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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-23
PIANO SALE.

New Pianos $125 up; Secondhand $25
up. Organs $40 up. Easy terms, $500
Monthly on new pianos. Over dozen
makes at lowest factory prices, including
the Famous Lehr sold 20 years at Birely's
Palace of Music. Phone 455-R.
CRAMER'S PALACE OF MUSIC.
noy II emo Frederick, Md,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-23
Nervous Women.

When the nervousness is caused by
constipation, as is often the case, you
will get quick relief by taking Chamber
lain's Tablets. These tablets also im-
prove the digestion. Obtainable every
where.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-23
SANFORD |. SHAFFER
Licensed Real Estate Agent and Broker
THURMCNT, MD.
THIS WEEKS SPECIALS
FOR SALE.

Four Fne Building lots on Carroll St.
extended.
Several Modern Cottages in fine loca-
ton.
Twenty Acre fine farm land on Grace
ham hurmont road
Several Large BuiIdi2g Lots at 'Wood
side
Comfortable Home with acre ground
along State Road At edge OF town,
Fifty acre farm on State Road one
mile from Thurmont.
Sixty acre farm almost in Creagers-
town. All improvements.
One building lot on Altamont ave.
Seven Room House on Walnut street
1T bargain pric>.
Small comfurtab bic home on East street
if bought at once.
Several Fruit and Garden Farms in
fine condition.
Severable com Portable homes in Grace
ham.
Wanted At Once.
Small, but com Portable home in good
condition, in or near town. Purchaser
will invest 81, 900 or 81 200 if suited.
Call on or write
Sanford L. Shaffer.
Phone No. Fl Lock Box rs
ThurmOnt, Maryland.
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Notice to Taxpayers.

For the accommodation Of the TaXpay
ers of the Corporation of Thurmont |
have set apart Wednesday and Thursday,
DECEMBER Goth and Goth,
to visit those who have not paid their
taxes for the current year.
After this date will receive tax money
at my place of business.
Respectfully,
VIM. E. FOREMAN.
dec 23 1t Collector.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-12-23
DIED..

Obituaries, poetry and resolutions,
charged for at the rate of five cents per
line. The regular death notices publish
ed free.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
CITY BANK now RULES
INTERNATIONAL BOARD
Takes Control Of Banking Cor
pOratiOn at Annual
Meeting.

The control Of the Internal lonaI EanS-
ing CORPORATION formally passed into tho
control OF the National City Company
yesterday ~ the ant meeting OF tho
International corporation In Bridgeport,
Conn. The directorate OF the corpora
tor was reduced from twenty-three tr
sixteen members Fifteen of the old
directors were dropped from tho board.
Eight new men. representing the Ma
,ional City Company II National CITY
Bank interests. we're elected. IT Is prob
able tnan an election OF officers for the
corporation will no held soon and tina,
National City Company officials will MI
many OF the important posts.
The men representing the National
city Company and National City Bank
interests who were elected to the board
were q. II. Church. r. l.. Farnham. F..
w. Harden Of James h. Colgate * Co..
u. II. Inglehart Of W. r. Grace & Co..
Arthur kavanaush. W. s. Kies. G. ".
Muchnic Of the American Locomotive
Company and willard u. Straight. vice.
president of American International
Corporation.
The directors of tho International
Banking Corporation who were retained
are II. Y. 8. Green, Jules s.. Bachc.
Lionel Hagenaers. william 7. Hincks.
Minor e. Keith. George II, Macy and
Valentine p. Snyder.
directorate are Charles Il. Alexander.
Haley F4ske. Frank +. Frazier. John r,
Hegeman. William q, Henshaw. Erskine
Hewitt, James Gilbert White. Colgate
Hoyt, John Hubbard, Henry p. McIn-
tosh. Pierre Mali. William Barclay Par
SONS. William Solomon, William Shii-
laber and Herman Sielcken.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
NOW AFTER SHIP PLANT
IN NEW STEEL MERGER
Plan Said to Include Negotia-
lions for Concern Not Be-
fore Mentioned.

