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New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, June 10-Wheat prices broke sharply t.
day. owing TO general selling based on improved
crop conditions IN the Southwest The july de-
livery sold OF Csc from the high point OF the day
The market closed weak. at losses OF J5c 10 iLa
compared with the previous final figures. Corn.
oats and provisions were adversely affected and
closed easy
The wheat market weak all day with n.
exception OF a brief period at the start vhen
closing figures result OF unexpected strength
Liverpool The weakness became decidedly pro-
nounCed in the final hour. and the July delivery
subjected to heavy selling pressure. Bearsh
sentiment in the pit due mainly 70 a material
Improvement IN the condition Of the fall crop
indicated IN numerous reports from Kansas.
Nebraska and the Ohio River Valley Floods n
sections Of the Southwest. however,
said to have wrought damage The range tho
July delivery for the day was between 81 1874 and
81 1885. The market closed weak and only a trffs
above the low point with July at 81 1873 to 81 II.
New high records for the season were estab-
Iished IN the market. when the July delivery
sold at 739.c and the September at 7Osc Sentiment
but the market finally yielded the weakness OF
wheat ard closed at almost the lowest point. al
though prices were still trife above yesterdays
final hgures. The December option
ception and closed at net loss OF Nc due to wet
weather and a falling of in local receipts.
Trade in the oats market was quiet. and prices
huctuated over a range OF about &c The market
was quite firm early in the day. but eased or
Crop conditions were excellent. but local receipts
Provisions were firm at the start. but weakened
on realizing based increased receipts OF live
hogs at Western packing centres. Prices at the
cIO 10C 10c lower
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
Cash QuOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.


COFFEF-The coffee market developed fresh
feature to-day. The opening quiet at unchanged
nrices to decline Of points. and the market closed
steady unchanged to points lower safes we're re
ported of about 900 including July at 6ooc sep
tember at 606c and January 5.Sc- The decline seemed
scattering ltqudation in the an
OF than OF any chanSe IN gen
eral conditions general sentiment The market az
avre was unchanged to i franc higher. but this show
ing impression upon local sentiment While the
Hamburg market unchanged, and Of the Brazilian
Rio - lower and santos was HiLl az
recent prices The primary movement Is
little rapidly than is usual al TINS season
OF the year-in probably less rapidly than some haa
anticipated. reported at the two ports cy
to-day's cables were 1900 bags. against l5"9 iast
and Jundiahy receipts We're topb bass asalIlst
900 last New York warehouse deilveries on on
Wednesday 4T9 haEs. against 1tNo last year anu
while they restricted extent by untayor
weather the small figures in line with the leAt
business recently reported for the Interior Ihe ude
seems be getting little news from Brazu WIN
the crop. and reports concerning tue
quality and weight Of the berry are AWAITED WIN STiH %
interest The market for coffee was quiet, Win
quotations the basis % T7saSr for Rio No I.
The Of contract prices IN the local market 10
faN va a
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
v.nAwHA & MICHIGAN IMPROVEMENT
Chairman of Minority Stockholders Commit
toe Saws Profits Are in Sight.

George d Mackay. chairman OF the nllnoIiS 13riS:
s+oclboIders' committee of the kanaWha q NilchI-
80 railway Company. has sent clrcular let'ei
= ,,,a minority stockholders IN which he says that
10 70 1 - ~ nine directors elected at the annual
,,eetinr of the company. held recently in Cornns,
Ohio. will represent their interests. MI teat
"a, .+,i,s IN The circular the improvements that
49,. go 30, made in the road in the last seven
hane % =, cost Of approximately S7.oooooo and adds
mar while the sacrifice on the part OF me snare
10 &c - result Of this expenditure has been
Ioisssl the results obtained have more than
repaid the cost ,. qno ,,er cent in the earn
Inc the road in seven years he attributes TO
the improvements that nave oeek ~, - le
'lio -. changed the road from mere rack
states h4oF 4o splendid railroad able to perform
oI FaiiS iiaS,yand bear the transportation OF a first
class trunk line - o,-t that the most extensive
The cNcuI.- aasneIv the steel bridge over
I'M, ohio River and the West Virginia approach
the ChiS Sst heen under construction Tor neafIg
when ss and has about s5eo IS Just about about
tNo 80 dds that this year promises 70 prlhs
fnisheo; LidTs ana 20 the point where their profits
will begin
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11

