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COFFEE MARKET.

NEW YORK, December 3.-The coffee
market opened steady at an advance Of
5al3 points in response to higher Euro
pean markets. continued strength in Bra
ziA covering of shorts and a broadening
outside demand. December contracts sold
at IL cents before the close. and all act
i've positions made new high records for
the season. The close was steady at a
net advance of CALI points. and sales
were reported of $3.50 bags. Closing
bids were as follows:
December. 11.OO; January, 1897; Febru-
airy, 1880: March, April and May, 1895;
June, 1888: July. 1877; August, 1913;
September. 1910; October and November.
1868.
Havre was IL francs net higher: Ham
burg, q to pig. higher; Rio unchanged,
81 500; Santos, 100 refs higher; IS,
$1,000: Is. $7.10O; Brazilian exchange on
London. 1-32d lower. at 16Ad. Receipts
at the two Brazilian ports. $4,000 bags,
against 5000 last year. Jundiahy re-
ceipts, 21,9OO bags, against $500 last
year. New York warehouse deliveries
yesterday. 1905 bags, against 1880 last
year. Fine weather was reported in all
sections Of Sac PaulO.
Spot coffee, firm; Rio.No. :. 13ha13asc:
Santos, No 1. 13nc. Mild coffee. firm;
Cordova. 13sia151.c.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. December 3.-Larger specu-
lators of the professional sort coolly
reinstated today some Of the wheat sold
out twenty-four hours previous during
the furry about weakness in Wall
street. Freezing weather coming on I'M
protected fields southwest had much to
do with the latest change of front.
Reported complete failure Of the crop
in Bahia Blanca and Santa Fee. Argen-
tina, added to. the feeling of strength.
In consequence. closing prices were firm
at a net advance Of g to Ha1c. Other
staples, too. all finished higher-corn
up, ssaA to ZaH; oats. sax to 9s,
and provisions. sc to 221s.
Wheat rose steadily from the start
Predictions of cold wave were &C
companied by bullish Argentine and
French cables, and were followed by
news Of large clearances from the Unit
ed States. Primary receipts for the
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NEW YORK FRUIT.

NEW YORK, December 3.-Evaporated
apples continue very firm for both old
and new crop; on the spot fancy is quot
ed at L.; ehoics, lOlaa1Oa4: prime. 9a1O:
common to fair. s. Prunes are in good
demand and as stocks are small the
market is firm. quo atoms range from
61,a1OH for CALIFORNIA; up to 3O-IOs, and
Sa4a1O for Orgeons from COS to 3Os April
cots are in small supply and prices are
firm: choice, 12&a13; extra choice, 1311a
1884; fancy. 13sa14. Peaches are firm
on light offerings: choice. 7a7h; extra
choice. SASH: fancy, S1sa9. Raisins are
arm on reports of firmness in the coast
markets; loose muscatel are quoted at
Ska6h; choice to fancy seeded. 6Aa71s;
seedless. Ja6; London layers. Local .3J.
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Hill and His Denial.

The "Jim'' Hill interview had a sort OF
fire-alarm effect for while. Nj Hill
denied the interview, but as he had been
talking that way for several weeks the
denial didn't have much effect It was
described as technical" He was merely
stating what great many people thought
before, and SO far as can be detected he
did not deal in misstatements. The re-
cital did not look well in black and white,
however. and when he saw it in print
the author wished he hadn't been SO
brash. Mr.. Hill is always free in the
expression of opinions, and he does not
usually try to fool himself. He has
fool others, and the case is mentioned
where he talked very bullishly on Great
Northern when it was around $40. 1t is
now in the neighborhood of 12O.
Soothing thought for Investors and for
the corporal onS that have their backs
against the wall in a struggle for ex-
istence: Within the next few weeks the
legislatures of fOrty-two states will be on
the job. Never before in history have
SO many state legislatures been in ses-
sion in one winter. Insu. ance companie IS
hear that a broad, sweeping anti-insur-
ance crusade is on, aimed at the correc-
ton of abuses in that line Of business,
and particularly at the enormous salaries
heads of this class of institutions. In
this connection it is said that Mr.. .iyden,
pres dent of the Provident, is in receipt
Of more salary than any man in the
United States. His combined salaries of
the Proviuent and subsidiary aud allied
companies approximates $3O0,UO0 year,
it is understood.
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London Wool Market.

