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The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Selling of washington Gas. which be-
gan on the local stock exchange on Tues
day, was continued yesterday. the greater
part OF the stock offered being taken by
one broker, who Is understood 70 buying
the shares for inside holders. Yesterday
475 shares went under the hammer, and,
after call. 100 shares more on an option
for co days. The selling began yesterday
with 100 shares az 81. and from this price
sales in 25-share lots gradually advanced
TO 81 S-S. declining TO IA.
Outside of gas there was small trading.
including 200 Shares of Lanston which
sold for $40 share. Washington Railway
and Electric As, sold 5000 at IS is.
According TO the monthly statement Of
the foreign commerce OF the United
States. made public yesterday by the Bu-
reau OF Statistics, the total exports for
january were S2O6, IS, ,926. and for the
seven months Of the fiscal year. H.lS9.-
la. 759. For January the imports were
$S4. 994. .l23 and for seven months. S757. 900. :
S35. The United Kingdom, including Great
Britain and its dependencies. are the larg-
est buyers of American goods. and it is
from the same general sources this
country buys the greater amount OF for
eign goods
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
.he GlasEow lYeeklr Eernld.

From the Glasgow Weekly Herald.
In the northeastern corner Of France.
in the Pas de Calais Department., there
is stretch Of country which possesses
practically no roads. This region. lying
between St. Omar and the Belgian front
ieT. is traversed in every direction by
canals. which serve as a communication
between the different centers Of popula-
tion. The people use skiffs. not unlike
Venetian gondolas, and In these they
glide silently to field and market The
village cure makes his round OF visits BY
water. the very horses have TO be taken
by boat TO and from the fields in which
they work, and it is no uncommon occur
renee for a frisky animal to kick out,
overbalance the frail craft and precipi-
tate its occupants into the water. It
is a region OF perpetual peace. a country
OF eternal calm. where the noise of wheel
ed. traffic is unknown, where the motor
horn Is never heard.
A frequent sight in these narrow wat
erways is funeral procession. The coffin
is placed on a couple OF chairs and is
covered with a cloth. The nearest rela-
tfves OF the deceased sit behind the coffin.
friends follow in other boats. and the
priest recites his prayers while the little
cortege makes Its way slowly 70 the
burial place.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
DOG and Dynnmite.

From the Kansas City Journal
Winfield is sore perplexed. The question
which Is now agitaung the minds OF the
people there is whether Frank Menden-
halls bulldog committed suicide or died
in foolish effort to keep friends from
harm. The pup was with gang Of men
who were setting on dynamite charges.
When they Lit the fuses for the first
charge they naturally ran to a place OF
safety. The dog went with them part OF
the way. but turned back and began &c
fight the burning fuses. He chased them
up until they got right 10 the charge.
and then-well. the rest OF this tale Is too
sorrowful TO relate. There was not
enough OF his dogship left TO permit OF
a burial
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Caught In Their own smartnes..

When a male citizen OF Russia at
tains the age OF twenty-one he is sum
moned before the military official In the
PEELED 20 undergo q mental and physical
test II he be found defective in either
he is excused from service in the army.
a story is told OF a young man. trying
to escape duty. who tried the following
trick
The day OF his examination having ar
rived, he appeared at the military depot
ready TO be examined. Being capable o.
twisting the thumb Of his right hand
back in such a manner as 20 render him
incapable Of grasping anything. he did
So and explained TO his examiners the
absurdity OF ealisting him. since he was
unable TO even hold a gun.
The applicant. being prepared. eyaded
the truth so skillfully that he was about
10 be excused, when on second thought
the doctor asked; In what position was
your thumb before It bedeme dislocateG2"
why, sor' he. without thinking an
swered, Strengthening it into its natura.
position.
Still another story is told Of one. trying
to escape from duty, pre-ending TO be
deaf.
What's zour name?" ASKED the sfIl-
cial.
.Twenty-one.'' he answered. booking g.
nocent.
No; what's your name?" again quer-
led the official The applicant explained
thar Re was deaf. Thus, every question
put - him bad to oe reo>ated several
tines before the correct answer could he
drained.
The examiner, being unable TO find any
thing wrong with the applicants hear
ing apparatus, hit upon a plan by which
10 test the truth OF his claim
Take your valise and go home" he
said in low voice, turning away The
applicant snatched his valise and-but he
was stopped.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
New York.
New Orleans.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago. Feb &-CATTLE-Rec 400:
market steady. Ice lower Prime bees. 81 G9l
poor 70 medium. 3s0ai.e0. stockcrs and feeders.
2s5ais5; COWS and heifeTs. 275si75; Gamers, lisa
80 Texans. seeaie5.
HOGS-Reoeipts, $1,000; market weak: Ioc lower.
Light, il0ai37is roughs. +05aizo: mixed. Asa
A50: heavy. AEaLSo. PIGS. 375al&
SHEEP-RecniptH. iSO0o- market steady Native
and Westerns sheep. 325as.5O; native and Westerns.
lambs 50oa65
New York. Feb. 8.-CATTLE-Receipts I.aca
Steers slow l5c lower; bulls and COWS steady. 70
l0c lower: all sold. Steers. 3.75a60l: oxen and
stasS. 25a4.75: bulls 32ai5o; COWS. 2l0a3So; few
extra do. 40oa4io.
Liverpool and London cables quoted live cattle
in at ukRl231. tops az London. Il; dressed
weight refrigerator beef. lower az per pound.
CALYES-Receipts. 1.259. Veals steady 20 strong
ether calves fun steady all sold Veals. a0ozs 3.
cllls A.0oai50. bamyard calves. SOFAS 50: Western
nominal Dressed calves steady; city dressed veals
Sal5is per pound; country dressed 7al2
SHEEP AND LAAIBS-Receipts no Sheep,
steady lambs, SLOW; prime. medium weights. steady;
others. weak aud heavy; lambs hard 20 sell Sheep.
40oa5.25: cllls SEQ: lambs sT5a7.50.
HOGS-Receipts. $500; feeling frn- State and
Pennsylvania hogs quoted al LS5a5oo.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
COTTON MARKET.

