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New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
roR FARM COURSES
ga, 4 rricultwdl Society Fa-
-, Them for High Schools,

-, aa-Tlse State Agricultural
siaaH. ..,.ses rs annual meeting here to-
sotel. ,.,.,s programme included papers
-.nsra vsa AIst,-ne. conductor OF
y Institutes: Frank H. Godfrey
frne e the state Grange; Dick J.
rss'ei ,,~,s.ist in agricultural education
CHssss' So states Department or Agri-
r. nc and Tacnas z Finesan. Ihlrd
caltuTe' - ,-o--,,n,ssionsr N the State Edu-
..',n Departnlen'- ,.ro~
aiO" ..,stv adopted resolutions in iaVor
lne ..;sior being made for instruction
q F..;,sl elementary agriculture IN con-
= f.~si.s aich schools in order that soch
rsc0u rb,ch IS giving good results IN
,.s may se thoroughly tested IN
~ -. The society IS opposed 10
NN .,-ovision for special or separate
ssfl os agriculture at this time. A
- eusbodying these suggestions VIII
,,-.-,.suoed in tire Legislature later
..,,etv also went on record as faVcr-
~. -ronoS:tion tina: farms connected
~ 10 Charts bic snd penal institutions
S'- -s,,-,ed n the best manner Tor large
y o'-.s.sbla production Of agricultural
sro =. e. r-A 1,se Of the institutions and
-,.,,xf-ztinx the best agricultural
% she various localities, each such
- = :, hare 2 manager with pracucai ana
s'- IRA Ming IN agriculture. Boards
.rv,sors further. are urged ey the
= adopt modern methods in the
seos'- - ~ county farms for similar
rs1ssenien1 u
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
TOBACCO SUIT DISCUSSED.
No Decision as to Proceedings Against
BuTfev Society

Washington, Jan aa.-What action If
any, TO take on the charges OF pooling in
restraint Of trade against the Burley To-
bacco Society. whose operations extend
over portions of Kentucky, Ohio and Ind
lana. is still undetermined by the Depart
rnent Of Justice.
There are many reasons il is said which
make the officials hesitate TO bring action
II being held that affirmative steps would
lay the government open 20 the charge of
playing into the hands of the tobacco
trust, while. the other hand, serious
allegations that the operations Of the or
gauization are interfering with interstate
trade would seem. in the opinion of some,
10 warrant immediate proceedings TO stop
the practices complained OF. The impress
sion prevails that no immediate action is
likely.
Officers and counsel Of the company con-
ferred to-day with Wade H Ellis assist
ant 10 the Attorney General. in charge of
antitrust suits. They were accompanied
by members of Congress in some of the
districts where the organization operates.
The whole situation was gone over care
fully, but without definite result. There
are two methods. il is said. by which ac-
tiou might be taken agains the sociey-
one TO dissolve IL under the antitrust law
and the other 10 proceed against certain
Of the officers individually
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
LONDON WOOL SALES.

london Jan. 20-The offerings at the wool
auction to-day amounted TO iSsSa bales. 4
good selection or Victorian merinos brought
out animated bidding. and lambs realized "a
Ttsd and gFeasy Is cd Americas bought a
good quantity Of crosshredS at prices ranging
from 1Od Is Sad. New South Walss
secured sold at - I'd French German and
home buyers were keen competitors. and ths
sales were fine throughout sales, New South
Wales 700 bales; secured I'd = IS ads sreasv-
5LdHis. Queensland; 1900 bales, sreasys
9iIdRfs 21=d. Victoria. 4. son eai-s.
secured Is 1sdT1s 10{ads greasy, 81 fls 81
south Australia: 500 bales gFsaSJ, 50 10
Sd West Australia: f.S0o bales; greasy. 81 "A
nIs I'd. New Zealand, fs00 bales: secured
1Od n Is sd. greasy, load ais Sisd- Cape ~
Good Hope and Natal: 800 bales; greasy. "a =
101.d-
4 sale cf 5000 bales Of sheepskfn was held
here to-day. The quality good and de-
mand fair. MerineS were unchanged. and full
wooled skins sold ~ sellers favor. Fril
wOoied crOssbreds advanced = q sd; halt
wooded unchanged but nFm. and sherr
wooled in BUYERS favor Americans purchased
a few parcels Of crossbreds. Sales and prices
for clothing and eornhing-New south Wales
200 bales. at Sd a SD Queensland 600 bales
a. SIS Hs&d Victoria: 600 bales. AZ 4A ,
pisd south Australia. zoo bales. az Sts 9at.
West Australia: 500 bales. az 5 S9aSs a. Ts<
mania: goo bales. al as 99isd- New Zealand
:. 400 bales, az 81 et0ssd- Cape o. Good Hovs
and Natal. 500 bales. at 6G6&d q. PgntA
Arenas: loo bales, at 5Ss G10lsd
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21

