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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-02
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS

After a holiday covering two business
days and two non dies, the stock ex
change met today for the first time since
the close of the session on wednesday
last. The interval had been marked oS
an advance of considerable consequence IL
the general stock market. although tbs
gain in the upward movement on Satur'
day in the New York market was lost In
the first hour Of today on that exchange
The influence of the outside market wal
local market. and 1t was evident that the
construction placed on what had happened
elsewhere was that it meant substantial
upward movement
The level of the prices. as we'll as the
character of the trading was the same Q,
on Wednesday. and on the day or so pre-.
vious. in the case Of some OF the bonds
the figures reflected the passing Of the
interest period and the demand for them
was fairly good at the prevailing level
The same was true OF some of the stocks
but the buying was. as usual, in broker
lots.
the practice of buying on margins has
not as yet been resumed, ana ia coESe'
Guence all the securities that change
hands on the local exchange represent
cash buying. The revival Of interest IL
buying is only recent, of course and hat
not as yet reached any large proportions
1t has not affected prices except perhaps
holding them steady.
In some cases there has been IN ad'
vance, such as has occurred in Merge n
tha!er. fo- which today the bid rose te
was 1881. while the asking price WAS 100
slight advance was made also In the
bid fol- Mitchell Mining stock. as the bic
was % instead OF Y. as was recorded Sat
urday.
The stockho' ders arc receiving just now
loan of 20 cents on each share, In ords,
that the company may have the n1oney
to meet demands which come due the
aarly part of this month.
After The call. hundred shares Of
Mitchell were taken at Y. which was the
asking price during the call. and marked
a recent high record for that stock. The
construction placed upon the .cdon Of
this stock today Is that the letter asking
for loan from the stockholders Is looked
belief that the stockholders will comply
with this request, and that the company
will get the money.
1t seems probable. as soon as the gen.
eraI situation improves further, that some
or the plans tndt nave peSu SouciostoN
in regard to methods of doing business
and the bringing together Of various en-.
terprises will take a new lease on life
The fire insurance situation is one OF
drifting. but it is thought that the ulti'
mate goal will be reached in the neal
future when there will be an organfza'
ton here which will be competent t.
maintain rates and also peace.
One of the plans likely to receive con.
sidaration will be the formation OF q fire
underwriters association. which will be a
company organization. The membershir
will be confined to companies doing busi'
ness in the District.
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Gets Permit to Sell Book.

came from Washington state to this city
driving an OK team. and riding in a
prairie schooner to interest the President
and the people in a national highway
alpng the Oregon trail. was arrested Sat
urday evening for selling his book "On
the Trail'' on the public thoroughfares
without q license. He was given permits
sion by the Commissioners today to sell
his book on Sd street, short distance
north Of Pennsylvania avenue.
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd. December 2-WHEAr.
Firm; spot contract. 1ooxaloo%; spot Ne red
western. 102a1o21t: December, 100ssai0ok jan
e7aS7h; receipts 1869 bushels; southern By
sample. 91aa3: southern on grade, S7as1h
CORN-Ffrmer; old spot mixed. 64kaoo; new
spot mixed 62a62l4; No. 2 white. e4%a65; year.
e2ae24 January elaelA Eebsua az y Sl S.S.1s
OATS-Steady; No. 2 white. 5211a54; No. 8
white 5oa5s; No. mixed. 50a51; receipts. 6.98s
bushels.
ceipts. Q 147 bushels
HAY-Easier; No timothy, 1s.5oa1900; No.
1 clover mixed, 17.50a1S.00.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Dull; steamer to Liver.
pool. per busbel Sd OVERWHELMINGLY Cork for
orders, per quarter, d Sd DecemberJS puary.
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO, December 2-Trade in wheat
was light, and the market inclined to
weakness owing to an easier feeling in
the stock market. May, 1O27sa1O3ss.
Corn quiet: May. 55&a657s.
Oats steady, May. SIS
The provisions market was firm. Pork
was at l3.0oa13.O5; lard. 1855; ribs. sos.
Coverings by shorts caused rally later
in the day, and May sold up to 1895. but
the strength did not hold, and react on
carried the May option back to 1924. The
close was weak, with loss Of III to IL
cents. at 1922.
Covering by shorts and lack of Deem
Der deliveries strengthened the corn mar
ket. The high point touched by May was
3D. Late in the session, however. the mar
ket sagged with the weakness in whea !.
and the close was easy, with May a shade
CHICAGO, December 2.--Closing: Wheat
December. 953s; May, LOBE.
Corn--December, 547s: May, 557s
oats-Decamber, 49,; Nay, Fl
Pork--January, 1865; May, 1297ls.
Lard-Japuary. '7.77la: May. 7.7a.
Ribs-January. $50; May, 692k.
| RyG-Cash, so.
Bar.ey-Cash, S4d94.
| Timothy-Cash. 36Oa4.20.
| Ciover-Cash, 1l.oOa15.0o.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
! LIVERPOOL. December 2. - Wheat:
9]sd
Futures dull; March. SIS sgd,
! Corn: Spot quiet; prime mixed Ameri-
| can, 5s I'd. Futures quiet; January, IS
Sad.
Flour: Winter patents firm. Sis 3d.
ass. 'A N V |'' ''~' 0"''' 50
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. December 2.-The slackenins
tn the American demand for gold was
made evident today when the United
States took: only about one-half Of the
100000 offered en- the market. and this
In spite Of the fact that the price was
iXd lower. at It's to1sd. The Bank OF
England took the balance
BERLIN. December 2.-Exchange on
London, 20 marks b3a pfennigs for
checks
Discount rates-short bills. On per cent
three months bills, per cent.
PARIS, December 2.-closing: Three
per cent rentes, 95 francs as confines for
account
Exchange on London, IS francs 2o,s
centimes for checks.
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Government Securities.
Gold Enlargement,

