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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11
PRESIDENTIAL BEAR HUNT RUMoRED.
Report from North Carolina That He Will
Shoot There with a Friend.
CBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Asheville n c., Dec 10.-A report comes from
Iine,yiIIe to-day that President Roosevelt is ex-
pected there bear hunt. ]. S Penland, an old
trapper SAYS he has received word that the Presi-
dent was coming for hunt in Lineville Gorge
No details dates are given.
Mr. Roosevelt it is understood. Is planning TO
accent Judge Prtchard's invitation of long stand
ing to come and hunt bear with him. This invita-
ton has been recently renewed. Linevle Gorge,
the object of the Presidents proposed trip, Is one
of the most picturesque places in the country, and
the shooting is unsurpassed.
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PRESIDENT HADLEY TO VISIT SOUTH
Will Go as Far as New-Orleans in the Spring

New-Haven, Conn, Dec. 10.-It is announced that
early next spring President Hadey of Yale will
make trip through the South to meet the fale
Alumni associations of Savannah and New Or
,aans the Alabama State Association and per-
hans the Yale Alumni Association of the State OF
Texas. The trip is undertaken for the purpose
of bringing the Yale alumni and Yale interests
of the South in closer touch with the uhversIty
E5rofassor sheath head of the new Y ale summer
scboo has gone on a Southern trip to pro-
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rRANspAc1r1c MAILS. FORWARDED OVERLAND
DAILY


The schedule Of closing q Taaspacac Mails s-ranse3
10 OF sailing The nlai connecting n@i4s
except Registered Transpac.sc Mails WHich 'los a
D m previous dsy) close at the General Fostoilee
Hawaii Iapas Korea C'hIua and Phppine Islands. via
san Francisco. close . n December i Tor dis
patch pes - siberia
close al p m. December IL for dispatch per =
New Zealand Australia EXCEPT wesu View y-s:eceHs-
Samoa Hawaii and FiN Islands. VIA san :-NrtisSe
ciNsa ~ n % m Decerbc~ ~ or dispatch . 3
Venture ,Is Cunarj steamer rarryiEs the bVts1
mail 10 Zealand does no. arrive ~ t'Ae 70 %
A m $50 a. IN. and y. m, sundays a. ,sl a pi
a and In--wiu be- made W and ferw -rae-
until tn. arrival % Cunard steamer
Japan Korea. china and specially ad'resssd ma" 5of
cernber IL for cispRtcS per 8 s. h}aae$
Japan EXCEPT Parcels Pos; Msllsi Aarsa. china ami
specially addressed mail foc Fhiippns tS!anGs. VIA
Vancouver Victoria. r g.. az 2. W. LeseNa
for s. Euprsss M IN
Hawaii Japan EOrea. china and Speciality a-fsFesSad t9
for Philipo.Ee islea'.s. va S'a slan's 49, az .
Tahiti ami MarsIuosss I-!,Eaa. va san ff29cisso clS-
IN. DrceuiAsF - fcr ..sFlfrH pri g b. Adrlpeos
Thflippine Islands Via san truneiSso close
3 10 m December ~ for cisgatch pr T. $ tfa'sie rt
Hawaii. Frenc-sco Close a. % p Ia ue'enrS .
r 1slapgs Australia except West, am New Caesa
Ma Vancouver ard Victoria. p -. close ~ p n
fscennber 81 Tor dispatch pe- Ac~aHst
Nfarchtfria eastern >tpefta = az
NtTF Mess Otherwise a5sivsrN, Nset Ngs,rciia p
ana cersafo pas-- n Cftr~se irottnt~ = tunna@
Ma British Iraie-tSe quic>e~ routes FEt.tpRsass
Fpecaly addressed Eufope aust ~ fly prspst
al ne foreign rates Hawaii IS forwarded Wa san
Fra'0'''o ETvvAeSn H. MORGAN. Acting Postmaster.
fostofnce Nsw-York. y " December 3. 1874
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TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.

