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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07

The following passengers arrived
to this city on the I" Burnside =: r.
L. WoIls, J. j. Roche, r. r. Lon
gan, @. B. PARKER, F. Parker, Geo
Fl. Myers, w. Crawford, J. J.
Shields. F. FL. GriswaId, 81. L.
Owhran, w. 81. Beers, N. 7. Pals
clos, 1. d. Dernecy, N. T. Olson.
Do you want for the next day a
really good Rubber Stampi
Apply to the BoLETlN MERcAN-
TIL establishment 1926. FOrtaleza
Street, norner San Jose st. and you
II be satisfied in respects. d.
The following passengers arrived
on the est. Simon" from Europe
and Saint Thomas:
German Ortiz, German Iraola,
R. A. Soule, A. Il. Mabb, Henry
Broad y sonora, j. II. Stevenson,
Marg Walters, Elvira Lewis, Julia
Robinson, David Shewington, Ida
Richards, A. Gimenez, Carlos Miro.
Mr.. Benjamin r. Dix, Chief
Clerk in the Office of the Treasurer
of Puerto Rico, has been appointed
receiver to receive and account fol-
all moneys paid for licenses to carry
arms, under the provisions of Gen
eral Orders, No. $50, series of 1899,
and General Orders, No. 81, cure n
series, from headquarters, and also
for penalties and fine collected fol
the Infringement of said orders. He
shall give bond as such Receiver, tC
be approved by the Treasurer, ant
the amount thereof to be fixed BY
the Auditor, as required in Genera
Orders, No. Ill. He will issue hi
individual receipts as Receiver fO
all moneys so received to the respec
tive persons paying the same, an'
shall deposit said moneys, at the enc
of each month, with the treasure
of Puerto Rico, and render MONTH.
accounts thereof to the Auditor, will
a duly itemized and certified abs
tract of all moneys so received.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
New War College In
The United States.

Brigailier-G General Ludlow has
practically completed his plans fol
a new great military college. -. -, :,
It is his purpose to coordinate
and unify the systems of instruction
now in operation at West Point,
Willets Point, Fortress Monroe and
Fort Leavenworth, and to provide
for close relation of all of them
with the new war college
One of the most important func-
tions formulated b. General LudlO#
will be the study Of plans of cam
paign in all conceivable circums-
tances and against all the great Po-
wers.
With the establishment of the nex
war college, Congress should see to
it that selections for cadetships at
West Point are made for the bene-
fit of the army and not for political
or other unworthy considerations.
The col ege sbepld be truly and pu-
rely deInocrFtic II shoald be open
to the youth b DpeiiiYe exami-
nations II eash Congressional dis
trict, as i is already ia many dis
In tlas aay tas res blood, bone,
tricts.
courage and sinsv IA tie United
States will be grated into the army.
There will be no danger Of the
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
News Of The Day.

According to General Order n:
46 from Headquarters the provisions
of General Orders, No. 16S, series
Of 1899, regarding the pay Of substi-
tutes, apply to those who substitute
absentees on sick leave as we'll as
those on ordinary leave. All dis
bursements in this connection will
be made under Sec. 3, Chapter 1,
Art. 2, Of the present Budget.
Mr.. Alberto Villamil of Carolina,
who is in charge of the inspection of
the lands belonging to the State in
the district of "Cangl ejO-arriba !"
has reported to the Civil Secretary
that the persons who leased these
lands at present refuse to pay for
the location.
The American steamer San Juan
has left for New York with passan-
gers and mail.
Miss. j. T. Silva and Co. have
requested the Civil Secretary to de-
liver them certificatiOn stating
that the last subvention payment
made by the Island treasury to the
Railroad Company was effected on
the Sth of November 1897.
Mr.. J. NJ. Morales of Ponce has
been authorized to exercise the of
fee of Honorary Vice-Consul Of
Venezuela in Ponce.
| According to a recent General
Order the Post of Lares, Puerto
Rico, will be discontinued and the
Commanding Officer will have all
the records pertaining to tnat Post
carefully marked in a way that they
can be readily distinguished, boxed
and forwarded to the Adjutant Ge.
neral of the Department. Company
L, 18th q. S. Infantry, commanded
by CAPTAIN Harry R. Lee, 11th U,
8. Infantry, will as soon as practi.
cable proceed by marching and by
rail to San Juan for station.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
ONLY FOR ONE GENTLEMAN.

