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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30

weil-beaten eggs, one cup milk,
ONE tablespoon ,rlluNer, and lastly.
beating all the time add one cup
weak vinegar. Cook until thick
and creamy, stirring all the time.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30
II DON'T SUFFER
ANY MORE
sFeel Like a New Person"
says Mrs. Hamilton.

New Castle, Ind" From the time
I was eleven years old until was seven
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30
Notes
- for Our
Bird Club

To join our Bird Club write these
words:
Il will not tharm the birds. 1 will
do what l can to protect them"
Sign your name and address, and
send to Mrs. w. j. Lancelot, Extra,
Iowa.
A United States government re
port says that at the least calcula-
ton the sparrows save the farm
ers of this country eighty-nine mil
lion dollars every year.
1t is a we'll known fact that in
scots carry disease germs. 1t is
estimated trhat two-thirds of the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30

ALI birds of beautiful plumage
are insect eaters Let us do all we
can to keep them with US.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30

worlds diseases are caused by them
So we see how necessary it is to
have birds to do the work til
nature intended them to do.
ALI birds of beautiful plumage
are insect eaters Let us do all we
can to keep them with us.
The south park system of Chi
cago feeds it's birds regularly. Tons
of food are used each winter.
We wonder how many of our
boys and girls have feeding places
for the birds When the snow COW
ers their food many birds will
starve if they are not fed, and
many more will go AWAY
Chipping Sparrows still visit our
feeding shelf. Even after the storm
and cold of last week they came
and seemed as happy as ever.
Chipping sparrows usually go South
during the winter, but if food and
protection is furnished them they
may stay with us all the year.
1t would he a good plan to put
up bird houses now. The birds
would be glad to have these
places for shelter from the winter
storms, and then they would be
ready for nesting places in the
spring.
Were it not for the birds the
people of the world would all die,
because there would be nothing
for them to- eat. Those who have
made a study of the matter say
that If it We're not for the
birds we would all starve.
There is story | know about
Rosenbaum. Rosenbaum has sold
Cassidy a consignment of goods, al
lowing him sixty days in which to
pay. When the time was UP Cas-
sidy had not paid and Rosenbaum
sent him the following letter:
Mr.. Cassidy, dear sir: Who
bought some goods from my store
sixty days ago? You.
Who promised to pay for them
at the end OF that time and didn't
pay? YOU"
Who is a liar. thief, and a
scoundrel? Your truly.
Abe Rosenbaum''
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30

worlds diseases are caused by them
So we see how necessary it is to
have birds to do. the work til,
nature intended them to- do.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30

III Sllpped night Through my fingers
And left them wet and cold,
That pretty little snowflake
tried so hard to- hold.
GOODBYE, ROBIN.
Goodbye, sweet Robin; All summer
You have cheered our hearts with
your joyous song.
Sweeter than bells from the chapel
ltllymg
The mathis and vespers that you
have SUI, 6.
Meath the SUNNY skies we have
i heard your voice
Ascend in anthems, Rejoice, Re
II joice.
We have heard you singing in the
rain,
When clouds hung low round the
dripl ing pane
We have watched the CLEAN of you'll
crimson lreast
AS yom ho.ered over your cradle
nest,
Tender.y guarding your fledgings
there
With a parents loving and anxious
But the snow will come and the
winds will Shrek,
And aid around will be hare and
II bleak;
And you mmst away TO a southern
land,
Where the warm waves lap ON the
warm white sand.
But we shall tn NIX Of you, far away
And wait fer the coming of the day
When the mathis and vespens that
you shall sing
Herald the coming of sunny Spring.
Goodbye, sweet robin, for you
must fly
Away to the Southland. Goodbye,
good !e.
Why The Animals DO Not Sing.
ibid my ltble readers ever hear
this fable Whether you have
Il, ~ i,
repeating.
1t was the donkey who suggested
that the animals should learn to
sing. After prachcin simple tunes
in the moonlight, he decided that
all animals should lsarn to sing,
so the donkey asked the Owls
advice.
WHO shal sing? Who? Who
Who? inquired the owl, scarcely be-
lieying his own ears.
Why" said the donkey, the
horse, the COW, the sheep, the lit
tile lambs, squrre.s, the big wild
animals, all should learn to- sing. l
l could, -"
Say no more" interrupted the
owl But it would be better for
animals to sing like the birds,
and birds should be their teach
yArs..' Z
ITO be sure" agreed the good
a ,s,l,o,, Ssp,,t n,ox,y cb,l1
ers.'
Call a convention" said the owl.
Invite all the animals and all the
birds. Glasses can be funmed and
teachers chosen. Wildcats Wild doubt
Less prefer catbird music. Wrens
sha teach the squirrels, for squir-
is and wrlms carry their tails aft
| ter the same fashion, and scolld in
the same manner, SO the squirrels
should earn 10 sag like wrens.
| Cows have no more music in their
souls than cowbirds, So the COW
| birds shall teach the cows"
Il and my family choose the bobo-
llibh ioI CuI totcHSi, NiIeIpoSSu
the donkey; Ills music is so futI
OF ups and downs. l have often
| I'll d to imita g the boboli1k's sweet
strains
| Enough" cautioned the owl.
Sing no more, my friend, until the
bobolink shall teach thee the mu-
n
There WAS a. moment of silence
before the owl resumed: "Fox-spar-
rows shall take the foxes in charge,
and l myself will teach the hoot
to the entdre company. Such music
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30
POOR DOG BRIGHT.

