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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
CLASSIFICATION OF ZINC ORE.
Secretary Shaw Gives Hearing on Tariff
uestions-Referred to Attorney General.

Washington. Sept. PA hearing was given by
Secretary Shaw at the Treasury Department this
morning the customs question of zinc ores in
general and zinc containing a percentage of
lead.
There two questions at issue The tariff
law provides that minerals. crude advanced
in value, not specially provided for. shall be ad-
mitted free of duty It also provides that metallic
mineral substances in crude state shall pay
duty of 20 per cent. There IS dispute as to the
class in which zinc ore belongs.
The other question is whether lead bearing zinc
ore which by law is dutable according to the lead
contained therein. includes all ores containing
lead even though the lead is small percentage
as merely to exist chemically. and not
mercial product.
The zinc mine owners of the Middle West
represented by a delegation from Joplin, Mo. who
argued in favor Of a duty on zinc ore as q needed
protection to the mine owners. The other side of
the controversy was presented by representatives.
Of the New Jersey Zinc Company and the Prime
Western Spelter COMPANY
Al the close of the hearing it was decided TO
submit the legal questions the Attorney General
FOR an opinion Pending his decision, the depart
rnent will continue present practice OF assessing
duty on all lead contained in lead bearing zinc ore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
FOREIGN BANK RETURNS.

London Sept 21.-The weekly return of the Bank
Of England shows the following changes: Total
reserve increased f371 900. circulation decreased
1897 600 bullion decreased f57SS other securities in
creased Fl $4,000 other deposits decreased 1888 600
public deposits increased 81 $4,000 and notes in re-
increased 1925 600; government securities
cnanged: The proportion OF the banks reserve TO
i4.lDitIes is now 4sl per cent, against 1854 per
cent last week, and compares with advance
year The rate OF discount unchanged at per
cent.
Paris, Sept. 2f.--The weekly return of the Bank
of France shows the following changes; Notes In
circulation decreased II 100000 francs, treasury de-
pOslts Increased Il 65000O francs general deposits
increased 2550OO0 francs, gold on hand Increased
$1,000 francs, and bills discounted increased
5.l0Q0O0 francs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

Speculation in outside securities was fairly hrsS
and the market in general displayed considerao.s
strength throughout There was some irregtlaTi3
in spots but the reactions in most instances wee
Of small proportion. Northern Securities ruf'
strong and touched 1879. new high record ca
limited dealings The stubs ruled strons
Nackay common rose = per cent ON heavy pei-
chases American Can stocks We're firm. bs'FF7
hem Steel common of Z. while the preteltss,,
gained "a per cent. New Orleans Railway cont-.
was off =. American Tobacco rose 2eIs,nfls
Standard oil heavy InterIa t1on3l AieiSsssis
Marine shares were frdCtiOnally better t5 ~
States Rubber second preferred was up nesi,sssfsi
point In the mining group Greene tonso-ssel.ish
Copper rose u. Greene Gold "A fraction p In
Columbia Copper a and Mitchell Miutns ss.iys
bonds .Iapanese 4l.s strong and more lana
at 3, per cent advance. Albany and SuSQ9Islss s.
SIss we're OF "a. American Steel Fonnui'~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
Sixty days.
SIess 1-l6.
Bankers posted rates were as follows:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE -NeW-OrieanS - COM
,nercial 81 discount: bank, 81 premium. San Fran
cisco-sight par; telegraph 212c. Boston-1oc dis
count Chicago-5c discount. Charleston-Buying.
par; selling. 1-10c premium St lnuis-lec pre-
MUM hid SC premium asked Minneapois-Par.
Cincinnati-Par Savannah-Buying sec discount +;
selling. TIC premium.
BANK CIEARTNGS 49, NewYork - Exchanges.
s271 4677s: balances $O.6244 40. Philadelphia
changes $23OO4254; balances. S2,S19941. Boston
Exchanges $21675149: balances. a,OS71sO. Chicago
Exchanges $32 ass 976; balances. s1,967924 Balt-
1nore-F1xchanges 50. $50 6SS; balances. $5166S6,
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver, 6124c. Mexican
silver dollars. 47c. Bar silver in London closed
at IS 9-16d.
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid. 3o.72; Lisbon, 40.
MEXICAN EXCHANGE.-MeXican exchange on
New-York is quoted at BOP
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington, $9s,2S4; internal reve-
nue. receipts 1927 206: miscellaneous receipts $4,000
Receipts for the day $l716470; expenditures 81 60,
600 Receipts the month to date. $SS. sos 105
pendtures Sos 900: of receipts S. l7S los.
Receipts for the fiscal year to date, $lSoJl.61; eX-
pendtures, $143909 go; excess OF expenditures 3d..
337619
UB-TREASURY.-The Sub-TTeasury was debtor
TO the Clearing House 1921. 651
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
zgEslNe HEADS AMERICAN BRIDGE co.

