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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23
MANY YEARS As POUNOMASTER
SAMUEL EINSTEIN CELEBRATES
AN ANNIVERSARY.
Tells of Early Experiences in the
Ofhce-Presidents Interested
in CANNES.

Samuel Einstein today celebrated the
thirty-sixth anniversary of the date Of his
appointment as District poundmaster.
When he called at the health office this
morning he was presented with hand
some bouquet OF flowers. and during the
day was the recipient of congratulations
by telephone, letter and personally.
Talking over his experiences as pound
master Mr.. Einstein recalled an exciting
Incident shortly after his appointment.
A complaint was made the pound
that lot of cows were running at large
over the stony, ungraded lot now known
as the White House ellipse. 1t was
March %. 1873 Poundmaster Einstein,
then twenty-five years old. took cps
TO lmpound the trespaSsing cows. When
he had gathered in the herd. he discov-
cred that he had impounded Il cow be-
longing to Col. Babccok. then superin-
tenden of public buildings and grounds.
and another belonging to President
Grant. He wanted to collect So for each
of those cows before releasing the ami
mails.
The superintendent of public buildings
protested, but Poundmaster Einstein
was insis ent. He called on President
Grant to collect 81. The chief executive
praised him for discharging his duty.
Poundmaster Einstein has come in
contact with many of the Presidents of
the United States. Several of them have
been admirers OF dogs. and frequen ly
called at the pound to look over his
stock Former President and Mrs. Roose-
welt were visitors to the pound
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Notice to Mariners.

A notice to mariners regarding changes
in buoyage and other aids to navigation
In the Potomac river and other waters of
the fifth district has been sent out by
Inspector Russell. as follows:
Cobb Point Bar light station, Potomac
river Md.-In column Z, pages 1854 and
1856. of the list of lights. buoys and day
marks, 1908. change the description of the
grees 80 minutes (W.N.W. 3-16 W. and
fixed red sectors to read between 40 de-
29S degrees 40 minutes (N.W. by w. 7-1G
W. and another between ia degrees
(S.E. by f. . Ed and 125 degrees tS.E.
Is ED."
shoal buoy. ii, spar.will be moved about
March - about 800 feet southwesterly to
mark the extreme point of Chapman
Point shoal The exact position of the
buoy will be given after it has been
placed in position.
BY order of the lighthouse board
Cedar Point light station. Chesapeake
bay, Md.-The machinery operating the
fog signal bell at this station, reported
disabled March IA, was repaired March
10.
Sharps Island light station, Chesapeake
bay. Md.-In column Z. pages p and 81.
of the list of lights, buoys and day marks,
1908. change the description of the fixed
red sector to read between the bearings
1874 degrees 10 minutes Is. by L. rs Ed
and 267 degrees 10 minutes CIV. i So
also change the description to read:
Light obscured between II degrees Is
minutes On. by L. Is Ed and 16 degrees
40 minutes On. by f. u E.)."
Baltimore light station, Chesapeake bay,
Md.-In column s. page 30. of the list of
lights. buoys and day marks, 1908. change
the bearings on Sandy Point light house
to read IS. IS e.
Spring Garden dredged channel Md
Spring Garden channel buoy. 10, a spar,
reported broken off March 49, was re-
placed the same day.
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NIPS PLOT IN THE BUD.
Bank Employe With $4,000 Was
About to Sail.

