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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12
COUNTRY MARKET FULL.
Have Attractive Display Of Vege-
tables, Poultry and Meat,

Potatoes. cabbage. turnips and such
other vegetables. poultry of all kinds
homegrown fruits and nuts and home
grown pork We're on sale on the country
line at the market yesterday morning in
good quantities and the demand is also
reported 10 have been good Christmas
green's were also offered by some of the
country people, but it is rather too early
and the demand for il is reported to
have been light Country pork and
homemade sausage and sausage meat
are somewhat lower in price, selling yes
cents pound for the first named and 20
cents a pound for the sausage. Rabbits
are somewhat lower in price, selling yes
terday at Is to 80 cents each; a drop Of
five cents from former prices.
According to the dealers on the line,
prices yesterday ranged about as fol-
lows:
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Butter csc 10 800. HI. Eggs 4oc to i5c dog.
Hom!ny, cooked, Sc ut. SncarcaSe, lUc pit.
POULTRY.
Chickens, dressed. 1sc Chickens. alive. -lsc to
Hens. alive BE to lie Keats SOC to zoe ca.
10. Ducks, 2Gc H.
Turkeys, pc to 2Jc 10,
FRUIT.
Apples. lnr I. pk. Persirnmons &c box.
Pears. Zoe I" -" !. PIX. Walnut meats, zoe Id.
Nainuts. Toe box.
VEGETABLES
Potatoes. lrisi. l"c Is Bects. % bunch.
PIX. or Z"c PIX Artcbohes. Toe at. box.
Potatoes. sweet - '" fadishes. = lunches for
Zoe IS pk. or dUc TO g.
Doc ph Parsley. L. 81 bunch
taobaSt =" ~ 80 hear Lettuce, % to Toe head.
upi"bS i2' - p1. Chickory, 3 punches for
carrots % box or luc Zoe.
:, Z Pc Spinach. 15c u PIX, 25c
kair Hur y PIX PIX.
satisfy. DC bunch Turnips. &c to Sc J. PIX.
| MEATS
Fresh pork. he to 1sc Rabbits. zoe to 35c
III. ench
Sausage, zoe III. Smoked shoulder, zoe
| H.
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GEN. De CASTELNAU MADE
FRENCH CHIEF OF STAFF

PARIS, December 11.-Gen. Joffre,
who retains direct command of the
armies of the east and northeast. has
designated Gen. Edouard de Curieres
de Castelnau as chief of the general
staff. Gen. Joffre continues in general
command of all the French fronts.
Gen. De Castelnau. who is known as
the savior of Nancy, was born in 1881.
He entered a special military school in
1869, and ten months later saw his first
active military duty in the war of 1870.
After this war he resumed his military
studies and passed through the differ
ent stages of the service. His real
career began in 1895. when he became
a colonel attached to the general staff.
Three years later he took charge OF
the famous Iron division" at Nancy.
When the European war broke out he
was given command of one of the most
important armies destined for the oper-
ationS in Lorraine.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.


CHICAGO, December 1l.-Bfg export
clearances today helped to inspire con-
fidence on the bull side or the wheat
market. Largely as a result prices
closed firm. Il 10 = net hlgher' win
december at LIS Is ana May at l-loa
LID y.
Corn gained a 10 = a rs. ana oats q
TO "a. IN provisions .he mar Net MouI"
up unchansed 10 10 hisher, eNcept De
cemper pork' "hieh was hofhihaiis ''
cents down. ..
WI eat traners attacheo sish'hcahcs
10 the 1act tnat sea ciearahces OF
preaostuHs. peslues peihs OF sreat .oi-
ume, contained ohis sthatl proportion
from tdhaua nioie Wan iour-Hl.hs y,
!he totai on -;"3o'ooo ouShels orleina .ea
ia the oIi'eo S,at IS II was on ou9
ing paseu on thlS lac. that the ma ke'
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So, 495,354 CONTRACTS LET.
81, 152.620 Pounds of Structural
Steel for Warships Involved.

Contracts for 67.152Ga0 pounds of
structural steel for battleships Nos 43
and 4 We're awarded yesterday by the
Navy Department. the material 10 cost
S2,495,3J4. The Carnegie Steel Company
was awarded 5l,SS2,300 pounds the car
bon Steel Company S,6l1,720 pounds the
Pittsburgh Screw and Bolt Company
3.593,S00 pounds. II. A Wagner 22S.0o0
pounds and the American Steel Foundres
l,S56.S00 pounds. Deliveries will begin
as socn as the New York and Mare Is
land navy yards, which Will build the
ships, are ready to receive the steel
Under these figures materials for a
single ship would cost Sl.229.61a. as
against S93i.1li paid for structural steel
OF the California. row building
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Sold at the Hay Scales.

During the past week there was
weighed and sold at the public scales
at Haskell market, 18th and b streets
northwest. corn, hay and straw from
the country about Washington as fol-
lows: Thrty-four thousand and ten
pounds of hay at SIS a ton. 21.360
pounds at ST. ton and 1855 pounds
at SIG "A ton: 31.305 pounds. of corn at
So a barrel and I4.435 pounds at 1926
a barrel: 5000 pounds of wheat straw
at IS Il ton and 2S,740 pounds of long
rye straw at $13 q. tom
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, December 11.-FIour-
Unsettled. Wheat-Spot firm; No.
durum, 1.22 f. o. b. New York; No. ]
northern Duluth. 1.19. and No. l north
ern Manitoba, 1.191a c. i. f. Buffalo
Futures-Steady. December, 1.20.
Corn-Spot; No. 2 yellow, S114 prompt.
Oats-Spot quiet.
Hay-Steady.
iops-Quiet.
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Firm.
Pork-Steady.
Beef-Quiet.
Lard-Firm; middle west. 9.75a9S5.
Tallow-Steady.
Wool-Steady.
Rice-Quiet
Molasses-Steady.
Evaporated apples-Quiet.
Prunes-Easy.
Apricots and peaches-Firm.
Raisins-Steady.
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VIENNA FEARS DARKNESS.
Supply of Coal From Which Gas Is
Made Is Small.

ZURICH. Switzerland, December H.
Reports reaching here from Austria
say that the supply of coal in Vienna
is so small that the question of light
ing the city has become acute. The
burgomaster has appealed to the gov
eminent to provide coal for the munic-
ipal gas works, so that the capital
may not be left in darkness.
The cities of Laibach and Syria, 1t is
reported, already are without gas on
account of the lack of coal.
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BRITISH STEAMER AGROUND.
Cabin Boy Lost Overheard, Most Of
Crew in Peril.

ST JOHNS, n. B., December 1.-THE
British steamer st. kilda, bound from
Sydney, c. b., to Lewisport, n. f., with
coal, ran aground or the west side of
St. Pierre Island today and probably
will be total wreck. A cabin boy was
lost overheard.
Advices tonight from st. Pierre said
that one boat containing six men had
worked along the coast and into st.
Pierre harbor They reported that the
captain and twenty-five men We're still
on the bleak cliffs of the west coast.
rescue tug was obliged to put back
today because of the prevailing biz
Yard,
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FOR RELEASE OF DYEsTUFFs.
Plans Being Considered for Procur-
ing Shipments From Germany.

Measures to obtai nrelease of dye
stuffs and potash supplies for shipment
from Germany to America were dis
cussed yesterday by Secretary of State
Lansing and Chairman Lever of the
House committee on agriculture.
The State Department is consider
ing. it was said, suggestion that Ger
man. British and American interests
name a commission to adjust the situa-
ton.
Representative Lever told Secretary
Lansing that the opening OF a supply
of notash is of vital Importance to
farmers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12

| commission to study the railroad sit
uation bore out the expectation which
phase of the address, but apparently
what financial interests have been
counting on for some time is an alb
sence of any positive action unfavora-
| BILE to the railroads rather than posi-
tive action favorable to them.
Increased Railroad Earnings.
This has amounted to a belief that if
| not interfered with the railroads will
derive very considerable benefit from
| the wave of prosperity which is now
rising in the country. Increased earn
( ings are taken to mean eventually in
creased dividends. and already hopes
are being entertained that some exist
| ing railroad dividends will be increased
in due season In one conspicuous in
stance the banking community is al
ready talking of a probable increase at
a very early date. Meanwhile the trend
of the market may be very easily
shown by the fact that twenty average
railroad stocks have advanced from
S94l on July 80 of last year and from
1856 last week to 1866 this week;
while twelve average industrials have
gained in the same periods from 71.42
to 1868 and 1876.
There is now presented the unusual
spectacle of great shortage in the
supply of municipal bonds Those now
IN the market are only sufficient to fill
TO per cent of the orders which invest
ment bankers have on their books. \
natural consequence of this situation is
a rise in the price. and this crcum-
stance suggests the eXpediency of lib
eral issues of bonds on the part of
municipalities which desire to take ad-
vantage of exceptionally favora BILE
market conditions. That many munich
palities will adopt this course seems
quite unlikely, since not only the city
hItt al fha cit hi
sttae, as well as municipalities in other
parts of the country. are absolutely
faced toward reduced expenditures and
the policy of rigid economy.
Administrative officials everywhere
are strongly opposed to any increases
in municipal Indebtedness and for this
reason there is no likelihood that the
investors desire for new bonds, which
he may lay away in his safe, will be
gratified. There could not be a better
illustration of current conditions than
the Az per cent issue put out by the
city of New York last June. 1t will be
remembered that when first offered
these bonds Were quoted at 102. less
a commission. There was very little
demand for the securities at this fig
ure and the market might be described
as slow. a little later, however, the
situation improved for the better, and
by autumn these bonds We're quoted
at LOG Il. Even at this advanced price
the orders were heavier than the bank
eTS cOulQ I'LL Along with TINS class
of buying is the growing accumula ton
of bonds by institutions as well as the
rush of small investors who perceived
the cheapness of municipal bonds, and
the attractiveness of these securities.
AS the result of this early tendency.
the cream of the market had been
SKINNED before the large investors
came along, and so nothing was left
for them but to take what others had
not claimed before them.
W. S. COUSINS.
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WILL DETAIN PASSENGERS.
federal Officials Will Investigate
Disabling of the Minnesota.

SAN FRANCISCO, December IL
United States District Attorney John \.
Preston announced today that no one
would be allowed to leave the Hill liner
Minnesota until a hearing had been
held on board by federal authorities
to determine the reasons for her be
coming disabled at sea.
The Minnesota which. according to re-
ports, developed a mysterious trouble
with her boilers while on a voyage from
Seattle to London with a valuable car
go. is expected to reach San Francisco
Monday or Tuesday.
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Cotton Fire Loss Is s125, 900.

SHELLMANN, Ga, December 1.-THE
Farmers Warehouse Company build
ing burned here today and $500 bales
of cotton were either badly damag ad
or destroyed. The loss is estimated at
s125,000, partially insured. The origin
of the fire has not been determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12
Will Fight Change in Law.

A fight against proposed Treasury
Department recommendations for re-
peal of section six of the Harrison
fedei al narcotics law. involving exemp-
tions from the law. Is being planned
as a feature of the national drug
trade conference here Wednesday. The
conference will embrace representa-
tives of the National Wholesale and
Retail Druggists Associations, the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers of
Medicinal Products and the American
Pharmaceutical Association A. -.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, December 11.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 10000 head: steady; bulk, 5.90a
6.45; light, 5.50a635: mixed. 5s5a6.e5;
heavy, 6.10a665; rough, 6.16a6.25; pigs,
415a5.50.
Cattle-Receipts, 800 head; weak:
native beef steers, 5.50a10.50; cows
and heifers, 2.6OaS.25; calves, 6.50a10.35.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; steady;
wethers. 6.20a6.S5; ewes, 4.35a6.35;
lambs, 7.25a950.
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, December 11.-Beeves-
Receipts, $50 head; no trading.
Calves-Receipts, zoo head; steady
veals, S.00a12.00.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, AS head
firm. Sheep. 4.00a6.00; lambs, S.00a9.90.
Hogs-Receipts, 1895 head; steady
State hogs, $50; roughs, SIS.
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LONDON WOOL AUCTIONS.

LONDON, December 1.-THE offer
ings at the wool auction sales today
amounted to $500 bales. including a
good selection of merinos. There was
an active demand at hardening prices.
New South Wales secured realized
IS 10d, and New Zealand crossbreds.
IS Sd. American buyers took few
slipes.
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Tea for Benefit Of Blind.

The board of managers of. the Aid
Association for the Blind has issued
invitations for tea at the residence
of Mrs. P. P. Mullett. 1877 Corcoran
street northwest, next Wednesday.
from to o'clock. Mrs. Richard Syl-
vester is president of the association.
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Cut in Wheat Acreage.

AdEices from various sections tell of
reduced acreage for new winter wheat
hut most farming communities are en-
vsshich Is likely TO continue for some
time to come. The country merchant
Is making large purchases in the mar
Bet 10 supply the demand for the sort
OF merchandise which ordinarily moves
,,as soon as prosperity becomes preva-
-1ent in the crop districts. Notwith-
.Standlng successive advances in price
>fhe steel mills have more business tina IN
they can handle. and the demand seems
70 be increasing all the time. Several
new blast furnaces have been put in
"operation and rail shipments are large
y ahead Of last year Structural steel
is also III good demand. as are all
KINDS OF building material the inquiry
SHOWING that many new enterprises
are being taken up. This is good
sign and compares with a situation OF
utter stagnation in the building indus
tty year ago.
90 While President Wilson's address to
Congress was in many respects con-
strued as bear factor in the stock
market. the sale of stocks during the
Iast week greatly exceeded the record
or the three preceding weeks. A de-
xided weakness was apparent in the
csl and motor stocks, these industries
.being singled out by the President for
special taxation. but on the whole the
tendency has been upward and every
srort to depress prices has met with
strong resistance
fairly accurate forecast OF the
/ Presidents speech was available at
least three days before it was deliv-
cred. and therefore no great surprises
Mere sprung upon the market. Mr.
WILSON'S Recommendations regarding q
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DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK. December 11-Cotton
goods and yarns were firm today. All
firm. the retail demand having been
better. Burlaps were strong and
higher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12
WEEKLY FISCAL STATEMENT
OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

serve agent for redemption. ...... sl5 200 900
Amounts held by federal reserve
agent:
with federal reserv" board. $500 900
As security for outstanding notes
Commercial paper ..........,.... 6400GO0
Total .................. SO 200 900
Amount of commercial paper delivered
TO federal reserve agent........... So 697 coo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12

session the market was very much I'M
settled. holding most of the rally, al
though the close was barely steady at
range on January was from 1850 to
121o: March sold from 1916 down to
1888 and May from 1897 to 1884. Fall
River sales of print cloth for the week
were 100000 pieces, compared with
100000 last year, and curtalment vas
10000. against 10000. Port stocks.
1,5S9.44O bales: port receipts today,
52.155 bales: for the season. $500. 134
bales: exports today. 37,401 bales; for
h.1
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. December IA
display of aggressiveness on the part
of bearish traders drove the price of
cotton "a to So points under yester-
days close in the trading here today.
No specific reasons We're given for the
selling. except that bearish operators
were trying to drive holders of long
contracts into liquidating their hold
ings. The tension between this coun-
try and Austria was advanced as part
ly responsible for the offerings
The market had little strength at
any time, although cables were con-
siderably higher than due and the
trade still had much to say concerning
the extreme bullishness of yesterdays
government estimate of the crop. On
the opening call January rose points
before the selling wave struck the
market. few minutes after the OPEN
ing January was 81 points down and
"a points under yesterdays close.
other months made losses of 81 and
&c points. Toward the middle of the
session scalping shorts covered to take
their profits and monetary steadiness
was shown with the result that prices
reacted upward about 10 points. The
close was at a net loss for the day of
80 to 80 points.
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Below Syndicate Price.
Expected Unsold Returns.

1t is known that the syndicate ex-
poets to have not less than $3.50, 900, 900
of the entire bond issue returned as
unsold to the public. More than four
fifths of the entire amount involved
in the undertaking has been paid in
by direct participation, however, and
those interests, which include manu-
facturers of munitions and dealers in
general war supplies, are certain, it
was stated today, TO hold the bonds
because of their attractive investment
returns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12

Richmond Agents Accounts.
Accounts of the federal reserve agent
for the fifth district are as follows:
Federal reserve notes:
Received from the controller. ST. 600
Chargeable to federal reserve agent 15,S4O,OOO
In hands OF FEDERAL reserve agent. gu. 900
Issued TO federal reserve banks less
amount returned 10 federal re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12
Richmond Bank Statement.

Statement of the resources and liabili-
ties Of the federal reserve bank at
Richmond follows:
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WAR BOND SYNDICATE
SOON TO Be DISSOLVED
Financial Circles Await Effect on
Price of Anglo-French
Issue.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE dis
solution next Wednesday of the bank
ing syndicate which fioated the five
hundred million dollar Anglo-French .
per cent loan is awaited with unusual
interest in financial circles because of
the heaviness of the bonds during the
past week.
Sales aggregating 100000 were eff
fected during that time, subject to flu
ture delivery, at steady declines down
to 94a4.
Below Syndicate Price.
This was 3A points under the price
of the regular public Offering and \.
points below the price paid by the
syndicate, whose membership embraces
bankers, trust companies and private
banking interests representing almost
every state in the Union.
The syndicate managers believe that
the depression in the bonds has result
ed from the operations of so-called
German propaganda, which they de
clare began when the project was first
preached and has continued with I'M
abated vigor ever since.
Aside from this development, the
managers expressed no surprise at the
decline. attributing the movement in a
measure to short or speculative selling.
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Gold reserve against net liabilities. 80 7. per cent
FASH reserve against net liabilities. Si,4 per cent
Cash reserve against net deposit
liabilities after setting aside ~ per
cent gold reserve against net
amount OF federal reserve notes in
rtrcuIi,inn ..........S 50 . per cent
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Income Tax Ruling.

Where the terms of will or trust or
the decree of a court of competent
jurisdiction. in the case of trust es-
tate, provide for keeping the estate in
tact, and where physical property,
forming part of such estate, has suf-
fered depreciation through it's en-
ployment in business, for the pusposes
of the income tax, deducation will be
allowed from gross income to Offset
this depreciation where the deduction
is applied or held by the fiduciary for
making good such deprecia ton. This is
a ruling made by the commissioner of
internal revenue this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-12
Greene Cananea's Strength.

Greene Cananea Copper shares were
decidedly firm yesterday on the New
York exchange, advancing to 4712, as
compared with closing Friday at 43ia.
The stock is listed on the local ex-
change, and there has always been
more or less interest locally in the ac-
ton of the market for these shares.
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Dog Among Rescued.

There was also rescued from the Ell
kins a full-blooded dog which has been
the ship mascot for many years. The
dog was tossed into the lifeboat along
with the baggage of the sailors. The
dog was afterward presented to the
crew of the Ossippee.
Hundreds of barrels. of fish have
washed ashore. Capt. Bergman and
his crew plan to strip the vessel ard
abandon her to her fate
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27
TO RECEIVE HER ENGINES.
The First Navy Motor Ship VIII b
TOwed TO New York.

The fuel ship Maumee, first motor
ship to be constructed for the United
States Navy, will be towed by the re-
pair ship Prometheus from Mare ISL
and navy yard, where she was built,
to the New York navy yard, where her
Diesel engines will be installed.
Recent navy orders directed that the
ship be started about January 10 next
and that the Prometheus, also con-
structed at the Pacific coast yard, be
assigned to duty with the Atlantic
feet at its conclusion The repair
ship is equipped with special towing
machinery.
The Maumee has displacement OF
1880 tons, will have speed of II
knots with her oil engines and will be
be able to carry 1854 gallons of fuel
oil. If the Panama canal is blocked, il
will be necessary to go by way of the
Straits of Magellan.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-27
SAYS U. S. SUBMARINES FAIL.
Naval Officers Assert That ManeuverS
Bring Out Defects.

AS a result of the present maneuv-
ers of the Atlantic battleship feet Sc
rious differences of opinion have aris-
en- among naval authorities as to the
efficiency of the present type of the
coast submarines in the United States
Navy.
Some naval officers contend that the
submarines to be used effectively as
coast defenders must be of greater
tonnage and have a much larger cruis-
ing radious than those in commission
and those ordered by Congress at the
last session.
These officers say the vessels are fiji
only for harbor defense. Other naval
officers are of the opinion that the
smaller submarines have proved eff
cient in coast defenes work in the
present European war. It is certain
that the entire matter will be threshed
out in naval circles and probably on
the floor of Congress.