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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-14
Extensive Fluctuations Marked
Opening Today.
FAIRLY ACTIVE DEALINGS
Days Transactions Unaffected by the
Grain Prices.
MONEY CONDITIONS UNCHANGED
Course Of Prices Was Exceedingly
Irregular-Vigorous Recovery
After First Hour.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
! NEW YORK, May 14.-Quite extensive
fluctuations and fairly active dealings char
acterized the first hour of business Upon the
stock exchange this morning, but subse-
Quently the trading relapsed into almost
utter stagnation. The course of affairs In
the days stock market could In no wise be
attributed to the occurrences In the grain
market. inasmuch as prices in the latter.
after further sharp advance at the outset,
broke abruptly.
The governments weekly weather report
did not, to be sure. make favorable ex-
hibit. but on the other hand, the days ad-
vices. as was the case yesterday. set forth
generally improved weather conditions
throughout the grain belt.
Money market conditions and other
fundamental and routine features of the
situation showed no alteration. There
were again current persistent reports
that the Secretary of the Treasury had In
Contemplation the expediency of withdraw
fng from the national banks proportion
of the governments funds now In their
keeping. but Washington advices in this
regard were indefinite although the impress
sion seemed to prevail that he would at
some time previous to the maturity OF the
4 per cent bonds call for the return OF q
moderate part of the government balances.
London Dull and Heavy.
The London stock market was likewise
dull and heavy, with the exception OF the
copper stocks which continued very firm.
Foreign houses were sellers here upon
fairly large scale, notably OF Union Pa
ciic and Canadian Pacific. The last named
stock was decidedly weak. partly because
of the exceedingly unfavorable crop reports
which are being received from the Canadian
northwest and partly IN connection with
the renewed reports that the company was
arranging and would soon announce plan
for the raising of additional capital.
The course of prices in the general mar
ket was exceedingly irregular, lower prices
at the opening of business being succeeded
by a general and quite vigorous recovery.
This movement appeared 20 have been
brought about altogether by the purchase
of some $4,000 shares of various stocks by
a single commission house, and this trans
action stood out in such striking contrast
to the trihing dealings of the greater part
OF the day that 1t formed almost the chief
topic of discussion.
1t seemed to be the general notion that
the large purchases in question represented
nothing more than the covering OF short
contracts and some color was given to this
view of the matter by the general reaction
in prices which succeeded the conclusion OF
this buying. Union Pacific furnished as
usual very large proportion OF the days
total transactions. and the stock partici-
pated in the irregular movements In the
market at large.
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The cotton mar
ket opened firm at an advance of 6a15
points, in response to higher cables and
fears OF less favorable weather. Trading
was very active during the early session.
and the fluctuations in July were particu-
larly erratic. The first sale of that posi-
ton was at 1887. and the third at 1895.
a new high record for the movement and
about Ii points net higher. Later months
were also very nervous. and while the list
settled back to a trading level. about to
8 points net higher. after the first few
minutes, Shorts were evidently nervous.
and the undertone was feverish.
Liverpool was to points higher at the
hour of the local opening. when due to
come about to points higher. The
weather map showed only light precipita-
ton in the western belt, but the early
outlook was for further showers and lower
temperatures.
Futures opened firm: July. 1887; August,
1889 September, 1859; October, 1915; De-
cember, 1912; January. 1854; March, 1890.
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BACK FROM THE TROPICS.
Correspondent Alvord Here on a Short
Visit.

Mr.. Thomas g. Alvord. former chief clerk
of the Library Of Congress. but lately spe-
cial correspondent of the New York Herald
in Caribbean waters Is in town on a visit.
When Mr.. Alvord left the library he re.
turned to his old love the Herald, iaving
held high rank on Mr.. Benefits stan for
many years.
Since he left Washington he has served In
Mexico. covered the Venezuelan revolution,
the Cuban outbreak, the Kingston earth
quake and the troubles in Santo Domingo.
Down on the Spanish main the newspaper
men call him the admiral Of the West
Indies" His headquarters latel.. have been
in Cuba. at the end Of cable, ready to
strike for the place where h breaks out
next" as the elder Bennett used to say
He has come back to establish his family
on the northern lakes, but will keep a
watchful eye on the tropics.
Mr.. Alvord Is one Of the few mep who.
h:-ing once left tho Herald. was taken
back. Mr.. Bennett holds that his officers
who leave are mutineers and he cited the
rule against Mr.. Alvord when he hankered
- get back into the newspaper life But
I came up over the chains, and not through
the cabin windows" urged Mr.. Alvord, and
Mr.. Bennett, with twinkle of humor in his
eye. said he would recognize the exception.
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FIRST ELECTIONS IN AUSTRIA.
Voting Privilege Is Exercised to a
Marked Degree Today,

