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FOR CONSULAR REFORM


Good results are expected to follow the
deliberations OF the consular reform board.
which has been in daily session at the State
Department since the 4th instant. The
board IL composed OF some OF the best men
In the consular service and was especially
convened by Secretary Root for the purpose
OF formulating rules and regulations to put
into practical execution his general scheme
for the Improvement and development of
the United States consular service. The
members of the board are: Frank II. Mason.
consul general at Paris; Charles NJ Dfckin-
son, consul general at Constantinople; Rob-
ert s. Chiffon, ir, consul at Toronto; Ed
ward H. Ozmun. consul at Stuttgart, and
George H. Murphy, consular agent at st.
GATHERINGS Messrs. Dickinson and Murphy
AR, two of the new inspectors of consulates
juEs appointed.
These gentlemen are in frequent consuta-
ton with Mr.. w. J. Carr, chief of the
consular bureau of the State Department
who has been instructed to provide them
with every possible facility for the sue
cessful prosecution of their work.
It is the desire of Secretary Root that
the board shall complete its work about
the LIST of July in order that he may ar
range to put the new rules and regulations
into effect before his departure, July Z. for
Rio de Jaueiro to attend the Pan-American
congress. With that object in view the
members of the board are devoting their
entire time to the study and consideration
OF the various questions submitted to them
The entire resources of the State Depart
ment have been placed at their disposal. In
GLIDING the exclusive use of the diplomatic
anteroom. Their sessions are held behind
closed doors and usually last from am
until 4:3O p. M, with short recess for
luncheon.
Work Of the Board.
The official order creating the board
charges it with the duty of considering six
special topics in connection with the general
plar for the reorganization and betterment
OF the consular service Attention is invited
to the congressional provision for the ap-
pointment of five inspectors of consulates
with a view to keeping the service at the
highest point of efficiency and the board is
charged with the preparation Of regula-
tfons to govern the proposed inspection.
The second instruction is to consider and
define the relations between consulates and
embassies or legations in the countries
where they are located. The third charge
is to prepare rules for the government of
promotions and appointments in the con-
sular service, and the fourth charge is to
prescribe the scope and character of ex-
anna tons for new appointments. The fifth
topic of considera ton is the tariff of fees
fol consular services and the sixth is
amendments of existing regulations rem
dered necessary or expedient by the new
statute
In connection with these means for the
development of his plan for the improve
ment of the consular service, Secretary
Root is In correspondence with leading ed
ucators of the country with view to the
institution of means for the special educa
tioE of young men for service in the United
States consular service.
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ers; Monday fair; variable winds.
For Virginia unsettled weather Sunday
Monday probably fair, except-rain in east
ern portion; fresh southwest to north
west winds.
Weather conditions and general fore
cast-A tropical disturbance appeared
apparently central tonight a short dis
lance Off the southwest Florida coast It
has thus far been attended by rains in
Florida and the east gulf, with some high
winds over the southern portions. The
weather continues unsettled In the At
lantfc states and upper Ohio valley with
quite general thunder storms Severe To-
cal storms occurred in portions of the
District of Columbia. In the west the
weather was generally fair except in the
north Pacific districts.
Temperatures have fallen in the upper
lake region and the districts where show
ers occurred They have generally risen
elsewhere, and are above the seasonal
average except in Florida and the in
terror of the middle states.
There Will be showers Sunday in the
south Atlantic and east gulf states, con-
tinuing Monday in the former district. In
the middle Atlantic states and New Eng
land there will be showers Sunday and
probably Monday; elsewhere the weather
VIII be generally fair Sunday and Mon
day.
Temperatures will continue high in the
central valleys and the west and will
change but little in the east.
The winds along the New England coast
will be fresh and mostly southwesterly !;
on the middle Atlantic coast fresh south
west to west, shifting to northerly Sum-
day night; on the south Atlantic coast
creasing, except on the Florida, coast
where they will be brisk to. high and
shifting, becoming northwesterly; on the
east gulf coast northerly and increasing
OIL on Of m
the west gulf coast fresh southerly; on
the lower lakes fresh southwest to west,
and on the upper lakes fresh west to
north.
Special forecast.-Storm warnings are
displayed on the Florida coast from Jack
sonville to Apalachicola.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide 4:5o am. and 5:34
pm: high tide 1855 am. and II is pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, $50 am. and 6:25
pm; high tide, Ii 40 am
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose ABA am; sun sets 7:24
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 1874 am.
Moon rises 11:01 pm.
The City. Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extiflg,lishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Temperature.
June 9-Midnight, 10; a m, 10; 4 am,
20; am. 20: s am, 70; 10 am, rs; II
noon, 81; 2 pm, u; pm, so; pm. so;
pm, 6s; 10 pm, SO. Maximum, SO; min
imum, 6S.
Temperature same date last .fear-Max-
imum, rs; minimum, Al.
Relative Humidity.
s am-95; 2 pm, II. Rainfall .0S5.
Hours of sunshine, 4; per cent of pos
sible sunshine, 26-
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Mason-Tucker wedding at Lexington

