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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Chichester-Square 5755 lots A. IS. and Is: Howard
l. Christman To Norman z. Ryon, so.
Woudley Parh-Square 2lO7 lot 81; EdWard ].
stellwagen, William J. Flatha. and John W.
Brawner, receivers to Robert A Dore, SsL0.
Langdon Park-Square 2z07 part Of lot II, lot L
and parts of lots y and II. block 2; George l.
SnidT 20 Della VI. Srdrr. 500.
Whitney COse-LOt IS block ); Annie L. Ben
ner to ZOra Irene Homer, SO
Twputy-fTlrth street northwest, between y and o
streeis-Square Is, lot 81; James J. Keane to
Philip H Christman SO
40 Ninth street sDuthWeSt-Square III. part Il
original lot ?; Daniel Hartnett to Richard F.
Hartnctt SO.
4 Iveuty-siEth and K streets nOrthweSt-Sluare Is.
part of lot 6; Thomas A. Hughes ct ux. to
George Laner ct ux., katharina Laner Joint
tenants. SO.
llg7 sixth street northeast-Square SO. lot 30;
Alberta c. Taylor ct viz, Georgia A Queen. SO.
West Homead Manor-Square 3E9. lots Is to p l;
sara A. Brown ct viz to John NJ. Thurston and
Robert B. Brown. trustees. so.
street northwest between Thirty-third and
Thirty fourth streets northwest--Square l35. part
Of lot 80; Aaron Sommers and Edward Som
mers, executors and trustees to Myer J.
Lob So
NJ street northwest. between Thirty-third and Thr-
ty-fOurth streets Square IDS. part II lot %;
Myer J. Loeb 10 Edward Sommers. SO.
NJ street northwest between Thirty-thIrd and Thr-
tyfourth streets-Square l25 part Of lot 30;
Aaron SOmmers. Snstman Z Young Eugene
Young. Leona Frank Ct al to Edward Som
rnes. 80.
North Columbia Heights-Iots 4 and 5, block .;
Edward Mellon TO Isaac Z. Shoemaker. SO.
Petworth-Square 5Gl6. lot 800: Robert z. Buchanan
ct ux. TO Clarence T. Lacy and Harvey C.
Belt. $
Holmead Mannr-Lot 81. block Il; George b. Shane.
Elmer J. l. Shane. Edward r. Shane ct uL
to Michael A. Collins. SO.
Petwmth-Square 3Ol5 lot sol; Ella X. Jones TO
Clarence T Lacy and Harvey c. Belt. SO.
Eighteenth and S streets northEest-Sduare la2,
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lot 81 Charles P. FIstchsr Ct uI- to Wilhelm
Schmidt. SO
Holncad estate-south Of square az. lot s5; Harry
wardman and Thomas Bones to Samnel n.
Dean ct ux.. Ahos B. Dean, so.
East Deanwood-Lot II. block Is; Samuel Il Keets
to Jesse W. Rawlings. So
lHl Fourteenth street northwest-North Of square
