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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22

sss sss Es2; balances. A,s4,4S. Boston-Exchanges
slSs5l.0s7; balances, N6S,b2S baI,mo,e- I,S
.s q, sra oaa. balances $s56Sl5. Philadelphia
Excbanees o. zsa: balances, S2,eoo.5l2
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Call money IN
London. ~ per cent Open market discount rate'
s7-lsa3M per cent for short and S1saS7s ioI 'C,s
hills Berlin discount rate. "a per cent ,
exchange on London. 20 marks Az piehilies' n".,o
$1,000 on London 25 francs 25I1 centimes. Paris
discount rate, 2% per cent. ,o,,,
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-Britsh Nconsos' IVA
for money and 1861 for the account French rei'es
90 francs s7Ib confines Spanish As In London DO
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver oc' MeN'
can silver dollars, 477sc. Bar silver IN bo"u0'''
27%d ,,, a..
Buenos Ayres, $780, Rome 40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
AMALGAMATED COPPER

No date has yet been named for the declaration
OF dividend on Amalgamated Copper. The sta
tstica position OF copper is declared to be strong
The demand is large and probably will be larger
There seems 10 have been attempt to advance
the price OF Amagamated Copper. It is stated that
insiders have bought stock when others wished to
sell, and have sold when others wished to buy
partly for the purpose OF maintaining a free mar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
INTERNATIONAL PAPER.

There was heavy selling and break In the price
OF international Paper common director said:
The earnings Of the company show Increases every
month. and its financial condition now is better
than ever before The directors have paid dividends
when the circumstances were less favorable. and as
dividends on the common have been earned the
directors as far I know. will declare at least
per cent when the next dividend meeting occurs"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
MONEY KEEPS EASY.

The signs are that the present rates for money
will hold for the present. There is no surplus OF
funds. but there is enough for current needs. It
is becoming apparent that little or no call will
be made upon New-York In connection with the
marketing either Of grain or cotton. There Is
better state Of affairs abroad. and as conse-
quence talk OF gold imports Is revived II is not
likely that gold will flow In this direction for some
tfp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22

RAILROAD BONDS.-Marleet strong Total sales
amounted in II value to a2seOOO. against s. s95 900
on Saturday. The heaviest dealings were in the
sAtchison and Baltimore and Ohio issues Chesa-
,peake and Ohio fps Colorado Midland PAS Detroit
City Gas SIS Green Bay and Western Bs Kansas
City. Pttsburg and Gulf lists. Missouri Kansas
sand Texas 5s Missouri. Kansas and Texas DDS,
Missouri Pacific Trust Is, Northern Pacific As
Reading general Is. St. Louis Southwestern DDS.
ssouthern Railway IS, Union Pacific As and Wabash
iIebAnture BIS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, AUG. n.-Amercan securities opened
razher rmer. in response 10 better overnight prices
from New-YorlS and were well maintained through
out the dav. Business was restricted The clos
ing was firm Last prices were: Atchson. 23%;
Canadian Pacific @24; st. Paul. 1885; Illinois Cen
trial. 49, Louisville and Nashville. s45s; Union Pa
ioifc preferred. 6O1s; New-York Central, 49, Erie,
IA; Pennsylvania 70; Reading 49, Erie first pre-
ferred. S9N; Northern Pacific preferred 1914 Grand
Trunks and Anaconda. l%.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT.

Large orders given for the purchase Of
Brooklyn Rapid Transit at lOi that could not be
executed The low price seemed TO bring support
for the stock. There was good buying the
covery. The attack the stock was ascribed to
the speculative coterie that recently has been OPP
Grating for a decline In the market One member Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
THE LEATHER DIVIDEND

The statement is semi-oficiay made that ~ per
cent will be declared on United States Leather
preferred at to-day's meeting OF the Board of d.
rectors and payment may he ordered account
OF past due dividends. II still is maintained that
much OF the recent buying OF the common stock
uras by Standard OIL interests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
posted rates were:

: DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New-Or leans-Com-
snercial 76c discount; bank 5Oc premium. San
Rrancdsco-Sght 10c: telegraph. 12zc. Cincinnati
Over the counter, 500 premium; between banks Csc
discount. Savannah-Buying. l-lSc discount: sell
ting 75c per 1900 premium. Charleston-Buyng.
par; selling nc premium. Bostoh-5c discount. Chi
kago-40c discount.
BANK CLEARINGs.-New-York Exchanges.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
THE NEW DISTILLING COMPANY.

