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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

A parcels post would make ev.
cry rural free delivery route self.
supporting, and would result in
thousands of additional free de.
liveries.
Think of your express bills, and
then consider what foreign coun-
tries have done.
Austria-Hungary sends 1l:pound
parcels 10 miles for 6 cents, further
distances for 10 cents. Great
Britain sends II pounds for 25
cents. France sends % pounds for
% cents. Switzerland sends IL
pounds for s cents, and as much
as A pounds for 33 cents.
Our express companies charge
ga cents for 4 pounds. Our post
office at present sends four pounds
for 16 cents.
Postmaster General Meyer is not
planning to do everything in a.
minute. He is willing to make
haste slowly. He is willing to limit.
his parcels post to 10 pounds orr
even t' 5 pounds But he wants
to male a beginning.
And the people are the ones who
will save the money.-Gazette.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

Japanese and Chinese in Van
couver arm against possible new
riots. The last ones reported to
have been carefully planned.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

Crop reporting board of the De-
partment of Agriculture shows con.
ditions of corn to be S0.2 per cent,
wheat TIL and oats 65.5.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-09-19

Railroads petition Commission
to change rules governing concen-
trationof cotton at congresses, be.
ing lequest for the shipper to
insure.
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FINANCE AND TRADE IN
MARKETS OF THE WORLD
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. November 0.-The market
closed steady with prices net unchanged
to four points lower. Estimated receipts
at the ports today $1,000 bales against
IS. 40 last week and 8S,O27 last year. For
the week 10000 bales against 33.eT6
last week and 413.34l last year Today's
receipts at New Orleans 10,062 bales
against 1914 last year. and at Houston
7.eAs bales against 15.1os last year.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL, November s-Closins:
Cotton, spot quiet; prices seven points
lower: American middiins fair, 9. 20; good
mddling. e.o4: middling. 5-84: low mid
ding. 5.22: good ordinary. sos; ordinary.
AS. The sales OF tn eday were 5000
bales. Of which 500 were for speculation
and export, and included 1900 American
Receipts, 1000 bales. including 1900
American. Futures opened easier and
closed quiet November. 5.5s: November
December, 5.51h; December-January,
5:51h: January-February. 5.51h; kebru-
go; March-April. 5.521:
April and May. 5.53; May--une. 553;
June-July, $50. and July-August. 5231.
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REMARKABLE CONDITIONS.
Steel Companies Broke All Records
for OUTPUTS


CLEVELAND. Ohio. November Gre
some remarkable conditions Although
for q number Of weeks new business has
been reduced to a very small volume, sta
tisttcs of production for the past month
show that seldom In the history of the
trade have such large tonnases been turn
ed out. For example. the American
Bridge Company, the largest producer Of
structural material, turned out 6O.0Oo tons
last month. but cold only one-third of
that amount The great plants Of the
United States Steel Corporation at Chica-
go and Pittsburg made surprising records.
The Carnegie Steel Company. for example,
broke fifteen records at its various plants.
The Illinois Steel Company not only broke
all it's previous records, but did 50 in
every individual department in all three
works. South Chicago Milwaukee and Jo-
liet. Even moro surprising than all Of
these was the blast furnace production
for October. which. according to the sta
tistis Of the Iron Trade Review. reached
a new high point in the history Of the
trade. the production being 2.o52 $50 tons.
compared with the largest previous out
put. $50 tons. in May of this year.
In other words, the production for Oc-
tober was at the rate OF about 2S, OO0. 900
tons a year. The statistics for November
will doubtless tell a vastly different story.
Many sheet and tin plate mills have been
closed. and the sheet bar mills Of tina steel
corporation at Columbus and Bellaire are
idle. The corporation now has twenty
one blast furnaces out OF commission and
independent concerns are curtaaftnE their
production. hence It may be confidently
expected that the output Of both pig Iron
and finishing materials will BE- much
smaller this month than for any month OF
tbs year.
This policy IL believed by men in the
iron trade to be wise ono. as Il win
prevent Generalization IN prices. which
up to date have been maintained remark
ably well.
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0A STATE THOIIE LIN Els.
Comment Over Withdrawal Of Head
Of New Haven Road.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. November O.
The withdrawal Of President Mellen of
the New York New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company from all official con-
nection with the Massachusetts trolley
companies held by the New England In
vestment and Securities Company of Bos-
ton Is interpreted here as a step to
strengthen the legal position Of the latter
corporation in any litigation against the
control by the New Haven company Of
the street railway corporations in ques-
ton.
The New Haven company has from the
first held that the Boston corporation. as
voluntary association, has a legal right
to hold those Massachusetts, trolley prop
critics which were some time ago trans
ferred to It. 1t is also thought that the
situation has some come ction with the
pending investigation by the federal au-
thorities OF the question of the New
Haven company's right to acquire rival
lines.
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MANCHESTER CLOTH MARKET.