Furnished room and board. s 40
monthly. Payments made fort
nightly in advance. San Jose, IS,
The District Court Of Arecibo will
try tomorrow the following cases:
VS.. Rafael Gonzalez for robbery; VS..
Serafin Acevedo for murder and rs.
Jose r. Garcia for larceny.
The placing of advertisements by
means of paint, posters. placards, or
otherwise, on any public building, or
ON any of the walls of Notifications,
or public grounds, fences enclosures
of public grounds, telegraph or te-
lephOne poles, when said buildings,
belong to the United States or to the
Island of Puerto Rico has been stric-
tly prohibited"
Mr.. Crowford, who has been ca
lied here by the Board of Public
Works to attend to the road-build-
ding at Arecibo has arrived.
Have you seen Hardie Bros Pho.
tographs of the Island 7 Alss the
fine book of views containing eighty
six views of Porto Rico. They will
interest your friends in the States.-
Plaza Principal. S.-p. s.
Mrs. Beers, the wife of M. w. II.
Beers, the well known owner of the
Union Hotel arrived in town this
morning.
Mr.. j Fl. Grlswald of Chicago
arrived this morning on the nBurn.
side.0
Lieutenant Colonel Henry r.
BrinkerhOff, 11th U. s, Infantry,
has been appointed as treasurer Of
he Island Of Puerto Rico, and will |
relieve Major James A. Bucanan,
10Th .. s. Infantry, who will turn
'ver 70 Lieutenant Colonel Brinker-
loff all funds, records and papers
pertaining to the Office Of treasurer.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07

!" class " distintions which mar the
English military system.
In this manner the most indus
trious and ambitious youths will
strive for military honor, and the
best qualified mentally, morally and
physically among 75,OOO,OOO Of the
best fighting people in the world
will fill the new war college, and
later on, in times of national peril,
will command our armies.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
British Chancellor Wants To
Raise Sixty Million Pounds.
House OF Commons Authorizes
Loan For IS Million Pounds.

New York March 7th 1900
Ir is reported from London
that the Chancellor of the
Exchequer wants to raise a
loan of sixty million pounds
to deffray the war expenses.
The Honse of Commons
has only authorized a loan Of
thirty five million pounds.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
Senator Foraker
Desires Another
Amendment In The
Puerto Rico Tariff
Bill.
Only Genuine Puerto Rican Ar
ticles To Be Imported To The
United States.
New York March 7th 1900

1NCW Z UI N UIeI1 CH III IJUO
Dispatches from Washing
ton state than Senator Joseph
r. Foraker, Chairman of the
Committee on Pacific Islands
and Puerto Rico desires to
include an amendment in the
Puerto Rico taiiff bill prohi-
biting that articles which are
not Of a Puerto Rican origin
be imported to the United
States.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
Cablegranns.

From The Associated Press. -
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07

This paper is the Oldest and has
the largest circulation in the
Island. 1t is also the only
one that has an established
cable service from New York
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
New York Market

Special cable to the BoLE-
TIN MERCANTIL from
the " ASSOCIATED PRESS !"
New York Produce Exchange
Quotations.
New York March 9th 1900
Wheat Flour " Tum-
badora "..-.....- S 500.
Centrifugal Sugar. !" a 5I16I
Beet sugar -. ....... 81
Sterling exchange :. 4.82.3I4I
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
TranSYaal War
Beers Leaving Other
Fields.

Concentrating In The Orange
Free State Against Roberts.
Natal And Cape Colony Almost
Clear OF Beers.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07

The above cablegrams belong to
the BoLETIN MERcANr,L and their
reproduction In any form viii cost
hity dollars each cable.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
Cuba To Repay To The United
States The Money Expended
For Her Freedom.
New York March 7th 1900

New York March 7th 1900
A resolution has been in
troduced before the House
proposing that Cuba repay to
the United States the money
that has been expended in
freeing the Island.
1t is supposed here that
the news will cause great SEN
sation in Cuba.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
SAILING FOR CURACAO & VENEZUELA


2 years Of age half rates.
nine months, 10 per cent reduction.
especially recommended on account Of the
,nly days on their voyage to New York.
|, & 'DALLETT, 1876 Front Street, N. Y.
Agents at San Juan: VILLAR & Co
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07

Elaborated and raw tobacco
marked Vascona from the best districts of the Island
Is sold at very convenient prices.
BOLIVAR AnRUzA & co.
q. Teua1 Sneet-San Juan.-P.-k
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
A Washington Paper
Comments The
Puerto Rico Tariff
Question.

