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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-04-05
PRODUCE MARKET.

Baltimore AIr s.-Foioning are the official
prices at the principal commission houses:
BUTTER-Creamery. fancy, per pound 3Ga3alz
imitation, laa2l Maryland and Pennsylvania rolls.
Iss90; store packed Ohio Isal7; do. West Viz
ginia. 17al0; Maryland. Virginia. and Pennsylvania
dasy prints Isa@
LIVE POULTRY-Ch ckens, young, large, per
pound. l7a20; small. 2s20: do, old hers. q;
ducks. puddle, Young, lialj; do. young MuscoTy
and moagrel i3ali. turkeys. choice, lsa20 da.,
choice yuuns g8bblers, l6al7.
S-MaTylsnd and Pennsylvania. fresh. per
dozen. IS. duck eggs nearby. p
POTATOES WHIT. near-sg. prime. per bishel.
s5a70; Western MARYLAND and Pennsylvania, ioaI5;
Potomac and Delaware Ter barrel, f.sa59l.
GREEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Apples,
Eastern Shore Maryland and Virginia. per bsrEel.
No. l. L75s225: do. small common. i.25al 80 do.
per ishaHel basket, 5oa15; do. New Y0k assorted.
per barrel. 205ai05; lettuce Florida per Z barrel
basket LeoaL50; elephants Florida, per crate. L5sa
20: onions Pennsylvania yeliogs per busbel 50a70;
d.. Western yellow. 60a70. oranges Florida, per
box. IS 70 size. 1Ea25; peas. Florida, per basket.
309a40o; squash, Florida. l50a20; strawberries.
Florida, per quart. aa3o. tomatoes. Florida. pr
csrrier fancy. z25a250; fai- LBsl75: turnips. ns-
tive. per bushel. 2ja3e; celery. Florida, per crate
1Hs3ea
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LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP.

Business on the Washington Stock Tx
change yesterday was better than usual
on Saturday. and under all the cireum-
stances it was a lively session.
When the preferred shares Of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
were reached on regular call. it was evi-
dent that some of the stock was ready
for sale. provided good figures could be
had for II. There was good bidding, from
Il Up to 72, and at that figure several
brokers began to sell. About 10 shares
were disposed Of at that figure Then
some smaller lots were disposed OF at
fractions below p, when the price revert
ed back to that figure and go shares
were sold
Mitchell Mining attracted some atten-
zion both before and after call. prices
ranging at all sorts of fractions between
IL and 81 and 1900 shares were sold,
most OF ii at 5-s
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New Xork. April Mooney on call to-day opened
nominally IL per cent On Monday call money
touched per cent which was low level for the
week The highest rate per cent, and most
Of the weeks loans were made az Ia. The supply
was far in excess Of the demand. Notwithstanding
the borrowing connected with the April dividend
period
Time money during the week was readily obtain
able but demand very inactive. The aggregate
Of business vas therefore, Of moderate size Rates;
3 per cent for sixty days 81 for ninety days 3Ia
70 81 fer four months for six months. f0T
year.
Mercantile paper during the week issued with
some freedom Absorption fair, but pTacti-
eslly only d choice varieties. which were market
able and the close scrutiny Of statements continued
70 be 6 noteworthy feature. Rates: TO 81 per
cent for sixty 70 ninety Gays, Endorsed bills re
ceivabe; 81 20 per cent for choice four to six
months. single names; 81 per cent for Others
Sterling market was quiet to-day with rates al
the same level at Yesterdays close. The weeks
market showed 8 somewhat more active demand for
remittance and rates mOyeG up gradually to
higher level ending with net advance Of NC for
sight sterling Demand bills sold at 1866 from
ts60 early IN the week, cables. at 1850 from S855
Long sterling particularly strong during the
greater part Of the week Of further Lon
don discounts The advance in this class Of
bin was = cent from 4, 1850 to 4s440 Rates for
actual business closed as follows: Sixty days 4si25
10 1885: demand. $3.50 TO 1855; cables. as6so 10
AH5S5 Commercial bills were 4A
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-04-05

Consul z. L. Harris. Of Smyrna. reports
thet the number Of peasants emigrating
from Asia Minor TO the United States is
large. so much so that the Ottoman gov
eminent. fearful lest the whole province
be depleted Of able-bodied men, has re-
fused to permit any one TO leave the
country except upon giving a guaranty
that he viii return. There is, in spite Of
this restriction. however. considerable
emigration going on. both to the United
States and to Egypt The peasants SNUG
gle themselves out of the country By sail
ing vessels TO Greece. whence they are
free to go wherever they wish.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Chicago. April 4-CATTLE-Reosipts. 90 head:
market unchanged
H0Gs-Receipts 1908 head market cents high
En- Light. 5&a62, rough 55sa5so: mixed. 5Sa
Az heavy. s,o0ss.25: pigs, 475a570.
SHEEP Receipts. loo head market unchanged.
New York. April 4-CATTLE- Receipts. 80
head. Dressed beef steady at eizailk per ID.
CALYE S-Receipts $50 head: steady. Common
TO coed FeaIs 5Oas % no prime here Dressed eages
oIiet city dressed veals sal3 country dressed salt
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 4i6e head
easier; lambs slow Prime vethors T.l2lz coed TO
prime uushorn lambs g i2lsas 20; one car $50; few
clipped lambs.
HOGs-Receipts 500 head steady.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.
Baltimore. April 4-Follopinr are the Official prices

Baltimore. April 4-FolloRing are the Official prices
to-day:
WHEAT-Stock in elevators 3l5 $50 bushels Set
ting prices No red Western. esss contract
spot. ss< No red, sih; steamer 40 2 red. s2A
steamer No. red Western ga Western spot
April, s6$s May. ssE. Contract spot. April. 96H
May ga
CORN-Stoek in elevators 1884, s bushels. Set
Ting prices were: No. white es&; mixed 671
steamer mixed 63lz steamer white. 65it No 8, 6l&
Western spot. April. 67lsa674 Nay. 6s14.
RYE-Stock in elevators, Isl l59 bushels. shipments
from elevators 9Z3 bushels No. Western rye
export s5as5
OATs-stock in elevators. 50 az bushels shipments
from elevators, l,lss bushels. White No. 2 heavy
5slsase; do. No. 3 light 20 medium. 57ssa5s: do.
No 3, heavy. Sass do. No 2, medium. 5ia57 do,
No. 3. light 555sassiz No. l. light TO heavy Sass
mixed. No. 2 55ise56; do. No. ;, 52aa; No. 4,
glikass
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Regular cali z O'Clock noon
Washington Railway and Electric 4s slcs0 at Isa.
sla93 at 1914
Capital Traction ] at ~
Washington Railway and Electric preferred at
p z at T. 100 at T. at r. 10 al z 10 at z. 10
at 7iN. 10 at E7l 10 at ia. 100 at Y. 100 at z.
20 at 70
Norfolk and Washington STEAMBOAT al 275.
Mitchell Mining. so at T. 100 ut s.
After call-Aitchei Mining 20 al 9i6 go at 4,
20 al =. 100 al s. 100 at s. 10 az =, 100 al =
Following are the closing quotations on yesterday
local stock exchange.
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Quotations furnished by E F. Hutton & Co.
msmlers Of the New YORK Stock Exchange sud the
Chicago Board Il Trade, G. Bowie Chipman. man
ager. 1901 + street northwest
Chicago. Arril Wheat opened weak and senti-
ment vas decidedly With the bears through the
short session to-day
Com opened essy. ont toos On strength a. the
forenoon progressed. coming cat strong at the close
on the bgsiug Il shorts
Tire cats market weak. much after the order
q wheat, prices and trading being within narrow
limits
Provisions OPENED strong following YESTERDAY !
market. but prices cased Of before the closing Nav
PORK selling down 20 1910, aud just az the close
milving about ID points
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wAsHINGToa CATTLE MARKET.

CATTLE-Exlz, per ewt, soOas.sa; butcher, sOOa
$50; common 2e0.
H0Gg-P-r ewt gross 6O0a6 9: ordinary Der
cEt. L75a5.00
sHEEP-Prime. AoOs5.5o; common. 250a3oa
LAMBS-spTing, loali.
CALVEs-Prinle, per H. sasls; medium, 7a7ls;
grass 3a4
G JNS-Prime. fresh. each seooa5O.oo; common.
a.oeaSo-00; old and dr., s,o0al9,m
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COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished by E. F. Hutton & Co
members Of the New York Stock Exchange and the
New York Cotton Exchange G. Bowie Chipman.
manager. 1901 F street northwest
New York. April 4-C0tton opered az an ad-
vance Of about five points response TO favorable
statistics COED cables and big sales Of spot in Eng
land From the high point thus reached there was
reaction on realizing safes. and the fear aroused
BY reports Of rising temperatures ard generally bet
ter weather conditions In the South Trading was
quiet and the market duh to The end Of the session.
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The Ambitions of Youth.

fToTN IaTTeF WegAI3-
Johnny. why don't you be a good boy
like your brother Wilhe2f the mother
was sternly admonishing her naughty son.
willie. here may be President some day,
while you VIII have to dig In the sewer. .
But. mother. walled Willie, cant I
dig n the sewer sometimes, too?'
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by E. =. Hutton & Co.
members Of the New York Stock Exchange. 6. Bowie
Chapman. mansger, 1901 Z street northwest.
Total sales ... 223. 400 shares
Cell money! High, 2; low. 2, close. 2.
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New York April s.-WHEAT-W Weaker. small busi-
ness No. ] Northern Duluth. u arrive Y. No ?
red. f. o. b., LOO; No. hard, Z @. b.. lo9is No.
maoaroni. Lo0A.. o. D.; No. macarori ~. TX
p0rters took loads
CORN-Firm small trade No. elevator. 75la
No ? {. O. b.. 695s No. 2 white, T. @. b. 6ess No.
yellow. T. o. b. nominal. Exporters took loads
RYE-Lifeiess; nominal; irregular. No. 2 S.
: O. b.
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PRICE CHANGES FOR THE YEAR.

Following are the bid prices upon the
most active bonds and stocks listed on
the Washington Stock Exchange. yester-
day, and on the corresponding date one
year ago:
Gas VONnS
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.

New York April 4--Closing quotations Of United
States government bonds:
Bid. Asked
g registered 1854 1854
D. coupon, 1890. Jos
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BOSTON STOCKS.

Quotations are furnished by E r. Chapman &
Co. members New York stock Exchange G. Bowie
Chapman, manager. 1901 T street northwest
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished BY Z F. Hutton c..
members New York Stock Exchange. y. Bowie Chip
nan n,anaper 1saI E sfreet nnrth,resf
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Eek dividend
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-21


Legislation Being Perfected BY Con.
ferees Of the Two Branches Of Con.
sress.
Washington. April IS - The house
committee ON banking and currency
voted unanimously to table the Aldrich
financial bill
Il was also decided TO give a hear.
ing to Representative Vrceland. OF
New York who recently INTRODUCED a
financial bill which is looked upon as
a substitute for the Aldrich measure
The discussion in committee was
bri T. The only point debated was as 10
whether or not tho committee should
make formal report giving its rea
sons TO the house for its unfavorable
action. and the conclusion finally
reached was that no reason should be
given. Consequently the committee's
report will be a mere statement Of the
action Of the committee
The tahllng of the Aldrich bill will
result In currency legislation being
perfected by conferocs OF the two
branches OF congress II the house car
ries cut the probable program OF now
passing the Nreeland bill. In that
event the house measure would come
70 the senate, all after the cnactins
clause would be struck out and tie
provisions of the Aldrich bill substi
tuted. The cSrct would be to nut bora
the Nreeland and Aldrich bills int.
conference and from them a currenc,
bin would probably be agreed upon.
The Nroeiand bill is not hostile IN
character to the form OF Legislation
provided by the bin which was passe,
by the senate. and therefore the actor
OF t.e house committee on bankiu,
ami currency IN the event its cours,
is followed by favorable report oI
the Nrcoland bin as 4 substitute. de
not indicate that there will b. no cur
Iency Legislation AT this session o.
congress. as the house viii probabl,
pass th2; measure
Representative Nrecland in draftin,
his bill made provision tor the use O.
commercial paper and all other securi
ties held by national banks. under III,
national hank act. as an additiona
class Of securities upon which emer
gency circulation may be issued II,
eliminated certain amendments which
We're tackled on the Aldrich bill while
IL was under consideration in the sen
ate. Including the provision by Sen
ator Johnston requiring national bank.
TO keep threeiourths of the reserves
in their own vaults. and the amend
ment by Senator "a Toilette prohibit
ing the loaning Of money by any banl
to corporation. the officers OF direc
tors of which are officers or directors
OF the corporation seeking the loan. II
Is expected that the senate conferees
will make a strong fight for the reten
tion OF the Johnston reserve feature
but there is little prospect for the
adoption of the La Toilette amend
ments.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-21
EXPRESS COMPANY IN A FIX
Liable to Fines Whichever wsy II Acts In LIQUOR
Case

Becau-e the Southern Express & IN -
pany refuses to receive shipments oI
liquor from Roanoke dealers for persuns
living at Marion, Glade Spring. Kadfori
aud S-ltville, Va, the company has been
eited to arpe n before the Corporation
Com mission aud sh w cause why r.
should not be- fined for such refusal
Two towns named have ordnance
which prohibit the delivery of liqlor
within their corporate limits. The State
law- provide that II common carr, r
sbal rciuse To receive aud deliver n-ti,le-
offered 10y shippers il shall incur a fin. ,l
SlOO. The company Is complying with
the ordinances of the town aud il is held
to be- guilty ii violation Of State laws in
oOeyinH the towu ordinAuces. The town
ordinances provide penalties ranging
from $S 50 To $50 for each tense.
The case Will be heard ut Richmond
April %
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-21
CAPT. {. S. RANDALL DEAD
Hs Was wldsb Known StssmbOs, Man

Capt + ; Randall. for twentv-Rve
years a leading amboat manager
died at his home in Washington Friday,
oi dropsy and heart disease. aged -
years.
his hrst steamer was the OH Mary
ashiugton. Other steamers we're th..
samuel j. Peniz and Harry Randall
The Randall steamboat and excursion
hteS We're m~rged into q stock c,u.t,any
under the title # the Wa~hirVit n and
Potomac 81 amboat Companr t,vovoars
ago Cspt. Ran ial retained "A rnl.troll-
ing Interest Since the r,orgAniz alton
steamers Queen Anne and s. Johns
We're put chased Capt Randall become
involved IN clH1cultie~ du'iog the recent
financial stringency. and. with his c,n-
sent. the company was PLACED IN the
non j. ot "a eceiver on Jsruary 23
He il survived by his y T.. ore son. two
daughters and his mother.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-21
BAZAAR AL READY
Monday Night Witnessed Opening Of Great
Masonic Festival

The great Masonic Bazanr opened
at the Opera House on Monday night
and Indications point TO the mo-t in.
terost ng and entertaining AFFAIR Of this
KIND ever held in this ri'y.
Committees, both Of ladies and gentle.
tnen, have been working hard for weeks
in one grard effort To make the baz .ar a
splendid success from every s.andpoint.
ne Italian orchestra % Washington.
winch has been engaged for the entire
week. VIII supply the einstrumental music.
Ia addition to the nightly entertain
nents much interest has been manifesto q
In the coming of Gov. Claude A. Swan
son. who will deliver a brief address ON
!Hur-day night, and who will be- accord
ed one Of the wermest welcomes ever
gwen public speaker in this city. The
governor Is very popular here and his
active Interest Ia helping 10 locate th..
normsl school 10 this city has made him
many warm iriends He j. an attractive
speaker and viii be heard by oil who can
Set inside m. Opera House
The bBz tar cumrlttsts have received
aund eds Oi hNrd-nu.e q, ,natiunsaud the
NJ OF these a-ticl-s will prove decidedly
Interesting
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-21
The Farmers Wife

Is very careful about her churn. She
scalds II thoroughly after using, and gives
II sun bath 10 swecten IL. She knovs
that II her churn is sour It Will talnt the
butter that is made In H. The stomach is
churn. In the stomach and dlrestive
and nutritive tracts are performed pro-
cesSes which arc almost exactly Ike the
ehurning OF butter. Is It not apparent
then that II this stomach-churn IS foul Il
makes foul all which is put lntoit?
The evil OF n foul stomach Is not alone
the bad taste In the mouth and the foul
breath caused by 1t, but the corruption Of
the pure current Of blood and the dissem-
lnation OF disease throughout the body.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovers
makes the sour and foul stomach sweet
II does for the stomach what tho washing
and sun bath do for the churn-a bsolutelv
removes every tainting or corruptlng ele-
ment. In this way Il cures blotches.
pimples, eruptions, scrofulous swellings,
sores, or open eating ulcers and ali
humors or diseases arising from bad blood.
III you have bitter, nasty, foul taste In
your mouth, coated tongue, foul breath.
are weak and easily tired, feel depressed
and despondent, have frequent headaches.
dizzy attacks, gnawing or distress in stom-
Aeh, constipated or irregular bowels, sour
OF pltter rlslngS after eating and poor
appetite, these symptoms, or any consider
able number OF them, indicate that you are
funerin9 from billousness, torpid or law
liver with the usual accompanying indi-
gestion, or dyspepsia and their attendant
arrangements.
Ihe hessI. .2gepts known 70 medical SCI
enee IQk- k-lne-cU1S-Q1th The above SYMPTOMS
Of leading Ie9cbfts-a pracIlLlo1eTs of
all the several schools Of medical pracIlce.
have been klllnllL-ald- ald-hArmonionsly
eQmhlned In DE- -Rierce,a Golden Medical
Illlss.cnxerY- That this Is absolutely true
VIII Dc readily proven 70 your satisfaction
II You will but mail q postal card request
70 DR.. K V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y, for a
Tree copy OF his booklet OF extracts from
the standard medical authorities, giving
the names OF all the ingredients entering
Ing what the most eminent medical men
OF the are say Of them-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-21
Army Assured Of Hioher Paw

washington, April lS.-The army is
practically assured of an increase in
pay. The cOnferees of the senate and
house have reached an agreement on
this item of the army appropriation
bill substantially along the lines of the
senate amendment which graded the
authorized increases according to the
various branches of the service. Nc
agreement has been arrived at on the
amendment to the appropriations for
barracks and quarters, which was in
creased to the extent of $1,472.5sO by
the senate, making a total OF s4.50O..
600
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-21
Jap Seeks to Enlist In NAVY,

Milwaukee. Wis. April 1S.-A Japa
nese. who gave his name as H. Ha
mashi. started spy scare by apply
ing for enlistment in the United States
marine corps at the recruiting Office
here. He first said he was a Filipino
but when confronted by a corporal
who had seen him in a Japanese store
Hamashi admitted that he was a Japa
nese and that he was trying to enlist
so as to get to the Philippine Islands
We'll. then" said Sergeant Young
you'll have to take the oath OF allie
glance" He reached for a book As
he did so Hamashi fed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-21
Lemons They Had Became Bees

Jersey City y. j.. April 1S.-Wher
the Presto Social club. OF this place
went to Greenville. " J.. to give an
amateur minstrel show Wednesday
night. their rivals. the Ebony club OF
Greenville. regarded it as an intrusion
AS climax the end men brought a
trunk with presents for the Ebony
club" supposed to contain lemons But
somebody had substituted q swarm OF
angry bees and painted "stung" inside
the trunk lid. and when opened il
broke up the show.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-21
Mr.. WARNER WILL CONTINUE
FIGHT FOR CONGRESS

Mr. B II Warner. y no was debated
IN convention on Thursday by Col Pearce
Tor Congress, says that h, hass nrted in
upon a new campaign for the nomination
two years herc. He denies that auy
persons or corporations in Washington
contributed t. his campaign fund last
year. Il have not accepfed "a dollar from
any person or cprporati IA for the pur-
pose suggested said Ar Warner. Il
want 10 thank my ffirndS for their sup
port in this campaign. and want 10 cav
10 the m thai retain NV h, alth pro-
pose 10 be the Representative II the Six tn
MARY land district two wears hence =
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-21
ACCUSED or EvADlNG
Tax ON WHISKEY

l. NJ Angle. president and manager OF
the Dry Fork Dietilling Company, IA
bonded di-tilerY Incorporated under the
laws oi Virginia, Was placed on trial
Friday IN the l. s Court. at Danvile.
Judge Mcdowell presiding, On the charge
Ui havirg perpetrated frauds on the gov
ernmei 10y the manufacture and the
rae - unstamped spirits The defend
ant was arraiguei on an indictment
sp' cially charging him with removing
aud concealing 500. 900 gallons OF un-
stamped whiskey on which he ehnuld
have paid the tax of 81 10 per gallon.