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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-25
Cash quotauons were as follows:

1
hloa5.so. straights 4.sn@5OO spring
patents 6,Oo95.iO. straiggnts 4.;!oS@+9,
No. '1q!Il No.2 red, .l2@ll4K, corn No. 2
| H.. No. z yellow 4SA0 oats No. 3iiA
| 30. white 3.@L No. white Boz 1929
| rye No 2 -SL63, good feeding barley $50 10
| hair to choice mailing 4i@I5, fax seed No;
| Is No ! northwestern III, prime ttfnolhv
iced 800 mess pork per obl l. H. '5s di5ss
! (loosej 6,75a.00, dry sailed sholdcrs Lhoxed)
| 49,. short clear sides thoxedl 6.7596.S7,
whiskey basis of high wines l.23. clover con-
tract grade 1875.
Ney- York Provisions,
New YORK, Mar. ~ Fiou< dull winter
pat ents Si.fO0i43 Minnesota patents SO 9t2V,
10 bakers, sI0Na. $50 straights 6.l0@555
Rye flour quiet fair TO good i.3o@i.9o,
choice to fancy 4.l5G4.50.
BuckWheat -four steady 2OOd2lO.
Corn meal steady, yellow coarse HOPPE
kiln dried 2.y003OO
Rye nom No. western, TO-
Barley easy, feeding Az, mailing 66@bo.
Wheat easy No. red, .l6s4 May ll0H
July 9E7S september S1N
Corn steady, No. 2 50, May so July 5IsF
B Beef steady adr family l2oO@isS. Packet 100
Al2O0 city extra india...... mess 1910 950
beef hams - 00a23.5O.
Cut meats steady picked bellies 7N.M.
ckled shoulders D. picked hams S14G54
Lard easy western steamed $50 Now,
No. nom, refined steady, continent 7.4O,
PORK tirln, family l4sO@l5OO short clear
IL nOAl6 D, mess Is. 5@I3.75.
Tallow steady, ts2 per pkg), AZ q country
u Ros i1' steady. strained common to good
Tarpentine steady, n1@s7H.
Rice rrm, domestic fair To extra 21k0oH,
Moiasses firm. New Orleans open kettle
Coffee spot Rio easy, No. invoice IA, nud
firm 2OrdOva l00l3
sugar raw firm. fair refining A centrifu,
refined steady, confectioner's A,5.sO. mold a.
S4L cut loaf B.75, crushed SIS. powdered 6.l5,
granulated Cos. cubes $780,
Butter arm, creamery common 10 extrH,
| 0d2s, state DAIRY 1896. western factory 24029.
Eggs strong stale and Penn. nearby
fancy selected white 1917. Southern ld9l7%,
| interiors -.
ored fancy liH@li, small white fancy: ~.
Potatoes steady, Long Island l.5002.O0. state
and western L.,5@l20, Jersey sweets AuOt0o ~.
Peanuts, frm, fancy hand-picked oA@h "tner
Cabbage steady, Florida per Dbl, l.50@2.0O.
| Cotton by steam 10 Liverpool l0gl44.
| crude (. O. b. mills 20 prime summer yellow
| H02aB. off summer yellow nominal, prime
white 2SX@2s prime winter yellow 2JH@3O.
baltimore Provisions.
Baltimore, Mar. "a Flour 1ull, winter
patents 5.5]@7j, spring patents 5.s596.2O extra
Wheat dull; spot contract Mar. 10000
| red western Southern by sample 9o@l09
Corn steady, spot, Feb oGA@as, new Southern
| white corn $685.
Oats firm, Nc. white 64@R,
mixed 34A.
! Rye firmer. No 2 western 6s g.. $50, :,
| Butter steady fancy imitation 2392I, 90
creamery 2:gs2o, do ladle 2S@24, store pacKeu'
20G2l.
| Eggs steady H.
Cheese firm. large ~, small l4@.~, me-
1
sugar strong, coarse granulated 6.l5. fine 81
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-25

An important item OF holiday
shopping Is Candy. Buy "Roysters"
end know that you get tha best.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-25

