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New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
RUSSIA GRANTS PERslAs APPEAL.

ST Petersburg May 4-The Emperor and The
yiceroy of the Caucasus have sanctioned an extern
sion of the time limit of the Russian ultimatum IN
the case of the Persian bandits.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
FEW JAPANESE GOING TO HAWAII.

Honolulu May M.-The japanese Consul has been
advised by his government that emigration from
Japan 10 Hawaii IS limited to Japanese who
were formerly residents in the islands and the
wives and children of those who now live in
Hawaii
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

DEPUTY CHIEF CHARLES w. KRUGER,
Fire Department, New York.
Killed in the discharge OF duty, February a. 1908.
Dedicated to his memory by his friends.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
~ Tho -
Coward I;
Shoe
Your Boys Shoes

Need to be staunchly made
to stand the strenuous
wear of street and play
. ground.
The COWARD SHOE for
boys holds together longer,
perhaps. than any other
shoe, for the convincing
reason that it has those
in-built qualities that gives
strength, comfort, fit and
service, and at an economi-
cal price.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
OVER THE COUNTY.

50 BARRELS PURE APPLE VINE
GAR, 25c gallon; So barrel. HORACE
RAINEY. I'm
Mesdames G. Y. Clark and R. G
Jackson, OF Mt. Pleasant, are visiting
their sister. Miss Annie Williams al
ST. Louis.
w. d. Love, of Chattanooga, is Wis
iting his father, Capt. Joe Love al
Culleoka.
Jim Thomas and G. 8. Williams
spent Sunday with the home folks at
Culleoka.
Miss Bessie Matthews is visiting
Mrs. J. H. Sowell at Mt. Pleasant.
Miss Fannie Hutchinson Of Water
valley is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Arch
Hutchinson at Mt. Pleasant.
Clarence Long, of Montana, is WIS.,
iting his parents, DR.. and Mrs. Henry
Long at Mt. Pleasant.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
REPUBLICANS or
MAURY COUNTY
CONVENTION WILL NOT MEET
UNTIL STATE COMMITTEE
HAS ACTED.
ACCORDING TO Chm. HOPKINS
State and Congressional Delegates
Will Be Instructed For
Taft.

There will be no convention Of the
Republicans Of Maury county to act
upon State and National nominations
until after the State Republican Com
mittee meets and fixes the date for
the State convention. This state
ment was made this morning by Chair
man Hopkins, of the Republican Coun-
ty Committee. Mr.. Hopkins stated
that he did not deem 1t proper or ad-
visable to hold this convention until
after the conventions to which dele
gates will be elected have been or
dered When the county convention
does meet it win elect delegates to
both the State and Congressional con-
ventions. The latter has not yet been
called, and it Is understood will not
be until after the State Committee
acts.
There is no doubt about this county
lnstructing for Taft, and it is probable
that the Evans men will dominate the
convention. In the event that the
faction does control, the same resolu-
tons In effect will be adopted that
we're adopted at Nashville, and Evans,
Haggard and Essary will be instructed
for as delegates at large.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
ST. PETERS WILL
GET ITS CLAIM

William E. Harvey, prominent at
torney of Washington, who has charge
of the claim of ST. Peters church
against the Government for 1920. has
written F. H. Smith that the claim
will be included in the Omnibus Bill
and reported next week, and that the
bill will be passed at this session OF
Congress.
The promise OF an early settlement
of this claim will be good news to the
members of st. Peters parish and to
the people of Columbia. The claim
Is for damage to the church property
by reason of the use Of the church as
hospital by the Federal troops dur
ing the war. The claim was favorably
passed upon by the Court of Claims
at the last session Of Congress.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
TOUR
OF CLANSMAN
HISTORY OF ONE OF THE MOST
REMARKABLE PLAYS OF
AMERICA.

