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Local Owners Acquire New Vessel.

Messrs. Carter & Clark. vessel owners
Of this city. have added the two-masted
river schooner Osceola to their feet en-
ployed In bringing lumber and cord wood
from river, points to this city. The Osce-
ola was purchased from Capt. Edward
Risen of Charles county. Md. wlrile she
was lying in port here Saturday discharg-
ing cargo of wood. but she will not be
turned over to her new owners until she
completes a trip with lumber from this
city to a river point and return, for which
she was chartered before the deal fo- the
purchase Of the vessel was consummated
The Osceola has been employed in the
Potomac trade for several years. having
been built at Occoquan, Va, In 1892 She
is a schooner of 40 gross and 3S net tons
burden. Is 1873 feet long POI feet beam
and AZ feet deep In the hold
AS soon as the vessel Is turned over to
her new owners she will be taken to a
boatyard to be given a general overhaul
ing. and will be fitted with a new suit of
sails to put her in trim for effective sery-
ice on the river.
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WHoLEsALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are Tor large
lots. Jobbers' prices from l cent to
cents higher.
EGGS.--Nearby fresh Virginia, s9aSl ;
West Virginia and southwest Erginla'
Hsa29; Tennessee. 2sa29; North Caro-
lima, 27a2S: eoId-storage, 20.
RUTTER.-Creamery fancy. "6ha2!.
Western frsts, 2aa26; seconds 2sa24.
Process. fancy. 24a2J; fair to good, ga
2s. Store-packed. fresh. 19a2o.
CHEEsE-New York state factory
new. large. iBha17.
PoULTRY.-Chickens spring, per lb,'
15a16: hens. per H., IL: roosters per ID,
.: keats. per H., II; turkeys, toms. per
per per h.. ioa hsaS' per d. ''a''
per ID. lla12; ROSTERS. per H.. oalo;
chickens. per h.. 1aa1s; ducks. per , 10:
toms. per is. IT,
VEGETABLES. Potatoes. per bbl.,
NO 1, zoo; per bu.. 70aI5: No. :. .3a
I.00: sweet potatoes, per Dbl. 2U'aZ. 70;
cucumbers, per dozen. 50a60: onions. per
DBL: 200: peppers. Fla. per carrier.
| 25a75: tomatoes. per blu. box, 1.ooa2. so;
cabbage, per hundred 2.Q9a40 90; cauli-
| flower. per bbf. 25OaS.OO; eggplant. per
crate, 2.00a2.a0; squash. Fla. per crate,
l.50a2OO; snap beans. Fla. per basket,
1.50a20O: lima beans, per at. soa3o
per basket. 1.ooa2. so: okra. per carrier.
3.o0a50d: celery. per bunch. 4oa6o;
brussels sprouts, per Of. 1oa1s.
GREEN FRUITS.-Apples. per Dbl.
1.50a4.75: oranges, Fla, per box. 3OOa
$50; grape fruit. per crate: fCoa6.W
pineapples, per crate. 1.25a4.5o: grapes,
Delaware. per basket. 20a22: Niagara,
per basket. 20; Concord, per basket. II
chestnuts per 10. 6a7: ounces per ou'
Gick1a hh1 IN hoy Z lD: Der
basket. 1875; Sheldon. per basket. 800:
Bartlett, per keg. 3O0a3.25: cranberries,
per box. 2.40a340: per Dbl, 1o3oa12.00.
HAY AND sTRAW.-Hay, new west
ern. No. !. 19.50a2O.50; No. 2. $500 10 90;
mixed: 13sooa1s,oo. Straw. rye bundle ln.
900; wheat, 65Oa7.OO; oat straw, per
ton. 85Oa8. 90.
DRESSED MEAT-Pork, small and
neat. per cwt.. 9.5Oal0O0; large. s.5Oa
900.
LIVE s. STOCK ss Cattle; extra per Per
ezdnar 49, per eusshe: ess cT Hogs
cwt. gross. eo0a65o Sheep. per ID. sa4
lambs. spring, choice, Gsa7. Calves.
