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The daily tribune., 1907-01-26
|MAnT FAILURES Or
c|II-0Wk[D PLANTS
Psople Awakening to tho
Fact That Experiments
Arc Costly.
FAD DYING IN THE EAST
Municipal Ownership Expert
encss Prove That Privately
Operated Plants Are
tho Best.

Warrington D. O., Jan. l9-Rs.
ports on the operation Of public utili.
ties for the year. throughout the Unit.
Cd States. which are now being 70.
served here. show . remarkable mum.
Der Of fail1rss of municipal owner.
ship enterprises. and the awakening
OF large number Of oities to the
fact that municipal ownership Of gAi
and electric lighting plants. street
car systems. and water service 10 far
more costly and produces far less
effective service than that Of private
corporations.
Advooats Of municipal ownership
Will hnd In these reports 10 many ar.
auments against their proposition
thAt the cities which are realizing
the value Of pertinent inquiry into
the municipal ownerhsip operations
Will. ~ many have done during che
year. deoide that It IL in every way
better to secure their public utili.
ties from private corporations.
The reports tell Of failures due TO
mis.management. political domi1a.
tion. insffioient employees appointed
through political Influence. graft
waste, aud poor service. due TO the
very evident inability Of . munioi.
pality to manage = plant or . System
~ we'll ass private corporation. en-.
ployins trained and efficient mon can
do 80.
The more Rlarins failure IL At
The daily tribune., 1907-01-26

asatlsoa. Q !; xAsss sxLne \. nls:
manassasat and efals. ~ taxss hava
bssn Increased to ~ sxorbitant rata
Of es on sAch 800 Of vAllation.
EaSton. Pa. the oitissss tired Of ~.
N =. 900 lost sach X 4 "a during :
wosfally peer strssa iiahttnG saEviss.
have pssitio lrd the sity osnnssl 70
turn shs plast svss = : priv4ss cor
poration. Colsnbss, o., hss snnk
80. 90 In IN lightiss plant and nov
requires el4o. 900 worth r. Ire. Nun.
ole. Iud.. disssstsd with IT. expert.
mont. bas sold ~ lighting piant.
Milwaukee has Abandonsd IT. muni I.
pal garbage plant and Will save
from $50. .oo) to 10000 year there.
by. Dubuque. Il. mast declare I
special levy 70 get itss,f out of tns
debt incurred BY the absolute failure
Of is municipal watsr plant. dus
70 9Toss incempt tsnos. Spring neid.
ILL.,. has sold its lighting plant. the
munioipal ownership proving > cost
ly failure. and Bloomington. III. ii
trying to sell for ths same rsa.on.
Cities a. Well as
Citizens Were Losing Money.
Duluth. MINI. has In nvs years
lost si69. il8 % through IL municipal
lighting plant. and taxes have iucssas.
ed from e24 to eS4 thousand. Mid.
dlesoro. Mass. tired Of paying this
exorbitant rate Of a 40 per 1000 feet
for municipal gas. are demsndirg g
pr ivats service. Mayor Joseph Dur.
foe. Of Rookport. No.. reports the
plant there miserable failure, and
similar reports come from Columbia.
Rich Hill. Holden. Milan and Hig.
Riusville. In the same state. where
politics and miserable service have
made the plants BY failures. and from
Escanaba and Bay City. Mich. /.
Taunton and WakeAslt. Msss. /.
Wheeling. ". Va, and Lakewood.
o.
Brockton. Mass. sold out its mu.
nioipAl lighting plant. Citisens Of
Peabody. Mass. tired Of the exoes.
sivs cost Of their plant. are de.
manding private service. Alexan.
dria. Va. has sold for $500 an
elstcrio lighting plant which cost
sI7. 900. and has secured service from
. private corporation. The public
lighting service at Richmond. Va. IL
30 costly that an effort 10 now being
The daily tribune., 1907-01-26