81 .; CHICORT New Orleans bbI. 81 q 81 80:
hstAR0LE. s28s4. EGGPLASTS. Florida.
Don 81 q s. so. Cuban 81 81. HORSE
RADISH. loo 10 hbl 81 500s4 20. kAI.E- Nor
10 Ioik- Dbl 2Ja1 soc; kOHLRABI New Orleans.
zHSS; LETTUCE Charleston. basket. 81 -
~ %; Florida. basket or box. T5c = 81 N-w
orleans. ebi. SeWSSs small basket Isc.
LtEkS. 1u9 lunches So seq 81 so. ONIONS
gHoEn crate. 81 25; small white pickle. Is -
Que state and Western white. soc8 81. yei-
iew, BAG. 81 25GS2: red. 81 25dSe; Orange
So9nty. red snd yellow. 81 - q 81. Connecticur
alley. yellow. 81 25Tst So 'OERA. Florida
carrier. s3rS5; cuban So q s6: PEAS. Florida.
ssssSAel s+GSl@: PEPPERS large box. s. 50 70
20, carrier or basket. 81 - q So: Cuban ear
risf. SO 81 -. PARSNIPS. Dbl. <I0sl -:
F9tSI.E1. View Orleans. curly. 81 s. so
pain S6qSs: Bermuda. crate. s. a $: IS. RO-
Ia-NtNt-- Florida, basket. 81 1S1 IS; New Or
ssahs small basket. T5c, Bermuda crate 81 a
" kADISHES. Norfolk basket 81 EJft s..
SnALLOTS. New Orleans. boil. 81 sol s. 50.
: :! RlSG BEANS Florida. wax. fancy basket.
s44s5, green - = Sc, poor TO good. 81 SOC 81.
sP1NACH. Norfolk Dbl. doc a. 81 %, SQUASH.
81 SotS so, Florida white. box. SiGSi 81.
Suoan, 81; TURNIPS. RufabaSa. bbi. SOC p 81.
apYAIOES. FLORIDA carrier. 81 s.. Cuban.
. q 81 30; WATERcRES5. zoe punches. 81
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
TAFT ON INSURANCE
Sees No Hope of Federal La,o
for Uniformity.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Presiden+ Tai. O..
day. addressing the Association of life IN
sUranee Presidents, held out no hona .o-
the enactment OF federal law TO govern
the companies. and advised the execr,,,,,s
officers to endeavor to obtain uniform 1ev,s
lation in the states.
You are here TO insure uniforrnttv g.
Insurance legislation throughout the com,
try" said the President ..You arc ,.o-,,
sorry that the United States may not find
in the Constitution the right 70 render ,,,
fern the insurance business throuyhopt tb,r
country Certainly the Supreme Court
seers 10 have settled that question. Ard
your only recourse. therefore is to secure
such common action b. the states that the
result will be similar to a single federal
act controlling The business
THE only function that tho I-r,..d
states can perform is to pass a model law
f. the District OF Columbia. and there show
to the world what Congress aided ,,ossil,,,
hT scientific commission, shall believe
to be the hest OF Insurance law. 7
shall be very glad, In so far as any novsr
lies in me, TO encourage such action.
have been on the bench and at the bar
ano have ruled that men~Inust read their
policies To know what they contain in order
10 nave an understanding of what the con-
tract is, and am conscious of never having
read any of the policies which have taken
out because / trusted the man who ex-
Pia1ned II TO me. But Congress- by a
MODEL Law, can effect a very great purpose
and IL there is anything I can Iegitirnately
DO 10 contribute TO your object I shall be
very glad to do it,
In the Presidents audience were a dozen
or more governors and nearly two hundred
leaders of the life Insurance. business in the
United States
The association 70 day discussed plans for
conservation of the public health and
rIea stIres which may be taken in the hone
Of lengthening life DR. Walter wyr,an OF
the Puhsic Health and Marine Hospital
Service; DR. NJ. J. Rosenau of the Harvard
Medical College, and others spoke on the
subject Conservation Of the health of the
poi1cyholders is now so paramount an issue
with the companies that one of the largest
Of them is Planning a sanatorfum for It's
poiicyhoiders
Alfred HJIrreil. counsel for the Insurance
Department Of New York; r. r. Craig, OF
Chattanooga. Tenn. and others spoke on
uniform life insurance legislation and
amalgamation of companies.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

