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The times., 1901-03-11

The trust company stocks have changed
little in price American Security and
Trust has advanced from 22O bid to 222 II
bid. and Union Trust has advanced from
Jos as TO 1l9. There has been a slight de-
cline in the prices OF Washington Loan
and Washington Safe Deposit. Union
Trust and Storage stock has been active
during the entire week. There is 4 gen
orally friendly feeling toward this stock
IN the street.
The times., 1901-03-11
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

~ - AIkMENr Of the condition of the TRAY
hLEhS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. of Hart
ioro, conn., on the 3lst day OF December. 1900.
Assets $50 g2S 33I -
Ll'nihties 26.3S52Oi u
surplus 4,5iS l26 81
income for six months ending De-
cenber, 81 1900. 0O0...-.............. 4.Ol2 S26 0S
Disbursements for six months ending
December 81. 1900. 2740 213 80
state OF Connecticut. city OF Hartford and
county Of Hartford. ss.:
;. G. DCNHAN. Vice President and JOHN F.
hOkkIS, secretary, OF the TRAVELLERS INSCR-
ANCE COMPANY, do declare and saw that the
accompanying statement Of the condition OF said
company on the 3Ist day of December. 1900 is
correct and true to the best Of their information
knowledge, and belief
$. c. DUNHAM, Vice President.
JOHN F. MORRIS. Secretary
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this 10th
day Of January, 1901.
iscal) WILLIAM J. MoRCoM.
Notary Public.
STATEMENT of the condition Of the AMERICAN
SURETY COMPANY. of New York. y. y. on
the 3lst day of December 1909, as required by
act of Congress approved July 20, 1892.
capital stock .SZ,5'SVp "
Capital stock paid up................ 100000 90
ASSETS.
CaSh IN bank SZb3,'LSp 81
Real estate. 302S,2H l6
Bonds and mortgages (frst and second
lien on real estatc) tc)................. 1853 76
Stocks and bonds tmarket vaue) ..... .l56,43 %
Bills receivable and collateral Ioans. ga ,2I1 81
Premiums uncollected and in hands of
agents .......................... 93. .Os1 60
Interest due and accrued and rents.. 80 179 80
LIABILITIES.
Cash capital 800 OOO %
Reserve premium fund nd.............. 592 251 G7
Reserve for unpaid losses and claims. POI 6l6 Il
Net surplus / S33 645 "a
All other liabilities es.................. IT127 81
Statement OF dividends and expenses
for six months ending December 81,
1900:
Dividends ........................ SIO0O 900 90
Current expenses. ses...................... 253261 81
H. D. LYMAN, President
G. NJ. SWEENEY Secretary
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th
day Of February, 1901
(SeaI) L. E. CARMAN,
Notary Public, New York County.
State of New York.
The times., 1901-03-11

Canital Traction bonds aud stock have
both been fairly active, ana there is an
advancing tendency shown by both is
sues. The bonds are quoted at Jos ID bid,
30 asked. against Jos bid. l0S u asked
week ago. The stock sold on Saturday at
1O5 y. having advanced from 104 rs and
l05 last week During the past two days
there has been good buying of the stock.
The earnings OF the company for Febru-
ary showed a good increase over those Of
last year Washington Traction bonds
have rqcedcd q trifie from the high price
reached by them a week ago. but are still
several points above their low level.
Nothing new regarding the affairs Of the
syndicate IL heard.
The times., 1901-03-11
FRANCES WINES AND CIDER
Interesting Topic of Report by
Consul Thackara at Havre.
Figures show That Nearly Two nil
lion Gallons of the Fermented
Grape Juice Constituted the Yield
Last Ycar-Exports and Imports.

Consul Thackara, of Havre, has sent to
the State Department an exhaustive ana
comprehensive report upon the production
of wine and cider in France last year.
Estimates of the wine and cider pro-
duction of France for 1890 says Consul
Thackara, ''forecasting an unusually large
yield have already been published; but
it may be of interest to the wine and
fruit industries of the United States to
have the official figures which have re-
Gently been made public by the bureau
OF internal revenue,
The total yield of wine for 1900 was
1,779 255 246 gallons, which is an increase
of 493 654, ,2SS gallons as compared with the
production of 1899 and of 500 1SO,S3S gallons
as compared with the vintage of the last
ten years.
The wine crop of France for 1900 was
the most abundant since that of the year
1875. which reached the enormous amount
of 2,2l4 SOS 6l2 gallons.
The acreage planted in vineyards in
1900 was 4.2l5944 acres, against 4,l5o lOl
acres in 1S99-an increase of S0,Si3 acres.
The average production per hectare
(2.41 acres was 1890 gallons, that OF 1899
being only 740 gallons.
The wine crop is valued at $244, ,O0l, lyi,
according to the estimates made in each
department, which were based upon the
local selling prices at the vineyards.
The following tables, taken from the Of
fetal custom statistics, show in detail the
volume of the foreign wine trade OF
France for last year and the channels in
which it flowed
The times., 1901-03-11