asds1 - III ~ paaas = : 1sivaAs
oasporAtlss, Asheasb1a, O., with =
si.ailar sxpsrissos. - sasfsd ~
public plant for ssls. vsrniilss.
No.. tirsd OF bish rata and poer sss.
viss. sold ost ~ li9htinz plass. -
. did Lintsn. Ind. Klrkwoed. No.
has : siniiaf mnnisipAi faiIsss ~
Il ssssiss relief y tsyia. g ssll ~
p sns.
Various Cities and Tsvns
Sorry Thsy Trisd Experiment
Ciiissns q Psra. ILL.,. are ebjsctine
strsnunu ~ to the heavy cost Of The
city municipal light. and there is
asnilsr complaint u Masisn. Id.
WI 70. besides 70 service. ths,s \
excessive COST NosthAsld. w.. haa
returned 70 private ownsrship Aftss
. costly experiment. with nunisipal
owusrship. RicErond and Lssans-
port, Ind. have sold their lighting
plants. Hsdssn. Mas. 10 paying
three times - much for municipal
lighting ~ adjoining oitiss are pay
ing for privass sssvics. Citissns q
JAmestoWn. n. T.. whsrs Il Was
boastsd an ideal public plant was
ere cted. are now complaining Of the
poor service.
This municipal ferries 1t Boston and
New York continue 10 be notorions
failures. costing heavily for poor ssr.
vice. In Chicago. where municipal
ownsrhsip 10 rampant. oitissns are
declaring IL 10 nightmare. Omaha
IL reported 70 be weary Of Il. Boston.
Worcester. Aass Brookline. Aass. ),
sprinsfsld. Mass. Santa Ana. Gal. :.
Waterloo. L.. Webster CITY. H., and
Toledo. O.. all defeated efforts to ~.
tablish municipal lighting plants.
SEATTLE. Wash.. dsfsatsd = similar
effort for . municipal street car sys.
tenn.
The municipal plant At OincinnAti,
on which millions have been spent.
continues to b. . failure, 50 do
similar plants 1t La Porto. Ind.
Fort Worth. Tex. Newbsrn, N. O..
and Yonkers. N. Y.
There arc also . number Of minor
instauoes OF municipal ownssship
failures and many reoprts from oitiss
and towns whore the people are com.
planning about the excessive cost and
the poor service Of the municipal
plants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
POST OFFICE LOOTED.
Safe Blown and Thieves Escape
With Booty.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
HEWLETTS. Long Island. n. Y. De-
cember 14-Following close upon the rob-
berry of the Roslyn post office, which was
entered by thieves last Thursday. the post
office at this place was broken into early
today. the safe blown open with dynamite
and between $500 and $500 in cash and
stamps stolen. The robbers carried off
the mail bags from the building. and these
were found later in the Episcopal Gene
terry. where they had been rtled and
thrown away
s. +. Combs. a grocer. is postmaster.
and the post Office is in the same building
as his store. Over the store lives Cor
neius Seaman and his family.
Seaman was aroused between . and i
o'clock this morning by the muffied sound
of an explosion. and at once suspected
that burglars were at work in the post
office. Seaman. hastily dressing himself,
got his revolver and went downstairs. In
the post office he found everything in con-
fusion Besides the safe being badly
wrecked. every drawer in the post office
and in the grocery had been ransacked.
The robbers were evidently experienced
craftsmen. as they did their work as
quietly as possible, and only members of
the Seaman family were disturbed by the
explosion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
WANTS $4,000 TONS OF WHEAT.
Visiting Greek Talks About I'm
mense Order at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. December IA man of
good address. who said he was a Greek
commission merchant by the name of
Lizeras. doing business at Athens, Greece,
visited the chamber of commerce yester-
day and announced that he had come here
to buy wheat. He was apparently I'M
familiar with American ways, but was
quickly made to feel at home
After his wants were learned he was
given the names of several of the prom
inent exporters of the chamber and put
in touch with them. He called upon the
firm of Gill & Fisher. among others.
where he said that ne wished to purchase
$4,000 tons of wheat. which is nearly
one and one-half million bushels He stip-
ulated that shipment must be made in
ten days. Five steamers would be re-
quired to transport the cargoes, which
gives some idea of the size of the order.
Mr.. Lzeras brought no letters of intro
duction. but said Brown Brothers of New
York would vouch for him. The Russian
crop has been a failure. which was the
reason the Greek merchant gave for COM
ing to Baltimore. of whose reputation as
a grain center he had heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
NEW YORK BANK CLEARANcEs

