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Detailed to General staff Corps.

By direction Of the President. the
following-named officers have been de-
tailed as members of the General Stan
Corps: Lieut.. Col. Francis e. Lacey, jr.,
32d Infantry. ana Capts. Alexander b.
Coke, I'd Cavalry; Daniel +. Craig, 4th
Field Artillery. and Henry Merriam,
Coast Artillery Corps.
Col. Lacey will report to the COM
manding general. Hawaiian Depart
ment. for duty as chief of staff of that
department.
Capt. Merriam will proceed to Homo
lulu. Hawaii, for duty as assistant to
the chief Of STAFF of that department.
Capt. Coke will proceed to Fort Sam
Houston. Tex. for duty.
Capt. Craig will report for duty in the
Southern Department.
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COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, November 1s.-Thers
was renewal of general liquidation
at the opening Of the cotton market to-
day, but offerings were not nearly as
heavy as they were yesterday after
noon, and fluctuations were irregular,
The opening was firm at a decline Of 10
points to an advance Of points. near
months being relatively easy under
overnight selling orders. with January
contracts selling at 1920 and May at
20.67 on the call. Offerings were very
well taken by covering and fresh buy
ing inspired by bullish overnight adj
vices from southern spot markets, how
ever and prices worked up to 20.46 for
January and 20.77 for May. or about IL
to Is points net higher before the end
of the first hour.
Futures opened firm: December, 20.15;
January, 20.21: March. 20.41; May,
20.67; July, 20.70.
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DEGREE CONFERRED ON 10.
Ceremonies Under Auspices of d. C.
Section of Good Templars.

The District degree was conferred on
thirteen candidates at the quarterly
meeting today of the District of Co
lumbia section of the International Or
der of Good Tempiars at Perpetual
Ruildinp Association Hall. 18th and L
streets.
Forty-five delegates were in attend
ance when Alfred Nelson of Bethesda.
Md. District chief templar, called the
session to order. The delegates repre-
scented Falls Church, Va: Bethesda,
Id: Brownsville. Md; Germantown.
Md: Montgomery county, Md. and
Fairfax county, Va.
The. session will continue this even
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New York Mercantile Paper.

NEW YORK, November 1s.-Mercan-
tile paper. 3 e per cent; sterling sixty
day bills. All Il; commercial sixty -da v
bills on banks. 4.70&4; commercial
sixty-day bills. 4.701a: demand, 4.755s
cables, 4.76 ZIG. Francs, demand
5S41a; cables. 5.S3H. Marks. demand.
So 5-16: cables, ,69%. Kronen, demand,
l1N: cab4es. 12h. Guilders. demand,
40%: cables, Al. Lires, demand. 6.71:
N. Bar silver. "a. Mexican dol
lars, So. Government bonds. steady !;
railroad bonds, strong.
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CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, November 18.-Hogs-Re-
eeipts. $1,000 head: steady, at yester-
days average: bulk, s.l5aS.s5: light.
mao 81. mixed, 9l0a1O.00: heavy. 9.35a
10 90: rough. 9.35as.50; pigs. 6.25as.4o.
Cattle-Receipts. 1000 head; weak; ma
rive beef cattle. 6.75a12.05: western
steers. 6.6eal025; stockers and feeders,
7sa7s5: cows and heifers. 3.75a9.50;
calves. s.75a12.50.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: weak !;
wethers. 7.S0aS.65; lambs. s.00a11.60.
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Sugar Market Is Irregular.

NEW YORK, November 1s.-The mar
ket for sugar futures was irregular,
with near positions easier under liqui-
dation. while distant deliveries were
steadier on covering and little de-
mand from trade sources. Closing
prices were lower to points net
higher. Sales. $3.50 tons: December,
4.2O; July, 4.29. Raw sugar quiet; mo-
lasses, 553: centrifugal, $40; refined
quiet; fine graduated. $50.
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w. M. Dove to Aid INVESTIGATION

william NJ. Dove was appointed TODAY
TO the committee of the Chamber Of
Commerce which is investigating
charges made regarding corporal pun
ishment at the National Training
School for Boys. He fills the place
made vacant by the resignation of H.
H. Classic
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American Steamer Disabled at Sea,