2ie,> lot ls; John J. DAILY to Robert Knightly,
SIS
Gizor and Mount Air5-Part Of lot 2: Capital Syn
dicate company to Virgil G. Williams, SO.
II Seventh street northeast-SquAre So lot 2;
John A. Schaefer and William R. McClosky.
trustees, to James A. Toomey and Vincent l..
Toomey. joint tenants. HS3
Dobbins' Addition-Lot 81. block 10; Mahlon Groo
ct ux. to Clarence n. Peck and Thomas P.
NeWbold, So
North Columbia Heights-Lot a. block 6; Edith
NJ. Macdonald ct vir to Robert II. Mcneil.
E street southeast between Twelfth and Thir-
tenth strects-Square 1919. lot Is; Linus Sand
berg ct ux. To Joshua Evans and Emily A.
Evans, SO.
Pleasant Plains-square sBl lot 80: Carroll s.
Zepp and Guy S. Zepp to Christian E. Jensen.
1914 H street nOrthwest-square 22l. lot 8; Scott
E. WeIker ct uE. 10 Robert C. Wilkins. SO
l22l and l&23 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
Square 2l. lot a. and part Of lot "a; George
E Hamilton. Charles Fl. Stanley, and J.
Holdsworth Gordon and Edward 4. Newman,
trustees 10 Arthur W. Allison, 81 .s5.68
Fourteenth street Heights-Square Z9ls. lots }, 6.
9. 10. IL. u, l3. Il. %. q, 40. Il. q, 43. and a
square 29l4. lots 5 and IA; square 2l7 lot g.
and square 29l9. lot g. James r. Ellerson and
James S. Easley, trustees. to the Fourteenth
Street Land Company. 5.
North Columbia Heights-Lot 2, block ): Stephen
D. Pool ct ux. to De Witt c. Chadwick. SO.
Fourteenth Street HeiShts-Square 29ls lots ; 8, &
O. 10. II. u l3 Il. l6 II. %. q, =. 2. a. 8
Is, 2. 3. .. %. 81. 52 3. 81. 50. IS. %. Al,
q. q, and NJ: square 29li. lot Il; Fourteenth
Street Heights Land Company incorporated to
Margaret L. Bruce SO
Fourteenth Street Heights-Square al7. lots q. 3
and 2; square 29I7. lots 2. B 1, I. 9. and II
square 2ls lots l5 II. 2. 30. 3. 81 to 81
square 2Sli. lots Is and Is square 2sI7, lot
Z, d Il. Is. %. q. and 2I; Watson J. New
ton and James :. Easlcy. trustees. to the -Four
tenth Street Heights Land Company. SIS ,6se.7l.
Fourteenth Street Hdghts-Square Z3lS. lots ). Is
TO Il. Is Il. % to 81, 10 to a; square 294
lot H. Margaret L. Bruos to Gilbert C.
Splitter, so.
Iadolencs-Square zoo lots 10 to 9; Arthur W.
Machen ct uT- 70 Charles S. Wire. SO.
Fourteenth Street Heights-Sduare 29lS. Dts Il. ID
.. 30. 81 IS IS. and -; Northwest Washington
Company 70 Margaret l. Brucs. $.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