choice. per lb.. SASS; medium. per H..
~: Cows. prime, fresh. each. 40 GOA
5000; common, each. 2O0Oa3D.Oo
BEEF cUTs,--Ribs. No. /, per H.. y:
No. e. N n Nc H. H. Rosnd hoi Ss No. pr
per lb,, IA; No. 2, II; No. 3, II. Ghucks.
No. I. pc, ID. s; No. 2, 7; No. 3. 8.
WOOL AND HIDES.-Wool, washed.
free Of burrs. per lb.. 80; unwashed. ga
"a. Hides, green, per -. 8; green salt
each. 6Oal.OO: dry. 25a60. Calfskins,
green. each, 1-35ai so.
GRAIN.-Wheat, new southern. 84a
06. Corn. shelled. white, 70a72: yell
low. 70; ear. 3.S5a3.95. Oats. western,
white, No. 2. 56a5s: mixed. 54a5S. Bran.
per ton, 2s,OOa30OO Middlings, per ton,
| 28. QOa30.00.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, November THE cot
ton market opened steady at unchanged
prices TO a decline of points. the de-
clines being in line with Liverpool ca
bles. Trading was rather quiet, but i'm
mediateiy following the call January
and March advanced to a net gain of
to points on covering of shorts and
bullish rumors concerning the showing
of tomorrow's census report Later,
however. offerings were heavier, and
during the middle of the morning the
market was barely steady and about
q points lower.
Futures opened steady: November,
1899: December. 1865. January. 1925
February. 1925 bid March. 1925: April.
026 bid: May. 1927: June. 10 IS bid;
July. 1925: August. 1917.
The market was nervous and irregu-
lar during the late forenoon. and prices
at midday were net unchanged to 4
points higher. with March and May rel
lively firm.
middling gulf. 1l.25.
Estimated receipts at the ports to-
day. $4,000 bales. against 1881 last
week and 55,06l last year. For the
week and 423,21s last year. Today's
receipts at New Orleans, S726 bales.
against 1s.44l last year.
Cotton: Spot closed quiet, ten points
lower. NiCQlHR uplanNs, O.SO. m1tdtlng
gulf 10, sales, 100 bales.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL. November 7.-12:3O pm.
CottOu-Spot In fair demand; prices
easier; American middling. 500. The sales
OF the day are estimated at 5000 bales,
including LOCO for speculation and ex-
port Receipts, 5000 bales. including
13.7oU American. Futures opened easier,
and at 12:30 O'Clock were quiet and
steady. The opening and 1870 o'clock
prices follow:
November SIC. s7sH November-De-
camher, 5.6s 567; December January,
5.6sl2 5Gra. January-February. 500
5G5l2: February March, So 56S1s
March-April. 5-6s. 5.67; April May 56s
6.Ss; May-Juna. 5-6S 56512; July-August
5.G612 16sie September October, 5.5l,
LIVERPOOL, November 7.-Closing
Cotton-Spot in fair demand; prices 4
points lower; American mddIing. fair
$50, good niddling. -: In;sdling. $50:
low middlins, 5GI: good ordinary, 523;
ordinary. g. The sa es. of the day
We're 5000 bales. of which 1859 were for
speculation and export and included I 300
American. Receipts, l., 900 bales, iaclud-
Ing 1900 American. Futures opened
easier and closed steady: Americ IN mid
ding. g.O.c., November, ~ November
December, 5.6Jl2; 1ecembar-January 565
January February. a.G5; February March
8 81. March-Aprii. 5G!i: April-May, 565Is ;
NAHUM. J-G.t2, June July, $685.. July
August, 5.64.
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Tobacco Melon Smaller.

