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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-12

that they are fostered by repub-
lican laws, and that they are
protected by the republican ad-
ADMINISTRATION in return for cam.
paign subscriptions and politi-
cal support.
We pledge the democratic
party to an unceasing warfare
in ma tion, state and city, against
private monopoly in every form.
Existing laws against trusts
must be enforced and more
stringent ones must be enacted
providing for publicity as to the
affairs of corporations engaged
in Interstate commerce and re-
quiring all corporations to
show, before doing business out
side of the state of their origin,
that they have no water
in their stock and
that they have not attempted,
and are not attempting, to mo-
nopolize any branch of business
or the production of any arti-
cles of merchandise. and the
whole constitutional power of
congress over interstate COM
merce, the mails, and all modes
of interstate communication
shall oe exercised by the enact
ment of comprehensive laws
upon the subject of trusts. Tar
if laws should be amended by
putting products of trusts npon
the free list to prevent monop.
oily under the plea of protection.
TRUSTS AND DINGLEY TARIFF
CONDEMNED.
The failure of the present re-
publican administration, with
an absolute control over all the
branches of the national gov,
eminent, to enact any leglsla-
ton designed to prevent or even
curtail the absorbing power OF
trusts and illegal combinations,
or to enforce the antitrust laws
already on the statute books,
prove the insincerity of the high
sounding phrases of the repub-
lican platform.
Corporations should be pro.
tected in all their rights and
their legitimate interests should
be respected, but any attempt
by corporations to interfere
with the public affairs of the
people or to control the sover-
eighty which creates them,
should be forbidden under such
| penalties as will make such at
tempts impossible.
We condemn the Dingley tar
iff law as trust breeding meas
ure, skillfully devised to give
the few favors which they do
not deserve, and to place upon
the many burdens which they
should not bear.
We favor such an enlarge
ment of the scope of the inter-
state commerce law as will en-
able the commission to protect
individuals and communities
from determinations and the
public from unjust and unfair
transportation rates.
We reaffirm and indorse the
principles of the national dem
ocratic platform adopted at
Chicago in 1896, and we reiter-
ate the demand of that plat
form for an American financial
system, made by the American
people for themselves, which
shall restore and maintain a BIZ
metallic price level, and as part
of such system the immediate
-ooAo..k;s., 1c 4ba f,aa and ~,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05

Railroad Company. with office at No Cortlandt-
Mr.. Middleton will have charge of the financial
and accounting affairs of the company.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE DIVIDEND-At the
annual meeting of the stockholders of the Atlantic
Coast Line Company preliminary arrangements
were made TO distribute among the stockholders
per cent certificates of Indebtedness to the amount
of 100000 on the basis of 100 per cent of their
present holdings
PEOPLES GAS-The strength of Peoples Gas
due to reports that the management of the COM
pany will shortly receive a proposition from the
Ogden Company looking to settlement of the
differences between the two companies
UNITED STATES RUBBER DIVIDEND-The
United States Rubber directors have declared the
regular quarterly dividend of per cent the pre-
ferred stock.
PETROLEUM LOWER-The price of refined pc
troleum in New-York has been reduced ten points
to 10 in barrels and "a 80 in bulk Philadelphia
prices being a basis five points lower.
MONEY TIGHT IN MEXICO-Money continues
tight in Mexico City, and the steady rate of dis
count is 10 per cent. with transactions at u
per cent 1t is expected that within few weeks
money will return to the town from the interior
and become more plentiful
NEW COTTON EXCHANGE MEMBERSHIPS
new members were elected to the Cotton Exchange
yesterday: John G. Lonsdale, of Hot Springs Va.
Thomas s. Ingoldsby, Charleston S. c.; John H.
Jenkins, of Baltimore. and George w Vanderhoef,
L. W. Valentine and Edmund Randolph. of this
city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

FOREIGN TRADING-London prices were firm
but arbitrage houses sold on balance in the local
market Total transactions for the foreign account
amounted 10 about fifteen thousand shares
STOCK LOAN QUOTATIONS-Loan quotations
were Atchison common Peoples Gas New-YorL.
Central Northwestern. Reading first preferred
Sugar Refining. American Tobacco common Man
haitian, United States Leather preferred. Delaware
and Hudson, Tennessee Coal and Iron IL per cent.
Atchison preferred General Electric Missouri Pa
cifc. Northern Pacific preferred, Rock Island ST
Paul. Union Pacific common and preferred Con
tinental Tobacco common, Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Southern Railway preferred, Federal Steel common
and preferred, American Steel and Wire common
and preferred, 1lz42; Chesapeake. Burlington and
Quincy Northern Pacific common. Baltimore and
Ohio common lzd1: Delaware Lackawanna and
Western, Third Avenue fiat; Continental Tobacco
preferred. Louisville and Nashville. /: Western
Union, fiat and p
sUsQUEHANNA's NEW VICE-PREsIDENr
J. A Middleton has been elected third vice-presI
dent Of the New-York. susauehanna and Western
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
SEPTEMBER CLEARINGs.

