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New-York tribune., 1909-06-22
BONDS.
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Following early dulness heavy selling move
u1ent developed on the Consolidated Exchange At
the lowest levels reached prices. however. gen
orally exhibited relative f1rnness compared with the
quotations the Stock Exchange This reflected
the covering OF floor traders, the majority of whom
who had outstanding large Short lines. Some Of
the low prices OF the day, compared with the bot
tom figures OF the other board, were: Union Pa
cifc. 18s against 1874: Southern Pacific, 127l5.
against 12ss4. and Smelling ss7k, against ss Bid
ding for Union Pacific particularly strong at
the close the final sale Of the day being at 1851,
against a closing on the Stock Exchange at 1856.
Reading. Union Pacific and Steel common were
the most active issues. In the order named The
market was a broad one, seventy different Issues
changing hands. including a new addition the
list. Crex Carpet. Detailed operations follow:
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was quite steady. closing Il q asd higher North
west receipts of S9S explained by the fact
that wheat bought during the last days has begun
to show UP. St Louis wired that cutting had begun
in ST. Louis County the heads being heavy and grain
plump. There was little setback time dur
ing the day and prices practically top
cash market was quoted follows; Old No 2 red.
81 80 nominal in elevator and b ahoat: do.
81 1879. and August No Northern Duluth, 81 80 u,
and No 2 hard winter, 81 80 Il ahoat. both
inaL CORN--There was good deal of July corn
wanted by shorts during the day, and prices had
advance Of 1isc in the Chicago market, closing here
= q sc net higher The weather generally favor
able. but the July seemed to be oversod and
commission houses were also good buyers. while offer
tngs light The visible supply increased 100000
bushels Receipts at Chicago under the estimate
SO expected Tuesday. Liverpool
closed 4 a l2d higher No local
quoted SAC elevator and SIC T afoat
old both nominal: do new. 66iac winter shipment;
other grades nominal OATS-The market for oats
shared the strength elsewhere closed about
The visible supply decreased 227, 000 bushels Cash
oats in New York were quoted follows Mixed, 26
50 ID. 61zc. natural white. &c 90 ID. 81 SAC and
clipped white: "a to ~ Ii. 62l4 sc RYE-Market
dull; No 2 Western, 91lac nomina- Z b New York
BARLEY-Market quiet feeding s7asec / New
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OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

In the market for outside securities business was
nght, while pStces moved with an irregular ten
ueiicN- IN the early session few of the mining
issues developed activity and strength, but later
Ieacuohs followed on realizing. After midday
usolng virtually came a standstin and an ea ser
tone developed One of the principal features was
the strength in Nevada Consolidated. which moved
up nearly point to new high mark. Heavy
reaIl1ng, however. caused loss Of about half the
gam Miami, after early hrmness, likewise reacted
me industrial list was practically neglected.
American Tobacco fuctuated at a range of a
points on sales of a few odd lots Standard Oil
was up about points. Bonds Quiet and
slightlY easier.
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FOREIGN MONEY NfARKET-Cau money in
Icudon per cent: open market discount ra1e
f- short hills 1l1l6GI5 per cent; long bills. HIS
e1E per cent. Berlin discount rate S1s per cent
Paris discount rate. II per cent Parls eAcfaAse
o. Tnr6o~ < francs l9lz centines. Berlin eX-
change on London. % marks q pfennigs. Bar god'
7ssd
FOREIGN sECURITIES-British consols for
noney, So. per cent; for the account 3 DID
french rertes, 81 francs III centimes-
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.MEs1ckN SECURITIES ABROAD.

