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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
SWEEP OF THE COMMISSION
SYSTEM.

The commission form Of government
has struck Alabama and a dozen towns
in that state are asking for the priylI-
eye of adopting it. An act of the legi5-
lature is required as, indeed, has been
the case in a number of other states.
In some Of these a single act is neces-
sary, providing the means by which
municipality may, by the vote OF its
people, change its charter and adopt
the commission system; in other states
pit has been necessary to secure the.
approval Of the legislature in eacA
case in order to make a change; In
still others no legislation has been
necessary, the people Of the several
municipalities being already authortz-
ed to establish, within certain limit4-
tons, the kind of government they
want. In New York and Pennsylvania.
where the big cities of Buffalo and
Pittsburg are discussing commission"
acts have been or will be passed in the
interest Of these cities that apply %
all the other towns which may desire
to try the experiment.
Louisiana has probably the most
unique legislation on this subject.
Asked to pass a law that would enable
the people Of Shreveport to adopt a
commission form of government, which
they have since done, with great sue
cess and satisfaction, the legislature
made it broad enough to allow other
Louisiana towns to do the same, if
their people so desired, but three ex-
ceptions We're made, of New Orleans.
Baton Rougue and Monroe. The people
| OF these towns are denied the right en-
Joyed by all their neighbors of saying
what kind Of government they shall
have, Of adopting a less expensive and
more efficient form No explanation
has been given why the voters of New
Orleans, Monroe and Baton Rouge are
not as competent to pass on this uues-
ton as those of Shreveport, Lake
Charles and Alexandria; but the legis-
lature evidently distrusted them, and
tn Louisiana la Won this SUBJECT is
consequently the most lopsided in the
Union
There are 1913 cities and towns now
operating under the commission form
OF government, most of them of the
second class. The system is most pop-
/ uIar IN Texas, where it started, in
/ Galveston, and every town of that
state is now so governed. 1t has not as
yet proved popular in Louisiana and
Mississippi, in each of which states
only one town has approved the
/ change. Alabama seems to take to il.
1 A demand has been made on the legi3-
lature for the passage of a uniform
commission law, and already cam
/ palgns have begun in Admission. Hunts
vile, Tuscaloosa, Florence and a half
a dozen other towns of the same size
to place the administration of their
municipal affairs in the hands of com
missions. The idea seems to be so
popular that it is freely predicted that
Alabama will soon be as ovarwhelm-
ingly in favor of this manner of gov
eminent as Texas. 1t cannot be said
that this political or rather business
experiment is not being given a thor
ough test and trial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
PUT THE FLIES OUT OF COMMITS
SION.

The easiest way to prevent typhoid
and ether contagious fevers from get
ting foothold and spreading in a
community is to destroy the carriers
cf the germs. the common household
flies That is a duty that falls upon
every citizen, Cleanliness on the
premises will do more to eradicate the
flies than anything else. Dirt is their
breeding place and dirt is a menace
to the health of the entire commun-
ity DR. Wood Hutchinson, writing On
this subject, well says:
"a fly in house is as dangerous as
d rattlesnake, as filthy as a louise, as
disgraceful as bedbug. The time
will come when any modern, Clearly
home will feel itself ashamed and dis
graced by the presence of a fly and
when every householder upon whose
premises brood Of flies is detected
will be fined heavily and sent to ja.l.
The fly is literal eye of the Lord.
because he is in every place beholding
the evil an dthe good especially the
evil, for he loves to lay eggs in it.
You can't hide dirt from fly. He
is also the most intimate and domestic
animal we breed. An ounce of clean
illness is worth ton of fly paper and
wire screens, one-ffth the energy
squandered in slapping and profanity
would clean up the backyard and wipe
out the fly"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
/ CASE N POINT.

/ knew a man one time in Scrabble
town,
Whose business went so i'll that
advised
That in cold print he set his num5e,
down
And advertise as others advertised;
He had a store packed full of merchan-
disc
Gone rusty on the shelves, and out
In dirty corners spiders lurked for
flies
That ctrcIed from the web to his
thick pate.
"Me advertiser he shrieked; well, I
guess mott
Ne put my money out in ink? Not
If people want to know what Kelly S
got
Can't they come down here to he
store and see?"
I pleaded with him, for he was my
friend
They do not know you have a
store I said;
E'They go to stores that advertise, TO
spend -
And still the flies buzzed round his
stubborn head
And so he kept his business-stocB
all rust,
And spiders lurking ever for the
flies;
He swore by all the gods that he would
bust
Before he'd be seduced to advertise.
He didn't bust at once, but he was
bent
All out of shape, as trade went dane
ing by;
For every man who planned to spend
cent
Had some ones advertisement in his
eye
Yet he succeeded; yes, he won success,
In spite of all my doubts, he surely
did!
Though dirty ink dried in his copy
press
And lurking spiders in their ambush
Yes, he succeeded-give him cradi
boys,
For cen the devil should receive MI
own;
The Sheriff says that Kelly made
noise
The most successful failure eve
known,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17