Quotations furnished by W. 3. Hibbs Co.,
members of the Chicago Beard Of Trade, Hibb'
Building
Chicago March l3-The local wheat market
oISnCd steady 70 a shade easier. and held tr1I
during the early part Of the session, with the attn
tudc * local professionals persistently bullish
Outside Qf the decrease in the visible supply there
nothing bullish in the news In fact. crop reports
from all sections most favorable, and the
lack of cash demand continues Receipts to-day
were l3 cans, with IS estimated for tomorrow.
The com market showed an easy tendency at thE
opening, without any prun0Crced weakness, bui
buying enthusiasm net weak Country cJn
tinues to sell in fair volume to arrive, and
cash prices were easisT with the futures Receipts
to-day were 2O2 cars with 3I6 estimated for 70
morrow.
Oats prices ruled within very narrOw range, tht
market being without distinctive features Tn
tone was easier and the trade largely Of a Local
professional character. Receipts to-day were 90 crs
with 10 estimated for tomorrow.
TO-day's hog recsipts nearly eIceeded expectations
and caused provisions to open sharply lower. Their
was a moderate volume Of selling early. Cash tad
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Mary Gardens Acting.

Ellen Terry. in March Mc1ureS
The next letter is from Miss Mary Gar
den. remember seeing her in ''Griseli-
dis at Aix-les- Baines some years ago,
and, being immensely struck with her
talent as an actress, forgot all about
her singing-in admiration of her acting
forgot even that it was an opera was
watching. What an amazing thing"' l
thought, for an opera does not generally
develop such a gift 1t was the stiffness
OF her Griseldis But, perhaps, she could
do only that? How much Of it was as
sumption? Then 1 saw her in another
opera, and she was the acme OF vivacity!
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York March 3-CATTLE-Reoeipts for two
days i2ii head. Steers opened steady closed easier;
bulls and COWS slow TO &c lower: fair 30 rrime
steers sold at 59la66O per 100 lbs bullS 4ua5 50:
cows 2G5aA5O dressed beef rather slow but firm.
held At 9HalOS for native sides No later cables
from Great Britain. Exports none
CAbNES-Rscipts for two days saa4 head in
ciudinE G6 fer butchers and 30ls for the market
On tree roeipts the market opened 5oal00 lover:
closed 1Sal3 lower Common 10 choice veals old
E0slOSo per 100 lbs, and few selected lots at
lo.75; cllls and thrOTouts. 5ooa6OO; city dressed
Teals lower al Ral6 per pound; country dressed
weak at loaI3z
SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts for two davs
l,5li. including % cars for the market sheen
almost nominal: lambs generally rated steady.
the market closed quiet Common ewes sold
5sja50o pr 100 lbs: cills 3Oo ordinary to choice
, LIMBS. 6OOa7.0o: few yezrlingS SIS; dressed
mutton steady IT 7asz wethsrs selling at 9 Dressed
lambs at 1Iik; country dressed hot-housa lambs
lower AZ 5ooa7.W PER carcass.
HoGs-Reosipts for two days were 9s6 head m
ciuding about 80 for the mzriet Prices lower at
f0az IS per 100 lbs. for heavy TO light weights pgs
included Country dressed hogs LlOx Al All pa
pound
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

$50 packages The market is firm RCreamery spe-
Gals pcr pound ~: extras. 26; State dairy, tubs
finest y; press specials. lS-
CHEESE-Recepts to-day. 3lj boxes The marke Il
is weak. State whole milk. specials, l6; fancy OIL
ored. September lii4; SKINS special. IL fancy. 9ls
EGGS-Recaipts to-day. uf59 cascA The demand
was steady. State. Pennsylvania. and nearby hen
gath rrrI selected extras .sr dozen. .
MIIIPEED-Steady. moderate trade. SpI1ng
bran $50: standard middIinE. 2-7a25O Western
red dog 2S SOOa2S25; winter wheat bran. in lWpOund
sacks to arrive $50; city bran, in bulk, 24l5.
OATS-IiEht INJURY. No. white. 8; No
white. IS: standards 35iz elevator basis; white
track 3psa3slz-
s;-ai-brs 4aL5O in sacks; soft straiEhts 4OOa4 IS
in arreIs spring patents 4s5a5D in barrels; spring
clears 4Ola49
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Probate Court.

JUSTICE GOULD.
Estate of George w. Walter; will dated Feoruary
g. 1899 filed.
Estate Of Noel W Barksdale: letters testamentaIy
granted to F1orrnos f. NJ. Barksdale bond, S'On
Attorney. Andrew Wilson,
Estate of Joacph Hill; petition for ietfas testA-
mcntary. Attorney. Oscar Nauck
Estate Of Charles II. MHilue; letters OF admins
tration granted to Robert f. MCNAMARA; bond,
s. OO. Attorney r. z. McNamara-
Estate Of William MSiowan; order to c'nproInls
In re Carolyn d. ThornbIrg ct al; Claude Inorn-
burg appointed guardian; bond. Sl.0p.
In n, Ella NJ. sullivan ct al. order to invest
Attorney. J. y. COUEhlan.
Estate Of Elizabeth L. Mnorc; letters Of admins
tration granted To Charles L. Moore. Attorneys,
Leckic. Fulton & Cox.
Estate OF william F. Cnmpton: order to sell per
sonalty. Attorney. W. NJ levin.
Estate uf Francis I. Willis; will dated January p
1910 and PETITION for Letters Of administration a.
Attorney. ]. B. LArner.
Estate Of Teresa Arnold: viii dated June 2 1873,
filed
E,z,atc Of Robert ]. wahcr; viii dated September
T. 1901 filed.
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COTTON MARKET.