The directors OF the American Bridge Company
organized yesterday by the election of August
Ziesing as president, 10 succeed Alfred J. Major.
resigned and the reelection Of the other officers
IT announced several weeks ago that Mr..
Major was 10 retire and that Mr.. Ziesng would be
his successor Mr.. blessing born in 1858 at Peru,
md. and vas graduated from the University of
Illinois IN 1878 as a civil engineer. In 1880 he
entered the employ OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. being placed IN charge of it's bridges in
Ohio. Later he was the head of the Isassing Bridge
and Iron Works. in Chicago, and since 1900 he has
been Western manager OF the American Bridge
Irlrnn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
G. F. BAKERS PARTY OFF FOR COAST

George F. Baker president of the First National
Bank accompanied by a party of friends. left the
city in a special train the Erie road yesterday
morning for the Pacific Coast Mn Bakers guests
include F. D. Underwood president OF the Erie
Railroad Company: Grant B. SchIey, Payne whit
Jonathan Thorne. Fletcher A Baker. George 5.
singer and J. c. Stuart. The party is due TO arrive
to-fnorrow in st. Paul, whore the members will
attend a dinner given by James J. Hill in celebra-
ton of his sxty-severth birthday, which occurred
September IS From St Paul they viii proceed
TO Portland Ore. for a visit to the exposition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET-Noney call opened at SO
per cent; highest, per cent; lowest ? per cent;
last loan per cent close. per cent: ruling rate.
%. Der cent Time money was quoted at 80 per
cent for sixty days 4a41a per cent for ninety days.
md 4l,443 per cent for four to six months Com
rnercial paper was quoted ct 4sg41a per cent for
aixtv TO ninety days. f2@4a4 Per cent for four to
xix months end per cent for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE--Market closed steady.
Actual closing rates follow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
STOCKS CLOSE IRREGULAR.
EARLY STRENGTH FOLLOWED By PARTIAL REAC-
TTON.
Failure of the England Raise Its Discount Rate Bu1EsA Fac
to-CaU Money Up to 4 Per Cent

Transit IS Central of Georgia second and third in
comes. Central Leather IS, Chicago, Burlington ana
Quincy As, Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific rail
road As. Colorado Industrial AS and Bs Colorado
Midland first As Consolidated Tobacco 4s, Erie con
vertible As Green Bay and Western debenture Bs
Mexican Central As first incomes. St. Louis and
San Francisco refundng As Union Pacific convert
BILE As, United States Steel IS, Wabash debenture
Bis and Wabash Pittsburg Terminal 1rsts and
seconds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.
London Sept =. p m.-'rhe market for Amer
lean securities closed strong Final prices follow:
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-C!

for short bills, ; per cent; long bills. per cent
Berlin discount rate. "a per cent Berlin exchange
on London 81 marks q pfennigs Paris discount
rate. IL per cent Paris exchange on London. .
francs 1917 confines.
FOREIGN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ccnsos for
money SO Ills: for the account S9 French rentes
90 francs u Centimes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
FRUIT SHIPMENTS BREAK RECORD
100000 Pounds More Than Last Year
Sent East from California

San Francisco Sept 21.-Up to September Is
1900 carloads of California green fruit have been
sent East. with Chicago. Newly and Boston
as the principal distributing centres This is an
increase Of 500 the same period Of last
year. In other words. 124 100000 pounds Of green
fruit were sent East up to September Is, as
compared with III. 100000 pounds for the same
period of last year, or an increase Of 1S.OOOO 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22

RAILROAD AND OTHER BONDs.-Market gen
orally strong Total sales amounted In par value
70 So 3236OO against s. $50 900 Wednesday, The
heaviest dealings were in the Japanese issues
American Tobacco Is and Is. Brooklyn Rapid
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
PIG IRON QUOTATIONS.

