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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04

ranks Ia John X Shields OF Tennessee.
who takes the toga formerly worn by the
late "Fiddlin' Bob" Taylor. and durins
the last month worn by Prof Webb. lie
has been chief justice OF the state SUI
preme court and is expected to line W
with the conservative democrats.
While chief interest centered In the new
members Of the Sefate. the public did no.
overlook the group OF DISTINGUISHED mea
who retired at noon today. Seldom In the
history OF the nation have SO many men
OF note dropped from the limelight of the
Senate as walked out today. Pre-emlneh-
among them was Senator Cullom OF IL
linois. friend of Abraham Lincoln, whose
first service In Congress dates back To
1865, and who had been a member OF the
Senate continuously for almost thirty
years. He will continue TO make MS
home in Washington and VIII De IN
touch with the ma tion affairs as a mem
Der Of the Lincoln memorial commission
Retiring From Senate.
Also among those who became ex-sena-
tors today is Winthrop Murray Crane or
Massachusetts. who has been one OF the
republican leaders for nearly a decade.
Seldom heard during the Senate debates.
and rarely In his seat on the Senate floor
he has nevertheless been one OF the most
influential of the legislators throughout
his sesyice. There is also in that group
Joseph NJ. Dixon of Montana. who con
Quoted Roosevelts campaign for the re
publican presidential nomination last
spring. and who later became chairman
and campaign director of the progressive
party. Another conspicuous one In the
group is Charles Curtis of Kansas.
through whose veins flows Indian blood.
and who has been much consulted by re-
publican leaders.
Then there is Jonathan Bourne, jr., OF
Oregon, defender in season and out or
the Oregon system Of popular govern
ment,' and one OF the founders or the
parcel post system recently inaugurated.
Simon Guggenheim. who has been credlt-
ed with being the richest OF the Senate
miilionaires. and Clarence w. Watson.
who is also put In the millionaire class
also. dropped out today. In the retire
ment of George p. Wetmore of Rhode
Island the District loses stanch
friend, for Mr. Wetmore has been one
of the advocates OF the extension OF the
park system of the National Capital along
various lines.
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A Community Representing
a High Order of Citizenship
CHE population of Chevy Chase is made up OF
high-grade business and professional men
1.-The kind of men you want as your nelghbors
The car service is second to none in the world
the Capital Traction Company standing ready to
increase the service whenever the growth OF the
section demands it, Reasonable building restrc-
tons have been established with the result that
nothing but high-grade houses are found any
where in the section:
Very shortly Nature will be at her best. 10 APP
preciate the beauties of Chevy Chase you simply
must see it.
Special prices will be made to purchasers who
make deposits during the month of March. In ad-
dition any purchaser who desires to build will re-
ceive the assistance of this office in arranging
building loans.
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LONDON STOCK MARKET
Balkan Situation Continues to
Be Chief Factor In
fIuencing Trading.

LONDON. May 3.-The Balkan problem
market during the week. The opening
was nervous and weak. A fair recovery
followed, but prices turned weak again
and the closing was unsettled. The
Scutari question caused acute nervousness
and selling in all quarters prior to Thurs
days holiday, and hopes of reduced
bank rate were effectually dispersed by
a sharp advance in discount rates. Dur
ing the holiday the better political out
look and the sharp recovery in New York
induced professionals to buy back much
of the stock they had unloaded earlier.
This support resulted in the recovery of
about half the losses, but renewed ap-
prehension as to what may happen over
the week end brought further selling
and caused a weak closing.
Outsiders have adopted a waiting pol
icy. while dealers hope the ambassadors
conference Monday will be productive OF
sufficient good result as to encourage
fresh support and restore confidence. In
the meantime the big spectators are do
ing practically nothing and the accounts
now OPEN are said to be the smallest
known in years.
American securities fell from to
points in the middle of the week. when
New York and the continent sold on the
Scutari trouble. A partial recovery fol-
lowed but the market finished easy ana
near the opening level. Reports OF labor
troubles and the political situation were
responsible for the setback today.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. May 3.-Good rains today
lowered wheat At the close prices were
at a net loss of Il to as Corn made a
net decline of a shade to Is, and oats
Il to 14aA. Provisions closed unchanged
to 20 lower.