Quotations furnished b. W. B. Hibbs & Co. Mem
bers Of the New York Stock Exchange. Hibbs Build
inE.
New York March 13-To-day's cotton market was
strong and weak by uIrIrs The trading indicated
selling pressure by larger bulls This view may not
be altogether correct, but it IS significant that
contracts were in full sympathy whenever the mar
ket rallied its recent high levels. With May
contracts selling at H6, there was decided syi-
denca II realizing and other pressure. PERHAPS
hedge sale against actual cotton back OF these
tradGs and It is also prsSibe that cTtain grades
H. delivered without loss AZ quotations ruling
for Mas to-day. Meantime July contracts did not
rise above Il 80 which ten points lower than
the price ruling when May sold at H65 about ten
days ago.
The new crop months not very active and
trading appeared reflect less speculative interest
Q. the -hlic TIE r,---ths
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WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET

Sales-Regular call, Il O'Clock noon:
Potomac Electric cons IS. S1,0Oo at 100.
Capital Traction, 3 at l2E, at lAz-
Washington Railway and Electric com. 8 at S1S,
8 at S1s- . at SoiS, 25 at SIS, Is at 35ls-
Washington Railway Electric pfd-. 10 at SlA. !
at STA 3 at S1z, 10 at STA at SIA- 8 at SzlA.
8 at Sk
Washington Gas. . at So 10 At 50.
Washington-V Vhginia Railway pfd, 80 at g.
American National Bank, 10 at 10.
Riggs National Bank 5 at $50,
Union Trust, 10 at n
After call-Washington Railway & Electric pfd-.
10 at s7h
Washington Railway & Electric As, sl.Ooo at s5A.
s. 0OS at s5A-
Following are the bid and asked prices posted
at yesterdays meeting Of the Washington Stock
Exchange:
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OilinE the Motor.

From UppincottS-
Giles" said de Whizz to his chauffeur
before he started on his run across the
State, ''have you oiled the machine thor
oughly?''
''YsE, sir
-Afe you sure, Giles?"
Yes. sir. have filled the spring cups
and the engine reservoir. and I have
creased the cornet-a-piston, the plurfbus
unum, the exhaust pipe, the muffled
tread, the thingumbob, the rigamajig.
and both the hot boxes"
'.Are you sure those are all the parts
you have oiled, Giles?'
'@Yes, SIR 81.
-You have forgotten the most impor-
tant place of all Take the can and squirt
a few drops Of oil on the license number
so that the dust will collect on It and
make It hard TO read Always remember
to lubricate the license number, Giles"
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. March B.-IiTe hogs were Is to &c lower.
The reSsipts we're estimated at 600; quality good
odicial receipts Saturday. u-55; shipments, 1892;
left over Ix2; Official receipts last week lA9 l5s
shipments a 800; estimated tomorrow. q 0p. Bulk
Of prices, 6Sa7.oo; light 6sa7l5; mixed and butch
e1s 6f0azoo; heavy. ass; rough heavy, s-55ak70
yorke7s 7oEnT.l5
Cattle STEADY 70 l0c lower; estimated recstpta.
20oo Beeses. kl5a6s5: COWS and heife1s, 26oaa Soi
Texas steers 4-5ah65; stockers and feeders, 4ooa
5.75: Western. L7oaATA
sheer steady; estimated reospts moo; native
300ast0; Westen 470ak7s; yearitngs L7sa5.s5
lAmhs. 6eos6tO; wessem lAmhs, 52saAfS
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4 Legal Holiday.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
"BindIesworth seems rather to look up
on his wife with awe
Yes. met him yesterday; he wanted
to borrow S from me 1 asked him why
he didn't go to his bank for 1t, and he
replied with surprise that he was unable
to conceal:
Why, bless me! I'd forgotten that
the banks were open to-day, just the
same You see. this is my w1re-s birth
day"
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DAILY COURT RECORD
Continued from Page Ten.

No. zs53 United States vs.. William o. Gross;
same; plea, not guilty.
No. GeS United States vs.. William L. Walker;
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny; plea, gnty to first and
third counts.
No. E4z. United States vs. John H. PurneIl; as
sauIt dangerous weapon; assault to kill; robbery;
on trial
Assignments for March Il:
United States vs.. Charles Wright.
United States vs. Robert Preston
United States vs.. Charles Henderson
United States vs. Charles W. Robinson
Criminal Court No. 2.
CHIEF JUSTICE CLABAUGH.
No. 5OsS4. Emmons Nash; verdict for plain
tiff for So Attorneys. II. p. ETans-Robinsou
White
No 5Os72 Cornell Wall Paper Company ys.
Daniel; verdict for plaintiff for S7-5. Attorneys.
E. S Bailey and j. A. Hicks-W. c. BaldeTston
and Hayden Johnson
No. 5347O George W. Levy Bro. vs.. Hub Fur
niture Company: verdict for ptainnf for SO. At
torreys Marx Stearman-Deon Tobriner
No $3.50. Wallace ct al. vs.. Degree; on t1AL
ATTORNEYS Z. A. JoueS-W. Z. Ambrose.
Assignments for today:
No lI6. Wallace ct al. vs.. Degree; On tnaL Al
torneys Jones & Bride-Ambrose d smith
No III. Jassei VS.. Reeve Attorneys. Wheauey-
Linkins
No lla Townsend vs.. Mcdaniel. AttnrneyS WI
son-Clinkscales & Chase.
No 10 Williams vs.. Mills Attorneys Montague
No. III Fry vs. Gatchell. Attorneys. Sullivan
Easily Smith.
No l22 Mctropolitan Coach Company vs. Fre1nd.
| Attorneys, johnson Richardson-Bnsht-
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Pure Food Laws.

The Supreme Court, in an opinion by
Associate Justice McKenna, affirmed the
Judgment of the United States Circuit
Court for the Northern district of ILL
nois in what has come to be known as
the Hipolite Egg Case. The decision is a
victory for the government, and will
strengthen the hand Of the government
in enforcing the food and drugs act
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TeIeEraphers, Hours Limited.

The Supreme Court affirmed the decision
of the United States Circuit Court of APP
peals of the Seventh circuit in the case
OF the United States against the Atch-
ison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
which involved the construction of what
has come to be popularity known the
hours of service act" This act pre-
scribed nine hours of continuous service
as a limit that may be imposed upon tele-
rraph operators working at train dis
patching in the movements of trains en-
gagged in interstate commerce.
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Lawsuits.

No 5ras. William II. Wahling - Augusta A
| Rem Judgment Municipal Court, SD.
| No. 5399. JeSs, l. HciSkeil Edmond MGllet
! oerioTari- Attorney J. A BurSa-t-
! No. $500. George 4. Dea7iorff Hugh J. Phil
/ hTS; sane. Attorneys. Higgins Mc.ielll & Evans
No. 53Ol Thomas r. Hutchinson Salvatore
! Dysio; damages, S3C7n Attorneys, Hamilton Col
/ bert Yerkes & HamIltrn.
No. 500 SUtclITe y. Wiidup ~ John F. Gies-
sang; account, !lC0. Attorneys. Leche, Fulton n
| Cox
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Cabby's BadinaEe.

From the St Louis Globe-DemoGat
A story by Lord Decies:
IT said to a cabby the other day:
"'How much to take me to the Hotel
X?
-Four dollars the man answered.
Oh said, I didn't ask the price or
the rig don't want 20 buy it,
"'wen. / should think not said the
cabby. The horse alone cost $l5o'-
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NEW YORK MONEY.

q New York March l3-Tfrc money has eased N
somewhat but the market is e1CecdinSI- dull.
Rates a-n 2-a2G. TTr cent FOR sixty DAYS E,aJ for
ninety days Ga28 fer four months. 3'.a5s. for five
and SIX months
CozlncrriaI paper is steady at 4ai4 rs- cent for
the fres, nameS London discUunts "a rlzr cent
unchanged; Paris discuGnts. rs PET czt unchanged
Berlin tis-Ounts, ~ PCT cent. up \ pr crut.
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Equity Suits.

