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THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, September 1.-THE cot
ton market opened steady at decline of
oa1 points, and during the first few min
utes sold to 10 points net lower on the
active months under liquidation and local
bear pressure encouraged by disappoirt-
Ing cables and talk OF freer spot offerings
from the Atlantic state sections Selling
was restricted by a reduction in the crop
estimate of prominent Georgia author
1ty, and during the middle OF the morn
ing the market was steadier and 9 to 4
points up from the lowest on covering.
Futures opened steady: September. 8. 70a
SIS; October, SIS; December S.66; Jam
uary, S.o7: March. $50; May, S.66
The market was very steady late in
the forenoon on reports that storm warn
inSs had been posted along the Texas
coast. with prices at midday about net
unchanged to points lower
Spot quiet: middling uplands go: mid
ding gulf, 90.
Estimated receipts at the ports today.
2l.Ooo bales, against 12.345 last week and
1aGS last year. For the week, 11OOOO
bales against 1882 last week and $3.50
last year.
Today's receipts at New Orleans. 1.335i
bales against 90 last year. and at Hous-
ton. I,os7 bales. against 7,170 last year.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL. September n.-Closins
cotton-Spot quiet: prices l point lower;
American middling fair. 500: good mid
ding. 5.6I; middling, 5.47; low middiing
So: good ordinary, 4.63: ordinary. ABB
The sales OF the day were 5000 bales Of
which $40 were for speculation and ex-
port. and included 400 American. Re-
ceipts. 100 bales. all American. Futures
opened easier and closed quiet and steady
September. 5.O3ra: September-October,
4.Si'a; October November, 4.771a: Novem.
ri a Ia ma ~
4.i01a: January February. 4.IO: February
March. All: March-April. 4.72ia; April
May. 4.13la: May-June. 4141a: June-July,
4.IJ; July-August AS.
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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, 767s.
Am. Beet Sugar Co. 1917.
Am Can Co., pfd.. CIV.
Am. Car and Foundry. 3SH.
Am Cad Foundry, pfd., 1924.
Am. Cotton Oil Co., 35.
Am. Cotton Oil Co.. pfd. 90ls
American Locomotive, 1917.
American Locomotive, pfd., 1o3S.
American Smelling, 93la.
Anaconda, 49,
Atchison. Top. and s. Fee. s95..
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 52I..
Canadian Pacific, 173
Chicago Great Western. 81
Colorado Fuel & Iron. 34lz.
Colorado Southern. 3IA.
Col. & Hooking Coal and Iron. 2Oss
Consolidated Gas. 1897.
Corn Products, 1879.
Distillers' Securities 80
Erie, COM, oy3s.
Erie. LIST pfd, A.
Erie, I'd pfd. 34A
General Electric. 143.
Great Northern Ore, 61i..
Great Northern. pfd.. 1853.
Ill. Central. 1885,.
Interboro Metro, 11is.
Interboro Metro, pfd, 329s
Louis. and Nash, 1O9,a.
Mackay Co.'S, Ga.
Missouri Pacific 49,
National Lead. STA.
New York Central. 1O6Is
New York. Ontario & Western, AZ.
Norfolk e Western, 14%
Northern Pacific 1i2
Pacific Mail Steamship. 26ss.
Pennsylvania r. r., l24h.
Pressed Steel Car. 33ls.
Railway Steel Spring Co, 36lz.
Railway Steel Spring Co., pfd., 02A.
Republic Iron and Steel, 22s.
Republic Iron and Steel, pfd., T9st
Rock Island. COM. IS.
Rock Island. pfd. "a.
Sloss-Sheffield Steel, 63.
S. J.. and San Fran. I'd pfd. %
Southern Pacific, 1861.
Southern Pacific, pfd.. 119l2.
Southern Railway, 21E.
Southern Railway, pfd., So
Tennessee Copper. 80.
Toledo. St. l.. and West, pfd., 569s
Union Pacific, pfd., So
L. S. Steel. pfd.. 1907.
Utah Copper 4ih.
Wabash, 123t.
Westinghouse Elect. Man, 743..
Wisconsin Central, 27Is.
Wisconsin Central, ptd, Az.
BONDS.
American Tobacco Is, Is.
1nterborough Met. 41ss, 69k.
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The date of the trial OF w. 8. Gregory.
the Roanoke, Va, dentist, indicted on
serious charge, was set for September 80
at Roanoke. secret society Of which
Gregory was a member has employed
counsel to assist in the defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-11

