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New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
TOPICS OF THE STREET.

FOREIGN TRADING -Transactions for
foreign account in the local stock market
amounted TO about $500 shares, all sales
COPPER MARKET Copper sellers re-
pert a good domestic demand for copper.
with the important agencies asking l6ls
cents, eiectrolytiC, thirty days. and smaller
sellers making some concessions. Last
week cash sales were made as low as l57,
cents a pound, but in small lots. The Pro-
dUcer's statement for April is expected TO
show nothing startling. one copper inter-
est says the report will have little mean
Ing for the reason that practically ali the
surplus copper has been sold and the Sur
plus merely means that the consumers
have not got around to taxing th3J much
copper away from the refinery yards. The
loOked-fOr increase in production I'm April
IS expected 10 be- largely Offset by tho
larger domestic deliveries which are indi-
Gated for the current month.
ST. LOUIS & SAN FRANCISCO-Sp
q co. have purchased from the St Louis
& San Francisco Railroad Company and
have resold 10 Paris bankers about 100000
francs 100000 general lien l5-@ year
per cent gold bonds due 1917, special French
series. This makes tofil OF over 100 10000
francs general Hen bonds sold In Paris by
these bankers. The proceeds Of the bonds
are to be used for improvements and 10
take up equipment notes. The amount out
stsuding is now So, $4,000.
STEEL RAIL ORDERS.-The Chicago,
Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Company
has purchased from the Maryland Steel
Company 2OOO tons of steel rails The
PENNSYLVANIA Steel COns1any, which con
trols the Maryland Steel Company. has sold
something like 10000 tons Of steel rails to
Western roads since the first OF the year.
The St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
system, including the Chicago & Eastern
illinois and the New Orleans, Texas d
Mexico division. has placed orders for 81,
900 tons of rails.
NIPISSING MINES COMPANY
holders OF the Nipissing Mines Company
at their annual meeting yesterday elected
August Heckschcr and j. l.. Feeaey, direc-
tors, the former TO FIJI vacancy which has
existed for some time and the latter In
place OF William n. Thompson, who has
resigned. The other directors were re-
elected.
MANILA RAILROAD.-The Manila Rail-
road Company has placed an order for five
ten wheel passenger locomotives and FIVE
freight engines of the consolidation type.
with the American Locomotive Company.
Five OF them are to be delivered by July
5. and the others by September D.
SUB-TREASURY TRANSFERS - The
Sub-Treasury transferred 10000 TO San
francisco Yesterday for the account OF local
banks making on the current movement
81 SsJO 900 sent to that point Transfers To
New Orleans in the last few weeks have
totafled !l,550,0O. -.-.----
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
OPPOSE SALE OF RUTLAND
Minority Stockholders Want New
Haven to Buy All or None.

The comrittec of minority stockholders
Of the Rutland Railroad Company has is-
sued A circular protesting against th" prob
able sale Of q majority ~ the stock to the
New York. New Haven & Hartford Rail
road Company unless tho minority stock
holders receive tho right to sell their stock.
II they wish. 10 the New Haven company
At tho same price az the company IL offer
ing for the majority stock. Minority stock
holders are asked to sign a protest, in
closed with the circular, and return II to
the committee, these protests 10 be sub
n:itted 10 tho Public Service Commission at
Albany on May .. when tho rehearing on
the application OF the New York Now
Haven G. Hartford Company for permission
10 purchase majority of the Rutland
stock comes before that body
Referring 10 the proposed sale, President
Melien Of the New Haven road said in
Boston yesterday:
Rutland Is not natural part Of the
New York Central II vs. natural part Of
the New York. New Haven & Hartford.
The only way 10 make II 50 Is to pay the
New York Central what Rutland cost II,
including carrying charges. II the Public
Service Commission makes the condition
that the New Haven purchase all the Rut-
land stock I would not advise so doing
lf 7 did not believe Rutland under the
New Haven would show more earnings I
would not advise the purchase. The issue
before the commission Is not the purchase
price Of the stock. The question IS, Is the
Rutland interest best served under the
New Haven or the New York Central
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
BANKS MAY NOT TELL ALL
House Committee Seeks Light on
Confidential Matters.

