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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, June 27.-An early ad-
vance in the cotton market today met
considerable realizing and reactions fol-
lowed, with the close steady, net points
lower to points higher.
The opening was steady at decline
of 3 points on July, but points higher
on June and unchanged to points
higher on later months in sympathy with
steady cables, and on a renewal Of the
buying movement which developed after
the stopping of July notices yesterday.
Private crop reports appeared to be
of rather a more favorable average. but
offerings were limited, and prices soon
worked higher. The advance was led
by July, which sold up to 1888 on cover
ing of shorts Prominent spot interests
continued to buy July against sales or
August and October. The strength Of the
near position helped to steady the late
months. which sold about 4 to points net
higher but realizing became more active
and general in the late trading and clos
ing prices showed reactions of about
to points on new crop positions, while
July broke a couple of points under
last nights final figures. According to
returns made today on yesterday
notices about 1900 bales were stopped
by scattering interests while rumors that
additional amounts were still to be re-
ported. suggested that there had been
more competition for the cotton than
supposed when the notices were issued.
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HaIf-Day's Session ChaIks Up
Sales Reaching Total of
Only 10000 Shares.
PENDING ISSUES HANG
AS MILESTONE ON NECK
General Slowing Up of Business Is
Interpretation Placed on the
Clafin Failure.

NEW YORK. June 27.-The stock mar
Business during the two-hour session
amounted to about 7o.COO shares. and the
listless movement left little doubt of its
highly professional origin.
Prices of representative shares were
lifted fractionally above the previous
days closing quotations. and sentiment
was more cheerful. the Clafin failure no
longer being regarded as cause for
alarm. Technically. the market denot-
ed strong understone. and traders for
the short account, with that fact in
mind. have become increasingly wary.
Apart from Washington dispatches
suggesting further indefinite delay in the
handing down of the eastern freight rate
decision, the day was devoid of any i'm
portant news bearing upon the financial
situation. Some more railway statements
for May were presented but they were
not calculated to arouse enthusiasm,
showing general losses in net earnings.
Advices from leading mercantile trade
centers were moderately optimistic, with
indications, however, that merchants
were pursuing their established policy of
cautious buying.
Actual cash loss of the clearing house
banks was much in excess of all esti-
mates, aggregating over S12,OoO00O,
which is a trif1e more than the weeks
gold Withdrawals.
1t is clear. however, that the cash con-
traction includes some of the preceding
weeks outflow of the precious metal.
Bonds were irregular. with loss of
points in Rock Island debenture 5s.
Total sales (par value). $Iso,Oo.
Panama IS declined 4 per cent on call
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MRS. sUDIE B. PRATT DEAD.
Widow of Civil War Officer and
Pension Office Employe.

Mrs. Sudie B. Pratt, long a resident OF
this city, died Wednesday at Providence
Hospital Her funeral took place FRI
day morning at o'clock from the
Church Of the Sacred Heart. 14th street
and Park road. Interment was in Ar
lington cemetery. The pail bearers were
Gen. Michael Coony. DR.. A. D. Wilkin-
son, r. E. White, Theodore J. vandoren,
william J. Hughes and Henry Floyd.
Mrs Pratt was born in Bardstown. KY,
in 1915. and was married in 1884 to Col
Marsh B. Taylor Of Lafayette, Ind. then
colonel Of the 10th Indiana Volunteers.
After Col Taylor's death in 1877 she
came to Washington and entered the
government service. being employed in
the pension bureau. In 1888 she resigned
her position and a short time after mar
ried Mai. William B. Pratt. On his death
in 1895 Mrs. Pratt re-entered the pension
bureau, where she was employed until
the time Of her death.
Two children survive her. a son, Will
liam J. Taylor, and q daughter, Mrs. J.
H. johnson, jr.. both Of this city.
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LETTER FROM COLONEL" READ
Junior Roosevelt Club Adjourns for
Summer Recess.

