The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-30

with 9,594 thousand tons on July 31 and 4,90S thousand tons on August 31, 1915.
 Shipments of anthracite coal in August amounted to- 5,532 thousand tons compared with 5,462 thousand tons in August. 1915. Of the nine rail- roads reporting, six show larger ship ments than in August of last year. Stocks of anthracite coal at tidewater shipping ports on August 31 were 373 thousand tons compared with 384 | thousand tons on July 31.
 Production of coke in the Councils vile district in the four weeks ending compared with 1,642 thousand tons in the entire month of August, 1915, and shipments for the four weeks were A thousand cars compared with 45 thousand cars in August of last year. On September g, there were 38,452 ovens in blast compared with 33,063 on August 12.
 | Domestic consumption of tin in August was 4,335 tons compared with 4,432 tons in July and 4,500 tons in August of last year. Shipments of tin from the Straits Settlements to the United States in August totaled 1,490 tons compared with 2,530 tons in July and 1,945 tons in August, 1915. Stocks of tin in this country at the close of August were 4,756 tons compared with 5,028 tons a month earlier and 2,527 i tons year ago.
 Receipts of zinc and spelter at the principal market during August to- tailed 686 thousand slabs compared with 397 thousand slabs in August last year and shipments were 482 | thousand slabs compared with 373 l thousand in August a year ago, mak- I ing la considerable increaSe in the stock of zinc and spelter at this point. Transvaal gold production inAugust | totaled 781 thousand fine ounces cam pared with 761 thousand ounces in July and 797 thousand ounces in Aug ust olast year.
 The factors which we pointed out a month ago as indications of tenn porary stop in the gradual decline of commodity prices operated to that end during August. Bradstreets Index of commodity prices stood at $11.79 on
 
 compared with $11,76 on April l of this year, the previous high point, since when, until this month, the In- dex has been making successive monthly decreases. The Index stood at $9.sO on September 1, 1915. Dur ing August the prices of 51 commodi- ties advanced, l 8 declined, and 37 re- maincd stationary. Deterioration in crop yields and large gold production are the principal price-trengthening factorss. although merchandise em- bargoes by the railroads, effective for a short time last month have also raised prices in some lines.
 August business failures numbered 1851 with liabilities of IS million dol lars compared with 1,335 failures in August a year ago and liabilities of nearly 16>nillions. Assets of the con- cerns failing in August this year were eight million dollars compared with eight million dollars in August year ago, making net liabilities this year of ten, million dollars compared with eight millions in August, 1915, k Financing by corporations in Aug ust totaled 146 million dollars com pared with 68 million dollars in Aug ust a year ago. an increase of IA per cent. About 80 per cent, of this amount is to be used in refunding Securities maturing in October are estimated at 23 million dollars com- pared with IA million dollars in Sep tember and 29 million dollars in Sep- tember last year.
 New and large corporations formed 1cf a fnfa nj foIi ton of 175 million dollars compared with 32O million dollars in July and 148 million dollars in August, 1915,
 Dividend and interest disbursements during September will total 143 mil lion dollars compared with 115 mill lion dollars in September a year ago. Of this amount, dividends will make up 79 million dollars, compared with 58 million dollars last year and in-1 terest payments will be 63 million dollars compared with 59 millions a year ago. These disbursements are a record for September. qt
 Sales of stocks on the New York Exchange during August. were nearly 15 million shares compa3sd with less than 10 million shares ifEJuly and 20 million shares in August of last year. Bond sales in August totaled 79 mill lion dollars compared with 67 million dollars in July and "A million dollars in August of last year. The average price of 52 selected stocks at the close of August was 95.26 compared with S0.78 at the close of July and 70.33 at the close of August, 1915. The av- craze price of 30 railroad, public util- ity and industrial bonds at the close of August was 9e 26 compared with 95.22 a month earlier and 91,69 a year ago.
 Money in circulation on September l in the United States aggregated 4,O67 million dollars compared with 4,000 million dollars on August 1 and 3,625 million dollars on September 1, 1915. This was a new high point for the total circulation of money in this country. The per capita circulation on September 1 was $39.59 compared with $39 a month previous and $35.89l a year previous. The population of the United States is estimated at 1o2.- 716 thousand persons compared with 101,009 thousand year ago.
 The condition of the cotton crop on August 25 was 61 per cent. of normal compared with a condition of 72 per cent on July 25 and with a condition .<s-- z>-1.------- ,