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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-22
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DAILY COTTON MARKET.

Daily Cotton Market
Galveston-Quiet; middling, 12hc;
net receipts, 200; gross, 200 stock, 49,
942. Exports-Coast wise, $40; continent,
629.
Norfolk-Net receipts. S75; gross, S75:
stock, ATS.
Baltimore - Nominal; middllng,
1850. stock, SIS.
Boston-Quiet; middling, 1S.15c;
gross receipts, 1856.
ilmington-Nominal; net receipts,
2; gross. ?: stock, 6,0S0.
Philadelphia-Quiet middling, 1340c;
net receipts, 50; gross. So; stock, 2,017.
Exports-Great Britain. 12S.
Savannah-Easy; middling. 13hc;
net receipts, 1856; gross, 1886; sales. s;
stock. 30,92O. EXports-Coastwise, SOB.
New Orleans-Firm; middling, 12%c;
net receipts. GA; gross, GA; sales, p
700; stock, 1879. Exports-Coastwise
200; continent. 1880; Mexico, so.
Mobile-Nominal; middling, 12%c;
net receipts, Is; gross, Is; stock, 81
ISL.
'Memphis-Quiet: middling, 12Mc;
net receipts, 412; gross, 422; sales, 552
stock. 30.129.
Augusta-Nominal; middling. 1Sc
net receipts, /; gross, /; sales, 500
stock, 1851.
arleston-Nominal; net receipts, /
gross, l; stock, 2,545. EXports-Coast.
wise, g.
'Cincinnati-Net receipts, 754; gross
754; sales, 200; stock. 6,S11.
"Louisville-Firm; middling, 1870
|St. Louis-Quiet; middling. 1880
net receipts, Sc; gross, $50; stock, IL,
S6l.
"Houston-Quiet; middlng. 12%c: ne
receipts, ESQ; gross, $50; sales, 50; stock
1890
New York-Dull; middling. 13.15c
gross receipts, 377; stock, 1861.
Total To-day at All Seaports-Net re
ceipts, 2,51S; Great Britain, 12S; cont
nent. 1853; Mexico. so; stock, 315,07S.
Consolidated, at All Seaports-Ne
receipts, 2,51S; Great Britain, 12S; con
tinent, 1859; Mexico, so.
Total Since Sept. /, at All Seaports-
Net receipts. $685., 203; Great Britain
2,SS2, 979; France, 670,652; continent. .,
l66, $50; Japan. 1885; Mexico 25679.
$Not included in totals
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j. II. PARKER & co.'s
Cotton Letter to Hayward, Wick ~


Co.
New York, May 21.-The after math
of the Sully failure is now being gath
cred in bitterness and disappointment.
Taught to expect IS to 20 cents a
pound during the summer, holders of
spot cotton, some of them farmers but
the majority merchants and small
spectators refused to sell until prices
should return to the high level, estab-
lished for a brief time, during the big
rise of January
The result of the stubbornness on
both sides has been that very little
cotton has been sold for the past six
ty days, and il was but natural that
holders should at some time become
FESTIVE under their burden and show a
disposition to unload. So long as new
crop accounts continued unfavorable,
their position was felt secure, but now
that prospects are becoming decidedly
brighter, and the new crop is we'll un-
der way, the faith in the return of
higher prices has evidently been under
mined.
1t looks reasonable to expect that
mills will buy at least part of their
needs at the present level as they did
on the two previous declines below 13
cents. The new crop months are COM
ing more and more into favor. For
several weeks past there was a gen
eral disposition TO buy them, partly on
the theory that spinners would provide
for a portion of their next years needs
at something like 11A cents but main
ly because of the backward spring, the
numerous replantings and the pro-
claimed drought in the Central and
Eastern districts.
There should be some recovery from
the recent sharp break but until
.ag
worse again. the market would seem
TO be a sale on all rallies.
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49,
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WHEAT WAS STRONG.

Chicago, May 21.-Enormous sales of
cash wheat in the Northwest caused
strength in speculative options here
to-day. July wheat closed with a gain
of 1Q11sc.
Corn is off a shade.
Oats are down A@1ec, and provisions
a shade. to 71sc.
Chicago. May 21.-Wheat: Wheat
was rather erratic to-day. A number of
private estimates were bullish, still
there was a lack of bullish argument
about the cash situation. Stocks of
wheat in many cases are small. ON
the low levels, the buying was good.
Northwestern stocks showed a decrease
for the week. The Seaboard had few
orders.
Corn-The market was somewhat
mixed. Crop situation generally of a
bearish nature.
Oats-Market quiet. feeling mixed.
Cash trade slow.
Provisions-The trade. while quiet,
was attended by irregular prices. FAIR
demand from cash interest, while pack
ers did little.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
Openinr Highest Lowest Closing
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Worlds Fair, ST. Louis. Low round
trip rates via Atlantic Coast Line. Sea-
son tickets on sale April 25, and daily
thereafter 1885. Sixty day tickets on
sale April Is and daily thereafter, $32.
Fifteen day tickets on sale April rs and
daily thereafter $26.05. Coach excur-
sion tickets on sale May 16 and 81,
limited ten days, including date of sale,
s2O.10. Ticket agents VIII furnish full
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MILLER q CO.'S
Cotton Letter to Demere & Ham,
mond.

