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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued yesterday
70 the following:
Juhus Wenig Holzberlein. to build bak-
cry at 1915 Wiltberger street: builders.
Marun q Brown; estimated cost, $1,000
L. l.. Roberts. to build dwelling at 8l12
Sd street northwest; architect. w. j.
Wire; builder, l.. l.. Roberts: estimated
cost. $500
~ s. Lingamfelter, 10 build dwelling at
syiI MORRISON street northwest; architect.
~. O. Lnsamieiter: builder, H. D. Full
mef; estimated cost, $4,000
nsnry Hoioy. to repair dwelling at 6l
cost $75
enaales sa a. Eberhart, to repair dwelling
az, az H1S esoo oth street northwest; estimated
Riggs M Realty Company. to repair store
cost. $1.O5O
90 LOUIS kaufman. to repair store at 1916
&c 90 ~ IN street northwest; estimated cost,
% hev; Eugene a. Hannah, to repair
estimated cost, 1900,
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MELON RECEIPTS HEAVY.
Nearly 10000 Received at Local
Wharf in Past Week.

High-water mark in the receipt of wa
termelons at the wholesale market on the
-11th street wharf was reached in the
week ending August %, and while re-
ceipts in the past week We're heavy they
did not approach those Of the previous
week, when more than 1900 melons were
received. Since last Saturday night
nineteen vessels have arrived at the
wharf market. bringing in all 1900 mel
ons. of which 7.1OO came in during the
past tWenty-four hours.
The dealers at the wharf market look
for a decrease in receipts from now on.
but the receipts will be heavy for a week
or ten days longer, as reports say there
are still many melons in the fields wait
ing to be pulled and sent to market.
The season this year has been q good
one. and while the supply has been large
enough to keep prices down the melons
have been sold at figures that allowed
good profit to grower and handler In
the past week prices for melons ranged
from S. to $40 per hundred. though high
er prices, 1t is said, We're obtained for a
few exceptionally choice specimens. Yes
terday afternoon there were twelve ves-
sells in the 11th street docks with melons
aboard.
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. August 30.-The cot
ton market closed this week at a. net
advance of 81 to es points over last
weeks close. The high prices were
made Thursday and the low prices
Monday. At the highest the trading
months were IS to 10 points over last
weeks close; at the lowest they were
II to 20 over. The range was Sc to
So points.
The drought In Texas and Oklahoma
was the main feature. Many reports
of serious deterioration were supple
mentsd by small crop estimates. Crop
accounts from Georgia and the Caro-
linas were fiattering. but did not Offset
reports from the. west.
The unfayorable crop news stimulat-
ed buying for both accounts and at
the end of the week 1t was generally
accepted that the short interest had
grown The average of opinion was
that the crop. as whole. had lost
about 10 points.
In the spot department prices gained
one-Quarter OF a cent, middling being
quoted on the close yesterday at IL
5-16. against II LIS last week and II
1916 this week last year. Sales on
the spot amounted to 762 bales. against
542 last week and 385 this week last
year: sales to arrive amounted to 687
sales, against 254 last week and 46 this
week last year.
The exchange was closed today until
Tuesday on account Of Labor day.
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new YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, August -Flour-Quiet, !,
rye -four quiet
Cornmeal-Steady
Rye-Firm
Barley-Steady.
Wheat-Spot easy; No. red, 3ii2. ele-
vator. New York export basis. and 96
fob afioat; No. 1 northern Duluth. g7N
fob. af1oat; futures. steady on small Of
ferings; September. %; December. 81 7-16
Corn-Spot steady; export. sel., norni-
nal, fob. afloat.
Oats-Spof steady.
Hay-Quiet.
Hops-Steady.
Hides-Firm.
Leather-Firm.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Steady: cut meats, steady.
Lard-steady: refined steady; COM
pound quiet
Tallow-Dull.
Cottonseed oil-Steady: prime summer
yellow spot, $40; September, 80; Oc-
tober 7.79; December, 6.S5.
Petroleum-Steady.
Wool-Steady.
Rosin-Quiet.
Turpentine-Steady; machine. barrels,
421a
Rice-Quiet
Molasses-Quiet.
Sugar-Holiday.
Evaporated apples-Quiet and steady.
Prunes-Steady.
Aprtcots-Quiet but firm.
Peaches-Barely steady.
Raisins-Quiet.
Potatoes and cabbages steady and un-
changed. Freights and peanuts un-
changed.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. August 3O.-Although sew
erai leading houses on the cotton goods
market were closed today. a good volume
Not only was the tendency in gray goods
toward higher levels, but southern mills
were inclined to withdraw their quota
tions. Jobbers were anxious to procure
prompt shipments in hosiery and under
wear ON which mills are behind with de-
Ityeries. Raw silk held steady. Burlap
prices tended upward on the Calcutta
market. A good business was done In
linens for the next spring season.
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PLAN A BIG REUNION.
Confederate Veterans of Caroline
County, Va. to Meet Som