Total liabilities 1888 6,672.5S2.S5
business In North Carolina in 1904.
Accident Premiums Received, Sill
337.97; Losses Paid, $4,3S9.25; Losses
Incurred $1.925.08.
Liability Premiums Received, 81
337.97; Losses Paid. $3,389.25; Losses
Incurred $4,3S9.25.
Burglary Premiums Received, $2,-k
844.59; Losses Paid, $5,177.00; Losses
Incurred 5,177.0O.
Fidelity Premiums Received, $6O.80;
Losses Paid, $4,000; Losses Incurred
$4,000.
Health Premiums Received. So
1860; Losses Paid, $2,2O7.01: Losses
Incurred $2,207.01.
Plate glass Premiums Received, ST.
1865 Losses Paid, $242.64; Losses
Incurred $242.64.
Steam boiler Premiums Received
$2,128.S7; Losses Paid, $247.34; Losses
Incurred, $247.34.
Total Premiums Received, $685..
1927. Total Losses Paid. $14,8S8.32.
Total Losses Incurred, $14.S88.32.
President-GeoIge f.. Seward.
Vice-President and Secretary
Robert J. Hillas.
Home Ofice-97 to 1913 Cedar St.
New York City.
General Agent for seryice-F. i.
Ellington, Raleigh. N. Q.
Business Manager for North Caro-
lina-Managed from Home Office.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-25
Rool, value of Real E

Book value of Real Es-
tate (less amount of
encumbrances) ...S 621,08119
Value of Bonds and
Stocks ............ 5,2SO.s55.OO
Interest and Rents due
and accrued ...... 10,831.1S
Cash in Home Office and
deposited in Banks... 16S, 091.75
Premiums unpaid $500. 684,409.64
Bills receivable ..... 8S2.46
Total .......$ 765,651.22
Less Assets, not adj
mitted .......... 93.068.S7
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-25
Total admitted assets. S 81
Liabilities.

A1IUUIIItfCos
Unpaid policy claims 1920, 854.50
Unearned Premiums. 2,732,971.35
Ledger Liabilities .. 5,033.2G
Commissions, Brokerage
and other charges due 163,231.O5
Salaries, rents, expenses.
taxes, bills, etc. $3.50. 4O.165.59
General contingent fund 100000
Special contingent fund. 100000
tailed in statement.. 7g,O5S.43
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
London's Money Market


Special Cablegram to The star
LONDON, September 23.-There has been
very little doing in the stock markets this
week. the expectation Of dearer money dis
eouraging investment and speculation Even
the professionals. who last week maintained
a certain degree OF cheerfulness, yielded
this week 10 the prevailing conviction that
the season Of dullness has set In and is
likely to last at least until the turn of the
year.
The talk now IS OF a per cent bank rate,
and although some brokers' speak hopefully
Of the prospect OF sound and well distributed
business as soon as the uncertainties of the
monetary position have been settled their
view IS by no means widely accepted
The wish. however. is quite universal that
whatever advance the bank is to make in
Its rate shall be made quickly. but the fac
tors that VIII determine what the advance
shall be are not in the keeping of the bank.
Its action must be determined legally by
operations in New York. by continental de-
velopments and by the demands of the Brit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
CoERcED THE ENGINEER.
Desperate Effort of Two Criminals to
Escape.
Sneclal Dispatch to The Star.

SnecIal Dispatch to The Star.
SPARTANBURG, S. c.. September a.
Engineer Balue of freight train, South
ern railway, was compelled to run his
train to Melrose, n. c., last night by two
men who entered the cab at Spartanburg
Junction. Conductor Bryson, when the
train failed to make its usual stops, enter
ed the cab, but was confronted with pis-
tolls and forced to return to the caboose.
He wrote message which, he dropped at
Campobella, instructing the operator to
wire the officers. at Melrose. A posse was
organized and when the train stopped one
of the outlaws was arrested but the other
escaped.
: The prisoner, it is said, is one of the men
who participated in the assault on Engineer
Clark and Fireman Hart as they stepped
from the engine at the station mile
south of here last night Both men were
struck on the head and Harris condition
is precarious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
NEW LINE TO ToNopAH.
Senator Clark's Road to Tap the Gold
field Region.

{ SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. September o.
! The announced purpose OF Senator w. A..
Clark and his associates to extend the
San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake
railroad into the Bull Frog and Goldfeld
mining regions Of Nevada is to be carried
out by means of the Las Vegas and Tono-
pah Railroad Company. which fled It's
articles of incorporation with the secre-
.tary of state of Utah yesterday. The can
ital Is $4,0O0,O0O. and the company will
proceed at once to build line from Las
Vegas. on the Salt Lake route through
the Bull Frog and Goldfield regions to
Tonopah. The incorporators are ]. Ross
Clark, personally and as trustee for Will
liam A. Clark and r. C. Kerens; J. r.
Walters, w. II. Comstock, c. o. Whittle-
more and Pennel c.. Cherrington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24

