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New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
COULDN'T SAVE WERNER co.
Cleveland Banker Admits He Lent
Over $4,000 on shaky Security.

Cleveland, Jan. More than 500 600 OF
6Fpositors' money in the South Cleveland
Bsnk was lent by President Ulysses Grant
Walker TO the Werner company, of Akron,
after Walker learned that the big publish
ing house was on the verge Of failure, ac-
cordinS 10 President Walker himself.
The South Cleveland Banking Company
made an assignment yesterday. following
the appointment Of a receiver the day be-
fore for the Werner company. Although
the bank had capital of only $4,000. it
contained deposits exceeding 81 900. co., largely
those OF small tradespeople and working
men in the mill district Of Cleveland.
OF these deposits. President Walker said
tonight, $4,000 had been lent to the
Werner COMPANY, of which he was a di
rector. "Of the total loan $4,000 is secured
by frFt mortgage bonds of the Werner
company he said ''and SO, ,oeo by accounts
payable to the Werner Company. The re-
maindsT Of the paper is not very good -
According To tn, statement of President
Walker and the officers Of the bank. the
directors mrt only quarterly, and did not
pass UPON these loans
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.
Some Prices in Chicago-Hogs Still
Advance.

Chicago. Jan. 7.-Following is a list of
commodities which have been affected by
the cold weather and resulting increases in
cost and the prices at which they are held
by Chicago retailers:
Pork chops. a pound, IS to 20 cents; spare
ribs, a pound Is cents; pork sausage.
pound, % to 26 cents: salt pork. a pound,
20 to . cents; chickens, a pound, 20 to y
cents: eggs a dozen, 42 to as cents; pota-
toes. a bushel, 50 TO 80 cents; oysters,
gallon. 81 40 to 81 60
Dressed beef products are held by whole
salers at an advance of Il cent and / cent
for the over prices governing a week ago.
The 50 hog arrived to-day at the Union
Stock Yards and his coming marked an
epoch In high prices for hogs. A few sales
were made late in the day at 50 O5. Except
for a short period in 1882, when the price
reached SO So a hundredweight. the SO hog
has not been seen here since the Civil War.
Continued intense cold, impeding trans
portation. and an apparent hesitation of
producers to market their hogs are the
primal causes of the advance in prices.
which involves all pork products.
Toledo, Jan. AT the. top of the market
here to-day hogs sold at 50. the highest
price here since the organization of the
Toledo stock yards. All grades advanced.
Pittsburg, Jan THE price Of hogs
reached 50 20 in the local market to-day,
said to be the highest mark in the history
of the local stock yards
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Jan. 7.-Altogether. the predomi-
mating sentiment of the day was beariSh.
The range i'll prices In wheat was Sac to
114c May showing the greatest spread.
closed weak at 81 1884 TO 81 13Ts. &c lower
than yesterdays final. The more distant
futures closed 14c lower than yesterday.
Corn continued TO be the spectacular feat
ure and the enormous trade of yesterday
was duplicated. a new high point being
eSta blished in May. Commission and spec
uIative trade were both IN excess of usual
into the pit on realizing sales we're prompt
" asSimilated. Heavy feeding and crippled
rail service kept the market strong. in
spite of forecasts Of milder temperatures
and Gull cash demand. The new high
pont for May was 694c. The more distant
future reached yesterdays high level of
69c All the months slightly receded at the
close Final figures for May we're 6sa4c 20
6S5sc, $c to isc higher than yesterday. July
was a shade higher and September un-
changed from yesterday.
Trade was large in oats. but the range
was comparatively narrow. varying from
Ssc to sc. The market eased of toward
the close. and final figures left May Isc TO
1.c higher than yesterdays close. at 4S1sc.
higher than yesterday.
Heavier provision sales than were expect
ed took the ginger out of hog product
prices which from the phenomenally high
record set today by live hogs were ex-
pected to soar. At the. close prices ranged
from 20c lower to 10c higher than yestcr-
day January lard being the only commod-
January products were: Pork. s21 S2te a
decrease of 2oc; lard, s12 70. an increase Of
1Oc ribs. 81 50. a decrease Of 21sc from
Yesterdays closing figures.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
SOUTH'S RECORD COLD
Hundreds of Cattle and Chick
ems KILLED.