NEW YORK. December Am engage
ment of 81 100000 gold abroad for import
to the United States was announced to-
day by Lazard Freres. This makes total
engage ments OF S31. 900 since the pres
ent movement began.
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Closing Quotations.

Closing Quotations.
At the close of the stock market the
following stocks had changed in price
since above quotations. th-re being no
change in balance of the closing quota
tons:
Amalgamated Copper, 52ls.
American Car and Foundry. 2S1s.
American Locomotive, pfd, Ssh.
American Smelling, 1855.
American Sugar. 1O7A.
American Tob. pfd., 691a.
Anaconda, 1885.
Baltimore and Ohio, S33s.
Canadian Pacific, 1924.
c. c. G. & st. L., SIS.
Chesa peake and Ohio, 2S1..
Chicago Great Western s.
Chicago, Mil. and st. Paul, 1O15s.
Chicago and N. W., 1857
Colorado Fuel and Iron, 49,.
Consolidated Gas, 931s
Corn Products pfd.. So
Delaware & Hudson, 139
Distillers'- Securities, 42h.
Erie common, 1876.
Erie I'd pfd., 252l.
Great Northern pfd., 117N.
international Paper. 9A.
Louisville & Nashville. a41a.
Mexican Central, Il.
Mo-. Kansas and Texas, pfd., SO,
NJ. s. P. and S. S. NJ. 75k.
National Lead, ~.
New York Air Brake 641s.
New York Central. 97B.
n. Y. Ontario and Western, 32%.
Northern Pacific, ia.
Pennsylvania r. R., liz.
Peoples Gas of Chicago, IT'S.
Pressed Steel Car, 1871.
Reading. 1885.
Republic Steel and Iron. pfd., 6o%
Rock Island. COM, 14N.
s. L. and San Fran, I'd pfd., 2915.
st. Louis S.W., Dfd., 301s.
Southern Pacific .73S.
Southern Railway, IL.
Toledo. ST Louis & West, 49,
Toll. st. L. & West, pfd.. 32&.
Union Pacific. 1T.
Z. S. rubber, 49,
U. S. Rubber. pfd., 701r.
u. s. Steel, 281H.
L. S. Steel. pfd., Sta.
Wabash, 81.
Wabash, pfd.. IL.
Wooden Goods, IA.
BONDS.
Rock Island is, 60A.
United States Steel 5s, 81
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Fire Causes Small Damage.