'brd0Slreel5 says
At first sight September bank clearings aggre-
gates as telegraphed to "Bradstreet's" make a
rather unfaVorable showing. exhibiting as they do
a small loss from the August total and being
II erefore, the smallest reported in any month for
fully years past. They were, in fact 15 per
cent smaller than those of the last month of sum
:ner and were 20-5 per cent smaller than in Sen
TENDER last year They were, however, % per cent
larger than in September 1898 and ! per cent
heavier than in September 1897 What is TO some
extent encouraging. however is that turn in the
tide Of Clearngs was noticeable in September in
that the totals for the latter part of the month
were distinctly larger than for the first part OF
that period, and therefore presumably had begun
to reflect the unquestionable expansion of fall de-
mand. which a feature of the first month of
autumn. significant feature in this connection
is that the only gain made by any group in Sep
TENDER August was that noted by the Southern
group, presumably due to the enlarged movement
OF cotton 10 market at high prices. The decrease
in cIearings of 205 per cent from year ago, when
speculation and legitimate trade alike active
brought the aggregate of September cIearings down
to S557S 1l5l4 and the percentage OF decrease was
therefore, the largest reported in any month this
year II comparison is made with a similar period
four year ago when the last Presidential election
occurred, however. IL Is found that the gain Is
fully 50 per cent Nine months three-fourths of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05


Gross earnings increased $685.. 499 and net earn
ings S24S65 Fixed charges increased S1092O and
surplus, after dividends and charges stood at Ss4-
146. increase of s3O,46s The capital stock and
funded debt OF the company, and of it's leased lines
remained unchanged, except that stock of the
Androscoggin and Kennebec and Penobscot and
Kennebec railroads to the par value of 500. was
taken up, and Maine Central stock of like par
value issued in exchange that Maine Central in
terest scrip to the amount of 800 was exchanged
for share Of Maine Central stock: that bonds
of the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad Com
pany amounting to $4,000 were retired and that
the capital stock Of the European and North
American Railway increased $500 on account of
has. however. refunded the 100000 first mortgage
Railroad Company. by the sale at par of like
amount of 3l2 per cent Portland and Ogdensburg
Railway consolidated bonds. payable November /
1908 has also sold $44150O Of its own per cent
consolidated mortgage bonds. payable April l. 1912,
sos II $40 for the purpose of refunding Maine
Central per cent extension bonds of like amount
falling due October l, 1900 These refundings will
result in a reduction in the company's annual in
terest payments of $2s,S3O
The company's floating debt. which in October
1896 amounted 81 273OOO had been materially re-
duced in each succeeding year until the be
100000 OF this. 100000 has since been paid.
leaving a balance due of only 100000 All Of this
reduction has been made without the substitution
of other debt or capitalization in any form, and
rent expenditures necessary to the proper care
maintenance or administration of the property.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
BUYERS AND SELLERS.

