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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-09-26

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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-09-26

Advertising rates made known upon
application.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1917-09-26

Entered at Blair Post Office as second
Lass matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
Argentina Encourages
Meat Packing Industry

The Argentine government mas gram
cd q concession for a packing house in
Terra del Fuego to Alexandra Menedsz
Behety, who expects to organize syn
dictate to finance the project. The pack
ing house is to be built on the bank OF
the Rio Grande, and the concession
contains an authorization for the build
Ing Of a metal suspension bridge over
the river. this bridge to pass to the
control Of the government fifteen years
from the date Of the concession. The
terms of the concession. as given In the
"Boletin Ofcial," require the compile
ton of the bridge, and the packing
house within two years, the daily ca
nacity of the plant to be not less than
> 600 sheen. with a monthly capacity OF
1000 hogs, should that number be
available. The government agrees to
permit the free entry Of materials
needed for the packing house and the
bridge and to lease to the concession
aire nearly $4,000 acres of land for a
term of ten years. renewable for two
consecutive periods of fifteen years,
without granting the use of such tim
her as NAV be on the land.-COnsuldr
Report.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
CHICAGO GRAIN MEN WANT
HIGHER COMMISSIONS RATES
Increased Salaries to Employees Cited
As a Reason for Advance

Chicago. Feb. "a plan to increase
the commission to be charged for
transactions on the Chicago Board OF
Trade was placed before the directors
to-day.
A special committee appointed 70
consider the question Of increased COM
missions completed it's report yester-
day, recommending that the rate per
5000 bushels be increased to 50 for
members and $40 for non-members. II
yas announced that the question would
be submitted to the board membership
for a referendum vote.
r. W. McKinnon, chairman OF the
special committee, said that the IN
creased rate was made necessary by in
creased salaries for employees and
"other advanced charges"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
THRIFT BONDSFOR
SMALL BUYERS.
New Company to Offer $40
Certificates Based on
High Class Bonds

A new plan TO promote thrift is about
to be launched. Within the next few
weeks thrift bonds" in denominations
as low as SO will be placed on sale IN
department and drug stores, cigar
stands and other places where people
60 10 spend their money by company
organized for the purpose by group
of New York bankers and business
men.
The company will be known as the
National Thrift Bond Corporation and
purposes to sell small denomination
certificates. based on municipal, county
state and national bombs,
This, the hackers of the enterprise
say, will give people Of thrifty turn
of mind an opportunity to invest their
savings in absolutely safe securities
Auopo the trustees Of the corpora
ton are the following: Clarence H.
Kelsey, president of the Title Guar
antee and Trust Company; Adolpn
Lewisohn. head of the great Lewlsohn
copper interests; Henry Rogers WIN
throp, Of Harris, Winthrop & Co.. a
director OF the Equitable Trust Com
nanv: William Fellowes Morgan, presi-
dent Of the Merchants Association OF
New York; R. Baysrd Cutting, cap
i,alist. and Andrew Squire, lawyer
of Cleveland.
The directors include Lindley NJ
Garrison, former Secretary of war;
Henry Bruere, ice-president of the
American Metal Company; Henry r.
Cooper, vice president of the Equitable
Trust Company; E. C. Delafeld, presl-
dent Of the Franklin Trust Company;
F.. Y. Gallaher, vice-president of the
Western Union; James 1mbrie, OF
William Morris Imbrie & CO., bankers;
Charles P. Rowland, of the, law Arm
Of Murray, Prentice & Rowland; Oar
win r. James, jr., president Of the
American Chicle Company; ingalls,
Kimball; John Harsen Rhoades, head
Of the investment banking firm OF
Rhoades & Co. and Jesse Isidor Straus,
head of r. II. Macy G. Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
News Digest
Foreign

