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The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
old DUTCH MARKET
INCREASES ITS STOCK
Boosts Capital to 100000 After
Profitable Year.

The directors OF the Old Dutch Market
have declared the regular dividend on
preferred and common stock, payable
January 2
The company's report shows a substan-
tial increase in sales and profits for-the
year 1916.
At special meeting OF the stockhold-
ers held December p, the directors rec
ommendation to increase the capital
STOCK to H.O00.O0c. was unanimously ap-
proved. The new capital stock will con-
slst OF 10000 preferred and $4,000 COM
mon. Par value of the shares has been
changed to ten 1000 dollars each.
p The new preferred stock will carry 8
per cent dividends payable semi-annusl-
iy, and will be sold at par. so per share.
Only part OF the new stock will be is
sued at this time and II will probably
be available about January Is, 1917.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore. Dec, 2.-BGGS-Markct steady. Mary.
land. Pennsylyania and nearby frsts. ~; Eastern
Shore. Maryland and Virginia tirsts. a.; Western
t0hio) frsts. u; West Virginia frsts. u; South
eru North Carolina) frsts. q. The market foI
Western STEADY to strong Western fresh. count,
z; Western, storage count S; selected candled
stock In carton, 36a5s
BUTTER Separator. extra. 4Oag hrs,s. SsA:1i
private. hD., 40a4l; frsts Ssas9: do. In. extra.
Dail; hrsts. sa3s; blocks u.s. extras foaIl; hrsts
;Sa3s; dairy prints Maryland Pennsylvania and
VII snis, extras. 2Ss2s; frsts, aa27: storerscktd
nrsfS 2; rolls. Maryland and PennsylIsniS. eSa2;
do. West Virginia. s7a2s. ~.
LIVE POULTRl-Priees per pound unless other.
wise stated: Chickens. choice. young. BY bost.
-; do. by express 10; rough and poor. Halls
do, old hens Ms. and over. 10; do. small "a
medium. -; old roosten and stag. loall; dpelz
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30

By the InternafiesaI News servfee.D
New York. Dec. 2-Dun's weekly re-
view Of trade tomorrow viii say
Results during lsls surpassed the most
sanguire expectations. evidence Of unez-
ampled business being found In every
statement that appears. II has been .
period Of unprecedented achievements IN
finance, trade and Industry. With the
maintenance Of consumptiye demands IN
record volume. notwithstanding the high
est prices OF modern times. the outstand-
ing feature
certain hesitancy and slowing down
lE natural at this season. in view Of the
Interruption caused by inventorying and
annual settlements; and the fact that
IN most cases. requirements were cover
co Tar ahead on the previous extensive
buying movement Producers stiIl arc
less concerned about securing additional
contracts than making deliveries on old
orders, and the difficulties Of reducing the
great accumulation Of buEiness are In
tensifed by the transportation break
down which has been aggravated By
storms In some sections
Freight embsrCoes further complicate
the situation and manufacturing opera
tons are seriously hampered with more
blast furnaces and other plants stop
ping because Of lack OF fuel with out
puts and shipments restricted. Industrial
earnings have naturally diminished.
Though the years results in this respect
have never been equalled.
Mercantile profits also reach unparaI.
leled figures and the generally increased
promptness in the settlement Of financial
obligations is reflected in a marked con-
traction in commercial failures, preIim-
mary statistics for 1916 indicating
numerical decrease over 20 per cent from
the high mortality OF the previous year
Retail holiday trade fulfilled the most
optimistic predictions and bank cIea rinEI
at centers outside New York this weeh
are 2S5 per cent larger than in 1875
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
In the World of Finance and Trade
SOLID STRENGTH SHOWN
BY CAPITAL TRACTION
Large Attendance Marks Last Day of
Exchange in Old Quarters.