The principal buyers and sellers in Yesterdays
market were: F. W. Savin & Co e. bought Tin
Plate W. S. Alley, W. B. Lawrence & Son. Was
sermann Brothers H. Clews & Co .0OO bought
Union Pacific. H Content & Co 4OOO bought
Southern Pacific; w L. Stowe & Co. OOOO sold
N. 7. Beers C2,00O and J. w Davis & Co. bought
Atchison; London sold ]. r. Williston & Co. q OO0)
and S. A, Walsh 1000 bought Atchison preferred
Watson & Brown Q,0OO, Edey & Sons. Street &
Norton G,OOO) bought American Tobacco; H. G.
Campbell & Co, Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. and
W. L. Stowe Co. sold. F. H Palmer bought
Brooklyn Rapid Transit T. ]. Taylor & Co. Q,O0O
bought Pennsylvania; Toler & Halsey sold. Toler
& Halsey, H Groesbeck Van Emburg & Atterbury
bought st. Paul: w H. CRANBERRY & Co sold w
R. Houghtaling & Co bought Sugar and sold Man
haitian and Union Pacific common Redmond Kerr
& Co bought Manhattan. c. Head & Co. bought
Union Pacific; Mendham Brothers G.OOO) sold. Bell
& Co. and Halle & Stiegtz bought Chicago. Bur
lington and Quincy; Latham. Alexander & Co and
R. H. Thomas & Co sold. T. ]. Taylor & Co
bought Pennsylvania; Tracey & Co. sold. H. Con-
tent & Co. bought 5000 Southern Pacific from 1915
to S3%. 8. A Walsh bought 5000 Atchison pre-
ferred; Cuyler Morgan & Co. and J. NJ Noyes &
Co. bought Hoop common Henry Bros &
Co bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit. T. S. Young
bought American Tobacco; Edey & Sons sold. F.
W. Savin & Co. bought 1000 American Tin Plate
and bid 81 for any part of the capital stock. Wat
Brown bought American Tobacco; Halsted
& HOLSTER GOOO sold. A. V. de Goicouria sold
Steel Hoop common. F. D. Porter and Pearl & Co
bought Metropolitan Street Railway S. A. Walsh
(2,O00) LadenbuIg, Thalmann & Co. ]. W. Henning
and J. F. Carlisle bought Sugar Refining; H. Con-
tent & Co. 900 sold j. c. Kilbreth sold Wire
preferred. Matthews & Co.. W. H Motley and W.
D. Hatch bought Southern Railway preferred F.
W. savin & Co. 1000 sold. Housman & Co. Q0OO
and A, H Combs & Co. Q,0OOl bought Texas; G.
?. Butler & Bro: sold. Bell & Co bought Brooklyn
1000 and Pearl & Co. sold Prince & Whitley
bought St Paul; Jones Maury & Co. and Mendham
Brothers sold. H. Content & Co. sold Missouri
Pacific; J. E. Leech l2OoO sold american Tobacco
T. +. Ames bought Manhattan; Otto Loeb sold. j.
H. Griesel & CO. bought Sugar Refining; Joseph
Connah and F; W. savin & Co. sold; Van Emburgh
e. Atterbury bought Maphattan; j. Bianchi sold.
J; R, WllistOn & Co, R. Keppler, Post & Flagg,
Pearl & Co and J. S. BaChe & Co. bought Tennes-
see Coal and Iron: A. Thomson sold. Dick Bros. &
Co. bought Sugar Refining; Van Emburgh & At
tePbury (2,500) bought Manhattan. H. Clews & Co.
bought Missouri Pacific, Andrews & Crisis had a
market order TO buy 1000 Sugar Refining and paid
HIS for the last of it. There was stop order IN
Tennessee Coal at 80. which executed at 5S,
the traders having bid it up before any one else
could buy H Content & Co. sold St. Paul c. W.
Townsend sold Peoples Gas L. Wormser bought
Tennessee Coal. and Iron.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
TENNESSEE COAL DIVIDENDS.

The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company
has declared the regular quarterly dividend OF
per cent on it's preferred stock and the regular
quarterly dividend Of per cent it's common
stock. The companys surplus earnings for seven
months ended July 81 stated to have been
81 600 and for August and September they we're
about $4,000 month, making total OF S1ClOo
for nine months against estima ted net earnings
for the year 1900 of S. 600 The reason estimates
made early in the year have not been realized Is
because of the reaction in the iron trade The re-
cent decline in the price of the stock was due t9
selling based on inside tips that the dividend
would be reduced passed. Insiders were active
buyers on the decline
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
AMERICAS SECURITIES ABROAD.

Tonson. Oct. 4 4 D. m.-The market for Ameri-
can stocks was active, with advancing tendency.
Closing prices follow: Atchison, 292s; Canadian
Pacific ssk; St Paul, 11s; Illinois Central. 1898
Louisville and Nashville. 741z; Union Pacific pre-
ferred rs; Nevv-York Central 1884, Erie. 17s; Penn
svIvania 6sss Reading. sx; Erie first preferred.
$50 Northern Pacific preferred, 49, Grand Trunk,
81 and Anaconda. So
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
FOREIGN BANK STATEMENTS

London, Oct. 4.-The weekly statement Of the
Bank Of England shows the following changes:
Total reserve decreased f2164 900, circulation in
creased f1O2SOOO bullion decreased E1S61O9. other
securities increased EZ5,000, other deposits in
creased &4454000 public deposits increased 1895 900,
notes reserve decreased e. 1900 and Government
securities increased f57s7O The proportion Of the
Bank of Englands reserve to liability is 4-n per
cent; last week it was 1898 per cent. Rate of dis
count unchanged at per cent.
Paris, Oct 4.-The weekly statement of the Bank
of France shows the following changes: Notes in
circulation increased 99775OOO francs Treasury
counts current decreased 30 900 francs gold in
hand Increased g. 100000 francs bills discounted
creased $4,000 francs and silver in hand de-
creased $4,000 francs.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
OETSIDE SOCIETIES.

