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Evening star., 1915-02-28
CHICAGO GRAIN.

CHICAGO. February EFT was more
on account of change of feeling than
because of a change of news that the
wheat market today scored a substantial
advance. Intelligence that forty war
ships had forced passage many miles
up the Dardanelles did not reach here
until after trading hours. Prices closed
strong, 81. to Al above last night. Other
net gains were: Corn. "a to 12a2 % !,
oats, l n to i2a1 Is, and provisions, to
l21..
Buyers ruled the wheat pit today from
the start. Virtually all of the decline of
the preceding session was overcome. The
violent setback had apparently accom-
plished a drastic clearing-out of weak
holdings, and had given fresh stimulus
to export and milling demand. Sentiment
favoring the bull side was also en-
couraged by the fact that Liverpool quo
tations failed to reflect fully yesterday 5
decline here. There were besides con-
tinuing reductions in the estimates OF
the Argentine exportable surplus.
Traders opinions regarding the Dar-
danelles situation leaned a good deal to
the view that as far as the wheat market
was concerned the progress against the
Turks at Constantinople to the extent
that had been heard from was not to be
taken seriously as implying immediate re-
suits 1t was in accord with this theory
that nearly the highest prices of the
day were in force at the wind-up
Shipping and export sales amounting to
about 100000 bushels put the corn mar
ket on the upgrade. Most of the time
shorts were in a scramble to cover Rain
and snow in the southwest formed a
handicap on the bears.
Seaboard demand remained urgent as
to oats. Sales to foreigners, however,
were not reported.
In provisions the feature was a rally
from early weakness. Grain strength
finally gave the advantage to the bulls.
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Cape Cod Canal.

From the Boston Transcript.
The Cape Cod canal is now lighted
boulevard by night. On each bank from
bav to bay eight-mile lines of high
powered electric lights have been IN
stalled for the illumination of the route
10 hermit the use of the waterway for
twenty four hour a day traffic. II
makes a curious spectacle, bar OF
light cutting through these lonely hills
clad in scrub oak and pine. burning all
through the night. and on the evening
of the first illumination the towns
people along the banks went out to
view the spectacle as to gala occa-
sion. Meanwhile reports from the ad-
ministrative offices of the trench give
us to understand that the barge traffic
Is steadily growing greater and the
difficulty of the tidal current steadily
growing less. This last is more plaus-
lille by the fact that the dredging to
fuu depth of twenty-five feet at low
water has now been performed over
all hut the central mile of the ditch.
this last mile being twenty feet deep.
1t is figured that reduction to full depth
will eliminate all disturbance from this
current.
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by any previous month in the country's 8
history.
Wheat Embargo Urged.

Wheat Is steadily rising in price, with
the consequent advance in -four and
bread. This Is what might have been
expected. At present the American
harvest of only 9O0.000,000 bushels a
year is only a few million bushels in
excess Of the home consumption, so
that the surplus available for export
is small. Owing to her large harvest
and limited home consumption, Russia
has an annual wheat surplus of 216.-
100000 bushels which. however. with
| the closing of the Dardanelles and the
Baltic, is not available for export. With
the advent of spring, some Russian
wheat can be sent abroad by way OF
Archangel. In the meanwhile, Great
Britain is dependent upon the United
States. Canada and Australia for her
grain supply.
with ali the world bidding for the
small American surplus. the price is
bound to soar, and there is but one
way to. escape the. penalty of dear
! bread. This way ia to place an en-
barge on the export of wheat and
flour, and the adoption of such an en-
barge by the federal government is
strongly urged.
This measure has not been adopted
vet, but there is a growing possibility
that Congress will be compelled to 60
to the extreme length in order to pre-
vent the advance of wheat and -four to
unthinkable prices. This country has
always been considered az leading the
world in the production of foodstuffs,
but this pre-eminence no longer be-
longs to the United States. since with
the destruction of the American herds
and the small surplus of each of the
leading cereals. the United States is
lleft in no position to meet very heavy
demands upon it's productive capabili-
ties.
Undoubtedly, what has occurred with
respect to wheat ought to be a Valu-
able lesson to American farmers. and
teach them the expediency of greatly
augmenting the acreage given to the
growing Of cereals, and the restora-
ton of the depleted herds to their
former totals. 1t Ia the duty of Con-
gress to come to tho rescue OF American
farmers and aid them in overcoming
the obstacles which block the way to
progress in the new, direction. Each
succeeding year should add substan-
tial increase to the total of the ma
tional crops. until the United States
reaches an aggregate sufficiently large
| to make the great republic of North
America the largest producer and ex-
porter Of foodstuns in the world.
w. 8. COUSINS.
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NEW ORLEANS.

