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> WEEK'S RANC Corrected to the Close o at the New York ^ Railway and Mi: The following taldo shows the week's dividual sales and net changes of nil seen change last week. High and low prices 15X14: > 190s ?, r- h"j;>l lllth. l."W. lliirli. I SK-% 47,1,, v\\ if, x Amalgamated < 'op ">o34 *_'o'2 r,l 4t'i Amer. Car & Foun [In!) st'j IllS loT'" Am. Car & Fouinli 44*; i_'4r-4 ."> ! 42's American Cotton V-j SU >', Am. Hides & I.eatl :i1~? ij'2 24s4 1s7? American lee.... 17'2 "I ! ? 12 American I.inseed .v.)'-g ::i*H r.s'4 j:? American I.oco n?i It:; s.V; 114 1"!)', American 1<?7 r,r.i2 vI", 77 A American Smelt in liO-% >7h 107.C mi American Smelt., l::7't 'ts'h h'4 " American Sugar.. l.TTs, 1"1 1- '7s 127.. American Tel. & ??7i? 7.??4 tide American Tnb.. p i7,i2 * American Woolen .VP2 27c ,"i"\ ::7"i Anaconda 1"114 ?; : " 1fri5s !?77s Atchison 104 l?*j?s ino'i Atchison, pfd.... rl I I j I - * 2 J "i ' ? \ i . i hi i? \ , \j f\ ^ c i A 111 H!7h T'i'j 112% HKIV2 Baltimore A: Ohio ' M so Oi' Baltimore Ac Ohio, it*-"-* 37'4 7-"4 I'm Brook Bap. Trail 1H0'S 140 17N'4 B?7-% Canada Parifie... 22!) JiiO 2::.". 21.1 Central of New Ji .S3 1.1% :::: 27r-4 Central Leather.. 1i?" 7.V-, PCS'- 1<X>'2 central Leather. \ .1P;V 2.1'2 ?!**' 4 Chesnppake Ac Oh IS"R lo 7o'4 .IS Chicago & Alton. 1t\ 11'... II Chicago Great \V 152'- 103% 1.11", 141 Chi.. Mil. Ac St. P 1s.i'3 l-'.k'o 1 Vi 1,3'g 1 hicMtto Ac X west 70% 47'j 7!"~ its C.. t\. C. <fc St. Li 42 t.v-s 45% 20 Colorado Fuel A- J 21 Its', 7.7' * Colorado & South .">! .111% s.-,i.. 71!' 3 Col. Ac Soutli., 1st li'o'i Oil 1 4 114% Consolidated Gas. 20% 10% 10' . ir,i , Corn Products..., 1si'? pp. 1 si'-k. pci l>?la. & Hudson. 40% 14', 4s7s :'.7:'s Hen. A: Rio Grant 1 V.'4 :kp4 '.mi 7fi% Don. ?Vc Rio Gr.. pfi ns--, 17', to'L 22'-. Distill. Securities, 12 34% 2.1% Krie 31% 24% .11'2 lo'i Krie, 1st pfd 11 16 40';. :t2 Krie, 2tl pfd 11) % 111 1.7S 1.10% General Klee. Co. 14M4 11 :{"4 lts'4 l.'tir's Great North., pfd 7.1's 4H% 71 ill'a Great North., ctfs , 14!F4 122'2 14'.? i::7 Illinois Central... 20 I'."-* l'.i l.",t3 Inter-Metropolitan 4!>% 17% 4!?% 3S Inter-Metvopolitaii i;7-'h .12 IKS 1:2 International liar 11i"4 i?? 112'.- HKt'i International Tlar 13'i s 12% 1" International Pupe 6.1 47 .1i?:*4 .10'', Inter. Paper, pfd. :a?", 13 42L 33% International Pun 84% ill sif; $2% Inter. Pump, pfd. 32% 10 34'4 27 Iowa Central 42% is 13% 37 Kan. City A; Sout 72'1 41; 74"-, i*.77; Kan. City & So., r 125% s7', lko'-. 1 '1 Louisville & Nasi 24'- 11% 2.1'4 1 '.1% Mexican Central c lip2?> i-1 .13 Mill. & St. Louis. 43',2 17'- 44% 3.1'2 Mo.. Kan. A: Texa - ? - -?? 1 * . - o rr?.. To'; 46 7."|i4 VI .Mo., i\an. tv ifx. 07'; 2812 77% or. Missouri Pacific.. v 02 si iv, 71'4 National Lead i 126 0O% 1 3234 120% New York Centra 47% 2J?% 40', 42% N. Y.. Ont. & We! st>'4 78 07% 84% Norfolk & Wester 7s 42% 84% 7J North American.. 17.7% 1Mi\ 14.".'v 17344 Northern Pacific. 40% 'J4 :u;\ 20% Pacific Mail 132% los'i in.", 12IJU, Pennsylvania K.I 100% so 114 lom People's Gas & C ssu .-.0 04 sou p.. c., c. & St. l. 14.-. 17% 43% 30% Press. Steel Car.. 174 147 17- 1?K> Pullman Pal. Cai 40'4 23% 48% ??% Rv. Steel Spring.. 143% 02% 144% lis Heading 20 14% 26% 1 0% Reptih. Iron & Ste 80% 03 SS', ?;7% R. Iron & Steel.. 1 2T.?4 lot... 20% Roek Island 03% 20*4 67% 77% Rock Island, pfd. v.4 10', 42 :: ? St. I,. &- S. F., 2d p 24 10 24-% 2044 St. Louis & S'we: ? 77% 24% 74% 474s St. L. & S'west.. pi 22% WO, 121% 114% Southern Pacific. 12.".% 106% 123% 118% Southern Pacific. 27', 0% 27% 22 Southern Railwaj 63% P7% 60 South. Railway. 1 72% 2.".% 40 .".4*4 Tennessee Copper 75744 12% rt7-"4 30 Texas Pacific.... TO 12 734, 43 Toledo. St. L.& W ls4"s 110% 184% 172% Union Pacific On 704, 07 04% Union Pacific, pfd ,77% 17% 74% 27 IT. S. Rubber * 10* 70 lo7 OS r. S. Rubber, Is 77% 42 777, 07% 1*. S. Rubber. 2d 5S% 27% ,V.