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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. February 19.--On easy cables
and larger worlds shipments for the week,
May wheat here today dropped to s2%
Predictions of rain throughout the GEN.
trail west advanced May corn to 427sa43
Active demand by shorts and commission
houses sent May oats up to 293sa29&.
May provisions opened steady; pork at
15.S21a lard at 7.S5 and ribs at S.2712aS.30
The wheat market became firmer the lat
ter part of the session covering by
shorts. The high point for May was
reached at 1915. The close was firm, with
May up g, at S31.
The corn market increased In strength as
the session advanced, May going up to 1895
The close was strong with May II to Is
higher, at 43Aa43Ss.
CHICAGO, February 9.-Close-Wheat-
May. S3s; July, S2h, Corn-May, 43Aa
43%; July, 439sa43a4. Oats-May, 297sa30;
July, 293s. Pork-May 1885; July, 1880
Lard-May, 7S21aa7S5; July, 7.9214a7 .95
Ribs-May, S.25; July, S.30aS.321h
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THE TOBACCO TRADE.
Les Than 20 Per Cent of the Crop
in the Farmers Hands.

The sales of loose tobacco at Petersburg
the past two or three weeks has been very
light, due partly to the bad country roads,
which are almost impossible by reason of
the recent rains. Tobacco sold last week
at prices ranging from $3.50 to SO 80 per
100 pounds. and the aggregate sales were
about 10000 pounds. 1t is estimated that
up to this time about 5,1J0.OO0 pounds of
tobacco of the new crop has been sold in
Petersburg. This is about two-thirds of
the crop that will some to this market to
be sold.
At South Boston, Va, receipts OF leaf
tobacco have not been large only some 300
900 pounds being sold. Prices continue on
the up grade, the average lately approx
mating IL cents Only about Is to 20 per
cent of the crop Is supposed to be still
held by the farmers, who are now busy
preparing for, the coming crop, which will
be somewhat larger than last year. judging
by contracts for sales of fertilizers being
made. The labor problem appears to be a
serious one. The negro farm hands con-
tinue to go to the coal fields, iron mines
and railway construction camps, one line.
the Tidewater railway, going right through
the Piedmont, or bright tobacco belt.
At Durham. N c., leaf tobacco sales
have been light, chiefly because the bulk of
the crop has been sold and farmers are
busy burning and seeding beds for the COM
ing crop. Prices on all grades of the weed
keep up remarkably well. and many
farmers now seem inclined to plant an in
crease over last years crop. and it is quite
probable that more will be cultivated than
for several years in spite of the scarcity
of labor.
At Danville, Va, owing to cool, unfavor-
able weather, tobacco receipts were not so
heavy last week, due largely to very bad
roads. The quality of offerings is COM
paratiyeIy good or rather above the aver
age The very finest and lowest grades are
still scarce. Prices firm with slightly
upward tendency. Buyers are active and
-f,,.~ in
At Lynchburg Va. the sales last week
were 551 300, slight increase. The gen
eral condition of the offerings was rather
better than for several weeks past, but there
was mould on many lots The trade has
been quite active and prices little better,
particularly on the lower grades.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
FOR LAND CONDEMNATION.
Bill introduced by Mr.. Galltnger
Amending the District Code.

Senator Gallingef today introduced bin
providing for an amendment Of the Dis
trict code for the condemnation OF land
by the United States or the District of
Columbia in the District. This bill Is made
up of provisions of the law in relation to
the condemnation of minor streets and
alleys and from provisions of street extern
sion laws. of all of which the best portions
We're taken in order to secure general
law for the condemnation of land for pur-
poses of public buildings, sewers and so
forth.
Mr.. Gallinger also introduced a bill for the
registration Of births in the District of
Columbia. The present law Is followed
in this bill In general way. but additional
safeguards to secure reports Of births from
physicians are provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
MANCHESTER CLOTH MARKET.

