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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
IRON AND STEEL MARKETS.
Railroads sim actively Serk
structural Metal.

tni roads ,on'tuur actively IN the mar
k,' ftr structural work. - ""N As for
- = and vihc- equipment, but N" pro
portion 81 stool required e. th" building
81 hruigr, - -tNl relatively small. when
compared Win 'hc total contracts tISei.
uy the ftbriratiuc shop~ The largest
prospective. CONTRACT e. Tor tn" cleveland
~NnungsiuVu EtIro.i '"rmiual a.
t.eNc.uN. Nh.sl r h. estimated MI. -.
Uuirs from 20. 0n0 to- o., oou tons Of st~u'
'u~,I +hApc., but cary a. sion "u This
york j. not expected Tho chicago and
,irna' Western Railroad company has
rt .. np order Tor Nv" locomotives to the
E,'lNIn Locomotive WORKS ~omo Large
10. forged s''"l wheels 10 he
used tu the contribution nf ,t-s for tho
New York central Eiilruhd ana also for
some SOU rra ro,d- have been placed
with manufacturer 90 tho Il''shurC d's-
,ri,'. Whioh have taken M ~" capacity
of Tho shops for the htidur" ni 'hIs year.
Tho demand for steel plates continues
active far both u"druy aud future ship
,urn,. Souc sales Tor tr".I delivery have
hr.u made b. eastern Pennsylvania nlil-
at IT, 20 3.c per N Steel r'N.ts arc "
psr ION higher 10 49," for structural and
! @,s Tor boiler IINrtr.
Pig ron continue moderately active IN
tho Eastern '~c-ri,ofy with additional CON.
tracts for about t.Soo tons closed ye9-
ferda, Tor iii. ycdrs delivery Tn" Louis
,tllr pui Nashville Railroad has placed
An order for 200 TOM OF southern iron a.
si;30 birmingham for shipment over tho
List h,lr Of tho year :" tho Louisville
ulau'. sh,o' Suu,htrr irou, however. Is
rV.i'ahlr~ =, 81 'or No. : foundry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
WAR SENDS BAR SILVER m.
Metal Needed 20 Make Coius "A ~
which 10 Pay Soldiers.

The price OF bar silver rose here yss.
terday TO 59a. cents an ounce, the h,rh
est since November IL, 1918, Vie. Y
touched the same level. This represents
an dvanc. OF - cents over last S.tur.
days quotations. Mexican .!olla~
reached &Sis cents. an increase OF -
cents over Saturday.
Thu present silver situation Is g,v.
erned chiefly. according to bullion deai.
ers. by tho cutting or o: the Mexican
supply and the great demand for ths
metal for the payment o; troops. ThsN
has been a large export demand In
China. India England and the Con.ir.n,
Almost 10 o 900 ounces l.v. been
GU; OF annually from the worlds supply.
the dealers say. through the closing Of
mines In Mexico.
Dealers Also say that the prices zee
would rise stu higher In response 20 The
London market. which yesterday reached
:Si. pence. were IL not for the Unusually
high OCEAN freigh, and war risk ra'es
Quicksilver prices. whirh went ~ h'g'
year. as against a normal of $40 - so
a flask. nave receded to the ne!e nor.
hood of 5000 a flask. with tine entrance
OF a Californian supply on the market.
In London. from which export t. po
h.bited. the metal is teing sold ~ gTI'
500 a flask. As long az England ~
ceives tho bulk of the Spanisn sIpply
and holds the embargo little hope IL
seen for the alienation OF the s.tu,,.cr
here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
ARGENTINE TRADE BOOMING.
Febrsary Turnover 70 Per, Cess.
peate Than q Year AgO.

Gable advices received by the foreign
trade department OF tho National City
Bank from Buenos Ayres show that trade
during February was turning over at q
rate approximately IS per cent. greater
In volume than the preceding month n
that Imports were about IS per cent
more In value.
Bank clearings during tho month az.
sregated $50. 900. 900 pesos paper (about
s?S7.00O. 000). as compared with b2S..
900. 900 pesos IN the same month Last
year. In comparison with ss?.0o0.000
PAPER pesos In circulation a year ago
there are now 9s9. 900. 900. of which 42?.-
900. 900 are In the hands of the people
and 567 900. 900 In the banks. as COM
pared with $4,000, 900 and 470.000.000
respectively last year.
Railway receipts In Argentina arc re-
ported to average 10 per cent. more than
the aggregate earnings a year ago. while
Government revenue for customs was
10000. 900 gold. as compared with w.
D0o. 900 gold In February. 1915.
Hides exported were 5000 tons. as
against 1000 last year and 1000 In the
same month OF 1914. Reef quarters ex.
ported numbered 10000. against $685.
900 and $4,000. and sheep carcassee
l56,00o. against 10000 and $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
new CANADIAN LOAN
TO Be OFFERED TO-DAY
Subscription Books at j. P.
Morgan & Co. Will Close
Monday or Sooner.

