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New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Net receipts, 9195; gross re- ceipts, 9195; sales. 35sl; stock, 4O5, ,5G0 Great Britain, 7671; coastwise. 3l7o.
 New orleans: Easy; middling, 10 7-l6c; net receipts, 10oS5 gross receipts 10,2 sales, 20l5; stock, 2955S6; Great Britain 1000; continent 4O10.
 Mobile: Quiet; middling 10 1-Ic: net re- ceipts, 2O05, gross receipts. 2005; sales. 100 stock, S2.575: continent 556; castwise li3
 Savannah: Quiet and easy: mlddling 10 1-4c; net receipts. 761S; gross receipts 76lS; sales 500; stock, 220,993: Great Britain 25,59g continent, 16,623: coast wise. 1oi9.
 Charleston: Quiet; middlng, 10 1-ic: net receipts. 1790: gross receipts, 1790: stock, 45.o95; continent, l1,5OO; coastwise 15oo
 Wilmington: Steady; middling, 10 lie net receipts, 15l7; gross receipts l5l7; stock, 30,752
 Norfolk; Steady; mlddling. 10 lie. net receipts, 1869; gross receipts, 1869; sales 664; stock, 52,7S9. coastwise, 4257
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 10 3-Sc; gross receipts. 25O; stock. 12i0l.
 New York: Quiet; middlng41O 35; gross receipts, 1Ol12; sales, 26OO; stock, 175.9Ss continent. 4500: coastwise. 1929
 Boston: Quiet: middling, 1885: net re- cepts. 30; gross receipts 325: stock, 1t9s7
 Philadelphia: Quiet; mddlng. 10.60, stock, 3Sl0.
 Brunswick: Stock 3i70.
 Gulfport: Stock, 1S.5i5.
 Texas City: Net receipts. 22s5; gross re- ceipts, 22S5: stock 4l ,203.
 Total today at all ports: Net, 36.3i2 Great Britain, 4o,27S; continent, 3S,019 stock. .403.64f. Q
 Consolidated at all ports: Net 1S,fs, Great Britain, 49 269 continent, 59,059
 Total since September 1 at all ports Net 9,S75 i45; Great Britain, 3,l26S73 France, 9lS,7Sl; continent, 3,263 79S; Japan 357 434; Mexico, 1888.
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Murder Trial Begun

Oklahoma City, Okla, February 2s.-The murder trial of Mrs. Bessie Gentry, Mau- rice Weightman, her brother, and Jessie K. Mackey. charged with the murder of Thomas J. Gentry. d business man here. on the night of January (. began today in the district court before Judge A. H. Huston of Guthrie. assigned by the SUI preme court to hear the testimony.
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Visible Supply of Grain

New York February 26.-rhe visible supply of grain in the United States Saturday. February 24. as compiled by the New York produce exchange was as follows:
 Wheat, 57.573, 900 bushels decrease ,00O bushels. Wheat in bond, 205s,- 900 bushels increase, 499.000 bushels Corn, 3,601 900 bushels; increase, 2,271.- 900 bushels. Oats, 13,992, 900 bushels increase. 393, 900 bushels. Oats in bond a48,000 bushels; increase, 1S9,000. Rye, ,047, ,000 bushels; decrease. 35,OOO bushels. Barley 2,659,000 bushels: de- crease. 147 900 bushels. Barley in bond, 900 bushels: decrease, 15,OOO bushels. The visible supply of wheat in Canada last Saturday was 24 ,009, 900 bushels, an increase of 29,000.
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TWO MEN ARE DEAD
 IN PORTLAND FIRE

Portland. Ore, February 26.-Twe men are dead and several others are supposed to have perished in fire that broke out in the Gilman House here today. Edward Gilmore. aged 50. dropped dead from ex- citement and an unidentified man eaped from the fourth floor of the building and was dashed to death on the pavement
 Men, women and children numbering 50 had narrow escapes
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SUDDEN SNOW COVERS
 ALMOST ENTIRE WEST

