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The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
BALTIMORE MELON CUT.
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com
pany Declares Dividend.

The board of directors OF the Mercan-
tile Trust and Deposit Company, Of
Baltimore. yesterday at special meet
ing declared the regular semi-annual
dividend of per cent and an extra divi-
dend of per cent, making 3 per cent
extra for the year. in addition to II per
cent regular, or a total of Is per cent,
which stockholders will receive out of
this years earnings. 1t is understood
that, notwithstanding the widespread
shrinkage in security values during the
past year. the company's earnings for
the same period were sufficient 10 meet
all depreciation in its Investments, to
Increase it's extra dividend l per cent,
and to show gain In its undivided
profits.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Dec. 2s-MILLFEED-Firm: quiet
deAIingS Spring bran. in l0ppound sacks $50
standard milling. go; Western rid dog $50; win
ter wheat in l0opOund sacks. TO arrive S.0o; city
tran in bulk 40 Argentine bran. to arrive, nOmi
nal.
RYE FLOUR-Stesdy inquiry is hfcless. Good
&c ChCiCc. 3sOa2 50
CORNMEAIs-F1at; business is slow. Kiln-dried
for export. 80; CosHe meal, in ba-s, lisal.n
BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-Dull, but prices firm /;
supplies small. Choice quoted at 3oos3.S per 100
pCundA
HAY-Roceirts slI tons; choice sells moderately;
low grades sOw. No. timothy, Lojalo7is standard
lOoal05: No. ?, IS; No. ). sOas1
STRAW-Rcceipts, ~ tons; steady; inquiry N dull.
Long rye quoted al s5asa-
PORK-Steady snail dealings Mess. 20h275;
family. g30aE .u: clear Doaem.
REEF-Stendy: inquiry is poor. Packet. ls.Ooa
70 o.: family. I9ooaD.00.
LARD-WCakCr: limited business. Prime Western,
llCO; refined cuntinent li-3o; south American H.So
refined Brazilian in kegs ESQ; beef stearine. 81.
asked: lard stearine dull; New York ll'=-
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
MARKETS, FINANCE, COMMERCE

United States Steel, but was scattered
throughout the list.
The market has been merely in a trad
ing position for turn on the bull side.
Consequently the outburst Of profit taking
was a perfectly natural development of
what was to have been expected in even
ing up over the year-end settlements.
The lack of foundation to any of the bull
rumors regarding the dissolution of the
suits against the Steel Corporation, Amer
lean Can, or the anthracite coal trust Is
likely to cause a further reaction in
prices, after which the market will prob
ably develop a fresh upturn.
Hartman & Co.-About 1o.o0oo 900 pounds
of copper were sold yesterday morning
to foreign and domestic consumers at Is
cents q pound. The United Metals Sell
ing Company has sold fully two months
output OF the companies for which il
acts as agent. During the last twenty
days it is estimated that fully so per cent
Of the buying of the metal has been for
foreign account. On the other hand. do
mestic consumers have scarcely started
to buy, and will require considerable
amount Of copper for February and
March delivery.
n. L. Carpenter & Co.-Stocks are in
clined TO sag on account OF the foreign
liquidation in Canadian Pacific. We
don't look for any decline of conse-
quence and are OF the opinion that GER
tain issues should be accumulated on any
recession. We believe that the con-
structive policy of the present adminis-
tTation, combined with the new cur
rency bill gradually will restore conf
dence and cause a better demand for Sc
curities and an upward trend in prices.
Lewis Johnson G. Co.-The market
shows reactionary again as London and
the Continent have been quite heavy
sellers on the rise and naturally there !s
some profit-taking here on substantial
Improvement in prices which took place
last week. Possibly the retarding infiu-
ence also has been the action of the
Interstate Commerce Commission In call
ing for an answer from the railroad &c
a large number of further questions. 1t
also does not look as IL the banking in
terests were yet favorably inclined to 4
bull market. When we look back, how
evCr. to conditions last June. there has
been a wonderful Improvement in the
general situation and this ultimately
should affect sentiment
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30