VIENNA. May 1.-THE newly enfranchis-
ed men in Austria appear to be exercising the
voting privilege throughout the country to-
day to marked degree. in these the first
elections in Austria under the extended suf-
frage. From all the provincial towns of prom
inence come reports of heavy polling and
in Vienna. in spite Of the fact that it was
raining, the workmen appeared at the yot-
ing booths in great numbers
In the confusion and uncertainty attend
ing the new system even the keenest poll
ticians refrain from making forecasts of
the results.
There are over 1900 candidates for the
DIG seats In the lower house Of parliament,
including seven members of the cabinet
The two most active parties are the Chris
tian socialists. or anti-Semites, and the So
cialists. Both parties are fighting bitterly
for Vienna's thirty seats tn the lower house.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
NEW YORK COTTON, Bpm.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON. ppm
Liverpool Prices.

LIVERPOOL. May 14.-Cotton-Spot in
fair demand; prices points higher: Amer
lean middling. fair, 100; good middling.
1856; middling, 6.S2; low middling, Gas;
good ordinary, $50; ordinary. 5.44 The
sales of the day were 5000 bales. Of which
zoo were for speculation and export. and IN
cluded 1900 American. Receipts. 1900 bales,
including SIS, 400 American. Futures opened
firm and closed steady; American middling
g. o. c.. May. 8.35; May and June. 634h;
June and July, 6.2515: July and August,
9. 2Ota; August and September, COSY; Sep
TENDER and October. 5.9SJ5; October and
November, 5.s9a: November and December.
6.S7; December and January. SIS; January
and February, 5.S4; February and March,
b.S4ta; March and April, 5S51a.
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To witness Maneuvers by Cadets

Burton r. Ross. commandant of the High
School Cadets. has invited Commander
Newton Ferree Of the Department Of the
Potomac, g. A. R., and Capt. ]. Walter
Mitchell. commander Of the Department of
the District, United Spanish War Veterans.
with their stats. in uniform, to witness the
annual review. parade and maneuvers Of
the cadets at o'clock tomorrc afternoon
on the White Lot. The staff of the G. A.
r. will assemble at Grand Army HcIl at
$3.50 o'clock, while the staff officers of The
Spanish War Veterans will assemble on the
18th street side of The Star building at
3:15 O'Clock, including the commanders of
the several local camps.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

sales-Regular call. IL O'Clock noon-Capita,
Traction S. s. 500 at HOS. $50 at 11O%, lOO
at HON 81, 600 at HOS. 1900 at HON. 5000
at 11OA, $37 at 110h.
Capital Traction, 8 at 131h.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. CON-, 100 at $50,
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 10 at 79A'
35 at 79H, 10 Mt 79As. l at 80.
washington Gas, Is at 50, Is at 62N. 25 at
s2%. % at 62N Is at e2N Is at 62N % at ~
Is at 621, Is at 63. IS at 82N.
Metropolitan National Bank, 1 at 317:
10 at 19%.
washington Gas cert. $500 at 1881. $500 at
1884,
Washington Rwy. and Elec. As, $1,000 at BIN,
81 900 at S1%.
Capital Traction IS, $500 at 1IoH. 81 900 at Ito.
GAS BOND6
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BULLS AND BEARS

