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street near 47th street northeast: arch-
tect. 0. II. Fowler. builder, 7. H. Stokes:
estimated cost. S4!o.
II. J. Juneman. to repair dwelling at
,f street northeast: estimated cost.
5000.
J. S. Blair. to repair dwelling at 1916
II street northwest. estimated cost. 500.
G. c. Parsons. to repair dwelling at "4l4
Newark street northwest: estimated cost,
$50
\. Dugleman. to repair store at lo1' {
street northeast: estimated cost. SOl.
B. ]. Roddy. to repair saloon at 1901
street: estimated cost. $500
George Oyster ir., lessee. to repair
shop. 1925 18th street northwest: esti-
mated cost 500.
J. f. Jones. to repair dwelling at .O34
Georgia avenue: estimated cost 500.
NJ A. Preston. to repair laundry and
dwelling at 2a0I Pennsylvania avenue
northwest: estimated cost. $50.
., II. George. to repair dwelling at
t;2S keefe. place northwest: estimated
cost. S116.
w. A. Gordon. to repair dwelling at
:iG23 . street northwest; estimated cost.
s13
J. w. Estes. to repair store and dwell
ing at g. + street northeast: estimated
cost $50.
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to
the following:
Moses Goldenberg. to build store at
924-2S-2S nth street northwest: archi-
tects. Rich L. FitzsimmonS: builders, P.
F. Gormley Company: estimated cost,
$4,000
r. c. Wilkins. to build store and offices
at 1213-l5 Connecticut avenue northwest;
architect and builder, c. Waggaman: es-
timated cost. $4,000.
Samuel koblen. to build dwellings at
1lS1-S3 Neal street northeast: architects
and builders. Topper q Diamond; esti-
mated cost, 5000.
c. L.. Shank. to build dwelling in Foot
street near 10th street northeast: archf-
tcct. c. l.. Shank: builder, L. D. Hays;
estimated cost. $500.
NJ J. Ready. to build garage in rear
of 1928 W street northwest: architect. D:
G. Ross builder. r. Fl. DAILY: estimated
cost $500.
j. l.. Topper, to build dwelling in Jay
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. April a9.-Unfavora bic
weather northwest gave a lift today to
the price of wheat Snow and freezing
temperature in that direction were taken
to mean further delay where seeding had
been backward Higher cables counted
also against the bears. There was free
selling. however, on the bulge. Prices
started hto 3sa4 higher, but afterward
reacted to a considerable extent
Estimates that storms In Argentina had
resulted in a loss of more than 40.0OO.OO0
bushels made the corn market firm
Shorts here covered with a good deal of
vigor. Opening prices were a shade to
!. higher. and there was some additional
gain. but not all of the advance was held
alter decided sag occurred owing to
predictions tiiat the government crop re-
port would show Il higher condition May
! than month previous. notably in
western Kansas and Nebraska and in
Oklahoma. The close for wheat was
nervous. 1aa3s to 4ah net lower
S'ackness of eastern demand led sub
seauently to more pronounced bearish
feeling. Tho corn close was unsettled
l. off to Is up, compared with last night
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PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS
FEATURE ON EXCHANGE
Railway Common and Washington
Gas Shares Lead in
Activity.

Sales of Railway and Electric common
from S7a4 down to s7I2 and of Washing
ton Gas at 50 were the features on the
local stock exchange today. The rail
way stock sold 100 shares and then the
bid was S2s and the Offering was at 50.
After 30 shares of the gas stock had
changed hands the bid was 1912 and the
asking price SOls.
In the bond list Railway and Electric
is sold $2.UO at 81 and like amount
after call at Sis. Potomac Consolidated
IS sold 5000 at T's4.
The sales of shares of Mergenthaler
at 21aa21ai2. l6 shares of Capital Trac-
ton at 1907 and single share of Rail-
way and Electric preferred at 81 were
the only other transactions recorded.
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NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
BALTIMORE.