There was good inquiry for cloth in the
Manchester market last week and a num-
Der OF orders were booked for future de-
livery at firm prices The Indian business
comprised shirtings for Madras, while Ban
COON and Calcutta placed orders for light
descriptions of cloth. The China business
was small. but the Levant and South
America took quantities of fancy cloths.
Printing cloths, Mexicans and tea cloths
were all in good demand for export and
home trade at firm prices.
Yarns experienced steady trade Ameri-
can cops of the better sort sold freely Some
spinners occasionally ask rather higher
prices, which tends to check trade A good
demand existed for shipping bundles for.
China and Japan. Quotations were uu-
charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
Building Permits Issued.

Building permits were issued by Inspector
Ashford today as follows
To Middaugh & Shannon, Inc, builders.
for six two-story class dwellings at 437-447
Park road northwest; architect, B. 8. Sim
mons: estimated cost, $4,000.
To John Sherman, architect, for two
story frame dwelling at 2945 Maconb
street; builders, Building and Supply Cor
poration; estimated cost, $500
To Col. e. b. Townsend for two-story
brick dwelling at 164i Columbia road ar
chitect, A. w. Hodgkins: builder, L. Lean
nan; estin ated cost, Sl.2O0.
To Albert Schulter mechanic, to install
.one electric freight elevator at 1922 1s-
street northeast; estimated COST 81, 200.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
Closing Quotations.

Al the close of the stock market at S:07
O'Clock the following stocks had changed in
price since the above quotations:
American Locomotive, 727s.
American Sugar, 1iVA.
Baltimore and Ohio, l1o2s
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. S0i4.
Chesapeake and Ohio, 81
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul ITg5a
Chicago Terminal. pfd., 361k.
Colorado Fuel and Iron, 81
Consolidated Gas. lT5A
Kansas City Southern, preferred g.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas. common
BIS.
National Lead. 81
New York Central. 149
New York Ontario and Western J0z,.
Northern Pacific 223Iz.
Reading. 1876
Railway Steel Springs, 81.
Republic Steel and Iron, pfd, Jo5.
Sloss- Sheffield. S4%.
9t. Louis Southwestern. preferred 56ia
Tennessee Coal and Iron, 1861.
Central Leather i2A
United States Rubber, 49ia.
Notwithstanding Chemical Company
aT1a.
Wabash. 22%.
Wabash deb. Bs 7sls
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
VOLCANO STORY EXPLODED.
Believed That It is Nothing but Coal
Fire,

HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS. Col. Febru-
reports that Mt. Stratton has become on
active volcano and no alarm IS felt ovar
the fire on the mountain side. When the
flames were first seen Marshal s. Nc
Queery, Sheriff Solomon Jones and J. Z.
Brown, editor of local paper. made an
investigation and reported that they had
found fire issuing from a crevice in the
rocks.
The people of Hot Sulphur Springs ara
inclined to the belief that it is coal ire.
For several months men have been pros
pecting for coal in that region. and IT Is
believed that they discovered a deposit.
and in an effort to test its quality set 1t
on fire. This theory is supported by the
fact that since the heavy snowfall last
night the fire is scarcely visible from here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
The World Of
Finance and Trade
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, February 19.-The cotton
market opened steady at decline of 1as
points, which was rather poorer than due
on the cables. and sold off to a net decline
OF 6aI points during the first few inutes
under pressure from room bears and March
lie -fdation. Spot people were buying March
and selling May, however, and there seem
ed fair demand of a very good character
on a scale down which steaded the market
toward the middle Of the morning and
caused a rally OF 3 or 4 points from the
lowest The weather south was favorable
and the estimate for tomorrow's receipts
at Houston was heavy.
Futures opened steady. Marcn, 1o.G6;
May. 1854; July. 1897; August 1854 bid,
September, 1913 bid; October, 1887; De-
cember, 10.41
The market'at midday was at the lowest
level of the session, with March selling at
low Saturdays finals under room selling.
which was encouraged by the large esti-
mates for tomorrows receipts at New Or
leans and wea kness in the southern market.
Spot cotton, quiet; middling uplands, IL. 20;
middling gulf. 11.45.
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
$4,000 bales. against 20.I04 last week and
IA. 92S last year. For the week, 100000 bales,
against 133,002 last week and 115,s33 last
year. Today's receipts at New rleans,
6,102 bales, against 5.17S last year, and at
Houston, 1925 bales, against 2.S2i last year.
Today's Cotton Summary.
Quotations furnished by Atwood Violet & Co..
memters NerT York and New Orleans cotton ex-
changes. Washington branch office, No. 7i3 i4th
street northwest.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. February 19.-WHEAT-
Dull; spot, contract, S51a: February, S5iz; March,
S534 May. 81 asked: steamer No. red, SOY; re-
ceipts. 2.s84 bushels southern grade, S012as5Ei
CORN-Srong; spot, 46Ia 463s; February, 464a
46as March, 46&a46Hs; April, 47ha47ss; May
asa +ss steamer mixed, 44a4a45; receipts. 21s 554
bushels exports, 447 0S4 bushels southern white
corn. 43a46A; southern yellow corn. 424a46
oAES-Easier; No white. 34$4a35; No. white
S4a34i3 No. mixed, 34a34A receipts. 71.312
bushels.
RYE-Dull No. . western. 69a70 export, 72a73
domestic; receipts. 1864 bushels.
HAY-Steady; No. timothy. l4Ooa14.50; No. 1
clover mixed IL j0a 1890.
GRAIN FREIGHIS- Steady; steam to Liverpool
per bushel. I'd March; Cork for orders, per quar-
ter Is I01ad. March.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-Washington
Rwy. and Flee As, 81 900 at 1874.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., so at SSSs, so
at ssh.
Union Trust at 1903.
American National Bank, 10 at 119.
Potomac Insurance at 80. IL at 20. II at 30.
National Union INSURANCE, at g. 3 at rs.
Washington Gas. % at 61E, % at 615s.
Mergenthaler Linotype at 1872.
Lanston Monotype, 100 at 14A, 100 at 14%.
American Graphophone COM. 100 at SIS, 100 at 8.
Greene Copper. 100 at '26ss, 100 at '264s, 100
at '261s, 100 at '26fs
After caII-WashingtOn Rwy. and Elec. conn.,,
100 at 409s, so at 40r.
Capital Traction. at f46h.
Greene Copper, s at 261a.
Philippine Land Purchase As $25, 600 at ITO.
American GraphophOne pfd., at gA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
Liverpool Prices.

LIVERPOOL. February 19.-Cotton spot
In fair demand; prices unchanged; Ameri-
car middling. 5.SS. The sales OF the day
were 10000 bales, OF which 1000 were for
speculation and export, and included 9,4O0
American. Receipts II 400 bales, all Ameri-
can. Futures opened easier and closed
quiet: American middling G. c., February,
572: February and March, 5.72; March and
April 573; April and May, $40; May and
June. 5,7S: June and July, $50; July and
August. $50; August and September 57S;
September and October. 5.64; October and
November 561; November and December,
! 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
Visited by Public Printer.

Public Printer Stillings accompanied by
Mr.. Oscar J. Ricketts,, foreman of printing,
today visited all the divisions IN the big
printery and interviewed the foremen and
their assistants and inspected the workings
of each department.
1t Is said that the trip through the big
printery did much to restore the confidence
of those who had been made apprehensive
of the many flying rumors concerning
wholesale dismissals and other changes In
the office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
Rates and Practices of Roads Carrying
Oil in Southwest.

The interstate commerce commission has
ordered an investigation of the rates and
practices of the railroad carriers engaged
in transporting oil from Kansas and IN
dian Territory to interstate destinations,
the hearing to be held at Kansas City, Mo,
March II, 1906. The investigation is based
upon a petition of the Kansas Oil Pro-
ducers' Association embracing number of
charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19

During the summer substantial recovery
proceeded until the average of prices was
carried about fifteen points above the low
level in May and two points above the top,
reached in the spring.
There was a sharp break of about hve
points early in September, quick rally OF
about the same extent, another t1ve-peint
break about the middle of November and
then, despite very high money, the averag
price was carried up about seventeen points
from the November low, the rise culminat-
ing, for the time being at least about the
end of the third week of last month FROM
the high level established at that time a de-
cline was shown at the close last Saturday
of about seven points The averages cited
are compiled from the quotations of thirty
two active and representative railroad
stocks
Chart players will draw almost any kind
of a deduction you like from the course Oh
the market, as shown by these averages.
What is incontrovertibe is that the range OF
the ma ior reactions in the last two years
has been from about five to about thirteen
points from the previous top prices, and
that the swing from the bottom, When
recovery has started. has been from fifteen
to seventeen points-that is, that the aver
age rallies have been about twice the ex-
tent of the average declines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
LiverpooI Prices.

