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new YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK. January 6.-The state
ment Of clearing house banks for the
week five days. shows that the banks
hold $23,725. $50 reserve In excess of legal
requirements. This Is an increase Of
81, 272,45O in the pr0portionate cash re-
serve, as compared with last week.
The statement follows:
Loans, si.ssoso55,ooo; increase, $685.
Specie, $685. 600; increase. s1s.52,-
600.
Legal tenders. ss7,27o,ooo; increase. ST.
j. Ns Ct. deposits, sl.75s.42s.ooo: increase.
Circulation. s5oess,o 900: increase. s179.-
600.
Banks cash reserve in vault, S357, $780,
600.
Trust companies cash reserve in vault.
Aggregate cash reserve, $40, b31 600.
Excess lawful reserve, $23, 725. $50; in
crease. $7.272.4 5O.
Trust companies reserve with clearing
house members carrying 25 per cent cash
Actual condition: Loans, 1888, 721 900;
increase, $15,374,OO
specie, SAL. $4,000; increase. $751;
81. Sss Fl tenders. ss.ses.ooo: increase.
Net deposits, s1.7se.s1s.ooo; increase.
$18,913 ,OOO
Circulation. $51, 122.0 900; increase, $780,
900.
Banks cash reserve in vault, $780,
100000.
Trust companies cash reserve in vault.
$63, 303, 900.
Aggregate cash reserve, $429.59 .000.
Excess lawful reserve. ,$27,239.100; in
crease, $8.242.250.
Trust companies reserve, with clear
ing house members carrying Is per
cent cash reserve. $74,156,000.
Summary OF state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not re-
porting to the New York clearing house:
Loans, $612,S35,300; decrease, 3d.
9Ss, 900.
Specie, SOS, PIG, 900: increase, $399,500.
Legal tenders, $11,031. 500; decrease,
1928, 700.
Total deposits, ssso.274.5oo; increase.
$7,374,800.
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ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

First Lieut.. George Runien, IT., COaSt
Artillery Corps, is relieved from assign
ment to the 18th Company and placed
on the unassigned list.
Capt Arthur L. Fuller. Coast Artillery
Corps. Is relieved from the 9Th Company
and viii report to the commanding offi-
Ger. artillery district Of Portland, for
duty on his staff.
The following transfers are ordered:
First Lieut.. Philip Powers, from the
c1st Infantry to the Sth Infantry.
First Lieut.. Bernard Lentz. from the
Sth Infantry to the 21st Infantry.
Col. Grin B. Mitcham. ordnance de-
partment. will proceed to Syracuse, N.
y. on official business pertaining to the
inspection of Battery A, Field Artillery,
National Guard of New York.
First Lieut. Eph. aim F.. Graham, 18th
Cavalry. is relieved from duty at Fort
Riley, Kan, and will proceed to Fort
Myer, Va, for duty in command of the
War College detachment.
Commissions have been issued TO the
following named officers OF the Coast
Artillery Corps: Coils. John c. w. Brooks,
George T. Bartlett. Charles A. Bennett
and Henry G. Davis. Lieut.. Coils. eugene
T. Wilson, Edmund NJ. Blake, VIII lam
G. Ham and Sidney s. Jordan. MaJs.
Sam F. Bottoms, Harold +. Cloke, Sam
uel c. Vestal, and Philip r. Ward. Capt :
Louis r. Dice. William NJ; Coivln'
Francis NJ. Hinkle and Henry w. Bum.
First Lieuts. Furman L. McCammon,
James r. Campbell Raymond E. Lee
and Louis B. Bender.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral N. r. Usher. from duty
as president naval examining board
and naval retiring board, navy yard.
Washington. D. c.. to duty as COM
mander, fourth division, United States
Atlantic feet. on board the Minnesota.
Lieut.. Commander l.. A. Gotten. from
Office naval intelligence, Washington.
d. C.. to duty as naval attache, Toxic
and Picking.
Lieut. r. 3. Armstrong. from the
Michigan to duty on staff, commander.
fourth division, United States Atlantic
fleet, on board the Minnesota.
Lieut.. Adolphus station. from the
Florida to the North Carolina.
