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* Watch The M B.IC The Department of Agricultu re Uv Las repeatedly urged thle fertilizer1 trade, inl determining their pricees forl Ub the spring season of 1921, to recogn i Ze'C to the fullest extent thle downwar~kld, trt(nd of prices of rawI~ mlaterialls and to give their Customers, thle farmIlers (if thle Unlite'd States, evey ossible price. concession'. Their attention hasI be~en called to their insistence duringlq the war. Years uponl thle application of! thle "replacement principle" inletr n!.ining their price quotations during thle period of rising prices and to their ti a ban< 'onmenvt of thl.\i 'theory und14r1" change~d Conditions of a 1allng 1mr-._ Let. The1 arC, manufacturers, after l coniferenlce withl the departmelnt, de0 '*(ded to lowrte unit Cost of pot i sh and1 of amlmonlia inl determinling. nl thle prie 'o their' mixed ferItilizer's 1n Iwh-ich h1Ad b)eenl based onl unit costs al (,f September 25.) Inl thle mlean-e timei, however, thle prices of rawb materials have continued to decline, e. with the result that onl November pI 15, the estimated average purchase oi price- of ammon101ial was $4.00 a1 unit, ;dI representing a decline of $1.00 a al unlit since September 25. Since No-, p) vemiber 15, there have been further; d; substantial reductions in the prices ti (f raw materials. The larger manufacturers, inl de.. p1 U0 fertilizers, have figured acid phos- 1. phate at a price which is 20 cents a per unit. lower than thle fall of )920. hc UA S tart th hR1 BAKA hI hin efan th StrHh e I .. Thei~atmntof Agiu t Ha rOtel uedtefrilize tr~e i ltroiag hi rie o tesrnSCHARLof191,TOrcN izuRA toth ules Pxtntte onwar anning Times Foa C3F There will be E he trade journals, on the otlier pu and, show that the price of 68 per- $6 Lit Florida pebble phosphate rock er 'as quoted from $6.85 per ton in ule and $11.50 per ton in Septem-luf ,r and that the basis has been IC langed from f. o. ). Tampa to lo o. b. Imlines, making an additional tr itfert nee of' about $1.20 per ton. -ca hey also show that the quoted price p r bulk acid ihosphate increasedi W: -om $18.50 to $20.00 per ton. The I ar ederal Trade Comiission, in] its re- jo 1rt oi the fertilizer industry, indi- w ites that the large fertilizer nianu- ea ieturers have practical control of' ev ie phosphate situation through the oft wvilership of acid phosphate plants vi nld of mines and factories and p] iroughl the- existence of lonlg-timeI ' n1tracts of low prices with other wi in their own ilnlis. h The depa rtimleit has urged thw (" line owners, the larger fertilizerl tv miufactirers and tlhe producers of pI id phosphate to make some con- a IsSiol to tile smaller illanufacturer of y lowering tile price at which theyl)1 i purchase rock and acid phos- ci late. They reply that, oi account I r the strike in the Florida pebble re istrict in 1919 and the car short- is p-e the stocks of rock and acid th hlosphate are so low that they have d( ifliculty in obtaining sufficient quail ties of these materials for their nt winl use. A pparently the greater- fe art of the rock that is mined above I e> W contract requirements of the pi irger concerns is held for export N nd a domestic buyer without a of mg-tille contract, is Compelled to, i e NEW COUNT is the one s can go when you ar, oney in the bank has self confidence spui ni life. Year RIGHT. Opei nzk with us an e your Money :I Trust C r TZ( 'ig Doings when y $11.00 to $12.00 a ton as against .00 a toun, which is about the av ige for the domestic contract rock '1i1e lincipal acid phosphate man acturers state(d that their price to ntract purchasers was materially 'er than the quotations in the ide journals ,for non-contract or sh purchases. They stated that actically their entire production Is sold under long-time contract., d that the quotations in the trade Lurnals were based en resale lots iere money was needed or storage macities had beent exceeded. It is ident, therefore, that the needs the larger manufacturers are pro led for, whereas the source of sup v of the smaller manufacturers is riously curtailed, an( the prices iich the smaller manufacturers ve to pay are greatly in excess of ntract prices. Within the past ,o weeks, however, the acid phos ate price has declined from $20.00 too to $17.00 a ton on the basi. B1fltimore quotations, and the ice will probably continue to de ne -is the stocks on hand are, in ality large. Information has ached the department that not only the cost of material falling but at the cost of manufacture is also creasing. The Lever Food Control Act does t authorize the fixing of prices of rtilizers, but manufactureps who act an unjust or unreasonable ofit will he subject to prosecution. nigthe fact ihntol sonim the raw materials used in the anufacture of fertil;zer were pur YEARI ure friend to e in need of confidence in ~s him on to i an account d 1 ~0. T. M. WELLS, Cashier. INC the Big Openin A SYSTED People who have been sick, t strength. After severe illness, 3 feeling that hangs on, after you get you get your strength back the bi - assistance, in enriching your blo , you to digest your food, and to bu H The Scientil A Mir. Ervin Horton, a prominc have been taking Ziron, and it is more than anything else, after I h, builder. I appreciate what Ziron has been proved by the good rest women who have taken it. You i awrefunded i1' the first bottle of Ziro: Ask your druggist for Ziron. ,hased at prices higher than thos low prevailing, thle