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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, January 22.-The cotton
market was quiet but steady today, with
May contracts fuctuating between 1855
and 1880. and closing at 1857. The gen
OF l to points.
Liverpool did not fully meet yesterdays
local advance. and the opening here was
somewhat irregular. with March con-
tracts point higher. while other months
were unchanged to points lower Houses
with English connections bought the near
months and sold later deliveries. but
Otherwise there was very little cotton
onerine. and prices soon steadied on re-
newe9 covering or little scattered buy
worked up from 1929 to 1896, while july
advanced from 1855 to 1874. and October
from 1854 to 1913. The buying was not
active or aggressive. however, and later
~ ,uttuations were somewhat irregular, with
,ase prices showing slight reactions from
tne pest The bullish views of the week
e em neures probably encouraged some of
me scattered demand, while bulIish views
t Of tne market also emphasized the con-
tra de' .a ad''t WY OF the domestic goods
holders to weaken during the progress OF
tne recent decline In futures.
INC amount OF cotton on shipboard
s JOY Ia. moderate increase for the
against 164.56S last week. and 4so AZ
Tor the same week last year. Part OF
tne business during the morning con-
sisted OF transferring long contracts
from old to new crop deliveries. There
appeared to be no change Of sentiment
with reference to the probable showing
OF the census report on Monday. This
report will give the amount OF cotton
gtnned prior to January Is and is the
last report which will be issued before
the final figures on March 90 Port re-
ceipts today. 1886 bales: for the sea
son. 4.674.951. Exports today, 1906
For the season, 2.s49,2os. Stock 1,752,-
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FARMERS LINE KEPT BUSY.
Market Dealers Do Brisk Business.
Products Plentiful.

Most of the country people who do
business along the farmers line" on B
street. south of Center market, were on
hand yesterday morning with their of
other country produce. Buyers were
also on hand in numbers and the mar
ket was quite brisk. Eggs were plenti-
full and sold at from 80 to 35 cents a
the latter This is a drop Of cents on
the dozen from the price Of last week.
The supply of poultry was also good.
and while some dealers were asking 20
general thing dressed chickens sold at
from Is to 20 cents a pound.
Dried lima beans. that have been
soaked ready for cooking. were In fair
demand at Is cents a quart. and water
crosses sold at cents a quarter peck.
ranged as follows:
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Butter. DE to soc ID. Eggs. 3oc to 35c doz
POULTRY
Chickens; dressed. 1sc Chickens. alive. 1sc to
Hens, alive, lac to Ice Keats, 3oc to Soc each.
ID. Ducks. zoe ID.
Turkeys. 2sc to Doc ID.
FRUIT.
Apples, 1oc to l3c 4 walnuts. 1oc boz.
PIX. Walnut meats, 30c ID.
VEGETABLES
Potatoes. Irish. 15c y R.dishes. punches for
PIX or Soc PIX. Sc.
Potatoes sweet. Sc to Parsley, 1c to Sc bunch.
l0c "A PIX. SOC to Lettuce, Sc TO 10c head.
35c PIX. Chicory &c bunch.
Cabbage. SC to Sc head. Spinach, 15c y PIX. Csc
Onions. 15c l. PIX. PIX.
Carrots. Toe u PIX. Tnrnips, SC TO Sc u PIX.
Kale. 15c II pk. Celery, Zoe bunch.
Satisfy. Sc 10 loo bunch. Water crosses. Sc u PIX.
Beets. Sc to So bunch. Soaked lima beans, Sc
Ar;ichokes. 1oc qt. box. pit, l5c at.
MEATS.
Smoked shoulder. 2oc Fresh pork. 121ic to 1sc
ID. III.
Sausage. 14c to Zoe lb.
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& |, The .Searchli8ht|
The Highest Auto Road.