Jay Gould created but his children
ee INTO be unable to hold the reins.
George Gould is about to retire from
the presidency of the Missouri Pacific
system and his control of his fathers
great properties seems to be at an enc.
One OF the strong peculiarities of Am
erlcan life is the very small number of
men of great affairs whose children
nave been able to measure up to their
fathers in brain capacity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17

There is a great gulf between in
nocent fun and destructive yiciousness-
NO community can tolerate the idea
that boys can destroy private proper
ty with impunity. There is no bet
t'r way to start a boy on the path to
trouble than to let him believe that
ne can injure other people in this
way without punishment. The wise
parent checks such evil tendencies
sharply and promptly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17

II Champ Clark is to be successful
leader of Democracy he must learn to
put the bride on his mouth and think
several times before he speaks. His
remarks in discussing the reciprocity
treaty that the stars and stripes would
yet float over Canada was untimely. i'll
advised and a grave blunder political
ly. A few mistakes like that will put
the party in an unfortunate position
before the country and the world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17

Encourage your children to attend
the story hours at the library on Fri
day evenings Encourage them to aa-
quire the reading habit. Encourag-
them to broaden their lives as they
develop in mind and in body. Life
will mean the more to them and exist
ence will take on new charms de-
MED to those who have never develop
ed the opportunities that lie around
them. The unseen world can be made
Just as important factor in the crea-
ton of a happy life as the world OF ma
terial things.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17

We may dislike the Chinese as mex,
door neighbors, but we sympathize
with them in their great national af-
Fiction Famine is reported carrying
on thousands. The presidents appeal
Tor funds for the Red Cross society will
nave a prompt response. Humanity
claims are not limited by boundary
lines or the color of the skin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17

Wonder if the police will enforce
the anti-hy ordinance this year. One
has only to pass the fruit stands 10
see flies swarming over uncovered ar
tlcles OF food. Why not wipe the or
dinance off the books or enforce it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17

They have now discovered that the
great bulk of the timber lands of the
country are in the hands of a few hun
dred men. Talk about the land barons
OF the feudal ages. They were pygmies
compared with the barons of this coun-
try.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
Press Agent First.

Chicago Record-Herald)
1T was Shakespeare, wasn't it, H4o
said The plays the thing'?"
yes. Perhaps it was in his day, but
now the press agent seems to be the
thing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
Heard the Herd Call.

(Kansas City Times)
why are you going back to the
FARM"
II want to hear the cattle low where
beef isn't so high"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
Rank Injustice of the Census
Bureau Report.

While the government Census Bureau has unquesonaby done
Emercu great injustice by far refusing the
face of absolute and ndspuabe facts the purpose of this special
edition accurately and clearly set forth official statistics of
Americas and this entire section 1t believed that these author
av facts will far the injustice of the Census report
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
Why all Roads Lead to Sum
ter County.

Never before Southwest Georgia-and particularly Sum
County with her nationally famous good roads firmly fixed n
the public eye Not only Investors and Capital
country and Canada One single trip these perfect and modern
highways the most convincing argument of the future of
this section any Investor ask for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
Marvellous Increase in Re-
sources of this Section.

Perhaps the truly remarkable growth of Americas Sumter
County and this immediate section best shown the unprecedented
development of her and the addition of many indus
tries Such the magnitude of this development during the past de-
cadeand especially within the past five yearshat the proper pre-
senaon of these facts must distinct and happy surprise
every citizen of this section.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
$500 Copies Offer Big Advan-
tage to Advertisers.

There will be $500 copies of this special development supple
printed (hout date lne) and this way will be used
answering the number Of requests for information
have been placed low figure order that this supplement
be absolutely representative every and include evev
interest 1900 Fl nn}N
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17

ut is never too late to mend" says
the Augusta Chronicle. Has the Chron-
Gle editor ever seen a bachelors old
socks?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
Unprecedented Appreciation
of Land Values.

