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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11
Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
Furnished by Dick Bros. & Co., 1412 a st. NV
SCOT in Cincinnati.
,m the Pittsburg Dispatc

From the Ptttsburg Dispatch.
A scientific investigator in Cincinnati has
been trying to arrive at a definite ideaof the
amount of SCOT deposited In the city in the
course of year. One of his tests was to
place two buckets three -fourths filled with
water. on eleven roofs in different parts of
careful analysis of the contents of the buck
cts was made to ascertain the amount Of
carbonaceous matter The final computa-
ton Is that in the downtown area the fall
ing SCOT amounts to 541 tons a month. or
eighteen tons daily. On square mile of
the city the SCOT deposit Is Ill tons month.
or 34S,72S pounds, an average of several
pounds to each inhabitant. In one of the
suburbs the SCOT in the bucket was 4e4
grams to the square foot for a period of
thirty days For the same time the deposit
at a central point in the city was % aN)
grams to the square foot.
Other cities that burn soft coal need not
fatter themselves that they fare much bet
ter. A glance out at the window tells the
story In many parts Of a sooty city the
trees and flowers are coated with CRIME and
often refuse to grow. The smoke cloud in
1ures health in several ways, one of which
Is the shutting out of the sunlight that de-
stroys disease germs. That SCOT is depos-
tied in human lungs Is fact we'll known to
surgeons. These figures were laid before
q smOke-abatement league meeting in Gin
cinnati few days ago, and it was resolved
to ask the next legislature for more strin-
gent anti-smoke laws. The present meth
DDS of smoke abatement are visibly unsatis-
factory, and the opinion Is widely held that
relief must come through some means not
yet attained.
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$55,0o0,o0o FOR JAP ARMY.
New Budget Also Provides SIC, OOO,,
coo for Mfkado,s NAVY.

TOXIC, January 11.-Certain of the detai;s
of the budget for 19O7-s were learned yes.
terday. A total of SIS, OOO. coo is provided
for army expenditure. and this includes the
formation of four new divisions. The navy
is allotted $40,O00,OO0. including $500, 600.
which is to be devoted to increasing the ef-
fciency Of the service. New UNDERTAKINGS
in the department Of communications are to
be met by an internal loan o. N5,000, GOO
The foreign trade OF Japan for the year
1905 broke all previous records. amounting.
all told, to $420, 100000.
1t Is estimated that the budget receipts
and expenditures for the next fiscal wear
VIII balance at $305, 100000. The financial
prospects Of the country are regarded as
very bright.
It is stated upon authority that although
four new army divisions are being organ
ICED, drastic curtailments in this branch
will be effected by the projected reorganiza-
ton Of the heavy field artillery, the quick
firing batteries and the cavalry.
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ABRUPT DECLINE IN STOCK
Early Dealings Show Losses From l
to 8 Points.
SESSION OF FEVERISHNESS
Preliminary Estimates Point to a
Large Gain by Banks in Their
Transactions With Subtreasury.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, January 1.-Yesterday
evenings announcement of the new imam
cial plans of the Pennsylvania railroad i'm
parted a decisive SILVER to the local stock
market. and previous to the Opening OF the
business 1t was plain from the cabled quo
tations for American stocks in London that
a decidedly disagreeable impression had
been created by this intelligence also.
Pennsylvania stock itself scored an abrupt
decline of points from yesterdays CLOS
ing figures in the early dealings, and losses
OF from 1 to 3 points were common else
where in the railway list and the other de-
partments Of the market
The absence of any clear explanation ana
OF definite details with regard to the IN
crease of the capitalization of the Pennsyl-
vania, added to the feeling Of disauietude
excited by the announcement London
houses were heavy sellers Of securities In
the local market upon the opening of busi-
ness. and at that time dealings exhibited
signs of no little decentralization.
With the course of the morning, however,
the market became more steady, and trans
actions could be accomplished without the
sacrifices In prices which were necessary at
the outset. At the same time, throughout
the business session, the trading presented
a more or less feverish appearance, and In
view of the extent of the weeks decline the
market showed relatively little rallying
power
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Today's Cotton Summary
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Phones Main 644O644I
NEW YORK COTTON. Bpm
Liverpool Cotton.