% 41% V. S. Steel 114% 87% 11.". 1"7 IK S. Steel, pfd.. 7.2% 20 47% 550% Utah Copper 4.'.% 10 48% 40% Va. Car. Chem... 21 Am 0% 10% 17 Wabash 72% 17 .\* 41 Wabash p'd 24 r. 2."% 1034 West. Maryland 717, 41 70% ?>4 West. T'nion Tele 04 78 86% 74 Westinghouse Mf 17 4% 12% 8% Wheeling & Lake .7844 10% 4.-'% 78 Wisconsin Central 72% 73 87% 00% Wisconsin Centra - ? ==f NEW YORK KKUUUUt. I ??__ NEW YORK. February 27.?Flour: Re-| ceipts. 14,726; export?, 4,300. Firmer, with, trading quiet. Minnesota patent, 3.63a 6.90; winter straights, 5.33a5.30; Minne-' Ota bakeis', 4.4oa4.03; winter extras, 3.90 a 1.30; winter patents, 5.40a3.85; winter low j grades, 3.80a4.40; Kansas straights, 3.13a; 6.40. Rye flour, firm; fair to good, 4.23a4.40; { choice to fancy, 4.43u4.G0. Buckwheat Hour, dull, 2.loa2.30 per 100 i pounds. [ Buckwheat, quiet; New York state, 67, ' nominal. Corn meal steady; fine white and yellow, 1 ."Sal.60; coarse, 1.30a!.53; Kiln dried, 3.-lSao.75. Rve firm; No. 2, western, !*> f.o.b.. New i York. Barley, quiet; malting, 72a"s c.i.f., New ' York; feeding, 7oa71 c.i.f.. New York. \ Wheat?Receipts, 33.6U0. Spot, firm; No.; 2, red, 1.25al.2.VS elevator; No. 2, red. 1.26% f.o.b. afloat; No. 1, northern Duluth, 1 20U f.o.b. atloat; No. 2, hard winter, 1.21'i f.o.b. afloat. New high records for wheat were made at the opening today, following very bullish foreign advices, but such heavy selling orders ap-, peared on the advance that a cent break tjuickly followed. The close was no more than steady at a partial t&c net advance. . Rosin?Quiet; strained common to good, j 3.:?ta:t.35. 1 Turpentine?Quiet. 42t2. Rice?Quiet; domestic lair to extra, 2%a ; ti'4; Japan nominal. Molasses?Steady; New Orleans open kettle, good to choice, 2Sa42. Sugar?Raw steady; fair refining, "2314; centrifugal fH? test, 3.73V*; molasses sugar, 2 VWVi; refined steady; No. 1?. 4 1."., No. 7, 4 10; No. 8. 4.0.1; No. !*, 4.00; No. . 10, No. 11. 3.90; No. 12. 3.85; No. ?13, ? 3.80; No. 14, 3-80; confectioners* A, 4.45; * mold A. 5.00; cut loaf, 5.45; crushed. 5.35; powdered, 4.75; granulated, 105; cubes, 4.!?o. The market for coffee fntui. > opened unchanged to '* points higher on scatfeted covering, but April was the only x * month to show a gain, and later prices sagged off under scattered realizing, tiie . lose being inactive, net unchanged to 5 points lower. Sales were reported of u.ooo bales, including July at 0 50a0.55; ! September at 0.05 and October at 5.85. Spot firm; Rio No. 7, 8'?c; Santos No. 4, 9c. A1:til steady; Cordova, S';i?al3c. Internal Revenue Statement. The montiilv statement of the collections of internal revenue show the total 4 " receipts for January were $18,399,651, which is a loss, as compared with January, 19us, of $1,342,353. For the seven months of the present fiscal year the ? receipts were $147,378,894. a decrease as compared with the corresponding period In 1908 of $7,516,171. By far the heaviest decrease for February was in spir* its. which amounted to $1,120,249. Tobacco showed an increase of nearly $90,000. See Monday's Star I ;e of prices!, ! f Business February 27, Stock Exchange.scellaneous Shares. highest, lowest anil closing prices, inrities sold on the New York Stock Ex- j are also given for the full year IPOS and <? Week eiulinc l'eh. '-7 ? ?.> s.ile=. Hi?h. I.ow. Close. Net eh. per tlJ.Too 71". <>."? ttS'4? 4:r* drv 4S?? 44", 47 4 v. pfil l.ion nw? ln7l/2 10'.? ? 13? oil r.rcr.. 4!??z ."a-vit., pfd 4 no ?:'i ?>'4? r,.7ir, 4 21 2-11,4 t- 1-4 -i? i"i t-? i;ti i? >tivi-. ....... "?r* 40 114 ~ itivp, pfil.. I.000 11 i4 lift'1* llo 1>r ls7,7o" Sil'i 774 *' ? -4 Pfd ? 1024 101 nr24? 4 6.11.1 1204 1204 1204? 14 Tf?i........ S.7"0 1284 1' !*" ? 1284- 4 fd .... IKK) ".'1 004 01 ? *4 ............ 1.100 27 27l1? 24 24.0.1O 124 17 s, 404?:t 78.100 1024 0*4 1024? 1 * 2.000 1024 101%8 10l" g? 4 e. .. . .. ..... o.K7v> 120 11J 110 -i-1 , llj.loO lo74 1014 107 ? 