NEW YORK, March 23.-When Fritz
Marx and Leo Martin were arrested in
the banking house of John Stennick & Co.
at 95 River street, Hoboken. yesterday,
the former confessed to Police Chief
Hayes that he had robbed the house of
S45, 900 on letters of credit from Russia.
81 paid Martin SIS a week for his aid,'
said Marx.
The result of the search OF the pockets
of the men bore out this story of the di-
vision of protits-from Marx was taken
$1,000. from Martin 80 cents.
Marx and Martin met in a boarding
house, at which they were both STOP
ping. He said that he got Martin to
typewrite the letters of credit and that
he forwarded them to a brother in Rus
STA, stable owner, who sent them back
properly indorsed. Then he managed to
get them through the banking house. The
police were not sure Just what part Mar
tin, the bookkeeper. played in getting the
letters caShed.
But the banking firm. with which Marx
had become we'll acquainted in the
course of his transactions. sus-
pected him yesterday. He was asked
to go to the office at once, and he went
readily. Detective Sergeants Garrick and
We.nthal were there, and they arrest ell
both him and Martin and took them to
police headquarters.
II sent S. 900 to the old country" said
Marx to the chief. 1T is invested at 8
per cent. L was going to live on that In
my old age
In fact. Marx was just about ready to
cease operations and go back to Russia.
He had two tickets for himself and wife
for the trip on the Mauretania on April
5. The chief locked both men UP and he
handed the $1,000 found on Marx to Bank
err Stennick.
Il II get the European investment for
YOU in a few days. said he.
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WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS. - Nearby fresh Virginia.
IS; west Virginia and southwest Vir-
ginia. 171t; Tennessee. II.
BUTTER.--Creamery. fancy. 3ia3lA:
western firsts. 3OaS1; seconds. 27a2S:
Process; fancy. 26a27: fair to good. liza
20. Store packed. fresh. 10.
CHEEsE.New York state factory.
POULTRY.-Chickens. winter. per h..
@Oa23; hens. per h.. 10; ROSTERS, per ID,
$: keats. per h.. IL. turkeys. hens. Per
lb., ~; turkeys, toms. per h., 90; ducks.
per h., Hale.
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys, 20a23:
hens, choice, per lb.. 16a17: ROSTERS.
per lb., 8: chickens. per H.. % "a: DUCKS
per h.. 16a1S; capons. large. per H..
23a25: capons small. per h.. 20a22.
VEGETABLES.-Pota per Dbl.
No. 1, 2.0oa2.75; northern. per bu.. 95L
Ito; sweet potatoes. per bbI.. 3.00a3. so:
yams. bbl.. 2.25a2.5O; turnips. box, 25a30;
turnips. per bbl.. 50a75: rutabagas.
per bbl. 1O0a1.25; cucumbers, per bas-
onions. per bu.. 9Oa1.1O: cabbages. per
100: 4.0Ua7.oo: cabbages. per H.. sa4:
cabbages, southern. per b bl, 2.25a2. %.
brussels sprouts. per qt.. iOa15: egg
plant. per crate 3.O0a4.5O; squash. per
basket, 2.5Oa4.5O: peas. Fla. per basket
3.00a3.50; spinach. bbl.. 1.5Oa2.OO: kale.
per Dbl. 65a1.OO; lettuce, Fla, per bas-
ket. LOCAL. 20: tomatoes. Fla. per crate.
LIZA gadis hn., per lo9 cs1srS
Fla, per crate, 2.5Oa3.OO: okra. per
crate. 3.0Oa4.OO: peppers. Fla. per
carrier, 3.OOa4.00: new beets. per bunch.
Cal; new carrots, per bunch. 3a4: cauli-
flower. Fla, per crate, 1.50a3.O0; Cali
fornia. per crate. 275a3.O0;- rhubarb.
per dOz., 40 to ID.