LIVERPOOL January 11.-Cotton-Spot in
good demand; prices 2a6 points lower; Amer
lean middling fair, 60; good middling, 6.22;
middling. 5.96; low mdling, 5.74; good ordi-
nary, o.34; ordinary. $40 The sales Of the
day were 1000 bales, of which 1900 were
for speculation and export, and included
1890 American. Receipts. 10000 bales, in
GLIDING 10,SOO American. Futures opened
easier and closed steady; American middling
g. o. c.. January, 5.601z: January and Febru-
airy, SEQ; February and March 5.591A; March
and April, 5.57; April and May, 5561s: May
and June, 5.561; June and July, 5.551a; July
and August, 5.541z: August and September
5.4s; September and October. sal; October
and November, 5.351s; November and De-
cember $50.
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Old Mine Shafts,
From the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle.
An evening stroll around Ballarat, Ben
digo, or any other Australian golden center
has an excitement peculiar to itself You
never can tell when you may drop down an
abandoned shaft into the bowels Of the
earth. During the f1fties and sixties-the
period of the great ''rushes thousands of
these shafts were sunk, varying in depth
from 30 feet to 500 feet. Some of them have
been filled up. but the great majority still
yawn for unwary pedestrians. The latest
Australian papers record three cases of peo-
pie falling down these shafts. They were
all rescued alive, one after five days i'm
prisonment and starvation. Accidents of
this sort are seldom fatal. The accumulat-
ed mud and water at the bottom of the
shaft break the fall. The special providence
that watches over drunken persons is also
a frequent life preserver.
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The World of
Finance and Trade