Chicago. Jan. 7.--Chcago experienced its
coolest weather in several years to-day,
when the thermometer registered 3 degrees
below zero. Thermometers on the streets
recorded 10 degrees below
In Tennessee and Southwestern Kentucky
the coldest weather in many years is re-
ported Freezing temperature prevails as
far south as the Gulf OF Mexico and as far
east in the Southern country as the Appa-
lachicola River. in Florida
All rural mail routes out of louisville
have been abandoned until the snow melts
Cattle reported TO be dying in. great
numbers. Hundreds OF chickens were frozen
to death. and the bodies of birds are being
found. On some of the country roads In
the extreme southern sections of Illinois
and Indiana snow drifts are reported TWEEN
ty and twenty-five feet high.
Memphis reports temperature OF II de-
grees above zero. Nashville :. Knoxville 49,
Atlanta 20, Mobile g. and New Orleans os
Paducah. Ky, reports below zero, the
coolest since 1856. The lowest figure record
ed In Louisville was above
The government thermometer in Des
Moines, Iowa. registered IA below zero last
night, the coldest of the winter
Except at a few places the Mississippi
River is frozen over from ST. Paul, Mimi,
to Grand Tower, H.. for the first time in
years. Ice in st. Louis harbor is from one
to five feet thick.
Thousands of sheep have been killed by
the cold in South Dakota and other range
states.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
BROKERS BYLAWS AMENDED.
Consolidated Exchange Alters Rule
Governing Large Bids.

The board of governors of the Consoli-
dated Stock Exchange has amended the by
laws Of the institution by adding para
in lots exceeding ole handred shares must
be filled by accepting any part Of such bid
or offer in hundred share lots. The change.
Il was explained. was made for the purpose
or preventing any attempt at matching
ders or manipulating the market by bidding
for. or offering. large lots of stocks upon
the floor OF the Consolidated Stock Ex-
change.
The amendment is the first step made by
The exchange in the direction of putting
into effect some OF the recommendations
made by the Wall Street investigating COM
mittee appointed by Governor Hughes, one
OF which was that the stock exchanges
should insist that all trading be done
the basis OF a reasonably small unit, as
the practice of allowing bids and offers
for large amounts, all or none, assisted
in the manipulation in prices.
Of the possibilities Of such manipulation
that q customer might send an order to
scr 100 shares Of a certain stock at par,
and that a broker might offer 10 buy
1850 shares, all or none, at l0l, and yet
no transaction take place. and suggested
case should be required to take all the
shares offered at the lower price before
bidding for larger lot at higher price.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
OBJECT TO COAL DIVIDEND.
Pittsburg Stockholders Think Money
Should Go for improvements.
IBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune !

Pittsburg, Jan. There was a quiet CON
ference among score of disgruntled
stockholders OF the Pittsburg Coal Com
psny here this afternoon, and attorneys
were instructed 10 report on the advisa-
bilty Of asking for injunction against
The IL per cent dividend on the preferred
stock which was announced here some
DAYS ago.
The unusual situation Of stock owners
protesting against receiving dividends on
their own investments. on the ground tina I
d dividend Is not justified. and that the
money thus 10 be paid should he used IN
Improvements of a property badly run
down. Is presented. The stockholders as
sert that the s3g0G9o could be used TO great
81 advantage a. mine improvements. where.
II - said. no money has been expended
since the panic Of 1907.
That r. II. Hartman began the pur-
chase Of the PittsbnrR Coal Company be-
jcre his death and that the Lovett-GouId
interests are simply following out his lead
is asserted here to-day.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
LAKE SHORE WOULD SELL BONDS
Plans to Acquire jamestown, Franklin
& Clearfeld Road.

Albany, Jan. 7-Applcation has been
made to the Public Service Commission by
the Lake Shore e. Michigan Southern Rail-
way Company for authority to issue s15,-
G0.eo of its twenty-fve-year 4 per cent
gold bonds OF 1906 and to guarantee Sill
10000 of the bonds of the jamestown.
Franklin Clearfeld Railroad Company.
The proceeds of the sale of the bonds are
desired for the acquisition of property and
the construction. completion. extension and
Improvement of its facilities
The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Railway Company now owns g. s94 $50 par
value of the capital stock Of the James
town, FRANKLIN & Clearfield Railroad Com
pany. and leases its property for the term
of its corporate existence
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
PAPER BOARD NOW
dissertation on Trial for Sher-
man Act Violations.

