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Decrease week Of 1900, s349,343.S7.
Balances week of 1899, 1892, S46.S3.
Difference balance, $142, 6S0.31.
Clearings week of 1898, 81, 493, O59S 80
Clearings week of 1897, $1,411. S246g
Clearings week Of 1896, 81, 4O1 ,2419S
Clearings week of 1896. s1,192, 57S1S
Dividends soon due and payable;
American Linseed Oil pref, tx per
cent, payable March Is; books closed
February PA
American Steel Wire pref 1A per
cent, payable April 2; books close
March 10.
American Steel Wire com, 1& pref,
payable April 2; books close March 49,
Baltimore and Ohio pref, per cent,
payable April 2; books close March Is.
Boston and Maine com, IL per cent,
payable April 2; books closed February
%.
Boston and Albany, 2 per cent, pay
able March 81; books closed March 10.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 1la
per cent, payable March Is; books clos
ed February 20.
Continental Tobacco pref, ia per
cent, payable April .; books close
March Is.
Consolidated Gas, N. Y. | per. cent.
payable March Is; books closed Febru-
airy 81.
Chicago junction Railway pref, IL
per cent. payable April 2; books closed
March TO-
Calumet and Hecla, 90 per cent,
payable March 30 books closed March
s.
Delaware and Hudson, IA per cent,
payable March Is; books closed Febru-
airy %.
Diamond Match, 2ia per cent. paya-
Bile March 10; books closed March 8.
Federal Steel com. PIG per cent, pay
able March 20; books closed March 10.
General Electric ~ per cent, paya-
BILE April IA; books closed March 81
International Silver pref, IL per
cent, payable April 2; books closed
March 1.
International Paper pref, ~ per
cent, payable April 2; books close
March 10.
New York Central, payable April 2;
books closed December 2, 1899
New York and Harlem River pref 2
per cent, payable April 2; books close
March II.
National Lead pref, TX per cent,
payable March Is; books closed Febru
airy "a,
National Biscuit, | per cent, pay
able April 49, books closed April 8.
National Steel pref, ~ per cent,
payable March 81 books close March
16.
Republic steel pref, t& per cent,
payable April 2; books close March 10.
Swift & Co, ~ per cent, payable
April 2; books close March II.
Union Pacific pref, per cent, pay
able April 2; books closed February 2S.
Union Pacific COM, " per cent, pay
able April 9; books closed February 2S,
United States Leather pref, ~ per
cent, payable April 2 books closed
March Is,
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GREAT TUsKs FOR CHICAGO.
Largest in the World Bought by ar
American.


American.
The largest pair of elephant tusks in
the world are now on the way to Chi
cago, where they will form part of Wal
ter c. Wyman's collection. The enor-
nous pieces Of ivory were taken from
an African elephant in the Hilimonjari
district One is a trifle larger than the
other and measures ten feeS four inches
along the outside curve, weighing two
hundred and thirty-flve pounds. AT the
base both are eight inches in diameter
and about two feet in circumference.
The photograph was taken at Zanzibar
just before the tusks were shipped to
this country. Contrasted with the ma
tives who stand beside them, their enor-
nous size can be imagined. They may
be added to the Field Columbian Muse
UNI in Chicago. The price paid for the
tusks by Mr.. Wyman's agent in South
Africa runs well up into the thousands.
In this connection 1t is interesting to
learn that there Is a great and contin-
ued demand for ivory. 1t is said that
one firm of cutters alone use from $500
to 5000 tusks each year. so for them at
least 1850 elephants must be slaugh-
tered annually.-New York Mail and
EXPRESS.
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Closing prtces.