by the pound unless otherwise stated. .l-Buttsr
and STAR large. l0al5; carp Gas; croeus, medium
large. bbl.. D.0oAi20; do, mail. 7.ooss00: Bay
mackerel Is: rock. boiling. %; do. medium, %; do.
pan, 10; white perch. large. Bals; do. white. small
sal0; yellow perch, large, Ia do. EmaI o; salmon
trout. L; gray trout. large, l0al2; do. small. sal0
founders. s12: catfish loal2i green pike native. Is
cells. medium to large, Gas; spots large Is; taors
large. IS: do. small. 10: surgeons. dressed. 81 d.
skin on, %; clans. per 100, l.1; snappers, as to
size. loal2; scallops at. s5i shrimp. per qt, ;
bluehsh. IS; salnOn 3; fresh cod, Is; haddock, 10;
Spanish mscksrel, fa2b; Potomac bass, boiling. IS:
do. pan. IL
FRUITS-NeT apples. per bhL, L5oa6 %; lemors.
per box, S0a55o; oranges. California, per box 3ooa
so; do. Florida 2Oca10o: tangerines. Florida per
strap 3oosIo0: pineapVes, Florida pines per crate
2ooa3eo; ines per 100. SaIoo. pears. per box Looa
go; grapes. California Tokays, per crate, 20Oa5 %;
per crate. 35oa4o1.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
COAL DEALERS TO COMBINE.
baltimore Concerns May Participate
in MiIIion-doIIar Merger.

The Baltimore coal trade is watching
with keen interest the formulation of
plans for one of the largest and most
important moves that has ever affected
retail dealers in anthracite coal in this
city-the consolidation of score or more
of the larger firms dealing in that COM
modify.
The successful working of the plan in
New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere
extracted the attention of men who
knew the situation in Baltimore, and
armed with assurances OF the liberal
support of capital they worked out the
plan TO bring under one big concern
twenty or so of the larger retail firms
dealing in anthracite coal. The trans
actions as planned will involve more
than a million dollars. Between fifty
and sixty coalyards and waterfron.
properties owned BY twenty or more
firms would be transferred to- the combi-
nation, If all approached agree to enter,
Il is said.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
KILLS HIS WIFE AND CHILD.
Insane Actor shoots Them to Death
us They sleep.

Cincinnati. Ohio. Dec. 81 killed her
because l saw the devil in her eyes. The
baby would also have the devil in her
eyes, so / killed II. too"
This was the explanation given today
by a man registering In the Hotel Walton
as ID. r. Willard, but who later said he
was Robert Munroe Maroney, twenty-siX,
of San Antonio, Tex. for the murder OF
his wife and three-year-old daughter
early this morning.
The mother and child were shot TO
death as they slept Their bodies were
riddled with bullets.
Following the shooting Maroney, -four
ishing revolver. ran. half clad. from the
hotel and was pursued by a crowd to tho
river where he was caught on the sus-
pension bridge. He told the police he
was magician. and was known as ''wn-
lard, the Wizard" Coroner Foertmyer
said the man undoubtedly was insane.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30

by per b.. 15ais; do. Southern or Western. ii;
Kent Island, l6al8
DRESSED POULTRY-Turkeys, choice TO fancy.
young per b. aa2i; do, fair to good stock, lsals;
do rough and poor Is; chickens. choice, YOUNG,
per H., 1eaI7; do, mixed, old and young l5slS;
ROSTERS per h. l0a1l; ducks, choice fat, per ID,
IsaI7 geese, nearby. per h. fat. bals; do western
and Southern I2al5.
EGGS-Maryland, Pennsylvania. and nearby hrsts,
loss OF. per doz, y; Western frSts. loss on, PEI
doz 81: West Virginia rSts. loss Oh. per doeen u;
Southern frsts. loss on, per doz, %.
choice 2sha3oi4; do. good, d1sa2si5; do, prin,.
s2Isas5k: do, blocks 2Oa12 ladies' 2aS; Marylabd
and Pennsylvania rolls 2lE23; Ohio rolls, aa2; West
Virginia rolls 2oa2I; packed HAS, Maryland.
Virginia. and Pennsylvania dairy prints. 2; proees'
butter, Ha&
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
.DoN'Ts" FOR EUGENIC COUPLES,
Milwaukee License Clerk Says Laws
of Human Nature Are Unchanged.

Milwaukee. Wis, Dec. 29.-Thoss
thirteen "don'ts' Tor newlyweds have
been compiled by the clerk OF the court
in Milwaukee, by whom marriage licenses
are to be issued under the new
'eugenic'' law, his idea being that that
statute hasn't repealed the laws Of hu-
man nature:
Don't argue, try to be boss, or show
your own Importance.
Don't forget who you are. and what
your wife is.
Don't be. deceitful. selfish, or grouchv.
Don't be a spendthrift or a tight-wad.
Don't forget that your wife's mother
is the same to your wife as your mother
is to you.
Don't forget the church.
Don't forget that the man worth
while is the man who can smile whsa
everything goes dead wrong"
Don't stay at home all the time.
Don't let your husband bring his busi-
ness cares home.
Don't let your wife go through your
pockets.
Don't have an affinity.
Don't forget to wipe your shoes before
you come in the house
Don't butt in.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
ALTIMoRE WHOLESALE MARKET

