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FINANCIAL NOTES,

Kesn. Taylor & Co. investment bankers,
Chicago ANNOUNCE the appointment Of
Roger K Ballard as Western sales man,
aser in place Of r.. j. Hickey. who will
come to their New York office. MIR, Bal
lard was formerly sales manager of tho
bond department OF tho second Ward saw
ings Bank, Milwaukee, Wis.
The Investment Bankers Association Of
America has issued bulletin cmhodylne
the decision of the United States District
Court holding the Michigan blue sky law
unconstitutional, The Michigan Legislature
IN 1913 placed upon the statut" houks a
blue sky law regulating tho sale of iu-
vestment securities, This law was held
unconstitutional In 1914 ana at the iNiS
session OF the Legislature another regula.
tory measure was passed, The lslJ law
was tested and reviewed by the same
Judges who held the 1913 law was invalid.
The protective committee representing
the stockholders Of the Texas and Pacinc
hailway Company. Of which Alvin W,
Tho other members are Henry X. Ickel-
heimer. Dunleyy Miibank, starr J. Muir.
ply. william Church Osborn and winslow
.. Pierce. An agreement is being pre-
pared. under ths term. OF which the
shares with the Equitable Trust Company,
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

The New York Federal Reserve Bank
rates we're I per cent. for thirty 10 ninety
days and per cent. for longer bills.
open market discount prime ACceptLnces
msturiuS up 20 ninety days, "a d2s. per
cent
Commercial paper rates were 3d3tr per
cent. for sixty 10 ninety days bills and for
four to SIX months best Nam-s; o.. az per
cent. for others.
Time money Was unchanged. Rates were
~ p"r cent for sixty days, ~ as per
cent. 10Y ninety days. per cent. for four.
i've and six months.
caI money on IN. roor Of tho stock
rNchsrgc Yesterday ruled az pcr cent. (:
high. pcT cent, iow, >. PEI cent
sterling exchange was rciutlouar,. Final
quotations were: Demand, 40, cables,
<16'.
call money I'm London. -a>s per cent;
short bills, -. per cent; three months
bills, - pc cent
Domestic exchange or New York. St
LOUIS, par, san Francisco, zoe. premium
Minneapolis Toe premium. chicago. o5c.
discount. cincinnati, par. Montreal. 62igc.
premium
Rar silver IN London. ?s7,d; New York.
;Gssy
Nov York GEARING House statement:
Exchanges {,sG,f1".59s hs,ancos. sesi7s
s'a sub Treasury dchl; balance, Sl.t0l. as3
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OnNOIidRted EXCHANGE,

United states Steel common WAS prnmi
nrnt In the dealings ON the cousoidatet
Stock Exchange yesterday u had opened
at shS, aud had early sold HS low as >a'.
"a OF point below it's closing price or
Thursday, but It closed at S7,Y, it, best
price for the day, Anaconda, which had
opened a. sa'. and had early sold AZ
spis advanced To a0l. and closed al yOss
Mexican Petroleum. uf which uear,S
~ 900 shares changed hands, made Tho
shhrpest recovery, II opened ~ lliA. de
clin.d to ll3l. and closed At llgla. can.
furnia Petroleum opened at 3%%, touched
33A and then went tn 31l.. closing a. ~
There was Il particularly sharp hrea
early In Tennessee Copper. which Opened
At 90, down - points from it, closing or
Thursday, and fell further to SIS. II
6lt,, hut II closed ut 10, American Csl
displayed exceptional hrmness from the
start, 1t opened at SOS, up ~ of = poin
from It's closing ON Thursday This wai
its lowest and 1t closed at 63r,
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THE STEEL MARKET.
Mills SIN Importuncd by DOmcs-
tic Buyers.