Following are the closing prices reported
by Prince Il Whitley. Bankers and Brokers,
52 Broadway, New York, and IL Center ST.,
New Haven. Bid. Asked
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Bid. Asked
Quotations of Active bonds,

Diu ASKeH,
At, Top. 4 $. Fc Ry gen & Is. .101 101i4
At, Top. 4 s, Fe adj. gen As. S2k SIN
Brooklyn X. r. Co. cts is. 49,. .105AMtUBh
Central Ry of y. J. gen mtg 5s 1885 Ia
c., X. |. 4 Pacific ext. 5s. -. .10dA 1867
Erie list con. prior lien As. -. s9% 50
Manhattan Ell con. mtg Is. .... 103 1881
Mo-, Kan. x Texas list mtg As. DIX %
Mo-, Kan. & T. 2d mtg 4s..,... 66 66h
Mobile Il Ohio gen mtg is. S4la So
n ", Ont. & w. gen mtg 5s. :. .103ls 104
N. Y, Sus. u West. gen m.g 5s "a %
Nor. Pacific prior gen mtg 81. .104A 1041A
Nor. Saclic gen lien os.... y. G6h 81
Oregon Short Line 5s......... .113 113h
phila. & Reading gen mtg As. S5h S5ls
Rio Grande. < West. list mtg Is. 9T& 3S12
Southern Ry LIST con. z IS. 100 1094
st. Louis X Southw. LIST mtg 5s S012 S9&
Texas a Pacific LIST mtg os, lib 1857
Union Paciic ................. 105h 105%
Wabash Ry Co. LIST mtg 5s.. .1161a lit
Wabash Ry Co, ID mtg 5s. 99A 99A
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NEW HAVEN LOCAL QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by Kimberly, Root & Day, Bang
ers and Brokers, 1873 Orange Street.
BANK STOCKS.
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New Ncrk Cotton Exchange.
Reported over private wire by II. C. Fried
man & Co., bankers and brokers, 10 Wall
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NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER
LOCAL FINANCIAL NOTES.
FEATURES OF INTEREST TO NEU
HAVEN INVESTORS.
Consolidated Railroad StOck-Swlft d
Co. Stock-DtanlOndM atcb-N.w Hn-
ven Banks-Cleariags and Balances
The Dividend List.


| The Dividend List.
| New York, New Haven and Hartford
| railroad stock is only offered in small
amounts at 213 to ga; the convertible
fours are quoted at 1879 to 1879 fiat; six
months interest will be due April /.
Swift & Co.'S books will close on
Saturday of this week for the usual
quarterly dividend of tx per cent.
Diamond Match company dividend
checks will be sent out to-day, 21a per
cent. for three months.
Payment for new stock on New York
Central and Hudson railroad must be
made on or before April 2 in New
York draft. County drafts will not be
received unless amount to cover ex-
change is added.
Clearing and balances of the New
Haven banks for the week ending
March TO- 1900 are furnished by the
secretary of the New Haven clearing
house, also for the corresponding period
of last week, are by days as folows
1900 Balances 1899
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street. n. Y, and 7G3 Chapel Street, New
Haven N. A. Tanner, M0hnger Of Local
n,.1ucl ODeninr CHASING
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Is 10 he a great object lesson On the
worlds progress up 90 thc eye ~ the
twentieth century.
Besides these different substaut'a ai at4
fractions there N'iil be innumegahe less
~ cal and perhaps mnre irratiunnl
exhibitions. such as ~ Imitation of tho
blue grotto or Capri the fountain OF
Naucluse, martial cyclOramas captive
balloons ana the thousand and one
things which seem necessary for the
amusement OF every great concourse OF
merrymakcrs and sghtscers who flock
To an exposition at any time or IN any
country.
Just how great will be the number Of
visitors Ia the exposition il Is OF course
now impossible to say. IL a. worth
while remembering. though. that the
number that visited the last Paris eX-
position was officially returned as over
g. .O000 900.
As the date for the opening comes
nearer and nearer the possibility for
any great international complication
that might interfere with the attend
oncc az the huge fair grows more and
more remote So II is quite safe 20 as
sumo that the enormous figures OF the
exhibition OF 1889 viii be easily sur
passed during the present year. Diff
ferent official estimates. naturally mere
approximations place the probable at
tendance at from so 900 600 10 20, 600, 900
of people. Appalling figures they are.
but not impossible.
one Of the unique features Of the
great fair for the accommodation Of
the immense crowds who viii be at this
exposition is the moving sidewalk. II
will not be necessary 10 trudge pain
fully about the grounds or take a cab
in order 10 see the exposition All one
Will need TO do will be 70 step on the
moving sidewalk and glide about from
one part OF the exposition 10 another
II he prefers rushing 10 gliding. there
Is faster sidewalk he can take. one
going at the rate OF three kilometers
an hour. and the other al the rate cf
six kllometers. These moving side
walks viii be raised some seven feet
above the ground level and carefully
banked up on either side by turf and
bordered by rows OF shrubs and flowers,
The route of these moving sidewalks in
making their two mile circuit of the
grounds Will be along the DUAL d'Orsay
by the river Seine then on through the
Vanue de Suffren. the Ecole Miiat Mil
itaire. the Avenue de In Motle Piquet
and back through the Rue Faber 10 the
Quai d'Orsay once more.