Lieut.. r.. p. Craft, from the North
Carolina to staff. commander. fourth
division, United States Atlantic fleet.
G. II. Henry has been appointed a
paymaster's clerk in the navy, duty
navy yard. Portsmouth, N. Fl.
Marine Corps Orders.
First Lieut.. r. S. rKeyser. from marine
barracks. navy yard. Washington, to duty
attache. American embassy, Toxic, for
study of Japanese language.
First Lieut.. II. T. Vulte. from detail
central recruiting district, Cincinnati, to
recruiting duty. Cleveland.
Second Lieut.. r. I. Zane has qualified
for promo ion.
Second Lieut.. d. T. Duncan, sixteen
days extension of leave.
Maj. II. G. Reisinger, from San Fran
cisco. to Philippine Islands
Capt. r. r. Putnam, from Philippine
Islands to Washington. d. c.
Second Lieut.. A. S. Heffley, from marine
barracks, ANNAPOLIS, to U. IS. S. North
Dakota,
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Heine and London.

From the London Chronicle.
Heine did not like London. but the Lon
don county council likes Heine. for the
passer-by Is now reminded by the usual
encaustic tile that the poet once lived in
Craven street. Strand. AS he looked out
of his lodging Heine exclaimed, Send a
philosopher to London. but no poet TIL 8
downright earnestness Of all things: this
colossal uniformity, this machine like
movement, this moroseness even in pleas
u.e, this exaggerated London smothers
the imagination and rends the heart"
But II Heine did not love London he
found something within easy reach to
warm the imagination and fire the heart
the chalk cliffs OF Ramsgate in mid-June,
with a beautiful Irish girl to assist in
the process.
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Rea; Estate Transfers

EIGHTH STREET SOUTHEAST be-
tween G and ] streets-Mark Blum
ct al. to William and Aaron Levy.
two-thirds interest in part original
lot. 20 and One-third interest In
part original lots 20 and so, square
904; $40.
WOODLEY PARK-Lily Larned to c.
n. Crump. lot "a. block IS; SO. c.
+. Crump ct ux. to Consuelo An
drew Sloane; $40.
ELEVENTH STREET NORTHWEST
between X and L streets-William
l.. Edmonston ct Tx: to Isabel HI:
Lehman, lots 81 and "a and part
lot :2, square 316; $13.875.
NJ STREET NORTHWEST between
24th and Goth streets-Simon Lyon
trustee. to Clarence H. Reizenstein
lot 80, square "a; ST..
LIE DROIT PARk-Erward NJ. Dublin et
ux. to Max Davidson, lot 1873. square
3098; $40.
BELAIR HEIGHTs-Allan E. Walker
ct ux. to George H. Myers. lots 20
81 and %. block e: $40.
18th and 18th. streets-Edwardina s.
Warren to Gaspere and Lucia
Scafidi, lot sc. square 174: SO.
3013 Q STREET NORTHWEST.
Holdsworth Gordon ct al. trustees
1ss, watson st ION F. Clark, part square
BARRY FARM-James E. Padgett ct
al, trustees. to Mary p. Mynsbridge
lot 40. section 3; $3.50.
NEW JERSEY AVENUE NORTHWEST
between and O streets-Agnes C.
square 522: $40.
INGLESIDE-Harry Wardman ct al.
to Sanford Edie, lots 72 to 70. block
NO ESQ N STREET NoRTHwEsf-John
II. EberSoie ct ux. to john H. and
Fred w. Miller, lot 100. square 555;
NO. 1911 18TH STREET NORTHWEST
Sally NJ. p. Brown to Louease n.
Lehman part lot II, square south Of
FOURTEENTH STREET HEIGHTS
Harvey L. Cooper ct Tx. to Aaron C..
Reber. lots % to SO, 3S to AZ. squa 9
THIRTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST
between p and streets-Sally NJ. p.
Brown to l.. Cabeil Williamson, lot
IS and part lot IA. square south Of 277;
HALF STREET SOUTHEAST between
Charles S. Richards. trustees, &c
Joseph Richards. lots 45, n. 81, IS
square TOO; s..
WEST HOLMEAD MANOR-Allcn Nc.