Special Cablegram to The Star.
NEW YORK. May IA close observer
Of the loaning Of stocks on the exchange
says that for some days he has been con-
hdent that the supply is much smaller than
1t was few weeks ago. Prior to the
slump about the middle OF March, he says
that practically every broker seemed to
have large amount OF stock which he
was eager to loan. During the slump he
adds that apparently many thousands Of
shares passed out Of speculative hands into
those Of investors. and that In the mean
time these securities had not appeared in
the street. He believes that they will not
come out unless the market should have q
tremendous advance within the next few
months. This observer Is Of the opinion
that the condition Of the stock loan market
should be given considerable Importance
He thinks that the market, particularly
for the half dozen or more OF the most
active issues. Is well sold out, and that q
rally should be looked for at any time He
Is inclined to believe that the recovery
yesterday afternoon was the forerunner Of
q higher range of prices temporarily, but
he apparently Is not confident as to whether
the advances will be long sustained.
In his opinion and in that of other OBJ
servers. the disposition OF the trading ele-
ment Is still to take the short side Of the
stock market, but the continued strength
OF Union Pacific has made some holders OF
short contracts rather doubtful as to the
security Of their position. Most observers
OF the professional stock market which we
have had for some weeks do not believe that
the strength Of the Hartman issues and Of
Reading has as yet inspired pronounced
confidence In the minds OF most specula-
tors as to the future Of the market, but, as
already indicated, they believe that the
strength OF these securities and the recep-
ton given the Hartman financing during
the last two or three days have frightened
the holders of short contracts. Conse-
Quently, while not very much fresh buying
OF long stocks is looked for. It Is thought
that the shorts will be inclined to cover
still further.
Nearly every one who cares to express an
opinion believes that the manipulation In
the wheat market has been greatly over
done. 1t Is known that considerable profit
taking has been INDUCED in already, 1t
actually cleared up $500. 1000 and placed the
money In the banks.
+
It Is expected, Of course, that the profit
taking will be carried still further, and
this fact and the absence Of new buying
Will naturally bring about a sharp reaction.
1t is believed that this will be followed by
wider speculation in stock. although most
students Of the situation believe that specu-
lators will approach the stock market eau
tiously SO long as the general situation con-
tatns as many factors Of uncertainty as ex-
list just now. >One Of these is undoubtedly
the money market. which not a few ex-
perts believe will harden steadily from this
time on.
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. May 1A-Buliion amounting to
f30, 900 was taken into the Bank of Eng
land today, and s2O.0O0 was withdrawn for
shipment to Java.
PARIS. May 14.-Three per cent rentes,
95 francs 10 confines for the account. Ex-
change on London, Is francs "A confines
for checks
BERLIN, May 14.-Exchange on London,
20 marks 46h pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short and three months
bills. AZ per cent.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

In the sale Of $50 shares Of Washington
Gas stock on the local exchange today the
price dropped from 64ss. for which 1t sold
in the same quantity yesterday. to GIN.
The sales were in lots Of twenty-five. ana
the starting price was 6S. Yesterday the
closing quotations were 63x bid and 64h
asked. while today they were GIN bid and
62B asked.
Over 5000 in the per cent bonds OF the
Capital Traction Company were traded, the
prevailing prices being HOS to HON. the
closing figures on the board disclosed no
particular tendency of the stock to rise or
fall.
Small lots Of the preferred stock OF the
Washington Railway and Electric Company
were exchanged at TON and 80. and the
closing quotations were the same as those
Of yesterday.
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. May 1.-THE wheat market
opened today amid intense excitement
with options selling " lower to liz higher
than yesterdays close. Weather condi-
lions, which caused the sensational ad-
vance Of the last three days, were still
unchanged, freezing temperatures being
reported in the Canadian northwest, which
will still further delay seeding operations.
The Liverpool market, however, was OF
more than penny from yesterdays close.
This decline brought out enormous really
ing sales soon after the opening, which
carried prices down 1t3 cents from the
opening quotations. The market then raj
lied about l cent on a strong buying move
ment. July opened kaB to 1Aa1A
higher, at 96A to SIN, sold of to 94A.
y lower to Is higher, at 97h to sS, de-
clined to So, and then rallied to 81. De-
cember, at the start, was unchanged to
Is higher, at S9h to ssh, sold off to 97%,
and then rose again to 9Sh.
Corn - The market opened somewhat
firmer, but trading was not Of large vol
ume. July. after opening Mes higher.
sold off to 52Aa52%. =. -,
clined in sympathy with wheat. July, An
Provisions weak and lower. July pork,
1880; lard. 9.s71A; ribs, 9.12h.
Heavy realizing continued to depress
of the close, when the lowest prices of
the day were reached-July at 90 q, Sep
TENDER at 95aa95S and December at 81
This movement having exhausted itself
on renewed buying. July touched o.
September 90 and December 99%. The
close was active and nervous. July being
unchanged from yesterdays close at
81 h97A, and December Nah lower at
80 " a9SA.
Corn closed easy, July hah down, at 52h,
Close: Wheat-May, 93A; July, 95ssa95x.
Corn-May, 52zsa52ls; July, 5aA.
Oats-May. 45A; July, .44asa441s.
Pork-May, 16.45; July, 1865.
I4ard-May, go; July. 9.32h.
Ribs-May, s92h; July, s.o2A
Barley-Cash, 7SaS5.
Flax, clover and timothy. nothing doing
Liverpool Prices.
LIVERPOOL. May 14.-Wheat futures
opened " to :. lower on the corn ex-
vices. and further declined on general real
izations. This afternoon futures were
quoted at about 1 y lower than last even
ing.
noon was about Y lower in sympathy with
wheat.
wheat-spot unsettled; No. red west
ern winter. ss: I'd; No. l California. IS.
10Hd.: September, IS. IL I'D. Corn-Spot,
American mixed, new. steady, As. I'D:
American mixed old Arm, 5s. Id; futures
quiet; July Is. 7Nd.; September, As. 7Nd.
Advances at Glasgow.
GLASGOW. May 14-In sympathy with
the soaring prices in the United States
Scotch holders Of wheat are demanding
substantial advances. The stocks on this
side are light, and the large cargoes usu-
ally expected at this time Of the year are
not Undertaking.. Home mi1lers, there
fore. are protecting themselves, and the
Scotch bakers have raised the price Of
bread on account OF the increased cost Of
-four Germany is factor In the situ-
alton, large quantities Of Australian and
Scotch wheat being purchased for that
country.
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Warm Weather Until Tomorrow Nigh,

