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The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE
Both Dun and Bradstreet Shop Business Condi.
hons to be Highly Gratifying

New York Oct. OR. G. Dun 4
weekly review OF trade tomorrow Will
say:
Further progress is making I'm trade
expansion and financial conditions are
more settled. while politics. in spit ar
the nearness Of election day. does not -,a-
terially affect the business situation
The iron and steel trade is breaking
previous records and the principal pro
ducer has increased its common stock
dividend. The railroads, with the cour-
axe born of greatly augmented traffic.
are purchasing heavily Of steel rails.
cars, and other supplies. Their earn
ings during the first three weeks Of
October were Ill per cent larger than in
1905 and $50 per cent better than in
1907
'If further evidence OF the rapid ex-
pansion I'm iron and steel were needed
it is furnished by the report Of the steel
corporation for the third quarter, and
the appropriation OF 100000 for new con-
struction work, which testifes to the con-
fidence shown I'm a steady growth of
business in the future.
Commercial failures this week in the
United States ore 2l1, against 23S last
week 2i2 the preceding week. and 257 the
corresponding week last year Seventy
nine report liabilities OF 5000 or more.
against sixty-eight last week. Liabili-
ties OF commercial failures reported thus
far for October are $l0.29l.10l. against
H2r252 for the same period last year.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
CURB MARKET.

Quontiom' furnished b. W. B. Hibbs q Co
members Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hlbbs
puiIding * Fifteenth street ro-tbyv.s+
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New York, Oct. 29.-Bradstreet's review
Of the state Of trado tomorrow will say:
Trade as a whole is good or better.
the former word, in fact hardly suficing
10 characterize the buoyancy and breadth
OF demand shown in many lines. In
dustry, in turn. responds with advances
Of fun manufacturers order books. full
or overtime run, and general reports OF
an insufIiciency OF skilled laborers to
meet requirements. Altogether the situa-
ton IS. all things considered, very
satisfactory one. and the rate OF i'm
provement in the late months OF the
year promises 10 place 1909 close TO tho
front in the list Of years OF prosperity.
While mild weather has tended to re-
tard retail trade in some sections OF the
Northwest. the general report is that
the advance OF the season and the mar
keting OF the years crops is bringing out
a large volume OF trade in the country
districts, while enlarging pay rolls. fall
festivals, and State fairs are all helping
TO stimulate distribution in the cities
"Jobbing trade keeps pace with. and in
some cases exceeds. final distribution rs
regards encouraging reports. dry goods.
clothing, millinery, shoes. and kindred
lines all reporting good demands. despite
the generally very high range of values
OF all commodities. Earlier reports as to
holiday trade are also very good"
The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Grain quotations furnished by W. b. Hibbs Co..
members Of the Chicago Board Of Trade Hibbs
Building, rs Fifteenth street northwest
Chicago, Oct. 9.-Wheat opened strong at &c %
&c advance. with covering by local shorts and some
commission house buyers. Offerings were chiefly on
scale orders The market was nervous but huctua-
tons we're in narrower range. Receipts at South
western markets continue a liberal scale COM
pared With last year. Kansas City wired that ele-
'ator room IS hard 10 get because mills blocked
owing % difficulty in getting shipping directions on
hom. Cash prices lc higher. with ills the
buyers October wheat In Winnipeg which was so
strong yesterday and carly to-day lost all the ad-
vance. Minneapolis and Duluth held about the
same relative difference last night. Private ad-
vices discrcdit any locust damage 20 wheat in the
Argentine. Local car lots B. with 2 cars estimated
.Or tomorrow.
Oats ruled dun but steady all day. with small
arce changes local elevators bought moderately
aud locals we're also on that side Cash prices hc
higher. with a good demand It locks though
receipts would show some increase. Local car lots
lsl, with &' cars estimated for to-morr0w.
Provisions were active. with large trade. and
ruled higher under a biz general demand notWith-
standing offerings were heavy coming from profit
taking longs and packers. Part Of the early demand
was credited 20 shorts The bUllish hog situation
continues 10 dominate the market but IL l. eU-
dent the recent sharp advance has partially dis
a fhiq feature
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LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET.
Prices quoted are wholeslle.) }

BJTTER-Crcamcry. separator. 5Zi5a55 do hrs;A
20a3I process. fancy. &a8s's. do fair 20 good. "a
o. dairy choice. ZaZ5; do. good. 2Oa2 store
packed. o.
CHEESE-New York State factory. fancy fat.
Ea1i-. do. small. Ial74 do. large. l6izal7
EGGS-Ncar-by. choice returnlbe cases. 80. Yves,
Virginia and Southwest Virginia. retuuable %
Teauesee, returnable cases. % North Carolina. re-
turnabIe q
LIVE POULTRY Chickens. spring large 8,
do. medium. j., do. medium. small is: hens.
small, per d. l2l1sl3 do. large. IZstl3. roosters
ugr I5, 9. ducks Old l2lI3, do. spring lbs and
over. l2ll3 geese. per d.. Sal0; to fancy lnal2.
turkeys toms pgr lb. is: d.. hens, Is: turksys.
thin. l0al2. keats. pr lb.. i5aIS
DRESSED POULTRY TURKEYS choice undrawn
hens per lo.. lsaG; average. undrawn. mixed EaIs.
chickens, per TO- lial6. chickens and hens mixed
Eali. hens choice. per lD.. 81 roosters. per Ib
j., ducks. l8l2. geese per To-. 6alo.
DkES~E I'd MEATS-Haus. country sugar. cured
10. IGaIs. hogs. small and neat. pr cut 9. Do.
medium t0 heavy. So. do. rough, Jas
NEGETABLES-Potatocs bh- L55s200. sweet Do
tatoes. new. hbL. L0oal-5 Jams. hbi. L00. cabbags
bbl. 80. celery. New York. d1z. f0a60.
GREEN tkJITS-Apples loose. bbl. L50alT5
SUNpHIE~- -BeeswaV. @aso. taI0v. 81, ginseng
uer TO-, 5ola55o; seneca PER Ib. 40. golden seal
fai5. pink l2Ili, mandrake. Pas; snake root s5.
walnut ssrneIs dry. DAP. ches,nutS common. 5as.
do.. farey, 5as valuu,s. Ier l0o lbs, -5aID
WOOL AND HIDES-Wcol unwashed free II
bIrs. per lh.. Ea9; wool. bury. per H.. 2ja2.
hides. green. per lh, u. do. dry pss h.. I5al5.
shetpakins. green. each. 75sl o.; do dry each "a
"; c2iskins. green, each. lo9ll5Q
The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

/ New York. Oct. 29-Receip,s Of bceves 2Cg2 head
/ including 90 cars for slaughterers and go for tbe
market. making with previous receipts. 25 cars "a
| be sold Steers ruled firm and lOal5 cents higher
quality considered; bulls slow 70 a shade lower
COWS dull. and tao cars unsold Steers Of Medium
I 20 good quality sold at 5O5a65O Der 100 pounds
bulls, 30Oai.OO: COWS. LsOaSS0 and a few choic,
and extra COWS at AOOa450; oxen 4sOa53. Dressed
beef Was 10 moderate demand at saIIA: llE for
city dressed native sides. and 7as for Texan beef
Liverpool and London cables quoted live cattle
slow at l2i.al% per pound; tops at London. l5is
dressed weights; refrigerator beef at London. lOaa
lOa. Exports to-day. none: to-morrow. 5s6 beeses
and 6i6 quarters Il beef
Receipts Of calves. SIS head including 20 ~,
butchers and 345 fos the market making with the
stale calves. 1l on sale, mainly Southern and West
ern calves. Neals were steady, with fair demand {.
grSsers almost nominal: Western and Southern
calves dull and lover. with several cars unsold
Poor 70 prime veals sold at 550a5S per 100 pounds
common grassss. SIS; Southern and Western calves
S5Qa50; dressed calves steady az 9al4 FOR city
dressed veals. S5alZs for country dressed and Gas
for dressed grassers
Receipts Of sheep and lalubs 56sl head. including
p cars for slaughtcrcr5 and 50 for the market
making with the stale stock. 6's cars on sale
Sheep quiet but steady lambs slow to 25 cents
lower Two cars were held over. Common % roo5
sheep sold at 300ai00 per 100 pounds culls. 2oo.
common % choice lambs. 55OaTOO: czllls b0
Dressed mutton slow at Ia9 per pound, and dressed
lambs. 9aIll2.
Receipts Of hogs Ass head. all for slauShterery:
none for sale alive. Nominally steady for weights
Country dressed hogs unchsIsed.
Chicago. Ocs- 9.-Liye hogs were strong; rsti-
mated receipts l2OOO Official yesterday, % rs shin
ments, l7s2: left over from yesterday 1885 Rulk
Of prices, TIoa79O lights, 7.25a7.SO; mixed and
butchers. 7.35a7.Si heavy. 7s5aS00; rough heavy
7.35a7. 80; yOrkors. 7.65a775; pigs 5Ea7E
Cattle were steady; estimated receipts. $50.
Beeves, 3@a9.lO: COWS and heifers, 2OOa275; Texas
steers. 2sOa4sO: stockers and feeders. 3OOa5.l5
Western, 425a7.@
Sheep were steady: estimated receipts, 1000
Natives, 2Sai-75; Western. 275a475: yearlinrs
i-5ea5.5o; lambs. 425a7O0: Western lambs 45Oa7.oO
The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
LOCAL FINANCIAL GOSSIP

Business on the Washington Stock Ex-
change yesterday was confined 10 the
specialties Of the market and sales were
in very small volume Capital Traction
stock sold I'm fractional lots at I87. To-
day viii be the last opportunity 10 buy
this stock with rights" carrying the
privilege Of buying the new issue OF
bonds at par. Next Monday the stock
VIII pass into the "ex rights" column.
Yesterday a bid for 100 shares OF the
stock was made at 137 10. but there was
no one who had that amount for sale.
LanstOn sold two quotation lots OF 100
shares each one at 70 II and the other
at 70 SIS. Mergenthaler sold az ZIG.
Railway preferred brought 90 "a, and
the common sold one share at a.
IL was stated yesterday by the officials
Of the Lanston Monotype Company that
IL is not the purpose OF the directors 10
issue the increase of stock authorized
by the special meeting of the stock
holders at their meeting in Alexandria
last Thursday II was stated that this
authorization Of capital increase will be
held in allegiance until such time as the
directors may deem Il wise 10 issue the
stock. II is also likely that the 5000
coo Of new stock will not be ISSUED at one
time.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
PRODUCE MARKET

Baltimore. oct. 3.-ouotations furnished BY Pal
timore Fruit and Produce Association arc ss FOL
lows:
BUTrER-CreameTy separator. per 10, S2aSs: i'm
taton, 6a9; prints Alb. S2a34 do, lib. s2as;
blocks. 2lb.. per h.. SOaS: dairy prints. Mary-
lana Pennsylvania, and Virginia 23aZ5. Virginia
and West Virginia. stOrc-packed ZaZJs Ohio. store
packed ZaZ3i5; nearby rolls. per To-. Zk; West
virginia rolls. per b.. 22a; Ohio rolls per b.. "a
EGGs-Maryland. PENNSYLVANIA and nearby frsts.
per doZ. 80; Eastern Shore. Maryland and Vir-
ginia, 81; Western hrsts, 9i West Virginia. %:
North Carolina. 80
LIVE POULTRY-Old hens heavyweight, per
ID. z; do. lightweight. ID. Il: old roosters
per lh.. 3; young chickens, choice per Ib "A:
rough and poor. l2al3; ducks per 10. 2; TURKEYS
young. lbs. and over, Il old. Der h.. is; geese
western and Southern, h.. Ilal2: Maryland and
virginia, per ID, ual2; Kent Island, per b. lsal4
pigeons young. per pair l5; do. Old per pair %;
40; Whito Pekins. per ID. l3; spring ducks. lbs.
sna over, Der ID. Is; do, guinea fowls CID each
Si Do yoans, 1alss lbs, Soaa6
The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by ". r. Hibbs & Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange. Hibbs Build
ing Is Fifteenth street northwest.
GALL MONEY-SALES BIZ HOURSi
Omen A. hfUh ~ Iorr o1Oao
The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
LOCAL GRAIN MARKET.

GRAMMAR. new. per bus. L15sl.Is: com.
she.l1d. per bus l5a5o: cob pr bbl. L3a4 50 oats
Western, white. No. . Der bus. 5oa53: mixed pef
bus. GAO. bran. per ton 800. middling. psr ton.
go
BAY AND STRAW-Hny. Western. No / l7-5A
lsoi No, = la5oal1-ol; mlred, Ry2al659. straw.
rye, bundle I50oll6V; straw, rye, machine tb-a,b
eAa9~; straw. wheat, pr ton. 6ooa651: straw,
oar. pr ton 6j3a-.G1
sEEDS-Als.Ee. pCr bus. sooas-5: clover. per
bus. e5oa90, timothy. pr bus. Lsla225; crimson
clover. Ter bus. o0au.W
The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
COTTON MARKEE

Quotations furnished by W. b. Hibbs 4 Co.,
members Ct the New York Stock Exchange. Hibb,
Building. rs Fifteenth street northwest.
New York Oct. 2.-Cotton prices advanced sbsrr,
" despite stories, denied to-day. that James A
Patten had sold all his holdings He may hav,
lishtened his load but his representatives appear
to be buying again to-day. though he returned II
Chicago. The spot market strong. with large
demand. Killing frost occurred in North Carolina
Futures advanced q 20 Is points and closed strong
at near the top.
Estimated sales ZOO nO hales
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BALTIMORE STOCK MARKET.

Baltmcre Oct. 2.-Folloning are The sales and
quotations on tho most active securities listed on
The Baltimore Stock Exchange:
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New York, oct. 29.-Rather less OF in
terest seemed to attach to the stock
market to-day than has been the case
previously during the week. although
transactions were greater than the late
daily average. and the market as a whole
continued the advancing movement Of the
last three days.
Possibly one reason for this is the fact
that the greatest activity OF the market
was concentrated to-day in the first and
closing hours OF business. and that during
the rest OF the time prices held with
comparative steadiness within a narrow
range.
1t was obvious, too, that realizing sales
were a feature Of the late afternoon
transactions. even II those did not 90 TO
the extent OF bringing about a decline in
the market. II was clear, however. that
the large rise that has taken place in at
least certain stocks IN a comparatively
short time. was inducing proht-tahng.
and that the market. while It still e.
hibited sustained strength was yet OF
a sort 10 suggest tho question whether
this strength would last a great while
until the continued presence OF such
liquidation as was Witnessed.
No Squeeze in Money.
In the main the one impulse behind ths
market was to-day. as It has been since
the beginning OF the week. the con-
sensus that a change for the better. at
any rate. Of temporary nature has
come over the money situation. and that
if there Is 10 be a squeeze in money 1t
viii not take place in the near future. at
least Again to-day renewals Of call
loans were made at 1 per cent, and some
borrowing was even done below this
figure. 1t is a fact that certain commits
sion houses in the highest credit can now
obtain money over the end of the year
at ~ per cent, whereas a few days ago
the same lenders were asking the same
borrowers 5 per cent.
But such relaxation Of rates as the
foregoing is by no means general
Abroad to-day a more hopeful feeling
was undoubtedly generated in the Eng
llsh market by the result OF the election
contest at BermOndsey yesterday.
Copper Attracts Attention.
The stock whose fluctuations excited
the most attention to-day was Amalga-
mated Copper. A rise went on here which
lasted throughout the day. and was seem
ingiy part Of a greater general upmove-
ment in the security that has taken place
since the death of Henry II. Rogers.
The only sound basis that could be OBJ |
served for this phenomenon was that !
there have appeared within the last few |.
days signs Of greater genuine strength /
In the market for raw copper metal. but I
or course. Wall street was filed to-day /.
20 the fun with stories Of a pending con /
solidation OF copper mining in this coun- .
try and Of the establishment Of q huge f.
selling agency that would concentrate the /
marketing OF the greater portion OF the
country's copper product and with tales 4
OF a Ike nature.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
WALL STREET NEWS
Advancing Movement of Re-
cent Days Is Continuing.
MONEY SITUATION IMPROVING

Realizing Sales Feature of Late
Afternoon transactions, Even If
They Did Not Bring About n De-
cline in the MarlSet-FIuctuntio
of Copper Excite Most Attention.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
NEW YORN MONEY.

New York. Oct 29.-Mcney on call at the stock
exchange to-day opened ot ( per cent highest. 4;
lowest. 3; closing az 3z per cent Most Of the
days loans were made az rer cent.
Time money was eteaiy. IN a fairly active market
The tendency was srli downward, expectations that
lo-m0u0ws bank statement would show no grpat
change In The position of New Iork'5 institutions
being an influence Rate 41aafk Qcr cent for sixty
days. i&aj fer ninety days "a for four and five
months. f9aiA for six months.
Mercantile paper vas IN trihe better demand. The
'uiTty was fairly large and wen assorted. Rates
were unchanged al sass per cent for the best
known Camcs. 5i-a6 pur ccnt for Others.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-30
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET

CATTLE-E1tra. Ter cEt. sga50o. do. butcher.
35la4.lo, do. common. 2gcl3co
HoGS-Pgr cwt, sruss, Ioca7-5o; do. ordinary.
per cEt.. G51a70l
SHEEP-Prlme. clipped. 3geLOO. common, clip
ped. 2ota3O1
LAMBs-Choica spring. per h.. a7: DO. ne
diun g.
CALN ES-PrmO. Per u. 81 do. medium, 7as.
Do grass l.
COWS-Prime. fresh. each. 55.olass 90: do. CON.
mon. each G.0la50.00: dc. old and dry. I0o1al5Oo
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Decrease.

There are branch Offices Of The Wash
ington Herald scattered all over the oity
out II none Is conveniently located for
you your ad will be accepted over TIE
phone at the regular rate.
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Sales-Resular call AZ p O'Clock noon:
Capital Traction. at ST. az 81.
Lauston 100 AZ 1917. 100 at l97a
After call-Washiugton Railway and Electric Com
pany. ] 40 A..
Morgcuthaler ( AZ gl6.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd. az aJN-
Following The bid and asked prices on yos-
tCrdays Washington Stock Exchange;
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
FIFTY.TW0 BODIES FOUND
All Crew and Passengers of steamer
Penguin Accounted for
Hut six.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb, IL
Fifty-two bodies have been recovered
from the wrecked steamer Penguin of the
Union Steamship company of Yelling
ton, which went on the rocks Friday night
off Cape Terawhiti. Six of those aboard
the Penguin are unaccounted for. In all
the passengers and crew numbered about
100.
The ship struck about 10 o'clock at
night, but the captain remained on the
bridge and after hfs vessel slid into
deep water was able to steer II closer in
to shore. The seas were running high
and the small boats and RATS, which were
hastily launched, could not withstand the
waves. Both boats and RATS were over
turned, but while the boats practically
sank, the RATS righted themselves a
number of times. Many acts of heroism
were performed, some OF the stronger of
those struggling in the water helping the
weaker to regain the frsil crafts. After
several hours of buffeting the waves the
ma jority of the survivors on the RATS
reached the shores, demonstrating that
RATS are more serviceable han boats in
a heavy sea close to a rocky shore. One
of the RATS with ten men thrice capsized
within a short distance of land but all
scrambled back and were ultimately cast
upon the cliff and were saved. Four
boats came ashore some hours later, all
badly crushed
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
LEMP DENIES ALL CHARGES
st. Louis MiIlionaire's Testimony in
Divorce Suit Exactly Opposite
that of His Wife.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. H.-A flat denial by Will
liam j. Lemp, Jr., OF the sworn statements
of his wife and the assertion by Judge
Hitchcock that II he sees fit to grant a
divorce with alimony to Mrs. Lemp that
the money will not be awarded in a lump
sum, but in monthly or annual allowances,
were features OF the divorce suit which has
been bringing the domestic affairs OF the
Lemps into public notice, when trial of the
case was resumed today. Mr.. Lemp swore
to exactly the opposite OF his wife's testi-
mony in most instances. about the only
point which he admitted being the assertion
that he had hired detectives to watch her
He denied he had ever struck her. abused
her by word or deed, told their son that
there was no God nor derided the Roman
Catholic church to the boy He asserted
that his wife had read and knew the con-
tents OF the snte-nuptial agreement which
she signed, although she said that she did
so In ignorance OF it's contents In prac-
tically every vital point, as far as his testi-
mony and cross-examination went, Lemp
declared that her statement made on the
witness stand earlier in the week were un-
true.
Lemp was stIll under cross-examination
when the court adjourned until Monday
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
UNCLE SANS BUSY WORKSHOP
Laboratory in Federal Building Has
Fifteen Hearings During
February.

The government pure food chemical
laboratory in the federal building is one
Of the busiest departments of the big build
ing. Hearings are being held almost daily
upon pure food and pure drug mattors.
Fifteen of these hearings will be held dur
ing the month of February. They pertain
to all classes of food and drug analyses.
The analysis OF the products are first
made by the experts OF the laboratory and
their reports are sent to Washington and
the manufacturers of the products are
notified by the department, and a specific
date is set for the hearing at Omaha.
The result OF this hearing is then sub
mitted by Chemist-in-Charge Ross, before
whom all the hearings are had for this
district, TO Washington, and final action
in the matter is then taken by the Agricul-
tural department. These hearings are con-
fined TO the interested parties and are not
made public. Thus far very few Omaha
people have been cited to appear in these
hearings. except as agents of the concerns
whose products may be brought before the
laboratory for analysis.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-15
TREAT FOR BIG CENTRAL BANK
Treasurer of United states Says InstI-
tuition should he Owned by
All Banks.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 14.-"Give us a ma
tional clearing house bank to be owned
by all the banks-not by the government
or by one bank"
This was the plea made last night by
Charles Fl. Treat treasurer of the United
States, in an address before the Baltimore
chapter of the American Institute of Bank
Clerks.
THE bank" Mr.. Treat declared, should
have a capital of $500 900 to $4,000, 600
and should be allowed to issue national
bank currency and be a government de-
pository and a reserve agent for all banks
doing business with II. 1t should have the
right to buy and sell foreign exchange and
the privilege OF rediscounting the bank
able paper Of its shareholders with a rate
OF interest not exceeding 4 per cent, OF
which % per cent would be left as a mar
gin as is now done by the Clearing House
Bank association in its loans
This clearing house bank would furnish
market for the balances OF urban banks
to be invested in commercial paper at con-
venient seasons during the year
1T would also give an opportunity for
the city banks 10 invest their money more
in commercial paper and less on the Stock
exchange. This method would give elias
ticity to our credits as we'll as an ample
supply of currency and there would be no
scarcities or famines in currency there
after"
Mr. Treat declared the national banking
system richly deserved credit instead OF
the persistent attacks made upon it. The
system was not too expensive, he insisted.
Rather. It gave fair return on investment
and protected the governments credit
Mr.. Treat said Il would be a dangerous
fallacy to permit national bank notes to
he counted as reserve and said that this
would inaugprate such a Wild expansion
as would make the greenback craze seem
nfantile.
Senator Robert 1. Owen of oklahoma also
addressed the meeting.