Money Tighter in London.-LHnds,
Feb. 9.-The arrival Of the Amshn
mail removed fair amount Of moag
from the market to-day, and, with u,
heavy applications for the war lsv,
conditions we're tighter. Diseou.
rates were steady.
The stock market showed no sin u
expanding business. Oil shares bad
good tone and home rails maihhins!
their frmness, except Underrvur!
Electric income bonds, which declined
eight points on The reduced div!Asal
Marconis. South American stoca nd
foreign bonds were weak Amshu'
securities barely moved and elay.
idle.
Money was quoted at a. per en
Discount rates-Short and Inv
months bills, SIS pee cent. Gold ~
miums at Lisbon, 5000.
Paris Bourse.-Paris, Feb. 9.-fM
ing was dull on the Bourse tod!
Three per cent rentes, SO francs .
confines for cash. Exchange on lnf'
don, q francs s1ls centimes. Fr'
per cent loan. 81 francs 80 centime
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange rates moved within
narrow limits yesterday, with only a
moderate turnover of business. Allied
exchanges as a rule were firmly main
tanned, although Italian lire proved an
exception and declined sharply for a
time, falling to 7.26, compared with
700 the day before. Sterling was un-
changed at s4.75h.
Exchange on Berlin showed slightly
easier tone, with check marks quoted
at 69ss cents for four, compared with
701s the preceding day.
Closing rates yesterday. compared
with a week ago, were as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
Hlday, February Q, 1917.

Nothing has a more unsettling
effect upon trade, industry and
finance than uncertainty. That is
why the prospect Of war is, IN a
sense, much more disturbing than
would be the actual declaration OF
hostilities. As Washington waits for
an overt act, so the whole country
waits on Washington. Not only has
there been a pause in stock market
activity, where international COM
plications are first reflected, but
there are now signs that the mo
mentum of the forward movement
Of business has been checked. Nat
urally there has been little diminu-
ton 80 far in the volume of domes-
tic business moving currently other
than that attending the congestion
Of traffic. for in most trades order
books were already filled for consid-
cradle periods. Forward commit
ments, however, have practically
ceased, though it does not follow
that people have lost confidence.
They are simply waiting to see what
the next few days will bring forth,
End pending definite action by the
government things are likely to re-
nain at q standstill so far as new
business Is concerned. 1t will, how
ever, be long time before this halt
will find reflection in the volume of
trade unless the Administration
should delay too long in reaching a
decision. Meanwhile, supply will
have a chance to partly catch up
with demand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
An Illusion of War

Throughout the United States the
hum OF industry is heard, labor is fully
employed, human skill and ingenuity
are opening new channel. OF produc-
ton, new schemes and enterprises are
constantly brought forward and prose-
cuted with energy. trade Is active, and
money plenty; and everywhere, in the
narts OF trade, In the legislative hall.
at the Stock Exchange and the political
gathering are heard rejoicings over our
prosperity.
Remote from the scene OF conflict
between contending armies, ignorant OF
the horrors % war, and experiencing
but little inconvenience, and, As we
think, large profits from che destructive
powers, We are living happily under
the impression that We are prosperous
and are, 20 an alarming extent, indif-
ferent respecting SIS speedy and sue
cessfui termination.
ut appears 20 me, however, that this
property is 70 q great eztsnt q popu-
lar decision, that It's rests upon fcti'
tiops basis. and, although presenting TO
the public mind a speeious and plausi-
bic appearance when clothed in It's
'glittering gsneralities,' IL Is nsverths-
less imaginary rather than real and
iliu,ive rather than actual. Believing
thus, and entertaining the conviction
that the only way 70 secure prosperity
~ by securing the speedy and sueeess-
fol termination Of the war, IL seems de-
sirable that some effort should be made
- cheek tbsfpress Of this popular ct
rOr and brD! abe public mind 70 mare
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10