Fire nearly wiped out the village OF
Chickasaw, seven miles south of Celina.
Ohio. Among the buildings destroyed
were the railroad station. a large new
grist mill, an elevator and a number OF
dwelling houses.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Resular call. II o'clock noon-Washing
ton Rwv. and Eiec; pfd.. 8 at 81. at s4h.
National Bank Of Washington ) at 39l.
L. =. Trust. 10 at 90. at %, at 90, at %
After call-Capital Traction IS, 1880 at l131s
81 600 at 1I3N.
Mitchell, 100 at u.
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Recommendations Adopted.

following recommendation:
That all new street railway cars put
into operation within the District Of CO.
lumbia after October 1. 1905 having a
distance from the car floor to the rail Of
more than thirty inches, shall be provided
with two steps between the rail and the
car floor, no step having a rise Of more
sixteen inches. Unanimously adopted"
Investigation will now be made to deter
mine the practicability Of SO eQuipping
the cars at present in use.
In the matter Of overcrowding generally
investigation develops that the District
of Columbia would stand almost alone in
the matter OF adopting drastic regula-
tons OH the subject II some which have
been made by compliments were carried
out The commission finally adopted the
following resolution:
THAT the chairman ask the Secretary
of State to request the consuls generals
in Great Britain France, Germany and
Austria to obtain information for the use
of the commission concerning such regu-
lations or ordinances to prevent the over
crowding of cars as may have been en-
acted in their respective countries.
Public Hearing.
The case Of the complaints against
the Rockville and Tenleytown line was
taken up and the commission decided to
have a public hearing at $3.50 pm. Oc-
tober 5. after the Brightwood hearing
was disposed of.
1t was also decided to look into the
practicability of having street signs
on the sides of the street cars.
The commission adjourned without
fixing a date for its next session.
The details In the other cases acted
upon will be made public later on.
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The World of
Finance and Trade
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building. members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
Stock Exchange and Chicago Board Of
Trade.
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United States Trust recovered the half
point lost yesterday. and several sales OF
small blocks Of stock were made at 90 and
on last call the price asked for the shares
had risen to 98la. Earlier in the week
one of the best known brokers on the
floor offered to wager that United States
there were no takers for what II now APP
pears would have been fairly safe bet.
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Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL, September 11.-Wheat--
| Spot firm; No. red western winter, Is
| 61ad: No. 1 California. Is Had: futures
steady: September. Is SID: December. rs
| Sad. Corn-Spot steady; American
mixed. IS 51sd; futures firm; September,
is 1Oa4d; October IS SID.
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CURB QUOTATIONS.

Quotations furnished nv +. + Hutton & Co..
members New York Stock Exchange: G. Bowie
Chapman manager. 1901 ST. NV.
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Bar silver. steady. 2S 13-16d per ounce.
Money, 1saA per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market 70
short bills is 7-l6aiE per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market 70
three month bills is Is per cent.
'E1-div.
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South Will Not Pay to Trans
port Silver Coin.
TREASURY FULL OF THEM
Small Notes Are Also Accommodating
in the Vaults.
COUNTRY BANKS HAVE PLENTY
Probably Kept Them on Hand and
Did Not Send Them to Financial
Centers as Usual

