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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
FOREIGN MARKETS DULL
Uncertainty of Balkan Situa.
ton Has Depressing Effect
on European Bourses.

LONDON, April 5.-The stock market
was reactionary this week. and as prices
eased of most of last weeks optimism
disappeared and the closing was generally
lower. with the final tone uncertain.
Montenegro's attitude and renewed fric-
ton between Austria and Russia were
the chief causes Of the change in senti-
ment In the markets, they not only de-
laying the conclusion of peace but also
preventing change in the bank rate
which in the ordinary course would have
occurred last Thursday or next Thursday
in view of the easier monetary conditions
everywhere and the fact that the bank Is
gradually absorbing the weekly gold ar
rivals.
The continent offered it's fayorites
rather freely, while the prospect of a bud.
get deficit Offset the effect Of cheaper
money on corlsols, which declined a quar-.
ter of points Investors, however. con.
tinue to pick up bargains among some OF
the recent new issues, and they Will DC
able to get q portion of the $2o00O.OO(
South African loan on easier terms as the
underwriters had to take over 81 pei
cent Of the issue.
American securities, although dull
moved gradually higher. j.. p. Morgan's
death having been previously discounted
Berlin buying Of Canadian Pacific helped
the rise, which, on the week. u amounted
to from one to five POINTS,.
Repayments to the Bank OF England
absorbed most Of the dividend money re-
leased with the turn Of the quarter and
further ease was experienced as q re-
suit of government disbursements. Dis
count rates declined In sympathy.
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NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK. April 5.-The statement
OF the actual condition OF clearing
house banks and trust companies Tor
the week shows that they hold $780,
quirements.. This Is a decrease of So
539. 800 from last week.
The statement follows: Actual con-
Loans. 1911, s25. 900; decrease. $685.
Specie. s25.7os.ooo; decrease, $685.
Legal tenders. sso.oss. ooe: decrease.
$1,734,O0O.
Net deposits. s1751. 10000; decrease.
Circulation, s4e.seeooo; increase, $685.
0OO q
Banks cash reserve in vaalt. ss42.-
Trust companies cash reserve in
vault, $63,704,000.
Aggregate cash reserve. s405. s01, 600.
Excess lawful reserve. s10,222,So0.
Decrease. $3.50 800.
ing house members carrying Is per
cent CASH reserve, $49,172.O0O.
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York, not
Loans. $3.50. 9O5. 200: increase. $780,
Specie, $s4,sss. 400: decrease, 1914, 500
Legal tenders. ss.1o4.2oo; decrease.
Totals deposits, $3.50. 600; increase.
So, 1925. 800.
The Finaneier says today:
Although preliminary estimates indi-
Gated that the New York clearing house
banks gained in the neighborhoOd Of two
or three million dollars during the week
as a result Of the flow of money toward
this center, the statement of actual con-
dition made by the clearing house fnsti-
tutions Saturday showed a decrease In
cash holdings amounting to $554O.O0O It
is rather difficult to explain the dis
crepancy between estimates and actual
showing. but the result was to materially
decrease the surplus holdings of the
banks. Another item which seemed to
be at variance with expectations was a
decrease of $58S,O0O in loans. Deposits,
because of the changes just noted. fell
Sc, COG, GOO and excess reserve decreased
SIS, 539. 800, leaving the present surplus
above the % per cent minimum at $1O,-
222S 800.
Gold exports seem to be at an end for
the present, but the spring movement of
money to the interior will soon be much
in evidence.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.
NEW YORK, April

CHICAGO, April 5.-Strength was Inn
parted to wheat today by buliish for
eign situation and by the issuance OF q
summary showing a prospective small
export surplus The day ended with a
net gain OF a shade to Y cent Corn
closed a shade to MaN net lower, oats
at "A to u net decline and provisions
down 2ha5 to 321a.
Continued strength at Liverpool was
reflected here by a net advance OF HaA
at the opening, but continuance or Ia
vorable domestic crop conditions caus-
ed selling and depressed prices. A re-
action came when publicity was given
to a crop experts summary, showing
that only 10000 bushels surplus would
be left at the end Of the crop year,
allowing exports from now until then
at only 100000 bushels. Prices on
this news went to about the highest
point of the week. The upturn was
helped by slow spring shipments from
Russia. frmness of Argentine offers
and advanced prices at Buenos Aires.
Primary receipts Of wheat were &C.,
600 bushels. against $4,000 year ago.
Seaboard clearances Of wheat and hour
equaled 1S1, 900 bushels
Liberal offerings and a somewhat re-
stricted demand for corn, especially
from the east. caused an easy tone
most of the session. An improved In
quiry caused trifie frmer feeling to-
ward the close. Oats were easy and
dull.
General liquidation made a lower
market for provisions May pork
showed a greater decline than any
other item. finishing the day at Q net
loss Of 321A I
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TWIN RECORDS BROKEN.
Son of Lancashire Woman Born il
February, Daughter in April.

