The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-16
HENRY CLEWS
weekly LETTER

WtckLI LIlM
pscuy mat the anal instalment OF tne
4 ap~rfv Loan Is out Of the way INC
y,,sretay-v outlook " is codnpar a.lso.'
-1nay FUNDS withdrawn 10Y prepa
+t<,x,s for financing this traiis< .so
a5,,f ts1e July disbursements
+sywninSr to this centre, ana tne
tirsr was further relieved py
taon of reserves OF FederaI 80 80
Tssznaps from % to 1S per cent. .pAs ,,,+
1000 which at once released. auour
80 80 90 with these TRANSACTIONS
80 ~ the way, the course on the
,,,s,xev market is now fairly cAeef -
ts,s nreeent. Payments for une OTIS .,
snsf loan will not be compiete'I u,ieA
80, close of August, and the Ane
rutyl soon be in need OF ,,i.a.-
esrn.sz. so that with our own mlntary
lfensands also to he met the apsolp
tfos. of funds win be on q heavy $50
an long as the war contiHues'
in no question but that these ~.
snnants viii be easily satisfied, put the
-,,,srsrsal waste and need of capatai
<~-vnsteri by the war may stinen nne
Sevnand. as well as the rates, Tor i.s
a1,e. The sale of SIS, Co., 600 New Hor 1
srytv 10 per cent. bonds was as SUI
/. ...rfs,l as could be expected unoer
.rsrtdnc conditions. The price seemed
low compared with previous saaes,
and was significant chiefly as browns
enc na9ner rsloS
mand capital.
Developments N .. sn ~ s,eace.
coEae1ns an me - I,es : 70 making
Dpon tne ~ .,,.,s.,, II, territory
STEADY sans, ~ ~ down of
a. N tne, po1s s.-N-.s.,, - +5,e. 3eyentra1
the inln'y -. ,An;ss, strength lis
4 FoWers, Willy .A - 80, .,airiner
steadAy ma.ntaaleo siNA y e meas
SUGGEST IN tnas Wal ~ s IL. - ~ s,,o-, or
snred 50 aSl Wy -. 80. ra1a tive
un"U17 WI - 49,, .-i55aai .
nstsean8 apiilas , =. a,s1s.,+ sv9,icb sits,
lneLe = nv esS-ss,..,r s,,d wh5cb ON
- ~, LIZ eals-'su - 5issans;cn and
tn9 usS.llio 2. -,,,d.,,+ A., Ger
even . = crisis lint
many plesen. -. ~, sa,.;o,,s-
sness snou ~ @s,- ~ - tfred Of the
" g. t;-s,-.s ,,,,t,, fitz recent
+,,a r,oyver is q,v no
- -, s.,,1.,ra,, ~ .l,o,,ld he remem-
sssTT1 .saksfsssSas,1c s,orsssyy certain and
1,1s s- nIasG, 80 $500 syovernrnent
-.E-a- - pr,s.s. !. e,-,,.soat r.avol,,tim.
ss,,4 o-,,a - +basa events had any
49,. ras,,l+ +qgr REORGANIZATION to
-. - a. nc = ,,,st1, stir greater
se - a.. ,,,.,,,st,,,.e alsc1 70 sam,
sg+to+ t1a ,,rasay,t cris,sss In Ger
-, : :, - ~ ard f 4l,e, war
$500, - -, ~ and
thsr. r. ~ ass,,r.,,ca tbat her Ineonle
80 vat rsodv 1or a. s,r.t nf r,eace
SA II ~ AI,,as sra hent On 5ic-
tstsrg -
re- .t,.,rs,r,.r,,.+ fse1s +,e heavy
r,ras.,,rs ~ gnvary,r,ent rae,5lation.
5000 axtard,-,. ,,,c,.e ana mora
lt,,+, an daYs rtynents Of industrv c,ur
1900. go fa,t -, baor,y re-
4 -t~ictfcrs mo-; a. ming canacitv, and
-,,asss - a,sf;o,,,t a. sac,,re = initial for
-,.cssssrv tsrn,inaIs ertensions
(, eouinment etc. president wilson, =
rennarlxs on Thursdav REGARDING price
ftrinr caused som ethinr of q disap-
/ pointment to the stock market. In
nav oniniop rowever his words will
ultimately do good. for the Presid dent
tS.vors' tai. nrof,ts even liberal nro-
~. when insttfiad ana me nof,cv
vh,cb Ia has initiated viii tand 10
4 ,,ravev+ excas-,va nrofit. ana stabi1ize
t.er,. nm. ly,odara ling extrenoes and
rreverting undue resctior In the
lfndnstrial world .. high degree of nm
~~rtaintv hos haan tnjacfad bv foo
manv new Ieeislativa schemes intro
As,rad into Concrezs Some Of these
n,.as,raa nav he wise ana necessarv
rs.relv IS war measured. hut thew are
nrvertheless disconcertinr and unset
tfinr for the time being The LIQUOR
z industry has been seriously upset by
Z the prohibition features. thrust as a
yfder ,Inon the Food Control hill The
last named measure will affect q verv
s wide range of, industries from the
farmer TO the retailer. Enactment of
! Ieeisiation for control Of export trade.
also an act regulating trading with
the enemy, are laws likely to lead to
a good deal of uncertainty. Almost
every department of business is more
or lsss unsettled by these new condi-
tons. That prices of many articles
are excessdve is granted. Initiation
! ana hirh prices are Inevitable eco
nonSic conseouences az war Every
effort should be taken tn nrevent
/ greed taking undue advanfa1e Of tb q
situation: but. however ideaiistic and
natrietic VIE NAV feel. and however
we NAV rebel at high prices. the SOL
i'd fact cannot he ignored that moth
ing cures the scarcity which canses
1 barf, r,rices Quicker than high nrices
theuselyes. To force prices of con-