New York March 7th 1900
A Washington paper states
that while President Nc Kin
!s-v tnvors free trade, Puerto
Rico is constrained to accept
the judgement of the majori-
ty of the House.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-07
New York March 7th 1900

New York March 7th 1900
Dispatches from London
state that it is evident that
the Beers are leaving other
fields in different territories.
They are concentrating in
the Orange Free State against
the forces commanded by
Field Marshal Roberts.
Dispatches from Natal cor
firm this mornings report that
this territory is clear from
Boersl
Almost all Cape Colony is
now exclusively occupied By
the English.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20
SUGAR WAR AND PRICES

The sugar war may stIl be in force bur there
is no apparent evidence of II in the trade The
prompt action of the independent refnertes IN
adopting the advance In prices made by the Amer.
lean Sugar Refining Company does not Indicate a
vigorous trade war. This practically concerted
action reflects that all reiners intend to do busi-
ness or profitable basis and 1t also suppests tbo+
the Sugar war is more of a myth than a reality
All grades Of refined sugars were advanced ten
points yesterday. The speculation In Sugar stock
represents buying by substantial interests. The
outlook does not seem to favor a reduction or a
suspension of dividends and II is now concadad nv
well Informed observers that the recent break in
the price of stock was due entirely to mantp,,la-
ton by big operators, who wished to accunopI.+ -
the stock at a cheap level
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. Jan. 19 CSpeciaD.-Wheat tonight Is Hc
to isc Thursday; but the range has been
within &c. and the market has been a small one.
May opened at 65isa655sc. sold between $40
65asc and e57sc and closed at 65sC January closed
at 62s.c: July. 66ssd66iac. The feature has been
a cessation in the liquidation The selling pres
sure on Thursday was small. and It was even less
to-day. At the time the demand has not
been large. The claims OF damage TO French
wheat by frost were renewed and St. Louis
concerns closely Identified with Continental
traders had this to-day and were buy
ing It, Argentine shipments were not so
large the week previous, 6SS0oO bushels.
compared with T76,OOO bushels the week prevt-
GUS and 5000 bushels last year; but Rosario
cables said that there was no complaint 10 make
of the Argentine harvest Clearances for the week
showed up small. only S.O6lOoO bushels IL IS ex-
pected that the visible supply MouGay VIII show
an Increase OF about 10000 bushels. Gables were
up trtae, Liverpool mp lsd 10 I'D; Paris up eQuai
TO sc a busheL The weather over the West IS
more IKE APT! man SaRury ~ - raln - far nortA
as the Ohio River as IL usually Is IN May. 49, 49,
points Compared with S77.GcO bushels last year.
No shipping business was accomplished mere. Inc
Corn at one time showed loss OF sc; the close
SS4c: July. S37sc Statstician Hyde announces tnSS
his anal hgures on the grain crops MI MI py b corn
total will SHOW considerable Increase over Oeto-
ber professionals have been selling futures ~ @ ~
sderabiy over GpSs OS60O bushels LvsrPo0l was
sd to i.d lower. Argentine shipments W. ~ ,,S
bushels compared with l. SOS 0oQ ouSheis lnS -
previous Clearances were 4790O busaels, 49,, ~ & 80
week S199O0O bushels. The selling OF lutJLe 49,
by local holders and by bear protessie itlS. OtSS
at time showed loss from IheSsS eS 80 n0,hIs
b nI RSsx SIsST SosS for eYoF although there
were those who thought the selling EaS ~ ~
TO-nights oats prices Ac under % Sel1S. NY
touched 23i~c but closed at 2SA JutS Sloss1 az az
92gsc There Is the feeling that the SyNsfhLus,tle
corn. Receipts were lS cars. Win - Sa's AOH "
morrow. Clearances were I-vvV ouSieis-- a. -, -.
FlaNseed was as dead speculatively as " mas oeen
for a fortnight May 81 40; cash. 81 30. There were
only 12 at the three points COlip9EoU Win -
cars last year. -. :, -, -,
Provisions were Irregular inclined % oe deeidedIE
SO. Most OF this break was recovered Ihere was
Cudahy selling. Hogs were oc 20 NS lower, Win
Armour was a buyer The cash demand continues
strong. MAY pork closed at Sl0 tttes May iaro'
" All the big commission houses to-day. including
all the firms with private wires, have signed an
agreement 10 stop trading IN puts and calls. There
Was practically no privilege market tonight
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20

Improvement Company denied yesterday the repo,e
that Vanderbilt interests had secured large DiocA
OF the company's stock.
APPLICATION TO LIST.-The NorfolK anu
Western Railroad Company has applied TO the
Stock Exchange to have listed S3.s76OOo ADDITIONAL
per cent consolidated mortgage bonds or 1880
TO REDUCE CAPITAL STOCK.-The stock
holders Of the Consolidated Kansas City Smelling
and Refining Company will hold special meeting
in this city on February 2 for the purpose or con-
sidering and voting a proposed reduction OF the
capital stock of the company from A5OOOOO, It's
present amount, TO 81 100000
LOUISVILLE. EVANSVILLE AND ST. LOUIS
BONDS-Louisville Evansville and St Louis con-
solidated IS freely offered Thursday at CO.
Within fifteen minutes two brokers had taken all
offerings UP to S. They opened at 65 yesterday, and
were taken up to TO- 1t is understood that some
step has been taken by the reorganization commit
tees to agree terms to sell the property.
FOREIGN TRADING.-LOndon not active in
the local market. Arbitrage houses sold about
eight thousand shares balance.
DIVIDEND DECLARED.-The American Ice
Company has declared dividend of / per cent
It's common stock. payable on February 10.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20
BONDS.
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS

Activity in stocks was confined TO q rev
issues Although the war news was encouras-
ing, the public would not buy many stocks but
on the other hand bear invitations to sell met
no response Prices were strong the greater
part of the day. with substantial net gains at
the close Stock market dulness is generally
followed by a decided movement one way or the
other. and the current activity in bonds sug-
gests the belief that the next important stock
movement will be in the direction OF higher
prices The fact that bonds are active proves
that capital is seeking investment. After using
money in the loan market in a period of high
money rates, lenders re-enter the securities
market first in bonds, then in stocks, and the
result of this buying must be higher prices. Bond
houses report heavy demand for railway mort
gage issues. while the actual business done in
bonds is much larger than the recorded Stock
Exchange transactions
The demand for bonds in yesterdays market
was active in the Atchison and Baltimore and
Ohio issues Central Pacific 31ks and Is Louis
vile, Evansville and st. Louis consol 5s Mexi-
can Central I'd incomes, Northern Pacific Is,
ST. Louis and Iron Mountain 5s, st. Louis
Southwestern issues, San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass As, Southern Pacific As. Southern Railway
5s and Union Pacific As. None of the bonds
named are selling on a level that measures
actual work All present excellent opportuni-
ties for speculative profits, and are good bar
gains for investors. The whole bond list is
filed with attractive issues selling under and
slightly above par which return from to 512
ger cent to the investor. Bonds are well under
the best prices made year ago. While their
market value has declined their real value has
improved, and many issues which two years
ago were considered doubtful purchases are now
substantial investments. The available floating
s11pply of bonds is not large. a factor which
will work TO the benefit of stocks. The public
is not buying stocks at present, but it will not
he safe for the bear trader to count upon
permanent retirement of the public from the
field Of speculation.
In the last hour commission houses were more
active and shorts covered freely. The expecta-
ton of an unusually good bank statement to-
day had favorable effect upon sentiment The
known movement of money indicates a large
gain in cash and surplus holdings.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20
PROTESTS SUSTAINED.

The Board Of Classification of the United States
Ieloi"i appraisers yesterday announced a de-
cision in the fancy cotton goods casa u,b,,L -
recently attracted good deal of attention annon.
importers Of drygocds. The protestants In the
cases announced yesterday were Neuss Hess,a,n
a Co. and James McCreery & Co. but other
houses nave similar cases pending The question
al issue was whether there should be an addi-
tonal duty Of two cents square ward onts,da ot
the regular duty on cotton goods, under Perapranb
NO SlS Act of 1897 This additional duty was N he
levied on cotton cloths in which other than the
ordinary warp and filling threads have been in
y u iouuceu IN the process of weaving, to form
figure known as lappets or otherwise"
The Board decides that the threads which nro
duce the figure effects not other than ordi-
nary threads used in weaving The protests ara
therefore sustained 49,
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20
BANK STATEMENT PROSPECTS

The known movement OF money in the week indi-
Gates a large gain in the cash and surpIus boldnes
or the Associated Banks According to the figures
reported by a number of banks receipts Of cur
rency from the interior have exceeded shinnents
by A9OoOO which with gain from the Sub
treasury OF S6OS0S6O. makes a total known gain in
cash of s10936S60. The extreme ease IN rnonev ar
the end of the week foreshadows a good bank
statement to-day, and the fact that stock market
trading has been extremely light and has not re-
quired much accommodation from the banks sug-
gests that the full amount of the cash gain will
be shown in surplus above legal requirements
Money on call was in abundant supply at 8 per
cent. Renewals were made at per cent The
demand was not active, and many borrowers maid
off their loans
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Market firm. Final