LONDON. April 5-Au known birth
records have been shattered byS the wife
of a workingman at Barrow, Lancashire.
February "a she gave birth to son, Yes
terday another child-a girl-was born.
The existence of the boy. who is only
six weeks older than hfs sister, threatens
to raise a perplexing problem under the
British insurance act. From medical
point of view they are twins. but regarded
from the standpoint or Greenwich time
thew missed twinship by six full weeks.
The father. under the insurance act, is
entitled to the maternity benefit of $3.50.
If the children are not adjudged to be
twins he will be entitled to receive twice
81. So. but II they are twins the act counts
them as one 49,
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WOMEN ELECT MAYOR.
Their Votes Make C. W. Green
Mayor of Kansas City, Kan. :

KANSAS CITY, April 5.-Woman voters
held the balance of power and determined
the result Of the election in Kansas City.
Kan, last Tuesday, according to the OF
fetal returns which were announced last
night.
OF the 1900 woman voters, 1900 sup
ported c. W.. Green, who was elected
mayor. Former Mayor James =. Porter
would have been reelected II the votes
Of only the men had decided the contest.
All the candidates for other offices who
were supported by a majority OF the
women were elected.
she received practically the entire vote
Of the women.
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graft 10 afioat. It il not believed. how
ever, that there ia anything to these
stories. The job of fighting unjust legls-
lation was too big to be undertaken aiohs
the old lines.
South American Trade.
The trade Of the United States with
South American countries is steadily In
creasing. Exports are almost double
what they were five years ago. and the
same is true of imports. The total, de-
spite the increase, is not one-quarter
what 1t ought to be. With the completlon
of the Panama canal great Things are
expected In the way Of extending our
relations with our southern nelgnoors.
As matters now stand, there are many
ports in South America. especially those
along the west shore, where the nag OF
the United States is seldom seen on COM
mercial vessels.
Investment buying has been less IN
evidence on the recovery from low prices
than was anticipated by brokers. Inc
underwriters and banks are still carry
ing uncomfortably large supply OF bones
and corporation notes and the pubic
does not as yet grab for them. Prices are
made attractive, but somehow people
with surplus money are not yet ready &c
take hold in any large way. Trading IN
the senior securities is at low ebb. and
the trend Oh inquiry ana ueHlduO ID Iva
stocks that have an established reputa-
ton for earning and paying dividends
the shares Of companies that endeavor to
do the right thing by the owners as well
as the insiders.
Little attention is paid to the persistent
rumors that several gentlemen prominent
in the management of the United States
Steel Corporation win soon withdraw
from further active connection with the
company. These stories spring up with
great regularity and usually have slight
foundation, If any. The bushwhacking
seems to be mainly directed against Judge
Gary. who seems to be entirely indiner-
ent to 1t.
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ART OBJECTS BRING $ss2, 565.
Mrs. Philip M. Lydig's Collection Ii
Sold in New York.

NEW YORK. April 5.-The private
collection Of art objects belonging to Mrs.
Philip M. Lydig was sold yesterday and
last night, the sum of $3&, 555 being
realized. Many society people were
among the bidders Mrs. Lydig now il
in a sanatorium in Rochester, Mimi, re-
covering from an operation.
The important divisions were: Five
tapestries, 1874, 500; twelve paintings. $751;
200: eight rugs, $780, The highest
price Of the sale. $4,000. was paid by
an art firm for Flemish tapestry rep
resenting Christ and Mary Magdalene In
the garden. probably made in 1910.
A Flemish tapestry OF the early SIX.
teenth century, depicting a NEUROLOGICAL
treatment Of Jonathan and Lucrece,
brought $t5,5Oo. A similar amount was
realized on a Burgundy tapestry. prob
ably made in 1460.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.
NEW YORK, April 5.-Flour-Steady
with demand slow.

