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The Washington times., 1906-02-17
BEARS HAMMERED
EVERYTHING IN SIGHT
Continuation Of Drive at Washington
Railways Broke Prices to
Lowest OF Year.

The bearish contingent were in the
saddle at todays session of the Wash
inCton Stock Exchange. and in the alb
sence of any support. prices were knock
ed off on the few stocks that were dealt
in at rate that was not calculated 70,
bring much comfort to those long OK
them. \ special drive was made at the
preferred ana common stock OF the
washington railways and on very small
transactions in boIn the prices dropped
TO SAss ana ia. respectively, making a
low record for the present year
4 he 4acK OF support was PAM iGily no
ticea Die. and bids that were made seem
ingiy at a sale level were hastily with
drawn as the p ice approached bidders
figures
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
RATS and NICE
Surely Exterminated by StearBS'
Electric Rat and Roach Paste.

The only sure exterminator is SteaTns
Electric Rat and Roach Paste. It is
easy to use and completely Fids the
house. barn or store of rats. mice. cock
reaches. etc.
Stearns' Electric Rat and Roach Paste
contains & peculiar chemical that causes
a burning sensation when swallowed and
drives the rats and mice out of the house
in search of water, never u return
Sold everywhere or sent express pre-
paid on receipt of price. Stearns EIee-
tric paste Co. Chicago. Ill. Small size
% cents; hotel size, eight times the
quantity. slice.
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

Railroad earnings for the first week
of February are S5.256, ,3S4, and they
show the remarkably large gain of PAS
per cent, but Il year ago earnings of
many roads were considerably reduced
because OF severe weather while this
wear trade has been very active, and the
movement Of general merchandise I'm
usually large. with little interference
from winter storms. Earnings were
large in January, but the Improvement
in February promises TO be much more
marked. Total gross earnings of United
states roads reporting are $45.526, 115 a
gain of III per cent over January 1on5
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

SaIes-Washington Gas certificates. 800
dII7I4. 500d1k. 2J0Qli7. l,000dlI7, 300a1l7.
Capital Traction, 6d1461s-
Washington Street Railway. preferred.
6aS9l2 5Ns9l.. 24dS9l5.
Washington Street Railway, common.
5GG4iis. 56d41Is. 50d4l, 59Q40k.
Bank OF Washington, l0G3lO, 10d 81.
FiremaHs Insurance. Z502J
Mergenthaler I0d192i,. l0H192, 10d
1879 l0aly74. l0al9ll.
LdnsJon, 50H1s. 20uI4l4. l00al4ls. 109e
Il
Af-er Il-Chesapeake * Potomac
Telephone 25a60.
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
WILL UNDERWRTTE NOTES.

NEW YORK, Feb. Iz-Iadenburg
ThaImann & Co. and HaIIgarten & Co. of
This city, with whom are associated the
Bank fur Handel & industrie and the
BeTlincr -GeselIschaft of Ber-
iin- have closed contract with the
Mexican Central Railway Companv
i-iTnilsd, TO undeTWTite S33 coo 900 four
year notes To provide for the refunding
or S-u.VnOnU of shoTt-term obligations
outstanding and to convert into the re-
Iundlng issue an issue of 50, 600. 900 notes
dated Septe mber ], 1905, and to provide
lur corporate requirements of the rail-
way.
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
BUYING UP TEXAS ROADS.

AUSTIN, Tex. Feb. 17.-It is stated
that 3. T. YoalIum and Edwin HawIcy
have bought up several small roads in
This State which win be utilized in the
plan of the Colorado and Southern TO
J. ach the gulf Mr. Yoakum is reported
10 be negotiating for the Nelasco and
Northern railroad, which is now IN the
hands of a receiver
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
BELL BEAT pARP.

UTICA, y. Y, Feb. 17.-At the State
Armory last night Fred Beell, of Wis
consiG, won two straight falls at wrest-
ling from Jim ParT. the English cham
pion. % 2eis and l5l2 minutes, respec-
lively. Harvey Parker and Charles
Kaiser. of Rochester. ,wrestled one hour
and fifteen minutes without fall The
contest was declared a draw.
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
GIVES DINNER TO POOR As
MEMORIAL TO HUSBAND

IOWA FALLS, Iowa, Feb. 1i.-An
Iowa woman viii keep her husbands S
memory green by means OF an annual
dinner to the poor of the county on each
anniversary of his birth, March IS This
is provision in the will of Mrs. II. q
Spangler, of Delaware county. who died
recently. She provides that a 160-acre
farm shall be left in trust to the county
board Of supervisors. who are To use the
income for this annual feast and for
buying other things needed by the poor
OF the county.
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
BANK EXCHANGES.