The American steamer Anvil, trading
between San Francisco and Central
American ports. was reported today by
Admiral Capertop off San jose del
Cabo, Lower California, leaking and
with engines disabled. The Anvil has
a number Of passengers aboard. The
collier Saturn has been ordered to as
sist beg.
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NEW YORK METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, November 1S.-Copper
has shown firmness during the past
week. and one of the larger agencies
reports that they have now booked
practically their entire production for
the first half of 1917. Today's quota
ti1ns for electrolytic ranged from about
80 to 33 for the first quarter and from
81 to 80 for the second and third quar-
tiers. while supplies available for near
by. deliveries were scarce and prices
nominal. Iron was firm. but un-
changed.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

SALES.
Graphophone LIST IS, 500 at 1O2t2.
Washington Gas a5 at II. at til, 1 at 7l1t
Mergenthsler. 10 at IFS, 10 at IT'S, 10 at IFS,
10 at IFS. 10 at 11s.
Graphophone CON-, y at 1917.
After call:
Washington Railway As. $4,000 at So
Capital Traction IS. $500 at 1914.
Washington Railway CON-, 100 at S0L.
Lanston, 4S at 1874.
American Security and Trust Co.. at es2.
Washington Railway pfd., 10 at 50, at az,
d at 81.
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PEACE RUMORS AFFECT
WEEKS TRADING IN GRAIN
Falling OF in Export Buying Also
Has a Good Deal to Do in
Easing Prices. go.

CHICAGO. November 1S.-Peace talk
| and falling off in export buying did
| a good deal in the last week to ease
Off the wheat market. December and
May. the chief speculative options suf-
fered net losses of 41s to SIS cents
July delivery, which has been at
heavy discount from the active futures,
scored X to 1 cent advance.
In point of time the pause in export
buying came first. Stoppage of demand
from Great Britain was first noticed
Tuesday. after announcement that the
United States visible supply total had
shown an unexpected increase. Previ-
ously European buying had been ex-
prices. which were due largely to con-
Argentina
For the rest of the week, however.
bullish spectators had to face advices
indicating that at least for some time
the purchasing by Europeans would be
reduced to a minimum in the United
States.
Other Depressing Factors.
One of the chief reasons appeared to
be that all tho available vessel room
for Europe during the next two or
three months had been engaged. There
were also reports that Il large fleet
was being provided to move Australian
wheat and more liberal shipments from
India.
Assertions by Count Apponyi the
Hungarian leader, that peace parieys
would be in progress within four
months proved decided handicap to
the bulls. and so. too, did apparently
unfounded assertions that President
Wilson would make recommendations
foodstuffs. The Apponyi interview.
though, was coupled with the proviso
that prerequisite to peace would be
the crushing of Rumania. On the other
hand, the embargo rumors seemed to
receive no countenance whatever at
the White House.
Highest Corn Level in Years.
Corn attained the highest level in
many years, and held net gains of / Us
cents to cents for the week. One Of
the chief reasons was the prospect of
d virtual failure of the Argentine corn
crop Another cause was the prospect
that Europeans would greatly enlarge
the use of corn an ingredient for
the manufacture of flour.
Oats gained Is cent to l x ala cents,
sympathizing with the upturn in corn
Large receipts of hogs weak ned
provisions. The high cost of cereals
appeared to be unduly forcing the
marketing of swine, and in particular
an undesirable large number of ami
mails too light for packing.
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BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Nd, November Is Il
pm quotations.. observation-disclosures; spot
No. . red, 1.s4h; spot No. g red west
ern, 1881; November No. red, 1.S4A ;
December, 1.S4&; steamer No. 2 red.
18TH: receipts, 120.095 bushels; ex-
ports, 5Sa, $50 bushels.
Corn-Weak; November new. 1.02iz; re-
ceipts. 1852 bushels.
Oats-Quiet, No. 2 white. 63a631a =;
standard white. 62aS2h; No. 3, white,
Rye-Easier; No. western export,
1.57; receipts, 99,111 bushels.
Hay-Steady; No. l timothy and No.
clover mixed, unchanged.
Grain freights-No quotations.
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Money to Loan :
Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today to the
following: 90
w E. Lester trustee. to repair shop at $3.50;
h street northwest: estimated cost. $50.
Grace L. Dickey, tn repair dwelling at 1441
PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast; estimated cost.
800
A. $. Caywood, TO repair dwelling at As 1
street northwest: estimated cost, 81 O0U.
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Labor Scarce at Coal Mines.

