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The World of Finance and Trade.
Washington; New York; London.
Advances Four Points on Early
Transactions.
NEW HAVEN IN DECLINE
Drops Back Point and Half, While
Other Changes Are Nominal.
LIST IS MOSTLY STRONG
Gains of Point or More Registered
in Nearly All Active Issues.
Market Dull.
NEW YORK. September 5.?A rise of
more than 4 points in Snuff and a de
cline of iv^ in New Haven furnished the
only features of interest in early deal
ings on the stock exchange today. Other
i hanges Wert nominal, though mainly up
ward, with especial strength in Great
Northern Ore, Steel and Canadian Pacific.
Selected stocks were bid up sharply,
including Heading and 1'nited States
Steel, v\ hich gained ;i point. Trading
showed some activity at times, but soon
relapsed into dullness.
Some Stability Shown.
Stocks manifested some stability on
light demand today. Gains of a point
or so were registered in the early deal
ings by Reading, Lehigh Valley, Canadian
Pacific, Amalgamated, Smelting and Steel,
with a few less material gains in rail
way and industrial issues. Sears-Roe
buck, American Tocacco and SnutT added
extensively to recent advances.
Grangers were not affected by Kansas
advices, which reported serious damage
to corn from protracted heat. Money
opened at yesterday's initial rate, regard
less of a better inquiry. Bonds were
irregular.
Strength All Through List.
yuiet strength prevailed all through the
list, and bull operators were gratified at
the action of the market in the face of
the higher money and extreme dullness.
Standard shares held their advantage
in the late afternoon, the feature else
where being Mexican Petroleum, which
scored a new high record.
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, September 5.?The cotton
market opened barely steady, at a de
cline of <i to 10 points, and after some
early irregularity sold off to a net
loss of 17 to 1!> points before the
end uf the first hour, under realizing
and a renewal of bear pressure.
Liverpool cables were fully up to ex
pectations, but the official weatner fore
casts for showers in parts of the east
tin t>elt and w est Texas were considered
favorable, and it was reporteu that
leading trade interests were again heavy
sellers in the absence of a more active
Uemand trom spinners Early estimates
place the amount ot cotton ginned prior
10 September 1 this year at 4o^,000 bales,
against V .1.000 last year.
A somewhat better demand was en
countered at a decline of about -1 points
from the high level of yesterday, and the
market became steadier late In the fore
noon, with prices at midday some J or #
points up from the lowest on covering by
recent sellers and scattered local buying.
Spot quiet, middling uplands nominal. Es
timated receipts at all the. ports today,
15. UUJ bales, against 17.0S1 last week and
last year. For the week, 200,000,
against 11IM?*> last week and 133.060 last
j tar. Today's receipts at Galveston, 11,
57o. agafnst 7,6H?l last year; at New Or
leans, 636, against l.o:;4 last year, and at
Houston, 10,67:!, against 16,726 last year.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL.. September 5.?Closing:
Cotton?Spot; moderate business done;
prices*, l:t points higher. American mid
dling fair. 7.30; good middling 7.10; mid
dling. 6.6K; low middling. 6.44; good ordi
nary. 5.06; ordinary, 5.48. The sales of
th?* day were bales, of which 30o
were for speculation and export, and
included 4,500 American. Receipts, 4,<W>
tales; no American. Futures opened
steady and closed quiet. September,
lU.iU; September-October, 6.18; October
November, ??- irtV*; November-December,
:.csi2; December-January, Jan
uary-February, 6.00^; February-March,
i5.ll; March-April. 6.15?%: April-May, ?>. 1-1;
May-June. 6.15; June-July, 6.15; July
August. 6,14l/2.
I
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.
CH 1< "AGO. September 5.?Cattle? Re
?tipts, 4,<**> head; market steady to 10
higher: beeves. 5-75al0.70; Texas steers,
4.75a6.50; western steers, 5.N5a0.15; stock
crs and feeders, 4.1i5a7.15; cows and
lit ifers, 3.00&M.10; calves, M.uuall.75.
Hogs?Receipts. 17,?JU? head; market
slow, 5 lower; light, 8.1J5a-S.tik>; mixed,
?.H5a?.9f?; heavy. 7.?*>aX.65; rough, 7.60a
7.*(?; pigs, 5.25aX.15; bulk of sales, X.OOa
.S till.
Sheep?Receipts. 16,000 head; market
strong to lO higher; natives. 3.40a4.65;
western, 3.30a4.75; yearlings, 4.60a5.65;
lambs, native, 4.70a7.20: western, 4.75a7.30.
PROPOSES U. S. BONDING.
Postmasters Interested in the Sug
gestion of J. M. Morgan.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. September 5.
? Postmasters attending the annual
convention of tlia National Association
of First-class Postmasters here were
interested today in the address of J. M.
Morgan of Lynchburg. Va? who recom
mended that the federal government
tako the place of surety companies to
insure the honesty of postal employes,
lie outlined a plan for the establish
ment of a graduated assessment sys
tem which would create a fund of |
*17o,?mm) from which the postmaster
Kenoral could draw to reimburse the
government and others for losses.
Mr. Morgan declared that bonding
companies collected $350,000 from the
service last year, but paid out less than
S'.'n.ooo.
Whero the federal government Is now
forced to maintain a force of clerks
costing $40,000 a year to keep track of I
the bonds., but $5,000 worth of clerk
hire would be required under the sys
tem he advocated.
HAPPY THOUGHT.
r
Broker?''Our bookkeeper has stolen
RTiO.OOO from us and lost it all at Skin
liem & Shark'*."
Partner?"Well, we'll get him a job
at Skinnenj &, Shark's and let him d?
his trading with us."
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
Rfrflvcd hy private wire direct to
The Star office.
Open. Hltfh. Low. Clow.