Whether bank officials will deem II OK
pedient or obligatory 10 answer all the
questions included in the demand for IN
formation which has been sent out by
Chairman Puio Of the House Banking and
Currency Committee IS mooted question.
The officers II some of the largest banks
in tho city said yesterday that they had
ot'ytt received copy Of Chairman Pujo 3
circular. Many If the questions pertain 10
matters usually held 10 he private or conn
Dental In some instances the bankers
ssid they didn't believe tho House COM
mittse would get all IL asked for
One bank official drew distinction be-
tween giving information 10 the Controller
Of the Currency and committee Of the
House TIc said that the Controller had
The right 10 get any information from the
hanks he desired, hut that he had always
chosen 20 regard the facts he EARNED &c
confidential. The Controllers office. how
ever, does not publish the names Of the
banks customers I'm particular transactions
or give out the details Of transactions, tie
banker said and he doubted whether the
oomTittee had the right to obtain such
CONFIDENTIAL information.
'of course. II the committee goes TO the
Controller and asks for information about
We, he added. 1T is for him TO decide what
he wants 90 give out
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
RATIFY NEW HAVEN PURCHASE
White Plains Trolley System To Be
Made Part of New Railroad.

New Haven. April 29-FolloVing the per
mission Of tho New York upstate Public
Service commission given to tho New
York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Company 10 acquire all the capital stock
Of the Westchester Street Railway Com
pany. the latter corporation will be reor-
ganized and the line made a subsidiary Of
the New York. Westchester & Boston.
The street railway line extends from
Mamaroneck 10 White Plains and Tarry-
town, with an extension TO Scarsdae
y. Y, and is twenty one miles in length.
including the whole street railway system
at White Plains The New Haven com
psny has already spent considerable sum
in improving the line and plans making it
a centre for street railway development I'm
the suburban regions of New York cen
trlng at White Plains. The Westchester
Street Railway vas bought through fore
closure proceedings about two years ago
and the decision of the commission rati-
6es existing ownership.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
GAS PAYS EXTRA DIVIDENDS
"8O-Cent Law Shortage To Be
Made Good in Next -Four Years.

An agreement has been reached between
the directors Of the Brooklyn Union Gas
Company and the dissatisfied stockhold-
ers, II is understood by which extra divi-
dcnds will be regularly paid until the AK
gregate dividend return for the period be-
ginning with laj. when the "eiChty-ocnt
gas" law became effective. shall have
been brought up 20 & uer cent yearly
The rate in 1906 was per cent. in
1907 nothing was paid and in 1905 the dis
bursement was 5i4 per cent Since l9oS
dividends Of per cent have been paid
each year.
The reductions from n 6 per cent rate
in the three years beginning with 1906
totallcd 9i5 per cent. and I'm view of the
prosperous condition of the company
shareholders have for some time been
urging that they be reimbursed FOR these
lessened returns.
beginning was made in January 81
this year, when an extra ! per cent was
declared. the amount which may 10 de-
scribed as I'm arrears being now 81. per
cent u was the understanding of Ger
tain Of the large stockholders that per
cent extra would be declared quarterly
UIlllI IOF f'ludll Nl'Il VI le4i' 'i'''''A wv
restored. but no action was taken hy the
board at tho April meeting.
Protests were made by the stockholders.
and under the compromise which has fccu
effected there Will be semi-annudl ! per
cent extra dividends. starting in July. and
TO be continued until the entire Sig per
cent shortage shall have hee0 wiped out,
which will take 4 little NOR" than four
-.pdrC
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30

Spo, quiet and - points lower at j. boc Tor
niIlliuG upland. sales, % bales. ilNetpoG o
rablc.. SPOT Fair business doing sales. eoo"
hale. SPECULATION aud export, l.cCO; American
200 Imports 1000. all American; m'dd,,lnlSS
upland 64sd Futures opened stead' a, ~
r6lut, advance: closed easy. ln3 points higher
Anil. 627igd. ApriI-May. 6.22igd; Msy.Jqne
8 a3d: June-July. 623'ad; July August 6..t,ta
iurIst - September 6.23d, september - october
a MI. October Noyember 6lsd, November
December. g ied December January and Jsnu-
arv-Fet ruAry. a. 15d: February March o.lo'ao'
March April 6lGi1d , .-,t -
CoTTEE-Buslness was small consisting ct
saIas Of so ESQ bags. tone STEADY, ho"eE"F,
and at the close values were 10 y points net
I,gb.r Uayra showed decline Of "a franc.
Hamburg vas = ptennig lower Rio STEADY
and unchanged. while Santos showed decline
Of l75 reis for Is, although tho specsl capis
,e,orted "A raliv OF ~ reis. private caple
80, santos predic sharp falling off IN
receipts after .he FIRST of MAY but cost ana
lttrs ~ : 20 10 points. Spot inactive ~ lA'ac
Tor rio No !. Local contract prices s..-
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
Satir

