The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 27, 1928, Page 2

RAGE TWO THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1928 ‘GIRL COTTON MILL WORKERS TOILED PROPOSES ONE °" 3 HOURS ADAY FOR $3A WEEK IN 1832 COMMISSION TO |Factory Bosses Herded Six to SOLVE TROUBLE a Room in Company Board- Flood Control of Mississippi Depends on Upper Reaches of Big Muddy third of a Thanksgi Cc writer for The Tr contrasting conditions of today with those in “the good old days” and showing what we have to be thankful for. Today Catton tells of the working girl of nearly a century By BRUCE CATTON The Thanksgiving of ol land is an American tra jof us, no doubt, would give a good | deal to be able to dip back thre SCORES ARMY ENGINEERS | Kennedy Shows Dam in North Dakota Would Reduce Flow of River at Will | through a Thanksgiving Day in the | arted manner of pre- | quaint, whole-| Civil war Boston or Salem. It would be a splendid experience. | It might, for example, teach us that those glorious old days were founded on a substratum of misery and suf- fering that would provoke riot and rebellion if they were to be dupli- | cated anywhere in the United States | that do not reduce the floods a partic ewart Gilman, | ux City, Iowa, ted the construction of | stretches of the Missouri and other | rivers before the tenth anniversary | meeting of the Mississippi Valley) eat project of the Missouri river development which is so vi important to the people of thi cer and consumer alike,” s often stifled and great mass of red! s and Army regulations It has already been pointed out | that the workingman of 50 or 75 years ago had a mighty tough time | of it, existing in absolute piverty. | Now we might glance at the con- dition of the women and children 0s of the last cen- penters of Phila- were striking for wages of | $1.75 a day, the New England cot- ton mills—the chief field for a girl | or woman who wanted to earn her own living—were paying their wom- en employes an average of some- ‘| What less than three dollars a week. In most trades then the men had the 10-hour day; the women in the cot- ton mills were working 12% or 13. Women, did I say? tury, while the wonders if he will eve of ‘a practical The suggestion that the whole pro- | gram of the development of these rivers should be changed was ad- vaneed by Gilman. that the project be treated whole, including irrigation, na’ tion and all the other uses to which a body of water can be put, and that the whole matter be placed in the hands of a commission. Complete Project “This commission,” he sai he composed of competent men who are sincerely devoted In the year of grace 1832 it was estimated that two-fifths of the to- tal number of persons employed in in Massachusetts hildren under the age of 16. countless instances youngsters were taken from the poorhouses and put r| to work in factories as apprentices, whether they liked it or not. ic, and this commission should be given funds enough to go ahead and com- plete this great project without de- Child labor was most prevalent in se textile mills made vast fortunes for some of New England’s proudest families. Rhode Island _mill, founded by Samuel Slater in Pawtucket, had a working force of seven boys and such a board of commi: soon find that by construction of jorage reservoir: two girls, ranging in age from 7 to By 1853 the Rhode Island mills were employing 59 children under 9 years of ago, 621 between the ages of 9 and 12, and 1,177 be- Almshouses and poor farms furnished many of these recruits; Dickens could have made “Oliver Twist” even darker if he into some of America’s textile factories. Lowell, Mass., was in those days the leading New England cotton I factory girls had a regime like this: * stretches of the stone, White and other rivers, they could greatly waters; that a large portion of the rolling gravel and sand which is now passing along the bottoms of these rivers could be removed. It is true, he said, that bank revet- work will alw; ys be necessary, but there should bi me attention given to the preventive side of the question should not be all and the work merely defensive in character. river should be improved and made navigable clear into the state of South Dakota and North Dakota, he At 5 in the morning they their places in the mills. worked until 7 or 