NEW YORK. December 14.-The state
ment of clearing house banks for the
week shows that the banks hold $40 1O1,-
175 less than the requirements of the %
per cent reserve rule. This is an increase
of So 109.175 in the proportionate cash re-
serve. as compared with last week. The
statement follows:
Loans, s1.175,027, 900; decrease, s11, 1867, =
700
Deposits, 1856 49,. 900; decrease $685.
500.
Circulation. sss. 9a7. 900; increase, s., $50,
500.
Legal tenders. s4945o.ooo; increase,
$3.50, 200.
Specie. SIT. 165 800: increase, s3.276 600.
Reserve, s226 615. 800; increase, S4,11g,-
800.
Reserve required, s266, TIC, AIS; decrease,
81, 906,3I5.
Deficit. $40, 1O1 .175; decrease, Sc. 1Oa, 175.
Ex-Cnited States deposits, S2O,924, $50;
decrease, Sc, 4s7. $50.
Money on call. nominal Time loans
quiet: sixty days, II, and ninety days, 10
to j. per cent; six months, to 8 per
cent.
Close: Prime mercantile paper, 7as per
cent. Sterling exchange. firm, with act
ual business in bankers bills at 4S5. Goa
1870 for demand. and at 40 75a4SO for
sixty-day bills. Commercial bills, 479 25a
1880. Bar silver. 537s Mexican dollars,
43. Government bonds, steady. Railroad
bonds. easy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
WRATHY AT MRS. GREEN.
Chicago Suburb Sore Because She
Refuses to Support improvements.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHICAGO. December 14.-Gage Park is
up in arms against Mrs. Hetty Green,
and a concerted movement is under way
to force her to loosen the strings of her
purse. The wrath of the suburb comes
through her efforts to prevent the instaila-
ton of a sewer system.
Recent heavy rains have converted the
town into modern Venice. boats in a
number of instances being required for
TRANSPORTATION between homes. and the
suburbanites hold Mrs. Green account
able. They will go into court today, it
was said. in an attempt to force action on
the Western avenue sewer system, the
building of which has been held up for
nearly fifteen years.
Mrs. Green owns a large tract of land
which lies vacant and unlmproved except
for a few farmhouseS. and gathers the
great quantities of water which flow
north and east, flooding Gage Park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices from l cent to
cents higher.
EGGS.-Nearby fresh Virginia. 31a32
West Virginia and southwest Virginia,
3Oa31; Tennessee. 2Sa29; North Caro-
lima. 2sa29: cold-storage. 19a2O.
BUTTER.-Creamery, fancy. 29ka3O.
Western. f'rsts. 2sa29; seconds. 24a23.
Process. fancy. 26a27; fair to good. ga
%. Store-packed, fresh. 19a2O.
CHEEsE.-New York state factory.
new, large, 161ka17.
POULTRY.-Chickens spring, per 1b..
1oa13: hens. per h., 10a11; ROSTERS. per
lb, Z; keats. per lb.. IL; turkeys. toms,
per lb., baby: hens. per h., 13a13 Y
Ducks, per h.. 10a11.
DRESSED POULTRY.-Hens. choice,
per lb., 11a12: roosters, per h.. 7as;
chickens, per h., 12a14; ducks, per h..
toms. per h., IA.
VEGETABLES. - Potatoes, per Dbl,
No. /, 200; per bu.,. 70a75; No. .. per Dbl,
75a1 90; sweet potatoes per Dbl, 2.O0a
400: turnips, per box, 40: per boil, 1875;
rutabagas. per bbl., 1:25a20o; cucum-
Dbl. 200; per bu.. 80: peppers. Fla. per
carrier. 1.O0a2. 90: cabbage. per hundred,