New York. January % 1910
Sr " tsS-ttscelpts. ~ cars. OF 81 head al
Ior siaug inter- feeling unchanged Dressed beef
qulet az s't1li &c a 70 for native sides.
CALVES-Receipts 40e head 80 for butchers
ami 151 for market. No sales Of vesls, Western
calves slow aud barely steady, cars uusold-
westerns sold ar 81 so per 100 70 Dressed
caves STEADY; city dressed veals. f00tSc -,
SQ1Oc
Sales-kerns Commission Company. - West
ern calves IN N average, IS 3O per io0 n.
SHEEP and LAMBS-Recepts. u cars or
-olI head II cars for hI3tchers and for mar
ket making Si- cars on sale. Sheep sfsadv:
lambs lJc lower Good sheep ewes. sold AZ ~ =
ner 100 10 fair 70 choice lambs. So S51ss ~:
dressed mutton steacy. at er1fc a ~ dressed
lambs. f2l=di5c. country dressed hothouss
lambs. slow. at Ssn<tI per carcass
sales-W. r Hums-- I55 state lambs. F5 n.
IS s. per fGO n.
s. 80 'D'a % ''' ~
Kerus Commission Co: IS Buffalo lanes "a
- ss 90.
Tobiu & shannon: 100 Pennsylvania lambs. a3
n 81 s5. 81 Pennsylvania sheep. rs -. s. - y
40 10. 50 %
HoGs-Receipts 31eS; = car on sale. 10 ssles
reported. feeling steady country dressed, IN
changed. at 105e d12lac n.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
u1yT MIXES REPORT.
coJ and SIrer Production In
creased IN 1909.

,,-..h,,--er. Jan. 2a.-The production OF
-,,s and siivsr by the mines OF the
- s,s,es increased in the calendar
= -os according 70 t1e preliminary es-
-. -,s5e bv A Pistt Andrew, Direc-
:. me Mint, These figures show the
=. ,-osr,ct 70 have been $50 %. 3eo.
-. 90 ~ aa for laas. silver. $3.50. 90
- ,,,,res an increase Of I,sos,2o9 fine
,.s ~ the average price of silver
= .-ss fine ounce for the year-the COM
.-.-,s.I value of the silver product for 1909
- srrornt 10 seS1lo.1e.
>,s,-sss shows ~ apparent increase IN
-ols r-odyct OF s. S.eia.ogo: California. 81
a. ~ and Alaska S.oSs. go Colorado
.zo,s decrease Of sslS.So0. and South Da-
10. $50 -. TIE decrease in the latter
-. ;s attributable 10 the closing or the
rIor,ss,sse nine on account Of labor
.-o,,bles Montana Shows al increase in
- ssl-e- prodnot of I6ss. $40 fine ounces:
T--sh sse 100 ane ounces. and Arizona. 7se.-
M sne ounces The greatest decreases in
,1s silver product were: Colorado. .G56 500
fine ounoss: Ysrsds. 555. $40 fine ounces, and
Idsbo. aG 90 fne ounces.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
IMPRISONED BANKER MAY TALK
Pittsburg Seems on the Verge of More
Revelations.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Pittsburg. Jan a.-H was reported to-
DAY thar W. W. Ramsey, the former bank
er convicted il the councilmanic bribery
eases for his part in having the German
National Bank named ss city depository.
had informed District Attorney Blakeiey
that he was prepared 10 tell all he knows
about the coun cilmanic corruption fund
District Attorney Blakeley refuses 10 con-
firm the report.
Six banks were named as city deposi-
tories. Through the graft investigation
Ramsey, or the German National, has been
convicted; Filsack. its cashier turned
states evidence. while the president and
cashier OF the Columbia National are under
arrest. There are four more banks which
may he involved. The officials of these
banks say they have nothing 20 fear, as
they got the city deposits on merit alone.
District Attorney BlalEeIey said to-day that
he had several sensations up his sleeve
= he revelations cannot affect the fif1a acial
standing of any Of the banks.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
FINANCING A STEEL COMPANY.
Syndicate Ready 20 Take 500, ,000,0 900 of
tae LsekaTanna S Securities.