letter from Col. Roosevelt, written
just previous to her. departure for
Spain. in which he extended his best
wishes to the organization. was read
at the meeting of the Junior Roosevelt
Progressive Club Friday night in the
clubrooms on 9th street. The meeting
were the last before summer recess.
Those present included: Mr.. and Mrs.
Updike, Mrs. Bengal Miss Salina
Hamin Of Baltimore. Mrs. Pagan and
Mrs. Hopkins Of Boston. Charles Nc
Chan. president: Harold Young. Willard
Reynolds. Samuel Arnold. Logan
ManderA Francis Hillyard. Clarence
Reese. Henry Briel Earl Robinson.
Clement Hopkins, Ernest Weitzel, Nor
man Volhman. Henry Moore, Daniel
Moore Harry McGhan. George Mathews,
Austin Lake, Charles Heise. David
Hopkins, Louis Gottho1 and Reeves
Guest, and Misses Margaret Bengal,
Hazel Wilson, Frances Wilson, Flor
ence Bengal, Anna Lucket. Ella Wilson,
Margaret Long, Margaret volhman.
Esther Briel. Edna Burrs, Evelyn
Thomas, Lucie Murray. Isabella Nc
Chan, Mildred Corson and Edna Pagan.
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PATROLS ARE IN DEMAND
FOR THE PUBLIC ROADS
Department Of Agriculture to Keep
Certain Thoroughfares Near
Washington in Repair.

Road officials are needed by the De-
partment Of Agriculture to patrol and
keep in repair several stretches Of road
bed in the vicinity Of Washington. and
the civil service commission July q will
conduct an examination to fill the va
cancy. The notice of examination says
that persons appointed under this ex-
animation must furnish a horse, cart.
pick. shovel and hand broom. for prop
erly caring for the road. Applicants for
this examination should be in robust
health and should have had such expe-
rience In tho handling Of teams and inn
erly repair and maintain the road
The thoroughfares to be patrolled are
the Kensington road from the District
Of Columbia line to Chevy Chase lake;
on Bradley lane from Kensington road
to Rockville road, and on Rockville road
from the District Of Columbia line north
for a distance Of approximately three
miles. The position pays 500 q year.
: Scientific Assistant Wanted.
There lie a vacancy in the office of
markets In the Department Of Agricul-
ture as scientific assistant in marketing
and distribution, a position paying from
81, 400 to $500 a year. To fill the posi-
ton the civil service commission will
hold examinations July e.
Other examinations to be held on this
date are: Investigator in poultry and
egg handling. bureau of chemistry, De-
partment of Agriculture. salary $500
81 800; apprentice plate printer. coast and
geodetic survey. 200: copyist marine en-
CINE and boiler craftsman. bureau of
steam engineering, Navy Department,
1913 per diem; nautical expert. hydro
graphic office. Navy Department, salary
$1,000. July % and % an examination
will be held for mechanical craftsman
in the Panama canal service, salaries
ranging from $125 to $50 per month.
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FOR SERVICE AT CANAL.
Fifth Infantry to Form Part Of
Garrison on Zone.

Under the plans adopted by the War
Department some time ago for the gar
risoning Of the Panama Canal Zone the
9Th Infantry will be the next regiment
to go to the canal. That movement will
leave Plattsburg barracks, n. Y, vacant,
and the Both Infantry, which is to come
home from Alaska, probably will be or
dered to Plattsburg. The 3Oth Infantry
will first go to the Preside of San Fran
cisco. While its station there will be
temporary. it is probable the regiment
will be kept in the Preside or in that
vicinity through the San Francisco ex-
position.
The War Department desires to have
as many troops at the fair as possible
The 10th Infantry will remain permanent
ly stationed at the Panama canal. as
will the 9Th Infantry after 1t is sent
there. Another infantry regiment. which
has not yet been selected. will be added
to the troops at the Canal Zone, thus
giving the canal three regiments. which
will probably be raised to the maximum
peace strength. None of the movements
will take place until affairs are settled
in Mexico, but the War Department is
preparing to fill the Panama canal quota
at the earliest date that it can be ar
ranged. There will also be some cavalry
and field artillery stationed at the canal
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PAUL DUFF Common DEAD.
Follows Wife to Grave Within Six
Months After Her Death.