No 0GS. RebCcCa 4. HarTUyeT Jackson Har-
0nycr divorce q mcnsa Ct thoro. Attorney. W. A
COumbC.
No Sdg Margaret Doleman EHcrnc Dole
ct Al; diTprCc. AttnrneyS. Z. T. Mattingly.
No. JGS Clyde II. TaEeuncr Gertrude II
TavcnDer ct al. diTOrca. Att0rney..M NJ r O'Bren-
No. 0I9. Fannie +. Bieg vs. Mary r Rice ct
al; partition. Attorney. ]. X. NJ. Norton
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Bully.
From Id6s

From Ideas
An Irishman and his English friend
we're out rabbit shooting. They had been
very unsuccessful and were returning
downhearted, when they saw a hare dart
out of the hedge Mike, in amazement
failed to shoot, and the hare escaped
why didn't you shoot it, asked the
EnGlishman.
'.Shure," said Mike, Il didn't see It tin
il was out of sight"
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- -
District Of Columbia city Of Washington s.:
!. WILLIAM Q. WORTHINGTON. Cashier Of the
abOEe-namcd bank. do sOlemuly swear that the
above statement Is trle to the bst Of ny knowledge
and belief.
WILLIAM G. WORTHISGTON. Cashier.
SUECihed and sworn 10 before me this 10th day Of
March. 1911
ROSCOE J. c. DORSEY. Notary Public
COreCt-Atte=t:
+. J. NEE
ANTHONY GAEILER,
HENRY l. WEST
g H. FRED
JULIUS /. PEY SER
&. NJ. WOOLF
HENRY F. BLAIR
CHAS. ". DARR.
J. F'ENDAIII CAIN.
EMANUEL SPEECH.
WILLIAM A. GORDON,
LESTER B. PLATT
GEO. r. LINkINS
Directors
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Mechanics, I.ienr.

No. 6D6. Hydraulic Press Brick Company
Richard Ou-h: lots z II l9 block ), Aunslsgh
Park G, Attorney. ". K. QUnter.
No. 63C. EisinEcr Brothers Howard NJ. Chase;
lot 20 SQUARE 5799 $500.
No. Sis. Same vS William l.. F. King: parcel
lO4l. square 3ITi Is. 6Z. Dahia street, Taknma
Park. D. c.. SPcS.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
TREASURY STATEMENT.

At the beginning # business yesterday the condt
ton Of the United States Treasury was:
Working balance IN Treasury oics.---.-Sa5 5H II OF
In banks and Philippine treasury 3 % sO4 IS
Total balance in general frd...-..---- 50 OS 2sJ o.
Ordinary 3o962 %
Ordinary Disbursements. SS9 81
The deficit to date this fiscal year IL S. SB 6z. 49,
rs against 81 81. .f6.35 At this time last year
Thee figures exclude Panama Canal and public
debt transactions
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BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET.

Baltimore. March l3-Wheat closed weak Spot
and March 9J5ta9l; April. 9li2: May G2s-
Corn closed easier. Spot and March, 5O+s April,
5l4 May So
Oats closed steady. New No 2 white 36: standard
white 55ta1554 No. white, 554; No. white, 3f94
Az
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CHIEF JUSTICE CLABAUGH
Tinted States % Cold Storage Shad; decree ni
condemnation.
fBY JUSTICE STAFFORDl
No SO Extension of New Y0rk avenue; time tr
settle bill Of exceptions extended
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oughlyT'

New Hampshire has followed the ex-
ample of Massachusetts, in empowering
It's State board OF health to restrict the
places
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished By W. B. Hibbs Co. mem
bers of the New York Stock Exchange, Hibos Build
ing.
Can money: Open, ~
SALES OF SHARES BY HOURS.
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bankruptcy Court.
DiEfricf Cnnrf.