Fire caused about $50 damage in the
house Of Mrs. Mamie Kenner. 2lO8 9th
street northwest. this morning about
o'clock. No. engine company went to
the house and extnguished the blaze.
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THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, December 2.-Americaa Sc
curities opened weak at losses running
from 4 to 1ss below Saturdays New
York closing. Union Pacific and Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe led the de-
cline.
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THE COTTON MARKETS,

-,
markets opened steady at decline of Sail
points in response to disappointing Eng
fish cables, and after some irregularity
sold of to a net loss of 12a14 points on
the active months under realizing and
bear pressure. which was probably en-
couraged by the idea that the crop esti-
mate Of leading New Orleans authority
sounded bearish after the smaller figures
OF last week.
Al the decline. however, there was re-
newal OF Wall street bull support, and
during the middle Of the morning prices
rallied to within or s points OF Satur-
days finals, while in addition to the de-
mand from the bull party there was also
some covering by early sellers. The New
Orleans estimate referred to PLACED the
crop at 1l.625,0O0 bales, exclusive of
linters and repacks.
Futures opened steady. December, II %
bid; January. 1870: February, 1887;
March. 1898; April, 10.97a11; May, 1I.O1 !;
June. offered, Hoo: July, 1925; August,
After selling of to a net loss Of about
10 points on the active months, the mar
ket steadied UP 8 or points on covering
toward midday. when prices were 15 to IL
points net lower.
spo: market quiet: middling uplands.
i1.60. middling gulf, 11.S5.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
5000 bales, against 5,2a3 last week and
s4.370 last year. For the week 325 600
bales, against 333, 800 last week and 426,
$40 last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans 7.444 bales, against 2l,s57 last
year. and at Houston 11.615 bales, against
l6.7a4 last year.
Spot closed steady; middling upla nds,
t-3o; middling gulf, 12.o5: sales, $3.50
bales.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL, December 2.-Spot in in.
creased demand; prices unchanged
American middiing fair. en- good mid.
ding. 6.4l: middling. $40; low middling,
5.sI: good ordinary. SAB; ordinary. 4.s3.
The gales OF the day were 10000 bales
of which 1000 were for speculation and
export. and included 11,6O0 American
Receipts were 10000 bales. including s5Ot
American.
futures opened barely steady and closed
Barely steady. American middling. z. O
g. December. 5.SS1z; December-January
SSsk. January February. 5.S6hs: Febru
LYy-Mnrch, 5.s7: March-April. SIS; April
May. 1854: May-June. $50; June-July
as; Joiy-AuSust, 5.s7i August-Septem.
bsr. s.ISak
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The Union Station Tsaekage Bill.

Every one desires to have street cars
run to the Union station as soon as posi-
Bile. In order to avoid opposition. the bill
should provide for only such trackage
extension as Is absolutely necessary to
run cars from the present lines to the
station by the shortest practicable routes
The proposed exte nsion along Florida and
New Jersey avenues would be very OBJ
jeetionable to many persons residing on
said avenues: also Florida avenue Is too
narrow for double tracks.
THOMAS W. GILMER,
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Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today for
redemption. s325 4S3. Government re-
ceipts: From Internal revenue. $SO3.Sle;
customs. S1O9o. $50: miscellaneous. $685.
ITO Expenditures. 81, 100000.
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The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hbbs & Co., bank
ers and brokers. 1419 F street. members
New York Stock Exchange, Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board of
Ira1o
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Bar silver. qTiet, % 11-16d per ounce.
Money, 4laa5 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for
short bills is per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
.hree.ruonth bills is per cent.
sEX-diy.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by e. R. Chapman 4 Co. g. B. |
Chapman, manager. members New York Stock |
Frchapge 1901 st, NV.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16

world through the abors OF selt-supporpns eI Hs
In the downtown offices of New York CITY pelleS,
friendships between employer and employed AN
those familiar with business and social lie Know
the very distinct line which must be malntahe9
in office relations for no Work Is empIoYer are
manifest. the part of the employed COZ
doped would have you contrast the aeport-
ployed when you meet them on the cars. IN TIe
Vators restaurants and other public places. ne
flirting is almost confined to the Idle sirls wnosSS
voices. pitched high society Key arc near"
Business life teaches woman the high value OF
virtue; it frees her from the lnnuehceSf en- s,'
porting IL frees her from the idea that nIe WIFI
e to gigglo with is a dreary waste. ~.
de,laration that New York City@needs guild
for the protection of young girls from, the IN
fuence Of men but the necessity for g guild house
IS created by the idle in societyby the daughters
of the idle dissatisfied. card playing mothers
whose lack Of modesty in dressing for dinner and
reception mas grown to he n stcFening exhlbluon
where race suicide, divorce ana hlgh stahes ~
the general topics of conversation, ana where INC
only relief to the edigm Of day IL 5ets fo oere
the field for Mr. Geer's activity Build the gnul
house l will gladly give my, pttance; 9ut you
may rest assured that when the NOR al deIeiscIs
the majority from the downtown offices of New
York City Go for statistics 10 the physicians OF
are the older ones, who. lacking that when
strengthens moral charact er - employment - he
fond mature stranded In the hospitals
NAV this be accepted as loyal defence OF once
life. which has contributed to the mental ana
moral growth Of a multitude Of girls and women
well a rightfl tribute 10 more than the
OF manly methods in the conduct OF business, WhiSn
is later carried into the home, where, when ne
tain. MADGE SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Railway. y 7 Jan. 10. 1907.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
PLEASED WITH CHEER.