MONDAY G2'-At 9:3o a for italy direct. PER o
Crettc ,uaii must 10 directed PEI :. : CTetic'L
TUESDAY tlS-tt B36 a. Tor Europe, Per = >. kat-
Wilhelm H. via Plymouth, ChaTbOUrg and Bremen
Wednesday u4i-At $50 a m for Europe. per
Oceanic. via Queenstown and Liverpool; at IS9 a N
for Netherlands direct Amsterdam mail mus
be directed 8 Amsterdam
THURSDAY u5l-At a for France. switzerland
Italy. Spain. Portugal. Turkey E-ypt. Greece and
British India. per E. IA Touraius via Havre mai.
for other parts Of EIIcpe must be directed yer
lie Lorraine.
SATURDAY d7l-At 6 a m. for EsIrore per = = New
York, Plymouth Cl.erbuurK tuaiI verpeo
Scotland and ireland be directed per New
York;, $3.50 n for Europe g Lucania.
Queenstown and Liverpool; san for Belgium
direct. : s. iceland tmaiI be directed Pc
s Zeelardp; At $50 a. fCr Scotland direct. Ter
:. Astoria fuail BE directed per : Astoria
At II a. for Denmark direct per 8. Hekls tEIa5I
must be directed per >. HeGial.
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"cARAsAosn HAVE ANNUAL DINNER.

Washington. Dec. 1O.-The "Carabaos" a society
of army and navy officers who served in the Philip
pines. held their annual dinner in this city to-
night. The guests included officers OF both
branches OF the service. Senator'S Representatives
and others in public life There were no tos sts
but the speakers included Lieutenant General Chat
fee Senator Foraker, Justice Wright Of the Sl-
prene Court of the District Of Columbia and Rep
resentatiVe Hull, of Iowa.
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NINE. sENeER-RETTAoUE ARRIVES.

On the Lorraine yesterday arrived Nine. Kath-
arina Senger- Bettaque. the German soprano. who
is to make her temperance at the Metropolitan
Opera House after long absence, on Saturday
next, as Brinnhilde, in die Walkuere.'' Nine
Senger- Bettaque won favor here when. under a
German management. she heard Elsa and
In other parts.
Mr.. Giraldoni will tonight replace Mr.. Parvis.
who is indisposed. the Metropolitan popular
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REMsEN NOT THINKING OF CHANGE
President of Johns Hopkins Has Not Consid-
cred Going to Carnegie Institute.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Baltimore Dec. 10.-President Ira Remsen OF
Johns Hopkins University, who has been mentioned
as a probable successor OF DR.. Gilman president
of Carnegie Institute. in washington. said to-day
that he was not candidate; that he had not
turned his hand to have his name brought forward
I'm connection with It, and that he had no opinion
ss 10 who was in the minds OF the trustees of the
institution When asked If he would give such an
offer consideration, DR.. Remsen said:
.'It would surely be worthy OF most serious con-
stderatfon have wasted no time in tn mixing Of
H. however. and what decision l should reach in
such an event l unable to state at this time"
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NINE. MELRA's BOSTON CONCERT.

Boston, Dec. 10-Mme. Nellie Melba made her
first metropolitan appearance of the season in
Symphony Hall to-day and sang TO one of the
largest audiences ever gathered there Nine Melba
was in excellent voice and many recalls were de-
manded by the audience. Signorna Sassoh' MISS
Davies Mr.. Van Hoose and Mr.. Gilbert assisted
After the concert Nine MeIba started for New
York to appear IN four performances On January
she will renew concert tour. which will extend
TO the Pacific Coast.
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MRS. ROCKINGHAM FISH BURNED.