GREEN FRUITs.-Apples per bbl..
3.5Oa6.5O; oranges. Fla, box. 2.OOa3.O0:
crate. 1.ooas.5o; pineappies. per crate.
3:O0a4.oo; cranberriies, per Dbl. 13.o0a
1900; cranherries. box. 3OOaS.50; straw
berries, Fla. per at. 2Oa3O.
No. !, 1i,5oal5oo: No :. is.cc si:ss
mixed. 11.00a13.00. Straw. rye. bundle.
t70Oa1S.00; rye. machine thresh. I1.0Oa
tl.50: straw. wheat. per ton. 7O0a7-50;
-traw. nat. per ton. S.00a6.50.
sEEDs.-Alsike. per bu.. s.25a9. SD:
clover; per bu.. 6.ooa6.oo; timothy. bu'
LIVE sTocK.-cattle. extra. per swt.
cwt. gross. 5.75as.25. Sleep. per ID.
aha4: lamb. choice. per h.. 6ha7is:
medium. per ID. 6. Calves. choice. per
BEEF CUTS.-Ribs. No. 1. per h.. ~;
No. .. IL: No. 3. 10. Rounds. No. I. per
h., 10: No. 2. 0: No. B. Z. Loins. No. 1.
per h.. IA: No. 2. IL: No. 3. TO- Chucks.
No. 1, per h.. 8: No. 2, Z; No. 3. 6:
DRESSED MEATS:-Pork: small. per
hundred, S.5Oa9; medium. S.25aS.JO.
WOOL. AND HIDES.-wooi. washed.
free of burrs, per h.. 25a28: wool, un-
washed. per h., 19a22. Hides. green.
per h., o; hides. dry, per lb, 1Oa13:
sheepskins. green. each. 75a1.25: cais-
skins. green. each. 1.3Oa1.5O: dry lint
hides. per h.. 12a15: dry sailed hides.
per h.. 12a14: mink. each. 1,50a4.OO;
muskrat. 25a32: opossum. 15a25: gray
fox 4Oa1.OO: skunk. 5Oa1.50: red fox.
l.5Oa2O 90: rabbit. 1 raccoon. 4Oa75.
GRAIN.-Wheat. per bu.. 1.10a1.25.
Corn. shelled, per bu.. 72a7G: ear, Dbl.
3.75a4 CO. Oats. western white No. 2. per
blu 63a6S; mixed, 62a64. Bran, per ton.
n Ooa3OOO. Middling. per ton. 3o.0Oa32 90
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. March 23.-Despite liberal
receipts in the northwest and favorable
weather for the fall-sown crop, senti-
ment In the wheat pit today was rather
bullish and prices were up about 1sc,
compared with the previous close. The
European visible supply of wheat was re-
ported to be at very low mark, and
this helped to strengthen the market
here. Prices at the start were a shade
to 1ac higher. May was at 1.1o1a to 1.15s4,
and July at 1903 to 1.OHaa1 O3l4. Later
May sold at 1.16. July, after selling at
1O27aa1.O3, advanced to 1.0SH.
May corn opened a shade to 1saAc
higher, at GC1. to 66as, and sold at COS
aG6l4
May oats opened unchanged to lsahc
higher. a. il to lNsao4I4, and advanced
to Jiasao4Ia.
Provisions opened 2Rc to 71sc higher.
The wheat market continued firm the
entire day. crop damage reports from
Missouri and Nebraska contributing
some bullish sentiment. The high point
for May was reached at 1858. July ad-
vanced to 1O3si. The close was strong,
with May up 1sa1 at 116isa116A. July
was up &a7s at 103%.
Corn offerings were light all day and
the market held strong. The top point
for May was 661s. The market closed
firm. with May up Il at 66ssa661a.
Close-Wheat-May. 1.1blsa1. 1914; July,
1.0Sss: September. 97k: December. 9s%.
Corn-March. 647s: May. 68ssa6612: July,
651.a65ss September. 65ss; December,
57b.
Oats-May, 541s: July, ASS; September.
iOAa4Oas
Pork-May f7.s2la; July, 17.sol:: Septem-
Der. 1875.
Lard-May. lofty: July. 1031lsa1 To- 40;
September. 1O.5Oa1O.521s.
Ribs-May. 9.45a9. 471a; July, 9.6O; Sep
TENDER, 9.77is.
Rye-Cash. sO1a: May. so.
Barley-Cash, 63a6S.
Timothy-March. 3.75.
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Ask Ground From Government.