Arrangements are being made by the
Confederate veterans of Caroline county
Va, to hold reunion in that county
the latter part of September or early in
October. and the veterans have asked
the organizations of the Daughters of the
Confederacy of Caroline county to take
charge of the affair. A committee of the
old soldiers has been appointed to confer
with the ladies and to arrange the plans,
which will call for speechmaking, an
open-air dinner and a general jollifca-
ton.
PROMINENT speakers from Virginia
and elsewhere will be invited to address
the throng expected to be present 1t is
probable that number of former Con-
federate soldiers now residing in this
city who came from the Caroline neigh
borhoOd will be present at the reunion.
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Large Steel Orders Placed.

Additional large contracts were placed
last week for wire products. shafting
and miscellaneous steel products used
by manufacturers for shipment over
the next six months. The American
steel and Wire Company booked such
contracts aggregating $4,000 tons. The
Standard Oil Company. in addition to
the $4,000 tons of steel plates bought
for pipe conversion, noted week ago.
placed orders with domestic mills for
100. 600 boxes of tin plate. having pre-
yiously purchased 10000 boxes from
Welsh mills.
Taking August as a whole. the volume
OF business was the most satisfactory
IN three months. The orders booked
by the steel corporation SUBSIDIARIES
aggregated close TO 100000 tons, Wnlie
shipments are estimated between 96V.0OO
and 1000, 600 tons. indicating decrease
of 200, 900 to 10000 tons In the untitled
tonnage during the months. The out
put Of finished steel by the corporation
IS understood TO have been a little over
600. 900 tons.
light buying of equipment by the rail-
reads Rail contracts last week aggre-
gated 25.609 tons. including 10000 tons
for domestic shipment and 5000 tons
locomotive orders were insignificant.
The fabricating shops secured orders
for buildings and bridges calling Tor
about q. 600 tons steel shapes. of which
1890 tons came from the railroads.
Sales OF pig iron we're heavy. aggre-
eating 100000 tons, including $4,000
tons foundry grades for the United
states Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Com
pany. 10000 tons basic for the Lukens
Steel Company. 20, 900 tons for the Jones
4 Laughlin Steel Company and $4,000
tons for the Republic Iron and Steel
Company.
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The Junior League met Monday at its
permanent quarters In the Home Life
Insurance building, Miss Solomon, vice
president, presiding. Four applicants
Rose Oppenheimer. Annie Ziron, Ruth
Cohen and kathrine Grossberg-wera
admitted to membership. 1t was decided
that $50 should be sent to Denver. Col.
for the benefit of consumptives there.
and committee composed Of Miss
Brown and Mr.. Kershenhaum were ao-
pointed to forward the fund this Week.
1t Was stated that many patients are
awaiting admission to the Hospital II
Denver. and that without funds il Wi
be an impossiDility to properly care tor
the sick. Masonic Temple has been e'
gagged foI "a dance To be given In No
gembcr. Messrs Cohen and kershef
baum were appointed 10 look after Il"
advance details of the affair. The al,
sentee committee reported. and s.Ner.i
cases were given attention 4 snort
literary program followed. which ir-
cluded the reading OF a humorous lett"r
by Mr.. Blatt and aa excellent pap,
Patriotism and Heroism. given hy
Mr.. Bicorskv of Alabama.
Rev NJ T. sullivan Council. Z. W. Is.
l.. celebrated its twelfth Anniversary
Monday evening at Donohoes nan, ~
Pennsylvania avenue southeast
The Sewing Circle Of the George II
Thomas W. X. c, has Resumed work
after a vacation OF two months. Mr.,
Nora b. Atkinson, past deparehi"ht
president, was the hostess AT Its recent
opening meeting, when twenty members
were her guests at luncheon.
At council meeting of the Department
Of the Potomac. w. i. C.. held August
70 at the home Of the department pres
dent. Mrs. Tillie u. Entrikin, Mrs w ;.
Thatcher. department. chief OF stan T..
ported the sum of $ai5.,s' from the bentht
given at tine Columbia Theater June 10
The money was turned over to \. hoo-
erts department treasurer
lexington W. C.. T. L. enjoyed IN
outing Tuesday at the home of Mrs
Flora n. Hanson. Hyattsville. wher-
they were the guests Of Hyattsvilie Union
After an address of welcome by Mrs
o. A. Kays. who presided. Mrs. George
Union and Mrs. w. Z. Coils in behalf
of Tuxedo Union.
lexington l.. r. L. contributed pro-
gram Az follows: Speech. Scott Pollock;
song. Pauline Rfchman; speech. Vesta
Pollock; speech. Anna May Poole:
speech. Lyle Olander.
Mrs. Emma Sanford Shelton. District
president, was present and spoke OF
the work accomplished in the District
the past year. James kyner OF Bla-
densburg addressed the members. urg-
ing them to greater work.
The annual rally of lexington Union
will be held in the Sunday school
building of lexington Presby yterian
Friday, September 3.
Phil Sheridan Womans Relief Corps
met Tuesday evening. On account OF
the intense heat there was a small at
tendance.
Cards from members out o. the city
were read.
The department president was Ms
itor. At the next meeting department
orders will be read in regard to
the national convention 10 be held 1T
Tenn, SepemEAr 10 to -
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TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition of the United States
Treasury at the beginning of business
yesterday was:
Net balance Of general fund, $126O63. $50
Total receipts yesterday. *2.379, li8
Total payments yesterday. 81 .33O8
The deficit this fiscal year Is $12,OoS.0 .043,
against deficit of s. 137, ,i73 last year, ex-
elusive Of Panama canal and public debt
transactions,
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Play Joke on Competitors.