The Paper Board Association appeared
In court before Judge Housh, in the United
States Circuit Court yesterday, TO answer
for it's alleged sins in combining TO see
that the prices and output of paper board
were kept just where the members of the
association wanted them kept. Thirty-nine
corporations, with plants in New York,
New Jersey. Indiana. Michigan, Massachu-
setts. Illinois. Connecticut. Delaware. West
Virginia. Ohio. PENNSYLVANIA. Virginia. and
ffty-four OF the officials of the corporations
are named in the indictment for violations
OF the Sherman antitrust law.
Since the association was organized. on
September !. 1905. about fifty more manu-
facturers OF the paper board have been
taken into the association. but only about
forty of the corporate or individual de-
PENDANTS put in an appearance yesterday
when they were called to plead.
These were represented by James NJ
Beck. Edward NJ Shepard. Henry Wollnlan
and John c. Clarke. who put in tentative
pleas OF not guilty and were allowed three
weeks time in which to amend or change
the plea. The defendants who We're repre-
sented in court were released on their own
recognizance, and bench warrants were
issued for the rest
came with the return of John II. Parks
from Europe a couple OF months ago.
Parks vas president of the Fibre and
Manila Paper Association, the so-called
wranping paper trust. and was prominent
IN the formation of the Paper Board Asso-
citation. In the former association, which
was indicted for violation of the antitrust
laws in 1905 there " ere some twenty-five
psner making companies which pleaded
guilty and were fined 5000 each. Parks
STAYED in Europe a good many months,
hut finally returned and was fined $4,000.
on his return lie was brought before the
grand Jury. together with his books and
napers which revealed a nicely working
scheme 20 control the paper board industry
Of the country. His appearance as a Wit
ness before the grand jury gives him
immunity in the present prosecution Ac-
cording 10 the Indictment. the prices Of
paper and box board and the regulation or
the output were fixed at each quarterly
meeting. AS q result of the combination
competition has been eliminated and the
prices bave been kept up TO a high figure,
about s. on. .oa0 being annually exacted from
consumers over and above what they ought
to pay.
One Of the defendants named is William
u Barnes, of the ". ID. Barnes Paper
Company, Brainard. Rensselaer, County.
who was a member Of the State Senate
from 1872 TO 1905.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
FOREIGN Markets.

Liverpool, Jan. 7.-WHEAT-Spct dull. tut
ures firm: March. IS 51sd: May. SIS SID. CORN
Spot easy: new American mixed. 5s It'd. old.
5s Sad: futures firm: January. mixed 50 Sad.
Plate. nominal PEAS-Canadtan STEADY. Is 3D.
FIOCR-wintsr patents, 33s I'd HOPS-In
London Pacific COAST. steady, 1891 BEEF
Extra India mess firm. eSe HAMS-Shorv S,it.
6ss; short RIB easy. 63s Sd; long clear utddles.
light and heavy. steady. 64s; short clear backs.
quiet. 63s: clear bellies. easy. 6Ss; shoulders.
square, steady. 55s Sd. LARO-Prirne Western,
tierces firm. 66s 3d. American refined. pals, SIS
CHEESE-Canadian finest white. firm. SIS COL
ored SIS. TALLOW-Prime city. steady. 2Ss-
URPENTINE-Spirits. firm. Ais 3D. ROSIN-'
common los Sd. PETROLEJM-Redned steady
7Id. IINSEED oIL-Ftrn1- s3s Sd Cotton.
SEED OIL-Huli refined. spot, Sos. TALDOV'
-AustraIian. IN London SIS 1t5d-
London Jan. RAW SUGAR-Centrifuysi-
1ss Sd: rnuscovado. IFS Cd BEET SUGAR
Jsnuary. 12s end CALCUTTA LINSEED-
ApriI-June. 56s 3D. LINsEED OI-sSs.
SPERM OII-f2s. PETROLEUM-Amsrica
rsfned sisd: spirits. "a. TURPENTINE--
spirits AIS Cd ROSIN-American strained. fos
ltad; fine. lbs Sd
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
MExICO-GUATEMALAR BRIDGE.

