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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
RULING ON JEWELRY DUTY.
NctnI Clasp. Held 10 he subject
to ViRh uHtr.

Importers and manufacturers Of
jcw.lry will hr geeatly Interested IN the
decision of the tust"iNs tourt Of Ap-
,,"als in Washington. handed down yes
tcrday. IN the case Of Mamluck W.
United States. In this ease the court
has construed certain portions Of the
constantly Irrigated "jcw"lry' para
graph-35s-of the tariff act Of 1918.
The merchandise in dispute consisted OF
metal clasps for necklaces and small
compasscs for Use in the manufacture of
jcwclry articles.
The court held these articles dut,able
AT - per ce;t. AL valorem under the
las, clause In paragraph 3as providing
for materials Of metal. whether or not
SGT with glass or paste suitable
for us" in the manufacture Of any of the
foregoing articles IN this paragraph
The importance Of the decision. however.
rests upon the holding Of the court that
the first clause of tho paragraph which
provides for "j"w.lrl. commonly or
commercially 80 known. value above 20
cents per dozen pieces, 90 pcrcen'um sd
valorem.'' H. not restricted 10y the clause
in another part of the paragraph. which
reads ALI the foregoing and parts
thereof. finished ur partly finished. com
posed of metal
In other words III" contention Of tho
Government tia; th' provision for
'jewelrN" wa intended to relate to all
articles commonly "r commercially 80
known. regardless uf III" material COM
posed. AZ held 10y ia" Board If General
Appraisers. is sustained
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
TAX RULE ON BANK STOCKS.
state A~ss~.sm~nt May Re Deducted
In Income Return.

Joseph Byrne, ~vicc-pres.dent and
cashier of the Merchants National
Bank, has sen, out the following letter
to shareholders IN regard 10 the deduc-
ton % the state tax on banking shares
from the income tan
We beg 20 advise Nou that under the
OF the state Of New York hank
shares are taxed | per cent per annun
on their value as Of Jun ! Of each
year. which tax this bank pays on behalf
OF It's shareholders
ION Jun" !. 1873, the value Of eac,
share OF this hank was Sl0l.0Ss? and
the tax paid for IN. year 1915 was Sl.ol
per share. the shares being Of the par
value of $50 each.
finder the income taN law sharehold-
crs IN making M their income taX re-
turns may include this state tax as q
deduction under The heading OF taxes
paid Cline 3l).
This paytnen; by the bank on behalf
Of the shareholder l. considered as an
additional dividend. and II the share
holder is subject 20 the additional or
supcrtax II should also be included IN
the amour, If dividends received cline
SD
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
SAYS WHITMAN WAS
NO EXHIBIT AT FAIR
An Exhibition. Perhaps,
Writes Bracket, Demand
ing ''BOozc" Figures.
80 CENTS BEATS MARCY

ALBANy. Feb. 23.-Edglrr r. Bracket
OF Saratoga. the leader Of the bellig-
cren,s In the recent constitutional con
vention and OF the anti-Whitman Repub-
Leans who are opposed to the Governors
denomination. IN "A tart letter to state
Comptroller Travis Tonight again re-
quests figures showing the cost OF Gov.
Whitman's "booze" trip to the Panama
exposition. He points out that in
1882. when II was shown that William
NJ. Marcy. then a candidate for Cow
ernor. while previously serving as Judge.
had included in his expense account paid
by the state the sum OF so cents FOR
mending his trousers. the publication of
the facts resulted in Marc.'s defeat for
the G%overnorship.
Ex-senator Bracket, demanding q
detailed account of the expenditures
OF the Whitman trim ard OF Comptrol-
Ter Travis and his family 10 the expo
sition. says;
you can certainly quickly give the
Items OF your own and family expenses.
Aud surely the Governor knows approx
| nately what was spent for drink on his
trip. II he declines to tell you ] think
YOU will find the original checks in the
Pullman office in Albany.
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The matter j. important. ] suggest
that YOU examine these checks AT AN
cUrly date, asking tina IN the meantime
they he carefully preserved for NAM
nation. | have already written. so ASH
ing
'rhc ill.tality 90 expenditures. how
ever. is no, confined /. payment for
iutoNicants fr the Governors party
and your own and family trips II eN-
tends To the payment of any expenses
whatever. excepting only those OF the
members of the Panama tNpositios
Commission themselves. not Including
however. members OF their own ann
lies.
"t'uder the law the only purposes for
which a., money thus appropriated could
bc paid are found IN the language quoted
from chapter 81 "f the laws of 1919.
I do not MD In TINS Language any au-
thor'ty for the commission to spend the
money III the state ~ paving the ">-
peuses of the Governor or Of yourself or
of any members ~ either of your FAINT
les for your travelling expenses or your
maintenance or your subsistence on the
way TO or at the exposition.
Neither does II authorize the pay
ment of the expenses OF any of the menu
beers OF any NJ the families Of the COM
m~issioners. II simply and only allows
the personal expenses Of members If the
commission. incurred while In the dis
charge Of duties imposed upon them by
the commission
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
NICOLL D~OUBTSLEGALITY
OF SUBWAY CONTRACTS

Gillespie. in respect Of the books OF I.
a.. Gillespie Il CO.. AS follows
"'You wouldn't be so nxiou to keep
US from going through your books n
you didn't have things YOU didn't want
people to know. II YOU didn't make
payments like that check for $4,000 to
Mr.. Quigg. you wouldn't be afraid to
nave your papers made public
"rhe Erenin1 World quotes you AS
saying: And il YOU didn't have in your
accounts that $500 check to Mr.. Quigg,
u would not lie 50 cmbarra ssed.'
THE EVENING SrN quotes you as say
ing II you hadn't paid Mr.. Quigg ST.
500. things would probably he different
There has been no moinen of time
since you accountant ran across MIR.
Gillespie's check to me and his letters
TO his brother In Pittsburg when you
might not have asccrtained precisely
what the business was that this check
related To by even 80 slight an effort
az calling the on the telephone at my
Office.
"In causing Mr.. Gillespie's letter to
be printed on February 10 in causing
that check to he photographed and en-
hibitcd in the newspapers on that date.
and. two weeks later. IN making the re-
mark YOU made to young Mr.. Gillespie
this afternoon without ever asking me
about the check. your conduct is the con-
duet of a conscious blackguard.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
EARNS
NEARLY 80 PER CENT.
Net Revenue for 1915 Was
S17,O29,7 84-NOte Of
Warning Sounded.
CONSERVATISM Is URGED

The report Of the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad Company
for the year ended December 81. 1870
shows gross operating revenues amount
Ing to S44.7SS.73i. as compared win
3i2,545,97s the preceding year. and totai
net evenu OF $l7,029.7Si. against Vs.
$685. In 1914. Operating expenses
were S%27,756.s47, as compared with
S27.s57.o?4 the previous year. and sur
plus amounting TO s2,5lo,oso, against
$3.5?5.559 the year before.
Before deducting bettermcnts and adj
dit,ons the earnings OF the company for
the year were equivalent to ?a!1 per
rent. on the stock. a. compared with
81. IS per cent. the preceding year. n
balance shown on December 81. amount
ing to &1O,963,i40. Is equal to 1898 per
cent. on the S42,277.0o0 stock. The
road had cash on hand as of December
u. 1915. amounting to $l."71.o2o. ..,
In his remarks to stockholders VIII
lam II. Truesdaie. president Of the COM
pany, after referring TO the scarcity OF
ships for foreign trade. said In part:
owing to the unusual demands on
this country for munitions Of war and
other articles made from iron. steel ana
, other metals produced largely here the
nr,ces maid nv the railway companies for
those articles have advanced phenome-
nsIiy and will be shown in the greatly
Increased cost of new equipment and
| new work OF all kinds, as also in the
| cost of maintenance and operation of the
railways.
"Without doubt, so long as the Euro
mean wal continues. the demands upon
| this country will result In a continuance
| Of the existing high tide Of business and
prosperity in this country. Should the
| war cease suddenly. without doubt the
business of the railways will also droT
Off very quickly. II Is difficult therefore
TO plan for the future with any degree
Of certainty, and In view OF the high
prices Of labor and all commodities a
| conservative course would seem the
wisest for the railway companies e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
NEW SECURITIES LISTED.
Big Issues Of American WOODEN
and k~nnecott Copper Included.

The following new securities have been
listed on the New York Stock Exchange 4:
kensecott Copper Corporation, 2.111.-
SIS shares OF stock without nominal par
value, with authority to add 222,+22
shares. making a total amount author-
lied to be listed Of 1000. o0o shares /.
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Nayi-
CATION Company. secs .o00 in first ami
~refunding mortgage. 4 per cent. bonds
Union Pacific Railroad Company. SAL
zoe additional first lien and refunding
mortgage I per cent. hond : Chicago.
Milwaukee and 81. Paul Railway COM
pany. s2.s5s,0o0 additional general mort
gage ~ per cent. coupe bonds Della
ware and Hudson Company, $li.t5l. 900
) per cent. convertible bonds Chandler
Motor Car Company. $1,000. 600 tempo
AIRY certificates FOR common stock New
York Central Railroad Company. $4o.-
10000 o. 4 per cent. consolidated mort
gage bonds, With authority to add S30.-
600. 900 in exchange for outstanding
Lake Shore collateral of tho New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad
Company. or for j. =. Morgan a 60.
certificates Of deposi, representing such
Lake Shore collateral.
American WOODEN Company. s31.?5S.-
2h0 , per cent. cumulative preferred
stock and sis.I6l .Ooo common stock will
10 admitted to the list on official notice
Of ISSUANCE In exchange for outstanding
certificates of deposit Of the Guaranty
Trust Company of New York. ar Old
Colony Trust company Of Boston for
preferred and common stock Of the Amer
lean WOODEN Company. Also authority
70 add s2.o+o.0 n0 additional! preferred
and si.s3s. 900 additional common stock
on official notice Of distribution. making
total amount TO lie listed $40. 0OO. 600 pre-
ferred and SEQ. 000. 000 common stock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
.POOR'S MANUAL" IMPROVED.
Railroad Statisttcs Ampitard for
use NJ Investors.

Poors Manual Of Rdiironds for I9is--
the forty-ninth edition NJ the publica.
tion-has just been issued, covering the
United States. Mexico and Canada. The
manual contains for tho hrt tim" this
year the margin of safety on Individual
stocks and bonds in the FORM Of per-
centage Of total net earnings remaining
after interest or dividends. which APP
i,aais throughout the text in connection
with the statements.
Fond descriptions have been thor
oughly revised, particularly with re-
spect To underlyur security. and CON
tain new italicized headings such as
"lnicrest," "Trust"c." Secured BY" Sc.
50 that the information wanted can he
more readily found. All statements are
revised tn June 30, 1915. and Information
OF Importance issued before February
10. 1915, IL included.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24

Ncarlv >.oo0 shares Of American can
changed hands on IA" Consolidated Stock
Exchange. II MAS r"nsist"ntly strong. tine
huying movement in It being ono Of the
features ~ tho day After opening at
6e7s, which was on"-half of a point aboy"
It's closing price on Monday, It reacted
/" ga, and then rose TO 637s, closing at
ssx,
T'hc market. as = Whnlc. showed irregu
luritl, although tho und"rtun" appeared
good. \ number of tn" "Nar stprks"
i, y"lop"i special strength in tn" later
tr,ding Crucihic Stcrl. Baldwin locoino-
tive and American Locomotive" all adVanc.
ina. american Locomotives gain was
PARTICULARLY pronounced. II opened at
G5s. and after selling, a. .i's advanced
to 20, chasing NJ da7. rrucihl. steel
opened at 70, touched -. and then rose
10 Sos. hue 1t reacted sharply later, clos
lug at Ta.
TWO stocks which developed exceptional
~suttnrss In the later trading were Intcrna.
,ional Mercantile Marine preferred and
American smelling and Refining TIL.
Nrst named opened AZ ~, which was one.
fourth % a point above Mondays nnal
price. II sold at 72's and then Weakened,
declining In 6sIr and ending at 49,. Amer,
lean smelling opened At Toe. touched
lO.,. aud then declined 70 lo0k, closing
at 1904.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
LYMAN SENDS WORD TO
WIFE AS POLICE HUNT
Missing Broker Uses Newspa-
per Advertisements to
Communicate.

While %dissruntled bondsmen and post
Office inspectors are searching all over
the country for DR.. John Grant Lyman.
the latter. In the belief Of Assistant
United States Attorney Edwin NJ. STAN
ton. is quietly communicating with
friends and relatives In this city by
means Of rode advertisements inserted in
newspapers.
by this system. II liz believed. the
broker arranged after his hasty de-
parture for the secretion or disposal Of
certain Of the assets Of his brokerage
business which he operated at IS Broad
street under the name OF John II. Put
nam & Co. Because of his conviction for
mail fraud in Los Angeles and the ma
ture of his business enterprises here
Lyman. II liz said, laid careful plans for
a hasty exit long before circumstance
made II necessary.
Mrs. John Grant Lyman gave n par
tial confirmation Of Prosecutor Stanton's
theory yesterday in her testimony before
Alexander Gilchrist. United States Com
missioner. in the bankruptcy proceed
ings against Lyman and John IL. Put
nam a. Co. Mrs. Lyman after question
ing by Alfred b.. Nathan. attorney for
John L. Lyttle. the receiver in bank
ruptcy. admitted that three times since
her husbands disappearance she has
seen advertisements tn the help
wanted" columns calling for All English
valet. She further admitted that she
thought IL had been inserted 10y Lyman
and that she had told other persons
she believed it had been inserted for her
benefit. as her husband prior to his dis
appearance had given her the incentive
to look for such advertisements.
The little Englishwoman became
openly defiant yesterday and threw down
the gauntlet ~ Receiver Lyttle and his
attorney.
81 am going TO do everything in nj,
power to protect my husband fron
everybody" she cried. DO what yoi
want with me. Arrest me II you wish
| should worry. These darned question,
are making me sick anyhow"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
ROADS RENEW FIGHT
ON FULL CREW LAW
Called Arbitrary. Unjust by
EXpcrts-UniOn Leaders
Defend Measure.
NO ACTION on REPEAL


ALBANY. Feb. 23.-With railroad Op.
Grating exner,s dcnouncino the full crew
,... ...aa.-... 49,. ,,,....u.. az,
w" =" unnecessary ""N ""'"'o" ~"
labor leaders stoutly maintaining mat IL
is "the best legislation had in New
y,rL Il, ,..rs.. ,ho A.,.r,h,,, pa,,road.
-, .
'ohfhi''ee hs'ehed u a'sui"e"s 'o'
three hours this afternoon and then took
under Amusement the Nickerson bill
that would repeal the existing statute
and place the manning OF trains under
jurisdiction OF the Public Service Com
mission.
John Fitzgibbon, legislative agent Of
the brotherhood of Trainmen. spoke for
nearly two hours In opposition to the re-
peal bill. Several other labor union Off
Gers also declared that they wished to
be recorded as against repeal.
Assemblyman Nickerson. as the last
speaker, then denounced the full crew
law rs contrary TO American prin-
ciples' In that II conferred payments
upon employees who were unnecessary
and performed no service as "a matter
of governmental largess." which. he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
WOOD GETS MINUTES.
Indicted EN-publtc service Mem.
her wins Legal Point.

Robert .. Wood, former Public Ser
vice Commissioned may SEQ the minutes
OF the Grand JufN that Indicted him for
bribery under an ori,r made hy Judge
Wddhamr ~ General Sessions YESTERDAY.
A. soon as ,'oNn ". Stanchfcld has
looked over the testimon" he Will ask
that the Indictment against Wood hc
dismissed On 'hs ground that he was in
drc'"d Illegally and that the chief Wit
ness, sidney q. Johnson, WAS an accom-
pllrc ia law
After reviewing the law. ,Iudr" Wad-
hams said that to he an uccomplic, ono
must be- 50 connected with the crime
that AZ common Law he might himself
have been convicted ~ = PRINCIPAL or
rs an accessory before the fact.
THE failure to ~disappruv" or tho
more approval oi n crime lfter the
event. o. even before tn. event, may
not be sufficient 20 constitute one an
acrom'lice," reads the opinion. "Som.
act ~ word of counsel, iniucemcnt. ell
corr ig"mert, participation must bc
added to passive acIuiescenco."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
QUIGG FLAWS THOMPSON.
Calls senator "COnsciOus black
guard" for Check story.

Lemuel Ely Quigg sent a letter 10
Senator George +. Thompson last night
telling him that his conduct WAS that
of a conscious hlackgudrd"
The letter written by Mr.. Qui-g was
provoked by u remark of the Senator
at the hearing Of the legislative commit
tee of which he Is chairman. When u.
". Gillespie was on tn. stand yesterday
he referred To tn" fact that a personal
letter of his father to his uncle IN Pitts
burg had been made use of, along with
a copy of IA chc"k sent to Mr.. Quigs.
Neither had anything To do with amy
matter under Investigation by the com
mittee, but they We're published and SEN
ator Thompson accepted responsibility
for the Publication, Tho letter to the
senator follows IN part:
The ErentH1 Post of tonight quotes
you rs saying, In respect of a certain
check of So, 200 paid TO me by r. \.
Gillespie on January -, 1915, YOU AZ
the momeu adlressirs his son, r. H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
FRANCS HOLD. MARKS LOWER.
"rr""Y aud Austrian" Exchange
shows Further weakness.

TN" features Of yesterday foreign
exchange market were Ia" continued AL
,auc. IN the price Of 'Nchanr" ON Paris
and IN" ~t.auy Weakening of mark n
kron.u exchange. MARKS closed last
night at ~ 1916 Tor sight drafts n
,S1s for cables. This il the fr-t time
for several weeks ina, marks hay"
broken below -. They closed on Mon
day Al 80: for sight drafts and - a-i6
Tor cables, kron"u dropped from ESQ
To l2.,I.
Sterling closed ~ tI6". for demand
aud i.16 lI-lS for cables. This COM
parcs With = previous clos" Of i.dl. for
the former and 80 for the latter.
Francs advanced 10 '3.S;as for checks
and $50, for cables. They closed on
Monday At ISL. and 'N6S, respec-
lively The advance IN francs is be-
lleycd to hr du" t. financial develop
mcntS which have occurred recently IN
London, the rise IN francs beginning
there h.for" Il did IN Paris.
Italian lir. advanced from GSaN 10
6.69tt. Will" ruhl.s w"r. unchanged ~
- -. Guildcrs continued TO display
strength, dosing ~ A. ZIG, against
(. sis on Monday.
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II m bring myself to believe 'hat
either YOU or til. Cove rnur constituted
an cNhIhit of either OF the interests
ui the stat" mentioned ~ the act, II ls
possible that YOU presence may have
been called An exhibition rather thdu an
exhibit, hut I Il" not find the former
word used in the law.
at H. manifest that not only IN" cN-
penditurcS To- which your attention has
been heretofore called. which | chtrac-
'"rlzrd in a previous letter IS for
'booze.' wcr. Illegal and shameful, hut
that every dollar srr"i for tn" rip of
~" Executive TO IL" exposition aud that
was allowed Icy ypu I" Il" sp"nt ~ well
a. the expenditures Incurred Icy your
self ND m.'uhrrS of your family. was
Illegally spent and constituted waste ~
th, peoples money and '.at II should
bc recovered and restored 20 the treas
ury of the state and that the duty Is
upon Hou to initiate proceedings l'"kirg
To- su,h recovery
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
BISCUIT MAKERS AT DINNER.
ln-Er-ScRI Association uns Enter.
tainm~nt At the NstOr.

Many prominent men last night at
tended the dinner and entertainment Of
the ln-E,r-Seal. tho mutual benefit dsso-
citation Of the employees Of the National
Biscuit Company. he'd in the Hotel
Aston.
Among the hrNholders were \. W.
Green, president Of the mpa tho
Duke and duchess of Torlonia. Italy L..
NJ, Moore. Judge W. n Moore. Francis
l.. Hine. J. " ogden. r. A. Fairhairn,
:. :. Marvin. T.. ". Waller. T. :. olive
and u. T.. Tornliusun.
A. 4. Mace. president of the employees
association. acted rs t~oastnas,.r. and
John X. Green. son ~ the president ~
the National Eiscuii Company. was
chairman of the cn|t'rtainmcnt rom-
mit,.c.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
KAUFMAN STORES PROSPER.
Net PrOAts for 1918 show a BiI
VUrrrusc.

The Kaufman department Store. Inc,
reports for tho year cuded December 81.
1915. sales 81 slO.N3a,7iS. as against
sl0..3I,,7e in tn, year preceding. The
net profits We're S5ul.6l 80. as compared
with s3Sa, t'o in 1874. The final surplus
left on hand after all payments was
s65s.10t, as against $+2l.j+0.
The rspor states that most ~ tho IN
crease In business occurred during the
latter months Of tn' year n that there
fore the company may reasonably look
forward to u further increase in tho
present year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
YOUNG AT PALM BEACH.
Friend says banker Intends "a Rr-
turn OU SUOdnS.

r>LM NGuU. Fla, Feb 23.-Cicorgc
W. Young. wanted as a witness 10y the
Thompson investigating committee. ar
rived ~ the Royal Poincitua Hotel here
to-day. coming directly through from
New York, where he left Monday after
noon. According TO a friend of his On
tn" train, he intends going back Sunday.
Since arriving here Mr.. Young has
kept to his room called on the phou.
Tonight. the answer cam" that MIR,
Young WAS there, hut would not talk
to anybody, Mr., ioung's naimc does not
appear ON the hotel register.
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Continued from First Pogc.


city. He said that he wanted to find out
whether or not the debt limit had been
reached and what the city'a financial
abilities were before any contract for
extending the transit system was signed.
He said he received $4,000 from Andrew
Freedman to pay Mr.. iIcrshield for
acting as counsel for the realty COM
pany In this case.
after George -. leonans. counsel for
the II. u. T.. had testified about the
AdmirA Realty Company suit, Mr.. Moss
suddenly turned to Mr.. Nicoll and asked
him IL he still doubted the constitutions
ality Of the dual system contracts.
How can L." replied the lawyer.
when the Court OF Appeals had decided
the natter"
But what is your OWL opinion?'
II take my law from the courts. but
you know the decision In this case was
determined by only one vote. \ very
grave question was involved there
Daniel L. Hays showed annoyance
over certain Of the questions of senator
Thompson. lie had testified that the
admiral Realty Company suit came to
the office and that he did the work on
II. He said he had nothing to do with
the making out of u bill for his services
and that he didn't ,hink at all about who
was to pay the bill when he began
working.
You don't care. de- you. where YOU
yet your money! asked senator Thomp-
son. again interrupting Mr.. Moss.
Yes. sir. I do replied Mr.. Hays. "and
! resent that kind Of question. | don't
think that ! ought 20 he insulted when
! am in the witness chair. So far as
any question of the ethics If my actions
IN this case goes. ! am answerable 10
the o Of Appeals"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-24
500. 900 GOLD FOR MEXICO.
sent to HcIp Finance SisHi Crop In
ucNtRu.

The comision Reguladora del Mercaip
dc H~rneau"i, whoa handles the inter
.sts of the Nuratan sisal here,
Yesterday made another gold shipment
Of Sl0O.00o To- MEXICO for payment 10
planters. The tomision has forwarded
more than $1,000. 000 for this purpose
from the Sl0.O0o 600 loan tiuated here
some months AGO hy n syndicate Of New
Orleans. Chicago ard local bankers to
make possible tn" financing Of tn" sisal
crop.
Yesterdays shipment was Withdrawn
from the Suh-Trrasury b, the Battery
lark National Bank.
The Assay bNir' yesterday received
$4,000 in soNcrcigns consigned to tho
Canadian Bank q; Commerce.