MANCHESTER, Eng, November o.
The weeks business in the cloth market
was only moderate. owing to the unset
tied conditions OF the cotton market and
the rise in the discount rate Of the Bank
OF England. Indian { frers generailycam ebc-
low the manufacturers ideas. and some
contracts are said to have been cancelled.
but on the other hand sales were reported
for Singapore and Pombay at the late
rates. China took a few light cloths, but
in other directions business was quiet.
In yarns there was limited trade at
the late rates, American cops medium
to fine. maintained their recent strength,
but concessions occasionally were made In
order to move the output of inferior sorts.
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THE FoRE1aN MARKETS.

LONDON. November e.-The stock ex-
change week just concsuded has been re-
markabie for the comparative steadiness
Of the markets generally in the face Of
tho per cent discount rate Of the Bank
Of England. such q level not having been
reached for thirty-fve years. 1t was fol-
lowed by an advance in all the CONT
mental bank rates. The American demand
advances. as the reserve Of the bank here
with the prospects Of further Withdrawals
the authorities had to take action In Or
der to attract gold to replace the metal
sent to America.
The assistance rendered By the Bank of
France helped the situation materially
and dealers report a gradually broaden
ing investment business in various direc-
lions. the low level Of values proving at
tractive. to the benefit not only Of home
rails but Of certain American rails and
South African mines.
Another cheerful influence was the set
Element Of the railway dispute by the in
PREVENTION of the president Of the board
of trade. though the smallness of the
speculative account open had much to do
with the prevalent calmness. Moderate
setbacks naturally followed the advances
in the bank rates here and abroad, while
lHo ldhuIo VI d OlSCOOHl lOuSe last week
and the consequent marketing of bank
rupt securities had a temporary depress-
ing effect, but the week finished firm,
with consols unchanged at 81 after touch
ing SIN.
Americans P7ove4 les demoralized than
of late and show q slight advance on 80
week. an exception being Canadian Pa
cific, which was liquidated largely on
German account, owing to the rise In the
bank rates. and shows a net loss OF s
points. There was fair investment buying
in the American section. both for English
and continental account. The tone was
improved yesterday by cheering rumors
from the United States.
Money Is getting scarce and call loans
easily commanded Az to per cent, while
discounts after the adjustment of the
bank rate were dealt in more freely at
shade under per cent.
BERLIN. November 9.-Prices on the
bourse today opened strong upon the
tone Of the market yesterday at New
York. and the advices from other west
ern bourses. Pennsylvania rose ~ points.
Prices partly reacted later
PARIS. November 9.-Prices on the
bourse today. after an irregular opening,
weakened, owing to the continued uneasi-
ness regarding the monetary stringency.
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seen. They understand that the roads
have been Obliged to cut down or delay
improvements for the time being. but
their common sense tells them that earn
maintain dividends. The suspension Of
work on the railroads affects only the
ability OF the companies to earn more
money on an enlarged volume of traffic.
inadequate to take care OF the business
continuously offered. Inability to get the
capital necessary to keep the railroads
abreast OF the country 10 to the embar
rassment Of the people vastly moro than
it 10 to the railroads. With increased
facilities the people could get quicker and
better service and do a great deal more
business.
Attacks on corporation c edit are reacting
on the community at large. It IL proving
sponsibis for the attacks AZ well as the
railroads. It II proving to be like man
trying to paraiySe his legs as q prelimi-
nary to effective pedestrianism. You can't
do good work. The railroads are the
arms and the legs Of the people.
4
The part played BY the newspapers in
restoring confidence 10 only dinly under
stood. They have been acting In concert
with the banking and business interests
In minimizing the bad features of a dan
gerous situation and in contributing to
good feeling in every way possible. They
have had enough news material to have
kept the community and the entire coun-
try ablazs with excitement and fear. The
great mass OF this went into the waste
basket instead Of into type. To a very
considerable extent this course Of action
was dictated by motives of self-preserva-
ton. but the work accomplished was none
md doh
It would have been within the power
Of the newspapers to have literally wreck
ed the entire business community by SIM
ply printing the news. but such a course
would have been suicidal and would have
reacted on the publications. The wiser
course was taken and business men
throughout the length and breadth OF
the land owe to the newspapers a debt of
gratitude Without the active co-opera-
ton of the press the efforts of all the
Morgans and the Rockefellers and the
Corteiyous would have been futile.
Canned interviews bolstering up courage
are quite the thing The columns of the
newspapers are full Of them. They are
welcome and do their share in putting
nerve into the backbone.
Buying and selling Of shares OF, mar
gins is again being INDUCED In with mod
Grafton. For a week or more commission
houses turned down business of this kind
except where they had to take care of
customers Of long standing who insisted
on being allowed to stay in the game.
The plungers were barred out, however.
and given no show whatever for inlulg-
ing In their favorite propensity.
~
John w. Gates comes back a rank bull
on the stock market. He says that not in
a generation has Wall street been so full
Of bargains. 1t will not be surprising II
he makes more in the next year on the
bull side of stocks than he has lost in the
last three years. When Mr.. Gates is
right he is very. very right.
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GOLD ENGAGEMENTS.