LEXINGTON. va. June 9.--The marriage
of Miss Rosa Johnston Tucker, eldest
daughter of H st. George Tucker. presi-
dent of the jamestown Exposition Conn
pany, to silas Boxiey Mason Of Frankfort.
KY, took place this evening at Col Alto.
the beautiful Lexington home OF Mr..
Tucker. DR.. Dallas Tucker of Bedford
City, Va. cousin of the bride, officiated.
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PROBABLY SHOWERS TODAY.
Monday Fair Weather Indicated
Variable Winds.

Forecast for Sunday and Monday.-For
the District of Columbia and Maryland
unsettled weather Sunday, probably show
ers; Monday fair; variable winds
For Virginia. unsettled weather Sunday;
Monday probably fair, except~rain in east
ern portion; fresh southwest to north
west Winds
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Temperatures in Other Cities.

s am.-95; pm, r. Rainfall .oS5.
Hours of sunshine, A; per cent OF pos
s{ble sunshine 26.
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Relative Humidity.

Temperature same date last Iear-Max-
mum 70. nj nalIr Al
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June 9-Midnight, 10; 2 am, 10; am.
10; a.m... 20; am. 70; 10 am, 76; II
noon, 81; 2 pm, u; pm, so; pm. 80;
s pm. 6s; 10 pm, SO. Maximum, So min
imum, 6S.
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Worlds NlsihIe SUNNY.

New Orleans, March 2.-Secretary Hes
ter's statement of the worlds visible sup
ply of cotton made up from special cable
and telegraphe advces compares the fig
ures of this week with last week, last
year and the year before. 1t shows a
decrease for the week just closed or
1856 against decrease of 926S last
year, and a decrease of 1880 year before
last
The total visible is 5,146,123 against b.
800 979 last week 4170,133 last year and
2 e97. eO7 year before last. OF this the
total of American cotton is 8, ,123 against
3747. 979 last week, 3,144153 last year and
2,549, 6O7 year before last, and of all other
kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc,
IL $4,000 against 1,575OO0 last week, 1,026,OO0
last year and 1.05S,0O0 year before last.
The total worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above shows a decrease compared
with last week of 1856 an increase COM
pared with last year of 1880 and an
increase compared with year before last
of ,53s.5l6
The total worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above there is now afioat and
held in Great Britain and continental
Europe 2,54s,0O0 against 2,16400o last year
and 2.092 600 year before last; in Egypt
1S9. 600 against 10000 last year and 24S,OOO
year before last In India, $4,000 against
572. 600 last year, and 10000 year before
last: and in the United States, LAP, 900
against ,23s, 900 last year and $4,000 year
before last.
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Ware 8 LeIand,s Market Letter.

Developments this week have been or
more than the usual interest.
After several weeks of preparation in
the way of liquidation March notice day
came around, about 5000 bales of cot
ton delivered in contracts and after SELL
ing at a few points from 10 cents, the
market rallied sharply under short COW
erlng, professional buying and some new
business attracted through the belief that
a little better market was to be expected.
The rally proved rather less than the
majority looked for, In that May adj
vanced less than 30 points before there
was a sharp break of 20 points and most
of the recovery was lost.
Since the liquidation of the long interest
in March, factors have proved somewhat
more favorable to the market in that
we are now running against a very heavy
movement last year and prices have de-
clined to a point where buying by spin
ners and the trade generally is encour-
aged.
For this reason sentiment In conserva-
tive circles is not as aggressively bear
ish as a short time ago, and 1t is ex-
pected that for a while we will have an
irregular market with frequent advances,
though the extent of an advance will de-
pend in great measure upon the start of
the new crop.
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SLUGGISH DAY IN
THE STOCK MARKET
Some Strength Noted in the
Early Trading
MARKET FAILS TO REBOUND
Developments In Money Market Rather
In Favor of stocks-call Money
Is Apparently
Easier.
MARKET FAILS TO REBOUND