Expectations from France of sweet
wines, in casks and in bottles: In casks.
726 Sl4 gallons; value, $685., 679 In bottles,
1,U77. .O64 gallons, value, Sl,10l,524
Concerning the cider production OF
France in 1900, Consul Thackara says:
The cider production of France in 1900
is estimated at AS i63, ,329 gallons, or 226,-
$50 1913 gallons more than that of 1899, and
36s .702 gallons more than the average
production for the last ten years
Since 1880 the greatest production
S35 COB $50 gallOns-was in 1893, that of the
past year being the second largest.
The times., 1901-03-11

Wall Street has been somewhat con-
fused by the latest developments in the
sugar trade The facts are that raw SUI
gars have declined IA cent a pound since
any change in the prices of refined sugars
was made, previous to those announced
at the end of the past week. The
price of refined sugar had been held up
during the thirty-day contracts period, in
which a very heavy business was done.
Refined has now been lowered to COrre-
spond with the decline in raws At the
latest reduction the margin between the
raw and the manufactured product is
substantial one, amounting to approx
mately - cents per 100 pounds. Some of
the professionals seem inclined TO the
opinion that this new cut in sugar demon
strates the continuance of the sugar war
in an aggressive way. There is little real
reason for any such opinion. 1t is en-
tirely probable that the sugar war is
over.
The Pennsylvania report is the finest
ever published by the company. But II
Is causing some adverse criticism never
thelesS. An effort is being made to
create the impression that speculative IN
terests ana not shareholders are the men
who are protesting against the failure of
the Pennsylvania management to include
in the report Information concerning re-
cent financial operations. This is not
true, as the management knows. Protests
have been directly made by some of the
largest shareholders Of record on the
company DOCKS NOT Is II true tnat
these protests are made against the COM
panNs sale of the new stock I'm the open
market The dissenting stockholders say
that such a procedure may have been
warranted and proper. What they are
complaining about is the Withholding of
detailed Information concerning the re
celpts and profits accruing from these
sales of stock and what was done with
them. They also claim that they have
right to know the prices paid for the Sc
curitles of the companies which their
company has acquired by purchase and
to know how these purchases were made.
news agency, in presenting the Penn
sElV3nla management side OF the matter
on Saturday. stated that the stock of
the Long Island Railroad had been pur-
chased by the Pennsylvania management
at par This is one of the things the
stockholders want TO know officially. for
they do not credit the statement that
such 4 price was paid for stock that
has not sold at 80 i'm the market since
1891, and that was selling between 30 and
G when the Pennsylvania acquisition was
made.
The New York Central system, except
ing the Duukirk, Allegheny Valley and
Boston and Albany Railroad, reports
gross earnings:
Month February. ......... s8s20 sos Dec. s1s9 s61
From July l............ 37,4C4,g32 Inc. 76l,O63
The times., 1901-03-11

Speculation regarding the crop pros
pecJs IN this country this year are. of
course premature at this time. but If is
known that IN the winter wheat sections
conditions have been mainly favorable
there having been fairly good snow GOV
efing- ana, as rule, the weather has NOT
neen too cold The community at large
ltal IS interested in Wall Street novv fully
appreciates the great changes that have
taken place IN the last decade or two in
the sources Of the traffic Of the so-caIled
granger roads The country has 10 a
considerable extent, grown UP to the rail
foaoS. They are less dependent upOn
SzLIlctly grain tonnage, owing TO the in
Aa proportion Of diversified freight
bst OF the systems are constantly
bettrSg their positions by absorptions
oI smaller lines and by extensions into
new fields Of activity.
The times., 1901-03-11

Transactions on the stock exchange
during the week just ended aggregated
9,-oJ,o4o shares. OF this amount as. .s2S
shares represented the dealings in a doZ-
en- stocks, leaving 2,.6t.S2U shares as the
total OF the other 45 properties in which
there were dealings Here are the most
active twelve:
The times., 1901-03-11