The permanent organization OF the Dlstllleries
Company OF America will be effected early in Sep
TENDER. II Is expected that s. NJ Rice will be
elected president and Edison Bradley vice president
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
OUTSIDE SECURITY MARKET.

STREET RAILROADS IN THIS CITY.
reported by c. 1. Hudson Co. Nos. "a a6 Wal-st)
BONDS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
A BEAR MOVE IN STOCKS.
TT ARRESTS THE ADVANCES.

40 rvX,r1 .Op,fENTs OF AN UNFAVoRA-
BILE CHARACTER IN CONDITIONS
Closing prices yesterday of the priho'pas
tive securities and net changes from SATURDAY
Last sales were:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money call, 3h per cent
with exceptions at ~. and 3l5 per The time
money market was quiet at per cent for sixty
days per cent for three months. 4Gt4ih per cent
for four months. 4ai1a per cent for six months on
railroad collateral. and above mixed collateral
lCommercial paper rates were per cent for three
months 4gP1 per cent for four months. and 4Q4l1
per cent for six months for the best names and
saboye for paper rot well known
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market quiet Actual
closing rates follow:
Gables. Sight. Sixty day.
Sterling 4.67 4S61.Q4s6a 4s3q4. S34
francs S1s-l-ls HlS&-1-l6G51s& 521N -l-l6G 2l a
R'mrks 951s-3-i6 g5qs9 l-l6 "a S-l8q94A
Builders 4oS94O S-io ~ lo-loa4O
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
STOCKS.
GAS SECURITIES.

Reported by c. !. Hudson Co.. Nos. "a & SO wa-st)
BONDS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22

'As per official reports:
~ National banks.
June 30. 1899; "a
State banks. June
IA. 1890. ............
s3i4.l75 dec. reserve.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
SALES AT THE STOCK EACHAN"H'

RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
BANK STOCKS.

reported by Clinton Gilbert. No. wall-,t)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
SAN ERANCLSCO STOCKS.

San Francisco Aug. 1.-THE official closing quo
tations for mining stocks to-day were as fouo"s'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22

Actual cash
outstanding - $1,000.
tihcates S267, 0S.9S s2B7lb0SI Dec t8sl,lN
Deposits IN Ma
tionaI banks . 7sis6.417 1905 694 Dec. % 723
Available cash S345 262 COS 7s1 Dec s4+
Minor liabilities 72236117 7O174927 Dec. 206l. 100
Act'P bal s273 02e 81 sn9 348
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS-Customs receipts
reported from Washington 1929 57; internal revenue
receipts. sl.4Ol,39s miscellaneous receipts 1884
Total receipts for the day. sl8s5sOl; expenditures,
81 10000. Receipts for month to date, Sl S09o
expe nditures SCI. 5000; OF expenditures,
s50469l0 Receipts for fiscal year to date. Ss,en2S
expenditures s93 900 excess OF expenditures.
sl36S3s42 Receipts OF National bank notes for re-
demption. Slg7.635
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BONDS.-Market firm Final
fluctuations follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22

tDoilsrs per share. TEX dividend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
BOSTON STOCKS.

FURNISHED by r. L. Day & Co.. No. ! Broad-so
saturdav.To-day. Saturday. To-dl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22

lrosng-I Shares
80, NJ o ~ CIV Fin Bid Ask. SOLO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-03

