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ARMY-NAVY.
Army Notes.

A board of officers of the ordnance
department to consist of Coils. William
W. Gibson and Charles B. Wheeler and
Lieut.. Col. Jay e. Hofer. is appointed
to meet at Governors Island, N. Y.
August 2, 1915, for the purpose of
making recommendation for detail of
one officer to the ordnance department
in the grade Of major.
Leave of absence for fifteen days is
granted Capt. Howard L. Laubach,
general staff.
First Lieut.. De Witt c. T. Grubbs,
9th Infantry. is detailed as professor
of military science and tactics at the
Georgia Military College, Milledge-
vile, Ga. relieving First Lieut.. Fred
erick E. Wilson. 9th Infantry. who will
join his regiment. 49,. o.
Leave of absence for four months is
granted Capt Howard H. johnson.
Capt. Howard Mcc. SNYDER. Medical
Corps. is relieved from duty at Fort
TO- TO- the h waiter Reed General Hospital
for duty, relieving Capt. Thomas ].
Leary, Medical Corps, who will pro-
coed to the Canal Zone.
.tiilery Corps. is. relieved from the 10th
Company and assigned to the 42d Com
pany, at Manila, P.-I.
The following assignments to sta
lions of medical officers are ordered:
Maj Edward R. Schreiner. Fort
Myer. Va; Maj. Robert NJ Thornburgh.
Hefiebower. Fort Niagara. n. Y; Capt.
John 8. Coulter. Fort DUPONT. Del. I;
Capt George B. Lake, Fort Oglethorpe
Ca; Capt. Daniel r. Mcguire, Fort On
tario. n. z: Capt. Edward G. Register.
Fort Jay, N. r: First Lieut.. Henry F.
Lincoln, Jackson barracks. La. First
Lieut.. Edmund W., Bayley. Fos3 Cas-
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Maryland. partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday,; moderate temperature:
light variable winds.
practically all districts east of the
ROCKY mountains, and it is low over
the western plateau and the interior
of the Pacific states. No storm of i'm
portance appears within the field of
obServati tons.
There have been scattered showers
and thunderstorms in the last twenty
four hours in the middle Atlantic and
New England states, the upper Mis-
sissippi valley. the northern plains
states and the Rocky mountain region.
| Temperatures are near the seasonal
average generally.
The indications are that the weather
will be unsettled, with showers in the
| region of the great lakes. and gener-
ally fair elsewhere east of the Mis-
| sissippi river during the next thirty
| six hours
| No important temperature changes
are indicated for the eastern half of
the country during tonight and
Wednesday,
! Tide Tables.
! Today-Low tide. 236 am. and 3:l2
, pm; high tide. 1897 am. and 9:05 pm
$50 pm: high tide, 9,2s am. and
1855 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today.Esun rose. Ass am; sun sets,
| 1:16 pm,
!. Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:57 am; sun
| sets, 7:15 pm.
| Noon rises Sl2 pm.
Records for Twenty Four Hours.
The following were the reading of
the Thermometer and barometer at the
| weather bureau for the twenty four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
! Thermometer-Yest erday. pm, 81;
5 pm, 49, ~ midnight, ~: today, am,
| 6S: am, 50: II noon. so; 2 pm. 81
Maximum, IS, at 345 pm. yesterday
minimum, 81, at am. today.
| Temperature same date last year
| Maximum. So; minimum, SO.
| Observation-Disclosures D. M, 3OyS;
pm. 30.07 IL midnight, 3Vi2; today,
| am. 1910: am, 3013: l. noon.
| 3012; pm, 1910.
Condition of the Wafer.
Temperature and condition of the
water at am: Great Falls-Temper-
eture, 81; condition. II. Dalecarlia
rvoir-Temperature 49, condition
at north connection, .; condition at
south connection, Is. Georgetown dis
tributlng ACKNOWLEDGMENT 81:
condition at infiuent aatehouse, rs;
condition at affiuent ealehouse, 30
Weather IN Various Cities.
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Real Estate Transfers.