The secretary of the Golden Glow Branch. MT
FranklinVille y. Y writes enthusiastically of the
pleasure the girls had in receiving the gifts sent
10 them from the general office and distributed by
Mrs Guild the district president.
A woman in New Jersey was truly grateful
for the substantial ray OF cheer that reached her
recently and said: Life has become so hard for
us that sometimes 1t seems though must
give UP the struggle and sarye The cost of living
ais so much Increased that small income Is
swallowed UP even with the greatest economy
An Alabama invalid felt the varmth and cheer Of
her gift from the emergency fund. and poor
German woman in Manhattan does not know
enough English words 10 express her thanks for
the sunshine that brought comfort to her invalid
husband.
A T. s. S. member, learning by accident that a
worthy fsmily in whom she is interested did not
have even loaf Of bread for the hungry children,
Immediately provided the means for substantial
food 100,
A Brooklyn invalid writes you little know what
the kind sunshine thought means to us who arc
laid aside year after year. Surely great reward
awaits the T. S. S. members who so often remem-
her those sitting in the shadows OF life and who
make bright the pathway Of the distressed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
HOPE OF JEWISH W OMEN
Then Desire to Preuent amendments
to Immigration La7cs.

Tho National Council of Jewsh Women lh'eiiuS
20 ,,se all its influence 10 prevent the ameiiu-
mantle ~ the present Immigration laws now pc
fore Congress from ever coming out of commit
tee A. the monthly meeting of the New lo'h
section held in Temple Bethel, 10Th street ana
Fifth avenue Yesterday afternoon. the pres'
dent Miss Sadie American. urged the members
10 write and telegraph and 10 get the men OF
their families to write telegraph to speaker
Cannon of the House of Representatives. protest
ing against the amendments in generai anu
the poor physique" clause in particular
This clause" said Miss American. would give
TO a medical inspector absolute power TO reject
an Immigrant and from his decision there is 70
be no appeal as there ia now against sentence
of deportation. This gives too much power to
person and is un-AmerlcaIl, unoenlo oCaS
and unrepublicen. It is also quite unnecessary
as our present laws give ample protection
against persons likely to become public charges.
Dr. David Blaustein added that the proposal
10 have this medical inspection take place IN
the port of embsrkation would be an adol1ohai
hardship ,--..-,,.
from making the long Atlantic voyage for
nothing" he explained. But this is a mistake
In New York an immigrant sentenced to de,
portation is likely TO have friends VINO VII!
interest themselves in his case. In the port or
eubarkstion he has no one. In the case or
Russians IL would be Al extreme hardship TO be
turned back at the port OF embarkatlon' pc
cause they have burned all their bridges hehlnd
them, and after leaving their home in Russia
have no one TO whom they can Turn for help or
sympathy until they reach this country"
AT the conclusion of the business DR. Blau-
stein gave q lecture on Jewish Art and Jewish
Life" illustrated by a series OF stereopticon
views reproduced from old paintings collected
in Amsterdam and presented To the council by
Mrs Leon Frank, Of Baltimore. The pictures
illustra ted the orthodox Jewish forms ana cere-
monies, many OF which have now disappeared
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
sUGGT TON FOR MRS. SAGE.
A Proposal That She Buy Up Porto Rico
Land for the Poor.