- tti tins rSit"t q" The STAR.
BALTIMORE. Md. April Wheat
cash steady futures weak. spot No
rod, @> spot No. = red western. rs: April
No rcd. IS. May No red $50 July
No rcd. SSi4 August No. red. -. re-
C"iptS. $3.50 bushels.
turu--tlaiet and steady; SPOT contract
,h'.: april. 1'.'., receipts. 5,''S: bushels;
exports, 2n..ta' bushels.
oats Easier: standard white i:i2a4i; .
No !: white, ia%ai5; receipts. e,,''h
bushels. exports, 2i.2i, bushels.
Ryc-Firm. No. western export. CHA
~: No. :. western domestic, ipai1; re-
ccipts, i.I6N bushels.
Hay-Firm: No. ! timothy and No.
clover mixed unchanged.
Grain freights-Quiet, steam TO Liver
pool. per bushel. and Cork for orders,
per quarter, both unchanged.
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EXAM" FOR COMMISSIONS.
Board of Officers to Meet at Fort
Myer Nav 5.

4 board of officers been ordered to
meet at Fort Myer. Va. May =, for the
purpose of conducting the examination
of such applicants for commissions in
volunteer forces as may be authorized
to appear before 1t. under section - OF
an act of Congress approved January n.
1903, to determine their qualifications for
the command of troops or the perform
ance of staff duties in such forces.
The board consists of Capts. Harry 0.
Willard. 9TH Cavalry. and Clemens w.
Mcmillan. Medical Corps; First Lieuts.
Dawson Olmstead. Sd Field Artillery, and
Charles c. Hillman. Medical Corps. and
Second Lieut. Homer NJ. Groninger, 9TH
Cavalry.
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RECALLS ITS AGREEMENT.
Senate Asks Return of Conferenc,
Report on Agricultural Extension.

By a vote of ~ TO ~. the senate TODAY
recalled from the House its agreement 10
the conference report on the agricultural
extension bill. This action taken at
the initiative of Senator Jones. who was
absent when the conference report
a greed 10. He objects 10 any method OF
distribution of the funds for farm demon
STATIONS which does not insure portion
of the funds going to negro agricultural
schools in the south.
The bill is designed to carry the benefits
of investigation by agricultural colleges
TO the farmer at home. 1t contemplates
a total federal expenditure over "A period
of seven wears of about 81. 100000, to lie
distributed among state colleges.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. April .9.-ITogs Receipts.
2s na head: dull Bulk of sales. S.4ua
$50: lights. s.a0aS.:i,: mixed, s.ooas.oo:
heavy. s.O5aSjn: roughs. S.G5aS15: pigs.
7.1'as.:n
Cattle-Receipts. 1900 head: slow.
Reeves. 7.05a9:'I: Texas steers, 7.0oa
$40. Stockers and feeders, :.:t'aS IL;
cows and heiferS, 3.6'aS. II: calves, GOA
SO
Sheep Receipts. 1908 head: steady.
Natives. 4..1a,'o: yearlinss '.4na6. 40;
lambs native. .,.!Na1. TO-
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LONDON WOOL MARKET.

LONDON. April 23.-Therc We're Hoo
bales offered at wool auction sales today.
A good assortment of merinos met with
strong demand. America was buyer
of greasy merinos.
New South Wales 1000 bales; secured.
lGda2s I'd; greasy. 1odals :t2d: Queens
land. 1.110: secured Is 1ll5da2s .'5d:
greasy, Is Hdals l12d. Victoria. Loo;
secured is 2l3da2s2d; greasy. lndals Id.
South Australia. 400; secured. Is lda1s
lid; greasy nil. West Australia. 7fo;
greasy 11da1s I'd New Zealand. G,2D;
secured. Is ;dals I'd: greasy. 2Adais I'd.
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Would Amend District Act.