POOR DOG BRIGHT.
Poor Dog Bright,
Ran off with all his might,
Because the cat was after him.
Poor Dog Bright.
Poor Cat Fright
Ran off with all her might,
Because the dog was after her
Poor Cat Fright.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30

SOME GOOD FRUIT SALAD.
Chop one cup of apples; one cup
of celery; one-half cup of walnuts.
Add salad dressing
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30

The south park system of Chi
cago feeds its birds regularly. Tons
of food are used each winter.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30

We wonder how many of our
boys and girls have feeding places
for the birds When the snow COW
ers their food many birds will
starve if they are not fed, and
many more will go away.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1916-11-30
FOR THO
: CHILDREN

l tried to- catch a snowflake
Within my hand today
AS soon as l had ciasped it
felt lit run away.
1t Slipped right through my fingers
And left them wet and cold,
That pretty little snowflake
tried so hard to- hold.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
SECURITIES SOLD AT AUCTION.

g.. 900 Consumers Park Brswing Company
OF brooklyn nrst. mortEase 3 per cept.
soid bonds; due July !. 1919. -.
rs shares Electric Corporation. IS shares
New Yor,.; Phonoeraph Company. 60
shares E.cotric iheht Company Of
t nStHDs' worss' go shares wyai,
Chromatic Printing Company, 80. lot.
1919 shares Cordova Consolidated Mining
q, shares Trow Directory. Printing and
Bookbinding Company and sia scrip
per share.
IS shares II, II, Claim Company common.
a.. 900 Old Dominion and Duluth Land and
Improvement Association = per cent
eertiheates, ~ per cent; pa,h; ti.oo9
Improvement Assoclati on 6 per cent.
dividend ccrtihcated. registered. tl
a.. 500 Electric Corporation 2 per cent.
registered debenture bonds, due April
/, 1899. $50 lot.
Central Trust Company cert,hoate dated
ton OF assets. II any. Of National Lin.
snare: :s:G S.tions, isn.ssi Oh comp4 IN
y, shares Chatham and Phends National
10 shHrs. STANDARD Roller Bearing Com.
% sSss.s Grssnpoint Moulding Company.
100 sssssSs. Edison Portland Cement Com
no sSayes Edison Portland Cement Com.
,,J V: .S.r ssm M.sS. q 81 esm ;%srs' ~ lot.
1000 shares Trout Creek Copper Company.
800 Chsrss cs,,sornia. Nevada Exploration
Company. % not.
s,.se: ~ n ssnS Ss,.a' cg gUns Pc. co ss",;
:: ! ~ cc Y A.1 rsss. s csp%%s.''' Boston
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
R~Aaouing II Out.

