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The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

New York. Dec. I.-Stock exchange
business to-day was only on a perfume
tory scale, and indeed dribbling purchases
and sales of United States Steel, Union
Pacific, and Reading. and one Or two
other large stocks constituted substan-
TALLY all the business there was. There
were no dealings at all in about two
thirds of the stocks ordinarily active.
The largest gain made in any quarter
was by the Western Maryland shares,
which rose by reason of further rumors
regarding possible Vanderbilt connections
for the property. Matters of news having
any direct or indirect reference to the
market were. outside of the weekly bank
statement, confined to the fortniyhtly
record of the railway idle car surplus,
which showed a small increase and sum-
maries of railway gross earnings for De-
ceIDber thus far reported. whcH eX-
hbited : per cent increase over those
of year ago.
Shifting of Money Seen.
The bank return reflected the necessary
effect of the end-of-the- year ShiftinyS Of
money in anticipation of the payments to
be made at the New Years beginning
In both the actual and average forrns of
the return loans increased heavily, and
cash increased slightly, with the result
Of moderate decrease in the surplus re-
serve
While prices in the stock market at the
end of the last week of the year arc still
practically the same as they were at the
end of the preceding week. a certain
amount of Improvement in the financial
situation during the interim has never.
theless been visible.
The call money rate on Friday when
banking preparations for the January
disbursements were at their height barely
touched Z per cent. and most of the loans
that day were made between } and per
cent. Not in years has there been such
pronounced monetary ease in the closing
week of the year. Meantime. too. and for
reasons that seem TO be not altogether
clear TO many observers, sterling eX-
change has developed great weakness
and must as would seem be productive Of
gold imports before very long.
Sterling Weakness Explained.
The puzzling character of the current
weakness in sterling is due 10 the fact
that although our foreign trade has late
ly improved. yet the balance of exports
over imports for the year is still not SO
large. as to result. on the face of things,
in the establishment of any great amount
of credit standing to our account on the
books of the foreign bankers.
That trade through the country is still
Slackening, is plainly shown by the rec
ords of bank clearings. which are les
sening all the time. The decline here is
most pronounced. of course, in our
city. owing to the reduced volume of
speculative Wall street business Yet
from no conservative point of view can
this falling off be described as other
than a good thing. and it affords grounds
improving one. The sooner manufac-
tured goods of all kinds get down to the
place where they are selling at or near
the cost of production. the sooner can a
period of general economizing be said to
be in sight. There is no doubt that in
many lines the point of equalization be-
tween the cost prices and selling prices
has already been reached
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

The Capitol Brick Company proposes to manu-
facture both fancy face and common brick at their
plant located at Stott Station, D. G., as well as
artificial stone of highest grade.
They have purchased about seventy-one acres
of land, which lies along the Metropolitan Branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad four miles
north of the Union Station. thereby affording un
surpassed facilities for shipping their product The
tract contains practically inexhaustble supply OF
sand of a very light color from which be made
the finest white pressed brick produced in this
country. They have had sample bricks made from
the raw material, which are almost impervious to
water, and, under test, show crushing strength
of over six thousand pounds to the square inch, far
beyond all building requirements.
The factory, which is nearly completed, is being
equipped with the latest improved machinery for
making brick and stone by one of the largest brick
machinery manufacturers in the world.
The demand for this grade of building material
has developed very rapidly of late, and immediate
orders available to keep the plant running at its
full capacity for many months.
The cost of manufacture is far below the aver
age, while the prevailing selling price is equal to
that of any 6rst-class face brick
The factory is being equipped for daily output
of 10000 brick, all of which can be sold at profit
of from $4OO to 5000 per thousand. In addition
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woman's True Age.
From the Atchison Globe
A woman Is as old as she looks before
breakfast.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs 4 Co.
mcmters Of the Chicago Board of Trade Hibbs
Building.
Chicago Dec Sit was comparatively small
market in wheat here to-day but while prices showed
rres-Ilarity times the speculation was char
acferizcSi by finn undertone. Big operators are
balls. and the average trader is afraid of the short
side despite the besrsh character of the foreign,
Iews and the reccrt Improvement in crop prospects
in cur country result of frequent rains
and snow.
The general tendency of com was downward but
support from leading wheat bulls prevented any
noteworthy loss for the day Receipts have lattefy
doreased sOmewhat. and there nay be a further
decrease IN the movement for time ii the pre-
dicted wet weather malsTializes.
There was little business in oats They a
tritie easier with corn and scattered liquidation
Prov yision. though quiet, tirmer oD a stronger
hog market, buying by packers and covering Of
shorts.
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to brick, fully 100 cubic feet of stone can be pro-
duced during the working hours, at profit
of sixty-fve cents per cubic foot which will make
the following daily profits possible:
Profit on 10000 common brick. at $4OO
per M: M:::::.:...:.::....... ....::....:::.$ .$!aOOO
Profit OH 100 cu. it. stone, at 65c per cu it. $500
Total daily profits. ............... .$2S5OO
Assuming that they only 25O days year,
their profits would be $71 ,25OOO. Deducting Is per
cent for depreciation and extraordinary expenses "a
liberal estimate), leaves net profit of over $780,
10000, sufficient to pay dividend Of more than
"a per cent.
In addition to the manufacture of brick and
stone the sand has been proven to be exceptionally
well adapted for concrete purposes, is evidenced
by the fact that Government contractors at the Wal
ter Reed Army General Hospital and the United
States Soldiers Home have already used thousands
of yards of it for this purpose. The Company has
its books at present orders for about 10000 tons
at prices which will yield very handsome profit.
This is successfully inaugurated industry,
which promises to grow in way that will insure
the fortune of the company and its stockholders.
There is available for immediate purchasers
small amount of stock at par, for which payments
can be arranged to extend over period Of ten
noaths, if desired
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01