department feel that, in view of existing market conl litions, the prices of mixed ferti izers quoted by manufacturers fo the spring trade of 1921 are to aigh. The consuming public is vi hally concerned in this iatter fo the reason that the maintenance o iigh prices for fertlitzers, at a tin when the prices of farm produet have greatly dectined, may result i curtailment of the use of fertilizer Ian.d a t reIduc ig ereg thand t yiteold perace priceos ofplaer DNih THE coPORTANg ulC i lemconCee, in echismbter 31. otherton aar tohe mitheonnc c moigh pric s etlrat wit th tvenestce of crei pt roduin stave gradt elingI matheresult ol cutiltho the pouer feriliaet E. G. Prerpctialt in Cotto nnl Gring~ per thre ofxtesio Srvite Clemson Colegean hee Unite :-otton applaan the mihe ol cn maens ofe caraae ni it haw sctaindegae andlatren egthd I stale. Andho the faromuer fhoulinee taingy beisaefuit th vale sa m~ arkera Seilis wts iott lish prolleg. ahnd the nitfer states thecarat of yars ortclot ito is llfein and the mll ou hih bidderi anyfro ae untile ith sores ian olth itad cranlengthep 4aprecArd o the nurmer anod cara ma eviastermil ispee< is i tsgood hte Mules or ea Sttst ehrte of yanor o Cti o Oern Fn selFotehge I-m E.m.E..EE.. SX g Sale Opens. *uamuuuummmmn a A-BUILDER I ieed a tonic to help them regain their !on know the tired, weak, no-account up and begin to go about. The sooner " tier, and you should derive valuable A od, renewing your appetite, helping ild up your system, by taking .ic Iron Tonic nt citizen of Horton, Ala., weites: "I a wonderful medicine. It helped me" Ld thle influenza. It is a great system-" has done for mie." The merit of Ziron tIts obtained by thousands of men and. should try Ziron. Your money will be, i fails to help you. I Accept no sutbstitutes. ZJ. 2Z, (,'ter of the yarn and the grade and s description of the cloth. -No farmier would fail to have his -cotton gradedI were he to hear half rithe reports which daily come to the o attentionl of thle government cotton - graders to the effect that farmlers r have been offered from $5 to $25 f per b~ale more after having their cot e ton gradled by a government grader. ' 4 It certainly appears3 to be both a "l foloish and anl unbusinesslike policy s for the farmer to sell or store his n otnwtothvn tgae a Unte taesgoermnt gae an acetinngth ale.Ifh c uponon Te ronic makt u ntcitn ofertlinly. tes an"bye anywhderuediine Itul hee mes to o the fluent sagrate' lsys an ha done gorade. The coered Zirn co Itsotined byo thsand uranceen om hou btryro. oy one ill cotnbe otai n tohe you. bakraizsta e toernm ten yottn adegrade ndm s dclition bank the refuedtoan exet-hr cotton graedweeee o herhaf - ed, aes to he reffie that thearader es toroulby expoerent adebr. lteirtiyal.pa~ o ebt a flivhlanda Ohuioess3.-Te poliy t for the fare to silla o. Mcorannin sn~ chertieiof the vuialue court Son onea buer seon ee mre but S nwee anshud hviht istein ethfieebunc als ofmte goernthiads cassan wpouldeno te o(ifly s ar a Yth grd wa c Rnline . m.E.rE m m m m m m m a Harioli C. Kagy onl May 8, was un-_ able to agree onl a verdict at 5:45 o'clock tonigth and was discharged by Common Pleas Judge Maurice Bernon. The jury received thle casa at 6.15 p). ml. onl Wednesday and had been deadlocked ever since. The jury was out, practically 48 hours and was hopelessly deadlock ed from the start. Fifty-one ballots were takenl, it was officially an nounced, the jurors Standing 10 to 2 for conviction practically f rom the start. After the jury was discharged Juror Hirschmann said hie and Juror Gliek voted for acquittal from the first ballot. "I could not vote for conviction onl the evidence presented," Hirsch mann said. The MceGannon trial will be listed as a mistrial and the judge will re lmain at liberty onl bond. Whether, McGannon01 will be retried depends upon the attitude of Prosecutor-elect Edward C. Stantion, as Proseentior Roland131 Haskins' termi expires at mid night. -- o COAL COMP1)A NIES FACE' INDITMENTr New York, Dec. 31.-The federal grand jury today returned indict ments charging the -Haddock Mining company of Lucerne, Pa., and the'Von Storch Colliel-ies company of Scran ton, Pa., and their exclusive sales agent in this city with profiteering in thle Salle of domestic sizes of ardbr cite coa lin violation of thle Lever act. Hfenry M1eeker of Mleeker & Co., wholesale dealers, exclusive sal10 agents for two compames, was named in both indictments. The indictments charged] the Had dlock company with Selling at "unfair and unreasonjable" prices 13,500 tons of coal during September- and Octo ber. The indictment alleges that the company sold coal to f. o. b. mnines it from $13 to $15 a ton when "a reasonl able price would have been about $8.35 a ton."1 The Von Storch company is ailleged to have sold 19,500 tons of coal dfur in hesmepridatpicsragn frm$1 o 1 atn hcha"poe an rasnal"hage w uldhv ben fom$.3 o 865ato. -- - -- -- DEAHSIN REAN Befst ec 1 B teAsoiae Prss)--wetyfvepes n er kild rdidfrmwons nIrln bewenDeeme 2 adDeeme 29 cvrigth hrsta hldas Th atltisinlde 9 iila s amng thmtw wmefieUo mmesC gy01 presnte8hi reigasion-t Prleseto Wilcson toay vthrough atee-4 bey Coayne oflthe Junterr deart inon.o The ur recasisdtnt diec tor1 mbeebercrsied in ne Seretury wayn Oi prsetingll the resignomthn srecommndedt-nhall.ots takn, als was oaliriabe an porindton atcyfo the vcny staES. Atrv ed .r a dshre Juora rsm aH orsadanl.Juo frt. bAlot.oto Main i n ler y~ nbn. Whte MI Go wil herYid eed