Baltimore. Dec. @.-HAY-No ] timothy, ssoa
no; standard timothy, 1900; No. ,. Ia5o: No. J.
Is oOal6 20; light clover mixed lsoo; No l. le 5Oa
ITn; No. 9. lsoeals.O9; heavy. ld.5oal7.0o; No.
grade, IOooal5oo; sample grade. TO kind. quality
and condition, Io,O0al200.
sTRAw-No. / straight rye. new. is.ooa1s.so: No.
straight rye. straw new. B.5oale.oo; No tangled
rye straw u.Soal2oo No. wheat straw. $50; wheat
straw. No. 2 100; No. cat straw. s.5oalo.oo: No 2
oat straw. aooaaoo.
LIVE POULTRY-chiekens, old hens. heavy. per
b.. le; do. small to medium. III do, old roos-
ters 10: do. yOung, laTgP, IL ducks, Per b., Is
pigeons. young per pair. 25; do, old. .; guinea
fowl. old. each, 20; do. young. per h., 49, do.
old TOMS is; young. smaller. each ioaf5; turkeys.
per H., %; do. old toms. lsase; geese, near.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30

the money market, and II will be inter-
esting to watch how the movement Of
Ranking funds will compare with the sea-
sonal DEVELOPMENTS under past con-
ditions
But, however much the banking and
currency laws may be arbitrarily altered,
II is needless to point out that the
economic laws viii remain the same in
their operations in the money market.
In other words. the demand for and sup
ply of money will still be subject to
economic conditions which will be re-
fectcd outWardly by the rates for money
over extended periods. Only for the time
will the new influences make their
presence felt,
II it be true. as often alleged, that a
fictitious demand in New York caused
money 10 be sent and held there. the
new currency law may bring this out.
The new law seeks to give p proper dis
trfbution, but il undoubtedly is true that
II the bona flde inducements are offered
In New HJrh the money will go there
lust as II would come to Washington or
any ether center.
Northern Central Scars,
Northern Central Railway stock con-
tiuued 20 soar on the Baltimore Stock
Exchange yesterday. The quotation was
bid up to us l-2 without bringing our
stock This is 2l-2 points higher than
the final sale on Saturday and l-2 point
higher than the quotation current on
Wednesday last.
While there was again lack of Off
cial information relative to the reported
negotiations pending for a settlement
out of court OF the litigation which has
prevented the execution of the lease Of
the road TO the Pennsylvania Railroad,
there seems to be no doubt that over
lures have beer made and the financial
district is confident an agreement will
be reached.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Dec. 29--Can money opened at Sh pT
cent; high, per cent; low. 3h per cent renewals,
So per cent closed, Hs Per cent; ruling rate ia per
cent.
IN. time money market is weaker. Lending IL Sti-
tutiuus have reduced their charge for accommodation
Of per cent all along the line. The discrimination
Of the banks condition, As disclosed IN saturday
trade aad on that account Temporary II, Therefore,
failed 10 exert any appreciAble influence on the mar
ket Rates are "a per sixty and ninety days a'aA4&
ger cent for four five. and six months
Nerr.ntiIe par~r is moving somewhat more freely
in the local market Rates for prime names range
from 5sa6 per cent with 81 per cent as the ruling
figure The country market continues good. London
discounts a. per cent, unchanged; Paris discounts
IL per cent unchanged; Berlin discounts "a per
cent, of 4.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
OUTSIDE SECURITY NOTES.

New York Dee 9.-Intsrest In the curb market
today centcred largely in the Standard OIL sub
sidiaries, several Of which scored sharp advances
On = moderate business. South Penn on, Standard
Of Indiana. Standard Oil Of New Jersey and Ne
braska we-s the special features.
Eserhere in the list business was extremely quiet,
there being no disposition trade actively. United
Cigar Stores WAS weak at eiH- British American
was NEGLECTED. In the mining stocks Braden Cop
Der and Nipissing tlone showed any degree Of ami
mat:Ou ard were steady.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Sales Regular call. u O'Clock noon.
Washington Railway and Electric Is, $1,000 at
7e7S.
Washington Gas, J at 81.
Mergenthaler. l at 2le.
Federal National Bank 10 at 1871
Washington Loan and Trust. at ZlS-
After call:
Washington Gas "a 500 at los.
GOVERNMENT BONDS
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
WALL STREET GOSSIP