Greater New York's fire department consists OF
80 men including four c.laplainS.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

New York. Dec. a.-CATTLE-Reccipts, 257u
head There was no trading In live cattle, but
the feeling was rated steady. Dressed beef in mod
crate demand at unchanged prices. Liverpool and
London cattle and beef markets weak. Exports to
DAY and tomorow will include los becscs, Ssi
sbcrp and s,ln quarters Of bccz.
CALVDS-Recc,pta III head; feeling 6rn for good
seals: steady fQ ot4rr calves. Draed calvus In
light npray but there was . limited demand and
prices werc no moso thsa seady. Ctty drssaed ysals
uers a'o''d st HAS rer la.' country d~s'ss .l,cs
SHEEP AND LAMBs- -Asn.ipes. aAw head No
AAics bed hsn Nuuetsd ~ - . lats hpw. 49,
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished BY W. B. Hibhs 4 Co, mem.
hers Of the New York Stock Exchange Hibbs Build.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, Dec. 3l.-HOGs-Iive animals were ).
higher than yesterdays average. The receipts wrr,
estimated at $3.50 Official yesterday 1851: ship
ments 505e: left over. 4a5: estimated for Monday
q 1000 Bulk CT prices 7.95: lights 7.5 mixed anc
butchers 165as.Oo: heavy. 7.95: rough heavy, 7.75
yorkers, T.6; pigs. 7.31aso5.
CATTLE-Steady; estimated receipts 800.
SHEEP-Stady; estimated receipts. 1000.
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WALL STREET NEWS
Stock Exchange Business on
Perfunct0ry Scale.
WESTERN MARYLAND GAMER

Possibility of Vanderbilt COnnec-
tfOns Cause for StrenGth-Txadc
still SlackeninE rs shown by the
Bank ClearinEn, Especially in New
Iork-Call Money Rate NORMAL.
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THE WASHINGTON HERALD SUNDAY, JANUARY /, 1911
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished b. ". B HfbA, 4 On.
memben q the New YoEk Ssock Exchana,. Htb0c
| BUILDING.
| SALES OF SHARES BY HOURS,
Shares to il a. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
SnafCS 10 L m. 10
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nminally stcady; lamts holding finn, but
buyers did not care to operate to-day. they
well supplied with stock. Dressed mutton dull at
5taS; dressed lambs slow at Ssall country dressed
hothousc lambs quiet at 6.00aloO0 per carcass.
HOGS-Rcceipts. 30 head. None offered for sale.
Country dressed hogs firm at sallh per ID.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-28