2OOa4.OO; caulif1ower, per Dbl, 3.00a4 90;
kale, per Dbl. 50a75: spinach, per Dbl.
LOCAL So eggplant. per crate. 1.5oa1.75:
beans, Fla. per basket. 2.00asoo: new
beets, per bunch, 4a6; lettuce, Fla, per
basket, 1.0Oa2.75; okra, per carrier. 800;
celery. per bunch. 4Oa6O; Brussels
sprouts. per OF. dOalo; tomatoes. Fla
per crate, 2.5Oa4.OO; parsley, New Or
leans, per bunch, ..
2.5Oa5.0O: oranges. Fla. per box. 2.5Oa
$50; grape fruit, per crate. 3.0Oa450;
tangerines, per strap. 3.50a4.5u: Sat-
sumas, per strap. S00a4.0O; pineapples,
Fla, per crate. 3.OOa4.00. Grapes, Ca
tawba, 5-lb. basket. 13a15: 10lb. basket.
1SaoO; Keifer pears, per Dbl. 4.0Oa5O0;
cranberries, per box. 1.75a2. so; per bbl.,
7.OOa9.O0.
HAY AND sTRAw-Hay. western.
No. 1, 1s.50a195O; No. ., 17.5Oa1sOO;
mixed. 16O0a17.00. Straw. rye bundle,
i45oa15,Oo; rye. MACHINE thrash. 9O0a
$50; wheat. 6.50a7.0O; oat straw, per
ton, 9.OOa9.50.
DRESSED MEAT.-Pork, small and
neat. per cwt, 100: large. 6.5Oa7.O0
LIVE STOCK.-Cattle, extra. per
cwt. 800; butcher, per cwt., 4.GOa4. 30 !;
ordinary. per cwt., 2.5Oa3OO Hogs. per
cwt., gross 5OOa5.25. Sheep. per ID. 3a4 !;
lambs, choice, 6La7 Calves. choice. per
prime, fresh. each. 40.ooa5oOO common
each, 20.OOa30.00.
BEEF CUTs.-Ribs. No. I, per Ib., IS;
No. .. IL; No. 3. TO-. Rounds, No /. per
lb., 10: No. 2. o: No. 3. {. Loins. No 1,
per h., IA; No. ., II; No. 3, 10. Chucks,
No l, per h., sls: No. .. Z; No. 3. g.
WOOL AND HIDES-WooI washed,
free of burrs, per h., %; unwashed, 1sa
II. Hides, green. per lb., 5; green salt
ed. q; dry. Gall. Sheepskins. green
each, 5ea75: dry. 25a60. Mink. each.
q OOaJ 90: raccoon, 25a9O; red fox lisa
l75: skunk, 25a1.OO; opossum, 1Oa2O
gray fox, 3[a60; muskrat, 12a2o; musk
rat kits, >: rabbit skins, l.. Calfskins,
green, each, 1.0Oa1.25: dry flint hides,
per lb., 8; dry sailed hides. g.
GRAIN-Wheat. s4a06. Corn shelled
old. white, 69a71; yellow, 10; new. 57a
6O;' new. ear. 2.75a3.OO. Oats, western
white. No . 55a57; mixed. 53aJj. Bran
per ton. 2s,OOa30.00. MiddlinSs. Ier ton,
2S.00a3U.0O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE cotton
market opened steady at an advance OF
1a4 points, which was not considered as
good as due on the cables. At first there
was some hesitation owing to the indispo-
sition to enter into fresh commitments at
the weekend and desire on the part
of local professionals to get clue to the
immediate attitude of the leading inter
ests. but as there was no sign of impor-
tant bull support offerings increased, and
during the middle of the morning prices
were about to points net lower. There
was some selling by wire and commission
houses. accompanied by rumors of easier
southern spot markets.
Futures opened steady: January, 1897;
March, lib; April. 11.16; May. lib;
June, Ills bid; July, I'LL; August Of
fered. 1890.
Futures closed steady. Closing bids: De-
cember. 11.52; January. 1892; February,
1899; March, 11.09a April, I'LL; May,
Ills; June, 11.12; July, lilo; August,
1875.
Spot closed steady; middling uplands
12.10; middling gulf, 1875. Sales, 12.
bales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
ROADS PLAN BIG LAY-OFF.
Wholesale Reduction in Forces for
Dull Season South.

