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New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago FEB. 23-CATTIE- Receipts 1900
strong 70 ioc higher: steers. 81 19dSs COWS.
calves s3ass 20: stockers and feeders. s4 25@
s. 10 HOGS-Receipts 25.0oO' 1Se hishsr:
choice heavy 50 6Ods9 e5. butchers. 50 5odss %:
light mixed 81 45GsS9 so: choice light 50 9eV
50 50: packing So 55aSs 90. pigs. s9Gs9 so. bulk
OF sales 50 500S9 30 SHEEP-Recelpts. 14o"'
market tO915 higher; sheep, s6asi So lambs
81 5OGS9 80: rearlings. 81 25aSS so
7.0s1. including so Southerus. 10q15c higher;
choice export and dressed beef steers 50 log
81 80: fair 70 good $64S6 T5; Western. So 259
81 IS: stockers and feeders, - 9oqso ~; t sou,n
So 25QSo; heifersr 81 5Oqs So 40 bulls 81 LOGS ~
calves s4 5OGS9. EOGS-Recepts. $500 1"@
f5c higher: top. 50 80: bulk. 50 20qSe 40; hesy!
light SIS 906ls9 So: pigs IS 25QSs 20. SHEEt-
Receipts 5000: steady 20 1oc lower: lambs $50
SO: yearIngs. s.GSs 40; wethers 81 Soas7 %:
ewes S6GS7; stockers and feeders. 81 50dS5.
East buffalo Feb 2S.-CATTLE-Stesdy
prime steers So 65Gs7 VEALS-Reeeipts. 100,
active and 2Jc higher. -s6Gs1t. HOGS-Ke-
ceipts- 500: active; pigs steady; others % loc
higher: heavy and mixed. 50 so9S9 go 19r6eTs,
50 eOQs9 90: pigs 50 6o1se %; roughs. S9Gs9 10.
daries 50 60f7s9 So SHEEP AND LAMBS
Receipts. 2.6oo: active wethers DC higher a,nes rs
S. so wethers. SIGSI 40; ewes. s6 21sSS o.
sheep. mixed, 81 506s6 75-
Cincinnati Feb. 23.-CATTLE-Receipts. 40
active and strong. loc higner fair % good snip
Receipts. 1912: active. ioc higher; butchers
and shippers So T0a$9 rs, common S6Gs9 10
SHEEP Receipts. 141; active and strong, So sO9
Sc 25 lambs active and strong So1sS 90.
Pfttsburg Feb. 23-CATTLE-Supply light.
choice s6 75ds7; prime, So 50Gs6 20. SHEEP
Supply light: prime wethers. 81 I5dS1 10; culis
and CONNER; s36ts4 30; lambs. So 5oGSe 70
HoGS-Receipts light: prime heavies and
50 90: light Workers. 50 70; Pigs. 50 $3.50 20.
roughs. IS 5Od$9 D.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
BIG INSURANCE MELON.
Continental Stockholders May Get 200
Per Cent Cash and Stock.

The directors Of the Continental Insur-
ance Company. it is understood by some of
the large stockholders, will at their meeting
next month decide 10 give the stockholders
a melon of generous size and fine favor.
in the form of stock dividend of 100 per
cent and p cash dividend of equal amount.
The companys capital stock is only 1000 =
000 and was quoted at $3.50 a share, an
advance of SO points from January l.
The Continental Insurance Company is q
heavy holder of railroad. bank and indus
trial stocks. and of state, municipal and
railroad bonds. 1t is said TO have realized
a large profit within the last few months
from the sale of blocks OF stocks bought
during the panic period, in the fall of 1907.
lis net surplus on December 81, 1909. was
sl3044S79. so that distribution 10 It's
Of the large amount rumored
would seem not improbable. The stock
holders received dividends of 45 per cent IN
1891 and 1908 So per cent in 1903 and 80 per
cent in January of this year.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
on SHORT SELLING.
Eliot Norton Points Ont Some
of Its Abuses.