Bank exchanges this week at all lead
ing cities in the United States are 81. Am
81, ,070. a gain of 20 per cent over the cor
responding week last year. There IS an
increase at every city showing a well
sustained volume OF business through
out the country and generally prornpt
paNuentS
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.

Reserve on all deposits, decrease.
S153, $50; reserve on deposits other than
United States, decrease, S16g. $50: loans
decrease. IS. .6IG. 600: specie. decrease. s.
3S4.600, legal tenders decrease $s4S $40.
total deposits decrease, So, 81, 500: cir
culation. decrease. s473 900: total loans.
81. .052, $4,000
The banks now hold in excess of Iega!
requirements, S5,lS9, 925. against 50. .204. 425
last year and s21. .506, COO two years ago.
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
TRUST co. TO INCREASE CAPITAL

NEW YORK Feb. 17.-Stockhorders of
the knickerbocker Trust Company of
this city viii meet February Is to vote
upon the proposition TO increase the
capital stock from 100000 10 81, I,200009.
The new stock is to be offered pro rata,
par value 800, 10 stockholders at 81 900
per share. This is the highest premium
ever placed upon the issue OF new stock
by any corporation, and il is understood
that it has already been taken up by
Stockholders
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
FAILURES THIS WEEK.

Commercial failures this week in the
United States. as reported by r. g. Dun
g. Co. are 241. against 229 last
week. and 25S the corresponding week
last year Failures in Canada number
80 against 29 last week. and 81 last year
OF failures this week in the United
states 81 were In the East Il South 81
West. and y in the Pacific States. ana
. report liabilities of $500 or more
Liabilities of commercial failures re-
ported for February to date are 81. 400, .
6ST- against S4.TS1. 445 last year
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
NEW C0-PARTNERsHIP FORMED.

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-On February 5.
1906, the limited partnership of Charles
u. Gates q Co. will be terminated. John
a Black retiring. The following have
formed Il new limited partnership under
The same name: Charles G. Gates, Ar
thur j. Singer, Charles c. Smith. Or
son c. Wells, Ramsay 9. BCgy, Frank
II. Hubbard, John 3. Morrow, Walter
Il Dupee and Melville u Martin SDe-
cial partners: john W. Gates John
bert and Frank 4. Drake.
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
CARROLL DEFEATED
EPIPHANY CHAPEL

The Epiphany Chapel basketball team
was again defeated last night by the
Carroll Institute FIVE by 46 to - The
church quint was slow I'm guarding and
covering. and could do little against the
good team work OF the institute boys
The former. however. showed great i'm
provement over its last appearance
The Washington times., 1906-02-17

Coppers Were entirely neglected, the
interest being confined to brokers hav-
ing New York connections that hoped
10 do something in the way OF arbitrag-
ing If prices were satisfactory.
The special feature Of interest was
the sale Of two teu-share lots OF Bank
Of Washington stock at $40 and 5i2.
The prompt sale caused some surprise
coming. as IL did. from an unexpected
source and for a brief moment the blu
der was nonpluseG ana was loath To
repeat the bid. An Offering of 5I2 was
Q' .cklv taken up. however, another con-
sideIa bic manifestation of interest by
several bidders caused the price TO ad-
vance rapidly from 500 until it reached
points higher. while no further offer
ing OF stock could be secured at any
where near the selling level Coming
upon the heels of recent stories con-
nected with this bank. it was looked
upon as a straw indicating q continue
tion Of the attempt to secure a good
holding of the stock with a view TO car
Tying out the project for an increase OF
Capitalization
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
CLEARING HOUSE WILL ACT.

NEW YORK. Feb IA meeting of
The Clearing House Association has been
called for Monday afternoon for the pur-
pose Of taking action upon an amend
ment 10 the national banking act now
before the Committee on Banking and
Currency of Congress The Amendment
proposes 10 add the words and sur
plus after the words capital stock ir
The section limiting loans to any indi-
Nidual or CORPORATION
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
SWISS LECTURE BY NINE. LoHRY

Nine. Marie Lohry,. the noted Swiss
humorist, will deliver an illustrated lee
tuTe on Our Sister Republic. SyftzeT-
land, the Beautiful" at Scottish Rite
Hall, 1907 @ street northwest, Tuesday
evening at O'Clock for the benefit of
the Industrial Education League of the
South.
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
MARvELS o FENGLISH.

