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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The stock of the United States Trust
Company was more largely dealt in at
today's meeting of the stock exchange
the buying, which came from one broker,
was from 1862 to ITS and the bid for
the stock at the close was III, with the
asking price 1171a.
More than one hundred shares were
found to be for sale within that range,
which was somewhat higher than the
selling price of yesterday in the only
transaction recorded, which was ten
shares. The best bid yesterday was 1854
and the asking price 1853. These levels
were lower than those which have pre-
vailed for some time past. so that the
advance today was a partial recovery
There were only a few transactions in
the bank stock list. Ten shares of Metro
poltan Bank sold for 2O4, and 2O3 was
bid for more, with the asking price at
30. For ten shares of Riggs Bank stock
5997s was paid, and five more shares
were offered at GOO The bid for the
stock or for ten shares was then 500 and
the asking price go.
The bid for the stock Of the Farmers
points over the bid recorded yesterday.
There was no sale. The stock was offered
at 315, while the bid was 3O7
The bid for Mergenthaer advanced
slightly over the figures of yesterday,
but without bringing out any of the
stock, which was offered at 216A, while
the bid was 216 There was no trading
in Lanston. The figures were shaded off
somewhat as compared with those of
yesterday. the bid being about half
point less today than it was yesterday.
me asking price remained unchanged
at 934.
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Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher
EGGS.-Nearby fresh Virginia, 34a35:
west Virginia and southwest Virginia.
S3a34; Tennessee. 33a34
BUTTER. = Creamery, fancy, 38a39
western firsts. 37a38; seconds, 34a3,,.
Process. fancy. o9a3O; fair to good, Goa
%. Store packed, fresh 25a26.
CHEESE. = New York state factory.
new. large. 17a17k.
OULTRY.-Chickens. per h.. 17a1s:
hens. per H.. 15a16: ROSTERS, per h., 8:
22a24: ducks, per h.. Halls; geese ner
h., 1Oa12.
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkey per
h.. 24a26; hens, choice per h., 16a17:
ROSTERS. per H.. 10; chickens, per h.
17a2O; ducks. per h., II; geese, per h.
13a15.
IABLES.-Potatoes. No. 1, per
bbl.. 1.5Oa2.O0: potatoes, No. !, per
bu.. 60a65; sweet potatoes, per bbl.
1-75a25O; vans, per bbl.. 1.25a2O Gu.
cumbers. per basket. 1.5Oa2.75: onions.
per e. ou c. 1;6o; onions. per sack. LOO
i.75; brussels sprouts. per qt, 12a15;
kale. per bbl., 5Oca70c: spinach, per bbI'
l.15a2oo; eggplant, per crate. 1.50a2 81:
SQUASH, per crate. 1.5Oa2.OO; string
basket, 1.0Oa1.75; tomatoes, Florida per
crate. 2OOa3.oO; radishes, per 100. 100;
peppers. per crate, 1.5Oa2.5O; turnips
per box, so; turnips. per bbl 125al so:
parsnips. per box. 75a1 90.
GREEN FRUITS. Apples, per bbl.
2.OOa5.0O: oranges Florida, per box, Is
a2.oO: grape fruit, per crate. 2.5Oa3. 25; :
