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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-09
BRIEF SHOW OF STRENGTH
LONDON GENERALLY STEADY


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. July o.-On q greatly re-
dut ed volume OF business, prices declined
quite steadily in today's stock market, att
a faint and brief show of strength in
the opening transactions. 1t was very
difficult to obtain either in banking circles
or from the floor of the stock exchange,
my novel and satisfactory explanation OF
tho markets course.
The trading element OF the floor professed
indeed to much anxiety to prospective
money market conditions. and based their
expressions of uneasiness upon the weak
sh, wing made in Saturdays bank state
mrut On the other hand, the money mar
ket for loans on call opened at three
and a quarter per cent. and demand loans
could be obtained below that figure during
the greater part of the day. and there was
no material change In the rates at which
loans for six months time could be ar
ranged.
Operations here for foreign account had
small net results. and the London stock
market was generally steady. aside from
the kaffir department, which was depressed
in connection with the failure of one ira
der there at the opening of the fortnlghtly
settlement. and because of apprehension
before the end of the week.
There was little in the course of the
money London stock market. however. 10
suggest that any great uneasiness existed
there with regard to the social and political
disturbances which are threatened in va
rtous directions. The monthly government
crop report VIII be published at O'Clock
tomorrow, afternoon, and while fairly
strong showing is commonly expected, the
grain market fiuctuated irTegularly, the
pronounced strength of corn being the
chief feature Of the dealings there.
feature of the dealings there.
1t IS probably the case that a sufficient
reason for the general drift of prices -ur-
ing the greater part OF the business session
might have been found In the fact that Sat
urday was the fourth consecutive day on
which the average level OF the market left
off at a higher plane. a state of things
which would suggest a material reduction
in the short interest during the period in
question.
Whatever the actual controlling reasons
foE the markets course might have been. it
can only be said that there was little or
nothing in the developments over Sunday
or in the days news which could be ad-
vanced as accounting directly for the vary
ing shifts in prices.
In the absence of any matters of i'm
portance relating to individual securities
the movements in particular stocks could
DE described only in terms of relative &C
tivity and extent of fiuctuation.
In the railway list the largest gross de-
clnes were scored in Reading. Union Pa
clfc, st. Paul. Louisville and Nashville.
Northern Pacific and Great Northern pre-
ferred.
The local traction shares were dull with
the exception of Brooklyn Rapid Transit
which broke quite sharply In the early
part of the day. but which along with the
rem inder of the market showed a rally
ing tendency after the middle of the after
noon.
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Naval Leviathans.
From the London Globe.


The French minister of marine has now
given final orders for the building of six
new battleships. which are each to emulate
the British naval leviathan recently launch
ed Two of the new ships will be built in
the government dock yards-one the Dam
ton. at Brest. and the second, the Mirabeau.
at Lorien:. The four others will be built by
private contract. They are to be named the
Vergniaud. the Voltaire, the Diderot and
the Condorcet Each will be Of $1,000 tons
displacement. 22,5o0 horsepower and a
speed capacity OF 10 knots. There will also
be special mechanical auxiliaries, some of
steam and others of electricity. and a spe-
cial protection against torpedoes. The lat
erai armor will be ten inches thick, and
that OF the eight turrets will vary from II
to As inches. The two fore and aft tur-
rets will each carry two IL 1-5-inch guns
and each of the six other flank turrets will
carry two guns of 8 3-5 inch. The minor
armament Will consist of quick firing 3-inch
guns. The six ships are to be completed
within four years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-09
THE GRAIN MARKETS