RAILROAD BONDs.-Mar1et strong and active.
Total sales amounted in par value to So $500.
against Ss.327,lO0 Thursday. The heaviest deal
ings were In the Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio
issues Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Division
s1ks) Central Georgia IS, Central Pacific S1zs and
Is Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific 4s, Colorado
Midland lst Pas Green Bay and Western debenture
Es Louisville Evansville and st. Louis consol Is
receipts, Mexican Central I'd incomes. Missouri,
Kansas and Texas extension 5s, Norfolk and West
ern 4s Northern Pacific IS and As. Oregon Rail-
road and Navigation As. Reading general 4s St.
Louis Southwestern lists and Eds. St Louis and
Iron Mountain 5s Southern Pacific As. Southern
Railway ist S. San Antonio and Aransas Pass 4s,
Union Pacific Is and Wabash debenture Bs.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20
SOUTHERN RAILWAY PROGRESS.

The Southern Railway Company made a splenolu
exhibition of earnings In the fiscal year ended ast
June. but the record OF the current year VIII DC
many times better as already gross earnings nave
increased from July l. 81 7960l. In the second week
Of January gross earnings received YESTERDAY
showed a gain the same week last year Oh
$50 Oss. making for the two weeks OF the month
gain of $S5 COS. Holders Of Southern halfway
securities have every for confidence in their
investments The common stock will be valuable
some dAY.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20
8ankers' posted rates were:

DOMESTIC EXCRANGE.-New-o Orleans Com
mercal, par: bank, 81 premium. San Francisco
Sight l5c telegraph, 1711c. Cincinnati-Over the
counter zoe premium; between banks. 3Oc premium
Charleston-Buying par; selling Mc premium Bos-
ton-Par and sc premium. Chicago-3Oc premium
ST Louis-10c premium.
BANK CLEARINGS.-New-York - Exchanges
fib7, ,sf4, ,4s2; balances s1o,56I,s ,ss3 Boston-Ex-
shanges So 323 718; balances 21ss.s56 Baltimore
Exchanges. s2s53,G02; balances. S4S4,5s9 Phfa-
delphia-Exchanges SI5J96 335: balances 81 sO9 $50
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Can money in
London. ~ per Open market discount rate for
short bills, 3GSA per cent and for long bills 800
sA per cent. Berlin discount rate, per cent Ber-
LIN exchange London, 20 marks 49h pfennigs
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20
WHEAT.
WALL STREET ANp EKCH4NGES.

OUTSIDE SECURITIES MARKET. - Market
closed dull Standard OIL closed 4s5d49s. against
493Q4S4 on Thursday. Last prices OF other prom
inent Issues Havana Commercial. 191sq2l;
preferred 5s1kd6i: Baking Powder 94Qs5; Bay State
Gas, lhQ1A Pump. 15917; preferred Ssq65; Mar
keen Copper, 6G6h; Amalgamated Copper. sag
SSA; Amsterdam Gas. 2202s; preferred, 46q4s Rub
Der Goods 2714@2s; preferred. 1880 Distilling OF
America, 5AG5%; preferred. 1892; sloss-S Sheffield
29aSl: preferred. 67q6e: Storage Power. 12h9l4;
General Carriage, 5Ikd6
NOT BOUGHT BY THE vANDERBTLTs.-The
controlling interests in the Brunswick Dock ana
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20
ADVANCE IN "B. r. T"

The advance In Brooklyn Rapid Transit was
accompanied by rumors of coming favorable de-
velopments In the affairs OF the company AT the
annual meeting OF the company the election of d.
rectors VIII be an interesting and favorable de-
velopment, for 1t will prove that strong interests
are in control of the company and that the earn
ings and prospects OF the road are encouraging
The financial operations OF the company will show
that the stock Is not as far away from dividends
bear traders and sef-styed truth finders" renra-
sent.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-20
AMERICAS SECURITIES ABROAD.

London Jan. 19, p. m.-The market for Anneri-
can securities opened better and improved some
what but later eased off and closed quiet but
steady. Last prices were: Canadian Pacific, 957s;
Erie 12 Erie first preferred "a; Illinois Central
1864; Union Pacific preferred 77A st. Paul, 1909
New-York Central, 1874; Pennsylvania, Sc; Reading
"a Northern Pacific preferred. IS; Atchison. 20A
Louisville and Nashville s2&; Grand Trunk. rs
and Anaconda 81