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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
THE STEEL MARKET.
Manufacturers Hopeful of Higher
Prices for Products.

Although the June increase In unified
tonnage of the Steel Corporation was small
IL was encouraging from the viewpoint
of manufacturers. They believe that II
orders keep pace with June higher prices
are certain. Current quotations are too
low to allow profits TO independents ana
those OF the Steel Corporation are small
orders since July l are well in advance
of the June rate which averaged about
II 900 tons daily above the daily average
for May.
Renewed buying OF cars and bridge
steel by the railroads ia the most encour-
aging feature AT the moment. The ROADS
are placing orders for future require
ments and these orders will furnish good
basis for mills 10 work upon.
The Steel Corporations figures showed
an increase for June Of practically $4,000
ions over MAJ This was the first Increase
since February and was about as ex-
pectcd If the corporation is able to show
an increase in July over June II will in
sure good business IN the fall and winter.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
awarded contracts for 100 900 tons OF steel
rails to cover the requirements for the
wear 1914, for which bids were requested
about ten days ago
The orders are placed with the followins
companies: United States Steel, $4,000
tons: Pennsylvania Steel Company. $4,000
tons: Cambria Steel Company. $4,000 tons
I.ackawanna Steel Company, 5000 tons
and bethlehem Steel Company 5000 tons
All these rails win DO OF 100 pounds sec
ton except Is, 900 tons of 40 pound rails
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
The New Liquidating Movement.

On the wave OF liquidation in New
Haven last December on the passing OF
the dividend the supply of the stock In
the Street naturally Increased ennr-
mously After being closely held hy In.
yestors for Ncars--so closely indeed that
weeks and months would sometimes 20
by without "A sale being recorded New
Haven once more became an active spcru-
lative medium. with sales In II ranking
with the usual leaders. ON the two tdys
following the omission OF the dividend tn
volume Of trading reached a total o'
something like $4,000 shares. But this
last burst OF activity. which by the wayI
was accompanied by a relatively small
range for the price OF the stock, proved
to mark the end OF the decline f"r the
time being. Liquidation ceased and New
Haven gradually left the Street, and the
stock gradually became once more u mar
row specially. with few hundred share.
done day. On the present decline thu
market has broadened out again unmls-
takahly. revealing the presence OF liquldS-
ton In considerable quantity. So far how
ever, the dealings have not approached
anything like the volume done on the for
mer occasion. even II yesterday turn
over of $4,000 shares Is tho biggest this
year.
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New Low Prsces.

The securities OF tho various C;ou,,
properties made new low prices YESTERDAY
Missouri Pacific common went to ga, ia
lowest price Il has ever sold at and com.
pairing with a previous low OF 10 in 1<q-
The forty year As and convertible IS were
also especially weak. losing what sl.rb,
recovery they made the day before no
Western Pacific first mortgage 5s sold :,
low as 10. The Denver and Rio t;raois
and Missouri, Kansas and Texas stosk.
and bonds also made new low mnrks
where they were traded In at all. For n.
Missouri Pacific extended notes and iLs
International and Great Northern no,s,
there was evidently no market at all or
al least no firm bids acceptable to holder.
In other words. Il was another bad ds q
for the luckless holders OF Gould securi.
ties. From all appearances these prom.
critics are in highly critical condition.
The security holder has seen the marks,
price OF his investments shrink omlnou,ly
since June /, when Wall Street was Al.
sured that the Missouri Pacific faced a
receivership, which would bring down ar
the others. The silence OF the bankers ana
other persons connected with tho prop.
erty now is in striking contrast 70 ths,s
volubllity on the previous occasion Per.
haps this silence Is intended 90 be yeaA
surfing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
Live stock Market.