The enterprise of the Grand Opera
House In securing 1.-THE Clansman"
for Monday, Feb. 10, Is to be com
mended. 1.-THE Clansman" is the most
talked of play ever produced in the
South, or in fact, anywhere In the
United States. After its whirlwind
record of the past two seasons and In
view of the announcement that it is
now ON a farewell tour, there will be
keen anxiety to see 1t here.
"The Clansman' for the first time
told the story of how the South,
through the agency of the Ku Klux
Khan, recovered its liberties and kept
pure it's Anglo-Saxon civilization after
the Civil War. AS was fitting, 1t was
first played in the South, its birth
place, and achieved a hurricane sue
cess. 1.-THE North must see it! The
North must see it," was asserted by
Southern newspapers and statesman.
And meantime Northern croakers
howled: 1.-THE North won't stand for
it! The North will boycott it," Man
ager George H. Brennan accepted the
challenge, presenting "The Clans
man" In New York City beginning
January 8, 1906. The success Of the
New York run was enormous. Five
distinct and separate engagements
had to be played in New York the
first season, and an equal number last
season. An all-summer run at NC
Vicker's Theatre, Chicago, and ca
pacity engaements and re-engagements
in st, Louis, Washington, Baltimore,
Kansas City and other large cities
have marked the two years OF the play
in the North. Now England wants
1.-THE Clansman," and at the close OF
the present season this famous play
will embark on a tour of the entire
Engllsh-speaking world, which is ex-
pected to consume a period of at least
three years.
The heroes of 1.-THE Clansman" are
Of course the Ku Klux, In particular
their gallant leader, young Ben Cam
eron. who is in love with the daugh-
tor OF Northern Abolitionist, but
who refuses to give up the secret or
dor even to win her. Among the
striking scenes Of the play are tho
south Carolina election in 1867 when
the negroes carried the state by 1907
GOO majority; the auction Of Ben Cam
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS

II you change your postof1ce, or
rural route, please notify The Herald
promptly; and in doing so do not fall
to give your old address as well as
YOUR new one. Use substantially the
following form: "Please change my
address from (your old address) to
(your new address.)" If you VIII FOL
low these suggestions you will receive
The Herald promptly. You may not
understand why we want your ola ad-
dress. 1t is for this reason Ten to
one the clerk who attends to that
department never saw you and OF
course does not know your address
Does not know whether you live IN
tennessee or Texas. And unless ne
knows where to look for your
name in our list Of over two thousand
names he cannot change it from any
where to anywhere. He must frst
ana Il before he can change II. You
can tell him where to and II. Please
40 not forget to do 80. -
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
THE SICK.

Miss Charlotte Fariss will be with
Miss Ophelia Page after February list.
Rev. Felix Sowell and family have
moved to the Cox place at the corner
of East Ninth and Embargo. streets.
T. C. Sowell, of Neapolis is serious
ly i'll with pneumonia.
Miss Marie More has recovered af-
ter a weeks illness.
Miss Sadie Notgrass has recovered,
after severe attack of bronchitis.
Mr.. John w. Frierson is quite sick
at his home on Sixth street.
Columbia relatives have received q
telegram from Clear Water, Fla, an
nouncing that Mr.. H. B. Titcomb d
much improved from his recent ILL.,
ness.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
ABOUND Town.