Lane Albert to William, F. Donnelly.
PETWORTH-Thoma z. FARRELL ct ux
to Andrew D. Loffier, lot 10, block IS
$40.
BROOKLAND-John r Haislip ct ,rx. t.
Harry NJ. Forker and Jane e. Forker
lot %, block 16; so.
THIRD STREET NORTHWEST between
and streets-Helen Monroe ct al
to c. Elbridge Phillips and Alice Phil.
lips. part lots Il and Is, square $50
SO.
NO. 1928 D STREET NORTHWEST
Leo koIb ct ux. to Peter A. Drury.
trustee. part original lot IL. square
MOUNT PLEASANT-John w. Hodges
ct ux. to Charles H. Williams. lot
5.,2: SO.
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-Harry A. Kite ct al. to
Charles J. Krams. lot 2S. block Is: $40.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS-Clarence F.
Norment ct ux. to Anna !. Mailer.
lots 62 and 63. block g: SO.
PADSWORTH-Harry Wardman ct al to
Lorenzo D. Shaw, lot "a, square 2&23;
So
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Lorenzo d. Shaw
ct ux. to John H. NJ. CLANCY. part lot
IL, block SO; SO. John H. N. Clancy
conveys same property to Edward NJ.
Dulin; $40.
NO. 726 10TH STREET NORTHEAST
Daniel A. Abbott ct ux. to Frank A.
Jones, lot g. square 934: So
SIXTH STREET NORTHEAST between
D and E streets-Kennedy Bros. to
William w. and Reha II. Bailey, lot
49, square S62; $40. Same to Charles
E. Sickles and Mollie A. Sickles, lot
$50, square 862: $40.
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BRITISH EXPORTS INCREASE.
Report for 1911 Shows Total
Amounts to $2,271,412,30O.

LONDON. January 6-The British ex-
ports for the year 1911, as shown by the
hoard of trade returns, reached record
total of S2,2I1 Az. 800. or an increase OF
Sfi9. 4SS. 40 over 1910.
Manufactures and food account for al
most the whole of the increase. cotton
textiles alone being S7O,OOO.OOO up.
Imports for the year totalei s.. 402.-
Ia5,S75, which Is only $11.51O,75J over
1910 The importation of raw mater ais
shows a heavy decrease amounting to
S6J. O0O. 600. the largest item of which Is
cotton, which accounts for nea ly $s2,-
100000 The meat imports decreased a.
800 600. and oils. ST.. 10000. On the other
hand. there was an increase in food inn
ports Of over $3250O,0t~.
The returns for the month of December
show a decrease in the imports Of S20,-
S37 900. and an increase in the exp rts of
IS. 13s. 500. The import Is showed a de-
crease of S3..,.00.0l0 in raw cotton, but
food supplies increased $J.S7o,OO0. The
increase in the exports was principally In
food products and manufactured gooGs.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, January 6.-Flour-Steady
with a fair inquiry: spring patents, 5.-oa
$40; winter straights, .4.15a4.25: winter
patents, 4.35a4.7O; spring clears. 4.20a4 40:
winter extra No. !, ). .Oa3.SO; winter extra
No. >, 355a3.65; Kansas straights, 4.6Da
4.75.
Wheat-OpeninS a shade lower on the
easier cables wheat later firmed upon
commission house buying of May, small
northwest receipts and with the strength
at Minneapolis, and in corn. May, 1.Oo1sa
1862.
IA. 5Ga15OO; beef hams. 29.OOa31.OO.
Pork-Steady: mess. 17.0Oa17. 50: family.
19.O0a9O.OO; short clear. 1..aoa1S.JO
Lard-Firm: middle western, 9.ova9.4O
Raw sugar-Quiet: muscovado. 80 test,
sugar, 50 test, 3.67; refined quiet, cubes,
$50; fine granulated, 5.65; powdered,
575.
Petroleum-Steady; refined. barrels. $50.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. New Orleans open
Ike tie, 35a5U.
| Hay-Firm; prime, 1.3O; No. /, 1.o5a130;
No. ., 1.1Oa1. 10: No. ). 95a1.O0
Enthusiastically: Bogota, oaa]ssa 23311s; Cen
trail America. %.