Amalgamated Copper 864 87?* 864 874
Am. Ag. Chem pfd.. 1004 1004 1004 1004
Am.Beet Sugar com.. 74 744 74 744
Am. Brake Shoe com. 98 93 98 98
American Can com.. 38*4 394 3894 394
Am.Car A Fdy.com.. 61 61 4 61 61
Amer. Cities pfd 76?-$ 764 764 764
Am.Cotton Oil com.. 544 544 5494 545-4
American Ic3 23 4 234 S3 23
Amer. Lins9ed com.. 134 14 13 14
Amer. Linseed pfd. ? ? 354 - 26'4 354 36/4
Am. Locomotive com. 44 4454 44 444
American Malt com. 164 17 164 17
American Malt pfd.. 67 C84 67 684
Am.Sm.ARef.com... 854 86 4 854 86 4
Arre?\ Snuff com ???. 19 > 1964 194 1944
Am.Steel Fdy.com... 374 37?* 37?* 3794
Amer. Susjar com 125 1264 126 12^4
Amer.TeL A Teleg... 1444 1444 1444 1444
Amer.Tobacco com.. 164 269 264 2684
Am.Tobacci new pfd 10594 106 105*4 106
Amer. Woolen com.. 29 29 29 29
Am. Writing Paper ? ? 364 364 '64 36-4
Anaconda Copper.... 45 454 444 45
At.,TA. Sante F.com. 1084 1084 1084 1084 \
Atlantic Coast Line. ? 1424 H3 1424 143
B.F.Goodrich com... 76 76 75/4 7iH
B.F.Goodrich pfd.... 100*8 1034 1084 108H
Baldwin Loco. pfd. ? ? 1064 1064 106 106
Balto. A Ohio com. ? ? 107J? 107,!/? 107? 4 107J3 j
Bethlehem Steel com. 39 4 404 39 4 40
Brooklyn Rap. Traa. 904 914 904 914
Canadian Pacific. ??? 273 2754 273 2754 j
Central Leather com. 2954 29?4 294 294
Chesapeake 4 Ohio. ? 814 824 814 82
Chi. A Gr.West.com.. 184 184 164 184
C.,M.ASt. Paul com 106 1C74 1C6 107
Chicago & Northw'.. 1384 139 1384 13J
Chino Copper 40 40/ g 40 404
C.,Cin..Chi.ASt.com. 55 55 55 55
Colorado Fuel 4 Irox 334 334 334 334
Ccrn Products com-? 154 154 154 154
Corn Products pfd. ? ? 844 844 844 844
Denver & Rio G. com. 22 22 22 22
Denver <fc Rio G. pfd. 38 384 38 284
Distillers' Securities. ? 334 34 334 ^4
Du Pont Powder pfd- 974 974 974 974
Erie Railroad com... 364 364 36 36? a
Erie Railroad 1st pfd. 534 5394 534 534
General Electric 1824 184 1824 1834
Geo. H. Helme com. ? 187 187 187 187
General Motors pfd. ? 82 82 52 t2
Goldfield Con. Min.- 34 24 34 34,
Great Northern pid. ? 1384 139 1384 133
Great Northern Ora.. 464 434 464 464
Gug'nh'n ExpIor.Co. 58 58,4 58 56
Hide A Leath'r com- 54 54 5.4 54
HideALeath'rpfd.. 274 274 274 274
Homestake Min Co* 97 97 97 97
Illinois Centra! 130 130 130 120
Inspiration Copper... 184 184 184 184
Inter. Mer. Ma. pfd. - 204 204 204 234:
Interboro.-Met.com.. 194 1 j4 194 194
Interboro.-Met.pfd... 584 584 58? 8 ?8? 8
Internat'l Paper com. 164 164 16 16
Lehigh Valley 1684 169 16 54 169
Liggett A Myers com. 211 211 211 211
Loose-Wiles Co. com. 44 44 434 434
Louisville A Nashvilta 1624 1634 1624 1634
MayDeptSt.com.. 794 794 794 794
Mexican Cent, cert ? ? 29 29 29 29
Mexican Petroleum.. 774 834 774 834
Miami Copper 2)4 294 294 294
Minne.A-StL.com. 234 214 234 234
M .,St.P.AS.S.M .com 159 159 1494 150
Mo.,Kan. A Tex.com. 28 29 28 29
Missouri Pacific. ??? ? 394 41 394 404
Nor OhioTr. A Light 66 664 66 664
Nevada Coo. Copper. 224 224 224 224
Norfolk A Wester a-. 116 116 1154 1154
North America 85 85 85 85
Northern Pacific* ?? ? 1264 1274 1264 127?4
New York Centra!... 115 1154 115 1154
N..Y.N.H.A Hartford 1384 1-584 138 138
N.Y.,Ontario A Wej;. 374 374 374 374
Pacific Mail St'mship 31 31 31 31
Pacific Tele. A Telej. 504 ?04 ?04 504
Penna. Railroad-?.. 1 '-44 1244 124 1244
People's Gas, Chicago 116?4 1164 1164 1164
Pittsburgh Coal com. 244 2)4 244 254
Pittsburgh Coal pfd* ?74 974 974 674
Pitt,C..C.A StL.com 1094 1094 1094 1094
Pittsburgh Steel pfd. ? 1024 1024 1024 1024
Public Serv.Cor.,NJ. 119 1194 119 1194
Quicksilver Min.com. 6 6 6 6
Quicksilver Min- pfd- 9 9 9 9
Ray Consol. Copper- 214 214 214 214
ReadingRwy.com... 1684 1704 1684 1894
Rep.Ir.A Steel com... 274 274 27 27
Rep.Ir.ASteel pfd.... 884 884 884 884
Rock Island com... - 25.4 264 254 264
Rock Island pfd. ? ? ? ? 52 524 52 524
board Air L pfd.. 524 524 524 524
Sears-Roebuck com.. 204 2074 204 207
Sloe-Stf field eom.... 544 544 544 544
Southern Pacific.... 1114 1124 1114 1124
SouthernRwy.com.. 30 304 30 304
Southern Rwy. pfd. ? 804 804 804 ?04
St. L. A San Ff. com. 22 22 22 22
St L. A San Fr. 1st.. 614 614 614 614
StLA San F.2d pfd.. 354 354 354 364
St Louis So'w'n com. 354 354 354 354
StudubakerCar.com. 41 41 41 41
Texas A Pacific. 234 234 234 234
Texas Companies.... 1274 130 1274 130
Tennessee Copper- ? ? 424 434 424 434
Toledo,StLA W.com 1$4 124 124 124
Un.Bag A Paper com. 134 134 134 134
Un. Bag A Paper pfd. 594 594 594 594
Union Pacific com. ? ? 1704 1724 1704 172
United Cigars com... 5454 544 544 544
U.S. Cast Ir. P. com. 204 204 204 204
U-S.Rubbercom..... 514 514 51 514
U.S.Steel com. 724 734 724 734
Utah Copper 66 664 654 C64
Va.-Car. Chem. com. 46 464 46 464
Wabash R-R.com... 44 44 45$ 44
Westinghouse Elec... 87 89 67 8894
Hourly Salea of Stocks Today.
U a.m^ 64,700 12m.... 107,209
1 pjiL, 135,409 2 p.m.. 175,209
Call Money 3*4 4 34 34
BONDS.
Open. High. Low. Clow.
Atchison 4s 1960 1044 1044 1044 1044
Atchison con.4s 108 1084 1C8 1084
Atchison con. 5s-... ? 108 1084 106 108
Bo-A Ohio genatlls... 97 97 97 97
Brooklyn R.T.con. 4s 9094 904 ?04 ?04
Chi.B,AQ.joint 4s... 96 96 954 954
ChiJU.APac.4s.... 684 684 684 f84
Inter .Metro, ilia.... 814 614 814 614
Northern Pacific 4s... 974 974 974 974
Reading Railway 4s.. 9694 964 964 9S4
Southern Railway 4s. 784 784 784 784
Southern Railway as ? 1054 1054 1054 1054
Union Pacific con 4s.. 99 99 964 984
UJ5.Steel 2d 5b 1024 1024 1024 1024
Skittish Relatives.
From the Ntibflllf (111.) Democrat.
A team of horses belonging to Dr.
Karl Elrich of New Mlnden ran away
on East Main street Saturday morning.
The doctor had driven In to meet some
relatives who were frightened near the
public square by the single trees hit
ting their hind legs.
It pays to read the want columns-of
The Star- Hundreds of sltuationa are
Ailed through*thorn.
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.
Although the volume of transactions
still showed the effect of the waning va
cation season, in that quite a few of the
active traders in the local market still
are out of the city, the noon meeting of
the Washington Stock Exchange today
produced more business than has been in
evidence in any one day for several
weeks. Bond sales were recorded which
involved the transfer of a total of nearly
$20,000 worth of securities. Sales in the
stock list were not large in volume, but
the demand continued almost unabated,
with oiterings well out of reach on ac
count of the prices demanded.
Some little interest attached to the
trading in Eastern Light and Fuel, when
under a succession of bids the price
showed a buoyant tendency and four
sales were made. The opening price
of the stock was 121% and the closing
sale was made at the lev.l of 122.
In the bond list Capital Traction 5s
were most in demand and a total of $16,
ftOO of the bonds were sold at 111; $2,OU0
Potomac Electric 5s sold at 100%.
Edwin S. Wolfe, cashier of the District
National Bank, returned to the city today
after a business trip through several
northern cities.
Washington Stock Exchange.
Sales?Regular call. 12 o'clock noon:
Capital Traction 5s. $1,500 at 111, $.">,010
111, $.".000 at 111. $5.0ot) at 111.
Eastern Light and Fuel, 25 at 121%, 25
121 "i, 25 at 122. 10 at 122.
Washington Gas, 23 at Mi.
Mergenthalcr. '( at 227%.
Lanston. 1 at 0.'{%.
I'nion Savings Hunk, 10 at 250.
After call?Potomac Electric 5s, $1,000
100%, $1,000 at 10t?%.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Bui.
1*. S. registered 2s 100%
1". S. coupon 2s l'H)%
L". S. registered 3s 101%
L\ S. coupon 3s 101%
U. S. registered 4s 113%
U. S. coupon 4s 113%
OAS' BONDS.
Georgetown Gas Cert. Ind. 5s.... 10(5 110
Georgetown Gas 5s 107% ....
Washington Gas 5s 110% 111V
ItAILROAD BONDS.
Capital Traction 5s 11"% 1111;
Columbia 5s 1(M) ....
Columbia lis 101 ....
Metro|io!itan 5s 1<>7 ....
Washington Buy. and Elcc. 4s... S"> 8-V!
Wash., Alex, and Mt. Ver. 5s.... 02% ....
MISCELLANEOUS BONDS.
Potomac Electric Cous. 5s 1"3
Potomac Electric Light 5s let}
Chesapeake and Potomac Tel. 5s.. 103
American Tel. and Tclga. 4s 110 ....
D. C. Paper Mfg. Co. 5s 100 ....
Norfolk and Wash. Steamboat 5s. 104% 105
Rlggs Realty 5s (long) 103 104
Riggs Realty 5s (shirt) 101 ....
PUBLIC UTILITY fcTOCKS.
Capital Traction 125 126
Washington Rwy. ami Elcc. com. ".'3 U5
Washington Rwy. ami Kiev. pfd.. 95% 07
Washington-Virginia Rwy. com... 51% 5194
Washington-Virgiuia ltwy. pfd.... 7D% ?.
Norfolk and Wash. Steamboat.... 20*.* 225
Washington lias SC%
Georgetown Gas 105 150
Eastern Light and Fuel 122 124
American Tel. and Telga 143 .....
G. F. and Old Dominion 10# .....
TYPE MACHINE STOCKS.
Mergenthaler Linotype 227 22S
Laustou Monotype 02% 03^
MININO STOCK.
Greene-Cananea 0% 10^
NATIONAL BANK STOCKS.
American 170 ISO
Capital 205 .....
Columbia 250 .....
Commercial 2o4% 200
District 140 150
Farmers ami Mechanics 20" .....
Lincoln ." 150 .....
Metropolitan 208% .....
Riggs 50) ....
National Bank of Washington 25<) 270
TRUST COMPANY STOCKS.
American Security and Trust 298 ....
National Savings and Trust 25') ....
Union Trust 142 144
Washington I.oan and Trust 230 240
United States Trust 143 144
SAVINGS BANK STOCKS.
Citizens j.. 20 23
Home 825 ....
Union 253 ....
Bank of Commerce and Savings... 12% 17
East Washington Savings 15 ....
FIRE INSURANCE STOCKS.
Arlington 11 ....
Corcoran SO ....
Firemen's 10% 22
German-American 260 ....
National Union 7% ....
Potomac 33 ....
TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS.
Columbia ft ....
Real Estate 05 ....
MISCELLANEOUS' STOCKS.
Cbapin-Sacks 165
D. C. Pa|ier Mfg. Co 135 ....
Grapboplioue com 40 50
Graphopbone pfd 75 85
Merchants' Trans, and Storage... 103 125
Security Storage 21(?
Washington Market 17%
220
o*r.
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.
Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co., j
members New York Stork Exchange.
Open. Ilig'u. Low. 1:45. I
Braden Copper 7 7 7 7
British Col. Copper.. 5% 5% 5% 5U
British-Am. Tobacco. 24% 25% 1 25%
Glmux Copper 5% 5% 5% 5%
Greene-Cananea .... lo 10 10 10
lntercon. Rubber.... 12% 12% 12 12
La Rose 2 15-10 2 15-10 2% 2 1&-Ki
Mason Valley 12% 12% 12% 12%
Nevada Hills 2 2 2 2
Tuolumne 2% 2% 2%
* ?
I BUILDING PERMITS.
? ?
The following building permits were is
sued today:
To R. H. I.iggett, to build three-story
brick dwelling at 1020 Sid street north
west; architects, MacNeil & MacNell;
builder, James L,. Parsons; estimated cost,
$25,750.
To L. P. Shoemaker, to build two two
story frame dwellings at T?X'-'?i Blair
road northwest; architect, J. Germulller;
builder, L. P. Shoemaker; estimated cost,
$6,000.
To George C. Hough, to build two two
story brick dwellings, at 541-543 Randolph
street northwest; architect, V. A. Hub
bard; builder, George C. Hough; estimated
cost, $6,00?).
lo Harold T. Depue, to build two two
story frame dwellings at 0705 5th street
northwest and 410 Aspen street north
west; architect. J. M. Fauiconer; builder,
Harold T. Depue; estimated cost, $3,000.
To Charles Creek, to repair dwelling at
128 Benning road northeast; estimated
cost, $200.
To W. P. Burch, to repair dwelling at
910 East Capitol street; estimated cost,
$35.
To Thomas Cunningham, to repair
dwelling at 1427 33d street northwest;
estimated cost, $50.
NAVAL ACADEMY CHANGES.
Lieut. Commander Lanning to Head
Navigation Department.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., September 5.?With
the approach of the reopening of the
Naval Academy for the regular academic
term October 1, two important assign
ments of department heads have just
been announced, Lieut. Commander Har
ris Lanning, formerly of the discipline
department, and who is also secretary
treasurer of the Navy Athletic Associa
tion, will be head of the department of
navigation, succeeding Commander George
R. Marvel, ordered to the Asiatic station,
while Commander C. G. Burrhage, recent
ly ordered here, will be at the head of
reamanship in place of Commander B. P.
Hutchinson, now in command of the
cruiser Wheeling.
This leaves a vacancy in the English
department formerly headed by Com
mander E. H. Durell, who also went to
sea.
Pontius Pilate's Bodyguard.
From the Pall Mall Gacett?.
Some of the nicknames in use in the
British army are extraordinary. The
Royal Scots Regiment, for example, Is
known as "Ponttus Pilate's Bodyguard."
This was the result of a dispute with a
French Regiment in the seventeenth cen
tury as to which corps had the longest
history. The Frenchmen claimed that the
founders of their corps were on duty the
night after the crucifixion. "Had we
been there," came the retort, "we should
have kept a better guard."
| WEATHER ]
Probably Fair Tonight and Friday;
Continued Warm.
For the District of Columbia and Mary
land?Probably fair tonight and Friday:
continued warm; , light variable winds,
becoming southerly.
High temperatures continue over prac
tically all districts east of the Rocky
mountains and low temperatures prevail
over the western plateau and the Pacific
states. There were heavy to killing
frosts this morning In Idaho, Nevada and
Utah.
The rainfall during the last twenty
four hours was generally light and local
and confined to the south Atlantic states,
the upper lake region, the Rocky moun
tain region and the north Pacific coast.
Showers are probable tonight or Fri
day along the northern border from Wis
consin eastward and along the south At
lantic coast. Elsewhere east of the Mis
sissippi river the weaiher will be fair
during the next thirty-six hours.
Warm weather will prevail tonight and
Friday over practically all districts east
of the Mississippi river.
The winds along the New England
coast will be light to moderate south and
southwest; on the middle Atlantic coast
light variable: on the south Atlantic
coast moderate northeast and east, ex
cept variable on the Florida coast; on
the east gulf coast light variable.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at - p.m. yesterday:
Thermometer?Yesterday, 4 p.m., 74; 8
p.m., "2: 12 midnight, (JO; today, 4 a.m.,
70; 8 a.m., 70; 12 noon, S3; 2 p.m., 85.
Maximum, 85, at 2 p.m.; minimum, 60,
at <> a.m. today.
Temperature same date last year?Max
imum. 83; minimum, 61.
Barometer?Yesterday, 4 p.m., 30.18; 8
p.m., 30.20; 12 midnight, 30.21; today, 4
a.m., 30.10; 8 a.m., 30.21; 12 noon, 30.15;
2 p.m., 30.12.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
8 a.m.: Great Falls?Temperature, 75;
condition, 10. Dalecarlia reservoir?Tem
perature, 71); condition at north connec
tion, 0; condition at south connection, 9.
Tide Tables.
Today?Low tide, 8:34 a.m. and 8:23
p.m.; high tide, 1:42 a.m. and 2:06 p.m.
Tomorrow?Low tide, 0:42 a.m. ?and
0:45 p.m.; high tide, 2:47 a.m. and 3:10
p.m.
The Sun and Moon.
Today?Sun rose, 5:33 a.m.; sun sets,
6:25 p.m.
Tomorrow?Sun rises, 5:34 a.m.
Moon rises 11:40 p.m. today. ,
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
?Special Dispatch to Tho Star.
HARPERS FERRY. W. Vs., Septem
ber 5.?Potomac clear and Shenandoah
slightly muddy this morning.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YOBK.
NEW YORK, September 5.?Flour
Steady with demand slow.
Wheat?Higher Liverpool cables, wet
weather, northwest and strength at Win
nipeg caused a higher opening in wheat,
but prices soon eased off under big re
ceipts and a bearish private report. De
cember, 1.00 13-16al.Ol%; May, 1.04%a
1.04%.
Pork?Steady.
Beef?Firm.
I^ard?Easy. Middle west, ll.45all.55.
Raw sugar?Firm. Muscovado, 89 test,
3.86; centrifugal, 06 test, 4.36; molasses,
80 test. 3.61. Refined, firm.
Petroleum?Steady,
Mola sses?St eady.
Hay?Steady.
Hides?Steady.
Leather?Firm.
Butter?Firm; receipts, 5,230 tubs.
Crerimery, extras. 28%a20; firsts, 27a28;
seconds, 25%a26%; thirds. 23a24%: state
dairy, finest, 27a27%; good to prime, 24%a
36; common to fair, 22h23^; process ex
tras, 25%; process seconds, 22a23; imi
tation creamery firsts, 23%: factory cur
rent make, firsts, 22: seconds, 21a21%;
packing stock, current make. No. 2, 21;
No. 3, 10a20.
Cheese?Steady and unchanged. Re
ceipts, 2.402 boxes.
Eggs?Firm; receipts, 12.595 cases
Fresh gathered, extras, 27a28: extra
firsts, 25a26; firsts, 23a24; seconds, 21a
22; thirds and poorer. 19a20%; fresh
gathered, dirties. No. 1, 20a20%; fresh
gathered, checks, good to fine, 18%al9;
poor to fair, 13alS; refrigerator firsts,
season's storage charges paid, 22%a24;
state, Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
whites, fancy large, new laid. 34; do.,
selected whites, good to prime, 30a33;
do., common to fair, 27a29; western
gathered, whites. 26a29; state, Pennsyl
vania and nearby hennery browns, 27a28;
do., gathered, browns and mixed colors,
23a27.
Poultry?Dressed. Irregular. Fresh
killed western chickens, 14a23; fowls,
Hal6; turkeys, 16a 17.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Md? September 5.?
Wheat?Weak. Spot <ontract, 08: spot
No. 2 red western. 09! September No. 2
red, 08 asked; October No. 2 red, 00<4a
S>9%; November No. 2, 1.01; December
No. 2 red western, 09; September No. 2
1>9%; November No. a red. 1.01; December
Receipts, 56,616 bushels. Southern by sam
ple, 5i5a!?3; southern on grade, 93a99.
Corn?Easier. Spot contract. S6; Sep
tember, 86.
Oats?Firm; No. 2 white, 40,4: standard
white, -'{9 hid; No. 3 white,UTVfcaST^i: re
ceipts, .Vi9?2 bushels.
Rye?Quiet; No. 2 western, domestic,
80a83; receipts, 188 bushels.
Hay?Steady; No. 1 timothy, unchanged.
No. 1 clover mixed, unchanged. ?
Grain freights?Firm: steam to Liver?
pool, per bushel, unchanged.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. September 5.?Rains delay
ing the Canadian harvest tended today
to lift the wheat market. Besides coun
try offerings of winter wheat wore only
moderate and there were estimates that
Argentine shipments would be small
Opening prices varied from a shade off
to >4 up. December started at 92% to
92%. unchanged to % higher, and stead
ied around 92%a92%.
Ideal weather for crops made corn
weak. December opened unchanged to
?% lower at 55% to 55%, and dropped to
54%.
Oats eased off. Influenced by the fact
that ocean freight room was reported to
be the scarcest in a quarter of a cen
tury. December started a sixteenth down
to a like advance at 32% to 32% and sag
ged to 3214.
Provisions declined in sympathy with
the backset for corn and hogs. First
sales ranged from last ?night's level to
17% below, with January 19.10 for pork,
10.75 for lard and 10.15 for ribs.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, September 5.?Closing:
Wheat?Spot steady; No. 1 Manitoba, 8s
?id: No. 2 Manitoba. 8s 4%d; No. 3 Mani
toba, 8s 3d; futures firm; October, 7s
7%d; December, 7s 4%d.
Corn?Spot quiet: new American kiln
dried, 7s 2%d; old American mixed, 7s
3%d; futures strong; September, 5s 3%d;
December, 5s %d.
Urged for Head of Board of Trade.
George W. Harris of the Arm of Harrls
Ewing Is being put forward by his friends
as a candidate for president of the Board
of Trade to succeed the late Thomas C.
Noyes. Mr. Harris has been an active
member of the Board of Trade and Cham
ber of Commerce for several years.
D. C. August Fire Lass, $9,944.
Fire losses in the District of Colum
bia during August amounted to $0,044,
according to the monthly report of Fire
Chief Frank J. Wagner submitted to
the Commissioners today. The losses
.were covered by an insuf^nce amount
ing to 1229,330. ^7
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY COURT?Justice Stafford.
Beringer agt. Beringer: rule as to ali
mony returnable September 11; plain
tiff's attorney, H. G. Kimball.
Adams agt. Adams: sale ratified nisi;
plaintiffs attorneys, Toomey & Toomev.
Dahlgren agt. Story; reference to au
ditor denied without prejudice; plain
tiffs attorney. W. E. Lester; defend
ant's attorneys, Berry & Minor and H.
B. Rowland.
CRIMINAL, COURT?Justice Stafford.
United States agt. Bessie Watson,
housebreaking and larceny; recognizance
$500 taken, with Michael E. Buckley
surety.
BANKRUPTCY COURT?Justice Staf
ford.
In re Columbia Cafe Company; order to
continue business until midnight Septem
ber 5.
PROBATE COURT?Justice Stafford.
Estate of Frances S. Henshaw; will ad
mitted to probate and letters of admin
istration c. t. a. granted to William H.
Henshaw.
Estate of Horace C. Deland; will ad
mitted to probate and letters testamen
tary granted to Frances E. Deland: bond,
$3,000: attorney, C. T. Tittman.
In re Irene B. White et al.; answer
to petition for sale of real estate filed.
Estate of Mary F. Stone; will dated
August 22. 101O, filed.
Estate of Delia Murphy; will dated
May 11. 1007, filed.
K ?
Real Estate Transfers
CLEVELAND PARK?George A. Red
head et ux. to James M. Morrison,
lot 47, square 2065; $10.
CLEVELAND PARK-J. May Morrison
et ux. to Karl and Mamie Heurich,
lots 47 and 4S. square 2065; $10.
PETWORTH?Edith H. Gottwals to Com
modore P. Melton, lot 44, square 25;
$lO.
PETWORTH?Dwlght J. Partello et ux.
to Noble D. and Blanch K. Larner,
part block 41; $10.
M STREET NORTHWEST between 32d
and Potomac streets?Crandal Mackey
et ux. to Maurice Davis, lot 103,
square 1207; $lo.
TENTH STREET NORTHEAST between
I and K streets?Middaugh & Shan
non to Elizabeth Morozzi, lot 63,
I square 032; $10.
NO. 1253 0TH STREET NORTHWEST?
Elizabeth R. Pendleton to Mary Ouris
man, lot 43, square 400; $10.
PARK VIEW?Middaugh & Shannon to
Paul J. Gathmann, lot 103, square
3036; $10; same to Robert Jenkins,
? lot 101. square 3036; $10.
; PETWORTH?Norman E. Ryon to Mary
A. Harvey, lot 40, square 24; $10.
No. 706 NAVY PLACE SOUTHEAST?;
Mary H. Deis to Irene D. Steward, lot
63. square 878; $10.
TRINIDAD?Samuel Fenton et ux. to
Mary A. Harvey, lot 4, block 3; $10.
i PETWORTH?Mary A. Harvey to Sam
uel and Rose A. Fenton, lot 40, block
24; $10.
SUPPORT?Andrew M. Curry to Harold
T. Depue, lots 8 and 13, square 3274;
$10.
WHITNEY CLOSE?James F. Brennan
to Charles J. Wade, lot 22, block U>;
$10.
TWENTIETH AND I STREETS NORTH
WEST?Elizabeth M. Hill to Frederick
R. Van Antwerp, lot 37, square 86:
$lf*>.
NO. 1210 H STREET NORTHEAST?J.
Eldridge B'Jrns et ux. to Lawrence A.
O'Dea, lot 258, square 1?*H; $10.
PETWORTH?Julius I. Peyser, trustee,
to William S. Rvon, lot 42, square
3021: $10.
EAST CAPITOL STREET NORTHEAST
between 13th and 14th streets?John
Scrivener et ux. to Arthur F. Payne,
lot 83. square 1035; $10. ,
VILLA PARK?Clara A. . .arden et vir.
Edwin R.. to Jean Jullien, lot 8.
square 4205; $546.20.
Q STREET NORTHWEST between 1st
and 3d streets?James R. Ellerson et
al. to Banne Galler and Ida Galler, lot
3>7. square 551; $10.
MOORE & BARBOUR'S ADDITION?J.
Clyde Power et ux. to J. F. Huguley,
lot 38. square 3111; $10.
WHITNEY CLOSE?Edith H. Gottwals
to Barnett Shapiro, lot 30, block 11;
< $10..
FOREIGN BANKS.
LONDON, September 5 ? Bullion
amounting to ?138.000 was taken into
the Bank of England today and ?20o,000
withdrawn for shipment to Turkey.
The rate of discount remained un
changed at 4 per cent.
The weekly statement of the Bank of
England shows the following changes:
Total reserve increased. ?374,000.
Circulation increased. ?81,000.
Bullion increased, ?454,5)04.
Other securities increased, a. 140,000.
Public deposits decreased, ?1,337.000.
Other deposits increased. ?l,7o0.00u.
Notes reserve increased, ?45S,iiOO.
Government securities unchanged.
The proportion of the bank's reserve to
liability this week is 40.77 per cent; last
j week it was 40.46 per cent.
PARIS. September 5.?Closing: Three per
cent rentes. 02 francs 35 centimes for the
account. Exchange on London, *25 francs
20% centimes for checks. Private discount
rate, 2% per cent.
The weekly statement of the Bank of
France shows the following changes:
Notes in circulation increased 177,850,000
francs.
Treasury deposits decreased 72,200,000
francs.
General deposits decreased 151,350,000
francs.
Gold in hand decreased 13,800,000 francs.
Silver in hand decreased 5,400,000 francs.
Bills discounted decreased 110,000,000
francs.
Advances increased 37,275,000 francs.
BERLIN. September 5.?Exchange on
London, 20 marks 45 pfennigs for checks;
money. 3% per cent; private discount
rate, 4% per cent.
LONDON MARKET.
LONDON, September 5.?American se
curities were quiet and featureless dur
ing the early trading today. At noon
prices ranged from unchanged to % high
er than yesterday's New York closing.
American securities were quiet and fea
tureless until the afternoon, when New
York bought moderately and prices ad
vanced a fraction over parity. The clos
ing was firm.
London Closing Stocks.
LONDON, September 5.
Consols for money "4T^
Consols for account <4 9-10
Amalgamated Copper 8#
Anaconda
Atchison I1.,
Atcliison pfd J?5!'*
Baltimore and Ohio in?%
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio w*
Chicago Great Western 18%
Chicago. Mil. and St. I'aul HW-V.
De Been.
Denver and Rio Grande 74
Denver and Rio Grande pfd 40
Erie
Erie 1st pfd 54*i
Etle 2d pfd 46V*
Grand Trunk
Illinois Central 1-?3V4
Louisville and Nashville 1??
Missouri. Kansas and Texas 2 ?V,i
New York Central lH^i
Norfolk and Western 11?
Norfolk and Western pfd Ol'a
Ontario and Western 38'.4
Pennsylvania
Rand Mines <
Reading
Southern Railway 30%
Southern Railway pfd ?2%
Southern Pacific 114%
Union Pacific 17B*
Union Pacific pfd ?3%
United States Steel ?4;?
United States Steel pfd U6"?
Wabash ,4%
Wabash pfd
Bar silver steady. 2S%d per ounce.
Money. I%a2 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for
Short bills Is 3% per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for
three-month bills Is 0%a3 11-10 per cent.
Her First Thought.
From Judge.
Ella?What a dreamer she is!
Sella?I should say so! When I told
her about an accident in which a poor
fellow lost both of his legs she said that
was too bad. as he would not be able to
leave any footprints on the sands
time. i .?
COWS YIELD WOOL
Animals Other Than Sheep
Produce the Fiber.
SEEN UNDER MICROSCOPE
Question of What Is Wool One of
Commercial as Well as Scientific
Interest?A German Puzzle.
From the I.Iterary Pigost.
If a cow has wool instead of hair, is
it hair or wool? This sounds like the
query, "If a cat had kittens in the
oven, would they he kittens or bis
cuits?" In other words, are we to
judge by the source or the charac
teristics in deciding whether wool is
wool or something else? Questions of
this kind sometimes involve large sums
of money in this age of exact defini
tion. The meanings of commonly used
words, with which mankind has been
reasonably familiar for centuries, are
being questioned, adjusted and revamp
ed to suit new conditions. Most of these
words have been used loosely, but the
requirements of commercial law, espe
cially in connection with the passage of
all sorts of new statutes In regulation
of trade, have necessitated the formu
lation of more exact meanings. The
latest of these queries is that at the
head of this article, which J. E. Lard,
an English microscopic analyst, pro
ceeds to discuss in Knowledge, promis
ing that the possibility of any doubt 011
the subject will doubtless "cause some
mild surprise." or will even "be to
many unthinkable." The writer goes
on to say, in part:
"There can be no doubt that wool, be
sides being one of the best known and
most widely used fibers, was also one of
the very first to be used by man to protect
himself from the inclemency of the
weather, following, indeed, very closely
upon his first tentative, but unsatisfac
tory. essay in this direction. One's first
thought is, very naturally, that wool is
the hair of the sheep. This is, however,
far from being the last word on the sub
ject; for if we make the necessary in
quiries we shall discover that commercial
ly, at all events, the term wool is not
solely confined to the product of the
sheep. Hairs from several animals are
described as being wool, no doubt from
their having characteristics similar to
those from the sheep. I need here only
mention that the hairs of several species
of goat, such as the Alpaca. Angora
and Kashmir, are Invariably designated
wool, as are also the hairs of the
llama and camel. Indeed, there can be
little doubt but that many animals would
furnish hairs which most mlcroscopists
would characterize as wool. Failing some
authoritative decision on the point, it
would appear that we can only fall back
on the physical and microscopical char
acteristics of the fiber. In this connec
tion it must not be forgotten that even
the hairs of the sheep differ within fairly
wide limits according to climatic and
other conditions, the principal of which,
no doubt, would be the breed of the sheep.
In what is recognized as the best wool
from the sheep, a careful examination
will- show that the hairs have a soft,
slender, wavy appearance, and micro
scopically the medullary, or central, cells
are either absent or at least not strongly
marked, while the cortical cells are well
developed as sheathing scales, overlapping
each other so as to give a finely serrated
appearance to the margin of the filament
and an appearance of fine, sinuous lines
crossing the fiber. Any hairs having
these characteristics would unhesitatingly
be pronounced wool by most microscop
ists, and from a histological standpoint
they would be fully justified. It is one of the
commonplaces of knowledge that the hairs
of most, and probably all, animals differ
very materially, according to the part of
the body from which they are taken;
those from tiie back, for instance, being
usually coarser, while those from the un
der parts are invariably finer and softer,
and it is an undoubted fact that many of
the latter have a strongly marked, wool
like structure."
Felt Contained Wool.
This question is not merely of academic
interest, as is shown by the following
story told by Mr. Lord. Some time ago
an English manufacturer of felt submit
ted a sample for microscopical examina
tion. He had contracted to supply to a
German merchant a felt free from wool,
as the tariff on all goods containing wool
was prohibitive. On arrival at the Ger
man port, it was examined by the revenue
authorities and refused admittance ex
cept on the higher scale, on the ground
that it contained wool.
"On examination, it was composed, ac
cording to my view, of cow's hair and
jute, with a small percentage of flax and
wool. A report was given to this effect,
which, of course, was unsatisfactory, as
one who desired certifying to the total
absence of wool. Shortly afterward an
other sample was submitted, the ma
terials of which had been mixed under
the close personal supervision of the
head of the firm, who gave me his word
of honor that absolutely no wool had been
used in the making of that particular
sample felt. Again wool was found,
roughly to the extent of about 4 or o
per cent.
"This was inexplicable, and I was as
sured that there must have been a mis
take somewhere, and a delicate hint was
given that it could hardly have occurred
at their works. Separate samples of the
materials used in its manufacture were
then asked for, and in the cow's hair
was found what was unhesitatingly pro
nounced to be wool, and it was suggested
that this was probably the source of con
tamination and the explanation of the
apparent discrepancy. I was assured,
however, that no admixture of wool had
taken place at their works, and that the
considerably higher price of wool (at
least four times the price of cow hair)
was a sufficient guaranty for the honesty
of the merchant from whom the cow
hair had been purchased.
A Woolly Cow.
"On thinking the matter over, I deter
mined to procure hairs from different
parts of the cow direct, with the satis
factory result that from various parts,
but especially from the flank, I was both
astonished and delighted to find that a
considerable proportion of the hairs had
all the characteristics of sheep's wool.
"To fortify my own dictum, I sent off
specimens of this wool-like cow's hair to
several friends who are experienced ml
croscopists, one of whom undertakes
chemical and microscopical analysis for
commercial men, and in every case it
was unhesitatingly pronounced to be wool.
I am not aware that the fact has been
previously noted, and as the matter ap
pears now to have some commercial as
well as scientific interest, this record may
be considered as not without some value.
It is also gratifying to note that the Ger
man revenue authorities, on the result of
this modest piece of research being sub
mitted to them, have intimated that sim
ilar qualities of felt will now be admitted
free, if accompanied by an affidavit to
the effect that there has been no addition
of sheep's wool. ? ? ? It would appear
from this that our German friends are
now willing to consider that wool-like
hairs, if not from the sheep, are not
wool, but they may readily be excused.
I think, if the practicc gets commoner, or
If our manufacturers should utilize other
animal hairs of a somewhat similar char
acter, if, for revenue purposes at all
events, they should revise their definition
and Insist that all wool-like hairs, from
whatever source, are wool.
Wills About $100,000 to Charity.
NEW YORK, September 5.?The will
of Nathan Herrman, known as the dean
of the New York Cotton Exchange, who
died here last month, disposes of an es
tate valued at more than $1,000,000,
about $100,000 of which goes to charity.
Up to Him.
From Lippincott's Magazine. ,
He?If I should kiss you, what would
happen?
She?I should call father.
He?Then I won't do It.
She?But father's in Europe. ? ^ ,4
Army Ordevs.
C?I. J?hn S. Mallory. infantry, is re
lieved from duty with the organized mili
tia of Xew York and will proceed to
Governors Island, N. Y., for duty in con
nection with the organized militia.
The resignation of Capt. Graham L.
Johnson. Nth Infantry, of his commission
as an officer of the army has been ac
cepted by the President, to take effect
October 19. 1?12.
By direction of the President, and upon
the application of First Sergt. James T.
Fitzgerald. Company C. 21st Infantry,
that soldier will be placed upon the re
tired list.
The name of Capt. James C. Rhea, "th
Cavalry, is placed on the list of de
tached officers. ?nd the name of Capt.
Francis C. Marshall, cavalry, is removed
therefrom.
Maj. Jay J. Morrow. Corps of Engi
neers, is authorized to absent himself
from his station as mav be necessary in
connection with his duties on the Alaska
railway commission and to transfer tem
porarily during such absence to Capt.
Henry H. Roberts. Corps of Engineers,
the duties now in his charge pertaining
to the first Portland, Ore., engineer dis
trict.
By direction of the President, and upon
the application of Ordnance S-^rgt. Rich
ard Ulex. that soldier will be placed upon
the retired list.
First Lieut. E. R. Warner McCahe. cav
alry, will visit Augusta. Mcintosh, At
lanta and Savannah. Ga.: Chattanooga.
Tenn., and Lincolnton, N. C.. for the pur
pose of instructing the militia organiza
tions at those places.
Lieut. Col. William C. Brown, cavalry,
is detailed as acting Inspector general,
and will proceed to Governors Island, X.
Y.. for duty.
By direction of the President, and upon
the application of Ordnance Sergt. Mar
tin Dahl, that soldier will be placed upon
the retired list.
First Lieut. Philip H. bagby, flth In
fantry, is relieved from dutv in this
city and will proceed to Atlanta, Ga., for
temporary duty, and then will Join his
regiment.
Maj. La Roy S. Uptan. loth Infantrv. is
relieved from treatment at the General
Hospital. Hot Springs, Ark., and will Joia
his regiment.
By direction of the President, and upon
the application of Sergt. (First Class) John
McKee, Hospital Corps, that soldier will
be placed upon the retired list.
Capt. Samuel G. Jones, 11th Cavalry,
will repair to this city and report to the
chief of staff for duty In the division of
militia affairs.
Capt. Upton Birnie, jr.. 6th Field Ar
tillery. and First Lieut. William H. Bell,
11th Cavalry, will proceed to Trenton.
N. J., and report to the adjutant general
of New Jersey for consultation relathe
?? matters affecting the organized militia
f that state.
Naval Orders.
Lieut. W. S. Pye, to Naval War Col
lege, Newport, R. I.
Lieut. I. E. Bass, to navy yard, Ports
mouth. N. H.
Ensign J. L. Schaffer, from Washing
ton to Des Moines.
Ensign ft. P. Hinrlchs, from Georgia to
Des Moines.
Ensigns W. E. Cheadle, N. W. Hibbs
and C. G. Gllliland, from Montana to re
ceiving ship at Philadelphia, connection
Arkansas.
Passed Assistant Surgeon C. L. Moran,
to Naval Hospital, Boston.
Chief Boatswain E. J. Norcott. to navv
yard. Boston.
Paymaster Clerk G. E. Lord, to receiv
ing ship at New York.
Marine Corps Orders.
Capt. S. A. W. Patterson, retired, as
signed to active duty, recruiting office,
Philadelphia.
Naval Movements.
The California has arrived at Corinto,
and the Tallahassee at Norfolk.
The U. S. S. Des Moines was placed in
full commission at the nay yard, Bos
ton, yesterday.
The U. S. S. Jamestown has been stric <
en from the Naby Register.
The IT. S. S. Chattanooga and the U. S.
S. Galveston has been placed in first re
serve at the navy yard, Puget sound.
Wash.
The U. S. S. Massachusetts has been
placed in first reserve at the navy yard.
Philadelphia.
The l\ S. S. Ontario was placed in com
mission at the navy yard. Philadelphia
yesterday.
WHOLESALE MARKET BEPOBT.
Quotations given below are for large
lot3. Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS?Nearby fresh Virginia, 25a26;
West Virginia and southwest Virginia
23a24; Tennessee, IB.
BUTTER?Elgin fancy, per lb., 28Vsa20'
western, first, 27Ha28l4; seconds, 27a27fc:
store packed, 17^al8.
CHEESE?New York atate factory, new,
18.
POULTRY?Hens, per lb., 15; roosters
per lb., 0; turkeys, 15al6; chickens, l?a20
DRESSED POULTRY-Hens. choice,
per lb., Iail6; turkeys, per lb., 15; young
ducks. 12al8; chickens, 19a21.
VEGETABLES?Potatoes, new. No 1.
per bbl., 200a2.25; No. 2. per bbl.. 1.00a
L.r corn, per dozen, 10 to 12, yams
(N. C.). per bbl., 2.00a2.o0; sweet
potatoes, per bbl., I2.50a3.75; onions
per crate. 75al.OO; (Md.) per bbl., 2<*?a
2.50; Spanish, per crate. 1.40; cab
bage. per crate. 50a7o; egg plant, per
doz., 40a50; lettuce, per basket. l.OOal.25
string beans, per basket, 50; per bbl '
1.00al.50; squash, per bbl., 50; beets per
100 bunches. 1.00a2.00; tomatoes.' per
crate. 50 to 60; cucumbers, home grown
l..V>a2.00.
GREEN FRUITS?Apples, new, per bas
ket. 25a50; box. 25a60; bbl., $1.50a3.00; or
anges, California, box, S.75a4.25; lemons
box, 5.00a6.00; grape fruit, per box, 5.00a
6.00; pineapples, 1.75a2.25; watermelons.
10.00a20.00 per hundred; cantaloupes,
per crate, 1.00al.75; peaches, per crate,
l,00a2.l)0; grapes, per carrier, Concord. 50
al.25; Niagara. 1.00al.25; Delaware, 1.50a
2.00; Brighton, 75al.OO; damsons, per lb
2a2
HAY AND STRAW?Hay. western No
1. 24.00a25.00; No. 2, 22.00a22.50; mixed
hay, 18.00a22.00; straw, rye, bale. 15.00a
16.00; machine thrash, O.OOalO.OO; straw,
wheat, per ton, 7.00a8.00; straw,oat. per
ton. 7.50a8.50
LIVE STOCK?Sheep, per lb.. 2a3)fc;
spring lambs, per lb., 5a7; calves, choice*
per lb.. 0%al0; medium, per lb, 8a8V4
WOOL AND HIDES?W ool, washed,
free of burrs, per lb., 33a35; wool, un
washed. per lb., 29; hides, dry, per lb.,
15al6; salt hides, lb., 13; calfskins, preen!
each. 1.25al.7R. ^
GRAIN?Wheat, per bu., 85al.02;
corn, shelle'.. U0a92; ear. per bbl., 4.85a
5.00; oats, old, western white. No. 2. per
bu.. 62a66; oats, mixed, per bu., ?0are
oats, new. No. 2. 43a48; mixed, 40a4.V
bran, 25.00a28.00; middlings, 28.00a32.00
SEEDS?Red clover, per bu., n uua
12-00; alslke ciover, per bu., 11.00aI2 5o
white clover, per bu.. 16.00a2100*
Crimson clover, per bu., 4.25a4.75; tim
othy, per bu., 2.75a3.25.
RECOGNIZABLE NOW.
?UThKr?i9 looked like his brother
and I nit him.
Waller?Couldn't yon tell them apart?
Bilking1 I cooldn t then, kut u>V
ttoi'M marked difference* . ? -
FINANCIAL.
? i ?
dpi til H.000,001
Surplus and o?4ItIM profits ovsr |1,OOO.OW
Many Clients
?find it profitable to have /
their property handled by
this company.
Our completely e<juip- j
ped Real Estate Dept. is
prepared to inanape
YOUR property in a thor- i
oughly satisfactory man
ner.
The Washington
Loan <& Trust Company*
Cor. 9th and F Sts.
JOHN JOV EI?SON. I'r. s'dent.
1IAVK $2.<MO |"1 VK I'Ht 1 EST F1R8T MMRT
iraec for ?:ile: will t'"> hundred dollars
??nmmisHliin. r. A. M. WKI.l.S, 1301 II ?t.,
?*11 v. ?
CAPITAL ri.VI.Onit
KARNKD SURPLUS.. 881?
UNSURPASSED
FACILITIES
il
?Convenient Location, }j|
?Sound Policies,
?Courteous Officers.
IIK FILL benefits of
these advantages are
enjoyed bv ALL de
positors at this bank.
CT-Sppc-IhI facilities KUK WOMEN.
COLUMBIA
NATIONAL BANK,
911 F Street X.W.
lNVI-KI'MENT SKriRITIE* mil SALE. I (NI
offering l" *utus- of $.VaMlo to li.
?I* |M-r ????nt Interest-liearlng ""ounty drafts
drawn on tlx- county treasurer at pa- and ?
croed Interest t?? date i?f delivery. 1>raft? tr#
r<-dceuialdt- unit pavahle In the ye?ir? InEt ai>d
11*14. au<l hear t.lciiiiture ?.f the Judge of tie
fiHintjr court. Will <lt*|>o*e nf fiYmsi no.
which in two-thirds of tin- sum tlicy pay nw for
11 <fmuty courthouse. legality of Imih' icuaran
te?-d. Will deliver through u national l>ank Is
Washington. I>. which I* familiar with U.it
issue of <lraft* and know* of thcli- li-t.illn Tli?
county which Iamk-iI tlicw drafts of lii'lrl'ti 'iDitt
11:1 h no other IndcbH-diiess ,,f ,un kind. and li is
over two million dollars' worth of tatnMe
property. For Information, address "IIAII.K1."
In care of Star office.
KKSMI'Ri'Ks" nc?rlv $2.?sai.?is?
II
S A "Fixed Obligation." s
?u -F7 ?
?3?/o?
Interest
Paid on
Savings
Accoynts.
There are _
many ?* x -
pence* which ?
you regard as *
"fixed obllg.i- }?
tions." Why ?*
not conililrr !?
saving in the ;?
same light? J
Make It a
point to de
posit regular- 5
ly a portion JJ
of your saL ?
ary in our iS
Savings Dept. 5
?1: National bank protection and ?
? a liberal rate of interesL a
3 Farmers & Mechanics' S
National Bank,
?j Cor. 31st & M, Georgetown, g
rjnuiiiamuuiiiiiNiHimi
OFFItE of THE LANSTOX MOXOTTPE Ma
chine Company. Philadelphia. Pa.?The hoard
of director* hax this day declared a quarte
dividend of l'-j per cent on the capital aim
of thi* company, payable on the 30th day of
??eptember, 11*12. to stockholder* of record at
the close of business S??pt. 23. 1912.
.1. SELLERS BANCROFT. Treasurer.
Philadelphia. Sept. 3. 1(112.
The Safest Investments i
Are those that d? not fluctuate durtac 4i? 1
turbed conditions of the money or atscfc 1
market. First deed of trust notes (draft I
mortgages). well aecured on real eatate la ]
the District of ColumMa, constitute "(tit
edge" lnvestmenta- They do not depend
upon the financial responsibility of lntW 1
vidua la or corporations for their atablllty j
and are exempt from taiatlon aa personal
property. We can supply such Investments
In amounts from SVH) upward. Send tat
booklet. "Cancernin: Loans and in ran* '
?ents." J
Swartzell, Rheem & 1
ffiensey Co.,
T2I 16th 8T. K.W.
4WSr sud ft?*. MONK*
? to loan on approved city
real estate security.
JFSSF. L. It Ft SHELL. 14Q3 H at ?.ss.
Money to Loan
Secured by First Deed of Trust on Resl Estate
Prevailing Interest and commlssloa.
Joseph I. Wcller, 602 F SlNW.
How to Cook Trout.
From the Outing Magarim*.
The proper cooking of a trout ia an
art. The man who is to cook that trout
should arise from his downy couch
while the stars are yet in the sky, don
his wading boots, secure his rod and
reel, then tramp live miles over a steep
mountain trail, hit the stream and
whip it back to within half a mile of
camp. During that time he will have
lain the foundation for the cooking.
When you have reached ramp, light
your cooking fire, heap on dry wood
(willow limbs are excellent) and allow
It to burn down to a bed of coals.
While the coals are making, dress your
fish in this wise: With a sharp knife
slit him dow n the belly and remove the
entrails, scrape the dark substance
from beneath the backbone, then wipe
the fish inside and out with a damp
cloth, but do not?let me beg of you?
dip the fish in water; and do not, as
you love me, attempt to Bcale a trout.
Cut a tiiin strip of bacon and place It
lengthwise in the belly cavity; sprinkle
with pepper and salt.
Take two heavy frying pans and place
the larger of these on the fire and heat
it thoroughly, remove and smear with
a bacon rind. Hake out a bed of coals,
set the pan thereon and place your
trout in it. Take the smaller pan.
which has also been heated, and invert
it over the larger one; cover both with
hot coals and pronounce whatever In
cantation or burn whatever incenee
you choose for twenty-five minutes by
the watch. I usually burn incense in
the shape of a pipe of "dog leg" while
my trout is cooking. Do not lift tha
cover while the work is progressing.
Let it progress.
At the expiration of the time gently
lift the cover and reveal a crisp, brown
skinful of white, flaky meat, all th*
juices intact, all the aroma preserved.
If you happen to have a bottle of Wor
cestershire sauce or some such chem
ical abomination, grasp it firmly by
the neck, exert all your force, and hurl
it as far into the lake as possible.
Good trout, like good wine, needs no
bush.
Next! >*'?]
From the London Chronicle.
There Is one country In Europe whers
the traditional Montenegrin honesty can
find Its parallel (writes a correspondent).
That country Is Ireland. A few years
ago I was lunching with a friend In a
tavern in Newry. After leaving the Inn
my friend discovered that he had left his
tobacco pouch behind. It wss nearly a
fortnight before we were again in Newry,
when we took occasion to call at the
same inn. The pouch was handed out
from behind the bar. A few months later
I happened to leave my own pouch In a
public house in Savoy street. I had got
no farther than the Strand when I r*?
jnembered lt> I returned. It vu goa* 4

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