The District Commissioners have re-
ouested the chief of engineers of the
army to transfer to them under the act of
Congress, approved July L. 1898, a por-
ton of the LIST street end of public reser-
walton No 2o9 between North Carolina
avenue and 1st and Z street southeast
The transfer is required in order to relo-
cate the curb and sidewalk at that point
made necessary by the construction of
new street car tracks on LIST street. in ac-
cordance with the act of Congress APP
proved May %. 1908. The appl cation
has been referred to Col. Cosby, superin-
tendent of public buildings and grounds,
and undoubtedly will DE granted.
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BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, March 23-FOreign woods
continued to lead the domestic article in
transactions in the local market, with
prices ruling strong.
Contracts are reported in Montana and
Dakota woods at % cents. an
advance Of one cent, while new Arizona
wool is being sold here in small lots on a
basis of 81 to IS cents secured.
Very little old wool is moving, some
half blood territory, selling at 25c. There
is a steady demand for pulled wool, with
prices also holding firm.
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Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LONDON MARKET.
.r.cls! cableerarn 10 The star.

Special CabIegran 10 The Star.
LONDON. March o3.-The afternoon
stock markets were inclined TO dullness.
but firmer tone prevailed. kilograms
from the continent were more hopeful
regarding u satisfactory outcome OF the
Balkan negotiations. Consos enjoyed a
rally, due To the support from the gov
eminent broker and insurance houses.
american railway shares We're firm at
The official closing, but speculation was
lethargic the curb, with mixed price
changes confined 10 about one-quarter
per cent
The department for foreign securities
finished about the lowest figures with the
exception OF Peruyians, which showed
losses OF one-quarter to / per cent. Con-
tlncHtal bourSeS were inactive.
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Hearing in Alleged Illegal Merger.

ST. LOUIS. March 22--Speciai Ex-
aminer Sylvester Williams announced at
the resumption OF the hearing here today
In the governments prosecution OF the al
legged illegal merger of the Union Pacihc
and Southern Pacific lines that he eN-
nerted to complete the taking Of testi-
r,ony here TODAY A. c. Severance. special
counsel for the governms has twenty
witnesses subpoened. J. r. Peachy,
traffic manager for the Houck lines. and
j. l.. West, assistant general freight
agent of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas,
were witnesses ~ the morning session
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Dissatisfaction in Calcutts
Special Cablegram to The Star.

CALCUTTA. March 23.-Lord Morleey's
decision with regard to special Moham-
medan representation in local councils
is creating new difficulties. minori-
ties such as the E,urasians, the native
Christians. the Parsees and the Sikhs are
now petitioning the government for spe-
c;al representation on their own account
The Hindu leaders i'll Calcutta have
cabled to Lord Morley their protest
against class representation, declaring
worse than the territorial one in Ben
gal.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Rexular call. IL o'clock noon-U. s.
registered 2s, 5000 at 1o1h. 49,,
Washington Rwy and Elec. 4s, IL, 600 at S7H.
81 900 ut s7k. $1,000 at SITS.
Washington Rwy; and Elec. gfd.. % at soss.
100 at 90A. 16 at COZ. 90 at 0O9s: 90
Washington Gas. 10 at Is. Is at IS. ID at 70,
100 at Is. * at &C. 20 at 76.
National Metropolitan Bank, 10 at 215.
Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank, 10
at $50.
After call-Washinston Gas. 10 at 76. at
Mereenthaier Linotype. S at eoS1a
Washington Gas. Is Mt 7bs&. Is at 7s5s. p at
73ss, % at TON, 100 at 1oes. Is at 70.
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BALTIMORE GRAIN.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Nd. March 23.-WHEAT-
Firmer; spot contract; 24al .24l.; spot No !:
red western. 1.24a1 .244; March. 1.24a1 .24A !:
May 1.22: July. 1.O51i al .0514: steamer No. 2
red. 1.2lai.2lA; receipts. 2.223 bushels; south
crn grade. 1.201aa1.23
CORN-Firmer: spot contract 71Aa71a4; March,
7l1sa71%; April. 71ssa71A; May. 7lssa717s
steamer mixed. 6s%sa6va4; receipts, 6092;i bush
7Olaa721a: southern yellow corn, 691aa71a.
OATSSteady; No. white. 59a59ia: No. 3
white. 57a5S; No. mixed. 56laa57: receipts,
2707 bushels.
RYE-Steady: No . western export 81 asked
No. western domestic 81 asked; receipts
500 bushels.
HAY-Dull.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Demands small, unchanged
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Blacksnakes Popular in Georgia.

From the TOccoa RECORD.
There are many farmers In this county
who are In love with the blacksnakes
which they have on their places and be-
lieve the reptiles are better than any
cats or dogs in removing the rats and
mice frcm their premises. 1t is a we'll
known fact that the snakes destroy
hundreds of pests in a season, and for
this reason they are liked by the farm
ers. There are some men who would
cause all sorts OF trouble to man who
would harm a reptile of this kind.
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Closing Quotations.