FOR SALE;-Red Clover Seed; alb
soiutely pure; $40 per bushel. i have
had this clover on my farm for over
thirty years. and II has never failed 10
hold a stand. Can W. HUGH
BROWN. Bell phone s4-4. Spring HIN.
17-6t
FOR sALE-120-egg Cyphers inca
bator and 1Oo-chick Cyphers brooder.
both used only a little last season
and practically new.-E. r. FAR
RELL. care the Herald. lit
The heating apparatus in the class
rooms at the Columbia Institute is
disabled and the classes had to be
dismissed today. The repairs will be
made in time for school Monday.
Look at the Market Reports of The
Herald They are good and based on
every days sales and purchases. We
buy and sell by them.-CALLENDE
G co, 1t
All members Of PhintIas Lodge,
Knights of Pythias are urged to be
present at the meeting tonight. Two
of the officers are to be installed and
other business transacted.
FOR RENT-The Everett home,
three miles from town on the Mt.
Pleasant pike. Good barn, ten acres
of grass lot. Apply to F. F. EV-
ERETT, Administrator, Columbia.
dewitt
Mr.. R. P. Dodson has retired from
the firm of Elicit, Harlan, Dodson &
Co, Mr. Henry Porter having pur-
chased his interest.
One of the largest public sales of
live stock ever held in this county
will take place at the J, A. Loftin
home place on the Sowell Mill pike
next Thursday, when J. A. Loftin &
Son will offer their farming tools and
about three hundred head of live
stock for sale at public auction.
Columbia Lodge of Odd Fellows
will meet tonight for work in the
second degree.
A number of Columbia Masons will
go to Nashville wednesday to attend
the meeting Of the Grand Lodge.
Mrs. Charlotte Hughes is preparing
to erect a handsome cottage on her
lot adjoining the Whitthorne residence
residence and the work of grading
the lot has already begun. The cot
tage will be one and one-half stories
and under the present plans one of
the most attractive small homes in
the city.
The Herald readers attention is
called to the announcement of p.
CARRIER of his big February clearance
sale that commences on Saturday,
Feb. LIST. Mr.. CARRIER is well-known,
and when he announces clearance
sales, the word carries its full mean
ing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
THOUSANDS FOR
PHOSPHATE ROCK
ONE OF THE LARGEST LEASES
FOR MANY MONTHS is
REGISTERED.

One of the largest phosphate leases
for many months was filed for regis
tration Wednesday This was lease
by Warren T. Irwin to the Phoenix
Phosphate Co. on the mineral rights
in rs acres OF land near Dark's Mill.
The lease provides for a royalty OF
800 a ton on the first 10000 tone Of
phosphate rock taken from the land
and fifty cents a ton thereafter until
$4,000 have been paid in royalties.
Notes running to 1911 were given to
cover the royalty and 1t was provided
that at least $4,000 tons should be
mined this year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
They Handle Everything
In the Hardware Line

cron's home for taxes and his arrest
" the scalawag white Governor; the
d. cad convocation of the Ku Kux in
a mountain cave; and the final scene
in the home Of the mulatto Lieuten-
ant Governor Lynch where the Clans
man, headed by Ben, make the negro
prisoner and rescue the mistaken
Northerner and his beautiful daugh-
ter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.

COLUMBIA, Tenn, Jan. 1910
days local quotations follow: Best
shipping cattle 1000 to 1900. $4,000
$3.50; best butchers cattle 900 to
1000, $3.5O@$4.OO; mediums, $1,000
$3.50; common, $2.O0@S2.S5; feeders
and stockers, $2.25@$S.5O; bulls, $3.50
@$3.00. Hogs-Heaviest and medi-
ums, 1915; pigs, $S.OO@$S.5O. roughs,
$3O0@$3.25. Sheep and Lambs-Best
lambs, $4.OO@$4.5O; seconds, $500
$500; best sheep, $S.OO@$S.25; COM
mon, $1.50@$2.0O.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
ELKS MOVE TO
THEIR NEW HOME.
ANTLER TRIBE NOW INSTALLED
IN HANDSOME NEW
QUARTERS.

Columbia Lodge of Elks have
moved to their handsome new home,
the building formerly used as the
Century Club. Mrs. Minnie fowler
will move at once to the house va
Gated by the Elks while DR.. R. s.
Hardison and DR.. George Mack will
move to the residence at present oc-
cupied by Mrs. fowler.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
REDUCTION IN
CRIMINAL CASES
STEADY DECREASE SHOWN IN
DocKETs OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT.
PROHIBITIONS GOOD WORK
interesting Comparison Of the Fig.
ures For Several Years
Past.

