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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
New YORK. December -.

New York December IL 1911.
BEEyES-Recepts, l19 cars. or ;sIs hesn:
all for slaughter except cars Feeling steahy
FOR steers: dull and weak for bulls ana cow
Dressed beef steady ~ sMi2lsc for native
sides Exports. % cattle on the Pancross to
CALyES-Roceipts 81 mainly to butchers.
Feeling steady Fairly good veas sold az 50 30
per 100 10. no prime or choice onered barn,
calves steady: city dressed yeals. II o 1oc per
10: country dressed. en121c. IN
Salos-Kerns Commission Company ~
yeais I2S ~ average 81 80 per 100 IN.
SHEEP AND LAMBs--Receipts. 2sis. care.
or d So head: 6 cars on sale. Sneep s'esuy'
lambs nrm 10 10c higher, quality cons,1e,tSyy'
a 81 20 per 100 10; medium to g9oo ahVs,
a. i75nsga 5. no very prime ohered: culs, -
a 81 5O yearlings s4a$t 90. Dfessso lnu ~,
tor steady a. ga &c per ri p IT, Country
dressed hothouse lambs unchanged al >S"fiA
per carcass. ~ ..... la.obs
- M average 50 % per 100 IN, las Eeriiioh''
IN No 81: ] sheep, 100 10. 81. ~ 90 10, ~ =.
Newton & Co: 2j1 ONO lambs OF 10 80 80
Tobin A shannon los Indiana lambs 70 ~;
So f2is: IL Indiana yearllngs l03 H. - Do 80
Indiana sheep. rs II. 80 30 o,,. iii
lambs, ~ 10, 81: ! Pennsylyanis, - 10 49,.
hi Pennsylvania yesriings. tOI 10. - - rem
sylvanla sheep, 121 10, So %. 1oi ono ~ 10
HOGs-Receipis. 49, cars or 3,49i head
ali for slaughter. Nominally hrur QGotatlont'
So IS a 50 60 for Light 70 medium wslsnlsi
pigs quoted at - lO s 20 y" Ig}t
sales date yestorday)-J. q: Curtls y eyn'
Ii state hogs l6l ID average 80 ~ pr 81 81 ~
%? d. s. 81 81; ,st TO- 20 1o o1 $50 10.
So so; l stag. $40 10. 81 so. boars loo 10, -
b: W. ous 9 ga %: - state hogs i'' 10
s0 - sanders iS state hogs 200 ID, SO 80. Il
rough go ID, 81 SO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago. Dec. --CATTLE-Receipts, !O0ol
market duh and weak peeNSs, ~ 90 s9Sc
So 80: stockers and feeders 81 2SHsS So cows
and heifcrs, 81 9og$6 70; calves, 20 sogi,S.
prices light. So 55a$9lelsi mixed - ~
s627Ia: heavy. 81 90GS6 30; rough, 80 ,pp
x6 %: good To choice heavy. SO % y so 50: DIG.
"a a SIS 60: bulk OF sales. s. 950s6 20. SHEET
Receipts. 2l,000; steady, native, Wy
s415: Western, 81 I3gs4 ~; yeaahngs 80 -
Il 81 80; lambs, native, si25aSe2o' western
GaelHn3y De- ii 6 q 5s,cT. ssa,
&c e. 70. S cows. sI25Gs4 10: calves, active and
steady to 23c higher ,$gSs. HOSS,.ihts o
ce!pts 2,G5s opened l9c higher; pa1 son1s s.G
s. 10: pigs and lights. So 50 90 SILL 20
Receipts AIS: steady 10 strong - 20 - ~
Fast Buffalo Dec. --Receipit.
800: slow and steady. vEALs-Receipts;. lbs
active and strong, s. 5ogss 20 si tsw' syI
and stead: heavy. So JO4s6 80; mixed - -
a So so; Workers, 50 1880 45; T9qshsi - ,S 2g.
L ZEN steday: lambs lie higher lambs 81 80
a SO 80; yearlings, 81 50gs5: "e'heis - 90"
Kansas City, Dec. 1I.-CATTLE-Recelpts.
$500, Including 300 southerns; slow, st ca n
az IS -: fair to good. 50 2jq So 30. western.
81 20 q Sc 80; stockers and feeders. ~ To-
s. 90: southern 81 soas5 30; southern ee|e
S. bulls So $50 IS; calves, 81 5o4ss. noes
receipts. $1,000 Dc lower; bulk of sales'
butchers. s6qs6 %: lights, 50 so ~ So 10; pigs.
81 5Oa s. % sHEEP--Receipts. 1000; stead
siaS5. wethers, So 40qS4; ewes. S3qs3 30:
stockers and feeders, 81 % q 81.
Pittsburgh. Dee 14.-CATTbE-stesdy
n 81 co SHEEP-Stcady supply fair prime
wcthers SO 60egS SIS; culls and commons, -
a. 81: lambs So 30 6 SO; veal calves, IS 90 q 81.
heavies 80 40; mediums. So 30; heavy Workers.
SO IS a Sc 80; Light Workers, $5a So 10; piSs,
So 10 Sc. roughs, 81 50g So
[By Telegraph to The Tribune
Ct ro,,is Dec 14-CATTLE-Recei 3,iSS
moderately active at about steady prices. steers
S4aS0 ~: hefers. SO j0a$6 -; cows, 81 35GS5 20.
Southern steers 81 700 81 -. GS-Recsipts
10 J07; choice Sc 300Se 40; bulk Of sales s. l5s
50 Is; packers 81 jOq$G. best lights, 50 900
So so fair 81 J06'SJ 20. best pigs, 81 1895; fair
81 25dS4 So SHEEP-Receipts. 1919; slow and
&c lower; lsmDs, 81 75Hs6; cults, 81 1oasi 'oi
sheer. So 1JaS3 %: common, 81 bJQS3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15