NEW YORK, November wall street
was interested in tla announcement that
the American Tobacco Company. which
has for a long time been declaring on its
common stock regular quarterly div
dend OF 2k per cent and an extra divi-
dend of from to 7h2 per cent. the last
named amount having been that paid
three months ago, had reduced this extra
dividend to 2la per cent This was d.
clared along with the regular dividend Of
the same amount.
No statement of the earnings of the
company is made. but it is generally be-
leved that the reduction follows the in
vestigation which the government is max
ing into the tobacco companys affairs
against any contingency. The stock
which sold above 800 some months ago
has been falling steadily, and is now
quoted around 200.
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WALL STREET FEELS BETTER
T. C. and I. Sale Approved-Pre
MUM on Currency Drops.

NEW YORK. November More bust
ness was transacted in the financial dis
trict yesterday than on any previous day
in more than three weeks. There was
hardly trace of the commotien that has
been SO much in evidence Ia recent weeks.
The street was satisfied that ali the ap-
preheps.ons of further disturbance on
account of the Trust Company of Amer
lea and the Lincoln Trust Company had
been effectually removed by the action
of the conferences the previous night.
These institutions abandoned the hating
and hesitating manner of paying checks
and opened wide the windows and met all
corners promptly.
The directors Of the United States Steel
Corporation formally ratified the deal for
the acquisition of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company. The action of the directors
was unanimous, and they appeared very
well satisfied with the outcome of the
negotiations. Judging from a number Of
expressions by bankers not concerned In
the affairs of either company they had
abundant reason for satisfaction. for. it
was pointed out. the steel corporation
got hold of a very valuable property at
a fair price, relieved the tension on the
Trust Company of America by enabling
the substitution of marketable for I'M
marketable collateral in loans, and thus
COnC1 lDuleu greatly loWdtU leSiOl Ing tile
stability of the financial situation gen.
orally.
Moreover. the terms of sale, providing
for the payment of steel ) per cent bonds
for T. c. and /. stock, dollar for dollar.
were considered entirely fair to the sell
ers especially as they, like the Trust
Company of America, got a quick asset
in exchange for slow enc. Appai entity
this was also the opinion of those hold
ers of Tennessee Coal and Iron whose
stock did not form part of the original
transaction. 1t was announced that John
W. Gates, Oliver H. Payne and others
of these holders would accept the offer
made by the steel corporation to give
steel bonds for all T. c. and l. stock Of
fered within fifteen days.
The acquisition of the company is par
ticularly advantageous to tn steel cor
poration because of the iron ore and coal
properties that go with it. With the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific ore lands
acquired last year. together with pre-
vio!s holdings, the steel corporation row
has iron ore deposits estimated at APP
proximately 100000; 900 tons, of which
approximately 70e.0O0,Uo0 tons come with
r. c. and /. 1t would be necessary great
ly to increase the capacity of its plants
to exhaust these deposits in a century.
The coal in r. c.. and /. mines is esti-
mated in amounts ranging from 1.5OO.-
OO0. 900 to 1000 00O,0OO tons. few hun-
dred million tels off the lower estimate
would still leave a desirable quantity
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Money for the Pacific Slope.

SAN FRANCISCO. November Sub
treasurer Ralston has been authorized to
pay all governnent checks drawn upon
any subtreasury in the United States.
Heretofore only checks drawn upon the
funds deposited la San Francisco have
been by this office.
Subtre asurer Ralston will in consequence
pay all checks upon the treasury Of the
United States sent in by national banks.
These checks are taken by the banks for
collection. and If properly Endorsed by SOL
vent banks will be paid The sum Of
$500, 600 was paid out yesterday from the
subtreasury Ia gold coin on transfers from
New York, Chicago and Boston.
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New York Central Earnings.

NEW YORK, November The New
York Central made public yesterday its
report Of earnings for the quarter ended
September so last. as we'll those for
the nine months of the present calendar
and fiscal year. The striking fact about
the earnings reported was the increase of
81 10000 In the amount available for
dividends.
For the nine months. owing to the heavy
increase in dividends and expenditures.
operating expenses having increased near
ly 5000 900. against an increase in gross
earnings of $6,33S.o3o. the showing is not
so good, surplus having fallen away
So 1885,
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Closing Quotations.