trouble began, Tor Carney walked, Koran
liied out aud Murray got hil that hled
the bases before Kelley famed,
IN the ionrth-it viii take some time 10
tell all that happened then Mel. cod led
on with a pretty wallop TO right, going "a
second On Alcehan's hunt Then came
,onroy with a bingle that hung another
error on his namesake and steal that
lell him on second and Mcleod on third
Both of them tailed ON Edgars second
wallop which came after Ensign had drawn
a pass, carney Tanned, making two down,
but lioian and Murray revived the hopes
OF local fans by hitting for singles that
brought N Edgar and scoring with Ensign
on kelley's double, while the aforesaid Rel.
ley scored when Mcleod produced his
second hit Of the inning, Meehan then
singled. scoring Mcleod, while Conroy
beat out an intield hit and went to third
ON Qnalters's wild heaye before Ensign
CONSIDERABLY stopped the slaughter with a
long fly To center field
There isn't a great deal To be said about
the rest OF the game Jerry Donovan, once
a famous college hurler, replaced Warner
on the mound and kept the islanders from
scoring during remaining innings lie had
no speed whatever but his roundhouse
curves were not hit safely. Qullters
scored keenc's first run IN the third from
q single, a stolen base aud kelley's error.
The visitors other score came IN the
seventh a the result Of hits by Hurley and
Fish. Conroy pitched a fine game for
BrattleborO, tightening up whenever II
was necessary. Ensign caught well and
was accurate IN throwing To bases. while
Edgar in center field won applause hy two
wonderful catches. Aleehan played a
great game at short The score
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-28
A SENSATIONAL CONTEST.
Keene Defeated Brattleboro in lin
ming Battle Wednesday,

In one of the most sensational games
! that one is likely to witness IN life-
! time Keene defeated Brattleboro at
! Keene Wednesday afternoon. The con
test went II innings and the final score
was l to 0. Superb pitching by Jack
son and Minis, brilliant work by the
outfelders of both sides, and fast work
by the infelds held the crowd breath.
less from start to finish. And vet, to
use the words of bucolic Keene fan,
sit was too darnation a good game to
end so darnation poorly. \ fluke hit
| brought in the only run. There were
two out and Donovan had reached see
ond ON sharp drive over first when
Warner hit up a high fly back and to
the right of second base. Both Kelley
and Mcleod started for it and kept
going until within a few feet of the
ball. Then they both stopped and the
pheroid hit the turf as Donovan crossed
the plate. There is difference of opin-
ion as to whom the ball belonged al
though Kelley was the nearer at the
time of the foozle. Up to that time the
contest had seesawed back and forth
with first one side close to scoring and
then the other. Keene had men on
bases in the first, third, fifth, seventh,
ninth and tenth, while Brattleboro had
them on in the first, second, fifth, sixth,
ninth, tenth and eleventh. In the sixth
Kelley drove out double. went to
third on Koran S sacrifice and then was
caught irving to make home on Muir.
rav's bunt. The fact that Mcleod
afterward singled and Meehan reached
first on an intield error caused consld,,
cradle discussion as to the wisdom OF
sending Kelley down, several fans beng
of the opinion that he could have scored
had not the chance been taken but the
play was simply one of those in which
the chance was about even either way,
and there was no time to hold con
ference before making decision.
However, if Brattleb0ro lost an op'
portunity in the sixth Keene did so III
the first when with one out Conroy
started home from third on what looked
like an extra. sacker from Leonard s
hat. The ball went into right center
like a shot, but Mcleod went after it
like a greyhound, jumping into the air
and mailing it with his bare hand so
quickly that before Conroy could get
back to third the leather was in the
diamond. 1t was one wonderful catch.
and the entire crowd gave '.Macku a
great hand. Two other difficult flies
were nailed by the Brattleboro right
fielder, while two of Edgar,s three
chances in center were of the circus va
riety, and Devlin nailed one in short
left field after sensational run. me
Islanders were unable to hit MINIS ef-
fectivelv. and Jackson was at all times
a puzzle to the Keene sluggers, only IL
hits being made off the two. The score:
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-28
wALLOPED AT LAST.
Keene Trimmed 8 to @-ThahKs "
islanders Slugging.

much belated beating overlook ft .ne
,.aa,,a leaders from Keene Tuesday atel,
n noon beating that had grown nho dui the
ifs DELAY in transit until u r rae Island.
h H.. proportions of 8 to = Inc lslaii in
neatly nee daIvered the parcel in the, fourth III IL
err ,, u and It's arrival had about the same el
fnd anu an tbe erstwhile cocky aggregation
from Cheshire county that a ,, ,atebb To
h ilo has upon flickerlng ma. NAY hrove e
l ban more explicit, tom" Leonaras Drh NV
pc en- ldo evacf1v as if they did not know 10y
ac'e stand The gaf, and after seeing ersn'
TO sta ansSuembIed in one inning of WaIme II
f tber mnch touted squthpaW they ne see ea%e
w tn care ever so little whet6neeTr i fnns saw
oo 10 ti or not. Nearly SOU lald s not
tIn 'hum;liation, and they processes eebie
tne i for few Keene rooters whose leeoie
sonT were UNDECIDED. eoIl vos illus
co Tbaf nrde goeth before tall Mas Gar Car.
tratea on =, Koran were compelled 10 ,s SLED
n nef Tn truth the mighty warner second second
OUT; III Of his mightiest. In the s sfeG his
70 70 De az cCarnmed slow one from on was n,s
Me gFrRg Knit frame walked to first a time Wt to
s N1 ahead by Keleys saerlllft ~ on easy
s sea Mcleod and Meehan n r9sne Conroy
Sc o Tn the third pm DoosaiEe
ce narbd first on an error by ms ssanrifiee
reacheu Wa Vas sent to second on sac dun
at slor nred on Edgar's snappy douple a1 tbe
and SEQ sGGre line on Right there was where 'ns
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-28
Baseball Nelus.
THEY FOUND wAcHTEL.
rhat Tells the Story Of the Game
Against the Hyphens Last FRIDAY

ny getting TO Waehtel for two trinles +,
double aud single in the first mnine al
lhsl fridays game at Springfield the Uy.
piehs secured a lead which BrnttleboSo
was unable To overcome, altbonsh IN tbe
eighth inning the Islanders started 4 hi.
ing ially That came painfully near tyime
.ne score lie iinal result was q 10 :. The
sdnu was an unusually interesting one
Mno,l! nee from anything that looked like
uhlnb playing and close enough Ia hold tbe
tension OF the fans al high mitch. In The
INST inning Brattlehoro secured one nm ~
lhe result OF singles by Edgar and Carney
linen the Hyphens landed upon Dom PAM
so heavily that the Dutchman was forced
10 seek seclusl0n in the tall grass az tbs
right garden, Jackson coming In 10 ,iys
INST aid TO the injured for the third time
tlls season The latter was a bit wild M
me start but soon settled down. holding
the nome siuggefs TO one run in addition
10 the i've that crossed the slab during
Nachtel's reign.
In the first OF the eighth the visitors as.
sumed a dangerous aspect Ensign drew a
pass aud was advanced by Warhters
single Edgar followed with a hit that
scored Ensign Carney got his base on an
error. Edgar scored on lIoran's timely
single, lvers reached first ON telderis
choice that retired Wachtel and Aleehan
produced pretty triple that scored Carney
and Koran. With one out, a man ON third
and one run needed to tie the score Brat.
tleboro stock was above par, but the mar.
ket slumped when McGowan retired Kelley
and jackson in order named. The score
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-28
BELLOWS FALLS BEATEN AGAIN
Saturdays Game Marred by Injury to
Captain Ivers.

In one respect 1t was very good game
that is, il was a g to 3 victory for Brattle-
boro; but in another it was an extremely
lamentable affair, resulting as il did in an
injury to Captain lvers that will probably
keep him out of the game for the remainder
Of the season. The trouble occurred in the
last of the seventh when Ivers was trying
to steal second As he started to slide to-
ward the bag the spike on his right shoe
caught the turf in such a manner that he
was thrown heavily to the ground and had
to be assisted from the field. He was
taken at once to the hospital where an
X-ray examination disclosed a partial frac-
ture of the small bone of the right leg a
few inches above the ankle
Fortunately for the Islanders the game
was won before the accident happened, the
score at that time being to ! against Bel
lows Falls. The home team scored in the
first inning when Edgar drew a pass, stole
second and romped home on a passed ball
In the next inning Kelley hit safely but
was nailed at second, and Jackson flied out
Then Ensign walked, Wachtel singled, I'd
gar reached first on an error by y. j;
Cronin. and Ensign and Wachtel scored
on Carney's single, Koran tanning Three
more runs came to the Islanders IN me
seventh as the result of singles by Wachtel,
Edgar and Koran and misplays by Shea
and Kerrigan. Bellows Falls scored once
in the third when Hammond singled, stole
second and came home on Volk's hit. In
the ninth the visitors got two more runs
as the result of singles by Volk, Mcdonnell
and Kerrigan, i,
Wachtel was in the box for Brattleboro
and pitched an excellent game. He was
bit unsteady at the start, and gave the
local fans score in the third inning when
three passes filled the bases but after pun
inc ont of that hole he seemed to gain con
fdence The score
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-28
Baseball Notes.

Hard luck, Jack.
Keene's horseshoe is still on.
Ensign's catching has improved steadily
in the last three games.
The Hyphens at home this afternoon at
$50 and at Springfield tomorrow.
Bellows Falls goes to Keene tomorrow
confident of making it four straight.
There was some class to Meehan's field
| ing Tuesday afternoon, and the youngster
gives promise of making good.
All the fans were pleased to see ''Mack
make good in the right garden Wednes-
day, and he was there with the stick also.
Slattery has been taken back by Bellows
Falls to replace Kerrigan at second base
and man named McKenna has been put
on first in place of Hank Shea.
| Jimmy Conroy, the Dartmouth shortstop,
didn't show up particularly well in the
| Keene game here Tuesday but at Keene
the following day his work was gilt-edged
Tom Leonard incurred the displeasure of
the fans Tuesday afternoon by his con-
tinual raging of the umpire, and every
body was pleased when he was banished
from the coaching lines.
When Leonard knocked a high fly to
Murray in the fourth inning of Wednes..
day game the heene captain ran seVerai
feet out of the base line in an attempt to
rattle the local frst-sacker but was I'M
successful
Brattleboro will entertain Keene again
next Tuesday and go there the following
day. On Thursday the Islanders will play
in Bellows Falls, having the latter team
as opponent for the Saturday contest on
the home grounds.
Jack Murray of Pittsfield Mass, has
taken the place of Capt. Ivers on first
base, and his work in Tuesdays game made
a hit with the fans. He tielded cleanly
and hit the ball as if he were endeavoring
to knock the cover off.
There are some funny fans in Keene.
Just because their team was trimmed here
Tuesday they were kicking like steers the
next day A, winning streak at the very
outset of the season is not so good an adj
vertisementl after all if it does not hold
out.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-07-28
Word to Depositors
in Savings Banks

Them are many matters connected with
AN Affairs that are beyond human
,alei.e
In. know they exist, but why, omnipo.
|,s only understands.
Ri when il comes to cold.blooded,
,,r j,y business affairs like banking,
End that given conditions certainly
-Jnse their logical results.
E.,s Is a concrete illustration:
On tbe first day OF July, 1907, the Hyde
n Savings Bank had deposits aggre-
.5r SSiil5S.S4 -Four years later, to
on the first dag of July, 1911, those
,,.it, had increased to S2,01s,306.7T;
d per cent or S1.17i,1iS.43 gain in
|n years
Tho fr.t utterance given to a statement
| M. kind is 1T cannot be true"
The second Is. "The growth is phenom-
ki"
And then we say, at is simply wonder
|-how can it be-
figures do not lie and the cold facts in
matter are that in the little village of
fyie Park with its population of only
b there is a Savings Bank which the
E,,e Of Vermont hold in such high es-
I'm that for four years the deposits
srip have exceeded the Withdrawals by
[tFeen 500 and 81 900 for every working
" in the four years. To be exact about
$685. per working day
What j. the explanation:
Simply that the people of Vermont have
lchel the growth of the Lamoille Coun-
Savings Bank and Trust Company with
tsul interest because of its management
it, methods Of investments.
They have not failed to observe that in
entire existence of more than % years,
/ funds Of the banl; have been invested
Fth such excellent Judgment and, with
,h painstaking care that the bank has
record, probably unparalleled, Of never
Erng lost a dollar by poor note.
The man or boy having money to de
bit has simply said to himself, "the very
tst the very strongest, and the most
Heryatite Savings Bank management is
re too good for me, and if the four per
it interest paid by the Hyde Park bank
The highest rate Of interest paid by any
mOnt bank, and if it is perfectly safe
send money by maitland the records
Pow that not dollar of deposits sent by
rI TO this bank was ever lost-why
Ordn't | place my funds for investment
Ste keeping in the Hyde Park Bank?'
The question is a natural one and the
Nver follows as naturally as the night
lows the day.
Really there is nothing mysterious about |
abnormal and phenomenal growth.