Something in Wall Street requiring
rection is more important than the fuss
about the Stock Exchange" said Eliot Nor
ton last evening. before the Finance Forum
Of the Young Mems Christian Association.
The law is strict in prohibiting a broker
from making a profit apart from the
agents commission on a transaction, and
the extent to which the law goes in
stricting the making of profits is not gen
orally appreciated by brokers. If broker
confines his activity TO the work of an
agent there is no reason why he should
fail, except in time of financial stress. If
he fails when conditions are ordinary it is
presumptive evidence of wrongdoing." In
speaking on selling securities short Mr..
Norton said:
You cannot criticise selling short as
speculative transaction without taking into
account the buying that is going on at the
same time; the two go hand In hand. and
you cannot stop short selling alone with
out doing incaIculable harm that would
suit from stocks going too high on account
OF excessive buying. How to stop short
selling, however. is an academic question.
1t is rare that short selling depreciates
stock below its legitimate value, as was
true recently in the case of Hooking stock"
Bulls and Bears was the subject of
Thomas Gibson. author of several financial
books and market letters. In the course of
address that brought forth applause he
said:
4 believe almost every college professor
has it figured out on the cycle theory that
we will get panic in 1912 or 1913 I'm get
ting cold feet on this prediction. because
when have a barometer showing how
the storm is brewing We can avoid ship
wreck. J. p. Morgan once said that his
father told him 10 be always bull on the
United States. and almost all the big fort
unes in this country. l think. have been
made by speculating on the bull side You
can number the bears who died rich on
the fingers OF one hand, and they died rich
only because they happened to die at the
right time
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
DETROIT UNITED.
IRON TRADE CONDITIONS.
1.-The Iron Trade Review" saws:


The pig iron market during the last week
has SHOWN some signs of increased activity
In seYeraI districts, especially Pittsburg, but
al Tue same time there are evidences OF
"edhueso' particularly In the South. Where
very low prices are being made not only
10y tne middlemen but by the furnaces.
iu ss Brmnehet arket seems to be settling towarS nf
the leaoing pump interest for 6. 100 tons Is
eApGtcteu pets 70 be closed soon. The American
Radlator Company is in the market for TO-
600 tons and Western Pennsylvania manu-
iIig concern Is expected to come INTO
the Ilafket for from 5000 to 10000 tons.
New Jersey machinery maker is inqulr
sn1as % -, IWo @ tons. Rumors are cuIten. hn s1e 1e
saISS OF paste at Pittsburg at less tnan slo
" vaiiey urnace, but it is believed ina. as
III ahother recent case trading or otnef
Hatelidl was involved, and that the price
named was much below the actual market.
ame daGa that large stocks are f not nS nsinS
accumulated during the present DUH perlou
Is SHOWN by reports of the furnaces OF tne
Eastern Pig Iron Association, Whlch lndi-
cate that the accumulation off pig iron mas
last month
The price of rivets and bolts has been ad-
vanced per cent on smaller sizes. Wire
products are making good showing. Inc
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
reports rail sales amounting to 26. go tons
Northwestern, $3.50 to the Louisville 4
Nashville Railroad, 1,5oo to the New Orleans
scattering. The Illinois Steel Company re- o
ports 5,0o0 tons taken by he Monon and DUO
tons scattering. The Illinois Company
share of the Baltimore & Ohio order is
stated officially as 22,ooo toas Bar iron
shows considerable weakness in the East,
where some plants are closing and low
prices being named.
THE Iron Age says:
Sentiment in the iron trade shows I'M
provenent though there is little change In
the volume of new business. The market
for pig iron is nearly at standstill, but
it is realized that it parted company
with finished material in the rapid advance
Of last year it must now find It's level In
it's own way. If production has for time
gone ahead faster than was warranted,
some readjustment will be necessary
One reason for the better feeling IN nm
ished material this week is found in the
reports from the Chicago district OF plans
by railroads for new bridges and for new
equipment orders. One line is figuring on
10000 tons of bridge work. Rail orders
show an increase over recent weeks, in
Guiding 10500 tons for the Mexico North
western Railway. $3.50 tons for the Louis
vile & Nashville and 5000 tons for the
Monon. A contract for go tons recently
placed by the Frisco Line with the Ala
bama mill is just now reported
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
STOPS ISSUING ANNUAL REPORTS.

Leonard Peckitt. president of the Empire
Steel and Iron Company, announced at the
annual meeting yesterday of the stockhoId-
ers that it had been decided not to resume
publica ton of the annual report. The last
annual report issued covered the calendar
year 1907.
The properties operated by the company
which was incorporated in 1899, are at vari-
Gus points,. chiefly in Pennsylvania. The
outstanding common stock amounts to
81, ,254,770, having been reduced to that fig
ure from s2.2s1, 400 in November, 1907 The
preferred stock, of which there is $4,000
900. is a per cent. cumulative issue, but
has paid the full dividend in only three
years, and in January of the current year
the accumulated dividends on the preferred
aggregated 1912 per cent. The common is
quoted at 4 bid and 10 asked and the pre-
ferred al so bid, 90 asked.
The retiring directors We're reelected at
yesterdays meeting
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
RANK OF NEW YORK WINS.
Arthur II. Masten, as Referee, Decides
Suit for $50, ,593 in It's Favor.