CHICAGO, July e.-Wheat opened steady
today. chiefly because of comparatively
firm cables from Liverpool September
wheat opened shade higher, at 1917. sold
at ISAa7Sas, and advanced to 7s1aa7s5s.
Higher Liverpool cables also sent Septem-
Der corn up to 52A.
september oats in sympathy with corn.
sold up to 345s.
September provisions opened steady. pork
at 1850, lard at 9O5 and ribs at 945
The high point for September wheat was
'S1s; the market broke sharply about the
middle of the session because of anticipat ed
large receipts here tomorrow During this
decline september sold down to 7T& The
close was weak with September down ga
"a, at 77a4.
The price Of September corn advanced to
52esa52A. slight reaction took place in
the middle OF the day but the close was
firm with September up u at 52A.
Close: Wheat. July. tvs; September. T7%
Corn-July, 81; September 52A
Oats-July. 3I7s; September. 34a34S
Pork-July, 1T.67h; September, 17IT1aa
1870.
Iard-July. s.s7la; September, 9o2k.
Rbs-July, 9.3o; September o. 421aa.t As.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
LIVERPOOL. July 9.-Closing: Wheat
Spot nominal: futures firm: July 6s 84sd. !;
September. es. esd; December, 6s esd
Corn-Spot. quiet; American mixed new.
no stock: American mixed old, 4s. 1OIsd.
futures quiet; July, As. 7ssd.; September.
IS. i'd
Hops IN London pacific COAST. steady.
G3 5s.a93 los
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Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL. July 9.-Cotton-Spot in
limited demand; prices points lower
American middling fair, 6.62; good mid
ding, 632; middllng, 612; low middIing
594; good ordinary. 5.74: ordinary. 5.54
Inc sales OF the day were 5000 bales, of
which 500 were for speculation and export
and included 1900 bales American. Re-
celpts, 5000 bales. including 200 bales
American Futures opened easy and closed
easy; American middling, g. o. c., July $50;
July and August, 5.75; August and Septem-
Der, o6s; September and October, $50: Oc-
tober and November, $50; November and
december, 5.55; December and January
800; January and February, 558; February
and March 55Ta5. IS; March and April $50
April and May, 5.6oa5.6l; May and June
562.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-09
PAY OF EUROPEAN STATESMEN
Denmark is stingiest Of All to Her
Legislators.
From the London Answers.


The Norwegian member of parliament
gets only thirteen shillings a day. and II
the hard worked legislator takes a day of
be loses his pay. The same is the case
with members of the Swiss diet. They are
rewarded with sixteen shillings day, on
condition that they do not absent them
selves from work.
To go further east, we find that Rouman-
ia thinks her lawmakers worth Ell day
Sixteen shillings q day is the salary of
those who compose the Bulgarian sobranje.
but members who live in the capital gel
only twelve shillings daily.
Denmark is about the stingiest of all
European countries, so far as renumerat-
ing her lawmakers is concerned Danish
members of parliament get but six shiilings
eight pence day; but, on the other hand
they have the odd privilege of free seat
in the Royal Theater at Copenhagen.
While the members of the German reich~
stag not salaried, yet the lawmakers OF
the various German states do not work fol
nothing. Sake Coburg members of pariia-
ment are paid thirteen shillingA, of Bavaria
ten and Hesse nine.
AT first sight Hungary seems to do her
lawmaking on the cheap plan, for her
members get EGO a year In cash. But
they are not so badly OF after all, for a
liberal allowance Is made into the bargain
for house rents Aastro-Hungary's two leg
islative assemblies cost the country about
e 1GO, 900 a year In ALL Both in Austria and
Hungary legislators travel frst-class with
Besides the united Kingdom, Italy and
Spain are the only countries which pay
nothing to their members OF parliament.
Nevertheless. the cost OF the Italian paiiia-
ment is estimated at ES5. 600 year.
In Portugal also the state does not re-
nai,nerata legislators, but they receive free
railway passes. and their constituencies are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-09
Play and Death.
From the London Globe

From the LONDON UIpbe- :
A game of cards has cost a Servian stu
dent In Vienna his life. His name was
Isakowieh Between him cousin named
Relic also a student in the Austrian CAPT.
tai bad blood had sprung up. and Relic
had so often threatened his life that Isako-
witch had resolved at last to give informa-
ton to the police. Unfortunately, on the
evening that he came to this resolve In
stead of carrying 1t out Immediately he be-
came SO absorbed in q card party at a cafe
that he played It'll nearly midnight and
had not gone far on his way home when he
was shot dead by Relic. who had lain in
walt for him. The murderer had made all
prior arrangements fer immediate flight by
train. but, overwhelmed with remorse at
the sight OF his own murderous work, h.
turned his revolver upon himself and cons
zpitted suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-09
POPULAR SONGS FROM ENGLAND.
waiting at the Church. Has Had
Many Predecessors