NEW YORK, April 5.-Flour-steady
with demand slow.
Rye fiOur-Steady.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Steady.
Barley-Quiet.
Wheat-Spot steady. No. red, Liz
elevator and lib +. o. b. afoat; No.
northern Duluth, 1.O1A t. O. b. afioat.
Futures were firm early on the cables,
eased little on favorable crop advices,
but rallied on covering May. 80; July.
O7es; September, 81.
Corn-spot steady. Export, 50 +. o. b.
afloat.
Oats-Spot barely steady.
Hay-Steady.
HopS-Qutet.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-F1rm.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Firm.
Cut meats-Steady.
Lard-Easy. Middle west. 11.10a11. 20:
refined barely steady; compound steady.
Tallow-Steady.
Cottonseed oil-Ffrm. Prime summer
yellow. 6.75a7.OO: May, $40; July, 6.S8:
September, 6.92.
Petroleum-Steady.
Wool-Quiet.
Resin-Dull.
Turpentine-Dull Machine, bbls., 45.
Realistically
Molasses-Quiet-
Raw sugar-2uet. MuScovado, 2.86;
centrifugal. 3.45; molasses, 30. Re-
fined quiet.
Peanuts, freights. potatoes and cab
bages-Steady and unchanged.
Wheat-Spot. LIZA: July. 98X: Septem-
Der. 983z.
The cottonseed oil market was frmer
on good general buying owing to strength
In the spot situation and very light. off,
erings Of crude oil. closing to points
net higher. Prime crude, b.64a5.67; do.
summer yellow spot, 6.75a7.00; April. 6.85;
and September, 692; October, GIT; No
vember.. 6.45: prime winter yellow and
summer white, 6.85a8O0.
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Bull Movement Manipulated.

There was palpable manipulation in the
latest bull movement in the stock market.
It was ON the eve Of generalization and
had to be braced up. The job was well
done. Its management was in mastery
hands and was backed by the strongest
interests In America. A ''hunch'' to
that effect was given proper and influ-
entail circulation and produced re-
markable change in speculative senti-
ment. strongly bullish sentiment de-
veloped and active speculation ensued.
The rally ranged from 2 points to =
points. and excellent support appeared.
The interests responsible for the adj
vance succeeded in unloading a goodly
share of their earlier purchases at
profit, besides accomplishing the main
purpose Of the rescue movement. It was
@ clever piece of work and contributed
potentially In restoring general conf
dence. Now that the urgent necessity
for bolstering prices has passed, the i'm
mediate course Of prices Is problematical
The market Ii being seemingly left to IT.
self once more. On the rise the trapped
bears were large buyers, and as a result
the technical situation was considerably
Memberships on the stock exchange
sold down to $4,000 and there were ru-
mors Of private transfers at a still lower
figure. Within the last day or two $4O,-
the exchange profess to be greatly, en-
couraRed by the check in the downward
movement, and predict q return to &c.,
coo before the end Of the year. The ex-
change IL undergoing many practical re-
forms aside from those proposed by the
statesmen In Albany. and the outlook for
the organization is really very much Inn
proved. The politicians have, lost inter-
est In some Of the alleged reform bills
lat Albany and the usual gossip about
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TAKE BATHS TO MUSIC.
Chicago Business Men Also Punch
Bag to Rag Time.

CHICAGO, April 5.-The cabaret has
spread to physical culture sanitariums
and Turkish bath houses in Chicago. Two
institutions downtown. which guarantee
to replace the punch In tired business
men," have installed orchestras. and the
patients are punching the bag to quick
step music and going through calisthenics
to waltz time.
A Turkish bath emporium also has
caught the craze.
"Our patrons take the steam to some
thing like "A Hot Time In the Old
Town." said the professor who intro
duced music in these places. 1--WE mas
sage them to Yankee Doodle and lull
them off to Please Go Way and Let Me
Sleep It's wonderful how 1t restores the
mem in worn-out millionaires.'
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TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition of the United States
Treasury at the beginning of business
yesterday was: Working balance, $780,
06I, s26;sin banks and Philippine treas
ury, $4S,251.063 total Of general fund.
s14S.s1S,6O6: receipts, yesterday. ST.
9S2.SI2; disbursements. $2,350,s66. The
as against a deficit of $S.543.35s last
year. The figures for receipts. dis
bursements and surplus and deficit.
exclude Panama Canal and public debt
transactions.
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HIGHWAY BRIDGE DAMAGED.
Timber Work Of Draw Mashed by
Heavily Laden Barge.