Paul Dun Conner. clerk in the War
Department. died Friday morning at
Homeopathic Hospital Mr.. Connor's
death followed closely the sudden death
Of his wife last January.
Funeral services are to be held at the
home, 1915 Quincy street northeast. at
1890 o'clock tomorrow morning Rev
Henry E. Brundage, pastor of the Eek
ington Presbyterian Church. will officiate
Interment is to be in Glenwood cemetery.
Mr.. Conner was the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Duff Connor. life
long residents Of this city. His father
was a pioneer in the telegraph business
in this country. and the son followed
in his footsteps. Later he entered the
War Department.
He is survived by his sisters. Mrs.
James S. Archibald, Mrs. Harry r. Bur-
rill and Mrs. Albert G. McChesney. all
of this city. and Mrs. ]. Edgar Walters
of Salem, Va, and three brothers. John
F. Conner, James A. Connor and George
W. Conner. all residing in Washington.
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BETTER POSTAL SERVICE
IN TENLEYTOWN DISTRICT
Mail Being Delivered Half an Hour
Earlier Than Usual, With No
Complaints.

For a week tho patrons Of the postal
station at Tenleytown have been receiv-
ing their mail not less than a half hour
earlier in the morning than heretofore.
and no one. as yet, said Postmaster
Praeger. has been known to make COM
plant. The change was effected quietly
and over night to avoid an outburst OF
protest until after the new service had
been fairly tried out. The Tenleytown
station still delivers mail from boxes. as
formerly. and also has all other faculties
for its mail patrons. the only change
having been made in the carrier service.
which Mr.. Praeger says has been greatly
improved.
Mail for carrier delivery at Tenleytown
is served by carriers from Georgetown
now. Chevy Chase also has protited by
the change in having the services now
of an additional carrier.
Some time ago when former Postmaster
Merritt tried to make the same change,
Mr.. Praeger said, he was overwhelmed
with a protesting delegation which ear
ried its point with the department. Now,
with the improved new service. no COM
plant at all has been made. although the
new service has been in operation a full
week.
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MAJ. KUTZ ON CRUISE.
Engineer Officer Visiting Various
Points on River and Bav.

TO visit various portions Of the engi-
neering district under his charge Mai.
kutz recently appointed engineer officer
at this city to succeed Col. Langfitt, is
on a cruise aboard the army engineers
steamer Castle. The Potomac and
Patuxent rivers in Maryland. and the
Piankatank, Rappahannock and York
rivers In Virginia, as well as other big
tributaries OF the Chesapeake along its
western shore. will be visited on the
trip. and a stop will be made at West
Point, Va. the southern terminus of the
district. 1t is expected that the Castle,
with Maj. Kutz and party aboard. Will
return to this city about the middle of
the coming week.
Improvement work in various parts of
the Washington district is being looked
over by Maj. Kutz, and he is familiar
izing himself with the location of con-
templated work. It il understood that
after the return here Of the Castle. she
will remain in port for several days and
will then leave on another cruise over
the local district.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, June 27.-FIour-ouiet.
Rye four-Steady.
Cornmeal-Steady.
Rye-Steady.
Barley-Quiet
wheat-Spot firm; No. 2 hard winter,
Ola. c. /. T., New York; new No. red,
s6l4, C. /. T., July shipment No. north
ern Duluth, 1914; No. northern Mani
toba. 9SLs f. o. b., afloslt. Futures WIRE
easier at the start, but rallied on cover
ing, due to fears of crop damage in the
spring wheat states as result of the
heavy rains. July. OH: September, s624 !;
December S9i4.
Corn-Spot firm; No. ., yellow. 7oA. c.
!. f.. prompt.
Oats-Spot quiet.
Hay-Barely steady.
Hops-Quiet-
Hides-Steady
Leather-Firm.
Pork-Quiet
Beef-Quiet.
Cut meats-Steady.
Lard-Steady: refined. Steady; COM
pound, steady
Tallow-Quiet.
Wool-Firm.
Rosin-Quiet. Strained. common to good,
40.
Turpentlne-Steady. Machine. barrels.
491s.
Rice-Steady
Molasses-Dull.
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COFFEE MARKET.

NEW YORK. June 27-There was a
further decline in coffee today. making
new low ground for the movement IN
der renewed liquidation and bear pres
sure encouraged by estimates that
July receipts at Santos would exceed
last years by 100000 bags. Opening
was to 9 lower Close, IL to 16 net
lower.
Sales-25. 900 bags.
June S.37; July. s.37: September. s.56;
October, S.64; December. $50; January.
SIS; March. S.93.
spot nominal-Rio No. Z. 9, Santos
No 4, 1875. Mild dull, Cordova, 12lsa16
nominal.
HaHre--Unchanged. Hamburg. AaN
pfennig higher. Rio unchanged. Bra
lillian, $4,000 bags: Jundiahy. $4,000
bags. Santos cables reported Is I'M
changed: futures. rs to SO higher.
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Sales Of Vessel Property.