pvoyIsIoNS- Opened easier on larger re-.
c,i,,q OF hogs than expected and a decline @,
points in ia" hog markets n' ouI ,i 1.' in the
~ t,be market was again easy, closing near
tnc bottom. PoRKmstSoa3dy. mess, mess; go go
$40 30; family, $50 2on s=l oo. suot snI6 20.
FAMILY, sie 50ds17; packet slSG SIo o0; extra extra
ind,n mess. s2I 5Om SIS. BEEF HANS
omint $40 30 n $50 80. DRESSED HoGSm
stead: Stead bacons 1Ols q lohc; pigs II h;G CIT
tMiri.Ied hams. l2t Q12l7c. TALLoW-Firm;
gl".I,i nc asked; city. sisc; country 81 q
az LtRD-Easy: middle West 10000
II'iloc; city. io1s glohc; refined unssttIed, Ees!
prayiI kegs 10 15c; compound hrm' sh ~
atc. sTEARINE-strons; oso' l'e asked
city ltXyFTsis I1Fai "a "a COPPER Standard dull; spot
and April. IL 500 1916, May and June, 1870
sf5I I5c; July and August lo.e- = lo.o' =,
london quiet, spot go l3s %, futures 81 5sa go
us so far this month: lake copper, 16h
az. clectrolytic, f6916isc: casting l2s
igzfc TIN-Strcng spot and April ieSa y z
lG tG az. NAV. 40 620a $1,000; June. 46O2 4
~ =" ~ INV, 45. a4587isc August. i537is ~
~ soc, London easier; spot. Ell futures
fSno LEAD-Quiet, 4lo442pc New YORK
tG410c East - Louis: London tlo JOS los,
q 80 last st Louis; London. t:J lbs ANTI
,,,,'1>-N'~.Ouiet: Cook So. lRON-tleve-
land warrants. J3s load IN iond9n .9es,ly
arm. No / foundry Northern slo -og Ia 90
10 , Si5asIJ so: No l Southern and SOFT
Sic0rT0NsEED OI.-New high records were
s'abiIshed With very light offerings ana specu-
ts,t,s bnvinr Influenced by strength In lard,
,9t, o,ferings OF crude oil and covering. There
- a sharp break In the early afternoon when
va declined but prices again ralltd and tho
,a a-,,.t was nervous and unsettled, closing TO
~ npp,nts lower Tor the distant positions. Local
.,ntract prices.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
OIL CO. WON'T SHOW BOOKS
Saws Standard Is Back Of h. M.
TiIford's Inquiry.
WILL NOT BE DEPENDENT
President Pierce Blames S. o.
for Enormous Fines His
Company Has Paid.