NO 81 1919 STREET NORTHWEST
Laura F. Olney ct vir, Edward B.. to
Laurence A. Slaughter. jr.. part
original lot 6. square 25s; SO;
stamps, so cents
ADDITION TO ANACOsTIA-Joseph s.
Repetti to Edward b. Bishop. lot 10.
square SOIL: $500
AVENUE SOUTHEAST-David J.
Kaufman ct ux to William Murphy.
part original lot 2. square s21; So
stamps. So.
THIRD STREET NORTHEAST between
l and X streets-Myra L. Spencer to
Mary A. s. Leahy, lots 1875 and 1876,
square $50 So stamps. so cents.
CATHEDRAL HIGHLANDS-Jacob S.
Gruver ct ux. to Harold c. Libby and
Catherine S. Libby. lot 43. square 1890
SO: stamps. 81.
LONG MEADOWS-Abe Blumenthal to
Edward l.. Burch, lot 266, block p
SO: stamps. SO.
RoSEDALE AND ISHERWOOD-Ed-
ward L.. Burch to Caroline Mexican,
lot 2ss, square $40; SO; stamps
NO. Is p STREET NORTHEAST
Caroline Mexican to Edward L.
Burch, lot 81. square 666; SO; stamps
$3.50. Edward L.: Burch conveys
same property; to Nathan Kronman
X STREET NORTHWEST between
oath and 25th streets-William F,
Burnhardt ct ux. to Simon Open
heimer. lot 10. square 81; $40; stamps
$3.50.
WEST ECKINGTON-Mary J.. Ham
nett to Arthur E. Moore. lot 49,
block 2: SO: stamps: SO.
WHITNEY CLOSE Simon Open,
jessie r. Burnhardt. lot 142. square
1880: $40: stamps 50.
CHEVY CHASE GROvE-Charles R
Seal ct ux. to Fulton r. Gordon. lot
II. square 1896; $40.
BARRY FARM-Caroline W. Better ct
vir. Thomas H.. to Beatrice Malvan.
lot IS. square 5sss; lots 4S, so. 81,
So SO. 81 and 500. square 1872: lot
s12. SIS, IS and TO- Beatrice Malvan
conveys same property to Caroline
W. Better. $40.
BARRY FARM-Caroline W. Better ct
vir. Thomas H. to Beatrice Malvan.
lot A.. block 3; lot IA, block Z; SO.
Beatrice Malvan conveys same prop
erty to Caroline w. Better; $40.
NO. 80 DEFREES STREET NORTH
WEST-Thomas ]. Kervick and
Ambrose Beavan to Josephine Nc
Lerin and Aietta LIE Merle, lot 70,
square 623: SO.
f STREET SOUTHEAST between eth
well. lot 20. square SIG; $40: stamps.
CLIFFBOURNE. No. 2150 Florida ave-
nue. northwest and Nos. 1405. 1909
and 1411 G street southeast-Lydia
H Tilton to Anna NJ. Tilton, lot "A.
block 8. Clinbourne; lot So, square
IS and lots %. 25 and 26. square
NOS sV0' sci nv TO s27 18th STREET
NORTHWEST AND REAR go I'd
STREET NORTHEAST. MOUNT
PLEASANT AND PLEASANT
PLAINs-Lydia H. Tilton to Emma
E. Tilton, lots 81 and 81, square %;
lot east of square 725. lot 664, Mount
Pleasant and Pleasant Plains: $40.
AND CALIFORNIA
STREETS NORTHWEST. Thil-
man Hendrick to Charles Selden, jr.,
lot Is, block /. Washington Heights;
$40: stamps. $3.50.
NO. 1913 @ STREET NORTHWEST
Rose G. Hoes to Henrietta NJ. Halli-
day, lot 1856, square 1856; $40; stamps
So.
BUTLER HEIGHTs-Hiram P. Butler
ct ux. to Alvin e. Raer. lots IS. 10.
square 5795: lot %, square SIS;
$1,602.63.
BUTLER HEIGHTS-Hiram p Butler
ct ux. to Eli B. Williams, lots 10 and
IA, square 5795: $1,000
NO. 1912. A STREET SOUTHEAST
Ruth D. Bradley ct vir. William E..
to william Murphy, lot 81, square
1896; $40; stamps. $3.50.
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S AND $50 MONEY
to Loan on D. G. Real Estate

land. Fort Sam Houston. Tex; Lieut.
Col. Paul F. straub. Fort Logan. Col.
Capt William H: The aaI.. Aieat rad
Ferdinand schmitter. Columbus bar
racks. Ohio; Capt. Paul W. Gibson. Fort
Slocum. N. Y; Capt Frank n. Chiffon.
Jefferson barracks. Mo-; Capt. James r
Mount. the preside of Monterey. Cal;
Monterey. Cal; Capt. Frederick G; A.
Keilam. jr., Fort Baker Cal: Capt.
Louis H. Hanson. Fort Leavenworth.
Kan; Capt. Francis Y. Strong. Fort D.
A. Russell. Wyo.; Capt. John J. Reddy:
l.. Smith, the preside of San Francisco.
Cal; Capt George NJ Edwards. Fort
Sam Houston, Tex; Capt. Henry
Beeuwkes, to this city.
Leave of absence for one month and
fifteen days is granted First Lieut.. Ed
mund C. waddill, infantry.
Capt. David L. Stone, z5th Infantry,
is detailed for service in the Quarter
master Corps, vice Capt Adolph H.
Huguet, assigned to the 5th Infantry.
Naval Orders.
Rear Admiral A. F. Fechteler. from
Naval War College to commander, I'd
Division. Atlantic fleet.
Capt Hugh Rodman. from marine
super lHScHocht, L dhdhAd No'ho~f ~ '-0---~
and wait orders.
Commander l. c. Palmer has been
commis sioned from July IL. 1915.
Commander w T Cluverius has been
commissioned from April %. 1915.
Commander D. W. Todd. from Wyo-
ming to command Dixie.
Commander H. 1. Cone. from com
mand Dixie to marine superintendent
Panama canal.
branch photographic office, San Fran
cisco. Cal. to Florida.
Lieut. Commander l. B. Porterfeld.
to charge navy recruiting station, New
Lieut.. Commander c. P. Hun. to
charge branch photographic ofnce. San
Francisco, and command of Marble
head
Lieut. Commander ]. T. Bowers. from
the Florida to Naval Academy. An
napolis, Md.
Lieut.. Commander L. n. Overstreet,
from the New York to the Texas.
Lieut.. Commander Farmer Morrison.
to navy yard. Charleston, s: C.,
Iieut. B. K. Muir have been placed on
the retired list of the navy from July
lieut.. E. B. Woodwork, from the
Cleveland to naval station. Guam.
Lieut.. (junior graded y p. WIN, Iron,
practice squadron.
Ensign w. A. Corn. from the Colorado
to the Chattanooga.
Nidshipman ]. L. McCrea. from the
uancock to the New York
Midshipman Howes Bodfish, from the
North Dakota to the Kansas
Midshipman A. G. Quynn, from the
North Dakota to the Kansas.
Nachinist A. A. Hooper, TO the ram
Their.
Naval Movements.
The Cleveland arrived at San Bias
July a5, the Sandoyal at Rochester
July %, the Brutus at Charleston July
c6. the Culgoa at Newport July rs. the
at New Orleans July rs. the
Georgia at Boston July 26, the Albany
at Astoria July 26. the Galveston at
Cheefoo July %, the Lebanon at New
port July 26. the Neptune at Hampton
roads July 26 and the Downs at New
The Glacier sailed from San Diego
July 26 for San Francisco. the Tonopah,
D-i. D-3 and Ell from New York July
26 for Newport. the Colorado from La
Paz July Is for Ensenada. and the
Arkansas and Texas and. torpedo
fotilla from Newport July 26 for New
York
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today II
the following:
Franciscan Monastery. to build green
house at 18th street near Quincy street
northeast architect. Franciscan Monas-
terry: builder, Charles J. Cassidy Com
pany; estimated cost. $4,000.
Z NJ. E Buckley, to repair stores at 1000,
e002 NJ street northwest; estimated cost
$50. .tt-
Virginia K. Holt. to repair dwelling at
1415 H street northwest; estimated cost
$500.
william T. Halloran, to repair dwelling
at 3419 street northwest; estimated
cost. 800.
Robert johnson, to repair dwelling at
4406 Douglas street southeast; estimated
cost, $500. -.
william H. Lott. to repair dwelling at
1451 street southeast; estimated cost,
$50.
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BALTIMORE.


Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
| BALTIMORE. July -. - Wheat
F'irmer; spot No red, 1.1412; spot No
2 red western, LII; July No. 2 red. LA
August No. red, 1.13; receipts. $500
bushels: southern by sample, S5a1l1;
southern on grade, 1.0Sa1.14h. =
Corn-Receipts 5,727 bushels.
Oats-Steady; standard white, 62 i2
63: No white, 62a62i@
Rye--Firm; new No. 2 western export
( l.05 bid: receipts. 500 bushels.
Hay-Not quoted.
Grain freights-Firm: steam to Liver
pool per bushel unchanged, picked ports
per quarter UNCHANGED.
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LONDON MODERATELY ACTIVE
Canadian Car Shares Feature-Home
Rails. Ore and Marconi Steady.

LONDON, July 27.--Money was rather
more plentiful today and it is believed
the proceeds Of further sales of Ameri-
can bonds are being utilized In the
market Discount rates were quiet
The stock market was moderately
active with Canadian Car the feature
at prices ranging from 100 to 105 COM
pared with 81 yesterday. Home rails
but Brazilian issues closed weak.
Most of the business in the Ameri-
can section was in Canadian Pacific
and United States Steel at hardening
prices. The other shares were neg
lected. Bonds were sold in fair num-
bsrs and we're absorbed by American
iuteIeats. II
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Admiral Fechteler Gets Command.

Orders were issued at the Navy De-
partment today detaching Rear Ad-
miral A. F.. Fechteler. recently pro-
NOTED. from duty at the Naval War
College, Newport, and assigning him
TO the command Of the second division
of the Atlantic fleet; assigning Com
mander H. I. Cone, now commanding
the auxiliary Dixie, to duty as marine
superintendent of the Panama canal,
as the relief of Capt. Hugh Rodman.
who Is ordered homo and placed on
waiting orders; assigning Commander
w. D. Todd. now attached to the bat
tleship wyoming. to the command Of
the Dixie.
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THE PEACH AND
| CANTA[OUPE MARKET
Receipts and Sales Are Reported by
the Department of Agri-
culture.

Today's beach and cantaloupe market
conditions. as shown by reports to the
office of markets and rural organiza-
tions. Department of Agriculture, are
announced as follows:
Peaches
New York received fifty-seven cars of
Georgias: Elbertas selling mostly at
$1.25 to $137, Bellies at $l.25 to $3.50;
one car of South rarolinas Bellies, SELL
ing at sl.25 TO sl.37, quality and de-
mand good
Philadelphia received eighteen cars;
selling at $1.l0 to $l.65.
Baltimore received nine cars of Geor-
gas by freight. two cars by ex-
press, the equivalent of one and one
half car by boat, and part Of a car of
CALIFORNIA;: Georgia Bellies selling at
$1.25 to $50; Elbertas at sl.15 to $40;
quality and demand fair; natives halves
selling at 25c to soc, small boxes at
soc to 75c; quality poor.
Chicago received twenty-one cars,
Texas Elbertas, fair quality. skies, sell
ing at 75c; Arkansas Liberia SKIES and
bushels at $1.25; Georgia Elbertas,
SKIES. at s115 to s1.25; quality good,
demand slow; rain.
Carloads of Cantaloupes.
Cantaloupes-
New York received ten cars of Ari-
zonas, standards selling at 81 to $2.25.
two thirds crates at s1.25 to $3.50, pink
fats at 90 to 80 cents, green flats at
rs cents to 81, demand slow, quality
fair; one car of CALIFORNIA;. STANDARDS
selling at $3.50 to 81. green flats at 80
cents; quality and demand poor; TWEEN
ty-tWo cars of North Caroiinas, stand
ards selling at Is cents to $1.25, ponies
a IS to 10 cents. best green flats at 40
to 30 cents; demand slow, quality poor;
1000 crates of Marylands and Della
wares, greens selling at 81 to $3.50;
demand slow.
Philadelphia standards selling at
$2.75, two-thirds at 81 to $2.25, and
southerns at $1.25 to Sis.
Baltimore received nine cars of North
Carolinas by freight, one car by ex-
press and the equivalent of one car by
boat: selling at 81 to $1.25, ponies at
IS cents to 81: quality fair, demand
good; Marylands selling at $1.40 for
crates and 80 cents to rs cents for
half bushels.
Chicago received twelve cars; Ari-
IONA standards selling at $3.50 to $2.75.
ponies at 81 to 1925. flats at $1.1O,
green Arkansas standards at $1.75 to
81. flats at 65 cents to 70 cents. Cali
fornia standards at $40. Nevada stand
ards at $3.50, good: Indiana Climax at
25 cents to 80 cents. demand slow.
Shipments by States.
Contaloupe shipments yesterday
Maryland, 3 carloads; North Carolina
80; Georgia, 2; Arkansas, 5; Missouri
i. Potomac yards report 3s; Washing
ton Terminal reports 1900 crates. Sat
urday and Sunday shipments not pre-
viously CONGRATULATIONS and Nevada,
So; California. 40.
Peach shipments yesterday-New Jer-
sey, /; Georgia, 113; Alabama, 2 Gn-
completely Louisiana, =, Ozarks, "a;
Texas, 81; Colorado, /; Washington. l;
California, %: Potomac yards report
1877 Sunday shipments not previously
reported-OZarks, | Alabama, l.
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BY WIRELESS TO JAPAN.
Communication Established Between
Funabashi and Hawaii.