Generally speaking there better index of existing conditions
than found in the values Of both city property and farm lands In
aonh only all Georgia but attract wide national attention
as we'll r.. ,.sSa SsSN
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
TINES


This edition will include beautifully printed sixteenpage
pement prousey illustrated with hatone and line drawings to-
gher with all of the very latest facts figures and statistics regarding
Amecu Sumter Couy and this entire econ collected BY recog
nzed expert -. -. .aas $500 - -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17

A punctured CRATER now and then Is
by all honest men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-17
PILES CURED IN 6 TO IL DAYS.

TILES UUhEU IN 0 To II DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed
cure any case of Itching, Blind or
Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days or
monev refunded. SOC
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
MICHIGAN FRUIT CO. A
BIT TOO OPTIMISTIC

would all be milonares In
prospectus honestly
utfaming Cuba is not
profits There difficulties Cuba just as there are IN
Idaho place that looks SO aung In
brightly-colored pamphlets
In reasonable in
demonstrated but the motto
] Th nost did ao fske nto account am afraid the
the plantation that would eat up most
Of the selling price of the fruit
problem is considered There is
fruit will the ground ana OF
eosTse e Is 100 paen ens p9oa toss transit
strike that getting too much for your
$1,000 for jungle land that
planted with grapefruit really wanted to 20
at that
all Of management etc. are met you VIII
enhus
judging investment IS meant honest
@ Uw men in Cuban fruit lands IL the investment
careful business management and there
invested but there
good many chances that Offset this profit -. - -,
tropical fruits quite mis-
Of tropical fruit lands all the
there bound be production a w mo- e ssn hs
the face of rise IN other ooa pducs
will narrow margin OF pont anu
the and the 10 De sue
The United operating this
the rate OF oooooo per year rms
started figure out the profits the
would need pretty large piece OF
paper to keephe from falling on
Michigan proposition and perhaps after fou
az sure thing unprecedented profits
1t OF good reputation put am AFRAID
Judgment overwhelmed by their enthusiasm this
proposition -, !. ~. .,. =. -, -
that point having bought
title has
gage And
as you MchganFru Co.. little nearer home
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
CHICAGO GRAIN LETTER.

Reported for The Times by Paine,
Weber * Co, March 3:
There was open buying OF wheat by
three OF four large interests and yet
after a fair bulge, the market failed
to hold. This leads TO the suspicion
that the same leaders may be feeding
the market considerably more under
cover than they are buying on the
surface. Prices are back around last
nights level after an upturn to COX "a
90hc May and see July. The reaction
from the top was about nc. Adverse
reports In regard to the fate OF the
reciprocity measure at Washington, no
doubt, had much TO do with the strong
upturn OF a cent or more in the Min
neapolis market and the trade here
followed that lead. Around 90c on the
reaction. Chaplin brokers sold a quar-
have been selling out wheat the frst
hour.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, March 3.-Flour: Dull
and unchanged. Pork: Dull; mess.
S23 Lard: Unsettled and weak; mid
die west spot, S9.05ge.15. Sugar: Raw.
weaker: centrifugal. 50 test. sara;
muscovado, 50 test. $3.25; refined.
steady: cut loaf, $3.50; crushed, $40;
powdered. $3.50; granulated, $40. Cof-
Zee: Rio No Z on spot. I2a ora nc.
Taliow: Weak: city, exc; country.
ai.fo; No. .. 72il a soc: clover. 55qs9c.
Dressed poultry: Quiet: turkeys, 800
22c: chickens, 10000; fowls, 12@l9o;
geese, 12c; ducks. 1sc; fowls. f7@1sc:
turkeys, 15G1sc; roosters. liz @12c.
Cheese: Weak: state milk. common TO
specials, 81 6fIi1hc; full skins. 2Q2kc.
Butter Steady; receipts, 4.s70: cream
cry extra. 24c; state dairy tubs, Is %
24c: imitation creamery nrsts, 17@1Sc.
Eggs: Steady: receipts. 1908: near
by white fancy. 24m 3Sc; nearby mixed
fancy. ism1sc; fresh frsts, 17h a zoe.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
JoBBING PRICES.

Canned Goods-Apples. gals. s2.75:
baked beans. Lib. 80 u soc; Lima beans.
slq1.50. Corn: Fancy Maine, S1.1o:
standard. s5c. Table beets, $1.25 a ]. 40.
Peas: Fancy. early June. sLs5; stand
ard 81; soaked 5O@70c Salmon:
Sockeys. tall sails: fiat, S2.25: Alaska
reds. $3.50: Alaska pinks. S1.25. Toma-
toes. 4Sqs0c: succotash. S1@1.1o per
Conee - Packet coffee. 1oo-Ib. case.
SIS. rs q 22.50. delivered.
Feea-Bran, $27; fine middlings. s2s:
coarse middlings. S26; cracked corn.
S22: coarse corumeal. $22; corn and
oats chop. $40 per ton.
Flour-Michigan 5atents. In wood.
best $3.50; ordinary patents $500:
hour, S4.45 per hbl
Oii-Raw lrnseed. s1.o1: boiled lin
seed. $I.05; Diamond headlighe kerr
osene. &c: Perfection. shc: Eocene.
11hc; crown gasoline. lie pc rgal: tur-
pentine. In barrel lots. sac per gal
Provlsions--Mess pork. SIS; family
$40 0z1.00; m e d u m clear. $50 20;
smoked hams, 13@14c; dry sailed
brfskets, 11hc; shoulders. lohI: picnic
hams. 10hc; bacon. $50 Ice: lard. In
tierces. 10c; kettle rendered. 11c per ID.
Sugars - Corrected daily by w. III.
Edgar q Son: Crystal dominoes. Alb.
IS; BIB, $3.50; Eagle tablets, S6.45; cut
loaf. s5.s5; cubes, $3.50: xxx pow
dered, $40; standard powdered. S5.35;
granulated extra coarse, $5.05: fine. In
Michigan granulated. $3.50; household
Sc; lib. cartons, IS to case. $3.50: dia-
rnond A az OE. coufactiouera' A "a 90.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
Markets and Finance

The rest OF the list IL practically un-
changed TO fraction lower.
FINANCIAL interests consider that the
proposed Calumet a heeia merger u
now a thing OF the past. Althougn the
Calumet a Hecla officials will not yet
admit that this 10 the situation The
bringing OF suit under the sherman
ani-trust law involves such delays as
10 make IL useless to carry ~ forward
provided the parties behind the biil
propose TO press the matter 10 a final-
ity, IL would take at least three years
supreme court tr
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

We have been under the impression
that the capital OF the United States
II Washington. ID. c.. but Il seems that
we are In error. London Graphic, In
It's current issue, prints a picture OF
the new municipal building at New
York city AZ the capital OF the Unit.
ed States" Meantime British censors
or literature reject American histories
OF Washington and Lincoln as being
unreliable!
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
Opposed To Boy Scouts.

The Boy Scouts idea is strongly op'
posed by the Great Lakes Information
al Arbitration society, recently formed
in Detroit, and regularly Incorporated
under the laws Of Michigan. Harry
T.. Hunt, president of the society. says
IL tends TO spirit OF militarism that
Is contrary to the peace promotion OBJ
jects for which his society was
formed. ~
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
Aviator Fatally Hurt.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March a.
Frank Paine, amateur aviator, was
probably motally injured this after.
noon when gust OF wind struck him
as he was soaring irty feet over the
Seaside park.
His machine, biplane. crashed To
the earth and Paine was buried in the
wreckage. Spectators dragged him
out unconscious with his right eye
almost gouged out.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
NEW YORK STOCK LETTER.

Reported for The Times by Paine,
Xebber a Co, March Q:
London was a fafr seller OF stocks
~ the opening In the New York ex-
change this morning and there was
*MIoo some early pressure to sell by To-
1nI traders. The market, however,
Xns well supported and the general
Hat held at about yesterdays closing
IKures There was some special
<voakness shown for time by New
York Central and ST. Paul. which fail
~ TO extend very far. There were
-01Ies 10 noon OF something over 800. 900
1hares. at which hour the market was
holding steady.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
Me-. carnooIe Gives $50, 600.

JAMAICIA, l.. l., Mar. '3.--Ohcial
acknowledgement was made today at
a meeting of the trustees OF the
Cbapin home for the Aged and In
Arm. of a gift of $4,000, from Mrs.
Andrew Carnegie. The home Is a
memorial to the late DIR. Edwin H.
Chaplin. for years pastor OF the
Church OF the Divine Paternity which
was attended by Mrs. Carnegie.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