Circuit Clerk Nichols has completed
the dockets for the February terms
of the Circuit Court and the County
Criminal Court A comparison Of the
figures for the February terms of the
five previous years shows some inter
esting facts.
First taking the docket of the Cir
cult Criminal Court it is found that
there were ffty-two cases in 1908;
! eighty-nine cases in 1904, including
twenty-seven gaming cases sent down
to the lower court; forty-seven cases
in 1905. Eighty-seven cases in 1906,
including thirty-fve sent to the lower
court; eighty-hve cases in 1907, In
Guiding thirteen old cases stricken
from the docket, and forty-one to the
lower court: while for 1908 there are
only % cases on the docket, including
thirteen whiskey cases that by Act Of
the last Legislature are now tried In
the Circuit Court instead OF Judge
Gordons Court as heretofore.
But the record in the County Grim
inal Court is even more remarkable.
This court was established in 1899 to
relieve the Circuit Court of INSIDE
meanor cases, but the last Legisla-
ture took away its jurisdiction Of VIC
lations Of the liquor and revenue laws.
Using the same months and years an
above, there were eighty-two cases at
the February term in 1908; thirty.
eight in 1904; thirty-four In 1905;
twenty-five in 1906; thirty-seven In
1907, including eight whisky cases
against one defendant; while for next
months docket there are now only
seven cases for all offenses.
OF course these figures do not In
clude indictments and presentmenta
that may be found by the next grand
jury.
Does prohibition prohibit?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
VICE PRESIDENT OF
MITCHELL-ASHLEY co.

Clarence Fly has purchased the In
terest OF Joe Mitchell In the Mitchell
Ashley Hardware Co. and has been
elected Vice President Of the COM
pany. Mr.. Joe Mitchell Is a brother
OF John T. Mitchell and is at present
travelling IN Texas for a Wholesale
hardware company.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
FIELD SEED.

Quotations by Calender & co.,
Oats-From farmers hands, Coo pei
bu. From store, zoe.
Clover-From farmers hands, $3.50
@$9.00 per bu. Northern seed, from
stores, $1O.J06$i1.50.
Cane Seed-From farmers hands
zoe per blu. From store, SOC per bu
Blue Grass-From stores, $2.25 per
bu.
Timothy-$2.250$2.5o: Red Top. &c
@11c ID.
Whipporwill Peas from farmers
hands, $1.75 blu.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

BY special request, Rev. T. e, Hud-
son will preach at the Baptist church
at Culleoka, first Sunday in February
at II o'clock a. m. There will also
be a congregational meeting of Cum
berland Presbyterians at the residence
of T. NJ. Hall at p. m. A full
attendance is requested.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
LOUISVILLE LIVE STOCK

Special to The Herald.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. S0.-Cattle
market steady. Shipping cattle. $3.50
Q5.25; best butchers, $4.50@4S5;
mediums, s9.5O@s425; common, $275
0$3.5O; feeders, $2.75@s425; stock.
ers, $2.5OQ$4OO; bulls, s2.OO@$S.5O;
Gamers, $1.OO@$2OO. Hogs-heavy
and mediums, $780, lights, $4.25;
pigs, $3.75@s4.O0; roughs, $500 down.
Sheep and Lambs-Steady-Best
lambs, $50O@$5.5O; medium, $4,000
$500; common, $3.OO@$4.0O; best
sheep. $S.5O@$4.OO; medium, $500
1925; common, $1.75@$2.5O
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
QUOTATIONS ON
LOCAL MARKETS
EGGS ARE WEAK AT ~ CENTS
WITH NO PROSPECT FOR
ADVANCE.
Tennessee Triumph Potatoes Drop
to s1.75 And Are Dull
at That,

COLUMBIA, Tenn, Jan. 30.-There
were no changes in quotations today
on the local market. Eggs continue
at II cents and there is no prospect
Of an early increase. The demand Is
good. but the supply is abundant.
Tennessee Triumph potatoes are dull
at a decline of five cents per barrel.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
Meredith Mcdonald.