Amsterdam. n. Y. Dec. 10-Mrs rockingham
Fish of Fultonville. probably fatally burned
last night in q fall down stairs at her home. In
her descent she overturned lighted lamp on the
stairs Her clothing took fire. and she was badly
burned She is about eighty live years old. Her
husband, who died some years ago, was a Supreme
Cnurt tIistica of the Fourth District.
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OFFICERS OF THE eRIDIRoN CLUB

Washington Dec. 10-At the annual meeting OF
the Gridiron Club to-day the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President John NJ Carson philadelphia Ledg-
err and "New-YOrk Times; vice president Francis
p Leupp. "New-York Evening Post; secretary
John S. Shriver Cincinnati Tmes-Star: treas
Executive Committee Louis Garthe Baltimore
American; p. V Degraw, ST Louis "Westlche
Post: Edgar c. Snyder. Omaha Bee"
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MAILS FORWARDED OVERLAND. &C. ExcEPT
TRANSPACIFTC

CUBA-via Tampa. Florida closes al this ofacs dsils
Thursday. a connecting mails
close or Mondays. Wednesdays s1d SaruriaysN-
NEXICO unless specially addressed 70
dispatch Office daily. eNCeE-
SUNDAY. al 80 D ana 1880 . n. sundays I
.. m. and 1880 2.
NEWFOUNDLAND te1cspt Parcels Post Mals'-Bv "a
North Sydney. thence by steamer closes this
office daily. except SUNDAY az 2 ~ sunday az $50
q. m. connecting malls close here every MONDAY
Wednesday and Saturday,
JAMAICA-BV Boston. and thence BY steamer.
closes this ot1ce AZ : . TUESDAY
" D PhiadPI phta. Whence steamer closes
this Office at 10. o. Hcines-ay
MIQJ-ELON-By raj Boston. and thence BY
closes this office ds iy ,XSeQt sunday. al .
Sunday al $50
GUATEMAI.A--By rail 10 New Orleans ana themes ,
closes this Office daily sunday
II 30 and +l0;S1 p m. sundays at ~ p m ana
+1O:30 m. connecting nail closes here MoncaTs
Tl0.30 d.
COSTA RICA.-Bv rail New Orleans. ans thence b
steamer closes this Office daily. except SUNDAY.
t1:SO D N. and 1000 p sundays at ~ AMI
1000 connecting mail closes here Tuesdays al
1000 ..
NICARAGUA East Ccast-By raij Orleans and
thence by closes this ofce daily except sun
dav al m. and t1C:30 SUNDAYS at ~
11G;S0 tconnectinG mail closes here Thurs
days at 4l0;3o D. III
tReEisteTed Mail closes "a D previous CAY
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tshould b real DAILY b. all Interested a changes
timo4
Forelgn mails To- the ~ses ending December II, 1905
Will close (PROMPTIY all the General Posi-
office as follows: PAR & POST MAlLS close enc hour
earlier than closing time shown below. Parcels osc
mails for Germany close o. December II per
Kaiser Wilhelm II: December IA, per parmstad AMI
December IL. pr s = RegIaVta
Regular and Supplementary mails close a. Foreign Sta
ten corner of West and Morton half hour later
than closing time shown below that Su1Pernentar
Mails for Europe and Central America. colon. clnss
one houT later at FOretsn station
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PRINCE NICHOLAS FAILS TO SEE POPE

Rome Dec. 1o!-Prince Nicholas OF montenegro
left Rome this morning. All the neso'iauons iu'
his proposed visit to the Pope faiea u SEEMING
improper that he the father-in-law OF the Sing
although foreign prince, should :" ~ oiit,aI
usual precnce of starting not from 'r di a.
hut from some diplomatic residence S'5 'N
called UertIal ground,
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DUCHESS OF AosTAs CONDITION.

Turin. Italy Dec. 1o.-The Countess OF fars'
mother of the Duchess OF AOsta, arrived here to-
6av The doctors reluctantly allowed the countess
~ see her daughter for few moments AFTER the
meeting the duchess said she felt pet'ei ""u ne
Iieued that her recovery was certain.
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CROWN PRINCES WEDDING IN MAY.