NEW YORK. November 9.-The Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce today an
nounced an additional engagement of
$37J.OOO gold for import. This brings
the total engagements for the present
movement to $40 100000.
The total known gold engagements
passed the $50. DOC. 900 mark today when
Lazsrd Freres announced that ti.ey had
secured an additional $l.Oo0.0O8 in gold
in Europe. This makes the total for
the movement $50 $3.50. 900. OF which
Lazard Freres have engaged So 30 900.
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NEW YORK SPECIE.

NEW YORK. November e.-Imports Of
specie at the port Of Now York for tho
week ending today were $70.%41 silver
and 81. 272, 752 gold.
Imports of merchandise and dry goods
at the port OF New York for the week
ending November were ISL. eSs. Elk
ports Of specie from the port Of New
York for the week ending today were
1897 $40 silver and no gold
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10

NEW YORK. November 0.-Mstal mar
kets were moro or less nominal today in
the absence Of cables. Tin was quiet at
80 2oa30. 90: copper remained weak In tone
with lake quoted 13. 75a14.OO: electrolytic
at 13.5Oa13.75 and casting at 13.25al3 80.
Lead was unchanged at A5OaA75. and
spelter at 5.l0a52 Is. Iron was reported on
the quiet at recent prices
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SEEK STOCK BARGAINS
FOREIGN PURCHASERS LOOK
ING FOR INVESTMENTS.