The plan to consolidate independent
steel companies which the financial dis.
trict has been hearing Of since J. l..
Replogle bought the. controlling interest
In the Cambria Steel Company several
weeks aSo 10 said 10 include negotiations
that may result in the including In the
merger Of one. Of the large shipbuildink
plants at Camden. n. j.. Newport News
or New York.
The advantages offered BY . stssl
combination at this time. bankers here
say. are principally the diversified In
forests OF q large corporation which are
Impossible to smaller concerns With \
limited field.
OF the. concerns mentioned In. rumors
OF the merger II Is Acknowledged UhAt
one 10 Q fair weather" concern that
prospers. only In boom times. Steel men
say. hoNevey. that, the reason for this
n the fact that the plant in question
~ not sufficiently diversified. The,
think that O merger would result In
placing II in q better position.
It was also said that the war orders
Of the fair weather" plant we're SUM.
c!ent to make Il a desirable acouIyit'ou
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12

e5c.; f-s;s, storage. 23l E74c: seconds.
sogSi" browne. se7 &c MIXED oolors.
I.INE: PouLTRr-Abou, 40 cars ar.
rived fhio week aud practically ev.rythlns
vas ci"Aned Ip on an active market.
fdn'y fowls -oi1 a. &c. premium, but
ronsld cradle Inferior stock arrived from
the South which suii at a discount Of J., a
lc. Fancy chickens taken readily, hut
bulk Of stock undesirable and sold slowly.
koost-Fs. duck. and geese firm. Prices.
Fowls. isui5iac. Chickens I3li3c.
Roost"rs, lie. Turkeys. Is zoe. Ia. ks.
western and southern, i3ai5c. Geese. itc.
'uineas, spring. pair. soc. old. soc. Pig
cons, pair. c5c.
DRESSED POrLTRY-Ma,ket In much
better condition. Receipts moderate.
Cleaned up NJ firm prices. Large roasting
Ch'ckeits especially IN activ. demand,
which cold At a premium. Fowls mod
erate!y active, supply light ami holders
firm. Roo.t.rs and turkeys arm. Prices;
Turkeys. Western, sprtng. fair 10 good. 20
al. tNald@I. fancy. ga e8p,; poor. AN
lfr.: kcpturkN ami Tennessee. fUelc.
IeNes. fair 10 good. i7Hi>c Fowls, fresh
Western. dry picked. ooNed. co rs, and
over, i'1c.; Western, scsldrd. large, 10 &c.
Chickens, fresh. nearby. 3 and I he. to
pair, q soc.: Virginia. milk FED, and :
BIS. iSc dry picked. corn fed. . and .
lbs, l5gl6iss. Old roos;ers, i3c squads,
prime white. 10 ibs, to dozen, S.7S lbs,
$s.6o; s lbs. ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12

Tho man who couldn't sleep withou,
his Erie is wondering whether Il would
not be the wise thing to sell his hold
ings and buy than back two points
lower. This does not mean that his con
idencc In the ultimate destiny OF Erie
stock is AZ all shaken. But the setback
Is On little d!sconcerting. particularly II
n t. carrying a little more stock thai,
Is wise. Lac growth I'M present condi-
ton Of market sentiment in regard 10
Erie common Is rather we'll illustrated
by the case OF this speculator. Having
some knowledge OF the condition of tho
road n Ito prospects the ~apeculator
made hls frst purchase Of Drie stock
last spring when Il was around 30. II
was a very modest ventura. At 50 the
stock looked very much stronger and the
s%pcculator grew a little holder and In
creased his line Around 40 the things
he had received advance knowledge Of
became public and the s~peculator's con-
fidence rose to such a point that he
doubled UP. At ~ he sold out at y
very handsome profit. Erie went back
TO 40i. dnd then shot up to ass a short
time later. Al 40 the s~peculator went
back to his broker and bought far more
stock thar I've had hold before. He could
not sleep without his Erie. Erie IL down
10 i2is IND lie IL wondering whether he
should take a loss and buy cheaper or
perhaps go short for a turn against his
long stock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12