ancc Presidents, who was a member oil the
Armstrong committee as an Assempiyh'ai
from Buffalo, replied 10 Mr.. Taylof re
marks bv saying that no one better th"il
no realized the mistakes he and his col
leagues ON the Armstrong committee had
made i'm certain of their recommendations
but he rointed out that the insurance men
should derive this lesson from their eN-
ucrIeneo that when tie neod Of REFORM
arose again in their business they should
themselves accomplish it before the Legs
lst,ire could take n hand
The association postponed action on the
foliowin, resolution until its next regular
meeting. copies to I've forwarded In the
mean time 10 each member:
The President having i'm his message TO
Congress recommended Legislation permit
ting CORPORATIONS transacting interstate
business 10 become incorporated under an
appropriate law containing provisions Tor
their 81 table regulation;
Resolved. That IL IS the sense Of the
members of this association mat the al
vautages of such legislation should include
insurance companies. as well as other cor
poraticrs and that the counsel Of this as
sociation be requested To advocate such i'll
clusion before the committee Of Congress
To which that portion of the President :
message may be referred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
IOWA CENTRAL SALE PLANS
Terms with Minneapolis d st.
Paul Fixed by Directors.

4 circular has been sent 10 the stockholu'
ers of the Minneapolis & st. Louis Rali'
road Company and the Iowa Central Rail
way COMPANY. signed by Edwin Hawley
chairman of the board of the former com
many. and Newman Erb. president OF the
Iowa Central. advising them OF the terms
agreed upon by the directors of the two
roads subject TO approval of the stockhold-
ers AT special meetings to be held within a
few days. for the purchase OF the Iowa
Central by the Minneapolis & st. Louis
The Iowa Central is to convey all OF It's
railroad and property to the Minneapolis
4 St Louis and pay il the sum of S2,JO1Wo'
receiving i'm exchange 1915 shares OF pre-
ferred and $500 shares of common STOCK
and S2.5OOCOO Of a new issue OF refundihS
and extension mortgage per cent bonds OF
the Minneapolis & St Louis.
ono share of preferred stock and nine
shares OF common stock OF the Minneapo-
lis 4, ST. Louis will be given for eacn ten
shares Of Iowa Central preferred. and one
share of Minneapolis x st. Louis common
for each two shares of Iowa Central com
mon. The Iowa Central is to offer for sub
scriptiou TO stockholders Of the two com
NAMES the $2.5OoOl0 new bonds TO be received
by it. together with $l.2J0@O Minneapolis d
St Louis preferred stock, at price OF
Sld0 for each $1,000 bond. with preferred
stock Of the par value Of 500.
The full subscriptions will be payable on
or before January %. j. ;. Bache IL 60.
have formed a syndicate for underwriting
these securities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING.-Transactio for
| foreign account in the local stock market
amounted to about 10000 shares chiefly
! purchases of United States Steel, Reading,
Amalgamated Copper and Union Pacific.
| DIVIDENDS DECLARED - Dividends
l have been declared as follows: Phelps,
Dodge & Co, regular quarterly 2l2 per
cent and per cent extra, payable Deem
| Der IS; the W. l.. Douglas Shoe Company,
regular scmi-aunuai 3i2 per cent on the
/ preferred payable January ]; the Lawyers
/ Title Insurance and Trust Company, per