Subscription books for the public Of
fering OF the new SIS. 900 900 Canadian
loan will he opened at the offices Of y.
J.. Morgan & CO.. this morning at 10
o'clock n will close Monday at the
same hour or earlier. The bond issue
900. 900 maturing in five. ten and fifteen
years respectively. They are dated
April ! and draw interest on April I
and October |.
Tit first series. maturing April |.
1921. liz offered at 1855 and Interest.
yielding about SO per cent. the ses-
ond. maturing April I, 1925. at s7.i3
and interest. yielding about 5as per cent.
and the third. maturing April /. 1881. at
94si and interest, yielding about 81
per cent. Bonds will be issued in both
registered and coupo form.
Holders Of tho Dominion of Canada
20 year 8 per cent. bonds due August 1,
1882. issued In conversion OF the Do
mlnion OF Canada one and two year 3
per cent. notes. may exchange their hold
inGs OF the twenty year bonds for the
new fifteen year bonds on the basis ~
loo and accrued interest for the Old
issue at the issue price OF s+94 and
Interest. This Offer is limited TO bonds
issued n outstanding az OF March 90
and Will terminate with the closing of
the subscription books. Both the priu-
cipa, and interest Of the new bonds arc
payable ~ the Bank Of Montreal in New
York in United States gold coin.
The announcement OF the Offering of
the new loan IL made by the syndicate
which has purchased II. composed Of J.
J.. Morgan 4 Co, Harris, Forbes & Co.
the Bank OF Montreal. First National
Bank. National City Bank and Guaranty
Tru/ company. The announcement
STATES that the obligations represented
by the bonds n all payments are to
bc exempt from all present and future
taxation imposed by Canada, including
any Canadian Income tan.
The bankers have been advised that
the Dominion Government will issue no
further loan IN the present calendar
year In the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
CUBA CANE SYNDICATE CLOSED.
Proats In lnderw ritiWg About 20
Per cent.

j 4 W. S~elignau & Co, managers
OF the syndicate that underworld the
$50, 900. 600 preferred and 500. 900 shares
OF common stool. - the cuba Cane
Sugar Corporation. announced yesterday
the dissolution of the syndicate. They
said that restrictions on tn. sale Of
the stock were no longer IN effect. The
prob, In the underwriting was about %
rer cent. OF the total subscriptions. In
the letter sent 20 III" syndicate mem.
beers the bankers aid
I'VE beg leave 10 inform you tina.
upon surrender Of your withdrawn sub
scription receipt duly Endorsed AT the
Guaranty Trust Company Of New York,
I4U broadway. y. Y. city. on aud after
March -. 1916. . will receive the
certificates for preferred and comnoh
shares of the cuba cane sugar Corpora
ton TO which you are entitled. All re-
strictions heretofore imposed by us as
syndicate managers Oh the sale Of said
shares cease from to-day.
"Rofcrring To o&r letter Of March II
We beg To- state that the dividend due
April I or the preferred shares vii
be mailed OF that date to holders az
record a. Of March 20 OF withdrawn
subscription receipts.
The accounts Of tho above named
syndicate have been made ~. and upon
surrender 10 Vi at our office. ! william
street. "a and after March -. 1916,
Of your unwithdraw n subscription re-
ccipt. duly Endorsed. YOU will receive "A
check IN full and final settlement Of
share IT the profits thereof"
The terms Of subscription 10 the SYM
dicatc were $4,000 for 100 shares az
preferred stock and seventy shares Of
ommon stock. The preferred II con-
vcrtihl. into Common shar" for share at
any time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24

