The Washington times., 1916-03-26
HOME DEMANDS KEEP
BUSINESS BOOMING
Rapidly Moving Orders Give
Promise Of Active Spring
/and Higher Prices.

Increased home demands caused con-
tlnued expanion In business gem
orally during the week Just closed.
Heavier bank clearings with mount
great industries, give rise to hopes
for even more trading AID higher
prices In the near future.
The hunt for VILLA in Mexico and
been forgotten In the rush OF an
nual spring activities.
View In Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Ledger 4ai1 today:
Business throughout the country
very conclusiveiy in two ways by
the large increases in bank c,earIngs
from week to week and the heavy
demand for steel products and con-
dlctions being freely made hat prices
will go even higher. Last week al
cities contributed to the Increase IN
clearings, the gross amount being
ta.7 per cent above the same period
of the previous year.
Speaking OF the steel trade yester-
day. one of the best authorities On
the industry In this country Iaid that.
WHO IL IL true chat the denEHi for
Europe Is large. the inquiries from
sufficient. at present to absorb the
capacity OF the plants.
when II Is realized that plants can
take business for delivery al any
time during 1916 II can be seen N n
what this means" he said.
In New York.
The New York Sun says:
THE upshot OF the week was to suE-
Eest that Wall Street had refused TO
take alarm over the various questions
which were raised In the last few Gays
In the field OF foreign affairs or TO
forget the support which has been
placed under values by the expansion
OF profitable banking and business en-
terprisc.
THE weekly, bank statement showed
n loss OF more than s. .U00OO0 I'm surplus
reserves. with a decrease exceeding 49,
10000 In the loan amount. Possibly
the curtailment OF loans reflected the
winding up OF some OF the conspicuous
successful new security promotions OF
late. among which have been the Sec
ond Midvhe Steel operation, the CUBA
Sugar hotation. and the ChesapeaKe
and Ohio bond Offering.
These. together with the gratifying
reception accorded the s75,O0O. 900 tam
adam government loan. have furnished
constructive evidence of the persisten,
excellence OF investment conditions"
As Seen From Baltimore.
The following outline is given IN the
Baltimore Sun OF today:
Business conditions in the South are
excellent, and prospects bright for In
creased farm yields. Florida IL en-
Joying the greatest tourist season in
its history. The closing of the Euro
pean resorts has benefited Florida and
the other Southern States, as well as
the railroads to that section.
THE South Is prosperous. Business
Is good in all lines, and optimism pre-
walls among Southern people. While
there hasn't been any planting OF crops
yet. this being the blowing season, m
dications are that there will be In
creased acreage titled this season. and
this means larger farm yiefus."
From Another Angle.
The New York World says:
In the face OF the most favorable
financial and Industrial situation that
the country has witnessed since the
Spanish war. the markets for securi-
ties continue to pursue desultory
course. and there seems to be no dis
position as yet upon the part OF the
traders or the public to assume specu-