4 pfd.100 01 ' }> pjt 140.110 ?2 t?i-? 114-r 7'* l<UfH? 1724 1674 172 ?r?PV 2"0 220 215 21." ?lo ....!.!. 11.821 204 27s* 204? 4 ifd...... V41!> KKl's 101 1024-14 | 107.71O O.Vg 01 <:.">4? 4 2 loO 01 IS 01 (<*1 8.O00 74 0 O ? 14 aul 61 .1.16 1144 111 14.'1 ?14 orn .I.tioo 177 1714 177 ~r~ 4 ml?........ 4,000 1 ?>4 <0 i.4s*? "4 ( [foil 26..">0 :t24 20 .52 -- 12 4.010 024 50s* 6244- 1 o fd ::,ooo si 4 so si 4? 4 JO.imXI 1274 no's 1264? ."4 6,200 IS 164 174? 1? ' .',(**) 172. 1674 1724-r 4 jp 22.220 44:'S 40 4.14? 14 1. 0..10.1 s6 S2 8.144- 4 .. .. 6,100 16 .124 144 r 4 66.110 28"* 21-4 274? 1'-' .1,142 444 1<>4 424? 24 1.20O .14 12 .124?24 .7.7.7.7.7.7 1,820 114 1704 111 -1- 14 11.204 141 1164 1404? 4 0.71.1 <>04 6.14 674? 24 0.781 111 1.17 141 ? 4 1 is.ooo 144 114' 14"*? 4 i.' pfii...... :50,700 414 is_ 404 - 4 ,| vestor 1..M10 66 6.?** 66 -t- 1 i-octop nf.l_ 1 600 1114 1 lo4 111 ? ' 4 12.12 11 10 11 ? *8 i (x> 544 o* 5i%? 3% jp 5.000 Its 3. >4? !! {: | 1.200 83% 824 N3%? % 3.300 28% 27 2$V*? % i h 18,800 JO% 37 4ilt^4- % j ?fd !>,2r4> 70% 07"s 704*? iville 31.700 1:104* 125 1204*4- 2 ) ;tfs 0,750 20% 104 20'g? ~k t 1,200 54% 53 5454? '4 : s 50,050 304 354 ">W?? l'i , I>fd 8<3> 73 71 72',4? 1% " 20.300 004 05 074-2? 2'* ! 24,700 77 71',4 7342? 4% !> 1 40.350 120% 1204a 1224*? 3% 4 ?t 17.4SO 45 42'* 44l4? 1' 7 n 12.500 874 81% 874*? 1? * 2,7?MI 70 78 70 ? % V 43.050 12.8 13344 137 ? 1 *f 7.100 34 2044 324*4- 1% 7 t 52 000 130 1204s 128%- % 7 oke 104)00 111% 10044 110-%? % i 1,280 00 874a '00 ? 4 J 5,550 33% 304* 33%- % J 100 170 170 170 ? 14 t 2.70O 424 504 414? 1% I 740.800 128% lis 1214*- 7 5 el 0.050 20 104 1044- 1% A ifd 10.7511 72. 074 724? 3 . 22.000 234 20% 23% 4- 4 4 25.100 01%- 57% 01%? % 4 fcl OOO 374 2,0 374? % 4 st 000 224 '204 224 1 fd 1.100 51 50 5! J 103,500 1174* 114% 117 ? 4 J pfd 3.300 120% 118% 1104? 1% 4 r 30.41IO 24% 22 24%-i- % 1 3fd 10.800 0.34* ?0 02 ? 1 A 23.230 30V* 34% 374*? 2% 4 21 70O .33 Vi 30 314*? 1% 4 psteiTi 3.20V> 454* 43 454? 14 *| mr *.AA 1 TTlL "I TOIZ. 17711 '4 i "? i i ?tz J ~ ns ? /? "? i [ 2.325 !K> 05 0*; + V, *1 2.O00 25>% 27 20*4? % 1 t pfd 2,070 1?>2% 100 1<>2%? % J pfd 100 <57*4 07% *77%? % 7 884.100 44s; 41% 44%? 1% 2 55.100 110% 107 110 + % 3 10,7110 42% 30% 41 %? 1 a 4 7.200 4474 40% 43%? 1 . 7.375 IS 15 17%? % 2 40.525 40% 41 44%? 2% 2 45100 21 H?% 21 ? % 3 graph 2.700 00 04 00 ? 1% 4 g 7.7<*1 77 74 75 ? 4% 4 Erie SOO 0% 8% S%+ 1% 4 1 18.100 45% 38 45%? 2 4 I, pfd 34,400 87% 81 87%? 1% 4 NEW YORK CATTLE. ] , j NEW YORK, Feberuary 27.?Beeves? 4 Receipts. 007; nothing doing in Jive cat- * tie; feeling steady for all grades. Dressed 2 beef quiet, but firm, at S to 10. Liver- 2 pool and London cables quote live cattle 4 firm, at 13% to 14 dressed weight; re- * frigerator beef slow, at 9% to 10%. Ex- ports, 5,263 quarters of beef. Calves?Receipts. 192; all Indiana calves on sale; firm for all sorts. Veals, 3.00 to 10.50; fed calves, 6.00; city dress- Ji ed veals strong, at 10 to 16%; country dressed at 9 to 15. Sheep and lambs?Receipts, 4,742; sheep nominally steady; Iambs slow, at q 7.25 to 3.00; choice handy lambs might exceed quotations; light yearlings sold s at 6.25. w Hogs?Receipts. 3,017: feeling about n steady; western pigs sold late yesterday t at 6.70; Pennsylvania pigs at 6.80. t IMPORTS ANDDCPORTS. * NEW YORK, February 27.?Imports of ' merchandise and drygoods at the port of J. New York for the week ending February |] 20 were valued at $11,153,749. Imports of specie at ttie port of New York for the week ending today were $48.G27 silver and $.'C>1,033 gold. g Exports of specie from the poi t of New York for the week ending today were $1,000,220 gold and $024,001 silver. NEW YORK DRYTOODS. 1 NEW YORK, February 27.