But if the Administration should
hold its present waiting attitude for
any considerable length of time, the
situation might assume a grave as
rect. Business has relatively little
TO fear of war so far as the I'M
mediate future is concerned, for at
the worst it would mean merely a
diversion of a portion of the indus
trial output, and would most GER
ta,nly bring industrial activity with
out parallel even in the record OF
the last two years. If the wait be
prolonged, however, it might very
well be that trade would suffer a
drastic relapse. This is especially
true because to considerable extent
prosperity is founded on export
trade, and that the outflow Of goods
is being reduced to son e extent by
the uncertainties in the situation is
apparent. Lacking the protection
which could be afforded were we to
tske an active part in the fight
against German ruthlessness, ship
ping conditions are 50 unsettled as
to hamper our trade with the Allies
1t does not now seem likely that
,bo,o Mill ha q real paralysis of our
export trade, but the situation is
nevertheless causing serious concern
in all quarters Of the business world.
Action would at least relieve the
strain. There is comfort in know
ing the worst, and it is by no means
sure that war would be the worst
thing that could happen to Ameri-
can business. In the circumstances,
it might be the best.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
LEAD RISES ON LARGER
DOMESTIC DEMAND

The American Smelling and Rein
ing Company announced yesterday
that it had advanced the price for lead
from 3 to 812 cents a pound. This
advance said an official, us due
largely to an increase in domestic
consumption rather than to a greater
foreign demand"
Present quotations are the highest
since the outbreak of the European
war. At that time the metal was
selling at only A cents a pound. AS
there is so little of the metal avail
able for delivery in New York this
month, producers are predicting even
higher prices.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
A Wholesome Sign

Iowa dealers in farm implements re-
port an unusually early demand for
spring goods. They say that the farm
ers are buying their spring implements
earlier than in normal years and that
the volume of business is exceptionally
large for this time of the year. Gang
plows, disks, seeders and grain drills
are now in steady demand, and it is
apparent that many farmers are firm
adherents to the doctrine of prepared.
ness as it applies to plans for spring
work in the field
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
ANGLO FRENCH BONDS
FALL TO NEW LOW RECORD
Price Now ia Points Below That at
Which They Were Brought Out

Anglo-French per cent bonds
dropped to the new low record of 9Oa.
on the Stock Exchange yesterday. This
price compares with Thursdays final
quotation of 9lh. The weakness in
this issue was reflected in other for
eign bonds, which declined fraction
ally. Since the first Of the month de.
clnes in the obligations here Of for.
eign governments have ranged from l
to 2l2 points.
The s5OO,OOo,OOO Anglo-French loan
was offered to American investors in
October, 1915, at IS. At this price the
yield was about 81 per cent. The high.
est price at which the bonds ever sold
on the exchange was 98t, soon after
thew were listed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10

It was about the year 1900 that a
famous English lawyer told the
court: "They lcorporationsl cannot
be guilty Of treason nor can they be
outlaw nor excommunicate, for they
have no souls" Ever since then
there has been periodical denounce-
ment Of the "soulless trust" Per-
haps they were without feeling for
anything but gain in the past, but if
80 there appears to have been a
change. Many corporations are now
Offering, In case Of war, to place
their productive power at tbs dis
posal of the government without
profit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
Other Cities

Americans Neglect Cuban MARKET
Washington, Feb. 9.-American nssle
Of Cuba as a textile goods market ~
given other countries an advantage D
supplying cotton and woollen gooa =
the island. A report to-day BY /"
Commerce Department said the Unl"
States has sold only small par !
the goods Cuba consumes wnen ~
tariff is 30 per cent less on Ame i..,
goods than on similar comnicclu,
from other countries. The slsnd WV
about slO.OOO.OOO worth annually.
"The United States" says the rev.. y,
ais the logical source OF supp! .,s
Cuban purchasers Of textile, ~
should obtain a much larger sna" d,
the business within the ne"
years"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
U. s. Treasury Finances

Washington, Feb. 9.--The condition
Of the United States Treasury at the
close OF business to-day: Net balance
in general fund. $40, 4s2, 1893: total or
binary receipts, 42.tt6,022; total ordi-
nary payments, &2,97e,0o6.
The deficit this fiscal year 10 3t45..
S56,6s2. against a deficit Of S53,243, 0d8
las, year. exclusive OF Panama Canal
and public deb, transactions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10

