, would make a package of a dozen eggs weigli between two and three pounds The Postage on this would hi seven cents, ir another dozen <ggs were Included In the package the postage would not lie more than 9 cents, o' 4 12 Instead of 7 cents a dozen eggs. To the value of the eggs and the cost or postage must he added the coat of the container and the wrap ping. For two dozen eggs this may be estimated at H cents. With post age at » cents, it would, therefore, cost 17 cents to market two dozen eggs, or H 1-2 cents a dozen. By shipping in 10-dozen lots, it Is esti mated that the marketing cost can be reduced to 4 7 cents a do/en. Use More Than Once. Where the container can be used more than once, this cost can of course be somewhat reduced lairge sized containers will stand from two to four trips, smaller ones three to five, so thst it will pay the producer to Induce his customer to return the Containers periodically. The postage required Tor this Is of course deduct ed from the btll-the next shipment. Although It Is obviously advantag eous both to the producer and con- Burner that the eggs be shipped in large quantities nnd consequently I economically, It must be remembered j FIFTEEN in taking orders that the supply of eggs undergoes the greatest fluctua tions. In times of scarcity it is not good policy for the producer to send all his output to one customer, neg lecting hiß other friends, nor in times of plenty can he expect to dispose of his entire stock to his regular cus tomers. These points must be given due consideration and the quantities that are io be supplied at each sea son of the year carefully stated in the contract. The price, too, varieß with the supply. One good metuod of determining this is to make as a hall is the wholesale price of eggx on the open market and add to this a certain number of cents a dozen for tiie new-laid parcel post eggs. Care should be given, however, to see that there is no possibility of any misun derstanding arising in regard to the basic price. To obviate this, the quo tations published in a given news paper or some other similar author ity may be accepted. Hatch Chickens Early, Eggs ar ( . scarcest and nlghest in the fall. Chickens should, there fore, be hatched early enough to be gin laying at this season. Moreover little difficulty will he experienced then in disposing of the entire out put and it will in consequence he un profitable to divert any of tile sup ply to home purposes. This difficul ty! can he overcome by preserving eggs In the siring, when they 'are plentiful and cheap. A solution of water glass, which can ue obtained ut drug stores for 75 cents a gallon, should he used for this purpose, each quart,being diluted with in quart/; of water which has been boiled and cooled. Tiie eggs should lie packed in stone jars or crooks and the solu tion poured over them, or they may he carefully placed in the solution each day. Eggs kept in this way are porfectly good but naturally they do not command the prices of those newly-laid. The shells sometimes break in boiling, but this may be avoided by puncturing the end with a pin Just before they are dropped Into Ihe water. The only drawback to marketing eggs by parcel post appears to be the time ami trouble involved in pack ing them. This is compensated for by the extra price that can always be obtained Tor products »hat are almo lutely reliable. At bottom, there fore, the ■dipper's success depends upon the care with which he safe guards the reputation of his prod ucts. Satisfied customers will soon build up his business for him. Any postoffice will furnish complete in lormation in regard to regulations and ratcH, and, as already stated, the several state experiment stations have lnformaton in regard to the va rious types of shipping boxes. The results of the IJ. a. Government's in vestigation of the matter have been published in Farmers' Bulletin 594, of the Department of Agriculture, which will he sent free on request. Scotch Saloons Won't Open Until 10 A. M. man take hid morning: nip. A new Uw ban gon«* Into effect which forbids public housen to open their doors before ten a. in. Thus a tradition custom of work men In many Industries Is destroyed. There 1b much complaining in certain quarters. But the more general opin ion Ik that the new rule will Improve the health of the workmen. In the ship yards, engineering works and docks the men begin their day at 6 o’clock and stop for breakfast either from 9 to 9:34) or 9:30 to 10. In this period the morn ing drink has been taken often with in juries and demoralizing effects when put on an empty stomach. A* it is provided for the future that the opening of the public-houses shall not take place until workmen are due back at their work, the drinking habit l* likely to be considerably reformed. The expectation is, however, that Jn some Industries, notably in harbor trans port work and in shipbuilding, the men will adapt their breakfast hour to suit the new hours of the public-houses. By putting their Breakfast Intervals back half an hour, it Is pointed out, they will "have time for a drink immediately before resuming work. No decision on these lines has yet been taken, but both employers rn<l trade union leaders reeognlse that such an alteration will become inovltahle. Clubs are effected by the new law, which practically forbids them to sell in toxicants between 2 a. m. and 10 p. m. ATTENTION! If You Don’t Get More Answers —You’ll Get Your Money Back. The Auqusta Herald guar antees to refund the money you pay for any WANT AD that does not bring more answers than the same ad in any other Augusta news paper.