-The dry * goods market continues in a fairly satis- j. factory condition. Jobbers had a good week, all things considered, and the tig- t ures for February show well up toward t an average normal trade for the period. Popular dress goods are in light supply. Wash goods are active. Gray cottons j j of the coarser qualities are easy. Yarns i are fairly steady. Linens are strong and , are being purchased for fall. Burlaps * are stronger in Calcutta and easier in this market on spot goods. Russian Bourse Improved. ST. PETERSBURG. February 27 ?The ^ j improvement in the Austro-Servian sit- * nation was again reflected on the bourse g here today. Government securities generally gained !i> and itidustrial shares i also improved. c ? ? a Underwood Off for the South. v NEW YORK. February 27.?Frederick ( i l>. I'nderwood. president of the Erie j railroad, was a passenger today oti the I steamer Brazos of tiie Mallory line, bound J from this port for Galveston. Mr. Underwood. who is accompanied by Mrs. Underwood and H. C. Hooker, one of the officials of the Erie, intends to spend several weeks in a tour of the south. g | t Spectacular Fire at Savannah. , SAVANNAH. Ga.. February 27.?The s , Vale Royal mills and 2;*),?JU0 feet of lum- 1 ber, valued at $73,000, were destroyed by 1 . fire early tonight. The origin of the blaze 1 i is unknown. But little of the loss was I covered by insurance. The mill and lumber yards were on the bank of the Savannah river and the Are was spe:*tacu- < I lar. , i % - - v P matters little what it is that you i I want?whether a situation or a servant? j la want ad. in The Star will reach tlie t I person who can till your need, i ?>-' v -A- ^ -a -r A. a .a ^ 1 ? ^ f K.- ^ J a. ? v--> -?~ ? ? T ? FINANCIAL. | FINANCIAL- ' Sp _ ? :> :.*'<&* .- <:> .*. .?' : ':*?y * * . -T' , .. ? -.. ' * ' . ' . : Capital and Surplus, $2.200.000. One of The Surest Incomes You can command is derived from funds deposited in this company's banking: department. INTEREST PAID ON ALL ACCOUNTS Subject to check. I udcr supervision ot I*. S. Treasury Department, the same as national banks. jITIn addition to regular banking hours offices of this company, as in the past, will remain open on the 1st, 2d and 16th of each month until 5 P.M. for the convenience of customers. UNION TRUST COMPANY, ??C|'h OFFICERS: DIRECTORS Edward J. Stellwagcn Prcstdent gSgfcJJ"- SiffiJifBSU James G. Payne?1st Vice President Joseph II. Cranford. J. Notn MHiill. Geo. E. Hamilton. .'Jd Vice President '? Thomas Duulop, Frederick 15. McGulre. Attorney and Trust Officer. George Gibson. George X. M. Lanahan, ? _ . Bernard B. Green. Aulick Palmer. Geo. E. r leming, George K. Hamilton. James G. Payne. Secretary and Asst. Trtist Officer Walter S. ilarbnn, Duncan G. Phillips, F,ic?? i; nirtc Triwt.iror Tliilnian Hendrick, Francis A. llleha.dson, U1U!> lrtasanr Frank C. Henry, John II. Small, jr.. Harry O. Wilson Asst. Treasurer rims. Jneobseu. B. Francis Saul. W. Frank D. Herron Auditor Kudolph Knuffniann. Edward J. Stellwagen, _ .. , . 1?. .1. Kanfman. John \\ . Yerkes. Edward E. Hillyer Asst. Secretary I a. s. K.nny. i VV * * * 4 * * 4 4 A r ? 4 ? 4 * ? ? 4 * ? * t 4 ? 4 4 4 4 * ? * * 4 4 4 4 4 VVV 4 V ' J* Robert No Harper. t J, Miller Kenyon. j Tbogo L0 Humrae. t * ? Harper <& Company, j Bankers and Brokers, I 14115 Q St N.W. 1 ? In addition to our ability and determination to satisfac- * T torily conduct a general banking business upon the most ? modern methods in all of its details, we have complete iacili- 44* ties locally and unsurpassed northern connections for buy- + ing and selling stocks, bonds and all securities. 4 ' X We* are members of the Washington Stock Exchange, 4and have applied for membership in the Xevv York Stock ? Exchange. ^ With these facilities and our private wire connection X 4" with New York we will be brought in close touch with the 4stock and bond markets of the world. Our customers may at 1* X all times confer with members of our firm in regard to bond X 4* and stock investments. , V We are a member of the American Bankers' Association, ^ and designated by the Supreme Court of the District of Co- % 4* lumbia a depositary of bankruptcv funds. 4* 4* ; W e invite your patronage. ^ STRIKE ENTERS 4TH WEEK, j DISCUSSES IMMIGRATION LAWS. to Prospects of Early Settlement of Senator Dillingham Submits PreLasters' Trouble. iiminary Report. PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. February 27.? Senator Dillingham, chairman of the 'he Selby Shoe Company welt lasters* joint commission appointed by Congress trike is entering upon its fourth week j to investigate the various, subjects con,-ithout any prospects of an early settle- j nected with the inefflcacy of the immigranent. The situation remains practi. ally j tion laws yesterday made a preliminary lie same as last Tuesday, when several t report. It is exhaustive, covering a large housand employes of the various fat- j number of questions, including the folates' in tlie city walked out in sympathy 1 lowing excluded classes: irlth the lasters. ' Peonage, hospital records, charitable Both strikers and manufacturers seem associations, immigrant aid societies, o have settled down for a long and bit-| white slave traffic, condition of steerage, er struggle Secretary Bishop of the ; deserting seamen, anthropological. staUstate board of arbitration left for Colum- j ? , , , , -us today, but will return in a few days. ' r^tion o ffires in 1 =.Y W?r ' lmn"" a-,r<iimi]i onicfs iii id!cities, alien crini' * " __ __ inality, investigations in Europe investNEGRO SOLDIERS NEED PASS. i nations in the I nlted States, the general field investigation, congestion of itnmiieauel t8 the Recent Assault on 'Krauts in large cities, competition of immigrants, oriental immigration, school Young Girl. I inquiries, administration of the immigra\Y \TERTOWX. N. Y.. February 27 ? ' 1nn laws, dstribution of immigration ol. Paulding, commander of the 24th | "at"ra'?zatio" and the padrone system. nfantrv trolored). stationed at Madison RFTTRT-n rnp t?to a -dtx rm-rr _ , ?* V*? A/XOA1IJLU11 1. arracks, Sacketts Harbor, today tesueu ; n order forbidding the enlisted men from I Four Army Officers Found Phvsicnterlng that village without first hav- | aJ Incapacitated f<jr D ng secured a pass. I ?? ? V reward of $100 has been raised by j uur officers of the army, having been lie members of the regiment for the cap- | found physically incapacitated for active ure of the assailant of Edith Gambley, j duty on account of disability incident to iroviding he prices to be a member of service, were yesterday placed on the he regiment. ^ retired list of the army by direction of IAC0N WOULD BLOW UP MAINE. "cavah^ Lnxious for Congress to Authorize j Removal of Wreck. 'Chaplain Edward H. Fitz-Gerald, 2L'd InRenewed efforts are to be made to sc- faritry. ure congressional authorization for tin- Col. Flardie is from California., and was emoval of the wreck of the battleship graduated from the Military Academy in daine from tlie harbor at Havana, not- July. JS76. He is now in this city on withstanding tlie adverse action of Con- leave of absence. Maj. Morris is from ;ress in tlie matter at this session. Indiana and entered the Medical Corns Secretary of State Bacon is actively , ml?,r ,os- U1~", ?f?s nteresting himself in the subject and is in September. 18s.). He served in the onsulting with the naval officials with volunteer arniv during the Spanish war i view to another effort to have the and reached tlie grade of major in Febvreek taken away. Recommendations to ruary 1901. lie is now stationed at hat effect were made by Provisional Eort Thomas. Kentucky. Capt. Quinton - * WkK rnnointtul fri??n Van- V.,rir j.-. ioveruur .viagoon. ?? . ?v" . Mr. Bacon hopes that Congress may be i??rf, una is now 111 this city on leave ol' irevailed upon to take favorable action absence. Chaplain Fitz-Gerald is a navherebv the old hulk may be removed tiv,i ?/ Ireland and was appointed a >y blowing her up. !??.-he i?rn?,y ,rom Missouri in ^ October, 189*. lie Is now under treatw t?ioiotA. Tii.c rnent at the general hospital at Hot Missouri Legislator Dies. Springs, Ark. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. February 27.- i . State Representative E. \V. Kerr died | Kentuckian Goes to Pen for Year. oday of pneumonia. He i* tlie third j jacKSON, Ky., February 27.?Walter uember of the Missouri legislature to die R Dav formerly state treasurer under ;ime the present session began. Mr. i <_;ov Taylor, was sentenced to one vear in iZL"SS the penitentiary here toUuy en ? charge naiority in the house. ^ 'foigin,., the name ot his uncle, Floyd Day, to a note for $4,000. Day will apChinamen Ordered Deported. j r'ea1' m BUFFALO. N. Y.. February 27-Four Dies at Age of 103 Years. 'hinamen who wore arrested early in SOUTH BEND, Ind.. February "7 ? he week at Rochester, were arraigned T ... , . .. , , ^ , * " >efore United States Commissioner Keat- ser Raczy nski died here today at the ng today on the charge of being illegally j age of to." years. He was born June 14, n this country. Through an interpreter 1800, at Block. Poland, coming to the he four pleaded guilty to the charge. United States when eighteen years of rhey were ordered deported. age. ) ?, FINANCIAL. FIN AN CI Argentine Government 5% I I 4 GOLD PESOS : 50,000,000 Francs 252,000,000 UNITED STATES GOLD DO Bonds will be in coupon form of the the equivalents in pounds sterling, francs dollars. Interest payable March 1st, and Sept. ] The bonds provide that principal and in in gold pesos; in London in pounds sterlir per peso; in Paris in francs at 5 francs 4 cen at 4.09 per peso, and in New York City at $0.9 Argentine taxes. ISSUE IN UNITED STATES OF A1V 10,000,000 GOLD PESOS, BEING PART 0] MESSRS. J. P. MORGAN AND COMP NATIONAL CITY BANK, are prepared to n of bonds to the amount of $9,730,000 at tl lows: For each Bond of ?200?$973?1,000 On amplication On March 10, 1909, $913.27, and accrued i: Total Bonds will be in the denomination of THE APPLICATION LIST WILL BE MARCH 1ST, 1909, AND WILL BE CLOSE: DAY. APPLICATION WILL BE MADE TC YORK STOCK EXCHANGE AS SOON AS APPLICATIONS WILL ALSO BE RECE PHILADELPHIA; MESSRS. KIDDER P THE HARRIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BAN Particulars of the issue are contained from his excellency, Senor Don Florencio L and which states among other things that of one per cent. By the operation of this sir years at the latest. The contract with th said fund is to be applied half-yearly to the par or by drawings at par should the bone tion of the sinking fund will take place in 1 bonds will be payable on March 1st or Se drawing. The government undertakes no redeem the whole of the loan before March The balance of the loan has been issue Messrs. Barring Brothers and Co., Be Limited, London. So Messrs. J. M. Morgan and Co., London. Di Comptoir National D' Escompte de Paris, Dc Paris. We reserve to ourselves the absolute rig tion list at any time without notice and to to allot smaller amounts than applied for. All applications should be made on forn and must be accompanied by a deposit of $ If no allotment is made the deposit will of the amount applied for be allotted, the priated towards the amount due on Marc remains, such balance will be returned. In subscription when due, all right in any p lutely without accountability therefor. TEMPORARY RECEIPTS WILL BE THE DEFINITIVE BONDS. i FIRST NATIONAL BANK, i LEGATION OF THE ARGENTIN1 , * ! Baring Bros. & Co., Ltd., London; J. S. Morgan Pays-bas, Paris; Comptoir National d'Eso Favoriser Le Development du Commerce Et Lyonnais, Paris; Direction der Disconte-Gesell Morgan & Co., New York; First National Ban Gentlemen: In compliance with instructions recei of Finance of the Argentine Republic, I I Executive are empowered by law, Numbi Number 5681, dated October 12th, 1908, and to create internal Gold Bonds for the pur] and to be made on government railways, fo of the nation and for other public works, a: gentine gold pesos) bonds bearing five per fund of one per cent, which you are nov under these Powers and approved by Pre 1909. I beg also to state for your informatio mitting to the National Congress in Augus the requirements for interest and amorti; in relation to the total revenue estimate periods mentioned, viz: For the 5 years, 1890-1894. .. .43.64 per cent 1 For the 5 years, 1895-1899. .. .36.62 per cent J For the 5 years, 1900-1904. .. .42.78 per cent ] For the year 1905 34.94 per cent I am, gentlemen, Yours faithfully, Envoy Extraord 1 Money at 5%. LOANED ON L>. C. REAL ESTATE. ? Under U. S. Treasu Heiskcll & McLeran, $ neSO-tf 1403 II ST. '}.* n ,, r, r t - Iff Yoo * SPEED TRIALS TO THE AZORES. # };? All you make \v Scout Cruisers Reach Newport to ^ goin^ to do if Prepare for Competitive Test. accident incapac NEWPORT. R. I.. February 27.?The J Better Start a scout cruisers Birmingham, Chester ana i ? i , , icount and add Salem arrived herp today from Newport j News to prepare for their long-deferred | ? 1\ CCK. competitive speed tria'l to the Azores and %ij - . ieturn | Home bavir No date has yet been fixed for the trial, ?). but as all tiiree will have tilled their & / tli and Mass. bunkers at the Bradford coaling station'^ by Tuesday, it is expected that they will j ;'i _ ! get away not later than Wednesday. i ^ " Sts. N. K. i The run to the Azores and return is At.'.r._>. about o.uod miles, and it is expected that 'v<etc<w?.-vr h-h-;v;?-hrtt the big cruisers will make the trip in _____ about twenty days. |; Capital, ll.OOO.OOO. Sr Two Michigan Miners Killed. is rxu-uv-r Ui.h v , o- n- 1SS1 cALl MET, Mich., 1* cbruary 2t.~Two .?< (\J\ 1J . ? miners wera killed and a young boy j A~L.J OEH ItfiH? - - - . - , * 1 ' - _;> _ _ ? blistered last night by tne accidental ex- i j 01L11?? tPlT plosion of a box of powder In the Red f| rrv<.i1??rrn hnno-h Jacket siiaft of the Calumet and Ilccla iiXCliailt,e DOUgll mine. j Letters of Credit j \[onev transmitt Noted Chicago Salesman Dies. : Stocks & Bonds 1 j CHICAGO, February C7.?Daniel Erlck- i : JnvestmcntS&Co1 son, for forty-three years salesman for a > I local sliip supply and equipment com- :j jMj) II /T i /fjr { pany. and known as Dan to vesselmen | levy II J1 >1. Jl land contractors from onp end of the great if ... . ,k iii'i-iisitk i j lake's to the other, died at his home in ! ; [ f?.'^.V2Xil | this city t >day, aged sixty-six years. i 1 AL. 1 FINANCIAL. * Internal Gold Loan, 1909 POUNDS STERLING 10,000,000 Reichsmarks 204,500,000 LLARS, 48,650,000 denomination of 1,000 gold pesos and , reichsmarks, and United States gold 1st. iterest shall be payable in Buenos Ayres tg at the fixed exchange of 4 shillings dimes per peso; in Berlin in reichsmarks 73 per peso; free of all present and future IERICA OF ?2,000,000- $9,730,000 ? F THE ABOVE. ANY, FIRST NATIONAL BANK AND eceive subscriptions for the above issue le price of 99 per cent, payable as folGold pesos. $50.00 nterest 914.49 $964.49 ?200?$973?1,000 Gold pesos. OPENED AT 10 A. M. ON MONDAY, D AT OR BEFORE 3 P. M. THE SAME \ LIST THE BONDS ON THE NEW POSSIBLE. IVED BY MESSRS. DREXEL AND CO., EABODY AND CO., BOSTON, AND K, CHICAGO. in a letter dated February 20th, 1909, Dominguez, of which a copy is attached provision is made for a sinking fund iking fund the loan will be paid off in 36 e Argentine government provides that purchase or tender of bonds at or under is be at or over par. The first opera* the month of December, 1909. Drawn ptember 1st, following the date of the t to increase the sinking fund or to 1st, 1914. d abroad by: in mi a Ha Doric a t T)m PaVfi.RflS. Ul^lAV \*V A iUAtf VV WJW ciete Generale,Etc., and Credit Lyonnais. rection der Disconte-Gesellschaft, putsch Bank, Berlin. ht in our discretion to close the applicareject any or all applications ana also as which may be obtained at our officeS| 50 per bond of ?200?$973. be returned in full and if only a portion balance of the deposit will be approh 10th, 1909. If any further balance case of failure to pay the balance of the revious payment will vest in us abso; ISSUED PENDING DELIVERY OP J. P. MORGAN & CO. NATIONAL CITY BANK, New York, February 27th, 1909. 7 DT7DTTHTTP 7-Dalor* Claim La/ JIVX/A VA/J/AW) A# A MMftVV Kensington, London, February 20th, 1909. l & Co., London; Banque de Paris et des ompte de Paris; Societe Generale Pour de L'Industrie En France, Paris; Credit schaft, Berlin; Deutsch Bank, Berlin; J. P. k, New York: ved from His Excellency, the Minister iave the honor to inform you that the er 5559, dated September 11th, 1908, Number 6011, dated October 19th, 1908| pose of providing for expenditure made r providing further capital for the banks nd that the $50,000,006 (50,000,000 Arcent interest per annum, with a sinking 7 offering for subscription, are created sidential Decree, dated February 19th, n that in the Presidential message subt, 1908, the Budget estimates for 1909, nation on the Argentine National debt averaged the following figures for the For the year 1906 26.36 per cent For the vear 1907 26.64 ocx cant For the year 1908 26.40 per cent FLORENCIO L. DOMINGUEZ, inary and Minister Plenipotentiary of 'he Argentine Republic in Great Britain* i i STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE ^ & EMPIRE STATE SL'RETV COMPANY OF NEW ry Supervision, ftr YORK, N. Y., st On the 31st day of December. 1908, as reqnlrtd ?. i under District of Columbia code, amended _n -V June 30, 1JW2. ^ TffiV?* TTfl ifl ! rapital stock $500,000 ? In | Capital stock paid up. In cash 000,000 0?? hat are vou r . . m assets. < a*h ui oftico $14.4<>i 81* Qi^L'tiPQvi or* ' H?*ii iu hank 89,247 4'2 SlLKllCSb Or ^ Uoa] wtat|1 ,s a-nn 2 '? Bond* and mortgage* ifliat lien on lldlts }UU. jJj, real estate! 257.015 24 en rri- i Stocks atid twnds (market valuet.... 595,515 lb* bd\ ac- ? | |ti]j? receivable and collateral loans. 5.628 4! j ;, , v, 1 Premiums uncollected and in banda to it each ? t of ajfents 197.224 5: j Interest due and accrued 8.857 92 5 All other usaets: 1 I?epusit at Albany. N.Y..$10,044 33 1 "'r Cash in suspended banks, ICQ iSrm kT *V assigned 48,005 55 i Advanced ou contracta. , \t 11 r sv i secured 25,505 03 -Ave. .\.\\ . ? | Accounts receivable 11.091 00 il' Accounts paid 1.556 67 ES: ? ; 96.SIW m 4:tG7tli St. S. % i LIABILITIES. 51 Net unpaid claims $172.2U.? tjS v ? Reserve as required by law 417.391 ?s> rw'fici'ifit(???.*; Borrowed money 14,603 15 IteiuHurance premiums -,257 15* Salaries, rent#. expenses, taxes, etc. lb.frO* W? Commissions, brokerage, etc 43,686 f?3 > Capital stock 500,000 00 irplus, $1,<100,000. 2; All other liabilities: fl m |:! Coinsurance premiums... $3,982 86 ma dflrect I Mortgage payable _4-.75?_ 8 732 M fl ffil tc*n itt ?3t H ' Amount atui character of business pirilI1115a.1i|P<lJU ; transacted during the year, lUOb. d-ik** : casualty and surety 1.152.767 52 lUlfllC WJJli 11 (Lil ; Losses sustained during the year * A l! lixts 344.410 3,1 t 311(1 sOlU. j; Money received during the year 1908 *04.086 3t? iccite/1 5 Expended during the yearlftOS 802.270 58 lSSlieci. : 'fc s. KETXOK, Vice President. pH hv i-ahlp = r-EO- I/AMBBRT SMITH. Secretary. - * j, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23d loueht&sold : dav of February. 19(19. |5] (Seal.i MAI DE E. KKKSLER. Ilectionsmade sj Notary PnWIe. No. 182. for New York Co.. N.Y National! ii phrtiimfk uinr in wmfit ?10 buy.put. irk A kiirr i! ' ' w" ' " or cu.i on ITd/AiMIK : 10.000 bu. of whe*'. No further ri?k. Each 1p . ? . ' ?! moreinent makes you 9100. Write for free eir? S. TREASURY. Jj: culari. Exchange members. 1 THE COLON1AT. 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