Pig iron certificates at the New-York Proaucs
Exchange were dull. but prices closed a trihs
higher There were no sales
Quotations for regular at the II a. IN. and . ~
calls compare with the final prices Of "Wednesday
as follows: =.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
LIMITED FRUIT COMPANY

DIVIDEND NO. 25.
quarterly dividend Of and three-fourths
on the capital stock Of Company declared
rsyabls October H. 1905, Treasurer,
rs1 State street Boston Mass
st the close Of business September 80. 1905
CHARLES A. HUBBARD. Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
WESTINGHOTSE

Electric s Manufacturing Company. ~
York September IL 1903.
Al QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF TWO AND
~ feyE-aAIiF PER CENT upon the Preferred, Assent
t,S ana Noza-Asseatsng stocks the Company de-
1905 stockholders
eepteuaber rs books will be closed Sep
-sraher % 1905 and opened October IL 1905.
T ". SIEAION, Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
run rHrsr COMPANY OF AMERICA

z paSaa9EsS New " YORK, sept 18TH 1905.
ry.Fzn BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF me
Il -. 5s,-c,e,v Of America have this day declared
-: 6sIsdsrd ef SIX PER CE[T- t6fel upon ne
800 S.r-f 81 he COMPANY, psEabie OCTOBER "a Ss-
So VIII ne closed 81 = ~ ILi1sass
s1ts-f-r aad 1905 reoreaed al 10 4 N Ai'hu@S
ocsehe= Se iS'o RAYMOND J. CEATRY. Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
Dividend Notices.

COUPONS PAYABLE At HIS UFFELt UN MD HIL"
OCT. 2, 1905.
NEW YORK CITY, $40.
American Electric Telephone Co. deb. SO.
American Ice Securities Co. deb. Sc.
Atlantic Shore Line Ry. First Con. 90.
Bush Terminal Co. First 4fo-
Computing Scale Co. of America. Collateral
Trust First SO.
Corning, N Y. City Hall 40.
Depew Realty Co. First SO.
Cenesee & Wyoming R. R Co. First so.
Grand River Coal & Coke Co. First SO.
Islip Union Free School, District No. !, AZ.
Leggett, Francis H. & Co, First So.
New York Athletic Club, Second ofo-
Pan Handle Traction Co. First so.
Pearson Publishing Co. First So Reg.
Watkins. Village Of, 40 Water Reg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
nr.rnnrr rN1rEp RAILWAY.

1Ho on the capital STOCK Of this Company NY, has
November J. 1870. NteAS 90
sockholders Of record, payable at me once OK
Aean van - rs &c closed from Saturday October "a
..o5 - o'ciock noon until Thursday, Noyemper
80 80 - q oc,ock A 81 e. H Russell Treasurer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
Buffalo 8 Susuuehanna Railroad Company

Stock Dividend
quarterly dividend Of ONE AND ONE
QUARTER 1Aqs) PER CENT the Common Stock
Esx been declared payable Oct 2. 1905.
F. A. LEHR Treasurer
FISK g. ROBINSON, S5 Cedar St, n. Y,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
80 g.II SIGNAL COMPANY

sa az 6uaPteT-y Dividend Common stock.
-~'io New York, Fl. 1908.
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF ONE AND
"A EN-r-I5AI.F, PER CENT u3se9 upon the common
&C. 81 ts Company has been le'aLed PsyaD.e Ietooer
S.rs 1905 The transfer .hs VIII N'Ss- 'P'e'iiUe
2s;a. ana t4'P'A r. X WALLER, Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22

quotations for foundry compare WIN NJ ma
nricCs of Wednesday as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.