The worlds highest automobile road,
and one of the most remarkable pieces
Of road building on record. has just
been completed in Colorado. The new
highway runs to the very top of Pixies
Peak, whose crest is more than 1900
feet high.
The man who discovered Pixies Peak
said that it would never be climbed
Today the topmost point is accessible
for seven-passenger touring cars The
new road is eighteen miles long and In
that distance it rises 5000 feet. The
engineering is so skillfully done that
the average grade is only 6 per cent-a
rise of six feet in every hundr ed--and
the maximum grade does not exceed
10 per cent. The road is never less
than twenty feet wide. and around
some of the sharper curves is as much
as fifty feet Guard rails at the more
edges reassure the nervous
driver. There is a system of auto
supply stations and water stations
along the whole road. which is also
followed by a telephone line.
To blast out the new highway, run
ming for much of it's length through
almost solid rock, fifteen carloads of
dynamite were necessary. So carefully
was the work carried on that not q
single laborer was injured in the blast
ing. l.
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ATLANTIC CITY.
Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, January az
Winter snap in the air pleased the out
door folk this week and made the noon
parades on the Boardwalk vehicles for
the greatest showing of furs of the
winter. Young folk went to mainland
ponds for the skating and city officials
flooded city parks to make skating and
shedding spots in the city. Warm sun
shine later in the week spoiled the fun
for the younger visitors, but pleased
the elders here for release from the
cotd of interior cities.
John Barrett, director general of the
an-American Union, came TO the
Marlborough Blenheim for visit.
Mrs Alfred Vanderbilt arrived at a
leading hotel and Mr.. and Mrs. Finley
Shepherd came from New York for a
weekend visit al the Marlborough
Blenheim.
George C. Jordon of Washington
came to the Marlborough Blenheim.
Lieut. Jack Dalton of the navy is
here with Mrs. Dalton.
Joseph c Morrow. L. S. A, is visiting
the Dennis with Mrs. J. c. Morrow of
Pittsburgh.
Mrs. A. T. Cowell and Miss Natalie
Cowell are at the Seaside. Mrs. H. @.
FAINT is at the same hotel.
Percy Crawford and J. J. Peyster
registered at the Alamac this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Maedel, who spend
their summers in Atlantic City. are at
the Dennis for a short winter visit
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Beale will extend
their shore visit several weeks. Mr..
and Mrs. Darcy Magee are at the
Dennis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George X. Dennis and
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Johnson are visit
ing the Shelburne.
James b. Lambie of Washington is at
the Strand. Spencer Brugh and L X
Brugh. jr.. of Hagerstown arrived 4
the Strand. Mrs. w. +. Kimball is
spending some time at the Strand,
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COFFEE MARKET.

NEW YORK. January 22.-The mar
ket for coffee futures was quiet but
steady today with prices working
slightly higher on the smaller Brazilian
receipts, reports that Santos was still
clearing considerable coffee for Europe,
and steady milreis prices in the pri-
mary markets. The opening was quiet
and unchanged but May sold up to 7.0S
and December to 7.45 during tho morn
ing. with the general list closing at a
net advance of 2 to 4 points. Sales.
10000 bags. January. s.ss: February.
SIS; March. 7.o2; April. 7.o5; May. 7.os:
June. 7.os; July. 7.19. August, 1923: Sep
TENDER, 729; October, 7.34; November.
7.39; December. IA.
Spot coffee. quiet: Rio Is, IN: Santes
Is, 9h. Comparatively few cost and
freight offers were reported in the mar
ket but 1t was said that Santes Is were
offered at 800 to 9.05, London credits.
and a small sale of Rio Is was reported
at $50, American credits. Some OF the
Brazilian shippers are said to be asking
for bids.
The official cables reported unchanged
milreis prices with an advance of 1-32d
in Rio exchange on London. Brazilian
receipts. $4,000 bags: Jundiahy, $4,000
bags. Rio reported a clearance Of 5000
bags for New York.
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NEW YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK. January 22.-Today's
bank statement showed actual condi-
lions. as follows:
Loans. etc. 1929. s2c 900; increase.
SIS, 462 900.
Reserve in own vaults. of which
s451. 49,. 900 is specie. $3.50. 1867 900; in
crease. s11. 165. 900
Reserve in federal reserve bank.
S170. 1895 900: increase. $1.404.0O0. Re
serve in other depositaries. S56.1ss. 900;
decrease. 100000.
Net demand deposits. 1894 ,e5o. ooo:
increase, So, 3s9 900.
Net time deposits. $3.50. 722y 900; in
Circulation. ,s4.ess.ooo decrease.
$ss, 600
Aggregate reserve. 1852 $50, 900.
Excess reserve. $1So.914.61O; increase,
$8,396.240.
Summary Of state banks and trust
companies in Greater New York not
included in clearing house statement:
Loans, etc. 1851. 752, 800; increase, So
Specie, s55.45s. 800: increase, s15s,soo.
Legal tenders. Ss.42S.3 800: decrease.
1916 100.
Total deposits. .sss.ooo.ooo; decrease.
$2,3s7.600.
Banks cash reserve in vault, s11. ass,-
500.
Trust companies' cash reserve in
vault. $53,54s.3oo.
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Business at Public Scale,

Business done in the past week at the
public scale at Haskell market, 18th
and B streets northwest, Weighmaster
Maley reports. was considerably heavier
than in the previous week. Corn ad-
vanced in price about SO cents a bar
rel over last weeks prices. The guam
titles weighed and the prices at which
hay, corn and straw sold were as fol-
lows: OF hay. 37,s75 pounds, at SIS a
ton. 25.5e5 pounds, at SIT a ton; 1910
pounds at SIS q ton, and $3.50 pounds
at $14 ton. OF wheat straw, $3.50
pounds at, So ton. and 1.60S pounds
at 50 a ton. OF corn, 25,S70 pounds At
81 a barrel, ana 1880 pounds At eS.75
q barrel.
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Steel Meeting.

Next Tuesday the directors Of the Steel
Corporation will meet and unquestionably
consider the question Of dividend on the
common stock. The world waits on this
action. Many brokers and Wall street
men generally believe that no action will
be taken. but there are Just as many
the other way.
Steel common dictates Wall street &C.
ton. Postponement Of dividend action
may cause still. further weakness.
The rallying power Of the New York
market, once the bear pressure Is re-
moved, shows a strong undertone in the
midst Of heavy foreign liquidation. War
stocks are still speculative favorites, and
despite great railroad earnings. II is i'm
possible to get spectators interested in
these properties.
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J. s. Bache on the Market.

]. S. Bache has this to say:
I'm considering the home investment
situation it becomes apparent that the
trend is all one way. That is, that
there is a great group of investors
with large or small means who are
waiting to buy or are buying. but that
practically nobody is selling out-there
10 no apparent American liquidation Of
securities; the liquidation is altogether
from abroad. This makes a very strong
situation for the time being.
something of the same character of
circumstances prevails in the stock
market. The public is heavily long Of
stocks, but has also large margins to
justify its position, and has no DISPOSE
ton to sell out except as the long wait
ing for profits may tire it out. The
enort TO bear the market is entirely
professional 1t is insistent and is able
occasionally to bring about 2 or point
declines, but thus far has produced no
very marked effect upon levels. At
such times favorable features in cur
rent happenings are disregarded, while
those which can be construed as at
All adverse are made the most Of If
anything occurs which is debatable as
70 It's influence. like placing Bethlehem
steel on 80 per cent per annum basis,
10 prevail and the stock dips Is points
recovering, however, nearly all its
loss. This is an illustration Of the re-
siltency of the whole market
I'VE are approaching a season of the
year when, in very large majority of
years. a decline in the stock mark ct
has taken place. In former years Jan
uary has been a stock-taking period
In business. in which the previous
years results have been arrived at. ac-
companted by sober and sometimes
somber considerations of what to do.
This halt and elaboration usually inn
part a quiet tone to February opera
tons in general business and a down
ward tendency in stock prices. The
end OF 1915, however. witnessed the
onrush OF great wave of prosperity
which has swept aside all precedenfs
the expected February decline NAV
be hope1essly entangled in a prema ture
spring rise"
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teresting, and to the railway company
involved vitality important.
Local Securities.

Local Securities.
It has been many months, perhaps
more than a year. since the Washing
ton security list has enjoyed the con-
fidence of the investor as it seems to
be doing right now. The daily sessions
of the exchange have been well attend
ed by brokers and spectators, and.
what is more. the brokers have orders
for both stocks and bonds.
1t may be that the slump in the New
York list has driven the trade back to
local securities, but the chances are
that the fact that fine bargains were
daily going begging on change has in
spfred investors with a desire to place
their cash in investments where the re-
turns are better than can be obtained
in other markets and without much
uncertainty.
Then. too, the ability of the corpora
lions being able to maintain their div
idends as at this time has practically
been admitted.
But one moro corporation is yet to
make public its earnings for 1918, and
that they will be the best on record
Is admitted With money going beg
ging in New York at 3 per cent. and
abundant here at 5 per cent, 1t would
look as II 9, and per cent stocks
were inviting.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. January 22.-Hogs-He-
ceipts, 10000 head: market strong:
bulk, 72Oa7.6O; light, 7.00a7.55; mixed.
7.1Oa7.65; heavy. 715a7.67ls; rough: lib
a725: pigs, 5.7Oa6S5.
Receipts. 500 head; weak; ne.
tive beef steers 6.35a9.75; cows and
heifers, 3.2Oas25: calves, 7.75a11-O0.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: weak:
wethers. 7.60as.35; ewes. 5.5OaS.lb:
lambs, S.60a11.15.
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TREASURY Statement.