mond.
New York, May 21.-Notwithstanding
the fact that Liverpool was closed and
this being a short day, the cotton mar
ket has been unusually active; July OPP
ton selling down 26 points below last
nights close and then rallying 80 points
flCm the low price. After a total de-
cline of lis points during the week. a
rally was to be expected, but this one
is attributed TO shorts covering and
taking of profits, and it is not believed
that it is of substantial nature to hold,
as spot conditions are unchanged and
the demand is at the minimum.
Spots usually selling at a premium
of twenty points, are now going on a
basis of July fiat. this should have a
decidedly weakening tendency.
With the exception of the state of
Georgia, reports generally over the cot
ton belt are encouraging, and warmer
weather is indicated, which will bright
en- crop prospects generally.
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With fun holiday in Liverpool, and
a half day in the American rings, cot
tor did not get much of an opportunity
I, show its weak hand yesterday.
There was no change in the local spot
situation and quotations were the sam
as on Friday. only bales were sold
during the day.
The spinners are keeping out of the
market, and until they show some dis
position to buy spots are apt to stand
still. Local traders are discussing the
appearance of the boil weevil in Tex
as and some sections of Mississippi
With apparent alarm. They seem u
think that unless Georgia a [ once Crap
pies with the pest aIlu inaugurates a
strict quarantine and inspection, that
the little insect viii sooner or later,
fn1 its way into this state.
Correspondence shows that the farm
ers are much perturbed ana this fact
is bound to have its effect upon cotton
culture.
There was no chlnge in spots in New
York In the f. o. b. ring cotton, on
a basis of good middling, was quoted
a. Is lie cents. There was some lit r
tie demand. but the apathy that has
settled over the f o. b. ring has not
yet been lifted In the absence Of ca
bles the New York futures market
worked downward from the start and u
the close showed a decline Il 26 points.
New Orleans also went down notches
under near pressure.
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SEA ISLAM DCoTToN.
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, May 21.-The cotton mar
lcet opened easy at unchanged prices. to
q decline of points, and for a few
moments hung steadily around the
opening figures. then broke violently
under continued bear pressure, and ac-
tive liquidation with July, which mad
opened at y. 75c, selling down to 1254c,
net loss OF 26 points. Below II 60c
for the summer month, there seemed
to be a very good demand with a lead
ing Wall street bear interest reported
70 be covering, and the market toward
the end OF the first hour showed a
somewhat steAdier tone, with july
around y csc.
The late months meeting with less
pressure, ruled relatively steady IN
spite Of excellent weather reports
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There were no cables from Liverpool
where the market will be closed until
Tuesday, owing to the Whitsuntide
holidays Trading here was active on
the break and the market showed great
nervousness and excitement it being
reported that the continued decline had
undermined the holding of a leading
long interest, both here and in New
Orleans
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sAVANNAH'S CURRENT MARKETS

Note-These quotations are revised
daily and are kept as near as possible
IN accord with the prevailing whole
sale prices. Official quotations are not
used when they disagree with the
nrices wholesalers ask.
POTLTRY-Market, good demand
s,r,neers. 4O@45c per pair; three
oparter grown, 55965c; hens SOQSOc'
EGGS-15Q16c. l..
PI1TTER-The tone of the market Is
ern1 Quotations: Extra Elglns, on
t,,hs 2sG27c; choice Elgins' 24q2Oc;
renovated butter. zoe. .u
HEESE-Market firm; fancy o. Iu AZ
cream cheese, 22Q25-pound' 1Sc' "o 10
'wyHITE PEA BEANS-$2'5O busneL
POTATOES-$S.O5. .oo
6S10NS-Native, barrels, $780,
TIJRNIPS-$2.25 90 *
CRANBERRIES - Cape Co.. $Z''0
box.
E1.o1rR - Patent. $3.50; stralgnrs,
AZ AZ. fancy, 1925; family, $4.SS; sprlhs
whsat. best patent, $3.50. .oeo. VA,
"MNEHI~Pearl, per barrel, SS.oo; per
.anL $50: water ground, $l.5o; Feal ear.
S Sn;ts ner sack, $1.55; Pearl grlts' per
5Sa i $3.50; city meal, $l'0O.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL MARKET.