The present springtime weather will con-
tinue until tomorrow night. according to
Prof. Edward B. Garriott of the weather
bureau, when the skies will become over
cast with clouds and showers will prevail,
continuing until Thursday. Following the
showers the weather will become cooler
In the meantime ii will be fairly warm
The weather bureau temperature this aft
ernoon registered above the 80 mark The
downtown temperature at the same time
was "a degrees and still rising. as shown
on the big thermometer at Affieck's phar-
macy.
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Closing Quotations.


At the close Of the stock market the fol-
lowing stocks had changed In price since
above quotations. there being no change in
balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper, 94A
American Locomotive, g.
American Smelling, 129.
American Sugar, 1894
Anaconda, 62A.
Atchison, T. & S. FISOA,
Atchison, T. & s. F.. pfd,. S5H.
Baltimore & Ohio 9SA.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit COX.
Canadian Pacific, 17OA.
Chesapeake & Ohio. 4ON
Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul, 1881.
Chicago & N. W., 154
Delaware & Hudson, 1854
Great Nor. pfd., 1874.
1nterboro Metropolitan, 81
1nterboro Metropolitan pfd, 81.
Northern Pacific, 1885.
Pennsylvania Railroad, 124k.
Peoples Gas of Chicago, 81.
Reading, 10SB.
Tenn Copper, 1914.
Union Pacific, 146as.
U. S. Steel, pfd., 100.
Va. Car. Chem. CON-, 271z
BONDS
Cons. Tob 6's, 1O61h.
United States Steel SIS, 96N
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EDWARD r. BRAINERD DEAD.
Remains Of Prominent Merchant Con
veyed to Chicago for Interment.

Edward r. Brainerd, a prominent Chi
cago business man. died yesterday in his
apartments at the New Willard Hotel and
the remains were conveyed to that city for
interment on the IL O'Clock train today over
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Hhe had
been an invalid for five years. it was said.
and had been guest at the hotel since
early last winter. Deceased was about
sixty years OF age. His wife was with him
when he died.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-14
THE BALTIMORE MARKETS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Nd. May 14.-wHEAT-spot
weak, futures steady; spot, contract O4a94E:
spot No. red western. e4asaH; May. 94ss4f:
July, ssfta9Ss; steamer No. RED. 80; rsceipts
CORN-Cnsettled; spot mixed, $50 5SsS; No 2
white. sSe&aSsN; May. osAa5sy; July. ssh a5s;
ceipts. s4.S2T bushels: exports A. s57 bushels:
corn. 57a60.
OATs-steady; No. 2 white, 4sa4sK: No. 4
white, 4Il2s4sh; No. mixed. 46A a4est; receipts.
z. $50 bushels.
RYE-Firmer; No. 2 western. exports, 7sa7s:
No. western, choice, s5as6; receipts IOy busheia
HAY-Steady, unchanged.
GRAIN FREfGHTs-Duli. unchanged.
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Advances at Glasgow.
Boy Bitten. by a Dog.