Today's rains which were general from
the Rockies to the Mississippi river. not
only brought needed moisture to south
western wheat fields. but are expected
to clear out the chinch bugs. which. in
parts of Kansas and Oklahoma, were
causing fears for the growing crops. Pre-
dictions are for cooler weather for those
parts of Kansas in which the insect pests
have been the most numerous. and this is
expected to aid in exterminating them.
Wheat opened weak. lower markets at
Buenos Aires and Paris depressing val
ues aided by the dullness at Liverpool
in spite of some lift in prices there.
Prices here rallied on a little buying
squirt, but the market was not supported
and a reaction came quickly. Trade was
light.
Primary receipts Of wheat today We're
$50 900 bushels, last year 2IS.O0O bushels.
Seaboard clearances of wheat and flour
equaled $4,000 bushels.
Corn trade was very light. The mar
ket ruled rather heavy Fine wather for
blowing and planting and small ship
ping demand counted against values. Oats
were dull and trading was almost en-
tirely local.
Provision values suffered again through
lower prices at the yards. Trading was
along narrow lines.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK. May 3.-Flour-Quiet.
Rye fiour-Quiet.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Steady.
Barley-Steady.
Wheat-Spot steady: No. red nomi-
nal: No. l northern Duluth. 1.O1, fob.
afloat. Futures opened steady on the
cables, but broke half a cent later under
LIQUIDATION due to magnificent home crop
prospects May, 100 7-16; July. 99h;
September 98.
bonded wheat-May and July, 1.O27s.
Corn-Spot steady; exports. 90, nomi-
nal, fob. afoat.
Oats-Spot steady.
Hay-Quiet.
Hops-Qufet.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
POrk-Steady.
Beef-Quiet.
Cut MeatscSteady
Lard-Easy: middle west. l0.35a IL 90;
refined barely steady; compound quiet.
Cottonseed oil-Easy: prime summer
yellow, 6.s2a8.95: May, 6.S5; July. 696;
September. 100.
Petroleum-Steady.
WoOl-Quiet.
Rosin-Quiet.
Turpentine-Firm: machine. barrels,
Az
Rice-Steady.
Enthusiastically.
Raw sugar-Steady: muscovado. 2S6a
2.61ao.64; refined steady.
Evaporated appes-Steady; prime.
5Aa5&.
Peaches-Steady.
Raisins-Firm; loose muscateis, 4a6:
London layers. L2Oa1.4 40.
Peanuts. freights, potatoes and cab
bages. steady and unchanged.
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LONDON WOOL AUCTION.

LONDON. May 3.-The offerings at the
wool auction sales today were principally
crossbreds amounting to lila bales The
demand was brisk and prices were steady
The continent secured good supply Of
medium grades. but the home trade was
the largest buyer. The sales will close
next Wednesday and during the three re-
naming days 24,50O bales will be Of
fered. Today's sales follow: New South
Wales. 400 bales; secured. 10 3da1s a;
greasy. sda1s Sd: Queensland. 100 bales:
greasy. s1lda1s AID: New Zealand. $500
bales; secured, Is 1da1s Cd; greasy, ida
Is 21xd: Punta Arenas 800 bales;
greasy. 6izda1s I'D.
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the world, Is the estimate placed upon. 1t
by those who should be in a position to
know what they are talking about. II
may take some time for Wall street to
accept this estimate, but as. to the final
outcome there Is only one view to take
It may take some little time for the street
and the public to understand the exact
situation, and to become disabused OF UNI
certainty or doubts. Matters are working
out, however, and In the proper course of
events eauanimity will be restored among
those who lack the information which
they feel they must have before becoming
fully reconciled to the inevitable. The
readjLstment of great affairs is process
which takes time and patience.
Increased Freight Rate Appeal.
There is reason to believe that the in
terstate commerce commission will give
friendly hearing to the petition of the
eastern railroads for permission to in
crease freight rates east of the Missis-
sippi 5 per cent. This may not mean
that the commission will grant the de-
mands of the railroads. but that the
question will be reopened and friendly
face turned to the petitioners. 1t has
been three years now since the commits
sion turned down a somewhat similar ap-
plication. These three years have been
full of rich experience in the actual
most impossible Of accomplishment,
namely. the carrying of the traffic Of
the country and do it satisfactorily with
an insufficient amount of money.
The railroads in the territory which
will be directly affected by any action
which the commission might take are
paying out annually a sum considerably
larger than that which would be real
ICED from a five-point advance in rates.