| AppIe.-Greenings, $3.50: Bald~lns.
Bananas-Good shipping stock. sl.eJ
| Q2.25.
Besn.-Dried Lima. ca q &c per ID.
Celsry-california. sS.SO4S.fo; FLOR
Iinower-California. s2.7SQ3 per
Chee-e-Mlchigan Hats. old, leo lie:
late made, l4Vl5e. York stats rats.
nestle Swiss, ls9 zoe; black swiss. 10
C. Use; imported Swiss. SO soc, Linn
burger. il0l7c; brick cheese. IAN v
Ice.
Cranserrie.-Late Ho|ss. ssGs.5o
per Dbl. 1875 per bu.
Date--Persian. 5QSc per 10: Fards.
10 ~ q lie per lD.
Dressed Caive. = Fancy. III y l2c
per 10: common. 99loe per 10.
Finnan Hsddie-SA n lie per Id.
Figs-lmported. new. liV loo per 10:
Fre.h vegetable. = cucumbers. hot
house. s2g2-5o per doz: lettuce. hot
house. 49l5c per 10: head lettuce.
t2@2.25 hamper: radishes. dollhouse.
rots, soc per bu; rutabagas. acc per blu;
parsnIps, coo csc per bu. beets. SOC per
Ou; turnips. soc per blu: tomatoes, b.
plant. 4S o soc bunch; spinach. siaTiO
per hamper; green Jeans. $3.50 per
hamper: wax beans. $3.50 per Dbl.
Grape.aMaiasas SOS per eel -
Ho.ey-Fancy white, l7dlsc: No. 1.
l6q lie: amber. 144lsc: extracted. SO
Hsy-Detrolt dealers are paying the
following prices for oaled hay in car
lots. & Q. b. Detroit: No. timothy.
new, sis@1s.5o; No. timothy, ,l5w
straw straw sEscSs: Wheat and oS OATS straw ~.
$6.50Q7. Loose hay from farmers
wagons on the city markets ranged
from sls@ 20, as TO quality.
Sc: No. 1 cured bulls. sac; No, green.
&c; No: cured kip, lorc; No. 4
green. 7hc: No. cured calf. 15c: No.
is s0 eer S horse es h dss
/. ss.so: No. 2. $3.50: sheepsklns, as to
wool. soc a $3.50; No. 2 hides. lc OF on
kip. lee on on calf.
Nuts-Black walnuts, ] n a &c per Id;
butternuts. ia 44c per Id; new she'll
Oa i.is..W,1SI.es per- doz.
Mu.hrooms-ls@zo zoe per box
31.4o per crate: Valencias. s1.2s per
orange. California navels. s2.5o0
80 per box; Floridas. s2.bOg2.I5 per
PineappIe.- 81 per crate:
go ESQ per doz-
Potstoes--Michigan car lots. IS @toc
per bu new Bermudas. s2.1S per 6u,
Poultry - Springs. 14h0l5c: fowl.
14lf " 15c: old ROSTERS, 10q lie; ducks,
$50 lie: geese isg lsc; turkeys. isg
Is q Ice: springs. Ice: ducks. 1sc; geese.
14Q 14hc. turkeys. 20@21c per Id.
strawberrie.-4od soc per OF box; "A
sweet Potatoes-Jerseys. kiln dried.
Sl.350 lao per crate.
Taiiow-No. /. 6Nc: No. ,, 5ssc 10.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

George Bather, No. l57 Dragon.
ave. who recently shot his son-in-law,
Fred Garten. was arraigned In the po-
lice court, Friday morning. on
charge OF assault with intent to Kill.
Lila examination was set for March 10.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
On 1r,Il Of asoeIal club..r

Attorney Pliny w. Marsh. OF the
Michigan Anti-Saloon league, says
that the league will prosecute the or
ganizers of so-called social clubs In
small towns in dry" counties, when
these clubs are formed for the pur-
pose OF evading the law against the
sale of liquor The league intends to
give this phase OF the work the clos
est attention, according TO Mr.. Marsh.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
BUTTER AND EGGS.

Butter-Creameries, extras. 25hc b;
nrsts, 23c;. dairy, Ice: packing stock.
lave per ID.
Egxs-Fresh current receipts. cases
included. lie per doz. Receipts OH
Friday were 1,241 cases.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
o4DVlCE TO INVESTORS
By FINANCE"


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of
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In
To m
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The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
CHICAGO PRoDUCE.

CHICAGO. March 3-Butter: Extras.
csc; hrsts. 20c: dairy extras. 21c; firsts.
lsc Eggs Prime frsts, INC; nrsts.
1910 Cheese: Skins. III y nl2c;
young Americas. 13A n14c. Live poul-
try Fowls. lac; ducks. Ice: geese. 10
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03

mixed. s7soQL4o; workers. lights and
pigs. s7.50, Cattle: Receipts. ears.
strong sheep and lambs: Receipts
10 cars. selO top. Calves: heeeipts.
| zoo. ll025 top.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-03
NEW YORK COTTON.
U. s. GOVT BONDS.
nd quotations reported by Hayden.
NEW YoRK MONEY.

NEW YORK, March 3.--Money on
call. "a per cent. Time money. az per
don. 90 sis pence: New York, 62Ac
Demand sterling. s4.s655nfss4o.