FURNISHED by Charles D. BarneY K Co. Ne. = bs9SaJ
New-York and No. t22 South 4Jn-st-. Fhii'u' ,s..l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22

THE TNION BAG AND PAPER COMPANY.
18th QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
Il Battery Place. New York Sept 18th. 1905
UIHE REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
II of ONE AND THREE-QUARTERS G&TD PER
CENT on the Preferred Stock o The Union Bag and
Paper Company day been declared payable Octo
her 10Th 1905 OF record at the close Of
business on September 3Oh 1905 The transfer books will
close at y NJ September 30th 1905 and reopen at 10
a n "''ODsi i''-' W L SPARKS. Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
Closing prices yesterday of bonds dealt IN
with net changes. follow:

sUniisted. TEX dividend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
METROPOLITAN TRUST COMPANY OF THE CITY OF
M YORK.
DIVIDEND 35
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF FIVE PER

~ Tor the quarter ending Sept 30th 1905. has been
~ 5s declared OF the net earnings Of the Company.
payable or boc1.s viii closed twelve o'clock
% Sentetnber .-;rd. 1865. and reopened A II.
on oeeSU' HaIT York September 10Th. 1905.
DaleH -" CHAS. BAKER Jr. Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Co.
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND o-
Z DIVIDEND OF FIVE PER CENT OUT

"a DIVIDEND OF FIVE PER CENT OUT
~ Of the surplus earnings for the Year ended June
soth has been declared upon the preferred stock
80 this Company, payable and one-half per cent
IN October fsth, 1905. and and one-half cent
on April is. 1906. stockholders Of record September
The transfer books Of Preferred stock will close
- o.ciocIS noon September 22d and reopen
10 O'clock a m. october 18th. 1905. the Office OF
Colonial Company. No. 222 Broadway. New YORK
City
c. ". HILLARD Treasurer.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1905-04-20

THE farmers In Missouri are espec-
tally interested In growing wheat
since the price has materially advanc-
ed. The Secretary of Agricultural is
sounding timely warning In urging
the farmers to change their methods
of raising wheat. For the first time
the United States has ceased TO raise
enough wheat for its own supply. The
price bushel is twice what 1t was ten
years ago, and the tendency Is for 1t
to remain high. Secretary Wilson ex-
plains this by the low average produc-
tion of the wheat lands. In France
as high as forty bushels of wheat are
raised to the acre, and the average Is
thirty bushels, or over twice the
American average. In the eastern
states, where wheat is raised In rota'
tlon with legumlnous crops, the acre
production is much higher than on
i the great western farms where wheat
follows wheat. With wheat bringing
the eastern farmer over a dollar
bushel at bis railroad station there Is
a strong inducement to raise 1t in the
east. Another incentive Is offered
for the return to the soil Of the small
manufacturer and shop-keeper wht
are being eliminated from the new in
dustrial order.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1905-04-20
ALWAYS HELPING.

The selection of Hon. o. ID. Gray, o.
the Sturgeon (Mo.) Leader, by Cover
nor Folk, as supervisor OF Building 8
Loan Associations of the State, will
meet with the cordial and hearty ap
proval OF all who know Mr. Gray. Mr.
Gray's father held this position will
honor to himself and credit to the de
partment. Omar is one of Missouri's
brightest and most conservative younl
newspaper men, Of splendid ability
and is In every way well equipped fol
this place. The newspaper men O
the State will be especially well pleas
ed.-Mexico LEDGER.
Col. Bob White is never a "knock
err but always a booster" He Il
always ready to help his friends. L
Bob White gets any credit In heaven
for the "boosts" he has given his fel
bowman, bis town, county and State
bis percentage of good will so far out
weigh bis shortcoming as to be com
pared to the grain Of sand with the
Colorado peak named after Col. Pike
Mr.. White is now aware that the
editor OF this paper is not seeking any
Office and deep In bis reasoning view:
we know he commends us for attend
ing to business and let political offic'
holding along %. d. Gray Sturgeon
Leader.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1905-04-20
MEXICO MAN GETS
PATENT ON INVENTION
Mason P. Carpenters Nut Lock Pro-
nounced Success by Experts
and Railroad Officials.