The circulation Of the sill er dollar es-
pecially in the south, where the negro
laborer knows no other money stand
ard. is threatened by the action Of the
last Congress in failing to appropriate for
the shipment of this coin to bankers and
others depositing lawful curren y with
the Treasury or any OF its branches.
For many years Congress annually ap-
propriated a big sum of money to pay
for the shipment of all sorts of silver
money. At the last session, however. it
was decided that it was no business of
the government to pay for putting the
silver dollar into circulation.
1t was decided, though, that the gov
eminent ought to accommodate the pub
lie in the matter Of subsidiary coins, and
500 600 was appropriated for this purpose,
over half of which has already been eN-
pended because of a curious provision in
the act, making II possible that before
the end of the year there will be no free
shipments of small coins no matter how
great the demand of business Of TIE pub
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Trading on the local market was light
again today, few of the usually active is
sues finding buyers at the quotation
prices. Sixty-four was offered for Wash
ington Gas, and 81 was asked, but there
were no takers.
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For the first time in many days the
National Bank of Washington figured in
a SALE five shares Of the stock changing
hands at 391. This was one point above
the best price offered for quotation
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Are those that do not nuetuats dufinG de.
turbed conditions Of the money or STOCK
~e secured % on s.. sss.s. Is
the District OF Columbia, constitute "gilt
edge" Investments. They DO not depend
uals or corporation for their stability. and
are exempt from taxation 40 personal
property. We can supply sueA Invest.
eesd for booklet, ''Coneesniis Lsass 10
lnvestmeuta"
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Complaints Against Conductors.

1t was found upon investigation Of the
complaint against the conductors Of the
lie Droit line cars of closing the outside
gates on the cars at the northern term
inal Of the line, thus forcing passengers
to get out on the opposite track, that the
practice was not general and the COM
plainant will be so informed.
The commission reached the conclusion
that 1T was the companys business to de-
termine whether or not their switchmen
should wear coats in warm weather and
not matter for regulation by the COM
mission. 1t is claimed the Capital Trac-
ton Company exacts this, while the
others do not.
With reference to the complaints OF
overcrowded cars on the lie Droit Park
line, service to the Department OF Agri-
culture and the bureau Of engraving and
printing, Secretary Eddy's report showed
the complaint well-founded. 1t states
that although the traffic is exceedingly
heavy at times over this line the COM
pany is running a number Of small cars
that have a seating capacity OF approxi-
mately twehty-siX adults, and II was de-
cided to ask the company to show cause
why more and larger cars should not be
use6 especially during the rush hours.
Secretary Eddy made preliminary re-
port upon his investigation of high car
steps. The matter was very carefully
gone into, and correspondence had with
number of leading car manufacturers
Much information has been secured, to-
gether with drawings and photographs
it has been found that the car builders
are aware that the steps on many cars
especially the double truck open cars
are too high for convenience and COM
fort. They have therefore made and have
on the market today type of such cars
equipped with two steps. and many Of
them are SO designed that the additional
step does not widen the car.
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FOR BETTER CAR SERVICE
MORE RECOMMENDATIONS BY
RAILWAY COMMISSION.

1t was decided at the session OF the
District railway commission today to re-
ceive and consider device which cor
respondent claimed would stop all noise
on street railways. surface or overhead,
and recommendations were made touch
ing the height of car steps, smoking on
cars, excessive noise on curves and cross
ings at Dupont Circle, misconduct on the
part of railway employees toward pas
sengers. the overcrowding of cars and
other matters.
Secretary Eddy submitted final reports
in large number of cases of complaint.
and action was taken by the commission
in some of them as follows: The Metro
politan Railway Company has been asked
why transfers from west bound Columbia
cars are refused on east-bound + street
cars at 18th street and New York avenue.
1t was decided that no action would be
taken looking to the prevention of smok-
ing on rear platforms of closed cars
and the rear seats of open cars, where
the present regulations of the railway
company permitted such practice.
In the case of the noise complained of
at Dupont Circle, it was decided to rec
ommend to the railway company that
more care be taken in greasing the curves
and to require the crossings, which AT
present are much out of repair, to be
fixed and put in good condition.
In the case of the complaints OF i'm
proper conduct of railway employees, 1t
was decided by the commission to ask
the companies to investigate the COM
plants and report the results of such
Investigation.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-04
RECEIVER FOR SEQ. .ooO,O
United Box Board and Paper Com
 nnnN of New Jersey Bankrupt.

