Berlin. May 11. Th* reich.-4.ig, by a vote
of 133 to 107. adopted a proposal to fix the
output of sugar during the coming year at
17,000,000 double centners.
$500.00 IN CASH.
Report of Recent Agent’s Contest,
Closing May 15th.
OUR AGENTS’ GOOD WORK
The $4,000 cf Cotton Receipts Closed
Last Week and Full Report Will
Appear Next Issue.
The $4,000 guessing contest on the num
ber of bales of cotton received at New
Orleans closed on May 15, 1596.
There were received something over
„3'
MR. D. M. WHITE.
Os Summerville, Gn_, Winning Georgia
Prize and Second largest Agent's List.
40.010 guesses which have all Is’en recorded,
and as each volume was finished it wa«
sealed up mid put in our doubly locked
vault for safe keeping. This was done
because <of the time elemi nt in th* guess,
and to preserve the equities ot all parties
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MR. J. R. BRUCE.
Os Townville. S. C„ Sending Third Largest
Agent’s List.
interest. S—retary Henry G. Hester,
' the New Orleans cotton exchange, will
, mail to us pmniptly th* official figures under
•• h- seal of the cotton i xi-hang*. Upon this
1 >ur decision will rest, and it will be made
*>y M' S.-'I.-. Robert \. Hemphill, assi; rant
.m >s manager of The < "i. ;itut *n.
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MR. TEFTERSON JENNTNG3.
Os Harmony Grove, Ga-. Sending Fourth
Largest Agent's IJst.
Paschal J. Moran, manager daily depart
ment Const ituthm. and Mr. William J.
Carnjyli'll, i- iiig a committee of stockhold
ers apiMiint d by the board of directors of
The Constitution The full announcement
will appear in n.-xt week’s issue.
The Agents’ Contests.