/ cent, payable January /; the Mutual Trust
/ Company of Westchester County. quarterly
/ liz per cent and an extra per cent, payable
December 81. the Coal and Iron National
/ Bank, regular quarterly liz per cent, pay
/ able January > The Mount Morris Bank,
regular quarterly 3 per cent, payable jan
uary 2; the Carolina Power and Light Com
J pany. regular quarterly lai per cent ON the
preferred payable January .. the United
Gas Improvement Company of Philadel-
1 phia, regular quarterly per cent pay %
/ able January .: the Securities Company.
regular semi-annual ~ per cent. payable
January 10; the Electrical Utilities Cor
! pOratiOn. regular quarterly ia per cent on
| the preferred. payable January 10; the
| American Locomotive Company, regular
quarterly 13i per cent on the preferred,
payable January %; the knickerbocker
Trust Company. regular quarterly per
cent payable December 60.
HIGHER COPPER PRICES PREDICT
ED.-Thompson, Towle * Co. say: Fifteen
cent copper by spring is the prediction OF
some of the leading copper interests, and
they base their opinion on the fact that
~ per cent Of the February production has
teSn sold, and that large sales have been
made for March delivery. as high as 1886
having been paid. Indications point 10
another big reduction i'm stocks for Deccm-
ber-probably as large as In November.
UNITED VERDE COPPER.-Owing "a
the curtailed production for some time
past, which has been caused by the sub
sidenCc OF the ground at the works, and
also owing TO the proposed change Of its
smelling plant. the United Verde Copper
Company announces that IL will be unable
TO pay the usual January dividend.
POSTED FOR TRANSFER. Tho New
York Stock Exchange seat OF q. G. Bagley
has been posted for transfer to Denman +.
Johnson.
COTTON EXCHANGE MEM BERSHIP
SOLD. The New York Cotton Exchange
membership Of T.. -. CountisS. OF ). B.
Chaplin q CO.. has been purchased by i. l..
Fleming for 1880 This is the same price
as was paid at the last preceding sale.
NEW STOCK EXCHANGE MEMBER
Henry A. Bibaire has been elected men,
Der Of the New York Stock Exchange
STEEL RAIL ORDER. -- The United
States steel Corporation has received on
order for p 90 tons of steel rails Tor ship
meut 10 Brazil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

While fair activity developed In the mar
ket for outside securities at the outset, with
considerable strength in the leading issues
business subsidized considerably around mid
dav. with reactionary tendency. The list
Ing of six OF the principal bonds on the
stock Exchange -curtailed business I'm this
quarter to small limits. American Tobacco
and subsidiaries were the principal feat
ures, and the former. after scoring new
high record at $50. lost part of the advance.
Tobacco cX-subsidiaries moved up about I
points p LOrilard and Liggett Myers
were decidedly eirmer British American
Tobacco, after an advance Of Ia on heavy
dealings lost about half OF the early gain
The Studebaker receded about quarter;
Iutercontinental Rubber was shade
lower Inspiration showed strength at the
start and an Improvement OF about "a later.
losing all on heavy realizing. Other copper
issues were slightly lower. Silver stoc KS
were steady Bonds were extremely quiet
and a bout unchanged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
CAN'T USE PRIVATE WIRES
S. O. Messages Must Not Be Sent
Over Pipe Lines, Court Says.