Iui'cd states steel commou. with 10 SO
s'arcs a. H. total; 'ruclblc kteel. w,ti
ILLS" SharcS. and M"Niran Petroleum. wrh
',sun sN.trrs, were particularly pro,uiuen,
In the d"ilings Yesterday on the ruu.oli.
dated stock Exchange. THIS represented
. very good proportion Of the hisiucss ~,
the stocks named handled In wall street
during the day,
Mexican Petroleum opened ~ los
which MAS an overnight decline Of IL
points. Its high WA iOoi. ana i, sold a.
low ar loJ'.. hu, u closed VI iOGL
truclhle steel opened at y0a,. of a
point above Its .clusing on "Wednesday;
touched 4 high Of al,? aud then DECLINED
to sshs, but II closed at 30 In the "ass
~ United states steel common, II opened
at $40, ~ IS OF II point from "Wednesday.
s"ll - hleh a. s",s and. then ~softenei
q" sf'a. hut II closed at ~.
heading touched \ high on the ,onso,,
dated Of si's, closing Al s7is. against an
opening prir" ~ SIT. and an early low of
saA. "
Their: Was active trading in Eric right,
about 1000 selling at = and 3-lG. Amer,
i.an zine wns dealt IN from y low of
~ up :" Wr:: at N.lyh u closed, this
ments among the industrisis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
THE METALS MARKET.
Reports ~ Large ~Juuuirlcs FIRM,
Domestic (Ousumers.

Tho Upper trade Was advanced into some
s'mhiallte OF NE YESTERDAY 10y report, from
som" OF the Iir." producing interests that
arg" inquiries for rlcrtrolytIr hal come
5000 10 'M;"oo0n pounds for July. AUGUST
ana september delivery There were some
inquiries from manufacturers ~ tho Con
~l'ctl'lIt valley and moderate ,tlrs were n,
ported III tho ncighhurhooI at -. some
speculative offerings saii 10 lr resale lots
by ",'.rman operators wcrc Offered 1T
"GA." for April MiN and June shipment
Later ioslti"l> wore offered 10y second hind-
q ~, 10 -i'.". bat led 10 small business.
No exports We're reported Nrsterlay Tho
United State Government reported imports
of l6,a~ tons N January American electro.
lytlr AZ London Was unchanged AZ fIw Tor
spot hut spot standard broke T., IS. ami
futures broke %.
and there were offerings of resale lots Of
April May, May June and June July SHIN.
ncn's from tho straits VIA London at couoe-,
ions, hut scarcely enough traiIns to esiab
from the straits are withheld. The steam
ship M%anrhurtn, from London. arrived a.
New York with SO tons. March arrivals
to date have. been ".i-s tons, The London
market was iirnrr ~ tla, for spot AN ad.
NanT OF los. STANDARD was also tirnicr a,
an advance of rs. on spot and los. on
iutures The singapore market was I'M,
cllanged with sales of 100 ton. At ii9a It's
Sreltcr was moderately active with interest
mainly IN second quarter At los to l6tsc,
at East 81 Louis. London was unchanged
and Aprll shipment at East 81 Ioui- The
London market was rs. I'd, lower on spot
ami i5s. lower on futures
AntlinonY is III good demand for spot
with sales At iir., but future positions arc
weaker with frccr offerings III 3o,Y.. for
April May shipments from the Far Eas,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
LONG ISLAND ROADS
DEFICIT DECREASES
Freight and Passenger Rev.
enues GrOw-Peters De.
nOunces Suit.

The report Of the Long Island Raj.
road Company for tho year ended D..
cember 81, 1915. shows a net denct O,
3161,14s, a decrease of $332.ssi iron,
the deficit Of 1914. The railway operating
revenue OF the road Increased s.10.sso
over 1914. totaliing $ia,553.7so. Will.
the operating expenses decreased S3;.
SOS. totalling S~s.1cs.s:i. The net nv.
enue from railway operations Va,
S4,42S.S5S, an increase Of S3os, &os on,
1914. .
Passenger revenue Increased s5i.3r
or .065 per cent. which Is below IN.
normal annual Increase. and the frlesb.
revenues 3I26.117. or 3.37 per cent. Thor.
was also an increase OF $.S.10t IN MAJ,
transportation revenues.
The earnings" the repor, states
were adversely affected during the f'rs,
half OF the year by the general bus ness
depression and during the summer
months by bad weather. but the ,~.
quarter showed a marked improvement,
In both freight and passenger trar1c
due 10 a decided improvement In buzz.
ness conditions"
marks makes the following statement IN
resa I'd t o the suit brought by Dick Bros
minority stockholders. against the com.
pany II the directors
Your directors are satisfied ,ha,
there Is no foundation whatever for
these charges and no necessity FOR I'M.
posing the expense OF this LITIGATION
upon your company, and that II Will b,
round that the company Is eficlently
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
SING SING VISITORS DISHONEST.
Inmates Make Good.