-ordon June n p. rn.-The market for Aneri-
car securities inactive at uniInporlah' Pi4O0
-l---as TsSt quota t1or1s follow
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METALs-TIN-The London tin market was lover
at fI$5 2s Sd Locally the market weak and lower
s8 spo3 at aa6sd At 8 15s F q and T @ Cd @
local market wsf weak but @ Th YIN a1S ss ealST
I275gIac LEAD was unchanged at t1a Is 50 in the
Changed at 485a4 +5c. sPELTER shade higher at
higher at s 4oa5,45o IRoN-The English IRON market
Tbs ioea market was unchanged at ssa$e for
Re Hew York Produce BHchanse was and unchanged
with no safes rePqE'sd E % s5sfs August SIS Is
@sle ssptsmT35sG m f $40 y SoSs @ 9 b S1asi4
NIoIAssEs AND sYRUPs-The market for riolaese7 Ia 17
POINTS p8 dreTinss Of syrups 9aotatos to9y
ns g 935ss nrime 5S636c: New Orleans open kettle. g
g42c sYRUPs common 15a17c: fair. 16G2oc; sood. 1s
o easier t2dq3g qpde md n-B8s B2or
Sss i I'm aTacfeT ana With voIuae Of business hight
G H nnS Is for july tenders OF btween 1900
barrels sales 200 july 57sg" SOC; S zoo &
SWITCH. 500 July to September % points Lasesd oil
snt ss pqS4s2s'd p5g We Ff1Rsa saa
b5s s5oc bTk Se Fh93sPna Ia @ s5c: wa
ter white bbs 1oc: bulk $500; Fhlade!phIs. "a
P2iIaieiphie II s5c. CoTTONsEEp oII,-Frne crude 5
73c. prime summer yellow SPOT .3aoo Sc' uIe; 30
g. I2e; july %. q 81 o37 6t Noven5sr S7a5 80
9ecernber. 6529555c and Janrzr. 5,s285t?c; pgi5as
white 61oG61sc primo T!n'er yellow a. SsS out @
of-town raw. 6Og61c Calcutta raw. I5o- LARD OIL
provision market Sg .r stsFtfs iSu,5. G
rather ,rees under nGTae tS5 rb an tn Tis afternoou
sTsn @ Shcaso had 4o 900 hoss ana eIpsctsd l6ooO
500 and the West 6s coo PORK-Firm Quoted; MesS'
S2laS22 family E21a$22 short clear SIG t,
FqskTs S3sil2 9 ao3sd Szi saa ;2aa ''' DESssEP
S,sady qate1 16 Ba99ns gs i: lHe 5s GGr NJ 3SS
L sles seat q - og2{s5 2 fGaas Hgsss lS !,.a6
IApD-Faav Quoted: Middle Western. 12 log Il 3c
CITY lard du quoted: ~ Refined lard barely " Us STEADY @
81 kfs j Ss saay g'8Sg9 88Sag697 ''seSs 6o is
RicE-TGe rice unrks! held steady and fairy &C.
jobhing way st>Nev YORK At the south mere mere
n distribution. with tone as rule nrIn S}u
tations follow Screenings, sg8ttc; ordinary, S2S5ee
fair 4aE4Sac! good ordinary, 5RQo'1c prime o7tso-
choice 81 s1c head Japan. s'sG4Ac; Patna. &c: Java
Bye; Raugoon 49.d5c. Siam. 685lzc
% -ls. l,ncha--ei The following ara less 3
iher discounts whstsoever) crystal dominos s0c In
cases of cartons; in OF "a 90 cartons
racud A. soc: cubes. Eagle 2-ro bags powdered ana
Eagle confeconers' sranulated aoc. AAaA powdered
dersd Eagle and extra fne graduated 4bSc
Eagle y cartons Of fine granuated 5l5c IN pass 90
standard granuated diamond A. 9oc confectionery
A. 4T5c; No l. 400, No z. 465c, Nos 3 and . 500
: 3oc 40 10 DC. No IL 20: No Il, 415c: Nos IL:
IA and Is 4loc. No 16. 4l0c twithdrawnl The lo9al
market for closed shade better Monday WIN
dt pai prices quoted follows Centrifugal H6 test.
Sea3 e2c muscoyado. so test. 38pJ342c and moasses
sales follows 14oCO Porto Rico centrfuGal
n port Sac. basis 90 test, snip. TO Aroicke
? lee freight. equal 20 392c
duty paid $4,000 bags Cuban. clearance about July
oule and sd lower With los 5d quoted for June July
los 81 and August az 1os sad
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LIVESTOCK MARKET.