Mexico City. Jan. 7--Assurances have
been given by President Cabrera, of Guate-
ma!a. to David r. Thompson, president of
the Pan American Railroad. that permits
will be issued soon for the erection by the
railway of bridge to extend from Mexico
to Guatemalan territory. 1t will cross the
Suchiate River. connecting Mariscal
Mexico. with Ayutla, Guatemala. The
bridge will connect the Pan American
road with the Ocos railroad, running from
the sea coast town OF Ocos 10 Cabello
Blanco.
The people Of Guatemala, said Mr..
Thompson, were anxious to have closer
commercial and social relations with Mexico
and the United States
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
SAVINGS BANKS.

leans. bbi. 81 5oas2: STRING BEANS. Flor
ida wsx fancy basket 81 SogsS 90; green. eer3
Norfolk. bbl. 81 dSf rs: SQUASH. SiaS1 10
Southern. white. box. si9s1 so: Cuban box
SOC Qsf; TOMATOES Florida. carrier. 81 25 a
Sc 80: Cuban. 81 259S2; wATERCRESs. 100
punches. 81 20
HOTHOUsE PRoDUcTs-No further change
in quotations Market dun on cucuubers;
slightly improved on mushrooms and toIna /.
toes. CUCUMBERS dozen. T5c q 81: box. 81 80
ass 90: LETTUCE. strap. 75cq qS; MINT
dozen bunches. 40a50c: MUSHROOMS, lb. 2On
45c; RADISHES. 100 punches. 81 a Sc; TOMA-
TOES. Ib. 100 2oc.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
Local contract prices

Spot here was quiet. so points higher Al Is 600
for middlins upland and 1850 for middiug
Gulf sales nil; delivered on contract. 3.I00
bales. Liverpool cables-S Spot quiet; sales, 1000
ba les: speculation and export. 500, American.
2 600; imports, 10000: American, 81 coo; mid
upland, S 1Sd Futures opened irregular. at
i4G2f points advance closed firm, 22Q24l 2 points
higher January and January February, S.o6d ;
Februsry- March. s.oSd: Msrch-April, s.1od;
April Nav sill I'D; May-,Tune and June-Juy,
si3d: July-August s.11lsd; August-September
7s5d: September-october, I36d: October No
vember T15d: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 7.04l%d;
December January, J.03d.
COFFEE-More active; sales, 40.25o bags
nrires ca sier closing at net decline OF 56 10
points Havre showed decline OF y franc
and Hamburg was 1sd+ pfennig lower.
There was some active selling early but dur
ing the greater part of the session the market
was quiet with trading again active at the
close Spot quiet but steady, Rio No quoted
at S%c Local contract prices:
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08

FLOUR AND MEAI~-Flour quiet but firm
on the strength in cash wheat, RYE FLOUR
Steady Fair TO good 81 25G$4 30: choice to
fancy, 81 40GS4 SIS. CORNMEAlr-kiln dried,
So IS. BAG Fine white and yellow.
81 55Q$l go; coarse. 81 459s1 no FEED-West
ern and city arm: Western spTing, s2Ias27 90;
$50 So red dog $50 751$3l 80 city bran, $25 90
bulk, SGT 80 sacks mddiing. S25 25GS30 30: red
dog S32; hominy cEcp. ST 30 bulk. $2S 20 sacks:
omeai. $40 30,
PRONISiONS-Frmer early, but on the ad-
vance there was active selling on the part of
speculative longs well packing interests
and the market declined quite sharply. closing
barely steady. PORk-Steady. Mess S2i 30: fam
ily. s2saso7, short clear. $25Gs27 so: BEEF.
packet. II 5oas12; extra India mess S24g$22 ;Is2,
HOGS-Firm. Quoted; Bacons, III &c; $50 10.
1l7sc; 100 IL. 12isc; l40 N. 12sc; pigs, 129sc.
CUT MBATS-Pickled bellies quiet: smoking.
13izc 10 10, he; l2 n. i3c; ~ 10. l29
13hc. Pichled hams firm. 13ismi3Ac, TAI
LOW-Steady; city. CSC: country 6ia4Tc.
I.ARD-Midd West. i3n i3 Toe: city tirm l2Stc;
refined steady; South America, "a 0Oc; Continent.
i35Oc; Brazil kegs, I5.60r: compound, iOAsp
l0Ac. STEARINE-Oleo. 1Sc: city lard, lSisc'
SuGAR-Rehned sugar frm hut quiet aud
unehanged tine sranulated. 4.o5c net less
per cent cash. The London market for beet
sugar vas R.d higher for spot, and other
mouths went off z to 12s a2t for January
February l2a ID, May. LIS IL !4d Raw here
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
CHARLES M. HAYS ELECTED.
Made President of the Grand Trunk
of Canada.