OsstNrNG. March 23.-lsaac Raines,
Sing Sings banker. has been put In the
fde,d as "a candidate for secretary Of the
Mutual Welfare League against Charles
Gondorf, wire Taper. making this the
ch'ef political contest to be decided ar
the prison election neyt week.
The inmates will elect tfty-six dele
gates to their ~"parliament.' which will
elect an executive board OF nine MEM
b~~s. Tie executive board will name
the secretary. serGeant-at-arms and the
various committees.
ftaines Is the cashier Of the bank OF
Sing Sing which was chartered by
Warden Osborne TO encourage the saving
o. inmates earnings In token coin. 4
warming IL published in the prison pc
riodical against distributing token coin
among visitors. explaining that recently
oDe OF Warden kirchwey's aids was
obliged TO make good 81 cents used by
visitors to defraud slot machines in the
Cssining railroad station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
ROADS MAKE RULES
TO MOVE FREIGHT
Time Limits at Tidewater to
Be Cut and Elevator
Charges Increased.
]. c. c. WILL GET TARIFFS

Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Clark and the executive committee of
the Eastern railroads met yesterday as
the Eastern freight accumulation ron.
ference and adopted resolutions to re.
licvc the freight congestion. One reso-
luton provided that export bills Of lad
ing will he issued only when founded
on written ocean contracts. and traffic
moving under such conditions will be
allowed fifteen days free time after
reaching seaboard. after which the regu-
lar storage charges will apply.
This resolution. as were the others,
was submitted by the subcommittee on
trlnic. adopted IN referred back to the
subcommittee for the working ont ~
tho details, with the recommendation
that tho roads interested file tariffs
with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Immediately in order that the rul-
ing may go into effect without delay.
Free time on tidewa,er coal was ais
Scduced from five days to three days.
and the straight free time from twelve
60 i've days. Elevator charges for
tNpor grain were increased because
come consiences leave small lots IN the
elevators for several months. Accord
ing TO the resolution adopted the storage
charge will he doubled after the first
eixty days. and will he doubled again
after tho second and third sixty days,
At which rate IL will remain
Carload package or piece freight con-
eirned to New York harhor for domestic
lirhteragc delivery must he consigned
TO a specific destination. according to a
fourth resolution adopted. and IL such
shipments are reordcred to another
lightersge delivery they will he subject
70 the rccorsignment charge Of 81 a
ar.
President \. ". Smith OF the New
York Central was authorized to appoint
a subcommittee on embargoes to act
upon all embarcocs issued by all rail-
roads represented IN the conference and
on all requests for relief. whether from
shippers or railroads. Mr.. Smith ap-
pointed COMMISSIONS r.. r.. Clark. Il.
Campbell. vice.president OF the New
Haven. and VI. r. Casey of the Lacka-
wanna.
4 committee representing hosiery and
knit underwear mills suggested to
President Smith that goods for foreign
shipment should not lie allowed TO re-
main on the docks longer than as to 72
hours. the same length of tim given to
the local receivers ot freight.
The situation IL indeed serious" said
II. NJ. Gran Of 2&S broadway. one of
the committee. I'VE are compelled now
20 ship goods by express from outlying
points to New York. There are many
mall mills that get payment of so per
cent. Of their goods at the time of ship
mont and they need hat money to pay
their EMPLOYEES. This freight conges-
tion is working a great hardship on
them"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
FINANCIAL NOTES.