cent or 8 per cent. or even higher We
must DO so to force exchange down to
point where there is proft In buying the
gold In London even at the highest price
to which 1t can be forced, which ia a shade
Under the cost of abraded gold coin.
When all expenses are added up we find
that only premium of 40 cents per 81 600
Is paid to take gold away from us. while
we get 1t back at premium which amounts
10 - per $1,000, and not infrequentiy re-
cetve exactly the same assay office bars
that were sent to Europe at 40 cents pre-
MUM at the beginning of the year.
4
Il
We are not the only people trying to get
gold from London Argentina and Egypt
usually want 1t at this time, and need It
rather badly at present. There are demands
from other centerss also, so that we may
have to compete in the open market with
the great banks of all the Important capt.
tails. The prospects are that we shall not
get much this year. One of the sanest
financial authorities in Wall street says
we might get something like the $50 600. 900
so glbly written about, but the premium
expressed In high rates for money and low
rates of exchange, would be enormous, to
say nothing of the depreciation in the value
OF securities with money rates advancing
to the gold import point"
Ims is ABOUT the size OF 1t. The banks
themselves have no illusions. Spectators
OF the aggressive western type may very
easily attempt to fight movement which
is as regular as the equinox. But IL there
is to be bull market here before the in
ternational monetary situation is quite
clear Cor say. the middle of October at the
earliesD there will have to be very sur
prising change in conditions over which the
talented compilers Of our always novel and
surprising bank statements have no con-
al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
Conservatism Induced.

Nevertheless, the future of the money
market causes anxiety and induces con-
servatism in stock market operations. I'm
due extension of speculative commitments
on borrowed capital is feared as leaving
open position vulnerable to any forced
contraction of credits, such as is clearly
possible before the demands upon the fall
money markets are met. The principal
factor in the relaxation of this weeks
drain upon New York bank reserves is the
turn in the tide of subtreasury operations.
which yielded a gain to the banks in CON
trast TO the heavy Withdrawals of the past
few weeks. The midmonth payment of
pensions and purchase of foreign exchange
% the Post Office Department have figured
in this result.
The first parcel of gold imported from
abroad arrived during the week and has
gone into the bank cash item. Additional
engagements We're made of s., 100 900 which
may be expected to arrive in time to figure
n next weeks bank statement. Express
sIons of opinion by officials of the banks of
France and Paris bankers cabled to the As
ISOLATED Press were of reassurng effect
as pointing to a further flow of gold from
Paris to New York out of the ample gold
reserves of the Bank of France, unobstruct-
ed by requirements for the forthcoming
RUSSIAN loan, which We're declared unlikely
TO prove an obstacle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
FINANCE AND TRADE IN
MARKETS OF THE WORLD

ish government for funds to meet Its obii-
cations. The trend of the market is shown
In the course taken by consols and other
home and colonial securities. Consols closed
about half point under last Saturdays
price and 1t seems more probable that they
will touch So during the next ten days than
that they will rise again above 90.
In the foreign department the prices have
held fairly firm on continental support, but
there has not been much activity except
in japanese issues which have improved
precipitately British rails have been fiat
and as rule prices have fallen. losses rang
Ing up to a point and a half.
Quotations of American railways are
rather better than week ago, number of
stocks having been marked up on the
strength of good reports from New York
Mines have been depressed throughout the
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
STEAMSHIP RUNS AGROUND.
Tugs Sent From Savannah to Pull Of
the Birmingham.

SAVANNAH. Ca. September 23-The
steamship City of Birmingham of the Ocean
Steamship Company's line ran aground this
afternoon at . o'clock near the mouth of
the river She was coming from New York
to sail on Tuesday with a cargo of cotton
for Boston, making wildcat" run
Capt. Hewlett found the vessels own
power Inadequate TO get her off the bank
Notification was sent the agents Office and
three tugs were dispatched to the Biz
mlngham's assistance. They viii make an
effort at high tide tonight to float the
steamer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24


Call money has not hardened so far, but
1t will harden before this cash begins to
come back from the country as 1t generally
does before the end of November. New
York Is not the financial center Of the world
yet, and one might almost say that there
are 1900 reasons why it never Will be-
That is the number of miles, approximately
between New York and the great financial
centers of Europe. London is the financial
center of the world and makes us pay
for that fact, like 1t does everybody else.
London in fact collects a toll on something
like so per cent of the international trans
actions of the nations of the earth, or at
least of those nations which are dependent
Upon the sea for transport.
London makes profit from US on gold
imports, while ii always draws gold from
America at the cheapest possible rate,
When our rates of exchange fall to a figure
where we can draw gold from London
that is, when we are accepting the lowest
possible figures for the soveseigns which
London owes us for our crops-the price
of bar gold in London is at once advanced.
The Bank of England also advances its
minimum discount rate, and takes very
good care that we shall bid up bar gold in
the open market by taking as much of the
metal itself as ii wants. If we are in urg-
ent need of gold. as for instance. to
strengthen the falling reserve of the clear
ing house banks, we must make 1t evident
by advancing our call money rates TO 5 per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24