COTTON-The cotton market showed ccnsldeIab!e
hrrnuess today prices one time showing a net
advance S4lZ poi1'E q OF @p4-- points rom
level Wednesday and with the active months
selling only 1915 points below the high record or Ie
The from the best under Teallz-
steady unchanged prices TO an advance
Of points The market opened steaiy at a decline OF
points advance of point generally point te"-r
70 l point higher on tas ne" crop u7 ntaS- ms VS.
considered rather better than due on the canes anu
while weather reports favorable offerings we're
lgEt- ana market gradually improved moderate
spot covering ana buy-
by OF houses with Southern c-Huectlons
particularly those having private wires 70 NteInpAs
Bull support by means aSGrezsve. nor old trad
become active. the upward eule0t was not
checked until October sid 10 SO and peremoer az
10 Sc widely circulated tp that the market vas 70
BE- put 20 lie before the end ~ the week seemed u
'lEt Hgrltations iF some of the
longs renewed and IN the late trading
prices under scattered realizing Very buliSn
reports concerning trade conditions are being cr
oulard market and while of7ial reports
aUnId ground for complaint regarding immediate
weather conditions the South, the forecast for ur
settled weather today Western belt and local
showers IN Mississippi seemed create apprehensions
that there might be renewal of weather before
farmers have hat time 20 their feds in good conii
t!au following the rains recently reported
The y contrast prices n the local market to
follows
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
MAY OFFER NEW ST. PAUL BONDS.
sunor That They Will Be s25. 100000 of Puget
Sound Securities.

A sale of new bonds by the Chicago Mllwaukee
Ct Pau Railway Company IS under contenpla-
ton il vas learned yesterday. but neither the
amount Of the proposed issue or the date Of the
offering could be sscertsined- II vas the inpres-
son in banking circles. however, that the amount
would be in the neighborhood Of s25,veteV1 A dl-
rector o. the company said that he did not think
TIE bonds would le marketed right away, there
Tas 10 immediate necessity for doing so lie
aeded that the details had been left IN the
hands OF President Earring. The latter was quoted
p dispatch from Chicago as saying that reports
y the bond issue were premature.
The Chicago Milwaukee & 81. Paul has in It's
treasury ynl 0danoo first mortgage bonds issued
sssinst its Pacific Coast extension, now known as
lhs Chicago. Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway
Company. and II vas pointed out that the company
osud either sell 2 block Of these or put them up
IS collateral for issue guaranteed ny the 81
Pau road nroper-
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11

ssw Head Of Amalgamated Copper Company
s-esdent of the Anaconda Copper Company. one
H the subsidiaries of the Analganlated. and was
iuoceeded by Benjamin B. Thayer, who had been
assistant 10 the president Of the parent COMPANY
Al TIE same tine the directors Of the Anaconda
tornusuy elected F b Addicks, treasurer OF the
Aornaanv. 1ice-p president in place Of Mr. Rogers.
tr Add.cks is also vice-president Of the ArnaIga-
mated Copper Company.
Mr.. RYAN, who is still q young man, came orlgl-
..rl,, @rn-, Butte Mont. He has been associated
b5+b Thomas F Cole in g number Of enterprises
ne last being the International Smelling ana fSe-
sri,r COMPANY. which they organized early lhls
r.s- With an authorized capital Of S25en"3 OF
shicr there has been an initial issue Of $lt,"h""
All OF which was taken privately Ar. hEah Is
president OF this company, which was FORMED III
imposition 70 the American Smelling and Re'lhlIg
tornpanv II IS the intention Of the company u
k,ild sr1elters in every mining district IN this coUl
- ard in other countries important enough Il
z--srr their establishment Several srnelters are
,ox. under construction. and others have oeen 8'-
,,,i-sa from ether companies
The company made public YESTERDAY us llS' uai-
IRE sheet which showed that i vas IN eKeelleIl.
.orsi-ion The statement showed total assets O.
ran70 Eo4 Of which S3.154.Ioo was cash IN haIh'
sAja he total liabilities. outside ~ tI1e sl'>'
rs,en as so 5s9 for accounts payable
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
PACKING CHARGES MADE
Er-InSp pectOr attacks Conditions at
East st. Louis.