Berlin. Dec 1O.-The wedding of Crown frihce
Frederick William and the Duchess Cecilia OF
Necklenburg- Schwern has been definitely fixed for
the latter half of May. Emperor William intends
10 cruise In the Mediterranean again III the spring
and return TO Germany in time for the "edulHe'
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PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

man Ambassador to the United States. GRAND-
Lieutenant ]. p. McGuinness, L: S; n HOLLAND
New-Haven, and d. B.. oliver. Pittsburg. MUIR
RAY HILL-Mark L. Sperry, Waterbury; c. q.
Woolworth Albany and Captain H. f. Clarke,
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Highest temperature Yesterday 81 degrees lowest Is;
~ average corresponding date Of last -hys
years.
day; Diminishing northwest winds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11

DtER-DoWNEY-on December 6: 1904, in Ca
Strachan. D. d, Bishop Of Rsnsoon. Caroline Black
stockDowney, daughter of the Rev William Black
stock. D. D. OF Toronto. Canada o Major
puer. of the Indian Medical Service Of Dangoon
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TO-DAY

is the regular meeting day of tho many business
houses that have bargains to offer in the Little
Ads. OF the People,"
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Special Notices.

Tribune Srbscrfctfon Rates
THE TRIBUNE will mail To am acdrs,s
country or abroad and address chanrsd as often
desired Subscriptions be given 10 vonr rsrtsr
dealer before leaving IL more Convenient, hand Them
In at THE TRIBUNE ONCE.
SINGLE COPIES
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Notices OF marriages and deaths must be In
dorsed with full name and address
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ARNoLP-At New-YoEk SATURDAY.. December 10
Harris ana Gert5i5e Weld Arnold Of Nuey. ": Nea
Jersey.
HAMILTON Suddenly. Of puean,onia Friday. De
charlotte Jeffrey OF William castor HamiIr
shave and 2lstst, Monday, morning; December
| HATCH-on FRIDAY. December .. at her home No 124
g e RroO T:n MAJ ReGSss TsyGr Hss
are ihF ne tb 20 , I S ~ t, IN me
SITS. Tuesday December IL. at .. m.
MACvEY-At Meckenburs. N Y December s 1904
Susan G. Mlcvey, daughter of the late Amnon and
BrooElyH, Nsyy-York ''y sunday morning $50
his So lss IVES, ia iS5ssd at Sour
ampton, L. l.
MORRIS uddsnly SATURDAY T. December 10 J. Cham
Lacquer Morris, in the 64h year OF his age, Funeral
day, December IL. at IL O'Clock
Ho s q Ws ane ss M IsG at s s
10Th year Funeral services at 10 a NJ Tuesday
PARK Nest a. H s2S e5 STsh
kindly omit flowers.
sTRoNG-At South Orange, n ]. December 10 1904
widow of Theodore R. strong aged years. Relatives
are No S
7ehien &c, of the family -'-''0'' ~ ''-
sTJyRGE+At summit n j. on Friday December q
1904 after short illness. Mary Randolph, daughter
aged years aad months. Funeral service win be
ssGrt, His n j: Go9asss: pscsaSs5 il at Il
o'clock Train leaves Sew-York foot OF Barclay and
Christopher SITS, at 9:3O a. m.
sUTTON-sudderIy. OF apoplexy. December o 1901
Thomas sutton Greenwich Conn. Funeral
private. lnterment at Greenwood, Brooklyn. y. Y.
wARD-suddeny, Of rneumonia, No, 81 West SD
son OF George Gray and Mary Ann Ward I'D
year OF Funeral Church OF the
Heavenly Rest. 5th-ave and 45th-st. sunday. De
cember H. at p. m.
YoUNG-on Friday. December o. 1904 David B. Young
in the 64Jh OF his age Relatives and friends
attend the funeral services on Sunday. De-
ceuber IL at 2a0 p. m at his late residence No AZ
C}ermont- ave.. Brooklyn, y.
CEMETERIES
Great Pine,swn Cemetery.-2,315 acres OF beautiful
country Once 46 West saith St n
UNDERTAKERs
esd 81. Frank +. Campbell Stephen Merritt
FmhFc Inst. 24I-3 West 23d 81 Tel 1sSs chelsea
Rev stephen Merritt. The world vida knovu m.
dsrtaker only place OF business sthave and 18Th
st; largest in the world Tel l2t and 125 Chelsea
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charge
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Marriage notices appearing in THE TRIBUNE will
be republished in The Tr-Weekly Tribune without
extra charge.
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Tribune Local Observations
HOURS: Morning
,hi. dlasram N. eentlnuour rhlt. lln. .ho,