nag TO Indicate when there is mail to be collected
OF when there has been mail delivered
Tn experimental stage Of rural free delivery
mas reached it's highest development in Carroll
once as starting point a specially constructed
postal wagon having all the accommodations OF
a stationary postofice. makes a circuit of thirty
miles a day, aud does the business OF eight
fourth class postoffices and four star route car
rlers, at a net saving to the Government Of
so year. Three additional postal wagons Of
similar but somewhat improved build have been
ordered. and are TO be put in operation on De
cembcr 10. The whole county OF Carroll win
then be covered from central point by trav-
cling postoflces. and fifty minor Offices ard
eight or ten star routes will be dscOntpued at
a great saving OF cost to the Government and
with a notable Improvement in the service rem
dered the people
Congress is TO be asked to inspect this service
when il is in full operation-the distance from
Washington is not great-and upon the basis Of
this demonstration OF possibilities to decide how
much it will appropriate for the extension Of
rural free delivery during the next fiscal year.
Neither the FIRST Assistant nor the Postmaster
General has named any specific amount in his
estimates. II is left to Congress. 1t is believed
that at least $1,oOOO00 will he voted for this
purpose. This years appropriation was S3OO'OW.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-03

mich accompany the First Assistant Postmas-
hf Generals report this year on the Rural Free
Delivery service, ten or twelve in number-re-
''ductions Of photographs, of course-are ar
tytlc in treatment and actually adorn and i'm
prove the report There is. for example. scene
Il country store. twelve miles from Lafayette.
Ind. from which point three rural letter car
ners start daily. each making circuitous drive
d twenty-five miles or more, without passing
over the same road twice At the particular
poin; photographed four cross roads meet, and
twenty or more families most Of them living
bali mile from the store, have each put up an
Individual letter box Of galvanized iron, lettered
Nth the name Of the person for whom 1t is in
laided
Into this box the carrier whose hour Of arrival
known. and scarcely varies ten minutes, win
A o. summsr. drops the letters and daily pa
prs for each family, and collects in return their
1als which are deposited in a Government col
ecton box placed in position at the same spot
he farmers children. or such idle hands as he
s@l spare. gather up the mail and carry it to
cehouse and the farmer is thus spared drive
"welye miles 20 the postofice, which he would
iaf3ly feel justified in undertaking in the most
--'Diaur " tlutT more IMAM Twice Il "tOhs anu
Zen at much personal inconvenience and pc
'-1iary loss. Under the rural free delivery sys-
''a he gets his mail and his paper daily without
'Si Of timo or money and he is gratihed-prop-
S'y so-for the recognition which the Govern
-'l' has given him in bringing the mails 50
isSf to his door. There IS one sentiment which
TINS as continuous thread through all the let
"'s the Department has received and published
VI Ae subject. and it is this: We feel now
-fe Ike CITY folks and are no longer shut of
"'n the world"
N-'al free delivery carriers. az a rule, put on
-1S IN Indiana, which state, next TO Ohio.
- Tie lions share Of the existing experimental
"'ce' Most Of them provide themselves with
',suiauon uniforms. at their own cost. and fur
- SPECIAL wagons, with pigeon holes and
.-ef postal applances-all for $500 a year.
are included. AS one Of them recently
I'VE 70 the First Assistant Postmaster Cen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-03
QUEER COST MARKS.
TEN LETTER WORDS AND PHRASES
CHOSEN AS SECRET SIGNS.
CUSTOM THAT HAS DISAPPEARED IN THU
GREAT RETAIL HOUSES