New York, March 2-Today's stock mar
ket was dull affair and prices drifted
sluggshly and rather aimlessly. There
was not much pressure of liquidation
and some sort of strength was noted dur
ing the early part of the day. But the
market failed to rebound to the extent
usual after such drive on prices as
that OF the middle portion of the week.
Disappointment over the action of the
market caused some disbursement
amongst speculative holders, and induced
q splitting out of stock from time to
time. The dealings of the morning were
mostly among the stocks of not the frs,
importance, and their effect on senti-
ment was consequently lessened.
It seemed evident that no long demand
existed for securities as yesterday at the
ruling prices. Developments in the money
market was appreciably easier in spite
OF the extra demand incident to Fridays
operations which carry Ger until Monday
under the rule of the stock exchange.
Yesterdays high rate of per cent was
not touched and loans were made below
6 per cent very soon after the borrowing
of the day began. The estimates made
up from reports by the banks of the
weeks currency movement indicated some
receipts on balance from the interior by
the express movement in spite of the cur
rent reports of heavy shipments by that
means. These. reports pointed to the re-
mittance of nearly three-quarters of a
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.BULLISH REPORT
IN COTTON MARKET
Market Was Active and Gen.
orally Firm
SALES WERE 100000 BALES
Into Sight for Week Was Under Early
Expectations and Bullish Visible
Figures Are Expected
Today.
SALES WERE 100000 BALES

New York, March 1.-The cotton mar
ket was moderately active and generally
firm during today's session as a result
of concentrated buying by traders and
bush estimates of the amount of cot
ton ginned to about February %. There
was some irreguarty toward the close,
as early buyers took profits, but the
market was finally to 10 points net high
er. Sales were estimated at 100000 bales
The opening was steady at an advance
of to points which was hardly as
much as due on the cables. but the gain
was increased to S@1O points on the active
months as a result of covering and fresh
buying for long account, attracted by the
bulsh private ginners reports. One of
these placed the amount of cotton ginned
to February 26 at 10, 800, 600 bales and
the other to February % at 10, 34S, 900 bales.
AS the final report of the census bureau
is expected around the goth of the month
these figures were taken as a forecast
of practically the entire growth of the
current season, and in view of the re-
ports of hight bales to indicate crop
but little in excess of that estimated by
the government early last December
which was followed by an advance to
nearly 121a cents. At the present time,
however, sentiment is swayed consider
ably by expectations of a largely increased
acreage, and with weather reports fairly
favorable there was a good deal Of sell
ing The market held around 1858 to To-
for May during the middle session, but
later advanced to 1868 for that position,
after which it eased off under realizing
and closed at 1866. The intosight for the
week was under early expectations and
bullish visible figures are expected to-
morrow.
Receipts at the ports today were 1862
bales, against 1881 last week, and q 800
last year. Today's receipts at New Or
leans, 9O47 against 5166 last year, and at
Houston 1884, against 5S2S last year.
New York Cotton Futures.
New York, March 2.-Cotton futures
opened steady and closed very steady.
Quotations ranged as follows:
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Gilbert g. cIays Market Letter.

Early cables from Liverpool were ap-
nrehensive of a lower range OF prices
but the trade was agreeably surprised
nv the splendid showing of the foreign
market. futures having advanced four
noints from the opening and closed with
in two points of yesterday. Spot sales
today, 1900.
Exnorters were generally considered to
he good BUYERS also, and the markets
showed considerable. improvement. We
are inclined to believe the visible supply
statement will be of a distinctly bullish
tennperament, as receipts for the week
ending TODAY at interior towns have shown
a marked decrease from the previous one
and the foreign movement has also ex-
hibited a similar trend, especially Bonn
BAY where the falling off has been some
$1,000 bales.
Monetary causes must always exert
their proportionate influence on markets
that show unmistakable signs of nervous
ness but the situation, such as 1t Is at
present, should not be viewed with any
apprehension, for underlying all surface
disturbances lies the greatest factor
namely, the eager demand for spot cot
ton 1t is hardly possible that futures
can show any marked decrease In values
as long as this demand continues, ana
il seems more than probable that, but
for the unattractive offerings, the volume
of business would be of such breadth
that futures would show a material i'm
provement. While no decided advance Is
imminent, price changes have an upward
tendency and should unfavorable weather
continues the long side would undoubtedly
prove profitable.
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The people who sold short cotton yes
terday were obliged to buy 1t back at
= higher level today. Liverpool proved
very disappointing to the bears' closing
steady at a decline of only2 to points.
Spots were 5-10Od lower, but good de-
mand was again in evidence, total sales
today amounting to 1900 bales, while
an addition of 5000 bales was made to
yesterdays sales, making a total of 90
600 bales, by far the largest spot sales
recorded for a single day this season.
Liverpool cables stated that Weld, or New
York was heavy buyer there, and later
In the day 1t developed that Weld had
turned bullish on the strength of cir
cular issued ny Theodore II. Price, esti-
mating that the amount glnned to Feb
ruary % was only 10,355000 bales. Such
influences as these, backed up as they
were. by bullsh weekend statistics, gave
prices an upward tendency which was
not checked until May contracts sold as
high as 10s2. At this level, satisfied longs
began to take profits In a moderate way
and prices eased off a little before the
close which was very steady at net
gain for the day of II to 10 points. Spots
were officially reported firm, and the
regular monthly revision of quotations
left them unchanged. Sales amounted to
$500 bales of spots and 2150 bales to arrive,
on the basis of 1O5sc for middling.
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Fruits and Produce.