Kansas City. February 26.-Covered by from six inches to two feet of sodden snow the Missouri valley, the southwest and the west today faced the worst traf- fee blockade of the winter. Practically no trains from the west were running on time. Telegraph and telephone serv- ice was interrupted. Rock Island rail- road officials said the storm in Colorado and New Mexico was the worst experi- enced by the line. A five mile per hour wind increased to 50 miles per hour and added hardship to the inhabitants. Trains due here hours ago had not been heard from in 2 to 26 hours.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, February 2G-Spot cotton in good demand, prices points higher, American mddllng fair, 6.55d; good mid ding, G.17d; middling, 6.9ld; low middling. 5.61d; good ordinary 5.23d ordinary, i91d; Sales were 10000 bales of which 5O0 were for speculation and export and included 9S00 American. Receipts, iS)0 bales. all American. Futures opened steady and closed easy. February. 5.6ld; February March. ] cod; March-April. 5.6ld; April-6 May, 3. ed May-June, June-July, July August. 563d: August September, 5.6Od; September- October. 5.5Sd: October-Novem- Der, 5.57d November December, Deeem- ber-January and January February, 5.56d February March. 5.57d.
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flonr: steady. Rye: No. 2. soc. Barley: Feed or mixing. S5 1 95c; faii 10 choice malting, $1.15m1.2S. Timothy Seed: S1lM14.50.
 Clover Seed: s16.00m22.5O.
 Mess Pork: New. s15.371s; old s1512b
 Lard: Gn tierces), $S.s0
 Short Ribs: Loose). $S,30
 Butter: Firm; creameries, 25G2Sc, daries, 22@26c.
 Eggs: Steady; receipts. 4672 cases; at mark. cases. included, 24 d 36c. ordi- nary firsts, 26m27c; firsts, 29lRc
 Cheese: Steady; Daisies, 17A m171ac Twins. 1894 ollie; Young Americas 17A M171ac; Long Horns. 17A @17ac. Potatoes Firm; receipts, 153 cars Wisconsin, s1.16; Michigan and Min. nesota. s1t0.
 Poultry: Firm; turkeys, live. 13c dressed, 1sc chickens, live. 13c; dressed 14c; springs. live, 1fc; dressed, 14c.
 Neal Steady; 7M11c.
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Quarterly Dividend Passed

New York. February 26-The Republic Iron and Steel company today passed it's quarterly dividend of 1a. per cent on It's preferred stock. John A. Topping. chair man Of the board, issued a statement in which he said: Tn view of the existing condition of business, tariff uncertainties and political agitation. it is to the interest of the stockholders to conserve the com pany's assets"
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, February 26.-Cotton seed oil was fairly active today with prices easier under executions of liberal tend CTS contract tomorrow and easier crude markets. Closing prices were generally 2 to points net lower, Feb ruary, 5.50m 5.53c; March, 5.5f G05.52c: April, 5.56 G5.5Sc; May. 5.61 6f ,. .63c. June, 564 e 569c; prime crude, 4.5im 4.60c: prime summer yellow. 5.49 q 5.53c; prime winter yellow, 6m7c; prime summer white, 5.75c bid. Total sales 1i,700. New Orleans, February 26.-Cotton seed oil. prime refined, in barrels. per pound, 5.55c choice meal. s per cent ammonia, per long ton. s29.50; choice cake. per cent ammonia, per long ton, lS2S25
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Flour and FOodstuffs

iCorl ected by IehhesseV Mil CoI
 Self raising flour. s6.G0. Nellie King flour, per barrel. f5.2O Bolted meal, per 96- pound sack, $i.70. No. , corn. per bushei kiln dried, SSc. Pure wheat shorts su Pure wheat bran. s32. C. s. hulls. per ton, $l0. Prime C. s. meal. OCT ton S2s. 50. c. 5. feed meal. per ton. sa No timothy hay, per ton. $50. Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. *22 Corn chops, per .0O-lb. sac'. $,.70. White oats, CSC.
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Live Stock Market

Chicago. February 26.-cattle: Re- ceipts, 24.000; market strong beeves. si.Som $50; Texas steers. sf60aa7 western steers. s4.90n7.00; stockers and feeders, $3.90m625; cows and heif- | CTS. s2.10m6.50; calves, $5.5OM7.25 Hogs: Receipts, 57.000; market active ' 5c higher than opening. Light, s5.95 O |6-30; mixed, S6.00M6.30 heavy s6.O5 e 1885; rough, s6.05G6.15; pigs, $4.30m A6.00: bulk of sales. $6.20m63O l Sheep: Receipts, 25.0O0; mark ct Isteady native. s3.So@4.S0: western,
 sS.I5N 4.S5; yearlings. si90@575;
 lambs. native. s4.40G7.O0; western,
 sf.75M7.15.
 St. Louis. February 26.-Cattle: Re-
 ceipts. 3Io0, including HOO Texans
 market strong; native shipping and ex-
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Bonds
New York Money

