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EaSRH %MM 1I nIEl5y Eyes
w. N. v, MEMPHIS, NO. 4s-fs12.
The sun., 1912-07-07

The most encouraging feature OF the ad
vance made July I Ia that II has put an opti-
mistic feeling into the trade after year OF
prices that meant ultimate bankruptcy II
continued. With the new prices In force
and continuation of good buying. there
will be enough profit to the manufacturers re
to insure the payment Of fixed charges
and div idends. and for few. little sur
plus.
During the summer. production will he
somewhat reduced owing to weather con
ditiOns, as Ia shown by the statement oil
Chairman Gary Of the Steel Corpora ton
that Its plants are working 10 per cent. oi
capacity. A few weeks ago, operations
were a. high as N per cent Of ted capacity
There will probably soon he an advance
OF oi or % per ton In wire and wire products
ss the demand for this kind of steel has
continued and increased durins the latter
part of June and the first part OF July. an
unusual thing for this time OF year. Wire
prices have only advanced 81 per ton above
the lowest level of last year and are ~ TO -
below the relative prices OF some other
products.
There has been q great demand for see
billets with many manufacturers bidding fol
the available supply rather than selling
The demand for open hearth steel billets
has resulted in premiums OF d per ton fol
them for prompt deliveries.
The demand for plates has increased
, and manufacturers are further behinc
than ever before in their deliveries.
Deliveries OF structural steel have beer
largely a. called for although the demanC
/ haa been very great for the product. There
! Ia still a large number of orders for thi.
| product pending. giving promise Of jus
As great activity as during the last few
months.
steel and iron pipe makers have beer
flooded with orders and are working a
capacity. Prices for pipe are firm.
Summer business In pig iron has beer
very light. Merchant furnaces have hac
few small sales. while the steel com
panies have let up in their production o
iron over the summer. The total produc
ton for the year IL liable 10 reach 10 $50 .oN
tons. Prices are Arm. but are not con
sidered satisfactory in most districts =
There has been an advance of 81 per ton
! in Southern iron. but only about 80 cent
q ton average for Northern iron.
| Coke prices have been firm At q 50 pei
ton. with few sales reported At S2.eo
The sun., 1912-07-07
M|D-yEAR PAYMENTS
Do NOT AFFECT MONEY
Market Surprisingly Dull in
Spite Of Fact Over $50. 600. 600
Changed Hands.

The transfer o. the large mid year pay
ments has come and gone with July
during tho week. and the money markets
have been little changed. The day Of July
I was interesting and remarked rather for
the absence of happenings in the money
market than for their occurrence. While
amounts variousiy totalled from $50 .oO0 900
upward were changing hands on that day.
the only appreciable efYec, upon the money
market was almost complete dulness
Even the call money rate failed to mark
the busy employment, of money. except
In remaining at the per cent. point dur
ing most of the day. which WAS not re-
mark able. having touched this point a. the
high almost every day for some time. The
time money market marked the day by
almost cessation OF business. The leaders
were busy with their own private needs
and the borrowers were 80 Indifferent about
their own demands that they were en-
tirely satisfied 20 wait rather than advance
rates. The rest OF the week saw resimp-
ton Of business Of a more active though
still somewhat leisurely character.
Some Of the most interesting figures Of
this week OF big money transactions were
The sun., 1912-07-07
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
E1.Coatractor for Catskt1I Aqse-
auct Files Bankruptcy Petition.

