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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
EXPECT HIGHER
PRICES FOR STEEL
Continued Demand Foreshadows
Increases, in Opinion of
Authorities

The big domestic and foreign demand for
steel products which has continued during
the last week in the opinion of some of the
best trade authorities foreshadows ad-
vances in prices for some finished articles
While 1t is true that the present buying is
not quite as large as at previous active
times, the point is made by wel-lnformed
interests that In view of recent heavy pur-
chases the situation at this time must be
considered more than satisfactory.
Within the last few days the view has
been repeatedly heard in the trade that
officials of steel companies would welcome
lull for short time to allow them to
catch up on deliveries which have been
atng difficulties in the control of the man
agements, but because sufficient cars could
not be supplied to move the products away
from the mills. The storage capacity Of
most plants has been taxed to the utmost
and this has caused a reduction in opera
tions.
Among the products for which the de-
mand has been keeping up remarkably well
is wire These articles have been pur-
chased freely of late and as there has been
no signs of let-up or OF the demand being
satisfied, there are many interests that
are rather freely predicting an upturn
within comparatively short time. prob
ably week. The general figures men
present quotations. Wire mills are booked
far ahead and barb wire is wanted by
foreign countries now az war
Further Improvement Is reported in the
railroad car situation at some points, ac-
cording TO advices received by steel COM
pany officials In this city, and II anything
the crowded condition of some of the steel
rtorehouses has been somewhat relieved
But there Is room for considerable additional
Improvement, and from present Indications
steel men say. II will be some time before
anything like normal conditions will rule
There has been no abatement In the
demand for structural steel but the ihdi.
vidual contracts do not involve as large
ever. the aegreGate of the businsss plA1e6
| aa1 ~ e|ohf q ee|d p " lArss q.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
GOOD DEMAND SENDS
COTTON MUCH HIGHER
Spot Houses Buy May, While
Wall Street and Liverpool
Take Other Options

NEW YORK, March 3.--Spot houses and
Liverpool we're good buyers at the opening
Of the cotton market and the tone was
steady, with advances of to . points. The
supply came from room operators and some
commission firms.
After the call. however there was an
unusually large demand for May from spot
houses with Wall street, Liverpool and up
town interests purchasing the other months,
and before the end Of the first ten minutes
OF business May had risen 25 points, July
II points and october rs points.
The supply at the advance was small and
scattered. Wall street interests appeared
to have taken a position on the bull side
and the higher prices apparently uncovered
some stop orders, while covering of shorts
also was INDUCED in in the nearby posi-
tions
Increasing strength developed later in the
first hour. and not until May contracts had
touched 11,50c or 20 points above the close
of last night, were offerings increased suf-
f1ciently to check the rise
Spot firms were large buyers of the near
positions, as they have been for the last
week. II was also noted that certain Wall
street houses were active buyers. part of
this demand probably representing new
business.
The receipts at the ports for the way we're
estimated at 1900 bales. compared with
12f24 bales last week, 1924 bales last
year and 34,6i4 bales two years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03

In view of the action Of the directors
Of the United Gas Improvement Company
In deciding TO submit to the stockholders
at the annual meeting on May propo-
sition TO increase the capital stock by n
10 per cent stock allotment, as published
exclusively In the EVENING LEDGER last
night. It was natural that the company g
stock on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange
should attract the most interest in the
trading today. with the first sale there
was gain of one-duarter, as compared
with the final figure at the close yesterday.
but on succeeding sales IL sold lower and
at one time the issue was off full point.
From the low there was a small recovery.
The action of the stock was directly In
keeping with cust5m when good news Is
out-that is. that the gooe news has been
discounted.
The ten per cent allotment will increase
the capitalization of the company S5,55O,'
295 bringing it up 10 S6l 6l053,2i5. This
additional amount Of money will take care
Of the company's requirements for the cur
rent fiscal year In taking this action the
companys directors simply followed out
the policy to get additional money from
stockholders as 1t Is needed to expand the
business, instead of going into the market
and borrowing It. Stockholders, on the
books of the company on May IL will have
the right TO subscribe to the stock, which
will be offered at par $50. The increased
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
UNITED GAS IMPROVEMENT STOCK M
MOST ACTIVE ON LOCAL CHANGE
RESPONSE to Announcement of Ten Per Cent Allotment "a
Shareholders Is Decne-Little Done IN
Remainder of List