Trenton, N. l.. July SVice Chancel- Tor Howell today appointed Thomas F. Raymond of Newark. N d. and Sd ney Mitchell of Chicago. receivers for the United Box Board and Paper com. |pany, concern which has a number of mills located In different sections of the United States.
 The application for the receivers was made hy the Lockport Felt company of New York. and was not opposed by the Box Board company. The current lia- bilties of the company are given at 1869, ,O0O, and its current assets at 1928, coo.
 The company's total bonded indebt- edness is given at B. ssO, 400 The inter est on these bonds could not be met out of the profits of the concern, and had to be met by making use Of psrt of the working capital of the company.
 The general assets of the company ln- cmding its sixteen mills, amount to S2l. .036, S59. The general liabilities amount to s34l39,445 These liabilities include the capital stock, which aggre gates s2s927 400
 The schedule of assets gives sl400o, i GOO as the value of the several plants, E me of which are located in Whlrpany, IN J., Peoria, lll; Rockport, and Wabash. Ind, Lockport and Green wich, N y. Benton Falls and Fairfield Me, and in New Hampshire and ohio.
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Mlsccilnncous pond..
'Ex dividend.
FOREIGN MARKETS.

Berlin. July 3.-Tradng on the hourse to-day was almost at a stand stlll and prices scarcely changed.
 Paris July 3-The tone on the bourse to-day was llfeless and prices were heavy,
 London. July 3.--Money was abundant on the market to-day and discounts were steady.
 The volume of business on the stock exchange showed no increase 10 day The markets, with few exceptions were stagn1nt. The feature of the day was the sharp rally in Grand Trunks on increased traffic returns. Consola and gilt edged securities were firm. The decrease in the half yearly revenues caused renewal of the weakness m home rails Foreigners were steady.
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DIVIDENDS COMING List of Stocks Paying Comfort. able Rates to New Haven
 Investors.
AND BALANCES
Figures Showing Condition of Local Banks for Week Ending July B.
 Financial Notes.