Ths payment Of the $4,000. .oo0 per cent
god notes OF the Lackawannna Steel Com
psHy maturing on March ! has been PRO
rded for II z comprehensive plan which
nj caiy takes care Of these notes but also
makes adequate provision for the future
financial requirements Of the company.
4 meeting Of the stockholders will be
sLed for February i, and Speyer & Co.
II head Z syndicate TO underwrite the
~ securities 10 be issued. The $4,000. .0p0
E-as Eill be paid Of March / in cash
= present first consolidated mortgage
izis Rog pledged as security for them
RI be cancelled and tho company viii
ssls slh.oe4.e first consolidated mortgage
Psr cent gold bonds, Series "A" and
Esnahl i've year ) per cent convertible
I'd debentUrez
Both Issues VIII be offered TO the stock
Aaers Of the company for subscription al
~ cent and s5 Per cent. respectively.
s7sTer q CO. have agreed 10 buy the en-
i-t saae 90. Or so much of the securities
s. nay n0t ~ taken by the stockholders
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
no NEW n. Y. c. DIRECTORS.
!t I'll Places Of D. o. Mills and II.
Mex. TEomniy in Other Boards.

Villain K. Vanderbilt, jr. and Lewis
lsss Ledyard have been elected directors
tAe New York Central & Hudson River
Aailrcsd Company, 70 fill the vacancies
sased e. the deaths Of H NICK. Twombly
t1s D. 0. Mills
&- Le9ysTd and James StIllman were
ffeisd directors o. the Lake Shore TO sue
ssea Nsssrs. Twombly and Mills. while the
's1zneles On the board Of the New York,
paaase q 81 Louis Railroad commonly
tasTn a. TIE Nickel Plate caused by
'ae oesins ~ Mr. TWombly and J. S. Ken
atoy' we're filed by the election of ". II.
'sHnsn, formerly president Of the New
--ns centrsi, and Nr Ledyard
=. -.h erection Of Mr. Ledyard 10 the boards
y ne A@F York Central and some OF its
t-"sstolaTs companies was understood TO
use 70 desire 70 strengthen the rep
.-.ulailon If the legal clement in the di-
,v''aies o. those roads In addition 10 the
E.uii5-hcs - Gr. Ledyard as a LAWYER
:. . cAclcs as = member OF the Vanderbilt
1s vas also Influenced. il was said,
-t faci that he was a director OF the
- - 1ork, New Haven &, Hartford, with
uost affiliations.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
FOREIGN MARKETS.

liverpool Jan 2o.-wHEAT-Spet dull.
Futures steady: March. s. 1sd; MAY. "a
10 I'D; July. rs 92sd CORN-Spot quiet; new
American mixed. IS sid; old. IS SID Futures
dull January 5s sd. March, IS SID
PEAS-Canadian steady, IS sad FLOUR
Winter patents quiet 5Ss- HOPS in London
(Pacihc Coast) steady. f6F Is 15s BEEF
Extra india mess strong. 9Ts Sd. PORK
Prime mess Western, steady. 10Js HAMS
Short cut firm, 68s- BACON - Cumberland
cut ass sd; short rib. DIS Sd: long clear mid
dies. light. COS I'd; heavy, els Sd. short clear
backs steady, 6+s. clear bellies. 6Is I'd
SHOULDER-Squsre firm. SIS LARD
Prime Western. in tierces, quiet. as 30
American refined pals 66s Sd CHEESE
Canadian finest, white and colored firm, 5a<-
TALLOW-Prius city steady. SIS Sd TJR-
PENTINE-SpiritS. As ROSIN-CoumO1
firm. 10. 4lzd. PETROLEUM-Rshued steady.
I'D LTNSEED OIL firm. Sos So
London. Jan. 2O.-RAW SUGAR-Csntrifu-
rai I%s Cd. muscOvado. les. BEET SCGAE.
January 12s cad. LINSEED. Calcutta. April
June, 55s- LINSEEp OIL rs "a, sPEEN
6-sd. spirits, I'd TURPENTiNE-Spirfts. 4ts
3D. ROSIN-American strained. los 5d; tn-.
IS
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

