Evening star., 1917-10-19

The Red Cross melting pot yields up
t2.067.17 as result Of the first melting,
October last.
This a.nount Is today put into the
hands Of the District of Columbia Chap
ter of the American Red Cross
This sum does not represent quito all
ths collection In tho first melting.
There Is some paper currency of for
eign nations still to be exchanged for
American money-nowever. only few
dollars Besides. there have been some
articles Of special but undetermined
value turned over to the District Of
Columbia Chapter OF the American Red
Cross for disposition at private COM
petitive sale. The chapter already has
returned $3.50 as the value of sales
made. Also there are some gems of
varied value that are still to be ap-
praised.
''Real Money" Is Result.
The money. as turned over to the
District of Columbia Chapter of the
American Red Cross. goes to it just as
II came to the melting pot-as real
money of the United States. or checks
representing the value Of its contents
There are FIVE checks: there is paper
money. including some fractional cur
rency of the period of the civil war
which is of full face value; there are
cents. nickels. dimes, quarters and half
dollars.
The contents of the Red Cross melting
Dot. October !. as packed for shipment,
made the following packages: Five bar
box of coins. one box of watches, one
box OF silver, ! box OF gold
One Small Diamond.
To this is added certain valuable
stones. including small diamond, some
foreign paper currency. besides the
number OF articles turned over to the
chapter for private sale.
The invoices indicate that the weight
and prices brought by the various met
ais was as follows: 492 pounds Of foil
At s to Ia cents. s33.42; III pounds of
Sc pounds Of heavy brass at Is cents.
$s.4o: SIT pounds of pewter at 25 to IS
cents. s19S.5S; IL pounds Of copper at
Is to 1s cents, s2.19; IS pounds Of zinc
at cents. $3.50; pounds Of aluminium
at % to rs cents, s1.o2; I pounds Of
hard metal at Z cents, % cents; 55
ounces of gold and plate at S2.75.
&15o-7o; 50 ounces Of silver at so cents
(melting of box of watches). $500;
s47h ounces Of gold. silver and base
gold). ss5s.32: 1926 ounces Of silver.
gold and base metals at IS cents
(melting of box of silyer), $556.20:
coins, $s3.5s; IS ounces silver coins
This is the total received for metals
and coins and is represented by three
checks
The rest of the payment to the Red
Cross is in money Of various kinds, but
currency Of the United States, except
one check for 81 contributed to the
melting pot and one check for $40 in
payment for articles sold by the Dis
trict of Columbia branch of the Red
Cross. in all S69.s6. Total $2.o6717.
Difference Is Explained.
The difference in prices obtained for
metals of the same sort is due to the
better price paid in New York than in
Washington. This, however. is partial
ly onset by transportation charges
In this instance, however. there Is no
charge against the proceeds of the Red
Cross melting pot Henry c. Berg
heimer. manager Of Gait & Bro.
displayed. betrayed freight and express
charges from his own pocket to tho ex-
tent Of $14.7s.
The Red Cross melting pot owes other
forth. The house of Kastenhuber &
Lehrfeld of New York, refiners and
smelters. undertook for Mr.. Bergheimer
to dispose of the bulk of the metals,
and to obtain the best price for coins.
When their check was received the ac-
companying bill indicated that no
charges were made in any way for their
services, in view of their interest in
the work of the Red Cross.
Besides Mr.. Bergheimer. every en-
salssmen. experts. Office force. portezs