Am. Car & Foundry. a. 81.
American Locomotive, 1914
American Smelling. fo1h.
American Smelling. pfd.. 11s1s
American Sugar, 134E.
Anaconda, 2S3A.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe.. 1861.
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fee, pfd., 1911
Baltimore & Ohio. 10.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, S0N.
Canadian Pacific, 100.
Central Leather, pfd.. 1o1.
Chesapeake and Ohio, "a.
Chicago, Nil. and st. Paul, 154A.
Colorado Fuel and Iron. 55N-
Colorado Southern, So
Consolidated Gas, 1873.
Denver and Rio Grande, 39A
Distilers Securities. Y.
General Electric. 1J6.
Great Northern, pfd., 1885.
Great Nor. Ore, S1h.
Interboro metropolitan. 1914.
Louisville and Nashville, 143.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, common,
39Ia
Missouri Pacific, ssh.
National Lead. 131x.
New York Central, 1924.
Northern Pacific, 100.
Pennsylvania Railroad, 1865.
Peoples Gas of Chicago. 961s
Railway Steel Spring Ca, 541x.
Reading, 1865.
Republic Steel & Iron 39ss.
Republic Steel & Iron. pfd:, Ss7s.
Rock Island, common, 2Sss.
Rock Island. preferred 6211.
Southern Pacific, 92T
Southern Pacific preferred, lis.
Southern Railway, 31%
Southern Railway, preferred, 91h.
Texas Pacific, 35.
Union Pacific, 70.
Union Pacific, pfd.. 90.
U. 8. Steel, 4S&.
U. S. Steel. pfd.. 1061a
BONDS
United States Steel S. 98N. 80
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. January u.-Wheat today
opened easier because Of reports Of i'm
proved weather conditions in Argentina
These offset small receipts In the north
west and unfavorable weather for the crop
movement Pit traders were the chief
sellers and the demand came almost en-
tirely from commission houses May
opened a shade higher at 76A and sold at
76a16}s.
May corn opened at 437sa43a4 to 43N. and
sold at 1876
May oats opened at 1914 to 36Aa36aas and
for time held steady.
May provisions opened quiet, pork at
1850, lard at 9.45 and ribs at Gus.
The wheat market became more steady
in the last half hour of trading, but prices
showed little change. The close was steady,
with May shade lower. at 1914.
Prices in corn were quiet and the market
extremely dull all day. The close was
steady, with May one-eighth higher, at 43A
a437s, the highest point of the day.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The bond list did not prove to be'attract-
i've at today's meeting OF the stock ex-
change, although opportunities were Afford
ed for. the purchase of securities of this
class. 1t was not a case Of being obliged
to sell in any instance, 50 that those who
had bonds kept them for a better market.
mon stock of the Washington Railway ana
Electric Co. for sale and at lower levels
than have been traded on recently, eut
after the sale OF, one ffty-share lot at 40?b
there were no further transactions, al
though the stock was to be had at that fg-
ure and at y of point lower. The BEST
bid was 401s
Fractional lots Of gas stock sold for 81
and also a quotation lot at an eighth OF q
point lower. The stock was to be haa II
n, and the bid was sSss, but no special IN
terest was paid to the trading. and while
the range OF prices showed . slight decline
as compared with those recorded YESTERDAY
and for some days past. stin the nuctuatfon
was not looked upon al Significant.
II it Is possible to form any judgment on
the current action Of the Market 1t Wo0to
indicate that in the case Of this stock UNI
welcome legislation. from the. standpoint OF
those interested Is not anticipated at tne
present session of Congress.
There was not much change in the figures
for Greene Copper except q further down.
ward course, which has been noted in the
case Of this stock for several days past.
Mitchell Mining stock was not In demand:
and one hundred-share lot sold Tor o9s, ana
then the bid did not rise above 511.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption, $1,571, 49o; government receipts
from internal revenue, $560241; customs
$7S2. S92; miscellaneous, $11O,201; expenof
lures, $2,150.0OO.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, January 1.-THE cotton
market opened steady at an advance Of
points in response to rather better cables
than expected and large spot sales In the
English market. but there seemed to be
very little demand here and the market
eased Off under scattering liquidation and a
little bearish pressure promoted by the con-
tinued heavy movement in the south, and
the absence Of general business. Trading
was very dull during the middle OF the
morning. and the market was barely steady
at a net decline of about ca4 points.
The market was very dull late In the fore
noon and fluctuations were narrow with
prices at midday about to 3 points net
lower.
Spot. quiet; midding uplands 1880; mid
ding gulf, HOS.
Estimated receipts at the ports today 81
600 bales. against 5O729 last week and
~ .55S last year. For the week, go, 600 bales,
against 313. I01 last week and 1888 296 last
year Today's receipts at New Orleans,
9,365 bales. against 3,5OS last year, and at
Houston. 1851 bales. against 4.571 last
year.
TndovJs (o&ka,,
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THE BALTIMORE MARKETS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, January 1I.-WHEAT-Firm;
spot, contract, 74Ga75; spot. No. red western,
7!Aa75s; January, 1895; February, 75ha75A
ceipts. i.6l4 bushels; exports, 34,457 bushels;
southern grade 69r2a75.
CORN-Firmer; spot. 4shaiSA; January, ASIA
4st,; February. 479sa475s: March. 47Na47M; May,
4siaaa; steamer mixed. 45xa458; receipts.
107. IG6 bushels; southern white corn, 46Aa4SN
OATS-Firm; No. 2 white, 4IAa42A; No. 3
white. 40Aa41h; No. mixed, 3Jtaa40: receipts.
6JS bushels.
RHYTHM; No. western. domestic 76a77.
HAY-Firm, unchanged
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Dull, UNCHANGED.
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The London Market.

LONDON. January 11.-American securi-
ties opened weak. with prices Y to Y lower
than yesterdays New York closing.
On the stock exchange today American
securities were without decided tendency,
and transactions were limited. In the fore
noon prices moved to over parity, but eased
later pending the receipt of the Wall street
opening quotations. Later they became
weak, the market fell away, and closed al
the lowest prices Of the day, with the final
quotations slightly steadier.
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5B.lS3.5OO
ais 500. 1O1. 400 hR..

OF the more important increases in the
production Of gold as compared with 1906
Alaska ranks first with gain of sc. 326, OOO
Nevada comes next with "a, 500O 600 and
Arizona third with $532, 600. Colorado shows
a loss in gold production of $2,93O,OOO and
California a loss of 1854 600.
In silver production Montana shows loss
of 1900, 600 ounces, Colorado loss Of $685.
600 ounces and Utah gain Of 1217OOO
a net gain in gold production of $7,92O, 700
and a net gain in silver production Of
So 100
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Canadian Pacific Weak.

