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The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
Your Money
Thompson of Uniontown and the Money Trust
~ JOHN oskisoN

selling only when the price was eX'
ceptionally high and when he must
have money for further purchases.
Then came the contraction in the
steel industry that meant a falling
OF in the demand for cokiGg coal;
the rumor got about that Thomp-
sons bank was in a bad way. the
government investigated and sought
to reduce the amount Of loans made
TO the banks president, and recently
the bank was closed.
With the closing OF the bank went
Thompson's command Of ready capi-
tai He owned millions. But he also
owned many thousands OF acres OF
coal lands whose nominal value was
many times the total OF his debts.
So the matter stands as this is
written The old man OF Uniontown
says that the financial powers OF
Pittsburgh and OF New York are in
conspiracy TO get away from him
his coal lands at their own figures.
In hts struggle TO save his lands he
is sleeping less than ever and work
ing desperately on plans for bridg-
Ing over the crisis until the steel
business Is again prosperous.
Greed versus greed, Is a strug-
gle that the average American can
watch in mere enjoyment OF the
strategy OF financial generals.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09

Josiah v. Thompson Of Uniontown.
Pa. is nearly 81 years old. he was
born on a farm. went into banking
at uniontown. and developed an am.
bition.
With the smoke OF great manu-.
factories all over western Pennsyl.
yania. and with myriads OF coke oy.
ems in operation and building. this
RisE began exploring the state for
coking coal lands. These he bought
and sold at a profit to the coking
people.
He found that he had a special
aptitude for finding coal suitab for
,ccking-and he found. too. that the
lcnger he held such land the more
valuable IL became. His ambition
broadened; he would become the
ecking-coal king OF Pennsylyania
From Monday morning to Satur-
day night, week after week. year
after year. Thompson began to con.
ceEtrate on his work-if he got nine
hours OF sleep from Monday TO Sat.
uE6ay he counted himself lucky. He
secured control OF the nrst National
bank OF Uuiontown. became presI.
cent. and began 10 use the banks
d,posits 70 finance HIS coal land
deals.
Always he added 10 his holdings,
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
NEW YORK PuoDrcE.

NEW YORK. Mar. s.--Flour: Dull
and unchanged Pork steady. mess
tf3-sgn nZ9 Lard. Firm. middle west
spot fs.90N1o sugar. Raw. quiet
centrifugal % test. 34T7: nuscoyade
- test. 81. refined. quiet. cut loaf
ts s5: crushed. 1856 powdered. s5s5 n
SIC. granulated. ss75Gs. Coffee
Rio No on spot. TAc. Tailow
steady city. sisc asked. special ~
7hc. country. sH0s7se Hay. Firm-
.er. prime tfi0 No ;. 9Od92isc. clio.
yer. s5casi0 02i1 Dressed poultry
Quiet. turkeys, i5 p 22c. chickens. !,
q &c. fowls. 1874 nfsc. ducks. l2I
ioc. Live poultry. Easier: geese. ~
. iic. ducks. z0c; fowls. i7ts IiSc,
turkeys Ia f5c: roosters. io1l l3c;
chickens brollcrs. ibdisc. Cheese.
Firm state milk. common 10 specials.
- ni7h r.. skins. common 10 specials,
sWt4& full skins. 37Sc
Butter steady receipts 5.21s:
creamery. extra. -9c state dairy.
fuhs 20n 2so. Imitation creamery
arFfs 22P2ziic Eggs Flrm re-
ceipfs. $500 nearby white fancy.
22Nrelc. marty u-iNsd fancy. 201 zic.
fresh hrats g0M 22c
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
ACCUSED PAIR
GIVEN FREEDOM

Albert and Anthony Marcel. broth.
'ers. OF No. 2s6 Frederick-st. who
were arrested on a charge OF man
slaughter. following the death OF
their brother-in-law. Michael Bedo.
March 2. from a fracture OF the
skull. were exonerated by Jury In
cooruer Rothacher's court. Monday
morning. and were later released by
the police.
Feb. 81. Bedo had staggered to his
home. aud told his wife that he had
had a night with her two brothers.
He was sent 10 81. Mary's hospital.
where he died The two brothers.
when arrested. insisted that they
had not injured Bedo. though they
had had a 6ght with him.
In the coroner's inquest. II was
shown that Redo had fallen from a
building on Parkerave.. on which
he was employed. and the fracture
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
Volume of Business
Largest in Nearly
Month
ACTIVE STOCKS
ALL SHOW GAINS
Rise in Wheat Due to
Farm Reserve
Report