Reading statement of earnings ex-
pected today.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul
Railroad has applied to the Wisconsin
State Railroad Commission for authority
to issue SSO,00O.OOO bonds.
Howard Elliott says: Funds for meet
ing Boston and Names 100000 ma
turity in February have not yet been
raised. and up TO the present time the
directors do not know where they are
coming from"
]. p. Morgan & Co, the First National
Bank, and the National City Bank are
offering s2s45, 600 41-2 per cent gold New
York Central lire equipment trust certifi-
Gates of 1913 at a price to net approx
imately SIS per cent
The year that is so nearly at its close
has been a notable one in many respects
with respect to the outside securities
market. Most Of the companies whose
shares arc traded in on the Curb have
enjoyed genuine prosperity. Many Of
them are rounding out the best years of
their history. This is particularly true
in the Standard Oil group. The consump-
ton of petroleum products, according to
an official OF one of the larger concerns
has increased approximately 50 per cent
in recent years and is expected to show
an equally large advance during the next
twelvemorth or SO.
Close students of The affairs OF the
United Cigar Stores Company are con-
fidentIy looking forward to the declara-
nf IiVidapd ,,F
proportions at the forthcoming meeting
OF the directors, which is scheduled for
The sixth OF next month. Good opinion
is that the regular disbursement of IA
per cent viii be posted and an extra of
like amount. 1t is also quite generally
believed that the regular rate of divi-
dends will be increasea 20 at least per
cent and, perhaps, per cent annually
Not a little interest is centered in the
meeting referred to, as 1t is expected that
then, or immediately thereafter, some an
nouncement will be made as to the plans
now formulating for the application of
United Cigar Stores selling methods in
the conduct of the Riker G. Hegeman
Drug Co, control of which was recently
acquired by interests also in control of
the Cigar Stores.
S. B. Chaplin to W. E. Hibbs-The re-
dictionary tendency the market displayed
was due to the pressure of profit-taIing
sales by local operators, who We're most
active in starting the market up in the
bull movement, which developed fort
night ago.
What impressed most of the trading
element was the continued heavy selling
at intervals by some of the brokers who
usually handle the orders for two of the
largest local outside operators. This SELL
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30

The first woman in Japan TO obtain
license to drive motor car Is Mrs.
Wolfe. an American woman. the wife Of a
dentist in Yokohama.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30

The United States Patent Office last
year granted 3S,754 patents. In the same
period q, AZ patents expired.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
COTTON STATISTICS.

Furnished By n. L. Carpenter q Co
New York. Dec. =.
ReceiptA MiddlingS
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30

]. p. Morgan & Co., the First National
Bank, and the National City Bank are
offering $685. 900 41-2 per cent gold New
York Central lire equipment trust certifi-
Gates of 1913 at a price to net approx
imately SIS per cent.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
NEW YORK COFFEE.

FURNISHED By y. L. Carpenter & Co.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
Reserve Committee Busy.

Chairman Clapham and the members
of the committee designated to bring to
Washington one of the regional reserve
banks. held its first meeting yesterday
and outlined plans for the campaign. Each
member of the committee will work upon
certain designated lines, and when the
reserve bank organization committee
meets here January l. the local commit
tee will be prepared to place before it
every available fact why Washington
should be selected. The committee will
he in a position to file brief and make
IA orai argument in behalf of the city
Claims
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30

Total sales 30 s6 Sha-es against lsl. 80 Saturda
ssi. ISL week ago, aud i72,7I2 year ago
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30
Increase Passenger Rates.
Money and New York.

In jHzt what measure the new currency
8! stem will succeed in keeping funds
away from New YORK. which new seek
Investment in this market, is yet to be
shown. Dat tnr fact remains that new
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30

Howard Elliott says: Funds for meet
ing Boston and Names $l00oO,OjO ma
turity in February have not yet been
raised, and up TO the present time the
directors do not know where they are
coming from"
The Washington herald., 1913-12-30

Reading statement of earnings ex-
pected today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22

Bananas are on the free list. We
shall now have an opportunity to dis
cover for ourselves whether the rev
bill Will affect the cost Of living.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22
PoTAToES.