Among the old time features which are dis
appearing from the city stores because OF the
modern methods is the cabalistic cost mark
which the merchant once thought as nds-
pensable the counter over which he sold his
wares
The man VINO started a business for himself
devoted many hours before he made his first
display Of wares to making up a cost mark
This had to be unlike any other mark and
was in some instances. composed Of ten hero
glyphics, often of transposed figures and more
often of a word two, the letters Of which
could be used to express figures. \ large whole
sale concern in New-York used the mark God
save us and made up the tenth figure with
a cross. Through this business house the pious
cost mark became known all over the country.
Clerks from the establishment entered the mer-
camille field their own account and took the
cost mark with them. and within a few years it
was in use in nearly every state in the Union.
Another cost mark which found many admirers
was Make profit and this only trihe
more popular than quick trade" JOHNNY
Miles served as a sign as well a cost mark
for one concern. and one sentimental Irishman
who opened liEen store in NeW-York in the
days when Niblo's Garden was away up town"
chose as his cost mark My Bridget o."
when the campaign Of 1860 vas at its height
on ardent Republican in Boston. in whose store
a cost mark was in use that had been invented
by his grandfather marked all his goods
in order to use the mark, Abe must win" and
this mark remained in use for years after Abe"
had won the fight against Douglas. Brecken-
ridge and Bell, who were all candidates against
Lincoln. About that time the cost mark Hit
lican" still i'm use in places where plain fig
ures have not superseded the puzzle marks.
\ large drygoods house. which had the patron
age Of hundreds Of pack, basket and wagon
pcdlcrs used as a cost mark the words. Re
yoch Gilt" a Yiddsh phrase which means
by the same concern.
These marks were useful" said the manager
OF one Of the large NewYork drygoods stores,
when houses had asking and a taking
price In those days man behind the counter
had to know what the goods cost to put on the
ingly. An offer to split the difference when
one price was asked and another offered could
be entertained then, and statesmen were often
compelled to shade prices We will do this
for YOU and It's the last we have of the lot, or
We want to make a customer Of you vera
prices but all the time the salesman had tho
cost mark before him. and knew that he was
on the safe side"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-03
pURAL NAIL DELIVERY.
pocTOFFICE DEPARTMENT ILLUS
TRATEs ITS WORKING IN AN
ANNUAL REPORT.
.,,ssv1.I. EXPERIMENTS IN SEVERAL STATES
TRIALS or THE cARRlERS-coNGNESs
ASKED To EXTEND THE SERVICE.


,,-.ebirgtoD. Dee Illustrations in the an
80, renorts Of department and bureau chiefs
., taken on a new and improved shape.
- manifested in the current report Of the First
assistant Postmaster General Perry Sanford
u.,th The practice seems to have had its
,ririp in some u the oxtraneous outGrowths OF
,bs DEPARTMENTAL service such as the smith
,~ria, Institution and others, which are in part
.unported by private endowment but receive
,a.-.,,s;o,aI grants 10 supplement their re-
,,,,-.os IN The annual Sundry Civil Appropria-
tion Bill. The Smithsonian Institution with its
.si,,cts was one 81 the first 20 blaze the way
=, Tho direction Of Illustrated treatises.
Mr. Wanamaker, when Postmaster General
made brief excursions into the Illustration field
hut the art resources Of the Government Print
ING Office at that time were so feeble that the
,,ctures rather married than added force to the
text
On the other hand, the half tone illustrations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-03
now BRlN woRkERs SHorLD EAT.

From The Sanitary Record.
1t is all right for the man who labors all day
in the open air to eat freely, but the man of
srdentary habits the brain worker. must adapt
his way of living TO his needs He must be well
TCurished. for the brain is incapable Of good
work unless well supplied with pure blood, but
such 4 man cannot possibly furnish vital force
to digest three large meals daily. If he tries IT
nature will protest at every step The chemical
changes Of digestion will be impcrfectly per
formed. The stomach will neither secrete freely
nor churn the food with cheerful alacrty, the
pyoric orfce contracts and allows such chyme
10 pass with grudGng reluctance; the Intestinal
actcals are ashamed To absorb such miserable
pabulum which chokeS. irritates and conSeSts
them 80 the large meal remains in the digestive
organs to ferment. putrefy and steep the indl-
vidual in foul gases and depraved secretiOns.
But the system can furnish enough vital force
to convert a small meal into pabulum of high
standard which will be absorbed without DIM
Guilty Three such small meals are not enough
TO keep the individual properly nOurished. how
ever four TO six will be- required Each should
consist Of but or at most two articles Of
food the diet 10 be varied by changes at meals.
The portion Of food served ut Il be small; the
patient must stop as soon as ~. appetite is sat
sfed and gaseous distention is proof posltlVe
that the meals are still too large or too close to-
coil pr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-03
HE KNEW HIS BUSINESS.

From The Chicago News.
Mrs Plat Gnsrily)-Oh, you think you know
a lot don't you?
Mr. Platt Ccalmy)-Well, ought to, my dear
I've been in the real estate business nearly
thirty years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-03
EVIDENCE or MODESTY.