Anaconda, rate, soc; date, July IS; books close, July B.
 Am. Chic, pf.. 1-2; July i June .25.
 Am. Chic, com, 1 July 20; July IS. Am. Loco, pf., 3-i; July 21, July 6.
 Am. Loco, com, 1-4; August 26; August 5.
 Am. Tel, & Tel, 9; July 15; June 30, Am. Type Foundry, pi,, 3-4; July IS; June 10.
 Am. Wool, pf. 1 S-4; July Is; June 25.
 Atchison 9 1-2; August 1; June 30. Baldwin Co., pf, Ia; July 15; June 30.
 Canada Southern. 1 li; August 1; June 30
 Central R. R. of N, J., 3; August l. July 20
 Chic. & Alt. pf, 2: July 15; July g. Chic. 6 Alt, com, l. August 15; August 5.
 Cleve., Gin, Chic. & St. Louis, pf. 1-i; July 20; June 26 tplh ii'uuNe h'hhihS' Pl', i' 'uiS 10, June 30
 Dele, Lack & West, 1-2; July 20, June 3.
 Den & Rio C., pfo 1-2; Jnly 15; June %
 Dist Sec. Corp, 1-2; July S1, July 10.
 Edison Flee. III, 1-2 August l.; July 15
 General Electric, 2; July IS; June G.. Great Northern Railway, S-i; August 1; July 9,
 Hook. Val. pf., 2; July 13; June 23. Inter Paper, pf., 1: July 15; July g.. Inter Nickel, pf.. 1 12; August 1; July To-
 Kansas City Southern, pf, 1; July Is; June 30,
 L. Shore X Mich. So, 6; July 29; June 3O
 Lehgh Valley R. R., com, 3; July II; June 27.
 Lehgh Valley R. R. pf., 5; July il; June 27.
 Louisville & Nashville, 1-2; Aug ust 1O' July 20.
 Mass. Lighting, I-2; July Is; July 1.
 McKinly- Darragh Savage Mines Co.,, :; July IS; June 90.
 Mex. Tel. ? 1-2; July 16; June 90. Mich. Central. 2; July 20; June 30. Mich. st. Tel. pf.. 1-2; August 1; July IS.
 Neb. Tel & Tel, $50; July 10; June 30.
 N. Y. Central, 1-i; July 15; June 2s.
 O & West R, R.. 2; August 3; July N. Y, N. J. Tel. S-i; July IS; July 6.
 Nipissing, 2; July 20; June 20
 Northern Pacific Railway. 3-i; August 1 July 10.
 F. Ft Wayne X Chic. 3-4; July [; June 13.
 Pacific Coast, pf. 9; July is; July Proctor & Gamble pf, 2; July IS; June 30.
 Quaker Oats. com, 9; July IS; July 3.
 Read. R. R, com, 2; August f. July 15
 Record Pub Co. 8; JuJly ?; June 90.
 Southern New England Tel, 1-2 July IS; June S0
 Southern Pacific, pf., 1-2; Jul! IS; June 30.
 Swift & Co, Si; July 6; June 13 l Union Bag X Paper, pf., l. July IS June 30.
 United Fruit, 2; ufy IS; June 96.
 Un. Gas Imp, 9; July Is; June 30.
 r. S. Smelt Ref & NJ. pf., 1 3-4 July Is; July 1.
 IT. s, smelt Ref. & M, com, 1 July Is; July 1.
 Utah Cons Mine. soc; July IS June 23,
 vir. C. Chem pf., 2; July IS; Jun ! 30. Wells Fargo & Co.,, 5; July 15; Jul 8.
 West, Air Brake, 1-2; July 10 July 1. : Western Union Tel, 12; Jult 15 June 20.
 MissPassay-I don't see why an woman should try to conceal her ag,
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FINANCIAL NOTES.

N Y. N H. & M R. R. stock con tinues as inactive n price as the bal ance of the divideno plying stocks have done during the past week. A few sales have been made fiom i35 to l36. with the same figures % nominal closing quotations
 Clearlngs for local banks are for the past five days only,
 Swif, & Co dividend checks of S-i per cent. are out this morning
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That's Miss Robinson who just left your house, isn't it?'asked the neigh bor.
 That's my aunt, Carrie Robinson, replied the little girl side?'
 No, she stands up for pa every time Philadelphia Press
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WALL STREET NOTES Smallest Day Since May 27, 1896-Members Gel
 ebrate.
BETTER TIMES FOR B. & 0.
Average Sales for HOO Members Less Than 100 Each--EfYect of
 Treasury Call.

The stock market started off with every appearance of being record first hour was only 21O00 shares, against 60,o00 Thursday The second hour shrank to 12,5oo. making a total to noon of 35,o0o. against 6S,o00 the day before, Not a quarter of the us- ually active Issues had opened at all a r o'clock During the first hour there was only one sale as large as 1000 shares, that being United States Steel.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Reported over private wires nt Prince x Whitely. members or the New York and Boston Stock Exchanges New York office, 52 Broadway, and i5 Center street. New Haven
 New York Ju1r . fnns
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-04

The best prices of the day were made in the last hour with a slight Increase in the trading This was the smallest day since May 27, 1896, when only 64,l25 shares were dealt in.
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CLOSING PRICES.