capitalization will mean an outlay of "a.
O23 II the eight per cent dividend IL ~
tinucd.
This is how the rights of the stockho,..
TO subscribe to the new stock will asHs
out In order to obtain new sbaasws
stock n stockholder must have ten ~.
of the old issue. and the value of this r,-"a
based on market quotation of sao ~
the old stock, is worth $3.50, or IN y. ~
nearest market fraction. 36%. Divid.sw~e ~
will not be paid on fractional shares Th."a
fore, the holder of anything below ten an. ~
can do either one of two things u.
either sell his fractional rights or b,,, ~ ~
necessary number OF fractional lots Ia ~ ny
up a full right and turn 1t in for 49,
share.
In the remainder of the list thers -.
nothing OF any Importance. Most Of ~
prices were to little higher rang. w..
the movements in virtually all cases ~
narrow. one of the exceptions was Crsss
Shipbuilding, which gained points Rrs
ing as on previous occasions. was said <
he largely for New York, account. An
the gain was not held.
Lake Superior Corporation measured Z.
pretty well in point Of activity and ~
vanced. Trading in Philadelphia Ran.
Transit trust certificates was the lishts,, \
many days, only ten certificates chans,,.
hands in the first hour and n half, with n.
price unchanged. Before the close ho-
ever there was a decline.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
SS,000,OO0 Gold From Canada

NEW YORK, March 3.-Gold TO the
amount of ss,O00,0O0 arrived from Canada
for the account Of J. =. Morgan & CO.
bringing total imports from all sources to
date this year to $751; 100000 and since
January, 1915, to s1.296,5Oo,o0o, The entire
consignment was purchased by the Federal
Reserve Bank.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, March 3.--In the foreign
exchange market today francs showed a
steadier undertone, while an easier feeling
prevailed In lire Otherwise there was lit.
tie of interest.
Quotations follow:
Demand sterling f.75h. cables 4.76 7-16
Franc cables 6.8bk, checks B.S4h.
Reichsmark checks 6s1, cables 6sk,
Vienna checks lilo, cables lila.
Lire checks 7.75, cables 7.74.
Swiss checks SOC. cables b.00&
Guilder checks 409s, cables 40 7-is
Ruble checks 2775, cables 27.8b.
Pesetas checks 21.1b, cables 2l.25
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
STANDARD OIL STOCKS
BUSINESS GOES FORWARD
Country's Bank Clearings Show In
crease in Week

Business throughout the country, as
measured by the bank clearings. continues
to go forward, both in comparison with
last year and the early part of this year
For the last week the total clearings for
representative cities were $685.. .4ss ,6s4.
This Is an increase OF st5.1Os,2Os over the
preceding week and s72s,s22l3s as COM
pared with the corresponding week of last
year.
Details follow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT
Loans and Deposits Show Gains, While
Surplus Falls

NEW YORK. March 3.--More activity
In. the stock market was reflected in the
statement of the New York Clearing House
Association of the condition of members for
the last week. Both the average and actual
statements showed increases in the loan and
deposit items. The ratio OF deposits to loans
was comfortable in both cases. The increases
In the deposits and loans we're reflected in
decrease in the surplus item.
Deta lis follow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03


and Sunday.
CHICAGO, March 3.-Buying Of vbs.,
was continued early today and the marks
started frmer. Liquidation for over ~
weekend caused a temporary dip after "A,
start, but il was short lived. The supuIy
and demand situation was looked upon 1,
the main bullish feature.
May opened at sissy to Sl.S42 aRains
S1s4b at the end yesterday and. afttr
touching S1.S4h, moved up TO sissy
July ranged from s1.56% to s15sh at n,
start compared with S1.56L, YESTERDAY,
last price and. after selling at s1.55N, sd
vanced to s1.56Ss. September opened We
higher at Sl.45, and, after recedng b
s1.44i7 rose to sl45h e
The market at Liverpool was strong fol.
lowing the rise here. Offers there wen
scarce.
The receipts at Minneapolis and DuluA
today were 269 cars. against 414 cars Ian
year; at Chicago 90 cars, compared with
GAS cars; at Winnipeg PSI cars, contrastsd
with 604 cars. y
Fresh high records were made in CON
following the new top mark for hon
which sold al $3.50 here. and at 1880 4,
East St Louis. Proit-taking caused 1
today were 1879 cars. The market at Liver.
pool was strong.
Oats opened frmer. with interest broadet
The receipts here today were 100 cara
The market at Liverpool was firm on fs.
newed buying.
Leading futures rsnred as foIIow,.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
LruAL ADyEaTIsEMENrs