The outside securities market closed dull Stand
ard Oil closed 5nG543, against 584d5S6 on Wednes-
day Last prices of other prominent issues were:
Havana Commercial. SASH; preferred, S9q4l Baking
Powder preferred. S1G92; Markeen Copper. fzd6;
Amalgamated Copper. 80S71z; Rubber Goods, ga
291.; preferred 731a175; General Carriage. SASH,
New-York Transportation, 61=9712- General quota
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
TIFF DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs.-Market steady. Final
quotations follow:

RAILROAD BONDS.-Msrket strong Total sales
amounted in par value to l57OoO against a06So
on wednesday. The heaviest dealings were IN the
A+cbtson issues Baltimore and Ohio As, Baltimore
en6 Ohio Northwestern division 31As). Colorado
and Southern 1st As Kansas City Southern Is, Mex
lean Central 1st incomes. Northern Pacific As. Pc
or1a end Eastern 1st As and income As st. Louis
ana Iron Mountain IS and S. St. Louis Southwest
srn Dds Texas and Pacific 1st IS, Union Pacific As,
wabash debenture BIS and Wisconsin Central gen.
6s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05

GOVERNMENT INTERPRETATIONS receipts
reported from Washington, S6OO2s1; internal reve-
receipts 1888 34 miscellaneous receipts 1872 202
Total receipts for the day, $1515,51S expenditures
81 7S5OO0 Receipts for month to date, S,44491;
penditures sL62OOO excess of expenditures $176OSs
Receipts for fiscal year to date, S6239354 eXpendi
lures 15127O,S23; excess of receipts, ST. SS1 Re-
ceipts of National bank notes for redemption.
S271 229
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY OCTOBER 5. 1000.

the year 1900, have now elapsed and i is worth
noting that the total cearings at all cities for tna
period $50. 297 440.7S9. decrease OF 1Ze pei
cent from last years specuatively expanded total
but gain OF ga Der cent over 1898 of 81 per cent
over 1897 and Of So per cent 1894 As compared
with 1896 the gain Is So per cent and the nine
months total this year is over 0ooOoOO or Is per
cent larger than the total clearngs In the entre
year 1886.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
ILLINOIS CENTRAL STOCK HOLDINGS

OF the s6OOOOOOO stock of the Illinois Central Rail
road SIS 722 100 is now owned in America. being
nearly 60 per cent There are 69i stockholders
One block of shares is owned in Amsterdssm.
Employees own 5000 shares. bought under par ~
years ago through special facilities offered oy tne
cor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
RAILWAY EARNINGS LIGHTER.

Railroad earnings received yesterday for the last
week In September showed as rule decreases as
compared with the same time year ago Changes
as reported follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
COLORADO SPRINGS STOCKS.

Closing quotations on the Colorado Springs Min
ing Stock Exchange. furnished BY William P Bon
bright & Co. of Colorado Springs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money call. 2g3 per cent
2sA per cent being the ruling rate. Time money III
per cent for sixty days, 41AG5 per cent for three
months and per cent for four and six months on
railroad collateral Commercial paper, 5q515 per
cent for three four and six months for the best
names and above for names not so well known.
FOREIGN Observation-Disclosures firm. Actual
closing rates follow:
Cables. Sight. Sixty days
sterIng 1870. s5kG 4S5% zS594S5A ASH a. SIA
9rrzrcq 5.IT1z 516h-i-16 b.20ss 85 20 lie
fse5chenarks. 20 % 4S-io4s4iS "a S-1e4S@1%
Csuilders 40 l-Io4=o's 90 lS-lU9oS8
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
HEAVIER STOCK TRADING.
PRICES GENERALLY HIGHER.
CALL MONEY AT THREE PER CENT
STERLING RATES FIRMER.