from tDe new tork sun.
AT the present time one Of the most
popular songs on the market comes from
England said music publisher. wait
ing at the Church. originally introduced in
America by Vesta Victoria, has been as
popular as anything that has come from
the other side since the days of Comrades 5
Annie Rooney and Daisy Bell
about a dozen years ago the songs of
Felix McGlennon, English composer
had a great vogue here. Mr.. McClennon
composed Comrades That is Love-. Her
Golden Hair was Hanging Down Her Back
oh, Uncle john 'Arrah, Go On, Yer Only
Foolin.' One Touch of Nature Makes the
Whole World Kin The Ship Love- &c
All of these songs had a great sale. Mr.
McGlennon, who was formerly a newspaper
man, had the knack of being able to turn
out songs that were acceptable to au-
6iences in all the English speaking coun-
tries
Another English song that caught on
her was I Wonder Where She Sits at
Night 1t was a comic ditty, somewhat on
the order of Waiting at the Church. but
was not SO popular
Annie Rooney had tremendous sale
In America but. unfortunately. its com
poser. music hall singer. failed to repeat
so to speak, with another equally clever
song called T'Whistle and Wait for Katie
Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow,
and "A Little Bit Off the Top songs that
first saw the light in England, made hits
here, but their sale was limited. Violets
was the shelf for years before the pub
lie took 1t up. strange thing about this
song was that it got it's first real indorse-
nnent in America, and through an accident
too. An American singer in search Of
song to suit his voice came across the bal
lad in obscure music shop in London
it is said, and brought 1t to this country.
Daisy Bell received its boom when
the bicycle fad was at it's height In Ameri-
ca. The melody was of German origin and
set to words by an Englishman.
ALBERT ChevaIier contributed toward the
popularity of a number of English ~coster
songs, notably My Dear Old Dutch and
Knocked En- in the Old Kent Road Both
of these songs, written and composed by
himself, were whistled all over the coun-
try"
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
RAJ TINnDE Ma ~, !, 49,,

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
sp aALr can.9s No July e-WHEAT Steady;
.ssa.9 September, SO asked: steamer No. red
q, sSsat4 receipts. 42,44s bushels; new ssuthern
oy sample, 6Sai,; new southern on grade 74asO
9. ,saS1A; September. 57taa57st; steamer mixed,
poao2,t receipts "a, 22s bushels; exports 60 600
posneis southern white corn, 5Sa6o; southern vel
low corn, 57tas5ssa.
,oAIs-steady; Ne. white, ~ bid No 8 white
to1e safes No. mixed, AZ bid; receipts ii $40
bushels. ~N'oo~
RiE-Steady; No. western. export, s11sa62.
1890. " 'e''
GRAIN FREIGHTS- steam to IiyernooI
per hnshei. I'D July; Cork for orders per quar-.
ter, IS Sd. July. - SuaA
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LOCAL FINANcrAL NEWS

1t appears that there are to be no more
blue Mondays on the stock exchange. and
toeay's record OF activity. which showed ag-
gregate- dealings In 1888 shares OF stock
and $7.100 In bonds. marks the high point
In volume of business for q long time past.
Capital Traction appeared In fractional
lots only at 1437a, and there was considera-
bic demand for the preferred shares Of
Washington Railway at S6ss and S6k. a
quotation lot of the common selling after
the call at 391a.
Greene Copper declined a point to 81,
and there seemed little support. although
the stock sold after the call at 21L. and
a sfxty-day option was taken at 2Ih.
Lanston and Mitchell mining. were the
features of the session, and dealings In
these two stocks made UP the bulk of the
transactions Of the day.
Seven hundred and seventy-eight shares
or Lanston brought IAN. and Mitchell
mining before and after the call was active
at * to 6.
The Insurance, bank and other stocks on
the list were passed without interest, ex-
cept one sale of National City Bank
quotation lot-at 134.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for re-
demption. $500. 295; government receipts
from internal revenue. 81. 6S7,312: customs,
S917 ,542; miscellaneous. $196.422, expendi-
lures. 81, 530OOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-09
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Reguiar CALI IL O'Clock noon-U. s. cou-
pen Is. 81, 100 at 1881.
Columbia K. X. 5s, 81 900 at 104, $500 at 104.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. IS, $500 at &c. $500
at SO. $1,000 at s5R, $1,000 at s5A
;. Elec Lit. deb $500 at l00X.
Iotomae Eiec. It. IS, 81 900 at 104h
Capital Traction, 10 at 1431a at 1881. at
1f3la, at 1431a.
Washington Rwy. and Elec pfd.. Is at s6h, II
az $685. IL at SGas, 20 at s6N, so at S8l4 20 at
S6A
Mergenthaler Linotype, at 1921, 10 at 1893.
10 at 1925, 10 at 1925, 10 at 1921, 10 at 192a,
10 at 1929, 10 at 1925 90 at 1921. 10 at 1924,
Lanston Monotype, 100 at las, 100 at 14ls, 100
at 14b 100 at las. 100 at 14b. 200 at 14ls IS
at 14Is.
Greene Copper. 100 at 21
Mitchell Mining, 100 st GA, 100 at 6 buyer COZ,
dOo at tbnyer go. 100 at SIS. 100 at 5A 500 at
6N buyer co..
National City Bank, 20 at 1874
After calf-Washngton Rwy. and Elec. CON-, 10
at SSh.
Mitchell Mining 500 at 6. 500 at 81 (buyer COZ.
100 at 81. 100 at tbuyer go, 100 at tbuyer 60
Greene Copper, e5 at 21A, 100 at 2l1a buyer co..
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The World of
Finance and Trade