7:30, when they had half an hour or breakfast. Then work was resumed, continuing until noon, when there were 30 to 45 min-; After lunch work | 7:80 in the evening. the month of April, the “rush” month of the year, another working hour was tacked on to that schedule. snappy comeback of 1928 would be “and outside of that, a ’s time was her own.” wasn’t—far from it. The mills were owned by pious, upright old Puri- tans, who did not propose to burden their consciences with the thoughts that their female employes might in- dulge in any misconduct in their leisure hours. | “The Missouri River Valley,” Gil- omprises about 40 man declared, “ per cent of the area of the Mi i It is the largest drait utes for lunch. contains 528,850 square miles. Prac- tically all of the surplus food pro- duced in the United States is pr duced within this valley. souri valley did not exist, would be no surplus in food products and the United States would have to import a large portion of its food. Seek Cheaper Outlet ‘This area known as the Missouri river valley is the furthest away from transportation by water of any other agricultural section in the world. Our transportation costs are enormously higher than those which any agricultural region in the world] is obliged to pay. to be worthy of the name of an up- to-date people who make the most of our opportunities, it is our busi- ness to see that we get a cheaper outlet to the world market. Gilman stated that the agricul-|* tural communities Towa, Kansas and Missouri are in a deplorable condition. roved, he said, ly raise the price of every eight to 10 cents. Girls who worked in the Lowell mills were required to live with rel- atives or at the company’s boarding houses—and, since most of them were recruited from farming regions or from the poorhouses, the vast ma- jority. fell into the latter classifica- If we are going In these boarding houses the girls were often herded six to a room— three to a bed was a common ar- rangement. They were required to go to church every Sunday, and had |ters, and three sons. The daugh- to pay pew rent for the privilege. They were discharged for any form of misconduct, which included bad language, disrespect for their su-|George and Gulich Johnson, both of attending dancing classes. When discharged they were | I! blacklisted and could not get a job in any other factory. In addition, they must work one full year for the company first en- gaging them before they could get an “honorable discharge,” without which they could not hope to find work in any other factory. But the company was under no obligation to keep them for a year, and if it chose to cut their wages the day after it hired them there was nothing the girls could do, about, it. bushel of our grai It will increase the value of every at the least and the benefit to be derived would not be temporary, he added, The speaker pointed out that the silt carried in suspension per annum in the Missouri river is 413 million cubic yards as against 518 million in the entire Mississippi system. An average annual loss of 30,000 acres of rich farm soil occurs be' big bend in North Dakota and Sioux City, Iowa, this acreage at one hundred dollars an acre, meaning a Joss of three million dollars annually. figures, he said, are for the silt carried in 5 in the form of coarse sand or detritus, which rolls along the bottom of the river. characterized this coarse silt as Even in the best mills the long hours and the utter disregard of fac- tory sanitation made the work ex- tremely unhealthful. manufacturers began carly in the business of speeding up work and | cutting wages; and in Rhode Island, dangerous. to navigation through erosion at all points, to the forma- ars and the diversion irrent. - Dakotas Need Water The upper stretches of the upper river in the comparatively of Montana, poe Da- other words, 45 per cent has been taken off of the floods and 47 per cent added to the low water. has been done on the North Platte river by the Pathfinder dam near same sort of process could be carried out on the M Gilman said. The 1923 flood, cording to figures of the state of North Dakota, R. E. Kennedy, could be decreased at Kan- w at Kansas Ci engineers are chat at ly short internals io all of lectors making i the flood ALLS LIME BAG I ITLL Ei Ft A IONE! Missouri River Storage