From The Chicago Post.
Why do you call him a modest man.
Because he never speaks OF his verses as
poetry"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-28
DEATH OF D. M. MARTIN.
One of the County's Best Known Citizens
Expires at Hfllsdale.

David NJ. Martin, one of Rock ISL
and county's Oldest and best known
citizens, died suddenly of heart disease
at his home near Hillsdale, at )
O'Clock yesterday morning. Mon
day he was apparently as well as
usual and was busy in the field plow-
ing all day. That evening he attended
a party at George McMurphy's sand re-
turned home to all appearances in his
accustomed good health. Shortly
before ) O'Clock yesterday morning he
awakened his wife saying that he was
not feeling well and before she
realized his condition he was gasping
for breath, and a few moments later
had breathed his last.
Mr.. Martin was a mem Der of one of
the pioneer families of the county,
and was 4 native of the county. He
was a staunch democrat and a staunch
citizen. He had served in various
township offices and also as mem Der
of the county board. He was 90 years
of age. and leaves with his wife four
children. j. NJ. Martin, of Hillsdale,
Ira, of East Moline, Mrs. Ashdown,
in Iowa, and Mrs. Il. 5. Woodburn,
of Canoe Greek township.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at l O'Clock from the family
home at Hillsdale.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-28
MANY FROM AURORA,
Twenty-Five Hundred Excursion
lists Spending the Day in
Rock Island.
THEY ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME.

. Visiting Watch Tower, Government Ar
senaI. Touring the Three cities and
Taking a Trip on the MissIssIppi-Four
Train Loads OF People-Drin of the Fa-
nous Zouaves.
Twenty-Five hundred Aurora eX-
cursionists are spending the day in
Rock Island. They came in over the
Burlington on four special trains, ac-
companied by brass band and the
famous Aurora Zouaves. The visitors
were met at Twentieth street, where
the trains stopped, by a committee
from the Rock Island Retail Mer-
chants association, extended the glad
hand and the hospitality of the city,
an invitation of which they took adj
vantage, and apparently ale enjoying
them selves to the limit, taking in the
Watch Tower, Rock Island arsenal, a
trip on the river, and looking over
our neighbo Moline and Davenport.
The excursion is under the
auspices of the Aurora Retail Mer-
chants association. Business in that
city has been practically suspended
for the day. Even the municipal ma
chinery is without its chief engineer,
Mayor Howard being one of the prom
inent mem bers of the party.
They are a happy, good natured and
sociable crowd of people, and if they
represent the rank and file of the popu-
lation of Aurora and it is fair to pre-
sumo that they do, that should be
healthy and congenial community for
q man without a home to anchor his
bark in. The eXcursionists were fur
nisheG with refreshments during the
trip free of charge, the Merchants
association standing the damage. 1t
| is a sort of family affair. Many
brought along their lunches, which
were attacked in Spencer square and
other comforta BILE and shady outdoor
points about the city.
The first train arrived at 10 o'clock,
the last coming in at 11:10. One en-
CINE pulled II coaches and the other
three nine apiece. The train crews
are Conductors Yonkers, Davis. Van
Bleet and Richart, and Engineers John
son, Murray, Hilliman and Eckert. The
excursion was in charge of F. II. Ellis,
| travelling passenger agent of the Bur-
lington. The average time made by
the trains was $40. The distance
being l35 miles and the loads heavy,
this is considered exceptionally fine
time.
Zouayes Give an Exhibition.
At 80 the Zouaves gave an exhi-
| bition drill on Market square, lasting
half hour, which was witnessed by a
large number of people, who heartily
applauded the wonderful maneuvers
of this eXcellently drilled company,
whose captain is A. II. Farble. 1t is
unnecessary to speak at length of the
Zouaves. Their fame extends over
the nations. They won the cham
pionship of the world at Philadelphia
and have been applauded by the peo-
pie of the country as n feature of
Buffalo Bills Wild West show, with
which they are soon TO go to Europe
Many of the visitors went for a ride
on the Mississippi, boarding the Verne
Swain at o'clock and going as far as
lie Claire, where they were transferred
| to the Winona for return to Rock
Island.
The Auroraites, all of whom we
would be pleased to have call on us
again, leave for home at $50 tonight.