Senator Hughes Of New Jersey today
introduced bill proposing an amendment
to the District appropriation act for the
year ending June 30 1913. providing:
That all street railroads of the Dis
trict of Columbia are hereby authorized
to grant free transportation to members
of the fire department of the District of
Columbia when they are in uniform
The bill was referred to the District
committee.
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THE COURTs.
Supreme Court of the United States

Present; The Chief Justice Mr.. Jus
tlee Mckenna. Mr.. Justice Holmes. Mr..
Justice Day. Mr.. Justice Lurton. Mr.
Justice Hughes. Mr.. Justice Van Devan-
ter Mr. Justice Lamar and Mr.. Justice
Pitney.
William Spencer Ward Of Cincinnati
ono. was admitted to practice
No III Hugo Aldelberto Thomson
81 al. plaintiffs in error. agt Sir
.haries W. Cayser ct al: argument con
tinued by Mr.. j. Parker Kirln for the
defendants in error. and concluded by
Mr. Lorenzo Cllo for the plaintiffs in
error "
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. April .a.-The cotton
market opened steady today. at an adj
vance of to :; points Trading was light
during the first hour. Liverpool cables
were about expected The only ap-
farcnt influence bearing upon the market
was the weather, which showed signs OF
clearing in Texas
Futures opened steady MAY. 1214
July. 1a.if: August, i2.44: October II 20:
December h.
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To Study European Methods.

Secretary Lane of the Interior Depart
ment has appointed Prof. r. II. Fernald
of the University of Pennsylvania as
consulting engineer on the bureau of
mines. II is Secretary Lanes intention
70 send Prof Fernald to England. France
Eeisium. Germany and Austria to investi-
ate improvements with gas producers
the development of metallurgical and
power operations.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. April 29-c otton-Spot
Unchanged; good middling 1.sa; mid
ding. t,3,: low middIing. G.?l Sales, To-
~, bales; speculation and export. loo
hales. Receipts. 5000 bales Futures
steady April. i"e. April and May. 6ai1.
MAY and June, Gal: July and August
"aS; August and September. f65: October
and November, i4::: December and Jan
utry. 6Hii=. January and February
G.Gi..
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Speculation Is Slow.
Bonds Are Steady.

Bonds were steady.
Speculation was quiet in the afternoon.
with a hrmer tone. Arbitrage operations
were on the buying side. but there was
some direct selling by Berlin and Am
stcrdam, particularly of Canadian Pa
citic.
stability of the market in face of seat
Tered liquidation gave the shorts uneas-
ness. and they covered wherever it could
j'r done without running mp prices
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. April 29.-Wheat-Spot
steady: No. red western winter, is
s'4d; No. Manitoba. Is AID: No. .. IS
SID; No. 3, IS 211d: futures steady: May.
IS 1l.d: July. Is ossd; October, IS lid.
Corn-Spot steady; American mixed. is
Sd La Plata futures steady; July, As I'd /;
september. Is 6iSd.
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William r. Rlickenstaff. manager Of
the Thurmont Md, substation of
the Hagerstown and Frederick rail
road came in contact with wire
charged with 5000 volts Tuesday.
Flesh dropped from his gloNed hand
and his arms ana feet We're badly
burned.
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LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

Sales-Resular call l.. clock
Washington Railway If. 1000 al s.. 81 Ut
at 81.
Potomac E,lectri. Cons Js ST. 900 at 993.
81 900 at $685.
Capital Traction rs at 1909.
Washington Hallway com. - al sa'.. % at
S1as - at S11s, .5 at SILL.
Washington Railway pfd.. l at 81.
Washington Gas =, at 80. Ii, 50. - at so,
- at 50.
Mersenthalcr. ) at 2io. at 2l517.
After cal-Washins Railway As. 5000 at
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United States Court of Claims

Present: Chief Justice Edward X.
campbell. Judge Charles s. Howry,
Judge Fenton w. Booth. Judge sam,
Vel ). Barney and Judge George ".
Atkinson
On motion of Mr.. Daniel B. Hender-
SON Mr.. w, B. Carman of Detroit.
-NI,ln.: was admitted to practice.
rolls interior Department reference)
argument concluded
John W. Cooper: submitted and dis
missed ~ 49,
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ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