LONDON, December 3.-A miscellaneous
assortment Of 1854 bales was offered at
the wool sales today. Good woods were
firm. but other grades were irregular.
Americans took a few parcals o. greasy
merinos. The sales follow: New South
Wales. $500 bales; secured, 1s1da1s9,4
greasy, 7da1s1l.d. Queensland, 1,7OO
bales: secured. 1s2da2s11xd; grea' Y,
01xda1s Victoria. 200 bales; secured. Is
lda1s9d: greasy. 4da1s1d. West Aus
tralia, LOO bales: greasy. 7sda1s. Id.
New Zealand. 1850 bales: greasy, ida
1s1d. Cape of Good Hope and Natal,
600 bales: secured, 1s7xda1s1Od: greas Y,
7da91xd. Falkland Islands, 500 bales
greasy, 6s4da11Ad.
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Treasury Statement.

AT the beginning of business yesterday
the condition Of the United States Treas
ury was:
Working balance in Treasury offices,
So, 800, 134.
In banks and Philippine treasury, $47,-
431, S61.
The total balance in general fund was
SIS, 770,O73.
Ordinary receipts yesterday were
81, S65.
The deficit to date this fiscal year
is So. 731. 917. as against S26, 12i, 5sS at this
time last year.
These figures exclude Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
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John II. Barker Dies Of Pneumonia.

LA PORTE. Ind. December S.-John
H. Barker. millionaire head OF car
manufacturing company and a well
known Indiana capitalist, died today at
his home in Michigan City Of pncumo-.
MIA, complicated with kidney trouble.
He had been i'll since Sunday. and was
sixty-seven years old. Mrs. Barker
died last spring.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, December 3.-Close: Cattle
Receipts. 100 head: market steady.
Beeves, 4JOa7.JO: Texas steers, 4.2Oao.4o:
western steers. 4.25a6.4O: stockers and
feeders. 3.3Oa5.75 cows and heifers. 2.2oa
625; calves. 7.00a9.O0
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000 head; market to
10 cents higher thap yesterdays average.
Light. 7OOa7.4j: mixed, 7Ooa7.471x heavy.
7.OOa7 30: rough. 7.O0a7.20; good to choice
heavy, 7.3Oa7.JO; pigs, 69oa7.35; bulk OF
sales, 7.25a7.40.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; market
weak. Native, o.25a4.25: western, 2.79a
APO; yearlings. 4.20a5.20; lambs, native,
42Ja6JO; western, 4.J0a64J.
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italian Surplus $4,000, 900 Lire.

ROME, December 3.-Francesco Te-
desco, minister Of the treasury. In maxi
ing the financial statement to the
chamber of deputies today. announced
that the net surplus for 1s0s-lo
amounted to over 10 ,000. 900 lire.
The surplus for lS1e-ll il estimated
at 100000 and that Of 1911-12 at
5IO0O,00O.
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owing to continued poor demand for ac-
tual oil, easier crude situation and local
bear pressure. Futures closed UNCHANGED
to 4 points lower. December. 6SSa6.90;
January, 6.92as94: February. 605a7 90;
March. 7.O4a7.O6: April. 7.O7a7.12; prime
crude, 5.S7; prime summer yellow, 6Soa
100; prime winter yellow. 7.25aS.O0; prime
summer white, 7.O0a7.SO
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, December 3.-The cotton
goods market held steady. with the de-
mand Of q very moderate cha acter.
Linens rule firm. with the best demand
reported for handkerchiefs and holiday
goods Burlaps are quiet. Fine and fancy
cottons are In better call on recorders.
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NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK, December 3.-The state
ment Of the clearing house banks for the
week shows that the banks hold $11,S77,-
40 more than the requirements of the
70 per cent reserve rule. This Is de-
crease of $6,393. 900 in the proportionate
cash reserve as compared with last
week. The statement follows:
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CATTLE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, December S.-Beeves-Re,
eYnort No trade, feeling steady. Ex-
ports, ss4 cattle and 2.G5S quarters or
beef.
Calyes-Receipts. $40 head. Steady
Common westerns. 4.O2la; grassers noml-
nal: veals $50 to 1915.
sheen and lambs-Receipts, 1926 head:
steady. Sheep. $50 to 4.121s; lambs. $50
to 6.62s: yearlings, 800.
Hogs-Receipts. 2,o31 head; nominaily
cfo
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Resolved to Hold Prices.