The VALLEY people should bear ia
MIND the fact that potatocs are Short
this wear bv many million bushels.
People Who seem 70 he vel, ;nformcd
say that parts Of the valley atc SPLEEN
didly ataptcd to pptl'o growing. OF
curse il would !" foolish 7" Undertake
the cl'tprc Of potatoc: ~ srI' ID7 al
aptei - PutPto croWi9- " would a'~I
be a waste Of time ~ advise the farmc"
to 90 intn the business whcn hc knows
his land is not good potato land. Yct til"
matter is we'll worth conSi crinG, if
there is q reasonable prospect Of rails
inc fair crops for the market The pota-
u market is one that il net likely n
suffer from over production. The po-
tato is staple as " heat and corn
These days we hear much complaint
plant because Texas people do uot liy"
at home. That i 10 say that even far
mers buy too many things abroad
things they could produc" III homc. The
cotton states ocucrall, are afflicted i'll
that way. Here III this valley. where VIC
are not So dependent on cotton, there IN
no excuse for mat sort of thing. N her"
do we get orr potatoes-etaple food for
50 manvumiIlions il this world? We buy
them abroad-cspcciaily those Of rs
vito live in towns. Buying them abroad,
wv nay too much for thom, We should
hur hem from farmers OF the neighbor-
hood. This should mean nroft for the
farmer and saving far the toWnSpcop'c.
The worries potato market in not over
stocked Price may vary, Of course. arc
sure 70 varv. hut while civilization
exists il ~ not likely that the world
will be offered more potatoes than il
can eat, OF than Ill H. willing 10 pay
for. There may nc here some difficulties
in the production, preservation and mar
kcting Of pntatocs- difficulties which
only the farmers know about. One thing
we do know. Il w di1iicult for The con
sumner 10 get plenty of good sound pota-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22
GOING SOUTH


Lieutenant Colonel Niviano Saldiyar,
with twenty-five officers and sixty men.
left Matamoros for the south this norm
ing for the purpose Of joining a larger
force somewhere to the southwest Of the
city.
Saldivar was at the head Of the Gus
toms service III Matamoros under the
Madtro administration. but left the city
at the time of the detection Of the garri-
son last February. lie came to Browns
Vile. stayed here a short time and then
went 70 Laredo. At the latter point he
was arrested on charges Of violating the
neutrality laws. but the charges were dis
missed by the federal judge on tine
grounds there could be no neutrality VIC
lation because the IIuCrta government in
Mexico was not recognized.
With the clearing Of the weather, it is
reported today also that C8I. Ccsario Gas
tro, with about seven hundred men, will
leave Matamoros for the south early to
morrow morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22
DIAz,

The statement hat Diaz has been
ordered back to Mexico, does not nee
e~ssarily imply that he has been order
ed to run for president but it seems
pretty clear that he VIII be 4 candidate.
How long or to what extent Ii, will re-
meain under Huerta'S orders after his
return it is impossible to SAY. This re-
turn for that purpose undoubtedly will
mean that ~lIuerta has bowed 70 the
inevitable and will not himSc'f be a
candidate.
It wiz h6E&eeyctir, require something
more than the announccmcn of the e.
r-i on of Diaz to secure his recognition.
If his election is not clearly the choice
of the people, and is net accepted by
them as fair and legal. The president
is evidently intending to use recognition
III the interest Of peace III Mexico. He
will not allow himself to he trickcd ~
q pretended election. III America the
sentiment is favorable 10 Diaz. Most
Americans would be glad enough to see
him III the office Of president. Vet peace
in that country is what We want here
in the United States. # niaz is elected
by the people the mass Of them-Wiil
abide by the choice. That viii mean
ton of Diaz, and the establishment of
cordial relations between the two gov
ernmcntS.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22

\ comfortable increase in the state
tax rolls il one Of The cheering signs ~
the times in Texas.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22

Ut is doubtful if the prohibition in
Denmark will be as strenuous as the
pro campaigns in Texas 1t is said that
the Danes as a whole are fayOrably in
ciined toward the prohibition idea.
Still, YOU never can tell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22

The appointment Of X@oycrnor Folk
Of Missouri 10 the position Of solicitor
Of the state department is said to rep
resent one case fhcre the office sought
the man. Mr.. Folk being appointed be
cause Of his fitness for the place
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22

The national convention of e0'ogiStS
il now in session 1T Knoxville. TenncS
see. We seem TO have heard or read.
that the country around Knoxville is
of an extremely geological character.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22

Diaz denies he il being ordered homo
II is only fair to niaz to say that weeks
ago he announced his candidacy and de-
clared he was coming home TO manage
his election.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22

toes at a reasonable price to Tie man
who has TO harvest them in a market
basket.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22

\ county with only 400 available ven
ircmcn y IA good place III which to
pull Of even q criminal tria' If The
fourth class much less one involving
murder.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-22

About when may We expect to hear z
more. from officials caurceS. about
The amothcriug incident at Harlem
state farm? No one to blame perhaps?