First Lieut.. Henry +. C!asett. I'D In
fantry. is relieved from his present duties
in this city and will join his regiment
The leave of absence granted Maj
Palmer Z. Pierce lJth Infantry, is fur
Their extended one month.
Capt Frederick G. Stritzinger. jr..
Quartermas Corps will proceed to
Ashland Neb.. for the purpose Of max
ing an inspection of tract of land for
use as a rife range.
Capt. Lawrence ID. Cabell Quarter
master Corps. will proceed to Fort Sam
Houston. Tex. for duty.
Col. Robert u. Read is relieved from at
| tachment to the 18th Cavalry and will re-
port to the commanding general. South
ern Department. for duty.
Lieut.. Col. Charles H.. Grierson. 10th
Cavalry. is relieved from that regiment
and will report to the commanding gen
eral. Southern Department for duty
BY direction Of the President. and upon
the application of SerSt. Matthew Klein
ly. 13'th Company. Coast Artillery. that
soldier will be placed upon the retired
list.
First Lieut.. James G.. Flynn. Medical
Reserve Corps. is ordered to active duty
at Fort Crockett. Tex.
First Lieut.. James c. TAYLOR. Signal
Corps will proceed from NeV York city
to Vera Cruz Mex. for duty with Field
Company u. Signal Corps
Ordnance Sergt. John Gardner is re
lieved from duty at Fort Armstead. Md.
and will be sent to Philadelphia. Pa. for
duty at army field supply depot No l..
Schuyikill arsenal. 10Th street and Grays
Ferry road.
The leave of absence granted Second
Lieut. Joseph o. DAILY. LIST Field Artillery.
is extended one month
Second Lieut.. Charles S FLOYD is trans
ferred from the Both Infantry TO the 2sth
Inf Ha iS relia ,fr,,a
at the General Hospital. Fort Bayard, n.
NJ
The following changes in the Coast Ar
tillery Corps are ordered:
Maj. William L. Cole. from the COM
mand of the coast defenseS of the Poto-
mac. to Cristohal. Canal Zone.
First Lieut.. Guy A. Mix. from the staff
of the commanding officer coast defenses
of Charleston, to Cristobal, Canal Zone
for duty.
Second Lieut.. Harvey e. Allen, from
staff of the commanding; officer. coast de-
lenses OF Balboa. TO Cristubal for duty.
Capt. Philip fost Coast Artillery Corps.
is detailed a member IF the General
staff Corps. Capt. Yost is relieved from
duty at Fort Mcdowell. cal. and will
repair to this city aud report i'll person to
the chief of staff for duty
Capt. William ! kendrirk Quarter
master Corps. Will proceed to FL Paso
Tex. for temporary duty.
First Lieut.. Rufus A. Van Noast. Medi-
cal Reserve Corps. is ordered to active
duty at Crockett. Tex.
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Closing Prices.

Consols for money. - i-lG for ac-
counts. - l-lG Pennsylvania. extra divi-
dend, ,''a.; Reading. extra dividend, s3I.
Bar silver st"aGy = ;'-ldd- Money, ~
~. Short bills. "a; three months. . Il-l6
a.t..
United States steel ;,.'"s
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Citizens Meeting Tonight.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Rhode Island Avenue Suburban Citi-
zens Association will be held tonight
at s o'clock in the Sherwood Presby-
terrain Church. ED street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast.
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FOREIGN BOURsEs.

FARIS. April 23-Friccs were firm on
the bourse today.
Rentes, ST francs G2is centimes.
Exchange on London. - francs 1871
confines Private discount. ~
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/ coma. from Port Royal for Vera Cruz:
the scorpion, from Marsina for Rhodes.
! and the Chattanooga and West VIZ
ginia, from Bremerton for san Fran
1 cisco.
| The torpedo boat Gwin. at Newport,
has been stricken from the navy regis
To-
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BERLIN. April 2?.-The bourse opened
strong today on favorable New York ad
vices and better Mexican reports The
market reacted i'll the afternoon and
closed weak.
Exchange on London. - marks IS pfen.
nigs Money for the settlement, 81. Pri.
waite discount. ~.
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oats proved relatively weak The mar
ket sympathiZed at first with corn
strength. but soon gave way under conf
mission house selling
Declining prices for hogs carried down
provisions. Initial sales varied from ~
AZ to y. lower, and subsequent rally
failed to hold.
Butter-Unsettled: creameries, 1sa24b.
Egss-Higher; receipts 70, $50 cases: at
mark. cases included, 1Sa194; ordinary
tirsts. 1Sa1sls firsts 13a1ah
Cheese-Lower; daisies. 161aa16a: twins,
lrs4alf; Americas. 15laa15s4: long horns,
16al6l4.
Potatoes-Cnchanged: receipts, 40 cars.
Poultry-Alive. lower. fowls LIZ.
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EVERYTHING IN READINESS
FOR HOUSEKEEPING
Retail Merchants Association to Oc-
cupy Their New Quarters
Tonight.

All is in readiness for the ''housewarm-
ing of the new quarters of the Retail
Merchants Association on the fourth floor
of The Star building this evening. Ross
P. Andrews. president of the orsaniZa ton.
announced last night that not only the
members of the association. but members
of the Chamber of Commerce and the
Board of Trade would be made welcome
this evening 4 brief business meeting
is to precede the housewarming.
The suite occupied by the retail mer-
chants is handsomely decorated. The
meeting room is equipped with furniture
of auartered oak while the collection de-
partment is in mahogany. Large &c
cases are being installed for the credit
information bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-29

Bernard r. MCGEE of Benwood w.
Va. and Miss Della Walsh. formerly
of Homecoming. Md. were married
Tuesday.
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Board of Governors.

The following are the members of
the board of governors of the Retail
Merchants Association and the lines
of trade they represent: r. L. Andrews.
paper: j. NJ. Bird. furriers; Il, d..
Blackstone. florists: J. NJ. Burrell. coal
and wood: F. c. Chorley, ladies' tai
lors: o. J. De Mol. pianos: George $.
DeNeale. department stores: Jacob
Eisenmann. dry goods; Isaac Cans,
clothing; f. c. Graham. electrical sup
plies; George F. Hebbard. merchant
tailors; J. Philip Hermann. furniture:
NJ. A.. Leese. opticians: Louis Levy.
laundrymen: Alfred Mayer. credit men;
Claude f. Miller. automobiles: Gerson
Nordlinger ladies' garments: Henry I.
Offterdinger, cigars and tobacco;
Thomas L. Ogram. souvenirs: James
f. Oyster. butter and eggs; \. D..
Prince. jewelers.; Ellie Sheetz, confec-
TONERS; Joseph l.. Shipley. master
printers: George &. Stott, stationery:
Joseph Strasburger shoes; George Top
ham, leather goods; Sidney West. hab
erdashers: w. y. West, hardware. +.
c. Graham and Claude +. Miller com
posed the committee on furnishing the
new quarters
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WEATHER.
Unsettled Tonight; Thursday Colder
and Generally Fair.

For the District of Columbia. unsettled
tonight Thursday colder and generally
fair: gentle to moderate southwest TO
northwest breeZes
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NEW YORK METAL MARKET,

NEW YORK. April 29.-Lead-Dull.
;'SJa3.a5. London, E1?. Spelter-Steady,
JUja5. 10; London. Ell IS I'd.
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The upper Mississippi valley disturb
ance of Tuesday has reached western
New York. with diminished energy. the
strong high area continuing to the north
ward and northwestward. The precipita-
ton area for the twenty -four hours Gov
cred practically all territory east of the
Mississippi river, except the south AZ
lantic states In the west the weather
was generally fair except in Minnesota
and North Dakota the central Rocky
mountain region and the middle plateau,
where there were local rains and SHOWS.
In the north Pacific states pressure is
high. with general frosts and freezing
temperatures.
1t is considerably colder in the upper
lake region. the upper Mississippi and
Missouri valleys. and continues cold in
the p aims states and the northwest 1t is
warmer in the middle Atlantic states.
There will be snow or rain tonight from
the upper lake region eastward. continu-
ing Thursday in New England, and show
ers III the upper Ohio valley, the mid
die and south Atlantic states. while In
the gulf states and the lower ohio val
ley the weather will be generally fair.
II will be colder generally except in
southern Florida.
There will he along the New England
coast Increasing northeast winds over
the north portion. fresh and shifting over
south portion: on the middle Atlantic
coast moderate to fresh southwest to
northwest winds: on the south Atlantic
coast gentle to moderate variable breezes ::
on the east gulf coast gentle to moderate
shifting breeZeS
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Naval Orders.