The conference of steel men under the
kindly wing of the officials of the United
States Steel Corporation was in no sense
meeting in restraint of trade, every
body concerned is at pains to state The
net result, however, was a harmonious
resolve to hold prices where they are
1t being discovered that production was
only about 90 per cent of capacity it
was deemed good business to divide the
half loaf peaceably, rather than fight for
IL ana lose all the profit. There is MOTH
ing In this in restraint of trade Oh, no.
IL was just a gentlemens agreement as
to what would be the best policy to pur-
sue IN an Observation-Disclosures to use
the strong arm and hold everybody to-
gether, or let the bars down and give
the public the benefit of lower prices.
year ago, when the same question
was up. the steel trust, after giving
warning went out into the open, and
for month Or six weeks did about the
finest job of throat-cutting ever seen
In the United States. 1t literally swept
the deck. Its agents. when they were
sent out into II field for business. were
told to get everything in sight, regard
t tlons in spirit and letter, and when
they had gone ahead a little way
every Independent in the land raised
the flag Of truce. The conference held
this week at the Waldorf-Astoria was
by way of warning that the same thing
enough eered The steef srnst
did not say in SO many words that it
did not intend to carry the umbrella
over the trade any longer, but nobody
was In doubt as to the intention. The
trust didn't say a word, but it looked
ID ugly. That's enough. Wise men
took this in; hence the resolution not
to shade prices any more. p.
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Reports of Railroads.

to submit reports of operations fer Oc-
tober That of the Chicago and North
western road showed a loss of S4OS, 600
in operating income, while Louisville and
Nashville reported loss for same ac-
count of S341,OOO. On the other hand, the
Burlington road for the same month
made a more favorable exh bit, with
decrease of S69O,CO0 III opel at.ng expenses
and an increase in total net revenues OF
Sl,260,J14.
The hank statement was especially in
teresting for its large actual inc ease in
loans. this item agsregating over 3,OOO.-
600, despite the weeks liquidation in
stocks. The cash loss of S1O.5GO, 600 also
exceeded the largest estimates. Other
banks and trust COMP anies showed a
nominal expansion of the Ioan account.
Government bonds were unchanged on
call on the week. Total sales, 81, 600 800.
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WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business December at
the New York Stock Exchange
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.


High
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Cold Weather in South.

Extremely cold weather in various
southern states, with killing frosts in
Florida, was reported, but the lower
temperature in the west has impaired
a better tone to general trade in that
section. y further increase in the
number of idle freight cars is mainly
due to the close of navigation on the
lakes.
Imports of dry goods and general
merchandise for the week were over
s1,SOO,OOO in excess of the previous
week, and the total since the beginning
of the year is $1T,000,00O greater
mother large shipment of currency
TO the Pacific coast was made today,
with ind cations that the movement to
that center and Canada has not yet
run its course
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

Mrs. Anna NJ. Miller. fifty-six years old,
wife of Samuel p. Miller, died Wednes-
day in Chambersburg, Md.
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Drive Aimed Especially at Pop
:. uIar Market Leaders.
TRADE FAR FROM BRISK
No One Wants to Buy or Sell in
Large Blocks;
LOANS
BANKS EXPANDING
Reports of Railroad Earnings Are
Mixed, But Cannot Be Reck-
oned as Favorable.

NEW YORK, December 3.-Today's
brief session of the stock exchange
was without noteworthy incident Our
securities were steady in London, but
opened heavy here. and the tone was
continued to the end. before which
some Of the lowest prices of the week
were reported. The pressure against
Union Pacific, L. s. Steel, Lehigh VAL
ley and other standard issues was most
marked.
News of the day embraced n variety
of subjects More reports dealing with
the condition of the national banks in
the west were received. and with few
exceptions they showed further loan
eNpanSiOnS
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AUED ACE