eSsSvs NOTICE IN HEREBY GIVEN THAT
governor of, the State. Of Pennsylvania on the
lAth day of March, 1917, BY stephen -. Szlnpka
=. A. DALEY and e. W. waltman, under the
act OF Assembly OF the Commonwealth OF Penn
Incorporation and regula ton q certain corpora
tons approved April -, 1874 and the supple.
ments thereto. for the charter OF an intended
corporati tion, to he called "Wernwag Realty
Co.." the character and object of which IL to
purchase, hold, mortgAge, improve, lease ex-
change, sell. transfer and convey real estate
and all interests or estates arising thereout
and TO receive the rents, issues. profits lncre-
ments and returns arising therpfrom or from,
any part thereof, and for these purposes 10
have and possess and enjoy all the rights
benefits and privileges of the said act Of As,
sembly and It's supplements.
J, HECTOR McNEAL
Solicitor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
ON CURB DOES NOT SHOW
SAME VIGOR AS ON BIG EXCHANGE
NEW YORK. March 3.

the
indca
ing represented hurried covering
OF Curb market and nearly all the
weret o
the
in on oderato sea- n o "a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
LOCAL MINING STOCKS
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
TONoPAH STOCKS S

sss,- fS:s ss.;s q
SssSS'' fS'sS' y IA SSis isS
'cXTfyE-,Rsceipts. 500 head. Market steady.
Bseyes. .I,759i2;2s; cows and hsfsrs, .s4,7S6
tS SS6Qi eoi calves. se.boaIi, so -"''
ss sFsERs::sg and sssn Gss si.ss hss: :%s f
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
Cotton Statistics

NEW YORK. March 3.--The statistical posi-
tion Of cotton follows:
This Last Last
Total visible supply 1920, 02e 5 900 7Os s. SIS o1
OF which American 3ss9. .029 4,l37, ,099 4, ,3i8. 044
March 2,.'.....1O. oss. los a,ais,s4s q. .2se. $50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
BANK CLEARINGS

Bank elearinss today compared with corre-
E. 4y.s ,s
Boston 80. 31,e15.s46 34Tpi,s s15 25.O65 SAT-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
BONDS
MONEY-LENDING RATES

PHILADELPHIA - Call, 3a per cent
Time, 4941k per cent. Commercial three
to six months, 4@4h per cent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
OUTSIDE BANK srArEMENr
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

Z NEW YORK, March s.--The market for
(Ies futures opened unchanged to de-
~ OF point today Sales on the call
&Cunted to 1850 bags There seemed to be
jf(tle outside demand thought to be for
llFopAan account and right after the call
NJ nndertone held steady
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
lNANCIAL n EWS
NEARLY ALL IMPORTANT ISSUES
MAKE ADVANCES IN WALL STREET
Legislation by Congress in Connection With German
American Situation Chief Incentive for Buying.
Industrals Absorb Market Interest
High Points in Todays Financial Neps

Vigorous Trading
advanced
NeW York bank and Vhh
Declined Bank Price silver
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03

LONDON Money Az per cent, un-
changed. Discount rate short bills, 8 II
per cent three months, 5B per cent. un-
changed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK, March s.--BUTTER--Rsceipts
Eods-Rses!psa esIt essss 1%. EztNs
Ell: !: ~. ~ :!;'; 49, = 81: s:: q s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03

Total sales, 81, ,s54, 900, compared with ST.
464. 900 last Saturday. this week, SIG .028, 800;
last week. sIb,i23,0OO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03