St Louis, June 1O-After eighteen months. service
as United States meat inspector in East St Louis
packing houses. ]. F. Harms has resigned he says
after writing letter James Wilson Secretary OF
Agriculture. demanding an investigation of the
meat inspection system at the National Stock
Yards.
Harms, who has gone to his home in Fremont
Ohio. asserts that he resigned because he could
not tolerate conditions, and that Inspectors in
charge Of the bureau of animal industry were too
lenient with the packers He declared that no ami
mus prompted his letter
Asserting that ~. S. inspected and passed as
1t appears on products Of all the packing houses is
meaningless because of the inadeuuacv or the in
spection Harms in his letter says:
The inspection at the National Stock Yards TIi-
nols Is costing the people approximately 500 900
y year, ana II IS not actually worth 81 TO them
For when the word is passed from the inspector
IN IN cRdrss 10 the inspectors actually doing the work
on the Hoors that they getting too many con-
demned Gem ANIMALS and to change the grading it
tary. the packers getting to-day from 70 to
50 per cent Of what ought to be condemned and
! have seen from 1900 to l.50O pounds Of lard
spill and run into an open sewer in the foor. tho
sewer outlet quickly blocked, and said lard taken
up from the floor and out Of the sewer. both Of
doctors passed some to the packers over the protest
ot 1he IN inspector pee on shst floor and it went to the
Harms cites several specific Instances Of lax In
spection. declaring meat condemned by sub-in-
spectors had been released to the packers by
higher officials.
Chief Inspector Clancy. discussing the charges.
asserted such cases were not uncommon. because
the duties of the chief inspector called for de-
cisions in matters of doubt.
Many Of the other charges, I sure, cannot
be true" said DR.. Clancy. He he's not complained
TO me about NY decisions nor to my assistant, DR..
William H Meadors We are ready to he investi-
gated any time"
Another excerpt from Harms's letter to Secretary
Wilson says:
on April /. 1903 Dr. Graham and DR.. stingley re-
laIned ana condemned eleven beef CarCasses for
ehdclation- On April DR. Clancy and Dr. Mead
~ released SIX of said CarcasSes to the packers
me remaining five were tanked md destroyed.
IN ine morning of April ] a cooler and
packing company superintendent came in. When
ms dtleIlon was called to the eleven carcasses he
Sald; Yes. they are a bad lot. and had I been on
Ilt moor last evening ! would have let them
come down. but would have sent them the tank"
Neli holding good positions with the packers see
aiiu know these things, and Acknowledged they
were wrong. l have seen animals in a diving condf-
5 inspected and passed
vii give you another instance that happened
eiSewhere. The meat inspector IN the Department.
heIG some SIX thousand seven thousa nd pounds
OF cured meats for being sour and mind YOU four
OF Ne otler inspectors were called in and they all
the packer. -
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
SOUTH SHORE COMPANY WILL FIGHT
Ex-senator Lexow May Hale P. S. G. to Su-
preme Court on Franchise.

Ex-senator Clarence LeXow. counsel for the
South Shore Traction Company. whose franchise t.
build trolley line across Queens and over the new
Greensboro Bridge was disapproved by the Public
Service Commission as "ulonopoustic' said yes
terlav that he might decide to hale the commission
10 court as result Of IT'S refusal 70 approve the
grant of the Board Of Estimate and Apportionment-
u shall either take the commission into the Su-
Tren7e Court on writ Of oertiorari to review its
action or demand reheartag 10y the commission
and another vote on the franchise. said M Bexow
Mr. Lexow said he believed that the city cot the
better Of the bargain under the companys fran
chise. He said the delay was due 70 conflict be
tween the Public Service Commission and the Board
Of Estimate and Apportionment 70 which body
shall arrange and dictate franchise terms and con
dirions.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
FOREIGN BANK RETURNS.