\ year aGo yesterday the Stock En-.
change reopened after the suspension
following the outbreak Of the European
war. Only a limited list Of stocks was
admitted to open dealings and a schedule
OF minimum prices was inauguratcj.
The figures tell III" story of the progress
made since that time. The following
are thu prices OF IA few stocks - year
ago and their current prices American
Can. a5', and o9s. General Electric.
1891 and 1854. Westinghouse, 80 and
Ga Beet Sugar, 3osss and 10, Cuban
American Sugar, 37ia and 1031s Ana
conda, about rs and s5@ Tennessee,
81 and 81 Utah Copper. 4sia and 7sa, 4:
General Motors, Sc and 52S Maxwell
Motors. i|ia and 1%1s S~tudebaker. 33
and lS+7s Bethlehem Steel. ~ and
l6s; Crucihlc. IS and 81; Republic. Is
and 81: steel. about 54ia and Sos ;
Allis-Chalmers, S and 81: Atchison. %
and los Erie. ::,s and +2ts Central.
81 and 1903 Norfolk. eSH and i:0
Reading. - and S0S Southern Pacific,
about 81 and lO0ta n Union Pacific,
about III n 1871.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
DAIRY PRODUCTS MARKET.

BUrrER-Buttsr market closed nrmsr
X: mia -: :ss' Stump sraa Tasa,n 1ssC w y . atGm
Receipts for tho week were as..gi pack
the correspondents week las. year Hish
Grade stock IN vsrs iifn, supply M.aiHm
gradS fresh goods. 40 exports this week.
rr,sss: Grs:%e .So,, sstrass ;; score $50
case: un..itsd,. fancy. ,s@asIc,: prime, 70
: :sss':: S,.s:4 :sar.p ss'd 10 s sssisTiss: ' st:, :
sosa Z prime; ~ Yss;; so gn \
e: :s''ea,i r. s.'': :iasssssg 'issdj.: ;"; ssf'sn, s msss,
s"itcs9's:, June Isn;' MAKE ssssaf aae; .ssi:sssis.. t eSrfsns
sr esaMfH.spas.E;sonlSs.s.Sii.. continued active. with
advancing tendency Prices highest Of the
season. Buying was brisk for export and
lSs.l u" Twin, ss s"s ch.d Ds@ hSsh .,d lGE
bought for export cannot. be sen, out
.mme,,,s,s,y On R.s ssSSsnt 100 OF the hack w ., s's van.
sass boxes. comparcd with d,oos boxes in
the corresponding week last wear PRICES:
.psciais. M%ss..; stssss skim., red sps".sis,
Iisisis; S q; %,.s sssilst tw,n. iAI Ia e . Fed FOO
double daisies. I7c.; Young Americas. l7a
nlfnc.
E~iiS--Tresh and storage Eggs closed
arm. with active trsdinx. Fins fresh ewas
exceedingly scarcs and medium grade
goods. which we're cheaper. Movement
from warehouse probably the best of the
1901 cases, compared with $3.50 in the
corresponding week last year. Exports
heavy this week, about $500 cases to Eng.
poysmsIs 60 the oth:. ssSe Prices:
cn1:. ssOsic.:S No., ]. diriss ~. sc.
refrgesatcs. special marks, laaayS 34h@
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

The New York Federal Reserve Bank
rates we're I per cent for thirty 10 ninety
days and 8 per cent for longer bills.
Open market discounts, prime accent.
ances. maturing Up to ninety days. 90
"a per cent,
Commercial paper rate. were sQ 81. per
sent. for sixty 10 ninety day bills and for
four to six months best names. az % pcr
cent. for others.
Time money continued quiet ana easy
Rates were ~ per cent. Tor sixty isy,.
aisp?s. per cent: for ninety, days, . per
Call money on the floor OF the stock
Exchange last week ranged between ~
. per cent,
sterling exchange was a shade easlsr.
Final quotations we're: Demand ~ ais.
cables. I,I2S,
short bills. ok per cont: three months
bills, 5x per cent.
Domestic exchange on New York, u.
Louis. par: San Francisco, SOC, premium;
Minneapolis. Zoe premium; Chicago, i5c.
discount; Cincinnati. par: Montreal 62A,,
discount,
Bar silver In London. a6Ed.. New York.
55Ac,
New York Clearing House statement;
Exchanges. S433.s3i.3 04; balances. t2s,-
722,i+T: Sub-Treasury credit balance, $50, =
l4l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12