New York. February 26.-Money on call, steady, 22s@21a per cent; ruling rate and closing bid, 2ss per cent offered, 21a per cent; time loans, steady; 60 days, 2An9 per cent; 94 days, 3 per cent; six months, 3l4 per cent.
 sterling exchange, steady, with actual business in bankers bills, S4.S4 70, for 60 day bills and $4.s7S0 for demand; com nlercial bills, si.s3.ss; bar silver, 5slsc; Mexican dollars, Ec; government bonds, strong; railroad bonds, steady.
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Dry Goods

New York. February 26.-Scout percale, 36 inches wide, was advanced l4c a yard today and advances in prints are looked for The cotton goods market held gem eraly steady, with demand moderate. Jobbers are doing a seasonable trade on dress goods, wash fabrics and staple cot ton Labor troubles in mill centers are beginning to attract the attention of merchants because of delay deliveries. Cottan yarns rule steady on spot deliv- cries.
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Treasury Statement

Wa, hington, February 26.-At the be- gtna11 of business today the condition | he united states treasury was: WSTking balance in treasury offices, $56, uS.64. in benks and Philippine treasury, to,9l9,20f; in the total balance of general n nd, Slls,2ao,4sS; ordinary receipts are sven Saturday as s3,135. 4l6, with ordinary disbursements of s2,1s3,622. The deficit to 'date this fiscal year is s23.91553l, as against q deficit of si.sz7,9o 9at this time last wear. These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures

New Orleans. February 26.-Spot cot ton easy and unchanged. Mddling, 10 7-16c Sales, 1915 bales, with 400 to ar rive. Low ordinary 6Ac nominal ordi- nary. 9-16c nominal; good ordinary, 9c; strict good ordinary, 9ssc; low middling, 9 l1-16c. strict low middling, 10 1-16c mid ding, 10 7-l6e: strict middling, l0s4c; good middling, He; strict good middllnG. II 3-16c middling fair, l1tac; middlins fair to fair, 115sc; fair, l2hc nominal. Re ceipts 10 OS3. stock 295, 5S6.
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Irish: Early Rose N 10 bushel; Irish cob- bler $l.45 bushel; Tennessee Triumph. Si 10 bushel. Red onion sets, 8 25 bushsl; yellow onion sets, S2 bushel; white onion sets, $2i5 bushel.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, Ga, February 26.-Turpentne firm, 46h@1ac; sales, 34i; receipts, 190; shipments, 657; stock. 27,o12. Rosin firm:
 sales 300; receipts, 397; shipments. 290f
 stock. 93S70 Quote: B. $6.6o; D, s6.65n 6.67h; E. 6.67iga6.7o; F and G. 6.7oa675; II, 6iod6.77la; l. 6.s0 K. 705; M, s7.25; N. S.S0; W, G, s7.4o; w w, $7.45.
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port steers, $7.5o@S.50; dressed and butcher steers, $5.50 0 S.001s stockers, s3.25D6.00; cows and heifers, $2.f5 co 400; calves, $5.Oo@9.0o; Texas and In dian steers, s5.00 c 100; cows and heif- 'ers, s3.oom5.oo ~
 Hogs: Receipts. 10000; market SC higher; pigs and lights, s5.O0d6.3o; mixed and butchers, $6.15 c 6.45; good heavy. s6.s0 m6.45.
 Sheep Receipts, 5000; market strong, 10c higher; native muttons, $3.5Od 4.6o; lambs, s500M6.60; stockers S2.O0M3.00.
 Kansas City, February 26-Cattle: Receipts, 300, including 800 southerns' market 10c to 25c higher; dressed beef and export steers, s6.60ds.00; western steers, s4.75m710; stockers, $4.65 @ @6.40; southern steers, $5.00@6.25 southern cows, s3.O0m5.00; native cows. $2.75m $50; native heifers. s4.50@ $50; calves, $4.00@7.50.
 Hogs: Receipts, 16,ooO; market 1oc higher; bulk of sales, $6.00M6.25; {; heavy, s620d6.30; packers and butch CTS, s6.15@6.25; lights. $575d 620; pigs, s4.50 M5.25.
 Sheep: Receipts. 75QO; market 1oc to 15c higher; lambs, $5.20 M $40; year lings, s4.75@5.5O; wethers, $4.00m 4.75; ewes. s3.5O@4.o0; stockers, s2.5o @S.75.
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Demonstrations Continue