H. NJ. "ilford. IN letter 10 President
Pierce of tho Waters Pierce Oil Company
has made a request to examine the books
and records Of the company MI lliIo'u
stated that he was holder OF seventeen
shares Of the Watcrs-Pierce stock ana hd'
righ' to examine the books under tie
laws OF Missouri. His reason for the re-
quest he wrote, was 10 ascertain Whethe'
the rroperty hlG been usmanaged during
the last five years. II It's olhcefs anu
trustees had been derelict in their du'y
and why the company had not p'ld u''l-
dends for several years.
In replying to Mr. T1lford. Presldeht
Pierce refused TIE request, saying that II
had not been made in good faith, ln MS
opinion. and that Mr. Tilford acted as al
emissarv Of the STANDARD Oil Company OF
New Jersey, with which he L LIB been asso-
ciatod for many years in an executive ca
Iacity. Mr.. Pierce wrote:
As a managing director OF tho Standar'
oil Company Of New Jersey you "eiS ., uIi,
doubtedlv advised that tbr Naters-Fler'e
Comrany had sustained serious losses anu
had oeen subjected 10 enormous lines III
Texas. Arkansas, Nisso '' ana okIa.oi,,d
solely nv reason Of the clOuSueSS or me
standard oil Company a. the affairs OF IN"
Waters-PicrCe Company through the own
crshIp Of practically tvo-thirds or tne
stock and that for this -eason alone t9s
Vatcrs-Picrce Company Jas been uhaWc
to nay any dividends during the last th'''
years. ..i...o, n
You are aware. because of your intimate
participation in the management OF the
STANDARD OIL company Of Nc" Jersey
that IL has bent every energy ana resourc"
at command to 4 -stIoy the " aters-t leT'"
oil Company and the interests OF ~ T.
Pierce has always Insisted upon q Separa'"
and Independent maintenance ana 'ohouC.
Of tho affairs Of that company; and that
the rurpose and intent. as manifested by
your demand has not iu tho least anat"P
since the pretended disintegrauon OF the
STANDARD oil Company of New Jersey.
Mr.. Pierce contends that Standard on
,eprosentatiye on the Waters-Pferce board
through secret correspondence, has kept
the Standard Oil interests Informed on
every detail Of the Watcrs-Piercc business
He adds that II is the present purpose OF
the Wators-Pierce Company 10 provide IT.
self with crude oil production and refineries
in the United States adequate to its needs
so that it will no longer be dependent upon
any subsidiaries of the Standard on COM
many for its supply Of oil
This will necosstate an outlay or capitai
FAR in excess Of the earnings. and neces-
sarily defer for some tim" the payment ot
dividends. Lfr Pierce wrote
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Chicago April 90 e--cATTLE-Receipts.2 1000;
Texas steers, IS 25a$7 80 Western steers. sse5
ds7 10; stockers and feeders. 81 Sogse IS; eoTs
and heifers. e. 75G$7 60: calves, s;atss -. HOGS
Receipts. 5000: market active and oc lover.
light 81 45gsI 30; mixed. 81 50qss; heavy, y 80
q sales, s. 1899 80 shEEP IND Nd LAMgso, s{sso,
higher native sheep, s5gSs; Western, S5 25gSs.
yearlIngs 81 5oGse, la nOs. native. IS scass 50!
Pmgsbarsh. itgst q oSrH April IS
cars, active. choice, IS 5ogss 40; prlrne. tsg
LAMBs-Receipts Il double decks active;
prime wethers, 81 25as7 50; culls and commons;
sSgs4 so: lambs s5dss %. HoGs-Recslpts, 81
mediums and heavy Workers. IS 2oass IS; Bsh.
Workers. 81 75a$s: pigs, $IafI %. rousns' "
kansas City. April % 2a-CATTLE-Receipts
e.0oO, including 700 soqtherns; strong e. t. Ia Ia
sSGs7 90 @ :;osSsT: and feeders: ssssT as 81 s.s,5.
Sc $40 o. ssgs. ss2s ss5sss 5Sqs Ss aSsR.esD., II Ss
steady: bulk Of sales, s. I5ass: heavy. 81 eeQss;
packers and butchers. 81 s0aSsi lights. MS1
Receipts, 1000; market toqsoa higher iairss
s. soaSlo ysarlinss, Sass q: wethers 2 sse
81 e5 ewes sJas7 stocke,s -,5 ana I feaasrs staso
ooo: higheT, choice. IS 4odSs rs handy butchers.
81 25dS7 rs; common to fair. IS 75qss ~; chci:s
$o $ TsS;s o. sSo SSG's top Gsil' 81
ceints 800 . hsavy Workers. IS So1ss IS; Light
Workers. SIS pigs s. so SHEEP AND LAMBS
Receipts 5000; top Tor sheep, 81 SO; top for
lambs, 50 25. ..,
slow and 1Oai5c lower: steers 81 1887; hs,fers
5Or lower. At SO 50dSS. HOGS-Receipts, T. ~
To-, lower; packers, ssdss Is, common sows. SD
s. %: pigs and lights. s5d<7 30; stays. s+3Ss
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts les; stronyl
sheep Sc 6ods5 =, lambs IS 5od$I 80; sprfnS
East buffalo. April 29.-CATrLE-Rseslrts.
400: active heavy steady: others io1nS
ass s5: butchers. IS 5oasI IS: heifers, sSesI ~
feeders s. 50ds5 IS; stock heifsrs: tsaH0
flesh cows and sprinsers active and strong, a:
s3nGs7O VEAIS-Recepts. I. 800; active ana
25d5nc lower: ~ 6o7ss 81; q few IS 10 HOGS
Receipts Ia. 500: active and io3i5c lower hsssv
aud mixed. IS 3oass 35; Iorker.; Is, 81 eosss q;
ass 25: diaries b TJGss q. SHEEP ANr
LAMBS Receipts. 1900; active: lambs loe ana
~ethsys o5c higher: lambs s+fsn 81: yearlings
81 50aSs: wethers. STdS7 d. ewes. SSnsS p'
sheep. mixed. S2dS6 20.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribunel
81. Louis. April 90. 29.--CATTLE--Receipts. :. lst:
all grades in demand; market active e. strong
prices: steers. S5 25dss 10: heifers. s. 25Qss ~
cows 81 I5ds7 c5; Southern steers, 81 loa$s ".
UOGs-Receipts 1885: moderately active ana
sd i0r lower: choice medium 20 heavy weights
81 9nGss 10: bulk Of sales 81 l5gAs packers
81 50GS7 81 best lights. 81 3SdsI 70; fair 90
& 7SdsS %. SHEEP AND LAaBs-Reeeipts
a2O: active and 1892 higher; clipped iamo,
s7 50qss cn: spring lambs, 80 5odsto; chppea
sheen Sc 5OdS7 6J.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago April 2a.-Forty eight hours drench-
, tnsts.d ~ whirlwtnds OF dust. especially In
Ksnsss. forced wheat owners to-day into sell
ing stampede. Although there was violent re
acttion the market closed weak, 1Hnl%c undcY
eatnrdav night Corn showed hgNc net gain;
oats fnished irregular. hga+e lower TO 1.c sd-
Sanre and provisions varied from 12isc decline
,SE~ increase IN cost. Huge quantities ~
wheat which had been held in so-eaiIed in
yerted pyramid shape went on salc the iastant
,,adIne began. No could I've found 10 dis
nnte that the rains and lower temperature were
OF great benefit TO the wheat plant all over the
W.st This fact naturally disturbed the many
snscuIstors who had bought at tor prices On ac-
count OF crop damage news last week. II was
The news from Kansas. however. that caused 'h4
biggest comrnotlon. \ large part OF the acreage
IN that state was in doubtful position, which
,ains could make good or which more high winds
and dry weather might bring TO ruin. Rangs
NJ nriCeS.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
TO INSPECT COFFEE COUNTRY
Delegation Going to Brazil at Invita-
tion of Government.

zen delegates Of the American Coffee
heasters and Traffic and Pure Food Asso-
eia'lon will sail from New York on May %
Tor Brazil. on the Lamport & Holt steamer
Nssaria. TO inspect the coffee industries
near Santos, in tho State OF Sac Paulo. The
Dfszdisn government has invited them to
sone. The association was formed IN st.
SeUls In May. 1911. julius J. Schott IN, Of
-. Louis, Is president
tne purpose OF the trip Of the coffee men
~ 70 Investigate the plantations in Brazil
Sl'h view TO bringing about system Of
cooperation among the coffee dealers Of
america and Brazil. where three fOurths Of
sf coffee imported into the United States
Is grown.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
DON WOOL SALES.

London April 2o.-The offerings AZ The wool
ouction sales to-day ,ouuted TO L3 607 bales
nearly ali crossbreds Bidding was active and
ptices we're firm. The home trade and the
Continent took the bulk OF the offerings, while
Americans made several purchases 81 desirable
lots Tho sales follow New South wales
COO bales: secured Is idq Is sad greasy . ~
MS Ihd Queensland. 500; secured. Is 20 n
"a; greasy. fiai1isd Now zealand $500:
scoured 1sGfs TiEd: greasy, Cd Is 1i4d.
punts arenas 3. 200: greasy, a I'D.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
September 7.a =. 1sss 7:sais? :9slIs3 7SS so
rctober.. 1876 80 80 d'ssg ,iSi = S9
NnHember 6.94 69i $50 6I1go.sl w

changed. e,,
NAVAL sTOREs-Spirits turpsntne hrn' I
ana higher. Rosin dull weak ana hotn'ha''
Tar steady and unchanged. - .,d
OtLS-No change IN refined petroleum. A"H
prices steady. Llnseed oil unchanged.
RTCE,-Steady and unchanged.
staAR-kefned sugar steady, but quls' au+ on,
unchanged; fine zranulated, BOB q 5.2Oc net
less per cent cash Raw steady oentrhugoI,
9G Iest. 5.9sc; muscovado, 50 test' 3tsc' ano
i25 O0O BAGS Cubas prompt and May ship
ment. al osc, basis 90 test. cost and frelsht
Above included limited quantity Porto hico
I'm port. AT the close, spectators we're in
tsrested at Lice advance. In London. beet
sugar was Tuet and unchanged for April ana
May az 13s esd; and ed off for August al
l3S sid
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
SEED PRICES.