Leather Firm: hemlock, frsts. 25ao7;
seconds, :4a26; thirds 21ac2: rejects, To-
Butter-Firm; receipts, 7.G.7 pa, xag es;
creamery specials, IS; extras. 81: firsts
35k: seconds. 30a32; thirds, 2Sa29; state
dairy tubs, finest. 34a:6; good to prime,
229a33; common to fair, 23a2S: process
seconds. 22a2s; factory current make.
seconds, 21ha22.
Cheese-Firm; receipts, sos boxes;
weekly exports, 900 boxes. State whole
milk, fall and earlier specials, 1874; do.
average fancy. 16Aa16h: state whole
milk. winter made, specials. 1914; do.
average fancy, 16; state whole milk. 14Aa
15A; daisies fall and earlier, best, 1874;
skins. 3ha14H.
Eggs-Firm: receipts. 1913 cases. Fresh
gathered extras, 35a56; do, extras firsts.
sss,1Asas4; do. firsts. ssa,sase; do. seconds,
81: do, thirds and poorer, %: fresh
gathered No. 1, 25a24: do, No. 2. e0a21 !;
fresh gathered checks. prime. 2Oa21; do.
poor to fair, 10: refrigerator, special
marks, fancy, local storage charges paid.
25hao6: do, firsts, 24a25; do, seconds.
22ka24: do. thirds 19a22: do, poor. 15a
l8; do, dirties, 15a19; state, Pennsylvania
and nearby hennery whites. fancy, large.
new laid, 3Sa39; do, selected whites. fair
to good, 34a36; western gathered whites,
33a37; state, Pennsylvania and nearby
hennery and downs. 31a37; gathered downs
and mixed colors, 31a34.
All other grades of butter. cheese and
eggs, unchanged from Tuesdays prices.
Poultry-Alive, firm; western chickens,
11ha12; fowls, 131sa141a; turkeys, Halls;
dressed quiet; western chickens, 1O1sa.
16lH; fowls. western, 11a151s; turkeys,
western, 12a2O.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. January Good commits
sion house buying had a strengthening
effect today on the market for wheat.
Although the weather in the Argentine
was reported to be clearing. crop dam
age advices seemed to be without end.
The market here opened unchanged to
" off. May started at 1.Ol to LOLA.
the same as last night to n down, and
then rose to 1.01ka1.011a.
Comparative smallness of offerings
made corn sympathize with the firm
ness of wheat. May opened shade
lower to a like amount higher, at GAN
to 64X, and advanced to CAS-
Despite heavy realizing on the part Of
longs, the oats market worked higher.
May started 1saA off to shade up. at
49a49A to 49h, and advanced to 49A.
A rise in prices at the yards helped
the provision market to climb Initial
transactions were 2I to 7A higher
with May delivery 1885 for pork. 60
to 1921 for lard and $50 to 8.82h for
ribs
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Helmets in War.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
NJ. Detaille has reported to the French
war Office on the new 'casque'' for the
infantry. He has reverted to q modif1-
cation OF the fifteenth-century helmet,
known as the "Bourguignotte." II the
new equipment is adopted the French
infantryman will wear in war helmet
Of steel. with ridge Of bronze over the
round Of the head. The front and back
will be Identical. so that It can be worn
either way. At each side is q head Of a
lion In bronze to hx the ends Of the chin
strap. and on the left side a tri-color
cockade Is used as an ornament. The
weight WIFI be nearly two pounds.
The French authorities have not OBJ.
served that one Of the first things that
our men did In South Africa was to lose
their heavy helmets and obtain. in the
mysterious way soldiers do these things.
soft felt hat or q cap. II, according
to Gilbert. that man is but an ass who
fights in q cuirass," equally foolish Is
the soldier of today who goes march
Ing In q steel helmet weighing a couple
Of pounds.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. January 6.-Closing-Cot-
ton-Spot in fair demand; prices i point
lower to 3 points higher: American mid
ding fair. SO good middl ng. 5.J1; mid
ding, 5.25: low middling. 50': good ordi-
nary Isl: ordinary, 4.59. The sales of
the day were 10000 bales, of which |. 800
were for speculat on and export. and in
cluded $500 American. Receipts, 10000
bales including $500 Amer can. Futures
opened steady and closed strong. Janu-
airy. 5OSts: January and February, sos:
February and March. 5 10: March and
April. SIC; April and May, j.14; May and
June, SIC: June and July. SIS: July and
August. 5 20: August and September.
