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New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
FRUITS OF POSTAL BANKS
Success Stimulates Legislatures
10 Strengthen Conditions.

me. successful operation and rapid extern
son Of the postal savings bank system are
discussed in the April circular Of the Ma
uonal City Bank, which says in part:
The high record made by the postal saw
mss system Is best indicated by the fact
.nat the postoffices so far designated have
tNsSe.ved deposits aggregating nearly $40 =
wslNo, with reasonable prospect that by
.ae end OF the present calendar year this
sMount Will have been increased to from
eNvepD 10 100000 with the service fully
seh-supporting. This large sum. which il
: asserted by the department officials has
pst into active circulation to the mutual
advantage Of the thousands of depositors
s,o the country at large.
Up TO this time S.003 postofices have been
esssnated as savings offices. which nearly
se1pletes the Presidential list, and il Is
eescted that within a week or two work
slIl De begun with fourth class Offices The
apartment is now at work ascertaining
snat fourth class Offices are located in
Vwns having banking facilities. and these
VII De designated first. Recently the Post
master General reversed the former ruling
.,,h mch held that no person might open a
sslngs account at any postofiice of which
I've ~ was not patron. His recent ruling,
uo"ever Is TO the effect that the depositor
nns msX open an account in any savings de-
posnsoIy once OF his selection but he must
cv,.ine cynat MS deposits 10 that one Office The
80 success OF the postal savings sys-
ia,,ii-nas In mas simulated number of state legis-
enjns 70 interest themselves IN strength
rndas rndns banking conditions, and IL Is ex-
..,e.,eu that IN the near future all restric-
~ sSons as 70 the pledging OF securities will
wiz snoved sd p and az the same time laws
r..,,is u ps enacted and strengthened which will
Mt,iths satisfactory supervision OF state
waxing institutions.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
SULLIVAN SUIT RESUMED
Counsel Asks What Became Of
Manhattan Bridge Money.

The interminabs trial Of the shit of Cor
nelius j Sullivan against the Rysn-Parker
Construction Company for his share of the
alleged s2ooo,oc0 profits from the building
Of the Manhattan Bridge. In which there
was a fist fight between counsel last Fri
day. continued yesterday before Justice
Dugro. with Patrick F. RYAN. president ot
the defendant company. on the stand. A.
one point in his examination Max \.
Steuer. counsel for Sullivan. referring 70 a
meeting Of the directors Of the company,
asked:
by the way who told YOU how 10 con-
duct this meeting"
Why. our LAWYER, II was run through
in proper Jersey fashion" Ryan replied.
Ryan has contended that there we're no
profits from his contract, but had there
been Sullivan was not entitled 10 any part
Of them.
Sullivan's lawyer tried 70 find out what
was done with a certain payment OF S327.4li
made by the city 70 the Ryan-Parker COM
pany. Steuer drew out the fact that Ryan
and his wife held seo7 shares Of the 1900
IN the company L. +. Warren. secretary
Of the company: Dennis j klleen. a
nephew of Ryan. and man named Bow
man each held one share Ryan explained
that Warren held his share because he was
secretary and treasurer of the company
and that <ileen had a share TO make up
board OF directors"
At the meeting Of the directors there was
distributed $4,000 TO Mrs Ryan, wife Of
Patrick r Ryan, and A. McLane Parker
Of the Construction company. for services
in obtaining the contract $4,000 was voted
10 the Parker Construction Company
and s5sOo0 was voted as reimbursement 10
Ryan for entertainments. Steuer wanted
10 know whether these disbursements we're
not authorized 10 account for the payment
Of SS27.Is and Ryan replied that he did
not know The company also voted Ryan
a salary Of $1,000 a year. and Steuer
wanted 70 know II II vas not true that
Ryan had drawn $4,000 in salary but
Ryan was not sure.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
NEW YORK TRANSPORTATION CO.

'ne income account Of the New York
transportation Company for the six
months ended December 81. 1911. makes a
p00r showing In comparison with the cor
'Nponoing period OF 1910. due 10 the heavy
'"ouht written off for depreciation. Gross
a'ninss we're S7i,22s. an increase Of $751;
- operating expenses and taxes. S533. .055,
IedSe No2,"B, and net income was
esm' an increase Of t2s.J69. Total in
V"ne vas 1888. and deductng the profit
a''u ioss adjustment debit of sll4,9s9. which
"eiuded depreciation OF vehicles, amounts
.uuen off and other charges, and COM
ss'eo with a debit OF ss.sO7 for the second
va months Of 1910. which did not include
ss cnsrge for depreciation. deficit re-
suited OF Sli9s. against surplus OF s2i i.79s
]" the period IN 1910. The total profit and
oehcit a. of December 81 last was
~esa'4. Tho gross earnings for the fiscal
seSf ended June 90. 1911. we're 1870. 500 f;
Tsfs,lng expenses and taxes. 1919. .759. and
~ earnings. 2S7.23i. Total income was 800, e
10 ana the deficit after deducting $3.50 .57s
" W profit and loss adjustment Was s2.ss1. 100.
."e total profit and loss deficit as of June
y q Dil' was s2,s3s.3n5. comparing with a sur
~ o' Nl,Se on June 20, 1910.
'"e stockholders OF the New York Trans
aanon Company at their annual meet
yesterday reelected the old directors.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
ALlIS.CHAL LMERS BONDS
90 Days Grace Expires-S11,. q.
148,000 Worth Go Into Default.

Tho ninety DAYS Of grace on unpaid cou-
pons OF the si1.iis.Co0 OF bonds of the Alls-
Chalmers Company, which fell due on Jan
uary / and amounted TO 27s.7o0. expired
Yesterday. The company did not pay the
interest and the bonds went into default
but no move was made to appoint re-
ceiver. The plan OF reorganization was
formally announced on March 20, which in
cluded the appointment of friendly re-
ceiver to carry g. out. The plan was agreed
10 by the committees representing the pre-
ferred and common stock holders, The
stockholders desire the appointment OF D.
w Call. president Of the company. as re-
Ceiver.
". d. Guthrie. Of Guthrie. Bangs & Van
Sinderen. counsel for the reorganization
committee. said yesterday:
We are making no application for a re-
celver for the Allis-Chalmers Company TO-
day. DO not know when such application
will be made. The coupons due January !
will be advanced by the underwriters to all
holders of Allis-Chamers bonds who accept
the plan OF reorganization just as soon as
tho plan is made effective
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
NAMES NINE FIRE MARSHALS
johnson Receives designations of E. T
Croker, Jr., and Chief Kelly.

Fire Commissioner johnson announced
the appointment OF nine assistant FIRE mar
shals yesterday at salaries of N.50 each
q wear. The resignation OF Edward L.
Croker, ir.. son OF the former chief OF the
oepartmcnt. as temporary fire marshal
was also announced. as was the resignation
OF David l. Kelly, chief of the Bureau OF
Combustibles Young Croker was one OF
the men who failed 10 pass the eXsnlina-
,ion The Commissioner also announced
the opening OF bids for the new motor
driven apparatus OF the department.
The new assistant fre marshals. VINO
we're taken from the head OF the civil
service list, we're William A. Finn, Mont
gomery Wade. Rudolph Dillman, William
7 Coen. William F. Walsh. Frederick j..
Melvin. George A. Lynch, Israel Spielbers
and Joseph Whslep. The salaries OF the
old assistants were raised to amounts
ranging from $500 TO $3.50 per annum
No reason for the resignation Of Chief
Kelly of the Bureau of Combustibles vas
stated.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
COPPER NEARS IS CENTS
Rise Here Follows Sharp Ad-
vance in London Market.

Copper metal yesterday came within hail
ing distance OF the l6-cent mark that has
been predicted for II by the trade since the
upward movement began several months
ago, when eectrolytic sold at l5Sa cents a
pound an advance Of "A cent pound
The rise In the price Of the metal here fol-
lowed a sharp advance in the London mar
ket, where copper sold on basis eluiya-
lent to Is cents pound in this market
The demand for the metal is increasing
! daily and dealers are fearing a runaway
market Agencies that have the metal for
delivery before July are endeavorng 10
prevent too excited advance in price by
| feeding copper out gradually and In small
lots, but the market shows ability to take
all that Is offered. even at the higher price.
II IS expected in the trade that the open
ing of the books for July will result I'm a
rush of orders for that month.
On the local metal exchange the price
OF standard spot copper was raised -
points on the inside and - points on the
top price. Electrolytic was firm at 1872 TO
log, cents a pound. The leading sellers
were reported TO be booked far ahead.
The European visible supply Of copper on
March 81, according 10 the fortnightly sta
tistics published in London YESTERDAY, to-
tailed so,ls0 tons. q decrease Of 80 tons.
Stocks on hand showed a decrease Of $40
tons. while the amount ahoat increased u
tons in The two weeks
The boom IN the copper market had
good effect on the copper shares. which ad-
vanced sharply under heavy trading on the
New York Stock Exchange. Amalgsmated
Copper was the most active stock on the
list, the total sales being upward Of 10000
shares. or about one-siyth the total trans
actions. n was also the leader in point If
strength. selling up 10 s57s or more than 3
points above Saturdays closing figure. The
stock reacted a fraction In the final trad
ing. closing at s5i5. a net gain for the day
Of "a points. Anaconda gained c'i points.
American Smelling and Refining lia points
and Utah Copper Ia points and the other
copper shares also showed substantial net
gains and were in good demand.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02

pROyIsJoNs-Hog products active and
higher owing TO strength in the hog market
and reports regarding mortality OF pigs
PoRK-Firm; mess. slea sls -; family go
msss s13 50Qs s1i; family. $16dsl5 50; packet
si4 5olsI5 extra india mess ss64 s26 90
PFEF HANS. 500 ssi. DRESSED HOGS.
Bacons. ioSs d lOssc; pigs. 1850: CUT MEATS
NTickIed bellies hrm: 10 lb. 9is a IL &c;
pleklcd hams H., @l2e TALLowMs,sssiay, 9 si =
ci,Y CH q. Sorsc: refined South America, lie;
con,insn, 10 4Oc; Brazil. kegs. 12c: compound.
IWTTLc STEARINE-oieo lie: city lard,
M y s-copPER-stsndard steady; spot
,ns na q ~ X 75e. July. 155od15sTisc; exports.
20 7Gf tons for March; lake copper; ioc; cleo
troiy,ic 157. a 1ec casting. 1874 q l5isc; Lon
don steady: spot. f70 12s Cd; futures tIl los.
TIN-Strone: spot. 43. 10 DAB soc: April, s5D
Is Soc; Nav 81 .se; June +$2's e. 4sG 3C
sap sSary' strong: spo, nos 1Ss: futures. fie2 50.
IEApNo d2T Quiet. 500 4.4oc New York. 4i5?
4 5Sc Fost 81 Louis. London. f16 IS "a.
sPELTER-steady 655f6I3c New YORK,
a6c bid East 81 Louis London. fsJ Be; sales
OF s. Louis speltcr. 10000 lbs Msy a. ,e ssSc' &C
,STTMoNY--ouist: Cookson's Sc. IRON
cisys,snd warrants. SIS 7isd IN LONDON !:
incsi,v steady; No ] foundry Northern, SD 20
Sti5IS No 2 sl4Is1si6 20; No Southern
ana .oft sis 25fSi5I5
CoTToNsEED OIL-Active and strong
Trn strength in lard appears TO be the principal
t,c,oy =, The advance IN that market has stimu.
,.,.d . more active demand for compound isfd
ars ana of the recent features Of the nsrket
Mas h.en IN. buying OF oil by compound manu-
fscturers. There was some improvement IN 'he
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
rLATBUsH SEEKS PLAYGROUND
Association Asks That Betsy Head
Legacy of sl87,746 Be Used for 1t.

A delegation from the Flatbueh Play
ground Association fastened to the once
~ the Public Recreation Commission al
No 81 Chambers street, yesterday after
hearing a legacy Of slsT74s had been
turned over TO the commission. Ihe dele
cation asked that the legacy be used In
establishing playground at Bedford,
church and Snyder avenues. The commits
sion gave the petitioners hearing and re-
served decision.
The legacy IL known az the Legacy OF
p.,av Head of Islip. Long Island" In
With the giver provided for It's disburse-
men, for recreation and public playground
centres, but in its expenditure tho ap'
rroysI Of the Board OF Estimate and Ap-
portlonment must be obtained.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
SHUSTER ENTERS NEW FIELD
Will Represent National City Co
in South America.

Washington. April wv. Morgan Shustcr,
deposed Treasurer General of Persia ha =
been appointed South American representa- %
i've Of the National City Company, of New
York. II is said that the National City
COMPANY. allied with the National city
Bank. intends to devote its business pri-
marily to South American loans.
The National City Company. which was
Incorporated early last summer and the
stock of which is owned by the stockhold-
ers Of the National City Bank, took over
from men largely interested in that insti-
tuition their holdings OF stock OF banks in
various parts of the country. Several
months ago, however. II disposed of prac-
tically all of these holdings 1t has been
reported from time TO time that National
City Sank interests were planning the es-
tsbliShment of bank in South America
and il would be no surprise TO Wall Street
10 learn that it was intended to make
South America a principal field for the
operations of the National City Company
and to extend its financial activities 70
other continents as we'll.
For several years National City Bank in
terests have been identified with banking
and other enterprises in Hayti. and more
recently they have been turning their at
tention 70 European countries About two
months ago Roger L. Farnham, foreign
representative Of the National City Bank.
returned from Madrid where he had been
in negotiation with the Spanish govern
rlent with view 80 the National City
Bank undertaking the financing OF new
railway line from the capital TO the French
frontier Such operations ~ was thought
YESTERDAY. might in future he placed under
the management and control Of the Ma
tional City Company.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
METAL EXCHANGE ELECTION
Opposition Ticket Wins Over Regulars
by Vote of So to So.

The opposition or members ticket Won
over the regular ticket ~ the annual oiN"-
ton Of officers Of the New York Metal IN
change yesterday The vote was orposi-
ton, 5s; regular ticket, 50 James r. Fops.
president. and Robert l.. Crooke, treasurer.
were reelected, as they were nominated
on both tickets. 4 Y. Hall was elected
vice e-president over John II. stanton, tn"
regular nominee. For members of the
board Of managers tho opposition ticket
carried @. F.. Behr Edwin Groves and
Erich Benjamin, who were on the regular
ticket but the names Of Hochscmld. IL
". Hendricks. E. Baervald. W. Parsons
Todd and J. ~ Lang were substituted m
place Of John " Hurley. W. 7. Ranhard'
4. Seligman. G. 6. Trench and y Wolff.
G. ] Marsh and =. r. Jennings were on
both tickets for tho arbitration committee.
but the opposition named J. Langeloph, l..
+ Keane and Humphrey p. Bond IN place
Of julius Loeb. NJ. 3. Smith and W. Fisher.
v.ho we're on the regular ticket.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
MONEY AND EXCHANGE,

THE MONEY MARKET.-M on call
opened at - per cent: highest, per cent
lowest. 2l7 Per cent; closing. .. per cent
ruling rate. "a per cent. Time money, was
not enivened, apparently, by the bank
statement Of Saturday, inasmuch as the
demand was rather moderate. Money was
obtainable with reasonable ease. but vas
not pressed upon the market Rates. 3i4g
3i2 per cent for sixty days. %ia1S@. per cent
for ninety days, 3s.qi per cent for four.
i've and six months Mercantile paper was
issued rather sparingly There was fair
demand for the high grades. Rates. iGhs
per cent for sixty and ninety days indorse..
ments, .Qii2 per cent for choice four and
six months single names: per cent for
others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE The foreign ex-
change market opened dun. but lower. espe-
cially for reichsmarks. European discounts
were a shade easier. The foreign exchange
market closed dull but steady. There was
little feature. Final quotations we're: De-
mand sterling. I sssod+ 1856 cables, i8llSa
iS720. sixt" dav bills. S59Oqtst short
francs. 5lsis, snort reichFmarks. H''s lesS
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
PETITIONS IN BANkRUPTCY'

The following petitions in bankruptcy
we're filed yesterday;
THE SIMPLEX MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, no. 30 West street with iac-
fory at Thompsonville. Conn. involuntary
Creditors: Edward Van Wrinkle. s295' An
drew + Gobe. $500 and Edward Stetson
Jennings. ASt3 Martin Charles AnsoTge' I
receiver; bond, $1,000. Liabilities s'oV'''
AsS Albert FINE, No. IS Thomas street
Involuntary. Creditors Samuel l.ipschlI1.
SOS: American steel Frame and Band iron
Compsny. s37S; Harry Markowitz. ~. lha-
h,Iities. sis. 900: assets, N,00c. .,
'WiJJJAN SIMON. No 3li West eith
street: voluntary. Liabilities, Sls.h2; no
assets. Creditors Meicdntile Nataobai y, dsai
Bank. u.4a9: Garfield National Bank SVSo
Anna Simon. $3.50; Hiram Iackulk, s5;tU.
ALBERT L. HOUSE, OF No l3i West 9nn
,treet. voluntary Liabilities. A5.s96. no
sesets Creditors. First National Bank oi
Harrington Del. il2.ie7 Mre Julie fIeGel
Uouse SIS 600 George w. Bscr, Ss.sS; ROD
e,t Z; Kelsey, $3.50: Samuel +. Bates. >2Ns
and Hugh Vi. Senior. s2.St
EERNARDINO SPINOSA. NO ~ Mul-
bsry street; Involuntary. Creditors Julian
srothers. s2sl: Louis Peirano tg5l. stephen
Sareehir>. SIS Liabilities n,@o' assets
q 900 ,,,,ar. ,,a.
b,iities 5000 no assets
IDA NJ GASTON. No. y West 18th street
voluntary. Liabilities. sl.Si9. no assets
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02

spot quiet and 3 points higher at io.eSo
for middling upland. delivered on contract
900 baies Liverpool cables: Spot quiet:
sales. 5000 bales speculation and oSS export 5i
American, MIddling upland. 6.23d. Futures
opened steady, "A to ois points higher; closed
0rm, at ret advance OF IA to 81, points
April. G.O2i.d: Aprl-May. GOLD May-June'
s66Bd; June-July, b9ohd: July-Aueust
5gSt,d. August-September 3.95d: Septemoer-
October 5.g2d, October November, 5.S0 l2d
November December. 5s7hd; pccember-Janu-
ary and January February, 5S1d February
March 5ssd: March April. 5.sSi.d.
COFFEE-Sales. so.2J0 bags. but price
changes we're small Firmer cables from
Europe, together with an absence or selling
nrcssuro from Brazil had a stimulating IN.
ruoncc carly. and first prices were unchanged
,n notnts higher. Moderate local selling
eyed prices a little. closing at points de-
cline TO point advance. Havre showed an
ADVANCE OF ,,a. franc. Hamburg was un-
changed to I. pfennig decline. Rio was barely
steady at A decline OF IS res, and santos was
rnchsnrsd Spot inactive. but firm, with light
orsr rings Of desirable grades at liac for RIO
No : Local contract prices: Gam,
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago April l--CATTLE--Receipts ls,"oi
steady 10 iOa15c higher except ior .a a,oS<H e
Western IS 25G$6 Is: stockers and feeders, - 80
GS6 co. cows and hefers, 81 oOas4 %; caves
s6ass 10 HoGS-Receipts, 32oGo' syIpns, s1 9Kss o.
craliv bGl0c above saturday; light 81 ooIs' ~ ~.
mired s. 65dss: heavy 81 7ogss; rough. g 19p
81 So. pigs. s5 30gS7 so; bulk OF sales, ~ spn'
81 a5 sHEEPRecepts $oSo; ,a ar d i4y Wssterp
s5SSS@sY Is: Western. ss 25ass 25. .
kansas City A6 april soihe1ns GArrhsi5 .tesdy to Is;
Sisher. dressed beef and export steere. l99
Ss 10. fair 10 good. IS 75gSI; Western, - Iow
s. ss9cSers 5 s6%ssefe SnS feeeSTs ee~: $50 s.
s. eSgsa sSgsa % % SeIters. 81 s5as7; bulls stgsS sS
calves. sass IS. HoGsmRsceipts o." IS, eo
higher bulk of sales, s, Soas. ~ .7 eo lights.
sss; .1sso0s9 sS'N 20. pigs. s5 1896 so sHEEP-Re-
septs 1900 STEADY 70 strong spring
Sl$ So 'aSSs sSss 95 yves 81 5oaS5 I5 stockers
1't@ Cincinnati. s April ICATTLE.Recsipt, i;s,.'
81 soy wa snd n loc co%s tSweF Sass CAIvEsActiye
81 5oass 80 HoGs-RecePts; SiIl' s,esay % an an
ia loo higher; packers, IS logSs %: s,ssi; St"
So %: common SONS, en sSeS " steady. s2s
e. lambs steady, 81 05ass 25; spring lambs
s1asit. p,c.,r,..
:. s-'S SSl,sT s5. shipping. 80 50ds7 40; butcners
s5 25qS7: heifers. 81 25as6 5o COWS, y S9 Wan
bulls SO 75dS6: stockers and ieeas's, a. 80 .nr,ns
srs sre's Slow and s2ds8 lower sc5ass5. vEAaSss vEAaaS =
Receipts 2oOo: active and sc lower s9'Sy !"
Or: heavy and mixed. IS 3oGss 30; iorkers; go so
s. IS; piss s. Soas7 IS; rogssss 81 81 2aiH SHEsp 81
D tSNBs- Receipts 10000: actire: sheep
stsaSv, lambs 1odiSc lower; lambs, S. Soass -
few. IS 40: yearlmss. SO 5oas7 81 wetssrv, ss q,
ss 25Gfss 30: ewes. S. 6odse' sheep. mixed = ~
eF' io fFsv telegraph 10 The Tribune,
81. Louis. April l.--CATrLE-Reeeirts' a., .cS
,,ir,y active al IOd15c decline; steers. S4 gp
ss *. baIfers S4dS7 25; cows 80 6Saso oo'
sortb.rn Sy, steers. 81 4oass 20 HoGs-Receipts:
Ssa7: early advance OF loal5c lost later; msi ,s,s
,.o taipn "a huik Of sales 81 s0dss packers 81 ~
Ss7 60. best lights. 81 35ds7 rs; far. ,S~
81 Is; best piss Sc s5as1 % far nf ns,iy. d and
80 etaSxs lambs So JodSs: good clipped lambs W.
r,u1ton sheep. S5Qs6 40: common. Sass 30
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
GETS $4,000 LEGAL FEE
Judge w. N. Cohen Serves City in
Special Assessment Cases,

Controller Prendergast yesterday an-
proved the bill Of Judge William y Cohen
Of s25.coo for services as special counsel I'm
the proceedings 10 review special fran
chise assessments against a number ~ rail-
way and other public service corporations.
The services of Judge Cohen on these
particular matters have extended over a
year and have been instrumental in bring
ing into the city treasury Of 81. $50 il5 ~.
Judge Cohen has previously received
from the city 5000 for special counsel
fees in like cases AZ the time OF the con-
troversy over the Cohalan warrant for
similar work, Mayor Gaynor raised a ques-
ton when a warrant for $1,000 for Judge
Cohen came into his office. lie later ex-
amined the matter and the warrant went
through and was paid.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
MORE OIL COMPANY MELONS.

,No more OF the former subsidiaries OF
~ standard OIL Company announced the
ssss,msnt ~ Of substantial dividends yesterday.
a. 49, indiana Pipe Lane Company declared a
y '''enn Of @ so share. payable on May
r.' ttoek OF record April ~. The Eureka
~ ,vs Line Company declared dividend OF
share. payable May 10 stock Of
,.u "o April Is This latter payment will
y. iT ;Socon. the capital stock OF the
:, ,'fka Company being s5,ooO,ooo The capt
VI The Insiana company Is the same,
ea makes the dividend 10000 In that
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
'ch, compared
EXCHANGE MAY CLOSE FRIDAY.

A petition 10 close the New York Stock
Exchange on Good Friday WAS circulated
on the floor OF the exchange yesterday aud
received the signatures OF majority OF the
active members 4 special meeting OF the
governing committee 10 act on the petition
will be held on Wednesday. 1t is believed
on the exchange that the request to close
will be granted. Most Of the otncr OK
changes have already voted 10 close both
On Good Frldsy and the Saturday following
thus giving their members three days holi-
5.ya
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
Bankers posted rates follow:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Boston. coc
discount, Chicago, 2oc premium; New. Or,
leans. commercial 80 discount bank 81
premium: 81 Louis 10c premium bid, l5c
premium asked. Minneapolis. 2nc premium
Charleston. buying par. selling LILO per
cent premium. San Francisco. sight Sc
telegraph 74c.
BANK CLEARINGS -- New York. eX-
changes. f2f2 III. .30l balances SIS. lis, Bos-
ton. exchanges So. i3i.379. balances Ssl2.US.
Baltimore. exchanges s5lS3.S9. balances
S,sS S09; Chicago exchanges s563i,lH bal
ances 83s3s $50
SILVER MARKET. T.-Commercial bar sill
Yer. 5Ssc Mexican silver dollars, 4Ic. Bar
silver I'm London closed al 26a.d
NEXICAN EXCHANGE Mexican eX-
change on New York is quoted al 2nla.
TB-TREASURY.--The Sub-Treasury was
a debtor At the Clearing House ti0.lA
New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
NEW HIGH PRESSURE SERVICE.

new high pressure system in the dis
,rict bounded by Chambers street on the
south Park Row and the Bowery on the
West, Houston street on the north ana the
East River. will be put In operation inns
morning at II o'clock. after Official tests
by the Fire Department. Water Commls-
eioner Thompson will turn the system over
10 Fire Commissioner Johnson anu Chief
kenlon and his staff. Several companies OF
6remen will try out tho supply.