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The Washington herald., 1915-04-17

New York. April 16.-Dun's review
for the week tomorrow will say:
Progress in trade continues and the
Improvement as a whole, is of gratify-
ing proportions. but there Is nothing
in the commercial situation resembling
the remarkable revival of activity on
the stock exchange with sales or over
a million shares a day. This specu-
lative movement, while having
somewhat stimulating effect upon
business sentiment, as perhaps dis
counting the future. has no counter
part in actual industrial and mer-
chandising conditions as they exist
today.
The facts is that financial recovery
from the effects of the war is much
more rapid than in trade, although the
advance in the latter is also consid-
cradle. The cotton goods market are
active and the mills are well supplied
with orders. The, shortage OF dye
stuffs is felt as a serious drawback
to the trade, but there are reports
that England may make some ar
rangement for the relief Of American
manufactures. Woolen goods are
strong.
In iron and steel recent conditions
of betterment are practically un-
changed and the copper market Is very
firm. Building is more active.
Collections. though still slow are
improving.
The winter wheat outlook is ia
vorable.
The weather has been propitious
for retail trade which is expanding.
Developments necessitating reorgani-
cation in some large departments of
retail trade in New York are regarded
as being only a temporary cause of
unsettlement. and as working for per-
manent stability. Reports from all the
principal trade centers indicate a
steady increase in confidence.
More and more is being said OF the
improbability of a prolongation of the
war beyond this year Foreign trade
continues active in certain lines. The
war orders contribute to great pros
perity. During the latest week the
exports from New York amounted to
s26,4O0.015 against S24.s71.173 the week
preceding and the imports were SELL
1916 against s22.917.103 the week
before. The increased domestic and
export consumption of raw cotton is
one of the influences working might
lily for business betterment not only
in the South but throughout the
country.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York April lS.-Call money opened pei
cent; high. per cent; low. .: ruling rate. 2
The active trading in the industrial stocks has
given rise TO strong demand for industrial money
Loans secured by this class of collateral being
negotiated at 34a3s Per cent for ninety days and
four months. and 3xai per cent for five and si1
months
Loans based standard mixed collateral are
quoted q. per cent for sixty days, pcr cent for
ninety days, 81 TOR four months, 5Ea3Is for five
months and ia for six months.
The commercial paper is practically 4 per
cent basis 50 far high-grade regular maturitie.
are concerned Sales of the shorter date being
negotiated at 3i1s3S Ter cent. The market con.
tinues narrow fer the general line OF material but
exceptionally active paper finds eager buyers
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BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Maltimore April B.-MILLFEED-Sprina han.
In l0eb sacks, Hocs8 80: -four to white middlinss.
In loe-Ib. sacks 3o0oa3ioo; Western middlinss. in
ioO-lb Sacks n. ss2.co: city mills middlinss l0ts
aehA 3.5oaI.W: do. whit midNine,l In l@h
sacks sx1oa3l.0o: do. winter bran. 2.0a9@
LIVE POULTRY-Chiekens. old hcns lha snd
over, h., Is; do. old hens. small to medium.
h., 10; do. old roosten. per H.. loali; do.
young, choice. Per b.. sh3: do. rough. poor and
sta@y, II, l5ais: do. winter. 1hs. and under.
1a1: DO. spsins. ~ IA, es3: ducka. Nseosye.
. In. and over pse ~. y: Pektns. Ia sn1
under. FER h. 10; do, smaller. H.. u: d..
Indian runnen ps n. uAis; d.. paddln Vi
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
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COTTON MARKETS.

