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Central Leather has saSsed ever since
the payment Of the extra dividend Of
4 per cent, declared at the close Of last
year. Considerable liquidation owl
IDENTIFY occurred In the market built up
on the good news. Tho market last
week. however. displayed . change in
character. indicating tho cessation OF this
liquidation and the development OF a
new bull position. All along II has been
considered among the possibilities in
well informed quarters that the direc-
tors might put the stock on a regular
percentage dividend basis when they
meet a few weeks hence. According
to current estimates tho gross sales OF
leather during the year 1915 closely ap-
preached S60,000.o0o. or greater than
sales Of all departments in previous
years. Allowing for all overhead charges,
interest and 70 forth II is calculated that
earnings were equivalent to IS per cent.
on the total capital stock. This would
mean approximately IL per cent. on the
common stock. Prospects for 1915 are
said 10 be favorable. with foreign busi-
ness showing no signs OF letup.
The sun., 1916-01-23
XXIATER FRONT PROPERTIES
V-Faesories and Factory Site.
Floyd S. Corbin, 10 Wall s.. N.Y.
THE GRAIN MARKETS.
Record wheat Prices Ar>a~
weakness n Other Nsrkets.

In the wheat market yesterday thar.
were heavy trade and new hish reoord.
Tor tho season. The desire on the oa,
OF miscellaneous outside holders 20 "A.
cure their profits over the week end .,.
planned partial losses Just before IN,
session ended
According TO the popular Wow mau.
ehlai holders Of wheat did not release
many contracts during the day. Some
traders predicted q Sl.35 basis for Man.
day and $40 before the expiration az
.he week. Such forecasts were qual.aed
however. by the admission that fo-elrn
Duying or wheat must not subslds u n,
advance Is to continue.
Inc export business YESTERDAY was A.
tive. II was estimated that the ,sk,nr,
OF wheat. including some late Pr,dsy
were In excess of million bushels tn.
Liverpool market was only rresuarly
STEADY and Argentine fre,ghts We,
lower, out these advices, in conjunction
with prospects of Australian w..lly
shipments Of 100000 bushels and ,,A
OF larger Argentine exports. failed 10
undermine prices on this side after n.
moderate initial recessions
u.aders mentioned the probabi ,ty o.
oui,nh weather map on Monday as Go
states, all Of which are really hs-s
snow covering. However. the ~ az,
Suis ueiNeFy, Which should acCura's
meet the progress OF the new crop. va. nN
az strong as the May position ,e.te-ia
some veterans In the trade were ~, gr-
easy over the weather outlook I, n.rs
contended that the danger o, les ~. 4.
had been practically averted
Southwestern markets we-s ou''. en-
a. stages on the improved nour 'rat. AM
the limited farm movement interior
ceips In the week total ;.:3;. 00o hI.N.'
against 7.'ss,oo0 In the previous week and
e.lckoco year ago Shipmen'. wee
respectively: eeaboard exports v.r. SOS
600 bushels. 100000 and $3.50. 900 hl.h.'
respectively.
Corn-The market was h-,ped - "n'
by the upward trend of the vnea' 81. ny
there was considerable ''oulta'iou -
country and speculative accouuts a. 'Ns
Sigh, advances The improved v-7'h.'
led to greater aggr.ssiveness f-ou- H.
bear interests, especially as low g-lt.' ~
creased arrivals of these kinds we're -
percd. The receipts In the W~rk r-'.
o. .o3 900 bushels. against =, 5,+%G.Ouo N me
previous week and ~ "s3 ooo as' 'ea- A.
easier foreign market was showt T7N'-s
were private reports Of better v'tt1Nr ar.
diiions in Argentina The spc.I,,. .... So
tment Is less hulllsh,
Oats-!The tone was easier ou'st. A.
mand for shorts sni that IN tn" nstl'.
oc fnesh buying were Of reduced vn'u-r'
Some good export orders uCrr - h.r4
and II was thought mat fai- hH.'r.s
had been done. The country nnc-.r - n
creased Receipts in Tn" H.sk Voc ~,
corresponding week last wear
ProvtTons-EarN prices we're h Eh"
hut hedge selling and pron' TAX * Nro en-
about recession. Chicago prices
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THE CURB MARKET.
Trading BECOMES Rather Dali
when Prices Decline.

while trading in the outside market yener.
dag was somewhat diminished . steady tone
prevailed throughout the hrst hour. win =
few strong spots among the motors IN the
later transactions. however. pront takirH
caused some recessions. The market occame
rather dull on the declines. ..-.
manipulation and again touched . new high
level for the current movement, which Hsrteh
In the early part of the week. The stock
opened AZ 81 unchanged from fridays close
but in the first fec minutes sold UP 10 ells
in the reaction which ensued the stock dropped
TO SsS n net loss OF la points. Chevrolet
was n nearly strong spot in sales to 13t. an
overnight Improvement Of . points. but as the
session progressed u lost its gain and yieideu
a full point on the day. , A..
Midvale Steel was comparatively quiet Out
steady. moving up and down within narrow
range and closing unchansed Submarine rim,
Boat displayed better undertone se,l.
ing up TO aais.. 1t eased on slightly
a. the end Of the day. but closed y.
shown FOR Tor Kenneco,t Copper at the ou,set
which result cd in an adv ance Of y OF a point
in that issue. but II sasse,i in the second hour
and az the close was practically uhcnanee"
from it's previous closing quotation
Bonds we're inactive but arm,
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Thomas W. Lamont OF J. =. Morgan &
Co has gon. South for "a short vacation.
lie will probably return about February !.
The board Of trustees OF the United
states casualty Company has declared "a
special dividend OF per cent. PAYABLE
February ?,
The American water Works Electric
Company, Inc, has sold an issue Of 81 400, :
600 Arkansaw water Company OF Little
Rock, Aria. first mortgage per cent gold
bonds to y, W Halsey & CO. OF Chicago.
on April next the 3. s. Kresge Com
Dany viii redeem It's outstanding 81, 500. =
00o preferred stock a. ITO per cent, and
dividends N the Equitable Trust Company.
Al dividends on the preferred stock Will
cease after April !.
The --latest quotations for tungsten con e
ccntrates containing so per cent. tungstic
trioXide Is $50 per unit or the equivalent Of
S3.6Oo per ton, This IL u record price, but
purchasing agents of the steel companie 8
say that they cannot begin to get enough
to MI their needs. Tungsten ores come
mainly from California and Colorado
The sun., 1916-01-23
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
Corn PP0ducts.

Corn Products common was strong
yesterday on a good turnover. The price
did not mako new high on the move
ment or even equal the mark made on
the sharp squirt a week ago. But the
stock has acted we'll lately. and there
are signs that the commission houses are
nibbling at II. The Government suit
against the company under the Sherman
law has been closed. A decision soon
may be looked for. and confident predic-
tions are heard that the decision will be
in favor of the company. With this pos
sibility I'm view IL is not surprising that
the stock should be developing a decided
upward trend. even when general market
conditions are unfavorable. The Gov
ernment suit has been the one thing tina:
has preserved the great disparity be.
tween the common and preferred stocks
The sun., 1916-01-23
THE SUGAR MARKET.

Tn" m0rHr' Tor raw sugar was du,ci the
only ~li's rc"prtcd bong about H. or b1gs
Fuf'r u 'o- ~ pri'rs equal To I ~" for ,~an.
t"iig-t. '"' i"-i cuban SUGAR Wa Offered IN
iur Noium" for March ,hipm mt on the basis
"i ''t" cost atd r. .Eh'. hut offerings for
'1nNarai '"v mall The market a. q whole
prosecuted si,r'y tone. with quot ons un.
'h1-.'Tt a. l''r Tor '''nirifusal 90 ,c,t aud
bee. COR UUiV.-'- SO test.
R'tur' -I-1f remained unchanged N 2 Sc
lHr nu' -rhnu.at"l The tor of the markc,
VI- brm on tGc recent activity in both Tho
domestic t.il" and for .Npori
NIt WtfNft tor -uIar futures was extremely
uu" Wih OuciHiurs 19Hthcilr and inclined ia
lVH.f n,W dovclcrments In the nbscn,,n N Z
tu..u's. price, moved within a worry uarrov
rtu-r. 1ut N III" close Of the day warc !
'nfIt h-H.r 10 potul. nFt lower Prices
LnL-lM.
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FINANCIAL NEWS
And COMMENT
1rregularity in Stocks Again
Follows Friday
Strength.
TRADING LESS ACTIVE

Trading in stocks yesterday was on
a much less active scale than in previous
week end sessions for more than a
month. There was. however. the same
sequel of irrcgularity following the FRI
day demonstration OF rallying power
which has been such a familiar feature
lately.
Dealings were apparently quite pro-
fessional, although there were indica-
tions on the selling side OF something
more than trading operations. This was
particularly true Of portions Of the inter-
national list New York Central was
conspicuousy heavy. II Is quite pos
sibie indeed that foreign liquidation
lately has been more of a factor in the
declining trend OF the general market
than has been recognized. This laui-
dation Is now coming on a somewhat
overbought condition and could hardly
fail TO have some dislocating and de.
pressing effect. even II realization from
abroad Ia entirely outside Of the list
OF shares which have given most eyl-
dence OF ovcrbuying.
wide range, being alternately affected by
profit taking sales and short covering.
as we'll as by a moderate volume OF new
purchases, which its spectacular rise
has attracted. Most OF the standard
industrial issues were firm The copper
stocks still failed to make any advance
ing response to the booming reports from
the market for the metal United States
Steel still refused to furnish any sig
nihcant Indications to satisfy the un-
easiness OF that part of Wall Street which
has been asking for several days about
the dividend prospects OF the stock at
next Tuesdays quarterly meeting. All
Inquiries of the sort have. on examina-
tion, proved to rest on no opinion as TO
what would happen marketwise IL the
action OF the directors could be known
IN advance
There was little or no news during
the day calculated TO promote stock
market activity The weekly bank
statement disclosed a loan expansion OF
about slj.5O0. 900. with the further SUBJ
stantial addition of sS.4OO,O0O to the
surplus reserve.
Sentiment as revealed at the week en,l
was OF a conservative character. There
has been no obvious reflection in quoted
values lately of adylces from Europe
portending the spread of the war and
its entrance on a more desperate phase
Neither has there been any manifest
response 10 the portents Of domestic
politics. but canvass OF opinion sug-
gests that the conservatism which the
stock market has been displaying has
been in some degree a result OF the
feeling OF caution which foreign and
domestic politics is inspiring. The sag
Sing tendency of the January stool,
The sun., 1916-01-23
THE COFFEE MARKET.
steady CndertOne-CIosin o,ot.,
tiOns Higher.

The coffee market showed a steady under.
zone Yesterday, Closing quot ations were 2 10
points higher. The volume Of business was
.niall' iotal sales amounting 10 iosO bags
one, with, comparatively little feature Cost
ana freight offers from Brazil were steady
WIN Santo, "a quoted At aO 10 a0s and Rio
- ~ 80 London and American credits rc,
spoc'lvcly, but owing to the apparent fcverlsh
,Tnd's,Sn ,H OF the exchange market in Brazil
rmc r,"r "moir cost and freight situation was
to do business. Tho spot trade here was
extremely quiet and prices remained nom
The official Brazilian cables reported An
advance OF l-3h, in Rio exchange. while mil
rc,s prices IN both Rio and Santos remained
unchanged. PrIc~s follow:
The sun., 1916-01-23
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

The New York Federal R..'--. r'ns
rates wer~ 4 per cent, for thirty 20 7in.'
days and 8 per cent, for ionger Hi's
open market discount prime a rr an .
maturing up 10 ninety DAYS g., = per
cent,
Commercial paper rates w.re i p-
cent. for sixty to ninety ds's h''s So w
four to six months best names, 81 - p'
cent for others,
Time monev vas insr'',e ans '''
less. Rates were "a PEI cent ~ ~,
days. :a.13 per cent. FOR NINETY "a
per cent for four. nvc and siN m'n''
Call money tho Nopr 80 20" :
Exchange last week ranged between
and per cent,
Sterling exchange con'ml'i s..1
Final quotations were; Demand, -
Cav money in Loulon. '.H', r't
cent short hiS, -. %" ,.0'
months bills, 50. n5'. pc ,tn.
Domestic oNchsnEc "u "" So.
Louis. par; san Frauris," &W
Minneapolis, Toe. premium. 'u..-
Cincinnati, par. M"n''r"- 3
MUM
Rar silver N London -,r
SIC
New York ',rd".uG lIu.-,
Exchanges, siGi,G0G,3i. h..a..
s0I; SUI Treasury credit ha'aN.'
80.
The sun., 1916-01-23
sUB.TREAsURY STATEMENT.


FRIDAY.
pa,I oy sub,Treasury 70 banks, q $50, 900
sa'u Wy pahks 10 Suo-TreasuTy. 2,sl5.000
Toss to banks on days trans
cs.ien: c.,S :. .s:..;..:::.:.. u,cSSoos
v'sus week, ,,,................ :7s.sso
The sun., 1916-01-23
NEW CITY NOTES.

Int.
Security. Rate raw. Due Rid Ore- Weld
NNCty..G Ms sept 10 i01 lo2i, :5
ny tI'y..G Ms sept. |. II iOJ'. 10, 5s
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RAILROAD EARNINGS.

The Lehish Valley Railroad Company
reports for December:
1919. Changes.
Total oper. rev.. $3sOt3H3 Inc, S5g3,iSi
Total oper eNpen. 2s2i1.O Inc. .SG,6jT
Net oper rev, $9,a,Goa Inc. s356,79a
oper Income, S3:,So' Inc. 3i3.7 30
From July /:
Total opcr, rev. 32t2tl,2ls Inc 50 Int Isg
Total oper. eNpen. l6,1+2.l99 Inc. Ilyb OS
Net oper. rev.. eItss.elf lac. Os.s, ,si
Oper. rev...,,... eSt3S3s Inc, S1o0:3
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The reeipts from Gust oms TO-DAY. S10s. go
internal revenue, ordinary. $i,l3s. los: income
tax S2,.S: miscellaneous. siol,05l
National bank notes received for redemp
tiOn. S92, .2S
The curren, statement Of the United States
for January
The sun., 1916-01-23
DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT

WASHINGTON. Jan. q The statement Of
the receipts and disbursements OF the Treas
Sbo
The sun., 1916-01-23

'Ex dividend.
Where u "c" follows
Q quot alton IL ind.
Gates . bid - OOoe
for 10 ehaPoo.
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to-day l2No7a lnnTay
n il
The sun., 1916-01-23

sAssuming call fer June I. 1914
fAssuming call for May !. 1919.
The sun., 1916-01-23
FINANCIAL NOTES.

o redeem out andins cert ihcates s. o07 AZ o,6
rand tot al cash assets IN Treasury 1855 ss6 Slg
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-11

Fl Paso, Texas. April %. 1916.
Much news fer the American world
s he ng made these days in this sec
tion-snd some history.
The newspapers OF America carry
many press despate hss Gated at Ell
Fasa. Texas. and many stories and
DISPATCHES dated at other places in
Mexico and along the brder line
written and mailed st FL Paso, Texas.
This is the greatest news center in
America to -ay and many iamo- AMI
many less known newsI apei men are
here watching the game.
II is an interesting game. too |
came down from Santa Fe last night
to see little of it.
This morning as resi tered a
hard d as Ell the hotel paying mar
tial air | left my grip with the hotel
clerk ard followed the crowd. The
streets were lin d with Id ers. For
mile or more, from the international
bridge to the Southern Pacific station
where the private car. occupied by
Gen. Scott and Gen. Funston as head
quarters. stands the streets on both
sides were lined by soldiers. touch
ing elbows. A squad OF cavalry fol-
lowed the hand. Automobiles fol-
lowed the cavalry carrying Gen. Obre-
gon. the real power in Mexico. Gen.
Trevino, Gen. Gales, governor of
Sonora. Governor Gutierrez Of Chihua-
hua. Consul Garcia and other Mexi-
can leaders
Gen. Obreyon and party were going
to pay their res~ects to Gen. Scott
and Gen. Funston and Gen. Funston
took this occasion to show his Mexi-
can friends a sample of the u s.
army. A fine sample II was too. the
largest array of military force have
ever seen.
The streets were packed with peo-
ple From the bridge to the STATEN
the sidewalks were rrov ded with
people. But like the small fov when
the circus comes to town. | followed
the band. and landed at the car-to
see 1t all II possible.
Gen, Ohregnn and party remained
IN the private car with Gen. Scott
and Gen Funston an hour. This was
merely social visit. lesding up to
serious conferences 'ater in the day
and in the days to come.
The leading generals Of Mexico and
the United States spent an hour tell
ing stories aud iollying one another
getting ready to grab position. This
was . return OF courtasiea. Last even
Ing Gen. Eunatcn had made similar
call on Gen. ObFeEon 1t bis pyiVoke
lc4S u JuAFo9 Npxicc. IS
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-11

were given r. Seven OF them
were tried for murder and two OF
them found guilty and sentenced to
a term of imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary. Some nineteen OF the de
fendaHts in Case No. S7if were never
tried and the charge against them con.
tinued until dismissed by Judge Coop
er few days ago.
Case n 3T11 charged assault TO
Kill Charles velo; Case No. 3712.
charged conspiracy to murder Charles
velo: Case No. BIB, charged conspir-
acy to murder William King; case
No. 2714 charged conspiracy to com
nit robbery and robbery; Case No
BIS charged conspiracy to commit
grand larceny
In a preamble setting forth his
reasons for asking the court 20 grant
a nolle in these cases the district at.
torney stated: These cases have
passed several terms OF the district
court without trial The bitter strife
and ill-feeling engendered, out Of
which these cases originated. nave
almost entirely disappeared and
been forgotten. A prosecution of
them at this time would renew and
re-kindle the hatred and iil-will
among workmen and between employ
er and employees. 1t would, also. be
very expensive to the taxpayers OF
Fremont county. and. judging from the
result OF other prosecutions OF like
nature. In this and other counties OF
the state. II IS very doubtful whether
a conviction could be had Hence.
under the circumstances. ard str.
roundIngs in these cases. the district
attorney is convinced that IT is to the
best interests Of the taxpayers OF
Fremont county that these cases lie
dismissed from the docket
Altogether ninety defendants arc
DISCHARGED from custody under the
terms of the order issued by Judge
Cooper las, Saturday.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-11
WITH VILLAS MEN

en- to starvation. Led into the colurn'
bus raid with no more knowledge
or intoution OF invading American ter
ritory than the horses they rode OF
the dogs that I liOwed.
Their bodies are these Of men
poor. starved runted men Their intel.
lects on the pa, with cate or coy
otes.
You will see the type Of these viils
men In any Sc ,tion & ng along the
rail. oad truck where Mexicas are a.
work. Only the rnsn yon see VIII he
better dressed and better fed.
have an idea that il would not
lie a popular thine TO talk IN New
Mexico. but II were governor OF New
Mexico these men would not be huns.
Perhaps they ,uld have been killed
in battle but not hung by law.
~~x
spent the morning looking over tive
New Mexico penitentiary. In COM any
with Warden J. b. McManus and
Depuy Warden r. l.. Ormsbee. two
very p!easant gentlemen.
The buildings are newer and bet
ter than ours. The plant is n very
good one. The new diriag hall was
built from plans made by convict at
Canon City. Francisco. There are
about 450 cons. One hundred are
out on the roads, being worked on
ftate roads by the state. Others are
making brick ahS working farms. The
warden takes great pride in new
farm he is developing.
They tell me here that New Mexico
started the h n system for conv ct
road building and claim that they had
a state law for convict road building
nine years before Colorado.
There is friendly feel ng between
the n. NJ. and Colorado pens. Convicts
often serve time In both. Canon has
some cons from here and they have
several Colorado graduates here. Most
ly Mexicans from the Ration and
Trinidad districts.
About two-thirds OF the convicts
here are Mexicans.
Like all penal institutions this ono
In handicapped for financiai support
and by political Investigations.
Villas men are better on here than
they have ever been before In their
lives--they have had q bath. perhaps
the first in their lives. good beds, good
food, regular hours. II Il = pity they
can't spond = longer time here, ThSy
will have to leave about May l7th
Ia order 10 meet that important en-
g9Dounent It ponAing. May 18th.
r ''.Ss : - NJ q, U. -. g
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-11
WHERE NEWS IS MADE

After the visit Gen. Otregon and
parry came out Of the car, climbed in
TO their automobiles like ordinary
men and went back to Mexico-lass-
ing along between >the double wall
OF American soluiers mile long or
more.
As they stepred from the car they
met thirty or forty newspaper camera
men from all over the world and
smiled joined the bunch of photo
graphers and ex! osed a lew films,
G@ y
Gen. Obregon is a Tne. strong look
ing soldier. Large. strong. dark.
heavy black mustache. a strong figure.
perhaps the strongest man in Mexi-
can affairs today. He has but one
arm. His right arm was shot on in
a battle with Villa a year or so ago.
Tho other Mexicans we're able
looking men. Gov. Gutierrez, of Chi
educated at Champaign. Ill, coming
from there in 1910.
ww%
Later in the day l called on Gen.
Funston and had a We pleasant 1t
tie visit with him. In my mail at
El Paso. found letter from William
Allan White, the author of Emporia.
Kansas, enclosing warm letter of
Introduction to Gen. Funston. recall
ing the fact that he had written his
first magazine story Of Gen. Funston
years ago at my suggestion
Gen. Funston is a very rie slnt.
democratic gentleman. Nothing about
him to indicate the romp and SPLEEN
dor and military power shown on
the street in the morning. He is
about the size OF Capt. Rockafellow.
well built but not stout, closely crop
ped vandyke beard. wearing SOL
diers' tan and pleasing smile.
He went to college at Lawrence.
Kansas and remembered Mr.. Murry,
an old-time Canon City hotel keeper.
who came from or went back TO Law
renee
When reminded OF story have
heard MIR. K. 3. Lewis tell OF his
bravery and valor IN arresting a bad
negro in his college DAYS he remem-
bered the incident. but deprecated
his part in the matter.
Cen. Funston Is one man who has
risen to high rank from the volun-
teers. and thru politics. as they say
iE the army. who hAA tha universal
renpect Of the army. And there ere
not many. Wherever you hear pol-
dleru talk. and they talk moro than
they are supposed n. they paE 0en.
non1eon hae naao ~ q y H