NEW YORK September 2I.-There were
very heavy transactions today In number
of the most prominent speculative stocks
on the list This business looked like an
active absorption of these issues That the
offerings to realize were quite strictly COM
mensurate is sufficiently indicated by the
small net changes In the prices at the end
of the short session. The majority of these
showed losses. That a large distribution
of holdings was effected was the impress
sion created.
The movement was Irregular but prices
advanced with some aggressiveness before
the appearance Of the bank statement, on
the supposition that It would make favor
able showing. The closing tone, however,
was easy. The bank statement showed
decline in reserves about as large as the ex-
treme preliminary estimate. The contrac
ton In the loan item afforded the necessary
relief from the deposit liability, and at
fcrded a nominal increase In the small sur
plus reserve. Large arrivals of gold in Lon
don were all secured in the open market for
export. and this had depressing effect on
securities in London. 1t could not be
learned that any part of this gold was
taken for New York. The movement Is
looked upon as likely to increase the proba-
biltty of an advance next week in the Bank
Of England discount rate. The heavy de-
mands to be met by the money market
next week, meantime, the ground Tor
some apprehension. Total sales of bonds,
par value, $20300O0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
English Bank Rate Maintained

The retention of the Bank of England
rate was of favorable effect as obviating
an expected obstacle to the gold movement
1t was concluded later that the action of
the English bank was designed to promote
a forthcoming hotation of English treasury
bills and was likely to be followed by an
advance IN its minimum discount rate later
The report of the controller of the cur
rency on the condition of national banks
throughout the country on August % was
given careful consideration on account of
the vast loan expansion for the year there
disclosed. The increase in loans over that
Tor September 6 of last year is found to
amount to S272,357 754 while the augmen-
tauon in cash reserves amounts to only
little over $1,000 900. Allowance must be
made in the comparison for the effects of
bad reaction last year, which had resulted
in light demand for and=in accumulation of
be- mixing resarN-es
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
Stocks Made Roadway.

Stocks have made Roadway this week
against the constraining influence of the
doubtful money outlook. and some of the
Immediate developments in the money sit
uation have been toward relief of the drain
upon banking reserves. 1t Is very notice
able that the principal movements have
been In stocks in which the existence of
speculative pools is notorious or IN stocks
which are readily susceptible to manipula-
ton by reason of small floating supply In
the market
Much use has been made also of vague
and unconfirmed rumors of deals and OF
old reports revived after having already
eNerted marked influence on prices of the
stocks affected some time ago. This has
given the impression that the participation
in the dealings was that of professional
operators to q large extent. Commission
houses, In fact, continue to complain OF
light business, and that the general public
persists in holding aloof. That owners of
stocks are unwilling to part with their
holdings is made manifest by the small
supply offered as the price advances. Freed
from actual necessity by the withdrawal
of credits, speculative holders are unwill-
ing to sell, and maintain their confidence
on account of the universal strength of the
industrial and business conditions of the
country. ,--r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
FINANCIAL.

BEST CO.. INVESTMENT FOR sAvINGSl GUAR
snteed Ry Bond Certificates; series issue, $50.
600; interest payable At the American Security
and Tru.t Co; subseriptiens received for &i0o @
more. MONTGOMERY ELECTRIC LIGHT AND
RY. CO.. Ices g st. NV. Room 2. sel-o0t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
Coming Demand for Money.