Reservoirs in North Dakot at least, the managers frankly de- fended the system as exploitation, saying that employes were merely | part of the machinery, to be thrown aside when worn out. A Massachu- | setts manufacturer said that, after ‘all. the girls did not stay at the ‘mills long enough to be hurt much, but left before the health they ‘brought from their home farms had | worn out. That is what the much-praised era |of our grandfathers meant to the | women and children of the working | | class—which then, as now, comprised the majority of the country’s popu- lation, Tomorrow: A child’s chances of getting a decent education in those “good old days.” LOCAL TURKEYS BEST IN YEARS Bismarck Produce Men Urge Farmers to Market Birds at Price Peak The Bismarck trading territory has produced the finest turkeys for Thanksgiving this year ever seen here, local producers say. “This is due no doubt to favorable hatching season which permitted early hatching and also to the abundance of bugs and insects dur- ing the growing season and a great amount of matured corn on which to fatten,” they say. “Ninety per cent of the turkeys ight to Bismarck producers this y graded No. 1.” Bismarck dealers urge the farm- ers who raise poultry to bring their birds in by truck, since the roads are in fine shape throughout the territory. This system will save on transportation expenses and will give the raisers an opportunity to see the birds weighed and graded and will give them a chance to learn how to properly dress the birds. That the turkey-selling season in the Bismarck district is limited to is a statement made by the producers who are urg- ing turkey raisers to bring their birds to the Christmas market early enough to reap the highest prices. Many turkey-raisers brought their birds in too late to get the highest prices when the Thanksgiving mar- ket was in progress, The Christmas market here is said to be from Dec. 3 to Dec. 9. “In order to realize the best re- turns for the effort of raising tur- keys,” the produce dealers here say, “the birds must be marketed carly enough so that they will reach the eastern markets in_ time for the days. Considerable money is lost every year by the producers due to the fact that they do not take this into consideration. It takes from 10 to 16 days, depending on freight or express shipments, to lay the poultry down to the consuming mar- kets, Many of the producers thoughtlessly figure that Thanks- giving and Christmas markets are open up until two or three days be- fore the holidays. Nine times out of 10 they could avoid low markets by dressing their turkeys earlier.” They also say that turkeys which are shipped from here between Dec. 10 and 15 will bring the raiser from two and a half to three cents less per pound than the birds which were shipped a week earlier. This drop is the result of higher rates, because birds must be shipped by express to reach markets in time. Turkeys shipped between Dec. 17 and 20 will have market only in Michigan and Wisconsin, where the birds are plentiful and the prices are exceed- ingly low, Father of Mrs, A. G. Olson, Bismarck, Dies |Sunday at Park River today attending the funeral this aft- ernoon of her father, John G. John- son, who died there Sunday of can- cer after an illness of about six weeks, Mr. Johnson was 73 years old, and had been a farmer in the Park River territory for more than 40 years. He leaves his widow, three daugh- ters are Mrs. Olson; Mrs. S. 0. Sorkness, Chicago; and Mrs. J. A. Schleborn, Pontiac, Mich, Sons are Palmore, and Harold Johnson, Joliet, Burial will be made at Park River. Mrs. Olson left Bismarck Satur- day. . WHERE YOU GO— Paris, Nov. 27.—Mme. Mestorino, wife of the man convicted of mur- dering a jewelry salesman, has an- nounced her intention of following her husband into exile. Thé con- victed man was sentenced to serve a life term on Devil’s Island, the penal settlement in French G . Temperature at 7 a, m. .....+.. Highest yesterday . Lowest last nipht Precipitation to 7 a. m. . Highest wind velocity . WEATHER FORECAST night. night and east portion Wednesday. ‘WEATHER CONDITIONS Thanksgiving and Christmas holi-| For Bismarck and vicinity: Cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight and Wednesday. Somewhat colder to- ‘or North Dakota: Cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight and Wednesday. Somewhat colder to- VESTRIS SHOWS UNITED STATES LLOYDS DANGER Insurance Agency Rapped by U.S. Senator ‘Hundreds of American Schoon- ers Laid Up Because of In- surance Rates’ SAU Nov. 27.