Evesing Post Company
NEW YORK, March s--The new
week began well In the financial
markets. A ->Soadening IN stock ex.
change activity 50 that volume OF
business was the largest In nearly a
month. and an advance in security
prices so that the average level was
the best In more than a month. de-
termined the trend OF sentiment and
optimistic comment was heard more
frequently than at any time last
week. when the market began its
upward movement.
Gains OF one and two points were
registered In all the active leaders.
and Improvement carried right
through the day. from the opening
nearly TO the close. II was not un-
III the last half hour OF trading that
there appeared 10 be any disposi-
don to take profits: then the mar
ket did no more than TO move on a
fraction from the best figures OF the
day.
A rapid rise in wheat prices help
Cd TO check the Improvement in
stocks. but this rise In the staple
was due more to the governments
farm reserve statement than to
news from the DardaneIles that was
unfavorable 10 the allies.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
NOTICE OF CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS

Monday. Mar g, eis-GRADERs
q m FANERS. - m COZ.
CRITTERS. i0,a IN. BOILER ROOM
FIREMr.S p IN Application must
be filed on ~ before Mar Is. 1915
Tuesday. Mar -. ELECTEI-
CAL. ENGINEER. MACttNisTS 10
m BARNME.N ttbis includes grooms
and hoStlerrb 2 = IN Applications
must be Med on or before Mar le
1913
Application blanks may be had by
calling al the otrce - the Curaml =
sion eNf-s95 Monag bldg
The above exaun!nit IONS viii 5s
held ct tho office % the civil seryl c.
Commission unless applicants are
otherwise notified ptior To examIna-
ton.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
FRED W SMITH
A-la5I chief Examiner
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
MICHIGAN LAW
is UPHELD

" ASHINGTON, March s--An-
thority OF the Michigan railroad com
mission to compel physical connec-
tion and freight service exchange
between steam railroads and inter
urban trolley lines was upheld to-
day by the supreme court
The Michigan Central railroad ap-
pealed from the state commissions
orders directing physical connection
and service exchange with Che troll
Icy lines Of the Detroit unitcf Rail.
way at Oxford. Mich II denied the
commission authority.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
rN1nx srnck YAan.-

UNION STOCK YARDS. CHICAGO.
Mar. s--Hoss; Receipts. $4,000: mar.
ket. slow. Sc higher. mixed and
Gs9s rough heavy. Ss40ass5 light.
7Oa7. pigs t575gs.7s Cattle.
Receipts. 1900: market. steady 20
shade higher. beeves. tb,SSd S15.
cows and heifers. t1S0d7.75; Texans.
ss29HT So calves. $3.50 q 10 Sheep:
Receipts $4,000. market. steady TO
iOc lower: native. tTn7sS. western.
s7I5G7.so, lambs. t7.sod7sS; west
ern. t7.T0nS.s5.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
Quotations By Hayden. stone & Co,
Mar. ): open High Low Clos
cutc,co cnAIN REyIEw.

CHICAGO, Mar. s.--War rumors
which out italy. Greece and the Bal
kan states In battle line on the side
OF the allies by summer. together
with arm cables. unfAvorable Argen-
tine news and big cash sales. today
sent wheat 20 si.f4al.l7 At the open
ing These were over sunday ad-
yances OF 25a2c for MAJ and July.
respectively The cash demand con.
tlpufng. there were further advances
later 10 sl.45i. a1i7A
Corn was up today on light early
-aefsH44Aas- and active commission
hot,se buxfnz Prices at the start
were higher by - than those az SAT-
urday'B close Later there were ad-
dltionsI advances
Proytgions showed sharp advances
at the opening The general tone
Was better today than for several
days
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
cUirAco sTTrrH M,nKET.

rltfTA0o mar t-ButfeT Extras.
go 1fstt. @5fi 7fc t1iTv extras. zTc.
f-pts szR.te. Tyes Prime ordinary.
- 4f:sr fr<ts. iSt.r Cheoac.
, -, ~, ~ Hl,,.,s' g.a. A'psricas =
:. .4c >Girks. :31isc. reesc. fDi2c,
Fpr'rFt isHc f.rfFys rae Potatoes
Michigan white. 39Hsfc rrd z0N
3Jc Wisconsin white. 90 5sc. red. %
@ 7s- nrw potatoes. recsi0's. - carr.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
Live Stock.
EAST BUFFALo LIVE STOCK.
nuuui,2 a sf<yena