Mrs Russell Sage whose millions lie so heav-
fly on the public mind, yesterday received yet
another friendly tip on the disposal OF her
money 1t came from the Society for Political
Study The Society for Political Study did not
start out deliberately 10 help Mrs Sage. or any
thing like that-it was really In the throes Of
discussing a paper The lniquty OF Land
Monopoly" which Mrs. Julia Goldzier, OF Bay
onne. n J., had lust read But the road from
land monopoly by way Of monopoly OF every
kind to the fortune which is botherng Mrs. Sage
IS a quick and easy one. The Society for Polit-
teal Study took it.
u do want Mrs. Sage TO help the people OF
Porto Rico" said Mrs. Elliott Jones. when Mrs.
Goldzier, who is a woman adherent Of Henry
George, had sat down after prophesying that Il
time would when with public ownership
Of land there would be no rent no want. no lack
Of work, no child labor, etc. But Mrs. Sage
has many claims that never felt like writing
to her about It. l believe IL she should buy up
the land in Porto Rico and then sublet II at a
nominal rent to the poor people OF the island
she would bring prosperity TO the island. AS II
is, so much Of the land is owned in Spain that
the money all goes OUT of the country"
Mrs. Sallie Morris Cory jumped to her feet
well, If Mrs Sage did, wouldn't she own the
land?" she retorted
Mrs. Goldzer looked hurt.
I've come TO the conclusion I'm a born fool"
went on Mrs. Cory in loud and positive voice.
which nearly swept the Society for Political
when you've taken the land away from every
body if anybody wants to build factory who s
going to build the factory on whose land? This
with an air OF triumph?) Why, all the land IN
London Is owned by three four men, ana
London gets along all right" She sat down and
slaughtered her hat.
IF Il goes well on three owners II would go
well on one. and that one the government" re-
turned Mrs GodZier, a little pink spot be-
ginning to burn on each cheek
How can people eat their dinner in London
knowing that thousands of people are starving
because they get no land?" put in Mrs.
Blake Practically. I'VE all own land here in
some way, but in London there is no hope for
the poor wretches because there isn't enough
land to go round"
Mrs Cory returned TO the charge. Now see
here she said. MY father came here poor.
made some money as a lawyer. and with II
bought the land which my mother and live
to-day. Thank God for land monopoly-other-
wise would be starving. But anybody with
brains could do the same, and l claim there's
no land monopoly in that"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
DEFENDS THE OFFICE GIRL.
Correspondent Advises Mr.. Geer to Found
Guild for the Idle Girl.

To the Editor of The Tribune Z.
Sir: wish to take exception To the statement
made by the Rev. Mr. Geer, vicar Of st. Pauls
Church, that young women who work stenog-
raphers teegraphers and typewriters In the offices
of Now York City in greater danger OF moral
ruin than girls who have the protection Of the
hons Curing al hours OF the day
I wish II might be possible for me to direct Mr.
Geers attention TO the dangers that Turk in the
ma iority of the homes where girls not trained
to be self-suPporting. In this matter speak with
authority. being perfectly familiar with the condi
items that exist in the downtown Offices or New
York City by long association with thousands of
disappearing girls.
Mr.. Geer's statement errs in that It declares the
need of reclamation of the many rather than the
reformation OF the few This is the second article
appear In the public press tanning such
charges and the time is ripe for some Gle who is
familiar with the professional life IL touches
women In the Offices of New York City 10 make
this defence.
'rhe subject has become an issue for thousand
of wo:sen throughout the land who working In
the offices Or nave graduated to the life sacrifice
and affection In the private home
The amount OF Intelligent. profitable and accu-
rate work accomplished for the whole business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16
Grand CIRCUIT DATES.
Trotting Meetings VIII Begin at
Detroit on July 29.

At a meeting OF the stewards OF the Grand Cir
cult in the Hoffman House, yesterday, racing
dates for the coming season were allotted and off,
GERS elected. The stewards present were:
Daniel ]. Campau Detroit: II. NJ Hanna, Cleye-
land; NJ Perry Taylor. Buffalo; Jacob Rupert,
Poughkeepsie; James Butler New York; J. NJ.
johnson, Boston: Frederick E Perkins. Providence:
De Forest Seetle, Syracuse: E. B. Swisher. Column
bus: O. A. Jones Cincinnati, and c. K @. Billings.
Memphis.
The officers elected were: President j. NJ. John
son; vice-president, H. NJ. Hanna; secretary and
treasurer. Albert H Moone.
The following dates allotted:
Detroit July % %: Cleveland July % TO Au-
gust 2; Buffalo August to g: Poughkeepsie Au-
gust - 10 16 Readville August 1e TO %; Providence
August e 10 80: Hartford. September to 6: SYRIA
September to ID; Columbus, September 16 to
2li Cincinnati. September % TO 2s; Memphis Oc-
tober II TO %.
George Hayt, OF Binghsmton. n Y, re-
elected presiding Judge and Robert y. Newton, Of
Sorkve. Ill. was reelected starting judge