New York April l6.-Cottou contracts reached
high levels today with quotation. ruling at
over 10 cents per pound for the old crop and
approximately Il cents fer deliveries in January and
March. 1915. Although much q the buying Of
contracts appears - errnnnts from Wall Street
and Western operators. Southern SPOT markets con-
tinus strong and trnde influences Justify confidence.
Previous Indications Of falling Of In the er-
ls-rt movement. which now total, $500 900 bales
cur,psrrd with sos. IS bales iast year. received
check today through reports that forty cargoes
engaged g. rail from Galveston with cotton
fr Europe befor- June !. This fact with the
stRt-urnt thu. tho japanese government would mt
rslf-it IL. Subsidized lines " fruisht stsafnshIr,I
to inrr-u,o rates 4" vladIs,ostsh. Russia. points
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago. April is-ForetgnerH have not only called
halt IN. buying cf wheat. hut the
selling side Of the May today. and It vas said that
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some July and September sold by London
and Liverpool The recent sensational upturns here
In July wheat have not been followed by Liverpool
as the average English grain man believes that
wheat has advanced too rapidly. Shorts. In both
July and September options. were buyers Of wheat
To-Day and there is still good sized short interest
IN these months. The Modern Miller says there
Is still deficiency Of moisture throughout the
soft wheat States That journal differs from the
government April report the condition OF the
growing plant. believing the Washington figures
were too low and that with warm rains the plant
has made excellent prugress 1t states that
hessian fly is in the wheat in Southern Indiana
That west OF the Mississippi the crop shows fine
prospects with Kansas conditions high and that
tere Is no lack Of moisture frum Texas to Nebraska
Advances were shown Of cents for July wheat
and rs cents for September today. while the
May closed Il below Yesterdays resting SPOT Liver
pool spot wheat was lower to I'D higher and
nour was ID higher. There was a sensational ad
vance in the Paris market.
This advance was on small Offering, Of the cash
article there. coupled with a report of % per
cent DECREASE has been made in the acreage seeded
IN Russia: that considerable damage was reported
10 wheat in Ruumania and there was a reduction
in the Of Bulgaria A cable from Buenos
Aires reported Italy. Greece and Portugal all
bidding freely there for wheat
There were no sales Of cash wheat here and the
seaboard reported business there smaller than for
some time past. Minneapolis reported a good cash
demand. Foreigners reported buying July
wheat at Kansas City.
Corn was up Ia to ~ cents and while these
prices considerably below the highest levels of
the season. they showed an improved demand.
further upturn in Liverpool. coupled with the
strength in wheat. was of the principal helps
and there was some new buying. In addition To
this there a sale Of 80 90 bushels for export
from here and total sales for the day 5000
bushels.
Advances shown of !. to ~ cents in oats
and the Crossings n cent below the best prices
The deferred futures were more active. Cash sales
9S 90 bushels
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Liverpool.
New York.

Middling. SIS; yesterday. SO; sales s.
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price dropped back to 81 and then