FAST BUFFALO. y. r.. Mar. S.
Cattle Receipts. 30 cars. market 2se
higher. prime steers. s50uss0.
spring steers. $50. butchers. 80
s2s. tat cows. tt50a7: heifers. $50
81. buffs tsH 80 H0gs-s5 cars.
market strong. heavy. tIlbd 75
workers., $500 80. pigs. $500 SO.
sheep; Receipts. 50 cars market
steady: top lambs. ts.75Hse0 year
linxs. tsd9: wethers. s7.75ns ewes.
25d7S0 Calves. t5612
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
MANN or DrREcToRs.
sToCKHoLDERss MEETING or
m r. m. m COMPANY

uuai meeting OF stockholders of fhe
Delray Connecting Railroad Com.
pany. for the election of Directors
and the transaction of such otnsr
business as may come before the an
nuai meeting. will be held at the ~
fce of the company In the city of
Detroit Michigan. on Wednesday.
March nth, 1918. az I .. m. BY or
der OF tho Directors Of the Company.
(Signed) J. ID SANDERS.
Secretary.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
xrw Yonk MONEY MAaKET.

NEW YORK. March S--Money on
call Ia per cent. time money. a.
per cent for sis months. mercantile
naoer 3ndfc Bar silver London
s7L pence. do. New York. s0it e
Demand sterling: ti.si.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
CLEVELAND LIVE STOCK.

CLEVELAND. Mar. s.-Hogs: RE-
ccipts, 5,500. steady. yorkers and
mixed. sT20. pigs and lights. 1850 q
70 mediums and heavics. 1915.
roughs. s. -. stags. 100. Cattle:
Receipts. 80 cars. steady To Toe low
ef sheep end lambs Receipts. =
cars. s5c higher: top. 1915. Calves.
Recejrts. gZ5: CSC higher. top. t1l.25.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
rorEno GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

TOLEDO. March s--Wheat Cash
sFa Ma 'i.51. July. ii.2i >. Corn:
oat,. gs-h. 5sc May 5sEc. July. s5c
Ry4 cash. til3. Cloverseed: Cash.
ssss s2riL $3.50. March. s.. Is; oc-
tobsr. ;s1o Timothy. cash and
Marsk t3i0 Alsike Cash and
Nsrsh. sss5. Butter. eggs aad hay.
ur.cnQgPcd.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09

The following Arms are privileged
Carlyle q Poyah. W. A Hamlin 4
Co H. W Noble a Co. ". T. Moss
Il Co. Jack ". Thomson, Lewis O..
Gortou. w. r. Reilly a Co. Geo. NJ
z Merrill Co., A. W. Wallace 4
Co. William n. Rose 4 Co. VIM. A
Nser & Co, w. b. Mclaughlin. +. X
Palfnn
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09

An Interesting point in connection
With the Garter that was recently
conferred on King Albert OF the Bel
giens IL the fact that Il Was held BY
his uncle, tho late King Leopold. for
40 years and previously by bis grand.
father for half a century.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09

In denying the petition OF Edwin
Goldberg. for permission to build Q
showcase extending seven inches
over the sidewalk in front OF his
store at West Jefferson.ave. and
Dickerson.aye.. the council commit
tee on streets went on record. Mon
day morning. against allowing street
encroachments In the future.
This committee will not give a
petitioner permission to extend an
obstruction OF any kind an inch over
the lot line" said Chairman Kcating.
I'VE have decided TO live up TO the
law In that respect"
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09

Butfrr-Creamery extra. 2slic.
hrsts. @sifc: dairy. lici packing stock.
i1c per 10
Egg.-Fresh receipts. cases lnclud-
ed. arsts. lsc per dOz. Receipts. ssi
cases.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
.grphe] FINANCIAL AND MARKET NEWS Local
Local

OF the skull which caused his deaf
was attributed to the fall. by the
coroner's jury.
The Marcel brothers and Bede
had had night the same day, al
Forestave. and Dequindre-st.. bui
the two brothers insisted that Meth
er OF them had struck Bedo hard
enough To injuTe him.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
roIrnn LINr .IncI1

TOLEDO d. Mr-rh --fi1gs. Ito
cciptg i!Hcrni. ntarfct Zoe higher.
heavtes, 81 m~digrI's f1n5.fg YORK
ers fs7Sf1F15 good riZE fsla1l
9. sheep and lambs, slow. market.
steady.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
n. Y. Cotton Report.

Prinffsa the plata sess kssd-thst
.. rtsht-Tisses Job Depsrt.est>-
Msfr f51o.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
Detroit Stock Elk.

These quotations subject to COM
mission change.
Active Sto<ka-
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09
u. s. Govt Bond.

.nld and asked. tAskcd.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-09

straw berrfcs-J9U ~ sSc per quart
sweet Possfoes-Jerseys. kiln dried.
81 .seHl.s5 per crate. Delawares. tlSo
per hamper.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17

wear ago they were only 5-6oO bushels. II is said
TN th"-a IN a T'sition know that the larger Part
uf the wheat coming forward has been snd to
- abroad ard that It will 10 sent TO the Atlantic
Irrt- RAPIDLY it can h. loaded into cars. and
that il will le cleared for importing nations with
available tonnage. Clcarances from the seabOar,l
'n-llv were II.6ooo bushels
While thee wlrc increased rereipts Mime
spsiS and Duluth. there VIZ a further pronounced
decrease in the Minneapolis stocks the Ins.es for
the day Icing coo bushels The best authority
in the MirnyI Loli- market says that wheat is Ger
tain {" sell much higher. the millers in that
country experiencing less trouble
in aerurir- ample wheat with which to their
machinery.
In addition to the a brlish factor in
wheat. coming to the time when Hnfarorable
Cu.p rCTorta win CummCnC' to in and whether
thcTc has been any growing weather not, these
reports will have more less effect values.
The wheat market bare Of offerings early today
and while the hast price failed to hold. there were
let gains or 2I.a3I.c orthe day.
Both the and oats markets were iresilar'y
lower today. There good buying in both pits
during the morning and fracHonafy higher prices
ruled but .he advances gave way to declines under
increas, in the offerings. Transactions were
IS 900 bushels uf com and 1000 bushels Of oats
part Of which for export.
Provisions closed higher. The strength shown in
wheat hrlpsd the prOvision list little. Liverpool
sIot bacon and hams j. lower. and lard was
of Cd. Hogs at the yards up Sc.
Furnished BY W. Il. Hibbs 4 Co.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17

war. nor Of the peutrals II Europe. tointesfere
with the free importation Of cotton and ii il taken
for granted that European spindles will be supplied
without hindrance.
Already exports and engagements Of American CIT.
top Tor foreign account largely exceed any esti-
mates and there is yet no sign Of q halt in the
actual movement Of the staple.
New crop discussions to acreage facilities for
planting and the cost Of cultivation are daily tax.
ing more definite form. Western Of the cotton
belt are relatively in better shape financially than
the East. but larger grain acreage will be planted
in Texas and Oklahoma. Louisiana and Arkansas
at the expense Of cotton. East of the Mississippi.
whese fertilizer is more extensively used conditions
are not 20 favorable for . sustained yield for the
coming season.
Already it IS known that an increase in grain
acreage has been planned which will Affect q
cotton acreage reduction of at least 10 pr cent.
with the prospect Of = large increase in the ara of
land devoted to corn. crop approIimstng 1900.
co. bales for the coming season is . logical prob
ability.
Today's cotton market was steady, without sisnin-
can't changes in quotations.
Building
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Rsltimorc. Feb Is-MILLFEED- Spring bran. in
loo ID. sacks S.S0a.o0; nearby winter bran. in
10 H. sacks a0a:350: -four to white middbnss. in
Iarb sucks. sooOaAS; Western middHnss. 100 III
acks . 5la9O; city mills middlings. lo0fb saeks
! y Sa23OO: do. white middlinS. in 10Th sacks.
3Wa3iO0; do, winter bran. in lW-lb. sacks. 2s0a
SEQ.
FLOUR Winter clear sna7 c5: winter straight.
Z Oa7 >: winter patent. 7.6n7sj: spFins clear.
7.ONs7.33: spring straight. 5.5a.s5 spring patent
775sT IS: CITY Mills best winter patent SIS: City
straight. IS: City Mills extra. s.szs.0: City
Mills spring patent. $50: Be -four. medium to
choice. 6sOa7.oo; cUrnneal. Der 100 lbs. lsals.
OATS-stock in elevators. 1876 bushels: ship
from elevators 8ssS bushels: standard white.
s.: No. white. s2i4.
RYE-stock in elevators. TZ,eos bushel.: ship
ments from elevators 9a.72s bushels: No. Western
l.32ai.73; No. Western. i.9l; No. Western.
l3lal. 70 = Tag lots nearby. tn quality, l.l0alN
HAY-No timothy. I.oosls.5o: No. timothy.
Isooals.5o: No. timothy. BoosI7.oo: Light clover
mixed. IsOOaIs.5O: No. clover mixed. lssosls.so;
choice clover. lscoalsD: No. I clover. IA oals. %;
sample grade. as to kind. quality and condition.
I0d0s3oc
srRAw-Nc. l .,.ishs re. ,:o.lso: No. !:
No. 2 tangled rye. lso.soo: No i wheat. aW; No
. wheat. 7.5Osaoo; No. oats. s.oaloe; No. oats.
s0asS.
LIVE PouLTRY-chieksna. old hens. Iba and
over. Is; do. winter. lbs. and over: isals;
roo,ers. Ter h. loall: do. fat, youne. Eais; do.
rough Stacy. IS; ducks. old. pr III. IS; do. veiss
Pekins, II: puddle. lbsI and over. Is; do. Mus
s ss,' ssS n:s o. sae . ac soas. oH
lbs and over 3aD; do. old each. %; gtesr nearby.
PER h.. IsaH; do. Kent Island. H.. lsais: do.
Western and Southern. -, faL: turkeys. hens. o.
H.. falls; do. old tnmsS per b.. Nall; do. sob
lcsA
DRESSED P0uLIRY-chiehna I'D hans. ni.-
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
STERLING SHOWS
VIOLENT DECLINE
Later Receivers Point-Deal-
ings Equivalent to Gold
Transactions.
MAXWELL MOTOR ACTIVE
Aggressive Group of Younger New
York Capitalists Have Firm Belief
in Securities at Present Prices.

New York, Feb. fostering exchange
had another violent drop to 40 with a
later recovery TO $50 today. Dealings in
this market were equivalent to tranSac
tons in gold at n premium, and the in
tereSt i'm the fluctuations and the cOnd-
tons that brought them about detracted
attention from the days security mar
kets. A confeTen " has been arranged
between bankers with view to restoring
something like normal conditions, as
London today is in practically the same
position with sterling at 4.79 as New
York was some six months ago. when
the price here went to almost s. to the
pound.
American Beet Sugar displayed strength
on reports of good trade conditions.
Central Leather was active Oh expecta-
tions that the annual report. expected
this week, would be highly favorable.
Montana Power was run up high as
-, but the advance was not maintained.
Maxwell Motor was active with gains of
p point or more. Great Northern Ore
held we'll. and Bethlehem Steel developed
strength which carried the price above
81. Shelters was active. but failed to
hold its price. losing a point. Copper
stocks generally scored losses.
Pittsburgh Coal Goe. Up.
Pittsburgh Coal issues moved up sharp
ly the announcement that the COM
pany intended to retire all the outstand-
bonds OH the next interest date, July /.
from proceeds of coal land sales. New
York Central was lower in sympathy
with the weakness in the bonds. Trans
actions in the bond department were
heavy. totaling nearly $4,000
Earnest efforts are being made to ere
ate an odd-lot market for guaranteed
and inactive stocks. For long time
stock exchange houses have made the
market for these issues on wide quota
tons outside. but plans are on foot to
conduct all transactions on the floor.
printing quotations and providing
closer market for the public.
There is an aggressive group of younger
capitalists who are firm believers in
American securities at prevailing prices.
Their bulish operations have not vet
advanced far enough to create SpeCula-
tive interest upon the part of the public.
An almost total absence of public trading
makes il difficult to obtain following.
lut lends strength to their present pos
ton.
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Offering of Swift & Co. Bonds.

Potter. Choate & Prentice. 81 Wall
street; White. Weld & Co. II Wall
street. and the First Trust and Saw
inSs Bank of Chicago are offering
slo.ooo.o00 first mortgage sinking fund
per cent gold bonds issued by Swift
d 60. at 96 and interest, yielding
about ST per cent. The bonds are
due July ], 1914. and are redemable
at lo2ic and interest on any interest
date upon three months notice. The
aggregate appraised value of the
property mortgaged is over s47 900 600
and the company covenants that it
VIII maintain net quick assets equal
at all times to the amount of bonds
Outstanding. The net quick assets as
OF September IS. 1914. were SEIZE
o24 and the net earnings for the fiscal
year ended September IS last. appIica-
bic to bond interest, were s9Ss7.5OO.
or nearly eight times the interest re-
quirements on bonds now outstanding.
Beginning July l. 1915, the company
is required TO pay annually TO the
trustee A sinking fund OF per cent
of the bonds issued. either in cash or
in bonds at par. all cash payments to
be applied to the purchase or re-
demption of bonds. Bonds are fol-
lowed by s75.00O.0o0 capital stock on
which cash dividends have been
earned and paid continuously for
twenty-nine years
Language students say Irish brogue
is the ancient way of pronouncing
preserved in its purity by res
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17

ed PET h. isal7; do. roosters DID, per h.. Il: do.
young 17als: ducks PIT H.. lsals: geese. near by
per h.. Halls: do. Western and Southern. l3al4:
capons. b. snd over. 1a2l: medium. lsals; small
siIk l5al6; turkeys. choice. h.. %: do. fair to
good lsals: do. rough and poor Dal+.
BUrTER-Cresmery. fancy. Per h.. Ea55: do.
choice. 3oa3l: do good. SAB; do. pints. =; do.
blocks =; ladies' 22aZ: Maryland and Pennsylvania
rolls 0asl Ohio rolls Isa:D: West Virginia rolls.
IssD: seorepacked. ls4a2o: dairy prints. IsaO;
process butter, 8aT.
EGGS-MarylaAd. Pennsylvania and Western
frsts. IS; West Virginia nearby firsts loss or pei
doz 5; frsts, Ascs; Southern frsts Saci.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York Feb. 6.-Can money opened per
cent. hish - per cent. low rer cent. renewals
pcr cent, closed ~ per cent ruling rate 2
per cent Business time funds has lapsed into
veil nGh complete stasnstion
The inquiry for this form Of accommodation has
virtually disappeared and lenders exhibit eager
ness TO press money out the market in spite
Of the redundancy q supply.
Nominal rates asv unchanged At eta3 Der cent for
sixty days. pr cent foe ninety days. 81 per crnt
fa four mooths and ysaJx per cent for five and
six months.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
EAST BUFFALO CATTLE MARKET

East Buffalo. y. T.. Feb ls-CATTLE-Receipts.
20 head; market slow and steady; prime steers,
;TsseS: butcher grades. 4.Ilasoo. Calves-1l~
ceipts. 100 head: market active. 10 lower: Gull
To choice &00All.5o.
SHEEP AND LAMB-Rcceipts. 80 head: market
active; choice lant< sooaan: Gull TO fair. SOFA
SIS; yesrlings I.0nes:J: sheep. 5coaI.p
HOGS-Receipts. $3.50 head; market slow. zs'5
lower: workers.. .0opip. 100; mixed. 100: heavy.
100; roughs 55Da6cp: stags. 4oals5.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

Chicnso, reb. H-Thre were complaints q
erneal sareiy q c.sh wheat in al positions. and
this cut down the e1THt trade in that grain No
little today. Aggregate aies were only 0oD
bushels in an positions. and buying orders held in
the various uaskses were MD TO have aeneeated
sevsssl million bushels There was an increase 10
psimsyy receipts to-day the total amounting TO
100 buaheis, while foe the corresponding day
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17

A curious plant. called the water
chestnut" Is found in China. the tubers
of which. eaten raw or In stews, are
much liked by the native epicures- They
are also sliced and shredded for soups.
So long ago as 1714 patent was taken
out in England by Henry Mill for "a
machine for impressing letters singly and
progressively as in writing. whereby all
writings may be engrossed in paper so
exactly as not to be distinguished from
print" His machine was very clumsy
and practically useless, however.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below for large lots of good
marketable goods only. Jobbers' prices higher.
Lover grade. sold for less. Fancy goods COM
manded higher prices.
The quotations of the market for Gr. stock.
FORK. plultry and eggs. WHICH remained somewhat
The Washington herald., 1915-02-17
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Furnished By W. B. Hibbs & CO.
COTTON MARKETS.

New York f'rh. 1S-The cotton trade is inclined
to take conservative view If the diplomatic Agita
ton concerning the sairment Of cotton into The
zone. 1t is reid that it il not the intent or, in
the interest of any If those countries engaged in