plneapples, per crate, 2.OOa275; cram
berries. per bbl.. 5.5Oa65O: walnuts, pee
h., III: kumquats, per crate, 1.75a3.OO
HAY AND STRAW. = Hay. western.
No. I. 2O.0Oa21 LOO; No ., 19OOa2O. 90:
mixed, 19.OOa2O.O0. Straw. rye. bundle,
15.OOa16OO; straw. rye. machine thrash,
lO.OOa11.O0: straw, wheat, per ton, 6.5pa
700; straw. oat, per ton, 650a7.0O.
LIVE STOCK.-Cattle, extra. per cwt
5.50a6.00; medium, per cwt., 4.OOa4 10
ordinary. per cwt.. 3.5Oa4.OO. Hogs, per
cwt.. gross. 9a91a. Sheep. per lb.. 4a1;
lambs. choice. per h.. 7haS: medium,
per lb-. 6ha7. Calves. choice, per To-,
OK a1O; medium, per h., 9a9h.
GAME.-Rabbits, per doz. oOOa2 80.
WOOL AND HIDES. Wool. washed.
free of burrs. per h., 33a35; wool. un-
washed, per H., 2sao9. Hides, green.
per H.. IL; hides. dry. per h.. Hats:
sheepskins. green, each. 75a1.15; calf
skins, green. each. 1.30a 15O; dry flint
hides. per H., 15a16; dry sailed hides,
per h.. 14a15
FURS, NO. Mink, each, 800: musk :
rats. each. 55a6O; raccoOns, each. 1.OOa
!. so: opossum. each. 4Oa5O: gray fox.
each, Local 80; red fox. each, 2.5Oa4 90,
rabbit skins. each. IL; black skunk.
each. 3OOa3.5O; otter. each. 15.OOa2O. 90
GRAIN-Wheat. new, per bu., l1Oa
1875. Corn. shelled. per bu.. 72a7S; new
ear. per bbl. 4.OOa425 Oats. western
white. No. .. per bu.. 55a62; oats, mixed.
per bu.. 51ab9. Bran. per ton, 2S.uOa
5000. Middling. per ton. 5000.
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COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, January 14.-The cotton
market opened weak at an advance of II
points on January, but generally to IL
points lower, with the active months sell
ing into new low ground for the season
and showing a net loss Of from ID to 10
points during the first few minutes.
Trading was sensationally active. and
after overnight selling orders had been
executed the market rallied several
points on Liverpool buying. covering and
support from spot interests. The market
during the middle of the morning was
nervous and irregular, within point or
two of last nights finals.
Futures opened weak; January, 14.6S;
March, 1850; April. 1880 bid: May. 14.65;
June. 14.o5 bid; July. AGO; August. 14.3S:
September. 1885; october, 1890; Decem-
Der, offered, 1910.
The Improvement which started shortly
after the opening carried May contracts
level of the morning. and about Is points
net higher. 1t was reported that some
Of the early sellers were replacing their
lines, and the advance had the assistance
Of q moderate demand from spot houeee,
but local professionals sold on the i'm
slightly off from the best in consequence.
Spot quiet: middlfng uplands, 1910:
middling gulf. 1885.
Estimated receipts at the ports today.
% 600 bales. against 24,459 last week and
47,79j last year. For the week. $500
bales. against 1888 last week and
New Orleans, 3,O77 bales against 1850
last year. and at Houston, 8,579 bales,
against 4,196 last year.
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New York Produce Prices.