To the impartial student II would seem
that the demands Of the railroads are
within the bounds of reason, and that
they will be supported by abundant sta
tistical data to make good the claims
for more liberal treatment at the hands
of the commission.
1t has been stated by experts who are
familiar with the subject that the adj
vance which is asked for will be tanta-
mount to about $4o.oCO.OOO additional
annual revenue. 1t is also said that
many railroads were strongly in favor OF
asking for 10 per cent rate rise, and
yielded with great reluctance to the more
moderate terms finally agreed upon. The
issue will be brought before the commits
sioners within very short time, 1t is
understood.
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A Famous Ancient Bridge.
From the London Sphere.

From the London SPHERE
Few bridges in this or any other coun-
try are better known in story and SOM
than that which for over 200 Years has
spanned the Dee at Chester. Ii has
been found necessary to remove the OLD
mill which has for ages stood al one
end of the bridge for the erection OF an
electric power station on the site. and
it is now apparent that there are serious
weaknesses in two of the arches OF the
bridge. hitherto partly hidden and pos
sibly somewhat supported by the mill.
The engineer who has been intrusted
with the examination of the damage aa
yises a course OF treatment which. IL Is
hoped, may avert what would be catas-
trophe in the demolition OF the bridge
A very interesting discussion took place
at the recent meeting of the British As
ISOLATION at Dundee on the esthetics OF
modern bridge construction.
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Price Movements Are Narrow,
With Tendency Toward a
Lower Level.
TRADERS ARE WAITING
ON BALKAN SITUATION
Banks in Much Poorer Position Re.
garding Cash Than Forecasts
Had Indicated.

NEW YORK. May 3-Midsummer
weather seemed to have brought about
midsummer stock market conditions to-
day. The volume of business was small
and price movements were Insignificant.
Speculative interest was near the vanish
ing point, and many traders took advan-
tage of conditions to remain away from
the street. The drift of the leading stocks
was downward, small fractional losses
being sustained by most of these issues.
Foreign markets moved in a hesitating
way, apparently awaiting more definite
news regarding the outcome of the prob
lem raised by Montenegro's attitude.
Traders in this market were not inclined
to take a decided position in view of the
expectation Of decisive action early next
week toward clearing up the Balkan sit
uation.
Canadian Pacific Heavy.
Some selling OF Canadian Pacific by
Berlin was. reported. and that stock was
exceptionally heavy botn in this market
and in London.
International Steam Pump securities,
which showed marked weakness some
time ago. renewed their decline today The
5s broke points to under 60 The prefer
red stock slumped 5, to 80. and the COM
mon 2 points, to Z.
Cash Loss to Banks.
Predictions of a large cash gain this
week by the banks were not borne out,
the actual statement showing cash, loss
of $1,129,O0O. The average table how
ever, gave a gain of $8,2f9.0OO, indicating
that a large loss had been sustained
late in the week, probably in connection
with 'over-the-cOunter' May / payments
Some evidences of growing confidence
in business were reported by the mercan-
tile agencies In their weekly reviews.
Conditions in general, however. are said
to be still unsettled
Trading in bonds was slow. and the
market continued to show lack of a
definite tendency. Total sales (par value),
$4,000.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call on the week.
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New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK. May 3.-The statement of
the actual condition of clearing house
shows that they hold SIS 95s, $50 reserve
in excess of legal requirements. This is
an increase of $SO995O from last week.
The statement follows:
Actual condition-Loans, 81 9SS 55l 900.
decrease, $246.000-
Specie. $337.S74,ooO: increase, s1,7ss,-
Legal tenders. s7s.os4.ooO; decrease,
s2.9l4,000.
Net deposits. s1.77s,415.OoO; decrease,
1855, 900.
Circulation. s4s,5ss.ooo: increase, $751;
600
Banks cash reserve in vault, $751;
$4,000.
Trust companies cash reserve in
vault. $65.194.000.
Aggregate cash reserve. s416.s5S.0O0.
Excess lawful reserve. S15.955,65o;
increase. $S09.950.
Trust companies reserve with clear
ing house members carrying IS per cent
cash reserve, s55.ss5.o00.
Summary of state banks and trust COM
panies in Greater New York not included
in clearing house statement:
Loans. SJ6s 023. 800; increase. SI.aS5, 500.
Specie. S65O96, 200; increase $685., 100
Legal tenders. IS. 1873 900; decrease, SOL,
500
Total deposits. ss4s. ISL 500 increase, S.