NEW YORK, November "a financial
force that will furnish a mighty uplift of
no mean measure to the monetary situa-
ton throughout the United States may
be reckoned to make itself felt within the
near future when European investors, &C
cording to views expressed today by in
ternationai banking houses. are expected
to come to the New York market and
purchase standard securities who's, prices
have been forced to low levels by urgent
liquidation.
Purchasers OF American securities on a
large scale Of foreign investment spells
further gold imports of large proportions.
and the opinion was freely expressed to-
day that millions would soon be poured
into New York in payment for securities
purchased at the present levels Arbi-
TRACE houses already report purchases of
an investment character by English
houses. and as the situation clears these
purchases will increase. England and the
continent bought largely OF American
securities last March when the local mar
ket was suffering from severe decline
and arbitrage brokers now say that bar
gain hunters abroad are again nibbling
at good American securities.
We are going to have some features Of
1893 over again, said a member of an
international banking house today. Aft
er the storm came the calm in that year
and while we were adjusting ourselves TO
a new order of affairs the European in
weston came into our market and bought
heavily of our stocks, which did more
than anything else tn bring needed gold
to our shores.
Foreign Gold Expected.
The storm center Is now behind us
and purcha for foreign account will
soon help swell our credit abroad and
prevent cessation Of gold imports. l have
London advices that many English insti-
tuttons are dsposing Of English and
Argentine rails in proportion for invest
ment In this market. A monetary strin-
gency brought about by an excess of
prosperity can never be provocative Of con-
tinued d:strust Of our institutions. and
with a clearing situation the capital of
Europe will find its way here for invest
ment when the yield on the investment
Is greater than in any financial market
In the world
English houses are said to be bare OF
American securities; which were sold here
last summer according to reports made by
arbit-age houses here today, and these
houses may now be considered as prob
able purchasers of the very securities
which they sold many points higher than
present prices
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Collegiate Alumnae Association.

BOSTON, November 9.-The last meet
Ing Of the quarter-centennial convention
of the Association Of Collegiate Alumnae,
which has been in session here during the
past five days, was held today in Hotel
Somerset Much Of the time was con-
sumed in the consideration OF business re-
ferred to the convention for action by the
executive committee. Most important OF
the proceedings was the announcement of
election Of officers for the coming year,
which was followed by an Introduction OF
tho ofhcers to the convention by the pres
ent president, Mrs. e. p. Moore of st.
Louis, Mo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-10
New Haven Bond Issue.

NEW YORK. November Can issue of
6 per cent debenture bonds convertible
into stock was authorized by the board
of directors OF the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
today. The bonds will have a OAR value
OF slcO and will be issued In the proper
ton of one bond for each three shares
of stock Already held. The oflcial state
ment of the Intention to issue bonds was
made today following a meeting Of the
directors in this city No mention was
made OF the proposed stock ISSUE
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Currency Transfer.

NE" YORK. November 9.--The sub
treasury today transferred for banks
$4,000. Two hundred and thirty FIVE
thousand dollars went to San Fran
cisco. $1,000 to Chicago and $4,000
in small lots to other points On the
arrival of gold which has been engaged
abroad by banks in other cities 1t will
be transferred through the subtreasury
to its destination.
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Torpid Conditions Marked the
Weekend Dealings.
NO INCENTIVE TO ACTIVITY
Bank Statement Exhibit FOR Only
Five Days.
THE PREMIUM FOR CURRENCY
Features of the Days transactions
Gold Engagements - Large
Transfers for the Interior.
NO INCENTIVE TO ACTIVITY
THE PREMIUM FOR CURRENCY