TOXIC. Japan, July 27.--Wireless COM
munication was successfully inaugurated
today between the new stations, at Funa-
bashi, near Yokohama. and the Hawaiian
Islands. Messages by wireless biography
between Japan and the United States will
be regularly accepted in the near future.
The distance between Funabashi, where
"a new wireless station has been erected.
and Honolulu is about $3.50 miles. Com
munications by wireless between the sta
ton at Bolinas bay, Cal, and the Hawai-
ian Islands, a distance of 2.100 miles, was
opened September "a. 1914, when Presi-
dent Wilson sent message to Gov. Pink
ham of Hawaii.
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NEW ORLEANS.

\, NEW ORLEANS, July 27.-Good ca
bes and limited offerings made for better
prices in the cotton market early today
Some disappointment was felt over the
a bsence of rains in Texas and the bear
side had little to sell. Half an hour after
the opening prices were five to seven
points up.
Futures opened steady. October, $685.
December. 9.l2: January, 9.25 asked
March, 9.47.
The advance gradually widened to 10
points, but toward noon reports of rains
in central Texas increased offerings and
the rise was pared down to 3 or. points.
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Gen. Lake to Take Vacation

Gen. H. Oden Lake. national. COM
mander of the Army and Navy Union.
announced today that the headquar-
tiers Of the organization, $50 18th
street northwest. will be closed for one
week, beginning tomorrow morning.
Gen. Lake intends to- make weeks
visit to the Sulphur Springs at War
renton, Va
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SENTENCED FOR PERJURY.
First Borough President of Brooklyn
and Former Banker Gets Term.

NEW YORK, July 27.-Edward M.
Grout, former controller. first borough
president Of Brooklyn AND former pres
ident Of the defunct Union Bank of
Brooklyn, was today sentenced by
County Judge Lewis, Brooklyn, to
from one to two years at hard labor
after having been convicted of perjury
in making a false statement to the
state bank examiner regarding the
banks affairs.
stephen c. Baldwin, CIRCUITS counsel,
was granted stay of execution for
ten days in order to appeal.
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HIGHER WHEAT PRICES
FOLLOW WEATHER REPORT
Falling Off in European Visible Sup
ply Also Contributes to Bull
Strength Today.

CHICAGO, July 27.-Unsettled wealth
er in the domestic harvest region, with
a forecast of more, led to higher prices
today for wheat. There also was a
decided falling off in the European
visible supply, and it was said the
movement hereafter from India would
be light. On the other hand, the con-
ditions were against the development
of black rust.
After opening II to "A higher. the
market scored additional gains, then
reacted to a moderate extent.
Corn Rises With Wheat.
Corn rose with wheat and as re-
suit of the cool temperatures. Pit
spectators. however, were selling on
the upturn. Opening prices. which
ranged from shade to p higher
were followed by setback and then
a rally.
Oats kept within narrow limits. The
market. though, reflected the strength
of other grain.
Lower average quotations for hogs
weakened provisions. Nevertheless
pork was for time a conspicuous
eyrenfjOn
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. July 27-Hogs-Receipts
1900 head unsettled. Bulk, 6S0a7. 20
light, 7:3aa7.9o: mixed, 6soa7.65; heavy
6.25a7.10; rough. 6.25a6.45; pigs. 6.75a T. Is
Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head; steady
Native beef cattle. e2oa10.25; western
steers. 6.85aS.l5; cows and heifers, LISA
9.15; calves. 7.00a1025.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head: strong
Sheep, 5.s5a6. 80; lambs, 6.00as.40.
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BROADER BUYING TODAY
EMBRACES MANY ISSUES
New High Records Are Set by the
War Specialties, Steel
Leading.
Rails Play Little Part in the Deal
ings, Fluctuations Being Light,
and Some Are Ignored.