M NEW ORLEANS, La. February 81
rear tnat england was about to add
cotton to the contraband list caused
much selling in the future market, and
a. small decline today. Covering Of
snort cotton by bears, who wanted fo
realize profits over the week end, how
ever. Kept the tone steady. and caused
a complete recovery toward the end
OF the session. The close was at a net
loss OF only to points At the lowest
the trading months were points IN
der yesterdays close. vi
Bulls were nervous because of the
situation abroad. and exporters were
said to have Withdrawn from the mar.
ket: kilograms from the interior of the
belt said that the restrictions aronnd
shipping were having a most unfavor-
able erect, and were making fresh
business of any Importance almost i'm
possible. Ala
Another unfavorable feature was the
weather over the belt, which was
against planting of grains. Traders
consider that delay to planting Of other
hold down the cotton acreage when the
time comes for planting the new crop.
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GoLDEN.CRoWN K1NGLET,
Named by Aristotle-Not Much
Larger Than Humming Bird.

From the Chicago Post.
II pride could add anything to the
stature of a bird. the golden-crowned
kinglet should have grown an inch OF
SO during the last 1000 and odd
years. but it is the same diminutive
creature that it was in the days of an
Client Greece. The kinglet, no bigger
than your thumb, has the high honor
Of having been named by Aristotle. and
the name has clung to it through the
long centuries since Alexanders tutor
studied nature.
The golden-crowned kinglet and his
congener. the ruby-crowned kinglet.
are abundant in all the great city
streets that can boast line of trees.
It is probable that the ordinary city
dwel1er is not familiar with either of
the kinglets. for the sole reason that
ordinarily it is unobtrusive and pays
little attention to anything but the
task Of satisfying it's appetite, and a
prodigious appetite it has
The kingletst are the smallest Ameri-
can birds. barring only the members of
the humming tribe. Aristotle looked on
the golden-crowned kinglet, and, TAX
ing out his writing material set it
down that he had that day seen d bird
which was hardly larger than a
little circling crown of golden feathers
which his newly found feathered friend
wore. and instantly he dubbed the
bird "tyrannos"
In that age the word which Aristotle
used had not taken on the "tyrannicar'
significance which afte:ward it held. 1t
was significant only of kingship, and
while royalty even then may have had
much in common with tyranny, the lit
tie bird escaped a stigma which no act
of it then or since could have made de-
served.
Occasionally in the fall the golden
crowned kinglets practically take pos
session of every green spot. The tall
weeds and the bushes in the vacant lots
are literally covered with them. and if
the birds weighed anything barely a
tree branch would escape the bending.
The young birds that are taking their
first journey southwark are absolutely
fearless. They saw the light of day
for the first time as it is filtered
through the leaves of the great north
ern forests, and they know nothing of
man or his ways. 1t is almost possible
to pick up the kinglets in the hand,
and they will show little inclination to
give over their search for a dinner
though the intruder stand within a
foot of their weed or bush dinner table
Some few of the kinglets stay in the
suburbs. of Chicago all through the
winter. They are as hardy as the Es-
kimo, and they seem to thrive as well
when 1.-The owl. for all his. feathers,
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. February 27.-An early
decline in the cotton market was fol-
lowed by moderate rallies and the
close was very steady, net four points
lower to one point higher.
Apprehensions that cotton might be
placed on the list of contra band seemed
to be largely responsible for the SELL
Ing movement. Recent press advices
from London have led the trade to ex-
pect an announcement of some sort
from Great Britain regarding it's atti-
tude toward German commerce within
the next few days, and the talk around
the moor today reflected quite a gem
eral fear that even If cotton was not
definitely placed on the. eontraband
list some measure might be adopted
which would greatly restrict future
shipments to either Germany or Aus
tria. The market opened at decline
OF four to five points, and during the
middle OF the session sold about seven
tering local liquidation and New Or
leans selling. Trade interests were
buyers on the decline, and prices later
recovered most of the loss on cover
ing, which was probably promoted by
TUG comparatively heavy spinners' TAX
ing for the week. Closing prices were
practically the best of the week. Not
wfthstanding the predictions of a de-
creased export movement the amount
or cotton On shfpboard awaiting clear
ance ~ tne close or business yesterday
was 45l,9l4 bales, or nearly 10000 bales
In excess Of the amount at the same
time last week. Spinners' takings for
the week footed up 419,21O bales
against 286.851 for the same week last
year It was announced by the presi-
dent OF the cotton exchange after the
meeting Of the board of managers yes
terday that all obstacles to cIassina q
tlnges and stains would be removed
within the next few days, and some Of
today's selling may have been inspired
by predictions of increased Shipments
here from the south for contract de-
livery, although there was no indica-
actual cotton during today's trading.
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Bismarck on Temperance.