price dropped back to 81 and then
crept up again.
A new Street broker bought call
on a hundred shares of American Lo-
connective at SO. good for one day. for
which he paid $40. He Melted $1,400
on the $40.
Cable delays. although vexatious. do
not always result in loss. A case
came TO light today where a German
stakeholder had sent seventeen cables
to New York in an effort to sell 500
Shelters at so. Sixteen of these
messages never reached their destina-
ton and when the seventeenth arrived
the stock was selling at 10, a neat
extra profit of s63,500.
Although more than 100000 shares
of Steel were dealt in during the day,
the price was unchanged at the close
For week the average days deal
ings have been a million shares and
1t is necessary to go back to the
bull market of 1901 for comparison
The public never had the market SO
much to themselves
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to q continuance of cotton shipments Tor the
remainder of the cotton season on q liberal scale.
The fact that English spinners are taxing largely
from the Liverpool also was matter Of favorable
comment in today's floors discussion. and while
cotton compared with Z,i.sE bales Tor the CORE
spending week last season and were less than for
last week. This attributed To dnncuty In Be-
curing renort. of takings from European
countries The local stock now exceeds r5. 90 bales
and large shipments pointed in this direction.
Difficulties in making satisfactory contract deliveries
continue and new rules posted for considera-
ton of the member, today These rules relate to
classihcations and involve the possibility Of partial
payments on contracts pending the nnal settle
ment Of disputes. 1t is believed when IN force that
deliveries will be facilitated.
Liverpool futures closed quiet unchanged TO ]
point higher. Yarns and cloths were very hrm in
Manchester business checked by high prices.
Spot cotton advanced points in Liverpool 70 aHd
for middng.
New York futures closed at to : points advance
for the day.
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pigeons. young pair zsSo; do. DID, per pair. 3a3o;
guinea fowl young. II Ia and over. each. IS: do.
smaller. s; do. old. each. q.
BUTTER-Ceamery, fancy. per H.. 1a,2: do.
choice asl: do. eood. 2sacs: do. prints. -: do.
blocks p: ladies, xa23; Maryland and Pennsylvania
rolls. Na22 Ohio rolls. DaN: West virginia rolls.
had; storspadked. lsAls; dairy prints. lsa3:
process butter 2a25
EGGS-Slaryland. Pennsylvania and Western
hrsts. %: West Virginia nearby hrstA %; Southern
frsts. -; duck egys. PET doz-. 2a2c. n. B.-Re'
Grated u handled eggs. lc to &c higher.
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WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below for large lots Of sooA
marketable good. only Johbers' prices are higher
Lower grades sold fof less. Fancy goods GLE
handed higher pIices
The produce market yesterday met with fair
activity. Ezcs unchanged. Hens held at
IS cents. and the market considered better on
those yesterday than ThurSday. Receipts q veal
calves liberal and figures low account Of
poor quality Fruits and vegetables were in high
demand. Tomatoes stronger. while CELERY
declined. Reans advanced. Spinach. kale. cucIm-
bers and cabbage ruled weak The quotations were:
EGGs-Fresh. per doz.. BAD: Southern. PEI
toL. -.
BUTTER-Best prints. new. PER h.. 3ii tub. per
III. sen: process per h.. 25a8; under grade.
creamery. per h., ZsSo: storepacked. per h.. lsaD.
LARD-Tub pure. per Ib.. lltsl2; d.. con-
pound. rer IN. 81 Cottonseed oil. per can. 81
CHEEsE-New York new. per h.. IS: fat. per
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ISSUES UNSHAKEN
BY HARD SETBACK.
Bulls Draw Renewed Con-
hdence from Robust
Market.
QUICK TURNS RECORDED
Opening One of Widest Ever Seen
on 'Change-Reaction Causes
Three-point Drop.

New York, April 16.-Today's stock
market gave an exhibition of robust
strength which killed off another batch
of conservatives and renewed the conf
dence of the bulls The opening was one
of the widest ever witnessed on the OK
change. American Locomotive in the
opening sales was more than eighteen
points above the previous close. New
York Air Brake had an initial gain of
eight points, while Westinghouse. Can.
and PETERBOROUGH issues had advances
OF from three to nine points.
There was a violent setback. which
threatened to upset the entire list. but
buying reappeared. carrying a fresh up
ward impulse to Republic steel. Railway
Steel Spring. Colorado Fuel. Car Foun-
dry. and other issues. A jump in the
price of copper metal to II cents diverted
interest to copper and kindred issues, and
again the market was saved from re-
action.
Deficit for Locomotive.
Toward o'clock a heavy selling move
ment set in, bringing reactions of from
one to three points. but this only served
to refresh the buying. and the market
had a good tone, on the surface at least,
at the close.
Speculative directors of the American
Locomotive Company are said to have
made almost as much as the company
hopes to make during the next year on
its war oontracts. The advance was
likened to the move in Bethlehem Steel
but there was this Observation-Disclosures
steel had shown substantial earnings on
the common stock for the past two years
while American Locomotive had piled up
a deficit of about 100000.
American Can made a good impress
sion with the steady strength dis
played. Accumulation il still going
on. The stock gained more than two
points.
Competitive buying carried West
tnghouse 10 SO at the opening. The
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WEEKLY BANK CLEARiNGs.

New York April H-Bznk elearings in the
United States for the week ending April IS as re-
rnrted to Bradstrcets journal. New York. aggre-
gate SCI 900. against N.W.. 81 900 last week
and s. ls ols 900 in this week last year. Following
are the returns for this week. with percentages Of
chanss rom this week last year:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-22
''INEFFICIENCY, INCOMPETENCY
 AND SPOILS" IN RECORDS OF
 SESSION, SAYS SENATOR BREE