Arthur II. Masten yesterday reported as
referee against T.. La Montague, ir.. Mary
II. G. Fulton, as eXecutriX OF Elisha NJ.
Fulton. jr, and others in their suit brought
several months ago against the Bank or
New York to recover s5o.593.
The stock brokerage firm OF La Mon
tagne. Clarke 6, Co. on June %, 1902, formed
a new copartnership and took in Elisha
NJ Fulton, sr., of the National Cordage
Company. who put 100000 into the new
flrn The latter amount was deposited in
the bank in the form Of certified check
The Bank OF New York notified the old
firm thai il had overdrawn its account $50,-
59a and requested settlement. Thereupon
2 member OF ire firm drew a check, which
the bank charged against the new account
Referee Masten held that the bank was
compelled 10 honor the check and did not
have to make any inquiry as 10 the part
nea's right TO draw on the new account.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24

Spot here was quiet and 40 points lower. at
Il; 1oc for middling upland and i43lc for mid
Spot quiet; sales, 5000 bales: speculation and
export; 500; American, an, Sooo: called cotton.
ding upland. 7.92d Futures opened quiet, at
TO . points advance over Tuesday; closed barely re
February March, 7.55 I'D: March-April. 7.5l I'D;
Aprii-May. 7.4s1ad: May-yune, 7.441:d; June
her esd: september-October, 66od; October
November, sod; November December, 6.391ad;
6sTd ''-~
FLOUR AND MEAL-Fleus sos4 was quiet and
stTsd sps9s s s pasnts Ss So ss S
spring clears, 81 segs4 gS o. =, extra No winter
S2aSs 05 per 100 lb BUCKWHEAT-Nomin
RYE sndy !. sst fair to good s aSqs. 49,
' White and yellow, 81 55as1 80: coarse 81 45a
81 so FEED-Western quiet: city firm: West
s s2 as zsHs g. SIS sasao s. Ted dos
sSeRs ddling ss6 5 so: red dog $50 500
S31 80: hominy chop. s27 80 bulk. SIS 20 sacks;
PROVISIONS Showed decided strength
early prices advancing 10 new high records
for the season on reports of further ad
vance In the price of live hogs and covering
by shorts. Later. the market eased a little
on the decline in corn. but the undertone
saa s. so: short clear: s24 75as57 BEEF Ness Mess.
sl$as13 80; family. s17qs17 80; packet, sL4
fEEr % Stra l9sS sa pREssED saG 80
strong. bacons, 12Ac; $50 ID, 12ac; 100 lb.
18c; 40 ID. l3c; pigs. 131+c; CUT MEATS
141@c: 12 H. lac: IA lb. lac. Picked hams
lie. TALLOW-Steady; city. 67s a 7c: coun-
try. 6l3G7c. LARD-Firm; Middle West. II. .15
y, loc: continent. l2eoc; Brazil BraziI kegs: 10 Zoe;
COMPOUND-91a d94c. STEARINE-Firm
oleo. 15c; city lard. 131ac
SUGAR-Refned was stiffened by the up
ward movement in raws and Withdrawals
has cd an,
per cent cash for fine granuated, Raw
higher. and at the close II was stated
that there scarcely any doubt that April
duty paid Sales were 5000 bags Porto Rico.
prompt shipment. at 4.3oc. basis 90 test cost.
insurance and freight; 10000 bags cuba cen
trfugal March shipment, 2fsc. basis 81 test,
equal 10 4.30c duty paid. and 10000 bags Cubas
prompt shipment to United Kingdom at . 90c
basis oc test o b. equal TO about cents here
tTifuga!. 9G test 4.30c; muscevado 50 test 3 soc
and molasses sugar. 50 test. 355c The London
market for beet sugar was higher and active:
February. lbs 10l.d; March. I3s I'd: NAV. i3s
10ied According TO Willett & Gray the move
ment of sugar at the six principal ports OF cuba
for the week in tons was: Receipts. $4,000
% 600 in ioos- o exports, 81. 600. compared with
"a coo and 5000 and 20 0o0 Stock go 600
compared with ls4. .on0 and 10000 and 1i5 900
CeEtrals grinding. 112. against III and l1o and
l6s. The movement at the four United states
ports for the week Receipts 81, ,390 tons.
against 6I,3lo last week. IS, 733 last year and
with 40000 and 37.0o0 and 81 600 Total stock
ls6 343 against 1882 and 100 $50 and l6. III.
RICE-Reports from primary markets in
dcare good market conditions. with full prices
Locally. fairly good business at full but
changed values
METALS S-COPPER-Standard dull; spot
and forward deliveries. t2.sTia az l3c London
hrm; spot, f5a lis Sd; futures. f6O Is Cd. Lake
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
FALL RIVER MILLS CURTAIL.
Action of Manufacturers VIII Affect
25 OOO-Borden Not in Agreement.