London, Jan. AT meeting to-day OF
the directors of the Grand Trunk Railway
Company of Canada Charles NJ. Hays was
elected president, Alfred w. Smithers
chairman of the board of directors and Sir
Henry NJ. Mather-Jackson chairman.
st. Albans. Vt. Jan. Charles NJ. Hays.
who was elected president of the Grand
Trunk Railway Of Canada to-day is presi-
dent Of the Central Vermont Railway, one
of the systems controlled by the English
corporation. He succeeds Sir Charles Riv-
ers Wilson.
Mr. Hays was born in Rock Island. H.,
in 1856. He resigned the presidency of the
Southern Pacific Railroad in 1901 TO be-
come general manager of the Grand Trunk
system.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

New York. Jan. :. 1910.
BEENES-Receipts 17e cars. or 1928 head,
including 159 cars for slaughter and export and
20 for the market. Prices ruled firm 70 l0c
stsady TO T srds a cfesTsd or rna soS
steers sold at s5Gls5 per 100 70; bulls. 50 100
crate demand at sgfoIsc; extra and fancy. 11a
111sc per 10, Exports tomorrow will include:
1,0o0 quartess for schwarzschild & sulzberger;
1sI cattle for ] shamberg Son and 400 quar-
the New York to Southampton. 1,t2o quarters for
the Morris Beef Company and $40 quarters T foI
cattle and $3.50 quarters. all to Great Britain.
sales-McPherson & Co: 1e Ohio steers 1iTe
u u 8fgns feThf @ II 50 B ps Sc 800 70 @ s NJ lzs 81 @ g. sG nj
Ioas y; 8 7o s is7 n. 81 50; 1850 n. s. =:
i, 19st 1Sss n s 90; se2 ~ 3 "a r. e9s ds s 81
s. 20: = $50 fS. So IS: s, Ell 10 IS So 3 so4 n
Is Is g So g. o sO2 e r. s. S So is IS $50 n n
= s S9 @ S. StfeF 81 nss9 10
1855 n. 81 20; l. 900 n 81 so; l. go n. s. 10;
s. SSr sg 1899 se S B. s. e 8 1ls y % p s 81 H. lo4a m
Tobin g. shannon: 20 Indiana steers. i12s NJ:
g 2 &c \? = ioSs sP H. 's5g 50: r is s. ~
12s rs S. so Is ios m s. ONO
J. G. curtis & Co.: cows. $50 10. 81 so; 3.
CALvES-Receipts. All head. including GAG
for butchers and 65 for market. Prices ful
$11 so per 100 Ii; barnyard calves. 81 309s4 so:
dressed calves steady at 10G1Sc for city, log,
14iac for country and sa1Oc for barnyard and
ssies-s Sanders: veaIs. 1so ID average:
s11 80 per 100 10; 16. 100 ID. $40; barnyard
calves. 2TS 10, ST 80.
j. G. Curtis & Son: veaIs. 146 10. SO 50;
2 1913 rb $40; 5. 1875 10, 50 50; 1. 1sS 10, 81; 8
barnyard calves. 226 fD 81 90.
Andrew Mullen: d barnyard calves. go H.
81 so.
SHEEP AND LAIBS-Receipts 10 cars. OF
S.505 head. including 121. cars for slaughter
and ga for market. Sheep full steady; lambs
strong. quality considered: offerings closed out
Common to good sheep sold at S44s5 * per 100
u: culls So; fair 10 good lambs. IS 5OdS9; Culs.
SO: yearIings. s6 50dsT. Dressed mutton slow
at sA611c: dressed lambs at t2l3G15c; country
dressed hothouse lambs at ssds1o per carcass.
Sales-S. Sanders: 30 state lambs. IS n aver
age. 50 per 100 10: state yeariings. 100 70.
So go 10 state sheep, 10I n. 81.
Kerrs Commission Company: 105 Pennsylvania
lambs. % n. ss 90: sheep. 1n3 ~ 81.
J. c. Curtis & Son: 9S Vermont lambs. 56 70.
ss so: s culs. Sc 10 Sc: 3 veariugs. 50 10. 81
~ sheen. 20 10. S. Is: II culls. So II. So
HOGS-Recents. II cars or 2ea6 head. al
for slaughter. Nominally firm at So 757sa per
100 n. Country dressed nogs steady at 1919
i2c; light pigs at 12lzc.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
CASH QUOTATIONS.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
New York. january :. 1910.