At the close of the stock market III,
IoiloWlng stocks had changed in pric.
since above quotations, there being M
lions: 1o'"
Amalgamated Copper. 4sh.
American Ice Securities. 105..
American Locomotive. 391s
American Smelling. 68h.
Anaconda. 3lM
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe. 71M.
Atchison. Top. and Santa Fe, pfd., sSIs
Baltimore and ohio, 1884,
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, BIZ.
Canadian Pacific. .1t0Z.
c. c. c. and st. Louis, 50.
Chicago. Mil. and ST. Paul. 1O17s
chicago and Northwestern 1873.
Delaware and Hudson 127k
Distillers' Securities, 41A.
Erie, common, IT,
Great Northern Ore, 4O&
Great Northern pfd, 112A
Louisville & Nashville. 94ls.
Manhattan Elevated, 1O8
M NO (, Kansas and Tex. com. %
NJ s. 2. and S. S. M r.
Missouri Pacific, 55A.
National Lead, 3Sla
New York Airbrake. 65H
New York Central, 97ha.
Norfolk and Western, 6S.
Northern Pacific 1U75s.
Pennsylvania R. r.. lO71s
Peoples Gas of Chicago 14i,
Reading. 1868.
-.ock Island, CON-. 13b
Southern Pacific g.
Southern Pacific. pfd., 1929
Union Pacific 1885
[. S. Steel, "a.
[. S Steel pfd, s37s
Va Car. Chem. Com, 141s
Wabash, 9ls
Wabash pfd., 154
BONDS.
Amin lob. 6's, S9l4.
nited States Steel SIS, S2Ia
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Aqueduct First Race
Life Sentences" Of Fifteen Years.
From the Baton Rouge Truth


A fact not generally known is that a
life sentence to the panitentiary is a
shorter term than a twenty-year sentence.
The law is, and the custom has beea, to
release a certain percentage of life con-
victs at the end of fifteen years. So many
year may thus be released. and there
are seldom es many life prisoners in the
"pen" at any one time as the quota of
discharges allowed by law.
This is all wrong and tends to allay fear
of life imprisonment. When a cod
blooded murderer can obtain release
sooner than an ordinary burglar it were
much better for the burglar to add MUIR
der to his burglary.
The laws for the government of the
state penitentiary should be changed In
as far regards the release of murderers
at least. and il punishment for murder is
f1fteen-year and good-conduct rules
should be changed.
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BALTIMORE MARKETS.


Snec1a1 DiSnatcn 10 IHe StH:
BALTIMORE. Nd. November 7-WHEAT-e,
red western sl4aa914: November. ssa9sA: De
eemher, le9lsa 109T May. le7; steamer No.
red. 94Isa9iN receipts. 50 603 bushels; exports
50 600 bushels; southern by sample, 9la94; south
ern on grade. a41aa99.
CORN--Easier: spot. mixed 6612a6has No.
ssa, a64: January 62Ra6s: February. ssa63A.
receipts IL s17 bushels: exports. 12S.5I1 bushels
OATS-Steady: No. white. 54a55La: No. :
white, 52ah4l.; No. mixed, o3a53ls; receipts
,463 bushels.
RYE-Dull and lower: No 2 western domes
tic SSaSO: receipts. 1857 bushels.
HAY-Steady. unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-More active. unchanged.
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Bank of England Rate the
Theme of Discussion.
HIGHEST IN MANY YEARS
Bank of Frances Advance of Dis
count Figures.
DROP IN AMERICAN PRICES
Money Market Conditions Remain
Very Unsettled-Heavy Declines
in Sympathy With London.
HIGHEST IN MANY YEARS
DROP IN AMERICAN PRICES


Spp lal Dispatch TO II he star
NEW YORK. November IA fresh re-
rIinder. If any were needed. of the pre-
vaihng state of affairs in the interna-
t!onal money markets was had today IN
an advance by the Bank of England of
its minimum rate of discount from q to I
per cent. This is the third advance In the
banks discount figures since last Thurs
day, and the rate fixed today Is the high
est recorded In just thirty four years.
The Bank of France advanced Its dis
count figures also, moving the rate up
ward from 3ia 10 per cent. The weekly
statement of the Bank of France showed
loss in gold of more than $4,000 900.
The weekly statement of the Bank OF
England showed a proportion of reserves
TO liabilities OF 81. 20 per cent against ID 3U
per cent last week and 1887 per cent IN
the corresponding week Of last year The
bullion holdings of the bank decreased q
little more than G3, 100000.
The London stock market was naturally
seriously disturbed by the developments
in the worlds money markets. Consols
fell one-half point and In the American
department losses ranging from l to
points were reported in comparison with
New York's closing figures Of yesterday
Selling orders to the extent of about p,
6U shares were executed here for foreign
account
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London's Ethereal Grace.
From the Evening Standard.

