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r iYi.j-/-n. x , u uiiju v, xvxv. GREAT INCREASE IN WHEAT STOCKS SHOWN Washington, D. C., ?Commercial' stocks of wheat reported in a survey made by the Department of Agricul-i ture for May 1, 1919, amounted to. 98,873,147 bushels. These Holdings, reported by 9,857 firms?elevators,! warehouses, grain mills, and whole- j sale dealers?were nearly three times as large as the stocks held by^ the same firms a year earlier, the; actual percentage being 239.7 per, cent of the 1918 stocks. The figures; refer to stocks actually reported and; do not represent the total coiimercial, stocks of the country, nor do theyi include stocks on farms. Visible Supply Figures Compared. The commercial visible supply fig-j ures, as pubiisnea oy xne ^mcagoj Board of Trade for May 3, 1919, show 49,502,000 bushels of what, as; against 2,777,000 bushels a year! earlier. The corresponding Brad-J street figures show 55,247,000 bush-j els, as against 7,572,000 for 1918.! As compared with the same date last year, these figures, as well as those obtained by the more extensive survey, show a very great relative increase in commercial stocks of wheat on May 1, 1919. Other Cereals, Flour, and Corn Meal. The commercial stocks of other cereals reported for May 1, 1919, according to the department's state-! ment, were as follows: Corn, 20,-! 00tf,316 bushels; oats, 50,787,249 bushels; barley, 25,060,638 bushels; rye, 21,736,760 bushels. These stocks represent the following percentages of the corresponding stocks on May 1, 1918: Corn, 39 per cent; oats, 93,6 ; per. cent; barley, 174.1 per cent; rye, 418.2 per cent. \ NEWBERRY SHIPS HOGS. (Jlemson College, May 28.?Newberry County shipped 113 hogs by cooperative shipment through County Agent T. M. Mills on Tuesday, May 20, the first shipment of hogs made from Newberry County. Announcements had been made several: weeks ago by the county agent that F= III n ? Balk A Big G_1 J J JOIU rtl I WH Abbevil the hogs which weighed a total o 24,190 pounds. The hogs were graded by L. C Madison of the Animal Husbandry Division of the Extension Service and buyers who had come to bid up on the hogs were allowed to mak< their bids. The sale was made on th< ground to an Orangeburg broker an< commission merchant, since his bi< comnared favorably with prices or the Richmond market to which i had been planned the shipmen' would be made. Prices received were 17.23c. foj first grade, 16.25c. for second grade and 15.25c. for third grade. Then were 69 grade one hongs in the lot The total cash received for the sal< amounted to $4013.90. Other shipments will be made froir the county in the fall. County Agem Mills says, "There is a large numbei of surplus pigs and shotes in New berry County, and the cooperativ< sale has solved the market problen so that the farmers will not hesitate to grow them out." FORMER EMPEROR ALMOST INVISIBLE Amomnwr. Wednesdav. May 28 ?Since the former German empero: has been acquainted with the peac< terms he has become even more in visible to the outer world. The pos sibility of catching a glimpse of hin when he crosses the drawbridge twic< daily going to and returning fron his log sawing in the garden of th< castle and then he is only withir sight for about four seconds. Replying to a repeated request foi a declaration the former empero: sent the following words: "Tell the Associated Press that mj attitude is unchanged." The messenger, General von Es tonff, says the correspondent n< hope that anything was likely to b( given out for publication. It is vir tually impossible to glean anything regarding the former emperor's lif< or plans as everybody in the casth is under strict orders to maintain si lence. Appparently there is . no excite ment among the members of his suite over the peace terms, .the onlj portion of which interests the im )ons [ Toy Balloon 11U u this Store To . COBB Ie, f. partial exile the clause relating to himself. The former empress appears to be ? more affected than the husband and , is evidently under the impression - that the powers will succeed in j bringing him before a tribunal. y ? -- m ' J FUTURE TRIPS TO EUROPE. 