The strength of Lanston continues. and
the price during the past week broke
trino above Is. sales being made AT Is is
and ELI Mergenthaler also has been
strong around lC5, with no apparent ten
dency 10 get back TO the low price OF
month ago. The action OF the directors
on the quarterly dividend VIII be am
uounced shortly. a dividend Of only
PIP per cent has been discounted in the
recent transactions in the stock.
The times., 1901-03-11

There has been a little boom in Gas
stock during the past week The bid
price is So and sales have been made at
that price and above. Until the recent
squirt the price hung between 81 and y
for some time
The times., 1901-03-11

he bank and trust company stocks are
advancing in price steadily. During the
past three months the advances in the bid
prices on these securities have been more
remarkable than those in any other group
Of securities The following table shows
the changes in the prices during the
past week the quotations given being
those for the two Saturdays:
The times., 1901-03-11
New York stock Market.

Corrected daily by ". B. Hibbs & Co., mem
bers Of the New York stock Exchange, 14l9
Street.
The times., 1901-03-11

for several months past material in
crease in exports Of soft coal is expected
this year.
The times., 1901-03-11

Parenthetically. 1t may be stated that
current indications do not favor an in
crease in the dividend on Rock Island
~hlch VIII De acted upon this week That
company IS spending large sums uuoD
Its property, including about 81 On Og4' oy,
ana new line from Liberal. Kan. 10 a
crossing with The Fort Worth and Denver
CITY, about lU miles win be in orars,-
uon ora May /, ana the COMPANY will ina
time have q cattle road into Kansas civ
- miles shorter than any other line n
- understood that the largest single
idlng OF Rock Island stocks is ab0ut
shares The company has not issued
pare Oi STOCK on any Of its lines west
he Missouri River Regarding st
=, II ls trustworthily stated that of
aggregate So GlJ.eO1 of common aug
preferred stock less than Sl5.UJJ.oJG is i'm
P.he names Of brokers and not more than
'@'ol9"J is held abroad.
Attention during the past week has been
fedirectea 10 the coal trade prospects oyy-
ing 10 apprehension of labor troubles Tbe
oesl Information that Is ubtainable at
present rs that there is but little proba-
b!liE OF strike. The operators ilIdgfrly
by the action Of the Reading which is
expected 10 be followed by the ntber
large producing and carrying interests
nave slgulhed their good viii by auuourc-
ing that the concessions made at rha CON
ciusiou OF the strike last year will N.
continued for another year until April I
l5lz. Some Of the more important puhli-
cations iu the coal regions thar ar. ia
sympathy with the miners express conf
oence that an amicablc UNDERSTANDING.
VIII be reached on all points. All OF tb.
anthracite and bituminous coal compa mics
nave aohe large ana profitable business
The times., 1901-03-11

The American Building and Loan AS
ISOLATION announces a new issue Of stock,
paying per cent dividends The officers
of the company state that they have more
calls for loans than they can fiA The
couuany has been remarkably successful
during the past two years. as its state
uauts show. Its assets have increased
from SIS 900 in 1895 TO S231 600 for the year
ending December 81. 1900. It's loans on
real estate TWO years ago were $sz,pF and
they are at present &2220o
The times., 1901-03-11
Uncle Sa m Don't Wear

A truss. 6ut he carries the Aii
Cushion Trgss al over the Unitsd
states- Men. woIaen. and ca5ldres
them. The Air Cushion Pad holds
nothing else @lL iunsuisatlon
trial tree. Iadg ia sgtcEdznee f9r
pzrl1Fs. Eaii ns. and cauzgltaflea
slns faur lata.aeles tree Ehe
CUSHION TRlss COMPANY. l1sa
eoar. usAt4 Z s4
The times., 1901-03-11
Importations into France of ordinary

Importations into France OF sweet
wines, in bottles, 20,079 gallons.
Expectations from France of ordinary
Gironde wines, i'm casks:
The times., 1901-03-11
BANKS AND INVESTMENTS.
Local Financial and business News
and Gossip.