The following are the Savannah Cot
ton Exchange quotations:
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE-Buyin at
soc discount, selling up to $500, 10c;
$25 to $50, 15c; $50 to 500, zoe; 500 to
5000, Csc; 5000 to $500, soc; $500 to $500,
35c; $500 to $500, 4Oc; $500 to $500, 45c;
over $500 at the rate of 75c per $1,000
premium
FOREIGN EXCHANGE Market
weak. Commercial demand, sterling,
$4S4.25; sixty days, $4.S075 ninety
days. $4.79.25; French, 5.22A; Belgian,
5.23; marks, sixty days, "a 3-16;
ninety days, 1875.
Bank StOCEa,
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DRY GOODS.

New York. May 21.-The dry goods
market is in a waiting condition and
the majority of buyers are expecting
the auction and special sales to create
considerably more activity in certain
lines. The market at first hands is
little changed and the disposition to
wait until prices have been announced
for the future
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1rnin Markets.
Fruits 1nd Nuts.

~
.pp1Es-$4.75G5.OO; choice. $500.
NANAS-$1.5OQ2.00
5XNGES-Florida, S2.7543.00; CAL
,s1Ioia navel, $S.O0Q3.50.
ll9 IiL11iNNIoNS-New Massinas, $3.00@3.25.
MATAGA GRAPES = Heavyweight,
=. no16,OO per key; mediums, $4.25Q
4.5 yo1j Per Es~2os to sos. 1sc; sOs to 4Os,
az. tos TO sos, Sc; sos to COS, 7iac; COS
iVc; eAc; TOs to sos, &C; sos to 90s
70 TO 'os nos to zoos. 41kc.
o14 AZ S1TSIJTS-Ample stock, fair ce-
70, market firm; fancy hand-pick-
"a Virginias, 619c; n. c. peanuts, bkc;
az Virginias, 542c.
NNITTS-Almonds, Terragona, 141zc;
1,icss 121sc; walnuts, French, l2hc;
MILES. 141ac; pecans. 1oc: Brazils,
80. hlberts, lie; assorted nuts, So
sn,,1d and 25-pound boxes. 12c.
Dried and EvapOrated Fruits.
ApPLEs-Evaporated. 7kc; sundried,
7ECPRICoTs-Evaporated, fancy, 1sc;
choice. 101Ac.
Gown. 80 90; 4-Crown clusters, 81. rs;
,nos. nu scatells. Sc: 1-pound seeded.
iS%c: imperial cabinets, SO per box.
HES-Evaporated. peeled, 1sc;
PEARS-Evaporated 1o%c.
cTTRON-A. S. drum. 14kc: fancy
coreician. in 1o-pound boxes. 14hc.
CURRANTS-Barrels &c.
sugar.
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Do You Feel TiredR

This is the time of year when nine
people out of ten feel broken down.
They feel tired after walking a block.
No appetite-peevish. 1t is worth a
great deal to be relieved of these all
ments. And there is no sense in hav-
ing them if they can be relieved. Now,
Graybeard is specially recommended in
these cases. 1t tones UP the system.
Gives you an appetite. Relieves the all
ment.
Graybeard is found at all drug stores,
81 a bottle, for S.. Graybeard Pills
little treasures-25 cents.-ad,
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Abbott's East India Corn Paint.

If you would be free of corns and
bunions ask your druggist for Alb
bolts East India Corn Paint. Corns
removed as we'll as bunions and warts
without any pain or trouble. Simply
apply this wonderful corn paint as d.
rected.-ad.
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corn, 10000 bushels; oats, $4,000 bush,
al
COTTON SEED OIL.

New York, May 21.-Cotton seed oil
continued firm to-day on further efforts
of the shorts to cover and very light
offerings. Prime crude f. o. b. mills,
20ci prime summer yellow, 281ac; off
summer yellow, nominal; prime white,
32433c; prime winter yellow, 32@33c.
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Short Line.

The short line, Savannah to Albany.
is via Seaboard Air Line Railway.
Train leaves Savannah daily at a. M,
railroad time, arriving Albany 1928 D.
m. Tickets and full information at
Bull street. Phone 2S.-ad.
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SPOT coTToN AT NEW YORK.

New York, May 21.-Cotton-Spot
closed duh; middling uplands, 10 .15c;
middling gulf 10 4Oc, sales, none.
Cotton futures at New York. May
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New York and Eastern Cities via
Seaboard Air Line Rv.