Toledo. April o-CLovERsEED, per bush
Of. cash SIG 80: April si2 80: October. SO 10;
December. $40 10 .. sl2 3cqsi2ao' No g.
tl2 lG9i? ?o rejected 81 ,SqfEg no r,r,s Ss
sIi so; August. 50 80: TIMOTHY, prime. Sc
ApTlI a 90. September. 81 rs
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
COLORADO 4 SOUTHERN.

COLORADO 4 SOUTHERN.
,oio Ig1f 1910
., ,u,. A., ,,-,t soSa a5o s2.s 100 1923 21a
I'LL A. Anrii Of II sss a07 1ssf1 sGT 1899 201
DETROIT e. MhCK1NAc.
=. 4, .,-u COS .a5 x24O54 s25 4o4
July i-April q pa3.O36 aao.5fo TsShoE
GRAND TRUNK.
"a vk IN April. se3o. .s32 NI3. l56 W. 3s9
Juiv i-Arril n. 80. 447,09l SGC92.6e6 91.1fS24'
ISTERoCEANIC or MEXICO.
"a vk. in April sl76s1a S42 O53 slefS Seo
July l-April 81. S.559.4ii I.o2O.955 eofp'oOt
MINI, ST. PAUL & sAULT STE MARIE.
"a VII In ApriI. $500. .32s sio5. $50 H2s 09l
July 1-April 81. 2l.3lAs3s lI.sfIo'o ltto'''''
NATIONAL OF MEXICO.
"a VIZ in April. S1.osO. .2i6 si.17t,3os sl.23se e1t
,Julv April Il. 49.7Is.Tt1 5iJps.iI2 fG'38"'o
SOUTHERN.
ID vk. in April Si.22s. 235 sil2sss s11o2o.t
July 1-April u 5i,6ls,945 496ST5li 4oIooe'I
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
HElNzs.M MORSE NOTE VERDICT.

spoge lioush, of the United States Dis
A'A court, directed a verdict for l7,l29 -
s'f'erday against Arthur T. Heinze in
favor OF John w. McKinnon. az agent for
NE :. shareholders of the National Bank Of
49," america. The amount represented
~, ny balance on a ncte for 10000 made by
''hze aud sed by Charles W Mcrsc m
sg"ee,ion with the purchsse by syndi-
sle OF 2 block Of stock IN the Chase Ma
tonai Bank.
ae SUIT has been tried twice before hut
'''n Time Tie Jury disagreed
seNoATS NEW-YORk TRIBUNE
"a" "sss'sd anywhere in the United States
w ssN year.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30

New York. April 20 1872.
IN-WHEAT-There was heavy selling
by longs but bulls were not disposed to give
up the struggle without strenuous euort,
and n result the market was subject 10
v ide fluctuations, closing AZ a decline OF Is
y &c. The bull side has been very profitable
OIL the recent advance OF about 20c a bushel,
but while this gave confidence TO bulls, the
market was thought 10 be in a weaker tech
nical position. At the start prices dropped
5. g2A.c under a rush OF selling orders, out
during the morning the market rallied ana
advanced TO above the previous close win
renewed buying for outside account, only TO
again weaken AZ the close under heavy selling
by longs Export sales were loads at out
ports No . red here. 81 - y. elevator, export
lasis. and 81 - =. o ahoat No l Northern
Duluth, 81 26i. afOat opening naVlSa-
ton. CORN-Firm mOat Of tho day, owing 10
unsettled weather and decrease OF 2.074OOo
bushels in tho visible supply Late in the ses-
sion tnere was q reaction, and closing prices
were !. . &c higher. Export corn here, SG-tc
romiual. o ahoat OATS-Steady early
but the visible decreased only 1000 bushels
and late ia the session prices were easier
closing at &c decline 10 sc advance. Cash
oats easy; standard white and No 2. 1914 q
64c: No 3. C3c 30 I. 81 &c natural aud
white clipped. 80 n SIC on track RYE
Quiet. 10 >. 0Sc nominal, G. Buuaio. BAR
LEY-Steady; mating. 81 25E$l -, I
Igr,s
New-York tribune., 1912-04-30
ELcIN BUTTER MARKET.

Elsn. April 2g.-The quotation committee
of the I.lsiu board this afternoon declared
butter Arm at 3lo