NEW YORK November 9.-The decision
20 withhold the publication Of the bank
statement until after the close OF the
stock market deprived 1t of what Is
usually the sole incentive to activity in
tie Saturday short session. The con-
sequence torpid market and an in
consequential drift Of prices.
The financial situation made further
progress today toward the resumption OF
normal conditions. Gold was engaged to
bring thu total fOr this movement UP to
more than SIt.Oo0tU0, an unprecedented
acquisition of the yellow metal IN the his
tory of New York finance. The bank
statement was more favorable than had
been expected, showing a loss OF but 81
$4,000 in the banks cash holdings, and
the stock market was firm, most of the
active shares showing advances on the
Gay trading.
The bank statement does not show the
5ull benefits of the gold received from
London. as the statement is ca culated on
basis of averages for each day of the
week. and the greater part Of the gold
was received late the week. Thus
statement of the condition of the banks
at the close of business today would show
their cash supplies to be much large than
under the average system of computa-
tons.
Next week there Will be more arrivals
OF gold and all of that received this
week will figure for the full week. so
that next weeks statement is expected to
show large gains In reserve
Notable advances were made by the &C
tive shares in the stock market during
the week today's final sales showing
higher prices as follows:
aion Pacific. 21a; United States Steel,
Il; United States Steel preferred "a
Reading AS. pennsylvania Az. Northern
Pacific Ia: New York Central 2ts; Mis-
souri, Pacific. ia, Great Northern, 2A;
St. Paul, rs. American Sugar. 3.
Additional Gold Engagements.
The additional gold engagements made
this week must figure In the same way in
extension OF loans subject to liquidation
on the arrival OF gold. How far the new
issues OF clearing house certificates and
the transfer OF loans from trust COM
panies to banks may figure in the loan
item are purely conjectural. There was
a stffening OF the premium paid for cur
rency today.
feature was the further large trans
fers of currency to the interior, repre-
senting. II Is believed. the forwarding to
It's destination OF the gold import ar
rivals
The New York clearing house banks
estimate that gross shipments of cur
rency made by them to out OF town points
This week amounted to s21 100, 900; last
week they were s22O00.OOO. and the pre-
the three weeks of $4,000. 900
Bonds were steady. Total sales OAR
value, 81 1871 900
United States IS advanced / the 3s Z
and the Is per cent in the bid price on
call during the week.
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New Orleans Stock Exchange.

NEW ORLEANS. November 9-Ths
New Orleans Stock Exchange will sus-
pend business for another week. in COM
plance with the request Of the New Or
leans Clearing Hous, Association. The
Louisiana Stock Exchange failed to take
any action this afternoon. but issued a
call for special meeting Monday morn
ing to decide whether or not to remain
closed Both exchanges have already been
closed for two weeks
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Omaha Situation Improved.

OMAHA. Neb., November e-The
financial situation in Omaha has i'm
proved to such an extent that the
Brandeis Bank OF Omaha Is now paying
all depositors cash in full on all checks
drawn against that bank. as well as
cash in full on New York drafts when
presented by a deposition.
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FINANCIAL.

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD-
ers OF the Claysvfiie Telephone Company will
be held at the offices OF the Federal Charter
Co.. 45 Met1erott bldg, on the eth day Of De-
cember, 1907. at am. for voting upon reso-
buttons for dissolution. By order Of the Board
OF Trustees.
J. T. BEBoUT. President.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD-
ers Of the Diamond Tree Culture Co. will be
held at 45 MetEerott bldg. Washington. d. G.,
the 9th day Of December. 1907. at 3 pm.
for voting upon resolutions for dissolution. BY
order Of the Board of Trustees
DR.. D. p ROBBINS, President.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLM
ers Of the Allen Rug Weaving and Carpet
Cleaning Co. will be held at Il Metzerott bldg
Washington. D. c., on the 9th day Of Deem
Der, 1907. at pm. for voting upon resolutions
for dissolution. BY order of the Board Of
Trustees. W. B. ALLEN. President.
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Wins Fight Against Grain Men.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Novembe o.
The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
has won its fight against siE%-a flade-
pendent grain companies which were &C.
cused of stealing the chamber quotations
In a swee ping order made public today
Judge S. c. Brooks has enjoined sixteen
companies from getting, posting, using
or disseminating" the quotations.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK. November 9.-The Dig
goods market was steadIer today w&A
prices on some cottons. silks and dress
goods showing q downward tendency.
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Surgeon George T. Tyler. jr.. OF the
United States army. who IL stationed at
West Point. 10 visiting his parents, Rev
DR.. and Mrs. George T. Tyler. at the dis
trict parsonage of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South. on Fairmont avenue.