London Jan 20-Consols closed SIS
higher at 50 1916 for money and S27s for
Canadian Pacific was y lower at 1S5.
Grand Trunk = higher at 2tM.
Money was abundant and discount rates
were easy to-day.
Trading on the Stock Exchange is gradu-
ally developing a more cheerful and set
tied tone, under the influence Of the steady
progress of the Uniouists in the elections
Prices opened better. and the bank rate
reduction, followed by the good bank
statement helped the advance and made
the close firm. Consols and home rails
ish shares. and fresh support and in
creased Paris buying sent Kaffirs, dia
mond shares and foreign bonds higher
American securities, after a weak opeD-
iDo strengtbened ON ContinentsI h,,1tti1,e
covering and fresh buying, induced hy the
reduction in the bank rate The advance
the afternoon caused sharp reaction.
Chesapeake g. Ohio and the Rock Island
issues were leaders in the weakness. and
lost two points. Later. a Slight recovery
occurred, but the market closed uncer-
Call money in London = per cent; open
market discount rate for short bills.
. I5-l6I per cent; long bills. . 15-I66
5 per cent; Berlin discount rate. "a per
cent: Paris discount rate, 21a per cent:
Paris exchange on London, 25 francs 49,
marks 49, pfennigs. Bar gold. us cd.
American eagles, 7es I'D.
Paris ian. 20-Three per cent rentes
closed 10 centimes lower at 80 francs
10 centimes. Prices were firm on the
Bourse
on the Boerse upon the expectation that
the rate OF discount Of the Imperial Bank
of Germany will be reduced when the
Bank Committee meets tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21

FLOUR AND MEAL-FIour inactive. with
down under liquidation Influenced oy de-
cline In live hogs and fairly liberal rcceipts
sea ssSESSls, ss sSar, asss %sss ss 5sms 70
Steady; mess. stt 5o9sie so: family. $i6g
ss sssh' BEEE sa rs ssss laqs @s
DRESSED HOGs-Baeons. mss 1so 10.
rsS 90 lss fs BELLE. M quiet Piss roins
ls1zo; 10 ID. 1Sc: IL ln tse' IA ie lie Picked
hams ham: steady; Isls lsc- TALLow-steraSSy,
steady; middle West. 1915 a. i: Sc: city quiet;
laAsc; refined steady. south America. f.2yc'
PoUNp-ouiet; 1ese; sTEARINE-steady;
oleo. i!e; city lard. lss.c
Beet sugar in London was unchanged to s.d
lower; january and February. i2s 9A.d; May:
test 4.csc rnnscovsdo. 80 test. s,5sc. and mo-
iasses sugar. 50 test. 3.S3c. Tone steady
locally. at the South moderate trade was
MErALSCoPPER-s easy; SPOT
February. March and April at Is.te = q 1856,
LEGAL dealer, quote lake copper AZ 1S.Is9
al 1925 a IS sass TIN-weak. spot. 500
asa; 4oc; January. a2eoase soc; Feeruary.
50. soc, London weak at si4s i5s for SPOT
and fI4s IS for futures. LEAD quiet: spot,
Louis. London unchanged AZ f1S 15s Cd
sPEI.IER weak: spot. 6.leG625e New York.
e.S'Noc fsdtt 81 LOUIS LONDON uhChAN%fN -
t2s os IRON was higher in London. ar 52s
I'D for Cleveland warrants Local market
unchanged No 1 foundry Northern. SIS 100
$40 25; No .. sIs 5oa SD No Southern and
No ! Southern soft. SIS 80 $40 Is. Pig iron
closed cash. Sis 500 sf7 % Isnuary. SIS 5oS
siI; February, SIT 81; March, s17 so April.
SIG 5od SIT ~; May and June. St6 50T Sic
MOLASeES AND SYRUPS-Steady 10 arm,
business fairly active and prices unchanged
NAVAL SrORES-Spirits turpentine dull
ane nominal Rosin and tar quiet and un-
changed
OIIS-Notwithstauding the decline In the
price of faxsesd. the market for lnseed oil WAS
Unchanged, and card prices said 10 be fully
maintained. Refined petroleum steady ar recent
prices.
COTTONSEED OU.-Heavy early. hut rail-
lied when cotton advanced and closed steady at
points advance 10 points decline Sales.
lI.lOO bbls. Local contract prices:
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
CAMBRIA ON PER CENT aAsls

,rhlIsdeiphia. Jan. 2o-The directors of
e"e oai'iorla steel Company to-day declared
senl-annual dividend of 21a per cent pIac-
ls 'he stock on a per cent basis The
s.ock =, had heretofore paid 5 per cent a yea..
ne anectors voted to issue 100000 of
stoeh from time to time. at their discretion.
lor purposes of improvements.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
FAILURE HURT COTTON, TOO.
''ices Dropped II to 53 Points, but
MADE Nearly Full Recovery.

vas sharp break in the cotton
.e-1e' Eesterday. following the announce
T" the suspension OF Roberts, Hall
- .''ss On Tie Stock Exchange. as the firm
- Doiton Exchange membership also
=. - dropped from a 10 50 points in the
4. options below the closing figures Of
a. eos Gay, May and July selling
Le E-@ and March TO 1853.
q. g. Aas announced. however, that
isse-r aad no outstanding cotton con
lrzrE.. SHa had not been active in the
4 een,s -oT d year prices rallied 10 above
o. 4L, -eeoFerT continued until the end
q n. ssfssion. the closing prices showing
ss-o,,.l lscllle q only 10 Il points in the
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
INDICT CLEVELAND BANKERS.