London June IO-The weekly return Of the Bank
NJ ENGLAND shows the following changes. Total re-
serve increase f. 2S 600 circulation decreased fS1
0o huIlion Increased H,O6Ooo, other securities de
creased - 357 go other deposits decreased f55SO0O.
ni,bIic deposits increased 100000, government Sc
li,,rities unchanged. The banks proportion of re
seTTe 10 liabilities Is SO per cent, against
A. "a ner cent last week. and compares with a de-
-, fror, 517a per cent 50S per cent in this
,tank last YEAR The rate of discount Is unchanged
at 2l2 per cent -, ,.. 49,, - +,,a Rank
Of France shows the following changes; Notes IN
tion decreased 1877 5000 francs, treasury oe-
costs increased $4,000 francs general deposits IN
80 eed ~ 700 600 francs, gold hand increased L.
s-o 6n0 francs, silver hand increased S.4Zo.UP
francs bills discounted decrea@sed @ --s,V" ii'i'0
"a advances increased 10.325O0 francs.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
HEAD OF AMALGAMATED
Iokn ID. Ryan Chosen to Succeed the
Late II. II. Rogers.

robn D Ryan was elected president of the Anal
mated Copper Company, TO succeed the late H
= posers at the organization meeting of the new
: slActed board Of directors of the corporal alton
I'd yesterday at No, A Broadway. No other
-sargss in the officers Of the company We're re-
a. Pvan-s elevation to the presidency Of the
.--.1esrsted company. Of which ne had been the
.rsring director. had been predicted ever since
.-s death Of Mr- Rogers. and there was no sur
-. e. the announcement He was everywhere
p-,izs5 a the right-hand man Of the late fnan-
- ~ the management of the latter's copper prop
- and was looked upon his logical sue
r.ae the head OF the most important Of these
concerns
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11

The local market for spot cotton was quiet and
nidfIns Gun sales $50 bales, southern spot markets
shasrea a is.S sa-s aa bales NOBLE nominal H
sales 22s bales cnarlesron qaet and nominal Norfo
H9nlnsi uhga1nsSa a. IL gSs AssHS's I,SaaS' % & qn
unchanged at io7.c: sales II bales Houston steady
- lower at lQ4sc sales l=5 bales Little Rock stea6y
Io..e. Sales. Li,5 bales WimIaston quiet qnehangsa
yesoa 1000 5000 bales against $3.50 last week ana
cor-on ETehsnge special Liysrp5- cables. spot cotton
e2Dd4 in more 66 ssaR4 Hmsa9 s neg 6 ade ae R
tolday; Imports 24o0O all American middius upland,
ard point higher on late months Closed quiet but
vember 564 I'd. Ncyembe--D ember and DecembeT-
c5esterHYarns dull: cloths quiet
IN g9%g os St the ne }G0sPs
old prices The following are prices quoted on the
s. 30. Winter sJralehs Sc s6as5 winter patsnts ss 90
ii sR5ns sxfs f s 5G s. So ssr9 8 @ No extra TRsF RSn
sas slraights. s6&SG H. RYE FL6GR-Quet Quot
ass. CoRNMEAL steady, Quoted Kiln dried. s. 90
Yellow. 81 4si 20. coarse. 81 81 50. FEED
s2s So standard niddlnE SCI So aour do $50 10: red
dog. $&3 10; city bran $26 bulk, s27 80 sacks mid
hominv chop SOS 80 bulk s29 20 sacks omeaI. s83 so
GRAIN--wHEAT-The feature in wheat today was
:. &c net lower July sqnerng most severely from ON
usual rumor about bulls getting had credit close
market observers were inclined to view the break
selling orders ana considerable bear
the decline the latter being helped by reports that
Southern Indiana next week. and that wheat
being offered more freely crop news was also quite
favorable from the belt especially the spring wheat
81 26a down 81 24zs. came near the close and i'm
ieulaley IooW ing - strong uIL IN me i5lI het cue
70 export rumors and the nrmnes;s Of Minneap9lis N
as illustrated the decrease of 100000 bushels
session was ic or more better than the previous night
although it quick follow the nna break other
and % loads at outports There we're as 600 bushels
cleared New York for Antwerp and Bristol the
news was strong at frst but anal i to IA ad
upturn there Broomha Argentine shipments
be around 240o 600 bushels for the week,
the bull reports from the West which had effect
on tne @ ond fasrs +bst tbs N,ssor%i { pi,ar az
overflow and food the rich bottom lands. At the
Tet was quite well sustained by bull support and the
Northwest strength showing 10 important setbacks in
quoted as follows: red sold at 81 elevator and
qSosd s. g nominal snd 81 81 q srd 80 Az NorherR
afoat both nominal CORN-New high records
Chicago market the advance being due 10 light
excessive rains through the West covering OF
well held until late afternoon weakened in
response wheat heavness closed practically
were expected in Chicago on Friday The Liverpool
that Argentine shipments would be around B. 100000
week The local cash market remained nominal being
quoted follows: No corn. sec elevator and SIC
I aiaTt aGoat oATsmAfter selling up about S1sc
during the forenoon weakened after midday with
prices The local market quoted as follows:
81 ib 81 S5S and clipped White 81 to y b. 90 3
nal T o b York BARLEY-Market firm; feeding.
S59 SIC. c New York
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
CHAIN MILLS MAY CONSOLIDATE.

|egctistions are reported 10 he under way Tor
'he consolidation Of a number OF Eastern bar IRON
Forks ana chain mills into q concern TO he known
as The Iron and steel Products Company. among
ne concerns 10 be included in the merger II Is
bid are The Lebanon Rolling Mill Company Ne"
asven. Bristol and Susquehanna Mills and the
Leaancn Chain Works
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
LOUIS HILL DENIES MERGER REPORT.

81. Pau, June lo-Louis W Hill. president OF
Iae Great Northern Railway. denied a report TO-
asy that J. J. Hi lad found way TO merge INTO
: Single corporation the Great Northern. Northern
sseihc. Burlington and the Colorado & Southern
railroads under the broad charter provisions Of the
7s named road I'VE don't intend 10 form such a
merger" said Mr Hill. for IT could not be done
4 i were desired ezpedient, There is no pohcy
u evasion
George g. Harris president OF the Chicago. Bur
lhgtor < Quincy sid the Colorado Southern
hsiii"ads, said yesterday that there was no truth
i" reports that James J. I9ih was planning 10
leake the Colorado & Southern a holding company
'er the Great Northern, Northern Pacihc ard BUT
nfFgton roads II was pointed cut that while the
sSorsdo G Southern had broad charter II was
sot broad enough 10 permit taking over parable!
NC competing roads
New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
rrAro. ROCHESTER & P1TTsBURG