'"'r t1t I.ftHIIIs SIHHuHru
Londoners persist In the heresy that
their cHy's ugliness Is only relieved in
the spring. when the buds are peeping
out in the parks and relieving the gray
monotony of the houses. Oh. that they
would give ear to the foreigner--they
VIII never listen to one of themselves
and learn that London shows an almost
ethereal grace when the weather Is
dull and misty:'
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Drop in Copper Prices.

NEW YORK, November ALI grades
of copper dropped one-auarter of cent
in both the bid and asked prices on the
New York Metal Exchange today The
prices quoted today We're. Lake, 14a14k:
electroytic. 13Aa14; casting 13kal3s..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-07

The Commissioners have approved the
bid of ]. e. Hurley for the work of re-
pairing the steam fitting at the jefferson
public school. 9th and D streets south.
west. Mr. Hurley's bid was Ss7 There
was another bid received by the Commits
sioners of $3.50, and another Of STA.
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Berlin Bourse Quiet.

BERLIN, November Trading on the
bourse today opened quiet with the tone
irregular. Later prices became decidedly
weaker upon the advance in the Bank Of
Englands discount rate.
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Pimlico Entries for Tomorrow.

First race two-year-olds; six furlongs-
Mufti, 1O5; Gun Cotton, 107; Kings Plate
lot: Pontiac. 1902: Profit, 1O7: Braggadocia
10: Jock Wood. 1872; Johnny Edwards
iO7: Paul Pry, 197; Scallop, 10; Dixie
Himmel. 107.
Second race, four-year-olds and Up; sell
ing: six furlongs-Paul Clifford, 1O7
Akbar, no: .Belle Strome, 1902; sAway
1O2; Parkvile, 110: sBaby Willie. 1902; Bat.
tie Axe. 10; Flat. 1O5; morning Light
1G2; 'Poquessing. 1872; Trackless, 1e7
Third race. three-year- olds and up
ward; one mile and a furlong-Lotus
Eater. 115; Lanthony Boy. 1877: La'ly
105; Lady karma. 1902; Dele Strome. 102
Haymarket. 81; True Boy. no; Ocean
Spray, LIP.
Fourth race. Patapsco Hunt purse, for
steeplechasers; two miles; on the flat
Best Boy, 1879; Tellfare. lit; Aronic 1873
Lizzie Flat. 100; Graziailo, 155; True Boy
l42.
Fifth race. two-year-olds; six furlongs
Tom Shaw 1917; Multi 1917 Profit 1O4
104; Billie Hibbs, 116; Serville. 112.
Sixth race, three-year-o!ds and upward
selling; one NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81; sSuf-
fee, 81: Lady Karma. %; *St. Jeanne,
SO: Ballot Box, 80: sColtness. 81; Track
less. 30; Lord Badge, 30.
Apprentice allowance claimed Wealth
er cloudy; track heavy.
Aqueduct First Race.
AQUEDUCT. N. Y. November First
race. handicap: two-year-olcs six and a
half NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 1876 (Miller), 3 tc
3 and l to 4. won; King Sol, 115; (Notter)
40 to place, second; Don Ottario, 100 Up
Kelly. 4 to l to show. third. Time, 1924
St. Ilario and Ardri also ran.
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Money Market Unsettled.