Lemons-Per box, extra fancy, 81
Florida oranges, $3.50; California navel
oranges, s3.5O43B; grape fruit. s45Oa5.0o.
Apples-Northern grown. per barrel
fancy $5.5OG600.
Tomatoes-Per crate, 81. O06D2. so.
Limes-Per 100, 81. %.
Bananas-Per bunch, fancy stock. $40
1.5O.
Peanuts-Fancy per pound, 61kc; No. 2.
cents.
Sweet Potatoes-Cullman, 81. 2542.50 per
barrel; yellow yams, S5a9Oc.
Celery-Per dozen, 90c; per crate. IS.
Cabbage-2c per pound; new crop Flor
ida cabbage, s200d2.10 per crate
Egg plant. 81. 5OQ2 per crate.
Lettuce-New crop, per crate, 50.
Onions-Per pound, &c.
Onion Sets-Yellow. per bushel, ~;
white, per bushe. S2.25
Potatoes-Irish. S5ca$1 90.
Tennessee Second Crop Triumph Seed
Potatoes, per Blu. $1.10.
Turkeys-On foot, 121z9l3c; dressed ITO
1Sc
Game-Rabbits per dozen. s1.75Q2; quail,
per dozen, 81 .25g2.50.
Eggs-Per dozen, fresh. 1215c.
Hens-35@37c; chickens. large. 25@3oc;
medium 206I25
Butter-Fresh. 121zdl5c; renovated, 23c:
creamery, &c.
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wseLlv intsrIor Cotton Towns,