As A. further step I'm the dissolution Of
the Standard OH Company Of New Jersey
as ordered by the united States Supreme
Court neither the Standard itself nor any
If the former merchandising subsidiaries
of the trust" viii hereafter be permitted
to send messages over the private teic-
graph lines owned Ivy the various Standard
OH pipe lines.
heretofore Il has been the custom OF the
merchandising companies To- send All their
commercial messages, so far Us possluie'
oyer the wires of the pipe line companies
which own telegraph wires running al
along their varioas pipe lines, covering
crea+ ovter. Of country. Under the new
order. y hich goes into effect to-day how
.yor those private telegraph wires will he
reserved strictly FOR the use Of the pipe
line companies, and no outsiders VIII be
permitted to use them.
The pipe lines are common carriers ana
like the railroads they own their own teIe-
graph lines. in order that they may nave
uninterrupted communication with any
mart of their system. II being absolutely
necessary that communication between
their different pumping stations be Kept
omen. Otherwise, one station might pump
the oil faster than the next station could
receive and dispose OF t.
No change in the ownership or operation
Of these telegraph lines will result from
the new order as has been reported, rep
resentative Of the Standard Oil Company
said yesterday. 1t will simply mean. he
pointed out. that instead of sending their
messages over the private wires of the pipe
lines the merchandising companies will
have 10 use The wires of the estapnsheu
commercial companies. ms oil course'
viii mean an added expense
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
FOREIGN MARKETS.

Liverpool. Dec. 14--WHEAI-spot STEADY (:
No Manitoba, Is lid; No ); IS 20 futures
firm. December, 7s AID; March. IS 3$sd; Na, =.
Is assd CORN-spot firm; American mixed.
Is I'd; futures firm; January, IS od' February.
Is sd FLOUR-Wintcr patents, rs 90
HOPS in London (Pacihc Coastl, n19t1"
BEEF-Extra India mess. OBS %, PORK
Prime mess Western, 93s Sd HAMS--shorr
cut. 52s I'd. BACCN--cumberland cut, As
Cd short rib, sos; clear bellies, ass Sd; Ions
clear middles. light, sos; heavy. aes: short
clear. backs !6s Cd. sHouLDERs-sauar,.
ass Cd. LARD---Prime Western. usrees, 45s
I'd: American refined. pals 40. Sd BUTTER
Good United states. ll2s CHEEsE-Cana
dian fnsst white, i0s; colored, Ios Cd TAI
LOW--Prilne city. 35s Sd Australian IN Lon
don. BIS Sd. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 3os 30.
ROSIN-Comnon, los. PETRoLECM-Re
fined o4d LINSEED OIL 36s cd COT
ToNsEED oIL--Hull refined. spot, 26s Cd.
London. Dec. 14-SUGAR-Rsw, centrifu-
gal, ISIS I'd: muscovado, las; beet. December
15s Sd. LINsEED-Calcutts, April-June, sos
Cd LINSEED OIL, S4s Sd. SPERM OIL,
tS4 los PETROLEUM--Americs refined,
5%.d: spirits. 6&d. TURPENTINE--Sp,rits
36s I'd RosIN-American strained l6s; me,
-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
EXPLANATORY NOTES
THE WEATHER REPORT.

INITIAL Record and Forecast. -WucEiug ton,
if--liish pressure prevails in Sew Ing
~ The middle Atlantic states and tho middle
80 bai elsewhere pressure conditions are
'.f disturbance appears 90 Dc ap-
's nc T-Aas coast; another appears TO
49, coping g0 thc North Carolina coast and
tsy,,,' = ilt1 ono over KeutuC,y. CutiOnaly
iuuii.r ae-ording.y been issued along the
COST /" (; ~" IAiSlaud. middle Atlantic ami Gulf
Ttrr.. '''h-a We're general iu the ONO VALLEY,
tiafe. 'A4 ihr middle and .Outh Atlantic
snow f-,etI Ntw York aud there were local
lslt ~ iaths in the lower lake region and
Ssv, ~ SHOWS iu North Dakota. Montana,
loae5 49, western Texas aud Colorado. fol
There - 81 ailhg weather In the latter state.
ingfor "s,e alec Eight rains 100 Western Wash
vSstbt- we 90, remainder Of tho country the
s.s p considerably colder tt tb, south Atlantic
orsd. ~ 'tt FLORIDA. and iu southeastern Col
msins.- P1I.lons Of California. over the re-
Roc uiiU. nc country temperature changes
Ftle, III 10 IN Friday 100 the upper Ohio
sia,e. n iHldqlc and South Atlantic and CUR
NoFtL.r' 4. ia!n or SNOW Boz New England.
pr,bst5 -. 0rk and ihe lOWer lake region.
rstes e"Hinuine SATURDAY. va the Atlantic
pW 49, Nr eastern lower lake region There
horfb,.,, o.. , 1'ai SHOWS Fflduy iu the extreme
eonilDn.re t.-" telna in the north Pacinc states.
1tq2l, Elsewhere the weather viii
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
FOREIGN FINANCIAL.