Quo.s.s1ns furnished b. Z +. Hutton Co. mem
beTs q the New York Stock Exchange and the New
Oriea7s Cotton Exchange. G. Bowie Chipmau. mana.
ger. 1Soi I street northwest
New York. Feb 6.-On easy cables Jus, AZ the
opening the cotton market opened steady unchanged
% SIX points down. with trading quite active There
more outside interest than for some time. The
opening prices were about the lowest Of the session
The large Wan street operator was ont With bull
sh circular. and. in brief claims he oulish on
the market for the first time since last September
he is hasing his views the strong situation % cot
Ton. As we have stated there j. a shoTtsre IN the
worlds crop of f01o0 90 baies. and. making allow
auce fer the decrease IN consumption. u VII leave
the supplies az the end a. the season the lowest IL
many yesTs. There Is complaint from the South that
crop r-epaTation il backward The latter should De
watched closely. As this viii govern the outlook.
There - little long interest IN market. and u IS fl
Or shorts We think VII see higher prices.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished by E. F. Hutton & Co
members Of New York Stock Exchange and Chicago
Board Of Trade 6. Bowie ChipmAn. manager. l33l
+ street northwest.
Chicago. Feb 3.-Tho wheat market was finn IN
The early dealings making new high levels. with
quite excited trading. but In the afternoon was OIL
showing considerable selling pressure IN May but de-
velopIg some ralying tendency near the Close T,ere
was reported large selling Of MAY and buying Of
later msnths in the way Of undoirg spreads which
accounted for the comparative strength Of the late
positions.
CoFn quiet and steady in the morning selling
up quite sharply at midday on snail receipts and
light offerings with quite good covering Of shorts
There was stesdy market 10 provisions early on
some outside buying orders and IN sympathy with
the early hrmness in gain Later there was rcac-
ton pEOht-taking and talk OF liberal receipts Of
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
PosTMENs WALKING FEATs.
Distance Travelled by Men Long In
British Mail Service.