''Ah, your language. Eet ees so diff
cult"
What's the matter. count -
First, zis novel eet say ye man was
''YeS?"
Zen it say he was cowed Tit Bits.
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
TOLEDO WON THREE
FROM ROSEOALE FIVE

Toledo won three games from Rose
dale in the District Duckpin League last
night by large margins Oliver and Low
ing both rolled I06.
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
GRANT REAPPEARS
AND DOWNS RUSEK
Shows ALI of His Old Time
Skill.
BURLiNGAME WAS MISSING
Failed TO Turn Up, So Shad Link Took
Two Falls From Mike
Courtney.
BURLiNGAME WAS MISSING

J3e Grant. the local wrestler, who
holds the middleweight championship
Of the South after "a years absence,
celebrated his reafnearauee on the mat
last night at Concordia Hall by de-
feating Joe Rusek. a Baltimore aspir-
ant.
In the bout preceding the one be-
tween Grant and Rusek. Shad Link
succeeded in gaining two falls from
Nike Courtney. of New York who
went on with Link in place Of George
Burlingame, who for some reason
didn't show up.
AS a preliminary to the two matches.
the two young boys of Weiss gave a
clever exhibition, in which neither
gained the decision.
In the main preliminary Link took
the aggressive from the first. and for
q time II seemed as II ne would win
from the New Yorker in a hurry. but
though the visitor kept OF the defeu-
Shad for twelve minutes. when the
latter won by means or a scissors hold
Courtney changed his tactics for the
first few minutes, but found he had
nothing 10 gain, and SO gave Link
the opportunity 10 do all Of the work
II took the -TOOthless One only one
minute longer to get a fall in this
part than in the first.
The Washington times., 1906-02-17

MergenthaIer had a bad day of #,
closing a Tu1 point On unTtCoTGcd sales
of fifty shares. the only support coming
from i small short interest yhat eaTIs
ran 10 cover Lanston was equally
weak selling down to Ii which Is a
loss for the week of a full point from
the highest
The Washington times., 1906-02-17

NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

lReported by w. B. HIbhs & Co., 1419
street Members New YOrA Stock Exchange.
Chicago Board of Trade. ana Washington
Stock Exchanged
The Washington times., 1906-02-17
Grant Well Received.

shortly after Link and Courtney had
retired, Grant and the Baltimorean
We're introduced. AS the local boy
stepped into the ring. he was ellthu-
siastical1y received by the 200 CT more
fans who were present.
Both were in great condition. Rusek,
il ANYTHING. having q little the Dcttc.
% The bargain in weight. sr-lI3t tOck
the aggressive and secured e ,.r---.r. er
of good holds which .ai}ed % 1s.v he
ORIOLES shoulders to the mat. anu which
the latter got out of Cleverly
After fourteen minutes Grant secured
leg and arm hold by means Of which
the cx-saiioT WAS downeG. The second part
Of the bout was repetition Of the Hn 81
Grant went after his man with =. rtI- /.
and 3Tied his famous scissors holds. with
no effect. He finally got a half nelson
after sixteen minutes work, which gave
him the decision over Rusek
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
New York Cotton Futures
paIIy Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Quiet middling 111s; net re- eeipts 6002; gross receipts 6002: sales 50 stock II l95; continent 46l6; coastwise 96S; Mexico 100.
 New Orleans-Qniet: mddling 119s; net receipts 2726; gross receipts 2726; sales 19,- 600; stock 309, ,443; Great Britain 446; France 92O0; coastwise 800; Mexico 600.
 Mobile-Quiet; middling 111a; net re- ceipts 940; gross receipts 9i0; sales 100; stock A, ,10S; eoastwlse 6.
 Savannah-Nominal; middling 1lis net receipts 1913; gross receipts 1913i sales 55O; stock 92, 72S continent 4076: coastwise SPA.
 Charleston-Nominal; net receipts 23; gross receipts 23; stock 36'62S
 Wilmington-Nominal; net receipts 44, gross receipts 474; stock 1O4l1.
 Norfolk-Quiet; middling 11ss net re- ceipts 11S6; gross receipts 1lS6; sales 43; stock 40,103; coastwise 541.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling IFS; stock I, ,327.
 New York-Quiet; middling 11.7O gross receipts Il, 1,O74; sales 572; stock 2O9,613; France 76; continent 1924.
 Boston-Quiet; middling 11.70; net re- ceipts 132; gross receipts 152.
 Philadelphia-Quiet; middlng 11.95; sales 446
 Total today, at all ports, net 13,4l6; Great Britain 446 France 9276: continent 12,6l6 Mexico 700; stock 91076l.
 Consolidated, at all ports, net 13,il6; Great Britain 446; France 9276; continent 12616 Mexico 700.
 Total since September 1, at all ports, net 5,619. .SO3 Great Britain 1868. .s98; France 54O.964; continent 1.553925 Japan 41,9l0; Mexico 1864.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
SHARP LOSSES IN IMPORTANT STOCKS Anxiety Over Position of Read
 ing Caused Break SPECULATION IS RECKLESS And the Trading In Reading Has Been Viewed With Apprehension for
 Some Time-Gold. outeo
 Favored.
SPECULATION IS RECKLESS