JUSTICE STAFFORD.
No y. In re J. & ". IsemAn; rule returnable
March 2
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Stocks Rally After Corpora
tion Tax Decision.
CLOSE Is STRONG BUT DULL
Even RumOrs of Another COnsiEn-
ment of Troops for the Border
FniLS to Stir Up Any Excitement.
American Tobacco Sells to New
High Record of $50.
By THOMAS c. sHOTwELL.

New York, March 1&-Another test of
the markets strength was seen to-day.
when the Supreme Court of the United
States decided that the corporation tax
law is valid a few hundred shares of
stock were sold al some concessions, but
the list instantly rallied and all stocks
closed strong. although dull Even the
rumors of another consignment of troops
for the Mexican border failed to stir up
any excitement
Adjournment Of the Supreme Court un-
til April was announced, and Ameri-
can Tobacco sold to a new high record
Of $50 Standard Oil was also strong. and
in fact nobody seems to care any more
what the Supreme Court decides in the
oil and tobacco cases. The market is
prepared for anything
Further information from Washington
that the coffee trust will receive proper
attention from the new Congress caused
dUIlncss in the coffee market The In
ternationaI Mercantile Marine, which is
the so-calIed shipping trust, has no con-
neCtiOn with the deal in coffee, beyond
the fact that the bankers back OF both
enterprises are the same. The coffee sit
uatiOn is q matter of control of the nat
IEd- SuIllitS rather JIldLl IltlI
taICu.
Seek New Option Lnw.
a movement is already under way to
secure a reasonable law in Congress reg
uIating dealings in options on cotton and
grain. The financial world is surprised
that the Federal government does not in
dict the coffee people promptly. for they
are guilty Of a conspiracy in restraint OF
trade. by their own official trade circu-
lars, whereas the cotton people who were
indicted never admitted that they were
conspiring to corner the market The
Department OF Justice must take action
in regard to coffee or il must abandon
tn action in regard to cotton.
President r :. DOvett, of the Union
Pacific returned from an inspection triT
over the system and expressed satisfaC-
tiOn with the recent decision in the
freight rate cases. The Hartman lines
did not ask for an increase and will be
satisfied if permitted to maintain their
present rates.
Wall street is Of the opinion that the
Baltimore and Ohio will be the next to
reduce its dividend rate.
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The Safest Investments

Are those that do not fuctuats during dis
turbed conditions Of the money or stuck mar
kets. FISt decd Of trust notes first mort
Cagesl well secured on real estate in the Dis
trlCt Of Columbia, constitute 'gllt-edge'' in
vestnents. They do not depend upon the
financial responsibility Of individuals or cor
pOrations for their stability. and are exempt
from taxation as personal property. We
supply such investments IN amounts from
500 upward. Send for booklet. Concerning
Loans and Investments"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-14
BANK STATEMENTS.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
Merchants and Mechanics Savings
Bank,
At Washington in the District Of Columbia, at the
close Of business March 7, l9u-
The Washington herald., 1911-03-14

New York. March l3-wHEAT-weaker; inquiry
light. No. l Northern sTring to arrive, T. O. b,
lOs4; No. 2 red, (. o. b.. 9fk; No hard T. O b..
l0g2s: No. I macaroni, T. o. b.. 81; No. Manitoba
T. o. b., l9- Reported for export nothing.
CORN-Steady; slow trade Steamer, 55k. ez'
port basis; new No. 2 I. O b. 5Ss; new No.
elevator domestic. 55A- Exporters took nothing
WHEAT Open High Low. Gloss
May.......-. aH IS Sls 8a
July ......-...-......--..-. SIS Sx egR 1
CORN
The Washington herald., 1911-03-14
Swartzell, Rheem &
HenSey Co.,
~ 18th Street Northwest.

MONEY LOANED ON DISTRICT OF
Columbia property at lowest rates. Quick
service Moderate charges.
HEISKELL & McLERAN,
1iO3 H street NV.