The Short Line-seaboard Air Line
and Pennsylvania Railroad-Savannah
to New York, only S45 miles. Two
through trains daily. City ticket Office.
Z Bull street. Phone 2S.-ad.
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Coffee.

Common No. ............,.......S C
SALT-Car lots, 100 pounds burlap
sacks, SEC; 1O0-pound cotton sacks, 3Sc;
125-pound burlap sacks, 45c; 125-pound
cotton sacks. 47c; 150-pound burlap
sacks, 54c.
HIDES-Market, firm: dry flint.
14hc; dry sailed, 1213c; green sailed,
SIC.
WoOL-Firm; prime Georgia, free
of sand burrs and black wool, nominal
at zoe; black, Tic; bury, 10@12c; wax.
26c; tallow. .4c; deer skin, 24c.
Hardware and Building Supplies,
LIME, CALCIUM PLASTER AND
Cement-Alabama and Georgia lime
in fair demand and sell at $4,000, a
barrel; special calcined plaster, 81. 500
1.65 per barrel; hair, 4@5c; Rosedale
cement, 81 .20@1.25; carload lots, spe-
cial Portland cement, retail, s.. 65:
carload lots, $4,000. 40.
LUMRER-Market firm. Quotations:
Sawn ties. per NJ feet, $40. 5OQ11; hewn
(6xS), Csc; switch ties, $11.50: mimi
mum, easy size yard stock, $l2914; car
stills, $14Q16; ship stock. $22.
Perfection Signal Oil .....,.,42 n
Pratt's Astral ......................16 C
Aladdin Security ..............,15 @
.
STANDARD Whlte ...................i4 1kc
D. S. Gasoline ..................16 c
D. S. Gasoline in drums .......14hc
Sc degree gasoline in drums III g
SHOT-Drop, $3.50; B. B. and large.
s1.75; chilled, $1.S5.
IRON--Market firm; refined. $2.25;
NAILs-Cut. $3.50; base wire, s.. 40
base.
BARRED WIRE-$8.15 per 1so
pounds.
GUNPowDER-Per key, Austin
crack shot, 81 so; half key, $3.50; quar-
ter key, $1.40 champion ducking.
half kegs. $S.45; quarter, So 40; three
pound, $2.10; one pound, 75c; less 40
per cent. on smokeless.
Cotton Bagging and Ties.
BAGGING-Market firm; IL pound
7%QS1sc sea island bagging, 9h610c
TIES-Standard 45-inch arrow, large
lots, $1.03Q11O; small lots. s115.
TWINE-Per pound, or hank, 140
15c.
HAMs-sugar cured, 12a@18Ac; pic
D. S. butts kn
D. S. plates ................. az
Western heavy bellies ......... 7N
Eastern light bellies ..,...... e.
Eastern medium bellies ......,, ~
- pea stSog oeiiies ''''.''..,... rs
Srool,ed - siue sjaas '''''''''.'''..... ~
LARD-Pure, in tierces, 7Mc. &c s
pound tins and s0-pound tubs ~.
compound, in tierces. SIC; 50-pound
tins and S0-pound tubs, SIC.
miscellaneous.
FISH-Mackerel, half-barrels, No.
$1,000; No. 2, $780,. No. ), $500: kits
No. l, s14o; No. 2, $3.50; No. q 81 Ia.
goldfish. l-pound bricks. &c; 2-pound
orieks, ezSc; smoked herrings. per box,
new mullets. half barrels. s4.o0.
SYRUP-Market quiet; Georgia ana
Florida syrup, buying at 2292Sc; sell
ing at 25927hc; sugar house at l6H0
HIGH VINES Basis, SIPS.
HONEY--Fair demand; strained, In
barrels, 4Sc gallon.
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SPOTS STOOD STILL
80 CHANGE IN LOCAL SITUATION IN
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
SPINNERS HOLD ALo0F.
TRADERS DISCUSS THE BOIL WEE
VII WITH APPREHENSION.

Think That Georgia Ought to Adopt
the Most Stringent Quarantine to
Prevent the Importation of the
Little Pest From Infected Dis
tricts-Liverpool Took "a Full Holt
day and the American Rings
Knocked on nt the Lunch HOur-F.
o. d. Market Practically at N
StnudStilI.
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SPOT COTTON MARKET.