Aside from the Pennsylvania announce
ment. there was little news of any conse-
0uence over night or during the business
session. although the rather marked weak
ness In Canadian Pacific was accompanied
by rather definite statements that that COM
pany would soon likewise announce large
increase In its capital Ire preliminary es-
Inmates of the principal movements in cur
rency during the week pointed to gain by
the banks OF nearly s12,00O.COO of which
about 100000 was derived from their
net receipts from the interior.
The consequent prospects for very
strong showing in tomorrow's bank state
ment cut, however, very little figure in the
days stock market, which shows to what
an extent interest has been for the time
being diverted from money market affairs.
Rates for loans on call averaged, for all
practical purposes, around ga per cent.
Pennsylvania was naturally one of the
most active stocks in the railway list, and
other leading features in the same respect
were Reading, Union Pacific. st. Paul. Atch-
ison New York Central and Baltimore and
~
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Grain and Provisions Summary.
Foreign Banks.

PARIS. January u.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes. 80 francs Az centimes for
the account. Exchange on London, %
francs 81 confines for checks
LONDON, January 11.-Bullion amount
ing to fSI. 600 was taken into the Bank of
England on balance today.
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Washington Stock Exchange

Sales.-ReGular call, IL O'Clock noon-W asnneton
Washington Rwy. and Elec. a., q, 900 at ssh;
WASHINGTON Rwy. and Elec. CON-. % u 4os'
at 4OX. .
Washington Gas. at ST. 10 at 81, at 81.
at 81, Is at 56J6. ..
Mitchell Mining. ZOE at ST.
National City Bank, 10 at 40.
Metropolitan National Bank. l at $40.
Security Storage, At 1885,
After caIl-Nor toIk and Washington Steamboat
Washington Gas cert, $50 at liz.
washington Rwy. and Eiec. pfd., at ssh.
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GOLD AND SILVER OUTPUT.
Report Of Production During the
Calendar Year 1905.

The director of the mint has made a pre-
liminary estimate of the production of gold
and silver in the United States during the
calendar year 1906, which is given below:
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Closing Quotations.

A, tn close or the stock ms-.et the tut-
lowing stocks had changed In price since
above quotations. there being no change In
balance OF the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper 119x.
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New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hubs & Co.. bankers
and brokers, l419 F street, members New
York stock exchange, Washington stock
exchange and Chicago board Of trade
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Price Movements Uniform.

8 The dealings in the local traction shares
and the industrial and miscellaneous
stocks were conducted upon the same gen.
{ eral lines as those in the railway list. AS
usual the United States Steel stocks and
Amalgamated Copper furnished the bulk
of the transactions in their department Of
the market. Price movements were fairly
uniform in the various groups.
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FINANCIAL,

THE REALTY APPRAISAL AND AGENCY co.
has declared the usual semi annual dividend of
3d., payable after January 10. 1907, to stock
holders Of record on January IA. 1907. The stock
books Of the company will be closed from Janu-
airy IA to January 49, inclusive.
W. J. NEWTON Treasurer
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished BY e. 4. Chapman 4 Co. g. B. Chip
man. mansger), members New YORK. stock exchange
1901 W,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-11

1t is the opinion of men who are consid-
ering the market in broad way that spec
ulative sentiment will he chilled for some
days by the Pennsylvania proposed new
issue of securities and from the fear that
other railroads will come forward with
requirements proportionately as large In
spite Of these conditions these interests be-
lieve that within reasonable time there
will be very general rally and probably
a substantial advance in prices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-14
HAVE ORGANIZED an AUXILIARY
Ladies' VIII Thus Assist The Y. NC. A.
Work.

The ladies of the city met yesterday
morning at the residence of Mrs. Nor
gan Eldridge to form an auxiliary to
assist in the movement of raising a
fund to build Y. NJ. c. A. After con-
s1deration of the work that might be
undertaken to assist in this good move
ment, temporary organization was per
fected by electing Mrs. B. H Worthy
chairman, and appointing six commit
tees to attend to various parts of the
work to be taken hold of by the aux
1liary. The chairman of these six COM
mlttees were the following ladies:
Miss Alice Wheatley, Mrs. William
Carter, Mrs. Geo. w. Bacot, Mrs. James
Taylor, Mrs. C. P. Hammond and Mrs.
Ed. Mathis. This work is near and
dear to the hearts of the ladies of Amer
lcus and they are determined to render
all the assistance possible to this noble
movement TO erect a thoroughly equipp-
ed building for the young men of the
city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-14
A MIRROR OF DOINCS
IN CITY AND SUBURB.
Little Tales Cut Short In a
Hurry.
A MIRROR OF DAILY EVENTS
Happenings in the City and Suburbs
of Local interest to Be Perused
Over While Mullins and Coffee are
Cooling.