Ip this diagram the Continuous
changes in pressure as Indicated The self
recording barometer; The dotted line shows the
nerature recorded by the local Weather Bureau
Local Official Record-The following official record
from the Weather Bureau shows the changes the
temperature the last twenty-four hours in com
harrison With the corresponding date Of last wear:
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ARNOLD-At New York, Saturday December 10
1904, Haworth. Arnold. infant daughter Of William
ana Gertrude Weld Arnold. of NutIey New
Jersey.
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esd st. Frank +. Campbell Stephen Merritt
Emhfg Inst 241-a west 2Sd ST Tel 1925 Chelsea
Rev. stephen Merritt. The world wide known IN,
dsrtaker only place OF business sthays ana 18th
st largest ia the world Tel i2s and I25 Chelsea
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CEMETERIES
UNDERTAKERs.

Great Pineiswn Cemetery.-2315 aerAs Of beautiful
country. ONCE. 46 West saith St. N e
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Special Notices.

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suddenly. Of pueumonia on Friday De
cenlber o. at her residence. No los East 2lst- st
Charlotte Ross Jeffrey wife Of William CASTOR HamfI-
ton services Will be held at Calvary Church
4fh-aye. 2ist-st. Monday morning December
L. AT o clnck. InteEment Ramano Y
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-25
MONEY REPORTS