FRIDAY, July 10
Receipts OF beCvcs were lGSs head. In
elnlmg - cars for The market, making
WIN thr .itl, cattle u cars on sale. Steers
ver' 1,tiyc aud l0N i5c. higher for good
to choice fun steady for common and
mtulnr gGass ted steers; bulls and medium
I" choice cows were iOG Sc higher: thin
COY st.tuy Common TO choice steers
,,"@l4. al S,.'oHtiol5 per 100 lbs; oxen at
go" $40, bulls at s5.50as7.60, COWS at
firm At l2ig n l6C. per 10.
Receipts OF calves were 6s3 head. includ-
ing H3 for the market. Prices were very
hrm on light receipts, The pens were
cleared early Common to prime veals
sold AZ slOW SIC per 100 lbs; culls at s7n
~ No buttormilks offered. city dressed
vesls arm AZ l6Wisc. per h.. country
Hsceipts o. sheep and lambs wers s;ssi
mead. including 10 for the market.
Prices were steady TO strong for sheep;
Iamhs were arm TO loal5c. higher for all
Desirable grades, Common to choice sheep
solo at sS9sS.s5 per 100 his common to
1no,ce lsmbs at s76ogsa7S culs At 81.
dressed mutton setsdy at So &c; dressed
lambs nrm at l4ql7i.c,: hog dressed lsc.
Heceipts of hogs were H. $50 head, In
shidns half a car for tho market. Prices
1eGltc- higher Sales were az 3s!2b per
ase lessi rOushs ~ jsse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
LONDON MARKET Is
WEAK UNDER SELLING
Ulster Situation Continues to
Disturb-Discount Rates
Are Harder.
AMERICANS FOLLOW LIST
Open Around Parity. but De-
cline Later-Paris BOurse
Is Weak.
AMERICANS FOLLOW LIS

LONDON. July 1o.-The stock market
showed unexpected weakness throughout
the entire list to-day. the principal con-
tributory cause being selling orders sent
In from Amsterdam and other Continental
centres. The Ulster situation continued
to cause uueasiness. Canadian Pacific was
weak on Holland selling. as
were Brazl.1ns. Home rails rallied
toward the close. which was above the
lowest. mainly by reason OF the satisfac-
tory conclusion of the settlement. Money
hardened and discount rates we're dearer.
Consols closed unchanged at 75ss for
money and 40 ii-16 for account
Americans We're weak with the general
list. opening around parity and then de-
clning under realizing. The market was
uncertain at the close.
Aarconi stocks provided one Of the dis
appointments of the day. The regular
dividend was declared. but this had no
great effect. az the surplus carried for
ward was unsatisfactory.
PARIS. July 10.--Rentes closed $50.
lower at SO francs SEA- centmes. Prices
on the Bourse were weak all day
BERLIN. July l0.-Further postpone
ment OF the negotiations TO form "a steel
tube syndicate and bad weather reports
caused siarp decline In prices ON the
BoPrse to-day.
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George J. Could u quoted a. aAy4ne Snns
he cannot account for the sevsro deralr>
in the Gould securities other xhan To ~
gest that some holders Of largo biou6,
have become disguised with onditsmA
both Missouri Pacific and general, and srs
liquidating. There IL no marlcst. and,
therefore. prices have to b sacrificed.
This" he says. would follow n similarly
large blocks of securities of almost any
other railroad wcro being lq,hdaned" On
fortunately the figures don't Justify 10.
Gould's conclusion. In fact, they shov
his excuse to be pitfully inadeu,rata Thers
have been no large blocks of Could securi.
ties liuuidated On tho contrary the docl-nao
have been all the moro impressive because
of the small amount of selling which
brought them about. On Wednesday TIE
sale Of only fifty-two bonds put tho prtos
of the convertible 5s down exactly 10Y
points. on tho same day fourteen OF The
per cent. bonds broke the prioe IN
points. In two sessions the Western Pa
cihc 5s sold from 4s down TO 40 on thirty
two bonds II IT, of course impossible % -.
innate the extent OF real liquidation in
tho various stocks, but 1t Is fair to pre-
sumo that the main support proceeds from
the short interest The reason for tho COL
lapse IS that there is no demand for Gould
securities, and the reason that there lis no
demand IL the feeling OF profound die
trust in which they are held by the pu,k
Ike.
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NO PLAN YET TO MEET NOTES.
Bankers DiscuAs international an,
Great Northern's Needs.

The second OF serler of conferences for
the purpose OF devising means for the
paying of tho maturing $1,000. 900 three
year per cent, gold notes of the Inter
national and Great Northern Railway
Company, which fall due on August 1,
was held yesterday. in which representa-
tivcs of the banking firms of j. g. w
Seliglnan, Redmond g. Co and hidden
dorf, Williams n Co participated
II is known that the road has not he
funds wherewth TO meet the maturity.
and tho general opinion IL that II will seek
an extension The bankers refused 10
discuss the matter.
The road Is ono Of the subsidiaries
of the Missouri Pacific hut George Gould
was not present Mt the conference. heing
IN the Catskills Another conference
probably will be held on Tuesday after
Mr.. -Goulds return.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
MEXICAN SHELTERS REOPEN.
American Blows In Two of Its Six
Furnaces in chihuahua.

The American Smelling and Refining
Company has blown in two OF its six
furnaces at the Chihuahua smelter in
northern Mexico, according TO reports re-
ceived here yesterday. 1t was said also
that the company expected 10 resume
operations soon at Velardena. 1t could
not be learned here yesterday whether
the company liz paying its taxes directly
into the treasury of the Constitutionalist
Government. which u in control of tho
territory, or has made satisfactory ar
rangements with the State authorities.
When the American Smelling and Re-
fning Company suspended operations In
Mexico many OF its workers Joined Villas
army. Tho chief trouble now, 1t is said,
II to md the several thousand men
needed to operate the smelling plant and
mines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
CITY BONDS YIELD HIGH RATE.
Kuhn-Loeb OfYer Az Per Cent. Gold
Bonds TO Produce S.1b.

Tho feature OF the Offering by Kuhn,
Loeb & co. and william A. Read 4 Co
OF New York City Az per cent, inter-
changeable gold bonds AT 1924 per cent
and accrued interest is that the interest
yield exceeds that which is given by any
other city bonds at current quotations.
The city coupon "a are now selling upon
about y per cent, basis. the registered
~ on about i.03 and later issues prior
10 the bonds now offered at various prices
that return from i.0s TO Ala per cent,
rs compared With AS per cent. yielded
by the bonds now being offered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
THE CURB MARKET.

Trading was light and the prices were
irregular on the curb yesterday, West
srn Pacific IS being the feature of the
day. selling at ~. down to 49, decline
of points. United Cigar Stores de-
clined frsctionally. selling at 92is. Rlker
n Hegeman advanced from ~ to 9%
United Profit Sharing was steady, clos
ing at SIS.
oil stocks were dull Anglo-American
Oh was considered the most active one
at 1871. Standard oil of New Jersey
declined l point To 400. Standard Oil
of Indiana receded from 47O to 46S.
Northern Pacific new 4igs made their
initial appearance yesterday. selling at
s6%.
Ira isaCtions In detail In the market
yesterday were Is follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
The Composite Conaitinn-

A general review OF agricultural cona.
tions given out by the Department OF A..
riculture supplementary to It's july Gro,
report issued few days ago place, N.
composite condition of all crops in IN.
country on the fisrt OF the month at sbou,
- per cent. above the ten year average an
that date. Last year the July condition.
OF all crops was IL per cent below tbs
ten year average. but prospects declined
ms the season advanced. the November a,
final reports. last year being 81 Der cor.
below the ten year average Conseoueniiv
present conditions are about 81 por cent
better than the outturn of crops las, 20,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS.

Company and Term.
Brown Shoe, Inc, quar-
terly. ,......,.,,,,.,..
Brown Shoe. mo, quar-
terry, ,',.s.', .'.t,,
Electric Bond and share,
quarierly...,..,,....,.
Kentucky Securities Cor
poratiou. quarterly ....
American Cigar, quar-
terry ,..s....s.
Michigan Limestone and
Chemical. semi-annua
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11

The Great Western Power Company 70.
ports for May 1914, total operating rsveno:'
OF y218.Ol0. as against s22sssl In May 2.
the preceding year, The net income vs.
$3.50. i7o. as against s17i,9sl The year h.fGr'
The total operating revenue for the 'Vel,
months period was se.7O2,9l?. a. sgailN
So $4,000 for the preceding year,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
DAILY FINANCIAL CALENDAR.
DIN1pHNpS PAYARIE.

Company and Term Stk Amt
Lehish Valley Railroad, quarterly com 2h g
Lehigh Valley Railroad, quarterly pfd IN 4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11

Where . &C. follows
. quotation II indi-
Gates . bid or offer
for 10 shares.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11

The Pacino Gas and Electric Company hu
obtained temporary restraining ord'i
against the city and county OF san fran.
cisco on the enforcement ~ the 10 cen,
gas rate ordinance. The company claim
that the rate Is conhscatory. In a sai
brought a year ago the special master N ~
casa made a preliminary statement that tns
rate was not conhscatory, but his report o."
not yet been filed In the Federal Court
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
The Georgia Railway and Power oo I'M. Z,

for May shows total operating revenue g
while the net income was sas5.4o7. aSsinr
s230, 57i for the previous year. For tho hvs
ing revenue was s2,675,6ss: an increase o'
':73,o67, while the net income for IN:
same period was Increased sl4s0s6 Ihets
results are largely due TO the placing Of M
companys Tsllulah Falls hydroeleeilr
plant in operation, The Gecrsia MHw "a,
preferred, 100000 per cent. nor.
cumulative second preferred and fbcccoe'
common stock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

Tn the eighteen months ended jpn. ~
1914, public utility corporations IN ths
I'ottrd suites declared initial dividends On
se56si5.130 of capital and increases IN
dividend rates were made on An aggrerate
OF $3.50, 746.O6i capital or a total OF SIS! o.
55ll94 OF public utility capital affected by
initial and increased dividend rates Fo,
were declared on SIS. IT'S $40 OF capital an!
increase. made on sls5ltt,sso. While IN isi'
initial dividends were declared on Slts.
O36, 800 OF capital and increased dividends
were paid on t445,e01. $50
The Detroit times., 1914-11-09

and lowered and presently the spider
returned TO fnd that his cunning trar
had been totally destroyed With the
infinite patience OF his kind ne begaI
the weaving OF another trap. Perhaps
this would be more successful than its
predecessor.
Later Henri Seryan received a tele-
phone call. He was informed that his
purpose In America would be realized
by his prenc- at such and such a bog
that night at the opera. Further In.
formation could not be given over the
telephone. Servan seemed well salts.
fed. He dressed carefully that eve
ming called up the Office clerk and in
|quired IL his box tickets for the opera
had arrived. He was informed that
they had. Instantly the spy. who had
dared to linger about the hotel over
hearing this conversation. determin-
ed ID notify Braine at once. And at
the same time, Norton. In disguise. de-
termined not TO lose sight OF this man
whom he had set himself to watch.
The spy left by one entrance and
The Detroit times., 1914-11-09
$4,000 For 100 Words.

yhe publication OF The MILTON
The story runs for twenty-five con-
secutive weeks In this paper, ~
81 Film company Il has been made
Possible not only TO read the story
~ tnn paper. but also TO see IL each
week In the various moving picture
mysssry story $1,000 viii Be given.
The prize OF $1,000 wiii be Won
~ the man. woman. or child who
Of n: m. os fse% pMhes sSs as
Two reels OF motion picture drama
Will be made and the last two chap:
ysrs Of the story written by Harold
rSsnheSssr F %iS cS Ss ssS, al Maj
lers bldg, No. 6 8. Whbash-ave.
nicagCo. or Thanhouser Film CO..
18Th Mh, Moor Masonic Temple bldg I.
City. any time up to midnight. Dec.
not later than that date.
a board Of three judges Will de-
rscsived Il the most acceptable. The
yucgmsnt Of this board will be ab-
sssS3i u and hnai Nothing OF q
snss in the selection lss n' q t sSse %innsr
reels which win give the most ac-
ceRtable solution TO the mystery.
viii be presented In the theaters
having this feature az soon a. " 10
practical to produce same, The story
corresponding to these motion pic
lures will appear In the newspapers
coincidentally, or as. soon after the
appearance OF the pictures as prnc.
teal. With the last two reels Will
be shown the pictures Of the win
ner. his or her home and other IN.
teresting features. IL IL understood
that the newspapers. 20 far - prac,
tical, In printing the last two chap
tors OF the story by Harold MSGratn,
Will also show q picture or the sus-
cessful contestant.
Solutions 20 the mystery must not
be more than 100 words long. Here
are some OF the questions to be kept
In mind In connection with the mys-
terry a. an aid to solution:
!. No; 1-What becomes OF the NIL
No s-what becomes of the
No. s-whom does Florence mar
. No, s.wha, becomes of the Rus.
Nobody connected either directly
or Indirectly with THE Million Doll
lar Mystery" will be considered a. .
contestant
The Detroit times., 1914-11-09

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
stanley Hargreave, millionaire. after
O. miraculous escape from the den OF
the gang OF brilliant thieves known as
the Black Hundred. lives the life OF a
recluse for IS years. Hargreave acct
dentally meets Braine. leader OF the
Black Hundred. Knowing Braine will
try to get him. he escapes from his
own home by a balloon. Before es-
Gaping he writes letter to the girls
school whore Is years before he mys-
teriously left on the doorstep his baby
daughter. Florence Gray. That day
the bank. but II Is reported that this
dropped into the sea when the balloon
he escaped In was punctured.
Florence arrives from the girls
school Countess Olga, Braine's COM
panion. visits her and claims her ms a
relative. The Black Hundred then sec
q means OF making Florence target
for their attacks. They are after the
$1,000. 900, and Braine. their leader. sets
straps for Florence. The Black Hun
dred, after 9 number OF attempts, fall.
RFeave butler. and Norton. newspaper
man.
Concealed at the rendezvous OF the
Black Hundred. man learns of the re-
covery OF the box from the sea by q
sailor and OF its subsequent return to
the bottom OF the sea, and he quickly
communicates the fact TO Jones. A du-
plicate box L. planted and later secured
by the band, but before Its contents are
examined the box mysteriousiy disap-
Finding himself checkmated at every
turn, Braine endeavors TO enmesh the
The Detroit times., 1914-11-09

Well, have seen both Eleanor Fair
low and Mrs. Utter. and now. while |
am waiting for Dick TO come home TO
listen TO my solution of the matter,
I'm going to write down my curious
experience with two OF my sex.
When ! got over. az Eleanor's
found her waiting. We talked a while
about the charity bazaar, but had a
FEELING that all the while she was
waiting to have me open up the sub
Ject OF blackmail. II came to me In a
Hash that Dick had told her about II
and that she really knew more than
did.
! l determined then not to say word
about It, IL she wished TO say any
thing to me about her. trip home on
the same train all well and good. but
was not going to pry into her ar
fairs. ~.
found ! was the better waiter, /"
Tor just as was getting ready to 60
she said:
"You are not the only one or your
tamily who is charitably inclined, Mrs.
Waverley. Dick told me about rescu.
Ing the pretty widow he asked to dine
with us. Said she had lost her peck
etbook and had to get home 10 her
child. am rather curious TO know II
he got the check she promised TO send
aim yesterday
| For a moment was tempted Ia
say: Lets drop the bars. / know
from what you have just said that my
husband has told you OF the awful
! predicament In which he finds him
self. You can help him more thar
anyone else. for you can tell that he
was In your company until you retired
for the night. or course, you may be
submitted to much unpleasant motto
riety II you do this. but will your sense
OF right predominant over your sensi
tiveness of self" But did not do IL
only said: Yes, Dick told me oil
befriending some poor woman who
had lost her pocketbook, and l believe
you remarked that she was pretty"
"Of course. she was pretty" broke
out Eleanor Fairlow. THAT gang knew
what they were doing"
Then she stopped. affrighted at what
she was saying,
What gang. Miss Fairlow?'' ask
ed, knowing now that the bars were
down"
"Oh. don't act as though you did not
know she answered, bravely stand
The Detroit times., 1914-11-09
||lllza!|!1
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals for the furnishine|
and installing OF the Kitchen Equip
ment, Laundry Equipment Refrf9er-|
ator system and Vacuum Cleaner I'D
connection with the Receiving Hospi~|
tai for the Board or Poor Commisslon-|
ers Will be received at the office 90
the Poor Commission, Municipal Court
Building. until y. IN. Tuesday, Nov
a.. 1914; Plans and speciacaticns on
file at the Office OF the architects John
Scott d. Co. 2326-2330 Dime Bank
building, Detroit Mich. Proposals al
be addressed to Harry II Prenxlauer.|
Secretary. and marked on outside of|
envelope according to bid
Each roposal to be accompanied bxI
certified check OF amount equal TO 81
per cent OF the bid. payable to the
Board Of Poor Commissioners OF the
City OF Detroit. Mich.
The Commission reserves the right
to reject any and all proposals or fo|
accept any proposal deemed advan-]
tageous to the City Of Detroit n
The amount OF the check to be for
feited In case the contractor submit-I
ting same refuses or neglects TO enter
into contract and furnish the necessary
bonds
JOHN S. HALL.
HARRY H. PRENzLAUiESRs
Detroit, Mich, Nov. 5. 1914 A-ssy|
The Detroit times., 1914-11-09
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Be sure you get the genuine MUG
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