New York. June q, 1909.
WEEKLY RECEIPTS
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COBALT STOCKS.

furnished by Warren. Gzowssf Co. No. 3 Brca9
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RosTON CURR sTocKs.

FURNISHED by J. Thomas Rsinhardt No 50 Broad street.
New York. and No 10 Exchange Place. Boston-J
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BOSTON STOCKS.

7. Day Co. No 81 Wall street)
ifIlsheo - = - o1 Juae 70. June 81
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1.5ml+Auanta

UNREGISTERED
1900 ATLANTA ..........l Is 15 Il IL
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s.. CHICAGO & ALTON
1es, : sstk IL June S25s57e S25s.501 Dec. Sl,l22
= % !Hss La. 12o27.A7 LLs20oos lno.s4c7.sSs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
DEPOSITION IN TUCKER SUIT
Cousin of Mrs. Tucker Describes Alleged
Habits of Retired Paymaster.

Chicago. May 1.-THE deposition OF Mrs. y. B.
Payne concerning the habits and disposition OF
Colonel William F. Tucker. L. S A. retired, who
is sued FOR separate maintenance by his wife
Dolly Logan Tucker. daughter Of General John A
Logan was made public to-day
Mrs Payne is a cousin of Mrs Tucker and lived
with the family in St Paul from October. 1897.
until March. 1898 and OF other occasions Her
deposition was taFen in New York on May B.
Describe the conduct % Colonel and Mrs. Tucker
toward other in their daily life in 1895, said
John A. l.. Campbell behalf OF Mrs. Tucker.
Their relations amicable. Mrs. Tucker was
very unhappy because or Colonel fuckers CON
slant drinking and irritable disposition"
Did his drinking increase while you lived with
the Tuckers?'
1T did H Was always under the influence OF
liquor
DO YOU remember any specific occurrences"
Yes In 81. Paul in 1898. One evening in Janu-
arv Colonel Tucker came home about dinner time
in such a maudFn state that Mrs. Tucker went all
10 pieces Although the weather was cold she
went out on the porch cried for least an
brought her in and had most uncomfortable
dinner
Were YOU living with the fuckers when the
body OF their son George brought home from
the Philippines? So. state what you observed
as 70 Colonel Tuoxer's habits"
Il was ! observed that the afternoon they ar
rived with the body Colonel Tucker was intoxi-
Gated He drank all the time that the body lay In
the house. In fac. drank right along until he
went back TO the Philippines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
OLTTE FRAUDS FOUND. TOO
More Customs Employees Likely to
90 as Result.

Further Investigations which are now being con-
Quoted by the United States Attorneys Office into
the underweighing of foodstuffs from Mediterranean
ports are likely to result in dsmissals from
the customs service, and this time customs in
spectors as well as weEhers are said to be slated
for discharge.
w Wickham Smith the special assistant to the
United States Attorney. VINO has had charge OF the
investigation into the underweghing Of cargoes of
ngs and cheeses consigned to Greek and Italian
importers, Is now at work trying detect respon-
soIity for similar frauds in the declaration ship
ments Of olives In the underweighing on these
shipments are said TO he involved practically the
same class of customs employees who were assigned
10 the weighing of the fig and cheese Consignments
and the same group Of fifteen twenty importers
Collector Loeb said yesterday that no general in
vestgation into the underweighng of foodstuffs at
this port had been ordered but wherever it ap-
peared advisable 10 investigate the handling of any
certain product most searching examination would
be made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
NO WORRY OVER $4,000 SUIT.
Continental Rubber Official Says Ephraim's
Patent Wasn't InfrinRsd.