Cleveland Jan. 9.-C. q. Walker presi-
dent, and ". D. Duncan. secretary. of the
South Cleveland Banking Company, which
recently failed for more than 81 600, were
indicted on charges OF perjury to-day. 1t is
alleged that they made false statements 10
the state bank examiner as 10 the financial
condition of the bank, covering I'D the
bulk of the s.144.0eo loan to the Werner
Publishing Company. or Akron. Ohio. Dun
can was placed under arrest al once.
Walker was a director in the Werner COM
many
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
'HusT COMPANY AUTHORIZED.

-, Jan 20 II Cheney, State Su-
=. oent OF Banks. to-day authorized
h.. .ioelne County Trust Company, of
se s-'liloil' 10 do business. with capital
PrsSsdea.' The directors include Vice
6 n p Samss ;. sherman, Congressman
s Niis.- -iciiilu, George ". Dunn, Charles
, Eassag,, ana Charles s Synod. Frank
Tuhi8 80 = ls President and Theodore r.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
IteuTsHiP FINDS STATION.

Newport. Jan. 2o.-Lightship No s.. the
aoating beacon, on Nantucket South Shoal,
ts hack aon the job again The lishtship
vas blown from her station during a recent
gale and, after getting new anchors and
So, % HES AT New Bedford. stated back
sls SIla'i ho,. So sfIon. For two days, however
, ~ vessel cruised about without being
ahIe 10 find the buoy which marked her
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
RHODE ISLAND REJECTS GIFT.

Providence, Jan. 20-The State of Rhode
Island was saved from disagreeable litiga-
tiou with the State of North Carolina TO-
dav when the House of Representatives
concurred with the Senate and voted to re-
iect gift OF half a million dollars worth
of bonds. An act requiring the acceptance
Of ali gifts and their collection by legal
proceedings was amended so that the Gov
ernor RECEIVES discretionary powers. The
bonds in question VIII be returned 10 the
eivers fhe North Carolina bondholders
e7a1r,t,tee of New York
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
TOME LIFE REPORT.

shi.t he Life Insurance Company, of
II - se Z. Ide is president, shows
ps-,-. ''''i'elal statement that the COM
zee II ssts lnents 10 policyholders last year
:essraDo. =, - of go 600. and its gain in
lhe sxss.. I3fce was more than 81 .000,i COO.
i-5. n. - Snow al increase of nearly
7ifir ~ &C, - after providing for rile liza
iasre i a s-,!Is.9sz for deferred dividends,
pius - nearly & sO0,Ga9.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21

Spot cotton quiet. with prices * r,oinfs
lower at IA 1Sc for mddling upland and IA 10
for middling Gulf. Sales, 30 bales; delivered ON
contract 400 bales. Liverpool cables Snor
steady: sales. 5000 bales; speculation ana ~
mort 500 bales: American. 1000 bales: impor,s
none. middiing upland, 76ld; futures onenaj
steady at 4a6 points advance: closed weak III
al points lower; January and January-Irebrl-
arv 29izd: February March 73Id. Nar.h
Aprl Esd: April-May. a IS I'D: MsT+T,ra
7asd: June-Juy and Juiy-August 139d. An,
gust September. 9.t4d. septembe October a IA.
October November. 6b6d. November DecsD,b-'
g sed and December-January, g. tSd
COFFEE-Opened at ) points decline e.
Ianuary and February and unchanred - -, Aoi
other positions. gradually hardened and eiasae
al a net advance OF 5 n 10 points Salrs ~ ona
bags Spot steady and unchanged At Ss,c Co.
Rio No Z. Local contract prices: '0 '"r
New-York tribune., 1910-01-21
ERIE TO CUT FREIGHT RATES.

Chicago. Jan. eo.-The Erie Railroad an
nounced to-day that on April l it would
file new tariff on freight between Chicago
and the Atlantic seaboard. making an aver
age reduction Of six cents 100 pounds in
all classes.