Kingston, Jamaica, February 2C.-Dem- onstrations against the Canadian com pany, which operates the street railway here. continued throughout last night with increased tiolcIice The demonstrators got out of control and destroyed cars Tisey footed many stores.
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Poultry and Eggs
Inv Garrett .v

Corrected by Garrett k HlneD ens-350J0c, live. per pound, 1fmI5c ; large flyers, 1Jc lb.; medium fryers, zoe per lb. small, 20e per lb. Ducks-3o 4Oc each G,ilneas. 25c. Boosters. 25c each Geese. 50460c. Live turkeys, 15c Dressed turkeys. lsc ID. Eggs, fresh, 26c. Country butter. 20n25c h. Rab- bits. Sl50 doz
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Bank of Germany Statement

Washington, February 26.-The weekly statement of the Imperial bank of Ger many from Berlin shows the fol- lowing changes Cash in hand increased 3j,552,oC0 marks; loans de- creased 3l .935018 marks. discounts decreased 56 6163,C0o marks; treasury bills decreased 20.292 .000 marks: notes in cir culaton decreased 5O,212,ooo marks: de- posits decreased 29,305,0o0 marks; gold in hand increased 1s,007, 600 marks
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Fruits and Produce
Corrected by Douglas BrosD

tCofrfcteu uy Dcuxias BrOeb
 Apples far.cy northern. per bb!.. y4fl5. 50. bulk, s2.75N2. Cabbage. Danish. Sc lh. Cabbage. new, Florida, $3.75 per crate. Lemons; Fancy. per box. s5lIs5.5 50. Lines: Imported, q. Pneapples: s2.IJq3 per crate. Irish potatoes Per bashel. $l 40. Sweet Potatoes: Dooley yams. per bush CT, si.1o. Rutabagas: Canadian, h., %. Onions: Red Globe, per h.. 4lsc; Spanish. Ter crate. sl.65. Celery: Color ado. per crate. s1 per dozen punches. l.25. Oranges. Florida. s3u3. 25. Cranber ries. s2.75u3; per bbI.. sll. Grape fruI p, si.50 box. Seed Potatoes,
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, February 26.-Clean
 rice was strong today. Rough Hon. duras was firm, with light offerings
 No offerings rough Japan. Receipts: Rough, 4217; clean, 10,266; millers, 3942.
 Sales: Rough, 57 Honduras at 3.600D 390c; clean, 3099 Honduras at 3M5hc; 3S09 Japan at 27-16M 4c. Quotations: Rough unchanged. Clean Honduras. 31a M51ac; Japan, 3as G4asc.
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Schooner Short of Fnod

Mobile, February 26.-Advices received here today state that the British schooner Laura, from Porto Rico, put into Pasca- gould, Miss, short of provisions and sails gone. The recent southwest storm struck her. There was no loss of life.
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office and Sugar

Corrected by Franklin. Stiles & Franklin.
 Coffee Arbuckles, s23.3O per 100 lbs. i; Luzanne. 27c lb. Sugar: Standard gram ulated. 64 b.
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Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, February 26.-Receipts Wheat 46.00O, corn 22l 900; oats 50,- 900. Shipments: Wheat 34,000. corn s5, 900, oats 19000.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
MeatS
rected by Armour 6 Col

(C0Trected by Arinour & Col
 Lard, 10isc; compound, Sisc. D. S short ribs, 965c; rib bellies, 9.S5c. Ham butts l2c; Boston butts. 1i15c; pork lolns, 13c; spare ribs. lOlkc; breakfast bacon, l91augic. Star Reg. ham, 14iac; Star skinned ham, l5c
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Interior Cotton Movement