Il am bnrish on this market, says
one broker. mot In spite Of but be-
cause OF the earnings statements ana
official estimates OF profits now being
made. II is all very well to say that
the position of stocks Is all the stronger
because earnings that were only In
prospect six months ago are now III
actually. But II must be remembered
that the essence of speculation. and par
ticularly OF speculation Of the kind seen
In the past year. Is mystery. Stocks
have not gone up when every one knew
how much they were earning n how
much they could pay. That is why the
speculation has been IN the war brides
and not in the rails. The public appetite
was made at the beginning and II was
made by huge advances like those In
Bethlehem, Crucible and Submarine
Boat. After those experiences people
refused to speculate on expectations Of
a moderate return or even "A large re-
turn when his appeared to be more
or less fixed. Every new Spectator
came TO the Street looking for some
thing he could buy cat 40 n sell at 400,
like Bethlehem. or something he could
buy at 90 and sell above par. He wanted
huge profits II he wanted them quickly
In other words, he wanted to gamble.
II he were assured positively that Cruel
BILE Steel common was to be placed on
a 8 per cent. dividend basis a
year hence. n that was all that
could be expected of It. he wouldn't
want the stock. But he would buy the
same stock at any price If he were told
that a ten point move was under way
for some mysterious reason. The pres
ent IL not an investors market, IL is
a spectators market. and it must he
remembered that a year ago the street
was comparatively bare Of stocks; now
II has them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
CAnAAlAa stocks.

International Nickel, Canadian Pacific
And Dome Mines were sold heavily from
the start. But curiously enough. u large
number OF people In the street did not
see the news Of the additional taxation
In the morning papers. The
market for these shares had gone almost
the limit OF the decline before the news
was repeated on the news slips and by
the tickers. n the financial district
as a whole learned the reason for the
weakness. The selling came from all
over. Canada WAS n seller. In fact. II
was stated OF good authority that Ca
madam spectators had evidently received
wind OF the development on Tuesday.
inasmuch as they were constant sellers
OF stocks all that day. AS far az Inter-
national Nickel was concerned. recent
developments. including the change in
the capital stock and the listing of this
stock on the exchange. had placed n In
n somewhat vulnerable position. The
fall was violent and was apparently
helped long ny liberal short selling.
Friends Of the stock. while admitting
that the news was an undoubted shock.
were inclined to think that the impor-
anc Of the change az affecting profits
might easily be overdone. The tax as
now proposed will not impair the COM
pany's ability to pay the present divi-
dend. The last statement showed the
dividend earned with a good surplus.
Current earnings are understood to be
very much larger.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
THE METALS MARKET.
Copper Holds strength Tin and
shelter Firm, Lead higher.

Conner lost no strength yesterday. a.
though the demand was a little, less ac-
tive for shipment over the third quarter
li,eries OF course are confined to small
lots, FOR which holding Interests are ash
ing oSa~ to .sc. April and May deIiN cries
are Also relatively quiet but fran At - to
gsLc., while FOR June the demand Is more
active at 2it". july aud August electro.
lytic II selling at ~ To :1h&c. The wire
drawers yesterday again advanced prices
ward and so. :, for quick shipment, Tho
largest wlro drawers are, sold for months
ahead. Tho London market Tor American
electroiytic continued steady NJ 1886 los
on futures, There were no further exports
from Atlantic ports.
Tin was iirm for spot and for future
positions, hut the demand was less active,
Spot was dlf,.ult to buy under a. Feb,
lhc. April. at ti'sc, and june. July and
August vi <OI to iir, Late In the day
higher prices were being atked for ship.
vance OF fa In tho singapore mar&ct.
Spot straits tin q, London way up II At
London. but standard reccd"d los. on spot
and futures; The steamship 81. Pau ar.
ions, making total arrivals at New York
and outports slncr February 1857 tons.
Spelter continued in good demand and
nrmer. with spot at Fast ~, lodis difficult
guoisbIs at isx to sOc,.' March at ,sItS
f9hc,. aud April, May and Juns at isc,
The London insI&et WAS UP Il ON spot and
e. on futures.
Company advanced the price OF lead nvs
yolnt... o, u pei. ton, to s.so, New Yori.
continued sctivc. The London market WAS
uasS.asss. : !. iss and snsli.s LEAD "ss
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
GOSSIP OF A STREET.