The Financier will say:
Owing TO a decrease of $40, so, 800 in
legal tenders and specie, the surplus re-
,serve of the New York clearing house
banks was reduced for the week end
ing Saturday by $126S1 200. which leaves
the present surplus over the % per cent
minimum at $5.O4S, 500, or less than one
third the amount reported for the pre-
yious week. The loss in cash, which was
heavier than anticipated, was due to
large payments into the subtreasury by
the banks for transfer to the Pacific
coast, and to Withdrawals by the Cana
dian banks. A feature of the statement
which seems to indicate that the banks
arc taking on loan commitments which
had been temporarily shifted elsewhere
was the increase of $1S21O.S0O In the loan
item. The loans of the trust companies
and outside institutions increased $2,259,-
100, so that the loan expansion of the
banks cannot be traced to the shifting OF
that item by the trust companies. The
figures given above are based on the
statement of actual conditions issued Sat
urday. The statement of average made
the loss of cash only So, 474, 100, the loan
increase $14.664. 900, and the deposit eX-
pansion $11 .67i,6 The present surplus
reserve figured on the average statement
is $l1. ST.. $50, or more than twice as large
as indicated by the actual statement re-
port.
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rowed several hundred million dollars
more than has been borrowed, and the
business situation might now be very
much better than We find it.
The public would long ere this have
forgotten that -ite was being cinched for
$75OO0,0O0 to $1OOOOO.OoO a year addi-
tional on its freight bill and everything
would be lovely If Mr. Wickersham
only hadn't done it the neglect might
have had an important bearing on the
election. Contentment might have been
SO general that the people would not
have deemed it necessary to indulge in
the pleasure Of housekeeping and land
sliding.
AS for the immediate story of specula-
ton on the exchange, it may be said that
the week has witnessed the elimination
OF an offensive feature. Acting on the
strong hint from influential quarters the
mantpulative coterie which has been cut
ting such wide swathe since the cleo
ton has effaced itself in an important
degree.
Several hundred thousand shares of
long stock have been sold out for &C
count of this brass-band-playing, loud
mouthed element, and the public can once
more feel free to take Part in the game.
For several weeks it was being continu-
ally, advised that if it bought or sold
stocks it was taking the additional risk
of being double-crossed Or ambushed or
throat cut at every turn. This obnoxious
crowd hass been summarily set upon the
back shelf and told with brutal frankness
that If 1t didn't stay subdued it would
get in trouble. Wall street has a fashion
of administering discipline in a me st
effective way, as many 'undesirables''
can testify.
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Outlook Not Encouraging.

The immediate outlook for the stock
market is not encouraging unless the big
people in the street take advantage Of
the nearby period Of cheap and alb ndant
money to get under the situation as Mr.
Hartman and his friends did and boom
things. Should the expectation Of a huge
surplus be realized 1T will be because Of
dull times and inability to find profitable
employment for the money in channels
where 1T ought to be used. That of it
self is beariSh, but it must be remembered
that juring times of greatest apparent
depression the foundations are built for
a return Of good times and for a further
forward move in the grand march of our
national prosperity and advancement.
The situation is invariably strongest and
healthiest when the pinch Is harvest.
That state of affairs marks the extreme
end OF hard times and the beginning Of
good times. BEDROCK may not be right in
nront of us or right under us. but We
are four years nearer to 1t than we were
In 1906, the climax Of the period of wild
extravaganza and reckless speculation.
One splendid fact which must stand out
clearly in the understanding Of ali bust
ness men Is that when the prosperity
march is resumed it will not be neid back
by the necessity Of getting rid OF over
production to any extent. Shelves arc
not overcrowded in any line of Industry
or trace and there will be no scrap heap
to get rid of and no OverpoWerlng mass
of stuff to sell out under the hammer.
In that respect the situation is distinctly
encouraging, and 1t will enable the coun-
try to take a quick start and go forward
strongly and buoyantly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
Interest in Freight Rates.

Attention is concentrating more and
more upon the interstate commerce COM
mission and speculation hinges very
largely on what that body will do in re-
gard to freight rates. The issue Is one
Of broad policy, and as the time ap-
proaches for decision and facts and
arguments pile in the importance of re-
suits is emphasized. The railroads have
put up the best plea they could, but in
the background there remains aQ ele-
ment of doubt which Expresses Wall
street and depresses the price of secur1-
ties.
The demand that the public be assessed
to meet deficiencies in railroad manage
ment does not ring as true as Wall
street would like, and starts going the
query why the railroads should be singled
out from thousands of other businesses
for this kind Of charity or benevoience.
If the public is to be taxed to help out
the railroads. why should 1t not be taxed
to furnish crutches for every other Grip
pied enterprise? The feeling grows that
ii is upon that point the real issue hinges:
The street hears authoritatively that the
commission will yield up an opinion Of
decision on the main issues about Febru-
ary /. The intervening time will be used
up in the presentation OF more facts and
more arguments and in meditation. There
Is less talk about advance information
of what this decision will be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
Effect of the Injunction.