Houston Steady; middllng, 10hc; net receipts. 14,o0S; gross receipts, 1i,00S. ship ments, 12,5s7: sales, 5l9; stock, 1ls.S71.
 Augusta: Quiet middling, 109sc: net re- ceipts. 536; gross receipts. $50; shipments 12G2; sales. B: stock, sf.241.
 Memphis: Easy; middling, 10isc; net re- ceipts, 3il5; gross receipts, 56S0. ship ments, 500; sales 1S0o; stock, 1l9.973.
 St. Louis. Steady; middling, 10he; net receipts. Ills; gross receipts, 2is9; ship ments. 1495 sales, 25: stock. 27.32S.
 Cincinnati: Net receipts. 1892; gross re- celpts. 1902; shipments, 2o0l: stock, 1379s.
 Little Rock: Quiet; middling, 10Ac; net receipts. 4S7; gross receipts, dS7; ship ments, 1899; stock. 3l,sis.
 Total today: Net receipts, 21.363; gross receipts. 25,0l6; shipments, 2i,s44; sales, 2339; stock, 346.057
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New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans. February 26.-Cotton fu- lures opened steady at decline of , 10 points on poor cables. After the call messages were received from both Lon
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis. February 26.--Cash wheat, No. red, s1.ood1 1.oO1a No. 2 hard, $1.01 @110. Corn: No. 8, 641Ac; No 3 white, 64d66lsc. Oats; No. 2, 527sc; No white, 561sc. Close: Wheat. May, 995ac; July, 937sc. Corn: May. 7Oss e 701sc; July, 691s @69hc. Oats: May, 52Ac; July, 471zc.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, February 26.-Cash Wheat: No. hard, 991ac; No. 2 red, 96 F @97hc. Corn: No. 3 mixed, 64R e
 65hc; No. white, 65 Sic Oats: No 2 white, 5SIsc; No. mixed. 52di 53c. Close: Wheat, May, i99isc; July.
 9o7sc. Corn: May. 69hc; July, Csc.
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1 99sc; Receipts: Flour. 92000; wheat, 34,000;
 corn, 79.ooo; oats, 1O5o9O. Shipments: Flour
 9500; wheat, 17,0o0; corn, S1,090; oats, &C., 000
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Metal Market

New York, February 26-Standard copper firm spot and February, s14.O5 0I1425: March. si410n1i.30 April May and. June. s14121s @14S71a London steady; spot f64 2s 6d futures f64 l5s 4d Arrivals reported at New York to- day, 723 tons. Custom house returns show exports of 29S31 tons so far this month Lake copper 141s c 14&; cleo trolytic, 14h M14ss; casting, 1878 @ HAS.
 Tin firm: spot and February. s43@ 43.371h; March, s43m43.05; April, sf2.40 m42SO. May, $42@42.75; June, s42@ 4250. London steady; spot f196; flu lures f191 15s. Local sales five tons spot, s4312h; 20 tons March at s43; 1o tons March at s4S.o2ls, and 20 tons March at $i3.
 Lead quiet, s4M4.2O New York; s3.e5 N 4O5 East St. Louis London ti5 IT Sd.
 spelter quiet. se.5o@6.75 New York $6.371 F @6.621a East St. Louis. London' f26 los.
 Anthony quiet; Cookson's SI.29. Iron, Cleveland warrants, i9s 1s Tn London. Locally iron was unsettled; No. foundry northern, s1475m .5.25; No. S1425M14.75; No southern and NO. l southern soft. s14.75d 15.25
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Coffee Market

New York, February 26.-The market Tor coffee futures opened steady at an ad- vance of 1N6 points in response to higher European cables and ruled generally steady during the early trading on GOV ering of local shorts in connection with a little foreign buying. Offerings were light during the morning but became heavier late in the day on reports of larger interior Santos receipts and real izing, and while there appeared to be a fair demand. prices eased off in the last hour with the close steady, net points lower to points higher. Near months were relatively easy. although the few March notices issued were said to have been promptly taken up by leading in- terests and the cables reported nervous ness among March shorts in Havre. Sales. 6750: February, March, April and May, l3.26c; June. l3.30c; July, lS33c: August, 13. 3.35c: September, 13.Ssc; october. Novem- Der an December, 13. 36c; January, 13. 35c.
 Havre was Am1A franc higher. Ham burg was E pfg. higher. Owing to the holiday the early cables from Brazil were lacking. Today's special Santos ca ble reported Is % res higher. New York warehouse deliveries. 24,s46 bags. against 5S4S last year.
 Spot coffee steady; Rio N. :. 14iac: Santos No. I, 15ssc; mild coffee, dull: Cordova, 15Iem17i2c nominal.
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HUBBARD BROS. & co.