Lieut.. Junior gradep H. T. Hird. from
Columbia University. New York. to the
Sterett. ... ".....
Lieut. tjunior grade, :. T. Holiday
from Columbia University. New York, &c
the Preston. ".".
Lieut. Junior grade, J.. f. Thihault
from Columbia University New York. Il
the Wake.
Lieut.. Gun:or grade, Fl. T. Dyer. from
Columbia University. New York. to Tbs
Flusser
Lieut. Gunior grade, Joseph Baer. from
Columbia University. New York, to the
Isla de ,Luzon
Lieut. junior grade, J. l.. oswald. 10
the Tennessee.
Lieut.. Junior grade Z, c. Scheibia.
from Baush x Lomb optical Company,
Rochester. \. y. to the Reid
Ensign +. 3. Howard. from the Wordeu
to the Washington
Assistant Surgeon T. 4 fortesa'Ir. NJ.
r. g.. from the Washington To III" Ma
rietta.
Assistant surgeon J. J. Ka>enes, NJ. Il.
G.. to the Machias
Paymaster f. X. Perkins. to the ohio.
paymaster j +. Hatch. from navy
ward, New York to the Washington.
Passed Assistant Payma ter Il. w J.
Clark. from Indian Head. Md; settle ac-
counts and wait orders.
Naval constructor Jdtits i'''H. -
from navy yard, Puget sound, Wash, 10
the Pacific fleet.
chief Gunner Charles H:erdahl. from
the Chattanooga to the St Louis
Naval Movements.
The Truxtun has ,ei II Ia Faz
the Jupiter at Pichiinque, the Pau
Jones' Perry and Stewart at Iopoio-
campo, the Maryland and Annapolis al
Nazatlan, the H- at Mas Island, n T
Wasp at New York. the Monaghan ana
Wake at Port Arthur. Tex; the Jason
at New orleans. the Chicago at Boston.
the Paducah at Tunas de Zaza, o'uoa.
and the Louisiana. Montana Balch,
Reid. Preston and tlusser at Vera
cruz.
The New York has sailed from iiamp-
ton roads for Vera Cruz: the. Albany,
Cleveland. Lawrence: Hull and Preb,e.
osceola. from Tunas de Zaza for Guam
tanamo: the Petrol from Port au
Prince for Guantanamo: the Salem from
Philadelphia for Vera .ruz; the Ia
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Mexican Conditions Reassure
Traders. Who Buy More
Confidently.
MISSOURI PACIFIC DROPS
TO A NEW LOW PRICE
Tone in General Is Fairly Good
Owing Largely to Short Covering.
Closing Is Weak.

NEW YORK. Npril .!-'Fhe advance IN
the market today. The progress of nego-
tIatiouS for settlement of the Mexican
problem redssured traders. who bought
more confidently.
\ good demand existed for the popular
shares, which were taken in large blocks,
There was not the same scarcity of of
leriuEs. however. that characterized yes
terday's trading. and while the movement
was almost uniformly upward. the early
=ans, with few exceptions. We're held
uowu TO small fractions.
The improved Mexican outlook was re-
H"cted in advance of a point in Mexican
government -. OF 1T i'll the Mexican Is
and of points in Mexican Petroleum.
Speculation Is Slow
operations ON the Ions side were not
pursued vigorously and speculation was
slow during the morning. Traders sold
Reading and Canadian Pacific at tae
higher figures because of the decreases
III earnings reported in their March
statement
United States SteeIs deficit Of more
than S6,,oo.vn in the first quarter gave
= basis for selling that stock. which re-
acted after small early advance
Missouri Pacific reached a new low
,'sice at II5s
The tone in general was fairly good.
"vinc largely to continued covering of
shorts. but toward midday the list began
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