Now that much worry of mind and loss
of time and delay Of action might have
been spared if Attorney General Wicker
sham had only refrained from shooting
through that injunction early last sum-
mer, which stopped the railroads from
putting across their arrangement for the
quiet unobtrusive raising of rates. From
this viewpoint it seems almost as though
that Wickersbam injunction was the most
important act of the Taft administration.
railroads would have been for six months
past in the quiet enjoyment OF their In
creased rate tax; they would have bor-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-04-21

BY II O'Clock the streets III the
neighborhood Of the plaza were pack
ed with people. At u the castle
gates were to be thrown open for the
brilliant cavalcade that was to pass
between these cheering rows of people.
Shortly after half past II o'clock GER
tain groups Of men usUrped the posi-
lions in front of certain buildings on
the south side of the square, a score
here, a half score there. others below
them. They favored the shops op-
Grated by the friends of the commit
tee of ten; they were the men who
were to take possession of the rifles
that lay hidden behind counters and
walls.
From the distant castle came the
sounds of shouts, crawling up the long
line of spectators for the full length
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-04-21
TO BE Continued
GOOD ROADS HELP TRADE.
Will Increase Population and Build Up
Business Of LEGAL Tradesmen.

Business OF LEGAL Tradesmen.
To no one more than the business
man is the question Of good roads a
vital issue. The spreading of the doc
trine of good roads will mean a large
increase in the volume Of business. will
lead to great leaps in the development
of this already rich country and will
make money for every man III mercau-
tile lines While directly the building
Of good road; vii! benefit the farmers
and stock raiSers perhaps more than
any one else and will raise the value
Of every farm reached by good roads.
still the business men come in a close
second.
Good roads will increase the produc-
tivity of the land because it viii give
the farmers a better outlet fer their
marketable stuff and viii lead to such
an increase in population that there
will be more workers per square mile
than there are under the old roads
system. Coed roads will open for set
Element and cultivation land now lying
out of the radius Of profitable farming.
1t Will put more square miles of terri
tory within trade distance of your
town.
The business men of any town are
interested in bringing to that town
trade from greater distances than is
easily covered on our present roads.
1t increases the volume of business,
and every man in business in the com.
munity receives his share of the bene-
fit. The farmer is able to haul his
grain and produce to market at less
cost and makes a greater profit per
year from his labor. This additional |
profit is represented by the additional |
amount of cash he has to spend with |
the home dealers. When the farms are
made to pay larger dividends more
settlers viii come to your neighbor.
hood, and all Of them will have to
spend money with you and your fell
low business men. So. directly and in
directly, the business men are benefit
ed by the building of good roads.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-04-21

HANDS UP. QUICK! unconscious Bru-
HE CRIED. tus.
Getting his revolver" she replied.
with quaver in her voice.
"Goodr' he said exultantly Lets
think a minute" he went on I'VE
don't dare turn these fellows loose,
even if we disarm them. They'll have
crowd after us in two minutes"
wen keep the boat There! Now
push off. Newport" For King had
recognized his guard in the witch's
howell in the person of one of the oars
men.
What the devil'- began Newport.
but King silenced him. The boat slow
ly drifted out into the current.
"Now row. he commanded. With
his free hand he reached back and
dragged the limp Brutus into the boat.
Cad, 1 believe he's dead" he NUT
tered.
"Can you swim?' demanded King.
Not a stroke" gasped Newport.
"Good Lord, pal, you're not going to
dump US overheard, It's ten feet deep
along here"
y Pull on your left, hard. That's
hight. Pm going to land you on the
opposite shore"
Two minutes later they ran up I'M
der the western bank of the stream,
which at this point was fully 800
yards wide Under cover of the dead
ly revolver the two men dropped into
the water, which was above their
waists. The limp form of Peter Bru-
tus was pulled out and transferred to
the shoulders of his companions.
Good night" called out Truxton
King cheerily. He had grasped the
oars.