New York, January 27.-Anxiety over the speculative position in Reading broke the market today, and led up to the weak and active closing with sharp losses in B number of important stocks The reck- less speculation in Reading has been viewed with apprehension for some time This feeling has increased with the latter stages of the advance owing to the no- toriety of the plunging tactics of the new force in the speculation in that stock, which until a recent period was distinct from the pool operations marking the prolonged upward movement in the stock. Gossip was busy with the growing ln- Nolvement of this speculation owing to rumored unloading by the pool itself Into the venturesome hands of the new party to the movement
 II was alleged that the holdings for con trol of the great railroad systems even were being offered in the market to check the wild advance in the stock. It was cur rent belief that similar conditions ex- isted in Colorado fuel. These two stocks and also Brooklyn Transit gave abundant evidence of forced liquidation today. Read ing's slump reached 6s4 Colorado Fuel. bla, and Brooklyn Transit, 2ss. Fears of the consequences induced free selling in other quarters. and carried the whole list down sharply, the Paciffcs being notably affected, The earlier show of strength in Amalgamated copper and United States Steel in some quarters of the list, dis appeared in the late break. The bank statement was disappointing but was not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
Gilbert & clay's Market Letter,

Liverpool was very much better than eN- pected this morning, and the steadiness displayed on the opening ruled through the day and helped to sustain prices the closing having a shade the better of 1t with net loss of 3 points from yester- day. Spot sales considering the short day were good at 5000 bales at a decline of Q points.
 our own market failing to respond in full to the bettered condition prevailing in the foreign market showed an easy tendency. for soon after the opening values were sharply depressed in conse- auence of the volume of selling orders that were largely in evidence, and were only checked shortly before the close, when it developed that cable offerings or spots were generally accepted, and the cotton was not easily obtainahle. It IS worthy of note that the corrections from several ports of the weights of bales handled during the first four months re- duced the average weights of all cotton handled at the ports the equivalent of almost i per cent.
 The recent course of market can be attributed not so much to any concerted action on the part of those bearishly in elined as to the generally conceded fact more conclusively shown, that liquidation of a large scattered long interest has been a powerful aggressor And while 1t seems
  ing out of the objectionable features must ensue before the market will have reach ed more stable position, the aspect or the trade Is nevertheless very much clearer when we consider the broader dii- ferences now existing between the foreign market and our own. the full time oper- ations of the worlds spindlcs, the in creasing demand and the firm prices oi the finished product ruling in conseauenee thereof. and lastly the improving status Heal position of the trade as shown by the week end figures of the visible supply statement.
 While from this 1t may be Inferred that the undercurrent Of feeling is decidedly of more healthy nature, 1t must not be lost sight of that the present market has decided tendency towards scalping operations and that all weak spots Will be taken advantage of for further raids. Sentiment, however, seems to favor the sustaining, if not advancing of current values
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28

lower level was not overlooked, general selling with view of reaching stop-1oss orders, having had the desired effect the dslodging of the weak long interest, March selling as low as .2S today. com pared with LIDS at the close of last Sat urday. equal to a shrinkage in contract values of ss.5o per bale.
 From a general statistical point of view the situation today Is more favor able to the long side of the market than otherwise, for while the small clearanees of late from the United States have per- mitted bupt a slight reduction in the visible supply in America when compar- ed with one week ago, the heavy drafts made on the amount afioat last Friday and on foreign port stocks show 2 great loss for the week. the world visible sup ply of American cotton having decreased 1s70O0 bales, compared with decrease of 14,O0O bales last year, spinners of the world having taken Sie,o00 bales during said period against 215,000 in the cores bonding period in 1905.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
CABLES HIGHER
 THAN EXPECTED Opens at Advance of Five to
 Nine Points BEARS ARE AGGRESSIVE Shortly After the Opening Prices Went Down to a New Level for the
 Movement, March Sell
 ing at 11.l6.
BEARS ARE AGGRESSIVE

New York, January 27.-The cotton mar ket opened steady at an advance of to points in response to higher cables than were expected and continued claims of a firm spot market, but there were heavy selling orders in the hands of commits sIon houses apparently for long account Loael bears were again aggressive and shortly after the opening prices were down to q new level for the movement with March selling at Il 16. There was smoe irregularity around this level but the market was very weak and unset tied.
 Receipts at the ports today, 19,16 bales, against 12.729 last week and 1s6O6 last year. For the week. estimated, 100000 bales. against l11.os5 last week and 15o sos last year.
 Cotton futures opened steady and closed steady.
 Today's receipts at New Orleans 2726 bales, against 5169 last year, and at Hous- ton 1So0 bales, against S1s5 last year.
 NaAu UarL No4&o. E,.4,.na.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
LlvsrnooI cotton Market.