Such "a route will command an ex-
cellent view Of the exposition buildings
and the gardens, and the slight eleva-
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tion will be Just sufficient 90 allow the
passenger TO look out over the heads OF
the pedestrians and the carriages that
will swarm about I'm the neighborhood
It is estimated that these sidewalks
will be able To- carry 80 900 passengers
an hour The system adopted was Sc
leCted by the exposition managers from
dozens OF novel transportation schemes
submitted TO them, The system has al
ready been given a practical test at
Clichy. "A suburb of Paris. and was
found eminently satisfactory The
length of the experimental system was
a quarter OF a mile. with plenty OF
curves and grades thrown in, TO make
the test a crucial one.
But with all the tearing down and
building and preparing now going on at
the gay capital it can be imagined i'm
just what condition Paris Is at the pres
ent moment A walk through the ex-
position grounds today viii convince
the visitor that everything will be i'm
shape for the official opening, though
great deal Of hard work has yet 90 be
done. and done i'm a very short time at
that. But during the last eight months
the Partisan has been working with a
vengeance. The new underground rail-
way mas broken OUT an llS periodic
spots. and. while IL will prove a pride
and convenience 10 the bOulevardier OF
the coming summer 10 Is a sad incon-
venlencc 10 the disconnected citizen at
the present time. New electric roads
are another source OF torn up streets.
and all the present promises Of rapid
transit i'm the near future mean very
slow transit az the present time. For
months ia has been almost impossible TO
reach ones favorite shop or cafe or
music hall. Dust heaps and torn up
cobblcstones still lic about the usually
splck and span Paris. The exposition
grounds themselves. IL Is true. have at
last assumed something OF an orderly
arrangement after the reign of con-
structive chaos. though eight or ten
weeks will see still more wonderful
changes. Painters are busy making
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there viii he mrge number OF other
entrances n the champs Elyscos the
Champs de Mars and Che csplanadc des
luyUlidcg.
IS for tho special attractions of this
great exhibition Of the worlds wonders
which be- seon 90 omen 500 much has been
sail and so many conflicting stories
have been published that 90 is quite inn
possible to decide just what VIII con-
stitute The spectacular piece dc resis-
tancD Many wonders have been eularg-
ed on I'm the press that viii never be
seen along the Seine. One of the most
novel and attractive features rs sure 10
he that made up on a fac-simile Of the
streets OF Old aud new Paris running
along the cmbankmeut from The Place
de la Concorde 90 the Pont dc rAlma
and continuing on the Champs Do Mars.
In this display VIII be embodied the
spirit OF modern Paris with occasional
siimpses OF its picturesque past II
win illustrate the art and beauty and
wit Of the gay capital and will contain
palaces and payilions OF dancing. song,
amusement an that Is refined and at
tractive In .hc curiosities OF Paris. Dif-
ferpnt Partisan theatrical managers
VIII Dr. az the head OF this exhibit
Deloncle's huge telescope, which is 10
bring the moon within IS miles OF the
earth. Will be one OF the most valuable
and probably most popular features.
The French Alpine club viii give an
Alpine exhibit which VIII partake OF the
nature OF "A gigantic panoramic scene
Of the Alps and a real Swiss village,
which. from present signs. promises 10
be something most Impressive a com
plete history OF costume from the day
of mans most primitive animal skin
Qarb 70 the modish dresses OF the nine
teenth century end. viii be an exhibit in
which Parisians should specially excel.
The City Of Cold will be a novelty.
Here viii be shown every branch and
development OF the mining and working
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per cent on the sales ana depositing
G0.0OO,000 francs in the Caisse des De
pots where il will remain at 2i2 per
cent interest until the opening OF the
exposition. No interest is payable 10
the general public who hold the bonds
but each bond, which was purchased
for 20 francs. entities its possessor to 20
tickets to the exposition, while the pos
SCISSOR moreover. participates In 20
drawings, comprising t3l3 prizes. rang
ing from 100 TO 500 600 francs in value
lf the exposition for any cause what
ever should not take place the state is
pledged to redeem the bonds az par
IL can be imagined how such a financial
scheme Is a source OF periodical specu-
lation and excitement TO the people OF
France and especially 90 the Parisians.
In the classification OF exhibits there
have been established no less than IS
groups. These groups are as follows.