Total sales. $50, 100 shares, compared with
lao. 900 shares last Saturday; this week 4sI =
t,S shares; last week. 2,3O4, 900 shares.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-03

q o. W week. s Is ss4. 4ssss4 s4sas.s1s.4ss +is,i
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26
ALASKA wRECKs DECREASING

One of the most striking features of the year just ended in the records of marine insurance matters on the Pacific Coast, was the comparatively limited number of great casualties. In Alaska, which has annually reported many wrccks, not one wreck was announced for the year 1916 This was largely due to better aids to navigation and in this connection it is a pleasure to warmly congratulate the Alaska workers of the U $. Coast and Geodetic survey, who have so consistently carried on the work of wire dragging the waters, while the light house employees have been energetic in pay ing close attention to existing lights and recommending others. Quite few minor casualties took place but these were not wrccks, nor could they be attributed to lack of aids to navigation The two principal disasters on the California run were the burning of the Congress and the wreck of the Bear, each representing a loss of $1, ,00O,- loco on the hull, with additional insurance on the cargo.-Railway and Marine News.
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

Ministers of the Gospel tell us, and they probably have good cause for the state mcnt. that church work in this northern country is carried on under most discow- aging conditions, due chiefly to the fact that people will not turn out and attend the services. It is fact that.people in this country. OF the majority of them. prefer a moving picture show to church services. but to the credit of those who do attend the latter. it can be said that they keep awake during the services. Well can we remember when about the only sleep a farmer took, especially i'm the harvest time, was when he went to church on Smday-Sabbath they called it i'm that ncighborhood-and immcdi- atclv the minister announced his text fully two-thirds of the heads of families in the congregation would settle down to sound and ucrvc-rackiug Slmbcr. Yet those old codgcrs would have considered it a mortal sin to not attend services even though they did sleep through them from start to finish On the whole we are in favor of the going to-chwch habit Churches and schools are the mileposts of civilization, but we believe the man who never darkens a church door shows more respect for the "cloth' than the one who never misses a service but al- ways sleeps through it.
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26
MANY INJURED
 AT KETCHlKAN
Bobsled Strikes Obstacle and Seven Passengers Experience Excit-
 ing Time

Tuesday evening at S:3O a scriour Iaccldent occurred when the bobalcd lon which party of young people were coasting down Newton H.n crashed into a fence near the Light house docl, and jumped ten feet or more below Co the beach, causing more or less serious injury to four. while the others were badly shaken |up and frightened with the shock Of the accident
 TNCc wCro seven on tho sled at 'tho time. atocrcl ry Oliver Winston. who rlt ir front with Miss Nora Ross lu5t behind him and with the others as follows. Pcrie Spaeth, Helen Wick. Ivan Billings, Marie An dcrson and Joe Baker. The hill, which is quite steep, and has been pronounced dangerous, had very thin coating of glare ice scarcely thick enough to cover the cracks in ! the NOdINe una Mllu lNN Nhlln M"l - ed up by the frost protruding here and there. It was one of these that the sled struck. causing the front runner of Che bob Co swing around and crash into the fence, which it tore down for twenty-five feet, car rying Mr Winston and Miss Ross through thc fence and down to the beach ten feet below. The others were either thrown or fell to the walk before Che sled made the jump and was demolished into kindling wood on the rocks below.
 Miss Nora Ross, who was the one most seriously injured, suffered from a deep gash across her forehead cx- tending Co Che corner of her left eye, badly wrcnchcd neck and many other bruises, which rendered her unconscious for almost an hour Miss Pcric spaeth sustained a broken wrist and Miss Helen Wick a badly spraincd anNc.- Ketchikan Miner.
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26
AND YET THEY DO TT

Just why intelligent OF even Semi-m- tcligcut men persist in flirting with their liberty by pcddlmg mtoXicants to natives is something that is hard to understand. At the most, owing to the close watch kept on them, they can barely make more than a mcagrc living at it, and yet to earn that mcagrc living, they will run the risk of be- ing apprchcndcd and of serving long terms i'm prison.
 Only a few days ago a wcll-drcsscd and prosperous looking man was arrested with a bottle of whisky in his pocket in am m- dian home on the beach. The stuff had probably cost him dollar and a half and the most Inc could expect to do would be to double his money. Yet for a palhy dol- lar and a half he took the chance-and lost. Six months imprisonment, more likely a wear. now starcS him in the face and, had he not been caught, the profit made by the transaction would not have been more than he could have earned honestly by half a days work
 IL may be that some men enjoy taking a chance and that the element of risk in- volvcd appeals to them also, that money earned by sharp practice" is more cher ishcd than that earned honestly. Just why do it is hard to say, but they do it, serve sentences in jail, get out and do the same thing over and, while at liberty, seldom en- inv thp comforts that cOuld he had through honest labor
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