The condition of the United States
Treasury yesterday was:
Net balance in general fund, $102.9SAs-
1872.
Total receipts, s2,504.004.
Total payments. S1.49S,195.
The deficit this fiscal year is $5S.213.5oi.
against a deficit of S6S,570.314 last year.
exclusive of Panama canal and public
debt transactions
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SPECIALITY ISSUES
F., RULE THE MARKET
Seasoned Stocks Forced to
Take Back Seat in
! Speculation.
bethlehem STEEL LOSES
IL POINTS AT THE CLOSE
New York Central Under Pressure
as Result of Adverse Divi-
dend Rumors.

NEW YORK, January g. Trading
in today's two-hour session was dull,
irregular and altogether inconclusive.
Operations were unusually light and
narrow, even for a week end, and lead
ing stocks were relegated to compare
tive obscurity. their places being taken
by such specialties as United States In
dustrial Alcohol, Corn Products and
other kindred issues.
Alcohors continued activity was pri-
marily due to the announcement that
the company had received a very large
foreign order for it's product. The
stock rose and fell between 1863. its
previous high record. and $50. closing
at 162. a net loss of points.
q. s. Steel Under Pressure.
United States Steel was under further
pressure. and Bethlehem Steel closed
at Az, loss Of IL points. War shares
as a class were moderately higher. with
more substantial gains in International
Nickel. General Motors and American
Wooden. Stocks of no especial designa-
tion rose ! to points, but representa-
tive shares. particularly rails. were In
clined to sag.
feature of the railroad group. its de-
preston being attributed to adverse
rumors regarding the prospects for an
increase of the dividend. ST. Paul also
yielded a point. but. with Central. made
up some of its loss before the close.
Total sales of stocks amounted to $780,
900 shares.
Copper Demand Strong.
General news of the day bore hope
fully on the outlook for spring trade.
and demand for copper showed no
abatement. Foreign advices were less
cheerful, however. cables from London
conveying limitations of financial en-
barrassment in shipping circles.
The Lehigh Valley railroad issued its
December statement, showing gain
in net revenues of 1857 200. Some of
the larger transportation systems are
expected to issue December statements
in the course of the coming week, and
indications point to substantial gains
over the excellent exhibits Of Novem-
Der.
The bank statement disclosed an
actual cash gain of more than $12,500.-
900 by local banks, with an increase in
reserves Of about $8,400.000 and only
moderate expansion of loans.
Bonds were steady In today's linn
tied market Total sales. par value.
aggregated $1,ss5,00o.
United States bonds were unchanged
on call during the week.
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. January 22.-Beeves-
Receipts. 27s head; no trading.
Calves-Receipts. 1877 head; veals,
8. GOA 90: culls. 7.00as.00.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, LAO
head; no trading.
Hogs-Receipts. 1913 head; no trad
ing.
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FINANCIAL.
| Will Sell

$4,000 Wash. Gas Sc At 1O0.
$1,000 Wash. Ry. and Elec. 50 NJ 81 ~
$4,000 Potomac Con. SC at 1O0M.
Is Capital Traction ut 9Oh.
so Wash. Railway pfd. ut $50.
81 Washington Gas.
II Georgetown Gas at 14O.
$50 Washington Utilities Co. At 21ks
10 Mergenthaler at III
% Lanstou mt 73A.
20 Munsey Trust at %.
3 Continental Trust ut 110.
20 Wash. and Southern Bank At ~.
Is American National Bank ut 1874
10 Gnyety Tkeater at 14OIx.
10 Columbia Hotel Company at ESQ.
Is Russell Ice Cream Company at 50.
500 Oklahoma OIL.
400 Commercial Fire Inns. NJ 2.40.
$500 Miller Train Control.
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Foreign Relations of U. S.
Influence in Stock Market

NEW YORK. January 22.-Technical
conditions In the stock market UNDER
went further readjustment this week.
For the greater part Of that period
prices svinced a sagging tendency.
some prominent issues recording lowest
quotations of recent months. There
specialties. notably the war group. and
investment stocks were mostly heavy
in consequence Of continued European
liquidation.
Onicial figures are lacking. but 1t is
conservatively estimated that this mar
ket has absorbed not less than $4,000
900 of American stocks and bonds via
London since the beginning of the year.
Foreign Affairs Potent.
Foreign affairs again bulked largely
on the financial horizon. Events of the
week across the water. including Eng
lands iptention to effect a more rigid
blockade of enemy ports. Austria's
successful move into Montenegro and
Greeces anomalous position. were
viewed from various angles. Develop
ments in Mexico, with their attendant
congressional debates. hardly were cal
culated to inspire confidence in an
early solution of the troubles OF that
racked republic.
L, was regarded as significant that
the market became most unsettled after
the declaration of the Bethlehem Steel
thirty-dollar dividend. Other war is
sues. especially those which have yet
to make returns to shareholders. bore
signs of further selling, some of which
was ascribed to substantial sources.
Steel Dividend Speculation.
Naturally the Bethlehem Steel cpl
soJe furnished much speculation re-
Karding the dividend possibilities on
U. 8. Steel. whose directors meet next
Tuesday. There were open wagers
that q disbursement equal to not less
than I per cent annually would be
made. but the movement OF the stock
ateen afforded no very convincing clue.
II Is believed that Steers earnings
5ustify q distribution on the common
stock, but the conservative element in
the steel board may rule otherwise.
Conditions in the steel industry are
unchanged, all forms of output con-
tinuing at maximum capacity and at
rising prices. The metal markets are
enjoying che greatest prosperity in
their history. with copper quoted at
more than Is cents for delivery in the
second quarter of the year. 1t Is
feared, however, that the movement in
coppers may cause disastrous results
unless present speculative elements are
eliminated.
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Railroads Buy Equipment.

The locomotive shops received orders
for sixteen engines and the Pennsyl-
vania ordered los to be built at its own
plant Contracts are still pending for
$4,000 cars, not including 1000 for the
Union Pacific, bids for which are said to
have been rejected.
Included in the sales for export were
10000 tons miscellaneous products for
Europe and 10000 tons Of bars and
shapes and 100000 boxes tin plate for
the orient Italy took 10000 tons moro
of crop ends.
25 900 tons Of steel shapes. The largest
orders were 5000 tons fer the Webster
avenue elevated extension in New York.
200 tons for a sugar mill in Cuba, 1900
tons for an office building for the re- Bald
for a power house at Joliet, Ill.
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WEEKS RANGE OF PRICES.
Corrected to the Close of Business January 22
at the Office of The Evening Star.
Railway and Miscell.neou. Shares.

closing
Week ending January
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the Pennsylvania railroad. 5000 of
which will be built by the Cambria Steel
Company. and 1000 by the Ralston Steel
Car Company. The Pennsylvania also
placed orders for LOTS cars to be con-
structed at the Altoona shops. 1t is un-
derstood that the Cambria Steel Com
pany will furnish the $4,000 tons of
steel required for the construction of
these cars.
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Sharp Advances in Prices
Feature of Steel Market

NEW YORK. January 22.-Ths
strength of the position of tho steel
companies was made evident this week
by sharp advances in prices Of various
products. including 81 q ton on steel
bars and shapes. 50 a ton on plates. the
latter now commanding SO premium
over bars and structural shapes. Blue
annealed sheets were IS a ton. wrought
steel pipe. 81 to IS q ton; galvanized
pipe. - to IS q ton; line pipe. 81 to IS
o ton: boiler tubes. 81 q ton. and oil
country goods. per cent to 10 per
cent Wire products were advanced 81
a ton. and wire fencing 10 per cent late
in the week Other advances are immi-
Dent
The railroads. while actively in the
market for equipment. continue to
show some hesitation in placing con-
tracts because OF the high prices de-
knanded and the long time required in
NAL king deliyerie8-
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Orders for Steel Rails.

The rail mills Of United States and
Canada secured additional orders for
$4,000 tons standard and light sections,
including $4,000 tons for the st. Paul,
$4,000 tons for the Canadian Pacific,
5000 tons for the Pittsburgh and Lake
Erie and 5000 tons for export. The
principal car contracts were placed by
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MONTOUR.

Mrs. G. d. Hoseley left on Satur-
days train for California where she
will remain during the winter with
her mother. We will miss her very
much but hope for her pleasant trip
Mr. and Mrs Cook of Ola stopped
in Montour Monday night and Mr..
Cook attended the Democratic speak
ing that evening.
Warren Ball came from New Ply
mouth Tuesday to work for the CAT
field boys. His wife and children will
come later and they will live in Oliver
Gatfield's house this winter.
1t certainly pays to advertise. No
lands found the calf they lost near
Emmett last week, while driving to
the pasture on Snake river by putting
a little ad in The Index.
The foundation of the church looks
very nice since the forms have been
removed.