Closing QuotatlonS.
A the close Of the stock market tn,
following stocks had changed in pric,
since above quotations. there being M
change in balance OF the closing prices:
RAILROADS.
Bait & Ohio, COM. 1885.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, ~.
Canadian Pacific. 167.
Chesapeake & Ohio. 6s's.
Chi. g. Great Western, conn.,. AS
Chi. Mil. & st. Paul, com, 144i..
Delaware and Hudson. 14la.
Denver and Rio Grande, com. 4iss.
Denver and Rio Grande, pfd.. So.
Erie, conn.,, 2iss.
Erie, LIST pfd., 3a.s.
Erie. I'd pfd.. 3OA.
Great Northern. pfd., 143.
Illinois Central. 1854.
Inter. Metro. conn.,, Il.
Inter. Metro, pfd., 3I4.
Kan. City South. com; 4is4.
Louis. & Nashville. 129.
Mo-. Kan. * Tex. COM, 40ss.
Mo. Pacific, 6S4.
N Y. Central & Hudson r., 1855.
" Y. Ontario and Western, ASS.
Norfolk and Western. TIA.
Northern Pacific. 140a4-
Pennsylvania, 1914.
Pitts, CHM. Chicago ard ST. L.. -.
Reading. CON-, 13O2.
Rock Island, CON-. 23s4.
Rock Island. pfd.. $3.50!
Southern Pacific. COM, 1891.
Southern Pacific. pfd.. 122a4-
Texas and Pacific, 313s.
Third Ave. 2Sis.
Toledo St. l.. and West. pfd., sOia.
Union Pacific. com. 1904.
Wabash. pfd.. As
Wisconsin Central, CON-. 49is.
WISCONSIN Central. pfd.. s7ss
INDUSTRIALS.
Amalgamated Copper, 69s..
Am. Beet Sugar CON-. 2Sas.
Am. Cotton Oil. com. 53a4.
Am. Ice Securities. 3Oas.
Am. Locomotive. COM, 3112.
Am. Smelling & Ref. CON-, Sc.
Am. Tel. & Tel, 1895.
Anaconda Copper. A..
Col. l. Hooking Coal e. Iron. 1914.
Consolidated Gas. n. Y, 1901.
Great Northern Ore, 66.
National Lead, CON-. a.
Peoples Gas. Chicago, 111is.
Pressed Steel Car. CON-. 36
L. S. Realty & Imp, CON-. IS.
Utah Copper. Asa.
Westinghouse Elec Man, 20.
BONDS.
Amer. Tobacco Us. 100.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON. March 23-Bullion Amounting
TO c:,Spso was taken into the Bank OF
England on balance today.
BERLIN. March 33.-Exchange on Lon
don. 70 marks A. pfennigs for checks
Discount rates-Short bills II. per cent.
three month bills, rs per cent
PARIS. March 23.-Three per cent rentes
a. francs III. centim=s or the account.
Exchange on London, - francs .; CEN
times Tor checks.
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Government Securities.

David Lark, fifty-three years old. head
OF the firm of Lark Miller * CO.. ma rbIe-
workers. Philadelphia, shot and killed
himself To avoid being sold out by the
sheriff He is said To have carved his
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Mexican Archives and Records Burn

M "a ~ Mafin H.; min i Dulloihs
City was burned to the ground this morn
ing. There were no fatalities, and the
origin of the fire is not known. The. loss
is placed at $4,000. Archives and rec
ords for the past twenty-five years We're
destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23