II goes without saying that the local
money market remained In a very unset
tied condition. Renewal rates for stand
ing loans were fixed at 20 to Is per cent.
but most of the borrowing on cali was
arranged under 20 per cent
The stock market naturally opened ma
terially lower in sympathy with the ex-
tensiye declines shown by American
stocks in the London market and con-
tinued heavy during the greater part OF
the business session although at no time
did the dealings present any appearances
of serious unSettlement.
While some of the industrial stocks. In
Guiding Amalgamated Copper and Ameri-
Smelling, showed rather noteworthy
weakness there was little discussion re-
gardng their course or upon the move
ments in other particular stocks.
Canadian Pacific suffered the most Sc
we're decline in the railway list, but the
average maximum losses in that quarter
were not much in excess of one point
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Grain and Provisions Summary.
Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL, November 7.-CIosing:
Wheat, spot. steady: No 2 red western
winter. SIS Nd: futures. steady; Decem-
Der, IS; March. rs. 1t4d-: May. IS. sd.
Corn. spot. easy; prime mixed, American.
os, Sd; futures. steady; December. IS
7asd.; January. So. sd
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON, November THE weekly
statement Of the Bank of England shows
the following changes:
Total reserve decreased. f3, 10000; cir
culation increased. s135.0o0: bullion de-
creased EAO04 1927: other securities in
creased, f1,25o.O00; other deposits de-
creased a1,413.00o; public deposits de-
creased, f49O,0GO; note reserve decreased,
s., Oei5, 600; government securities de-
creased. f4.0o0.
The proportion Of the banks reserve to
liability this week is &c. 20 per cent COM
pared with 1891 per cent last week.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-n asnihs
ton Rwy. and Flee. pfd., 10 at 81 On
ThesaDeake and Potomac Telephone, al w.
Mergenthaler Linotype, at 1875, at 1876. 10
at 1857. % =. 90.
National Metropolitan Bank 10 at 80, .. a
Peoples Fire insurance 100 at D. loV ~ o.
After call-Mergenthaler Linotype. I'D a. 1bo'
Capital Traction IS. $4,000 at l1oh'
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She-"1 heard about the eiopenlent. Has
ner mother forgiven them?' He-'.I think
not. ! understand she has gone IL live
with them. "-Iflustrated Bits
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The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. 3. Hibh- & Co. bank
ers and brokers. 14l9 F rect. members
New York Stock Exchange, Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Of
Trade
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished by E. r. Chapman & Co. &c. B.
Dhipnan. manager}. members New York Stock
Exchnnxp lInl 81 M
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PARIS. November THE weekly state
ment of the Bank of France shows the
following changes:
Notes in circulation decreased. "a. 975, 900
francs; trea sury deposits decreased. &c.
$40. 600 francs: general deposits decreased.
2s, 125 COO francs; gold In hand decreased.
81 .l25 900 francs: silver in hand de-
creased. 2.325,OCO francs; bills discounted
decreased. 191. 125.000 francs; advances In
creased, IA. SIC. 900 francs.
The Bank of France today raised it's dis
count rate from 81 to per cent.
BERLIN, November 7.-EXehange on
London, 20 marks So pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short bills. per cent;
three months bills, GA per cent.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS

The bank rate of interest in England and
the value of securities on the stock ex-
change in this city do not appear to have
very close connection, but there Is no
question that the announcement made this
morning that the Bank Of England had
advanced its interest rate one-half of /
per cent had an influence upon the atti-
tude toward the market of local brokers
and others
At any rate. at the meeting of the
stock exchange today there was an alb
scence of any disposition to trade. and In
consequence the call was gone through
with. and hut few sales were maze ana
but slight changes were made in the ng-
ures. Outside OF this sort OF sympathetic
feeling which serves as connection'
uniting the entire world as great busi-
ness community. there "a apparently no
reason why local securities should not pc
in as good demand as ever.
In the meantime, however, awaiting q
return C a more active condition. the
market remains stationary, and while
there is an undercurrent Of buying there
Is but little offering at present ieVeis.
Once in while some stock comes OUT
as was the case today when AO SHARES
of the Peoples Fire Insurance Company
we're sod at g. The bid has been on
that level for some time past. but there
was none to be had at that price. Today
however a seller appeared and he 1ouno
a purchaser and he could have sold more
If he had had any more.
It was the only transaction In that sec
ton Of the list. but the figures were sup
piled as usual in the case OF the otner hrs
insurance company stock