c, New York. January T. 1910
new high records for the season. with some
good good buying on the part of large commission
Argentina bulIsh Including reports Of a
eharp advance in the Buenos Ayres market and
!rost f damagng the crops in the south Argen
COO bushels, against $1,000 last week and s56.-
coo coo last year. The market late in the day de
liquidation There we're good export orders. and
sales were reported Of 60 loads Of Manitoba
@S domestic BHaS and 81 red sss sSsd Sd 81 80
nal; nal No ! NoIthern Duluth, 81 2SA. and No
nnI 6er1 winter, 81 2s& adoat. nominal
making new high records for the season.
active commission house buying, influenced by
growing apprehension regarding the grading of
the crop. and on the ruling by the Chicago In
pecton Committee prohibiting the mixing OF
kiln dried corn with certain other grades for
the purpose OF making it grade contract. Cash
markets firm. No corn here closed T3c eleva-
tor domestic 7219c delivered. and Tic b
easily In sympathy with the strength in corn
and on a better cash demand Cash oats strong
to 30 10: 521k@e4!sc. and clipped white, "a to
~ 10 53a5sc. RYE-Firm: No Western.
Steady; feeding. 65q61c nominal. c 1 New
York. Wheat, including flour, exports for the
1s3, i45 bushels. against 36s9 ass last week. and
3. .7e5. .03e last year: since July /. 90913. pa,
against 117,72s 4e5 for the same time last
against 115ii51 last week. and l. sac. oss last
year: since July l, 10, 4e5, ,O47 against 11.91O.
215 last season.
NEW YORK PRICES.
Wheat: Open. High. 10y. Close. day;
JuIy ...... III. / 12n l 11h 11h ia
May 4o'2 'o'4
Oats: -
CHICAGO PRICES
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
FALL RIVER PRINT CLOTHS.

Fall River Mass, Jan. 7.-Sales in the
nrint cloth market for the week are esti-
mated at 10000 pieces. Trading has been
of a quiet character. owing mostly to the
ure of the trading was the bidding for reg
ulars by the American Printing Company
st SIC. an advance of 1sc over last week :
Quotation for these styles. The company
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08

Montreal, Jan. Agents Of the trans
atlantic lines using Canadian ports an
nounced to-day that there would be no in
crease in westbound passenger rates from
Europe to Canada. despite the action of the
Atlantic lines in increasing rates via New
York
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08

Philadelphia, JAN 7.-The sleet and rain
storm, which lasted forty-eisht hours in this
city, was indirectly responsible for four fa-
talities and the serious injury of scores of
persons. Four men met death, two being
killed by crossed wires. The Delaware River
and bay are filled with ice. and shipping
is moving with much difficulty
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
ADOPTS UNIFORM DEMURRAoE.

Indianapolis Jan. THE Railroad Com
mission Of Indiana took the initiative yes
terdsy in adopting the uniform demurraee
n1ies of the national committee on uniform
demurrage. The rules will become effective
on darch !.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
STANDARD CUTS CRUDE OIL.

Pittsburg. Jan. THE Standard Oil Com
pany reduced the Pennsylvania grade ot
crude oil to-day three cents. to 81 -.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
ATLANTIC RATES UP.
Advance of at Least 5 Per Cent for
Westbound Traffic.

Liverpool. Jan. THE Atlantic steam
ship companies to-day agreed to an ad-
vance in westbound passenger rates of at
least per cent.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08

is reported TO have secured only a small
amount at this figure The tone continues
firm at the following prices: 2S-tnch g.
squares, 4tsc: 2S-inch So by 90. 3sc. noni-
nal: 3Siz-inch 81 squares. &C; 3linch 6S by
r. size.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-08
FRANCES INCREASE IN WEALTH.

Paris. Jan. Edmond Thery. the French
economist. figures that the wealth OF
France increased during 1909 by 81 100000
French foreign investments at the end or
the year totalled s., 500. .O00.0oo.