From the London Chronicle.
Bismarck would probably have been
scornful of the temperance measures
taken in Russia and France in connec-
ton with the war. Mr.. Sidney Whit
man records a conversation in the course
of which Bismarck expressed his ad-
miration of the typical English gentle
man, but his fear that the class was
showing degeneracy by taking to water
drinking. He explained that he did
not claim any particular virtue for
alcohol itself. but it took strong men
to stand strong drink. Our old three
bottle mem were fine fellows. and he
feared that if English gentlemen were
taking to water it was not from love OF
sobriety. but because they were no
longer so sure of their strength as
they were.
Evening star., 1915-02-28
COFFEE MARKET.

NEW YORK, February 27.-The mar
ket for coffee futures was steadier to-
day on covering and little trade buy
ing, which seemed to be encouraged by
the advance of 5-32d in the rate of Rio
exchange on London and somewhat
smaller primary receipts. Houses with
European connections were again mod
crate buyers of near months. and after
opening at an advance Of 5 to points
the market ruled generally steady,
closing at a net gain of to 6 points.
Sales, 10.60O bags. March. $50: April,
SOS; May. $50; June, 5.63; July. 6.65;
August, 6.74; September. $50; october,
6.Ss, November, 6.s4; December. 700.
spot-Quiet; Rio No. Z, ~; Santos
No. 4, 9A. Milreis prices were un-
changed in Brazil yesterday. Receipts
at the two Brazilian ports. $4,000 bags.
Jundiahy receipts, 10000 bags.
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is a-coId" as do their brethren, less
courageous, who seek the sunny land
south of the river that the Indians
named Beautiful"
The golden-crowned klnglet VIII
never win fame as songster. Whlle ms
cousin. when its tininess is taken into
consideration, is nothing short OF a
marvellous vocalist. The ruby crowns $
song is sweet. varied, continuous and
of great carrying power. 1t is one OF
the marked songs of the woodland. ana
when one who has heard the song
comes upon the singer the wonder
grows that so small body can con-
tain such a store of music.
Evening star., 1915-02-28
RESERVE BANK ANALYSIS.
Over Three-Fourths Of Commercial
Paper Held in the South.

The three southern banks. Richmond.
Atlanta and Dallas, report over Is per
cent of the total amount of commercial
paper held by all the banks. states the
federal reserve board, in its analysis
of the weekly statement of the condi-
tion of the federal reserve banks
About s1.90O,0O0 of acceptances were
bought by the New York. Philadelphia
and Boston banks during the past
week. AS this paper natures only with
sixty to ninety days. the proportion
of short-term maturities is smaller
than in previous weeks. the percentage
of thirty-day paper showing a decline
from 43 to 37.4 per cent and that of
sixty-day from SO to little over "a
per cent.
The amount of Investments for the
week shows an increase of $4,000
OF the total of $4.406.000 of United
States bonds on hand reported by six
banks, Chicago alone reported 33,I25.-
900. Aggregate deposits show a gain
of $4,900,0o0.
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.
NEW YORK, February 27.-Flour--
Steady

NEW YORK. February 27.-Flour-
Steady.
Rye flour-steady.
Buckwheat four-Dull.
Buckwheat-Dull.
Cornmeal-Steady
Rye-Quiet
Barley-Steady
Wheat-spot. arm: No. red, 1891
and No. 2 hard, 1.61A: all rail elf.
track export: No. l northern Duluth,
1.54k and No. northern Manitoba,
1.Ssz Gift Buffalo; futures were stead
Ter; May. 1.5s.
corn-spot. Arm; No, 2 yellow. s1h
elf. to arrive.
Oats-Spot, steady.
Hay-Steady.
Hops-Quiet.
Hides--Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Pork-Barely steady.
Beef-Steady.
Lard-Steady.
Wool-Firm; domestic fleece Xxx Ohio,
80.
Roain-Quiet.
Turpentine-Steady.
Rice-Firm.
Molasses-Steady.
Evaporated apples-Dull.
Prunes-Steady.
Apricots and peaches-Quiet.
Raisins-Quiet, but steady.
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CHECK ON SPECULATION.
Berlin Bundesrath's Ban on Pric,
Publication Is EXPLAINED.