Some little damage. II 10 stated. was
done to tho timber work Of the draw
at the Highway bridge few days
ago, when the. tug Southern Of the
Southern Transportation Company OF
Philadelphia was taking the barge
Potomac out from Georgetown. The
barge struck the timber fender work
and smashed some of 1T. At the time
of the accident there was considerable
current In the river. and just as the
barge entered the draw the whirls In
the water. II il said. caused her to
steer badly and she struck the wood
work. The barge was not damaged
and though she was deeply laden was
able to continue her trip to Norfolk
without delay.
The government authorities yestes-
day made inquiries a. to the owner
ship of the tug and barge. and 1t IL
said a claim will be made upon the
barge company for the cost Of repair
Ing the damage done the fender
work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

CUMBERLAND. Nd. April GA large
delegation Of citizens. mostly business
men, called on Representative David ].
Lewis yesterday. and requested that he
recommend the name Of Herman d. Bill
NEVER TO President Wilson for appoint
ment az postmaster OF Cumberland. Mr..
Lewis did not Indicate what he intended
to do.
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Child Dies Of Burns.

CUMBERLAND. Mo-. April 5.-Nellis.
aged four years, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Stottlemeyer. Wineow street.
died at the Western Maryland Hospital
this morning from burns. While playing
about fire In the back yard at her
home Saturday her clothes ignited. Tho
parents OF the child came from Ham
cook, Md. - 81
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RICHARD W. GUNTHER DEAD.
Prominent in Consular Service, Sery
ing in Germany and Africa.

OSHKOSH. Wis. April 5.-Richard w
Gunther. formerly consul general a
Observation-Disclosures. Germany, and
lately consul general at Cape Town
South Africa, died here today.
His death was due Indirectly to ar
operation performed while he was In
Cape Town two years ago. He obtained
a leave OF absence and came home Tor 9
rest. Mr.. Gunther was sixty-seven years
old. He leaves q wife. and two chill.
dren.
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Duel Routs Girl Students.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. April 5. =
Several hundred young woman students
In Vassar College became panic stricken
yesterday when arrow between two
chefs in the college kitchen over which
should pick chicken developed into a
duel with carving knives. The younger
combatant was taken to a hospital, AS
the racket penetrated the young women's
quarters they ran screaming from the
op1t010&s -, - 1919.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. April 5.-The cotton
goods markets closed steadier. Converters
using heavy cloths have been operating
more freely. Jobbers are stu buying
very lightly. Retailers continue to re-
port a steady distribution, but they are
conservative in all future purchases.
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April 5.-The cotton
market was very quiet today. and
prices fiuctuated within a range of 3
Or points, the close being quiet and
steady, net unchanged to 2 points
lower. The market opened steady at
a decline Of / point to an advance OF
1 point, which was about in line with
the Liverpool cables. There was no
feature to the business. and it conse-
quently looked as II scattering ac-
counts had already been pretty well
evened up for over the weekend. The
rain reported yesterday in the Missis-
sippi valley proved to have been only
moderate, and the outlook was for
connection with rather mixed reports
from the dry goods trade. which Is
feeling the influence Of property losses
in the middle west to some extent.
seemed in favor of recent sellers, but
fresh offerings for short account were
restricted by private predictions Of un-
settled weather in the belt early next
week. and continued nervousness as to
the river situation. According to re-
ports received from Memphis there
was small break in the levee in the
northern part OF that city, and re-
ported reached here via Liverpool Of
a break in the 1evee at Hickman, KY.
Breaks north Of the belt, however, are
generally considered a favorable
feature in the cotton trade as likely to
reduce the strain somewhat lower
down the river, and there was. per-
haps, rather less apprehension Of dam
aging floods, although New Orleans re-
ported that farmers protected by the
Salem levee in northern Louisiana
were still removing their live stock
from threatened areas. According to a
private wire received from Savannah
the unsold stock there is comparative
ly small. and there is q better demand
for spots from Europe. Reports from
Mississippi claim that more cotton had
been planted in that state up to date
than to the first Of May last year.
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NEW YORK