Mason P. Carpenter, residing at 9l3
South Jefferson street, in this city,
has secured patent in the United
States, England, Canada, Germany
and several other foreign countries on
nut lock, invented and proven sue
cess by him, after many failures and
disappointments.
The lock Is for the purpose Of keep
ing a tap from unscrewing or slipping
on tbe threads of bolt, and while
the mechanism is very simple the In
vention is decided success. 1t is a
money saver and lessons the danger of
accidents from bolt slipping out, or
a wheel coming off; In short makes it
impossible for nut to loosen and slip
Of it's own accord.
A test was made in the railroad
yards, In this city, over a year tago on
o bolt through plate connecting two
rails, and when the rails were taken
up, a short time since, 1t was found
that the lock had done all that was
expected of 1t, and kept the tap tignt
in place.
The invention has been shown In
nearly all the eastern cities and as far
west as Denver, with the result that
Mr.. Carpenter receives daily many Of
fers to buy the patent outright, OF
requests for stock should company
be organized for the manufacture Of
| the lock-.
The first patent was issued about
December, last, but was not satisfae-
tory to Mr.. Carpenter and about the
first of April, through Chicago at
torney, be secured patent that fully
protects every feature Of his inven
tion.
Mr.. Carpenter has been laboring on
this invention for over twenty years
Prot. Million and Mr.. MundY who
are interested with Mr.. Carpenter In
the invention, have practically com
pleted arrangements with large
Chicago concern to do the manufac
turing,
The invention is merely a washer SC
arranged that when the nut is tight.
ened 1t becomes pressed into the
threads so hard that it is impossible
to move 1t. The washer also has cuI
edges SO they may be bent upwards
and hold the nut. 1t is for universa
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1905-04-20


REFERRING to the Importance Of
steady business habits in connection
with railroad employees, as well as
Others who expect to succeed, the st.
Louis Post-Dispatcn editorially says;
"The Chicago s. Alton railroad, 10 Its
recent rules for employees, has forbid.
den its men TO visit racetracks, dance
balls or any resorts where liquor Is
sold or gambling permitted. The
company makes no pretense Of carry.
ing on moral crusade. 1t hopes to
live up to business principles which
depend upon the competency and reli-
ability of Its men. When temperance
and good habits are made part Of a
mans earning capacity, be will often
cultivate them, even II the loftiest
pleas of morality fail to move him."
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1905-04-20
FLORIDA In WINTER.
c. II. Drake Writes of the Land Of
Orange Blossoms and Swamps.

@. II. Drake, Of this city, who is in
Tampa Bay, Fla, TO meet his wife,
who is coming from Cuba, wrote the
following letter 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar Threlkeld Of this city:
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April 6.--My
dear friends: We arrived at Jackson.
vile at 7:45 p m, and we're hungry,
tired set Of tourists. tis now about
$50 p. m. We passed Mobile In the
night, sleeping the sleep OF refreshing
Pullman torture to the gentle lurch-
ing revolution Of train making up
time. When our feet weren't trying
to make port holes through the foot
board, why we we're doing the pro-
verbal goat act at the head board.
/ awoke just before we reached
Pensacola Bay. | think the engineer
must have made up the last late min
ute at one jump Of bis wood burner,
/ was sailing away with beautiful
rings over land Of flowers, bedecked
with sheaves Of sunlit splendor, when
l came in sudden contract with the
sleeper floor, and awoke to feast mine
eyes upon the placid water Of Pensa
cola bay.
We passed excellent farm lands
ranging inprice from So to $40 per acre
where they clam TO raise fairly good
corn, and where / know they raise an
excellent crop Of oats and good CROP
of peas each year. Cotton yields ! to |
bale to the acre,all kinds Of fruit and
vegetables flourish unsurpassed here
Irish potatoes yielding as high as 35t
bushels per acre, and one man making
a speciality Of cotton secured 5 bales
on one acre.
We dined at the Whitfield House
Lloyds Station, Florida. The hostess
served roses to each guest as a prelude
to an old-fashioned southern dinner
OF every toothsome morsel on thii
earth Of ours. Truly the land Of
flowers, floweth with milk and honey
to say nothing Of homemade hams
spring chickens, quail, ducks, turkeys
oysters, fish and all other kinds Of
game, embelished and served to suit
the most exquisite taste.
/ We supped at Jacksonville, a pro
gressive southern city OF which will
write you later and hied ourselves te
Tampa, a clean, beautiful Pythian
of Odd Fellows and Masons, leaving
Jacksonville at $50 p. M, arriving Id
Tampa hour late, of 7:45 a. M, and
broke our fast at the prince OF restau-
ranteurs, eSteacy," run by w. FL
Steacy, whose princely board has beer
the theme of song and poetic story
too long for any pen to picture its ex.
cellent menu.
The inhabitants OF this land Of
flowers are imbued with gentle, broth
erly traits of character built upon Q
foundation of friendship, culture and
refinement, whose cornerstone fl
Christian fellowship, hewn from
block of love, with the chisel Of truth
More Anon,
Your sincere friend,
| @. II. DRAKE.