NEW YORK. January 14.-Butter-
Steady, unchanged: receipts. 1896 pack
ages.
Cheese-Firm. unchanged; receipts, $50
boxes.
Eggs-Steady: receipts. 291O cases.
State. Pennsylvania and nearby gathered,
white. fancy, 4Oa45.
Pork-Steady: family, 26.OOa27.O0.
Beef-Steady.
: Lard-Firm; middle west, 13OOa13.1O.
Raw sugar-Ffrm; Muscovado, 80 test.
3.67; centrifugal, 90 test, All: molasses
sugar. 80 test $40. Refined-Steady
crushed. 5.65; graduated, 5.1J: powdered,
5.25.
Petroleum-Steady; refined. barrels 80
Cofee-Spot steady: No. Rio. 8 11-16a
81; No. 4 Santos. 9a9is.
Molasses-Steady: New Orleans open
kettle. 32a42.
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CONFER WITH WINTHROP.
Employees League Discusses Labo
Conditions at Navy Yards.

A delegation of the National League of
Government Employees took up with AS
sistant Secretary Winthrop of the Navy
Department today the general question of
improving labor conditions at the various
navy yards. Representatives were pres
ent from this city. Boston and Ports
mouth.
Among the questions considered was
that of furloughing the laborers instead
of dismissing them when the amount of
work to be done is small. The en-
ployment of present labor was also con-
sidered.
At the request of Mr. Winthrop the
delegation will present its views Of the
various questions In writing.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. January 14.-Closing:
Cotton-Spot. moderate business done:
prices six points lower. American mid
ding fair. s.2: good middling, 1893: mid
ding, 1884, low middling. ia: good Or
binary, TAB: ordinary. 7.23. The sales of
the day were 5000 bales, of which 500
were for speculation and export, and in
cluded 1900 American. Receipts. 1000
bales, including 800 American. Futures
opened easier and closed steady; January,
1861; January-February, 1861; Febru-
ary- March, 7.6S: March, April, TO; April
May. 7.72; Nay-June 1874; June July.
1884,; July-August, 7.72; August-Septem-
per Nawembsr ss .vI oeto
Der, 6.731a: December-Janary, 6.71k; Janu-
ary-February, 6.711a.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd. January 14..wHEAT..
western. l.2S1.; May, 1.2l: steamer No. 2 red,
l.20N; receipts. 1,216 bushels; southern on
CORN-Quiet: spot TOY; January, 7ola; Feb
ruary. 7o1sa71b: March. 1Na72; steamer mixed.
6sss: receipts, 67.O68 bushels; exports. 26l. 40
bushels.
OATS-Ffrm: No. white 581s: No. white.
52a53 No. mixed, s1Aa52; receipts. $3.50
bushels.
RYE-Firm: No. western domestic. s4as6;
receipts, 2,lSS bushels.
HAY-Unsettled. unchanged.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet unchanged.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. January 14.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot. dull: No. red western win
ter, no stock: futures. quiet; March, IS
4d; May, SIS I'd.
Corn-Spot. easy: new American mixed
IS, Cd; old American mixed, IS sgd; fu-
lures dull: January mixed. 5s I'd; March
mixed, IS nd.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales.-Regular call. - O'Clock noon-Washing-
ton Gas 49, 81 600 at 1884,,
capital Traction 5s. $255 at 1l4ly.
Potomac Electric Cons IS, 81 900 at lO17s.
National Metropolitan Bank 10 at 2O4
Kiggs Nstional Bank. 10 at 5os7s.
Il, on at s State 10 Trust 30 at l16 10 at leg
10 10 at III, 10 at III. at III, 10 at HIS, 10
Security Storage Warrants. s25 at 100.
1921. =
Washington Gas. 10 at 1871 cash.
Capital Traction IS, $4,000 at lis, $500 at
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Presidents Recommendations.

This reminder was emphasized by the
report that the President had in mind
10 make some recommendations to Con-
gress in the near future concerning spec
ulation In commodities.
II this subject should be treated as so
many subjects are being treated at Wash
ineton at the present time merely in re-
lation to the federal power in the prem
ises and not with chief regard TO the
wisdom of proposed measures, it would
hardly he possible TO make favorable
deductions therefrom
Call money ruled at 3ls to per cent
\ further engagement of gold for export
10 Mexico was made, bringing the total
on this movement thither up to 100000
Foreign exchange was firm and slightly
higher.
The preliminary forecasts of the bank
statement showed a cash gain on the
week transactions estimated at Sl4 OOO-
~o to S1i.ooO,@0. If any such increase
as this appears Ii will be difficult to recon
CHE the elevated rates for call money in
the fore part of the week with any other
hypothesis than that of banking manipu-
lation.
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Affects Wall Street Outlook.

While credence was generally withheld
from this report, it is not unreasonable
to suppose that with the elimination Of
the personal equation by the death Of Mr..
Hartman and the retirement of Mr.
Roosevelt to private life the litigation
might have little or no excuse for con-
tinuation.
At all events. it can hardly be gainsaid
that dscontinuance of this suit would
have a most heartening effect upon the
financial district, because of the evidence
of reasonable purpose which the admin
istration would furnish thereby AT the
same time. although Wall street has little
concrete and direct interest in the sub
ject of conservation of natural resources
and has no antagonistic attitude toward
the pp,icies set up in this matter. the fact
that Ny Taft sent message to Con-
gress today dealing with conserva ton
served "a a reminder of the extent to
which the ripening political situation at
Washington affects the Wall street out
look.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14

Hemp of Remington, Va, formerly of
Jefferson. died suddenly in her fiftieth
year. Mrs. Hemp was Miss Tong, and
she is survived by her husband, three
sisters and two Brothers.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished By f.. F. Hutton & Co
members New York stock Exchange; Thomas L.
Hume and Edw- Fioy Cavery. managers, 1901
street northwest
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Refined Sugar Advanced.

NEW YORK, January 14.-An grades of
refined sugar we're advanced 10 cents a
hundred pounds today
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MOTOR FOR MESSENGER.
BUT NO RUBBER COAT
Decision on Point Raised
in Various Departments-Regu-
lation Of Expenditures.