James NJ Hamilton. contractor OF Gardi-
ner. Ulster county. formerly OF the Elmore
and Hamilton Construction Company.
Catskiii aaueduct contractors. has filed .
petition in bank ruptcy. with liabilities
oiN. .se3 and nominal assets esi $50. consist
ing OF notes of Michael Elmore Oil $50.
two horsee, two automobiles. one buggy and
one cutter. 81. 500 ali covered by chattel
mortgage OF $40 10 the Rural Securities
Company OF Saratoga Springs; Q debt OF
James MacMartin for loans. DC. $4,000.
seventy-four ahsrrs Of stock Of tho Cen
tury Contracting Company. $50. .0Oo. and $40
shares OF the Elmore and Hamilton Con-
tracting Company Of no value.
Among tho creditors are Senator Edgar
r. Brackeu Of Saratoga. SSi .3?s. OF which
Ss00 is for legal services in the last six years
and the rest on notes. and he IL secured by
$50 shares Of the Elmore and Hamilton
Contracting Company. y note Of that com
pany. and By Mr. Hamiltoa's intereat in
the profits Of a contract with the Century
.:s u.s. .e.ureS 81 share. Of tne E
lydia II. Eimore a. exscutrix OF Michael
Elmore: Hs.i,s: and the Albany Trust
Mr Hamilton S life " as insured for So ,occ
but the policies have been pledged TO the
s " % 1sdse @ HI.
James M Hamilton and the Albany Trust
Company receivers for the Elmore and
Hamilton Construction Company. and a
petition In bank rmptcy was also hled against
the coma pny,
petition in bankruptcy has been filed
against Harry l.. Weller. dealer in women &
HoIstein. Young 4 Co. Si47: Friedbera 4
youdelman. Sies and Murray Kanner. S3t.
II was alleged that he Ia insolv ent and made
preferential payments Of S3.OOo, Liabilities
are "a i'd to be S?s. 900 and good assets o. 900
Judge Hand has appointed Christy
Dimon receiver in bank ruptcy for IiakO "
Bros 4 Co, manufacturers Of furs al ~
West Twenty seventh street
The sun., 1912-07-07
INSECTS THREATEN
DAMAGE TO COTTON
Planters Warned Against In.
vasion Of Caterpillars
AMI Army Worms.
WEATHER AN AID TO PEST
Danger Of injury Also Increased
by Reason of :.atencss
VI CrOv.


one day last week press dispatches from
t'eorgm stated that me fmy worm mad
oppeaed IN severaI localities OF the state
and IN such numbers that trains had been
stalled when they ran into great numbers
OF the crawling insects This appearedto
many TO partake OF the character OF the
usual summer snake ana hsh etor'ee
which are In free circulation at this time of
year.
10 the older generation Of cotton men.
however. such reports are not placed IN
the category OF Muhchausen yarns 'p 10
last year the south had not experienced
general INVASION OF the army worm Tor
twenty -one years frior 70 tnat date
thefe hao Deen sporadic outofeaks oI the
pest ana INC cotton crop usuatiy sunereu
. loes OF hall million to two million bales.
all depending upon the date AZ which the
caterpiiiars appeared anu the stage OF oe-
velopmenf reachcd by the crop Last wear
the army worm ala consneraoie damage IN
portions OF Alabama. mississippi and IeHas
Inc worms appeared AZ snch 's'e uate.
however. ana the crop on account OF ns
esrhness hso attaheu sucn iuI! s'a'e Oh
development that notwthstahning thc
oespoIatioh OF tne piaht no great damage
resu'teu except 'he cruInohna OF ory ieai
whicn was scat'eroo INTO the opeh oo''S'
tnus lowering tue sraoe OF inc STAPLE
according 10 entoh'oioc'cs' recorus the
army worm usually makes visHa'ioh
OF Two 10 tnree years ana appesrs carrie,
ana IN much greater numoer inc secono
year man IN INC nrst Ih,s ~oum pu. an
entrey oinerent compIe1son on tho eitua
tioh. lot 'no cot'oh cTop tn" year e 'o"'
TWO 10 three weeks ,a,er .hah u Was las.
year ana ID no cohoN'on 10 s'Anu nav 'Ins
the leaves suippeu on has' year th0
ca,e.piIats rehueIe" so"iewn na. oI uene-
hc's' serV"e "e 'ne ,oiase OF t"e p'"n' w"'
% rams sho nesVy 'hAt 'ne loss OF 'eai per
ihit'eu the oo's 10 mature anu craeN open
huch more uuichN 'hah "ou'u "erWiNe
The sun., 1912-07-07
COPPER STATEMENT
NOW AWAITED
Second Hands Offering Slight
ConccssiOns-Transaction
at 171.4 Cents.
,VyE OPERATIONS LOWER
Consumption Exceedingly Good,
With Users Well Supplied
Through August.

All eves Of the trade are focused on the
s,a,ornent Of the Copper Producers Aaso-
co,ion to he made public next Tuesday
noon Indications 10 date point TO reduce
,,or IN stocks What makes tho forth
coming figures more interesting IA the be-
lief expressed in some quarters by rehners
,ha, mo last decrease for aome time TO come
VII he noted a. from now on IT Ia believed
tho lncreaaed mine production will be more
,.ly reflected in refinery operations. ON
.he other hand should July prove a hot
month output may fall OF considerably
as ne Iuiy refined production In both 1910
ard ,oii was much lees than IN the preceding
month.
Tho scare occaaioned by the wide open
hr.sk in London during the preceding week
for he most pau passed away but owing
N ne fact that consme~ had 10 we'll
boY rh. ahead there was no heavy demand
du-ine the past week. In fact the market
-rr,ined extremely dull for the entire
re'tod
rorcss.ions. but they were all hy second
hands and small speculAtors In New York
who took profits rather than hold through a
drr reriod. The big market in the absence
oi large sales could he regarded only as
nominal. the producing and selling interests
e,il' naming ~. centA O. their price.
The mine and smelter hsure& Of produce
,ior which came TO hand showed that June
operations in a number Of instances were
lower than the preceding month. The
Phelps Dodge niinee were notabie eHcep-
ton for they produced. with the exception
Of December. when the year end cieanup
vas responsible for an output OF over 49,
nm oo0. the largest amount OF copper IN
wears namely i?.7S0. Ia pounds. a. COM
,s,aJ NTH 200 OsR pO,nda in Nav and
70 sas ia pounds year ago.
Calnmet 4 Arizona Copper Company
produced &.ieO. mo pounds of blister copper.
comparing with t.%2% ON pounds in May
ard ',sss ,ooo pounds In June year ago.
The Anaconda output fell of several
n rllon pounds from the IS. $50. .0oo pounds
produced in MAY.
Preliminary figures show that June ex-
ports Of copper were comparatively light
amour ting To but ~ .sA7 tons. against u. .3a>
tons IN NAV and N. .07l tons in June last year.
Consumption IN Europe has continued AZ
record breaking strides and amounted TO
-. nm onO pounds for the f,rst hvs months
NJ this year, a. compa red with but 3Ol moo
mn pounds in the same period OF last year
?A NM nO pounds in 1910 and 23S. nm. .OO0 in
'ena Germanya consumption has been
the chief factor in this enormous GAIN as
that country has been jumping ahead by
leans and bounds far in excees Of any pre-
ceding year
The foreign visible supply Of copper
showed a substantial decrease on July I. "a
revealed In the following compa rativ
statistics Nons'. These figures refer to
England and France alone. but in this
connection II should he remembered that
Hamburg and Rotterdam. important pri-
mary points. have likowise reduced their
stocks
The sun., 1912-07-07

HURRIED SHIPMENTS DESIRED
Saturdays Reauests Asked ANtlei.
Datea DeltvePles-sales Gee.
tlaaeA small.

The trend Of inquiries In the copper
market yesterday was that deliveries Of
the metal b hurried ~ much as possible
TO consumers points. thereby indicating
that the domestic manufacturers we're
keeping up their operations, st . record
breaking pace.
Foreion advices we're measre and cable
brought no orders The strike at Havre
assumed 4 more serious aspect. however.
which Of course will bs rehected In az
ports Of copper 10 France. A. pointed
out in this column yesterday. steamer
departures from this side for that port
have been held up.
One Of the largest selling factors stated
10 THIS SUN We have not changed our
position one iota. Notwithstanding the fact
that We have received no orders lately
At our asking price OF 17A cents Our
belief In the situation 10 az strong a. for
merly and when consumers again md II
necessary to enter the market u will be
At top prices"
That reported hidden stocks of copper
will continue TO play part as before
10 believed, but the actual fndinR Of such
unreported surplus will require the aid Of
an internationa secret service. according
to prominent refining interests. and even
those highly trained sleuths will be bAf-
ned, said one. for no such thing exists.
The sun., 1912-07-07

i4s,2Ss.s7o pounds on July would show in
comparison with January 1 as follows lin
Us Foreign
surplus Visible Total
Suv IT,. 0.OWOD 0.2s6sD iSS .2sSs sjo
Decrease. se&sa.ees ss.os.Wo 7I.sa3o9s
" n curious cotnc cidence that II was lust
two yesrs ago that worlds visible touched
the hishest point on record at 4Oi. i3s. .so7
pounds. while at the present time IL Ia a. .
new low point. In two years che visible
supply has decreased no less than ?3s. 100. :
COO pounds.
That 10 why the producer. not the con-
sumer. 70 to-day the price dictator.
The sun., 1912-07-07

Settlement Of strikes at both refining
ard consuming points in this country has
hpen an important factor both a. regards
production and use OF the metal While
hey were In progress. these labor trou-
hlaa did much to unsettle tho copper stua-
tion
Regarding consumption Of copper. Henry
r. Merton h Co. in their latest mail ad-
viree stated
although . tremendous business was
transacted in refined copper and producers
have disposed OF enormous quantities At
advancing priceA-the latest quotations
for eiectroiytic copper being IL. CENTS
In America 1T Il evident that a great part
Of This copper has found its way. not only
into the hands Of manufacturers but also
dealers and speculators Consumers have
not betrayed 40 much anxiety over the
statistical position and have purchased
with some caution. We sea no evidence In
actual falling on In consumption, and a.
all the producers are entirely sold out until
September. there IL still a great possibility
of a shortage OF good copper during the
summer months. with prices ruling at a
high level"
Trio past sIx months has been. TO the pro-
ducing interests A. least. the most satis-
factory In nearly hve years. Sales have
been made at advancing prices and dividend
increases have been in order all along the
hra.
bha chief cause OF the metamorphosis
from the depressing conditions which pre-
vailed nearly for four years has been the
remar. able and sustained foreign con-
sumption. to which has mors recently been
added healthy increase In domestic tax
jngs Tho combination OF the two asserted
tnen-eives most strongly with the COM
mencing OF the 1912 year. since which time
there has been an advance Of SH cents POI
Mound in the price Of copper anda 7>.5oo. .Ooo
sound decrease in the worlds surplus
stocks
The producer now holds the whip hand
and fnds ready market for still unmined
"orrer NJ prices we'll above ~ cents PEI
ropnd While the price movement since
the present advance began has been quite
srso'aculsr, IL has on tho whole been quite
.'ierlv. the present level OF TX cents
having been reached and well main ined-
nv worldwide demand. Present leve
is $. cents uer pound above the low prioe
'oIched in i0ii although some speculative
'ot- came INTO the market at fraotiOnslly
below - cents This low point was touched
n tprii from which there was gradua
lnlprovement during the summer mOnthe
staoUZh IL Was not until November thai
Ne present movement got well under way
10 snow the course OF prices during the
.a,r n,ne months We present herewith
a'"rag" prices OF electrolytio tcents pei
The sun., 1912-07-07

Production. "a well "a consumption. has
shown a steady increase during tho siI
months although as previously pointed
o. ne refinery output has yet fully 10
f"'"c' the Increased mine production
lis = the ananalons feature OF the ait
"a On although the following table shows
that a. least part OF the new copper il
t",ts pat through tho rehneries. There
las ueeh estimated June production at
lsu.ovo 90 pounds and domestic deliver
lee ~ 81, 900 900 pounds. The table follows
In coInds
Six mos Monthly y r
t,. No. Aver isi! aver isli , ,nc inc
'''-' 81 H.D0,J 20 o!oc.yN i.NO'W !" q
IA !rl na.7Oopi ssprUD =. muO ts
'r- 'nlng that there will not he sub
s'di u 'hsIye IN the I nted states sur
tlf d.f!ng June. the worlds visible OF
The sun., 1912-07-07
Company RsWs Out OF Stock Ger.
tl0Catea.

Trading in the stock Of the United Cigar
Stores Company has been so heavy Of late
that the engraved certificates have run out
The company has had to authorize the
issuance of Temporary certifcats until
the new engraved certificates are ready
Some Of these were received Yesterday.
more are expected tomorrow The num-
her of shares NJ nited Cigar Stores traded
in during June was q go. last week, %,e6O
shares changed hands.
The sun., 1912-07-07
GAS STOVE EXPLODED.
Small Fire Excltes walters - Papk
Row DuildinG.

The explosion Of a small gas stove
In the auxiliary kitchen on the second
floor dining room Of Hams restaurant
in the Park Row Building a few min
utes after & O'Clock last night caused
some excitement among the walters.
The restaurant was empty.
william Holohan. q kitchen hand.
pulled an automatic alarm, which
brought out the engines. The fire ate
It's way along some woodwork in the
rear Of the stove and then went up the
big hue. The damage was SIS.
The sun., 1912-07-07

J. y. Morgan 4 Co. announce that con-
tributions to the memorial fund for all
those who lost their lives on the Titanic
have reached a total Of Sf7ie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
Noticeable of Real Estate.

BY virtue of an order and decree Of
the probate court of Rock Island coun-
~, Illinois, made on the petition of the
undersigned. Title LOhse, administra-
trix Of the estate of Gustav A. Lohse
deceased. for leave to sell the real es-
tate of said deceased, at the June term,
a. ID. 1912. of said court, to-wit, on the
18th day of June, 1912, 1 shall, on the
23Td day of July next between the
hours of 10 o'clock in the forenoon and
o'clock in the afternoon of said day,
to-wit, at the hour Of 10 o'clock a. m
sell at public sale at the east door Of
the court house in the city of Rock Is
land, in said county. the real estate de-
scribed as follows. to-wit:
Lot seventeen lD. in Heidemann &,
DassO's addition TO the city Of Rock
Island, Ill, including the dover of TIL
lie Lohse. widow OF Gustav A Lohse.
therein. Also lot three (3), in Carl
Schmacht's addition to the city of Rock
Island. Ill, including the dover of TIL
lie Lohse, widow OF Gustav A Lohse.
therein, subject TO a lease from month
TO month to one George H Nickel, on
the following terms. to-wit: Cash.
Dated this 18th day of June. A. D.
1912. TILLIE LOHSE,
Administering of the Estate OF Gustav
A. Lohse, deceased
Hugh L Curtis, attorney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
LEGAL.
Notice.


Once OF the Rock Island Savings
Bank, Rock Island. Ill
To Stockholders OF Rock Island Saw
ings Bank:
cial meeting OF the stockholders of Rock
Island Savings Bank will be held at the
banking house of said Rock Island Saw
ings Bank in the city of Rock Island
III. on the 18th day OF July. A D. 1919,
at the hour of 4 o'clock p. M, for the
purpose OF considering and acting upon
the toI4oWing questions:
Cd The question of changing the
name OF SAID bank from ROCK Island
Savings Bank to Rock Island Savings
Bank and Trust Company.
CD This question of increasing the
capital stock OF said bank from one
huncred thousand dollars (Sl00,000)
! (1,0OO shares OF the par value OF 500
each(. to two hundred thousand dollars
| (S200.Oo0) (2,0O0 shares OF the par value
| OF $500 each), and the distribution OF
said shares OF stock representing said
increase pro rata among the stockhold-
| ers OF said bank OF record at the hour
| OF IL o'clock noon on July 10, 1912, said
| one thousand (1,0O0) shares of stock
| representing said increase to be paid
| for at the rate of one hundred dollars
! (SlOO) per share by the declaration by
said bank out of its undivided profits OF
dividend OF one hundred (10o) pei
cent
go To take action upon any and all
| other matters and things that NAV
| come before said stockholders meeting
or any adjournment or adJournments
! thereof
Dated this 10th day of June. A. d.
1912
HENRY p. HULL,
| h w. HURST,
| w. II. DART,
| NJ O'CONNOR,
| FRANZ HAPP.
II. 5. CABLE,
JOHN NOLK,
| PHIL MITCHELL,
| 2. GREENAWALT.
Directors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
Masters SaIe.
State of Illinois, Rock Island Coun-


State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-Ss:
In the Circuit Court. In Chancery.
Jacob Ohlweiler and Carolina Hocft
Gautert, Milton l.. SAlyard, Charles Gam
tert and George Ohlweller. Partition.
General No. 600.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of decree of said court, entered in
the ubove entitled cause, on the goth
day Of June. A. d. 1912. l shall, on Fri
at the hour of 10:15 o'clock in the fore
noon, at the east door of the court
house in the city OF Rock Island, in
said county of Rock island, to comply
to the highest bidder for cash in hand,
all of the pertain parcels of land sit
uate in the county of Rock Island and
state of Illinois. known and described
as follows, to-Wit:
Sublots No. six 90 and seven %, in
lot eight 90, in block twelve G2), in
that part of the city of Rock Island
known as and called the Old Town, as
shown by plat thereof recorded in Re
corder's office of Rock Island county,
Illinois, in Book ; of Deeds At page As.
and also as shown by assessors plat Of
outlets and suhlOts to said city Of Rock
Island for the year 1864; provided the
said bid upon each piece or parcel shall
be equal to at least twO-t thirds of the
valuation put upon the same as shown
by the report Of the commissioners
heretofore appointed by the court TO
make partition thereof, unless the other
piece or pieces VIII at the same time
sell for enough 70 make the total amount
of the sale equal TO two-thirds OF the
total amount Of all valuations OF all
the premises sold
Terms of sale: Cash, 10 per cent Of
the amount of bid TO be paid on the day
OF sale and the balance OF bid within
ten HC1O) days thereafter.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill. this 27th
day of June, A. ID. 1912.
JOSEPH L. HAAS.
Master in Chancery Rock Island Coun-
ty Illinois.
walker ingram & Sweeney complain
ants solicitors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
Publication Notice,

State OF Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS.
In the probate court of said county,
to the July term, A. u. 1912.
In re application of Lena E. PAIL,
conservator Of George IL Pahl insane,
for order TO sell the real estate OF her
said ward
To All Persons Concerned:
Notice is hereby given that Lena L.
PAIL Conservator OF George II. PAIL,
insane, has filed in said probate court,
on the Sth day of June, a d. 1912, her
application for an order to sell the real
estate of said George II PAIL, to-wit:
Lot three 49,, in block two CD, in V.
NJ Blanding's first addition to the city
of Rock Island. situated in the county
of Rock Isaind and state of Illinois, for
the support of said George II. Pahl, re-
turnable 10 the July term, A d. 1912.
of said court.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this 4th
day OF June, A ID. 1912.
LENA L. PAIL
Conservation of George II. PAIL. Insane.
MariOs Z. Sweeney, attorney for Pc
titiOner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-29
AdmiuIntrutor,. No.ice.

Estate of Hugh Gavin. deceased.
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
Hugh Gavin, late of the county OF Rock
Island, state of Illinois. deceased, here
by gives notice that he will appear be-
fore the probate court of Rock Island
the city of Rock Island, at the June
term, on the first Monday In June next.
at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and re-
having the same adjusted All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment to the under
signed.
Dated 4th day of June, A D. 1914
FRED e. GAVIN Administrator.
Jackson. Hurst * Stafford. ATTORNEYS