Valentines of all kinds and prices, to
select from at Holidays book store.
Phone 246.
The Hon. Andrew Carnegie has given
Moultr1e $4,000 for library, and the
people of that live town will put up the
other $4,000.
Learned medical authorities proclaim
that kissing spreads the grip. We
want ours spread long and lingering
and soulful, Doc
Start spring gardening pretty soon.
There is no telling what fine exercise
it is to the man who can hire some one
to do it for him,
1t is again suggested that the city
council do some temporary work on
certain portions of our walks, that are
needing attention.
Americas is ready to throw up her
cap and yell for Uncle Sam for giving
her the Federal building, for which she
has waited all these years.
Parties came to Americas Tuesday
to establish an important $40, 900 indus
try, but have concluded since to wait
awhile before investing here.
This is the day for the mating of the
birds, ana ofpeople birdically inclined
And the good woman sets the henfet,
and plants the plebeian turnip.
Some valentine fiends got busy even
yesterday and sent out the gentle
'prods" to their friends, while the
whole bunch will be in line today.
The property owners OF Americas
will be satisfied, and glad, to see her
prosper and grow greater this year in
wealth and commercial Importance.
The proposed new ordinance respect
ing the assessment of taxes upon prop
erty of banks and investment compa-
MES is published elsewhere and is of
interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-14
An Ordinance.

An Ordinanceto privide for the assess
ment, levy and collection of Taxes
upon capital or money invested or
employed in Banks or Corporations
located within and dong business in
the city of Americus, and to require
all real estate and personal property
in the city of Americas held or owned
by any bank or corporation, to be
returned for taxation separately,
whether the value thereof IS represen-
ted in the market value of ITS shares
or not, and to tax the supIus and un-
divided profits of such Bank or Cor
poration, and for other purposes.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted and ordained
by the Mayor and City Council Of
Americus, and it is hereby ordained by
authority of the same, that from and
after the passage of this Ordinance no
taxes shall be assessed upon the capital
of any bank or corporation located in
the city of Americus, but the shares of
the stockholders of such bank or
corporation whether resident or non.
resident owners, ard its surplus and
undivided profits, shall be- taxed by the
Mayor and City Council of Americus
at their true and fall market value, at
the same rate as provided by annual
ordinance of taxation of capital in the
bands of private individuals.
Sec 2, Be it further enacted and
ordained by the authority aforesaid
that the President of any Bank or
corporation located within or doing
business in the city of Amerlcue, shall,
on the first day of April of each year,
or as soon thereafter as practicable, file
with the Clerk & Treasurer of said city,
list of all the shareholders in said
bank or corporation, sworn to by him,
and showing the number of shares held
by each on the first day of April of that
year, the address of each, the true and
full market value of the stock, and the
amount of surplus and undivided pro
fits of said bank or corporation on said
date.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted and
ordained by the authority aforesaid
that all real estate and personal pro-
perty in the City of Americas, held
or owned by any Bank or corporation
located within or doing business in said
city, shall be by such bank or corpora
ton returned for taxation to the CLERK
& Treasurer of said CITY, separately
whether the value thereof is repre-
ated in the market value OF IFS shares
or not; and 1t shall also return the
surpIus and undivided profits of said
bank or corporation when came are
not included in the maket value CT its
shares
Sec 4. Be it further enacted and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-14
TURPENT TINE.

Moths will leave If it is sprinkled
about
Turpentine and soap will remove ink
stains from linen.
Turpentine will remove wheel grease,
pitch and tar stains.
Clean gilt frames with a sponge mois-
tened in turpentine.
1t will exterminate reaches if sprin-
kled in their haunts.
A few drops on a wooden cloth will
clean tan shoes nicely.
A few drops added to water in which
clothes are boiled will whiten them.
An equal mixture of turpentine and
linseed oil will remove white marks
from furniture caused by water.
Ivory knife handles that have be-
come yellow can be restored to their
former whiteness by rubbing with tur-
pentine.
Carpets can be cleaned and coIors re-
stored by going over occasionally with
broom dipped in warm water in
which little turpentine is added.