Ross Garrison. eleven years Of age.
whose home is at $40 K street southeast.
was bitten by a tramp dog this morning.
sustaining painful injury to his hand.
His injury was dressed at Providence
Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-14

MAJOR Fremont Ordered to Cuba.
Major Francis ]. Fremont. 9Th Infantry,
recently tried by court-martial in New
York city and sentenced to lose sixty num-
bers in his grade. has been ordered to Join
his regiment In Cuba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-14

BERLIN, May 1.-THE reichstag today,
without any further discussion. passed the
third reading of the commercial modus vi
vendi between the United States and Ger
many. The bill will now go to the emperor
for his signature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-14
The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers
AMI brokers, 1419 F street. members New
York stock exchange. Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board Of trade.
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Todav's Government Receipts.

National bank notes received today Tor
redemption, $3.50, T91. Government receipts:
From internal revenue, 1913, 84f; customs
1854 O55; miscellaneous, $153,l3 Expenel-
lures, 81 $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-14

ST. PETERSBURG, May IA minor
state of martial law has been proclaimed In
Simbirsk province on account of extensive
disorders which have broken out there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-14

Absolute Divorce Granted.
Rosa Bundy was today granted an abso-
lutte divorce from Edward Bundy. The de-
cree. signed by Chief Justice Clabaugh, au-
thorizes her to resume her maiden name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-14
Mount Vernon Seminary.

The class Of 1907, Mount Vernon Semi
nary. have sent out the invitations for the
graduating exercises Thursday morning,
May %, at II o'clock at the New Willard.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Furnished BY T. r. Chapman Co Co. B. chin.
man. manager). members New York stock exchangS
1901 nv,
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New Panaman Minister Presented

New Panaman Minister Presented.
Don J. A. Arrange, the new minister
from Panama. was presented to the Presi-
dent yesterday, the presentation being
made by Assistant Secretary Bacon. The
usual felicitous speeches were EXCHANGED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-14

Bar silver. steady, 30Ad per ounce
Money. per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market for short
bills Ia 81 per cent
The rate of discount in the open market for three
months bills Is 3h per cent.
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Today's Cotton Summary.

Furnished by Dick Bros. & Co.. 14l2 II ct. NV
Phones Main G4i0-6441.
NEW YORK COTTON
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Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

air R1anR1AI -
Evening journal., 1907-04-27
SUBURBAN HOMES
GETTING SCARCE

wilmingtonians are finding It almost
impossible 10 rent country or suburban
homes for the summer. Some years ago
there was a large number of cottages
which could be rented for the whole or
"A pant of the season for very reasonable
rents but now there Is scarcely one TO be
had az any price Either they have been
torn down to make way for improvements
or they are occupied the year around.
A wen known man said yesterday; i
and several of my friends have been look
ing Tor summer homes for rent within
easy reach of the city. with either r3il-
road oy trolley service. but we have heen
unable TO locate "a single house of the kind
desired. Ten years ago 1 could have had
my cloice of a DOZEN
Evening journal., 1907-04-27
National Distinctions.

The late General William r. Shafter
developed during his residence in Call
fornia a dislike of the Chinese.
Some time ago at a dinner In San
Francisco General Shafter pointed TO a
dy IN a glass and said
"Watch man when fly gets in his
glass OF beer and you can tell his ma
tlonallty.
"An American win pay, laugh and
order fresh glass
"a spaniard viii pay, but quietly
walk off without drinking the beer.
"a Frenchman will pay and go, but
make a tremendous fuss.
"An Engllshman viii throw away the
beer and demand fresh glass for
nothing.
"a German win carefully remove the
fly with his finger and then drink the
beer
"a Russian will toss or fly, beer and
all.
"a Chinaman will first rescue Tie
fly ana eat IL and then drink the beer
to the last drop"