John Calvin Harbaugh, a brother of
Halfway and Lewis Harbaugh of Gear
loss. was found dead i'm bed at the home
of William p. Boyd. with whom he had
been boarding. in Waynesboro. Md, Sat
urday night. Death was probably due to
apoplexy.
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DROP IN FRACTIONS
Unique Feature of a Rising
Market Today.
OPENED SLIGHTLY HIGHER
Buoyancy Continued Despite De-
preston in London.
STRONG THROUGHOUT THE DAY
OPENED SLIGHTLY HIGHER
STRONG THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Upward Movement Sustained by Re-
ports of Increased Earnings of
MISUNDERSTANDING Sales.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. March o3.-The feature
ii today's stock market was a drop of
several points in both the Third Ave-
nue. and the Metropolitan Interborough
securities on account of a decrease of
f"reclo ure against the Third Avenue
line. for. whereas those stocks showed
declines at one time OF four or five
points. the market for securities in
general was rising. and after many
fluctuations throughout the early deal
inss, showed material gains I'm the
leading railroad and Industrial stocks
since yesterdays closing prices
The market opened at slightly higher
figures than yesterdays close in ma
jority Of the issues, but soon sold off
under some profit taking
Just as it was beginning to sustain
second advance the news of the decree
in the Third Avenue case reached Wall
street and had the effect of depressing all
Of the local fractions with the exception
of Brooklyn Rapid Transit, which held
fairly steady around a..
The market in general did not seem to
he affected by these local troubles but
did respond somewhat to a selling move
ment from London of about 10000 shares.
brought about by fears arising from
Austrias rejection of Servia's note
London Affected by War Scare.
The London market itself was naturally
affected by this new setback in the peace
negotiations in Europe and consols lost
some of the advances they made in yester
days market. Americans. on the other
side, felt the effect of the war scare"
Neither the depressing influence from
London nor the foreclosure proceedings
in the Third Avenue railroad here were
able. however to check the tendency. to
carry prices up in this market. thus con-
tinuinE the advancing movement started
early yesterday morning aud remaining
strong throughout the day.
Xhe buoyancy of feeling in today's
market was attributed to the increased
earnings shown by various railroads.
together with the prospects of good crops
throughout the west which it was an
tcipated would enliven business in gen
eral and augment traffic in particular
even while the national legislators were
discussing the proposed new tariff bill.
The further engagements of gold for
London today had no more effect upon
the rates of money than the exports last
week, and money continued easy here,
thus adding to the optimistic feeling to-
ward speculative securities.
Another factor contributing to enhanced
values was the report of large sales of
copper at slight increases over yester
days prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23

The storage warehouse and stable adj
joining owned by George w. AlbauGh,
and occupied by the Albaugh Babylon
Company. wholesale dealers in groceries.
were partly destroyed by fire last night
at Westminster, Md.
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Liverpool Grain Prices.

LIVERPOOL. March 23.-Closing
Wheat-Spot, steady; No. . red western
winter. IS AID; futures, firm: May.
SIS Esd: July. SIS 3i4d: September. IS 1od.
>'orn-Spot, firm; new American. mixed
(yia Glaveston) is lid: futures, steady;
March, nominal: May. os Sad.
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The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
new YORK STOCK MARKET.

Furnished by W. b. Hibbs & Co., bank
ers and brokers. Hibbs building members
New York Stock Exchange. Washington
stock Exchange and Chicago Board of
Trade
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. March 23.-The cotton
market opened steady at an advance of 3
points TO a decline of ! point, which was
about as due on the cables There was
some little irregularity early. but general
~ speaking the market was steady during
the middle Of the morning and prices
ruled about 3aJ points net higher. Bust
ness was moderately active, but seemed
10 be chiefly for local account.
Futures opened steady. March. 9.35;
May. 9.2s: July. a17: October. 900: De-
cember, 9.oia9,o6: January. 9.O3a9Oi.
The market was quiet late in the fore
noon. with prices holding about 3 to 1
points net higher at midday.
Spot. quiet; middling up.ands, 3.65; mid
ding gulf, go
Estimated receipts at the ports today.
10000 bales. against 1917 last week and
2;.22S last year. Fer the week. 5000
bales. against 95.4Ss last week and 1921
last year. Today'S receipts at New Or
leans. s?5 bales. against J.jG) last year
aud AT Houston, g. ia bales, against 5,,S3
last year.
Liverpool Cotton Prices.
LIVERPOOL. March 23-Closing: Cot
ton-Spot in fair demand; prices two
points lower: American middlng fair
5-49; good middlins. 5.13: middling. 4.93:
low middling, 4.1::: good ordinary. 40;
ordinary, io5. The sales of the day
were l".ro bales. OF which :bU were for
speculation and export, and included 5000
American. Receipts, $500 bales. includ-
ing $50 American Futures opened quiet
ard closed steady. March, i.s5l1; March
aud April. 4SJls. April and May. I.sJ1. !;
May and June, 4.S1i2; June and July. 49,
July and August. 49,: August and Sep
1enber, 49,: September and October 4.S7:
october and November 81; November
itnd December. 4-S4: December and jan
AaT! 4.si: January and February, 4 Sra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23

Bar silver. steady. 23l4d per ounce.
Money, 2Aa3 per cent.
The rate Of discount in the open market FOR
short bills Is 2asa2la per cent.
The rate /of discount in the open market for
three month bills is 3-l6a2L per cent.