Meredith Mcdonald, formerly a
citizen of Columbia, died Sunday
morning at his nome in Nashville,
aged 65 years. The remains were
brought to Columbia Monday and
taken to the home of his son-in-
law, John Woods, on Cemetery ave-
nue., where the funeral will take place
Tuesday at Q o'clock. The interment
will be In Rose Hill.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31

FuRs, HIDES, GINSENG ETC.
Quotations by L. Bakery
Skunks, 1OcQ7Oc; coons, 10c@66c;
o'possums, 5c@15c; Minks, $1,000
$3.50; musk rats. 5c@1b; red fox. sSs
@$1.5O; gray fox, 25c@60c.
Feathers-New goose feathers 4oe
No.; old goose feathers, 100000 10
mixed, 20c030c 10; duck feathers
15c@35c III.
wool-Tubwashed. 2Oc@27c 10
unwashed spring. free Of burrs. zoe n
Beeswax-20c n
Tallow-4c 10.
, Ginseng-Dry. $3.50; Yellow Root
800
Hldes-Green. &c 10; cured. DC n I
dry salt hides, SC 10 flint, 10c 10.
Goat skins. 15c; lamb skins. 4Oc;
shearlings, 25c.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
DEATHS HARVEST.
oOO0oo00oeG

The infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilburn
Fox died this morning at the parents
home in South Columbia. The re-
mains were taken to the Morton
graveyard at Leftwich, where the fun
eraI took place Monday afternoon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
MIRA. Joe Allen.

Mrs. Joe Allen died Tuesday night
at her home near Theta OF heart
trouble, death coming suddenly with
out warning. The funeral and In
terment we're at the Sedberry grave
yard in Williamson county wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Deceased was
10 years OF age and is survived by her
husband.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
DISC HARROWS.

II you want to see something now
that has desirable features, come to
see our sample. You will want one.
31-2t 9. A. SatterfieId & Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
Mrs. John Harlan.

Mrs. John Harlan died Tuesday at
her home on Bear Creek, aged 20
years. The funeral was at noon We'd
nesday at Mt. Olivet church AMI the
interment was at the Frank Evans
place. 80.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
FLOUR AND GRAIN.

Quotations furnished by Columbis
Win & Elevator Co., and Ashton
Mills.)
Flour Best Patent. $3.50; secop-
Patent, $500: Bran. per ton, SEE.
Meal al mills Zoe bu. In bulk; 75i
sacked; old Corn, per DBL. $500;
Wheat. s1.0O.
BACON, LARD AND FRESH MEATS
(These quotations are furnished BY
M. s. King)
Bacon-From farmers hands
Hams, 9c@1Oc per No.; Sides, Sc ib.;
Shoulders. 7c@7hc n.
Lard-Pure country, exc ID.
Retail grocers are paying and sell
ing country bacon at the following
prices:
From farmers hands-Hams, 10cQ
lie per 10; Sides, 9c@10c per 10 !;
Shoulders, Sc@9c per 10; Lard, 9hc
per ID.
Selling to the trade-Hams, 12he
~; Sides. 12hc per 10; Shoulder
1Oc per 10; Lard 11Ac per 10.
Fresh Meats-At Store-Beef
Steaks, 1Oc@12hc; Pork. Sc@12hc
per 10 Roast meats. Sc@121sc per N
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
HAMILTON CULTlvATORS.