The Public Library can buy a motorcy-
Gle for the use Of its messengers. but it
cannot buy a waterproof coat for its mes
sengers to use on the motorcycle in dirty
weather.
This is according to a decision Of the
controller Of the Treasury. who says that
the question comes up In varying forms
from all manner of places under the
United States government In a letter
from him to the Commissioners, received
yesterday. he says that he has allowed
the purchase Of certain pieces OF water
proof clothing where the language OF the
appropriation act appeared to admit such
construction, ''as, for instance, the pur-
chase Of rubber boots for the immigra-
ton service for use y flushing down
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Ellis Island employees can have rubber
boots out of the Treasury money, but
Public Library messengers can have no
rubber coat. because, says the controller,
II distinguish between articles purchased
as personal furnishings and articles pur-
chased as stock accessories for daily use
in connection with public property. 1 am
not inclined to extend further the princi-
pie announce in said decisions
The controller says also that if govern
ment money, in the absence of specific
legislative authority, can be used to buy
rubber coats for the use of messengers in
rainy weather. there would be "practical-
ly no Limitation to the uses to which such
appropriations may be employed in the
purchase Of personal furnishings as stock
equipment"
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, January 14.-Flour was
quiet and about steady; spring patents,
5.5Oa56O: winter straights. 5.35a545. Re-
ceipts, 81, O36 barrels.
Rye-Dull No. western, S9A nominal
+. o. b. New York.
Wheat-After opening steady on higher
Liverpool cables wheat eased of under
the big northwest receipts and scattered
liquidation. The market was steady at
decline. however, on commission house
buying. May, 1.2Oha1. 2Oet; July, LILA
1.11s. Receipts. $500 bushels.
Conception market was without trans
actions. Receipts. 1880 bushels.
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GRAIN MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, January H-Wheat opened
firm today. but on profit-taking sales
May sold off from 1.139s to 1.13 in the
first hour.
May corn opened at 70 to 7O4, but on
prof1t-taking dropped off by easy stages
to 69a4.
May oats opened at EsA to 4oss, but
dropped later to 49,.
Provisions, governed by continued light
receipts of live stock, ruled generally
higher in the early trades. ranging from
21a to 719c above yesterdays close.
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LONDON. January IA, 4 pm.

Bar silver steady. "a Sled per ounce.
Money, HAP per cent.
The rate Of discount In the open market for
short bills Is 81 per cent.
The Of discount in the open market for
three month bills is 3lea3 5-16 per cent.
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ADOWNWARD TREND
Slump Follows Fairly Strong
Opening Today.
BEARISH TRADERS BUSY
Orderly Liquidation Shows Underly-
ing Strength.
NEW LOW LEVELS SCORED
Very Large Short Interest-Forecast
+ of Bank Statement Shows
=. Cash Gain. 1.

Special Dispatch to~T'he Star.