God 20 M -yten, Of $1,000 VI. With
drawn from TN" sub Treasury Yesterday
ny the Guaranty Trust company.
Tho directors ~ tho United Ga. and
Eiec;ri' Corporation passed q resolution
yesterday 20 pa' dividends on Tho p,r
cent mrs. preferred stock quarterly instead
of somi-anuua.'y,
CLAUDE ". r,'"r, has he.n admitted 20
partnership in the arm Of Hayden. stone
& 90 Mr.. Peters ha. been a.so,L,fnl
with Hayden. st"n" ( 90 'or tn past
even years a. manager Of their Now York
o'noe.
ttah Consolidated Mining COMPANY IN.
declared a dividend ~ 80 cents . share. to-
gctlcr with au. ,Nirn dividend ~ - cents
share, p1N'ni' Aprl 10 to stock Of
cents 4 share was pa'A.
tinna' silver company ';eorg" II. Edwards
Vas elected . director To- succeed tn. lato
NJ, curtis lnl l. u Han va aided +,
nc hoard, 'th'r directors Nero reelected
tore
u1d'rWrot" the s-,.ou0. 900 now NLJ,,c
S'ecl and Ordnance Company stock Issue
Iha','I Yesterday to subscribers 20 thu .su
dl'htc checks representing the prom oil
tho transaction. Tit, ,rcorIlur 20 -,
port, amounted o. hc'nern a., and nor
ren'. which {. approNimat,ly $1,000 900.
A. " meeting Of the board 81 directors.
81 "a" Aotnt ENplo.ir's company John
Complain Richard II Hlggtus, ,lrr pres..
dent Of III Chatham aud phcn!N Niiiousl
Bhnk, l. \ ''lrk Of III. American X.ur.
,"ah an. Sm'ltinE company, avid y
'""throp Au"s Of Ro~ton nur. clarral d..
rector Tho Nlc,url-, were crca'.i :,
Increasing m" board from nyo 10 nine
members tn" iurrcis" WAS approved by
Tuesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
TAX FRAUD SUITS BEGUN.
0oy%erDusent Seeks 10 COnascate
$4,000 stock of Tobacco.

The Government began yesterday the
first az a series Of forfeiture suits fol-
lowing tho wholesale raids on cigar
makers and tobacco dealers who are
alleged to HAY" defrauded the Govern
meiit OF internal revenue taxes.
In the suit filed ia the Federal Dis
trict Court by Assistant United States
Attorney Barnes tho Government seeks
10 confisCatc $4,000 worth of tobacco
end the equipment found in the office
and factory of the Italian Toscano Com-
pany. Inc, of l3l and 1873 Bleecker
street.
Mr.. Barnes asserts on information
end belief h a between April /. 1914,
nih March 10. 1916. the defendant COM
pair' d~efrauded the Government by
causing false entries % be made in Us
books concerning the manufacture and
ea'e OF cigars and the purchase OF leaf
tobacco.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
FINANCIERS GO INTO TRAINING
e.. mnnsium IN tho E%Iuitnbic
building ~ Make Athletes.

\ gymnasium has been titted w by
many prominent men in In" fiuitnclal
district ON the 'lghtccntl, floor ot the
Equitable Building. u IL known rs the
tymnir cub
,:rurg, u. case Is chairman Of tn,
board of governors, The members Of
tn. board ar" CORNELIUS y. Bliss. Jr,
Thomas cochran, ~. coleman du Pout,
Harvey u, Gibson. seward l'roSSe,,
Charles H. Sahin, Finley j. Shepard and
Albert ~ Wiggin
The gymnasium occupies about one
quarter Of the eighteenth floor OF the
building. Th" training quarters proper
are iitt.I M with about every muscle
developer and health rcstorcr in fnshiou.
There - alsu u large lounge room. DIR, 49,
Ing rooms showers. a steam room. u
squash room and a boxing room.
Albert ,ialowin, formerly of the White
hall club gymnasium. 10 the superin-
tcndcnt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
COAL RATE REHEARING ASKED.
Roads seek Repeal Of Cut on Raj,
TaPi6s.

y WAsriSGToS. March 23.--The an,hra-
elite coal carrying railroads filed peti-
lions with the Interstate Commerce
Commission to-day asking for a rehcar-
ing In connection with rates prescribed
by tho commission in the so-calicd an
thraclfe coal case. The commission in
r~estigated the whole subject Of anthra-
cite freight rates and the rules and reg
Nlations governing transportation OF this
commodity. II was estimated tina de-
rreasos ordered by the commission
amount t" from 10 to ~ per cent.
Tue commission ordered carriers 10
make the new rates effective on October
J 1915. but they were postponed until
January. and LATER until April !.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
AUGUSTA FIRE LOSS $5,OOo,o 900.
M nlocks swept. 5000 Hom-Iess-
600 Housca Burned In Nashville.