The steel mills continue 10 be importuned
by domestic buyers for small lots OF steel LOT
nearby shipment. but many large inquiries
are withheld because manufacturers are sat
isfied that II is practically all impossibllity 10
secure shipments within the next few months
The railroads are endeavoring to place small
lots of structural steel for repair work and
for cars to he built al railroad shops, but the
heavy tonnages for car building, aside from
the contracts under negotiation In the latter
part OF last year are held in allegiance.
Boiler tubes have been adv vanced - per ton
Gold rolled strip steel IL stronger at 3.'5c
base. Rivets arc firmer at 2.G0c. for struc
tural and 2 zoe. for boiler Nuts and bolts are
up 10 per cent STANDARD railroad spikes are
held at 2 25c. and small spikes at ?.35c Speci
hcatiOns are heavy.
The demand for foundry and steel making
pig iron is more active In the Eastern terri
tory. One contract for about 600 tons oil
basic Iron for sn Eastern steel manufactured
is understood TO have been closed yesterday
Several recent sales of basic. malleable and
gray foundry iron. ~ well as special grades
have been made by Buffalo furnaces for eS
port to Canada. In the lake territory there
IL u steady run Of business from day to day
which in the aggregate Is heavy In tonnage
Several large inquiries are aeo In the markr,
for delivery In the centra, West The wide
range In prices previously noted continues .,
Buffalo as we'll as In eastern Pcnnsylvania
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DENIES SISAL HEMP
TRUST WAS FORMED
DR.. RcndOn Says Plan Is to
Benefit Both Yucatan Grow
ers and L. 8. Farmers.
HAS FIVE YEAR CONTRACT

In answer to Senator McCumber's re-
quest that the Department OF Justice in
vestigate the alleged sisal hemp trust
DR.. Victor A. Rendon. counsel for the
Comision Regulardo de Mercado de
Heneauen, said yesterday that this ac-
tivity has developed recently for politi-
cal reasons and that his regulating COM
mittee and the Pan-American commits
sion recently organized are III no sense
a trust, but have been developed for the
purpose OF giving a square deal to the
Yucatan hemp planter in tho first In
stance and to the American farmer In
the second
"Our aim" said Or RendDn. "is not
to raise the price Of Sisal arbitrarily.
We want TO divide the profits which the
middeman has previously enjoyed be-
tween the planters aud the ultimate con-
sumers.
81 have tried to demonstrate that
originally the International Harvester
Company and tho plymouth 'ordage
Company held monopoly because they
controlled nlne-tenths OF the hemp pro-
duced In Yucatan. They operated in this
way: The planters were made to sign
notes to the two companies at 10 per
cent. interest payable in hemp at mar.
ket price fixed by them.
"In 1911 the planters asked the Mcxl-
can Government for relief and during
that year the Comision Rcgulardo Vas
| established to stabilize the price. The
comision has been accumulate money
since then and when the revolution re-
suited In the exchange going against us
until II is now from II to 90 points in
your favor l was appointed by the Gov
eminent to fix loan so that funds could
be obtained TO finance the hemp crop.
New Orleans bankers agreed to ad'
vance money to an amount equal tt
s per cent. OF the value Of the hemi
| on bills of lading in vesa"ls bound foi
the United States and on United States
| warehouse receipts. To do this the Pan
American Commission was organized.
~ have signed a Ave year conTac
with that commission and have agree
u pledge 40o.00o bales of hemp year
| or 30 per cent. OF the crop. which
| approNimates 1000. 900 bales. They vii
advance money TO us at the iutcrcs
| rate prevailing on similar paper oi
| securities at New Orleans, providing
| that those rates are never less than
AZ per cent or more than per cent.
80 YOU see the allegations that thu
/ ran american Commission would reCciv,
| . per cent. on the entire Yucatan crol
| OF sisal hemp are wrong. In fact the
commission Is to a certain extent actinl
as q broker in the fnatter. II is rcall,
taking a chance. for should uneXpecte,
! developments occur in Europe, csusin,
money to become tight {, is bound b,
| tho terms OF the contract to furnish VI
with money at q rate OF less than
per cent
| considering that the commission ha
| to pay us 3 per cent. on our daily bal
auces the rate Of interest is material!
| diminished"
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ALMA NEWTON AvrSon e
7E E11.STf-HETTTESS SSTE -MHETTTESS GA

butter and eggs. He describes the
methods of handling these in every
stage till they reach the seaboard for
expectation, gives the regulations OF
the Government that apply, explains
speculation. transportation and insur-
ance. In all this he Is as impersonal
as Government report: he does not
crticise or condemn save by an occa-
sional phrase or suggestion for i'm
provement, but limits himself to what
is actually done: his tendency Is to-
ward general GENERALIZATION of power.
as is natural In these days Of EN-
cheney study. Prof Huebner has
turned out an admirable book Of ref
erence, an aid to practical workers.
which II seems difficult to use a. q
textbook
1t Is only In the latter portion Of
Albert II. Lealse's essay on the Means
and Methods of Agricultural Educa.
ton" Houehton Miffiin Company that
the technical requirements of agricul-
ture are considered. The greater part
of the book is taken up with the diff
culties that attend the impart.Gg of
even an elementary education in rural
districts. The author enumerates the
methods by which the difficulties may
be lessened. In his chapters on what
may be done for the farmers he shows
how existing institutions may be
utilized. The few pages showing how
Denmark has hacdled the agricultural
problem seem TO be the most instruc-
tive in the book.
In Land Credits" (Thomas Y. Cro-
well Company Representative Dick T.
Morgan ~ Oklahoma makes brilliant
plea for the establishment by the Gov
ernment of and credit institutions
such as exist in other countries. This
involves discussing the faults of pend
ing legislation in Congress. The author
explains carefully the various prob
lens involved in the question. He
naturally has no objection to the en-
tension of "paternalism' and Of Gov
ernment control that his scheme would
cal for. as he believes that the farmers
have as much right az any other class
to such benefits as may he derived
from Government interference.
The sun., 1916-01-08
THE COFFEE MARKET.


The coffee market was again active and
strong. closing with net gains of ~ to -
points. Cotton Exchange houses aud Wall
Street were the principal buyers. taking good
sized blocks Of some of the late positions
notwithstanding the fart that the market has
now more than discounted the adv ance of "
cents per bag in ocean freight rates from
Brazil Cost and freight offers were again de.
layed and prices were somewhat irregular.
santos a. being here at 90, to . 2oc.. ~ and %
st sac. and Rio Is at 7ioc to 1900, all Lon.
don credits
The new outside huying caused local shorts
10 cover and at times the market showed
more animation than has been seen for many
months. Total sales for the day were ~, 80
bags. The local spot demand was not mate.
r.ally improved, but prices we're hrmer with
Rio 1s quoted at 1s.c and Santos 4. at pi.c,
owing to the holiday in Brazil on Thur sday
no official cables were received from either
the kio or the santos market. Prices fol.
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AIDS TO FARMING.

4 very complete account OF the
manner in which farm products reach
the market and are handled there
will be found in Prof. Grover q. Hueb-
ner's Agricultural Commerce" CAP
pletons). one result of making bust
ness a university study. Tho author
explains minutely every commercial
transaction. retail and wholesale, af-
fecting the staple products from the
moment they are garnered; into the
matter OF their production he does
not enter. for he considers them only
as objects OF trade. lie takes up sep.
arately grain, cotton, tobacco. wool
fruit and live stock, including milk,
The sun., 1916-01-08

"rh. Telephone and Teiephou" EN-
changes" !. l. klngsbury. I"urutus.
Green and Company
History Of Arizona . vols Thomas
Edwin Parish, tThe author. PhTulN.
ArZi
Fifty Years OF American Iicllisin ''
Gustav Po'lak Houghton Miffiln COM
pany'
THE Life Of Father De Sme; = - T.
The sun., 1916-01-08

Alma Newton. whose first book.
The Love Letters Of a Mystic" has
Just been issued. has for some time
written anonymously for the maga-
Zines. She Is the daughter of one
OF the largest cotton planters in
Louisiana, and Is in private life
Mrs. Alma Newton Anderson. She
lives in New York.
Julian Street. N defence OF the
title chosen for his study Of Col.
Roosevelt, asks: III he isn't the
most interesting American, who
is?' Mr. Street has just returned
TO New York from a seven weeks
tour Of the South. He and Wallace
Morgan, the illustrator, were col
.ecting material for series or
articles 20 appear in CoNier's
weekly.
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CRITICAL REVIEWS
OF THE SEASONS
LATEST BOOKS
Gypsy Lore and Love 1dyl-Creek Legends in De-
Eshtful Cuse-A Determined Young Woman.
Experiences on the French and the Russian Fronts.
in the Dardaneles and Other War Books.
Agricultural Commerce. Vocational Training in the
A., Public Schools and Other Subjects.

volume calls for more pains than the
author has chosen to expend.
A successful play Of this season.
1.-THE Eternal Magdalene." has been
turned into a story by the author.
Robert II. Mclaughlin George II.
Doran Company. 1t bears the marks
Of the "novelizing" process and may
be enjoyed by those who like the play.
The sun., 1916-01-08
THE PITTSBURG MARKET

PlTTSBl RG Jan Amorc1u .
Glass Machine Mas !. point hl-h"r '
close and Pittshurg Coal galuru 'i. ""
These were the only Chanec- IN lo"p
The market Was less active auG ~t'.r'
tone The summary
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DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT

WASHINGTON. Jan The s,a,emcn, nj,
the rfTciiis ami disbursements of the Treas
ury shows;
This month Fiscal year
pls ourssrlenis. 1881. III 10. IA, s! \
Receipts .............. Sl.7St7ub sS~Ial Uil
surplus ...........,. {l4ia,699 Def sis ole :s7
Receipts from custonis to-day sT41 En: IN
ternal revenue, ordinary. los 81: income
lax, 1881; mi sCs l!aneOus. Sl.1.3ii
National bank notes received for redcmp
tion. 81 thS. 80
The current statement of the United ST
Treas urcr for January &.
GENERAL FUND
Available old........................ sStaaa,
Available SILVER. ..,....,.,..,.s,.... l6.3,rs ~
Nltru states nutrS.................. lIs,ic-l
National bank notes and Federal
Reserve note. ...................... s9,hi.. .a>,
tertIficd checks on banks ......... - .-,S 0,-l
Subsidiary silver minor coin and
silver bullion. .......... .......,.,,... c;5S. 7,C
lnclassihcd ,nnsorted currency, 1867 $50
Deposits III banks and Phllippinr
Treasury ......-......,.,..-. .......... .%o.s "a
Available currency IN Treasury
and banks ......... .............. gI2.6t1 ~
ueiu't current Liabilities ....,....... -, stl
Net balance IN general fund ....... ll,lSl al3
RESERVE FUND
Gold coin and bullion ,............ SGcs7ang
TRUST FUND
To redeem olrst anlIng cert hcat es 81 90 80 81
Grand tota cash assets III Treasury 2.3-3j ~ 23s
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DAILY FINANCIAL CALENDAR

DIVIDENDS PAYABLE.
Company and Term, stk Amt
quarterly ............... --. 81. .,
I.ehigh Valley Coal sales
quarterly ...,.,....,...,... -, O.
The sun., 1916-01-08

The McClintic Marshall Constru'''r0
Company has been awarded "A con,-ac'
for 500 tons of fabricated structural s,c,
for an extension To the Elmira plant ~
tho Morrow Manufacturing Company IT,
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
taking bids on 1000 tons OF strucW ,1
steel for plant extension and building
Another can for bids on an addition.
| subway section in Brooklyn has be,l .-
sued. About 30o tons of Sjruriu'ul -'t..
will he reau-cd and tenders WI 30,
made on Jsnuart ~
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The Cleveland. Cincinnati ClIyat
and Indianapolis Railroad Is in the l.a.
ket for about 1000 tons Of steel g. b.
used in the construction or -lghtrca l'
boosc cars to he constructed - go
companys shops. The Merchant lH..
patch Company is to build l>3 81, .
mobile cars for the Rig -Four and '.
teen automobile ears for tho g.
and Eastern Railroad 'uupauy
chesapeake and ohio has wd'rr4
coaches and twelve express pGr- 'ro'
Pullman Company, Tn" Am"rl,an ;
and Wire Company L. taking r.."
thirty gondola cars, America rr
Foundry will build / .Inu instead ~
freight cars for the Missouri kt
and Texas Railway
The sun., 1916-01-08

Tie term war munitions uoiId.'
| commits AIRY stores and package u..
tanning the food, as We'll a. justIuIu,'
of active warfare. As generally uuur.
stood. however. war munitions
ludcs only to ordnance. Snnll ar
high explosive shells and ammuni'..
Pig tin, which is used in the manu-
lure OF tinplate, which in turn is aln .
exclusively manufactured into food
oil containers, is as much Il war u,
/, as are iron and stcel. in the opuIu' e..
| the war muuitlon commissioners
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-06-25

went TO break the news 10 her hus-
band.
10 you know believe John would
grace our luncheon with his fine
ways" she said. laughing.
Why don't you have HIM" asked
Henry Emory.
Don't be so foolish, Henry re-
turned his wife
a couple of hours later John way
laid her with the most extraordinary
proposition that she had ever heard.
Madame. il dared to ask q "a
yer" he began.
Well, one gets things only by ask
ing" said Mrs. Emory briskly.
Madame, / was "a gentleman IN
my own country. and II would give
the world to meet gentlefoIks again,
not as a butler. Madame, I ask to
Re your guest at dinner
MY guest. John," exclaimed his
mistress. astounded at this sudden in
depreciation of her own thought
Yes. Madame, pledge my word
7 know how gentlefolks behave. I
shall not shame you.
Little Mrs. Emory was indignant for
a moment: then she saw the humor
Of the situation. And she happened
t. be one man short for her party.
She was sure none OF those dining
with her, largely strangers as they
would be, would recognize the butler.
John. I WILL" she exclaimed i'm
pulsively. And I'll introduce you as
a friend Of ours who is staying with
US. Ycu have the-the proper clothes2"
Indeed. yes. A million thanks,
madame," cried John.
But wait a moment! How about
your substitute?"
Il have arranged for that already"
replied the butler calmly. MY friend
Is in here
He opened the kitchen door and
Mrs. Emory saw a real-to-life butler.
more real even than John, as she ad-
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-06-25
rURReO TONGUE NO PROOF
Why II Is Supposed to Indicate Diaes-
tive Disturbance Never Has
Been Explained.

Just why a furred tongue is sup
posed to be an indication OF a dis,
turbance of the digestive apparatus
has never been explained. The Medi-
cal Record calls to mind the respected
land feared spinster in our commu'
nifty a good many years ago who had
her own opinion abGc; doctors. Urged
to consult one of their fraternity
when a little indisposed. she would re-
pei the suggestion with scOrn. All
they do she would say, is to say,
Let's see your tongue. How's your
bowels? Two dollars. please"
The editor says he has known physi-
clans OF the old school who could di-
agnose a case by looking at the
tongue. Just as he has known a physi-
clan who could diagnose a case
OF pneumonia in a child he had never
seen before when he got ten feet away
from the bed And what is more. he
could tell which side it was on and
even designate the lobe affected in
some cases"
OF course this is sarcasm. The edi-
tor is ridiculing the furred tongue as
a symptom of trouble in the digestive
apparatus.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-06-25
ASSOCIATIONS ARE A HABIT
We Even Form Clubs Over Question
of Teethins Rings vs..
Thumb.

Our passion for getting up assoCia-
tons is a bad symptom OF intellectual
foolishness. Every trade and profes-
sion among us. every interest and
prejudice. every aspiration. hypothe.
sis or question about question has
gang Of club members at its back.
The fashionable mothers get up So
Cieties to determine what plays their
children shall see during the holt
DAYS | know OF one woman who was
not able to decide whether she should
give rubber ring or coral to her
teething child or should leave him to
nature and the thumb. She according
~ formed a society. 1t is called the
Ring and Coral association and meets
twice month. II has recently split
into two organizations through the Sc
Cession Of the antiring and coralites.
by means of these two societies any
mother may today escape the mental
anguish Of making a decision for her
self upon this t"-thing matter.-John
J. Chapman, in Atlantic Monthly.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-06-25
REDUCE PROFITS IN POULTRY
Result Of Farmer Having No System
for Marking Chicks-keep Close
Record Of Fowls.

On nearly every farm there are
many hens kept Of unknown age,
which is one cause of reducing the
profits in the poultry. This is the
result Of the farmer having no system
in marking the chicks. by which a rec
ord OF the age of the fowls may be
kept.
This can easily be accomplished by
the use Of the poultry punch, by
which the little chicks should be
marked when first Matched. This is
done by punching the web between
the toes Of the feet, and by using diff.
ferent combinations. a series Of 1e
markings can be employed.
These marks are also used to desig,
nate the chicks from different mat.
ings where more than one breeding
pen is kept, a memorandum being KEEP
for reference.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-06-25

PREPARED nv tho limited States n-ra-t-
nent OF Agriculture
The Toulouse and Emden are the
most popular breeds OF geese in this
country. The Toulouse is the larg
est breed, the adult gander and goose
weighing % and 20 pounds. respeC-
lively. while the standard weights of
the Emden are 20 and is pounds.
Geese can be raised in small mum
bers successfully and at profit on
many farms where there is low, rough
pasture land containing a natural sup
ply of water The market for geese
is not so general as for chickens. but
the demand and prices are especially
good in sections where goose fatten-
ing is conducted
Management.
Geese need only house during cold
or stormy weather. when an open shed
should be provided. One gander is
mated with from one to three geese
and the matings are not changed from
year 20 year unless they prove unsatis-
factory. When mated. they are al
lowed to run together in focks Tou-
louise and Emden geese will breed
when about two years old. The fe-
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-06-25

as soon as h2tche9 and key; i: q warm
place until the Matching is completed
Geese are generally raised where
they have a good grass range or pas
ture. as they are good grazeTs and
usually pick most OF their living. eN-
cept during the winter months and the
breeding season. Goslings should be
fed a mash Of two parts shorts and
one part coTnmeal by weight, chang
ing at the end OF three weeks TO equal
parts shorts and cornmeal with per
cent of beef scrap and grit. A fatten-
ing ration may be made Of mash OF
one part shorts and two parts corn
meal by weight with per cent OF beef
scrap. fed in the morning, and feed
Of corn al night.
Adult geese should be fed for eggs
about February J. or so that the Cos
lings will be Matched by the time
there is good grass pasture. In feed
ing for eggs give a mash of equal
parts by weight OF cornmeal. bran
and middlings or low-grade -four with
10 per cent OF beef scrap, in the morn
ing. and feed OF corn at night A
constant supply Of drinking water
should be provided. II geese need
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1916-06-25

males are usually kept until they are
from twelve to fourteen years old. OF
as long as they lay well. Sex rs diff
hcult to distinguish, especially in
young geese. The gander is usually
somewhat larger and coarser than the
goose, and has a leaner, longer neck,
and larger head The sex is some
times determined by a critical examin-
alton or by the action Of the geese
at mating time.
Nests for Geese
Large boxes, barrels. or shelters are
provided as nests for geese. or they
are allowed to make nests on the floor
Of the house. The eggs should be col
lected daily and kept in a cool place.
The first eggs are usually set under
hens, while the last ones which the
goose lays may be Matched either IN
der hens or under the goose IL she
goes broody" II the eggs are not
removed from the nest where the
goose is laying. she will usually step
laying sooner than il they are taken
away. The period Of incubation Of
goose eggs varies from rs TO 30 days.
Moisture may be added after the first
week by sprinkling the eggs OF the
nests with warm water. Goose eggs
hatch slowly, especially under hens.
and the goslings are usually removed