New Haven, May 22.-In a survey of the work of the legislature which has just closed, Senator William A. Bree of this city, takes some hard raps at the record it has made He says;
 ''The impression that one receives of the doings of the legislature of 1915 is certainly not a favorable one One of the principal reasons was due to the fact, and a regrettable one, to a certain extent that it was over Whelmingly partisan in numbers and consequently in spirit,
 Two incidents might well serve to illustrate this point. The first occur red at the opening of the session and was the repeal. of the civil service law, passed by the legislature of 1913, but which was found irksome to the ma jority party when it came into power in January of this year. Very little question was made of the need of a civil service law. but was claim l ed that it was unavoidable, although this came only from those who were prohibited by the law in appointing g some of their political favorites to l offices, and against the protest of many representative citizens, includ- ing that of ex-President Taft, the civil service law was enascu1ated so that nothing is now left to it, practically, l but the name.
 
 close of the session, and was the at l tempt to change the personnel of the tuberculosis commission. . by making l it necessary for the governor to choose as a member of that comn1is- sion a representative of labor. and which, if passed, would eliminate from the board Dr. Stephen J. Maher, of New Haven, perhaps the most val uable of it's present members. and thus making a vacancy for a so-called | representative of labor, but which was in reality an attempt to provide a good job of $2,5G0 a year for six years for some one whose sole claim to the office was based on political Considerations, only. Fortunately for the state of Connecticut, this bill was defeated in the house.
 These two attempt clearly show that the legislature evidently prefer red ''jobs for the boys to efficiency in public business.
 Mostly every measure of a pro- gressive nature or character has been | turned down. Among them I might mention the bill giving the governor power of appointing all minor court judges, the change in the method of lchoosing county commissioners, the direct primary bill and the 1iberaliza,- ton of the Sabbath. l Slight concession was made to the I labor interests, but this was very lit tie; simply an addition to the work mems compensation act of two yeara ago.
 ''The passage of the so-cal1ed e1ec- tric bill, by which the state of Con- necticut departs from it's custom, o1 well regulated mofiopoIy, and thus throws the state wide open for com petition between those serving cleo tric light and power and without any public hearing being held upon this l bill was not actuated, in my. opinion, by any desire to serve the public, for the public must some day pay for this conpetftion, either by increased rates or it's failure to receive reduced ones, for the legitimate companies will have to absorb those which now spring up i1Iegihmately as a, result of this piece
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-22
STOCK MARKET

New York. May 22Op ening-In- dicatfons of renewal of pul1ish en- thusiasrn were manifested in today's early stock market, the entire list, ex- cept a few uni1np pof6ant Issues mak- ing substantial advances. Crucible Steel. Lackawanna Steel, Nesting house and affiliated stocks rose 1 1-2 to 2 1-2 points. these gains in many instances being soon increased In- vestment issues like Union Pacific and Reading were in demand with gains Of a point or more .Us s. Steel be gan with 5000 shares at a maximum gain of a point. and copper shared in the move to a. like extent.
 CIose-The market gave an exhfibi- ton of strength at the outset of the session, shares of various companies now engaged in filling war contracts leading the rise with 2 to 3 point gains which were subsequently increased. notably by Bethlehem Steel and Cruci- b1e Steel. The advance embraced numerous other issues. The greater part o4 the trading occurred in the first half hour after which dealings fell away appreciab1y, with some re- sessions from best prices. The closing twas strong. Bonds were steady.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-22
CUT TING OF WIRES BY AUSTRIA HELD
 10 BE WAR ACTION

Paris. May 22-It is considered that Austria's action destroying the bridges and cutting telegraph and telephone lines at Ponte Caffaro and Lodrone can be held to constitute 8 casus bel Ii, making Italy free to- open hostflf- ties without further diplomatic for malites. says a GauIois despatch from Turin.
 Ponte Caffaro is short distance north of Riva, the extreme north epn point in Austria, on Lake Garda Austrian troops were withdrawn after the civil population had been fore ed to eyacauate Riva and other sec tion of Veneza under Austrian rule
 When the Milan express reached a. point near Ponte Caffaro where the line had been cut, the train was seiz- ed by the Austrians and the crew arrested. 8sIt is supposed the same fate has befaHen another train from which no news has been received, it crossed the Austrian frontier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-22

of pernicfous legislation.
 'fThe circumstances surrounding the passage of the bill known as the stat ute revision bill tend to show that this is a serious imposition upon the public Assuming that the work is needed at this time, about four times what the work could ordinarily be effi- cfently done for was appropriated and the appointment, by the governor, to that commission of three members of of the judiciary committee, which fa- vorably recommended this bill, may lead one to believe that while the bill itself may be public in form. it is, as matter of fact, private in nature. In other words, it is for the few rather than for the ben~-It of the many
 We are promised an economical and businesslike administration, and the great problem facing the state was, the financial one, which was not solved by the party in power.
 F'The study of the appropriations of two years ago, and the appropria- tions of this legislature, show that the appropriations of this year are only about $14O,0OO less than they were two years ago, and this saving g was only secured by a temporary halt of the good roads movement in Con necticut for this legislature has lop- ped off two million dollars from the
 
 new piece of state road will be built for the two fiscal years ending Sep tember 30, 1917, unless the legislature of 1917 should pass an act for that purpose to take effect during it's ses- sion.
 .tAn instance of the so-ca11ed eco nonical policy of the state may be found in the consolidation of the of fee of the labor commissioner and the factory inspectors office. The bill consolidating these offices provides for deputy commissioners, one for ! each of the present departm ments: so that this so-calIed economical consoI- fdation will be accomplished by the creation of two additional jobs, and at an additional expense of $1,60G yearly.
 The tremendous financial burden 1 placed upon all classes of citizens as a. result of the revenue producing bills will long be remembered, since no real plan of meeting the states financial condition has been found. l It was a question of who had the I money, and then how much could | they stand
 Neither principle nor reason were l to be found justifying many of the | increases, either in the plan or rate ' of taxation. The manner in which l the appropriations and finance mat ] ters were handled, and in addition thereto the imposing of state tax, amounting to $1,75o;ooo for each of the years 1915 and 1916, and laid upon the towns in proportion to their respective grand lists and the failure | of the legislature to pass any meas ures seeking to regulate the so-calIed | jitney traffic, which has become quite | a problem in our cities, shows that | Ia I--- ,.5. | ly in the state of Connecticut, but also a deficit of practical Knowledge in the majority party, in the legislature. 'The record of the legislature of 1915 is purely a record of ineff1ciency l incompetency and spoi1s!.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-22
Larchmont Autoist
 May Be Exonerated
 By Default Judgment

Attorney Davis, representing War rem C.. Rose of Larchmont, claimed Judgment by default for his client at the inquest last night on the death of Henry Ross of Fairfield Ross, who was widely known in Bridgeport was run down and killed last Saturday morning by an automobile driven by Rose. It Is alleged that the latter passed between the Ross car and a moving trolley car. Ross was mend ing a tire of his machine and was thrown violently and his skull was fractured.
 Mrs. Ross and others who were of the Ross party when the fatality oc- cured, failed to appear at the Larch- mont town hall last night where Cor 8oner IziNinSstone conducted the hear sfng, hence the claim of the attorney for the accused. Coroner Livingstone reserved his decision.
 E Attorney Fallon of New Rochelle represented Mrs. Ross at the hearing but did not take any part in the pro- ceedings. Rose is 8 Pullman car con- ductor. He is held in $1, 1000 bail, ona a charge of reckless. driving. It is said he has suffered a nervous collapse since the fatality.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-22
VON BUELOW TO
 REMAIN AT POST

Paris, May 22-Prince Won Buelow, German ambassador at Rome. will not leave the Italian capital until compelled to do so, accor ding to the Rome correspondent of the Petit Jour- nal.
 A circumstantia1 story is told, by the correspondent of the report cur rent in Rome that .when popular agi- tation against Former Premier. Gio- littf was at it's height a plot was formulated to kidnap Prince Won Buelow from his residence, the Villa Malta but that the plan was aban- doned when Signor Gio1itti left Rome
 The Petit Journals correspondent is authority for the statement that Prince Won BueIow mas installed his aged mother-in-law, Donna Laura Minghetd, in the Villa Malta in the hope that, the property will not be confiscated so long as it is occupied by an Italian woman He is said to have offered her the use of the NiIIa from the time he leaves Rome until he returns.