The strength shown by Capital Trac-
tion easily was the feature of the final
session of the Washington Stock Ex-
change for the year yesterday, twelve
shares selling at 50 Ia. considerable ad-
vance over the last sale. Washington
Gas was also firm, DC shares changing
hands at 20 1-2, while Railway preferred
sold at 81 1-2 and 81 S-S
Mergenthaler was firm, 167 being bio
and l6I 81 asked. Lanston was offered at
IS and Y 1-2 bid. Railway Is were iii
demand at 81 "a and 81 rs. while
Graphophone IS sold at 101 H.
Yesterday also marked the last day of
the local exchange in its old quarters in
the Adams Building and there was a
large attendance to witness the farewall
to the location which has witnessed many
stirring and spectacular movements Of
local securities.
On Tuesday the members will meet az
IL o'clock in the new building on
Fifteenth street north of the American
Security and Trust Company, and it is
probable that on Saturday. January G,
the exchange will hold a reception for its
friends and give housewarming.
Reserve Banks Get Dividend.
Notification was received from Rich
mond yesterday by local banks which are
members of the Federal reserve system
that their accounts would be credited on
the morning of December l with a 6 per
cent annual dividend. covering their
period from January l to DECEMBER !,
1916. II was also announced that here
after dividends would be paid semi
annually with December and June.
John J. Edison Returns.
John Joy Edison, president of the
Washington Loan and Trust Company,
has Just returned from Pittsburgh.
where he has been spending the Christ
mas holidays with relatives.
Italy Places Steel Order.
The Italian government, through
agents. has placed order for about 5000
tons If alloy steel with American mills.
Although fewer contracts for shell steel
are being closed It is only because Of
inability of mills to meet demand. New
inquiries for commercial steel also are
large. Deficit foreign proposals aggre-
gate fully 800 900 tons, one large export
company has inquiries for 5000 tons of
various products for France alone.
Copper Company Has Fine Year.
Inspiration Consolidated Copper Com
pany on December 81 will close one of the
niOSI iehiAH AhOio years osSA oNPoi iohN0H
by a copper company. 1t Is estimated
that 1916 operating profits with 25 cent
copper and cent cost will approximate
So.14,H6, equivalent to about $17.6 .
share. There has been disbursed to
holders Of each share this year SIS in
dividends, which should leave a surplus
OF something like S14.5O6, $50, estimating
December copper output at 10.6oo. 900
pounds Inspiration should close the year
with q production OF 121. s,s5 pounds.
Officials Of the company say 1917 produc-
ton will exceed these figures by about
2,ooo, 900 pounds.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30

Orleans 70 H.vrs vas quoted 1t So for January
sAiling
The opening tams. although the tons was
firm with prices II to 10 points net higher. being
Influenced By better cables than had been looked for
Spot here was quiet at . decline Of Is points
10 n5 cents; thsre no sales Spot Gt New
Orleans also was quist and unchanged at r.S
cmts for middling: the sales were I'D bales.
The receipts at the ports for the day were
BI54 bales against g. - bales year ago Stocks
in New Yerk warehouse ars l1.5s7 bales. against
81 go bales last year.
Exports for the day were a.R6 bales. For the
season they amount to SIoo.56 bales against 3.0e-
SS bales . year ago.
Tho New York Exchange makes the amount
brought into sight for the week 5t.625 bales. com
pared with n ,.O4 bales q year ago. The New
Orleans exchange placed the quantity at 35o.s0i
bales. against ST. % bales last year
Receipts at Galveston were 4sss bales; New
Orleans .a02 bales; Savannah, 4eo9 bales.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Chicago Dec. 9.-H0GS-Recdpta 400 head:
slow To 10 cents under yesterdays average; bulk.
l0-1alo6o; light. 966alo4o; mixed. l0loal0.s5;
heavy. loI5al065; rough. lO.l5alo0: piss 7.SOasS.
CATTLE Receipts. 400 head; strong; native beef
cattle 75an 50; Western steers. 75a100o; stockers
calves. 950al2D.
shesp-Recepts. eoO head; steady; wethers. 9loa
l05; lambs. u5al3O.
Kansas City, Dee 9-HoGs-Receipts 5000
head; lower; bulk. 90aloSo: heavy 10 4oal0.56
packers and butehsrS. lo.oaloE; light ssOalo.So;
pr, sooas50
CATTIIE-Recetpts. 60 bod; stsady; prime fed
stseS, lo25alL5O; dressed beef steers. s.0Oalo2
Southern stcszA 6o0a85o; cows 5Zas5o; heifenL
sosl0.5O; stockers and feeders. s.ooaS.5o; bulls.
5.j0s7.5 50; calves. 6ooAll.oo
SHEEPAReceiptA 600 had; steady; lambs.
= 75al34o yeariingS lo.T5S1lT5; wethen, ai5ssTS;
ewes s0oa95
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations given below for larte lots cf GOOD
marketable goods only Jobhers' prices are higher
Lower grades may be sold for less Fancy rood
command hEhsr prices
HiGS-FrCsh. per dnZ.. +Szi7: Southern. iSaS
BUTTER-Best prints. new ner n ~ do tub
az. pvOcsss. Aa55; st0re-packed @Ges
LARD-Tub. pure. per n I7aI7Iz do, CON-
pound. lialiiE: cOttOnseed oil. pr fEe-gsllou can
SIS
CHEESE New York. nov. per a. 2IAa5: fat
GS3: Swiss. dlrne-tss- S2s5s: DO foreign sS1s1
LIVE POULTRY-Chickens, per H.. 9as2: hens
per n. lsa!e; rOOsters, per n l5: ducks per H.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
New OrleanA
NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, Dec. 9.-Money call opened at )
per cent; high, 81 per cent; low. n per cent;
closed. n per cent Most d the days loans were
made at per cent industrial.
Time money was again characterized By in
creadng ease The supply quite liberal
and exceeded the demand which showed . de-
crease Rates. 1 Per cent mixed collateral; ~
per cent industrial collateral
Mercantile paper was not active but the demand
was slightly better. Some attractive names were
seen in the market. Rates. nominally to ~
per cent for best names.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
Fights Bonds for Road Tax.

Harrisburg. Dec 2S-Members OF the
executive and legislative committees OF
the Pennsylvania State Grange in ses-
sion here today went on record as op-
posing a bond issue for road purposes
declared that a tax of one mill on al
corporation capital would be sufficient
They also recommended that township
lines be abolished in the State as far a.
schools are concerned
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Deo p-rOUR-Fm; sprins
patents. aSasoo; winter pstentS 3as840; winter
straiEhts. T6aa0; Kansas straighs. s7oas9.
PORK-FIm
BEEF-Ffrm
LARD-weak; Bnddls West, l6oOal6.lo
MOLASSES Steady.
HAY-Qust
HIDE]Duu
LEATHER-Firm.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
Furnished by W. b. Hibs. & Co.
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Furnished by w. II. Hibbs & Co.
SALES.
Graphophonc lst G.. 81 ocO at la4&.
Capital Traction. II at Sh.
Washington Railway nd. l at sbs At SIS.
Washington Gas. . at 7O4. at 70ia. at 7D'4.
at TOi4
After call
Washington RAILWAY ts 81 900 at s!Ts g 90 at s%
S. 200 at sIa 81 0c0 az STA 81. 90 at aEs
GOVERNMENT BONDS
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

Baltimore Dsc 9-WHEATICosed easy. No
red SPOT and January, lAk; No 2 red Western
spot. LBk-
CORN-closed quist- Spot, LOS
OATS-Cosed easy. Standard white. 81; No. J
white CO.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

New York. Dec. 9.-Fwther pressure Of stoc1u
was evidenced at the opening Of the curb market
today and prices as . result wao below thoss Of
yesterdays eiose. Some sman improysmeut was
noted toward the close but the reooyertes from
the low levels Of the day wsrs small
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
COTTON Markets.

New York. Dec. ga drop in the cotton market
after hrmness was halted toward the end today
The course Of prices throughout the session was
irregular. the trade being 50 peryous over shipping
and international Affairs generally that the market
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30

New York State consumes SO, ESQ, 900
feet of lumber annually in making pack
Ing boxes and crates.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
Receipts for [

Receipts for the fiscal year 1917 up to
and at the close Of business December
rs. sS59,Os0, ,41.50; receipts for the cor
responding period last year. s317. .752, sss 80.
Ordinary disbursements for the fiscal
year 1917 up to and at the close Of busi-
ness December 2S. s47s, 40, 1850; disburse-
ments for the corresponding period last
year. S3G6. .719 055.55.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
U. s. Treasury Statement.

Condition Of Treasury at close Of busi-
ness today:
Net balance in general fund yesterday,
$114, ,620.l25; total receipts yesterday, S.
559,s17; total payments yesterday, 1886,
925
The deficit this fiscal year is $l2o, 1885,
$780, against a deficit of S4s, 772, AS last
year, exclusive of Panama Canal and
public debt transactions.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30

Liverpool.
Furnished By N. l. Carpenter 4 %
The Washington herald., 1916-12-30
NEW YORK BOND MARKET.

New York. Dec. 2e-From 2 20 y. m to closing
American Foreign SecWitiss 5s................. y
Anglo French L " %
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-28

beds that's all soldier ought to have when he's indoors. But there are few fashionable schools more el- aborate than West Point. You will find an item of $4.OOO for flowers and s4OO for waxing the floors of the danc. ing hall. The flowers and the wax are for the benefit of the seminary girls on the Hudson river who come to dance the twilight tango with the cadets, and enjoy the bavor os the rarest bowers and exotics while they waltz with the boys and stand on slip pery places.
 But the small and fashionable ring of army and navy officials move heav- en and earth and Congress to main tain the status quo. What tae peo- pie of the United States should de- mand is an investigation of our en- tire military establishment from top to bottom. We have never had one since the Civil War. Take the lid off, guarantee immunity from official per secutlon to every officer-and private who will tell the truth about the way our men are trained, treated and promoted; about our inefficient units and our luxurlously unsoldIery estab- lishments."
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-28
FRANKS OF ne WIND.

DOUGLAS. Jan. 2S.-To tho people of Douglas Island the story of the wind never grows old. It would seem that by now t would be almost threadbare. but each day. and almost every hour. brings new stories of the sportive pranks of tho wind in this community.
 Beginning about noon yesterday and continuing throughout tho after noon. night and most of today, the wind. which had already made Q re- 1larkable record, surpassed itself mak- ing all previous efforts look Ike gem tie summer zephyrs. It kicked up an awful row along the water front blowing or the docks. carrying ov- erboard everything tfat was movable. It is stated that fifteen cases of ker- osene. containing two fve-gallon cans to the case. were blown off the city dock and landed in the channel. She tide left the cases onthe beach. and the various merchants about town, to whom they were consigned, were strung along down the beach for a time yesterday afternoon. picking up their o1
 The oil went overheard between 12 and l o'clock. but. unlike tho oil cast upon the waters. 1t did not still the waves. They rolled up like small mountains.
 Nit Boutwell,. purser on the Alma. said to Empire reporter that the trip of the Alma. leaving Juneau yester- day at one o'clock, was the toughest he had experienced. and the wind blew harder than he had seen 1t -n twelve years. The waves ran GO high that they dashed over the bow of the boat. and rushed across her amid ships, precipitating a great deal of water into her cabins.
 Graf Brothers, who have stores at Juneau and Douglas. had large box of crabs and box of oyster cocktails lost overheard from the Pacific Coast dock. Julius Jensen had a window blown out in his store. St. Ann's hospital lost two more windows dur .ng the recent wind. making three in all. and the cap which fits over the opening on the observation roof Of the hospital was removed by the wind last night. A great many flue tops and chimneys have been blown of about town. and 1t is said that half the windows In Indian town have been broken. However. the barom eter at O'Connor's store has turned back towards warmer weather and rain. so Mike is prophesylng that the w.nd will cease within the next three or four days; but other old timers say there may be ten days or two weeks Of 1t before the wind lets up.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-28
cANADiANs WILL BE
 IN FRAY UNTIL END OF
 VICTORIOUS CONCLUSION

OTTAWA. Jan. 17.-Tho determina- tion. og Canada to cont 'nue to exert every possible effort to send aid to Great Britain until the war Is brought to victorious conclusion was given expression in Parliament today, first by Sir Wnfred Laurier. leader of the opposition. and then bv Sir Robert Borden, the Premier. The two lead CTS declared that while war contin- ued in Europe there shall be no poli- tical questions fought out in Canada.
 ST Wnfrld Laurier declared that German successes upon land had been more than offset by silent successes of the British navy at sea, where, without a major action, the waiting fleet under Jellico had render the German fleet ineffective as if 1t had been sent to the bottom.
 He also declared that while there would be further sacrifices needed in Canada, he d.d not think 1t would be necessary to have conscript.on here. He condemned the fmall group of French Canadian Nationalists in Que bee. who were opposed to Canadian aid to the Motherland He promised the support of the opposition to all desirable government measures.
 Sir Robert Borden expressed com fidence in the eventual success of the Allies. for, although the balance of the land successes appeared to be far on the s'de of the Germans SO far. they had been held, and time for preparation afforded the Entente AL lies to meet the preparations which Germany had been making for years.
 Sir Robert informed Parliament that Canada had reashoh to feel proud of the men sent. who just nine months after the time they had left vacations of peace. had met and mo-e than held their own against superior num- bers of Germans.
 He said there would be no conscr'p- ton In Canada. but added that if there were there would be no reason to an- ticipate au exodus of American set tiers from Canada to escape it. Ameri- can settlers in Canada. he said, had showed no hesitation in joining the Canadian forces and there were to- day many hundreds of men of Ameri- can birth serving with the Canadians in the battletields of Europe and many hundreds more in training in Europe.-(chicago Hersld.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-28
SPORT CLASSES SUSPEND.