Our distributors in Peru made use of
their first six in playing a rather cruel
practical joke on their competitors in
Lima, most Of whom represent lines Of
European manufacture.
They removed the name plate and hub
caps from the car and placed 1t in soil
tary majesty on their floor. Then they
invited the other dealers in. and let them
go over the car thoroughly, inside and
out.
What do you think of II? p asked Sig
nor Pancarvo. our representative. They
all talked 1t over and agreed that with
it's electric lights, starter and horn, it's
large tires. immaculate finish. six-pas-
senger body and six-cylinder motor, the
car must be priced somewhere around
1.5OO libras, 81 800.
When the jury had handed down this
decision Signor Pancarvo produced the
hub caps and name place, and put them
into place. This opened the eyes of sew
eral Of the wiser ones, who knew of the
Studebaker six and had heard of its
vogue In the States.
They realized that they had been
stung into putting SO high a figure on
d car which they knew the firm would
sell at a price below most of the 'fours'
they themselves were handling
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. August 3O.-Spot-Dull
and easier: middling fair. 7.57: good mid
ding. 7.29; middling. 697: low middling,
677: good ordinary. 6.21: ordinary. 5e7
Sales, 1900 bales, including 31OO Ameri-
can. and 300 for speculation and export
Receipts, 1000 bales. including 300 Amer
lean. Futures closed irregular. Septem-
ber. 661h: september and October, 6.51
October and November. H47A: November
and December, 6.43: December and jan
uary. 6.43: January and February. 6. 43ls
February and March. 6.45: March and
April, 646; April and May, 6.481s: May
and June, 6.47 June and July. 6.451k
July and August, 6.43. Official noon
closing: August. 9. 6.7Ola value: August and
September, 6.61h value.
The New York Cotton Exchange was
closed yesterday and will be closed Mon
dav
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NEW SKIES AMAZE
FOREIGN DEALERS
Luxuriousness of Models and
Low Price Cause Auto Men
to Open Eyes.