Anaconda, 235.
Atchison. Top. & st. F., S73s.
Baltimore & Ohio, 1161s.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. 741s.
Chicago, Nil. & st. Paul, 175.
Colorado Fuel & Iron. 501s.
Delaware & Hudson, Pill.
Erie. common. II u.
Great Northern, pfd., 2941k
Kansas City Southern, pfd., 81.
National Lead, 74A
New York Central 1909
Northern Pacific, 201A
Pennsylvania Railroad, 126A
Southern Pacific. 635s.
United States Rubber "A
United States Steel, 35h
United States Steel. pfd., 102.
Virginia Carolina Chem. common, "a.
Wabash, 1915
BONDS
United States Steel IS, 97A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-09
Queensland's Valuable Asset,

From the Buiistin. Sydney.
As national asset Queenslands 10.
100000 acres of forests have been set down
by experts Mt E1o0.Oo0, 900. Nevertheless.
up till few years since nearly all the soft
woods used in the state were imported
mostly from America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-09
Government Securities.
THE FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. July e.-Ciosing: Three per cent
rentes. 90 francs, So centimes for the ac-
count. Exchange on London, Is francs.
Isl. confines for checks.
BERLIN. July a-Exchange on London.
20 marks. 1914 pfennnigs for checks Dis
count rates: Short bills 81 per cent; three
months bills, 3h per cent
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London Copper Market.

LONDON. July 9.-Copper was steady m
the market today. The price closed at
isl IS Cd.
Tin nuctuated and closed at f17o So. Nine.
I hundred and nfty tons were sold.
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Closing Quotations.

AT the close OF the stock market thu fol-
lowing stocks had changed In price since
above quotations. there being ne rAange In
balance OF the closing prices.
Arralgama.ed Copper 9s5x.
American lee Securities, IS
American Smelling. 1451vr
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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.
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CURB QUOTATIONS

furnished ey f. r. Chapman 4 Co &C. B.
ehipman. manageri. members New York stock ex
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Money, HAP per cent. w.
The rate Of discount In the open market for short
bills Is 2ys per cent.
The rate Of discount the open market for three
mouths bills Is 3a3 1-16 per cent.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, July 9.-The cotton market
opened quiet at a decline Of 1a3 points and
sold OF TO net loss Of about sac points
during the early session on private reports
or rain in the southwest and rather easier
cables. At the decline there was some buy
ing for the covering of recent short sales
and the market during the middle of the
morning rallied to about the opening fig
ures. Trading was very quiet.
Futures opened quiet and steady. July
lo-11; August. 1926; September offered 10. 81:
October. 1890: December, 1882 January,
o.3S; February. 10.3sa10.42; March, 1045.
NEW YORK, July 9.-The market at mid
Gay was quiet but steady at a net decline
or 2a3 points Reports that cotton was to
De shipped here for delivery in New Or
leans caused break in the near months IN
the southern market, but assisted in steady
ing local quotations.
Spot cotton quiet. Middling uplands.
1850; midiling gulf, 11.00.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
5000 bales against 4. 1S3 last week and 3d. 1914
last year, For the week %, 600 bales against
DOT last week and S5 703 last year To-
cay receipts at New Orleans, $50 bales
against 2,oS4 last year, and at Houston,
4l4 bales against 1927 last year.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands, TO- 50;
middling gulf. HOS: sales, 1,533 bales.
Today's Cotton Summary.
Quotations furnished by Atwood Violet & Co.,
members New York and New Orleans cotton ex-
cnanges. Washington branch Office 713 14th street
northwest.
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Prices Continued Downward
Movement Today.
BRIEF SHOW OF STRENGTH
There Was Greatly Reduced Volume
of Business.
LONDON GENERALLY STEADY
Foreign Operations Had Small Net
Results-Some of the Railway
Leaders Dropped Lower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-09