Fall River. Mass, Feb 23.-All the cotton
mills IN this city. with the exception of
the Fail River Iron Works, controlled by
II. c. d Borden. of New York. have agreed
to curtail production by shutting down for
one day each week for indefinite period
The curtaiment Will affect $4,000 opera
tives.
The agreement to shut down one day q
week was reached by a vote of the Fall
River Cotton Manufacturers Association
al a secret meeting held last night. About
% 600 operatives are affected The manage
ment OF each corporation is left free to
choose which day it will close, but il is
SAID that most of them will select Satur-
day Il was stated to-day that the recent
general demand for advance in wages
was discussed in a general way al the
meeting but no action was taken.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

London Feb 2S-Consos closed lie lower
at 81 1916 for both money and account.
Anaconda was 1s higher ut f1014. Canadian
Pacific was a point higher, at 1856 Grand
Trunk. Is higher, at %.
Money was in stronger demand ard dis
count rates were firm.
Trading on the Stock Exchange was fair
" active with a good undertone. Home
rails advanced from u to l1a points on
good investment buying. while increased
speculation was responsible for further
rise in trunk lines mining and rubber
shares Foreign bonds were in demand for
Paris account but gilt edged securities
were neglected.
ruled dull until the Wall Street opening
was received when prices advanced under
good support. slight reaction followed
but the market closed steady. Rock Island
shares led the advance and touched 5lss
The settlement rates for Americans were
easier ranging from 3h to per cent.
Call money in London, 1G1L per cent;
open market discount rate for short bills,
2LI per cent; long bills. 2A per cent: Berlin
discount rate, per cent; Paris discount
rate 81 per cent; Paris exchange on Lon
don % francs Is centimes; Berlin exchange
on London, 20 marks 46 pfennigs. Bar gold.
rs Cd. American eagles. 76s Al.
Paris, Feb 23-Three per cent rentes un-
changed at ss francs S. centimes. Prices
were firm on the Bourse
Berlin. Feb 23.-Prices were slightly
higher on the Boerse.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
FOREIGN MARKETS.

Liverpool. Feb. 23.-WHEAT-SpoI eIgll, fut-
ures steady: March. S. sd. May Is road Juiy.
Is assd CORN-Spot quiet new American
mixed. Northern. IS sad; old 3s SD. futures
duH. March as 3asd- PtsAS-Cs3nadian. 7s 20.
FLOUR-winter patents. SSs HOPS in london
1Pacihc COAST. Is l5sGt6 los BEE.F-Extra
india mess lois I'd. HAMS-Short cut. s7s-
PORK-Prime mess. Western. iO5s- BACON
Cumberland cut. Sis cd. short rib. 6ts ID long
clear niiddes light 6Ss heavy, SITS 6d; short clear
backs 6.Ss cd. clear bellies. 6Ts 6i. SHOULDERS
SQUARE 97s I.ARD-PriYne Western tterces.
s5s 9d: American refined pals, 6ts- CHEESE
Canadian finest white. 6ls 6I: coicSvd. 6ss.
TAIIOv Prime city 33s sd. TURPENTINE-
snrits AS ROSIN- Common. los I'd. PErRO
IE-I- -N-Rehnsd 7izd. IINSEED OH. COS ID
TAII.DW in London, S5s 'ed. COT
TONSEED OIL Hull reined-Spot. 29s I'll.
London Feb. 23.-SJ JtiAIs-F Raw. centrifugal.
RS lnt-d uausCCvaiO. Us 6d. beet. February,
I3s Ioi=d. LINSEED- Caicutts. April June. S5s.
IINSEEp OIL 3ls AID SPERM or. s@S.
pTsTROI.E,t' American refined. 6tsd: spirits.
ID TURPE.NTINE-Sp Spirits. AS. ROStN-
American strained les ID fine. t5s Tiad
Antwerp. Feb 23.-PEsTROLEUM. ~ francs
so centimes-
Montreal Feb. 2S.-CHEESE. firm: Westerns.
12t.Gi.S.c: Easterns. l2n l2isc.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
ALL IT'S PHONE STOCK SOLD.
Mackay Companies Estimated to Have
Obtained About s11, ,00G, 600.