Car load improved Hamilton" Cul-
tlvators now ready. Place your order
at once with
s1-2t .. 4. sattsrneId . Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31

Again We are in the market for
Meat, Lard, Potatoes, Cane Seed, Mill
let Seed and nearly everything on the
farm. -CALLENDER & co. 1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Joe Howell to Miss Jennie Thorn
ason.
Gussie Crockett to Pearl Fleming.
william G. Lee to Miss Minnie
Louise Davis.
Ray Grigsby to Miss Matte McClel-
Ian.
O. D. Nix to Miss Nellie Pearl Reed.
HOOSIER DISC CORN PLANTERS.
are improved for 1908. Come and see
sample and get the best planter made
Do not take a chance on untried plan
tiers, buy one you know is right.
S1.2t q. a. satterfleld d co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31
PRODUCE.

(These quotations are furnished by
VIM. Barker.)
Eggs and Poultry-Eggs, per dozen
tic; Hens, Sc 10; Turkeys, Zoe n;
Ducks, &c 10.
Butter-Choice country, 15c 10.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-31

The enterprisng firm of ELLETT, HAIR
Ian, PORTER ca CO. have contracted for
this space for the next twelve months and
will have something in each issue of the pa
per that will be of special interest to all of
our readers
If you are in need of Buggy, they can
furnish you with the very best at moderate J.
prices If you need a Wagon, they will equip
you with new Studebaker. one of the best
if not the best wagon on the market. If you
want Farm Tools, Hardware, Fence or Car
,penters Tools or anything in the Hardware
line they will be glad to furnish you with it.
They are out for the business and will use
every honorable means to get you coming
their way Visit their store when in town
and get acquainted with the young men,
Their place of business is on South Main
street. in one of the Andrews stores
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21

STOCK MARKET OPERATIONS.

Irregularity prevailed in the stock market dur
ing the early trading yesterday, the undertone.
however. being firm and prices resisting salts
factorily the pressure of short selling. Around
the market relapsed into dulness, which
gave place in the last hour to activity. general
advance in prices occurring on short selling, IN
Guced by especial news developments, the
close showing net gains for most of the issues,
which in the of of the chief railroad
stocks ran from to ? points. New York Cen
tral conspicuously strong, gaining Pa
points and now having recovered practically all
of the ground lost in the break which followed
the announcement of the dividend reduction
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, despite the virtual con-
firmation of the report that J. P. Morgan & Co
to become interested in the property, de-
clined fractionally on proht taking. 1he total
sales the exchange were about $4,000 shares
a considerable falling off in activity from Thurs
day. There was little indication of public
interest and participation in the market, the
operations being very largely professional, as for
long time. and until the general situation shall
become clearer there seems small prospect OF
outside buying extensive scale.
The advices from Washington of the demands
made upon Congress by the labor leaders were
the occasion of some of the morning selling, as
these demands. certain of them, could not De
regarded as inducing bullish feeling on securi-
ties. The late rally was probably ascribable in
Tart to the prospect of favorable bank state
ment to-day. based the indicated gain in
cash by the banks of about ss,5OO,o00. which, Il
the figures to-day coincide approximately with
those based upon the known movements or
money during the week would. except for an un-
looked for large increase in loans be reflected in
considerable swelling of the surplus reserve
The increase in cash holdings is due chiefly to
the forwarding to this centre of heavy amounts
of currency from the interior, rejecting the con-
tinued lack of demand for money for use IN
commercial and industrial enterprises the re-
ceipt of these funds therefore not being an en-
couraginG symptom indicating that there mas
been as Yet no decided change for the better IN
the general situation, although sentiment IS
slowly improving
The publication of the figures Of the United
States Steel Corporations annual report was d
factor in the market Improvement toward the
close although the totals were about as eX-
pected. their compilation from the quarterly re-
ports having been possible with reasonable ac-
curacy for much weight was attached 10 the
expression OF the boards optimism as TO the
future and to the official announcement OF the
steady and large increase in orders received
since the first of the year, and the showing mace
was regarded as excellent in view of the depres-
sion during the latter part of the year, the sur
MUS earned being more than s10,0OO,0oo bring
ing the total surplus to s69,000.000 and the ag-
gregate profit and loss surplus to the colossal
amount of 122645,244.