GALVESTON, Tex. December 14.-It
was announced yesterday that between
the LIST and 10Th of January. one of the
roads in the southwest will lay off II 600
men for an indefinite period AS if by
concerted action come the reports from
the following roads that owing to the de-
creases in traffic il will be necessary to
curtail expenses: Frisco Rock Island,
Southern Pacific lines. Texas and Pacific
Cotton Belt. Santa Fe. Houston and Tex
as Central. International and Great North
ern. the katy and the Fort Worth and
Denver. These reductions will effect ev-
cry branch of railroading from watchmen
to operating forces The officials say they
believe the dull season will last but a few
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
Irregular Rather Than Weak
Tone Marked Dealings.
LONDON DULL AND HEAVY
Foreign Houses Moderate Sellers in
Local Transactions.
COVERING OF THE SHORTS
New York Central and Sugar Re-
fning Under Pressure-Heavy
TT
LONDON DULL AND HEAVY
COVERING OF THE SHORTS

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. December 14.-There were
no reasons OF novelty for the continued
heaviness Of the stock market this morn
ing and. in fact. it's tone might correctly
be described as irregular rather than
actually weak.
The London market was likewise dull
and heavy and foreign houses were mod
crate sellers in the local dealings, the
dividend establishments including that OF
the Atlantic Coast Line, having, accord
ing to private cable advices, created a
disagreeable impression on the other side.
Some selling of Louisville and Nashville
was referred distinctly to the develop
ment in question.
New York Central and Sugar Refining
again showed the most persistent pres
sure. There was nothing of novelty to be
adduced in connection with the dealings
in either stock but the close approach
of the dividend declaration on New York
Central was again referred to in connec-
ton with the dealings in that security.
Rallying Support.
Union and Southern Pacific were heavy
in the early part of the business session,
probably because of the October state
ment of those companies, but both stocks
showed a certain amount of rallying pow
err. Reading was comparatively steady.
Quite heavy and concentrated selling was
conducted in United States Steel common,
but that stock again showed an effective
degree of support
AS has been the case since the post
ponement of the publication of the bank
statement until the close of business
there has been little conjecture with re-
gard to the probable showing of that
document.
Such rallies as the market showed from
time to time seemed to be caused mainly
by the covering of short contracts in
duced by considerations of protection and
almost unbroken decline of the past seven
DAYS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, December 14.-WHEAT-
Quiet spot contract. o719a97a4: spot No. red
western. 99a99H; December. 971aa97ai Janu-
airy, 99a99A; May, 1861; steamer No. . red,
931s a93&: receipts. 67159 bushels: exports,
40. coo bushels; southern grade. 931.a9S.
CORN-Strong; old spot mixed. 661aa66a4: new
mixed. 607sa81 old No. white. 6Gha66%; De-
eember. 6615aG6s.: year 6o7sa61: January, eliza
81: February. 62A March. 62Ia; steamer mixed,
567sa57: receipts. 46, O61 bushels.
OATS-Firm; No. white. 55a561a; No. 5
white. 53a56; No. mixed, 53a54; receipts,
1872 bushels
RYE-Firm No. 9 western export. s6aS7.
HAY-Quiet. unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Dull unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, December Ion the stock
exchange here today American securities
opened heavy. owing to the bear attacks
II Wall street. New York Central was
weak on fears of a reduced dividend.
Later the market improved. and prices
generally advanced TO above parity. The
lose was steady. Canadian Pacific and
jrsnd Trunk were dull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
Alaskan Bank Suspends.