Closing prices yesterday on the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from Wednes-
days final quotations were:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Washington Oct 4.-The condition of the Treas
ury. divisions of issue and redemption, at the be-
ginning Of business to-day was follows:
RESERVE FUND.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05

New-Yorlz follows at the places named:
New-orleans-CommercisI. 81 20 discount; bank,
par. San Francisco-Sight, 10c; telegraph, 12l2c.
Cincnnati-Between banks, SOC discount; over the
counter. 500 premium Boston-lOc discount Chi
cago-55c discount. Chsrleston-Buying, Toe dis
count; selling par. Savannah-Buying, Slice; sell
ing LILO premium.
BANK CLEARINGS.-New-York Exchanges,
$147, l9SO75; balances, S9,34970 Philadelphia-Ex-
changes, S13 $40 2S6; balances, A793113 Balumore-
Exchanges, 50 2 O65; balances, S56e5l2 Boston-EX-
changes, S20.S4 0S2; balances $l7S21M. chicago
Exchanges, $226S1, 44S; balances, S,S6oH
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Call money IN
London, 2hd3 per cent Open market discount rate
short bills, per cent; for long bills. per cen;
Berlin discount rates S5s per cent Tor three
bills per for short bills Berlin exchange on
London, 20 marks 461a pfenngs Paris eXchagse
London. rs francs 1914 centunes' FArls us
count rate, per cent. 49,
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-British consols SS3s
for money IS Ills for the account. spanish ~
closed In London at II. French rentes' IVV Ilai0S
21k confines.
THE SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver. 64ci Mex
can silver dollars 50Ac- Bar silver IN Lohuol
closed at % 1l-16d. ~
GOLD PREAuUM.-In Madrid. SO2S; LAsooh' 90
Buenos Ayres, 1S4SO; Rome, 900
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05

And interest. TEX interest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
CHICAGO STOCKS.

Furnished by Walker Brothers No. Il Broadway,
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T IH5; pd aae Bid. Asked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
Bankers posted rates were:

DO1IEsTIC EXCHANGE.-Domest!c exchange on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05

Eek dividend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05
SALES AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE

RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-05

lopen IHighILow. Fin. Bid. Ask. sold.
The state herald., 1900-01-19
OLIVER w. STEWART.

He helped to organize the Rock Island
district lodge. being elected its secre-
tary and lecturer. and travelled over a
number of counties in Its interest. He
was then 20 years old.
During his college life he was very
active In prohibition work, attending
the Illinois state convention in 1883
and 1890. In 1889. he won the nation
al prohibition oratorical contest at
tion candidate for congress in the
Ninth Illinois district.
In the fall of '93 he began preach
Ing at Mackinaw, H.. continuing to
fill the pulpit there until Jan. /, 1898,
though for two years preceding that
time he was giving nearly his entire
time to party work.
For two years he was secretary of
the Christian Endeavor Union of the
state and was elected Its president in
1895. and reelected in 1896. During
his presidency he addressed nearly
every district and county convention
In the state.
He was the founder of the Illinois
News. which has come to be recognized
as the state paper of the Church OF
Christ.
Mr.. Stewart has attended every
party convention held in his state
since 1883. He was elected a member
of the Illinois state committee in 1884.
chairman of the state executive COM
mittee In 1896. and Of the state cen
tral committee In 1898. He was ger
manent chairman OF his own state
tional convention at Pittsburg the
same year.
The state herald., 1900-01-19
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JAPAN's BIG MERCHANT MARINE
Astonishing Progress of the Former
Hermit Kingdom ON the Seas.

Astonishing Progress of the Former
Hermit Kingdom on the Seas.
From the Buffalo Express: Accord
lag to an Official list OF the merchant
vessels OF Japan. which has Just been
issued. there are now 3.027 boats In
service. or this number 1895 are reg
istered. aggregating Gl3.200 tons. or
the GA registered steamers $50 are be-
low 1000 tons gross, while the others
vary from 1000 to between 5000 and
1000 tons. or the sailing vessels i,29l
are below 300 tons and only one rates
between 1000 and 1000 tons. As re-
CARDS material. 12s steamers are built
OF iron. IS Of steel, 10 are composite,
while the remainder are OF wood. All
the sailing vessels are OF wood except
the largest. which is OF steel. This
boat was built last yeGr at Nagasaki.
Up TO the present time japanese ship
yards have constructed In steel or iron
only two steamers OF over 5000 tons,
two steamers OF between 1000 and
1000 tons. and thlrty-two other small
cr steel or iron steam vessels. In the
dockyards thirteen vessels OF cruiser
or gunboat type. totallng 81 900 tons.
have been launched since 1855. the
largest being the cruiser Hashidatc, OF
4.2T7 tons. There are seyeSty three
shlp-building yards in Japan.