BERLIN. via London. February 81
Explanatory details have been issued
regarding the bundersrath's prohibition
of the publication of the prices of
securities or variations in them
The order was designed, it is explain
ed, to check unwholesome speculation
and was not due in any sense to un-
satisfactory market prices, which are
said to compare very favorably with
foreign paper. Foreign securities quota
tions may still be printed.
Evening star., 1915-02-28
LONDON WOOL AUCTIONS.

LONDON. February 27.--The offerings
at the wool auction sales today
amounted to $500 bales. This small
selection was eagerly absorbed at full
prices, Americans often paying 20 per
cent advance for suitable parcels
Secured merinos realized Is 5hd and
greasy merinos, Is Sd. The home trade
and Americans bought freely, while
France was a moderate buyer.
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Large Exports of Wire.
Record for Cotton Shipments.

GALVESTON. Tex. February 81
cotton exports from Galveston for the
month of February. according to port
officials today, have broken all previ-
Gus records for the month. amounting
10 619.1ss bales. an increase of 333.3l5
bales over last February. Sixty-two o
steamers carried cargoes of cotton. The
months wheat exports were 3,555.306
bushels,
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Other Business Problems.

Announcement of the federal trade
commission membership and COM
pia ints from corporation officials gave
texts for discussion of new business
adjustments TO be faced. Japan's de-
mands on China and the intimations
of a new phase in our policy toward
Mexico added to the weight OF inter-
national problems,
Good prospects for new financing
were unimpaired. further new issues
being placed. short-term notes again
predcminating.
The when issued price for New
York state Forthcoming 4l4 per cent
bonds was at a premium The bond
market as a whole was somewhat ir-
regular as a result of steady offerings
of high-grade issues for European ac-
count.
Uneven depression in stocks reflected
VARYING effects in different localities
and industries owing to trade in war
supplies Figures already at hand give
assurance of another month of un-
nrecedented exports.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. February 27.-Hogs--Re-
ceipts, $4,000 head; market strong; bulk,
6.55a6.65; light. s.A5aS.70; mixed. 6.40a
$40; heavy. 6.15a6.65; rough. 6.15a6.s0;
pigs, 5.75a6.75.
slow; native steers. 5.50a9.l5: cows and
heifers. s.60a7.75: calves. 7.o0a10.50.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: market
steady: sheep. 6.a5a7.75: yearlings. 7.65
aS.55. lambs. 7.80a6.65.
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TREASURY STATEMENT.

The condition Of tho United States
Treasury at tho close of business yes-
terday was:
Net balance In general fund, 1885,
065
Total receipts. s1.755.2S6.
Total payments, $1.204,976.
The deficit this fiscal year 10 $Ss,35S.-
622 against a deficit of $27,077,s42 last
year. exclusive of Panama canal and
public debt transactions.
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LIVE STOCK MARKET.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, February 27.-Beeves-
Receipts, 263 head: no trading; calves.
receipts, IS head; no trading.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts. 1,07s head;
market steady: sheep. ewes. 5.00a7.o0:
lambs, S.25a10.00,
Hoss-Receipts, 1.112 head; no trading.
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Worried by War News.

Speculative markets continued this
week to reflect concern as to the situa-
ton facing the United States in the
present war. This governments pro-
posals for an adjustment of points at
issue with both sides and the proba BILE
replies were left in the field of specu-
latiye conjecture. Serious views of the
situation were confirmed by Informal
utterances attributed to official sources
and by the tone of Washington's birth
day addresses.
Interruption to the food tide of for
eign trade was threatened by the re-
prisals by belligerenos. The grain and
cotton markets responded to this dan
ger in common with securities.
Foreign exchange. however. relapsed
to about the lowest The extra hazard
In gold shipments figures in this show
Ing. well as the depreciation of for
eign currencies on the basis of inflated
war bond issues. Pressure of foreign
sales of our securities is thereby in
creased. This might be aggravated by
raising the British income tax on re
turns from American securities, as i'm
piled by Lloyd Georges expressions.
British government notes to New York
banks are the suggested eXpeGient to
relieve exchange
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, February 27-Cotton
goods were quiet and steady today
Burlaps were higher. Linens and dress
goods were advancing. Jobbers report
ed a good trade in white and wash
goods.
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A Clever Precaution.