Reported over private wires of Prince & Whltely members of the New York and Boston Stock Exchanges New York office. b2 Broadway, and IS Center street New Haven. Conn.
 Now York TIly 2
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BANK CLEARINGs.

The clearings and balances of the New Haven banks for five days end Ing. July 3. 1908, and for the core spending Ave days of last year arc fur nished by the secretary of the New Haven clearing house as follows:
 ,.t.a.{a,. Cinaripc
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At midday the market was SO stag. nant that the few members on the floor began to celebrate the Fourth hy 1ischarging flreorackers and torpedoe: h yolleys, and the chairman was kepi busy fining members for violation ot the rules
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-04

ITN NoiUhHlhNI1 M FIalifI"UA F"'fu''If"'"" Decrease clearlngs week 1908. s3as, 4s7A
 Balances week 1907. 5se,25441.
 Difference balances. si3S,222i5
 Clearings week 1906, s3oo4,s447s. Clearings week 1905, s2,57s,ai7si. Clearlngs 1904. s2,Sos. 75o.72
 Clearings for six months ending July 1. 1908. s59, 1e0. a30ol
 Clearines for six months ending July 1, 1907, s65.i79.27533.
 Clearlngs for six months ending July 1, 1906, s6l.o7l .o5ii5
 Clearings for five weeks ending July 3, 1908. sl2,02a, ,2s27s
 Clearlnes for Ave weeks ending July 8. 1907, sl6.I4s.0242S
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Now, I'm willing all people know I'm 2b.
 Miss Pepprey-But
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The Union Trusl Co.
 NEW HAVEN.

Chartered by the State of Connections with authority to act as Executor, Ad- mlnlslratvi, Guarulan, neceiVer or Trustee, under will or deed.
 Is legal depository of money paid in- 10 .our, allu Fuonc trust tunds, acts as Trustee Tor Municipalities. Corpora ,,,,s ann luulvluuais, and administers irrlsts ul all Klnus. Empowered to act AR Registrar ot stocks, bonds or other sv,aeuc.s ut indebteuness, manage slhh- ,.s tu,ns and uu an Duslness sucn as is lsually done py trust Companles,
 It also does general panklns pusl- naap rollecllg cnecKs, notes, coupons, neo'' ',s' 'rars,ves orposus The principal of aar aach trust is invested py ltsell anu kept kept separate and apart iron the gem VI iui u,,,ta teo1nnany IS by law regularly examined mi by the Bank Examiner Of ths State of Connecticut.
 HENRY L. HOTCHKIss, President.
 EUGENE 5. BRISTOL, Treasurer.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-04

The recall by the secretary of the treasury of S45.0O0, 900 of government deposits from national banks through out the country had no appreciable ef- feet on the local money market. Call money was lent before midday at 1 per cent. such loans running over the double holiday until Monday. 1n- asmuch as there is less than S19000.- 900 of government deposits in local banks, 1t is obvious that the secretary of the treasury cannot recall more than that amount from the banks here. no matter how much he might wish to discriminate in favor of the country banks. Practically, though. most of the money recalled will come out of the New York banks as the country banks will draw on their cor respondents here for the money. That will result in a saving for the New York banks as they are paying the country banks 2 per cent for the money and can't get over 1 to 1 1-2 per cent. for 1t.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-04

MissPassay-I don't see why any woman should try to conceal her age.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-04

The announcement that the Balti- more and Ohio is in the market for 5000 tons of steel rails was regarded as significant, in view of this com panys very poor earnings. lt was as- sumed to mean that 1t expects better times soon, which justiGes better ments at present The Street has generaly concluded that the Baltimore and Ohio dividend on It's common stock will be reduced from to per cent, and not to per cent. Action is due to be taken next Thursday It was estimated to-day that the com pany earned a little more than ( per cent. during the last fiscal year, not withstanding its heavy shrlnkage in earnings.