NEW YORK, July 27.-A broad buy.
ing movement lifted prices quickly in the
first half hour of trading today. The
demand ran largely to the group of in
dustrials which have figured most promi-
nently in the dealing recently and {
number of new high records were es
tablished
United States Steel was bought il
blocks of several thousand shares. ane
rose to 65i2. advance of point ano
the best figure since it has been on E
non-dividend basis.
Bethlehem Steel was marked up IL !:
to 23212; Baldwin Locomotive, IA tt
81 y Can. rs to 617s. and Allis Chalmer:
preferred. rs to IS. all new nigh records
Many other active specialties made
gains of ! TO points. The railroad lis
was dull.
Bull Sentiment Strong.
The vigorous recovery of yesterday
following the break on the torpedong Of
the Leelanaw. promoted bullish senti
ment and taking the industrial list as
whole the intrinsic position of the
market seemed to be better.
The rise was not limited to wal
shares. but spread to other specialties
CnlteQ states steel was ABSORBED IT
large amounts in expectation that the
quarterly statement to be given out
after the close today would make a
highly favorable showing.
1t was estimated generally that net
earnings would be more than twice
those of the preceding quarter.
Bonds Are Easy.
Railroad shares played little part in
the dealings.
Fluctuations were slight and some
representative shares were not dealt in
The advance was we'll maintained
with further gains in some instances
until shortly before midday. when
weakness developed in the motor
shares and coppers.
War stocks reacted to ) points.
Bonds We're easy
Bethlehem Jumps % 1-2 Points.
Following the midday reaction the
war stocks started up again in the
same spirited fashion that has dis
t1nguished them for months past
Bethlehem Steel was the OUTSTANDING
feature. jumping 28i2 points in all to
249k2.
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Berlin Bank Statement.

BERLIN, July 20. via London. July
81, 4:2S a.m.-The Reichsbank state
ment Of July % showed increases in
metal stocks, treasury certificates and
notes of other banks of 22,s31.00o marks
($5,707,75o); gold. 1.126.Q00 marks. and
loans, 2ss,000 marks. The decreases
were: Discounts. l02.s12.000 marks;
treasury bills. 100000 marks; note cir
culations., s7.464.o0o marks. and de-
posits. 1885,, 900 marks.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. July 27.-Cotton-spot
unchanged. Good middling. 5.45; mid
ding, SIS; low middling. 4.69. Sales
5000: for speculation and export. 500
Receipts. 400 bales. Futures steady;
July, SOB; July and August. sos;
August and September, $40: September
and October. 519: October and Novem-
Der, 5.25; November and December
530h; December and January, sos;
January and February. 5.39h; February
and March, 5.44k; March and April,
5.431a April and May. 5.52h; May and
June, $50; June and July. 5.5Sk; July
and August, 5.61.
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Invited to Tell of Trade.

CHICAGO. July ga number Of IL
lnois business men have been invited to
appear before the federal trade commits
sion, which began a two-day session here
today. The men will be requested to give
their ideas On the foreign trade situation.
Among those invited to, testify are J.
Ogden Armour, Harry A. Wheeler and
George NJ RAYpoads.
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Sugar Market Is Easier.

NEW YORK, July 27.-Raw sugar
Nominal; centrifugal, 4.83 molasses.
4.06; refined steady.
Sugar futures were easier today on con-
tinuation OF yesterdays liquidation and
bearish weekly statistics. and at noon
were unchanged to seven points lower,
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new YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, July 27.-The metal ex-
change quotes lead offered 5.55: spelter
not quoted. London lead. f24, Is, Sd.
Spelter. f92. los.
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French Bourse l. Easy

PARIS, July 27.-Prices were easy on
the bourse today. Rentes, 50 francs.
Exchange on London. ss francs SIN
centimeR J.
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Seven Miners Killed by Explosion.

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. July 27-Four
hundred and fifty men were in the mine
at Christopher, ILL.,. when the explosion
occurred, but most OF them escaped.
Seven men were taken out dead and
eight were taken out badly burned.
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Liverpool Exchange Closed Monday.

LIVERPOOL, July 27.-The corn ex-
change here will be closed Monday.
August 2. "A bank holiday.