TREADwELL. Jan. 2s.-The ladies gym class. the ladies' swimming class and the boxing and wrestling classes have all been suspended until after the weather moderates. The fire mems smoker has aleo been post poned for similar reasons If the weather moderates. the smoker win probably take place In about two weeks.
 The bowling team selected to en- ter the international tournament, which will begin on next Tuesday consists of the following: Ed Ben nett. captain; Harry Graham, Ed. .christoe. O. E. Bennett and Wm. Me Cormick. Substitutes were selected as follows: F. F. Summers; coe AL len and Claude Peterson.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-28
GOTHAM HOTELS ARE
 NOW JAMMED WITH GUESTS
 AND TURNING THEM AWAY
Special Correspondence)

NEW YORK, Jan. 15-There :s @ huge wave of hotel business in this city and, while It's proportions have been increasing since last Septem- Der. 1t, remained for the first weeks of 1916 to disclose its magnitude, and now 1t is recognized as being beyond all hopes of the inn-keepers or this metropolis.
 It is found at hotels of every class and it Is evidence in every section of the city
 The Plaza. Baltimore, Belmont, st. Regis. Waldorf-Astoria, the McAlpin, Imperial Grand, Navarro, Astor, Her. aid Square and Knickerbocker have been unable for days to care for all the guests arriving at their desks and the hotels up town and down town, which have had rooms and suites ga- lore empty for weeks during the past three years, are now filled to over flowing nightly with incoming pat rons.
 Thousands Of additional clerks have been given employment since Aug ust last by busy brokers. bankers and merchants. Hundreds of new faces are found in the offices of promoters of new enterprises.
 Thousands of salesmen have been added to the stationary and movable forces of ou wholesale establishments and thousands of visitors from other parts of the country arc here enjiy- ing their newly made money among tho exc 'tement and amusements of New York
 The active business forces of this city today include at least 100000 per sons more than they did six months ago, and the increashe in the daily registers of guests at the hotels here must aggregate well up in the thou sands as compared with this time last year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-28
IsLAND NEwa NOrEs

DOUGLAS. Jan. 2S.-The funeral of Henry Hemiger. tho native who died Tuesday night at his home, was held from the Catholic church this after noon at two o'clock. The services were conducted by Rev. Father Bruckert. A large number Of natives attended. and followed the remains to their rest. at the Catholic cemetery.
 The high school grades Of tho lo- cal schools have been dismissed un- til the weather moderates. 1t seems that. owing to the fact that the third story ofAhe school house has so many windows, and Is 80 exposed to the wind, 1t Is next to impossible to main tain sufficient heat to warm the rooms occupied by tho. high school grades and that Is tho reason given for sus- pending the work in those grades.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-28
JUNEAU ELKs TO ENTER
 BOWLING TOURNAMENT

The Juneau Elks have decided to enter team in tho International bowling tournament which Is to start Tuesday. February list. The Tread we'll Club have already entered 9 team. The Elks team will consist of b. E. Barragar. Monte Snow, o. w.. Ieafgreen. A. II. ziegler and Martin Lavenick
 Last years tournament resulted .n a victory for the Treadwell team. but they were afterwards beaten by the Juneau Elks team in matched con test.
 Dawson. Whitehorse. Juneau, Tread well. Fairbanws, Skagway and Fort Seward will be represented this year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-28
FEDERAL MINE INSPECTOR
 HANDICAPPED BY CONGRESS

The work of Federal Mine Inspec- tor Sumner S. Smith will be greatly handicapped during the coming year through tho act of Congress which ap- propriated only 5000 for travelling expenses for tho fiscal year. This will make 1t impossible for the .n- spectcr to make his regular yearly trip around the territory. The trip to Nome and return alone would take more than that sum. The most of his work during the coming year must therefore be confined to the South eastern and Southwestern section.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-28

On Friday and Saturday GoIdstein's Emporium is going to have one of the largest coffee sales that has ever ta- ken place in Alaska. They will sell their regular 4Oc coffee for 25c a lb. to introduce t, showing the public that coffee ground fresh is better than that in cans. and five cents a pound cheaper due to the non-use of cans. Every person should give this coffee a trial. 27-2t
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-28

pEEps ARE FIL.Ep.

A deed from Lillian c. Irwin to Al. ma Hendrickson for Lot 8. Block l. of the Irwin Tract, has been filed in the Commissioners office. The con. sideration was 5000.
 A deed from J. A. stratton to John Beck was filed today for an undivid. ed half interest in the Mammoth Nos. ?, 4, and 6, lode claims situated on Admiralty Island.