ANDREW J, MCCORMACK, Auct.er,.,
REGULAR AUCTION SALE.
STOCKS AND BONDS,
BY ADRIAN II. MULLER 4 son.
OFFICE. NO. 50 WILLIAM ST
WEDNESDAY, EEBl. IL. 1911
at 1880 o'clock. st the
EXCHANGE SADESRoOM.
NOS. Il AND IS YEsEY STREET
For Account OF Trustee.
shs. First Natl. Bank, Jerssy c,y
For Account OF Whom II May Coser.
$50 shs American q British Manutlcfs,
ing Co. common.
90 shs. New York a ousens Eleetr
Light & Power Co. presd
% shs. Bethlehem Steel Corpn prssl
55.072 pounds Colonial High Speed Steel
5000 pounds Ferro Tungsten.
81, 900 shs Stanley Smelling Works
s. 900 North American smelling Co IN
Notes. dated Sept 10 1915
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10

The above rates express the cost of
foreign money in terms Of the Amcri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling for S4.75A; tho intrinsic par
ity Is 34.ss% per pound. Thus, you
say either that pounds are at a dis
count or that dollars are at a pre-
MUM, which is owing TO the fact that
IN England the demand for dollars
With which to settle accounts in this
country IL greater than the demand in
this country for pounds with which TO
settle accounts in England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
New York

Designated Philippine Deposits'!'
The National Bank Of Commerce Do
been designated q depository for .
funds Of the Philippine government 80
has also been designated brsnef .
the Philippine Treasury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
Dividends

c.n,,.l Arkansas Railway . ssrf . =
MAR quarterly dividend Of IN %, a ~, :
nTst.rrsd stock. payable Msren
record February 10. rsrs
Great Lakes Dredse q I'd . ~,
quarterly dividend Of 2 per e e,' rs,srass y
dividend Of 20 per cent, psyscc''
70 stock Of record February lu' .,,,, o.
Ucmsstaks Mining. Regular N. Fssrvn
d.nI OF Is cents a share. pn.Syn
81 20 stock Of record February - ~
General Eleetrh.-Rcsulsr as ~ IS % ~
d,Ud Of : per cent. payable APT"
81 record March Il. x.rtos'
PHILADELPHIA. Gsrmsntcvn
railroad, Quarterly diyidsne q ysArs6 >
rS~,blo March 8. Books Gloss
and reopen March :. - -
Ch.stnu, Hni RaiircsA.-KMs ~
dividend Of IL par cent
70 stock Of record feoruAS5 s~ >ri1E
c.l.n. sssnai oD.--Rseslss. 60 ~
dsnds Of 4 per cent % " 49, -
osr cent on ths prsfsrsd 49,
March 81 70 hcidsrs Of rsse''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
Current Comment

Female labor is employed extensively
in England, Germany and other coun-
tries. There are probably a million
women engaged in producing war sup
plies in Germany, and as many in Eng
land. What is TO become Of this fe-
male labor after the war? Will the
unions try to regulate employment
and output as before the war? VIII 1t
be against public policy for women 10
continue largely in the factories?
While the men are at the 'front.'
despite government contributions, sell
support is imperative for many wives
and children. Most of those employed
hope to leave the factories when the
men come home. But many husbands
and prospective bridegrooms who went
TO the front will never return. More
over, no returned soldier should be dis
charged until he has a job to go TO.
CONSUMPTION involves government re-
sponsibility. The reduction OF femal!
employment and the disarmament OF
soldiers must both be gradual. Each
will assist the other If intelligently
managed. -,
In America the labor problem will
be less complicated, but its solution
may be more difficult. People have be-
come used to government authority IN
Europe, while in the United States
legislators and public executives are
largely influenced by the labor unions,
at least temporarily, and if our higher
standard of wages, shorter hours ana
at tmes-restrictions upon pro-
ductive efficiency are to be continued
after the war, direct competition with
European labor will be out of the ques-
ton during the early stages of the re-
adjustment period. Eventually, how
ever. reduction of employment and
resumption of immigration may force
a reaction in the labor market, even if
political domination remains with the
labor unions.-Fsbrudry Letter Of the
alexander Hamilton Institute.
II Is particularly true at the present
time that we have built up price
structure in this country which re-
auires so large a credit for its main
tenance that we cannot keep up the
pace without constant imports Of gold
from the outside. We expect some de-
cline in the Banking Index this year,
whether the blockade is effective or
not, but should this the German
submarinel blockade seriously inter
rupt our shipments we shall either
have an immediate liquidation in price
which will release large amounts OF
credit and keep the banking funds
easy, or, if business continues at its
present volume and prices, we shall
have very rapid decline in the Bank
ing Index, which will inevitably be &C
companied by rising interest rates and
will force liquidation.-Jomes II.
Brookmier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
Corporation Returns