Sales of vessel property employed in
traffic on Chesapeake bay and its tribu-
taries recently made were recorded In
the custom house at Baltimore in the
past week as follows:
One-haif OF schooner Agnes. 8 tons,
from William c. Todd to william T..
Muir, 500.
Power schooner Emma, IL tons. from
Howard Lockwell to William P. Thomas.
S..
Schooner Adele K. Bosley, "a tons, from
William F. Dsshiell to Louis T. Marshall,
81 800
Schooner James Preston, tons, from
Oscar P. Lyons to Emerson c. Harring-
ton, $225.
Schooner J. w. Lewis, Is tons, from L.
F. Jones to Carey L. Meredith. IS.
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TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition Of the United States
Treasury at the beginning of business
yesterday was: Net blance in general
fund, $l00 539,046. Total receipts Fri
day, ss,163,610. Total payments Friday.
s2.584,518.
The deficit this fiscal year Is $10,67s,
500. against a surplus Of $17.550.410
last year, exclusive of Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO, June T.-Fear of black rust
in the spring crop region gave the wheat
bulls today a chance to rally. AS a re-
suit. the market. which had an upward
slant nearly the whole session, closed
steady at a gain Of y net. Other leading
night-corn up 11a1A to 1ka1B; oats.
Is to ", and provisions, 215 to 10.
Excessive moisture northwest had al
most complete monopoly Of attention
on the part of spectators in wheat. 1t
was asserted rain had fallen twenty-four
out Of twentyseven days this month all
over the spring wheat country, and that
the chance Of black rust developing be-
fore Monday was by no means remote.
In any event. cool drying winds and a
stoppage of rain was said to be neces-
sary or the crop would go rapidly black.
Prospect of big decrease in the visible
supply total Monday had considerable
influence toward sustaining the advance.
The great export sales shown to have
taken place of late were also effective as
an aid in offsetting the enlarged move
ment from the fields in the winter belt.
It was a drought scare that put up
the price Of corn. Damage reports came
from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas. Mis-
souri,. Kentucky and Tennessee. Hot
winds were said to have prevailed in
Oklahoma for three days. with tempera-
lures above 100. Southern Illinois. In
diana and Ohio were also reported to be
suffering injury that threatened to be-
come acute unless afforded quick re-
lief.
Oats were bought on account Of the
strength of other grain.
Provisions ranged higher because OF
shorts covering. The incentive was
mainly the wholesale reversal of feeling
in regard to cereals.
wheat--No red. S3aS4t: No. hard,
s41h; No. 2 northern, S7a89; No. 2 spring.
S7a8S.
Corn-No. 2, e91sa70; No. 2 yellow. 69za
7OA: No. yellow, 691Aa70.
Oats-No 3 white. 3SAaA; standard.
3sAa39.
Rye-No. 2. go.
Barley49a59.
Timothy4.25a5.5O.
Clover-1D. OOa13.O0.
Pork-2O17.
Lard-9.97.
Ribs-11. O0a11.50.
Butter - Steady. unchanged: receipts,
1900 tubs.
Cheese-weak. unchanged; receipts. 1000
boxes.
Eggs-Steady. unchanged: receipts. 12,-
Live poultry-Strong: western chickens,
broilers, 26a32: fowls, 10: turkeys 12a14.
Dressed irregular; western chickens. froz-
en-, 141za1S; fowls, 13a1S1h: turkeys. 2oa26.
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Jerseyites at Great Falls.

Under the auspices Of the New Jersey
State Society. Jerseyites and their
friends now residing in Washington
held basket picnic yesterday at Great
Falls. Despite the threatening weather
and the heavy rainstorm there was a
morning. while others went after the
government departments closed.
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CHICAGO CATTLE.