Scarcity of labor at coal mines has
been found by agents of the Depart
ment of Justice to be one of the factors
in the increased price of coal. The in
vestigatien Is not complete. but inquiry
at Tennessee and Kentucky mines has
shown an increased cost of mining
cod there Of about s2.bQ per. ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, November 1S.-Butter--
Higher; creamery, 35a40.
Eggs-Higher; receipts, 2,s4S cases
f1rsts. 39a39h; ordinary firsts. 37a3s;
at mark. cases included. 33a3S1s.
Potatoes-Receipts. 40 cars; I'M
changed.
Poultry-Alive, lower; fowls. IS
springs, Is.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, November IS. - Flour
unsettled. Pork unsettled. Beef steady.
L.ard-Easy; middle west, 17.30a17.4o.
Enthusiastically.
Hay-Firmer; No. ], l.10a1.15; No. 2.
LOS; No. 3. s5: shipping. 86aSb.
Hides firm. Leather firm.
Coffee-Rio No. Z. sA futures steady;
December, SIG; March, $40.
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Cottonseed Oil Market Firm.

NEW YORK. November 1s,-The cot.
tonseed oil market closed firm. Spot
IL. 60 bid; November, 12.65als.85: De.
cember, 12.60al2.65: January, I260s
r2.6l; February. 12.6oa13.63; March
t2. s4a12.6b; April, 12.63a1s.6S; May
IL. Sead2.71; June, 12.70a12.84. Total
sales. II, 800 bales.
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New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK. November 18.-The
statement of the actual condition Of
clearing house banks and trust COM
panies for the week shows that they
hold S79.S97,080 reserve In excess Of
legal requirements. This is a decrease
of sls,s7I,170 from last week.
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French Bourse Is Quiet.

PARIS. November 1S.-Trading was
quiet on the bourse today; rentes. 81
francs 10 centimes; exchange on Lon
don, 81 francs 81. centimes; per cent
loan, 81 francs Is centimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18
INTERIOR BUYING SUSTA|NS
STOCK TRADING FOR WEEK
Local Selling Is More Than Over
come and Coppers and Allied Is
sues Are Features.

NEW YORK. November 1S.-There
were times during this weeks excess
sively active and unbridled speculation
when it seemed likely that prices
might undergo downward revision or
impairment as a result of the read
justment of opinions resulting from
recent political events.
Local selling was more than over
come by interior buying, however, and
the interruption to the almost steady
advance of the past three months
proved to be only temporary.
Coppers and allied stocks were the
outstanding features, those issues in
the aggregate far exceeding United
States Steel and all other industrials.
equipments and munitions.
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COPPERS AND STEELS
MAKE LARGE ADVANCES
New High Records on Bethlehem,
500; ON Steel Common. 1865.
Public Runs Market.
Other Industrials and Rails Are
More or Less Neglected, Former
Losing Fractiona1ly.

NEW YORK, November 1s.-The
market started with another rush i'm
mediately upon the opening, and while
the coppers and metal shares all con-
tinued to advance right up to the close
the rest of the list weakened on profit
taking sales.
There seems to be no way to stop
the advance of the coppers. With sales
of the metal reported at 80 cents a
pound, the profits Of corporations pro-
ducing copper around IL to Is cents a
pound. and millions of pounds, must be
enormous.
The public has taken the market
away from the professionals and domi
nate it They are specializing and in
Vesting. They favor odd lots, but have
made many larger purchases, and they
will have none of the munitions or
railway shares, preferring the metals to
all others
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Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, Novem-
Der lS.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
rivers both were clear this morning.
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NEW YORK COTTON.

,,ot.,ions furnished by W. 3. Hibbs & Co..
rn,,on exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18
CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. b. Hibbs 4 Co
members New York Stock Exchange.
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WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Tomorrow; Little
Temperature Change.