The past week in the local stock market
has been rather quiet one compared
with others since the beginning of the
new year though business has been brisk
measured by the standards OF few
months ago. TRANSACTION in Mergen-
thaler, Capital Traction. Lanston Mono
type, Union Storage, Washington Trac-
tion bonds. Washington Gas, and GRAPHIC
phone common and preferred stocks have
been fairly large and many other securi-
ties are represented in the record of the
weeks business. The tendency Of price
has been upward except In a few securi-
ties, and it is fair to say that the ex-
peCtations of those who talk OF a higher
range Of prices this year in local securi-
ties have been upheld Specific news re
garding any of the corporations repre-
sented on the exchange has been lacking
and the generally hopeful tone OF the
market should be attributed to general
causes, business prosperity, and the out
look for good business in the future.
Money is loaning at the lowest rates on
collateral security and all the banks have
an abundance OF funds. The street rail
wa! s have had an immense business dur
ing the Inauguration period. and viii all
show large increase in earnings for
March over the same period last year.
There have been many interesting esti-
mates as to the amount Of money left in
the city by the Inauguration crowds. The
railways state that they brought more
than 100000 visitors to the city. 1t is
probably a fair estimate that there was
an expenditure Of at least $50 for each
Of these people. This would mean So
OO00g brought into the city This amount
can hardly help stimulating the spring
The times., 1901-03-11
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

STATEMENT Of the condition Of the United
states Branch of the EMPLOYERS LIABILITY
SjRANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. of Lon
don, England on the 3lst dav OF December 1909
,s IS required by act OF Congress approved July
apltal stock in England 81, o00,000 90
Capital stock paid IN in England " $4,000 90
The times., 1901-03-11

INITIAL, LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
BinQhamton, y. Y, on the 3lst day Of Deem
ber,- 1909
Assets SiOto,3sb y
Liabilities OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 35g.7lg rs
SYrplus ...,....-... ........... 64j csc ii
Income for six months. 4s3,2I3 10
Disbursements Tor six months. 324, ,615 q
state OF New York city OF Binghamton. and
county of Broomc S.:
rs q PHELPS. President, and CHAS. A.
IA DfE Assistant Secretary, Of the SECi RlTY
Mutual LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. do de-
.Iafa and SAY that the accompanying statement If
tb, condition uf said company ou the 3Ist day
of December. Igas Is correct and true according
q. fE. E.-f rf tlsr information kuuV'r.i and
Iartaf ~ q. PHELPS. President
tHa- IA DIE Assistant ~e.rstaff.
-.I-r-l.f .Hf .lrarl te before mr th- 41fl
.aF .f Ialasfy i.f.
.-..EF BENNETT rtItip~.
AataIg I4aAcs
The times., 1901-03-11

STATEMENT Of the condition Of the STANDARD
LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY.
Of Detroit. Mich ON the 3lst day of December,
1900
Assets ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 Ij5. .222 G3
Liabilities go SCI II
SURPLUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 45j .36l 81
Income for six months. .-............. 65l .s7J 50
Disbursements for six months ........ 52l, ,l73 9d
state Of Michigan, city OF Detroit, and county
OF Wayne. 50:
Secretary. of the STANDARD LIFE AND ACCI-
DENT Insurance COMPANY, do declare and
say that the accompanying statement of the con-
dition Of said company on the 3lst day Of De
ce1nbcr 1909 is correct and true according to
the best of their information knowledge and
belief ID. VI. FERRY, President.
T. A LEONARD, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this l9th
day OF January, 1901
JAMES :. IIEATON, Notary Public
The times., 1901-03-11
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

STATEMENT OF the condition Of the READING
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Of Reading Pa,
on the @lst day OF December, 1890, required by
act Of Congress approved July %, 1892.
Capital stock. $3.50 900 90
The times., 1901-03-11

The New York Central system. except
ing the Duukirk, Allegheny Valley and
Boston and Albany Railroad, reports
gross earnings:
Month February. ......... s3s20.50s Dec. s1so.s6l
From July l............ 81, ,4C4g32 Inc 76l. .O63
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-03-06
CURES BLOOD POISUN-TREAT.
MENT FREE.

Blood poison is the worst disease or
earth, yet The easiest to cure when b
B. b. Botanic Bloom Balm) is used
Many have pimples, spots on the skin,
ulcers, mucuous patches, falling hair,
itching skin, bone pains, rheumatism,
catarrh, eating, bleeding, fostering
soies, scrofula, scabs and scales, cancer,
and don't know it is blood poison. Get
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B. 81. A
few bottles guaranteed to cure the
worst cases. Sold at drug stores,
Treatment OF B. B. B. sent free and
prepaid by writing to Blood Balm Co.,
Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble und
free medical advice given until cured.
B. B. B. thoroughly tested for 80 years.
Cures when all else fails. B. B. B.
makes the blood pure and rich, heals
every sore. and stops all aches and
pains. B. B. B. improves digestion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-03-06
TO SLEEP WELL.
Medical Record.)

