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Show RECORD PRECEON EM BUTTER ELGIN, 111 , Jan. 15. A decision by Junior members of the quotation committee com-mittee of the Elgin Butter board that tho market easily could sustain a four cent increase, wa3 declared bj Joseph Newman, pioneer Elgin butter but-ter man and member of tho price commltleo, to be responsible for the 40 cent quotation returned by the committee thla afternoon. ThlB is the highest figure reached on the Elgin board In 21 years. "Tho cold wave has mado Imminent a butter famine throughout tho country," coun-try," said Mr. Newman In explanation. explana-tion. At tho present price It virtually Js Impossible for farmers to manufacture manu-facture buttor at a profit. The stpr-ago stpr-ago supply will not becomo a factor this spring in keeping buttor quotations quota-tions down." -ui Jou.l-inj u poioipojd unm.uo.v: "JIM crease within two or threo weeks. |