CHICAGO, June 27.-Hogs-Receipts,
1000 head. steady: bulk. s25aS 40; light,
S10as. 40: mixed. s.Ooas. 1919; heavy, T95a
$40; rough, 7.95as.1O: pigs. 725aS 20.
Cattle-Receipts. 200 head steady;
beeves. 7.55a9. 40; steers. 690aS.21: stock
ers and feeders. 6.1OaS.10; cows and
heifers. 3.T0as.90; calves, 7.OOa965
Sheep-Receipts. 5000: steady; sheep,
64Oa840: yearlings. 6.4Oa750; lambs,
65OaS.30; springs 6.75a3.45
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Mrs. Annie N. Keogh Buried.

Funeral services for Mrs. Annie M.
Keogh, widow of John Keogh. a veteran
Of the civil war, were held yesterday
morning in the Immaculate Conception
Church. Requiem mass was celebrated
by Rev. DR.. Cleary. a nephew of the
deceased. Interment was private. Mrs.
KeoGh had been a resident of the Dis
trict for nearly forty years.
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Board to Take Up Referendum.

A referendum relating to trust legisla-
ton, submitted by the Chamber of Com
merce Of the United States. is to be con-
sidered by the Washington Board of
Trade at q special meeting called for 4:30
o'clock Wednesday afternoon In the rooms
Of the board.
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, June 27.-Cotton goods
We're quiet and steady today. Yarns
were dull. Jobbers reported a moderate
seasonable business. Underwear and
hosiery were in moderate demand for
late delivery. Linens were steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-28

W. r. Grace & Co. has announced that
with the opening of the Panama canal
to regular traffic that company will es-
tablish a regular monthly service of
freight steamships between New Orleans
and ports on the west coast Of South
America.
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WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business June u at the
New York Stock Exchange.
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.
Week ending June q

and closing prnces
to
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Shock to Stock Market.

The financial district had some pre-
vious knowledge of the situation of the
H. B. Claf1in Company, but the shock of
the receivership was pronounced. Special
causes were recognized, such as the
transition in methods of business with
consequent excess of credit needs and
shifting of trade centers. These could
not obscure the significance of the fail
ure as an index of slackness of trade.
Abandonment of rescue measures by the
powerful interests which had previously
supported the house as citadel OF dry
goods credit shook confidence in COM
mercial revival which had begun to re-
suit from abundant crop promise and the
long period of abstention from demand
The wide distribution OF holdings OF the
notes involved among banks throughout
the entire country suggested prudent
waiting to know the effect on general
credit.
Reduction or passing of dividends was
made occasion for explanations when al
fected the speculative detection. Inc
Supreme Court decision confirming the
Southern Pacific's oil land titles galvan-
lied the market momentarily. The IN
termountain rate decision threw it back
into gloom. In this mood rumors gained
credence in certain quarters mat the
commerce commission was to deny the
creases. These circumstances Kept spec
ulative sentiment in a raw state OF SEN
sibility on the whole subject of govern
men trelations to business.
Gold exports mounted again, in spite OF
the weeks opening predictions that the
movement had already waned. All great
central foreign banks showed heavy ac-
cretions of gold holdings. but their
terms for discounts were firmly held. The
outcome of the coming French loan no
tation thus remains in suspense Keller
from the lookup of foreign capital is
lie
ton 1t is this which has been forcing
American securities home to market
Steel Orders Improve.
Improvement in structural steel orders
was evident during the week, and an In
crease in sales of bars, plates. shapes
and sheets for third quarter shipment
was noted. From a tonnage standpoint
business was most encouraging, but
prices were unsatisfactory. The lowest
prices of the year were developed on
plates and fabricated structural shapes.
Railroad equipment orders were not con-
spicuous, but it is notable that car
shops have booked larger orders this
month than in any month since Febru-
airy. 1913.
1900 tons for the st. Louis and San
Francisco 1O,O0o tons for export and
600 tons for the Boston and Maine
The largest car orders were 1900 more
for the Illinois Central and $40 for the
Seaboard Air Line. Locomotive orders
included sixty for the Wabash and thirty
for the Seaboard, while seventy-fve
more are pending.
The fabricating shops booked orders
for 5000 tons of shapes and merchant
blast furnaces for about 5000 tons of pig
iron Some further concessions in pig
iron prices were made in the south
June contracts to date amounted to ap-
proximately 100000 tons