PIrF,FALO, ROCHESTER PITIsBCRG
s1e9 sac s129 o07 sfa5 e3e
First week ~ & 993 4I3 7G15 $40 7.95l.32S
DENVER & RIO GRANDE.
Number OF fnlteS, sA1e 90S $3.50 100 s4457o0
First - Is 999 500 1s.567 300 10. .S53
WABASH.
First week s5l66S4 S49526 54S
Tis "a June t.. "a. 123,T95 23997i2T 25 4eoeiI
ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN.
Fourth week in May. sa9944 Si0l $50 SIG bgs $50 SO
IUTr 10 MAY 81. s265,s52 S.2I87s2 8eS49s5
CINCINNATI NEW ORLEANS & TEXAS PACIFIC.
Fourth week May. S23l524 $d95Ss4 sS9S 90 90
July / 10 May 3l....- 1.l35'l23 'Zs4"SS ''ol-'7''
TOLEDO. ST LOUIS WESTERN
,,t, vyael IN May s7o5o2 Ss7 8os ses.sso
F1l Gul'H y, Ma si. 1920 354l 43s 3.s04.7ss
TWIN CITY RAPID TRANSIT
- IN NAV $50 col s174sas s163 21s
- Foul.n - Nav al 26SI 26l 24O3.642 2,3l5,4l3
WHEELING & LAKE ERIE.
D,o-,r 1905. Changes.
III dnera ting rev. SI26.716 $685. 800 2s2
Total operating exp d457Sl3 z-4'VJo Inc il''ol@
>-., o,.aratiae rev $50 sa7 sl2 427 Inc. S7O.467
Outside operating, net 6,Sl4 4So Inc o'oS4
Total net Ss9.4l2 sl2907 Inc ST610 1
7,axes ............ .267 1sS04 Inc 1852
ccsrating income s6s140 .s5ese Inc. s74.1n
July nsTh 10 rev 81 577 s4sa1 e4a Inc s1792s
operating exp d-4oI lS 5'VA''oS4 Dec -Sl'4S'
Net operating rev sII7ss7s ss2sats Inc s2;e 81 81
Opts operating. net II SOS sboS Inc IS.oo@
Total net revenues Sl.19esss s937455 Inc s2s2 4SS
raves .,......... 2l6se5 2ll61S Also
GENERATING income s98s 498 s725 $50 Inc s257 e5s
.Dehcit.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-20
4 CHURCH WEDDING.

The marriage of Miss Martha Wan
sierski and Mr.. John Miller was SOL
emnized at st. Andrews Catholic church
in West Hammond this morning. The
hour of the ceremony was Q o'clock,
and the church was filled with the in
vited friends and relatives of the bridal
couple. The Rev. Father Nowakowski
offciated at the ceremony. using the
pretty ring ceremony of the church.
At the close of the church service the
members of the bridal party, the i'm
mediate relatives and a few invited
friends went to the home of the brides
parents. where a wedding breakfast
was served. An elaborate breakfast
was served in the dining room and the
tables were atractively decorated with
cut flowers and ferns. The remainder
of the day was given to the congraula-
tions of the young people and various
social diversions were enjoyed. The
bride has been employed in the f. S.
Betz office until recently. and she has
a wide acquaintance of friends in
Hammond and West Hammond. who
will extend her their congratulations
and best wishes. Mr.. Miller is also
well known in West Hammond bust
ness and social circles.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-20
A COMMITTEE MEETING.

The members of the literature COM
mittee of the Hammond Woman's club
met yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Virgil s. Reiter in Webb street
1t was the regular study meeting of
the committee ladies and about thir-
ty members were in attendance and
answered to roll call A small print
of Charles Dickens was given as a
souvenior of the meeting to each mem
Der as she arrived at the Reiter resi-
denee. The study for the afternoon
was Charles Dickens and his Tale
Of Two Cities" and Mrs. Reiter was
leader for the day. She was assisted
by an able committee of ladies and
the afternoons program was a very
interesting one. The program was
opened by Mrs. Reiter. who read an
excellent paper on Charles Dickens,
his life and works. Mrs. W. c. Bel
man read a paper on the plot Struc-
lures of a. Tale of Two Cities" which
was very interesting and THE Char
acters" was the study subject Of Mrs.
LeGrand T. Meyers paper The pa
pers showed a careful study of the
subjects assigned and everyone voted
the meeting as having been both en-
joyabIe and interesting. A social time
followed and the guests met for con-
versation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-20
A DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT.

A very delightful entertainment will
be given in the auditorium of the First
Methodist church Thursday evening,
Oct. 21st. under the auspices of the
Ladies Aid Society and the public is
cordially invitd to attend The affair
promises to be one of the leading en-
tertainments of the fall and is antici-
pated with a great deal of pleasure by
the Hammond people. Mrs. Mamie
Hunt Sims will be the entertainer for
the evening and she comes to Ham
mond very highly recommended as a
public reader. Mrs. Sims is south
ern woman and her stories and read
ings of the southern people are among
her most attractive numbers She will
give several literary number and
among her original stories viii include
"Reminiscences of the South" The
Mouse of a Peacemaker." The Aim
tiles" and DE Pussonal Injuy Man"
The members desire to have very
large attendance as an excellent pro-
gram will be rendered