J.20l:: September and October. soy; Oc-
and December. 5201a; December and jan
uary, aaO1s; January and February, 5.21i2.
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CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO. January 6-Cattle-Receipts
estimated at GOO head: market steady;
beeves, 4.75aS.JO; Texas Steers, 4.25a5.So;
western steers, I.30aS.GO: stockers and
feeders, 3. 2JaJ. 20: cows and heifers, 2OOa
GAO: calves, 5-.t,aS.-n
Hog-Receipts estimated at HOO
head: market slow. generally &c higher;
light. 5.95a6. -: mixed. 60Oa6.31Ia; heavy,
6.oa6 42H: rough. 6O0a6.15; good to
choice heavy, 6.l5a6. 421s: pigs. 4.9Oa5. 20;
bulk of sales, 6.15a635.
Sheep-Receipts estimated at 500 head:
market strong; native. 275a4.60: western.
3.a5a4.6o: yearlings. 4.65a5.SO: lambs,
native 4.25a660; western. 4.15a6.6o.
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BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Md, January 6.-Wheat-
Firmer; spot contract. 96h: spot No.
red western, 81; January, 963s; February.
8 !: NAY. | ,1ds: stea ner No. red, 9les
Receipts. 1850 bushels.
Corn-Ffrmer: spot contracts, CTS: jan
uary. 67A: February, 67A: March. 6SMs
steamer mixed. 64ss. Receipts, 81 69
Oats = Firmer; No. white, 54a541s;
sta uard whi e. 59Aa 4: No white, 537l
a531a. Receipts. 1O.771 bushels.
Rye-Quiet. Receipts, 5,445 bushels.
Hav-Steady. UNCHANGED.
Grain freights-Quiet unchanged.
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FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON, January G. Bullion
amounting to G66,000 was AIKEN into
the Bank of England on balance today.
PARIS, January 6.-Closing: Three
per cent rentes. "a francs 67k cenk1mes
for the account.
Exchange on London. % francs 23H
centimes for checks. Private rate OF
discount, 3H per cent.
BERLIN, January 6.-Exchange on
London, 20 marks 48 pfennigs for
checks Money, 81 per cent; private
rate Of discount, 50 per cent.
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Purse With Money in . Cod.

Erom the London Standard.
A housekeeper at Queenstown constabu-
larry barracks, while cleaning q Goldfish
about thirty pounds in weight. discovered
inside the fish purse containing num-
Der Of silver coins Of the reign Of Queen
victor a. The purse was OF leather. steel
bound, and in good preservation. It also
contained some inscribed paper, which
was reduced almost to pulp.
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WEATHER
Snow Late Tonight and Sunday
Not So Cold TONIGHT.

~svs Nv WAN 4Vul6Uts
For the District of Columbia-In-
creasing cloudiness, followed by snow
late tonight and Sunday; not quite so
cold tonight: lowest temperature to-
night about ii degrees; moderate vari-
able winds, becoming northeasterly to-
night.
The distribution of barometric pres
sure over the North American CONT
nent and adjacent oceans is such as to
indicate continuation of unseasonably
cold weather over ell districts from the
Rocky mountains to the Atlantic coast
during the next several days. The
temperature this morning is below zero
In the interior of New England, north
ern New York. the mountain districts
OF the middle Atlantic states the upper
Ohio valley, the lake reelon, the Rocky
mountain region and in the plains
states as far south as the Texas pan
handle.
A disturbance that has moved from
ward to the west gulf states has
caused snow in the plains states and
the Rocky mountain region. the Mis-
sissippt and lower Ohio valleys. Rains
and SHOWS are falling in the north
Pacific states, and there have been
local SHOWS in the region of the great
lakes. the interior of New York and
northern New England.