LIVERPOOL, February 19.-Wheat spot,
nominal: futures steady, March. Is Sgd.
May 6s. esd; March, IS. 614d. Corn, spot
easy; American mixed. new, IS. 111sd.
American mixed, old. As. 7kd.; futures
quiet; March, IS. 11Ad.; May, As. d.1 Hops
in London CPacihc COAST, steady, 92 los. q
G3 los.
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Transport Meade at Honolulu.

SAN FRANCISCO, February ia cable
dispatch from Honolulu reports that the
United States army transport Meade has
arrived there in tirst-cIass condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
and brokers, 1419 F street, members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
Today's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. S1,319 1875; government receipts
from internal revenue, s1,215,032; customs.
81 ,299, 400; miscellaneous. SIPS, sos; expendi-
lures, 81, 300 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
Irregular, but Fairly General
Recovery of Prices.
RELAXED MONEY MARKET
Much Freer Offerings of Funds for
Loans.
SUBSTANTIAL LONDON ADVANCE
Speculative Sentiment Was Influenced
Favorably by the Foreign Report
The Railway List Active.
SUBSTANTIAL LONDON ADVANCE
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 Inc oAal.
new YORK, February 19.-Just as money
market circumstances afforded the most oil
rect explanation of last weeks heavy fall
in stock market prices, so today's irregular
but fairly general recovery might have been
attri tied to the moderate relaxation which
appeared in the money market. There was
much freer offerings OF funds for three ana
four months periods OF 81 and 5A per
cent, and a more liberal supply also OF
funds in the market for call loans.
The foreign exchange market continued
weak but the best informed authorities IN
that direction adhere to the opinion that
Wall streets expectations on an inflow, OF
gold from Europe during the coming spring
al most unlikely to be realized
Aside from the slightly easier tone Of the
money market, there was very little In out
side conditions to which the reversal In the
markets form, as compared with It's tone
of last week could be referred AT the
openIng of business a favorable impress
sion was created by the substantial ad-
vance which American stocks showed III
the London market, but while this led 10
higher prices I'm the initial TRANSACTIONS
quotations were subsequently carried down
rapidly on what appeared to be renewal
OF the urgent liquidation of last week.
Supporting Orders Evident.
On this decline. selling by commission
houses representing, no doubt the closing
out Of exhausted speculative accounts. was
the chief feature. The dealings very soon
revealed the fact. however, that in large
number of stocks supporting orders which
We're conspicuously absent last week had
been introduced
This circumstance was not overlooked by
the short interest in the market, and there
could be little doubt that the purchases of
that speculative faction had much to do
with many of the more extensive advances
from the mornings low figures.
Purchases for foreign account in this
market following upon the higher prices
received from London were conducted upon
a sufficiently large scale during the fore
noon as to influence speculative sentiment
favorably.
As. mentioned above, the lettering ten
dency Of the general market was. as
might be expected. attended by no little
irregularity and feverlshness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
:, February 10. 4 pm.