SEATTLE, Wash. December 1.-THE
Fairbanks Banking Company of Fair
banks. Alaska; closed its doors yesterday
on account OF a lack of currency. The
officials state that the suspension is tenn
porary. and the bank Will surely reopen
in the spring at the latest The assets of
the institution are stated by the Officials
to be 100000 in excess of the liabilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
Shooting of Mexicans.

Ell PASO, Tex, December 14.-R. T.
Conlon, mining man who arrived here
last night. denies the truth of The tele-
gram telling of the arrest of Paymaster
White of Greene's mines for shooting
three MeXicans. He said that White was
only witness to the killing and that he
had been held pending the investigation
by the authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIMRPoOL. December 14.-Closing-
CottdAespot in EaiE' demand; prices I
points aver: American middling fair. sol
good mISdins, SIS; middling, 6.31; low
misdliuK $50; good ordinary, 5.57; ordi-
paD-57.
The sales of the day were 10000 bales
j of which 1000 were for speculation and
export, and/fneluded 5000 American. Re-
ceipts, Ia 20 bales, including 20, 800 Amer
fefn.
Futures opened steady and closed very
steady. American niiddling &. @. c., De-
cepaber. $50; December-January. $50;
Janaary-F ebruary, 3.92; February March,
5.93;s March-Apri, 5.e4: April-May, 5.941s
May-June. 5a5: June-July. 59i1a; July
August, 5.911z; August-September, 5.1S1a;
September-Octoher, a9S1s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
Government Recetpts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption, s5O6,415. Government re-
ceipts from internal revenue, s1,O67 964 !;
customs. s722,212; miscellaneous, SOL
S24. Expenditures, S1,990.OOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
Small Fortune Waits a Girl,

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE surro-
gate of Nassau county has s5.377 for Flo
retta Whaley. but he does not know where
the girl is. She has been missing for sew
eral months. when Rev. Jere X. Cook,
rector of ST. Georges Episcopal Church
of Hemstead. L. l.. also disappeared. The
little fortune is the girls share of her
fathers estate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

Hev. Thomas VI. Preble. oldest reside mt
" Somerville. Mass. was found dead in
BED yesterday. Death was due to old
,se and general breaking down. When
young man he was ordained as Bap-
list minister. but later became an Ad-
Sentist
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

Burglars broke into the house of Mrs
Helen Reilly. widow. Jersey City. yes
terday. and carried off trunk with 5000
In cash that Mrs. Reilly had recently
taken from banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-Washing-
ton Rwy. and Elec. As, 81. 900 at 80.
Capital Traction, 10 at 100.
Washington Rwy. and Elec COM, 80 at %.
Mitchell Mining. 100 at q. 100 at a. 50 at T.
After call-Capital Traction. 10 at 122.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers. 1919 F street. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
STOCK Exchange and Chicago Board of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
THE FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS. December 14.-Closing: Three
ser cent rentes. 90 francs 1212 centimes for
he account.
Exchange on London, - francs 20 CEN
lines for checks.
BERLIN. December 4-Exchange on
london. 20 marks "A pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short bills. 81 per cent
.hree months bills, IA per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by E. R. Chapman & Co. C. B.
Chapman, manager). members New York Stock
Exchange, 1901 Z st. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

Rar silver. STEADY. 25Isd per ounce.
Money. 3a4 per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short hills is q per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
three month bills is 5Tsa6 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

The directors of the Merchants Trans
fer and Storage Company have just de-
clared the regular sem1-annual dividend
of 2h per cent Books for the transfer
of stock will be closed from December Is
to January - inclusive