The Bochc Rer|cp says: The bell Of
business we'll. being was struck Mt
noon on Friday when unniled tonnage Of
the Steel Corporation came over the
tape At over 100000 tons. Last months
steel business was booked At very hieh
prices. meaning unusually large earnings
when deliveries are made. The demand
~ unabated. and II 10 said that In the
trade moro business il being refused
than booked. With Steel the exponent
the outlook for general business condi.
lions Is pointing skyward. While all
business conditions are bullish and
money abundant the technical market
situation az shown by the level Of prices
and by the height Of loans 10 considered
bearish by many brokers who do not
wish TO increase their commitments and
80 The market remain at more or less
OF a level. which Is irrcgulsrly disturbed
by foreign sales coming In from day to
day and depressing prices. These extra
supplies OF securities are soon absorbed
by outright investors, and the market
once more regains It's level with COM
parative dulness following. But OF the
conditions prevailing the market must
eventually 20 higher. That will come
when the supply Of stocks and conse-
quehtly the volume Of loans Is reduced
a real reaction reducing prices to- at
t~ractive levels or large absorption for
investment extending nue. beyond the
suppl from abroad would bring about
his result. Tho future course OF prices
then must depend upon the extent TO
which the real investor relieves the
present situation"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12

see, on tho Consolidated Stock Ex-
change Yesterday opened at SN, which
was y of a point below It's closIns price
on Friday. and soon a~fterward sold as
to It's highest. but reacted again iater.
closing at 81,
ishness and hesitation showed a ~rallyinR
tendency, New York Central developed
,S.spttonai s'rsngin, II sold az high as
opening price ~ io3h. Baldwin Lccouno-
tive, w.i!tH after opening, at lta had esriy
closed a. ilsi.. Republic Iron Nrd' Steel
orened at 81 sold as low as 9aas and
then rose 10 hb, closing a. 5tT,, Tho
scale. being again one OF tha features of
tho market. TeAas on sold At 2lln to
trial Alcohol .ut ls0x. L~lckawanua Steel
AT SIX ana United Ratlvays a. 81,
Tran sacttoDs In all stocks detailed ~, $40
shares.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
RENEWED SELLING
SENDS COTTON OFF
Sharp Break, With Heavy and
Unexpected Pressure Of
Offerings.
ATTITUDE OF HOLDERS

Opinion VAS somewhat divided re.
sard,ns the causes Of the sharp break
n nearly 81 a bale In cotton yesterday.
4, came rather Unexpectedly. as most
traders had believed that the heaviest
sailing would make its appearance Inn
msdIa,ely after the publication Of the
Government estimate on Friday. Al any
rate the local market failed to make oil
adequate response to a fairly good set
~ cables from Liverpool and q flood OF
o0sr,nss soon sent prices down nearly
40 points IN the first ~three-Qvarters OF
Ar hour. There was 4 moderate rally.
which left prices 2e to 80 points art
lowe.
II. future Of the market appear
a. depend largely on the Southern spot
holder, although some operators are OF
,he opinion that outside speculation will
no required 10 absorb tho hedges against
.oo, cotton. A Memphis wire. received
b. a local firm yesterday says:
~Anybody who sells this market or
Che bureau report in expectation OF
the south turning loose IS spots Ii
making q foolish play. Spot demand ex-
ssllent"
Attention was called yesterday to an
odd feature In regard to Southern spot
demand. Advertisements arc appearing
IN some Of the country newspapers Of
The South asking for offers OF low grade
cotton. Ordinarily these srades arc in
plentiful supply n no advertisements
are necessary. In spite OF tho talk Of .
surplus Of cotton II Is evident that on
certain qualities the dcnand 10 IN excess
Of the supply.
II Is but natural that yesterdays
break should bring about an Increase
Of be rish sentiment. This Is based
larTely on the feeling that the inade-
auatc export facilities will cause con-
sestion Of cotton In tire South. A good
deal depends upon the extent to which
the record breaking domestic consunrp.
ton, combined with a moderate yield.
viii Offset the restricted foreign demand
Market closed barely steady.
Diner. lIixh. lnM. Gina EIcX.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
FINANCIAL NOTES.