Considering the state Of market senti-
ment the weakness In the market was
not notable. Outside uf the group af-
fected by the new Canadian budget
plan Oeclines were not very severe. The
dealings were small OH the whole. II
In true that the market was "A thin one
and o selling poorly with a few cx.
ceptions, such az Steel but the down
ward movement appeared TO be a con-
~tinuntion Of the desultor, liquidation OF
previous sessions rather than any fresh
development. In some quarters wonder
was expressed that the market WAS not
weaker than II was. There was no
doubt that the professional attitude
toward h market has turned decidedly
bearish. Gloom prevailed In the com.
mission houses. where the setback in
the boom in the coppers In taken very
seriously. The failure Of the coppers
TO maintain all of their misc has been
taken a. additional proof that the mar
ket Ia In no position to &C up. The hun
campaign. II Ia claimed, has failed. The
market has lost its punch. There Ia too
much bad news for II to 20 up. Some.
times q warning Is added against selling
stocks short. because there II too much
good news for them 70 20 down.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
Dome Mines.

The market for Dome Mines felt the
shock Of the news OF the Canadian tax.
alton proposals keenly. Apart from the
fact that being a gold mine the conn.,
pany has not shared in the exceptional
profits due TO the war. the new taxation
will bear especially hard on companies
Of small capitalization IN proportion to
their earnings. Dome Mines has a par
value Of SO n pays 20 per cent. The
7 per cent. exemption therefore leaves
IA per cent. upon which the tax will
fall. The theory was advanced later In
the day that considerations OF this kind
might lead to changes being made in the
measure as now proposed. Possibly the
market for Dome Mines was helped by
this. People with Canadian connections,
however. were not ~sangu!ne OF This
point. They said that there was no sign
of my criticism. much less opposition. to
the new form OF taxation In Canada.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
Live stock Market.

''f 4"
Receipts of beeves were 1925 head. In
Guiding 30 cars for tho market. steers
opened slow, but prices were Just about
steady; bulls were In fair demand ~
Mondays figures; choice far cows We're
firm to IA shade higher: others slow TO a
shade lower. Poorest to best steers spld
at 81 Il $3.50 per 100 lbs, bulls at s. a 81. 10;
COWS al 81 1850. Dressed beef was in
moderate demand u, iOal%'ac, for city
dressed native sides,
Receipts 81 calves wer. 1871 head, In.
In moderate demand at barely steady
prices. other calves lower. Common TO
choice veals sold at sgnsl3 per mo lbs.
culls at $7nss,aO; BARNARD calves al o. 30
ns6; yearlinxs at $5at5.I6, Dressed
calves steady Al ~ a zoe. Cor city dressed
veils. and l?ig W., for country dressed.
Receipts 81 sheep and lambs were 3,4ss
head. Including about cts cars for this
market, Prices were fairly steady. quality
considered. No strictly prime stock WAS
offered. Inferior Ia sacd sheep lcwcsl
sold at $bdS7.50 per 100 lbs. ordinary 10
fairly good lambs a slo6OaNi so,
dressed lambs at ~. a%isse.; best hos
dressed az lsc. country dressed hIthoute
lambs lower Al 500 ~ per carcass,
Rrsripts OF hogs were %,5a3 head, In.
Guiding -. cars for the market. Prices
easy, sales. mainly light hogs. were Ss,6O
3 80 per 100 lbs. roughs At u. es u -.
CouDtry dressed hogs stesdy st s@iic,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
THE COFFEE MARKET
Prices Continue Upward love-
New High ReCOPds.