Pittsburg reports that eight hot mills of
the Monongahela works of the American
Sheet and Tin Plate Company will resume
operations at a. Monday, July %. All
hot mill crews are being notified to report
to the hot mill foreman as soon as possible,
to be assigned to their respective places.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-03-23
He Declares Perkins's Bill
to Tax Second Glass Rail
road Property Is As IN
constitutional As His
Amendment to Equal Tax
Measure
He FOLLOWED DUfflELO ACT
so HE CONTENDS ATTORNEY
GENERAL McCARTER WAS IN
CONSISTENT IN STRIKING HIS
CLAUSE FROM PERKINS BILL
NO. /.
Special to THE Jersey city News,

Special to, The Jersey city News.'')
TRENTON, March .23, 1906 The
bill which Leader Perkins has introduced
in the House providing for the taxation
of second-class railroad property at local
rates mas excited more comment among
the legislators and others interested IN
equal taxation than any other measure
on that subject presented during the ses-
sion
1t is designed to take the place of the
Martin amendment which was stricken
out of the Perkins bill No. 1 by the adj
vice of the Attorney General to make the
Perkins bill constitutional
It provides that 'the taxes which shall
be hereafter assessed upon the property
of railroad and canal companies referred
to in subdivision of section of the
act to which this is a supplement, shall
be assessed and taxed in each taxing dis
trict in the State in the same manner
and at the same rate as other property
located in said taxing district is assessed
and taxed. and the amount Of tax derived
therefrom shall be paid to the officers of
each of the separate taxing districts of
the State as shall be by law entitled to
receive the same, for the use of said tax
ing district
Asselnblyman Martin. the Colby lead
er in the House, claims the new Perkins
bill IS just as unconstitutional as my
amendment" and reiterated his state
ment that if the Duffield act is consti!u-
tional. then his amendment was not un-
constitutional. as the Attorney General
contended. because his amendment was
patterned after the provisions of the
Dufield act.
The ground on which the new Perkins
bill is regarded as unconstitut onal is.in
general that class of property which is
taxed for State purposes as a result of
user cannot be taxed locally, because the
local rates would be varying, whereas
they should be uniform all over the State
on the same class of property. This is
the view taken as result of the opinion
of Acknowledgement McCarter, but it
was said that the new bill was put in
after having been submitted to that Of
fcial 1t is understood that the railroad
people take the same view of the matter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-03-23
JERSEY MEN SPOKE

The Four Hundred enjoyed banquet
last evening at the Hotel Savoy: the
names of some Of the diners would seem
to indicate that rendezvous, OF reform
ers, but it really was a get-together Of
college, boys old and young, who revel in
the open secrets Of the famous D. u.
Greek letter society. The dinner was
given by- the Delta Upsilon Club, CT New
York, and it was also testimonial to a
brace cf confirmed d. Us. Lawyer
Charles B. Hughes, Brown 81, and Dis
trict Attorney William Travers jerome,
Amherst 80, were the principal speak
ers
The guests included Charles Z.
Hughes, Jr., Brown 90; and District At
torney Jeromes son. Other speakers
were Iieutenant-Governor n Linn
Bruce, Rutgers 'S4; Erman J. Ridg-
way, of "Eyerybody's Magazine" Yale
'9S; President E. s. Luther, of Trinity
College; Charles E. White, Brown 81,
President of Colby University; Major
General Henry G. Merriam, q. s. A., re
tired, Colby, "a, and the Honorable Ed
mund w Wakelee, New York. 81, of
Haekensack, n. J., the State Senator
from New Jersey.
The toast-master was Starr ]. Muir
ply, amherst. 81, Of Montelair. \ d
the invocation By Prof s. TDpIa,
Syracuse. '84, Of Drew Thee . gsca1 Sem
mary, Mad son, N. ]. The 400 guests
represented the 81 different colleges il
which the Fraternity has chapters.
Among The incident sof the reunion
prominent D. us who possess COZ. IS q
group photograph taken 20 years ago
the subjects are ChaIlss =, Hughes
Brown 1881, Marcus @. Alien. Colgatl
Congressman Edward If. Bassett o
Brooklyn. Amherst 81. Frederick NJ
Crossett, New York "a, and Robert ]
Eidlitz. Cornell SO.