The November production Of ha Gers
dc PNsoo Copper Company was 5000. 90,
pounds, or about 1000, 900 pounds ovc- the
output a. the rate Of maximum capacity
and 10 The larGest monthly production lie
company mas ever had.
Directors OF tho CHASE NAaona Bank
have elected Carl J, echmidlspp a vics-
president For the past SIX yeary Mr..
Schmidlspp has been connected ntth the
bankers Trust Company OF this aty. AMI
prior thereto he wac connected With the
The Cellulotd Company has declared a
regular quarterly dividend OF ~ per cent.
and an extra dividend OF per cent. pay
oernNer Is,
The amount Of suxar consumed IN Gr.nr
Britain during Novcmher .imount-o to
i<s. 600 tons, conrph rcd NTH $4,000 torS
during the corresponding month lsst :sar.
according 10 che Ve'F~d' Sugar RehrinF
Company, ~are suea- imports IN Soven,-
Der were 80 90 tons and refined sugar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
THE GRAIN MARKETS.
W heat UtEbcr-Narcy Predicts
surpIus Of 100000. 900 Bushels.

Thc trend Of wheat values after the
initial trivial losses Vas toward n
higher basis and shorts manifested an
receded. II was declared IN some qua r
ters hat the bull movement would De
resumed next week under the lead Of the
December position "a, Chicago, hui there
tcrdly from the rccen; leaders aud many
authorities expressed the belief tina, no
extraordinary fluctuations would be seen
pending tao Government, reports on
Wednesday and Friday unless some
thing unforeseen ,rrnspired In the poli..-
cal or export situations.
rumors were again heard yes-
,erday and contributed to selling of
wheat at the outset of the session. Large
receipts ard the prospects OF n big in
crease in the visible supply s,atemen:
on Monday were used against the mar
ket. The moderate declines In the
wheat lists at Buenos Ayres and Liver
pool were referred to and the absence
of Important export business In Amer
lean wheat placed a darrer on bullish
enthusiasm. II was noteworthy that
Australia opened her shipping season
this week with exports Of 12o. 400
bushels.
President Marcy Of the Armour Grain
change drastlcally IL the near future. the
United states VIII have one OF the largest
The probable surplus ls placed az 200, 900. :
400 T." 10000. 600 bushels. agains. loss
july oG isl5. M GrSn Mary N en- smp aSHs.iiss' IL, Ss
fact that Canada Is getting most OF the
state. have been more than So. 900, 600
bushels lighter than those Of a year ago,
sinued decrease In export business. as con, .
pared With lsst year He expects a re-
in Argentlns and Australia.
1905 lS'sT ecS s Tsss.R.' a n sns p Rss 900 T ,ces in - q:
presiding week and 10 1000 last ys.r;
oCs'" asd 7.csc' 900 '' Sushss. c0: .essca I'd 0c ss.
ports were S,Goo.ooo bushels, 9, 900. 900 and
500. 900 bushels. respectively.
meeting With a sre"t dsaal q. short co "T"',
Ing and feeling the inhuence of the com
81 Stt', the BELT A issrrsseer' cas-. "e Sons aemsns
was expected a. a result Of the more
M@ln'ry weather through the country, The
psadsn. Hrmnss. Receipt. have nst really
Increased, as was ekpecte1, ana many
recent sellers have taken oognizance Of
this fact, The intsrIer movement for
the week totslled $500, goo bushels. against
and 10. 500, 900 u year ago.
Oats-The undertone was generally
firm. due TO the trmness In corn and the
absence Of persistent selling for country
account, Considering, the prominence
giVen 10 the htg crops In this country and
Canada. domestic farmers are surpris-
ing'y stubborn in their holding attitude,
The receipts fo- the week at interior
ataHA A.a ga A m N ls.l
ssainst 5000, 900 In the previous week ana
$500, 600 a year ago. Export trade wua
of inconsequential volume yesterday.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS higher prices
were recorded, with y larger inquiry from
shorts. The offerings from packers
oh ecl,eh the advances. Liberal hog rp-
ce.pts are expected this week. Spscuia-
tive sentiment IL somewhat more friendly
to the market,
Chicago prices;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.


The latest Bethlehem Steel story is
that the management proposes to present
each stakeholder with o 800 Anglo
French bond by way Of q special divi-
dend. Tho corporation, along with other
munition makers. was a subscriber to the
bonds. II was said that tho amount
OF tho corporations subscription wns
$l6.000.00 o II could not he q mere
coincidence. IL was pointed out. that this
amount should be Just tho equivalent
or the par value of the outstanding
common stock. Nevertheless the story
was called ridiculous BY an official Of
the company yesterday. The Bethlehem
Steel management complains bitterly Of
the way In which they have been both
cred By the circulation Of all sorts Of
absurd runnors. Ono Of the stories re-
Gently taken to the management for con-
frmnNion was to the effect that the EN-.
pioyees q been making 10 much money
IN extra wages n specializing In the
stock that Mr.. Schwab had decided to
send sach one n nicely engraved Christ
mas card costing SIG, in the place Of q
Christmas bonus. Another was that each
employee had been presented with a
gold watch chain worth $1,000. But
the Bethlehem steel Corporations pro,ts
are q fascinating subject for the unc
moneerer. and there IL little doubt thu.
conjecture In resr-d &C. their disposition
VIII keep up. Abr~'t n year ago Mr..
Schwab went IN record 10 the eNeS
that dividends on the Common stock we're
not 10 be expected for several years
because II was the intention OF the
management to spend a certain rum Of
money upon the Chile property and other
extensions. The theory IL that to date
the corporation has earned In net profits
several timcs the money then mentally
reserved by Mr.. Sciiwab for this pur-
pose. and that therefore the surplus
profits will 20 to the common stock
holders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
THE COFFEE MARKET.
Price Changes Narrov-DaS's
sales 2.2SO Brgs.

Sales N the coitee market ye.,en1Av
amoun,ed to 80 bags In the absen,e OF
more than very moderate orders either yny
pric, changes were narrow and without
special signiicance, Al tho close values
were . points net lower TO 3 noints hisher,
Cost and freight offers from Brazil We're NOT
numerous and price, were about UNCHANGED
There seemed to he little ne ~ feat ure 10 ,hc
situation, but underlying sentiment az a
whole seemed rather as ainst aggIess,yr srii.
ing, a. IL was thought more than probable
that the market would he Influenced from
time 10 time by peace r,lmors from Eurots,.
UNCHANGED ut INC, tor Rio No. I.
The official cables from Brazil showed no
change in milreis In either Rio or Santos.
and Rio exchange on LONDON also remained
unchanged at l24d. Receipts NJ the two
ports were 1900, compared with 7b.OS0 last
year Clearances from Rio and Santos for
the United States were 1900 bass. Prices
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
New York Central.

In a normal market the strength of
New York Central would not he espe-
clally conspicuous. October earnings
published a few days v were far above
the nest optimistic predictions. Gross
slowed an increase of 1873 per cent.
over n year ago. while net increased no
less than s0.6 per cent. Ten months
gross showed an increase OF 5.3 per
cent. ard net ts.8 per cent. The surplus
for the ten months was nearly 8 per
cent. on the stock. or at the rate OF 9ia
per cent. for the year. But the general
market has showed a marked inability
or iaraer di~sinclinasion to respond to
bullish news regarding other stocks, 50
that perhaps some special explanation
Is due &. the case Of Central. 1t has
been run,ored that the speculative elc-
ment In the management has been con-
siJerins the return To a 9 per cent. dlvi-
dend basis. Hut the moro conservative
opinion has been that such a step should
not be taken 70 soon. It IL not very
long since the property was In a rather
difficult position owing to poor earnings.