work more of hardship on Juneau than on Douglas for the reason that more of her citizens are employed at Thanc. The men interested have forwarded am extensively signed petition to the manager of the min ing company requesting iutercession in be- half of better ferry service-that the ferry boat Gent be permitted to resume her run to Thanc Whether this is granted or not, the fact remains that something should be done An improvement over present con- ditious is due the employer company as well as the employed men-and the business n- tcrcsts of both Douglas and Juneau.
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

The official cauvasSing board now m session at Juneau where the returns ot the late election are being gone over, will ccr- ufv to the election of the candidate who has thc greatest number of votes, regardless ot who Inc may be. lt was only in the South, and that a long time ago, when such eN- pr,,sious as flair vote and free count were heard. Such nSuuationS are I,ot even understood in Alaska.
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

Rc thc high cost of steel rails: Twenty siN wears ago this spring street ear track wa, laid for am mtcrwban route out of Tacuuu The other day the rails were talk ri. up to be replaced by new ones the old ones selling for just what they cost twenty six years ago. We are not informed, how cycr as Co the cost of the new rails, but ir js not likely that they are yet in the class with either copper OF gold.
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

Conditions have reached a pretty m SS
 when residents of Douglas who are em. pIoycd in the Thmc mills are requested to move to that place in order that they may
 be there to go to work at s o'clock in the morning. It is bad for the men who pre- fer to live here and it is bad for the busi- ness interests of the Island This paper holds mo brief for any ferry company, but it is standing pat for the people and business interests of Douglas and Treadwell, and to have any of our people forced to leave here and make their homes elsewhere through lack of ferry service between the Island and Thuc is something that should be pro- tested against by everyone with a dollars interest on this side of the channel The same request has been made of employees of the mining company-single men-who reside in Juneau and if conditions continue as they are and these Jmeauites are com pelled to comply with the request, it will
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

In the death of John G. Held, of Juneau, Alaska loses a pioneer who had done much toward making the history of this northern cmrr-a man whose influence was invari- ably for good and who was closely identified with thc upbuildiug of the town in which hc made his home for nearly one third of a century. AS a man, attorney and citizen he will be greatly missed especially by those whose privilege it was to know him best
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

Plans are now under way whereby the Canadian Pacific steamers will be permit ted to laud at Douglas during the tourist season, which will mean much to this place. Also. schedule iS being arranged whereby those steamers will remain on Gastincau Channel twcuty-foW hours instead of only three hours as during the past tourist sea son. The company expects to operate three of its paIatial Princess steamers, Charlotte, Alice and Sophia. during the summer, open ing June 6. It is confidently believed this will be the banner tourist season of the north.
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

Come to think of it, the time for the annual spring election iS only ten weeks ahead. IT is about time for those who are willing to sacrifice themselves pro bono pub'ro to bc tossing their hats in the ring. That is where women, even where they are allowed to run for office and vote, are at a disadvantages Amy old hat will do for a man to toss in the ring, but not so with a woman. With her 1t is the latest creation or nothing
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

Unless sjdctUckcd or cntanglcd m m- ,Ntrirabc mcshcs of red tape, 1t Is probable that bids for a scmi-daiIy mail service be- tween Juneau and Island points will be op- rucd at Washington tomorrow, that being the date set for such event.
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

It seems as though President Wilson loos, more seriously on the peace question just now than even the combattantS m Europe. But then he has not so many per ~maIiticS to overlook.
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26
NEW INDUSTRY

A shoe repair department has been opened in connection with the Trcadwcu store and am experienced man has been brought from Seattle Co conduct it. Tho shop is equipped with Che very latest and up-to-date machinery and is now ready for bus mess
Douglas Island news., 1917-01-26

old papers for sale, % cents q bundle. at this office