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Show Sugar Advances An advance of sovonty-flvo cents por hundred was mado on sugar hero Tuesday. Notlco of tho advanco was recolved by tho morchants at 9 a. m., thoy reported. Am soon as tho public heard of tho Increase and tho news traveled llko flro on tho prnlrio, n general buying campaign commenced. Nonrly ovory-one, ovory-one, Who could advanco tho money, ordered from ono to threo sacks. Morchants roportod that moro sugar was sold during tho day thnn tliuy havo beon soiling during a month's time. Wholo truck loads went out from some of the stores. Tho prlco varied from $9.40 a hundred In tho foronoon to $9.70 by evening. An Increase of $1.00 per hundred was said to have been mado during tho day. Tho basis for tho raise camo from the California prlco quotations which showed an advanco it was roportod. Othor light ralsos aro predicted by somo of tho peoplo vorBed in sugar pricos. Thoy look for an Incroaso of nnothor fifty conts In tho noxt fow days. |