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LY, e /g / - / OQ\//\L ’ //‘i!T\ \‘ N/;/ X 3 ?\/‘\ l\‘ \\ :\&yQR£ "’ i : % \\\l\ I L | % RN \ ok B »’“‘R\\/ S \\\\;/ S S A9 @ }/Q W s O P ¢ TTH YEAR CHRISTIANSTED, V.L. U5. &, MONDAY, 6TH OCTOBER 1919. IdE 51, CROIX AV is printed and published daily (Sindays and dolidays excepted) by . Johansen at the Avis Office. TERMS---40 cents monthly in advance, 2 cents per single copy. Katered as second-class matter May 26th 1917 at the Post Office at Christian- aed, St Crove, V. L ottie U/, S 4. 40 der the Act of March 3. 1879 Contribution to this paper will be glad- ly reczived when the sime deals with mat- ters of genzral interest, and is accompa- nied with the asuthor’s nime, as a quar- antee of gool faith. Th:2 editor cannot be responstble for the views of his correspon- dents nor does he necessarily endorsethem. FOOD MORE URENT THAN NiTRATE. : : Taough there is a big demand through- out the country for nicrate for fertiliz- ing purposes, owing to the lack of sufhi- cient wonnage there is little pro pect that any large 'mrunt of the material will b: imported for months to come. The nced of fvodstuffs is more impera- tive, auchociiies declare. and every availabie ship will be used in ecarrying food supplies. This decision was reach- ed in the sac» of the fact that consider- able British capitai is Invested in the ni- trate business in Chile where larze quan- tities of the material are .now awaiting shipment. -Pathfinder. NOISELESS GASOLINE TURBINE. German manufacturers claim tc have produced a successful gasoline turbine, Airplanes equipped with such engines, it is declared, will be practically noise- less.—lbid I SUSAR NOTES. "An American consul reports that there has been a phenomenal rise in sugar prices in the Far East because of the ex- pected sugar shorrage, the supplies being dircéted into other channels on the way to Europe. .The refiners who were in the currani o chings at Hongkong have been benefited by this trade situation. Thney happened to get in on the raw sugars at as time that they were low; they pur- chased large qauntities and two-thirds of tnelr product nas gone to Europ2an mar- keis, oaly oaz2-taird stayiaZ ac home. Tais is disturoing ta2 x2pneral situacion in China and mo: 2 so because ev>n Java, that has had a sa-plus, is ;oing to divert it to Euroosean ports. In india, "00, the reports sey that there will 4 sho 'tage of 900,000 tons. Fcrmesa, tkat h:.s always brought up the ear some vhere in the Far East,is r2por ing a cron belcw nor- mal. Japan repc-ts that the refired ex- ports to China av 2 decreaing ¢nd the good Chin2se are in a maze of doubt as to what their sugr chances will be this fall and v.mter. —lbid. The wave of profiteering, the at ermath of the war. nearly swampe:! Samnel Van Weoen:r, vvh) was arrested in a notel in New York waer: he was charged with an'attemp: to sel 100 tons of suger to a French purchaser a“ a price con:zession. He had received SI,OOO on tie deal and was .0 receive sls 010 adcitional, but had nc sucar »n hand and the french- man, whowas bu ing for hi: goveinment, was nearly carriel away hed it not been for the timely .nt>rterence of the autho- rities.—lbid. SUGAR IN LONDON. After a short ilterval of quiet, oxring partly to the French markets bheing closed, th2re ha. ‘been a reneved de- mana for export. and firm prices have again been paid for all grades o' West Indian ard other cane deser ptions. There has also een a st:ady e¢nquiry for sugar ‘rom tl e home manufacturers at fully previous rates, bu the assorc- ment of caae actually available has been much rediced, a1 d there is no inrprove ment in the rate oi discharging the sieam- ers in the docks In otker countries, Leyond the repor ed# shipn ent 0o some German suzar fron Hamburg to I'rance. and a furtler sha p decline n the f. o. b. value of some k:.nds of J:va, there is nothing fresh to raport. [he refined m:rket continues :teady. “he quanti-y of s :gar distr’huted hy the Royal Comr missio.. and the home refin- ers has beon relaively small and allot- ment against the voucher ¢'aims for the current pe-iod is well b~low the usual average, [his is :hiefly due to the diffi- culty of berthing vessels v.hen they ar- rive, and 1o the cven grea:er dificulty of discharging ard cieaginz cargjes at the docks. T'he situation is still fu.ther aggravated by:the inability of the 2 rail- way and cartihg services to prov de ra- pid collection and dispateh of zoods. Some help in this last respect is expect- ed from the Government’s decision to No 229. subside and re-establish the coasting steamer traffic, whiech during the war has been largely thrown upon the rail- wavs. A good deal of the sugar dispos- ed of during the week has been tor the purpose of autumn domestic jam pre- serving, with some of good grocery granulated; and the usual grades of British “‘ubes, granulated and pieces for ordinary allotment.—Loutsiana Plen- ter. Sept. 20th. Stop And Read! WE OFFER: Greenfieid’s Assorted Chocolates 55¢. pr. Ib., Runkels Chocolates 15c¢. per cake, Mixel Cendies 40c. pe- lh., Fancy Bis- cuits, Fig Bar and Lemon Jumbles 25¢. per pack, Crisp Crackers and Uneeda Biscuits 14c¢. pr. pack, Sunshine and Gin- ger Snaps Ibsc. per pack, Cream Luncn Biscuits 3bc. per lb., Grape Nuts, Corn Flakes, Puffed Rice, [nstant Pos- tum, Tetley’s and Morton’s Tea in packs at 710, 13 & 20c. per pk.. Peantu. But: ter loe. pr. vot, Cream of Wheat 30c. per pk , Large Tins Sardines in Tomato Sauce 25bc¢. per tin, Beets in Tins, Macca- roni and Vermicelli 25¢. pr. pack. PRUNES and RAISINS. AT THE DANISH AMERICAN GROCERY West End New Grocery offers small assortment FRESH B:acon, Hams, do. Picnic, ! unch Tongue, U. S. Sausages, Family Mess Beef and Pork. BEETS, LIVMABEANS, PEAS, _ TABBAGE, KRAUT, WaX BEANS, FRESH CHEHSE, BOUILLON CUBES, FRE'\SH POTATOES, ONIONS, Strawberries, Raspberries Peaches, Pears. Pineapple & Apricocs in tins. SOUP VEGETABLES, Vegetahle Soups and asst. CAMPBELL’S SOUPS, Crisco, Coup d .avd, Oleo Mar oatine and good TABLE BJ"JER fresh made every day from Christiansted’s Co-operative Dairy. Fresh Ginger Snaps and fuil assopbss ment Biscuit & lce-Cream Wafers; 5 and all the Staple Articles, . "S-