representative OF the Continental Mexican
Rubber Company said yesterday that the manage
ment was not worrying over the suit that had been
filed against the concern IN TOrreOn. Mexico, By z
Ephrsim. asking $4,000 damages for infrin<s-
ment Of patent TO extract rubber from the GuayuIs
shrub
He said that M Ephrairn had been unsuccessful
IN similar suits he had brought against other
Germs. and that the present suit. IN the opinion OF
the Continental company's management. was moth
ing more than strike suit He added that the
Continental company had its own patented meth
DDS OF extracting the rubber from the Guayuie
shrub. and that Il had not used Mr.. Ephrain's
process nor infringed upon his patent IN any way
The Continental Mexican Rubber Company Is q
subsidiary OF the Continental Rubber Company OF
America, q majority Of the stock OF which was
recently exchanged for the stock Of tbs Intsrcon-
tinental Rubber Company. on the basis OF scn OF
the former for 800 Of the latter The company
owns extensive plants az TorreOn. Mexico and has
cf1ces At No III Broadway. this city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
MAYOR HEARS L4UTERS.
FGcor Citing Court Of General Ses
sions P01cer to Fir Calendar.

Bz- Association representatives appeared yes
t.r5av before the Mayor favor the bill giving
The Court Of General Sessions in this county power
% regulate lis calendar.
Charles Strauss OF the New York County Law
-.-x' Association. SAID the hill 10 remove a
stigma that had been applied 10 the criminal law
fn this county. adding:
isn't il likely. your honor, that prejudice will
creep in and favor be shown under the present
krstens I submit 70 YOU sir. that the adminiEtTa-
ton OF the criminal Law I'm this county had been
EubieCt 10 reproach Some OF these justices may
Be severe and some may ne lenient- Some cases
are severe and other cases may be sent before
other judges because they are leuient.
District attorney Jerome viii Submit brief in
opposition 10 the bin
The Bar Association appeared in favor Of the bill
providing for new courthouse in Chambers street
The biI w1ich authorizes the city Of Mount Yer
non take from rhe Croton mains = supply Of
ter for Mount EernCn equal 10 100 gallons day
for each resident provoked a lively discussion
Mayor Howe Of Mount Vernon spoke in favor Of it.
Commissioner OB-ien opposed the measure
TIE StiIlEeH bill 70 extend the present subways
into The Bronx brought number Of Bronx
citizens in support OF it. Commissioner Bassett
Rid the Public Service Commission was not op-
posed &c thu bill
Another bill gives per diem workmen 2 weeks
vacation eacn year The Mayor said he would
sign i.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
B4kESHOP EVILS.
Union Organizer Says Conditions
-4re Horse than in Stock Yards.

The dinner given last night at the Hotel Martha
Washington, under the auspices OF the Church
Association for the Advancement of the Interest s
Of Labor. attracted several hundred persons Of
whom the greater part women. several Of
them speaking.
Charles Iffand. general organizer Of the Journey
men Bakers and Confectoners Interna tional
Union, who has had charge Of the striking bakers
told Of the conditions that brought about the strike
here He favored Sunday day of for the
bakers and advocated better sanitary conditions
He said that II he tell the conditions in the
majority of bakeshops every person present would
stop eating bread. He said they worse than
in the Chicago stock Yards. He said Commissioner
Bingham and the police helping the boss
ba kers.
Archbishop Burch told Of his experience among
the newsboys and hoped in time child labor would
be wiped out in the United States
The other speakers were DR.. Anna Daniels, OF
the Tenement House Department. Miss Leonora
O'Reilly. Of the Womens Trade Union League. and
the Rev. T Il. SiIls. Rabbi Stephen s Wise sent
letter Of regret.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
TWO FOUND MURDERED
BOYS Discover Bodies an abandoned
House-Trdmps Suspected.