Amazing as have been some of the
American automobile values when an
nounced in the foreign market. there has
been no sensation Of recent years SIM
liar to that attendant on the advent in
the export market OF the modern Amer
lean light six
In Europe, Australia, South America
and South Africa. as well as the orient.
skies have formerly been regarded as
the prerogative of the extremely veal
thy. In European countries "sixes'' have
been the vehicle OF royalty and have
been almost exclusive In price.
I'VE have received some amusing let
ters from our dealers abroad. following
their receipt of their first shipment of
sixes'" says Sales Manager Benson of
the Studebaker Corporation. Many OF
them are. too, from dealers to whom
the six was well known in specifica-
ton and technical details. Apparently
we have knocked the props from under
all their established ideas of automobile
possibilities.
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Kathleen, at Alexandria with
pulp wood from a, doWn-river point fol
shipment to West Virginia; schooner Car
Reach. watermelons from the lower Po.
tomac at 11th street wharf for the mar.
ket: schooner Carrie Revell, cord woOG
from Chicomuxen creek for dealers; L. S
naval tug TecumSeh from Norfolk at the
navy yard; power boat Agnes. light, to
load merchandise for lower river point
schooner Otie Hubbard, melons from a
Chesapeake bay tributary, at nth street
wharf for the market here; boat Farm
ers Friend, light. at Georgetown from
Alexandria for canal point: schooner
Lewis Worrell, from Alexandria, at 18th
street wharf with lumber for j. Fl. Car
ter & Co.: schooner Josephine. lumber
from Tampa, Fla. at 9th street wharf
for Johnson & Wimsatt.
Departures.
Schooner Bessie Ford. light. from the
Eastern branch for Potomac point to
load cord wood to return; schooner Lane
lott. light, for Maryland point to load for
this city; schooner Cora McKenney light,
for Maryland point to load railroad ties
for the local market; schooner Bessie
Reed. light. for Chesapeake bay point
to load canned goods: schooner S. l..
Bowen, light, for NARROW bay after cord
wood for dealers here; schooners Cath
crime, Alice Horner. Emma Langhammer.
Lola Bennett. Clara Mears and power
boats Raymond Blum and Theresa and
Ethel, light, for river and bay points to
load watermelons for the market here:
barge Corrotoman. light. from George
town for Chicomuxen creek to load ties or
pulp wood for Philadelphia.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Dauntless arrived, towing lumber
laden schooner Josephine from Tampa
schooner James o. Carter sailed, towing
light barge for Chicomuxen creek: tug
Captain Toby arrived towing boats No.
30 and No. 10. light. from Indian Head at
Georgetown; tug d. M. Key arrived at
Georgetown. towing light grain boat for a
canal point; tug Eugenia left, towing
lighters for sand and gravel digging ma
chimes down river; tug Meade arrived at
Georgetown with lighters.
Memoranda.
Barge Cecil is at Potomac point from
Baltimore to load schooner S. L. Bowen
will return to MattoX creek to load lum-
Der for this city: schooner Mary Ann
Shea is in Aqua creek loading lumber for
the dealers here; schooner Clara Leonard
will return to Nomini creek to load can
ned tomatoes for dealers at this city:
schooner John Taylor is in the river near
Indian Head with railroad ties for this
city or Alexandria,; schooner w. H. Ma
guire is in Nomini creek being made ready
for opening of oyster season: schooner
Maud S. is reported on her way to this
city with wood for the Dealers schooner
Josephine Smith is loading lumber at
Quantico, Va. for the dealers here
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McADOO WINS PRAISE
FOR HALTING A PANIC
Advance in Value of Stock Exchange
Seats Regarded as Hope
full Sign.
BY w. g. NICHOLAS.

| NEW YORK, August 30.-WaH street
| may be 1eaderless in a broad sense.
out there is a deep conviction that the
general stock market situation is i'm
proving and that the period of seri-
Gus lnactfon is drawing to a close. This
may be an old story, but there is the
, novelty of one solid comfort in sight
better times are a week nearer than
| they were week ago and they will
be still nearer a week hence.
BY the end of September q revised
tariff law will be of record and in a
| little while it will be known definitely
whether the enactment will be for the
good or for the bad. Certainty will
have taken the place of doubt, and
the record of substantial actualities
will supplant the waving lines Of
speculation as to the course of near
events.
Search for heroic leadership is thus
far fruitless-hrst, because little has
happened to bring great characters in
to the foreground. and. second, because
there has been placid reception of the
big occurrences of the hour. Incidents
that would sometimes cause sensational
excitement and bring individuals into
conspicuous notoriety have passed along
unnoticed. Not even the prospects OF war
be noticed. The progress of discussion
of radical changes in the tariff schedules
and of important variation suggested by
projected currency legislation produced
hardly thrill.
An improving crop outlook and better
ing industrial conditions had some slight
bullish effect. Inertia was still the rule.
although the stock market grows daily
stronger. Such being the prevailing mar
ket conditions, 1T Is only natural that
transactions on the exchanges Should be
OF insignificant volume and price changes
hardly worth chronicling. Traders wait
ed with stolid impatience for the Presi-
dents message on Mexico. but when it
came treated it with respect. Its i'm
port had been foreshadowed. and the
formal publication was Of no immediate
influence marketwise. 1t was felt in ad-
vance that the document would he pa
cihc in tone, and such proved to be the
case. though there lurked In the back
ground a warning that the Washington
government reserved the right to step in
and enforce order should such move
become necessary.
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as active as when prices dragged at or
near the bottom. On the to point
recovery the ''job-lot" investor was
busy. but near the top he slowed down.
On the halt and moderate reaction in
vestment for account of the little fel-
low slowed down. There was only frag-
mentary liquidation by small investors.
however. and the prevailing habit at this
writing is to stand pat"
Evening star., 1913-08-31