WASHINGTON. April 25.-To-day's statement
OF the treasury balances in the general fund,
exclusive of the $4,000, 900 gold receive in
the division Of redemption, shows: Available
cash balances S22O. PSI, 521; gold, SOL $50 794
silver, $19. 500, 054 United States notes. S. 572
136; treasury notes of 1890, $1O3. 311; ma tional
bank notes, $11,976, 94S; total receipts this day
$2.23j,O14; total receipts this month, $33, 919,
$50; total receipts this year. $444 COZ Al; total
expenditures this day, 81 800, 900; total expendi
lures this month, 500, O3O, O0O total expenditures
this year 441,173,3 1884, deposits in national banks
LONDON, April 25.-The amount Of bullion
taken INTO the Bank Of England on balance to-
day was $50, 600.
PARIS. April 25.-Three per cent rentes. 81
francs 20 confines for the account
LONDON, April 25-Bar gold, IT'S 1O1sd:
American eagles, 76s SID.
BERLIN. April 23.-Discount rates: Short
bills, 2h per cent; three months bills 2A
MINNEAPOLIS, April 25.-Bank clearings to.
day, 81, S43.9 80; New York exchange, selling
rate, soc premium; buying rate, 4oc premium
Chicago exchange, selling rate. Soc premium
buying rate. 10c premiHm; London 60-day sight
documentary exchange, $4.S4A
NEW YORK, April 25.-Goldman, Sachs &
Co. to-day increased their engagement of gold for
Paris on Tuesdays steamer to 81. o00. 600. The
Royal Bank of Canada announced the engage
ment OF 81. 100000 and an engagement of $500.
600 was announced by Barring & Magoun.
ess. IS. - Apf'l 1'.--o'ea''nss '0-oas ssoe'
NEW YORK, April 25-The shipment by Gold.
man. Sachs & Co. was Increased to 50. loo. 600.
making the total engagements already announced
for to-morrow's steamers $4,000. 900.
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Wheat Works Up at First, Then
Falls for &c, May Going
to $500.
Statistics Depressing and the
Weather in Favor Of
the Bears.
Better Cash Demand an Incentive
to Early Buying-A
Weak Close.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce.
April }25.-Enough strength worked into
wheat this morning to put halt TO de-
cline and turn the market up little all
around May ranged from S9Ac TO so9s @p
90%c to noon. Nothing in the news was
bullish. nothing additionally bearish. No
big orders could be seen either way but
number of small buying orders came In.
traders taking the view that after long
continued decline a fair reaction could at
least be looked for. In this they were
right Liquidation of the urgent sort ap-
peared pretty well over, and the shorts
were nervous on the rise.
The northwest has better weather gen.
orally From the Minnesota line to Wlnnl :
peg there were mild temperatures. Condl-
lions are still backward and the ground
much too wet in many places, but view
of the spring wheat territory on the whole
shows a. decided Improvement since last
week. ~
The big bearish items in statistics are
the large shipments from foreign coun-
tries, and the increase OF 2,6oo,ooo ou IN
the quantity on passage for Europe, which
makes the total now afloat 4S,960, 900 bu.
Kansas City received $4,000 bu against
~ 900 and ST. Louis $4,000 against $1,000.
Minneapolis had 127 cars against $50, Du-
luth 5 against 26. and Chicago II against
49, st. Louis had a good cash trade and
sold rs, 200 blu No. 2 red to millers, which
was the most strengthening item OF the
morning:
Before the close severe break carried
prices off about &c from the higher fig
ures of earlier in the day.
Primary receipts 277,O00 bu against 49,
600; shipments 10000 against $1,000.
Clearances 5000 blu. .,...-. a.
The weather forecast is as follows:
Kansas, Nebraska, Dakotas, fair, slight
" cooler, warmer Tuesday; Illinois, 1ndi-
ana Missouri, rain tonight, fair Tuesday,
cooler; Michigan, Wisconsin, threatening,
cooler west; Minnesota, fair, cooler south
east, warmer south; Iowa, threatening,
cooler warmer Tuesday.
The close was very weak and near the
low points, May at $3.50; July, S9ssc:
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STEEL PRESSURE
WEAKENS STOCKS.
WEEK OPENS SLIGHTLY ABOVE
z SATURDAYS CLOSE.
Only Few Stocks Show Inclination to
Advance in Consolidated
Gas Causes Easier Tone-Lacka-
wanna Drops Heavily--Detailsl of
the Days Proceedings.

New York, April 25-First prices of the
week in the stock market to-day were
slightly higher than last weeks closing
in most cases, but the changes were small
and the dealings Insignificant. American
Car fell over a point
Only a few stocks showed any inclina-
ton to advance beyond the opening level,
owing to the lack of general interest in
the market.
A decline Of rs in Consolidated Gas
caused an easier tone all around and
United States Steel preferred, Brooklyn
Transit, Union Pacific. Southern Pacific,
Baltimore & Ohio and Atchison fell
slightly below last weeks close. Repub-
lie Steel preferred lost over point.
The pressure to sell United States Steel
preferred undermined the whole market.
The stock touched 55A and there We're
heavy blocks of the second fives sold.
Brooklyn Union Gas lost a point, Met
Sopolitan Street Railway rs, Republic
Steel preferred Is and Delaware & Hud-
son g.
Declines generally ran to about " IS The
! Virginia Carolina Chemical stock gained
point.
Bonds were irregular at noon.
| Lackawanna dropped AZ In the midday
dealings but otherwise the market was
without essential change.
| The undertone of the market remained
| heavy but there was no effort made to ex-
tend declines. Business was merely nom
| inal.
The pressure to sell became rather more
pronounced and carried Arnalgamated
Copper Us, Car preferred IL and Union
Pacific, Atchison, National Railroad o!
Mexico preferred, Baltimore & Ohio, Read
ing, Brooklyn Transit and Locomotive
preferred a point or more under last
weeks final prices.
The market, steadied by the closing, was
easy and at the lowest.
| Stock quotations reported for The Journal by
Watson & Co.. brokers, Chamber of Commerce
| Minneapolis: "a +f,t
/ Closing figures are bid.