NEW YORK. April 5-Beeves-Re-
ceipts, 1911 head; no sales. Dressed
beef unchanged. at 12a14 for native
sides. Exports, pa cattle to London.
Calves-Receipts, 22S head: barely
steady. Veal sold at S.OOa11.75 per 100
lbs. City dressed veals, 15a1S; country
dressed, do. 13a16.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts. $40. head;
steady; unshorn sheep sold at 6.25 per
100 lbs; unshorn lambs, 900; spring
lambs, 625 each.
Hogs-Receipts. 1855 head: nominally
steady: country dressed hogs. 9a14 per
pound.
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KANSAS CITY.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. April 5.-Cattle-
Steady; receipts. 100 head; no southerns.
Dressed beef and export steers. 8 25a8.9O;
fair to good, 7.50a8.15; southern steers,
g. 75a&6O: southern cows. 4.50a7.25; bulls.
575a7.25; calves, 6OOa9O 90.
Hogs-Steady: receipts, 800 head Bulk.
8S6a9.O0: heavy. S75aS.85; packers and
butchers. S.S5a9O0; light, S.95a9.O5; pigs,
7.75aS.25. =
Sheep-Steady: receipts. 200 head; Colo
RADIO lambs, &0Oa8.7O: yearlings, 59Oa7 so:
wethers, 5.5Oa8.90: ewes. 5.O0a6.7O.
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CATTLE MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, April 5.-Close: Hogs steady
Receipts 1900: bulk of sales. S95a9. 10;
light S.90a9.3O: mixed, 8.75a9.15: heavy,
8.55a9 10; rough, 8.55aS.7O pigs, 6.S5a9. 10
Cattle strong; receipts 800: beeves. 7.25
80; Texas steers. 670a7.S5; stockers
and feeders, 6.1Oa8.15: cows and heifers,
3. 75aS. 10; calves. 6.O0aS.75.
Sheep-Receipts. $500; native, 6.1Oa7.25:
yearlings. 7:25aS.25; lambs. native. 7.OOa
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NEW YORK METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK, April 5.-The metal mar
kets were dull and practically nominal.
Lake copper, 15-50a15.621s; electrolytic.
1910. and casting. l0.25. Iron unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

It pays to read the want columns at
The Star. Hundreds OF situations are
filled through them,
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Paradox in Speculation.

That prices Of stocks should advance
Immediately after the death of j. P.
Morgan offered a speculative paradox.
Times without number Of late mere rumor
Of his illness unfailingly depressed the
market
The usual explanation of bear realiza-
ing by covering of shorts was only partly
true in this case, the outstanding short in
terest having resulted from other con-
siderations than the fear Of Mr.. Morgan 8
death. The firmness of the market in
face of his death, however. coupled with
the resistance manifested the week be-
fore to the influence of the flood losses.
WAS of such imposing effect as to trans
figure the whole complexion of the
Speculative position. No more convinc-
ing demonstration of the completion of
liquidation and the lifting of the forces Of
depression from the market was possible.
The passing of April 1 without financial
disaster at Berlin brought immense re-
lief. At the same time, the near approach
of the extra session of Congress was &C
companied by a supposition that modera-
ton would prevail in shaping tariff revi
sion. The success of the quarterly settle
ments In The foreign markets released
enormous sums that had been accumulat-
ed In preparation, and q pronounced re-
taxation of money stringency followed.
This induced an increase of investment
demand for securities. The demand for
bonds broadened and prices rose.
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WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business April at the
New York Stock Exchange.

prices nd
ales of
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. April 5.-The price
of cotton did not move much this week.
the extreme range on the old crop months
being ~ to SO points. while on the
new crops 1t was only Ii points. The
net results OF the weeks trading were
an advance Of 8 to 9 points on the old
crops and a decline of to points on the
new The bulls side was more aggres-
sive than it has been recently. Some
little rain fell. but. except In the central
belt where it affected the river situation,
the moisture was regarded as more ben
eficfal than otherwise. The unfavorable
accounts from the river. the continued
rise of the water. prospects OF stage
even higher than the disastrous high
water OF a year ago and threatened
weak spots in the ievees prevented any
thing like general short selling.
In the spot department prices gained
1-16 Of cent, middIing closing at !:
9-16 against 1919 last week. Sales on the
spot amounted to 2,645 bales against 1854
last week. Sales to arrive amounted to
1894 bales against 1.067 last week.