DR.. irwin Shepherd. for twenty years
secretary of the National Educational
Association. has been appointed national
secretary of the bureau OF conventions
in San Francisco. 4
Evening star., 1913-08-31

The Paris Academy of Sciences -
awarded its valz prize to Prot. a. rnMa as
ler, F. r. s., for his investigations on ths
items 70 astyOphysics. ''u-
Evening star., 1913-08-31

Work on the new church to be built
at Corinth, Northumberland county, Va,
Will be begun September =.
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Studying Drought Damage.

Conjecture continues busy in attempt
ing to sum up the extent of the damage
to the crops from the southwestern
drought Such moisture as there was
brought small hope of help for the corn.
A quieting of speculation In grains gave
place to activity in dealings in cotton
futures. This indicated the shifting in
The effect on trade and industry of the
damage to corn and cotton are to be
reckoned with in the speculation. The
Unfavorable crop news furnished the
main offset to the helpful money situa-
tion.
Sentiment was affected by the pass
ing on the dividend on Cleveland, c.. c.
and st. Louis preferred, attributed to
food losses. and by rumors of a fur
ther cut In the New Haven dividend
Assumption of q general decline in
earning power Of railroads was pre-
vented. however, by the increase OF
nearly 10 per cent In the net earnings
per mile in the last year of 80 per
cent of the country's railroad mileage,
as compiled by the bureau of railway
economies maintained by the railroads
at Washington. Such showing. while
encouraging to investors. Is exactly
such as was cited by the interstate
commerce commission to refute claims
OF the railroads for increased freight
rates In 1911.
Another advance in the price Of stock
exchange seats was taken as evidence
of underlying confidence In an I'M
proving investment condition.
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CHICAGO,

CHICAGO, August Observation-Disclosures
ceipts. 5000 head: weak and 5a1O lower:
bulk of sales, 7.OOas.4O: light, SeOaS.O:
mixed. 7.55as IS; heavy. 7.40aS 60; rough,
7.4Oa7. 10: pigs. 3.75a8.6O.
Cattle-Receipts, 500 head slow and
steady. Beeyes.. 69Oa9.25: Texas steers.
6.T5a7.75: stockers and feeders 5.5Oa79O;
cows and heifers 3.65a400; calves. 9a
80
Sheep-Receipts. $500 head; steady to
1Oc lower. Native sheep. 3Ssla5.O 90;
yearlings. 5.25a61O native lambs, 5.75a
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CATTLE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, August 3G-Beeves-Re-
ceipts. :ti3 head: feeling firm. Dressed,
12a14. Exports. 1888 head.
Calves-Receipts. 554 head feeling
weak. City dressed. 16ka20. Country
dressed. 131aa1S.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts. 6.l25 head.
Steady; 3.Ua4. 70: culls, 2.OOa2.75: lambs,
100 S.15: culls. 5.OOa6.OO.
Hogs-Receipts. 2,94a head: nominally
weak
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WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business August 80, at the
New York Stock Exchange


following table ina,
year
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Treasury Deposits Helped.

The deposit of Treasury funds with
banks in the south and west has had a
notable effect in looseninr the stFingency
of bank credits. Mercantile paper has
been bought with increasing freedom so
that commercial activity is not suffering
from an embargo on credit. Time funds
on collateral also are offered more freely.
The Improvement in the bond market is
am effect OF the same cause. The dis
placement of the short-term railroad note
by n long-term bond was significant
feature of the new financing of the week
The central government hanks abroad
continue to show sucn accretions TO their
reserve strength to lessen apDrehen-
sions over the burdens to be met. That
such burdens still remain TO carry is
demonstrated forcibly by the retention of
high official discount rates in spite of the
great strength in the position shown.
Evening star., 1913-08-31
Baptists to Attend Meeting.

Baptist ministers from all the churches
in this and the adjoining counties are
making ready to attend the annual meet
ing Of the Shiloh Association. which will
be held in Ruchersville. Greene county,
next week. beginning Tuesday and con-
tinuing three days. Thousands Of people
attend these meetings every year. Min
listers and lay delegates from over forty
churches will attend.
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