London. Dee. H-Consols, after an early
advance OF reacted and closed unchanged
AT Il 3-l6 tor money and 11Ss for account
Anaconda was a higher AT GSs. Cana
dian Pacific was I point lower AT III.
Money was scarce and higher Discount
rates advanced OH the Disappointing bank
statement
The settlement was concluded on tho
Stock Exchange. one small failure Was
announced Business was fairly active,
but the tone was irregular. American ana
copper shares and japanese bonds were
the hrmest sections, but consols, after an
early advance OF a quarter OF a point, lost
the Improvement and closed unchanged.
Profit taking caused reccSSlons In home
rails and rubber shares.
American securities We're quiet and feat
ureless during the forenoon. Then the
market became strong under the lead OF
United States Steel shares which were In
good demand, owing 10 the rise In the
price OF steel products Realizing caused
"A reaction in the late trading, and the
closing was quiet.
Paris, Dec A-Three per cent rentes.
after an early advance OF 2ia confines.
reacted and closed unchanged from yes
terday's close at 80 francs 6ila centlmes.
Prices were generally firm on the Bourse.
Berlin, Dec. H.--Prices improved on this
Boerse. Iron shares led the advance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15

D.. generally fair Friday and Saturday. except
Zoo tho northern upper lake region. where there
viii local SHOWS Friday or Friday night.
II will be- somewhat colder Friday iu thc east
Gulf states. central and Eastern Tennessee ana
warmer IN the Rocky Mountain aad plateau re-
giOn.
Tho winds along the New England Coast will
, be northeast and increasing except variabl"
! over north portion; middle Atlantic Coast north
east becoming brisk. south Atlantic coast. mid
| crate and mostly cast. east Gulf coast. modcr-
ate east end southeast, cast GGlf coast, north
efly. IIO8bly increasing Friday. Lake Michl-
gan. moderate ana variable
Steamers departing Friday FOR European ports
| VIII have increasing nortp, q winds, with rain,
! 10 the Grand Banks.
Forecast for special LOcalltles.-For the Dis
trct Of Columbia, rein to-day and probably
SATURDAY; not much change IN temperature;
m1darste northeast winds becoming variable
Saturday.
FOR Delaware. New j .rt,v ana Eastern Penn
sylNauia. rain to-day, increasing cast to north
winds saturday, rain.
For Eastern New York. g. D In south. rain or
snow iq north, portion tod and probably sat
urday: ccst winds. increas Friday over eX-
tremo south portion. becoming variable s8tur-
day.
For southern New England rain or snow to-
day and probably Saturday, increasing east 10
northeast Wifds
For Northern Ncw England. Increasing cloudi
ness today; snow or rain ly night aud on sat
urca:, moderate variable winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
uAwLgY ROAD PASSES DIVIDEND.

The directors OF tho Toledo, st. Louis d
Western Railroad Company. enc of the
roads OF the Hawley system, at their meet
ing Yesterday took no action on the pre-
fcrred dividend. a course which was taken
10 signify that the dividend for this quar-
ter would be passed. The company has
paid per cent quarterly on the preferred
stool. eirco 1907
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
sHgspsKINs SOLD IN LONDON.