From Tt-Bits.
Mike-Begorra. an l had to go through
the woods the other night where Casey
was murthered last year, an that they
Evening star., 1915-02-28

Last year Oregon shipped $50 cars Of
apples, Washington LAC cars and Cali
foTnia 5000.
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WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES
Corrected to the Close of Business February 27 al
the New York Stock Exchange.
Railway and Miscellaneous Shares.

The following table highest and
of
Exchange 1914 ano
Ito
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Steel Orders Placed.

The advance of 81 per ton on bars.
nlates and shapes 10 become effective
March I, stimulated car shops ana
shipyards to place additional steel con-
tracts this week, amounting to 2a,OVo
tons to cover the construction of cars,
boats and barges placed within the
last ten days. Other contracts for six
and eight boats are still under ne
gotiation.
The railroads placed orders for
"a. 1900 tons of rails. including l.500
tons for the Great Northern. 10000
tons additional for the Baltimore and
Ohio 1000 tons for the Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western. 5000 tons of
girder rails for a traction line and
1000 tons for export The Northern
Pacific put out an inquiry for $4,000
tons of rails, and the Illinois Central
is still negotiating for $4,000 tons The
Burlington ordered 1,5o0 cars.
Specifications against contracts con-
tinued satisfactorily. and the steel
companies again produced ingots at
the rate of 65 per cent of total ca
pacity. Output and shipments of rolled
products in February gained about Is
per cent over January. but there was
a decrease of about % per cent in the
average daily booking. indicating an
increase of about 100000 tons in un-
filed orders by the subsidiary COM
panies of the steel corporation.
Large Exports of Wire.
Orders for wire on domestic accoun,
continued fair. but the main feature
was additional large buying for ex-
port Since January / the largest in
tersst has sold about $1,000 tons OF
wire for foreign shipment. Other ex-
port orders were heavy. Galvanized
sheets were again advanced SO per ton
making total advance in February OF
So per ton.
steel building work was again dis.
appointing, the fabricating shops TAX
ing orders for only 5000 tons of stee
shapes. but bids Were submitted or
$500 tons for elevated railroad worL
in Brooklyn and on 9,460 tons for q
highway bridge over the Columbia river
at Portland, Ore.
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Beginning Of New Era.

ushering in of new industrial era,
and should play a large and important
part in dispelling the gloom from the
homes Of men who have vainly sought
for work for six months or more.
On the other hand. bank clearings are
not sounding an optimistic note, Dun's
reports showing for last week de-
crease of 10 per cent for the whole
United States. Examined in detail this
shows a loss Of 1872 per cent in the
middle states. 6.4 per cent in New Eng
land, 4.3 per cent in the southern states
and 80 per cent in the middle west;
while the far western states. including
the wheat districts of Missouri. Kan
sas, Colorado and Iowa, are credited
with 1872 per cent increase.
The Department OF Commerce at
washington has been publishing some
very inspiring reports dealing with our r
shown, for example, that In January.
1915, our imports were only $l22,265.
267, compared with Sl54.742,s23 in jan
uary. 1914. and $I63.o63,43s In January.
ed s2s7.sol.a compared with a204.,,
06e. 603 in January of last year and
,227, 7,o32.ss0 in January. 1913. Compar-
ing the months trade with the low
have decreased s7.5o2,62s. or SIS per
si57. .iss. SIS. or lls.s per cent. The
most gratifying section of the report
is that which calls attention to the fact
| that the excess of exports over imports
for the month Of January was s154.536.--
103. or practically three times that of
January last year and more than
double that of January, 1913. In the
SIX months since August last the
monthly trade balance has shifted from
an excess of $ls.4o0.3sS on the import
l the export side. exceeding that shown
Evening star., 1915-02-28

say is haunted. AN, bedad, walked
backward the whole way.
Pat-An' what for wuz ye after doin'
that?
Mike-Faith, man, SO that I could see
if anything wuz comm up behind me.