New York March 2, 190b.
A1bany-R Receipts 5OS5; shipments 4lof
stock 6134
Athens-Receipts 500; shipments 1929;
sales 337: stock 1924
Atlanta-Quet mddling lO1ac; receipts
So; shipments 35s stock es62.
BRENNAN Receipts Al: shipments 6S;
stock 1854
harlotte-steady: middling 1os4c; re-
ceipts Al: shipments Az.
oIunbia-Receipts 1457i shipments 22iS;
stock 265S9.
Columbus, Ga.-steady; middling 10 lac;
receipts 397; shipments $40; sales DO STOCK
q $50
Columbus, Miss.-ouiet. middling Toe;
reeeipts SIS; stock 1909 sales 1903: stock
Dallas-Receipts $50; shipments 1oi7;
stock 1850.
Eufaula-Receipts 1O5; shipments 1S6;
stock 4492. 80,
Greenville-Reeeipts 92s; shipments 1926
stock 573l
Greenwood. S. C.-Receipts SO; ship
ments 1856; sales 81; stock 6lG0.
Helena-Receipts 511; shipments l6oS;
stock 754S
Little Realistically; middling 10 1-4c
receipts 1892; shipments 4S76; stock So
eO4
Maeon-Receipts 4os; shipments 7oi;
stock 1868.
Meridan-Receipts 49, shipments lolI'
stock 23725.
gomery-Nominal; middling 10l2c;
receipts SO4; shipments 1876 sales iS'o'
stock 81 ,227.
Nashville-Stsady; middlng 10sse; re-
ceipts IS; shipments 9O7 stock 1860
Natehez-Steady; middling 10 7-16c; re-
ceipts 447; shipments 1915; sales 1152; stock
11,e47
Newberry-R Receipts IA; shipments a.
Enthusiastically middling 101aci receipts
1856; shipments 70; stock 6SS.
Rome-Receipts SIS; shipments 6S9;
stock 724O
selma-Receipts $685. shipments 4S5
stock 1419l.
shreveport-Quie middling 101ac; re-
ceipts 11S1 shipments 2151i sales 5O4; stock
2S,961
observation-disclosures $40; shipments 264O;
stock 22,163.
Yazoo City-Receipts 49, shipments
1861 stock 12117.
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Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Holiday; net receipts, 6144;
gross receipts, 6144; stock, 150,125 Great
Britain, 2212; continent, 300.
New Orleans-Firm middling, 105s; net
receipts, 9047; gross receipts, 9047; sales,
1850; stock, 2S9 S65; Great Britain, $500;
continent 1856; coastwise, 1901.
Mobile-Quet middlng, 1923 net re-
ceipts, 49, gross receipts, 116; sales, 100;
stock, 81, 254; Great Britain, SITS; coast
wise, 100.
savannah-Steady; middling, 10 7-16; net
receipts, 90S: gross receipts, SOS; sales,
691; stock 62O5O coastwise, 11O9
Charleston--Quiet; middling, 1898; net
receipts, 1877; gross receipts, 1877; stock
25O56 coastwise, 1868.
Enthusiastically middling, 1898; net
receipts, 81; gross receipts, 81; stock
3040
Norfolk-Steady; middling, 1O%; net re-
ceipts, 1899; gross receipts. 1899; sales, SO;
stock, 1885, coastwise, 65S.
Baltimore-Nominal middling, IL; net
receipts, 1874; gross receipts, 1874; stock,
1896; Great Britain, 1; continent 100.
New York-Steady middling, 10;
gross receipts, ga; sales, loss, stock, 1S9,-
1S3
Boston-Steady; middling. lilo; net re-
ceipts, 200; gross receipts, 796; Great
Britain, %.
Philadelphia-Qulet middling, lbs;
gross receipts, 486; stock. Pill.
Brunswick-Net receipts, 800; gross re-
cepts, 800; sales, 1920
Total today at all ports-Net, %, 622
Great Britain, 1874; continent, $3.50;
stock, S106SS
Consolidate at all ports-Net s111. $50
Great Britain, 59131; France 1856; CONT
nent, $3.50; Japan, 1887; Mexico 80
Total since Sept. at all ports-Net s.
14656; Great Britain, 2,164,336 France,
5Sl,s52; continent 1,7S0.9Os; Japan, 50, 29O;
Mexico, 2414.
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million dollars yesterday and today TO
Chicago alone Bankers here asserted
that the movement was normal ana had
no special cause growing out OF the re-
cent slight disturbances in Chicago bank
ing affairs On the week 1t was stated
that the withdrawal of $5794,O0 by the
sub-treasury had been sufficiently onset
by the movement from the interior 10
bring down the net increase in cash for
the week to below five million A spe-
cial cause for the weeks drain on bank
reserves was pointed out in the expira-
ton on February "a of the three-year IN
terval since the re-chartering of some
$50 national banks, which placed on those
banks the obligation to deposit lawful
money with the treasury covering the
amount of notes under their old charters,
which had not yet come in for redemp-
ton The amount thus deposited with
the treasury for the month of February
was SLIPS. 900, almost all of which was
paid in the last week of February, and
almost entirely by the New York banks
on account of their correspondents. That
this operation was an important influence
on the New York money market is easily
seem The demand for credits, however,
is not confined to the call loan market,
and loans for periods up to 80 days were
made today again at 51s to per cent.
Foreign exchange also continued to de-
cline, although discounts were hard in
London. and sterling exchange fell back
in Paris.
The weeks exports of corn declined $780,
900 bushels from last week. and suggested
a question of how far the recent enor-
nous export movement was due to appre-
hension of the going into effect on March
/ of the discrimlnative tariff measures
by Germany. Pennsylvania and Rock
Island joined the list of extraordinary
increases in net earnings for January
over those for the corresponding month
of last year, Pennsylvania expansion
reaching 81. 433.S00, and Rock Islands $780,
64S. The market wavered uncertainty up
to the close which was fairly steady.
however, at considerable recoveries, Union
Pacific rising to the best of the day,
which had a sympathetic effect on the
market Amalgamated copper was the
subject of conspicuous pressure.
Bonds were Irregular. Total sales, par
value, s2.Ss0oo0.
United States 3s coupon and the old
As advanced a. the new AS registered y
and the coupon point on call