Money on call. nominal; no loans
thine loans. strong: sixty days. 3a.aa per
cent, and ninety days, 4a44; six months,
44atl2.
Prime mercantile paper. 5a5I2 per cent
Sterling exchange. steady, with actual
business in bankers bills at 4S3. 10 for six
ty-day bills. and at 1850 for demand
Commercial bills. 49, Bar silver, GOA.
Mexican dollars. ~. Government bonds,
steady. Railroad bonds, irregular
The Financier New York. says this
week.
Preliminary estimates of a gain OF four
20 five millions in cash this week were
not borne out by the statement OF the
condition made by the New York clear
ing house banks. and instead there WAS
a decrease of $1.129.0Oo. The effect on
the banks reserves was offset, however.
by decline of N.953. 600 In the deposit
account, which cut reserve requirements
10 point below the cash loss resulting
IN nominal increase OF $SO0. $50 In the ex-
cess reserve. that item standing now at
H5,955.6JO
The change in the loan item was ipsig-
nificant, showing a contraction of only
s246OOO- The above figures are based on
the statement of actual condition. Ac-
cording TO the statement OF averages
loans increased $12.017.0 900 and deposits
&.1190OO. which with a trifiing gain in
cash caused a reduction OF 81, U32 go in
excess reserves. These figures probably
reflect the small amount of financing
done in connection with May l interest
and dividend payments. An increase of
statement OF trust companies made indie
pendently of the clearing house, which
with an expansion OF $13. 253. 900 I'm loans
|, Is OF considerable interest as following
last weeks showing in which heavy in
creases In the same items were reported.
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CATTLE MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May 3.-Beeves-Receipts
S28 head: none on sale; feeling nominally
steady: dressed beef unchanged at lila
1917 per pound for native sides. Exports
today, 100 cattle to London.
Calves-Receipts, 49, head none on
sale; feeling nominally steady: city dress
ed veals. 13a16 per pound; country dress
ed do. 11a141a.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, $50 head
steady: good clipped sheep sold at So per
100 pounds.
Hogs-Receipts, 9N; none on sale;
feeling steady.
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TREASURY Statement.

The condition of the United States
Treasury at the beginning Of business
yesterday was:
Working balance. $71.65I.3 46: in banks
and Philippine treasury. s43, OIL .Gi5: total
of general fund, $140, 132. 100; receipts yes
terday, 1887 .5O7; disbursements. 1880.
800.
The surplus this fiscal year is s.. 6SS.5ls.
as against a deficit of $l2.O05, 26S last
year.
The figures for receipts, disbursements
surplus and deficit exclude Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. May 3.-Prices on gray
cotton goods stiffened little during the
day and higher prices were paid for spot
deliveries. Linens are steady and in good
demand for immediate use. The carpet
auction continued throughout the day in
terest bein., very we'll maintained.
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Railroads Light Buyers.

New business in railroad equipment is
light and shows steady decrease The
mills are still busy, but on orders pre-
viously booked
At the end of the week il was reported
that the Baltimore and Ohio had. placed
orders for ninety-seven passenger cars,
of which fifty-one are to be supplied by
the American Car and Foundry Company
and the rest by the Pullman Company.
Last week the number of orders for
locomotives totaied forty-two. and OF cars
ZOO. but though the returns are not vet
in prospects are that these totals will
not be equaled this week. The tight
money market is held responsible for the
decrease in equipment orders.
The market for steel billets and sheet
bars for early delivery is easier, and
steel for shipment during the third quar-
ter is being freely offered
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS May 3.-it was a
typical weekend session i'm the cotton
market today. Both sides preferred to
even up commitments rather than to in
crease them Bears were more agrees
sive than the bulls. and little selling
from them in the early trading served
to Offset the effect of very good Liver
pool market. Prices moved over a mar
row range.
The opening was steady, unchanged, to
points down. Prices fell of until they
were 3 to points under yesterdays final
quotations From the middle Of the
morning on the market was steady in
tone on the demand from shorts for
cover. The close was steady at net
decline Of 2 to 3 points.
Spot quiet, Unchanged: middling, l2h
sales on the spot, 1872 bales; to arrive,
40
Futures. closing bids-January, HOS;
May, 1900: June. 11.S6; July. 11S2; Au-
gust. 11.41: September. 11.12; October,
11O1; December, 11.OO.