|. Members New York Cotton Ex. Phange New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Asso. t Ee7T2zxFE 'atre-pool Cotton Aseo- N Eikee2A aeiicsted for the puf-
 .H Aaie uk Cotton and Cotton. 'tst:ar4 asiivery. Special at.
 tt94 i.e}4. trxms given foe con.
 sez 4pc< 1ufton for deievesy.
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St. Louis Produce

St. Louis, February 26.-Flour steady. Hay steady; timothy. s2l.Oon25.00: prairie, s13 3Ooa1s.00. Whisky. $40; poultry steady. chickens. 1l1ac springs, 13c; turkeys. iSc: ducks lie; geese. Sc; butter, firm, 23n2 2sc. iron cotton ties, 9ic; bagging. sssc; hemp twine, 7iac. Pork unchanged: jobbllng, sf5.25: lard unchanged: prime, ss.47,Hsr S.571z Dry salt meats unchanged; boxed
 shart. sl.c; clear rbs. si4c, short clears, s5sc Bacon unchanged; boxed extra short, 9l4c; clear ribs, 9i4c; short clears.
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LOCAL SECURITIES

Total sales for he day, 2o6,aoO shares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11
ATTITUDE TOWARD CHINA.
Germany and United States Confer
on Omen Door Qnesfion

special CdDegf0m to The Star.
BERLIN. February 1O.-The German
foreign Office, through Assistant Foreign
Secretary Zimmerman, today issued the
following statement, respecting the ex-
change Of notes between Germany and
the United States on the question of
maintaining the open door in China:
Secretary of State Knoxs answer to
Ambassador Count Won Bernstorff's in
quiry concerning Americas attitude to-
ward China has caused great satisfac-
ton to Germany.
The scope and object of the exchange
of notes were to make it known that the
preservation of neutrality by all powers
toward Chinese events is necessary in
the mutual interests of both countries.
Therefore, the note has been greeted
with pleasure and satisfaction here"
This exchange of notes serves to notify
the powers that the United States and
Germany are unitedly opposed to in
dividual Intervention and possible terri
torial designs on the part of any ma
ton, It also serves to notify China that
joint action by the powers is certain il
foreign interests are not protected.
The Cologne Gazette. q semi-official
organ, today referred to "the splendid
attitude Of the United States.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11
FIRE DESTROYS CAR BARN /
Washington Railway and
Electric company's Plant
49, Burns.

Fire which broke out sudden
ly at 3 :o5 o'clock in the carbarn
of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, at 18th and
D streets northeast, completely
gutted the building, and for a
while threatened to spread to
adjoining buildings. The cause
of the fire was not learned.
The entire stock of the barn
was destroyed with the excep-
ton of three cars. Chief Wag-
ner responded to the second
alarm. While going to the fire
in his automobile he collided
with a taxicab at 18th and B
streets northeast, throwing the
chauffeur to the ground and
dislocating his shoulder. The
man was taken to the Casualty
Hospital. Chief Wagner es-
capped injury.
About 90 cars were burned.
The damage is estimated at
$4,000.
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W0RKMEN HURLED 1853 FEET.
Five Killed When Car Over Big
Dam Drops,

CASPER, Wyo., February 10.-The
swapping of an aerial cable across the
Platte river at the government path
finder dam last night hurled a gang OF
workmen from the tram car 1853 feet
to the rocks. Five are dead and sew
eral others seriously injured. according
to meager reports received here.
The scene of the accident is fifty
miles southwest of Casper. A courier.
after an all-night ride through a wild
and rugged country, reached Casper
today with the first word of the acci-
dent and an appeal for medical as
sistance.
The men were crossing the river in
the aerial tram, as had been their
custom for months, when the cable
broke and the car and men dropped
on the rocks.
A relief party, including physicians
and undertakers. was organized, and
left Immediately for the dam Until
their return further details are not
available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11

Four Officials of Defunct Kansas
City Concern Sought.

KANSAS CITY, No.. February TO-
Warrants were issued today upon infor-
nation filed by Edward j. Curtin, special
prosecutor. for the arrest Of four men
formerly connected with the American
Union Trust Company Of this city, which
was closed by the state bank examiner
December 20 last
The warrants are against A. r. Fuller.
secretary Of the failed institution,
charged with embezzling $2.25O; Henry
w. Richardson. president Of the COM
pany; j. w. Thompson, a director. and
]. c. Burch. The last named three are
jointly charged with conspiracy and OBJ
tanning 5000 by means Of an alleged
worthless note Richardson is now at
Memphis, Tenn.