I, Education and instruction. 2 works
of art: g. instruments and general
methods OF letters. sciences and arts:
4. machinery and processes OF mechan-
ism: .. electricity, 6, civil engineering
and transportation: :. agriculture: 8.
horticulture: p forestry. hunting. fish
ing. crop gathering. 10. alimentation:
II. mines and metallurgy. - decoration
and furniture OF public buildings and
dwellings: ~. cotton fabrics textures
and clothing ~. chemical industries
10, various industries. rs, social econ
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The progress Of the South African
war has proved that the modern mag
azine rifle Is par excellence the weapon
OF the future I'm military operations.
Although the British infantry have
proved their ability To- storm unin-
trenched or partially intrenched posi-
tions. as at Glencoe. Belmont and Gras
Pan. the repulses at Magersfontein and
the Tugela where the Beers had thrown
up elaborate intrenchments. proved
that direct assault on such positions.
when held by such excellent shots as
the Roers. are doomed 20 failure. The
magazine rifle has put heavy discount
upon old time valor and the war Of the
future will be more than ever a war of
the tactioians.
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Facts About the Great Fair
Which Win Be Held In
the French Capital From
April is to November 5,
1900. :

DARIs ls the most charming OF
hostesses. Long experience has
taught her how 10 entertain her
guests more delightfully."- than can any
other city In the world. In fact. taking
care OF visitors is her special forte. Just
at the present time. therefore, Paris rs
feverlshly busying herself preparing for
the great army OF sightseers who are 10
flock 10 her boulevards, parks and cafes
early In the spring.
The more one studies the official plans
aud figures and the more one looks into
the preparations that have already
been made ana the structures that have
already been put up the more one IL
impressed with the fact that the Paris
exposition Of 1900 Is to be an affair un-
equaled i'm the history of the world.
Officially. the origin OF the exposition
dates from the month OF July, 1892.
Paris had already had four great expo
sitions, each one OF which had been an
unqualified success. The first had been
i'm 1855. the second in 1867. the third In
1873 and the last I'm the year 1889.
Shortly after the closing OF the last ex
position the idea OF a great centennial
international exposition 10 be held In
the last year OF the nineteenth century
was tcntdtlNeiy taken up Dy tHe press
OF Paris. The people liked the idea. II
was not until 1892. however. that an
official move was made toward any
such end This move took the form of
a communication from NJ. Jules Roche.
the minister of commerce at that time
10 President Carnot pointing ou- the
advantages of such an exposition.
on tn 18Th Of July following a de-
cree was issued by President Carnot
announcing a universal exposition OF
works OF art and OF industrial and agri-
cultural products" The date first fixed
for the opening OF this exposition was
May 3, and IL was originally decided
that IL should last until Oct 81 These
dates were subsequently changed 10
April l5 and Nov. 8 Preliminary stud |
les were at once made and a financial |
scheme was devised.
For the convenience OF reorganizat atlon |
and administration the management |
was divided into seven sections. The |
secretariat genera constituted the first. |
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hundreds and hundreds ~ signs bearing
the significant motto English Spoken"
and today there is hardly a hotri IN alll
Parts where LIVING q eonsfor1ablc orr
whore pNen decent quietness rciRns
Ctrpentefs have oeeu tailna f,ossessioitf
of al the great hosttiiiee ~ this city
Of mus and dividing end subdIviding.
and resubdiyding sleeping chambers
into littlc pens and closets FOR half
hundred million people are no easy
thing 10 take care OF Rents have jump
ed up and pensions. already overcrowd-
ed, have had their salons cut up into
tiny sleeping quarters.
There is every indication that the for
elgn nation 10 he most strongly repre-
sented bv attendance VIII be the United
states. The American. I'm fact, has fall
en- into the exposition habit. a habit
which when once formed. has no cure
This republic has taken part in many
eXpositicns and has always made cred
itable showing at each, but never has
the new world scored such "A triumph
as Il will score at Paris in few months
from the present Good Americans.
when they die. go 90 Paris" Such was
the statement OF Mark Twain. The
case Will soon be reversed Many
Americans. when they go 10 Paris this
time. viii die, or almost die. for the
fair, with all its attractions, and Paris,
with an its fascination. win hardly
make up for the inconvenience which
many OF the foreign visitors. ana par
ticularly those OF limited means. VIII
experience during the stress and strain
and excitement Of the colossal crush Of
1900. CLAIMING 4. BARTOW.
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This official was TO deal with oil mat
ters OF general business. employment,
medical police. fire service. the press
and complimentary admi sNion. The sec
ond section was devoted 20 arc Chitecture
and all building and constructors con
siderations, such as the erection Of the
different palaces and pavilions ana the
control ~ metallic structurC1 and OF
all devices erected by foreign nations
colonies and industrial exhibitors The
third section had TO DO with roads,
PARKS. streets. gardens. water and
lighting. The fourth was called the sec
ton az exploitation. and had to deal
with the French foreign and colonial
departments. installation plans and
methods. the fine arts. agriculture.