London Dec IA sale Of sheepskins wab
held here to-day. Home and Continental buy
ers we're active bidders for the 5000 baleI
offered. Prices advanced from SD 20 I'd.
the sales and prices paid for clothing ant
combing: New South Wales. 100 bales; 34 q
600 50. GShd: South Australia. 300: 81 %
7Isd West Australia, 1,400, 80. 97%d; Tas-
mania 300, 3Q7ied; New Zealand. $500. . -
SGd; Punta Arenas, 100. 81 97ad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15

bos,s NJ, eso for standard white III pa'ro'
nt TeW " y3Tk G.lnseed oil unchanged
RICE-Firm but quiet ,ot and uu-
n 1an1 ans ,g1rSsuuIated, 575o net. less
per cent cash Raw here closed oar en, ri n
on the bass Of 4s7c for 30 test t3c For
&c e. tor 10 [e sugar There sale OK
;. GOO bags cuba centrifugal pecenI os iie.t
Arbuckle Brothers, at Z loc iptf'ercd nere
There was also a sale Of about o95'ooo t Uas
Cubas to arrive here in Jsnuary' AZ D. bers
90 test, cost and freight equai W IN soc
could be obtained for prompt shipment sugars;
London cabled the worlds visible suP ny gsstI'
. 40 600 TONS LIGHT has increased ms e es oao
mate for inc beet crop Of Germany l6O,Ovo
tons. This weakened the London, maI IS,s
making a decline OF about 70 % po'nst
December I5e Cd January. los Gao ana
NAV ID
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15

highest price reached for several years
Sales Of elcctrolytic were made at 1875
cents Il pound. and II cents was asked 10y
one Of the leading selling agencies. The
demand for the metal. both from do
nestle consumers and from Europe. Is in
creasing steadily, and the trade is already
predicting "l5-cent copper" for carly In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
CURB LOSES SOME BUSINESS.

Liggett & Myers and per cent bonds
Z. Lorillard Company z and per cent
bonds and Metropolitan Street Railway
new refunding is and adjustment IS. which
for some time have provided considerable
business for the curb. were transferred yes
terday TO the New York Stock Exchange
where the transactions in them when is
sued" were at figures varying fractionally
from the final prices on Wednesday in the
curb market
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
SEED PRICES.

Toledo. Dec. If. 80 CLoYERsEED - Cash.
sl2 50; December. Sl2 e5; rebrgsry, $la 90
Si2@Ssl2 30: rejected sill e0g si1 SIS: 10 e.
tabllshed grade, s9ds1l. ALsIKE-Cssh
$40 SIS: December siO So: March. 81 o5. TIN
OTHY--Cash. 81 60, December 81 80; MARCH,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
FOREIGN BANK RETURNS.

London, Dec. 1.-THE weekly return Of
tho Bank OF England shows the following
changes: Total reserve decreased fl.0l5,WDi
circulation decreased fl,90s0OO; bullion de-
creased fl.I530OO other securities increased
q $4,000; other deposits decreased e. ls9,ctQ;
public deposits increased f3.036,000; govern
rent securities increased 100000 The pro-
portion OF the banks reserve 10 liabilities
is now 1910 per cent, against J2.j per cent
last week. and compares with an increas"
from 1910 per cent to ~ per cent Ina this
week last year The rate Of discount is
unchanged at per cent.
The clearings through the London banks
for the week were t2i9G3O,00 compared
with f302, 02O 600 last week and f22i, Al 900 I'm
this week last year.
Paris Dec. 1.-THE weekly return of the
Bark of France shows the following
changes: Notes in circulation decreased
e, 10000 francs; treasury deposits de-
creased 13N50,O00 francs; general deposits
decreased l3,6C,0O0 francs: sold on hand de-
creased $1,000 francs; silver on hand de
creased $4,000 francs bills discounted de-
creased $4,000 francs; advances decreased
S0l NN francs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
1910 1911

highest temperature yesterday, a. Ht ia.tO
p. M: lowest -: average Yesterday. -: aver
ago for corresponding date last year -. average
FOR corresponding date l9ft thifty-ihr, wears ~
Local IofCcast.-k3iu today ana trol,abl.
saturday eat wind, Increasing TO-DAY, bcrom-
ing variable SatuTday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-15
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Dec. 1.-THE approach OF Christmas
tbif red the crowd to-day on Change and IL.
prices ease on a little all around. At the end
OF the session. wheat was down sc 20 ssqisc
net. corn on Ease TO sc. oats, SO &c to %.
and hog products, 2i.gc TO 10c. Range OF prices: