New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
BRIEF NOTES OF FINANCE
Paragraphs Of Current Interest
for the Investor.

III NV 'i'VNOtO's
r.o report from furnace. iron and
49,, oomnanics Indicate that an the
~ c,ruarcs u the valleys affected iu
All district will bc banked because
- inability to secure fuel The idl,-
n ,he steel plants will probably bc
.t.r o. prolonged one. as it will require
..l weeks to clean ny. make repair
o., back into running order The
of obi. viii he "A reduction i'm the
,,c,ioi of iron ana steel which win he
ion. ua-murn as tine plants affected
,.cor,,.l to uc far behind ON deliveries
there viii hc AN accumulation Of or
,-'r. aaru- rr period Of idlcncsS
The Sugar Situation.
j.. .ai mt rciincrs OF cane sugar
.. f.rIne situation not known i'm more
.., fem rc.rs They arc now running ON
.i. of breaking even ON operations.
uIH require a decided upturn Of
o. hoflrc December 10 make q good
.,irr n tine years statement. Tho
..e,e eff each of three Of the rcfuerics.
American. National and ArhuCllc, now
rsp.ri.d to pc about s cents ON hum
la r,uno- turned out while IN good cars
...ce,s ~u to e.. cents hundred. Tho
.ro l.rec.t PRODUCERS f came sugar are
a.. American and the National companies,
.,,t.o refine total of about l2.-oJ"o bar
,,is annually. tho American turning ont
,,r,ct,csuv around loe)oOco barrels of
.i,s outnut. Tho independent companies,
,pe Federal and the Warner. are selling
a., closer figures and probably arc not
,,akinc more than 3i9 cents hundred
pounds
Just Wating-Thats All.
Injecting previous plans lor dissol1inE
,b, combined interests OF the Umon and
southern Pacific has rather dishcartenod
Union Pacific officials and placed them in
>. attitude Of waiting for the Southern
pacific 90 take the initiative and suggest
q way IN which a sale Of the Central Pa
IA, NAV be satisfactorily arranged At
tho present time the outlook is that
soYtbern Pacific will have to amend its
charter. but nothing definite I'm this dircc-
zion has been announced. and before such
, man can he put into execution opposi-
zion Inay arise which VIII defer action az
fast. II il docs not prevent it. The Union
southern Pacific tanele appears 70 be as
seat now as 10 WAS when the decision OF
tie Supreme Court calling for di>solu-
sion was handed down
THE Effect on Copper Metal Trade
BE- an m wind that blows nobody good
al tio case 81 the awful results from
., GOODS and storms iu the West where
,.,orton... lines and electric usht wires
o.t.- rropcrf. which figure I'm tho
'.r,.,,,,,.,i,, ~ conner have been de-
tro,ed ON extra demand Will naturally
r.. s,.lo,,..5 for copper products 10 re-
olsrl.h r,c losses. How much this Will
Total or row FAR IL may affect the price
of .o-.., .- rrobIomatcal. bat source or
demand 0.n Do created beyond inc n'r',.'.
a0d tn way VIII joe su'""'''''- w. '''
'i'
The Bethlehem CONTRACT
..... ..t,~,.,i, ,neculation In tho minds of
.,-.,rii,,,, tro character of tho
... ..,..,. .,.o re,hiobon steel COMPANY
--,..r,os to have contracted for in
.,g.u. ,.. toon INDUCED IN. Information
received from the American Consul al
,...,r.r,teo state, that this orc IS very
Sill, mare than c0 per cent pure. with
,,.,. rtro sulphur. and can he easily
,.,,el =, comes from the vicinity of CO.
.....t. e,uf. where French company
....... r.,,o donoeite. and ~ was with this
..,..,,.,,. that tho Bethlehem people en-
800 into a CONTRACT which is said calls
I'm, n-ooD tons a year for q period OF
,s,o., ,.eore shinmeut to begin 70 tho
l-rited states rs soon as the Panama
CANAL r. ouoncd I'm 1912 $500 tons OF
.t.-s ore were shippcd 20 England where
E.. -o-,i,cd high praise. The CHILEAN gov
,r,-,cr. has searching parties out I'm That
,.~t ~ rbiu ,~~ing 10 locate additional
.i.ro,i,~ ~ tho Same richness said 60 exist
w..
rI,,d
american N'd's''
Oranges received I'm the BRUSH mar
from tho United States are very p'P"'''
with the public. Althoush o'd"s'9
brought into tho LnsHsh MAJ
many points tho deHcious ""'0' "a
f0rnia and Florida Na1eues' par -
Tho Florida oranges j ne'u ~
favor The American CohSnl al DII ,''','5
ham. England. writes that lhe l'' ~"
orange has not been IN inc inaIhc' ~
anything Ike the quantities IN the 'aSI