The disturbance now in the south
west will advance eastward and be at
tended by unsettled weather, with
snow IN northern and central and rain
or snow in southern districts east Of
the Mississippi river, within the next
thirty-six hours. Heavy snow is rrob-
able in the Ohio valley.
The temperature will rise slightly in
the middle Atlantic and south Atlantic
states tonight, and it will fall TOMS hi
and Sunday In the Ohio valley. Tennessee
and the gulf states. The weather will
be decidedly colder by Sunday night in
the south Atlantic states.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
port and on the Texas coast.
Cold wave warnings have been issued
for Texas. Arkansas. Louisiana, west
ern Tennessee. Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi and northwestern Florida.
The winds along the New England
coast will be high northwesterly, di-
miniShing tonight; on the middle At
lantic coast brisk northweSterly, shift
ing to nOrtheasterly tonight; on the
|south Atlantic coast moderate to bris K
northeast and east: on the east gull
coast brisk easterly. shifting to north
erly Sunday.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have brisk and high
westerly winds, with fair weather.
probably followed by snow by Sunday
night, to the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Tin
inches) has been reported during the
last twenty-four hours: Greenville, Me,
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, January 6.-Closing:
Wheat-Spot firm; No. 8 Manitoba, Is
lOKd; futures easier; March. Is 6Nd:
May, 7s 5asd: July. Is SID.
Corn-Spot American mixed, new,
easy. SIS lid: American mixed, old,
steady, Sc sgd; futures nrm: January.
5s 8skd: February. 6s SID.
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Comparative Values.

From the Baltimore American.
Working Giri-You don't know what It
ID to be poor.
Club Visitor-Don't I? Pa lost so much
money last year that we had to keep last
seasons make In our automobile.
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Sales.-Regulsr CALL II o'clock noon-washing.
- at "a, 25 at 81. at 541s. at J4ls. Is ut S..
Mergenthnler Linotype, 10 at 22O1s. ) at 221.
Lanston MOnotypc, 50 at 821s.
District National Bank, 10 ut 1873.
National Savings and Trust. l at $40.
United States Trust. 20 at 10. 10 at 10.
:, AI'ss caIimWashington Rwy. and Elec. pfd.,
Washington Rwy. and Eiec. CON-, Is at %.
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FEW PRICE CHANGES
Market Quiet and Irregular at
- Opening.
EARLY TREND DOWNWARD
Better Tone Is Shown, However,
Just Before Closing.
SUGAR "A WEAK FACTOR
American Beet Falls Fraction, and
South Porto Rico Loses
Seven Points.

NEW YORK, January 6.-Price changes
were few and relatively unimportant to-
day at the opening of the market. which
soon developed an irregular tone. Frac-
tionai gains were made by Lehigh Valley,
American Can preferred and a few minor
issues. The market leaders scarcely
moved either way Slight recessions
were recorded in New York Central.
American Smelling and Erie first pre-
ferred. Trading was extremely light.
The movement in the first hour was IT,
regular and the range extremely limited
Realizing In Lehigh Valley, American
can preferred and Rock Island preferred
was offset by bidding up of other special
gained more than point. Western
Union was unusually active and gained
~. BY IL o'clock the trend of the active
stocks had become definitely downward.
Better Tone at Close.
The market closed firm. Covering by
the short interest infused a better tone
into the prominent stocks during the
closing hour. Prices, however, hung
around yesterdays final figures, and the
demand was light
Central Leather stocks and bonds were
depressed on reports of poor earnings
american Beet Sugar fell a lalge frac-
ton and South Porto Rico Sugar seven
points.
Close: Prime mercantile paper, 4l4a41a
per cent. Sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills at 4S'. 80
for sixty-day bills, and at 1850 + de-
mand. Commercial bills. 1874. Bar sill
yer, o;L Mexican dollars. Al. Government
bonds steady. Railroad bonds ii M.
Money ON call nominal. Time loans
easy; 60 days, 3a3h per cent. AMI 10
days, 3a31s; six months, 31sa:'4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-06

"And are you positive that you can
support my daughter"
II think that I can make both ends
meet"
.sThat isn't sufficient. The man who
marriee my daughter must not only make
both ends meet, he must be able to make
them overlap. Life.