For the District of Columbia. fair
tonight and tomorrow. not nHuch
change in temperature: lowest tenn
perature tonight about thirty-two to
thirty four degrees; gentle to moderate
southwest and west winds.
For Maryland, fair tonight and To-
morrow; not much change in tenn
perature; moderate to fresh southwest
and west winds.
For Virginia, fair tonight and tomor-
row; moderate westerly winds
For West Virginia, fair tonight and
tomorrow; not much change in tenn
perature.
Tide Tables.
compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey)
Today-Low tide, 1886 am. and 2:l1
u, M; high tide, s:33 am. and 3:uo PM.
Tomorrow-Low tide. "2S am; ana
1907 PM: high tide, 9:21 am. and 1853
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-sun rose. 6:52 am; sun sets,
4:53 pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises. s:5S am; sun
sets, 4:52 pm.
Moon sets l pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours. g.
The following were the readings or
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-io
hours beginning at pm yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures pm. 80;
s pm, At; IL midnight. a; today. 1
am, ii: 8 am, 80; IL noon, 43; pm.
"a. Maximum, 81. at 4:30 pm. yester-
day: minimum, 3s at am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, SO, minimum, ~.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4 pm, 299o;
s pm, 29s7; IL midnight. 2s9s today
4 am, 5000; 8 am, 1905, IL noon,
1904; pm, 5000.
Condition Of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at 3 am: Great Falls-Temperatnr
~. condition, s. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature, Al; condition at north
connection, Z; condition at south con
nection, T. Georgetown distributing
eservoir-Temperatur As; condition
at inf,uent gatehouse, Z; condition at
effiuent gatehouse, Z.
Weather in Various Cities.
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Condition of the Treasury.

The condition IF the United States
Treasury at the close of business yester-
day was: Net balance in general fund
sI33,013,7s0: total ordinary receipts,
se.212.1Ii: total ordinary payments.
$3,s5S,66o. The deficit this fiscal year
is $97.2S9.943. against deficit Of
si9.14s.152 last year. exclusive of Pan
anna canal and public debt transactions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18

France is importing Chinese labor for
its munitionx factories. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18

Akron's factories all give yearly
picntcs for employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18

or all colors. red is the most con-
spicuous at . distance.
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NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. November 13-Butter
Steady: receipts. 6.s77 packages
creamery, higher than extras. 411sa42;
do. extras t92 score), Al; firsts. 33a
401.: seconds. 36I.a3S,a.
Eggs-Strong; receipts, 1915 cases;
fresh gathered. extra fine. 47a4s; ex-
ira firsts, 44ai6; frsts. 41a43; seconds,
37a40: nearby hennery. whites. fine to
fancy. 65a72; do, browns, 5oa57
Cheese-F'irm; receipts, 1856 boxes
state. fresh, specials. 2ia24h; do. av-
erage fancy, 23M.
Live poultry-Firm: chickens, 20;
fowls. 17als; turkeys. 20a22. Dressed
quiet; chickens. 19a31: fowls. 141sag2
turkeys 19a30
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18
Record Prices for Metals.

Virtually every one of the metal
stocks rose to record prices. their up
swing being accompanied by unprece-
dented quotations for all the baser
products.
1t Is generally recognized by now
that the copper production of this
country Is sold OUT for the first hall
of the coming year. if not beyond that
period. AS for spot" copper in the
commercial sense, that staple has be-
come more scarce than almost any OF
the so-called precious metals.
Conditions scarcely less favorable
continue to apply to the steel indus
try in which further advance of much
needed finished products, including
rails, were duly scheduled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18
POWDER STOCKS.

ou.,.tiops furnished BY W. b. Hibbs & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18
Largest for Week End Session.

For week end session today's oper-
atoms were the largest and most excit-
ing of almost any day since the reopen
ing of the exchange in December.
1914. Huge dealings in coppers based
upon trade conditions and circumstan-
tial rumors of mergers and eonsolida-
lions were the outstanding feature.
New high records were made by prac-
tically all issues of that description. as
we'll as by United States Steel and
Bethlehem Steel,
Other industrials added to substantial
gains of the early week. but here and
there realizing resulted in irregularity
or heavinesS. Rails were negligible
factor at best. showing only minor
changes on small trading.
The closing was strong.
Bonds also were strong. especially
copper and industrial issues.
Total sales approximated 100000
shares.
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Other Declines Are Smaller.

The declines that followed elsewhere
in the list than the metals did not go
very far-A to Y point covering the
general loss. The gains on the con-
trary were decidedly important: Smel-
ter, 1 IS; Anaconda. l Is; American Zinc.
Sc; Inspiration Copper, az; kennicott,
Copper. 8; Lackawanna, ,: point, and
Steel common. which made new high
record of 1858, nearly point better,
while Bethlehem Steel, with new high
at 500 share was 20 points higher.
Central Leather reacted 4 points;
Baldwin Locomotive, X: while Inter-
national Paper common made Il 2 point
gain.
In the rails Chesapeake and Ohio
gained a point; Reading, Il; Rock
Island, a fraction. while the volume of
trading was very light, the industrials
dominating even in more pronounced
manner than heretofore.
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Bethlehem Steel, $500.