Liverpool. January Enclosing cotton, spot in fair demand Prices points low CT: American middlng fair, 662; good middling, 68; middling, 6.12; low mid ding. 5.96; good ordinary, 5.7s ordinary, 5.G2.
 The sales of the day were 5000 bales, of which 1000 were for speculation and ex- port, and included 62O0 American. Re- ceipts. 47.000 bales, including 37, 600 Ameri- can. Futures opened quiet and closed steady. American middling. 2. o. C.: Jan uary, 5.99; January February, 5.99 Feb ruary-M March, 5.99; March-Apri 6.02; April-May, 6.05; May-June. GOT; June July. SOS; July-August, 609; August Sep tember, 6.02: September-October, 5.79 Oc- tober-November, 5.72; November -Decem- Der. 5.69.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
Interior Movement.

Houston-Quiet; mddling 11ss; net re- ceipts 1900; gross receipts 1900; shipments 4069; sales 2191; stock 9l,240.
 Augusta--Net receipts 945; gross receipts 945; shipments 245; sales 2OO stock SS.215.
 Memphis-Quiet; middling Il 7-16 net re- ceipts 14O3; gross receipts 2030; shipments 1860; sales 400; stock 122.546. St Louis-Quiet; net receipts S6; gross receipts 1433; shipments 1433; stock 43 105. Cfneinnati-M -Middling 11h net receipts 10SO; gross receipts 10S0; shipments S61 {; sales 300; stock 15,919. Louisville-Firm; middling 11A Total today-Net receipts 53l4: gross re- ceipts 72SS; shipments S56S; sales 309l; stock 362, ,O25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28

Cash quotations were as follows;
 Flour-Easier winter patents, sSS0n4; straights, Ss.55a3. .S5; spring patents, $3.S09 9 95; straights $3.6093.75; bakers, S2.70@ 3.1O Wheat-No. 2 spring, $s2aS5c; No. 5, S0dS4c No. ? red, S5dS6c.
 Corn-No. ?, 4c; No. ? yellow 4kc. Oats--No. ?, 29ssc; No. white, S%@S219c; No. 8 white, 30q3l1ac
 Rye-No. g. 651sc.
 Barley-Fair to choice malting, 43d55c. Flax Seed--No. i, sl.061a; No north- western. s1.13 Timothy Seed-Prlme. 8 30.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel. $1S.75Q1S .7712.
 Lard-Per 100 pounds, SIPS.
 Short Ribs Sldes-Doose, ST, 25d7.40
 Short Clear Sdes--Boxed, $7. .75dT .s7i5.
 Whisky-Basis of high wines, N.29.
 Clover-Contract grade, $13.25
 On the produce exchange today the but ter market was steady; creamery, 1S@ 251kc; dairy 18d23c.
 Eggs-Easy, 16@1'c; firsts. lie; prime. 1Sc: extras, 20c. Cheese-Steady, 1l1A913c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
Abercromble 6 Co.'s Market Letter.

There was continuation today of the liquidation in contracts which set in A few days ago as a result of the census report of last Tuesday, showing a little more cotton ginned to January 16 B. s9S,0o0 bales than expected, but one of the most unfavorabie features surrounding the market was the slow manner in which the large stocks at ports and at interior towns were decreasing as a re- suit of poor demand for spots for ex- port to Europe.
 Shorts were not slow to take advantage of the opportune moment to better their position, and a chance to force values to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-28
Bonds.
Monev on Call.

New York. January 27.-Money on call nominal; no loans; time loans steady; six ty and ninety days, 41s per cent; six months, 4isQ14sz
 Prime mercantile paper, 4s4@51k; sterling exchange firm, with actual business In bankers bills at 4S7. .40d4s7 50 for demand and at 4s4. 10l4 ASA. 20 for sixty days; posted rates, 4S41z@4SS; commercial bills, 4S319g 4s324 Bar silver, 65ss. Mexican dollars 50Is. Government bonds steady railroad bonds irregular