Kings County Electric Light & Power
Report Of combined earnings for me year
ended December 81. 1916, shows n net in
come equal TO 1l.s8 per cent on 81, Sol 200
capital stock, as compared with ll66 per
cent earned on Sl3. 436. 900 in the preceding
year. The report compares follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
Henry Clews & c,

II. Is. Is. II and 10 BROAD 81
MEMBERS v. y. STOCK ExCHAye,
Stocks, Bonds aud Investment, sssr;S,
bought and sold on commission. Also cara
on conservative terms. Deposit Aesssss !.
;eived subject 10 eheck at sight.
Interest paid on d'ily balance.
BRANCH OFFICES
52I Fif'h Ave eSs Third Au
ll22 Broadway 20 warr.s q
So linton Square IS Court St. nl,,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10
Sub.Treasury. - New York banks
lost to Sub-Treasurv 1851 900.

Bank Clearings.-Bankc learings for
the week ended with Thursday, as com
piled by Bradstreet's, aggregated S.
S44, 121, 900, the largest weekly total
ever recorded. This is q gain Of 32.9
per cent over last week, 62.l per cent
for the corresponding week of 1915 and
13l per cent over the corresponding
week of 1915. The increase in clearings
is due largely to higher prices for
nearly all commodities.
st. Louis Money Rate Firmer-An in
crease from Al TO 5 per cent In the
discount rate for six months maturi-
ties was approved yesterday by the
Federal Reserve Board in the case Of
the st. Louis Reserve Bank.
movements of currency this week in
dictate a loss in cash by the banks Of
approximately s1O,OOO,COO. The loss to
the interior was s3,0O0,00O. During the
week the Federal Reserve Banks debit
balances at the Clearing House amount
ed to 81, o47,O00 Its credit balances
aggregated sl1,03s,oo0.
Gold Moyements.-Goldc coin amount
ing to $4,000 was withdrawn yester-
dav from the Sub-Treasury for ship
ment to South America, $4,000 for
shipment TO Cuba and $4,000 to Mex
ico
SiIver.-Records for nearly quarter
of century standing were broken yes
terday when the quotation for CONNER
cial bar silver in New York advanced
"a cent an ounce and reached 779s.
This mark exceeded last years high OF
TN, made in May, and has not been
equalled since March, 1893. The ABB
normal demand for the metal for coin
age purposes in the countries In which
gold has disappeared from circulation
as a result of the war has caused
steady advance in silver in the last
wear. In the last week or so the move
ment has been accelerated by shortage
Of silver supplies in London owing 70
the curtailment of shipments from the
United States. Bar silver in London
was quoted at 37ss pence yesterday;
Mexican dollars at 90 cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10

ever, remained unchanged at 4 to ~
per cent for the best regular msturi-
ties.
Official rates Of discount Of each OF
ID. twelve Federal districts are as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-10

Below is given the current exchange
value of foreign money in dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
parity, as calculated by the United
States Mint: