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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-27
Real Estate Transfers.

I STREET NORTHWEST between oath
and 25th streets-David J. DUNCAN
to w. Clarence Duvall. lots Sc to
SO, square II: $40; stamps. 81.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-w. Clarence
Duvall to David ]. DUNCAN. lot IA.
square 2s42; $40; stamps. 81.
NO. 1870 EAST CAPITOL STREET
70 NoRTHEAST-Ellis Dalrymple ct
lux. to w. Earl DalrympIe, lot So.
e square 1885; $40. w. Earl Dali
rymple conveys same property to
Ellis Dalrymple and Annie E. Dali
NO. 341S 0 STREET NORTHWEST
Joseph A. Hall ct ux. to James NJ
Self. part lot 10. square 1928: s2.25O
MOUNT PLEASANT. AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-Carrie w Simpson ct vir.
Julian r.. to Martha ]. Williams,
lot 249. block 4: $40: stamp. 81.
MOUNT PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINS-Robert A. Mcpherson ct
ux. to Daisy Shelton, lot 245. block
4: $40; stamps. $3.50.
NO. 1416 list STREET NORTHWEST
Charlotte c. Gordon ct al. to Chris
tine c. Nelson. part original lot IS,
square $50: $40: stamps. 50.
D STREET SOUTHEAST between 18th
and 18th streets-Charles ]. Will
Hanson ct al. trustee. to Harry A.
Kite, original lot 5 and sublot g.,
square 1911: $40: stamps. $3.50.
NO. 522 ED STREET NORTHW EST
Edmnod Fitzgerald. trustee, to
James H. and BERTHE U. Purdy part
lots 2, 3 and 4, square So: $2,525.
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS-Anna l.. LukeI
to Frank E. and Annie R. Murray,
lot 81, block SO: $40: stamps. 81.
CHEVY CHASE GROVE-Fulton r.
Gordon ct ux. to Julian r. Simpson,
jr., lot "A. square 2024; S2.4S4.O2.
FIRST STREET SOUTHWEST between
o and P streets-Elizabeth c. Pill
ling ct al. to Henry w. Catlett. orig
inal lots 1 and s, square 500; So;
stamps, 81.
NO. 1896 MERIDIAN PLACE (the Ohio)
Christina Miller to Linnaeus S.
Savage, lot $50, square 26S1; $40;
stamps, $3.50.
SOUTH BROOKLAND-!Thri Building
Company to George F. Card, lot %,
square 1856: $40.
CHILLUM CASTLE HEIGHTS-Munsey
Trust Company, trustee, to Peter C.
Goble. lot o. square 370S; $40;
stamp, so cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-27
NEW RECORD FOR EXCHANGE.
Value of English Pound Sterling To-
day Falls to 400 So.

NEW YORK, October 27.-The value of
the English pound sterling, which has
been going down for the past ten days.
dropped today to 4.6oss, a new record
for the current movement. A subse-
quent rally carried its value to 4.6124.
Francs touched SOS, only IL points
under the record low price OF sos at
tanned last August.
With the establishment of tie $780,
OOO, 900 Anglo French credit loan, ster-
ling advanced to 4.73 from low rec
ord of $50. More than half OF this
advance had been wiped out today. and
foreign exchange experts pointed to
conditions as proof of their contention
that the size of the loan was made
quate to stabilize exchange for any
length of time.
Negotiations looking to the establish
ment of a supplemental British credit,
estimated at from $200.000,0oo to $780,
10000 were still under way today.
This credit. it was said. would be pure
ly of banking nature and would not
involve the issuance Of bonds to be Of
fered to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-27
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, October 27.-The cotton
market was unsettled and more or less
irregular early today. There were not
as many overnight selling orders
around the ring at the start as some
had expected after yesterdays big
break. while Liverpool barely met the
local decline, and prices here opened
at a decline of points to an advance
of points, with more active positions
selling about 2 to points net higher
on or right after the CALL. Offerings
then became more active, with Decem-
Der easing off to 1876, January to 12.0S
and March to 1929. or about to 10
points net lower.
Favorable weather in the south pro-
NOTED the selling movement, but at
the decline there was a good deal OF
covering and some fresh buying for
long account. --.-..
Futures opened steady: December.
12.OS; January, 1919; March. 1888; May,
1850; July. 1858.
The market developed a much f1rmer
tone later in the morning on bullish
southern spot advices covering by re-
cent sellers and a renewal of local bull
support. December contracts sold up to
l2.11, or points above last nights
closing figures. while later deliveries
January touching 1925 and March 12.45
shortly after midday.
Peace rumors may have encouraged
some of the buying on the rally. but
were not much discussed around the
floor. and the advance was most gen.
orally attributed to the absence of spot
pressure and the strengthened technical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-27
NEW MEMBERS Total 274.
Ten More Members Are Admitted to
Board of Trade.

Applications of ten candidates for
membership in the Board of Trade were
considered at meeting of the MEM
bership committee of the board this
afternoon. With the election of these
applicants the total number of new
members brought in during the year
will be 274. Last year the membership
committee brought in 275 members.
The Board of Trade year does not end
until November Is, when the annual
meeting is held. Members of the COM
mittee will not be satisfied with mere
ly e%celling last years record; they are
making an effort to bring the total
number of new members up to 300
Representatives of the railroad COM
panies operating out of Washington
and of the transportation committee
of the board met this afternoon and
discussed freight shipments. AS the
result of this conference a plan may be
worked out whereby Washington ship
pers will be given through ears to
points south of this city three times a
week and saving in the time of
freight deliveries will in this way be
effected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-27
WEATHER..
Fair, Slightly Cooler Tonight-To-
morrow Fair: Gentle Winds.

For the District of Columbia. fair,
slightly cooler tonight. Tomorrow
fair; gentle. shifting winds.
For Maryland. fair, cooler tonight.
Tomorrow fair: gentle. shifting winds.
For Virginia. fair. slightly cooler to-
night. Tomorrow fair; gentle to mod
crate, shifting winds
For West Virginia, fair tonight: COOL
er in east portion. Tomorrow. fair.
warmer.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings Of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, pm. "A;
s pm. IS: IL midnight. 81; today. 4
am. IS; am. So; noon. SO; 2 PM, 20.
Maximum. IS, at pm. yesterday; mini
mum. So at 7:15 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum. as; minimum. IS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PM, 30.13: 8
pm. 3o.1s: IL midnight. 30.17: today.
am, 3077; am, 1921; noon. 30.19;
. pm, 30.16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-27
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued toda Y
to the following:
Mrs. H. Tucker. to build garage in
rear of 4245 Massachusetts avenue
northwest; architect, Dom & Deming
builder, Upton Smoot Construction
Company; estimated cost, $500.
Louis Sherman. to build fiat at 2501
Champlain avenue northwest; architect.
N. r. Grimm; builder, Louis Sherman:
estimated cost, $4,000.
J. NJ. Tighe, to build dwelling at Rock
Creek Ford road; architect and con-
tractor, J. NJ. Tighe; estimated cost.
$500.
Annie Hickey, to build dwelling at
100 Kentucky avenue southeast; build
.er. NJ. G. Yost: estimated cost. $4,000.
E. F. Burchard. to build dwelling at
34o3 Lowell street; architect. B. F..
Meyers; builders. W. E. and A. N. Mil
Ter: estimated cost, $1,000.
A. Loffler Sausage and Provision
Company. to build manufacturing plant
on Benning road. near Anacostia road;
architect, Oscar G. Vogt; builder, r. P.
Whitby Company; estimated cost,
$4,000.
A. L. Foster, to build dwelling at 2S04
18th street northeast; estimated cost,
$1,000.
Municipal Improvement Company, to
build. dwellings on 18th near Jay
street and on 18th between Jay and
Hayes streets northeast; architect and
builder, c. H. Robertson; estimated
cost. $1,000.
William J. Rich, to repair dwelling at
1853 Clifton street northwest; esti-
mated cost, Sis.
Washington Cathedral, to repair
church at Mount st. Adams; estimated
cost, s232.
Alexander Bortnick, to repair stable
at 1149 Bladensburg road; estimated
cost, SIS.
Vincent L. Toomey. to repair store
and dwelling at 10 L street northwest;
estimated cost, $500.
J. Rice. to repair dwelling at 1919 O
street northwest; estimate cost. $500.
g. o. Schefer, to repair building at
12091a-1211 30th street southeast; esti-
mated cost. 800.
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LONDON MARKET UNSETTLED.
Balkan Situation Is a Disturbing
Factor-Americans Close Firm

LONDON, October 27-Money was
plentiful today. but discount rates
were inclined to be firmer on the Bank
of England raising the interest rate on
sales of treasury bills over the counter
The Balkan situation was an unset
Ting factor on the stock exchange
The war loan declined fraction after
active dealings. but Kaffirs were steady
and Brazilian rails and Grand Trunk
shares were strong features. Mexican
rails were fiat. as the recent advance
was considered overdone.
American securities opened higher
and later advanced under the lead of
United States Steel, Canadian Pacific
and Erie. The close was firm.
American exchange was unsettled.
Cable transfers opened at 4.61 and
gradually improved to 4.62Z
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Lectures on Water Rights Laws.

Laws relating to irrigation and water
rights were discussed by Justice Josiah
A. Van Or:sdel, associate justice of the
Court of Appeals of the District of Co
lumbia, in lecture at the Washington
College of Law last evening. This was
one of a series of four lectures to he
given on the same subject.
This is the second series of lectures to
be held this year at the school. the first
series on Legal Ethics" having been
completed by Justice Barnard. associate
justice Of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict, retired. last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-27
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. October 27.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head; slow: Is to 90 cents
under yesterdays average. Bulk, 67Oa
7.30: light. 6.55a7.50: mixed. 6.6Oa7.7O;
heavy, 6.35a7.65; rough, 6.35a6.55; pigs,
4.O0a7.15.
Cattle-Receipts. $1,000 head; steady;
native beef steers. 5.90a1O.40: western
steers. 6.50aS.6o: cows and heifers, 2.S0a
S.25: calves, 7.00a10.75.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: firm;
wethers. 6.ooa6.65; lambs, 6.75a91O
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Grace Given Dealers in Narcotics.

Manufacturers. dealers and others
engaged in legitin ate trade in narcotic
drugs have unit. January l to comply
with a new regulation of the bureau
of internal revenue. requiring that the
quantity of narcotic drug to the ounce,
or. if in tablet form. the total number
of tablets, be indicated on the official
narcotic order forms. The regulation
has been suspended to give opportunity
to those concerned to adjust themselves
to the changed conditions made neoes-
sary by the requirements.
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Dedicate Maternity Hospital.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. October 27.-Dr,
Walter B. Chapman of Magill Uniyer-
sity of Montreal was the principal
speaker today at the dedicatory exer-
cises which threw open to the public
the Elizabeth Steel Magee Maternity
Hospital. The hospital. erected at a cost
Of approximately s1.000.O0O, was pro-
vided for in the will of the late Chris
1t has an endowment of S3,O0OOOO
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Crude Oil Prices Advance.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, October 27.-An-
other 5 cents barrel was added to
the price of Pennsylvania crude oil at
the opening of the market here today.
bringing it to $3.50. Other new prices
announced We're: Mercer black, New
castle and Corning, $1.30; Cabell, $135:
Somerset. $1.22. Ragland remained I'M
changed at IS cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-27
Record in Exports and Trade Balance

New records for weekly exports and
weekly trade balance were made last
week. The Department of Commerce
has announced that exports for the
week ending Saturday were $9s,777.016.
which is about $25.000,000 more than
any previous week, and the favorable
trade balance was $70,609.402, or about
S23,0OO,O00 larger than the previous
record. Imports for tho week were
S2S167.6l4
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NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, October 27.-Fa-
vorable cables caused an advance of
to points on the opening of the
cotton market today, but this improve
ment was quickly lost, as wave of
selling developed on the hard spot. AL
most perfect weather conditions over
the belt and the desire of longs to
liquidate were responsible for the Of
ferings. Half an hour after the open
ing prices were at a net decline of
IL to IL points.
Futures opened steady Opening
bids: December, 1877; January, 1910;
March. 1880; May, 12.45; July. 1856
asked.
A good demand met the market to-
ward the middle of the morning, and
considerable strength developed, on
which prices were lifted to level to
!. points over yesterdays final quota
lions.
Cotton-spot quiet, unchanged: sales
on the spot. 8; to arrive, 1,45O; good
ordinary. 9.s2; strict good ordinary,
1O4S: low middling, ILL; strict low
middiing. 11.56; middling. 1913; strict
middlfng. 1918: good middling, 1850;
strict good middling. 1887.
Receipts. 11.0S2 bales; stock. 22S,y27.
The market turned quiet and prices
showed little change in the afternoon.
At 1870 the trading months were at
net rise of 1 to points.
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Crash of Cars; Motorman Injured.

Old Dominion railway yesterday aft
ernoon struck Cherrydale car on
crossover near Cherrydale and con-
siderable damage resulted. a. c. War
ner. motorman on car No. 4. received
numerous cuts and bruises. There were
no broken bones, although it is feared
he may be hurt internally. DIR. J. A.
Cannon brought him to the city, treat
cd him and took him to his home on
9th street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-27
Money Orders to Greece SUSPENDED.

Postmaster General BurIeson has sus
pended the exchange of postal money
orders with Greece pending the nego-
tiation of a new postal convention with
that country. More orders, it is de-
clared, are drawn in the United States
for payment in Greece than are re-
ceived in the United States for pay
monthly. The war has made II i'm.
possible to make these payments in
gold through Paris exchange, as re-
CURED by the present convention.
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NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET.

sugar, steady; centrifugal, 4.26; mo-
lasses, 3.49; refined. steady.
Sugar futures opened very quiet, and
at noon prices were l to 8 points
higher on covering.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, October %. - Butter -
Steady; receipts, SAB tubs: creamery
extras coz score), ESQ a29; creamery
(higher scoring). 291aa30; firsts. 27E
a2Sh seconds, 241aa27.
Eggs Firm; receipts. S,936 cases;
fresh gathered extras, fine, 37a3S; ex-
ira firsts. 35a36; firsts, 30a34; seconds.
27a29; nearby hennery whites, fine. to
fancy, 53a57; nearby hennery browns,
40a42.
Cheese-Firm; receipts. 5.247 boxes;
state, whole milk. flats, held. specials.
1874 ale; do. average fancy, 1879: do
fresh. specials, Is q: do. average fancy,
15Aa15R.
Dressed poultry-Dull: western fresh
chickens, bbls.. 14a23; fresh fowls. iced.
bali; frozen turkeys, 1Sa22k. Live
poultry prices unsettled.
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Rise in Refined Petroleum Prices

NEW YORK. October 27.-The Stand
ard OIL Company of New York TODAY
advanced the price of refined petroleum
for export 25 points. making cases 10
cents per gallon, tanks. cents, and
standard white in barrels. IA cents
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Condition of the Water.

Temperature and condition of water
at s am: Great Falls-Temperature,
81: condition, 40. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, So; condition at north
connection. 80: condition at south con-
nection, 10. Georgetown distributing
acknowledgements So; condition
at influent gatehouse. 90; condition at
efficient gatehouse, %.
Weather in Various Cities.
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POWDER STOCKS.
Quota ions furnished by W. b. Hibbs & Co.
LONDON MONEY.

LONDON, October 27.-Bar silver, a4d
per ounce. Money. 312a4 per cent. Dis
count rates: Short bills, 4Aa4A per
cent; three months. 4Na4 1916 per cent
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THEW0RLD 0FFINANCEA NDIRADE

1904. loss of s points: Crucible, SAY.
like decline, while Studebaker
dropped to III. recovering to $50. a
viewpoint net drop.
Rails also became weak, and the en-
tire list closed soft.
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LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL. October 27-cotton-
Spot easier. Good middling, 7.4O: mid
ding, 7:0s: low middling, $50 Sales,
5000 bales; for speculation and export,
500 bales. Receipts. 1000 bales. Futures
steady October, 6.94: October-Novem-
Der, 6.92: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 6.92: De-
cember-January. 6.94 January-February.
6s4; February March, 6.94: March April
6.94 April-May. 6.S4: May-June, $685. !;
June-July. $50: July-August $685. !;
August-September. G.7oh; September
October. 6.55; October-November, 6.50h.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, October 27-Wheat-
Easier; spot No. 2 red, 1.09h; spot No
red western. 1.12; October No 2
red. 1-09 Il; November No. 2 red, 1.09A
steamer No. red. 1.G4; receipts. 255, 1885
bushels; exports. 254,S53 bushels
Corn-E.asier: year. Sc; January, 60 Y ;
receipts. Jos bushels.
Oats-Steady: No 3 white. 41|a4a:
No. white, 351aa3612; receipts, 22,G73
bushels.
Rye-Firmer; No. . western export,
1.06 ha1.07: receipts. 49,40S bushels; ex-
ports. 52,5S2 bushels.
Hay-Quiet; No. l timothy unchanged;
No. clover mixed unchanged
Grain freights-Quiet; steam to Liver
pool per bushel unchanged, picked ports
per quarter unchanged
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French Bourse Is Quiet.

PARIS. October 27.ATrading was
quiet on the bourse today. Rentes, 66
francs. Exchange on London, %
francs 601z confines.
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NEW YORK LEAD MARKET.

NEW YORK, October 27.-The metal
exchange quotes lead offered, 4.75 spelter
not quoted.
At London. lead. f24 So. spelter, f6S
los.
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Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. October
o7.-The Potomac river was clear and
the Shenandoah river partly cloudy
this morning.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. October 27.-Wheat-
Spot No. 2. Manitoba. lis 4lad; No. 3,
3Kd; No 9 Chicago, new. lis Cd
Corn--Spot La Plata. Is Cd
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Condition of the Treasury.
Washington Stock Exchanue.

SALES
Capital Traction. 500 at lO6s. 81 600 at ,oea.
kl.v;o AZ 1861. - 's'
washington Railway Is. $500 at S11,
Potomac Electric Cons. Js, 81 900 at 100 50 ono
At 100 WV T-'"0o
LanstOn. 20 at IS ) at Is
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DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, October 27-Butter-
Higher; creamery, 22ha27A.
Eggs-Receipts. $3.50 cases; I'M
changed.
Potatoes-Lower; receipts, 90 cars;
Wisconsin whites. 4Oa4S: Minnesota
and Dakota whites. 43a4S: Minnesota
and Dakota Ohios. 45a4S.
Poultry-Alive, lower; fowls, -:
springs. 49,
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CERTAIN BOND ISSUES
WERE IN GOOD DEMAND
Capital Traction IS and Potomac
Consolidated IS Favored by
Buyers, With Prices Firmer.
Lanston Monotype Only Stock in
Which There Was Any Interest.
Quotations Unchanged.
BY I, A. FLEMING.


Clearly the feature of the action on
the Washington stock market today
vas the demand for Capital Traction SIS
and Potomac Consolidated SIS. both OF
these issues being decidedly firm. the
former at 1864 and the latter recover
ing to 100
changed.
With money accommodating IN panh
vaults, and longtime loans being made
as low as per cent in the New 1orh
market, bankers must find some way
of employing their funds, and per
cent with the assurance of safety car
RED by local bonds is attractive and
should be even more so to investors
who do not care to take their chances
with speculative stocks or rails that
may be readily influenced in their
action by declines in specialties.
The only stock on the list that snow
ed any movement at all was Lanston
Monotype, which sold at IS:
Graphophone shares. while nominal,
were a couple of points lower on the
bid price. 106 being the best offer.
There was no change in the bid and
asked quotations on the traction shares
worthy OF mention.
Dividends Declared.
Directors of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company have declared
the regular dividends of Ia per cent
on the common and l Is on the pre-
ferred. both payable December l, books
closing November IL and reopening
November Is.
Meetings.
Meetings of the Washington Currency
Association and of the Washington
Clearing House Association are sched-
uled for this afternoon.
Financial Notes.
Margins on General Motors. $50
points; same on Bethlehem Steel: IS
on Willys-Overland; IS on Studebaker:
30 on Porto Rico Sugar; So on Bald
win: 10 on American Tobacco: 25 on In
dustrial Alcohol and 100 on General
Chemical.
the great grain movement from the
west and northwest is not calling for
any assistance from the east. West
ern banks are loaded with funds.
French notes to the amount of &c.
100000. maturing November 1. will be
is being considered.
Bonds to the amount of S3,60O,O0 of
the Inspiration Copper Company have
been converted into $4,000 shares of
the stock.
Commercial paper is in great demand,
and rates are low, per cent being the
New York rate for so to so days and
to ga per cent for four to six
months. choice paper.
The Singer Manufacturing Company
on September Is had a surplus of
S41.121 900.
Unified orders for Steel in the Steel
Corporations report do not indicate the
urgency OF the demand. More orders
are being refused than accepted. be-
cause deliveries cannot be satisfac-
torily arranged.
Condition of the Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business YES
terday was:
Net balance in general fund, s11s,5s0,-
546.
Total receipts, s2,72s,737.
Total payments. S1,341965
me deficit this fiscal year is s392s7.-
AZ, against deficit of s31S26,l0S last
year. exclusive of Panama canal and
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STOCKS ARE NERVOUS
AND PRICES ERRAT|C
Early Advances in Rails and Equip
ment Shares Lost in Later Break.
Specialties Leading.
Early Afternoon Shows Firmer Trend
Closing Hour Develops Positive
Weakness-Severe Declines.

NEW YORK. October 27.-At the i'm
mediate opening the market was
rather weak. continuation of the late
slump yesterday.
Steel common started the session
with 10000 shares selling at S5h and
S512, and there were more weak spots
in the list than strong.
Talk of lower prices resulting from
the proposal of peace terms by Ger
many was not considered a satisfactory
explanation. to the majority of traders,
who understand that the time for terms
is not in the immediate future.
Professionals, working for turn in
their favor. professed to consider the
earnings for the third quarter of the
year of the steel corporation unfavor-
able and the action, or rather inaction,
on the dividend as a further bear argu-
ment.