Bethlehem Steel common stock passed
into the very exclusive class of high
priced shares this morning when it
sold at $500 share. This is nearly
$3.50 a share above what it was selling
for a little over two years ago.
1t was announced this morning that
the corporation had booked a twenty
hve-million- dollar contract, probably
for munitions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18
Rivals Copper Movements.

The shares of numerous Independent
steel and iron companies rivaled the
movement in coppers. and several of
the leading issues in that class, nota :
bly, Republic Iron and sloss Sheffield
Steel, are expected to disburse profits
in the form of dividends before long.
Rails were mostly under depression
due to the determination of their
executives to fight the eight-hour law.
Earnings of the prominent systems
continue to make favorable COMPARE
son with excellent returns of recent
months. and the restoration of CheSa-
peake and Ohio to a dividend basis is
likely to be followed by other roads
Of the same class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18
FAIRLY ACTIVE TRADE
IN LOCAL SECURITIES
Railway Common Sold at 80, the
Preferred Being Steady at SO.
Lanston Easy.
Mergenthaler Shares Moved UP
Three Points to 17S-Bonds in
Moderate Demand.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

In the aggregate very fair volume
o. business was transacted on the
Washington Stock Exchange today.
and prices We're generally steady to
firm.
Probably one of the most important
transactions was the sale of 100 shares
of Washington Railway and Electric,
the largest single sale in months. at
so. thereby establishing market
price, heretofore marked chiefly by bid
and asked prices widely apart.
The preferred share of the same
corporation were firm at 50.
MerSeptha1er was again a leader in
strength and sales We're made at 11S
three points advance on yesterdays
quotation. while I.anston, the other
typesetter. sold off to ,6#. Washing
ton was steady al ~.
Bonds were in good request. at 100 Is
for a small bond of the Capital Traction
Company. 81 for hallway Is and TO- Z
for Graphophone 6s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-18
Gold to London.

A shipment of $4,000 gold to London
was made yesterday by the Chase Ma
tional Bank of New York. Five ship
ments have recently been made, the
total export being s2i0,0o0. They are
special operations. and not warranted
by the rates of exchange. which are
still against London. and the opera
ton is accomplished at a net loss to
the importing bank of "a per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
NEW STEEL BUYING
SLACKENS At LAST
Mills Still Under Pressure 10
Meet Demands.

Trade publications report that new
purchasing OF steel products has 9 last
.f.ckrrcd and less is heard o. iur-
t.or advance DO prices. There is, or
course. great demand on the mills.
end short, -e OF labor and other handi-
caps 20 production are interesting
makers rather than the amount OF
business offered
.Tre Iron Age" says: There is the
same urgent demand upon the mills
for The delivery OF steel. good deai
of 10 overdue. but the market Is less
.everlsh and new buying ls lighter.
Manufacturing consumers are covered
fo~ some months ahead and the Tear
Of not being able 10 get material ior
their operaf.ous ln the second hall OF
the year Is less a factor
"Narch Is rated hy leaders N the
rtc iron market a. the month or rec
rrd transactions ir merchant non.
data gathered from Northern and VIZ
-Ir.A furnaces indicating over LOU O1u
tom. eoli Prices are Tel held, Dui
the rau.d advances producers have pre-
dIrted aVaI 70 the coming OF an urgent
a, ward f0r SPOT iron such as has been
seen 20 no time in the last year move
mcnt" I'D,
THE Iron Trade REVIEW VIII say
"lfcre taking Of business no longer
holds OUT much interest 20 steel manu-
facturers. as new Offering are so tree
mondous that only o moderate proper
tion Of them can be accepted because
oF tho limitations OF canacity me
main merchaudi question for pro
t.co~s 60 settle ~ present Is not what
20 sell. bur what not 20 cell Beyond
tr's the chief problem relates 20 th.e
turning on. Of pho orders now in hand.
Operating considerations at this time
ave receiving more serious attention
-han market matters. for some mills
ALREADY have found that they are over
sold on the'r expected production for
the current year.
ordinations Of r probable advance
IN steel rail prices IN the near future
have onorated 90 stimulate inquiry
among the railroads. Many OF the lat
tor now want 20 close tonnages for the
last half ~ next year in q few cases
for 1915 delivery. The mills. however.
s~o ro- inclined 20 sell a. prevailing
prices beyond July Of next year The
cxpected advance In rail prices prob.
ab'v will not be forthcoming until
around May T."