Cotton was fairly active this week,
with trading more two-sided than it has
been for some time. Bears were aggres-
sive, but from the first of the week bull
interests seized every opportunity to
drive shorts to cover. The range of
prices was not wide, but a good amount
OF business was transacted. The week
closed at net loss of Sail points. The
high prices were made Monday, and the
low prices "Wednesday. At the highest
the trading months were to points over
last weeks close, while at the lowest
they were NJ to % points under. The
range was - to 35 points. On the whole,
crop news was regarded as favorable this
week. Dry weather allowed planting to
go ahead toward completion. and chop
ping out to make good progress. Bulls
made much of low temperatures during
the first half of the week, but later the
weather warmed up and temperatures
were about normal
Stories of replanting because of cold
nights were used with some effect by the
bulls to drive nervous shorts to cover
Little was heard of want of moisture, and
the rains in Texas at the end of the
week with promise that the rains would
extent to the rest OF the cotton region
over Sunday were accepted as being GER
tain to prevent talk of drought
Neither side gained much from the con.
troversy over acreage. Around the mid
die of the week the bulls were helped
by private bureau estimates, showing an
increase of from 2 3 per cent 20 81 pei
cent, but a little later the bears had the
advantage from another report showing
an increase of per cent. In the spot
department prices lost 1-16 of a cent
middling closing at 12A, against IL 5-1t
last week and II GIG this week last year
Sales on the spot amounted to 2.31i bales
against 1,540 last week and 1.29J this
week last year. Sales to arrive amounted
to ]. $3.50 bales, against ! 1903 last week and
1910 this week last year.
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Grateful.
From Punch.

Dear old lady tusing the call Office teie-
phone for the first time. to operator at
the exchange)-And as you've been
nice and attentive. my dear I'm putting
an extra penny in the box for yourself
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, May 3-The cotton mar
ket was quiet today with prices showing
q tendency to ease off from the favor
able weather and crop accounts, and with
the close steady, at net decline of 3
to 6 points.
The market opened steady at I'M
changed prices to a decline of l point.
Liverpool was rather better than due,
European political advices were consd
cred more favorable, and private cables
from Russia said that spinners there
were becoming uneasy over small
stocks and might soon be larger buyers
of actual. These features, however. ap-
pear to be overshadowed by reports of
beneficial rains in the southwest, and the
receipt of numerous private reports in
dicating a very favorable start with the
new crop. At any rate the market grad
ually eased off under scattering liquida
tion and pressure from local or south
ern sources, with prices showing a net
loss of about 6 to 8 points during the
middle of the morning.
July contracts sold at 11.43, or fully 20
points below the high level of last Thurs
day, while October touched 1O.Ss, compar-
week, and 1881, the low record of the
season. Covering checked the decline at
this level and slight rallies occurred from
the lowest. but bearishly disposed traders
claimed that the selling would have been
more aggressive on the weather and crop
influence Of the usual weekend consid-
eratiOns.
Private cables from Liverpool expressed
a favorable opinion of the new crop
months on declins. and while weekly re-
views of the dry goods situation con-
tinue to reflect the unsettling influences
OF political uncertainties. the big western
houses reported continued
active trade in the interior Private
wires from Memphis said it was difficult
to sell spot cotton, and one Of the reports
received declared that middling was OBJ
tainable there considerably under the
cio al u,roto tfopc
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, May. 3.-Close: Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 5000 head; steady to 5 lower; bulk
of sales, 8.4OaS.5O; light. 35aS.6O; mix
ed. S.2Oa8.55; heavy. 7.95a8.5O; rough.
7.a5aS Is; pigs. 860a8.0.
Cattle-Receipts. 100 head: quiet and
unchanged; beeves. 7.2OaS9O: Texas
steers, 6 7Oa7 10; stockers and feeders.
6OOa8CO: cows and heifers, 3.9OaS. 10;
calves. 6.50a9.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; steady to
strong; native, 6. 1Oa7.25; yearlings, 6.5Oa
500; lambs. native, 0.6OaSSS.
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Teacher-William, 1 told you to spell
"turkey"-why don't you do it?
Small girl-Please. ma am, his mouths
watering SO he can't talk.-Chicago
News.
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1t matters little what 1t is that you
want-whether q situation or q servant
q want ad In The Star will reach the
person who will all your need.