Bar silver, quiet. 30 9-l6d. per ounce.
Money, 4 per cent.
The rate OF discount In the open market for short
bills IS 1915 per cent
The rate Of discount In the open market for thre-
months bills is 3Jsa3 1915 per cent.
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BULLS AND BEARS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. February 19.-If. as is as
serted in competent financial circles the
course of tie stock market for the last
month has been governed by the technical
speculative conditions and by speculative
considerations, influenced chiefly by the
course OF the money market, and IL. as is
asserted in these same circles. the facts of
our foreign trade, the attitude of foreign
investors as money lenders. the tremendous
railroad earnings of the current winter and
the railroad prospects. the prosperous con-
ditions throughout the country and the
probability that good crops will be raised,
make the bull side of securities logical. then
the facts may be expected to prevail.
The heaviest borrowing of money since
the turn of the year has been by leading
stock exchange houses and by the strong
est financial interests in the street 1t is
hard to infer from this anything that will
confirm the favorite theory of the light
wasted and disguised bulls and of the
rampant bears that the insiders have
distributed the bulk of their speculative
holdings. One would think to see the way
in which the tired bulls have dumped out
stock in the last few days and to hear the
peSsfmtstic, respondent and bearish talk
going on throughout the Wall street dis
trict that the market had not had any
reactions TO speak of in the last two
years As a matter of fact it has had
good reactions, and they have been ac-
companied every time by the same feel
ing of alarm and depression that is mani
tested now in speculative quarters and
by the haste to get out of stock at a loss
x X
In view of the course of the stock mar
ket lately it will be interesting TIC note
the major setbacks that have occurred in
the bull swing that resumed early in
1904. The swing practically started in
the middle of March two years ago, on
the windup of the Northern Securities
case. From then there was no important
reaction until December, 1904, when the
so-called Lawson panic" occurred and
the average setback from the previous
high prices of the year was about seven
points. The subsequent upward move
ment represented an average advance oil
about nine points above the previous
high level and sixteen points from the
December bottom. The next important
declining movement was in May last,
when the average loss from the high
level of the early spring was about ID
points.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by E. r Chapman & Co. C. B.
Chapman. maDager) members New York stock ex-
chm
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TodaY,s Cotton Summs

Quotations furnished by Atwood Violet & Co.,
meinters NevT York and New Orleans cotton en-
changes. Washington branch office, No. lib l4th
street northwest.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-13

Make a strip from l pound Of sugar
and one-half pint of water. Stir until
the sugar is dissolved, then boil quick
ly about three or four minutes. Try by
dipping little in cold water. If 1t
forms small ball when rolled between
the thumb and finger 1t has attained
the right degree known as the "ball"
Throw the cherries in, few at time,
and let simmer for a moment. Lift
with a skinner, draining free from all
sirup. Sprinkle sugar thickly over
boards or pans. Then put layer Of
fruit and sprinkle thickly with granu-
lated sugar. Place in the sun to dry.
When dry make strip as before; add
the fruit and stir with wooden spoon
until the strip begins to grain and stick
to the fruit. When cold sift sugar over
and dry again. Place between sheets
of waxed paper.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-13

Take two eggs, the weight of one In
butter and in -four, half a pint Of milk,
and dessertspoonful of sugar; cream
the sugar and butter together, working
them In a basin with a wooden spoon !;
add the -four and the milk, and beat
well. Pour the latter into some butter
ed saucers, and bake for about twenty
minutes in a moderate oven, but do not
let them harden; turn out and fold in
two, like turnovers, putting a teaspoon
full of marmalade in each. Sift white
sugar over, and serve hot
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-13

If this pudding is as dainty as its
name it ought to be delicious. To make
it, soak a package of gelatine in one
cup of cold water until thoroughly dis
solved, then turn into it two and half
cups of boiling water, the juice Of two
small lemons, one and one-half cupfuls
of sugar and the weil-beaten whites of
three eggs. Whip until very stiff. Make
custard by scalding one and a half
pints of milk, adding to it one cup of
sugar, one tablespoonful of flour and
the yollzs of three eggs. When cold, fla.
yor with vanilla.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-13

There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to
be incurable. For great many years doc
tors pronounced it local disease, and pre-
sscribed local remedies. and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment, pro-
nounced it incurable. Science has proven ca
tarrh to be constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment Halls
4 Co., Toledo Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market 1t is taken in
ternally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoon.
surface of the system They offer one hun.
dred dollars for any case it fails to cure
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-13

l suffered everything form kidney
troubles for year and half. had
pain in the back and head, an almost
continuous in the loins and felt weary
all the time. A few doses Of Doan's
Kidney Pills brought great relief, and
kept on taking them until in a short
time was cured. think Doan's Kid
ney Pills are wonderful"
For sale by all dealers. so cents
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y.