Interest n III" coffee market continues 10
broaden and prices are working steadily M.
wAu ohy week Aso ~. apirart.i on the
llsf Tor the <irsi time since the war hsan
IN Europe, AMI yesterday all tho a1ive po.,.
Tons sold at NJ. or over. lavender touchiny
safe New hisiI records for th. season we're
established and AZ tn" adv an,c values We're
~ to itS points above the low poiut OF tho
season. made last September.
Whllc the higher freight rates from Brazil
haN" been the principal reason tor the adj.
vance financial conditions " Rrazi' arc Nv.
'i"vsd 90 tie lnproving, a, least Rio EXCHANGE
on infdnn Is hardening ana yesterday showed
an advance of SGD. maxim. q total adv aIr,r
Of II sd IN tho last week. Cos, and ireigh
offers were very Irregular, but prices Mere
ii'n. with Sautus H. quoted AZ 9.~. TO
lo1;". for. sixty. day shipments London
credits, The local spot market was firm and
ouN"rs asaln showed Increasing confidence IN
values RIO : were quoted At &c, and
santos Is Al loi.c.
The official Brazilian cable reported an al
vance OF ." reiH IN the Rio market ana 10
RES ~ santos. Receipts al the two ports
Prices follow:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

rNREAsoSARl.E TREASURY, Rat.
, ,s., ~ '"f r ! : Xp' D.par TIM 1"s' rS w."
lation OF NoyomS.r -, lsl-, issued under
s.rtion 3, Panama 'anai at. prescribing
a. /. prerequisite for admission tre", unlrrr
,h.t III" importations conform I" 'hr IL
s'tiption IN IA. section j. nnrr"sohanl'
IN that 4, requires the importer To pro-
iucc she affidavit OF persoils over whom
he has No control AMI l., therefore IN
valid" III. m"rchar.i,s' in'oln"I N th;s
case consisted Of marine CIV" pitch. when
r.s cln..in.d 10y tn collector ~ 'u>
toms at Rostou as a non enumerated mai.
ufac,urei ar,i,i" dutishl. at 20 pr '"Et
.c, Of 1909 Tho importers protested that
tn. goods w-ro entitled 10 IRE" entry und"t,
in the nam" of John A '"nkry q 60.
Tho Board ~ General Appraisers 'uS.
tanned tn" p,ot's, ana NE ',","rm,h,h'
apprulcd. Judge smith. VII" rendered tnt
court. opinion IN this case. .tld IN
,hr iigNi or the testimony. which Is m.
eautraiigt"i. anil ~ Wow -, W." "a. IN.
ton under discussion, We must hoid may
the seventeen drums Of mar!n' gilr pIt.h
involved ~. this appeal "er" 'nt''ed 10
free entry
BEET KNIrl: .SitAItrENERS.Gocd.
o. tn American Express company, sh"i'l
"~'ici.is free ~ duty. ind"r paragraph Ssi,
,.rlu at Of 1913, according 10 a de-
c!sion by the Unit'd states 'outt o. Us
ms App.als. Thesr articles, witch are
useI Tor sharpeutng sc.calloI beet Knives.
werr taxed Tor duty AZ III" rat" OF 20
per cont, ad ,s'orem; under rnr.grapm ~;
provided for, The importers protested 70
ihc BoarA 81 General Appraise's, and this
trihuna. sustained the CAIN Tor 'rre "H!ls'
The Government thcn appealed TO the u.
tens ,our, In an EFFORT to hay. tie, toarn:
Bindings reversed. Judge smith holds 'hat
these "fraises," being shown 20 DO ihlls'
,.,p-.Il. IN tho pperatlDIl' III tlt tNtl ktiH
Ing machines and used eHGluslr'li !ot Una,
purpos-, the cutting machines being shown
t. be indispensable to III" operation OF tn"
beet sugar factory, are rntl'l"n '" Hoe
entry under paragraph "''
CHURCH wINpows,-r, y, vandesrnt
4 Co, won before tho Board Of United
States Gon.ra, Appraisers yesterday IN a
claim for the free entry OF stained g!Ass
~indSMs' imported +" n' o onir!aIs assessed
duty al the rate Of 80 per cent AZ Na."r'm,,
under paragraph 80 of the !arin n., q,
1913. The board hollis nay M W,"'u"wHyy
under para graph Oo''
WRONG CLAIM MADE. Because Ar,
thur G~eorfr"y mad tue wrong 'lsi'h n Il
protest against tnS 'GisH'Irs r,assnn'T.
ovrrru,ed hy the Board ~ United states
General Appraiser This cloth was cla-si,
cotton viii duty a, he rate OF 30 per
tsrln &C, Of isis. The importers claimed
dniy az , Under Ta' pa =. sM. 'ssbss'' r Ts"'' pr sH
,es,snt further contsndcd tina, the cIo,l!
contained yarn The av.rae' number OF
y %n,sh s was , inom ,lo, >, 70 ron'.lus a' sar w'' the
average number OF which was ~, Tho
proper rlsi,n not being made the protest
II overruied.
s@.Ho .nsSrr a'0 y. rASt""nii.'S.%"'ns 0'S %.r o. 80 ISI snS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
BEARISH PRESSURE
TELLS ON COTTON
General Selling Offsets Buy.
inr for Liverpool Arbi-
trage Account.
POSITION OF HOLDERS