1 i (The Buffalo Express.) t It requires no particular gift of t prophecy today to predict the following: r Within the time of persons already \ in advanced middle life, the manj ; who has business in Europe will leave j . New York in the morning, take sup-? per at Trepassey Bay, Newfoundland arrive at the Azores during the next i forenoon, where he will stop for t breakfast, and reach Bordeaux or f Paris before midnight the same . night. ? The daylight part of the trip will: i be made sitting in an inclosed seat > as comfortably as in a first-class railroad coach and with as little thought of danger. At night he will retire to his berth and sleep with as little worry as he now goes to bed in hisj sleeping car or steamer berth. And hp will be much criven to kicking be r! cause the , machines are not large ! 1 j enough to provide him regular hotel. - meals and amusements during the, - j trip. 1j Watch and see! v v J V SANTUC NEWS. k .V r Santuc, June 3.?Rev. H. D. Corj\ bett and little Maragret were calling j in this section Saturday. . Mr. C. G. Kay, Mr. and Mrs. Er> nest Gordon of Antreville, motored ; down and spent Sunday at Mr. M. B. . Kay's. r Mr. Henry Able and sister, Missi i Lizzie, spent Sunday afternoon withj ? Mr. George and Miss Lila Morrison, j Mr. Tom Hunter spent Saturday night and Sunday at Mr. Joe Abies. Mrs. W. F. Kay and Miss Annie 3 Kay were shopping in the city Satr' urday. -j Mrs. E. J. Botts spent from Friday UUi friuLi 1ATURI i will be Gi ftR A vnnj morrow. Dor FIVE & nBBBMBHISnflHMfla 1 until Sunday with her daughter, M: M. S. Langford. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gordon of ne Donalds, spent Thursday afterno with their sisters, Mrs. Frank K and Miss Lizzie Sharp. Miss Marie Boyd spent the wee end with Miss Lillie Milford. Mrs. Mason Wright spent Sund; ^fternoon with Mrs. Ermie Haddc Mr. and Mrs. James Haddon a: little daughter spent Sunday at 1 E. Morrison's. Messrs. George Morrison and Ch ence Kay worshipped at Long Ca: Sunday morning. Mr. Ben McCord and sister, Mi W. L. Mcllwain, motored over ai paid a short visit to relatives he Sunday. Mrs. J. Allen Smith, Jr., and ch dren of Abbeville, called to see Mi Elizabeth Sharp Wednesday aft noon. The farmers are busy managii (Mr. General Greene.) COLLETON COUNTY LIVESTOCK PROGREI Colleton, June 2.?That Collet County is making rapid strides livestock development is evidenc by a report of the first annual mei ing of the Colleton County Livesto Association which was held at Wi terboror May 30. This associati was organized only a month or t* ago, and County Agent F. "W. Risli reports that there is already a lar membership and that every secti of the county had good represent tion at-this first annual meeting. On the program for the meeti there were two illustrated lectui on livestock, one by V. W. Lew and the other by D. W. Willian both of the Animal Husbandry D ision of the Extension Service. The was also a talk by County Agent D. Robertson, of Hampton uoum on cooperation among farmers. After the addresses there was general business meeting of the i sociation at which some very impo: ant steps were taken to advance t cause of good livestock in Collet County. The association pledged self first o fall to swat the scrub si: and to show its earnestness and?go IAY7I ven Away Nit i't fail to vis rENCE rs. faith in this matter, it pledged the loan of pure bred sires to replace ar the scrub sires among any farmers in on the county who needed such aid. ay In line with this section it was decided to conduct a week's campaign j during the last of June to organize I ayl in. ; Pure Ice ir-j ne Manufactured Under j SOFT DRINKS Soft re CIGARETTES tobaccos c^nr j1"! CANDIES v FRUITS We a, sr-: CIGARS the mosl licit you ng Abbeville Cai ? - - 5S' ? SAVE TIRES I m eA do not ruin tires if properly rej "" Let us examine and advise ck casings. al- Tube repairing, 25c. up; C ?o MARTIN a] er At City ge on ? ' ? 3| OUR NE is,1 IS, I _i iv-l ?j HAS JUST BEEN EQUIP tyj WITH MACHINERY F(3R KINDS OF MACHINE WC aj ic-l _ j! Weathers on | OLDSMOBILE and CHAK rl', 525 Broad St. 4 SH with Every I CRD it the Demon 'A V> A V/ - ? V/AAAV/&1 1NTS ST So. c a pure-bred bull association and to hold a sale of livestock at the County Fair in November. It was also de cided that sufficient tunas snouia De appropriated from the treasury of the association to put on a good livestock exhibit at the County Fair. Cream-Sanitary Conditions : Drinks and , ifections re prepared to serve you in t courteous manner and tor patronage. ndy Kitchen ?* SAVE MONEY ________ aired. you before throwing away your asings, 50c. up. , nd PENNAL. Garage. W SHOP I . FED OUT OF TOWN ORDERS ALL GIVER PROMPT )RK aiimiiu.* V,- ;vi & Gerrard IDLER SERVICE STATION ugusta, Ga. I ' *'~r nnnc II . ... f Dome or SHI stration. ORE Carolina