Special Dispatch to~The Star.
NEW YORK January 14.-Declines
we're accomplished in today's stock mar
ket with greater facility than on any
previous day this week. Yesterdays re-
covery rally, made as 1t was almost
wholly by the retirement of short COM
mitments for the account Of large trad
erS could not in the nature of things
have any lasting quality.
\ strong opening this morning tempted
some comms.s on house liquidation, the
signs of which encouraged the bearisn
professionals 10 renew their activities
fo.- the decline. and their operations met
with ready success. In the forenoon an
all-around loss of about two points was
cred. and in the early part of the att
eInoon. after very feeble rally. prices
tprpled downward TO new low levels for
the day.
There is no doubt that attempts to
force break in the market of consid-
cradle proportions were made during the
session by bearish traders. AS Is usual
at such times. there was a good deal Of
wild talk about an organized bear party,
but bearishness hardly needs organiza-
ton at the moment.
The market has displayed signs of in
herent weakness. and short selling has
proved to be this week not a very rash
adventure.
The supply of stock has been ample
Tor all borrowing purposes and on most
days of the week it has been possible
to put out and retire short contracts at
a profit in one and the same session.
such support as has been rendered from
important quarters had been vigorous
only when decentralization threatened
Firm Basis for Structure.
For the most part. liquidation on the
decline has proceeded in very ORDERLY
fashion. and this appears to testify to a
good deal of underlying strength.
For that matter the general conditions
OF industry and trade which are, after
all. the material and most important fac
tors OF value, constitute a firm basis for
the price structure OF securities, and it
may turn out before long that while there
was no apparent increase of the short in
terest in stocks during the decline. there
is very large short interest. as is usu-
ally the case when stocks have reached
the point where underlying conditions
offer invincfble resistance to pressure
1t is the favorite theory of the bearish
contingent at the present time that the
stock market is, to paraphrase a quota
ton from a certain American classic
hair-hung and breeZe-shaken over the
bottomless pit of Rooseveltism" but they
may be reckoning wrong who count upon
the precipitation of chaos by the Taft ad-
ministration.
Talk, perhaps inspired. was heard today
to the effect that decision to discontinue
the government suit against the Union
racine merger was not at all improba BILE.
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Treasury Statement.
The condition of the Treasury at the
beginning OF business today was as fol-
lows:
Tpy-Sr
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"Ex- Dividend-United States Rubber.
.: United States Rubber I'd pfd. ~:
Phila. and Reading, 3; Denver and Rio
Grande, pfd.. SIPS per share.
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attitude of many persons. For instance
the automobile, which passenser-mile for
passenger is found Responsible Tor
far fewer deaths than horses. is still re-
garded as a sort of dea dealing juggeT-
naut by many normally sensible people
Likewise. il is common to md people
thoroughly hardened to that most dam
gerous type of rail vehicle. the street car.
who cannot restrain feeling of terror at
the thought of travel by steamboat.
which statistics prove is many times
safer. At the time this is written the
power-driven heavier-tllan nier has
been responsible for the death of only
three individuals in the whole world in
spite of the fact that the aggregate OF
governmental flights totals we'll over
81 OGO miles,
Mr.. Lougheed confesses his Partially
for the work of Prof. !. J. Montgomery
Of California. whose resea riches and ex-
periments are little known off the Pacific
coast. He gives description of his
gliding machine into which an engine has
never been put. but which has perform ed
some featS that have been accomplished
by no other flying machine. This ma
chlne. for instance. was sent up attached
to a balloon to a height OF 1000 feet. and
on heing cut loose came to earth with a
man In l. under perfect control Of the
rider, sometimes reaching speed Of
sixty-eight miles an hour and at will
glided to the right or left and then came
to stop in midair. settling like a para
chute. There were rather reckless per-
formances among the men employed to
ride the machine. one of them turning a
Side-somersault, while the other. not to be
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outdone. turned somcrsault first 10 the
left and then. to the right to show his
complete control over the apparatus. On
another occasion the machine was drop
ped wrong side up vita weight on il In
place of the operator. and 1t recovered its
balance in midair and came TO the ground
without injury. The experiments of this
machine were discontinued owing to the
San Francisco earthquake. which de-
Stroyed the experiment station. but il is
understood that the work is again under
way. and that motor is to be put into
the machine.
THE; BOYS BOOK OF AIRSHIPS. by
Harry De1acombe. member OF the
Aviation Society OF Great Britain.
Illustrated from Photographs. New
York: Frederick 4. Stokes Company.
While this book will particularly ap-.
peal to boys owing 10 the present inter
est in aviation. it is not unsuited to
older people who have merely cursOry
interest in the subject. 1t does not pre-
tend to be technical treatise. and
gives only directions for making eX
perimental gliders. but these will ne
instructive to novices. About two thirds
of the volume is devoted to. balloons
and one-third to heavier than-air mo
chimes. The history of ballooning is
outlined. and the story of it's develop
ment is told entertainingly. with many
interesting stories. Aeroplanes are
hardly given the proportionate promi-
hence they warrant in view of the rapid
development of the heavier-than-air
machine.
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mining life as we'll as in relation to geo
graphic and historic fact. comes we'll
within this general reserve of power and
possibility. This is good story. good as
a life story. good as a love story, good as
story of adventure. 1t promises better
stories from the same author.
LORD LovELAND DISCOVERS AMER
ICt. By c. y. and A. NJ. William
son. authors Of Set in Silver etc.
Illustrated by George Brehm. New
York: Doubleday, Page & Co. Wash
inGton: Woodward & Lothrop.
These adventures in America OF a
young English lord. who comes over with
the frankly avowed purpose OF finding
fortune and wife, make exciting and
amusing reading up TO a certain point
4 combination of circumstances-haif
playful. half sinister in intent and wholly
subversive of confident plans for imne-
date conquest-deprive him at the outset
not only of credit and credentials. but
also of shelter and clothing, save for an
evening dress. which he is constrained to
convert to the uses Of the day. In the
successive roles OF charity applicant,
waiter, actor and chauffeur he makes
many interesting discoveries concerning
American character and. what is moro to
the point. many concerning his own char
acter. Through these experiences his
superficial traits of vanity and loneliness
are worn off. disclosing very lovable
and manly fellow, who, along with the
other deserving people OF comfortable
story books, comes out all right at the