—(NEA)—In the aftermath of the Vestris tragedy, while federal investigators are en- deavoring to establish responsibility for the loss of an ocean liner and more than 100 lives, a broader as- pect of the threats against marine safety is coming to light by the ‘proposal of a senate investigation of marine insurance. “Do marine insurance companies, like fire insurance companies, place the proper em)-hasis on measures for preventing tragedies,” asked Senator Robert E, Wagner, in announcing that he would request the probe. vessel may be blacklisted by an in- surance company refusing te insure a cargo he takes out? What mea- sures, if any, do in take to make a ship safe before they write a policy on it? These are some of the things I should like a senate’ committee to consider.” Means More Than Safety Such a probe as Senator Wagner proposes would mean, practically, an Investigation of Lloyds, for Lloyds underwrites the insurance. “This thing deals not slone with safety, but with the very welfare and future of the American mer- chant marine,” declared William T. Donnelly, naval engineer and former member of the Safety Committee of the United Strtes Shipping Board. “Lloyds,” explained Donnelly, “is a British concern with its power to conduct business granted by the crown. Lloyds controls this gigantic business without restraint or control of any kind. “They make no reports, have no restrictions on premiums and rates, and the results of the business nev- er are made known. Under a special supreme court ruling that the send- ing of telegrams does not constitute doing business in the United States, we are entitled to no reports from Lloyds. They can’t be sued or brought into our courts. “And no matter how many acci- dents occur at sea, Lloyds never lose money, because they can raise their rates at will. We have no definite knowledge of the cost or the price paid for insurance. There is nothing to prevent private agree- ments regarding rates. “Because of the powerful _posi- tion of Lloyds, no other marine insurance companies have any chance to operate against them. They must lay ball with Lloyds or get out. “In the year 1917, a year when shipping hazards were the highest and when $4,000,000,000 worth of tonnage was sunk, Lloyds took in $6,000,000,000 in insurance pre- miums.” Fear Blacklist Insurance rates are high, and there is no incentive on the part of the ship owner to lose space in his ship for cargo by making it safe, Donnelly declared, since the rate for a highly seaworthy craft is no less than for one that is ready for the junk pile. The ship’s officers are in fear of incur- ing the displeasure of Lloyds he- fore they abandon a ship, he said, just as did the captain of the Ves- tris. “There are hundreds of American schooners laid up because they can- and obtain the date of sailing wit without insurance, ness. cleanest supervision possible. 30 against English rule.” VERBAL BATTLE STIRS HIGHWAY BOARD MEETING(|°3%2 (Continved from page ne} years of acquaintanceship. over ht, ‘ORRIS W. ROBERTS, AERIS W. 2] % A low pressure area extends from Manitoba southwestward to Arizona sas City by 30 per cent and the low | and mild temperatures prevail from the Mississippi Valley to the western Rocky Mountain slope. High pres- ied by slightly cold- less money. Cuts a Figure trucks at $6,395 each; one Freeman | two FWD trucks at $5,300 each; s.x iron range snow- plows at $500 each; six snow king lows at $1,975 each; one hydraulic lift push plow :.t $2,683; seven Rus- sell graders at $1,336 each, and one Adams grader at $1,118. The commission rejected all bids on the paving of a half mile of road between Minot and the fairgrounds near that city and will readvertise for letting of contracts next month. An error in specifications had been truck at $5,036; Monopolistic British Marine | ASKS FOR INVESTIGATION for others, it was explained, thus creating some tendency toward unfairness in the bidding. The commission wiped off its rec- ords a resolution passed more than a year ago in which priate on of paving were ‘rom consid- eraoh on work where the state notin ds pays part of the cost, Ashley and Maddock favored the action and Moe opposed it. . It was decided to extend the des- ignation of state route No. 17 in Walsh county to the Red River so as to aid Walsh county in reaching an agreement with Marshall county, area and a aaa ba ‘ way department with reference Ye to %e the comerugHiea of a bridge across ome closed unsettled, 14 % the river at some future time. BETTER DAIRYING CAN BRING PROFIT FROM FEWER COWS|« “Is it true that the master of a! Increasing Agricultural Wealth Hinges on Increased Output Durham, N. H, Nov. 27.—(NEA) —The inefficiency at which dairy farmers in the United States are operating was brought out here by D. H. Otis, director of the National Banker-Farmer Commission, during a meeting at the New Hampshire State University. In New Hampshire alone, Otis pointed out, efficient dairying prac- tice could reduce ‘1e number of dairy cows by 30,000 and still pro- duce as much milk. He gave fur- ther facts for New Hampshire, as an example of what could be done throughout the country. “The average cow in the state “In egg production per hen, too, New Hampshire with 81 is above | dé the average of 56 a year. Flocks| firmness. that have been carefully culled by extension specialists throughout the country maintain an average of 135 eggs. Should all flocks reach even this degree of efficiency the number of hens needed for the same egg pro- duetion woul’ be 170,000,000, or| !-4 cents. 239,000,000 less chan we now main- “When one considers that this same condition holds with beef cat- tle, mutton, swine and crops, it is evident that in spite of our 20 per increase in farm efficinecy since 1914, we sti!l have tremen- opportunities of increasing profits by increasing the output of the better farm units.” Bonds Furnished for Four Persons Made Defendants by Jury cause if they lose a cargo and ship insured by it, they are discredited. They wait until the last minute be- after noon today for the release of four persons made defendants by indictments announced by the Bur- leigh county grand jury last week. Bonds of $1,000 each for Clifford not pay Lloyd’s rate,” Donnelly went. ‘ nn ‘ on, Mrs. A. G. Olson is in Park River “A mercha:.t, having made a for- eign sale of goods, first must secure his required space-on a certain a? Sperry, all of Goodrich, were fur- nished by Ferdinand Moltenhauer and H. R. McElvain, both of Good- rich, The three men face trial in the Burleigh county district court information as tc the ports of de- on charges of grand larceny. parture and destination. He then submits this information regarding the value and character of the goods in question to one or more insurance agents and must either accept the rate they offer or ship his goods “This places us in practically the same position as we were with our American railroad corporations before the creation of our Interstate Commerce Commission. Then it was a well known fact that the railroads could give special rates for special considerations, to the detriment of the development of national busi- “The solution of the marine in- surance situation would be the for- mation of an American National Mu- tual Marine Insurance Company, conducted for the American people ie springs. Bargain. at cost, and under the broadest, FARGO LIVESTOCK Fargo, N. D., Nov. 27.—(AP)—|to 11.25; cutter to medium 7.00 to “Italy and Germany have both]. broken away from Lloyd’s domina- tion and have their marine _insur- ance under the control of their gov- ernments. America today is paying Great Britain a higher tribute than] $11.0 in the days before the revolution] plain steers $6.00 to $8.00; goed hei! ers $7.75 to $8.50; medium heifers $0 to $7.50; fair heifers $6.00 to|to 11.25. $12.00 to $15, to $12.00; medium steers $10.00 to|to 12.25; cull and common 7.50 to M fair steers $8.00 to $9.00: * pws $7.25 to $7.75; medium | hi 25 to $7.75; medium Hed m had ee Aaney Joneer $6.50. joe an new of no hile; cull veal $7.00 to $8.00; light $9.00 marks against Ashley during 20 fo. $10.00; calves “8600 t6 Moe opposed the motion, saying he | $6.00. did not favor the expenditure of money for machin-. which would do|heavy no more work than machines costing |g cull lambs /$8.00 to for one contractor and were furnished shortly Cattle, choice steers and yearlings | 9.50, heifers $5.00 to. $6.00; 3. plain cows $5.50 to Calves, top veal $11.00 to $12.00; sop, fey amie F128 Uo 8M au lower; rec es yy > first * 4 seconds 421 h y- Ashley explained that he sup-|$4.50; heavy ewes 150 pounds and his motion because therc had} uj , seattered too much talk about the com- the lower| mission purchasing FWD trucks. and over the Purchases Listed” .00 to $4.50; cy! 0; Darks $2.00 te 95.00- ll ewes $1.00 to The machinery purchases were di-|200-225 pounds Highways Shrourho the state|vided as follow: 250 pou condi One Colt truck 7, d.