The Maclsay Companies announced yes
tarday that = had sold its entire holdings
OF stock Of The American Telephone and
Telegraph Company amounting TO S2,cH
shares, and that at least large part of
the proceeds would be used in extending
and strengthening its land and ocean sys-
toms of .eiegraphs and cables.
II is the understanding in Wall Street
that the sale was made to a syndicate prin-
c-i4,aItv composed of Boston interests. and
that the syndicate has already distributed
Tie stock through sales in the open market
in this city and Boston.
american Telephone and Telegraph sold
around 127 on February j and closed yes
tcrdav al 1925. the average price for the
week having been about 140- Assuming
that the company received no more than
80 from the syndicate, it would have OBJ
tanned about 81, ,oeo0 000.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
READING RETRENCHMENT.
Cuts Down Hours of Shopmen Because
of Poor Business.

Philadelphia Feb. 23.-In the midst OF
the prosperity being reported by railroads
and business interests generally came tho
announcement to-day that the Philadei-
phia e. Reading Railway Company has Is
ued an order reducing the working hours
in some OF the departments because Of the
slowing up Of business. The official an
ncuncement of the company is as follows:
On account of falling off in volume of
traffic and consequent loss of revenue the
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
has issued orders reducing the hours of
la Dor in all locomotive and car shops TO
eight hours day. beginning on FeoruarF
q This will effect q reduction in shop
expenses of about - per cent.
The Reading employs in these shops
many thousands OF men, who have been
working on an average of about ten hours
q day. The reduction was surprise TO
the men.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
SOUTHERN TOBACCO MERGER.
Twenty-Five Georgia and Florida Firms
in Wrapper Company
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Atlanta Feb. 23.-Papers We're signed
here to-day consummating the merger of
twenty-five tobacco corporations and firms
in Southern Georgia and Northern Florida.
BY the merger there is transferred $1,000
acres of land in Decatur County Ga. and
Gadsden County, Fla, to the American Su-
matra Tobacco Company of Georgia.
The American Sumatra Tobacco Company
was incorporated in Atlanta with d capital
of 81 coo. 900 and of this amount S.. coo 900
of preferred stock has been contracted for,
all OF which has been sold in New York,
Chicago and Boston. Abraham Cohen, a
large tobacco grower, promoted the merger
and is president of the new company. The
tobacco grown is used for wrappers only
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
BOSTON WOOL SALES.

Boston Feb %;-The customary midvirt-r
oufetness reigns in the local wool market
only small lots are being sold and the Snrs /
mills ar. having rates which have obtsined for
months Eastern buyers are in the West and
there have been some purchases OF ne" AriSons
ar ~ rxc Bidding is active as ever in Jtai3
and the Triangle In the latter - 1zc il re
ported 20 have been paid for choice domestic
quotations. Ohio aud Pennsylvania fseces =
No / washed +GG41c. dsaiEe. 3sG 90; Xxx
3TH3Sc: half blood couhing. 3odSics three q
washed 32c unc uRwashrd. 2I02sc- Michigan
WISCONSIN and New York feeceS-Ftne un-
washed 25n 25c. deIaine, 3tQS2C, half nice-5
a5a3Sc Kentucky. Indiana and Missouri Three
cfahths blood ;sed33e; quarter 3S136c- Secured
hssis-Texas fine IL months. f2n Sc: fine. SIX
t. eight months. eSGT0c: hne fall. 60f6.c, C9ii-
f1rnia northern, 6+4165c: middle county. 60
,l5,.. fall free iGn 52r. oregon, Eastern. Ne =.
STABLE T4G15, Eastern clothing. IoTI2s vsl-
lev No J. 57G5sc territory. fine staple. .ISs
7Sr. fine medium. 81 GI2c. fine clothing 6Sl 1p--.
fue medium S4ntisc half blood, 65a6Bc, three
eishths 6oNe2ci quarter. .pta39c; pulled. extra.
I2f IJc: fine y. SIafuc; y supers opa"Sc-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
G. r. BAKER. JR-. ON O., |. G w.