Gloucester. y J.. May 11-Lying side by side. with
their skulls crushed the bodies of James Purdy and
John Whitelaw discovered in abandoned
tallow here to-day by three boys Near by
P shovel and iron bar, both covered with
blood. Purdy. who identified through letter
found in his pocket recently received money
order for 500 from ST. Thomas. Ontario, where he
lived at one time. He irCnvorker by trade
1t is believed that ne and his companions were
murdered by tramps. who said to have made
a headquarters of the abandoned building In which
the bodies found.
The police believe that several men were in the
murder plot. Purdy was known to have displayed
money in a saloon frequented by tough characters,
and the police believe that he and his companion
were lured the deserted building while drunk
The detectives expect to have the case fully
cleared up before morning and several suspects are
now being sought. James Foster. a brickayer, who
known TO have been in Purdy's company some
time last Friday detained witness. He
admitted that he was with the man. but said they
parted company early in the evening
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
CLE4RING HOUSE PLAN.
Scheme for Caring for Trust Com
pany Checks To Be Tried.

Another plan for bridging the present gulf be
tween the trust coU-2anies end the Clearing House
announced yesterday. It contemplates the
organization Of "outCheck collection depart
rnent.' under the control Of the Clearing House in
which department checks drawn trust compa-
MES and deposited in Clearing House banks would
be handled. Such checks, according 10 the plan
are TO be assorted each morning al the Clearing
House and messengers are to carry them TO the
several trust companies. where cash will he given
for them. Bank messenger will then collect the
cash from the Clearing House.
This device, il said by officers Of prominent
national banks yesterday, would simplify the prim-
tive existing method in for the collection
Of company checks but only a small de-
gree The onlE way out Of the present complica-
ton it declared in good quarters. for the
entrance Of the trust companies into the Clearing
House full members. and the suggestion Was
made that that might be brought about by the
Clearing House Association lowering its require
Trent to reserve from p 10 20 per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
ITALIAN HELD AS FIREBUG.
Coroner Jury Fixes Blame for Fire in Which
Nine Persons Were Killed.

The Coroners jury inquring into the causes Of
the Ere in the tenement house at No 81 Spring
street. in which nine persons lost their lives. re-
turned a verdict yesterday that The cOnfagra-
ton was caused by the hand OF Leopold Saint"
ThereupOn n warrant was issued by Coroner Har-
burger and given to Lieutenants DOndero and Mi
celh whose testimony. principally, the YER
dict had been rendered. Sain who lives at No. ~
West sth street, arrested in The Bronx last
night
More than a OF witnesses testified at the in
quest. Lieutenant DOndero said that two cans
which had contained kerosene. had been found. and
that he learned that named Leopold Saint
and his wife had occupied rooms on the second
floor. The man. the detective said. carried 800
worth Of insurance on furniture which was worth
only $40 When the fire discovered. the de-
tective said Saint threw two bundles out Of the
window, and then got himself. leaving his wife
the rooms. She subsequently rescued.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
FAvoRs NONRESIDENT AUTo1sTs.
Attorney Generals Office Makes Ruling Which
Protects Them from Peace Justices

~ TeleFfaph The Tribune
Trenton, May 1i.-Assstant Attorney General
Nelson h Gasken advised the state Department OF
Motor Vehicles to-day that the amended automo-
bile law places mandatory duty upon the
missioners OF the department to summonses
issued 10y magistrates in proceedings instituted
against automobiles charged with violating the
Law. The commissioner. the opinion holds ma
issue such summonses. but in the event OF his de-
Gliding to do he may demand from the mags-
trates others making the complaint the fees for
services and mileage.
The question raised by Aoram DA. Mar.
local justice OF the peace who turned fourteen
complaints 10 the commissioner demanding that he
have the defendants served with summonses. Naar
conteuded that in the OF acQuittal the
magistrate complaining officer would have
means Of recovering his outlay. The decision will
place a check upon what might otherwise have
been an indscrimnatc onslaught by justices o, the
peace upon nonresident Automobiles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
BEET SUGAR MANAGEMENT AHEAD.
Official Committee Gets Proxies of 20 Per Cent
of Capital Stock.

The proxy committee. representing the manage
uaent Of the American Beet Sugar company, the
members Of which r. Fulton Cutting. Dumont
Clarke and II. R DUvsl. has received Up to the
present, IT IS understood. the proxies 81 the hold
ers OF about 20 per cent OF the companys stock OF
both classes. for at the annual meeting on
May .
&. J. Housman, Of A. 4. Housman & Co. and
J. ". Hartman, Of Hartman & Goa have been
soliciting proxies, with the declared object Of OBJ
tanning a larger representation the board for
the common stock Their movement is reported in
Wall Street to be not unconnected with the fact
that President Duval a fortnight ago said
there was no present likelihood Of a dividend on
common stock and told why there wasn't His
statement checked the bull campaign which had
been in progress on that issue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
AUTHORIZE CITY EXPENDITURES.
Half Million for Normal College Building
Among the Sums Approved

The aldermen authorized yesterday the following
expenditure
Izlg-l
purposes. S-.sJGOg
To pay for property acquired for the greensboro
Bridge. 1852 81
Tor the building OF comfort station in River
SIDE Drive the Grant Tomb. $500 ALDER
man DowlinE eXpla ned that the structure was. to
Dc 2 monumental comfort station and would
contain steam plant for heating the Grant mon
OI1eni- which described a very cold place
, or furnishing the Police Headquarters
For the Normal College building. $4,000
All these expenditures were recommended by the
board o. Estimate and sApportonment.
10 report WAS made during the afternoon to
sxlcab legislation. but Alderman bowling said
thst the ordinance would probably come up for
maj action al next weeks meeting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
TO FOLLOW Mr.. ROOSEVELT ROUTE
American Museum of Natural History Expedi
ton Sails for Africa.

An expedition sent out from New York on
Saturday. it became known yesterday. to make
trip through Africa along almost the route as
that taken by Mr.. Roosevelt It is under the direc-
ton of the American Museum of Natural History
and is said TO be the first ever sent from America
that section. Only white will be in the
party-Professor Herbert Lang, one Of the curators
at the museum. and James +. Chaplin, junior in
Columbia College.
It is said that the expedition has no connection
whatever with that of the former President. and
that plans for it begun than year ago.
The start delayed until this spring because IT
desired TO obtain permission from the Belgian
government to pass through the Congo district.
The expedition will 60 TO Antwerp. and will then
the west coast OF Africa. It is probable that
it will meet Colonel Roosevelt's expedition. The
party expects be away about thirteen months,
although il may he more than year and half
before 81 returns
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-12
RAPID WORK ON DRYDoCK.
Contractors Hope to Overcome Difficulties in
Navy Yard

There is strong hope that the difficulties encoun-
tered by the Williams Engineering and Contracting
Company. engaged in building the s1,5co.OoO dry
dock in the navy yard in Brooklyn have been over
come, and that the flow OF quicksand, which has so
many times threatened to make a wreck Of the
work has been stopped. A bed OF concrete about
hundred feet long. thirty three feet wide and I'VE
or six feet thick has been placed foundation
for the westerly wall of the dock. where the upward
rush the sand was most dangerous, and. although
there is st some surface sagging OF the earth #
is no longer regarded as being likely to interfere
with the continuation Of the work.
The eastern bank of the eXcavat ton Is in good
shape. and the contractors are preparing TO get
big bed of concrete in place the centre of the
dock within n week This will give them two
bases from which work y board is to meet. in
washington within few days 10 consider the sub
iect of sti further charging the dock, which has
already been Increased in size from the original
estimate.