A light supper just before retiring is
usually of advantage. Baby and brute
ANIMALS are usually somnolent when
their stomachs are well supplied with
food, the activity of the stomach with
drawing the excess Of blood from the
brain, where il is not needed during
sleep. And then habit Of sleep at a
regulated time and during proper hours
shoul'i be cultiva ed in case this bab t
has ee -. In acco To lis In this
attainment Of favorable safe OF mind
is of great lmpol lance. Sleep caLn-t
he enforcen by direct exercise Of the
will.
The very effort Of the will 10 COM
mand sleep is enough to render its at
tainment nugatory. The mental state
to be encouraged is one of quiescence,
one Of indifference, feeling that the
recumbent posture is a proper one for
rest and that if the thoughts are dis
posed to continue active they may be
safely allowed to take their course
without any effort toward control.
This state of mind and thought is next
akin to dreams, and dreaming is next
to sound sleep.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-03-06
THE DAND PLAYED "DlxIE."

| And souss Won the Hearts of the
People at Fayetteville.
When North Carolina celebrated its
centenary. the Marine band was order.
ed to Fayetteville to participate In the
ceremonies, said Bandmaster Sousa.
The little southern town was much In.
terested In the advent of the "presi.
dents band" and tho prevailing opin.
ion was that "Dixie" would be tabooed
music with US. Before the exercises a
local committee waited upon me and
intimated that Dixie" was a popular
melody In that vicinity.
"0f course" said the spokesman, I'VE
don't want you to play anything you
don't want to, but please remember.
sir, that we are very fond Of Dixie
here"
Bowling gravely. 1 thanked the COM
mittee for their interest In my pro-
gramme, but left them completely In
the dark as to whether I intended to
play the loved song of the south or not.
The ceremonies opened with patri-
otto address by Governor Fowle laudr
ing the glories Of the American flag,
and naturally the only appropriate mu-
sic to such a sentiment was "The Star
Spangled Banner" which the crowd
periodically cheered.
The tone of the succeeding grafton
was equally fervid, but the speaker en-
larged upon the glories Of the common
wealth whose one hundredth anniver-
sary was being celebrated. The orator
sat down, and there was momentary
pause, and then as raised my baton
the strains of "Dixie" fell upon the de-
lighted ears Of the thousands round the
platform.
The unexpected had happened. and
such q shout rs went up from that
throng l have never heard equaled
Hats were tossed In the air, gray hair
ed men embraced. and for few min
utes a jubilant pandemonlum reigned
supreme. During the rest Of our stay
In Fayetteville the repertory Of the Ma
rine band was on this order: yankee
Doodle" "Dixie," "Star Spangled Ban
ner," "Dixie," "Red, White and Blue"
'Dlxie."-Youth's Companion.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-03-06

When President Kruger sailed for
England some years ago, he was the
object Of much concern to his fellow
passengers on board the liner from
Cape Town, many of whom were con.
sumed with curiosity when they no.
ticed his absence from the dinner table
for the first four days out.
On inquiry they found that the care
full Transvaaler spent the dinner hour
on deck, where he ate biltong and bis
cults. When asked his reason, he tes-
tily replied, 81 have no money to fool
away on expensive eating, like you
Englishmen."
The correspondent who tells the story
and who was on board at the time
adds, you should have seen the old
man trying to make up for lost time
when 1t was explained to him that his
passage money included his meals on
board"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-03-06
POULTRY NOTES.

Ne err keep hens over winter to sell
in swing.
Fowls til, are shut up should have
a constant supply OF grit.
A little fresh meat now and then is
reli~hed by almost anv hen.
The crops OF all fowls to be killed Tor
market ehor'd be en- irely empty.
In producing eggs for market. pains
hould be taaen t" prevent them from
e"oming ilen and dirty.
Nobody wants dirty egg. 1t Is an
nfavo a. commentary upon the
methods Of he groducer and an insu
to l,e dealer and consumer.
The women folks OF the farm are by
far the bigees' poultry-ra'sers OF TIE
couu ~, aud very often under very dis
90 + gig circumstances.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1901-03-06
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