The following were the official spot
quotations at the close of the market
AT the Cotton EXchanEe Yesterday:
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Opening. Highest. Low

Mess Pork. per barrel
July $40 95 $11 90 SO sly SO %
Sept -. IL 22ia IL 221a IL 12h IL 20
Lard. per 100 pounds
July -. 27Ia so 25 6 80
Sept -. As 6 47ia 6 40 AN
Short Ribs. per 100 pounds
July -. 6 IS 6 S71a 6 1924 37iR
Sept =. s 521s 6 52k 6 47h 6 5211
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet and steady; winter pat
ents, $A7064S0; straights, $440@A6Q;
spring patents, $430Q460; straights,
$S90@41O; bakers, $26593.S0; No. 2
spring wheat, 95@99c: No. 8, s6397: No
2 red, S1.0591.o6; No. 2 corn. 4sc: No. 2
yellow, 511s452c; No. 2 oats. ass 942c;
No. white, 401z944c; No. rye, TIC;
good feeding barley, s5Qssc; fair to
choice mailing, 45656c; No. fax seed
800: No. Northwestern, 800; prime
timothy seed, ss.05; mess pork, per
barrel, $40 soQio.s5; lard. per 100
pounds. Ss.l5@e.i7ls; short ribs sides
Cloose) $e.l2ls9625; short clear sides
(boxed), S6.2696.50; whisky, basis OF
high wines. Si.2s; clover. contract
grade, s10.7b.
Receipts = Wheat. 1900 bushels;
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NAVAL STORES STATEMENT.
IN OTHER MARKETS.


New York. May 21.-Rosin steady;
strained, S3.05. Turpentine steady
571z95sc.
Charleston, May 21.-Turpentine firm,
$3.50. Rosin firm, A, B, c, D, $3.50;
E, $2.65; F, $2.70; G, $270; H, $2.75;
I, $3.50; K, $3O5; NJ, $40; N, $500;
w. G., $3.45; w. W., 1915.
Wilmington, N. c.. May 21.-Spirits
turpentine steady; sales at 54Ac; re-
ceipts, Al.
Rosin firm at $780, receipts, 3s.
Tar firm at $1.90; receipts, 236.
Crude turpentine firm at $2.75, $500
and $4.25; receipts, $50.
New Orleans, May 21.-Receipts, ros-
in, 103 barrels; turpentine 80.
Peanuts steady: fancy hand-picked,
SIC; other domestic. 3A@61ac.
Cabbages steady; Southern barrel
crate, $1@2.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 12c.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET.

Futures, opened steady, at the de
cline; closed. firm.
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AT THE CLOSE.

FUTURES
Liverpool, Holiday.
New York, 2G Points Down.
New Orleans, Points Down.
SPOTS;
Liverpool, Holiday.
New York, Unchanged.
New Orleans, L Point Down,
savannah, Unchanged.
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HOLIDAY IN LIVERPOOL,
CURRAN & co.'s

Liverpool, May 21.-Holiday in cottor
market.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-14
MAKAROFF KNOWN IN WASHINGTON.
Naval Officers Say He Was a Man of Great
Ability.

Washington April 13.-The news of the death
of Admiral Makaroff caused sensation I'm naval
and military circles here, for he probably
better known than any other Russian naval
officer. This was because he had visited the
United States in 1S96-97. and also commanded
the Russian North Pacific Squadron, which
brought him into frequent contact with Ameri-
can naval officers in those waters, and some
times into American ports on the west coast
The general opinion is that Makaroff an
officer Of singular ability sailor, being thor
oughly scientific in his methods OF mora than
usual intelligence. and of physical presence
which gave him splendid power of command
In the matter Of personal bravery he had no
superior.
When Admiral Makarof visited the United
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States at the date named. he went TO Newport
where he met Admiral Taylor and Captain Con-
verse at the War College and Torpedo School
Captain Converse says that from first TO last
he showed the highest powers OF observation.
and intellgentIy criticised every detail OF the
process OF making smokeless powder for the
navy which was then being developed at the
Newport naval station. AT that time the sta
tion was making smOkeless powder IN the shape
OF long strips. which were arranged like fagots
in the cartridge case. This form Is now in use
in the Russian and French navtes, and there
are signs of 4 disposition On the part OF the
United States Navy TO return to its use 1t was
abandoned principally because OF the difficulty
Of drying the strips as to keep them from
warping. MakarOff inquired how the strips
were dried straight and Captain Converse told
him that this accomplished with dtfhculty
by placing weights them while drying Maka-
rolf explained that his process was better X
consisted in forming the strip with small hole
in one end. and hanging It, while drying. from
of many thousand hooks in suitable build
ing. The plan IS practised to-day.
Count Cassn the Russian Ambassador. was
distressed at the news but made 10 statement.
except to express his sorrow.