British Mail Service.
Prom the Westminster Gazette.
There must be few. even among men
OF letters who. like Joseph Hunt, a
Lincolnshire postman. can claim TO have
tramped a distance OF. roughly. 100000
mics. not much less than the equiva-
lent OF ten journeys around the earth.
Not long ago George Thompson re-
tired from service as pOstman in the
Langrich district OF Yorkshire. after
covering on foot 125. 600 miles IN twen-
ty-six years Of letter-carryiRg-a serv-
ice fourteen years shorter than his Lin
colnshire rival
In thirty years Orme NJ. Brown
walked III 600 miles as postman be-
tween Cupar and Kilmany and Logic
a distance. as was stated at the appro-
pirate presentation TO him Of an easy
chair. nearly equal 10 half that which
separates the moon from the earth.
John SimnOnds, Of Henley-On-
Thames. retired with a record OF ISL
eco miles OF fair heel and toe" the re-
suit OF forty years tramping, while
amazing Of all. Thomas Phipps. a post
man in the Chipping Norton district,
was credited with an aggregate journey
or 440, 600 miles between the years 1910
end 1888
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore, Feb &-Followinr are the ohcial
prices to-day.
WHEAT-Stock in elevators. ilo62s bushels Grad
ed lots CT No. red ahoat nominally at ssH Der
bushel for special bin. and s7st for stock Western
-sRct, February, sS' March. ss4 Contract-Spot.
February al1; March. S%; April. ssaSgA May.
CORN-Stock in elevators. 27e5.s73 bushels Sales
q yellow on grade at co. with 1 OF II steamer.
One snail lot Of white corn sold at e. Prime lots
Of white ahoat nominally a. 6lh per bushel. and
track yellow corn. for domestic delivery at saikA
eS per onshel for csrlots prime on spot Consract-
March. COZ. Western-Spot. February 6oSs March.
005sae9s; April s17sa62; May ssh As=f sl5Sas2
OATS-Stock in elevators. 1902 bushels; ship
ments from elevators. 6,9f5 bushels. Whita No 2
heavy, 57saa5s; do. No. 2 hight TO medium 561sas7
do. 20. s. heavy, 56s.a57l1; de-. No 3 medium.
55<a5sh; do, No. }. light. 55sa85k; No 4. light
to heavy. 2skGs317; mixed No. ?. 54Aa5s; do. No.
3, 53i5a5i: No. g. 5lisa52ls
RYE-Stock in elevators l552g hz,sbeix- .hir.
ments from elevators 2 2A bushels Ne. 4
Western rye quoted at ssass per bushsl
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
COMMENT ON MARKET.

G. Bowie Chipman. OF z. F. Hutton
& Co.-"There was little interest in to-
days stock market. transactions being
the smallest in a long period and the va
ris:ien in prices in the active issues ex-
tremely narrow. Early dealings were on
the selling side by room traders. Com
mission houses were not a factor 20 any
extent, but the decline brought out no
stock. which resulted In a small covering
movement toward the noon hour. After
this time the market lapsed into dullness
and stagnation- Sentiment Is pessimistic
in regard 10 stocks. IN view OF the con-
tinued agitation by the government to-
ward corporations and the subject OF la
Dor. The future appears 20 be full OF un-
certainty and with this condition prevail
ing Il is quite impossible 20 look for any
buying movement and IL may be expected
that further declines wiz be seen as un-
favorable factors appear. 4 dull sagging
market may be looked for. and If activity
should occur # Will likely be at the ex-
pense Of values"
Benjamin Woodruff. Of Post and F1sgg:
The market to-day was very dull A
new low record for a long while has been
established in regard 10 the number OF
shares dealt in. Contrary to the usual
order Of affairs the market was strong
closing at considerable advances over last
night. TINS is encouraging and bears out
what have said for some time, that con-
ditions are pretty thoroughly liquidsted
in active securities. and barring alarming
developments think the next swing viii
be toward moderate Improvement
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27

New York. Feb 2s.-Nfoney on call at the stock
exchange to-day opened at lH per cent; highest 2;
lowest. l%; closing. per cent. Most Of the loans
were at ~ per cent.
Time money was chtainabe moderately Demand
not urgent. Rates were 3A to per cent for
sixty days: per cent for ninety days; ~ TO ~
per cent for four months; Es per cent for hTe
months; ~ 10 4% per cent for six months; psr
cent bid for a year.
Mercantile paper was offered quite freely with
moderate resultant trade. Rates 81 20 per cent
for indorsed bills receivable and choice single names
% 6h .ler cent for others
Sterling weak during the early part Of the
day. declining % points TO 1850 for demand Later
there was recovery. Rates for actual business
closed as follows: Sixty days. 4.S355a4 $40 de-
mand. z-s57oaa.s675; cables 4.s7loaGs7l5. CONNER
cisl bills were 4s2ltaa s5H.
The supply of grain and cotton bills was very
small
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET.

cATTLE-Extra. per cwt.. 47sasOo; butcher. ga
$50; common. l.Soa200
HoGs-Prr ewt.. Eross, Az5a4.5o. uriinary. s5Ou
s7s
SHEEP-Clipped. Aooa455: common. 80
LAAiBS-SuriIlg. choice. ia7k 1sdiuul eska7
CALvES-Prime. Per h., sasi1; medium, 71sas
grass. Sa4
COWS-Prime. fresh, each 40.c0a5o0o; common,
2OOOa3O.00: old and dry seeal00
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SUIT FOrNn-

A cupboard In deserted Park Lane
house was recently opened, revealing a
suit OF bloodstained clothes. The tragedy
underlying the discovery is thriIlingly re-
lated by William lie Queux IN his latest
best novel. The Pauper of Park Lane. .
which this paper (having secured first
publication rights win print serislly, be-
ginning Sunday. March /, prior to its ap-
pearance in book form
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New York, Feb. 8.-WHEAT-ITegular limited
inquiry No. Northern Duluth, 70 arrive. Ll5S
No red. {. o. B.. l0i: No. hard. (. o. b.. LIN
No. ] macaroni (. O. b.. l.02A; No 2 nacaroni. s33s
Exporters took 2 loads
CORN-F'rner; moderate demand. No. 2 elcra-
tor es new, No ?, (. o. b.. g. for February TO
March; No. white. e. o. b.. 81; No. yellow, T. o.
b.. 6l15. Exporters took loads.
RYE-Dull steady; small supply. No. 2. f. Q. b,
Following are the prices for futures:
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Al advertising contracts made by The
Washington Herald are based upon il
bona fde circulat.on-a circulation in
Washington larger by thousands than
was ever before attained BY any morn
ing newspaper at the Capital. Its books
are open.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Sales--Regular can y O'Clock noon.
Washington Railway aud Electric Is. 5000 et 7ss.
Capital Traction 10 al llS,z az 1854.
Washington Gas. 100 at 81, . at 81. 3 At 57s. g
at 57H. 25 At 57it 25 AZ 5-A. 25 at 81. 3 at 57s
Is at 57l<. 2 al 57i& . at 57a 8 at 5Ss Is at 57A
5 at Sh. 25 at 57A 3 at 5Ia
Mergenthaler at 1854 at 1855.
Lai-s on, 100 at TO- 100 at 10.
Union Trust Company, ? az 1T. at ll6.
After call-Washington Railway and Electric pfd.
10 at g. % az 90
Washington Gas. 100 at SIX Cbuyer COZ.
Following the closing quotations OF yesterdays
local stock exchange:
cAc pONnS
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished BY Pos; & FLAGS. members OF
the New York Stock Exchange. Benjamin Woodrnf,
manager. lssl sfrcet northwest.
sales TO noon n..... I7S,00O shares
Total sales. s.... 21S,O0O shares
Call money. high, 2; low. 13z; close, 2.
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MARKET STILL FIRM
Few Transactions, but Prices
Maintain Equilibrium.
SHORTS" NOT WE'LL PLEASED
Some Pressure 20 Sell Denver and
Rio Grande, Missouri Pacific. and
eraI List Holds with Extreme
Steadiness-Inter-BO Rises.

New York. Feb. 26.-with the volume Of
transactions in stocks to-day aggregating
only 2l5.0o0 shares, the smallest amount
for any full days business in the stock
exchange since June OF last year. and.
with this exception. the smallest within
three years. and with the prices OF all but
active shares varying through the day
within the range of less than half point,
comment upon the days market. like the
market itself, must be of utterly perfume
tory nature
The only suggestiveness in to-day s
events, if indeed worthy of such digni-
fed recognition. was that they seem 10
indicate that the security market has
passed into a stage Of equilibrium, which.
although il may 5e maintained for pc
riod Of time. nevertheless. attests that the
next decided movement in the market in
one way or the a.her is likely TO be as a
result Of new aud as yet undeveloped
forces.
Obviously how yer. such matter is not
overcomfoTting 20 that large body of
spectators who have still outstanding
heavx. commitments for the decline The
unpleasant realization CT what appears
TO be such. IS forced upon them that after
all is said and done. liquIdation Of securi-
ties has ceased. and they must depend
upon chance Cor the opportunity to cover
their short" contracts.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27

Quotations are furnished hy Irving X. Farrington
& Co. Members Of the New York Produce Exchange
L. +. Baker maneger. Hibbs Building.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
BOSTON STOCKS.

Quotations are furnished b. E. F. Hutton & Co
members New York Stock Exchange, G. Bowie
Chipman. manager. 1901 + street northwest
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
shows Firmness.

To-day's stock market, despite its ex-
IRENE stagnation, was visibly hrmer than
It was yesterday. In the early part OF
the day the receding tendency Of the TWO
previous business days was continued for
a little time Then the market sank into
unrelieved torpor. such trifing iuctua-
tons in prices Gs occurred being due TO
the purchase or sale occasionally by a
room trading speculator Of 4 few hundred
shares OF stocks.
There was some small pressure to sell
the Denver and Rio Grande. Missouri Pa
ciic. and Southern Railway preferred
stocks as also one or two OF the minor
industrial shares, but. apart from this,
the general list Of stocks held with ex-
treme steadiness the market for them
being devoid OF any noteworthy feature.
except in the case Of Interchangeable ct
ropolitan preferred stock. which rose at
one time three points, and closed at a
net gain OF 9ik pOints
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by E F. Hutton & Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange. G. Bowie Chip
man. manager l9Ol F street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27
BANK STATEMENTS.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
GT, -rTfr

or TIE
American Security and Trust Com
pany,
At Washington. IN the District Of Columbia At tbs
close Of business February 4. lsos.
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Reason Is Mystifying.

Reason for this movement was some
what mystifying in view Of continued
heavlness IN the InteTbOTOugh-NetrO
tan collateral trust AZ per cent bonds.
but a general theory for the action Of the
two securities was that some sort OF a
financial reorganization Of the INTERIOR
ough-Metropolitan Company was impend-
ing which might change in some degree
the present relations of the different Sc
clRities of the. corporation.
These rumors were. Of course, entirely
without any form Of official sanction.
Unimportant as the days business was,
mention should be made Of the fact that
United States Steel common stock. in
many ways the leading security bought
and sold in the financial district. or at
least the one in which changes in price
are concmonIy supposed 70 be most indica-
tive of the state Of business throughout
the country. was at one time the strong
est stock on the list among those securi-
ties for which there is ordinarily a free
market
Sterling exchange was weak at first, re-
covering later
The Washington herald., 1908-02-27

the subject of the development OF inland
waterways was widely commented upon
in the financial district the point Of the
discussion being that in this matter Mr..
Roosevelt gives an insight into his knowl-
edge OF business affairs.
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TREASURY STATEMENT.

Reserve fund
God coin and bullion. SJocooOOo %
Trust funds held for redenpticn Of
I outstanding notes and certifcates-
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MINING STOCKS.

al sales. 81. .S69o0a. against S360S.0o9 yesterday
,0c9 a week ago. and Sl.s2ioo0 a year ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-04
HARTMAN MEN ELECTED
Directors of Illinois Central Are Chose n
At Last Without a Flight.

CHICAGO. March 3.-The long strug-
gle for control OF the Illinois Central
Railroad was ended at least temporarily
to-day. when the oft-adjourned annu.ti
meeting of the stockholders held Its
final session and elected four direc-
tors. With only formal protests re-
corded by the interests headed by
stuyvesant Fish, which have been op-
posing the administration of the road.
IL. II. Hartman and John Jacob Astor
were reelected. A. G. Hackstaff was
chosen to FIJI! out the unexpired term of
John C. Welling, and Joseph F. Titus
was elected to succeed Stuyvesant
Fish. Mr.. Titus. however, Is to serve
only a few weeks. President Harahan
announcing to the stockholders that
j. Ogden Armour, of Chicago. will be
chosen in place OF Mr.. Titus as soon as
the stock owned by Mr.. Armour can
be transferred. thus making him 4
stockholder Of record.
Mr.. Fish was not present at the
meeting and only few of his allies
were there. Neither were the bulk of
the proxies held by Mr.. Fish present
ed to the proxy committee. The report
OF that body showed that 5s4,6ss shares
out of a total OF 95o,o0o outstanding
wcre entitled to be voted. OF these,
5sl.456 We're held by President Hara.
J.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-04
s7O,000,000 STOLEN
MIR. Lloyd, of Missouri, Declares Rail-
roads Have Defrnuded Government.

roads Have Defrnuded Government.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 3.-The
charge that the government had been
robbed OF over $70,O00,00O since 1880
by railroads carrying the mails. was
made on the floor Of the House OF
Representatives to-day by Mr.. Lloyd of
Missouri. He referred to the new sys-
tenn of Weighing the mails recently
introduced by the Posemaster- General,
and declared that 1t was an admission
allowed the people of the country to be
mulcted out OF the sum stated. He de-
manded to know why suits had not
been instituted against the railroads to
recover this money. No SUITS he
charged. had been filed and none sug-
gested.
II call upon tho chairman Of tho
committse to audit and control the
expenses of .he Post-Office Depart
ment." he exclaimed. ito investigate
that department and ascertain wheth-
er there is anything wrong In it."
Mr.. Wagner of Pennsylvania, the
chairman. pledged careful investiga-
tion into the subject
Mr. Lloyd, referring to the retire
ment of Mr.. Madden, the Third Assist
ant Postmaster-Gener and the prop
osition to drop twenty-t two post-office
inspectors, declared that they We're
from the beginning all marked men
because of their connection In ore way
or anothar with the suppression OF GER
tain publications.. I'VE have too much
beaurocracy." he exclaimed. 1--WE need
more laws and less departmental rule"