| pounds -to re mon ERT $5,478.84 Bac Wy eos Wales ‘pounds $7.50 to $8.00; packers $7.00| 46,990 barrels: $6,893 each; three Oshkosh |to $7.40; stags $7.00 to: Bran two al trucks SF te SO: i ol IL Ir nds $7. $7.90 MARKETS a Advocated FINANCIAL NEWS Minneapolis, Nov. HOT WINDS LIFT WHEAT MARKET Prices Rise Despite Lower} Liverpool Quotations on Early Trades to 255 a year ago. wheat and coarse grain closing quo- tations today follow: Cash Wheat— | 14% Protein— 1 dark northern. .: dark northern 138% Protein— dark northern dark northern 12% Protein— dark northern — ‘ Chicago, Nov. 27.—(AP)—Despite price bulges which took place early, grain values turned downward today On the upturns, offer- ings both of corn and wheat future deliveries became larger than could be readily absorbed, although export purchases of wheat from America today were larger than of The world’s available supply " of wheat increased 8,818,000 bushels, now 390,713,000 bushels, inst 284,333,000 bushels a year dark northern dark northern dark northern and agai ay 1.15%, March 1.20% to 1.20%, May 123%). Oats closed Y%c to Sec down (De- cember 845% to 84%, March 87% to 87%, May 90% to 90%). Oats closed Y%c to %c off (Decem- ber 46%, March 47, May 47%). Provisions closed varying from 5c lecline to a rise of Helping to bring about upturns at times -today in wheat prices | indications that foreigners were buying Chicago future deliver- Meanwhile, dispatches were at hand saying that wheat is deterior- of Units ating fast ‘n Bahia Blanca Argen- tina, because of excessive heat and Traders continued also to take particular notice of re- ports as to steps toward facilitating farm legislation in Washington. With rain and snow forecast for the plains states and for sectiuns eastward, and with consequent like- lihood of delays to k : corn, buyers of corn were in a ma- jority much of the time today. Coun- try offering. of corn to arrive were of only limited volume. Prices for deferred deliveries of corn hovered around the season's top level. Corn was fairly active and higher early on persistent commission house and local buying, but the upturn failed to hold in the face of selling, gives only 4,321 pounds,” he said,jand a reaction to under yesterday's “and while this is above the national production of 3,549 pounds, there is no reason why ‘,000 pounds cannot be reached. This, we find in cow testing work, is the minimum amount from which a profit may be taken. And the cost of keeping good cows is but little more than for the 1DHW or 1HW G 1DHW or 1HW 12% Protein— were ies. 1DHW or 1HW damaging winds. Choice 1 amber. Choice of 1 amber. 12% Protein— Grade of 1 ambe Grade of 2 ambe Grade of 1 durum... Grade of 2 durum. Coarse Grains finish ensued. Oats went higher early, March selling at a new high on crops, bi the market reacted later with corn.|¢ Provisions were steady. P WHEAT DULL, DRAGGY TODAY Wheat turned dull and draggy day after an early Trade was largely pro- fessional. Oats were quiet and firm, futures hung within a narrow range Rye futures were Flaxseed offerings were light in the pit and support December advanced 2 with trade dull, sales slow and firm. Barley, ch to fey was better. Cash wheat offerings were con- Barley, lower gds siderably larger than indicated by| posted receipts. A good demand ex- isted for desirable milling quality and the trading basis was fi Winter wheat offerings were small and in good demand. Durum was in fair to good de- mand, and good milling quality was No. 1 flaxseed. Corn offerings were ample demand was fair. steady. : e. Oats were steady with fair to good demand for medium to choice. Quiet for poor, - Rye was in scant supply, and mill- quality was firm. steady at 52 to 68 D Basis was about cents. Flaxseed was in light supply and demand was good. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago, Nov, 27.—(AP-U.S.D.A.) W. J. Sperry, and Roy| Hogs: 35,000. Steady to 10c higher than Monday’s average. Top 8.80; bulk 180 Ibs, up 8.50 to 8.70. Butch- ers; medium to choice 250-350 Ibs. 8.40 to 8.80; 200-250 lbs. 8.40 to 8.75; 160-200 Ibs, 8.00 to 8.70; 130- 160 Ibs. 7.35 to 8.50. Packing sows Bonds of $500 were furnished by| 7.75 to 8.30. Pigs, medium to choice Cora A. Carley and Clinton C.| 90-130 Ibs. 6.50 to 7.75. Sweet, both of Bismarck, for the re-| Cattle: 8,000; ‘calves, 3,000. Fed lease of A. B. Carley, Bismarck.| steers and yearlings 25c to 50¢ Carley faces a charge of keeping| higher; scarcity the stimulating fac- and maintaining a common nuisance. | tor. Too Late to Classify FOR RENT—Furnished room for| 75¢ to ‘$1. light housekeeping. College Build- FOR’ RENT©-Thr ft ‘—Three room unfur- nished apartment with private] 1300 Ibs. 13.50 to 17. bath and entrance. Call at 810) ! Main Ave. before 7:00 p. m. FOR SALE—Electric range cally new, walnut twin In numerous instances choice steers as much as $2 over the extreme low time last week. Conservative advance for the week Top today 17.00. All cows draggy, weak to lower. Slaugh- ter classes: Steers, good 1300-1500. Ibs. 18.50 to-17.50; 1100- 50; 950-1100 Ibs. on and medium bs. ‘up 9.00'to'13.50. Fed year- good and choice 750-950 Ibs. poste “$50 The. down 120°to 14°75; full size four r bed. All with| choice lown 12.00 to 14.75; Phone| common and medium 6.00 to 12.00. Cows, good and choice 8.25 to 11.00; common and medi low cutter and‘ cutter 5.25 to 6.75. Bulls, good and choice (beef) 9.50 0 17.50; comm racti-| lings, and| 13.00 lium 6.75 to 8.25; Vealers ‘(milk-fed),. good and ood steers $10.00| choice 12.25 to 15.00; medium 11.00 11,00, Stocker gnd feeder steers, good and choice (all weights) 11.00 to 12.00; common and medium 9.00 shee; her. Top 13.7! $6.75 to $7.25; fair cows $6.00 4 aes, Sais: Lambs, good and +} choice 92 Ibs. down 12,65 to 13.75; $4.00. to $5.50; bulls medium, 11.75 to 12.65; cull and Nis $6.50! common, 8.25 to 11.75. Ewes, me- to $7.25; common bulls $5.00 to/dium to choice 150 lbs. down 4.50 to 6.75; cull and common 1.75 to 5.00, Feeder lainbs,’ good and choice, 12.25 to 18,50..° °°." CHICAGO PRODUCE 27. — (P) — Butter, | Jan. Eggs, ‘unchanged; receipts 5,111 2 Cheese, unchanged. MINNEAPOLIS FLOUR MINNEAPOLIS CASH CLOSE ! vpn 27. — (AP) — ii. hed Wheat receipts today 64 compared ote Sa Minneapolis cash Delivered Arrive 1.28% @1.34% 28% @1.30% 26% @1.32% 20' 20% @1.22% 17% @1.22% oy %@1.13 7% 0! 11% @1.12% 09% @1.12% | 11%@1.12% | 11% 09% @1.11% 1.10% @1.12% 1.10%@ 1.08% @1.11% 1 1, 1, 1 1 1, 1 1 Montana Winter 1DHW or 1HW 1.27% @1.29% 1.28%@ 1.21% @1.22% 1.22%@ 1.12% @1.14% . 118%@ + 110% @1.12% 1.10% @ . Dak. 1.08% @1.11% + 1.08% @1.10% % @1.09% es) 1.07% @1.08% . 1.10%@1.17% 1.11% @1.15% 1.0814 @1.16 16 1.07% @1.12% - 1.081% @1.12% ~ 1.0534@1.10% 1 @: 6845 143% AVG DULUTH RANGE Duluth, Minn., Nov. 27.—(?)— High Low Close 96 88% 98% 96° ‘96% 1.05% 1.03 1.03% 1.011% .991% 9916 1.04% 1.05% 10314 1.03% MINNEAPOLIS RANGE Minneapolis,. Nov. 27.—(®)—. High Low Close 111% 1.10% 1.10% 117% 117) 1.17 1.00% 98% 98% 1.03% 1.02% 1.02% 42% A2% 43 45% 44 44% 2.3746 239% 2'36% 2.38 2.41% 2.41% 61% 61 61% 66% 65% 65% CHICAGO GRAIN TABLE Chicago, Nov. 27.—()— Open. High Low Close 1,15% 1.16% 1.15% 1.15% 1.20% 1.21% 1.20% 1.20% 1.23% 1.24% 1.238 1.23% 85% 86% 84% 845% 88% 87% 87% 90% 91% 90% .90% AT% A6% A6% ‘ ATH AT AT AT% 48% AT% ATH e— if 1.02% 1.02% 1.01% 1.01% 1.06% 1.06% 1.05% 1.05% 1.08% 1.08% 1.07% 1.07% --41,27 (11.30 11.25 11.25 11.85 11.85 11.80 11.80 12.05 12.10 12.05 12.05 12,25 12.30 12.25 12.25 Ca ae, Aa CHICAGO POTATOES Chicago, Nov. 27.(%)—(U. S. A.)—Potatoes: Receipts 85 cars, on k 385 cars, total U. 19 cars, trading very hites 80) native higher. Other grades and classes largely steady. Heavy lambs mostly Range o! No. 1 dark northern 1.284% @1.36%; No. 2 dark northern 1.28% @1.33%; No. 3 dark northern 1.11% @1.26%; sample grade northern 1.04%; No. 1 hard spring 1.26%.@1.29%; No. 1 hard winter 1.14%; No. 2 amber ee 1.13; No. 1 mixed wheaty No. 1 dark northern . shipments > Market sacked Round Whites 85 @ 1.00, few fanc; higher; Minnesota ad Ni Dako- shade ‘ked.. Round ed Red River Ohios 1.00@1.05; Idaho sacked Russets No. 1, 1.45@ 1.80; No. 2, 1.15@1.25. |24 TREND UPWARD More Irregularity Noticed Due to Profit-Taking Before Holiday New York, Nov. 27.—(AP)—The main price tendency in today’s stock market was again upward, although the market developed more irregu- larity than in most recent sessions, due to a rather general desire to take profits before the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Copper and railroad shares were in the forefront of the advance, with a sprinkling of high- priced specialties marked up 5 to 12 points by pool operators. Call money advanced from 7 to 7% and then to 8 per cent. Time money was steady. There was nothing in the day’s news to explain the renewed ac- cumulation of copper stocks, al- though the belief persists in some quarters that a further advance in red metal prices is likely. Anaconda touched 115 for the first time, and American Smelting, Kennecott, Greene Cananea, and U. S. Smelting moved up 3 to 4 points, the last- named also touching a new high. International Nickel ran up 12 points to a new peak at 224%. Railroad Equipments, which have taken relatively little part in the recent upswing, moved forward on expectations of heavily increased railroad buying next year. Union Tank Car ran up 8 points, Lima Lo- comotive 4%, and General American Tank Car crossed 92 to a new high. Ingersoll Rand soared 10 points to a new high at 120. Eisenlohr ran up 9 points to a new top at 62. Elec- tric Auto Lite extended its gain to 8% points by touching 12044, Rossia Insurance to 7 points by touching ?|259%, and Worthington Pump pre- ferred to 6 points by touching 65— 2 all new high records. Among the many other industrial and railroad issues to sell at the year’s best prices were American Metals, American International, Al- lied Chemical, Columbia Gas, Julius | Kayser, Hershey Chocolate common and_ preferred, Goodyear Rubber, Nash Motors, Stewart-Warner, White Sewing Machine, Pere Mar- quette, Erie common, New Haven, &j}and Chicago Great Western common 4 | and preferred. Midland Steel Products preferred broke 8 points, Radio 7, Coty and Curtiss 4 each, and New York Cen- tral, Atlantic Refining, Commercial Credit, and Otis Elevator 2 points or more, but all received good buy- ing support on the decline and made partial recovery by early afternoon. SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK South St. Paul, Nov. 27.—(AU- U.S.D.A.)—Cattle: 1,700. All classes in light supply, moderately active, fully 25c higher for two days. Steer run largely kinds salable at 11.50 down. She stock 6.75 to 7.75 for sows, and to 9.00 for heifers; cut- ters 5.50 to 6.50. Bulls unchanged, 8.25 down; few heavies 8.50 and above. Stockers and feeders shared advance on killing classes. Calves: 1,800. Fifty cents higher than Mon- day’s close, 12.00 to 13.00; bulk 12.50. Hogs: 8,500, Fairly active, fully steady to 5c higher. Bulk lights and butchers 8.30 to 8.35; top 8.35. Light lights 7.50 to 7.75. Sows 7.75. Pigs steady at 7.50. Average cost Mon- day 8.19; weight 219, sheep? 1,200. Most early bids fat lambs steady at 12.75; asking bulk culls 9.50. Desirable weight and quality fat ewes to packers mostly 6.00; choice kinds scarce. RANGE OF CARLOT SALES Muhespolis, Nov. 27.— (AP) — carlot grain sales: Wheat Barley — Sample grade 58@66%; No. 2 63, Corn—No. 4 yellow 75. Oats—No. 3 white 42% @45%. Rye—No. 2 92%. Flax—No. 1, 2.89% @2:45%. BISMARCK GRAIN (Furnished by Russell-Miller Co.) Bismarck, Nov. 27 No. 1 northern ... 92 No. 1 amber durum . 16 No. 1 mixed durum . 1 No. 1 red durum . 68 No. 1 flax ... 2.14 No. 2 flax ... 2.08 83 44 61 33 80 84 87 CHICAGO CASH GRAIN Chicago, Nov. 27.—(AP)—Wheat no sales. Corn No, 4 mixed 81 1-2 to 82; No. 3 yellow 84 to 86; fe. 3 white 85; sample grade 75 to 7. Oats No. 3 white .46 1-4 to 46 3-4; sample grade 43, Rye no sales. Barley 55 to 72. Timothy seed 5.10 to 5.70. Clover seed 23.50 to 31.50, ‘LED THE CASE Asheville, N. C—(AP)—When attorneys in a civil case were with- in $25 of a settlement and it ap- peared. the ¢ase would cost sev- eral hundred dollars if it went: to D.| trial, Judge H. Hoyle Sink reegc- hey relied to the “match it out.” to the corridor and Tipped cores, CHICAGO POULTRY. Chicago, Nov. 27.—(AP). Bo@isi: springs S84 @i6; fen 3 8 3, Foos- ters 20; turkeys Oth tone 117@ 3} geese 25, \ e