George ] Baker. it,. vice president of
The First National Bank. has been elected
2 member Of the board Of managers Of the
Unaware Iacza wanna < Western Railroad
Cer7uan1. TO succeed the late II. Nick.
-Tv-omhly Mr Bakers father. George F
Baker chairman of the board Of the First
National Bank Was last week elected sue
oeSsor to Mr.. TwonlbIy as a director Of
the New York Central the Reading Com
nany 1ne Philadelphia < Reading Railway
Company and tie Philadelphia & Reading
Coal and Iron Company.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24

New York. February %, 1910
GRAIN-W and nervous.
Liverpool was lower than expected. prices being
at 3sdid decline. and at the opening the local
ma rlIet declined l@c under selling for foreign &C
count. During the day the market showed an
easier tone, and prices We're below the final or
Monday. closing a loss of 1sGssc. south
western markets were somewhat easier. and this
caused less liquidation. Traders were
rot aggressive as crop news discouraged selling.
while the lower foreign markets and the quiet
cash trade wEe against the buying side. No
red wheat closed 81 30tz nominal elevator
domestic and nominal o afoat; No | North.
Duluth and No = hard winter, 81 y y noni-
nal afioat CORN-Steady opening but
later developed easier feeling. and closed at
a net loss of SD ssc. Cash demand was slow.
and cash prices were reported at decline OF
l7G1c per hushel Steamer corn quoted 69i2c
asked and No 4 66c bid both in elevator, export
hasis: No =, 69i2c asked. af1oat OATS
Steady. with comparatively small offerings dur
ing the early trading. but later prices eased off
little with and closed at net decline OF
= &c. Cash oats here steady mixed 20 to -
ID nominal: natural white 26 to 80 10. - Ia
55c clipped white "a to 40 N. 3313da6l2c
RYE-Dull; No Western. Soc nominal, o b
YOrL RARI,EY-NOr1in3l
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
New York. Februal

New York. February y 1910.
REEyES-Receipts 12Tia 247T
head Including 9s for slaughter and 29ls
for market. OF which 1 ear did not arrive until
late in the afternoon Steers in light supply
and generally rated 1oc higher for all grades.
except medium and common; bulls and cows
steady at the 6oth street yards: steady to "A
shade higher at Jersey City: offerings all taken
Fair To good steers sold at s. saFaS6 30 per 100
n. bulls s&dS5 10: cows s. IJdS IS: I ehois.e
fat COW az s5 Dressed beef steady at sdIeIse
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

-, .NTA BIRMINGHAM & ATLANTIC.
1910 1905 zoos
"a .eek in Feb S54.32I Sable SIS, 4s4
20 90 irFeb IA 1.622.07i l.270,4s9 .08O,004
RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN.
81 week in Feb. sll'Is2 ssd1', os sa1se ss,52.
I,ly i-Feb. IA. 322l2i a'9.ooI 3a6.52s
PIrTsBuRG. GIN" CHICAGO ST LOUIS.
,nss earning 81 907.632 s2i4s. s93 81 600 1877
n and taxes Q .2l2 ]. .733, $50 500 Xii
Ne, earnings s7ls.4so $4i5,2o0 sa73.ess
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24

Baltimore. Feb. 2S-An increase Of 10 per
cent in salaries has been granted by the
Western Maryland Railroad TO its teeg-
raphers More than three hundred oper
ators will he affected No action has yet
been taken by the Western Maryland con-
cerning the demands Of its trainmen for
higher wages.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-24

COTTON-ACtlve selling COntlnued, and
there further sharp break in prices. At
the low point May contracts sold at soc and
active old crop months generally showed a loss
for the day of about 31Gi0 points and a &c
cline from the high level reached earlier in
the month of practically S6 35 a bale. The close
a little up from the lowest. as result of
covering, and the tone steady, but last prices
showed a loss of from l. 33 points for the
day. Southern spot markets officially re
ported unchanged to Itc lower. otherwise
there confirmation of the reports OF
easier Southern offerings.
Local contract prices: