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Evening star., 1923-09-27
Market Flashes
at Today's Close

Associated Dry Goods declared a
regular quarterly dividend of 81 on
$3.50 on first preferred and
s1.75 on second preferred. Common
is payable November Ito stock of
record October 49,. and both preferred
December 1. to stock of record No
vember 10.
Illinois Central's net operating in
come for first eight months indicates
annual rate of IS per cent on COM
mon, against 1876 per cent on same
basis for first seven months. and ac-
tual earnings of 14.3 per cent in 1922.
Atchison's net operating income for
first eight months indicates; annual
rate of 16 per cent on common, against
16.9 on same basis for first seven
months and actual. earnings of 1874
per cent in 1922.
Norfolk and Westerns net operat-
ing income for eight months to Sep
tember /, after taxes, is ,$12,563,000,
against s17,315.000 last year. $685.
600 in 1921 and a deficit of s1,31S,000
for 1920. -..4 -.
For seven months ended August !
Chandler Motormer than earned full
years IS dividend. Balance for $780,.
taxes was about $3.50 share. Pres
ent indications are twelve-month pc
riod will show 50 or better share.
Last year the company earned 1915
a share after charges and inventory
adjustment. In all likelihood 1923
output will run so per cent ahead of
1922. approaching~15.000 cars. against
10000, in 1922.
August statement of Great North
ern railway will show net operating
income of s3.000,000. This compares
with S1,S47,e0 for August, 1922. Great
Northern dividend will not be changed
from the per cent annual rate. Ac-
ton will be taken in December and
paid February 1, reports state.
At monthly meeting of board of
Baldwin Locomotive Works only rou-
tine, business was transacted.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
WOOL MARKE'T.s:P0TTY..
Germans Showing Interest
Buenos Aires Offerings.

Special Dispatch to The Star. > = ~
BOSTON, September 27.-Business
continued spotty in the wool market
today, with the bulk of sales going
to manufacturers of wooden goods, at
unchanged prices. Cable advices
from Buenos Aires state that Amer
lean buyers are showing: little inter-
man buyers are active. Wednesdays
local receipts were 147 bags of donies-
tic woods.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
PRICES OF COTTON
HIGHER AT START
Tropical Storm Is Cause of
Advance-SeIIing Follows.
More Crop Reports.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September e7.-The
cotton market opened firm at an ad-
vance of 16 to % points on the tropi-
cal storm situation and relatively
ers evidently believed that the tropi-
cal disturbance would cause heavy
rains in Georgia and the Carolines,
and this was a factor in Liverpool. as
we'll as in the local. market. The
tone, however, was rather uncertain,
and after selling at $3.50 December
soon 'eased off to 1881, with other
months showing similar reactions.
Two more private reports were issued.
one making the crop condition Sill
and the indicated yield 10000 600,
while the other placed the condition
at 1872 and the indicated yield at 10.-
74S,O00 bales.
Quotations at Noon.
NEW YORK. September 27.-Cotton
futures 11:45 am: Bids, steady: Oc-
tober. 2S.42; December. $500; January,
25.74; March, 27.65; May, 27.60.
NEW ORLEANS. September 81
Cotton futures IL am: Bids, steady;
october. 27.Ss; December. 27.7S; Janu-
Today's Closing Quotations.
NEW YORK. September 27.-Spot
cotton. quiet; middling. 29.45; cotton
futures closed steady; October, 1858
to 2s.70: December.> 2S.42 to 2s.46;
January. 27.96; March, 27.90. to 27.9i
May. 27.S6. -.
NewsOrlenns Prices Uneven.
NEW ORLEANS, September 27.-An
irregular market prevailed in the
early trading in cotton today, prices
standing unchanged to "a points up,
compared with yesterdays close.
around the opening, but sagging a lit
tie later because there was less rain
than expected as the result of the
hurricane in the eastern belt. AT the
end of the first hour of business prices
were to points under the last quo
tations of yesterday. December trad
ed up to 27.S7- and then fell off to
2T.69. f'7
NEW ORLEANS. September 27.--
Cotton futures closed steady at net
gains of to 16 points. October, 27.99 ];
December, 27.S9; January. 27.75;
March, 2762; May, 27.45.
NEW ORLEANS. September az
Spot cotton steady and unchanged.
Sales on the spot, $50 bales; to arrive,
500 bales. Low 'middling, 1915; mid
ding, 1925; good middling, 1916. Re-
ceipts. $500 bales; stock, So,S91 bales.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
RULING IN PIGGLY CASE.
Receiver Favored for Stock Which
-- Saunders Pledged.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. September 27.-
Judge ]. w. Ross ruled in United
States district court here late yester-
day that a temporary receiver should
be appointed for such stock of the
Piggly Wiggly Stores. Inc. as had
been pledged by Clarence Saunders
personally while he was executive
head of the Piggly Wiggly Corpora
tion, parent Piggly Wiggly organiza-
ton, in connection with various finan-
cial- transactions. The amount of
stock affected was estimated at ap-
S1,250,000..
Evening star., 1923-09-27
HUGE GRAIN SHIPMENTS.

FORT WILLIAM. Ont, September
27.-sever vessels took out 7ss, 600
bushels of wheat. $4,000 of oats,
As, 900 of barley and $4,000 of fax. In
ciuded amoag these were three United
States boats - the Luzon, Cletus
Schneider and the Lewfston4aiI of
which cleared for Buffalo with wheat
Seven other vessels were loaded and
ten more were reported on their way
up the iakes... s..
Evening star., 1923-09-27
DENY GOLF PERIL TO AGED
Doctors Say Individual Condition
Is Determining Factor.

NEW YORK, September 27.-Prom-
inent physicians here disagree with
London doctors who stated yesterday
that men past fifty years of age often
dug their graves with set Of golf
clubs. The London opinions were
called forth by the death on the
links of A. r. Smith, sixty-five, secre-
tary Of Dover College, the twelfth
man over fifty to die on British links
in q year.
ut depends entirely upon the con-
dition of mans heart" said Dr.
fifty can play with impunity, while
others of thirty-five should never
playv
. DR.. George l.. Meylan, head of Co
Iumbia Uniyersity's physical educa-
tion department, said that a man
could play golf until he was 100
If his physical condition was. good.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
SUGAR FUTURES GO UP.
Renewed Buying Today by Trade
- Interests. 800

NEW YORK. September 27.-There
were no changes in the raw sugar
market early today, with Cubas
quoted at cents. cost and freight,
equal to 7.7S for centrifugal. There
were sales of about $4,000 bags of
Cubas to- local refiners for October
shipments.
The raw sugar futures market was
f1rmer on renewed buying by. trade
interests and commission houses.
prompted. by the steadiness of the
spot market. Prices at best showed
advances of, four to nine points, but
toward midday eased off partially
under liquidation. Midday quota
tions were two to Ave points net
higher. - #tS. &.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

i. LIVERPOOL, September 27.-Cot-
ton-Spot quiet; prices steady. good
middling, 17.O5: fully middling. 1855:
middling. 1915; low middling. $3.50;
good ordinary. 1880; ordinary, 1850
Sales. 5000 bales. including $500
American. Receipts. 5000 bales, in
cluding 200 American.
Futures closed. steady; September.
1916: october. 1880: December, 1888;
January, 15.41: March, 1920; May,
1899; July, 14.62.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
RALLY IN LAST HOUR.
Closing Is Irregular-sales About
r e5o,ooo Shares. 70
BY the Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 27-Alter-
strength characterized today's stock
market, closing prices showing mixed
changes. Resumption of the Balti-
more and Ohio common. dividend and
ings were generally regarded as con-
spicuous factors. Sales approximated
$4,000 shares.
The closing was irregular. Prices
turned abruptly upward in the late
dealings. many Of the influential
shares selling 1 - to 2Ja points above
their low prices of the day" Tobacco
shares were conspicuouslN strong.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
T0DAY'S METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, September 27.-Cop-
per easier; electrolytic, spot and fu-
lures, 1872. Tin easy; spot and flu
lures 41.37. Iron steady; prices un-
changed. Lead steady; spot. 6.s5a
TO. Zinc quiet; East St. Louis spot
and nearby, $40. Antimony spot,
7.65a7.75.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
STARTS GASOLINE PROBE
West Virginia Seeks Full Informa.
~ ton on Prices.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, September
27.-Gov. Morgan of West Virginia
has instituted an investigation into
the price of gasoline in this state. it
became known today.
The Charleston. Automobile Club,
which recently asked for such an in
yestis alton, because prices were
higher INVEST Virginia than in
neighboEfng states!.s announced that
Gov. Morgan had notified the club
that he had instructed the public
service commission to conduct the in
QuirY.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. September p Omitted
States Department of Agriculture) -
Hogs-Receipts, $1,000 head: slow, steady
to weak. big packers bidding 15 to %
lower; bulk good and choice, $50 to S25
pound averages, S.05aS.25; top. $50
desirable. 40 to $50 pound averages,
7.60a790; packing sows. 7.00a725; bet
ter grades, weighty killing pigs. 6.50a
725.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000 head; dull,
stale. 11.75 bid ~on- matured steers: fed
yearlings, 7.40; 1,200-pound steers,
S.50aS.75; good to choice western
grassers to feeders buyers. 1926; veal
calves, so lower: best veaIers. 1900
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head; killing
classes very slow. steady to strong ;
few early sales prime native lambs to
city butchers. 1875; big packers hold
ing back, talking lower; few fat sheep
offered; feeder trade fairly active ;
steady to 10 higher; 1925 paid frequent
ly for westerns, some held at 1850
Evening star., 1923-09-27
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES.

NEW YORK, September 27.-But-
ter-Firm; receipts, SITS tubs.
Eggs-Irregular; receipts, 17,430
cases. -.
Cheese - Firm; receipts. 69,335
pounds.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
BUTTER Is UNCHANGED.

CHICAGO, Septemberys27.--Butt
Unchanged. Egss-Unchanged;. re-
Evening star., 1923-09-27
TODAY's CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO. September 27.-Asser-
tions from Washington that no emer-
gency change in the wheat tariff ap-
peal ed likely had a bearish effect on
wheat today during the early deal
ings. !, The fact that Liverpool quota
tions made a poor response to yes
terday's upturr in prices here count
eitnes so Soweveri S e were Checked by
strength in corn and oats. After
opening at 4 cent off to y cent
up-December 1851 to 1.05A. and
May 1.10A to 1.10%-wheat under
went a moderate general sag.
Corn and oats quickly scored new
high-price records for the season.
Wet weather and crop damage reports
were more or less responsible. Corn.
which opened unchanged to % cent
higher-December 71N to 72-went
up about 1 cent over yesterdays An
ish.
Oats started unchanged to IS cent
up-December AN to 421s.
Material gains all around ensued.
Provisions reflect the advance in
the corn market
Evening star., 1923-09-27
DAIRY MARKETS.

BALTIMORE. Nd, September 81
Especially. - Poultry. alive - Spring
chickens. 23a27; leghorns, 21a24; old
hens, 1Sa26; ieghorns. 1Sa20; old
roosters, 15a16; ducks, 17a25; pigeons.
pair. 2Oa25; guinea fowl. each, pats.
Eggs Qoss off)-Native and nearby
firsts. dozen. 3s; southern. 35.
Butter - Creamery. good to fancy.
pound. 44a47; prints. 47a49; nearby
creamery. 35a40: ladies'. 34a35: rolls.
31a33: store packed, 30a31; dairy
prints, 31a33; process butter, 3sa39.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

. Just because the worst never hap
pens, some. people are greatly dis
appointed,
Evening star., 1923-09-27
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

Eggs-Strictly fresh, selected. can
died, per dozen. AZ: average receipts
3S: storage, 32aS3.
Live poultry-ltoosters. per lb;. Is;
turkeys. per lb., 80; spring chickens, rs
60: fowls, each, per lb., 24a26.
Dressed poultry - Fresh killed
spring chickens: 81 per b. 32aSS; g0oss. g0ose.
turkeys. per lb.. 4Oa42; keats. young.
each. 75aS0.
Live stock-Calvas, choice. per lb.,
11ka12; medium, per lb., 10a11: thin,
per lb., SAT. Lambs, spring. per h.. IA.
IbI live s1p pigs s.o0a5'oo EACH live hogs per
ket. 5oa2.5o. California oranges. per
crate. 5.ooas.50; Florida, 3.o0a6.oo.
rnt per box pe Saske
1;50as.0o; k-bushel basket, Local. SO.
2.50a3.00. Niagara, 1.75a2.25: Colorado
Lopes, standards, 2.00a3.00; fats, 75a
1.25.
VegetabIes-Potatoes. per Dbl. No.
l. 4.ooa4.5o; No.. 2. 2.ooa25o New
Jersey potatoes, round, per bag. 35oa
3.75: New Jersey, giant potatoes, per
bag, 3.00a325. New sweet potatoes
3.50a4.00 per bbf. New York lettuce
ern. 2.25a2.5o per 100 lbs, nearby. 1.5o
a1.75 per bbl. Eggplant. per crate
75a1.oo. Tomatoes. = -bushe15 ooas easo so
ket, nearby, 25a75. Beans, 2.Ooa5.o
per bbl. New York celery. per crate,
per crate. nearby, 50a60. Kale. per
bbi, 75a1.OO. Spinach, per crate
50a1.00. Home grown lima beans
per quart, 29a25. New York cucum-
bers, per bushel, 2.00a3.00- Sugar
corn, per dozen, 10a25. ..
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
BALTIMORE, September q (Spe-
ciaD.-Potatoes, white, bbl., 1.25a4.5O;
100 lbs, 75a250; $50 lbs, 3.00a,3. 80; +;
sweets and yams. bbl., 1.00a3.oo; bas-
ket, 25a5O. Beans. /bushel, 5oal.l5;
lima beans, bushel, 1.00a1.50; beets'
100, 3.00a6.00; cabbage, 100, 4.0Oa
500; carrots, 100. 4.00a5.o0: cauli-
flower, hamper, 3.50a3.75; celery, doz..
35a75; corn, doZ., 15a30; cucumDers'
basket. 1.00a2.5O; eggplants. basket,
35a40; lettuce, crate, l.ooal.1o'
onions, 100 lbs, 2-ooa3.75; peppers,
spinach; bushel, 75aS5; tomatoes
basket, 4oa55; packing stock, bushel
75a95; turnips, basket, so.
Apples. bbl., 1.50a2.50; bushel, 5oa
1.25: basket, 2oa40; gantaloupes'
crate, 75a25o; crab apples; PIE 81. basket,
sons, bushel. 150a1.75; peaches
bushel, 1.00a2.25; basket, 50a1.00;
pears, bushel. 1.50a3.00; basket, 15a
25; watermelons, each, 10a25.
Settling Prices on Grain.
Wheat No 2 red winter. spot,
1.0s1as No. red winter. garlicky,
spot. 1.03lk: No. 8 red winter. gar
licky. spot, 1909: No. red winter,
garlIcky. spot. 961a.
Sales-Bag lot of nearby at a
range of so to SO.
Corn-Cob, new, $40 per barrel;
No. 2 corn. spot, no quotations.; track
corn, yellow, No. or better, LOG.
Sales-Noue.
Oats-No. white, new, 501a and
81; No. 3 white, new, 4S1a and 49.
Rye-Nearby. 75as5 per bushel; No.
rye, spot, 80 per bushel.
Hay-Receipts, 106 tons. The
quantity of hay is sufficient for all
demands and is centered entirely on
the better grades of timothy and light
mixed hay at $500 and 27.0O per ton.
The Pennsylvania railroad embargo on
shipments to Baltimore is still on.
Straw No. l tangled rye, 15.00a
1900: No. 1 wheat. 12.50a13.00; No. /
oat, 13.00a14.00.
Evening star., 1923-09-27
HEAV|NESS RULES
!. IN BOND MARKET
Even B. & O. Issues Drop on
Profit Taking-Loan for
Japan Assured.
by GEORGE t. HUGHES.

special Dispatch to The Star. e
NEW YORK, September 2T.-Almost
uniform heaviness was the rule in to-
days bond market.
Even the Baltimore and Ohio issues,
in which there was much active buy
ing late Wednesday, failed to hold
their gains in some cases, fell back
under profit taking. Doubtless much
of Wednesdays buying was for spec
ulative account, but even so, in any
thing but a generally depressed mar
ket the advance would have been
maintained and improved upon. : =
II. & o. Issues Called Attractive,
AS 1T is Baltimore and Ohio first As.
the best secured of the longer term
issues, sold today on a 5.65 per cent
basis. while the short term converti-
pie 41e s gave maturity yield of 715
per cent at the market Considering
the present strong financial condition
OF tpe Baltimore and Ohio. these re-
turns ought to be attractive to gen
ulne investors. The fact that this is
not the case. however, is typical of
the market in general.
Perhaps the traction issues were
ihe weakness among the more specu-
ways 5s sold down a point and a
half While admittedly a highly
speculative issue. II Is secured by
nFst mortgage and interest has al
ways been earned and paid. A sale
today was made at 73%. At this
price the maturity yield is over IA
per cent.
Rapid Transit Thrown Over.
Among the local fractions Rapid
iao Go
sold. Third Avenue Adjustme Is
Cropped back sharply. and while
Hudson and Manhattan Refunding SIS
gained the Income 5s failed to share
the Improvement.
Price changes in the high grade
group were fractionally. But even
here no active buying interest was
shown. unless it be in the case of
the Reading As. which seemed to be
fairly well taken. Liberty third Az s
continued strong, but elsewhere in
the United States government list the
tendency was reactionary.
Most foreign bonds were fractional
~ lower. There was no real weakness
In this group. however. While trad
ing in Japanese descriptions was
light. the tone was fairly firm.
Jnpnnexe Loan Coming.
President Mitchell of the National
City Company confirmed today re-
ports that his bank would participate
in loans of approximately 100000. 900
to Japan. He intimated that a loan
was assured and that the amount Of
the same would depend upon sur
vey of Japan's needs. London bank
ers will participate and IL is ex-
pected that the National City will
head an American syndicate.
Definite information as to procedure
of financing is lacking.
Evening star., 1923-09-27

HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
II a.nl.... 24S 200 IL m. ....... 34S so }
! pm. 431 500 Bpm. $40 UuO
Evening star., 1923-09-27
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

Quotations furnished by Redmond & Coz
-Noon
Evening star., 1923-09-27

TOTAL SALES tPar value):
liam. 2 800 900 IL noon. 5 la 900
1p.m.. 6S72o00 2p.m.. 74t3 900
Evening star., 1923-09-27

At monthly meeting of board of
Baldwin Locomotive Works only row
tine, business was transacted. =,
Evening star., 1923-09-27

Strength of stock of the Washing
ton Gas Light Company featured on
the Washington Stock Exchange this
morning. This issue climbed to 49h.
after opening at 49A, on sales aggre
eating twenty-seven shares.
Lanston Monotype stock was easier
at "A and 73%. But Riggs National
Bank rights developed strength which
carried them to 961. on odd-lot sales.
Railway preferred was easy at Il.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-13
STEARNS FIRST ID
 GALL ON COOLIDGE
New President Receives Friend
 From Boston at White House

Washington, Aug. 1S.-President Coolidge at o'clock this morning took up his duties for the first time at the executive offices in the White House.
 The executive hurried directly into the big round room that since Roose- velt's time has served as the private cffice of the presidents.
 All the personal effects of Presi- dent Harding has been removed. in cluding his chair. The picture of MT. Harding, which had hung in the outer office, also had been taken away by MT. Christian.
 As soon as he had opportunity, the president greeted each member of the executive staff, who had been at their places ever since President Harding left for the west. He gave an espe- cial cordial greeting to Rudolph For rester, the executive secretary.
 The first, caller to enter President Coolidge's office was Frank W,Stearns of Boston, his close personal friend, who has been with him almost con tinuously since he was elevated to the presidency.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-13
IMPORTANT
 AS 4 NAVAL BASE
Navy Board Recognizes Fact in Approving Development in West

Washington, Aug. 13.-Recognition of the strategic importance of the Pa cific was seen today in the approval of the navy department of recommen- datlons of naval board for develop ment of American shore stations.
 Among the important projects to which the board and the department have given formal approval were:
 Naval base, Honolulu, s42,52s,o0o; naval base, San Francisco, s26, 6,529,000; naval base, Puget Sound, s23,6O5,0 900: naval base. Canal Zone, $l,s15,00o; naval base, San Diego. s17,101,Ooo.
 These projects, covering the western coast approaches. contemplate the ex- penditure of about s111, 100000 of the s155,4s6,O0O aggregate of the entire program. The experts agreed that completion of the program for Pearl Harbor was the most pressing now in view and set aside. s2,OoO,ooo for this one development.
 The program for naval all stations outlined in a supplemental report called for expenditure of an addition al s16,45s,Ooo to be provided in 20 equal installments.
 On the Atlantic and Gulf coasts the following expenditures in the next 20 years were recommended:
 Naval base. New York, $12,430,o00; naval base, Chesapeake Bay, $6,7 5O,- coo; naval base. Boston, $6,360,00o; naval base. Key West, $1,4S5,ooO; naval base, Charleston, s. C., $1,- 514,000.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-13
CITY ITEMS.

Mrs. Peter J. Pajewski is spending vacation at Myrtle Beach.
 Miss Ida Kotkin of Hartford avenue is at Woodmont for a vacation.
 There will be a special meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of Eddy Glover Post in the Legion rooms Wednesday night at o'clock to elect delegates to the state convention to to be held in Waterbury, September 8.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Business and Professional Wom- en's club will be held tomorrow eve ming at the club house with supper at 6 o'clock to be followed by busi- ness meeting and a theater party to the Palace.
 The Hundred Mems Society "Svea" will hold monthly meeting at Vega hall tonight,
 The Ladies' Auxiliary, A. O. H. will hold its annual excursion to Savin Rock, on Wednesday, August 15. The committee in charge of the excursion is as, follows: Mrs. c. O'Brien, Mrs. Hannon, Mrs. J. O'Leary, Mrs. c. Igoe, Miss S. Lynch and Mrs. McNamara. The excursion will leave Central Park at a. m. and will leave the Rock" at p. m.
 Joseph Fischl of 117 Whiting street, and Miss Maria Deutsch of 176 Kelsey street, have taken out mar riage license.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-13
BIG LEGION PARADE
 HERE SEPTEMBER l3
Uniformed Forces to March in Connection With State Convention

The committees Oh arrangements for the state convention of the Ameri- can Legion, state department of Con- necticut, to be held in this city next month. is completing details for the reception of the delegates from all parts of the state. Maurice H. Pease, marshal of the day, through his chief of staff. Curtis L. Sheldon, has issued the following instructions for the par ade which is to be held on the after noon of September IS.
 The parade will consist of two di- visions. the escort division and the veterans division. sThe escort will be made up of units of the national guard. reserve forces and other or ganizations which have volunteered to parade as escort to the ex-servicemen.
 The order of march for the escort division Is as follows: 169th infantry, Connecticut National Guard, with band; first squadron, cavalry, Connec- dcut; second division, U. $. Naval Re serve corps; drum corps; Putnam Phalanx; Girl Scouts in uniform, with drum corps and Boy Scouts in uni form, With drum corps.
 The veteran division will be as fol- lows: First company Governors Foot Guard with band; Spanish War veter- ans; Hartford Highland Scottish pipe band; Servicemen of U. S. and allies not affiliated with the American Le- gion; 1o2nd regiment band; visiting American Legion posts in numerical order: Eddy-Glover post, No. 6: autos for servicemen unable to parade; floats.
 The line of march will be over two .pile course and will consume about two hours of time. A luncheon to those participating will be served im- mediately after the parade.
 An invitation to all ex-servicemen of the state to participate in the parade is extended.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-13
COLD SHIPMENTS
 ARRIVE IN NEW YORK
Considerable Interest in Four and a Half Millions Which Came
 From Rotterdam.

New York, Aug. 13.-Considerable interest was attached today to two shipments of gold which arrived in New York on the Veendam from Rit- terdam yesterday. The gold was val ned at about $4,625.000 and was con- signed to Speyer & Co. and Boisseyain x Co.
 Neither bank would disclose the na,- lure of the shipments, which in many quarters was believed to be of Ger man origin.
 Two other shipments of gold. each valued at nearly S1.0oo,6o0, arrived on the steamer Berengaria from Southampton They were consigned to Kuhn. Loeb 4 Co. and the Irving Bank Columbia Trust Co.