catalogues and diplomas. The fifth
WAS financial pure and simple, 20 look
after The money side OF such a stupen-
dous undertaking. while the sixth sec
tion had to do with litigation The sew
enth and last section was detailed to
look after the different fetes
While In general way the exposi-
tion and the works preliminary 20 y
are and-lr1ve been under the control OF
NJ. Millcrand, the French minister OF
commerce and industry. posts and tele-
graph the entire execution has been
cunhded 70 an administrative body
made IN Of the most experienced and
able mon of tho French capital. This
committee includes, as commissioner
general, NJ: Alfred Picard. NJ. Delau-
nay Bcleville. president of the Paris
chamber Of commerce who is director
general Of exploitation: NJ. Bouvard.
inspector general OF architecture for the
city Of Paris. who IS the director of
architecture NJ dc France, as director
OF roads. streets parks and gardens:
VI. Grison, director Of finance NJ. Vas
siliere. director or agriculture; NJ. Mo-
reau, director Of litigation. ana NJ. Rou-
jon. director II fine arts. with M.
Charles-Roux as delegate for colonies
and Henri Chardon as the general Sec
rotary.
II hus been calculated by the different
committees that the works. when com
plctcd viii absorb 7S COO. 900 francs. that
such things as exploitation advertising
and installation will take another 12.-
100000 france. while the administration
itself T. estimated 90 require 5000. .OO6
francs. Seven million francs is held
hack as y reserve fund. This means
that the French government has esti-
mated tho total cost OF the exposition
10 Doc l0o.O000oO francs--that as To say.
S20.000 00o
70 is interesting 20 learn from lust
what sources this money comes. II is.
in fact derived from three quite differ
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ton and storage. The number OF eX-
hibitors. Judging from the demands for
space. viii De enormous. The coming
exposition, IN fact. VIII not only cover
- per cent more actual space than did
the exposition Of 1889. but Will also be
much more compact and condensed
The ground viii not be- partuoucd OFT
by nati0nalities. as was tho case IN
way at the Worlds fair OF Chicago. but
the divisions will be- marked along the
lines OF the sections already spoken of.
The grand entrance to this Paris ex-
position viii be OF the place De la Con-
corde. close 60 the river Seine. though
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t1sk will be completed before very long
The foreign commissioners themselves
viii be tN ofticio members OF the su-
perior jury, the dellberative body which
VIII finally revise the list OF awards. II
rs stated that the distribution Of diplo-
mas Will not take place until after the
LIST OF next September These diplomas
viii be the only awards that will Doe
made and they VIII bc classified into
grand prize diplomas, gold medal diplo-
mas. silver medal diplomas. bronze
medal diplomas and diplomas Of honor
able mention For these diplomas all
nations VIII be allowed 90 compete on
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Of the precious metal. with a lifelike
model OF a California gold mine. The
enormous terrestrial globe. showing i'm
miniature this entire earth OF ours Is
another sight that will Impress the vis-
itor who goes sightseeing along the
Seine in y few months from now. An
equally enormous turning tower viii bc
less Instructive spec ucle. hut none
the less wonderful Withal The colonial
villages, the palace OF the army and
navy tho foodstun pavilion and the
palaces OF fine arts ana manufactures
Will also add 10 the educational advan-
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THE BIG EXPOSITION AT PARIS

'obsoiuteiy equal terms, ana uo~chargc
win De- made to exhibitors for spaoc.
water. gas. steam or either motive pow
cr. but connections must b. supplied
by the exhibitor himself on, at least. at
his own expense. The exhibit, when
coming from a foreign country viii be
admitted into France free of duty. as
The exposition for the time being VIII
be a sort ~ bonded warehouse The ex-
hibltOr. however, VIII have 30 stand the
expense of packing repaCkuF ustaua-
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ent sources. One is the French govern
ment, from which come 200O0,OOo
francs; another is the city of Paris,
which gives a like amount while the
remaining 6O. 100000 francs IL secured
by bonds.
These exposition bonds are an !ngen-
ious financial device and were issued by
the state in cooperation with the five
leading banks OF the republic These
banks underworld bonds 90 the value OF
g.. .400, 600 francs. receiving q deposit OF