,,,.- a session In which general sell.
In, nreyAlled over the arb!trage buying
~ Liverpool and covering Of shorts
v,,,on Yesterday closed around the low.
A., level ~ the last month or %.
,nproyimately the same prices were
.,s,crrd late In January. but the bear
.,sneu, If the Cotton Exchange seems
mite confident OF a further break.
,Lo1, tho only support came from
t,y,rpool straddlcrs and there was very
ME inclination on the part Of the small
hull contingent to give any support.
The news Of the day contained "A scat
,.riur ~ messages from Texas
Eastern belt points telling Of more lib
ora, offerings and weakening on the
mar, Of holders. The leading Southern
r,rke,4 were unchanged to 10 points
,ouer. with Augusta making the heavf-
a., decline 10 the basis OF 11.56 for
riddling
rho near future of the market ap-
oars 10 hinge on the attitude OF the
south both as to the holding Of the
I'D crop and preparations for tho new.
Tho outlook II for Il considerable In.
-easc In acreage. although farmers
arc lkely to lay stress on the inferior
quality - the fertilizer that will be
used this season
II + probable that the trade has un.
dsrestlma,ed the holdings OF old crop
co,ton by farmers. 1t has been geness
ais assumed that most growers dis
,.sed of their crop n that the load
was being carried ty merchants. Cot
ton men who have returned recently
no., the South, however, say that an
unusually large percentage Of cotton n
ell held on the farms. On the other
hand. banks are unusually lepient to-
ward borrowers who have cotton to
oTer As collateral.
rs q matter Of fact some Northern
htakers are reported to have been going
through tire South seeking TO loan
money 90 reputable manufacturers,
small banks and cotton dealers. This
money is being offered as low rs AZ
T., 3 per cent. In very hrge quantities.
This policy Is likely 10 make any decline
tedious process unless the amount OF
sentative long contracts In the market
IA been underestimated.
Abou, the chief offset TO the bearish
,nii,ioEs now prevailing aside from the
.,ronr position OF holders IL the splendid
.,a'e Of the textile industry in the
United states. The yarn business n on
, record sale and the volume il well
maintained. with prices very high.
southern mills are said to be making
ION - 20 40 per cent profit.
one Texas wire yesterday stated that
there would be large increases In the
cotton acreage in Texas n Oklahoma,
q. "a good deal Of winter wheat and
oa's lad beer killed. and this would
sid automatically to the cotton acreage
Market closed steady.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
HIGH RECORD IN STEEL ORDERS
IS.OOO.O 600 Tons Booked ~ Waited
states COnCePus.

P~ITTsBrRG, Feb. l6.--Orders for rolled
steel booked by the United States steel
Corporation subsidiaries since February
I approximate 1000, 900 tons In excess
of productive capacity OF the mills. This
indicates that the untitled orders on tho
books OF the big concern to-day asgre-
gate $4,000 o tons. the largest In the
history of the corporation.
Leading steel men say that all the
steel companies In the United States
have now approximately Is, 900. 900 tons
booked. or nearly so per cent. OF their
annual capacity.
The American Steel and Wire Com
pany has an advance Of So
a ton on all wire products.