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Show ear was OS cents in December. KiO'l. In January, 1910, lim-eed oil began tiie up. ..ml tendency that resulted In 77 cents being ;ittainei aj the hUh polrt for the mouth. The real movement that brought about the dollar price, however, started start-ed this month, reaching a climax when government crop reports, made public pub-lic on Thursday, showed flaxseed crop condition of IS. 3 Indicating a crop of 10,477,000 bushels, or nearly 15,0uo,000 less than requirements. Increased cost of linseed oil has already resulte ! in an advance In the price of ready-mixed paint from $1.33 to $1.75 since the beginning of tbo year. - Tho normal price of flaxseed j is ?l.Tj per bushel, while It Is no.v j quoted at $2 84. ' I HEAVY INCREASE IN PRICE OF LINSEED Chicago, Sept. in Raw linseed oll-whirh oll-whirh comprises about two-thirds the composition of paint, reached the hiphest point In its history yesterday, closlne at 51 00 on the Chicago boar! of trade, an .advance of 58 ccnt:i over the high point of September last year, when oil sold at 42 cents. The record price previous to this |