AUGUSTA, Ga, March 23.--The fire
which started yesterday in the business
section was brought under control at
noon to-day. 1t had sweep, an area Of
ono and a quarter square miles and de-
stroyed property valued at s5,oO0. 600.
Ten central business blocks and twenty
yesidcnco blocks were swept clean. One
person was killed and several firemen
were seriously injured. Three thousand
persons are homeless.
Fire companies brought here by special
train from Atlanta, Macon and Savannah
are still on duty.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March o3.-The fire
that swept East Nashville late yesterday
destroyed 600 residences and left 5000
persons homeless. The property damage
II estimated at $500. 900. One person
vas killed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
DAIRY PRODUCTS MARKET.

BrrrER-rhc "tsc vas IN 'he meet
ycs;crdny and pr''", troprel '"
r'ei We Pom az. wy.a5tSSs%. t~,,,.
Holders wero nervous aud buyer IH!s.,!
cautious on arroln' % high sr"- ~
ma rke' Vas IN a sensitive ron"!'i" -
llt.ie storage cr-a merry ic't. ruN'l4. T-n
HeGo}.,sh' iI1les and E..k"s s'.,. ''f.,:
hrs,s. s6iS!f. seconds. s'a -
,1imc 10 - h &c., s "@.'o = i"'b 20.
a.. q Sc, rrsts. 3,I3ar. so.'..- 80
s3':r, 'hird, so az" So, 49,, 60.
go. q :6c.. packing stosN, ~,.rr''' 'G'.'
nns, &c; 80 :. :,d.,L.
CHEESE Market very rrm % .'co:n
% e>p"rters >t.h!n. ,onside:. ~. "!
o. easier f-rieh, ra'e, To-, go. pr
tnu.e active aud mark 0"'. 80,
..,s. h.i .@p.rtais, IS. aI' r
fancy. isr.; current uaAo. 49, i.
s'nsl" daisies %iS'g,. da!,'"., "a
Americas, i9s. \ .or., s'i'
specials, 49,. 1l;r.. rI-rcN vHr
loo. choice, Ia. a ~.
E',Ss- Receipts Nor' rt,y -
49, '"sf t9"n 'h}'' Of . !.'' W..
a@'t!yc, IN enough s'o'@ h.. -
Z" re.icv' ~ marN"1 '7"r''s'
day as" p'r,i"' .na cg",,, p
~ "h' 'H'.. N'a'"E W"
ana poor! st"i'I Ni'h '
frsr's' lrN~h et'n'r'I ''''t'.
eN'ras hrs,, .lS. - tT.'-. 81
s''o,ds' W. a ~ lF'''
n.sroy h'na"rs, "h!'"'' ~ "-'
-5ff n'N'n, ~ ~.
LIVE rouLTRN on, ,a.. .
No rorty-rnur rrpu--,i .. f., -
d,y we're uuloaI-i TIC m,r.-'
loucr AND was dcmnr,h., l...'
Of huysrs A. 10 NJ, b.,,I N. -'
nrul ma-ke, usrr. no, -. ..
sod ~cenN-.ll, lal,Y, -,..t.
srarrc and sold g.a,-,..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24

The directors OF the Norfolk md
Western Railway Company declared yes
the regular quarterly divid' ri n
l per cent. on the preferred stock, pay
able May 10 to holders OF record =
April 20. II was aid that action "r
the common stock dividend would BE-
considered ~ the April meeting. laNd
W. Flickwir Of Roanoke. Va. Wa e. I'D
a director Of the company. 20 succeed
Walter II. Taylor Of SorfNlk, jN
ceased.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
IL BOSTON MARKET.

BOSTON, March 93.-The genera, mining
shares list was steady and dull. with Ameri.
tions. both Of these issues moved into new
high eround on active trading. American Zinc
at 81 and closed al 90t~. the highest.
Butte and Superior made q gain Of 3 points.
Cnitcd states Smeltcra closed y lower. Amer.
ican Telephone and Telegraph was active and
ilrmcr. United Shoe Machinery vas higher at
- uhc alniInnrr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24

Receipts f"r duties at thu Custom
House yesterday were sG36. 0iS. 02, Of
which SlIJ.3s9,2l WAS for merchandise
Withdrawn from bonded warehouses and
Sf60,05S.Si for recent importutions.