The normal outflow of funds to the inte-
rior must be expected TO continue for sew
eral weeks from the present day. Mean
time several notable demands are to be
met in the money market From Septem-
Der % to September 80 there become payable
an instaliment OF subscriptions to 500 OOO.-
OE1 of Pennsylvania convertible bonds On
September 81 installment- of subscrip-
tons Is due on Atchison convertible bonds
which Will call for some $4,000, 900. On
October 10 the final inStallment will become
due to subscriptions 10 the last issue of
Japanese AZ per cent bonds, which il IS
estimated will call for about $4,000 600 1t
is believed that the heavy loan contraction
of New York banks during the last few
weeks has represented little actual reduc-
ton OF outstanding credits, owing TO the
general transfer of loans to trust companies
and to other lenders Whatever may be
the possible limits of this process il is
obvious that they are vastly reduced from
those existing when the process began.
The money situation remains the only
drawback IN the general outlook. kdVices
from all other sources are of extraordinary
cation. Railroad traffic is of unparalleled
volume. A buying rush is the term
used To describe the iron situation. Rail-
roads are placing enormous orders for vari-
Gus kinds OF equipment
The anthracite trade is Offering a high
degree Of prosperity. The course of the
week has resulted in nothing unfavora BILE
dertone of the stock market Is abundantly
explained by this situation
The bond market has been dull but has
shared the firm undertone OF stocks
United States IS have declined 4 per cent
on call during the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
AMUSING ANTICS
OF PERSIAN SHAH


Special CabIegram to The Star.
PARIS, September 21.-Paris continues
TO be amused at the stories of the eccen-
tricties of the Shah of Persia, whose moe
ments throughout France during the sum
mer have at times convulsed the entire
country with laughter. For instance, every
time he descended from his apartments in
order to go for a drive his suite lined up
in the vestibule of the hotel A marshal
would come forward and rap on the door,
and with a stout gold-topped cane call out
in solemn voice, BOW down. for the
pole of the universe comes"
Frequently before he went out the shah
would call for glass of ice water
dozen attendants would rush off imme
diately, and when they returned would
carry glass, but the shah would decline
TO drink, and would order the grand vizier
toto swallow the contents of half Il dozen
of the glasses brought by the attendants.
Hates the Elevator
The hotel lift was his pet aversion, and
once when he decided to make use of it, and
had the mechanism explained TO him. and
"a new cable fitted before he would venture
in, he backed out when the time came to
use the elevator. SILK hats, too, he dis
likes, and a member of his suite who was
caught wearing one of them was severely
reprimanded
Always suspicious. the shah invariably
commands the grand vizier to taste the
dishes at the table and tell him what they
arc like" While IN Paris he was made the
recipient of large quantity of pills and
patent medicines, which he was assured by
The various manufacturers would cure him
Of all his ailments. These he commanded
various members of hts staff to take, and
re was very ins,stent about being informed
of the effects of the use of the drugs and
anxious to know whether they would do
all that the patent medicine makers
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-06
UNA RESPUESTA
81, Director de 7be Puerto Rico Sta,

ST. Director de The Puerto Rico S,aL
Mi estimado senior amigo.
Enel ndmero de aver de su Illus
trado peri6dico, y enrtplica 4 LA De.
4 cerca de mi actual actitud
politica, me invita- usted. inyocando
mi franqueza \ el valor de mis- con
welcomes, 4 que eNplique 6sta
Veo pues. que desconoce usted mi
carta de Enero iltimo inserta en- la
l,os Dc id Pofrjo, dc Mayaguez, ha-
ciendo pibIica mi resoIuei6n de scpa-
rarme del partido rep1bIicano , por
tanto Dc Ia politica actjya que habia
ytnido hacierdo J eXplicando los mo.
tiyo5 que d clio me impulsaron. i esa
carta me rcdero y eNialiendo adn
aquellos motivos, ratifieo mi PROPOSE.
to de concontinuar alejalo de la poll
tica en- actitud completamente in
por ahora.
Sin otro motive quedo de listed
muy atentam enta
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-04-06
Av|SO Al PUBL|CO

En- poder del vecino don Modesto
Aponte, he depositado un caballo,
que fu6 encontrado en- la fnca de los
Sres Roig Coy y Cpa. del poblado
de Juncos, q esta Acadia por dichos
Sre cuyo caballo es del color Y sc fl as
siguientes; Eaiio amarillo, una sints
blanca en- la frenie, crimes regulares
un Gordon oscuro sobre ell espinasc
marca j. N pata izquierGa tracera
del menudillo abaio blanca, mauchss
blancas sobre las pezu1a de la dsan
terra de un mismo lado de una peoue-
iIa matalura sobre los riilones, man
chas blaucas en- ell espinaso, pasc
trancado.
Lo que Sc hace saber para en- ca.
so de que su duefla no le solecite en-
termino de I'm mes contado desde hoy
SO procedera q su rsmate ell que Sc We
riacara ell 81 del entrante Abril, & la
una de su tards y ante la comisi6n del
amo.
San Lorenzo p de 1905
Sebastian 1ponte.
%Lcdlde AmiciDdl.